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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-05426
AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)*
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, Texas 77046
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Philip A. Taylor 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, Texas 77046
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 626-1919
Date of fiscal year end: 10/31
Date of reporting period: 10/31/10
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* | | The Funds included are: Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, Invesco China Fund, Invesco Developing Markets Fund, Invesco Emerging Market Local Currency Debt Fund, Invesco Endeavor Fund, Invesco Global Fund, Invesco Global Health Care Fund, Invesco International Total Return Fund, Invesco Japan Fund, Invesco LIBOR Alpha Fund, Invesco Pacific Growth Fund, Invesco Small Companies Fund and Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund. |
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
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Annual Report to Shareholders | | October 31, 2010 |
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
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2 | | Letters to Shareholders |
4 | | Performance Summary |
4 | | Management Discussion |
6 | | Long-Term Fund Performance |
8 | | Supplemental Information |
9 | | Schedule of Investments |
10 | | Financial Statements |
12 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
21 | | Financial Highlights |
22 | | Auditor’s Report |
23 | | Fund Expenses |
24 | | Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements |
26 | | Tax Information |
T-1 | | Trustees and Officers |
Letters to Shareholders
Dear Shareholders:
Enclosed is important information about your Fund and its performance. I hope you find it useful. Whether you’re a long-time Invesco client or a shareholder who joined us as a result of our June 1 acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments, I’m glad you’re part of the Invesco family.
Near the end of this letter, I’ve provided the number to call if you have specific questions about your account; I’ve also provided my email address so you can send a general Invesco-related question or comment to me directly.
The benefits of Invesco
As a leading global investment manager, Invesco is committed to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. I believe Invesco is uniquely positioned to serve your needs.
First, we are committed to investment excellence. We believe the best investment insights come from specialized investment teams with discrete investment perspectives, each operating under a disciplined philosophy and process with strong risk oversight and quality controls. This approach enables our portfolio managers, analysts and researchers to pursue consistent results across market cycles.
Second, we offer you a broad range of investment products that can be tailored to your needs and goals. In addition to traditional mutual funds, we manage a variety of other investment products. These products include single-country, regional and global investment options spanning major equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes.
And third, we are a strong organization with a single focus: investment management. At Invesco, we believe that focus brings success, and that’s why investment management is all we do. We direct all of our intellectual capital and global resources toward helping investors achieve their long-term financial objectives.
Remember that a trusted financial adviser is also an invaluable partner as you pursue your financial goals. Your financial adviser is familiar with your individual goals and risk tolerance, and can answer questions about changing market conditions and your changing investment needs.
Our customer focus
Short-term market conditions can change from time to time, sometimes suddenly and sometimes dramatically. But regardless of market trends, our commitment to putting you first, helping you achieve your financial objectives and providing you with excellent customer service will not change.
If you have questions about your account, please contact one of our client services representatives at 800 959 4246. If you have a general Invesco-related question or comment for me, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
I want to thank our existing Invesco clients for placing your faith in us. And I want to welcome our new Invesco clients: We look forward to serving your needs in the years ahead. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco
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Dear Fellow Shareholders:
Although the global markets have improved since their lows of 2009, they remain challenging as governments around the world work to ensure the recovery remains on track. In this volatile environment, it’s comforting to know that your Board is committed to putting your interests first. We realize you have many choices when selecting a money manager, and your Board is working hard to ensure you feel you’ve made the right choice.
To that end, I’m pleased to share the news that Invesco has completed its acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments. This acquisition greatly expands the breadth and depth of investment strategies we can offer you. As a result of this combination, Invesco gained investment talent for a number of investment strategies, including U.S. value equity, U.S. small cap growth equity, tax-free municipals, bank loans and others. Another key advantage of this combination is the highly complementary nature of our cultures. This is making it much easier to bring our organizations together while ensuring that our investment teams remain focused on managing your money.
We view this addition as an excellent opportunity for you, our shareholders, to have access to an even broader range of well-diversified mutual funds. Now that the acquisition has closed, Invesco is working to bring the full value of the combined organization to shareholders. The key goals of this effort are to ensure that we have deeply resourced and focused investment teams, a compelling line of products and enhanced efficiency, which will benefit our shareholders now and over the long term.
It might interest you to know that the mutual funds of the combined organization are overseen by a single fund Board composed of 17 current members, including four new members who joined us from Van Kampen/Morgan Stanley. This expanded Board will continue to oversee the funds with the same strong sense of responsibility for your money and your continued trust that we have always maintained.
As always, you are welcome to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving your interests.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the 12 months ended October 31, 2010, Class A shares of Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, at net asset value, returned 14.76% and outperformed the Custom Balanced-Risk Allocation Style Index (the custom style-specific benchmark). Strong equity and fixed income markets over the period, as measured by the MSCI World Index and the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index, respectively, contributed to this outperformance. Commodity markets, as measured by the S&P GSCI Index, rose slightly, demonstrating a rare occasion in which all three of these typically uncorrelated asset classes appreciated. This rarity proved beneficial for the Fund on both an absolute and relative basis. Most of the Fund’s outperformance occurred in the second quarter, when stocks and commodities generally declined.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Total returns, 10/31/09 to 10/31/10, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Class A Shares | | | 14.76 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | 13.95 | |
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Class C Shares | | | 13.84 | |
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Class R Shares | | | 14.36 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | 15.06 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | 15.06 | |
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S&P 500 Index ▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | 16.54 | |
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Custom Balanced-Risk Allocation Broad Index■ (Style-Specific Index) | | | 13.57 | |
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Custom Balanced-Risk Allocation Style Index■ (Style-Specific Index) | | | 12.19 | |
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Lipper Global Flexible Portfolio Funds Index ▼ (Peer Group Index) | | | 14.02 | |
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▼ Lipper Inc.; ■Invesco, Lipper Inc. | | | | |
How we invest
The Fund’s investment process, under normal conditions, is implemented with derivatives and other financially linked instruments whose performance is expected to correspond to U.S. and international fixed income, equity and commodity markets. The Fund’s investments in certain derivatives may create significant leveraged exposure to certain equity, fixed income and commodity markets. Leverage occurs when the investments in derivatives create greater economic exposure than the amount invested. The Fund may invest in derivatives and other financially linked instruments such as futures, swap agreements, including total return swaps and may also invest in U.S. and foreign government debt securities and other securities
Risk Allocation
By asset class
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Asset Class | | Allocation | | as of 10/31/10* |
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Equity | | | 38.8 | % | | | 30.9 | % |
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Fixed Income | | | 28.3 | | | | 118.6 | |
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Commodities | | | 32.9 | | | | 28.7 | |
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* | Due to the use of leverage, the percentages may not equal 100%. |
such as exchange-traded funds and commodity-linked notes.
Our philosophy is based on the idea that understanding, managing and allocating risk is fundamental to a properly constructed portfolio. The Fund uses a risk premium capture strategy that seeks to generate returns by investing in equity, bond and commodity markets using a risk balanced investment process. Specifically, we select the appropriate assets for the strategy, allocate them based on proprietary risk-management and portfolio-construction techniques, and then apply an active positioning process in an effort to improve expected returns. Our primary objective is to build a portfolio that may perform well in diverse economic environments – recessionary, non-inflationary growth and
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Total Net Assets | | $808.1 million |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
The Fund uses commodity-linked derivative investments and enhanced investment techniques such as leverage.
inflationary growth – while balancing the amount of risk contributed by its exposure to equity, fixed-income and commodity markets. We use a disciplined, three-step investment process that seeks to build a portfolio that may perform well in any economic environment while attempting to limit the impact that poor performance from any single asset has on overall Fund performance. We begin the process by selecting representative assets for each asset class (equities, fixed income and commodities) from a universe of more than 50 assets. We consider three criteria when selecting assets:
n | | Low correlation among the assets – We estimate long-term correlation among assets to build a Fund that is fully diversified. |
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n | | Theoretical basis for excess return – We analyze each asset’s expected excess return over cash (its risk premium). |
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n | | Liquidity, transparency and flexibility – The strategy is implemented using exchange-traded futures and other derivative or financially linked instruments. This ensures ample capacity and allows for daily liquidity while providing pure asset-class exposure. |
Next, we seek to construct the Fund so that an approximately equal amount of risk comes from equity, fixed income and commodity allocations. This balanced-risk allocation drives the weight of each asset class. We believe this approach may help mitigate large losses in capital and improve the portfolio’s risk/reward profile, which is commonly referred to as the Sharpe ratio. We re-estimate the risk contributed by each asset and re-optimize the portfolio at least annually, or when new assets are added to the portfolio. Typically, the majority of the leverage in the Fund stems from the fixed income exposure, since it is the asset class that requires upsizing due to its generally lower risk profile.
Finally, on a monthly basis, we actively adjust portfolio positions to reflect the near-term environment while remaining consistent with the optimized portfolio structure. The positions are weighted to reflect the volatility of each asset (e.g., bonds tend to have larger active positions than equities). This step is crucial because various asset classes respond differently to different economic environments. Active positioning better aligns the portfolio with the economic climate. We seek to always have exposure to all of the underlying assets.
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Market conditions and your Fund
In the final two months of 2009, risky assets continued their advance amid a global recovery that began earlier in the year, fueled by record amounts of monetary and fiscal stimulus and an exceptionally low interest rate policy. Equity gains were moderate, and global bond yields moved higher as concerns about future government borrowing needs, and the potential withdrawal of some of the stimulus measures, led to uncertainty about the future trajectory of interest rates. Commodity prices, most notably gold and raw industrial commodities, continued to rise beyond a level consistent with the state and strength of the major global economies. In this environment, the Fund performed as expected; it participated in the recovery, but trailed the custom style-specific benchmark which has a significantly higher weighting in equities.
As the calendar turned to 2010, concerns started to surface regarding the peripheral economies in Europe. In the U.S., uncertainty around the effect of the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) ending its purchases of assets related to the housing crisis and concern about a possible double-dip recession weighed on the minds of investors. Developed equity markets were able to shake off these concerns after a brief pullback in late January and early February, making new highs into mid-April.
During the second quarter of 2010, however, we made a tactical shift in risk toward fixed income, driving a large portion of the Fund’s outperformance for the period. Through June, there was a sizeable sell-off in equity markets largely due to the debt crisis in Europe, which resulted in a $1 trillion1 bailout by the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. Concerns about the bailout’s influence on the sustainability of global economic growth added to investor malaise. May was particularly difficult. While the Fund had one of only three negative months out of the 12-month reporting period, on an absolute basis, it outperformed the custom style-specific benchmark. Commodities, namely economically sensitive crude oil and copper, struggled with the S&P GSCI Index declining as investors became increasingly concerned over the strength and sustainability of the global economic expansion.
As we moved through August and September to October, the worst of the uncertainty relating to the European debt crisis was removed with the creation of a facility to support weaker economies, and the Fed set expectations for a second round of quantitative easing. Government bonds, equities and commodities rallied in September and October as a result. The Fund trailed its custom style-specific benchmark in September and October due largely to strength in riskier equity and commodity asset classes.
Thank you for your continued commitment to Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
Scott Wolle
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund. He is chief investment officer of Invesco Global Asset Allocation. Mr. Wolle began his investment career in 1991 and joined Invesco in 1999. Mr. Wolle earned a B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, graduating magna cum laude. He earned an M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, where he earned the distinction of Fuqua Scholar.
Mark Ahnrud
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund. He began his investment career in 1985 and joined Invesco in 2000. Mr. Ahnrud earned a B.S. in finance and investments from Babson College and an M.B.A. with a concentration in finance and real estate from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
Chris Devine
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund. He began his investment career in 1996 and joined Invesco in 1998. Mr. Devine earned a B.A. from Wake Forest University and an M.B.A. from the University of Georgia.
Scott Hixon
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund. He began his investment career in 1992 and joined Invesco in 1994. Mr. Hixon earned a B.B.A. in finance and graduated magna cum laude from Georgia Southern University. He earned an M.B.A. in finance from Georgia State University.
Christian Ulrich
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund. He began his investment career in 1987 and joined Invesco in 2000. Mr. Ulrich earned a business degree from the KV Zurich Business School in Zurich, Switzerland.
Assisted by the Global Asset Allocation Team
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Your Fund’s Long-Term PerformanceResults of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Classes since Inception
Index data from 5/31/09, Fund data from 6/2/09
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, applicable sales charges and Fund expenses including management fees. Results for Class B shares are calculated as if a hypothetical
shareholder had liquidated his entire investment in the Fund at the close of the reporting period and paid the applicable contingent deferred sales charges. Index results include reinvested dividends, but they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if
applicable, reflects fund expenses and management fees; performance of a market index does not. Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
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About indexes used in this report
n | | The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market. |
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n | | The Custom Balanced-Risk Allocation Broad Index consists of 60% of the S&P 500 Index and 40% of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index. |
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n | | The Custom Balanced Risk-Allocation Style Index consists of 60% of the MSCI World Index and 40% of the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index. Effective December 1, 2009, the fixed income component of the Custom Balanced-Risk Allocation Style Index changed from the JP Morgan GBI Global (Traded) Index to the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index. |
n | | The Lipper Global Flexible Portfolio Funds Index is an equally weighted representation of the largest funds in the Lipper Global Flexible Portfolio Funds category. These funds allocate their investments across various asset classes, including both domestic and foreign stocks, bonds and money market instruments, with a focus on total return. |
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n | | The MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries. |
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n | | The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market. |
n | | The S&P GSCI Index is an unmanaged world production-weighted index composed of the principal physical commodities that are the subject of active, liquid futures markets. |
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n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
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n | | A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 10/31/10, including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/2/09) | | | 11.26 | % |
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1 Year | | | 8.48 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/2/09) | | | 12.22 | % |
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1 Year | | | 8.95 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/2/09) | | | 14.90 | % |
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1 Year | | | 12.84 | |
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Class R Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/2/09) | | | 15.42 | % |
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1 Year | | | 14.36 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/2/09) | | | 16.08 | % |
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1 Year | | | 15.06 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/2/09) | | | 16.08 | % |
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1 Year | | | 15.06 | |
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 9/30/10, the most recent calendar quarter-end including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/2/09) | | | 11.15 | % |
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1 Year | | | 7.08 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/2/09) | | | 12.21 | % |
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1 Year | | | 7.55 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/2/09) | | | 15.10 | % |
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1 Year | | | 11.55 | |
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Class R Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/2/09) | | | 15.65 | % |
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1 Year | | | 13.07 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/2/09) | | | 16.29 | % |
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1 Year | | | 13.78 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/2/09) | | | 16.29 | % |
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1 Year | | | 13.78 | |
The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 1.16%, 1.91%, 1.91%, 1.41%, 0.91% and 0.91%, respectively.1,2 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 1.69%, 2.44%, 2.44%, 1.94%, 1.44% and 1.21%,
respectively.2 The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/ or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower.
1 | | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least February 28, 2011. See current prospectus for more information. |
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2 | | The expense ratio includes estimated acquired fund fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests of 0.12% for Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund. |
n | | The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis. |
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n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may |
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Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund’s investment objective is to provide total return with a low to moderate correlation to traditional financial market indices.n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of October 31, 2010, and is based on total net assets. |
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n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
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n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About share classes
n | | Effective November 30, 2010, Class B or Class B5 shares may not be purchased or acquired by exchange from share classes other than Class B or Class B5 shares. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class R shares are available only to certain retirement plans. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class Y shares are available to only certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Institutional Class shares are offered exclusively to institutional investors, including defined contribution plans that meet certain criteria. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fundn | | The Fund may engage in frequent trading of portfolio securities, which may result in added expenses, lower return and increased tax liability. |
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n | | The Fund’s exposure to the commodities markets may subject it to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. |
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n | | Many of the instruments that the Fund expects to hold may be subject to the risk that the other party to a contract will not fulfill its contractual obligations. |
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n | | The issuer of instruments in which the Fund invests may be unable to meet interest and/or principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease in value and lowering the issuer’s credit rating. |
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n | | The dollar value of the Fund’s foreign investments will be affected by changes in the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in which those investments are traded. |
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n | | The Fund may use enhanced investment techniques such as derivatives. The principal risk of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate perfectly with the overall |
| | securities markets. Derivatives are subject to counterparty risk – the risk that the other party will not complete the transaction with the Fund. |
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n | | Securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries. |
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n | | An investment by the Fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may be subject to the following: a discount of the ETF’s shares to its net asset value; failure to develop an active trading market for the ETF’s shares; the listing exchange halting trading of the ETF’s shares; failure of the ETF’s shares to track the referenced index; and holding troubled securities in the referenced index. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which each Fund may invest are leveraged. The more a fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments. |
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n | | An underlying fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in the foreign country’s exchange rates; political and social instability; changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies. |
n | | Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise and vice versa. |
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n | | Leverage created from borrowing or certain types of transactions or instruments, including derivatives, may impair an underlying fund’s liquidity, cause it to liquidate positions at an unfavorable time, increase volatility or otherwise not achieve its intended objective. |
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n | | An underlying fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in a limited number of securities or other instruments, which could negatively affect the value of the fund. |
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n | | The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s and the underlying funds’ portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. |
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n | | Certain of the underlying funds are non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of their assets in a single issuer. A change in the value of the issuer could affect the value of an underlying fund more than if it was a diversified fund. |
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n | | By investing in the subsidiary, an underlying fund, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund is indirectly exposed to risks associated with the subsidiary’s investments, including derivatives and commodities. Because the subsidiary is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, as the sole investor in the subsidiary, will not have the protections offered to investors in U.S. registered investment companies. Changes in the laws of the U.S. and/or the Cayman Islands, under which the Fund and the subsidiary, respectively, are organized, could result in the inability of the Fund and/or the subsidiary to operate as described in the prospectus and could negatively affect the Fund and its shareholders. |
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This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
NOT FDIC INSURED |
MAY LOSE VALUE |
NO BANK GUARANTEE | | |
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Class A Shares | | ABRZX |
Class B Shares | | ABRBX |
Class C Shares | | ABRCX |
Class R Shares | | ABRRX |
Class Y Shares | | ABRYX |
Institutional Class Shares | | ABRIX |
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2010
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U.S. Treasury Bills–44.53% | | | | |
0.17%, 02/24/11(a) (Cost $359,809,228) | | $ | 360,000,000 | | | $ | 359,864,563 | |
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Exchange Traded Notes–10.18% | | | | |
PowerShares DB Gold Double Long(b) (Cost $68,845,792) | | | 1,712,000 | | | | 82,312,960 | |
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Money Market Funds–40.60% | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 147,988,346 | | | | 147,988,346 | |
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Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 147,988,346 | | | | 147,988,346 | |
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STIC (Global Series) PLC–U.S. Dollar Liquidity Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 32,111,857 | | | | 32,111,857 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $328,088,549) | | | | | | | 328,088,549 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS–95.31% (Cost $756,743,569) | | | | | | | 770,266,072 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–4.69% | | | | | | | 37,883,761 | |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 808,149,833 | |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments:
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(a) | | Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund. |
(b) | | Not an affiliate of the Fund or its investment adviser. |
(c) | | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by either having the same investment adviser or an investment adviser under common control with the Fund’s investment adviser. |
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Open Futures Contracts and Swap Agreements at Year-End |
| | | | | | | | | | Unrealized
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| | Month/
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Futures Contracts | | | | Contracts | | Commitment | | Value | | (Depreciation) |
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Dow Jones Eurostoxx 50 | | | | | 1,175 | | | | December 2010/Long | | | $ | 46,438,020 | | | $ | 1,473,564 | |
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E-mini S&P 500 Index | | | | | 822 | | | | December 2010/Long | | | | 48,485,670 | | | | 1,952,750 | |
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FTSE 100 Index | | | | | 547 | | | | December 2010/Long | | | | 49,616,293 | | | | 887,678 | |
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Hang Seng Index | | | | | 265 | | | | November 2010/Long | | | | 39,268,819 | | | | (1,182,930 | ) |
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Japan 10 Year Bonds | | | | | 126 | | | | December 2010/Long | | | | 224,222,692 | | | | 2,429,110 | |
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LME Copper | | | | | 229 | | | | December 2010/Long | | | | 46,933,550 | | | | 7,435,143 | |
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Long Gilt | | | | | 635 | | | | December 2010/Long | | | | 125,513,927 | | | | (613,774 | ) |
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Russell 2000 Index Mini | | | | | 530 | | | | December 2010/Long | | | | 37,216,600 | | | | 1,979,138 | |
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CBOT Soybean Meal | | | | | 1,758 | | | | December 2010/Long | | | | 59,367,660 | | | | 11,405,305 | |
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Topix Tokyo Price Index | | | | | 372 | | | | December 2010/Long | | | | 37,260,097 | | | | (827,974 | ) |
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WTI Crude | | | | | 473 | | | | April 2011/Long | | | | 39,547,530 | | | | (704,357 | ) |
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Sub-total Futures Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 753,870,858 | | | $ | 24,233,653 | |
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Swap Agreements | | Counterparty | | | | | | (000) | | |
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Australian 10 Year Bonds | | Merrill Lynch | | | 1,245 | | | | December 2010/Long | | | $ | 124,556 | | | $ | (1,469,315 | ) |
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Canada 10 Year Bonds | | Goldman Sachs | | | 1,141 | | | | December 2010/Long | | | | 136,970 | | | | 1,286,053 | |
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Euro Bund | | Merrill Lynch | | | 880 | | | | December 2010/Long | | | | 149,589 | | | | (1,615,413 | ) |
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U.S. Treasury Long Bonds | | Goldman Sachs | | | 660 | | | | December 2010/Long | | | | 88,031 | | | | (1,682,550 | ) |
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Sub-total Swap Agreements | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 499,146 | | | $ | (3,481,225 | ) |
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Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 20,752,428 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2010
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Assets: |
Investments, at value (Cost $428,655,020) | | $ | 442,177,523 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 328,088,549 | |
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Total investments, at value (Cost $756,743,569) | | | 770,266,072 | |
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Receivables for: | | | | |
Deposits with brokers for open futures contracts | | | 33,700,320 | |
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Fund shares sold | | | 10,097,460 | |
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Dividends | | | 37,230 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 2,235 | |
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Other assets | | | 26,115 | |
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Total assets | | | 814,129,432 | |
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Liabilities: |
Payables for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 1,072,183 | |
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Variation margin | | | 1,186,934 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 159,688 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 73,317 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 6,252 | |
|
Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements | | | 3,481,225 | |
|
Total liabilities | | | 5,979,599 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 808,149,833 | |
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Net assets consist of: |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 729,285,973 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income | | | 34,689,936 | |
|
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 9,898,994 | |
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Unrealized appreciation | | | 34,274,930 | |
|
| | $ | 808,149,833 | |
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Net Assets: |
Class A | | $ | 207,600,478 | |
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Class B | | $ | 9,706,909 | |
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Class C | | $ | 58,377,390 | |
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Class R | | $ | 596,693 | |
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Class Y | | $ | 64,427,584 | |
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Institutional Class | | $ | 467,440,779 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized: |
Class A | | | 17,774,669 | |
|
Class B | | | 839,930 | |
|
Class C | | | 5,052,104 | |
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Class R | | | 51,308 | |
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Class Y | | | 5,499,775 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 39,894,889 | |
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Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 11.68 | |
|
Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value of $11.68 divided by 94.50%) | | $ | 12.36 | |
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Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.56 | |
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Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.56 | |
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Class R: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.63 | |
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Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.71 | |
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Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.72 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the year ended October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Investment income: |
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | $ | 379,773 | |
|
Interest | | | 111,940 | |
|
Total investment income | | | 491,713 | |
|
Expenses: |
Advisory fees | | | 4,093,611 | |
|
Administrative services fees | | | 150,233 | |
|
Custodian fees | | | 9,847 | |
|
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 181,923 | |
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Class B | | | 36,926 | |
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Class C | | | 173,162 | |
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Class R | | | 1,735 | |
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Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, R and Y | | | 151,577 | |
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Transfer agent fees — Institutional | | | 5,607 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 27,616 | |
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Other | | | 255,353 | |
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Total expenses | | | 5,087,590 | |
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Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (1,243,883 | ) |
|
Net expenses | | | 3,843,707 | |
|
Net investment income (loss) | | | (3,351,994 | ) |
|
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 122,590 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | (519,154 | ) |
|
Futures contracts | | | 3,870,097 | |
|
Swap agreements | | | 33,374,905 | |
|
| | | 36,848,438 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 11,864,729 | |
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Futures contracts | | | 25,605,533 | |
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Swap agreements | | | (3,478,358 | ) |
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| | | 33,991,904 | |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 70,840,342 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 67,488,348 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the year ended October 31, 2010 and the period June 2, 2009 (commencement date) to October 31, 2009
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| | 2010 | | 2009 |
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Operations: | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (3,351,994 | ) | | $ | (724,478 | ) |
|
Net realized gain | | | 36,848,438 | | | | 15,991,774 | |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 33,991,904 | | | | 283,026 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 67,488,348 | | | | 15,550,322 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | |
Class A | | | (507,775 | ) | | | — | |
|
Class B | | | (25,651 | ) | | | — | |
|
Class C | | | (107,413 | ) | | | — | |
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Class R | | | (4,200 | ) | | | — | |
|
Class Y | | | (262,554 | ) | | | — | |
|
Institutional Class | | | (4,779,221 | ) | | | — | |
|
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (5,686,814 | ) | | | — | |
|
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains: | | | | |
Class A | | | (835,779 | ) | | | — | |
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Class B | | | (43,747 | ) | | | — | |
|
Class C | | | (183,187 | ) | | | — | |
|
Class R | | | (6,994 | ) | | | — | |
|
Class Y | | | (427,053 | ) | | | — | |
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Institutional Class | | | (7,773,567 | ) | | | — | |
|
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | (9,270,327 | ) | | | — | |
|
Share transactions–net: | | | | |
Class A | | | 179,928,244 | | | | 17,382,553 | |
|
Class B | | | 8,309,525 | | | | 910,511 | |
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Class C | | | 52,476,675 | | | | 3,487,776 | |
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Class R | | | 484,459 | | | | 70,216 | |
|
Class Y | | | 58,677,183 | | | | 3,445,107 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 211,410,306 | | | | 203,485,749 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 511,286,392 | | | | 228,781,912 | |
|
Net increase in net assets | | | 563,817,599 | | | | 244,332,234 | |
|
Net assets: | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 244,332,234 | | | | — | |
|
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $34,689,936 and $5,667,999, respectively) | | $ | 808,149,833 | | | $ | 244,332,234 | |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
October 31, 2010
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund, formerly AIM Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund (the “Fund”), is a series portfolio of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), formerly AIM Investment Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-two separate series portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately.
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Information presented in these consolidated financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
The Fund will seek to gain exposure to the commodity markets primarily through investments in the Invesco Cayman Commodity Fund I Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands. The Subsidiary was organized by the Fund to invest in commodity-linked derivatives. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets in the Subsidiary.
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide total return with a low to moderate correlation to traditional financial market indices.
The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class B shares and Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares are sold at net asset value. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.
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A. | | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
| | Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
| | A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). |
| | Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. |
| | Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end of day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, and company performance. |
| | Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. |
| | Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including Corporate Loans. |
| | Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. |
| | Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the consolidated financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. |
B. | | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes. |
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| | The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held. |
| | Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Consolidated Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Consolidated Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser. |
| | The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. |
C. | | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the consolidated financial statements. |
| | The Subsidiary is classified as a controlled foreign corporation under Subchapter N of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, the Fund is required to increase its taxable income by its share of the Subsidiary’s income. Net investment losses of the Subsidiary cannot be deducted by the Fund in the current period nor carried forward to offset taxable income in future periods. |
| | The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period. |
F. | | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to the Institutional Class are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | | Accounting Estimates — The financial statements are prepared on a consolidated basis in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. The accompanying financial statements reflect the financial position of the Fund and its Subsidiary and the results of operations on a consolidated basis. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. |
| | In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the consolidated financial statements are released to print. |
H. | | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust, and under the Subsidiary’s organizational documents, the directors and officers of the Subsidiary, are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund and/or the Subsidiary, respectively. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | | Exchange-traded Notes — The Fund may invest in exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”) which are senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt securities whose returns are linked to the performance of a particular market benchmark or strategy, minus applicable fees. ETNs can be traded on an exchange and/or they can be held to maturity. At maturity, the issuer pays the investor a cash amount equal to the principal amount, subject to the day’s market benchmark or strategy factor. ETNs do not make periodic coupon payments or provide principal protection. The value of an ETN may be influenced by time to maturity, level of supply and demand for the ETN, volatility and lack of liquidity in underlying assets and changes in the applicable interest rates. ETNs are subject to credit risk, including the credit risk of the issuer. |
J. | | Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded |
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| | futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
K. | | Swap Agreements — The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency exchange rate and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency or credit risk. |
| | Interest rate, total return, index, and currency exchange rate swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or return of an underlying asset, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index. |
| | A CDS is an agreement between two parties (“Counterparties”) to exchange the credit risk of an issuer. A buyer of a CDS is said to buy protection by paying a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and in some situations an upfront payment to the seller of the CDS. If a defined credit event occurs (such as payment default or bankruptcy), the Fund as a protection buyer would cease paying its fixed payment, the Fund would deliver eligible bonds issued by the reference entity to the seller, and the seller would pay the full notional value, or the “par value”, of the referenced obligation to the Fund. A seller of a CDS is said to sell protection and thus would receive a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and an upfront payment, if applicable. If a credit event occurs, the Fund as a protection seller would cease to receive the fixed payment stream, the Fund would pay the buyer “par value” or the full notional value of the referenced obligation, and the Fund would receive the eligible bonds issued by the reference entity. In turn, these bonds may be sold in order to realize a recovery value. Alternatively, the seller of the CDS and its counterparty may agree to net the notional amount and the market value of the bonds and make a cash payment equal to the difference to the buyer of protection. If no credit event occurs, the Fund receives the fixed payment over the life of the agreement. As the seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the CDS. In connection with these agreements, cash and securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default under the swap agreement or bankruptcy/insolvency of a party to the swap agreement. |
| | Implied credit spreads represent the current level at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing CDS contract and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the CDS. An implied spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial contract may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets. |
| | Changes in the value of swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Fund accrues for the fixed payment stream and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount, recorded as a component of realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of a swap agreement is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Fund segregates liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that a swap is difficult to sell or liquidate; the counterparty does not honor its obligations under the agreement and unfavorable interest rates and market fluctuations. |
L. | | Other Risks — The Fund will seek to gain exposure to commodity markets primarily through an investment in the Subsidiary and through investments in exchange traded funds. The Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest without limitation in commodities, commodity-linked derivatives and other securities, such as exchange traded notes, that may provide leverage and non-leveraged exposure to commodity markets. The Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments. |
| | The Fund is non-diversified and may invest in securities of fewer issuers than if it were diversified. Thus, the value of the Fund’s shares may vary more widely and the Fund may be subject to greater market and credit risk than if the Fund invested more broadly. |
M. | | Collateral — To the extent the Fund has pledged or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day. |
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Net Assets | | Rate |
|
First $250 million | | | 0 | .950% |
|
Next $250 million | | | 0 | .925% |
|
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .90% |
|
Next $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .875% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .85% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .825% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .80% |
|
Over $10 billion | | | 0 | .775% |
|
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least February 28, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares to 1.04%, 1.79%, 1.79%, 1.29%, 0.79% and 0.79% of average daily net assets, respectively. Prior to November 4, 2009, the Adviser had contractually agreed to limit total annual operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares to 1.24%, 1.99%, 1.99%, 1.49%, 0.99% and 0.99% of average daily net assets, respectively. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the net annual operating expenses to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; (5) expenses of the underlying funds that are paid indirectly as a result of share ownership of the underlying funds; and (6) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless the Board of the Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2011.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2011, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Adviser waived advisory fees $1,086,344 and reimbursed class level expenses of $95,816, $4,862, $22,800, $457, $27,257 and $5,608 of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively.
At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the Invesco Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. These expenses along with the related expense reimbursement are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2010, Invesco Ltd. reimbursed expenses of the Fund in the amount of $83.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares (collectively the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Consolidated Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance
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to the shareholder. During the year ended October 31, 2010, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $137,355 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $0, $7,006 and $5,698 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| | |
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2010. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in consolidated the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
|
Exchange-Traded Notes | | $ | 82,312,960 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 82,312,960 | |
|
Money Market Funds | | | 328,088,549 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 328,088,549 | |
|
U.S. Treasury Debt Securities | | | — | | | | 359,864,563 | | | | — | | | | 359,864,563 | |
|
| | $ | 410,401,509 | | | $ | 359,864,563 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 770,266,072 | |
|
Futures and swap agreements* | | | 24,233,653 | | | | (3,481,225 | ) | | | — | | | | 20,752,428 | |
|
Total Investments | | $ | 434,635,162 | | | $ | 356,383,338 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 791,018,500 | |
|
| |
* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
The Fund has implemented new required disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities in accordance with GAAP. This disclosure is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position and financial performance. The enhanced disclosure has no impact on the results of operations reported in the consolidated financial statements.
Value of Derivative Instruments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of October 31, 2010:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Value |
Risk Exposure/ Derivative Type | | Assets | | Liabilities |
|
Commodity risk | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts(a) | | $ | 18,840,448 | | | $ | (704,357 | ) |
|
Interest rate risk | | | | | | | | |
Swap agreements(b) | | | 1,286,053 | | | | (4,767,278 | ) |
|
Interest rate risk | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts(a) | | | 2,429,110 | | | | (613,774 | ) |
|
Market risk | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts(a) | | | 6,293,130 | | | | (2,010,904 | ) |
|
| | $ | 28,848,741 | | | $ | (8,096,313 | ) |
|
| | |
(a) | | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts. Only current day’s variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Consolidated Statement of Assets & Liabilities. |
(b) | | Values are disclosed on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities under Unrealized depreciation on swap agreements. |
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Effect of Derivative Instruments for the year ended October 31, 2010
The table below summarizes the gain on derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Location of Gain (Loss) on
|
| | Consolidated Statement of
|
| | Operations |
| | Futures* | | Swap Agreements* |
|
Realized Gain | | | | | | | | |
Commodity risk | | $ | 1,503,303 | | | $ | — | |
|
Interest rate risk | | | — | | | | 33,374,905 | |
|
Market risk | | | 2,366,794 | | | | — | |
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | | | | | | |
Commodity risk | | | 17,530,601 | | | | — | |
|
Interest rate risk | | | — | | | | (3,478,358 | ) |
|
Market risk | | | 8,074,932 | | | | — | |
|
Total | | $ | 29,475,630 | | | $ | 29,896,547 | |
|
| |
* | The average value of futures and the average notional value of swap agreements outstanding during the period was $261,330,217 and $397,642,716, respectively. |
NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangements are comprised of (1) transfer agency credits which result from balances in Demand Deposit Accounts (DDA) used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions and (2) custodian credits which result from periodic overnight cash balances at the custodian. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund received credits from these arrangements, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $656.
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
During the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund paid legal fees of $3,515 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund may borrow for leveraging in an amount up to 5% of the Fund’s total assets (excluding the amount borrowed) at the time the borrowing is made. In doing so, the Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. A Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks exceeds 5% of the Fund’s total assets.
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Year Ended October 31, 2010 and the Period June 2, 2009 (commencement date) to October 31, 2009:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Ordinary income | | $ | 13,550,355 | | | $ | — | |
|
Long-term capital gain | | | 1,406,786 | | | | — | |
|
Total distributions | | $ | 14,957,141 | | | $ | — | |
|
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Consolidated Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2010 |
|
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 44,940,626 | |
|
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 3,994,770 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 13,387,969 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 16,546,634 | |
|
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (6,139 | ) |
|
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 729,285,973 | |
|
Total net assets | | $ | 808,149,833 | |
|
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
The Fund does not have a capital loss carryforward at period-end.
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2010 was $58,687,241 and $15,036,843, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
| | | | |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis |
|
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 13,387,969 | |
|
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | — | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 13,387,969 | |
|
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $756,878,103. |
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and income from Subsidiary, on October 31, 2010, undistributed net investment income (loss) was increased by $38,060,745, undistributed net realized gain was decreased by $27,210,968 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $10,849,777. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 11—Share Information
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Summary of Share Activity |
|
| | Year ended
| | June 2, 2009 (commencement date)
|
| | October 31, 2010(a) | | to October 31, 2009 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
|
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 17,006,929 | | | $ | 189,637,788 | | | | 1,748,191 | | | $ | 18,462,486 | |
|
Class B | | | 828,081 | | | | 9,130,308 | | | | 87,918 | | | | 919,158 | |
|
Class C | | | 4,864,373 | | | | 54,069,170 | | | | 336,378 | | | | 3,540,441 | |
|
Class R | | | 45,828 | | | | 498,616 | | | | 6,686 | | | | 70,216 | |
|
Class Y | | | 5,954,547 | | | | 67,283,795 | | | | 331,935 | | | | 3,449,846 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 30,216,155 | | | | 329,781,250 | | | | 21,176,874 | | | | 211,857,825 | |
|
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 122,084 | | | | 1,269,678 | | | | — | | | | — | |
|
Class B | | | 5,491 | | | | 56,885 | | | | — | | | | — | |
|
Class C | | | 24,987 | | | | 258,863 | | | | — | | | | — | |
|
Class R | | | 1,079 | | | | 11,194 | | | | — | | | | — | |
|
Class Y | | | 26,207 | | | | 272,815 | | | | — | | | | — | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 1,205,839 | | | | 12,552,788 | | | | — | | | | — | |
|
Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 25,411 | | | | 282,103 | | | | 851 | | | | 8,647 | |
|
Class B | | | (25,246 | ) | | | (282,103 | ) | | | (851 | ) | | | (8,647 | ) |
|
Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (1,027,151 | ) | | | (11,261,325 | ) | | | (101,646 | ) | | | (1,088,580 | ) |
|
Class B | | | (55,463 | ) | | | (595,565 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
|
Class C | | | (168,730 | ) | | | (1,851,358 | ) | | | (4,904 | ) | | | (52,665 | ) |
|
Class R | | | (2,285 | ) | | | (25,351 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
|
Class Y | | | (812,478 | ) | | | (8,879,427 | ) | | | (436 | ) | | | (4,739 | ) |
|
Institutional Class | | | (11,893,436 | ) | | | (130,923,732 | ) | | | (810,543 | ) | | | (8,372,076 | ) |
|
Net increase in share activity | | | 46,342,222 | | | $ | 511,286,392 | | | | 22,770,453 | | | $ | 228,781,912 | |
|
| | |
(a) | | There is an entity that is a record owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and owns 12% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with this entity to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to this entity, which is considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by this entity are also owned beneficially. |
| | In addition, 46% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by affiliated mutual funds. Affiliated mutual funds are other mutual funds that are also advised by Invesco. |
Effective November 30, 2010, all Invesco funds will be closing their Class B shares. Shareholders with investments in Class B shares may continue to hold such shares until they convert to Class A shares, but no additional investments will be accepted in Class B shares on or after November 30, 2010. Any dividends or capital gains distributions may continue to be reinvested in Class B shares until conversion. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert.
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NOTE 12—Consolidated Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratio of
| | Ratio of
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | expenses
| | expenses
| | | | |
| | | | | | Net gains
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | to average
| | to average net
| | Ratio of net
| | |
| | Net asset
| | Net
| | on securities
| | | | Dividends
| | Distributions
| | | | | | | | | | net assets
| | assets without
| | investment
| | |
| | value,
| | investment
| | (both
| | Total from
| | from net
| | from net
| | | | Net asset
| | | | Net assets,
| | with fee waivers
| | fee waivers
| | income (loss)
| | |
| | beginning
| | income
| | realized and
| | investment
| | investment
| | realized
| | Total
| | value, end
| | Total
| | end of period
| | and/or expenses
| | and/or expenses
| | to average
| | Portfolio
|
| | of period | | (loss)(a) | | unrealized) | | operations | | income | | gains | | Distributions | | of period | | Return(b) | | (000s omitted) | | absorbed | | absorbed | | net assets | | turnover(c) |
|
Class A |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | $ | 10.72 | | | $ | (0.10 | ) | | $ | 1.61 | | | $ | 1.51 | | | $ | (0.21 | ) | | $ | (0.34 | ) | | $ | (0.55 | ) | | $ | 11.68 | | | | 14.76 | % | | $ | 207,600 | | | | 1.04 | %(d) | | | 1.42 | %(d) | | | (0.93 | )%(d) | | | 15 | % |
Year ended 10/31/09(e) | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.77 | | | | 0.72 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10.72 | | | | 7.20 | | | | 17,667 | | | | 1.24 | (f) | | | 1.64 | (f) | | | (1.02 | )(f) | | | 116 | |
|
Class B |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 10.68 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 1.61 | | | | 1.42 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.54 | ) | | | 11.56 | | | | 13.95 | | | | 9,707 | | | | 1.79 | (d) | | | 2.17 | (d) | | | (1.68 | )(d) | | | 15 | |
Year ended 10/31/09(e) | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.76 | | | | 0.68 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10.68 | | | | 6.80 | | | | 930 | | | | 1.99 | (f) | | | 2.39 | (f) | | | (1.77 | )(f) | | | 116 | |
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Class C |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 10.68 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 1.61 | | | | 1.42 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.54 | ) | | | 11.56 | | | | 13.95 | | | | 58,377 | | | | 1.79 | (d) | | | 2.17 | (d) | | | (1.68 | )(d) | | | 15 | |
Year ended 10/31/09(e) | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.76 | | | | 0.68 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10.68 | | | | 6.80 | | | | 3,542 | | | | 1.99 | (f) | | | 2.39 | (f) | | | (1.77 | )(f) | | | 116 | |
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Class R |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 10.71 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 1.60 | | | | 1.47 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 11.63 | | | | 14.36 | | | | 597 | | | | 1.29 | (d) | | | 1.67 | (d) | | | (1.18 | )(d) | | | 15 | |
Year ended 10/31/09(e) | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.77 | | | | 0.71 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10.71 | | | | 7.10 | | | | 72 | | | | 1.49 | (f) | | | 1.89 | (f) | | | (1.27 | )(f) | | | 116 | |
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Class Y |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 10.73 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 1.61 | | | | 1.53 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 11.71 | | | | 14.97 | | | | 64,428 | | | | 0.79 | (d) | | | 1.17 | (d) | | | (0.68 | )(d) | | | 15 | |
Year ended 10/31/09(e) | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.76 | | | | 0.73 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10.73 | | | | 7.30 | | | | 3,558 | | | | 0.99 | (f) | | | 1.39 | (f) | | | (0.77 | )(f) | | | 116 | |
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Institutional Class |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 10.73 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 1.62 | | | | 1.54 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.55 | ) | | | 11.72 | | | | 15.06 | | | | 467,441 | | | | 0.79 | (d) | | | 1.04 | (d) | | | (0.68 | )(d) | | | 15 | |
Year ended 10/31/09(e) | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 0.76 | | | | 0.73 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10.73 | | | | 7.30 | | | | 218,565 | | | | 0.99 | (f) | | | 1.17 | (f) | | | (0.77 | )(f) | | | 116 | |
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(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000���s) of $72,769, $3,693, $17,316, $347, $20,701 and $320,970 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively |
(e) | | Commencement date of June 2, 2009. |
(f) | | Annualized. |
21 Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, including the consolidated schedule of investments, and the related consolidated statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund (formerly known as AIM Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund; one of the funds constituting AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2010, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These consolidated financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
December 22, 2010
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,072.50 | | | | $ | 5.44 | | | | $ | 1,019.95 | | | | $ | 5.30 | | | | | 1.04 | % |
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B | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,068.40 | | | | | 9.34 | | | | | 1,016.17 | | | | | 9.10 | | | | | 1.79 | |
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C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,068.40 | | | | | 9.34 | | | | | 1,016.17 | | | | | 9.10 | | | | | 1.79 | |
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R | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,070.90 | | | | | 6.74 | | | | | 1,018.70 | | | | | 6.57 | | | | | 1.29 | |
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Y | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,074.20 | | | | | 4.14 | | | | | 1,021.22 | | | | | 4.03 | | | | | 0.79 | |
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Institutional | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,074.20 | | | | | 4.14 | | | | | 1,021.22 | | | | | 4.03 | | | | | 0.79 | |
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1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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| Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts |
The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) Series is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of the Invesco Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund (the Fund) investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds (the sub-advisory contracts) with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers). During contract renewal meetings held on June 15-16, 2010, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise 85% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts for another year, effective July 1, 2010. In doing so, the Board considered the process that it follows in reviewing and approving the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and the information that it is provided and determined that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the series portfolios of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risk of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses, and other matters related to all their assigned funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investment Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.
During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by an independent company, Lipper, Inc. (Lipper). The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, which is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure that they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. The independent Trustees are assisted in their annual evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by the Senior Officer and by independent legal counsel. The independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in private sessions with the Senior Officer and counsel.
In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board considered the information provided to them as part of the contract renewal process as well as information provided at their meetings throughout the year as part of their ongoing oversight of the Fund, and did not identify any information that was controlling. One Trustee may weigh a particular piece of information differently than another Trustee. The Trustees recognized that the advisory arrangements and resulting advisory fees for the Fund and the other Invesco Funds are the result of years of review and negotiation between the Trustees and Invesco Advisers, that the Trustees may focus to a greater extent on certain aspects of these arrangements in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these same arrangements throughout the year and in prior years.
The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 16, 2010, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date, including, for example, changes to the Fund’s performance, advisory fees, expense limitations and/or fee waivers.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
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A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide these services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ portfolio and product review process, various back office support functions provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, and Invesco Advisers’ equity and fixed income trading operations. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and that Invesco Advisers currently is providing satisfactory advisory services in accordance with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement. In addition, based on their ongoing meetings throughout the year with the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, the Board concluded that these individuals are competent and able to continue to carry out their responsibilities under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement or sub-advisory contracts, as applicable.
In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the prior relationship between Invesco Advisers and the Fund, as well as the Board’s knowledge of Invesco Advisers’ operations, and concluded that it is beneficial to maintain the current relationship, in part, because of such knowledge. The Board also considered the steps that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates continue to take to improve the quality and efficiency of the services they provide to the Invesco Funds in the areas of investment performance, product line diversification, distribution, fund operations, shareholder services and compliance. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ independent credit analysis and investment risk management procedures as they apply to the Fund and the other Invesco Funds. The Board also considered the acquisition by Invesco Ltd. of the retail mutual fund business of Morgan Stanley and how that is expected to affect product line diversification. The Board also considered assurances from Invesco Advisers that it does not expect the acquisition to diminish the quality of services provided to the Invesco Funds and that it plans to increase staffing. The Board concluded that the quality and efficiency of the services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds support the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.
The Board reviewed the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, which have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world, can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund invests and make recommendations on securities of companies located in such countries. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the additional resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund.
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B. Fund Performance
The Board did not consider Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement because the Fund was newly launched in 2009 and has no performance history.
C. Advisory Fees and Fee Waivers
The Board noted that no Lipper material was available for the Fund. The Board compared the Fund’s effective fee rate (the advisory fee after advisory fee waivers and before expense limitations/waivers) to the advisory fee rates of other mutual funds advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund, including one offshore fund sub-advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board noted that the Fund’s effective rate was above the sub-advisory fee rate for the offshore fund.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to other client accounts with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers may charge lower fees to large institutional clients based upon policies reviewed with the Board. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board the significantly greater scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to other client accounts, including provision of administrative services, officers and office space, oversight of service providers, preparation of annual registration statement updates and financial information and regulatory compliance under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Invesco Advisers also reviewed generally the higher frequency of shareholder purchases and redemptions in the Invesco Funds relative to the flow of assets managed for other client accounts and noted that advance notice of redemptions affecting management assets is often provided to Invesco Advisers by institutional clients. Although the Board noted that the fees charged to other client accounts were often lower than the advisory fee charged by Invesco Advisers to the Fund and other Invesco Funds, the Board did note that sub-advisory fees charged by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to manage the Invesco Funds and to manage other client accounts were more comparable. In light of this information, the Board concluded that the aggregate services provided to the Invesco Funds were sufficiently different from services provided to other client accounts and accordingly, the Board did not place significant weight on these fee comparisons.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least February 28, 2011 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund. The Board considered the effect this expense limitation would have on the Fund’s estimated total expenses.
The Board also considered the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the allocation of fees between Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that the sub-advisory fees have no direct effect on the Fund or its shareholders, as they are paid by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.
After taking account of the Fund’s contractual advisory and sub-advisory fee rates, the comparative advisory fee information discussed above, the advisory fee after fee waivers and expense limitations and other relevant factors, the Board concluded that the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees are fair and reasonable.
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D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from such economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee schedule includes seven breakpoints, and that the Fund would share in economies of scale as the Fund’s net assets exceeded the breakpoints. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of all of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.
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E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board reviewed with Invesco Advisers the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in connection with managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit with respect to the services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers continues to support the Invesco Funds with spending on regulatory compliance, attribution systems, global trading initiatives and a focus on building out the product line-up for the benefit of all shareholders of the Invesco Funds. The Board concluded that the Fund’s fees are fair and reasonable, and that the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund is not excessive in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided and the support provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board considered whether Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and concluded that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser have the financial resources necessary to fulfill these obligations.
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F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates resulting from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates for their provision of administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board. The Board concluded that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates are providing these services in accordance with the terms of their contracts, and are qualified to continue to provide these services to the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for the research and execution services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the funds and therefore may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board concluded that the soft dollar arrangements are appropriate. The Board also concluded that, based on their review and representations made by the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds, these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers will receive advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through at least June 30, 2011, the advisory fees payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended October 31, 2010:
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Federal and State Income Tax | | |
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Long-Term Capital Gain Dividends | | $ | 1,406,766 | |
Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 0.00% | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0.00% | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations* | | | 0.00% | |
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| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | | | | | | |
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| Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. and Director and President, Van Kampen Advisors, Inc. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | | | | | | |
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| Wayne M. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | | | 225 | | | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation | |
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| Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2001 | | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)
Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | | 207 | | | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Investment Company Institute | |
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| David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | | | 225 | | | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan | |
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Bob R. Baker — 1936 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly: President and Chief Executive Officer, AMC Cancer Research Center; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Columbia Financial Corporation | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 1987 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | | 207 | | | Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Director, Denver Film Society | |
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| Rodney Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | | | 225 | | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. | |
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| Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2001 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | | 207 | | | Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. | |
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| Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2001 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | | 207 | | | Administaff | |
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| Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | | | 207 | | | Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios) | |
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| Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Lewis F. Pennock — 1942 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | | | 225 | | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |
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| Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of Invesco Funds | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and General Counsel, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | | 2004 | | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and Vice President, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
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| Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 2003 | | Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only).
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Lance A. Rejsek — 1967 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2005 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Van Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., and Van Kampen Funds Inc.
Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.
Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A | |
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The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-2714 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. P.O. Box 4739
Houston, TX 77210-4739 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin
Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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Invesco mailing informationSend general correspondence to Invesco, P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739.
You share personal and financial information with us that is necessary for your transactions and your account records. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information confidential and private.
Invesco collects nonpublic personal information about you from account applications or other forms you complete and from your transactions with us or our affiliates. We do not disclose information about you or our former customers to service providers or other third parties except to the extent necessary to service your account and in other limited circumstances as permitted by law. For example, we use this information to facilitate the delivery of transaction confirmations, financial reports, prospectuses and tax forms.
Even within Invesco, only people involved in the servicing of your accounts and compliance monitoring have access to your information. To ensure the highest level of confidentiality and security, Invesco maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that meet or exceed federal standards. Special measures, such as data encryption and authentication, apply to your communications with us on our website. More detail is available to you at invesco.com/privacy.
Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documentsTo reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting informationThe Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-05426 and 033-19338.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2010, is available at our website, invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
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IBRA-AR-1 | | Invesco Distributors, Inc. |
Annual Report to Shareholders October 31, 2010
Invesco China Fund
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2 | | Letters to Shareholders |
4 | | Performance Summary |
4 | | Management Discussion |
6 | | Long-Term Fund Performance |
8 | | Supplemental Information |
9 | | Schedule of Investments |
11 | | Financial Statements |
13 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
20 | | Financial Highlights |
21 | | Auditor’s Report |
22 | | Fund Expenses |
23 | | Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements |
25 | | Tax Information |
T-1 | | Trustees and Officers |
Letters to Shareholders

Philip Taylor
Dear Shareholders:
Enclosed is important information about your Fund and its performance. I hope you find it useful. Whether you’re a long-time Invesco client or a shareholder who joined us as a result of our June 1 acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments, I’m glad you’re part of the Invesco family.
Near the end of this letter, I’ve provided the number to call if you have specific questions about your account; I’ve also provided my email address so you can send a general Invesco-related question or comment to me directly.
The benefits of Invesco
As a leading global investment manager, Invesco is committed to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. I believe Invesco is uniquely positioned to serve your needs.
First, we are committed to investment excellence. We believe the best investment insights come from specialized investment teams with discrete investment perspectives, each operating under a disciplined philosophy and process with strong risk oversight and quality controls. This approach enables our portfolio managers, analysts and researchers to pursue consistent results across market cycles.
Second, we offer you a broad range of investment products that can be tailored to your needs and goals. In addition to traditional mutual funds, we manage a variety of other investment products. These products include single-country, regional and global investment options spanning major equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes.
And third, we are a strong organization with a single focus: investment management. At Invesco, we believe that focus brings success, and that’s why investment management is all we do. We direct all of our intellectual capital and global resources toward helping investors achieve their long-term financial objectives.
Remember that a trusted financial adviser is also an invaluable partner as you pursue your financial goals. Your financial adviser is familiar with your individual goals and risk tolerance, and can answer questions about changing market conditions and your changing investment needs.
Our customer focus
Short-term market conditions can change from time to time, sometimes suddenly and sometimes dramatically. But regardless of market trends, our commitment to putting you first, helping you achieve your financial objectives and providing you with excellent customer service will not change.
If you have questions about your account, please contact one of our client services representatives at 800 959 4246. If you have a general Invesco-related question or comment for me, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
I want to thank our existing Invesco clients for placing your faith in us. And I want to welcome our new Invesco clients: We look forward to serving your needs in the years ahead. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco

Bruce Crockett
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
Although the global markets have improved since their lows of 2009, they remain challenging as governments around the world work to ensure the recovery remains on track. In this volatile environment, it’s comforting to know that your Board is committed to putting your interests first. We realize you have many choices when selecting a money manager, and your Board is working hard to ensure you feel you’ve made the right choice.
To that end, I’m pleased to share the news that Invesco has completed its acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments. This acquisition greatly expands the breadth and depth of investment strategies we can offer you. As a result of this combination, Invesco gained investment talent for a number of investment strategies, including U.S. value equity, U.S. small cap growth equity, tax-free municipals, bank loans and others. Another key advantage of this combination is the highly complementary nature of our cultures. This is making it much easier to bring our organizations together while ensuring that our investment teams remain focused on managing your money.
We view this addition as an excellent opportunity for you, our shareholders, to have access to an even broader range of well-diversified mutual funds. Now that the acquisition has closed, Invesco is working to bring the full value of the combined organization to shareholders. The key goals of this effort are to ensure that we have deeply resourced and focused investment teams, a compelling line of products and enhanced efficiency, which will benefit our shareholders now and over the long term.
It might interest you to know that the mutual funds of the combined organization are overseen by a single fund Board composed of 17 current members, including four new members who joined us from Van Kampen/Morgan Stanley. This expanded Board will continue to oversee the funds with the same strong sense of responsibility for your money and your continued trust that we have always maintained.
As always, you are welcome to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving your interests.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, all share classes of Invesco China Fund, at net asset value, outperformed the Fund’s broad market and style-specific indexes.
The Fund’s outperformance can be attributed mainly to positive stock selection in the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors. Detractors from performance for the period were largely stock specific with select holdings in the financials, consumer discretionary and materials sectors detracting the most from overall returns. In addition, our small cash position hurt relative performance in a rising market.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 10/31/09 to 10/31/10, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Class A Shares | | | 21.42 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | 20.55 | |
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Class C Shares | | | 20.52 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | 21.71 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | 21.98 | |
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MSCI EAFE Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | 8.36 | |
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MSCI China 10/40 Index§ (Style-Specific Index) | | | 11.14 | |
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Lipper China Region Funds Index▼ (Peer Group Index) | | | 24.26 | |
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▼Lipper Inc. § Invesco, Bloomberg L.P. |
How we invest
We believe there are areas of inefficiencies in the Chinese equity market that we can systematically take advantage of by strictly adhering to a disciplined investment process.
Our investment process combines a disciplined bottom-up and top-down multi-factor analysis. Although, we primarily focus on bottom-up stock selection where we believe we can add the most value.
To potentially capitalize on secular growth in China, we have a broad-based investment universe, including all listed companies in China; companies incorporated in China that are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; firms incorporated in Hong Kong whose main businesses are in China; and other
China-related corporations listed in or outside Hong Kong. We research within this stock universe to identify the following characteristics:
n | | Growth stocks selling at a reasonable price. |
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n | | Quality stocks we believe to be undervalued that will potentially benefit from a pick up in the earnings cycle. |
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In particular, we evaluate four main criteria when we perform stock research: |
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n | | Valuation – in absolute and relative terms. |
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n | | Management/franchise value – management and ownership, earnings quality, balance sheet quality, product quality. |
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n | | Earnings growth – earnings per share growth, growth in market share, origin of growth. |
n | | Liquidity – days to get in and out, total turnover. |
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| | We consider selling a Fund holding if: |
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n | | We believe the stock is trading significantly above its fair value. |
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n | | We believe a stock has negative earnings momentum or sequential earnings downgrades, unless its valuation is already very low or distressed. |
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n | | We see a permanent, fundamental deterioration in a company’s business prospects. |
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n | | We identify a more attractive opportunity elsewhere. |
Market conditions and your Fund
Financial markets were volatile during the fiscal year. At the beginning of the period, riskier assets, like stocks, were outperforming securities considered safe havens, like U.S. Treasuries. This continued through the middle of April 2010. Renewed credit problems in Europe and the market correction that occurred from May into August, however, created a more uncertain environment which prompted many investors to become more risk averse. While uncertainty persisted on the economic front, equity markets rose again in September and ended the fiscal year in positive territory. China and other emerging markets posted double-digit gains during the period.
The Fund posted strong gains during the fiscal year with all sectors in positive territory. On an absolute and relative basis, our holdings in the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors contributed the most to Fund performance. Positive stock selection in industrials, materials and information technology contributed to our outperformance, as did an underweight position in financials.
Portfolio Composition
By sector
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Financials | | | 29.9 | % |
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Energy | | | 14.7 | |
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Materials | | | 14.4 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 8.6 | |
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Industrials | | | 8.1 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | 8.0 | |
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Information Technology | | | 6.9 | |
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Telecommunication Services | | | 6.3 | |
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Utilities | | | 1.6 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 1.5 | |
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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| 1. | | | China Construction Bank Corp. – Class H | | | 5.0 | % |
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| 2. | | | China Mobile Ltd. | | | 4.8 | |
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| 3. | | | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. – Class H | | | 4.8 | |
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| 4. | | | CNOOC Ltd. | | | 4.5 | |
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| 5. | | | Bank of China Ltd. – Class H | | | 4.5 | |
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| 6. | | | Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 4.1 | |
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| 7. | | | China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. – Class H | | | 4.0 | |
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| 8. | | | PetroChina Co. Ltd. – Class H | | | 3.3 | |
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| 9. | | | China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. – Class H | | | 3.1 | |
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| 10. | | | China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. – Class H | | | 2.0 | |
Top Five Industries*
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1. Diversified Banks | | | 18.0 | % |
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2. Life & Health Insurance | | | 6.9 | |
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3. Integrated Oil & Gas | | | 6.5 | |
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4. Wireless Telecommunication Services | | | 4.8 | |
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5. Oil & Gas Exploration and Production | | | 4.5 | |
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Total Net Assets | | $263.0 million |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | 74 |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
Consumer discretionary company Dah Chong Hong and energy company CNOOC were the top two contributors to performance. Dah Chong Hong is engaged in motor and motor-related businesses, food and consumer products and logistics businesses in Hong Kong, Macao, China, Japan, Singapore, Canada and Taiwan. CNOOC is China’s third-largest oil and gas company focusing on exploration and production of resources in offshore China.
Minmetals Land, a diversified real estate investment trust (REIT), and Pou Sheng International, an apparel company that manufactures and sells footwear/sportswear and operates and manages sportswear malls, were the largest detractors from performance. Before the end of the period, we sold our holdings in Minmetals Land and Pou Sheng International.
During the fiscal year, our strategy focused on companies that enjoyed solid growth amid the economic recovery upturn. We positioned the Fund to gain exposure to stocks with higher growth prospects. We recently increased our exposure to stocks that may benefit from China’s efforts to develop its vast western regions, which are home to much of the country’s energy and mineral resources. Beneficiaries that we increased exposure to include cement and infrastructure related stocks.
While we favor consumer-related sectors, stock selection continues to be the key as valuations remain expensive. We recently took profits in select companies where we feel valuations were no longer justifiable. That said, we continue to favor high-growth consumer stocks that are trading at reasonable valuations.
Given that markets have experienced a rapid and strong recovery, we would like to caution investors against making investment decisions based on short-term performance. As always, we recommend that you consult your financial adviser to discuss your individual financial program.
We remain committed to our discipline and maintain our positive stance on the Chinese economy and stock market over the long term. We thank you for your participation in Invesco China Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
Samantha Ho
Chartered Financial Analyst, investment director for Invesco Hong Kong Limited, is manager of Invesco China Fund. She joined Invesco in 2004. Ms. Ho earned a B.B.A. from Bryn Mawr College. She also earned an M.B.A. from the UCLA Graduate School of Management.
May Lo
Assistant portfolio manager for Invesco Hong Kong Limited, is manager of Invesco China Fund. She joined Invesco in 2005. Ms. Lo earned a B.S. from Cornell University. She also earned an M.B.A. from the Sloan School of Business at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Classes since Inception
Fund and index data from 3/31/06
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, applicable sales charges and Fund expenses including management fees. Results for Class B shares are calculated as if a hypothetical shareholder had liquidated his entire investment in the Fund at the close of the reporting period and paid the applicable contingent deferred sales charges. Index
results include reinvested dividends, but they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects Fund expenses and management fees; performance of a market index does not. Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 10/31/10, including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 18.52 | % |
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1 Year | | | 14.74 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 18.88 | % |
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1 Year | | | 15.55 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 19.08 | % |
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1 Year | | | 19.52 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 20.11 | % |
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1 Year | | | 21.71 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 20.56 | % |
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1 Year | | | 21.98 | |
Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 9/30/10, the most recent calendar quarter-end including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 17.60 | % |
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1 Year | | | 15.49 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 17.98 | % |
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1 Year | | | 16.27 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 18.19 | % |
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1 Year | | | 20.31 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 19.19 | % |
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1 Year | | | 22.44 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 19.65 | % |
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1 Year | | | 22.71 | |
most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class
shares was 1.91%, 2.66%, 2.66%, 1.66% and 1.29%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y and Institutional Class shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
A redemption fee of 2% will be imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges out of the Fund within 31 days of purchase. Exceptions to the redemption fee are listed in the Fund’s prospectus.
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n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
n | | A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
Other information
n | | The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis. |
n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
n | | Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
Invesco China Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of October 31, 2010, and is based on total net assets. |
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n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
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n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About share classes
n | | Effective November 30, 2010, Class B or Class B5 shares may not be purchased or acquired by exchange from share classes other than Class B or Class B5 shares. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class Y shares are available to only certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Institutional Class shares are offered exclusively to institutional investors, including defined contribution plans that meet certain criteria. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
n | | The Fund may engage in frequent trading of portfolio securities, which may result in added expenses, lower return and increased tax liability. |
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n | | The issuer of instruments in which the Fund invests may be unable to meet interest and/or principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease in value and lowering the issuer’s credit rating. |
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n | | The dollar value of the Fund’s foreign investments will be affected by changes in the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in which those investments are traded. |
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n | | Securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries. |
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n | | An investment by the Fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may be subject to the following: a discount of the ETF’s shares to its net asset value; failure to develop an active trading market for the ETF’s shares; the |
| | listing exchange halting trading of the ETF’s shares; failure of the ETF’s shares to track the referenced index; and holding troubled securities in the referenced index. |
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n | | The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in the foreign country’s exchange rates; political and social instability; changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies. |
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n | | Because the Fund’s investments are concentrated in China, the Fund’s performance is expected to be closely tied to social, political and economic conditions within China and to be more volatile than the performance of more geographically diversified funds. |
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n | | The prices of initial public offering (IPO) securities fluctuate more than prices of equity securities of companies with longer trading histories. In addition, companies offering securities in IPOs may have less experienced management or limited operating histories. There can be no assurance that the Fund will have favorable IPO investment opportunities. |
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n | | The Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in a limited number of securities or other instruments, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund. |
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n | | The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. |
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n | | A shares of Chinese companies or participation notes designed to replicate them may be illiquid or subject to minimum and maximum investment regulations or repatriation restrictions. |
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n | | China remains a totalitarian country with the following risks: nationalization, expropriation, or confiscation of property; difficulty in obtaining and/or |
| | enforcing judgments; alteration or discontinuation of economic reforms; military conflicts, either internal or with other countries; inflation, currency fluctuations and fluctuations in inflation and interest rates that may have negative effects on the economy and securities markets of China; and China’s dependency on the economies of other Asian countries, many of which are developing countries. |
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n | | Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise; conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics, including duration. |
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n | | Equity securities’ prices change to differing degrees based on the issuer’s market capitalization in response to such factors as historical and prospective issuer earnings and asset values, economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. |
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n | | The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations. |
About indexes used in this report
n | | The MSCI EAFE® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of Europe, Australasia and the Far East. |
n | | The MSCI China 10/40 Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in China, taking into consideration the concentration constraints applicable to funds registered for sale in Europe pursuant to the UCITS II Directive. |
n | | The Lipper China Region Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of China region funds tracked by Lipper. |
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Fund Nasdaq Symbols
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Class A Shares | | AACFX |
Class B Shares | | ABCFX |
Class C Shares | | CACFX |
Class Y Shares | | AMCYX |
Institutional Class Shares | | IACFX |
Schedule of Investments(a)
October 31, 2010
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–98.47%(b) | | | | |
Airlines–0.05% | | | | |
China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd.(c) | | | 201,000 | | | $ | 137,628 | |
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Aluminum–0.53% | | | | |
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd.–Class H(c) | | | 1,442,000 | | | | 1,382,819 | |
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Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–0.73% | | | | |
Evergreen International Holdings Ltd.(c) | | | 194,000 | | | | 115,126 | |
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Lee & Man Holding Ltd. (Hong Kong) | | | 1,834,000 | | | | 1,796,022 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,911,148 | |
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Auto Parts & Equipment–0.87% | | | | |
Minth Group Ltd. | | | 1,224,000 | | | | 2,289,621 | |
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Automobile Manufacturers–1.13% | | | | |
Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd.–Class H | | | 1,360,000 | | | | 2,980,551 | |
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Automotive Retail–1.57% | | | | |
Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd.(c) | | | 1,600,500 | | | | 4,117,135 | |
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Building Products–0.88% | | | | |
China Liansu Group Holdings Ltd.(c) | | | 3,681,000 | | | | 2,316,182 | |
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Coal & Consumable Fuels–3.67% | | | | |
China Coal Energy Co. Ltd.–Class H | | | 1,158,000 | | | | 2,007,293 | |
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China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd.–Class H | | | 1,193,000 | | | | 5,322,426 | |
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Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Co., Ltd. | | | 328,610 | | | | 2,317,358 | |
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Commodity Chemicals–0.63% | | | | |
Sinopec Yizheng Chemical Fibre Co. Ltd.–Class H(c) | | | 4,402,000 | | | | 1,653,073 | |
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Communications Equipment–0.49% | | | | |
ZTE Corp.–Class H | | | 343,600 | | | | 1,282,910 | |
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Construction & Engineering–1.58% | | | | |
China Railway Construction Corp. Ltd.–Class H | | | 1,223,000 | | | | 1,537,572 | |
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China State Construction International Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong) | | | 3,408,000 | | | | 2,609,718 | |
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Construction Materials–4.19% | | | | |
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd.–Class H (Hong Kong) | | | 884,000 | | | | 3,744,889 | |
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China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong)(c) | | | 2,900,000 | | | | 2,058,542 | |
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CSG Holding Co. Ltd.–Class B | | | 1,581,625 | | | | 2,205,685 | |
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West China Cement Ltd.(c) | | | 7,784,000 | | | | 3,020,092 | |
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Construction, Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–0.77% | | | | |
China National Materials Co. Ltd.–Class H | | | 2,250,000 | | | | 2,019,891 | |
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Distillers & Vintners–1.50% | | | | |
JLF Investment Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)(c) | | | 17,736,000 | | | | 1,372,844 | |
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Silver Base Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 3,524,000 | | | | 2,577,700 | |
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Distributors–1.82% | | | | |
Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong) | | | 4,052,000 | | | | 4,783,623 | |
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Diversified Banks–17.98% | | | | |
Agricultural Bank of China–Class H(c) | | | 4,805,000 | | | | 2,538,780 | |
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Bank of China Ltd.–Class H | | | 19,656,000 | | | | 11,832,379 | |
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Bank of Communications Co. Ltd.–Class H | | | 2,788,500 | | | | 3,051,819 | |
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China Construction Bank Corp.–Class H | | | 13,737,000 | | | | 13,122,775 | |
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China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.–Class H | | | 1,478,823 | | | | 4,208,905 | |
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd.–Class H | | | 15,485,000 | | | | 12,536,077 | |
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Diversified Metals & Mining–1.89% | | | | |
Fushan International Energy Group Ltd. (Hong Kong) | | | 2,068,000 | | | | 1,390,311 | |
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Jiangxi Copper Co. Ltd.–Class H | | | 993,000 | | | | 2,790,815 | |
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Winsway Coking Coal Holdings(c) | | | 1,652,000 | | | | 803,463 | |
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Diversified Real Estate Activities–1.41% | | | | |
Poly (Hong Kong) Investments Ltd. (Hong Kong) | | | 3,585,000 | | | | 3,696,750 | |
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Electronic Components–0.74% | | | | |
Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd. | | | 402,000 | | | | 1,951,454 | |
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Electronic Equipment & Instruments–0.81% | | | | |
Wasion Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 2,936,000 | | | | 2,136,237 | |
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Food Retail–1.99% | | | | |
China Resources Enterprise Ltd. (Hong Kong) | | | 366,000 | | | | 1,551,195 | |
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Yashili International Holdings Ltd.(c) | | | 6,779,000 | | | | 3,673,070 | |
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Heavy Electrical Equipment–0.67% | | | | |
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd.(c) | | | 686,200 | | | | 1,774,922 | |
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.88% | | | | |
Ctrip.com International, Ltd.–ADR(c) | | | 65,820 | | | | 3,427,247 | |
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Kosmopolito Hotels International Ltd. (Hong Kong)(c) | | | 628,000 | | | | 132,057 | |
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Shanghai Jinjiang International Hotels Development Co., Ltd. | | | 790,527 | | | | 1,388,166 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Household Appliances–0.63% | | | | |
Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)(c) | | | 1,793,000 | | | $ | 1,658,493 | |
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Household Products–1.70% | | | | |
Vinda International Holdings Ltd. | | | 3,442,000 | | | | 4,475,954 | |
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Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–1.56% | | | | |
China Power New Energy Development Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)(c) | | | 11,420,000 | | | | 1,139,172 | |
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Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd.–Class H | | | 3,348,000 | | | | 1,347,579 | |
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Huadian Power International Corp. Ltd. (Hong Kong) | | | 7,030,000 | | | | 1,614,320 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates–3.05% | | | | |
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong) | | | 300,500 | | | | 2,056,573 | |
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Citic Pacific Ltd. (Hong Kong) | | | 1,354,000 | | | | 3,613,636 | |
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Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong) | | | 510,000 | | | | 2,356,951 | |
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Integrated Oil & Gas–6.47% | | | | |
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (Sinopec)–Class H | | | 8,614,000 | | | | 8,208,573 | |
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PetroChina Co. Ltd.–Class H | | | 7,158,000 | | | | 8,800,349 | |
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Integrated Telecommunication Services–1.48% | | | | |
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Hong Kong) | | | 2,770,000 | | | | 3,895,933 | |
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Internet Software & Services–4.15% | | | | |
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | | | 474,600 | | | | 10,907,761 | |
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Life & Health Insurance–6.91% | | | | |
AIA Group Ltd. (Hong Kong)(c) | | | 879,600 | | | | 2,615,594 | |
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China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.–Class H | | | 2,394,000 | | | | 10,485,235 | |
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Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd.–Class H | | | 472,500 | | | | 5,086,774 | |
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Marine–0.36% | | | | |
China Shipping Container Lines Co. Ltd.–Class H(c) | | | 2,315,000 | | | | 945,041 | |
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Marine Ports & Services–0.72% | | | | |
Cosco Pacific Ltd. (Hong Kong) | | | 1,214,000 | | | | 1,898,303 | |
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Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–4.52% | | | | |
CNOOC Ltd. | | | 5,692,000 | | | | 11,882,307 | |
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Packaged Foods & Meats–0.92% | | | | |
Uni-President China Holdings Ltd. (Taiwan) | | | 3,399,000 | | | | 2,426,642 | |
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Paper Packaging–0.74% | | | | |
AMVIG Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong) | | | 2,376,000 | | | | 1,940,755 | |
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Paper Products–2.79% | | | | |
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. (Hong Kong) | | | 4,835,600 | | | | 4,076,194 | |
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Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd. | | | 2,023,000 | | | | 3,252,583 | |
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Personal Products–1.96% | | | | |
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd. | | | 546,000 | | | | 5,157,543 | |
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Property & Casualty Insurance–1.51% | | | | |
PICC Property and Casualty Co. Ltd.–Class H(c) | | | 2,694,000 | | | | 3,984,502 | |
|
Real Estate Development–2.09% | | | | |
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (Hong Kong) | | | 1,096,000 | | | | 2,314,498 | |
|
Longfor Properties | | | 1,071,000 | | | | 1,275,280 | |
|
Shimao Property Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,156,500 | | | | 1,916,419 | |
|
| | | | | | | 5,506,197 | |
|
Steel–3.62% | | | | |
Angang Steel Co. Ltd.–Class H | | | 750,000 | | | | 1,189,300 | |
|
China Vanadium Titano-Magnetite Mining Co. Ltd.(c) | | | 5,549,000 | | | | 2,891,381 | |
|
Maanshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.–Class H | | | 3,886,000 | | | | 2,240,431 | |
|
Xingda International Holdings Ltd. | | | 3,049,000 | | | | 3,210,245 | |
|
| | | | | | | 9,531,357 | |
|
Technology Distributors–0.69% | | | | |
Digital China Holdings Ltd. (Hong Kong) | | | 1,011,000 | | | | 1,825,969 | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services–4.82% | | | | |
China Mobile Ltd. | | | 1,238,500 | | | | 12,687,479 | |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $192,491,647) | | | | | | | 259,032,891 | |
|
Money Market Funds–2.34% | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 3,074,007 | | | | 3,074,007 | |
|
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 3,074,007 | | | | 3,074,007 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $6,148,014) | | | | | | | 6,148,014 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.81% (Cost $198,639,661) | | | | | | | 265,180,905 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.81)% | | | | | | | (2,141,113 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 263,039,792 | |
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Investment Abbreviation:
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ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
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(a) | | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | | Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure listed in Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests has been determined to be China unless otherwise noted. |
(c) | | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Assets: |
Investments, at value (Cost $192,491,647) | | $ | 259,032,891 | |
|
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 6,148,014 | |
|
Total investments, at value (Cost $198,639,661) | | | 265,180,905 | |
|
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $24,765) | | | 26,213 | |
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Receivables for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 2,472,248 | |
|
Fund shares sold | | | 570,751 | |
|
Dividends | | | 57,181 | |
|
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 8,232 | |
|
Other assets | | | 20,643 | |
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Total assets | | | 268,336,173 | |
|
Liabilities: |
Payables for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 4,096,760 | |
|
Fund shares reacquired | | | 804,224 | |
|
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 238,592 | |
|
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 138,564 | |
|
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 18,241 | |
|
Total liabilities | | | 5,296,381 | |
|
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 263,039,792 | |
|
Net assets consist of: |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 274,117,015 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income | | | 291,321 | |
|
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (77,909,970 | ) |
|
Unrealized appreciation | | | 66,541,426 | |
|
| | $ | 263,039,792 | |
|
Net Assets: |
Class A | | $ | 166,661,731 | |
|
Class B | | $ | 23,944,844 | |
|
Class C | | $ | 59,812,330 | |
|
Class Y | | $ | 11,638,413 | |
|
Institutional Class | | $ | 982,474 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized: |
Class A | | | 7,598,489 | |
|
Class B | | | 1,115,745 | |
|
Class C | | | 2,791,510 | |
|
Class Y | | | 528,828 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 44,586 | |
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Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 21.93 | |
|
Maximum offering price per share | | | | |
(Net asset value of $21.93 divided by 94.50%) | | $ | 23.21 | |
|
Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 21.46 | |
|
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 21.43 | |
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Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 22.01 | |
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Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 22.04 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the year ended October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Investment income: |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $371,546) | | $ | 4,982,621 | |
|
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 3,233 | |
|
Total investment income | | | 4,985,854 | |
|
Expenses: |
Advisory fees | | | 2,376,367 | |
|
Administrative services fees | | | 98,482 | |
|
Custodian fees | | | 232,728 | |
|
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 406,901 | |
|
Class B | | | 239,040 | |
|
Class C | | | 587,135 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — A, B, C and Y | | | 685,995 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — Institutional | | | 756 | |
|
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 25,035 | |
|
Other | | | 183,865 | |
|
Total expenses | | | 4,836,304 | |
|
Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (7,163 | ) |
|
Net expenses | | | 4,829,141 | |
|
Net investment income | | | 156,713 | |
|
Realized and unrealized gain from: |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 29,539,054 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | (37,944 | ) |
|
| | | 29,501,110 | |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 14,108,092 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | 328 | |
|
| | | 14,108,420 | |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 43,609,530 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 43,766,243 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Operations: | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 156,713 | | | $ | 931,876 | |
|
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 29,501,110 | | | | (12,686,952 | ) |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 14,108,420 | | | | 105,343,058 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 43,766,243 | | | | 93,587,982 | |
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | |
Class A | | | (1,340,537 | ) | | | (370,784 | ) |
|
Class B | | | (85,595 | ) | | | — | |
|
Class C | | | (204,447 | ) | | | — | |
|
Class Y | | | (60,815 | ) | | | (3,229 | ) |
|
Institutional Class | | | (7,016 | ) | | | (4,646 | ) |
|
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (1,698,410 | ) | | | (378,659 | ) |
|
Share transactions–net: | | | | |
Class A | | | (15,984,376 | ) | | | 23,553,547 | |
|
Class B | | | (3,523,948 | ) | | | 2,216,880 | |
|
Class C | | | (4,683,441 | ) | | | 13,823,074 | |
|
Class Y | | | 4,769,591 | | | | 3,809,172 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 220,922 | | | | 100,335 | |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (19,201,252 | ) | | | 43,503,008 | |
|
Net increase in net assets | | | 22,866,581 | | | | 136,712,331 | |
|
Net assets: | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 240,173,211 | | | | 103,460,880 | |
|
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $291,321 and $1,671,766, respectively) | | $ | 263,039,792 | | | $ | 240,173,211 | |
|
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2010
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco China Fund, formerly AIM China Fund (the “Fund”), is a series portfolio of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), formerly AIM Investment Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-two separate series portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently consists of five different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class B shares and Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y and Institutional Class shares are sold at net asset value. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
| | |
A. | | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
| | A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. |
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| | Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). |
| | Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. |
| | Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
| | Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. |
| | Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including Corporate Loans. |
| | Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. |
| | Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. |
B. | | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
| | The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held. |
| | Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser. |
| | The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. |
C. | | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
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E. | | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
| | The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period. |
F. | | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to the Institutional Class are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | | Other Risks — Investing in a single-country mutual fund involves greater risk than investing in a more diversified fund due to lack of exposure to other countries. The political and economic conditions and changes in regulatory, tax or economic policy in a single country could significantly affect the market in that country and in surrounding or related countries. |
| | Investing in developing countries can add additional risk, such as high rates of inflation or sharply devalued currencies against the U.S. dollar. |
| | Transaction costs are often higher and there may be delays in settlement procedures. |
| | Certain securities issued by companies in China may be less liquid, harder to sell or more volatile than may U.S. securities. |
J. | | Redemption Fees — The Fund has a 2% redemption fee that is to be retained by the Fund to offset transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term redemptions and exchanges. The fee, subject to certain exceptions, is imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges of shares within 31 days of purchase. The redemption fee is recorded as an increase in shareholder capital and is allocated among the share classes based on the relative net assets of each class. |
K. | | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
| | The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. |
L. | | Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Net Assets | | Rate |
|
First $250 million | | | 0 | .935% |
|
Next $250 million | | | 0 | .91% |
|
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .885% |
|
Next $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .86% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .835% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .81% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .785% |
|
Over $10 billion | | | 0 | .76% |
|
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least February 28, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares to 2.25%, 3.00%, 3.00%, 2.00% and 2.00% of average daily net assets, respectively. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the net annual operating expenses to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless the Board of the Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2011. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2011, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $3,822.
At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the Invesco Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. These expenses along with the related expense reimbursement are included in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2010, Invesco Ltd. reimbursed expenses of the Fund in the amount of $698.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class B and Class C shares (collectively the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the year ended October 31, 2010, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $102,437 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $978, $112,237 and $54,198 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IIS and/or IDI.
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
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| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2010. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
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Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 13,127,845 | | | $ | 9,560,196 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 22,688,041 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | 9,521,868 | | | | 11,713,080 | | | | — | | | | 21,234,948 | |
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Energy | | | 2,317,358 | | | | 36,220,948 | | | | — | | | | 38,538,306 | |
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Financial | | | 19,462,883 | | | | 59,202,904 | | | | — | | | | 78,665,787 | |
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Industrial | | | 3,831,495 | | | | 17,434,922 | | | | — | | | | 21,266,417 | |
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Information Technology | | | 3,962,206 | | | | 14,142,125 | | | | — | | | | 18,104,331 | |
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Materials | | | 3,009,148 | | | | 34,841,430 | | | | — | | | | 37,850,578 | |
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Telecommunication Services | | | — | | | | 16,583,412 | | | | — | | | | 16,583,412 | |
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Utilities | | | 2,961,899 | | | | 1,139,172 | | | | — | | | | 4,101,071 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 6,148,014 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 6,148,014 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 64,342,716 | | | $ | 200,838,189 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 265,180,905 | |
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NOTE 4—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in Demand Deposit Accounts (DDA) used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $2,643.
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
During the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund paid legal fees of $3,325 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
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NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended October 31, 2010 and 2009:
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| | 2010 | | 2009 |
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Ordinary income | | $ | 1,698,410 | | | $ | 378,659 | |
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Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2010 |
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Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 309,148 | |
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Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 61,766,839 | |
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Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 182 | |
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Temporary book/tax differences | | | (17,827 | ) |
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Capital loss carryforward | | | (73,135,565 | ) |
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Shares of beneficial interest | | | 274,117,015 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 263,039,792 | |
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The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $29,143,337 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2010 which expires as follows:
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| | Capital Loss
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Expiration | | Carryforward* |
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October 31, 2016 | | $ | 61,787,707 | |
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October 31, 2017 | | | 11,347,858 | |
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Total capital loss carryforward | | $ | 73,135,565 | |
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* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. |
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2010 was $247,961,697 and $272,221,503, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 62,796,776 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (1,029,937 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 61,766,839 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $203,414,066. |
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies and foreign currency transactions, on October 31, 2010, undistributed net investment income was increased by $161,252, and undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $161,252. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 10—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity |
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| | Year ended October 31, |
| | 2010(a) | | 2009 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 3,871,989 | | | $ | 75,343,537 | | | | 5,457,163 | | | $ | 80,469,007 | |
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Class B | | | 343,926 | | | | 6,527,204 | | | | 603,722 | | | | 8,663,493 | |
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Class C | | | 881,957 | | | | 16,794,971 | | | | 1,750,972 | | | | 26,303,283 | |
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Class Y | | | 476,792 | | | | 9,493,755 | | | | 294,965 | | | | 4,445,542 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 32,278 | | | | 609,728 | | | | 21,085 | | | | 322,836 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 63,085 | | | | 1,253,500 | | | | 30,633 | | | | 335,433 | |
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Class B | | | 4,074 | | | | 79,716 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Class C | | | 9,643 | | | | 188,419 | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Class Y | | | 2,838 | | | | 56,464 | | | | 295 | | | | 3,229 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 342 | | | | 6,807 | | | | 410 | | | | 4,471 | |
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Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 73,949 | | | | 1,404,908 | | | | 54,715 | | | | 746,373 | |
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Class B | | | (75,340 | ) | | | (1,404,908 | ) | | | (55,562 | ) | | | (746,373 | ) |
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Reacquired:(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (4,971,913 | ) | | | (93,986,321 | ) | | | (4,055,885 | ) | | | (57,997,266 | ) |
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Class B | | | (471,540 | ) | | | (8,725,960 | ) | | | (437,059 | ) | | | (5,700,240 | ) |
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Class C | | | (1,173,256 | ) | | | (21,666,831 | ) | | | (911,279 | ) | | | (12,480,209 | ) |
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Class Y | | | (260,073 | ) | | | (4,780,628 | ) | | | (43,960 | ) | | | (639,599 | ) |
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Institutional Class | | | (20,857 | ) | | | (395,613 | ) | | | (14,826 | ) | | | (226,972 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (1,212,106 | ) | | $ | (19,201,252 | ) | | | 2,695,389 | | | $ | 43,503,008 | |
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(a) | | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 16% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | | Net of redemption fees of $28,816 and $64,641 allocated among the classes based on relative net assets of each class for the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. |
Effective November 30, 2010, all Invesco funds will be closing their Class B shares. Shareholders with investments in Class B shares may continue to hold such shares until they convert to Class A shares, but no additional investments will be accepted in Class B shares on or after November 30, 2010. Any dividends or capital gains distributions may continue to be reinvested in Class B shares until conversion. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert.
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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Distributions
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| | value,
| | investment
| | securities (both
| | Total from
| | from net
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| | income (loss)
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| | beginning
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| | investment
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| | Total
| | value, end
| | Total
| | end of period
| | and/or expenses
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| | to average
| | Portfolio
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| | of period | | (loss)(a) | | unrealized)(b) | | operations | | income | | gains | | Distributions | | of period | | Return(c) | | (000s omitted) | | absorbed | | absorbed | | net assets | | turnover(d) |
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Class A |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | $ | 18.18 | | | $ | 0.06 | | | $ | 3.83 | | | $ | 3.89 | | | $ | (0.14 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (0.14 | ) | | $ | 21.93 | | | | 21.49 | % | | $ | 166,662 | | | | 1.67 | %(e) | | | 1.67 | %(e) | | | 0.30 | %(e) | | | 100 | % |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 9.82 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 8.30 | | | | 8.41 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 18.18 | | | | 86.04 | | | | 155,689 | | | | 1.89 | | | | 1.90 | | | | 0.83 | | | | 98 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 28.59 | | | | 0.07 | | | | (18.15 | ) | | | (18.08 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | 9.82 | | | | (64.58 | ) | | | 69,460 | | | | 1.75 | | | | 1.76 | | | | 0.39 | | | | 94 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 10.98 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 17.70 | | | | 17.71 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 28.59 | | | | 162.36 | | | | 385,401 | | | | 1.85 | | | | 1.86 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 102 | |
Year ended 10/31/06(f) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.98 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10.98 | | | | 9.80 | | | | 14,212 | | | | 2.09 | (g) | | | 4.14 | (g) | | | 1.60 | (g) | | | 80 | |
|
Class B |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 17.85 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 3.76 | | | | 3.67 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 21.46 | | | | 20.61 | | | | 23,945 | | | | 2.42 | (e) | | | 2.42 | (e) | | | (0.45 | )(e) | | | 100 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 9.66 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 8.18 | | | | 8.19 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 17.85 | | | | 84.78 | | | | 23,468 | | | | 2.64 | | | | 2.65 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 98 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 28.32 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (17.92 | ) | | | (17.98 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | 9.66 | | | | (64.84 | ) | | | 11,625 | | | | 2.50 | | | | 2.51 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 94 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 10.93 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 17.60 | | | | 17.46 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 28.32 | | | | 160.56 | | | | 51,222 | | | | 2.60 | | | | 2.61 | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | 102 | |
Year ended 10/31/06(f) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.93 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10.93 | | | | 9.30 | | | | 2,881 | | | | 2.84 | (g) | | | 4.89 | (g) | | | 0.85 | (g) | | | 80 | |
|
Class C |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 17.83 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 3.75 | | | | 3.66 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 21.43 | | | | 20.58 | | | | 59,812 | | | | 2.42 | (e) | | | 2.42 | (e) | | | (0.45 | )(e) | | | 100 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 9.65 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 8.17 | | | | 8.18 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 17.83 | | | | 84.77 | | | | 54,780 | | | | 2.64 | | | | 2.65 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 98 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 28.29 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (17.90 | ) | | | (17.96 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | 9.65 | | | | (64.83 | ) | | | 21,548 | | | | 2.50 | | | | 2.51 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 94 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 10.92 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | 17.58 | | | | 17.44 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 28.29 | | | | 160.52 | | | | 127,122 | | | | 2.60 | | | | 2.61 | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | 102 | |
Year ended 10/31/06(f) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 0.92 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10.92 | | | | 9.20 | | | | 2,950 | | | | 2.84 | (g) | | | 4.89 | (g) | | | 0.85 | (g) | | | 80 | |
|
Class Y |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 18.23 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 3.85 | | | | 3.95 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 22.01 | | | | 21.76 | | | | 11,638 | | | | 1.42 | (e) | | | 1.42 | (e) | | | 0.55 | (e) | | | 100 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 9.82 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 8.30 | | | | 8.46 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 18.23 | | | | 86.55 | | | | 5,637 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 1.65 | | | | 1.08 | | | | 98 | |
Year ended 10/31/08(f) | | | 12.02 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (2.20 | ) | | | (2.20 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9.82 | | | | (18.30 | ) | | | 569 | | | | 1.80 | (g) | | | 1.81 | (g) | | | 0.34 | (g) | | | 94 | |
|
Institutional Class |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 18.25 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 3.86 | | | | 4.00 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 22.04 | | | | 22.04 | | | | 982 | | | | 1.25 | (e) | | | 1.25 | (e) | | | 0.72 | (e) | | | 100 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 9.91 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 8.33 | | | | 8.53 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 18.25 | | | | 87.28 | | | | 599 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 1.28 | | | | 1.45 | | | | 98 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 28.72 | | | | 0.17 | | | | (18.25 | ) | | | (18.08 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | 9.91 | | | | (64.37 | ) | | | 259 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 94 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 10.99 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 17.74 | | | | 17.83 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 28.72 | | | | 163.45 | | | | 3,658 | | | | 1.35 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 0.53 | | | | 102 | |
Year ended 10/31/06(f) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.99 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10.99 | | | | 9.90 | | | | 835 | | | | 1.84 | (g) | | | 3.48 | (g) | | | 1.85 | (g) | | | 80 | |
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(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest which were less than $0.005 per share for the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest for Class A, Class B, Class C and Institutional Class shares were $0.02, $0.03 and $0.02 per share for the years ended October 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. |
(c) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s) of $162,760, $23,904, $58,713, $8,136 and $757 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
(f) | | Commencement date of March 31, 2006 for Class A, Class B, Class C and Institutional Class shares and October 3, 2008 for Class Y shares. |
(g) | | Annualized. |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco China Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco China Fund (formerly known as AIM China Fund; one of the funds constituting AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2010, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
December 22, 2010
Houston, Texas
21 Invesco China Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | | Ending
| | | Expenses
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| | | Expenses
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Class | | | (05/01/10) | | | (10/31/10)1 | | | Period2 | | | (10/31/10) | | | Period2 | | | Ratio |
Class A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,152.40 | | | | $ | 9.11 | | | | $ | 1,016.74 | | | | $ | 8.54 | | | | | 1.68 | % |
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Class B | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,147.70 | | | | | 13.15 | | | | | 1,012.96 | | | | | 12.33 | | | | | 2.43 | |
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Class C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,147.90 | | | | | 13.16 | | | | | 1,012.96 | | | | | 12.33 | | | | | 2.43 | |
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Class Y | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,153.60 | | | | | 7.76 | | | | | 1,018.00 | | | | | 7.27 | | | | | 1.43 | |
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Institutional | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,154.60 | | | | | 6.95 | | | | | 1,018.75 | | | | | 6.51 | | | | | 1.28 | |
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1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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| Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts |
The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of the Invesco China Fund (the Fund) investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds (the sub-advisory contracts) with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers). During contract renewal meetings held on June 15-16, 2010, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise 85% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts for another year, effective July 1, 2010. In doing so, the Board considered the process that it follows in reviewing and approving the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and the information that it is provided and determined that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the series portfolios of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risk of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to all their assigned funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.
During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by an independent company, Lipper, Inc. (Lipper). The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, which is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure that they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. The independent Trustees are assisted in their annual evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by the Senior Officer and by independent legal counsel. The independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in private sessions with the Senior Officer and counsel.
In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board considered the information provided to them as part of the contract renewal process as well as information provided at their meetings throughout the year as part of their ongoing oversight of the Fund, and did not identify any information that was controlling. One Trustee may weigh a particular piece of information differently than another Trustee. The Trustees recognized that the advisory arrangements and resulting advisory fees for the Fund and the other Invesco Funds are the result of years of review and negotiation between the Trustees and Invesco Advisers, that the Trustees may focus to a greater extent on certain aspects of these arrangements in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these same arrangements throughout the year and in prior years.
The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 16, 2010, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date, including, for example, changes to the Fund’s performance, advisory fees, expense limitations and/or fee waivers.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
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A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide these services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ portfolio and product review process, various back office support functions provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, and Invesco Advisers’ equity and fixed income trading operations. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and that Invesco Advisers currently is providing satisfactory advisory services in accordance with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement. In addition, based on their ongoing meetings throughout the year with the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, the Board concluded that these individuals are competent and able to continue to carry out their responsibilities under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement or sub-advisory contracts, as applicable.
In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the prior relationship between Invesco Advisers and the Fund, as well as the Board’s knowledge of Invesco Advisers’ operations, and concluded that it is beneficial to maintain the current relationship, in part, because of such knowledge. The Board also considered the steps that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates continue to take to improve the services they provide to the Invesco Funds in the areas of investment performance, product line diversification, distribution, fund operations, shareholder services and compliance. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ independent credit analysis and investment risk management procedures as they apply to the Fund and the other Invesco Funds. The Board also considered the acquisition by Invesco Ltd. of the retail mutual fund business of Morgan Stanley and how that is expected to affect product line diversification. The Board also considered assurances from Invesco Advisers that it does not expect the acquisition to diminish the quality of services provided to the Invesco Funds and that it plans to increase staffing. The Board concluded that the quality and efficiency of the services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds support the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.
The Board reviewed the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, which have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world, can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund invests and make recommendations on securities of companies located in such countries. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund.
The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Hong Kong Limited currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board noted that the Fund recently began operations and that only three calendar years of comparative performance data was available. The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the
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past one and three calendar years to the performance of all funds in the Lipper performance universe that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser and against the Lipper China Region Funds Index. The Board noted that the performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the one and three year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that the performance of Class A shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one and three year periods. Although the independent written evaluation of the Fund’s Senior Officer only considered Fund performance through the most recent calendar year, the Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
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C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fee Waivers |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate to the contractual advisory fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser, at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual advisory fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in determining contractual fee rates, which includes using audited financial data from the most recent annual report of each fund in the expense group that was publicly available as of the end of the past calendar year. The Board noted that comparative data is as of varying dates, which may affect the comparability of data during times of market volatility.
The Board also compared the Fund’s sub-advisory fee rate to the sub-advisory fee rates of other clients of Invesco Hong Kong Limited with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s sub-advisory fee rate was below the rate for one offshore fund sub-advised by Invesco Hong Kong Limited.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to other client accounts with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers may charge lower fees to large institutional clients based upon policies reviewed with the Board. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board the significantly greater scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to other client accounts, including provision of administrative services, officers and office space, oversight of service providers, preparation of annual registration statement updates and financial information and regulatory compliance under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Invesco Advisers also reviewed generally the higher frequency of shareholder purchases and redemptions in the Invesco Funds relative to the flow of assets managed for other client accounts and noted that advance notice of redemptions affecting management assets is often provided to Invesco Advisers by institutional clients. Although the Board noted that the fees charged to other client accounts were often lower than the advisory fee charged by Invesco Advisers to the Fund and other Invesco Funds, the Board did note that sub-advisory fees charged by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to manage the Invesco Funds and to manage other client accounts were more comparable. In light of this information, the Board concluded that the aggregate services provided to the Invesco Funds were sufficiently different from services provide to other client accounts and accordingly, the Board did not place significant weight on these fee comparisons.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least February 28, 2011 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund. The Board noted that at the current expense ratio for the Fund, this expense waiver does not have any impact.
The Board also considered the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the allocation of fees between Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that the sub-advisory fees have no direct effect on the Fund or its shareholders, as they are paid by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.
After taking account of the Fund’s contractual advisory and sub-advisory fee rates, the comparative advisory fee information and other relevant factors, the Board concluded that the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees are fair and reasonable.
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D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from such economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee schedule includes seven breakpoints and that the Fund would share in economies of scale as the Fund’s net assets exceeded the breakpoints. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of all of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.
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E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board reviewed with Invesco Advisers the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in connection with managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit with respect to the services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers continues to support the Invesco Funds with spending on regulatory compliance, attribution systems, global trading initiatives and a focus on building out the product line-up for the benefit of all shareholders of the Invesco Funds. The Board concluded that the Fund’s fees are fair and reasonable, and that the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund is not excessive in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided and the support provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board considered whether Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and concluded that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser have the financial resources necessary to fulfill these obligations.
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F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates resulting from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates for their provision of administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board. The Board concluded that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates are providing these services in accordance with the terms of their contracts, and are qualified to continue to provide these services to the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research and execution services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the funds and therefore may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board concluded that the soft dollar arrangements are appropriate. The Board also concluded that, based on their review and representations made by the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds, these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers will receive advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through at least June 30, 2011, the advisory fees payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended October 31, 2010:
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Federal and State Income Tax | | |
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Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 100.00% | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0.00% | |
Foreign Taxes | | $ | 0.0307 Per Share | |
Foreign Source Income | | $ | 0.0474 Per Share | |
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| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Interested Persons | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | | | | | | |
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| Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. and Director and President, Van Kampen Advisors, Inc. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | | | | | | |
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| Wayne M. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | | | 225 | | | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation | |
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| Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2001 | | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)
Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | | 207 | | | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Investment Company Institute | |
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| David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | | | 225 | | | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan | |
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1 | | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
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2 | | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
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3 | | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Fund Complex by reason of he and his firm currently providing legal services as legal counsel to such Funds in the Fund Complex. |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Bob R. Baker — 1936 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly: President and Chief Executive Officer, AMC Cancer Research Center; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Columbia Financial Corporation | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 1987 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | | 207 | | | Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Director, Denver Film Society | |
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| Rodney Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | | | 225 | | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. | |
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| Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2001 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | | 207 | | | Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. | |
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| Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2001 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | | 207 | | | Administaff | |
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| Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | | | 207 | | | Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios) | |
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| Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Lewis F. Pennock — 1942 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | | | 225 | | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |
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| Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of Invesco Funds | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and General Counsel, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | | 2004 | | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and Vice President, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
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| Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 2003 | | Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only).
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Lance A. Rejsek — 1967 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2005 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Van Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., and Van Kampen Funds Inc.
Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.
Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A | |
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The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-2714 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. P.O. Box 4739
Houston, TX 77210-4739 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin
Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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Invesco mailing information
Send general correspondence to Invesco, P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739.
Invesco privacy policy
You share personal and financial information with us that is necessary for your transactions and your account records. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information confidential and private.
Invesco collects nonpublic personal information about you from account applications or other forms you complete and from your transactions with us or our affiliates. We do not disclose information about you or our former customers to service providers or other third parties except to the extent necessary to service your account and in other limited circumstances as permitted by law. For example, we use this information to facilitate the delivery of transaction confirmations, financial reports, prospectuses and tax forms.
Even within Invesco, only people involved in the servicing of your accounts and compliance monitoring have access to your information. To ensure the highest level of confidentiality and security, Invesco maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that meet or exceed federal standards. Special measures, such as data encryption and authentication, apply to your communications with us on our website. More detail is available to you at invesco.com/privacy.
Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-05426 and 033-19338.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2010, is available at our website, invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
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Annual Report to Shareholders October 31, 2010
Invesco Developing Markets Fund
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2 | | Letters to Shareholders |
4 | | Performance Summary |
4 | | Management Discussion |
6 | | Long-Term Fund Performance |
8 | | Supplemental Information |
9 | | Schedule of Investments |
11 | | Financial Statements |
13 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
20 | | Financial Highlights |
21 | | Auditor’s Report |
22 | | Fund Expenses |
23 | | Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements |
25 | | Tax Information |
T-1 | | Trustees and Officers |
Letters to Shareholders

Philip Taylor
Dear Shareholders:
Enclosed is important information about your Fund and its performance. I hope you find it useful. Whether you’re a long-time Invesco client or a shareholder who joined us as a result of our June 1 acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments, I’m glad you’re part of the Invesco family.
Near the end of this letter, I’ve provided the number to call if you have specific questions about your account; I’ve also provided my email address so you can send a general Invesco-related question or comment to me directly.
The benefits of Invesco
As a leading global investment manager, Invesco is committed to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. I believe Invesco is uniquely positioned to serve your needs.
First, we are committed to investment excellence. We believe the best investment insights come from specialized investment teams with discrete investment perspectives, each operating under a disciplined philosophy and process with strong risk over-sight and quality controls. This approach enables our portfolio managers, analysts and researchers to pursue consistent results across market cycles.
Second, we offer you a broad range of investment products that can be tailored to your needs and goals. In addition to traditional mutual funds, we manage a variety of other investment products. These products include single-country, regional and global investment options spanning major equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes.
And third, we are a strong organization with a single focus: investment management. At Invesco, we believe that focus brings success, and that’s why investment management is all we do. We direct all of our intellectual capital and global resources toward helping investors achieve their long-term financial objectives.
Remember that a trusted financial adviser is also an invaluable partner as you pursue your financial goals. Your financial adviser is familiar with your individual goals and risk tolerance, and can answer questions about changing market conditions and your changing investment needs.
Our customer focus
Short-term market conditions can change from time to time, sometimes suddenly and sometimes dramatically. But regardless of market trends, our commitment to putting you first, helping you achieve your financial objectives and providing you with excellent customer service will not change.
If you have questions about your account, please contact one of our client services representatives at 800 959 4246. If you have a general Invesco-related question or comment for me, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
I want to thank our existing Invesco clients for placing your faith in us. And I want to welcome our new Invesco clients: We look forward to serving your needs in the years ahead. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco
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Bruce Crockett
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
Although the global markets have improved since their lows of 2009, they remain challenging as governments around the world work to ensure the recovery remains on track. In this volatile environment, it’s comforting to know that your Board is committed to putting your interests first. We realize you have many choices when selecting a money manager, and your Board is working hard to ensure you feel you’ve made the right choice.
To that end, I’m pleased to share the news that Invesco has completed its acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments. This acquisition greatly expands the breadth and depth of investment strategies we can offer you. As a result of this combination, Invesco gained investment talent for a number of investment strategies, including U.S. value equity, U.S. small cap growth equity, tax-free municipals, bank loans and others. Another key advantage of this combination is the highly complementary nature of our cultures. This is making it much easier to bring our organizations together while ensuring that our investment teams remain focused on managing your money.
We view this addition as an excellent opportunity for you, our shareholders, to have access to an even broader range of well-diversified mutual funds. Now that the acquisition has closed, Invesco is working to bring the full value of the combined organization to shareholders. The key goals of this effort are to ensure that we have deeply resourced and focused investment teams, a compelling line of products and enhanced efficiency, which will benefit our shareholders now and over the long term.
It might interest you to know that the mutual funds of the combined organization are overseen by a single fund Board composed of 17 current members, including four new members who joined us from Van Kampen/Morgan Stanley. This expanded Board will continue to oversee the funds with the same strong sense of responsibility for your money and your continued trust that we have always maintained.
As always, you are welcome to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving your interests.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, all share classes of Invesco Developing Markets Fund, at net asset value, delivered double-digit gains and outperformed the Fund’s style-specific benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The Fund’s allocations in the Asia/Pacific region provided the largest positive contribution to this relative outperformance, with exposure in smaller Southeast Asian markets leading the gains. Exposure to the strong performing mid- and small-cap segment of the market versus the index, which maintains a larger cap bias, was also supportive.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 10/31/09 to 10/31/10, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Class A Shares | | | 31.04 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | 30.12 | |
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Class C Shares | | | 30.07 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | 31.37 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | 31.59 | |
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MSCI EAFE Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | 8.36 | |
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MSCI Emerging Markets Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | 23.56 | |
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Lipper Emerging Market Funds Index▼ (Peer Group Index) | | | 26.39 | |
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How we invest
When selecting stocks for your Fund, we employ a disciplined investment strategy that emphasizes fundamental research, supported by both quantitative analysis and portfolio construction techniques. Our EQV (earnings, quality, valuation) strategy focuses primarily on identifying quality companies that have experienced, or exhibit the potential for, accelerated or above-average earnings growth but their stock prices have not fully reflected these attributes.
While research responsibilities within the portfolio management team are focused by geographic region, we select investments for the Fund using a bottom-up investment approach, meaning we construct the Fund primarily on a stock-by-stock basis. We focus on the strengths of individual companies rather
Portfolio Composition
By sector
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Financials | | | 16.8 | % |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 15.5 | |
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Information Technology | | | 9.5 | |
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Telecommunication Services | | | 9.4 | |
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Energy | | | 6.8 | |
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Utilities | | | 6.8 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | 6.6 | |
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Materials | | | 6.2 | |
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Industrials | | | 5.0 | |
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Health Care | | | 3.1 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 14.3 | |
than sectors, countries or market-cap trends.
We believe disciplined sell decisions are key to successful investing. We consider selling a stock for one of the following reasons:
n | | A company’s fundamentals deteriorate or it posts disappointing earnings. |
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Market conditions and your Fund
After rallying for much of 2009 on prospects of improving global economic conditions, global equity markets faced headwinds in early 2010. Notably, several southern European economies, including Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy, faced solvency concerns amid massive fiscal deficits. Although the U.S.
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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| 1. | | | Banco Bradesco S.A. | | | 3.4 | % |
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| 2. | | | America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. | | | 3.0 | |
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| 3. | | | Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. | | | 2.8 | |
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| 4. | | | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 2.5 | |
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| 5. | | | SM Investments Corp. | | | 2.4 | |
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| 6. | | | Grupo Televisa S.A. | | | 2.4 | |
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| 7. | | | PT Perusahaan Gas Negara | | | 2.4 | |
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| 8. | | | Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. | | | 2.2 | |
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| 9. | | | PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk. | | | 2.2 | |
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| 10. | | | Cielo S.A. | | | 2.2 | |
economy returned to a positive growth rate in 2009, investors continued to be concerned about high unemployment and a still-weak housing market. But, not all news was bad. Equity markets seemed to shrug off some of the macroeconomic burdens that pulled them into double-digit losses in the first half of 2010, ending the fiscal year with a strong positive up tick.
Emerging markets, the biggest winners throughout the fiscal year, saw exports slow down during the latter half of the period. The deceleration in exports was offset, however, by strong growth in retail and auto sales, as well as strong housing markets within emerging economies. The key driver for growth in domestic demand was low interest rates and underleveraged consumers. The period ended with reported inflation numbers at or around central banks��� comfort levels. This, coupled with sluggish demand from the developed world, helped moderate moves to hike interest rates. We have seen some central banks in emerging markets hold interest rates steady, which further boosted confidence in spending. We do need to caution, however, that the period ended with emerging markets starting to look fairly priced, given that they aren’t trading at much of a discount compared to historical valuations or the developed world.
In this environment, all share classes of the Fund, at net asset value, delivered strong double-digit gains for the fiscal year, outperforming the Fund’s style-specific benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Outperformance was driven by solid stock selection across the Asia/Pacific region. Most of this success was seen in Fund holdings across smaller Southeast Asian markets including the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia. The Fund’s overweight in these relatively
Top Five Countries*
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| 1. | | | Brazil | | | 16.3 | % |
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| 2. | | | Mexico | | | 10.0 | |
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| 3. | | | Philippines | | | 8.8 | |
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| 4. | | | China | | | 8.6 | |
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| 5. | | | Indonesia | | | 6.4 | |
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Total Net Assets | | $2.15 billion |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | 74 |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
* Excluding money market fund holdings.
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under-researched and under-invested markets was driven not by a top-down macro thesis but by the strong fundamentals and attractive valuation of companies in these markets. In contrast, select holdings in Europe led to underperformance versus the index.
Top performers included Banco Bradesco, SM Investments and Xinyi Glass Holding. Banco Bradesco, the Fund’s largest holding, is a well-capitalized, well-managed Brazilian bank that has consistently delivered high returns on equity (a key characteristic in our investment process). SM Investments, a Philippines-based company with dominant franchises in retail and shopping mall operations, saw its stock rise from previously depressed valuation levels. And Xinyi Glass, an auto glass maker in China with the largest market share in auto glass replacement, benefited from strong growth in the auto and construction industries. In each case, the index had limited to no exposure in these stocks, demonstrating the benefits of the Fund’s “actively managed” benchmark-agnostic investment process. In contrast, the Fund’s largest detractor was the Greek gaming systems manufacturer, Intralot. The company was hard hit by adverse foreign exchange developments and start-up costs for new contracts. Financial solvency concerns within the Greek economy further fueled negative investor sentiment.
From a sector perspective, each of the Fund’s 10 invested sectors delivered double-digit absolute gains, outperforming its respective index sector exposure. This outperformance was led by exposure across the consumer discretionary and health care sectors. In the consumer discretionary sector, overweight exposure combined with solid stock selection, particularly in the media, automobile and retailing industries, contributed to relative outperformance. In the health care sector, strong stock selection in the health care equipment and pharmaceuticals industries was a key driver of relative results.
Fund investments in several high-quality smaller-cap stocks added to performance during the period. Although there is currently little valuation advantage in small-cap stocks versus large-cap stocks, we see the small-cap arena as fertile ground for finding attractive valuation anomalies. In contrast, a modest cash exposure in rising markets detracted from relative results.
The Fund’s positioning is driven by our stock selection process as opposed to top-down allocation decisions. In terms of sector positioning, at fiscal year end, the Fund’s largest absolute and overweight positions were in consumer discretionary, utilities, health care, telecommunication services and consumer staples. The Fund ended the period underweight in industrials, information technology, energy, materials and financials.
Over the past 12 months, the Fund, at net asset value, has experienced double-digit returns. While we are pleased to provide shareholders with this strong performance, it would be imprudent for us to suggest that such a level of performance is sustainable over the long term. While market volatility is likely to continue for some time, our focus remains on ensuring that our portfolio holdings are high quality and have reasonable valuations. We believe that this balanced EQV-focused approach may help deliver attractive returns over the long term.
We thank you for your continued investment in Invesco Developing Markets Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
Shuxin Cao
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco Developing Markets Fund with respect to the Fund’s investments in Asia Pacific and Latin America. He joined Invesco in 1997. Mr. Cao earned a B.A. in English from the Tianjin Foreign Language Institute. He earned an M.B.A. from Texas A&M University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.
Borge Endresen
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco Developing Markets Fund with respect to the Fund’s investments in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He joined Invesco in 1999. Mr. Endresen earned a B.S. in finance from the University of Oregon. He also earned an M.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.
Mark Jason
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Developing Markets Fund. He joined Invesco in 2001. Mr. Jason earned a B.S. in finance and a B.S. in real estate from California State University at Northridge.
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class since Inception
Index data from 12/31/93, Fund data from 1/11/94
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, applicable sales charges and Fund expenses including management fees. Index results include reinvested dividends, but they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses and management fees; performance of a market index does not. Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $2,500 and $5,000 is the same size as the space between $5,000 and $10,000 and so on.
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Average Annual Total Returns
As of 10/31/10, including maximum applicable sales charges
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10 Years | | | 14.97 | |
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5 Years | | | 15.93 | |
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1 Year | | | 23.84 | |
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10 Years | | | 15.07 | |
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5 Years | | | 16.18 | |
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1 Year | | | 25.12 | |
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Inception (3/1/99) | | | 14.20 | % |
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10 Years | | | 14.88 | |
|
5 Years | | | 16.40 | |
|
1 Year | | | 29.07 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
|
10 Years | | | 15.69 | % |
|
5 Years | | | 17.37 | |
|
1 Year | | | 31.37 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | | |
|
10 Years | | | 15.90 | % |
|
5 Years | | | 17.80 | |
|
1 Year | | | 31.59 | |
Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Institutional Class shares incepted on October 25, 2005. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 9/30/10, the most recent calendar quarter-end including maximum applicable sales charges
| | | | |
|
Class A Shares | | | | |
|
Inception (1/11/94) | | | 6.43 | % |
|
10 Years | | | 13.87 | |
|
5 Years | | | 13.74 | |
|
1 Year | | | 20.17 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/3/97) | | | 8.56 | % |
|
10 Years | | | 13.94 | |
|
5 Years | | | 13.95 | |
|
1 Year | | | 21.20 | |
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| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/1/99) | | | 14.03 | % |
|
10 Years | | | 13.77 | |
|
5 Years | | | 14.19 | |
|
1 Year | | | 25.19 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
|
10 Years | | | 14.57 | % |
|
5 Years | | | 15.16 | |
|
1 Year | | | 27.49 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | | |
|
10 Years | | | 14.78 | % |
|
5 Years | | | 15.58 | |
|
1 Year | | | 27.66 | |
most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 1.73%, 2.48%, 2.48%, 1.48% and 1.21%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y and Institutional Class shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
A redemption fee of 2% will be imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges out of the Fund within 31 days of purchase. Exceptions to the redemption fee are listed in the Fund’s prospectus.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses in the past, performance would have been lower.
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| | such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
n | | Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
7 | | Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
Invesco Developing Markets Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital and, secondarily, income.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of October 31, 2010, and is based on total net assets. |
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n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
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n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About share classes
n | | Effective November 30, 2010, Class B or Class B5 shares may not be purchased or acquired by exchange from share classes other than Class B or Class B5 shares. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class Y shares are available to only certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Institutional Class shares are offered exclusively to institutional investors, including defined contribution plans that meet certain criteria. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
n | | Securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries. |
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n | | An investment by the Fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may be subject to the following: a discount of the ETF’s shares to its net asset value; failure to develop an active trading market for the ETF’s shares; the listing exchange halting trading of the ETF’s shares; failure of the ETF’s shares to track the referenced index; and holding troubled securities in the referenced index. |
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n | | The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in the foreign country’s exchange rates; political and social instability; changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased |
| | liquidity; and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies. |
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n | | Junk bonds involve a greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The values of junk bonds fluctuate more than those of high-quality bonds in response to company, political, regulatory or economic developments. Values of junk bonds can decline significantly over short periods of time. |
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n | | The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. |
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n | | The Fund is non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of its assets in a single issuer. A change in the value of the issuer could affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. |
|
n | | Stocks of small and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments in the above factors and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of small and mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price. |
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n | | The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations. |
About indexes used in this report
n | �� | The MSCI EAFE® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks in Europe, Australasia and the Far East. |
n | | The MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developing countries. |
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n | | The Lipper Emerging Market Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of emerging market funds tracked by Lipper. |
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n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
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n | | A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
Other information
n | | The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis. |
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n | | CPA® and Certified Public Accountant® are trademarks owned by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. |
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n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as |
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This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Fund Nasdaq Symbols
| | |
Class A Shares | | GTDDX |
Class B Shares | | GTDBX |
Class C Shares | | GTDCX |
Class Y Shares | | GTDYX |
Institutional Class Shares | | GTDIX |
8 | | Invesco Developing Markets Fund |
Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | Value |
|
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–82.93% | | | | |
Brazil–13.48% | | | | |
Banco Bradesco S.A.–ADR | | | 3,529,194 | | | $ | 73,407,235 | |
|
Cielo S.A.(a) | | | 600,000 | | | | 5,173,327 | |
|
Cielo S.A. | | | 4,802,500 | | | | 41,408,172 | |
|
Diagnosticos da America S.A. | | | 1,516,300 | | | | 18,428,341 | |
|
Duratex S.A. | | | 2,752,200 | | | | 31,748,055 | |
|
Equatorial Energia S.A. | | | 1,240,100 | | | | 8,590,417 | |
|
MRV Engenharia e Participacoes S.A. | | | 2,422,300 | | | | 23,594,294 | |
|
OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes S.A.(b) | | | 1,536,000 | | | | 20,096,098 | |
|
Totvs S.A.(a) | | | 84,300 | | | | 7,655,518 | |
|
Totvs S.A. | | | 226,200 | | | | 20,541,852 | |
|
Valid Solucoes e Servicos de Seguranca em Meios de Pagamento e Identificacao S.A.(a) | | | 224,100 | | | | 2,509,931 | |
|
Valid Solucoes e Servicos de Seguranca em Meios de Pagamento e Identificacao S.A. | | | 1,515,900 | | | | 16,978,151 | |
|
Wilson Sons Ltd.–BDR(a) | | | 550,000 | | | | 9,371,138 | |
|
Wilson Sons Ltd.–BDR | | | 623,800 | | | | 10,628,574 | |
|
| | | | | | | 290,131,103 | |
|
China–8.55% | | | | |
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.–Class H | | | 11,628,500 | | | | 33,096,090 | |
|
CNOOC Ltd. | | | 11,752,000 | | | | 24,532,831 | |
|
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd.–Class H | | | 73,771,000 | | | | 59,722,244 | |
|
Stella International Holdings Ltd. | | | 9,800,500 | | | | 20,608,676 | |
|
Want Want China Holdings Ltd. | | | 10,028,000 | | | | 9,249,848 | |
|
Xinyi Glass Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 45,972,000 | | | | 36,753,447 | |
|
| | | | | | | 183,963,136 | |
|
Czech Republic–0.58% | | | | |
CEZ A.S. | | | 281,958 | | | | 12,493,010 | |
|
Egypt–0.91% | | | | |
Centamin Egypt Ltd.(b) | | | 6,926,285 | | | | 19,558,487 | |
|
Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding | | | 12,717 | | | | 63,871 | |
|
| | | | | | | 19,622,358 | |
|
Greece–0.42% | | | | |
Intralot S.A. | | | 2,068,923 | | | | 9,058,025 | |
|
Hong Kong–1.03% | | | | |
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. | | | 26,316,000 | | | | 22,183,206 | |
|
Indonesia–6.40% | | | | |
PT Astra International Tbk | | | 1,512,500 | | | | 9,645,614 | |
|
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk | | | 16,688,000 | | | | 13,088,581 | |
|
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk | | | 8,312,500 | | | | 17,019,328 | |
|
PT Perusahaan Gas Negara | | | 113,194,500 | | | | 51,290,862 | |
|
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk | | | 45,814,500 | | | | 46,644,881 | |
|
| | | | | | | 137,689,266 | |
|
Israel–1.07% | | | | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.–ADR | | | 444,318 | | | | 23,060,104 | |
|
Luxembourg–0.34% | | | | |
Millicom International Cellular S.A. | | | 77,270 | | | | 7,309,742 | |
|
Malaysia–3.55% | | | | |
Parkson Holdings Berhad | | | 20,096,642 | | | | 38,353,358 | |
|
Public Bank Berhad | | | 9,299,000 | | | | 38,134,417 | |
|
| | | | | | | 76,487,775 | |
|
Mexico–10.03% | | | | |
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V.–Series L–ADR | | | 1,147,413 | | | | 65,700,868 | |
|
Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.–ADR | | | 753,101 | | | | 41,352,776 | |
|
Grupo Financiero BanCrecer S.A. de C.V.–Series B(b) | | | 1 | | | | 0 | |
|
Grupo Televisa S.A.–ADR | | | 2,290,551 | | | | 51,422,870 | |
|
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V.–Series A | | | 5,711,100 | | | | 35,812,575 | |
|
Urbi, Desarrollos Urbanos, S.A. de C.V.(a)(b) | | | 415,400 | | | | 881,511 | |
|
Urbi, Desarrollos Urbanos, S.A. de C.V.(b) | | | 9,797,800 | | | | 20,791,698 | |
|
| | | | | | | 215,962,298 | |
|
Nigeria–0.27% | | | | |
Zenith Bank PLC | | | 67,579,039 | | | | 5,901,963 | |
|
Philippines–8.77% | | | | |
Ayala Corp. | | | 4,238,480 | | | | 39,653,692 | |
|
Energy Development Corp.(a) | | | 4,528,750 | | | | 632,152 | |
|
Energy Development Corp. | | | 260,077,250 | | | | 36,303,244 | |
|
GMA Holdings, Inc.–PDR(a)(b) | | | 2,532,000 | | | | 432,192 | |
|
GMA Holdings, Inc.–PDR(b) | | | 67,857,000 | | | | 11,582,651 | |
|
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. | | | 774,200 | | | | 48,149,271 | |
|
SM Investments Corp. | | | 4,099,508 | | | | 51,886,481 | |
|
| | | | | | | 188,639,683 | |
|
Russia–4.41% | | | | |
Gazprom OAO–ADR | | | 1,254,009 | | | | 27,452,913 | |
|
LUKOIL–ADR | | | 116,928 | | | | 6,489,504 | |
|
Mobile TeleSystems–ADR | | | 666,415 | | | | 14,427,885 | |
|
Pharmstandard(a)(b) | | | 66,066 | | | | 5,681,676 | |
|
Pharmstandard(b) | | | 41,782 | | | | 3,593,252 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
9 Invesco Developing Markets Fund
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| | Shares | | Value |
|
Russia–(continued) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
TNK–BP Holding Berhad | | | 8,536,875 | | | $ | 17,457,909 | |
|
VimpelCom Ltd.–ADR(b) | | | 1,287,988 | | | | 19,744,856 | |
|
| | | | | | | 94,847,995 | |
|
South Africa–3.28% | | | | |
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.–ADR | | | 339,979 | | | | 16,016,411 | |
|
Naspers Ltd.–Class N | | | 854,447 | | | | 44,865,481 | |
|
Sasol Ltd. | | | 215,383 | | | | 9,697,923 | |
|
| | | | | | | 70,579,815 | |
|
South Korea–4.80% | | | | |
CJ CheilJedang Corp. | | | 55,159 | | | | 10,629,486 | |
|
CJ Corp. | | | 44,733 | | | | 3,158,075 | |
|
Hyundai Department Store Co., Ltd. | | | 193,221 | | | | 21,380,083 | |
|
Hyundai Greenfood Co., Ltd | | | 1,087,660 | | | | 10,549,563 | |
|
MegaStudy Co., Ltd. | | | 88,437 | | | | 15,562,699 | |
|
NHN Corp.(b) | | | 190,383 | | | | 33,756,451 | |
|
S1 Corp. | | | 149,718 | | | | 8,249,952 | |
|
| | | | | | | 103,286,309 | |
|
Sweden–0.44% | | | | |
Oriflame Cosmetics S.A.–SDR | | | 167,965 | | | | 9,497,497 | |
|
Taiwan–4.46% | | | | |
MediaTek Inc. | | | 707,713 | | | | 8,897,255 | |
|
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | | | 26,234,000 | | | | 53,888,544 | |
|
Wistron Corp. | | | 16,150,407 | | | | 33,242,433 | |
|
| | | | | | | 96,028,232 | |
|
Thailand–4.43% | | | | |
BEC World PCL | | | 16,258,500 | | | | 18,119,452 | |
|
CP ALL PCL | | | 9,620,500 | | | | 14,299,006 | |
|
Kasikornbank PCL | | | 8,542,500 | | | | 36,048,977 | |
|
Siam Commercial Bank PCL | | | 7,851,700 | | | | 26,880,402 | |
|
| | | | | | | 95,347,837 | |
|
Turkey–4.50% | | | | |
Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii A.S. | | | 1,323,004 | | | | 21,127,470 | |
|
Eczacibasi Ilac Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. | | | 8,913,256 | | | | 16,332,825 | |
|
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding A.S. | | | 6,328,435 | | | | 34,630,836 | |
|
Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S. | | | 711,601 | | | | 18,979,738 | |
|
Turk Traktor ve Ziraat Makineleri A.S. | | | 423,271 | | | | 5,726,260 | |
|
| | | | | | | 96,797,129 | |
|
United Kingdom–1.21% | | | | |
African Barrick Gold Ltd. | | | 2,987,252 | | | | 26,110,215 | |
|
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $1,319,601,977) | | | | | | | 1,784,996,698 | |
|
Preferred Stocks–2.77% | | | | |
Brazil–2.77% | | | | |
Companhia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista 1.78%–Pfd. (Brazil) | | | 1,188,900 | | | | 36,833,439 | |
|
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.–ADR 0.49%–Pfd. (Brazil) | | | 731,990 | | | | 22,830,768 | |
|
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $41,868,024) | | | | | | | 59,664,207 | |
|
Money Market Funds–14.85% | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 159,745,774 | | | | 159,745,774 | |
|
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(c) | | | 159,745,774 | | | | 159,745,774 | |
|
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $319,491,548) | | | | | | | 319,491,548 | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.55% (Cost $1,680,961,549) | | | | | | | 2,164,152,453 | |
|
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.55)% | | | | | | | (11,883,334 | ) |
|
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 2,152,269,119 | |
|
Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
BDR | | – British Deposit Receipt |
PDR | | – Phillipine Deposit Receipt |
Pfd. | | – Preferred |
SDR | | – Swedish Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
| | |
(a) | | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at October 31, 2010 was $32,337,445, which represented 1.50% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(b) | | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
10 Invesco Developing Markets Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Assets: |
Investments, at value (Cost $1,361,470,001) | | $ | 1,844,660,905 | |
|
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 319,491,548 | |
|
Total investments, at value (Cost $1,680,961,549) | | | 2,164,152,453 | |
|
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $4,533,934) | | | 4,581,906 | |
|
Receivables for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 1,025,315 | |
|
Fund shares sold | | | 17,526,536 | |
|
Dividends | | | 2,442,081 | |
|
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 27,844 | |
|
Other assets | | | 50,964 | |
|
Total assets | | | 2,189,807,099 | |
|
Liabilities: |
Payables for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 25,144,297 | |
|
Fund shares reacquired | | | 2,580,625 | |
|
Amount due custodian | | | 1,428,011 | |
|
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 1,411,610 | |
|
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 6,882,248 | |
|
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 91,189 | |
|
Total liabilities | | | 37,537,980 | |
|
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 2,152,269,119 | |
|
Net assets consist of: |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 1,658,443,422 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income | | | 9,434,682 | |
|
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 1,229,192 | |
|
Unrealized appreciation | | | 483,161,823 | |
|
| | $ | 2,152,269,119 | |
|
Net Assets: |
Class A | | $ | 1,355,603,960 | |
|
Class B | | $ | 60,656,814 | |
|
Class C | | $ | 222,634,209 | |
|
Class Y | | $ | 203,883,634 | |
|
Institutional Class | | $ | 309,490,502 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized: |
Class A | | | 40,891,880 | |
|
Class B | | | 1,886,259 | |
|
Class C | | | 6,931,432 | |
|
Class Y | | | 6,130,820 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 9,317,059 | |
|
Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 33.15 | |
|
Maximum offering price per share | | | | |
(Net asset value of $33.15 divided by 94.50%) | | $ | 35.08 | |
|
Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 32.16 | |
|
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 32.12 | |
|
Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 33.26 | |
|
Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 33.22 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
11 Invesco Developing Markets Fund
Statement of Operations
For the year ended October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $5,044,482) | | $ | 38,085,990 | |
|
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 175,073 | |
|
Total investment income | | | 38,261,063 | |
|
Expenses: |
Advisory fees | | | 12,659,052 | |
|
Administrative services fees | | | 366,855 | |
|
Custodian fees | | | 1,496,219 | |
|
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 2,548,413 | |
|
Class B | | | 528,889 | |
|
Class C | | | 1,713,154 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — A, B, C and Y | | | 2,990,275 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — Institutional | | | 42,124 | |
|
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 52,500 | |
|
Other | | | 521,690 | |
|
Total expenses | | | 22,919,171 | |
|
Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (187,037 | ) |
|
Net expenses | | | 22,732,134 | |
|
Net investment income | | | 15,528,929 | |
|
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities (net of tax on the sale of foreign investments of $823,251) | | | 52,387,302 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | (1,916,327 | ) |
|
| | | 50,470,975 | |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation of: | | | | |
Investment securities (net of foreign taxes on holdings of $(4,829,581)) | | | 330,118,706 | |
|
Foreign currencies (net of currency tax of $(1,967,316)) | | | 133,890 | |
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| | | 330,252,596 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 380,723,571 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 396,252,500 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
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Operations: | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 15,528,929 | | | $ | 8,842,715 | |
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Net realized gain (loss) | | | 50,470,975 | | | | (46,379,123 | ) |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 330,252,596 | | | | 397,952,798 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 396,252,500 | | | | 360,416,390 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | |
Class A | | | (11,475,621 | ) | | | (7,987,625 | ) |
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Class B | | | (410,848 | ) | | | (109,924 | ) |
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Class C | | | (1,198,045 | ) | | | (261,186 | ) |
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Class Y | | | (834,075 | ) | | | (38,106 | ) |
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Institutional Class | | | (539,553 | ) | | | (370,433 | ) |
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Total distributions from net investment income | | | (14,458,142 | ) | | | (8,767,274 | ) |
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Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains: | | | | |
Class A | | | — | | | | (10,013,045 | ) |
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Class B | | | — | | | | (817,601 | ) |
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Class C | | | — | | | | (1,942,659 | ) |
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Class Y | | | — | | | | (46,942 | ) |
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Institutional Class | | | — | | | | (307,798 | ) |
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Total distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | (13,128,045 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | |
Class A | | | 182,511,482 | | | | 244,936,081 | |
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Class B | | | (2,545,284 | ) | | | (7,830 | ) |
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Class C | | | 38,207,197 | | | | 19,063,412 | |
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Class Y | | | 122,728,301 | | | | 40,795,041 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 250,360,999 | | | | 12,024,573 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 591,262,695 | | | | 316,811,277 | |
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Net increase in net assets | | | 973,057,053 | | | | 655,332,348 | |
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Net assets: | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 1,179,212,066 | | | | 523,879,718 | |
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End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $9,434,682 and $10,352,402, respectively) | | $ | 2,152,269,119 | | | $ | 1,179,212,066 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2010
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Developing Markets Fund, formerly AIM Developing Markets Fund (the “Fund”), is a series portfolio of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), formerly AIM Investment Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-two separate series portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
The Fund’s objective is long-term growth of capital and secondarily, income.
The Fund currently consists of five different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges
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(“CDSC”). Class B shares and Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y and Institutional Class shares are sold at net asset value. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
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A. | | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
| | A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). |
| | Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. |
| | Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
| | Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. |
| | Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including Corporate Loans. |
| | Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. |
| | Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. |
B. | | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
| | The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held. |
| | Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser. |
| | The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. |
C. | | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the |
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| | laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
| | The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period. |
F. | | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to the Institutional Class are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | | Redemption Fees — The Fund has a 2% redemption fee that is to be retained by the Fund to offset transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term redemptions and exchanges. The fee, subject to certain exceptions, is imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges of shares within 31days of purchase. The redemption fee is recorded as an increase in shareholder capital and is allocated among the share classes based on the relative net assets of each class. |
J. | | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
| | The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. |
K. | | Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Net Assets | | Rate |
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First $250 million | | | 0 | .935% |
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Next $250 million | | | 0 | .91% |
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Next $500 million | | | 0 | .885% |
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Next $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .86% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .835% |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .81% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .785% |
|
Over $10 billion | | | 0 | .76% |
|
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least February 28, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares to 2.25%, 3.00%, 3.00%, 2.00% and 2.00% of average daily net assets, respectively. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the net annual operating expenses to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless the Board of the Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2011. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2011, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $175,087.
At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the Invesco Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. These expenses along with the related expense reimbursement are included in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2010, Invesco Ltd. reimbursed expenses of the Fund in the amount of $2,226.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class B and Class C shares (collectively the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the year ended October 31, 2010, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $253,859 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $8,187, $144,656 and $29,996 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IIS and/or IDI.
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| | |
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2010. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
|
Brazil | | $ | 349,795,310 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 349,795,310 | |
|
China | | | 29,858,524 | | | | 154,104,612 | | | | — | | | | 183,963,136 | |
|
Czech Republic | | | 12,493,010 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 12,493,010 | |
|
Egypt | | | 19,622,358 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 19,622,358 | |
|
Greece | | | — | | | | 9,058,025 | | | | — | | | | 9,058,025 | |
|
Hong Kong | | | — | | | | 22,183,206 | | | | — | | | | 22,183,206 | |
|
Indonesia | | | 124,600,685 | | | | 13,088,581 | | | | — | | | | 137,689,266 | |
|
Israel | | | 23,060,104 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 23,060,104 | |
|
Luxembourg | | | 7,309,742 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,309,742 | |
|
Malaysia | | | 38,134,417 | | | | 38,353,358 | | | | — | | | | 76,487,775 | |
|
Mexico | | | 215,962,298 | | | | — | | | | 0 | | | | 215,962,298 | |
|
Nigeria | | | 5,901,963 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,901,963 | |
|
Philippines | | | 112,050,595 | | | | 76,589,088 | | | | — | | | | 188,639,683 | |
|
Russia | | | 60,905,578 | | | | 33,942,417 | | | | — | | | | 94,847,995 | |
|
South Africa | | | 70,579,815 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 70,579,815 | |
|
South Korea | | | 78,949,185 | | | | 24,337,124 | | | | — | | | | 103,286,309 | |
|
Sweden | | | 9,497,497 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9,497,497 | |
|
Taiwan | | | 8,897,255 | | | | 87,130,977 | | | | — | | | | 96,028,232 | |
|
Thailand | | | 41,179,408 | | | | 54,168,429 | | | | — | | | | 95,347,837 | |
|
Turkey | | | 26,853,730 | | | | 69,943,399 | | | | — | | | | 96,797,129 | |
|
United Kingdom | | | 26,110,215 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 26,110,215 | |
|
United States | | | 319,491,548 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 319,491,548 | |
|
Total Investments | | $ | 1,581,253,237 | | | $ | 582,899,216 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 2,164,152,453 | |
|
NOTE 4—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $3,092,694.
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NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangements are comprised of (1) transfer agency credits which result from balances in Demand Deposit Accounts (DDA) used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions and (2) custodian credits which result from periodic overnight cash balances at the custodian. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund received credits from these arrangements, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $9,724.
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
During the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund paid legal fees of $5,842 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended October 31, 2010 and 2009:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Ordinary income | | $ | 14,458,142 | | | $ | 8,774,920 | |
|
Long-term capital gain | | | — | | | | 13,120,399 | |
|
Total distributions | | $ | 14,458,142 | | | $ | 21,895,319 | |
|
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2010 |
|
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 14,978,702 | |
|
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 2,615,150 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 476,350,717 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments | | | (29,081 | ) |
|
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (89,791 | ) |
|
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 1,658,443,422 | |
|
Total net assets | | $ | 2,152,269,119 | |
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The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales and the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains on passive foreign investment companies.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
The Fund utilized $49,932,452 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
The Fund does not have a capital loss carryforward at year-end.
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NOTE 9—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2010 was $681,978,781 and $282,387,064, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 515,539,398 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (39,188,681 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 476,350,717 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $1,687,801,736. |
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and net operating losses, on October 31, 2010, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $1,988,507, undistributed net realized gain was increased by $2,076,170 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $87,663. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 11—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity |
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| | | | Years ended October 31, | | |
| | 2010(a) | | 2009 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 18,831,176 | | | $ | 550,055,563 | | | | 19,594,508 | | | $ | 410,181,359 | |
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Class B | | | 566,622 | | | | 16,121,664 | | | | 654,441 | | | | 13,337,556 | |
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Class C | | | 2,771,125 | | | | 78,125,052 | | | | 2,198,103 | | | | 45,331,852 | |
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Class Y | | | 5,376,345 | | | | 160,513,309 | | | | 2,195,424 | | | | 46,456,323 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 8,771,997 | | | | 271,330,309 | | | | 870,871 | | | | 18,160,873 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 376,952 | | | | 10,151,312 | | | | 1,075,528 | | | | 15,767,250 | |
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Class B | | | 14,681 | | | | 386,123 | | | | 59,752 | | | | 858,034 | |
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Class C | | | 42,825 | | | | 1,125,023 | | | | 145,770 | | | | 2,090,337 | |
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Class Y | | | 24,400 | | | | 657,826 | | | | 5,280 | | | | 77,400 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 15,448 | | | | 415,394 | | | | 41,640 | | | | 608,355 | |
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Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 209,288 | | | | 5,946,525 | | | | 220,344 | | | | 4,163,524 | |
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Class B | | | (215,011 | ) | | | (5,946,525 | ) | | | (224,906 | ) | | | (4,163,524 | ) |
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Reacquired:(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (13,836,234 | ) | | | (383,641,918 | ) | | | (10,223,596 | ) | | | (185,176,052 | ) |
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Class B | | | (479,485 | ) | | | (13,106,546 | ) | | | (549,226 | ) | | | (10,039,896 | ) |
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Class C | | | (1,501,099 | ) | | | (41,042,878 | ) | | | (1,628,906 | ) | | | (28,358,777 | ) |
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Class Y | | | (1,335,069 | ) | | | (38,442,834 | ) | | | (249,383 | ) | | | (5,738,682 | ) |
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Institutional Class | | | (729,745 | ) | | | (21,384,704 | ) | | | (359,885 | ) | | | (6,744,655 | ) |
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Net increase in share activity | | | 18,904,216 | | | $ | 591,262,695 | | | | 13,825,759 | | | $ | 316,811,277 | |
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(a) | | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 18% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | | Net of redemption fees of $166,754 and $99,121 which were allocated among the classes based on relative net assets of each class for the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. |
Effective November 30, 2010, all Invesco funds will be closing their Class B shares. Shareholders with investments in Class B shares may continue to hold such shares until they convert to Class A shares, but no additional investments will be accepted in Class B shares on or after November 30, 2010. Any dividends or capital gains distributions may continue to be reinvested in Class B shares until conversion. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert.
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NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | of period | | (loss)(a) | | unrealized)(b) | | operations | | income | | gains | | Distributions | | of period | | Return(c) | | (000s omitted) | | absorbed | | absorbed | | net assets | | turnover(d) |
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Class A |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | $ | 25.61 | | | $ | 0.33 | | | $ | 7.54 | | | $ | 7.87 | | | $ | (0.33 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (0.33 | ) | | $ | 33.15 | | | | 31.04 | % | | $ | 1,355,604 | | | | 1.52 | %(e) | | | 1.53 | %(e) | | | 1.17 | %(e) | | | 22 | % |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 16.28 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 9.80 | | | | 10.07 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | 25.61 | | | | 65.27 | | | | 904,273 | | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.71 | | | | 1.35 | | | | 28 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 37.97 | | | | 0.37 | | | | (20.45 | ) | | | (20.08 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (1.38 | ) | | | (1.61 | ) | | | 16.28 | | | | (55.04 | ) | | | 401,275 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 1.60 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 27 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 23.80 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 13.96 | | | | 14.23 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 37.97 | | | | 59.90 | | | | 1,152,814 | | | | 1.57 | | | | 1.61 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 41 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 16.81 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 6.98 | | | | 7.10 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 23.80 | | | | 42.45 | | | | 502,546 | | | | 1.74 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 0.57 | | | | 51 | |
|
Class B |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 24.92 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 7.33 | | | | 7.45 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 32.16 | | | | 30.07 | | | | 60,657 | | | | 2.27 | (e) | | | 2.28 | (e) | | | 0.42 | (e) | | | 22 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 15.69 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 9.59 | | | | 9.70 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | 24.92 | | | | 64.01 | | | | 49,822 | | | | 2.41 | | | | 2.46 | | | | 0.60 | | | | 28 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 36.72 | | | | 0.15 | | | | (19.74 | ) | | | (19.59 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (1.38 | ) | | | (1.44 | ) | | | 15.69 | | | | (55.36 | ) | | | 32,309 | | | | 2.34 | | | | 2.35 | | | | 0.51 | | | | 27 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 23.14 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 13.54 | | | | 13.58 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 36.72 | | | | 58.69 | | | | 103,476 | | | | 2.32 | | | | 2.36 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 41 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 16.40 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 6.82 | | | | 6.78 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 23.14 | | | | 41.38 | | | | 61,055 | | | | 2.49 | | | | 2.55 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 51 | |
|
Class C |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 24.89 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 7.32 | | | | 7.44 | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.21 | ) | | | 32.12 | | | | 30.07 | | | | 222,634 | | | | 2.27 | (e) | | | 2.28 | (e) | | | 0.42 | (e) | | | 22 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 15.67 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 9.58 | | | | 9.69 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | 24.89 | | | | 64.03 | | | | 139,845 | | | | 2.41 | | | | 2.46 | | | | 0.60 | | | | 28 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 36.68 | | | | 0.15 | | | | (19.72 | ) | | | (19.57 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (1.38 | ) | | | (1.44 | ) | | | 15.67 | | | | (55.37 | ) | | | 76,853 | | | | 2.34 | | | | 2.35 | | | | 0.51 | | | | 27 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 23.12 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 13.52 | | | | 13.56 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 36.68 | | | | 58.65 | | | | 219,121 | | | | 2.32 | | | | 2.36 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 41 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 16.38 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 6.82 | | | | 6.78 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 23.12 | | | | 41.43 | | | | 65,416 | | | | 2.49 | | | | 2.55 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 51 | |
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Class Y |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 25.66 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 7.56 | | | | 7.97 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 33.26 | | | | 31.41 | | | | 203,884 | | | | 1.27 | (e) | | | 1.28 | (e) | | | 1.42 | (e) | | | 22 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 16.29 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 9.75 | | | | 10.12 | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | 25.66 | | | | 65.56 | | | | 52,993 | | | | 1.41 | | | | 1.46 | | | | 1.60 | | | | 28 | |
Year ended 10/31/08(f) | | | 20.65 | | | | 0.02 | | | | (4.38 | ) | | | (4.36 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16.29 | | | | (21.11 | ) | | | 1,854 | | | | 1.36 | (g) | | | 1.37 | (g) | | | 1.49 | (g) | | | 27 | |
|
Institutional Class |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 25.63 | | | | 0.48 | | | | 7.52 | | | | 8.00 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | 33.22 | | | | 31.59 | | | | 309,491 | | | | 1.11 | (e) | | | 1.12 | (e) | | | 1.58 | (e) | | | 22 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 16.40 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 9.77 | | | | 10.14 | | | | (0.50 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.91 | ) | | | 25.63 | | | | 66.01 | | | | 32,279 | | | | 1.17 | | | | 1.19 | | | | 1.84 | | | | 28 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 38.17 | | | | 0.51 | | | | (20.56 | ) | | | (20.05 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | (1.38 | ) | | | (1.72 | ) | | | 16.40 | | | | (54.81 | ) | | | 11,589 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 27 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 23.91 | | | | 0.41 | | | | 14.00 | | | | 14.41 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 38.17 | | | | 60.59 | | | | 30,734 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.16 | | | | 1.34 | | | | 41 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 16.81 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 6.99 | | | | 7.23 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 23.91 | | | | 43.20 | | | | 7,984 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 1.28 | | | | 1.07 | | | | 51 | |
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(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes redemption fees added to the shares of beneficial interest for all classes, which were less than $0.005 for the years ended October 31, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007, were $0.01 for Class A, Class B, Class C and Institutional Class shares for the year ended October 31, 2006. |
(c) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s) of $1,019,365, $52,889, $171,315, $101,058 and $76,483 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
(f) | | Commencement date of October 3, 2008. |
(g) | | Annualized. |
NOTE 13—Significant Event
Following a number of meetings in September and October, 2010, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which the Fund would acquire all of the assets and liabilities of Invesco Van Kampen Emerging Markets Fund (the “Target Fund”) in exchange for shares of the Fund. The Agreement requires approval of the Target Fund’s shareholders and will be submitted to the shareholders for their consideration at a meeting to be held in or around April 2011.
20 Invesco Developing Markets Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco Developing Markets Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco Developing Markets Fund (formerly known as AIM Developing Markets Fund; one of the funds constituting AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2010, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
December 22, 2010
Houston, Texas
21 Invesco Developing Markets Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Class | | | (05/01/10) | | | (10/31/10)1 | | | Period2 | | | (10/31/10) | | | Period2 | | | Ratio |
A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,139.60 | | | | $ | 8.12 | | | | $ | 1,017.61 | | | | $ | 7.66 | | | | | 1.51 | % |
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B | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,135.60 | | | | | 12.14 | | | | | 1,013.83 | | | | | 11.45 | | | | | 2.26 | |
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C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,135.40 | | | | | 12.14 | | | | | 1,013.83 | | | | | 11.45 | | | | | 2.26 | |
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Y | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,141.00 | | | | | 6.78 | | | | | 1,018.87 | | | | | 6.39 | | | | | 1.26 | |
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Institutional | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,142.00 | | | | | 5.55 | | | | | 1,019.66 | | | | | 5.60 | | | | | 1.10 | |
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1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
22 Invesco Developing Markets Fund
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| Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts |
The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of the Invesco Developing Markets Fund (the Fund) investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds (the sub-advisory contracts) with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers). During contract renewal meetings held on June 15-16, 2010, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise 85% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts for another year, effective July 1, 2010. In doing so, the Board considered the process that it follows in reviewing and approving the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and the information that it is provided and determined that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the series portfolios of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risk of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to all their assigned funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.
During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by an independent company, Lipper, Inc. (Lipper). The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, which is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure that they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. The independent Trustees are assisted in their annual evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by the Senior Officer and by independent legal counsel. The independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in private sessions with the Senior Officer and counsel.
In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board considered the information provided to them as part of the contract renewal process as well as information provided at their meetings throughout the year as part of their ongoing oversight of the Fund, and did not identify any information that was controlling. One Trustee may weigh a particular piece of information differently than another Trustee. The Trustees recognized that the advisory arrangements and resulting advisory fees for the Fund and the other Invesco Funds are the result of years of review and negotiation between the Trustees and Invesco Advisers, that the Trustees may focus to a greater extent on certain aspects of these arrangements in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these same arrangements throughout the year and in prior years.
The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 16, 2010, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date, including, for example, changes to the Fund’s performance, advisory fees, expense limitations and/or fee waivers.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
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A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide these services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ portfolio and product review process, various back office support functions provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, and Invesco Advisers’ equity and fixed income trading operations. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and that Invesco Advisers currently is providing satisfactory advisory services in accordance with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement. In addition, based on their ongoing meetings throughout the year with the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, the Board concluded that these individuals are competent and able to continue to carry out their responsibilities under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement or sub-advisory contracts, as applicable.
In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the prior relationship between Invesco Advisers and the Fund, as well as the Board’s knowledge of Invesco Advisers’ operations, and concluded that it is beneficial to maintain the current relationship, in part, because of such knowledge. The Board also considered the steps that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates continue to take to improve the services they provide to the Invesco Funds in the areas of investment performance, product line diversification, distribution, fund operations, shareholder services and compliance. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ independent credit analysis and investment risk management procedures as they apply to the Fund and the other Invesco Funds. The Board also considered the acquisition by Invesco Ltd. of the retail mutual fund business of Morgan Stanley and how that is expected to affect product line diversification. The Board also considered assurances from Invesco Advisers that it does not expect the acquisition to diminish the quality of services provided to the Invesco Funds and that it plans to increase staffing. The Board concluded that the quality and efficiency of the services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds support the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.
The Board reviewed the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, which have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world, can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund invests and make recommendations on securities of companies located in such countries. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund.
The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory
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contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one, three and five calendar years to the performance of all funds in the Lipper performance universe that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser and against the Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Index. The Board noted that the performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the second quintile of its performance universe for the one and three year periods and the first quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that the performance of Class A shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. Although the independent written evaluation of the Fund’s Senior Officer only considered Fund performance through the most recent calendar year, the Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
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C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fee Waivers |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate to the contractual advisory fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser, at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual advisory fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in determining contractual fee rates, which includes using audited financial data from the most recent annual report of each fund in the expense group that was publicly available as of the end of the past calendar year. The Board noted that comparative data is as of varying dates, which may affect the comparability of data during times of market volatility.
The Board noted that Affiliated Sub-Advisers and other Invesco Advisers affiliated investment advisers advise funds with comparable investment strategies in other jurisdictions; however, the Board did not consider comparisons of fees charged to those funds to be apt, as those fees may include more than investment management services.
The Board also considered the fees charged by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to other client accounts with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers may charge lower fees to large institutional clients based upon policies reviewed with the Board. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board the significantly greater scope of services it provides to the Invesco Funds relative to other client accounts, including provision of administrative services, officers and office space, oversight of service providers, preparation of annual registration statement updates and financial information and regulatory compliance under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Invesco Advisers also reviewed generally the higher frequency of shareholder purchases and redemptions in the Invesco Funds relative to the flow of assets managed for other client accounts and noted that advance notice of redemptions affecting management assets is often provided to Invesco Advisers by institutional clients. Although the Board noted that the fees charged to other client accounts were often lower than the advisory fee charged by Invesco Advisers to the Fund and other Invesco Funds, the Board did note that sub-advisory fees charged by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to manage the Invesco Funds and to manage other client accounts were more comparable. In light of this information, the Board concluded that the aggregate services provided to the Invesco Funds were sufficiently different from services provided to other client accounts and accordingly, the Board did not place significant weight on these fee comparisons.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least February 28, 2011 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund. The Board noted that at the current expense ratio for the Fund, this expense waiver does not have any impact.
The Board also considered the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the allocation of fees between Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that the sub-advisory fees have no direct effect on the Fund or its shareholders, as they are paid by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.
After taking account of the Fund’s contractual advisory and sub-advisory fee rates, the comparative advisory fee information and other relevant factors, the Board concluded that the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees are fair and reasonable.
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D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from such economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee schedule includes seven breakpoints and that the Fund would share in economies of scale as the Fund’s net assets exceeded the breakpoints. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of all of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.
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E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board reviewed with Invesco Advisers the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in connection with managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit with respect to the services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers continues to support the Invesco Funds with spending on regulatory compliance, attribution systems, global trading initiatives and a focus on building out the product line-up for the benefit of all shareholders of the Invesco Funds. The Board concluded that the Fund’s fees are fair and reasonable, and that the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund is not excessive in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided and the support provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board considered whether Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and concluded that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser have the financial resources necessary to fulfill these obligations.
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F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates resulting from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates for their provision of administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board. The Board concluded that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates are providing these services in accordance with the terms of their contracts, and are qualified to continue to provide these services to the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research and execution services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the funds and therefore may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board concluded that the soft dollar arrangements are appropriate. The Board also concluded that, based on their review and representations made by the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds, these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers will receive advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through at least June 30, 2011, the advisory fees payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended October 31, 2010:
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Federal and State Income Tax | | |
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Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 100% | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0% | |
Foreign Taxes | | $ | 0.0810 | Per Share |
Foreign Source Income | | $ | 0.7378 | Per Share |
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| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | | | | | | |
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| Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. and Director and President, Van Kampen Advisors, Inc. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | | | | | | |
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| Wayne M. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | | | 225 | | | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation | |
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| Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2001 | | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)
Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | | 207 | | | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Investment Company Institute | |
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| David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | | | 225 | | | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan | |
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1 | | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
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2 | | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
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3 | | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Fund Complex by reason of he and his firm currently providing legal services as legal counsel to such Funds in the Fund Complex. |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Bob R. Baker — 1936 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly: President and Chief Executive Officer, AMC Cancer Research Center; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Columbia Financial Corporation | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 1987 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | | 207 | | | Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Director, Denver Film Society | |
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| Rodney Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | | | 225 | | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. | |
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| Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2001 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | | 207 | | | Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. | |
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| Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2001 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | | 207 | | | Administaff | |
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| Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | | | 207 | | | Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios) | |
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| Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Lewis F. Pennock — 1942 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | | | 225 | | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |
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| Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of Invesco Funds | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and General Counsel, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | | 2004 | | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and Vice President, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
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| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 2003 | | Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only).
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Lance A. Rejsek — 1967 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2005 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Van Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., and Van Kampen Funds Inc.
Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.
Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A | |
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The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees
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Houston, TX 77210-4739 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company
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The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-05426 and 033-19338.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2010, is available at our website, invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
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Annual Report to Shareholders October 31, 2010
Invesco Emerging Market Local
Currency Debt Fund
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2 | | Letters to Shareholders |
4 | | Performance Summary |
4 | | Management Discussion |
6 | | Fund Performance |
7 | | Supplemental Information |
8 | | Schedule of Investments |
11 | | Financial Statements |
13 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
19 | | Financial Highlights |
20 | | Auditor’s Report |
21 | | Fund Expenses |
22 | | Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements |
24 | | Tax Information |
T-1 | | Trustees and Officers |
Letters to Shareholders

Philip Taylor
Dear Shareholders:
Enclosed is important information about your Fund and its performance. I hope you find it useful. Whether you’re a long-time Invesco client or a shareholder who joined us as a result of our June 1 acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments, I’m glad you’re part of the Invesco family.
Near the end of this letter, I’ve provided the number to call if you have specific questions about your account; I’ve also provided my email address so you can send a general Invesco-related question or comment to me directly.
The benefits of Invesco
As a leading global investment manager, Invesco is committed to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. I believe Invesco is uniquely positioned to serve your needs.
First, we are committed to investment excellence. We believe the best investment insights come from specialized investment teams with discrete investment perspectives, each operating under a disciplined philosophy and process with strong risk oversight and quality controls. This approach enables our portfolio managers, analysts and researchers to pursue consistent results across market cycles.
Second, we offer you a broad range of investment products that can be tailored to your needs and goals. In addition to traditional mutual funds, we manage a variety of other investment products. These products include single-country, regional and global investment options spanning major equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes.
And third, we are a strong organization with a single focus: investment management. At Invesco, we believe that focus brings success, and that’s why investment management is all we do. We direct all of our intellectual capital and global resources toward helping investors achieve their long-term financial objectives.
Remember that a trusted financial adviser is also an invaluable partner as you pursue your financial goals. Your financial adviser is familiar with your individual goals and risk tolerance, and can answer questions about changing market conditions and your changing investment needs.
Our customer focus
Short-term market conditions can change from time to time, sometimes suddenly and sometimes dramatically. But regardless of market trends, our commitment to putting you first, helping you achieve your financial objectives and providing you with excellent customer service will not change.
If you have questions about your account, please contact one of our client services representatives at 800 959 4246. If you have a general Invesco-related question or comment for me, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
I want to thank our existing Invesco clients for placing your faith in us. And I want to welcome our new Invesco clients: We look forward to serving your needs in the years ahead. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco
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Bruce Crockett
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
Although the global markets have improved since their lows of 2009, they remain challenging as governments around the world work to ensure the recovery remains on track. In this volatile environment, it’s comforting to know that your Board is committed to putting your interests first. We realize you have many choices when selecting a money manager, and your Board is working hard to ensure you feel you’ve made the right choice.
To that end, I’m pleased to share the news that Invesco has completed its acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments. This acquisition greatly expands the breadth and depth of investment strategies we can offer you. As a result of this combination, Invesco gained investment talent for a number of investment strategies, including U.S. value equity, U.S. small cap growth equity, tax-free municipals, bank loans and others. Another key advantage of this combination is the highly complementary nature of our cultures. This is making it much easier to bring our organizations together while ensuring that our investment teams remain focused on managing your money.
We view this addition as an excellent opportunity for you, our shareholders, to have access to an even broader range of well-diversified mutual funds. Now that the acquisition has closed, Invesco is working to bring the full value of the combined organization to shareholders. The key goals of this effort are to ensure that we have deeply resourced and focused investment teams, a compelling line of products and enhanced efficiency, which will benefit our shareholders now and over the long term.
It might interest you to know that the mutual funds of the combined organization are overseen by a single fund Board composed of 17 current members, including four new members who joined us from Van Kampen/Morgan Stanley. This expanded Board will continue to oversee the funds with the same strong sense of responsibility for your money and your continued trust that we have always maintained.
As always, you are welcome to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving your interests.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the four-month period ending October 31, 2010, Invesco Emerging Market Local Currency Debt Fund, Class A shares at net asset value (NAV) underperformed the JP Morgan GBI – Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index. Exposure to Asia and Middle East/Africa market segments detracted from performance relative to the index.
Additional performance information about your Fund appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Cumulative total return, 6/16/10 to 10/31/10, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Class A Shares | | | 12.90 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | 12.52 | |
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Class C Shares | | | 12.52 | |
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Class R Shares | | | 12.81 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | 13.00 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | 12.90 | |
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JP Morgan GBI-Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index▼ (Style-Specific Index)* | | | 13.80 | |
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Lipper Emerging Markets Debt Index■ (Peer Group Index)* | | | 10.77 | |
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▼ | | Invesco, IDC via FactSet Research; ■ Invesco, Lipper Inc. |
How we invest
We invest primarily in debt securities denominated in the currencies of emerging market countries. The debt securities in which the Fund primarily invests include sovereign, quasi-sovereign, corporate and supranational bonds. Quasi-sovereign debt securities are debt securities either explicitly guaranteed by a foreign government or whose majority shareholder is a foreign government. Supranational bonds are bonds issued by an international organization designated or supported by two or more governmental entities and designed to promote economic reconstruction, development or international banking institutions. Derivatives in which the Fund primarily invests include forward foreign exchange contracts and interest rate swap agreements. The Fund at times will also invest in options.
While the Fund anticipates being largely invested in investment grade securities, the Fund may invest up
to 100% of its total assets in assets considered to be non-investment grade securities (junk bonds).
In making investment decisions, we make an initial assessment of the global economic environment, which provides the context for our sovereign and local currencies outlook, positioning relative to the economic cycle and the level of fundamental risk targeted within the Fund. We conduct sovereign debt and currency analysis using bottom-up fundamental analysis of the macroeconomic environment of each country, political analysis, appraisals of market supply and demand dynamics, as well as other factors. A forward-looking assessment is then made for each country’s fixed income securities and currency. Securities are selected for inclusion based on perceived value of individual securities relative to alternatives, duration and yield curve positioning appropriate for the interest rate outlook, credit and currency opportunities, and an effort to achieve appropriate diversification.
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Market conditions and your Fund
Markets started out the four-month reporting period on a sluggish note as investors were digesting the uncertainty over global macroeconomic issues and Europe in particular. Concerns surrounding Greek sovereign debt and other southern European nations in particular caused conviction levels to remain tentative at the beginning of the reporting period. However, investors shrugged off these concerns in July as riskier assets again proved attractive, and the market posted strong returns for the period. Emerging market local currency had double-digit returns for the reporting period.
Emerging market local currency benefited from the continued weakness in the U.S. dollar. Emerging market countries continued to be buoyed by high oil prices over the four-month reporting period as oil prices surged from August through September. Technicals remained strong in the asset class as flows into local currency debt funds were positive throughout the period.
Emerging economies continued to lead the world out of the recession as the World Economic Outlook (WEO) survey conducted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected that the output of emerging and developing economies would exceed that of developed economies by a wide margin.1
The Fund generated positive returns for the four-month reporting period. The Fund was hurt by its exposure to the Asia
Portfolio Composition
By security type, based on total investments
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Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated | | | | |
Bonds & Notes | | | 97.1 | % |
Money Market Funds Plus | | | | |
Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 2.9 | |
Top 10 Fixed Income Issuers*
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| 1. | | | Poland Government | | | 10.4 | % |
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| 2. | | | Mexican Bonos | | | 10.3 | |
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| 3. | | | Malaysia Government | | | 9.9 | |
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| 4. | | | Turkey Government | | | 6.0 | |
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| 5. | | | Hungary Government | | | 4.6 | |
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| 6. | | | South Africa Government | | | 4.5 | |
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| 7. | | | Thailand Government | | | 4.5 | |
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| 8. | | | Colombia Government | | | 4.3 | |
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| 9. | | | Export-Import Bank of Korea | | | 4.3 | |
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| 10. | | | Barclays Bank PLC | | | 3.9 | |
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Total Net Assets | | $73.3 million |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | 42 |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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and Middle East/Africa market segments. In Asia, the Fund’s exposure to Thailand in particular detracted from performance while in Africa, the Fund’s exposure to South Africa negatively affected returns.
On the positive side, Europe and Latin America contributed to performance, with Poland and Argentina in particular providing positive relative returns. Other contributors to performance were Uruguay, Turkey and Peru, followed closely by Colombia. The Fund also benefited from its out-of-index exposure to emerging market corporate bonds.
The Fund also invested in credit-linked notes during the period that were beneficial to its performance.
We thank you for your investment in Invesco Emerging Market Local Currency Debt Fund.
1 International Monetary Fund
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
Claudia Calich
Portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco Emerging Market Local Currency Debt Fund. Ms. Calich joined Invesco in 2004. She graduated with honors with a B.A. in economics from Susquehanna University and earned an M.A. in international economics from the International University of Japan in Niigata.
Jack Deino
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Emerging Market Local Currency Debt Fund. Mr. Deino joined Invesco in 2006. He earned a B.A. in Latin American Studies from The University of Texas at Austin.
Eric Lindenbaum
Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Emerging Market Local Currency Debt Fund. Mr. Lindenbaum joined Invesco in 2004. He earned a B.A. from The Johns Hopkins University. He also earned an M.B.A. in finance and a Masters of International Affairs degree in economics from Columbia University.
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Your Fund’s Performance
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Cumulative Total Returns |
As of 10/31/10, including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Inception (6/16/10) | | | 7.53 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/16/10) | | | 7.52 | % |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/16/10) | | | 11.52 | % |
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Class R Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/16/10) | | | 12.81 | % |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/16/10) | | | 13.00 | % |
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Inception (6/16/10) | | | 12.90 | % |
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 1.24%, 1.99%, 1.99%, 1.49%, 0.99% and 0.99%,
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As of 9/30/10, the most recent calendar quarter-end including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Inception (6/16/10) | | | 5.86 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/16/10) | | | 5.95 | % |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/16/10) | | | 9.95 | % |
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Class R Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/16/10) | | | 11.09 | % |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception (6/16/10) | | | 11.22 | % |
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respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 1.67%, 2.42%, 2.42%, 1.92%, 1.42% and 1.20%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 4.75% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R, Y and Institutional Class shares do not
have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
A redemption fee of 2% will be imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges out of the Fund within 31 days of purchase. Exceptions to the redemption fee are listed in the Fund’s prospectus.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower.
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1 | | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2011. See current prospectus for more information. |
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n | | A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
Other information
n | | The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in |
| | a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis. |
n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the |
| | returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
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n | | Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
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Invesco Emerging Market Local Currency Debt Fund’s investment objective is to provide total return.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of October 31, 2010, and is based on total net assets. |
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n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data is provided by Invesco. |
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n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About share classes
n | | Effective November 30, 2010, Class B or Class B5 shares may not be purchased or acquired by exchange from share classes other than Class B or Class B5 shares. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class R shares are available only to certain retirement plans. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class Y shares are available to only certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Institutional Class shares are offered exclusively to institutional investors, including defined contribution plans that meet certain criteria. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
n | | The Fund may engage in frequent trading of portfolio securities, which may result in added expenses, lower return and increased tax liability. |
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n | | Many of the instruments that the Fund expects to hold may be subject to the risk that the other party to a contract will not fulfill its contractual obligations. |
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n | | The issuer of instruments in which the Fund invests may be unable to meet interest and/or principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease in value and lowering the issuer’s credit rating. |
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n | | The dollar value of the Fund’s foreign investments will be affected by changes in the exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the currencies in which those investments are traded. |
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n | | The Fund may use enhanced investment techniques such as derivatives. The principal risk of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate perfectly with the overall securities markets. Derivatives are subject to counterparty risk – the risk that the other party will not complete the transaction with the Fund. |
n | | Securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries. |
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n | | The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in the foreign country’s exchange rates; political and social instability; changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies. |
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n | | Junk bonds involve a greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The values of junk bonds fluctuate more than those of high-quality bonds in response to company, political, regulatory or economic developments. Values of junk bonds can decline significantly over short periods of time. |
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n | | Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise and vice versa. |
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n | | Leverage created from borrowing or certain types of transactions or instruments, including derivatives, may impair the Fund’s liquidity, cause it to liquidate positions at an unfavorable time, increase volatility or otherwise not achieve its intended objective. |
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n | | The Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in a limited number of securities or other instruments, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund. |
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n | | The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio |
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n | | The Fund is non-diversified and can invest a greater portion of its assets in a single issuer. A change in the value of the issuer could affect the value of the Fund more than if it was a diversified fund. |
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n | | Reinvestment risk is the risk that a bond’s cash flows (coupon income and principal repayment) will be reinvested at an interest rate below that on the original bond. |
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n | | If the U.S. Treasury Department were to exercise its authority to issue regulations that exclude from the definition of “qualifying income” foreign currency gains not directly related to the Fund’s business of investing in securities, the Fund may be unable to qualify as a regulated investment company for one or more years. In this event, the Fund’s board may authorize a significant change in investment strategy or Fund liquidation. |
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n | | The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations. |
About indexes used in this report
n | | The JP Morgan GBI-Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index is a comprehensive global local emerging markets index, and consists of liquid, fixed-rate domestic currency government bonds. |
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n | | The Lipper Emerging Markets Debt Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of emerging market debt funds tracked by Lipper. |
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n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
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This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Fund Nasdaq Symbols
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Class A Shares | | IAEMX |
Class B Shares | | IBEMX |
Class C Shares | | ICEMX |
Class R Shares | | IREMX |
Class Y Shares | | IYEMX |
Institutional Class Shares | | IIEMX |
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Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal
| | |
| | Amount | | Value |
|
Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–96.95%(a) | | | | |
Argentina–3.34% | | | | |
Argentina Bonos, Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 3.73%, 02/04/18(b) | | ARS | 1,800,000 | | | $ | 701,264 | |
|
Series V, Sr. Unsec Bonds, 10.50%, 06/12/12 | | ARS | 7,300,000 | | | | 1,748,723 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,449,987 | |
|
Brazil–4.95% | | | | |
Banco Votorantim/Nassau, REGS, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 10.63%, 04/10/14(c) | | BRL | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,067,330 | |
|
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series B, Notes, 6.00%, 05/15/45 | | BRL | 500,000 | | | | 593,036 | |
|
Series F, Notes, 10.00%, 01/01/12 | | BRL | 3,400,000 | | | | 1,968,385 | |
|
| | | | | | | 3,628,751 | |
|
Chile–0.48% | | | | |
Banco Santander Chile, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.50%, 09/22/20(c) | | CLP | 173,000,000 | | | | 351,875 | |
|
Colombia–4.34% | | | | |
Colombia Government, Sr. Unsec. Global Bonds, 7.75%, 04/14/21 | | COP | 3,900,000,000 | | | | 2,586,737 | |
|
Unsec. Unsub. Global Notes, 12.00%, 10/22/15 | | COP | 805,000,000 | | | | 591,403 | |
|
| | | | | | | 3,178,140 | |
|
Egypt–0.58% | | | | |
Egypt Government, REGS, Sr. Unsec. Euro Bonds, 8.75%, 07/18/12(c) | | EGP | 2,500,000 | | | | 428,558 | |
|
Hungary–4.58% | | | | |
Hungary Government, Series 15/A, Bonds, 8.00%, 02/12/15 | | HUF | 341,000,000 | | | | 1,827,437 | |
|
Series 17/B, Bonds, 6.75%, 02/24/17 | | HUF | 300,000,000 | | | | 1,525,020 | |
|
| | | | | | | 3,352,457 | |
|
Luxembourg–3.54% | | | | |
Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital S.A, Sec. Euro Notes, 7.50%, 03/25/13 | | RUB | 78,600,000 | | | | 2,594,005 | |
|
Malaysia–9.94% | | | | |
Malaysia Government, Series 0509, Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 3.21%, 05/31/13 | | MYR | 8,550,000 | | | | 2,745,563 | |
|
Series 0902, Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 4.38%, 11/29/19 | | MYR | 10,500,000 | | | | 3,516,401 | |
|
Series 2/04, Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 5.09%, 04/30/14 | | MYR | 3,000,000 | | | | 1,018,762 | |
|
| | | | | | | 7,280,726 | |
|
Mexico–11.45% | | | | |
Mexican Bonos, Series M10, Bonds, | | | | | | | | |
8.00%, 12/17/15 | | MXN | 32,000,000 | | | | 2,879,096 | |
|
7.75%, 12/14/17 | | MXN | 45,900,000 | | | | 4,156,646 | |
|
Series M20, Bonds, 10.00%, 12/05/24 | | MXN | 5,000,000 | | | | 545,093 | |
|
Mexican Udibonos, Bonds, 15.62%, 12/14/17 | | MXN | 2,000,000 | | | | 809,593 | |
|
| | | | | | | 8,390,428 | |
|
Netherlands–0.76% | | | | |
CenterCredit International B.V., Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Euro Bonds, 8.25%, 09/30/11 | | KZT | 80,000,000 | | | | 558,452 | |
|
Peru–3.13% | | | | |
Peruvian Government, REGS, Sr. Unsec. Global Bonds, 7.84%, 08/12/20(c) | | PEN | 3,100,000 | | | | 1,298,666 | |
|
8.20%, 08/12/26(c) | | PEN | 2,305,000 | | | | 992,035 | |
|
| | | | | | | 2,290,701 | |
|
Philippines–0.68% | | | | |
Philippine Government, Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.95%, 01/15/21 | | PHP | 20,000,000 | | | | 494,741 | |
|
Poland–10.44% | | | | |
Poland Government, Series 0413, Bonds, 5.25%, 04/25/13 | | PLN | 7,500,000 | | | | 2,660,834 | |
|
Poland Government, Series 1015, Bonds, 6.25%, 10/24/15 | | PLN | 5,000,000 | | | | 1,829,391 | |
|
Series DS1017, Bonds, 5.25%, 10/25/17 | | PLN | 9,100,000 | | | | 3,159,032 | |
|
| | | | | | | 7,649,257 | |
|
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal
| | |
| | Amount | | Value |
|
South Africa–4.50% | | | | |
South Africa Government, Series R201, Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 8.75%, 12/21/14 | | ZAR | 7,300,000 | | | $ | 1,112,737 | |
|
Series R203, Bonds, 8.25%, 09/15/17 | | ZAR | 9,800,000 | | | | 1,449,131 | |
|
Series R208, Bonds, 6.75%, 03/31/21 | | ZAR | 5,600,000 | | | | 735,219 | |
|
| | | | | | | 3,297,087 | |
|
South Korea–4.29% | | | | |
Export-Import Bank of Korea, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.10%, 10/29/13(c) | | INR | 33,200,000 | | | | 751,343 | |
|
6.60%, 11/04/13(c) | | IDR | 22,000,000,000 | | | | 2,392,949 | |
|
| | | | | | | 3,144,292 | |
|
Supranational–6.78% | | | | |
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes, 9.25%, 09/10/12 | | BRL | 4,500,000 | | | | 2,705,932 | |
|
Inter-American Development Bank, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes, 2.50%, 03/11/13 | | INR | 81,000,000 | | | | 1,790,159 | |
|
International Bank for Reconstruction & Development, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 10.00%, 04/05/12 | | RUB | 13,400,000 | | | | 467,342 | |
|
| | | | | | | 4,963,433 | |
|
Thailand–4.46% | | | | |
Thailand Government, Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 3.63%, 05/22/15 | | THB | 35,750,000 | | | | 1,235,233 | |
|
Thailand Government, Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 4.13%, 11/18/16 | | THB | 57,300,000 | | | | 2,034,060 | |
|
| | | | | | | 3,269,293 | |
|
Turkey–9.77% | | | | |
European Investment Bank, Series 1629/08, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Euro Bonds, 9.63%, 04/01/15 | | TRY | 3,760,000 | | | | 2,780,727 | |
|
Turkey Government, Bonds, 11.00%, 08/06/14 | | TRY | 3,090,000 | | | | 2,391,841 | |
|
10.50%, 01/15/20 | | TRY | 2,500,000 | | | | 1,984,083 | |
|
| | | | | | | 7,156,651 | |
|
United Kingdom–3.92% | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC, Series FR52, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 10.50%, 08/19/30(c) | | IDR | 21,000,000,000 | | | | 2,869,350 | |
|
United States–3.13% | | | | |
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 10.09%, 05/03/17(c) | | BRL | 4,000,000 | | | | 2,289,447 | |
|
Uruguay–1.89% | | | | |
Uruguay Government, Sr. Unsec. Global Bonds, 6.72%, 09/14/18 | | UYU | 17,715,000 | | | | 1,381,922 | |
|
Total Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes (Cost $65,331,144) | | | | | | | 71,019,553 | |
|
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | |
Money Market Funds–4.48% | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 1,642,206 | | | | 1,642,206 | |
|
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 1,642,206 | | | | 1,642,206 | |
|
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $3,284,412) | | | | | | | 3,284,412 | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–101.43% (Cost $68,615,556) | | | | | | | 74,303,965 | |
|
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(1.43)% | | | | | | | (1,050,441 | ) |
|
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 73,253,524 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
ARS | | – Argentine Peso |
BRL | | – Brazilian Real |
CLP | | – Chilean Peso |
COP | | – Colombian Peso |
EGP | | – Egyptian Pound |
Gtd. | | – Guaranteed |
HUF | | – Hungarian Forint |
IDR | | – Indonesian Rupiah |
INR | | – Indian Rupee |
KZT | | – Kazakhstan Tenge |
MXN | | – Mexican Peso |
MYR | | – Malaysian Ringgit |
PEN | | – Peruvian Nuevo Sol |
PHP | | – Philippine Peso |
PLN | | – Polish Zloty |
REGS | | – Regulation S |
RUB | | – Russian Ruble |
Sec. | | – Secured |
Sr. | | – Senior |
THB | | – Thai Baht |
TRY | | – Turkish Lira |
Unsec. | | – Unsecured |
Unsub. | | – Unsubordinated |
UYU | | – Uruguayan Peso |
ZAR | | – South African Rand |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
| | |
(a) | | Foreign denominated security. Principal amount is denominated in currency indicated. |
(b) | | Interest payments are adjusted periodically for inflation. Rate shown is the rate in effect on October 31, 2010. |
(c) | | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at October 31, 2010 was $12,441,553, which represented 16.98% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(d) | | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Assets: |
Investments, at value (Cost $65,331,144) | | $ | 71,019,553 | |
|
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 3,284,412 | |
|
Total investments, at value (Cost $68,615,556) | | | 74,303,965 | |
|
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $8,476) | | | 3,521 | |
|
Receivables for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 92,210 | |
|
Dividends and interest | | | 1,560,515 | |
|
Other assets | | | 666 | |
|
Total assets | | | 75,960,877 | |
|
Liabilities: |
Payables for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 2,461,401 | |
|
Fund shares reacquired | | | 152,023 | |
|
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 6,405 | |
|
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 87,524 | |
|
Total liabilities | | | 2,707,353 | |
|
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 73,253,524 | |
|
Net assets consist of: |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 66,493,285 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income | | | 487,910 | |
|
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 528,533 | |
|
Unrealized appreciation | | | 5,743,796 | |
|
| | $ | 73,253,524 | |
|
Net Assets: |
Class A | | $ | 1,776,005 | |
|
Class B | | $ | 455,064 | |
|
Class C | | $ | 313,705 | |
|
Class R | | $ | 43,925 | |
|
Class Y | | $ | 431,759 | |
|
Institutional Class | | $ | 70,233,066 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized: |
Class A | | | 159,828 | |
|
Class B | | | 40,987 | |
|
Class C | | | 28,251 | |
|
Class R | | | 3,953 | |
|
Class Y | | | 38,856 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 6,323,302 | |
|
Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 11.11 | |
|
Maximum offering price per share | | | | |
(Net asset value of $11.11 divided by 95.25%) | | $ | 11.66 | |
|
Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.10 | |
|
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.10 | |
|
Class R: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.11 | |
|
Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.11 | |
|
Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 11.11 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the period June 16, 2010 (commencement date) through October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Investment income: |
Interest | | $ | 1,496,822 | |
|
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 734 | |
|
Total investment income | | | 1,497,556 | |
|
Expenses: |
Advisory fees | | | 178,154 | |
|
Administrative services fees | | | 18,904 | |
|
Custodian fees | | | 2,394 | |
|
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 591 | |
|
Class B | | | 809 | |
|
Class C | | | 255 | |
|
Class R | | | 34 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, R and Y | | | 900 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — Institutional | | | 893 | |
|
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 5,866 | |
|
Professional services fees | | | 87,545 | |
|
Other | | | 12,125 | |
|
Total expenses | | | 308,470 | |
|
Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (71,291 | ) |
|
Net expenses | | | 237,179 | |
|
Net investment income | | | 1,260,377 | |
|
Realized and unrealized gain from: |
Net realized gain from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 758,786 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | 7,911 | |
|
| | | 766,697 | |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 5,688,409 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | 55,387 | |
|
| | | 5,743,796 | |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 6,510,493 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 7,770,870 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the period June 16, 2010 (commencement date) through October 31, 2010
| | | | |
| | 2010 |
|
Operations: |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,260,377 | |
|
Net realized gain | | | 766,697 | |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 5,743,796 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 7,770,870 | |
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: |
Class A | | | (12,011 | ) |
|
Class B | | | (3,450 | ) |
|
Class C | | | (1,015 | ) |
|
Class R | | | (305 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | (1,924 | ) |
|
Institutional Class | | | (1,028,892 | ) |
|
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (1,047,597 | ) |
|
Share transactions–net: |
Class A | | | 1,725,109 | |
|
Class B | | | 434,371 | |
|
Class C | | | 309,891 | |
|
Class R | | | 42,541 | |
|
Class Y | | | 417,033 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 63,601,306 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 66,530,251 | |
|
Net increase in net assets | | | 73,253,524 | |
|
Net assets: |
Beginning of year | | | — | |
|
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $487,910) | | $ | 73,253,524 | |
|
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2010
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Emerging Market Local Currency Debt Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), formerly AIM Investment Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-two separate series portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide total return.
The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class B shares and Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares are sold at net asset value. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
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A. | | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
| | A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the |
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| | security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). |
| | Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. |
| | Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
| | Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. |
| | Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including Corporate Loans. |
| | Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. |
| | Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. |
B. | | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes. |
| | The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held. |
| | Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser. |
| | The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. |
C. | | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
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D. | | Distributions — Distributions from income are declared and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
| | The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period. |
F. | | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to the Institutional Class are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | | Redemption Fees — The Fund has a 2% redemption fee that is to be retained by the Fund to offset transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term redemptions and exchanges. The fee, subject to certain exceptions, is imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges of shares within 31 days of purchase. The redemption fee is recorded as an increase in shareholder capital and is allocated among the share classes based on the relative net assets of each class. |
J. | | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
| | The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Net Assets | | Rate |
|
First $500 million | | | 0 | .75% |
|
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .70% |
|
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .67% |
|
Over $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .65% |
|
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares to 1.24%, 1.99%, 1.99%, 1.49%, 0.99% and 0.99% of average daily net assets, respectively. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses,
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the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the net annual operating expenses to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless the Board of the Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2011. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2011, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the period June 16, 2010 (commencement date) to October 31, 2010, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $69,299 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $1,792.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the period June 16, 2010 (commencement date) to October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the period June 16, 2010 (commencement date) to October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares (collectively the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the period June 16, 2010 (commencement date) to October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the period June 16, 2010 (commencement date) to October 31, 2010, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $156 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $0, $2,654, $0 and $0 from Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| | |
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2010. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
|
Equity Securities | | $ | 3,284,412 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,284,412 | |
|
Foreign Debt Securities | | | — | | | | 71,019,553 | | | | — | | | | 71,019,553 | |
|
Total Investments | | $ | 3,284,412 | | | $ | 71,019,553 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 74,303,965 | |
|
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NOTE 4—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of custodian credits which result from periodic overnight cash balances at the custodian. For the period June 16, 2010 (commencement date) to October 31, 2010, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $200.
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
During the period June 16, 2010 (commencement date) to October 31, 2010, the Fund paid legal fees of $242 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Period June 16, 2010 (commencement date) to October 31, 2010:
| | | | |
| | 2010 |
|
Ordinary income | | $ | 1,047,597 | |
|
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2010 |
|
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 1,016,443 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 5,688,409 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 55,387 | |
|
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 66,493,285 | |
|
Total net assets | | $ | 73,253,524 | |
|
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
The Fund does not have a capital loss carryforward at period-end.
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the period June 16, 2010 (commencement date) to October 31, 2010 was $77,727,840 and $12,839,885, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
| | | | |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis |
|
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 5,927,340 | |
|
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (238,931 | ) |
|
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 5,688,409 | |
|
Investments have the same cost for tax and financial statement purposes. | | | | |
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions, on October 31, 2010, undistributed net investment income was increased by $275,130, undistributed net realized gain was decreased by $238,164 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $36,966. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 10—Share Information
| | | | | | | | |
| | Summary of Share Activity |
|
| | June 16, 2010
|
| | (commencement date) to
|
| | October 31, 2010(a) |
| | Shares | | Amount |
|
Sold: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 169,790 | | | $ | 1,832,459 | |
|
Class B | | | 50,392 | | | | 536,509 | |
|
Class C | | | 28,174 | | | | 309,048 | |
|
Class R | | | 3,925 | | | | 42,236 | |
|
Class Y | | | 38,682 | | | | 415,109 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 6,986,499 | | | | 70,699,760 | |
|
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 931 | | | | 10,071 | |
|
Class B | | | 253 | | | | 2,732 | |
|
Class C | | | 77 | | | | 843 | |
|
Class R | | | 28 | | | | 305 | |
|
Class Y | | | 174 | | | | 1,924 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 96,762 | | | | 1,028,892 | |
|
Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 28 | | | | 304 | |
|
Class B | | | (28 | ) | | | (304 | ) |
|
Reacquired:(b) | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (10,921 | ) | | | (117,725 | ) |
|
Class B | | | (9,630 | ) | | | (104,566 | ) |
|
Class C | | | — | | | | — | |
|
Class R | | | — | | | | — | |
|
Class Y | | | — | | | | — | |
|
Institutional Class | | | (759,959 | ) | | | (8,127,346 | ) |
|
Net increase in share activity | | | 6,595,177 | | | $ | 66,530,251 | |
|
| | |
(a) | | 88% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by affiliated mutual funds. Affiliated mutual funds are other mutual funds that are also advised by Invesco. |
(b) | | Net redemption fees of $390 allocated among the classes based on relative net assets of each class for the period June 16, 2009 (commencement date) through October 31, 2010. |
Effective November 30, 2010, all Invesco funds closed their Class B shares. Shareholders with investments in Class B shares may continue to hold such shares until they convert to Class A shares, but no additional investments will be accepted in Class B shares on or after November 30, 2010. Any dividends or capital gains distributions may continue to be reinvested in Class B shares until conversion. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert.
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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratio of
| | Ratio of
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | expenses
| | expenses
| | | | |
| | | | | | Net gains
| | | | | | | | | | | | to average
| | to average net
| | Ratio of net
| | |
| | Net asset
| | | | on securities
| | | | Dividends
| | | | | | | | net assets
| | assets without
| | investment
| | |
| | value,
| | Net
| | (both
| | Total from
| | from net
| | Net asset
| | | | Net assets,
| | with fee waivers
| | fee waivers
| | income
| | |
| | beginning
| | investment
| | realized and
| | investment
| | investment
| | value, end
| | Total
| | end of period
| | and/or expenses
| | and/or expenses
| | to average
| | Portfolio
|
| | of period | | income(a) | | unrealized) | | operations | | income | | of period | | Return(b) | | (000s omitted) | | absorbed | | absorbed | | net assets | | turnover(c) |
|
Class A |
Commencement date through 10/31/10(d) | | $ | 10.00 | | | $ | 0.21 | | | $ | 1.07 | | | $ | 1.28 | | | $ | (0.17 | ) | | $ | 11.11 | | | | 12.90 | % | | $ | 1,776 | | | | 1.24 | %(e) | | | 1.76 | %(e) | | | 5.06 | %(e) | | | 22 | % |
|
Class B |
Commencement date through 10/31/10(d) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 1.07 | | | | 1.25 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 11.10 | | | | 12.52 | | | | 455 | | | | 1.99 | (e) | | | 2.51 | (e) | | | 4.31 | (e) | | | 22 | |
|
Class C |
Commencement date through 10/31/10(d) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 1.07 | | | | 1.25 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 11.10 | | | | 12.52 | | | | 314 | | | | 1.99 | (e) | | | 2.51 | (e) | | | 4.31 | (e) | | | 22 | |
|
Class R |
Commencement date through 10/31/10(d) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 1.07 | | | | 1.27 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 11.11 | | | | 12.81 | | | | 44 | | | | 1.49 | (e) | | | 2.01 | (e) | | | 4.81 | (e) | | | 22 | |
|
Class Y |
Commencement date through 10/31/10(d) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 1.07 | | | | 1.29 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 11.11 | | | | 13.00 | | | | 432 | | | | 0.99 | (e) | | | 1.51 | (e) | | | 5.31 | (e) | | | 22 | |
|
Institutional Class |
Commencement date through 10/31/10(d) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 1.08 | | | | 1.29 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 11.11 | | | | 13.00 | | | | 70,233 | | | | 0.99 | (e) | | | 1.29 | (e) | | | 5.31 | (e) | | | 22 | |
|
| | |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(c) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | | Commencement date of June 16, 2010. |
(e) | | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $625, $214, $67, $18, $133 and $61,770 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco Emerging Market Local Currency Debt Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco Emerging Market Local Currency Debt Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2010, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the period June 16, 2010 (commencement date) through October 31, 2010, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
December 22, 2010
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on June 16, 2010 (commencement date) and held for through October 31, 2010. The hypothetical ending account value and expenses in the below example are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period, June 16, 2010 (commencement date) through October 31, 2010. Because the actual ending account value and expense information in the example is not based upon a six month period, the ending account value and expense information may not provide a meaningful comparison to mutual funds that provide such information for a full six month period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | | | | | | | | HYPOTHETICAL
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| | | | | | ACTUAL | | | (5% annual return before expenses) | | | |
| | | Beginning
| | | Ending
| | | Expenses
| | | Ending
| | | Expenses
| | | Annualized
|
| | | Account Value
| | | Account Value
| | | Paid During
| | | Account Value
| | | Paid During
| | | Expense
|
Class | | | (05/01/10) | | | (10/31/10)1 | | | Period2 | | | (10/31/10) | | | Period3 | | | Ratio |
Class A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,129.00 | | | | $ | 4.99 | | | | $ | 1,018.95 | | | | $ | 6.31 | | | | | 1.24 | % |
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Class B | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,125.20 | | | | | 7.99 | | | | | 1,015.17 | | | | | 10.11 | | | | | 1.99 | |
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Class C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,125.20 | | | | | 7.99 | | | | | 1,015.17 | | | | | 10.11 | | | | | 1.99 | |
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Class R | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,128.10 | | | | | 5.99 | | | | | 1,017.69 | | | | | 7.58 | | | | | 1.49 | |
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Class Y | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,130.00 | | | | | 3.99 | | | | | 1,020.21 | | | | | 5.04 | | | | | 0.99 | |
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Institutional | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,129.00 | | | | | 4.02 | | | | | 1,020.16 | | | | | 5.09 | | | | | 1.00 | |
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1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period June 16, 2010 (commencement date) through October 31, 2010 after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 138 (as of close of business June 16, 2010 (commencement date) through October 31, 2010)/365. Because Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares have not been in existence for a full six month period, the actual ending account value and expense information shown may not provide a meaningful comparison to fund expense information of classes that show such data for a full six month period and, because the actual ending account value and expense information in the expense example covers a short time period, return and expense data may not be indicative of return and expense data for longer time periods. |
3 | Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect a one-half year period. The hypothetical ending account value and expenses may be used to compare ongoing costs of investing in Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares of the Fund and other funds because such data is based on a full six month period. |
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| Initial Approval Of Investment Advisory And Sub-Advisory Agreements |
The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the Company) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to approve the Invesco Emerging Market Local Currency Debt Fund (the Fund) investment advisory agreements. During meetings held on May 3-4, 2010, the Board as a whole and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, voting separately approved (i) an amendment to the Company’s investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers) to add the Fund, and (ii) an amendment to the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds (the sub-advisory contracts) with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers) to add the Fund. In doing so, the Board determined that the investment advisory agreements are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreements is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees that are responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the series portfolios of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Fund will be assigned to one of the Sub-Committees. This Sub-Committee structure permits the Trustees to focus on the performance of the Invesco Funds that have been assigned to them. The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned funds, and the Sub-Committees review monthly and quarterly comparative performance information and periodic asset flow data for their assigned funds. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned funds and other members of management and review with these individuals the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risk of these funds.
In determining to approve the Fund’s investment advisory agreements, the Board considered the factors discussed below in evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of the Fund’s investment advisory agreements. The discussion below serves as a summary of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreements. The Board considered the information provided to them and did not identify any particular factor that was controlling. One Trustee may have evaluated the information provided differently from another Trustee and attributed different weight to the various factors.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Evaluation of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements
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A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the advisory services to be provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide these services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ portfolio and product review process, various back office support functions provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, and Invesco Adviser’s global trading operations. In determining whether to approve the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the prior relationship between Invesco Advisers and the Invesco Funds, as well as the Board’s knowledge of Invesco Advisers’ operations. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services to be provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate.
The Board reviewed the services to be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, which have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world, can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund invests and make recommendations on securities of companies located in such countries. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts will benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate.
In determining whether to approve the Fund’s investment advisory agreements, the Board considered the prior relationship between Invesco Advisers and the Invesco Funds, as well as the Board’s knowledge of Invesco Advisers’ operations, and concluded that it was beneficial to maintain the relationship for the Fund, in part, because of such knowledge.
The Board did not consider the performance of the Fund because the Fund is new and has no performance history.
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C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fee Waivers |
The Board considered the contractual advisory fee rate of the Fund and the proposed fee limitations that will be in place for the Fund through June 30, 2011. The Board also considered the services to be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts and the services to be provided by Invesco Advisers pursuant to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, as well as the allocation of fees between Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that the sub-advisory fees have no direct effect on the Fund or its shareholders, as they are paid by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are affiliates.
After taking account of the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate, the contractual sub-advisory fee rate, the expense limits and other relevant factors, the Board concluded that the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees were fair and reasonable.
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D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from such economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee schedule provides for breakpoints. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of all of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.
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E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board considered information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit. The Board concluded that the Fund’s fees were fair and reasonable, and that the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund are not anticipated to be excessive in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided. The Board considered whether Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and concluded that Invesco Advisers has the financial resources necessary to fulfill these obligations. The Board also considered whether each Affiliated Sub-Adviser is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under its respective sub-advisory contract, and concluded that each Affiliated Sub-Adviser has the financial resources necessary to fulfill these obligations.
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F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates resulting from Invesco Advisers’ relationship with the Fund, including the fees received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates for their provision of administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered the performance of Invesco
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Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services to other Invesco Funds and the organizational structure employed by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services will be provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board. The Board concluded that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates were providing these services in a satisfactory manner and in accordance with the terms of their contracts, and were qualified to provide these services to the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research and execution services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the funds and therefore may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board concluded that Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ soft dollar arranges are appropriate. The Board also concluded that, based on their review and representations made by the Chief Compliance Officer of Invesco Advisers, these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements.
The Board considered the fact that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers will receive advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through at least June 30, 2011, the advisory fees payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for the period June 16, 2010 (commencement date) through October 31, 2010:
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Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 0% | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0% | |
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| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | | | | | | |
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| Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. and Director and President, Van Kampen Advisors, Inc. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | | | | | | |
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| Wayne M. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | | | 225 | | | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation | |
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| Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2001 | | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)
Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | | 207 | | | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Investment Company Institute | |
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| David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | | | 225 | | | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan | |
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1 | | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
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3 | | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Fund Complex by reason of he and his firm currently providing legal services as legal counsel to such Funds in the Fund Complex. |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Bob R. Baker — 1936 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly: President and Chief Executive Officer, AMC Cancer Research Center; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Columbia Financial Corporation | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 1987 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | | 207 | | | Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Director, Denver Film Society | |
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| Rodney Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | | | 225 | | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. | |
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| Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2001 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | | 207 | | | Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. | |
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| Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2001 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | | 207 | | | Administaff | |
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| Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | | | 207 | | | Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios) | |
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| Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Lewis F. Pennock — 1942 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | | | 225 | | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |
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| Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of Invesco Funds | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and General Counsel, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | | 2004 | | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and Vice President, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 2003 | | Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only).
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Lance A. Rejsek — 1967 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2005 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Van Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., and Van Kampen Funds Inc.
Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.
Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A | |
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The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees
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Houston, TX 77210-4739 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company
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Send general correspondence to Invesco, P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739.
Invesco privacy policy
You share personal and financial information with us that is necessary for your transactions and your account records. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information confidential and private.
Invesco collects nonpublic personal information about you from account applications or other forms you complete and from your transactions with us or our affiliates. We do not disclose information about you or our former customers to service providers or other third parties except to the extent necessary to service your account and in other limited circumstances as permitted by law. For example, we use this information to facilitate the delivery of transaction confirmations, financial reports, prospectuses and tax forms.
Even within Invesco, only people involved in the servicing of your accounts and compliance monitoring have access to your information. To ensure the highest level of confidentiality and security, Invesco maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that meet or exceed federal standards. Special measures, such as data encryption and authentication, apply to your communications with us on our website. More detail is available to you at invesco.com/privacy.
Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-05426 and 033-19338.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2010, is available at our website, invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
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Annual Report to Shareholders | | October 31, 2010 |
Invesco Endeavor Fund
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2 | | Letters to Shareholders |
4 | | Performance Summary |
4 | | Management Discussion |
6 | | Long-Term Fund Performance |
8 | | Supplemental Information |
9 | | Schedule of Investments |
10 | | Financial Statements |
12 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
19 | | Financial Highlights |
20 | | Auditor’s Report |
21 | | Fund Expenses |
22 | | Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements |
24 | | Tax Information |
T-1 | | Trustees and Officers |
Letters to Shareholders

Philip Taylor
Dear Shareholders:
Enclosed is important information about your Fund and its performance. I hope you find it useful. Whether you're a long-time Invesco client or a shareholder who joined us as a result of our June 1 acquisition of Morgan Stanley's retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments, I'm glad you're part of the Invesco family.
Near the end of this letter, I’ve provided the number to call if you have specific questions about your account; I’ve also provided my email address so you can send a general Invesco-related question or comment to me directly.
The benefits of Invesco
As a leading global investment manager, Invesco is committed to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. I believe Invesco is uniquely positioned to serve your needs.
First, we are committed to investment excellence. We believe the best investment insights come from specialized investment teams with discrete investment perspectives, each operating under a disciplined philosophy and process with strong risk oversight and quality controls. This approach enables our portfolio managers, analysts and researchers to pursue consistent results across market cycles.
Second, we offer you a broad range of investment products that can be tailored to your needs and goals. In addition to traditional mutual funds, we manage a variety of other investment products. These products include single-country, regional and global investment options spanning major equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes.
And third, we are a strong organization with a single focus: investment management. At Invesco, we believe that focus brings success, and that’s why investment management is all we do. We direct all of our intellectual capital and global resources toward helping investors achieve their long-term financial objectives.
Remember that a trusted financial adviser is also an invaluable partner as you pursue your financial goals. Your financial adviser is familiar with your individual goals and risk tolerance, and can answer questions about changing market conditions and your changing investment needs.
Our customer focus
Short-term market conditions can change from time to time, sometimes suddenly and sometimes dramatically. But regardless of market trends, our commitment to putting you first, helping you achieve your financial objectives and providing you with excellent customer service will not change.
If you have questions about your account, please contact one of our client services representatives at 800 959 4246. If you have a general Invesco-related question or comment for me, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
I want to thank our existing Invesco clients for placing your faith in us. And I want to welcome our new Invesco clients: We look forward to serving your needs in the years ahead. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco

Bruce Crockett
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
Although the global markets have improved since their lows of 2009, they remain challenging as governments around the world work to ensure the recovery remains on track. In this volatile environment, it’s comforting to know that your Board is committed to putting your interests first. We realize you have many choices when selecting a money manager, and your Board is working hard to ensure you feel you’ve made the right choice.
To that end, I’m pleased to share the news that Invesco has completed its acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments. This acquisition greatly expands the breadth and depth of investment strategies we can offer you. As a result of this combination, Invesco gained investment talent for a number of investment strategies, including U.S. value equity, U.S. small cap growth equity, tax-free municipals, bank loans and others. Another key advantage of this combination is the highly complementary nature of our cultures. This is making it much easier to bring our organizations together while ensuring that our investment teams remain focused on managing your money.
We view this addition as an excellent opportunity for you, our shareholders, to have access to an even broader range of well-diversified mutual funds. Now that the acquisition has closed, Invesco is working to bring the full value of the combined organization to shareholders. The key goals of this effort are to ensure that we have deeply resourced and focused investment teams, a compelling line of products and enhanced efficiency, which will benefit our shareholders now and over the long term.
It might interest you to know that the mutual funds of the combined organization are overseen by a single fund Board composed of 17 current members, including four new members who joined us from Van Kampen/Morgan Stanley. This expanded Board will continue to oversee the funds with the same strong sense of responsibility for your money and your continued trust that we have always maintained.
As always, you are welcome to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving your interests.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, all share classes of Invesco Endeavor Fund, at net asset value (NAV), underperformed the Fund’s style-specific and peer group indexes.
Drivers of performance were largely stock specific. We attribute the Fund’s underperformance versus its style-specific index mainly to below market returns from select investments in the industrials sector. Our cash position also detracted from relative performance in a rising market. Alternatively, select holdings in consumer discretionary and health care sectors were the largest contributors to performance during the fiscal year.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 10/31/09 to 10/31/10, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Class A Shares | | | 18.23 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | 17.32 | |
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Class C Shares | | | 17.30 | |
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Class R Shares | | | 17.98 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | 18.41 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | 18.94 | |
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S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | 16.54 | |
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Russell Midcap Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | 27.71 | |
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Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index▼ (Peer Group Index) | | | 24.92 | |
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How we invest
We view ourselves as business people buying businesses, and we consider the purchase of a stock as an ownership interest in a business. We strive to develop a proprietary view of a business through in-depth, fundamental research that includes careful financial statement analysis and meetings with company management teams. We then seek to purchase businesses whose stock prices are below what we have calculated to be the true value of the company based on its future free cash flows.
In conducting a comprehensive analysis of a company, we strive to identify primarily U.S. stocks which have:
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Also central to our discipline is our adherence to an investment horizon of three- to five years. We use this long-term approach because we believe good business strategies usually take that long to implement and to produce strong earnings growth. We also use a concentrated portfolio approach, constructing a portfolio of about 20 to 40 stocks. We believe this allows each investment an opportunity to materially impact Fund performance.
While deliberate efforts are made to manage risk through industry diversification, our primary method of attempting to manage risk is to purchase businesses that are trading below their estimated intrinsic value. Thus, if our assessment of the company’s future is incorrect and the stock declines in price, the impact should be tempered since we originally
acquired the stock at less than its estimated intrinsic value.
Holdings are considered for sale if:
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Holdings are also considered for sale if the original thesis for buying the company changes due to a fundamental negative change in management strategy or a fundamental negative change in the competitive environment.
Market conditions and your Fund
Financial markets were volatile during the fiscal year. At the beginning of the reporting period, riskier assets, like stocks, were outperforming securities considered safe havens, like U.S. Treasuries. This continued through the middle of April 2010. However, renewed credit problems in Europe and the market correction that occurred from May into August, created a more uncertain environment which prompted many investors to become more risk averse. While uncertainty persisted on the economic front, equity markets rose again in September and ended the fiscal year on a positive note.
Our investment approach focuses on individual businesses rather than market sectors. Therefore, your Fund shares little in common with sector weightings of the Fund’s indexes. However, if we were to broadly categorize businesses with which we had the most success during the fiscal year, select investments in consumer discretionary and health care made the largest contributions to Fund performance. As a group, our holdings in the information technology (IT) and industrials sectors also enhanced overall returns. While few Fund holdings declined during the period, select industrial holdings were the largest detractors from overall returns. Our cash position also detracted from performance versus the Russell Midcap Index in a rising market.
Portfolio Composition
By sector
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Industrials | | | 25.7 | % |
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Information Technology | | | 20.4 | |
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Health Care | | | 15.3 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 9.1 | |
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Financials | | | 5.8 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | 3.4 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 20.3 | |
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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| 1. | | | International Rectifier Corp. | | | 4.8 | % |
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| 2. | | | Kinetic Concepts, Inc. | | | 4.7 | |
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| 3. | | | Newalta Corp | | | 4.6 | |
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| 4. | | | Brightpoint, Inc. | | | 4.5 | |
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| 5. | | | Pike Electric Corp. | | | 4.2 | |
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| 6. | | | Arbitron Inc. | | | 4.1 | |
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| 7. | | | Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 3.9 | |
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| 8. | | | Zimmer Holdings, Inc. | | | 3.8 | |
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| 9. | | | Grafton Group | | | 3.7 | |
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| 10. | | | Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 3.5 | |
Top Five Industries
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1. Health Care Equipment | | | 8.5 | % |
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2. Construction & Engineering | | | 6.9 | |
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3. Semiconductors | | | 4.8 | |
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4. Environmental & Facilities Services | | | 4.6 | |
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5. Technology Distributors | | | 4.5 | |
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Total Net Assets | | $202.8 million |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | 25 |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
The top contributor to Fund performance for the fiscal year was Tempur-Pedic International, the world’s leading visco-elastic mattress manufacturer. We believe Tempur-Pedic enjoys strong competitive advantages as a result of its products and brand. Having withstood the mattress industry’s worst downturn ever, we also believe Tempur-Pedic is well positioned to grow its business as the market recovers, brand awareness grows, and the company launches new and innovative products.
UnitedHealth Group also made a significant contribution to Fund performance during the fiscal year. As the largest publicly traded health insurer in the U.S., UnitedHealth Group’s stock price suffered from the tremendous uncertainty generated by the ongoing U.S. health care reform debate. As the nature of this reform has taken shape, the perceived risk to UnitedHealth’s business model has waned, which has bolstered the company’s stock price. We believe UnitedHealth has sustainable competitive advantages that potentially could favor the company going forward.
Pike Electric and Grafton Group were the largest detractors from Fund performance during the fiscal year. Pike is one of the largest providers of engineering, construction and maintenance services of electrical distribution and transmission powerlines in the U.S. The company’s stock price declined after it reported worse-than-expected fourth quarter earnings from a year ago. Revenues were under pressure as utility customers continued to defer maintenance expenditures because of weaker demand for electricity due to the recession. This expenditure has merely been delayed rather than avoided as basic maintenance work is necessary for utilities to meet minimum reliability standards. We took advantage of this short-term weakness in the stock price and increased our position in Pike Electric.
Grafton Group, which operates in the U.K. and Ireland, is a building and plumbing distributor with some exposure to do-it-yourself retailing and dry mortar manufacturing. Grafton has a dominant market position in its home market of Ireland, where the company’s scale permits strong profit margins. While only the fourth largest player in the sizeable U.K. market, Grafton has deftly grown its position in a competitive region and enjoys profit margins that trail only the U.K.’s market leader. We believe Grafton is a high-quality business run by an experienced and motivated management team that has proven its ability to allocate
capital very effectively over long periods. While Grafton has been affected by market weakness in the U.K., the company maintains a solid balance sheet and has consistently generated cash throughout the downturn. We believe Grafton’s stock price fluctuated mainly on changing perceptions about the timing and magnitude of the recovery in the U.K. and Irish housing and construction markets.
Increased market volatility during the fiscal year presented some select buying opportunities. We took advantage of this market situation by making some new investments and adding to many of our existing holdings. We also sold several holdings based on valuations and other factors.
During the fiscal year, we continued to focus on finding quality businesses trading at attractive values relative to what we believe are their long-term prospects. In contrast, the market is often driven by short-term events or outlooks in both good times and bad. Market volatility allows us to potentially take advantage of investment opportunities we believe will benefit your Fund in the long term.
Markets experienced a strong recovery during the fiscal year. We would like to caution investors against making investment decisions based on short-term performance. As always, we recommend that you consult a financial adviser to discuss your individual financial program.
While we can never predict future Fund performance, we intend to adhere to our discipline of being business people who buy businesses; we will continually strive to upgrade the quality of your Fund’s portfolio. As always, we thank you for your investment in Invesco Endeavor Fund and for sharing our long-term investment perspective.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
Mark Uptigrove
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Endeavor Fund. Mr. Uptigrove joined Invesco in 2005. He earned a B.A. from the University of Ontario and an M.B.A. from the Richard Ivey School of Business.
Clayton Zacharias
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Endeavor Fund. He joined Invesco in 2002. He earned a B.B.A. from Simon Fraser University.
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Classes since Inception
Index data from 10/31/03, Fund data from 11/4/03
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, applicable sales charges and Fund expenses including management fees. Results for Class B shares are calculated as if a hypothetical shareholder had liquidated his entire investment in the Fund at the close of the reporting period and paid the applicable contingent deferred sales charges. Index results include reinvested dividends, but they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses and
management fees; performance of a market index does not. Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is
constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 10/31/10, including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 7.22 | % |
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5 Years | | | 5.37 | |
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1 Year | | | 11.71 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 7.31 | % |
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5 Years | | | 5.43 | |
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1 Year | | | 12.32 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 7.32 | % |
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5 Years | | | 5.77 | |
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1 Year | | | 16.30 | |
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Class R Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 7.84 | % |
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5 Years | | | 6.33 | |
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1 Year | | | 17.98 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 8.16 | % |
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5 Years | | | 6.68 | |
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1 Year | | | 18.41 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 8.61 | % |
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5 Years | | | 7.15 | |
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1 Year | | | 18.94 | |
Class R shares incepted on April 30, 2004. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares, restated to reflect the higher 12b-1 fees applicable to Class R shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Institutional Class shares incepted on April 30, 2004. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 9/30/10, the most recent calendar quarter-end including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 6.78 | % |
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5 Years | | | 4.37 | |
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1 Year | | | 5.54 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 6.89 | % |
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5 Years | | | 4.44 | |
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1 Year | | | 5.84 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 6.89 | % |
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5 Years | | | 4.77 | |
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1 Year | | | 9.75 | |
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Class R Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 7.41 | % |
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5 Years | | | 5.32 | |
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1 Year | | | 11.43 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 7.73 | % |
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5 Years | | | 5.67 | |
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1 Year | | | 11.92 | |
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Inception | | | 8.18 | % |
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5 Years | | | 6.15 | |
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1 Year | | | 12.32 | |
distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 1.74%, 2.49%, 2.49%, 1.99%, 1.49% and 1.11%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R,
Class Y and Institutional Class shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
A redemption fee of 2% will be imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges out of the Fund within 31 days of purchase. Exceptions to the redemption fee are listed in the Fund’s prospectus.
Invesco Endeavor Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of October 31, 2010, and is based on total net assets. |
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n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
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n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About share classes
n | | Effective November 30, 2010, Class B or Class B5 shares may not be purchased or acquired by exchange from share classes other than Class B or Class B5 shares. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class R shares are available only to certain retirement plans. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class Y shares are available to only certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Institutional Class shares are offered exclusively to institutional investors, including defined contribution plans that meet certain criteria. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
n | | The Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in a limited number of securities or other instruments, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund. |
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n | | The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in the foreign country’s exchange rates; political and social instability; changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies. |
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n | | The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. |
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n | | The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations. |
n | | Stocks of small and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments in the above factors and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of small and mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price. |
About indexes used in this report
n | | The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market. |
n | | The Russell Midcap® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap stocks. The Russell Midcap Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co. |
n | | The Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of mid-cap core funds tracked by Lipper. |
n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
n | | A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
Other information
n | | The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis. |
n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
n | | Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Fund Nasdaq Symbols
| | |
Class A Shares | | ATDAX |
Class B Shares | | ATDBX |
Class C Shares | | ATDCX |
Class R Shares | | ATDRX |
Class Y Shares | | ATDYX |
Institutional Class Shares | | ATDIX |
Schedule of Investments(a)
October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | Value |
|
Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–79.72% | | | | |
Advertising–4.12% | | | | |
Arbitron Inc. | | | 330,000 | | | $ | 8,355,600 | |
|
Airlines–2.39% | | | | |
Ryanair Holdings PLC–ADR (Ireland) | | | 148,800 | | | | 4,855,344 | |
|
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–1.39% | | | | |
Liz Claiborne, Inc.(b) | | | 462,200 | | | | 2,828,664 | |
|
Brewers–3.42% | | | | |
Molson Coors Brewing Co.–Class B | | | 146,808 | | | | 6,933,742 | |
|
Building Products–2.97% | | | | |
Kingspan Group PLC (Ireland) | | | 721,400 | | | | 6,032,596 | |
|
Communications Equipment–3.75% | | | | |
Plantronics, Inc. | | | 110,000 | | | | 3,946,800 | |
|
Research In Motion Ltd. (Canada)(b) | | | 64,200 | | | | 3,656,190 | |
|
| | | | | | | 7,602,990 | |
|
Construction & Engineering–6.87% | | | | |
Pike Electric Corp.(b) | | | 1,136,547 | | | | 8,592,295 | |
|
Quanta Services, Inc.(b) | | | 271,100 | | | | 5,329,826 | |
|
| | | | | | | 13,922,121 | |
|
Environmental & Facilities Services–4.64% | | | | |
Newalta Corp. (Canada) | | | 1,040,369 | | | | 9,415,243 | |
|
Health Care Distributors–3.55% | | | | |
Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 260,000 | | | | 7,189,000 | |
|
Health Care Equipment–8.50% | | | | |
Kinetic Concepts, Inc.(b) | | | 249,400 | | | | 9,484,682 | |
|
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 163,500 | | | | 7,756,440 | |
|
| | | | | | | 17,241,122 | |
|
Home Entertainment Software–3.85% | | | | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 680,000 | | | | 7,799,600 | |
|
Home Furnishings–1.76% | | | | |
Tempur-Pedic International Inc.(b) | | | 103,200 | | | | 3,560,400 | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates–2.56% | | | | |
DCC PLC (Ireland) | | | 179,800 | | | | 5,196,219 | |
|
Internet Software & Services–3.53% | | | | |
eBay Inc.(b) | | | 240,000 | | | | 7,154,400 | |
|
Leisure Products–1.86% | | | | |
Pool Corp. | | | 187,100 | | | | 3,768,194 | |
|
Life & Health Insurance–3.37% | | | | |
Unum Group | | | 305,000 | | | | 6,838,100 | |
|
Managed Health Care–3.29% | | | | |
UnitedHealth Group Inc. | | | 185,000 | | | | 6,669,250 | |
|
Multi-Line Insurance–2.41% | | | | |
Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (Austria) | | | 90,723 | | | | 4,880,689 | |
|
Semiconductors–4.78% | | | | |
International Rectifier Corp.(b) | | | 417,510 | | | | 9,698,757 | |
|
Technology Distributors–4.49% | | | | |
Brightpoint, Inc.(b) | | | 1,215,504 | | | | 9,104,125 | |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors–3.68% | | | | |
Grafton Group PLC (Ireland)(c) | | | 1,748,806 | | | | 7,469,085 | |
|
Trucking–2.54% | | | | |
Con-way Inc. | | | 156,300 | | | | 5,159,463 | |
|
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $160,468,843) | | | | | | | 161,674,704 | |
|
Money Market Funds–18.00% | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 18,248,058 | | | | 18,248,058 | |
|
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 18,248,058 | | | | 18,248,058 | |
|
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $36,496,116) | | | | | | | 36,496,116 | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–97.72% (Cost $196,964,959) | | | | | | | 198,170,820 | |
|
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–2.28% | | | | | | | 4,622,371 | |
|
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 202,793,191 | |
|
Investment Abbreviation:
| | |
ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
| | |
(a) | | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | | Each unit is comprised of one ordinary share of Euro 0.05, one C share and twenty Class A shares. |
(d) | | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Assets: |
Investments, at value (Cost $160,468,843) | | $ | 161,674,704 | |
|
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 36,496,116 | |
|
Total investments, at value (Cost $196,964,959) | | | 198,170,820 | |
|
Receivables for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 6,241,380 | |
|
Fund shares sold | | | 103,601 | |
|
Dividends | | | 72,102 | |
|
Foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 5,554 | |
|
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 11,607 | |
|
Other assets | | | 29,549 | |
|
Total assets | | | 204,634,613 | |
|
Liabilities: |
Payables for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 1,418,425 | |
|
Fund shares reacquired | | | 200,890 | |
|
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 127,819 | |
|
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 72,815 | |
|
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 21,473 | |
|
Total liabilities | | | 1,841,422 | |
|
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 202,793,191 | |
|
Net assets consist of: |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 211,306,914 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | (20,890 | ) |
|
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (9,706,702 | ) |
|
Unrealized appreciation | | | 1,213,869 | |
|
| | $ | 202,793,191 | |
|
Net Assets: |
Class A | | $ | 81,536,414 | |
|
Class B | | $ | 9,025,114 | |
|
Class C | | $ | 19,435,932 | |
|
Class R | | $ | 12,850,308 | |
|
Class Y | | $ | 4,150,306 | |
|
Institutional Class | | $ | 75,795,117 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized: |
Class A | | | 5,514,942 | |
|
Class B | | | 637,220 | |
|
Class C | | | 1,372,006 | |
|
Class R | | | 878,575 | |
|
Class Y | | | 279,223 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 5,049,492 | |
|
Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 14.78 | |
|
Maximum offering price per share | | | | |
(Net asset value of $14.78 divided by 94.50%) | | $ | 15.64 | |
|
Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 14.16 | |
|
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 14.17 | |
|
Class R: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 14.63 | |
|
Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 14.86 | |
|
Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 15.01 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the year ended October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Investment income: |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $106,061) | | $ | 1,433,535 | |
|
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 21,301 | |
|
Total investment income | | | 1,454,836 | |
|
Expenses: |
Advisory fees | | | 990,699 | |
|
Administrative services fees | | | 50,000 | |
|
Custodian fees | | | 19,186 | |
|
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 203,450 | |
|
Class B | | | 91,368 | |
|
Class C | | | 195,896 | |
|
Class R | | | 44,220 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, R and Y | | | 343,732 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — Institutional | | | 2,169 | |
|
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 21,684 | |
|
Other | | | 163,284 | |
|
Total expenses | | | 2,125,688 | |
|
Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (24,111 | ) |
|
Net expenses | | | 2,101,577 | |
|
Net investment income (loss) | | | (646,741 | ) |
|
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 9,258,700 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | (77,152 | ) |
|
Foreign currency contracts | | | 267,840 | |
|
| | | 9,449,388 | |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 13,777,288 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | (4,743 | ) |
|
Foreign currency contracts | | | (30,483 | ) |
|
| | | 13,742,062 | |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 23,191,450 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 22,544,709 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Operations: | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (646,741 | ) | | $ | (443,622 | ) |
|
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 9,449,388 | | | | (6,747,347 | ) |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 13,742,062 | | | | 35,467,620 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 22,544,709 | | | | 28,276,651 | |
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | |
Class A | | | — | | | | (246,256 | ) |
|
Class R | | | — | | | | (7,353 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | — | | | | (1,734 | ) |
|
Institutional Class | | | — | | | | (35,194 | ) |
|
Total distributions from net investment income | | | — | | | | (290,537 | ) |
|
Share transactions–net: | | | | |
Class A | | | (9,502,599 | ) | | | 6,142,014 | |
|
Class B | | | (1,207,182 | ) | | | (1,357,029 | ) |
|
Class C | | | (93,800 | ) | | | (2,309,007 | ) |
|
Class R | | | 5,808,688 | | | | (327,309 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | 2,681,829 | | | | 730,251 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 68,483,146 | | | | (543,848 | ) |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 66,170,082 | | | | 2,335,072 | |
|
Net increase in net assets | | | 88,714,791 | | | | 30,321,186 | |
|
Net assets: | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 114,078,400 | | | | 83,757,214 | |
|
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(20,890) and $(18,482), respectively) | | $ | 202,793,191 | | | $ | 114,078,400 | |
|
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2010
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Endeavor Fund, formerly AIM Trimark Endeavor Fund, (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), formerly AIM Investment Funds, (the “Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-two separate series portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class B shares and Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares are sold at net asset value. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
| | |
A. | | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
| | A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean |
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| | between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). |
| | Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. |
| | Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
| | Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. |
| | Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including Corporate Loans. |
| | Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. |
| | Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. |
B. | | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
| | The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held. |
| | Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser. |
| | The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. |
C. | | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to |
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| | federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
| | The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period. |
F. | | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to the Institutional Class are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
| | The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. |
J. | | Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Net Assets | | Rate |
|
First $250 million | | | 0 | .745% |
|
Next $250 million | | | 0 | .73% |
|
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .715% |
|
Next $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .70% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .685% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .67% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .655% |
|
Over $10 billion | | | 0 | .64% |
|
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such
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Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least February 28, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.75%, 2.25%, 1.75% and 1.75% of average daily net assets, respectively. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the net annual operating expenses to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless the Board of Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2011. The Adviser did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses under this expense limitation.
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2011, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $22,547.
At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the Invesco Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. These expenses along with the related expense reimbursement are included in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2010, Invesco Ltd. reimbursed expenses of the Fund in the amount of $307.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to
certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares (collectively the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the year ended October 31, 2010, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $19,259 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $0, $13,150 and $2,386 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| | |
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
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The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2010. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
|
Equity Securities | | $ | 198,170,820 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 198,170,820 | |
|
Foreign Currency Contracts* | | | — | | | | 5,554 | | | | — | | | | 5,554 | |
|
Total Investments | | $ | 198,170,820 | | | $ | 5,554 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 198,176,374 | |
|
| |
* | Unrealized appreciation. |
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
The Fund has implemented the required disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities in accordance with GAAP. This disclosure is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position and financial performance. The enhanced disclosure has no impact on the results of operations reported in the financial statements.
Value of Derivative Instruments at Period-End
The Table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of October 31, 2010:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Value |
Risk Exposure/ Derivative Type | | Assets | | Liabilities |
|
Currency risk(a) | | $ | 5,554 | | | $ | — | |
|
| | |
(a) | | Value is disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the Foreign currency contracts outstanding. |
Effect of Derivative Instruments for the year ended October 31, 2010
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
| | | | |
| | Location of Gain (Loss) on
|
| | Statement of Operations |
| | Foreign Currency Contracts* |
|
Realized Gain | | | | |
Currency risk | | $ | 267,840 | |
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | | |
Currency risk | | | (30,483 | ) |
|
Total | | $ | 237,357 | |
|
| |
* | The average value of foreign currency contracts outstanding during the period was $5,029,031. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Open Foreign Currency Contracts |
Settlement
| | | | Contract to | | | | Unrealized
|
Date | | Counterparty | | Deliver | | Receive | | Value | | Appreciation |
|
01/14/11 | | | Scotia McLeod | | | EUR | | | 3,000,000 | | | USD | | | 4,177,500 | | | $ | 4,171,946 | | | $ | 5,554 | |
|
| | |
Currency Abbreviations: |
EUR | | – Euro |
USD | | – U.S. Dollar |
NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in Demand Deposit Accounts (DDA) used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $1,257.
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan
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and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
During the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund paid legal fees of $2,983 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended October 31, 2010 and 2009:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Ordinary income | | $ | — | | | $ | 290,537 | |
|
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2010 |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | $ | 884,470 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 2,454 | |
|
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (20,890 | ) |
|
Capital loss carryforward | | | (9,379,757 | ) |
|
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 211,306,914 | |
|
Total net assets | | $ | 202,793,191 | |
|
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $9,261,213 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2010 which expires as follows:
| | | | |
| | Capital Loss
|
Expiration | | Carryforward* |
|
October 31, 2016 | | $ | 3,013,970 | |
|
October 31, 2017 | | | 6,365,787 | |
|
Total capital loss carryforward | | $ | 9,379,757 | |
|
| |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. |
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2010 was $88,092,578 and $44,399,416, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
| | | | |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis |
|
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 22,713,301 | |
|
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (21,828,831 | ) |
|
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 884,470 | |
|
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $197,286,350. |
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NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and net operating losses, on October 31, 2010, undistributed net investment income (loss) was increased by $644,333, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $77,152 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $721,485. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 11—Share Information
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Summary of Share Activity |
|
| | Years ended October 31, |
| | 2010(a) | | 2009 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
|
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 2,275,618 | | | $ | 32,469,765 | | | | 2,428,448 | | | $ | 25,395,088 | |
|
Class B | | | 130,801 | | | | 1,806,557 | | | | 148,282 | | | | 1,377,229 | |
|
Class C | | | 621,388 | | | | 8,632,458 | | | | 266,293 | | | | 2,650,864 | |
|
Class R | | | 613,828 | | | | 8,580,232 | | | | 240,865 | | | | 2,218,901 | |
|
Class Y | | | 310,055 | | | | 4,597,298 | | | | 82,777 | | | | 892,036 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 5,033,806 | | | | 71,281,764 | | | | 56,044 | | | | 503,565 | |
|
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | — | | | | — | | | | 29,091 | | | | 231,277 | |
|
Class R | | | — | | | | — | | | | 931 | | | | 7,353 | |
|
Class Y | | | — | | | | — | | | | 218 | | | | 1,734 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,410 | | | | 35,194 | |
|
Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 72,093 | | | | 1,021,064 | | | | 102,815 | | | | 977,151 | |
|
Class B | | | (74,980 | ) | | | (1,021,064 | ) | | | (106,177 | ) | | | (977,151 | ) |
|
Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (3,108,504 | ) | | | (42,993,428 | ) | | | (2,295,783 | ) | | | (20,461,502 | ) |
|
Class B | | | (149,390 | ) | | | (1,992,675 | ) | | | (204,374 | ) | | | (1,757,107 | ) |
|
Class C | | | (655,882 | ) | | | (8,726,258 | ) | | | (576,405 | ) | | | (4,959,871 | ) |
|
Class R | | | (201,827 | ) | | | (2,771,544 | ) | | | (259,754 | ) | | | (2,553,563 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | (136,289 | ) | | | (1,915,469 | ) | | | (15,641 | ) | | | (163,519 | ) |
|
Institutional Class | | | (194,666 | ) | | | (2,798,618 | ) | | | (105,286 | ) | | | (1,082,607 | ) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | 4,536,051 | | | $ | 66,170,082 | | | | (203,246 | ) | | $ | 2,335,072 | |
|
| | |
(a) | | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 41% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
Effective November 30, 2010, all Invesco funds will be closing their Class B shares. Shareholders with investments in Class B shares may continue to hold such shares until they convert to Class A shares, but no additional investments will be accepted in Class B shares on or after November 30, 2010. Any dividends or capital gains distributions may continue to be reinvested in Class B shares until conversion. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert.
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NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratio of
| | Ratio of
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | expenses
| | expenses
| | | | |
| | | | | | Net gains
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | to average
| | to average net
| | Ratio of net
| | |
| | Net asset
| | Net
| | (losses) on
| | | | Dividends
| | Distributions
| | | | | | | | | | net assets
| | assets without
| | investment
| | |
| | value,
| | investment
| | securities (both
| | Total from
| | from net
| | from net
| | | | Net asset
| | | | Net assets,
| | with fee waivers
| | fee waivers
| | income (loss)
| | |
| | beginning
| | income
| | realized and
| | investment
| | investment
| | realized
| | Total
| | value, end
| | Total
| | end of period
| | and/or expenses
| | and/or expenses
| | to average
| | Portfolio
|
| | of period | | (loss)(a) | | unrealized) | | operations | | income | | gains | | Distributions | | of period | | Return(b) | | (000s omitted) | | absorbed | | absorbed | | net assets | | turnover(c) |
|
Class A |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | $ | 12.51 | | | $ | (0.05 | ) | | $ | 2.32 | | | $ | 2.27 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 14.78 | | | | 18.15 | % | | $ | 81,536 | | | | 1.45 | %(d) | | | 1.47 | %(d) | | | (0.36 | )%(d) | | | 38 | % |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 8.99 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 3.60 | | | | 3.56 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 12.51 | | | | 39.91 | | | | 78,496 | | | | 1.71 | | | | 1.72 | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | 30 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 16.73 | | | | 0.05 | | | | (6.42 | ) | | | (6.37 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (1.33 | ) | | | (1.37 | ) | | | 8.99 | | | | (41.00 | ) | | | 54,056 | | | | 1.52 | | | | 1.53 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 30 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 15.66 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 1.82 | | | | 1.89 | | | | — | | | | (0.82 | ) | | | (0.82 | ) | | | 16.73 | | | | 12.44 | | | | 159,244 | | | | 1.35 | | | | 1.39 | | | | 0.40 | | | | 39 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 12.53 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 3.18 | | | | 3.16 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 15.66 | | | | 25.26 | | | | 69,660 | | | | 1.56 | | | | 1.62 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 28 | |
|
Class B |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 12.07 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 2.24 | | | | 2.09 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14.16 | | | | 17.32 | | | | 9,025 | | | | 2.20 | (d) | | | 2.22 | (d) | | | (1.11 | )(d) | | | 38 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 8.70 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 3.47 | | | | 3.37 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 12.07 | | | | 38.74 | | | | 8,823 | | | | 2.46 | | | | 2.47 | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | 30 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 16.30 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (6.23 | ) | | | (6.27 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.33 | ) | | | (1.33 | ) | | | 8.70 | | | | (41.41 | ) | | | 7,771 | | | | 2.27 | | | | 2.28 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 30 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 15.39 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 1.79 | | | | 1.73 | | | | — | | | | (0.82 | ) | | | (0.82 | ) | | | 16.30 | | | | 11.58 | | | | 22,258 | | | | 2.10 | | | | 2.14 | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | 39 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 12.38 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 3.14 | | | | 3.01 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 15.39 | | | | 24.31 | | | | 14,104 | | | | 2.31 | | | | 2.37 | | | | (0.91 | ) | | | 28 | |
|
Class C |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 12.08 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 2.24 | | | | 2.09 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14.17 | | | | 17.30 | | | | 19,436 | | | | 2.20 | (d) | | | 2.22 | (d) | | | (1.11 | )(d) | | | 38 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 8.70 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 3.48 | | | | 3.38 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 12.08 | | | | 38.85 | | | | 16,995 | | | | 2.46 | | | | 2.47 | | | | (1.10 | ) | | | 30 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 16.30 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (6.23 | ) | | | (6.27 | ) | | | — | | | | (1.33 | ) | | | (1.33 | ) | | | 8.70 | | | | (41.41 | ) | | | 14,941 | | | | 2.27 | | | | 2.28 | | | | (0.33 | ) | | | 30 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 15.39 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 1.79 | | | | 1.73 | | | | — | | | | (0.82 | ) | | | (0.82 | ) | | | 16.30 | | | | 11.58 | | | | 41,790 | | | | 2.10 | | | | 2.14 | | | | (0.35 | ) | | | 39 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 12.38 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 3.14 | | | | 3.01 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 15.39 | | | | 24.31 | | | | 16,437 | | | | 2.31 | | | | 2.37 | | | | (0.91 | ) | | | 28 | |
|
Class R |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 12.40 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 2.31 | | | | 2.23 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14.63 | | | | 17.98 | | | | 12,850 | | | | 1.70 | (d) | | | 1.72 | (d) | | | (0.61 | )(d) | | | 38 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 8.91 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 3.56 | | | | 3.50 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 12.40 | | | | 39.43 | | | | 5,787 | | | | 1.96 | | | | 1.97 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | 30 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 16.59 | | | | 0.02 | | | | (6.35 | ) | | | (6.33 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (1.33 | ) | | | (1.35 | ) | | | 8.91 | | | | (41.06 | ) | | | 4,317 | | | | 1.77 | | | | 1.78 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 30 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 15.58 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.83 | | | | — | | | | (0.82 | ) | | | (0.82 | ) | | | 16.59 | | | | 12.11 | | | | 4,905 | | | | 1.60 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 39 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 12.48 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 3.18 | | | | 3.12 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 15.58 | | | | 25.04 | | | | 812 | | | | 1.81 | | | | 1.87 | | | | (0.41 | ) | | | 28 | |
|
Class Y |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 12.55 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 2.32 | | | | 2.31 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14.86 | | | | 18.41 | | | | 4,150 | | | | 1.20 | (d) | | | 1.22 | (d) | | | (0.11 | )(d) | | | 38 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 9.00 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 3.61 | | | | 3.60 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 12.55 | | | | 40.24 | | | | 1,323 | | | | 1.46 | | | | 1.47 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 30 | |
Year ended 10/31/08(e) | | | 11.18 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (2.18 | ) | | | (2.18 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9.00 | | | | (19.50 | ) | | | 343 | | | | 1.32 | (f) | | | 1.34 | (f) | | | 0.62 | (f) | | | 30 | |
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Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 12.62 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 2.37 | | | | 2.39 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 15.01 | | | | 18.94 | | | | 75,795 | | | | 0.94 | (d) | | | 0.96 | (d) | | | 0.15 | (d) | | | 38 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 9.12 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 3.60 | | | | 3.63 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 12.62 | | | | 40.76 | | | | 2,655 | | | | 1.08 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 30 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 16.94 | | | | 0.12 | | | | (6.49 | ) | | | (6.37 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (1.33 | ) | | | (1.45 | ) | | | 9.12 | | | | (40.66 | ) | | | 2,329 | | | | 0.98 | | | | 0.99 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 30 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 15.78 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 1.83 | | | | 1.98 | | | | — | | | | (0.82 | ) | | | (0.82 | ) | | | 16.94 | | | | 12.94 | | | | 5,864 | | | | 0.90 | | | | 0.94 | | | | 0.85 | | | | 39 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 12.61 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 3.20 | | | | 3.25 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 15.78 | | | | 25.91 | | | | 4,567 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 28 | |
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(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $81,380, $9,137, $19,590, $8,844, $3,172 and $10,857 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
(e) | | Commencement date of October 3, 2008. |
(f) | | Annualized. |
19 Invesco Endeavor Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco Endeavor Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco Endeavor Fund (formerly known as AIM Trimark Endeavor Fund; one of the funds constituting AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2010, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
December 22, 2010
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 964.80 | | | | $ | 7.08 | | | | $ | 1,018.00 | | | | $ | 7.27 | | | | | 1.43 | % |
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B | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 960.00 | | | | | 10.77 | | | | | 1,014.22 | | | | | 11.07 | | | | | 2.18 | |
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C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 960.00 | | | | | 10.77 | | | | | 1,014.22 | | | | | 11.07 | | | | | 2.18 | |
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R | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 963.10 | | | | | 8.31 | | | | | 1,016.74 | | | | | 8.54 | | | | | 1.68 | |
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Y | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 964.90 | | | | | 5.84 | | | | | 1,019.26 | | | | | 6.01 | | | | | 1.18 | |
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Institutional | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 966.50 | | | | | 4.61 | | | | | 1,020.52 | | | | | 4.74 | | | | | 0.93 | |
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1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
21 Invesco Endeavor Fund
Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of the Invesco Endeavor Fund (the Fund) investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds (the sub-advisory contracts) with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers). During contract renewal meetings held on June 15-16, 2010, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise 85% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts for another year, effective July 1, 2010. In doing so, the Board considered the process that it follows in reviewing and approving the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and the information that it is provided and determined that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the series portfolios of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risk of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to all their assigned funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.
During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by an independent company, Lipper, Inc. (Lipper). The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, which is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure that they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. The independent Trustees are assisted in their annual evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by the Senior Officer and by independent legal counsel. The independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in private sessions with the Senior Officer and counsel.
In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board considered the information provided to them as part of the contract renewal process as well as information provided at their meetings throughout the year as part of their ongoing oversight of the Fund, and did not identify any information that was controlling. One Trustee may weigh a particular piece of information differently than another Trustee. The Trustees recognized that the advisory arrangements and resulting advisory fees for the Fund and the other Invesco Funds are the result of years of review and negotiation between the Trustees and Invesco Advisers, that the Trustees may focus to a greater extent on certain aspects of these arrangements in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these same arrangements throughout the year and in prior years.
The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 16, 2010, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date, including, for example, changes to the Fund’s performance, advisory fees, expense limitations and/or fee waivers.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
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A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide these services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ portfolio and product review process, various back office support functions provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, and Invesco Advisers’ equity and fixed income trading operations. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and that Invesco Advisers currently is providing satisfactory advisory services in accordance with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement. In addition, based on their ongoing meetings throughout the year with the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, the Board concluded that these individuals are competent and able to continue to carry out their responsibilities under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement or sub-advisory contracts, as applicable.
In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the prior relationship between Invesco Advisers and the Fund, as well as the Board’s knowledge of Invesco Advisers’ operations, and concluded that it is beneficial to maintain the current relationship, in part, because of such knowledge. The Board also considered the steps that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates continue to take to improve the services they provide to the Invesco Funds in the areas of investment performance, product line diversification, distribution, fund operations, shareholder services and compliance. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ independent credit analysis and investment risk management procedures as they apply to the Fund and the other Invesco Funds. The Board also considered the acquisition by Invesco Ltd. of the retail mutual fund business of Morgan Stanley and how that is expected to affect product line diversification. The Board also considered assurances from Invesco Advisers that it does not expect the acquisition to diminish the quality of services provided to the Invesco Funds and that it plans to increase staffing. The Board concluded that the quality and efficiency of the services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds support the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.
The Board reviewed the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, which have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world, can
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provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund invests and make recommendations on securities of companies located in such countries. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund.
The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Trimark Ltd. currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one, three and five calendar years to the performance of all funds in the Lipper performance universe that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser and against the Lipper Mid-Cap Core Funds Index. The Board noted that the performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the one and five year periods and the second quintile for the three year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that the performance of Class A shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. Although the independent written evaluation of the Fund’s Senior Officer only considered Fund performance through the most recent calendar year, the Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
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C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fee Waivers |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate to the contractual advisory fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser, at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual advisory fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in determining contractual fee rates, which includes using audited financial data from the most recent annual report of each fund in the expense group that was publicly available as of the end of the past calendar year. The Board noted that comparative data is as of varying dates, which may affect the comparability of data during times of market volatility.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not advise other mutual funds or client accounts with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund.
The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least February 28, 2011 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund. The Board noted that at the current expense ratio for the Fund, this expense waiver does not have any impact.
The Board also considered the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the allocation of fees between Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that the sub-advisory fees have no direct effect on the Fund or its shareholders, as they are paid by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.
After taking account of the Fund’s contractual advisory and sub-advisory fee rates, the comparative advisory fee information discussed above and other relevant factors, the Board concluded that the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees are fair and reasonable.
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D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from such economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee schedule includes seven breakpoints, and that the Fund would share in economies of scale as the Fund’s net assets exceeded the breakpoints. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of all of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.
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E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board reviewed with Invesco Advisers the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in connection with managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit with respect to the services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers continues to support the Invesco Funds with spending on regulatory compliance, attribution systems, global trading initiatives and a focus on building out the product line-up for the benefit of all shareholders of the Invesco Funds. The Board concluded that the Fund’s fees are fair and reasonable, and that the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund is not excessive in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided and the support provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board considered whether Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and concluded that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser have the financial resources necessary to fulfill these obligations.
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F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates resulting from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates for their provision of administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board. The Board concluded that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates are providing these services in accordance with the terms of their contracts, and are qualified to continue to provide these services to the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for the research and execution services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the funds and therefore may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board concluded that the soft dollar arrangements are appropriate. The Board also concluded that, based on their review and representations made by the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds, these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers will receive advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through at least June 30, 2011, the advisory fees payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
23 Invesco Endeavor Fund
Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended October 31, 2010:
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Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 0% | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0% | |
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| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
24 Invesco Endeavor Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | | | | | | |
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| Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. and Director and President, Van Kampen Advisors, Inc. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | | | | | | |
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| Wayne M. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | | | 225 | | | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation | |
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| Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2001 | | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)
Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | | 207 | | | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Investment Company Institute | |
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| David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | | | 225 | | | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan | |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Bob R. Baker — 1936 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly: President and Chief Executive Officer, AMC Cancer Research Center; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Columbia Financial Corporation | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 1987 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | | 207 | | | Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Director, Denver Film Society | |
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| Rodney Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | | | 225 | | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. | |
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| Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2001 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | | 207 | | | Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. | |
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| Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2001 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | | 207 | | | Administaff | |
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| Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | | | 207 | | | Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios) | |
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| Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Lewis F. Pennock — 1942 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | | | 225 | | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |
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| Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of Invesco Funds | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and General Counsel, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | | 2004 | | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and Vice President, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 2003 | | Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only).
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Lance A. Rejsek — 1967 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2005 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Van Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., and Van Kampen Funds Inc.
Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.
Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A | |
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The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-2714 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. P.O. Box 4739
Houston, TX 77210-4739 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin
Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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Invesco mailing information
Send general correspondence to Invesco, P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739.
Invesco privacy policy
You share personal and financial information with us that is necessary for your transactions and your account records. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information confidential and private.
Invesco collects nonpublic personal information about you from account applications or other forms you complete and from your transactions with us or our affiliates. We do not disclose information about you or our former customers to service providers or other third parties except to the extent necessary to service your account and in other limited circumstances as permitted by law. For example, we use this information to facilitate the delivery of transaction confirmations, financial reports, prospectuses and tax forms.
Even within Invesco, only people involved in the servicing of your accounts and compliance monitoring have access to your information. To ensure the highest level of confidentiality and security, Invesco maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that meet or exceed federal standards. Special measures, such as data encryption and authentication, apply to your communications with us on our website. More detail is available to you at invesco.com/privacy.
Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-05426 and 033-19338.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June��30, 2010, is available at our website, invesco.com/proxysearch.
The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
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Annual Report to Shareholders | | October 31, 2010 |
Invesco Global Fund
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2 | | Letters to Shareholders |
4 | | Performance Summary |
4 | | Management Discussion |
6 | | Long-Term Fund Performance |
8 | | Supplemental Information |
9 | | Schedule of Investments |
10 | | Financial Statements |
12 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
19 | | Financial Highlights |
20 | | Auditor’s Report |
21 | | Fund Expenses |
22 | | Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements |
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Letters to Shareholders

Philip Taylor
Dear Shareholders:
Enclosed is important information about your Fund and its performance. I hope you find it useful. Whether you’re a long-time Invesco client or a shareholder who joined us as a result of our June 1 acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments, I’m glad you’re part of the Invesco family.
Near the end of this letter, I’ve provided the number to call if you have specific questions about your account; I’ve also provided my email address so you can send a general Invesco-related question or comment to me directly.
The benefits of Invesco
As a leading global investment manager, Invesco is committed to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. I believe Invesco is uniquely positioned to serve your needs.
First, we are committed to investment excellence. We believe the best investment insights come from specialized investment teams with discrete investment perspectives, each operating under a disciplined philosophy and process with strong risk oversight and quality controls. This approach enables our portfolio managers, analysts and researchers to pursue consistent results across market cycles.
Second, we offer you a broad range of investment products that can be tailored to your needs and goals. In addition to traditional mutual funds, we manage a variety of other investment products. These products include single-country, regional and global investment options spanning major equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes.
And third, we are a strong organization with a single focus: investment management. At Invesco, we believe that focus brings success, and that’s why investment management is all we do. We direct all of our intellectual capital and global resources toward helping investors achieve their long-term financial objectives.
Remember that a trusted financial adviser is also an invaluable partner as you pursue your financial goals. Your financial adviser is familiar with your individual goals and risk tolerance, and can answer questions about changing market conditions and your changing investment needs.
Our customer focus
Short-term market conditions can change from time to time, sometimes suddenly and sometimes dramatically. But regardless of market trends, our commitment to putting you first, helping you achieve your financial objectives and providing you with excellent customer service will not change.
If you have questions about your account, please contact one of our client services representatives at 800 959 4246. If you have a general Invesco-related question or comment for me, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
I want to thank our existing Invesco clients for placing your faith in us. And I want to welcome our new Invesco clients: We look forward to serving your needs in the years ahead. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco

Bruce Crockett
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
Although the global markets have improved since their lows of 2009, they remain challenging as governments around the world work to ensure the recovery remains on track. In this volatile environment, it’s comforting to know that your Board is committed to putting your interests first. We realize you have many choices when selecting a money manager, and your Board is working hard to ensure you feel you’ve made the right choice.
To that end, I’m pleased to share the news that Invesco has completed its acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments. This acquisition greatly expands the breadth and depth of investment strategies we can offer you. As a result of this combination, Invesco gained investment talent for a number of investment strategies, including U.S. value equity, U.S. small cap growth equity, tax-free municipals, bank loans and others. Another key advantage of this combination is the highly complementary nature of our cultures. This is making it much easier to bring our organizations together while ensuring that our investment teams remain focused on managing your money.
We view this addition as an excellent opportunity for you, our shareholders, to have access to an even broader range of well-diversified mutual funds. Now that the acquisition has closed, Invesco is working to bring the full value of the combined organization to shareholders. The key goals of this effort are to ensure that we have deeply resourced and focused investment teams, a compelling line of products and enhanced efficiency, which will benefit our shareholders now and over the long term.
It might interest you to know that the mutual funds of the combined organization are overseen by a single fund Board composed of 17 current members, including four new members who joined us from Van Kampen/Morgan Stanley. This expanded Board will continue to oversee the funds with the same strong sense of responsibility for your money and your continued trust that we have always maintained.
As always, you are welcome to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving your interests.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, Class A shares of Invesco Global Fund, at net asset value (NAV), underperformed the Fund’s broad market/style-specific and peer group indexes.
Drivers of performance were largely stock specific. We attribute the Fund’s underperformance versus its indexes mainly to below market returns from select holdings in the information technology (IT) and health care sectors. Select holdings in consumer related sectors and industrials were among the largest contributors to performance during the fiscal year.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 10/31/09 to 10/31/10, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Class A Shares | | | 11.63 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | 10.81 | |
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Class C Shares | | | 10.81 | |
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Class R Shares | | | 11.37 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | 11.93 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | 11.97 | |
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MSCI World Index▼ (Broad Market/Style-Specific Index) | | | 12.74 | |
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Lipper Global Multi-Cap Core Funds Index▼ (Peer Group Index) | | | 14.57 | |
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How we invest
We view ourselves as business people buying businesses and we consider the purchase of a stock as an ownership interest in a business. We strive to develop a proprietary view of a business through in-depth, fundamental research that includes careful financial statement analysis and meetings with company management teams. We then seek to purchase businesses whose stock prices are below what we have calculated to be the true value of the company based on its future cash flows, management performance and business fundamentals.
In conducting a comprehensive analysis of a company, we strive to identify U.S. or foreign stocks which have:
n | | Potentially sustainable competitive advantages |
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n | | Strong long-term growth prospects |
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n | | Honest and capable management teams |
Also central to our discipline is our adherence to an investment horizon of three- to five years. We use this long-term approach because we believe good business strategies usually take that amount of time to implement and to produce strong earnings growth. We also use a concentrated portfolio approach, constructing a portfolio of about 30 to 40 stocks. We believe this allows each investment opportunity to materially affect the Fund’s performance. While the portfolio is concentrated, it is also diversified by business idea/investment thesis.
While efforts are made to manage risk through diversifying by investment ideas, our primary method of attempting to manage risk is to purchase businesses that are trading below their estimated
intrinsic value. Thus, if our assessment of the company’s future is incorrect and the stock declines in price, the impact may potentially be tempered since we originally acquired the stock at less than its estimated intrinsic value. We believe intrinsic value represents the inherent business value of portfolio holdings based on our estimated of future company cash flow. However, intrinsic value estimates are independent of market price, and, as a result, market price my never reflect intrinsic value estimates, especially for an entire portfolio.
Holdings are considered for sale if:
n | | A more attractive investment opportunity exists |
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Market conditions and your Fund
Financial markets were volatile during the fiscal year. At the beginning of the period, riskier assets, like stocks, were outperforming securities considered safe havens, like U.S. Treasuries. This trend continued through the middle of April 2010. However, renewed credit problems in Europe and the market correction that occurred from May into August, created a more uncertain environment which prompted many investors to become more risk averse. While uncertainty persisted on the economic front, equity markets rose again in September and ended the fiscal year on a positive note.
Our investment approach focuses on individual businesses rather than market sectors. Therefore, your Fund shares little in common with sector and/or regional weightings of the Fund’s indexes. However, if we were to broadly categorize
Portfolio Composition
By sector
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Consumer Staples | | | 22.6 | % |
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Health Care | | | 21.0 | |
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Information Technology | | | 17.6 | |
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Industrials | | | 14.6 | |
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Telecommunication Services | | | 3.1 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 2.8 | |
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Financials | | | 2.7 | |
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Materials | | | 1.2 | |
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Energy | | | 1.1 | |
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Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 13.3 | |
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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| 1. | | | Nestle S.A. | | | 10.1 | % |
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| 2. | | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 7.6 | |
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| 3. | | | Synthes, Inc. | | | 5.5 | |
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| 4. | | | Aryzta AG | | | 5.3 | |
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| 5. | | | Diageo PLC | | | 4.7 | |
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| 6. | | | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | | 4.3 | |
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| 7. | | | Boston Scientific Corp. | | | 4.0 | |
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| 8. | | | Visa Inc. | | | 3.9 | |
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| 9. | | | Novartis AG | | | 3.5 | |
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| 10. | | | Roche Holding | | | 3.3 | |
Top 5 Industries
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| 1. | | | Packaged Foods & Meats | | | 15.3 | % |
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| 2. | | | Health Care Equipment | | | 9.5 | |
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| 3. | | | Pharmaceuticals | | | 8.3 | |
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| 4. | | | Systems Software | | | 7.6 | |
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| 5. | | | Distillers & Vintners | | | 4.7 | |
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Total Net Assets | | $18.7 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | 31 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
businesses with which we had the most success during the fiscal year, our holdings in consumer related sectors and industrials were the best performers. Alternatively, select holdings in the IT and health care sectors detracted the most from overall returns. In terms of regions, our investments in European companies contributed the most to Fund performance.
Top holding Nestlé was the largest contributor to Fund performance during the fiscal year. Nestlé is the world’s largest food and beverage company and has a strong portfolio of brands. We believed the company was positioned to benefit from increased consumption of nutritional items, health and wellness products, as well as from a rising standard of living in developing countries.
Schneider Electric was also among the top contributors to Fund performance. Schneider is a global leader in power distribution, particularly well positioned in the fastest growing segments of critical power management and energy efficiency. Given its global reach and its vertical and horizontal scale and scope, Schneider Electric is uniquely positioned to potentially benefit from the secular global trend of “energy management” and the increasing importance of electric power usage, distribution and efficiency.
IT companies Nokia Oyj and Microsoft were among the largest detractors from Fund performance during the fiscal year. Nokia is a world leader in mobile communications with a dominant share of the worldwide handset market outside the U.S. Shares of the company declined over the period as investors became increasingly concerned about the company’s eroding market share. We sold our position in Nokia during the period because we were able to find better opportunities elsewhere, and we recognized that our original investment thesis was not likely to materialize.
Microsoft is the world’s largest software maker and one of the world’s most profitable companies. The company has a steady stream of income, with 40% of its revenue recurring from software licensing and subscriptions. The company generates about $20 billion of free cash flow every year, which allows it to buy back shares, reinvest and pay dividends. The company’s stock declined by less than 5.0% during the period, but the size of our position made it one of the largest detractors from performance.
Increased market volatility during the fiscal year presented some select buying opportunities. We took advantage of this market situation by making some new investments and adding to many of our existing holdings. We also sold several holdings based on valuations and other factors.
During the fiscal year, we continued to focus on finding quality businesses trading at attractive values relative to what we believe are their long-term prospects. In contrast, the market is often driven by short-term events or outlooks in both good times and bad. Market volatility allows us to potentially take advantage of investment opportunities we believe will benefit your Fund in the long term.
Markets experienced a strong recovery during the fiscal year. We would like to caution investors against making investment decisions based on short-term performance. As always, we recommend that you consult a financial adviser to discuss your individual financial program.
While we can never predict future Fund performance, we intend to adhere to our discipline of being business people who buy businesses; we intend to continually strive to upgrade the quality of your Fund’s portfolio. We thank you for your investment in Invesco Global Fund and for sharing our long-term investment perspective.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
Dana Love
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco Global Fund. Mr. Love joined Invesco in 1999. He earned an M.Sc. in finance from the London Business School and a B.A. in sociology from the University of Waterloo.
Heather Pierce
Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Global Fund. Ms. Pierce joined Invesco in 2002. She earned a B.A. in economics and management studies from the University of Waterloo.
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Classes since Inception
Index data from 10/31/03, Fund data from 11/4/03
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, applicable sales charges and Fund expenses including management fees. Results for Class B shares are calculated as if a hypothetical shareholder had liquidated his entire investment in the Fund at the close of the reporting period and paid the applicable contingent deferred sales charges. Index results include reinvested dividends, but they do not reflect sales
charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses and management fees; performance of a market index does not. Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating
changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000, and so on.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 10/31/10, including maximum applicable sales charges
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 2.55 | % |
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| 5 | | | Years | | | 0.82 | |
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| 1 | | | Year | | | 5.44 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 2.64 | % |
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| 5 | | | Years | | | 0.88 | |
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| 1 | | | Year | | | 5.81 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 2.64 | % |
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| 5 | | | Years | | | 1.22 | |
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| 1 | | | Year | | | 9.81 | |
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Class R Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 3.15 | % |
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| 5 | | | Years | | | 1.73 | |
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| 1 | | | Year | | | 11.37 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 3.45 | % |
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| 5 | | | Years | | | 2.08 | |
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| 1 | | | Year | | | 11.93 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 3.72 | % |
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| 5 | | | Years | | | 2.34 | |
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| 1 | | | Year | | | 11.97 | |
Class R shares incepted on April 30, 2004. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares, restated to reflect the higher 12b-1 fees applicable to Class R shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Institutional Class shares incepted on April 30, 2004. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 9/30/10, the most recent calendar quarter-end including maximum applicable sales charges
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 2.00 | % |
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| 5 | | | Years | | | -0.38 | |
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| 1 | | | Year | | | 0.80 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 2.11 | % |
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| 5 | | | Years | | | -0.32 | |
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| 1 | | | Year | | | 0.97 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 2.11 | % |
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| 5 | | | Years | | | 0.02 | |
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| 1 | | | Year | | | 4.97 | |
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Class R Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 2.62 | % |
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| 5 | | | Years | | | 0.52 | |
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| 1 | | | Year | | | 6.50 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 2.92 | % |
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| 5 | | | Years | | | 0.85 | |
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| 1 | | | Year | | | 6.98 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 3.18 | % |
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| 5 | | | Years | | | 1.12 | |
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| 1 | | | Year | | | 7.06 | |
most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 2.26%, 3.01%, 3.01%, 2.51%, 2.01% and 2.01%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 2.85%, 3.60%, 3.60%, 3.10%, 2.60% and 2.17%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
A redemption fee of 2% will be imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges out of the Fund within 31 days of purchase. Exceptions to the redemption fee are listed in the Fund’s prospectus.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower.
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1 | | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least February 28, 2011. See current prospectus for more information |
Invesco Global Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of October 31, 2010, and is based on total net assets. |
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n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
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n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About share classes
n | | Effective November 30, 2010, Class B or Class B5 shares may not be purchased or acquired by exchange from share classes other than Class B or Class B5 shares. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class R shares are available only to certain retirement plans. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class Y shares are available to only certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Institutional Class shares are offered exclusively to institutional investors, including defined contribution plans that meet certain criteria. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
n | | The Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in a limited number of securities or other instruments, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund. |
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n | | Securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries. |
n | | The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in the foreign country’s exchange rates; political and social instability; changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies. |
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n | | The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. |
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n | | The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations. |
About indexes used in this report
n | | The MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries. |
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n | | The Lipper Global Multi-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of global multi-cap core funds tracked by Lipper. |
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n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
n | | A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
Other information
n | | The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis. |
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n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
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n | | Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Fund Nasdaq Symbols
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Class A Shares | | ATKAX |
Class B Shares | | ATKBX |
Class C Shares | | ATKCX |
Class R Shares | | ATKRX |
Class Y Shares | | ATKYX |
Institutional Class Shares | | ATKIX |
Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2010
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| | Shares | | Value |
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–86.72% | | | | |
China–3.12% | | | | |
China Mobile Ltd. | | | 57,008 | | | $ | 584,003 | |
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Denmark–1.42% | | | | |
Alk-Abello A.S. | | | 4,185 | | | | 265,605 | |
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Finland–0.24% | | | | |
Nokian Renkaat Oyj | | | 1,278 | | | | 44,300 | |
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France–3.27% | | | | |
Schneider Electric S.A. | | | 4,318 | | | | 613,131 | |
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Ireland–6.41% | | | | |
Accenture PLC–Class A | | | 12,163 | | | | 543,808 | |
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Anglo Irish Bank Corp. Ltd.(a) | | | 102,453 | | | | 0 | |
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Ryanair Holdings PLC–ADR | | | 5,817 | | | | 189,808 | |
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Willis Group Holdings PLC | | | 14,700 | | | | 467,460 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,201,076 | |
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Netherlands–1.18% | | | | |
Koninklijke DSM N.V. | | | 4,152 | | | | 222,068 | |
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Switzerland–31.47% | | | | |
Aryzta AG | | | 22,188 | | | | 984,054 | |
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Geberit AG | | | 2,561 | | | | 491,052 | |
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Kuehne + Nagel International AG | | | 200 | | | | 24,766 | |
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Nestle S.A. | | | 34,366 | | | | 1,883,498 | |
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Novartis AG | | | 11,466 | | | | 664,637 | |
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Roche Holding AG | | | 4,200 | | | | 616,643 | |
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Schindler Holding AG–Participation Ctfs. | | | 1,800 | | | | 192,949 | |
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Synthes, Inc. | | | 8,705 | | | | 1,038,373 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,895,972 | |
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Taiwan–0.31% | | | | |
Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 14,591 | | | | 57,240 | |
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United Kingdom–7.34% | | | | |
Diageo PLC | | | 47,700 | | | | 880,470 | |
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Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | | | 2,113 | | | | 118,193 | |
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Tesco PLC | | | 55,194 | | | | 377,495 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,376,158 | |
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United States–31.96% | | | | |
Boston Scientific Corp.(a) | | | 116,998 | | | | 746,447 | |
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Devon Energy Corp. | | | 3,309 | | | | 215,151 | |
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Google Inc.–Class A(a) | | | 980 | | | | 600,730 | |
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Mattel, Inc. | | | 18,000 | | | | 419,940 | |
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Microsoft Corp. | | | 53,700 | | | | 1,430,568 | |
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Quanta Services, Inc.(a) | | | 20,600 | | | | 404,996 | |
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Quest Diagnostics Inc. | | | 12,159 | | | | 597,493 | |
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Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | | 13,400 | | | | 810,834 | |
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T. Rowe Price Group Inc. | | | 555 | | | | 30,675 | |
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Visa Inc.–Class A | | | 9,350 | | | | 730,890 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,987,724 | |
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Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $14,889,089) | | | | | | | 16,247,277 | |
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Money Market Funds–8.01% | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(b) | | | 750,394 | | | | 750,394 | |
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Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(b) | | | 750,394 | | | | 750,394 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,500,788) | | | | | | | 1,500,788 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS–94.73% (Cost $16,389,877) | | | | | | | 17,748,065 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–5.27% | | | | | | | 987,964 | |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 18,736,029 | |
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Investment Abbreviations:
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ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
Ctfs. | | – Certificates |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
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(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
9 Invesco Global Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2010
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Assets: |
Investments, at value (Cost $14,889,089) | | $ | 16,247,277 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 1,500,788 | |
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Total investments, at value (Cost $16,389,877) | | | 17,748,065 | |
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Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $968,439) | | | 995,430 | |
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Receivables for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 15,554 | |
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Fund shares sold | | | 6,585 | |
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Dividends | | | 82,232 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 10,864 | |
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Other assets | | | 24,880 | |
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Total assets | | | 18,883,610 | |
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Liabilities: |
Payables for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 18,673 | |
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Fund shares reacquired | | | 29,973 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 28,382 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 57,082 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 13,471 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 147,581 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 18,736,029 | |
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Net assets consist of: |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 27,961,455 | |
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Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | (12,926 | ) |
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Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (10,605,504 | ) |
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Unrealized appreciation | | | 1,393,004 | |
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| | $ | 18,736,029 | |
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Net Assets: |
Class A | | $ | 11,255,643 | |
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Class B | | $ | 2,508,901 | |
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Class C | | $ | 3,922,608 | |
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Class R | | $ | 753,821 | |
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Class Y | | $ | 287,667 | |
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Institutional Class | | $ | 7,389 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized: |
Class A | | | 1,075,937 | |
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Class B | | | 247,292 | |
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Class C | | | 386,406 | |
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Class R | | | 72,623 | |
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Class Y | | | 27,363 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 699 | |
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Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 10.46 | |
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Maximum offering price per share | | | | |
(Net asset value of $10.46 divided by 94.50%) | | $ | 11.07 | |
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Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 10.15 | |
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Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 10.15 | |
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Class R: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 10.38 | |
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Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 10.51 | |
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Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 10.57 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
10 Invesco Global Fund
Statement of Operations
For the year ended October 31, 2010
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Investment income: |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $42,960) | | $ | 382,144 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 1,396 | |
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Total investment income | | | 383,540 | |
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Expenses: |
Advisory fees | | | 157,043 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 50,000 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 19,286 | |
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Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 29,692 | |
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Class B | | | 28,673 | |
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Class C | | | 39,509 | |
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Class R | | | 3,446 | |
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Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, R and Y | | | 79,298 | |
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Transfer agent fees — Institutional | | | 8 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 18,684 | |
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Registration and filing fees | | | 60,217 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 47,332 | |
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Other | | | 33,519 | |
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Total expenses | | | 566,707 | |
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Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (74,723 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 491,984 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | (108,444 | ) |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 1,301,479 | |
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Foreign currencies | | | (7,267 | ) |
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| | | 1,294,212 | |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 882,846 | |
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Foreign currencies | | | (16,938 | ) |
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| | | 865,908 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 2,160,120 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 2,051,676 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
11 Invesco Global Fund
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
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| | 2010 | | 2009 |
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Operations: | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (108,444 | ) | | $ | (56,192 | ) |
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Net realized gain (loss) | | | 1,294,212 | | | | (8,157,666 | ) |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 865,908 | | | | 10,134,074 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 2,051,676 | | | | 1,920,216 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | |
Class A | | | — | | | | (306,339 | ) |
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Class B | | | — | | | | (14,500 | ) |
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Class C | | | — | | | | (16,687 | ) |
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Class R | | | — | | | | (6,150 | ) |
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Class Y | | | — | | | | (5,187 | ) |
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Institutional Class | | | — | | | | (163 | ) |
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Total distributions from net investment income | | | — | | | | (349,026 | ) |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | |
Class A | | | (2,478,930 | ) | | | (4,840,572 | ) |
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Class B | | | (1,039,360 | ) | | | (1,131,447 | ) |
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Class C | | | (586,405 | ) | | | (1,044,824 | ) |
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Class R | | | 131,818 | | | | 17,883 | |
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Class Y | | | 52,735 | | | | (17,468 | ) |
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Institutional Class | | | — | | | | 163 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (3,920,142 | ) | | | (7,016,265 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (1,868,466 | ) | | | (5,445,075 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 20,604,495 | | | | 26,049,570 | |
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End of year (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(12,926) and $(11,774), respectively) | | $ | 18,736,029 | | | $ | 20,604,495 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2010
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Global Fund, formerly AIM Trimark Fund (the “Fund”), is a series portfolio of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), formerly AIM Investment Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-two separate series portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class B shares and Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares are sold at net asset value. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
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A. | | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
| | A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the |
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| | security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). |
| | Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. |
| | Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
| | Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. |
| | Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including Corporate Loans. |
| | Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. |
| | Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. |
B. | | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
| | The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held. |
| | Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser. |
| | The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. |
C. | | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
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D. | | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
| | The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period. |
F. | | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to the Institutional Class are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | | Redemption Fees — The Fund has a 2% redemption fee that is to be retained by the Fund to offset transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term redemptions and exchanges. The fee, subject to certain exceptions, is imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges of shares within 31 days of purchase. The redemption fee is recorded as an increase in shareholder capital and is allocated among the share classes based on the relative net assets of each class. |
J. | | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
| | The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. |
K. | | Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Net Assets | | Rate |
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First $250 million | | | 0 | .80% |
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Next $250 million | | | 0 | .78% |
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Next $500 million | | | 0 | .76% |
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Next $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .74% |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .72% |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .70% |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .68% |
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Over $10 billion | | | 0 | .66% |
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Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least February 28, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares to 2.25%, 3.00%, 3.00%, 2.50%, 2.00% and 2.00% of average daily net assets, respectively. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the net annual operating expenses to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless the Board of the Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2011.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2011, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Adviser waived advisory fees $11,981 and reimbursed class level expenses of $37,685, $9,098, $12,537, $2,187, $759 and $3 of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively..
At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the Invesco Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. These expenses along with the related expense reimbursement are included in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2010, Invesco Ltd. reimbursed expenses of the Fund in the amount of $90.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares (collectively the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the year ended October 31, 2010, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $2,238 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $0, $5,726 and $71 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IIS and/or IDI.
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
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| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2010. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
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China | | $ | — | | | $ | 584,003 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 584,003 | |
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Denmark | | | 265,605 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 265,605 | |
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Finland | | | 44,300 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 44,300 | |
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France | | | 613,131 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 613,131 | |
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Ireland | | | 1,201,076 | | | | — | | | | 0 | | | | 1,201,076 | |
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Netherlands | | | 222,068 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 222,068 | |
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Switzerland | | | 3,496,656 | | | | 2,399,316 | | | | — | | | | 5,895,972 | |
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Taiwan | | | — | | | | 57,240 | | | | — | | | | 57,240 | |
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United Kingdom | | | 1,376,158 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,376,158 | |
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United States | | | 7,488,512 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,488,512 | |
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| | $ | 14,707,506 | | | $ | 3,040,559 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 17,748,065 | |
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NOTE 4—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in Demand Deposit Accounts (DDA) used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $383.
NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
During the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund paid legal fees of $2,739 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
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NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended October 31, 2010 and 2009:
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| | 2010 | | 2009 |
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Ordinary income | | $ | — | | | $ | 349,026 | |
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Long-term capital gain | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total distributions | | $ | — | | | $ | 349,026 | |
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Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2010 |
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Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | $ | 1,009,969 | |
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Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 34,816 | |
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Temporary book/tax differences | | | (12,926 | ) |
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Capital loss carryforward | | | (10,257,285 | ) |
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Shares of beneficial interest | | | 27,961,455 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 18,736,029 | |
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The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2010 which expires as follows:
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| | Capital Loss
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Expiration | | Carryforward* |
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December 31, 2016 | | $ | 1,823,087 | |
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December 31, 2017 | | | 8,434,198 | |
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Total capital loss carryforward | | $ | 10,257,285 | |
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* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. |
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2010 was $6,613,747 and $11,523,672, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 2,819,199 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (1,809,230 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 1,009,969 | |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $16,738,096. |
NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and net operating losses, on October 31, 2010, undistributed net investment income (loss) was increased by $107,292, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $7,268 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $114,560. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 10—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity |
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| | Year ended
| | Year ended
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| | October 31, 2010(a) | | October 31, 2009 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
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Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 143,242 | | | $ | 1,414,018 | | | | 104,683 | | | $ | 813,843 | |
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Class B | | | 22,098 | | | | 212,399 | | | | 30,029 | | | | 233,893 | |
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Class C | | | 39,216 | | | | 374,415 | | | | 71,529 | | | | 548,929 | |
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Class R | | | 29,534 | | | | 286,588 | | | | 18,257 | | | | 138,313 | |
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Class Y | | | 12,719 | | | | 124,214 | | | | 11,254 | | | | 83,043 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | — | | | | — | | | | 38,937 | | | | 284,631 | |
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Class B | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,890 | | | | 13,568 | |
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Class C | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,092 | | | | 15,039 | |
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Class R | | | — | | | | — | | | | 845 | | | | 6,150 | |
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Class Y | | | — | | | | — | | | | 566 | | | | 4,139 | |
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Institutional Class | | | — | | | | — | | | | 22 | | | | 163 | |
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Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 36,477 | | | | 358,952 | | | | 58,274 | | | | 445,569 | |
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Class B | | | (37,452 | ) | | | (358,952 | ) | | | (59,527 | ) | | | (445,569 | ) |
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Reacquired:(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (435,400 | ) | | | (4,251,900 | ) | | | (841,445 | ) | | | (6,384,615 | ) |
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Class B | | | (93,545 | ) | | | (892,807 | ) | | | (124,624 | ) | | | (933,339 | ) |
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Class C | | | (100,763 | ) | | | (960,820 | ) | | | (211,042 | ) | | | (1,608,792 | ) |
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Class R | | | (16,122 | ) | | | (154,770 | ) | | | (16,956 | ) | | | (126,580 | ) |
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Class Y | | | (7,026 | ) | | | (71,479 | ) | | | (13,656 | ) | | | (104,650 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (407,022 | ) | | $ | (3,920,142 | ) | | | (928,872 | ) | | $ | (7,016,265 | ) |
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(a) | | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 24% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | | Net of redemption fees of $5,727 and $63 allocated among the classes based on relative net assets of each class for the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. |
Effective November 30, 2010, all Invesco funds will be closing their Class B shares. Shareholders with investments in Class B shares may continue to hold such shares until they convert to Class A shares, but no additional investments will be accepted in Class B shares on or after November 30, 2010. Any dividends or capital gains distributions may continue to be reinvested in Class B shares until conversion. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert.
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NOTE 11—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | of period | | (loss)(a) | | unrealized) | | operations | | income | | gains | | Distributions | | of period(b) | | Return(c) | | (000s omitted) | | absorbed | | absorbed | | net assets | | turnover(d) |
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Class A |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | $ | 9.37 | | | $ | (0.03 | ) | | $ | 1.12 | | | $ | 1.09 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 10.46 | | | | 11.63 | % | | $ | 11,256 | | | | 2.24 | %(e) | | | 2.62 | %(e) | | | (0.29 | )%(e) | | | 38 | % |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 8.38 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 1.15 | | | | 1.15 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 9.37 | | | | 14.31 | | | | 12,478 | | | | 2.20 | | | | 2.85 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 29 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 16.47 | | | | 0.17 | | | | (6.60 | ) | | | (6.43 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | (1.35 | ) | | | (1.66 | ) | | | 8.38 | | | | (43.01 | ) | | | 16,512 | | | | 1.84 | | | | 1.84 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 41 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 14.38 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 2.36 | | | | 2.66 | | | | — | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | 16.47 | | | | 19.02 | | | | 53,990 | | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.70 | | | | 1.90 | | | | 59 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 11.44 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 3.14 | | | | 3.10 | | | | — | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 14.38 | | | | 27.40 | | | | 31,258 | | | | 2.03 | | | | 2.08 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 59 | |
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Class B |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 9.16 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 1.09 | | | | 0.99 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10.15 | | | | 10.81 | | | | 2,509 | | | | 2.99 | (e) | | | 3.37 | (e) | | | (1.04 | )(e) | | | 38 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 8.10 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 1.15 | | | | 1.09 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 9.16 | | | | 13.57 | | | | 3,261 | �� | | | 2.95 | | | | 3.60 | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | 29 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 15.99 | | | | 0.07 | | | | (6.39 | ) | | | (6.32 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (1.35 | ) | | | (1.57 | ) | | | 8.10 | | | | (43.44 | ) | | | 4,118 | | | | 2.59 | | | | 2.59 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 41 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 14.08 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 2.30 | | | | 2.48 | | | | — | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | 15.99 | | | | 18.11 | | | | 10,640 | | | | 2.41 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 1.15 | | | | 59 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 11.29 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 3.08 | | | | 2.95 | | | | — | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 14.08 | | | | 26.42 | | | | 7,549 | | | | 2.78 | | | | 2.83 | | | | (1.06 | ) | | | 59 | |
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Class C |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 9.16 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 1.09 | | | | 0.99 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10.15 | | | | 10.81 | | | | 3,923 | | | | 2.99 | (e) | | | 3.37 | (e) | | | (1.04 | )(e) | | | 38 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 8.10 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 1.15 | | | | 1.09 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | 9.16 | | | | 13.57 | | | | 4,103 | | | | 2.95 | | | | 3.60 | | | | (0.77 | ) | | | 29 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 16.00 | | | | 0.07 | | | | (6.40 | ) | | | (6.33 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (1.35 | ) | | | (1.57 | ) | | | 8.10 | | | | (43.48 | ) | | | 4,744 | | | | 2.59 | | | | 2.59 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 41 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 14.09 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 2.30 | | | | 2.48 | | | | — | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | 16.00 | | | | 18.10 | | | | 12,199 | | | | 2.41 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 1.15 | | | | 59 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 11.29 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 3.09 | | | | 2.96 | | | | — | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 14.09 | | | | 26.51 | | | | 6,621 | | | | 2.78 | | | | 2.83 | | | | (1.06 | ) | | | 59 | |
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Class R |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 9.32 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.06 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10.38 | | | | 11.37 | | | | 754 | | | | 2.49 | (e) | | | 2.87 | (e) | | | (0.54 | )(e) | | | 38 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 8.30 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 1.16 | | | | 1.14 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 9.32 | | | | 14.13 | | | | 552 | | | | 2.45 | | | | 3.10 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | 29 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 16.34 | | | | 0.13 | | | | (6.54 | ) | | | (6.41 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (1.35 | ) | | | (1.63 | ) | | | 8.30 | | | | (43.17 | ) | | | 474 | | | | 2.09 | | | | 2.09 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 41 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 14.31 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 2.34 | | | | 2.60 | | | | — | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | 16.34 | | | | 18.68 | | | | 567 | | | | 1.91 | | | | 1.95 | | | | 1.65 | | | | 59 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 11.41 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 3.13 | | | | 3.06 | | | | — | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 14.31 | | | | 27.12 | | | | 220 | | | | 2.28 | | | | 2.33 | | | | (0.56 | ) | | | 59 | |
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Class Y |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 9.39 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.12 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10.51 | | | | 11.93 | | | | 288 | | | | 1.99 | (e) | | | 2.37 | (e) | | | (0.04 | )(e) | | | 38 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 8.38 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 1.15 | | | | 1.17 | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 9.39 | | | | 14.57 | | | | 204 | | | | 1.95 | | | | 2.60 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 29 | |
Year ended 10/31/08(f) | | | 10.24 | | | | 0.01 | | | | (1.87 | ) | | | (1.86 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 8.38 | | | | (18.16 | ) | | | 197 | | | | 1.78 | (g) | | | 1.78 | (g) | | | 1.32 | (g) | | | 41 | |
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Institutional Class |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 9.44 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.13 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10.57 | | | | 11.97 | | | | 7 | | | | 1.96 | (e) | | | 2.07 | (e) | | | (0.01 | )(e) | | | 38 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 8.51 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.17 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 9.44 | | | | 14.58 | | | | 7 | | | | 1.87 | | | | 2.17 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 29 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 16.68 | | | | 0.22 | | | | (6.67 | ) | | | (6.45 | ) | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (1.35 | ) | | | (1.72 | ) | | | 8.51 | | | | (42.68 | ) | | | 6 | | | | 1.40 | | | | 1.40 | | | | 1.70 | | | | 41 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 14.51 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 2.38 | | | | 2.74 | | | | — | | | | (0.57 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) | | | 16.68 | | | | 19.41 | | | | 10 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 1.31 | | | | 2.29 | | | | 59 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 11.50 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 3.16 | | | | 3.17 | | | | — | | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 14.51 | | | | 27.87 | | | | 14 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 1.69 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 59 | |
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(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest which were less than $0.005 per share. |
(c) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s) of $11,877, $2,867, $3,951, $689, $239 and $7 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
(f) | | Commencement date of October 3, 2008. |
(g) | | Annualized. |
NOTE 12—Significant Event
Following a number of meetings in September and October, 2010, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which the Fund would transfer all of its assets and liabilities to Invesco Global Equity Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”) in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund. The Agreement requires approval of the Fund’s shareholders and will be submitted to the shareholders for their consideration at a meeting to be held in or around April 2011.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco Global Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco Global Fund (formerly known as AIM Trimark Fund; one of the funds constituting AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2010, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
December 22, 2010
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,040.80 | | | | $ | 11.52 | | | | $ | 1,013.91 | | | | $ | 11.37 | | | | | 2.24 | % |
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B | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,036.80 | | | | | 15.35 | | | | | 1,010.13 | | | | | 15.15 | | | | | 2.99 | |
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C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,036.80 | | | | | 15.35 | | | | | 1,010.13 | | | | | 15.15 | | | | | 2.99 | |
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R | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,039.00 | | | | | 12.80 | | | | | 1,012.65 | | | | | 12.63 | | | | | 2.49 | |
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Y | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,041.60 | | | | | 10.24 | | | | | 1,015.17 | | | | | 10.11 | | | | | 1.99 | |
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Institutional | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,042.40 | | | | | 10.19 | | | | | 1,015.22 | | | | | 10.06 | | | | | 1.98 | |
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1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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| Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts |
The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of the Invesco Global Fund (the Fund) investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds (the sub-advisory contracts) with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers). During contract renewal meetings held on June 15-16, 2010, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise 85% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts for another year, effective July 1, 2010. In doing so, the Board considered the process that it follows in reviewing and approving the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and the information that it is provided and determined that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the series portfolios of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risk of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to all their assigned funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.
During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by an independent company, Lipper, Inc. (Lipper). The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, which is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure that they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. The independent Trustees are assisted in their annual evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by the Senior Officer and by independent legal counsel. The independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in private sessions with the Senior Officer and counsel.
In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board considered the information provided to them as part of the contract renewal process as well as information provided at their meetings throughout the year as part of their ongoing oversight of the Fund, and did not identify any information that was controlling. One Trustee may weigh a particular piece of information differently than another Trustee. The Trustees recognized that the advisory arrangements and resulting advisory fees for the Fund and the other Invesco Funds are the result of years of review and negotiation between the Trustees and Invesco Advisers, that the Trustees may focus to a greater extent on certain aspects of these arrangements in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these same arrangements throughout the year and in prior years.
The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 16, 2010, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date, including, for example, changes to the Fund’s performance, advisory fees, expense limitations and/or fee waivers.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
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A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide these services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ portfolio and product review process, various back office support functions provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, and Invesco Advisers’ equity and fixed income trading operations. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and that Invesco Advisers currently is providing satisfactory advisory services in accordance with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement. In addition, based on their ongoing meetings throughout the year with the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, the Board concluded that these individuals are competent and able to continue to carry out their responsibilities under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement or sub-advisory contracts, as applicable.
In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the prior relationship between Invesco Advisers and the Fund, as well as the Board’s knowledge of Invesco Advisers’ operations, and concluded that it is beneficial to maintain the current relationship, in part, because of such knowledge. The Board also considered the steps that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates continue to take to improve the services they provide to the Invesco Funds in the areas of investment performance, product line diversification, distribution, fund operations, shareholder services and compliance. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ independent credit analysis and investment risk management procedures as they apply to the Fund and the other Invesco Funds. The Board also considered the acquisition by Invesco Ltd. of the retail mutual fund business of Morgan Stanley and how that is expected to affect product line diversification. The Board also considered assurances from Invesco Advisers that it does not expect the acquisition to diminish the quality of services provided to the Invesco Funds and that it plans to increase staffing. The Board concluded that the quality and efficiency of the services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds support the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.
The Board reviewed the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, which have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world, can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund invests and make recommendations on securities of companies located in such countries. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund.
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The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Trimark Ltd. currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one, three and five calendar years to the performance of all funds in the Lipper performance universe that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser and against the Lipper Global Multi-Cap Core Funds Index. The Board noted that the performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its Lipper performance universe for the one and five year periods and the fifth quintile for the three year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that the performance of class A shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. The Board noted that the Fund’s has generally been underweight in energy and materials sectors and that the portfolio managers apply a discipline that produces a concentrated portfolio that is very different from funds in its performance universe. Although the independent written evaluation of the Fund’s Senior Officer only considered Fund performance through the most recent calendar year, the Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
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C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fee Waivers |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate to the contractual advisory fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser, at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual advisory fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in determining contractual fee rates, which includes using audited financial data from the most recent annual report of each fund in the expense group that was publicly available as of the end of the past calendar year. The Board noted that comparative data is as of varying dates, which may affect the comparability of data during times of market volatility.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not advise other mutual funds or client accounts with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers contractually agreed to continue to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least February 28, 2011 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund. The Board noted that at the current expense ratio for the Fund, this expense waiver does not have any impact.
The Board also considered the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the allocation of fees between Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that the sub-advisory fees have no direct effect on the Fund or its shareholders, as they are paid by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.
After taking account of the Fund’s contractual advisory and sub-advisory fee rates, the comparative advisory fee information discussed above and other relevant factors, the Board concluded that the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees are fair and reasonable.
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D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from such economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee schedule includes seven breakpoints, and that the Fund would share in economies of scale as the Fund’s net assets exceeded the breakpoints. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of all of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.
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E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board reviewed with Invesco Advisers the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in connection with managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit with respect to the services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers continues to support the Invesco Funds with spending on regulatory compliance, attribution systems, global trading initiatives and a focus on building out the product line-up for the benefit of all shareholders of the Invesco Funds. The Board concluded that the Fund’s fees are fair and reasonable, and that the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund is not excessive in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided and the support provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board considered whether Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and concluded that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser have the financial resources necessary to fulfill these obligations.
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F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates resulting from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates for their provision of administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board. The Board concluded that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates are providing these services in accordance with the terms of their contracts, and are qualified to continue to provide these services to the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for the research and execution services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the funds and therefore may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board concluded that the soft dollar arrangements are appropriate. The Board also concluded that, based on their review and representations made by the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds, these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers will receive advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through at least June 30, 2011, the advisory fees payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | | | | | | |
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| Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. and Director and President, Van Kampen Advisors, Inc. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | | | | | | |
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| Wayne M. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | | | 225 | | | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation | |
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| Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2001 | | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)
Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | | 207 | | | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Investment Company Institute | |
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| David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | | | 225 | | | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan | |
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1 | | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
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2 | | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
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3 | | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Fund Complex by reason of he and his firm currently providing legal services as legal counsel to such Funds in the Fund Complex. |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Bob R. Baker — 1936 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly: President and Chief Executive Officer, AMC Cancer Research Center; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Columbia Financial Corporation | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 1987 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | | 207 | | | Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Director, Denver Film Society | |
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| Rodney Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | | | 225 | | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. | |
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| Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2001 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | | 207 | | | Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. | |
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| Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2001 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | | 207 | | | Administaff | |
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| Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | | | 207 | | | Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios) | |
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| Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Lewis F. Pennock — 1942 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | | | 225 | | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |
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| Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of Invesco Funds | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and General Counsel, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | | 2004 | | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and Vice President, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
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| Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 2003 | | Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only).
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Lance A. Rejsek — 1967 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2005 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Van Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., and Van Kampen Funds Inc.
Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.
Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A | |
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The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-2714 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. P.O. Box 4739
Houston, TX 77210-4739 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin
Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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Invesco mailing information
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Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-05426 and 033-19338.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines.
The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2010, is available at our website, invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
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| | GBL-AR-1 | | Invesco Distributors, Inc. |
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Annual Report to Shareholders | | October 31, 2010 |
Invesco Global Health Care Fund
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2 | | Letters to Shareholders |
4 | | Performance Summary |
4 | | Management Discussion |
6 | | Long-Term Fund Performance |
8 | | Supplemental Information |
9 | | Schedule of Investments |
11 | | Financial Statements |
13 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
21 | | Financial Highlights |
22 | | Auditor’s Report |
23 | | Fund Expenses |
24 | | Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements |
26 | | Tax Information |
T-1 | | Trustees and Officers |
Letters to Shareholders

Philip Taylor
Dear Shareholders:
Enclosed is important information about your Fund and its performance. I hope you find it useful. Whether you’re a long-time Invesco client or a shareholder who joined us as a result of our June 1 acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments, I’m glad you’re part of the Invesco family.
Near the end of this letter, I’ve provided the number to call if you have specific questions about your account; I’ve also provided my email address so you can send a general Invesco-related question or comment to me directly.
The benefits of Invesco
As a leading global investment manager, Invesco is committed to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. I believe Invesco is uniquely positioned to serve your needs.
First, we are committed to investment excellence. We believe the best investment insights come from specialized investment teams with discrete investment perspectives, each operating under a disciplined philosophy and process with strong risk oversight and quality controls. This approach enables our portfolio managers, analysts and researchers to pursue consistent results across market cycles.
Second, we offer you a broad range of investment products that can be tailored to your needs and goals. In addition to traditional mutual funds, we manage a variety of other investment products. These products include single-country, regional and global investment options spanning major equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes.
And third, we are a strong organization with a single focus: investment management. At Invesco, we believe that focus brings success, and that’s why investment management is all we do. We direct all of our intellectual capital and global resources toward helping investors achieve their long-term financial objectives.
Remember that a trusted financial adviser is also an invaluable partner as you pursue your financial goals. Your financial adviser is familiar with your individual goals and risk tolerance, and can answer questions about changing market conditions and your changing investment needs.
Our customer focus
Short-term market conditions can change from time to time, sometimes suddenly and sometimes dramatically. But regardless of market trends, our commitment to putting you first, helping you achieve your financial objectives and providing you with excellent customer service will not change.
If you have questions about your account, please contact one of our client services representatives at 800 959 4246. If you have a general Invesco-related question or comment for me, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
I want to thank our existing Invesco clients for placing your faith in us. And I want to welcome our new Invesco clients: We look forward to serving your needs in the years ahead. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco
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Bruce Crockett
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
Although the global markets have improved since their lows of 2009, they remain challenging as governments around the world work to ensure the recovery remains on track. In this volatile environment, it’s comforting to know that your Board is committed to putting your interests first. We realize you have many choices when selecting a money manager, and your Board is working hard to ensure you feel you’ve made the right choice.
To that end, I’m pleased to share the news that Invesco has completed its acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments. This acquisition greatly expands the breadth and depth of investment strategies we can offer you. As a result of this combination, Invesco gained investment talent for a number of investment strategies, including U.S. value equity, U.S. small cap growth equity, tax-free municipals, bank loans and others. Another key advantage of this combination is the highly complementary nature of our cultures. This is making it much easier to bring our organizations together while ensuring that our investment teams remain focused on managing your money.
We view this addition as an excellent opportunity for you, our shareholders, to have access to an even broader range of well-diversified mutual funds. Now that the acquisition has closed, Invesco is working to bring the full value of the combined organization to shareholders. The key goals of this effort are to ensure that we have deeply resourced and focused investment teams, a compelling line of products and enhanced efficiency, which will benefit our shareholders now and over the long term.
It might interest you to know that the mutual funds of the combined organization are overseen by a single fund Board composed of 17 current members, including four new members who joined us from Van Kampen/Morgan Stanley. This expanded Board will continue to oversee the funds with the same strong sense of responsibility for your money and your continued trust that we have always maintained.
As always, you are welcome to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving your interests.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
In general, equity markets produced positive results, and the economy showed signs of improvement during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010. All share classes of Invesco Global Health Care Fund, at net asset value (NAV), outperformed the Fund’s style-specific index, the MSCI World Health Care Index, as a result of both stock selection and market allocation, particularly in the biotechnology and managed health care industries.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 10/31/09 to 10/31/10, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Class A Shares* | | | 12.71 | % |
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Class B Shares* | | | 11.92 | |
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Class C Shares* | | | 11.91 | |
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Class Y Shares* | | | 12.98 | |
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Investor Class Shares* | | | 12.76 | |
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MSCI World Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | 12.74 | |
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MSCI World Health Care Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | 10.10 | |
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Lipper Global Health/Biotechnology Funds Index▼ (Peer Group Index) | | | 13.44 | |
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How we invest
We seek health care stocks of all market capitalizations from around the world that we believe are attractively priced and have the potential to benefit from long-term earnings and cash flow growth.
In selecting securities for the Fund, we first screen the global investment universe. Stocks of at least $200 million in market capitalization are considered for further evaluation if they are identified as having attractive growth prospects relative to their current valuations. We use a research-oriented bottom-up investment approach, focusing on company fundamentals in an effort to uncover future growth prospects which are not yet appreciated by the market.
In analyzing specific industries for possible investment, we ordinarily look for several of the following characteristics: above-average growth and demand;
scientific and medical advances; below-average reimbursement risk; and high barriers to entry.
In analyzing specific companies for possible investment, we ordinarily look for several of the following characteristics: leading companies with defensible franchises; companies in the midst of a new product cycle; value-added and/or niche-oriented products and/or services; potentially sustainable revenue growth; potential to expand profit margins and improve profitability; superior earnings-per-share growth; strong balance sheet and moderate financial leverage; and a capable management team.
Stock selection is then further refined by valuation analysis. In general, we target stocks trading at compelling valuations based upon one or more of
the following parameters: price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio; P/E ratio versus expected earnings per share growth rate; enterprise value to earnings-before-interest-depreciation-and-taxes (EBITDA); discounted cash flow analysis; and sum of parts analysis.
The resulting target portfolio consists of 50-80 individual securities with exposure across most subsectors of health care and diversified by region. Additionally, position size is limited in an effort to maximize risk-adjusted returns.
We may consider selling a security when:
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Market conditions and your Fund
The U.S. economy provided signs of improvement during the Fund’s fiscal year, potentially indicating that the economy had transitioned from a contraction phase into an expansionary phase. Nevertheless, the pace of recovery remained modest and the transition from government stimulus-induced growth to private economic recovery was uncertain.
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s (the Fed) federal funds target rate remained low – ranging from zero to 0.25%.1 Real gross domestic product registered positive growth during the reporting period with quarterly annualized increases of 5.0%, 3.7%, 1.7% and 2.5% for the fourth quarter of 2009 and the first, second and third quarters of 2010, respectively.2 Inflation, measured by the seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index, remained relatively benign during the reporting period. And while labor markets improved as layoffs moderated, new hiring remained quite weak. Unemployment, after climbing steadily
Portfolio Composition
By sector
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Health Care | | | 89.7 | % |
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Consumer Staples | | | 4.8 | |
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Financials | | | 1.1 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 4.4 | |
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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| 1. | | | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | | | 5.0 | % |
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| 2. | | | Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | | | 4.3 | |
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| 3. | | | Roche Holding AG | | | 4.1 | |
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| 4. | | | CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 4.0 | |
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| 5. | | | Abbott Laboratories | | | 3.5 | |
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| 6. | | | Johnson & Johnson | | | 2.8 | |
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| 7. | | | DaVita, Inc. | | | 2.7 | |
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| 8. | | | Life Technologies Corp. | | | 2.5 | |
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| 9. | | | WellPoint Inc. | | | 2.5 | |
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| 10. | | | Amgen | | | 2.5 | |
Top Five Industries
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1. Biotechnology | | | 21.9 | % |
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2. Pharmaceuticals | | | 20.5 | |
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3. Managed Health Care | | | 10.9 | |
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4. Health Care Equipment | | | 10.9 | |
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5. Life Sciences Tools & Services | | | 9.2 | |
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Total Net Assets | | $966.1 million |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | 65 |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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throughout 2009, fell slightly during 2010 to a rate of 9.6% nationwide as of October 2010.2
Against this backdrop, the consumer discretionary, industrials, telecommunication services and materials sectors were among the best performing sectors of the S&P 500 Index.3 Conversely, financials, energy and health care were the weakest performing sectors, albeit with positive returns, during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010.3
Most health care industries contributed to the Fund’s absolute performance over the fiscal year. Holdings in biotechnology and managed health care were particularly beneficial from both an absolute basis and relative to the MSCI World Health Care Index. Security selection in the health care equipment and pharmaceuticals industries, however, hurt the Fund’s performance relative to the benchmark. Additionally, the Fund’s exposure to drug retail, an industry in which the benchmark lacks exposure, also detracted from Fund performance.
Top contributors to the Fund’s absolute performance during the fiscal year were Genzyme, a biotechnology stock in which the Fund was overweight relative to the index, and BioMarin Pharmaceutical, an out-of-index biotechnology stock. Within managed health care, out-of-index holdings Health Net and AMERIGROUP were also top contributors to Fund performance.
Detractors from Fund performance included CVS Caremark, a drug retail company we continued to hold for cyclical recovery exposure. In addition, we believe the company offers high visibility earnings growth potential over the next few years and could be a beneficiary in the looming patent expiration cycle. Within health care equipment, Boston Scientific also detracted from the Fund’s performance. During the reporting period, Boston Scientific settled long standing stent patent disputes with Johnson & Johnson.
We continued to focus on companies with new product cycles, less reimbursement risk and less competition. Relative to the MSCI World Health Care Index, we maintained a significant underweight position in large-cap pharmaceuticals because many firms face looming patent expirations with limited drug pipelines, which may result in modest, if any, earnings growth.
It is important to note that we tend to favor profitable large-cap biotechnology companies that are generating sufficient free cash flow rather than small-cap start-ups that typically lack liquidity and
earnings. Our emphasis on specialty pharmaceuticals and biotechnology stocks is based on robust in-line portfolios, compelling product pipelines and the view that many of these companies could be targets of ongoing consolidation. Importantly, we believe valuations for many of these companies were near historic lows.
The majority of the Fund is invested in domestic stocks, where we have found more companies that fit our fundamental selection criteria. The Fund’s international weight was focused mainly on Euro-pean large-cap pharmaceuticals, which have fewer patent expiration concerns.
We believe longer term prospects for the health care sector are compelling. We now have clarity about U.S. health care reform, with coverage expansion expected to add 32 million participants, according to the Congressional Budget Office. This should translate into accelerated revenue growth. Internationally, developed markets remained relatively stable, while emerging markets continued to grow rapidly as these countries were expected to spend more on health care as standards of living rise. In our opinion, health care stocks were also inexpensive on both a historical basis and relative to the market, despite having better earnings growth prospects through the economic cycle.
As part of our policy to manage risk, the Fund held derivative instruments in the form of currency forward contracts to hedge our European currency exposure. The net cumulative effect of these derivative contracts was positive for overall Fund performance during the fiscal year.
As always, thank you for your continued investment in Invesco Global Health Care Fund.
1 U.S. Federal Reserve
2 Bureau of Economic Analysis
3 Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
Derek Taner
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco Global Health Care Fund. Mr. Tanner joined Invesco in 2005. He earned a B.S. in accounting and an M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley.
Dean Dillard
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Global Health Care Fund. He joined Invesco in 2000. Mr. Dillard earned a B.S. in corporate finance from the University of Alabama and an M.B.A. from the Owen School of Business at Vanderbilt University.
Assisted by the Global Health Care Team
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class since Inception
Index data from 7/31/89, Fund data from 8/7/89
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, applicable sales charges and Fund expenses including management fees. Index results include reinvested dividends, but they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses and management fees; performance of a market index does not. Performance shown in the chart and
table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the
dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000, and so on.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 10/31/10, including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (8/7/89) | | | 9.76 | % |
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10 Years | | | 3.14 | |
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5 Years | | | 1.42 | |
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1 Year | | | 6.52 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (4/1/93) | | | 9.83 | % |
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10 Years | | | 3.21 | |
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5 Years | | | 1.50 | |
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1 Year | | | 6.92 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/1/99) | | | 5.67 | % |
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10 Years | | | 3.07 | |
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5 Years | | | 1.81 | |
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1 Year | | | 10.91 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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10 Years | | | 3.78 | % |
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5 Years | | | 2.67 | |
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1 Year | | | 12.98 | |
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Investor Class Shares | | | | |
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10 Years | | | 3.73 | % |
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5 Years | | | 2.57 | |
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1 Year | | | 12.76 | |
Performance includes litigation proceeds. Had these proceeds not been included, returns would have been lower.
Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Investor Class shares incepted on July 15, 2005. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 9/30/10, the most recent calendar quarter-end including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (8/7/89) | | | 9.68 | % |
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10 Years | | | 2.81 | |
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5 Years | | | 0.49 | |
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1 Year | | | 0.71 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (4/1/93) | | | 9.73 | % |
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10 Years | | | 2.89 | |
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5 Years | | | 0.56 | |
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1 Year | | | 0.79 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/1/99) | | | 5.50 | % |
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10 Years | | | 2.74 | |
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5 Years | | | 0.87 | |
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1 Year | | | 4.78 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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10 Years | | | 3.44 | % |
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5 Years | | | 1.73 | |
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1 Year | | | 6.83 | |
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Investor Class Shares | | | | |
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10 Years | | | 3.39 | % |
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5 Years | | | 1.62 | |
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1 Year | | | 6.55 | |
Performance includes litigation proceeds. Had these proceeds not been included, returns would have been lower.
distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Investor Class shares was 1.33%, 2.08%, 2.08%, 1.08% and 1.33%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge
(CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y shares and Investor Class shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
A redemption fee of 2% will be imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges out of the Fund within 31 days of purchase. Exceptions to the redemption fee are listed in the Fund’s prospectus.
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Invesco Global Health Care Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of October 31, 2010, and is based on total net assets. |
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n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
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n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About share classes
n | | Effective November 30, 2010, Class B or Class B5 shares may not be purchased or acquired by exchange from share classes other than Class B or Class B5 shares. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class Y shares are available to only certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | All Investor Class shares are closed to new investors. Contact your financial adviser about purchasing our other share classes. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
n | | Securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing countries may be affected more negatively by Inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries. |
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n | | An investment by the Fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may be subject to the following: a discount of the ETF’s shares to its net asset value; failure to develop an active trading market for the ETF’s shares; the listing exchange halting trading of the ETF’s shares; failure of the ETF’s shares to track the referenced index; and holding troubled securities in the referenced index. ETFs may involve duplication of management fees and certain other expenses, as the Fund indirectly bears its proportionate share of any expenses paid by the ETFs in which it invests. Further, certain of the ETFs in which each Fund may invest are leveraged. The more a Fund invests in such leveraged ETFs, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments. |
n | | The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in the foreign country’s exchange rates; political and social instability; changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies. |
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n | | The Fund’s performance is vulnerable to factors affecting the health care industry, including government regulation, obsolescence caused by scientific advances and technological innovations. |
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n | | The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. |
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n | | Fluctuations in the values of synthetic instruments may not correlate perfectly with the instruments they are designed to replicate. Some synthetic instruments are more sensitive to interest rate changes and market price fluctuations than others. Certain instruments may be subject to the risk that the other party to a contract will not fulfill its contractual obligations. |
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n | | The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations. |
About indexes used in this report
n | | The MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries. |
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n | | The MSCI World Health Care Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of health care stocks of developed countries. |
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n | | The Lipper Global Health/Biotechnology Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of global health/biotechnology funds tracked by Lipper. |
n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
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n | | A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
Other information
n | | The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis. |
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n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
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n | | Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Fund Nasdaq Symbols
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Class A Shares | | GGHCX |
Class B Shares | | GTHBX |
Class C Shares | | GTHCX |
Class Y Shares | | GGHYX |
Investor Class Shares | | GTHIX |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
October 31, 2010
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–95.56% | | | | |
Biotechnology–21.87% | | | | |
Amgen Inc.(b) | | | 425,076 | | | $ | 24,310,096 | |
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Biogen Idec Inc.(b) | | | 240,855 | | | | 15,104,017 | |
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BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.(b) | | | 799,695 | | | | 20,920,021 | |
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Celgene Corp.(b) | | | 251,973 | | | | 15,639,964 | |
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Evolutionary Genomics/GenoPlex, Inc. (Acquired 09/15/97-06/25/98; Cost $408,490)(b)(c)(d) | | | 109,377 | | | | 0 | |
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Genzyme Corp.(b) | | | 334,362 | | | | 24,117,531 | |
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Gilead Sciences, Inc.(b) | | | 1,211,036 | | | | 48,041,798 | |
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Human Genome Sciences, Inc.(b) | | | 354,626 | | | | 9,532,347 | |
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Incyte Corp.(b) | | | 633,735 | | | | 10,558,025 | |
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Pharmasset, Inc.(b) | | | 164,644 | | | | 6,174,150 | |
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Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc.(b)(e) | | | 419,836 | | | | 5,210,165 | |
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United Therapeutics Corp.(b) | | | 360,403 | | | | 21,624,180 | |
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.(b) | | | 263,493 | | | | 10,099,687 | |
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Drug Retail–4.82% | | | | |
CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 1,275,779 | | | | 38,426,464 | |
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Drogasil S.A. (Brazil) | | | 315,326 | | | | 8,126,729 | |
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| | | | | | | 46,553,193 | |
|
Health Care Distributors–1.78% | | | | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 261,251 | | | | 17,237,341 | |
|
Health Care Equipment–10.90% | | | | |
Baxter International Inc. | | | 445,992 | | | | 22,700,993 | |
|
Boston Scientific Corp.(b) | | | 1,559,912 | | | | 9,952,238 | |
|
CareFusion Corp.(b) | | | 379,409 | | | | 9,158,933 | |
|
Covidien PLC (Ireland) | | | 457,433 | | | | 18,237,854 | |
|
Hologic, Inc.(b) | | | 653,755 | | | | 10,473,155 | |
|
Hospira, Inc.(b) | | | 278,290 | | | | 16,552,689 | |
|
Sensys Medical, Inc.(Acquired 4/23/04-8/09/06; Cost $1,302)(b)(c)(d) | | | 8,750 | | | | 0 | |
|
Wright Medical Group, Inc.(b) | | | 435,318 | | | | 5,807,142 | |
|
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 262,881 | | | | 12,471,075 | |
|
| | | | | | | 105,354,079 | |
|
Health Care Facilities–3.81% | | | | |
Assisted Living Concepts Inc.–Class A(b) | | | 196,940 | | | | 6,351,315 | |
|
Rhoen-Klinikum AG (Germany) | | | 857,273 | | | | 20,049,284 | |
|
Universal Health Services, Inc.–Class B | | | 251,606 | | | | 10,383,779 | |
|
| | | | | | | 36,784,378 | |
|
Health Care Services–7.76% | | | | |
DaVita, Inc.(b) | | | 361,530 | | | | 25,939,778 | |
|
Express Scripts, Inc.(b) | | | 471,044 | | | | 22,855,055 | |
|
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(b) | | | 242,014 | | | | 12,712,995 | |
|
Quest Diagnostics Inc. | | | 274,734 | | | | 13,500,429 | |
|
| | | | | | | 75,008,257 | |
|
Health Care Supplies–0.99% | | | | |
Alcon, Inc. | | | 56,929 | | | | 9,548,132 | |
|
Health Care Technology–1.89% | | | | |
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.(b) | | | 404,877 | | | | 7,729,102 | |
|
Cerner Corp.(b) | | | 119,761 | | | | 10,518,609 | |
|
| | | | | | | 18,247,711 | |
|
Life & Health Insurance–1.07% | | | | |
Amil Participacoes S.A. (Brazil)(d) | | | 1,017,000 | | | | 10,354,953 | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services–9.19% | | | | |
Gerresheimer AG (Germany)(b) | | | 248,071 | | | | 9,818,006 | |
|
Life Technologies Corp.(b) | | | 489,217 | | | | 24,548,909 | |
|
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. | | | 507,448 | | | | 13,097,233 | |
|
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b) | | | 803,393 | | | | 41,310,468 | |
|
| | | | | | | 88,774,616 | |
|
Managed Health Care–10.95% | | | | |
Aetna, Inc. | | | 782,681 | | | | 23,370,855 | |
|
AMERIGROUP Corp.(b) | | | 238,514 | | | | 9,953,189 | |
|
Aveta, Inc.(b)(d) | | | 805,748 | | | | 4,633,051 | |
|
Centene Corp.(b) | | | 211,113 | | | | 4,712,042 | |
|
CIGNA Corp. | | | 255,782 | | | | 9,000,969 | |
|
Health Net Inc.(b) | | | 563,420 | | | | 15,150,364 | |
|
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 402,008 | | | | 14,492,388 | |
|
WellPoint Inc.(b) | | | 450,057 | | | | 24,456,097 | |
|
| | | | | | | 105,768,955 | |
|
Pharmaceuticals–20.53% | | | | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 660,564 | | | | 33,900,144 | |
|
Allergan, Inc. | | | 151,899 | | | | 10,999,007 | |
|
Bayer AG (Germany) | | | 148,217 | | | | 11,100,289 | |
|
EastPharma Ltd.–GDR (Turkey)(b)(d) | | | 674,841 | | | | 742,325 | |
|
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (United Kingdom) | | | 745,313 | | | | 9,386,530 | |
|
Ipsen S.A. (France) | | | 212,595 | | | | 7,487,624 | |
|
Johnson & Johnson | | | 418,357 | | | | 26,636,790 | |
|
Locus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)(d) | | | 258,824 | | | | 140,736 | |
|
Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. (Japan) | | | 730,000 | | | | 10,341,742 | |
|
Novartis AG–ADR (Switzerland)(e) | | | 337,838 | | | | 19,577,712 | |
|
Pharmstandard–GDR (Russia)(b)(d) | | | 138,700 | | | | 3,606,200 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Shares | | Value |
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Pharmaceuticals–(continued) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Roche Holding AG (Switzerland) | | | 268,205 | | | $ | 39,377,792 | |
|
Shire PLC–ADR (United Kingdom) | | | 203,242 | | | | 14,247,264 | |
|
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.–ADR (Israel) | | | 207,400 | | | | 10,764,060 | |
|
| | | | | | | 198,308,215 | |
|
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $754,086,560) | | | | | | | 923,271,811 | |
|
Preferred Stocks–0.00% | | | | |
Health Care Equipment–0.00% | | | | |
Intact Medical Corp., Series C, Pfd. (Acquired 03/26/01; Cost $2,000,001)(b)(c)(d) | | | 2,439,026 | | | | 0 | |
|
Sensys Medical, Inc., Series A-2, Pfd., (Acquired 02/25/98-09/30/05; Cost $7,627,993)(b)(c)(d) | | | 2,173,209 | | | | 0 | |
|
Series B, Conv. Pfd., (Acquired 03/16/05-01/12/07; Cost $245,305)(b)(c)(d) | | | 282,004 | | | | 0 | |
|
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $9,873,299) | | | | | | | 0 | |
|
Money Market Funds–4.76% | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(f) | | | 23,013,777 | | | | 23,013,777 | |
|
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(f) | | | 23,013,777 | | | | 23,013,777 | |
|
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $46,027,554) | | | | | | | 46,027,554 | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–100.32% (Cost $809,987,413) | | | | | | | 969,299,365 | |
|
Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | | | | |
Money Market Funds–1.97% | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $18,999,955)(f)(g) | | | 18,999,955 | | | | 18,999,955 | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–102.29% (Cost $828,987,368) | | | | | | | 988,299,320 | |
|
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(2.29)% | | | | | | | (22,157,466 | ) |
|
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 966,141,854 | |
|
Investment Abbreviations:
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ADR | | – American Depositary Receipt |
Conv. | | – Convertible |
GDR | | – Global Depositary Receipt |
Pfd. | | – Preferred |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
| | |
(a) | | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | | Security is considered venture capital. See Note 1I. |
(d) | | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at October 31, 2010 was $19,477,265, which represented 2.02% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(e) | | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at October 31, 2010. |
(f) | | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
(g) | | The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1K. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Assets: |
Investments, at value (Cost $763,959,859)* | | $ | 923,271,811 | |
|
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 65,027,509 | |
|
Total investments, at value (Cost $828,987,368) | | | 988,299,320 | |
|
Cash | | | 15,887 | |
|
Receivables for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 89,804 | |
|
Dividends | | | 985,547 | |
|
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 111,179 | |
|
Other assets | | | 20,535 | |
|
Total assets | | | 989,522,272 | |
|
Liabilities: |
Payables for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 1,354,452 | |
|
Foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 1,877,709 | |
|
Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 18,999,955 | |
|
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 751,305 | |
|
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 149,496 | |
|
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 247,501 | |
|
Total liabilities | | | 23,380,418 | |
|
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 966,141,854 | |
|
Net assets consist of: |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 849,471,050 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | (208,884 | ) |
|
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (40,583,866 | ) |
|
Unrealized appreciation | | | 157,463,554 | |
|
| | $ | 966,141,854 | |
|
Net Assets: |
Class A | | $ | 439,402,149 | |
|
Class B | | $ | 30,871,966 | |
|
Class C | | $ | 24,390,049 | |
|
Class Y | | $ | 4,635,472 | |
|
Investor Class | | $ | 466,842,218 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized: |
Class A | | | 16,802,415 | |
|
Class B | | | 1,398,996 | |
|
Class C | | | 1,104,297 | |
|
Class Y | | | 176,356 | |
|
Investor Class | | | 17,847,213 | |
|
Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 26.15 | |
|
Maximum offering price per share | | | | |
(Net asset value of $26.15 divided by 94.50%) | | $ | 27.67 | |
|
Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 22.07 | |
|
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 22.09 | |
|
Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 26.28 | |
|
Investor Class: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 26.16 | |
|
| |
* | At October 31, 2010, securities with an aggregate value of $18,591,699 were on loan to brokers. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the year ended October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Investment income: |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $577,044) | | $ | 9,200,837 | |
|
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $96,308) | | | 137,825 | |
|
Total investment income | | | 9,338,662 | |
|
Expenses: |
Advisory fees | | | 6,499,686 | |
|
Administrative services fees | | | 267,896 | |
|
Custodian fees | | | 92,542 | |
|
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,116,966 | |
|
Class B | | | 399,493 | |
|
Class C | | | 258,318 | |
|
Investor Class | | | 1,185,935 | |
|
Transfer agent fees | | | 2,513,736 | |
|
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 45,448 | |
|
Other | | | 303,360 | |
|
Total expenses | | | 12,683,380 | |
|
Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (54,394 | ) |
|
Net expenses | | | 12,628,986 | |
|
Net investment income (loss) | | | (3,290,324 | ) |
|
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: |
Net realized gain from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 45,728,257 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | 82,409 | |
|
Foreign currency contracts | | | 1,762,011 | |
|
| | | 47,572,677 | |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 73,674,177 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | (22,726 | ) |
|
Foreign currency contracts | | | (652,971 | ) |
|
| | | 72,998,480 | |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 120,571,157 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 117,280,833 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Operations: | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (3,290,324 | ) | | $ | (1,314,042 | ) |
|
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 47,572,677 | | | | (63,057,504 | ) |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 72,998,480 | | | | 163,037,066 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 117,280,833 | | | | 98,665,520 | |
|
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains: | | | | |
Class A | | | — | | | | (11,692,372 | ) |
|
Class B | | | — | | | | (2,094,030 | ) |
|
Class C | | | — | | | | (914,713 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | — | | | | (15,041 | ) |
|
Investor Class | | | — | | | | (12,645,844 | ) |
|
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | (27,362,000 | ) |
|
Share transactions–net: | | | | |
Class A | | | (38,675,478 | ) | | | (31,987,339 | ) |
|
Class B | | | (22,445,384 | ) | | | (20,954,269 | ) |
|
Class C | | | (3,134,504 | ) | | | (6,104,944 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | 1,718,962 | | | | 1,619,505 | |
|
Investor Class | | | (49,631,996 | ) | | | (31,849,512 | ) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (112,168,400 | ) | | | (89,276,559 | ) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 5,112,433 | | | | (17,973,039 | ) |
|
Net assets: | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 961,029,421 | | | | 979,002,460 | |
|
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(208,884) and $(211,355), respectively) | | $ | 966,141,854 | | | $ | 961,029,421 | |
|
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2010
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Global Health Care Fund, formerly AIM Global Health Care Fund (the “Fund”), is a series portfolio of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), formerly AIM Investment Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-two separate series portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently consists of five different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Investor Class. Investor Class shares of the Fund are offered only to certain grandfathered investors. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waiver shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class B shares and Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y and Investor Class shares are sold at net asset value. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
| | |
A. | | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
| | A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. |
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| | Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). |
| | Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. |
| | Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
| | Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. |
| | Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. |
| | Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including Corporate Loans. |
| | Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. |
| | Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. |
B. | | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
| | The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held. |
| | Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser. |
| | The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. |
C. | | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
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E. | | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
| | The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period. |
F. | | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | | Other Risks — The Fund may invest a large percentage of assets in securities of a limited number of companies, such that each investment may have a greater effect on the Fund’s overall performance, and any change in the value of those securities could significantly affect the value of your investment in the Fund. |
| | The Fund has invested in non-publicly traded companies, some of which are in the startup or development stages. These investments are inherently risky, as the market for the technologies or products these companies are developing are typically in the early stages and may never materialize. The Fund could lose its entire investment in these companies. These investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Investments in privately held venture capital securities are illiquid. |
J. | | Redemption Fees — The Fund has a 2% redemption fee that is to be retained by the Fund to offset transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term redemptions and exchanges. The fee, subject to certain exceptions, is imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges of shares within 31 days of purchase. The redemption fee is recorded as an increase in shareholder capital and is allocated among the share classes based on the relative net assets of each class. |
K. | | Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any. |
L. | | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
| | The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. |
M. | | Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire |
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| | |
| | but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Net Assets | | Rate |
|
First $350 million | | | 0 | .75% |
|
Next $350 million | | | 0 | .65% |
|
Next $1.3 billion | | | 0 | .55% |
|
Next $2 billion | | | 0 | .45% |
|
Next $2 billion | | | 0 | .40% |
|
Next $2 billion | | | 0 | .375% |
|
Over $8 billion | | | 0 | .35% |
|
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least February 28, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Investor Class shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.75%, 1.75% and 2.00% of average daily net assets, respectively. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the net annual operating expenses to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless the Board of the Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2011. The Adviser did not waive fees for reimbursed expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2011, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $42,171.
At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the Invesco Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. These expenses along with the related expense reimbursement are included in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2010, Invesco Ltd. reimbursed expenses of the Fund in the amount of $2,618.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Investor Class shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C and Investor Class shares (collectively the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares and 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Investor Class shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
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Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the year ended October 31, 2010, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $24,613 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $904, $48,168 and $856 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| | |
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2010. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
|
Equity Securities | | $ | 972,425,244 | | | $ | 11,100,289 | | | $ | 4,773,787 | | | $ | 988,299,320 | |
|
Foreign Currency Contracts* | | | — | | | | (1,877,709 | ) | | | — | | | | (1,877,709 | ) |
|
Total Investments | | $ | 972,425,244 | | | $ | 9,222,580 | | | $ | 4,773,787 | | | $ | 986,421,611 | |
|
| |
* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
The Fund has implemented the required disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities in accordance with GAAP. This disclosure is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position and financial performance. The enhanced disclosure has no impact on the results of operations reported in the financial statements.
Value of Derivative Instruments at Period-End
The Table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of October 31, 2010:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Value |
Risk Exposure/ Derivative Type | | Assets | | Liabilities |
|
Currency risk | | | | | | | | |
Foreign Currency Contracts(a) | | $ | — | | | $ | (1,877,709 | ) |
|
| | |
(a) | | Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the Foreign currency contracts outstanding. |
Effect of Derivative Instruments for the year ended October 31, 2010
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
| | | | |
| | Location of Gain (Loss) on
|
| | Statement of Operations |
| | Foreign Currency
|
| | Contracts* |
|
Realized Gain | | | | |
Currency risk | | $ | 1,762,011 | |
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | | |
Currency risk | | | (652,971 | ) |
|
Total | | $ | 1,109,040 | |
|
| |
* | The average value of foreign currency contracts during the period was $39,324,954. |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Open Foreign Currency Contracts |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Unrealized
|
Settlement
| | | | Contract to | | | | Appreciation
|
Date | | Counterparty | | Deliver | | | | Receive | | Value | | (Depreciation) |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
11/10/10 | | CitiBank Capital | | CHF | | | 16,600,000 | | | USD | | | 16,034,000 | | | $ | 16,868,445 | | | $ | (834,445 | ) |
|
11/10/10 | | CitiBank Capital | | EUR | | | 16,111,000 | | | USD | | | 21,381,714 | | | | 22,424,978 | | | | (1,043,264 | ) |
|
Total foreign currency contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (1,877,709 | ) |
|
Currency Abbreviations:
| | |
CHF | | – Swiss Franc |
EUR | | – Euro |
USD | | – U.S. Dollar |
NOTE 5—Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other Invesco Funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price. Pursuant to these procedures, for the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund engaged in securities purchases of $1,624,250.
NOTE 6—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in Demand Deposit Accounts (DDA) used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $9,605.
NOTE 7—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
During the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund paid legal fees of $5,212 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
NOTE 8—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 9—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended October 31, 2010 and 2009:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Ordinary income | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
|
Long-term capital gain | | | — | | | | 27,362,000 | |
|
Total Distributions | | $ | — | | | $ | 27,362,000 | |
|
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Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2010 |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | $ | 147,728,149 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 29,311 | |
|
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (208,884 | ) |
|
Capital loss carryforward | | | (30,877,772 | ) |
|
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 849,471,050 | |
|
Total net assets | | $ | 966,141,854 | |
|
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales and straddle loss deferrals.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $46,837,296 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2010 which expires as follows:
| | | | |
| | Capital Loss
|
Expiration | | Carryforward* |
|
October 31, 2017 | | $ | 30,877,772 | |
|
| |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. |
NOTE 10—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2010 was $147,958,806 and $278,164,602, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
| | | | |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis |
|
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 194,101,181 | |
|
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (46,373,032 | ) |
|
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 147,728,149 | |
|
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $840,571,171. |
NOTE 11—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and net operating losses, on October 31, 2010, undistributed net investment income (loss) was increased by $3,292,795, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $82,409 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $3,210,386. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 12—Share Information
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Summary of Share Activity |
|
| | Years ended October 31, |
| | 2010(a) | | 2009 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
|
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,068,716 | | | $ | 27,148,852 | | | | 1,295,041 | | | $ | 26,827,925 | |
|
Class B | | | 109,901 | | | | 2,370,622 | | | | 189,446 | | | | 3,317,000 | |
|
Class C | | | 167,617 | | | | 3,622,529 | | | | 130,035 | | | | 2,237,881 | |
|
Class Y | | | 109,397 | | | | 2,873,823 | | | | 119,228 | | | | 2,380,139 | |
|
Investor Class | | | 393,729 | | | | 10,009,522 | | | | 473,178 | | | | 9,743,742 | |
|
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | — | | | | — | | | | 563,669 | | | | 10,678,532 | |
|
Class B | | | — | | | | — | | | | 124,335 | | | | 2,016,704 | |
|
Class C | | | — | | | | — | | | | 54,133 | | | | 878,586 | |
|
Class Y | | | — | | | | — | | | | 762 | | | | 14,445 | |
|
Investor Class | | | — | | | | — | | | | 646,391 | | | | 12,249,103 | |
|
Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 646,989 | | | | 16,456,516 | | | | 616,378 | | | | 12,925,993 | |
|
Class B | | | (763,432 | ) | | | (16,456,516 | ) | | | (719,156 | ) | | | (12,925,993 | ) |
|
Reacquired:(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (3,265,442 | ) | | | (82,280,846 | ) | | | (4,020,415 | ) | | | (82,419,789 | ) |
|
Class B | | | (391,023 | ) | | | (8,359,490 | ) | | | (762,296 | ) | | | (13,361,980 | ) |
|
Class C | | | (318,781 | ) | | | (6,757,033 | ) | | | (532,681 | ) | | | (9,221,411 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | (46,150 | ) | | | (1,154,861 | ) | | | (35,703 | ) | | | (775,079 | ) |
|
Investor Class | | | (2,358,499 | ) | | | (59,641,518 | ) | | | (2,618,870 | ) | | | (53,842,357 | ) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (4,646,978 | ) | | $ | (112,168,400 | ) | | | (4,476,525 | ) | | $ | (89,276,559 | ) |
|
| | |
(a) | | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 7% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
(b) | | Net of redemption fees of $10,407 and $24,349 allocated among the classes based on relative net assets of each class for the years ended October, 2010 and 2009, respectively. |
Effective November 30, 2010, all Invesco funds will be closing their Class B shares. Shareholders with investments in Class B shares may continue to hold such shares until they convert to Class A shares, but no additional investments will be accepted in Class B shares on or after November 30, 2010. Any dividends or capital gains distributions may continue to be reinvested in Class B shares until conversion. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert.
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NOTE 13—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratio of
| | Ratio of
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | expenses
| | expenses
| | | | |
| | | | | | Net gains
| | | | | | | | | | | | to average
| | to average net
| | Ratio of net
| | |
| | Net asset
| | Net
| | (losses) on
| | | | Distributions
| | | | | | | | net assets
| | assets without
| | investment
| | |
| | value,
| | investment
| | securities (both
| | Total from
| | from net
| | Net asset
| | | | Net assets,
| | with fee waivers
| | fee waivers
| | income (loss)
| | |
| | beginning
| | income
| | realized and
| | investment
| | realized
| | value, end
| | Total
| | end of period
| | and/or expenses
| | and/or expenses
| | to average
| | Portfolio
|
| | of period | | (loss) | | unrealized) | | operations | | gains | | of period(a) | | Return(b) | | (000s omitted) | | absorbed | | absorbed | | net assets | | turnover(c) |
|
Class A |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | $ | 23.20 | | | $ | (0.07 | )(d) | | $ | 3.02 | (e) | | $ | 2.95 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 26.15 | | | $ | 12.71 | (e) | | | 439,402 | | | $ | 1.23 | (f) | | | 1.23 | %(f) | | | (0.29 | )%(f) | | | 16 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 21.41 | | | | (0.02 | )(d) | | | 2.41 | | | | 2.39 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | 23.20 | | | | 11.80 | | | | 425,719 | | | | 1.31 | | | | 1.32 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 50 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 31.94 | | | | 0.01 | (d)(g) | | | (7.66 | ) | | | (7.65 | ) | | | (2.88 | ) | | | 21.41 | | | | (26.28 | ) | | | 425,928 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 0.03 | (g) | | | 61 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 31.28 | | | | (0.13 | )(d) | | | 3.79 | | | | 3.66 | | | | (3.00 | ) | | | 31.94 | | | | 12.82 | | | | 642,561 | | | | 1.19 | | | | 1.19 | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | 46 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 29.77 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 2.59 | | | | 2.44 | | | | (0.93 | ) | | | 31.28 | | | | 8.31 | | | | 539,666 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.22 | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | 83 | |
|
Class B |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 19.72 | | | | (0.22 | )(d) | | | 2.57 | (e) | | | 2.35 | | | | — | | | | 22.07 | | | | 11.92 | (e) | | | 30,872 | | | | 1.98 | (f) | | | 1.98 | (f) | | | (1.04 | )(f) | | | 16 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 18.43 | | | | (0.15 | )(d) | | | 2.04 | | | | 1.89 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | 19.72 | | | | 10.96 | | | | 48,194 | | | | 2.06 | | | | 2.07 | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | 50 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 28.09 | | | | (0.17 | )(d)(g) | | | (6.61 | ) | | | (6.78 | ) | | | (2.88 | ) | | | 18.43 | | | | (26.84 | ) | | | 66,561 | | | | 1.96 | | | | 1.97 | | | | (0.72 | )(g) | | | 61 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 28.06 | | | | (0.32 | )(d) | | | 3.35 | | | | 3.03 | | | | (3.00 | ) | | | 28.09 | | | | 11.96 | | | | 119,886 | | | | 1.94 | | | | 1.94 | | | | (1.19 | ) | | | 46 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 26.99 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 2.36 | | | | 2.00 | | | | (0.93 | ) | | | 28.06 | | | | 7.52 | | | | 138,788 | | | | 1.97 | | | | 1.97 | | | | (1.21 | ) | | | 83 | |
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Class C |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 19.74 | | | | (0.22 | )(d) | | | 2.57 | (e) | | | 2.35 | | | | — | | | | 22.09 | | | | 11.91 | (e) | | | 24,390 | | | | 1.98 | (f) | | | 1.98 | (f) | | | (1.04 | )(f) | | | 16 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 18.45 | | | | (0.15 | )(d) | | | 2.04 | | | | 1.89 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | 19.74 | | | | 10.95 | | | | 24,783 | | | | 2.06 | | | | 2.07 | | | | (0.83 | ) | | | 50 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 28.11 | | | | (0.17 | )(d)(g) | | | (6.61 | ) | | | (6.78 | ) | | | (2.88 | ) | | | 18.45 | | | | (26.82 | ) | | | 29,588 | | | | 1.96 | | | | 1.97 | | | | (0.72 | )(g) | | | 61 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 28.08 | | | | (0.32 | )(d) | | | 3.35 | | | | 3.03 | | | | (3.00 | ) | | | 28.11 | | | | 11.96 | | | | 40,297 | | | | 1.94 | | | | 1.94 | | | | (1.19 | ) | | | 46 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 27.01 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 2.36 | | | | 2.00 | | | | (0.93 | ) | | | 28.08 | | | | 7.51 | | | | 42,463 | | | | 1.97 | | | | 1.97 | | | | (1.21 | ) | | | 83 | |
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Class Y |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 23.26 | | | | (0.01 | )(d) | | | 3.03 | (e) | | | 3.02 | | | | — | | | | 26.28 | | | | 12.98 | (e) | | | 4,635 | | | | 0.98 | (f) | | | 0.98 | (f) | | | (0.04 | )(f) | | | 16 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 21.41 | | | | 0.04 | (d) | | | 2.41 | | | | 2.45 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | 23.26 | | | | 12.09 | | | | 2,631 | | | | 1.06 | | | | 1.07 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 50 | |
Year ended 10/31/08(h) | | | 24.44 | | | | 0.00 | (d)(g) | | | (3.03 | ) | | | (3.03 | ) | | | — | | | | 21.41 | | | | (12.40 | ) | | | 617 | | | | 0.96 | (i) | | | 0.97 | (i) | | | 0.28 | (g)(i) | | | 61 | |
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Investor Class |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 23.20 | | | | (0.07 | )(d) | | | 3.03 | (e) | | | 2.96 | | | | — | | | | 26.16 | | | | 12.76 | (e) | | | 466,842 | | | | 1.23 | (f) | | | 1.23 | (f) | | | (0.29 | )(f) | | | 16 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 21.41 | | | | (0.02 | )(d) | | | 2.41 | | | | 2.39 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | 23.20 | | | | 11.80 | | | | 459,704 | | | | 1.31 | (e) | | | 1.32 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 50 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 31.94 | | | | 0.01 | (d)(g) | | | (7.66 | ) | | | (7.65 | ) | | | (2.88 | ) | | | 21.41 | | | | (26.28 | ) | | | 456,309 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 0.03 | (g) | | | 61 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 31.29 | | | | (0.13 | )(d) | | | 3.78 | | | | 3.65 | | | | (3.00 | ) | | | 31.94 | | | | 12.78 | | | | 688,705 | | | | 1.19 | | | | 1.19 | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | 46 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 29.77 | | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 2.60 | | | | 2.45 | | | | (0.93 | ) | | | 31.29 | | | | 8.35 | | | | 739,183 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.22 | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | 83 | |
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(a) | | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest which were less than $0.005 per share. |
(b) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year. For the period ending October 31, 2007, the portfolio turnover calculation excludes the value of securities purchased of $132,508,164 and sold of $38,304,911 in the effort to realign the Fund’s portfolio holdings after the reorganization of AIM Advantage Health Sciences Fund into the Fund. |
(d) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(e) | | Includes litigation proceeds received during the period. Had the litigation proceeds not been received Net gains on securities (both realized and unrealized) per share would have been $2.90, $2.45, $2.45, $2.91 and $2.91 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Investor Class shares, respectively and total returns would have been lower. |
(f) | | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s) of $446,786, $39,949, $25,832, $3,910, and $474,374 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y, and Investor Class shares, respectively. |
(g) | | Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets include a special cash dividend received of $5.23 per share owned of Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc. on October 13, 2008. Net investment income (loss) per share and the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets excluding the special dividend are $(0.05) and (0.19)%; $(0.23) and (0.94)%; $(0.23) and (0.94)%, $0.00 and 0.06%; $(0.05) and (0.19)% for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Investor Class shares, respectively. |
(h) | | Commencement date of October 3, 2008. |
(i) | | Annualized. |
NOTE 14—Significant Event
Following a number of meetings in September and October, 2010, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which the Fund would acquire all of the assets and liabilities of Invesco Health Sciences Fund (the “Target Fund”) in exchange for shares of the Fund. The Agreement requires approval of the Target Fund’s shareholders and will be submitted to the shareholders for their consideration at a meeting to be held in or around April 2011.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco Global Health Care Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco Global Health Care Fund (formerly known as AIM Global Health Care Fund; one of the funds constituting AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2010, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
December 22, 2010
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,001.20 | | | | $ | 6.20 | | | | $ | 1,019.00 | | | | $ | 6.26 | | | | | 1.23 | % |
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B | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 997.70 | | | | | 9.97 | | | | | 1,015.22 | | | | | 10.06 | | | | | 1.98 | |
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C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 997.70 | | | | | 9.97 | | | | | 1,015.22 | | | | | 10.06 | | | | | 1.98 | |
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Y | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,002.30 | | | | | 4.95 | | | | | 1,020.27 | | | | | 4.99 | | | | | 0.98 | |
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Investor | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,001.50 | | | | | 6.21 | | | | | 1,019.00 | | | | | 6.26 | | | | | 1.23 | |
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1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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| Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts |
The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of the Invesco Global Health Care Fund (the Fund) investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds (the sub-advisory contracts) with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers). During contract renewal meetings held on June 15-16, 2010, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise 85% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts for another year, effective July 1, 2010. In doing so, the Board considered the process that it follows in reviewing and approving the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and the information that it is provided and determined that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the series portfolios of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risk of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to all their assigned funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.
During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by an independent company, Lipper, Inc. (Lipper). The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, which is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure that they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. The independent Trustees are assisted in their annual evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by the Senior Officer and by independent legal counsel. The independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in private sessions with the Senior Officer and counsel.
In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board considered the information provided to them as part of the contract renewal process as well as information provided at their meetings throughout the year as part of their ongoing oversight of the Fund, and did not identify any information that was controlling. One Trustee may weigh a particular piece of information differently than another Trustee. The Trustees recognized that the advisory arrangements and resulting advisory fees for the Fund and the other Invesco Funds are the result of years of review and negotiation between the Trustees and Invesco Advisers, that the Trustees may focus to a greater extent on certain aspects of these arrangements in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these same arrangements throughout the year and in prior years.
The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 16, 2010, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date, including, for example, changes to the Fund’s performance, advisory fees, expense limitations and/or fee waivers.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
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A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide these services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ portfolio and product review process, various back office support functions provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, and Invesco Advisers’ equity and fixed income trading operations. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and that Invesco Advisers currently is providing satisfactory advisory services in accordance with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement. In addition, based on their ongoing meetings throughout the year with the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, the Board concluded that these individuals are competent and able to continue to carry out their responsibilities under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement or sub-advisory contracts, as applicable.
In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the prior relationship between Invesco Advisers and the Fund, as well as the Board’s knowledge of Invesco Advisers’ operations, and concluded that it is beneficial to maintain the current relationship, in part, because of such knowledge. The Board also considered the steps that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates continue to take to improve the services they provide to the Invesco Funds in the areas of investment performance, product line diversification, distribution, fund operations, shareholder services and compliance. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ independent credit analysis and investment risk management procedures as they apply to the Fund and the other Invesco Funds. The Board also considered the acquisition by Invesco Ltd. of the retail mutual fund business of Morgan Stanley and how that is expected to affect product line diversification. The Board also considered assurances from Invesco Advisers that it does not expect the acquisition to diminish the quality of services provided to the Invesco Funds and that it plans to increase staffing. The Board concluded that the quality and efficiency of the services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds support the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.
The Board reviewed the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, which have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world, can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund invests and make recommendations on securities of companies located in such countries. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund.
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The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one, three and five calendar years to the performance of all funds in the Lipper performance universe that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser and against the Lipper Global Health/Biotechnology Funds Index. The Board noted that the performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the one year period, the second quintile for the three year period and the third quintile for the five year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that the performance of Class A shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one and three year periods and below the performance of the Index for the five year period. Although the independent written evaluation of the Fund’s Senior Officer only considered Fund performance through the most recent calendar year, the Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
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C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fee Waivers |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate to the contractual advisory fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser, at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual advisory fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in determining contractual fee rates, which includes using audited financial data from the most recent annual report of each fund in the expense group that was publicly available as of the end of the past calendar year. The Board noted that comparative data is as of varying dates, which may affect the comparability of data during times of market volatility.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective fee rate (the advisory fee after advisory fee waivers and before expense limitations/waivers) to the advisory fee rates of other mutual funds advised by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund, including one mutual fund advised by Invesco Advisers. The Board noted that the Fund’s effective fee rate was below the effective fee rate for the other mutual fund.
The Board noted that Affiliated Sub-Advisers and other Invesco Advisers affiliated investment advisers advise funds with comparable investment strategies in other jurisdictions; however, the Board did not consider comparisons of fees charged to those funds to be apt, as those fees may include more than investment management services. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not advise other client accounts with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least February 28, 2011 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund. The Board noted that at the current expense ratio for the Fund, this expense waiver does not have any impact.
The Board also considered the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts and the services provided by Invesco Advisers pursuant to the Fund’s advisory agreement, as well as the allocation of fees between Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that the sub-advisory fees have no direct effect on the Fund or its shareholders, as they are paid by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are affiliates.
After taking account of the Fund’s contractual advisory and sub-advisory fee rates, the comparative advisory fee information discussed above and other relevant factors, the Board concluded that the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees are fair and reasonable.
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D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from such economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee schedule includes six breakpoints, and that the Fund would share in economies of scale as the Fund’s net assets exceeded the breakpoints. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of all of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.
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E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board reviewed with Invesco Advisers the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in connection with managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit with respect to the services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers continues to support the Invesco Funds with spending on regulatory compliance, attribution systems, global trading initiatives and a focus on building out the product line-up for the benefit of all shareholders of the Invesco Funds. The Board concluded that the Fund’s fees are fair and reasonable, and that the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund is not excessive in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided and the support provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board considered whether Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and concluded that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser have the financial resources necessary to fulfill these obligations.
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates resulting from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates for their provision of administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board. The Board concluded that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates are providing these services in accordance with the terms of their contracts, and are qualified to continue to provide these services to the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for the research and execution services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the funds and therefore may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board concluded that the soft dollar arrangements are appropriate. The Board also concluded that, based on their review and representations made by the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds, these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers will receive advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through at least June 30, 2011, the advisory fees payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended October 31, 2010:
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Corporate Dividend Received Deduction | | | 0% | |
Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 0% | |
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| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | | | | | | |
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| Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. and Director and President, Van Kampen Advisors, Inc. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | | | | | | |
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| Wayne M. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | | | 225 | | | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation | |
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| Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2001 | | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)
Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | | 207 | | | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Investment Company Institute | |
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| David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | | | 225 | | | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan | |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Bob R. Baker — 1936 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly: President and Chief Executive Officer, AMC Cancer Research Center; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Columbia Financial Corporation | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 1987 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | | 207 | | | Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Director, Denver Film Society | |
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| Rodney Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | | | 225 | | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. | |
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| Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2001 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | | 207 | | | Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. | |
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| Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2001 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | | 207 | | | Administaff | |
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| Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | | | 207 | | | Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios) | |
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| Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Lewis F. Pennock — 1942 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | | | 225 | | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |
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| Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of Invesco Funds | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and General Counsel, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | | 2004 | | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and Vice President, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
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| Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 2003 | | Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only).
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Lance A. Rejsek — 1967 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2005 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Van Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., and Van Kampen Funds Inc.
Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.
Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A | |
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The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-2714 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. P.O. Box 4739
Houston, TX 77210-4739 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin
Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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Invesco mailing information
Send general correspondence to Invesco, P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739.
Invesco privacy policy
You share personal and financial information with us that is necessary for your transactions and your account records. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information confidential and private.
Invesco collects nonpublic personal information about you from account applications or other forms you complete and from your transactions with us or our affiliates. We do not disclose information about you or our former customers to service providers or other third parties except to the extent necessary to service your account and in other limited circumstances as permitted by law. For example, we use this information to facilitate the delivery of transaction confirmations, financial reports, prospectuses and tax forms.
Even within Invesco, only people involved in the servicing of your accounts and compliance monitoring have access to your information. To ensure the highest level of confidentiality and security, Invesco maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that meet or exceed federal standards. Special measures, such as data encryption and authentication, apply to your communications with us on our website. More detail is available to you at invesco.com/privacy.
Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-05426 and 033-19338.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2010, is available at our website, invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
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Annual Report to Shareholders | | October 31, 2010 |
Invesco International Total Return Fund
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2 | | Letters to Shareholders |
4 | | Performance Summary |
4 | | Management Discussion |
6 | | Long-Term Fund Performance |
8 | | Supplemental Information |
9 | | Schedule of Investments |
11 | | Financial Statements |
13 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
21 | | Financial Highlights |
22 | | Auditor’s Report |
23 | | Fund Expenses |
24 | | Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements |
26 | | Tax Information |
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Letters to Shareholders

Philip Taylor
Dear Shareholders:
Enclosed is important information about your Fund and its performance. I hope you find it useful. Whether you’re a long-time Invesco client or a shareholder who joined us as a result of our June 1 acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments, I’m glad you’re part of the Invesco family.
Near the end of this letter, I’ve provided the number to call if you have specific questions about your account; I’ve also provided my email address so you can send a general Invesco-related question or comment to me directly.
The benefits of Invesco
As a leading global investment manager, Invesco is committed to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. I believe Invesco is uniquely positioned to serve your needs.
First, we are committed to investment excellence. We believe the best investment insights come from specialized investment teams with discrete investment perspectives, each operating under a disciplined philosophy and process with strong risk oversight and quality controls. This approach enables our portfolio managers, analysts and researchers to pursue consistent results across market cycles.
Second, we offer you a broad range of investment products that can be tailored to your needs and goals. In addition to traditional mutual funds, we manage a variety of other investment products. These products include single-country, regional and global investment options spanning major equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes.
And third, we are a strong organization with a single focus: investment management. At Invesco, we believe that focus brings success, and that’s why investment management is all we do. We direct all of our intellectual capital and global resources toward helping investors achieve their long-term financial objectives.
Remember that a trusted financial adviser is also an invaluable partner as you pursue your financial goals. Your financial adviser is familiar with your individual goals and risk tolerance, and can answer questions about changing market conditions and your changing investment needs.
Our customer focus
Short-term market conditions can change from time to time, sometimes suddenly and sometimes dramatically. But regardless of market trends, our commitment to putting you first, helping you achieve your financial objectives and providing you with excellent customer service will not change.
If you have questions about your account, please contact one of our client services representatives at 800 959 4246. If you have a general Invesco-related question or comment for me, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
I want to thank our existing Invesco clients for placing your faith in us. And I want to welcome our new Invesco clients: We look forward to serving your needs in the years ahead. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco
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Bruce Crockett
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
Although the global markets have improved since their lows of 2009, they remain challenging as governments around the world work to ensure the recovery remains on track. In this volatile environment, it’s comforting to know that your Board is committed to putting your interests first. We realize you have many choices when selecting a money manager, and your Board is working hard to ensure you feel you’ve made the right choice.
To that end, I’m pleased to share the news that Invesco has completed its acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments. This acquisition greatly expands the breadth and depth of investment strategies we can offer you. As a result of this combination, Invesco gained investment talent for a number of investment strategies, including U.S. value equity, U.S. small cap growth equity, tax-free municipals, bank loans and others. Another key advantage of this combination is the highly complementary nature of our cultures. This is making it much easier to bring our organizations together while ensuring that our investment teams remain focused on managing your money.
We view this addition as an excellent opportunity for you, our shareholders, to have access to an even broader range of well-diversified mutual funds. Now that the acquisition has closed, Invesco is working to bring the full value of the combined organization to shareholders. The key goals of this effort are to ensure that we have deeply resourced and focused investment teams, a compelling line of products and enhanced efficiency, which will benefit our shareholders now and over the long term.
It might interest you to know that the mutual funds of the combined organization are overseen by a single fund Board composed of 17 current members, including four new members who joined us from Van Kampen/Morgan Stanley. This expanded Board will continue to oversee the funds with the same strong sense of responsibility for your money and your continued trust that we have always maintained.
As always, you are welcome to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving your interests.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, Class A shares of Invesco International Total Return Fund, at net asset value (NAV), underperformed the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate ex-U.S. Index, its broad market and style-specific benchmark. This underperformance was primarily the result of underweight positioning in smaller Asian currencies and overweight exposure to European credit.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 10/31/09 to 10/31/10, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Class A Shares | | | 6.12 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | 5.34 | |
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Class C Shares | | | 5.24 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | 6.30 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | 6.39 | |
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Barclays Capital Global Aggregate ex-U.S. Index▼ | | | | |
(Broad Market and Style-Specific Index) | | | 6.20 | |
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Lipper International Income Funds Index▼ (Peer Group Index) | | | 10.20 | |
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How we invest
The Fund invests its assets in a diversified portfolio of foreign government and corporate debt securities, generally represented by the sector categories within the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate ex-U.S. Index (unhedged), and in foreign currency investments. Debt securities that the Fund may invest in include foreign sovereign, corporate or agency securities of varying maturities, including securitized securities, such as asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities, and commercial paper and other short-term debt instruments.
The Fund may invest in derivatives, including swaps, options, and futures contracts. The Fund may also utilize other strategies such as dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements. Derivative instruments, dollar rolls and reverse repurchase agreements may have the effect of leveraging the Fund’s portfolio. Foreign currency investments
may include spot contracts, forward currency contracts, currency swaps, currency options, currency futures and options on currency futures.
The Fund may invest up to 30% of its total assets in U.S. dollar-denominated securities. It also may invest up to 25% of its total assets in non-investment grade securities (junk bonds), including non-investment grade emerging market securities.
Our security selection process is supported by a team of specialists. Team members conduct top-down macroeconomic as well as bottom-up analysis on individual securities. Recommendations are communicated to portfolio managers through proprietary technology that allows all investment professionals to communicate in a timely manner.
Portfolio construction begins with a well-defined Fund design that establishes the target investment vehicles for generating the desired “alpha” (the extra
return above a specific benchmark) as well as the risk parameters for the Fund. Investment vehicles are evaluated for liquidity and risk versus relative value.
Sell decisions are based on:
n | | A conscious decision to alter the Fund’s macro-risk exposure (for example, duration, yield curve positioning or sector exposure). |
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Market conditions and your Fund
Across most of the developed world, a gradual and subdued economic recovery continued, with central banks keeping interest rates at low levels and with few of them withdrawing their quantitative easing measures. Increased savings rates and deleveraging contributed to the increased financial stability of households and companies, but at the cost of private sector spending to drive economic growth following the global financial crisis.
Additionally, investor skepticism of global governments’ abilities to retire huge amounts of debt without affecting economic growth rates caused sovereign debt distress (especially for Greece and other peripheral eurozone countries) and became a focal point of investor concern in the first half of 2010.
The broad global bond market (as measured by the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate ex-U.S. Index) generated a positive total return for the 12 months ended October 31, 20101, as falling interest rates across maturities combined with tighter credit spreads (the difference between the yields of global government bonds and other types of fixed income
Portfolio Composition
By sector
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Sovereign Debt | | | 49.0 | % |
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Financials | | | 36.5 | |
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Industrials | | | 2.4 | |
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Utilities | | | 1.5 | |
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Collateralized Mortgage Obligation | | | 1.3 | |
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Energy | | | 1.3 | |
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Materials | | | 0.5 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 0.3 | |
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Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 7.2 | |
Top Five Countries
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| 1. | | | Germany | | | 13.6 | % |
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| 2. | | | United Kingdom | | | 12.3 | |
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| 3. | | | Netherlands | | | 11.7 | |
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| 4. | | | Supranational | | | 11.4 | |
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| 5. | | | France | | | 10.6 | |
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Total Net Assets | | $53.9 million | |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | | 54 | |
Top 10 Fixed Income Issuers*
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| 1. | | | Bundesrepublick Deutschland | | | 9.9 | % |
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| 2. | | | Netherlands Government | | | 6.8 | |
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| 3. | | | Nordic Investment Bank | | | 6.1 | |
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| 4. | | | Province of Quebec Canada | | | 5.9 | |
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| 5. | | | United Kingdom Treasury | | | 5.7 | |
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| 6. | | | Pfandbriefstelle der Oesterreichischen Landes-Hypothekenbanken | | | 4.9 | |
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| 7. | | | Austria Government | | | 4.5 | |
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| 8. | | | Dexia Municipal Agency | | | 4.4 | |
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| 9. | | | Canadian Government | | | 3.8 | |
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| 10. | | | Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau | | | 3.7 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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securities that carry credit risk) to raise the prices of fixed income assets. However, interest rates did not follow a straight line lower.
The beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year was marked by increasing investor confidence and ballooning Treasury issuance in the U.S., both of which contributed to an upward trend in interest rates, especially for intermediate and longer maturities (five to 30 years). During the latter part of the year, rates fell steeply and swiftly as European sovereign risk concerns and related contagion fears came to a head during the second quarter of 2010. This contributed to a flight-to-quality to U.S. Treasuries, and demand drove prices higher (and yields lower) across the maturity spectrum, which persisted through the end of the reporting period.
Unconventional monetary policy by the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) increased market volatility. The economic benefit from lower interest rates in the near term, against upside risks of inflation in the longer term led to uncertainty. Growth and policy differentiation globally remained the key risks.
The Fund benefited from underweight exposure to peripheral European credits. In particular, no direct exposures to Portuguese, Irish and Spanish debt were the largest contributors. A flight to safety into longer maturity core sovereign markets, such as German Bunds, contributed to performance as the yield curve flattened in Europe. The Fund’s underweight exposure to the euro versus the British pound and the Japanese yen contributed to relative outperformance from currency risk.
On a trade weighted basis, the U.S. dollar appreciated by 1.3% over the reporting period.2 Underperformance came from small underweight exposures in the currencies of smaller Asian economies, which performed strongly as economic growth in the region rebounded sharply following the global economic crisis. Active positions in U.S. Treasuries detracted from relative returns.
Corporate bonds performed strongly over the reporting period but underperformed government debt. The Fund benefited from exposure to non-investment grade debt. U.K. credit exposure was also positive for Fund performance. Market volatility in May, caused by repercussions from the Greek bailout, led to underperformance from an overweight credit exposure in Europe.
We thank you for your continued participation in Invesco International Total Return Fund.
1 Lipper Inc.
2 Bloomberg L.P.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
Avi Hooper
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco International Total Return Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. Mr. Hooper earned a B.A.S. with a focus on accounting and finance from York University.
Mark Nash
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco International Total Return Fund. He joined Invesco Ltd. in 2001. Mr. Nash earned a B.S. with honors in chemistry and a M.S. in materials engineering from the University of Nottingham.
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Classes since Inception
Fund and index data from 3/31/06
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, applicable sales charges and Fund expenses including management fees. Results for Class B shares are calculated as if a hypothetical shareholder had liquidated his entire investment in the Fund at the close of the reporting period and paid the applicable contingent deferred sales charges.
Index results include reinvested dividends, but they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group,
if applicable, reflects fund expenses and management fees; performance of a market index does not. Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
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Average Annual Total Returns
As of 10/31/10, including maximum applicable sales charges
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 6.00 | % |
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1 Year | | | 1.10 | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 5.95 | % |
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1 Year | | | 0.34 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 6.31 | % |
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1 Year | | | 4.24 | |
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Inception | | | 7.23 | % |
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1 Year | | | 6.30 | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 7.39 | % |
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1 Year | | | 6.39 | |
Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 9/30/10, the most recent calendar quarter-end including maximum applicable sales charges
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 5.65 | % |
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1 Year | | | -0.40 | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 5.61 | % |
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1 Year | | | -1.21 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 5.98 | % |
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1 Year | | | 2.71 | |
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Inception | | | 6.90 | % |
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1 Year | | | 4.75 | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 7.06 | % |
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1 Year | | | 4.84 | |
of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 1.10%, 1.85%, 1.85%, 0.85% and 0.85%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 1.51%, 2.26%, 2.26%, 1.26% and 1.01%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 4.75% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the
beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y and Institutional Class shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
A redemption fee of 2% will be imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges out of the Fund within 31 days of purchase. Exceptions to the redemption fee are listed in the Fund’s prospectus.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower.
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n | | A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
Other information
n | | The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in |
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n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the |
| | returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
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n | | Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
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Invesco International Total Return Fund’s investment objective is total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of October 31, 2010, and is based on total net assets. |
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n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
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n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About share classes
n | | Effective November 30, 2010, Class B or Class B5 shares may not be purchased or acquired by exchange from share classes other than Class B or Class B5 shares. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class Y shares are available to only certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Institutional Class shares are offered exclusively to institutional investors, including defined contribution plans that meet certain criteria. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
n | | The Fund may engage in frequent trading of portfolio securities, which may result in added expenses, lower return and increased tax liability. |
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n | | The issuer of instruments in which the Fund invests may be unable to meet interest and/or principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease in value and lowering the issuer’s credit rating. |
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n | | The dollar value of the fund’s foreign investments will be affected by changes in the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in which those investments are traded. |
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n | | Derivatives may be more difficult to purchase, sell or value than other investments and may be subject to market, interest rate, credit, leverage, counterparty and management risks. A Fund investing in a derivative could lose more than the cash amount invested and incur higher taxes. Over the counter derivatives are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the other party to the contract will not fulfill its contractual obligation to complete the transaction with the Fund. |
n | | Securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries. |
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n | | The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in the foreign country’s exchange rates; political and social instability; changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies. |
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n | | Junk bonds involve a greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The values of junk bonds fluctuate more than those of high- quality bonds in response to company, political, regulatory or economic developments. Values of junk bonds can decline significantly over short periods of time. |
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n | | Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise; conversely, bond prices generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific bonds differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics, including duration. |
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n | | Leverage created from borrowing or certain types of transactions or instruments, including derivatives, may impair the Fund’s liquidity, cause it to liquidate positions at an unfavorable time, increase volatility or otherwise not achieve its intended objective. |
n | | The Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in a limited number of securities or other instruments, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund. |
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n | | The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. |
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n | | The Fund may invest in mortgage- and asset-backed securities that are subject to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that the borrower’s payments may be received earlier or later than expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans. Faster prepayments often happen when interest rates are falling. As a result, the fund may reinvest these early payments at lower interest rates, thereby reducing the fund’s income. Conversely, when interest rates rise, prepayments may happen more slowly, causing the security to lengthen in duration. Longer duration securities tend to be more volatile. Securities may be prepaid at a price less than the original purchase value. |
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n | | The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations. |
About indexes used in this report
n | | The Barclays Capital Global Aggregate ex-U.S. Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of bonds of foreign countries. |
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n | | The Lipper International Income Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of international income funds tracked by Lipper. |
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n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
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This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Fund Nasdaq Symbols
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Class A Shares | | AUBAX |
Class B Shares | | AUBBX |
Class C Shares | | AUBCX |
Class Y Shares | | AUBYX |
Institutional Shares | | AUBIX |
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Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2010
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Non U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–91.51%(a) | | | | |
Australia–2.39% | | | | |
Australian Government, Series 129, Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 5.50%, 12/15/13 | | AUD | 870,000 | | | $ | 867,372 | |
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Macquarie Bank Ltd., Unsec. Sub. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 6.00%, 09/21/20 | | EUR | 300,000 | | | | 417,653 | |
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Austria–9.37% | | | | |
Austria Government, Sr. Unsec Medium-Term Euro Notes, 4.00%, 09/15/16(b) | | EUR | 1,600,000 | | | | 2,435,723 | |
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Pfandbriefstelle der Oesterreichischen Landes-Hypothekenbanken, Series 2, Tranche 2, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 1.60%, 02/15/11 | | JPY | 210,000,000 | | | | 2,613,917 | |
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Brazil–0.42% | | | | |
Brazilian Government, Unsec. Unsub. Euro Bonds, 9.50%, 01/24/11 | | EUR | 160,000 | | | | 226,968 | |
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Canada–9.71% | | | | |
Canadian Government, Bonds, 3.50%, 06/01/13 | | CAD | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,441,894 | |
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4.50%, 06/01/15 | | CAD | 110,000 | | | | 120,298 | |
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5.00%, 06/01/37 | | CAD | 400,000 | | | | 497,696 | |
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Province of Quebec Canada, Series PO, Unsec. Global Notes, 1.60%, 05/09/13 | | JPY | 250,000,000 | | | | 3,170,470 | |
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Denmark–0.76% | | | | |
Denmark Government, Bonds, 5.00%, 11/15/13 | | DKK | 2,000,000 | | | | 412,041 | |
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France–10.59% | | | | |
BNP Paribas Home Loan S.A., Sr. Sec. Euro Bonds, 2.25%, 10/01/12 | | EUR | 650,000 | | | | 913,357 | |
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Dexia Municipal Agency S.A., Sr. Sec. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 1.80%, 05/09/17 | | JPY | 189,000,000 | | | | 2,365,178 | |
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Electricite de France S.A., Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 5.00%, 05/30/14 | | EUR | 400,000 | | | | 612,882 | |
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France Government, Euro Bonds, 3.75%, 04/25/17 | | EUR | 450,000 | | | | 680,114 | |
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4.75%, 04/25/35 | | EUR | 580,000 | | | | 989,810 | |
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Picard Bondco S.A., REGS, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Euro Notes, 9.00%, 10/01/18(b) | | EUR | 100,000 | | | | 145,648 | |
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Germany–13.61% | | | | |
Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Euro Bonds, 3.00%, 07/04/20 | | EUR | 150,000 | | | | 217,516 | |
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Series 05, Euro Bonds, 4.00%, 01/04/37 | | EUR | 630,000 | | | | 1,020,779 | |
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Series 07, Euro Bonds, 4.25%, 07/04/17 | | EUR | 1,700,000 | | | | 2,681,047 | |
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4.25%, 07/04/39 | | EUR | 260,000 | | | | 445,339 | |
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Series 94, Euro Bonds, 6.25%, 01/04/24 | | EUR | 500,000 | | | | 961,210 | |
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Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 2.05%, 02/16/26 | | JPY | 150,000,000 | | | | 2,005,405 | |
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Ireland–0.86% | | | | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, REGS, Sr. Sec. Euro Notes, 7.38%, 10/15/17(b) | | EUR | 100,000 | | | | 141,646 | |
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Cloverie PLC for Zurich Insurance Co. Ltd., Sec. Variable Rate Medium-Term Euro Notes, 7.50%, 07/24/39(c) | | EUR | 200,000 | | | | 322,744 | |
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Italy–2.40% | | | | |
Banco Popolare SC, Sub. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 6.00%, 11/05/20 | | EUR | 300,000 | | | | 421,660 | |
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Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A, Jr. Unsec. Sub. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 6.63%, 05/08/18 | | EUR | 400,000 | | | | 596,306 | |
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Societa Iniziative Autostradali e Servizi S.p.A, Sr. Sec. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 4.50%, 10/26/20 | | EUR | 200,000 | | | | 275,587 | |
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Japan–4.24% | | | | |
Development Bank of Japan, Unsec. Gtd. Global Bonds, 1.70%, 09/20/22 | | JPY | 35,000,000 | | | | 457,480 | |
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Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 1.05%, 06/20/23 | | JPY | 45,000,000 | | | | 541,673 | |
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Japan Finance Organization for Municipalities, Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 1.35%, 11/26/13 | | JPY | 100,000,000 | | | | 1,285,361 | |
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Luxembourg–0.82% | | | | |
Glencore Finance Europe S.A., Series 6, Tranche 1, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 5.25%, 10/11/13 | | EUR | 300,000 | | | | 441,118 | |
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Mexico–0.54% | | | | |
Mexican Bonos, Series M, Bonds, 7.50%, 06/21/12 | | MXN | 3,400,000 | | | | 288,740 | |
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Netherlands–11.75% | | | | |
F Van Lanschot Bankiers N.V., Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 3.50%, 04/02/13 | | EUR | 600,000 | | | | 836,260 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ING Bank N.V., Sec. Mortgage-Backed Medium-Term Euro Notes, 3.00%, 09/30/14 | | EUR | 550,000 | | | $ | 785,870 | |
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Netherlands Government, Euro Bonds, 4.00%, 07/15/19 | | EUR | 800,000 | | | | 1,237,535 | |
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4.00%, 01/15/37 | | EUR | 1,520,000 | | | | 2,443,450 | |
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OI European Group B.V., REGS, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Euro Notes, 6.75%, 09/15/20(b) | | EUR | 100,000 | | | | 141,298 | |
|
Schiphol Nederland B.V., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 6.63%, 01/23/14 | | EUR | 300,000 | | | | 470,933 | |
|
SNS Bank N.V., Unsec. Sub. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 6.25%, 10/26/20 | | EUR | 300,000 | | | | 416,723 | |
|
| | | | | | | 6,332,069 | |
|
South Korea–1.67% | | | | |
Korea Treasury, Series 0400-1206, Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 4.00%, 06/10/12 | | KRW | 1,000,000,000 | | | | 902,427 | |
|
Supranational–11.38% | | | | |
Asian Development Bank, Series 339-00-1, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes, 2.35%, 06/21/27 | | JPY | 130,000,000 | | | | 1,771,339 | |
|
European Investment Bank, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 2.50%, 02/08/19 | | CHF | 670,000 | | | | 736,934 | |
|
4.38%, 04/15/13 | | EUR | 220,000 | | | | 329,025 | |
|
Nordic Investment Bank, Series C, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Global Notes, 1.70%, 04/27/17 | | JPY | 250,000,000 | | | | 3,297,002 | |
|
| | | | | | | 6,134,300 | |
|
United Kingdom–11.00% | | | | |
Barclays Bank PLC, Unsec. Sub. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 10.00%, 05/21/21 | | GBP | 250,000 | | | | 528,743 | |
|
BG Energy Capital PLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 3.38%, 07/15/13 | | EUR | 500,000 | | | | 719,487 | |
|
G4S PLC, Series 1, Tranche 1, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 7.75%, 05/13/19 | | GBP | 300,000 | | | | 562,863 | |
|
Infinis PLC, REGS, Sr. Sec. Euro Notes, 9.13%, 12/15/14(b) | | GBP | 100,000 | | | | 170,645 | |
|
Motability Operations Group PLC, Sr. Gtd. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 5.38%, 06/28/22 | | GBP | 250,000 | | | | 423,344 | |
|
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The), Unsec. Sub. Medium-Term Euro Notes, 6.93%, 04/09/18 | | EUR | 300,000 | | | | 450,211 | |
|
United Kingdom Treasury, Bonds, 3.75%, 09/07/19 | | GBP | 120,000 | | | | 203,426 | |
|
4.00%, 03/07/22 | | GBP | 880,000 | | | | 1,492,592 | |
|
4.75%, 12/07/38 | | GBP | 780,000 | | | | 1,376,628 | |
|
| | | | | | | 5,927,939 | |
|
Total Non U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes (Cost $45,135,167) | | | | | | | 49,311,367 | |
|
Asset-Backed Securities–1.31%(a) | | | | |
United Kingdom–1.31% | | | | |
Permanent Master Issuer PLC, Series 2009-1, Class A3, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 2.69%, 07/15/42(c) (Cost $739,914) | | EUR | 500,000 | | | | 705,674 | |
|
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | |
Money Market Funds–3.14% | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 845,733 | | | | 845,733 | |
|
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 845,733 | | | | 845,733 | |
|
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $1,691,466) | | | | | | | 1,691,466 | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–95.96% (Cost $47,566,547) | | | | | | | 51,708,507 | |
|
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–4.04% | | | | | | | 2,178,017 | |
|
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 53,886,524 | |
|
Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
AUD | | – Australian Dollar |
CAD | | – Canadian Dollar |
CHF | | – Swiss Franc |
Ctfs. | | – Certificates |
DKK | | – Danish Krone |
EUR | | – Euro |
GBP | | – British Pound |
Gtd. | | – Guaranteed |
JPY | | – Japanese Yen |
Jr. | | – Junior |
KRW | | – South Korean Won |
MXN | | – Mexican Peso |
REGS | | – Regulation S |
Sec. | | – Secured |
Sr. | | – Senior |
Sub. | | – Subordinated |
Unsec. | | – Unsecured |
Unsub. | | – Unsubordinated |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
| | |
(a) | | Foreign denominated security. Principal amount is denominated in currency indicated. |
(b) | | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at October 31, 2010 was $3,034,960, which represented 5.63% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | | Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on October 31, 2010. |
(d) | | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Assets: |
Investments, at value (Cost $45,875,081) | | $ | 50,017,041 | |
|
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 1,691,466 | |
|
Total investments, at value (Cost $47,566,547) | | | 51,708,507 | |
|
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $4,193,950) | | | 4,276,986 | |
|
Receivables for: | | | | |
Deposits with brokers for open futures contracts | | | 139,469 | |
|
Investments sold | | | 2,560,407 | |
|
Fund shares sold | | | 310,911 | |
|
Dividends and interest | | | 674,494 | |
|
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 7,945 | |
|
Other assets | | | 15,937 | |
|
Total assets | | | 59,694,656 | |
|
Liabilities: |
Payables for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 5,578,363 | |
|
Fund shares reacquired | | | 73,558 | |
|
Foreign currency contracts outstanding | | | 26,441 | |
|
Variation margin | | | 1,356 | |
|
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 45,803 | |
|
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 71,051 | |
|
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 11,560 | |
|
Total liabilities | | | 5,808,132 | |
|
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 53,886,524 | |
|
Net assets consist of: |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 46,280,615 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income | | | 1,872,054 | |
|
Undistributed net realized gain | | | 1,519,856 | |
|
Unrealized appreciation | | | 4,213,999 | |
|
| | $ | 53,886,524 | |
|
Net Assets: |
Class A | | $ | 32,947,105 | |
|
Class B | | $ | 6,590,980 | |
|
Class C | | $ | 9,165,125 | |
|
Class Y | | $ | 725,937 | |
|
Institutional Class | | $ | 4,457,377 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized: |
Class A | | | 2,696,271 | |
|
Class B | | | 540,582 | |
|
Class C | | | 751,591 | |
|
Class Y | | | 59,429 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 364,697 | |
|
Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 12.22 | |
|
Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value of $12.22 divided by 95.25%) | | $ | 12.83 | |
|
Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 12.19 | |
|
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 12.19 | |
|
Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 12.22 | |
|
Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 12.22 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the year ended October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Interest (net of foreign withholding taxes of $4,132) | | $ | 1,996,081 | |
|
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 740 | |
|
Total investment income | | | 1,996,821 | |
|
Expenses: |
Advisory fees | | | 466,105 | |
|
Administrative services fees | | | 50,000 | |
|
Custodian fees | | | 37,611 | |
|
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 78,539 | |
|
Class B | | | 73,065 | |
|
Class C | | | 109,102 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — A, B, C and Y | | | 137,994 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — Institutional | | | 2,011 | |
|
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 19,738 | |
|
Registration and filing fees | | | 60,930 | |
|
Other | | | 98,113 | |
|
Total expenses | | | 1,133,208 | |
|
Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (264,237 | ) |
|
Net expenses | | | 868,971 | |
|
Net investment income | | | 1,127,850 | |
|
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 3,600,914 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | 147,720 | |
|
Foreign currency contracts | | | 38,270 | |
|
Futures contracts | | | (395,840 | ) |
|
| | | 3,391,064 | |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | (1,710,589 | ) |
|
Foreign currencies | | | 81,665 | |
|
Foreign currency contracts | | | (26,706 | ) |
|
Futures contracts | | | (64,303 | ) |
|
| | | (1,719,933 | ) |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 1,671,131 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 2,798,981 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Operations: | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,127,850 | | | $ | 1,676,759 | |
|
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 3,391,064 | | | | (267,797 | ) |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (1,719,933 | ) | | | 12,722,291 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 2,798,981 | | | | 14,131,253 | |
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | |
Class A | | | (445,093 | ) | | | (420,080 | ) |
|
Class B | | | (49,253 | ) | | | (59,515 | ) |
|
Class C | | | (74,227 | ) | | | (87,737 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | (5,582 | ) | | | (4,331 | ) |
|
Institutional Class | | | (402,271 | ) | | | (400,568 | ) |
|
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (976,426 | ) | | | (972,231 | ) |
|
Return of capital | | | | |
Class A | | | — | | | | (47,110 | ) |
|
Class B | | | — | | | | (6,678 | ) |
|
Class C | | | — | | | | (9,981 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | — | | | | (690 | ) |
|
Institutional Class | | | — | | | | (46,332 | ) |
|
Total return of capital | | | — | | | | (110,791 | ) |
|
Share transactions–net: | | | | |
Class A | | | (753,363 | ) | | | (11,967,983 | ) |
|
Class B | | | (2,649,173 | ) | | | (3,900,392 | ) |
|
Class C | | | (4,941,936 | ) | | | (4,565,355 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | 407,750 | | | | 183,272 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | (22,665,389 | ) | | | (5,384,408 | ) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (30,602,111 | ) | | | (25,634,866 | ) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (28,779,556 | ) | | | (12,586,635 | ) |
|
Net assets: | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 82,666,080 | | | | 95,252,715 | |
|
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $1,872,054 and $(9,979), respectively) | | $ | 53,886,524 | | | $ | 82,666,080 | |
|
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2010
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco International Total Return Fund, formerly AIM International Total Return Fund (the “Fund”), is a series portfolio of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), formerly AIM Investment Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-two separate series portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
The Fund currently consists of five different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges
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(“CDSC”). Class B shares and Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y and Institutional Class shares are sold at net asset value. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
| | |
A. | | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
| | Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
| | A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). |
| | Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. |
| | Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. |
| | Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including Corporate Loans. |
| | Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. |
| | Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. |
B. | | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes. |
| | The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held. |
| | Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser. |
| | The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. |
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| | |
C. | | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | | Distributions — Distributions from income are declared and paid quarterly and are recorded on ex-dividend date. Distributions from net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
| | The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period. |
F. | | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to the Institutional Class are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | | Redemption Fees — The Fund has a 2% redemption fee that is to be retained by the Fund to offset transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term redemptions and exchanges. The fee, subject to certain exceptions, is imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges of shares within 31 days of purchase. The redemption fee is recorded as an increase in shareholder capital and is allocated among the share classes based on the relative net assets of each class. |
J. | | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
| | The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. |
K. | | Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
L. | | Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded |
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| | |
| | futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Net Assets | | Rate |
|
First $250 million | | | 0 | .65% |
|
Next $250 million | | | 0 | .59% |
|
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .565% |
|
Next $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .54% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .515% |
|
Next $5 billion | | | 0 | .49% |
|
Over $10 billion | | | 0 | .465% |
|
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least February 28, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares to 1.10%, 1.85%, 1.85%, 0.85% and 0.85% of average daily net assets, respectively. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the net annual operating expenses to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless the Board of the Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2011.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2011, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Adviser waived advisory fees $124,083 and reimbursed class level expenses of $86,317, $20,075, $29,976, $1,007 and $2,011 of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively.
At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the Invesco Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. These expenses along with the related expense reimbursement are included in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2010, Invesco Ltd. reimbursed expenses of the Fund in the amount of $148.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A,
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Class B and Class C shares (collectively the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the year ended October 31, 2010, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $10,808 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $0, $15,943 and $1,230 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| | |
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2010. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
|
Corporate Debt Securities | | $ | — | | | $ | 25,219,918 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 25,219,918 | |
|
Foreign Government Debt Securities | | | — | | | | 24,091,449 | | | | — | | | | 24,091,449 | |
|
Money Market Funds | | | 1,691,466 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,691,466 | |
|
Asset-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 705,674 | | | | — | | | | 705,674 | |
|
| | $ | 1,691,466 | | | $ | 50,017,041 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 51,708,507 | |
|
Foreign Currency Contracts* | | | — | | | | (26,441 | ) | | | — | | | | (26,441 | ) |
|
Futures* | | | (21,281 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (21,281 | ) |
|
Total Investments | | $ | 1,670,185 | | | $ | 49,990,600 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 51,660,785 | |
|
| |
* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
The Fund has implemented the required disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities in accordance with GAAP. This disclosure is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position and financial performance. The enhanced disclosure has no impact on the results of operations reported in the financial statements.
Value of Derivative Instruments at Period-End
The Table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of October 31, 2010:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Value |
Risk Exposure/ Derivative Type | | Assets | | Liabilities |
|
Currency risk | | | | | | | | |
Foreign Currency Contracts(a) | | $ | 95,055 | | | $ | (121,496 | ) |
|
Interest rate risk | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts(b) | | | 36,992 | | | | (58,273 | ) |
|
| | |
(a) | | Values are disclosed on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the Foreign currency contracts outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts. Only current day’s variation margin payable is reported within the Statement of Assets & Liabilities. |
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Effect of Derivative Instruments for the year ended October 31, 2010
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Location of Gain (Loss) on
|
| | Statement of Operations |
| | | | Foreign Currency
|
| | Futures* | | Contracts* |
|
Realized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | | |
Currency risk | | $ | — | | | $ | 38,270 | |
|
Interest rate risk | | | (395,840 | ) | | | — | |
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | | | | | | |
Currency risk | | $ | — | | | $ | (26,706 | ) |
|
Interest rate risk | | | (64,303 | ) | | | — | |
|
Total | | $ | (460,143 | ) | | $ | 11,564 | |
|
| |
* | The average value of futures and foreign currency contracts outstanding during the period was $19,269,356 and $2,394,132, respectively. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Open Foreign Currency Contracts |
| | | | | | | | | | Unrealized
|
Settlement
| | | | Contract to | | | | Appreciation
|
Date | | Counterparty | | Deliver | | Receive | | Value | | (Depreciation) |
|
11/19/10 | | | State Street CA | | | | EUR | | | | 1,531,562 | | | | USD | | | | 2,020,443 | | | $ | 2,131,564 | | | $ | (111,121 | ) |
|
11/19/10 | | | State Street CA | | | | USD | | | | 1,270,000 | | | | EUR | | | | 974,285 | | | | 1,355,969 | | | | 85,969 | |
|
12/10/10 | | | State Street CA | | | | GBP | | | | 256,193 | | | | USD | | | | 400,000 | | | | 410,375 | | | | (10,375 | ) |
|
12/10/10 | | | State Street CA | | | | USD | | | | 400,000 | | | | GBP | | | | 255,389 | | | | 409,086 | | | | 9,086 | |
|
Total open foreign currency contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (26,441 | ) |
|
| | |
Currency Abbreviations: |
EUR | | – Euro |
GBP | | – British Pound Sterling |
USD | | – U.S. Dollar |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Open Futures Contracts |
| | | | | | | | Unrealized
|
| | Number of
| | Month/
| | | | Appreciation
|
Contract | | Contracts | | Commitment | | Value | | (Depreciation) |
|
Canada 10 Year Bonds | | | 13 | | | | December-2010/Long | | | $ | 1,611,266 | | | $ | 6,440 | |
|
Japan 10 Year Bonds | | | 4 | | | | December-2010/Long | | | | 711,967 | | | | 1,999 | |
|
Euro-Schatz | | | 13 | | | | December-2010/Long | | | | 1,969,439 | | | | (6,091 | ) |
|
Euro-Bobl | | | 20 | | | | December-2010/Long | | | | 3,331,017 | | | | (38,905 | ) |
|
Euro-Bonds | | | 13 | | | | December-2010/Long | | | | 2,338,714 | | | | (13,277 | ) |
|
Subtotal | | | | | | | | | | $ | 9,962,403 | | | $ | (49,834 | ) |
|
Euro-Buxl 30 Year Bonds | | | 12 | | | | December-2010/Short | | | | (1,939,808 | ) | | | 22,713 | |
|
Long Gilt | | | 7 | | | | December-2010/Short | | | | (1,383,618 | ) | | | 5,840 | |
|
Subtotal | | | | | | | | | | $ | (3,323,426 | ) | | $ | 28,553 | |
|
Total | | | | | | | | | | $ | 6,638,977 | | | $ | (21,281 | ) |
|
NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in Demand Deposit Accounts (DDA) used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $620.
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan
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and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
During the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund paid legal fees of $2,869 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund may borrow for leveraging in an amount up to 5% of the Fund’s total assets (excluding the amount borrowed) at the time the borrowing is made. In doing so, the Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. A Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks exceeds 5% of the Fund’s total assets.
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended October 31, 2010 and 2009:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Ordinary income | | $ | 976,426 | | | $ | 972,231 | |
|
Return of Capital | | | — | | | | 110,791 | |
|
Total distributions | | $ | 976,426 | | | $ | 1,083,022 | |
|
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2010 |
|
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 2,614,155 | |
|
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 768,320 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 4,141,960 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 92,636 | |
|
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (11,162 | ) |
|
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 46,280,615 | |
|
Total net assets | | $ | 53,886,524 | |
|
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
The Fund utilized $117,412 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
The Fund does not have a capital loss carryforward at year-end.
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2010 was $131,624,412 and $159,985,680, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
| | | | |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis |
|
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 4,305,801 | |
|
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (163,841 | ) |
|
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 4,141,960 | |
|
Cost of investments is the same for tax and financial statement purposes. |
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions, on October 31, 2010, undistributed net investment income was increased by $1,730,609 and undistributed net realized gain was decreased by $1,730,609. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 11—Share Information
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Summary of Share Activity |
|
| | Years ended October 31, |
| | 2010(a) | | 2009 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
|
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 968,265 | | | $ | 11,235,497 | | | | 726,498 | | | $ | 7,929,192 | |
|
Class B | | | 149,204 | | | | 1,730,252 | | | | 230,218 | | | | 2,480,129 | |
|
Class C | | | 305,957 | | | | 3,553,943 | | | | 262,926 | | | | 2,849,612 | |
|
Class Y | | | 43,274 | | | | 499,415 | | | | 125,457 | | | | 1,317,504 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 418,681 | | | | 4,611,980 | | | | 214,070 | | | | 2,293,151 | |
|
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 35,837 | | | | 407,919 | | | | 39,727 | | | | 426,566 | |
|
Class B | | | 3,962 | | | | 45,140 | | | | 5,451 | | | | 58,339 | |
|
Class C | | | 6,133 | | | | 70,080 | | | | 8,549 | | | | 91,647 | |
|
Class Y | | | 474 | | | | 5,398 | | | | 203 | | | | 2,296 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 35,408 | | | | 402,271 | | | | 41,561 | | | | 446,695 | |
|
Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 100,374 | | | | 1,149,957 | | | | 156,086 | | | | 1,667,259 | |
|
Class B | | | (100,573 | ) | | | (1,149,957 | ) | | | (156,385 | ) | | | (1,667,259 | ) |
|
Reacquired:(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (1,187,191 | ) | | | (13,546,736 | ) | | | (2,099,972 | ) | | | (21,991,000 | ) |
|
Class B | | | (286,521 | ) | | | (3,274,608 | ) | | | (454,584 | ) | | | (4,771,601 | ) |
|
Class C | | | (751,835 | ) | | | (8,565,959 | ) | | | (715,392 | ) | | | (7,506,614 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | (8,637 | ) | | | (97,063 | ) | | | (103,757 | ) | | | (1,136,528 | ) |
|
Institutional Class | | | (2,401,164 | ) | | | (27,679,640 | ) | | | (765,895 | ) | | | (8,124,254 | ) |
|
Net increase in share activity | | | (2,668,352 | ) | | $ | (30,602,111 | ) | | | (2,485,239 | ) | | $ | (25,634,866 | ) |
|
| | |
(a) | | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 14% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. In addition, 8% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by affiliated mutual funds. Affiliated mutual funds are mutual funds that are advised by Invesco. |
(b) | | Net of redemption fees of $4,101 and $1,177 which were allocated among the classes based on relative net assets of each class for the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009 respectively. |
Effective November 30, 2010, all Invesco funds will be closing their Class B shares. Shareholders with investments in Class B shares may continue to hold such shares until they convert to Class A shares, but no additional investments will be accepted in Class B shares on or after November 30, 2010. Any dividends or capital gains distributions may continue to be reinvested in Class B shares until conversion. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert.
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NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ratio of
| | Ratio of
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | expenses
| | expenses
| | | | |
| | | | | | Net gains
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | to average
| | to average net
| | Ratio of net
| | |
| | Net asset
| | | | (losses) on
| | | | Dividends
| | | | | | | | | | | | net assets
| | assets without
| | investment
| | |
| | value,
| | Net
| | securities (both
| | Total from
| | from net
| | | | | | Net asset
| | | | Net assets,
| | with fee waivers
| | fee waivers
| | income
| | |
| | beginning
| | investment
| | realized and
| | investment
| | investment
| | Return of
| | Total
| | value, end
| | Total
| | end of period
| | and/or expenses
| | and/or expenses
| | to average
| | Portfolio
|
| | of period | | income(a) | | unrealized) | | operations | | income | | Capital | | Distributions | | of period(b) | | Return(c) | | (000s omitted) | | absorbed | | absorbed | | net assets | | turnover(d) |
|
Class A |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | $ | 11.68 | | | $ | 0.19 | | | $ | 0.51 | | | $ | 0.70 | | | $ | (0.16 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (0.16 | ) | | $ | 12.22 | | | | 6.12 | % | | $ | 32,947 | | | | 1.10 | %(e) | | | 1.55 | %(e) | | | 1.69 | %(e) | | | 203 | % |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 9.96 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 1.65 | | | | 1.87 | | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 11.68 | | | | 18.93 | | | | 32,460 | | | | 1.10 | | | | 1.51 | | | | 2.10 | | | | 233 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 11.18 | | | | 0.24 | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.41 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | 9.96 | | | | (6.22 | ) | | | 39,418 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.42 | | | | 2.16 | | | | 224 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 10.44 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 0.69 | | | | 0.94 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 11.18 | | | | 9.17 | | | | 6,247 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 2.06 | | | | 2.39 | | | | 509 | |
Year ended 10/31/06(f) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 0.48 | | | | 0.61 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | 10.44 | | | | 6.14 | | | | 3,341 | | | | 1.14 | (g) | | | 3.92 | (g) | | | 2.20 | (g) | | | 231 | |
|
Class B |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 11.65 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.51 | | | | 0.62 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 12.19 | | | | 5.34 | | | | 6,591 | | | | 1.85 | (e) | | | 2.30 | (e) | | | 0.94 | (e) | | | 203 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 9.94 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 1.78 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 11.65 | | | | 18.00 | | | | 9,026 | | | | 1.85 | | | | 2.26 | | | | 1.35 | | | | 233 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 11.16 | | | | 0.16 | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | 9.94 | | | | (6.95 | ) | | | 11,432 | | | | 1.86 | | | | 2.17 | | | | 1.41 | | | | 224 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 10.42 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.87 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 11.16 | | | | 8.44 | | | | 2,395 | | | | 1.87 | | | | 2.81 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 509 | |
Year ended 10/31/06(f) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.55 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 10.42 | | | | 5.55 | | | | 2,025 | | | | 1.89 | (g) | | | 4.67 | (g) | | | 1.45 | (g) | | | 231 | |
|
Class C |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 11.66 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.50 | | | | 0.61 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 12.19 | | | | 5.24 | | | | 9,165 | | | | 1.85 | (e) | | | 2.30 | (e) | | | 0.94 | (e) | | | 203 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 9.94 | | | | 0.14 | | | | 1.65 | | | | 1.79 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | 11.66 | | | | 18.10 | | | | 13,887 | | | | 1.85 | | | | 2.26 | | | | 1.35 | | | | 233 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 11.16 | | | | 0.16 | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | (0.40 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | 9.94 | | | | (6.95 | ) | | | 16,262 | | | | 1.86 | | | | 2.17 | | | | 1.41 | | | | 224 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 10.43 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.69 | | | | 0.86 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 11.16 | | | | 8.34 | | | | 1,999 | | | | 1.87 | | | | 2.81 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 509 | |
Year ended 10/31/06(f) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.56 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 10.43 | | | | 5.65 | | | | 2,383 | | | | 1.89 | (g) | | | 4.67 | (g) | | | 1.45 | (g) | | | 231 | |
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Class Y |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 11.68 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.51 | | | | 0.73 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 12.22 | | | | 6.39 | | | | 726 | | | | 0.85 | (e) | | | 1.30 | (e) | | | 1.94 | (e) | | | 203 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 9.96 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 1.90 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 11.68 | | | | 19.22 | | | | 284 | | | | 0.85 | | | | 1.26 | | | | 2.35 | | | | 233 | |
Year ended 10/31/06(f) | | | 10.54 | | | | 0.02 | | | | (0.60 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9.96 | | | | (5.50 | ) | | | 24 | | | | 0.86 | (g) | | | 1.20 | (g) | | | 2.41 | (g) | | | 224 | |
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Institutional Class |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 11.68 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.51 | | | | 0.73 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 12.22 | | | | 6.39 | | | | 4,457 | | | | 0.85 | (e) | | | 1.03 | (e) | | | 1.94 | (e) | | | 203 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 9.96 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 1.65 | | | | 1.90 | | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.18 | ) | | | 11.68 | | | | 19.22 | | | | 27,008 | | | | 0.85 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 2.35 | | | | 233 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 11.18 | | | | 0.27 | | | | (0.90 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) | | | (0.59 | ) | | | 9.96 | | | | (5.99 | ) | | | 28,117 | | | | 0.85 | | | | 0.94 | | | | 2.42 | | | | 224 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 10.44 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.69 | | | | 0.97 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | 11.18 | | | | 9.42 | | | | 35,952 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 1.55 | | | | 2.64 | | | | 509 | |
Year ended 10/31/06(f) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.48 | | | | 0.63 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 10.44 | | | | 6.27 | | | | 19,243 | | | | 0.89 | (g) | | | 3.50 | (g) | | | 2.45 | (g) | | | 231 | |
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(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes redemption fees added to shares of beneficial interest which were less than $0.005 per share. |
(c) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(e) | | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s) of $31,416, $7,306, $10,910, $367 and $21,709 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y, Investor Class and Institutional Class shares, respectively |
(f) | | Commencement date of March 31, 2006 for Class A, Class B, Class C and Institutional Class Shares and October 3, 2008 for Class Y Shares. |
(g) | | Annualized. |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco International Total Return Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco International Total Return Fund (formerly known as AIM International Total Return Fund; one of the funds constituting AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2010, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
December 22, 2010
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Class A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,095.80 | | | | $ | 5.81 | | | | $ | 1,019.66 | | | | $ | 5.60 | | | | | 1.10 | % |
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Class B | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,091.90 | | | | | 9.75 | | | | | 1,015.88 | | | | | 9.40 | | | | | 1.85 | |
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Class C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,091.00 | | | | | 9.75 | | | | | 1,015.88 | | | | | 9.40 | | | | | 1.85 | |
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Class Y | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,097.30 | | | | | 4.49 | | | | | 1,020.92 | | | | | 4.33 | | | | | 0.85 | |
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Institutional | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,097.20 | | | | | 4.49 | | | | | 1,020.92 | | | | | 4.33 | | | | | 0.85 | |
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1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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| Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts |
The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of the Invesco International Total Return Fund (the Fund) investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds (the sub-advisory contracts) with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers). During contract renewal meetings held on June 15-16, 2010, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise 85% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts for another year, effective July 1, 2010. In doing so, the Board considered the process that it follows in reviewing and approving the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and the information that it is provided and determined that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the series portfolios of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risk of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses, and other matters related to all their assigned funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investment Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.
During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by an independent company, Lipper, Inc. (Lipper). The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, which is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure that they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. The independent Trustees are assisted in their annual evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by the Senior Officer and by independent legal counsel. The independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in private sessions with the Senior Officer and counsel.
In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board considered the information provided to them as part of the contract renewal process as well as information provided at their meetings throughout the year as part of their ongoing oversight of the Fund, and did not identify any information that was controlling. One Trustee may weigh a particular piece of information differently than another Trustee. The Trustees recognized that the advisory arrangements and resulting advisory fees for the Fund and the other Invesco Funds are the result of years of review and negotiation between the Trustees and Invesco Advisers, that the Trustees may focus to a greater extent on certain aspects of these arrangements in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these same arrangements throughout the year and in prior years.
The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 16, 2010, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date, including, for example, changes to the Fund’s performance, advisory fees, expense limitations and/or fee waivers.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
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A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide these services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ portfolio and product review process, various back office support functions provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, and Invesco Advisers’ equity and fixed income trading operations. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and that Invesco Advisers currently is providing satisfactory advisory services in accordance with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement. In addition, based on their ongoing meetings throughout the year with the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, the Board concluded that these individuals are competent and able to continue to carry out their responsibilities under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement or sub-advisory contracts, as applicable.
In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the prior relationship between Invesco Advisers and the Fund, as well as the Board’s knowledge of Invesco Advisers’ operations, and concluded that it is beneficial to maintain the current relationship, in part, because of such knowledge. The Board also considered the steps that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates continue to take to improve the quality and efficiency of the services they provide to the Invesco Funds in the areas of investment performance, product line diversification, distribution, fund operations, shareholder services and compliance. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ independent credit analysis and investment risk management procedures as they apply to the Fund and the other Invesco Funds. The Board also considered the acquisition by Invesco Ltd. of the retail mutual fund business of Morgan Stanley and how that is expected to affect product line diversification. The Board also considered assurances from Invesco Advisers that it does not expect the acquisition to diminish the quality of services provided to the Invesco Funds and that it plans to increase staffing. The Board concluded that the quality and efficiency of the services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds support the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.
The Board reviewed the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, which have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world, can provide research and investment analysis on the
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markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund invests and make recommendations on securities of companies located in such countries. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the additional resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund.
The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management Limited currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board noted that the Fund recently began operations and that only three calendar years of comparative performance data was available. The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the one and three year periods to the performance of all funds in the Lipper performance universe that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser and against the Lipper International Income Funds Index. The Board noted that the performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the fourth quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and the third quintile for the three year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that the performance of Class A shares was below the performance of the Index for the one and three year periods. Although the independent written evaluation of the Fund’s Senior Officer only considered Fund performance through the most recent calendar year, the Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
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C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fee Waivers |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate to the contractual advisory fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser, at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual advisory fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in determining contractual fee rates, which includes using audited financial data from the most recent annual report of each fund in the expense group that was publicly available as of the end of the past calendar year. The Board noted that comparative data is as of varying dates, which may affect the comparability of data during times of market volatility.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other mutual funds or client accounts in a manner substantially similar to the management of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least February 28, 2011 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund. The Board considered the effect this fee waiver would have on the Fund’s total estimated expenses.
The Board also considered the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the allocation of fees between Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that the sub-advisory fees have no direct effect on the Fund or its shareholders, as they are paid by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.
After taking account of the Fund’s contractual advisory and sub-advisory fee rates, the comparative advisory fee information discussed above, the advisory fee after fee waivers and expense limitations and other relevant factors, the Board concluded that the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees are fair and reasonable.
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D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from such economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee schedule includes six breakpoints, and that the Fund would share in economies of scale as the Fund’s net assets exceeded the breakpoints. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of all of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.
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E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board reviewed with Invesco Advisers the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in connection with managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit with respect to the services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers continues to support the Invesco Funds with spending on regulatory compliance, attribution systems, global trading initiatives and a focus on building out the product line-up for the benefit of all shareholders of the Invesco Funds. The Board concluded that the Fund’s fees are fair and reasonable, and that the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund is not excessive in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided and the support provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board considered whether Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and concluded that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser have the financial resources necessary to fulfill these obligations.
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F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates resulting from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates for their provision of administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board. The Board concluded that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates are providing these services in accordance with the terms of their contracts, and are qualified to continue to provide these services to the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research and execution services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the funds and therefore may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board concluded that the soft dollar arrangements are appropriate. The Board also concluded that, based on their review and representations made by the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds, these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers will receive advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through at least June 30, 2011, the advisory fees payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended October 31, 2010:
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Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 0% | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0% | |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | | | | | | |
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| Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. and Director and President, Van Kampen Advisors, Inc. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | | | | | | |
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| Wayne M. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | | | 225 | | | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation | |
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| Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2001 | | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)
Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | | 207 | | | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Investment Company Institute | |
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| David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | | | 225 | | | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan | |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Bob R. Baker — 1936 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly: President and Chief Executive Officer, AMC Cancer Research Center; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Columbia Financial Corporation | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 1987 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | | 207 | | | Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Director, Denver Film Society | |
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| Rodney Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | | | 225 | | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. | |
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| Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2001 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | | 207 | | | Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. | |
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| Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2001 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | | 207 | | | Administaff | |
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| Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | | | 207 | | | Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios) | |
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| Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Lewis F. Pennock — 1942 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
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| Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | | | 225 | | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |
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| Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of Invesco Funds | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and General Counsel, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | | 2004 | | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and Vice President, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
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| Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 2003 | | Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only).
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Lance A. Rejsek — 1967 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2005 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Van Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., and Van Kampen Funds Inc.
Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.
Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A | |
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The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-2714 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. P.O. Box 4739
Houston, TX 77210-4739 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin
Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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Invesco mailing information
Send general correspondence to Invesco, P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739.
Invesco privacy policy
You share personal and financial information with us that is necessary for your transactions and your account records. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information confidential and private.
Invesco collects nonpublic personal information about you from account applications or other forms you complete and from your transactions with us or our affiliates. We do not disclose information about you or our former customers to service providers or other third parties except to the extent necessary to service your account and in other limited circumstances as permitted by law. For example, we use this information to facilitate the delivery of transaction confirmations, financial reports, prospectuses and tax forms.
Even within Invesco, only people involved in the servicing of your accounts and compliance monitoring have access to your information. To ensure the highest level of confidentiality and security, Invesco maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that meet or exceed federal standards. Special measures, such as data encryption and authentication, apply to your communications with us on our website. More detail is available to you at invesco.com/privacy.
Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-05426 and 033-19338.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines.
The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2010, is available at our website, invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
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Annual Report to Shareholders | | October 31, 2010 |
Invesco Japan Fund
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2 | | Letters to Shareholders |
4 | | Performance Summary |
4 | | Management Discussion |
6 | | Long-Term Fund Performance |
8 | | Supplemental Information |
9 | | Schedule of Investments |
11 | | Financial Statements |
13 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
20 | | Financial Highlights |
21 | | Auditor’s Report |
22 | | Fund Expenses |
23 | | Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements |
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Letters to Shareholders

Philip Taylor
Dear Shareholders:
Enclosed is important information about your Fund and its performance. I hope you find it useful. Whether you’re a long-time Invesco client or a shareholder who joined us as a result of our June 1 acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments, I’m glad you’re part of the Invesco family.
Near the end of this letter, I’ve provided the number to call if you have specific questions about your account; I’ve also provided my email address so you can send a general Invesco-related question or comment to me directly.
The benefits of Invesco
As a leading global investment manager, Invesco is committed to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. I believe Invesco is uniquely positioned to serve your needs.
First, we are committed to investment excellence. We believe the best investment insights come from specialized investment teams with discrete investment perspectives, each operating under a disciplined philosophy and process with strong risk oversight and quality controls. This approach enables our portfolio managers, analysts and researchers to pursue consistent results across market cycles.
Second, we offer you a broad range of investment products that can be tailored to your needs and goals. In addition to traditional mutual funds, we manage a variety of other investment products. These products include single-country, regional and global investment options spanning major equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes.
And third, we are a strong organization with a single focus: investment management. At Invesco, we believe that focus brings success, and that’s why investment management is all we do. We direct all of our intellectual capital and global resources toward helping investors achieve their long-term financial objectives.
Remember that a trusted financial adviser is also an invaluable partner as you pursue your financial goals. Your financial adviser is familiar with your individual goals and risk tolerance, and can answer questions about changing market conditions and your changing investment needs.
Our customer focus
Short-term market conditions can change from time to time, sometimes suddenly and sometimes dramatically. But regardless of market trends, our commitment to putting you first, helping you achieve your financial objectives and providing you with excellent customer service will not change.
If you have questions about your account, please contact one of our client services representatives at 800 959 4246. If you have a general Invesco-related question or comment for me, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
I want to thank our existing Invesco clients for placing your faith in us. And I want to welcome our new Invesco clients: We look forward to serving your needs in the years ahead. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco

Bruce Crockett
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
Although the global markets have improved since their lows of 2009, they remain challenging as governments around the world work to ensure the recovery remains on track. In this volatile environment, it’s comforting to know that your Board is committed to putting your interests first. We realize you have many choices when selecting a money manager, and your Board is working hard to ensure you feel you’ve made the right choice.
To that end, I’m pleased to share the news that Invesco has completed its acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments. This acquisition greatly expands the breadth and depth of investment strategies we can offer you. As a result of this combination, Invesco gained investment talent for a number of investment strategies, including U.S. value equity, U.S. small cap growth equity, tax-free municipals, bank loans and others. Another key advantage of this combination is the highly complementary nature of our cultures. This is making it much easier to bring our organizations together while ensuring that our investment teams remain focused on managing your money.
We view this addition as an excellent opportunity for you, our shareholders, to have access to an even broader range of well-diversified mutual funds. Now that the acquisition has closed, Invesco is working to bring the full value of the combined organization to shareholders. The key goals of this effort are to ensure that we have deeply resourced and focused investment teams, a compelling line of products and enhanced efficiency, which will benefit our shareholders now and over the long term.
It might interest you to know that the mutual funds of the combined organization are overseen by a single fund Board composed of 17 current members, including four new members who joined us from Van Kampen/Morgan Stanley. This expanded Board will continue to oversee the funds with the same strong sense of responsibility for your money and your continued trust that we have always maintained.
As always, you are welcome to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving your interests.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, Class A shares of Invesco Japan Fund underperformed the Tokyo Stock Price Index, MSCI EAFE Index and Lipper Japan Funds Index.
We attribute the Fund’s relative underperformance mainly to weak stock selection in the information technology (IT) and financials sectors. Fund holdings in the industrials sector were the largest contributors to performance during the fiscal year.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 10/31/09 to 10/31/10, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Class A Shares | | | -0.20 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | -1.20 | |
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Class C Shares | | | -1.01 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | 0.00 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | 0.00 | |
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MSCI EAFE Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | 8.36 | |
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Tokyo Stock Price Index (price-only)n (Style-Specific Index) | | | 1.35 | |
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Lipper Japan Funds Index▼ (Peer Group Index) | | | 1.50 | |
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How we invest
We believe markets can often be inefficient – meaning investors frequently ignore information about companies, particularly if those companies are in industries or sectors that are out of favor. We believe this information is not always fully discounted even after the market has recognized it. When selecting stocks for the Fund, we focus on companies with positive earnings growth and attractive valuations.
Our team-managed investment process is driven by bottom-up stock selection. Each portfolio manager performs many company visits each year in order to conduct research across sectors. The result of this research is reflected in our proprietary stock valuation system. We score a company based on five select research factors and compare the company score to its specific sector average. With this unique valuation
system, we are able to account for earnings growth and valuation/quality measures.
We believe disciplined sell decisions are a key determinant of successful investing. We consider selling a stock for several reasons, including:
n | | A stock reaches its target price. |
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n | | A company’s fundamentals deteriorate. |
n | | A more attractive opportunity is identified. |
Market conditions and your Fund
Financial markets were volatile during the fiscal year. At the beginning of the period, riskier assets, like stocks, were outperforming securities considered safe havens, like U.S. Treasuries. This continued through the middle of April 2010. Renewed credit problems in Europe and the market correction that occurred from May into August, however, created a more uncertain environment prompting
many investors to become more risk averse. While uncertainty persisted on the economic front, equity markets rose again in September and ended the fiscal year in positive territory. Japanese equity markets posted small gains during the period, but they were assisted by the strength of the yen versus the U.S. dollar.
During the fiscal year, the Fund, at net asset value, underperformed its broad market, style-specific and peer group benchmarks. We attribute our underperformance mainly to weak stock selection in the IT and financials sectors. In terms of specific stocks, the Fund was hurt the most by stock selection in the IT sector, including our holdings in NTT Data Corporation, a system integration and IT consulting company of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Group; IBIDEN, a provider of electro-chemical products, fine ceramics, housing and construction materials in Japan, North America, Europe and Asia; and Toshiba, a manufacturer of electrical and electronic products as well as a provider of energy and infrastructure systems. Before the end of the period, we sold our holdings in IBIDEN. Our exposure to the financials sector also detracted from Fund performance during the period. Within this sector, Nomura Holdings, the largest securities and investment banking firm in Japan, and Sumitomo Mitsui, one of three major global banks in Japan, were the largest detractors. Before the end of the period, we sold our holdings in Nomura Holdings.
In terms of sectors, our holdings in industrials contributed the most to Fund performance during the fiscal year. Within this sector, Fanuc, a Japan-based company engaged in the manufacturing of factory automation and robots, and Nabtesco, a Japan-based manufacturer of transportation, aircraft, hydraulic and industrial equipment, were the largest
Portfolio Composition
By sector
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Industrials | | | 26.2 | % |
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Information Technology | | | 22.5 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 21.4 | |
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Financials | | | 18.4 | |
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Materials | | | 7.3 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | 4.9 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | (0.7) | |
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Total Net Assets | | $6.5 million |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | 51 |
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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1. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 4.1 | % |
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2. Fanuc Ltd. | | | 3.8 | |
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3. FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | | | 3.7 | |
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4. Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | | 3.5 | |
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5. Hitachi, Ltd. | | | 3.5 | |
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6. Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. | | | 3.3 | |
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7. Mitsubishi Corp. | | | 3.2 | |
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8. Nidec Corp. | | | 3.2 | |
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9. Toshiba Corp. | | | 3.2 | |
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10. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | | 3.1 | |
Top Five Industries*
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1. Electronic Equipment & Instruments | | | 7.2 | % |
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2. Industrial Machinery | | | 6.9 | |
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3. Automobile Manufacturers | | | 6.5 | |
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4. IT Consulting & Other Services | | | 5.9 | |
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5. Diversified Banks | | | 5.7 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
contributors. Also among the largest contributors to Fund performance were select holdings in the IT, consumer staples and financials sectors. Hitachi, a Japanese multinational corporation specializing in high technology and services; Unicharm, a manufacturer and marketer of baby/child care, feminine care, health care, cleaning and pet care products; and Orix, a diversified financial services company with operations in corporate financial services, auto finance, real estate, specialty leasing and middle-market investment banking; all posted double-digit gains during the period.
Although the rising yen hurt Japanese stock market performance overall, the Fund’s exposure to the appreciating currency, compared with the U.S. dollar, contributed to the Fund’s overall return. As we do not typically hedge currencies – we instead buy stocks in their local currency and then translate that value back into dollars for the Fund – foreign currency appreciation helped the Fund’s relative performance.
While the performance of the market was disappointing during most of the fiscal year, we believe that corporate earnings will continue to improve. That said, companies, in general, may continue to take cautious stances on their businesses with the uncertainties of the global economy and ongoing depreciation of the U.S. dollar. Additionally, the Bank of Japan announced added accommodation measures at its Monetary Policy Meeting on October 5, 2010. Most notably, it adopted a virtual zero-interest rate policy by lowering the target rate to around 0.0–0.1%.1 It also unveiled a potential asset purchase program targeting various assets, including Japanese Government Bonds, commercial paper, corporate bonds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and Japanese real estate investment trusts (REITs). Both the rate cut and the addition of ETFs and Japanese REITs to the proposed list of target assets were positive surprises. Still, it remains to be seen how the Bank of Japan would react to further easing by the U.S. Federal Reserve. We think the announcement could help break the cycle of excessive yen appreciation versus the U.S. dollar, possibly triggering a re-entry into external demand-driven stocks. Over the medium term, the Bank of Japan’s efforts to combat deflation, if successful, could help lift the broader market. If further yen appreciation is avoided, we believe Japanese company earnings could expand more than anticipated. Our
main focus continues to be on companies that may exhibit a positive change in fundamentals and/or steady earnings growth backed by competitive technologies and products.
We remain committed to our discipline driven by bottom-up stock selection. Thank you for your participation in Invesco Japan Fund.
1 Bank of Japan
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
Yasuhiro Shimbayashi
Fund manager with Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, is manager of Invesco Japan Fund. He joined Invesco in 2004. Mr. Shimbayashi is a Chartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan.
Tomomitsu Yanaba
Fund manager with Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, is manager of Invesco Japan Fund. He joined Invesco in 2004. Mr. Yanaba is a Chartered Member of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan.
Tomoyuki Shioya left the team, after the close of the reporting period.
Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Classes since Inception
Fund and index data from 3/31/06
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, applicable sales charges and Fund expenses including management fees. Results for Class B shares are calculated as if a hypothetical shareholder had liquidated his entire
investment in the Fund at the close of the reporting period and paid the applicable contingent deferred sales charges. Index results include reinvested dividends, but they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects Fund expenses and management fees; performance of a
market index does not. Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 10/31/10, including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | -14.71 | % |
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1 Year | | | -5.73 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | -14.71 | % |
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1 Year | | | -6.14 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | -14.33 | % |
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1 Year | | | -2.00 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | -13.54 | % |
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1 Year | | | 0.00 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | -13.43 | % |
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1 Year | | | 0.00 | |
Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 9/30/10, the most recent calendar quarter-end including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | -15.19 | % |
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1 Year | | | -10.16 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | -15.15 | % |
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1 Year | | | -10.34 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | -14.81 | % |
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1 Year | | | -6.76 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | -14.04 | % |
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1 Year | | | -4.89 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | -13.93 | % |
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1 Year | | | -4.86 | |
The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 2.26%, 3.01%, 3.01%, 2.01% and 2.00%, respectively.1 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 7.68%, 8.43%, 8.43%, 7.43% and 6.85%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and
Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class Y and Institutional Class shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
A redemption fee of 2% will be imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges out of the Fund within 31 days of purchase. Exceptions to the redemption fee are listed in the Fund’s prospectus.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower.
1 Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser are in effect through at least February 28, 2011. See current prospectus for more information.
Invesco Japan Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of October 31, 2010, and is based on total net assets. |
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n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
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n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About share classes
n | | Effective November 30, 2010, Class B or Class B5 shares may not be purchased or acquired by exchange from share classes other than Class B or Class B5 shares. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class Y shares are available to only certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Institutional Class shares are offered exclusively to institutional investors, including defined contribution plans that meet certain criteria. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
n | | The Fund may engage in frequent trading of portfolio securities, which may result in added expenses, lower return and increased tax liability. |
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n | | The dollar value of the Fund’s foreign investments will be affected by changes in the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in which those investments are traded. |
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n | | An investment by the Fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may be subject to the following: a discount of the ETF’s shares to its net asset value; failure to develop an active trading market for the ETF’s shares; the listing exchange halting trading of the ETF’s shares; failure of the ETF’s shares to track the referenced index; and holding troubled securities in the referenced index. |
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n | | The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in the foreign country’s exchange rates; political and social instability; changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased volatility. |
| | Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies. |
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n | | Because the Fund’s investments are concentrated in Japan, the Fund’s performance is expected to be closely tied to social, political and economic conditions within Japan and to be more volatile than the performance of more geographically diversified funds. |
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n | | The Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in a limited number of securities or other instruments, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund. |
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n | | The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. |
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n | | International trade and government tax and fiscal policy may have negative effects on the Japanese economy. |
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n | | The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations. |
About indexes used in this report
n | | The MSCI EAFE® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of Europe, Australasia and the Far East. |
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n | | The Tokyo Stock Price Index (price-only) is a capitalization-weighted index of large and mid-sized companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
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n | | The Lipper Japan Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of Japan funds tracked by Lipper. |
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n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) defined here, |
| | and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
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n | | A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
Other information
n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
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n | | Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Fund Nasdaq Symbols
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Class A Shares | | AJFAX |
Class B Shares | | AJFBX |
Class C Shares | | AJFCX |
Class Y Shares | | AJFYX |
Institutional Class Shares | | AJFIX |
Schedule of Investments(a)
October 31, 2010
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| | Shares | | Value |
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Foreign (Japan) Stocks–100.70% | | | | |
Airlines–1.58% | | | | |
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. | | | 27,000 | | | $ | 102,567 | |
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Apparel Retail–0.40% | | | | |
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. | | | 200 | | | | 26,051 | |
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Asset Management & Custody Banks–2.94% | | | | |
SBI Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,564 | | | | 190,236 | |
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Auto Parts & Equipment–5.29% | | | | |
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. | | | 2,100 | | | | 65,590 | |
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Denso Corp. | | | 3,600 | | | | 112,067 | |
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NHK Spring Co., Ltd. | | | 8,000 | | | | 67,568 | |
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Takata Corp. | | | 4,000 | | | | 97,754 | |
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| | | | | | | 342,979 | |
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Automobile Manufacturers–6.51% | | | | |
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 4,300 | | | | 155,230 | |
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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 30,400 | | | | 266,617 | |
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| | | | | | | 421,847 | |
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Brewers–0.42% | | | | |
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 2,000 | | | | 27,340 | |
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Broadcasting–1.56% | | | | |
Nippon Television Network Corp. | | | 770 | | | | 101,396 | |
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Building Products–2.08% | | | | |
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. | | | 3,000 | | | | 28,641 | |
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JS Group Corp. | | | 5,400 | | | | 105,912 | |
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| | | | | | | 134,553 | |
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Commodity Chemicals–3.23% | | | | |
Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | | | 30,000 | | | | 131,199 | |
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Kuraray Co., Ltd. | | | 5,500 | | | | 78,378 | |
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| | | | | | | 209,577 | |
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Computer Hardware–5.04% | | | | |
Fujitsu Ltd. | | | 18,000 | | | | 122,452 | |
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Toshiba Corp. | | | 41,000 | | | | 204,326 | |
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| | | | | | | 326,778 | |
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Construction & Engineering–2.08% | | | | |
JGC Corp. | | | 7,000 | | | | 135,047 | |
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Construction, Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks–3.22% | | | | |
Komatsu Ltd. | | | 4,200 | | | | 102,271 | |
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Kubota Corp. | | | 12,000 | | | | 106,110 | |
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| | | | | | | 208,381 | |
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Consumer Electronics–2.01% | | | | |
Pioneer Corp.(b) | | | 38,000 | | | | 130,525 | |
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Consumer Finance–3.01% | | | | |
Aeon Credit Service Co., Ltd. | | | 10,900 | | | | 125,002 | |
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ORIX Corp. | | | 770 | | | | 69,915 | |
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| | | | | | | 194,917 | |
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Department Stores–2.14% | | | | |
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. | | | 12,600 | | | | 138,374 | |
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Diversified Banks–5.65% | | | | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 35,000 | | | | 163,104 | |
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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.(c) | | | 6,800 | | | | 203,143 | |
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| | | | | | | 366,247 | |
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Diversified Metals & Mining–1.97% | | | | |
Mitsubishi Materials Corp.(b) | | | 23,000 | | | | 71,576 | |
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Toho Titanium Co., Ltd.(c) | | | 2,200 | | | | 56,334 | |
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| | | | | | | 127,910 | |
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Diversified Real Estate Activities–3.35% | | | | |
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. | | | 10,000 | | | | 216,788 | |
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Electrical Components & Equipment–3.19% | | | | |
Nidec Corp.(c) | | | 2,100 | | | | 206,572 | |
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Electronic Equipment & Instruments–7.21% | | | | |
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | | | 7,300 | | | | 242,138 | |
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Hitachi, Ltd. | | | 50,000 | | | | 225,361 | |
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| | | | | | | 467,499 | |
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Food Retail–1.97% | | | | |
FamilyMart Co., Ltd. | | | 3,600 | | | | 127,471 | |
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Homebuilding–2.16% | | | | |
HASEKO Corp.(b) | | | 164,500 | | | | 140,263 | |
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Household Appliances–1.32% | | | | |
Rinnai Corp. | | | 1,400 | | | | 85,249 | |
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Household Products–2.53% | | | | |
Unicharm Corp. | | | 4,300 | | | | 163,881 | |
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Industrial Gases–0.99% | | | | |
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. | | | 8,000 | | | | 64,007 | |
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Industrial Machinery–6.91% | | | | |
Fanuc Ltd.(c) | | | 1,700 | | | | 247,362 | |
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Nabtesco Corp. | | | 7,000 | | | | 124,481 | |
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SMC Corp. | | | 500 | | | | 76,020 | |
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| | | | | | | 447,863 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
9 Invesco Japan Fund
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Internet Software & Services–0.93% | | | | |
Gree, Inc. | | | 4,800 | | | $ | 60,388 | |
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IT Consulting & Other Services–5.90% | | | | |
NTT Data Corp. | | | 53 | | | | 161,982 | |
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OBIC Co., Ltd. | | | 640 | | | | 118,525 | |
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Otsuka Corp.(c) | | | 1,600 | | | | 101,844 | |
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| | | | | | | 382,351 | |
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Marine–2.26% | | | | |
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. | | | 23,000 | | | | 146,699 | |
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Paper Products–1.07% | | | | |
OJI Paper Co., Ltd. | | | 15,000 | | | | 69,145 | |
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Property & Casualty Insurance–3.51% | | | | |
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | | 8,100 | | | | 227,405 | |
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Semiconductor Equipment–1.56% | | | | |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | | | 1,800 | | | | 100,931 | |
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Semiconductors–1.87% | | | | |
Elpida Memory, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 11,900 | | | | 120,998 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors–4.84% | | | | |
ITOCHU Corp. | | | 12,000 | | | | 105,750 | |
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Mitsubishi Corp. | | | 8,600 | | | | 207,810 | |
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| | | | | | | 313,560 | |
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Total Foreign (Japan) Stocks (Cost $6,273,435) | | | | | | | 6,525,795 | |
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Money Market Funds–0.80% | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 25,814 | | | | 25,814 | |
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Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 25,814 | | | | 25,814 | |
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Total Money Market Funds (Cost $51,628) | | | | | | | 51,628 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS (excluding investments purchased with cash collateral from securities on loan)–101.50% (Cost $6,325,063) | | | | | | | 6,577,423 | |
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Investments Purchased with Cash Collateral from Securities on Loan | | | | |
Money Market Funds–8.62% | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class (Cost $558,697)(d)(e) | | | 558,697 | | | | 558,697 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS–110.12% (Cost $6,883,760) | | | | | | | 7,136,120 | |
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OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(10.12)% | | | | | | | (656,048 | ) |
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NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 6,480,072 | |
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Notes to Schedule of Investments:
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(a) | | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | | All or a portion of this security was out on loan at October 31, 2010. |
(d) | | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
(e) | | The security has been segregated to satisfy the commitment to return the cash collateral received in securities lending transactions upon the borrower’s return of the securities loaned. See Note 1K. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
10 Invesco Japan Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2010
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Assets: |
Investments, at value (Cost $6,273,435)* | | $ | 6,525,795 | |
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Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 610,325 | |
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Total investments, at value (Cost $6,883,760) | | | 7,136,120 | |
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Receivables for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 496 | |
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Dividends | | | 46,877 | |
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Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 7,405 | |
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Other assets | | | 14,239 | |
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Total assets | | | 7,205,137 | |
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Liabilities: |
Payables for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 2,218 | |
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Collateral upon return of securities loaned | | | 558,697 | |
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Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 102,819 | |
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Accrued other operating expenses | | | 53,926 | |
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Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 7,405 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 725,065 | |
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Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 6,480,072 | |
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Net assets consist of: |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 10,993,675 | |
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Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | (30,716 | ) |
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Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (4,737,329 | ) |
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Unrealized appreciation | | | 254,442 | |
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| | $ | 6,480,072 | |
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Net Assets: |
Class A | | $ | 3,987,729 | |
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Class B | | $ | 562,355 | |
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Class C | | $ | 1,121,229 | |
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Class Y | | $ | 422,021 | |
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Institutional Class | | $ | 386,738 | |
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Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized: |
Class A | | | 781,986 | |
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Class B | | | 114,206 | |
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Class C | | | 227,726 | |
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Class Y | | | 82,312 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 75,001 | |
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Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 5.10 | |
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Maximum offering price per share | | | | |
(Net asset value of $5.10 divided by 94.50%) | | $ | 5.40 | |
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Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 4.92 | |
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Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 4.92 | |
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Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 5.13 | |
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Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 5.16 | |
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* | At October 31, 2010, securities with an aggregate value of $535,851 were on loan to brokers. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the year ended October 31, 2010
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Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $6,547) | | $ | 87,044 | |
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Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $2,304) | | | 2,492 | |
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Total investment income | | | 89,536 | |
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Expenses: |
Advisory fees | | | 60,602 | |
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Administrative services fees | | | 50,000 | |
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Custodian fees | | | 21,506 | |
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Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 10,397 | |
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Class B | | | 5,894 | |
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Class C | | | 10,338 | |
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Transfer agent fees — A, B, C and Y | | | 22,687 | |
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Transfer agent fees — Institutional | | | 8 | |
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Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 18,199 | |
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Registration and filing fees | | | 56,417 | |
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Reports to shareholders | | | 20,814 | |
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Professional services fees | | | 50,650 | |
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Other | | | 17,395 | |
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Total expenses | | | 344,907 | |
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Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (188,788 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 156,119 | |
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Net investment income (loss) | | | (66,583 | ) |
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Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | (127,593 | ) |
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Foreign currencies | | | 4,358 | |
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| | | (123,235 | ) |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 46,484 | |
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Foreign currencies | | | 1,804 | |
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| | | 48,288 | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | (74,947 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (141,530 | ) |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
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| | 2010 | | 2009 |
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Operations: | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (66,583 | ) | | $ | (24,672 | ) |
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Net realized gain (loss) | | | (123,235 | ) | | | (1,200,642 | ) |
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Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 48,288 | | | | 1,413,217 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (141,530 | ) | | | 187,903 | |
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Share transactions–net: | | | | |
Class A | | | 1,586,836 | | | | (136,850 | ) |
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Class B | | | (12,305 | ) | | | (72,037 | ) |
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Class C | | | 412,450 | | | | (162,521 | ) |
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Class Y | | | 197,111 | | | | 30,045 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 66 | | | | 237 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 2,184,158 | | | | (341,126 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 2,042,628 | | | | (153,223 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 4,437,444 | | | | 4,590,667 | |
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End of year (includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(30,716) and $(9,498), respectively) | | $ | 6,480,072 | | | $ | 4,437,444 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2010
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Japan Fund, formerly AIM Japan Fund (the “Fund”), is a series portfolio of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), formerly AIM Investment Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-two separate series portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
The Fund currently consists of five different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class B shares and Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class Y and Institutional Class shares are sold at net asset value. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
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A. | | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
| | A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). |
| | Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. |
| | Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity |
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| | are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
| | Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. |
| | Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including Corporate Loans. |
| | Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. |
| | Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. |
B. | | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
| | The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held. |
| | Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser. |
| | The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. |
C. | | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
| | The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period. |
F. | | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to the Institutional Class are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the |
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| | financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | | Other Risks — Investing in a single-country mutual fund involves greater risk than investing in a more diversified fund due to lack of exposure to other countries. The political and economic conditions and changes in regulatory, tax or economic policy in a single country could significantly affect the market in that country and in surrounding or related countries. |
J. | | Redemption Fees — The Fund has a 2% redemption fee that is to be retained by the Fund to offset transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term redemptions and exchanges. The fee, subject to certain exceptions, is imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges of shares within 31 days of purchase. The redemption fee is recorded as an increase in shareholder capital and is allocated among the share classes based on the relative net assets of each class. |
K. | | Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any. |
L. | | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
| | The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. |
M. | | Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
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Average Net Assets | | Rate |
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First $250 million | | | 0 | .935% |
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Next $250 million | | | 0 | .91% |
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Next $500 million | | | 0 | .885% |
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Next $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .86% |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .835% |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .81% |
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Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .785% |
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Over $10 billion | | | 0 | .76% |
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Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least February 28, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares to 2.25%, 3.00%, 3.00%, 2.00% and 2.00% of average daily net assets, respectively. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the net annual operating expenses to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless the Board of the Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2011.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2011, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Adviser waived advisory fees and reimbursed Fund expenses of $166,092 and reimbursed class level expenses of $15,495, $2,196, $3,852, $1,145 and $8 of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively.
At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the Invesco Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended October 31, 2010, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class B and Class C shares (collectively the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the year ended October 31, 2010, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $1,005 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $0, $581 and $305 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IIS and/or IDI.
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
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| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2010. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
|
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 197,316 | | | $ | 1,189,368 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 1,386,684 | |
|
Consumer Staples | | | — | | | | 318,692 | | | | — | | | | 318,692 | |
|
Financials | | | 163,104 | | | | 1,032,489 | | | | — | | | | 1,195,593 | |
|
Industrials | | | — | | | | 1,488,670 | | | | — | | | | 1,488,670 | |
|
Information Technology | | | — | | | | 1,665,517 | | | | — | | | | 1,665,517 | |
|
Materials | | | — | | | | 470,639 | | | | — | | | | 470,639 | |
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Money Market Funds | | | 610,325 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 610,325 | |
|
Total Investments | | $ | 970,745 | | | $ | 6,165,375 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,136,120 | |
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NOTE 4—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
During the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund paid legal fees of $2,707 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
NOTE 5—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
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NOTE 6—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended October 31, 2010 and 2009:
There were no ordinary income or long term capital gain distributions paid during the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009.
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2010 |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | $ | 121,304 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 2,082 | |
|
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (7,033 | ) |
|
Capital loss carryforward | | | (4,629,956 | ) |
|
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 10,993,675 | |
|
Total net assets | | $ | 6,480,072 | |
|
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2010 which expires as follows:
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| | Capital Loss
|
Expiration | | Carryforward* |
|
October 31, 2014 | | $ | 516,097 | |
|
October 31, 2015 | | | 653,306 | |
|
October 31, 2016 | | | 2,042,418 | |
|
October 31, 2017 | | | 1,247,693 | |
|
October 31, 2018 | | | 170,442 | |
|
Total capital loss carryforward | | $ | 4,629,956 | |
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* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. |
NOTE 7—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2010 was $8,850,732 and $6,727,246, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis |
|
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 525,147 | |
|
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (403,843 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 121,304 | |
|
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $7,014,816. |
NOTE 8—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of net operating losses, passive foreign investment companies and foreign currency transactions on October 31, 2010, undistributed net investment income (loss) was increased by $45,365, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $26,504 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $18,861. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 9—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity |
|
| | Year ended October 31, |
| | 2010(a) | | 2009 | | |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount | | |
|
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 754,332 | | | $ | 4,024,963 | | | | 311,639 | | | $ | 1,528,580 | | | | | |
|
Class B | | | 11,362 | | | | 59,103 | | | | 10,438 | | | | 49,574 | | | | | |
|
Class C | | | 113,226 | | | | 580,152 | | | | 25,417 | | | | 124,032 | | | | | |
|
Class Y | | | 59,652 | | | | 299,982 | | | | 8,938 | | | | 45,248 | | | | | |
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Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 2,838 | | | | 14,531 | | | | 3,242 | | | | 15,859 | | | | | |
|
Class B | | | (2,930 | ) | | | (14,531 | ) | | | (3,319 | ) | | | (15,859 | ) | | | | |
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Reacquired:(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (464,930 | ) | | | (2,452,658 | ) | | | (348,927 | ) | | | (1,681,289 | ) | | | | |
|
Class B | | | (11,368 | ) | | | (56,877 | ) | | | (21,806 | ) | | | (105,752 | ) | | | | |
|
Class C | | | (34,157 | ) | | | (167,702 | ) | | | (60,015 | ) | | | (286,553 | ) | | | | |
|
Class Y | | | (21,130 | ) | | | (102,871 | ) | | | (2,891 | ) | | | (15,203 | ) | | | | |
|
Institutional Class | | | — | | | | 66 | | | | — | | | | 237 | | | | | |
|
Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | 406,895 | | | $ | 2,184,158 | | | | (77,284 | ) | | $ | (341,126 | ) | | | | |
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(a) | | There is an entity that is a record owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and owns 33% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with this entity to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to this entity, which is considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by this entity are also owned beneficially. |
| | In addition, 23% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by Invesco Advisers. |
(b) | | Net of redemption fees of $1,086 and $2,846 allocated among the classes based on relative net assets of each class for the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. |
Effective November 30, 2010, all Invesco funds will be closing their Class B shares. Shareholders with investments in Class B shares may continue to hold such shares until they convert to Class A shares, but no additional investments will be accepted in Class B shares on or after November 30, 2010. Any dividends or capital gains distributions may continue to be reinvested in Class B shares until conversion. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert.
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NOTE 10—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | Ratio of
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| | | | | | Net gains
| | | | Redemption
| | | | | | | | expenses
| | expenses
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| | | | | | (losses) on
| | | | fees
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| | to average net
| | Ratio of net
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| | Net asset
| | Net
| | securities
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| | | | | | | | net assets
| | assets without
| | investment
| | |
| | value,
| | investment
| | (both
| | Total from
| | shares of
| | Net asset
| | | | Net assets,
| | with fee waivers
| | fee waivers
| | income (loss)
| | |
| | beginning
| | income
| | realized and
| | investment
| | beneficial
| | value, end
| | Total
| | end of period
| | and/or expenses
| | and/or expenses
| | to average
| | Portfolio
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| | of period | | (loss) | | unrealized) | | operations | | interest | | of period | | Return(a) | | (000s omitted) | | absorbed | | absorbed | | net assets | | turnover(b) |
|
Class A |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | $ | 5.11 | | | $ | (0.04 | )(c) | | $ | 0.03 | | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | 0.00 | | | $ | 5.10 | | | | (0.20 | )% | | $ | 3,988 | | | | 2.25 | %(d) | | | 5.18 | %(d) | | | (0.87 | )%(d) | | | 107 | % |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 4.85 | | | | (0.02 | )(c) | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 5.11 | | | | 5.36 | | | | 2,504 | | | | 1.90 | | | | 7.68 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | 213 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 9.38 | | | | 0.00 | (c) | | | (4.53 | ) | | | (4.53 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 4.85 | | | | (48.29 | ) | | | 2,542 | | | | 1.71 | | | | 4.49 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 154 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 8.83 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 0.58 | | | | 0.54 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 9.38 | | | | 6.23 | | | | 5,611 | | | | 1.72 | | | | 4.56 | | | | (0.45 | ) | | | 128 | |
Year ended 10/31/06(e) | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (1.14 | ) | | | (1.18 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | 8.83 | | | | (11.70 | ) | | | 4,417 | | | | 1.77 | (f) | | | 6.96 | (f) | | | (0.87 | )(f) | | | 37 | |
|
Class B |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 4.98 | | | | (0.08 | )(c) | | | 0.02 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 4.92 | | | | (1.20 | ) | | | 562 | | | | 3.00 | (d) | | | 5.93 | (d) | | | (1.62 | )(d) | | | 107 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 4.76 | | | | (0.05 | )(c) | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 4.98 | | | | 4.62 | | | | 583 | | | | 2.65 | | | | 8.43 | | | | (1.12 | ) | | | 213 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 9.26 | | | | (0.05 | )(c) | | | (4.45 | ) | | | (4.50 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 4.76 | | | | (48.60 | ) | | | 627 | | | | 2.46 | | | | 5.24 | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | 154 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 8.79 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 0.56 | | | | 0.46 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 9.26 | | | | 5.35 | | | | 1,278 | | | | 2.47 | | | | 5.31 | | | | (1.20 | ) | | | 128 | |
Year ended 10/31/06(e) | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (1.14 | ) | | | (1.22 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | 8.79 | | | | (12.10 | ) | | | 1,005 | | | | 2.52 | (f) | | | 7.71 | (f) | | | (1.62 | )(f) | | | 37 | |
|
Class C |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 4.97 | | | | (0.08 | )(c) | | | 0.03 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 4.92 | | | | (1.01 | ) | | | 1,121 | | | | 3.00 | (d) | | | 5.93 | (d) | | | (1.62 | )(d) | | | 107 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 4.76 | | | | (0.05 | )(c) | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 4.97 | | | | 4.41 | | | | 739 | | | | 2.65 | | | | 8.43 | | | | (1.12 | ) | | | 213 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 9.27 | | | | (0.05 | )(c) | | | (4.46 | ) | | | (4.51 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 4.76 | | | | (48.65 | ) | | | 872 | | | | 2.46 | | | | 5.24 | | | | (0.71 | ) | | | 154 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 8.79 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.47 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 9.27 | | | | 5.46 | | | | 1,691 | | | | 2.47 | | | | 5.31 | | | | (1.20 | ) | | | 128 | |
Year ended 10/31/06(e) | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (1.14 | ) | | | (1.22 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | 8.79 | | | | (12.10 | ) | | | 1,085 | | | | 2.52 | (f) | | | 7.71 | (f) | | | (1.62 | )(f) | | | 37 | |
|
Class Y |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 5.13 | | | | (0.03 | )(c) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 5.13 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 422 | | | | 2.00 | (d) | | | 4.93 | (d) | | | (0.62 | )(d) | | | 107 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 4.86 | | | | (0.00 | )(c) | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 5.13 | | | | 5.56 | | | | 225 | | | | 1.65 | | | | 7.43 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 213 | |
Year ended 10/31/08(e) | | | 5.47 | | | | 0.00 | (c) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 4.86 | | | | (11.15 | ) | | | 183 | | | | 1.46 | (f) | | | 6.25 | (f) | | | 0.29 | (f) | | | 154 | |
|
Institutional Class |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 5.16 | | | | (0.03 | )(c) | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 5.16 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 387 | | | | 2.00 | (d) | | | 4.56 | (d) | | | (0.62 | )(d) | | | 107 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 4.89 | | | | (0.00 | )(c) | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 5.16 | | | | 5.52 | | | | 387 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 6.85 | | | | (0.11 | ) | | | 213 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 9.41 | | | | 0.02 | (c) | | | (4.54 | ) | | | (4.52 | ) | | | 0.00 | | | | 4.89 | | | | (48.03 | ) | | | 366 | | | | 1.45 | | | | 3.79 | | | | 0.30 | | | | 154 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 8.85 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 0.57 | | | | 0.55 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 9.41 | | | | 6.33 | | | | 706 | | | | 1.46 | | | | 3.97 | | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 128 | |
Year ended 10/31/06(e) | | | 10.00 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (1.13 | ) | | | (1.16 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | 8.85 | | | | (11.50 | ) | | | 664 | | | | 1.52 | (f) | | | 6.41 | (f) | | | (0.62 | )(f) | | | 37 | |
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(a) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(b) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(d) | | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s) of $4,159, $589, $1,034, $307 and $392 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
(e) | | Commencement date of March 31, 2006 for Class A, Class B, Class C and Institutional Class shares and October 3, 2008 for Class Y shares. |
(f) | | Annualized. |
NOTE 11—Significant Event
Following a number of meetings in September and October, 2010, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which the Fund would transfer all of its assets and liabilities to Invesco Pacific Growth Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”) in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund. The Agreement requires approval of the Fund’s shareholders and will be submitted to the shareholders for their consideration at a meeting to be held in or around April 2011.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco Japan Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco Japan Fund (formerly known as AIM Japan Fund; one of the funds constituting AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2010, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
December 22, 2010
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | | | | | | | | HYPOTHETICAL
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| | | | | | | | | (5% annual return before
| | | |
| | | | | | ACTUAL | | | expenses) | | | |
| | | Beginning
| | | Ending
| | | Expenses
| | | Ending
| | | Expenses
| | | Annualized
|
| | | Account Value
| | | Account Value
| | | Paid During
| | | Account Value
| | | Paid During
| | | Expense
|
Class | | | (05/01/10) | | | (10/31/10)1 | | | Period2 | | | (10/31/10) | | | Period2 | | | Ratio |
A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 922.20 | | | | $ | 10.90 | | | | $ | 1,013.86 | | | | $ | 11.42 | | | | | 2.25 | % |
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B | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 917.90 | | | | | 14.50 | | | | | 1,010.08 | | | | | 15.20 | | | | | 3.00 | |
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C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 917.90 | | | | | 14.50 | | | | | 1,010.08 | | | | | 15.20 | | | | | 3.00 | |
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Y | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 922.70 | | | | | 9.69 | | | | | 1,015.12 | | | | | 10.16 | | | | | 2.00 | |
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Institutional | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 923.10 | | | | | 9.69 | | | | | 1,015.12 | | | | | 10.16 | | | | | 2.00 | |
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1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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| Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts |
The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of the Invesco Japan Fund (the Fund) investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds (the sub-advisory contracts) with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers). During contract renewal meetings held on June 15-16, 2010, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise 85% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts for another year, effective July 1, 2010. In doing so, the Board considered the process that it follows in reviewing and approving the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and the information that it is provided and determined that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the series portfolios of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risk of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to all their assigned funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.
During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by an independent company, Lipper, Inc. (Lipper). The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, which is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure that they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. The independent Trustees are assisted in their annual evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by the Senior Officer and by independent legal counsel. The independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in private sessions with the Senior Officer and counsel.
In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board considered the information provided to them as part of the contract renewal process as well as information provided at their meetings throughout the year as part of their ongoing oversight of the Fund, and did not identify any information that was controlling. One Trustee may weigh a particular piece of information differently than another Trustee. The Trustees recognized that the advisory arrangements and resulting advisory fees for the Fund and the other Invesco Funds are the result of years of review and negotiation between the Trustees and Invesco Advisers, that the Trustees may focus to a greater extent on certain aspects of these arrangements in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these same arrangements throughout the year and in prior years.
The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 16, 2010, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date, including, for example, changes to the Fund’s performance, advisory fees, expense limitations and/or fee waivers.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
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A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide these services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ portfolio and product review process, various back office support functions provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, and Invesco Advisers’ equity and fixed income trading operations. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and that Invesco Advisers currently is providing satisfactory advisory services in accordance with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement. In addition, based on their ongoing meetings throughout the year with the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, the Board concluded that these individuals are competent and able to continue to carry out their responsibilities under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement or sub-advisory contracts, as applicable.
In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the prior relationship between Invesco Advisers and the Fund, as well as the Board’s knowledge of Invesco Advisers’ operations, and concluded that it is beneficial to maintain the current relationship, in part, because of such knowledge. The Board also considered the steps that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates continue to take to improve the services they provide to the Invesco Funds in the areas of investment performance, product line diversification, distribution, fund operations, shareholder services and compliance. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ independent credit analysis and investment risk management procedures as they apply to the Fund and the other Invesco Funds. The Board also considered the acquisition by Invesco Ltd. of the retail mutual fund business of Morgan Stanley and how that is expected to affect product line diversification. The Board also considered assurances from Invesco Advisers that it does not expect the acquisition to diminish the quality of services provided to the Invesco Funds and that it plans to increase staffing. The Board concluded that the quality and efficiency of the services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds support the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.
The Board reviewed the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, which have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world, can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund invests and make recommendations on securities of companies located in such countries. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund.
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The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board noted that the Fund recently began operations and that only three calendar years of comparative performance data was available. The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one and three calendar years to the performance of all funds in the Lipper performance universe that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser and against the Lipper Japanese Funds Index. The Board noted that the performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one and three year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that the performance of Class A shares of the Fund was below the performance of the Index for the one and three year periods. Invesco Advisers advised the Board that the Fund’s underperformance is due to both poor stock selection and its underweight exposure to small capitalization stocks. The portfolio manager was replaced effective April 30, 2010 and Invesco Advisers will continue to monitor the Fund. Although the independent written evaluation of the Fund’s Senior Officer only considered Fund performance through the most recent calendar year, the Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
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C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fee Waivers |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate to the contractual advisory fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser, at a common asset level. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate was at the median contractual advisory fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in determining contractual fee rates, which includes using audited financial data from the most recent annual report of each fund in the expense group that was publicly available as of the end of the past calendar year. The Board noted that comparative data is as of varying dates, which may affect the comparability of data during times of market volatility.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective sub-advisory fee rate (the advisory fee after any advisory fee waivers and before any expense limitations/waivers) to the effective sub-advisory fee rates of two offshore funds sub-advised by Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund. The Board noted that the Fund’s effective sub-advisory fee rate was below the effective sub-advisory fee rates for the offshore funds advised by Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers manage other offshore funds and client accounts which are managed in a manner that is not substantially similar to the management of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least February 28, 2011 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund. The Board noted the impact this waiver will has on expenses of the Fund.
The Board also considered the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the allocation of fees between Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that the sub-advisory fees have no direct effect on the Fund or its shareholders, as they are paid by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.
After taking account of the Fund’s contractual advisory and sub-advisory fee rates, the comparative advisory fee information and the expense limitation discussed above and other relevant factors, the Board concluded that the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees are fair and reasonable.
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D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from such economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee schedule includes seven breakpoints and that the Fund would share in economies of scale as the Fund’s net assets exceeded the breakpoints. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of all of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.
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E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board reviewed with Invesco Advisers the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in connection with managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit with respect to the services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers continues to support the Invesco Funds with spending on regulatory compliance, attribution systems, global trading initiatives and a focus on building out the product line-up for the benefit of all shareholders of the Invesco Funds. The Board concluded that the Fund’s fees are fair and reasonable, and that the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund is not excessive in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided and the support provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board considered whether Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and concluded that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser have the financial resources necessary to fulfill these obligations.
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F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates resulting from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates for their provision of administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to provide these services. The
Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board. The Board concluded that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates are providing these services in accordance with the terms of their contracts, and are qualified to continue to provide these services to the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research and execution services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the funds and therefore may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board concluded that the soft dollar arrangements are appropriate. The Board also concluded that, based on their review and representations made by the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds, these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers will receive advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through at least June 30, 2011, the advisory fees payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | | | | | | |
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| Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. and Director and President, Van Kampen Advisors, Inc. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | | | | | | |
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| Wayne M. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | | | 225 | | | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation | |
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| Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2001 | | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)
Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | | 207 | | | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Investment Company Institute | |
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| David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | | | 225 | | | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan | |
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1 | | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
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3 | | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Fund Complex by reason of he and his firm currently providing legal services as legal counsel to such Funds in the Fund Complex. |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Bob R. Baker — 1936 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly: President and Chief Executive Officer, AMC Cancer Research Center; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Columbia Financial Corporation | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 1987 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | | 207 | | | Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Director, Denver Film Society | |
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| Rodney Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | | | 225 | | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. | |
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| Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2001 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | | 207 | | | Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. | |
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| Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2001 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | | 207 | | | Administaff | |
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| Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | | | 207 | | | Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios) | |
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| Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Lewis F. Pennock — 1942 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | | | 225 | | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |
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| Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of Invesco Funds | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and General Counsel, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | | 2004 | | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and Vice President, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
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| Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 2003 | | Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only).
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Lance A. Rejsek — 1967 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2005 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Van Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., and Van Kampen Funds Inc.
Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.
Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A | |
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The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-05426 and 033-19338.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2010, is available at our website, invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
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Annual Report to Shareholders | | October 31, 2010 |
Invesco LIBOR Alpha Fund
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2 | | Letters to Shareholders |
4 | | Performance Summary |
4 | | Management Discussion |
6 | | Long-Term Fund Performance |
8 | | Supplemental Information |
9 | | Schedule of Investments |
15 | | Financial Statements |
17 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
26 | | Financial Highlights |
27 | | Auditor’s Report |
28 | | Fund Expenses |
29 | | Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements |
31 | | Tax Information |
T-1 | | Trustees and Officers |
Letters to Shareholders

Philip Taylor
Dear Shareholders:
Enclosed is important information about your Fund and its performance. I hope you find it useful. Whether you’re a long-time Invesco client or a shareholder who joined us as a result of our June 1 acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments, I’m glad you’re part of the Invesco family.
Near the end of this letter, I’ve provided the number to call if you have specific questions about your account; I’ve also provided my email address so you can send a general Invesco-related question or comment to me directly.
The benefits of Invesco
As a leading global investment manager, Invesco is committed to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. I believe Invesco is uniquely positioned to serve your needs.
First, we are committed to investment excellence. We believe the best investment insights come from specialized investment teams with discrete investment perspectives, each operating under a disciplined philosophy and process with strong risk oversight and quality controls. This approach enables our portfolio managers, analysts and researchers to pursue consistent results across market cycles.
Second, we offer you a broad range of investment products that can be tailored to your needs and goals. In addition to traditional mutual funds, we manage a variety of other investment products. These products include single-country, regional and global investment options spanning major equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes.
And third, we are a strong organization with a single focus: investment management. At Invesco, we believe that focus brings success, and that’s why investment management is all we do. We direct all of our intellectual capital and global resources toward helping investors achieve their long-term financial objectives.
Remember that a trusted financial adviser is also an invaluable partner as you pursue your financial goals. Your financial adviser is familiar with your individual goals and risk tolerance, and can answer questions about changing market conditions and your changing investment needs.
Our customer focus
Short-term market conditions can change from time to time, sometimes suddenly and sometimes dramatically. But regardless of market trends, our commitment to putting you first, helping you achieve your financial objectives and providing you with excellent customer service will not change.
If you have questions about your account, please contact one of our client services representatives at 800 959 4246. If you have a general Invesco-related question or comment for me, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
I want to thank our existing Invesco clients for placing your faith in us. And I want to welcome our new Invesco clients: We look forward to serving your needs in the years ahead. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco
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Bruce Crockett
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
Although the global markets have improved since their lows of 2009, they remain challenging as governments around the world work to ensure the recovery remains on track. In this volatile environment, it’s comforting to know that your Board is committed to putting your interests first. We realize you have many choices when selecting a money manager, and your Board is working hard to ensure you feel you’ve made the right choice.
To that end, I’m pleased to share the news that Invesco has completed its acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments. This acquisition greatly expands the breadth and depth of investment strategies we can offer you. As a result of this combination, Invesco gained investment talent for a number of investment strategies, including U.S. value equity, U.S. small cap growth equity, tax-free municipals, bank loans and others. Another key advantage of this combination is the highly complementary nature of our cultures. This is making it much easier to bring our organizations together while ensuring that our investment teams remain focused on managing your money.
We view this addition as an excellent opportunity for you, our shareholders, to have access to an even broader range of well-diversified mutual funds. Now that the acquisition has closed, Invesco is working to bring the full value of the combined organization to shareholders. The key goals of this effort are to ensure that we have deeply resourced and focused investment teams, a compelling line of products and enhanced efficiency, which will benefit our shareholders now and over the long term.
It might interest you to know that the mutual funds of the combined organization are overseen by a single fund Board composed of 17 current members, including four new members who joined us from Van Kampen/Morgan Stanley. This expanded Board will continue to oversee the funds with the same strong sense of responsibility for your money and your continued trust that we have always maintained.
As always, you are welcome to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving your interests.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, Class A shares of Invesco LIBOR Alpha Fund, at net asset value (NAV), underperformed the Fund’s broad market benchmark, but outperformed its style-specific index. The majority of the outperformance versus the U.S. Three-Month LIBOR Index came from the Fund’s exposure to corporate bonds and structured securities as credit markets rallied during the 12-month period.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 10/31/09 to 10/31/10, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Class A Shares | | | 3.73 | % |
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Class C Shares | | | 3.36 | |
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Class R Shares | | | 3.47 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | 3.99 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | 3.99 | |
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Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | 8.01 | |
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U.S. Three-Month LIBOR▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | 0.32 | |
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Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Index▼ (Peer Group Index) | | | 5.43 | |
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How we invest
Invesco LIBOR Alpha Fund’s goal is to provide total return that exceeds the return of the U.S. Three-Month LIBOR.
We invest in a diversified portfolio of foreign and domestic government and corporate debt securities, including high yield and emerging market securities. We may invest in structured securities, such as asset-backed securities (ABS) and both residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities (MBS/CMBS). The Fund may invest in derivative instruments such as futures contracts and swap agreements, including but not limited to credit default swaps, and engage in mortgage dollar roll transactions, a form of repurchase agreement activity in the to-be-announced (TBA) market for agency MBS. Foreign currency instruments may include spot contracts, forward currency contracts, currency swaps, currency options, currency futures and options on currency futures.
Our security selection is supported by a team of independent specialists. Team members conduct top-down macroeco-nomic as well as bottom-up analysis on individual securities. Recommendations are communicated to portfolio managers through proprietary technology that allows all investment professionals to communicate in a timely manner.
Portfolio construction begins with a well-defined Fund design that establishes the target investment vehicles for generating the desired “alpha” (the extra return above a specific benchmark) as well as the risk parameters for the Fund. Investment vehicles are evaluated for liquidity and relative value.
Sell decisions are based on:
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Market conditions and your Fund
Across most of the developed world, a gradual and subdued economic recovery continued, with central banks keeping interest rates at low levels, and with few of them withdrawing their quantitative easing measures. Increased savings rates and deleveraging contributed to increased financial stability of households and companies, but at the cost of private sector spending to drive economic growth following the global financial crisis.
Additionally, investor skepticism of global governments’ abilities to retire huge amounts of debt without affecting economic growth rates caused sovereign debt distress, especially for Greece and other southern eurozone countries, and became a focal point of investor concern in the first half of 2010.
In the U.S., economic recovery was present, although uneven, as limited bank lending and weakness across key sectors of the economy such as housing, employment, durable goods orders and manufacturing continued to weigh on the U.S. economy. Real gross domestic product, the broadest measure of overall U.S. economic activity, increased at annualized rates of 1.7% and 2.5% in the second and third quarters of 2010 – compared to a 3.7% annualized rate in the first quarter of the year and a 5.0% annualized rate in the fourth quarter of 2009.1 The U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) maintained a very accommodative monetary policy throughout the period, with the federal funds target rate unchanged in a range of zero to 0.25%.2 In its September 21 Federal Open Market Committee statement, the Fed indicated
Portfolio Composition
By industry
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Collateralized Mortgage Obligations | | | 28.4 | % |
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Diversified Banks | | | 7.0 | |
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U.S. Treasury Securities | | | 5.8 | |
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Other Diversified Financial Services | | | 2.9 | |
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Electric Utilities | | | 2.5 | |
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Broadcasting | | | 2.4 | |
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Life & Health Insurance | | | 2.2 | |
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Industries Each Less Than 2.0% of Total Net Assets | | | 40.6 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 8.2 | |
Top 10 Fixed Income Issuers*
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1. U.S. Treasury Notes | | | 5.0 | % |
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2. Fannie Mae REMICS | | | 3.4 | |
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3. Freddie Mac REMICS | | | 2.5 | |
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4. Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities | | | 2.2 | |
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5. GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II | | | 2.0 | |
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6. Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust | | | 1.8 | |
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7. LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust | | | 1.7 | |
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8. FDIC Structured Sale Gtd. Notes | | | 1.6 | |
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9. DIRECTV HoldingsLLC/DIRECTV Financing Co. Inc. | | | 1.4 | |
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10. Morgan Stanley Capital I | | | 1.4 | |
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Total Net Assets | | $50.5 million |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | 187 |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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that: “Measures of underlying inflation are currently at levels somewhat below those the Committee judges most consistent, over the longer run, with its mandate to promote maximum employment and price stability.”2 Consequently, the Fed announced it is “prepared to provide additional accommodation if needed to support the economic recovery and to return inflation, over time, to levels consistent with its mandate.”2
The broad U.S. bond market, as measured by the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index, generated a positive total return for the 12 months ended October 31, 2010, as falling interest rates across maturities combined with tighter credit spreads (the difference between the yields of U.S. Treasuries and other types of fixed income securities that carry credit risk) to raise the prices of fixed income assets. However, interest rates did not follow a straight line lower.
The beginning of the Fund’s fiscal year was marked by increasing investor confidence and ballooning Treasury issuance, both of which contributed to an upward trend in interest rates, especially for intermediate and longer maturities (five to 30 years). During the latter part of the year, rates fell steeply and swiftly as European sovereign risk concerns and related contagion fears came to a head during the second quarter of 2010. This contributed to a flight-to-quality to U.S. Treasuries. Demand drove prices higher (and yields lower) across the maturity spectrum, a trend which persisted through the end of the reporting period.
In this market environment, the Fund at NAV, generated positive returns and outperformed its style-specific index for the period. However, the Fund underperformed the broader intermediate duration market index (the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index) due in large part to the Fund’s structure, which negated the positive impact of falling interest rates over the reporting period. The majority of the Fund’s outperformance at NAV relative to the U.S. Three-Month LIBOR resulted from overall sector allocation decisions that favored credit, which outperformed the short-term, yield-oriented style benchmark for the period.
Positive contributions to performance relative to the benchmark were the product of sector selection that favored credit in all forms: investment grade corporate bonds, high yield corporate bonds and structured securities. Among corporate credits, contributors were broad based. Beneficial positions included financials,
telecommunications/media/ technology, consumer discretionary, transportation, utilities, basic industries and consumer staples. The Fund also benefited from allocations to structured securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations (CMO), ABS, MBS and CMBS, all of which contributed to returns during the fiscal year.
There were some security selection decisions that had negative total returns or underperformed the style-specific index during the period. and therefore were very slight detractors from overall portfolio performance. These few underperformers were scattered throughout the various corporate credit sub-sectors, but most notably within consumer staples, energy, financials, media and utilities securities.
The Fund uses active duration and yield curve positioning for risk management and for generating alpha versus its style-specific benchmark. However, it maintains a short duration portfolio by using U.S. Treasury futures as the primary tool for maintaining portfolio duration within a range of plus or minus one year of the style-specific benchmark’s duration of 0.25 years. Duration measures a portfolio’s price sensitivity to interest rate changes, with a shorter duration portfolio tending to be less sensitive to these changes. Yield curve positioning refers to actively focusing on points on the yield curve with the greatest return potential. The contribution to performance from both duration and yield curve positioning was mixed over the period, but overall had a small positive effect.
During the reporting period, we managed the Fund to maintain low levels of currency risk, given the global economic uncertainty. Tactical long positions in select non-dollar bonds, including Australian dollar, euro, British pound, and Japanese yen denominations were held throughout the fiscal year and their returns included a small contribution from foreign exchange activities for the period as the U.S. dollar fluctuated in value versus these major currencies. No foreign currency derivatives were utilized within the Fund during the period.
Thank you for your continued investment in Invesco LIBOR Alpha Fund.
1 Bureau of Economic Analysis
2 U.S. Federal Reserve
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
Cynthia Brien
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco LIBOR Alpha Fund. She joined Invesco in 1996. Ms. Brien earned a B.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.
Charles Burge
Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco LIBOR Alpha Fund. He joined Invesco in 2002. Mr. Burge earned a B.S. in economics from Texas A&M University and an M.B.A. in finance and accounting from Rice University.
John Craddock
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager is manager of Invesco LIBOR Alpha Fund. He joined Invesco in 1999. Mr. Craddock earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Clemson University and an M.B.A. from Georgia Tech’s Dupree School of Management with a concentration finance.
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Your Fund’s Long-Term PerformanceResults of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Classes since Inception
Fund and index data from 3/31/06
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, applicable sales charges and Fund expenses including
management fees. Index results include reinvested dividends, but they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses and management fees;
performance of a market index does not. Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 1.91 | % |
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1 Year | | | 1.11 | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 2.22 | % |
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1 Year | | | 3.36 | |
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Class R Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 2.22 | % |
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1 Year | | | 3.47 | |
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Inception | | | 2.64 | % |
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1 Year | | | 3.99 | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 2.74 | % |
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1 Year | | | 3.99 | |
Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 1.83 | % |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 2.16 | % |
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1 Year | | | 3.46 | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 2.16 | % |
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1 Year | | | 3.46 | |
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Inception | | | 2.58 | % |
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1 Year | | | 3.98 | |
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Inception (3/31/06) | | | 2.67 | % |
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The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 0.88%, 1.13%, 1.13%, 0.63% and 0.63%,
respectively.1, 2 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 2.10%, 2.85%, 2.35%, 1.85%, and 1.75%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report. Class A share performance reflects the maximum 2.50% sales charge.
Class C shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance quoted is at net asset value. Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/ or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower.
1 | | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least February 28, 2011. See current prospectus for more information. |
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2 | | Total annual operating expenses less any contractual fee waivers by the distributor in effect through at least February 28, 2011. See current prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
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Invesco LIBOR Alpha Fund’s investment objective is total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation.n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of October 31, 2010, and is based on total net assets. |
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n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About share classes
n | | Class R shares are available only to certain retirement plans. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class Y shares are available to only certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Institutional Class shares are offered exclusively to institutional investors, including defined contribution plans that meet certain criteria. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fundn | | The Fund may engage in frequent trading of portfolio securities, which may result in added expenses, lower return and increased tax liability. |
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n | | The issuer of instruments in which the Fund invests may be unable to meet interest and/or principal payments, thereby causing its instruments to decrease in value and lowering the issuer’s credit rating. |
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n | | The Fund may use enhanced investment techniques such as derivatives. The principal risk of derivatives is that the fluctuations in their values may not correlate perfectly with the overall securities markets. Derivatives are subject to counterparty risk – the risk that the other party will not complete the transaction with the Fund. |
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n | | Securities issued by foreign companies and governments located in developing countries may be affected more negatively by inflation, devaluation of their currencies, higher transaction costs, delays in settlement, adverse political developments, the introduction of capital controls, withholding taxes, nationalization of private assets, expropriation, social unrest, war or lack of timely information than those in developed countries. |
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n | | The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in the foreign country’s exchange rates; political and social instability; changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased |
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n | | Junk bonds involve a greater risk of default or price changes due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer. The values of junk bonds fluctuate more than those of high-quality bonds in response to company, political, regulatory or economic developments. Values of junk bonds can decline significantly over short periods of time. |
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n | | Interest rate risk refers to the risk that bond prices generally fall as interest rates rise and vice versa. |
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n | | Leveraging entails risks such as magnifying changes in the value of the portfolio’s securities. |
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n | | The Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in a limited number of securities or other instruments, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund. |
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n | | The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. |
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n | | The Fund may invest in mortgage- and asset-backed securities that are subject to prepayment or call risk, which is the risk that the borrower’s payments may be received earlier or later than expected due to changes in prepayment rates on underlying loans. Securities may be prepaid at a price less than the original purchase value. |
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n | | The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations. |
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n | | The dollar value of the Fund’s foreign investments will be affected by changes in the exchange rates between the dollar and the currencies in which those investments are traded. |
About indexes used in this report
n | | The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market. |
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n | | The U.S. Three-Month LIBOR is an unmanaged floating rate index at which U.S. dollar deposits are offered on the London Interbank market. |
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n | | The Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of short investment grade debt funds tracked by Lipper. |
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n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
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n | | A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
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NOT FDIC INSURED |
MAY LOSE VALUE |
NO BANK GUARANTEE | | |
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Class A Shares | | EASBX |
Class C Shares | | CESBX |
Class R Shares | | RESBX |
Class Y Shares | | LIBYX |
Institutional Class Shares | | IAESX |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal
| | |
| | Amount | | Value |
|
Bonds & Notes–55.19% | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense–0.32% | | | | |
Raytheon Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
1.63%, 10/15/15 | | $ | 65,000 | | | $ | 64,877 | |
|
4.88%, 10/15/40 | | | 100,000 | | | | 98,586 | |
|
| | | | | | | 163,463 | |
|
Agricultural Products–2.12% | | | | |
Cargill Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
6.38%, 06/01/12(b) | | | 275,000 | | | | 296,929 | |
|
5.60%, 09/15/12(b) | | | 240,000 | | | | 260,083 | |
|
Corn Products International Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.20%, 11/01/15 | | | 500,000 | | | | 514,172 | |
|
| | | | | | | 1,071,184 | |
|
Airlines–1.96% | | | | |
American Airlines Pass Through Trust, | | | | | | | | |
Series 2001-2, Class A-1, Sec. Global Pass Through Ctfs., 6.98%, 04/01/11 | | | 132,024 | | | | 134,582 | |
|
Series 2001-2, Class A-2, Sec. Global Pass Through Ctfs., 7.86%, 10/01/11 | | | 375,000 | | | | 394,219 | |
|
Continental Airlines Inc., Series 2001-1, Class B, Sec. Sub. Pass Through Ctfs., 7.37%, 12/15/15 | | | 63,617 | | | | 63,935 | |
|
Delta Air Lines, Inc., Series 2001-1, Class A-2, Sr. Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 7.11%, 09/18/11 | | | 270,000 | | | | 281,812 | |
|
Series 2002-1, Class C, Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 7.78%, 01/02/12 | | | 58,439 | | | | 59,388 | |
|
Series 2009-1, Class A, Sr. Sec. Pass Through Ctfs., 7.75%, 12/17/19 | | | 49,180 | | | | 55,267 | |
|
| | | | | | | 989,203 | |
|
Asset Management & Custody Banks–0.19% | | | | |
State Street Capital Trust III, Jr. Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Variable Rate Bonds, 8.25%(c)(d) | | | 95,000 | | | | 96,425 | |
|
Automotive Retail–0.55% | | | | |
Advance Auto Parts Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.75%, 05/01/20 | | | 95,000 | | | | 104,856 | |
|
AutoZone, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.50%, 01/15/14 | | | 150,000 | | | | 170,992 | |
|
| | | | | | | 275,848 | |
|
Brewers–0.92% | | | | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 3.00%, 10/15/12 | | | 450,000 | | | | 467,243 | |
|
Broadcasting–2.39% | | | | |
COX Communications Inc., | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Bonds, 8.38%, 03/01/39(b) | | | 60,000 | | | | 79,603 | |
|
Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.75%, 03/15/11 | | | 500,000 | | | | 511,385 | |
|
Discovery Communications LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.35%, 06/01/40 | | | 325,000 | | | | 355,708 | |
|
Hughes Network Systems LLC/HNS Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 9.50%, 04/15/14 | | | 250,000 | | | | 261,875 | |
|
| | | | | | | 1,208,571 | |
|
Cable & Satellite–1.39% | | | | |
DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co. Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.63%, 05/15/16 | | | 625,000 | | | | 703,127 | |
|
Casinos & Gaming–0.77% | | | | |
MGM Resorts International, Sr. Sec. Global Notes, 11.13%, 11/15/17 | | | 125,000 | | | | 144,375 | |
|
Seneca Gaming Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 7.25%, 05/01/12 | | | 250,000 | | | | 245,000 | |
|
| | | | | | | 389,375 | |
|
Communications Equipment–0.84% | | | | |
Motorola Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 8.00%, 11/01/11 | | | 401,000 | | | | 426,296 | |
|
Computer Storage & Peripherals–0.21% | | | | |
Seagate Technology International, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 10.00%, 05/01/14(b) | | | 85,000 | | | | 103,828 | |
|
Consumer Finance–0.50% | | | | |
SLM Corp., Series A, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 5.00%, 10/01/13 | | | 250,000 | | | | 250,978 | |
|
Department Stores–0.06% | | | | |
Sears Holdings Corp., Sr. Sec. Notes, 6.63%, 10/15/18(b) | | | 30,000 | | | | 30,375 | |
|
Diversified Banks–6.95% | | | | |
Bank of Nova Scotia (Canada), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
2.38%, 12/17/13 | | | 135,000 | | | | 140,828 | |
|
3.40%, 01/22/15 | | | 250,000 | | | | 268,387 | |
|
Barclays Bank PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.75%, 05/22/19 | | | 140,000 | | | | 167,374 | |
|
Unsec. Sub. Global Notes, 5.14%, 10/14/20 | | | 110,000 | | | | 109,197 | |
|
ING Bank N.V. (Netherlands), Sr. Notes, 2.00%, 10/18/13(b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 503,843 | |
|
National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (South Korea), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 4.25%, 01/28/16(b) | | | 150,000 | | | | 156,230 | |
|
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The) (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.88%, 03/16/15 | | | 125,000 | | | | 134,736 | |
|
Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Medium-Term Notes, 1.50%, 03/30/12(b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 504,908 | |
|
Santander U.S. Debt S.A. Unipersonal (Spain), Sr. Gtd. Notes, 2.99%, 10/07/13(b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 501,945 | |
|
US Bancorp, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 2.00%, 06/14/13 | | | 185,000 | | | | 190,234 | |
|
US Bank N.A., Sub. Variable Rate Notes, 3.78%, 04/29/20(d) | | | 250,000 | | | | 262,190 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal
| | |
| | Amount | | Value |
|
Diversified Banks–(continued) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
VTB Bank Via VTB Capital S.A. (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.55%, 10/13/20(b) | | $ | 215,000 | | | $ | 214,654 | |
|
Wachovia Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.35%, 03/15/11 | | | 185,000 | | | | 188,342 | |
|
Westpac Banking Corp. (Australia), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 2.10%, 08/02/13 | | | 165,000 | | | | 168,641 | |
|
| | | | | | | 3,511,509 | |
|
Diversified Capital Markets–1.00% | | | | |
UBS AG (Switzerland), | | | | | | | | |
Sr. Unsec. Floating Rate Medium-Term Global Notes, 1.44%, 02/23/12(d) | | | 250,000 | | | | 251,974 | |
|
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 2.25%, 08/12/13 | | | 250,000 | | | | 255,456 | |
|
| | | | | | | 507,430 | |
|
Diversified Metals & Mining–0.90% | | | | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 8.38%, 04/01/17 | | | 400,000 | | | | 452,875 | |
|
Diversified REIT’s–0.79% | | | | |
Qatari Diar Finance QSC (Mult. Countries), Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
3.50%, 07/21/15(b) | | | 265,000 | | | | 271,804 | |
|
5.00%, 07/21/20(b) | | | 120,000 | | | | 126,434 | |
|
| | | | | | | 398,238 | |
|
Electric Utilities–2.47% | | | | |
Enel Finance International S.A. (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 3.88%, 10/07/14(b) | | | 130,000 | | | | 136,922 | |
|
Progress Energy Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.85%, 04/15/12 | | | 120,000 | | | | 130,260 | |
|
Southern Co., Series A, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.30%, 01/15/12 | | | 440,000 | | | | 463,639 | |
|
Virginia Electric & Power Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.10%, 11/30/12 | | | 475,000 | | | | 517,620 | |
|
| | | | | | | 1,248,441 | |
|
Electronic Manufacturing Services–0.08% | | | | |
Jabil Circuit, Inc., Sr. Notes, 5.63%, 12/15/20 | | | 40,000 | | | | 40,500 | |
|
Environmental & Facilities Services–0.31% | | | | |
Waste Management Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.00%, 03/15/14 | | | 140,000 | | | | 155,262 | |
|
Food Retail–0.51% | | | | |
Wrigley (Wm.) Jr. Co., Sr. Sec. Gtd. Floating Rate Notes, 1.66%, 06/28/11(b)(d) | | | 255,000 | | | | 255,638 | |
|
Health Care Equipment–1.25% | | | | |
Boston Scientific Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.00%, 01/15/20 | | | 100,000 | | | | 109,644 | |
|
CareFusion Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 4.13%, 08/01/12 | | | 500,000 | | | | 523,330 | |
|
| | | | | | | 632,974 | |
|
Health Care Services–1.08% | | | | |
Express Scripts Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 5.25%, 06/15/12 | | | 400,000 | | | | 426,491 | |
|
7.25%, 06/15/19 | | | 30,000 | | | | 37,477 | |
|
Medco Health Solutions Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 2.75%, 09/15/15 | | | 80,000 | | | | 82,244 | |
|
| | | | | | | 546,212 | |
|
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines–1.62% | | | | |
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.88%, 12/01/13 | | | 250,000 | | | | 270,000 | |
|
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.88%, 10/15/14 | | | 245,000 | | | | 283,441 | |
|
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.38%, 03/01/20 | | | 240,000 | | | | 265,500 | |
|
| | | | | | | 818,941 | |
|
Hypermarkets & Super Centers–0.24% | | | | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.00%, 10/25/40 | | | 120,000 | | | | 118,787 | |
|
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders–0.19% | | | | |
AES Corp. (The), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 9.75%, 04/15/16 | | | 80,000 | | | | 93,600 | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates–1.93% | | | | |
Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd. (Cayman Islands), Gtd. Notes, 5.75%, 09/11/19(b) | | | 100,000 | | | | 111,173 | |
|
Unsec. Gtd. Sub. Variable Rate Notes, 6.00%(b)(c)(d) | | | 280,000 | | | | 277,793 | |
|
NBC Universal, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
2.10%, 04/01/14(b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 506,518 | |
|
5.95%, 04/01/41(b) | | | 75,000 | | | | 76,982 | |
|
| | | | | | | 972,466 | |
|
Integrated Oil & Gas–0.56% | | | | |
ConocoPhillips, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 4.75%, 02/01/14 | | | 65,000 | | | | 72,373 | |
|
LUKoil International Finance B.V. (Netherlands), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 6.13%, 11/09/20(b) | | | 210,000 | | | | 209,869 | |
|
| | | | | | | 282,242 | |
|
Integrated Telecommunication Services–1.57% | | | | |
British Telecommunications PLC (United Kingdom), Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 9.38%, 12/15/10 | | | 533,000 | | | | 538,276 | |
|
Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless Capital LLC, Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 3.75%, 05/20/11 | | | 120,000 | | | | 122,121 | |
|
Telemar Norte Leste S.A. (Brazil), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.50%, 10/23/20(b) | | | 129,000 | | | | 130,283 | |
|
| | | | | | | 790,680 | |
|
Internet Retail–0.39% | | | | |
Expedia Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.95%, 08/15/20(b) | | | 195,000 | | | | 199,121 | |
|
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Principal
| | |
| | Amount | | Value |
|
Investment Banking & Brokerage–1.17% | | | | |
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (The), Sr. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
3.70%, 08/01/15 | | $ | 65,000 | | | $ | 67,483 | |
|
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
5.25%, 10/15/13 | | | 250,000 | | | | 273,849 | |
|
5.13%, 01/15/15 | | | 35,000 | | | | 38,261 | |
|
Morgan Stanley, Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.45%, 11/02/15 | | | 210,000 | | | | 211,114 | |
|
| | | | | | | 590,707 | |
|
Life & Health Insurance–2.19% | | | | |
Aflac Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.45%, 08/15/40 | | | 110,000 | | | | 112,758 | |
|
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, Sr. Sec. Notes, 2.88%, 09/17/12(b) | | | 400,000 | | | | 412,146 | |
|
Prudential Financial Inc., Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 6.20%, 01/15/15 | | | 190,000 | | | | 215,738 | |
|
Series D, Sr. Unsec. Medium-Term Notes, 2.75%, 01/14/13 | | | 355,000 | | | | 364,996 | |
|
| | | | | | | 1,105,638 | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services–0.41% | | | | |
Life Technologies Corp., Sr. Notes, 6.00%, 03/01/20 | | | 185,000 | | | | 208,672 | |
|
Multi-Line Insurance–0.24% | | | | |
Genworth Financial Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 7.70%, 06/15/20 | | | 110,000 | | | | 119,947 | |
|
Multi-Utilities–0.96% | | | | |
Nisource Finance Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.88%, 11/15/10 | | | 400,000 | | | | 400,894 | |
|
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.40%, 01/15/40 | | | 80,000 | | | | 84,032 | |
|
| | | | | | | 484,926 | |
|
Office Electronics–0.93% | | | | |
Xerox Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 6.88%, 08/15/11 | | | 450,000 | | | | 472,060 | |
|
Office REIT’s–0.71% | | | | |
Boston Properties L.P., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.88%, 10/15/19 | | | 185,000 | | | | 209,172 | |
|
Digital Realty Trust L.P., Unsec. Gtd. Unsub. Bonds, 5.88%, 02/01/20(b) | | | 140,000 | | | | 148,813 | |
|
| | | | | | | 357,985 | |
|
Oil & Gas Drilling–0.48% | | | | |
Transocean Inc. (Cayman Islands), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.95%, 11/15/15 | | | 230,000 | | | | 243,474 | |
|
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.82% | | | | |
Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (Chile), Unsec. Notes, 5.25%, 08/10/20(b) | | | 105,000 | | | | 110,547 | |
|
Motiva Enterprises LLC, Notes, 5.75%, 01/15/20(b) | | | 90,000 | | | | 104,124 | |
|
Pemex Finance Ltd. (Mexico), Series 2000-1, Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 9.03%, 02/15/11 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,600 | |
|
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Bonds, 6.63%, 06/15/35 | | | 135,000 | | | | 149,179 | |
|
| | | | | | | 414,450 | |
|
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation–1.98% | | | | |
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, | | | | | | | | |
7.63%, 02/15/12 | | | 335,000 | | | | 361,890 | |
|
5.20%, 09/01/20 | | | 160,000 | | | | 175,199 | |
|
6.45%, 09/01/40 | | | 135,000 | | | | 149,090 | |
|
Spectra Energy Capital LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.65%, 03/01/20 | | | 155,000 | | | | 171,965 | |
|
Williams Partners L.P., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 6.30%, 04/15/40 | | | 130,000 | | | | 140,760 | |
|
| | | | | | | 998,904 | |
|
Other Diversified Financial Services–2.91% | | | | |
Bank of America Corp., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 3.70%, 09/01/15 | | | 200,000 | | | | 201,997 | |
|
Citigroup Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
5.10%, 09/29/11 | | | 150,000 | | | | 155,870 | |
|
6.01%, 01/15/15 | | | 110,000 | | | | 122,013 | |
|
ERAC USA Finance LLC, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.25%, 10/01/20(b) | | | 65,000 | | | | 69,566 | |
|
Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 5.80%, 10/15/12(b) | | | 426,000 | | | | 460,545 | |
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Floating Rate Medium-Term Notes, 0.96%, 02/26/13(d) | | | 460,000 | | | | 461,757 | |
|
| | | | | | | 1,471,748 | |
|
Packaged Foods & Meats–0.58% | | | | |
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV (Mexico), Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 4.88%, 06/30/20(b) | | | 110,000 | | | | 114,914 | |
|
Kraft Foods Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, | | | | | | | | |
2.63%, 05/08/13 | | | 105,000 | | | | 108,958 | |
|
4.13%, 02/09/16 | | | 25,000 | | | | 27,245 | |
|
Sara Lee Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 2.75%, 09/15/15 | | | 40,000 | | | | 40,292 | |
|
| | | | | | | 291,409 | |
|
Paper Products–0.90% | | | | |
International Paper Co., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 7.95%, 06/15/18 | | | 250,000 | | | | 305,456 | |
|
Mercer International Inc., Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 9.25%, 02/15/13 | | | 150,000 | | | | 151,688 | |
|
| | | | | | | 457,144 | |
|
Publishing–0.62% | | | | |
Reed Elsevier Capital Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 6.75%, 08/01/11 | | | 300,000 | | | | 313,255 | |
|
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal
| | |
| | Amount | | Value |
|
Railroads–0.25% | | | | |
CSX Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.50%, 04/15/41 | | $ | 130,000 | | | $ | 127,851 | |
|
Regional Banks–0.77% | | | | |
PNC Funding Corp., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Global Notes, 3.63%, 02/08/15 | | | 170,000 | | | | 180,018 | |
|
PNC Preferred Funding Trust III, Jr. Sub. Variable Rate Notes, 8.70%(b)(c)(d) | | | 200,000 | | | | 211,000 | |
|
| | | | | | | 391,018 | |
|
Sovereign Debt–0.41% | | | | |
Russian Foreign Bond (Russia), Sr. Unsec. Notes, 3.63%, 04/29/15(b) | | | 200,000 | | | | 204,875 | |
|
Specialized Finance–1.52% | | | | |
Moody’s Corp., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.50%, 09/01/20 | | | 245,000 | | | | 252,368 | |
|
National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., Sr. Sec. Notes, 2.63%, 09/16/12 | | | 500,000 | | | | 517,850 | |
|
| | | | | | | 770,218 | |
|
Specialized REIT’s–1.04% | | | | |
Entertainment Properties Trust, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.75%, 07/15/20(b) | | | 500,000 | | | | 523,432 | |
|
Specialty Stores–0.61% | | | | |
Staples Inc., Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 7.75%, 04/01/11 | | | 300,000 | | | | 308,697 | |
|
Steel–0.26% | | | | |
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg), Sr. Unsec. Global Bonds, 9.00%, 02/15/15 | | | 40,000 | | | | 48,832 | |
|
Sr. Unsec. Global Notes, 3.75%, 08/05/15 | | | 80,000 | | | | 82,413 | |
|
| | | | | | | 131,245 | |
|
Technology Distributors–0.22% | | | | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc., Sr. Unsec. Notes, 5.13%, 03/01/21 | | | 110,000 | | | | 109,641 | |
|
Textiles–0.65% | | | | |
Invista, Sr. Unsec. Gtd. Notes, 9.25%, 05/01/12(b) | | | 320,000 | | | | 326,400 | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services–0.50% | | | | |
Crown Castle Towers LLC, Sr. Sec. Gtd. Notes, 4.88%, 08/15/20(b) | | | 245,000 | | | | 252,715 | |
|
Total Bonds & Notes (Cost $26,949,933) | | | | | | | 27,877,243 | |
|
Asset-Backed Securities–28.44% | | | | |
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Inc., Series 2003-1, Class A2, Pass Through Ctfs., 4.65%, 09/11/36 | | | 400,000 | | | | 421,384 | |
|
Banc of America Mortgage Securities Inc., Series 2004-D, Class 2A2, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 2.96%, 05/25/34(d) | | | 463,716 | | | | 434,348 | |
|
Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Series 2003-6, Class 1A3, Variable Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 2.66%, 08/25/33(d) | | | 58,933 | | | | 54,532 | |
|
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2004-PWR6, Class A4, Pass Through Ctfs., 4.52%, 11/11/41 | | | 150,000 | | | | 154,460 | |
|
Series 2006-PW11, Class AAB, Variable Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 5.46%, 03/11/39(d) | | | 360,000 | | | | 390,770 | |
|
Series 2006-T22, Class A2, Variable Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 5.51%, 04/12/38(d) | | | 18,633 | | | | 18,779 | |
|
Series 2006-T24, Class A4, Pass Through Ctfs., 5.54%, 10/12/41 | | | 500,000 | | | | 554,013 | |
|
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, Series 2006-C1, Class C, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 0.55%, 03/17/14(d) | | | 260,000 | | | | 258,026 | |
|
Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2007-A17, Class A, Pass Through Ctfs., 5.12%, 10/15/14 | | | 125,000 | | | | 135,939 | |
|
Series 2009-A3, Class A3, Pass Through Ctfs., 2.40%, 06/17/13 | | | 100,000 | | | | 101,236 | |
|
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2007-B6, Class B6, Pass Through Ctfs., 5.00%, 11/08/12 | | | 630,000 | | | | 630,581 | |
|
Countrywide Asset-Backed Ctfs., Series 2007-BC2, Class 2A1, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 0.35%, 06/25/37(d) | | | 129,255 | | | | 126,250 | |
|
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Ctfs., Series 2009-2R, Class 1A11, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 2.89%, 09/26/34(b)(d) | | | 146,420 | | | | 138,276 | |
|
Series 2010-6R, Class 1A1, Pass Through Ctfs., 5.50%, 02/27/37(b) | | | 254,973 | | | | 262,110 | |
|
Discover Card Master Trust, Series 2010-A1, Class A1, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 0.91%, 09/15/15(d) | | | 200,000 | | | | 201,214 | |
|
Fannie Mae REMICS, Series 2003-112, Class FA, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 0.76%, 01/25/28(d) | | | 367,149 | | | | 367,866 | |
|
Series 2005-16, Class LC, 5.50%, 05/25/28 | | | 475,290 | | | | 483,970 | |
|
Series 2005-16, Class PB, 5.00%, 07/25/27 | | | 388,917 | | | | 395,659 | |
|
Series 2005-35, Class AC, Pass Through Ctfs., 4.00%, 08/25/18 | | | 434,182 | | | | 446,061 | |
|
Fannie Mae Whole Loan, Series 2004-W5, Class F1, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 0.71%, 02/25/47(d) | | | 284,562 | | | | 286,365 | |
|
FDIC Structured Sale Gtd. Notes, Series 2010-S1, Class 1A, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 0.81%, 02/25/48(b)(d) | | | 815,413 | | | | 817,663 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal
| | |
| | Amount | | Value |
|
Asset-Backed Securities–(continued) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Freddie Mac REMICS, Series 2399, Class XF, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 1.21%, 01/15/32(d) | | $ | 194,546 | | | $ | 197,589 | |
|
Series 2450, Class PE, Pass Through Ctfs., 6.00%, 07/15/21 | | | 25,200 | | | | 25,232 | |
|
Series 2470, Class JF, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 1.26%, 12/15/31(d) | | | 321,922 | | | | 327,689 | |
|
Series 2611, Class HA, Pass Through Ctfs., 4.00%, 10/15/21 | | | 260,977 | | | | 265,841 | |
|
Series 2937, Class JD, Pass Through Ctfs., 5.00%, 03/15/28 | | | 183,259 | | | | 186,678 | |
|
Series 3339, Class PC, Pass Through Ctfs., 5.00%, 05/15/32 | | | 250,000 | | | | 259,945 | |
|
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 2001-1, Class A2, Pass Through Ctfs., 6.53%, 05/15/33 | | | 311,617 | | | | 314,798 | |
|
GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2010-3, Class A, Pass Through Ctfs., 2.21%, 06/15/16 | | | 500,000 | | | | 513,984 | |
|
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II, Series 2005-GG4, Class A2, Pass Through Ctfs., 4.48%, 07/10/39 | | | 263,370 | | | | 263,247 | |
|
Series 2005-GG4, Class A4A, Pass Through Ctfs., 4.75%, 07/10/39 | | | 125,000 | | | | 133,495 | |
|
Series 2007-EOP, Class J, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 1.10%, 03/06/20(b)(d) | | | 225,000 | | | | 192,287 | |
|
Series 2010-C1, Class C, Variable Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 5.64%, 08/10/43(b)(d) | | | 400,000 | | | | 421,394 | |
|
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2009-2, Class A3, Pass Through Ctfs., 2.79%, 01/15/13 | | | 115,000 | | | | 116,572 | |
|
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2001-WM, Class A2, Pass Through Ctfs., 6.53%, 07/14/16(b) | | | 105,000 | | | | 108,431 | |
|
Series 2005-C1, Class A3, Pass Through Ctfs., 4.55%, 02/15/30 | | | 200,000 | | | | 203,960 | |
|
Series 2005-C3, Class A3, Pass Through Ctfs., 4.65%, 07/15/30 | | | 370,000 | | | | 379,096 | |
|
Series 2005-C3, Class A5, Pass Through Ctfs., 4.74%, 07/15/30 | | | 165,000 | | | | 179,025 | |
|
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2005-HQ5, Class A3, Pass Through Ctfs., 5.01%, 01/14/42 | | | 344,979 | | | | 354,272 | |
|
Series 2005-HQ7, Class A4, Variable Rate | | | | | | | | |
Pass Through Ctfs., 5.21%, 11/14/42(d) | | | 305,000 | | | | 335,899 | |
|
Nissan Auto Lease Trust, Series 2009-B, Class A3, Pass Through Ctfs., 2.07%, 01/15/15 | | | 100,000 | | | | 100,965 | |
|
PNC Mortgage Acceptance Corp., Series 2001-C1, Class A2, Pass Through Ctfs., 6.36%, 03/12/34 | | | 338,406 | | | | 341,768 | |
|
RBSCF Trust, Series 2010-RR3, Class MS4A, Variable Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 4.97%, 08/16/14(b)(d) | | | 500,000 | | | | 537,284 | |
|
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-1, Class 3A1, Variable Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 2.81%, 02/25/34(d) | | | 133,404 | | | | 126,340 | |
|
TIAA Seasoned Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-C4, Class A2, Variable Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 5.76%, 08/15/39(d) | | | 65,000 | | | | 69,239 | |
|
USAA Auto Owner Trust, Series 2009-1, Class A3, Pass Through Ctfs., 3.02%, 06/17/13 | | | 72,213 | | | | 73,197 | |
|
Vanderbilt Mortgage Finance, Series 2002-B, Class A4, Pass Through Ctfs., 5.84%, 02/07/26 | | | 57,383 | | | | 59,607 | |
|
Series 2002-C, Class A4, Pass Through Ctfs., 6.57%, 08/07/24 | | | 89,861 | | | | 94,977 | |
|
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-C21, Class A4, | | | | | | | | |
Variable Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 5.20%, 10/15/44(d) | | | 20,000 | | | | 22,114 | |
|
Series 2005-C22, Class A3, Variable Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 5.29%, 12/15/44(d) | | | 400,000 | | | | 420,176 | |
|
WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Ctfs., Series 2003-AR8, Class A, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 2.72%, 08/25/33(d) | | | 141,845 | | | | 143,973 | |
|
Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust, Series 2004-S, Class A1, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 2.89%, 09/25/34(d) | | | 752,701 | | | | 771,481 | |
|
Series 2004-Z, Class 2A1, Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 2.95%, 12/25/34(d) | | | 148,777 | | | | 145,618 | |
|
Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $14,033,737) | | | | | | | 14,365,675 | |
|
U.S. Treasury Securities–5.75% | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Bills–0.47% | | | | |
0.14%, 11/18/10(e)(f) | | | 195,000 | | | | 194,985 | |
|
0.15%, 11/18/10(e)(f) | | | 20,000 | | | | 19,999 | |
|
0.16%, 11/18/10(e)(f) | | | 25,000 | | | | 24,998 | |
|
| | | | | | | 239,982 | |
|
U.S. Treasury Notes–5.04% | | | | |
1.25%, 08/31/15 | | | 1,350,000 | | | | 1,357,805 | |
|
4.75%, 08/15/17 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,185,937 | |
|
| | | | | | | 2,543,742 | |
|
U.S. Treasury Bonds–0.24% | | | | |
4.25%, 05/15/39 | | | 115,000 | | | | 120,013 | |
|
Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $2,787,994) | | | | | | | 2,903,737 | |
|
Municipal Obligations–1.71% | | | | |
Alameda (County of) Joint Powers Authority; Series 2010 A, Taxable Build America Lease RB, 7.05%, 12/01/44 | | | 110,000 | | | | 111,074 | |
|
Georgia (State of) Municipal Electric Authority; Series 2010 A, Taxable Build America RB, 6.64%, 04/01/57 | | | 200,000 | | | | 207,116 | |
|
Kentucky (State of) Asset / Liability Commission; Series 2010, Taxable General Fund RB, 3.17%, 04/01/18 | | | 190,000 | | | | 192,310 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Principal
| | |
| | Amount | | Value |
|
Municipal Obligations–(continued) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
New York (City of) Transitional Finance Authority; Series 2011B-1, Taxable Build America RB, 5.57%, 11/01/38 | | $ | 110,000 | | | $ | 111,124 | |
|
Texas (State of) Transportation Commission (State Highway Fund); Series 2010 B, Taxable First Tier Build America RB, 5.18%, 04/01/30 | | | 235,000 | | | | 244,015 | |
|
Total Municipal Obligations (Cost $845,000) | | | | | | | 865,639 | |
|
U.S. Government Sponsored Mortgage-Backed Securities–0.72% | | | | |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (FHLMC)–0.45% | | | | |
Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 6.54%, 07/01/36(d) | | | 214,445 | | | | 229,313 | |
|
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)–0.27% | | | | |
Floating Rate Pass Through Ctfs., 2.50%, 11/01/32(d) | | | 132,038 | | | | 136,391 | |
|
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $350,133) | | | | | | | 365,704 | |
|
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | |
Money Market Funds–7.91% | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(g) | | | 1,998,852 | | | | 1,998,852 | |
|
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(g) | | | 1,998,852 | | | | 1,998,852 | |
|
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $3,997,704) | | | | | | | 3,997,704 | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.72% (Cost $48,964,501) | | | | | | | 50,375,702 | |
|
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.28% | | | | | | | 141,139 | |
|
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 50,516,841 | |
|
Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
Ctfs. | | – Certificates |
Gtd. | | – Guaranteed |
Jr. | | – Junior |
RB | | – Revenue Bonds |
REIT | | – Real Estate Investment Trust |
REMICS | | – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits |
Sec. | | – Secured |
Sr. | | – Senior |
Sub. | | – Subordinated |
Unsec. | | – Unsecured |
Unsub. | | – Unsubordinated |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
| | |
(a) | | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at October 31, 2010 was $10,371,457, which represented 20.53% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
(c) | | Perpetual bond with no specified maturity date. |
(d) | | Interest or dividend rate is redetermined periodically. Rate shown is the rate in effect on October 31, 2010. |
(e) | | All or a portion of the value was pledged as collateral to cover margin requirements for open futures contracts. See Note 1L and Note 4. |
(f) | | Security traded on a discount basis. The interest rate shown represents the discount rate at the time of purchase by the Fund. |
(g) | | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Assets: |
Investments, at value (Cost $44,966,797) | | $ | 46,377,998 | |
|
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 3,997,704 | |
|
Total investments, at value (Cost $48,964,501) | | | 50,375,702 | |
|
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $482) | | | 496 | |
|
Receivables for: | | | | |
Investments sold | | | 741,272 | |
|
Fund shares sold | | | 520,518 | |
|
Dividends and interest | | | 427,530 | |
|
Fund expenses absorbed | | | 17,295 | |
|
Principal paydowns | | | 22,670 | |
|
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 7,615 | |
|
Other assets | | | 15,584 | |
|
Total assets | | | 52,128,682 | |
|
Liabilities: |
Payables for: | | | | |
Investments purchased | | | 1,403,887 | |
|
Fund shares reacquired | | | 47,473 | |
|
Variation margin | | | 55,062 | |
|
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 34,186 | |
|
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 62,145 | |
|
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 9,088 | |
|
Total liabilities | | | 1,611,841 | |
|
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 50,516,841 | |
|
Net assets consist of: |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 53,868,641 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income | | | 68,993 | |
|
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (4,798,923 | ) |
|
Unrealized appreciation | | | 1,378,130 | |
|
| | $ | 50,516,841 | |
|
Net Assets: |
Class A | | $ | 29,298,702 | |
|
Class C | | $ | 17,442,576 | |
|
Class R | | $ | 529,339 | |
|
Class Y | | $ | 3,076,289 | |
|
Institutional Class | | $ | 169,935 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized: |
Class A | | | 3,260,343 | |
|
Class C | | | 1,940,328 | |
|
Class R | | | 58,900 | |
|
Class Y | | | 341,449 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 18,911 | |
|
Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 8.99 | |
|
Maximum offering price per share | | | | |
(Net asset value of $8.99 divided by 97.50%) | | $ | 9.22 | |
|
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 8.99 | |
|
Class R: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 8.99 | |
|
Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 9.01 | |
|
Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 8.99 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the year ended October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Interest | | $ | 1,375,894 | |
|
Dividends from affiliated money market funds | | | 10,079 | |
|
Total investment income | | | 1,385,973 | |
|
Expenses: |
Advisory fees | | | 190,487 | |
|
Administrative services fees | | | 50,000 | |
|
Custodian fees | | | 9,343 | |
|
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 63,972 | |
|
Class C | | | 135,097 | |
|
Class R | | | 835 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — A, C, R and Y | | | 52,544 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — Institutional | | | 68 | |
|
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 19,090 | |
|
Registration and filing fees | | | 59,166 | |
|
Professional services fees | | | 54,055 | |
|
Other | | | 33,709 | |
|
Total expenses | | | 668,366 | |
|
Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (294,020 | ) |
|
Net expenses | | | 374,346 | |
|
Net investment income | | | 1,011,627 | |
|
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 120,208 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | (2,038 | ) |
|
Futures contracts | | | (1,194,183 | ) |
|
| | | (1,076,013 | ) |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 1,424,528 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | 40 | |
|
Futures contracts | | | (12,144 | ) |
|
| | | 1,412,424 | |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 336,411 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 1,348,038 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Operations: | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 1,011,627 | | | $ | 744,164 | |
|
Net realized gain (loss) | | | (1,076,013 | ) | | | (1,546,297 | ) |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 1,412,424 | | | | 2,680,863 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 1,348,038 | | | | 1,878,730 | |
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | |
Class A | | | (601,107 | ) | | | (523,841 | ) |
|
Class C | | | (272,685 | ) | | | (233,380 | ) |
|
Class R | | | (3,296 | ) | | | (830 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | (78,337 | ) | | | (24,864 | ) |
|
Institutional Class | | | (2,373 | ) | | | (535 | ) |
|
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (957,798 | ) | | | (783,450 | ) |
|
Share transactions–net: | | | | |
Class A | | | 7,067,777 | | | | 10,502,411 | |
|
Class C | | | 10,252,446 | | | | 229,352 | |
|
Class R | | | 490,757 | | | | 15,320 | |
|
Class Y | | | (16,491 | ) | | | 2,717,820 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 142,407 | | | | 15,535 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | 17,936,896 | | | | 13,480,438 | |
|
Net increase in net assets | | | 18,327,136 | | | | 14,575,718 | |
|
Net assets: | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 32,189,705 | | | | 17,613,987 | |
|
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $68,993 and $25,553, respectively) | | $ | 50,516,841 | | | $ | 32,189,705 | |
|
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2010
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco LIBOR Alpha Fund, formerly AIM LIBOR Alpha Fund (the “Fund”), is a series portfolio of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), formerly AIM Investment Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-two separate series portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is to provide total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation.
The Fund currently consists of five different classes of shares: Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waiver shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares are sold at net asset value.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
| | |
A. | | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
| | Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
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| | A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). |
| | Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. |
| | Swap agreements are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service are valued based on a model which may include end of day net present values, spreads, ratings, industry, and company performance. |
| | Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. |
| | Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including Corporate Loans. |
| | Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. |
| | Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. |
B. | | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage and asset-backed securities are recorded as adjustments to interest income. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes. |
| | The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held. |
| | Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser. |
| | The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. |
C. | | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
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D. | | Distributions — Distributions from income are generally declared and paid monthly. Distributions from net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
| | The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period. |
F. | | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to the Institutional Class are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | | Dollar Roll and Forward Commitment Transactions — The Fund may engage in dollar roll and forward commitment transactions with respect to mortgage-backed securities issued by GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC. These transactions are often conducted on a to be announced (“TBA”) basis. In a TBA mortgage-backed transaction, the seller does not specify the particular securities to be delivered. Rather, a Fund agrees to accept any security that meets specified terms, such as an agreed upon issuer, coupon rate and terms of the underlying mortgages. TBA mortgage-backed transactions generally settle once a month on a specific date. |
| | In a dollar roll transaction, the Fund sells a mortgage-backed security held in the Fund to a financial institution such as a bank or broker-dealer, and simultaneously agrees to purchase a substantially similar security (same type, coupon and maturity) from the institution at an agreed upon price and future date. The mortgage-backed securities to be purchased will bear the same coupon as those sold, but generally will be collateralized by different pools of mortgages with different prepayment histories. Based on the typical structure of dollar roll transactions by the Fund, the dollar roll transactions are accounted for as financing transactions in which the Fund receives compensation as either a “fee” or a “drop”. “Fee” income which is agreed upon amongst the parties at the commencement of the dollar roll and the “drop” which is the difference between the selling price and the repurchase price of the mortgage-backed securities are amortized to income. During the period between the sale and purchase settlement dates, the Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on securities purchased and not yet settled. Proceeds of the sale may be invested in short-term instruments, and the income from these investments, together with any additional fee income received on the sale, could generate income for the Fund exceeding the yield on the security sold. Dollar roll transactions are considered borrowings under the 1940 Act. |
| | Forward commitment transactions involve commitments by the Fund to acquire or sell TBA mortgage-backed securities from/to a financial institution, such as a bank or broker-dealer at a specified future date and amount. The TBA mortgage-backed security is marked to market until settlement and the unrealized appreciation or depreciation is recorded in the statement of operations. |
| | At the time the Fund enters into the dollar roll or forward commitment transaction, mortgage-backed securities or other liquid assets held by the Fund having a dollar value equal to the purchase price or in an amount sufficient to honor the forward commitment will be segregated. |
| | Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities retained by the Fund may decline below the price of the securities that the Fund has sold but is obligated to purchase under the agreement. In the event that the buyer of securities in a dollar roll transaction files for bankruptcy or becomes insolvent, the Fund’s use of the proceeds from the sale of the securities may be restricted pending a determination by the other party, or its trustee or receiver, whether to enforce the Fund’s obligation to purchase the securities. The return earned by the Fund with the proceeds of the dollar roll transaction may not exceed the return on the securities sold. |
| | Forward commitment transactions involve the risk that a counter-party to the transaction may fail to complete the transaction. If this occurs, the Fund may lose the opportunity to purchase or sell the security at the agreed upon price. Settlement dates of forward commitment transactions may be a month or more after entering into these transactions and as a result the market values of the securities may vary from the purchase or sale prices. Therefore, forward commitment transactions may increase the Fund’s overall interest rate exposure. |
J. | | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or |
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| | losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
| | The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. |
K. | | Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
L. | | Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
M. | | Collateral — To the extent the Fund has pledged or segregated a security as collateral and that security is subsequently sold, it is the Fund’s practice to replace such collateral no later than the next business day. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Net Assets | | Rate |
|
First $1 billion | | | 0 | .45% |
|
Next $4 billion | | | 0 | .425% |
|
Over $5 billion | | | 0 | .40% |
|
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least February 28, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares to 0.85%, 1.10% (after distribution fee waivers), 1.10%, 0.60% and 0.60% of average daily net assets, respectively. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the net annual operating expenses to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless the Board of the Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2011.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2011, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $173,860 and reimbursed class level expenses of $31,738, $16,756, $207, $3,681 and $68 of Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively.
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At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the Invesco Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. For the year ended October 31, 2010, Invesco Ltd. did not reimburse any expenses.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class C and Class R shares (collectively the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. IDI has contractually agreed to waive 0.50% of Rule 12b-1 plan fees on Class C shares through at least February 28, 2011. 12b-1fees before fee waivers under this agreement are shown as distribution fees in the Statement of Operations. Fees incurred after fee waivers for Class C shares were $67,548.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the year ended October 31, 2010, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $4,953 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $0 and $805 from Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed upon redemptions by shareholders.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| | |
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
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The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2010. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
|
Equity Securities | | $ | 3,997,704 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 3,997,704 | |
|
U.S. Treasury Securities | | | — | | | | 2,903,737 | | | | — | | | | 2,903,737 | |
|
U.S. Government Sponsored Securities | | | — | | | | 365,704 | | | | — | | | | 365,704 | |
|
Corporate Debt Securities | | | — | | | | 27,672,368 | | | | — | | | | 27,672,368 | |
|
Asset Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 14,365,675 | | | | — | | | | 14,365,675 | |
|
Municipal Obligations | | | — | | | | 865,639 | | | | — | | | | 865,639 | |
|
Foreign Government Debt Securities | | | — | | | | 204,875 | | | | — | | | | 204,875 | |
|
| | $ | 3,997,704 | | | $ | 46,377,998 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 50,375,702 | |
|
Futures* | | | (33,085 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (33,085 | ) |
|
Total Investments | | $ | 3,964,619 | | | $ | 46,377,998 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 50,342,617 | |
|
| |
* | Unrealized appreciation (depreciation). |
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
The Fund has implemented the required disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities in accordance with GAAP. This disclosure is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position and financial performance. The enhanced disclosure has no impact on the results of operations reported in the financial statements.
Value of Derivative Instruments at Period-End
The Table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of October 31, 2010:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Value |
Risk Exposure/ Derivative Type | | Assets | | Liabilities |
|
Interest rate risk | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts(a) | | $ | 140,509 | | | $ | (173,594 | ) |
|
| | |
(a) | | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts. Only current day’s variation margin receivable (payable) is reported within the Statement of Assets & Liabilities. |
Effect of Derivative Instruments for the year ended October 31, 2010
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
| | | | |
| | Location of Gain (Loss) on
|
| | Statement of Operations |
| | Futures* |
|
Realized Gain (Loss) | | | | |
Interest rate risk | | $ | (1,194,183 | ) |
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | | |
Interest rate risk | | | (12,144 | ) |
|
Total | | $ | (1,206,327 | ) |
|
| |
* | The average value of futures outstanding during the period was $16,418,503. |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Open Futures Contracts |
| | | | | | | | Unrealized
|
| | Number of
| | Month/
| | | | Appreciation
|
Contract | | Contracts | | Commitment | | Value | | (Depreciation) |
|
Long Euro Bond Futures | | | 5 | | | | December 2010/Long | | | $ | 899,505 | | | $ | (13,506 | ) |
|
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bonds | | | 8 | | | | December 2010/Short | | | | (1,078,750 | ) | | | 77,858 | |
|
U.S. Treasury Long Bonds | | | 17 | | | | December 2010/Short | | | | (2,225,937 | ) | | | 62,651 | |
|
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Notes | | | 55 | | | | December 2010/Short | | | | (6,945,469 | ) | | | (77,614 | ) |
|
U.S. Treasury 5 Year Notes | | | 30 | | | | December 2010/Short | | | | (3,647,344 | ) | | | (45,271 | ) |
|
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Notes | | | 36 | | | | December 2010/Short | | | | (7,919,438 | ) | | | (37,203 | ) |
|
Subtotal | | | | | | | | | | $ | (21,816,938 | ) | | $ | (19,579 | ) |
|
Total | | | | | | | | | | $ | (20,917,433 | ) | | $ | (33,085 | ) |
|
NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangement is comprised of transfer agency credits which result from balances in Demand Deposit Accounts (DDA) used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund received credits from this arrangement, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $162.
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
During the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund paid legal fees of $2,781 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund may borrow for leveraging in an amount up to 5% of the Fund’s total assets (excluding the amount borrowed) at the time the borrowing is made. In doing so, the Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate. A Fund may not purchase additional securities when any borrowings from banks exceeds 5% of the Fund’s total assets.
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended October 31, 2010 and 2009:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Ordinary income | | $ | 957,798 | | | $ | 783,450 | |
|
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2010 |
|
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 77,698 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 1,411,201 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) — other investments | | | (13,492 | ) |
|
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (8,705 | ) |
|
Capital loss carryforward | | | (4,818,502 | ) |
|
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 53,868,641 | |
|
Total net assets | | $ | 50,516,841 | |
|
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The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions
The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2010 which expires as follows:
| | | | |
| | Capital Loss
|
Expiration | | Carryforward* |
|
October 31, 2014 | | $ | 358,142 | |
|
October 31, 2016 | | | 1,820,418 | |
|
October 31, 2017 | | | 1,585,660 | |
|
October 31, 2018 | | | 1,054,282 | |
|
Total capital loss carryforward | | $ | 4,818,502 | |
|
| |
* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. |
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2010 was $53,039,107 and $32,935,357, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
| | | | |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis |
|
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 1,545,009 | |
|
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (133,808 | ) |
|
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 1,411,201 | |
|
Investments have the same cost for tax and financial statement purposes. |
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions, on October 31, 2010, undistributed net investment income was decreased by $10,389 and undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $10,389. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 11—Share Information
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Summary of Share Activity |
|
| | Years ended October 31, |
| | 2010(a) | | 2009 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
|
Sold: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 3,479,197 | | | $ | 31,150,396 | | | | 2,130,710 | | | $ | 18,322,888 | |
|
Class C | | | 2,064,085 | | | | 18,491,823 | | | | 485,436 | | | | 4,157,438 | |
|
Class R | | | 56,556 | | | | 506,260 | | | | 1,865 | | | | 16,460 | |
|
Class Y | | | 491,928 | | | | 4,425,082 | | | | 419,605 | | | | 3,652,163 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 17,302 | | | | 154,559 | | | | 1,699 | | | | 15,000 | |
|
Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 58,605 | | | | 523,750 | | | | 54,230 | | | | 457,324 | |
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Class C | | | 25,600 | | | | 228,867 | | | | 23,196 | | | | 192,008 | |
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Class R | | | 368 | | | | 3,296 | | | | 100 | | | | 830 | |
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Class Y | | | 4,833 | | | | 43,271 | | | | 1,856 | | | | 15,911 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 213 | | | | 1,904 | | | | 64 | | | | 535 | |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (2,751,128 | ) | | | (24,606,369 | ) | | | (981,406 | ) | | | (8,277,801 | ) |
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Class C | | | (945,804 | ) | | | (8,468,244 | ) | | | (495,497 | ) | | | (4,120,094 | ) |
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Class R | | | (2,086 | ) | | | (18,799 | ) | | | (224 | ) | | | (1,970 | ) |
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Class Y | | | (500,508 | ) | | | (4,484,844 | ) | | | (113,911 | ) | | | (950,254 | ) |
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Institutional Class | | | (1,567 | ) | | | (14,056 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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Net increase in share activity | | | 1,997,594 | | | $ | 17,936,896 | | | | 1,527,723 | | | $ | 13,480,438 | |
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(a) | | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 55% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. |
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NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | of period | | income(a) | | unrealized) | | operations | | income | | of period | | Return(b) | | (000s omitted) | | absorbed | | absorbed | | net assets | | turnover(c) |
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Class A |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | $ | 8.88 | | | $ | 0.22 | | | $ | 0.11 | | | $ | 0.33 | | | $ | (0.22 | ) | | $ | 8.99 | | | | 3.73 | % | | $ | 29,299 | | | | 0.82 | %(d) | | | 1.36 | %(d) | | | 2.45 | %(d) | | | 95 | % |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 8.41 | | | | 0.33 | | | | 0.50 | | | | 0.83 | | | | (0.36 | ) | | | 8.88 | | | | 10.32 | | | | 21,976 | | | | 0.83 | | | | 2.07 | | | | 3.90 | | | | 153 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 9.86 | | | | 0.49 | | | | (1.25 | ) | | | (0.76 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | | 8.41 | | | | (8.13 | ) | | | 10,680 | | | | 0.90 | | | | 1.63 | | | | 5.23 | | | | 116 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 9.91 | | | | 0.48 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 0.44 | | | | (0.49 | ) | | | 9.86 | | | | 4.52 | | | | 27,579 | | | | 0.85 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 4.85 | | | | 218 | |
Year ended 10/31/06(e) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.26 | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.18 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | 9.91 | | | | 1.82 | | | | 32,980 | | | | 0.87 | (f) | | | 1.66 | (f) | | | 4.49 | (f) | | | 134 | |
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Class C |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 8.89 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.30 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 8.99 | | | | 3.36 | | | | 17,443 | | | | 1.07 | (d) | | | 2.11 | (d) | | | 2.20 | (d) | | | 95 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 8.41 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.51 | | | | 0.82 | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | 8.89 | | | | 10.17 | | | | 7,078 | | | | 1.08 | | | | 2.82 | | | | 3.65 | | | | 153 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 9.86 | | | | 0.46 | | | | (1.25 | ) | | | (0.79 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | 8.41 | | | | (8.36 | ) | | | 6,588 | | | | 1.15 | | | | 2.38 | | | | 4.98 | | | | 116 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 9.91 | | | | 0.46 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 0.42 | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | 9.86 | | | | 4.27 | | | | 16,147 | | | | 1.10 | | | | 2.11 | | | | 4.60 | | | | 218 | |
Year ended 10/31/06(e) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.25 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 0.16 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 9.91 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 17,653 | | | | 1.12 | (f) | | | 2.41 | (f) | | | 4.24 | (f) | | | 134 | |
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Class R |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 8.88 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.31 | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | 8.99 | | | | 3.47 | | | | 529 | | | | 1.07 | (d) | | | 1.61 | (d) | | | 2.20 | (d) | | | 95 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 8.41 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.50 | | | | 0.81 | | | | (0.34 | ) | | | 8.88 | | | | 10.05 | | | | 36 | | | | 1.08 | | | | 2.32 | | | | 3.65 | | | | 153 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 9.86 | | | | 0.46 | | | | (1.25 | ) | | | (0.79 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | 8.41 | | | | (8.36 | ) | | | 20 | | | | 1.15 | | | | 1.88 | | | | 4.98 | | | | 116 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 9.91 | | | | 0.46 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 0.42 | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | 9.86 | | | | 4.26 | | | | 20 | | | | 1.10 | | | | 1.61 | | | | 4.60 | | | | 218 | |
Year ended 10/31/06(e) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.25 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 0.16 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | 9.91 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 771 | | | | 1.12 | (f) | | | 1.91 | (f) | | | 4.24 | (f) | | | 134 | |
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Class Y |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 8.90 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.35 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 9.01 | | | | 3.99 | | | | 3,076 | | | | 0.57 | (d) | | | 1.11 | (d) | | | 2.70 | (d) | | | 95 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 8.41 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.88 | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | 8.90 | | | | 10.85 | | | | 3,074 | | | | 0.58 | | | | 1.82 | | | | 4.15 | | | | 153 | |
Year ended 10/31/08(e) | | | 8.69 | | | | 0.04 | | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 8.41 | | | | (2.68 | ) | | | 317 | | | | 0.66 | (f) | | | 2.24 | (f) | | | 5.47 | (f) | | | 116 | |
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Institutional Class |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 8.88 | | | | 0.24 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.35 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 8.99 | | | | 3.99 | | | | 170 | | | | 0.57 | (d) | | | 1.05 | (d) | | | 2.70 | (d) | | | 95 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 8.41 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.51 | | | | 0.86 | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | 8.88 | | | | 10.60 | | | | 26 | | | | 0.58 | | | | 1.72 | | | | 4.15 | | | | 153 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 9.86 | | | | 0.51 | | | | (1.26 | ) | | | (0.75 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | 8.41 | | | | (7.90 | ) | | | 10 | | | | 0.65 | | | | 1.30 | | | | 5.48 | | | | 116 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 9.91 | | | | 0.51 | | | | (0.04 | ) | | | 0.47 | | | | (0.52 | ) | | | 9.86 | | | | 4.79 | | | | 62 | | | | 0.60 | | | | 1.02 | | | | 5.10 | | | | 218 | |
Year ended 10/31/06(e) | | | 10.00 | | | | 0.28 | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | 0.19 | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | 9.91 | | | | 1.97 | | | | 813 | | | | 0.61 | (f) | | | 1.34 | (f) | | | 4.75 | (f) | | | 134 | |
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(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s) of $25,589, $13,510, $167, $2,968 and $97 for Class A, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively |
(e) | | Conmmencement date of October 3, 2008 for Class Y shares. Commencement date of March 31, 2006 for Class A, Class C, Class R and Institutional Class shares, respectively. |
(f) | | Annualized. |
NOTE 13—Significant Event
Following a number of meetings in September and October, 2010, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”) pursuant to which the Fund would transfer all of its assets and liabilities to Invesco Short-Term Bond Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”) in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund. The Agreement requires approval of the Fund’s shareholders and will be submitted to the shareholders for their consideration at a meeting to be held in or around April 2011.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco LIBOR Alpha Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco LIBOR Alpha Fund (formerly known as AIM LIBOR Alpha Fund; one of the funds constituting AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2010, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
December 22, 2010
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Class | | | (05/01/10) | | | (10/31/10)1 | | | Period2 | | | (10/31/10) | | | Period2 | | | Ratio |
A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,007.70 | | | | $ | 4.15 | | | | $ | 1,021.07 | | | | $ | 4.18 | | | | | 0.82 | % |
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C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,005.40 | | | | | 5.41 | | | | | 1,019.81 | | | | | 5.45 | | | | | 1.07 | |
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R | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,005.40 | | | | | 5.41 | | | | | 1,019.81 | | | | | 5.45 | | | | | 1.07 | |
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Y | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,007.90 | | | | | 2.88 | | | | | 1,022.33 | | | | | 2.91 | | | | | 0.57 | |
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Institutional | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,009.00 | | | | | 2.89 | | | | | 1,022.33 | | | | | 2.91 | | | | | 0.57 | |
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1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts
The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of the Invesco LIBOR Alpha Fund (the Fund) investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds (the sub-advisory contracts) with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers). During contract renewal meetings held on June 15-16, 2010, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise 85% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts for another year, effective July 1, 2010. In doing so, the Board considered the process that it follows in reviewing and approving the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and the information that it is provided and determined that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the series portfolios of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risk of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses, and other matters related to all their assigned funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investment Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.
During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by an independent company, Lipper, Inc. (Lipper). The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, which is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure that they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. The independent Trustees are assisted in their annual evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by the Senior Officer and by independent legal counsel. The independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in private sessions with the Senior Officer and counsel.
In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board considered the information provided to them as part of the contract renewal process as well as information provided at their meetings throughout the year as part of their ongoing oversight of the Fund, and did not identify any information that was controlling. One Trustee may weigh a particular piece of information differently than another Trustee. The Trustees recognized that the advisory arrangements and resulting advisory fees for the Fund and the other Invesco Funds are the result of years of review and negotiation between the Trustees and Invesco Advisers, that the Trustees may focus to a greater extent on certain aspects of these arrangements in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these same arrangements throughout the year and in prior years.
The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 16, 2010, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date, including, for example, changes to the Fund’s performance, advisory fees, expense limitations and/or fee waivers.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
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A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide these services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ portfolio and product review process, various back office support functions provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, and Invesco Advisers’ equity and fixed income trading operations. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and that Invesco Advisers currently is providing satisfactory advisory services in accordance with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement. In addition, based on their ongoing meetings throughout the year with the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, the Board concluded that these individuals are competent and able to continue to carry out their responsibilities under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement or sub-advisory contracts, as applicable.
In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the prior relationship between Invesco Advisers and the Fund, as well as the Board’s knowledge of Invesco Advisers’ operations, and concluded that it is beneficial to maintain the current relationship, in part, because of such knowledge. The Board also considered the steps that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates continue to take to improve the quality and efficiency of the services they provide to the Invesco Funds in the areas of investment performance, product line diversification, distribution, fund operations, shareholder services and compliance. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ independent credit analysis and investment risk management procedures as they apply to the Fund and the other Invesco Funds. The Board also considered the acquisition by Invesco Ltd. of the retail mutual fund business of Morgan Stanley and how that is expected to affect product line diversification. The Board also considered assurances from Invesco Advisers that it does not expect the acquisition to diminish the quality of services provided to the Invesco Funds and that it plans to increase staffing. The Board concluded that the quality and efficiency of the services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds support the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.
The Board reviewed the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, which have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world, can
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provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund invests and make recommendations on securities of companies located in such countries. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the additional resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund.
The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board noted that the Fund recently began operations and that only three calendar years of comparative performance data was available. The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the one and three year periods to the performance of all funds in the Lipper performance universe that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser and against the Lipper Short Investment Grade Debt Funds Index. The Board noted that the performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the one year period and in the fourth quintile for the three year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that the performance of Class A shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one year period and below for the three year period. Although the independent written evaluation of the Fund’s Senior Officer only considered Fund performance through the most recent calendar year, the Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
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C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fee Waivers |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate to the contractual advisory fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser, at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was at the median contractual advisory fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in determining contractual fee rates, which includes using audited financial data from the most recent annual report of each fund in the expense group that was publicly available as of the end of the past calendar year. The Board noted that comparative data is as of varying dates, which may affect the comparability of data during times of market volatility.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not manage other mutual funds or client accounts in a manner substantially similar to the management of the Fund.
The Board noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least February 28, 2011 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund. The Board considered the effect this fee waiver would have on the Fund’s total estimated expenses.
The Board also considered the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the allocation of fees between Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that the sub-advisory fees have no direct effect on the Fund or its shareholders, as they are paid by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.
After taking account of the Fund’s contractual advisory and sub-advisory fee rates, the comparative advisory fee information discussed above, the advisory fee after fee waivers and expense limitations and other relevant factors, the Board concluded that the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees are fair and reasonable.
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D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from such economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee schedule includes two breakpoints, and that the Fund would share in economies of scale as the Fund’s net assets exceeded the breakpoints. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of all of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.
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E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board reviewed with Invesco Advisers the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in connection with managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit with respect to the services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers continues to support the Invesco Funds with spending on regulatory compliance, attribution systems, global trading initiatives and a focus on building out the product line-up for the benefit of all shareholders of the Invesco Funds. The Board concluded that the Fund’s fees are fair and reasonable, and that the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund is not excessive in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided and the support provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board considered whether Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and concluded that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser have the financial resources necessary to fulfill these obligations.
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F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates resulting from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates for their provision of administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board. The Board concluded that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates are providing these services in accordance with the terms of their contracts, and are qualified to continue to provide these services to the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research and execution services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the funds and therefore may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board concluded that the soft dollar arrangements are appropriate. The Board also concluded that, based on their review and representations made by the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds, these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers will receive advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through at least June 30, 2011, the advisory fees payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended October 31, 2010:
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Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 0.00% | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0.00% | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations* | | | 4.24% | |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | | | | | | |
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| Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. and Director and President, Van Kampen Advisors, Inc. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | | | | | | |
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| Wayne M. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | | | 225 | | | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation | |
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| Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2001 | | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)
Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | | 207 | | | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Investment Company Institute | |
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| David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | | | 225 | | | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan | |
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1 | | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Bob R. Baker — 1936 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly: President and Chief Executive Officer, AMC Cancer Research Center; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Columbia Financial Corporation | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 1987 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | | 207 | | | Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Director, Denver Film Society | |
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| Rodney Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | | | 225 | | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. | |
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| Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2001 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | | 207 | | | Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. | |
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| Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2001 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | | 207 | | | Administaff | |
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| Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | | | 207 | | | Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios) | |
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| Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Lewis F. Pennock — 1942 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | | | 225 | | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |
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| Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of Invesco Funds | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and General Counsel, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | | 2004 | | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and Vice President, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
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| Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 2003 | | Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only).
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Lance A. Rejsek — 1967 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2005 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Van Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., and Van Kampen Funds Inc.
Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.
Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A | |
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The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-2714 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. P.O. Box 4739
Houston, TX 77210-4739 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin
Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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Invesco mailing informationSend general correspondence to Invesco, P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739.
You share personal and financial information with us that is necessary for your transactions and your account records. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information confidential and private.
Invesco collects nonpublic personal information about you from account applications or other forms you complete and from your transactions with us or our affiliates. We do not disclose information about you or our former customers to service providers or other third parties except to the extent necessary to service your account and in other limited circumstances as permitted by law. For example, we use this information to facilitate the delivery of transaction confirmations, financial reports, prospectuses and tax forms.
Even within Invesco, only people involved in the servicing of your accounts and compliance monitoring have access to your information. To ensure the highest level of confidentiality and security, Invesco maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that meet or exceed federal standards. Special measures, such as data encryption and authentication, apply to your communications with us on our website. More detail is available to you at invesco.com/privacy.
Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documentsTo reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting informationThe Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-05426 and 033-19338.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2010, is available at our website, invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
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LAL-AR-1 | | Invesco Distributors, Inc. |
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Annual Report to Shareholders | | October 31, 2010 |
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
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2 | | Letters to Shareholders |
4 | | Performance Summary |
4 | | Management Discussion |
6 | | Long-Term Fund Performance |
8 | | Supplemental Information |
9 | | Schedule of Investments |
12 | | Financial Statements |
15 | | Financial Highlights |
19 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
26 | | Auditor’s Report |
27 | | Fund Expenses |
28 | | Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements |
30 | | Tax Information |
T-1 | | Trustees and Officers |
Letters to Shareholders

Philip Taylor
Dear Shareholders:
Enclosed is important information about your Fund and its performance. I hope you find it useful. Whether you’re a long-time Invesco client or a shareholder who joined us as a result of our June 1 acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments, I’m glad you’re part of the Invesco family.
Near the end of this letter, I’ve provided the number to call if you have specific questions about your account; I’ve also provided my email address so you can send a general Invesco-related question or comment to me directly.
The benefits of Invesco
As a leading global investment manager, Invesco is committed to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. I believe Invesco is uniquely positioned to serve your needs.
First, we are committed to investment excellence. We believe the best investment insights come from specialized investment teams with discrete investment perspectives, each operating under a disciplined philosophy and process with strong risk oversight and quality controls. This approach enables our portfolio managers, analysts and researchers to pursue consistent results across market cycles.
Second, we offer you a broad range of investment products that can be tailored to your needs and goals. In addition to traditional mutual funds, we manage a variety of other investment products. These products include single-country, regional and global investment options spanning major equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes.
And third, we are a strong organization with a single focus: investment management. At Invesco, we believe that focus brings success, and that’s why investment management is all we do. We direct all of our intellectual capital and global resources toward helping investors achieve their long-term financial objectives.
Remember that a trusted financial adviser is also an invaluable partner as you pursue your financial goals. Your financial adviser is familiar with your individual goals and risk tolerance, and can answer questions about changing market conditions and your changing investment needs.
Our customer focus
Short-term market conditions can change from time to time, sometimes suddenly and sometimes dramatically. But regardless of market trends, our commitment to putting you first, helping you achieve your financial objectives and providing you with excellent customer service will not change.
If you have questions about your account, please contact one of our client services representatives at 800 959 4246. If you have a general Invesco-related question or comment for me, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
I want to thank our existing Invesco clients for placing your faith in us. And I want to welcome our new Invesco clients: We look forward to serving your needs in the years ahead. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco
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Bruce Crockett
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
Although the global markets have improved since their lows of 2009, they remain challenging as governments around the world work to ensure the recovery remains on track. In this volatile environment, it’s comforting to know that your Board is committed to putting your interests first. We realize you have many choices when selecting a money manager, and your Board is working hard to ensure you feel you’ve made the right choice.
To that end, I’m pleased to share the news that Invesco has completed its acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments. This acquisition greatly expands the breadth and depth of investment strategies we can offer you. As a result of this combination, Invesco gained investment talent for a number of investment strategies, including U.S. value equity, U.S. small cap growth equity, tax-free municipals, bank loans and others. Another key advantage of this combination is the highly complementary nature of our cultures. This is making it much easier to bring our organizations together while ensuring that our investment teams remain focused on managing your money.
We view this addition as an excellent opportunity for you, our shareholders, to have access to an even broader range of well-diversified mutual funds. Now that the acquisition has closed, Invesco is working to bring the full value of the combined organization to shareholders. The key goals of this effort are to ensure that we have deeply resourced and focused investment teams, a compelling line of products and enhanced efficiency, which will benefit our shareholders now and over the long term.
It might interest you to know that the mutual funds of the combined organization are overseen by a single fund Board composed of 17 current members, including four new members who joined us from Van Kampen/Morgan Stanley. This expanded Board will continue to oversee the funds with the same strong sense of responsibility for your money and your continued trust that we have always maintained.
As always, you are welcome to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving your interests.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
As part of Invesco’s June 1, 2010, acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, Morgan Stanley Pacific Growth Fund Inc. was reorganized into Invesco Pacific Growth Fund. Effective July 5, 2010, Paul Chan became portfolio manager responsible for all of the Fund’s investments in Asia, not including Japan (Asia ex Japan). Kunihiko Sugio and Daiji Ozawa jointly manage the Fund’s investments in Japan. A detailed listing of your Fund’s managers appears later in this report.
For the 12 months ended October 31, 2010, all share classes of Invesco Pacific Growth Fund, at net asset value, delivered positive returns. Returns were primarily generated from Asia ex Japan markets, and were helped by robust returns from the smaller ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) markets benefiting from an accommodative liquidity environment. In sector terms, as economic activities were in recovery mode, consumer staples was the best performing sector.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 10/31/09 to 10/31/10, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Class A Shares | | | 14.28 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | 13.41 | |
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Class C Shares | | | 13.40 | |
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Class R Shares | | | 14.02 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | 14.67 | |
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MSCI AC Asia Pacific Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | 13.66 | |
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Lipper Pacific Region Funds Index▼ (Peer Group Index) | | | 22.65 | |
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MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index▼ (Former Style-Specific Index) | | | 20.15 | |
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MSCI Japan Index▼ (Former Style-Specific Index) | | | 4.78 | |
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Custom Pacific Growth Indexn (Former Style-Specific Index) | | | 12.45 | |
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▼Lipper Inc. n Invesco, Lipper Inc. |
How we invest
The following describes the Fund’s investment process as of July 5, 2010.
Asia ex Japan: The investment process combines a disciplined bottom-up and top-down multi-factor analysis. Regional portfolios reflect the holdings of the regional model portfolio, which is constructed using country model portfolios as building blocks. Country specialists are responsible for creating country model portfolios based on proprietary research and analysis. The country weightings within the regional model portfolio reflect both bottom-up
opportunities and top-down country preferences as determined during country allocation meetings.
Japan: With regard to stock selection, the process consists of bottom-up stock selection and portfolio construction. Starting from the stocks listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange First Section, we employ liquidity and then a valuation screening where we focus on the least expensive quartile group based on price-to-earnings, price-to-book or price-to-cash flow. This outcome goes through a fundamentals screening process, which narrows it down to a
small group of names. We then conduct in-depth research, including company visits and management interviews to define the potential value and growth opportunity from a long-term perspective.
When choosing a stock and deciding its weighting, our confidence level, relative valuation and liquidity are key considerations. In portfolio construction we also emphasize balance of the portfolio, making diversification among different types of undervalued securities based upon our own value definition.
Market conditions and your Fund
Asian markets continued to push higher thanks to liquidity and anticipation of the second round of quantitative easing following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in early November. In October, we saw People’s Bank of China (PBoC) raise its interest rate for the first time since 2007.1 This asymmetric interest rate hike was no surprise to the market, but perhaps was one quarter ahead of consensus. Regional markets held up rather well, with the mild market reaction interpreted as a positive sign that investors believe the interest rate hike is just part of the policy normalization process. In Asia, the inflows of U.S. dollars, through the current trade surplus and capital inflows, have accelerated sharply, as seen in burgeoning regional foreign exchange reserves. The inflows have led to sharp appreciation in regional currencies against the U.S. dollar and have derailed the central banks’ plans to normalize interest rates.
In Japan, the first month of the fiscal year started on a weak note reflected by investor concerns over persisting deflation, the yen’s continuous appreciation and dilution from new equity issuance. Lack of leadership in the new democratic party of Japan to tackle
Portfolio Composition
By sector
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Information Technology | | | 20.8 | % |
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Financials | | | 18.9 | |
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Industrials | | | 18.0 | |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 15.5 | |
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Materials | | | 13.1 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | 4.6 | |
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Health Care | | | 3.3 | |
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Energy | | | 2.7 | |
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Telecommunication Services | | | 1.9 | |
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Utilities | | | 0.7 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 0.5 | |
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Total Net Assets | | $129.2 million |
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Total Number of Holdings | | 188 |
Top 10 Equity Holdings
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| 1. | | | BHP Billiton Ltd. | | | 2.4 | % |
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| 2. | | | Canon, Inc. | | | 1.7 | |
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| 3. | | | Mitsubishi Corp. | | | 1.5 | |
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| 4. | | | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | | | 1.4 | |
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| 5. | | | China Construction Bank Corp. | | | 1.3 | |
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| 6. | | | Fujitsu Ltd. | | | 1.3 | |
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| 7. | | | Nissan Motor Co., Ltd | | | 1.3 | |
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| 8. | | | Toshiba Corp. | | | 1.3 | |
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| 9. | | | Westpac Banking Corp. | | | 1.3 | |
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10. | | | Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 1.2 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
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these issues also caused investors to become more risk averse. Stock prices, however, bounced back sharply in December backed by the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) new monetary easing program, which drove down the yen versus the U.S. dollar. In January, the market continued to advance, supported by foreign investor flows and a series of economic figures in the U.S. and China, which showed that healthy cyclical recovery was underway. Concerns about possible monetary tightening in China, however, together with the proposal of the Volcker Plan – a plan to restrict banks from making certain speculative kinds of investments if they are not on behalf of their customers – dampened market enthusiasm.
In March, despite worse than expected U.S. labor market data, investors resumed their confidence in economic recovery, helped by the European Union’s (EU) strong commitment to fix the debt problems and another round of BoJ easing measures. Although from the end of April through May, better than expected corporate earnings along with positive-looking economic data fueled the market advance, a so-called stabilization mechanism announced by the EU failed to convince investors, and prompted a capital flight from equity markets worldwide toward safer assets and currency, such as the Japanese yen. The stronger yen, withdrawal of a government stimulus and the fiscal austerity measures, raised apprehensions among investors who feared it might turn a soft patch into a recession, sending the index down. Amid mounting fears of a double-dip recession, the BoJ added another 10 trillion yen for six months1 lending facility in August, but it failed to stop further appreciation of the yen. In September, the BoJ finally intervened in the foreign exchange markets by lowering the yen and stepping up monetary easing.
With contrasting fundamentals between Asia ex Japan and Japan itself, our portfolio is positioned evenly towards domestic (Asia ex Japan) and global companies (Japan). In China, we have recently witnessed a quality rally as investors refocused on inexpensive stocks with solid fundamentals. Our exposure within the traditional industrial space, such as automobile manufacturer Guangzhou Automobile and diesel engine maker Weichai Power, added to relative performance. In Hong Kong,
we saw an earnings turnaround in Hutchison Whampoa, with its 3G wireless operation showing a more positive outlook from strong demand in Apple iPhones. Local landlords such as Wharf also performed well as they are positioned to benefit from an uptrend in retail sales. Smaller ASEAN emerging markets surged, year to date, with flooding liquidity, with Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia up 50%, 43% and 39% respectively, measured by MSCI indexes in U.S. dollar terms.2 On the negative end, our below benchmark exposure in Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) lagged with trading fees surging due to the monopolistic exchange supporting share price. In Japan, the portfolio added relative value from exposure in global automaker Nissan, who benefited from the V-shaped earnings recovery. Canon, one of the largest camera, printer and copier makers, surprised the market with better than expected earnings, in spite of the stronger yen and the share buyback program.
We took over the management of the Fund at the start of July 2010 – approximately three months prior to the fiscal year-end. Performance, on absolute terms, has been solid with the Asian region benefiting from anticipation of Quantitative Easing 2.0, and investors seeking growth from Asian emerging markets. Uptrending Asian currencies, including the Japanese yen, magnified returns in U.S. dollar terms. The Fund had value added from positive security selection, however it was offset by country and sector allocation.
During the past 12 months, the Fund has experienced double-digit returns at net asset value. While we are pleased to provide shareholders with this performance, it would be imprudent for us to suggest that such a level of return is sustainable over the long term. While market volatility is likely to continue for some time, our focus remains on ensuring that our portfolio holdings are high quality and have reasonable valuations. We believe that our investment approach may help deliver attractive returns over the long term.
We thank you for your continued investment in Invesco Pacific Growth Fund.
1 Bloomberg L.P.
2 Lipper Inc.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
Paul Chan
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager with respect to investments in Asia (not including Japan) of Invesco Pacific Growth Fund. He joined Invesco in 2001. Mr. Chan earned a B.S. in economics from the University of Manitoba.
Daiji Ozawa
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager with respect to investments in Japan of Invesco Pacific Growth Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. Mr. Daiji earned a B.A. in political science from Waseda University.
Kunihiko Sugio
Portfolio manager, is manager with respect to investments in Japan of Invesco Pacific Growth Fund. He joined Invesco in 2010. He earned a B.A. in economics from Wakayama University.
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Class
Fund and index data from 10/31/00
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, applicable sales charges and Fund expenses including management fees. Results for Class B shares are calculated as if a hypothetical shareholder had liquidated his entire investment in the Fund at the close of the reporting period and paid the applicable contingent deferred sales charges. Index results include reinvested dividends, but they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses and management fees; performance of a market index does not. Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000, and so on.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 10/31/10, including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (7/28/97) | | | 1.11 | % |
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10 Years | | | 5.08 | |
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5 Years | | | 6.61 | |
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1 Year | | | 8.02 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/30/90) | | | 5.03 | % |
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10 Years | | | 5.01 | |
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5 Years | | | 6.69 | |
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1 Year | | | 8.41 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (7/28/97) | | | 0.81 | % |
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10 Years | | | 4.90 | |
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5 Years | | | 7.02 | |
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1 Year | | | 12.40 | |
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Class R Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/08) | | | -1.98 | % |
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1 Year | | | 14.02 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception (7/28/97) | | | 1.79 | % |
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10 Years | | | 5.94 | |
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5 Years | | | 8.10 | |
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1 Year | | | 14.67 | |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class W and Class I shares of the predecessor fund advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. were reorganized into Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class A and Class Y shares, respectively, of Invesco Pacific Growth Fund. Returns shown above for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco Pacific Growth Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
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Average Annual Total Returns |
As of 9/30/10, the most recent calendar quarter-end including maximum applicable sales charges |
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (7/28/97) | | | 0.95 | % |
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10 Years | | | 3.96 | |
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5 Years | | | 5.46 | |
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1 Year | | | 1.83 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/30/90) | | | 4.93 | % |
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10 Years | | | 3.90 | |
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5 Years | | | 5.53 | |
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1 Year | | | 1.93 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (7/28/97) | | | 0.65 | % |
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10 Years | | | 3.77 | |
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5 Years | | | 5.87 | |
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1 Year | | | 5.92 | |
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Class R Shares | | | | |
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Inception (3/31/08) | | | -2.90 | % |
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1 Year | | | 7.45 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception (7/28/97) | | | 1.63 | % |
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10 Years | | | 4.81 | |
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5 Years | | | 6.94 | |
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1 Year | | | 8.13 | |
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares was 1.88%, 2.63%, 2.63%, 2.13% and 1.63%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R and Class Y shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
A redemption fee of 2% will be imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges out of the Fund within 31 days of purchase. Exceptions to the redemption fee are listed in the Fund’s prospectus.
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Invesco Pacific Growth Fund’s investment objective is to maximize the capital appreciation of its investments.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of October 31, 2010, and is based on total net assets. |
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n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
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n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About share classes
n | | Effective November 30, 2010, Class B or Class B5 shares may not be purchased or acquired by exchange from share classes other than Class B or Class B5 shares. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class R shares are available only to certain retirement plans. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class Y shares are available to only certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
n | | In general, stock and other equity security values fluctuate, and sometimes widely fluctuate, in response to activities Specific to the company as well as general market, economic and political conditions. Investments in convertible securities subject the Fund to the risks associated with both fixed income securities, including credit risk and interest rate risk, and common stocks. |
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n | | Investments in growth-oriented equity securities may have above-average volatility of price movement. The returns on growth securities may or may not move in tandem with the returns on other styles of investing or the overall stock markets. |
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n | | Investing in the securities of foreign issuers, particularly those located in emerging markets or developing countries entail the risk that news and events unique to a country or region will affect those markets and their issuers. In addition, the Fund’s investments in foreign issuers generally will be denominated in foreign currencies. As a result, changes in the value of a country’s currency compared to the U.S. dollar may affect the value of the Fund’s investments. |
About indexes used in this report
n | | The MSCI AC Asia Pacific Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of Asia Pacific region stock markets. |
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n | | The Lipper Pacific Region Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of Pacific Region funds tracked by Lipper Inc. |
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n | | The MSCI AC Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of Asia Pacific region stock markets, excluding Japan. |
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n | | The MSCI Japan Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks in Japan. |
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n | | The Custom Pacific Growth Index was created by Invesco to serve as a benchmark for Invesco Pacific Growth, is composed of the following indexes: MSCI Japan (50%) and MSCI All Country Asia Pacific ex-Japan (50%). |
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n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
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n | | A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
Other information
n | | The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis. |
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n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
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n | | Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Fund Nasdaq Symbols
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Class A Shares | | TGRAX |
Class B Shares | | TGRBX |
Class C Shares | | TGRCX |
Class R Shares | | TGRRX |
Class Y Shares | | TGRDX |
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Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2010
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.5% | | | | |
Australia–15.9% | | | | |
Adelaide Brighton Ltd. | | | 122,983 | | | $ | 433,486 | |
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AGL Energy Ltd. | | | 36,050 | | | | 568,944 | |
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Amcor Ltd. | | | 64,982 | | | | 429,066 | |
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AMP Ltd. | | | 117,876 | | | | 618,361 | |
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Ansell Ltd. | | | 30,988 | | | | 412,120 | |
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ASX Ltd. | | | 5,522 | | | | 201,134 | |
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Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | | | 61,992 | | | | 1,511,360 | |
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BHP Billiton Ltd. | | | 75,787 | | | | 3,127,404 | |
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Caltex Australia Ltd. | | | 37,534 | | | | 429,435 | |
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Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. | | | 45,811 | | | | 546,847 | |
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Cochlear Ltd. | | | 6,597 | | | | 458,936 | |
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia | | | 37,009 | | | | 1,778,104 | |
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Crown Ltd. | | | 58,901 | | | | 481,777 | |
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Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.(a) | | | 94,298 | | | | 583,704 | |
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Foster’s Group Ltd. | | | 12,967 | | | | 74,178 | |
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Insurance Australia Group Ltd. | | | 155,018 | | | | 578,531 | |
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Macquarie Group Ltd. | | | 4,359 | | | | 155,184 | |
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Monadelphous Group Ltd. | | | 18,767 | | | | 308,881 | |
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National Australia Bank Ltd. | | | 52,147 | | | | 1,305,057 | |
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Newcrest Mining Ltd. | | | 17,727 | | | | 695,179 | |
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Qantas Airways Ltd.(a) | | | 133,894 | | | | 373,712 | |
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QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | | | 17,307 | | | | 291,850 | |
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Rio Tinto Ltd. | | | 14,659 | | | | 1,195,456 | |
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Riversdale Mining Ltd.(a) | | | 34,643 | | | | 365,084 | |
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SMS Management & Technology Ltd. | | | 20,689 | | | | 138,977 | |
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Suncorp-Metway Ltd. | | | 76,388 | | | | 690,220 | |
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Wesfarmers Ltd. | | | 9,907 | | | | 323,160 | |
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Westpac Banking Corp. | | | 72,484 | | | | 1,617,528 | |
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Woodside Petroleum Ltd. | | | 2,928 | | | | 125,300 | |
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Woolworths Ltd. | | | 28,193 | | | | 781,506 | |
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Bermuda–0.3% | | | | |
GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd.(a)(b) | | | 1,130,160 | | | | 381,788 | |
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Cayman Islands–1.8% | | | | |
Haitian International Holdings Ltd.(b) | | | 483,000 | | | | 491,646 | |
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Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.(b) | | | 88,500 | | | | 429,625 | |
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Tencent Holdings Ltd.(b) | | | 42,600 | | | | 979,110 | |
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Vinda International Holdings Ltd.(b) | | | 366,000 | | | | 475,959 | |
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China–6.0% | | | | |
Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd. (H Shares) | | | 150,000 | | | | 635,465 | |
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Bank of China Ltd. (H Shares)(b) | | | 2,374,900 | | | | 1,429,672 | |
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China Construction Bank Corp. (H Shares)(b) | | | 1,812,000 | | | | 1,731,036 | |
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China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (H Shares)(b) | | | 147,000 | | | | 643,851 | |
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China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd. (H Shares)(b) | | | 551,500 | | | | 512,369 | |
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China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (H Shares)(b) | | | 798,000 | | | | 760,466 | |
|
Dongfang Electric Corp. Ltd. (H Shares)(b) | | | 120,800 | | | | 587,539 | |
|
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (H Shares) | | | 375,675 | | | | 571,903 | |
|
Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co., Ltd. (H Shares)(b) | | | 96,000 | | | | 408,708 | |
|
Weichai Power Co., Ltd. (H Shares)(b) | | | 35,000 | | | | 459,668 | |
|
| | | | | | | 7,740,677 | |
|
Hong Kong–6.5% | | | | |
Belle International Holdings Ltd. | | | 254,000 | | | | 461,365 | |
|
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. | | | 201,500 | | | | 635,894 | |
|
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. | | | 34,000 | | | | 522,180 | |
|
China Mobile Ltd. | | | 95,500 | | | | 978,356 | |
|
China Resources Land Ltd. | | | 186,000 | | | | 369,182 | |
|
Citic Pacific Ltd. | | | 197,000 | | | | 525,782 | |
|
CNOOC Ltd. | | | 386,000 | | | | 805,818 | |
|
COSCO Pacific Ltd. | | | 300,000 | | | | 469,118 | |
|
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. | | | 30,400 | | | | 675,172 | |
|
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. | | | 55,000 | | | | 542,963 | |
|
Hysan Development Co., Ltd. | | | 124,000 | | | | 481,367 | |
|
Investment Co. of China(c) | | | 100,000 | | | | 0 | |
|
Lenovo Group Ltd. | | | 648,000 | | | | 420,668 | |
|
MTR Corp. | | | 56,500 | | | | 216,159 | |
|
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | | | 42,000 | | | | 726,243 | |
|
Swire Pacific Ltd. (Class A) | | | 21,000 | | | | 298,016 | |
|
Wharf Holdings Ltd. | | | 46,250 | | | | 303,066 | |
|
| | | | | | | 8,431,349 | |
|
India–3.3% | | | | |
Bajaj Auto Ltd. | | | 28,835 | | | | 980,715 | |
|
ICICI Bank Ltd. | | | 45,000 | | | | 1,181,047 | |
|
Infosys Technologies Ltd. | | | 15,000 | | | | 1,004,943 | |
|
Larsen & Toubro Ltd. | | | 14,053 | | | | 641,456 | |
|
Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. | | | 16,000 | | | | 469,663 | |
|
| | | | | | | 4,277,824 | |
|
Indonesia–1.6% | | | | |
Astra International Tbk PT | | | 129,000 | | | | 822,714 | |
|
Bank Mandiri Tbk PT | | | 1,036,000 | | | | 812,417 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Shares | | Value |
|
Indonesia–(continued) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Bank Tabungan Negara Tbk PT | | | 1,068,000 | | | $ | 237,798 | |
|
Semen Gresik Persero Tbk PT | | | 218,500 | | | | 239,586 | |
|
| | | | | | | 2,112,515 | |
|
Japan–43.9% | | | | |
Amada Co., Ltd. | | | 122,000 | | | | 798,840 | |
|
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | | 35,100 | | | | 1,301,458 | |
|
Canon, Inc. | | | 48,200 | | | | 2,216,406 | |
|
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | | | 74,200 | | | | 519,350 | |
|
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. | | | 52,000 | | | | 653,124 | |
|
Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd. | | | 151,000 | | | | 1,046,125 | |
|
Daifuku Co., Ltd. | | | 80,000 | | | | 381,862 | |
|
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. | | | 53,600 | | | | 1,137,154 | |
|
Daikin Industries Ltd. | | | 36,700 | | | | 1,270,319 | |
|
Denki Kagaku Kogyo KK | | | 209,000 | | | | 914,022 | |
|
East Japan Railway Co. | | | 13,700 | | | | 848,402 | |
|
FamilyMart Co., Ltd. | | | 21,400 | | | | 757,744 | |
|
Fuji Machine Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 14,800 | | | | 245,868 | |
|
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | | | 41,300 | | | | 1,369,902 | |
|
Fujitec Co., Ltd. | | | 37,000 | | | | 165,475 | |
|
Fujitsu Ltd. | | | 241,000 | | | | 1,639,495 | |
|
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 223,000 | | | | 826,056 | |
|
Hitachi Capital Corp. | | | 48,700 | | | | 646,467 | |
|
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. | | | 28,600 | | | | 553,016 | |
|
Hitachi Ltd. | | | 232,000 | | | | 1,045,675 | |
|
House Foods Corp. | | | 23,700 | | | | 349,611 | |
|
Kaneka Corp. | | | 114,000 | | | | 702,384 | |
|
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. | | | 26,800 | | | | 694,608 | |
|
Kyocera Corp. | | | 15,300 | | | | 1,516,415 | |
|
Kyudenko Corp. | | | 34,000 | | | | 175,172 | |
|
Lintec Corp. | | | 33,800 | | | | 755,865 | |
|
Maeda Road Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 28,000 | | | | 194,446 | |
|
Marubeni Corp. | | | 169,000 | | | | 1,056,787 | |
|
Minebea Co., Ltd. | | | 134,000 | | | | 731,092 | |
|
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | | | 157,500 | | | | 808,564 | |
|
Mitsubishi Corp. | | | 82,000 | | | | 1,981,445 | |
|
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 355,000 | | | | 1,288,000 | |
|
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. | | | 226,000 | | | | 684,527 | |
|
Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 42,400 | | | | 716,841 | |
|
Nagase & Co., Ltd. | | | 46,000 | | | | 537,342 | |
|
NEC Corp. | | | 288,000 | | | | 803,310 | |
|
Nifco, Inc. | | | 30,000 | | | | 752,507 | |
|
Nintendo Co., Ltd. | | | 5,400 | | | | 1,394,245 | |
|
Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. | | | 36,000 | | | | 417,112 | |
|
Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. | | | 174,000 | | | | 380,875 | |
|
Nippon Steel Corp. | | | 95,000 | | | | 297,342 | |
|
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | | 19,700 | | | | 890,108 | |
|
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 185,700 | | | | 1,628,645 | |
|
Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. | | | 11,400 | | | | 251,602 | |
|
Nisshinbo Holdings, Inc. | | | 44,000 | | | | 443,168 | |
|
Obayashi Corp. | | | 171,000 | | | | 703,719 | |
|
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 20,900 | | | | 887,009 | |
|
Panasonic Corp. | | | 103,800 | | | | 1,503,263 | |
|
Ricoh Co., Ltd. | | | 88,000 | | | | 1,223,198 | |
|
Rohm Co., Ltd. | | | 13,600 | | | | 845,240 | |
|
Ryosan Co., Ltd. | | | 19,400 | | | | 477,828 | |
|
Sanki Engineering Co., Ltd. | | | 29,000 | | | | 180,525 | |
|
Sanwa Holdings Corp. | | | 147,000 | | | | 418,923 | |
|
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 138,000 | | | | 873,713 | |
|
Sekisui House Ltd. | | | 79,000 | | | | 739,928 | |
|
Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd. | | | 65,500 | | | | 345,264 | |
|
Sony Corp. | | | 36,700 | | | | 1,241,692 | |
|
Suzuki Motor Corp. | | | 46,500 | | | | 1,139,135 | |
|
TDK Corp. | | | 19,600 | | | | 1,111,227 | |
|
Teijin Ltd. | | | 224,000 | | | | 825,342 | |
|
Toho Co., Ltd. | | | 15,400 | | | | 238,279 | |
|
Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) | | | 15,700 | | | | 375,575 | |
|
Toshiba Corp. | | | 326,000 | | | | 1,624,645 | |
|
Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 111,000 | | | | 450,345 | |
|
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. | | | 21,700 | | | | 465,741 | |
|
Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 43,400 | | | | 1,536,233 | |
|
Tsubakimoto Chain Co. | | | 110,000 | | | | 484,113 | |
|
Yamaha Corp. | | | 50,800 | | | | 619,808 | |
|
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.(a) | | | 44,800 | | | | 688,117 | |
|
| | | | | | | 56,787,635 | |
|
Malaysia–2.8% | | | | |
Axiata Group Bhd(a) | | | 409,800 | | | | 592,270 | |
|
CIMB Group Holdings Bhd | | | 463,100 | | | | 1,235,635 | |
|
Gamuda Bhd | | | 573,800 | | | | 701,591 | |
|
Genting Bhd | | | 317,600 | | | | 1,066,987 | |
|
| | | | | | | 3,596,483 | |
|
Republic of Korea–5.8% | | | | |
Amorepacific Corp. | | | 485 | | | | 448,256 | |
|
Cheil Industries, Inc. | | | 7,073 | | | | 594,562 | |
|
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. | | | 2,015 | | | | 658,259 | |
|
Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp.(a) | | | 4,240 | | | | 406,950 | |
|
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard | | | 2,929 | | | | 491,050 | |
|
Hyundai Mobis | | | 2,725 | | | | 679,349 | |
|
KCC Corp. | | | 1,736 | | | | 576,915 | |
|
LG Chem Ltd. | | | 2,017 | | | | 623,837 | |
|
Mando Corp.(a) | | | 2,245 | | | | 259,959 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
10 Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | Value |
|
Republic of Korea–(continued) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
POSCO | | | 854 | | | $ | 352,794 | |
|
S-Oil Corp. | | | 7,743 | | | | 477,551 | |
|
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 1,554 | | | | 1,031,805 | |
|
Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd. | | | 2,647 | | | | 423,364 | |
|
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | | | 11,244 | | | | 436,248 | |
|
| | | | | | | 7,460,899 | |
|
Singapore–3.9% | | | | |
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. | | | 942,000 | | | | 474,367 | |
|
Keppel Corp., Ltd. | | | 135,000 | | | | 1,040,949 | |
|
Overseas Union Enterprise Ltd. | | | 313,000 | | | | 793,201 | |
|
SembCorp Marine Ltd. | | | 141,000 | | | | 500,607 | |
|
Singapore Exchange Ltd. | | | 65,000 | | | | 442,759 | |
|
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | | | 84,959 | | | | 1,225,741 | |
|
Wilmar International Ltd. | | | 103,000 | | | | 509,310 | |
|
| | | | | | | 4,986,934 | |
|
Taiwan–7.0% | | | | |
Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 130,750 | | | | 291,719 | |
|
Chimei Innolux Corp.(a) | | | 204,000 | | | | 274,569 | |
|
China Petrochemical Development Corp.(a) | | | 398,000 | | | | 338,451 | |
|
Chinatrust Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | | | 623,000 | | | | 389,180 | |
|
Chroma ATE, Inc. | | | 225,000 | | | | 579,947 | |
|
E Ink Holdings, Inc.(a) | | | 225,000 | | | | 395,080 | |
|
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 197,465 | | | | 750,292 | |
|
Largan Precision Co., Ltd. | | | 29,000 | | | | 576,046 | |
|
Motech Industries, Inc. | | | 110,000 | | | | 444,132 | |
|
Novatek Microelectronics Corp. Ltd. | | | 157,000 | | | | 457,228 | |
|
Pegatron Corp.(a) | | | 306,000 | | | | 415,134 | |
|
Taiwan Cement Corp. | | | 359,000 | | | | 381,334 | |
|
Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd. | | | 160,000 | | | | 546,022 | |
|
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 426,143 | | | | 875,433 | |
|
TXC Corp. | | | 281,510 | | | | 521,197 | |
|
Uni-President Enterprises Corp. | | | 260,000 | | | | 338,294 | |
|
Unimicron Technology Corp. | | | 265,000 | | | | 453,066 | |
|
Wistron Corp. | | | 129,600 | | | | 266,778 | |
|
Wistron NeWeb Corp. | | | 175,000 | | | | 377,885 | |
|
Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | | | 581,000 | | | | 365,956 | |
|
| | | | | | | 9,037,743 | |
|
Thailand–0.7% | | | | |
Minor International PCL | | | 914,700 | | | | 375,277 | |
|
Tisco Financial Group PCL | | | 332,100 | | | | 465,250 | |
|
| | | | | | | 840,527 | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.5% (Cost $115,769,370) | | | | | | | 128,631,195 | |
|
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.5% | | | | | | | 617,068 | |
|
NET ASSETS–100.0% | | | | | | $ | 129,248,263 | |
|
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
| | |
(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | | Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange. |
(c) | | Security purchased or received in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The security may be resold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the 1933 Act, typically to qualified institutional buyers. The aggregate value of these securities at October 31, 2010 was $0 which represented 0% of the Fund’s Net Assets. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
11 Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Assets: |
Investments, at value (Cost $115,769,370) | | $ | 128,631,195 | |
|
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $536,070) | | | 536,728 | |
|
Receivables for: | | | | |
Dividends | | | 673,618 | |
|
Investments sold | | | 127,483 | |
|
Fund shares sold | | | 8,100 | |
|
Other assets | | | 17,718 | |
|
Total assets | | | 129,994,842 | |
|
Liabilities: |
Payables for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 205,887 | |
|
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 196,320 | |
|
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 139,938 | |
|
Investments purchased | | | 127,294 | |
|
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 64,036 | |
|
Amount due to custodian | | | 13,104 | |
|
Total liabilities | | | 746,579 | |
|
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 129,248,263 | |
|
Net assets consist of: |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 146,246,910 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income | | | 534,007 | |
|
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (30,404,629 | ) |
|
Unrealized appreciation | | | 12,871,975 | |
|
| | $ | 129,248,263 | |
|
Net Assets: |
Class A | | $ | 105,427,814 | |
|
Class B | | $ | 8,278,873 | |
|
Class C | | $ | 5,951,423 | |
|
Class R | | $ | 36,967 | |
|
Class Y | | $ | 9,553,186 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized: |
Class A | | | 4,746,337 | |
|
Class B | | | 394,799 | |
|
Class C | | | 283,535 | |
|
Class R | | | 1,672 | |
|
Class Y | | | 423,350 | |
|
Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 22.21 | |
|
Maximum offering price per share, (net asset value of $22.21 divided by 94.50%) | | $ | 23.50 | |
|
Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 20.97 | |
|
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 20.99 | |
|
Class R: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 22.11 | |
|
Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 22.57 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
12 Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Statement of Operations
For the year ended October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Investment income: |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $301,042) | | $ | 2,669,171 | |
|
Dividends from affiliated money market funds (includes securities lending income of $15,288) | | | 16,542 | |
|
Total investment income | | | 2,685,713 | |
|
Expenses: |
Advisory fees | | | 1,120,093 | |
|
Custodian fees | | | 185,266 | |
|
Administrative services fees | | | 81,699 | |
|
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 267,694 | |
|
Class B | | | 99,108 | |
|
Class C | | | 58,037 | |
|
Class R | | | 429 | |
|
Transfer agent fees | | | 296,214 | |
|
Trustees’ and officer’s fees and benefits | | | 22,466 | |
|
Other | | | 258,390 | |
|
Total expenses | | | 2,389,396 | |
|
Less: Fees waived | | | (975 | ) |
|
Net expenses | | | 2,388,421 | |
|
Net investment income | | | 297,292 | |
|
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) from: |
Net realized gain (loss) from: | | | | |
Investment securities (net of tax on the sale of foreign investments of $49,409) | | | 12,812,702 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | (68,967 | ) |
|
| | | 12,743,735 | |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of: | | | | |
Investment securities (net of foreign taxes on holdings of $28,698) | | | 3,910,872 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | 18,959 | |
|
Foreign currency contracts | | | (170 | ) |
|
| | | 3,929,661 | |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 16,673,396 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 16,970,688 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
13 Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Operations: | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 297,292 | | | $ | 278,734 | |
|
Net realized gain (loss) | | | 12,743,735 | | | | (15,251,171 | ) |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 3,929,661 | | | | 46,943,359 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 16,970,688 | | | | 31,970,922 | |
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | |
Class A | | | (265,258 | ) | | | (799,253 | ) |
|
Class R | | | (43 | ) | | | (551 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | (8,390 | ) | | | (4,893 | ) |
|
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (273,691 | ) | | | (804,697 | ) |
|
Net decrease in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (12,219,994 | ) | | | (13,200,451 | ) |
|
Net increase in net assets | | | 4,477,003 | | | | 17,965,774 | |
|
Net assets: | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 124,771,260 | | | | 106,805,486 | |
|
End of year (Includes undistributed net investment income of $534,007 and $180,497, respectively) | | $ | 129,248,263 | | | $ | 124,771,260 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
14 Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Financial Highlights
The following schedules present financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A shares |
| | For the year ended October 31, |
| | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 |
|
Selected per share data: |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 19.48 | | | $ | 14.61 | | | $ | 29.20 | | | $ | 19.55 | | | $ | 15.51 | |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.16 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.01 | |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.72 | | | | 4.94 | | | | (14.66 | ) | | | 9.66 | | | | 4.03 | |
|
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | 2.78 | | | | 5.00 | | | | (14.50 | ) | | | 9.68 | | | | 4.04 | |
|
Less dividends from net investment income | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | — | |
|
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 22.21 | | | $ | 19.48 | | | $ | 14.61 | | | $ | 29.20 | | | $ | 19.55 | |
|
Total return(b) | | | 14.29 | % | | | 34.66 | % | | | (49.79 | )% | | | 49.59 | % | | | 26.05 | % |
|
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 105,428 | | | $ | 107,103 | | | $ | 89,605 | | | $ | 193,477 | | | $ | 135,555 | |
|
Ratios to average net assets: |
|
Total expenses | | | 1.78 | %(c)(d) | | | 1.88 | %(d) | | | 1.72 | %(d) | | | 1.67 | %(d) | | | 1.77 | % |
|
Net investment income | | | 0.31 | %(c)(d) | | | 0.37 | %(d) | | | 0.67 | %(d) | | | 0.10 | %(d) | | | 0.04 | % |
|
Rebate from Morgan Stanley affiliate | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | — | |
|
Portfolio turnover(f) | | | 76 | % | | | 33 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 41 | % |
|
| | |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $106,948. |
(d) | | The ratios reflect the rebate of certain Fund expenses in connection with investments in a Morgan Stanley affiliate during the period. The effect of the rebate on the ratios is disclosed in the above table as “Rebate from Morgan Stanley affiliate”. |
(e) | | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
(f) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
15 Invesco Pacific Growth Fund
Financial Highlights—(continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class B shares |
| | For the year ended October 31, |
| | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 |
|
Selected per share data: |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 18.49 | | | $ | 13.83 | | | $ | 27.75 | | | $ | 18.70 | | | $ | 14.95 | |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.57 | | | | 4.72 | | | | (13.88 | ) | | | 9.20 | | | | 3.88 | |
|
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | 2.48 | | | | 4.66 | | | | (13.92 | ) | | | 9.05 | | | | 3.75 | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 20.97 | | | $ | 18.49 | | | $ | 13.83 | | | $ | 27.75 | | | $ | 18.70 | |
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Total return(b) | | | 13.41 | % | | | 33.69 | % | | | (50.16 | )% | | | 48.40 | % | | | 25.08 | % |
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Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 8,279 | | | $ | 11,221 | | | $ | 12,198 | | | $ | 39,328 | | | $ | 43,199 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: |
|
Total expenses | | | 2.53 | %(c)(d) | | | 2.63 | %(d) | | | 2.47 | %(d) | | | 2.43 | %(d) | | | 2.52 | % |
|
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.44 | )%(c)(d) | | | (0.38 | )%(d) | | | (0.17 | )%(d) | | | (0.66 | )%(d) | | | (0.71 | )% |
|
Rebate from Morgan Stanley affiliate | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | — | |
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Portfolio turnover(f) | | | 76 | % | | | 33 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 41 | % |
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(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $9,911. |
(d) | | The ratios reflect the rebate of certain Fund expenses in connection with investments in a Morgan Stanley affiliate during the period. The effect of the rebate on the ratios is disclosed in the above table as “Rebate from Morgan Stanley affiliate”. |
(e) | | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
(f) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Class C shares |
| | For the year ended October 31, |
| | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 |
|
Selected per share data: |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 18.51 | | | $ | 13.85 | | | $ | 27.77 | | | $ | 18.71 | | | $ | 14.95 | |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment loss(a) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.00 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.57 | | | | 4.72 | | | | (13.92 | ) | | | 9.20 | | | | 3.87 | |
|
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | 2.48 | | | | 4.66 | | | | (13.92 | ) | | | 9.06 | | | | 3.76 | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 20.99 | | | $ | 18.51 | | | $ | 13.85 | | | $ | 27.77 | | | $ | 18.71 | |
|
Total return(b) | | | 13.40 | % | | | 33.65 | % | | | (50.13 | )% | | | 48.42 | % | | | 25.15 | % |
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Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 5,951 | | | $ | 5,649 | | | $ | 4,506 | | | $ | 10,995 | | | $ | 8,027 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: |
|
Total expenses | | | 2.53 | %(c)(d) | | | 2.63 | %(d) | | | 2.38 | %(d) | | | 2.43 | %(d) | | | 2.48 | % |
|
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.44 | )%(c)(d) | | | (0.38 | )%(d) | | | (0.01 | )%(d) | | | (0.66 | )%(d) | | | (0.67 | )% |
|
Rebate from Morgan Stanley affiliate | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | — | |
|
Portfolio turnover(f) | | | 76 | % | | | 33 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 41 | % |
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(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $5,804. |
(d) | | The ratios reflect the rebate of certain Fund expenses in connection with investments in a Morgan Stanley affiliate during the period. The effect of the rebate on the ratios is disclosed in the above table as “Rebate from Morgan Stanley affiliate”. |
(e) | | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
(f) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Class R shares |
| | For the year
| | March 31, 2008
|
| | ended
| | (Commencement of
|
| | October 31, | | Operations) to
|
| | 2010 | | 2009 | | October 31, 2008 |
|
Selected per share data: |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 19.41 | | | $ | 14.58 | | | $ | 23.52 | |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.01 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.09 | |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.70 | | | | 4.94 | | | | (9.03 | ) |
|
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | 2.71 | | | | 4.96 | | | | (8.94 | ) |
|
Less dividends from net investment income | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | — | |
|
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 22.11 | | | $ | 19.41 | | | $ | 14.58 | |
|
Total return(b) | | | 13.97 | % | | | 34.35 | % | | | (38.01 | )% |
|
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 37 | | | $ | 84 | | | $ | 62 | |
|
Ratios to average net assets: |
|
Total expenses | | | 2.03 | %(c)(d) | | | 2.13 | %(d) | | | 2.01 | %(d) |
|
Net investment income | | | 0.06 | %(c)(d) | | | 0.12 | %(d) | | | 0.71 | %(d) |
|
Rebate from Morgan Stanley affiliates | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | 0.00 | %(e) |
|
Portfolio turnover(f) | | | 76 | % | | | 33 | % | | | 42 | % |
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(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $86. |
(d) | | The ratios reflect the rebate of certain Fund expenses in connection with investments in a Morgan Stanley affiliate during the period. The effect of the rebate on the ratios is disclosed in the above table as “Rebate from Morgan Stanley affiliate”. |
(e) | | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
(f) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | Class Y sharesÙ |
| | For the year ended October 31, |
| | 2010 | | 2009 | | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2006 |
|
Selected per share data: |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 19.77 | | | $ | 14.83 | | | $ | 29.64 | | | $ | 19.85 | | | $ | 15.71 | |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: |
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.05 | |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.77 | | | | 5.02 | | | | (14.88 | ) | | | 9.78 | | | | 4.09 | |
|
Total income (loss) from investment operations | | | 2.89 | | | | 5.13 | | | | (14.66 | ) | | | 9.87 | | | | 4.14 | |
|
Less dividends from net investment income | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | — | |
|
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 22.57 | | | $ | 19.77 | | | $ | 14.83 | | | $ | 29.64 | | | $ | 19.85 | |
|
Total return(b) | | | 14.67 | % | | | 35.11 | % | | | (49.69 | )% | | | 49.89 | % | | | 26.35 | % |
|
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) | | $ | 9,553 | | | $ | 616 | | | $ | 373 | | | $ | 1,291 | | | $ | 2,120 | |
|
Ratios to average net assets: |
|
Total expenses | | | 1.53 | %(c)(d) | | | 1.63 | %(d) | | | 1.48 | %(d) | | | 1.43 | %(d) | | | 1.52 | % |
|
Net investment income | | | 0.56 | %(c)(d) | | | 0.62 | %(d) | | | 0.93 | %(d) | | | 0.34 | %(d) | | | 0.29 | % |
|
Rebate from Morgan Stanley affiliate | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | 0.00 | %(e) | | | — | |
|
Portfolio turnover(f) | | | 76 | % | | | 33 | % | | | 42 | % | | | 50 | % | | | 41 | % |
|
| | |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $5,936. |
(d) | | The ratios reflect the rebate of certain Fund expenses in connection with investments in a Morgan Stanley affiliate during the period. The effect of the rebate on the ratios is disclosed in the above table as “Rebate from Morgan Stanley affiliate”. |
(e) | | Amount is less than 0.005%. |
(f) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
Ù | | On June 1, 2010, the Fund’s former Class I shares were reorganized into Class Y shares. |
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2010
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Pacific Growth Fund (the “Fund”), is a series portfolio of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), formerly AIM Investment Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-two separate portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
Prior to June 1, 2010, the Fund operated as Morgan Stanley Pacific Growth Fund Inc. (the “Acquired Fund”). The Acquired Fund was reorganized on June 1, 2010 (the “Reorganization Date”) through the transfer of all of its assets and liabilities to the Fund (the “Reorganization”).
Upon closing of the Reorganization, holders of the Acquired Fund’s Class A and Class W shares received Class A shares of the Fund; holders of the Acquired Fund’s Class B, Class C and Class R shares received the corresponding class of shares of the Fund and holders of the Acquired Fund’s Class I shares received Class Y shares of the Fund. Information for the Acquired Fund’s — Class W and Class I shares prior to the Reorganization is included with Class A and Class Y shares, respectively, throughout this report.
The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize the capital appreciation of its investments.
The Fund currently consists of five different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Y. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class B shares and Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class R and Class Y shares are sold at net asset value. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
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A. | | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
| | A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by |
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| | independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). |
| | Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. |
| | Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
| | Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. |
| | Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including Corporate Loans. |
| | Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. |
| | Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. |
B. | | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
| | The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held. |
| | Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser. |
| | The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. |
C. | | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
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E. | | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
| | The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period. |
F. | | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund and which are directly attributable to that class are charged to the operations of such class. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | | Redemption Fees — The Fund has a 2% redemption fee that is to be retained by the Fund to offset transaction costs and other expenses associated with short-term redemptions and exchanges. The fee, subject to certain exceptions, is imposed on certain redemptions or exchanges of shares within 31 days of purchase. The redemption fee is recorded as an increase in shareholder capital and is allocated among the share classes based on the relative net assets of each class. |
J. | | Securities Lending — The Fund may lend portfolio securities having a market value up to one-third of the Fund’s total assets. Such loans are secured by collateral equal to no less than the market value of the loaned securities determined daily by the securities lending provider. Such collateral will be cash or debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or any of its sponsored agencies. Cash collateral received in connection with these loans is invested in short-term money market instruments or affiliated money market funds and is shown as such on the Schedule of Investments. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. Upon the failure of the borrower to return the securities, collateral may be liquidated and the securities may be purchased on the open market to replace the loaned securities. The Fund could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Dividends received on cash collateral investments for securities lending transactions, which are net of compensation to counterparties, is included in Dividends from affiliates on the Statement of Operations. The aggregate value of securities out on loan is shown as a footnote on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, if any. |
K. | | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
| | The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. |
L. | | Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Net Assets | | Rate |
|
First $1 billion | | | 0 | .87% |
|
Next $1 billion | | | 0 | .82% |
|
Over $2 billion | | | 0 | .77% |
|
Prior to the Reorganization, the Acquired Fund paid an advisory fee to of $660,549 to Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. (“MSIA”) based on the annual rates above of the Acquired Fund’s average daily net assets.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s). Prior to the Reorganization, the Acquired Fund was sub-advised by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company and Morgan Stanley Asset and Investment Trust Management Company.
Effective on the Reorganization date, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2012, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares to 1.88%, 2.63%, 2.63%, 2.13% and 1.63%, respectively, of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless the Board of the Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2012.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2011, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash (excluding investments of cash collateral from securities lending) in such affiliated money market funds. Prior to the Reorganization, investment advisory fees paid by the Acquired Fund were reduced by an amount equal to the advisory and administrative service fees paid by Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds — Money Market Portfolio — Institutional Class shares.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, MSIA and the Adviser waived advisory fees of $914 and $61, respectively.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. Prior to the Reorganization, the Acquired Fund paid an administration fee of $60,740 to Morgan Stanley Services Company Inc. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as administrative services fees. Also, Invesco has entered into service agreements whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as the custodian, fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Prior to the Reorganization, the Acquired Fund paid $174,119 to Morgan Stanley Services Company Inc., which served as the Acquired Fund’s transfer agent. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
Shares of the Fund are distributed by Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”), an affiliate of the Adviser. The Fund has adopted a Plan of Distribution (the “Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Plan provides that the Fund will reimburse IDI for distribution related expenses that IDI incurs up to a maximum of the following annual rates; (1) Class A — up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Class A shares; (2) Class B — up to 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B shares; (3) Class C — up to 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares and (4) Class R — up to 50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares.
In the case of Class B shares, provided that the Plan continues in effect, any cumulative expenses incurred by IDI, but not yet reimbursed to IDI may be recovered through the payment of future distribution fees from the Fund pursuant to the Plan and contingent deferred sales charges paid by investors upon redemption of Class B shares.
Prior to the Reorganization, the Acquired Fund had entered into master distribution agreements with Morgan Stanley Distributors Inc. (“MSDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares. Pursuant to such agreements, the Acquired Fund paid $257,657 to MSDI.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. For the period June 1, 2010 to October 31, 2010, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $552 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $10, $2,793 and $20 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders. For the period November 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010, MSDI retained $12,090 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $0, $6,610 and $137 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IIS and/or IDI.
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
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| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2010. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
|
Australia | | $ | 533,115 | | | $ | 20,067,366 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 20,600,481 | |
|
Bermuda | | | — | | | | 381,788 | | | | — | | | | 381,788 | |
|
Cayman Islands | | | 967,605 | | | | 1,408,735 | | | | — | | | | 2,376,340 | |
|
China | | | 2,671,669 | | | | 5,069,008 | | | | — | | | | 7,740,677 | |
|
Hong Kong | | | 298,016 | | | | 8,133,333 | | | | — | | | | 8,431,349 | |
|
India | | | 2,091,834 | | | | 2,185,990 | | | | — | | | | 4,277,824 | |
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Indonesia | | | 1,300,098 | | | | 812,417 | | | | — | | | | 2,112,515 | |
|
Japan | | | 1,793,121 | | | | 54,994,514 | | | | — | | | | 56,787,635 | |
|
Malaysia | | | — | | | | 3,596,483 | | | | — | | | | 3,596,483 | |
|
Republic of Korea | | | 1,332,756 | | | | 6,128,143 | | | | — | | | | 7,460,899 | |
|
Singapore | | | 2,343,460 | | | | 2,643,474 | | | | — | | | | 4,986,934 | |
|
Taiwan | | | 546,022 | | | | 8,491,721 | | | | — | | | | 9,037,743 | |
|
Thailand | | | 840,527 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 840,527 | |
|
Total Investments | | $ | 14,718,223 | | | $ | 113,912,972 | | | $ | 0 | | | $ | 128,631,195 | |
|
NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
The Fund has implemented the required disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities in accordance with GAAP. This disclosure is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position and financial performance. The enhanced disclosure has no impact on the results of operations reported in the financial statements.
Effect of Derivative Instruments for the year ended October 31, 2010
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
| | | | |
| | Location of Gain (Loss) on
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| | Statement of Operations |
| | Foreign Currency Contracts |
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | | |
Currency risk | | $ | (170 | ) |
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NOTE 5—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to
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Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
For the period June 1, 2010 to October 31, 2010, the Fund paid legal fees of $266 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
NOTE 6—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 7—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended October 31, 2010 and 2009:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Ordinary income | | $ | 273,691 | | | $ | 804,697 | |
|
Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2010 |
|
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 1,030,866 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 9,070,133 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 10,150 | |
|
Temporary book/tax differences | | | (64,062 | ) |
|
Capital loss carryforward | | | (27,045,734 | ) |
|
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 146,246,910 | |
|
Total net assets | | $ | 129,248,263 | |
|
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) difference is attributable primarily to wash sales and certain passive foreign investment companies.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $12,164,979 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2010 which expires as follows:
| | | | |
| | Capital Loss
|
Expiration | | Carryforward* |
|
October 31, 2011 | | $ | 11,251,083 | |
|
October 31, 2017 | | | 15,794,651 | |
|
Total capital loss carryforward | | $ | 27,045,734 | |
|
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* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. |
NOTE 8—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2010 was $96,539,212 and $107,754,972, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
| | | | |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis |
|
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 18,053,027 | |
|
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (8,982,894 | ) |
|
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 9,070,133 | |
|
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $119,561,062. | | | | |
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NOTE 9—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and net operating losses, on October 31, 2010, undistributed net investment income (loss) was increased by $329,909, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $298,655 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $31,254. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
NOTE 10—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity |
|
| | For the
| | For the
|
| | year ended
| | year ended
|
| | October 31, 2010(a) | | October 31, 2009 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
|
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 354,460 | | | $ | 7,252,727 | | | | 539,716 | | | $ | 9,095,787 | |
|
Conversion from Class B | | | 36,335 | | | | 742,949 | | | | 19,036 | | | | 288,950 | |
|
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 12,782 | | | | 258,580 | | | | 55,526 | | | | 785,688 | |
|
Redeemed | | | (1,159,369 | ) | | | (24,037,258 | ) | | | (1,250,891 | ) | | | (19,143,990 | ) |
|
Net decrease — Class A | | | (755,792 | ) | | | (15,783,002 | ) | | | (636,613 | ) | | | (8,973,565 | ) |
|
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 36,404 | | | | 719,378 | | | | 38,250 | | | | 641,638 | |
|
Conversion to Class A | | | (38,391 | ) | | | (742,949 | ) | | | (19,991 | ) | | | (288,950 | ) |
|
Redeemed | | | (210,160 | ) | | | (4,061,586 | ) | | | (293,162 | ) | | | (4,439,695 | ) |
|
Net decrease — Class B | | | (212,147 | ) | | | (4,085,157 | ) | | | (274,903 | ) | | | (4,087,007 | ) |
|
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 34,476 | | | | 668,145 | | | | 25,529 | | | | 426,142 | |
|
Redeemed | | | (56,191 | ) | | | (1,077,878 | ) | | | (45,667 | ) | | | (678,214 | ) |
|
Net decrease — Class C | | | (21,715 | ) | | | (409,733 | ) | | | (20,138 | ) | | | (252,072 | ) |
|
Class R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 938 | | | | 19,054 | | | | 40 | | | | 750 | |
|
Reinvestment of dividends | | | — | | | | — | | | | 39 | | | | 551 | |
|
Redeemed | | | (3,597 | ) | | | (77,766 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
|
Net increase increase (decrease) — Class R | | | (2,659 | ) | | | (58,712 | ) | | | 79 | | | | 1,301 | |
|
Class Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 421,980 | | | | 8,726,968 | | | | 9,882 | | | | 177,706 | |
|
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 393 | | | | 8,050 | | | | 327 | | | | 4,685 | |
|
Redeemed | | | (30,210 | ) | | | (618,408 | ) | | | (4,197 | ) | | | (71,499 | ) |
|
Net increase — Class Y | | | 392,163 | | | | 8,116,610 | | | | 6,012 | | | | 110,892 | |
|
Net decrease in share activity | | | (600,150 | ) | | $ | (12,219,994 | ) | | | (925,563 | ) | | $ | (13,200,451 | ) |
|
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(a) | | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 75% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. In addition, 0.01% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by Invesco or an investment advisor under common control of Invesco. |
Effective November 30, 2010, all Invesco funds will be closing their Class B shares. Shareholders with investments in Class B shares may continue to hold such shares until they convert to Class A shares, but no additional investments will be accepted in Class B shares on or after November 30, 2010. Any dividends or capital gains distributions may continue to be reinvested in Class B shares until conversion. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert.
NOTE 11—Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
In connection with the Reorganization of the Fund, the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Trust appointed, and the Board of Trustees ratified and approved, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PWC”) as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Fund for the fiscal year following May 31, 2010. The predecessor fund’s financial statements were audited by a different independent registered public accounting firm (the “Prior Auditor”). Concurrent with the closing of the Reorganization, the Prior Auditor resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of the predecessor fund. The Prior Auditor’s report on the financial statements of the Fund for the past two years did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the period the Prior Auditor was engaged, there were no disagreements with the Prior Auditor on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to the Prior Auditor’s satisfaction, would have caused it to make reference to that matter in connection with its report.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Investments Funds (Invesco Investments Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco Pacific Growth Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco Pacific Growth Fund (formerly known as Morgan Stanley Pacific Growth Fund Inc.; one of the funds constituting AIM Investments Funds (Invesco Investments Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2010, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended October 31, 2009 and the financial highlights of the Fund for the periods ended October 31, 2009 and prior were audited by other independent auditors whose report dated December 28, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
December 22, 2010
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | | | | | ACTUAL | | | expenses) | | | |
| | | Beginning
| | | Ending
| | | Expenses
| | | Ending
| | | Expenses
| | | Annualized
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| | | Account Value
| | | Paid During
| | | Account Value
| | | Paid During
| | | Expense
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Class | | | (05/01/10) | | | (10/31/10)1 | | | Period2 | | | (10/31/10) | | | Period2 | | | Ratio |
A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,034.90 | | | | $ | 9.13 | | | | $ | 1,016.23 | | | | $ | 9.05 | | | | | 1.78 | % |
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B | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,030.50 | | | | | 12.95 | | | | | 1,012.45 | | | | | 12.83 | | | | | 2.53 | |
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C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,030.40 | | | | | 12.95 | | | | | 1,012.45 | | | | | 12.83 | | | | | 2.53 | |
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R | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,033.60 | | | | | 10.41 | | | | | 1,014.97 | | | | | 10.31 | | | | | 2.03 | |
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Y | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,036.30 | | | | | 7.85 | | | | | 1,017.49 | | | | | 7.78 | | | | | 1.53 | |
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1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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| Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements |
The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the Company) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to approve the Invesco Pacific Growth Fund (the Fund) investment advisory agreements. During meetings held on December 1-2, 2009, the Board as a whole and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, voting separately approved (i) an amendment to the Company’s investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers) to add the Fund, (ii) an amendment to the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds (the sub-advisory contracts) with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers) to add the Fund, and (iii) a Temporary Investment Services Agreement (TISA) by and among Invesco Advisers and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company and Morgan Stanley Asset & Investment Trust Management Co., Limited (the MS Sub-Advisers) for the possible provision of temporary investment services to the Fund. In doing so, the Board determined that the investment advisory agreements are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation to Invesco Advisers, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and the MS Sub-Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreements is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process
The Fund was formed to acquire the assets and liabilities of a Morgan Stanley retail fund (the Acquired Fund) with substantially similar investment objectives, strategies and risks. At the time of approval of the investment advisory agreements, the Fund had no assets and no performance history and the portfolio managers were not employed by Invesco Advisers or one of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.
In determining to approve the Fund’s investment advisory agreements, the Board considered among other things, the factors discussed below in evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of the Fund’s investment advisory agreements. The discussion below serves as a summary of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreements. The Board considered the information provided to them and did not identify any information that was controlling. One Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information differently than another.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Evaluation of Investment Advisory Agreements
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A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and MS Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the advisory services to be provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide these services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ portfolio and product review process, various back office support functions provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, and Invesco Adviser’s global trading operations. In determining whether to approve the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the prior relationship between Invesco Advisers and the series portfolios of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds), as well as the Board’s knowledge of Invesco Advisers’ operations. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services to be provided to the Fund support the Board’s approval of the investment advisory agreements.
The Board reviewed the services to be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, which have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world, can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund invests and make recommendations on securities of companies located in such countries. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts will benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate.
The Board considered that the TISA is necessary because certain portfolio managers cannot be migrated to the Invesco Advisers front-end compliance system immediately upon reorganization with the Acquired Fund. The TISA permits those portfolio managers, who will remain employed by the MS Sub-Advisers for a temporary period following the reorganization with the Acquired Fund, to continue to be primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund. The Board considered that the MS Sub-Advisers had managed the Acquired Fund and that the board of the Acquired Fund had approved an investment advisory agreement with each of the MS Sub-Advisers. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the MS Sub-Advisers are appropriate.
The Fund will retain the performance track record of the Acquired Fund. The Board considered the performance of the Acquired Fund and the fact that the Fund is to be managed by substantially the same portfolio management team as managed the Acquired Fund. The Board did not view Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts, as the Board was not advised whether an Affiliated Sub-Adviser would manage assets of the Fund.
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C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fee Waivers |
The Board considered that the contractual advisory fee rate of the Fund is the same as that of the Acquired Fund, that the board of the Acquired Fund had approved such fee, and that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to limit expenses of the Fund through June 30, 2012. The Board was provided with a comparison of the contractual advisory fee of the Fund to the uniform fee schedule applicable to other Invesco Funds and with materials prepared by Lipper, Inc. for the board of the Acquired Fund.
The Board also considered the services to be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts and the services to be provided by Invesco Advisers pursuant to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, as well as the allocation of fees between Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that the sub-advisory fees have no direct effect on the Fund or its shareholders, as they are paid by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are affiliates. The Board also noted that the sub-advisory fees paid under the TISA have no direct effect on the Fund or its shareholders, as they are paid by Invesco Advisers.
After taking account of the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate, the contractual sub-advisory fee rates, the expense limits and other relevant factors, the Board concluded that the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees were fair and reasonable.
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D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory
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services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from such economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee schedule provides for breakpoints. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of all of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.
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E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board considered information from the 2009 contract renewal process provided by Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit. The Board concluded that the Fund’s fees were fair and reasonable, and that the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund are not anticipated to be excessive in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided. The Board considered whether Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and concluded that Invesco Advisers has the financial resources necessary to fulfill these obligations. The Board also considered whether each Affiliated Sub-Adviser is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under its respective sub-advisory contract, and concluded that each Affiliated Sub-Adviser has the financial resources necessary to fulfill these obligations. Given the temporary nature of the TISA, the Board did not consider the profitability of the MS Sub-Advisers.
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F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits to be received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates resulting from Invesco Advisers’ relationship with the Fund, including the fees to be received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates for their provision of administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services to other Invesco Funds and the organizational structure employed by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services will be provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board. The Board concluded that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates were providing these services to Invesco Funds in accordance with the terms of their contracts, and were qualified to provide these services to the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research and execution services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the funds and therefore may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board concluded that Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ soft dollar arrangements are appropriate. The Board also concluded that, based on its review and representations made by the Chief Compliance Officer of Invesco Advisers, these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements.
The Board considered the fact that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers will receive advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through at least June 30, 2011, the advisory fees payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended October 31, 2010:
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Federal and State Income Tax | | |
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Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 100% | |
Foreign Taxes | | $ | 0.0346 Per Share | |
Foreign Source Income | | $ | 0.5505 Per Share | |
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| * | The above percentage is based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | | | | | | |
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| Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. and Director and President, Van Kampen Advisors, Inc. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | | | | | | |
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| Wayne M. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | | | 225 | | | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation | |
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| Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2001 | | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)
Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | | 207 | | | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Investment Company Institute | |
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| David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | | | 225 | | | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan | |
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1 | | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
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2 | | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
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3 | | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Fund Complex by reason of he and his firm currently providing legal services as legal counsel to such Funds in the Fund Complex. |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Bob R. Baker — 1936 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly: President and Chief Executive Officer, AMC Cancer Research Center; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Columbia Financial Corporation | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 1987 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | | 207 | | | Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Director, Denver Film Society | |
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| Rodney Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | | | 225 | | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. | |
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| Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2001 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | | 207 | | | Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. | |
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| Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2001 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | | 207 | | | Administaff | |
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| Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | | | 207 | | | Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios) | |
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| Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Lewis F. Pennock — 1942 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | | | 225 | | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |
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| Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of Invesco Funds | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and General Counsel, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | | 2004 | | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and Vice President, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
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| Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 2003 | | Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only).
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Lance A. Rejsek — 1967 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2005 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Van Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., and Van Kampen Funds Inc.
Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.
Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A | |
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The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-2714 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. P.O. Box 4739
Houston, TX 77210-4739 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin
Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-05426 and 033-19338.
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Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the period between June 1, 2010, and June 30, 2010, is
available at invesco.com/proxysearch. In addition, this information is available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Proxy voting information for the predecessor fund prior to its reorganization with the Fund on June 1, 2010, is not available on the Invesco website but is or will be available on the SEC website under the predecessor fund.
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Annual Report to Shareholders | | October 31, 2010 |
Invesco Small Companies Fund
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2 | | Letters to Shareholders |
4 | | Performance Summary |
4 | | Management Discussion |
6 | | Long-Term Fund Performance |
8 | | Supplemental Information |
9 | | Schedule of Investments |
11 | | Financial Statements |
13 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
20 | | Financial Highlights |
21 | | Auditor’s Report |
22 | | Fund Expenses |
23 | | Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements |
25 | | Tax Information |
T-1 | | Trustees and Officers |
Letters to Shareholders

Philip Taylor
Dear Shareholders:
Enclosed is important information about your Fund and its performance. I hope you find it useful. Whether you’re a long-time Invesco client or a shareholder who joined us as a result of our June 1 acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments, I’m glad you’re part of the Invesco family.
Near the end of this letter, I’ve provided the number to call if you have specific questions about your account; I’ve also provided my email address so you can send a general Invesco-related question or comment to me directly.
The benefits of Invesco
As a leading global investment manager, Invesco is committed to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. I believe Invesco is uniquely positioned to serve your needs.
First, we are committed to investment excellence. We believe the best investment insights come from specialized investment teams with discrete investment perspectives, each operating under a disciplined philosophy and process with strong risk oversight and quality controls. This approach enables our portfolio managers, analysts and researchers to pursue consistent results across market cycles.
Second, we offer you a broad range of investment products that can be tailored to your needs and goals. In addition to traditional mutual funds, we manage a variety of other investment products. These products include single-country, regional and global investment options spanning major equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes.
And third, we are a strong organization with a single focus: investment management. At Invesco, we believe that focus brings success, and that’s why investment management is all we do. We direct all of our intellectual capital and global resources toward helping investors achieve their long-term financial objectives.
Remember that a trusted financial adviser is also an invaluable partner as you pursue your financial goals. Your financial adviser is familiar with your individual goals and risk tolerance, and can answer questions about changing market conditions and your changing investment needs.
Our customer focus
Short-term market conditions can change from time to time, sometimes suddenly and sometimes dramatically. But regardless of market trends, our commitment to putting you first, helping you achieve your financial objectives and providing you with excellent customer service will not change.
If you have questions about your account, please contact one of our client services representatives at 800 959 4246. If you have a general Invesco-related question or comment for me, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
I want to thank our existing Invesco clients for placing your faith in us. And I want to welcome our new Invesco clients: We look forward to serving your needs in the years ahead. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco
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Bruce Crockett
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
Although the global markets have improved since their lows of 2009, they remain challenging as governments around the world work to ensure the recovery remains on track. In this volatile environment, it’s comforting to know that your Board is committed to putting your interests first. We realize you have many choices when selecting a money manager, and your Board is working hard to ensure you feel you’ve made the right choice.
To that end, I’m pleased to share the news that Invesco has completed its acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments. This acquisition greatly expands the breadth and depth of investment strategies we can offer you. As a result of this combination, Invesco gained investment talent for a number of investment strategies, including U.S. value equity, U.S. small cap growth equity, tax-free municipals, bank loans and others. Another key advantage of this combination is the highly complementary nature of our cultures. This is making it much easier to bring our organizations together while ensuring that our investment teams remain focused on managing your money.
We view this addition as an excellent opportunity for you, our shareholders, to have access to an even broader range of well-diversified mutual funds. Now that the acquisition has closed, Invesco is working to bring the full value of the combined organization to shareholders. The key goals of this effort are to ensure that we have deeply resourced and focused investment teams, a compelling line of products and enhanced efficiency, which will benefit our shareholders now and over the long term.
It might interest you to know that the mutual funds of the combined organization are overseen by a single fund Board composed of 17 current members, including four new members who joined us from Van Kampen/Morgan Stanley. This expanded Board will continue to oversee the funds with the same strong sense of responsibility for your money and your continued trust that we have always maintained.
As always, you are welcome to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving your interests.
Sincerely,
Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, all share classes of Invesco Small Companies Fund, at net asset value, outperformed the Fund’s style-specific, broad market and peer group indexes.
Drivers of performance were largely stock specific. We attribute the Fund’s outperformance versus its indexes mainly to above-market returns from select investments in the information technology (IT) and consumer discretionary sectors. Select holdings in consumer discretionary and IT were also among the largest detractors from performance as were select investments in the health care sector.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 10/31/09 to 10/31/10, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Class A Shares | | | 28.28 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | 27.30 | |
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Class C Shares | | | 27.24 | |
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Class R Shares | | | 27.97 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | 28.62 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | 28.87 | |
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S&P 500 Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | 16.54 | |
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Russell 2000 Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) | | | 26.58 | |
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Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index▼ (Peer Group Index) | | | 24.80 | |
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How we invest
We view ourselves as business people buying businesses and we consider the purchase of a stock as an ownership interest in a business. We strive to develop a proprietary view of a business through in-depth, fundamental research that includes careful financial statement analysis and meetings with company management teams. We then seek to purchase businesses whose stock prices are below what we have calculated to be the true value of the company based on its future cash flows, management performance and business fundamentals.
In conducting a comprehensive analysis of a company, we strive to identify primarily U.S. stocks which have:
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n | | High barriers to entry |
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n | | Honest and capable management teams |
Also central to our discipline is our adherence to an investment horizon of three to five years. We use this long-term approach because we believe good business strategies usually take that amount of time to implement and to produce strong earnings growth. We also use a concentrated portfolio approach, constructing a portfolio of about 25 to 45 stocks. We believe this allows each investment opportunity to materially impact the Fund’s performance.
While deliberate efforts are made to reduce risk through industry diversification,
our primary method of attempting to reduce risk is to purchase businesses that are trading below their estimated intrinsic value.
We consider selling our holdings if:
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Holdings are also considered for sale if the original thesis for buying the company changes due to a fundamental negative change in management strategy or in the competitive environment.
Market conditions and your Fund
Financial markets were volatile during the fiscal year. At the beginning of the period, riskier assets, like stocks, were outperforming securities considered safe havens, like U.S. Treasuries. This continued through the middle of April 2010. Renewed credit problems in Europe and the market correction that occurred from May into August, however, created a more uncertain environment prompting many investors to become more risk averse. While uncertainty persisted on the economic front, equity markets rose again in September and ended the fiscal year on a positive note.
Our investment approach focuses on individual businesses rather than market sectors. Therefore, your Fund shares little in common with sector weightings of various market indexes. Though, if we were to broadly categorize businesses with which we had the most success during the fiscal year, our investments in select IT and consumer discretionary stocks were among the largest contributors to and detractors from Fund performance. Several of our holdings in the health care sector were also among the largest detractors. In addition, our cash position hurt the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell 2000 Index in a rising market environment.
Portfolio Composition
By sector
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Information Technology | | | 32.2 | % |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 22.0 | |
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Health Care | | | 20.0 | |
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Financials | | | 7.9 | |
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Materials | | | 4.7 | |
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Utilities | | | 4.2 | |
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Industrials | | | 2.1 | |
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Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 6.9 | |
Top Five Industries
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1. | | Semiconductors | | | 11.5 | % |
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2. | | Electronic Manufacturing Services | | | 7.4 | |
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3. | | Health Care Equipment | | | 6.9 | |
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4. | | Health Care Supplies | | | 6.7 | |
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5. | | Real Estate Services | | | 5.9 | |
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Total Net Assets | | $450.8 million |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | 29 |
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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1. | | International Rectifier Corp. | | | 9.4 | % |
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2. | | Smart Modular Technologies WWH Inc. | | | 7.4 | |
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3. | | Kinetic Concepts, Inc. | | | 6.9 | |
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4. | | FirstService Corp. | | | 5.9 | |
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5. | | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | | | 4.9 | |
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6. | | Alere, Inc. | | | 4.7 | |
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7. | | Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | | 4.6 | |
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8. | | Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund | | | 4.6 | |
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9. | | Brightpoint, Inc. | | | 4.5 | |
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10. | | Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp. | | | 4.4 | |
The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings.
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After performing poorly during 2008 and into early 2009, many of our consumer discretionary and IT investments continued to rebound and posted strong gains. Long-term holdings Smart Modular Technologies and Tempur-Pedic International both posted double-digit gains during the period. Smart Modular’s products and services are used for a variety of applications in the computing, networking, communications, printer, storage and industrial markets worldwide. A future driver for its business is continued growth in Brazil, where the company generates 45% of its revenues and remains the market leader. An additional driver is that it is a small, previously military-centric business that is expanding its exposure to address commercial and industrial markets, which are multiples of its historic niche. Tempur-Pedic is the leading domestic and international manufacturer of visco-elastic mattresses and pillows (“Swedish memory foam”). Tempur-Pedic’s business has a competitive advantage due to its highly differentiated technology and its strong brand name. The company is benefiting from management’s focus on operational efficiencies during the downturn; effectively removing costs permanently from the business model. Another key driver for the business is the introduction of a new softer version of its mattress, which may potentially double the company’s market.
Among the largest detractors from Fund performance were Alere (formerly Inverness Medical) and Jackson Hewitt Tax Service. Alere, a new addition to the Fund during the fiscal year, is at the forefront of the convergence between medical diagnostic testing and health management. Diagnostic testing is a good, stable business that we believe can grow at a rate of 6% to 7% per year. Alere’s smaller health management business is focused on aggregating patients’ medical records. We believe this could be a driver of strong future growth for the company. Shares of Alere declined after company management reduced their profit outlook for 2010 due to anticipation of a weak year for flu-related products and probable difficulties in Europe as a result of the weakening euro and strained budgets. Jackson Hewitt is the second-largest tax preparer in the U.S. The stock came under pressure in the beginning of the fiscal year after expectations that the company would be acquired subsided. Additionally,
the CEO forecasted that sales growth would be subdued as the company reduced its reliance on price as a driver of growth. We sold our position in Jackson Hewitt after recognizing our original thesis was not going to be realized.
Increased market volatility during the fiscal year presented some select buying opportunities. We took advantage of this market situation by making some new investments and adding to many of our existing holdings. We also sold several holdings based on valuations and other factors.
During the fiscal year, we continued to focus on finding quality businesses trading at attractive values relative to what we believe are their long-term prospects. In contrast, the market is often driven by short-term events or outlooks in both good times and bad. Market volatility allows us to take advantage of investment opportunities we believe will benefit your Fund in the long term.
Markets have experienced a strong recovery during the fiscal year. We would like to caution investors against making investment decisions based on short-term performance. As always, we recommend that you consult your financial advisor to discuss your individual financial program.
While we can never predict future Fund performance, we pledge to you that we will adhere to our discipline of being business people who buy businesses; we will continually strive to upgrade the quality of your Fund’s portfolio. As always, we thank you for your investment in Invesco Small Companies Fund and for sharing our long-term investment perspective.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
Robert Mikalachki
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is lead manager of Invesco Small Companies Fund. He joined Invesco Trimark in 1999. Mr. Mikalachki earned an undergraduate degree in business at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Virginia Au
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Small Companies Fund. She joined Invesco Trimark in 2006. Ms. Au earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in finance from the University of British Columbia.
Ted Chisholm
Portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Small Companies Fund. He joined Invesco Trimark in 2003. Mr. Chisholm earned a B.A. from the University of Western Ontario.
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Classes since Inception
Index data from 10/31/03, Fund data from 11/4/03
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, applicable sales charges and Fund expenses including management fees. Results for Class B shares are calculated as if a hypothetical shareholder had liquidated his entire investment in the Fund at the close of the reporting period and paid the applicable contingent deferred sales charges. Index results include reinvested dividends, but they do not reflect sales charges.
Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses and management fees; performance of a market index does not.
Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
This chart, which is a logarithmic chart, presents the fluctuations in the value of the Fund and its indexes. We believe that a logarithmic chart is more effective than other types of charts in illustrating
changes in value during the early years shown in the chart. The vertical axis, the one that indicates the dollar value of an investment, is constructed with each segment representing a percent change in the value of the investment. In this chart, each segment represents a doubling, or 100% change, in the value of the investment. In other words, the space between $5,000 and $10,000 is the same size as the space between $10,000 and $20,000.
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Average Annual Total Returns
As of 10/31/10, including maximum applicable
sales charges
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 8.21 | % |
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5 Years | | | 4.76 | |
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1 Year | | | 21.26 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 8.31 | % |
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5 Years | | | 4.85 | |
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1 Year | | | 22.30 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 8.29 | % |
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5 Years | | | 5.15 | |
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1 Year | | | 26.24 | |
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Class R Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 8.84 | % |
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5 Years | | | 5.69 | |
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1 Year | | | 27.97 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 9.15 | % |
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5 Years | | | 6.05 | |
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1 Year | | | 28.62 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 9.57 | % |
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5 Years | | | 6.48 | |
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1 Year | | | 28.87 | |
Class R shares incepted on April 30, 2004. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares, restated to reflect the higher 12b-1 fees applicable to Class R shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Class Y shares incepted on October 3, 2008. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Institutional Class shares incepted on April 30, 2004. Performance shown prior to that date is that of Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 9/30/10, the most recent calendar quarter-end
including maximum applicable sales charges
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 7.54 | % |
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5 Years | | | 3.18 | |
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1 Year | | | 13.09 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 7.66 | % |
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5 Years | | | 3.23 | |
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1 Year | | | 13.92 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (11/4/03) | | | 7.64 | % |
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5 Years | | | 3.57 | |
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1 Year | | | 17.85 | |
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Class R Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 8.19 | % |
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5 Years | | | 4.11 | |
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1 Year | | | 19.46 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 8.49 | % |
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5 Years | | | 4.45 | |
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1 Year | | | 20.02 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 8.90 | % |
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5 Years | | | 4.86 | |
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1 Year | | | 20.35 | |
Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 1.49%, 2.24%, 2.24%, 1.74%, 1.24% and 0.96%, respectively. The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved.
The CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% beginning at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
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Invesco Small Companies Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of October 31, 2010, and is based on total net assets. |
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n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
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n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About share classes
n | | Effective November 30, 2010, Class B or Class B5 shares may not be purchased or acquired by exchange from share classes other than Class B or Class B5 shares. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class R shares are available only to certain retirement plans. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class Y shares are available to only certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Institutional Class shares are offered exclusively to institutional investors, including defined contribution plans that meet certain criteria. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
n | | An investment by the Fund in ETFs generally presents the same primary risks as an investment in a mutual fund. In addition, ETFs may be subject to the following: a discount of the ETF’s shares to its net asset value; failure to develop an active trading market for the ETF’s shares; the listing exchange halting trading of the ETF’s shares; failure of the ETF’s shares to track the referenced index; and holding troubled securities in the referenced index. |
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n | | The Fund’s foreign investments may be affected by changes in the foreign country’s exchange rates; political and social instability; changes in economic or taxation policies; difficulties when enforcing obligations; decreased liquidity; and increased volatility. Foreign companies may be subject to less regulation resulting in less publicly available information about the companies. |
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n | | The Fund may invest a large percentage of its assets in a limited number of securities or other instruments, which could negatively affect the value of the Fund. |
n | | The investment techniques and risk analysis used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may not produce the desired results. |
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n | | Stocks of small and mid-sized companies tend to be more vulnerable to adverse developments in the above factors and may have little or no operating history or track record of success, and limited product lines, markets, management and financial resources. The securities of small and mid-sized companies may be more volatile due to less market interest and less publicly available information about the issuer. They also may be illiquid or restricted as to resale, or may trade less frequently and in smaller volumes, all of which may cause difficulty when establishing or closing a position at a desirable price. |
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n | | The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations. |
About indexes used in this report
n | | The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. stock market. |
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n | | The Russell 2000® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap stocks. The Russell 2000 Index is a trademark/service mark of the Frank Russell Co. Russell® is a trademark of the Frank Russell Co. |
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n | | The Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of small-cap core funds tracked by Lipper. |
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n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
n | | A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
Other information
n | | The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis. |
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n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
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n | | Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Fund Nasdaq Symbols
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Class A Shares | | ATIAX |
Class B Shares | | ATIBX |
Class C Shares | | ATICX |
Class R Shares | | ATIRX |
Class Y Shares | | ATIYX |
Institutional Class Shares | ATIIX |
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Schedule of Investments(a)
October 31, 2010
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Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–91.23% | | | | |
Advertising–2.95% | | | | |
Arbitron Inc. | | | 524,556 | | | $ | 13,281,758 | |
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Aluminum–0.10% | | | | |
Cymat Technologies Ltd. (Canada)(b) | | | 2,497,500 | | | | 465,266 | |
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Apparel Retail–0.88% | | | | |
Collective Brands, Inc.(b) | | | 259,600 | | | | 3,979,668 | |
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Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods–0.53% | | | | |
Hampshire Group, Ltd.(b)(c) | | | 592,824 | | | | 2,371,296 | |
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Automotive Retail–2.26% | | | | |
Lithia Motors, Inc.–Class A | | | 934,264 | | | | 10,183,478 | |
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Biotechnology–4.43% | | | | |
Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp.(b) | | | 814,500 | | | | 19,971,540 | |
|
Commodity Chemicals–4.55% | | | | |
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (Canada)(c) | | | 1,608,468 | | | | 20,502,092 | |
|
Computer Storage & Peripherals–4.27% | | | | |
Synaptics Inc.(b) | | | 714,300 | | | | 19,236,099 | |
|
Data Processing & Outsourced Services–4.64% | | | | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp.(b) | | | 344,800 | | | | 20,936,256 | |
|
Electric Utilities–4.19% | | | | |
Generac Holdings, Inc.(b) | | | 1,394,958 | | | | 18,873,782 | |
|
Electronic Manufacturing Services–7.42% | | | | |
Smart Modular Technologies WWH Inc.(b)(c) | | | 4,525,647 | | | | 33,444,531 | |
|
Health Care Equipment–6.88% | | | | |
Kinetic Concepts, Inc.(b) | | | 815,800 | | | | 31,024,874 | |
|
Health Care Supplies–6.72% | | | | |
Alere, Inc.(b) | | | 718,300 | | | | 21,225,765 | |
|
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 184,124 | | | | 9,084,678 | |
|
| | | | | | | 30,310,443 | |
|
Home Furnishings–2.95% | | | | |
Tempur-Pedic International Inc.(b) | | | 385,075 | | | | 13,285,088 | |
|
Internet Retail–3.22% | | | | |
NutriSystem, Inc. | | | 760,200 | | | | 14,535,024 | |
|
Leisure Products–2.91% | | | | |
MEGA Brands Inc. (Canada)(b)(c) | | | 17,488,365 | | | | 9,945,339 | |
|
MEGA Brands Inc.–Wts. Expiring 03/30/15 (Canada)(b) | | | 12,488,000 | | | | 3,183,528 | |
|
| | | | | | | 13,128,867 | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services–1.94% | | | | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(b) | | | 267,600 | | | | 8,769,252 | |
|
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–0.00% | | | | |
Brompton Corp. (Canada)(b) | | | 69,374 | | | | 0 | |
|
Publishing–4.92% | | | | |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.–Class A | | | 513,558 | | | | 22,165,163 | |
|
Real Estate Services–5.87% | | | | |
FirstService Corp. (Canada)(b) | | | 1,038,000 | | | | 26,461,418 | |
|
Semiconductors–11.45% | | | | |
Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc.(b)(c) | | | 2,454,000 | | | | 9,227,040 | |
|
International Rectifier Corp.(b) | | | 1,825,421 | | | | 42,404,530 | |
|
| | | | | | | 51,631,570 | |
|
Technology Distributors–4.45% | | | | |
Brightpoint, Inc.(b) | | | 2,680,044 | | | | 20,073,530 | |
|
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance–1.59% | | | | |
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | | | 631,145 | | | | 7,157,184 | |
|
Trucking–2.11% | | | | |
Con-way Inc. | | | 288,162 | | | | 9,512,228 | |
|
Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $439,764,594) | | | | | | | 411,300,407 | |
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| | Principal
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| | Amount | | |
Non-U.S. Dollar Denominated Bonds & Notes–1.43% | | | | |
Canada–1.43% | | | | |
MEGA Brands Inc. (Canada)–Series A, Sec., 10.00%, 01/28/15 (Cost $6,082,213) | | CAD | 6,244,000 | | | | 6,450,929 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | |
Preferred Stock–0.42% | | | | |
Real Estate Services–0.42% | | | | |
FirstService Corp. (Canada)–Series 1, 7% Pfd. (Cost $1,880,000)(b) | | | 75,200 | | | | 1,880,000 | |
|
Money Market Funds–6.97% | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 15,704,570 | | | | 15,704,570 | |
|
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(d) | | | 15,704,570 | | | | 15,704,570 | |
|
Total Money Market Funds (Cost $31,409,140) | | | 31,409,140 | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.05% (Cost $479,135,947) | | | 451,040,476 | |
|
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–(0.05)% | | | | | | | (217,424 | ) |
|
NET ASSETS–100.00% | | | | | | $ | 450,823,052 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Investment Abbreviations:
| | |
CAD | | – Canadian Dollar |
Pfd. | | – Preferred |
Sec | | – Secured |
Wts. | | – Warrants |
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
| | |
(a) | | Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
(b) | | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | | Affiliated company during the period. The Investment Company Act of 1940 defines affiliates as those companies in which a fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. The Fund has not owned enough of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer to have control (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of that issuer. The aggregate value of these securities as of October 31, 2010 was $75,490,298, which represented 16.74% of the Fund’s Net Assets. See Note 4. |
(d) | | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Assets: |
Investments, at value (Cost $324,694,329) | | $ | 344,141,038 | |
|
Investments in affiliates, at value (Cost $154,441,618) | | | 106,899,438 | |
|
Total investments, at value (Cost $479,135,947) | | | 451,040,476 | |
|
Foreign currencies, at value (Cost $174,757) | | | 175,048 | |
|
Receivables for: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 678,962 | |
|
Dividends and interest | | | 345,187 | |
|
Investment for trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 13,722 | |
|
Other assets | | | 32,552 | |
|
Total assets | | | 452,285,947 | |
|
Liabilities: |
Payables for: | | | | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 879,640 | |
|
Accrued fees to affiliates | | | 479,761 | |
|
Accrued other operating expenses | | | 59,795 | |
|
Trustee deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 43,699 | |
|
Total liabilities | | | 1,462,895 | |
|
Net assets applicable to shares outstanding | | $ | 450,823,052 | |
|
Net assets consist of: |
Shares of beneficial interest | | $ | 559,122,672 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | (43,009 | ) |
|
Undistributed net realized gain (loss) | | | (80,164,922 | ) |
|
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (28,091,689 | ) |
|
| | $ | 450,823,052 | |
|
Net Assets: |
Class A | | $ | 275,777,178 | |
|
Class B | | $ | 13,951,722 | |
|
Class C | | $ | 86,591,082 | |
|
Class R | | $ | 32,269,506 | |
|
Class Y | | $ | 12,734,923 | |
|
Institutional Class | | $ | 29,498,641 | |
|
Shares outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, unlimited number of shares authorized: |
Class A | | | 17,794,018 | |
|
Class B | | | 944,141 | |
|
Class C | | | 5,866,041 | |
|
Class R | | | 2,110,705 | |
|
Class Y | | | 821,044 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 1,864,248 | |
|
Class A: | | | | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 15.50 | |
|
Maximum offering price per share | | | | |
(Net asset value of $15.50 divided by 94.50%) | | $ | 16.40 | |
|
Class B: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 14.78 | |
|
Class C: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 14.76 | |
|
Class R: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 15.29 | |
|
Class Y: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 15.51 | |
|
Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share | | $ | 15.82 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the year ended October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Investment income: |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $411,736) | | $ | 3,831,529 | |
|
Dividends from affiliated money markets | | | 77,781 | |
|
Interest | | | 1,168,843 | |
|
Total investment income | | | 5,078,153 | |
|
Expenses: |
Advisory fees | | | 3,304,469 | |
|
Administrative services fees | | | 152,932 | |
|
Custodian fees | | | 28,864 | |
|
Distribution fees: | | | | |
Class A | | | 673,974 | |
|
Class B | | | 143,820 | |
|
Class C | | | 796,021 | |
|
Class R | | | 127,774 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, R and Y | | | 1,012,019 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — Institutional | | | 21,193 | |
|
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 30,039 | |
|
Other | | | 205,062 | |
|
Total expenses | | | 6,496,167 | |
|
Less: Fees waived, expenses reimbursed and expense offset arrangement(s) | | | (105,995 | ) |
|
Net expenses | | | 6,390,172 | |
|
Net investment income (loss) | | | (1,312,019 | ) |
|
Realized and unrealized gain from: |
Net realized gain from: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 13,307,232 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | 44,542 | |
|
| | | 13,351,774 | |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation of: | | | | |
Investment securities | | | 86,580,959 | |
|
Foreign currencies | | | 11,579 | |
|
| | | 86,592,538 | |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 99,944,312 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 98,632,293 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009
| | | | | | | | |
| | October 31,
| | October 31,
|
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Operations: | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (1,312,019 | ) | | $ | 2,772,213 | |
|
Net realized gain | | | 13,351,774 | | | | (94,053,698 | ) |
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation | | | 86,592,538 | | | | 194,734,515 | |
|
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 98,632,293 | | | | 103,453,030 | |
|
Distributions to shareholders from net investment income: | | | | |
Class A | | | (130,070 | ) | | | — | |
|
Class R | | | (3,596 | ) | | | — | |
|
Class Y | | | (7,454 | ) | | | (1,496 | ) |
|
Institutional Class | | | (61,833 | ) | | | (1,199,603 | ) |
|
Total distributions from net investment income | | | (202,953 | ) | | | (1,201,099 | ) |
|
Distributions to shareholders from net realized gains: | | | | |
Class A | | | — | | | | (2,289,709 | ) |
|
Class B | | | — | | | | (158,597 | ) |
|
Class C | | | — | | | | (765,770 | ) |
|
Class R | | | — | | | | (175,205 | ) |
|
Class Y | | | — | | | | (6,623 | ) |
|
Institutional Class | | | — | | | | (2,145,236 | ) |
|
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | (5,541,140 | ) |
|
Share transactions–net: | | | | |
Class A | | | 10,030,208 | | | | (20,942,630 | ) |
|
Class B | | | (2,326,899 | ) | | | (2,151,673 | ) |
|
Class C | | | 4,529,339 | | | | (8,829,088 | ) |
|
Class R | | | 9,331,855 | | | | 673,420 | |
|
Class Y | | | 3,695,997 | | | | 4,697,057 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | (27,127,108 | ) | | | (138,485,325 | ) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | | | (1,866,608 | ) | | | (165,038,239 | ) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 96,562,732 | | | | (68,327,448 | ) |
|
Net assets: | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 354,260,320 | | | | 422,587,768 | |
|
End of year (includes undistributed net investment income of $(1,552,424) and $(37,452), respectively) | | $ | 450,823,052 | | | $ | 354,260,320 | |
|
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2010
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Small Companies Fund, formerly AIM Trimark Small Companies Fund (the “Fund”), is a series portfolio of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), formerly AIM Investment Funds, (the “Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-two separate series portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.
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The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class B shares and Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares are sold at net asset value. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
| | |
A. | | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
| | A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). |
| | Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. |
| | Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
| | Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. |
| | Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including Corporate Loans. |
| | Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. |
| | Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. |
B. | | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Bond premiums and discounts are amortized and/or accreted for financial reporting purposes. |
| | The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held. |
| | Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser. |
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| | |
| | The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. |
C. | | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
E. | | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
| | The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period. |
F. | | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to the Institutional Class are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. |
G. | | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
| | The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. |
J. | | Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Net Assets | | Rate |
|
First $250 million | | | 0 | .745% |
|
Next $250 million | | | 0 | .73% |
|
Next $500 million | | | 0 | .715% |
|
Next $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .70% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .685% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .67% |
|
Next $2.5 billion | | | 0 | .655% |
|
Over $10 billion | | | 0 | .64% |
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Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
The Advisor has contractually agreed, through at least February 28, 2011, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to limit total annual operating expenses (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares to 2.00%, 2.75%, 2.75%, 2.25%, 1.75% and 1.75% of average daily net assets, respectively. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the net annual operating expenses to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless the Board of the Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on February 28, 2011. The Advisor did not waive fees and/or reimburse expenses during the period under this expense limitation.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2011, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $102,465.
At the request of the Trustees of the Trust, Invesco Ltd. agreed to reimburse expenses incurred by the Fund in connection with market timing matters in the Invesco Funds, which may include legal, audit, shareholder reporting, communications and trustee expenses. These expenses along with the related expense reimbursement are included in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2010, Invesco Ltd. reimbursed expenses of the Fund in the amount of $675.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as administrative services fees.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
The Trust has entered into master distribution agreements with Invesco Distributors, Inc. (“IDI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares of the Fund. The Trust has adopted plans pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares (collectively the “Plans”). The Fund, pursuant to the Plans, pays IDI compensation at the annual rate of 0.25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets of Class A shares, 1.00% of the average daily net assets of Class B and Class C shares and 0.50% of the average daily net assets of Class R shares. Of the Plan payments, up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each class of shares may be paid to furnish continuing personal shareholder services to customers who purchase and own shares of such classes. Any amounts not paid as a service fee under the Plans would constitute an asset-based sales charge. Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) impose a cap on the total sales charges, including asset-based sales charges that may be paid by any class of shares of the Fund. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under the Plans are shown in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. During the year ended October 31, 2010, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $52,588 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $17, $23,678 and $12,001 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IIS and/or IDI.
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NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
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| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The following is a summary of the tiered valuation input levels, as of October 31, 2010. The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
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| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
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Equity Securities | | $ | 444,589,547 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 444,589,547 | |
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Corporate Debt Securities | | | — | | | | 6,450,929 | | | | — | | | | 6,450,929 | |
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Total Investments | | $ | 444,589,547 | | | $ | 6,450,929 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 451,040,476 | |
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NOTE 4—Investments in Other Affiliates
The Investment Company Act of 1940 defines affiliates as those issuances in which a fund holds 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities. The Fund has not owned enough of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer to have control (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940) of that issuer. The following is a summary of the investments in affiliates for the year ended October 31, 2010.
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| | Value
| | Purchases
| | Proceeds
| | Appreciation
| | Realized
| | Value
| | Dividend
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| | 10/31/09 | | at Cost | | from Sales | | (Depreciation) | | Gain (Loss) | | 10/31/10 | | Income |
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Advanced Analogic Technologies Inc. | | $ | 5,485,653 | | | $ | 4,545,923 | | | $ | (1,919,162 | ) | | $ | 1,375,217 | | | $ | (260,591 | ) | | $ | 9,227,040 | | | $ | — | |
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Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund | | | 26,408,606 | | | | — | | | | (17,825,089 | ) | | | 7,596,065 | | | | 4,322,510 | | | | 20,502,092 | | | | — | |
|
Hampshire Group LTD | | | 1,778,472 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 592,824 | | | | — | | | | 2,371,296 | | | | — | |
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Mega Brands Inc. | | | 1,590,345 | | | | 6,955,359 | | | | (348,351 | ) | | | 6,874,049 | | | | (5,126,063 | ) | | | 9,945,339 | | | | — | |
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Smart Modular Technologies | | | 24,521,373 | | | | 2,325,482 | | | | (13,350,807 | ) | | | 28,244,944 | | | | (8,296,461 | ) | | | 33,444,531 | | | | — | |
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Total Investments in Other Affiliates | | $ | 59,784,449 | | | $ | 13,826,764 | | | $ | (33,443,409 | ) | | $ | 44,683,099 | | | $ | (9,390,605 | ) | | $ | 75,490,298 | | | $ | — | |
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NOTE 5—Expense Offset Arrangement(s)
The expense offset arrangements are comprised of (1) transfer agency credits which result from balances in Demand Deposit Accounts (DDA) used by the transfer agent for clearing shareholder transactions and (2) custodian credits which result from periodic overnight cash balances at the custodian. For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund received credits from these arrangements, which resulted in the reduction of the Fund’s total expenses of $2,855.
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
During the year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund paid legal fees of $3,777 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust.
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NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with The State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended October 31, 2010 and 2009:
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| | 2010 | | 2009 |
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Ordinary income | | $ | 202,953 | | | $ | 1,207,277 | |
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Long-term capital gain | | | — | | | | 5,534,962 | |
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Total distributions | | $ | 202,953 | | | $ | 6,742,239 | |
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Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
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| | 2010 |
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Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | $ | (32,049,996 | ) |
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Temporary book/tax differences | | | (43,010 | ) |
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Capital loss carryforward | | | (76,206,614 | ) |
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Shares of beneficial interest | | | 559,122,672 | |
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Total net assets | | $ | 450,823,052 | |
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The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
Capital loss carryforward is calculated and reported as of a specific date. Results of transactions and other activity after that date may affect the amount of capital loss carryforward actually available for the Fund to utilize. The ability to utilize capital loss carryforward in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on the results of future transactions.
The Fund utilized $16,703,409 of capital loss carryforward in the current period to offset net realized capital gain for federal income tax purposes. The Fund has a capital loss carryforward as of October 31, 2010 which expires as follows:
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| | Capital Loss
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Expiration | | Carryforward* |
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October 31, 2017 | | $ | 76,206,614 | |
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* | Capital loss carryforward as of the date listed above is reduced for limitations, if any, to the extent required by the Internal Revenue Code. |
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2010 was $190,127,443 and $195,395,863, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period end.
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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis |
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Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 55,702,437 | |
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Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (87,756,215 | ) |
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Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investment securities | | $ | (32,053,778 | ) |
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Cost of investments for tax purposes is $483,094,254. |
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and net operating losses, on October 31, 2010, undistributed net investment income was increased by $1,509,415, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was decreased by $44,544 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $1,464,871. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 11—Share Information
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| | Summary of Share Activity |
|
| | Years ended October 31, |
| | 2010(a) | | 2009 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
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Class A | | | 9,922,690 | | | $ | 141,822,288 | | | | 5,040,919 | | | $ | 52,401,749 | |
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Class B | | | 178,816 | | | | 2,465,392 | | | | 189,918 | | | | 1,737,875 | |
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Class C | | | 1,663,355 | | | | 22,758,841 | | | | 891,932 | | | | 8,174,570 | |
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Class R | | | 1,465,148 | | | | 20,768,297 | | | | 915,836 | | | | 9,033,049 | |
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Class Y | | | 574,086 | | | | 8,197,298 | | | | 618,033 | | | | 5,813,110 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 922,043 | | | | 13,340,963 | | | | 3,992,707 | | | | 32,368,463 | |
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Issued as reinvestment of dividends: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 9,074 | | | | 121,685 | | | | 278,634 | | | | 2,190,663 | |
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Class B | | | — | | | | — | | | | 19,083 | | | | 145,031 | |
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Class C | | | — | | | | — | | | | 97,374 | | | | 739,069 | |
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Class R | | | 271 | | | | 3,596 | | | | 22,491 | | | | 175,203 | |
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Class Y | | | 484 | | | | 6,482 | | | | 1,036 | | | | 8,119 | |
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Institutional Class | | | 3,226 | | | | 44,006 | | | | 420,029 | | | | 3,343,433 | |
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Automatic conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 100,515 | | | | 1,441,725 | | | | 117,171 | | | | 1,050,897 | |
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Class B | | | (105,028 | ) | | | (1,441,725 | ) | | | (121,581 | ) | | | (1,050,897 | ) |
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Reacquired: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (9,365,748 | ) | | | (133,355,490 | ) | | | (8,768,164 | ) | | | (76,585,939 | ) |
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Class B | | | (245,302 | ) | | | (3,350,566 | ) | | | (351,655 | ) | | | (2,983,682 | ) |
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Class C | | | (1,348,488 | ) | | | (18,229,502 | ) | | | (2,152,169 | ) | | | (17,742,727 | ) |
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Class R | | | (812,433 | ) | | | (11,440,038 | ) | | | (963,532 | ) | | | (8,534,832 | ) |
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Class Y | | | (313,691 | ) | | | (4,507,783 | ) | | | (114,393 | ) | | | (1,124,172 | ) |
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Institutional Class | | | (2,774,641 | ) | | | (40,512,077 | ) | | | (16,446,528 | ) | | | (174,197,221 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in share activity | | | (125,623 | ) | | $ | (1,866,608 | ) | | | (16,312,859 | ) | | $ | (165,038,239 | ) |
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(a) | | There is an entity that is a record owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and owns 28% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with this entity to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to this entity, which is considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as, securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by this entity are also owned beneficially. |
Effective November 30, 2010, all Invesco funds will be closing their Class B shares. Shareholders with investments in Class B shares may continue to hold such shares until they convert to Class A shares, but no additional investments will be accepted in Class B shares on or after November 30, 2010. Any dividends or capital gains distributions may continue to be reinvested in Class B shares until conversion. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert.
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NOTE 12—Financial Highlights
The following schedule presents financial highlights for a share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
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| | to average net
| | Ratio of net
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| | Net asset
| | Net
| | on securities
| | | | Dividends
| | Distributions
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| | assets without
| | investment
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| | value,
| | investment
| | (both
| | Total from
| | from net
| | from net
| | | | Net asset
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| | with fee waivers
| | fee waivers
| | income (loss)
| | |
| | beginning
| | income
| | realized and
| | investment
| | investment
| | realized
| | Total
| | value, end
| | Total
| | end of period
| | and/or expenses
| | and/or expenses
| | to average
| | Portfolio
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| | of period | | (loss)(a) | | unrealized) | | operations | | income | | gains | | Distributions | | of period | | Return(b) | | (000s omitted) | | absorbed | | absorbed | | net assets | | turnover(c) |
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Class A |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | $ | 12.09 | | | $ | (0.02 | ) | | $ | 3.44 | | | $ | 3.42 | | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (0.01 | ) | | $ | 15.50 | | | | 28.28 | % | | $ | 275,777 | | | | 1.31 | %(d) | | | 1.33 | %(d) | | | (0.18 | )%(d) | | | 50 | % |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 9.21 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 2.94 | | | | 3.00 | | | | — | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 12.09 | | | | 33.26 | | | | 207,084 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 1.48 | | | | 0.69 | | | | 27 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 16.71 | | | | 0.03 | | | | (6.71 | ) | | | (6.68 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.82 | ) | | | 9.21 | | | | (41.70 | ) | | | 188,482 | | | | 1.37 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 41 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 16.07 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 1.81 | | | | — | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | (1.17 | ) | | | 16.71 | | | | 12.10 | | | | 458,286 | | | | 1.27 | | | | 1.34 | | | | 1.06 | | | | 44 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 13.67 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 2.65 | | | | 2.64 | | | | — | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 16.07 | | | | 19.55 | | | | 193,127 | | | | 1.41 | | | | 1.52 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 47 | |
|
Class B |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 11.61 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 3.30 | | | | 3.17 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14.78 | | | | 27.30 | | | | 13,952 | | | | 2.06 | (d) | | | 2.08 | (d) | | | (0.93 | )(d) | | | 50 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 8.92 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 2.81 | | | | 2.81 | | | | — | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 11.61 | | | | 32.20 | | | | 12,951 | | | | 2.22 | | | | 2.23 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 27 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 16.24 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (6.52 | ) | | | (6.58 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | 8.92 | | | | (42.12 | ) | | | 12,304 | | | | 2.12 | | | | 2.13 | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | 41 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 15.75 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 1.61 | | | | 1.66 | | | | — | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | (1.17 | ) | | | 16.24 | | | | 11.35 | | | | 31,025 | | | | 2.02 | | | | 2.09 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 44 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 13.50 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 2.61 | | | | 2.49 | | | | — | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 15.75 | | | | 18.67 | | | | 21,066 | | | | 2.16 | | | | 2.27 | | | | (0.81 | ) | | | 47 | |
|
Class C |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 11.60 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | 3.29 | | | | 3.16 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 14.76 | | | | 27.24 | | | | 86,591 | | | | 2.06 | (d) | | | 2.08 | (d) | | | (0.93 | )(d) | | | 50 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 8.91 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 2.81 | | | | 2.81 | | | | — | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 11.60 | | | | 32.23 | | | | 64,368 | | | | 2.22 | | | | 2.23 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 27 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 16.22 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (6.51 | ) | | | (6.57 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.74 | ) | | | 8.91 | | | | (42.12 | ) | | | 59,806 | | | | 2.12 | | | | 2.13 | | | | (0.47 | ) | | | 41 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 15.74 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 1.60 | | | | 1.65 | | | | — | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | (1.17 | ) | | | 16.22 | | | | 11.28 | | | | 116,625 | | | | 2.02 | | | | 2.09 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 44 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 13.50 | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 2.60 | | | | 2.48 | | | | — | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 15.74 | | | | 18.60 | | | | 42,640 | | | | 2.16 | | | | 2.27 | | | | (0.81 | ) | | | 47 | |
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Class R |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 11.95 | | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 3.40 | | | | 3.34 | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.00 | ) | | | 15.29 | | | | 27.97 | | | | 32,270 | | | | 1.56 | (d) | | | 1.58 | (d) | | | (0.43 | )(d) | | | 50 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 9.13 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 2.90 | | | | 2.94 | | | | — | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 11.95 | | | | 32.89 | | | | 17,423 | | | | 1.72 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 0.44 | | | | 27 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 16.58 | | | | 0.01 | | | | (6.66 | ) | | | (6.65 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.80 | ) | | | 9.13 | | | | (41.82 | ) | | | 13,541 | | | | 1.62 | | | | 1.63 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 41 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 15.98 | | | | 0.13 | | | | 1.64 | | | | 1.77 | | | | — | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | (1.17 | ) | | | 16.58 | | | | 11.90 | | | | 10,073 | | | | 1.52 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 0.81 | | | | 44 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 13.64 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 2.63 | | | | 2.58 | | | | — | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 15.98 | | | | 19.15 | | | | 2,759 | | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.77 | | | | (0.31 | ) | | | 47 | |
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Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 12.07 | | | | 0.01 | | | | 3.44 | | | | 3.45 | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | 15.51 | | | | 28.62 | | | | 12,735 | | | | 1.06 | (d) | | | 1.08 | (d) | | | 0.07 | (d) | | | 50 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 9.21 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 2.91 | | | | 3.01 | | | | (0.03 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | 12.07 | | | | 33.49 | | | | 6,763 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.23 | | | | 0.94 | | | | 27 | |
Year ended 10/31/08(e) | | | 10.58 | | | | 0.00 | | | | (1.37 | ) | | | (1.37 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 9.21 | | | | (12.95 | ) | | | 511 | | | | 1.17 | (f) | | | 1.17 | (f) | | | 0.48 | (f) | | | 41 | |
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Institutional Class |
Year ended 10/31/10 | | | 12.30 | | | | 0.04 | | | | 3.50 | | | | 3.54 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 15.82 | | | | 28.79 | | | | 29,499 | | | | 0.86 | (d) | | | 0.88 | (d) | | | 0.27 | (d) | | | 50 | |
Year ended 10/31/09 | | | 9.39 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 2.99 | | | | 3.10 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | 12.30 | | | | 34.05 | | | | 45,672 | | | | 0.94 | | | | 0.95 | | | | 1.22 | | | | 27 | |
Year ended 10/31/08 | | | 17.00 | | | | 0.10 | | | | (6.84 | ) | | | (6.74 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.87 | ) | | | 9.39 | | | | (41.45 | ) | | | 147,944 | | | | 0.90 | | | | 0.91 | | | | 0.75 | | | | 41 | |
Year ended 10/31/07 | | | 16.26 | | | | 0.25 | | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.91 | | | | — | | | | (1.17 | ) | | | (1.17 | ) | | | 17.00 | | | | 12.60 | | | | 169,019 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 44 | |
Year ended 10/31/06 | | | 13.76 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 2.68 | | | | 2.74 | | | | — | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 16.26 | | | | 20.16 | | | | 29,481 | | | | 0.91 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 0.44 | | | | 47 | |
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(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | | Ratios are based on average daily net assets (000’s) of $269,590, $14,382, $79,602, $25,555, $11,085 and $47,317 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares, respectively |
(e) | | Commencement date of October 3, 2008. |
(f) | | Annualized. |
NOTE 13—Significant Event
Following a number of meetings in September and October, 2010, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”) pursuance to which the Fund would transfer all of its assets and liabilities to Invesco Small Companies Fund (the “Acquiring Fund”) in exchange for shares of the Acquiring Fund. The Agreement requires approval of the Fund’s shareholders and will be submitted to the shareholders for their consideration at a meeting to be held in or around April 2011.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)
and Shareholders of Invesco Small Companies Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco Small Companies Fund (one of the funds constituting AIM Investment Funds(Invesco Investment Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
December 22, 2010
Houston, Texas
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Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,008.50 | | | | $ | 6.63 | | | | $ | 1,018.60 | | | | $ | 6.67 | | | | | 1.31 | % |
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B | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,004.80 | | | | | 10.41 | | | | | 1,014.82 | | | | | 10.46 | | | | | 2.06 | |
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C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,004.10 | | | | | 10.41 | | | | | 1,014.82 | | | | | 10.46 | | | | | 2.06 | |
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R | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,007.20 | | | | | 7.89 | | | | | 1,017.34 | | | | | 7.93 | | | | | 1.56 | |
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Y | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,009.80 | | | | | 5.37 | | | | | 1,019.86 | | | | | 5.40 | | | | | 1.06 | |
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Institutional | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,010.90 | | | | | 4.51 | | | | | 1,020.72 | | | | | 4.53 | | | | | 0.89 | |
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1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. |
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| Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts |
The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to approve annually the renewal of the Invesco Small Companies Fund (the Fund) investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds (the sub-advisory contracts) with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers). During contract renewal meetings held on June 15-16, 2010, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise 85% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts for another year, effective July 1, 2010. In doing so, the Board considered the process that it follows in reviewing and approving the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and the information that it is provided and determined that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process
The Board’s Investments Committee has established three Sub-Committees, each of which is responsible for overseeing the management of a number of the series portfolios of the funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds). The Sub-Committees meet throughout the year to review the performance of their assigned funds, including reviewing materials prepared under the direction of the independent Senior Officer, an officer of the Invesco Funds who reports directly to the independent Trustees. Over the course of each year, the Sub-Committees meet with portfolio managers for their assigned funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies, limitations and investment risk of these funds. The Sub-Committees meet regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to all their assigned funds. Each Sub-Committee recommends to the Investments Committee, which in turn recommends to the full Board, whether to approve the continuance of each Invesco Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts for another year.
During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the Invesco Funds prepared by an independent company, Lipper, Inc. (Lipper). The Trustees also receive an independent written evaluation from the Senior Officer, which is prepared as part of his responsibility to manage the process by which the Invesco Funds’ proposed management fees are negotiated during the annual contract renewal process to ensure that they are negotiated in a manner that is at arms’ length and reasonable. The independent Trustees are assisted in their annual evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by the Senior Officer and by independent legal counsel. The independent Trustees also discuss the continuance of the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts in private sessions with the Senior Officer and counsel.
In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Board considered the information provided to them as part of the contract renewal process as well as information provided at their meetings throughout the year as part of their ongoing oversight of the Fund, and did not identify any information that was controlling. One Trustee may weigh a particular piece of information differently than another Trustee. The Trustees recognized that the advisory arrangements and resulting advisory fees for the Fund and the other Invesco Funds are the result of years of review and negotiation between the Trustees and Invesco Advisers, that the Trustees may focus to a greater extent on certain aspects of these arrangements in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these same arrangements throughout the year and in prior years.
The discussion below serves as the Senior Officer’s independent written evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of June 16, 2010, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date, including, for example, changes to the Fund’s performance, advisory fees, expense limitations and/or fee waivers.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Independent Written Fee Evaluation
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A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide these services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ portfolio and product review process, various back office support functions provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, and Invesco Advisers’ equity and fixed income trading operations. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and that Invesco Advisers currently is providing satisfactory advisory services in accordance with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement. In addition, based on their ongoing meetings throughout the year with the Fund’s portfolio manager or managers, the Board concluded that these individuals are competent and able to continue to carry out their responsibilities under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement or sub-advisory contracts, as applicable.
In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the prior relationship between Invesco Advisers and the Fund, as well as the Board’s knowledge of Invesco Advisers’ operations, and concluded that it is beneficial to maintain the current relationship, in part, because of such knowledge. The Board also considered the steps that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates continue to take to improve the services they provide to the Invesco Funds in the areas of investment performance, product line diversification, distribution, fund operations, shareholder services and compliance. The Board considered Invesco Advisers’ independent credit analysis and investment risk management procedures as they apply to the Fund and the other Invesco Funds. The Board also considered the acquisition by Invesco Ltd. of the retail mutual fund business of Morgan Stanley and how that is expected to affect product line diversification. The Board also considered assurances from Invesco Advisers that it does not expect the acquisition to diminish the quality of services provided to the Invesco Funds and that it plans to increase staffing. The Board concluded that the quality and efficiency of the services Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds support the Board’s approval of the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.
The Board reviewed the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who provide these services. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, which have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world, can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund invests and make recommendations on securities of companies located in such countries. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders
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by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund.
The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement as well as the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as Invesco Trimark Ltd. currently manages assets of the Fund.
The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one, three and five calendar years to the performance of all funds in the Lipper performance universe that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser and against the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index. The Board noted that the performance of Class A shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the one, three and five year periods (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board noted that the performance of Class A shares of the Fund was above the performance of the Index for the one, three and five year periods. Although the independent written evaluation of the Fund’s Senior Officer only considered Fund performance through the most recent calendar year, the Trustees also reviewed more recent Fund performance and this review did not change their conclusions.
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C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fee Waivers |
The Board compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate to the contractual advisory fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group that are not managed by Invesco Advisers or an Affiliated Sub-Adviser, at a common asset level. The Board noted that the contractual advisory fee rate for Class A shares of the Fund was below the median contractual advisory fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in determining contractual fee rates, which includes using audited financial data from the most recent annual report of each fund in the expense group that was publicly available as of the end of the past calendar year. The Board noted that comparative data is as of varying dates, which may affect the comparability of data during times of market volatility.
The Board also compared the Fund’s effective fee rate (the advisory fee after any advisory fee waivers and before any expense limitations/waivers) to the advisory fee rates of other clients of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund, including one Canadian fund advised by Invesco Trimark Ltd. The Board noted that the Fund’s effective fee rate was below the effective rate for the Canadian fund; however, the effective fee rate for the Canadian fund covered more than investment advisory services.
Other than the Canadian fund described above, the Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not advise other client accounts with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund.
The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or limit expenses of the Fund through at least February 28, 2011 in an amount necessary to limit total annual operating expenses to a specified percentage of average daily net assets for each class of the Fund. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers do not advise other client accounts with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund.
The Board also considered the services provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the allocation of fees between Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that the sub-advisory fees have no direct effect on the Fund or its shareholders, as they are paid by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.
After taking account of the Fund’s contractual advisory and sub-advisory fee rates, the comparative advisory fee information discussed above and other relevant factors, the Board concluded that the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees are fair and reasonable.
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D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from such economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee schedule includes seven breakpoints, and that the Fund would share in economies of scale as the Fund’s net assets exceeded the breakpoints. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of all of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.
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E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board reviewed with Invesco Advisers the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in connection with managing the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit with respect to the services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Fund and the Invesco Funds. The Board also noted that Invesco Advisers continues to support the Invesco Funds with spending on regulatory compliance, attribution systems, global trading initiatives and a focus on building out the product line-up for the benefit of all shareholders of the Invesco Funds. The Board concluded that the Fund’s fees are fair and reasonable, and that the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund is not excessive in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided and the support provided to the Invesco Funds. The Board considered whether Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and concluded that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser have the financial resources necessary to fulfill these obligations.
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F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates resulting from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates for their provision of administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services are provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board. The Board concluded that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates are providing these services in accordance with the terms of their contracts, and are qualified to continue to provide these services to the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for the research and execution services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the funds and therefore may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board concluded that the soft dollar arrangements are appropriate. The Board also concluded that, based on their review and representations made by the Chief Compliance Officer of the Invesco Funds, these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements.
The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers will receive advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through at least June 30, 2011, the advisory fees payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
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Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended October 31, 2010:
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Federal and State Income Tax | | |
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Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 0% | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0% | |
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| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
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Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Interested Persons | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | | | | | | |
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| Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. and Director and President, Van Kampen Advisors, Inc. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | | | | | | |
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| Wayne M. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | | | 225 | | | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation | |
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| Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2001 | | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)
Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | | 207 | | | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Investment Company Institute | |
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| David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | | | 225 | | | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan | |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Bob R. Baker — 1936 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly: President and Chief Executive Officer, AMC Cancer Research Center; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Columbia Financial Corporation | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 1987 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | | 207 | | | Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Director, Denver Film Society | |
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| Rodney Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | | | 225 | | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. | |
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| Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2001 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | | 207 | | | Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. | |
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| Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2001 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | | 207 | | | Administaff | |
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| Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | | | 207 | | | Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios) | |
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| Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Lewis F. Pennock — 1942 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
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| Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | | | 225 | | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |
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| Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of Invesco Funds | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and General Counsel, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | | 2004 | | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and Vice President, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
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| Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 2003 | | Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only).
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Lance A. Rejsek — 1967 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2005 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Van Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., and Van Kampen Funds Inc.
Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.
Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A | |
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The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-2714 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. P.O. Box 4739
Houston, TX 77210-4739 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin
Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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Invesco mailing information
Send general correspondence to Invesco, P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739.
Invesco privacy policy
You share personal and financial information with us that is necessary for your transactions and your account records. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information confidential and private.
Invesco collects nonpublic personal information about you from account applications or other forms you complete and from your transactions with us or our affiliates. We do not disclose information about you or our former customers to service providers or other third parties except to the extent necessary to service your account and in other limited circumstances as permitted by law. For example, we use this information to facilitate the delivery of transaction confirmations, financial reports, prospectuses and tax forms.
Even within Invesco, only people involved in the servicing of your accounts and compliance monitoring have access to your information. To ensure the highest level of confidentiality and security, Invesco maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that meet or exceed federal standards. Special measures, such as data encryption and authentication, apply to your communications with us on our website. More detail is available to you at invesco.com/privacy.
Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-05426 and 033-19338.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund
voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12 months ended June 30, 2010, is available at our website, invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
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Annual Report to Shareholders | | October 31, 2010 |
Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical
Asset Allocation Fund
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2 | | Letters to Shareholders |
4 | | Performance Summary |
4 | | Management Discussion |
6 | | Long-Term Fund Performance |
8 | | Supplemental Information |
9 | | Schedule of Investments |
13 | | Financial Statements |
16 | | Financial Highlights |
21 | | Notes to Financial Statements |
31 | | Auditor’s Report |
32 | | Fund Expenses |
33 | | Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements |
35 | | Tax Information |
36 | | Results of Proxy |
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Letters to Shareholders

Philip Taylor
Dear Shareholders:
Enclosed is important information about your Fund and its performance. I hope you find it useful. Whether you’re a long-time Invesco client or a shareholder who joined us as a result of our June 1 acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments, I’m glad you’re part of the Invesco family.
Near the end of this letter, I’ve provided the number to call if you have specific questions about your account; I’ve also provided my email address so you can send a general Invesco-related question or comment to me directly.
The benefits of Invesco
As a leading global investment manager, Invesco is committed to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. I believe Invesco is uniquely positioned to serve your needs.
First, we are committed to investment excellence. We believe the best investment insights come from specialized investment teams with discrete investment perspectives, each operating under a disciplined philosophy and process with strong risk oversight and quality controls. This approach enables our portfolio managers, analysts and researchers to pursue consistent results across market cycles.
Second, we offer you a broad range of investment products that can be tailored to your needs and goals. In addition to traditional mutual funds, we manage a variety of other investment products. These products include single-country, regional and global investment options spanning major equity, fixed income and alternative asset classes.
And third, we are a strong organization with a single focus: investment management. At Invesco, we believe that focus brings success, and that’s why investment management is all we do. We direct all of our intellectual capital and global resources toward helping investors achieve their long-term financial objectives.
Remember that a trusted financial adviser is also an invaluable partner as you pursue your financial goals. Your financial adviser is familiar with your individual goals and risk tolerance, and can answer questions about changing market conditions and your changing investment needs.
Our customer focus
Short-term market conditions can change from time to time, sometimes suddenly and sometimes dramatically. But regardless of market trends, our commitment to putting you first, helping you achieve your financial objectives and providing you with excellent customer service will not change.
If you have questions about your account, please contact one of our client services representatives at 800 959 4246. If you have a general Invesco-related question or comment for me, please email me directly at phil@invesco.com.
I want to thank our existing Invesco clients for placing your faith in us. And I want to welcome our new Invesco clients: We look forward to serving your needs in the years ahead. Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,

Philip Taylor
Senior Managing Director, Invesco
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Bruce Crockett
Dear Fellow Shareholders:
Although the global markets have improved since their lows of 2009, they remain challenging as governments around the world work to ensure the recovery remains on track. In this volatile environment, it’s comforting to know that your Board is committed to putting your interests first. We realize you have many choices when selecting a money manager, and your Board is working hard to ensure you feel you’ve made the right choice.
To that end, I’m pleased to share the news that Invesco has completed its acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments. This acquisition greatly expands the breadth and depth of investment strategies we can offer you. As a result of this combination, Invesco gained investment talent for a number of investment strategies, including U.S. value equity, U.S. small cap growth equity, tax-free municipals, bank loans and others. Another key advantage of this combination is the highly complementary nature of our cultures. This is making it much easier to bring our organizations together while ensuring that our investment teams remain focused on managing your money.
We view this addition as an excellent opportunity for you, our shareholders, to have access to an even broader range of well-diversified mutual funds. Now that the acquisition has closed, Invesco is working to bring the full value of the combined organization to shareholders. The key goals of this effort are to ensure that we have deeply resourced and focused investment teams, a compelling line of products and enhanced efficiency, which will benefit our shareholders now and over the long term.
It might interest you to know that the mutual funds of the combined organization are overseen by a single fund Board composed of 17 current members, including four new members who joined us from Van Kampen/Morgan Stanley. This expanded Board will continue to oversee the funds with the same strong sense of responsibility for your money and your continued trust that we have always maintained.
As always, you are welcome to contact me at bruce@brucecrockett.com with any questions or concerns you may have. We look forward to representing you and serving your interests.
Sincerely,

Bruce L. Crockett
Independent Chair
Invesco Funds Board of Trustees
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Management’s Discussion of Fund Performance
Performance summary
As part of Invesco’s June 1, 2010, acquisition of Morgan Stanley’s retail asset management business, including Van Kampen Investments, Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund was reorganized as Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund. Effective June 1, 2010, Mark Ahnrud, Chris Devine, Scott Hixon, Bernhard Langer, Christian Ulrich and Scott Wolle managed the Fund. A listing of your Fund’s managers appears later in this report.
For the 12 months ended October 31, 2010, Class A shares of Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund, at net asset value (NAV), returned 10.82% and outperformed the Fund’s custom style-specific benchmark, which returned 9.33% over the same period. Weakness in fixed income markets in the first quarter of 2010 and equity markets, as measured by the MSCI World Index, in the second quarter, detracted from Fund performance versus that benchmark. Third quarter recoveries in both equity and fixed income markets helped minimize the underperformance versus the MSCI World Index for the reporting period.
Your Fund’s long-term performance appears later in this report.
Fund vs. Indexes
Total returns, 10/31/09 to 10/31/10, at net asset value (NAV). Performance shown does not include applicable contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) or front-end sales charges, which would have reduced performance.
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Class A Shares | | | 10.82 | % |
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Class B Shares | | | 10.08 | |
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Class C Shares | | | 9.99 | |
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Class R Shares | | | 10.55 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | 11.17 | |
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Institutional Class Shares* | | | 10.97 | |
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MSCI World Index▼ (Broad Market Index) | | | 12.74 | |
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VK GTAA Blended Benchmark■ (Style-Specific Index) | | | 9.33 | |
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▼Lipper Inc.; ■Invesco, IDC via FactSet Research
* Share class incepted during reporting period.
How we invest
Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund (GTAA) relies on an actively managed quantitative strategy designed to generate absolute returns from a macroeconomic, multi-asset overlay investment discipline. The research and investment process is focused on understanding the differentiating factors of each market. Accordingly, each decision is represented by an individual model. These models determine the buy/sell decisions across
the asset classes. We believe this strategy has the potential to improve diversification and improve the team’s ability to realize excess returns from each market over a full cycle.
The GTAA overlay strategy is reset on a monthly basis and implemented with derivatives, mainly futures. It is designed to align the portfolio with the prevailing economic environment and to take advantage of relative price trends without disrupting the underlying bottom-up security selection process.
From an equity standpoint, our philosophy is based on several assumptions: We believe that markets are inefficient and offer exploitable opportunities. Thus we strive to achieve outperformance. Risk and return are the focus of our efforts.
We work on a stock picking level and calculate an estimated attractiveness for each security in the universe. We purely focus on stock selection and keep country/currency, industry and style exposures very close to the benchmark. When considering risk, we take into account the active risk versus our benchmark, which we manage through the use of an optimizer as well as limiting active factor exposures.
Our stock picking is based on four fundamental or behavioral finance concepts. We believe we employ a highly efficient and systematic process in an effort to capture the insight contained in these concepts in our portfolios. We endeavor to minimize transaction costs through state of the art trading techniques. Our research effort is directed to continuously enhance and update the investment process to stay ahead of the competition.
The global fixed income exposure, gained through the use of sovereign debt instruments, is implemented through swaps and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Market conditions and your Fund
The latter part of 2009 and the first quarter of 2010 were characterized by a healthy recovery in global equities from the 2008-2009 financial crisis. Hopes for a relatively rapid, sustained recovery were fueled by record amounts of monetary and fiscal stimulus and an exceptionally low interest rate policy. Not surprising, cyclical assets, such as equities, enjoyed significant price
Portfolio Composition
By sector
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Financials | | | 19.7 | % |
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Consumer Discretionary | | | 8.5 | |
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Health Care | | | 8.3 | |
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Energy | | | 7.1 | |
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Information Technology | | | 6.8 | |
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Materials | | | 4.7 | |
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Industrials | | | 3.8 | |
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Telecommunication Services | | | 3.0 | |
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Consumer Staples | | | 2.5 | |
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Utilities | | | 2.4 | |
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U.S. Treasury Bills, Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities | | | 33.2 | |
Top Five Countries
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1. United States | | | 33.7 | % |
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2. Japan | | | 5.9 | |
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3. United Kingdom | | | 5.4 | |
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4. Canada | | | 3.3 | |
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5. Italy | | | 2.1 | |
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Total Net Assets | | $22.0 million |
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Total Number of Holdings* | | 116 |
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The Fund’s holdings are subject to change, and there is no assurance that the Fund will continue to hold any particular security.
*Excluding money market fund holdings and U.S. Treasury bills.
Top 10 Equity Holdings*
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| 1. | | Chevron Corp. | | | 2.1 | % |
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| 2. | | International Business Machines Corp. | | | 1.7 | |
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| 3. | | Microsoft Corp. | | | 1.6 | |
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| 4. | | Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 1.6 | |
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| 5. | | BCE, Inc. | | | 1.6 | |
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| 6. | | Novo Nordisk A/S Class B | | | 1.5 | |
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| 7. | | Canon, Inc. | | | 1.5 | |
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| 8. | | BHP Billiton PLC | | | 1.3 | |
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| 9. | | Limited Brands, Inc. | | | 1.3 | |
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| 10. | | British American Tobacco PLC | | | 1.3 | |
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advances during that period driven by anticipation that improving economic conditions would boost earnings growth.
The Fund’s exposure to equity, specifically emerging markets, and U.S. high yield fixed income securities, enhanced performance during this time. Conversely, an underweight position in U.S. equities detracted from returns, as the U.S. equity market advanced on better-than-expected economic data and resilient corporate profits.
Active currency decisions also hampered results. Losses from underweight positions in the Japanese yen, U.S. dollar and Australian dollar and overweight positions in the Canadian dollar and the Brazilian real overwhelmed gains from an overweight position in the Korean won and an underweight position in the euro.
At the onset of the second quarter of 2010, Chinese officials began to tighten monetary policy in response to fears about inflation, creating concerns about the pace of growth for the Chinese economy and its impact on demand for commodities. Furthermore, concerns about a double-dip recession in the U.S. and fiscal concerns in the peripheral economies in Europe, such as Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Spain, ignited fears of a renewed global economic slowdown. These developments led to a flight to safety approach among global investors, driving government bond yields of the world’s largest industrial countries to multi-decade lows.
In the final months of the reporting period, equities began to rebound, helped by two rather unusual events. In the case of Europe, the creation of a facility to support weaker economies removed the worst of the uncertainty. In the U.S., the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) raised expectations for a second round of quantitative easing. Government bonds benefited from both the economic events and the U.S. policy
response, resulting in yields across the yield curve hovering at or near multi-decade lows. This, too, supported returns of riskier assets, such as equities, which rebounded substantially during the second half of the quarter. Commodities had a very eventful quarter as well with all the major segments rising.
Within the Fund, emerging markets equity exposure continued to contribute positively to performance. With the exception of Australia, where yields declined only modestly, all government fixed income markets benefited from substantial price advances during the period. As a result, the developed market fixed income strategy had a positive effect on the Fund’s results.
We thank you for your continued commitment to Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund.
The views and opinions expressed in management’s discussion of Fund performance are those of Invesco Advisers, Inc. These views and opinions are subject to change at any time based on factors such as market and economic conditions. These views and opinions may not be relied upon as investment advice or recommendations, or as an offer for a particular security. The information is not a complete analysis of every aspect of any market, country, industry, security or the Fund. Statements of fact are from sources considered reliable, but Invesco Advisers, Inc. makes no representation or warranty as to their completeness or accuracy. Although historical performance is no guarantee of future results, these insights may help you understand our investment management philosophy.
See important Fund and index disclosures later in this report.
Scott Wolle
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund. Mr. Wolle began his investment management career in 1991 and joined Invesco in 1999. He earned a B.S. in finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, graduating magna cum laude. He earned an M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University where he earned the distinction of Fuqua Scholar.
Mark Ahnrud
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund. Mr. Ahnrud began his investment career in 1985 and joined Invesco in 2000. He earned a B.S. in finance and investments from Babson College and an M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
Chris Devine
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund. He began his investment management career in 1996 and joined Invesco in 1998. Mr. Devine earned a B.A. in economics from Wake Forest University and an M.B.A. from the University of Georgia.
Scott Hixon
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund. Mr. Hixon began his investment management career in 1992 and joined Invesco in 1994. He earned a B.B.A. in finance, graduating magna cum laude, from Georgia Southern University. He earned an M.B.A. in finance from Georgia State University.
Bernhard Langer
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund. He joined Invesco in 1994. Mr. Langer earned a Diplom Betriebswirt from the University of Munich.
Christian Ulrich
Chartered Financial Analyst, portfolio manager, is manager of Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund. He began his investment career in 1987 and joined Invesco in 2000. Mr. Ulrich earned a business degree from the KV Zurich Business School in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Your Fund’s Long-Term Performance
Results of a $10,000 Investment – Oldest Share Classes since Inception
Fund data from 12/29/08, index data from 12/31/08
Past performance cannot guarantee comparable future results.
The data shown in the chart include reinvested distributions, applicable sales charges and Fund expenses including management fees. Results for Class B shares are calculated as if a hypothetical
shareholder had liquidated his entire investment in the Fund at the close of the reporting period and paid the applicable contingent deferred sales charges. Index results include reinvested dividends, but they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group,
if applicable, reflects fund expenses and management fees; performance of a market index does not. Performance shown in the chart and table(s) does not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares.
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Average Annual Total Returns
As of 10/31/10, including maximum applicable sales charges
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (12/29/08) | | | 10.92 | % |
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1 Year | | | 4.75 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (12/29/08) | | | 11.71 | % |
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1 Year | | | 5.08 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (12/29/08) | | | 13.74 | % |
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1 Year | | | 8.99 | |
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Class R Shares | | | | |
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Inception (12/29/08) | | | 14.05 | % |
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1 Year | | | 10.55 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception (12/29/08) | | | 14.67 | % |
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1 Year | | | 11.17 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 14.46 | % |
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1 Year | | | 10.97 | |
Effective June 1, 2010, Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class I shares of the predecessor fund advised by Van Kampen Asset Management were reorganized into Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares, respectively, of Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund. Returns shown above for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares are blended returns of the predecessor fund and Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund. Share class returns will differ from the predecessor fund because of different expenses.
Institutional Class shares incepted on June 1, 2010. Performance shown prior to that date is that of the predecessor fund’s Class A shares and includes the 12b-1 fees applicable to Class A shares. Class A shares performance reflects any applicable fee waivers or expense reimbursements.
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 9/30/10, the most recent calendar quarter-end including maximum applicable sales charges
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Class A Shares | | | | |
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Inception (12/29/08) | | | 9.62 | % |
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1 Year | | | 0.55 | |
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Class B Shares | | | | |
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Inception (12/29/08) | | | 10.36 | % |
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1 Year | | | 0.59 | |
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Class C Shares | | | | |
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Inception (12/29/08) | | | 12.59 | % |
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1 Year | | | 4.58 | |
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Class R Shares | | | | |
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Inception (12/29/08) | | | 12.87 | % |
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1 Year | | | 6.04 | |
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Class Y Shares | | | | |
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Inception (12/29/08) | | | 13.46 | % |
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1 Year | | | 6.57 | |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | | |
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Inception | | | 13.24 | % |
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1 Year | | | 6.47 | |
The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Please visit invesco.com/performance for the most recent month-end performance. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions, changes in net asset value and the effect of the maximum sales charge unless otherwise stated. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares.
The net annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 1.27%, 2.02%, 2.02%, 1.52%, 1.02% and 1.02%, respectively.1, 2 The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus as of the
date of this report for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares was 2.37%, 3.12%, 3.12%, 2.62%, 2.12% and 2.16%, respectively.2 The expense ratios presented above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Class A share performance reflects the maximum 5.50% sales charge, and Class B and Class C share performance reflects the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for the period involved. For shares purchased prior to June 1, 2010, the CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the sixth year. For shares purchased on or after June 1, 2010, the CDSC on Class B shares declines from 5% at the time of purchase to 0% at the beginning of the seventh year. The CDSC on Class C shares is 1% for the first year after purchase. Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares do not have a front-end sales charge or a CDSC; therefore, performance is at net asset value.
The performance of the Fund’s share classes will differ primarily due to different sales charge structures and class expenses.
Had the adviser not waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses, performance would have been lower.
1 | | Total annual Fund operating expenses after any contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements by the adviser in effect through at least June 30, 2012. See current prospectus for more information. |
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2 | | The expense ratios include estimated acquired fund fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests of 0.07% for Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund. |
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Other information
n | | The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholder’s success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis. |
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n | | The returns shown in management’s discussion of Fund performance are |
| | based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset |
| | values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
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n | | Industry classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. |
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Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation over time.
n | | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of October 31, 2010, and is based on total net assets. |
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n | | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. |
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n | | To access your Fund’s reports/prospectus visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
About share classes
n | | Effective November 30, 2010, Class B or Class B5 shares may not be purchased or acquired by exchange from share classes other than Class B or Class B5 shares. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class R shares are available only to certain retirement plans. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Class Y shares are available to only certain investors. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
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n | | Institutional Class shares are offered exclusively to institutional investors, including defined contribution plans that meet certain criteria. Please see the prospectus for more information. |
Principal risks of investing in the Fund
n | | Risks of derivatives include the possible imperfect correlation between the value of the instruments and the underlying assets; risks of default by the other party to the transaction; risks that the transactions may result in losses that partially or completely offset gains in portfolio positions; and risks that the transactions may not be liquid. Certain derivative transactions may give rise to a form of leverage. Leverage magnifies the potential for gain and the risk of loss. |
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n | | The prices of debt securities tend to fall as interest rates rise. For mortgage-backed securities, if interest rates rise, borrowers may prepay mortgages more slowly than originally expected. This may further reduce the market value of the securities and lengthen their durations. |
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n | | Unlike a conventional bond, whose issuer makes regular fixed interest payments and repays the face value of the bond at maturity, an inflation-indexed security provides principal payments and interest payments, both of which are adjusted over time to reflect a direct correlation to either a rise (inflation) or a drop (deflation) in the general price level. Inflation measurement and adjustment for |
| | inflation-indexed security have two important features. There is generally some lag between the time that inflation occurs in the economy and when it is factored into inflation-indexed security valuations. In addition, the inflation index generally used is the non-seasonally adjusted index, which is not statistically smoothed to overcome highs and lows observed at different points each year. The use of the non-seasonally adjusted index can cause the Fund’s income level to fluctuate. |
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n | | The risks of investing in securities of foreign issuers can include fluctuations in foreign currencies, foreign currency exchange controls, political and economic instability, differences in financial reporting, differences in securities regulation and trading, and foreign taxation issues. |
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n | | Investing in REITs and foreign real estate companies makes the Fund more susceptible to risks associated with the ownership of real estate and with the real estate industry in general and may involve duplication of management fees and other expenses. REITs and foreign real estate companies may be less diversified than other pools of securities, may have lower trading volumes and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic price movements than the overall securities markets. |
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n | | Credit risk refers to an issuer’s ability to make timely payments of interest and principal. The credit quality of noninvestment grade securities is considered speculative by recognized rating agencies with respect to the issuer’s continuing ability to pay interest and principal. Lower-grade securities (also sometimes known as junk bonds) may have less liquidity and a higher incidence of default than higher-grade securities. The Fund may incur higher expenses to protect the Fund’s interest in such securities. The credit risks and market prices of lower-grade securities generally are more sensitive to negative issuer developments or adverse economic conditions than are higher-grade securities. |
n | | The income you receive from the Fund is based primarily on prevailing interest rates, which can vary widely over the short-and long-term. If interest rates drop, your income from the Fund may drop as well. |
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n | | If interest rates fall, it is possible that issuers of callable securities held by the Fund will call or prepay their securities before their maturity dates. In this event, the proceeds from the called securities would most likely be reinvested by the Fund in securities bearing the new, lower interest rates, resulting in a possible decline in the Fund’s income and distributions to shareholders and termination of any conversion option on convertible securities. |
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n | | The prices of and the income generated by the Fund’s securities may decline in response to, among other things, investor sentiment; general economic and market conditions; regional or global instability; and currency and interest rate fluctuations. |
About indexes used in this report
n | | The MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of stocks of developed countries. |
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n | | The VK GTAA Blended Benchmark, created by Invesco to serve as a benchmark for Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund, is composed of the following indexes: (65%) MSCI World Index, (30%) J.P. Morgan Government Bond Index-Global Unhedged USD, and (5%) Citigroup 3-Month Treasury Bill Index. |
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n | | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index(es) defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index(es). |
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n | | A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
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This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.
NOT FDIC INSURED | MAY LOSE VALUE | NO BANK GUARANTEE
Fund Nasdaq Symbols
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Class A Shares | | VGTAX |
Class B Shares | | VGTBX |
Class C Shares | | VGTCX |
Class R Shares | | VGTRX |
Class Y Shares | | VGTIX |
Institutional Class Shares | | VGTJX |
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Schedule of Investments
October 31, 2010
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| | Shares | | Value |
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Common Stocks–58.6% | | | | |
Australia–2.0% | | | | |
BHP Billiton Ltd. | | | 6,429 | | | $ | 265,298 | |
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Rio Tinto Ltd. | | | 860 | | | | 70,134 | |
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Westpac Banking Corp. | | | 4,690 | | | | 104,661 | |
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| | | | | | | 440,093 | |
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Bermuda–1.1% | | | | |
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd. | | | 700 | | | | 40,047 | |
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Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a) | | | 2,400 | | | | 207,336 | |
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| | | | | | | 247,383 | |
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Canada–3.3% | | | | |
Atco, Ltd., Class 1 | | | 1,100 | | | | 56,246 | |
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BCE, Inc. | | | 10,200 | | | | 342,134 | |
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | | | 600 | | | | 46,022 | |
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George Weston Ltd. | | | 1,500 | | | | 120,526 | |
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Penn West Energy Trust | | | 1,200 | | | | 27,332 | |
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Rogers Communication, Inc., Class B | | | 3,800 | | | | 138,453 | |
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| | | | | | | 730,713 | |
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China–1.4% | | | | |
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. | | | 7,000 | | | | 107,508 | |
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CLP Holdings Ltd. | | | 10,000 | | | | 81,395 | |
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Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A | | | 7,500 | | | | 106,434 | |
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| | | | | | | 295,337 | |
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Denmark–1.7% | | | | |
Coloplast A/S, Class B | | | 394 | | | | 48,789 | |
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Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 3,165 | | | | 332,457 | |
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| | | | | | | 381,246 | |
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Finland–0.8% | | | | |
Fortum Oyj | | | 4,134 | | | | 117,203 | |
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Stora Enso Oyj, Class R | | | 3,748 | | | | 37,324 | |
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UPM-Kymmene Oyj | | | 780 | | | | 13,003 | |
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| | | | | | | 167,530 | |
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France–1.3% | | | | |
Sanofi-Aventis SA | | | 3,571 | | | | 249,401 | |
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Total SA | | | 456 | | | | 24,780 | |
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| | | | | | | 274,181 | |
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Germany–1.5% | | | | |
Deutsche Lufthansa AG(a) | | | 6,162 | | | | 131,860 | |
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Hannover Rueckversicherung AG | | | 2,201 | | | | 111,353 | |
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RWE AG | | | 1,169 | | | | 83,931 | |
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| | | | | | | 327,144 | |
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Italy–2.1% | | | | |
Enel SpA | | | 3,401 | | | | 19,405 | |
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ENI SpA | | | 2,043 | | | | 45,995 | |
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Mediaset SpA | | | 31,297 | | | | 230,863 | |
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Mediobanca SpA (warrants, expiring 03/18/11)(a) | | | 475 | | | | 15 | |
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Terna Rete Elettrica Nationale SpA | | | 36,597 | | | | 168,852 | |
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| | | | | | | 465,130 | |
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Japan–5.9% | | | | |
Canon, Inc. | | | 7,200 | | | | 331,081 | |
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Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 1,700 | | | | 102,907 | |
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East Japan Railway Co. | | | 400 | | | | 24,771 | |
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Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 2,800 | | | | 101,080 | |
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Hoya Corp. | | | 1,800 | | | | 41,869 | |
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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 25,800 | | | | 120,231 | |
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Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | | | 65,600 | | | | 95,215 | |
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Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 6,100 | | | | 53,499 | |
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Resona Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,100 | | | | 96,275 | |
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Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 6,000 | | | | 37,988 | |
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Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 2,700 | | | | 126,212 | |
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Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,900 | | | | 165,640 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,296,768 | |
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Jersey–1.2% | | | | |
Petrofac Ltd. | | | 11,558 | | | | 270,947 | |
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Luxembourg–0.2% | | | | |
Tenaris SA | | | 1,801 | | | | 37,349 | |
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Netherlands–0.1% | | | | |
STMicroelectronics NV | | | 3,103 | | | | 27,073 | |
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Norway–0.2% | | | | |
StatoilHydro ASA | | | 2,046 | | | | 44,682 | |
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Singapore–0.3% | | | | |
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | | | 5,000 | | | | 72,137 | |
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Spain–1.3% | | | | |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | | | 9,379 | | | | 123,357 | |
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Banco Santander SA | | | 12,089 | | | | 155,316 | |
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| | | | | | | 278,673 | |
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Sweden–1.9% | | | | |
Alfa Laval AB | | | 4,829 | | | | 83,976 | |
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Nordea Bank AB | | | 8,536 | | | | 93,990 | |
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SKF AB, Class B | | | 4,550 | | | | 117,906 | |
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Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Class A | | | 3,544 | | | | 115,876 | |
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| | | | | | | 411,748 | |
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See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Switzerland–1.4% | | | | |
Banque Cantonale Vaudois | | | 39 | | | $ | 18,964 | |
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Nestle SA | | | 677 | | | | 37,110 | |
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Novartis AG | | | 2,961 | | | | 171,663 | |
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Roche Holding AG | | | 562 | | | | 82,525 | |
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| | | | | | | 310,262 | |
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United Kingdom–5.4% | | | | |
AstraZeneca PLC | | | 3,913 | | | | 197,154 | |
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BHP Billiton PLC | | | 8,160 | | | | 289,419 | |
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British American Tobacco PLC | | | 7,240 | | | | 276,104 | |
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BT Group PLC | | | 61,294 | | | | 150,956 | |
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HSBC Holdings PLC | | | 566 | | | | 5,894 | |
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Mondi PLC | | | 14,377 | | | | 120,037 | |
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Next PLC | | | 4,168 | | | | 152,606 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,192,170 | |
|
United States–25.5% | | | | |
American Express Co. | | | 3,000 | | | | 124,380 | |
|
Amgen, Inc.(a) | | | 2,400 | | | | 137,256 | |
|
Apple, Inc.(a) | | | 200 | | | | 60,174 | |
|
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 2,300 | | | | 85,721 | |
|
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 3,000 | | | | 104,070 | |
|
Chevron Corp. | | | 5,600 | | | | 462,616 | |
|
Cimarex Energy Co. | | | 400 | | | | 30,700 | |
|
Cisco Systems, Inc.(a) | | | 2,500 | | | | 57,075 | |
|
Citigroup, Inc.(a) | | | 6,800 | | | | 28,356 | |
|
ConocoPhillips | | | 3,300 | | | | 196,020 | |
|
Del Monte Foods Co. | | | 900 | | | | 12,906 | |
|
Domtar Corp. | | | 1,300 | | | | 103,168 | |
|
D.R. Horton, Inc. | | | 9,700 | | | | 101,268 | |
|
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 5,300 | | | | 352,291 | |
|
Ford Motor Co.(a) | | | 5,900 | | | | 83,367 | |
|
Forest Laboratories, Inc.(a) | | | 1,200 | | | | 39,660 | |
|
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 900 | | | | 103,230 | |
|
Gannett Co., Inc. | | | 8,800 | | | | 104,280 | |
|
Gap, Inc. | | | 10,400 | | | | 197,704 | |
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 96,570 | |
|
Humana, Inc.(a) | | | 1,200 | | | | 69,948 | |
|
IAC/InteractiveCorp(a) | | �� | 4,100 | | | | 114,390 | |
|
InterDigital, Inc.(a) | | | 2,300 | | | | 77,211 | |
|
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 2,600 | | | | 373,360 | |
|
Johnson & Johnson | | | 1,800 | | | | 114,606 | |
|
Jones Group, Inc./The | | | 5,200 | | | | 75,192 | |
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 4,600 | | | | 173,098 | |
|
Limited Brands, Inc. | | | 9,800 | | | | 288,022 | |
|
M & T Bank Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 74,750 | |
|
Macy’s, Inc. | | | 1,400 | | | | 33,096 | |
|
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 1,900 | | | | 147,763 | |
|
Microsoft Corp. | | | 13,500 | | | | 359,640 | |
|
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 2,000 | | | | 126,420 | |
|
Oil States International, Inc.(a) | | | 800 | | | | 40,896 | |
|
Oshkosh Corp.(a) | | | 7,500 | | | | 221,325 | |
|
Peabody Energy Corp. | | | 1,800 | | | | 95,220 | |
|
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 500 | | | | 38,350 | |
|
Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 1,500 | | | | 95,355 | |
|
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 400 | | | | 21,032 | |
|
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | | | 5,700 | | | | 105,165 | |
|
Sprint Nextel Corp.(a) | | | 4,900 | | | | 20,188 | |
|
Sunoco, Inc. | | | 400 | | | | 14,988 | |
|
Time Warner, Inc. | | | 1,200 | | | | 39,012 | |
|
Travelers Cos., Inc. | | | 500 | | | | 27,600 | |
|
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.(a) | | | 2,800 | | | | 127,932 | |
|
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 4,300 | | | | 155,015 | |
|
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.(a) | | | 4,800 | | | | 54,240 | |
|
Walter Energy, Inc. | | | 300 | | | | 26,388 | |
|
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 658 | | | | 17,161 | |
|
| | | | | | | 5,608,175 | |
|
Total Common Stocks 58.6% | | | | | | | 12,878,741 | |
|
Investment Companies–8.2% | | | | |
iShares Barclays 3-7 Year Treasury Bond, Ser D | | | 1,180 | | | | 140,113 | |
|
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund | | | 9,750 | | | | 555,848 | |
|
SPDR Barclays Capital International Treasury Bond ETF | | | 9,400 | | | | 575,656 | |
|
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | | | 4,430 | | | | 525,088 | |
|
Total Investment Companies 8.2% | | | | | | | 1,796,705 | |
|
Total Long-Term Investments 66.8% (Cost $12,988,556) | | | | | | | 14,675,446 | |
|
Money Market Funds 16.7% | | | | |
Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(b) | | | 1,831,397 | | | | 1,831,397 | |
|
Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(b) | | | 1,831,397 | | | | 1,831,397 | |
|
Total Money Market Funds 16.7% (Cost $3,662,794) | | | | | | | 3,662,794 | |
|
United States Government Agency Obligation–13.6% | | | | |
United States Treasury Bill ($3,000,000 par, yielding 0.172%, 02/24/11 maturity) (Cost $2,998,376) | | | | | | | 2,998,871 | |
|
TOTAL INVESTMENTS 97.1% (Cost $19,649,726) | | | | | | | 21,337,111 | |
|
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES–2.9% | | | | | | | 634,351 | |
|
NET ASSETS–100.0% | | | | | | $ | 21,971,462 | |
|
Percentages are calculated as a percentage of net assets.
Notes to Schedule of Investments:
| | |
(a) | | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts Outstanding as of October 31, 2010: |
| | | | | | In
| | | | Unrealized
|
| | | | | | Exchange
| | Current
| | Appreciation
|
Long Contracts: | | | | Counterparty | | for | | Value | | (Depreciation) |
|
Indian Rupee | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
8,000,000 expiring 12/14/10 | | | | | Goldman Sachs | | | US$ | | $ | 178,505 | | | $ | (546 | ) |
|
Taiwan Dollar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3,600,000 expiring 12/14/10 | | | | | Goldman Sachs | | | US$ | | | 117,646 | | | | 554 | |
|
Total Long Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Short Contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Indian Rupee | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
14,000,000 expiring 12/14/10 | | | | | Goldman Sachs | | | US$ | | | 312,384 | | | | (9,091 | ) |
|
Taiwan Dollar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
7,800,000 expiring 12/14/10 | | | | | Goldman Sachs | | | US$ | | | 254,900 | | | | (8,135 | ) |
|
Total Short Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (17,226 | ) |
|
Total Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | (17,218 | ) |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts Outstanding as of October 31, 2010: |
| | | | | | | | | | Unrealized
|
| | | | Number of
| | | | | | Appreciation
|
Long Contracts: | | | | Contracts | | | | | | (Depreciation) |
|
AEX Index, November 2010 (Current Notional Value of $93,499 per contract) | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | $ | (1,098 | ) |
|
ASX SPI 200 Index, December 2010 (Current Notional Value of $113,875 per contract) | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | (539 | ) |
|
Australian Treasury Bond 10-Year, December 2010 (Current Notional Value of $103,840 per contract) | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | (8,837 | ) |
|
CAC 40 Index, November 2010 (Current Notional Value of $53,018 per contract) | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1,042 | |
|
DAX Index, December 2010 (Current Notional Value of $230,011 per contract) | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 13,871 | |
|
FTSE 100 Index, December 2010 (Current Notional Value of $90,508 per contract) | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1,679 | |
|
FTSE JSE Top 40 Index, December 2010 (Current Notional Value of $39,121 per contract) | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4,295 | |
|
FTSE MIB Index, December 2010 (Current Notional Value of $148,594 per contract) | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 7,345 | |
|
German Euro Bund, December 2010 (Current Notional Value of $179,617 per contract) | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | (18,110 | ) |
|
Government of Canada 10-Year Bond, December 2010 (Current Notional Value of $124,224 per contract) | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 13,002 | |
|
Hang Seng China Enterprise Index, November 2010 (Current Notional Value of $84,601 per contract) | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | (7,198 | ) |
|
Hang Seng Index, November 2010 (Current Notional Value of $148,169 per contract) | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | (4,380 | ) |
|
IBEX 35 Index, November 2010 (Current Notional Value of $148,928 per contract) | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 292 | |
|
JGB Mini 10-Year, December 2010 (Current Notional Value of $177,815 per contract) | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14,394 | |
|
MSCI Taiwan Index, November 2010 (Current Notional Value of $29,390 per contract) | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 425 | |
|
OMX 30 Index, November 2010 (Current Notional Value of $16,231 per contract) | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | (2,297 | ) |
|
Russell 2000 Mini Index, December 2010 (Current Notional Value of $70,220 per contract) | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 16,196 | |
|
S & P 500 E-Mini Index, December 2010 (Current Notional Value of $58,985 per contract) | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2,023 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts Outstanding as of October 31, 2010 (continued) |
| | | | | | | | | | Unrealized
|
| | | | Number of
| | | | | | Appreciation
|
Long Contracts (continued): | | | | Contracts | | | | | | (Depreciation) |
|
S&P TSE 60 Index, December 2010 (Current Notional Value of $142,846 per contract) | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | $ | 4,325 | |
|
SGX CNX Nifty Index, November 2010 (Current Notional Value of $12,080 per contract) | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | (2,665 | ) |
|
SGX MSCI Singapore Index, November 2010 (Current Notional Value of $57,099 per contract) | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | (2,132 | ) |
|
Topix Index, December 2010 (Current Notional Value of $100,062 per contract) | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | (2,980 | ) |
|
U.S. Treasury Note 10-Year, December 2010 (Current Notional Value of $126,281 per contract) | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 11,835 | |
|
UK Long Gilt Bond, December 2010 (Current Notional Value of $197,228 per contract) | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | (11,559 | ) |
|
Total Futures Contracts | | | | | 100 | | | | | | | | | $ | 28,929 | |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Swap Agreements Outstanding as of October 31, 2010: |
| | | | | | | | Notional
| | Unrealized
|
| | | | Number of
| | Month/
| | Amount
| | Appreciation
|
Swap Agreements | | Counterparty | | Contracts | | Commitment | | (000) | | (Depreciation) |
|
J.P. Morgan Global Government Bond Index | | J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | | | 10,112 | | | June 2011/Long | | $ | 5,000 | | | $ | 49,148 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
12 Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Assets: |
Investments, at value (Cost $15,986,932) | | $ | 17,674,317 | |
|
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost | | | 3,662,794 | |
|
Restricted cash | | | 654,212 | |
|
Cash | | | 35,794 | |
|
Receivables: | | | | |
Variation margin on futures | | | 90,724 | |
|
Dividends | | | 21,097 | |
|
Fund shares sold | | | 8,364 | |
|
Swap agreements | | | 49,148 | |
|
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 554 | |
|
Total assets | | | 22,197,004 | |
|
Liabilities: |
Foreign currency overdraft (Cost $14,390) | | | 14,342 | |
|
Payables: | | | | |
Variation margin on futures | | | 61,795 | |
|
Fund shares repurchased | | | 26,217 | |
|
Distributor and affiliates | | | 12,354 | |
|
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | 17,772 | |
|
Trustees’ deferred compensation and retirement plans | | | 21 | |
|
Accrued expenses | | | 93,041 | |
|
Total liabilities | | | 225,542 | |
|
Net Assets | | $ | 21,971,462 | |
|
Net assets consist of: |
Capital (Par value of $0.01 per share with an unlimited number of shares authorized) | | $ | 18,502,688 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation | | | 1,749,285 | |
|
Accumulated net realized gain | | | 1,719,511 | |
|
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | (22 | ) |
|
Net assets | | $ | 21,971,462 | |
|
Maximum Offering Price Per Share: |
Class A Shares: | | | | |
Net asset value and redemption price per share (Based on net assets of $4,470,994 and 371,363 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 12.04 | |
|
Maximum sales charge (5.50% of offering price) | | | 0.70 | |
|
Maximum offering price to public | | $ | 12.74 | |
|
Class B Shares: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share (Based on net assets of $1,280,163 and 107,257 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 11.94 | |
|
Class C Shares: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share (Based on net assets of $4,595,301 and 384,832 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 11.94 | |
|
Class R Shares: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share (Based on net assets of $120,236 and 10,000 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 12.02 | |
|
Class Y Shares: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share (Based on net assets of $11,493,426 and 950,917 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 12.09 | |
|
Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net asset value and offering price per share (Based on net assets of $11,342 and 938 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding) | | $ | 12.09 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
13 Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Investment income: |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $17,199) | | $ | 319,318 | |
|
Dividends from affiliated funds | | | 109,430 | |
|
Interest | | | 16,604 | |
|
Total income | | | 445,352 | |
|
Expenses: |
Investment advisory fee | | | 209,161 | |
|
Custody | | | 93,535 | |
|
Administrative services fees | | | 76,656 | |
|
Registration fees | | | 69,822 | |
|
Distribution fees | | | | |
Class A | | | 12,137 | |
|
Class B | | | 12,676 | |
|
Class C | | | 42,417 | |
|
Class R | | | 564 | |
|
Professional fees | | | 46,740 | |
|
Reports to shareholders | | | 39,878 | |
|
Transfer agent fees — A, B, C, R and Y | | | 18,958 | |
|
Trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits | | | 11,164 | |
|
Offering costs | | | 3,988 | |
|
Other | | | 17,306 | |
|
Total expenses | | | 655,002 | |
|
Expense reduction | | | 324,968 | |
|
Net expenses | | | 330,034 | |
|
Net investment income | | | 115,318 | |
|
Realized and unrealized gain (loss): |
Realized gain (loss): | | | | |
Realized gain on sales of unaffiliated investments | | | 1,627,219 | |
|
Realized gain on sales of underlying affiliated funds | | | 307,216 | |
|
Swap agreements | | | 536,745 | |
|
Futures contracts | | | 93,808 | |
|
Foreign currency transactions | | | (332,563 | ) |
|
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (715,780 | ) |
|
Net realized gain | | | 1,516,645 | |
|
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation): | | | | |
Beginning of the period | | | 1,459,917 | |
|
End of the period: | | | | |
Investments | | | 1,687,385 | |
|
Futures contracts | | | 28,929 | |
|
Swap agreements | | | 49,148 | |
|
Foreign currency translation | | | 1,041 | |
|
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | (17,218 | ) |
|
| | | 1,749,285 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation during the period | | | 289,368 | |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 1,806,013 | |
|
Net increase in net assets from operations | | $ | 1,921,331 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
14 Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | For the period
|
| | | | December 29, 2008
|
| | For the
| | (Commencement of
|
| | year ended
| | operations) to
|
| | October 31,
| | October 31,
|
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
From investment activities: | | | | |
Operations: | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 115,318 | | | $ | 77,607 | |
|
Net realized gain | | | 1,516,645 | | | | 1,917,706 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation during the period | | | 289,368 | | | | 1,459,917 | |
|
Change in net assets from operations | | | 1,921,331 | | | | 3,455,230 | |
|
Distributions from net investment income: | | | | |
Class A | | | (89,330 | ) | | | -0- | |
|
Class B | | | (21,176 | ) | | | -0- | |
|
Class C | | | (68,693 | ) | | | -0- | |
|
Class R | | | (2,158 | ) | | | -0- | |
|
Class Y | | | (528,385 | ) | | | -0- | |
|
Institutional Class | | | -0- | | | | -0- | |
|
| | | (709,742 | ) | | | -0- | |
|
Distributions from net realized gain: | | | | |
Class A | | | (158,705 | ) | | | -0- | |
|
Class B | | | (43,567 | ) | | | -0- | |
|
Class C | | | (133,774 | ) | | | -0- | |
|
Class R | | | (4,557 | ) | | | -0- | |
|
Class Y | | | (907,937 | ) | | | -0- | |
|
Institutional Class | | | -0- | | | | -0- | |
|
| | | (1,248,540 | ) | | | -0- | |
|
Total distributions | | | (1,958,282 | ) | | | -0- | |
|
Net change in net assets from investment activities | | | (36,951 | ) | | | 3,455,230 | |
|
From capital transactions: | | | | |
Proceeds from shares sold | | | 6,800,375 | | | | 27,264,520 | |
|
Net asset value of shares issued through dividend reinvestment | | | 500,114 | | | | -0- | |
|
Cost of shares repurchased | | | (15,692,275 | ) | | | (319,551 | ) |
|
Net change in net assets from capital transactions | | | (8,391,786 | ) | | | 26,944,969 | |
|
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (8,428,737 | ) | | | 30,400,199 | |
|
Net Assets: | | | | |
Beginning of the period | | | 30,400,199 | | | | -0- | |
|
End of the period (including accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) of $(22) and $762,407, respectively) | | $ | 21,971,462 | | | $ | 30,400,199 | |
|
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
15 Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund
Financial Highlights
The following schedules present financial highlights for one share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
| | | | | | | | |
| | Class A shares |
| | | | December 29, 2008
|
| | | | (Commencement of
|
| | Year ended
| | operations) to
|
| | October 31,
| | October 31,
|
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period | | $ | 11.54 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
|
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.03 | |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.51 | |
|
Total from investment operations | | | 1.22 | | | | 1.54 | |
|
Less: | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | 0.26 | | | | -0- | |
|
Distributions from net realized gain | | | 0.46 | | | | -0- | |
|
Total distributions | | | 0.72 | | | | -0- | |
|
Net asset value, end of the period | | $ | 12.04 | | | $ | 11.54 | |
|
Total return* | | | 10.92 | %(b) | | | 15.50 | %(c)** |
|
Net assets at end of the period (in millions) | | $ | 4.5 | | | $ | 3.4 | |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets* | | | 1.19 | %(d) | | | 1.20 | %(e) |
|
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets* | | | 0.37 | %(d) | | | 0.33 | %(e) |
|
Portfolio turnover(f) | | | 393 | % | | | 61 | % |
|
* If certain expenses had not been voluntarily assumed by the adviser, total returns would have been lower and the ratios would have been as follows: |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 2.36 | %(d) | | | 3.22 | %(e) |
|
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | (0.80 | %)(d) | | | (1.69 | %)(e) |
|
| | |
(a) | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | | Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum sales charge of 5.75% or contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC). On purchases of $1 million or more, a CDSC of 1% may be imposed on certain redemptions made within eighteen months of purchase. If the sales charges were included, total returns would be lower. This return includes combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 0.25% and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(d) | | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $4,859. |
(e) | | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. The annualized weighted average ratios of expense to average net assets for the underlying funds was 0.07% at October 31, 2009. |
(f) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
** | | Non-Annualized |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
16 Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund
Financial Highlights—(continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Class B shares |
| | | | December 29, 2008
|
| | | | (Commencement of
|
| | Year ended
| | operations) to
|
| | October 31,
| | October 31,
|
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period | | $ | 11.49 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
|
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.51 | |
|
Total from investment operations | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.49 | |
|
Less: | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | 0.22 | | | | -0- | |
|
Distributions from net realized gain | | | 0.46 | | | | -0- | |
|
Total distributions | | | 0.68 | | | | -0- | |
|
Net asset value, end of the period | | $ | 11.94 | | | $ | 11.49 | |
|
Total return* | | | 10.17 | %(b) | | | 15.00 | %(c)(d)** |
|
Net assets at end of the period (in millions) | | $ | 1.3 | | | $ | 0.9 | |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets* | | | 1.94 | %(e) | | | 1.88 | %(d)(f) |
|
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets* | | | (0.41 | %)(e) | | | (0.20 | %)(d)(f) |
|
Portfolio turnover(g) | | | 393 | % | | | 61 | % |
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* If certain expenses had not been voluntarily assumed by the adviser, total returns would have been lower and the ratios would have been as follows: |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 3.11 | %(e) | | | 3.95 | %(d)(f) |
|
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | (1.58 | %)(e) | | | (2.27 | %)(d)(f) |
|
| | |
(a) | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | | Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum CDSC of 5%, charged on certain redemptions made within one year of purchase and declining to 0% after the fifth year. If the sales charge was included, total returns would be lower. This return includes combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 1% and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(d) | | The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of less than 1%. |
(e) | | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $1,249. |
(f) | | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the fund invests. The annualized weighted average ratio of expense to average net assets for the underlying funds was 0.07% at October 31, 2009. |
(g) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
** | | Non-Annualized |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights—(continued)
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| | Class C shares |
| | | | December 29, 2008
|
| | | | (Commencement of
|
| | Year ended
| | operations) to
|
| | October 31,
| | October 31,
|
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period | | $ | 11.51 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
|
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 1.17 | | | | 1.57 | |
|
Total from investment operations | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.51 | |
|
Less: | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | 0.23 | | | | -0- | |
|
Distributions from net realized gain | | | 0.46 | | | | -0- | |
|
Total distributions | | | 0.69 | | | | -0- | |
|
Net asset value, end of the period | | $ | 11.94 | | | $ | 11.51 | |
|
Total return* | | | 10.09 | %(b) | | | 15.20 | %(c)(d)** |
|
Net assets at end of the period (in millions) | | $ | 4.6 | | | $ | 2.9 | |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets* | | | 1.94 | (e) | | | 1.91 | %(d)(f) |
|
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets* | | | (0.41 | )(e) | | | (0.62 | %)(d)(f) |
|
Portfolio turnover(g) | | | 393 | % | | | 61 | % |
|
* If certain expenses had not been voluntarily assumed by the adviser, total returns would have been lower and the ratios would have been as follows: |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 3.11 | %(e) | | | 3.94 | %(d)(f) |
|
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | (1.58 | %)(e) | | | (2.65 | %)(d)(f) |
|
| | |
(a) | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | | Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum CDSC of 1%, charged on certain redemptions made within one year of purchase. If the sales charge was included, total returns would be lower. This return includes combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 1% and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(d) | | The total return, ratio of expenses to average net assets and ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of less than 1%. |
(e) | | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $4,232. |
(f) | | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. The annualized weighted average ratio of expense to average net assets for the underlying funds was 0.07% at October 31, 2009. |
(g) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
** | | Non-Annualized |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights—(continued)
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| | Class R shares |
| | | | December 29, 2008
|
| | | | (Commencement of
|
| | Year ended
| | operations) to
|
| | October 31,
| | October 31,
|
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period | | $ | 11.52 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
|
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | 0.01 | | | | (0.00 | )(b) |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 1.17 | | | | 1.52 | |
|
Total from investment operations | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.52 | |
|
Less: | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | 0.22 | | | | -0- | |
|
Distributions from net realized gain | | | 0.46 | | | | -0- | |
|
Total distributions | | | 0.68 | | | | -0- | |
|
Net asset value, end of the period | | $ | 12.02 | | | $ | 11.52 | |
|
Total return* | | | 10.55 | %(c) | | | 15.20 | %(d)** |
|
Net assets at end of the period (in millions) | | $ | 0.1 | | | $ | 0.1 | |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets* | | | 1.44 | %(e) | | | 1.45 | %(f) |
|
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets* | | | 0.09 | %(e) | | | (0.03 | %)(f) |
|
Portfolio turnover(g) | | | 393 | % | | | 61 | % |
|
* If certain expenses had not been voluntarily assumed by the adviser, total returns would have been lower and the ratios would have been as follows: |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 2.61 | %(e) | | | 3.58 | %(f) |
|
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | (1.08 | %)(e) | | | (2.16 | %)(f) |
|
| | |
(a) | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Amount is less than $0.01 per share. |
(c) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(d) | | Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period. This return includes combine Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 0.50% and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(e) | | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $113. |
(f) | | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. The annualized weighted average ratio of expense to average net assets for the underlying funds was 0.07% at October 31, 2009. |
(g) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
** | | Non-Annualized |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights—(continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Class Y shares |
| | | | December 29, 2008
|
| | | | (Commencement of
|
| | Year ended
| | operations) to
|
| | October 31,
| | October 31,
|
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period | | $ | 11.57 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
|
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.04 | |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 1.17 | | | | 1.53 | |
|
Total from investment operations | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.57 | |
|
Less: | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | 0.27 | | | | -0- | |
|
Distributions from net realized gain | | | 0.46 | | | | -0- | |
|
Total distributions | | | 0.73 | | | | -0- | |
|
Net asset value, end of the period | | $ | 12.09 | | | $ | 11.57 | |
|
Total return* | | | 11.17 | %(b) | | | 15.70 | %(c)** |
|
Net assets at end of the period (in millions) | | $ | 11.5 | | | $ | 23.0 | |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets* | | | 0.94 | %(d) | | | 0.95 | %(e) |
|
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets* | | | 0.69 | %(d) | | | 0.47 | %(e) |
|
Portfolio turnover(f) | | | 393 | % | | | 61 | % |
|
* If certain expenses had not been voluntarily assumed by the adviser, total returns would have been lower and the ratios would have been as follows: |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 2.11 | %(d) | | | 3.08 | %(e) |
|
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | | | (0.48 | %)(d) | | | (1.66 | %)(e) |
|
| | |
(a) | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | | Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period. This return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(d) | | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $17,450. |
(e) | | Does not include expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. The annualized weighted average ratio of expense to average net assets for the underlying funds was 0.07% at October 31, 2009. |
(f) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
| | On June 1, 2010, the Fund’s former Class I shares were reorganized into Class Y shares. |
** | | Non-Annualized |
See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights—(continued)
| | | | |
| | Institutional Class |
| | June 1, 2010
|
| | (Commencement of
|
| | operations) to
|
| | October 31,
|
| | 2010 |
|
Net asset value, beginning of the period | | $ | 10.66 | |
|
Net investment income(a) | | | 0.01 | |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 1.42 | |
|
Total from investment operations | | | 1.43 | |
|
Net asset value, end of the period | | $ | 12.09 | |
|
Total return*(b) | | | 13.41 | % |
|
Net assets at end of the period (in thousands) | | $ | 11.3 | |
|
Ratio of expenses to average net assets* | | | 0.94 | %(c) |
|
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets* | | | 0.11 | %(c) |
|
Portfolio turnover(d) | | | 393 | % |
|
* If certain expenses had not been voluntarily assumed by the adviser, total returns would have been lower and the ratios would have been as follows: |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | | | 2.11 | %(c) |
|
Ratio of net investment (loss) to average net assets | | | (1.06 | %)(c) |
|
| | |
(a) | | Based on average shares outstanding. |
(b) | | Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Does not include sales charges and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
(c) | | Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $11. |
(d) | | Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable. |
Notes to Financial Statements
October 31, 2010
NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies
Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund (the “Fund”) is a series portfolio of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), formerly AIM Investment Funds (the “Trust”). The Trust is organized as a Delaware statutory trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end series management investment company consisting of twenty-two separate series portfolios, each authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest. The assets, liabilities and operations of each portfolio are accounted for separately. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the Fund. Matters affecting each portfolio or class will be voted on exclusively by the shareholders of such portfolio or class.
Prior to June 1, 2010, the Fund operated as Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund (the “Acquired Fund”), an investment portfolio of Van Kampen Trust II. The Acquired Fund was reorganized on June 1, 2010 (the “Reorganization Date”) through the transfer of all of its assets and liabilities to the Fund (the “Reorganization”).
Upon closing of the Reorganization, holders of the Acquired Fund’s Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class I shares received Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R and Class Y shares, respectively, of the Fund.
Information for the Acquired Fund’s Class I shares prior to the Reorganization is included with Class Y shares of the Fund throughout this report.
The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation over time.
The Fund currently consists of six different classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge unless certain waiver criteria are met and under certain circumstances load waived shares may be subject to contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). Class B shares and Class C shares are sold with a CDSC. Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares are sold at net asset value. Generally, Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on or about the month-end which is at least eight years after the date of purchase.
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.
| | |
A. | | Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. |
| | A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. |
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| | Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). |
| | Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. |
| | Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. |
| | Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. |
| | Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including Corporate Loans. |
| | Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. |
| | Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. |
B. | | Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date. |
| | The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held. |
| | Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser. |
| | The Fund allocates income and realized and unrealized capital gains and losses to a class based on the relative net assets of each class. |
C. | | Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted. |
D. | | Distributions — Distributions from income and net realized capital gain, if any, are generally paid annually and recorded on ex-dividend date. The Fund may elect to treat a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as distributions for federal income tax purposes. |
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E. | | Federal Income Taxes — The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to distribute substantially all of the Fund’s taxable earnings to shareholders. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements. |
| | The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period. |
F. | | Expenses — Fees provided for under the Rule 12b-1 plan of a particular class of the Fund are charged to the operations of such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses attributable to the Institutional Class are charged to such class. Transfer agency fees and expenses and other shareholder recordkeeping fees and expenses relating to all other classes are allocated among those classes based on relative net assets. All other expenses are allocated among the classes based on relative net assets. Prior to the Reorganization, incremental transfer agency fees which are unique to each class of shares of the Acquired Fund were charged to the operations of such class. |
G. | | Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print. |
H. | | Indemnifications — Under the Trust’s organizational documents, each Trustee, officer, employee or other agent of the Trust is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote. |
I. | | Foreign Currency Translations — Foreign currency is valued at the close of the NYSE based on quotations posted by banks and major currency dealers. Portfolio securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at date of valuation. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities (net of foreign taxes withheld on disposition) and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. The Fund does not separately account for the portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments and the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. The combined results of changes in foreign exchange rates and the fluctuation of market prices on investments (net of estimated foreign tax withholding) are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments in the Statement of Operations. Reported net realized foreign currency gains or losses arise from (1) sales of foreign currencies, (2) currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and (3) the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates. |
| | The Fund may invest in foreign securities which may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. |
J. | | Foreign Currency Contracts — The Fund may enter into foreign currency contracts to manage or minimize currency or exchange rate risk. The Fund may also enter into foreign currency contracts for the purchase or sale of a security denominated in a foreign currency in order to “lock in” the U.S. dollar price of that security. A foreign currency contract is an obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency for an agreed-upon price at a future date. The use of foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the price of the underlying securities the Fund owns or intends to acquire but establishes a rate of exchange in advance. Fluctuations in the value of these contracts are measured by the difference in the contract date and reporting date exchange rates and are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed. When the contracts are closed, realized gains (losses) are recorded. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on the contracts are included in the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with foreign currency contracts include failure of the counterparty to meet the terms of the contract and the value of the foreign currency changing unfavorably. These risks may be in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
K. | | Futures Contracts — The Fund may enter into futures contracts to manage exposure to interest rate, equity and market price movements and/or currency risks. A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to purchase or sell a specified underlying security, currency or commodity (or delivery of a cash settlement price, in the case of an index future) for a fixed price at a future date. The Fund currently invests only in exchange-traded futures and they are standardized as to maturity date and underlying financial instrument. Initial margin deposits required upon entering into futures contracts are satisfied by the segregation of specific securities or cash as collateral at the futures commission merchant (broker). During the period the futures contracts are open, changes in the value of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by recalculating the value of the contracts on a daily basis. Subsequent or variation margin payments are received or made depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. These amounts are reflected as receivables or payables on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed or expire, the Fund recognizes a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from, or cost of, the closing transaction and the Fund’s basis in the contract. The net realized gain (loss) and the change in unrealized gain (loss) on futures contracts held during the period is included on the Statement of Operations. The primary risks associated with futures contracts are market risk and the absence of a liquid secondary market. If the Fund were unable to liquidate a futures contract and/or enter into an offsetting closing transaction, the Fund would continue to be subject to market risk with respect to the value of the contracts and continue to be required to maintain the margin deposits on the futures contracts. Futures contracts have minimal counterparty risk since the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. Risks may exceed amounts recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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L. | | Swap Agreements — The Fund may enter into various swap transactions, including interest rate, total return, index, currency exchange rate and credit default swap contracts (“CDS”) for investment purposes or to manage interest rate, currency or credit risk. |
| | Interest rate, total return, index, and currency exchange rate swap agreements are two-party contracts entered into primarily to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of returns) earned or realized on particular predetermined investments or instruments. The gross returns to be exchanged or “swapped” between the parties are calculated with respect to a notional amount, i.e., the return on or increase in value of a particular dollar amount invested at a particular interest rate or return of an underlying asset, in a particular foreign currency, or in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index. |
| | A CDS is an agreement between two parties (“Counterparties”) to exchange the credit risk of an issuer. A buyer of a CDS is said to buy protection by paying a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and in some situations an upfront payment to the seller of the CDS. If a defined credit event occurs (such as payment default or bankruptcy), the Fund as a protection buyer would cease paying its fixed payment, the Fund would deliver eligible bonds issued by the reference entity to the seller, and the seller would pay the full notional value, or the “par value”, of the referenced obligation to the Fund. A seller of a CDS is said to sell protection and thus would receive a fixed payment over the life of the agreement and an upfront payment, if applicable. If a credit event occurs, the Fund as a protection seller would cease to receive the fixed payment stream, the Fund would pay the buyer “par value” or the full notional value of the referenced obligation, and the Fund would receive the eligible bonds issued by the reference entity. In turn, these bonds may be sold in order to realize a recovery value. Alternatively, the seller of the CDS and its counterparty may agree to net the notional amount and the market value of the bonds and make a cash payment equal to the difference to the buyer of protection. If no credit event occurs, the Fund receives the fixed payment over the life of the agreement. As the seller, the Fund would effectively add leverage to its portfolio because, in addition to its total net assets, the Fund would be subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the CDS. In connection with these agreements, cash and securities may be identified as collateral in accordance with the terms of the respective swap agreements to provide assets of value and recourse in the event of default under the swap agreement or bankruptcy/insolvency of a party to the swap agreement. |
| | Implied credit spreads represent the current level at which protection could be bought or sold given the terms of the existing CDS contract and serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the CDS. An implied spread that has widened or increased since entry into the initial contract may indicate a deteriorating credit profile and increased risk of default for the reference entity. A declining or narrowing spread may indicate an improving credit profile or decreased risk of default for the reference entity. Alternatively, credit spreads may increase or decrease reflecting the general tolerance for risk in the credit markets. |
| | Changes in the value of swap agreements are recognized as unrealized gains (losses) in the Statement of Operations by “marking to market” on a daily basis to reflect the value of the swap agreement at the end of each trading day. Payments received or paid at the beginning of the agreement are reflected as such on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and may be referred to as upfront payments. The Fund accrues for the fixed payment stream and amortizes upfront payments, if any, on swap agreements on a daily basis with the net amount, recorded as a component of realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. A liquidation payment received or made at the termination of a swap agreement is recorded as realized gain (loss) on the Statement of Operations. The Fund segregates liquid securities having a value at least equal to the amount of the potential obligation of a Fund under any swap transaction. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the value of the contract. The risk may be mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. Entering into these agreements involves, to varying degrees, lack of liquidity and elements of credit, market, and counterparty risk in excess of amounts recognized on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that a swap is difficult to sell or liquidate; the counterparty does not honor its obligations under the agreement and unfavorable interest rates and market fluctuations. |
M. | | Other Risks — The Fund may invest in affiliated mutual funds advised by Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”) or unaffiliated exchange-traded funds (“underlying funds”). Each of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests has its own investment risks and those risks can affect the value of the underlying funds’ shares and therefore the value of the Fund’s investments. Each underlying fund’s accounting policies are outlined in the underlying fund’s financial statements and are available upon request. |
N. | | Offering Costs — Offering costs are amortized, on a straight-line basis, over a twelve month period. |
NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates
The Trust has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with the Adviser. Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an advisory fee to the Adviser based on the annual rate of the Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | |
Average Net Assets | | Rate |
|
First $750 million | | | 0 | .75% |
|
Next $750 million | | | 0 | .70% |
|
Over $1.5 billion | | | 0 | .65% |
|
Prior to the Reorganization, the Acquired Fund paid an advisory fee of $142,798 to Van Kampen Asset Management (“Van Kampen”) based on the annual rates above of the Acquired Fund’s average daily net assets.
Under the terms of a master sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”), the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).
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Effective on the Reorganization date, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2012, to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses of all shares to the extent necessary to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver (excluding certain items discussed below) of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R, Class Y and Institutional Class shares to 1.20%, 1.95%, 1.95%, 1.45%, 0.95% and 0.95%, respectively, of average daily net assets. In determining the Adviser’s obligation to waive advisory fees and/or reimburse expenses, the following expenses are not taken into account, and could cause the total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver to exceed the numbers reflected above: (1) interest; (2) taxes; (3) dividend expense on short sales; (4) extraordinary items or non-routine items; and (5) expenses that the Fund has incurred but did not actually pay because of an expense offset arrangement. Unless the Board of Trustees and Invesco mutually agree to amend or continue the fee waiver agreement, it will terminate on June 30, 2012.
Prior to the Reorganization, Van Kampen voluntarily waived $224,438 of fees and/or reimbursed expenses of the Acquired Fund.
Further, the Adviser has contractually agreed, through at least June 30, 2011, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.
For the period ended October 31, 2010, the Adviser waived advisory fee of $69,060 and reimbursed Fund expenses of $31,470.
The Trust has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. Prior to the Reorganization, under separate accounting services and chief compliance officer (“CCO”) employment agreements, Van Kampen Investments Inc. (“VKII”) provided accounting services and the CCO provided compliance services to the Acquired Fund. Pursuant to such agreements, the Acquired Fund paid $14,662 to VKII. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as administrative services fees. Also, Invesco has entered into service agreements whereby State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”) serves as the custodian and fund accountant and provides certain administrative services to the Fund.
Prior to the Reorganization, under a legal services agreement, VKII provided legal services to the Acquired Fund. Pursuant to such agreement, the Acquired Fund paid $9,143 to VKII.
The Trust has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. IIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. All fees payable by IIS to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services or sub-accounting are charged back to the Fund, subject to certain limitations approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Pursuant to such agreement, for the period ended October 31, 2010, IIS was paid $6,160 for providing such services. Prior to the Reorganization, the Acquired Fund paid $9,645 to Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., which served as the Acquired Fund’s transfer agent. For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as transfer agent fees.
Shares of the Fund are distributed by Invesco Distributors, Inc. (IDI). The Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, and a service plan (collectively, the “Plans”) for Class A shares, Class B shares, Class C shares and Class R shares to compensate IDI for the sale, distribution, shareholder servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts for these shares. Under the Plans, the Fund will incur annual fees of up to 0.25% of Class A average daily net assets and up to 1.00% each of Class B and Class C average daily net assets and up to 0.50% of Class R average daily net assets.
With respect to Class B and Class C shares, the Fund is authorized to reimburse in future years any distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class, so long as such reimbursement does not cause the Fund to exceed the Class B and Class C maximum annual reimbursement rate, respectively. With respect to Class A shares, distribution related expenses that exceed the maximum annual reimbursement rate for such class are not carried forward to future years and the Fund will not reimburse IDI for any such expenses.
Prior to the Reorganization, the Acquired Fund had entered into master distribution agreements with Van Kampen Funds Inc. (“VKFI”) to serve as the distributor for the Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R shares. Pursuant to such agreements, the Acquired Fund paid $38,878 to VKFI.
For the year ended October 31, 2010, expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as distribution fees.
Front-end sales commissions and CDSC (collectively the “sales charges”) are not recorded as expenses of the Fund. Front-end sales commissions are deducted from proceeds from the sales of Fund shares prior to investment in Class A shares of the Fund. CDSC are deducted from redemption proceeds prior to remittance to the shareholder. For the period June 1, 2010 to October 31, 2010, IDI advised the Fund that IDI retained $1,092 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $0, $7,990 and $410 from Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders. Prior to the Reorganization, VKFI retained $6,329 in front-end sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares and $3,801, for CDSC imposed on redemptions by shareholders.
Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are officers and directors of Invesco, IIS and/or IDI.
NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:
| | |
| Level 1 — | Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets. |
| Level 2 — | Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others. |
| Level 3 — | Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs |
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| | |
| | reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information. |
The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total |
|
Investments in an Asset Position | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Securities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia | | $ | — | | | $ | 440,093 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 440,093 | |
|
Bermuda | | | 247,383 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 247,383 | |
|
Canada | | | 730,713 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 730,713 | |
|
China | | | — | | | | 295,337 | | | | — | | | | 295,337 | |
|
Denmark | | | — | | | | 381,246 | | | | — | | | | 381,246 | |
|
Finland | | | — | | | | 167,530 | | | | — | | | | 167,530 | |
|
France | | | — | | | | 274,181 | | | | — | | | | 274,181 | |
|
Germany | | | — | | | | 327,144 | | | | — | | | | 327,144 | |
|
Italy | | | 15 | | | | 465,115 | | | | — | | | | 465,130 | |
|
Japan | | | — | | | | 1,296,768 | | | | — | | | | 1,296,768 | |
|
Jersey | | | — | | | | 270,947 | | | | — | | | | 270,947 | |
|
Luxembourg | | | — | | | | 37,349 | | | | — | | | | 37,349 | |
|
Netherlands | | | — | | | | 27,073 | | | | — | | | | 27,073 | |
|
Norway | | | — | | | | 44,682 | | | | — | | | | 44,682 | |
|
Singapore | | | — | | | | 72,137 | | | | — | | | | 72,137 | |
|
Spain | | | — | | | | 278,673 | | | | — | | | | 278,673 | |
|
Sweden | | | — | | | | 411,748 | | | | — | | | | 411,748 | |
|
Switzerland | | | — | | | | 310,262 | | | | — | | | | 310,262 | |
|
United Kingdom | | | — | | | | 1,192,170 | | | | — | | | | 1,192,170 | |
|
United States | | | 11,067,674 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,067,674 | |
|
United States Government Agency Obligation | | | — | | | | 2,998,871 | | | | — | | | | 2,998,871 | |
|
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | — | | | | 554 | | | | — | | | | 554 | |
|
Futures contracts | | | 90,724 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 90,724 | |
|
Swap agreements | | | — | | | | 49,148 | | | | — | | | | 49,148 | |
|
Total Investments in an Asset Position | | $ | 12,136,509 | | | $ | 9,341,028 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 21,477,537 | |
|
Investments in a Liability Position | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | $ | — | | | $ | (17,772 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (17,772 | ) |
|
Futures contracts | | | (61,795 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (61,795 | ) |
|
Total Investments in a Liability Position | | $ | (61,795 | ) | | $ | (17,772 | ) | | $ | — | | | $ | (79,567 | ) |
|
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NOTE 4—Derivative Investments
The Fund has implemented the required disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities in accordance with GAAP. This disclosure is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position and financial performance. The enhanced disclosure has no impact on the results of operations reported in the financial statements.
Value of Derivative Instruments at Period-End
The table below summarizes the value of the Fund’s derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, held as of October 31, 2010:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Value |
Risk Exposure/ Derivative Type | | Assets | | Liabilities |
|
Currency risk | | $ | 544 | | | $ | (17,772 | ) |
Forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | | | | |
|
Equity risk | | | 65,887 | | | | (23,289 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | | | | | | |
|
Interest rate risk | | | | | | | | |
Futures contracts | | | 24,837 | | | | (38,506 | ) |
|
Swap agreements | | | 49,148 | | | | -0- | |
|
Effect of Derivative Instruments for the year ended October 31, 2010
The table below summarizes the gains (losses) on derivative instruments, detailed by primary risk exposure, recognized in earnings during the period:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Location of Gain (Loss) on Statement of Operations |
| | Forward Foreign
| | | | Swap
|
| | Currency Contracts* | | Futures** | | Agreements** |
|
Realized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Currency risk | | $ | (715,780 | ) | | $ | -0- | | | $ | -0- | |
|
Equity risk | | | -0- | | | | (133,757 | ) | | | -0- | |
|
Interest rate risk | | | -0- | | | | 227,565 | | | | 536,745 | |
|
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Currency risk | | | 51,110 | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | |
|
Equity risk | | | -0- | | | | 292,571 | | | | -0- | |
|
Interest rate risk | | | -0- | | | | 3,775 | | | | 49,148 | |
|
Total | | $ | (664,670 | ) | | $ | 390,154 | | | $ | 585,893 | |
|
| |
* | The cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of forward foreign currency contracts were $121,641,283 and $115,988,699, respectively. |
| |
** | The average notional value of futures and swap agreements outstanding during the period was $14,076,147 and $2,083,333, respectively. |
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NOTE 5—Investments in Other Affiliates
The Fund and the mutual funds below have the same investment adviser and therefore are considered to be affiliated. The following is a summary of the transactions in and earnings from investments in affiliated mutual funds for the year ended October 31, 2010.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Change in
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Unrealized
| | | | | | |
| | Value
| | Purchases
| | Proceeds
| | Appreciation
| | Realized
| | Value
| | Dividend
|
| | 10/31/09 | | at Cost | | from Sales | | (Depreciation) | | Gain (Loss) | | 10/31/10 | | Income |
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liquid Asset Portfolio — Institutional Class | | $ | -0- | | | $ | 11,599,189 | | | $ | 9,767,792 | | | $ | -0- | | | $ | -0- | | | $ | 1,831,397 | | | $ | 2,176 | |
|
Premier Portfolio — Institutional Class | | | -0- | | | | 11,599,189 | | | | 9,767,792 | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | | | | 1,831,397 | | | | 1,406 | |
|
Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. — Capital Growth Portfolio, Class I* | | | 460,792 | | | | 1,562 | | | | 498,240 | | | | (84,156 | ) | | | 120,042 | | | | — | | | | 1,562 | |
|
Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. — Emerging Markets Portfolio, Class I* | | | 567,556 | | | | 3,518 | | | | 593,715 | | | | (11,092 | ) | | | 33,733 | | | | — | | | | 3,518 | |
|
Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. — International Growth Equity Portfolio, Class I* | | | 117,537 | | | | 1,989 | | | | 109,420 | | | | (17,537 | ) | | | 7,431 | | | | — | | | | 1,989 | |
|
Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust — Core Fixed Income Portfolio* | | | 1,065,660 | | | | 1,275,407 | | | | 2,365,967 | | | | (44,603 | ) | | | 69,503 | | | | — | | | | 25,169 | |
|
Invesco Van Kampen High Yield Fund, Class Y** | | | 762,807 | | | | 361,045 | | | | 1,118,617 | | | | (45,743 | ) | | | 40,508 | | | | — | | | | 61,979 | |
|
Invesco Van Kampen International Growth Fund, Class Y** | | | 631,844 | | | | 11,631 | | | | 587,630 | | | | (91,844 | ) | | | 35,999 | | | | — | | | | 11,631 | |
|
Total | | $ | 3,606,196 | | | $ | 24,853,530 | | | $ | 24,809,173 | | | $ | (294,975 | ) | | $ | 307,216 | | | $ | 3,662,794 | | | $ | 109,430 | |
|
| |
* | As of June 1, 2010, this security is no longer affiliated. |
| |
** | On June 1, 2010, former Van Kampen funds Class I shares were reorganized into Class Y shares. |
NOTE 6—Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits
“Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to pay remuneration to certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund. Trustees have the option to defer compensation payable by the Fund, and “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” also include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such deferred compensation amounts. Those Trustees who defer compensation have the option to select various Invesco Funds in which their deferral accounts shall be deemed to be invested. Finally, certain current Trustees are eligible to participate in a retirement plan that provides for benefits to be paid upon retirement to Trustees over a period of time based on the number of years of service. The Fund may have certain former Trustees who also participate in a retirement plan and receive benefits under such plan. “Trustees’ and Officers’ Fees and Benefits” include amounts accrued by the Fund to fund such retirement benefits. Obligations under the deferred compensation and retirement plans represent unsecured claims against the general assets of the Fund.
For the period June 1, 2010 to October 31, 2010, the Fund paid legal fees of $238 for services rendered by Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP as counsel to the Independent Trustees. A member of that firm is a Trustee of the Trust. Prior to the Reorganization, the Acquired Fund recognized expense of $326 representing legal services provided by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, of which a director of the Acquired Fund was a partner of such firm and he and his law firm provided legal services as legal counsel to the Acquired Fund.
Prior to the Reorganization, the Acquired Fund provided retirement plans for its independent trustees. Such plans were terminated prior to the Reorganization. At the time the plans were terminated the Acquired Fund did not meet the minimum number of years of operations required for the trustees to become fully vested in the plans. Therefore, previously recognized pension expense of $3,291 was reversed during the period.
NOTE 7—Cash Balances
The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with SSB, the custodian bank. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.
NOTE 8—Distributions to Shareholders and Tax Components of Net Assets
Tax Character of Distributions to Shareholders Paid During the Years Ended October 31, 2010 and 2009:
| | | | | | | | |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
|
Ordinary income | | $ | 1,700,189 | | | $ | -0- | |
|
Long-term capital gain | | | 258,092 | | | | -0- | |
|
Total distributions | | $ | 1,958,281 | | | $ | -0- | |
|
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Tax Components of Net Assets at Period-End:
| | | | |
| | 2010 |
|
Undistributed ordinary income | | $ | 23,713 | |
|
Undistributed long-term gain | | | 1,751,898 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — investments | | | 1,664,258 | |
|
Net unrealized appreciation — other investments | | | 28,927 | |
|
Temporary book and tax differences | | | (22 | ) |
|
Shares of beneficial interest | | | 18,502,688 | |
|
Total net assets | | $ | 21,971,462 | |
|
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is due to differences in the timing of recognition of gains and losses on investments for tax and book purposes. The Fund’s net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) difference is attributable primarily to wash sales.
The temporary book/tax differences are a result of timing differences between book and tax recognition of income and/or expenses. The Fund’s temporary book/tax differences are the result of the trustee deferral of compensation and retirement plan benefits.
NOTE 9—Investment Securities
The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the year ended October 31, 2010 was $60,427,210 and $57,859,134, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end.
| | | | |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis |
|
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 1,823,289 | |
|
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities | | | (159,031 | ) |
|
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities | | $ | 1,664,258 | |
|
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $19,672,853. |
NOTE 10—Reclassification of Permanent Differences
Primarily as a result of differing book/tax treatment of foreign currency transactions and net operating losses, on October 31, 2010, undistributed net investment income (loss) was decreased by $168,005, undistributed net realized gain (loss) was increased by $168,373 and shares of beneficial interest decreased by $368. This reclassification had no effect on the net assets of the Fund.
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NOTE 11—Share Information
For the year ended October 31, 2010 and the period ended October 31, 2009, transactions were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Summary of Share Activity |
|
| | For the
| | For the
|
| | year ended
| | period ended
|
| | October 31, 2010(a) | | October 31, 2009 |
| | Shares | | Amount | | Shares | | Amount |
|
Sales: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 331,241 | (b) | | $ | 3,776,897 | (b) | | | 318,126 | | | $ | 3,488,861 | |
|
Class B | | | 58,242 | | | | 668,812 | | | | 86,580 | | | | 909,579 | |
|
Class C | | | 183,366 | | | | 2,095,188 | | | | 254,100 | | | | 2,801,841 | |
|
Class R | | | -0- | | | | -0- | | | | 10,000 | | | | 100,000 | |
|
Class Y | | | 23,479 | | | | 249,478 | | | | 1,991,575 | | | | 19,964,239 | |
|
Institutional Class | | | 938 | | | | 10,000 | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | |
|
Total Sales | | | 597,266 | | | | 6,800,375 | | | | 2,660,381 | | | | 27,264,520 | |
|
Dividend Reinvestment: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 20,121 | | | | 226,969 | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | |
|
Class B | | | 5,069 | | | | 57,024 | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | |
|
Class C | | | 17,174 | | | | 193,375 | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | |
|
Class R | | | -0- | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | |
|
Class Y | | | 2,015 | | | | 22,746 | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | |
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Institutional Class | | | -0- | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | |
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Total Dividend Reinvestment | | | 44,379 | | | | 500,114 | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | |
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Repurchases: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (274,357 | ) | | | (3,068,342 | ) | | | (23,768 | ) | | | (252,846 | ) |
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Class B | | | (38,336 | )(b) | | | (424,658 | )(b) | | | (4,298 | ) | | | (47,833 | ) |
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Class C | | | (68,434 | ) | | | (760,794 | ) | | | (1,374 | ) | | | (13,669 | ) |
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Class R | | | -0- | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | |
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Class Y | | | (1,065,719 | ) | | | (11,438,481 | ) | | | (433 | ) | | | (5,203 | ) |
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Institutional Class | | | -0- | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | | | | -0- | |
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Total Repurchases | | | (1,446,846 | ) | | $ | (15,692,275 | ) | | | (29,873 | ) | | $ | (319,551 | ) |
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(a) | | There are entities that are record owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Fund and in the aggregate own 64% of the outstanding shares of the Fund. IDI has an agreement with these entities to sell Fund shares. The Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates may make payments to these entities, which are considered to be related to the Fund, for providing services to the Fund, Invesco and/or Invesco affiliates including but not limited to services such as securities brokerage, distribution, third party record keeping and account servicing. The Trust has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the shares owned of record by these entities are also owned beneficially. In addition, 50% of the outstanding shares of the Fund are owned by Invesco or an investment advisor under common control of Invesco. |
(b) | | Includes automatic conversion of 4,081 Class B shares into 4,059 Class A shares at a value of $45,713. |
Effective November 30, 2010, all Invesco funds closed their Class B shares. Shareholders with investments in Class B shares may continue to hold such shares until they convert to Class A shares, but no additional investments will be accepted in Class B shares on or after November 30, 2010. Any dividends or capital gains distributions may continue to be reinvested in Class B shares until conversion. Also, shareholders in Class B shares will be able to exchange those shares for Class B shares of other Invesco Funds offering such shares until they convert.
NOTE 12—Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
In connection with the Reorganization of the Fund, the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Trust appointed, and the Board of Trustees ratified and approved, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PWC”) as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Fund for the fiscal year following May 31, 2010. The predecessor fund’s financial statements were audited by a different independent registered public accounting firm (the “Prior Auditor”). Concurrent with the closing of the Reorganization, the Prior Auditor resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of the predecessor fund. The Prior Auditor’s report on the financial statements of the Fund for the past two years did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles. During the period the Prior Auditor was engaged, there were no disagreements with the Prior Auditor on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure which, if not resolved to the Prior Auditor’s satisfaction, would have caused it to make reference to that matter in connection with its report.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of
Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund (formerly known as Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund; one of the funds constituting AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds), hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at October 31, 2010, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit, which included confirmation of securities at October 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended October 31, 2009 and the financial highlights of the Fund for the periods ended October 31, 2009 and prior were audited by other independent auditors whose report dated December 21, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
December 22, 2010
Houston, Texas
31 Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund
Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses
Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. With the exception of the actual ending account values and expenses of the Institutional Class shares, the example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period May 1, 2010, through October 31, 2010. The actual ending account value and expenses of the Institutional Class shares in the example below are based on an investment of $1,000 invested as of close of business June 1, 2010 (commencement date) and held through October 31, 2010.
Actual expenses
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period (as of close of business June 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010 for the Institutional Class shares). Because the actual ending account value and expense information in the example is not based upon a six month period for the Institutional Class shares, the ending account value and expense information may not provide a meaningful comparison to mutual funds that provide such information for a full six month period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return.
The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions, and redemption fees, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical information is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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A | | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | | $ | 1,051.53 | | | | $ | 6.05 | | | | $ | 1,019.31 | | | | $ | 5.96 | | | | | 1.17 | % |
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B | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,048.29 | | | | | 9.91 | | | | | 1,015.53 | | | | | 9.75 | | | | | 1.92 | |
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C | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,047.37 | | | | | 9.91 | | | | | 1,015.53 | | | | | 9.75 | | | | | 1.92 | |
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R | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,049.78 | | | | | 7.34 | | | | | 1,018.05 | | | | | 7.22 | | | | | 1.42 | |
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Y | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,053.14 | | | | | 4.76 | | | | | 1,020.57 | | | | | 4.69 | | | | | 0.92 | |
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Institutional | | | | 1,000.00 | | | | | 1,134.15 | | | | | 4.12 | | | | | 1,020.57 | | | | | 4.69 | | | | | 0.92 | |
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1 | The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period May 1, 2010, through October 31, 2010 (as of close of business June 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010 for the Institutional Class shares), after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year. For the Institutional Class shares actual expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 153 (as of close of business June 1, 2010 through October 31, 2010)/365. Because the Institutional Class shares have not been in existence for a full six month period and, because the actual ending account value and expense information in the expense example covers a short time period, return and expense data may not be indicative of return and expense data for longer time periods. |
3 | Hypothetical expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 to reflect a one-half year period. The hypothetical ending account value and expenses may be used to compare ongoing costs of investing in the Institutional Class shares of the Fund and other funds because such data is based on a full six month period. |
32 Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund
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| Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements |
The Board of Trustees (the Board) of AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the Company) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to approve the Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund (the Fund) investment advisory agreements. During meetings held on December 1-2, 2009, the Board as a whole and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, voting separately approved (i) an amendment to the Company’s investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers) to add the Fund and (ii) an amendment to the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract for Mutual Funds (the sub-advisory contracts) with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers) to add the Fund. In doing so, the Board determined that the investment advisory agreements are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and that the compensation to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreements is fair and reasonable.
The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process
The Fund was formed to acquire the assets and liabilities of a Van Kampen retail fund (the Acquired Fund) with substantially similar investment objectives, strategies and risks. At the time of approval of the investment advisory agreements, the Fund had no assets and no performance history.
In determining to approve the Fund’s investment advisory agreements, the Board considered among other things, the factors discussed below in evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of the Fund’s investment advisory agreements. The discussion below serves as a summary of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreements. The Board considered the information provided to them and did not identify any information that was controlling. One Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information differently than another.
Factors and Conclusions and Summary of Evaluation of Investment Advisory Agreements
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A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers |
The Board reviewed the advisory services to be provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers to provide these services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ portfolio and product review process, various back office support functions provided by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates, and Invesco Adviser’s global trading operations. In determining whether to approve the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the prior relationship between Invesco Advisers and the series portfolios of funds advised by Invesco Advisers (the Invesco Funds), as well as the Board’s knowledge of Invesco Advisers’ operations. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the advisory services to be provided to the Fund support the Board’s approval of the investment advisory agreements.
The Board reviewed the services to be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, which have offices and personnel that are located in financial centers around the world, can provide research and investment analysis on the markets and economies of various countries in which the Fund invests and make recommendations on securities of companies located in such countries. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts will benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services to be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate.
The Fund will retain the performance track record of the Acquired Fund. The Board considered the performance of the Acquired Fund. The Board did not view Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts, as the Board was not advised whether an Affiliated Sub-Adviser would manage assets of the Fund.
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C. | Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fee Waivers |
The Board considered that the contractual advisory fee rate of the Fund is the same as that of the Acquired Fund, that the board of the Acquired Fund had approved such fee, and that Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to limit expenses of the Fund through June 30, 2012. The Board was provided with a comparison of the contractual advisory fee of the Fund to the uniform fee schedule applicable to other Invesco Funds and with materials prepared by Lipper, Inc. for the board of the Acquired Fund.
The Board also considered the services to be provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts and the services to be provided by Invesco Advisers pursuant to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, as well as the allocation of fees between Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that the sub-advisory fees have no direct effect on the Fund or its shareholders, as they are paid by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, and that Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are affiliates.
After taking account of the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate, the contractual sub-advisory fee rate, the expense limits and other relevant factors, the Board concluded that the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees were fair and reasonable.
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D. | Economies of Scale and Breakpoints |
The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board also considered whether the Fund benefits from such economies of scale through contractual breakpoints in the Fund’s advisory fee schedule. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee schedule provides for breakpoints. The Board also noted that the Fund shares directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of all of the Invesco Funds and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.
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E. | Profitability and Financial Resources |
The Board considered information from the 2009 contract renewal process provided by Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Invesco Funds and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit. The Board concluded that the Fund’s fees were fair and reasonable, and that the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund are not anticipated to be excessive in light of the nature, quality and extent of the services provided. The Board considered whether Invesco Advisers is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, and concluded that Invesco Advisers has the financial resources necessary to fulfill these obligations. The Board also considered whether each Affiliated Sub-Adviser is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under its respective sub-advisory contract, and concluded that each Affiliated Sub-Adviser has the financial resources necessary to fulfill these obligations.
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F. | Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates |
The Board considered various other benefits to be received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates resulting from Invesco Advisers’ relationship with the Fund, including the fees to be received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates for their provision of administrative, transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services to other Invesco Funds and the organizational structure employed by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates to provide these services. The Board also considered that these services will be provided to the Fund pursuant to written contracts that are reviewed and approved on an annual basis by the Board. The Board concluded that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates were providing these services to Invesco Funds in accordance with the
33 Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund
terms of their contracts, and were qualified to provide these services to the Fund.
The Board considered the benefits realized by Invesco Advisers as a result of portfolio brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. The Board noted that soft dollar arrangements shift the payment obligation for research and execution services from Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to the funds and therefore may reduce Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ expenses. The Board concluded that Invesco Advisers’ and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers’ soft dollar arrangements are appropriate. The Board also concluded that, based on its review and representations made by the Chief Compliance Officer of Invesco Advisers, these arrangements are consistent with regulatory requirements.
The Board considered the fact that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers will receive advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through at least June 30, 2011, the advisory fees payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.
34 Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund
Tax Information
Form 1099-DIV, Form 1042-S and other year-end tax information provide shareholders with actual calendar year amounts that should be included in their tax returns. Shareholders should consult their tax advisors.
The following distribution information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code or to meet a specific state’s requirement.
The Fund designates the following amounts or, if subsequently determined to be different, the maximum amount allowable for its fiscal year ended October 31, 2010:
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Federal and State Income Tax | | |
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Long-Term Capital Gain Dividends | | $ | 258,092 | |
Qualified Dividend Income* | | | 0% | |
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction* | | | 0% | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations* | | | 0% | |
Tax-Exempt* | | | 0% | |
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| * | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Fund’s fiscal year. |
35 Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund
Proxy Results
A Special Meeting (“Meeting”) of Shareholders of Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund was held on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. The Meeting was held for the following purpose:
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(1) | Approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization. |
The results of the voting on the above matter were as follows:
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(1) | | Approve an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization | | | 2,397,546 | | | | 11,242 | | | | 22,956 | | | | 0 | |
36 Invesco Van Kampen Global Tactical Asset Allocation Fund
Trustees and Officers
The address of each trustee and officer is AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds) (the “Trust”), 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77046-1173. The trustees serve for the life of the Trust, subject to their earlier death, incapacitation, resignation, retirement or removal as more specifically provided in the Trust’s organizational documents. Each officer serves for a one year term or until their successors are elected and qualified. Column two below includes length of time served with predecessor entities, if any.
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Interested Persons | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Martin L. Flanagan1 — 1960 Trustee | | 2007 | | Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Ltd. (ultimate parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Advisor to the Board, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Trustee, The Invesco Funds; Vice Chair, Investment Company Institute; and Member of Executive Board, SMU Cox School of Business | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Chairman, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, IVZ Inc. (holding company), INVESCO Group Services, Inc. (service provider) and Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Holding Company Limited (parent of Invesco and a global investment management firm); Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chairman, Investment Company Institute and President, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Co-President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Franklin Resources, Inc. (global investment management organization) | | | | | | | |
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| Philip A. Taylor2 — 1954 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer | | 2006 | | Head of North American Retail and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Co-Chairman, Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, 1371 Preferred Inc. (holding company); Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.) (financial services holding company); Director and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and AIM GP Canada Inc. (general partner for limited partnerships); Director and Chairman, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) (registered transfer agent) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Director, President and Chairman, INVESCO Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Canada Holdings Inc. (holding company); Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Corporate Class Inc. (corporate mutual fund company) and Invesco Trimark Canada Fund Inc. (corporate mutual fund company); Director and Chief Executive Officer, Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe (registered investment adviser and registered transfer agent) and Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. (registered broker dealer); Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); Trustee and Executive Vice President, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only); Director, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. and Director and President, Van Kampen Advisors, Inc. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| | | | | | | Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.) (registered broker dealer); Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President, Invesco Trimark Dealer Inc. and Invesco Trimark Ltd./Invesco Trimark Ltèe; Director and President, AIM Trimark Corporate Class Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc.; Senior Managing Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Trustee and Executive Vice President, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and Chairman, Fund Management Company (former registered broker dealer); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only); President, AIM Trimark Global Fund Inc. and AIM Trimark Canada Fund Inc. | | | | | | | |
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| Wayne M. Whalen3 — 1939 Trustee | | 2010 | | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | | | 225 | | | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation | |
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| Bruce L. Crockett — 1944 Trustee and Chair | | 2001 | | Chairman, Crockett Technology Associates (technology consulting company)
Formerly: Director, Captaris (unified messaging provider); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer COMSAT Corporation; and Chairman, Board of Governors of INTELSAT (international communications company) | | | 207 | | | ACE Limited (insurance company); and Investment Company Institute | |
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| David C. Arch — 1945 Trustee | | 2010 | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | | | 225 | | | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan | |
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1 | | Mr. Flanagan is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer of the adviser to the Trust, and an officer and a director of Invesco Ltd., ultimate parent of the adviser to the Trust. |
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2 | | Mr. Taylor is considered an interested person of the Trust because he is an officer and a director of the adviser to, and a director of the principal underwriter of, the Trust. |
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3 | | Mr. Whalen is considered an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Fund Complex by reason of he and his firm currently providing legal services as legal counsel to such Funds in the Fund Complex. |
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Independent Trustees | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Bob R. Baker — 1936 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly: President and Chief Executive Officer, AMC Cancer Research Center; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Columbia Financial Corporation | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Frank S. Bayley — 1939 Trustee | | 1987 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Badgley Funds, Inc. (registered investment company) (2 portfolios) and Partner, law firm of Baker & McKenzie | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| James T. Bunch — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Managing Member, Grumman Hill Group LLC (family office private equity management)
Formerly: Founder, Green, Manning & Bunch Ltd. (investment banking firm)(1988-2010); Executive Committee, United States Golf Association; and Director, Policy Studies, Inc. and Van Gilder Insurance Corporation | | | 207 | | | Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation and Director, Denver Film Society | |
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| Rodney Dammeyer — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.
Formerly: Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | | | 225 | | | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. | |
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| Albert R. Dowden — 1941 Trustee | | 2001 | | Director of a number of public and private business corporations, including the Boss Group, Ltd. (private investment and management); Reich & Tang Funds (5 portfolios) (registered investment company); and Homeowners of America Holding Corporation/ Homeowners of America Insurance Company (property casualty company)
Formerly: Director, Continental Energy Services, LLC (oil and gas pipeline service); Director, CompuDyne Corporation (provider of product and services to the public security market) and Director, Annuity and Life Re (Holdings), Ltd. (reinsurance company); Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Group North America, Inc.; Senior Vice President, AB Volvo; Director of various public and private corporations; Chairman, DHJ Media, Inc.; Director Magellan Insurance Company; and Director, The Hertz Corporation, Genmar Corporation (boat manufacturer), National Media Corporation; Advisory Board of Rotary Power International (designer, manufacturer, and seller of rotary power engines); and Chairman, Cortland Trust, Inc. (registered investment company) | | | 207 | | | Board of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. | |
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| Jack M. Fields — 1952 Trustee | | 2001 | | Chief Executive Officer, Twenty First Century Group, Inc. (government affairs company); and Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Dos Angelos Ranch, L.P. (cattle, hunting, corporate entertainment), Discovery Global Education Fund (non-profit) and Cross Timbers Quail Research Ranch (non-profit)
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, Texana Timber LP (sustainable forestry company) and member of the U.S. House of Representatives | | | 207 | | | Administaff | |
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| Carl Frischling — 1937 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Kramer Levin Naftalis and Frankel LLP | | | 207 | | | Director, Reich & Tang Funds (16 portfolios) | |
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| Prema Mathai-Davis — 1950 Trustee | | 2001 | | Retired
Formerly: Chief Executive Officer, YWCA of the U.S.A. | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Lewis F. Pennock — 1942 Trustee | | 2001 | | Partner, law firm of Pennock & Cooper | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Larry Soll — 1942 Trustee | | 2003 | | Retired
Formerly, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Synergen Corp. (a biotechnology company) | | | 207 | | | None | |
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Hugo F. Sonnenschein — 1940 Trustee | | 2010 | | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | | | 225 | | | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |
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| Raymond Stickel, Jr. — 1944 Trustee | | 2005 | | Retired
Formerly: Director, Mainstay VP Series Funds, Inc. (25 portfolios) and Partner, Deloitte & Touche | | | 207 | | | None | |
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| Russell C. Burk — 1958 Senior Vice President and Senior Officer | | 2005 | | Senior Vice President and Senior Officer of Invesco Funds | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| John M. Zerr — 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | | 2006 | | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc.; Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and General Counsel, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Lisa O. Brinkley — 1959 Vice President | | 2004 | | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and Vice President, The Invesco Funds
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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| Sheri Morris — 1964 Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer | | 1999 | | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser)
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | | N/A | | | N/A | |
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Trustees and Officers — (continued)
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| Name, Year of Birth and | | Trustee and/or | | Principal Occupation(s) | | Overseen by | | Other Directorship(s) | |
| Position(s) Held with the Trust | | Officer Since | | During Past 5 Years | | Trustee | | Held by Trustee | |
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| Other Officers | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Karen Dunn Kelley — 1960 Vice President | | 2003 | | Head of Invesco’s World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); and President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only).
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurer’s Series Trust (Invesco Treasurer’s Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Lance A. Rejsek — 1967 Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer | | 2005 | | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Van Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., and Van Kampen Funds Inc.
Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | | N/A | | N/A | |
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| Todd L. Spillane — 1958 Chief Compliance Officer | | 2006 | | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company) and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.
Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company | | N/A | | N/A | |
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The Statement of Additional Information of the Trust includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available upon request, without charge, by calling 1.800.959.4246. Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for information on the Fund’s sub-advisers.
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Office of the Fund 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Investment Adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 | | Distributor Invesco Distributors, Inc. 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2500 Houston, TX 77046-1173 | | Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 2900 Houston, TX 77002-5678 |
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Counsel to the Fund Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 2600 One Commerce Square Philadelphia, PA 19103 | | Counsel to the Independent Trustees
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036-2714 | | Transfer Agent Invesco Investment Services, Inc. P.O. Box 4739
Houston, TX 77210-4739 | | Custodian State Street Bank and Trust Company
225 Franklin
Boston, MA 02110-2801 |
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Invesco mailing information
Send general correspondence to Invesco, P.O. Box 4739, Houston, TX 77210-4739.
Invesco privacy policy
You share personal and financial information with us that is necessary for your transactions and your account records. We take very seriously the obligation to keep that information confidential and private.
Invesco collects nonpublic personal information about you from account applications or other forms you complete and from your transactions with us or our affiliates. We do not disclose information about you or our former customers to service providers or other third parties except to the extent necessary to service your account and in other limited circumstances as permitted by law. For example, we use this information to facilitate the delivery of transaction confirmations, financial reports, prospectuses and tax forms.
Even within Invesco, only people involved in the servicing of your accounts and compliance monitoring have access to your information. To ensure the highest level of confidentiality and security, Invesco maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that meet or exceed federal standards. Special measures, such as data encryption and authentication, apply to your communications with us on our website. More detail is available to you at invesco.com/privacy.
Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents
To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.
Fund holdings and proxy voting information
The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter-ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are 811-05426 and 033-19338.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the period between June 1, 2010, and June 30, 2010,
is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. In addition, this information is available on the SEC website, sec.gov. Proxy voting information for the predecessor fund prior to its reorganization with the Fund on June 1, 2010, is not available on the Invesco website but is or will be available on the SEC website under the predecessor fund.
Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the U.S. distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
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| | VK-GTAA-AR-1 | | Invesco Distributors, Inc. |
| | | As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Registrant had adopted a code of ethics (the “Code”) that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer (“PEO”) and principal financial officer (“PFO”). The Code was amended in June, 2010, to (i) add an individual to Exhibit A and (ii) update the names of certain legal entities. The Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from any provisions of the Code to the PEO or PFO during the period covered by this report. |
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ITEM 3. | | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
| | | The Board of Trustees has determined that the Registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its Audit Committee. The Audit Committee financial expert is Raymond Stickel, Jr. Mr. Stickel is “independent” within the meaning of that term as used in Form N-CSR. |
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ITEM 4. | | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
Fees Billed by PWC Related to the Registrant
PWC billed the Registrant aggregate fees for services rendered to the Registrant for the last two fiscal years as follows:
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| | | | | | Percentage of Fees | | | | | | | Percentage of Fees | |
| | | | | | Billed Applicable to | | | | | | | Billed Applicable to | |
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| | | | | | Provided for fiscal | | | | | | | Provided for fiscal | |
| | Fees Billed for | | | year end 2010 | | | Fees Billed for | | | year end 2009 | |
| | Services Rendered to | | | Pursuant to Waiver of | | | Services Rendered to | | | Pursuant to Waiver of | |
| | the Registrant for | | | Pre-Approval | | | the Registrant for | | | Pre-Approval | |
| | fiscal year end 2010 | | | Requirement(1) | | | fiscal year end 2009 | | | Requirement(1) | |
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Audit Fees | | $ | 386,000 | | | | N/A | | | $ | 382,955 | | | | N/A | |
Audit-Related Fees | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % |
Tax Fees(2) | | $ | 79,700 | | | | 0 | % | | $ | 92,676 | | | | 0 | % |
All Other Fees | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % |
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Total Fees | | $ | 465,700 | | | | 0 | % | | $ | 475,631 | | | | 0 | % |
PWC billed the Registrant aggregate non-audit fees of $79,700 for the fiscal year ended 2010, and $92,676 for the fiscal year ended 2009, for non-audit services rendered to the Registrant.
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(1) | | With respect to the provision of non-audit services, the pre-approval requirement is waived pursuant to a de minimis exception if (i) such services were not recognized as non-audit services by the Registrant at the time of engagement, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such services provided is no more than 5% of the aggregate audit and non-audit fees paid by the Registrant to PWC during a fiscal year; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Registrant’s Audit Committee and approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit. |
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(2) | | Tax Fees for the fiscal year end October 31, 2010 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns. Tax fees for fiscal year end October 31, 2009 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns and consultation services. |
Fees Billed by PWC Related to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates
PWC billed Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”), the Registrant’s adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Invesco that provides ongoing services to the Registrant (“Invesco Affiliates”) aggregate fees for pre-approved non-audit services rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates for the last two fiscal years as follows:
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| | Fees Billed for Non- | | | | | | | Fees Billed for Non- | | | | |
| | Audit Services | | | | | | | Audit Services | | | | |
| | Rendered to Invesco | | | Percentage of Fees | | | Rendered to Invesco | | | Percentage of Fees | |
| | and Invesco Affiliates | | | Billed Applicable to | | | and Invesco Affiliates | | | Billed Applicable to | |
| | for fiscal year end | | | Non-Audit Services | | | for fiscal year end | | | Non-Audit Services | |
| | 2010 That Were | | | Provided for fiscal year | | | 2009 That Were | | | Provided for fiscal year | |
| | Required | | | end 2010 Pursuant to | | | Required | | | end 2009 Pursuant to | |
| | to be Pre-Approved | | | Waiver of Pre- | | | to be Pre-Approved | | | Waiver of Pre- | |
| | by the Registrant’s | | | Approval | | | by the Registrant’s | | | Approval | |
| | Audit Committee | | | Requirement(1) | | | Audit Committee | | | Requirement(1) | |
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Audit-Related Fees | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % |
Tax Fees | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % |
All Other Fees | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % |
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Total Fees(2) | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % | | $ | 0 | | | | 0 | % |
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(1) | | With respect to the provision of non-audit services, the pre-approval requirement is waived pursuant to a de minimis exception if (i) such services were not recognized as non-audit services by the Registrant at the time of engagement, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such services provided is no more than 5% of the aggregate audit and non-audit fees paid by the Registrant, Invesco and Invesco Affiliates to PWC during a fiscal year; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Registrant’s Audit Committee and approved by the Registrant’s Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit. |
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(2) | | Including the fees for services not required to be pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee, PWC billed Invesco and Invesco Affiliates aggregate non-audit fees of $0 for the fiscal year ended 2010, and $0 for the fiscal year ended 2009, for non-audit services rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates. |
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PRE-APPROVAL OF AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
As adopted by the Audit Committees of
the Invesco Funds (the “Funds”)
Last Amended May 4, 2010
Statement of Principles
Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) (“Rules”), the Audit Committees of the Funds’ (the “Audit Committees”) Board of Trustees (the “Board”) are responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of independent accountants (an “Auditor”). As part of this responsibility and to assure that the Auditor’s independence is not impaired, the Audit Committees pre-approve the audit and non-audit services provided to the Funds by each Auditor, as well as all non-audit services provided by the Auditor to the Funds’ investment adviser and to affiliates of the adviser that provide ongoing services to the Funds (“Service Affiliates”) if the services directly impact the Funds’ operations or financial reporting. The SEC Rules also specify the types of services that an Auditor may not provide to its audit client. The following policies and procedures comply with the requirements for pre-approval and provide a mechanism by which management of the Funds may request and secure pre-approval of audit and non-audit services in an orderly manner with minimal disruption to normal business operations.
Proposed services either may be pre-approved without consideration of specific case-by-case services by the Audit Committees (“general pre-approval”) or require the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees (“specific pre-approval”). As set forth in these policies and procedures, unless a type of service has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committees. Additionally, any fees exceeding 110% of estimated pre-approved fee levels provided at the time the service was pre-approved will also require specific approval by the Audit Committees before payment is made. The Audit Committees will also consider the impact of additional fees on the Auditor’s independence when determining whether to approve any additional fees for previously pre-approved services.
The Audit Committees will annually review and generally pre-approve the services that may be provided by each Auditor without obtaining specific pre-approval from the Audit Committee generally on an annual basis. The term of any general pre-approval runs from the date of such pre-approval through September 30th of the following year, unless the Audit Committees consider a different period and state otherwise. The Audit Committees will add to or subtract from the list of general pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations.
The purpose of these policies and procedures is to set forth the guidelines to assist the Audit Committees in fulfilling their responsibilities.
Delegation
The Audit Committees may from time to time delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members who are Independent Trustees. All decisions to pre-approve a service by a delegated member shall be reported to the Audit Committees at the next quarterly meeting.
Audit Services
The annual audit services engagement terms will be subject to specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees. Audit services include the annual financial statement audit and other procedures such as tax provision work that is required to be performed by the independent auditor to be able to form an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements. The Audit Committees will obtain, review and consider sufficient information concerning the proposed Auditor to make a reasonable evaluation of the Auditor’s qualifications and independence.
In addition to the annual Audit services engagement, the Audit Committees may grant either general or specific pre-approval of other audit services, which are those services that only the independent auditor reasonably can provide. Other Audit services may include services such as issuing consents for the
inclusion of audited financial statements with SEC registration statements, periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings.
Non-Audit Services
The Audit Committees may provide either general or specific pre-approval of any non-audit services to the Funds and its Service Affiliates if the Audit Committees believe that the provision of the service will not impair the independence of the Auditor, is consistent with the SEC’s Rules on auditor independence, and otherwise conforms to the Audit Committees’ general principles and policies as set forth herein.
Audit-Related Services
“Audit-related services” are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Fund’s financial statements or that are traditionally performed by the independent auditor. Audit-related services include, among others, accounting consultations related to accounting, financial reporting or disclosure matters not classified as “Audit services”; assistance with understanding and implementing new accounting and financial reporting guidance from rulemaking authorities; and agreed-upon procedures related to mergers, compliance with ratings agency requirements and interfund lending activities.
Tax Services
“Tax services” include, but are not limited to, the review and signing of the Funds’ federal tax returns, the review of required distributions by the Funds and consultations regarding tax matters such as the tax treatment of new investments or the impact of new regulations. The Audit Committees will scrutinize carefully the retention of the Auditor in connection with a transaction initially recommended by the Auditor, the major business purpose of which may be tax avoidance or the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Audit Committees will consult with the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and may consult with outside counsel or advisors as necessary to ensure the consistency of Tax services rendered by the Auditor with the foregoing policy.
No Auditor shall represent any Fund or any Service Affiliate before a tax court, district court or federal court of claims.
Under rules adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and approved by the SEC, in connection with seeking Audit Committees’ pre-approval of permissible Tax services, the Auditor shall:
| 1. | | Describe in writing to the Audit Committees, which writing may be in the form of the proposed engagement letter: |
| a. | | The scope of the service, the fee structure for the engagement, and any side letter or amendment to the engagement letter, or any other agreement between the Auditor and the Fund, relating to the service; and |
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| b. | | Any compensation arrangement or other agreement, such as a referral agreement, a referral fee or fee-sharing arrangement, between the Auditor and any person (other than the Fund) with respect to the promoting, marketing, or recommending of a transaction covered by the service; |
| 2. | | Discuss with the Audit Committees the potential effects of the services on the independence of the Auditor; and |
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| 3. | | Document the substance of its discussion with the Audit Committees. |
All Other Auditor Services
The Audit Committees may pre-approve non-audit services classified as “All other services” that are not categorically prohibited by the SEC, as listed in Exhibit 1 to this policy.
Pre-Approval Fee Levels or Established Amounts
Pre-approval of estimated fees or established amounts for services to be provided by the Auditor under general or specific pre-approval policies will be set periodically by the Audit Committees. Any proposed fees exceeding 110% of the maximum estimated pre-approved fees or established amounts for pre-approved audit and non-audit services will be reported to the Audit Committees at the quarterly Audit Committees meeting and will require specific approval by the Audit Committees before payment is made. The Audit Committees will always factor in the overall relationship of fees for audit and non-audit services in determining whether to pre-approve any such services and in determining whether to approve any additional fees exceeding 110% of the maximum pre-approved fees or established amounts for previously pre-approved services.
Procedures
Generally on an annual basis, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (“Invesco”) will submit to the Audit Committees for general pre-approval, a list of non-audit services that the Funds or Service Affiliates of the Funds may request from the Auditor. The list will describe the non-audit services in reasonable detail and will include an estimated range of fees and such other information as the Audit Committee may request.
Each request for services to be provided by the Auditor under the general pre-approval of the Audit Committees will be submitted to the Funds’ Treasurer (or his or her designee) and must include a detailed description of the services to be rendered. The Treasurer or his or her designee will ensure that such services are included within the list of services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committees. The Audit Committees will be informed at the next quarterly scheduled Audit Committees meeting of any such services for which the Auditor rendered an invoice and whether such services and fees had been pre-approved and if so, by what means.
Each request to provide services that require specific approval by the Audit Committees shall be submitted to the Audit Committees jointly by the Fund’s Treasurer or his or her designee and the Auditor, and must include a joint statement that, in their view, such request is consistent with the policies and procedures and the SEC Rules.
Each request to provide tax services under either the general or specific pre-approval of the Audit Committees will describe in writing: (i) the scope of the service, the fee structure for the engagement, and any side letter or amendment to the engagement letter, or any other agreement between the Auditor and the audit client, relating to the service; and (ii) any compensation arrangement or other agreement between the Auditor and any person (other than the audit client) with respect to the promoting, marketing, or recommending of a transaction covered by the service. The Auditor will discuss with the Audit Committees the potential effects of the services on the Auditor’s independence and will document the substance of the discussion.
Non-audit services pursuant to the de minimis exception provided by the SEC Rules will be promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committees for approval, including documentation that each of the conditions for this exception, as set forth in the SEC Rules, has been satisfied.
On at least an annual basis, the Auditor will prepare a summary of all the services provided to any entity in the investment company complex as defined in section 2-01(f)(14) of Regulation S-X in sufficient detail as to the nature of the engagement and the fees associated with those services.
The Audit Committees have designated the Funds’ Treasurer to monitor the performance of all services provided by the Auditor and to ensure such services are in compliance with these policies and procedures. The Funds’ Treasurer will report to the Audit Committees on a periodic basis as to the results of such monitoring. Both the Funds’ Treasurer and management of Invesco will immediately report to the chairman of the Audit Committees any breach of these policies and procedures that comes to the attention of the Funds’ Treasurer or senior management of Invesco.
Exhibit 1 to Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services Policies and Procedures
Conditionally Prohibited Non-Audit Services (not prohibited if the Fund can reasonably conclude that the results of the service would not be subject to audit procedures in connection with the audit of the Fund’s financial statements)
| • | | Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the audit client |
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| • | | Financial information systems design and implementation |
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| • | | Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports |
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| • | | Actuarial services |
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| • | | Internal audit outsourcing services |
Categorically Prohibited Non-Audit Services
| • | | Management functions |
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| • | | Human resources |
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| • | | Broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services |
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| • | | Legal services |
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| • | | Expert services unrelated to the audit |
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| • | | Any service or product provided for a contingent fee or a commission |
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| • | | Services related to marketing, planning, or opining in favor of the tax treatment of confidential transactions or aggressive tax position transactions, a significant purpose of which is tax avoidance |
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| • | | Tax services for persons in financial reporting oversight roles at the Fund |
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| • | | Any other service that the Public Company Oversight Board determines by regulation is impermissible. |
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ITEM 5. | | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
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ITEM 6. | | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
| | | Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the reports to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form. |
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ITEM 7. | | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
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ITEM 8. | | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. |
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ITEM 9. | | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
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ITEM 10. | | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
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ITEM 11. | | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(a) | | As of December 14, 2010, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the PEO and PFO, to assess the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of December 14, 2010, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed to ensure: (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) that material information relating to the Registrant is made known to the PEO and PFO as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
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(b) | | There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
12(a)(1) | | Code of Ethics. |
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12(a)(2) | | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
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12(a)(3) | | Not applicable. |
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12(b) | | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: AIM Investment Funds (Invesco Investment Funds)
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By: | /s/ Philip A. Taylor | | |
| Philip A. Taylor | | |
| Principal Executive Officer | | |
Date: January 7, 2011
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | /s/ Philip A. Taylor | | |
| Philip A. Taylor | | |
| Principal Executive Officer | | |
Date: January 7, 2011
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By: | /s/ Sheri Morris | | |
| Sheri Morris | | |
| Principal Financial Officer | | |
Date: January 7, 2011
EXHIBIT INDEX
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12(a)(1) | | Code of Ethics. |
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12(a)(2) | | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal Financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
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12(a)(3) | | Not applicable. |
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12(b) | | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |