UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSRS
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-04984
AMERICAN BEACON FUNDS
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
4151 Amon Carter Boulevard, MD 2450
Fort Worth, Texas 76155
(Address of principal executive offices)-(Zip code)
Gene L. Needles, Jr., PRESIDENT
4151 Amon Carter Boulevard, MD 2450
Fort Worth, Texas 76155
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 391-6100
Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2012
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2012
ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
About American Beacon Advisors
Since 1986, American Beacon Advisors has offered a variety of products and investment advisory services to numerous institutional and retail clients, including a variety of mutual funds, corporate cash management, and separate account management.
Our clients include defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, corporations, financial planners, and other institutional investors. With American Beacon Advisors, you can put the experience of a multi-billion dollar asset management firm to work for your company.
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Investing in debt securities entails interest rate risk which is the risk that debt securities will decrease in value with increases in market interest rates.
Any opinions herein, including forecasts, reflect our judgment as of the end of the reporting period and are subject to change. Each advisor’s strategies and the Fund’s portfolio composition will change depending on economic and market conditions. This report is not a complete analysis of market conditions and therefore, should not be relied upon as investment advice. Although economic and market information has been compiled from reliable sources, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. makes no representation as to the completeness or accuracy of the statements contained herein.
American Beacon Funds | June 30, 2012 |
Dear Shareholders,
The first half of 2012 began with renewed optimism in the markets as economic data for the U.S. appeared to be strengthening and concerns of “European contagion” were lessened. However, by the end of June, the optimism had waned as domestic economic data weakened and global pressures took a toll on the U.S. economy.
The American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Fund is conservatively managed for the long term — investing primarily in high-quality inflation-protected government securities — to help investors address the inevitable fluctuation in the rate of inflation. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund (Institutional Class) returned 2.60%. |
With ongoing uncertainty in the eurozone, the upcoming Presidential election and the looming “fiscal cliff” of expiring tax cuts and automatic spending cuts, we may see further market turbulence in the months to come. But regardless of the headlines, American Beacon remains focused on seeking opportunities and meeting market challenges to deliver the type of consistency in performance and service that our shareholders value.
Thank you for your continued investment in the American Beacon Funds. For additional information about the Funds or to access your account information, please visit our website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com.
Best Regards,
Gene L. Needles, Jr.
President
American Beacon Funds
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June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Although 2012 began with renewed optimism in the financial markets, it became apparent as the year progressed that the U.S. economy continues to grow at a below-trend pace. The second quarter’s growth rate of 1.5% was disappointing after the first quarter’s 2.0% growth rate. While still recovering from the 2008-2009 economic and financial crises, the economy has also been negatively affected by uncertainty related to tax and spending policies (the impending “fiscal cliff”), a global economic slowdown and the ongoing European debt situation. Added to these concerns is the uncertain outcome of what is expected to be a tight Presidential election, and it’s not surprising that businesses, consumers and investors appear to be in “wait and see” mode. Central banks around the world remain actively engaged in trying to promote growth, while European governments continue to struggle to address what is a severe and intensifying crisis. Against this challenging backdrop, most Treasury interest rates were lower on June 30, 2012, than they were on December 31, 2011.
In the first quarter 2012, respectable economic data and seemingly positive developments in the eurozone buoyed risk markets — i.e., equities and credit — and caused most Treasury yields to rise. In the second quarter, however, economic data tended to lag expectations, the eurozone crisis re-accelerated and risk markets performed poorly while most Treasury yields declined. Treasury yields were lower than at year-end – for example, the 30-year Treasury yield was 2.75% on June 30, approximately 15 basis points (0.15%) lower than its December 31 level.
Inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained well-behaved over the first six months of the year, and few are concerned about unwanted inflationary pressures. In June, the CPI increased at a 1.7% year-over-year pace, a little more than half the 3.0% rate of December 2011. The core CPI year-over-year (CPI excluding food and energy) increased at a 2.2% pace in June, the same as in December. Market-based measures of inflation expectations did increase about 25 basis points (0.25%) from their year-end level; for example, inflation expectations as reflected in breakeven inflation rates (the spread between similar maturity nominal and inflation-protected securities) rose from December to June.
Declining real Treasury interest rates contributed to strongly positive total returns for Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (“TIPS”). The Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index returned 4.04% over the first half of the year, while the Intermediate (1-10 year maturity) TIPS Index returned 2.80%. By the end of June, most TIPS were trading with negative real yields, and even the longest dated TIPS, maturing in February 2042, was yielding only 0.55%.
The Treasury Department continues to auction TIPS each month, in 5-, 10- or 30-year maturities. At the end of June, the total outstanding market value of the Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index was approximately $796 billion.
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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities FundSM
Performance Overview
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
The Institutional Class of the American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund (the “Fund”) returned 2.60% for the six months ended June 30, 2012, trailing the Barclays Capital 1-10 Year U.S. TIPS Index (the “Index”) return of 2.80% and the Lipper TIPS Index return of 3.72%.
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6 Months* | 1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception 6/30/04 | |||||||||||||
Institutional Class(1,7,8) | 2.60 | % | 6.41 | % | 6.85 | % | 5.38 | % | ||||||||
Y Class (1,3,7,8) | 2.40 | % | 5.97 | % | 6.67 | % | 5.27 | % | ||||||||
Investor Class(1,2,7,8) | 2.34 | % | 5.86 | % | 6.55 | % | 5.20 | % | ||||||||
A Class without sales load (1,4,7,8) | 2.15 | % | 5.50 | % | 6.38 | % | 5.09 | % | ||||||||
A Class with sales load (1,4,7,8) | -2.73 | % | 0.49 | % | 5.34 | % | 4.45 | % | ||||||||
C Class without sales load (1,5,7,8) | 1.81 | % | 4.71 | % | 6.11 | % | 4.93 | % | ||||||||
C Class with sales load (1,5,7,8) | 0.81 | % | 3.71 | % | 6.11 | % | 4.93 | % | ||||||||
Barclays Capital 1-10 Yr. U.S. TIPS Index(6) | 2.80 | % | 6.26 | % | 6.97 | % | 5.70 | % | ||||||||
Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index(6) | 4.04 | % | 11.66 | % | 8.44 | % | 6.67 | % | ||||||||
Lipper TIPS Index(6) | 3.72 | % | 10.25 | % | 7.64 | % | 6.11 | % |
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1. | Performance shown is historical and is not indicative of future returns. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. Performance shown is as of date indicated, and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance as of the most recent month end, please visit www.americanbeaconfunds.com or call 1-800-967-9009. Fund performance in the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. |
2. | Fund performance for the five-year and since inception periods represent the total returns achieved by the Institutional Class up to 3/2/09, the inception date of the Investor Class, and the returns of the Investor Class since its inception. Expenses of the Investor Class are higher than those of the Institutional Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the Investor Class been in existence since 6/30/04. |
3. | Fund performance for the five-year and since inception periods represent the total returns achieved by the Institutional Class up to 3/1/10, the inception date of the Y Class, and the returns of the Y Class since its inception. Expenses of the Y Class are higher than those of the Institutional Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the Y Class been in existence since 6/30/04. |
4. | Fund performance for the five-year and since inception periods represent the total returns achieved by the |
Institutional Class from 6/30/04 through 3/1/09, and the Investor Class from 3/2/09 up to 5/17/10, the inception date of the A Class, and the returns of the A Class since its inception. Expenses of the A Class are higher than those of the Institutional and Investor Classes. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the A Class been in existence since 6/30/04. The maximum sales charge for A Class is 4.75%. |
5. | Fund performance for the five-year and since inception periods represent the total returns achieved by the Institutional Class from 6/30/04 through 3/1/09, and the Investor Class from 3/2/09 up to 9/1/10, the inception date of the C Class, and the returns of the C Class since its inception. Expenses of the C Class are higher than those of the Institutional and Investor Classes. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the C Class been in existence since 6/30/04. The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for C Class is 1.00% for shares redeemed within one year of the date of purchase. |
6. | The Barclays Capital 1-10 Yr. U.S. TIPS Index is an unmanaged market index comprising U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed securities with maturities between one and ten years while the Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index includes all maturities. The Lipper TIPS Index tracks the results of the 30 largest mutual funds in the Lipper TIPS category. Lipper is an independent mutual fund research and ranking service. One cannot directly invest in an index. |
7. | A portion of the fees charged to the Investor Class of the Fund was waived from its inception. A portion of the fees charged to the Institutional Class of the Fund has been waived since 2004. A portion of the fees charged to the Y, A, and C Classes has been waived since 2012. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown. |
8. | The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus for the Institutional, Y, Investor, A, and C Class shares was 0.36%, 1.04%, 0.77%, 1.32%, and 2.62% respectively. The expense ratios above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. |
The Fund produced positive absolute returns for the six-month time period, as TIPS benefited in an environment of slowing global growth, deteriorating U.S. economic figures, and continuing concern over European sovereign risk.
From a yield curve positioning standpoint, the Fund benefited primarily in the second quarter from overweighting 8-9 year maturities and underweighting 1-2 year maturities, but lost value through overweighting 2-3 year maturities. Individual security selections within the 8-10 year maturity range detracted from relative performance.
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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities FundSM
Performance Overview
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
From a duration perspective, a tactical short duration position initiated during May detracted from the Fund’s relative performance.
The Fund remains focused on investing in TIPS to provide inflation protection and income to its shareholders.
Top Ten Holdings
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Net Assets | ||||
U.S. Treasury Note, 0.50%, Due 4/15/15 | 15.8 | % | ||
U.S. Treasury Note, 1.125%, Due 1/15/21 | 9.3 | % | ||
U.S. Treasury Note, 0.125%, Due 4/15/16 | 8.3 | % | ||
U.S. Treasury Note, 0.125%, Due 1/15/22 | 7.1 | % | ||
U.S. Treasury Note, 0.125%, Due 4/15/17 | 6.5 | % | ||
U.S. Treasury Note, 0.625%, Due 7/15/21 | 6.2 | % | ||
U.S. Treasury Note, 2.00%, Due 7/15/14 | 5.1 | % | ||
U.S. Treasury Note, 1.25%, Due 7/15/20 | 4.5 | % | ||
U.S. Treasury Note, 1.625%, Due 1/15/18 | 4.0 | % | ||
U.S. Treasury Note, 1.875%, Due 7/15/15 | 3.9 | % |
Sector Allocation
% of Fixed Income | ||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | 100.0 | % |
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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities FundSM
Fund Expenses
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Fund Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption fees if applicable, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, administrative service fees, and other Fund expenses. The examples below are intended to help you understand the ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012.
Actual Expenses
The “Actual” line of the table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, 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 first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Shareholders that invest in the Fund through an IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The “Hypothetical” line of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% per year rate of return before expenses (not the Fund’s actual return). You may compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds by contrasting this 5% hypothetical example and the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.
Shareholders that invest in the Fund through an IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If you account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your cost would have been $15 higher.
You should also be aware that the expenses shown in the table highlight only your ongoing costs and do not reflect any transaction costs charged by the Fund. Similarly, the expense examples for other funds do not reflect any transaction costs charged by those funds, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If you were subject to any transaction costs during the period, your costs would have been higher.
Beginning Account Value 1/1/12 | Ending Account Value 6/30/12 | Expenses Paid During Period* 1/1/12 - 6/30/12 | ||||||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,025.99 | $ | 1.26 | ||||||
Hypothetical ** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.62 | $ | 1.26 | ||||||
Y Class | ||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,024.02 | $ | 3.12 | ||||||
Hypothetical ** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.78 | $ | 3.12 | ||||||
Investor Class | ||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,023.38 | $ | 3.47 | ||||||
Hypothetical ** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.43 | $ | 3.47 | ||||||
A Class | ||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.52 | $ | 5.03 | ||||||
Hypothetical ** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,019.89 | $ | 5.02 | ||||||
C Class | ||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.08 | $ | 8.93 | ||||||
Hypothetical ** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,016.01 | $ | 8.92 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios for the six-month period of 0.25%, 0.62%, 0.69%, 1.05%, and 1.78% for the Institutional, Y, Investor, A, and C Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number derived by dividing the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (182) by days in the year (366) to reflect the half-year period. |
** | 5% return before expenses. |
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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities FundSM
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Par Amount | Fair Value | |||||||
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U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS — 99.10% | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, | ||||||||
1.875%, Due 7/15/2013 A | $ | 7,384 | $ | 7,562 | ||||
2.00%, Due 1/15/2014 A | 8,292 | 8,610 | ||||||
1.25%, Due 4/15/2014 A | 9,305 | 9,607 | ||||||
2.00%, Due 7/15/2014 A | 17,973 | 19,045 | ||||||
1.625%, Due 1/15/2015 A | 6,236 | 6,627 | ||||||
0.50%, Due 4/15/2015 A | 56,827 | 59,003 | ||||||
1.875%, Due 7/15/2015 A | 13,448 | 14,625 | ||||||
2.00%, Due 1/15/2016 A | 10,925 | 12,087 | ||||||
0.125%, Due 4/15/2016 A | 29,939 | 31,163 | ||||||
2.50%, Due 7/15/2016 A | 7,377 | 8,445 | ||||||
2.375%, Due 1/15/2017 A | 8,664 | 9,999 | ||||||
0.125%, Due 4/15/2017 A | 23,155 | 24,443 | ||||||
2.625%, Due 7/15/2017 A | 5,667 | 6,731 | ||||||
1.625%, Due 1/15/2018 A | 13,079 | 14,925 | ||||||
1.375%, Due 7/15/2018 A | 11,192 | 12,777 | ||||||
2.125%, Due 1/15/2019 A | 5,701 | 6,821 | ||||||
1.875%, Due 7/15/2019 A | 1,562 | 1,869 | ||||||
1.375%, Due 1/15/2020 A | 10,506 | 12,215 | ||||||
1.25%, Due 7/15/2020 A | 14,626 | 16,983 | ||||||
1.125%, Due 1/15/2021 A | 30,342 | 34,916 | ||||||
0.625%, Due 7/15/2021 A | 20,757 | 23,118 | ||||||
0.125%, Due 1/15/2022 A | 25,178 | 26,639 | ||||||
2.375%, Due 1/15/2025 A | 1,343 | 1,768 | ||||||
2.00%, Due 1/15/2026 A | 1,177 | 1,501 | ||||||
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Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $368,922) | 371,479 | |||||||
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS—0.40% (Cost $1,502) | ||||||||
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Class | 1,502,032 | 1,502 | ||||||
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS —99.50% (Cost $370,424) | 372,981 | |||||||
OTHER ASSETS, NET OF LIABILITIES—0.50% |
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TOTAL NET ASSETS—100.00% | $ | 374,864 | ||||||
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A | Inflation-Indexed Note. |
See accompanying notes
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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities FundSM
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2012 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) (Unaudited)
Assets: | ||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at fair value A | $ | 372,981 | ||
Receivable for investments sold | 2,566 | |||
Dividends and interest receivable | 1,564 | |||
Receivable for fund shares sold | 815 | |||
Receivable for expense reimbursement (Note 2) | 29 | |||
Prepaid expenses | 73 | |||
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Total assets | 378,028 | |||
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Liabilities: | ||||
Payable for investments purchased | 2,856 | |||
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 159 | |||
Management and investment advisory fees payable (Note 2) | 65 | |||
Administrative service and service fees payable (Note 2) | 55 | |||
Professional fees payable | 18 | |||
Other liabilities | 11 | |||
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Total liabilities | 3,164 | |||
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Net assets | $ | 374,864 | ||
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Analysis of Net Assets: | ||||
Paid-in-capital | 367,028 | |||
Undistributed net investment income | 2,383 | |||
Accumulated net realized gain | 2,896 | |||
Unrealized appreciation of investments | 2,557 | |||
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Net assets | $ | 374,864 | ||
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Shares outstanding at no par value (Unlimited shares authorized): | ||||
Institutional Class | 30,577,393 | |||
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Y Class | 89,862 | |||
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Investor Class | 2,011,089 | |||
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A Class | 58,750 | |||
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C Class | 26,847 | |||
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Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share: | ||||
Institutional Class (Net assets $349,978,538) | $ | 11 .45 | ||
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Y Class (Net assets $1,033,962) | $ | 11 .51 | ||
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Investor Class (Net assets $22,879,681) | $ | 11 .38 | ||
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A Class (Net assets $ 669,608) (offering price $11.96) | $ | 11 .39 | ||
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C Class (Net assets $302,206) | $ | 11 .26 | ||
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A Cost of investments in unaffiliated securities | $ | 370,424 |
See accompanying notes
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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities FundSM
Statement of Operations
For the Six Months ended June 30, 2012 (in thousands) (Unaudited)
Investment Income: | ||||
Interest income | $ | 2,735 | ||
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Total investment income | 2,735 | |||
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Expenses: | ||||
Management and investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 136 | |||
Administrative service fees (Note 2): | ||||
Institutional Class | 168 | |||
Y Class | 1 | |||
Investor Class | 32 | |||
A Class | 1 | |||
C Class | 1 | |||
Transfer agent fees: | ||||
Institutional Class | 8 | |||
Investor Class | 2 | |||
Custody and fund accounting fees | 14 | |||
Professional fees | 23 | |||
Registration fees and expenses | 16 | |||
Service fees (Note 2): | ||||
Investor Class | 27 | |||
A Class | 1 | |||
Distribution fees (Note 2): | ||||
A Class | 1 | |||
C Class | 1 | |||
Prospectus and shareholder report expenses | 19 | |||
Insurance fees | 3 | |||
Trustee fees | 8 | |||
Other expenses | 4 | |||
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Total expenses | 466 | |||
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Net fees waived and expenses reimbursed (Note 2) | (115 | ) | ||
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Net expenses | 351 | |||
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Net investment income | 2,384 | |||
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments: | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Investments | 4,112 | |||
Change in net unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) from: | ||||
Investments | (1,156 | ) | ||
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Net gain on investments | 2,956 | |||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 5,340 | ||
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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities FundSM
Statement of Changes of Net Assets (in thousands)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | |||||||
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | ||||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 2,384 | $ | 5,518 | ||||
Net realized gain from investments | 4,112 | 11,233 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) from investments | (1,156 | ) | 1,958 | |||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 5,340 | 18,709 | ||||||
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Distributions to Shareholders: | ||||||||
Net investment income: | ||||||||
Institutional Class | — | (5,260 | ) | |||||
Y Class | — | (9 | ) | |||||
Investor Class | — | (412 | ) | |||||
A Class | — | (17 | ) | |||||
C Class | — | (3 | ) | |||||
Tax return of capital: | ||||||||
Institutional Class | — | (256 | ) | |||||
Y Class | — | (1 | ) | |||||
Investor Class | — | (24 | ) | |||||
A Class | — | (1 | ) | |||||
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Net distributions to shareholders | — | (5,983 | ) | |||||
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Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sales of shares | 218,308 | 273,161 | ||||||
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | — | 5,353 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (77,190 | ) | (235,964 | ) | ||||
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Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 141,118 | 42,550 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets | 146,458 | 55,276 | ||||||
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Net Assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 228,406 | 173,130 | ||||||
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End of Period * | $ | 374,864 | $ | 228,406 | ||||
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*Includes undistributed net investment income of | $ | 2,383 | $ | — | ||||
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See accompanying notes
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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities FundSM
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) which is comprised of 24 Funds, is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Act”) as an open-end management investment company. These financial statements and notes to the financial statements relate to the American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust.
American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (the “Manager”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. and was organized in 1986 to provide business management, advisory, administrative and asset management consulting services to the Trust and other investors.
Class Disclosure
The Fund has multiple classes of shares designed to meet the needs of different groups of investors. The following table sets forth the differences amongst the classes:
Class: | Offered to: | |
Institutional Class | Investors making an initial investment of $250,000 | |
Y Class | Investors making an initial investment of $100,000 | |
Investor Class | General public and investors investing through an intermediary | |
A Class | General public and investors investing through an intermediary with applicable sales charges | |
C Class | General public and investors investing through an intermediary with applicable sales charges |
Each class offered by the Trust has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Income and non-class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class on the basis of the relative net assets. Realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of each class are allocated daily based on the relative net assets of each class of the respective Fund. Class specific expenses, where applicable, currently include administrative service fees, service fees, and distribution fees and vary amongst the classes as described more fully in Note 2.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”)”. ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. ASU No. 2011-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and for the interim period January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012.
Management has evaluated the implications of these changes and determined that the impact of the new guidance will only affect the disclosure requirements related to the financial statements. However, as the Fund did not hold any Level 3 investments as of June 30, 2012, the financial statement disclosures were not affected.
2. Transactions with Affiliates
Management Agreement
The Trust and the Manager are parties to a Management Agreement that obligates the Manager to provide or oversee the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services. Investment assets of the Fund may be managed by multiple investment advisors which have entered into separate investment advisory agreements with the Manager. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Management Agreement, the Manager receives from the Fund an annualized fee equal to 0.05% of the
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average daily net assets plus amounts paid by the Manager to the investment advisors hired by the Manager to direct investment activities of the Fund. Management fees paid during the six months ended June 30, 2012 were as follows:
Management Fee Rate | Management Fee | Amounts paid to Investment Advisors | Net Amounts Retained by Manager | |||
0.11% | $136,256 | $76,030 | $60,226 |
Administrative Services Agreement
The Manager and the Trust entered into an Administrative Services Agreement which obligates the Manager to provide or oversee administrative services to the Fund. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Administrative Services Agreement, the Manager receives an annualized fee of 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional Class, 0.30% of the average daily net assets of the Y and Investor Classes and 0.40% of the average daily net assets of the A and C Classes of the Fund.
Distribution Plans
The Trust, except for the A Class of the Fund, has adopted a “defensive” Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Act, pursuant to which no separate fees will be charged to the Fund for distribution purposes. However, the Plan authorizes the management and administrative service fees received by the Manager and the investment advisors hired by the Manager to be used for distribution purposes. Under this Plan, the Trust does not intend to compensate the Manager or any other party, either directly or indirectly, for the distribution of Trust shares.
A separate Distribution Plan (the “Distribution Plan”) has been adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act for the A and C Classes of the Fund. Under the Distribution Plan, as compensation for distribution assistance, the Manager receives an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the A Class and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the C Classes of the Fund. The fee will be payable without regard to whether the amount of the fee is more or less than the actual expenses incurred in a particular month by the Manager for distribution assistance.
Services Plan
The Manager and the Trust entered into a Service Plan which obligates the Manager to oversee additional shareholder servicing of the Y, Investor, A, and C Classes of the Fund. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Service Plan, the Manager receives an annualized fee of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Y Class, 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the A and C Classes, and up to 0.375% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class of the Fund. Service fees for the Y and C Classes for the six months ended June 30, 2012 were less than $500.
Interfund Lending Program
Pursuant to an exemptive order by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with the Manager, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating Funds. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Fund did not utilize the credit facility.
Expense Reimbursement Plan
The Manager contractually agreed to reimburse a portion of its Administrative Service fee for the Institutional Class and contractually agreed to reimburse other expenses of the Y, Investor, A, and C Classes. Of
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these amounts $29,338 was receivable from the Manager at June 30, 2012. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Manager reimbursed expenses as follows:
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Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund | Institutional | 0.10 | %* | 0.10 | %* | $ | 108,915 | 2015 | ||||||||||
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund | Y | N/A | 0.61 | % | 35 | 2015 | ||||||||||||
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund | Investor | 0.69 | % | 0.69 | % | 6,767 | 2015 | |||||||||||
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund | A | N/A | 1.00 | % | 163 | 2015 | ||||||||||||
Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund | C | N/A | 1.78 | % | — | 2015 |
* | Expense reduction. |
The Fund has adopted an Expense Reimbursement Plan whereby the Manager may seek repayment of fees waived or expenses reimbursed for a period of up to three years. However, reimbursement will occur only if the Class’s average net assets have grown or expenses have declined sufficiently to allow reimbursement without causing its expense ratio to exceed the previously agreed upon contractual expense limit. The carryover of excess expenses potentially reimbursable to the Manager, but not recorded as a liability is $69,090, $195,591, and $238,084 will expire in 2012, 2013, and 2014, respectively. The Fund has not recorded a liability for these potential reimbursements, due to the current assessment that reimbursements are unlikely.
Sales Commissions
The Fund’s distributor, Foreside Fund Services, LLC (“Foreside”) may receive a portion of A Class sales charges from broker dealers and it may be used to offset expenses that the Manager pays to Foreside. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, there has been $235 in sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares that were received by Foreside.
3. Security Valuation and Fair Value Measurements
Investments are valued at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4 p.m. ET, each day that the Exchange is open for business.
Debt securities (other than short-term securities) normally are valued on the basis of prices provided by an independent pricing service and may take into account appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data. The prices of debt securities may be determined using quotes obtained from brokers.
Investments in mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the mutual fund on the day of valuation. Investment grade short-term obligations with 60 days or less to maturity are valued using the amortized cost method, which approximates fair value.
Securities for which market prices are not readily available or are not reflective of the fair value of the security, as determined by the Manager, will be priced at fair value following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”).
Valuation Inputs
Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1 – | Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
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Level 2 – | Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, and others. Level 2 securities are fixed-income securities that are valued using observable inputs as stated above. | |
Level 3 – | Prices determined using other significant unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be based on the best information available. |
Level 1 and Level 2 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value
Fixed income securities including corporate, U.S. government agencies, and U.S. treasury obligations, are normally valued by pricing service providers that use broker dealer quotations, reported trades or valuation estimates from their internal pricing models. The service providers’ internal models use inputs that are observable such as issuer details, interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, credit risks/spreads, default rates, and quoted prices for similar assets. Securities that use similar valuation techniques and inputs as described above are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Fixed income securities purchased on a delayed-delivery basis are marked to market daily until settlement at the forward settlement date are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Investments in registered open-end investment management companies will be valued based upon the NAVs of such investments and are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. These investments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Fund’s investments are summarized by level based on the inputs used to determine their values. U.S. GAAP also requires all significant transfers between any levels to be disclosed. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, there were no significant transfers into or out of any level for the Fund. As of June 30, 2012, the investments were classified as described below (in thousands):
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | $ | — | $ | 371,479 | $ | — | $ | 371,479 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 1,502 | — | — | 1,502 | ||||||||||||
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Security Transactions and Investment Income
Security transactions are recorded on the trade date of the security purchase or sale. The Fund may purchase securities with delivery or payment to occur at a later date. At the time the Fund enters into a commitment to purchase a security, the transaction is recorded, and the value of the security is reflected in the NAV. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations.
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is earned from settlement date, recorded on the accrual basis, and adjusted, if necessary, for accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. For financial and tax reporting purposes, realized gains and losses are determined on the basis of specific lot identification.
Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted to the rate of inflation. Interest is accrued based on the principal value, which is adjusted for inflation. Any
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increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond is recorded as interest income, even though principal is not received until maturity.
Dividends to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income of the Fund normally will be declared and paid at least semi-annually. Distributions, if any, of net realized capital gains are generally paid at least annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Allocation of Income, Expenses, Gains, and Losses
Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains, and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based up on the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimated.
Other
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and directors are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnification to the other party or parties against potential costs or liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated. The Trust has had no prior claims or losses pursuant to any such agreement.
4. Federal Income and Excise Taxes
It is the policy of the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”), by complying with all applicable provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and to make distribution of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund is treated as a single entity for the purpose of determining such qualification.
The Fund does not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. Each of the tax years in the four year period ended December 31, 2011 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other expense” on the Statement of Operations.
Dividends are categorized in accordance with income tax regulations which may treat certain transactions differently than U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
The tax character of distributions paid were as follows (in thousands):
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June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | |||||||
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Distributions paid from: | ||||||||
Ordinary income:* | ||||||||
Institutional Class | $ | — | $ | 5,260 | ||||
Y Class | — | 9 | ||||||
Investor Class | — | 412 | ||||||
A Class | — | 17 | ||||||
C Class | — | 3 | ||||||
Tax return of capital: | ||||||||
Institutional Class | — | 256 | ||||||
Y Class | — | 1 | ||||||
Investor Class | — | 24 | ||||||
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As of June 30, 2012, the components of distributable earnings or (deficits) on a tax basis were as follows (in thousands):
Cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes | $ | 371,174 | ||
Unrealized appreciation | 3,125 | |||
Unrealized depreciation | (1,318 | ) | ||
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Undistributed ordinary income | 6,029 | |||
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Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character. Financial records are not adjusted for temporary differences. The temporary differences between financial reporting and tax-basis reporting of unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses from washsales.
Due to inherent differences in the recognition of income, expenses and realized gains (losses) under U.S. GAAP and federal income tax regulations, permanent differences between book and tax reporting have been identified and appropriately reclassified on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Accordingly, the following amounts represent current year permanent differences that have been reclassified as of June 30, 2012 (in thousands):
Paid in capital | $ | 2 | ||
Undistributed net investment income | (1 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | (1 | ) | ||
Unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency | — |
On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “RIC MOD”) was enacted, which changed various technical rules governing the tax treatment of regulated investment companies. The changes are generally effective for taxable years beginning after the date of enactment. One of the more prominent changes addresses capital loss carryforwards. Under RIC MOD, each Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of enactment for
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June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
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, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as permitted under previous regulation.
Finally, the Act contains several provisions aimed at preserving the character of distributions made by a fiscal year registered investment company (“RIC”) during the portion of its taxable year ending after October 31 or December 31, reducing the circumstances under which a RIC might be required to file amended Forms 1099 to restate previously reported distributions. Except for the simplification provisions related to RIC qualification, the Act is effective for taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010. The provisions related to RIC qualification are effective for taxable years for which the extended due date of the tax return is after December 22, 2010.
As of June 30, 2012, the Fund did not have capital loss carryforward positions. The Fund utilized $677 of net capital loss carryforward for the six months ended June 30, 2012.
5. Investment Transactions
Purchases and proceeds from sales of investments for the six months ended June 30, 2012, excluding short-term investments, were $417,308,711 and $276,759,923, respectively. These amounts also represent purchases and sales of U.S. Government securities.
6. Capital Share Transactions
The tables below summarize the activity in capital shares (dollars and shares in thousands):
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
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Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 18,486 | $ | 211,604 | 51 | $ | 579 | 531 | $ | 5,997 | |||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of dividends | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (6,450 | ) | (73,310 | ) | (6 | ) | (62 | ) | (312 | ) | (3,520 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Shares sold | 8 | $ | 96 | 3 | $ | 32 | ||||||||||
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Shares redeemed | (26 | ) | (298 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||
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Shares sold | 23,868 | $ | 263,690 | 21 | $ | 232 | 759 | $ | 8,298 | |||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of dividends | 450 | 4,913 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 416 | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (20,729 | ) | (230,629 | ) | (12 | ) | (128 | ) | (461 | ) | (5,039 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Shares sold | 76 | $ | 840 | 9 | $ | 101 | ||||||||||
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 11 .16 | $ | 10 .51 | $ | 10 .16 | $ | 9 .20 | $ | 10 .18 | $ | 9 .53 | $ | 11.24 | $ | 10.60 | ||||||||||||||||
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Net investment income | 0 .08 | 0 .28 | 0 .16 | 0 .06 | 0 .80 | 0 .45 | 0 .12 | 0 .26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net gains (losses) from securities (both realized and unrealized) | 0 .21 | 0 .67 | 0 .35 | 0 .95 | (0 .98 | ) | 0 .59 | 0 .15 | 0 .65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total income (loss) from investment operations | 0 .29 | 0 .95 | 0 .51 | 1 .01 | (0 .18 | ) | 1 .04 | 0 .27 | 0 .91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dividends from net investment income | — | (0 .29 | ) | (0 .16 | ) | (0 .05 | ) | (0 .80 | ) | (0 .39 | ) | — | (0 .26 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tax return of capital | — | (0 .01 | )C | — | — | — | 0 .00 | C,D | — | (0.01 | )C | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Total return E | 2 .60 | %F | 9 .14 | % | 5 .03 | % | 11 .00 | % | (2 .09 | )% | 11 .22 | % | 2.40 | %F | 8.66 | % | ||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 349,978 | $ | 206,864 | $ | 157,195 | $ | 155,833 | $ | 140,189 | $ | 223,697 | $ | 1,034 | $ | 501 | ||||||||||||||||
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Expenses, before reimbursements | 0 .34 | % | 0 .36 | % | 0 .35 | % | 0 .36 | % | 0 .29 | % | 0 .43 | % | 0.62 | % | 1.04 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses, net of reimbursements | 0 .25 | % | 0 .26 | % | 0 .25 | % | 0 .26 | % | 0 .25 | % | 0 .43 | % | 0.62 | % | 0.63 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss), before reimbursements | 1 .91 | % | 2 .24 | % | 1 .40 | % | 0 .59 | % | 5 .15 | % | 4 .74 | % | 2.36 | % | 1.80 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss), net of reimbursements | 2 .01 | % | 2 .34 | % | 1 .50 | % | 0 .69 | % | 5 .19 | % | 4 .74 | % | 2.37 | % | 2.21 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 108 | %F | 381 | % | 214 | % | 180 | % | 128 | % | 139 | % | 108 | %F | 381 | % |
A | Standish Mellon Asset Management Company, LLC was added as an investment advisor on December 11, 2009. |
B | Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. was removed as an investment advisor to the Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund on November 30, 2007. |
C | The tax return of capital is calculated based on outstanding shares at the time of distribution. |
D | Amount represents less than $0.01 per share. |
E | Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. |
F | Not annualized. |
G | Annualized. |
H | Portfolio turnover rate is for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2010. |
I | Portfolio turnover rate is for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2009. |
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Disclosure Regarding the Board of Trustees’ Approval of the Management
Agreements and Investment Advisory Agreements of the Funds (Unaudited)
At its May 9, 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) considered the renewal of the Management Agreement between the Manager and the American Beacon Funds (“Beacon Trust”) on behalf of each of their series (collectively, the “Funds”) and the renewal of each investment advisory agreement between the Manager and a subadvisor (each an “Investment Advisory Agreement”). The Management Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreements are collectively referred to herein as the “Agreements.” In preparation for the Board’s consideration to renew and approve these Agreements, the Board and its Investment Committee undertook steps to gather and consider information furnished by the Manager, the subadvisors and Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”). The Board, with the assistance of independent legal counsel, requested and received certain relevant information from the Manager and each subadvisor.
In addition, the Board’s Investment Committee worked with Lipper to obtain relevant comparative information regarding the performance, fees and expenses of the Fund. The Investment Committee held a separate meeting on May 4, 2012 to consider the information provided by Lipper. Further, the Board took into consideration information furnished for the Board’s review and consideration throughout the year at regular Board and Investment Committee meetings, as well as information specifically prepared in connection with the renewal process.
In connection with the Board’s consideration of the Management Agreement and each Investment Advisory Agreement, the Trustees received and evaluated such information as they deemed necessary. The materials requested by the Board included, among other information, the following:
• | a description of any significant changes (actual or anticipated) to principal activities, personnel, services provided to the Fund, or any other area, including how these changes might affect the Fund; |
• | a copy of the firm’s most recent audited or unaudited financial statements, as well as Parts 1 and 2 of its Form ADV registration statement with the SEC; |
• | a summary of any material pending or anticipated litigation or regulatory proceedings involving the firm or its personnel, including the results of any recent regulatory examination or independent audit; |
• | a comparison of the performance of that portion of Fund assets managed or to be managed by each firm with the performance of other similar accounts managed by the firm, including a discussion of relative performance versus a peer group average and any remedial measures if the firm’s performance was materially below that of the peer group; |
• | any actual or anticipated economies of scale in relation to the services the Manager and the firm provide or will provide to the Fund and whether the current fee rates charged or to be charged to the Fund reflects these economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors; |
• | an analysis of compensation, including a comparison with fee rates charged to other clients for which similar services are provided, any proposed changes to the fee schedule, if applicable, and the effect of any fee waivers; |
• | a description of any payments made or to be made by the subadvisors to the Manager to support the Fund’s marketing efforts; |
• | a copy of the firm’s proxy voting policies and procedures and, if applicable, the name of the third party voting service used by the firm; |
• | an evaluation of any other benefits to the firm or Fund as a result of their relationship, if any; |
• | confirmation that the firm’s financial condition would not impair its ability to provide high-quality advisory services to the Fund; |
• | a description of the scope of portfolio management services provided or to be provided to the Fund, including whether such services differ from the services provided to other clients, including other registered investment companies, and any advantages or disadvantages that might accrue to the Fund due to the firm’s involvement in other activities; |
• | a description of the personnel who are or will be assigned primary responsibility for managing the Fund, including any changes during the past year, and a discussion of the adequacy of current and projected staffing levels to service the Fund; |
• | a description of the basis upon which portfolio managers are compensated, including any “incentive” arrangements, and a description of the oversight mechanisms used to prevent a portfolio manager whose compensation is tied to performance of the Fund from taking undue risks; |
• | a description of the firm’s practices in monitoring the quality of portfolio holdings and in reviewing portfolio valuation; |
• | a description of the firm’s use of derivatives, short sells, leveraged trading strategies or other similar trading strategies for the Fund; |
• | a discussion regarding the firm’s participation in third-party and proprietary “soft dollar” arrangements, if any, or other brokerage allocation policies with respect to Fund transactions; |
• | a discussion of the firm’s methodology for obtaining best execution, including any plans to improve the quality of execution in the upcoming year, and the use of any affiliated broker-dealers; |
• | a description of any actual or potential conflicts of interest anticipated in managing Fund assets; |
• | a discussion of whether the firm has identified any investment or operational matters that likely present a high risk in managing Fund assets; |
• | a description of the firm’s criteria for assessing counterparties and counterparty risk to the extent the firm enters into transactions with counterparties on the Fund’s behalf; |
• | a description of trade allocation procedures among accounts managed by the firm; |
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Agreements and Investment Advisory Agreements of the Funds (Unaudited)
• | a discussion of whether the firm utilizes “commission recapture” or “directed brokerage” arrangements for the benefit of the Fund or “step-out” transactions; |
• | a discussion of whether the firm receives, or anticipates receiving, other compensation, including any payment for order flow or ECN liquidity rebates with respect to the Fund; |
• | a certification by the firm regarding the reasonable design of its compliance program; |
• | a summary of the results of the firm’s most recent annual review of its compliance program and a discussion of any material compliance problems encountered by a subadvisor since the most recent annual review; |
• | information regarding the firm’s code of ethics, insider trading policy and disaster recovery plan, including a description of any material changes thereto and a related certification of compliance by the firm; |
• | a description of the firm’s affiliation with any broker-dealer; |
• | a discussion of any anticipated change in the firm’s controlling persons; and |
• | verification of the firm’s insurance coverage with regards to the services provided to the Fund. |
In addition to the foregoing, the Manager provided the following information specific to the renewal of the Management Agreement:
• | a comparison of the performance of the Fund to comparable investment companies and appropriate indices, including comments on the relative performance of, as applicable, each subadvisor and the Fund versus the respective peer group average; |
• | a discussion, if applicable, of any underperformance by a subadvisor relative to its peer group and what, if any, remedial measures the Manager has or intends to take; |
• | a comparison of advisory fee rates and expense ratios for comparable mutual funds; |
• | a profit/loss analysis of the Manager; |
• | an analysis of any material complaints received from Fund shareholders; |
• | a description of the extent to which the Manager monitors the investment activities and financial conditions of each subadvisor to the Fund; |
• | a description of the Manager’s distribution activities with respect to promoting sales of Fund shares, including any revenue sharing practices; |
• | a description of the Manager’s securities lending practices and the fees received from such practices; |
• | a discussion of any rebate arrangements between the Manager and a service provider to the Fund pursuant to which the Manager receives direct or indirect benefits from the service provider; |
• | a description of the portfolio turnover rate and average execution costs for the Fund and, as applicable, each subadvisor to the Fund; and |
• | a description of how expenses that are not readily identifiable to a particular Fund are allocated. |
In connection with the Management Agreement and each Investment Advisory Agreement, the Board also obtained an analysis provided by Lipper that compared: (i) investment performance of the Fund versus comparable investment companies and appropriate indices; (ii) total Fund expenses of the Fund versus comparable mutual funds; and (iii) the Fund’s investment advisory fee rate versus comparable mutual funds. The class of shares used for comparative purposes was the class with the longest performance history, which was the Institutional Class. References below to the Fund’s Lipper peer group are to the group of comparable mutual funds included in the analysis provided by Lipper.
Provided below is an overview of the primary factors the Trustees considered at the Investment Committee meeting on May 4, 2012 at which the Trustees reviewed the investment performance of the Manager and each subadvisor and the primary factors considered by the Board at its May 9, 2012 meeting at which the Board considered the renewal of the Management Agreement and Investment Advisory Agreements.
The Board did not identify any particular information that was most relevant to its consideration to renew each Agreement, and each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors. Legal counsel to the independent Trustees provided the Board with a memorandum regarding its responsibilities pertaining to the renewal of each Agreement. The memorandum explained the regulatory requirements surrounding the Trustees’ process for evaluating investment advisors and the terms of the contracts. Based on its evaluation, the Board unanimously concluded that the terms of each Agreement were reasonable and fair and that the renewal of each Agreement was in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders.
Considerations With Respect to the Renewal of the Management Agreement and each Investment Advisory Agreement
In determining whether to renew the Management Agreement and each Investment Advisory Agreement on behalf of the Fund, the Trustees considered the best interests of the Fund separately. While the Management Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreements for the Fund were considered at the May 9, 2012 meeting, the Board considered the Fund’s investment management and subadvisory relationships separately.
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Disclosure Regarding the Board of Trustees’ Approval of the Management
Agreements and Investment Advisory Agreements of the Funds (Unaudited)
In each instance, the Board considered, among other things, the following factors: (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided; (2) the investment performance of the Fund and, as applicable, each subadvisor for the Fund; (3) the costs incurred by the Manager in rendering services to the Fund and its resulting profits or losses; (4) the extent to which economies of scale have been taken into account in setting each fee schedule; (5) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors; (6) comparisons of services and fee rates with contracts entered into by the Manager or a subadvisor or their affiliates with other clients (such as pension funds and other institutional funds); and (7) any other benefits derived or anticipated to be derived by the Manager or a subadvisor from their relationship with the Fund. The Trustees posed questions to various management personnel of the Manager regarding certain key aspects of the materials submitted in support of the renewal.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. With respect to the renewal of the Management Agreement, the Board considered, among other factors: the Fund’s long-term performance and the background and experience of key investment personnel at the Manager; the low cost structure of the Fund; the Manager’s culture of compliance and support for compliance operations that reduce risks to the Fund; the manager’s commitment to enhance the Fund’s product line and increase assets in the Fund; the Manager’s high quality of services; the Manager’s active role in monitoring and, as appropriate recommending additional or replacement subadvisors; the Manager’s commitment to training employees; and the Manager’s efforts to retain key employees and maintain staff levels.
With respect to the renewal of each Investment Advisory Agreement, the Trustees considered the level of staffing, quality, background and experience of each subadvisor’s investment personnel responsible for managing the Funds, the size of the subadvisor and the subadvisor’s ability to continue to attract and retain qualified investment personnel. The Board also considered the adequacy of the resources committed to the Fund by each subadvisor, and whether those resources were commensurate with the needs of the Fund and are sufficient to sustain appropriate levels of performance and compliance needs. In this regard, the Board considered the financial stability of each subadvisor. The Board also considered the subadvisors’ representations regarding their compliance programs and code of ethics. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the management and advisory services provided by the Manager and each subadvisor were appropriate for the Fund and, thus, determined to renew the Management Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Fund.
Investment Performance. The Board evaluated the comparative information provided by Lipper and the Manager regarding the Fund’s investment performance relative to its benchmark index(es) and peer group. The Board considered the information provided by Lipper regarding its independent peer selection methodology to select all peer groups and universes. The Board also considered the performance reports and discussions with management at Board and Committee meetings throughout the year. The Manager also noted that it generally was satisfied with the performance of the subadvisors. A discussion regarding the Board’s considerations with respect to the Fund’s performance appears below under “Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to the Fund.”
Costs of the Services Provided to the Fund and the Profits Realized by the Manager from its Relationship with the Fund. In analyzing the cost of services and profitability of the Manager, the Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by the Manager. The profits or losses were noted at both an aggregate level for all Funds and at an individual Fund level, with some Funds being profitable for the Manager and with the Manager sustaining losses with respect to other Funds. The Board also considered that the Management Agreement for the Beacon Trust stipulates that, to the extent that a Fund invests all of its investable assets in another registered investment company (i.e., is a “Feeder Fund”), the Fund will not pay the Manager a management fee. Although the Board noted that, in certain cases, the fee rates paid by other clients of the Manager are lower than the fee rate paid by the Fund, the difference reflects the greater level of responsibility and regulatory requirements associated with managing the Fund.
The Board also noted that the Manager proposed to continue the expense waivers and reimbursements for certain Funds and classes that were in place during the last fiscal year and to put in place new expense waivers and reimbursements for certain new classes of the Funds and new series of the Beacon Trust. The Board further considered that each subadvised Fund pays the Manager the amounts due to its subadvisors, and the Manager remits these amounts directly to the applicable subadvisors. The Board considered that the Manager receives service and administrative fees to compensate the Manager for providing administrative services to the Fund and to compensate third-party administrators and broker-dealers for services to Fund shareholders. In addition, the Board considered that the Manager receives management fees for overseeing the securities lending program on behalf of various Funds. The Board also noted that certain classes of the Funds maintain higher expense ratios in order to compensate third-party distributors.
In analyzing the cost of services and profitability for each subadvisor in connection with its investment advisory services to the Fund, the Board considered that, in many cases, the Manager has negotiated the lowest subadvisory fee rate a subadvisor charges for any comparable client accounts. The Board did not consider profitability data of the subadvisors as imperative to its deliberations given the arm’s length nature of the relationship between the Manager and the subadvisors with respect to the negotiation of subadvisory fee rates.
Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the profitability levels of the Manager were reasonable in light of the services performed by the Manager. A discussion regarding the Board’s considerations with respect to the Fund’s fee rate is set forth below under “Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to the Fund.”
Economies of Scale. In considering the reasonableness of the management and investment advisory fees rates, the Board considered whether economies of scale will be realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders. In this regard, the Board considered that the Manager has negotiated breakpoints in many subadvisory fee rates. The Board also noted that, for purposes of determining the fee rate chargeable to the Fund, many subadvisors have agreed to take into account assets of AMR Corporation and its pension plans that are managed by the subadvisors. Thus, the Fund is able to receive lower effective fee rates.
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Disclosure Regarding the Board of Trustees’ Approval of the Management
Agreements and Investment Advisory Agreements of the Funds (Unaudited)
In addition, the Board noted the Manager’s representation that the Fund benefits from economies of scale because comparably low fee rate levels are reflected in the current management and administration fee rates the Manager charges. The Board further noted the Manager’s representation that the Fund benefits from these comparably low fee rate levels despite not having yet reached an asset size at which economies of scale would traditionally be considered to exist, and the Manager’s belief that breakpoints are not appropriate at this time. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the Manager and subadvisor fee schedules for the Fund provides for a reasonable sharing of benefits from any economies of scale with the Fund.
Benefits Derived from the Relationship with the Fund. The Board considered the “fall-out” or ancillary benefits that accrue to the Manager and/or the subadvisors as a result of the advisory relationships with the Fund, including greater exposure in the marketplace with respect to the Manager’s or subadvisor’s investment process and expanding the level of assets under management by the Manager and the subadvisors. The Board also considered that the Manager uses its proprietary American Beacon Large Cap Value Fund model to manage its collective investment trust.
In addition, the Manager noted that the Trusts also derive benefits from their association with the Manager. Specifically, the Board noted the Manager’s representation that it provides services to most Funds at a lower than industry average cost. The Board considered that certain of the subadvisors reimburse the Manager for certain of its costs relating to distribution activities for the Funds. The Board also considered that the Fund did not pay commissions to any affiliated broker-dealer of the Manager or the relevant subadvisor during the most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the potential benefits accruing to the Manager and the subadvisors by virtue of their relationships with the Fund appear to be fair and reasonable.
Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to the Fund
The performance comparisons below were made versus the Fund’s Lipper peer universe median and/or benchmark index. References to the Lipper expense universe below are to the group of comparable mutual funds included in the analysis provided to the Trustees by Lipper. In reviewing the performance, the Trustees viewed longer-term performance over five years or longer as the most important consideration, because relative performance over shorter periods may be significantly impacted by market or economic events that do not reflect manager skill.
In considering the renewal of the Management Agreement for the Fund, the Trustees considered the following additional factors: (1) the Fund underperformed the peer universe median for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended March 31, 2012; (2) the Trustees also considered the Fund’s performance relative to its benchmark because the peer universe funds generally have longer duration and invest in Treasury Inflation Protection Securities (“TIPS”), nominal Treasuries and foreign inflation-linked bonds, whereas the Fund may invest only in U.S. TIPS with one- to ten-year duration; (3) the Fund outperformed its benchmark for the one- and three-year periods ended March 31, 2012 and underperformed its benchmark for the five-year period; and (4) the expense ratio of the Institutional Class of Fund shares ranked better than the median of its Lipper expense universe.
In considering the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement with NISA Investment Advisors LLC (“NISA”) and Standish Mellon Asset Management LLC (“Standish”), the Trustees considered the following additional factors: (1) NISA underperformed the peer universe median for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended March 31, 2012; (2) Standish was added as a subadvisor in December 2009 and underperformed the peer universe median for the one-year period ended March 31, 2012; (3) management’s explanation that NISA’s and Standish’s underperformance was due in part to NISA’s and Standish’s focus on shorter duration TIPS; (4) the performance of NISA with respect to the portion of the Fund’s assets it manages was comparable to its composite of similarly managed accounts; (5) the performance of Standish with respect to the portion of the Fund’s assets it manages outperformed its composite of similarly managed accounts for the one-year and since inception periods ended December 31, 2011; (6) representations by each subadvisor regarding fee rates charged by the subadvisor to other comparable clients; (7) whether each subadvisor uses Fund commissions to obtain proprietary or third-party research; and (8) the Manager’s recommendation to continue to retain each subadvisor.
Based on these and other considerations the Trustees (1) concluded that the fees paid to the Manager and the subadvisors under the Agreements are fair and reasonable, (2) determined that the Fund and its shareholders would benefit from the Manager’s and subadvisors’ continued management of the Fund, and (3) approved the renewal of the Management and Investment Advisory Agreements with respect to the Fund.
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To obtain more information about the Fund:
By E-mail: american_beacon.funds@ambeacon.com | On the Internet: Visit our website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com | |
By Telephone: Institutional, Y, and Investor Classes Call (800) 658-5811 | By Mail: American Beacon Funds P.O. Box 219643 Kansas City, MO 64121-9643 | |
Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedules
In addition to the Schedule of Investments provided in each semi-annual and annual report, the Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Form N-Q as of the first and third fiscal quarters. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Section, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520. Information regarding the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (202) 551-8090. A complete schedule of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is also available on (www.americanbeaconfunds.com), the Funds’ website approximately twenty days after the end of each month. | Availability of Proxy Voting Policy and Records
A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, is available free of charge on the Fund’s website (www.americanbeaconfunds.com) and by calling 1-800-967-9009 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent year ended June 30 is filed annually with the SEC on Form N-PX. The Fund’s Forms N-PX are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s proxy voting record may also be obtained by calling 1-800-967-9009. |
Fund Service Providers:
CUSTODIAN State Street Bank and Trust Boston, Massachusetts | TRANSFER AGENT Boston Financial Data Kansas City, Missouri | INDEPENDENT REGISTERED Ernst & Young LLP Dallas, Texas | DISTRIBUTOR Foreside Fund Services, Portland, Maine |
This report is prepared for shareholders of the American Beacon Funds and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current Prospectus or Summary Prospectus.
American Beacon Funds and American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund are service marks of American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
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About American Beacon Advisors
Since 1986, American Beacon Advisors has offered a variety of products and investment advisory services to numerous institutional and retail clients, including a variety of mutual funds, corporate cash management, and separate account management.
Our clients include defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, corporations, financial planners, and other institutional investors. With American Beacon Advisors, you can put the experience of a multi-billion dollar asset management firm to work for your company.
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Growth stocks typically are more volatile than value stocks; however, value stocks have a lower expected growth rate in earnings and sales. Investing in foreign equities entails additional risk not associated with domestic equities, such as currency fluctuations, economic and political instability and differences in accounting standards. Because the Fund may invest in fewer companies than a more diversified portfolio, the fluctuating value of a single holding may have a greater impact on the value of the Fund. The Fund may invest in future contracts which are a type of derivative investment. Investing in derivatives could result in losing more than the amount invested.
Any opinions herein, including forecasts, reflect our judgment as of the end of the reporting period and are subject to change. Each advisor’s strategies and the Fund’s portfolio composition will change depending on economic and market conditions. This report is not a complete analysis of market conditions and therefore, should not be relied upon as investment advice. Although economic and market information has been compiled from reliable sources, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. makes no representation as to the completeness or accuracy of the statements contained herein.
American Beacon Funds | June 30, 2012 |
Dear Shareholders,
In March of this year, we broadened the investment opportunities American Beacon offers to investors by introducing the American Beacon Holland Large Cap Growth Fund to the American Beacon Funds family. The sub-advisor of this established fund, Holland Capital Management, will continue investing the Fund in the same way that it has since launching the strategy in 1996. As manager of the Fund, American Beacon Advisors will oversee and monitor the investment team to ensure they continue to adhere to their conservative growth strategy that seeks to identify high quality holdings. |
After a volatile 2011, the market has been somewhat calmer since the beginning of 2012. Nonetheless, uncertainty remains and investors have been repeatedly concerned, then reassured, then concerned again as headlines cover the continuing debt crisis in Europe, a fragile U.S. recovery and slowing growth in China.
Despite this challenging environment, for the six months ended June 30, 2012, the American Beacon Holland Large Cap Growth Fund (Institutional Class) returned 8.67%.
With ongoing uncertainty in the eurozone, the upcoming Presidential election and the looming “fiscal cliff” of expiring tax cuts and automatic spending cuts, we may see further market turbulence in the months to come. But regardless of the headlines, American Beacon remains focused on seeking opportunities and meeting market challenges to deliver the type of consistency in performance and service that our shareholders value.
Thank you for your continued investment in the American Beacon Funds. For additional information about the Funds or to access your account information, please visit our website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com.
Best Regards, |
Gene L. Needles, Jr. President American Beacon Funds |
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Domestic Equity Market Overview
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
The U.S. stock market opened 2012 with its strongest first quarter since 1998. This strength was driven by investor optimism that economic conditions were stabilizing and the global recovery was continuing. However, the second quarter was a different story altogether. Weak economic data and persistent news about the financial problems in Europe caused investor enthusiasm to wane. In addition, concerns about a slowdown in China — which has been a major contributor to global activity — increased, and the November presidential election and potential upcoming “fiscal cliff” added to the uncertainty.
Given the confluence of macroeconomic and geopolitical concerns, investors began to question the recovery and future growth prospects both domestically and globally, and the “risk-off” trade became evident in the quarter. And while stock market volatility had seemingly calmed in early 2012, it returned in the second quarter as investors reacted to economic and other global news and data, rather than to individual company fundamentals. Such an environment can be challenging for active managers with fundamentally based strategies.
The S&P 500 Index showed considerable variability on a month-to-month basis during the second quarter, with losses of -0.6% in April and -6.0% in May and a gain of 4.1% in June. Although this resulted in a -2.8% second quarter loss, given the Index’s strong 12.6% return for the opening quarter of the year, the Index was solidly positive for the first half of the year, up 9.5%.
Along with the near-term concerns, a number of longer-term issues continue to linger, including still-high unemployment, slack housing, political wranglings, and potential changes in fiscal and other policies that affect corporations and individuals alike. Corporate earnings have been a bright spot, but there is increased apprehension that corporate profits have peaked, particularly given that economies outside of the U.S. may be slowing and many companies derive revenues from these markets. Employment data had been showing better trends, but recently gains have been weak. The Federal Reserve is still committed to exceptionally low interest rates through late 2014 and has recently extended “Operation Twist,” which was set to expire at the end of June. Operation Twist is the program allowing the Fed to
sell shorter-term Treasuries and buy longer-term Treasuries in an effort to reduce consumer lending rates. However, investors remain uneasy about the timing of any future Fed action and what effect it may have, if any.
Yet, despite the headwinds, a number of potential tailwinds exist. The U.S. economy is in much better shape than the early post-recessionary period and will likely continue to experience growth, but at a slow pace. Corporate profits should remain reasonably decent, a massive amount of liquidity remains on corporate balance sheets, and the potential for retail-driven inflows also exists. The Fed’s accommodative stance is a positive and a compromise before the fiscal cliff is not out of the question. And, in the current environment, the U.S. stock market is relatively attractive compared to other markets.
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Performance Overview
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
The Institutional Class of the American Beacon Holland Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”) returned 8.67% for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to the Russell 1000® Growth Index (the “Index”) return of 10.08% and the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index return of 9.75%.
Annualized Total Returns Periods Ended 6/30/12 | ||||||||||||||||
6 Months* | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||||||
Institutional Class(1,2,8) | 8.67 | % | 4.65 | % | 3.43 | % | 5.30 | % | ||||||||
Y Class (1,3,8) | 8.62 | % | 4.60 | % | 3.42 | % | 5.30 | % | ||||||||
Investor Class(1,8) | 8.50 | % | 4.37 | % | 3.34 | % | 5.26 | % | ||||||||
A Class with sales charge (1,4,8) | 2.19 | % | -1.73 | % | 2.10 | % | 4.62 | % | ||||||||
A Class without sales charge (1,4,8) | 8.40 | % | 4.28 | % | 3.31 | % | 5.24 | % | ||||||||
C Class with sales charge (1,5,8) | 7.21 | % | 3.09 | % | 3.27 | % | 5.22 | % | ||||||||
C Class without sales charge (1,5,8) | 8.21 | % | 4.09 | % | 3.27 | % | 5.22 | % | ||||||||
Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index (7) | 9.75 | % | 1.26 | % | 1.24 | % | 4.42 | % | ||||||||
Russell 1000 Growth Index (7) | 10.08 | % | 5.76 | % | 2.87 | % | 6.03 | % |
* | Not annualized |
1. | Performance shown is historical and is not indicative of future returns. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. Performance shown is as of date indicated, and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance as of the most recent month end, please call 1-800-967-9009 or visit www.americanbeaconfunds.com. Fund performance in the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. A portion of the fees charged to each class was waived since 2002. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown since 2002. |
2. | Fund performance for the five-year and ten-year periods represent the returns achieved by the Investor Class from 6/30/02 up to 3/1/10, the inception date of the Institutional Class, and the returns of the Institutional Class since its inception. Expenses of the Institutional Class are lower than those of the Investor Class. As a result, total returns shown may be lower than they would have been had the Institutional Class been in existence since 6/30/02. |
3. | Fund performance for the six-month, one-year, five-year, and ten-year periods represent the returns achieved by the Investor Class from 6/30/02 up to 3/23/12, the inception date of the Y Class, and the returns of the Y Class since its inception. Expenses of |
the Y Class are lower than those of the Investor Class. As a result, total returns shown may be lower than they would have been had the Y Class been in existence since 6/30/02. |
4. | Fund performance for the five-year and ten-year periods represent the returns achieved by the Investor Class from 6/30/02 through 2/1/10, the inception date of the A Class, and the returns of the A Class since its inception. Expenses of the A Class are higher than those of the Investor Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the A Class been in existence since 6/30/02. A Class shares have a maximum sales charge of 5.75%. |
5. | Fund performance for the six-month, one-year, five-year, and ten-year periods represent the returns achieved by the Investor Class from 6/30/02 through 3/23/12, the inception date of the C Class, and the returns of the C Class since its inception. Expenses of the C Class are higher than those of the Investor Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the C Class been in existence since 6/30/02. C Class has a maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% for shares redeemed within one year of the date of purchase. |
6. | The Russell 1000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index of those stocks in the Russell 1000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Russell 1000® Growth Index and Russell 1000 Index are registered trademarks of the Frank Russell Company. The Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index tracks the results of the 30 largest mutual funds in the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds category. Lipper is an independent mutual fund research and ranking service. One cannot directly invest in an index. |
7. | The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus for the Institutional, Y, Investor, A, and C Class shares was 0.97%, 1.07%, 1.34% 1.47%, and 2.22% respectively. The expense ratios above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. |
The Fund underperformed the Index as both stock selection and sector allocation detracted value relative to the Index.
Holdings in the Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary and Financials sectors detracted value from the Fund’s performance. In the Information Technology sector, Cisco Systems (down 4.4%) and Apple (up 44.3%) detracted the most value from relative performance. Nike (down 8.5%) and Advance Auto Parts (down 2.4%) had the largest negative impact on performance in the Consumer Discretionary sector. In the Financials sector, BlackRock (down 3.1%) detracted from the Fund’s returns. Monster Beverage (up 54.4%)
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American Beacon Holland Large Cap Growth FundSM
Performance Overview
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
generated positive returns in the Consumer Staples sector.
During the six-month period, an overweight in Energy, the worst performing sector in the Index, detracted relative value through sector allocation.
Looking forward, the Fund’s sub-advisor will continue to maintain a disciplined, long-term approach to equity investing in larger stocks with above-average growth potential.
Top Ten Holdings
% of Net Assets | ||||
Citrix Systems, Inc. | 4.8 | % | ||
Apple, Inc. | 4.7 | % | ||
Range Resources Corp. | 4.4 | % | ||
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 3.9 | % | ||
Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.7 | % | ||
Visa, Inc. | 3.3 | % | ||
International Business Machines Corp. | 3.0 | % | ||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2.9 | % | ||
Qualcomm, Inc. | 4.3 | % | ||
Covidien PLC | 3.8 | % |
Sector Allocation
% of Equities | ||||
Financials | 25.9 | % | ||
Health Care | 11.6 | % | ||
Energy | 11.3 | % | ||
Information Technology | 11.2 | % | ||
Industrials | 10.6 | % | ||
Consumer Staples | 9.7 | % | ||
Consumer Discretionary | 8.2 | % | ||
Telecommunication Services | 5.1 | % | ||
Utilities | 4.8 | % | ||
Materials | 1.6 | % |
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American Beacon Holland Large Cap Growth FundSM
Fund Expenses
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Fund Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, administrative service fees, distribution (12b-1) fees, and other Fund expenses. The examples below are intended to help you understand the ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period in each Class and held for the entire period from January 1, 2012 (or inception date) through June 30, 2012.
Actual Expenses
The “Actual” lines of the table provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, 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 first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Shareholders of the Investor and Institutional Classes that invest in the Fund through an IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The “Hypothetical” lines of the table provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% per year rate of return before expenses (not the Fund’s actual return). You may compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds by contrasting this 5% hypothetical example and the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not
be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. Shareholders of the Investor and Institutional Classes that invest in the Fund through an IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.
You should also be aware that the expenses shown in the table highlight only your ongoing costs and do not reflect any transaction costs charged by the Fund, such as sales charges (loads). Similarly, the expense examples for other funds do not reflect any transaction costs charged by those funds, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the “Hypothetical” lines of the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If you were subject to any transaction costs during the period, your costs would have been higher.
Beginning Account Value 1/1/12 | Ending Account Value 6/30/12 | Expenses Paid During Period 1/1/12 - 6/30/12 | ||||||||||
Institutional Class | ||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,086.70 | $ | 5.34 | * | |||||
Hypothetical ** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,019.74 | $ | 5.17 | * | |||||
Y Class | ||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 958.69 | $ | 2.60 | *** | |||||
Hypothetical ** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,019.99 | $ | 2.59 | *** | |||||
Investor Class | ||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,084.98 | $ | 6.79 | * | |||||
Hypothetical ** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.35 | $ | 6.57 | * | |||||
A Class | ||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,084.04 | $ | 7.10 | * | |||||
Hypothetical ** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,018.05 | $ | 6.87 | * | |||||
C Class | ||||||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 955.89 | $ | 5.63 | *** | |||||
Hypothetical ** | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,014.27 | $ | 5.62 | *** |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios for the six-month period of 1.03%, 1.31%, and 1.37% for the Institutional, Investor, and A Classes respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number derived by dividing the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (182) by days in the year (366) to reflect the half year period. |
** | 5% return before expenses. |
*** | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios for the period (3/23/12—6/30/12) of 0.98% and 2.12% for the Y and C Classes respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number derived by dividing the number of days in the most recent fiscal period (100) by days in the year (366) to reflect the fiscal period. |
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American Beacon Holland Large Cap Growth FundSM
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
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COMMON STOCK — 96.35% |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 12.43% |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 3.91% |
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Yum! Brands, Inc. | 40,450 | $ | 2,606 | |||||
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Internet & Catalog Retail — 3.66% |
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Amazon.com, Inc.A | 10,650 | 2,432 | ||||||
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Specialty Retail — 2.18% | ||||||||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 21,200 | 1,446 | ||||||
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Textiles & Apparel — 2.68% | ||||||||
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 20,250 | 1,778 | ||||||
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Total Consumer Discretionary |
| 8,262 | ||||||
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CONSUMER STAPLES — 10.38% |
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Beverages — 3.65% | ||||||||
Monster Beverage Corp.A | 15,050 | 1,072 | ||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 19,150 | 1,353 | ||||||
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2,425 | ||||||||
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Food & Drug Retailing — 4.38% |
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Costco Wholesale Corp. | 16,950 | 1,611 | ||||||
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., Class A | 16,150 | 1,300 | ||||||
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2,911 | ||||||||
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Food Products — 1.59% |
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HJ Heinz Co. | 19,500 | 1,060 | ||||||
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Household Products — 0.76% |
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Procter & Gamble Co. | 8,250 | 505 | ||||||
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Total Consumer Staples |
| 6,901 | ||||||
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ENERGY — 10.53% | ||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.59% |
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Halliburton Co. | 37,150 | 1,055 | ||||||
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Oil & Gas — 8.94% | ||||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 11,759 | 1,006 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 15,000 | 1,287 | ||||||
Range Resources Corp. | 46,950 | 2,904 | ||||||
Southwestern Energy Co.A | 23,350 | 746 | ||||||
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5,943 | ||||||||
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Total Energy |
| 6,998 | ||||||
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FINANCIALS — 5.24% | ||||||||
Diversified Financials — 2.97% |
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BlackRock, Inc., Class A | 3,550 | 603 | ||||||
Greenhill & Co. Inc | 17,100 | 610 | ||||||
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | 44,950 | 764 | ||||||
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1,977 | ||||||||
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Insurance — 2.27% | ||||||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class BA | 18,090 | 1,507 | ||||||
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Total Financials |
| 3,484 | ||||||
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HEALTH CARE — 12.34% | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 8.73% | ||||||||
Covidien plc | 47,500 | 2,541 | ||||||
Hospira, Inc.A | 44,600 | 1,560 |
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
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Waters Corp.A | 21,350 | $ | 1,697 | |||||
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5,798 | ||||||||
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Health Care Providers & Services — 3.61% |
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Cerner Corp.A | 9,500 | 785 | ||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America HoldingsA | 17,450 | 1,616 | ||||||
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2,401 | ||||||||
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Total Health Care |
| 8,199 | ||||||
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INDUSTRIALS — 6.72% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 1.14% |
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United Technologies Corp. | 10,000 | 755 | ||||||
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Air Freight & Couriers — 1.22% |
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Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 12,700 | 492 | ||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 4,050 | 319 | ||||||
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811 | ||||||||
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Electrical Equipment — 1.60% |
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Roper Industries, Inc. | 10,800 | 1,065 | ||||||
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Industrial Conglomerates — 2.00% |
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Honeywell International, Inc. | 23,750 | 1,326 | ||||||
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Trading Companies & Distributors — 0.76% |
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MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A | 7,750 | 508 | ||||||
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Total Industrials |
| 4,465 | ||||||
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 35.92% |
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Communications Equipment — 4.07% |
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Cisco Systems, Inc. | 111,650 | 1,917 | ||||||
NeuStar, Inc., Class AA | 23,500 | 785 | ||||||
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2,702 | ||||||||
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Computers & Peripherals — 7.69% |
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Apple, Inc.A | 5,350 | 3,124 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 10,150 | 1,985 | ||||||
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5,109 | ||||||||
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Internet Software & Services — 2.49% |
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Google, Inc., Class AA | 2,850 | 1,653 | ||||||
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IT Consulting & Services — 6.19% |
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Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 9,900 | 551 | ||||||
IHS, Inc., Class AA | 12,700 | 1,368 | ||||||
Visa, Inc., Class A | 17,750 | 2,195 | ||||||
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4,114 | ||||||||
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Semiconductor Equipment & Products — 5.41% |
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Intel Corp. | 28,250 | 753 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 51,000 | 2,840 | ||||||
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3,593 | ||||||||
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Software — 10.07% | ||||||||
Adobe Systems, Inc.A | 45,750 | 1,481 | ||||||
Citrix Systems, Inc.A | 38,300 | 3,214 | ||||||
MICROS Systems, Inc.A | 20,550 | 1,052 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 31,050 | 950 | ||||||
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6,697 | ||||||||
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Total Information Technology |
| 23,868 | ||||||
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MATERIALS — 2.79% | ||||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 7,150 | 487 |
See accompanying notes
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American Beacon Holland Large Cap Growth FundSM
Schedule of Investments
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Shares | Fair Value | |||||||
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Praxair, Inc. | 12,600 | $ | 1,370 | |||||
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Total Materials |
| 1,857 | ||||||
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Total Common Stock |
| 64,034 | ||||||
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.42% |
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JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Capital Class | 2,271,744 | 2,272 | ||||||
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.77% |
| 66,306 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS, NET OF LIABILITIES — 0.23% |
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TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00% |
| $ | 66,460 | |||||
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Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
A | Non-income producing security. |
Futures Contracts Open on June 30, 2012 ($000’s):
Description | Type | Number of Contracts | Expiration Date | Contract Value | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |||||||||||||||
S&P 500 Mini E Index Future | Long | 32 | September, 2012 | $ | 2,170 | 68 | ||||||||||||||
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$ | 2,170 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
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See accompanying notes
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American Beacon Holland Large Cap Growth FundSM
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2012 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) (Unaudited)
Assets: | ||||
Investments in unaffiliated securities, at fair value A | $ | 66,306 | ||
Deposit with brokers for futures contracts | 116 | |||
Receivable for investments sold | 852 | |||
Dividends and interest receivable | 32 | |||
Receivable for fund shares sold | 2 | |||
Receivable for expense reimbursement (Note 2) | 3 | |||
Receivable for variation margin from open futures contracts | 56 | |||
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Total assets | 67,367 | |||
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Liabilities: | ||||
Payable for investments purchased | 694 | |||
Payable for fund shares redeemed | 53 | |||
Management and investment advisory fees payable (Note 2) | 70 | |||
Administrative service and service fees payable (Note 2) | 36 | |||
Professional fees payable | 6 | |||
Other liabilities | 48 | |||
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Total liabilities | 907 | |||
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Net assets | $ | 66,460 | ||
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Analysis of Net Assets: | ||||
Paid-in-capital | 47,207 | |||
Undistributed net investment income | — | |||
Accumulated net realized gain | 2,392 | |||
Unrealized appreciation of investments and futures contracts | 16,861 | |||
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Net assets | $ | 66,460 | ||
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Shares outstanding at no par value (Unlimited shares authorized): | ||||
Institutional Class | 70,071 | |||
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Y Class | 865 | |||
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Investor Class | 2,951,934 | |||
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A Class | 3,126 | |||
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C Class | 218 | |||
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Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share: | ||||
Institutional Class (Net assets of $1,545,643) | $ | 22 .06 | ||
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Y Class ( Net assets of $19,063) | $ | 22 .05 | ||
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Investor Class (Net assets of $64,822,000) | $ | 21 .96 | ||
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A Class (Net assets of $68,561) (offering price $23.27) | $ | 21 .93 | ||
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C Class (Net assets of $4,779) | $ | 21 .89 | ||
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A Cost of investments in unaffiliated securities | $ | 49,513 |
See accompanying notes
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American Beacon Holland Large Cap Growth FundSM
Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 (in thousands) (Unaudited)
Investment Income: | ||||
Dividend income from unaffiliated securities (net of foreign taxes)* | $ | 356 | ||
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Total investment income | 356 | |||
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Expenses: | ||||
Management and investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 210 | |||
Administrative service fees (Note 2): | ||||
Institutional Class | 2 | |||
Investor Class | 84 | |||
Transfer agent fees: | ||||
Institutional Class | 1 | |||
Y Class | 1 | |||
Investor Class | 7 | |||
A Class | 1 | |||
C Class | 1 | |||
Custody and fund accounting fees | 20 | |||
Professional fees | 18 | |||
Registration fees and expenses | 31 | |||
Service fees (Note 2): | ||||
Investor Class | 67 | |||
Distribution fees (Note 2): | ||||
Investor Class | 37 | |||
Prospectus and shareholder report expenses | 2 | |||
Insurance fees | 1 | |||
Trustee fees | 2 | |||
Other expenses | 3 | |||
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Total expenses | 488 | |||
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Net fees waived and expenses reimbursed (Note 2) | (58 | ) | ||
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Net expenses | 430 | |||
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Net investment income | (74 | ) | ||
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments: | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Investments | 2,918 | |||
Futures contracts | (239 | ) | ||
Change in net unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) from: | ||||
Investments | 2,325 | |||
Futures contracts | 68 | |||
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Net gain on investments | 5,072 | |||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 4,998 | ||
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See accompanying notes
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American Beacon Holland Large Cap Growth FundSM
Statement of Changes in Net Assets (in thousands)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | |||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | ||||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | (74 | ) | $ | (134 | ) | ||
Net realized gain from investments and futures contracts | 2,679 | 1,226 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation from investments and futures contracts | 2,393 | 776 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 4,998 | 1,868 | ||||||
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Distributions to Shareholders: | ||||||||
Net realized gain on investments: | ||||||||
Institutional Class | — | (22 | ) | |||||
Investor Class | — | (1,096 | ) | |||||
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Net distributions to shareholders | — | (1,119 | ) | |||||
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Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from sales of shares | 5,896 | 8,364 | ||||||
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | — | 1,119 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (4,321 | ) | (5,610 | ) | ||||
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Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions | 1,575 | 3,873 | ||||||
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Net increase in net assets | 6,573 | 4,622 | ||||||
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Net Assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 59,887 | 55,266 | ||||||
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End of Period * | $ | 66,460 | $ | 59,887 | ||||
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* Includes undistributed net investment (loss) of | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
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See accompanying notes
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American Beacon Holland Large Cap Growth FundSM
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”), which is comprised of 24 Funds, is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. These financial statements and notes to the financial statements relate to the American Beacon Holland Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust.
American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (the “Manager”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. and was organized in 1986 to provide business management, advisory, administrative and asset management consulting services to the Trust and other investors.
Reorganization
The American Beacon Holland Large Cap Growth Fund is the legal successor to the Holland Large Cap Growth Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”). The accounting and performance history of the Institutional, Investor, and A Class shares of the Predecessor Fund were redesignated as that of the Institutional, Investor, and A Class Shares of the Fund, respectively. On March 23, 2012, the Fund (which had no prior activities or net assets) acquired all the net assets of the Predecessor Fund pursuant to a plan of reorganization. The exchange consisted of the Predecessor’s Fund’s Institutional, Investor, and A Class shares for the Fund’s Institutional, Investor and A Class shares at the same aggregate value. The acquisition was accounted for as a tax-free exchange after the close of business on March 23, 2012, as follows:
Institutional Shares | 59,104 | |||
Investor Shares | 2,950,499 | |||
A Shares | 725 | |||
Net Assets | $ | 69,012,463 | ||
Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 21,683,463 |
The reorganization shifted the management oversight responsibility from Holland Capital Management, LLC (“Holland”) to the Manager. The Manager engaged Holland as the sub-advisor to the Fund, thus maintaining the continuity of the portfolio management.
For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Predecessor Fund were carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.
Class Disclosure
March 23, 2012 was the inception date of the Y and C Classes.
The Fund has multiple classes of shares designed to meet the needs of different groups of investors. The following table sets forth the differences amongst the classes:
Class: | Offered to: | |
Institutional Class | Investors making an initial investment of $250,000 | |
Y Class | Investors making an initial investment of $100,000 | |
Investor Class | General public and investors investing directly or through an intermediary | |
A Class | General public and investors investing through an intermediary with applicable sales charges | |
C Class | General public and investors investing through an intermediary with applicable sales charges |
Each class offered by the Trust has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Income and non-class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class on the basis of the relative net assets. Realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of each class are allocated daily based on the relative net assets of each class of the respective Fund. Class specific expenses, where applicable, currently include administrative service fees, service fees, and distribution fees and vary amongst the classes as described more fully in Note 2.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
New Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”)”. ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. ASU No. 2011-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and for interim period January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012.
Management has evaluated the implications of these changes and determined that the impact of the new guidance will only affect the disclosure requirements related to the financial statements. However, the Fund did not hold any Level 3 investments as of June 30, 2012, the financial statement disclosures were not affected.
2. Transactions with Affiliates
Management Agreement
Prior to March 23, 2012, the manager of the Predecessor Fund received an annual rate of 0.85% of the average daily net assets up to $500 million, 0.75% of the average daily net assets up to the next $500 million, and 0.65% of the average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. Since March 23, the Trust and the Manager are parties to a Management Agreement that obligates the Manager to provide or oversee the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Management Agreement, the Manager receives from the Fund an annualized fee equal to 0.05% of the average daily net assets plus amounts paid by the Manager to the unaffiliated investment advisor hired by the Manager to direct investment activities for the Fund. Management fees paid including amounts paid by the Predecessor Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2012 were as follows (dollars in thousands):
Management Fee Rate | Management Fee | Amounts paid to Investment Advisors | Net Amounts Retained by Manager | |||
0.32% | $210,030 | $200,918 | $9,112 |
Administrative Services Agreement
Prior to March 23, the Predecessor Fund contracted with Atlantic Fund Administration, LLC to serve as the Funds’ Administrator and incurred $31,574 in administrative service fees. Since March 23, the Manager and the Trust entered into an Administrative Services Agreement which obligates the Manager to provide or oversee administrative services to the Fund. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Administrative Services Agreement, the Manager receives an annualized fee of 0.30% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional, Y, and Investor Classes of the Fund and 0.40% of the average daily net assets of the A and C Classes of the Fund. For the period ended June 30, 2012, expenses for the Y, A, and C Classes were less than $500.
Distribution Plans
The Fund, except for the A, and C Classes of the Fund, has adopted a “defensive” Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Act, pursuant to which no separate fees will be charged to the Fund for distribution purposes. However, the Plan authorizes the management and administrative service fees received by the Manager and the investment advisors hired by the Manager to be used for distribution purposes. Under this Plan, the Fund does not intend to compensate the Manager or any other party, either directly or indirectly, for the distribution of Fund shares.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Prior to March 23, Foreside Fund Services, LLC served as the Predecessor Fund’s distributor and collected a fee up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Investor and A Shares of the Predecessor Fund. The Predecessor Fund incurred $36,906 in Distribution Fees. Since March 23, separate Distribution Plans (the “Distribution Plans”) have been adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act for the A and C Classes of the Fund. Under the Distribution Plans, as compensation for distribution assistance, the Manager receives an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the A Class and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the C Class. The fee will be payable without regard to whether the amount of the fee is more or less than the actual expenses incurred in a particular month by the Manager for distribution assistance. For the period ended June 30, 2012, expenses for the A, and C Classes were less than $500.
Service Plans
Since March 23, the Manager and the Trust entered into Service Plans that obligate the Manager to oversee additional shareholder servicing of the Y, Investor, A, and C Classes. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Service Plans, the Manager receives 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Y Class, 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the A and C Classes, and up to 0.375% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class of the Fund. For the period ended June 30, 2012, expenses for the Y, A, and C Classes were less than $500.
Sales Commissions
The Fund’s distributor, Foreside Fund Services, LLC (“Foreside”), may receive a portion of A Class sales charges from broker dealers and it may be used to offset distribution related expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, Foreside collected $49 from the sale of Class A Shares.
A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of 1.00% will be deducted with respect to Class C Shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase, unless waived as discussed in the Prospectus. Any applicable CDSC will be 1.00% of the lesser of the original purchase price or the value of the redemption of the Class C Shares redeemed. During the period ended June 30, 2012 no CDSC charges were collected.
Interfund Lending Program
Since March 23, and pursuant to an exemptive order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with the Manager, may participate in an interfund lending program. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating Funds. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Fund did not utilize the credit facility.
Expense Reimbursement Plan
Prior to March 23, the Predecessor Fund contractually agreed to reimburse operating expenses to the extent that total annual fund expenses exceeded 1.20%, 1.35%, and 1.40% of the Institutional, Investor, and A Classes, respectively. At the time of reorganization the Predecessor Fund had reimbursed expenses of $2,509 for Institutional, Investor, and A Classes.
After the reorganization the Manager agreed to reimburse the following Funds to the extent that total annual fund operating expenses exceeded a Fund’s expense cap. Of these amounts, $2,522 was receivable from the Manager at June 30, 2012. For the period ended June 30, 2012, the Manager waived or reimbursed expenses as follows:
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
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Fund | Class | 1/1/12 to 3/23/12 | 3/24/12 to 6/30/12 | Waived or Reimbursed Expenses | Not Available for Recoupement | Expiration | ||||||||||||
Holland Large Cap Growth | Institutional | 1.20% | 0.97% | 2,897 | 1,964 | 2015 | ||||||||||||
Holland Large Cap Growth | Y | N/A | 1.07% | 636 | — | 2015 | ||||||||||||
Holland Large Cap Growth | Investor | 1.35% | 1.34% | 52,866 | 993 | 2015 | ||||||||||||
Holland Large Cap Growth | A | 1.40% | 1.47% | 1,504 | 552 | 2015 | ||||||||||||
Holland Large Cap Growth | C | N/A | 2.22% | 622 | — | 2015 |
The Fund has adopted an Expense Reimbursement Plan whereby the Manager may seek repayment of fees waived or expenses reimbursed for a period of up to three years. However, reimbursement will occur only if the Class’ average net assets have grown or expenses have declined sufficiently to allow reimbursement without causing its expense ratio to exceed the previously agreed upon contractual expense limit. Reimbursements made by the Predecessor Fund are not eligible for this Plan. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Fund has not recorded a liability for potential reimbursement, due to the current assessment that a reimbursement is unlikely.
3. Security Valuation and Fair Value Measurements
Investments are valued at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4 p.m. ET, each day that the Exchange is open for business. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price (closing bid price or last evaluated quote if no sale has occurred) on the primary market or exchange on which they trade.
Investments in mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the mutual fund on the day of valuation. Investment grade short-term obligations with 60 days or less to maturity are valued using the amortized cost method, which approximates fair value.
Securities for which the market prices are not readily available or are not reflective of the fair value of the security, as determined by the Manager, will be priced at fair value following procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).
Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund is required to deposit with its futures broker, an amount of cash or U.S. Government and Agency Obligations in accordance with the initial margin requirements of the broker or exchange. Futures contracts are marked to market daily and an appropriate payable or receivable for the change in value (“variation margin”) is recorded by the Fund. Gains or losses are recognized, but not considered realized until the contracts expire or are closed. Futures contracts involve, to varying degrees, risk of loss in excess of the variation margin disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Valuation Inputs
Various inputs may be used to determine the fair value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1 — | Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. | |
Level 2 — | Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, and others. | |
Level 3 — | Prices determined using other significant unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be based on the best information available. |
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Level 1 and Level 2 trading assets and trading liabilities, at fair value
Common stocks and financial derivative instruments, such as futures contracts that are traded on a national securities exchange, are stated at the last reported sale or settlement price on the day of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Preferred securities and other equities traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments are also categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
Investments in registered open-end investment management companies will be valued based upon the NAVs of such investments and are categorized as Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Short-term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less are generally valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. These investments are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
The end of period timing recognition is used for the significant transfers between Levels of the Funds’ assets and liabilities. In accordance with the requirements of U.S. GAAP, a fair value hierarchy and Level 3 reconciliation, if any, have been included in the Notes to the Schedule of Investments for each respective Fund.
The Fund’s investments are summarized by level based on the inputs used to determine their values. U.S. GAAP also requires all significant transfers between any levels to be disclosed. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, there were no significant transfers into or out of any levels for the Fund. As of June 30, 2012, the investments were classified as described below (in thousands):
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Common Stock | $ | 64,034 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 64,034 | ||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 2,272 | — | — | 2,272 | ||||||||||||
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Futures Contracts | $ | 68 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 68 |
Security Transactions and Investment Income
Security transactions are recorded on the trade date of the security purchase or sale. The Fund may purchase securities with delivery or payment to occur at a later date. At the time the Fund enters into a commitment to purchase a security, the transaction is recorded, and the value of the security is reflected in the NAV. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations.
Dividend income, net of foreign taxes, is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except certain dividends from foreign securities which are recorded as soon as the information is available to the Fund. Interest income is earned from settlement date, recorded on the accrual basis, and adjusted, if necessary, for accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. For financial and tax reporting purposes, realized gains and losses are determined on the basis of specific lot identification.
Dividends to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income of the Fund normally will be declared and paid at least annually. Distributions, if any, of net realized capital gains are generally paid at least annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Commission Recapture
The Fund has established brokerage commission recapture arrangements with certain brokers or dealers. If the Fund’s investment advisor chooses to execute a transaction through a participating broker, the broker rebates a portion of the commission back to the Fund. Any collateral benefit received through participation in the commission recapture program is directed exclusively to the Fund. This amount is reported with the net realized gain in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Allocation of Income, Expenses, Gains, and Losses
Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains, and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimated.
Other
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnification to the other party or parties against potential costs or liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated. The Trust has had no prior claims or losses pursuant to any such agreement.
4. Financial Derivative Instruments
Futures Contracts
Futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell a standard quantity of securities at a specified price on a future date. The Fund may enter into financial futures contracts as a method for keeping assets readily convertible to cash if needed to meet shareholder redemptions or for other needs while maintaining exposure to the stock or bond market, as applicable. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the possibility of illiquid markets or imperfect correlation between the values of the contracts and the underlying securities, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to set aside or deposit with a broker an amount, termed the initial margin, which typically represents a portion of the face value of the futures contract. The Fund usually reflects this amount on the Schedule of Investments as a U.S. Treasury Bill held as collateral for futures contracts or as Cash deposited with broker on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments to and from the broker, known as variation margin, are required to be made on a daily basis as the price of the futures contract fluctuates. Changes in initial settlement values are accounted for as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are terminated, at which time realized gains and losses are recognized. Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price established each day by the exchange on which they are traded.
Values of Derivative Instruments not accounted for as hedging instruments as of June 30, 2012 (in thousands)(2):
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Derivatives | Fair Value | ||||||
Unrealized appreciation of investments and futures contracts(1) | Equity Contracts | $ | 68 |
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Effect of derivative instruments not accounted for as hedging instruments for the six months ended June 30, 2012 (in thousands):
Statement of Operations | Derivatives | Total | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts | Equity Contracts | $ | (239 | ) | ||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) of futures contracts | Equity Contracts | 68 |
(1) | Includes cumulative appreciation or (depreciation) of futures contracts is reported in the Schedule of Investments footnotes. Only current day’s variation margin as reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
(2) | The volume of derivative activity described above is reflective of the derivative activity through the current period of operations. |
5. Federal Income and Excise Taxes
It is the policy of the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company (“RIC”), by complying with all applicable provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and to make distribution of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund is treated as a single entity for the purpose of determining such qualification.
The Fund does not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. Each of the tax years in the four year period ended December 31, 2011 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other expenses” on the Statement of Operations.
Dividends are categorized in accordance with income tax regulations which may treat certain transactions differently than U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
The tax character of distributions paid were as follows (in thousands):
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Institutional Class | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
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Investor Class | — | 21 | ||||||
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As of June 30, 2012, the components of distributable earnings or (deficits) on a tax basis were as follows (in thousands):
Cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes | $ | 49,690 | ||
Unrealized appreciation | 18,235 | |||
Unrealized depreciation | (1,619 | ) | ||
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Net unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) | 16,616 | |||
Undistributed ordinary income | — | |||
Accumulated long-term gain or (loss) | 2,569 | |||
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character. Financial records are not adjusted for temporary differences. The temporary differences between financial reporting and tax-basis reporting of unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses from wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains or (losses) on certain derivative instruments.
Due to inherent differences in the recognition of income, expenses and realized gains or (losses) under U.S. GAAP and federal income tax regulations, permanent differences between book and tax reporting have been identified and appropriately reclassified on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Accordingly, the following amounts represent current year permanent differences derived from the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains or (losses) on certain derivative instruments and prior period adjustments to income and expense as of June 30, 2012 (in thousands):
Paid-in-capital | $ | 8 | ||
Undistributed net investment income | 74 | |||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | (74 | ) | ||
Unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) of investments and futures contracts | (8 | ) |
On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “RIC MOD”) was enacted, which changed various technical rules governing the tax treatment of regulated investment companies. The changes are generally effective for taxable years beginning after the date of enactment. One of the more prominent changes addresses capital loss carryforwards. Under the RIC MOD, each Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of enactment 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, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as permitted under previous regulation.
Finally, the RIC MOD contains several provisions aimed at preserving the character of distributions made by a fiscal year RIC during the portion of its taxable year ending after October 31 or December 31, reducing the circumstances under which a RIC might be required to file amended Forms 1099 to restate previously reported distributions. Except for the simplification provisions related to RIC qualification, the RIC MOD is effective for taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010. The provisions related to RIC qualification are effective for taxable years for which the extended due date of the tax return is after December 22, 2010.
As of June 30, 2012, the Fund had $0 net capital loss carryforwards
6. Investment Transactions
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the six months ended June 30, 2012 were (in thousands) $7,813,459 and $7,209,963, respectively.
7. Capital Share Transactions
The tables below summarize the activity in capital shares for each Class of the Fund (dollars and shares in thousands):
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
For the Six months Ended June 30, 2012
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Shares sold | 12 | $ | 262 | 1 | $ | 19 | 251 | $ | 5,554 | |||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of dividends | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (1 | ) | (8 | ) | — | — | (198 | ) | (4,313 | ) | ||||||||||||||
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Shares sold | 6 | $ | 130 | 399 | $ | 8,234 | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of dividends | 1 | 23 | 55 | 1,096 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (5 | ) | (103 | ) | (266 | ) | (5,507 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||
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8. Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Fund engaged Ernst & Young, LLP (“E&Y”) as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. E&Y replaces BBD, LLP (“BBD”), the Predecessor Fund’s previous independent registered public accounting firm, who was dismissed upon completion of the tax-free reorganization. The engagement of E&Y as accountants of the Fund was approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees on November 7, 2011. During the periods that BBD served as the Predecessor Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm and through March 23, 2012, BBD’s audit reports contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion; nor were its reports qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle. There were no disagreements between the Fund and BBD on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure.
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(For a share outstanding throughout the period)
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 20.30 | $ | 20.00 | $ | 17.88 | $ | 23.00 | ||||||||
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Net investment income (loss) | 0 .01 | (0.02 | )D | (0.01 | )D | 0 .00 | ||||||||||
Net gains (losses) from securities (both realized and unrealized) | 1 .75 | 0 .71 | 2 .61 | (0 .95 | ) | |||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 1,546 | $ | 1,193 | $ | 1,126 | $ | 19 | ||||||||
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Expenses, before reimbursements | 1.46 | % | 1.49 | % | 1.91 | %B | 23.23 | %B | ||||||||
Expenses, net of reimbursements | 1.03 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.20 | %B | 0.98 | %B | ||||||||
Net investment (loss), before reimbursements | (0.37 | )% | (0.38 | )% | (0.77 | )%B | (22.14 | )%B | ||||||||
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Portfolio turnover rate | 11 | %A | 12 | % | 18 | %A | 11 | %AC |
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C | Portfolio turnover rate is for the period January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012. |
D | Per share amounts calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period. |
E | Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. |
F | Commencement of operations. |
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Disclosure Regarding the Board of Trustees’ Approval of Investment
Advisory Agreements of the Fund (Unaudited)
At the August 9-10, 2011 Board meeting, the Board considered the approval of the Investment Management Agreement (“Management Agreement”) between American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (“Manager”) and American Beacon Funds (“Trust”) on behalf of the American Beacon Holland Large Cap Growth Fund (the “New Fund”), pending the reorganization of the Lou Holland Growth Fund (the “Old Fund”) into a new series of the Trust (a “Reorganization”). Prior to the meeting, the Board requested and reviewed information provided by the Manager in connection with its consideration of the Management Agreement and the Investment Committee of the Board met with representatives of the Manager. The Board considered, among other materials, responses by the Manager to inquiries requesting:
• | a description of the advisory and related services proposed to be provided to the New Fund; |
• | identification of the professional personnel who are proposed to be assigned primary responsibility for managing the New Fund; |
• | a comparison of the performance of the Old Fund with its industry peer group; |
• | an analysis of the proposed advisory fee, a comparison to the fees charged to other comparable clients and an explanation of any differences between the fee schedules; and |
• | any other information the Manager believed would be material to the Board’s consideration of the Agreement. |
The Board also considered information that had been provided by the Manager to the Board at the May 2011 Board meeting in connection with the renewal of the Management Agreement between the Manager and the Trust as it relates to other existing series of the Trust (“Existing Funds”).
The Board did not identify any particular information that was most relevant to its consideration to approve the Management Agreement, and each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors. The Trustees posed questions to various management personnel of the Manager regarding certain key aspects of the materials submitted in support of the approval. Legal counsel to the independent Trustees provided the Board with a memorandum regarding its responsibilities pertaining to the approval of the Management Agreement. The memorandum explained the regulatory requirements surrounding the Trustees’ process for evaluating investment advisors and the terms of the contracts. Based on its evaluation, the Board unanimously concluded that the terms of the Management Agreement were reasonable and fair and that the approval of the Management Agreement was in the best interests of the New Fund and its shareholders. Provided below is an overview of the primary factors the Trustees considered in approving the Management Agreement.
Nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Manager. The Board noted that it had considered the renewal of the Management Agreement between the Manager and the Trust as it relates to the Existing Funds at its May 2011 meeting. At that meeting, the Board received detailed information regarding the Manager, including information regarding the scope of the services provided by the Manager to the Existing Funds and the background and experience of the Manager’s key investment personnel. The Board also considered at the May meeting the Manager’s disciplined investment approach and goal to provide consistent above average long-term performance at a low cost on behalf of the Existing Funds and the Manager’s record in building improved compliance, control and credit functions that reduce risks for all series of the Trust. The Board noted the Manager’s representation that the advisory and related services proposed to the New Fund will be consistent with the services provided to the Existing Funds except that the New Fund is a single-manager fund and therefore the Manager will not allocate assets among multiple investment advisors, which it does for many, but not all, Existing Funds. The Board considered the background and experience of key investment personnel who will have primary responsibility for the day-to-day oversight of the New Fund. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the management to be provided by the Manager were appropriate for the New Fund.
Performance. The Board noted that the New Fund is new and therefore had no historical performance for the Board to review. As a result, the Board concluded that historical investment performance was not a material factor in the approval of the Management Agreement for the New Fund.
Comparisons of the amounts to be paid to the Manager under the Management Agreement and other funds in the relevant Morningstar category. In evaluating the Management Agreement, the Board reviewed the Manager’s proposed management fee schedule. For the New Fund, the Board considered a comparison of the management fee rate to be charged by the Manager under the Management Agreement, together with the proposed advisory fee rate to be paid to the sub-advisor, versus the fee rates charged by comparable funds. The Board noted that the management fee rate proposed by the Manager for the New Fund is lower than overall industry averages. The Board also noted that the management fee rate proposed by the Manager is consistent with other funds of the Trust. In addition, the Board considered that the Manager has agreed to contractually limit the expenses of the New Fund for at least one year following the inception date of each New Fund at competitive market levels. This information assisted the Board in concluding that the management fee rate appeared to be within a reasonable range for the services to be provided to the New Fund, in light of all the factors considered.
Costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Manager from the relationship with the New Fund. In analyzing the cost of services and profitability of the Manager, the Board considered the revenues to be earned and the expenses to be incurred by the Manager in connection with the services to be provided to the New Fund. The Board also considered that the Manager will receive service and administrative fees to compensate the Manager for providing administrative services to the New Fund and to compensate third-party administrators and broker-dealers for services to New Fund shareholders. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the profitability level was reasonable in light of the services to be performed by the Manager.
Extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the New Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of New Fund investors. The Board considered that the fee to be paid to the sub-advisor of the New Fund will be passed through the Manager by the New Fund and that the Manager would not benefit economically from the proposed fee agreement. The Board also considered the Manager’s representation that the fee schedule for the New Fund generally reflects breakpoints in the sub-advisory fees and that the Manager believes that the proposed fee rate for the New Fund properly reflect economies of scale for the benefit of New Fund shareholders. Thus, the Board concluded that the New Fund will be receiving economies of scale due to the breakpoints incorporated into the fee schedule.
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Disclosure Regarding the Board of Trustees’ Approval of Investment
Advisory Agreements of the Fund (Unaudited)
Benefits to be derived by the Manager from the relationship with the New Fund. The Board considered the Manager’s representation that it does not anticipate any material “fall-out” benefits resulting from its proposed relationship with the New Fund. After consideration of this information, the Board concluded that the potential benefits that may accrue to the Manager by virtue of its relationship with the New Fund were not a material factor in approving the Management Agreement.
Board’s Conclusion. Based on the various considerations described above, the Board, including a majority of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, the Manager or the sub-advisor to the New Fund, as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), concluded that the proposed management fee is reasonable and that the approval of the Management Agreement is in the best interests of the New Fund and its shareholders and, as a result, approved the Management Agreement.
Approval of Appointment of Holland Capital Management LLC
At the August 9-10, 2011 Board meeting, the Manager proposed that the Board approve Holland Capital Management LLC (“Holland”) as an investment sub-advisor to the New Fund, a new series of the Trust, following the reorganization of the Old Fund into the New Fund. Prior to the meeting, the Board requested and reviewed information provided by Holland in connection with its consideration of Holland as an investment advisor to the New Fund and the Investment Committee of the Board met with representatives from Holland. The Board considered, among other materials, responses by Holland to inquiries requesting:
• | a description of the advisory and related services proposed to be provided to the New Fund; |
• | identification of the professional personnel to perform services for the New Fund and their education, experience and responsibilities; |
• | a comparison of investment performance of accounts managed by Holland that have investment objectives and policies comparable to the New Fund with the performance of applicable peer groups and indices; |
• | an analysis of the proposed subadvisory fee; |
• | a description of the portfolio managers’ compensation, including any incentive arrangements, and if compensation is tied to performance, a description of the oversight mechanisms to prevent a manager with lagging performance from taking undue risks; |
• | a description of Holland’s compliance program and matters, as well as its trading activities; |
• | a discussion of Holland’s financial condition and the potential impact of Holland’s financial condition on services to be performed for the New Fund; and |
• | any other information Holland believed would be material to the Board’s consideration of the Agreement. |
The Board considered multiple factors when evaluating Holland and in approving the Investment Advisory Agreement between the Manager and Holland on behalf of the New Fund (“Agreement”), including Holland’s experience, its reputation and financial condition, the past performance of the Holland Fund, its overall capabilities to perform the services under the Agreement and its willingness to perform those services for the New Fund. A discussion of the factors relating to the Board’s selection of Holland and approval of the Agreement follows.
Nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by Holland. The Board considered Holland’s investment philosophy and investment process, as well as the background and experience of its portfolio managers. The Board also considered Holland’s investment resources, infrastructure and the adequacy of its compliance program. In addition, the Board took into consideration the Manager’s recommendation on behalf of Holland. Holland also represented that it was adequately staffed and resourced to effectively service the New Fund and that any changes in staffing will depend on increased assets that result from more active marketing and distribution activities. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the management to be provided by Holland were appropriate for the New Fund.
Performance of Holland. The Board evaluated Holland’s performance information regarding the Lou Holland Growth Fund Investor Class shares (“Growth Fund Investor Class”), as compared to the Russell 1000 Growth Index (“Index”). The Index outperformed the Growth Fund Investor Class in 2006 and 2007, and the Growth Fund Investor Class outperformed the Index in 2008, 2009 and 2010. After taking into consideration Holland’s performance information, the Board concluded that the historical investment performance information of Holland supported approval of the Agreement.
Comparisons of the amounts to be paid under the Agreement with those under contracts between Holland and its other clients. In evaluating the Agreement, the Board reviewed the proposed advisory fee rate to be paid to Holland for services performed on behalf of the New Fund. The Board also noted that Holland’s investment advisory fee rate under the Agreement will be paid through the Manager by the New Fund, and that the management fee rate charged by the Manager, together with the proposed advisory fee rate to be paid to Holland, was lower than the industry average fee rate for accounts with a similar investment mandate. After consideration of this information, the Board concluded that the fee rate to be paid to Holland was reasonable in light of the services to be performed by Holland.
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Disclosure Regarding the Board of Trustees’ Approval of Investment
Advisory Agreements of the Fund (Unaudited)
Costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by Holland and its affiliates from the relationship with the New Fund. The Board did not consider the costs of the services to be provided and profits to be realized by Holland from its relationship with the New Fund, noting instead the arm’s-length nature of the relationship between the Manager and Holland with respect to the negotiation of the advisory fee rate on behalf of the New Fund.
Extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the New Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of New Fund investors. The Board considered that the Manager negotiated “breakpoints” in Holland’s fee rate based on the levels of assets in the New Fund. Thus, the Board concluded that the New Fund is receiving economies of scale due to the breakpoints incorporated into the fee schedule.
Benefits to be derived by Holland from the relationship with the New Fund. The Board considered the “fall-out” or ancillary benefits that may accrue to Holland as a result of the advisory relationship with the New Fund. In this regard, the Board considered Holland’s representation that it does not anticipate accruing any “fall-out” benefits as a result of its relationship with the New Fund. The Board also considered that Holland receives benefits from brokers that include a wide variety of proprietary investment research information and services, but enters only into soft dollar arrangements covered by the safe harbor under Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“1934 Act”). After consideration of this information, the Board concluded that the potential benefits that may accrue to Holland by virtue of its relationship with the New Fund were not a material factor in approving the Agreement.
Board’s Conclusion. The Board did not identify any single factor as being of paramount importance, and different Trustees may have given different weight to different factors. However, based on the various considerations described above, the Board, including a majority of Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust, the Manager or Holland, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act, concluded that the proposed investment advisory fee is reasonable and that the approval of the Agreement is in the best interests of the New Fund and its shareholders and, as a result, approved the Agreement.
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By Telephone: Institutional, Y, and Investor Classes Call (800) 658-5811 | By Mail: American Beacon Funds P.O. Box 219643 Kansas City, MO 64121-9643 | |
Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedules
In addition to the Schedule of Investments provided in each semi-annual and annual report, the Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Form N-Q as of the first and third fiscal quarters. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Section, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549-1520. Information regarding the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (202) 551-8090. A complete schedule of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is also available on (www.americanbeaconfunds.com), the Funds’ website approximately twenty days after the end of each month. | Availability of Proxy Voting Policy and Records
A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, is available free of charge on the Fund’s website (www.americanbeaconfunds.com) and by calling 1-800-967-9009 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent year ended June 30 is filed annually with the SEC on Form N-PX. The Fund’s Forms N-PX are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s proxy voting record may also be obtained by calling 1-800-967-9009. |
Fund Service Providers:
CUSTODIAN State Street Bank and Trust Boston, Massachusetts | TRANSFER AGENT Boston Financial Data Kansas City, Missouri | INDEPENDENT REGISTERED Ernst & Young LLP Dallas, Texas | DISTRIBUTOR Foreside Fund Services, Portland, Maine |
This report is prepared for shareholders of the American Beacon Funds and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current Prospectus or Summary Prospectus.
American Beacon Funds and the American Beacon Holland Large Cap Growth Fund are service marks of American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
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About American Beacon Advisors
Since 1986, American Beacon Advisors has offered a variety of products and investment advisory services to numerous institutional and retail clients, including a variety of mutual funds, corporate cash management, and separate account management.
Our clients include defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, corporations, financial planners, and other institutional investors. With American Beacon Advisors, you can put the experience of a multi-billion dollar asset management firm to work for your company.
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Additional Information | Back Cover |
Investing in the securities of small capitalization companies involves greater risk and the possibility of greater price volatility than investing in larger capitalization and more established companies. Investing in foreign equities entails additional risk not associated with domestic equities, such as currency fluctuations, economic and political instability, and differences in accounting standards.
Any opinions herein, including forecasts, reflect our judgment as of the end of the reporting period and are subject to change. Each advisor's strategies and each Fund's portfolio composition will change depending on economic and market conditions. This report is not a complete analysis of market conditions and therefore, should not be relied upon as investment advice. Although economic and market information has been compiled from reliable sources, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. makes no representation as to the completeness or accuracy of the statements contained herein.
American Beacon Funds | June 30, 2012 |
Dear Shareholders,
After a volatile 2011, the market has been somewhat calmer since the beginning of 2012. Nonetheless, uncertainty remains in both domestic and international equity markets as investors have been repeatedly concerned, then reassured, then concerned again as headlines cover the continuing debt crisis in Europe, a fragile U.S. recovery and slowing growth in China.
Despite this challenging environment, for the six months ended June 30, 2012, the American Beacon S&P 500 Index Fund (Institutional Class) returned 9.46%, the American Beacon Small Cap Index Fund (Institutional Class) returned 8.68% and the American Beacon International Equity Index Fund (Institutional Class) returned 3.84%. |
With ongoing uncertainty in the eurozone, the upcoming Presidential election and the looming “fiscal cliff” of expiring tax cuts and automatic spending cuts, we may see further market turbulence in the months to come. But regardless of the headlines, American Beacon remains focused on seeking opportunities and meeting market challenges to deliver the type of consistency in performance and service that our shareholders value.
Thank you for your continued investment in the American Beacon Funds. For additional information about the Funds or to access your account information, please visit our website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com.
Sincerely, | ||
Gene L. Needles, Jr. | ||
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American Beacon S&P 500® Index Fund †
Performance Overview
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the total return of the Institutional Class of the American Beacon S&P 500 Index Fund (the “Fund”) was 9.46%, slightly behind the S&P 500 Index (the “Index”) return of 9.49% but above the Lipper S&P 500 Objective Funds Index return of 9.35%
Annualized Total Returns Periods Ended 6/30/12 | ||||||||||||||||
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Institutional Class(1,4) | 9.46 | % | 5.34 | % | 0.17 | % | 5.20 | % | ||||||||
Investor | 9.17 | % | 4.87 | % | -0.29 | % | 4.73 | % | ||||||||
Lipper S&P 500 Objective Funds Index (3) | 9.35 | % | 5.21 | % | 0.02 | % | 5.09 | % | ||||||||
S&P 500 Index (3) | 9.49 | % | 5.45 | % | 0.22 | % | 5.33 | % |
* | Not annualized |
1. | Performance shown is historical and is not indicative of future returns. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. Performance shown is as of date indicated, and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance as of the most recent month end, please visit www.americanbeaconfunds.com or call 1-800-967-9009. Fund performance in the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. |
2. | A portion of the fees charged to the Investor Class of the Fund was waived through 2002. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown for periods prior to 2002. |
3. | The Lipper S&P 500 Objective Funds Index tracks the results of the 30 largest mutual funds in the Lipper S&P 500 Objective Funds category. Lipper is an independent mutual fund research and ranking service. The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization weighted index of common stocks publicly traded in the U.S. One cannot invest directly in an index. |
4. | The total annual Fund operating expense ratios set forth in the most recent prospectus for the Institutional and Investor Class shares were 0.16% and 0.64%, respectively. The expense ratios above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report which are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. |
Performance Summary provided by SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
Amid a steadily firmer undertone for U.S. economic indicators, including the lowest weekly print for new unemployment claims in more than three-and-a-half years and a sizeable jump in the
University of Michigan measure of consumer confidence, U.S. equities enjoyed a buoyant uptrend during the initial weeks of 2012. The Index gained ground in 12 out of the first 14 trading sessions in January. Even though the widely followed benchmark slipped lower in each of the last four days of the month, its worst daily result was a loss of less than 0.6% on January 26, in the wake of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s (the “Fed”) stated intention to keep rates exceptionally low into late 2014. With share prices exhibiting firm underlying support, and the latest batch of earnings reports showing that U.S. corporate profits have continued to hold in well, implied volatility approached its lowest levels in six months. One of the few quibbles regarding the solid start to 2012 was the modest trading volume accompanying the rally. While one could interpret the lighter activity levels as reflecting limited buyer conviction, they may merely arise as a benign consequence of less emotional trading that can frustrate transactions with shorter-term objectives. Even after a lackluster chop into the end of January, the Index retained a generous 4.5% gain for the month. The U.S. dollar retreated in the second half of January as news in Asia looked better and disdain for the euro may have run too far, but non-U.S. equities as represented by the MSCI World ex-U.S. Index only outpaced the Index by 0.9%, returning 5.4% for the month.
Apart from a mild case of nerves in the middle of the month, U.S. stocks continued their solid upward progress during February, bolstered by data releases that corroborated the theme of steady economic recovery. Initial weekly jobless claims declined to just above 350,000, their lowest level in almost four years, and held there. Homebuilder confidence jumped for a fifth consecutive month, printing its best reading since the first half of 2007. Actual home prices remained behind the eight ball, but the more relevant source of hesitation for U.S. equities was likely Moody’s decision to review credit ratings at 17 major financial institutions. Signs that Greece was struggling to adopt mandated austerity measures contributed to the heightened worries about banks, but these concerns ultimately proved no match for abundant liquidity and improving credit markets. The Index maintained its impressive 2012 streak of avoiding any 1% daily losses; its largest decline since the start of the year was just under 0.7% on February 10th. By the end of the month, the Index had climbed 4.3% and extended its year-to-date gain to a bountiful 9.0%. As impressive as these
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Performance Overview
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
figures were, non-U.S. markets fared even better, enjoying continued relief from a dreary 2011 and benefitting from a number of currency rebounds as well.
Climbing briskly in each of the first three months of 2012, the Index notched its sixth double-digit quarter in the last three years. Its 3.3% March advance lifted the benchmark’s three-month return to 12.6%, representing its best first-quarter result since 1998. With the U.S. dollar showing its mettle, March also saw the Index outperform non-U.S. equities, which lost ground on average in the latest month.
Stocks in the U.S. kicked off the second quarter of 2012 promisingly enough, but after rising smartly on April 2nd, major averages quickly retreated from levels that they would not revisit for the rest of the month. The first hint of trouble came on April 4th, when an auction of Spanish debt met with insufficient demand. The major stumbling block for U.S. sentiment arrived in the form of the March employment report, which showed creation of only 120,000 new jobs, the lowest result since last October. The Index proceeded to decline by more than one percent on two consecutive days, an inauspicious juxtaposition that last occurred in November. The 1.7% decline suffered by the Index on April 10th was its largest daily loss thus far in 2012. Ironically, on that very morning, shares of device darling Apple traded at their all-time record high before pulling back for the rest of the month. The broader S&P 500 Index tried to stabilize, however, after aluminum maker Alcoa opened the earnings reporting season with solid numbers, and other major companies followed by posting generally solid results. Stocks faltered again later in the month when the coalition government in Holland resigned over its inability to institute austerity measures, and Socialist candidate François Hollande delivered a strong showing in the first round of French presidential elections. Healthy profit reports, including another barnburner from Apple, came to the rescue of equities once again. Unfortunately, Apple wound up reflecting the complex cross-currents that buffeted stocks during April. Despite the company’s heroic revenue and profits, the shares of Apple lost value on four of every five days during the last three weeks of the month.
Stocks in the U.S. held their own in early May, even nearing their April highs on the first day of the month, but disappointing payroll data on May 4th quickly took the wind out of the buying
sails. A steady drumbeat of deteriorating news from Europe prevented any swift rebound, as Greek parliamentary voting showed a severely fragmented electorate, and inability to form a government led to plans for new elections. Investor sentiment continued to hesitate through the middle of May, and with many traders trimming existing positions to make room for the widely anticipated offering of Facebook shares, lower prices offered the path of least resistance. The actual opening for Facebook on May 18th was beset with frustrating technology problems that produced delays and inaccuracies in execution and cancellation reports, but the greater indignity was rapid erosion of the Facebook valuation. While the market for initial public offerings accordingly suffered a rude reversal, a batch of better data on home sales helped consumer stocks to bounce back in the latter portion of the month, and defensive sectors were also resilient as bond yields continued to slip. These were hardly enough however, to prevent U.S. equity averages from suffering their first sizable beating since last September. The Index gave back a daunting 6.0% for the month, cutting its year-to-date progress to a solid but unspectacular 5.2%. These results were far less painful than those endured by stocks in Europe and Asia, where double-digit damage was rife.
Despite mild disappointment that the Fed did not announce more outright asset purchases, U.S. equities still ended the second quarter strong after Europe outlined cooperative plans to recapitalize troubled eurozone banks. Thanks to a 4.1% gain in June, more than half of which came on the last day of the month, the Index pared its loss for the second quarter to a manageable 2.8%, and it retains an impressive 9.5% advance since the start of 2012. Only a handful of equity markets around the world could keep pace with this resilience, especially given the backdrop of a firm U.S. dollar. Although the unhedged MSCI EAFE® benchmark of developed markets (the “EAFE”) bested the Index by nearly 3% in June, the Index lost less than half as much as EAFE did during the full second quarter, and on a year-to-date basis, the Index has gained more than three times as much as the EAFE.
Nine of the ten Global Industry Classification Standards Sectors posted gains during the first half of 2012. Information Technology, Financials, and Consumer Discretionary provided the greatest contribution to return for the first six months. At the other end of the spectrum, Energy
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American Beacon S&P 500® Index Fund †
Performance Overview
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
was the sole sector that provided a negative contribution to return for the Fund.
Some notable contributors to return for the first half of 2012 were Apple (up 44.2 %), Microsoft (up 19.4%) and AT&T (up 21.4%). Apple continues to produce strong earnings and revenues as demand for their products continues to be very strong.
Google Inc. (down 10.2%), Procter & Gamble (down 6.7%) and McDonalds (down 10.5%) all weighed heavily on both the Fund and Index providing the largest negative contribution to return.
Portfolio Strategy
The investment manager continues to utilize a replication strategy, owning all 500 names in the S&P 500 Index in approximately the same weightings as the Index. Therefore, the Fund is expected to continue to meet its objective of closely tracking, before expenses, the return of its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index.
Top Ten Holdings | ||||
% of Net Assets* | ||||
Apple, Inc. | 4.4 | % | ||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 3.3 | % | ||
Microsoft Corp. | 1.9 | % | ||
International Business Machines Corp. | 1.8 | % | ||
General Electric Co. | 1.8 | % | ||
AT&T, Inc. | 1.7 | % | ||
Chevron Corp. | 1.7 | % | ||
Johnson & Johnson | 1.5 | % | ||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 1.5 | % | ||
Coca-Cola Co. | 1.4 | % |
* | Percent of the Net Assets of State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio |
Sector Allocation | ||||
% of Equities* | ||||
Information Technology | 19.7 | % | ||
Financials | 14.4 | % | ||
Health Care | 12.0 | % | ||
Consumer Staples | 11.3 | % | ||
Consumer Discretionary | 11.0 | % | ||
Energy | 10.8 | % | ||
Industrials | 10.5 | % | ||
Utilities | 3.7 | % | ||
Materials | 3.4 | % | ||
Telecommunication Services | 3.2 | % |
* | Percent of the equities of State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio |
† | S&P is a trademark of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and has been licensed for use, “Standard and Poor’s®”, “S&P”, “Standard and Poor’s 500”, “S&P 500” are all trademarks of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc and have been licensed for use by State Street Bank of Trust Company. |
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American Beacon Small Cap Index FundSM
Performance Overview
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the total return of the Institutional Class of the American Beacon Small Cap Index Fund (the “Fund”) was 8.68%. The Fund’s performance was above the Russell 2000® Index (the “Index”) return of 8.53% and also above the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index return of 6.24% which consists primarily of actively managed funds.
Annualized Total Returns Periods Ended 6/30/12 | ||||||||||||||||
6 Months* | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||||||
Institutional Class(1,3) | 8.68 | % | -2.06 | % | 0.54 | % | 6.92 | % | ||||||||
Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index(2) | 6.24 | % | -3.75 | % | 0.70 | % | 7.04 | % | ||||||||
Russell 2000 Index(2) | 8.53 | % | -2.08 | % | 0.54 | % | 7.00 | % |
* | Not annualized |
1. | Performance shown is historical and is not indicative of future returns. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. Performance shown is as of date indicated, and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance as of the most recent month end, please visit www.americanbeaconfunds.com or call 1-800-967-9009. Fund performance in the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. |
2. | The Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index tracks the results of the 30 largest mutual funds in the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds category. Lipper is an independent mutual fund research and ranking service. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index comprising approximately 2,000 smaller-capitalization stocks from various industrial sectors. One cannot invest directly in an index. |
3. | The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent prospectus for the Fund was 0.26%. The expense ratio above may vary from the expense ratio presented in other sections of this report which is based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. |
Performance Summary provided by BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
Following a highly volatile 2011, financial markets began the year with relative calm as the debt situation in Europe stabilized and global liquidity conditions returned to normal, due mainly to the European Central Bank’s long-term refinancing operations. U.S. economic indicators were positive, with particularly encouraging reports
from the labor market, and the outlook for the global economy brightened. As the investment environment improved and corporate earnings continued to be strong, U.S. equities moved boldly higher through the first two months of 2012.
The rally softened in March when the tone of global news flow darkened. Investors reverted to “risk off” mode and heightened volatility returned to the markets as Europe’s debt problems boiled over once again. Political instability in Greece caused anxiety about whether the country would continue its membership in the euro zone. In Spain, political leaders faced severe deficit and policy-making issues while the nation’s banks clamored for liquidity. Yields on Spanish and Italian sovereign debt rose to levels deemed unsustainable. Stock markets around the world saw increased volatility as investors reacted to news from Europe where leaders conferred and debated vehemently over the need for fiscal integration among the 17 euro-zone nations.
Alongside the drama in Europe, investors became discouraged by gloomy economic reports from various parts of the world. A slowdown in China, a key power house for global growth, was of particular concern. Chinese manufacturing and exports suffered due to weakening demand from larger, developed countries as consumers became more cautious in the mire of the financial situation in Europe. Many European countries fell into recession. In the United States, disappointing jobs reports in the second quarter dealt a crushing blow to sentiment for the U.S. economy after the labor market had been a bright spot earlier in the year.
The resurgence of concerns about global growth and Europe’s debt problems drove equity prices down through April and May. In June, U.S. stocks began a modest rebound as European leaders ramped up their efforts to move toward fiscal unity and investors anticipated additional stimulus from central banks on both sides of the Atlantic. The U.S. economy remained strong relative to other parts of the world and, year-to-date, U.S. stocks generally outperformed international equity markets, which experienced higher levels of volatility amid global uncertainty.
The U.S. economy remained strong relative to other parts of the world and year-to-date, U.S. stocks generally outperformed international equity markets, which experienced higher levels of volatility amid global uncertainty. In the US, small
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American Beacon Small Cap Index FundSM
Performance Overview
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
cap stocks, as represented by the Russell 2000® Index, advanced 8.53%, trailing large cap stocks represented by the Russell 1000® Index, which moved up 9.38%. Health Care (up 20.87%) was the strongest-performing sector in the Russell 2000 Index, followed by Financials (up 12.31%), Consumer Discretionary (up 11.99%), Consumer Staples (up 10.05%) and Telecommunication Services (up 6.73%). Information Technology (up 5.11%) posted moderate gains, as did Industrials (up 4.39%), and Materials (up 4.12%). Energy (down 9.73%) finished in negative territory.
Portfolio Strategy
The Fund will continue to strive to meet its objective of closely replicating, before expenses, the return of its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. It does so by investing in a subset of the securities in the Index such that the characteristics of the portfolio closely track the characteristics of the Index.
Top Ten Holdings | ||||
% of Net Assets* | ||||
Cepheid | 0.3 | % | ||
Pharmacyclics, Inc. | 0.3 | % | ||
VIVUS, Inc. | 0.2 | % | ||
athenahealth, Inc. | 0.2 | % | ||
HMS Holdings Corp. | 0.2 | % | ||
Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 0.2 | % | ||
United Natural Foods, Inc. | 0.2 | % | ||
Woodward, Inc. | 0.2 | % | ||
Hexcel Corp. | 0.2 | % | ||
Dril-Quip, Inc. | 0.2 | % |
* | Percent of Net Assets of Master Small Cap Index Series |
Sector Allocation | ||||
% of Equities* | ||||
Financials | 21.3 | % | ||
Information Technology | 17.5 | % | ||
Industrials | 15.1 | % | ||
Consumer Discretionary | 13.8 | % | ||
Health Care | 13.5 | % | ||
Energy | 6.0 | % | ||
Materials | 4.7 | % | ||
Consumer Staples | 3.7 | % | ||
Utilities | 3.7 | % | ||
Telecommunications | 0.7 | % |
* | Percent of equity portion of Master Small Cap Index Series |
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American Beacon International Equity Index FundSM
Performance Overview
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Institutional Class of the American Beacon International Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”) posted a total return of 3.84%, outperforming the MSCI EAFE Index (the “Index”) return of 2.96% and the Lipper International Large-Cap Core Funds Index return of 3.72% which consists primarily of actively managed funds. The investment manager’s application of its fair valuation policy during the period was a significant driver of the Fund’s outperformance.
Annualized Total Returns Periods Ended 6/30/12 | ||||||||||||||||
6 Months* | 1 Year | 5 Years | 10 Years | |||||||||||||
Institutional | 3.84 | % | -13.77 | % | -6.06 | % | 5.16 | % | ||||||||
Lipper International Large-Cap Core Funds Index(2) | 3.72 | % | -14.49 | % | -6.20 | % | 4.17 | % | ||||||||
MSCI EAFE | 2.96 | % | -13.83 | % | -6.10 | % | 5.14 | % |
* | Not annualized |
1. | Performance shown is historical and is not indicative of future returns. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. Performance shown is as of date indicated, and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance as of the most recent month end, please visit www.americanbeaconfunds.com or call 1-800-967-9009. Fund performance in the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. |
2. | The Lipper International Large-Cap Core Funds Index tracks the results of the 30 largest mutual funds in the Lipper Large-Cap Core International Funds category. Lipper is an independent mutual fund research and ranking service. The MSCI EAFE Index is a market capitalization weighted index of international stock performance composed of equities from developed markets excluding the U.S. and Canada. One cannot invest directly in an index. |
3. | The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent prospectus for the Fund was 0.24%. The expense ratio above may vary from the expense ratio presented in other sections of this report, which is based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. |
Performance Summary provided by BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
Following a highly volatile 2011, financial markets began the new year with relative calm as the debt situation in Europe stabilized and global liquidity conditions returned to normal, due mainly to the European Central Bank’s long-term
refinancing operations. Positive economic indicators, particularly from the United States, brightened the outlook for the global economy. As the market environment improved and corporate earnings continued to be strong, international equities moved boldly higher through the first two months of 2012.
The rally ended in March when the tone of global news flow darkened. Investors reverted to “risk off” mode and heightened volatility returned to the markets as Europe’s debt problems boiled over once again. Political instability in Greece caused anxiety about whether the country would continue its membership in the euro zone. In Spain, political leaders faced severe deficit and policymaking issues while the nation’s banks clamored for liquidity and yields on Spanish government debt rose to levels deemed unsustainable. Heavily-indebted Italy also saw its borrowing costs rise amid mounting pressure across the region. Stock markets around the world saw large daily swings as investors reacted to news from Europe where leaders conferred and debated vehemently over the need for fiscal integration among the 17 euro-zone nations.
Alongside the drama in Europe, investors became discouraged by gloomy economic reports from various parts of the world. A slowdown in China, a key powerhouse for global growth, was of particular concern. Chinese manufacturing and exports suffered due to weakening demand from larger, developed countries where consumers became more cautious in the mire of the financial situation in Europe. Many European countries fell into recession and disappointing reports from the United States reinforced fears about the slowing world economy.
The resurgence of concerns about global growth and Europe’s debt problems drove equity prices down through April and May. In June, international stocks began a rebound as European leaders ramped up their efforts to move toward fiscal unity and investors anticipated additional stimulus from central banks on both sides of the Atlantic.
For the six months ended June 30, 2012, most stock markets of the 22 developed nations represented in the MSCI EAFE Index posted gains. Belgium led the Index with a 19.34% gain. Smaller developed countries outside the euro currency bloc with generally lower debt levels enjoyed strong
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American Beacon International Equity Index FundSM
Performance Overview
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
stock performance, including Singapore (+14.77%), Denmark (14.17%), Hong Kong (+7.88%) and New Zealand (+7.08%). Inside the euro zone, Germany (+5.89%) saw its stocks rise, as did Ireland (+4.46%) and France (+2.10%), and the Netherlands (+0.96%) managed to avoid a loss while the nation struggled with a poorly performing economy. Greek stocks (-18.64%) were hardest hit by the flare-up in the region’s debt problems, followed by Portugal (-17.03%) and Spain (- 15.42%).
From a sector perspective, Consumer Discretionary (+8.97%) led the Index year-to-date. Financials (+7.86%) staged a rebound while Consumer Staples (+6.56%) and Health Care (+6.32%) also performed well. However, the Energy sector (-5.12%) suffered the impact of falling gas prices. Materials (-2.82%) and Information Technology stocks (-2.00%) also finished in negative territory.
Portfolio Strategy
The Fund continues to pursue its objective of closely replicating, before expenses, the return of its benchmark, the Index. It does so by investing in a subset of the securities in the Index such that the characteristics of the portfolio closely track the characteristics of the Index.
Top Ten Holdings | ||||
% of Net Assets* | ||||
Nestle S.A. | 2.0 | % | ||
HSBC Holdings plc | 1.6 | % | ||
Vodafone Group plc | 1.4 | % | ||
Novartis AG | 1.3 | % | ||
BP plc | 1.3 | % | ||
Royal Dutch Shell plc | 1.3 | % | ||
Roche Holding Ltd. | 1.2 | % | ||
GlaxoSmithKline plc | 1.2 | % | ||
Toyota Motor Corp. | 1.1 | % | ||
BHP Billiton Ltd. | 1.1 | % |
* | Percent of Net Assets of the Master International Index Series |
Sector Allocation | ||||
% of Equities* | ||||
Financials | 22.5 | % | ||
Industrials | 12.5 | % | ||
Consumer Staples | 12.0 | % | ||
Consumer Discretionary | 10.6 | % | ||
Health Care | 10.1 | % | ||
Materials | 9.6 | % | ||
Energy | 8.3 | % | ||
Telecommunications | 5.6 | % | ||
Information Technology | 4.5 | % | ||
Utilities | 4.3 | % |
* | Percent of equity portion of Master International Index Series |
Country Allocation
Country Allocation | ||||
% of Equities* | ||||
United Kingdom | 23.0 | % | ||
Japan | 21.6 | % | ||
France | 9.1 | % | ||
Australia | 8.7 | % | ||
Switzerland | 8.3 | % | ||
Germany | 7.9 | % | ||
Sweden | 3.1 | % | ||
Hong Kong | 2.9 | % | ||
Spain | 2.7 | % | ||
Netherlands | 2.4 | % | ||
Italy | 2.2 | % | ||
Singapore | 1.8 | % | ||
Denmark | 1.1 | % | ||
Belgium | 1.1 | % | ||
Others | 0.9 | % | ||
Norway | 0.9 | % | ||
Finland | 0.7 | % | ||
Israel | 0.6 | % | ||
Ireland | 0.3 | % | ||
Austria | 0.3 | % | ||
Portugal | 0.2 | % | ||
New Zealand | 0.1 | % | ||
Greece | 0.1 | % |
* | Percent of equity portion of Master International Index Series |
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American Beacon FundsSM
Fund Expenses
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Fund Expense Example
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, administrative service fees, and other Fund expenses. The examples below are intended to help you understand the ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in a particular Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012.
Actual Expenses
The following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Expenses Paid During Period” row to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Shareholders of the Institutional and Investor Classes that invest in a Fund through an IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.
Actual
Institutional Class | S&P 500 Index | Small Cap Index | International Equity Index | Investor Class | S&P 500 Index | |||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value 1/1/12 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | Beginning Account Value 1/1/12 | $ | 1,000.00 | |||||||||
Ending Account Value 6/30/12 | $ | 1,094.62 | $ | 1,086.85 | $ | 1,038.37 | Ending Account Value 6/30/12 | $ | 1,091.74 | |||||||||
Expenses Paid During Period* | $ | 0.68 | $ | 1.04 | $ | 1.22 | Expenses Paid During Period* 1/1/12 – 6/30/12 | $ | 3.17 | |||||||||
Annualized Expense Ratio | 0.13 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.24 | % | Annualized Expense Ratio | 0.61 | % |
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% per year rate of return before expenses (not the Fund’s actual return). You may compare the ongoing costs of investing in a particular Fund with other funds by contrasting this 5% hypothetical example and the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. Shareholders of the Institutional and Investor Classes that invest in a Fund through an IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.
You should also be aware that the expenses shown in the table highlight only your ongoing costs and do not reflect any transaction costs charged by a Fund. Similarly, the expense examples for other funds do not reflect any transaction costs charged by those funds, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the “Expenses Paid During Period” line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If you were subject to any transaction costs during the period, your costs would have been higher.
Hypothetical
Institutional Class | S&P 500 Index | Small Cap Index | International Equity Index | Investor Class | S&P 500 Index | |||||||||||||
Beginning Account Value 1/1/12 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | Beginning Account Value 1/1/12 | $ | 1,000.00 | |||||||||
Ending Account Value 6/30/12 | $ | 1,024.22 | $ | 1,023.87 | $ | 1,023.67 | Ending Account Value 6/30/12 | $ | 1,021.83 | |||||||||
Expenses Paid During Period* | $ | 0.65 | $ | 1.01 | $ | 1.21 | Expenses Paid During Period* 1/1/12 – 6/30/12 | $ | 3.07 | |||||||||
Annualized Expense Ratio | 0.13 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.24 | % | Annualized Expense Ratio | 0.61 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the six-month period multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number derived by dividing the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (182) by days in the year (366) to reflect the half-year period. |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2012 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) (Unaudited)
S&P 500 Index Fund | Small Cap Index Fund | International Equity Index Fund | ||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||
Investment in Portfolio, at fair value | $ | 478,935 | $ | 62,008 | $ | 341,473 | ||||||
Receivable for fund shares sold | 541 | 12 | 630 | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 29 | 7 | 15 | |||||||||
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Administrative service and service fees payable (Note 2) | 25 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
Printing fees payable | 14 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||
Professional fees payable | 6 | 10 | 8 | |||||||||
Sub-administration fees payable | — | 8 | 31 | |||||||||
Transfer agent fees payable | 4 | — | 3 | |||||||||
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Undistributed net investment income (expense) | 2,571 | 719 | 7,839 | |||||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | (55,761 | ) | (15,780 | ) | (74,632 | ) | ||||||
Unrealized net appreciation or (depreciation) from investments and futures contracts | 101,727 | (2,949 | ) | (21,823 | ) | |||||||
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Statements of Operations
For the Six Months ended June 30, 2012 (in thousands) (Unaudited)
S&P 500 Index Fund | Small Cap Index Fund | International Equity Index Fund | ||||||||||
Investment Income and (Expense) Allocated From Portfolio: | ||||||||||||
Dividend income (net of foreign taxes)A | $ | 4,984 | $ | 753 | $ | 8,212 | ||||||
Interest income | 6 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Securities lending income | — | 80 | — | |||||||||
Portfolio expenses | (106 | ) | (46 | ) | (173 | ) | ||||||
Other income | — | — | 22 | |||||||||
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Institutional Class | 113 | 28 | 85 | |||||||||
Investor Class | 22 | — | — | |||||||||
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Institutional Class | — | 3 | 66 | |||||||||
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Custody and accounting fees | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
Professional fees | 13 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||
Registration fees | 8 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
Service fees - Investor Class (Note 2) | 22 | — | — | |||||||||
Printing expense | 37 | 12 | 27 | |||||||||
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Investments | 10,799 | (590 | ) | (26,649 | ) | |||||||
Foreign currency transactions | — | — | (224 | ) | ||||||||
Futures contracts | 444 | (219 | ) | 153 | ||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) from: | ||||||||||||
Investments | 23,220 | 1,642 | 31,280 | |||||||||
Futures contracts | 194 | (11 | ) | (215 | ) | |||||||
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (in thousands)
S&P 500 Index Fund | Small Cap Index Fund | International Equity Index Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months ended June 30, 2012 | Year ended December 31, 2011 | Six Months ended June 30, 2012 | Year ended December 31, 2011 | Six Months ended June 30, 2012 | Year ended December 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 4,634 | $ | 7,865 | $ | 722 | �� | $ | 726 | $ | 7,828 | $ | 10,828 | |||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) from investments, foreign currency, and futures contracts | 11,243 | 15,729 | (809 | ) | 2,850 | (26,720 | ) | (9,458 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) from investments and futures contracts | 23,414 | (14,878 | ) | 1,631 | (4,317 | ) | 31,065 | (43,917 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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Institutional Class | (2,151 | ) | (7,679 | ) | — | (729 | ) | — | (10,886 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Investor Class | (63 | ) | (289 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Tax return of capital: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | — | (54 | ) | — | (15 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | — | (2 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
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Proceeds from sales of shares | 56,534 | 214,771 | 173,030 | 16,709 | 40,784 | 111,683 | ||||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 2,194 | 8,012 | — | 744 | — | 10,886 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (54,851 | ) | (184,283 | ) | (156,042 | ) | (65,949 | ) | (33,566 | ) | (73,599 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions | 3,877 | 38,500 | 16,988 | (48,496 | ) | 7,218 | 48,970 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 40,954 | 39,192 | 18,532 | (49,981 | ) | 19,391 | (4,463 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Beginning of period | 438,491 | 399,299 | 43,157 | 93,138 | 321,592 | 326,055 | ||||||||||||||||||
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End of Period * | $ | 479,445 | $ | 438,491 | $ | 61,689 | $ | 43,157 | $ | 340,983 | $ | 321,592 | ||||||||||||
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American Beacon FundsSM
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”), which is comprised of 24 Funds, is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. These financial statements and notes to the financial statements relate to the American Beacon S&P 500 Index Fund, the American Beacon Small Cap Index Fund and the American Beacon International Equity Index Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), each a series of the Trust.
American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (the “Manager”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. and was organized in 1986 to provide business management, advisory, administrative and asset management consulting services to the Trust and other investors.
Each Fund invests all of its investable assets in a corresponding portfolio. The State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio, Master Small Cap Index Series and the Master International Index Series (each a “Portfolio” and collectively the “Portfolios”) are open-ended management investment companies registered under the Act. The value of such investment reflects each Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the corresponding Portfolio.
American Beacon: | Portfolios: | % of Portfolio Held by Fund at June 30, 2012 | ||||
S&P 500 Index Fund | State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio | 25.8 | % | |||
Small Cap Index Fund | Master Small Cap Index Series | 14.4 | % | |||
International Equity Index Fund | Master International Index Series | 59.6 | % |
The financial statements of the Portfolios are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ financial statements.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.
Class Disclosure
The S&P 500 Index Fund has two classes of shares designed to meet the needs of different groups of investors. The following table sets forth the differences amongst the classes:
Class: | Offered to: | |
Institutional Class | Investors making an initial investment of $250,000 | |
Investor Class | General public and investors investing through an intermediary |
Each class offered by the Trust has equal rights as to assets and voting privileges. Income and non-class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class on the basis of the relative net assets. Realized and unrealized capital gains and losses of each class are allocated daily based on the relative net assets of each class of the respective Fund. Class specific expenses, where applicable, currently include administrative service fees, service fees, and distribution fees and vary amongst the classes as described more fully in Note 2.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”)”. ASU No. 2011-04 amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, to establish common requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRSs. ASU No. 2011-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and for interim period January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012.
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American Beacon FundsSM
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Management has evaluated the implications of these changes and determined that the impact of the new guidance will only affect the disclosure requirements related to the financial statements. However, as the Fund did not hold any Level 3 investments as of June 30, 2012, the financial statement disclosures were not affected.
2. Transactions with Affiliates
Administrative Services Agreement
The Manager and the Trust entered into an Administrative Services Agreement which obligates the Manager to provide or oversee administrative services to each Fund. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Administrative Services Agreement, the Manager receives an annualized fee of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional Class of the S&P 500 Index Fund, International Equity Index Fund and the Small Cap Index Fund and an annualized fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class of the S&P 500 Index Fund.
Service Plans
The Manager and the Trust entered into a Service Plan that obligates the Manager to oversee additional shareholder servicing of the Investor Class of S&P 500 Index Fund. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Service Plan, the Manager receives up to 0.375% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class of the S&P 500 Index Fund.
Sub-administration Agreement
The Trust, the Manager and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) entered into a Sub-administration Agreement that obligates BlackRock to provide certain other administrative services to the Small Cap Index Fund and the International Equity Index Fund. As compensation for performing these services, BlackRock receives an annualized fee of 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Small Cap Index Fund and 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the International Equity Index Fund; however, the fee of each is reduced by the total expense ratio of its corresponding Portfolio, net of any fee waivers.
3. Security Valuation and Fair Value Measurements
U.S. GAAP defines fair market value as the price that a Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Funds’ policy is to fair value its financial instruments in the Portfolios at fair value based on the Fund’s apportionate interest in the net assets of the Portfolios. Valuation of securities held by the Portfolios is discussed in the accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements of the respective Portfolios attached.
Investment Income
Each Fund records its share of net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses from the security transactions of its corresponding Portfolio each day. All net investment income and realized and unrealized gains (losses) of each Portfolio are allocated pro rata among the investors in that Portfolio at the time of such determination.
Dividends to Shareholders
Dividends from net investment income of the Small Cap Index and International Equity Index Funds normally will be declared and paid annually. The S&P 500 Index Fund normally will declare and pay dividends
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American Beacon FundsSM
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
quarterly. Distributions, if any, of net realized capital gains are generally paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Allocation of Income, Expenses, Gains and Losses
Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.
Valuation of Shares
The price per share is calculated on each day on which shares are offered for sale. NAV per share is computed by dividing the value of each Fund’s total assets (which includes the value of the Fund’s investments in its Portfolio) less liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimated.
Other
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnification to the other party or parties against potential costs or liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated. The Trust has had no prior claims or losses pursuant to any such agreement.
4. Federal Income and Excise Taxes
It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company, by complying with all applicable provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, and to make distribution of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes. For federal income tax purposes, each Fund is treated as a single entity for the purpose of determining such qualification.
The Funds do not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. Each of the tax years in the four year period ended December 31, 2011 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. If applicable, the Funds recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other expenses” on the Statements of Operations.
Dividends are categorized in accordance with income tax regulations which may treat certain transactions differently than U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
The International Equity Index Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on returns of income earned or gains realized or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized capital gains and net unrealized appreciation, as applicable, as the income is earned or capital gains are recorded.
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American Beacon FundsSM
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
The tax character of distributions paid during were as follows (in thousands):
S&P 500 Index | Small Cap Index | International Equity Index | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions paid from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary income:* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | $ | — | $ | 7,679 | $ | — | $ | 729 | $ | — | $ | 10,886 | ||||||||||||
Investor Class | — | 289 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Return of Capital: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional Class | — | 54 | — | 15 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Investor Class | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
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* | For tax purposes, short-term capital gains are considered ordinary income distributions. |
On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”) was enacted, which changed various technical rules governing the tax treatment of regulated investment companies. The changes are generally effective for taxable years beginning after the date of enactment. One of the more prominent changes addresses capital loss carryforwards. Under the Act, each Fund will be permitted to carry forward capital losses incurred in taxable years beginning after the date of enactment 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, which carry an expiration date. As a result of this ordering rule, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered all short-term as permitted under previous regulation.
Finally, the Act contains several provisions aimed at preserving the character of distributions made by a fiscal year registered investment company (“RIC”) during the portion of its taxable year ending after October 31 or December 31, reducing the circumstances under which a RIC might be required to file amended Forms 1099 to restate previously reported distributions. Except for the simplification provisions related to RIC qualification, the Act is effective for taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010. The provisions related to RIC qualification are effective for taxable years for which the extended due date of the tax return is after December 22, 2010.
Losses incurred for the year ended December 31, 2011 that will be carried forward under the provisions of the Act are as follows:
Loss Carryforward Character | ||||||||||||
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S&P 500 Index Fund | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||
Small Cap Index Fund | — | — | — | |||||||||
International Equity Index Fund | 888 | 5,346 | 6,234 |
For the year ended December 31, 2011, the capital losses prior to the provisions of the Act which may be applied against any realized net taxable gains in each succeeding year or until their expiration dates, which ever occurs first (in thousands) are as follows:
Fund | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
S&P 500 Index Fund | $ | 918 | $ | 286 | $ | — | $ | 11,180 | $ | 28,055 | $ | 4,955 | $ | 45,394 | ||||||||||||||
Small Cap Index Fund | — | — | — | — | 4,998 | 8,852 | 13,850 | |||||||||||||||||||||
International Equity Index Fund | — | — | — | 9,746 | 13,890 | 5,259 | 28,895 |
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American Beacon FundsSM
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
5. Capital Share Transactions
The tables below summarize the activity in capital shares for each Class of the Funds (shares and dollars in thousands):
For the Six Months ended June 30, 2012
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S&P 500 Index Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Shares sold | 2,786 | $ | 52,229 | 240 | $ | 4,305 | ||||||||||
Reinvestment of dividends | 111 | 2,133 | 3 | 61 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (2,854 | ) | (51,339 | ) | (194 | ) | (3,512 | ) | ||||||||
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Shares sold | 13,179 | $ | 173,030 | |||||
Reinvestment of dividends | — | — | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (12,029 | ) | (156,042 | ) | ||||
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Shares sold | 4,685 | $ | 40,784 | |||||
Reinvestment of dividends | — | — | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (3,781 | ) | (33,566 | ) | ||||
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S&P 500 Index Fund | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||
Shares sold | 12,416 | $ | 209,438 | 313 | $ | 5,333 | ||||||||||
Reinvestment of dividends | 456 | 7,732 | 17 | 280 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (10,452 | ) | (177,155 | ) | (418 | ) | (7,128 | ) | ||||||||
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Shares sold | 1,307 | $ | 16,709 | |||||
Reinvestment of dividends | 62 | 744 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (5,101 | ) | (65,949 | ) | ||||
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Shares sold | 11,684 | $ | 111,683 | |||||
Reinvestment of dividends | 1,312 | 10,886 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (7,570 | ) | (73,599 | ) | ||||
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American Beacon S&P 500 Index FundSM
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 17.05 | $ | 17.07 | $ | 15.15 | $ | 12.21 | $ | 19.85 | $ | 19.19 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income:A | 0.16 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) from investments and futures transactions (both realized and unrealized) | 1.46 | (0.02 | ) | 1.95 | 2.91 | (7.64 | ) | 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||
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Dividends from net investment income | (0.09 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.38 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 460,976 | $ | 422,337 | $ | 381,592 | $ | 316,975 | $ | 224,583 | $ | 271,746 | ||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets (annualized):A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.98 | % | 1.95 | % | 1.90 | % | 2.39 | % | 2.23 | % | 1.89 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses, including expenses allocated from the master portfolio | 0.13 | % | 0.16 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.15 | % | 0.13 | % | 0.13 | % |
A | The per share amounts and ratios reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of the State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio. |
B | May include adjustments with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net assets for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset value may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. |
C | Not annualized. |
D | Amount represents less than $0.01 per share. |
E | The tax return of capital is calculated based upon outstanding shares at the time of distribution. |
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Financial Highlights
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American Beacon Small Cap Index FundSM
Financial Highlights
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 11.86 | $ | 12.64 | $ | 10.06 | $ | 8.00 | $ | 13.51 | $ | 14.89 | ||||||||||||
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Net gain (loss) from investments and futures transactions (both realized and unrealized) | 0.85 | (0.76 | ) | 2.59 | 2.08 | (4.78 | ) | (0.53 | ) | |||||||||||||||
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Distributions from net realized gains on investments | — | — | — | — | (0.61 | ) | (0.80 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Tax return of capital | — | (0.00 | )BE | (0.01 | )B | (0.01 | )B | (0.13 | )B | (0.06 | )B | |||||||||||||
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Total return C | 8.68 | %D | (4.54 | )% | 27.05 | % | 27.21 | % | (33.58 | )% | (1.63 | )% | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 61,689 | $ | 43,157 | $ | 93,138 | $ | 39,958 | $ | 31,552 | $ | 52,325 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income | 1.27 | % | 1.04 | % | 1.21 | % | 1.18 | % | 1.54 | % | 1.49 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses, including expenses allocated from the master portfolio | 0.20 | % | 0.26 | % | 0.18 | % | 0.23 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % |
A | The per share amounts and ratios reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of the Master Small Cap Index Series. |
B | The tax return of capital is calculated based upon outstanding shares at the time of distribution. |
C | May include adjustments with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net assets for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset value may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. |
D | Not annualized. |
E | Amount represents less than $0.01 per share. |
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American Beacon International Equity Index FundSM
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Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 8.36 | $ | 9.87 | $ | 9.38 | $ | 7.46 | $ | 13.37 | $ | 12.76 | ||||||||||||
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Net gain (loss) from investments, foreign currency and futures transactions (both realized and unrealized) | 0.11 | (1.51 | ) | 0.49 | 1.93 | (6.00 | ) | 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||
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Distributions from net realized gains on investments | — | — | — | — | — | (0.22 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 340,983 | $ | 321,592 | $ | 326,055 | $ | 280,110 | $ | 185,860 | $ | 267,293 | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income | 4.59 | % | 3.26 | % | 2.66 | % | 2.66 | % | 3.58 | % | 2.96 | % | ||||||||||||
Expenses, including expenses allocated from the master portfolio | 0.24 | % | 0.24 | % | 0.21 | % | 0.23 | % | 0.19 | % | 0.19 | % |
A | The per share amounts and ratios reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund's proportionate share of the income and expenses of the Master International Index Series. |
B | The tax return of capital is calculated based upon outstanding shares at the time of distribution. |
C | May include adjustments with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net assets for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset value may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. |
D | Not annualized. |
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American Beacon FundsSM
Disclosure Regarding the Board of Trustees’ Approval of the
Management Agreements of the Funds (Unaudited)
At its May 9, 2012 meeting, the Board of Trustees (“Board”) considered the renewal of the existing Management Agreement (the “Agreement”) between American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (the “Manager”) and the American Beacon Funds (“Beacon Trust”) on behalf of each of their series (collectively, the “Funds”). In preparation for the Board’s consideration to renew the Agreement, the Board and its Investment Committee undertook steps to gather and consider information furnished by the Manager and Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”).
The Board, with the assistance of independent legal counsel, requested and received certain relevant information from the Manager.
In addition, the Board’s Investment Committee worked with Lipper to obtain relevant comparative information regarding the performance, fees and expenses of the Funds. The Investment Committee held a separate meeting on May 4, 2012 to consider the information provided by Lipper. Further, the Board took into consideration information furnished for the Board’s review and consideration throughout the year at regular Board and Investment Committee meetings, as well as information specifically prepared in connection with the renewal process.
In connection with the Board’s consideration of the Management Agreement, the Trustees received and evaluated such information as they deemed necessary. The materials requested by the Board included, among other information, the following:
• | a description of any significant changes (actual or anticipated) to principal activities, personnel, services provided to the Funds, or any other area, including how these changes might affect the Funds; |
• | a copy of the Manager’s most recent audited or unaudited financial statements, as well as Parts 1 and 2 of its Form ADV registration statement with the SEC; |
• | a summary of any material pending or anticipated litigation or regulatory proceedings involving the Manager or its personnel, including the results of any recent regulatory examination or independent audit; |
• | a comparison of the performance of that portion of Fund assets managed or to be managed by the Manager with the performance of other similar accounts managed by the Manager, including a discussion of relative performance versus a peer group average and any remedial measures if the Manager’s performance was materially below that of the peer group; |
• | any actual or anticipated economies of scale in relation to the services the Manager provides or will provide to each Fund and whether the current fee rates charged or to be charged to each Fund reflects these economies of scale for the benefit of the Fund’s investors; |
• | an analysis of compensation, including a comparison with fee rates charged to other clients for which similar services are provided, any proposed changes to the fee schedule, if applicable, and the effect of any fee waivers; |
• | a copy of the Manager’s proxy voting policies and procedures and, if applicable, the name of the third party voting service used by the Manager; |
• | an evaluation of any other benefits to the Manager or Funds as a result of their relationship, if any; |
• | confirmation that the Manager’s financial condition would not impair its ability to provide high-quality advisory services to the Funds; |
• | a description of the scope of portfolio management services provided or to be provided to the Funds, including whether such services differ from the services provided to other clients, including other registered investment companies, and any advantages or disadvantages that might accrue to the Funds due to the Manager’s involvement in other activities; |
• | a description of the personnel who are or will be assigned primary responsibility for managing the Funds, including any changes during the past year, and a discussion of the adequacy of current and projected staffing levels to service the Funds; |
• | a description of the basis upon which portfolio managers are compensated, including any “incentive” arrangements, and a description of the oversight mechanisms used to prevent a portfolio manager whose compensation is tied to performance of a Fund from taking undue risks; |
• | a description of the Manager’s practices in monitoring the quality of portfolio holdings and in reviewing portfolio valuation; |
• | a description of the Manager’s use of derivatives, short sells, leveraged trading strategies or other similar trading strategies for the Funds; |
• | a discussion regarding the Manager’s participation in third-party and proprietary “soft dollar” arrangements, if any, or other brokerage allocation policies with respect to Fund transactions; |
• | a discussion of the Manager’s methodology for obtaining best execution, including any plans to improve the quality of execution in the upcoming year, and the use of any affiliated broker-dealers; |
• | a description of any actual or potential conflicts of interest anticipated in managing Fund assets; |
• | a discussion of whether the Manager has identified any investment or operational matters that likely present a high risk in managing Fund assets; |
• | a description of the Manager’s criteria for assessing counterparties and counterparty risk to the extent the Manager enters into transactions with counterparties on a Fund’s behalf; |
• | a description of trade allocation procedures among accounts managed by the Manager; |
• | a discussion of whether the Manager utilizes “commission recapture” or “directed brokerage” arrangements for the benefit of the Funds or “step-out” transactions; |
• | a discussion of whether the Manager receives, or anticipates receiving, other compensation, including any payment for order flow or ECN liquidity rebates with respect to the Funds; |
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American Beacon FundsSM
Disclosure Regarding the Board of Trustees’ Approval of the
Management Agreements of the Funds (Unaudited)
• | a certification by the Manager regarding the reasonable design of its compliance program; |
• | a summary of the results of the Manager’s most recent annual review of its compliance program; |
• | information regarding the Manager’s code of ethics, insider trading policy and disaster recovery plan, including a description of any material changes thereto and a related certification of compliance by the Manager; |
• | a description of the Manager’s affiliation with any broker-dealer; |
• | a discussion of any anticipated change in the Manager’s controlling persons; and |
• | verification of the Manager’s insurance coverage with regards to the services provided to the Funds. |
In addition to the foregoing, the Manager provided the following information specific to the renewal of the Management Agreement:
• | a comparison of the performance of each Fund to comparable investment companies and appropriate indices, including comments on the relative performance of, each Fund versus the respective peer group average; |
• | a comparison of advisory fee rates and expense ratios for comparable mutual funds; |
• | a profit/loss analysis of the Manager; |
• | an analysis of any material complaints received from Fund shareholders; |
• | a description of the Manager’s distribution activities with respect to promoting sales of Fund shares, including any revenue sharing practices; |
• | a description of the Manager’s securities lending practices and the fees received from such practices; |
• | a discussion of any rebate arrangements between the Manager and a service provider to the Funds pursuant to which the Manager receives direct or indirect benefits from the service provider; |
• | a description of the portfolio turnover rate and average execution costs for each Fund; and |
• | a description of how expenses that are not readily identifiable to a particular Fund are allocated. |
In connection with the Management Agreement, the Board also obtained an analysis provided by Lipper that compared: (i) investment performance of each Fund versus comparable investment companies and appropriate indices; (ii) total Fund expenses of each Fund versus comparable mutual funds; and (iii) each Fund’s investment advisory fee rate versus comparable mutual funds. For each Fund with more than one class of shares, the class of shares used for comparative purposes was the class with the longest performance history, which in most cases was the Institutional Class. References below to each Fund’s Lipper peer group are to the group of comparable mutual funds included in the analysis provided by Lipper.
Provided below is an overview of the primary factors the Trustees considered at the Investment Committee meeting on May 4, 2012 at which the Trustees reviewed the investment performance of the Manager and the primary factors considered by the Board at its May 9, 2012 meeting at which the Board considered the renewal of the Management Agreement.
The Board did not identify any particular information that was most relevant to its consideration to renew the Management Agreement, and each Trustee may have afforded different weight to the various factors. Legal counsel to the independent Trustees provided the Board with a memorandum regarding its responsibilities pertaining to the renewal of the Management Agreement. The memorandum explained the regulatory requirements surrounding the Trustees’ process for evaluating investment advisors and the terms of the contracts. Based on its evaluation, the Board unanimously concluded that the terms of each Agreement were reasonable and fair and that the renewal of the Management Agreement was in the best interests of the Funds and their shareholders.
Considerations With Respect to the Renewal of the Management Agreement
In determining whether to renew the Management Agreement on behalf of the Funds, the Trustees considered the best interests of each Fund separately. While the Management Agreement for all of the Funds was considered at the May 9, 2012 meeting, the Board considered each Fund’s investment management relationship separately.
In each instance, the Board considered, among other things, the following factors: (1) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided; (2) the investment performance of a Fund; (3) the costs incurred by the Manager in rendering services to the Funds and its resulting profits or losses; (4) the extent to which economies of scale have been taken into account in setting each fee schedule; (5) whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of Fund investors; (6) comparisons of services and fee rates with contracts entered into by the Manager or their affiliates with other clients (such as pension funds and other institutional funds); and (7) any other benefits derived or anticipated to be derived by the Manager from their relationship with a Fund. The Trustees posed questions to various management personnel of the Manager regarding certain key aspects of the materials submitted in support of the renewal.
Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. With respect to the renewal of the Management Agreement, the Board considered, among other factors: each Fund’s long-term performance and the background and experience of key investment personnel at the Manager; the low cost structure of the Funds; the Manager’s culture of compliance and support for compliance operations that reduce risks to the Funds; the Manager’s commitment to enhance the Funds’ product line and increase assets in the Funds; the Manager’s high quality of services; the Manager’s commitment to training employees; and the Manager’s efforts to retain key employees and maintain staff levels.
Investment Performance. The Board evaluated the comparative information provided by Lipper and the Manager regarding each Fund’s investment performance relative to its benchmark index(es) and peer group. The Board considered the information provided by Lipper regarding its independent peer selection methodology to select all peer groups and universes. The Board also considered the
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American Beacon FundsSM
Disclosure Regarding the Board of Trustees’ Approval of the
Management Agreements of the Funds (Unaudited)
performance reports and discussions with management at Board and Committee meetings throughout the year. A discussion regarding the Board’s considerations with respect to each Fund’s performance appears below under “Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to Each Fund.”
Costs of the Services Provided to the Funds and the Profits Realized by the Manager from its Relationship with the Funds. In analyzing the cost of services and profitability of the Manager, the Board considered the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by the Manager. The profits or losses were noted at both an aggregate level for all Funds and at an individual Fund level, with some Funds being profitable for the Manager and with the Manager sustaining losses with respect to other Funds. The Board also considered that the Management Agreement for the Beacon Trust stipulates that, to the extent that a Fund invests all of its investable assets in another registered investment company (i.e., is a “Feeder Fund”), the Fund will not pay the Manager a management fee. Although the Board noted that, in certain cases, the fee rates paid by other clients of the Manager are lower than the fee rates paid by the Funds, the difference reflects the greater level of responsibility and regulatory requirements associated with managing the Funds.
The Board also noted that the Manager proposed to continue the expense waivers and reimbursements for certain Funds and classes that were in place during the last fiscal year and to put in place new expense waivers and reimbursements for certain new classes of the Funds and new series of the Beacon Trust. The Board considered that the Manager receives service and administrative fees to compensate the Manager for providing administrative services to the Funds and to compensate third-party administrators and broker-dealers for services to Fund shareholders. In addition, the Board considered that the Manager receives management fees for overseeing the securities lending program on behalf of various Funds. The Board also noted that certain classes of the Funds maintain higher expense ratios in order to compensate third-party distributors.
Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the profitability levels of the Manager were reasonable in light of the services performed by the Manager. A discussion regarding the Board’s considerations with respect to each Fund’s fee rates is set forth below under “Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to Each Fund.”
Economies of Scale. The Board noted the Manager’s representation that many of the Funds benefit from economies of scale because comparably low fee rate levels are reflected in the current management and administration fee rates the Manager charges. The Board further noted the Manager’s representation that many of the Funds benefit from these comparably low fee rate levels despite not having yet reached an asset size at which economies of scale would traditionally be considered to exist, and the Manager’s belief that breakpoints are not appropriate at this time. Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the Manager fee schedules for each Fund provides for a reasonable sharing of benefits from any economies of scale with the Funds.
Benefits Derived from the Relationship with the Funds. The Board considered the “fall-out” or ancillary benefits that accrue to the Manager as a result of the advisory relationships with the Funds, including greater exposure in the marketplace with respect to the Manager’s investment process and expanding the level of assets under management by the Manager.
In addition, the Manager noted that the Trusts also derive benefits from their association with the Manager. Specifically, the Board noted the Manager’s representation that it provides services to most Funds at a lower than industry average cost. The Board also considered that the Funds did not pay commissions to any affiliated broker-dealer of the Manager during the most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.
Based on the foregoing information, the Board concluded that the potential benefits accruing to the Manager by virtue of its relationships with the Funds appear to be fair and reasonable.
Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to Each Fund
The performance comparisons below were made versus each Fund’s Lipper peer universe median and/or benchmark index. References to the Lipper expense universe below are to the group of comparable mutual funds included in the analysis provided to the Trustees by Lipper. In reviewing the performance, the Trustees viewed longer-term performance over five years or longer as the most important consideration, because relative performance over shorter periods may be significantly impacted by market or economic events that do not reflect manager skill.
Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to the American Beacon International Equity Index Fund
In considering the renewal of the Management Agreement for the American Beacon International Equity Index Fund, the Trustees considered the following additional factors: (1) the American Beacon International Equity Index Fund’s master portfolio outperformed the peer universe median for the one- and three-year periods ended March 31, 2012, but underperformed for the five-year period; and (2) the Fund’s expense ratio was ranked better than the median of its Lipper expense universe.
Based on these and other considerations the Trustees (1) concluded that the fees paid to the Manager under the Management Agreement are fair and reasonable, (2) determined that the American Beacon International Equity Index Fund and its shareholders would benefit from the Manager’s continued management of the Fund and (3) approved the renewal of the Management Agreement with respect to the American Beacon International Equity Index Fund.
Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to the American Beacon S&P 500 Index Fund
In considering the renewal of the Management Agreement for the American Beacon S&P 500 Index Fund, the Trustees considered the following additional factors: (1) the American Beacon S&P 500 Index Fund’s master portfolio outperformed the peer universe median
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American Beacon FundsSM
Disclosure Regarding the Board of Trustees’ Approval of the
Management Agreements of the Funds (Unaudited)
for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended March 31, 2012; and (2) the Fund’s actual total expense ratio ranked better than the median of its Lipper expense group.
Based on these and other considerations the Trustees (1) concluded that the fees paid to the Manager under the Management Agreement are fair and reasonable, (2) determined that the American Beacon S&P 500 Index Fund and its shareholders would benefit from the Manager’s continued management of the Fund and (3) approved the renewal of the Management Agreement with respect to the American Beacon S&P 500 Index Fund.
Additional Considerations and Conclusions with Respect to the American Beacon Small Cap Index Fund
In considering the renewal of the Management Agreement for the American Beacon Small Cap Index Fund, the Trustees considered the following additional factors: (1) the American Beacon Small Cap Index Fund’s master portfolio outperformed the peer universe median for the three-year period ended March 31, 2012, but underperformed the peer universe median for the one- and five-year periods; and (2) the Fund’s expense ratio ranked better than the median of its Lipper expense universe.
Based on these and other considerations the Trustees (1) concluded that the fees paid to the Manager under the Management Agreement are fair and reasonable, (2) determined that the American Beacon Small Cap Index Fund and its shareholders would benefit from the Manager’s continued management of the Fund and (3) approved the renewal of the Management Agreement with respect to the American Beacon Small Cap Index Fund.
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State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
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COMMON STOCKS – 98.2% | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary – 11.3% | ||||||||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A | 13,046 | $ | 445 | |||||
Amazon.com, Inc.(a) | 53,692 | 12,261 | ||||||
Apollo Group, Inc. Class A(a) | 18,029 | 652 | ||||||
AutoNation, Inc.(a) | 6,363 | 224 | ||||||
AutoZone, Inc.(a) | 4,064 | 1,492 | ||||||
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(a) | 34,645 | 2,141 | ||||||
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 42,119 | 883 | ||||||
Big Lots, Inc.(a) | 9,227 | 376 | ||||||
BorgWarner, Inc.(a) | 17,100 | 1,122 | ||||||
Cablevision Systems Corp. | 35,600 | 473 | ||||||
CarMax, Inc.(a) | 34,000 | 882 | ||||||
Carnival Corp. | 66,350 | 2,274 | ||||||
CBS Corp. Class B | 95,203 | 3,121 | ||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a) | 4,700 | 1,786 | ||||||
Coach, Inc. | 42,328 | 2,475 | ||||||
Comcast Corp. Class A | 401,848 | 12,847 | ||||||
D.R. Horton, Inc. | 40,376 | 742 | ||||||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 18,088 | 916 | ||||||
DeVry, Inc. | 10,400 | 322 | ||||||
Direct TV. Class A(a) | 95,977 | 4,686 | ||||||
Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A(a) | 37,100 | 2,003 | ||||||
Dollar Tree, Inc.(a) | 34,600 | 1,861 | ||||||
eBay, Inc.(a) | 171,103 | 7,188 | ||||||
Expedia, Inc. | 14,357 | 690 | ||||||
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | 16,858 | 1,121 | ||||||
Ford Motor Co. | 563,998 | 5,409 | ||||||
Fossil, Inc.(a) | 7,800 | 597 | ||||||
GameStop Corp. Class A | 19,500 | 358 | ||||||
Gannett Co., Inc. | 33,574 | 495 | ||||||
Gap, Inc. | 47,898 | 1,310 | ||||||
Genuine Parts Co. | 23,809 | 1,434 | ||||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.(a) | 34,957 | 413 | ||||||
H&R Block, Inc. | 47,115 | 753 | ||||||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 33,101 | 1,514 | ||||||
Harman International Industries, Inc. | 9,721 | 385 | ||||||
Hasbro, Inc. | 17,825 | 604 | ||||||
Home Depot, Inc. | 227,512 | 12,056 | ||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 101,921 | 1,612 | ||||||
International Game Technology | 47,919 | 755 | ||||||
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | 71,894 | 780 | ||||||
JC Penney Co., Inc. | 21,810 | 508 | ||||||
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 100,686 | 2,790 | ||||||
Kohl’s Corp. | 36,633 | 1,666 | ||||||
Lennar Corp. Class A | 25,931 | 802 | ||||||
Limited Brands, Inc. | 35,867 | 1,525 | ||||||
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | 174,862 | 4,973 | ||||||
Macy’s, Inc. | 59,723 | 2,051 | ||||||
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | 40,450 | 1,586 | ||||||
Mattel, Inc. | 50,676 | 1,644 | ||||||
McDonald’s Corp. | 151,425 | 13,406 | ||||||
McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. | 40,666 | 1,830 | ||||||
NetFlix, Inc.(a) | 8,000 | 548 | ||||||
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 42,693 | 774 | ||||||
News Corp. Class A | 309,909 | 6,908 | ||||||
NIKE, Inc. Class B | 53,852 | 4,727 | ||||||
Nordstrom, Inc. | 24,133 | 1,199 | ||||||
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a) | 19,400 | 1,625 |
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Omnicom Group, Inc. | 41,641 | $ | 2,024 | |||||
Priceline.com, Inc.(a) | 7,390 | 4,911 | ||||||
PulteGroup, Inc.(a) | 54,705 | 585 | ||||||
Ralph Lauren Corp. | 9,815 | 1,375 | ||||||
Ross Stores, Inc. | 34,500 | 2,155 | ||||||
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A | 13,135 | 747 | ||||||
Sears Holdings Corp.(a) | 5,374 | 321 | ||||||
Snap-on, Inc. | 9,212 | 573 | ||||||
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 25,407 | 1,635 | ||||||
Staples, Inc. | 101,833 | 1,329 | ||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 112,861 | 6,018 | ||||||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 29,347 | 1,557 | ||||||
Target Corp. | 97,116 | 5,651 | ||||||
Tiffany & Co. | 19,880 | 1,053 | ||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 46,871 | 3,848 | ||||||
Time Warner, Inc. | 144,391 | 5,559 | ||||||
TJX Cos., Inc. | 111,812 | 4,800 | ||||||
TripAdvisor, Inc.(a) | 14,357 | 642 | ||||||
Urban Outfitters, Inc.(a) | 18,300 | 505 | ||||||
V.F. Corp. | 12,793 | 1,707 | ||||||
Viacom, Inc. Class B | 77,222 | 3,631 | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. | 264,545 | 12,830 | ||||||
Washington Post Co. Class B | 660 | 247 | ||||||
Whirlpool Corp. | 11,361 | 695 | ||||||
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 22,699 | 1,197 | ||||||
Wynn Resorts, Ltd. | 11,500 | 1,193 | ||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 67,892 | 4,374 | ||||||
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Altria Group, Inc. | 301,599 | 10,420 | ||||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 98,724 | 2,914 | ||||||
Avon Products, Inc. | 67,660 | 1,097 | ||||||
Beam, Inc. | 23,345 | 1,459 | ||||||
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B | 14,255 | 1,381 | ||||||
Campbell Soup Co. | 26,665 | 890 | ||||||
Clorox Co. | 18,643 | 1,351 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co. | 335,011 | 26,195 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | 46,401 | 1,301 | ||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 70,501 | 7,339 | ||||||
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | 59,575 | 1,545 | ||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A(a) | 23,026 | 623 | ||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 64,789 | 6,155 | ||||||
CVS Caremark Corp. | 188,932 | 8,829 | ||||||
Dean Foods Co.(a) | 23,558 | 401 | ||||||
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | 32,000 | 1,400 | ||||||
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A | 33,704 | 1,824 | ||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 95,264 | 3,671 | ||||||
H.J. Heinz Co. | 48,169 | 2,619 | ||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 21,200 | 645 | ||||||
Kellogg Co. | 37,035 | 1,827 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 58,500 | 4,901 | ||||||
Kraft Foods, Inc. Class A | 260,709 | 10,069 | ||||||
Kroger Co. | 83,976 | 1,947 | ||||||
Lorillard, Inc. | 19,461 | 2,568 | ||||||
McCormick & Co., Inc. | 20,753 | 1,259 | ||||||
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B | 22,062 | 918 | ||||||
Monster Beverage Corp.(a) | 22,700 | 1,616 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments — (continued)
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
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Consumer Staples – (continued) | ||||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 231,254 | $ | 16,340 | |||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 252,399 | 22,024 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. | 407,719 | 24,973 | ||||||
Reynolds American, Inc. | 49,574 | 2,224 | ||||||
Safeway, Inc. | 37,164 | 675 | ||||||
Sysco Corp. | 85,409 | 2,546 | ||||||
The Hershey Co. | 21,782 | 1,569 | ||||||
The J.M. Smucker Co. | 16,460 | 1,243 | ||||||
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A | 44,235 | 833 | ||||||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 256,502 | 17,883 | ||||||
Walgreen Co. | 127,618 | 3,775 | ||||||
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | 23,733 | 2,262 | ||||||
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Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.(a) | 35,600 | 310 | ||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 73,726 | 4,881 | ||||||
Apache Corp. | 57,225 | 5,029 | ||||||
Baker Hughes, Inc. | 64,573 | 2,654 | ||||||
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 32,600 | 1,284 | ||||||
Cameron International Corp.(a) | 36,000 | 1,538 | ||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 97,082 | 1,806 | ||||||
Chevron Corp.(b) | 292,746 | 30,885 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips | 188,730 | 10,546 | ||||||
Consol Energy, Inc. | 34,973 | 1,058 | ||||||
Denbury Resources, Inc.(a) | 61,500 | 929 | ||||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 59,651 | 3,459 | ||||||
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | 10,200 | 603 | ||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 39,917 | 3,597 | ||||||
EQT Corp. | 23,300 | 1,250 | ||||||
ExxonMobil Corp.(b) | 693,147 | 59,313 | ||||||
FMC Technologies, Inc.(a) | 36,600 | 1,436 | ||||||
Halliburton Co. | 138,234 | 3,924 | ||||||
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 16,300 | 709 | ||||||
Hess Corp. | 45,201 | 1,964 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 75,026 | 2,417 | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 101,977 | 2,608 | ||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 52,388 | 2,353 | ||||||
Murphy Oil Corp. | 29,741 | 1,496 | ||||||
Nabors Industries, Ltd.(a) | 42,504 | 612 | ||||||
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 62,457 | 4,025 | ||||||
Newfield Exploration Co.(a) | 20,600 | 604 | ||||||
Noble Corp.(a) | 39,400 | 1,282 | ||||||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 26,610 | 2,257 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 119,644 | 10,262 | ||||||
Peabody Energy Corp. | 39,324 | 964 | ||||||
Phillips 66(a) | 92,965 | 3,090 | ||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 18,100 | 1,597 | ||||||
QEP Resources, Inc. | 27,068 | 811 | ||||||
Range Resources Corp. | 23,400 | 1,448 | ||||||
Rowan Cos. PLC Class A(a) | 19,620 | 634 | ||||||
Schlumberger, Ltd. | 198,158 | 12,862 | ||||||
Southwestern Energy Co.(a) | 50,800 | 1,622 | ||||||
Spectra Energy Corp. | 97,598 | 2,836 | ||||||
Sunoco, Inc. | 17,184 | 816 | ||||||
Tesoro Corp.(a) | 20,765 | 518 | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 84,209 | 2,034 | ||||||
Williams Cos., Inc. | 88,668 | 2,555 |
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WPX Energy, Inc.(a) | 30,856 | $ | 499 | |||||
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ACE, Ltd. | 50,500 | 3,744 | ||||||
AFLAC, Inc. | 67,790 | 2,887 | ||||||
Allstate Corp. | 72,806 | 2,555 | ||||||
American Express Co. | 147,564 | 8,590 | ||||||
American International Group, Inc.(a) | 96,333 | 3,091 | ||||||
American Tower Corp. REIT | 58,200 | 4,069 | ||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 34,007 | 1,777 | ||||||
Aon PLC | 48,947 | 2,290 | ||||||
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A | 17,052 | 461 | ||||||
Assurant, Inc. | 14,131 | 492 | ||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 13,898 | 1,966 | ||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 1,599,671 | 13,085 | ||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 177,785 | 3,902 | ||||||
BB&T Corp. | 105,170 | 3,245 | ||||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B(a) | 260,103 | 21,674 | ||||||
BlackRock, Inc. | 19,234 | 3,266 | ||||||
Boston Properties, Inc. | 21,667 | 2,348 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 83,063 | 4,540 | ||||||
CBRE Group, Inc.(a) | 49,575 | 811 | ||||||
Charles Schwab Corp. | 158,493 | 2,049 | ||||||
Chubb Corp. | 39,975 | 2,911 | ||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 25,114 | 956 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 436,520 | 11,965 | ||||||
CME Group, Inc. | 10,091 | 2,706 | ||||||
Comerica, Inc. | 28,944 | 889 | ||||||
DDR Corp. REIT | 1,532 | 22 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services | 76,705 | 2,653 | ||||||
E*Trade Financial Corp.(a) | 35,531 | 286 | ||||||
Equity Residential | 44,057 | 2,747 | ||||||
Federated Investors, Inc. Class B | 14,870 | 325 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 133,016 | 1,782 | ||||||
First Horizon National Corp. | 31,455 | 272 | ||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 21,480 | 2,384 | ||||||
Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A(a) | 72,151 | 408 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 72,734 | 6,972 | ||||||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 62,497 | 1,102 | ||||||
HCP, Inc. | 60,000 | 2,649 | ||||||
Health Care REIT, Inc. | 31,500 | 1,836 | ||||||
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. | 76,692 | 489 | ||||||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 127,456 | 816 | ||||||
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.(a) | 11,180 | 1,520 | ||||||
Invesco, Ltd. | 68,200 | 1,541 | ||||||
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. | 564,515 | 20,170 | ||||||
KeyCorp | 132,775 | 1,028 | ||||||
Kimco Realty Corp. | 62,669 | 1,193 | ||||||
Legg Mason, Inc. | 18,042 | 476 | ||||||
Leucadia National Corp. | 29,736 | 633 | ||||||
Lincoln National Corp. | 42,592 | 932 | ||||||
Loews Corp. | 45,931 | 1,879 | ||||||
M & T Bank Corp. | 18,937 | 1,564 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. | 81,553 | 2,628 | ||||||
Mastercard, Inc. Class A | 15,900 | 6,839 | ||||||
MetLife, Inc. | 156,896 | 4,840 | ||||||
Moody’s Corp. | 30,266 | 1,106 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | 228,230 | 3,330 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments — (continued)
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Shares | Market Value (000) | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS – (continued) | ||||||||
Financials – (continued) | ||||||||
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. | 18,400 | $ | 417 | |||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 35,806 | 1,648 | ||||||
NYSE Euronext | 40,200 | 1,028 | ||||||
Paychex, Inc. | 46,338 | 1,456 | ||||||
People’s United Financial, Inc. | 57,000 | 662 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 79,017 | 4,829 | ||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 45,291 | 1,188 | ||||||
Progressive Corp. | 92,901 | 1,935 | ||||||
ProLogis, Inc. | 68,799 | 2,286 | ||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 69,239 | 3,353 | ||||||
Public Storage, Inc. | 21,387 | 3,089 | ||||||
Regions Financial Corp. | 201,489 | 1,360 | ||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 45,015 | 7,007 | ||||||
SLM Corp. | 68,754 | 1,080 | ||||||
State Street Corp.(c) | 71,725 | 3,202 | ||||||
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 77,618 | 1,881 | ||||||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 38,275 | 2,410 | ||||||
Torchmark Corp. | 14,931 | 755 | ||||||
Total System Services, Inc. | 21,275 | 509 | ||||||
Travelers Cos., Inc. | 58,204 | 3,716 | ||||||
U.S. Bancorp | 279,252 | 8,981 | ||||||
Unum Group | 41,829 | 800 | ||||||
Ventas, Inc. | 42,400 | 2,676 | ||||||
Visa, Inc. Class A | 73,300 | 9,062 | ||||||
Vornado Realty Trust | 27,714 | 2,327 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 789,749 | 26,409 | ||||||
Western Union Co. | 93,285 | 1,571 | ||||||
XL Group PLC | 44,468 | 936 | ||||||
Zions Bancorp. | 30,453 | 591 | ||||||
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Health Care – 11.6% | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 232,306 | 14,977 | ||||||
Aetna, Inc. | 51,350 | 1,991 | ||||||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 27,900 | 2,771 | ||||||
Allergan, Inc. | 45,192 | 4,183 | ||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 38,686 | 1,522 | ||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 115,545 | 8,439 | ||||||
Baxter International, Inc. | 80,661 | 4,287 | ||||||
Becton Dickinson and Co. | 30,697 | 2,295 | ||||||
Biogen Idec, Inc.(a) | 34,931 | 5,043 | ||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | 219,034 | 1,242 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 248,616 | 8,938 | ||||||
C.R. Bard, Inc. | 12,097 | 1,300 | ||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 50,757 | 2,132 | ||||||
CareFusion Corp.(a) | 33,878 | 870 | ||||||
Celgene Corp.(a) | 66,018 | 4,236 | ||||||
Cerner Corp.(a) | 21,200 | 1,752 | ||||||
CIGNA Corp. | 43,496 | 1,914 | ||||||
Coventry Health Care, Inc. | 21,903 | 696 | ||||||
Covidien PLC | 72,400 | 3,873 | ||||||
DaVita, Inc.(a) | 14,600 | 1,434 | ||||||
Dentsply International, Inc. | 20,800 | 786 | ||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) | 17,800 | 1,839 | ||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 152,275 | 6,534 | ||||||
Express Scripts Holding Co.(a) | 119,214 | 6,656 | ||||||
Forest Laboratories, Inc.(a) | 39,802 | 1,393 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a) | 113,499 | 5,820 |
Shares | Market Value (000) | |||||||
Hospira, Inc.(a) | 25,303 | $ | 885 | |||||
Humana, Inc. | 24,707 | 1,913 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) | 5,800 | 3,212 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 406,349 | 27,453 | ||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a) | 14,322 | 1,326 | ||||||
Life Technologies Corp.(a) | 27,887 | 1,255 | ||||||
McKesson Corp. | 34,355 | 3,221 | ||||||
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | 29,418 | 2,368 | ||||||
Medtronic, Inc. | 153,878 | 5,960 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 452,870 | 18,907 | ||||||
Mylan, Inc.(a) | 63,309 | 1,353 | ||||||
Patterson Cos., Inc. | 12,894 | 444 | ||||||
Perrigo Co. | 13,400 | 1,580 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 1,108,511 | 25,496 | ||||||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 24,000 | 1,438 | ||||||
St. Jude Medical, Inc. | 47,926 | 1,913 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. | 49,289 | 2,716 | ||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a) | 73,370 | 384 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 152,996 | 8,950 | ||||||
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(a) | 16,160 | 982 | ||||||
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) | 19,646 | 1,454 | ||||||
WellPoint, Inc. | 49,138 | 3,135 | ||||||
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. | 26,652 | 1,715 | ||||||
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Industrials – 10.4% | ||||||||
3M Co. | 102,972 | 9,226 | ||||||
Amphenol Corp. Class A | 24,600 | 1,351 | ||||||
Avery Dennison Corp. | 15,388 | 421 | ||||||
Boeing Co. | 110,888 | 8,239 | ||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 96,779 | 8,218 | ||||||
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 23,961 | 1,402 | ||||||
Cintas Corp. | 17,588 | 679 | ||||||
Cooper Industries PLC | 22,900 | 1,561 | ||||||
CSX Corp. | 153,214 | 3,426 | ||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 28,058 | 2,719 | ||||||
Danaher Corp. | 84,672 | 4,410 | ||||||
Deere & Co. | 59,237 | 4,791 | ||||||
Dover Corp. | 28,195 | 1,512 | ||||||
Eaton Corp. | 49,190 | 1,949 | ||||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 109,448 | 5,098 | ||||||
Equifax, Inc. | 17,983 | 838 | ||||||
Expeditors International Washington, Inc. | 30,720 | 1,190 | ||||||
Fastenal Co. | 43,400 | 1,750 | ||||||
FedEx Corp. | 47,100 | 4,315 | ||||||
First Solar, Inc.(a) | 8,070 | 122 | ||||||
Flir Systems, Inc. | 23,500 | 458 | ||||||
Flowserve Corp. | 8,400 | 964 | ||||||
Fluor Corp. | 25,160 | 1,241 | ||||||
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.(a) | 1,145 | 26 | ||||||
General Dynamics Corp. | 53,861 | 3,553 | ||||||
General Electric Co. | 1,566,733 | 32,651 | ||||||
Goodrich Corp. | 18,845 | 2,391 | ||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 115,581 | 6,454 | ||||||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 69,871 | 3,696 | ||||||
Ingersoll-Rand PLC | 43,200 | 1,822 | ||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | 23,600 | 778 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments — (continued)
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Shares | Market Value (000) | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS – (continued) | ||||||||
Industrials – (continued) | ||||||||
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(a) | 20,400 | $ | 772 | |||||
Joy Global, Inc. | 15,000 | 851 | ||||||
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | 14,003 | 1,036 | ||||||
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | 20,398 | 431 | ||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 38,852 | 3,383 | ||||||
Masco Corp. | 57,123 | 792 | ||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 49,255 | 3,535 | ||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 37,911 | 2,418 | ||||||
PACCAR, Inc. | 54,074 | 2,119 | ||||||
Pall Corp. | 17,409 | 954 | ||||||
Parker Hannifin Corp. | 22,703 | 1,745 | ||||||
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | 29,727 | 445 | ||||||
Precision Castparts Corp. | 21,407 | 3,521 | ||||||
Quanta Services, Inc.(a) | 31,200 | 751 | ||||||
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | 29,609 | 349 | ||||||
Raytheon Co. | 48,482 | 2,744 | ||||||
Republic Services, Inc. | 45,703 | 1,209 | ||||||
Robert Half International, Inc. | 18,840 | 538 | ||||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 20,505 | 1,355 | ||||||
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | 22,531 | 1,112 | ||||||
Roper Industries, Inc. | 15,000 | 1,479 | ||||||
Ryder System, Inc. | 7,921 | 285 | ||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 115,986 | 1,069 | ||||||
Stericycle, Inc.(a) | 12,900 | 1,183 | ||||||
Textron, Inc. | 40,939 | 1,018 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 53,924 | 2,799 | ||||||
Tyco International, Ltd. | 68,400 | 3,615 | ||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 70,668 | 8,431 | ||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B | 142,346 | 11,211 | ||||||
United Technologies Corp. | 134,178 | 10,135 | ||||||
W.W. Grainger, Inc. | 9,169 | 1,754 | ||||||
Waste Management, Inc. | 69,639 | 2,326 | ||||||
Xylem, Inc. | 28,692 | 722 | ||||||
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Information Technology – 18.1% | ||||||||
Accenture PLC Class A | 97,000 | 5,829 | ||||||
Adobe Systems, Inc.(a) | 74,357 | 2,407 | ||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) | 84,086 | 482 | ||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 52,168 | 2,047 | ||||||
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a) | 27,324 | 868 | ||||||
Altera Corp. | 46,954 | 1,589 | ||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 44,869 | 1,690 | ||||||
AOL, Inc.(a)(d) | 1 | – | ||||||
Apple, Inc.(a) | 138,584 | 80,933 | ||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 192,207 | 2,203 | ||||||
Autodesk, Inc.(a) | 32,776 | 1,147 | ||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 72,417 | 4,031 | ||||||
BMC Software, Inc.(a) | 23,221 | 991 | ||||||
Broadcom Corp. Class A(a) | 71,559 | 2,419 | ||||||
CA, Inc. | 52,999 | 1,436 | ||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 795,419 | 13,657 | ||||||
Citrix Systems, Inc.(a) | 28,167 | 2,364 | ||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A(a) | 45,884 | 2,753 | ||||||
Computer Sciences Corp. | 23,144 | 574 | ||||||
Corning, Inc. | 230,376 | 2,979 | ||||||
Dell, Inc.(a) | 216,150 | 2,706 |
Shares | Market Value (000) | |||||||
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | 7,100 | $ | 505 | |||||
Electronic Arts, Inc.(a) | 50,400 | 622 | ||||||
EMC Corp.(a) | 302,084 | 7,742 | ||||||
F5 Networks, Inc.(a) | 12,200 | 1,215 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 33,577 | 1,144 | ||||||
Fiserv, Inc.(a) | 21,052 | 1,520 | ||||||
Google, Inc. Class A(a) | 37,490 | 21,747 | ||||||
Harris Corp. | 15,800 | 661 | ||||||
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 290,416 | 5,840 | ||||||
Intel Corp. | 743,456 | 19,813 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 170,842 | 33,413 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc. | 43,763 | 2,597 | ||||||
Jabil Circuit, Inc. | 27,551 | 560 | ||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc.(a) | 78,593 | 1,282 | ||||||
KLA-Tencor Corp. | 25,205 | 1,241 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp.(a) | 29,758 | 1,123 | ||||||
Lexmark International, Inc. Class A | 10,042 | 267 | ||||||
Linear Technology Corp. | 35,263 | 1,105 | ||||||
LSI Corp.(a) | 89,162 | 568 | ||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc. | 29,389 | 972 | ||||||
Micron Technology, Inc.(a) | 147,162 | 929 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp.(b) | 1,105,935 | 33,831 | ||||||
Molex, Inc. | 19,805 | 474 | ||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 43,652 | 2,100 | ||||||
NetApp, Inc.(a) | 54,057 | 1,720 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp.(a) | 93,456 | 1,292 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. | 573,762 | 17,041 | ||||||
PerkinElmer, Inc. | 15,618 | 403 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 254,811 | 14,188 | ||||||
Red Hat, Inc.(a) | 27,500 | 1,553 | ||||||
SAIC, Inc. | 42,900 | 520 | ||||||
Salesforce.com, Inc.(a) | 20,100 | 2,779 | ||||||
SanDisk Corp.(a) | 35,067 | 1,279 | ||||||
Seagate Technology PLC | 56,100 | 1,387 | ||||||
Symantec Corp.(a) | 110,863 | 1,620 | ||||||
TE Connectivity, Ltd. | 64,000 | 2,042 | ||||||
Teradata Corp.(a) | 24,120 | 1,737 | ||||||
Teradyne, Inc.(a) | 28,149 | 396 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 169,599 | 4,866 | ||||||
VeriSign, Inc.(a) | 22,021 | 959 | ||||||
Waters Corp.(a) | 13,765 | 1,094 | ||||||
Western Digital Corp.(a) | 35,600 | 1,085 | ||||||
Xerox Corp. | 191,401 | 1,506 | ||||||
Xilinx, Inc. | 39,402 | 1,323 | ||||||
Yahoo!, Inc.(a) | 182,919 | 2,896 | ||||||
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Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 31,909 | 2,576 | ||||||
Airgas, Inc. | 10,400 | 874 | ||||||
Alcoa, Inc. | 155,249 | 1,358 | ||||||
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | 17,228 | 549 | ||||||
Ball Corp. | 22,024 | 904 | ||||||
Bemis Co., Inc. | 14,462 | 453 | ||||||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 9,850 | 1,908 | ||||||
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. | 22,200 | 1,094 | ||||||
Dow Chemical Co. | 175,728 | 5,535 | ||||||
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 137,012 | 6,929 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments — (continued)
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Shares | Market Value (000) | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS – (continued) | ||||||||
Materials – (continued) | ||||||||
Eastman Chemical Co. | 20,708 | $ | 1,043 | |||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 42,866 | 2,938 | ||||||
FMC Corp. | 21,400 | 1,145 | ||||||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B | 141,104 | 4,807 | ||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 13,031 | 714 | ||||||
International Paper Co. | 64,111 | 1,853 | ||||||
MeadWestvaco Corp. | 26,720 | 768 | ||||||
Monsanto Co. | 79,455 | 6,577 | ||||||
Mosaic Co. | 43,800 | 2,399 | ||||||
Newmont Mining Corp. | 72,206 | 3,503 | ||||||
Nucor Corp. | 46,454 | 1,761 | ||||||
Owens-Illinois, Inc.(a) | 24,000 | 460 | ||||||
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. | 25,311 | 1,005 | ||||||
PPG Industries, Inc. | 21,971 | 2,332 | ||||||
Praxair, Inc. | 44,511 | 4,840 | ||||||
Sealed Air Corp. | 28,792 | 445 | ||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 12,896 | 1,707 | ||||||
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. | 17,234 | 1,274 | ||||||
Titanium Metals Corp. | 10,800 | 122 | ||||||
United States Steel Corp. | 21,478 | 442 | ||||||
Vulcan Materials Co. | 18,961 | 753 | ||||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 77,174 | 1,726 | ||||||
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Telecommunication Services – 3.2% | ||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 871,350 | 31,072 | ||||||
CenturyLink, Inc. | 91,465 | 3,612 | ||||||
Crown Castle International Corp.(a) | 37,300 | 2,188 | ||||||
Frontier Communications Corp. | 147,244 | 564 | ||||||
JDS Uniphase Corp.(a) | 32,523 | 358 | ||||||
MetroPCS Communications, Inc.(a) | 41,500 | 251 | ||||||
Sprint Nextel Corp.(a) | 426,865 | 1,392 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 419,266 | 18,632 | ||||||
Windstream Corp. | 87,813 | 848 | ||||||
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58,917 | ||||||||
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Utilities — 3.7% | ||||||||
AES Corp.(a) | 93,395 | 1,198 | ||||||
AGL Resources, Inc. | 18,100 | 701 | ||||||
Ameren Corp. | 37,560 | 1,260 | ||||||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 70,752 | 2,823 | ||||||
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 66,311 | 1,371 | ||||||
CMS Energy Corp. | 37,956 | 892 | ||||||
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 43,152 | 2,684 | ||||||
Dominion Resources, Inc. | 84,562 | 4,566 | ||||||
DTE Energy Co. | 24,384 | 1,447 | ||||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 197,720 | 4,559 | ||||||
Edison International | 47,819 | 2,209 | ||||||
Entergy Corp. | 25,698 | 1,745 | ||||||
Exelon Corp. | 127,443 | 4,794 | ||||||
FirstEnergy Corp. | 62,922 | 3,095 | ||||||
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. | 11,616 | 661 | ||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 62,621 | 4,309 | ||||||
NiSource, Inc. | 41,982 | 1,039 | ||||||
Northeast Utilities | 47,260 | 1,834 | ||||||
NRG Energy, Inc.(a) | 36,700 | 637 |
Shares | Market Value (000) | |||||||
Oneok, Inc. | 32,200 | $ | 1,362 | |||||
Pepco Holdings, Inc. | 34,700 | 679 | ||||||
PG&E Corp. | 61,726 | 2,794 | ||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 16,160 | 836 | ||||||
PPL Corp. | 83,675 | 2,327 | ||||||
Progress Energy, Inc. | 43,381 | 2,610 | ||||||
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 74,324 | 2,416 | ||||||
SCANA Corp. | 17,700 | 847 | ||||||
Sempra Energy | 35,186 | 2,424 | ||||||
Southern Co. | 129,843 | 6,012 | ||||||
TECO Energy, Inc. | 34,951 | 631 | ||||||
Wisconsin Energy Corp. | 35,200 | 1,393 | ||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 70,951 | 2,016 | ||||||
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68,171 | ||||||||
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TOTAL COMMON STOCKS | 1,826,190 | |||||||
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Par Amount | ||||||||
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES – 0.1% |
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U.S. Treasury Bill(b)(e)(f) | $ | 400,000 | 400 | |||||
U.S. Treasury Bill(b)(e)(f) | 360,000 | 360 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill(b)(e)(f) | 1,465,000 | 1,465 | ||||||
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TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES |
| 2,225 | ||||||
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MONEY MARKET FUND – 1.6% |
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State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund 0.20%(c)(g) | 28,891,243 | 28,891 | ||||||
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TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUND |
| 28,891 | ||||||
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS(h) – 99.9% |
| 1,857,306 | ||||||
Other Assets in Excess of | 1,875 | |||||||
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NET ASSETS – 100.0% | $ | 1,859,181 | ||||||
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | All or part of this security has been designated as collateral for futures contracts. |
(c) | Affiliated issuer. See table that follows for more information. |
(d) | Amount is less than $1,000. |
(e) | Rate represents annualized yield at date of purchase. |
(f) | Securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Trust’s Pricing and Investment Committee in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Securities’ values are determined based on Level 2 inputs. (Note 2) |
(g) | The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Portfolio of Investments — (continued)
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
(h) | Unless otherwise indicated, the values of the securities of the Portfolio are determined based on Level 1 inputs. (Note 2) |
PLC | = Public Limited Company |
REIT | = Real Estate Investment Trust |
Number of Contracts | Notional Value (000) | Unrealized Appreciation (000) | ||||||||||
Schedule of Futures Contracts S&P 500 Financial Futures Contracts (long) Expiration Date 09/2012 | 488 | $ | 31,893 | $ | 1,203 | |||||||
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Total unrealized appreciation on open futures contracts purchased | $ | 1,203 | ||||||||||
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Affiliates Table
Certain investments made by the Portfolio were made in securities affiliated with State Street and SSgA FM. Investments in State Street Corp., the holding company of State Street, were made according to its representative portion of the S&P 500® Index. The Portfolio also invested in the State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund. Transactions in all affiliates for the period ending June 30, 2012 were as follows:
Security | Number of shares held at 12/31/11 | Shares purchased for the six months ended 6/30/12 | Shares sold for the six months ended 6/30/12 | Number of shares held at 6/30/12 | Value at 6/30/12 (000) | Income earned for the six months ended 6/30/12 (000) | Realized loss on shares sold (000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
State Street Corp. | 79,225 | – | 7,500 | 71,725 | $ | 3,202 | $ | 35 | $ | (13 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves | – | 79,493,508 | 50,602,265 | 28,891,243 | 28,891 | 11 | – |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)
Assets | ||||
Investments in unaffiliated issuers at market value (identified cost $1,061,932) | $ | 1,825,213 | ||
Investments in non-controlled affiliates at market value (identified cost $31,235) (Note 4) | 32,093 | |||
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Total investments at market value (identified cost $1,093,167) | 1,857,306 | |||
Receivable for investment securities sold | 1,602 | |||
Receivable for fund shares sold | 62 | |||
Daily variation margin on futures contracts | 830 | |||
Dividends and interest receivable | 2,375 | |||
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Total assets | 1,862,175 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Investment securities purchased | 2,945 | |||
Management fees (Note 4) | 49 | |||
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Total liabilities | 2,994 | |||
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| |||
Net Assets | $ | 1,859,181 | ||
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)
Investment Income | ||||
Interest | $ | 26 | ||
Dividend income – unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $28) | 19,797 | |||
Dividend income – non-controlled affiliated issuer | 46 | |||
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Total investment income | 19,869 | |||
|
| |||
Expenses | ||||
Management fees (Note 4) | 422 | |||
|
| |||
Total expenses | 422 | |||
|
| |||
Net Investment Income | $ | 19,447 | ||
|
| |||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||
Investments – unaffiliated issuers | $ | 43,150 | ||
Investments – non-controlled affiliated issuer | (13 | ) | ||
Futures contracts | 1,888 | |||
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45,025 | ||||
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||
Investments | 101,594 | |||
Futures contracts | 1,064 | |||
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102,658 | ||||
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| |||
Net realized and unrealized gain | 147,683 | |||
|
| |||
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 167,130 | ||
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(Amounts in thousands)
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 (Unaudited) | For the Year Ended December 31, 2011 | |||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 19,447 | $ | 38,015 | ||||
Net realized gain on investments and futures contracts | 45,025 | 68,236 | ||||||
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and futures contracts | 102,658 | (60,650 | ) | |||||
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Net increase in net assets from operations | 167,130 | 45,601 | ||||||
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Capital Transactions | ||||||||
Contributions | 65,969 | 279,791 | ||||||
Withdrawals | (199,446 | ) | (598,001 | ) | ||||
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Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions | (133,477 | ) | (318,210 | ) | ||||
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| |||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 33,653 | (272,609 | ) | |||||
Net Assets | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 1,825,528 | 2,098,137 | ||||||
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End of period | $ | 1,859,181 | $ | 1,825,528 | ||||
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
The following table includes selected supplemental data and ratios to average net assets:
Six Months Ended 6/30/12 (Unaudited) | Year Ended 12/31/11 | Year Ended 12/31/10 | Year Ended 12/31/09 | Year Ended 12/31/08 | Year Ended 12/31/07 | |||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Data and Ratios: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | 1,859,181 | 1,825,528 | 2,098,137 | 1,893,386 | 1,522,208 | 2,422,377 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratios to average net assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 0.045 | %* | 0.045 | % | 0.045 | % | 0.045 | % | 0.045 | % | 0.045 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 2.07 | %* | 2.04 | % | 1.99 | % | 2.28 | % | 2.30 | % | 1.96 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(a) | 2 | %** | 15 | % | 12 | % | 19 | % | 14 | % | 12 | % | ||||||||||||
Total return(b) | 9.49 | %** | 2.03 | % | 15.08 | % | 26.50 | % | (37.02 | )% | 5.49 | % |
(a) | The portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind security transactions. |
(b) | Results represent past perfomance and are not indicative of future results. |
* | Annualized. |
** | Not annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
1. | Organization |
State Street Master Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and was organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on July 27, 1999. The Trust comprises ten investment portfolios: the State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio, the State Street Equity 400 Index Portfolio, the State Street Equity 2000 Index Portfolio, the State Street Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio, the State Street Money Market Portfolio, the State Street Tax Free Money Market Portfolio, the State Street Limited Duration Bond Portfolio, the State Street Treasury Money Market Portfolio, the State Street Treasury Plus Money Market Portfolio and the State Street U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio (the “Portfolio”).
At June 30, 2012, the following Portfolios were operational: the Portfolio, the State Street Money Market Portfolio, the State Street Tax Free Money Market Portfolio, the State Street U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio, the State Street Treasury Money Market Portfolio and the State Street Treasury Plus Money Market Portfolio. The Portfolio is authorized to issue an unlimited number of non-transferable beneficial interests.
The Portfolio’s investment objective is to replicate, as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the “S&P 500® Index”). The Portfolio uses a passive management strategy designed to track the performance of the S&P 500® Index. The S&P 500® Index is a well-known, unmanaged, stock index that includes common stocks of 500 companies from several industrial sectors representing a significant portion of the market value of all stocks publicly traded in the United States. There is no assurance that the Portfolio will achieve its objective.
2. | Significant Accounting Policies |
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation – The Portfolio’s investments are valued each business day by independent pricing services. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price (closing bid price if no sale has occurred) on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Investments in other mutual funds are valued at the net asset value per share. Fixed income securities and options are valued on the basis of the closing bid price. Futures contracts are valued on the basis of the last sale price. Money market instruments maturing within 60 days of the valuation date are valued at amortized cost, a method by which each money market instrument is initially valued at cost, and thereafter a constant accretion or amortization of any discount or premium is recorded until maturity of the security. The Portfolio may value securities for which market quotations are not readily available at “fair value,” as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Trustees.
The Portfolio adopted provisions surrounding fair value measurements and disclosures that define fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expand disclosures about fair value measurements. This applies to fair value measurements that are already required or permitted by other accounting standards and is intended to increase consistency of those measurements and applies broadly to securities and other types of assets and liabilities. In
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Notes to Financial Statements — (continued)
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
accordance with these provisions, fair value is defined as the price that the portfolio would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments.
The three tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:
• | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities |
• | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
• | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of June 30, 2012, in valuing the Portfolio’s assets carried at fair value (amounts in thousands):
Description | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Total | ||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 1,826,190 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 1,826,190 | ||||||||
U.S. Government Securities | – | 2,225 | – | 2,225 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Fund | 28,891 | – | – | 28,891 | ||||||||||||
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Total Investments | 1,855,081 | 2,225 | – | 1,857,306 | ||||||||||||
Other Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Futures contracts | 1,203 | – | – | 1,203 | ||||||||||||
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Total Assets | $ | 1,856,284 | $ | 2,225 | $ | – | $ | 1,858,509 | ||||||||
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The type of inputs used to value each security under the provisions surrounding fair value measurements and disclosures is identified in the Portfolio of Investments, which also includes a breakdown of the Portfolio’s investments by category.
There were no material transfers between levels for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The transfers that did occur were the result of fair value pricing using significant observable inputs for Level 2 securities.
Securities transactions, investment income and expenses – Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded daily on the accrual basis and includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on investments. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Expenses are accrued daily based on average daily net assets. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on portfolio investments are included in the net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments and foreign currency transactions on the Statement of Operations.
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Notes to Financial Statements — (continued)
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
All of the net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses from the security transactions of the Portfolio are allocated pro rata among the partners in the Portfolio based on each partner’s daily ownership percentage.
Federal income taxes – The Portfolio is not required to pay federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains because it is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. All interest, dividends, gains and losses of the Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the Portfolio’s partners in proportion to their holdings in the Portfolio, regardless of whether such items have been distributed by the Portfolio. Each partner is responsible for tax liability based on its distributive share; therefore, no provision has been made for federal income taxes.
The Portfolio has reviewed the tax positions for open years as of and during the year ended December 31, 2011, and determined it did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax expenses. The Portfolio recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. As of June 30, 2012, tax years 2008 through 2011 remain subject to examination by the Portfolio’s major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
At June 30, 2012, the book cost of investments was $1,093,167,112 which approximates cost computed on a federal tax basis. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation was $820,573,872 and $56,435,427 respectively, resulting in net appreciation of $764,138,445 for all securities.
Futures – The Portfolio may enter into financial futures contracts as part of its strategy to track the performance of the S&P 500® Index. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Portfolio is required to deposit with the broker cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. Variation margin payments are made or received by the Portfolio each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security or index, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Portfolio, which is recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Portfolio recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed, which is recorded on the Statement of Operations. The Portfolio voluntarily segregates securities in an amount equal to the outstanding value of the open futures contracts in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission requirements.
The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are an imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the securities held by the Portfolio and the prices of futures contracts and the possibility of an illiquid market.
The Portfolio adopted provisions surrounding Derivatives and Hedging which requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements.
To the extent permitted by the investment objective, restrictions and policies set forth in the Portfolio’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, the Portfolio may participate in various derivative-based transactions. Derivative securities are instruments or agreements whose value is derived from an underlying security or index. The Portfolio’s use of derivatives includes futures. These instruments offer unique characteristics and risks that assist the Portfolio in meeting its investment objective. The
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Notes to Financial Statements — (continued)
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Portfolio typically uses derivatives in two ways: cash equitization and return enhancement. Cash equitization is a technique that may be used by the Portfolio through the use of options and futures to earn “market-like” returns with the Portfolio’s excess and liquidity reserve cash balances and receivables. Return enhancement can be accomplished through the use of derivatives in the Portfolio. By purchasing certain instruments, the Portfolio may more effectively achieve the desired portfolio characteristics that assist in meeting the Portfolio’s investment objectives. Depending on how the derivatives are structured and utilized, the risks associated with them may vary widely. These risks are generally categorized as market risk, liquidity risk and counterparty or credit risk.
The following table, grouped into appropriate risk categories, discloses the amounts related to the Portfolio’s use of derivative instruments and hedging activities at June 30, 2012:
Asset | Derivatives(1) (amounts in thousands) |
Equity Contracts Risk | Total | |||||
Futures Contracts | $1,203 | $ | 1,203 |
(1) | Portfolio of Investments: Unrealized appreciation of futures contracts. Only unsettled receivable/payable for variation margin is reported within Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Transactions in derivative instruments during the six months ended June 30, 2012, were as follows:
Realized | Gain (Loss)(2) (amounts in thousands) |
Equity Contracts Risk | Total | |||||
Futures Contracts | $1,888 | $ | 1,888 |
Change | in Appreciation (Depreciation)(3) (amounts in thousands) |
Equity Contracts Risk | Total | |||||
Futures Contracts | $1,064 | $ | 1,064 |
(2) | Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on: Futures contracts |
(3) | Statement of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Futures contracts |
The average notional value of futures contracts outstanding during the period ended June 30, 2012, was $39,404,891.
Use of estimates – The Portfolio’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which require the use of management estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. It is reasonably possible that these differences could be material.
Subsequent Events – Management has determined that there are no subsequent events or transactions that would have materially impacted the Portfolio’s financial statements as presented.
3. | Securities Transactions |
For the six months ended June 30, 2012, purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, futures contracts, and contributions in-kind and fair value of withdrawals, aggregated to $33,906,713 and $123,700,231, respectively.
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Notes to Financial Statements — (continued)
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
4. Related Party Fees and Transactions
The Portfolio has entered into an investment advisory agreement with SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSgA FM” or the “Adviser”), a subsidiary of State Street Corporation and an affiliate of State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), under which SSgA FM directs the investments of the Portfolio in accordance with its investment objective, policies, and limitations. The Trust has contracted with State Street to provide custody, administration and transfer agent services to the Portfolio. In compensation for SSgA FM’s services as investment adviser and for State Street’s services as administrator, custodian and transfer agent (and for assuming ordinary operating expenses of the Portfolio, including ordinary legal, audit and trustees expense), State Street receives a unitary fee, calculated daily, at the annual rate of 0.045% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.
Certain investments made by the Portfolio were made in securities affiliated with State Street and SSgA FM. Investments in State Street Corporation, the holding company of State Street, were made according to its representative portion of the S&P 500® Index. The market value of this investment at June 30, 2012 is listed in the Portfolio of Investments.
5. | Trustees’ Fees |
The Trust pays each Trustee who is not an officer or employee of SSgA FM or State Street $5,000 for each meeting of the Board of Trustees and an additional $1,250 for each telephonic meeting attended. The Trust also pays each Trustee an annual retainer of $100,000. Each Trustee is reimbursed for out-of-pocket and travel expenses.
6. | Indemnifications |
The Trust’s organizational documents provide that its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust. Management does not expect any significant claims.
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General Information
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Record
The Trust has adopted proxy voting procedures relating to portfolio securities held by the Portfolio. A description of the policies and procedures are available without charge, upon request, (i) by calling (877) 521-4083 or (ii) on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) at www.sec.gov. Information on how the Portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 without charge, upon request, (i) by calling (877) 521-4083 or (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year (as of March and September of each year) on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The most recent Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 521-4083.
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Series Portfolio Information | Master Small Cap Index Series |
As of June 30, 2012
Ten Largest Holdings | Percent of Long-Term Investments | |||
Pharmacyclics, Inc. | 0.3 | % | ||
Cepheid, Inc. | 0.3 | |||
HMS Holdings Corp. | 0.3 | |||
Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 0.3 | |||
Vivus, Inc. | 0.3 | |||
athenahealth, Inc. | 0.3 | |||
Woodward, Inc. | 0.2 | |||
United Natural Foods, Inc. | 0.2 | |||
Dril-Quip, Inc. | 0.2 | |||
Hexcel Corp. | 0.2 |
Sector Allocations | Percent of Long-Term Investments | |||
Energy | 19 | % | ||
Information Technology | 17 | |||
Industrials | 15 | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 14 | |||
Health Care | 13 | |||
Financials | 9 | |||
Materials | 5 | |||
Consumer Staples | 4 | |||
Utilities | 3 | |||
Telecommunication Services | 1 |
For Series compliance purposes, the Series’ sector classifications refer to any one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes, and/or as defined by Series management. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.
Derivative Financial Instruments
Master Small Cap Index Series (the “Series”) may invest in various derivative financial instruments, including financial futures contracts as specified in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements, which may constitute forms of economic leverage. Such derivative financial instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, index and/or market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to hedge market and/or equity risks. Derivative financial instruments involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the derivative financial instrument. The Series’ ability to use a
derivative financial instrument successfully depends on the investment advisor’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative financial instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require the Series to sell or purchase portfolio investments at inopportune times or for distressed values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Series can realize on an investment or may cause the Series to hold an investment that it might otherwise sell. The Series’ investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.
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42 | MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 |
Schedule of Investments June 30, 2012 (Unaudited) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Advertising Agencies — 0.6% | ||||||||
Arbitron, Inc. | 9,611 | $ | 336,385 | |||||
Constant Contact, Inc. (a) | 11,041 | 197,413 | ||||||
Digital Domain Media Group, Inc. (a)(b) | 3,914 | 24,502 | ||||||
Digital Generation, Inc. (a) | 9,982 | 123,477 | ||||||
Harte-Hanks, Inc. | 16,183 | 147,913 | ||||||
Marchex, Inc., Class B | 8,461 | 30,544 | ||||||
MDC Partners, Inc., Class A | 9,304 | 105,507 | ||||||
National CineMedia, Inc. | 20,350 | 308,710 | ||||||
QuinStreet, Inc. (a)(b) | 11,920 | 110,379 | ||||||
ReachLocal, Inc. (a) | 3,732 | 41,052 | ||||||
Travelzoo, Inc. (a) | 2,616 | 59,436 | ||||||
Valassis Communications, Inc. (a)(b) | 15,548 | 338,169 | ||||||
ValueClick, Inc. (a) | 29,362 | 481,243 | ||||||
Viad Corp. | 7,369 | 147,380 | ||||||
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Aerospace — 1.3% | ||||||||
AAR Corp. | 14,628 | 197,186 | ||||||
AeroVironment, Inc. (a)(b) | 6,282 | 165,279 | ||||||
API Technologies Corp. (a) | 11,670 | 42,946 | ||||||
Astronics Corp. (a) | 3,820 | 107,877 | ||||||
Ceradyne, Inc. | 8,816 | 226,130 | ||||||
CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (a) | 2,027 | 22,297 | ||||||
Cubic Corp. | 5,781 | 277,951 | ||||||
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | 17,037 | 528,999 | ||||||
Esterline Technologies Corp. (a) | 11,135 | 694,267 | ||||||
GenCorp, Inc. (a)(b) | 21,687 | 141,182 | ||||||
Heico Corp. | 19,138 | 756,334 | ||||||
Kaman Corp., Class A | 9,581 | 296,436 | ||||||
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (a) | 14,564 | 85,054 | ||||||
LMI Aerospace, Inc. (a) | 3,269 | 56,815 | ||||||
Moog, Inc., Class A (a) | 16,432 | 679,463 | ||||||
Orbital Sciences Corp. (a)(b) | 21,399 | 276,475 | ||||||
SIFCO Industries, Inc. | 896 | 20,590 | ||||||
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a) | 13,355 | 823,336 | ||||||
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Agriculture, Fishing & Ranching — 0.4% | ||||||||
Alico, Inc. | 1,268 | 38,725 | ||||||
The Andersons, Inc. | 6,756 | 288,211 | ||||||
Cadiz, Inc. (a) | 4,686 | 33,786 | ||||||
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | 5,254 | 205,431 | ||||||
Calavo Growers, Inc. | 4,326 | 110,659 | ||||||
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. | 13,833 | 324,661 | ||||||
Limoneira Co. | 2,964 | 48,076 | ||||||
Pilgrims Pride Corp. (a) | 22,090 | 157,943 | ||||||
Sanderson Farms, Inc. | 8,342 | 382,230 | ||||||
Seaboard Corp. (a) | 111 | 236,761 | ||||||
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1,826,483 | ||||||||
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Air Transport — 1.0% | ||||||||
Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (a) | 19,325 | 100,490 | ||||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a) | 25,843 | 927,764 | ||||||
Allegiant Travel Co. (a) | 5,443 | 379,268 | ||||||
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) | 9,596 | 417,522 | ||||||
Bristow Group, Inc. | 12,989 | 528,263 | ||||||
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) | 18,595 | 121,053 | ||||||
JetBlue Airways Corp. (a) | 84,984 | 450,415 | ||||||
PHI, Inc. (a) | 4,731 | 131,569 | ||||||
Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (a) | 17,614 | 97,758 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Air Transport (concluded) | ||||||||
SkyWest, Inc. | 18,526 | $ | 120,975 | |||||
Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a) | 15,168 | 295,169 | ||||||
US Airways Group, Inc. (a) | 59,000 | 786,470 | ||||||
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4,356,716 | ||||||||
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Alternative Energy — 0.1% | ||||||||
Ameresco, Inc., Class A (a)(b) | 7,286 | 86,922 | ||||||
Amyris, Inc. (a)(b) | 10,975 | 48,619 | ||||||
EnerNOC, Inc. (a) | 8,784 | 63,596 | ||||||
Gevo, Inc. (a) | 7,653 | 38,035 | ||||||
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (a) | 9,012 | 56,235 | ||||||
Rex American Resources Corp. (a) | 2,105 | 41,090 | ||||||
Solazyme, Inc. (a)(b) | 11,962 | 166,272 | ||||||
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500,769 | ||||||||
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Aluminum — 0.1% | ||||||||
Century Aluminum Co. (a) | 18,728 | 137,276 | ||||||
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | 6,996 | 362,673 | ||||||
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. | 12,125 | 96,515 | ||||||
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596,464 | ||||||||
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Asset Management & Custodian — 1.0% | ||||||||
Apollo Investment Corp. | 73,801 | 566,792 | ||||||
Arlington Asset Investment Corp. | 3,045 | 66,107 | ||||||
Artio Global Investors, Inc. | 11,319 | 39,616 | ||||||
Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Class A | 7,024 | 80,425 | ||||||
Capital Southwest Corp. | 1,077 | 110,759 | ||||||
CIFC Corp. (a) | 2,391 | 17,622 | ||||||
Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 6,723 | 232,011 | ||||||
Cowen Group, Inc., Class A (a) | 31,730 | 84,402 | ||||||
Diamond Hill Investments Group, Inc. | 975 | 76,333 | ||||||
Epoch Holding Corp. | 5,819 | 132,557 | ||||||
Fifth Street Finance Corp. | 30,024 | 299,639 | ||||||
Financial Engines, Inc. (a) | 16,829 | 360,982 | ||||||
GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A | 2,341 | 103,917 | ||||||
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. | 5,187 | 78,272 | ||||||
GSV Capital Corp. (a) | 7,034 | 65,416 | ||||||
Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (a)(b) | 11,222 | 42,644 | ||||||
Horizon Technology Finance Corp. | 2,235 | 36,855 | ||||||
JMP Group, Inc. | 5,900 | 36,462 | ||||||
KCAP Financial, Inc. | 7,965 | 57,826 | ||||||
Manning & Napier, Inc. | 4,960 | 70,581 | ||||||
MCG Capital Corp. | 28,042 | 128,993 | ||||||
Medley Capital Corp. | 6,259 | 75,358 | ||||||
MVC Capital, Inc. | 8,725 | 112,989 | ||||||
National Financial Partners Corp. (a) | 14,810 | 198,454 | ||||||
New Mountain Finance Corp. | 3,094 | 43,904 | ||||||
NGP Capital Resources Co. | 8,005 | 56,675 | ||||||
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. | 3,687 | 57,960 | ||||||
Pzena Investment Management, Inc., Class A | 3,623 | 16,050 | ||||||
Resource America, Inc., Class A | 4,424 | 28,225 | ||||||
Solar Capital Ltd. | 13,334 | 296,815 | ||||||
Solar Senior Capital Ltd. | 3,424 | 57,865 | ||||||
TCP Capital Corp. | 2,079 | 30,062 | ||||||
THL Credit, Inc. | 4,344 | 58,514 | ||||||
TICC Capital Corp. | 13,792 | 133,782 | ||||||
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (a) | 2,208 | 178,848 | ||||||
Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. | 2,414 | 89,946 | ||||||
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (a) | 21,294 | 139,901 | ||||||
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4,263,559 | ||||||||
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 | 43 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Auto Parts — 0.6% | ||||||||
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a) | 24,220 | $ | 254,068 | |||||
Amerigon, Inc. (a) | 10,721 | 123,185 | ||||||
Dana Holding Corp. | 53,668 | 687,487 | ||||||
Dorman Products, Inc. (a) | 8,899 | 223,276 | ||||||
Exide Technologies (a) | 28,214 | 94,799 | ||||||
Federal-Mogul Corp., Class A (a) | 6,679 | 73,469 | ||||||
Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc. (a) | 5,348 | 89,258 | ||||||
Meritor, Inc. (a) | 35,008 | 182,742 | ||||||
Standard Motor Products, Inc. | 7,224 | 101,714 | ||||||
Stoneridge, Inc. (a) | 10,283 | 70,027 | ||||||
Superior Industries International, Inc. | 8,371 | 137,033 | ||||||
Tenneco, Inc. (a)(b) | 22,049 | 591,354 | ||||||
Tower International, Inc. (a) | 2,074 | 21,777 | ||||||
U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. (a) | 5,484 | 22,923 | ||||||
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2,673,112 | ||||||||
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Auto Services — 0.1% | ||||||||
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. | 22,640 | 397,106 | ||||||
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Back Office Support, HR & Consulting — 2.0% | ||||||||
The Advisory Board Co. (a)(b) | 12,471 | 618,437 | ||||||
Angie’s List, Inc. (a) | 12,967 | 205,397 | ||||||
Barrett Business Services, Inc. | 2,533 | 53,548 | ||||||
CBIZ, Inc. (a) | 13,632 | 80,974 | ||||||
CDI Corp. | 4,993 | 81,885 | ||||||
Convergys Corp. (a) | 42,391 | 626,115 | ||||||
Corporate Executive Board Co. | 12,176 | 497,755 | ||||||
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)(b) | 9,659 | 784,311 | ||||||
CRA International, Inc. (a) | 3,725 | 54,720 | ||||||
Dice Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) | 16,612 | 155,987 | ||||||
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a) | 8,482 | 208,996 | ||||||
Forrester Research, Inc. | 5,115 | 173,194 | ||||||
FTI Consulting, Inc. (a) | 15,237 | 438,064 | ||||||
GP Strategies Corp. (a) | 5,422 | 100,144 | ||||||
The Hackett Group, Inc. (a) | 8,937 | 49,779 | ||||||
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | 6,537 | 114,397 | ||||||
Hudson Global, Inc. (a) | 12,290 | 51,249 | ||||||
Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a)(b) | 8,318 | 263,265 | ||||||
ICF International, Inc. (a)(b) | 7,219 | 172,101 | ||||||
Innodata Corp. (a) | 8,073 | 55,219 | ||||||
Insperity, Inc. | 8,266 | 223,595 | ||||||
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A | 9,717 | 125,446 | ||||||
Kforce, Inc. (a) | 10,444 | 140,576 | ||||||
Korn/Ferry International (a) | 17,365 | 249,188 | ||||||
Liquidity Services, Inc. (a) | 8,569 | 438,647 | ||||||
MAXIMUS, Inc. | 12,333 | 638,233 | ||||||
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 44,056 | 374,476 | ||||||
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (a)(b) | 18,825 | 237,948 | ||||||
On Assignment, Inc. (a)(b) | 15,632 | 249,487 | ||||||
PDI, Inc. (a) | 3,589 | 29,573 | ||||||
PRGX Global, Inc. (a) | 7,584 | 60,293 | ||||||
Resources Connection, Inc. | 15,414 | 189,592 | ||||||
RPX Corp. (a) | 7,660 | 109,921 | ||||||
ServiceSource International, Inc. (a) | 18,036 | 249,799 | ||||||
SYKES Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 14,185 | 226,393 | ||||||
TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) | 8,344 | 133,504 | ||||||
TrueBlue, Inc. (a)(b) | 14,687 | 227,355 | ||||||
WageWorks, Inc. (a) | 2,342 | 35,271 | ||||||
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Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Banks: Diversified — 6.5% | ||||||||
1st Source Corp. | 5,438 | $ | 122,899 | |||||
1st United Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 10,895 | 67,658 | ||||||
Access National Corp. | 2,737 | 35,855 | ||||||
Alliance Financial Corp. | 1,747 | 59,992 | ||||||
American National BankShares, Inc. | 2,871 | 67,641 | ||||||
Ameris Bancorp (a) | 8,706 | 109,696 | ||||||
Ames National Corp. | 3,005 | 69,085 | ||||||
Arrow Financial Corp. | 3,782 | 91,411 | ||||||
Bancfirst Corp. | 2,388 | 100,081 | ||||||
Banco Latinoamericana De Comercio Exterior SA | 10,329 | 221,350 | ||||||
The Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 10,485 | 99,083 | ||||||
BancorpSouth, Inc. | 34,400 | 499,488 | ||||||
Bank of Kentucky Financial Corp. | 2,194 | 58,448 | ||||||
Bank of Marin Bancorp | 1,988 | 73,576 | ||||||
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. | 10,680 | 321,254 | ||||||
Banner Corp. | 6,655 | 145,811 | ||||||
Bar Harbor Bankshares | 1,404 | 50,544 | ||||||
BBCN Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 28,457 | 309,897 | ||||||
Berkshire Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 1,560 | 13,728 | ||||||
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. | 28,521 | 254,693 | ||||||
Bridge Bancorp, Inc. | 3,153 | 74,379 | ||||||
Bridge Capital Holdings (a) | 3,450 | 55,718 | ||||||
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. | 4,243 | 89,400 | ||||||
C&F Financial Corp. | 1,178 | 47,308 | ||||||
Camden National Corp. | 2,846 | 104,221 | ||||||
Cape Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 4,025 | 33,448 | ||||||
Capital Bank Corp. (a) | 5,761 | 13,135 | ||||||
Capital City Bank Group, Inc. | 4,185 | 30,843 | ||||||
Cardinal Financial Corp. | 10,686 | 131,224 | ||||||
Cascade Bancorp (a) | 2,186 | 12,963 | ||||||
Cathay General Bancorp | 28,683 | 473,556 | ||||||
Center Bancorp, Inc. | 4,487 | 50,479 | ||||||
Centerstate Banks, Inc. | 11,094 | 79,322 | ||||||
Central Pacific Financial Corp. (a) | 7,877 | 111,223 | ||||||
Century Bancorp, Inc., Class A | 1,261 | 37,490 | ||||||
Chemical Financial Corp. | 10,089 | 216,913 | ||||||
Citizens & Northern Corp. | 4,522 | 86,144 | ||||||
Citizens Republic Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 14,600 | 250,098 | ||||||
City Holding Co. | 5,412 | 182,330 | ||||||
CNB Financial Corp. | 4,621 | 75,369 | ||||||
CoBiz Financial, Inc. | 12,874 | 80,591 | ||||||
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | 14,488 | 272,664 | ||||||
Community Bank System, Inc. | 14,407 | 390,718 | ||||||
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. | 5,149 | 172,440 | ||||||
Crescent Financial Bancshares, Inc. (a) | 1,093 | 4,940 | ||||||
CVB Financial Corp. | 32,191 | 375,025 | ||||||
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 6,185 | 97,414 | ||||||
Encore Bancshares, Inc. (a) | 3,436 | 70,885 | ||||||
Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. | 2,216 | 36,320 | ||||||
Enterprise Financial Services Corp. | 6,480 | 71,021 | ||||||
EverBank Financial Corp. (a) | 8,167 | 88,775 | ||||||
Farmers National Banc Corp. | 6,826 | 42,526 | ||||||
Fidelity Southern Corp. | 3,447 | 29,782 | ||||||
Financial Institutions, Inc. | 5,130 | 86,594 | ||||||
First Bancorp, Inc. | 3,295 | 56,015 | ||||||
First Bancorp, North Carolina | 5,674 | 50,442 | ||||||
First Bancorp, Puerto Rico (a) | 25,650 | 101,574 | ||||||
First Busey Corp. | 27,305 | 131,883 | ||||||
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | 38,412 | 258,513 | ||||||
First Community Bancshares, Inc. | 5,744 | 82,886 | ||||||
First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. | 6,562 | 88,587 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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44 | MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Banks: Diversified (continued) | ||||||||
First Financial Bancorp | 21,402 | $ | 342,004 | |||||
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | 11,509 | 397,751 | ||||||
First Financial Corp. | 4,114 | 119,306 | ||||||
First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc. | 5,962 | 84,899 | ||||||
First Merchants Corp. | 10,459 | 130,319 | ||||||
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. | 27,292 | 299,666 | ||||||
The First of Long Island Corp. | 2,857 | 82,767 | ||||||
FirstMerit Corp. | 40,008 | 660,932 | ||||||
FNB Corp. | 50,924 | 553,544 | ||||||
FNB United Corp. (a) | 3,661 | 47,556 | ||||||
German American Bancorp, Inc. | 4,685 | 96,043 | ||||||
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | 26,248 | 406,582 | ||||||
Greene County Bancshares, Inc. (a) | 4,663 | 7,741 | ||||||
Guaranty Bancorp (a) | 27,981 | 59,040 | ||||||
Hancock Holding Co. | 27,796 | 846,110 | ||||||
Hanmi Financial Corp. (a) | 11,486 | 120,373 | ||||||
Heartland Financial USA, Inc. | 5,331 | 127,944 | ||||||
Heritage Commerce Corp. (a) | 7,558 | 49,127 | ||||||
Heritage Oaks Bancorp (a) | 7,342 | 40,895 | ||||||
Home Bancshares, Inc. | 8,097 | 247,606 | ||||||
Horizon Bancorp | 1,376 | 36,189 | ||||||
Hudson Valley Holding Corp. | 5,752 | 104,111 | ||||||
IBERIABANK Corp. | 10,761 | 542,892 | ||||||
Independent Bank Corp./MA | 7,912 | 231,110 | ||||||
International Bancshares Corp. | 19,462 | 379,898 | ||||||
Investors Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 16,080 | 242,647 | ||||||
Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. | 9,872 | 103,853 | ||||||
Lakeland Financial Corp. | 6,002 | 161,034 | ||||||
MainSource Financial Group, Inc. | 7,414 | 87,708 | ||||||
MB Financial, Inc. | 19,930 | 429,292 | ||||||
Mercantile Bank Corp. (a) | 3,147 | 58,062 | ||||||
Merchants Bancshares, Inc. | 1,899 | 52,317 | ||||||
Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 3,177 | 44,224 | ||||||
Metro Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 5,170 | 62,195 | ||||||
MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc. (a) | 5,795 | 61,833 | ||||||
Middleburg Financial Corp. | 1,940 | 32,980 | ||||||
Midsouth Bancorp, Inc. | 3,082 | 43,395 | ||||||
NASB Financial, Inc. (a) | 1,517 | 30,112 | ||||||
National Bankshares, Inc. | 2,610 | 78,613 | ||||||
National Penn Bancshares, Inc. | 45,063 | 431,253 | ||||||
NBT Bancorp, Inc. | 12,177 | 262,901 | ||||||
Northrim BanCorp, Inc. | 2,369 | 50,910 | ||||||
Old National Bancorp | 34,555 | 415,006 | ||||||
Oriental Financial Group, Inc. | 14,846 | 164,494 | ||||||
Pacific Capital Bancorp NA (a) | 1,548 | 70,790 | ||||||
Pacific Continental Corp. | 6,621 | 58,728 | ||||||
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (a) | 3,883 | 26,832 | ||||||
PacWest Bancorp | 11,078 | 262,216 | ||||||
Park National Corp. | 4,163 | 290,369 | ||||||
Park Sterling Corp. (a) | 11,980 | 56,426 | ||||||
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. | 3,226 | 50,035 | ||||||
Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc. | 1,432 | 57,008 | ||||||
Peoples Bancorp, Inc. | 3,941 | 86,623 | ||||||
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (a)(b) | 12,613 | 246,080 | ||||||
Preferred Bank (a) | 4,288 | 57,288 | ||||||
PrivateBancorp, Inc. | 22,008 | 324,838 | ||||||
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | 17,295 | 726,909 | ||||||
Provident Financial Services, Inc. | 21,916 | 336,411 | ||||||
Renasant Corp. | 9,235 | 145,082 | ||||||
Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A | 3,616 | 80,456 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Banks: Diversified (concluded) | ||||||||
Rockville Financial, Inc. | 10,574 | $ | 122,341 | |||||
Roma Financial Corp. | 2,794 | 23,805 | ||||||
S&T Bancorp, Inc. | 10,573 | 195,283 | ||||||
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. | 8,833 | 158,994 | ||||||
SCBT Financial Corp. | 5,523 | 194,686 | ||||||
Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida (a) | 26,489 | 39,998 | ||||||
Sierra Bancorp | 4,407 | 43,629 | ||||||
Simmons First National Corp., Class A | 6,273 | 145,847 | ||||||
Southside Bancshares, Inc. | 6,351 | 142,770 | ||||||
Southwest Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 7,138 | 67,169 | ||||||
State Bank Financial Corp. (a) | 11,580 | 175,553 | ||||||
StellarOne Corp. | 8,450 | 105,456 | ||||||
Sterling Bancorp | 11,366 | 113,433 | ||||||
Sterling Financial Corp. (a) | 9,792 | 184,971 | ||||||
Suffolk Bancorp (a) | 3,558 | 46,147 | ||||||
Sun Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 14,624 | 39,485 | ||||||
Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. | 68,408 | 704,602 | ||||||
SY Bancorp, Inc. | 4,473 | 107,128 | ||||||
Taylor Capital Group, Inc. (a) | 5,965 | 97,766 | ||||||
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)(b) | 13,821 | 558,230 | ||||||
Tompkins Trustco, Inc. | 3,400 | 128,112 | ||||||
Towne Bank (b) | 9,631 | 134,834 | ||||||
Trico Bancshares | 5,870 | 90,398 | ||||||
TrustCo Bank Corp. NY | 34,389 | 187,764 | ||||||
Trustmark Corp. | 23,644 | 578,805 | ||||||
UMB Financial Corp. | 11,782 | 603,592 | ||||||
Umpqua Holdings Corp. | 40,806 | 537,007 | ||||||
Union First Market Bankshares Corp. | 7,476 | 108,028 | ||||||
United Bankshares, Inc. | 10,792 | 279,297 | ||||||
United Community Banks, Inc. (a) | 15,149 | 129,827 | ||||||
Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania | 6,215 | 102,734 | ||||||
Virginia Commerce Bancorp (a) | 9,819 | 82,774 | ||||||
Washington Banking Co. | 5,635 | 78,327 | ||||||
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. | 5,279 | 128,702 | ||||||
Webster Financial Corp. | 26,260 | 568,792 | ||||||
WesBanco, Inc. | 8,575 | 182,305 | ||||||
West Bancorp., Inc. | 5,788 | 55,044 | ||||||
West Coast Bancorp (a) | 5,344 | 105,010 | ||||||
Westamerica Bancorp | 10,178 | 480,300 | ||||||
Western Alliance Bancorp (a)(b) | 25,502 | 238,699 | ||||||
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (a)(b) | 22,595 | 123,821 | ||||||
Wintrust Financial Corp. | 13,237 | 469,913 | ||||||
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27,882,051 | ||||||||
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Banks: Savings, Thrift & Mortgage Lending — 1.2% |
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Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc. | 8,837 | 170,377 | ||||||
Astoria Financial Corp. | 31,689 | 310,552 | ||||||
Bank Mutual Corp. | 17,027 | 75,089 | ||||||
BankFinancial Corp. | 7,753 | 58,380 | ||||||
Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 12,083 | 104,276 | ||||||
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. | 8,106 | 178,332 | ||||||
BofI Holding, Inc. (a) | 3,596 | 71,057 | ||||||
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | 25,524 | 225,887 | ||||||
BSB Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 2,972 | 37,893 | ||||||
Charter Financial Corp. | 2,343 | 22,727 | ||||||
Clifton Savings Bancorp, Inc. | 3,083 | 32,094 | ||||||
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | 11,440 | 152,038 | ||||||
Doral Financial Corp. (a) | 46,990 | 70,485 | ||||||
ESB Financial Corp. | 3,845 | 50,754 | ||||||
ESSA Bancorp, Inc. | 3,272 | 35,338 | ||||||
First Defiance Financial Corp. | 3,604 | 61,700 | ||||||
First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, Inc. (a) | 1,280 | 10,368 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 | 45 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Banks: Savings, Thrift & Mortgage Lending (concluded) |
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First Financial Holdings, Inc. | 6,136 | $ | 65,778 | |||||
First Financial Northwest, Inc. (a) | 5,834 | 47,372 | ||||||
First Pactrust Bancorp, Inc. | 3,882 | 46,041 | ||||||
Flushing Financial Corp. | 11,262 | 153,501 | ||||||
Fox Chase Bancorp., Inc. | 4,615 | 66,641 | ||||||
Franklin Financial Corp. (a) | 5,201 | 85,556 | ||||||
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. | 3,776 | 104,142 | ||||||
Heritage Financial Corp. | 5,717 | 83,754 | ||||||
Heritage Financial Group, Inc. | 3,099 | 39,884 | ||||||
Hingham Institution for Savings | 440 | 26,607 | ||||||
Home Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 2,467 | 42,260 | ||||||
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. | 5,665 | 59,483 | ||||||
Home Loan Servicing Solutions Ltd. | 4,964 | 66,518 | ||||||
HomeStreet, Inc. (a) | 1,595 | 51,024 | ||||||
Kaiser Federal Financial Group, Inc. | 3,234 | 47,799 | ||||||
Kearny Financial Corp. | 5,524 | 53,528 | ||||||
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | 5,443 | 77,345 | ||||||
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | 35,560 | 416,408 | ||||||
OceanFirst Financial Corp. | 5,268 | 75,648 | ||||||
Ocwen Financial Corp. (a) | 39,149 | 735,218 | ||||||
OmniAmerican Bancorp, Inc. (a) | 4,131 | 88,527 | ||||||
Oritani Financial Corp. | 16,565 | 238,370 | ||||||
Peoples Federal Bancshares, Inc. (a) | 2,162 | 36,105 | ||||||
Provident Financial Holdings, Inc. | 3,494 | 40,286 | ||||||
Provident New York Bancorp | 12,484 | 94,754 | ||||||
SI Financial Group, Inc. | 3,810 | 43,815 | ||||||
Territorial Bancorp., Inc. | 4,027 | 91,695 | ||||||
United Financial Bancorp, Inc. | 5,730 | 82,397 | ||||||
ViewPoint Financial Group | 12,291 | 192,231 | ||||||
Waterstone Financial, Inc. (a) | 2,648 | 10,062 | ||||||
Westfield Financial, Inc. | 9,735 | 71,065 | ||||||
WSFS Financial Corp. | 2,755 | 111,330 | ||||||
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5,112,491 | ||||||||
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Beverage: Brewers & Distillers — 0.1% | ||||||||
Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A (a)(b) | 2,827 | 342,067 | ||||||
Central European Distribution Corp. (a)(b) | 23,883 | 68,305 | ||||||
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. (a)(b) | 3,865 | 31,616 | ||||||
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441,988 | ||||||||
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Beverage: Soft Drinks — 0.2% | ||||||||
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated | 1,672 | 107,476 | ||||||
Farmer Bros. Co. (a) | 2,437 | 19,399 | ||||||
Heckmann Corp. (a)(b) | 48,554 | 164,112 | ||||||
National Beverage Corp. (a) | 4,143 | 61,896 | ||||||
Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. (a) | 4,816 | 289,153 | ||||||
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642,036 | ||||||||
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Biotechnology — 3.7% | ||||||||
Accelrys, Inc. (a) | 20,146 | 162,981 | ||||||
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 14,543 | 342,633 | ||||||
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 7,824 | 116,108 | ||||||
Affymax, Inc. (a) | 13,134 | 169,166 | ||||||
Agenus, Inc. (a) | 8,281 | 43,392 | ||||||
Alkermes Plc (a) | 44,450 | 754,317 | ||||||
Allos Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 29,014 | 51,935 | ||||||
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 16,833 | 196,441 | ||||||
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 7,747 | 119,304 | ||||||
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 10,967 | 60,319 | ||||||
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 71,660 | 715,167 | ||||||
Arqule, Inc. (a) | 21,424 | 127,044 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Biotechnology (continued) | ||||||||
Array Biopharma, Inc. (a) | 32,354 | $ | 112,268 | |||||
Astex Pharmaceuticals (a) | 33,634 | 70,295 | ||||||
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 14,115 | 171,638 | ||||||
BG Medicine, Inc. (a) | 3,937 | 27,480 | ||||||
BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (a) | 7,696 | 34,478 | ||||||
BioTime, Inc. (a) | 11,094 | 51,032 | ||||||
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 21,365 | 110,884 | ||||||
Cepheid, Inc. (a) | 23,841 | 1,066,885 | ||||||
ChemoCentryx, Inc. (a) | 1,990 | 29,850 | ||||||
Clovis Oncology, Inc. (a) | 4,960 | 107,533 | ||||||
Codexis, Inc. (a) | 9,372 | 35,051 | ||||||
Cornerstone Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 3,115 | 19,718 | ||||||
Coronado Biosciences, Inc. (a) | 4,899 | 24,740 | ||||||
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 22,993 | 871,665 | ||||||
Curis, Inc. (a)(b) | 28,744 | 155,218 | ||||||
Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b) | 20,249 | 54,672 | ||||||
Dendreon Corp. (a)(b) | 55,929 | 413,875 | ||||||
Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (a) | 15,711 | 36,450 | ||||||
Dyax Corp. (a) | 36,247 | 77,206 | ||||||
Dynavax Technologies Corp. (a) | 63,377 | 273,789 | ||||||
Emergent Biosolutions, Inc. (a) | 9,367 | 141,910 | ||||||
Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 15,222 | 104,575 | ||||||
Exact Sciences Corp. (a) | 20,790 | 222,869 | ||||||
Exelixis, Inc. (a)(b) | 53,924 | 298,200 | ||||||
Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 2,696 | 56,481 | ||||||
Genomic Health, Inc. (a) | 5,830 | 194,722 | ||||||
Geron Corp. (a) | 47,841 | 82,287 | ||||||
GTx, Inc. (a) | 9,582 | 33,824 | ||||||
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 32,608 | 288,907 | ||||||
Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (a) | 8,897 | 33,542 | ||||||
Horizon Pharma, Inc. (a)(b) | 7,650 | 54,545 | ||||||
Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 27,195 | 280,109 | ||||||
ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Ltd. (a) | 14,449 | 54,184 | ||||||
ImmunoGen, Inc. (a) | 28,091 | 471,367 | ||||||
Immunomedics, Inc. (a) | 23,985 | 85,626 | ||||||
InterMune, Inc. (a) | 23,759 | 283,920 | ||||||
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 25,988 | 46,778 | ||||||
Lexicon Genetics, Inc. (a) | 72,248 | 162,558 | ||||||
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 6,305 | 106,807 | ||||||
MannKind Corp. (a)(b) | 40,916 | 93,698 | ||||||
Maxygen, Inc. (a) | 9,927 | 59,165 | ||||||
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 5,494 | 39,996 | ||||||
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 16,998 | 229,813 | ||||||
Nektar Therapeutics (a) | 41,631 | 335,962 | ||||||
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a) | 24,054 | 190,267 | ||||||
NewLink Genetics Corp. (a) | 4,601 | 68,923 | ||||||
Novavax, Inc. (a) | 42,073 | 65,634 | ||||||
NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 31,262 | 269,166 | ||||||
Omeros Corp. (a) | 8,159 | 81,590 | ||||||
OncoGenex Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a) | 5,318 | 71,474 | ||||||
Oncothyreon, Inc. (a) | 20,831 | 97,489 | ||||||
Opko Health, Inc. (a)(b) | 38,894 | 178,912 | ||||||
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 21,988 | 121,814 | ||||||
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b) | 6,021 | 66,050 | ||||||
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (a) | 13,447 | 29,180 | ||||||
PDL BioPharma, Inc. | 50,680 | 336,008 | ||||||
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 10,983 | 107,414 | ||||||
Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. (a)(b) | 17,707 | 98,982 | ||||||
Repligen Corp. (a) | 11,160 | 47,988 | ||||||
Repros Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 5,398 | 49,014 | ||||||
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 25,984 | 241,651 | ||||||
RTI Biologics, Inc. (a) | 20,283 | 76,264 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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46 | MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Biotechnology (concluded) | ||||||||
Sangamo Biosciences, Inc. (a) | 19,128 | $ | 105,587 | |||||
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a)(b) | 34,506 | 876,107 | ||||||
Sequenom, Inc. (a) | 41,654 | 169,115 | ||||||
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Class A (a) | 3,965 | 27,874 | ||||||
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 9,943 | 28,536 | ||||||
Synageva BioPharma Corp. (a) | 3,345 | 135,673 | ||||||
Synergy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 14,912 | 70,832 | ||||||
Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (a) | 13,506 | 73,878 | ||||||
Targacept, Inc. (a) | 9,905 | 42,592 | ||||||
Theravance, Inc. (a)(b) | 22,031 | 489,529 | ||||||
Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 16,413 | 121,456 | ||||||
Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 4,579 | 28,390 | ||||||
Trius Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 8,965 | 51,638 | ||||||
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 10,145 | 44,638 | ||||||
Ventrus Biosciences, Inc. (a) | 4,553 | 19,441 | ||||||
Verastem, Inc. (a) | 2,299 | 23,450 | ||||||
ViroPharma, Inc. (a) | 25,326 | 600,226 | ||||||
XOMA Corp. (a) | 24,743 | 74,229 | ||||||
ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (a) | 24,243 | 144,246 | ||||||
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15,690,636 | ||||||||
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Building Materials — 0.9% | ||||||||
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 15,375 | 782,741 | ||||||
BlueLinx Holdings, Inc. (a) | 8,749 | 20,560 | ||||||
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a) | 16,309 | 77,305 | ||||||
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a) | 11,102 | 115,239 | ||||||
Griffon Corp. | 16,529 | 141,819 | ||||||
Headwaters, Inc. (a) | 22,315 | 114,922 | ||||||
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (a)(b) | 49,983 | 543,815 | ||||||
LSI Industries, Inc. | 7,011 | 49,918 | ||||||
NCI Building Systems, Inc. (a) | 6,584 | 71,305 | ||||||
Patrick Industries, Inc. (a) | 1,483 | 18,908 | ||||||
PGT, Inc. (a) | 7,153 | 21,674 | ||||||
Quanex Building Products Corp. | 13,382 | 239,270 | ||||||
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 14,545 | 429,223 | ||||||
Texas Industries, Inc. | 8,204 | 320,038 | ||||||
Trex Co., Inc. (a) | 5,077 | 152,767 | ||||||
Watsco, Inc. | 10,686 | 788,627 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,888,131 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Building: Climate Control — 0.2% | ||||||||
Aaon, Inc. | 6,718 | 126,634 | ||||||
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | 13,539 | 135,661 | ||||||
Interline Brands, Inc. (a) | 11,580 | 290,311 | ||||||
Nortek, Inc. (a) | 2,809 | 140,562 | ||||||
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| |||||||
693,168 | ||||||||
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Building: Roofing, Wallboard & Plumbing — 0.2% |
| |||||||
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a) | 17,041 | 429,774 | ||||||
USG Corp. (a) | 26,935 | 513,112 | ||||||
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942,886 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Cable Television Services — 0.1% | ||||||||
Knology, Inc. (a)(b) | 11,335 | 222,959 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Casinos & Gambling — 0.4% | ||||||||
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. | 11,942 | 212,209 | ||||||
Boyd Gaming Corp. (a) | 20,178 | 145,282 | ||||||
Caesars Entertainment Corp. (a) | 13,403 | 152,794 | ||||||
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (a) | 7,400 | 45,658 | ||||||
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (a) | 3,155 | 28,837 | ||||||
MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (a) | 8,235 | 39,116 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Casinos & Gambling (concluded) | ||||||||
Multimedia Games Holding Co., Inc. (a) | 9,984 | $ | 139,776 | |||||
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (a) | 22,689 | 218,268 | ||||||
Scientific Games Corp., Class A (a)(b) | 20,554 | 175,737 | ||||||
Shuffle Master, Inc. (a)(b) | 19,993 | 275,903 | ||||||
WMS Industries, Inc. (a) | 20,002 | 399,040 | ||||||
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1,832,620 | ||||||||
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Cement — 0.1% | ||||||||
Eagle Materials, Inc. | 16,464 | 614,766 | ||||||
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Chemicals: Diversified — 1.0% | ||||||||
Aceto Corp. | 9,754 | 88,079 | ||||||
American Vanguard Corp. | 10,126 | 269,250 | ||||||
Chemtura Corp. (a) | 35,849 | 519,810 | ||||||
Georgia Gulf Corp. | 12,447 | 319,514 | ||||||
Hawkins, Inc. | 3,314 | 126,529 | ||||||
Innophos Holdings, Inc. | 7,926 | 447,502 | ||||||
KMG Chemicals, Inc. | 2,831 | 54,582 | ||||||
Landec Corp. (a) | 9,347 | 80,010 | ||||||
LSB Industries, Inc. (a) | 6,814 | 210,621 | ||||||
Olin Corp. | 29,097 | 607,836 | ||||||
OM Group, Inc. (a)(b) | 11,754 | 223,326 | ||||||
Omnova Solutions, Inc. (a) | 16,801 | 126,680 | ||||||
PolyOne Corp. | 32,567 | 445,517 | ||||||
Sensient Technologies Corp. | 18,137 | 666,172 | ||||||
TPC Group, Inc. (a) | 4,690 | 173,295 | ||||||
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4,358,723 | ||||||||
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Chemicals: Specialty — 0.4% | ||||||||
Balchem Corp. | 10,628 | 346,579 | ||||||
Calgon Carbon Corp. (a) | 20,672 | 293,956 | ||||||
FutureFuel Corp. | 7,001 | 73,580 | ||||||
GSE Holding, Inc. (a) | 2,805 | 29,649 | ||||||
Innospec, Inc. (a) | 8,389 | 248,398 | ||||||
Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (a) | 11,712 | 256,610 | ||||||
Quaker Chemical Corp. | 4,714 | 217,834 | ||||||
Stepan Co. | 3,053 | 287,532 | ||||||
Zep, Inc. | 8,027 | 110,211 | ||||||
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1,864,349 | ||||||||
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Coal — 0.3% | ||||||||
Arch Coal, Inc. | 77,061 | 530,950 | ||||||
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. (a) | 22,145 | 374,472 | ||||||
Hallador Energy Co. | 2,329 | 19,750 | ||||||
KiOR, Inc. Class A (a)(b) | 9,593 | 85,857 | ||||||
Patriot Coal Corp. (a)(b) | 33,802 | 41,239 | ||||||
Westmoreland Coal Co. (a) | 3,936 | 31,685 | ||||||
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1,083,953 | ||||||||
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Commercial Finance & Mortgage Companies — 0.1% |
| |||||||
Asta Funding, Inc. | 4,104 | 38,454 | ||||||
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class B | 3,646 | 95,635 | ||||||
Medallion Financial Corp. | 6,708 | 71,239 | ||||||
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc. (a) | 7,025 | 151,178 | ||||||
NewStar Financial, Inc. (a)(b) | 9,617 | 124,636 | ||||||
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (a) | 4,241 | 54,497 | ||||||
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535,639 | ||||||||
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 | 47 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Commercial Services: Rental & Leasing — 0.5% | ||||||||
Aircastle Ltd. | 21,320 | $ | 256,906 | |||||
CAI International, Inc. (a) | 4,646 | 92,363 | ||||||
Electro Rent Corp. | 6,862 | 111,370 | ||||||
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (a) | 10,447 | 157,018 | ||||||
Marlin Business Services, Inc. | 2,995 | 49,088 | ||||||
McGrath RentCorp | 9,001 | 238,527 | ||||||
MicroFinancial, Inc. | 3,212 | 26,017 | ||||||
Mobile Mini, Inc. (a) | 13,879 | 199,858 | ||||||
PHH Corp. (a) | 20,580 | 359,738 | ||||||
SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. | 3,956 | 67,529 | ||||||
TAL International Group, Inc. | 10,614 | 355,463 | ||||||
Willis Lease Finance Corp. (a) | 1,851 | 22,804 | ||||||
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1,936,681 | ||||||||
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Commercial Vehicles & Parts — 0.2% | ||||||||
Accuride Corp. (a) | 17,147 | 102,882 | ||||||
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (a) | 8,891 | 76,640 | ||||||
Miller Industries, Inc. | 4,002 | 63,752 | ||||||
Modine Manufacturing Co. (a) | 16,980 | 117,671 | ||||||
Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A (a)(b) | 12,056 | 197,116 | ||||||
Spartan Motors, Inc. | 12,351 | 64,719 | ||||||
Sypris Solutions, Inc. | 3,900 | 27,183 | ||||||
Wabash National Corp. (a) | 24,858 | 164,560 | ||||||
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| |||||||
814,523 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Communications Equipment — 0.0% | ||||||||
Envivio, Inc. (a) | 2,876 | 18,435 | ||||||
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Communications Technology — 2.4% | ||||||||
AboveNet, Inc. (a) | 8,555 | 718,620 | ||||||
Adtran, Inc. | 23,147 | 698,808 | ||||||
Ambient Corp. (a) | 1,020 | 5,579 | ||||||
Anaren, Inc. (a) | 5,387 | 105,585 | ||||||
Anixter International, Inc. | 10,245 | 543,497 | ||||||
Aruba Networks, Inc. (a) | 40,631 | 611,497 | ||||||
Aviat Networks, Inc. (a) | 22,315 | 62,482 | ||||||
Bel Fuse, Inc. | 3,850 | 67,799 | ||||||
Black Box Corp. | 6,343 | 182,044 | ||||||
Calix, Inc. (a) | 14,169 | 116,469 | ||||||
Ciena Corp. (a) | 36,012 | 589,517 | ||||||
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | 6,902 | 197,259 | ||||||
Datalink Corp. (a) | 5,534 | 52,850 | ||||||
Digi International, Inc. (a) | 9,351 | 95,754 | ||||||
DigitalGlobe, Inc. (a) | 13,145 | 199,278 | ||||||
Echelon Corp. (a) | 13,803 | 48,034 | ||||||
Emulex Corp. (a)(b) | 31,641 | 227,815 | ||||||
Extreme Networks, Inc. (a)(b) | 34,288 | 117,951 | ||||||
Finisar Corp. (a) | 33,171 | 496,238 | ||||||
GeoEye, Inc. (a) | 5,482 | 84,861 | ||||||
Globecomm Systems, Inc. (a) | 8,348 | 84,649 | ||||||
GSI Technology, Inc. (a) | 7,453 | 35,327 | ||||||
Harmonic, Inc. (a)(b) | 42,681 | 181,821 | ||||||
Infinera Corp. (a) | 39,863 | 272,663 | ||||||
InterDigital, Inc. | 16,113 | 475,495 | ||||||
Ixia (a) | 15,319 | 184,134 | ||||||
KVH Industries, Inc. (a) | 5,277 | 65,963 | ||||||
Loral Space & Communications Ltd. | 3,992 | 268,861 | ||||||
NeoPhotonics Corp. (a) | 7,002 | 34,590 | ||||||
NETGEAR, Inc. (a)(b) | 13,804 | 476,376 | ||||||
Numerex Corp., Class A (a) | 3,625 | 33,713 | ||||||
Oclaro, Inc. (a) | 18,766 | 57,049 | ||||||
Oplink Communications, Inc. (a) | 6,954 | 94,088 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Communications Technology (concluded) | ||||||||
ParkerVision, Inc. (a) | 27,708 | $ | 65,945 | |||||
PC-Tel, Inc. | 6,585 | 42,605 | ||||||
Plantronics, Inc. | 15,452 | 516,097 | ||||||
Procera Networks, Inc. (a) | 7,011 | 170,437 | ||||||
QLogic Corp. (a) | 35,414 | 484,818 | ||||||
SeaChange International, Inc. (a) | 10,362 | 85,279 | ||||||
Shoretel, Inc. (a) | 17,528 | 76,773 | ||||||
Sonus Networks, Inc. (a)(b) | 77,209 | 165,999 | ||||||
Sycamore Networks, Inc. (a) | 7,462 | 108,348 | ||||||
TeleNav, Inc. (a) | 5,987 | 36,700 | ||||||
Tellabs, Inc. | 133,030 | 442,990 | ||||||
Viasat, Inc. (a)(b) | 13,629 | 514,767 | ||||||
Westell Technologies, Inc., Class A (a) | 17,627 | 41,952 | ||||||
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10,239,376 | ||||||||
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Computer Services Software & Systems — 5.9% |
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ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)(c) | 14,440 | 638,392 | ||||||
The Active Network, Inc. (a) | 14,087 | 216,799 | ||||||
Actuate Corp. (a) | 17,905 | 124,082 | ||||||
Acxiom Corp. (a) | 27,917 | 421,826 | ||||||
American Reprographics Co. (a) | 13,179 | 66,290 | ||||||
American Software, Inc., Class A | 8,526 | 67,782 | ||||||
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)(b) | 33,996 | 787,007 | ||||||
AVG Technologies NV (a) | 2,860 | 37,209 | ||||||
Avid Technology, Inc. (a) | 10,851 | 80,623 | ||||||
Aware, Inc. | 4,205 | 27,122 | ||||||
Bankrate, Inc. (a) | 16,837 | 309,632 | ||||||
Bazaarvoice, Inc. (a) | 3,488 | 63,482 | ||||||
Blackbaud, Inc. | 16,403 | 421,065 | ||||||
Blucora, Inc. (a) | 14,619 | 180,106 | ||||||
Bottomline Technologies, Inc. (a) | 12,706 | 229,343 | ||||||
Brightcove, Inc. (a) | 2,222 | 33,886 | ||||||
BroadSoft, Inc. (a)(b) | 9,992 | 289,368 | ||||||
CACI International, Inc., Class A (a)(b) | 9,667 | 531,878 | ||||||
Callidus Software, Inc. (a) | 12,596 | 62,728 | ||||||
Ciber, Inc. (a) | 26,459 | 114,038 | ||||||
CommVault Systems, Inc. (a) | 16,230 | 804,521 | ||||||
Computer Task Group, Inc. (a) | 5,560 | 83,344 | ||||||
ComScore, Inc. (a) | 12,893 | 212,219 | ||||||
Comverse Technology, Inc. (a) | 79,509 | 462,742 | ||||||
Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (a) | 12,276 | 292,292 | ||||||
CSG Systems International, Inc. (a)(b) | 12,352 | 213,443 | ||||||
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (a) | 15,426 | 464,477 | ||||||
Deltek, Inc. (a)(b) | 7,918 | 91,770 | ||||||
Demand Media, Inc. (a) | 10,935 | 122,472 | ||||||
Demandware, Inc. (a) | 2,391 | 56,643 | ||||||
Digimarc Corp. | 2,565 | 65,818 | ||||||
Digital River, Inc. (a)(b) | 13,479 | 224,021 | ||||||
EarthLink, Inc. | 38,846 | 289,014 | ||||||
EasyLink Services International Corp. Class A (a) | 11,505 | 83,296 | ||||||
Ebix, Inc. | 10,316 | 205,804 | ||||||
Envestnet, Inc. (a) | 7,640 | 91,680 | ||||||
EPAM Systems, Inc. (a) | 1,778 | 30,208 | ||||||
EPIQ Systems, Inc. | 11,404 | 139,699 | ||||||
ePlus, Inc. (a) | 1,436 | 46,455 | ||||||
ExactTarget, Inc. (a) | 3,574 | 78,128 | ||||||
FalconStor Software, Inc. (a) | 11,264 | 29,399 | ||||||
Guidance Software, Inc. (a) | 5,189 | 49,347 | ||||||
Guidewire Software, Inc. (a) | 7,036 | 197,852 | ||||||
ICG Group, Inc. (a) | 13,629 | 126,068 | ||||||
iGate Corp. (a) | 11,677 | 198,743 | ||||||
Imperva, Inc. (a) | 3,536 | 101,908 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Computer Services Software & Systems (continued) |
| |||||||
Infoblox, Inc. (a) | 2,814 | $ | 64,525 | |||||
Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc. (a) | 5,332 | 150,416 | ||||||
Internap Network Services Corp. (a) | 19,253 | 125,337 | ||||||
IntraLinks Holdings, Inc. (a) | 13,288 | 58,201 | ||||||
JDA Software Group, Inc. (a) | 15,450 | 458,710 | ||||||
Jive Software, Inc. (a)(b) | 5,889 | 123,610 | ||||||
Kenexa Corp. (a)(b) | 9,938 | 288,500 | ||||||
Keynote Systems, Inc. | 5,690 | 84,496 | ||||||
The KEYW Holding Corp. (a) | 6,671 | 66,977 | ||||||
KIT Digital, Inc. (a)(b) | 17,497 | 75,062 | ||||||
Limelight Networks, Inc. (a) | 21,822 | 63,938 | ||||||
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (a) | 20,553 | 64,742 | ||||||
LivePerson, Inc. (a) | 20,060 | 382,344 | ||||||
LogMeIn, Inc. (a) | 8,007 | 244,374 | ||||||
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a) | 7,381 | 337,386 | ||||||
Mantech International Corp., Class A | 8,428 | 197,805 | ||||||
Mattersight Corp. (a) | 3,692 | 29,462 | ||||||
MeetMe, Inc. (a)(b) | 6,866 | 16,135 | ||||||
Mentor Graphics Corp. (a) | 33,852 | 507,780 | ||||||
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (a) | 11,261 | 145,605 | ||||||
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A (a) | 3,095 | 401,917 | ||||||
Millennial Media, Inc. (a) | 4,189 | 55,253 | ||||||
Moduslink Global Solutions, Inc. (a) | 14,665 | 43,848 | ||||||
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) | 13,286 | 222,806 | ||||||
NetScout Systems, Inc. (a) | 13,371 | 288,680 | ||||||
NIC, Inc. | 23,539 | 298,945 | ||||||
OpenTable, Inc. (a) | 8,212 | 369,622 | ||||||
Opnet Technologies, Inc. | 5,433 | 144,463 | ||||||
Parametric Technology Corp. (a) | 43,444 | 910,586 | ||||||
PDF Solutions, Inc. (a) | 8,786 | 86,718 | ||||||
Pegasystems, Inc. | 6,257 | 206,356 | ||||||
Perficient, Inc. (a) | 11,696 | 131,346 | ||||||
Pervasive Software, Inc. (a) | 4,751 | 35,585 | ||||||
Progress Software Corp. (a) | 22,825 | 476,358 | ||||||
Proofpoint, Inc. (a) | 2,291 | 38,832 | ||||||
PROS Holdings, Inc. (a) | 7,945 | 133,635 | ||||||
QAD, Inc., Class A (a) | 2,292 | 32,592 | ||||||
QLIK Technologies, Inc. (a) | 31,011 | 685,963 | ||||||
Quest Software, Inc. (a) | 20,384 | 567,694 | ||||||
RealNetworks, Inc. | 8,047 | 69,526 | ||||||
RealPage, Inc. (a) | 13,004 | �� | 301,173 | |||||
Responsys, Inc. (a) | 13,031 | 157,936 | ||||||
Saba Software, Inc. (a) | 10,915 | 101,291 | ||||||
Sapiens International Corp. NV (a) | 4,966 | 17,878 | ||||||
Sapient Corp. | 44,767 | 450,804 | ||||||
SciQuest, Inc. (a) | 6,460 | 116,022 | ||||||
Sourcefire, Inc. (a)(b) | 10,745 | 552,293 | ||||||
Spark Networks, Inc. (a) | 4,230 | 21,827 | ||||||
SPS Commerce, Inc. (a) | 3,852 | 117,024 | ||||||
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (a) | 12,313 | 307,825 | ||||||
Support.com, Inc. (a) | 17,729 | 56,556 | ||||||
Synacor, Inc. (a) | 2,486 | 34,058 | ||||||
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (a)(b) | 10,053 | 185,679 | ||||||
SYNNEX Corp. (a) | 9,550 | 329,379 | ||||||
Syntel, Inc. | 5,612 | 340,648 | ||||||
Tangoe, Inc. (a) | 10,827 | 230,723 | ||||||
TechTarget, Inc. (a) | 5,765 | 29,056 | ||||||
TNS, Inc. (a) | 8,887 | 159,433 | ||||||
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a) | 10,939 | 441,389 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Computer Services Software & Systems (concluded) |
| |||||||
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (a) | 9,678 | $ | 862,503 | |||||
Unisys Corp. (a) | 15,915 | 311,138 | ||||||
United Online, Inc. | 33,226 | 140,214 | ||||||
Unwired Planet, Inc. (a) | 28,985 | 66,666 | ||||||
VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (a)(b) | 10,255 | 83,886 | ||||||
Verint Systems, Inc. (a) | 7,909 | 233,395 | ||||||
VirnetX Holding Corp. (a)(b) | 15,257 | 537,809 | ||||||
Virtusa Corp. (a) | 6,762 | 90,273 | ||||||
Web.com Group, Inc. (a) | 12,786 | 234,240 | ||||||
Websense, Inc. (a) | 13,464 | 252,181 | ||||||
Yelp, Inc. (a) | 3,078 | 69,963 | ||||||
Zillow, Inc. (a)(b) | 1,148 | 44,347 | ||||||
Zix Corp. (a) | 22,410 | 58,266 | ||||||
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25,086,026 | ||||||||
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Computer Technology — 0.5% | ||||||||
Cray, Inc. (a) | 13,489 | 162,947 | ||||||
Imation Corp. (a)(b) | 11,167 | 65,997 | ||||||
Immersion Corp. (a) | 10,149 | 57,139 | ||||||
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 16,128 | 271,434 | ||||||
Intermec, Inc. (a) | 21,811 | 135,228 | ||||||
OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (a)(b) | 24,493 | 129,813 | ||||||
PC Connection, Inc. | 3,303 | 35,078 | ||||||
Quantum Corp. (a) | 85,299 | 173,157 | ||||||
Radisys Corp. (a) | 8,287 | 52,042 | ||||||
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (a) | 7,539 | 116,704 | ||||||
Silicon Graphics International Corp. (a) | 11,624 | 74,626 | ||||||
STEC, Inc. (a) | 12,882 | 100,480 | ||||||
Stratasys, Inc. (a) | 7,748 | 383,914 | ||||||
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a)(b) | 10,590 | 167,957 | ||||||
Synaptics, Inc. (a) | 12,243 | 350,517 | ||||||
Telular Corp. | 6,050 | 55,902 | ||||||
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2,332,935 | ||||||||
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Construction — 0.4% | ||||||||
Aegion Corp. (a) | 14,269 | 255,272 | ||||||
EMCOR Group, Inc. | 24,255 | 674,774 | ||||||
Granite Construction, Inc. | 14,042 | 366,637 | ||||||
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. | 21,529 | 153,287 | ||||||
Orion Marine Group, Inc. (a) | 9,884 | 68,793 | ||||||
Primoris Services Corp. | 10,887 | 130,644 | ||||||
Sterling Construction Co., Inc. (a) | 5,946 | 60,768 | ||||||
Tutor Perini Corp. (a) | 12,963 | 164,241 | ||||||
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1,874,416 | ||||||||
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Consumer Electronics — 0.2% | ||||||||
RealD, Inc. (a) | 15,944 | 238,522 | ||||||
Skullcandy, Inc. (a) | 5,881 | 83,216 | ||||||
TiVo, Inc. (a)(b) | 45,289 | 374,540 | ||||||
Universal Electronics, Inc. (a) | 5,332 | 70,222 | ||||||
VOXX International Corp. (a) | 6,663 | 62,099 | ||||||
XO Group, Inc. (a) | 9,595 | 85,108 | ||||||
Zagg, Inc. (a)(b) | 9,271 | 101,147 | ||||||
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1,014,854 | ||||||||
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Consumer Lending — 0.8% | ||||||||
Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. (a) | 5,891 | 40,059 | ||||||
Cash America International, Inc. | 10,716 | 471,933 | ||||||
Credit Acceptance Corp. (a) | 2,879 | 243,074 | ||||||
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a)(b) | 8,006 | 237,138 | ||||||
Ezcorp, Inc. (a) | 17,493 | 410,386 | ||||||
First Cash Financial Services, Inc. (a) | 10,448 | 419,696 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 | 49 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Consumer Lending (concluded) | ||||||||
The First Marblehead Corp. (a) | 21,621 | $ | 25,296 | |||||
MGIC Investment Corp. (a) | 68,553 | 197,433 | ||||||
MoneyGram International, Inc. (a) | 7,865 | 114,829 | ||||||
Nelnet, Inc., Class A | 8,754 | 201,342 | ||||||
Netspend Holdings, Inc. (a) | 11,394 | 104,711 | ||||||
Nicholas Financial, Inc. | 3,743 | 47,985 | ||||||
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (a)(b) | 6,239 | 569,371 | ||||||
Regional Management Corp. (a) | 1,788 | 29,412 | ||||||
Tree.com, Inc. (a) | 2,308 | 26,403 | ||||||
World Acceptance Corp. (a) | 4,026 | 264,911 | ||||||
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3,403,979 | ||||||||
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Consumer Services: Miscellaneous — 0.6% | ||||||||
Ancestry.com, Inc. (a)(b) | 10,541 | 290,194 | ||||||
Coinstar, Inc. (a) | 11,372 | 780,802 | ||||||
Collectors Universe, Inc. | 1,955 | 28,699 | ||||||
Core-Mark Holdings Co., Inc. | 4,149 | 199,733 | ||||||
Move, Inc. (a) | 14,400 | 131,184 | ||||||
NutriSystem, Inc. | 10,297 | 119,033 | ||||||
Sotheby’s | 24,606 | 820,856 | ||||||
Steiner Leisure Ltd. (a)(b) | 5,537 | 256,972 | ||||||
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2,627,473 | ||||||||
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Containers & Packaging — 0.2% | ||||||||
AEP Industries, Inc. (a) | 1,521 | 66,240 | ||||||
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (a) | 60,822 | 334,521 | ||||||
Myers Industries, Inc. | 12,188 | 209,146 | ||||||
UFP Technologies, Inc. (a) | 1,976 | 33,394 | ||||||
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643,301 | ||||||||
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Copper — 0.0% | ||||||||
Revett Minerals, Inc. (a) | 8,951 | 29,449 | ||||||
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Cosmetics — 0.1% | ||||||||
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (a) | 9,164 | 355,655 | ||||||
Inter Parfums, Inc. | 5,947 | 102,705 | ||||||
Revlon, Inc., Class A (a) | 4,105 | 58,414 | ||||||
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516,774 | ||||||||
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Diversified Financial Services — 0.6% | ||||||||
California First National Bancorp | 869 | 13,635 | ||||||
DFC Global Corp. (a) | 16,028 | 295,396 | ||||||
Duff & Phelps Corp. | 11,424 | 165,648 | ||||||
Edelman Financial Group, Inc. | 7,538 | 65,581 | ||||||
Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A | 10,392 | 243,069 | ||||||
FBR & Co. (a) | 15,028 | 41,627 | ||||||
Fidus Investment Corp. | 3,405 | 51,654 | ||||||
First California Financial Group, Inc. (a) | 8,248 | 56,746 | ||||||
FX Alliance, Inc. (a) | 2,229 | 35,017 | ||||||
Greenhill & Co., Inc. | 10,564 | 376,607 | ||||||
Intersections, Inc. | 3,336 | 52,876 | ||||||
Main Street Capital Corp. | 8,733 | 211,339 | ||||||
MidwestOne Financial Group, Inc. | 2,464 | 52,976 | ||||||
Piper Jaffray Cos. (a)(b) | 5,938 | 139,127 | ||||||
Stifel Financial Corp. (a) | 19,519 | 603,137 | ||||||
Triangle Capital Corp. | 9,931 | 226,228 | ||||||
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2,630,663 | ||||||||
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Diversified Manufacturing Operations — 0.5% | ||||||||
A.M. Castle & Co. (a) | 6,119 | 64,984 | ||||||
Barnes Group, Inc. | 19,714 | 478,853 | ||||||
Federal Signal Corp. (a) | 22,582 | 131,879 | ||||||
Lydall, Inc. (a) | 6,268 | 84,743 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Diversified Manufacturing Operations (concluded) | ||||||||
OSI Systems, Inc. (a) | 7,221 | $ | 457,378 | |||||
Raven Industries, Inc. | 6,589 | 458,529 | ||||||
Standex International Corp. | 4,585 | 195,184 | ||||||
Trimas Corp. (a) | 11,704 | 235,250 | ||||||
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2,106,800 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Diversified Materials & Processing — 0.8% | ||||||||
Belden, Inc. | 16,521 | 550,975 | ||||||
Cabot Microelectronics Corp. | 8,555 | 249,892 | ||||||
Clarcor, Inc. | 18,252 | 879,016 | ||||||
Encore Wire Corp. | 6,801 | 182,131 | ||||||
Harbinger Group, Inc. (a) | 14,833 | 115,549 | ||||||
Hexcel Corp. (a)(b) | 36,191 | 933,366 | ||||||
Insteel Industries, Inc. | 6,407 | 71,438 | ||||||
Koppers Holdings, Inc. | 7,534 | 256,156 | ||||||
NL Industries, Inc. | 2,455 | 30,614 | ||||||
Tredegar Corp. | 8,766 | 127,633 | ||||||
Uranium Energy Corp. (a) | 30,867 | 70,685 | ||||||
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3,467,455 | ||||||||
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Diversified Media — 0.1% | ||||||||
Belo Corp., Class A | 33,998 | 218,947 | ||||||
EW Scripps Co. (a) | 10,895 | 104,701 | ||||||
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323,648 | ||||||||
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Diversified Retail — 0.4% | ||||||||
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (b) | 4,617 | 36,059 | ||||||
Fred’s, Inc., Class A | 13,346 | 204,060 | ||||||
Geeknet, Inc. (a) | 1,617 | 32,049 | ||||||
Gordmans Stores, Inc. (a) | 3,084 | 50,886 | ||||||
HSN, Inc. | 13,789 | 556,386 | ||||||
Overstock.com, Inc. (a)(b) | 4,195 | 28,987 | ||||||
PriceSmart, Inc. | 6,615 | 446,579 | ||||||
Saks, Inc. (a)(b) | 39,955 | 425,521 | ||||||
Tuesday Morning Corp. (a) | 15,253 | 65,435 | ||||||
Winmark Corp. | 832 | 48,714 | ||||||
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1,894,676 | ||||||||
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Drug & Grocery Store Chains — 0.7% | ||||||||
Arden Group, Inc., Class A | 409 | 35,669 | ||||||
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | 13,849 | 816,952 | ||||||
Harris Teeter Supermarkets | 15,944 | 653,544 | ||||||
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A | 4,596 | 73,674 | ||||||
Nash Finch Co. | 4,411 | 94,748 | ||||||
The Pantry, Inc. (a) | 8,440 | 124,068 | ||||||
PetMed Express, Inc. | 7,384 | 89,789 | ||||||
Rite Aid Corp. (a)(b) | 239,859 | 335,803 | ||||||
Spartan Stores, Inc. | 7,853 | 142,375 | ||||||
SUPERVALU, Inc. (b) | 77,120 | 399,482 | ||||||
Susser Holdings Corp. (a) | 4,085 | 151,839 | ||||||
Village Super Market, Inc., Class A | 3,065 | 99,858 | ||||||
Weis Markets, Inc. | 4,034 | 179,594 | ||||||
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3,197,395 | ||||||||
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Education Services — 0.5% | ||||||||
American Public Education, Inc. (a) | 6,542 | 209,344 | ||||||
Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (a) | 6,297 | 137,275 | ||||||
Capella Education Co. (a)(b) | 4,893 | 170,081 | ||||||
Career Education Corp. (a) | 18,757 | 125,484 | ||||||
Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (a) | 28,543 | 82,489 | ||||||
Education Management Corp. (a) | 9,660 | 67,137 | ||||||
Franklin Covey Co. (a) | 5,034 | 51,548 | ||||||
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a) | 14,506 | 303,756 | ||||||
HealthStream, Inc. (a) | 7,118 | 185,068 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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50 | MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Education Services (concluded) |
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K12, Inc. (a)(b) | 9,697 | $ | 225,940 | |||||
Lincoln Educational Services Corp. | 8,241 | 53,567 | ||||||
National American University Holdings, Inc. | 3,637 | 15,639 | ||||||
Rosetta Stone, Inc. (a) | 3,887 | 53,796 | ||||||
Strayer Education, Inc. | 4,310 | 469,876 | ||||||
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. | 7,781 | 105,121 | ||||||
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2,256,121 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Electronic Components — 0.8% |
| |||||||
3D Systems Corp. (a) | 15,701 | 536,032 | ||||||
Acacia Research Corp. (a) | 18,057 | 672,443 | ||||||
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (a) | 14,693 | 127,976 | ||||||
InvenSense, Inc. (a) | 13,231 | 149,510 | ||||||
Kemet Corp. (a) | 16,343 | 98,221 | ||||||
LeCroy Corp. (a) | 6,144 | 87,613 | ||||||
Methode Electronics, Inc. | 13,442 | 114,391 | ||||||
Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. (a) | 3,156 | 77,764 | ||||||
Neonode, Inc. (a) | 8,207 | 50,473 | ||||||
NVE Corp. (a) | 1,746 | 93,848 | ||||||
Park Electrochemical Corp. | 7,554 | 195,498 | ||||||
Rogers Corp. (a)(b) | 5,903 | 233,818 | ||||||
ScanSource, Inc. (a) | 10,013 | 306,798 | ||||||
TTM Technologies, Inc. (a) | 19,284 | 181,463 | ||||||
Universal Display Corp. (a)(b) | 14,434 | 518,758 | ||||||
Viasystems Group, Inc. (a) | 1,387 | 23,579 | ||||||
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| |||||||
3,468,185 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Electronic Entertainment — 0.1% |
| |||||||
DTS, Inc. (a) | 5,993 | 156,297 | ||||||
Glu Mobile, Inc. (a)(b) | 19,725 | 109,474 | ||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a) | 28,392 | 268,588 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
534,359 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Electronics — 0.4% |
| |||||||
Agilysys, Inc. (a) | 5,382 | 46,662 | ||||||
American Science & Engineering, Inc. | 3,241 | 182,954 | ||||||
Coherent, Inc. (a) | 8,596 | 372,207 | ||||||
Daktronics, Inc. | 13,157 | 90,915 | ||||||
II-VI, Inc. (a)(b) | 19,099 | 318,380 | ||||||
iRobot Corp. (a) | 9,970 | 220,835 | ||||||
Newport Corp. (a)(b) | 13,875 | 166,778 | ||||||
Richardson Electronics Ltd. | 5,014 | 61,823 | ||||||
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. (a)(b) | 10,366 | 196,228 | ||||||
SRS Labs, Inc. (a) | 4,136 | 37,224 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,694,006 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Energy Equipment — 0.2% |
| |||||||
C&J Energy Services, Inc. (a)(b) | 16,176 | 299,256 | ||||||
Capstone Turbine Corp. (a)(b) | 108,560 | 109,646 | ||||||
Enphase Energy, Inc. (a) | 2,848 | 17,715 | ||||||
First Solar, Inc. (a) | 21,856 | 329,151 | ||||||
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (a) | 55,296 | 55,849 | ||||||
Matador Resources Co. (a) | 5,207 | 55,923 | ||||||
STR Holdings, Inc. (a) | 10,777 | 49,143 | ||||||
SunPower Corp. (a) | 14,405 | 69,288 | ||||||
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985,971 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Engineering & Contracting Services — 0.5% |
| |||||||
Argan, Inc. | 3,580 | 50,048 | ||||||
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a) | 12,237 | 227,731 | ||||||
Exponent, Inc. (a)(b) | 4,864 | 256,965 | ||||||
Furmamite Corp. (a) | 13,646 | 66,320 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Engineering & Contracting Services (concluded) |
| |||||||
Hill International, Inc. (a) | 8,225 | $ | 26,320 | |||||
Layne Christensen Co. (a) | 7,200 | 148,968 | ||||||
Mastec, Inc. (a) | 21,185 | 318,622 | ||||||
Michael Baker Corp. (a) | 3,134 | 81,766 | ||||||
Mistras Group, Inc. (a) | 5,682 | 149,323 | ||||||
MYR Group, Inc. (a) | 7,441 | 126,944 | ||||||
Tetra Tech, Inc. (a)(b) | 23,052 | 601,196 | ||||||
VSE Corp. | 1,460 | 34,733 | ||||||
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2,088,936 | ||||||||
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Entertainment — 0.3% |
| |||||||
Ascent Capital Group, Inc., Class A (a) | 5,165 | 267,289 | ||||||
Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (a) | 6,454 | 94,551 | ||||||
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (a) | 30,821 | 454,302 | ||||||
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a) | 50,870 | 466,987 | ||||||
Reading International, Inc., Class A (a) | 5,901 | 31,924 | ||||||
Rentrak Corp. (a) | 3,379 | 69,776 | ||||||
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. | 9,950 | 77,809 | ||||||
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1,462,638 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Environmental, Maintenance, & Security Service — 0.6% |
| |||||||
ABM Industries, Inc. | 19,524 | 381,889 | ||||||
The Brink’s Co. | 17,162 | 397,815 | ||||||
G&K Services, Inc., Class A | 6,844 | 213,464 | ||||||
The Geo Group, Inc. (a) | 22,300 | 506,656 | ||||||
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | 24,427 | 473,395 | ||||||
Mac-Gray Corp. | 4,336 | 61,094 | ||||||
Standard Parking Corp. (a) | 5,623 | 121,007 | ||||||
Swisher Hygiene, Inc. (a) | 40,786 | 103,189 | ||||||
Unifirst Corp. | 5,262 | 335,453 | ||||||
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2,593,962 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Fertilizers — 0.0% |
| |||||||
Rentech, Inc. (a) | 60,976 | 125,611 | ||||||
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Financial Data & Systems — 0.8% |
| |||||||
Advent Software, Inc. (a) | 11,470 | 310,952 | ||||||
Cardtronics, Inc. (a) | 16,032 | 484,327 | ||||||
Cass Information Systems, Inc. | 3,372 | 135,723 | ||||||
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 18,435 | 315,607 | ||||||
Fair Isaac Corp. | 12,461 | 526,851 | ||||||
Global Cash Access, Inc. (a) | 14,592 | 105,208 | ||||||
Green Dot Corp., Class A (a) | 8,738 | 193,284 | ||||||
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. | 14,096 | 424,008 | ||||||
Higher One Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) | 11,672 | 142,632 | ||||||
Wright Express Corp. (a)(b) | 14,122 | 871,610 | ||||||
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3,510,202 | ||||||||
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Foods — 1.4% |
| |||||||
Annie’s, Inc. (a) | 1,807 | 75,641 | ||||||
B&G Foods, Inc., Class A | 17,588 | 467,841 | ||||||
The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (a) | 3,991 | 72,038 | ||||||
Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (a) | 16,649 | 83,245 | ||||||
Diamond Foods, Inc. (b) | 7,983 | 142,417 | ||||||
Dole Food Co., Inc. (a)(b) | 13,007 | 114,201 | ||||||
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (a) | 13,400 | 737,536 | ||||||
Inventure Foods, Inc. (a) | 4,754 | 29,950 | ||||||
J&J Snack Foods Corp. | 5,377 | 317,781 | ||||||
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (a) | 2,867 | 51,176 | ||||||
Lancaster Colony Corp. | 6,708 | 477,677 | ||||||
Lifeway Foods, Inc. | 1,611 | 16,706 | ||||||
Medifast, Inc. (a) | 5,043 | 99,246 | ||||||
Natures Sunshine Prods, Inc. | 4,128 | 62,333 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 | 51 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Foods (concluded) | ||||||||
Nutraceutical International Corp. (a) | 3,125 | $ | 47,656 | |||||
Omega Protein Corp. (a) | 6,953 | 51,174 | ||||||
Post Holdings, Inc. (a) | 10,031 | 308,453 | ||||||
Roundy’s, Inc. | 7,256 | 74,084 | ||||||
Schiff Nutrition International, Inc. (a) | 4,872 | 87,452 | ||||||
Seneca Foods Corp. (a) | 3,273 | 88,044 | ||||||
Smart Balance, Inc. (a)(b) | 21,461 | 201,519 | ||||||
Snyders-Lance, Inc. | 16,062 | 405,244 | ||||||
Synutra International, Inc. (a)(b) | 6,336 | 34,214 | ||||||
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. | 8,604 | 205,291 | ||||||
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a) | 13,053 | 813,071 | ||||||
United Natural Foods, Inc. (a) | 17,745 | 973,491 | ||||||
Westway Group, Inc. (a) | 4,249 | 25,452 | ||||||
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| |||||||
6,062,933 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Forest Products — 0.1% | ||||||||
Deltic Timber Corp. | 3,950 | 240,871 | ||||||
Universal Forest Products, Inc. | 7,164 | 279,253 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
520,124 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Forms & Bulk Printing Services — 0.3% |
| |||||||
Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (a) | 2,889 | 83,925 | ||||||
Deluxe Corp. | 18,520 | 461,889 | ||||||
Ennis, Inc. | 9,474 | 145,710 | ||||||
Innerworkings, Inc. (a) | 11,561 | 156,420 | ||||||
Multi-Color Corp. | 4,879 | 108,509 | ||||||
Quad/Graphics, Inc. | 9,111 | 131,016 | ||||||
Schawk, Inc. | 4,318 | 54,839 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,142,308 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Funeral Parlors & Cemeteries — 0.2% |
| |||||||
Carriage Services, Inc. | 5,699 | 47,416 | ||||||
Hillenbrand, Inc. | 20,024 | 368,041 | ||||||
Matthews International Corp., Class A | 10,219 | 332,015 | ||||||
Stewart Enterprises, Inc., Class A | 27,170 | 193,994 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
941,466 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Gas Pipeline — 0.2% | ||||||||
Crosstex Energy, Inc. | 14,968 | 209,552 | ||||||
SemGroup Corp. (a) | 15,262 | 487,316 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
696,868 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Glass — 0.0% | ||||||||
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | 10,303 | 165,569 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Gold — 0.3% | ||||||||
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. (a) | 32,638 | 573,123 | ||||||
Gold Reserve, Inc. (a) | 19,005 | 66,327 | ||||||
Gold Resource Corp. | 10,842 | 281,784 | ||||||
Golden Star Resources Ltd. (a) | 94,068 | 109,119 | ||||||
Midway Gold Corp. (a) | 41,458 | 57,627 | ||||||
Vista Gold Corp. (a) | 21,143 | 61,526 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,149,506 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Care Facilities — 0.7% |
| |||||||
Amsurg Corp. (a)(b) | 11,483 | 344,260 | ||||||
Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. | 7,008 | 99,654 | ||||||
Capital Senior Living Corp. (a) | 10,226 | 108,396 | ||||||
Emeritus Corp. (a) | 11,150 | 187,654 | ||||||
The Ensign Group, Inc. | 6,306 | 178,271 | ||||||
Five Star Quality Care, Inc. (a) | 14,232 | 43,692 | ||||||
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (a)(b) | 12,382 | 317,474 | ||||||
HealthSouth Corp. (a) | 34,705 | 807,238 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Health Care Facilities (concluded) |
| |||||||
Integramed America, Inc. (a) | 3,163 | $ | 43,808 | |||||
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (a) | 19,174 | 188,480 | ||||||
National Healthcare Corp. | 3,820 | 172,779 | ||||||
Select Medical Holdings Corp. (a)(b) | 12,715 | 128,549 | ||||||
Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., Class A (a) | 6,820 | 42,830 | ||||||
Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (a)(b) | 21,184 | 154,431 | ||||||
US Physical Therapy, Inc. | 4,312 | 109,654 | ||||||
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc. (a) | 11,504 | 102,271 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,029,441 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Care Management Services — 0.7% |
| |||||||
Bioscript, Inc. (a)(b) | 15,978 | 118,716 | ||||||
Centene Corp. (a) | 18,718 | 564,535 | ||||||
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. | 4,018 | 229,910 | ||||||
Magellan Health Services, Inc. (a) | 9,911 | 449,266 | ||||||
Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. (a)(b) | 16,061 | 153,704 | ||||||
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a) | 10,890 | 255,479 | ||||||
National Research Corp. | 911 | 47,691 | ||||||
Triple-S Management Corp. (a)(b) | 7,079 | 129,404 | ||||||
Universal American Corp. (a) | 13,668 | 143,924 | ||||||
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a)(b) | 15,659 | 829,927 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,922,556 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Care Services — 1.6% |
| |||||||
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a) | 8,354 | 146,529 | ||||||
Accretive Health, Inc. (a) | 20,487 | 224,537 | ||||||
Air Methods Corp. (a) | 4,663 | 458,140 | ||||||
Almost Family, Inc. (a) | 3,043 | 67,981 | ||||||
Amedisys, Inc. (a) | 10,933 | 136,116 | ||||||
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a) | 14,828 | 87,930 | ||||||
athenahealth, Inc. (a) | 13,023 | 1,031,031 | ||||||
Chemed Corp. | 6,977 | 421,690 | ||||||
Chindex International, Inc. (a) | 4,102 | 40,200 | ||||||
Corvel Corp. (a) | 2,255 | 110,495 | ||||||
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (a) | 9,935 | 43,416 | ||||||
ePocrates, Inc. (a) | 6,671 | 53,501 | ||||||
ExamWorks Group, Inc. (a) | 10,600 | 140,238 | ||||||
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (a) | 11,086 | 76,826 | ||||||
Greenway Medical Technologies (a) | 2,873 | 46,859 | ||||||
Healthways, Inc. (a) | 12,061 | 96,247 | ||||||
HMS Holdings Corp. (a)(b) | 31,226 | 1,040,138 | ||||||
IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc. (a) | 6,014 | 272,554 | ||||||
LHC Group, Inc. (a) | 5,792 | 98,232 | ||||||
Medidata Solutions, Inc. (a)(b) | 8,066 | 263,516 | ||||||
Mediware Information Systems (a) | 1,263 | 18,440 | ||||||
MModal, Inc. (a) | 14,285 | 185,419 | ||||||
MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (a)(b) | 4,620 | 474,797 | ||||||
Omnicell, Inc. (a) | 12,193 | 178,505 | ||||||
PharMerica Corp. (a)(b) | 10,677 | 116,593 | ||||||
Quality Systems, Inc. | 14,375 | 395,456 | ||||||
Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (a) | 9,302 | 77,858 | ||||||
Team Health Holdings, Inc. (a) | 10,296 | 248,031 | ||||||
WebMD Health Corp., Class A (a) | 18,427 | 377,938 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
6,929,213 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Health Care: Miscellaneous — 0.1% |
| |||||||
MedAssets, Inc. (a)(b) | 21,147 | 284,427 | ||||||
The Providence Service Corp. (a) | 4,779 | 65,520 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
349,947 | ||||||||
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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52 | MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Home Building — 0.5% | ||||||||
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a) | 36,841 | $ | 119,733 | |||||
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A (a) | 36,334 | 105,369 | ||||||
KB Home | 28,036 | 274,753 | ||||||
M/I Homes, Inc. (a) | 6,871 | 119,006 | ||||||
MDC Holdings, Inc. | 13,908 | 454,374 | ||||||
Meritage Homes Corp. (a)(b) | 10,291 | 349,276 | ||||||
Ryland Group, Inc. | 16,211 | 414,677 | ||||||
Standard-Pacific Corp. (a) | 39,515 | 244,598 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,081,786 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Hotel/Motel — 0.2% | ||||||||
Gaylord Entertainment Co. (a) | 11,297 | 435,613 | ||||||
Marcus Corp. | 7,145 | 98,315 | ||||||
Morgans Hotel Group Co. (a) | 7,923 | 37,238 | ||||||
Orient Express Hotels Ltd., Class A (a) | 35,187 | 294,515 | ||||||
Red Lion Hotels Corp. (a) | 5,011 | 43,345 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
909,026 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Household Appliances — 0.0% | ||||||||
National Presto Industries, Inc. (b) | 1,746 | 121,818 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Household Equipment & Products — 0.2% | ||||||||
American Greetings Corp., Class A | 12,750 | 186,405 | ||||||
Blyth, Inc. | 3,786 | 130,844 | ||||||
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A (a) | 14,048 | 152,983 | ||||||
CSS Industries, Inc. | 3,494 | 71,802 | ||||||
Helen of Troy Ltd. (a)(b) | 11,514 | 390,209 | ||||||
Libbey, Inc. (a) | 7,450 | 114,506 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,046,749 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Household Furnishings — 0.3% | ||||||||
American Woodmark Corp. (a) | 3,517 | 60,141 | ||||||
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. | 4,056 | 41,817 | ||||||
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | 8,795 | 175,284 | ||||||
Flexsteel Industries, Inc. | 1,615 | 31,945 | ||||||
Hooker Furniture Corp. | 3,892 | 45,887 | ||||||
Kirkland’s, Inc. (a) | 5,275 | 59,344 | ||||||
La-Z-Boy, Inc. (a) | 18,828 | 231,396 | ||||||
Lifetime Brands, Inc. | 3,523 | 43,932 | ||||||
Sealy Corp. (a)(b) | 18,698 | 34,591 | ||||||
Select Comfort Corp. (a) | 20,639 | 431,768 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,156,105 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Insurance: Life — 0.5% | ||||||||
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | 21,765 | 239,633 | ||||||
Citizens, Inc. (a) | 14,149 | 137,953 | ||||||
CNO Financial Group, Inc. | 77,068 | 601,130 | ||||||
FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A | 3,699 | 103,609 | ||||||
Independence Holding Co. | 2,982 | 29,373 | ||||||
Kansas City Life Insurance Co. | 1,480 | 52,081 | ||||||
National Western Life Insurance Co., Class A | 796 | 112,968 | ||||||
The Phoenix Cos., Inc. (a) | 42,792 | 79,165 | ||||||
Presidential Life Corp. | 7,955 | 78,198 | ||||||
Primerica, Inc. | 17,058 | 455,960 | ||||||
Symetra Financial Corp. | 28,109 | 354,736 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,244,806 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Insurance: Multi-Line — 0.5% | ||||||||
Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. | 31,176 | 727,959 | ||||||
Crawford & Co., Class B | 9,788 | 40,033 | ||||||
Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. | 2,378 | 40,426 | ||||||
eHealth, Inc. (a) | 7,271 | 117,136 | ||||||
Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA (b) | 19,489 | 156,107 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Insurance: Multi-Line (concluded) | ||||||||
Fortegra Financial Corp. (a) | 2,531 | $ | 20,248 | |||||
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | 14,431 | 252,254 | ||||||
Maiden Holdings Ltd. | 18,173 | 157,742 | ||||||
Pico Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) | 8,263 | 185,174 | ||||||
Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. | 12,650 | 481,965 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,179,044 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Insurance: Property-Casualty — 1.3% | ||||||||
American Safety Insurance Holdings Ltd. (a) | 3,287 | 61,631 | ||||||
Amerisafe, Inc. (a)(b) | 6,593 | 171,088 | ||||||
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. | 8,896 | 264,300 | ||||||
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. (b) | 9,371 | 274,289 | ||||||
Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class B | 3,324 | 77,250 | ||||||
Donegal Group, Inc., Class A | 2,845 | 37,782 | ||||||
EMC Insurance Group, Inc. | 1,700 | 34,340 | ||||||
Employers Holdings, Inc. | 10,430 | 188,157 | ||||||
Enstar Group Ltd. (a) | 3,060 | 302,756 | ||||||
First American Financial Corp. | 38,589 | 654,470 | ||||||
Global Indemnity Plc (a) | 4,189 | 84,827 | ||||||
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. (a)(b) | 10,204 | 259,386 | ||||||
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (a) | 5,168 | 40,310 | ||||||
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. (a) | 14,444 | 148,918 | ||||||
Homeowners Choice, Inc. | 2,638 | 46,429 | ||||||
Infinity Property & Casualty Corp. | 4,294 | 247,635 | ||||||
Investors Title Co. | 437 | 24,878 | ||||||
Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. | 18,366 | 161,437 | ||||||
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. | 18,231 | 388,138 | ||||||
National Interstate Corp. | 2,302 | 61,210 | ||||||
Navigators Group, Inc. (a)(b) | 3,629 | 181,632 | ||||||
OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. | 8,302 | 108,092 | ||||||
Radian Group, Inc. (b) | 48,526 | 159,651 | ||||||
RLI Corp. | 7,712 | 525,958 | ||||||
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | 4,622 | 187,838 | ||||||
SeaBright Holdings, Inc. | 7,094 | 63,066 | ||||||
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | 19,956 | 347,434 | ||||||
State Auto Financial Corp. | 5,406 | 75,954 | ||||||
Stewart Information Services Corp. | 6,677 | 102,492 | ||||||
Tower Group, Inc. | 12,660 | 264,214 | ||||||
United Fire Group, Inc. | 7,354 | 156,861 | ||||||
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | 6,858 | 23,386 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,725,809 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
International Trade & Diversified Logistic — 0.0% |
| |||||||
Global Sources Ltd. (a) | 6,913 | 45,626 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Leisure Time — 1.2% | ||||||||
Black Diamond, Inc. (a) | 7,582 | 71,650 | ||||||
Bluegreen Corp. (a) | 5,206 | 25,822 | ||||||
Callaway Golf Co. | 23,631 | 139,659 | ||||||
Churchill Downs, Inc. | 4,729 | 278,018 | ||||||
International Speedway Corp., Class A | 10,058 | 263,318 | ||||||
Interval Leisure Group, Inc. | 14,103 | 268,098 | ||||||
Johnson Outdoors, Inc. (a) | 2,043 | 42,086 | ||||||
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (a) | 15,575 | 724,393 | ||||||
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. (a) | 9,668 | 299,515 | ||||||
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 8,598 | 31,383 | ||||||
Pool Corp. | 17,240 | 697,530 | ||||||
Premier Exhibitions, Inc. (a) | 9,307 | 25,129 | ||||||
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. | 14,424 | 781,492 | ||||||
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (a) | 23,626 | 196,332 | ||||||
Speedway Motorsports, Inc. | 4,229 | 71,512 | ||||||
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (a) | 2,492 | 61,054 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 | 53 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Leisure Time (concluded) | ||||||||
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc. | 6,967 | $ | 279,725 | |||||
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (a) | 8,424 | 111,955 | ||||||
Vail Resorts, Inc. | 13,082 | 655,147 | ||||||
West Marine, Inc. (a) | 5,484 | 64,437 | ||||||
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| |||||||
5,088,255 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Luxury Items — 0.0% | ||||||||
Movado Group, Inc. | 6,414 | 160,478 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Machinery: Agricultural — 0.2% | ||||||||
Alamo Group, Inc. | 2,514 | 78,864 | ||||||
Lindsay Manufacturing Co. | 4,616 | 299,578 | ||||||
Titan International, Inc. | 15,348 | 376,487 | ||||||
Titan Machinery, Inc. (a) | 6,144 | 186,593 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
941,522 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Machinery: Construction & Handling — 0.1% | ||||||||
Astec Industries, Inc. (a) | 7,278 | 223,289 | ||||||
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. | 8,027 | 114,385 | ||||||
NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A | 2,003 | 232,848 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
570,522 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Machinery: Engines — 0.1% | ||||||||
Briggs & Stratton Corp. | 17,679 | 309,206 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Machinery: Industrial — 1.3% | ||||||||
Actuant Corp., Class A | 24,810 | 673,839 | ||||||
Altra Holdings, Inc. | 9,779 | 154,313 | ||||||
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 15,336 | 565,132 | ||||||
Chart Industries, Inc. (a) | 10,870 | 747,421 | ||||||
Columbus McKinnon Corp. (a) | 7,032 | 106,113 | ||||||
DXP Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 3,203 | 132,892 | ||||||
EnPro Industries, Inc. (a) | 7,462 | 278,855 | ||||||
Flow International Corp. (a) | 17,526 | 55,207 | ||||||
Graham Corp. | 3,629 | 67,572 | ||||||
Hardinge, Inc. | 4,196 | 38,184 | ||||||
John Bean Technologies Corp. | 10,468 | 142,051 | ||||||
Kadant, Inc. (a) | 4,242 | 99,475 | ||||||
Middleby Corp. (a) | 6,801 | 677,448 | ||||||
MTS Systems Corp. | 5,842 | 225,209 | ||||||
Omega Flex, Inc. (a) | 998 | 11,886 | ||||||
Proto Labs, Inc. (a) | 1,825 | 52,487 | ||||||
Sauer-Danfoss, Inc. | 4,252 | 148,522 | ||||||
Tennant Co. | 6,849 | 273,617 | ||||||
Twin Disc, Inc. | 3,137 | 58,003 | ||||||
Woodward, Inc. | 25,127 | 991,009 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,499,235 | ||||||||
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Machinery: Specialty — 0.1% | ||||||||
Albany International Corp., Class A | 10,014 | 187,362 | ||||||
Cascade Corp. | 3,349 | 157,570 | ||||||
Hurco Cos., Inc. (a) | 2,286 | 46,840 | ||||||
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391,772 | ||||||||
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Manufactured Housing — 0.0% | ||||||||
Cavco Industries, Inc. (a) | 2,504 | 128,405 | ||||||
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| |||||||
Medical & Dental Instruments & Supplies — 2.6% |
| |||||||
Abiomed, Inc. (a) | 12,156 | 277,400 | ||||||
Align Technology, Inc. (a)(b) | 26,112 | 873,707 | ||||||
Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (a) | 19,744 | 36,329 | ||||||
AngioDynamics, Inc. (a) | 8,858 | 106,385 | ||||||
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 4,286 | 58,247 | ||||||
Antares Pharma, Inc. (a) | 33,195 | 120,830 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Medical & Dental Instruments & Supplies (concluded) |
| |||||||
AtriCure, Inc. (a)(b) | 5,296 | $ | 50,895 | |||||
Atrion Corp. | 573 | 117,453 | ||||||
Biolase Technology, Inc. (a) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Cantel Medical Corp. | 7,709 | 210,070 | ||||||
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (a) | 6,047 | 59,200 | ||||||
Cerus Corp. (a) | 19,896 | 66,055 | ||||||
Conceptus, Inc. (a)(b) | 11,401 | 225,968 | ||||||
CONMED Corp. | 10,269 | 284,143 | ||||||
CryoLife, Inc. (a) | 9,953 | 52,054 | ||||||
Derma Sciences, Inc. (a) | 3,339 | 31,787 | ||||||
Endologix, Inc. (a)(b) | 20,130 | 310,807 | ||||||
Exactech, Inc. (a) | 3,135 | 52,574 | ||||||
Hansen Medical, Inc. (a)(b) | 19,953 | 45,293 | ||||||
Heartware International, Inc. (a)(b) | 5,132 | 455,722 | ||||||
ICU Medical, Inc. (a)(b) | 4,541 | 242,399 | ||||||
Insulet Corp. (a) | 17,355 | 370,876 | ||||||
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a) | 7,071 | 262,900 | ||||||
Invacare Corp. | 11,531 | 177,923 | ||||||
Landauer, Inc. | 3,428 | 196,527 | ||||||
MAKO Surgical Corp. (a)(b) | 13,138 | 336,464 | ||||||
Medtox Scientific, Inc. (a) | 2,724 | 73,439 | ||||||
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | 14,984 | 306,573 | ||||||
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a)(b) | 15,255 | 210,672 | ||||||
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 35,108 | 130,602 | ||||||
Neogen Corp. (a)(b) | 8,550 | 395,010 | ||||||
NuVasive, Inc. (a) | 15,686 | 397,797 | ||||||
OraSure Technologies, Inc. (a) | 17,513 | 196,846 | ||||||
Orthofix International NV (a)(b) | 6,792 | 280,170 | ||||||
Owens & Minor, Inc. | 23,068 | 706,573 | ||||||
PSS World Medical, Inc. (a) | 18,315 | 384,432 | ||||||
Quidel Corp. (a) | 10,294 | 161,410 | ||||||
Rochester Medical Corp. (a) | 3,786 | 40,737 | ||||||
Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc. (a) | 7,562 | 70,402 | ||||||
Staar Surgical Co. (a)(b) | 13,251 | 102,960 | ||||||
Steris Corp. | 20,997 | 658,676 | ||||||
SurModics, Inc. (a) | 5,558 | 96,153 | ||||||
Symmetry Medical, Inc. (a)(b) | 13,271 | 113,865 | ||||||
Tornier NV (a) | 5,493 | 123,153 | ||||||
Unilife Corp. (a) | 26,933 | 91,034 | ||||||
Utah Medical Products, Inc. | 1,157 | 38,794 | ||||||
Vascular Solutions, Inc. (a) | 5,971 | 74,996 | ||||||
Volcano Corp. (a) | 19,347 | 554,292 | ||||||
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 12,304 | 621,229 | ||||||
Wright Medical Group, Inc. (a) | 14,283 | 304,942 | ||||||
Young Innovations, Inc. | 2,009 | 69,290 | ||||||
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11,226,056 | ||||||||
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Medical Equipment — 1.1% | ||||||||
Abaxis, Inc. (a) | 7,891 | 291,967 | ||||||
Accuray, Inc. (a)(b) | 25,916 | 177,266 | ||||||
Affymetrix, Inc. (a) | 25,638 | 120,242 | ||||||
Analogic Corp. | 4,450 | 275,900 | ||||||
ArthroCare Corp. (a) | 10,043 | 294,059 | ||||||
Cyberonics, Inc. (a)(b) | 10,006 | 449,670 | ||||||
Cynosure, Inc., Class A (a) | 3,549 | 75,061 | ||||||
DexCom, Inc. (a)(b) | 24,915 | 322,898 | ||||||
EnteroMedics, Inc. (a) | 9,275 | 31,999 | ||||||
Fluidigm Corp. (a) | 7,427 | 111,702 | ||||||
Greatbatch, Inc. (a)(b) | 8,557 | 194,330 | ||||||
Haemonetics Corp. (a) | 9,200 | 681,812 | ||||||
IRIS International, Inc. (a) | 5,803 | 65,574 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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54 | MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Medical Equipment (concluded) | ||||||||
Luminex Corp. (a) | 15,133 | $ | 370,607 | |||||
Masimo Corp. (a) | 18,138 | 405,929 | ||||||
Merge Healthcare, Inc. (a) | 21,505 | 61,504 | ||||||
Natus Medical, Inc. (a) | 10,690 | 124,218 | ||||||
NxStage Medical, Inc. (a)(b) | 17,883 | 299,719 | ||||||
Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (a) | 7,064 | 60,044 | ||||||
Solta Medical, Inc. (a) | 22,469 | 65,834 | ||||||
Spectranetic Corp. (a) | 12,486 | 142,590 | ||||||
Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc. (a) | 6,154 | 34,462 | ||||||
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4,657,387 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Medical Services — 0.2% | ||||||||
Bio-Reference Labs, Inc. (a) | 8,933 | 234,759 | ||||||
eResearch Technology, Inc. (a) | 17,958 | 143,485 | ||||||
Parexel International Corp. (a) | 21,762 | 614,341 | ||||||
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992,585 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Metal Fabricating — 0.7% | ||||||||
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. | 3,106 | 56,933 | ||||||
Compx International, Inc. | 465 | 5,859 | ||||||
Dynamic Materials Corp. | 4,890 | 84,744 | ||||||
The Eastern Co. | 2,231 | 36,031 | ||||||
Haynes International, Inc. | 4,466 | 227,498 | ||||||
Kaydon Corp. | 11,657 | 249,343 | ||||||
L.B. Foster Co., Class A | 3,297 | 94,327 | ||||||
Metals USA Holdings Corp. (a) | 4,253 | 67,665 | ||||||
Mueller Industries, Inc. | 9,858 | 419,852 | ||||||
Mueller Water Products, Inc., Series A | 56,991 | 197,189 | ||||||
NN, Inc. (a) | 6,202 | 63,322 | ||||||
Northwest Pipe Co. (a) | 3,391 | 82,266 | ||||||
RBC Bearings, Inc. (a) | 8,055 | 381,001 | ||||||
Rexnord Corp. (a) | 10,443 | 209,278 | ||||||
RTI International Metals, Inc. (a) | 11,003 | 248,998 | ||||||
Worthington Industries, Inc. | 18,991 | 388,746 | ||||||
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| |||||||
2,813,052 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Metals & Minerals: Diversified — 0.6% | ||||||||
AMCOL International Corp. | 9,166 | 259,490 | ||||||
General Moly, Inc. (a) | 24,542 | 77,062 | ||||||
Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. | 22,335 | 299,959 | ||||||
Hecla Mining Co. | 103,635 | 492,266 | ||||||
Materion Corp. | 7,405 | 170,537 | ||||||
McEwen Mining, Inc. (a) | 71,565 | 215,411 | ||||||
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | 6,441 | 410,807 | ||||||
Oil-Dri Corp. of America | 1,750 | 38,325 | ||||||
Paramount Gold and Silver Corp. (a)(b) | 47,416 | 113,798 | ||||||
SunCoke Energy, Inc. (a) | 25,417 | 372,359 | ||||||
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (a) | 635 | 29,635 | ||||||
Uranerz Energy Corp. (a)(b) | 24,947 | 36,173 | ||||||
US Antimony Corp. (a) | 19,562 | 79,031 | ||||||
US Silica Holdings, Inc. (a) | 4,353 | 49,015 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,643,868 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Miscellaneous Consumer Staples — 0.1% | ||||||||
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (a) | 8,340 | 271,634 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Office Supplies & Equipment — 0.6% | ||||||||
ACCO Brands Corp. (a) | 41,079 | 424,757 | ||||||
AT Cross Co., Class A (a) | 3,489 | 34,436 | ||||||
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (a)(b) | 16,849 | 273,796 | ||||||
Herman Miller, Inc. | 21,161 | 391,902 | ||||||
HNI Corp. | 16,551 | 426,188 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Office Supplies & Equipment (concluded) | ||||||||
Kimball International, Inc., Class B | 11,838 | $ | 91,153 | |||||
Knoll, Inc. | 17,379 | 233,226 | ||||||
Steelcase, Inc., Class A | 27,676 | 249,914 | ||||||
United Stationers, Inc. | 14,763 | 397,863 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,523,235 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Offshore Drilling & Other Services — 0.1% | ||||||||
Hercules Offshore, Inc. (a)(b) | 57,601 | 203,908 | ||||||
Vantage Drilling Co. (a) | 69,497 | 104,245 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
308,153 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Oil Well Equipment & Services — 1.5% | ||||||||
Basic Energy Services, Inc. (a) | 11,190 | 115,481 | ||||||
Bolt Technology Corp. | 3,084 | 46,291 | ||||||
Cal Dive International, Inc. (a) | 34,880 | 101,152 | ||||||
Dawson Geophysical Co. (a) | 2,906 | 69,221 | ||||||
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)(b) | 14,600 | 957,614 | ||||||
Edgen Group, Inc. (a) | 5,390 | 40,533 | ||||||
Exterran Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) | 23,548 | 300,237 | ||||||
Flotek Industries, Inc. (a) | 18,044 | 168,531 | ||||||
Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (a) | 5,263 | 24,736 | ||||||
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (a) | 8,053 | 158,564 | ||||||
Global Geophysical Services, Inc. (a) | 7,038 | 43,073 | ||||||
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. | 5,229 | 147,510 | ||||||
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a) | 38,384 | 629,881 | ||||||
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (a) | 12,834 | 497,703 | ||||||
ION Geophysical Corp. (a) | 47,977 | 316,168 | ||||||
Key Energy Services, Inc. (a)(b) | 54,864 | 416,966 | ||||||
Lufkin Industries, Inc. | 12,206 | 663,030 | ||||||
Matrix Service Co. (a) | 9,460 | 107,371 | ||||||
Mitcham Industries, Inc. (a) | 4,652 | 78,944 | ||||||
Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (a) | 4,461 | 66,112 | ||||||
Newpark Resources, Inc. (a) | 32,635 | 192,546 | ||||||
OYO Geospace Corp. (a) | 2,317 | 208,507 | ||||||
Parker Drilling Co. (a) | 42,732 | 192,721 | ||||||
Pioneer Drilling Co. (a) | 22,459 | 178,998 | ||||||
RigNet, Inc. (a) | 4,422 | 76,899 | ||||||
Tesco Corp. (a) | 11,030 | 132,360 | ||||||
Tetra Technologies, Inc. (a) | 28,190 | 200,995 | ||||||
TGC Industries, Inc. (a) | 5,320 | 51,657 | ||||||
Union Drilling, Inc. (a) | 4,914 | 22,015 | ||||||
Willbros Group, Inc. (a) | 14,188 | 91,654 | ||||||
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| |||||||
6,297,470 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Oil: Crude Producers — 2.8% | ||||||||
Abraxas Petroleum Corp. (a) | 29,959 | 95,569 | ||||||
Apco Oil and Gas International, Inc. | 3,277 | 59,150 | ||||||
Approach Resources, Inc. (a) | 10,525 | 268,808 | ||||||
ATP Oil & Gas Corp. (a)(b) | 16,266 | 54,979 | ||||||
Berry Petroleum Co., Class A | 19,027 | 754,611 | ||||||
Bill Barrett Corp. (a) | 17,470 | 374,207 | ||||||
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (a) | 3,576 | 59,469 | ||||||
BPZ Resources, Inc. (a)(b) | 38,015 | 96,178 | ||||||
Callon Petroleum Co. (a) | 14,454 | 61,574 | ||||||
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (a) | 14,373 | 337,909 | ||||||
Ceres, Inc. (a) | 2,155 | 19,503 | ||||||
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (a) | 2,155 | 104,259 | ||||||
Comstock Resources, Inc. (a)(b) | 17,474 | 286,923 | ||||||
Contango Oil & Gas Co. (a)(b) | 4,624 | 273,741 | ||||||
CREDO Petroleum Corp. (a) | 2,469 | 35,726 | ||||||
Crimson Exploration, Inc. (a) | 7,654 | 35,132 | ||||||
Endeavour International Corp. (a) | 13,795 | 115,878 | ||||||
Energy Partners Ltd. (a) | 10,098 | 170,656 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 | 55 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Oil: Crude Producers (concluded) | ||||||||
Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd. | 28,666 | $ | 896,959 | |||||
Evolution Petroleum Corp. (a)(b) | 6,014 | 50,157 | ||||||
Forest Oil Corp. (a)(b) | 42,763 | 313,453 | ||||||
FX Energy, Inc. (a) | 19,236 | 114,454 | ||||||
Gastar Exploration Ltd. (a) | 21,333 | 41,173 | ||||||
GeoResources, Inc. (a) | 7,709 | 282,226 | ||||||
Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (a) | 9,431 | 130,714 | ||||||
Gulfport Energy Corp. (a) | 20,230 | 417,345 | ||||||
Halcon Resources Corp. (a)(b) | 25,640 | 242,042 | ||||||
Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (a) | 13,640 | 116,622 | ||||||
Isramco, Inc. (a) | 368 | 40,480 | ||||||
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (a) | 95,776 | 786,321 | ||||||
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. (a) | 53,590 | 224,006 | ||||||
McMoRan Exploration Co. (a)(b) | 36,872 | 467,168 | ||||||
Midstates Petroleum Co., Inc. (a) | 8,709 | 84,564 | ||||||
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (a) | 23,074 | 367,800 | ||||||
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (a) | 29,018 | 701,655 | ||||||
Panhandle Oil & Gas, Inc. | 2,507 | 75,561 | ||||||
PDC Energy, Inc. (a) | 10,876 | 266,680 | ||||||
Penn Virginia Corp. | 16,644 | 122,167 | ||||||
Petroquest Energy, Inc. (a) | 20,561 | 102,805 | ||||||
Quicksilver Resources, Inc. (a) | 42,522 | 230,469 | ||||||
Resolute Energy Corp. (a) | 17,494 | 167,418 | ||||||
Rex Energy Corp. (a) | 15,696 | 175,952 | ||||||
Rosetta Resources, Inc. (a) | 19,220 | 704,221 | ||||||
Sanchez Energy Corp. (a) | 4,206 | 87,485 | ||||||
Saratoga Resources, Inc. (a) | 6,533 | 38,414 | ||||||
Stone Energy Corp. (a) | 17,977 | 455,537 | ||||||
Swift Energy Co. (a)(b) | 15,563 | 289,627 | ||||||
Synergy Resources Corp. (a) | 14,099 | 43,425 | ||||||
Triangle Petroleum Corp. (a) | 16,128 | 89,994 | ||||||
Vaalco Energy, Inc. (a)(b) | 21,055 | 181,705 | ||||||
Venoco, Inc. (a)(b) | 10,694 | 107,047 | ||||||
Voyager Oil & Gas, Inc. (a) | 17,195 | 30,263 | ||||||
W&T Offshore, Inc. | 12,628 | 193,208 | ||||||
Warren Resources, Inc. (a) | 26,247 | 62,993 | ||||||
ZaZa Energy Corp. (a) | 9,051 | 40,911 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
11,947,293 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Oil: Integrated — 0.1% | ||||||||
Targa Resources, Inc. | 10,533 | 449,759 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Oil: Refining & Marketing — 0.3% | ||||||||
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. | 790 | 33,117 | ||||||
Alon USA Energy, Inc. | 3,653 | 30,904 | ||||||
Arabian American Development Co. (a) | 7,377 | 71,483 | ||||||
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (a)(b) | 24,081 | 373,256 | ||||||
CVR Energy, Inc. (a) | 6,080 | 161,606 | ||||||
Delek US Holdings, Inc. | 6,257 | 110,061 | ||||||
Miller Energy Resources, Inc. (a) | 10,744 | 53,720 | ||||||
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (a) | 2,649 | 19,682 | ||||||
Western Refining, Inc. | 20,888 | 465,176 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,319,005 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Paints & Coatings — 0.2% | ||||||||
Chase Corp. | 2,279 | 30,083 | ||||||
Ferro Corp. (a) | 31,438 | 150,902 | ||||||
H.B. Fuller Co. | 18,135 | 556,745 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
737,730 | ||||||||
|
|
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Paper — 0.6% | ||||||||
Boise, Inc. | 36,515 | $ | 240,269 | |||||
Buckeye Technologies, Inc. | 14,360 | 409,116 | ||||||
Clearwater Paper Corp. (a)(b) | 8,490 | 289,679 | ||||||
Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp. (a)(b) | 14,662 | 232,393 | ||||||
Neenah Paper, Inc. | 5,746 | 153,361 | ||||||
P.H. Glatfelter Co. | 15,591 | 255,225 | ||||||
Resolute Forest Products (a) | 29,326 | 339,595 | ||||||
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | 5,669 | 386,285 | ||||||
Wausau Paper Corp. | 16,055 | 156,215 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,462,138 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Personal Care — 0.1% | ||||||||
Female Health Co. | 7,147 | 41,953 | ||||||
Orchids Paper Products Co. | 2,070 | 36,597 | ||||||
PhotoMedex, Inc. (a) | 4,758 | 57,810 | ||||||
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a) | 2,168 | 89,148 | ||||||
WD-40 Co. | 5,789 | 288,350 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
513,858 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Pharmaceuticals — 2.5% | ||||||||
Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 19,362 | 120,044 | ||||||
Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 4,423 | 13,888 | ||||||
Akorn, Inc. (a)(b) | 20,675 | 326,045 | ||||||
Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 7,986 | 40,569 | ||||||
Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 5,190 | 33,683 | ||||||
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 17,564 | 472,296 | ||||||
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 49,334 | 193,389 | ||||||
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 17,888 | 71,194 | ||||||
Biospecifics Technologies (a) | 1,794 | 33,691 | ||||||
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 21,772 | 77,726 | ||||||
Cambrex Corp. (a) | 10,755 | 101,205 | ||||||
Cempra, Inc. (a) | 1,556 | 14,564 | ||||||
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 15,898 | 71,382 | ||||||
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 4,221 | 27,268 | ||||||
Depomed, Inc. (a)(b) | 20,233 | 115,126 | ||||||
Dusa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 8,177 | 42,684 | ||||||
Endocyte, Inc. (a) | 10,765 | 88,488 | ||||||
Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc. (a) | 3,888 | 125,971 | ||||||
Impax Laboratories, Inc. (a) | 24,333 | 493,230 | ||||||
Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 7,075 | 95,937 | ||||||
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 27,269 | 375,767 | ||||||
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 36,381 | 436,572 | ||||||
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc (a) | 15,098 | 679,561 | ||||||
Lannett Co., Inc. (a) | 5,664 | 24,015 | ||||||
MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 9,065 | 135,794 | ||||||
The Medicines Co. (a) | 20,019 | 459,236 | ||||||
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Class A | 20,871 | 712,745 | ||||||
Obagi Medical Products, Inc. (a) | 6,791 | 103,699 | ||||||
Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 17,077 | 265,035 | ||||||
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 6,713 | 107,677 | ||||||
Pain Therapeutics, Inc. (a) | 13,691 | 64,211 | ||||||
Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc. (a) | 13,343 | 482,216 | ||||||
Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (a) | 3,265 | 23,802 | ||||||
Pharmacyclics, Inc. (a) | 19,780 | 1,080,186 | ||||||
Pozen, Inc. (a) | 9,738 | 60,765 | ||||||
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) | 18,252 | 288,564 | ||||||
Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 19,536 | 1,040,097 | ||||||
Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 3,404 | 61,544 | ||||||
Santarus, Inc. (a) | 19,913 | 141,183 | ||||||
Sciclone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 20,643 | 144,707 | ||||||
SIGA Technologies, Inc. (a)(b) | 12,574 | 36,087 | ||||||
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 21,625 | 336,485 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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56 | MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals (concluded) | ||||||||
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 1,181 | $ | 11,054 | |||||
Vical, Inc. (a) | 27,622 | 99,439 | ||||||
Vivus, Inc. (a) | 36,236 | 1,034,175 | ||||||
Xenoport, Inc. (a) | 12,970 | 78,339 | ||||||
Zogenix, Inc. (a) | 13,220 | 32,786 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
10,874,121 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Plastics — 0.1% | ||||||||
A. Schulman, Inc. | 10,738 | 213,150 | ||||||
Spartech Corp. (a) | 11,031 | 57,030 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
270,180 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Power Transmission Equipment — 0.2% | ||||||||
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (a) | 14,500 | 194,590 | ||||||
Generac Holdings, Inc. (a) | 9,001 | 216,564 | ||||||
Global Power Equipment Group, Inc. | 6,228 | 136,020 | ||||||
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (a) | 10,604 | 69,562 | ||||||
Powell Industries, Inc. (a) | 3,243 | 121,159 | ||||||
Power-One, Inc. (a) | 24,372 | 110,161 | ||||||
Vicor Corp. | 7,078 | 49,121 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
897,177 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Precious Metals & Minerals — 0.1% | ||||||||
Golden Minerals Co. (a)(b) | 10,446 | 47,112 | ||||||
Horsehead Holding Corp. (a) | 15,917 | 158,533 | ||||||
Stillwater Mining Co. (a) | 42,072 | 359,295 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
564,940 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Printing & Copying Services — 0.1% | ||||||||
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (a) | 9,392 | 54,943 | ||||||
Cenveo, Inc. (a) | 19,755 | 38,127 | ||||||
VistaPrint NV (a)(b) | 13,436 | 433,983 | ||||||
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527,053 | ||||||||
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Producer Durables: Miscellaneous — 0.1% | ||||||||
Blount International, Inc. (a)(b) | 17,740 | 259,891 | ||||||
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (a) | 3,143 | 59,811 | ||||||
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319,702 | ||||||||
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Production Technology Equipment — 1.3% | ||||||||
ATMI, Inc. (a)(b) | 11,598 | 238,571 | ||||||
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a) | 39,525 | 47,430 | ||||||
Brooks Automation, Inc. | 24,099 | 227,495 | ||||||
Cognex Corp. | 15,573 | 492,885 | ||||||
Cohu, Inc. | 8,837 | 89,784 | ||||||
Cymer, Inc. (a) | 11,240 | 662,598 | ||||||
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. | 8,308 | 98,201 | ||||||
Entegris, Inc. (a) | 49,919 | 426,308 | ||||||
FEI Co. (a) | 13,788 | 659,618 | ||||||
FSI International, Inc. (a) | 14,366 | 51,574 | ||||||
GSI Group, Inc. (a) | 10,597 | 121,442 | ||||||
Intevac, Inc. (a) | 8,438 | 63,454 | ||||||
LTX-Credence Corp. (a) | 17,964 | 120,359 | ||||||
Mattson Technology, Inc. (a) | 21,235 | 37,161 | ||||||
MKS Instruments, Inc. | 19,095 | 552,418 | ||||||
Nanometrics, Inc. (a) | 8,540 | 131,174 | ||||||
Photronics, Inc. (a) | 21,994 | 134,163 | ||||||
Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (a) | 11,670 | 101,762 | ||||||
Tessera Technologies, Inc. | 18,860 | 289,878 | ||||||
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (a) | 8,612 | 55,375 | ||||||
Ultratech, Inc. (a)(b) | 9,525 | 300,038 | ||||||
Veeco Instruments, Inc. (a) | 14,122 | 485,232 | ||||||
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5,386,920 | ||||||||
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Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Publishing — 0.3% | ||||||||
Courier Corp. | 3,747 | $ | 49,648 | |||||
Daily Journal Corp. (a) | 338 | 28,994 | ||||||
The Dolan Co. (a) | 11,060 | 74,434 | ||||||
Journal Communications, Inc., Class A (a) | 15,838 | 81,724 | ||||||
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., Class A | 9,730 | 33,082 | ||||||
McClatchy Co., Class A (a)(b) | 21,082 | 46,380 | ||||||
Meredith Corp. (b) | 13,167 | 420,554 | ||||||
The New York Times Co., Class A (a) | 49,507 | 386,154 | ||||||
Scholastic Corp. | 9,424 | 265,380 | ||||||
Value Line, Inc. | 449 | 5,339 | ||||||
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1,391,689 | ||||||||
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Radio & TV Broadcasters — 0.2% | ||||||||
Beasley Broadcasting Group, Inc., Class A (a) | 1,542 | 9,082 | ||||||
Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (a) | 13,348 | 67,808 | ||||||
Crown Media Holdings, Inc., Class A (a) | 11,921 | 20,862 | ||||||
Cumulus Media, Inc., Class A (a) | 20,374 | 61,326 | ||||||
Dial Global, Inc. (a)(b) | 1,630 | 5,412 | ||||||
Entercom Communications Corp. (a) | 8,906 | 53,614 | ||||||
Entravision Communications Corp., Class A | 19,001 | 22,991 | ||||||
Fisher Communications, Inc. (a) | 3,207 | 95,921 | ||||||
Lin TV Corp., Class A (a) | 10,816 | 32,664 | ||||||
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., Class A (a) | 4,121 | 27,776 | ||||||
Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc. | 5,513 | 40,300 | ||||||
Saga Communications, Inc. (a) | 1,295 | 48,058 | ||||||
Salem Communications Corp., Class A | 3,658 | 20,009 | ||||||
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A | 18,301 | 165,807 | ||||||
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671,630 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Railroad Equipment — 0.1% | ||||||||
American Railcar Industries, Inc. (a) | 3,415 | 92,547 | ||||||
Freightcar America, Inc. | 4,352 | 99,965 | ||||||
Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (a) | 8,307 | 146,037 | ||||||
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338,549 | ||||||||
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Railroads — 0.2% | ||||||||
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A (a) | 14,719 | 777,752 | ||||||
Railamerica, Inc. (a) | 6,896 | 166,883 | ||||||
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944,635 | ||||||||
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Real Estate — 0.2% | ||||||||
AV Homes, Inc. (a) | 3,584 | 52,255 | ||||||
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. | 1,503 | 43,256 | ||||||
Forestar Group, Inc. (a) | 12,662 | 162,200 | ||||||
Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc. | 987 | 27,626 | ||||||
HFF, Inc., Class A (a)(b) | 11,927 | 166,262 | ||||||
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | 12,746 | 178,572 | ||||||
Market Leader, Inc. (a) | 8,020 | 40,742 | ||||||
Tejon Ranch Co. (a) | 4,789 | 137,061 | ||||||
Thomas Properties Group, Inc. | 11,701 | 63,653 | ||||||
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871,627 | ||||||||
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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 7.3% | ||||||||
Acadia Realty Trust (b) | 15,972 | 370,231 | ||||||
AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. | 5,727 | 123,073 | ||||||
Agree Realty Corp. | 4,186 | 92,636 | ||||||
Alexander’s, Inc. | 760 | 327,644 | ||||||
American Assets Trust, Inc. | 12,017 | 291,412 | ||||||
American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. | 13,182 | 314,786 | ||||||
American Realty Capital Trust, Inc. | 57,650 | 629,538 | ||||||
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. (b) | 50,348 | 354,953 | ||||||
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. | 6,383 | 102,575 | ||||||
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. | 2,778 | 48,559 | ||||||
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. | 64,672 | 459,818 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 | 57 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued) | ||||||||
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (b) | 19,434 | $ | 163,829 | |||||
Associated Estates Realty Corp. (b) | 15,468 | 231,247 | ||||||
Campus Crest Communities, Inc. | 11,269 | 117,085 | ||||||
CapLease, Inc. (b) | 24,111 | 100,061 | ||||||
Capstead Mortgage Corp. (b) | 34,247 | 476,376 | ||||||
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. | 21,979 | 110,994 | ||||||
Chatham Lodging Trust | 5,025 | 71,757 | ||||||
Chesapeake Lodging Trust | 11,683 | 201,181 | ||||||
Colonial Properties Trust (b) | 32,010 | 708,701 | ||||||
Colony Financial, Inc. | 11,980 | 207,254 | ||||||
Coresite Realty Corp. | 7,471 | 192,901 | ||||||
Cousins Properties, Inc. | 33,355 | 258,501 | ||||||
CreXus Investment Corp. (b) | 24,413 | 248,280 | ||||||
CubeSmart | 44,879 | 523,738 | ||||||
CYS Investments, Inc. | 42,425 | 584,192 | ||||||
DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. | 90,028 | 567,176 | ||||||
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. | 61,160 | 623,832 | ||||||
Dupont Fabros Technology, Inc. | 22,305 | 637,031 | ||||||
Dynex Capital Corp. (b) | 19,699 | 204,476 | ||||||
Eastgroup Properties, Inc. (b) | 10,370 | 552,721 | ||||||
Education Realty Trust, Inc. | 34,569 | 383,025 | ||||||
Entertainment Properties Trust (b) | 17,054 | 701,090 | ||||||
Equity One, Inc. | 20,045 | 424,954 | ||||||
Excel Trust, Inc. | 12,222 | 146,175 | ||||||
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (a) | 45,244 | 212,647 | ||||||
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (a) | 32,262 | 407,146 | ||||||
First Potomac Realty Trust (b) | 18,538 | 218,192 | ||||||
Franklin Street Properties Corp. (b) | 26,442 | 279,756 | ||||||
Getty Realty Corp. | 9,381 | 179,646 | ||||||
Gladstone Commercial Corp. | 4,013 | 66,857 | ||||||
Glimcher Realty Trust (b) | 50,762 | 518,788 | ||||||
Government Properties Income Trust | 13,520 | 305,822 | ||||||
Gramercy Capital Corp. (a) | 16,688 | 41,720 | ||||||
Gyrodyne Co. of America, Inc. (a) | 428 | 48,925 | ||||||
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | 28,386 | 676,722 | ||||||
Hersha Hospitality Trust (b) | 62,705 | 331,082 | ||||||
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | 24,583 | 827,218 | ||||||
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | 13,026 | 226,783 | ||||||
Inland Real Estate Corp. (b) | 27,939 | 234,129 | ||||||
InvesCo. Mortgage Capital, Inc. | 42,041 | 771,032 | ||||||
Investors Real Estate Trust | 31,190 | 246,401 | ||||||
iStar Financial, Inc. (a) | 30,666 | 197,796 | ||||||
Kite Realty Group Trust (b) | 20,311 | 101,352 | ||||||
LaSalle Hotel Properties (b) | 31,172 | 908,352 | ||||||
Lexington Corporate Properties Trust | 43,305 | 366,793 | ||||||
LTC Properties, Inc. (b) | 11,112 | 403,143 | ||||||
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | 49,495 | 476,142 | ||||||
Mission West Properties, Inc. | 6,688 | 57,651 | ||||||
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., Class A | 14,727 | 172,600 | ||||||
National Health Investors, Inc. (b) | 8,935 | 454,970 | ||||||
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. | 6,336 | 44,732 | ||||||
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. | 48,790 | 254,684 | ||||||
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | 38,571 | 867,848 | ||||||
One Liberty Properties, Inc. | 4,251 | 80,046 | ||||||
Parkway Properties, Inc. | 5,774 | 66,055 | ||||||
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust | 19,088 | 444,941 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (b) | 20,374 | 305,203 | ||||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (d) | 15,032 | 296,581 | ||||||
Potlatch Corp. | 14,685 | 469,039 | ||||||
PS Business Parks, Inc. | 6,703 | 453,927 | ||||||
RAIT Financial Trust | 18,264 | 84,380 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (concluded) |
| |||||||
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust | 16,758 | $ | 210,648 | |||||
Redwood Trust, Inc. | 28,735 | 358,613 | ||||||
Resource Capital Corp. | 30,878 | 164,580 | ||||||
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | 18,246 | 220,047 | ||||||
RLJ Lodging Trust | 38,832 | 704,024 | ||||||
Rouse Properties, Inc. (a) | 8,028 | 108,779 | ||||||
Sabra Healthcare REIT, Inc. | 13,506 | 231,088 | ||||||
Saul Centers, Inc. | 2,736 | 117,292 | ||||||
Select Income REIT (a) | 3,332 | 79,168 | ||||||
Sovran Self Storage, Inc. | 10,570 | 529,451 | ||||||
STAG Industrial, Inc. | 8,717 | 127,094 | ||||||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. | 42,287 | 901,136 | ||||||
Strategic Hotel Capital, Inc. (a)(b) | 65,943 | 425,992 | ||||||
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | 11,093 | 92,848 | ||||||
Sun Communities, Inc. | 9,648 | 426,828 | ||||||
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (a)(b) | 43,334 | 476,241 | ||||||
Terreno Realty Corp. | 4,792 | 72,407 | ||||||
Two Harbors Investment Corp. | 78,036 | 808,453 | ||||||
UMH Properties, Inc. | 4,826 | 51,783 | ||||||
Universal Health Realty Income Trust | 4,057 | 168,487 | ||||||
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A (b) | 8,239 | 162,885 | ||||||
Walter Investment Management Corp. | 10,393 | 243,612 | ||||||
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust | 24,151 | 687,096 | ||||||
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. (a) | 2,898 | 56,482 | ||||||
Whitestone REIT | 3,707 | 51,194 | ||||||
Winthrop Realty Trust | 10,620 | 129,139 | ||||||
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| |||||||
31,256,270 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Recreational Vehicles & Boats — 0.3% | ||||||||
Arctic Cat, Inc. (a) | 4,611 | 168,578 | ||||||
Brunswick Corp. | 32,459 | 721,239 | ||||||
Drew Industries, Inc. (a) | 6,992 | 194,727 | ||||||
Marine Products Corp. | 3,777 | 22,964 | ||||||
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (a) | 10,613 | 108,147 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,215,655 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Rental & Leasing Services: Consumer — 0.6% | ||||||||
Amerco, Inc. | 3,147 | 283,136 | ||||||
Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a) | 38,580 | 586,416 | ||||||
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (a)(b) | 10,191 | 825,063 | ||||||
Rent-A-Center, Inc. | 21,568 | 727,704 | ||||||
Zipcar, Inc. (a)(b) | 9,738 | 114,227 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,536,546 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Restaurants — 1.7% | ||||||||
AFC Enterprises, Inc. (a)(b) | 8,838 | 204,511 | ||||||
Benihana, Inc. | 3,871 | 62,362 | ||||||
Biglari Holdings, Inc. (a) | 437 | 168,852 | ||||||
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (a)(b) | 8,906 | 338,428 | ||||||
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. | 10,598 | 426,040 | ||||||
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. (a) | 7,061 | 125,898 | ||||||
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (a)(b) | 6,745 | 584,387 | ||||||
Caribou Coffee Co., Inc. (a) | 7,663 | 98,929 | ||||||
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (a) | 5,580 | 33,145 | ||||||
CEC Entertainment, Inc. | 6,631 | 241,170 | ||||||
The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (a) | 19,622 | 627,119 | ||||||
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | 6,990 | 438,972 | ||||||
Denny’s Corp. (a)(b) | 34,863 | 154,792 | ||||||
DineEquity, Inc. (a)(b) | 5,569 | 248,600 | ||||||
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | 21,031 | 650,068 | ||||||
Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Inc. | 2,253 | 39,563 | ||||||
Ellie Mae, Inc. (a) | 7,874 | 141,732 | ||||||
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (a) | 5,841 | 77,276 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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58 | MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Restaurants (concluded) | ||||||||
Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc. | 1,105 | $ | 31,316 | |||||
Ignite Restaurant Group, Inc. (a) | 2,386 | 43,210 | ||||||
Jack in the Box, Inc. (a) | 16,044 | 447,307 | ||||||
Jamba, Inc. (a) | 24,483 | 47,987 | ||||||
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (a) | 21,605 | 138,056 | ||||||
Luby’s, Inc. (a) | 7,239 | 48,501 | ||||||
Nathan’s Famous, Inc. (a) | 942 | 27,789 | ||||||
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. | 7,739 | 398,326 | ||||||
Papa John’s International, Inc. (a) | 6,525 | 310,394 | ||||||
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a) | 5,330 | 162,618 | ||||||
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (a) | 23,295 | 158,639 | ||||||
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. (a) | 12,915 | 85,239 | ||||||
Sonic Corp. (a)(b) | 22,027 | 220,711 | ||||||
Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A | 22,681 | 418,011 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
7,199,948 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Scientific Instruments: Control & Filter — 0.7% |
| |||||||
Brady Corp. | 17,814 | 490,063 | ||||||
CIRCOR International, Inc. | 6,309 | 215,074 | ||||||
Energy Recovery, Inc. (a) | 15,535 | 37,284 | ||||||
ESCO Technologies, Inc. | 9,705 | 353,650 | ||||||
The Gorman-Rupp Co. | 5,515 | 164,347 | ||||||
Mine Safety Appliances Co. | 10,032 | 403,688 | ||||||
PMFG, Inc. (a) | 7,618 | 59,496 | ||||||
Robbins & Myers, Inc. | 13,996 | 585,313 | ||||||
Sun Hydraulics, Inc. | 7,514 | 182,515 | ||||||
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. (a) | 5,352 | 110,840 | ||||||
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A | 10,765 | 358,905 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,961,175 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Scientific Instruments: Electrical — 0.7% | ||||||||
A.O. Smith Corp. | 14,149 | 691,745 | ||||||
A123 Systems, Inc. (a)(b) | 38,895 | 49,008 | ||||||
American Superconductor Corp. (a)(b) | 14,228 | 66,872 | ||||||
AZZ, Inc. | 4,583 | 280,754 | ||||||
Coleman Cable, Inc. | 3,087 | 26,826 | ||||||
EnerSys (a) | 17,424 | 611,060 | ||||||
Franklin Electric Co., Inc. | 8,508 | 435,014 | ||||||
Houston Wire & Cable Co. | 6,479 | 70,815 | ||||||
Littelfuse, Inc. | 7,874 | 447,952 | ||||||
Preformed Line Products Co. | 866 | 50,150 | ||||||
Taser International, Inc. (a)(b) | 20,217 | 105,937 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
2,836,133 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Scientific Instruments: Gauges & Meters — 0.2% |
| |||||||
Badger Meter, Inc. | 5,275 | 198,076 | ||||||
Faro Technologies, Inc. (a) | 6,152 | 258,876 | ||||||
Measurement Specialties, Inc. (a) | 5,489 | 178,448 | ||||||
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. | 933 | 43,375 | ||||||
Vishay Precision Group, Inc. (a) | 4,463 | 62,259 | ||||||
Zygo Corp. (a) | 5,922 | 105,767 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
846,801 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Scientific Instruments: Pollution Control — 0.3% |
| |||||||
ADA-ES, Inc. (a) | 3,285 | 83,340 | ||||||
Ceco Environmental Corp. | 2,559 | 20,216 | ||||||
Darling International, Inc. (a) | 42,726 | 704,552 | ||||||
EnergySolutions, Inc. (a) | 28,379 | 47,961 | ||||||
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. (a) | 2,799 | 45,764 | ||||||
Met-Pro Corp. | 5,220 | 48,076 | ||||||
Metalico, Inc. (a) | 14,497 | 31,893 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Scientific Instruments: Pollution Control (concluded) |
| |||||||
Team, Inc. (a) | 7,236 | $ | 225,618 | |||||
TRC Cos., Inc. (a) | 5,660 | 34,413 | ||||||
US Ecology, Inc. | 6,674 | 118,397 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,360,230 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Securities Brokerage & Services — 0.4% | ||||||||
BGC Partners, Inc. | 35,884 | 210,639 | ||||||
FXCM, Inc. | 7,485 | 88,024 | ||||||
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc. | 5,506 | 27,475 | ||||||
GFI Group, Inc. | 25,369 | 90,314 | ||||||
Gladstone Investment Corp. | 8,184 | 60,480 | ||||||
International FCStone, Inc. (a) | 5,001 | 96,769 | ||||||
Investment Technology Group, Inc. (a) | 14,134 | 130,033 | ||||||
KBW, Inc. | 12,616 | 207,533 | ||||||
Knight Capital Group, Inc., Class A (a) | 35,693 | 426,174 | ||||||
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc. (a) | 37,924 | 58,403 | ||||||
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 13,283 | 353,859 | ||||||
SWS Group, Inc. (a) | 10,722 | 57,148 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,806,851 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Semiconductors & Components — 2.4% | ||||||||
Aeroflex Holding Corp. (a) | 7,092 | 42,907 | ||||||
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. (a) | 6,168 | 56,437 | ||||||
Amkor Technology, Inc. (a) | 28,992 | 141,481 | ||||||
Anadigics, Inc. (a)(b) | 25,661 | 46,446 | ||||||
Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (a) | 22,612 | 129,341 | ||||||
Audience, Inc. (a) | 2,184 | 42,108 | ||||||
AuthenTec, Inc. (a) | 16,220 | 70,233 | ||||||
AXT, Inc. (a) | 11,698 | 46,207 | ||||||
Cavium, Inc. (a)(b) | 18,061 | 505,708 | ||||||
Ceva, Inc. (a) | 8,435 | 148,540 | ||||||
Cirrus Logic, Inc. (a) | 23,443 | 700,477 | ||||||
Diodes, Inc. (a) | 12,904 | 242,208 | ||||||
DSP Group, Inc. (a) | 6,828 | 43,290 | ||||||
Entropic Communications, Inc. (a) | 32,010 | 180,536 | ||||||
Exar Corp. (a) | 13,491 | 110,087 | ||||||
Formfactor, Inc. (a)(b) | 18,010 | 116,525 | ||||||
GT Advanced Technologies, Inc. (a) | 42,941 | 226,728 | ||||||
Hittite Microwave Corp. (a)(b) | 11,443 | 584,966 | ||||||
Inphi Corp. (a) | 8,497 | 80,552 | ||||||
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (a)(b) | 51,692 | 290,509 | ||||||
Integrated Silicon Solutions, Inc. (a) | 9,925 | 100,143 | ||||||
Intermolecular, Inc. (a) | 5,047 | 39,114 | ||||||
International Rectifier Corp. (a) | 25,114 | 502,029 | ||||||
Intersil Corp., Class A | 46,282 | 492,903 | ||||||
IXYS Corp. (a) | 8,905 | 99,469 | ||||||
Kopin Corp. (a) | 24,233 | 83,362 | ||||||
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a)(b) | 42,844 | 161,522 | ||||||
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (a) | 2,205 | 40,792 | ||||||
MaxLinear, Inc., Class A (a) | 7,910 | 39,234 | ||||||
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (a) | 83,755 | 181,748 | ||||||
Micrel, Inc. | 17,658 | 168,281 | ||||||
Microsemi Corp. (a) | 32,273 | 596,728 | ||||||
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (a) | 13,407 | 32,981 | ||||||
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (a) | 17,426 | 116,231 | ||||||
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (a)(b) | 11,098 | 220,517 | ||||||
MoSys, Inc. (a) | 11,903 | 38,566 | ||||||
Omnivision Technologies, Inc. (a)(b) | 19,019 | 254,094 | ||||||
Pericom Semiconductor Corp. (a) | 8,555 | 76,995 | ||||||
PLX Technology, Inc. (a) | 16,324 | 103,657 | ||||||
Power Integrations, Inc. | 10,324 | 385,085 | ||||||
QuickLogic Corp. (a) | 14,127 | 35,459 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 | 59 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Semiconductors & Components (concluded) | ||||||||
Rambus, Inc. (a) | 40,069 | $ | 229,996 | |||||
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (a)(b) | 101,089 | 429,628 | ||||||
Rubicon Technology, Inc. (a) | 6,232 | 63,566 | ||||||
Semtech Corp. (a) | 23,802 | 578,865 | ||||||
Sigma Designs, Inc. (a) | 11,944 | 76,203 | ||||||
Silicon Image, Inc. (a)(b) | 30,244 | 125,210 | ||||||
Spansion, Inc., Class A (a) | 17,516 | 192,326 | ||||||
Standard Microsystems Corp. (a) | 8,390 | 309,507 | ||||||
Supertex, Inc. (a) | 3,773 | 71,121 | ||||||
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (a) | 61,235 | 336,792 | ||||||
Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (a)(b) | 9,224 | 216,303 | ||||||
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10,203,713 | ||||||||
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Shipping — 0.4% | ||||||||
Frontline Ltd. (b) | 18,772 | 85,600 | ||||||
GasLog Ltd. (a) | 8,631 | 87,605 | ||||||
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. (a) | 11,338 | 34,581 | ||||||
Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., Class A (a) | 9,745 | 331,720 | ||||||
International Shipholding Corp. | 1,965 | 37,060 | ||||||
Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd. | 8,849 | 72,031 | ||||||
Nordic American Tankers Ltd. (b) | 19,234 | 261,005 | ||||||
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. | 8,984 | 99,812 | ||||||
Rand Logistics, Inc. (a) | 6,313 | 53,660 | ||||||
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. (a) | 13,600 | 86,904 | ||||||
Ship Finance International Ltd. | 16,468 | 257,395 | ||||||
Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A | 22,923 | 104,529 | ||||||
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1,511,902 | ||||||||
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Specialty Retail — 3.3% | ||||||||
1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., Class A (a) | 9,406 | 32,827 | ||||||
Aéropostale, Inc. (a) | 29,524 | 526,413 | ||||||
America’s Car-Mart, Inc. (a) | 2,907 | 112,937 | ||||||
ANN, Inc. (a)(b) | 17,716 | 451,581 | ||||||
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a) | 10,124 | 239,838 | ||||||
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (a) | 10,367 | 170,641 | ||||||
bebe Stores, Inc. | 13,378 | 78,529 | ||||||
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | 6,045 | 45,700 | ||||||
Blue Nile, Inc. (a)(b) | 5,011 | 148,877 | ||||||
Body Central Corp. (a) | 5,890 | 53,010 | ||||||
Brown Shoe Co., Inc. | 15,577 | 201,099 | ||||||
The Buckle, Inc. (b) | 10,084 | 399,024 | ||||||
Cabela’s, Inc., Class A (a)(b) | 16,951 | 640,917 | ||||||
CafePress, Inc. (a) | 1,697 | 25,251 | ||||||
Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. (a) | 15,090 | 54,777 | ||||||
The Cato Corp., Class A | 9,957 | 303,290 | ||||||
The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (a) | 8,809 | 438,952 | ||||||
Citi Trends, Inc. (a) | 5,457 | 84,256 | ||||||
Collective Brands, Inc. (a) | 22,117 | 473,746 | ||||||
Conn’s, Inc. (a) | 5,684 | 84,123 | ||||||
Destination Maternity Corp. | 4,852 | 104,803 | ||||||
Express, Inc. (a) | 32,489 | 590,325 | ||||||
The Finish Line, Inc., Class A | 18,437 | 385,518 | ||||||
Francesca’s Holdings Corp. (a)(b) | 12,636 | 341,298 | ||||||
Genesco, Inc. (a) | 8,893 | 534,914 | ||||||
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | 8,324 | 379,658 | ||||||
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. | 6,939 | 77,509 | ||||||
hhgregg, Inc. (a)(b) | 5,680 | 64,241 | ||||||
Hibbett Sports, Inc. (a)(b) | 9,590 | 553,439 | ||||||
Hot Topic, Inc. | 15,345 | 148,693 | ||||||
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (a)(b) | 10,103 | 428,973 | ||||||
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A | 7,903 | 182,164 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Specialty Retail (concluded) | ||||||||
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. (a) | 10,002 | $ | 337,968 | |||||
MarineMax, Inc. (a) | 7,464 | 70,983 | ||||||
Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (a) | 4,005 | 121,391 | ||||||
The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. | 18,494 | 520,421 | ||||||
Monro Muffler, Inc. | 11,230 | 373,285 | ||||||
New York & Co. (a) | 9,930 | 34,556 | ||||||
Office Depot, Inc. (a)(b) | 103,054 | 222,597 | ||||||
OfficeMax, Inc. (a) | 31,392 | 158,843 | ||||||
Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corp., Class A (a) | 668 | 11,109 | ||||||
Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | 15,424 | 327,606 | ||||||
The Pep Boys — Manny, Moe & Jack | 19,195 | 190,030 | ||||||
Perfumania Holdings, Inc. (a) | 1,822 | 15,104 | ||||||
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. | 35,316 | 580,242 | ||||||
RadioShack Corp. | 36,013 | 138,290 | ||||||
Regis Corp. | 20,924 | 375,795 | ||||||
Rue21, Inc. (a) | 5,612 | 141,647 | ||||||
Shoe Carnival, Inc. | 5,189 | 111,512 | ||||||
Shutterfly, Inc. (a) | 13,022 | 399,645 | ||||||
Sonic Automotive, Inc. | 14,646 | 200,211 | ||||||
Stage Stores, Inc. | 11,112 | 203,572 | ||||||
Stamps.com, Inc. (a) | 5,195 | 128,161 | ||||||
Stein Mart, Inc. (a) | 10,037 | 79,794 | ||||||
Systemax, Inc. (a) | 4,002 | 47,304 | ||||||
The Talbots, Inc. (a) | 25,440 | 64,109 | ||||||
Teavana Holdings, Inc. (a) | 3,204 | 43,350 | ||||||
Tilly’s, Inc. Class A (a) | 3,325 | 53,366 | ||||||
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (a)(b) | 10,692 | 587,312 | ||||||
The Wet Seal, Inc., Class A (a) | 32,870 | 103,869 | ||||||
Zumiez, Inc. (a) | 7,962 | 315,295 | ||||||
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14,314,690 | ||||||||
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Steel — 0.2% | ||||||||
AK Steel Holding Corp. | 40,175 | 235,827 | ||||||
Carbonite, Inc. (a) | 4,167 | 37,253 | ||||||
Handy & Harman Ltd. (a) | 1,905 | 25,680 | ||||||
Olympic Steel, Inc. | 3,248 | 53,332 | ||||||
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A | 9,168 | 256,887 | ||||||
Shiloh Industries, Inc. | 2,150 | 24,725 | ||||||
TMS International Corp. (a) | 4,574 | 45,603 | ||||||
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (a) | 2,489 | 102,298 | ||||||
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781,605 | ||||||||
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Synthetic Fibers & Chemicals — 0.0% | ||||||||
Zoltek Cos., Inc. (a) | 9,911 | 89,496 | ||||||
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Technology: Miscellaneous — 0.3% | ||||||||
Acorn Energy, Inc. | 6,525 | 54,288 | ||||||
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (a) | 20,927 | 291,932 | ||||||
CTS Corp. | 12,470 | 117,467 | ||||||
Fabrinet (a) | 8,017 | 100,613 | ||||||
Key Tronic Corp. (a) | 3,837 | 31,617 | ||||||
Pendrell Corp. (a) | 56,537 | 63,322 | ||||||
Plexus Corp. (a) | 12,721 | 358,732 | ||||||
Sanmina-SCI Corp. (a)(b) | 29,616 | 242,555 | ||||||
Vocus, Inc. (a)(b) | 7,501 | 139,519 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,400,045 | ||||||||
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Telecommunications Equipment — 0.2% | ||||||||
Arris Group, Inc. (a) | 41,026 | 570,672 | ||||||
Brightpoint, Inc. (a) | 25,052 | 135,531 | ||||||
CalAmp Corp. (a) | 10,470 | 76,745 | ||||||
Symmetricom, Inc. (a) | 15,042 | 90,102 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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60 | MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Telecommunications Equipment (concluded) | ||||||||
Tessco Technologies, Inc. | 1,969 | $ | 43,417 | |||||
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. (a) | 3,821 | 54,449 | ||||||
Vocera Communications, Inc. (a) | 2,432 | 65,153 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,036,069 | ||||||||
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| |||||||
Textile Products — 0.1% | ||||||||
Culp, Inc. | 3,111 | 31,888 | ||||||
Interface, Inc. | 21,276 | 289,992 | ||||||
Unifi, Inc. (a) | 5,123 | 58,043 | ||||||
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| |||||||
379,923 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Shoes — 1.3% | ||||||||
Cherokee, Inc. | 3,029 | 42,194 | ||||||
Columbia Sportswear Co. | 4,438 | 237,966 | ||||||
Crocs, Inc. (a)(b) | 32,670 | 527,620 | ||||||
Delta Apparel, Inc. (a) | 2,516 | 34,369 | ||||||
Fifth & Pacific Cos., Inc. (a) | 39,514 | 423,985 | ||||||
G-III Apparel Group Ltd. (a) | 6,028 | 142,803 | ||||||
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a) | 25,725 | 449,416 | ||||||
The Jones Group, Inc. | 29,826 | 285,136 | ||||||
K-Swiss, Inc., Class A (a) | 9,250 | 28,490 | ||||||
Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc., Class A (a) | 2,893 | 43,540 | ||||||
Maidenform Brands, Inc. (a)(b) | 8,523 | 169,778 | ||||||
Oxford Industries, Inc. | 5,091 | 227,568 | ||||||
Perry Ellis International, Inc. (a) | 4,345 | 90,159 | ||||||
Quiksilver, Inc. (a) | 47,403 | 110,449 | ||||||
R.G. Barry Corp. | 3,050 | 41,449 | ||||||
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A (a) | 13,748 | 280,047 | ||||||
Steven Madden Ltd. (a) | 14,267 | 452,977 | ||||||
True Religion Apparel, Inc. | 9,366 | 271,427 | ||||||
Tumi Holdings, Inc. (a) | 7,829 | 137,007 | ||||||
Vera Bradley, Inc. (a) | 7,308 | 154,053 | ||||||
The Warnaco Group, Inc. (a) | 14,901 | 634,485 | ||||||
Weyco Group, Inc. | 2,396 | 55,539 | ||||||
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | 17,674 | 685,398 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
5,525,855 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Tobacco — 0.3% | ||||||||
Alliance One International, Inc. (a) | 31,632 | 109,447 | ||||||
Star Scientific, Inc. (a)(b) | 53,007 | 241,712 | ||||||
Universal Corp. | 8,440 | 391,025 | ||||||
Vector Group Ltd. | 19,200 | 326,784 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,068,968 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Toys — 0.1% | ||||||||
Jakks Pacific, Inc. | 7,956 | 127,376 | ||||||
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. (a) | 18,385 | 188,630 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
316,006 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Transportation Miscellaneous — 0.3% | ||||||||
Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (a) | 5,344 | 101,857 | ||||||
HUB Group, Inc., Class A (a) | 13,464 | 487,397 | ||||||
Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (a) | 26,541 | 99,263 | ||||||
Pacer International, Inc. (a) | 12,845 | 69,620 | ||||||
Textainer Group Holdings Ltd. | 4,480 | 165,312 | ||||||
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (a) | 6,420 | 81,727 | ||||||
XPO Logistics, Inc. (a) | 6,417 | 107,805 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,112,981 | ||||||||
|
|
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Truckers — 0.7% | ||||||||
Arkansas Best Corp. | 9,228 | $ | 116,273 | |||||
Celadon Group, Inc. | 7,297 | 119,525 | ||||||
Forward Air Corp. | 10,573 | 341,191 | ||||||
Heartland Express, Inc. | 17,419 | 249,266 | ||||||
Knight Transportation, Inc. | 21,019 | 336,094 | ||||||
Marten Transport Ltd. | 5,652 | 120,161 | ||||||
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (a)(b) | 17,262 | 747,272 | ||||||
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (a) | 2,318 | 54,542 | ||||||
Quality Distribution, Inc. (a) | 7,743 | 85,870 | ||||||
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. (a) | 4,628 | 78,167 | ||||||
Saia, Inc. (a) | 5,822 | 127,444 | ||||||
Swift Transportation Co. (a) | 28,671 | 270,941 | ||||||
Universal Truckload Services, Inc. | 1,956 | 29,584 | ||||||
Werner Enterprises, Inc. | 16,063 | 383,745 | ||||||
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| |||||||
3,060,075 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Utilities: Electrical — 2.2% | ||||||||
Allete, Inc. | 13,862 | 579,432 | ||||||
American DG Energy, Inc. (a) | 8,737 | 19,833 | ||||||
Atlantic Power Corp. (a) | 41,313 | 529,219 | ||||||
Avista Corp. | 21,332 | 569,564 | ||||||
Black Hills Corp. | 16,026 | 515,556 | ||||||
CH Energy Group, Inc. | 5,433 | 356,894 | ||||||
Cleco Corp. | 22,149 | 926,493 | ||||||
El Paso Electric Co. | 14,543 | 482,246 | ||||||
The Empire District Electric Co. | 15,298 | 322,788 | ||||||
Genie Energy Ltd. | 5,472 | 42,517 | ||||||
GenOn Energy, Inc. (a) | 280,670 | 479,946 | ||||||
IDACORP, Inc. | 18,200 | 765,856 | ||||||
MGE Energy, Inc. | 8,409 | 397,746 | ||||||
NorthWestern Corp. | 13,239 | 485,871 | ||||||
Otter Tail Corp. | 13,149 | 300,718 | ||||||
Pike Electric Corp. (a) | 6,230 | 48,096 | ||||||
PNM Resources, Inc. | 28,921 | 565,116 | ||||||
Portland General Electric Co. | 27,427 | 731,204 | ||||||
UIL Holdings Corp. | 18,416 | 660,398 | ||||||
Unitil Corp. | 4,975 | 131,837 | ||||||
UNS Energy Corp. | 14,619 | 561,516 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
9,472,846 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Utilities: Gas Distributors — 1.1% | ||||||||
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | 3,484 | 152,321 | ||||||
Delta Natural Gas Co., Inc. | 2,466 | 53,586 | ||||||
The Laclede Group, Inc. | 8,197 | 326,323 | ||||||
New Jersey Resources Corp. | 15,118 | 659,296 | ||||||
Northwest Natural Gas Co. | 9,752 | 464,195 | ||||||
Piedmont Natural Gas Co. | 26,100 | 840,159 | ||||||
South Jersey Industries, Inc. | 11,054 | 563,422 | ||||||
Southwest Gas Corp. | 16,776 | 732,272 | ||||||
WGL Holdings, Inc. | 18,754 | 745,472 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
4,537,046 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Utilities: Miscellaneous — 0.0% | ||||||||
Ormat Technologies, Inc. | 6,484 | 138,693 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Utilities: Telecommunications — 0.8% | ||||||||
8x8, Inc. (a) | 25,720 | 108,024 | ||||||
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. | 3,287 | 110,870 | ||||||
Boingo Wireless, Inc. (a) | 5,806 | 67,466 | ||||||
Cbeyond Communications, Inc. (a) | 9,922 | 67,172 | ||||||
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (a)(b) | 71,683 | 266,661 | ||||||
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (a)(b) | 17,058 | 328,366 | ||||||
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | 10,955 | 162,134 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 | 61 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Utilities: Telecommunications (concluded) | ||||||||
Fairpoint Communications, Inc. (a)(b) | 7,640 | $ | 46,986 | |||||
General Communication, Inc., Class A (a) | 13,412 | 111,454 | ||||||
Hawaiian Telcom HoldCo, Inc. (a) | 3,713 | 72,441 | ||||||
HickoryTech Corp. | 4,881 | 54,228 | ||||||
IDT Corp., Class B | 5,591 | 54,848 | ||||||
inContact, Inc. (a) | 11,518 | 57,705 | ||||||
Ipass, Inc. (a) | 18,879 | 44,932 | ||||||
Iridium Communications, Inc. (a) | 17,990 | 161,190 | ||||||
j2 Global, Inc. | 16,868 | 445,653 | ||||||
Leap Wireless International, Inc. (a) | 19,538 | 125,629 | ||||||
Lumos Networks Corp. | 5,567 | 52,608 | ||||||
magicJack VocalTec Ltd. (a) | 5,499 | 104,481 | ||||||
Neutral Tandem, Inc. (a)(b) | 10,231 | 134,845 | ||||||
NTELOS Holdings Corp. | 5,474 | 103,185 | ||||||
ORBCOMM, Inc. (a) | 13,138 | 42,830 | ||||||
Premiere Global Services, Inc. (a) | 18,214 | 152,815 | ||||||
Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. | 4,401 | 68,524 | ||||||
Shenandoah Telecom Co. | 8,644 | 117,645 | ||||||
SureWest Communications | 5,249 | 110,596 | ||||||
Towerstream Corp. (a)(b) | 17,428 | 72,326 | ||||||
USA Mobility, Inc. | 8,134 | 104,603 | ||||||
Vonage Holdings Corp. (a) | 49,566 | 99,628 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
3,449,845 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Utilities: Water — 0.3% | ||||||||
American States Water Co. | 6,858 | 271,440 | ||||||
Artesian Resources Corp., Class A | 2,719 | 58,567 | ||||||
California Water Service Group | 15,248 | 281,631 | ||||||
Connecticut Water Service, Inc. | 3,159 | 91,548 | ||||||
Consolidated Water Co., Inc. | 5,252 | 43,539 | ||||||
Middlesex Water Co. | 5,715 | 108,585 | ||||||
SJW Corp. | 5,127 | 123,099 | ||||||
York Water Co. | 4,663 | 83,421 | ||||||
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| |||||||
1,061,830 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Common Stocks — 97.0% | 416,087,754 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Investment Companies | ||||||||
Asset Management & Custodian — 0.3% | ||||||||
BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. (d) | 24,999 | 243,990 | ||||||
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. | 3,107 | 54,870 | ||||||
Gladstone Capital Corp. | 7,787 | 61,439 | ||||||
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. | 18,120 | 205,481 | ||||||
Pennantpark Investment Corp. | 20,525 | 212,434 | ||||||
Prospect Capital Corp. | 44,406 | 505,784 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
1,283,998 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Investment Companies — 0.3% | 1,283,998 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Other Interests (e) | ||||||||
Machinery: Industrial — 0.0% | ||||||||
Gerber Scientific, Inc. (a) | 12,866 | 129 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Other Interests — 0.0% | 129 | |||||||
|
|
Rights | Shares | Value | ||||||
Banks: Diversified — 0.0% | ||||||||
Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc. | 3,134 | $ | 2,526 | |||||
Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc. | 3,134 | 2,273 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Rights — 0.0% | 4,799 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Warrants (f) | ||||||||
Oil: Crude Producers — 0.0% | ||||||||
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. | 5,700 | — | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Warrants — 0.0% | — | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost — $324,924,427) — 97.3% | 417,376,680 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Short-Term Securities | ||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.15%, (d)(g) | 10,485,505 | 10,485,505 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Beneficial Interest (000) | ||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Series LLC, | $ | 45,686 | 45,685,912 | |||||
|
| |||||||
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost — $56,171,417) — 13.1% | 56,171,417 | |||||||
|
| |||||||
Total Investments (Cost — $381,095,844*) — 110.4% | 473,548,097 | |||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (10.4)% | (44,795,159 | ) | ||||||
|
| |||||||
Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 428,752,938 | ||||||
|
|
* | As of June 30, 2012, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows: |
Tax cost | $ | 392,668,669 | ||
|
| |||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 104,932,468 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (24,053,040 | ) | ||
|
| |||
Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 80,879,428 | ||
|
|
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Security, or a portion of security, is on loan. |
(c) | All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open financial futures contracts. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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62 | MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 |
Schedule of Investments (concluded) | Master Small Cap Index Series |
(d) | Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Series during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
Affiliate | Shares/ Beneficial Interest Held at December 31, 2011 | Shares Purchased | Shares/ Beneficial Interest Sold | Shares/ Beneficial Interest Held at June 30, 2012 | Value at June 30, 2012 | Realized Gain/Loss | Income | |||||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. | 34,792 | — | (9,793 | ) | 24,999 | $ | 243,990 | $ | (2,773 | ) | $ | 11,997 | ||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class | 7,771,176 | 2,714,329 | 1 | — | 10,485,505 | $ | 10,485,505 | — | $ | 4,665 | ||||||||||||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Series LLC, Money Market Series | $ | 58,201,803 | — | �� | $ | (12,515,891 | )1 | $ | 45,685,912 | $ | 45,685,912 | — | $ | 390,363 | ||||||||||||||
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | 13,158 | 9,786 | (7,912 | ) | 15,032 | $ | 296,581 | $ | (2,530 | ) | $ | 5,409 |
1 | Represents net shares/beneficial interest purchased (sold). |
(e) | Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities. |
(f) | Warrants entitle the Series to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any. |
(g) | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
(h) | Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities. |
• | Financial futures contracts purchased as of June 30, 2012 were as follows: |
Contracts | Issue | Exchange | Expiration | Notional | Unrealized | |||||
158 | Russell 2000 EMINI | ICE Futures US Indices | September 2012 | $12,567,320 | $622,842 |
• | For Series compliance purposes, the Series’ industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Series’ management. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. |
• | Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows: |
• | Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities |
• | Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs) |
• | Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Series’ own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Series’ policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instrument and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the
Series’ policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following tables summarize the Series’ investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of June 30, 2012:
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Common Stocks1 | $ | 416,087,754 | — | — | $ | 416,087,754 | ||||||||||
Investment Companies | 1,283,998 | — | — | 1,283,998 | ||||||||||||
Other Interests | — | $ | 129 | — | 129 | |||||||||||
Rights | — | 4,799 | — | 4,799 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Securities | 10,485,505 | 45,685,912 | — | 56,171,417 | ||||||||||||
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Equity contracts | $ | 622,842 | — | — | $ | 622,842 |
2 | Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
Certain of the Series’ assets and liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of June 30, 2012, such assets and liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:
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Cash | $ | 60,140 | — | — | $ | 60,140 | ||||||||||
Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts | 773,000 | — | — | 773,000 | ||||||||||||
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Collateral on securities loaned at value | — | $ | (45,685,912 | ) | — | (45,685,912 | ) | |||||||||
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Total | $ | 833,140 | $ | (45,685,912 | ) | — | $ | (44,852,772 | ) | |||||||
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Master Small Cap Index Series |
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Assets | ||||
Investments at value — unaffiliated (including securities loaned of $44,448,485) (cost — $324,445,960) | $ | 416,836,109 | ||
Investments at value — affiliated (cost — $56,649,884) | 56,711,988 | |||
Cash | 60,140 | |||
Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts | 773,000 | |||
Investments sold receivable | 1,755,210 | |||
Dividends receivable | 438,619 | |||
Variation margin receivable | 374,931 | |||
Securities lending income receivable — affiliated | 106,884 | |||
Receivable from advisor | 5,187 | |||
Prepaid expenses | 3,978 | |||
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Total assets | 477,066,046 | |||
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Collateral on securities loaned at value | 45,685,912 | |||
Investments purchased payable | 769,320 | |||
Other affiliates payable | 4,528 | |||
Withdrawals payable to investor | 1,843,716 | |||
Other accrued expenses payable | 9,632 | |||
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Total liabilities | 48,313,108 | |||
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Net Assets | $ | 428,752,938 | ||
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Investors’ capital | $ | 335,677,818 | ||
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 93,075,120 | |||
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Statement of Operations | Master Small Cap Index Series |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 (Unaudited)
Investment Income | ||||
Dividends — unaffiliated | $ | 3,709,510 | ||
Foreign taxes withheld | (5,214 | ) | ||
Dividends — affiliated | 22,071 | |||
Securities lending — affiliated | 390,363 | |||
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Total income | 4,116,730 | |||
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Investment advisory | 26,574 | |||
Custodian | 98,753 | |||
Accounting services | 61,544 | |||
Professional | 34,069 | |||
Printing | 7,065 | |||
Directors | 4,640 | |||
Miscellaneous | 42,869 | |||
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Total expenses | 275,514 | |||
Less fees waived and/or reimbursed by advisor | (62,950 | ) | ||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed | 212,564 | |||
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Net investment income | 3,904,166 | |||
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Investments — unaffiliated | 2,534,545 | |||
Investments — affiliated | (5,303 | ) | ||
Financial futures contracts | (642,089 | ) | ||
Foreign currency transactions | (38 | ) | ||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||
Investments | 43,637,674 | |||
Financial futures contracts | 629,917 | |||
Foreign currency transactions | 11 | |||
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Total realized and unrealized gain | 46,154,717 | |||
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 50,058,883 | ||
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets | Master Small Cap Index Series |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | ||||||
Operations | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 3,904,166 | $ | 6,404,899 | ||||
Net realized gain | 1,887,115 | 7,096,266 | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 44,267,602 | (46,200,359 | ) | |||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 50,058,883 | (32,699,194 | ) | |||||
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Proceeds from contributions | 237,917,333 | 449,939,216 | ||||||
Value of withdrawals | (388,276,855 | ) | (226,358,426 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital transactions | (150,359,522 | ) | 223,580,790 | |||||
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Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (100,300,639 | ) | 190,881,596 | |||||
Beginning of period | 529,053,577 | 338,171,981 | ||||||
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Financial Highlights | Master Small Cap Index Series |
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Total Investment Return | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Investment return | 8.69 | %1 | (4.30 | )% | 27.19 | % | 27.37 | % | (33.57 | )% | (1.46 | )% | ||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 0.10 | %2 | 0.09 | % | 0.12 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.06 | % | ||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and fees paid indirectly | 0.08 | %2 | 0.07 | % | 0.08 | % | 0.07 | % | 0.07 | % | 0.06 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income | 1.47 | %2 | 1.46 | % | 1.27 | % | 1.27 | % | 1.60 | % | 1.69 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 428,753 | $ | 529,054 | $ | 338,172 | $ | 229,637 | $ | 344,720 | $ | 630,394 | ||||||||||||
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MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 | 67 |
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) | Master Small Cap Index Series |
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
Master Small Cap Index Series (the “Series”), a diversified, open-end management investment company, is a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”). The Master LLC is registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and is organized as a Delaware limited liability company. The Master LLC’s Limited Liability Company Agreement permits the Board of Directors of the Master LLC (the “Board”) to issue nontransferable interests in the Master LLC, subject to certain limitations. The Series’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Series:
Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Series would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Series fair values its financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved annually by the Board. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to provide oversight of the pricing function for the Series for all financial instruments.
Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last reported sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last available bid price. If no bid price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the security. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at NAV each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
The Series values its investments in BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series (the “Money Market Series”) at fair value, which is ordinarily based upon its pro rata ownership in the underlying fund’s net assets. The Money Market Series seeks current income consistent with maintaining liquidity and preserving capital. Although the Money Market Series is not registered under the 1940 Act, its investments will follow the parameters
of investments by a money market fund that is subject to Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act. The Series may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that the Series might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment or asset; (ii) the principal market for the investment or asset; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment or asset; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment or asset, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. The Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches, including regular due diligence of the Series’ pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices and large movements in market values and reviews of any market related activity. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.
Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Series either deliver collateral or segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts), the Series will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on its books and records cash or liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, each party to such transactions has requirements to deliver/deposit securities as collateral for certain investments.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends from
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foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Series is informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis.
Securities Lending: The Series may lend securities to approved borrowers, such as banks, brokers and other financial institutions. The borrower pledges cash, securities issued or guaranteed by the US government or irrevocable letters of credit issued by a bank as collateral, which will be maintained at all times in an amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Series and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Series on the next business day. Securities lending income, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, represents the income earned from the investment of the cash collateral, net of rebates paid to, or fees paid by, borrowers and less the fees paid to the securities lending agent. During the term of the loan, the Series earns dividend or interest income on the securities loaned but does not receive interest income on the securities received as collateral. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions. In the event that the borrower defaults on its obligation to return borrowed securities because of insolvency or for any other reason, the Series could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Series also could suffer a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, any securities on loan were collateralized by cash.
Income Taxes: The Series is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Series is treated as the owner of its proportionate share of net assets, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Series. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. It is intended that the Series’ assets will be managed so an investor in the Series can satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
The Series files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Series’ US federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended December 31, 2011. The statutes of limitations on the Series’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year
depending upon the jurisdiction. Management does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
Recent Accounting Standard: In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance that will expand current disclosure requirements on the offsetting of certain assets and liabilities. The new disclosures will be required for investments and derivative financial instruments subject to master netting or similar agreements, which are eligible for offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and will require an entity to disclose both gross and net information about such investments and transactions in the financial statements. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Series’ financial statement disclosures.
Other: Expenses directly related to the Series are charged to the Series. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
The Series has an arrangement with the custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statement of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.
2. Derivative Financial Instruments:
The Series engages in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Series and/or to economically hedge, or protect, its exposure to certain risks such as equity risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange.
Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures contracts is deemed to be minimal due to the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which these contracts trade.
Financial Futures Contracts: The Series purchases or sells financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Series and counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, financial futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date. Pursuant to the contract, the Series agrees to receive from or pay to
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued) | Master Small Cap Index Series |
the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Series as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Series records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.
Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure:
Fair Values of Derivative Financial Instruments as of June 30, 2012 | ||||||
Asset Derivatives | ||||||
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Value | |||||
Equity contracts | Net unrealized appreciation1 | $ | 622,842 | |||
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The Effect of Derivative Financial Instruments in the Statement of Operations Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 | ||||
Net Realized Loss From | ||||
Equity contracts: | ||||
Financial futures contracts | $ | (642,089 | ) | |
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Equity contracts: | ||||
Financial futures contracts | $ | 629,917 | ||
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For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:
Financial futures contracts: | ||||
Average number of contracts purchased | 238 | |||
Average notional value of contracts purchased | $ | 19,402,705 | ||
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3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) is the largest stockholder and an affiliate for 1940 Act purposes of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”).
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Series’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services. The Manager is responsible for the management of the Series’ portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Series. For such services, the Series pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.01% of the Series’ average daily net assets.
The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Series pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds. However, the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid in connection with the Series’ investment in other affiliated investment companies, if any. This amount is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by advisor in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the amount waived was $5,205.
The Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIM for services it provides a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by the Series to the Manager.
The Manager entered into a contractual arrangement with the Master LLC with respect to the Series under which the Manager will waive and/or reimburse its fees and/or expenses so that the total annual operating expenses incurred by the Series (excluding interest expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other Series’ expenses) will not exceed 0.08% of the average daily value of the Series’ net assets. The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual waiver or reimbursement prior to May 1, 2013 unless approved by the Board, including the majority of the Independent directors. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Series waived and/or reimbursed $57,745, which is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by advisor in the Statement of Operations.
For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Series reimbursed the Manager $1,570 for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services in the Statement of Operations.
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, received an exemptive order from the SEC permitting it, among other things, to pay an affiliated securities lending agent a fee based on a share of the income derived from the securities lending activities and has retained BIM as the securities lending agent. BIM may, on behalf of the Series, invest cash collateral received by the Series for such loans, among other things, in a private investment company managed by the Manager or in registered money market funds advised by the Manager or its affiliates. As securities lending agent, BIM is responsible for all transaction fees and all other operational costs relating to securities lending activities, other than extraordinary expenses. BIM does not receive any fees for managing the cash collateral. The market value of securities on loan and the value of the related collateral, if applicable, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as securities loaned at value and collateral on securities loaned at value, respectively. The cash collateral invested by BIM is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments, if any. Securities lending income is equal to the total of income earned from the reinvestment of cash collateral, net of rebates paid to, or fees paid by, borrowers of securities. The Series retains 65% of securities
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lending income and pays a fee to BIM equal to 35% of such income. The share of income earned by the Series is shown as securities lending — affiliated in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, BIM received $210,195 in securities lending agent fees related to securities lending activities for the Series.
Certain officers and/or directors of the Master LLC are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates.
4. Investments:
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the six months ended June 30, 2012, were $205,208,066 and $356,781,613, respectively.
5. Borrowings:
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates, is a party to a $500 million credit agreement with a group of lenders. The Series may borrow under the credit agreement to fund shareholder redemptions. Effective November 2011 to November 2012, the credit agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.065% per annum based on the Series’ pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. In addition, the Series paid administration and arrangement fees which were allocated to the Series based on its net assets as of October 31, 2011. The Series did not borrow under the credit agreement during the six months ended June 30, 2012.
6. Concentration, Market and Credit Risk:
In the normal course of business, the Series invests in securities and enters into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Series may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Series; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Series may be exposed to counter-party credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Series has unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Series manages counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Series to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Series’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Series’ Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Series.
7. Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Series through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement
The Board of Directors (the “Board,” and the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”) met on April 17, 2012 and May 15–16, 2012 to consider the approval of the Master LLC’s investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Master LLC’s investment advisor, on behalf of the Master Small Cap Index Series (the “Master Portfolio”), a series of the Master LLC. The Board also considered the approval of the sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Manager and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (the “Sub-Advisor”), with respect to the Master Portfolio. The Manager and the Sub-Advisor are referred to herein as “BlackRock.” The Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are referred to herein as the “Agreements.”
Activities and Composition of the Board
The Board consists of fourteen individuals, twelve of whom are not “interested persons” of the Master LLC as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board Members are responsible for the oversight of the operations of the Master LLC and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Board Members have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Co-Chairs of the Board are each Independent Board Members. The Board has established five standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Performance Oversight and Contract Committee and an Executive Committee, each of which is chaired by an Independent Board Member and composed of Independent Board Members (except for the Executive Committee, which also has one interested Board Member).
The Agreements
Pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Board is required to consider the continuation of the Agreements on an annual basis. The Board has four quarterly meetings per year, each extending over two days, and a fifth meeting to consider specific information surrounding the consideration of renewing the Agreements. In connection with this process, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, scope and quality of the services provided to the Master Portfolio by BlackRock, its personnel and its affiliates, including investment management, administrative and shareholder services, oversight of fund accounting and custody, marketing services, risk oversight, compliance and assistance in meeting applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
The Board, acting directly and through its committees, considers at each of its meetings, and from time to time as appropriate, factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to the Master Portfolio and its shareholders. Among the matters the Board considered were: (a) investment performance of an affiliated feeder fund that invests all of its investable assets in the Master Portfolio (the “representative feeder fund”) for one-, three- and five-year periods, as applicable, against peer funds, and applicable benchmarks, if any, as well as senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analysis of the reasons for any over performance or underperformance against its peers and/or benchmark, as applicable; (b) fees, including advisory, administration, if applicable, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by the Master Portfolio for services, such as marketing and distribution, call center and fund accounting; (c) Master Portfolio operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to the Master Portfolio; (d) the resources devoted to, risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of the Master Portfolio’s investment objective, policies and restrictions; (e) the Master LLC’s compliance with its Code of Ethics and other compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates; (g) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Board; (i) the use of brokerage commissions and execution quality of portfolio transactions; (j) BlackRock’s implementation of the Master LLC’s valuation and liquidity procedures; (k) an analysis of management fees for products with similar investment objectives across the open-end fund, exchange traded fund (“ETF”), closed-end fund and institutional account product channels, as applicable; (l) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives it creates; and (m) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business.
The Board has engaged in an ongoing strategic review with BlackRock of opportunities to consolidate funds and of BlackRock’s commitment to investment performance. In addition, the Board requested, to the extent reasonably possible, an analysis of the risk and return relative to selected funds in peer groups. BlackRock provides information to the Board in response to specific questions. These questions covered issues such as profitability, investment performance and management fee levels. The Board considered the importance of: (i) managing fixed income assets with a view toward preservation of capital; (ii) portfolio managers’ investments in the funds they manage; (iii) BlackRock’s controls surrounding the coding of quantitative investment models; and (iv) BlackRock’s oversight of relationships with third party service providers.
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Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements
The Approval Process: Prior to the April 17, 2012 meeting, the Board requested and received materials specifically relating to the Agreements. The Board is engaged in a process with its independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review periodically the nature and scope of the information provided to better assist its deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April meeting included (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) on fees and expenses of the Master Portfolio and the representative feeder fund, as applicable, and the investment performance of the representative feeder fund as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Lipper (collectively, “Peers”), as well as the gross investment performance of the representative feeder fund as compared with its benchmark; (b) information on the profitability of the Agreements to BlackRock and a discussion of fallout benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (c) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) charged to other clients, such as institutional clients, ETFs and closed-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as well as the performance of such other clients, as applicable; (d) the existence, impact and sharing of economies of scale; (e) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by the Master Portfolio to BlackRock; and (f) if applicable, a comparison of management fees to similar BlackRock open-end funds, as classified by Lipper.
At an in-person meeting held on April 17, 2012, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the Agreements. As a result of the discussions that occurred during the April 17, 2012 meeting, and as a culmination of the Board’s year-long deliberative process, the Board presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these requests with additional written information in advance of the May 15–16, 2012 Board meeting.
At an in-person meeting held on May 15–16, 2012, the Board, including all the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Master LLC with respect to the Master Portfolio and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, with respect to the Master Portfolio, each for a one-year term ending June 30, 2013. In approving the continuation of the Agreements, the Board considered: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of the Master Portfolio and BlackRock; (c) the advisory fee and the cost of the services and profits to be realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Master Portfolio; (d) economies of scale; (e) fall-out benefits to BlackRock as a result of its relationship with the Master Portfolio; and (f) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.
The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to securities lending, services related to the valuation and pricing of portfolio holdings of the Master Portfolio, direct and indirect benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Master Portfolio and advice from independent legal counsel with respect to the review process and materials submitted for the Board’s review. The Board noted the willingness of BlackRock personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board did not identify any particular information as controlling, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items considered.
A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services and the resulting performance of the Master Portfolio. Throughout the year, the Board compared the representative feeder fund’s performance to the performance of a comparable group of mutual funds and/or the performance of a relevant benchmark, if any. The Board met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment operations, including the senior investment officers. The Board also reviewed the materials provided by the portfolio management team discussing the performance of the representative feeder fund and the Master Portfolio’s investment objective, strategies and outlook.
The Board considered, among other factors, the number, education and experience of BlackRock’s investment personnel generally and the Master Portfolio’s portfolio management team, investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage, BlackRock’s portfolio trading capabilities, BlackRock’s use of technology, BlackRock’s commitment to compliance, BlackRock’s credit analysis capabilities, BlackRock’s risk analysis and oversight capabilities and BlackRock’s approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Board engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to the Master Portfolio’s portfolio management team and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.
In addition to advisory services, the Board considered the quality of the administrative and non-investment advisory services provided to the Master Portfolio. BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Master Portfolio with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to the Master Portfolio by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Master Portfolio. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Master Portfolio with the following administrative services, including,
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among others: (i) preparing disclosure documents, such as the prospectus, the statement of additional information and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) assisting with daily accounting and pricing; (iii) overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; (iv) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (v) providing legal and compliance support; and (vi) performing other administrative functions necessary for the operation of the Master Portfolio, such as tax reporting, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements and call center services. The Board reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, accounting, legal and compliance departments and consisdered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
B. The Investment Performance of the Master Portfolio and BlackRock:
The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also reviewed and considered the performance history of the Master Portfolio. The Board noted that the Master Portfolio’s investment results correspond directly to the investment results of the representative feeder fund. In preparation for the April 17, 2012 meeting, the Board worked with its independent counsel, BlackRock and Lipper to develop a template for, and was provided with, reports independently prepared by Lipper, which included a comprehensive analysis of the representative feeder fund’s performance. The Board also reviewed a narrative and statistical analysis of the Lipper data that was prepared by BlackRock, which analyzed various factors that affect Lipper’s rankings. In connection with its review, the Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of the representative feeder fund as compared to funds in the representative feeder fund’s applicable Lipper category and the gross investment performance of the representative feeder fund as compared with its benchmark. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select peer funds and periodically meets with Lipper representatives to review their methodology. The Board and the Board’s Performance Oversight and Contract Committee regularly review, and meet with Master Portfolio management to discuss, the performance of the Master Portfolio and the representative feeder fund, as applicable, throughout the year.
The Board noted that the representative feeder fund’s gross performance, as agreed upon by the Board, was within tolerance of its benchmark index during the one-year period reported. Also, the representative feeder fund’s gross performance exceeded its benchmark index during the three-and five-year periods reported. Based on its discussions with BlackRock and the Board’s review of the representative feeder fund’s investment performance compared to its Lipper Peer Group, the methodology used by Lipper to select peer funds, and other relevant information provided by BlackRock, the Board noted that the representative feeder fund’s gross investment performance as compared to its benchmark index provided a more meaningful comparison of the representative feeder fund’s relative performance.
C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Master Portfolio: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the Master Portfolio’s/representative feeder fund’s contractual management fee rate compared with the other funds in the representative feeder fund’s Lipper category. It also compared the representative feeder fund’s total expense ratio, as well as the Master Portfolio’s/representative feeder fund’s actual management fee rate, to those of other funds in the representative feeder fund’s Lipper category. The Board considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, including separately managed institutional accounts.
The Board received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition and profitability with respect to the services it provided the Master Portfolio. The Board was also provided with a profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to the Master Portfolio. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to the Master Portfolio and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2011 compared to available aggregate profitability data provided for the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to other fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix, and the difficulty of comparing profitability as a result of those factors.
The Board noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. The Board considered BlackRock’s operating margin, in general, compared to the operating margin for leading investment management firms whose operations include advising open-end funds, among other product types. In addition, the Board considered, among other things, certain third party data comparing BlackRock’s operating margin with that of other publicly-traded asset management firms. The Board considered the differences between BlackRock and these other firms, including the contribution of technology at BlackRock, BlackRock’s expense management and the relative product mix.
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In addition, the Board considered the cost of the services provided to the Master Portfolio by BlackRock, and BlackRock’s and its affiliates’ profits relating to the management and distribution of the Master Portfolio and the other funds advised by BlackRock and its affiliates. As part of its analysis, the Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology in allocating its costs to the management of the Master Portfolio. The Board also considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Board.
The Board noted that the Master Portfolio’s/representative feeder fund’s contractual management fee ratio (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) was lower than or equal to the median contractual management fee ratio paid by the representative feeder fund’s Peers, in each case before taking into account any expense reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board also noted that BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit, to a specified amount, the Master Portfolio’s total operating expenses as a percentage of the Master Portfolio’s average daily net assets.
D. Economies of Scale: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Master Portfolio increase, as well as the existence of expense caps. The Board also considered the extent to which the Master Portfolio benefits from such economies and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or structure in order to enable the Master Portfolio to participate in these economies of scale, for example through the use of breakpoints in the advisory fee based upon the asset level of the Master Portfolio. In its consideration, the Board took into account the existence of expense caps and further considered the continuation and/or implementation, as applicable, of such caps.
E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates may derive from their respective relationships with the Master Portfolio, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to
the Master Portfolio, including for administrative, distribution, securities lending and cash management services. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Board also noted that BlackRock may use and benefit from third party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts. The Board further noted that it had considered the investment by BlackRock’s funds in ETFs without any offset against the management fees payable by the funds to BlackRock.
In connection with its consideration of the Agreements, the Board also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Board received reports from BlackRock which included information on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices throughout the year.
Conclusion
The Board of the Master LLC, including all the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Master LLC, with respect to the Master Portfolio, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2013 and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, with respect to the Master Portfolio, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2013. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Master Portfolio and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreements, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination. The contractual fee arrangements for the Master Portfolio reflect the results of several years of review by the Board Members and predecessor Board Members, and discussions between such Board Members (and predecessor Board Members) and BlackRock. As a result, the Board Members’ conclusions may be based in part on their consideration of these arrangements in prior years.
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Officers and Directors | Master Small Cap Index Series |
Ronald W. Forbes, Co-Chairman of the Board and Director
Rodney D. Johnson, Co-Chairman of the Board and Director
Paul L. Audet, Director
David O. Beim, Director
Henry Gabbay, Director
Dr. Matina S. Horner, Director
Herbert I. London, Director
Ian A. MacKinnon, Director1
Cynthia A. Montgomery, Director
Joseph P . Platt, Director
Robert C. Robb, Jr., Director
Toby Rosenblatt, Director
Kenneth L. Urish, Director
Frederick W. Winter, Director
John M. Perlowski, President and Chief Executive Officer
Brendan Kyne, Vice President
Neal Andrews, Chief Financial Officer
Jay Fife, Treasurer
Brian Kindelan, Chief Compliance Officer and
Anti-Money Laundering Officer
Benjamin Archibald, Secretary2
Investment Advisor
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Wilmington, DE 19809
Sub-Advisor
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
Princeton, NJ 08540
Custodian and Accounting Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA 02110
Legal Counsel
Sidley Austin LLP
New York, NY 10019
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boston, MA 02116
1 | Effective May 15, 2012, Ian A. MacKinnon became a Director of the Master LLC. |
2 | Effective May 16, 2012, Ira P. Shapiro resigned as Secretary of the Master LLC and Benjamin Archibald became Secretary of the Master LLC. |
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Series Portfolio Information | Master International Index Series |
As of June 30, 2012
Ten Largest Holdings | Percent of Long-Term Investments | |||
Nestlé SA, Registered Shares | 2 | % | ||
HSBC Holdings Plc | 2 | |||
Vodafone Group Plc | 1 | |||
Novartis AG, Registered Shares | 1 | |||
BP Plc | 1 | |||
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Class A | 1 | |||
Roche Holding AG | 1 | |||
GlaxoSmithKline Plc | 1 | |||
Toyota Motor Corp. | 1 | |||
BHP Billiton Ltd. | 1 |
Geographic Allocations | Percent of Long-Term Investments | |||
United Kingdom | 23 | % | ||
Japan | 22 | |||
France | 9 | |||
Australia | 9 | |||
Switzerland | 8 | |||
Germany | 8 | |||
Sweden | 3 | |||
Hong Kong | 3 | |||
Spain | 3 | |||
Netherlands | 3 | |||
Italy | 2 | |||
Singapore | 2 | |||
Other1 | 5 |
1 | Other includes a 1% or less investment in each of the following countries: |
Denmark, Belgium, Norway, Finland, Israel, Ireland, Austria, Portugal, New Zealand, Greece and China. |
Derivative Financial Instruments
Master International Index Series (the “Series”) may invest in various derivative financial instruments, including financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts as specified in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements, which may constitute forms of economic leverage. Such derivative financial instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, index and/or market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to hedge market, equity and/or foreign currency exchange rate risks. Derivative financial instruments involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the
transaction or illiquidity of the derivative financial instrument. The Series’ ability to use a derivative financial instrument successfully depends on the investment advisor’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative financial instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may require the Series to sell or purchase portfolio investments at inopportune times or for distressed values, may limit the amount of appreciation the Series can realize on an investment or may cause the Series to hold an investment that it might otherwise sell. The Series’ investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments June 30, 2012 (Unaudited) | Master International Index Series | |
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Australia — 8.6% | ||||||||
AGL Energy Ltd. | 30,851 | $ | 468,834 | |||||
Alumina Ltd. | 146,647 | 120,280 | ||||||
Amcor Ltd. | 69,862 | 509,999 | ||||||
AMP Ltd. | 167,166 | 665,206 | ||||||
APA Group | 36,466 | 187,197 | ||||||
Asciano Ltd. | 55,634 | 249,886 | ||||||
ASX Ltd. | 10,341 | 317,426 | ||||||
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | 155,905 | 3,551,531 | ||||||
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd. | 22,401 | 171,188 | ||||||
BGP Holdings Plc | 783,183 | 10 | ||||||
BHP Billiton Ltd. | 187,762 | 6,115,841 | ||||||
Boral Ltd. | 44,756 | 136,403 | ||||||
Brambles Ltd. | 91,218 | 578,531 | ||||||
Caltex Australia Ltd. | 8,111 | 113,285 | ||||||
Campbell Brothers Ltd. | 3,991 | 223,743 | ||||||
Centro Retail Australia | 71,415 | 144,946 | ||||||
CFS Retail Property Trust | 118,698 | 236,909 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. | 33,592 | 461,635 | ||||||
Cochlear Ltd. | 3,229 | 219,291 | ||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 92,051 | 5,041,138 | ||||||
Computershare Ltd. | 26,450 | 202,173 | ||||||
Crown Ltd. | 22,707 | 198,568 | ||||||
CSL Ltd. | 30,126 | 1,221,961 | ||||||
Dexus Property Group | 262,155 | 250,857 | ||||||
Echo Entertainment Group Ltd. | 44,808 | 197,559 | ||||||
Fairfax Media Ltd. | 134,235 | 77,001 | ||||||
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. | 80,474 | 411,192 | ||||||
Goodman Group | 88,604 | 335,494 | ||||||
GPT Group | 86,063 | 291,113 | ||||||
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. | 31,404 | 63,145 | ||||||
Iluka Resources Ltd. | 24,820 | 292,934 | ||||||
Incitec Pivot Ltd. | 96,701 | 285,687 | ||||||
Insurance Australia Group Ltd. | 122,826 | 440,530 | ||||||
Leighton Holdings Ltd. | 9,101 | 153,292 | ||||||
Lend Lease Group | 32,227 | 239,675 | ||||||
Lynas Corp. Ltd. (a) | 102,974 | 91,135 | ||||||
Macquarie Group Ltd. | 19,096 | 515,666 | ||||||
Metcash Ltd. | 43,575 | 150,959 | ||||||
Mirvac Group | 202,249 | 265,751 | ||||||
National Australia Bank Ltd. | 130,253 | 3,172,647 | ||||||
Newcrest Mining Ltd. | 44,518 | 1,035,982 | ||||||
Orica Ltd. | 21,424 | 545,707 | ||||||
Origin Energy Ltd. | 63,558 | 800,447 | ||||||
OZ Minerals Ltd. | 17,695 | 144,368 | ||||||
Qantas Airways Ltd. (a) | 66,688 | 74,086 | ||||||
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | 67,036 | 926,486 | ||||||
QR National Ltd. | 101,196 | 354,483 | ||||||
Ramsay Health Care Ltd. | 7,893 | 183,396 | ||||||
Rio Tinto Ltd. | 25,492 | 1,496,556 | ||||||
Santos Ltd. | 55,273 | 608,749 | ||||||
Sims Metal Management Ltd. | 9,960 | 98,642 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Australia (concluded) | ||||||||
Sonic Healthcare Ltd. | 21,930 | $ | 286,824 | |||||
SP AusNet | 98,475 | 103,203 | ||||||
Stockland | 136,668 | 433,771 | ||||||
Suncorp Group Ltd. | 75,536 | 631,184 | ||||||
Sydney Airport | 19,838 | 59,124 | ||||||
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. | 42,827 | 129,149 | ||||||
Tatts Group Ltd. | 76,039 | 204,903 | ||||||
Telstra Corp. Ltd. | 254,465 | 964,146 | ||||||
Toll Holdings Ltd. | 40,393 | 166,082 | ||||||
Transurban Group | 77,290 | 451,452 | ||||||
Wesfarmers Ltd. | 58,850 | 1,811,497 | ||||||
Westfield Group | 127,542 | 1,248,812 | ||||||
Westfield Retail Trust | 171,114 | 501,909 | ||||||
Westpac Banking Corp. | 177,737 | 3,881,103 | ||||||
Whitehaven Coal, Ltd. | 25,486 | 109,567 | ||||||
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. | 37,420 | 1,199,162 | ||||||
Woolworths Ltd. | 71,620 | 1,971,566 | ||||||
WorleyParsons Ltd. | 11,768 | 305,576 | ||||||
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Austria — 0.3% | ||||||||
Andritz AG | 4,142 | 213,001 | ||||||
Erste Group Bank AG (a) | 12,249 | 232,625 | ||||||
Immoeast AG NPV | 30,711 | — | ||||||
IMMOFINANZ AG (a) | 52,467 | 166,945 | ||||||
OMV AG | 8,396 | 264,051 | ||||||
Raiffeisen Bank Holding AG | 2,936 | 96,125 | ||||||
Telekom Austria AG | 19,807 | 194,681 | ||||||
Verbund AG | 4,091 | 93,712 | ||||||
Vienna Insurance Group AG | 2,307 | 93,258 | ||||||
Voestalpine AG | 6,546 | 173,858 | ||||||
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Belgium — 1.1% | ||||||||
Ageas | 132,992 | 264,105 | ||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV | 46,793 | 3,689,216 | ||||||
Belgacom SA | 8,989 | 255,622 | ||||||
Colruyt SA | 4,551 | 203,036 | ||||||
Delhaize Group SA | 6,073 | 222,465 | ||||||
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA | 4,785 | 324,803 | ||||||
KBC Groep NV | 9,727 | 205,701 | ||||||
Mobistar SA | 1,776 | 60,773 | ||||||
Solvay SA | 3,504 | 345,955 | ||||||
Telenet Group Holding NV | 3,176 | 138,974 | ||||||
UCB SA | 6,303 | 318,398 | ||||||
Umicore SA | 6,728 | 311,070 | ||||||
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China — 0.0% | ||||||||
Foxconn International Holdings Ltd. (a) | 130,313 | 47,607 | ||||||
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Portfolio Abbreviations | ||||||||||||
To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedule of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list: | AUD | Australian Dollar | GBP | British Pound | NOK | Norwegian Krone | ||||||
CHF | Swiss Franc | HKD | Hong Kong Dollar | SEK | Swedish Krona | |||||||
DKK | Danish Krone | ILS | Israeli New Shekel | SGD | Singapore Dollar | |||||||
EUR | Euro | JPY | Japanese Yen | USD | US Dollar |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master International Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Denmark — 1.1% | ||||||||
A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class A | 32 | $ | 199,181 | |||||
A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class B | 76 | 498,372 | ||||||
Carlsberg A/S, Class B | 6,304 | 497,592 | ||||||
Coloplast A/S, Class B | 1,340 | 240,942 | ||||||
Danske Bank A/S (a) | 38,368 | 533,485 | ||||||
DSV A/S | 11,286 | 223,779 | ||||||
Novo-Nordisk A/S, Class B | 23,774 | 3,448,104 | ||||||
Novozymes A/S | 14,035 | 363,947 | ||||||
TDC A/S | 28,035 | 194,834 | ||||||
Tryg A/S | 1,473 | 82,804 | ||||||
William Demant Holding A/S (a) | 1,570 | 141,124 | ||||||
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Finland — 0.7% | ||||||||
Elisa Oyj | 8,497 | 171,106 | ||||||
Fortum Oyj | 26,165 | 496,884 | ||||||
Kesko Oyj, Class B | 3,492 | 91,287 | ||||||
Kone Oyj, Class B | 9,163 | 553,383 | ||||||
Metso Oyj | 7,602 | 262,110 | ||||||
Neste Oil Oyj | 7,701 | 86,659 | ||||||
Nokia Oyj | 219,511 | 447,801 | ||||||
Nokian Renkaat Oyj | 6,562 | 249,271 | ||||||
Orion Oyj Class B | 5,772 | 109,325 | ||||||
Pohjola Bank Plc | 8,200 | 95,692 | ||||||
Sampo Oyj | 24,651 | 639,566 | ||||||
Stora Enso Oyj, Class R | 31,176 | 191,938 | ||||||
UPM-Kymmene Oyj | 31,108 | 351,911 | ||||||
Wartsila Oyj, Class B | 9,878 | 323,623 | ||||||
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4,070,556 | ||||||||
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France — 8.9% | ||||||||
Accor SA | 8,767 | 274,734 | ||||||
Aeroports de Paris | 1,802 | 136,296 | ||||||
Air Liquide SA | 18,224 | 2,083,522 | ||||||
Alcatel-Lucent (a) | 138,441 | 227,858 | ||||||
Alstom SA | 12,192 | 385,736 | ||||||
Arcelor Mittal | 54,212 | 829,416 | ||||||
Arkema SA | 3,528 | 231,325 | ||||||
AtoS | 3,252 | 194,479 | ||||||
AXA SA | 102,580 | 1,371,362 | ||||||
BNP Paribas SA | 56,474 | 2,177,337 | ||||||
Bouygues SA | 11,198 | 300,483 | ||||||
Bureau Veritas SA | 3,238 | 288,054 | ||||||
Cap Gemini SA | 8,779 | 323,117 | ||||||
Carrefour SA | 33,858 | 625,201 | ||||||
Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA | 3,265 | 286,989 | ||||||
Christian Dior SA | 3,217 | 442,424 | ||||||
CNP Assurances SA (a) | 8,926 | 109,022 | ||||||
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain | 23,451 | 866,495 | ||||||
Compagnie Générale d’Optique Essilor International SA | 11,901 | 1,105,599 | ||||||
Compagnie Générale de Géophysique — Veritas (a) | 7,737 | 200,115 | ||||||
Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin, Class B | 10,539 | 689,528 | ||||||
Credit Agricole SA (a) | 59,680 | 263,334 | ||||||
Danone SA | 33,607 | 2,088,559 | ||||||
Dassault Systèmes SA | 3,616 | 339,259 | ||||||
Edenred SA | 9,905 | 280,800 | ||||||
EDP SA | 14,243 | 316,900 | ||||||
Eurazeo | 1,598 | 61,536 | ||||||
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. NV | 23,960 | 850,357 | ||||||
Eutelsat Communications SA | 7,882 | 242,464 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
France (concluded) | ||||||||
Foncière Des Regions | 1,362 | $ | 97,926 | |||||
France Telecom SA | 108,484 | 1,426,389 | ||||||
GDF Suez | 72,471 | 1,728,275 | ||||||
Gecina SA | 1,318 | 117,496 | ||||||
Groupe Eurotunnel SA | 32,609 | 265,055 | ||||||
ICADE | 1,401 | 105,958 | ||||||
Iliad SA | 1,291 | 186,943 | ||||||
Imerys SA | 2,041 | 104,051 | ||||||
JC Decaux SA | 3,995 | 88,100 | ||||||
Klepierre | 5,699 | 187,291 | ||||||
L’Oreal SA | 14,057 | 1,644,743 | ||||||
Lafarge SA | 11,026 | 492,401 | ||||||
Lagardere SCA | 6,667 | 186,100 | ||||||
Legrand SA | 13,684 | 464,423 | ||||||
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA | 14,823 | 2,255,908 | ||||||
Natixis | 55,575 | 149,700 | ||||||
Pernod Ricard SA | 12,289 | 1,314,088 | ||||||
Peugeot SA (a) | 13,963 | 137,703 | ||||||
PPR SA | 4,454 | 634,835 | ||||||
Publicis Groupe SA | 8,605 | 393,537 | ||||||
Remy Cointreau SA | 1,248 | 137,112 | ||||||
Renault SA | 11,329 | 452,395 | ||||||
Rexel SA | 5,976 | 102,075 | ||||||
Safran SA | 13,211 | 490,609 | ||||||
Sanofi | 70,260 | 5,318,738 | ||||||
Schneider Electric SA | 30,291 | 1,683,685 | ||||||
Scor SE | 9,273 | 224,801 | ||||||
SES SA | 16,261 | 384,471 | ||||||
Société BIC SA | 1,614 | 166,726 | ||||||
Société Générale SA (a) | 40,445 | 948,418 | ||||||
Sodexo | 5,567 | 433,463 | ||||||
Suez Environnement SA | 16,733 | 179,921 | ||||||
Technip SA | 5,831 | 607,683 | ||||||
Thales SA | 5,485 | 181,218 | ||||||
Total SA | 123,595 | 5,562,872 | ||||||
Unibail-Rodamco SE | 5,366 | 988,471 | ||||||
Vallourec SA | 5,883 | 240,386 | ||||||
Veolia Environnement SA | 19,237 | 243,601 | ||||||
Vinci SA | 26,553 | 1,240,957 | ||||||
Vivendi SA | 74,826 | 1,390,332 | ||||||
Wendel SA | 1,975 | 146,248 | ||||||
Zodiac Aerospace | 1,936 | 196,939 | ||||||
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50,894,344 | ||||||||
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Germany — 7.8% | ||||||||
Adidas AG | 12,205 | 874,828 | ||||||
Allianz SE | 26,521 | 2,667,609 | ||||||
Axel Springer AG | 2,378 | 102,168 | ||||||
BASF SE | 53,496 | 3,719,811 | ||||||
Bayer AG, Registered Shares | 48,203 | 3,473,472 | ||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | 19,365 | 1,401,403 | ||||||
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares | 3,137 | 154,744 | ||||||
Beiersdorf AG | 5,934 | 384,686 | ||||||
Brenntag AG | 2,655 | 293,822 | ||||||
Celesio AG | 5,109 | 83,626 | ||||||
Commerzbank AG (a) | 215,111 | 365,353 | ||||||
Continental AG | 4,726 | 393,963 | ||||||
Daimler AG | 52,886 | 2,376,664 | ||||||
Deutsche Bank AG | 54,313 | 1,960,332 | ||||||
Deutsche Boerse AG | 11,460 | 618,279 | ||||||
Deutsche Post AG | 49,471 | 875,313 | ||||||
Deutsche Telekom AG | 164,234 | 1,799,910 | ||||||
E.ON AG | 105,221 | 2,273,733 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MASTER INTERNATIONAL INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 | 79 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master International Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Germany (concluded) | ||||||||
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide | 2,208 | $ | 118,888 | |||||
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 12,278 | 867,173 | ||||||
Fresenius SE & Co. KGAA | 7,172 | 742,572 | ||||||
GEA Group AG | 10,382 | 276,710 | ||||||
Hannover Rueckversicherung AG | 3,417 | 203,545 | ||||||
HeidelbergCement AG | 8,314 | 399,149 | ||||||
Henkel & Co. KGaA | 7,668 | 425,511 | ||||||
Henkel & Co. KGaA, Preference Shares | 10,418 | 692,232 | ||||||
Hochtief AG (a) | 1,911 | 92,634 | ||||||
Hugo Boss AG | 1,154 | 114,330 | ||||||
Infineon Technologies AG | 64,031 | 433,375 | ||||||
K+S AG | 10,168 | 465,500 | ||||||
Kabel Deutschland Holding AG (a) | 5,288 | 329,547 | ||||||
Lanxess AG | 4,929 | 311,929 | ||||||
Linde AG | 9,996 | 1,556,783 | ||||||
Lufthansa Airlines | 13,760 | 159,076 | ||||||
MAN SE | 2,519 | 257,633 | ||||||
Merck KGaA | 3,822 | 381,689 | ||||||
Metro AG | 7,745 | 225,845 | ||||||
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG | 10,494 | 1,480,746 | ||||||
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares | 9,028 | 449,086 | ||||||
ProSieben Sat.1 Media AG, Preference Shares | 5,286 | 118,497 | ||||||
RWE AG | 28,460 | 1,163,858 | ||||||
RWE AG, Non-Voting Preference Shares | 2,343 | 87,002 | ||||||
Salzgitter AG | 2,347 | 96,615 | ||||||
SAP AG | 53,635 | 3,176,017 | ||||||
Siemens AG, Registered Shares | 47,910 | 4,025,736 | ||||||
Suedzucker AG | 3,982 | 141,263 | ||||||
ThyssenKrupp AG | 22,790 | 371,241 | ||||||
United Internet AG | 5,330 | 91,628 | ||||||
Volkswagen AG | 1,750 | 264,448 | ||||||
Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares | 8,461 | 1,340,458 | ||||||
Wacker Chemie AG | 940 | 64,756 | ||||||
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44,745,188 | ||||||||
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Greece — 0.1% | ||||||||
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA (a) | 11,991 | 212,445 | ||||||
OPAP SA | 13,417 | 83,978 | ||||||
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296,423 | ||||||||
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Hong Kong — 3.0% | ||||||||
AIA Group Ltd. | 595,000 | 2,055,164 | ||||||
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. | 11,904 | 152,161 | ||||||
Bank of East Asia Ltd. | 80,132 | 288,813 | ||||||
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. | 217,400 | 669,256 | ||||||
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. | 71,263 | 115,534 | ||||||
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. | 80,835 | 998,013 | ||||||
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. | 28,500 | 172,533 | ||||||
CLP Holdings Ltd. | 105,687 | 898,218 | ||||||
First Pacific Co. Ltd. | 128,000 | 132,768 | ||||||
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. (a) | 83,000 | 208,816 | ||||||
Hang Lung Group Ltd. | 52,000 | 321,524 | ||||||
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | 132,000 | 451,522 | ||||||
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. | 44,953 | 618,013 | ||||||
Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. | 55,491 | 308,498 | ||||||
Hong Kong & China Gas Ltd. | 306,295 | 650,662 | ||||||
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. | 60,027 | 863,715 | ||||||
Hopewell Holdings Ltd. | 34,349 | 98,334 | ||||||
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. | 123,176 | 1,068,416 | ||||||
Hysan Development Co. Ltd. | 37,791 | 144,052 | ||||||
Kerry Properties Ltd. | 43,000 | 185,036 | ||||||
Li & Fung Ltd. | 333,980 | 646,669 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Hong Kong (concluded) | ||||||||
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd. | 26,966 | $ | 59,420 | |||||
Link REIT | 132,914 | 544,796 | ||||||
MGM China Holdings Ltd. | 52,400 | 80,348 | ||||||
MTR Corp. | 82,500 | 283,210 | ||||||
New World Development Co., Ltd. | 212,226 | 250,078 | ||||||
NWS Holdings Ltd. | 81,500 | 119,199 | ||||||
Orient Overseas International Ltd. | 12,557 | 61,586 | ||||||
PCCW Ltd. | 240,000 | 88,512 | ||||||
Power Assets Holdings Ltd. | 81,500 | 611,591 | ||||||
Sands China Ltd. | 142,200 | 457,461 | ||||||
Shangri-La Asia Ltd. | 91,905 | 176,533 | ||||||
Sino Land Co., Ltd. | 173,263 | 263,094 | ||||||
SJM Holdings Ltd. | 110,000 | 206,115 | ||||||
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | 91,324 | 1,085,745 | ||||||
Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A | 39,577 | 460,314 | ||||||
Wharf Holdings Ltd. | 89,357 | 496,910 | ||||||
Wheelock & Co., Ltd. | 55,000 | 208,990 | ||||||
Wing Hang Bank Ltd. | 10,500 | 102,099 | ||||||
Wynn Macau Ltd. | 92,000 | 217,093 | ||||||
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. | 44,785 | 140,807 | ||||||
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16,961,618 | ||||||||
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Ireland — 0.3% | ||||||||
Anglo Irish Bank Corp. Plc | 62,641 | 1 | ||||||
CRH Plc New | 42,101 | 806,576 | ||||||
Elan Corp. Plc (a) | 29,579 | 433,793 | ||||||
James Hardie Industries SE | 24,675 | 203,444 | ||||||
Kerry Group Plc | 8,571 | 375,747 | ||||||
Ryanair Holdings Plc (a) | 10,891 | 55,229 | ||||||
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1,874,790 | ||||||||
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Israel — 0.6% | ||||||||
Bank Hapoalim BM | 63,064 | 194,494 | ||||||
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM (a) | 75,051 | 183,354 | ||||||
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. | 106,656 | 113,478 | ||||||
Delek Group, Ltd. | 296 | 44,073 | ||||||
Elbit Systems Ltd. | 1,528 | 52,613 | ||||||
Israel Chemicals Ltd. | 26,258 | 290,528 | ||||||
The Israel Corp. Ltd. | 136 | 76,910 | ||||||
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. (a) | 7,472 | 58,297 | ||||||
Nice Systems Ltd. (a) | 3,650 | 133,658 | ||||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | 54,983 | 2,167,291 | ||||||
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3,314,696 | ||||||||
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Italy — 2.2% | ||||||||
Assicurazioni Generali SpA | 68,252 | 925,417 | ||||||
Atlantia SpA | 19,660 | 250,931 | ||||||
Autogrill SpA | 6,158 | 55,872 | ||||||
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (a) | 353,823 | 88,211 | ||||||
Banco Popolare SC (a) | 105,991 | 142,311 | ||||||
Enel Green Power SpA | 105,171 | 166,659 | ||||||
Enel SpA | 382,618 | 1,235,418 | ||||||
Eni SpA | 140,156 | 2,977,634 | ||||||
Exor SpA | 3,851 | 82,789 | ||||||
Fiat Industrial SpA | 49,324 | 485,498 | ||||||
Fiat SpA (a) | 49,943 | 251,802 | ||||||
Finmeccanica SpA (a) | 24,315 | 98,315 | ||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | 589,511 | 839,019 | ||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Risparmio Shares | 56,017 | 63,778 | ||||||
Luxottica Group SpA | 6,926 | 241,844 | ||||||
Mediaset SpA | 42,584 | 74,580 | ||||||
Mediobanca SpA | 31,051 | 136,936 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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80 | MASTER INTERNATIONAL INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master International Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Italy (concluded) | ||||||||
Pirelli & C SpA | 14,294 | $ | 150,756 | |||||
Prysmian SpA | 12,241 | 182,587 | ||||||
Saipem SpA | 15,514 | 690,905 | ||||||
Snam SpA | 95,008 | 425,647 | ||||||
Telecom Italia SpA | 553,628 | 547,063 | ||||||
Telecom Italia SpA Risparmio Shares | 358,743 | 290,714 | ||||||
Tenaris SA | 27,838 | 489,556 | ||||||
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA | 76,453 | 276,267 | ||||||
UniCredit SpA (a) | 236,541 | 896,870 | ||||||
Unione di Banche Italiane ScpA | 48,776 | 159,361 | ||||||
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12,226,740 | ||||||||
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Japan — 21.5% | ||||||||
ABC-Mart, Inc. | 1,600 | 59,865 | ||||||
Advantest Corp. | 9,000 | 140,692 | ||||||
Aeon Co., Ltd. | 35,400 | 441,192 | ||||||
Aeon Credit Service Co. Ltd. | 4,500 | 83,473 | ||||||
Aeon Mall Co., Ltd. | 4,400 | 93,757 | ||||||
Air Water, Inc. | 9,000 | 109,124 | ||||||
Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd. | 11,300 | 377,735 | ||||||
Ajinomoto Co., Inc. | 38,000 | 528,869 | ||||||
Alfresa Holdings Corp. | 2,500 | 132,806 | ||||||
All Nippon Airways Co. Ltd. | 50,000 | 141,653 | ||||||
Amada Co. Ltd. | 21,000 | 124,253 | ||||||
Aozora Bank Ltd. | 35,000 | 83,348 | ||||||
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. | 58,100 | 391,954 | ||||||
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. | 22,800 | 489,843 | ||||||
Asahi Kasei Corp. | 75,000 | 406,546 | ||||||
Asics Corp. | 9,000 | 114,170 | ||||||
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | 26,000 | 1,134,607 | ||||||
The Bank of Kyoto Ltd. | 19,000 | 143,959 | ||||||
The Bank of Yokohama Ltd. | 72,000 | 340,425 | ||||||
Benesse Holdings, Inc. | 3,800 | 170,139 | ||||||
Bridgestone Corp. | 38,100 | 874,932 | ||||||
Brother Industries Ltd. | 14,200 | 162,576 | ||||||
Canon, Inc. | 66,100 | 2,638,085 | ||||||
Casio Computer Co. Ltd. | 12,100 | 79,340 | ||||||
Central Japan Railway Co. | 88 | 693,076 | ||||||
The Chiba Bank Ltd. | 43,000 | 258,284 | ||||||
Chiyoda Corp. | 9,000 | 110,271 | ||||||
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. | 37,900 | 614,573 | ||||||
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 12,800 | 242,653 | ||||||
The Chugoku Bank Ltd. | 10,000 | 130,320 | ||||||
The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. | 17,000 | 280,377 | ||||||
Citizen Holdings Co. Ltd. | 15,800 | 92,664 | ||||||
Coca-Cola West Co. Ltd. | 3,900 | 68,002 | ||||||
Cosmo Oil Co. Ltd. | 30,000 | 76,358 | ||||||
Credit Saison Co., Ltd. | 9,500 | 211,223 | ||||||
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. | 32,000 | 250,686 | ||||||
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. | 491 | 568,646 | ||||||
Daicel Corp. | 16,000 | 98,425 | ||||||
Daido Steel Co. Ltd. | 17,000 | 105,936 | ||||||
Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd. | 11,000 | 192,579 | ||||||
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. | 39,500 | 666,043 | ||||||
Daikin Industries Ltd. | 13,800 | 388,640 | ||||||
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd. | 9,600 | 98,086 | ||||||
Daito Trust Construction Co. Ltd. | 4,300 | 407,606 | ||||||
Daiwa House Industry Co. Ltd. | 30,000 | 425,547 | ||||||
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | 99,000 | 373,104 | ||||||
Dena Co. Ltd. | 6,400 | 168,458 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Japan (continued) | ||||||||
Denki Kagaku Kogyo KK | 29,000 | $ | 101,376 | |||||
Denso Corp. | 28,400 | 970,456 | ||||||
Dentsu, Inc. | 10,713 | 317,541 | ||||||
East Japan Railway Co. | 19,849 | 1,246,343 | ||||||
Eisai Co., Ltd. | 14,800 | 648,106 | ||||||
Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. | 7,000 | 183,955 | ||||||
FamilyMart Co. Ltd. | 3,300 | 151,038 | ||||||
FANUC Ltd. | 11,100 | 1,824,629 | ||||||
Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. | 3,100 | 620,284 | ||||||
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. | 31,800 | 77,572 | ||||||
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | 27,300 | 517,231 | ||||||
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. | 34,000 | 275,470 | ||||||
Fujitsu Ltd. | 110,000 | 526,428 | ||||||
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. | 46,000 | 179,627 | ||||||
Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. | 38,000 | 89,880 | ||||||
Gree, Inc. (a) | 5,600 | 111,398 | ||||||
GS Yuasa Corp. | 21,000 | 96,011 | ||||||
The Gunma Bank Ltd. | 23,000 | 108,821 | ||||||
The Hachijuni Bank Ltd. | 25,000 | 129,954 | ||||||
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. | 1,400 | 92,905 | ||||||
Hamamatsu Photonics KK | 4,000 | 135,703 | ||||||
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. | 66,000 | 333,300 | ||||||
Hino Motors Ltd. | 14,000 | 101,330 | ||||||
Hirose Electric Co. Ltd. | 1,700 | 168,284 | ||||||
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc. | 3,700 | 182,094 | ||||||
Hitachi Chemical Co. Ltd. | 6,300 | 99,252 | ||||||
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. Ltd. | 6,500 | 122,760 | ||||||
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. | 3,700 | 91,109 | ||||||
Hitachi Ltd. | 263,000 | 1,621,616 | ||||||
Hitachi Metals Ltd. | 10,000 | 119,341 | ||||||
Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. | 11,000 | 142,164 | ||||||
Hokuriku Electric Power Co. | 10,100 | 157,276 | ||||||
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. | 95,000 | 3,315,076 | ||||||
Hoya Corp. | �� | 25,600 | 563,968 | |||||
Ibiden Co. Ltd. | 7,300 | 132,234 | ||||||
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. | 1,300 | 116,612 | ||||||
IHI Corp. | 79,000 | 168,980 | ||||||
Inpex Corp. | 128 | 718,912 | ||||||
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. | 20,205 | 214,665 | ||||||
Isuzu Motors Ltd. | 70,000 | 374,947 | ||||||
ITOCHU Corp. | 88,000 | 924,938 | ||||||
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. | 1,300 | 62,743 | ||||||
The Iyo Bank Ltd. | 15,000 | 119,788 | ||||||
J. Front Retailing Co. Ltd. | 28,600 | 143,759 | ||||||
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. | 1,600 | 60,919 | ||||||
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. | 41 | 115,405 | ||||||
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. | 31 | 284,231 | ||||||
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. | 113 | 179,247 | ||||||
The Japan Steel Works Ltd. | 19,000 | 104,903 | ||||||
Japan Tobacco, Inc. | 52,400 | 1,552,383 | ||||||
JFE Holdings, Inc. | 27,200 | 455,249 | ||||||
JGC Corp. | 12,000 | 347,896 | ||||||
The Joyo Bank Ltd. | 39,000 | 177,461 | ||||||
JS Group Corp. | 15,800 | 333,446 | ||||||
JSR Corp. | 10,700 | 185,662 | ||||||
JTEKT Corp. | 13,400 | 138,739 | ||||||
Jupiter Telecommunications Co. Ltd. | 119 | 121,330 | ||||||
JX Holdings, Inc. | 131,460 | 677,546 | ||||||
Kajima Corp. | 50,800 | 149,145 | ||||||
Kamigumi Co. Ltd. | 13,000 | 103,416 | ||||||
Kaneka Corp. | 17,000 | 94,018 | ||||||
The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. | 44,100 | 528,870 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MASTER INTERNATIONAL INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 | 81 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master International Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Japan (continued) | ||||||||
Kansai Paint Co. Ltd. | 13,000 | $ | 139,306 | |||||
Kao Corp. | 30,700 | 846,657 | ||||||
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. | 84,000 | 230,366 | ||||||
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (a) | 44,000 | 87,399 | ||||||
KDDI Corp. | 157 | 1,012,792 | ||||||
Keikyu Corp. | 27,000 | 245,656 | ||||||
Keio Corp. | 34,000 | 246,431 | ||||||
Keisei Electric Railway Co. Ltd. | 15,000 | 126,713 | ||||||
Keyence Corp. | 2,692 | 665,928 | ||||||
Kikkoman Corp. | 10,000 | 123,613 | ||||||
Kinden Corp. | 7,000 | 45,846 | ||||||
Kintetsu Corp. | 96,000 | 382,750 | ||||||
Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. | 51,000 | 601,088 | ||||||
Kobe Steel Ltd. | 149,000 | 179,239 | ||||||
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | 6,000 | 84,071 | ||||||
Komatsu Ltd. | 54,300 | 1,296,213 | ||||||
Konami Corp. | 6,100 | 138,219 | ||||||
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. | 28,500 | 224,522 | ||||||
Kubota Corp. | 64,000 | 591,449 | ||||||
Kuraray Co. Ltd. | 20,500 | 265,669 | ||||||
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. | 6,800 | 157,291 | ||||||
Kyocera Corp. | 9,000 | 778,859 | ||||||
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd. | 15,000 | 154,487 | ||||||
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. | 24,500 | 290,650 | ||||||
Lawson, Inc. | 3,400 | 237,767 | ||||||
Mabuchi Motor Co. Ltd. | 1,300 | 51,821 | ||||||
Makita Corp. | 6,400 | 224,509 | ||||||
Marubeni Corp. | 97,000 | 646,301 | ||||||
Marui Group Co. Ltd. | 13,400 | 102,487 | ||||||
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. | 2,700 | 58,115 | ||||||
Mazda Motor Corp. (a) | 154,400 | 210,254 | ||||||
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd. | 4,000 | 112,585 | ||||||
Medipal Holdings Corp. | 8,800 | 124,653 | ||||||
Meiji Holdings Co. Ltd. | 3,593 | 164,992 | ||||||
Miraca Holdings, Inc. | 3,300 | 137,011 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | 80,000 | 352,663 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Corp. | 82,200 | 1,661,614 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | 113,000 | 945,411 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. | 73,000 | 1,309,678 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. | 23,000 | 130,755 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. | 178,200 | 724,412 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. | 7,000 | 74,016 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. | 67,000 | 194,292 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (a) | 230,000 | 231,929 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. | 12,700 | 182,621 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 742,474 | 3,557,100 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co. Ltd. | 3,500 | 145,585 | ||||||
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. | 101,700 | 1,511,246 | ||||||
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | 49,000 | 122,705 | ||||||
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd. | 49,000 | 950,739 | ||||||
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. | 62,000 | 223,501 | ||||||
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | 1,333,264 | 2,252,207 | ||||||
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings | 29,770 | 520,835 | ||||||
Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 11,900 | 625,947 | ||||||
Nabtesco Corp. | 5,700 | 127,133 | ||||||
Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc. | 9,900 | 135,765 | ||||||
NEC Corp. (a) | 157,000 | 244,290 | ||||||
Nexon Co., Ltd. (a) | 6,000 | 117,459 | ||||||
NGK Insulators Ltd. | 16,000 | 177,176 | ||||||
NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd. | 10,000 | 132,085 | ||||||
NHK Spring Co. Ltd. | 8,800 | 95,030 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Japan (continued) | ||||||||
Nidec Corp. | 6,400 | $ | 486,616 | |||||
Nikon Corp. | 20,100 | 611,858 | ||||||
Nintendo Co. Ltd. | 6,200 | 724,042 | ||||||
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. | 35 | 338,403 | ||||||
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. | 20,500 | 122,437 | ||||||
Nippon Express Co., Ltd. | 48,000 | 198,211 | ||||||
Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. | 10,000 | 132,366 | ||||||
Nippon Paper Group, Inc. | 5,894 | 93,569 | ||||||
Nippon Steel Corp. | 299,000 | 678,182 | ||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | 25,476 | 1,187,959 | ||||||
Nippon Yusen KK | 96,000 | 253,905 | ||||||
The Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd. | 41,000 | 99,544 | ||||||
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. | 145,500 | 1,381,629 | ||||||
Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. | 10,500 | 122,926 | ||||||
Nisshin Steel Co. Ltd. | 38,000 | 53,337 | ||||||
Nissin Foods Holdings Co. Ltd. | 3,500 | 133,095 | ||||||
Nitori Holdings Co. Ltd. | 1,950 | 184,390 | ||||||
Nitto Denko Corp. | 9,710 | 416,022 | ||||||
NKSJ Holdings, Inc. | 22,075 | 469,929 | ||||||
NOK Corp. | 6,200 | 132,377 | ||||||
Nomura Holdings, Inc. | 212,600 | 794,813 | ||||||
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. | 5,700 | 104,380 | ||||||
Nomura Real Estate Office Fund, Inc. | 16 | 90,260 | ||||||
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. | 6,100 | 134,234 | ||||||
NSK Ltd. | 26,000 | 168,467 | ||||||
NTN Corp. | 25,000 | 78,698 | ||||||
NTT Data Corp. | 75 | 230,194 | ||||||
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | 893 | 1,485,954 | ||||||
NTT Urban Development Corp. | 66 | 53,396 | ||||||
Obayashi Corp. | 39,000 | 171,262 | ||||||
Odakyu Electric Railway Co. Ltd. | 36,000 | 357,923 | ||||||
OJI Paper Co. Ltd. | 46,000 | 176,250 | ||||||
Olympus Corp. (a) | 13,000 | 210,659 | ||||||
Omron Corp. | 12,100 | 256,418 | ||||||
Ono Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 4,900 | 307,913 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. Japan | 2,200 | 94,694 | ||||||
Oriental Land Co., Ltd. | 2,900 | 331,597 | ||||||
ORIX Corp. | 6,170 | 575,018 | ||||||
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. | 111,000 | 465,059 | ||||||
Otsuka Corp. | 900 | 76,620 | ||||||
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd. | 21,000 | 644,600 | ||||||
Panasonic Corp. | 128,900 | 1,053,733 | ||||||
Rakuten, Inc. | 42,800 | 442,495 | ||||||
Resona Holdings, Inc. | 111,356 | 458,740 | ||||||
Ricoh Co. Ltd. | 37,000 | 312,264 | ||||||
Rinnai Corp. | 1,800 | 124,203 | ||||||
Rohm Co. Ltd. | 5,500 | 211,939 | ||||||
Sankyo Co. Ltd. | 2,800 | 136,638 | ||||||
Sanrio Co. Ltd. | 2,700 | 98,437 | ||||||
Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 4,400 | 180,817 | ||||||
SBI Holdings, Inc. | 1,344 | 99,870 | ||||||
Secom Co., Ltd. | 12,400 | 568,653 | ||||||
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. | 11,332 | 230,510 | ||||||
Seiko Epson Corp. | 7,800 | 79,155 | ||||||
Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. | 25,000 | 232,269 | ||||||
Sekisui House Ltd. | 32,000 | 302,145 | ||||||
Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd. | 43,800 | 1,320,366 | ||||||
Seven Bank Ltd. | 28,800 | 73,958 | ||||||
Sharp Corp. | 57,000 | 290,412 | ||||||
Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc. | 10,200 | 216,825 | ||||||
Shimadzu Corp. | 14,000 | 121,142 | ||||||
Shimamura Co. Ltd. | 1,300 | 150,222 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master International Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Japan (continued) | ||||||||
Shimano, Inc. | 4,200 | $ | 275,364 | |||||
Shimizu Corp. | 36,000 | 124,896 | ||||||
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. | 23,900 | 1,316,125 | ||||||
Shinsei Bank Ltd. | 93,000 | 113,144 | ||||||
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. | 17,800 | 242,023 | ||||||
Shiseido Co. Ltd. | 20,600 | 325,059 | ||||||
The Shizuoka Bank Ltd. | 32,000 | 329,254 | ||||||
Showa Denko KK | 81,000 | 157,369 | ||||||
Showa Shell Sekiyu KK | 10,900 | 66,915 | ||||||
SMC Corp. | 3,100 | 537,471 | ||||||
Softbank Corp. | 51,800 | 1,928,185 | ||||||
Sojitz Corp. | 75,200 | 124,422 | ||||||
Sony Corp. | 58,800 | 840,796 | ||||||
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc. | 10,500 | 171,378 | ||||||
Square Enix Holdings Co. Ltd. | 3,500 | 55,127 | ||||||
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. | 8,700 | 135,109 | ||||||
Sumco Corp. (a) | 7,000 | 63,676 | ||||||
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. | 85,000 | 261,278 | ||||||
Sumitomo Corp. | 65,900 | 922,060 | ||||||
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. | 44,400 | 553,263 | ||||||
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. | 33,000 | 148,597 | ||||||
Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. | 199,000 | 328,271 | ||||||
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | 30,000 | 338,073 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 78,450 | 2,591,589 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 183,820 | 549,368 | ||||||
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. Ltd. | 21,000 | 516,524 | ||||||
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. | 10,300 | 134,157 | ||||||
Suruga Bank Ltd. | 11,000 | 112,664 | ||||||
Suzuken Co. Ltd. | 4,200 | 141,777 | ||||||
Suzuki Motor Corp. | 21,000 | 431,190 | ||||||
Sysmex Corp. | 4,300 | 170,056 | ||||||
T&D Holdings, Inc. | 34,300 | 365,394 | ||||||
Taiheiyo Cement Corp. | 63,000 | 144,663 | ||||||
Taisei Corp. | 62,000 | 166,179 | ||||||
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd. | 2,000 | 169,133 | ||||||
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. | 13,000 | 75,955 | ||||||
Takashimaya Co., Ltd. | 16,000 | 122,977 | ||||||
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 46,100 | 2,093,025 | ||||||
TDK Corp. | 7,100 | 289,030 | ||||||
Teijin Ltd. | 56,000 | 170,473 | ||||||
Terumo Corp. | 9,000 | 369,870 | ||||||
THK Co., Ltd. | 7,200 | 136,115 | ||||||
Tobu Railway Co. Ltd. | 60,000 | 315,442 | ||||||
Toho Co. Ltd. | 6,800 | 117,640 | ||||||
Toho Gas Co. Ltd. | 23,000 | 142,744 | ||||||
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (a) | 26,900 | 270,285 | ||||||
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | 42,300 | 1,061,438 | ||||||
The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (a) | 86,000 | 166,461 | ||||||
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | 9,900 | 464,260 | ||||||
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. | 144,000 | 735,986 | ||||||
Tokyu Corp. | 65,000 | 305,975 | ||||||
Tokyu Land Corp. | 26,000 | 129,058 | ||||||
TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK | 17,000 | 151,158 | ||||||
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. | 33,000 | 220,433 | ||||||
Toray Industries, Inc. | 86,700 | 591,196 | ||||||
Toshiba Corp. | 235,000 | 894,494 | ||||||
Tosoh Corp. | 30,000 | 81,816 | ||||||
Toto Ltd. | 15,000 | 111,847 | ||||||
Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd. | 9,100 | 110,439 | ||||||
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. | 5,000 | 133,335 | ||||||
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. | 4,100 | 94,517 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Japan (concluded) | ||||||||
Toyota Boshoku Corp. | 3,400 | $ | 41,319 | |||||
Toyota Industries Corp. | 9,300 | 266,639 | ||||||
Toyota Motor Corp. | 160,700 | 6,486,207 | ||||||
Toyota Tsusho Corp. | 12,100 | 231,298 | ||||||
Trend Micro, Inc. | 6,300 | 185,600 | ||||||
Tsumura & Co. | 3,600 | 95,338 | ||||||
Ube Industries Ltd. | 61,000 | 141,885 | ||||||
Uni-charm Corp. | 6,700 | 381,372 | ||||||
Ushio, Inc. | 6,300 | 78,086 | ||||||
USS Co., Ltd. | 1,320 | 142,430 | ||||||
West Japan Railway Co. | 10,000 | 411,380 | ||||||
Yahoo Japan Corp. | 829 | 268,399 | ||||||
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. | 5,500 | 215,385 | ||||||
Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. | 5,180 | 265,207 | ||||||
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. | 12,000 | 105,830 | ||||||
Yamaha Corp. | 9,100 | 93,645 | ||||||
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. | 16,800 | 160,870 | ||||||
Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. | 21,500 | 346,187 | ||||||
Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. | 2,300 | 64,051 | ||||||
Yamazaki Baking Co. Ltd. | 7,000 | 91,668 | ||||||
Yaskawa Electric Corp. | 13,000 | 99,043 | ||||||
Yokogawa Electric Corp. | 11,100 | 114,756 | ||||||
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123,353,657 | ||||||||
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Netherlands — 2.5% | ||||||||
Aegon NV | 101,405 | 470,274 | ||||||
Akzo Nobel NV | 13,739 | 646,620 | ||||||
ASML Holding NV | 24,584 | 1,262,537 | ||||||
Corio NV | 3,656 | 160,964 | ||||||
DE Master Blenders 1753 NV (a) | 34,896 | 393,473 | ||||||
Delta Lloyd NV | 6,149 | 85,512 | ||||||
Fugro NV | 4,091 | 248,155 | ||||||
Gemalto NV | 4,535 | 325,719 | ||||||
Heineken Holding NV | 6,005 | 268,969 | ||||||
Heineken NV | 13,537 | 705,909 | ||||||
ING Groep NV (a) | 224,129 | 1,502,582 | ||||||
Koninklijke Ahold NV | 61,400 | 760,580 | ||||||
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV | 4,247 | 140,142 | ||||||
Koninklijke DSM NV | 9,096 | 448,428 | ||||||
Koninklijke KPN NV | 82,875 | 792,450 | ||||||
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV | 61,801 | 1,217,829 | ||||||
Koninklijke Vopak NV | 4,128 | 264,777 | ||||||
QIAGEN NV (a) | 13,330 | 223,205 | ||||||
Randstad Holding NV | 7,165 | 211,273 | ||||||
Reed Elsevier NV | 40,583 | 462,989 | ||||||
SBM Offshore NV (a) | 10,303 | 142,781 | ||||||
STMicroelectronics NV | 38,200 | 207,872 | ||||||
TNT Express NV | 19,470 | 228,392 | ||||||
Unilever NV | 94,962 | 3,172,246 | ||||||
Wolters Kluwer NV | 17,920 | 284,921 | ||||||
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14,628,599 | ||||||||
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New Zealand — 0.1% | ||||||||
Auckland International Airport Ltd. | 55,663 | 109,170 | ||||||
Contact Energy Ltd. (a) | 21,676 | 83,869 | ||||||
Fletcher Building Ltd. | 40,681 | 192,554 | ||||||
SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd. | 34,663 | 94,693 | ||||||
Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd. | 109,451 | 208,405 | ||||||
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688,691 | ||||||||
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MASTER INTERNATIONAL INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 | 83 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master International Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Norway — 0.8% | ||||||||
Aker Solutions ASA | 9,879 | $ | 140,176 | |||||
DnB NOR ASA | 57,475 | 571,501 | ||||||
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA | 12,018 | 140,023 | ||||||
Norsk Hydro ASA | 55,191 | 248,894 | ||||||
Orkla ASA | 45,662 | 331,366 | ||||||
Seadrill Ltd. | 20,360 | 726,149 | ||||||
Statoil ASA | 65,273 | 1,556,664 | ||||||
Telenor ASA | 42,353 | 708,070 | ||||||
Veripos, Inc. (a) | 1,665 | 524 | ||||||
Yara International ASA | 11,034 | 482,867 | ||||||
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4,906,234 | ||||||||
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Portugal — 0.2% | ||||||||
Banco Espirito Santo SA (a) | 126,038 | 86,176 | ||||||
EDP-Energias de Portugal SA | 113,722 | 269,022 | ||||||
Galp Energia SGPS SA | 13,843 | 175,500 | ||||||
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA | 13,123 | 221,868 | ||||||
Portugal Telecom SGPS SA | 35,281 | 154,518 | ||||||
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907,084 | ||||||||
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Singapore — 1.9% | ||||||||
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust | 113,962 | 194,413 | ||||||
CapitaLand Ltd. | 151,749 | 327,194 | ||||||
CapitaMall Trust | 139,700 | 211,602 | ||||||
CapitaMalls Asia Ltd. | 82,000 | 102,282 | ||||||
City Developments Ltd. | 28,535 | 254,358 | ||||||
ComfortDelGro Corp. Ltd. | 112,816 | 138,151 | ||||||
Cosco Corp. Singapore Ltd. | 59,002 | 46,341 | ||||||
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | 106,407 | 1,175,339 | ||||||
Fraser and Neave Ltd. | 54,096 | 301,221 | ||||||
Genting Singapore Plc | 360,227 | 404,675 | ||||||
Global Logistic Properties Ltd. (a) | 120,000 | 199,771 | ||||||
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. | 396,251 | 211,627 | ||||||
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust | 311,000 | 222,306 | ||||||
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. | 5,721 | 210,854 | ||||||
Keppel Corp. Ltd. | 83,577 | 684,706 | ||||||
Keppel Land Ltd. | 45,000 | 115,801 | ||||||
Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. (a) | 54,350 | 47,964 | ||||||
Noble Group Ltd. | 217,840 | 194,646 | ||||||
Olam International Ltd. | 96,900 | 140,345 | ||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. | 150,914 | 1,055,324 | ||||||
SembCorp Industries Ltd. | 58,590 | 239,813 | ||||||
Sembcorp Marine Ltd. | 47,197 | 180,158 | ||||||
Singapore Airlines Ltd. | 32,009 | 263,947 | ||||||
Singapore Exchange Ltd. | 51,000 | 256,216 | ||||||
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. | 84,316 | 260,464 | ||||||
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. | 91,213 | 224,864 | ||||||
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | 464,132 | 1,215,451 | ||||||
StarHub Ltd. | 34,157 | 92,580 | ||||||
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | 73,572 | 1,092,510 | ||||||
UOL Group Ltd. | 27,457 | 107,629 | ||||||
Wilmar International Ltd. | 113,670 | 327,752 | ||||||
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. | 115,183 | 92,372 | ||||||
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10,592,676 | ||||||||
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Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Spain — 2.6% | ||||||||
Abertis Infraestructuras SA | 21,778 | $ | 294,275 | |||||
Acciona SA | 1,202 | 71,854 | ||||||
Acerinox SA | 5,990 | 67,130 | ||||||
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA | 8,554 | 183,231 | ||||||
Amadeus IT Holding SA | 17,981 | 380,949 | ||||||
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | 275,148 | 1,964,929 | ||||||
Banco de Sabadell SA | 128,412 | 249,380 | ||||||
Banco Popular Espanol SA | 62,304 | 140,927 | ||||||
Banco Santander SA | 544,627 | 3,602,845 | ||||||
Bankia SA (a) | 42,306 | 49,503 | ||||||
Caixa Bank | 46,156 | 150,275 | ||||||
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion | 34,701 | 163,155 | ||||||
Enagas SA | 10,111 | 184,487 | ||||||
Ferrovial SA | 23,419 | 264,110 | ||||||
Gas Natural SDG SA | 20,675 | 265,460 | ||||||
Grifols SA (a) | 8,917 | 225,905 | ||||||
Iberdrola SA | 226,676 | 1,070,186 | ||||||
Inditex SA | 12,702 | 1,312,944 | ||||||
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (a) | 55,746 | 139,866 | ||||||
Mapfre SA | 46,264 | 94,117 | ||||||
Red Electrica Corp. SA | 6,428 | 280,553 | ||||||
Repsol YPF SA | 46,435 | 746,447 | ||||||
Telefonica SA | 239,542 | 3,153,196 | ||||||
Zardoya Otis SA | 8,817 | 98,017 | ||||||
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15,153,741 | ||||||||
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Sweden — 3.1% | ||||||||
Alfa Laval AB | 19,872 | 340,502 | ||||||
Assa Abloy AB, Class B | 19,127 | 534,141 | ||||||
Atlas Copco AB, Class A | 39,244 | 844,561 | ||||||
Atlas Copco AB, Class B | 23,026 | 438,764 | ||||||
Boliden AB | 16,235 | 226,540 | ||||||
Electrolux AB, Class B | 14,295 | 284,477 | ||||||
Elekta AB -B Shares | 5,234 | 239,171 | ||||||
Getinge AB, Class B | 11,770 | 292,067 | ||||||
Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B | 55,511 | 1,992,507 | ||||||
Hexagon AB, Class B | 14,088 | 241,819 | ||||||
Holmen AB, Class B | 3,172 | 86,365 | ||||||
Husqvarna AB, Class B | 22,345 | 105,390 | ||||||
Industrivarden AB, Class C | 7,073 | 91,128 | ||||||
Investment AB, Class B | 11,686 | 234,565 | ||||||
Investor AB, Class B | 26,846 | 512,576 | ||||||
Lundin Petroleum AB (a) | 12,681 | 237,393 | ||||||
Millicom International Cellular SA | 3,719 | 350,984 | ||||||
Modern Times Group AB, Class B | 2,538 | 117,474 | ||||||
Nordea Bank AB | 152,739 | 1,316,295 | ||||||
Ratos AB, Class B | 11,513 | 109,321 | ||||||
Sandvik AB | 58,696 | 752,759 | ||||||
Scania AB, Class B | 18,981 | 325,281 | ||||||
Securitas AB, Class B | 18,817 | 146,314 | ||||||
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A | 83,151 | 540,021 | ||||||
Skanska AB, Class B | 21,746 | 333,247 | ||||||
SKF AB | 23,110 | 455,544 | ||||||
SSAB AB, Class A | 9,336 | 77,597 | ||||||
Svenska Cellulosa AB -B Shares | 34,085 | 511,392 | ||||||
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A | 28,632 | 941,299 | ||||||
Swedbank AB | 47,952 | 755,434 | ||||||
Swedish Match AB | 12,554 | 505,996 | ||||||
Tele2 AB, Class B | 18,872 | 292,410 | ||||||
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson | 176,139 | 1,611,623 | ||||||
TeliaSonera AB | 126,797 | 810,071 | ||||||
Volvo AB, Class B | 81,040 | 926,571 | ||||||
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17,581,599 | ||||||||
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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84 | MASTER INTERNATIONAL INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master International Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
Switzerland — 8.3% | ||||||||
ABB Ltd. (a) | 128,044 | $ | 2,090,728 | |||||
Actelion Ltd. (a) | 6,526 | 268,429 | ||||||
Adecco SA (a) | 7,857 | 349,399 | ||||||
Aryzta AG (a) | 5,156 | 256,638 | ||||||
Baloise Holding AG | 2,827 | 186,767 | ||||||
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | 165 | 87,444 | ||||||
Barry Callebaut AG (a) | 109 | 99,163 | ||||||
Cie Financière Richemont SA | 30,515 | 1,675,571 | ||||||
Crédit Suisse Group AG | 67,521 | 1,235,434 | ||||||
GAM Holdings AG (a) | 10,359 | 115,650 | ||||||
Geberit AG (a) | 2,179 | 429,869 | ||||||
Givaudan SA (a) | 490 | 480,918 | ||||||
Holcim Ltd. (a) | 13,440 | 744,649 | ||||||
Julius Baer Group Ltd. (a) | 12,206 | 442,549 | ||||||
Kuehne & Nagel International AG | 3,195 | 338,488 | ||||||
Lindt & Spruengli AG (a) | 50 | 154,526 | ||||||
Lindt & Spruengli AG (a) | 6 | 220,345 | ||||||
Lonza Group AG (a) | 3,021 | 125,689 | ||||||
Nestlé SA | 192,240 | 11,472,474 | ||||||
Novartis AG | 134,168 | 7,501,509 | ||||||
Pargesa Holding SA | 1,624 | 96,685 | ||||||
Partners Group Holding AG | 802 | 142,638 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG | 40,914 | 7,067,195 | ||||||
Schindler Holding AG Participation Certificates | 2,878 | 321,780 | ||||||
Schindler Holding AG | 1,294 | 145,927 | ||||||
SGS SA | 322 | 603,740 | ||||||
Sika AG | 128 | 247,171 | ||||||
Sonova Holding AG (a) | 2,920 | 282,436 | ||||||
Straumann Holding AG | 534 | 78,541 | ||||||
Sulzer AG | 1,441 | 170,848 | ||||||
The Swatch Group Ltd., Bearer Shares | 1,808 | 714,596 | ||||||
The Swatch Group Ltd., Registered Shares | 2,609 | 181,512 | ||||||
Swiss Life Holding AG (a) | 1,713 | 161,455 | ||||||
Swiss Prime Site AG (a) | 2,786 | 232,383 | ||||||
Swiss Re AG (a) | 20,433 | 1,288,132 | ||||||
Swisscom AG | 1,373 | 553,155 | ||||||
Syngenta AG | 5,530 | 1,893,057 | ||||||
Transocean Ltd. | 20,532 | 920,729 | ||||||
UBS AG (a) | 212,363 | 2,485,108 | ||||||
Zurich Financial Services AG | 8,614 | 1,947,832 | ||||||
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| |||||||
47,811,159 | ||||||||
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United Kingdom — 22.9% | ||||||||
3i Group Plc | 58,349 | 180,422 | ||||||
Aberdeen Asset Management Plc | 48,658 | 198,184 | ||||||
Admiral Group Plc | 11,978 | 223,440 | ||||||
Aggreko Plc | 15,682 | 509,989 | ||||||
AMEC Plc | 19,614 | 309,204 | ||||||
Anglo American Plc | 77,233 | 2,538,289 | ||||||
Antofagasta Plc | 23,311 | 398,755 | ||||||
ARM Holdings Plc | 79,507 | 629,903 | ||||||
Associated British Foods Plc | 21,028 | 423,112 | ||||||
AstraZeneca Plc | 74,535 | 3,330,794 | ||||||
Aviva Plc | 170,130 | 728,488 | ||||||
Babcock International Group Plc | 21,177 | 283,630 | ||||||
BAE Systems Plc | 189,566 | 859,422 | ||||||
Balfour Beatty Plc | 38,825 | 181,540 | ||||||
Barclays Plc | 676,999 | 1,729,902 | ||||||
BG Group Plc | 197,662 | 4,046,433 | ||||||
BHP Billiton Plc | 123,083 | 3,498,319 | ||||||
BP Plc | 1,105,280 | 7,381,279 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
United Kingdom (continued) | ||||||||
British American Tobacco Plc | 114,632 | $ | 5,827,890 | |||||
British Land Co. Plc | 49,769 | 398,525 | ||||||
British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc | 65,095 | 709,659 | ||||||
BT Group Plc | 455,180 | 1,508,252 | ||||||
Bunzl Plc | 18,941 | 309,586 | ||||||
Burberry Group Plc | 25,755 | 536,239 | ||||||
The Capita Group Plc | 37,752 | 387,925 | ||||||
Capital Shopping Centres Group Plc | 33,607 | 169,778 | ||||||
Carnival Plc | 10,602 | 362,488 | ||||||
Centrica Plc | 302,630 | 1,513,139 | ||||||
Cobham Plc | 63,727 | 232,165 | ||||||
Compass Group Plc | 110,571 | 1,160,667 | ||||||
Croda International Plc | 7,734 | 274,791 | ||||||
Diageo Plc | 145,641 | 3,753,895 | ||||||
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. Plc | 15,477 | 101,012 | ||||||
Evraz PLC | 18,434 | 75,599 | ||||||
Experian Plc | 58,733 | 828,614 | ||||||
Fresnillo Plc | 10,693 | 244,933 | ||||||
G4S Plc | 82,885 | 362,249 | ||||||
GKN Plc | 88,685 | 251,438 | ||||||
GlaxoSmithKline Plc | 294,018 | 6,678,335 | ||||||
Glencore International Plc | 81,678 | 378,757 | ||||||
Hammerson Plc | 42,208 | 293,142 | ||||||
HSBC Holdings Plc | 1,048,694 | 9,240,923 | ||||||
ICAP Plc | 31,016 | 164,175 | ||||||
IMI Plc | 18,341 | 239,608 | ||||||
Imperial Tobacco Group Plc | 58,451 | 2,252,015 | ||||||
Inmarsat Plc | 26,926 | 207,794 | ||||||
Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc | 17,120 | 412,156 | ||||||
International Power Plc | 89,651 | 586,199 | ||||||
Intertek Group Plc | 9,417 | 394,533 | ||||||
Invensys Plc | 48,803 | 170,091 | ||||||
Investec Plc | 32,280 | 188,440 | ||||||
ITV Plc | 211,024 | 253,924 | ||||||
J Sainsbury Plc | 72,023 | 340,391 | ||||||
Johnson Matthey Plc | 12,668 | 439,324 | ||||||
Kazakhmys Plc | 12,773 | 144,818 | ||||||
Kingfisher Plc | 138,641 | 625,412 | ||||||
Land Securities Group Plc | 45,775 | 530,347 | ||||||
Legal & General Group Plc | 344,346 | 688,441 | ||||||
Lloyds Banking Group Plc (a) | 2,398,455 | 1,171,667 | ||||||
London Stock Exchange Group Plc | 9,945 | 156,999 | ||||||
Lonmin Plc | 9,743 | 118,519 | ||||||
Man Group Plc | 110,643 | 132,392 | ||||||
Marks & Spencer Group Plc | 93,384 | 476,225 | ||||||
Meggitt Plc | 46,083 | 278,850 | ||||||
National Grid Plc | 207,831 | 2,202,600 | ||||||
Next Plc | 9,847 | 494,439 | ||||||
Old Mutual Plc | 284,888 | 677,538 | ||||||
Pearson Plc | 47,704 | 946,531 | ||||||
Petrofac Ltd. | 15,334 | 334,700 | ||||||
Prudential Plc | 149,008 | 1,727,751 | ||||||
Randgold Resources Ltd. | 5,013 | 450,079 | ||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc | 38,340 | 2,026,537 | ||||||
Reed Elsevier Plc | 71,492 | 573,019 | ||||||
Resolution Ltd. | 81,914 | 251,980 | ||||||
Rexam Plc | 51,740 | 341,480 | ||||||
Rio Tinto Plc | 78,595 | 3,735,122 | ||||||
Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc (a) | 109,536 | 1,476,299 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (a) | 119,299 | 404,106 | ||||||
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Class B | 154,951 | 5,411,467 | ||||||
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Class A | 213,644 | 7,198,299 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MASTER INTERNATIONAL INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 | 85 |
Schedule of Investments (continued) | Master International Index Series (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | ||||||
United Kingdom (concluded) | ||||||||
RSA Insurance Group Plc | 209,071 | $ | 354,917 | |||||
SABMiller Plc | 55,718 | 2,235,475 | ||||||
The Sage Group Plc | 77,382 | 336,788 | ||||||
Schroders Plc | 6,791 | 142,345 | ||||||
Segro Plc | 44,570 | 151,850 | ||||||
Serco Group Plc | 29,485 | 247,616 | ||||||
Severn Trent Plc | 13,645 | 353,720 | ||||||
Shire Plc | 32,783 | 943,164 | ||||||
Smith & Nephew Plc | 52,625 | 526,380 | ||||||
Smiths Group Plc | 23,105 | 366,939 | ||||||
SSE Plc | 54,603 | 1,191,192 | ||||||
Standard Chartered Plc | 138,854 | 3,016,322 | ||||||
Standard Life Plc | 138,838 | 508,346 | ||||||
Subsea 7 SA | 16,655 | 329,604 | ||||||
Tate & Lyle Plc | 26,690 | 271,062 | ||||||
Tesco Plc | 468,098 | 2,274,874 | ||||||
Tui Travel Plc | 24,035 | 63,897 | ||||||
Tullow Oil Plc | 52,545 | 1,214,450 | ||||||
Unilever Plc | 74,907 | 2,514,909 | ||||||
United Utilities Group Plc | 40,087 | 424,649 | ||||||
Vedanta Resources Plc | 5,847 | 83,808 | ||||||
Vodafone Group Plc | 2,906,307 | 8,168,919 | ||||||
The Weir Group Plc | 12,496 | 300,276 | ||||||
Whitbread Plc | 10,471 | 332,926 | ||||||
WM Morrison Supermarkets Plc | 137,532 | 573,890 | ||||||
Wolseley Plc | 16,706 | 622,677 | ||||||
WPP Plc | 73,635 | 893,910 | ||||||
Xstrata Plc | 121,315 | 1,525,343 | ||||||
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Total Common Stocks — 98.6% | 564,692,111 | |||||||
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Spain — 0.0% | ||||||||
Zardoya Otis SA (Expires 7/05/12) (a) | 8,817 | 4,764 | ||||||
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Total Rights — 0.0% | 4,764 | |||||||
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Total Long-Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost — $503,441,178) — 98.6% | 564,696,875 | |||||||
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Short-Term Securities | ||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash, Institutional Class, 0.15% (b)(c) | 808,932 | 808,932 | ||||||
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Total Short-Term Securities | ||||||||
(Cost — $808,932) — 0.1% | 808,932 | |||||||
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Total Investments (Cost — $504,250,110) — 98.7% |
| 565,505,807 | ||||||
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.3% | 7,542,965 | |||||||
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Net Assets — 100.0% | $ | 573,048,772 | ||||||
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* | As of June 30, 2012, gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows: |
Tax cost | $ | 555,790,452 | ||
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Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 122,439,679 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (112,724,324 | ) | ||
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Net unrealized appreciation | $ | 9,715,355 | ||
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Series during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
Affiliate | Shares Held at December 31, 2011 | Net Activity | Shares Held at June 30, 2012 | Income | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash, Institutional Class | 1,969,251 | (1,160,319 | ) | 808,932 | $ | 2,691 |
(c) | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
— | Financial futures contracts purchased as of June 30, 2012 were as follows: |
Contracts | Index | Exchange | Expiration | Notional Value | Unrealized Appreciation | |||||||||
59 | DJ Euro Stoxx 50 Index | Eurex | September 2012 | $ | 1,683,683 | $ | 87,345 | |||||||
10 | E-Mini MSCI EAFE Index | Chicago Mercantile | September 2012 | $ | 711,900 | 38,275 | ||||||||
19 | FTSE 100 Index | Euronext LIFFE | September 2012 | $ | 1,643,472 | 27,409 | ||||||||
21 | Nikkei 225 Index | Singapore | September 2012 | $ | 1,178,927 | 52,840 | ||||||||
6 | SPI 200 Index | Australian Securities Exchange | September 2012 | $ | 622,851 | 160 | ||||||||
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Total | $ | 206,029 | ||||||||||||
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— | Foreign currency exchange contracts as of June 30, 2012 were as follows: |
Currency | Currency Sold | Counterparty | Settlement Date | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||||||||
USD 539,121 | AUD | 527,000 | HSBC Bank Ltd. | 7/02/12 | $ | (263 | ) | |||||
USD 519,549 | CHF | 493,000 | HSBC Bank Ltd. | 7/02/12 | 137 | |||||||
USD 68,279 | DKK | 401,000 | HSBC Bank Ltd. | 7/02/12 | 22 | |||||||
USD 1,329,090 | EUR | 1,050,000 | HSBC Bank Ltd. | 7/02/12 | 316 | |||||||
USD 1,529,093 | GBP | 975,000 | HSBC Bank Ltd. | 7/02/12 | 2,095 | |||||||
USD 36,522 | ILS | 143,000 | HSBC Bank Ltd. | 7/02/12 | (49 | ) | ||||||
USD 1,813,241 | JPY | 144,751,000 | HSBC Bank Ltd. | 7/02/12 | 2,382 | |||||||
USD 45,935 | NOK | 274,000 | HSBC Bank Ltd. | 7/02/12 | (126 | ) | ||||||
USD 188,295 | SEK | 1,303,000 | HSBC Bank Ltd. | 7/02/12 | (70 | ) | ||||||
USD 108,850 | SGD | 138,000 | HSBC Bank Ltd. | 7/02/12 | (90 | ) | ||||||
USD 181,889 | HKD | 1,411,000 | HSBC Bank Ltd. | 7/03/12 | 10 | |||||||
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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86 | MASTER INTERNATIONAL INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 |
Schedule of Investments (concluded) | Master International Index Series |
• | Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows: |
• | Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities |
• | Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs) |
• | Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Series’ own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments) |
Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the disclosure hierarchy. In accordance with the Series’ policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value disclosure hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Series’ policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following tables summarize the Series’ investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy as of June 30, 2012:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks: | ||||||||||||||||
Australia | — | $ | 49,098,540 | $ | 10 | $ | 49,098,550 | |||||||||
Austria | — | 1,528,256 | — | 1,528,256 | ||||||||||||
Belgium | $ | 60,773 | 6,279,345 | — | 6,340,118 | |||||||||||
China | — | 47,607 | — | 47,607 | ||||||||||||
Denmark | — | 6,424,164 | — | 6,424,164 | ||||||||||||
Finland | — | 4,070,556 | — | 4,070,556 | ||||||||||||
France | — | 50,894,344 | — | 50,894,344 | ||||||||||||
Germany | — | 44,745,188 | — | 44,745,188 | ||||||||||||
Greece | 212,445 | 83,978 | — | 296,423 | ||||||||||||
Hong Kong | — | 16,961,618 | — | 16,961,618 | ||||||||||||
Ireland | — | 1,874,789 | 1 | 1,874,790 | ||||||||||||
Israel | — | 3,314,696 | — | 3,314,696 | ||||||||||||
Italy | — | 12,226,740 | — | 12,226,740 | ||||||||||||
Japan | 121,330 | 123,232,327 | — | 123,353,657 | ||||||||||||
Netherlands | 393,473 | 14,235,126 | — | 14,628,599 | ||||||||||||
New Zealand | — | 688,691 | — | 688,691 | ||||||||||||
Norway | — | 4,905,710 | 524 | 4,906,234 | ||||||||||||
Portugal | — | 907,084 | — | 907,084 | ||||||||||||
Singapore | — | 10,592,676 | — | 10,592,676 | ||||||||||||
Spain | 13,970 | 15,139,771 | — | 15,153,741 |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments (concluded): | ||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks: | ||||||||||||||||
Sweden | — | $ | 17,581,599 | — | $ | 17,581,599 | ||||||||||
Switzerland | — | 47,811,159 | — | 47,811,159 | ||||||||||||
United Kingdom | $ | 586,199 | 130,659,422 | — | 131,245,621 | |||||||||||
Rights | 4,764 | — | — | 4,764 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Securities | 808,932 | — | — | 808,932 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 2,201,886 | $ | 563,303,386 | $ | 535 | $ | 565,505,807 | ||||||||
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Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Derivative Financial Instruments1 | ||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Equity contracts | $ | 206,029 | — | — | $ | 206,029 | ||||||||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts | — | $ | 4,962 | — | 4,962 | |||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts | — | (598 | ) | — | (598 | ) | ||||||||||
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Total | $ | 206,029 | $ | 4,364 | — | $ | 210,393 | |||||||||
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1 | Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts. Financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
Certain of the Series’ assets and liabilities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value for financial statement purposes. As of June 30. 2012, such assets and liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts | $ | 822,000 | — | — | $ | 822,000 | ||||||||||
Foreign currency at value | 9,334,888 | — | — | 9,334,888 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Bank overdraft | — | $ | (180,216 | ) | — | (180,216 | ) | |||||||||
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Total | $ | 10,156,888 | $ | (180,216 | ) | — | $ | 9,976,672 | ||||||||
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There were no transfers between levels during the period ended June 30, 2012.
Certain of the Series’ investments are categorized as Level 3 and were valued utilizing transaction prices or third party pricing information without adjustment. Such valuations are based on unobservable inputs. A significant change in the unobservable inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher value in such Level 3 investments.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MASTER INTERNATIONAL INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 | 87 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | Master International Index Series | |
June 30, 2012 (Unaudited) |
Assets | ||||
Investments at value – unaffiliated (cost – $503,441,178) | $ | 564,696,875 | ||
Investments at value – affiliated (cost – $808,932) | 808,932 | |||
Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts | 822,000 | |||
Foreign currency at value (cost – $9,263,352) | 9,334,888 | |||
Dividends receivable | 4,661,609 | |||
Variation margin receivable | 334,253 | |||
Investments sold receivable | 17,779 | |||
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | 4,962 | |||
Prepaid expenses | 8,146 | |||
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Total assets | 580,689,444 | |||
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Liabilities | ||||
Bank overdraft | 180,216 | |||
Withdrawals payable to investors | 6,806,774 | |||
Investments purchased payable | 391,061 | |||
Investment advisory fees payable | 4,245 | |||
Other affiliates payable | 4,235 | |||
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | 598 | |||
Directors’ fees payable | 242 | |||
Other accrued expenses payable | 253,301 | |||
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Total liabilities | 7,640,672 | |||
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Net Assets | $ | 573,048,772 | ||
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Net Assets Consist of | ||||
Investors’ capital | $ | 511,393,882 | ||
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 61,654,890 | |||
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Net Assets | $ | 573,048,772 | ||
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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88 | MASTER INTERNATIONAL INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 |
Statement of Operations | Master International Index Series | |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 (Unaudited) |
Investment Income | ||||
Dividends – unaffiliated | $ | 17,380,603 | ||
Foreign taxes withheld | (1,206,496 | ) | ||
Dividends – affiliated | 2,691 | |||
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Total income | 16,176,798 | |||
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Expenses | ||||
Investment advisory | 36,249 | |||
Accounting services | 110,670 | |||
Custodian | 106,058 | |||
Professional | 74,862 | |||
Directors | 10,788 | |||
Printing | 7,650 | |||
Miscellaneous | 20,097 | |||
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Total expenses | 366,374 | |||
Less fees waived by advisor | (8,348 | ) | ||
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Total expenses after fees waived | 358,026 | |||
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Net investment income | 15,818,772 | |||
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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) from: | ||||
Investments | (55,888,499 | ) | ||
Financial futures contracts | 844,251 | |||
Foreign currency transactions | (383,141 | ) | ||
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(55,427,389 | ) | |||
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Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||
Investments | 96,324,702 | |||
Financial futures contracts | 149,419 | |||
Foreign currency transactions | 55,641 | |||
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96,529,762 | ||||
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Total realized and unrealized gain | 41,102,373 | |||
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Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 56,921,145 | ||
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MASTER INTERNATIONAL INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 | 89 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | Master International Index Series |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 (Unaudited) | Year Ended December 31, 2011 | ||||||
Operations | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 15,818,772 | $ | 31,591,898 | ||||
Net realized loss | (55,427,389 | ) | (26,277,530 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 96,529,762 | (123,722,751 | ) | |||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 56,921,145 | (118,408,383 | ) | |||||
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Capital Share Transactions | ||||||||
Proceeds from contributions | 111,044,199 | 277,608,631 | ||||||
Value of withdrawals | (450,697,490 | ) | (226,119,685 | ) | ||||
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions | (339,653,291 | ) | 51,488,946 | |||||
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Net Assets | ||||||||
Total decrease in net assets | (282,732,146 | ) | (66,919,437 | ) | ||||
Beginning of period | 855,780,918 | 922,700,355 | ||||||
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End of period | $ | 573,048,772 | $ | 855,780,918 | ||||
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Financial Highlights | Master International Index Series |
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2012 | Year Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total Investment Return | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total investment return | 3.98 | %1 | (12.34 | )% | 7.66 | % | 28.99 | % | (41.94 | )% | 10.80 | % | ||||||||||||
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Total expenses | 0.10 | %2 | 0.08 | % | 0.11 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.11 | % | 0.10 | % | ||||||||||||
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Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly | 0.10 | %2 | 0.08 | % | 0.10 | % | 0.09 | % | 0.10 | % | 0.09 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net investment income | 4.34 | %2 | 3.38 | % | 2.73 | % | 2.98 | % | 3.54 | % | 2.86 | % | ||||||||||||
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Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 573,049 | $ | 855,781 | $ | 922,700 | $ | 749,280 | $ | 706,119 | $ | 1,143,172 | ||||||||||||
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Portfolio turnover | 4 | % | 6 | % | 8 | % | 30 | % | 30 | % | 30 | % | ||||||||||||
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1 | Aggregate total investment return. |
2 | Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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90 | MASTER INTERNATIONAL INDEX SERIES | JUNE 30, 2012 |
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited) | Master International Index Series |
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
Master International index Series (the “Series”), a non-diversified open-end management investment company, is a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”). The Master LLC is registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and is organized as a Delaware limited liability company. The Master LLC’s Limited Liability Company Agreement permits the Board of Directors of the Master LLC (the “Board”) to issue non-transferable interests in the Master LLC, subject to certain limitations. The Series’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Series:
Valuation: US GAAP defines fair value as the price the Series would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Series fair values its financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved annually by the Board. The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to provide oversight of the pricing function for the Series for all financial instruments.
Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last reported sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the security. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at NAV each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into US dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available.
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment, which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that the Series might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant. These factors include but are not limited to (i) attributes specific to the investment or asset; (ii) the principal market for the investment or asset; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment or asset; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment or asset, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and/or default rates. The Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches, including regular due diligence of the Series’ pricing vendors, a regular review of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices and large movements in market values and reviews of any market related activity. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.
Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of the Series’ net assets. If events (for example, a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur during such periods that are expected to affect the value of such instruments materially, those instruments may be Fair Value Assets and valued at their fair value, as determined in good faith by the Global Valuation Committee using a pricing service and/or policies approved by the Board. Each business day, the Series uses a pricing service to assist with the valuation of certain foreign exchange-traded equity securities and foreign exchange-traded and over the counter (“OTC”) options (the “Systematic Fair Value Price”). Using current market factors, the Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities and foreign options at fair value as of the close of business on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.
Foreign Currency Transactions: The Series’ books and records are maintained in US dollars. Purchases and sales of investment securities are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective date of such transactions. Generally, when the US dollar rises in value against a
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foreign currency, the Series’ investments denominated in that currency will lose value because that currency is worth fewer US dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the US dollar falls in relative value.
The Series does not isolate the portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments are not segregated on the Statement of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. The Series reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.
Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Series either deliver collateral or segregate assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts) the Series will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on its books and records cash or liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, each party to such transactions has requirements to deliver/deposit securities as collateral for certain investments.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Series is informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from some issuers, some dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be designated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain.
Income Taxes: The Series is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Series is treated as the owner of its proportionate share of net assets, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Series. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. It is intended that the Series’ assets will be managed so an investor in the Series can satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
The Series files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Series’ US federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended December 31, 2011. The statutes of limitations on the Series’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. Management does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
Recent Accounting Standard: In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance that will expand current disclosure requirements on the offsetting of certain assets and liabilities. The new disclosures will be required for investments and derivative financial instruments subject to master netting or similar agreements which are eligible for offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and will require an entity to disclose both gross and net information about such investments and transactions in the financial statements. The guidance is effective for financial statements with fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Series’ financial statement disclosures.
Other: Expenses directly related to the Series are charged to the Series. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
2. Derivative Financial Instruments:
The Series engages in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Series and/or to economically hedge, or protect, its exposure to certain risks such as equity risk or foreign currency exchange rate risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.
Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The Series’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral pledged by/posted to the counterparty. Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures contracts is deemed to be minimal due to the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which these contracts trade.
The Series may mitigate counterparty risk by procuring collateral and through netting provisions included within an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) implemented between the Series and each of its respective counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement allows the Series to offset with each separate counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held. The amount of collateral moved to/from applicable counterparties is generally based upon minimum transfer
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amounts of up to $500,000. To the extent amounts due to the Series from its counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Series bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. See Note 1 “Segregation and Collateralization” for information with respect to collateral practices. In addition, the Series manages counterparty risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Series’ net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Series fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the Series to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.
Financial Futures Contracts: The Series purchases or sells financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Series and counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, financial futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date. Pursuant to the contract, the Series agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Series as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When the contract is closed, the Series records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Series enters into foreign currency exchange contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). A foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a future date. Foreign currency exchange contracts, when used by the Series, help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Series are denominated. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Series as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Series records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a foreign currency exchange contract
changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies and the risk that the counterparty to the contract does not perform its obligations under the agreement.
Derivative Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure:
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of June 30, 2012 | ||||||
Asset Derivatives | ||||||
Statement of Assets | Value | |||||
Equity contracts | Net unrealized appreciation1 | $ | 206,029 | |||
Foreign currency exchange contracts | Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | 4,962 | |||
Liability Derivatives | ||||||
Statement of Assets | Value | |||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts | Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts | $ | (598 | ) |
1 | Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation on financial futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The Effect of Financial Derivative Instruments in the Statement of Operations Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 | ||||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) From | ||||||||
Financial Futures Contracts | Foreign Currency Transactions | |||||||
Equity contracts | $ | 844,251 | — | |||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts | — | $ | (273,047 | ) | ||||
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on | ||||||||
Financial Futures Contracts | Foreign Currency Transactions | |||||||
Equity contracts | $ | 149,419 | — | |||||
Foreign currency exchange contracts | — | $ | (29,005 | ) |
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For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:
Financial futures contracts: | ||||
Average number of contracts purchased | 172 | |||
Average number of contracts sold | 35 | |||
Average notional value of contracts purchased | $ | 8,438,412 | ||
Average notional value of contracts sold | $ | 1,124,509 | ||
Foreign currency exchange contracts: | ||||
Average number of contracts – US dollars purchased | 6 | |||
Average US dollar amounts purchased | $ | 3,179,932 |
3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) is the largest stockholder and an affiliate, for 1940 Act purposes, of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”).
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Master LLC’s investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services. The Manager is responsible for the management of the Series’ portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Series. For such services, the Series pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.01% of the Series’ average daily net assets.
The Manager contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses, excluding interest expense, dividend expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other Series expenses, in order to limit expenses. The expense limitation as a percentage of average daily net assets is 0.12%. The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual waiver or reimbursement prior to May 1, 2013 unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the independent directors.
The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Series pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds. However, the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid in connection with the Series’ investment in other affiliated investment companies, if any. This amount is shown as fees waived by advisor in the Statement of Operations.
The Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), an affiliate of the Manager. The Manager pays BIM, for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by the Series to the Manager.
For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Series reimbursed the Manager $4,330 for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services in the Statement of Operations.
Certain officers and/or directors of the Master LLC are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates.
4. Investments:
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities for the six months ended June 30, 2012, were $24,714,552 and $341,904,200, respectively.
5. Borrowings:
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates, is a party to a $500 million credit agreement with a group of lenders. The Series may borrow under the credit agreement to fund shareholder redemptions. Effective November 2011 to November 2012, the credit agreement has the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.65% per annum based on the Series’ pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. In addition, the Series paid administration and arrangement fees which were allocated to the Series based on its net assets as of October 31, 2011. The Series did not borrow under the credit agreement during the six months ended June 30, 2012.
6. Concentration, Market and Credit Risk:
In the normal course of business, the Series invests in securities and enters into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Series may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Series; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Series may be exposed to counter-party credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Series has unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Series manages counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Series to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Series’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Series’ Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Series.
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The Series invests a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When the Series concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries may have a significant impact on its investment performance. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the US. Foreign securities markets may also be less liquid, more volatile, and less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in US securities.
The Series invests a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns about economic downturns in, or rising government debt levels of several European countries, including Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. As of June 30, 2012, these events have adversely affected the exchange rate of the Euro and may continue to spread to other countries in Europe, including countries that do not use the Euro. These events may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Series’ investments.
As of June 30, 2012, the Series had the following industry classifications:
Industry | Percent of Long-Term Investments | |||
Commercial Banks | 12 | % | ||
Pharmaceuticals | 9 | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 7 | |||
Other1 | 72 |
1 | All other industries held were less than 5% of long-term investments. |
7. Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Series through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
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Disclosure of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement
The Board of Directors (the “Board,” and the members of which are referred to as “Board Members”) of Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”) met on April 17, 2012 and May 15–16, 2012 to consider the approval of the Master LLC’s investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Master LLC’s investment advisor, on behalf of the Master International Index Series (the “Master Portfolio”), a series of the Master LLC. The Board also considered the approval of the sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Manager and BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (the “Sub-Advisor”), with respect to the Master Portfolio. The Manager and the Sub-Advisor are referred to herein as “BlackRock.” The Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement are referred to herein as the “Agreements.”
Activities and Composition of the Board
The Board consists of fourteen individuals, twelve of whom are not “interested persons” of the Master LLC as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Independent Board Members”). The Board Members are responsible for the oversight of the operations of the Master LLC and perform the various duties imposed on the directors of investment companies by the 1940 Act. The Independent Board Members have retained independent legal counsel to assist them in connection with their duties. The Co-Chairs of the Board are each Independent Board Members. The Board has established five standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Governance and Nominating Committee, a Compliance Committee, a Performance Oversight and Contract Committee and an Executive Committee, each of which is chaired by an Independent Board Member and composed of Independent Board Members (except for the Executive Committee, which also has one interested Board Member).
The Agreements
Pursuant to the 1940 Act, the Board is required to consider the continuation of the Agreements on an annual basis. The Board has four quarterly meetings per year, each extending over two days, and a fifth meeting to consider specific information surrounding the consideration of renewing the Agreements. In connection with this process, the Board assessed, among other things, the nature, scope and quality of the services provided to the Master Portfolio by BlackRock, its personnel and its affiliates, including investment management, administrative and shareholder services, oversight of fund accounting and custody, marketing services, risk oversight, compliance and assistance in meeting applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
The Board, acting directly and through its committees, considers at each of its meetings, and from time to time as appropriate, factors that are relevant to its annual consideration of the renewal of the Agreements, including the services and support provided by BlackRock to the Master Portfolio and its shareholders. Among the matters the Board considered were: (a) investment performance of an affiliated feeder fund that invests all of its investable assets in the Master Portfolio (the “representative feeder fund”) for one-, three- and five-year periods, as applicable, against peer funds, and applicable benchmarks, if any, as well as senior management’s and portfolio managers’ analysis of the reasons for any over performance or underperformance against its peers and/or benchmark, as applicable; (b) fees, including advisory, administration, if applicable, and other amounts paid to BlackRock and its affiliates by the Master Portfolio for services, such as marketing and distribution, call center and fund accounting; (c) the Master Portfolio’s operating expenses and how BlackRock allocates expenses to the Master Portfolio; (d) the resources devoted to, risk oversight of, and compliance reports relating to, implementation of the Master Portfolio’s investment objective, policies and restrictions; (e) the Master LLC’s compliance with its Code of Ethics and other compliance policies and procedures; (f) the nature, cost and character of non-investment management services provided by BlackRock and its affiliates; (g) BlackRock’s and other service providers’ internal controls and risk and compliance oversight mechanisms; (h) BlackRock’s implementation of the proxy voting policies approved by the Board; (i) the use of brokerage commissions and execution quality of portfolio transactions; (j) BlackRock’s implementation of the Master LLC’s valuation and liquidity procedures; (k) an analysis of management fees for products with similar investment objectives across the open-end fund, exchange traded fund (“ETF”), closed-end fund and institutional account product channels, as applicable; (l) BlackRock’s compensation methodology for its investment professionals and the incentives it creates; and (m) periodic updates on BlackRock’s business.
The Board has engaged in an ongoing strategic review with BlackRock of opportunities to consolidate funds and of BlackRock’s commitment to investment performance. In addition, the Board requested, to the extent reasonably possible, an analysis of the risk and return relative to selected funds in peer groups. BlackRock provides information to the Board in response to specific questions. These questions covered issues such as profitability, investment performance and management fee levels. The Board considered the importance of: (i) managing fixed income assets with a view toward preservation of capital; (ii) portfolio managers’ investments in the funds they manage; (iii) BlackRock’s controls surrounding the coding of quantitative investment models; and (iv) BlackRock’s oversight of relationships with third party service providers.
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Board Considerations in Approving the Agreements
The Approval Process: Prior to the April 17, 2012 meeting, the Board requested and received materials specifically relating to the Agreements. The Board is engaged in a process with its independent legal counsel and BlackRock to review periodically the nature and scope of the information provided to better assist its deliberations. The materials provided in connection with the April meeting included (a) information independently compiled and prepared by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”) on fees and expenses of the Master Portfolio and the representative feeder fund, as applicable, and the investment performance of the representative feeder fund as compared with a peer group of funds as determined by Lipper (collectively, “Peers”), as well as the gross investment performance of the representative feeder fund as compared with its benchmark; (b) information on the profitability of the Agreements to BlackRock and a discussion of fallout benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates; (c) a general analysis provided by BlackRock concerning investment management fees (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) charged to other clients, such as institutional clients, ETFs and closed-end funds, under similar investment mandates, as well as the performance of such other clients, as applicable; (d) the existence, impact and sharing of economies of scale; (e) a summary of aggregate amounts paid by the Master Portfolio to BlackRock; and (f) if applicable, a comparison of management fees to similar BlackRock open-end funds, as classified by Lipper.
At an in-person meeting held on April 17, 2012, the Board reviewed materials relating to its consideration of the Agreements. As a result of the discussions that occurred during the April 17, 2012 meeting, and as a culmination of the Board’s year-long deliberative process, the Board presented BlackRock with questions and requests for additional information. BlackRock responded to these requests with additional written information in advance of the May 15–16, 2012 Board meeting.
At an in-person meeting held on May 15–16, 2012, the Board, including all the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Master LLC with respect to the Master Portfolio and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, with respect to the Master Portfolio, each for a one-year term ending June 30, 2013. In approving the continuation of the Agreements, the Board considered: (a) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by BlackRock; (b) the investment performance of the Master Portfolio and BlackRock; (c) the advisory fee and the cost of the services and profits to be realized by BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Master Portfolio; (d) economies of scale; (e) fall-out benefits to BlackRock as a result of its relationship with the Master Portfolio; and (f) other factors deemed relevant by the Board Members.
The Board also considered other matters it deemed important to the approval process, such as payments made to BlackRock or its affiliates relating to securities lending, services related to the valuation and pricing of portfolio holdings of the Master Portfolio, direct and indirect benefits to BlackRock and its affiliates from their relationship with the Master Portfolio and advice from independent legal counsel with respect to the review process and materials submitted for the Board’s review. The Board noted the willingness of BlackRock personnel to engage in open, candid discussions with the Board. The Board did not identify any particular information as controlling, and each Board Member may have attributed different weights to the various items considered.
A. Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided by BlackRock: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the nature, extent and quality of services provided by BlackRock, including the investment advisory services and the resulting performance of the Master Portfolio. Throughout the year, the Board compared the representative feeder fund’s performance to the performance of a comparable group of mutual funds and/or the performance of a relevant benchmark, if any. The Board met with BlackRock’s senior management personnel responsible for investment operations, including the senior investment officers. The Board also reviewed the materials provided by the portfolio management team discussing the performance of the representative feeder fund and the Master Portfolio’s investment objective, strategies and outlook.
The Board considered, among other factors, the number, education and experience of BlackRock’s investment personnel generally and the Master Portfolio’s portfolio management team, investments by portfolio managers in the funds they manage, BlackRock’s portfolio trading capabilities, BlackRock’s use of technology, BlackRock’s commitment to compliance, BlackRock’s credit analysis capabilities, BlackRock’s risk analysis and oversight capabilities and BlackRock’s approach to training and retaining portfolio managers and other research, advisory and management personnel. The Board engaged in a review of BlackRock’s compensation structure with respect to the Master Portfolio’s portfolio management team and BlackRock’s ability to attract and retain high-quality talent and create performance incentives.
In addition to advisory services, the Board considered the quality of the administrative and non-investment advisory services provided to the Master Portfolio. BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Master Portfolio with certain administrative, shareholder and other services (in addition to any such services provided to the Master Portfolio by third parties) and officers and other personnel as are necessary for the operations of the Master Portfolio. In particular, BlackRock and its affiliates provide the Master Portfolio with the following administrative services, including,
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among others: (i) preparing disclosure documents, such as the prospectus, the statement of additional information and periodic shareholder reports; (ii) assisting with daily accounting and pricing; (iii) overseeing and coordinating the activities of other service providers; (iv) organizing Board meetings and preparing the materials for such Board meetings; (v) providing legal and compliance support; and (vi) performing other administrative functions necessary for the operation of the Master Portfolio, such as tax reporting, fulfilling regulatory filing requirements and call center services. The Board reviewed the structure and duties of BlackRock’s fund administration, accounting, legal and compliance departments and considered BlackRock’s policies and procedures for assuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
B. The Investment Performance of the Master Portfolio and BlackRock: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also reviewed and considered the performance history of the Master Portfolio. The Board noted that the Master Portfolio’s investment results correspond directly to the investment results of the representative feeder fund. In preparation for the April 17, 2012 meeting, the Board worked with its independent counsel, BlackRock and Lipper to develop a template for, and was provided with, reports independently prepared by Lipper, which included a comprehensive analysis of the representative feeder fund’s performance. The Board also reviewed a narrative and statistical analysis of the Lipper data that was prepared by BlackRock, which analyzed various factors that affect Lipper’s rankings. In connection with its review, the Board received and reviewed information regarding the investment performance of the representative feeder fund as compared to funds in the representative feeder fund’s applicable Lipper category and the gross investment performance of the representative feeder fund as compared with its benchmark. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology used by Lipper to select peer funds and periodically meets with Lipper representatives to review their methodology. The Board and the Board’s Performance Oversight and Contract Committee regularly review, and meet with Master Portfolio management to discuss, the performance of the Master Portfolio and the representative feeder fund, as applicable, throughout the year.
The Board noted that the representative feeder fund’s gross performance, as agreed upon by the Board, was within tolerance of its benchmark index during the one-year period reported. Also, the representative feeder fund’s gross performance was below its benchmark index during the three-year period reported, but exceeded it over the five-year period reported. Based on its discussions with BlackRock and the Board’s review of the representative feeder fund’s investment performance compared to its Lipper Peer Group, the methodology used by Lipper to select peer funds, and other relevant information provided by BlackRock, the Board noted that the representative feeder fund’s gross investment performance as compared to its benchmark index provided a more meaningful comparison of the representative feeder fund’s relative performance.
C. Consideration of the Advisory/Management Fees and the Cost of the Services and Profits to be Realized by BlackRock and its Affiliates from their Relationship with the Master Portfolio: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, reviewed the Master Portfolio’s/representative feeder fund’s contractual management fee rate compared with the other funds in the representative feeder fund’s Lipper category. It also compared the representative feeder fund’s total expense ratio, as well as the Master Portfolio’s/representative feeder fund’s actual management fee rate, to those of other funds in the representative feeder fund’s Lipper category. The Board considered the services provided and the fees charged by BlackRock to other types of clients with similar investment mandates, including separately managed institutional accounts.
The Board received and reviewed statements relating to BlackRock’s financial condition and profitability with respect to the services it provided the Master Portfolio. The Board was also provided with a profitability analysis that detailed the revenues earned and the expenses incurred by BlackRock for services provided to the Master Portfolio. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to the Master Portfolio and other funds the Board currently oversees for the year ended December 31, 2011 compared to available aggregate profitability data provided for the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s profitability with respect to other fund complexes managed by the Manager and/or its affiliates. The Board reviewed BlackRock’s assumptions and methodology of allocating expenses in the profitability analysis, noting the inherent limitations in allocating costs among various advisory products. The Board recognized that profitability may be affected by numerous factors including, among other things, fee waivers and expense reimbursements by the Manager, the types of funds managed, expense allocations and business mix, and the difficulty of comparing profitability as a result of those factors.
The Board noted that, in general, individual fund or product line profitability of other advisors is not publicly available. The Board considered BlackRock’s operating margin, in general, compared to the operating margin for leading investment management firms whose operations include advising open-end funds, among other product types. In addition, the Board considered, among other things, certain third party data comparing BlackRock’s operating margin with that of other publicly-traded asset management firms. The Board considered the differences between BlackRock and these other firms, including the contribution of technology at BlackRock, BlackRock’s expense management and the relative product mix.
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In addition, the Board considered the cost of the services provided to the Master Portfolio by BlackRock, and BlackRock’s and its affiliates’ profits relating to the management and distribution of the Master Portfolio and the other funds advised by BlackRock and its affiliates. As part of its analysis, the Board reviewed BlackRock’s methodology in allocating its costs to the management of the Master Portfolio. The Board also considered whether BlackRock has the financial resources necessary to attract and retain high quality investment management personnel to perform its obligations under the Agreements and to continue to provide the high quality of services that is expected by the Board.
The Board noted that the Master Portfolio’s/representative feeder fund’s contractual management fee ratio (a combination of the advisory fee and the administration fee, if any) was lower than or equal to the median contractual management fee ratio paid by the representative feeder fund’s Peers, in each case before taking into account any expense reimbursements or fee waivers. The Board also noted that BlackRock has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to limit, to a specified amount, the Master Portfolio’s total operating expenses as a percentage of the Master Portfolio’s average daily net assets.
D. Economies of Scale: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered the extent to which economies of scale might be realized as the assets of the Master Portfolio increase, as well as the existence of expense caps. The Board also considered the extent to which the Master Portfolio benefits from such economies and whether there should be changes in the advisory fee rate or structure in order to enable the Master Portfolio and the Fund to participate in these economies of scale, for example through the use of breakpoints in the advisory fee based upon the asset level of the Master Portfolio. In its consideration, the Board took into account the existence of expense caps and further considered the continuation and/or implementation, as applicable, of such caps.
E. Other Factors Deemed Relevant by the Board Members: The Board, including the Independent Board Members, also took into account other ancillary or “fall-out” benefits that BlackRock or its affiliates may derive from their respective relationships with the Master Portfolio, both tangible and intangible, such as BlackRock’s ability to leverage its investment professionals who manage other portfolios and risk management personnel, an increase in BlackRock’s profile in the investment advisory community, and the engagement of BlackRock’s affiliates as service providers to
the Master Portfolio, including for administrative, distribution, securities lending and cash management services. The Board also considered BlackRock’s overall operations and its efforts to expand the scale of, and improve the quality of, its operations. The Board also noted that BlackRock may use and benefit from third party research obtained by soft dollars generated by certain registered fund transactions to assist in managing all or a number of its other client accounts. The Board further noted that it had considered the investment by BlackRock’s funds in ETFs without any offset against the management fees payable by the funds to BlackRock.
In connection with its consideration of the Agreements, the Board also received information regarding BlackRock’s brokerage and soft dollar practices. The Board received reports from BlackRock which included information on brokerage commissions and trade execution practices throughout the year.
Conclusion
The Board of the Master LLC, including all the Independent Board Members, unanimously approved the continuation of the Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Master LLC, with respect to the Master Portfolio, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2013 and the Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Manager and the Sub-Advisor, with respect to the Master Portfolio, for a one-year term ending June 30, 2013. Based upon its evaluation of all of the aforementioned factors in their totality, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, was satisfied that the terms of the Agreements were fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Master Portfolio and its shareholders. In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreements, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all-important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Independent Board Members were also assisted by the advice of independent legal counsel in making this determination. The contractual fee arrangements for the Master Portfolio reflect the results of several years of review by the Board Members and predecessor Board Members, and discussions between such Board Members (and predecessor Board Members) and BlackRock. As a result, the Board Members’ conclusions may be based in part on their consideration of these arrangements in prior years.
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Fund Service Providers:
CUSTODIAN State Street Bank and Trust Boston, Massachusetts | TRANSFER AGENT Boston Financial Data Services Kansas City, Missouri | INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Ernst & Young LLP Dallas, Texas | DISTRIBUTOR Foreside Fund Services, LLC Portland, Maine |
This report is prepared for shareholders of the American Beacon Funds and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current Prospectus or Summary Prospectus.
American Beacon Funds, American Beacon Small Cap Index Fund, and American Beacon International Equity Index Fund are service marks of American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
SAR 6/12
ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
The Trust did not amend the code of ethics that applies to its principal executive and financial officers (the “Code”) nor did it grant any waivers to the provisions of the Code during the period covered by the shareholder report presented in Item 1.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
The schedules of investments for each series of the Trust are included in the shareholder report presented in Item 1.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
The Trust has made no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Trust’s Board of Trustees since the Trust last disclosed such procedures in Schedule 14A.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) Based upon an evaluation within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the principal executive and financial officers concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Trust are effective.
(b) There were no changes in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1) Not Applicable.
(a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Trust as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.
(a)(3) Not Applicable.
(b) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as
EX-99.906CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant): American Beacon Funds
By | /s/ Gene L. Needles, Jr. | |
Gene L. Needles, Jr. | ||
President |
Date: September 7, 2012
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By | /s/ Gene L. Needles, Jr. | |
Gene L. Needles, Jr. | ||
President |
Date: September 7, 2012
By | /s/ Melinda G. Heika | |
Melinda G. Heika | ||
Treasurer |
Date: September 7, 2012