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: 811-05547
Laudus Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
211 Main Street, San Francisco, California 94105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Jeffrey Mortimer
Laudus Trust
211 Main Street, San Francisco, California 94105
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 636-7000
Date of fiscal year end: March 31
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2010
Item 1: Report(s) to Shareholders.
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Annual Report March 31, 2010 | | ![(LAUDUS FUNDS LOGO)](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0000950123-10-056112/f55148laudus.gif) |
COMMAND PERFORMANCEtm
Laudus Mondrian Fundstm
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
Adviser
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
Subadviser
Mondrian Investment Partners Limited
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Fund investment adviser: Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM).
Distributor: ALPS Distributors, Inc.
The industry/sector classification of the funds’ portfolio holdings uses the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by and is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by CSIM and certain affiliates. Charles Schwab & Co, Inc. and ALPS Distributors, Inc. are unaffiliated entities.
Performance at a Glance
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.laudus.com.
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Total Return for the Report Period | |
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Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund | | | | |
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Investor Shares (Ticker Symbol: LIEQX) | | | 40.53% | |
Select Shares® (Ticker Symbol: LIEFX) | | | 40.68% | |
Institutional Shares (Ticker Symbol: LIEIX) | | | 40.90% | |
Benchmark: MSCI EAFE® Index (Net) | | | 54.44% | |
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Performance Details | | | pages 6-8 | |
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Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund | | | | |
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Investor Shares (Ticker Symbol: LGEQX) | | | 44.94% | |
Select Shares® (Ticker Symbol: LGESX) | | | 45.43% | |
Institutional Shares (Ticker Symbol: LGEVX) | | | 45.49% | |
Benchmark: MSCI World® Index (Net) | | | 52.37% | |
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Performance Details | | | pages 9-11 | |
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Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund | | | | |
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Investor Shares (Ticker Symbol: LEMIX) | | | 66.74% | |
Select Shares® (Ticker Symbol: LEMSX) | | | 66.91% | |
Institutional Shares (Ticker Symbol: LEMNX) | | | 67.27% | |
Benchmark: MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) | | | 81.08% | |
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Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund (Ticker Symbol: LIFNX)* | | | 12.85% | |
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Citigroup non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond Index | | | 8.41% | |
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Performance Details | | | pages 15-17 | |
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All fund and index figures on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized. Redemption fees charged on shares sold or exchanged 30 days or less after purchasing them may affect share level returns.
Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by CSIM. Without these reductions, the Funds’ returns would have been lower. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
The Funds’ performance relative to the indices may be affected by fair-value pricing, see financial note 2 for more information.
There are risks associated with investing in securities of foreign issuers, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability, fluctuations in currency and exchange rates, and an increased risk of price volatility associated with less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements. Investing in emerging markets accentuates these risks. Investments in emerging markets may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.
Bond funds are subject to increased risk of loss of principal during periods of volatile interest rates.
Please see prospectus for further detail and investor eligibility requirements.
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* | On July 27, 2009, the Investor Share class, Select Share class and Institutional Share class of the Fund were combined into a single class of shares of the Fund. The performance and financial history of the fund is that of the Fund’s former Institutional Shares. Accordingly, the past performance shown is that of the Fund’s former Institutional Shares. |
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From the President
Jeffrey Mortimer is President, CEO, and CIO of Laudus Funds and SVP of Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. He joined the firm in 1997 and has held a variety of executive positions at Schwab.
Dear Shareholder,
Last year we reported that the financial markets had been “besieged with volatility and turmoil” in the wake of what was described as a global economic recession. For the current 12-month reporting period that ended March 31, 2010, many of the major international and domestic equity indices have begun to show signs of recovery and rose more than 50%. While this is welcomed news, central banks in several countries, including the United States, continue to closely monitor financial markets, liquidity, monetary exchange rates, interest rates, and inflation, in their ongoing efforts to stabilize local and global markets.
The advent of 2010 brought in modestly encouraging news about the U.S. economy as unemployment numbers remained at just under 10%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and consumer spending increased slightly. Likewise, capital spending by businesses in the United States showed signs of improvement, and the Federal Reserve began to withdraw some of its monetary support programs. On the international scene, market returns also rose with emerging markets performing better than those in developed countries. In less-than-encouraging news, residential and non-residential real estate markets here in the United States and in many other countries still reported depressed prices, high inventories, restraints on lending, and an overall hesitancy to initiate new building projects.
During the period, international equity markets performed slightly better than domestic equity markets. Within the international equity markets, small-cap stocks outperformed large-cap stocks and value outpaced growth. On the domestic side, small-cap stocks also outperformed large-cap stocks and small-cap value outpaced small-cap growth.
For the Mondrian Funds, this improved environment in the domestic and international equity markets was reflected in positive fund returns ranging between 12% and 67%. You can read about the performance of the Funds and the comparative indices in the “Manager’s Discussion and Analysis” on the following pages.
The Laudus Mondrian Funds are sub-advised by Mondrian Investment Partners Limited, a London-based institutional investment manager. Founded in 1990, Mondrian is renowned for its international expertise and its adherence to a consistent value-oriented investment philosophy. Mondrian manages more than $64 billion in assets (as of December 31, 2009) for some of the world’s largest companies and public retirement plans.
In closing, I would remind you that should you have any questions about the Funds we are available to answer them at 1-800-447-3332.
Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
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The Investment Environment
In a strong reversal from the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2009, the past 12 months produced significant positive returns and high volatility in global capital markets. Nearly all major equity indices gained more than 50%. Generally speaking, the international equity markets fared slightly better than the U.S. markets, while fixed income underperformed both. Commodity indices also had substantial gains, but they were less than the gains seen in equity markets. Globally, as occurred in the previous 12 months, gains were highly synchronized and exhibited a pattern that is often seen during a period of strong gains across global capital markets.
In the United States, large-cap stocks gained about 50% for the period, with a modest spread between growth-and value-style equities, as value outperformed growth by about 4%. U.S. small-cap stocks outperformed U.S. large-cap stocks and gained about 63%. U.S. small-cap value stocks outperformed their growth counterparts and added approximately 65%, while the growth stocks returned about 60%. Internationally, the results were slightly better. International large-cap stocks were up about 55% for the period, but did not do as well as international small-cap stocks, which gained nearly 70%. Similar to the United States, international value stocks outperformed growth stocks, with value gaining about 59% and growth gaining approximately 51%.
What caused these strong returns, especially during the relatively short period of 12 months? In essence, the credit crisis that began in the summer of 2007 and dominated the capital markets through early 2009 appeared to be ending for many investors. Government central banks around the globe lowered interest rates to very low levels, and for the most part, have kept them there. They have also used other tools to help the global financial system maintain sufficient liquidity, such as buying distressed debt from private banks and supporting housing markets by intervening in mortgage markets. As investors gauged the positive impacts of these and other interventions on the capital markets, they shifted from selling securities to buying them.
Economic fundamentals also began showing signs of growth. While the U.S. economy continued to shrink early in the reporting period, the government reported that it began growing again during the period of July 1 through December 31, 2009. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. unemployment rate, while remaining stubbornly high at 9.7% at the close of the period, nevertheless stopped going up. Furthermore, the report for March 2010, the final month of the reporting period, showed employment gains of 162,000 jobs in the United States, the most since May 2007. Several measures of global manufacturing also gained during the latter half of the reporting period.
From a global perspective, sectors that are generally considered to be cyclical in their growth—meaning that they are more sensitive to a broad level of economic activity—led the markets. The Financials sector gained nearly 80%, as investor confidence returned to the area that had led the global downturn. Materials, up about 79%, and Industrials, up nearly 70%, were also strong during the period. Consumer Discretionary stocks, also considered cyclical in nature, rounded out the top four, posting a gain of more than 65%. Lagging among the sectors were the more defensive, less economically sensitive groups, Utilities, up about 28%, and Telecommunications Services, which gained about 30%. Health Care, also considered defensive, was up about 36%.
Among major developed economies, Australia and Canada performed the best during the period, gaining more than 70% in U.S. dollar terms. Several European countries, notably Sweden, the Netherlands, and Norway, posted similar rates of returns during the period. The United States did slightly worse, gaining about 51%. The United Kingdom, Germany, and France all gained more than 50% and performed roughly in line with the United States. Japan, up about 38%, was a relative laggard among major developed economies. It is important to note that over the entire reporting period, the U.S. dollar lost ground against several major currencies, which boosted the returns for U.S. dollar-based investors in the major developed markets. Emerging markets as a group performed even better than developed markets, gaining about 80% for the 12-month period. A few emerging markets such as India, Russia, and Brazil gained more than 100%.
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The Investment Environment continued
The U.S. dollar’s decline against other currencies also impacted commodity prices, and most commodity indices were up for the 12-month period. However, unlike the equity markets, commodity index returns showed wide variations. For example, Metals, led by copper and nickel—two of the most economically sensitive metals—were up almost 60%. Gold was up about 20%, as precious metals lagged the industrial group. Crude oil was up about 40% for the period, and Unleaded Gasoline gained about 56%. Agricultural prices, while moving higher overall, lagged those of other major commodity groups, adding about 3% during the period. Corn and wheat were particularly weak, both posting declines of more than 20%, which was highly unusual during this period of strong gains.
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Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
The Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund Investor Shares returned 40.53% for the 12-month period, while its comparative index, the MSCI EAFE Index returned 54.44%. Equity markets rebounded strongly during the period as economic indicators began to stabilize.
Despite strong absolute returns, the Fund underperformed its index. In Europe, the positive contribution from an underweight to Greece was more than offset by the Fund’s avoidance of the Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish markets. Sweden, up about 90%, Norway, gaining over 70%, and Denmark, also up about 70%, were among the stronger performing markets in Europe during the period. In the Pacific region, Taiwan and Singapore led returns. The Fund benefited from its overweight to Singapore and from its overweight to the Singapore dollar, as well as its allocation to Taiwan. The Fund’s overweight to the Australian dollar also contributed positively.
Stock selection restrained returns because positive selection in Finland was offset by weak selection in France, the United Kingdom (U.K.), Taiwan, and Japan. The Financials Sector rebounded strongly during the period and rose about 70% in the index. While the Fund’s underweight to Financials detracted, stock selection was positive for returns. For example, in the European region, UniCredit and Banco Santander gained 100% and more. In Singapore, United Overseas Bank and Overseas-Chinese Bank also were up very strongly. Additionally, Wharf Holdings in Hong Kong gained more than 130%.
UPM-Kymmene, the Finnish paper company, was the best performing stock for the Fund. The stock increased 142%. Wesfarmers, the Australian conglomerate, was also a strong performer.
The more defensive sectors, such as Telecommunication Services, Health Care, and Consumer Staples were relatively weak for the Fund, gaining about 26%, 37%, and 52%, respectively. Within the Telecommunication Services Sector, KDDI in Japan, France Telecom, and Deutsche Telekon underperformed broader sector returns. In the Health Care Sector, GlaxoSmithKline and Takeda Pharmaceuticals in Japan were also weak. In contrast, Novartis in Switzerland outperformed the sector. Japanese holdings in the Consumer Staples Sector, such as Seven & i Holdings and Kao Corporation, suffered from a weak domestic economy.
Greece had the best performing equity market during the first half of the period in developed Europe. The Greek equity market was heavily weighted towards financial stocks, which had solid performance from April through the end of September 2009. However, in the second half of the period, Greece became the worst performer in the MSCI EAFE Index as news about its sovereign debt risk intensified. Ireland had the worst performing equity market in the MSCI EAFE Index for the entire period and the Irish government implemented several fiscal austerity measures during the period. The U.K. equity market rose 58%, reflecting improvements in economic indicators, but also acknowledging that their AAA sovereign debt rating was downgraded by Standard & Poor’s.
In the Asia-Pacific region, strong growth in China helped the equity markets in Singapore and Hong Kong; they were up 88% and 65%, respectively, in the index. Australia also performed well in the MSCI EAFE equity market, up 87%. Japan had the worst performing major equity market in the region, up only 38%.
Materials was the best performer for the index, rising about 84%. Commodity prices were generally strong, driven by Chinese demand. As financial market stresses abated, financial stocks generated the second highest return, up about 71%. Positive economic data on consumption and consumer sentiment helped to lift the Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples Sectors by 54% and 55% respectively. Stronger labor markets in some economies also helped. Health Care was one of the weaker defensive sectors, up only 37%, partly due to struggles around the passage of health-care reform in the United States. Other defensive sectors were also underperformers. The Telecommunication Services Sector was up 32% and Utilities managed to return only about 27%.
As of 3/31/10:
Fund Characteristics
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Number of Companies1 | | 36 |
Weighted Average Market Cap ($ x 1,000,000) | | $62,451 |
Price/Earnings Ratio (P/E) | | 16.78 |
Price/Book Ratio (P/B) | | 1.61 |
Portfolio Turnover (One year trailing) | | 14% |
Fund Overview
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Initial Investment | | $100 | | $50,000 | | $500,000 |
Inception Date | | 6/16/2008 | | 6/16/2008 | | 6/16/2008 |
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000) | | $403 | | $458 | | $85,424 |
Ticker Symbol | | LIEQX | | LIEFX | | LIEIX |
Cusip | | 51855Q614 | | 51855Q564 | | 51855Q580 |
NAV | | $7.52 | | $7.53 | | $7.54 |
Manager views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
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Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
June 16, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment in Investor Shares1
June 16, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$50,000 Investment in Select Shares1
June 16, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$500,000 Investment in Institutional Shares1
Average Annual Total Returns1
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Class and Inception Date | | 1 Year | | Since Inception |
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Investor Shares (6/16/08) | | | 40.53 | % | | | | -13.66 | % | |
Select Shares (6/16/08) | | | 40.68 | % | | | | -13.48 | % | |
Institutional Shares (6/16/08) | | | 40.90 | % | | | | -13.39 | % | |
MSCI EAFE Index®(Net)* | | | 54.44 | % | | | | -10.63 | % | |
Fund Expense Ratios2: Investor Shares: Net 1.40%; Gross 2.78% / Select Shares: Net 1.12%; Gross 3.10% /
Institutional Shares: Net 1.05%; Gross 2.11%
All figures on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
The Fund’s performance relative to the index may be affected by fair-value pricing, see financial note 2 for more information.
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* | | The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East (MSCI EAFE®) Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure market equity performance in 21 developed market countries, excluding the U.S. and Canada. This series approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs. |
1 | | Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by CSIM. Without these reductions, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. |
2 | | As stated in the prospectus. Net Expenses: Reflects expenses expected to be charged to shareholders through at least 7/30/12. Adviser expects to hold expenses at this level by waiving its management fees and/or bearing other expenses. Gross Expenses: Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements. |
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Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10 continued
Country Weightings % of Investments
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Japan | | 21.3% |
United Kingdom | | 20.5% |
France | | 14.7% |
Australia | | 8.3% |
Spain | | 7.2% |
Switzerland | | 6.4% |
Singapore | | 5.9% |
Germany | | 4.8% |
Taiwan | | 2.5% |
Other Countries | | 8.4% |
Total | | 100.0% |
Sector Weightings % of Equities
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Financials | | 19.2% |
Telecommunication Services | | 17.5% |
Consumer Staples | | 17.0% |
Energy | | 12.1% |
Health Care | | 12.0% |
Utilities | | 7.8% |
Information Technology | | 6.1% |
Consumer Discretionary | | 4.8% |
Industrials | | 2.5% |
Materials | | 1.0% |
Total | | 100.0% |
Top Equity Holdings % of Net Assets1
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Novartis AG - Reg’d. | | 4.2% |
BP plc | | 4.1% |
Unilever plc | | 4.0% |
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A | | 4.0% |
GlaxoSmithKline plc | | 3.9% |
Total S.A. | | 3.7% |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | 3.5% |
CANON, Inc. | | 3.5% |
Carrefour S.A. | | 3.5% |
Kao Corp. | | 3.5% |
Total | | 37.9% |
There are risks associated with investing in foreign companies, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability, fluctuations in currency and exchange rates, and an increased risk of price volatility associated with less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements.
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1 | | This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser. |
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Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
The Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund Investor Shares returned 44.94% for the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, while its comparative index, the MSCI World (Net) Index returned 52.37%. Index returns were positive across all developed markets with many showing 70% increases or more and Australia reporting an increase of 86.7%. The smallest gain was recorded by Greece, up 24.1%, which was lower than the country’s earlier highs that pre-dated Greece’s announcement that it could not meet its debt obligations. The Fund underperformed partly as a result of its allocation to more defensive sectors, which was partially offset by positive stock selection.
With its long-term, dividend-discount methodology, Mondrian seeks to avoid being influenced by what can prove to have short-term effects on stock returns. This valuation process led the Fund to more defensive stocks, which resulted in overweights to the Consumer Staples, Health Care, and Telecommunications Services Sectors. All three of these sectors had lower returns than the overall index, and the Fund’s overweight to them detracted from the Fund’s relative performance, despite positive stock selection in the Consumer Discretionary and Telecommunications Services Sectors. The strongest performance was recorded by CBS, which rose by more than 250% and outpaced the Consumer Discretionary Sector return of about 62%. However, stock selection was negative among Health Care stocks; for example, the Japanese pharmaceutical firm Astellas returned about 23%, compared with about 35% overall for the sector.
Stocks in the Financials Sector delivered the strongest performance with an increase of nearly 77% in the index. The Fund’s underweight in Financials hurt performance, even though several of the Fund’s holdings in Financials exceeded the sector’s return. For example, the Fund’s holding in Bank of America reported an increase of more than 150% for the period. Similarly, the Materials, Industrials, and Consumer Discretionary Sectors also reported strong returns for the period, but the Fund was underweight these sectors, too, and that also detracted from Fund performance.
During the 12-month period, all developed markets performed well as they rebounded from the recent lows associated with the global credit crisis. The Fund’s underexposure to some of the best-performing countries—such as Canada, Hong Kong and Sweden—hurt returns. This was partly offset by overweighting Australia, Singapore, Spain, and the United Kingdom (U.K.). Stock selection was also weak, particularly in France, Spain, and the U.K. For example, the Fund’s holding in France Telecom was up about 14% compared to the overall return of about 50% for France. Likewise, Telefonica was up about 26% compared to Spain’s gain of about 50%, and GlaxoSmithKline rose nearly 30% compared with the U.K.’s return of about 58%. On the positive side, Italy’s UniCredit rose about 122% compared to the country’s market gain of around 48%.
As of 3/31/10:
Fund Characteristics
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Number of Companies1 | | 55 |
Weighted Average Market Cap ($ x 1,000,000) | | $80,425 |
Price/Earnings Ratio (P/E) | | 16.99 |
Price/Book Ratio (P/B) | | 1.73 |
Portfolio Turnover (One year trailing) | | 22% |
Fund Overview
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Initial Investment | | $100 | | $50,000 | | $500,000 |
Inception Date | | 6/16/2008 | | 6/16/2008 | | 6/16/2008 |
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000) | | $80 | | $182 | | $4,132 |
Ticker Symbol | | LGEQX | | LGESX | | LGEVX |
Cusip | | 51855Q598 | | 51855Q556 | | 51855Q572 |
NAV | | $8.05 | | $8.06 | | $8.06 |
Manager views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
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1 | | Short-term investments are not included. |
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Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
June 16, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment in Investor Shares1
June 16, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$50,000 Investment in Select Shares1
June 16, 2008 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$500,000 Investment in Institutional Shares1
Average Annual Total Returns1
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Class and Inception Date | | 1 Year | | Since Inception |
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Investor Shares (6/16/08) | | | 44.94 | % | | | | -8.66 | % | |
Select Shares (6/16/08) | | | 45.43 | % | | | | -8.42 | % | |
Institutional Shares (6/16/08) | | | 45.49 | % | | | | -8.38 | % | |
MSCI World® Index (Net)* | | | 52.37 | % | | | | -8.64 | % | |
Fund Expense Ratios2: Investor Shares: Net 1.40%; Gross 4.43% / Select Shares: Net 1.12%; Gross 4.27% /
Institutional Shares: Net 1.05%; Gross 4.08%
All figures on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
The Fund’s performance relative to the index may be affected by fair-value pricing, see financial note 2 for more information.
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* | | The Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure global developed markets equity performance. This series approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs. |
1 | | Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by CSIM. Without these reductions, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. |
2 | | As stated in the prospectus. Net Expenses: Reflects expenses expected to be charged to shareholders through at least 7/30/12. Adviser expects to hold expenses at this level by waiving its management fees and/or bearing other expenses. Gross Expenses: Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements. |
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Performance Summary as of 3/31/10 continued
Country Weightings % of Investments
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United States | | 38.6% |
United Kingdom | | 15.5% |
France | | 10.4% |
Japan | | 9.9% |
Switzerland | | 4.8% |
Germany | | 4.0% |
Australia | | 3.9% |
Spain | | 3.1% |
Singapore | | 2.7% |
Netherlands | | 2.6% |
Other Countries | | 4.5% |
Total | | 100.0% |
Sector Weightings % of Equities
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Health Care | | 17.3% |
Consumer Staples | | 15.2% |
Telecommunication Services | | 15.0% |
Financials | | 13.5% |
Energy | | 12.0% |
Industrials | | 7.0% |
Consumer Discretionary | | 5.7% |
Information Technology | | 5.6% |
Utilities | | 4.9% |
Materials | | 3.8% |
Total | | 100.0% |
Top Equity Holdings % of Net Assets1
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BP plc | | 3.3% |
Novartis AG - Reg’d | | 3.1% |
GlaxoSmithKline plc | | 3.1% |
Total S.A. | | 3.0% |
Chevron Corp. | | 2.9% |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | 2.7% |
Royal Dutch Shell plc, A Shares | | 2.6% |
Unilever plc | | 2.6% |
H.J. Heinz Co. | | 2.6% |
Carrefour S.A. | | 2.5% |
Total | | 28.4% |
There are risks associated with investing in foreign companies, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability, fluctuations in currency and exchange rates, and an increased risk of price volatility associated with less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements.
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1 | | This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser. |
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Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
The Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund Investor Shares returned 66.74% for the 12-month period, while its comparative index, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net), returned 81.08%. Index returns were positive across all regions for the period. The Fund’s emphasis on selecting defensive stocks was the primary detractor from the Fund’s relative performance.
Emerging markets recorded extraordinary returns for the 12-month period considering that the prospects for most economies had deteriorated sharply in the latter half of 2008. Governments in many countries reacted in an unprecedented manner by establishing monetary policies that supported financial institutions and markets alike. Markets that seemed to have suffered the most in 2008 rebounded in 2009.
On a sector-specific level, returns in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index were most positive in Consumer Discretionary (particularly Autos), Financials, and Materials. The more defensive sectors such as Telecommunication Services, Utilities, and Health Care—while all producing substantial positive returns—underperformed the index. The Fund had a large weighting in Telecommunications, which held back returns.
Factors that detracted from the Fund’s relative performance included its positioning in Brazil, India, and Egypt, as well as the Fund’s cautious stock selection in Taiwan. On the other hand, the Fund’s underweight to Israel and its overweight to Colombia contributed to the Fund’s relative performance. Currency movements increased U.S. dollar returns as most emerging market currencies appreciated relative to the U.S. dollar.
During the period, the Fund sought to increase its exposure to U.S. consumption in certain markets, while at the same time reducing its exposure to export-driven and cyclical names. During the period, the Fund’s process for determining valuations became more complex as stock prices rose rapidly. When this happens, there is always a chance that a correction could follow the rapid rise in prices. On balance though, the Fund continues to be managed in a way that acknowledges that most emerging markets and economies are situated for long-term growth. Consequently, the Fund remains focused on investments that combine attractive valuations with downside protection characteristics.
As of 3/31/10:
Fund Characteristics
| | |
Number of Companies1 | | 43 |
Weighted Average Market Cap ($ x 1,000,000) | | $30,970 |
Price/Earnings Ratio (P/E) | | 12.22 |
Price/Book Ratio (P/B) | | 2.34 |
Portfolio Turnover (One year trailing) | | 44% |
Fund Overview
| | | | | | |
| | Investor Shares | | Select Shares | | Institutional Shares |
|
|
Initial Investment | | $100 | | $50,000 | | $500,000 |
Inception Date | | 11/2/2007 | | 11/2/2007 | | 11/2/2007 |
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000) | | $9,437 | | $4,531 | | $90,486 |
Ticker Symbol | | LEMIX | | LEMSX | | LEMNX |
Cusip | | 51855Q648 | | 51855Q630 | | 51855Q622 |
NAV | | $8.79 | | $8.80 | | $8.80 |
Manager views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
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1 | | Short-term investments are not included. |
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Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
November 2, 2007 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment in Investor Shares1
November 2, 2007 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$50,000 Investment in Select Shares1
November 2, 2007 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$500,000 Investment in Institutional Shares1
Average Annual Total Returns1
| | | | | | | | | | |
Class and Inception Date | | 1 Year | | Since Inception |
|
Investor Shares (11/2/07) | | | 66.74 | % | | | | -4.31 | % | |
Select Shares (11/2/07) | | | 66.91 | % | | | | -4.04 | % | |
Institutional Shares (11/2/07) | | | 67.27 | % | | | | -4.00 | % | |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net)* | | | 81.08 | % | | | | -8.27 | % | |
Fund Expense Ratios2: Investor Shares: Net 1.80%; Gross 2.46% / Select Shares: Net 1.52%; Gross 2.23% /
Institutional Shares: Net 1.45%; Gross 2.13%
All figures on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
The Fund’s performance relative to the index may be affected by fair-value pricing, see financial note 2 for more information.
| | |
* | | The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. This series approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs. |
1 | | Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by CSIM. Without these reductions, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. |
2 | | As stated in the prospectus. Net Expenses: Reflects expenses expected to be charged to shareholders through at least 7/30/12. Adviser expects to hold expenses at this level by waiving its management fees and/or bearing other expenses. Gross Expenses: Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements. |
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Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10 continued
Country Weightings % of Investments
| | |
China | | 20.6% |
Brazil | | 13.4% |
Taiwan | | 12.5% |
Republic of Korea | | 7.1% |
South Africa | | 7.0% |
India | | 6.8% |
Turkey | | 5.3% |
Czech Republic | | 4.6% |
Russia | | 3.6% |
Chile | | 2.8% |
Indonesia | | 2.7% |
Thailand | | 2.6% |
Other Countries | | 11.0% |
Total | | 100.0% |
Sector Weightings % of Equities
| | |
Financials | | 23.7% |
Telecommunication Services | | 15.2% |
Energy | | 14.4% |
Information Technology | | 14.0% |
Consumer Staples | | 10.7% |
Utilities | | 9.7% |
Industrials | | 8.5% |
Materials | | 2.3% |
Consumer Discretionary | | 1.5% |
Total | | 100.0% |
Top Equity Holdings % of Net Assets1
| | |
Redecard S.A. | | 4.2% |
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H | | 3.9% |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | 3.9% |
KT&G Corp. | | 3.6% |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H | | 3.4% |
Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A/S | | 3.0% |
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR | | 2.9% |
Enersis S.A. ADR | | 2.8% |
China Mobile Ltd. | | 2.8% |
Asustek Computer, Inc. | | 2.8% |
Total | | 33.3% |
There are risks associated with investing in foreign companies, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability, fluctuations in currency and exchange rates, and an increased risk of price volatility associated with less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements. Investing in emerging markets accentuates these risks. Investments in emerging markets may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.
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1 | | This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser. |
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Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
The Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund returned 12.85% for the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, while its comparative index, the Citigroup non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond Index, returned 8.41% in U.S. dollar non-hedged terms.
The movement of global government bond yields varied during the period. Intermediate-term yields, for bonds typically maturing in seven to ten years, rose in countries like the United Kingdom (U.K.) on increased worries about inflation, and in Australia where economic growth was strong and where unemployment improved slightly in late 2009. Intermediate-term yields fell in core Eurozone countries. Economic data indicated that economic growth was weak in the Eurozone compared to other developed markets and that growth could remain lethargic in the near term.
Major developed markets currencies appreciated against the U.S. dollar, led by the Australian dollar, which outperformed. Australia’s central bank increased interest rates several times during the 12-month period. The Fund benefited from its overweight to Australia and Poland. Currency gains in Poland contributed to the country’s outperformance, while concerns about inflation remained minimal. Corporate bond spreads continued to contract, especially in the Financials Sector, and the Fund’s modest allocation to corporate bonds helped performance. In contrast, the Fund’s underweight to Canada detracted from relative performance; during the period, the Canadian dollar rose in response to solid economic growth.
As of 3/31/10:
Fund Characteristics
| | |
Number of Issues1 | | 58 |
Average Maturity | | 7.33 |
Modified Duration | | 5.84 |
Portfolio Turnover (One year trailing) | | 67% |
Fund Overview
| | |
| | Fund |
|
|
Initial Investment | | $100 |
Inception Date | | 11/2/2007 |
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000) | | $279,274 |
Ticker Symbol | | LIFNX |
Cusip | | 51855Q655 |
NAV | | $11.20 |
Manager views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
| | |
1 | | Short-term investments are not included. |
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Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
November 2, 2007 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment1,3
Average Annual Total Returns1,3
| | | | | | | | | | |
Fund and Inception Date | | 1 Year | | Since Inception |
|
Fund: Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund (11/2/07) | | | 12.85 | % | | | | 8.26 | % | |
Citigroup non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond Index* | | | 8.41 | % | | | | 5.65 | % | |
Fund Expense Ratios2: Net 0.75%; Gross 0.87%
All figures on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized.
The Fund’s performance relative to the index may be affected by fair-value pricing, see financial note 2 for more information.
| | |
* | | The Citigroup non-US Dollar World Government Bond Index measures the total rate of return performance for the government bonds of 23 countries, excluding the U.S., with a remaining maturity of at least one year. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs. |
1 | | Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by CSIM. Without these reductions, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. |
2 | | As stated in the prospectus. Net Expenses: Reflects expenses expected to be charged to shareholders through at least 7/30/12. Adviser expects to hold expenses at this level by waiving its management fees and/or bearing other expenses. Gross Expenses: Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements. |
3 | | On July 27, 2009, the Investor Share class, Select Share class and Institutional Share class of the fund were combined into a single class of shares of the fund. The performance and financial history of the fund is that of the fund’s former Institutional Shares. Accordingly, the past performance shown is that of the fund’s former Institutional Shares. |
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Performance Summary as of 3/31/10 continued
Country Weightings % of Investments
| | |
Japan | | 11.6% |
Australia | | 10.3% |
France* | | 6.9% |
Italy* | | 6.9% |
Belgium | | 4.8% |
Finland | | 4.4% |
Spain* | | 4.4% |
Netherlands* | | 4.3% |
Austria | | 4.2% |
Poland | | 4.1% |
Slovenia | | 3.9% |
Norway* | | 3.8% |
Germany* | | 3.6% |
Ireland | | 3.5% |
United Kingdom | | 3.4% |
Other Countries | | 3.4% |
Supranational** | | 16.5% |
Total | | 100.0% |
Currency Weightings % of Investments
| | |
Japanese Yen | | 39.6% |
Euro*** | | 27.2% |
Australian Dollar**** | | 13.9% |
British Pound*** | | 13.1% |
Polish Zloty | | 4.1% |
United States Dollar | | 2.1% |
Other Currencies | | 0.0% |
Total | | 100.0% |
Sector Weightings % of Investments
| | |
Government Bonds | | 59.7% |
Supranational | | 16.5% |
Government Agency Obligations | | 11.9% |
Corporate Bonds | | 7.6% |
Securitized | | 2.9% |
Other Investment Companies | | 1.4% |
Total | | 100.0% |
Top Issuers % of Net Assets1
| | |
Australia Government Bond | | 10.1% |
Japan Government Ten Year Bond | | 7.0% |
Italy Government International Bond | | 5.5% |
Belgium Government Bond | | 4.7% |
Nordic Investment Bank | | 4.4% |
France Government Bond OAT | | 4.3% |
Finland Government Bond | | 4.3% |
Instituto de Credito Oficial | | 4.3% |
European Investment Bank | | 4.3% |
Austria Government Bond | | 4.1% |
Total | | 53.0% |
There are risks associated with investing in securities of foreign issuers, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability, fluctuations in currency and exchange rates, and an increased risk of price volatility associated with less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements.
| | |
* | | Country weights include issues via Samurai Yen bonds issued in Japan by non-Japanese entities. |
** | | Supranational bonds represent the debt of international organizations or institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, regional multilateral development banks and others. Bonds are issued and held in Japanese Yen and Australian Dollar. |
*** | | Total exposure includes a cross currency hedge of approximately 13% out of Euros and into UK Sterling. |
**** | | 3.6% of Australian Dollar exposure is via an Australian Dollar denominated Supranational bond. |
1 | | This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser. |
Laudus Mondrian Funds 17
Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
Examples for a $1,000 Investment
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: transaction costs, such as redemption fees; and, ongoing costs, such as management fees, transfer agent and shareholder services fees, and other fund expenses.
The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare this cost with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds. These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the period beginning October 1, 2009 and held through March 31, 2010.
Actual Return lines in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ¸ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund or share class under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical Return lines in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s or share class’ actual expense ratio and an assumed return of 5% per year before expenses. Because the return used is not an actual return, it may not be used to estimate the actual ending account value or expenses you paid for the period.
You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. If these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | |
| | | | Beginning
| | Account Value
| | Expenses Paid
|
| | Expense Ratio1
| | Account Value
| | (Net of Expenses)
| | During Period2
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| | (Annualized) | | at 10/1/09 | | at 3/31/10 | | 10/1/09–3/31/10 |
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Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 1.40% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,002.70 | | | $ | 6.99 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1.40% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,017.95 | | | $ | 7.04 | |
Select Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 1.12% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,004.30 | | | $ | 5.60 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1.12% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,019.35 | | | $ | 5.64 | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 1.05% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,004.60 | | | $ | 5.25 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1.05% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,019.70 | | | $ | 5.29 | |
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Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 1.41% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,040.80 | | | $ | 7.17 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1.41% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,017.90 | | | $ | 7.09 | |
Select Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 1.12% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,041.70 | | | $ | 5.70 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1.12% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,019.35 | | | $ | 5.64 | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 1.06% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,042.10 | | | $ | 5.40 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1.06% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,019.65 | | | $ | 5.34 | |
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Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 1.81% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,069.40 | | | $ | 9.34 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1.81% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,015.91 | | | $ | 9.10 | |
Select Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 1.53% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,071.20 | | | $ | 7.90 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1.53% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,017.30 | | | $ | 7.70 | |
Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 1.46% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,071.60 | | | $ | 7.54 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1.46% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,017.65 | | | $ | 7.34 | |
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Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 0.76% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 981.80 | | | $ | 3.76 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 0.76% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,021.14 | | | $ | 3.83 | |
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1 | Based on the most recent six-month expense ratio; may differ from the expense ratio provided in Financial Highlights, which covers a 12-month period. |
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2 | Expenses for each fund or share class are equal to its annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 days of the period, and divided by 365 days of the fiscal year. |
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Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
Financial Statements
Financial Highlights
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4/1/09–
| | 6/17/081–
| | |
Investor Shares | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | |
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|
Per-Share Data ($) |
|
Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 5.43 | | | | 10.00 | | | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.18 | 2 | | | 0.07 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 2.02 | | | | (4.59 | ) | | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.20 | | | | (4.52 | ) | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.00 | )3 | | |
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Total distributions | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | |
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Net asset value at end of period | | | 7.52 | | | | 5.43 | | | |
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Total return (%) | | | 40.53 | | | | (45.31 | )4 | | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 1.40 | | | | 1.39 | 5,6 | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 1.60 | | | | 2.78 | 5 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 2.47 | | | | 2.46 | 5 | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 14 | | | | 8 | 4 | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 403 | | | | 168 | | | |
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| | 4/1/09–
| | 6/17/081–
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Select Shares | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | |
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Per-Share Data ($) |
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Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 5.44 | | | | 10.00 | | | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.18 | 2 | | | 0.12 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 2.03 | | | | (4.63 | ) | | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 2.21 | | | | (4.51 | ) | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.00 | )3 | | |
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Total distributions | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | |
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Net asset value at end of period | | | 7.53 | | | | 5.44 | | | |
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Total return (%) | | | 40.68 | | | | (45.16 | )4 | | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.12 | 5 | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 1.31 | | | | 3.10 | 5 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 2.43 | | | | 2.22 | 5 | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 14 | | | | 8 | 4 | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 458 | | | | 90 | | | |
1 Commencement of operations.
2 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3 Distribution from realized gains is less than 0.01.
4 Not annualized.
5 Annualized.
6 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.40% for the Investor Shares, if custody credits had not been included.
See financial notes 19
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
Financial Highlights continued
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| | 4/1/09–
| | 6/17/081–
| | |
Institutional Shares | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | |
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|
Per-Share Data ($) |
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Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 5.44 | | | | 10.00 | | | |
| | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.21 | 2 | | | 0.08 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 2.02 | | | | (4.59 | ) | | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 2.23 | | | | (4.51 | ) | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | (0.00 | )3 | | |
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Total distributions | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | |
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Net asset value at end of period | | | 7.54 | | | | 5.44 | | | |
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Total return (%) | | | 40.90 | | | | (45.15 | )4 | | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.05 | 5 | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 1.24 | | | | 2.11 | 5 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 2.90 | | | | 2.52 | 5 | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 14 | | | | 8 | 4 | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 85,424 | | | | 18,694 | | | |
1 Commencement of operations.
2 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3 Distribution from realized gains is less than 0.01.
4 Not annualized.
5 Annualized.
20 See financial notes
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
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| | | | Cost
| | Value
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Holdings by Category | | ($) | | ($) |
|
| 97 | .4% | | Common Stock | | | 77,011,085 | | | | 83,988,654 | |
| 2 | .2% | | Other Investment Company | | | 1,923,271 | | | | 1,923,271 | |
|
|
| 99 | .6% | | Total Investments | | | 78,934,356 | | | | 85,911,925 | |
| 0 | .4% | | Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | | | | | | | 373,177 | |
|
|
| 100 | .0% | | Net Assets | | | | | | | 86,285,102 | |
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| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
|
Common Stock 97.4% of net assets |
|
Australia 8.3%
|
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|
Food & Staples Retailing 2.7% |
Wesfarmers Ltd. | | | 78,447 | | | | 2,285,845 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Insurance 2.7% |
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | | | 122,463 | | | | 2,337,815 | |
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|
Telecommunication Services 2.9% |
Telstra Corp., Ltd. | | | 914,205 | | | | 2,506,691 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,130,351 | |
|
Finland 1.0%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 1.0% |
UPM-Kymmene Oyj | | | 65,097 | | | | 863,185 | |
|
France 14.7%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 1.8% |
Societe Generale | | | 25,303 | | | | 1,588,007 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 2.4% |
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain | | | 43,135 | | | | 2,071,499 | |
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Energy 3.7% |
Total S.A. | | | 54,567 | | | | 3,166,954 | |
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|
Food & Staples Retailing 3.5% |
Carrefour S.A. | | | 62,790 | | | | 3,025,367 | |
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Telecommunication Services 3.3% |
France Telecom S.A. | | | 117,599 | | | | 2,816,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,668,639 | |
|
Germany 4.8%
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|
Telecommunication Services 1.5% |
Deutsche Telekom AG - Reg’d | | | 95,313 | | | | 1,288,031 | |
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|
Utilities 3.3% |
RWE AG | | | 32,150 | | | | 2,852,094 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,140,125 | |
|
Hong Kong 1.4%
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|
Utilities 1.4% |
Hongkong Electric Holdings Ltd. | | | 205,000 | | | | 1,215,861 | |
|
Italy 1.8%
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|
Banks 1.8% |
Intesa Sanpaolo * | | | 422,719 | | | | 1,574,233 | |
|
Japan 21.2%
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|
Automobiles & Components 2.8% |
Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 59,500 | | | | 2,392,456 | |
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|
Food & Staples Retailing 2.9% |
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 103,400 | | | | 2,501,356 | |
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|
Household & Personal Products 3.5% |
Kao Corp. | | | 117,600 | | | | 2,982,525 | |
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|
Insurance 2.5% |
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | | 75,900 | | | | 2,139,708 | |
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|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 3.5% |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 69,300 | | | | 3,051,552 | |
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|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 3.5% |
CANON, Inc. | | | 65,700 | | | | 3,038,969 | |
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Telecommunication Services 2.5% |
KDDI Corp. | | | 423 | | | | 2,189,791 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,296,357 | |
|
Netherlands 1.9%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 1.9% |
Reed Elsevier N.V. | | | 136,684 | | | | 1,658,773 | |
|
Singapore 5.9%
|
| | | | | | | | |
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Banks 4.2% |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. | | | 303,864 | | | | 1,888,431 | |
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | | | 125,000 | | | | 1,712,937 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,601,368 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 1.7% |
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | | | 645,000 | | | | 1,459,020 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,060,388 | |
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Spain 7.1%
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|
Banks 1.7% |
Banco Santander S.A. | | | 107,644 | | | | 1,427,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Telecommunication Services 2.5% |
Telefonica S.A. | | | 92,913 | | | | 2,201,528 | |
See financial notes 21
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
Portfolio Holdings continued
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| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 2.9% |
Iberdrola S.A. | | | 297,871 | | | | 2,522,271 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,151,589 | |
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Switzerland 6.4%
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| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 2.2% |
Zurich Financial Services AG | | | 7,468 | | | | 1,915,493 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 4.2% |
Novartis AG - Reg’d | | | 66,411 | | | | 3,592,431 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,507,924 | |
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Taiwan 2.5%
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| | | | | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.5% |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR | | | 1,085,154 | | | | 2,102,746 | |
|
United Kingdom 20.4%
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| | | | | | | | |
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Energy 8.1% |
BP plc | | | 375,258 | | | | 3,551,873 | |
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A | | | 118,448 | | | | 3,425,326 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,977,199 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 4.0% |
Unilever plc | | | 118,312 | | | | 3,463,541 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 1.8% |
Aviva plc | | | 260,588 | | | | 1,522,317 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 3.9% |
GlaxoSmithKline plc | | | 176,667 | | | | 3,391,079 | |
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|
Telecommunication Services 2.6% |
Vodafone Group plc | | | 979,001 | | | | 2,264,347 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,618,483 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stock (Cost $77,011,085) | | | 83,988,654 | |
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Other Investment Company 2.2% of net assets |
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United States 2.2%
|
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund - Institutional Class | | | 1,923,271 | | | | 1,923,271 | |
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Total Other Investment Company (Cost $1,923,271) | | | 1,923,271 | |
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|
End of Investments. |
At 03/31/10, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $79,299,004 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $7,313,915 and ($700,994), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $6,612,921.
At 03/31/10, the values of certain foreign securities held by the fund aggregating $82,772,793 were adjusted from their closing market values following the guidelines adopted by the fund’s Board of Trustees.
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* | | Non-income producing security. |
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Reg’d — | | Registered |
ADR — | | American Depositary Receipt |
22 See financial notes
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
| | | | | | |
|
Assets |
|
Investments, at value (cost $78,934,356) | | | | | $85,911,925 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $155,285) | | | | | 155,035 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | | | 80,461 | |
Dividends | | | | | 298,816 | |
Fund shares sold | | | | | 118,830 | |
Foreign tax reclaims | | | | | 35,316 | |
Interest | | | | | 137 | |
Prepaid expenses | | + | | | 1,629 | |
| | |
Total assets | | | | | 86,602,149 | |
|
Liabilities |
|
Payables: | | | | | | |
Investments bought | | | | | 254,293 | |
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 5,251 | |
Trustee’s retirement plan | | | | | 596 | |
Distribution and shareholder services fees | | | | | 82 | |
Accrued expenses | | + | | | 56,825 | |
| | |
Total liabilities | | | | | 317,047 | |
|
Net Assets |
|
Total assets | | | | | 86,602,149 | |
Total liabilities | | − | | | 317,047 | |
| | |
Net assets | | | | | $86,285,102 | |
|
Net Assets by Source |
Capital received from investors | | | | | 79,068,487 | |
Net investment income not yet distributed | | | | | 605,281 | |
Net realized capital losses | | | | | (364,648 | ) |
Net unrealized capital gains | | | | | 6,975,982 | |
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Net Asset Value (NAV) by Shares Class |
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| | | | | | Shares
| | | | | | | |
Share Class | | Net Assets | | ÷ | | Outstanding | | = | | NAV | | | |
Investor Shares | | $403,089 | | | | 53,603 | | | | | $7.52 | | | |
Select Shares | | $457,590 | | | | 60,758 | | | | | $7.53 | | | |
Institutional Shares | | $85,424,423 | | | | 11,326,849 | | | | | $7.54 | | | |
See financial notes 23
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
Statement of
Operations
For April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
| | | | | | |
|
Investment Income |
|
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $198,141) | | | | | $2,463,144 | |
Interest | | + | | | 3,869 | |
| | |
Total investment income | | | | | 2,467,013 | |
|
Expenses |
|
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 531,005 | |
Professional fees | | | | | 56,670 | |
Accounting and administration fees | | | | | 52,086 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | | 45,777 | |
Custodian fees | | | | | 35,593 | |
Registration fees | | | | | 24,204 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | 11,345 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | | 4,257 | |
Distribution and shareholder services fees (Investor Shares ) | | | | | 794 | |
Sub-Accounting fees: | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 437 | |
Select Shares | | | | | 258 | |
Interest expense | | | | | 75 | |
Other expenses | | + | | | 11,548 | |
| | |
Total expenses | | | | | 774,049 | |
Expense reduction by adviser | | − | | | 117,504 | |
| | |
Net expenses | | − | | | 656,545 | |
| | |
Net investment income | | | | | 1,810,468 | |
|
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) |
|
Net realized gains on investments | | | | | 344,822 | |
Net realized gains on foreign currency transactions | | + | | | 4,795 | |
| | |
Net realized gains | | | | | 349,617 | |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | | | | 12,348,761 | |
Net unrealized losses on foreign currency translations | | + | | | (3,013 | ) |
| | |
Net unrealized gains | | + | | | 12,345,748 | |
| | |
Net realized and unrealized gains | | | | | 12,695,365 | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | $14,505,833 | |
24 See financial notes
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 6/17/08*-3/31/09 | |
Net investment income | | | | | $1,810,468 | | | | $251,091 | |
Net realized gains (losses) | | | | | 349,617 | | | | (639,660 | ) |
Net unrealized gains (losses) | | + | | | 12,345,748 | | | | (5,369,766 | ) |
| | |
Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations | | | | | 14,505,833 | | | | (5,758,335 | ) |
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Distributions to Shareholders |
|
Distributions from net investment income | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 7,398 | | | | 591 | |
Select Shares | | | | | 7,351 | | | | 1,300 | |
Institutional Shares | | + | | | 1,335,069 | | | | 173,024 | |
| | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | | | $1,349,818 | | | | $174,915 | |
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Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | — | | | | 25 | |
Select Shares | | | | | — | | | | 51 | |
Institutional Shares | | + | | | — | | | | 6,444 | |
| | |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | | | $— | | | | $6,520 | |
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Total distributions | | | | | $1,349,818 | | | | $181,435 | |
Transactions in Fund Shares
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| | | | 4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 6/17/08*-3/31/09 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | |
Shares Sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 51,524 | | | | $374,672 | | | | 32,887 | | | | $227,554 | |
Select Shares | | | | | 50,770 | | | | 362,976 | | | | 38,195 | | | | 329,781 | |
Institutional Shares | | + | | | 9,108,053 | | | | 62,739,667 | | | | 3,424,157 | | | | 24,406,571 | |
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Total shares sold | | | | | 9,210,347 | | | | $63,477,315 | | | | 3,495,239 | | | | $24,963,906 | |
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Shares Reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 950 | | | | $7,197 | | | | 92 | | | | $616 | |
Select Shares | | | | | 861 | | | | 6,539 | | | | 203 | | | | 1,351 | |
Institutional Shares | | + | | | 39,447 | | | | 299,800 | | | | 12,699 | | | | 84,704 | |
| | |
Total shares reinvested | | | | | 41,258 | | | | $313,536 | | | | 12,994 | | | | $86,671 | |
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Shares Redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | (29,708 | ) | | | ($222,012 | ) | | | (2,142 | ) | | | ($14,629 | ) |
Select Shares | | | | | (7,379 | ) | | | (41,398 | ) | | | (21,892 | ) | | | (142,072 | ) |
Institutional Shares | | + | | | (1,256,943 | ) | | | (9,349,540 | ) | | | (564 | ) | | | (2,920 | ) |
| | |
Total shares redeemed | | | | | (1,294,030 | ) | | | ($9,612,950 | ) | | | (24,598 | ) | | | ($159,621 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net transactions in fund shares | | | | | 7,957,575 | | | | $54,177,901 | | | | 3,483,635 | | | | $24,890,956 | |
|
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets |
|
| | | | 4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 6/17/08*-3/31/09 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | |
Beginning of period | | | | | 3,483,635 | | | | $18,951,186 | | | | — | | | | $— | |
Total increase | | + | | | 7,957,575 | | | | 67,333,916 | | | | 3,483,635 | | | | 18,951,186 | |
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End of period | | | | | 11,441,210 | | | | $86,285,102 | | | | 3,483,635 | | | | $18,951,186 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income not yet distributed | | | | | | | | | $605,281 | | | | | | | | $117,444 | |
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* | | Commencement of operations. |
See financial notes 25
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
Financial Statements
Financial Highlights
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4/1/09–
| | 6/17/081–
| | |
Investor Shares | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | |
|
|
Per-Share Data ($) |
|
Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 5.68 | | | | 10.00 | | | |
| | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.17 | 2 | | | 0.17 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 2.38 | | | | (4.27 | ) | | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.55 | | | | (4.10 | ) | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | |
| | |
Net asset value at end of period | | | 8.05 | | | | 5.68 | | | |
| | |
Total return (%) | | | 44.94 | | | | (41.35 | )3 | | |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 1.39 | | | | 1.40 | 4 | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 5.30 | | | | 4.43 | 4 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 2.30 | | | | 2.63 | 4 | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 22 | | | | 14 | 3 | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 80 | | | | 34 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4/1/09–
| | 6/17/081–
| | |
Select Shares | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | |
|
|
Per-Share Data ($) |
|
Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 5.68 | | | | 10.00 | | | |
| | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.19 | 2 | | | 0.16 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 2.39 | | | | (4.25 | ) | | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.58 | | | | (4.09 | ) | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | |
| | |
Net asset value at end of period | | | 8.06 | | | | 5.68 | | | |
| | |
Total return (%) | | | 45.43 | | | | (41.27 | )3 | | |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.12 | 4 | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 5.13 | | | | 4.27 | 4 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 2.59 | | | | 2.89 | 4 | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 22 | | | | 14 | 3 | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 182 | | | | 33 | | | |
1 Commencement of operations.
2 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3 Not annualized.
4 Annualized.
26 See financial notes
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
Financial Highlights continued
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4/1/09–
| | 6/17/081–
| | |
Institutional Shares | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | |
|
|
Per-Share Data ($) |
|
Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 5.68 | | | | 10.00 | | | |
| | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.20 | 2 | | | 0.16 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 2.38 | | | | (4.25 | ) | | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.58 | | | | (4.09 | ) | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | |
| | |
Net asset value at end of period | | | 8.06 | | | | 5.68 | | | |
| | |
Total return (%) | | | 45.49 | | | | (41.25 | )3 | | |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 1.03 | | | | 1.05 | 4 | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 4.96 | | | | 4.08 | 4 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 2.68 | | | | 2.74 | 4 | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 22 | | | | 14 | 3 | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 4,132 | | | | 2,840 | | | |
1 Commencement of operations.
2 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3 Not annualized.
4 Annualized.
See financial notes 27
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
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| | | | Cost
| | Value
|
Holdings by Category | | ($) | | ($) |
|
| 98 | .6% | | Common Stock | | | 4,902,098 | | | | 4,330,965 | |
| 1 | .7% | | Other Investment Company | | | 75,850 | | | | 75,850 | |
|
|
| 100 | .3% | | Total Investments | | | 4,977,948 | | | | 4,406,815 | |
| (0 | .3)% | | Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | | | | | | | (13,456 | ) |
|
|
| 100 | .0% | | Net Assets | | | | | | | 4,393,359 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
|
Common Stock 98.6% of net assets |
|
Australia 3.9%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 1.1% |
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | | | 2,560 | | | | 48,871 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 1.2% |
Amcor Ltd. | | | 9,273 | | | | 54,343 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 1.6% |
Telstra Corp., Ltd. | | | 24,896 | | | | 68,263 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 171,477 | |
|
Canada 1.7%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 1.7% |
BCE, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 76,414 | |
|
France 10.5%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 2.0% |
Societe Generale | | | 1,427 | | | | 89,558 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 1.1% |
Vinci S.A. | | | 781 | | | | 45,977 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 3.0% |
Total S.A. | | | 2,301 | | | | 133,545 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 2.6% |
Carrefour S.A. | | | 2,320 | | | | 111,783 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 1.8% |
France Telecom S.A. | | | 3,282 | | | | 78,613 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 459,476 | |
|
Germany 4.0%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 1.9% |
Deutsche Telekom AG - Reg’d | | | 6,079 | | | | 82,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 2.1% |
RWE AG | | | 1,051 | | | | 93,236 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 175,386 | |
|
Italy 1.2%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 1.2% |
UniCredit S.p.A. * | | | 17,493 | | | | 51,579 | |
|
Japan 9.9%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 1.4% |
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 2,600 | | | | 62,897 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 1.3% |
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,100 | | | | 59,201 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 1.0% |
Nitto Denko Corp. | | | 1,100 | | | | 42,716 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 3.1% |
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | | 1,600 | | | | 57,957 | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 1,800 | | | | 79,261 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 137,218 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 2.2% |
Canon, Inc. | | | 2,100 | | | | 97,136 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.9% |
West Japan Railway Co. | | | 11 | | | | 37,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 437,068 | |
|
Netherlands 2.6%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 1.7% |
ING Groep N.V. CVA * | | | 7,488 | | | | 74,188 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 0.9% |
Reed Elsevier N.V. | | | 3,221 | | | | 39,089 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 113,277 | |
|
Singapore 2.7%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.9% |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. | | | 6,494 | | | | 40,358 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.6% |
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. | | | 11,000 | | | | 25,046 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 1.2% |
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | | | 24,000 | | | | 54,289 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 119,693 | |
|
Spain 3.1%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 0.9% |
Telefonica S.A. | | | 1,555 | | | | 36,845 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 2.2% |
Iberdrola S.A. | | | 11,585 | | | | 98,098 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 134,943 | |
28 See financial notes
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
Portfolio Holdings continued
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
|
Switzerland 4.8%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 1.6% |
Zurich Financial Services AG | | | 277 | | | | 71,049 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 3.2% |
Novartis AG - Reg’d | | | 2,552 | | | | 138,047 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 209,096 | |
|
Taiwan 1.6%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.6% |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR | | | 37,184 | | | | 72,053 | |
|
United Kingdom 15.6%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Services 1.1% |
Compass Group plc | | | 6,191 | | | | 49,424 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 5.9% |
BP plc | | | 15,112 | | | | 143,037 | |
Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A | | | 3,972 | | | | 114,864 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 257,901 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 2.6% |
Unilever plc | | | 3,918 | | | | 114,698 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.6% |
Aviva plc | | | 4,511 | | | | 26,353 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 3.1% |
GlaxoSmithKline plc | | | 6,994 | | | | 134,248 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 2.3% |
Vodafone Group plc | | | 44,174 | | | | 102,171 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 684,795 | |
|
United States 37.0%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 1.2% |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 1,755 | | | | 54,616 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 4.5% |
3M Co. | | | 1,100 | | | | 91,927 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 5,700 | | | | 103,740 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 195,667 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 1.6% |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 3,950 | | | | 70,507 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 2.9% |
Chevron Corp. | | | 1,700 | | | | 128,911 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 2.0% |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 1,600 | | | | 88,960 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 6.4% |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | | | 3,800 | | | | 95,266 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 1,000 | | | | 70,790 | |
H.J. Heinz Co. | | | 2,500 | | | | 114,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 280,081 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 1.5% |
Alcoa, Inc. | | | 4,700 | | | | 66,928 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 1.2% |
CBS Corp., Class B - Non Voting Shares | | | 3,900 | | | | 54,366 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 7.8% |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 1,700 | | | | 110,840 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 3,200 | | | | 119,520 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 6,465 | | | | 110,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 341,235 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 2.3% |
Genuine Parts Co. | | | 2,400 | | | | 101,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 1.7% |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 2,500 | | | | 73,175 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 3.4% |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 2,900 | | | | 74,936 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 2,400 | | | | 74,448 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 149,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 0.5% |
Edison International | | | 600 | | | | 20,502 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,625,708 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stock (Cost $4,902,098) | | | 4,330,965 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Other Investment Company 1.7% of net assets |
|
United States 1.7%
|
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund - Institutional Class | | | 75,850 | | | | 75,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Other Investment Company (Cost $75,850) | | | 75,850 | |
| | | | |
|
|
End of Investments. |
At 03/31/10, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $4,977,964 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $166,045 and ($737,194), respectively, with a net unrealized depreciation of ($571,149).
At 03/31/10, the values of certain foreign securities held by the fund aggregating $2,628,843 were adjusted from their closing market values following the guidelines adopted by the fund’s Board of Trustees.
| | |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
| | |
CVA — | | Dutch Certificate |
Reg’d — | | Registered |
ADR — | | American Depositary Receipt |
See financial notes 29
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
| | | | | | |
|
Assets |
|
Investments, at value (cost $4,977,948) | | | | | $4,406,815 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $12,175) | | | | | 12,246 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | | | 22,549 | |
Dividends | | | | | 13,735 | |
Foreign tax reclaims | | | | | 1,726 | |
Fund shares sold | | | | | 150 | |
Interest | | | | | 8 | |
Prepaid expenses | | + | | | 106 | |
| | |
Total assets | | | | | 4,457,335 | |
|
Liabilities |
|
Payables: | | | | | | |
Investments bought | | | | | 20,688 | |
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 200 | |
Trustee’s retirement plan | | | | | 41 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | 17 | |
Distribution and shareholder services fees | | | | | 16 | |
Accrued expenses | | + | | | 43,014 | |
| | |
Total liabilities | | | | | 63,976 | |
|
Net Assets |
|
Total assets | | | | | 4,457,335 | |
Total liabilities | | − | | | 63,976 | |
| | |
Net assets | | | | | $4,393,359 | |
|
Net Assets by Source |
Capital received from investors | | | | | 5,336,816 | |
Net investment income not yet distributed | | | | | 26,164 | |
Net realized capital losses | | | | | (398,517 | ) |
Net unrealized capital losses | | | | | (571,104 | ) |
|
Net Asset Value (NAV) by Shares Class |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Shares
| | | | | | | |
Share Class | | Net Assets | | ÷ | | Outstanding | | = | | NAV | | | |
Investor Shares | | $79,537 | | | | 9,883 | | | | | $8.05 | | | |
Select Shares | | $182,082 | | | | 22,590 | | | | | $8.06 | | | |
Institutional Shares | | $4,131,740 | | | | 512,648 | | | | | $8.06 | | | |
30 See financial notes
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
Statement of
Operations
For April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
| | | | | | |
|
Investment Income |
|
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $8,672) | | | | | $146,383 | |
Interest | | + | | | 173 | |
| | |
Total investment income | | | | | 146,556 | |
|
Expenses |
|
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 33,617 | |
Accounting and administration fees | | | | | 51,038 | |
Professional fees | | | | | 48,767 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | | 25,993 | |
Registration fees | | | | | 23,189 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | 6,719 | |
Custodian fees | | | | | 3,235 | |
Sub-Accounting fees: | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 87 | |
Select Shares | | | | | 114 | |
Distribution and shareholder services fees (Investor Shares ) | | | | | 141 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | | 86 | |
Interest expense | | | | | 1 | |
Other expenses | | + | | | 3,797 | |
| | |
Total expenses | | | | | 196,784 | |
Expense reduction by adviser | | − | | | 155,764 | |
| | |
Net expenses | | − | | | 41,020 | |
| | |
Net investment income | | | | | 105,536 | |
|
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) |
|
Net realized losses on investments | | | | | (111,919 | ) |
Net realized gains on foreign currency transactions | | + | | | 928 | |
| | |
Net realized losses | | | | | (110,991 | ) |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | | | | 1,364,950 | |
Net unrealized losses on foreign currency translations | | + | | | (166 | ) |
| | |
Net unrealized gains | | + | | | 1,364,784 | |
| | |
Net realized and unrealized gains | | | | | 1,253,793 | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | $1,359,329 | |
See financial notes 31
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 6/17/08*-3/31/09 | |
Net investment income | | | | | $105,536 | | | | $82,068 | |
Net realized losses | | | | | (110,991 | ) | | | (223,624 | ) |
Net unrealized gains (losses) | | + | | | 1,364,784 | | | | (1,935,888 | ) |
| | |
Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations | | | | | 1,359,329 | | | | (2,077,444 | ) |
|
Distributions to Shareholders |
|
Distributions from net investment income | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 1,454 | | | | 918 | |
Select Shares | | | | | 4,347 | | | | 1,239 | |
Institutional Shares | | + | | | 100,300 | | | | 117,100 | |
| | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | | | $106,101 | | | | $119,257 | |
Transactions in Fund Shares
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 6/17/08*-3/31/09 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | |
Shares Sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 5,771 | | | | $42,376 | | | | 7,553 | | | | $60,839 | |
Select Shares | | | | | 16,313 | | | | 100,000 | | | | 5,549 | | | | 51,715 | |
Institutional Shares | | + | | | — | | | | — | | | | 500,003 | | | | 5,000,030 | |
| | |
Total shares sold | | | | | 22,084 | | | | $142,376 | | | | 513,105 | | | | $5,112,584 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares Reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 174 | | | | $1,379 | | | | 111 | | | | $756 | |
Select Shares | | | | | 548 | | | | 4,347 | | | | 182 | | | | 1,239 | |
Institutional Shares | | + | | | 12,648 | | | | 100,300 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | |
Total shares reinvested | | | | | 13,370 | | | | $106,026 | | | | 293 | | | | $1,995 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares Redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | (2,103 | ) | | | ($15,198 | ) | | | (1,623 | ) | | | ($10,909 | ) |
Select Shares | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2 | ) | | | (19 | ) |
Institutional Shares | | + | | | — | | | | — | | | | (3 | ) | | | (23 | ) |
| | |
Total shares redeemed | | | | | (2,103 | ) | | | ($15,198 | ) | | | (1,628 | ) | | | ($10,951 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net transactions in fund shares | | | | | 33,351 | | | | $233,204 | | | | 511,770 | | | | $5,103,628 | |
|
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets |
|
| | | | 4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 6/17/08*-3/31/09 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | |
Beginning of period | | | | | 511,770 | | | | $2,906,927 | | | | — | | | | $— | |
Total increase | | + | | | 33,351 | | | | 1,486,432 | | | | 511,770 | | | | 2,906,927 | |
| | |
End of period | | | | | 545,121 | | | | $4,393,359 | | | | 511,770 | | | | $2,906,927 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income not yet distributed | | | | | | | | | $26,164 | | | | | | | | $25,801 | |
| | |
* | | Commencement of operations. |
32 See financial notes
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
Financial Statements
Financial Highlights
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4/1/09–
| | 4/1/08–
| | 11/2/071–
| | |
Investor Shares | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | 3/31/08 | | |
|
|
Per-Share Data ($) |
|
Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 5.33 | | | | 9.29 | | | | 10.00 | | | |
| | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.09 | 2 | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.02 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 3.46 | | | | (4.01 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.55 | | | | (3.90 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | |
| | |
Net asset value at end of period | | | 8.79 | | | | 5.33 | | | | 9.29 | | | |
| | |
Total return (%) | | | 66.74 | | | | (42.02 | ) | | | (6.98 | )3 | | |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 1.81 | 4 | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.82 | 5,6 | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 2.08 | | | | 2.46 | | | | 2.79 | 5 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1.17 | | | | 1.54 | | | | 0.89 | 5 | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 44 | | | | 52 | | | | 49 | 3 | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 9,437 | | | | 1,927 | | | | 1,937 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4/1/09–
| | 4/1/08–
| | 11/2/071–
| | |
Select Shares | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | 3/31/08 | | |
|
|
Per-Share Data ($) |
|
Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 5.34 | | | | 9.31 | | | | 10.00 | | | |
| | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.10 | 2 | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.02 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 3.47 | | | | (3.97 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.57 | | | | (3.89 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | |
| | |
Net asset value at end of period | | | 8.80 | | | | 5.34 | | | | 9.31 | | | |
| | |
Total return (%) | | | 66.91 | | | | (41.82 | ) | | | (6.75 | )3 | | |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 1.53 | 7 | | | 1.52 | | | | 1.54 | 5,8 | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 1.78 | | | | 2.23 | | | | 2.74 | 5 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1.17 | | | | 1.70 | | | | 0.69 | 5 | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 44 | | | | 52 | | | | 49 | 3 | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 4,531 | | | | 559 | | | | 760 | | | |
1 Commencement of operations.
2 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3 Not annualized.
4 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.80% if certain non-routine expenses (proxy expense) had not been incurred.
5 Annualized.
6 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.80%, if interest expense had not been included.
7 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.52% if certain non-routine expenses (proxy expense) had not been incurred.
8 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.52%, if interest expense had not been included.
See financial notes 33
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
Financial Highlights continued
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4/1/09–
| | 4/1/08–
| | 11/2/071–
| | |
Institutional Shares | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | 3/31/08 | | |
|
|
Per-Share Data ($) |
|
Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 5.33 | | | | 9.29 | | | | 10.00 | | | |
| | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.14 | 2 | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.02 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 3.44 | | | | (3.98 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.58 | | | | (3.88 | ) | | | (0.69 | ) | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | |
| | |
Net asset value at end of period | | | 8.80 | | | | 5.33 | | | | 9.29 | | | |
| | |
Total return (%) | | | 67.27 | | | | (41.78 | ) | | | (6.94 | )3 | | |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 1.46 | 4 | | | 1.45 | | | | 1.47 | 5,6 | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 1.70 | | | | 2.13 | | | | 2.62 | 5 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1.79 | | | | 1.94 | | | | 0.59 | 5 | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 44 | | | | 52 | | | | 49 | 3 | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 90,486 | | | | 25,234 | | | | 19,414 | | | |
1 Commencement of operations.
2 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3 Not annualized.
4 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.45% if certain non-routine expenses (proxy expense) had not been incurred.
5 Annualized.
6 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.45%, if interest expense had not been included.
34 See financial notes
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cost
| | Value
|
Holdings by Category | | ($) | | ($) |
|
| 93 | .9% | | Common Stock | | | 86,654,058 | | | | 98,047,464 | |
| 3 | .3% | | Preferred Stock | | | 2,383,732 | | | | 3,412,534 | |
| 1 | .2% | | Other Investment Company | | | 1,270,832 | | | | 1,270,832 | |
|
|
| 98 | .4% | | Total Investments | | | 90,308,622 | | | | 102,730,830 | |
| 1 | .6% | | Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | | | | | | | 1,723,448 | |
|
|
| 100 | .0% | | Net Assets | | | | | | | 104,454,278 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
|
Common Stock 93.9% of net assets |
|
Brazil 11.3%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 2.3% |
Vale S.A. ADR | | | 85,800 | | | | 2,381,808 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 4.2% |
Redecard S.A. | | | 238,000 | | | | 4,403,070 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 2.6% |
Companhia de Concessoes Rodoviarias | | | 125,200 | | | | 2,780,189 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 2.2% |
CPFL Energia S.A. ADR | | | 37,100 | | | | 2,260,874 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,825,941 | |
|
Chile 2.8%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 2.8% |
Enersis S.A. ADR | | | 145,400 | | | | 2,906,546 | |
|
China 20.3%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 7.3% |
China Construction Bank Corp., Class H | | | 4,980,000 | | | | 4,071,325 | |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., Class H | | | 4,691,000 | | | | 3,568,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,640,137 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 1.8% |
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. | | | 270,000 | | | | 1,875,451 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 2.5% |
China Yurun Food Group Ltd. | | | 871,000 | | | | 2,658,428 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Household & Personal Products 2.1% |
Hengan International Group Co., Ltd. | | | 288,500 | | | | 2,150,687 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 2.8% |
China Mobile Ltd. | | | 301,000 | | | | 2,894,545 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 3.8% |
China Merchants Holdings International Co., Ltd. | | | 542,000 | | | | 1,991,445 | |
China Shipping Development Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 1,210,000 | | | | 1,971,263 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,962,708 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,181,956 | |
|
Columbia 2.3%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 2.3% |
Bancolombia S.A. ADR | | | 53,600 | | | | 2,447,376 | |
|
Czech Republic 4.5%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 2.6% |
Komercni Banka A/S | | | 13,492 | | | | 2,744,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 1.9% |
CEZ A/S | | | 41,030 | | | | 1,944,091 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,688,805 | |
|
Egypt 0.2%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 0.2% |
Telecom Egypt | | | 70,074 | | | | 216,897 | |
|
India 6.7%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 2.4% |
Axis Bank Ltd. | | | 96,487 | | | | 2,515,454 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 2.1% |
Rural Electrification Corp., Ltd. * | | | 377,387 | | | | 2,117,804 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 2.2% |
Bharti Airtel Ltd. | | | 331,293 | | | | 2,313,518 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,946,776 | |
|
Indonesia 2.6%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 2.6% |
PT Perusahaan Gas Negara | | | 5,886,500 | | | | 2,743,342 | |
|
Kazahkstan 2.2%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 2.2% |
KazMunaiGas Exploration Production GDR | | | 91,270 | | | | 2,251,631 | |
|
Malaysia 2.2%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 2.2% |
Maxis Berhad | | | 1,383,500 | | | | 2,264,834 | |
See financial notes 35
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
Portfolio Holdings continued
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
|
Philippines 2.3%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 2.3% |
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. ADR | | | 45,800 | | | | 2,440,224 | |
|
Poland 0.4%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.4% |
Bank Pekao S.A. * | | | 6,689 | | | | 388,906 | |
|
Republic of Korea 5.6%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 1.9% |
KB Financial Group, Inc. * | | | 35,297 | | | | 1,699,924 | |
KB Financial Group, Inc. ADR * | | | 6,250 | | | | 299,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,999,674 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 3.7% |
KT&G Corp. | | | 68,789 | | | | 3,805,452 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,805,126 | |
|
Russia 3.6%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 3.6% |
Gazprom ADR | | | 82,150 | | | | 1,928,061 | |
LUKOIL ADR | | | 32,000 | | | | 1,814,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,742,461 | |
|
South Africa 6.8%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 2.0% |
African Bank Investments Ltd. | | | 430,599 | | | | 2,103,174 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 2.6% |
Sasol | | | 66,971 | | | | 2,775,664 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 2.2% |
Tiger Brands Ltd. | | | 90,516 | | | | 2,274,666 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,153,504 | |
|
Taiwan 12.3%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.1% |
Chinatrust Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | | | 197,327 | | | | 111,928 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 6.6% |
MediaTek, Inc. | | | 163,550 | | | | 2,838,658 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 2,089,719 | | | | 4,049,332 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,887,990 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 2.7% |
Asustek Computer, Inc. | | | 1,659,069 | | | | 2,889,071 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 2.9% |
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. ADR | | | 154,102 | | | | 2,994,202 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,883,191 | |
|
Thailand 2.6%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 2.6% |
PTT PCL | | | 334,300 | | | | 2,708,724 | |
|
Turkey 5.2%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.1% |
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A/S | | | 23,959 | | | | 112,317 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 3.0% |
Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A/S | | | 136,090 | | | | 3,091,243 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 2.1% |
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A/S | | | 371,331 | | | | 2,247,664 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,451,224 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stock (Cost $86,654,058) | | | 98,047,464 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Preferred Stock 3.3% of net assets |
|
Brazil 1.8%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 1.8% |
Itausa - Investimentos Itau S.A. | | | 276,144 | | | | 1,891,323 | |
|
Republic of Korea 1.5%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles & Components 1.5% |
Hyundai Motor Co. | | | 41,070 | | | | 1,521,211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Preferred Stock (Cost $2,383,732) | | | 3,412,534 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Other Investment Company 1.2% of net assets |
|
United States 1.2%
|
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund - Institutional Class | | | 1,270,832 | | | | 1,270,832 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Other Investment Company (Cost $1,270,832) | | | 1,270,832 | |
| | | | |
|
|
End of Investments. |
At 03/31/10, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $93,171,827 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $10,301,445 and ($742,442) respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $9,559,003.
At 03/31/10, the values of certain foreign securities held by the fund aggregating $65,686,986 were adjusted from their closing market values following the guidelines adopted by the fund’s Board of Trustees.
| | |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
| | |
ADR — | | American Depositary Receipt |
GDR — | | Global Depositary Receipt |
36 See financial notes
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
| | | | | | |
|
Assets |
|
Investments, at value (cost $90,308,622) | | | | | $102,730,830 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,662,561) | | | | | 1,666,744 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | | | 725,381 | |
Fund shares sold | | | | | 680,842 | |
Dividends | | | | | 285,326 | |
Foreign tax reclaims | | | | | 249 | |
Interest | | | | | 204 | |
Prepaid expenses | | + | | | 1,848 | |
| | |
Total assets | | | | | 106,091,424 | |
|
Liabilities |
|
Payables: | | | | | | |
Investments bought | | | | | 1,410,404 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | | | 84,676 | |
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 7,358 | |
Distribution and shareholder services fees | | | | | 1,996 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | 490 | |
Accrued expenses | | + | | | 132,222 | |
| | |
Total liabilities | | | | | 1,637,146 | |
|
Net Assets |
|
Total assets | | | | | 106,091,424 | |
Total liabilities | | − | | | 1,637,146 | |
| | |
Net assets | | | | | $104,454,278 | |
|
Net Assets by Source |
Capital received from investors | | | | | 98,423,997 | |
Net investment income not yet distributed | | | | | 81,040 | |
Net realized capital losses | | | | | (6,418,086 | ) |
Net unrealized capital gains | | | | | 12,367,327 | |
|
Net Asset Value (NAV) by Shares Class |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Shares
| | | | | | | |
Share Class | | Net Assets | | ÷ | | Outstanding | | = | | NAV | | | |
Investor Shares | | $9,436,843 | | | | 1,073,961 | | | | | $8.79 | | | |
Select Shares | | $4,531,279 | | | | 514,849 | | | | | $8.80 | | | |
Institutional Shares | | $90,486,156 | | | | 10,285,636 | | | | | $8.80 | | | |
See financial notes 37
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
Statement of
Operations
For April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
| | | | | | |
|
Investment Income |
|
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $218,074) | | | | | $2,158,001 | |
Interest | | + | | | 5,174 | |
| | |
Total investment income | | | | | 2,163,175 | |
|
Expenses |
|
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 810,598 | |
Custodian fees | | | | | 104,238 | |
Professional fees | | | | | 57,670 | |
Accounting and administration fees | | | | | 49,162 | |
Registration fees | | | | | 36,300 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | | 31,096 | |
Distribution and shareholder services fees (Investor Shares ) | | | | | 17,403 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | | 11,817 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | 11,678 | |
Sub-Accounting fees: | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 9,634 | |
Select Shares | | | | | 1,933 | |
Interest expense | | | | | 291 | |
Other expenses | | + | | | 33,925 | |
| | |
Total expenses | | | | | 1,175,745 | |
Expense reduction by adviser | | − | | | 166,130 | |
Custody credits | | − | | | 7 | |
| | |
Net expenses | | − | | | 1,009,608 | |
| | |
Net investment income | | | | | 1,153,567 | |
|
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) |
|
Net realized gains on investments | | | | | 140,958 | |
Net realized losses on foreign currency transactions | | + | | | (63,289 | ) |
| | |
Net realized gains | | | | | 77,669 | |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | | | | 23,736,499 | |
Net unrealized gains on foreign currency translations | | + | | | 6,897 | |
| | |
Net unrealized gains | | + | | | 23,743,396 | |
| | |
Net realized and unrealized gains | | | | | 23,821,065 | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | $24,974,632 | |
38 See financial notes
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
Net investment income | | | | | $1,153,567 | | | | $503,769 | |
Net realized gains (losses) | | | | | 77,669 | | | | (5,856,065 | ) |
Net unrealized gains (losses) | | + | | | 23,743,396 | | | | (11,236,403 | ) |
| | |
Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations | | | | | 24,974,632 | | | | (16,588,699 | ) |
|
Distributions to Shareholders |
|
Distributions from net investment income | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 99,099 | | | | 27,359 | |
Select Shares | | | | | 45,364 | | | | 14,482 | |
Institutional Shares | | + | | | 924,199 | | | | 331,693 | |
| | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | | | $1,068,662 | | | | $373,534 | |
Transactions in Fund Shares
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | |
Shares Sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 1,152,477 | | | | $8,887,479 | | | | 613,995 | | | | $4,874,466 | |
Select Shares | | | | | 602,229 | | | | 4,964,897 | | | | 256,716 | | | | 1,613,030 | |
Institutional Shares | | + | | | 6,024,244 | | | | 47,508,182 | | | | 3,669,648 | | | | 25,898,356 | |
| | |
Total shares sold | | | | | 7,778,950 | | | | $61,360,558 | | | | 4,540,359 | | | | $32,385,852 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares Reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 9,692 | | | | $81,609 | | | | 4,795 | | | | $26,132 | |
Select Shares | | | | | 4,950 | | | | 41,731 | | | | 2,510 | | | | 13,678 | |
Institutional Shares | | + | | | 5,603 | | | | 47,231 | | | | 35,677 | | | | 194,084 | |
| | |
Total shares reinvested | | | | | 20,245 | | | | $170,571 | | | | 42,982 | | | | $233,894 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares Redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | (449,546 | ) | | | ($3,638,090 | ) | | | (465,969 | ) | | | ($2,619,733 | ) |
Select Shares | | | | | (197,123 | ) | | | (1,576,529 | ) | | | (236,046 | ) | | | (1,396,739 | ) |
Institutional Shares | | + | | | (476,176 | ) | | | (3,489,305 | ) | | | (1,062,185 | ) | | | (6,030,105 | ) |
| | |
Total shares redeemed | | | | | (1,122,845 | ) | | | ($8,703,924 | ) | | | (1,764,200 | ) | | | ($10,046,577 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net transactions in fund shares | | | | | 6,676,350 | | | | $52,827,205 | | | | 2,819,141 | | | | $22,573,169 | |
|
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets |
|
| | | | 4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | |
Beginning of period | | | | | 5,198,096 | | | | $27,721,103 | | | | 2,378,955 | | | | $22,110,167 | |
Total increase | | + | | | 6,676,350 | | | | 76,733,175 | | | | 2,819,141 | | | | 5,610,936 | |
| | |
End of period | | | | | 11,874,446 | | | | $104,454,278 | | | | 5,198,096 | | | | $27,721,103 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income not yet distributed | | | | | | | | | $81,040 | | | | | | | | $59,424 | |
See financial notes 39
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
Financial Statements
Financial Highlights
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4/1/09–
| | 4/1/08–
| | 11/2/072–
| | |
| | 3/31/101 | | 3/31/09 | | 3/31/08 | | |
|
|
Per-Share Data ($) |
|
Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 10.32 | | | | 11.29 | | | | 10.00 | | | |
| | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.27 | | | | 0.07 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 1.06 | | | | (0.86 | ) | | | 1.27 | | | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.32 | | | | (0.59 | ) | | | 1.34 | | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | (0.02 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | |
| | |
Net asset value at end of period | | | 11.20 | | | | 10.32 | | | | 11.29 | | | |
| | |
Total return (%) | | | 12.85 | | | | (5.40 | ) | | | 13.42 | 3 | | |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 0.76 | 4 | | | 0.75 | | | | 0.75 | 5 | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 0.79 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 1.23 | 5 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 2.42 | | | | 2.24 | | | | 1.98 | 5 | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 67 | | | | 92 | | | | 1 | 3 | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 279,274 | | | | 64,562 | | | | 52,214 | | | |
1 Effective July 27, 2009, all outstanding Investor Shares and Select Shares were converted into Institutional Shares. The figures in the Financial Highlights reflect only the remaining share class.
2 Commencement of operations.
3 Not annualized.
4 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 0.75% if certain non-routine expenses (proxy expense) had not been incurred.
5 Annualized.
40 See financial notes
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
For fixed rate obligations, the rate shown is the interest rate (the rate established when the obligation was issued) and the maturity date shown is the stated legal maturity. For variable-rate obligations, the rate shown is the rate as of the report date, and the maturity date shown is the next interest rate change date.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cost
| | Value
|
Holdings by Category | | ($) | | ($) |
|
| 58 | .5% | | Government Bonds | | | 163,764,350 | | | | 163,513,229 | |
| 11 | .7% | | Government Agency Obligations | | | 31,993,765 | | | | 32,633,469 | |
| 7 | .5% | | Corporate Bonds | | | 21,561,779 | | | | 20,815,747 | |
| 2 | .8% | | Securitized | | | 7,633,434 | | | | 7,927,206 | |
| 16 | .2% | | Supranational | | | 45,150,763 | | | | 45,272,195 | |
| 1 | .4% | | Other Investment Company | | | 3,783,574 | | | | 3,783,574 | |
|
|
| 98 | .1% | | Total Investments | | | 273,887,665 | | | | 273,945,420 | |
| 1 | .9% | | Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | | | | | | | 5,328,316 | |
|
|
| 100 | .0% | | Net Assets | | | | | | | 279,273,736 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Security
| | Face Amount
| | Value
|
Rate, Maturity Date | | (local currency) | | ($) |
|
Government Bonds 58.5% of net assets |
|
Australia 10.1%
|
Australia Government Bond |
6.50%, 05/15/13 (AUD) | | | 4,300,000 | | | | 4,084,278 | |
6.00%, 02/15/17 (AUD) | | | 2,700,000 | | | | 2,528,447 | |
5.25%, 03/15/19 (AUD) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 10,663,927 | |
5.75%, 05/15/21 (AUD) | | | 12,000,000 | | | | 10,979,647 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,256,299 | |
|
Austria 4.1%
|
Austria Government Bond |
3.50%, 07/15/15 (EUR) | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 3,121,346 | |
6.25%, 07/15/27 (EUR) | | | 4,800,000 | | | | 8,329,191 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,450,537 | |
|
Belgium 4.7%
|
Belgium Government Bond |
4.25%, 09/28/13 (EUR) | | | 3,900,000 | | | | 5,717,790 | |
5.50%, 09/28/17 (EUR) | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 5,198,655 | |
5.50%, 03/28/28 (EUR) | | | 1,350,000 | | | | 2,173,815 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,090,260 | |
|
Finland 4.3%
|
Finland Government Bond |
5.38%, 07/04/13 (EUR) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 12,091,542 | |
|
France 4.3%
|
France Government Bond OAT |
4.00%, 04/25/14 (EUR) | | | 4,800,000 | | | | 6,994,595 | |
5.75%, 10/25/32 (EUR) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 5,119,110 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,113,705 | |
|
Germany 1.0%
|
Bundesrepublik Deutschland |
4.75%, 07/04/34 (EUR) | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 2,768,741 | |
|
Greece 1.7%
|
Hellenic Republic Government Bond |
4.50%, 05/20/14 (EUR) | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 2,419,909 | |
4.60%, 07/20/18 (EUR) | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,399,079 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,818,988 | |
|
Ireland 3.1%
|
Ireland Government Bond |
4.00%, 01/15/14 (EUR) | | | 1,900,000 | | | | 2,676,615 | |
4.50%, 10/18/18 (EUR) | | | 4,300,000 | | | | 5,977,274 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,653,889 | |
|
Italy 6.8%
|
Italy Government International Bond |
2.75%, 06/15/10 (EUR) | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 2,984,654 | |
4.75%, 02/01/13 (EUR) | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 3,504,757 | |
4.25%, 08/01/14 (EUR) | | | 3,600,000 | | | | 5,229,172 | |
4.50%, 02/01/18 (EUR) | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 2,038,566 | |
4.00%, 02/01/37 (EUR) | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,707,059 | |
Republic of Italy |
5.50%, 12/15/14 (JPY) | | | 275,000,000 | | | | 3,447,889 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,912,097 | |
|
Japan 7.3%
|
Japan Government Ten Year Bond |
1.10%, 09/20/12 (JPY) | | | 540,000,000 | | | | 5,900,255 | |
0.90%, 06/20/13 (JPY) | | | 155,000,000 | | | | 1,689,215 | |
1.60%, 09/20/13 (JPY) | | | 550,000,000 | | | | 6,138,339 | |
2.00%, 03/20/16 (JPY) | | | 510,000,000 | | | | 5,863,025 | |
Japan Government Thirty Year Bond |
2.40%, 12/20/34 (JPY) | | | 65,000,000 | | | | 714,105 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,304,939 | |
|
Netherlands 3.2%
|
Netherlands Government Bond |
4.25%, 07/15/13 (EUR) | | | 6,100,000 | | | | 8,945,937 | |
See financial notes 41
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
Portfolio Holdings continued
| | | | | | | | |
Security
| | Face Amount
| | Value
|
Rate, Maturity Date | | (local currency) | | ($) |
|
Poland 4.0%
|
Poland Government Bond |
5.25%, 04/25/13 (PLN) | | | 2,600,000 | | | | 927,771 | |
5.00%, 10/24/13 (PLN) | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 1,164,291 | |
6.25%, 10/24/15 (PLN) | | | 5,800,000 | | | | 2,139,862 | |
5.50%, 10/25/19 (PLN) | | | 3,700,000 | | | | 1,298,320 | |
5.75%, 09/23/22 (PLN) | | | 16,300,000 | | | | 5,766,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,297,104 | |
|
Slovenia 3.9%
|
Slovenia Government Bond |
4.38%, 02/06/19 (EUR) | | | 7,600,000 | | | | 10,809,191 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Government Bonds (Cost $163,764,350) | | | 163,513,229 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Government Agency Obligations 11.7% of net assets |
|
Germany 2.5%
|
Bayerische Landesbank |
1.40%, 04/22/13 (JPY) | | | 400,000,000 | | | | 4,332,031 | |
Kreditanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau |
2.05%, 02/16/26 (JPY) | | | 250,000,000 | | | | 2,695,216 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,027,247 | |
|
Japan 4.1%
|
Development Bank of Japan |
1.75%, 03/17/17 (JPY) | | | 550,000,000 | | | | 6,178,190 | |
Japan Finance Org. for Municipal Enterprises |
1.55%, 02/21/12 (JPY) | | | 350,000,000 | | | | 3,829,046 | |
1.35%, 11/26/13 (JPY) | | | 120,000,000 | | | | 1,326,577 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,333,813 | |
|
Netherlands 0.8%
|
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten |
1.85%, 11/07/16 (JPY) | | | 200,000,000 | | | | 2,224,944 | |
|
Spain 4.3%
|
Instituto de Credito Oficial |
1.50%, 09/20/12 (JPY) | | | 1,100,000,000 | | | | 12,047,465 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Government Agency Obligations (Cost $31,993,765) | | | 32,633,469 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Corporate Bonds 7.5% of net assets |
|
Netherlands 0.3%
|
ING Bank N.V. |
6.13%, 05/29/10 (EUR) (a)(b) | | | 490,000 | | | | 724,758 | |
|
Norway 3.8%
|
Eksportfinans ASA |
1.80%, 06/21/10 (JPY) | | | 555,000,000 | | | | 5,949,191 | |
1.60%, 03/20/14 (JPY) | | | 410,000,000 | | | | 4,525,253 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,474,444 | |
|
United Kingdom 3.3%
|
HSBC Holdings plc |
6.25%, 03/19/18 (EUR) | | | 500,000 | | | | 766,138 | |
Lloyds TSB Bank plc |
5.63%, 03/05/13 (EUR) (a)(b) | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,617,145 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland plc |
5.38%, 09/30/19 (EUR) | | | 1,830,000 | | | | 2,469,913 | |
SL Finance plc |
6.38%, 07/12/10 (EUR) (a)(b) | | | 2,200,000 | | | | 3,047,203 | |
Standard Chartered Bank |
5.88%, 09/26/17 (EUR) | | | 900,000 | | | | 1,326,312 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,226,711 | |
|
United States 0.1%
|
Zurich Finance (USA), Inc. |
4.50%, 06/15/10 (EUR) (a)(b) | | | 280,000 | | | | 389,834 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $21,561,779) | | | 20,815,747 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Securitized 2.8% of net assets |
|
France 2.5%
|
Dexia Municipal Agency |
1.55%, 10/31/13 (JPY) | | | 640,000,000 | | | | 6,898,350 | |
|
Ireland 0.3%
|
Depfa ACS Bank |
1.65%, 12/20/16 (JPY) | | | 110,000,000 | | | | 1,028,856 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Securitized (Cost $7,633,434) | | | 7,927,206 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Supranational 16.2% of net assets |
Asian Development Bank |
2.35%, 06/21/27 (JPY) | | | 990,000,000 | | | | 10,991,774 | |
European Investment Bank |
1.40%, 06/20/17 (JPY) | | | 615,000,000 | | | | 6,755,639 | |
1.90%, 01/26/26 (JPY) | | | 500,000,000 | | | | 5,199,904 | |
Inter-American Development Bank |
6.00%, 05/25/16 (AUD) | | | 11,000,000 | | | | 9,981,581 | |
Nordic Investment Bank |
1.70%, 04/27/17 (JPY) | | | 1,100,000,000 | | | | 12,343,297 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Supranational (Cost $45,150,763) | | | 45,272,195 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
42 See financial notes
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
Portfolio Holdings continued
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
|
Other Investment Company 1.4% of net assets |
|
United States 1.4%
|
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund - Institutional Class (USD) | | | 3,783,574 | | | | 3,783,574 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Other Investment Company (Cost $3,783,574) | | | 3,783,574 | |
| | | | |
|
|
End of Investments. |
At 03/31/10 the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $273,986,821, and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $5,856,370 and ($5,897,771), respectively, with a net depreciation of ($41,401).
| | |
(a) | | Variable-rate security. |
(b) | | Callable security. |
| | |
AUD — | | Australian Dollar |
EUR — | | euro Currency |
JPY — | | Japanese Yen |
PLN — | | Polish Zloty |
USD — | | U.S. Dollar |
In addition to the above, the fund held the following at 03/31/10:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Amount of
| | | | Amount of
| | |
| | Currency to be
| | Currency to be
| | Currency to be
| | Currency to be
| | Unrealized
|
Expiration Date | | Received | | Received | | Delivered | | Delivered | | Gains / Losses |
|
Forward Foreign Currency Contract |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
04/30/2010 | | | GBP | | | | 24,140,000 | | | | EUR | | | | 27,564,889 | | | | (604,393 | ) |
See financial notes 43
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
| | | | | | |
|
Assets |
|
Investments, at value (cost $273,887,665) | | | | | $273,945,420 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $135,570) | | | | | 135,370 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | |
Interest | | | | | 3,959,346 | |
Fund shares sold | | | | | 2,104,995 | |
Prepaid expenses | | + | | | 4,363 | |
| | |
Total assets | | | | | 280,149,494 | |
|
Liabilities |
|
Payables: | | | | | | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | | | 136,243 | |
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 10,788 | |
Trustee’s retirement plan | | | | | 1,237 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | 28 | |
Unrealized losses on forward foreign currency contracts | | | | | 604,393 | |
Accrued expenses | | + | | | 123,069 | |
| | |
Total liabilities | | | | | 875,758 | |
|
Net Assets |
|
Total assets | | | | | 280,149,494 | |
Total liabilities | | − | | | 875,758 | |
| | |
Net assets | | | | | $279,273,736 | |
|
Net Assets by Source |
Capital received from investors | | | | | 277,905,979 | |
Net investment income not yet distributed | | | | | 1,827,371 | |
Net realized capital gains | | | | | 200,339 | |
Net unrealized capital losses | | | | | (659,953 | ) |
|
Net Asset Value (NAV) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Shares
| | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | ÷ | | Outstanding | | = | | NAV | | | |
$279,273,736 | | | | 24,943,932 | | | | | $11.20 | | | |
44 See financial notes
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
Statement of
Operations
For April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
| | | | | | |
|
Investment Income |
|
Interest | | | | | $6,117,281 | |
|
Expenses |
|
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 1,151,594 | |
Professional fees | | | | | 73,882 | |
Custodian fees | | | | | 72,714 | |
Accounting and administration fees | | | | | 50,471 | |
Registration fees | | | | | 46,761 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | | 43,805 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | | 30,198 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | 21,432 | |
Interest expense | | | | | 799 | |
Other expenses | | + | | | 48,002 | |
| | |
Total expenses | | | | | 1,539,658 | |
Expense reduction by adviser | | − | | | 79,404 | |
Custody credits | | − | | | 1 | |
| | |
Net expenses | | − | | | 1,460,253 | |
| | |
Net investment income | | | | | 4,657,028 | |
|
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) |
|
Net realized gains on investments | | | | | 2,620,409 | |
Net realized gains on foreign currency transactions | | + | | | 1,466,692 | |
| | |
Net realized gains | | | | | 4,087,101 | |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | | | | 4,588,115 | |
Net unrealized losses on foreign currency translations | | + | | | (655,813 | ) |
| | |
Net unrealized gains | | + | | | 3,932,302 | |
| | |
Net realized and unrealized gains | | | | | 8,019,403 | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | $12,676,431 | |
See financial notes 45
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
Net investment income | | | | | $4,657,028 | | | | $2,104,328 | |
Net realized gains | | | | | 4,087,101 | | | | 2,224,735 | |
Net unrealized gains (losses) | | + | | | 3,932,302 | | | | (10,540,784 | ) |
| | |
Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations | | | | | 12,676,431 | | | | (6,211,721 | ) |
|
Distributions to Shareholders1 |
|
Distributions from net investment income | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 296,594 | | | | 695,407 | |
Select Shares | | | | | 379,959 | | | | 797,217 | |
Institutional Shares | | + | | | 6,527,952 | | | | 1,848,694 | |
| | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | | | $7,204,505 | | | | $3,341,318 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | + | | | 535,755 | | | | — | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | | | $7,740,260 | | | | $3,341,318 | |
Transactions in Fund Shares1
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | |
Shares Sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 157,853 | | | | $1,716,559 | | | | 1,307,895 | | | | $14,146,538 | |
Select Shares | | | | | 488,763 | | | | 5,339,839 | | | | 1,372,544 | | | | 14,711,236 | |
Institutional Shares | | + | | | 22,417,931 | | | | 255,065,619 | | | | 4,716,167 | | | | 49,917,667 | |
| | |
Total shares sold | | | | | 23,064,547 | | | | $262,122,017 | | | | 7,396,606 | | | | $78,775,441 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares Reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 24,202 | | | | $263,794 | | | | 58,064 | | | | $636,596 | |
Select Shares | | | | | 29,472 | | | | 321,250 | | | | 62,740 | | | | 686,296 | |
Institutional Shares | | + | | | 320,127 | | | | 3,656,459 | | | | 119,135 | | | | 1,302,489 | |
| | |
Total shares reinvested | | | | | 373,801 | | | | $4,241,503 | | | | 239,939 | | | | $2,625,381 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares Redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | (2,128,989 | ) | | | ($23,661,558 | ) | | | (850,555 | ) | | | ($8,879,908 | ) |
Select Shares | | | | | (2,847,078 | ) | | | (31,627,976 | ) | | | (885,184 | ) | | | (9,266,453 | ) |
Institutional Shares | | + | | | (4,052,269 | ) | | | (45,433,721 | ) | | | (3,202,902 | ) | | | (33,443,875 | ) |
| | |
Total shares redeemed | | | | | (9,028,336 | ) | | | ($100,723,255 | ) | | | (4,938,641 | ) | | | ($51,590,236 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net transactions in fund shares | | | | | 14,410,012 | | | | $165,640,265 | | | | 2,697,904 | | | | $29,810,586 | |
|
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets |
|
| | | | 4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | |
Beginning of period | | | | | 10,533,920 | | | | $108,697,300 | | | | 7,836,016 | | | | $88,439,753 | |
Total increase | | + | | | 14,410,012 | | | | 170,576,436 | | | | 2,697,904 | | | | 20,257,547 | |
| | |
End of period | | | | | 24,943,932 | | | | $279,273,736 | | | | 10,533,920 | | | | $108,697,300 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income not yet distributed | | | | | | | | | $1,827,371 | | | | | | | | $1,015,851 | |
| | |
1 | | Effective July 27, 2009, all outstanding Investor Shares (1,996,021 shares valued at $22,234,870) and Select Shares (2,638,198 shares valued at $29,374,492) were converted into Institutional Shares. |
46 See financial notes
Laudus Mondrian Funds
Financial Notes
1. Business Structure of the Funds:
Each of the Laudus Mondrian Funds in this report is a series of Laudus Trust, (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The list below shows all the Funds in the Trust including the Funds discussed in this report, which are highlighted (individually each such highlighted portfolio, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):
| | | | |
|
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund | | Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Capitalization Growth Fund | | |
|
The Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund and the Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund commenced operations on November 2, 2007. The Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund and the Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund commenced operations on June 17, 2008.
Each Fund except, Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund, offers three share classes: Investor Shares, Select Shares and Institutional Shares. Effective July 27, 2009, all outstanding Investor Shares and Select Shares of the Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund were converted into Institutional Shares and the Fund no longer offers separate share classes. Immediately after and as a result of the conversion, each shareholder of the Investor Shares and Select Shares became an owner of Institutional Shares of the Fund.
Each class of shares generally has identical rights and preferences, except that each class is subject to different eligibility conditions, bears different distribution and sub-transfer agent expenses, and separate voting rights on matters pertaining solely to that class of shares.
Each Fund maintains its own account for purposes of holding assets and accounting, and is considered a separate entity for tax purposes. Within its account, each Fund may also keep certain assets in segregated accounts, as required by securities law.
2. Significant Accounting Policies:
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies the Funds use in their preparation of financial statements. The accounting policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
(a) Security Valuation:
The Funds value the securities in their portfolios every business day. The Funds use the following policies to value various types of securities:
| | |
| • | Securities traded on an exchange or over-the-counter: valued at the closing value for the day, or, on days when no closing value has been reported, halfway between the most recent bid and asked quotes. Securities that are primarily traded on foreign exchanges are valued at the closing values of such securities on their respective exchanges with these values then translated into U.S. dollars at the valuation date exchange rate. |
|
| • | Securities for which no quoted value is available: The Board of Trustees has adopted procedures to fair value each fund’s securities when market prices are not “readily available” or are unreliable. For example, the fund may fair value a security when a security is de-listed or its trading is halted or suspended; when a security’s primary pricing source is unable or unwilling to provide a price; or when a security’s primary trading market is closed during regular market hours. Each fund makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the fund’s valuation procedures. The Board of Trustees regularly reviews fair value determinations made by the fund pursuant to the procedures. |
|
| • | Bonds and notes: valued at halfway between the most recent bid and asked quotes or, if such quotes are unavailable, at prices for securities of comparable maturity, credit quality and type. Valuations for bonds and notes are provided by an independent bond-pricing service. |
47
Laudus Mondrian Funds
Financial Notes (continued)
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
| | |
| • | International fair valuation: The Board of Trustees has adopted procedures to fair value foreign securities that trade in markets that close prior to when the fund values their holdings. By fair valuing securities whose prices may have been affected by events occurring after the close of trading, each fund seeks to establish prices that investors might expect to realize upon the current sales of these securities. This methodology is designed to deter “arbitrage” market timers, who seek to exploit delays between the change in the value of a fund’s portfolio holdings and the net asset value of the fund’s shares, and seeks to help ensure that the prices at which the fund’s shares are purchased and redeemed are fair and do not result in dilution of shareholder interest or other harm to shareholders. When fair value pricing is used at the open or close of a reporting period, it may cause a temporary divergence between the return of a fund and that of its index or benchmark. Each fund makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the fund’s valuation procedures. Due to the subjective and variable nature of fair value pricing, there can be no assurance that a fund could obtain the fair value assigned to the security upon the sale of such security. The Board of Trustees regularly reviews fair value determinations made by the fund pursuant to these procedures. |
|
| • | Futures and Forwards Contracts: valued at their settlement prices as of the close of their exchanges (for futures) or at a value based on that day’s exchange rates (for forwards). |
|
| • | Short-term securities (60 days or less to maturity): valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. |
|
| • | Underlying Funds: valued at their respective net asset values as determined by the underlying Fund in accordance with the 1940 Act for a given day. |
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation (level 3 measurements).
The Funds adopted the authoritative guidance under GAAP on determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased and identifying transactions that are not orderly. Accordingly, if the Fund determines that either the volume and/or level of activity for an asset or liability has significantly decreased (from normal conditions for that asset or liability) or price quotations or observable inputs are not associated with orderly transactions, increased analysis and management judgment will be required to estimate fair value.
The guidance establishes three levels of the fair value hierarchy as follows:
| | |
| • | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities — Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equities. The Funds do not adjust the quoted price for such investments, even in situations where the Funds hold a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted prices. |
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| • | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) — Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, certain mortgage products, less liquid listed equities, and state, municipal and provincial obligations. In addition, international securities whose markets close hours before the Funds value their holdings may require fair valuations due to significant movement in the U.S. markets occurring after the daily close of the foreign markets. The Board of Trustees has approved a vendor that would calculate fair valuations of international equity securities based on a number of factors that appear to correlate to the movements in the U.S. markets. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information. |
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2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
| | |
| • | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) — Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Funds use one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the Funds in estimating the value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Funds in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the Funds due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the Funds’ results of operations. |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of March 31, 2010:
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quoted Prices in
| | | | Significant
| | |
| | Active Markets for
| | Significant Other
| | Unobservable
| | |
| | Identical Assets
| | Observable Inputs
| | Inputs
| | |
Description | | (Level 1) | | (Level 2) | | (Level 3) | | Total* |
|
Common Stock(a) | | | $— | | | | $82,772,793 | | | | $— | | | | $82,772,793 | |
Hong Kong(a) | | | 1,215,861 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,215,861 | |
Other Investment Company | | | 1,923,271 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,923,271 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $3,139,132 | | | | $82,772,793 | | | | $— | | | | $85,911,925 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
* | | The fund had no Other Financial Instruments. |
(a) | | As categorized in Portfolio Holdings. |
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quoted Prices in
| | | | Significant
| | |
| | Active Markets for
| | Significant Other
| | Unobservable
| | |
| | Identical Assets
| | Observable Inputs
| | Inputs
| | |
Description | | (Level 1) | | (Level 2) | | (Level 3) | | Total* |
|
Common Stock(a) | | | $— | | | | $2,628,843 | | | | $— | | | | $2,628,843 | |
Canada(a) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 76,414 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 76,414 | |
United States(a) | | | 1,625,708 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,625,708 | |
Other Investment Company | | | 75,850 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 75,850 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $1,777,972 | | | | $2,628,843 | | | | $— | | | | $4,406,815 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
* | | The fund had no Other Financial Investments. |
(a) | | As categorized in Portfolio Holdings. |
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2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quoted Prices in
| | | | Significant
| | |
| | Active Markets for
| | Significant Other
| | Unobservable
| | |
| | Identical Assets
| | Observable Inputs
| | Inputs
| | |
Description | | (Level 1) | | (Level 2) | | (Level 3) | | Total* |
|
Common Stock(a) | | | $— | | | | $48,771,410 | | | | $— | | | | $48,771,410 | |
Brazil(a) | | | 11,825,941 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,825,941 | |
Chile(a) | | | 2,906,546 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,906,546 | |
Columbia(a) | | | 2,447,376 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,447,376 | |
Kazahkstan(a) | | | 2,251,631 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,251,631 | |
Malaysia(a) | | | 2,264,834 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,264,834 | |
Philippines(a) | | | 2,440,224 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,440,224 | |
Republic of Korea(a) | | | — | | | | 3,805,452 | | | | — | | | | 3,805,452 | |
Banks | | | 299,750 | | | | 1,699,924 | | | | — | | | | 1,999,674 | |
Russia(a) | | | 3,742,461 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,742,461 | |
Taiwan(a) | | | — | | | | 9,888,989 | | | | — | | | | 9,888,989 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 2,994,202 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,994,202 | |
Thailand(a) | | | 2,708,724 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,708,724 | |
Preferred Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Brazil(a) | | | 1,891,323 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,891,323 | |
Republic of Korea(a) | | | — | | | | 1,521,211 | | | | — | | | | 1,521,211 | |
Other Investment Company | | | 1,270,832 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,270,832 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $37,043,844 | | | | $65,686,986 | | | | $— | | | | $102,730,830 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
* | | The fund had no Other Financial Instruments. |
(a) | | As categorized in Portfolio Investments. |
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
Assets Valuation Input
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quoted Prices in
| | | | Significant
| | |
| | Active Markets for
| | Significant Other
| | Unobservable
| | |
| | Identical Assets
| | Observable Inputs
| | Inputs
| | |
Description | | (Level 1) | | (Level 2) | | (Level 3) | | Total |
|
Government Bonds(a) | | | $— | | | | $163,513,229 | | | | $— | | | | $163,513,229 | |
Government Agency Obligations(a) | | | — | | | | 32,633,469 | | | | — | | | | 32,633,469 | |
Corporate Bonds(a) | | | — | | | | 20,815,747 | | | | — | | | | 20,815,747 | |
Securitized(a) | | | — | | | | 7,927,206 | | | | — | | | | 7,927,206 | |
Supranational(a) | | | — | | | | 45,272,195 | | | | — | | | | 45,272,195 | |
Other Investment Company | | | 3,783,574 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,783,574 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $3,783,574 | | | | $270,161,846 | | | | $— | | | | $273,945,420 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
Liabilities Valuation Input
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quoted Prices in
| | | | Significant
| | |
| | Active Markets for
| | Significant Other
| | Unobservable
| | |
| | Identical Assets
| | Observable Inputs
| | Inputs
| | |
Description | | (Level 1) | | (Level 2) | | (Level 3) | | Total |
|
Other Financial Instruments* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Contracts | | | $(604,393 | ) | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $(604,393 | ) |
| | |
* | | Forward Foreign Currency contracts are not included in Investments and are valued at unrealized appreciation or depreciation. |
(a) | | As categorized in Portfolio Holdings. |
(b) Portfolio Investments:
Delayed-Delivery: The Funds may buy securities on a delayed-delivery basis. In these transactions, a Fund agrees to buy a security for a stated price, with settlement generally occurring within two weeks. If the security’s value falls before settlement occurs, the Fund could end up paying more for the security than its market value at the time of settlement. The Funds have set aside sufficient securities as collateral for those securities bought on a delayed-delivery basis.
Derivatives: The Funds may invest in futures contracts to reduce the effects of uninvested cash on performance or for other reasons. Futures contracts are instruments that represent an agreement between two parties that obligates one party to buy, and the other party to sell, specific instruments at an agreed upon price on a stipulated future date.
Because futures contracts carry inherent risks, a Fund must give the broker a deposit of cash and/or securities (the “initial margin”) whenever it enters into the futures contract. The amount of the deposit may vary from one contract to another, but it is generally a percentage of the contract amount. Subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by a Fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contract and are accounted for as unrealized gains or losses until the contract is closed, at which time the gains and losses are realized. Futures are traded publicly on exchanges, and their market value changes daily.
The Funds may invest in forward currency contracts in connection with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities to minimize the uncertainty of changes in future foreign currency exchange rates. “Forwards”, as they are known, are contracts to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. Forwards are similar to futures except that they are not publicly traded, but are agreements directly between two parties. The accounting for Forwards is treated similar to that of futures contracts in that gains and losses are accounted for as unrealized gains or losses until the contract settles and such amounts are accounted for as realized.
Repurchase Agreements: The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements. In a repurchase agreement, a Fund buys a security from another party (usually a financial institution) with the agreement that it be sold back in the future. The date, price and other conditions are all specified when the agreement is created.
The Funds’ repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities, U.S. government agency securities or other securities. All collateral is held by the Funds’ custodian (or, with tri-party agreements, the agent’s bank) and is monitored daily to ensure that its market value is at least equal to the repurchase price under the agreement.
(c) Security Transactions:
Security transactions are recorded as of the date the order to buy or sell the security is executed. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are based on the identified costs of the securities involved.
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are reported in U.S. dollars. For assets and liabilities held on a given date, the dollar value is based on market exchange rates in effect on that date. Transactions involving foreign currencies, including purchases, sales, income receipts and expense payments, are calculated using exchange rates in effect on the transaction date. The Funds do not isolate the portion of the fluctuations on investments resulting from changes in foreign currency
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2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
exchange rates from the fluctuation in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
Gains realized by the Funds on the sale of securities in certain foreign countries are subject to non-U.S. taxes. The Funds record a liability based on unrealized gains to provide for potential non-U.S. taxes payable upon the sale of these securities.
When a Fund closes out a futures or forwards position, it calculates the difference between the value of the position at the beginning and at the end of the contract, and records a realized gain or loss accordingly. A Fund records the daily change in market value of futures, and also the change in the amount of margin deposit required (“due to/from broker”).
(d) Investment Income:
Interest income is recorded as it accrues. If a Fund buys a debt security at a discount (less than face value) or a premium (more than face value), it amortizes the discount or premium from the current date up to maturity. The Fund then increases (in the case of discounts) or reduces (in the case of premiums) the income it records from the security. If the security is callable (meaning that the issuer has the option to pay it off before its maturity date), then the Fund amortizes the premium to the security’s call date and price, rather than the maturity date and price. Dividends and distributions from portfolio securities and underlying funds are recorded on the date they are effective (the ex-dividend date), although the Funds record certain foreign security dividends on the day they learn of the ex-dividend date.
Income received from foreign sources may result in withholding tax. Withholding taxes are accrued at the same time as the related income if the tax rate is fixed and known, unless a tax withheld is reclaimable from the local tax authorities in which case it is recorded as receivable. If the tax rate is not known or estimable, such expense or reclaim receivable is recorded when the net proceeds are received.
(e) Expenses:
Expenses that are specific to a Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Expenses that are common to all Funds within the Trust generally are allocated among the Funds in proportion to their average daily net assets.
For Funds offering multiple share classes, the net investment income, other than class specific expenses, and the realized and unrealized gains or losses, are allocated daily to each class in proportion to their average daily net assets.
(f) Distributions to Shareholders:
The Funds make distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, once a year with the exception of Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund which pays quarterly dividends.
(g) Custody Credit:
Certain Funds have an arrangement with their custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company, under which the Funds receive a credit for their uninvested cash balance to offset their custody fees and accounting fees. The credit amounts, if any, are disclosed in the Statement of Operations as a reduction to the Funds’ operating expenses.
(h) Accounting Estimates:
The accounting policies described in this report conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Notwithstanding this, shareholders should understand that in order to follow these principles, Fund management has to make estimates and assumptions that affect the information reported in the financial statements. It’s possible that once the results are known, they may turn out to be different from these estimates.
(i) Federal Income Taxes:
The Funds intend to meet federal income and excise tax requirements for regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Funds distribute substantially all of their net investment income and realized net capital gains, if any, to their respective shareholders each year. As long as a Fund meets the tax requirements, it is not required to pay federal income tax.
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2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
(j) Indemnification:
Under the Funds’ organizational documents, the officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts with their vendors and others that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
3. Risk factors:
Investing in the Funds may involve certain risks, as described in the Funds’ prospectus, including, but not limited to, those described below:
The prices of equity securities rise and fall daily. These price movements may result from factors affecting individual companies, industries or the securities market as a whole. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. In addition, the equity market tends to move in cycles which may cause stock prices to fall over short or extended periods of time.
Stocks of large-size companies tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. As a result, during a period when these stocks fall behind other types of investments — bonds or stocks of mid- or small-size companies, for instance — the Fund’s performance also will lag those investments.
A Fund may also be subject to additional risk because it invests primarily in the stocks of companies with small and mid-sized market capitalizations, which tend to be less liquid and more volatile than stocks of companies with larger market capitalizations. These companies may also have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees. In addition, small and mid cap stocks tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. As a result, during a period when these stocks fall behind other types of investments — bonds or stocks of large-size companies, for instance — the Fund’s performance also will lag those investments.
Investments in securities of foreign issuers involve certain risks that are more significant than those associated with investments in securities of U.S. issuers. These include risks of adverse changes in foreign economic, political, regulatory and other conditions, or changes in currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations (including limitations on currency movements and exchanges). In certain countries, legal remedies available to investors may be more limited than those available with respect to investments in the United States. The securities of some foreign companies may be less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. A Fund with foreign investments may also experience more rapid or extreme changes in value than a Fund that invests solely in securities of U.S. companies because the securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries.
Emerging markets may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries. Emerging market countries often have less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements, unreliable securities valuation and greater risk associated with the custody of securities. It is sometimes difficult to obtain and enforce court judgments in such countries and there is often a greater potential for nationalization and/or expropriation of assets by the government of an emerging market country. In addition, the financial stability of issuers (including governments) in emerging market countries may be more precarious than in other countries. As a result, there will tend to be an increased risk of price volatility associated with the Fund’s investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.
Bond prices generally fall when interest rates rise. Bonds with longer maturities tend to be more sensitive to this risk. Fund performance also could be affected if an issuer or guarantor of a bond held by the Fund fails to make timely principal or interest payments or otherwise honor its obligations. Lower-quality bonds are considered speculative with respect to its issuer’s ability to make timely payments or otherwise honor its obligations. In addition, prices of lower-quality bonds tend to be more volatile than those of investment-grade bonds, and may fall based on bad news about the issuer, an industry or the overall economy.
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3. Risk factors (continued):
Also, bonds of foreign issuers may be more volatile than those of comparable bonds from U.S. issuers, for reasons ranging from limited issuer information to the risk of political upheaval.
Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus for a more complete description of the principal risks of investing in the Funds.
A Fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and could cause a fund to lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, investments in derivatives may involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately larger impact on a Fund.
4. Affiliates and Affiliated Transactions:
The Trust’s Board of Trustees oversees the general conduct of the Trust and the Funds.
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (“CSIM” or the investment adviser), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corporation, serves as each Fund’s investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between it and the Trust. Mondrian Investment Partners Limited (“Mondrian”), the Funds’ sub-adviser, provides day-to-day portfolio management services to the Funds, subject to the supervision of CSIM.
For its advisory services to each Fund, CSIM is entitled to receive an annual fee, payable monthly, based on the Funds’ average daily net assets described as follows.
| | | | | | | | |
| | First $1 billion | | Over $1 billion |
|
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund | | | 0.85% | | | | 0.80% | |
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund | | | 0.85% | | | | 0.80% | |
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund | | | 1.20% | | | | 1.15% | |
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund | | | 0.60% | | | | 0.60% | |
CSIM (not the Funds) pays a portion of the management fees it receives to Mondrian in return for its services.
CSIM has contractually agreed, until at least July 30, 2012, to waive a portion of its management fee and bear certain expenses of each Fund. As such, CSIM further agrees to reimburse the Funds to limit the annual expenses, exclusive of nonrecurring account fees, fees on securities transactions such as exchange fees, dividends and interest on securities sold short, service fees, interest (overdraft charges), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds’ business as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
|
| | International
| | Global
| | Emerging
| | International Fixed
|
| | Equity Fund | | Equity Fund | | Markets Fund | | Income Fund* |
|
Investor Shares | | | 1.40% | | | | 1.40% | | | | 1.80% | | | | n/a | |
Select Shares | | | 1.12% | | | | 1.12% | | | | 1.52% | | | | n/a | |
Institutional Shares | | | 1.05% | | | | 1.05% | | | | 1.45% | | | | 0.75% | |
| | |
* | | Prior to May 5, 2009, the expense limitations were 1.10% and 0.82% for the Investor and Select Shares respectively. Effective May 5, 2009, no further fees were assessed under the Distribution and Shareholder Services Plan or for sub-accounting and sub-transfer agency services on the Investor and Select Shares, which made the expense limitation on these two share classes 0.75%. Effective July 27, 2009, all Investor and Select Shares of the Fund were converted to Institutional Shares. |
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4. Affiliates and Affiliated Transactions (continued):
Any amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment through the next two fiscal years, to the extent that the repayment will not cause the Funds’ net expenses to exceed the current limit (as stated in CSIM’s contractual undertaking) during the respective year. As of March 31, 2010, the balance of recoupable expenses is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
|
| | International
| | Global
| | Emerging
| | International Fixed
|
Expire Date | | Equity Fund | | Equity Fund | | Markets Fund | | Income Fund |
|
March 31, 2011 | | | $106,871 | | | | $90,576 | | | | $180,441 | | | | $143,612 | |
March 31, 2012 | | | 117,504 | | | | 155,764 | | | | 166,130 | | | | 79,404 | |
5. Other Shareholders Services
Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (“BFDS”) provides the transfer agent services to the Funds, and receives transfer agent fees from the Funds as shown in the Statement of Operations.
The Trust has a Distribution and Shareholder Service Plan with respect to its Investor Shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Investor Shares of the Funds are sold on a continuous basis by the Trust’s distributor-ALPS Distributors, Inc. Under the Distribution and Shareholder Services Plan, the Funds pay distribution and shareholder servicing fees in connection with the sale and servicing of the Investor Shares. The annual Distribution and Shareholder Service Fee consists of up to 0.25% of the respective average daily net assets of the Investor Shares. In addition, the Trustees have authorized each Fund to reimburse, out of the Investor and Select Class assets of the Funds, financial intermediaries that provide sub-accounting and sub-transfer agency services in connection with Investor or Select Class shares of the Funds an amount up to 0.15% of the average daily net assets of that class on an annual basis.
6. Board of Trustees
Trustees may include people who are officers and/or directors of the investment adviser or Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”). Federal securities law limits the percentage of such “interested persons” who may serve on a trust’s board, and the trust was in compliance with these limitations throughout the report period. The trust did not pay any of these persons for their services as trustees, but it did pay non-interested persons (independent trustees), as noted in each Fund’s Statement of Operations.
Until September 2006, a Retirement Plan existed for the independent trustees. After the termination of the Retirement Plan, the previously accrued and unpaid benefits continue to be adjusted by performance of the Funds. As a result, the amount of the Retirement Payable to any independent trustee may increase or decrease based on the performance of the Funds.
7. Borrowing from Banks:
The Funds have access to custodian overdraft facilities and to an uncommitted line of credit up to a maximum of $100,000,000, as established by State Street Bank and Trust Company. Interest is calculated based on the market rates at the time of borrowing.
There were no borrowings from the line of credit by the Funds during the period. However, the Funds utilized their overdraft facility and incurred interest expense, which is disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The interest expense is determined based on a negotiated rate above the current Federal Funds Rate.
8. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:
For the period ended March 31, 2010, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term obligations) were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
|
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund | | | $61,470,525 | | | | $8,623,679 | |
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund | | | 1,123,298 | | | | 830,485 | |
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund | | | 79,448,296 | | | | 28,716,986 | |
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund | | | 282,969,593 | | | | 124,972,819 | |
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9. Redemption Fee:
The Funds charge a 2.00% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within 30 days of the original purchase date. Such amounts are netted against the redemption proceeds on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. The redemption fees charged during the current and prior periods are:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Current Period
| | Prior Period
|
| | (4/1/09-3/31/10) | | (4/1/08-3/31/09) |
|
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund | | | $84 | | | | $48 | |
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund | | | 37 | | | | 5 | |
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund | | | 5,219 | | | | 1,968 | |
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund | | | 8,691 | | | | 9,018 | |
10. Federal Income Taxes:
As of March 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
|
| | International
| | Global
| | Emerging
| | International Fixed
|
| | Equity Fund | | Equity Fund | | Markets Fund | | Income Fund |
|
Undistributed ordinary income | | | $605,092 | | | | $26,205 | | | | $132,748 | | | | $1,462,772 | |
Undistributed long-term capital gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 60,938 | |
Unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 7,313,915 | | | | 166,045 | | | | 10,301,445 | | | | 5,856,370 | |
Unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (700,994 | ) | | | (737,194 | ) | | | (742,442 | ) | | | (5,897,771 | ) |
Other unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) | | | (802 | ) | | | 29 | | | | (67,626 | ) | | | (113,314 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) | | | $6,612,119 | | | | $(571,120 | ) | | | $9,491,377 | | | | $(154,715 | ) |
The primary difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation or unrealized depreciation of investments is the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
Capital loss carry forwards may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. As of March 31, 2010, the following funds had capital loss carry forwards available to offset net capital gains before the expiration dates:
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| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
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| | International
| | Global
| | Emerging
| | International Fixed
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Expire Date | | Equity Fund | | Equity Fund | | Markets Fund | | Income Fund |
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March 31, 2017 | | $ | — | | | | $4,137 | | | | $1,445,702 | | | $ | — | |
March 31, 2018 | | | — | | | | 331,513 | | | | 1,735,422 | | | | — | |
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Total | | | — | | | | 335,650 | | | | 3,181,124 | | | | — | |
For tax purposes, realized net capital losses, incurred after October 31, may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. As of March 31, 2010, the Funds had aggregate deferred realized net capital losses and capital losses utilized as follows:
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| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
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| | International
| | Global
| | Emerging
| | International Fixed
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| | Equity Fund | | Equity Fund | | Markets Fund | | Income Fund |
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Capital losses deferred | | | $— | | | | $62,852 | | | | $412,211 | | | | $— | |
Currency losses deferred | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Capital losses utilized | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Financial Notes (continued)
10. Federal Income Taxes (continued):
The tax-basis components of distributions paid during the current and prior periods were:
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| | Laudus Mondrian
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| | Laudus Mondrian
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| | International
| | Global
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| | Equity Fund | | Equity Fund | | Markets Fund | | Income Fund |
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Current period distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | | $1,349,818 | | | | $106,101 | | | | $1,068,662 | | | | $7,386,006 | |
Long-term capital gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 354,254 | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Prior period distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | | $181,435 | | | | $119,257 | | | | $373,534 | | | | $3,341,318 | |
Long-term capital gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Distributions paid to shareholders are based on net investment income and net realized gains determined on a tax basis, which may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to differing treatment for items such as non-U.S. currency gains and losses, short-term capital gains and losses; capital losses related to wash sales, unrealized appreciation of certain investments in non-U.S. securities; paydowns on fixed-income securities; and income on certain investments. The fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and net realized gains are recorded by the Funds for financial reporting purposes. The Funds may also designate a portion of the amount paid to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for tax purposes.
The permanent book and tax basis differences may result in reclassifications between capital accounts and other accounts as required. The adjustments will have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. As of March 31, 2010, the Funds made the following reclassifications:
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| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
| | Laudus Mondrian
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| | International
| | Global
| | Emerging
| | International Fixed
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| | Equity Fund | | Equity Fund | | Markets Fund | | Income Fund |
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Capital shares | | | $(358 | ) | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $— | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 27,187 | | | | 928 | | | | (63,289 | ) | | | 3,358,997 | |
Net realized capital gains/losses | | | (26,829 | ) | | | (928 | ) | | | 63,289 | | | | (3,358,997 | ) |
As of March 31, 2010, management has reviewed the tax positions for open periods (for federal purposes, three years from the date of filing and state purpose, four years from the date of filing), as applicable to the Funds, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statement. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year ended March 31, 2010, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties. The Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund and Laudus Mondrian International fixed Income Fund are not subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities before tax year 2007. The Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund and Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund are not subject to examination by U.S. federal and state authorities before tax year 2008.
11. Subsequent Events:
Management has determined there are no subsequent events or transactions that would have materially impacted the financial statements as presented.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of:
Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio holdings, 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 Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund, Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund, Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund, and Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund (four of the portfolios constituting Laudus Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at March 31, 2010, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at March 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
May 17, 2010
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Other Federal Tax Information (unaudited)
The Funds may elect to pass on the benefits of the foreign tax credit to its shareholders for the year ended March 31, 2010, and the respective foreign source income on the Funds were as follows:
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Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund | | | 198,141 | | | | 2,661,284 | |
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund | | | 8,672 | | | | 109,097 | |
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund | | | 218,074 | | | | 2,376,075 | |
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund | | | — | | | | — | |
For corporate shareholders, the following percentage of the funds dividend distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, qualify for the corporate dividends received deductions:
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Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund | | | — | |
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund | | | 39 | |
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund | | | — | |
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund | | | — | |
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, the Funds designate the following amounts of the dividend distributions as qualified dividends for the purpose of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code. Shareholders will be notified in January 2011 via IRS form 1099 of the amounts for use in preparing their 2009 income tax return.
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Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund | | | 1,525,925 | |
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund | | | 108,566 | |
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund | | | 1,286,736 | |
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund | | | — | |
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, the Funds hereby designate the following amounts as capital gain dividends:
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Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund | | | — | |
Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund | | | — | |
Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund | | | — | |
Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund | | | 354,254 | |
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Results of Proxy Voting:
At a special meeting of shareholders of the trust held on December 14, 2009, shareholders approved the following proposal: to elect nine trustees to serve on the Board of Trustees of the trust.
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Charles R. Schwab | | | 125,221,372.67 | | | | 28,690,024.32 | | | | 81.36% | |
Walter W. Bettinger, II | | | 145,432,597.43 | | | | 8,478,799.56 | | | | 94.49% | |
Mariann Byerwalter | | | 150,226,122.76 | | | | 3,685,274.23 | | | | 97.61% | |
John F. Cogan | | | 149,359,044.40 | | | | 4,552,352.59 | | | | 97.04% | |
William A. Hasler | | | 140,754,512.11 | | | | 13,156,884.88 | | | | 91.45% | |
Gerald B. Smith | | | 149,347,240.57 | | | | 4,564,156.42 | | | | 97.03% | |
Donald R. Stephens | | | 149,421,888.16 | | | | 4,489,508.83 | | | | 97.08% | |
Joseph H. Wender | | | 149,294,896.88 | | | | 4,616,500.11 | | | | 97.00% | |
Michael W. Wilsey | | | 143,901,543.71 | | | | 10,009,853.28 | | | | 93.50% | |
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Trustees and Officers
The tables below give information about the trustees and officers for the Laudus Trust which includes the funds covered in this report. The “Fund Complex” includes The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Investments, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust, Laudus Trust and Laudus Institutional Trust. The Fund Complex includes 85 funds.
The address for all trustees and officers is 211 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. You can find more information about the trustees and officers in the Statement of Additional Information, which is available free by calling 1-800-435-4000.
Independent Trustees
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Name, Year of Birth,
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and Position(s) with
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the trust; (Terms of
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office, and length of
| | Principal Occupations
| | Overseen by
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Time Served1) | | During the Past Five Years | | the Trustee | | Other Directorships |
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Mariann Byerwalter 1960 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2004.) | | Chairman of JDN Corporate Advisory LLC. | | 77 | | Director, Redwood Trust, Inc. (1998 – present) Director, PMI Group Inc. (2001 – 2009) Director, Excelsior Funds (2006 – 2007) |
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John F. Cogan 1947 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Senior Fellow: The Hoover Institution at Stanford University (Oct. 1979 – present); Senior Fellow Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research; Professor of Public Policy, Stanford University (Sept. 1994 – present). | | 77 | | Director, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (2005 – present) Director, Monaco Coach Corporation (2005 – 2009) |
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William A. Hasler 1941 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2004.) | | Dean Emeritus, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley (July 1998 – present). | | 77 | | Director, Ditech Networks Corporation (1997 – present) Director, TOUSA (1998 – present) Director, Mission West Properties (1998 – present) Director, Globalstar, Inc. (2009 – present) Director, Harris-Stratex Networks (2001 – present) Director, Aphton Corp. (1991 – 2007) Director, Solectron Corporation (1998 – 2007) Director, Genitope Corporation (2000 – 2009) Director, Excelsior Funds (2006 – 2007) |
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Gerald B. Smith 1950 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Smith Graham & Co. (investment advisors) (1990 – present). | | 77 | | Lead Independent Director, Board of Cooper Industries (2002 – present) Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Oneok Partners LP (2003 – present) Director, Oneok, Inc (2009 – present) |
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Donald R. Stephens 1938 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Managing Partner, D.R. Stephens & Company (investments) (1973 – present). | | 77 | | None |
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Joseph H. Wender 1944 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Senior Consultant, Goldman Sachs & Co., Inc. (Jan. 2008-present); Partner, Colgin Partners, LLC (vineyards) (February 1998 – present); Senior Director, Chairman of the Finance Committee, GSC Group (July 2005 – Dec. 2007); General Partner, Goldman Sachs & Co., Inc. (Oct. 1982 – June 2005). | | 77 | | Board Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Isis Pharmaceuticals (1994 – present) |
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Independent Trustees (continued)
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Name, Year of Birth,
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and Position(s) with
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the trust; (Terms of
| | | | Fund Complex
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office, and length of
| | Principal Occupations
| | Overseen by
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Time Served1) | | During the Past Five Years | | the Trustee | | Other Directorships |
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Michael W. Wilsey 1943 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Wilsey Bennett, Inc. (real estate investment and management, and other investments). | | 77 | | None |
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Interested Trustees
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Name, Year of Birth,
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and Position(s) with
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the trust; (Terms of
| | | | Fund Complex
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office, and length of
| | Principal Occupations
| | Overseen by
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Time Served ) | | During the Past Five Years | | the Trustee | | Other Directorships |
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Charles R. Schwab2 1937 Chairman and Trustee (Chairman and Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Founded Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. in 1971 and became Chairman in 1978. Since 1986, Chairman and Director, The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since 1989, Director, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., and appointed as Chairman in 1991. Since 1996, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Schwab (SIS) Holdings Inc. I and Schwab International Holdings, Inc. Since 1999, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Schwab Holdings, Inc. Since 2003, Chairman, Charles Schwab Bank, N. A.; Through June 2007, Director, U.S. Trust Company, N. A., U.S. Trust Corporation, United States Trust Company of New York. Until October 2008, Chief Executive Officer, The Charles Schwab Corporation, and the Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. | | 77 | | None |
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Walter W. Bettinger II2 1960 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | As of October 2008, President and Chief Executive Officer, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., principal underwriter to the Funds, and The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since October 2008, Director, The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since May 2008, Director, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Schwab Holdings, Inc. Since 2006, Director, Charles Schwab Bank. From 2004 through 2007, Executive Vice President and President, Schwab Investor Services. From 2004 through 2005, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Individual Investor Enterprise, and from 2002 through 2004, Executive Vice President, Corporate Services. Until October 2008, President and Chief Operating Officer, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and The Charles Schwab Corporation. | | 85 | | None |
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Officers of the Trust
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Name, Year of Birth, and Position(s)
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with the trust; (Terms of office, and
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length of Time Served3) | | Principal Occupations During the Past Five Years |
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George Pereira 1964 Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Officer of Laudus Trust since 2006.) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (November 2004 – present); Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, Schwab Funds and Schwab ETFs (2009 – present); Director, Charles Schwab Worldwide Fund, PLC and Charles Schwab Asset Management (Ireland) Limited (Sept. 2002 – present); Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, Excelsior Funds Inc., Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc., and Excelsior Funds Trust (June 2006 – June 2007). |
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Jeffrey Mortimer 1963 President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer (President and CEO since 2008, CIO since 2004.) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. and Schwab Funds (2004 – present); Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Schwab ETFs (2009 – present). |
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Koji E. Felton 1961 Vice President and Assistant Clerk (Officer of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Senior Vice President, Chief Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (July 2000 – present); Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (June 1998 – present); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Schwab Funds (Nov. 1998 – present); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present); Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Excelsior Funds Inc., Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc., and Excelsior Funds Trust (June 2006 – June 2007). |
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Catherine MacGregor 1964 Chief Legal Officer, Vice President and Clerk (Officer of Laudus Trust since 2005.) | | Vice President, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (July 2005 – present); Vice President, Schwab Funds (2005 – present), Vice President of Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present). |
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Michael Haydel 1972 Vice President (Officer of Laudus Trust since 2005) | | Vice President, Asset Management Client Services, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (2004 – present); Vice President, Schwab Funds (2005 – present); Vice President, Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present). |
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1 | | Trustees remain in office until they resign, retire or are removed by shareholder vote. The Laudus Funds retirement policy requires that independent trustees elected after January 1, 2000 retire at age 72 or after 20 years of service as a trustee, whichever comes first, provided that any trustee who serves on both Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds retires from both boards when first required to retire by either board. Independent trustees elected prior to January 1, 2000 will retire on the following schedule: Messrs. Stephens and Wilsey will retire on December 31, 2010. |
2 | | Messrs. Schwab and Bettinger are Interested Trustees because they are employees of Schwab and/or the investment adviser. In addition to their employment with Schwab and/or the investment adviser, Messrs. Schwab and Bettinger also own stock of The Charles Schwab Corporation. |
3 | | The President, Treasurer and Clerk hold office until their respective successors are chosen and qualified or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified. Each of the other officers serves at the pleasure of the Board. |
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Glossary
AAA Debt Rating is a grade given to high-quality investment grade bonds that indicates their credit quality. Private independent rating services such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch provide these evaluations of a bond issuer’s financial strength, or its ability to pay a bond’s principal and interest in a timely fashion.
The Citigroup non-U.S. Dollar World Government Bond Index measures the total rate of return performance for the government bonds of 23 countries, excluding the U.S., with a remaining maturity of at least one year.
The MSCI EAFE Index® (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure market equity performance in 22 developed market countries, excluding the U.S. and Canada. This series approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. This series approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment.
The MSCI World® Index (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure global developed markets equity performance. This series approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment.
Price to earnings ratio is the price of a stock divided by its historical earnings per share.
Price to book ratio compares the stock’s market value to the value of the total assets less the total liabilities.
Price to cash flow ratio is the price of a stock divided by its reported cash flow per share.
Return on equity represents the amount earned on a company’s common stock investment for a given period, calculated by dividing common stock equity into net income for the period after preferred stock dividends but before common stock dividends.
The Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the 1000 largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, and represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.
The Russell 2500tm Index measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, and represents approximately 16% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.
Sovereign debt refers to debt issued by a national government within a given country and denominated in a foreign currency.
Trading Activity is one of several risk factors commonly used to attribute a portfolio’s return relative to its benchmark. Specifically, trading activity measures a stock’s trailing 12 month trading volume relative to its total shares outstanding. It measures how actively traded a stock has been in the last 12 months.
Proxy Voting
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 by visiting www.laudus.com, or the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or by contacting Laudus Funds at 866.452.8387.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request by visiting www.laudus.com, or the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington DC. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The information filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available at www.laudus.com.
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PRIVACY NOTICE
THIS IS NOT PART OF THE SHAREHOLDER REPORT
A Commitment to Your Privacy
Your Privacy Is Not for Sale
We do not and will not sell your personal information to anyone, for any reason.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of information we maintain about you. Below are details about our commitment, including the types of information we collect and how we use and share that information. This Privacy Notice applies to you only if you are an individual who invests directly in the funds by placing orders through the funds’ transfer agent. If you place orders through your brokerage account at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. or an account with another broker-dealer, investment advisor, 401(k) plan, employee benefit plan, administrator, bank or other financial intermediary, you are covered by the privacy policies of that financial institution and should consult those policies.
How We Collect Information About You
We collect personal information about you in a number of ways.
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We collect personal information from you when you open an account or utilize one of our services. We may also collect information about you from third parties such as consumer reporting agencies to verify your identity. The information we collect may include personal information, including your Social Security number, as well as details about your interests, investments and investment experience.
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Once your account has been opened, we collect and maintain personal information about your account activity, including your transactions, balances, positions and history. This information allows us to administer your account and provide the services you have requested.
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How We Share and Use Your Information
We provide access to information about you to our affiliated companies, outside companies and other third parties in certain limited circumstances, including:
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State Laws
We will comply with state laws that apply to the disclosure or use of information about you.
Safeguarding Your Information — Security Is a Partnership
We take precautions to ensure the information we collect about you is protected and is accessed only by authorized individuals or organizations.
Companies we use to provide support services are not allowed to use information about our shareholders for their own purposes and are contractually obligated to maintain strict confidentiality. We limit their use of information to the performance of the specific services we have requested.
We restrict access to personal information by our employees and agents. Our employees are trained about privacy and are required to safeguard personal information.
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
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To provide us with updated information, report suspected fraud or identity theft, or for any other questions, please call the number below.
Laudus Funds® direct investors: 1-800-447-3332
© 2009 Laudus Funds. All rights reserved.
For More Information about the Funds:
Investment Adviser
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
211 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
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1.866.452.8387 Investment Professionals
1.800.447.3332 Individual Investors
www.laudus.com
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COMMAND PERFORMANCEtm
Laudus Rosenberg Funds
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund (closed April 30, 2010)
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund (closed April 30, 2010)
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund (closed April 30, 2010)
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund (closed April 30, 2010)
Adviser
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
Subadviser
AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC
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Fund investment adviser: Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM).
Distributor: ALPS Distributors, Inc.
The industry/sector classification of the funds’ portfolio holdings uses the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by and is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by CSIM and certain affiliates. Charles Schwab & Co, Inc. and ALPS Distributors, Inc. are unaffiliated entities.
Performance at a Glance
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.laudus.com.
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Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund1 | | | | |
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Investor Shares (Ticker Symbol: AXLVX) | | | 40.70% | |
Select Shares (Ticker Symbol: AXLIX) | | | 41.26% | |
Benchmark: Russell 1000® Index | | | 51.60% | |
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Performance Details | | | pages 6-7 | |
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Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund (Ticker Symbol: RDISX)1,2,3 | | | 53.48% | |
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Russell 2500tm Index | | | 65.71% | |
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Performance Details | | | pages 8-9 | |
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Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund1,4 | | | | |
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Investor Shares (Ticker Symbol: LIDIX) | | | 58.12% | |
Select Shares (Ticker Symbol: LIDSX) | | | 58.75% | |
Benchmark: S&P Global ex-U.S. BMI $2-10 Billion Cap Range | | | 68.37% | |
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Performance Details | | | pages 10-12 | |
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Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund1,4 | | | | |
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Investor Shares (Ticker Symbol: RISIX) | | | 55.44% | |
Select Shares (Ticker Symbol: ICSIX) | | | 56.01% | |
Benchmark: S&P Developed ex-U.S. SmallCap Index | | | 69.53% | |
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Performance Details | | | pages 13-15 | |
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All fund and index figures on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized. Redemption fees charged on shares sold or exchanged 30 days or less after purchasing them may affect share level returns.
Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by CSIM. Without these reductions, the fund’s returns would have been lower. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
There are risks associated with investing in foreign companies, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability, fluctuations in currency and exchange rates, and an increased risk of price volatility associated with less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements. Investing in emerging markets accentuates these risks. Investments in emerging markets may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.
Small-company stocks are subject to greater volatility than other asset categories.
Small- and mid-capitalization funds typically carry additional risk since small- and mid-capitalization companies generally have a higher risk of failure.
Please see prospectus for further detail and investor eligibility requirements.
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1 | On April 30, 2010, each of the Laudus Rosenberg Funds closed to all shareholders. Please see the prospectus supplement dated April 30, 2010 in the back of this annual report for additional information. |
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2 | On November 19, 2009, the Investor Share class and Select Share class of the Fund were combined into a single class of shares of the Fund. The performance and financial history of the fund are that of the Fund’s former Select Shares. Accordingly, the past performance shown is that of the Fund’s former Select Shares. |
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3 | On November 19, 2009, the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Small Capitalization Fund merged into the Fund. |
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4 | The Fund’s performance relative to the index may be affected by fair-value pricing, see financial note 2 for more information. |
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From the President
Jeffrey Mortimer is President, CEO, and CIO of Laudus Funds and SVP of Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. He joined the firm in 1997 and has held a variety of executive positions at Schwab.
Dear Shareholder,
The Board of Trustees of the Laudus Trust, after careful deliberation, decided on April 28, 2010, that it was in the best interest of the Funds’ shareholders to close and liquidate the Laudus Rosenberg Funds. Each of the Laudus Rosenberg Funds closed to all investors at the close of business on April 30, 2010. Each Fund expects to redeem all of its outstanding shares on or shortly after July 30, 2010, and to distribute the proceeds to the Fund’s shareholders. Also effective on April 30, 2010, each Fund waived its redemption fee.
Laudus Funds will continue to work with AXA Rosenberg to understand the effect of its recently-disclosed coding error and its impact, if any, on the Laudus Rosenberg Funds. Additional material information, as it becomes available, will be posted on the Funds’ website at www.laudus.com. You can also reference the prospectus supplement in the back of this annual report about the closure and liquidation of the Laudus Rosenberg Funds.
As is our custom with annual reports, you can read about the performance of the Funds for the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2010, in the “Manager’s Discussion and Analysis” section and about the Investment Environment during the same period.
If you have any questions about the closure and liquidation of the Funds, we are available to talk with you at the numbers listed below.
Shareholders with Schwab accounts: 1-800-435-4000
Advisors and intermediaries: 1-866-452-8387
All other shareholders: 1-800-447-3332
Sincerely,
Laudus Rosenberg Funds 3
The Investment Environment
In a strong reversal from the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2009, the past 12 months produced significant positive returns and high volatility in global capital markets. Nearly all major equity indices gained more than 50%. Generally speaking, the international equity markets fared slightly better than the U.S. markets, while fixed income underperformed both. Commodity indices also had substantial gains, but they were less than the gains seen in equity markets. Globally, as occurred in the previous 12 months, gains were highly synchronized and exhibited a pattern that is often seen during a period of strong gains across global capital markets.
In the United States, large-cap stocks gained about 50% for the period, with a modest spread between growth-and value-style equities, as value outperformed growth by about 4%. U.S. small-cap stocks outperformed U.S. large-cap stocks and gained about 63%. U.S. small-cap value stocks outperformed their growth counterparts and added approximately 65%, while the growth stocks returned about 60%. Internationally, the results were slightly better. International large-cap stocks were up about 55% for the period, but did not do as well as international small-cap stocks, which gained nearly 70%. Similar to the United States, international value stocks outperformed growth stocks, with value gaining about 59% and growth gaining approximately 51%.
What caused these strong returns, especially during the relatively short period of 12 months? In essence, the credit crisis that began in the summer of 2007 and dominated the capital markets through early 2009 appeared to be ending for many investors. Government central banks around the globe lowered interest rates to very low levels, and for the most part, have kept them there. They have also used other tools to help the global financial system maintain sufficient liquidity, such as buying distressed debt from private banks and supporting housing markets by intervening in mortgage markets. As investors gauged the positive impacts of these and other interventions on the capital markets, they shifted from selling securities to buying them.
Economic fundamentals also began showing signs of growth. While the U.S. economy continued to shrink early in the reporting period, the government reported that it began growing again during the period of July 1 through December 31, 2009. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. unemployment rate, while remaining stubbornly high at 9.7% at the close of the period, nevertheless stopped going up. Furthermore, the report for March 2010, the final month of the reporting period, showed employment gains of 162,000 jobs in the United States, the most since May 2007. Several measures of global manufacturing also gained during the latter half of the reporting period.
From a global perspective, sectors that are generally considered to be cyclical in their growth—meaning that they are more sensitive to a broad level of economic activity—led the markets. The Financials sector gained nearly 80%, as investor confidence returned to the area that had led the global downturn. Materials, up about 79%, and Industrials, up nearly 70%, were also strong during the period. Consumer Discretionary stocks, also considered cyclical in nature, rounded out the top four, posting a gain of more than 65%. Lagging among the sectors were the more defensive, less economically sensitive groups, Utilities, up about 28%, and Telecommunications Services, which gained about 30%. Health Care, also considered defensive, was up about 36%.
Among major developed economies, Australia and Canada performed the best during the period, gaining more than 70% in U.S. dollar terms. Several European countries, notably Sweden, the Netherlands, and Norway, posted similar rates of returns during the period. The United States did slightly worse, gaining about 51%. The United Kingdom, Germany, and France all gained more than 50% and performed roughly in line with the United States. Japan, up about 38%, was a relative laggard among major developed economies. It is important to note that over the entire reporting period, the U.S. dollar lost ground against several major currencies, which boosted the returns for U.S. dollar-based investors in the major developed markets. Emerging markets as a group performed even better than developed markets, gaining about 80% for the 12-month period. A few emerging markets such as India, Russia, and Brazil gained more than 100%.
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The Investment Environment continued
The U.S. dollar’s decline against other currencies also impacted commodity prices, and most commodity indices were up for the 12-month period. However, unlike the equity markets, commodity index returns showed wide variations. For example, Metals, led by copper and nickel—two of the most economically sensitive metals—were up almost 60%. Gold was up about 20%, as precious metals lagged the industrial group. Crude oil was up about 40% for the period, and Unleaded Gasoline gained about 56%. Agricultural prices, while moving higher overall, lagged those of other major commodity groups, adding about 3% during the period. Corn and wheat were particularly weak, both posting declines of more than 20%, which was highly unusual during this period of strong gains.
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Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
The Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund Investor Shares returned 40.70% for the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2010, while its comparative index, the Russell 1000 Index (the index) returned 51.60%. Although Fund performance followed the general trajectory of the market’s recovery during the 12-month period, it underperformed due to poor stock selection, and to a lesser extent, from the Fund’s allocation across sectors.
The biggest drag came from the Information Technology Sector, where the Fund’s stocks significantly underperformed those of the index. Stock selection within Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Industrials—the index’s three strongest-performing sectors for the period—also detracted, as did stock selection within the Health Care and Energy Sectors.
Stock selection within Consumer Staples contributed positively. From a sector allocation perspective, the Fund’s more defensive positioning—compared to the index—also worked against it for the period; its overweighting of Health Care and Consumer Staples detracted, as did its underweighting in Industrials and Financials. The Fund’s underweighting of Energy and Telecommunication Services added some relative value.
From a market capitalization perspective, absolute performance for the period was strongest among the portfolio’s smaller companies (those with market capitalization under $10 billion); the Fund’s relative overweights to those companies also contributed positively. Stock selection among those companies, however, detracted. And while the Fund’s overweight to the largest companies in its investment universe (market capitalization above $150 billion) detracted, its stock selection among those companies contributed positively.
From a Price-to-Earnings (P/E) perspective, the largest contribution to the Fund’s absolute performance came from stocks with P/Es between 30 and 35. However, the Fund’s stock selection across most other P/E ranges detracted from relative performance, especially among lower-P/E stocks. It’s important to note that the index’s stocks with negative P/Es, that is, stocks of firms that lost money during the last 12 months, posted the highest returns across all P/E ranges; the Fund typically underweights these stocks because of their unattractive valuations.
The picture was slightly different from a Price/Book (P/B) perspective. Although the Fund’s overweight to the lowest-P/B stocks contributed notably, stock selection among those stocks detracted significantly. Across other ranges, stock selection contributed in some instances and detracted in others. The highest-P/B stocks—to which the Fund was overweighted—were the weakest performers for the reporting period, and the Fund’s stock selection among those companies dragged further on relative returns.
As of 3/31/10:
Fund Characteristics
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Number of Securities | | 153 |
Avg. Market Capitalization ($Wtd. x 1,000,000) | | $64,663 |
Portfolio Turnover (One year trailing) | | 145% |
Price to Earnings (P/E) | | 17.32 |
Price/Book Ratio (P/B) | | 2.08 |
Price to Cash Flow | | 9.81 |
Beta | | 1.17 |
Return on Equity | | 29.48% |
Five-Year Earnings Growth | | 5.10% |
Fund Overview
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Initial Investment | | $100 | | $50,000 |
Inception Date | | 7/31/2002 | | 6/19/2002 |
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000) | | $6,707 | | $94,149 |
Ticker Symbol | | AXLVX | | AXLIX |
Cusip | | 51855Q853 | | 51855Q101 |
NAV | | $8.90 | | $8.88 |
Manager views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
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Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
July 31, 2002 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment in Investor Shares1
June 19, 2002 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$50,000 Investment in Select Shares1
Average Annual Total Returns1
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Class and Inception Date | | 1 Year | | 5 Years | | Since Inception |
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Investor Shares (7/31/02) | | | 40.70 | % | | | | 0.78 | % | | | | 4.50 | % | |
Select Shares (6/19/02) | | | 41.26 | % | | | | 1.10 | % | | | | 3.18 | % | |
Russell 1000® Index* | | | 51.60 | % | | | | 2.31 | % | | | | (7/31/02) 5.82% | | |
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Fund Expense Ratios2: Investor Shares: Net 1.14%; Gross 1.39% / Select Shares: Net 0.84%; Gross 0.99%
Sector Weightings % of Equities
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Information Technology | | 20.8% |
Health Care | | 15.9% |
Consumer Discretionary | | 14.8% |
Consumer Staples | | 14.1% |
Financials | | 11.0% |
Industrials | | 8.4% |
Energy | | 7.5% |
Materials | | 4.4% |
Utilities | | 2.2% |
Telecommunication Services | | 0.9% |
Total | | 100.0% |
Top Equity Holdings % of Net Assets3
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International Business Machines Corp. | | 4.4% |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | 4.1% |
Microsoft Corp. | | 3.9% |
ConocoPhillips | | 3.5% |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | 3.4% |
Pfizer, Inc. | | 3.2% |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | 3.0% |
CVS Caremark Corp. | | 2.9% |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | 2.7% |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 2.5% |
Total | | 33.6% |
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* | | Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, and represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs. |
1 | | Total returns include change in share price and reinvestment of distributions. Total returns may reflect the waiver of a portion of a fund’s advisory fees for certain periods since the inception date. In such instances, and without the waiver of fees, total returns would have been lower. Performance results less than one year are not annualized. |
2 | | As stated in the prospectus. Net Expenses: Reflects expenses expected to be charged to shareholders through at least 7/30/12. Adviser expects to hold expenses at this level by waiving its management fees and/or bearing other expenses. Gross Expenses: Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements. |
3 | | This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser. |
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Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
The Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund returned 53.48% for the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2010, while its comparative index, the Russell 2500 Index (the index) returned 65.71%. Although Fund performance followed the general trajectory of the market’s recovery during the 12-month period, it underperformed due to poor stock selection, and to a lesser extent, from the Fund’s allocation across sectors.
The biggest drag came from the Consumer Discretionary Sector, where the Fund’s stocks significantly underperformed those of the index. Stock selection within Consumer Staples, Health Care, Information Technology, Materials, and Industrials also detracted. Only stock selection within the Telecommunications Services and Energy Sectors contributed positively.
From a sector allocation perspective, the Fund’s underweight to Energy hurt relative performance, as did its overweighting of Health Care and Consumer Staples stocks. Mitigating those drags to some extent, however, were positive contributions from the Fund’s overweight to Information Technology and its underweighting of Financials and Utilities.
From a market capitalization perspective, the Fund’s absolute performance for the period was strongest among the portfolio’s smaller companies (under $3 billion market capitalization). On a relative basis, however, the Fund’s stocks in that and most other market-capitalization ranges underperformed those of the index. This was seen especially among companies with market capitalizations between $3 and $5 billion, resulting in a drag on relative returns. Furthermore, even though the Fund gained value from its underweight to those companies, it lost value from other market-capitalization allocations; as a result, its overall allocation across market capitalizations had little net effect.
From a Price-to-Earnings (P/E) perspective, the Fund’s overall allocations also had little net effect. Although the Fund’s underweight to stocks with negative P/Es, that is, P/Es of firms that lost money during the last 12 months, dragged on relative performance, its overweight to the lowest-P/E stocks (12.5 or less) contributed, nearly overcoming the drag. However, the Fund’s stock selection detracted from relative performance across multiple P/E ranges, most notably among stocks with negative and low P/Es. The Fund’s stock selections in the mid- to highest-range of P/Es did add value and mitigated some of the downside.
The picture was slightly different from a Price-to-Book (P/B) standpoint, as the Fund’s allocations across nearly all P/B ranges added value. However, again, the Fund’s stock selection across multiple P/B ranges detracted from relative performance, especially among stocks with P/B values of less than 1.25—by far the index’s strongest performers for the reporting period.
As of 3/31/10:
Fund Characteristics
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Number of Securities | | 353 |
Avg. Market Capitalization ($Wtd. x 1,000,000) | | $2,672 |
Portfolio Turnover (One year trailing)* | | 111% |
Price to Earnings (P/E) | | 25.43 |
Price/Book Ratio (P/B) | | 1.63 |
Price to Cash Flow | | 21.73 |
Beta | | 1.4 |
Return on Equity | | 7.80% |
Five-Year Earnings Growth | | 7.23% |
Fund Overview
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Initial Investment | | $100 |
Inception Date | | 9/4/2001 |
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000) | | $347,029 |
Ticker Symbol | | RDISX |
Cusip | | 51855Q309 |
NAV | | $14.37 |
Manager views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
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* | | Portfolio turnover excludes the impact of investment activity resulting from a merger with another fund (see financial note 12). |
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Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
September 4, 2001 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment1,2,3
Average Annual Total Returns1,2,3
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Fund: Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund (9/4/01) | | | 53.48 | % | | | | 0.91 | % | | | | 6.53 | % | |
Russell 2500tm Index* | | | 65.71 | % | | | | 4.05 | % | | | | 9.01 | % | |
Fund Expense Ratios4: Net 0.95%; Gross 0.99%
Sector Weightings % of Equities
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Information Technology | | 20.0% |
Consumer Discretionary | | 19.9% |
Health Care | | 15.2% |
Financials | | 13.6% |
Materials | | 11.3% |
Industrials | | 10.3% |
Energy | | 3.5% |
Consumer Staples | | 2.4% |
Telecommunication Services | | 2.1% |
Utilities | | 1.7% |
Total | | 100.0% |
Top Equity Holdings % of Net Assets5
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The Lubrizol Corp. | | 2.3% |
CenturyTel, Inc. | | 2.0% |
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. | | 2.0% |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | 1.9% |
Hasbro, Inc. | | 1.8% |
Omnicare, Inc. | | 1.8% |
Massey Energy Co. | | 1.6% |
Synopsys, Inc. | | 1.6% |
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | 1.5% |
RadioShack Corp. | | 1.5% |
Total | | 18.0% |
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* | | Russell 2500tm Index measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, and represents approximately 18% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs. |
1 | | Total returns include change in share price and reinvestment of distributions. Total returns may reflect the waiver of a portion of a fund’s advisory fees for certain periods since the inception date. In such instances, and without the waiver of fees, total returns would have been lower. Performance results less than one year are not annualized. |
2 | | On November 19, 2009, the Investor Share class and Select Share class of the Fund were combined into a single class of shares of the Fund. The performance and financial history of the fund are that of the Fund’s former Select Shares. Accordingly, the past performance shown is that of the Fund’s former Select Shares. |
3 | | On November 19, 2009, the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Small Capitalization Fund merged into the Fund. |
4 | | As stated in the prospectus. Net Expenses: Reflects expenses expected to be charged to shareholders through at least 7/30/12. Adviser expects to hold expenses at this level by waiving its management fees and/or bearing other expenses. Gross Expenses: Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements. |
5 | | This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser. |
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Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
The Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery fund Investor Shares returned 58.12% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, while its comparative index, the S&P Global ex U.S. Broad Market Index $2-10 Billion Cap Range (the index) returned 68.37%. The Fund’s underperformance was primarily a result of its stock selection. Allocations added value across some measures, but detracted in others.
On a relative basis, the Fund’s stocks underperformed those of the index across multiple sectors, most notably in Energy, but also in Consumer Staples and Health Care, and to a lesser extent, in Consumer Discretionary and Materials. The Fund’s stocks outperformed the index’s, however, in the Financials, Information Technology, and Telecommunications Services Sectors.
From a sector allocation standpoint, the Fund’s underperformance was primarily the result of its having a more defensive stance than the index: the Fund lost relative value from its overweighting of the Consumer Staples, Telecommunications, and Health Care Sectors. The best returns came from the Materials Sector—up more than 80%. Strong absolute performance also came from the Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Financials Sectors.
From a market capitalization perspective, the Fund’s positioning—overweight smaller companies and underweight larger ones—generally worked in its favor for the reporting period. The Fund’s strongest absolute returns came from the smallest stocks, that is, those with market capitalizations of under $750 million that had posted 100% returns or better, which helped to overcome some of the drag from overall stock selection among these smaller firms. The Fund’s overweight of stocks in the $750 million to $1.5 billion range also contributed to relative performance. However, the Fund’s stock selection across multiple market-capitalization ranges dragged on relative performance.
On a valuation basis, the Fund’s value orientation—with overweights to lower-valuation stocks, measured both by Price/Earnings (P/E) and Price/Book (P/B) values—worked in its favor for the reporting period. However, the Fund’s stocks across most P/E and P/B ranges underperformed those of the index, more than overshadowing the positive contribution from its allocations.
Although regional allocation typically has little net effect on Fund performance, for the reporting period it added modest value as a result of the Fund’s overweight to Africa and the Middle East. The Fund’s overweight to Latin America also added value; it was one of the strongest-performing regions for the 12-month period. The Fund’s stocks in those regions also outperformed those of the index, adding relative value. However, the Fund’s European and Asia Pacific stocks underperformed, most significantly in Japan and the United Kingdom. The Fund’s stock selection among Canadian and Australian companies also detracted from relative performance for the period.
As of 3/31/10:
Fund Characteristics
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Number of Securities | | 496 |
Avg. Market Capitalization ($Wtd. x 1,000,000) | | $5,976 |
Portfolio Turnover (One year trailing) | | 132% |
Price to Earnings (P/E) | | 49.17 |
Price/Book Ratio (P/B) | | 1.26 |
Price to Cash Flow | | 11.15 |
Beta | | 1.04 |
Return on Equity | | 1.95% |
Five-Year Earnings Growth | | 4.93% |
Fund Overview
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Initial Investment | | $100 | | $50,000 |
Inception Date | | 5/31/2006 | | 5/31/2006 |
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000) | | $33,741 | | $307,866 |
Ticker Symbol | | LIDIX | | LIDSX |
Cusip | | 51855Q697 | | 51855Q689 |
NAV | | $9.42 | | $9.41 |
Manager views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
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Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
May 31, 2006 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment in Investor Shares1
May 31, 2006 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$50,000 Investment in Select Shares1
Average Annual Total Returns1
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Class and Inception Date | | 1 Year | | Since Inception |
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Investor Shares (5/31/06) | | | 58.12 | % | | | | 0.69 | % | |
Select Shares (5/31/06) | | | 58.75 | % | | | | 0.99 | % | |
S&P Global ex US BMI $2-10 Billion Cap Range* | | | 68.37 | % | | | | 2.62 | % | |
Fund Expense Ratios2: Investor Shares: Net 1.65%; Gross 1.86% / Select Shares: Net 1.35%; Gross 1.54%
The Fund’s performance relative to the index may be affected by fair-value pricing, see financial note 2 for more information.
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* | | The S&P Global ex US Broad Market Index (BMI) $2 - $10 Bill Cap Range includes companies in approximately 52 developed and emerging markets with more than $100 million of free float capitalization. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs. |
1 | | Total returns include change in share price and reinvestment of distributions. Total returns may reflect the waiver of a portion of a fund’s advisory fees for certain periods since the inception date. In such instances, and without the waiver of fees, total returns would have been lower. Performance results less than one year are not annualized. |
2 | | As stated in the prospectus. Net Expenses: Reflects expenses expected to be charged to shareholders through at least 7/30/12. Adviser expects to hold expenses at this level by waiving its management fees and/or bearing other expenses. Gross Expenses: Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements. |
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Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10 continued
Country Weightings % of Investments
Sector Weightings % of Equities
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Financials | | 18.7% |
Materials | | 18.3% |
Industrials | | 16.7% |
Consumer Discretionary | | 16.5% |
Information Technology | | 11.0% |
Consumer Staples | | 4.9% |
Energy | | 4.5% |
Utilities | | 3.4% |
Health Care | | 3.2% |
Telecommunication Services | | 2.8% |
Total | | 100.0% |
Top Equity Holdings % of Net Assets1
| | |
Compass Group plc | | 0.8% |
Suncorp.-Metway Ltd. | | 0.7% |
Orica Ltd. | | 0.7% |
TDK Corp. | | 0.6% |
Gold Fields Ltd. | | 0.6% |
Rohm Co., Ltd. | | 0.6% |
NEC Corp. | | 0.6% |
Tatneft ADR | | 0.6% |
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | | 0.6% |
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. | | 0.6% |
Total | | 6.4% |
There are risks associated with investing in foreign companies, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability, fluctuations in currency and exchange rates, and an increased risk of price volatility associated with less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements. Investing in emerging markets accentuates these risks. Investments in emerging markets may be more likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic conditions than more developed countries.
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1 | | This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser. |
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Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
The Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization fund Investor Shares returned 55.44% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, while its comparative index, the S&P Developed ex-U.S. Small Cap Index (the index) returned 69.53%. The Fund’s relative underperformance was primarily due to poor stock selection.
Stock selection across multiple sectors detracted from relative returns, most notably among Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, and Consumer Staples, although the Fund’s stocks outperformed in the Information Technology and Health Care Sectors. In terms of sector allocation, the Fund’s overweight to Consumer Staples and underweight to Energy dragged on relative performance. Its underweight to Health Care, Financials, and Utilities added value, as did an overweight to Information Technology.
From a market capitalization perspective, stock selection put a damper on relative performance, primarily among the smallest companies (market capitalization of less than $750 million). The Fund’s allocations across market capitalizations had little net effect: Although its significant overweight of the smallest stocks added relative value, its overweight of the largest ones detracted.
Even though the Fund’s value orientation worked in its favor for the reporting period, weak stock selection across multiple Price-to-Earnings (P/E) and Price-to-Book (P/B) ranges dragged on relative performance. From a P/E perspective, the Fund’s significant overweight to the lowest-P/E stocks contributed to relative performance, as did its allocations across all other P/E ranges. Exceptions included stocks with negative P/Es, that is, P/Es of firms that lost money during the last 12 months, where the Fund’s underweight detracted. Stock selection among the lower-P/E stocks was especially damaging.
From a P/B perspective, the story was similar, with the Fund gaining some relative value from its allocations, especially from its significant overweight to the lowest-P/B stocks and its underweight to the highest. But the Fund’s stock selection detracted across multiple P/B ranges, with only the Fund’s stocks with the highest P/B values outperforming those of the index.
As is typical for this Fund, regional allocation had little net effect on Fund performance. For this period, however, it detracted somewhat due to an underweight to Canada and an overweight (albeit modest) to the Asia Pacific region. Stock selection dragged on relative performance, however, primarily in the Asia Pacific region, but also in Europe and Canada.
As of 3/31/10:
Fund Characteristics
| | |
Number of Securities | | 664 |
Avg. Market Capitalization ($Wtd. x 1,000,000) | | $2,071 |
Portfolio Turnover (One year trailing) | | 100% |
Price to Earnings (P/E) | | 24.6 |
Price/Book Ratio (P/B) | | 1.01 |
Price to Cash Flow | | 11.54 |
Beta | | 1.11 |
Return on Equity | | 6.45% |
Five-Year Earnings Growth | | 4.49% |
Fund Overview
| | | | |
| | Investor Shares | | Select Shares |
|
|
Initial Investment | | $100 | | $50,000 |
Inception Date | | 10/29/1996 | | 9/23/1996 |
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000) | | $141,185 | | $199,576 |
Ticker Symbol | | RISIX | | ICSIX |
Cusip | | 51855Q796 | | 51855Q606 |
NAV | | $11.82 | | $11.94 |
Manager views and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
Laudus Rosenberg Funds 13
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
March 31, 2000 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment in Investor Shares1
March 31, 2000 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$50,000 Investment in Select Shares1
Average Annual Total Returns1
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class and Inception Date | | 1 Year | | 5 Years | | 10 Years |
|
Investor Shares (10/29/96) | | | 55.44 | % | | | | 0.84 | % | | | �� | 6.38 | % | |
Select Shares (9/23/96) | | | 56.01 | % | | | | 1.21 | % | | | | 6.72 | % | |
S&P Developed ex-U.S. SmallCap Index* | | | 69.53 | % | | | | 5.32 | % | | | | 6.22 | % | |
Fund Expense Ratios2: Investor Shares: 1.49% / Select Shares: Net 1.11%
The Fund’s performance relative to the index may be affected by fair-value pricing, see financial note 2 for more information.
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* | | S&P Developed ex-U.S. SmallCap Index is a float-adjusted index which measures the performance of small companies (approximately the bottom 15% by market capitalization) in 25 developed equity markets. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs. |
1 | | Total returns include change in share price and reinvestment of distributions. Total returns may reflect the waiver of a portion of a fund’s advisory fees for certain periods since the inception date. In such instances, and without the waiver of fees, total returns would have been lower. Performance results less than one year are not annualized. |
2 | | As stated in the prospectus. Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements. |
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Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
Performance Summary as of 3/31/10 continued
Country Weightings % of Investments
Sector Weightings % of Equities
| | |
Consumer Discretionary | | 24.0% |
Industrials | | 21.7% |
Financials | | 17.6% |
Materials | | 14.5% |
Information Technology | | 10.4% |
Consumer Staples | | 5.1% |
Energy | | 2.9% |
Health Care | | 2.8% |
Telecommunication Services | | 0.5% |
Utilities | | 0.5% |
Total | | 100.0% |
Top Equity Holdings % of Net Assets1
| | |
Lagardere S.C.A. | | 1.3% |
Banco de Sabadell S.A. | | 1.2% |
Baloise Holding AG - Reg’d | | 1.2% |
Swiss Life Holding AG - Reg’d | | 1.1% |
Clariant AG - Reg’d | | 1.1% |
MTU Aero Engines Holding AG | | 1.1% |
Mondi plc | | 1.0% |
Arriva plc | | 1.0% |
Logica plc | | 1.0% |
Sydbank A/S | | 1.0% |
Total | | 11.0% |
There are risks associated with investing in foreign companies, such as erratic market conditions, economic and political instability, fluctuations in currency and exchange rates, and an increased risk of price volatility associated with less uniformity in accounting and reporting requirements.
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1 | | This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser. |
Laudus Rosenberg Funds 15
Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
Examples for a $1,000 Investment
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: transaction costs, such as redemption fees; and, ongoing costs, such as management fees, transfer agent and shareholder services fees, and other fund expenses.
The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare this cost with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds. These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the period beginning October 1, 2009 and held through March 31, 2010.
Actual Return lines in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ¸ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund or share class under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical Return lines in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s or share class’ actual expense ratio and an assumed return of 5% per year before expenses. Because the return used is not an actual return, it may not be used to estimate the actual ending account value or expenses you paid for the period.
You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. If these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | | | | | Ending
| | |
| | | | Beginning
| | Account Value
| | Expenses Paid
|
| | Expense Ratio1
| | Account Value
| | (Net of Expenses)
| | During Period2
|
| | (Annualized) | | at 10/1/09 | | at 3/31/10 | | 10/1/09–3/31/10 |
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|
|
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 1.15% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,129.50 | | | $ | 6.11 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1.15% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,019.20 | | | $ | 5.79 | |
Select Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 0.85% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,131.90 | | | $ | 4.52 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 0.85% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020.69 | | | $ | 4.28 | |
|
|
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 0.97% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,163.70 | | | $ | 5.23 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 0.97% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020.09 | | | $ | 4.89 | |
|
|
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 1.66% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,065.90 | | | $ | 8.55 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1.66% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,016.65 | | | $ | 8.35 | |
Select Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 1.36% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,067.20 | | | $ | 7.01 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1.36% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,018.15 | | | $ | 6.84 | |
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|
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 1.68% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,031.40 | | | $ | 8.51 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1.68% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,016.55 | | | $ | 8.45 | |
Select Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 1.28% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,032.60 | | | $ | 6.49 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 1.28% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,018.55 | | | $ | 6.44 | |
| |
1 | Based on the most recent six-month expense ratio; may differ from the expense ratio provided in Financial Highlights, which covers a 12-month period. |
|
2 | Expenses for each fund or share class are equal to its annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 days of the period, and divided by 365 days of the fiscal year. |
16 Laudus Rosenberg Funds
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
Financial Statements
Financial Highlights
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4/1/09–
| | 4/1/08–
| | 4/1/07–
| | 4/1/06–
| | 4/1/05–
| | |
Investor Shares | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | 3/31/08 | | 3/31/07 | | 3/31/06 | | |
|
|
Per-Share Data ($) |
|
Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 6.39 | | | | 10.38 | | | | 13.21 | | | | 12.36 | | | | 11.81 | | | |
| | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.08 | 1 | | | 0.11 | 1 | | | 0.06 | 1 | | | 0.07 | 1 | | | 0.06 | 1 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 2.51 | | | | (4.01 | ) | | | (0.72 | ) | | | 1.25 | | | | 1.63 | | | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.59 | | | | (3.90 | ) | | | (0.66 | ) | | | 1.32 | | | | 1.69 | | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2.11 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (1.07 | ) | | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (2.17 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) | | | (1.14 | ) | | |
| | |
Net asset value at end of period | | | 8.90 | | | | 6.39 | | | | 10.38 | | | | 13.21 | | | | 12.36 | | | |
| | |
Total return (%) | | | 40.70 | | | | (37.61 | ) | | | (6.61 | ) | | | 10.69 | | | | 14.57 | | | |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.15 | | | | 1.31 | 2 | | | 1.30 | 2 | | | 1.33 | | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 1.37 | | | | 1.39 | | | | 1.40 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 1.52 | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1.06 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.50 | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 145 | | | | 153 | 3 | | | 166 | | | | 144 | | | | 144 | | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 6,707 | | | | 7,951 | | | | 9,017 | | | | 10,074 | | | | 10,026 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4/1/09–
| | 4/1/08–
| | 4/1/07–
| | 4/1/06–
| | 4/1/05–
| | |
Select Shares | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/094 | | 3/31/08 | | 3/31/07 | | 3/31/06 | | |
|
|
Per-Share Data ($) |
|
Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 6.37 | | | | 10.38 | | | | 13.21 | | | | 12.35 | | | | 11.79 | | | |
| | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.10 | 1 | | | 0.14 | 1 | | | 0.10 | 1 | | | 0.10 | 1 | | | 0.10 | 1 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 2.52 | | | | (4.02 | ) | | | (0.71 | ) | | | 1.27 | | | | 1.62 | | | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.62 | | | | (3.88 | ) | | | (0.61 | ) | | | 1.37 | | | | 1.72 | | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2.11 | ) | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (1.07 | ) | | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (2.22 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (1.16 | ) | | |
| | |
Net asset value at end of period | | | 8.88 | | | | 6.37 | | | | 10.38 | | | | 13.21 | | | | 12.35 | | | |
| | |
Total return (%) | | | 41.26 | | | | (37.50 | ) | | | (6.30 | ) | | | 11.10 | | | | 14.90 | | | |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 0.84 | | | | 0.85 | 5 | | | 1.00 | 6 | | | 1.00 | 6 | | | 1.01 | | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 1.03 | | | | 0.99 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.01 | | | | 1.14 | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1.32 | | | | 1.59 | | | | 0.77 | | | | 0.81 | | | | 0.80 | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 145 | | | | 153 | 3 | | | 166 | | | | 144 | | | | 144 | | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 94,149 | | | | 52,891 | | | | 83,783 | | | | 94,921 | | | | 54,296 | | | |
1 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
2 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.29%, if interest expense had not been included.
3 Portfolio turnover excludes the impact of investment activity resulting from a merger with another fund.
4 Effective July 31, 2008, the Institutional Shares class was redesignated as Select Shares.
5 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been .84%, if interest expense had not been included.
6 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been .99%, if interest expense had not been included.
See financial notes 17
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cost
| | Value
|
Holdings by Category | | ($) | | ($) |
|
| 99 | .3% | | Common Stock | | | 82,660,054 | | | | 100,139,781 | |
| 0 | .1% | | Other Investment Company | | | 143,931 | | | | 143,931 | |
|
|
| 99 | .4% | | Total Investments | | | 82,803,985 | | | | 100,283,712 | |
| 0 | .6% | | Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | | | | | | | 572,718 | |
|
|
| 100 | .0% | | Net Assets | | | | | | | 100,856,430 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
|
Common Stock 99.3% of net assets |
|
Automobiles & Components 1.6%
|
Ford Motor Co. * | | | 38,280 | | | | 481,180 | |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | | | 23,940 | | | | 789,780 | |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. * | | | 19,400 | | | | 245,216 | |
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. * | | | 4,796 | | | | 137,070 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,653,246 | |
|
Banks 1.2%
|
U.S. Bancorp | | | 15,600 | | | | 403,728 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 24,600 | | | | 765,552 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,169,280 | |
|
Capital Goods 6.9%
|
3M Co. | | | 260 | | | | 21,728 | |
Gardner Denver, Inc. | | | 4,400 | | | | 193,776 | |
General Electric Co. | | | 83,100 | | | | 1,512,420 | |
Kennametal, Inc. | | | 6,600 | | | | 185,592 | |
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,500 | | | | 1,145,375 | |
Masco Corp. | | | 22,641 | | | | 351,388 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp. | | | 13,670 | | | | 896,342 | |
Oshkosh Corp. * | | | 7,350 | | | | 296,499 | |
Owens Corning, Inc. * | | | 3,390 | | | | 86,242 | |
Raytheon Co. | | | 33,410 | | | | 1,908,379 | |
The Boeing Co. | | | 3,440 | | | | 249,779 | |
The Timken Co. | | | 2,700 | | | | 81,027 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,928,547 | |
|
Commercial & Professional Supplies 1.2%
|
Avery Dennison Corp. | | | 10,600 | | | | 385,946 | |
Manpower, Inc. | | | 8,700 | | | | 496,944 | |
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. | | | 16,610 | | | | 354,623 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,237,513 | |
|
Consumer Durables & Apparel 2.6%
|
Coach, Inc. | | | 32,900 | | | | 1,300,208 | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 7,270 | | | | 278,296 | |
Jones Apparel Group, Inc. | | | 6,600 | | | | 125,532 | |
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | | | 13,400 | | | | 289,976 | |
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | | | 16,570 | | | | 251,864 | |
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. | | | 4,400 | | | | 252,384 | |
Whirlpool Corp. | | | 890 | | | | 77,652 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,575,912 | |
|
Consumer Services 0.4%
|
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | | | 15,600 | | | | 401,388 | |
|
Diversified Financials 6.7%
|
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | | | 23,300 | | | | 1,056,888 | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 14,780 | | | | 612,040 | |
Discover Financial Services | | | 23,200 | | | | 345,680 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 57,300 | | | | 2,564,175 | |
Legg Mason, Inc. | | | 1,360 | | | | 38,991 | |
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | | | 12,566 | | | | 2,144,137 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,761,911 | |
|
Energy 7.5%
|
Apache Corp. | | | 50 | | | | 5,075 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 290 | | | | 21,991 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 68,580 | | | | 3,509,239 | |
El Paso Corp. | | | 30,640 | | | | 332,138 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 20,590 | | | | 1,379,118 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 2,460 | | | | 93,677 | |
Marathon Oil Corp. | | | 47,770 | | | | 1,511,443 | |
Massey Energy Co. | | | 370 | | | | 19,347 | |
Oil States International, Inc. * | | | 3,710 | | | | 168,211 | |
Sunoco, Inc. | | | 1,220 | | | | 36,246 | |
Teekay Corp. | | | 987 | | | | 22,444 | |
The Williams Cos., Inc. | | | 19,520 | | | | 450,912 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,549,841 | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 2.9%
|
CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 81,100 | | | | 2,965,016 | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 9.2%
|
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | | | 17,550 | | | | 507,195 | |
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | | | 46,300 | | | | 1,160,741 | |
Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A * | | | 27,950 | | | | 459,498 | |
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | | | 11,010 | | | | 387,222 | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 470 | | | | 33,271 | |
Lorillard, Inc. | | | 13,920 | | | | 1,047,341 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 78,200 | | | | 4,078,912 | |
Sara Lee Corp. | | | 74,200 | | | | 1,033,606 | |
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | | | 27,950 | | | | 535,242 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,243,028 | |
18 See financial notes
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
Portfolio Holdings continued
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
|
Health Care Equipment & Services 5.2%
|
Beckman Coulter, Inc. | | | 2,480 | | | | 155,744 | |
Boston Scientific Corp. * | | | 26,510 | | | | 191,402 | |
Cardinal Health, Inc. | | | 13,900 | | | | 500,817 | |
Community Health Systems, Inc. * | | | 7,700 | | | | 284,361 | |
Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A * | | | 19,850 | | | | 170,710 | |
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,100 | | | | 138,771 | |
Hologic, Inc. * | | | 8,783 | | | | 162,837 | |
Humana, Inc. * | | | 18,100 | | | | 846,537 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 1,930 | | | | 126,840 | |
Omnicare, Inc. | | | 11,200 | | | | 316,848 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 39,140 | | | | 1,278,704 | |
WellPoint, Inc. * | | | 16,180 | | | | 1,041,668 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,215,239 | |
|
Household & Personal Products 1.9%
|
Avon Products, Inc. | | | 30,960 | | | | 1,048,615 | |
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 3,700 | | | | 107,670 | |
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A | | | 9,900 | | | | 642,213 | |
The Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 1,900 | | | | 120,213 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,918,711 | |
|
Insurance 3.0%
|
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | | | 7,590 | | | | 219,351 | |
CNA Financial Corp. * | | | 1,430 | | | | 38,210 | |
Everest Re Group Ltd. | | | 2,190 | | | | 177,237 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 29,000 | | | | 1,754,500 | |
Unum Group | | | 35,120 | | | | 869,922 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,059,220 | |
|
Materials 4.3%
|
Cabot Corp. | | | 5,400 | | | | 164,160 | |
Cytec Industries, Inc. | | | 4,200 | | | | 196,308 | |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | | | 30,650 | | | | 1,141,406 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 5,880 | | | | 374,438 | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | | | 8,140 | | | | 680,016 | |
PPG Industries, Inc. | | | 12,700 | | | | 830,580 | |
RPM International, Inc. | | | 10,700 | | | | 228,338 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 11,970 | | | | 252,328 | |
The Lubrizol Corp. | | | 5,582 | | | | 511,981 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,379,555 | |
|
Media 2.5%
|
DISH Network Corp., Class A | | | 16,800 | | | | 349,776 | |
Gannett Co., Inc. | | | 19,400 | | | | 320,488 | |
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. * | | | 40,700 | | | | 338,624 | |
The New York Times Co., Class A * | | | 6,780 | | | | 75,461 | |
The Walt Disney Co. | | | 3,340 | | | | 116,600 | |
Viacom Inc., Class B * | | | 38,300 | | | | 1,316,754 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,517,703 | |
|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 10.6%
|
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | | | 101,300 | | | | 2,704,710 | |
Eli Lilly & Co. | | | 2,060 | | | | 74,613 | |
Forest Laboratories, Inc. * | | | 27,800 | | | | 871,808 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 800 | | | | 52,160 | |
Life Technologies Corp. * | | | 14,200 | | | | 742,234 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 60,520 | | | | 2,260,422 | |
Mylan, Inc. * | | | 24,730 | | | | 561,618 | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 9,800 | | | | 234,220 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 186,000 | | | | 3,189,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,691,685 | |
|
Retailing 7.6%
|
Aeropostale, Inc. * | | | 7,320 | | | | 211,036 | |
Expedia, Inc. | | | 16,750 | | | | 418,080 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 13,380 | | | | 201,235 | |
Limited Brands, Inc. | | | 29,500 | | | | 726,290 | |
Office Depot, Inc. * | | | 23,360 | | | | 186,413 | |
Priceline.com, Inc. * | | | 3,259 | | | | 831,045 | |
RadioShack Corp. | | | 4,800 | | | | 108,624 | |
Staples, Inc. | | | 30,381 | | | | 710,611 | |
Target Corp. | | | 7,010 | | | | 368,726 | |
The Gap, Inc. | | | 36,880 | | | | 852,297 | |
The Home Depot, Inc. | | | 92,880 | | | | 3,004,668 | |
The TJX Cos., Inc. | | | 810 | | | | 34,441 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,653,466 | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.2%
|
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. * | | | 50,200 | | | | 465,354 | |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. * | | | 15,200 | | | | 174,800 | |
Lam Research Corp. * | | | 10,380 | | | | 387,382 | |
LSI Corp. * | | | 66,400 | | | | 406,368 | |
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | | | 6,192 | | | | 120,063 | |
Novellus Systems, Inc. * | | | 8,500 | | | | 212,500 | |
ON Semiconductor Corp. * | | | 11,120 | | | | 88,960 | |
Teradyne, Inc. * | | | 15,300 | | | | 170,901 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 9,790 | | | | 239,561 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,265,889 | |
|
Software & Services 7.3%
|
Amdocs Ltd. * | | | 21,300 | | | | 641,343 | |
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | | | 13,370 | | | | 594,564 | |
BMC Software, Inc. * | | | 4,110 | | | | 156,180 | |
CA, Inc. | | | 40,500 | | | | 950,535 | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. * | | | 590 | | | | 3,929 | |
Computer Sciences Corp. * | | | 15,900 | | | | 866,391 | |
IAC/InterActiveCorp * | | | 7,030 | | | | 159,862 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 132,820 | | | | 3,887,642 | |
Symantec Corp. * | | | 7,520 | | | | 127,238 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,387,684 | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 11.1%
|
Apple, Inc. * | | | 1,400 | | | | 328,902 | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc. * | | | 13,500 | | | | 406,755 | |
Avnet, Inc. * | | | 16,400 | | | | 492,000 | |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. * | | | 2,700 | | | | 15,417 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. * | | | 33,160 | | | | 863,155 | |
Harris Corp. | | | 10,430 | | | | 495,321 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 64,910 | | | | 3,449,966 | |
Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A * | | | 14,200 | | | | 249,210 | |
See financial notes 19
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
Portfolio Holdings continued
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 34,700 | | | | 4,450,275 | |
Lexmark International, Inc., Class A * | | | 6,780 | | | | 244,622 | |
Molex, Inc. | | | 6,660 | | | | 138,928 | |
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. * | | | 9,300 | | | | 95,139 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,229,690 | |
|
Telecommunication Services 0.9%
|
CenturyTel, Inc. | | | 24,400 | | | | 865,224 | |
|
Transportation 0.3%
|
Continental Airlines, Inc., Class B * | | | 11,500 | | | | 252,655 | |
|
Utilities 2.2%
|
Ameren Corp. | | | 22,600 | | | | 589,408 | |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 16,400 | | | | 353,912 | |
NiSource, Inc. | | | 21,160 | | | | 334,328 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 9,400 | | | | 429,110 | |
The AES Corp. * | | | 46,420 | | | | 510,620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,217,378 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stock (Cost $82,660,054) | | | 100,139,781 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Other Investment Company 0.1% of net assets |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund - Institutional Class | | | 143,931 | | | | 143,931 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Other Investment Company (Cost $143,931) | | | 143,931 | |
| | | | |
|
|
End of Investments. |
At 03/31/10, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $83,405,317 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $17,390,701 and ($512,306), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $16,878,395.
| | |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
20 See financial notes
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
| | | | | | |
|
Assets |
|
Investments, at value (cost $82,803,985) | | | | | $100,283,712 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | | | 1,147,882 | |
Fund shares sold | | | | | 209,672 | |
Dividends | | | | | 182,719 | |
Interest | | | | | 60 | |
Prepaid expenses | | + | | | 1,754 | |
| | |
Total assets | | | | | 101,825,799 | |
|
Liabilities |
|
Payables: | | | | | | |
Investments bought | | | | | 676,414 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | | | 212,615 | |
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 4,607 | |
Trustee’s retirement plan | | | | | 1,659 | |
Distribution and shareholder services fees | | | | | 1,430 | |
Accrued expenses | | + | | | 72,644 | |
| | |
Total liabilities | | | | | 969,369 | |
|
Net Assets |
|
Total assets | | | | | 101,825,799 | |
Total liabilities | | − | | | 969,369 | |
| | |
Net assets | | | | | $100,856,430 | |
|
Net Assets by Source |
Capital received from investors | | | | | 111,332,175 | |
Net investment income not yet distributed | | | | | 269,096 | |
Net realized capital losses | | | | | (28,224,568 | ) |
Net unrealized capital gains | | | | | 17,479,727 | |
|
Net Asset Value (NAV) by Shares Class |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Shares
| | | | | | | |
Share Class | | Net Assets | | ÷ | | Outstanding | | = | | NAV | | | |
Investor Shares | | $6,707,368 | | | | 753,549 | | | | | $8.90 | | | |
Select Shares | | $94,149,062 | | | | 10,608,161 | | | | | $8.88 | | | |
See financial notes 21
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
Statement of
Operations
For April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
| | | | | | |
|
Investment Income |
|
Dividends | | | | | $2,002,316 | |
Interest | | + | | | 2,273 | |
| | |
Total investment income | | | | | 2,004,589 | |
|
Expenses |
|
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 693,911 | |
Professional fees | | | | | 83,140 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | | 42,023 | |
Accounting and administration fees | | | | | 40,736 | |
Registration fees | | | | | 26,153 | |
Distribution and shareholder services fees (Investor Shares ) | | | | | 16,220 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | 16,220 | |
Custodian fees | | | | | 14,054 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | | 13,944 | |
Sub-Accounting fees (Investor Shares ) | | | | | 8,891 | |
Interest expense | | | | | 1,272 | |
Other expenses | | + | | | 20,442 | |
| | |
Total expenses | | | | | 977,006 | |
Expense reduction by adviser | | − | | | 173,219 | |
Custody credits | | − | | | 9 | |
| | |
Net expenses | | − | | | 803,778 | |
| | |
Net investment income | | | | | 1,200,811 | |
|
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) |
|
Net realized gains on investments | | | | | 5,566,501 | |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | + | | | 23,941,562 | |
| | |
Net realized and unrealized gains | | | | | 29,508,063 | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | $30,708,874 | |
22 See financial notes
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
Net investment income | | | | | $1,200,811 | | | | $1,254,011 | |
Net realized gains (losses) | | | | | 5,566,501 | | | | (29,736,001 | ) |
Net unrealized gains (losses) | | + | | | 23,941,562 | | | | (7,650,246 | ) |
| | |
Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations | | | | | 30,708,874 | | | | (36,132,236 | ) |
|
Distributions to Shareholders1,2 |
|
Distributions from net investment income | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 70,283 | | | | 73,064 | |
Select Shares | | + | | | 1,189,818 | | | | 1,076,584 | |
| | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | | | $1,260,101 | | | | $1,149,648 | |
Transactions in Fund Shares1,2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | |
Shares Sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 73,693 | | | | $553,729 | | | | 284,141 | | | | $2,506,291 | |
Select Shares | | + | | | 6,682,795 | | | | 47,603,390 | | | | 3,349,677 | | | | 28,198,028 | |
| | |
Total shares sold | | | | | 6,756,488 | | | | $48,157,119 | | | | 3,633,818 | | | | $30,704,319 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued in connection with merger | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | — | | | | $— | | | | 412,246 | | | | $2,713,243 | |
Select Shares | | + | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,075,587 | | | | 7,059,329 | |
| | |
Total shares issued in connection with merger | | | | | — | | | | $— | | | | 1,487,833 | | | | $9,772,572 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares Reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 8,154 | | | | $67,104 | | | | 9,802 | | | | $68,616 | |
Select Shares | | + | | | 137,432 | | | | 1,126,943 | | | | 129,058 | | | | 899,538 | |
| | |
Total shares reinvested | | | | | 145,586 | | | | $1,194,047 | | | | 138,860 | | | | $968,154 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares Redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | (572,152 | ) | | | ($4,386,360 | ) | | | (330,657 | ) | | | ($2,967,042 | ) |
Select Shares | | + | | | (4,509,739 | ) | | | (34,399,282 | ) | | | (4,330,234 | ) | | | (33,154,277 | ) |
| | |
Total shares redeemed | | | | | (5,081,891 | ) | | | ($38,785,642 | ) | | | (4,660,891 | ) | | | ($36,121,319 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net transactions in fund shares | | | | | 1,820,183 | | | | $10,565,524 | | | | 599,620 | | | | $5,323,726 | |
|
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets |
|
| | | | 4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | |
Beginning of period | | | | | 9,541,527 | | | | $60,842,133 | | | | 8,941,907 | | | | $92,800,291 | |
Total increase or decrease | | + | | | 1,820,183 | | | | 40,014,297 | | | | 599,620 | | | | (31,958,158 | ) |
| | |
End of period | | | | | 11,361,710 | | | | $100,856,430 | | | | 9,541,527 | | | | $60,842,133 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income not yet distributed | | | | | | | | | $269,096 | | | | | | | | $328,386 | |
| | |
1 | | Effective July 31, 2008, the Institutional Shares class was redesignated as Select Shares. |
2 | | Effective March 26, 2009, all of the assets and liabilities of the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Growth Fund were transferred to the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund. |
See financial notes 23
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
Financial Statements
Financial Highlights
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4/1/091–
| | 4/1/08–
| | 4/1/07–
| | 4/1/06–
| | 4/1/05–
| | |
| | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/092 | | 3/31/08 | | 3/31/07 | | 3/31/06 | | |
|
|
Per-Share Data ($) |
|
Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 9.44 | | | | 16.23 | | | | 19.80 | | | | 19.23 | | | | 15.96 | | | |
| | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.03 | 3 | | | 0.07 | 3 | | | 0.04 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.02 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 5.00 | | | | (6.71 | ) | | | (2.13 | ) | | | 1.05 | | | | 3.58 | | | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | 5.03 | | | | (6.64 | ) | | | (2.09 | ) | | | 1.08 | | | | 3.60 | | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | 0.00 | 4 | | | (0.03 | ) | | | — | | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | 4 | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (1.48 | ) | | | (0.48 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.17 | ) | | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (1.48 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | |
| | |
Net asset value at end of period | | | 14.37 | | | | 9.44 | | | | 16.23 | | | | 19.80 | | | | 19.23 | | | |
| | |
Total return (%) | | | 53.48 | | | | (40.99 | ) | | | (10.98 | ) | | | 5.71 | | | | 22.80 | | | |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 1.03 | 5 | | | 0.99 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 1.09 | | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 1.07 | | | | 0.99 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 0.97 | | | | 1.09 | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.53 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.15 | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 111 | 6 | | | 115 | | | | 74 | | | | 86 | | | | 89 | | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 347,029 | | | | 295,568 | | | | 566,055 | | | | 718,185 | | | | 673,599 | | | |
1 Effective November 19, 2009, the Investor Share class and the Select Share class were combined into a single class of shares of the fund. The financial history as shown in the financial highlights is that of the former Select Shares.
2 Effective July 31, 2008, the Institutional Shares class was redesignated as Select Shares.
3 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
4 Amount less than $0.005.
5 Effective August 12, 2009, the net operating expense limitation was lowered. The ratio presented for period ended March 31, 2010 is a blended rate. Please see financial note 4 for more information.
6 Portfolio turnover excludes the impact of investment activity resulting from a merger with another fund. (See Financial Note 12)
24 See financial notes
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cost
| | Value
|
Holdings by Category | | ($) | | ($) |
|
| 99 | .1% | | Common Stock | | | 284,732,257 | | | | 343,825,168 | |
| 1 | .3% | | Other Investment Company | | | 4,676,959 | | | | 4,676,959 | |
|
|
| 100 | .4% | | Total Investments | | | 289,409,216 | | | | 348,502,127 | |
| 1 | .1% | | Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan | | | 3,780,125 | | | | 3,780,125 | |
| (1 | .5)% | | Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | | | | | | | (5,252,834 | ) |
|
|
| 100 | .0% | | Net Assets | | | | | | | 347,029,418 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
|
Common Stock 99.1% of net assets |
|
Automobiles & Components 0.3%
|
Exide Technologies * | | | 61,777 | | | | 355,218 | |
Hawk Corp., Class A * | | | 400 | | | | 7,800 | |
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. * | | | 18,260 | | | | 118,690 | |
Spartan Motors, Inc. | | | 13,881 | | | | 77,733 | |
Strattec Security Corp. * | | | 2,368 | | | | 48,118 | |
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. * | | | 37,900 | | | | 479,056 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,086,615 | |
|
Banks 6.3%
|
Astoria Financial Corp. | | | 191,600 | | | | 2,778,200 | |
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A., Class E | | | 92,240 | | | | 1,324,566 | |
BancorpSouth, Inc. | | | 52,900 | | | | 1,108,784 | |
Bank of Hawaii Corp. | | | 26,300 | | | | 1,182,185 | |
BNC Bancorp | | | 2,800 | | | | 22,176 | |
BOK Financial Corp. | | | 13,499 | | | | 707,888 | |
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | | | 16,100 | | | | 171,304 | |
C&F Financial Corp. | | | 530 | | | | 10,494 | |
Capitol Federal Financial | | | 7,700 | | | | 288,442 | |
Century Bancorp Inc., Class A | | | 5,100 | | | | 97,920 | |
City National Corp. | | | 6,240 | | | | 336,773 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 61,156 | | | | 2,515,958 | |
Community Bank System, Inc. | | | 10,500 | | | | 239,190 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 26,139 | | | | 1,458,556 | |
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C (a) | | | 12,900 | | | | 146,157 | |
First Financial Bankshares, Inc. | | | 5,400 | | | | 278,370 | |
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. | | | 54,000 | | | | 767,880 | |
FirstMerit Corp. | | | 40,769 | | | | 879,387 | |
Harleysville National Corp. | | | 81,978 | | | | 549,253 | |
Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. | | | 500 | | | | 6,025 | |
Hopfed Bancorp, Inc. | | | 2,310 | | | | 28,298 | |
Horizon Bancorp | | | 5,327 | | | | 102,811 | |
International Bancshares Corp. | | | 18,328 | | | | 421,361 | |
Jefferson Bancshares, Inc. | | | 100 | | | | 457 | |
LSB Financial Corp. | | | 1,816 | | | | 19,050 | |
MutualFirst Financial, Inc. | | | 262 | | | | 1,742 | |
NB&T Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1,300 | | | | 23,400 | |
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina | | | 1,907 | | | | 11,347 | |
Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc. | | | 10,565 | | | | 90,119 | |
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | | | 23,200 | | | | 951,200 | |
QCR Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,510 | | | | 31,239 | |
Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A | | | 1,998 | | | | 37,642 | |
Security National Financial Corp., Class A * | | | 651 | | | | 2,005 | |
Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc. | | | 540 | | | | 7,668 | |
SVB Financial Group * | | | 19,800 | | | | 923,868 | |
TCF Financial Corp. | | | 29,986 | | | | 477,977 | |
Teche Holding Co. | | | 1,780 | | | | 58,562 | |
TF Financial Corp. | | | 2,800 | | | | 53,452 | |
Tompkins Financial Corp. | | | 2,309 | | | | 84,232 | |
Tree.com, Inc. * | | | 3,441 | | | | 31,485 | |
UMB Financial Corp. | | | 14,010 | | | | 568,806 | |
Valley National Bancorp | | | 130,149 | | | | 2,000,390 | |
Westamerica Bancorp | | | 18,100 | | | | 1,043,465 | |
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| | | | | | | 21,840,084 | |
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Capital Goods 5.5%
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Aircastle Ltd. | | | 60,810 | | | | 575,871 | |
Alamo Group, Inc. | | | 9,800 | | | | 195,902 | |
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. | | | 810 | | | | 20,104 | |
Bucyrus International, Inc. | | | 31,920 | | | | 2,106,401 | |
Crane Co. | | | 82,450 | | | | 2,926,975 | |
Ducommun, Inc. | | | 14,700 | | | | 308,847 | |
EnerSys * | | | 354 | | | | 8,730 | |
EnPro Industries, Inc. * | | | 220 | | | | 6,398 | |
Esterline Technologies Corp. * | | | 43,400 | | | | 2,145,262 | |
Federal Signal Corp. | | | 89,430 | | | | 805,764 | |
Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. * | | | 6,447 | | | | 36,425 | |
Lawson Products, Inc. | | | 7,500 | | | | 116,025 | |
Layne Christensen Co. * | | | 22,598 | | | | 603,592 | |
MFRI, Inc. * | | | 10,900 | | | | 72,812 | |
Mueller Industries, Inc. | | | 3,310 | | | | 88,675 | |
Oshkosh Corp. * | | | 90,496 | | | | 3,650,609 | |
Primoris Services Corp. (a) | | | 10,900 | | | | 84,366 | |
Regal-Beloit Corp. | | | 840 | | | | 49,904 | |
SIFCO Industries, Inc. | | | 6,662 | | | | 113,720 | |
SL Industries, Inc. * | | | 7,572 | | | | 68,527 | |
The L.S. Starrett Co., Class A | | | 1,052 | | | | 10,888 | |
Thomas & Betts Corp. * | | | 77,700 | | | | 3,048,948 | |
Triumph Group, Inc. | | | 26,155 | | | | 1,833,204 | |
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A | | | 6,710 | | | | 208,413 | |
Willis Lease Finance Corp. * | | | 7,500 | | | | 118,350 | |
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| | | | | | | 19,204,712 | |
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Commercial & Professional Supplies 2.2%
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A.T. Cross Co., Class A * | | | 1,330 | | | | 5,533 | |
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ATC Technology Corp. * | | | 27,363 | | | | 469,549 | |
CRA International, Inc. * | | | 13,753 | | | | 315,219 | |
Deluxe Corp. | | | 95,973 | | | | 1,863,796 | |
Ecology & Environment, Inc., Class A | | | 5,200 | | | | 72,904 | |
G & K Services, Inc., Class A | | | 31,912 | | | | 825,883 | |
Intersections, Inc. * | | | 6,944 | | | | 28,748 | |
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A * | | | 42,100 | | | | 701,386 | |
National Technical Systems, Inc. | | | 5,090 | | | | 27,995 | |
School Specialty, Inc. * | | | 1,570 | | | | 35,655 | |
Steelcase, Inc., Class A | | | 91,900 | | | | 594,593 | |
Superior UniForm Group, Inc. | | | 210 | | | | 2,026 | |
The Standard Register Co. | | | 32,150 | | | | 172,002 | |
United Stationers, Inc. * | | | 40,445 | | | | 2,380,188 | |
Virco Mfg. Corp. | | | 2,430 | | | | 9,258 | |
WCA Waste Corp. * | | | 10,806 | | | | 55,003 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,559,738 | |
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Consumer Durables & Apparel 6.1%
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Flexsteel Industries, Inc. | | | 3,290 | | | | 44,711 | |
Fossil, Inc. * | | | 65,400 | | | | 2,468,196 | |
Hasbro, Inc. | | | 160,920 | | | | 6,160,018 | |
Jarden Corp. | | | 100,918 | | | | 3,359,560 | |
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. | | | 86,378 | | | | 4,954,642 | |
Polaris Industries, Inc. | | | 22,488 | | | | 1,150,486 | |
R. G. Barry Corp. | | | 12,200 | | | | 124,440 | |
RC2 Corp. * | | | 9,051 | | | | 135,493 | |
Sport Supply Group, Inc. | | | 12,170 | | | | 163,565 | |
Steven Madden Ltd. * | | | 670 | | | | 32,696 | |
The Timberland Co., Class A * | | | 67,189 | | | | 1,433,813 | |
Tupperware Brands Corp. | | | 590 | | | | 28,450 | |
UniFirst Corp. | | | 20,278 | | | | 1,044,317 | |
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| | | | | | | 21,100,387 | |
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Consumer Services 2.6%
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Ark Restaurants Corp. | | | 288 | | | | 3,928 | |
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. | | | 57,700 | | | | 1,783,507 | |
Career Education Corp. * | | | 32,779 | | | | 1,037,128 | |
Carriage Services, Inc. * | | | 886 | | | | 4,067 | |
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. * | | | 21,000 | | | | 142,800 | |
CEC Entertainment, Inc. * | | | 32,400 | | | | 1,234,116 | |
CPI Corp. | | | 7,400 | | | | 102,564 | |
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. | | | 40,101 | | | | 1,859,884 | |
Full House Resorts, Inc. * | | | 1,900 | | | | 5,453 | |
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Inc. (a)* | | | 48,440 | | | | 96,880 | |
Lincoln Educational Services Corp. * | | | 250 | | | | 6,325 | |
Red Lion Hotels Corp. * | | | 16,500 | | | | 119,130 | |
Regis Corp. | | | 85,150 | | | | 1,590,602 | |
Service Corp. International | | | 88,707 | | | | 814,330 | |
Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. * | | | 31,690 | | | | 123,908 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,924,622 | |
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Diversified Financials 0.7%
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Advance America Cash Advance Centers, Inc. | | | 34,865 | | | | 202,914 | |
BGC Partners, Inc., Class A | | | 6,597 | | | | 40,308 | |
Cash America International, Inc. | | | 5,370 | | | | 212,008 | |
Dollar Financial Corp. * | | | 38,000 | | | | 914,280 | |
EZCORP, Inc., Class A * | | | 4,900 | | | | 100,940 | |
JMP Group, Inc. | | | 12,200 | | | | 103,700 | |
QC Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,626 | | | | 29,086 | |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | | 31,600 | | | | 844,984 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,448,220 | |
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Energy 3.5%
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Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. | | | 1,350 | | | | 23,625 | |
Global Industries Ltd. * | | | 3,126 | | | | 20,069 | |
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. * | | | 12,200 | | | | 174,094 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 45,220 | | | | 1,721,977 | |
International Coal Group, Inc. * | | | 125,870 | | | | 575,226 | |
Massey Energy Co. | | | 104,670 | | | | 5,473,194 | |
Oil States International, Inc. * | | | 66,870 | | | | 3,031,886 | |
Southern Union Co. | | | 46,070 | | | | 1,168,796 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,188,867 | |
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Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1%
|
Corn Products International, Inc. | | | 6,270 | | | | 217,318 | |
Golden Enterprises, Inc. | | | 9,940 | | | | 33,001 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 1,420 | | | | 59,654 | |
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. * | | | 7,402 | | | | 109,180 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 419,153 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Services 11.3%
|
A.D.A.M., Inc. * | | | 1,210 | | | | 4,840 | |
Amedisys, Inc. (a)* | | | 45,440 | | | | 2,509,197 | |
AmSurg Corp. * | | | 860 | | | | 18,567 | |
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. * | | | 2,364 | | | | 16,855 | |
Capital Senior Living Corp. * | | | 41,412 | | | | 217,827 | |
Community Health Systems, Inc. * | | | 105,370 | | | | 3,891,314 | |
CONMED Corp. * | | | 21,862 | | | | 520,534 | |
Coventry Health Care, Inc. * | | | 169,000 | | | | 4,177,680 | |
Dynacq Healthcare, Inc. (a)* | | | 4,470 | | | | 13,187 | |
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. * | | | 5,187 | | | | 146,688 | |
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. * | | | 32,500 | | | | 590,850 | |
Health Management Associates, Inc., Class A * | | | 113,840 | | | | 979,024 | |
Health Net, Inc. * | | | 190,330 | | | | 4,733,507 | |
Healthspring, Inc. * | | | 35,985 | | | | 633,336 | |
Invacare Corp. | | | 40,600 | | | | 1,077,524 | |
inVentiv Health, Inc. * | | | 350 | | | | 7,861 | |
Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. * | | | 44,420 | | | | 1,730,159 | |
Kewaunee Scientific Corp. | | | 3,800 | | | | 53,219 | |
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. * | | | 69,210 | | | | 1,249,241 | |
Kinetic Concepts, Inc. * | | | 68,270 | | | | 3,263,989 | |
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. * | | | 92,400 | | | | 3,398,472 | |
MedCath Corp. * | | | 27,700 | | | | 290,019 | |
Mediware Information Systems, Inc. * | | | 3,500 | | | | 31,360 | |
National Dentex Corp. * | | | 1,300 | | | | 12,844 | |
NovaMed, Inc. (a)* | | | 16,541 | | | | 56,239 | |
Odyssey Healthcare, Inc. * | | | 29,200 | | | | 528,812 | |
Omnicare, Inc. | | | 215,100 | | | | 6,085,179 | |
Orthofix International N.V. * | | | 28,523 | | | | 1,037,667 | |
PharMerica Corp. * | | | 46,157 | | | | 840,981 | |
Span-America Medical Systems, Inc. | | | 3,500 | | | | 65,100 | |
STERIS Corp. | | | 8,045 | | | | 270,795 | |
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Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B | | | 24,834 | | | | 871,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 39,324,292 | |
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Household & Personal Products 2.2%
|
American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. (a)* | | | 4,800 | | | | 19,584 | |
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. * | | | 1,360 | | | | 24,480 | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc. * | | | 62,750 | | | | 3,938,190 | |
Herbalife Ltd. | | | 38,194 | | | | 1,761,507 | |
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A | | | 67,600 | | | | 1,967,160 | |
Revlon, Inc., Class A * | | | 5,000 | | | | 74,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,785,171 | |
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Insurance 3.6%
|
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | | | 88,305 | | | | 940,448 | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 74,955 | | | | 2,132,470 | |
American Independence Corp. * | | | 3,000 | | | | 18,750 | |
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. | | | 45,200 | | | | 1,473,068 | |
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | | | 104,820 | | | | 3,023,009 | |
Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 773 | | | | 7,838 | |
National Western Life Insurance Co., Class A | | | 30 | | | | 5,530 | |
PMA Capital Corp., Class A * | | | 59,700 | | | | 366,558 | |
Protective Life Corp. | | | 907 | | | | 19,945 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 81,301 | | | | 4,269,929 | |
Stewart Information Services Corp. | | | 13,491 | | | | 186,176 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,443,721 | |
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Materials 11.2%
|
American Pacific Corp. * | | | 700 | | | | 4,774 | |
Arch Chemicals, Inc. | | | 20,995 | | | | 722,018 | |
Buckeye Technologies, Inc. * | | | 56,600 | | | | 740,328 | |
Bway Holding Co. * | | | 310 | | | | 6,231 | |
Clearwater Paper Corp. * | | | 19,001 | | | | 935,799 | |
Domtar Corp. * | | | 61,500 | | | | 3,961,215 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 100,800 | | | | 6,418,944 | |
Friedman Industries, Inc. | | | 1,696 | | | | 9,701 | |
Huntsman Corp. | | | 190,090 | | | | 2,290,585 | |
Innospec, Inc. * | | | 41,634 | | | | 472,962 | |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | | | 66,172 | | | | 3,154,419 | |
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. * | | | 18,871 | | | | 223,999 | |
Nalco Holding Co. | | | 79,256 | | | | 1,928,298 | |
NewMarket Corp. | | | 10,500 | | | | 1,081,395 | |
OM Group, Inc. * | | | 1,890 | | | | 64,033 | |
PolyOne Corp. * | | | 69,182 | | | | 708,424 | |
RPM International, Inc. | | | 154,547 | | | | 3,298,033 | |
Sealed Air Corp. | | | 202,150 | | | | 4,261,322 | |
Stepan Co. | | | 13,700 | | | | 765,693 | |
The Lubrizol Corp. | | | 85,700 | | | | 7,860,404 | |
UFP Technologies, Inc. * | | | 6,750 | | | | 69,863 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 38,978,440 | |
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Media 3.3%
|
AH Belo Corp., Class A * | | | 480 | | | | 3,442 | |
Alloy, Inc. * | | | 18,400 | | | | 150,880 | |
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,870 | | | | 52,636 | |
Daily Journal Corp. * | | | 440 | | | | 29,383 | |
Fisher Communications, Inc. * | | | 6,730 | | | | 94,893 | |
Gannett Co., Inc. | | | 115,590 | | | | 1,909,547 | |
Knology, Inc. * | | | 38,300 | | | | 514,752 | |
Media General, Inc., Class A (a)* | | | 13,740 | | | | 113,905 | |
Mediacom Communications Corp., Class A * | | | 4,670 | | | | 27,786 | |
The Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. * | | | 815,100 | | | | 6,781,632 | |
The New York Times Co., Class A * | | | 143,400 | | | | 1,596,042 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,274,898 | |
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Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 3.8%
|
Accelrys, Inc. * | | | 49,784 | | | | 306,669 | |
Cambrex Corp. * | | | 47,495 | | | | 192,355 | |
Celera Corp. * | | | 48,910 | | | | 347,261 | |
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | | | 345,900 | | | | 4,067,784 | |
Martek Biosciences Corp. * | | | 50,600 | | | | 1,139,006 | |
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. * | | | 74,176 | | | | 189,149 | |
Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc. * | | | 56,329 | | | | 1,396,959 | |
Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | | | 8,350 | | | | 66,383 | |
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. * | | | 128,330 | | | | 5,360,344 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,065,910 | |
|
Real Estate 2.9%
|
Ashford Hospitality Trust * | | | 38,060 | | | | 272,890 | |
Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. | | | 68,200 | | | | 539,462 | |
Cogdell Spencer, Inc. | | | 38,700 | | | | 286,380 | |
DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. | | | 334,020 | | | | 1,746,925 | |
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | | | 211,110 | | | | 3,244,761 | |
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. | | | 23,011 | | | | 496,808 | |
Education Realty Trust, Inc. | | | 87,400 | | | | 501,676 | |
HRPT Properties Trust | | | 253,800 | | | | 1,974,564 | |
J.W. Mays, Inc. * | | | 410 | | | | 6,896 | |
Mission West Properties, Inc. | | | 32,307 | | | | 222,272 | |
One Liberty Properties, Inc. * | | | 4,729 | | | | 78,785 | |
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust | | | 44,000 | | | | 495,440 | |
Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc. * | | | 1,800 | | | | 22,536 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,889,395 | |
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Retailing 7.5%
|
Aeropostale, Inc. * | | | 85,575 | | | | 2,467,127 | |
AMCON Distributing Co. | | | 461 | | | | 26,784 | |
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (a) | | | 4,576 | | | | 98,933 | |
Big Lots, Inc. * | | | 25,670 | | | | 934,901 | |
Books-A-Million, Inc. | | | 3,362 | | | | 24,341 | |
Cabela’s, Inc. (a)* | | | 55,600 | | | | 972,444 | |
Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc. * | | | 11,360 | | | | 347,730 | |
DSW, Inc., Class A * | | | 11,550 | | | | 294,872 | |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | | 42,160 | | | | 634,086 | |
Gaiam, Inc., Class A * | | | 25,000 | | | | 207,500 | |
GameStop Corp., Class A * | | | 27,800 | | | | 609,098 | |
Genesco, Inc. * | | | 31,500 | | | | 976,815 | |
Hastings Entertainment, Inc. * | | | 15,940 | | | | 70,295 | |
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Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc. | | | 27,500 | | | | 448,800 | |
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. * | | | 47,500 | | | | 1,994,050 | |
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. * | | | 29,590 | | | | 1,617,094 | |
Netflix, Inc. * | | | 41,800 | | | | 3,082,332 | |
Overstock.com, Inc. (a)* | | | 28,678 | | | | 466,018 | |
RadioShack Corp. | | | 226,920 | | | | 5,135,200 | |
Rent-A-Center, Inc. * | | | 80,990 | | | | 1,915,413 | |
Retail Ventures, Inc. * | | | 43,590 | | | | 414,541 | |
Stage Stores, Inc. | | | 53,790 | | | | 827,828 | |
Systemax, Inc. | | | 3,300 | | | | 71,742 | |
The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. * | | | 2,582 | | | | 115,028 | |
The Finish Line, Inc., Class A | | | 63,057 | | | | 1,029,090 | |
The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack | | | 94,019 | | | | 944,891 | |
West Marine, Inc. * | | | 27,410 | | | | 297,399 | |
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| | | | | | | 26,024,352 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 4.2%
|
Actel Corp. * | | | 38,400 | | | | 531,840 | |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. * | | | 204,680 | | | | 1,897,384 | |
Amkor Technology, Inc. * | | | 142,500 | | | | 1,007,475 | |
Applied Micro Circuits Corp. * | | | 92,454 | | | | 797,878 | |
CEVA, Inc. * | | | 25,200 | | | | 293,832 | |
Cirrus Logic, Inc. * | | | 121,182 | | | | 1,016,717 | |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. * | | | 161,600 | | | | 1,858,400 | |
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. * | | | 187,610 | | | | 1,998,046 | |
FEI Co. * | | | 52,200 | | | | 1,195,902 | |
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. * | | | 242,000 | | | | 1,483,460 | |
Integrated Silicon Solutions, Inc. * | | | 23,710 | | | | 250,140 | |
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. * | | | 3,297 | | | | 23,903 | |
LSI Corp. * | | | 322,196 | | | | 1,971,840 | |
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. * | | | 32,100 | | | | 257,121 | |
National Semiconductor Corp. | | | 350 | | | | 5,058 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,588,996 | |
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Software & Services 8.5%
|
CACI International, Inc., Class A * | | | 43,237 | | | | 2,112,127 | |
CIBER, Inc. * | | | 100,600 | | | | 376,244 | |
Computer Task Group, Inc. * | | | 21,900 | | | | 158,775 | |
Convergys Corp. * | | | 181,800 | | | | 2,228,868 | |
CSG Systems International, Inc. * | | | 56,280 | | | | 1,179,629 | |
Dynamics Research Corp. * | | | 13,400 | | | | 151,018 | |
EarthLink, Inc. | | | 56,840 | | | | 485,414 | |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. * | | | 46,300 | | | | 853,309 | |
Fair Isaac Corp. | | | 77,200 | | | | 1,956,248 | |
Internet Gold-Golden Lines Ltd. (a)* | | | 221 | | | | 7,213 | |
INX, Inc. * | | | 7,235 | | | | 34,656 | |
JDA Software Group, Inc. * | | | 3,260 | | | | 90,693 | |
Lawson Software, Inc. * | | | 241,000 | | | | 1,593,010 | |
Mentor Graphics Corp. * | | | 146,401 | | | | 1,174,136 | |
ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. * | | | 2,180 | | | | 18,377 | |
Ness Technologies, Inc. * | | | 13,465 | | | | 84,964 | |
Novell, Inc. * | | | 118,900 | | | | 712,211 | |
Parametric Technology Corp. * | | | 206,000 | | | | 3,718,300 | |
Progress Software Corp. * | | | 66,433 | | | | 2,087,989 | |
QAD, Inc. | | | 19,500 | | | | 102,375 | |
Quest Software, Inc. * | | | 109,900 | | | | 1,955,121 | |
Reis, Inc. * | | | 11,700 | | | | 68,503 | |
SonicWALL, Inc. * | | | 99,900 | | | | 868,131 | |
Stamps.com, Inc. * | | | 3,897 | | | | 39,360 | |
Synopsys, Inc. * | | | 243,496 | | | | 5,447,006 | |
TechTeam Global, Inc. * | | | 15,500 | | | | 104,935 | |
Unisys Corp. * | | | 24,758 | | | | 863,807 | |
United Online, Inc. | | | 117,400 | | | | 878,152 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 29,350,571 | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 7.1%
|
Adaptec, Inc. * | | | 64,880 | | | | 212,158 | |
Arris Group, Inc. * | | | 126,410 | | | | 1,518,184 | |
Avnet, Inc. * | | | 167,980 | | | | 5,039,400 | |
Black Box Corp. | | | 32,600 | | | | 1,002,776 | |
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. * | | | 608,363 | | | | 3,473,753 | |
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. * | | | 16,940 | | | | 541,911 | |
Concurrent Computer Corp. * | | | 1,290 | | | | 7,418 | |
CPI International, Inc. * | | | 920 | | | | 12,199 | |
Cray, Inc. * | | | 52,300 | | | | 311,185 | |
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. * | | | 16,526 | | | | 192,197 | |
EMS Technologies, Inc. * | | | 589 | | | | 9,777 | |
Emulex Corp. * | | | 136,084 | | | | 1,807,196 | |
Gerber Scientific, Inc. * | | | 37,940 | | | | 235,607 | |
GTSI Corp. * | | | 11,405 | | | | 63,298 | |
Insight Enterprises, Inc. * | | | 64,087 | | | | 920,289 | |
Interphase Corp. * | | | 1,200 | | | | 3,132 | |
Lexmark International, Inc., Class A * | | | 134,093 | | | | 4,838,075 | |
Oplink Communications, Inc. * | | | 24,920 | | | | 462,017 | |
OSI Systems, Inc. * | | | 24,200 | | | | 678,810 | |
PC Connection, Inc. * | | | 900 | | | | 5,580 | |
PC Mall, Inc. * | | | 19,300 | | | | 97,658 | |
Richardson Electronics Ltd. | | | 20,100 | | | | 159,795 | |
SeaChange International, Inc. * | | | 34,467 | | | | 247,473 | |
Tech Data Corp. * | | | 63,600 | | | | 2,664,840 | |
Telular Corp * | | | 1,700 | | | | 5,168 | |
TESSCO Technologies, Inc. | | | 6,500 | | | | 152,815 | |
Tollgrade Communications, Inc. * | | | 3,450 | | | | 21,700 | |
Vicon Industries, Inc. * | | | 7,000 | | | | 35,700 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,720,111 | |
|
Telecommunication Services 2.0%
|
CenturyTel, Inc. | | | 195,490 | | | | 6,932,075 | |
Premiere Global Services, Inc. * | | | 1,300 | | | | 10,738 | |
SureWest Communications * | | | 18,400 | | | | 158,056 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,100,869 | |
|
Transportation 2.5%
|
Air T., Inc. | | | 2,698 | | | | 30,676 | |
Alaska Air Group, Inc. * | | | 66,100 | | | | 2,725,303 | |
AMERCO * | | | 100 | | | | 5,429 | |
Avis Budget Group, Inc. * | | | 156,000 | | | | 1,794,000 | |
Continental Airlines, Inc., Class B * | | | 500 | | | | 10,985 | |
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. (a)* | | | 1,364 | | | | 28,794 | |
International Shipholding Corp. | | | 2,000 | | | | 58,780 | |
SkyWest, Inc. | | | 104,975 | | | | 1,499,043 | |
UTI Worldwide, Inc. | | | 156,591 | | | | 2,398,974 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,551,984 | |
28 See financial notes
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
Portfolio Holdings continued
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
|
Utilities 1.7%
|
American Water Works Co., Inc. | | | 95,370 | | | | 2,075,251 | |
Northeast Utilities | | | 11,400 | | | | 315,096 | |
ONEOK, Inc. | | | 78,066 | | | | 3,563,713 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,954,060 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stock (Cost $284,732,257) | | | 343,825,168 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Other Investment Company 1.3% of net assets |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund - Institutional Class | | | 4,676,959 | | | | 4,676,959 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Other Investment Company (Cost $4,676,959) | | | 4,676,959 | |
| | | | |
|
|
End of Investments. |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan 1.1% of net assets |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
State Street Navigator Security Lending Prime Portfolio | | | 3,780,125 | | | | 3,780,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan (Cost $3,780,125) | | | 3,780,125 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
End of collateral invested for securities on loan. | | | | | | | | |
At 03/31/10, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $290,513,442 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $64,396,117 and ($6,407,432), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $57,988,685.
| | |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
See financial notes 29
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
| | | | | | |
|
Assets |
|
Investments, at value including securities on loan of $3,677,453 (cost $289,409,216) | | | | | $348,502,127 | |
Collateral invested for securities on loan | | | | | 3,780,125 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | | | 1,297,411 | |
Fund shares sold | | | | | 419,277 | |
Dividends | | | | | 214,338 | |
Interest | | | | | 591 | |
Income from securities on loan | | | | | 35,164 | |
Prepaid expenses | | + | | | 18,464 | |
| | |
Total assets | | | | | 354,267,497 | |
|
Liabilities |
|
Collateral held for securities on loan | | | | | 3,780,125 | |
Payables: | | | | | | |
Investments bought | | | | | 3,060,191 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | | | 133,595 | |
Trustee’s retirement plan | | | | | 29,350 | |
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 25,763 | |
Accrued expenses | | + | | | 209,055 | |
| | |
Total liabilities | | | | | 7,238,079 | |
|
Net Assets |
|
Total assets | | | | | 354,267,497 | |
Total liabilities | | − | | | 7,238,079 | |
| | |
Net assets | | | | | $347,029,418 | |
|
Net Assets by Source |
Capital received from investors | | | | | 466,296,206 | |
Net investment income not yet distributed | | | | | 249,382 | |
Net realized capital losses | | | | | (178,609,081 | ) |
Net unrealized capital gains | | | | | 59,092,911 | |
|
Net Asset Value (NAV) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Shares
| | | | | | | |
Net Assets | | ÷ | | Outstanding | | = | | NAV | | | |
$347,029,418 | | | | 24,142,003 | | | | | $14.37 | | | |
30 See financial notes
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
Statement of
Operations
For April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
| | | | | | |
|
Investment Income |
|
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $353) | | | | | $3,939,766 | |
Interest | | | | | 13,940 | |
Securities on loan | | + | | | 136,195 | |
| | |
Total investment income | | | | | 4,089,901 | |
|
Expenses |
|
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 2,971,633 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | | 115,596 | |
Professional fees | | | | | 91,833 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | | 89,403 | |
Accounting and administration fees | | | | | 50,823 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | 36,256 | |
Registration fees | | | | | 34,137 | |
Sub-Accounting fees (Investor Shares )1 | | | | | 27,470 | |
Custodian fees | | | | | 25,614 | |
Distribution and shareholder services fees (Investor Shares )1 | | | | | 14,881 | |
Interest expense | | | | | 5,597 | |
Other expenses | | + | | | 88,451 | |
| | |
Total expenses | | | | | 3,551,694 | |
Expense reduction by adviser | | − | | | 139,635 | |
Custody credits | | − | | | 1 | |
| | |
Net expenses | | − | | | 3,412,058 | |
| | |
Net investment income | | | | | 677,843 | |
|
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) |
|
Net realized losses on investments | | | | | (22,680,659 | ) |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | + | | | 166,460,401 | |
| | |
Net realized and unrealized gains | | | | | 143,779,742 | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | $144,457,585 | |
| | |
1 | | Effective November 19, 2009, all outstanding Investor Shares combined with Select Shares, resulting in a single class of shares of the fund. |
See financial notes 31
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
Net investment income | | | | | $677,843 | | | | $2,595,446 | |
Net realized losses | | | | | (22,680,659 | ) | | | (143,102,701 | ) |
Net unrealized gains (losses) | | + | | | 166,460,401 | | | | (148,676,585 | ) |
| | |
Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations | | | | | 144,457,585 | | | | (289,183,840 | ) |
|
Distributions to Shareholders1,2 |
|
Distributions from net investment income | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 240,121 | | | | 158,428 | |
Select Shares | | + | | | 1,214,928 | | | | 2,180,530 | |
| | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | | | $1,455,049 | | | | $2,338,958 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 17,386 | | | | 673,788 | |
Select Shares | | + | | | 43,178 | | | | 2,118,982 | |
| | |
Total distributions from net realized gains | | | | | $60,564 | | | | $2,792,770 | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions | | | | | $1,515,613 | | | | $5,131,728 | |
Transactions in Fund Shares1,2,3
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | |
Shares Sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 1,593,370 | | | | $16,923,858 | | | | 3,456,214 | | | | $43,031,333 | |
Select Shares | | + | | | 9,364,507 | | | | 113,389,308 | | | | 12,988,421 | | | | 160,654,833 | |
| | |
Total shares sold | | | | | 10,957,877 | | | | $130,313,166 | | | | 16,444,635 | | | | $203,686,166 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issued in connection with merger | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Select Shares | | + | | | 13,015,793 | | | | 161,701,705 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | |
Total shares issued in connection with merger | | | | | 13,015,793 | | | | $161,701,705 | | | | — | | | | $— | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares Reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 20,665 | | | | $251,704 | | | | 82,365 | | | | $819,528 | |
Select Shares | | + | | | 96,930 | | | | 1,196,114 | | | | 416,456 | | | | 4,197,876 | |
| | |
Total shares reinvested | | | | | 117,595 | | | | $1,447,818 | | | | 498,821 | | | | $5,017,404 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares Redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | (10,428,950 | ) | | | ($122,712,793 | ) | | | (5,347,797 | ) | | | ($68,027,483 | ) |
Select Shares | | + | | | (29,645,582 | ) | | | (344,211,387 | ) | | | (16,973,500 | ) | | | (204,536,277 | ) |
| | |
Total shares redeemed | | | | | (40,074,532 | ) | | | ($466,924,180 | ) | | | (22,321,297 | ) | | | ($272,563,760 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net transactions in fund shares | | | | | (15,983,267 | ) | | | ($173,461,491 | ) | | | (5,377,841 | ) | | | ($63,860,190 | ) |
|
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets |
|
| | | | 4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | |
Beginning of period | | | | | 40,125,270 | | | | $377,548,937 | | | | 45,503,111 | | | | $735,724,695 | |
Total decrease | | + | | | (15,983,267 | ) | | | (30,519,519 | ) | | | (5,377,841 | ) | | | (358,175,758 | ) |
| | |
End of period | | | | | 24,142,003 | | | | $347,029,418 | | | | 40,125,270 | | | | $377,548,937 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income not yet distributed | | | | | | | | | $249,382 | | | | | | | | $1,052,127 | |
| | |
1 | | Effective November 19, 2009, all outstanding Investor Shares (4,973,069 shares valued at $61,027,487) combined with Select Shares resulting in a single class of shares of the fund. |
2 | | Effective July 31, 2008, the Institutional Shares class was redesignated as Select Shares. |
3 | | Effective November 19, 2009, all the assets and liabilities of the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Small Capitalization Fund were transferred to the Laudus Rosenberg Discovery Fund. |
32 See financial notes
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
Financial Statements
Financial Highlights
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4/1/09–
| | 4/1/08–
| | 4/1/07–
| | 5/31/061–
| | |
Investor Shares | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | 3/31/08 | | 3/31/07 | | |
|
|
Per-Share Data ($) |
|
Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 6.04 | | | | 11.43 | | | | 12.04 | | | | 10.00 | | | |
| | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.07 | 2 | | | 0.17 | 2 | | | 0.11 | 2 | | | 0.06 | 2 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 3.43 | | | | (5.45 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 2.06 | | | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.50 | | | | (5.28 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 2.12 | | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | |
| | |
Net asset value at end of period | | | 9.42 | | | | 6.04 | | | | 11.43 | | | | 12.04 | | | |
| | |
Total return (%) | | | 58.12 | | | | (46.33 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | 21.62 | 3 | | |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 1.66 | 4 | | | 1.65 | | | | 1.65 | | | | 1.64 | 5 | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 1.95 | | | | 1.86 | | | | 1.81 | | | | 2.03 | 5 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.90 | | | | 1.90 | | | | 0.89 | | | | 0.75 | 5 | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 132 | | | | 159 | | | | 147 | | | | 106 | 3 | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 33,741 | | | | 34,005 | | | | 121,930 | | | | 51,572 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4/1/09–
| | 4/1/086–
| | 4/1/07–
| | 5/31/061–
| | |
Select Shares | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | 3/31/08 | | 3/31/07 | | |
|
|
Per-Share Data ($) |
|
Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 6.03 | | | | 11.45 | | | | 12.05 | | | | 10.00 | | | |
| | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.09 | 2 | | | 0.15 | 2 | | | 0.14 | 2 | | | 0.09 | 2 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 3.44 | | | | (5.42 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | 2.06 | | | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | 3.53 | | | | (5.27 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | 2.15 | | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.46 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.15 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | |
| | |
Net asset value at end of period | | | 9.41 | | | | 6.03 | | | | 11.45 | | | | 12.05 | | | |
| | |
Total return (%) | | | 58.75 | | | | (46.20 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | 21.90 | 3 | | |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 1.36 | 7 | | | 1.35 | | | | 1.35 | | | | 1.34 | 5 | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 1.56 | | | | 1.54 | | | | 1.54 | | | | 1.64 | 5 | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1.09 | | | | 1.87 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 1.06 | 5 | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 132 | | | | 159 | | | | 147 | | | | 106 | 3 | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 307,866 | | | | 182,191 | | | | 139,643 | | | | 19,173 | | | |
1 Commencement of operations.
2 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3 Not annualized.
4 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.65% if certain non-routine expenses (proxy expense) had not been incurred.
5 Annualized.
6 Effective July 31, 2008, the Institutional Shares class was redesignated as Select Shares.
7 The ratio of net operating expenses would have been 1.35% if certain non-routine expenses (proxy expense) had not been incurred.
See financial notes 33
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cost
| | Value
|
Holdings by Category | | ($) | | ($) |
|
| 96 | .3% | | Common Stock | | | 283,574,947 | | | | 328,981,330 | |
| 1 | .7% | | Preferred Stock | | | 4,934,666 | | | | 5,844,040 | |
| 1 | .5% | | Other Investment Company | | | 5,003,383 | | | | 5,003,383 | |
|
|
| 99 | .5% | | Total Investments | | | 293,512,996 | | | | 339,828,753 | |
| 0 | .5% | | Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | | | | | | | 1,778,517 | |
|
|
| 100 | .0% | | Net Assets | | | | | | | 341,607,270 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
|
Common Stock 96.3% of net assets |
|
Australia 4.7%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.2% |
Bank of Queensland Ltd. | | | 74,200 | | | | 801,409 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.4% |
Leighton Holdings Ltd. | | | 42,809 | | | | 1,529,030 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.4% |
Brambles Ltd. | | | 51,300 | | | | 346,048 | |
Downer EDI Ltd. | | | 147,800 | | | | 1,023,288 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,369,336 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Services 0.7% |
Crown Ltd. | | | 10,800 | | | | 80,971 | |
Flight Centre Ltd. | | | 28,600 | | | | 549,696 | |
TABCORP Holdings Ltd. | | | 163,800 | | | | 1,035,829 | |
Tatts Group Ltd. | | | 292,926 | | | | 660,793 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,327,289 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 0.1% |
Whitehaven Coal Ltd. | | | 112,000 | | | | 527,803 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.4% |
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. | | | 25,200 | | | | 259,973 | |
Foster’s Group Ltd. | | | 72,000 | | | | 349,056 | |
Goodman Fielder Ltd. | | | 498,500 | | | | 652,763 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,261,792 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.8% |
Insurance Australia Group Ltd. | | | 48,700 | | | | 173,197 | |
Suncorp.-Metway Ltd. | | | 308,700 | | | | 2,415,940 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,589,137 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 1.2% |
Amcor Ltd. | | | 25,400 | | | | 148,853 | |
Lihir Gold Ltd. | | | 39,500 | | | | 111,028 | |
Macarthur Coal Ltd. | | | 67,600 | | | | 870,695 | |
Mount Gibson Iron Ltd. * | | | 297,100 | | | | 509,052 | |
OneSteel Ltd. | | | 45,500 | | | | 162,704 | |
Orica Ltd. | | | 91,800 | | | | 2,253,211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,055,543 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 0.4% |
Fairfax Media Ltd. | | | 829,900 | | | | 1,369,185 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.1% |
Stockland | | | 78,000 | | | | 284,940 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 0.0% |
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. | | | 3,159 | | | | 10,472 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 0.0% |
AGL Energy Ltd. | | | 4,500 | | | | 62,008 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16,187,944 | |
|
Austria 0.7%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.1% |
Strabag SE | | | 19,200 | | | | 485,671 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 0.3% |
OMV AG | | | 30,200 | | | | 1,132,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.3% |
Voestalpine AG | | | 21,224 | | | | 855,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,473,673 | |
|
Belgium 1.3%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 0.2% |
Delhaize Group | | | 7,000 | | | | 561,819 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.1% |
Omega Pharma S.A. * | | | 3,400 | | | | 169,047 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.5% |
Solvay S.A. | | | 16,200 | | | | 1,663,010 | |
Umicore | | | 2,125 | | | | 74,126 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,737,136 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.5% |
UCB S.A. | | | 41,600 | | | | 1,774,808 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.0% |
Cofinimmo * | | | 796 | | | | 112,185 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,354,995 | |
|
Brazil 1.3%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.3% |
Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. * | | | 152,900 | | | | 904,495 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1% |
BRF - Brasil Foods S.A. | | | 9,700 | | | | 261,270 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.1% |
Porto Seguro S.A. | | | 23,300 | | | | 235,836 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.3% |
Bradespar S.A. | | | 49,000 | | | | 1,129,699 | |
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| | Value
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Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 0.0% |
Redecard S.A. | | | 2,500 | | | | 46,251 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 0.5% |
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo | | | 44,300 | | | | 795,151 | |
Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais - Copasa MG | | | 31,600 | | | | 456,670 | |
EDP - Energias do Brasil S.A. | | | 32,200 | | | | 619,248 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,871,069 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,448,620 | |
|
Canada 6.5%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles & Components 0.4% |
Magna International, Inc., Class A * | | | 21,640 | | | | 1,339,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.5% |
Home Capital Group, Inc. | | | 7,000 | | | | 297,947 | |
National Bank of Canada | | | 26,090 | | | | 1,588,545 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,886,492 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.1% |
Bombardier, Inc., Class B | | | 53,400 | | | | 327,556 | |
SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc. | | | 1,000 | | | | 48,845 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 376,401 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.0% |
Transcontinental, Inc., Class A | | | 3,160 | | | | 42,407 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 0.1% |
IGM Financial, Inc. | | | 6,200 | | | | 272,259 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 0.8% |
AltaGas Income Trust | | | 7,600 | | | | 137,685 | |
Crescent Point Energy Corp. | | | 1,200 | | | | 46,043 | |
Enerplus Resources Fund | | | 5,610 | | | | 132,952 | |
Mullen Group Ltd. | | | 21,100 | | | | 333,229 | |
Nexen, Inc. | | | 28,700 | | | | 710,118 | |
Penn West Energy Trust | | | 52,600 | | | | 1,113,992 | |
Petrobank Energy & Resources Ltd. * | | | 4,200 | | | | 230,005 | |
Provident Energy Trust | | | 16,300 | | | | 126,465 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,830,489 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 0.1% |
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. | | | 4,600 | | | | 197,651 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1% |
Maple Leaf Foods, Inc. | | | 28,330 | | | | 288,140 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.5% |
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | | | 2,247 | | | | 844,907 | |
Power Corp. of Canada | | | 26,500 | | | | 799,970 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,644,877 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 2.2% |
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. | | | 3,200 | | | | 178,770 | |
Agrium, Inc. | | | 23,200 | | | | 1,640,549 | |
Canfor Corp. * | | | 39,910 | | | | 371,338 | |
Eldorado Gold Corp. * | | | 1,300 | | | | 15,782 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | | | 14,900 | | | | 1,226,006 | |
IAMGOLD Corp. | | | 73,200 | | | | 972,973 | |
Inmet Mining Corp. | | | 14,040 | | | | 815,734 | |
PAN American Silver Corp. | | | 2,400 | | | | 55,247 | |
Quadra Mining Ltd. * | | | 400 | | | | 6,124 | |
Sherritt International Corp. | | | 12,500 | | | | 99,198 | |
Sino-Forest Corp. * | | | 19,500 | | | | 382,071 | |
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd. | | | 15,900 | | | | 604,753 | |
Yamana Gold, Inc. | | | 129,600 | | | | 1,282,410 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,650,955 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 0.2% |
Astral Media, Inc. | | | 6,530 | | | | 228,886 | |
Corus Entertainment, Inc., Class B | | | 780 | | | | 15,245 | |
Quebecor, Inc., Class B | | | 12,600 | | | | 428,994 | |
Shaw Communications, Inc., Class B | | | 1,600 | | | | 31,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 704,805 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 0.2% |
Canadian Tire Corp., Ltd., Class A | | | 11,820 | | | | 645,203 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 0.1% |
CGI Group, Inc., Class A * | | | 11,500 | | | | 172,107 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.2% |
Celestica, Inc. * | | | 59,610 | | | | 651,475 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 0.2% |
Telus Corp. - Non Voting | | | 24,070 | | | | 861,226 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.5% |
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. | | | 28,300 | | | | 1,594,931 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 0.3% |
ATCO Ltd., Class I | | | 17,900 | | | | 897,952 | |
Canadian Utilities Ltd., Class A | | | 3,900 | | | | 188,539 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,086,491 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 22,245,026 | |
|
Chile 0.9%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.3% |
Banco de Chile ADR | | | 12,613 | | | | 729,788 | |
Corpbanca S.A. ADR | | | 5,100 | | | | 219,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 949,088 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1% |
Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. | | | 1,000 | | | | 7,470 | |
Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. ADR | | | 12,427 | | | | 466,137 | |
Embotelladora Andina S.A. Series A ADR | | | 1,817 | | | | 31,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 505,404 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.2% |
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. ADR | | | 15,100 | | | | 564,589 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.2% |
Lan Airlines S.A. ADR | | | 30,000 | | | | 529,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 0.1% |
Enersis S.A. ADR | | | 25,900 | | | | 517,741 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,066,322 | |
|
China 2.0%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles & Components 0.9% |
Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd., Class B | | | 289,800 | | | | 255,973 | |
Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 791,000 | | | | 1,282,589 | |
Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 211,000 | | | | 438,358 | |
Jiangling Motors Corp., Ltd., Class B | | | 455,804 | | | | 794,183 | |
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| | Value
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Qingling Motors Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 788,000 | | | | 213,882 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,984,985 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.3% |
Baoye Group Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 239,000 | | | | 173,846 | |
Hangzhou Steam Turbine Co., Ltd., Class B | | | 118,200 | | | | 266,079 | |
Shanghai Mechanical & Electrical Industry Co., Ltd., Class B | | | 493,840 | | | | 529,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 969,825 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 0.1% |
Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 74,000 | | | | 178,055 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.3% |
China Bluechemical Ltd., Class H | | | 834,000 | | | | 543,187 | |
Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings, Ltd., Class B | | | 872,200 | | | | 653,746 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,196,933 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.1% |
Great Wall Technology Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 448,000 | | | | 193,667 | |
Kingboard Laminates Holding Ltd. | | | 49,000 | | | | 42,684 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 236,351 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 0.1% |
China Communications Services Corp., Ltd., Class H | | | 914,000 | | | | 458,491 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.2% |
Guangshen Railway Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 804,000 | | | | 321,624 | |
Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 356,000 | | | | 320,997 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 642,621 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,667,261 | |
|
Columbia 0.2%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.2% |
Bancolombia S.A. ADR | | | 13,900 | | | | 634,674 | |
|
Denmark 1.1%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.8% |
Carlsberg A/S, Class B | | | 17,100 | | | | 1,433,583 | |
Danisco A/S | | | 19,198 | | | | 1,430,657 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,864,240 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.3% |
H. Lundbeck A/S | | | 45,424 | | | | 852,507 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,716,747 | |
|
Egypt 0.9%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.2% |
National Societe Generale Bank | | | 90,000 | | | | 539,492 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.2% |
Ezz Steel * | | | 144,000 | | | | 548,058 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.2% |
Talaat Moustafa Group * | | | 540,000 | | | | 750,346 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 0.3% |
Telecom Egypt | | | 342,000 | | | | 1,058,578 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,896,474 | |
|
Finland 1.0%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.5% |
Konecranes Oyj | | | 12,540 | | | | 370,323 | |
Metso Corp. Oyj | | | 10,400 | | | | 335,655 | |
Wartsila Corp. Oyj | | | 17,562 | | | | 889,268 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,595,246 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.5% |
Huhtamaki Oyj | | | 16,000 | | | | 174,349 | |
UPM-Kymmene Oyj | | | 118,000 | | | | 1,564,677 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,739,026 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.0% |
Citycon Oyj | | | 23,954 | | | | 95,306 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,429,578 | |
|
France 3.0%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles & Components 0.6% |
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Class B | | | 15,600 | | | | 1,148,922 | |
Faurecia * | | | 9,100 | | | | 182,182 | |
PSA Peugeot Citroen * | | | 23,500 | | | | 690,379 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,021,483 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.1% |
Faiveley Transport | | | 423 | | | | 34,524 | |
Nexans S.A. | | | 274 | | | | 23,313 | |
Zodiac Aerospace | | | 8,917 | | | | 438,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 496,557 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Services 0.4% |
Sodexho | | | 24,073 | | | | 1,435,647 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.4% |
CNP Assurances | | | 12,993 | | | | 1,226,172 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.1% |
Rhodia S.A. * | | | 10,106 | | | | 208,684 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 0.5% |
Lagardere S.C.A. | | | 35,200 | | | | 1,422,864 | |
M6 Metropole Television | | | 10,183 | | | | 262,854 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,685,718 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.2% |
Fonciere des Regions | | | 604 | | | | 66,450 | |
Gecina S.A. | | | 4,600 | | | | 509,160 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 575,610 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 0.7% |
Atos Origin S.A. * | | | 16,800 | | | | 843,825 | |
Cap Gemini S.A. | | | 35,058 | | | | 1,723,674 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,567,499 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,217,370 | |
|
Germany 1.8%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.3% |
MTU Aero Engines Holding AG | | | 16,200 | | | | 942,301 | |
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| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
Rheinmetall AG | | | 159 | | | | 11,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 953,678 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.3% |
Celesio AG | | | 30,400 | | | | 971,599 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.6% |
Salzgitter AG | | | 12,000 | | | | 1,111,867 | |
ThyssenKrupp AG | | | 26,730 | | | | 916,572 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,028,439 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.1% |
Infineon Technologies AG * | | | 66,000 | | | | 457,080 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 0.1% |
United Internet AG - Reg’d * | | | 18,491 | | | | 280,571 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.4% |
Deutsche Lufthansa AG - Reg’d * | | | 80,800 | | | | 1,339,222 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,030,589 | |
|
Greece 0.6%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.3% |
Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Co., S.A. | | | 42,750 | | | | 1,150,742 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 0.3% |
Public Power Corp. S.A. * | | | 56,000 | | | | 983,541 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,134,283 | |
|
Hong Kong 4.1%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.1% |
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Ltd. | | | 156,000 | | | | 389,861 | |
The Bank of East Asia Ltd. | | | 29,800 | | | | 109,430 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 499,291 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.2% |
Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. | | | 148,000 | | | | 677,305 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.5% |
Bosideng International Holdings Ltd. | | | 195,000 | | | | 43,637 | |
Shenzhou International Group | | | 338,000 | | | | 487,166 | |
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. (a)(b) | | | 291,500 | | | | 1,013,685 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,544,488 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Services 0.1% |
The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Ltd. | | | 300,500 | | | | 463,977 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 0.3% |
First Pacific Co., Ltd. | | | 1,036,000 | | | | 670,204 | |
Guoco Group Ltd. | | | 39,000 | | | | 404,868 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,075,072 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.3% |
Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings) Ltd. | | | 938,608 | | | | 998,819 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.2% |
Fosun International | | | 686,000 | | | | 547,858 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 0.1% |
Television Broadcasts Ltd. | | | 66,000 | | | | 319,504 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 1.5% |
Champion Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 174,000 | | | | 83,065 | |
China Properties Group Ltd. * | | | 532,000 | | | | 159,297 | |
Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd. | | | 299,000 | | | | 499,727 | |
Great Eagle Holdings Ltd. | | | 220,000 | | | | 616,831 | |
Hang Lung Group Ltd. | | | 3,000 | | | | 15,890 | |
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. | | | 53,000 | | | | 268,324 | |
Hopson Development Holdings Ltd. | | | 124,000 | | | | 199,897 | |
Hysan Development Co., Ltd. | | | 294,000 | | | | 849,120 | |
New World China Land Ltd. | | | 1,392,400 | | | | 496,022 | |
New World Development Co., Ltd. | | | 489,000 | | | | 954,886 | |
Soho China Ltd. | | | 499,000 | | | | 282,277 | |
Wheelock & Co., Ltd. | | | 275,000 | | | | 809,785 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,235,121 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 0.1% |
Esprit Holdings Ltd. | | | 48,905 | | | | 385,426 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.2% |
Digital China Holdings Ltd. | | | 224,000 | | | | 377,457 | |
Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd. | | | 63,000 | | | | 286,186 | |
Lenovo Group Ltd. | | | 30,000 | | | | 20,662 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 684,305 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.3% |
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. * | | | 500,000 | | | | 1,051,737 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 0.2% |
Guangdong Investment Ltd. | | | 1,052,000 | | | | 568,557 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,051,460 | |
|
India 3.0%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles & Components 0.0% |
Hero Honda Motors Ltd. | | | 1,700 | | | | 73,766 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.7% |
Bank of Baroda | | | 34,340 | | | | 490,141 | |
Bank of India | | | 45,990 | | | | 347,026 | |
Bank of Maharashtra Ltd. | | | 158,650 | | | | 176,241 | |
Corporation Bank | | | 11,060 | | | | 116,960 | |
Dena Bank Ltd. | | | 16,563 | | | | 28,785 | |
Indian Bank | | | 40,230 | | | | 156,892 | |
Syndicate Bank | | | 194,280 | | | | 372,412 | |
UCO Bank | | | 209,530 | | | | 264,512 | |
Union Bank of India Ltd. | | | 41,730 | | | | 272,297 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,225,266 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.0% |
SKF India Ltd. | | | 11,685 | | | | 90,223 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 0.0% |
JM Financial Ltd. | | | 15,386 | | | | 12,939 | |
Shriram Transport Finance Co., Ltd. | | | 10,420 | | | | 121,814 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 134,753 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 0.3% |
Bharat Petroleum Corp., Ltd. | | | 22,260 | | | | 256,341 | |
Cairn India Ltd. * | | | 68,310 | | | | 463,415 | |
Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd. | | | 82,760 | | | | 140,136 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 859,892 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 1.4% |
Grasim Industries Ltd. | | | 2,050 | | | | 128,654 | |
Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd. | | | 4,107 | | | | 11,506 | |
Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd. | | | 2,200 | | | | 6,899 | |
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Co., Ltd. | | | 47,990 | | | | 120,249 | |
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| | Value
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Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. | | | 30,440 | | | | 148,984 | |
Hindalco Industries Ltd. | | | 200,690 | | | | 809,215 | |
Hindustan Zinc Ltd. | | | 27,156 | | | | 727,353 | |
Steel Authority of India Ltd. | | | 39,790 | | | | 224,166 | |
Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd. | | | 51,840 | | | | 979,681 | |
Tata Steel Ltd. | | | 72,300 | | | | 1,017,148 | |
Ultra Tech Cement Ltd. | | | 17,628 | | | | 452,677 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,626,532 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.1% |
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. | | | 15,000 | | | | 427,113 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 0.2% |
HCL Technologies Ltd. | | | 80,290 | | | | 646,190 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 0.3% |
Gail India Ltd. | | | 109,260 | | | | 995,181 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,078,916 | |
|
Indonesia 1.3%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.6% |
PT Bank Mandiri | | | 2,649,500 | | | | 1,552,964 | |
PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk | | | 1,861,000 | | | | 464,121 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,017,085 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.3% |
PT United Tractors Tbk | | | 633,000 | | | | 1,273,896 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 0.3% |
PT Adaro Energy | | | 4,974,000 | | | | 1,068,590 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.1% |
PT International Nickel Indonesia Tbk (INCO) | | | 454,000 | | | | 234,967 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,594,538 | |
|
Ireland 0.2%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.2% |
DCC plc | | | 29,400 | | | | 762,029 | |
|
Israel 1.2%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 1.0% |
First International Bank of Israel Ltd. * | | | 48,000 | | | | 898,394 | |
Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Class A * | | | 640,000 | | | | 1,461,110 | |
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd. * | | | 123,000 | | | | 1,160,861 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,520,365 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.2% |
Discount Investment Corp. - Reg’d | | | 24,000 | | | | 667,897 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,188,262 | |
|
Italy 1.7%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles & Components 0.1% |
Fiat S.p.A. | | | 28,000 | | | | 364,364 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.0% |
Credito Emiliano S.p.A. * | | | 12,094 | | | | 83,438 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.5% |
C.I.R. S.p.A. - Compagnie Industriali Riunite * | | | 70,000 | | | | 168,604 | |
Danieli S.p.A. - Officine Meccaniche Danieli & C. | | | 600 | | | | 16,078 | |
Finmeccanica S.p.A. | | | 108,900 | | | | 1,453,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,637,807 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Services 0.2% |
Autogrill S.p.A. * | | | 62,582 | | | | 761,632 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.2% |
Italcementi S.p.A. | | | 69,388 | | | | 802,132 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 0.3% |
Mediaset S.p.A. | | | 110,000 | | | | 944,656 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.1% |
Autostrada Torino-Milano S.p.A. | | | 21,972 | | | | 308,594 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 0.3% |
Edison S.p.A. | | | 527,439 | | | | 803,026 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,705,649 | |
|
Japan 19.6%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles & Components 2.6% |
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. | | | 2,600 | | | | 78,073 | |
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 154,000 | | | | 1,472,112 | |
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. * | | | 310,000 | | | | 1,608,480 | |
Mazda Motor Corp. * | | | 614,000 | | | | 1,731,811 | |
NGK SPARK PLUG Co., Ltd. | | | 86,000 | | | | 1,171,482 | |
Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. | | | 60,600 | | | | 1,037,217 | |
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. * | | | 111,300 | | | | 1,672,028 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,771,203 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.5% |
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. | | | 145,000 | | | | 1,588,454 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 1.6% |
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. | | | 9,000 | | | | 41,742 | |
JTEKT Corp. | | | 140,500 | | | | 1,663,275 | |
Minebea Co., Ltd. | | | 162,000 | | | | 986,945 | |
Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. | | | 254,000 | | | | 751,226 | |
NTN Corp. | | | 75,000 | | | | 339,277 | |
Toyota Tsusho Corp. | | | 106,600 | | | | 1,674,641 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,457,106 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.9% |
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. | | | 102,000 | | | | 1,379,671 | |
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. | | | 197,000 | | | | 1,781,698 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,161,369 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Durables & Apparel 2.5% |
Makita Corp. | | | 48,900 | | | | 1,614,192 | |
NAMCO BANDAI Holdings, Inc. | | | 146,400 | | | | 1,427,802 | |
Nikon Corp. | | | 38,400 | | | | 839,540 | |
Sankyo Co., Ltd. | | | 20,700 | | | | 1,024,759 | |
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. | | | 51,200 | | | | 620,336 | |
Shimano, Inc. | | | 37,800 | | | | 1,675,595 | |
Yamaha Corp. | | | 98,600 | | | | 1,274,746 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,476,970 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 0.4% |
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. | | | 266,000 | | | | 1,401,998 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 0.3% |
Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc. (a)(b) | | | 250,000 | | | | 1,187,498 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.7% |
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd. * | | | 21,600 | | | | 838,177 | |
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| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. | | | 115,000 | | | | 1,454,932 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,293,109 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.3% |
Medipal Holdings Corp. | | | 92,700 | | | | 1,099,058 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 3.8% |
Kaneka Corp. | | | 214,000 | | | | 1,388,558 | |
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | | | 358,500 | | | | 1,835,941 | |
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. * | | | 491,000 | | | | 1,414,319 | |
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | | | 496,000 | | | | 1,503,720 | |
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 407,000 | | | | 1,992,800 | |
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | | | 135,000 | | | | 2,008,528 | |
Teijin Ltd. | | | 499,000 | | | | 1,677,358 | |
Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd. | | | 63,700 | | | | 1,128,766 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,949,990 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 0.4% |
Hakuhodo Dy Holdings, Inc. | | | 40 | | | | 2,109 | |
Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc. | | | 86,900 | | | | 1,318,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,320,109 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.9% |
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. | | | 155,600 | | | | 1,427,726 | |
Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 87,000 | | | | 1,581,059 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,008,785 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 0.0% |
AOYAMA TRADING Co., Ltd. | | | 8,400 | | | | 138,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.6% |
Rohm Co., Ltd. | | | 27,500 | | | | 2,057,672 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 0.5% |
NTT Data Corp. | | | 531 | | | | 1,770,518 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 3.0% |
Brother Industries Ltd. | | | 83,300 | | | | 1,009,001 | |
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. | | | 158,000 | | | | 1,848,024 | |
NEC Corp. * | | | 679,000 | | | | 2,045,182 | |
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. | | | 129,000 | | | | 1,820,826 | |
Seiko Epson Corp. | | | 94,000 | | | | 1,462,677 | |
Tdk Corp. | | | 31,800 | | | | 2,119,946 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,305,656 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.6% |
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. | | | 79,000 | | | | 225,801 | |
West Japan Railway Co. | | | 545 | | | | 1,877,749 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,103,550 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 67,091,795 | |
|
Luxembourg 0.0%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.0% |
Stolt-Nielsen S.A. | | | 1,900 | | | | 31,199 | |
|
Malaysia 0.9%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles & Components 0.1% |
Proton Holdings Berhad * | | | 198,000 | | | | 285,619 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.2% |
CIMB Group Holdings Berhad | | | 199,000 | | | | 857,382 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Services 0.1% |
Genting Berhad | | | 180,000 | | | | 363,646 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.1% |
Titan Chemicals Corp. Berhad * | | | 499,500 | | | | 188,107 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.0% |
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad | | | 82,000 | | | | 121,145 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 0.4% |
Tenaga Nasional Berhad | | | 537,000 | | | | 1,319,807 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,135,706 | |
|
Mexico 1.4%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.0% |
Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V., Class O | | | 4,300 | | | | 19,073 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.2% |
Alfa S.A.B., Class A | | | 12,800 | | | | 100,837 | |
Grupo Carso S.A.B de C.V., Series A1 | | | 184,200 | | | | 704,694 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 805,531 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 0.0% |
Grupo Gigante S.A.B. de C.V., Class B | | | 71,800 | | | | 110,919 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.6% |
Coca-Cola Femsa S.A.B. de C.V. (Femsa), Series L | | | 112,300 | | | | 749,530 | |
Embotelladoras Arca S.A.B. de C.V. | | | 141,400 | | | | 487,430 | |
Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V., Series A | | | 41,500 | | | | 370,567 | |
Grupo Continental S.A.B. | | | 141,900 | | | | 428,096 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,035,623 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Household & Personal Products 0.3% |
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V., Class A | | | 167,300 | | | | 945,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.3% |
Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V., Series B | | | 281,900 | | | | 754,925 | |
Grupo Simec S.A. de C.V., Series B * | | | 83,700 | | | | 241,479 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 996,404 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,913,401 | |
|
Netherlands 1.4%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.3% |
Imtech N.V. | | | 26,000 | | | | 833,702 | |
Koninklijke BAM Groep N.V. | | | 17,287 | | | | 134,230 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 967,932 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.0% |
Randstad Holding N.V. * | | | 3,000 | | | | 142,466 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.2% |
CSM * | | | 16,500 | | | | 512,019 | |
Nutreco Holding N.V. | | | 3,131 | | | | 197,202 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 709,221 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.0% |
Mediq N.V. | | | 4,403 | | | | 81,084 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.4% |
Akzo Nobel N.V. | | | 10,200 | | | | 580,984 | |
Koninklijke DSM N.V. | | | 14,710 | | | | 655,326 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,236,310 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.5% |
STMicroelectronics N.V. | | | 171,154 | | | | 1,698,412 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,835,425 | |
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| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
|
New Zealand 0.0%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.0% |
Air New Zealand Ltd. | | | 72,900 | | | | 65,722 | |
|
Northern Ireland 0.1%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.1% |
Rexam plc | | | 82,881 | | | | 368,417 | |
|
Norway 0.6%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 0.5% |
Aker A.S.A., Class A | | | 14,045 | | | | 388,211 | |
Aker Solutions A.S.A. | | | 69,000 | | | | 1,083,689 | |
Petroleum Geo-Services A.S.A. * | | | 20,000 | | | | 262,710 | |
TGS Nopec Geophysical Co., A.S.A. * | | | 2,167 | | | | 46,107 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,780,717 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 0.1% |
Schibsted A.S.A. * | | | 9,860 | | | | 248,973 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,029,690 | |
|
Peru 0.1%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.1% |
Cia de Minas Buenaventura S.A. ADR | | | 6,300 | | | | 195,111 | |
|
Philippines 0.1%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 0.0% |
Ayala Corp. | | | 15,000 | | | | 110,175 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1% |
San Miguel Corp., Class B | | | 106,600 | | | | 173,408 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 283,583 | |
|
Poland 1.2%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.1% |
Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A. * | | | 14,101 | | | | 394,458 | |
ING Bank Slaski S.A. * | | | 16 | | | | 4,175 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 398,633 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 0.4% |
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen S.A. * | | | 24,000 | | | | 325,707 | |
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe I Gazownictwo S.A. | | | 870,000 | | | | 1,114,973 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,440,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.5% |
KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. | | | 43,200 | | | | 1,623,617 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.2% |
Globe Trade Centre S.A. * | | | 72,000 | | | | 625,631 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,088,561 | |
|
Portugal 0.1%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 0.1% |
EDP - Energias de Portugal S.A. | | | 68,402 | | | | 271,792 | |
|
Republic of Korea 4.3%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.2% |
Hana Financial Group, Inc. | | | 21,530 | | | | 667,318 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 1.5% |
CJ Corp. | | | 8,220 | | | | 489,683 | |
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. | | | 46,020 | | | | 882,667 | |
Doosan Corp. | | | 2,020 | | | | 229,229 | |
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. | | | 500 | | | | 104,687 | |
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd. | | | 870 | | | | 119,537 | |
LG Corp. | | | 22,520 | | | | 1,413,749 | |
Samsung C&T Corp. | | | 3,220 | | | | 173,268 | |
SK Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 14,860 | | | | 1,319,965 | |
SK Networks Co., Ltd. | | | 31,930 | | | | 324,444 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,057,229 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.3% |
LG Electronics, Inc. | | | 10,110 | | | | 1,027,739 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 0.2% |
Woori Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 50,680 | | | | 702,909 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 0.2% |
GS Holdings | | | 17,350 | | | | 614,855 | |
SK Energy Co., Ltd. | | | 1,020 | | | | 109,503 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 724,358 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 0.0% |
Shinsegae Co., Ltd. | | | 170 | | | | 80,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1% |
KT&G Corp. | | | 3,570 | | | | 197,495 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.1% |
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. | | | 1,000 | | | | 160,424 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.7% |
Hanwha Chemical Corp. | | | 42,580 | | | | 518,901 | |
KISWIRE Ltd. | | | 3,610 | | | | 130,810 | |
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | | | 7,200 | | | | 1,284,200 | |
LG Chem Ltd. | | | 2,497 | | | | 530,679 | |
SeAH Holdings Corp. | | | 125 | | | | 6,773 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,471,363 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 0.0% |
GS Home Shopping, Inc. | | | 1,810 | | | | 111,465 | |
Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd. | | | 140 | | | | 40,567 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 152,032 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 0.1% |
Nhn Corp. * | | | 1,300 | | | | 207,003 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.4% |
LG Display Co., Ltd. | | | 41,280 | | | | 1,458,721 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 0.5% |
KT Corp. | | | 23,840 | | | | 986,741 | |
LG Telecom Ltd. | | | 103,740 | | | | 707,814 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,694,555 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,601,560 | |
|
Russia 1.0%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 0.6% |
Tatneft ADR * | | | 65,200 | | | | 2,040,760 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 0.4% |
Sistema JSFC - Reg’d GDR * | | | 56,200 | | | | 1,522,964 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,563,724 | |
|
Singapore 1.7%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.0% |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 6,000 | | | | 61,175 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.6% |
Fraser & Neave Ltd. | | | 198,000 | | | | 678,254 | |
Keppel Corp., Ltd. | | | 30,000 | | | | 195,400 | |
SembCorp Industries Ltd. | | | 406,000 | | | | 1,195,407 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,069,061 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.3% |
UOL Group Ltd. | | | 279,000 | | | | 776,623 | |
Wheelock Properties (S) Ltd. | | | 86,000 | | | | 115,982 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 892,605 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 0.3% |
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. | | | 56,000 | | | | 1,174,097 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.5% |
SIA Engineering Co., Ltd. | | | 380,000 | | | | 963,592 | |
Singapore Airlines Ltd. | | | 55,000 | | | | 596,967 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,560,559 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,757,497 | |
|
South Africa 2.9%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.5% |
Nedbank Group Ltd. | | | 87,000 | | | | 1,676,316 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.4% |
Aveng Ltd. | | | 227,152 | | | | 1,171,563 | |
Bidvest Group Ltd. | | | 11,411 | | | | 213,530 | |
Hosken Consolidated Investments Ltd. * | | | 4,000 | | | | 42,835 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,427,928 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.0% |
Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd. * | | | 44,802 | | | | 122,842 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 0.0% |
Investec Ltd. | | | 13,122 | | | | 112,616 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1% |
Pioneer Foods Ltd. | | | 56,000 | | | | 291,754 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.4% |
Medi-Clinic Corp., Ltd. | | | 153,951 | | | | 572,425 | |
Netcare Ltd. * | | | 336,000 | | | | 608,252 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,180,677 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.5% |
Sanlam Ltd. | | | 454,705 | | | | 1,549,990 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.7% |
Assore Ltd. | | | 500 | | | | 52,597 | |
Gold Fields Ltd. | | | 164,000 | | | | 2,073,580 | |
Harmony Gold Mining Co., Ltd. | | | 42,800 | | | | 404,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,530,577 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 0.3% |
Imperial Holdings Ltd. | | | 66,146 | | | | 908,134 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,800,834 | |
|
South Korea 0.0%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.0% |
KCC Corp. | | | 300 | | | | 93,921 | |
|
Spain 1.5%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.8% |
Banco de Sabadell S.A. | | | 282,000 | | | | 1,557,615 | |
Banco Popular Espanol S.A. | | | 38,000 | | | | 279,480 | |
Bankinter S.A. | | | 111,000 | | | | 925,132 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,762,227 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.5% |
Abengoa S.A. | | | 6,482 | | | | 186,372 | |
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A. | | | 885 | | | | 521,045 | |
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas S.A. | | | 27,300 | | | | 998,459 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,705,876 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1% |
Ebro Puleva S.A. | | | 21,545 | | | | 397,015 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.1% |
Grupo Catalana Occidente S.A. | | | 7,564 | | | | 153,894 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,019,012 | |
|
Sweden 1.8%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.1% |
NCC AB, B Shares | | | 8,139 | | | | 141,813 | |
Saab AB, B Shares | | | 12,000 | | | | 182,463 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 324,276 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.4% |
Electrolux AB, B Shares * | | | 63,629 | | | | 1,457,424 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.9% |
Boliden AB | | | 71,608 | | | | 1,023,063 | |
Svenska Cellulosa AB, A Shares | | | 10,000 | | | | 142,800 | |
Svenska Cellulosa AB, B Shares | | | 139,961 | | | | 1,973,403 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,139,266 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.3% |
Meda AB, A Shares | | | 94,848 | | | | 1,041,271 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.1% |
Hufvudstaden AB, A Shares | | | 29,917 | | | | 255,835 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,218,072 | |
|
Switzerland 1.8%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.3% |
Schindler Holding AG | | | 8,020 | | | | 705,513 | |
Schindler Holding AG - Reg’d | | | 2,049 | | | | 177,881 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 883,394 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.0% |
Adecco S.A. - Reg’d | | | 300 | | | | 17,031 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.9% |
Baloise Holding AG - Reg’d | | | 12,197 | | | | 1,081,722 | |
Helvetia Patria Holding AG - Reg’d | | | 2,400 | | | | 844,161 | |
Swiss Life Holding AG - Reg’d * | | | 9,216 | | | | 1,208,611 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,134,494 | |
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Portfolio Holdings continued
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.2% |
Ems-Chemie Holding AG - Reg’d | | | 637 | | | | 87,386 | |
Sika AG | | | 300 | | | | 506,743 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 594,129 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.4% |
PSP Swiss Property AG - Reg’d * | | | 12,835 | | | | 824,045 | |
Swiss Prime Site AG - Reg’d * | | | 11,100 | | | | 695,148 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,519,193 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,148,241 | |
|
Taiwan 4.3%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.5% |
Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | | | 251,000 | | | | 145,509 | |
Taishin Financial Holding Co., Ltd. * | | | 1,529,003 | | | | 621,843 | |
Taiwan Cooperative Bank | | | 1,418,278 | | | | 857,292 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,624,644 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.1% |
CTCI Corp. | | | 233,000 | | | | 243,291 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 0.0% |
Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. * | | | 12,000 | | | | 14,586 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.2% |
China Metal Products Co., Ltd. | | | 102,000 | | | | 145,881 | |
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. | | | 189,520 | | | | 443,550 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 589,431 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.9% |
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. | | | 1,487,000 | | | | 1,353,067 | |
Powertech Technology, Inc. | | | 42,000 | | | | 150,035 | |
Siliconware Precision Industries Co. | | | 24,000 | | | | 28,902 | |
United Microelectronics Corp. * | | | 3,230,000 | | | | 1,724,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,256,724 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 2.6% |
Acer, Inc. | | | 438,945 | | | | 1,296,209 | |
Asustek Computer, Inc. | | | 346,405 | | | | 603,223 | |
AU Optronics Corp. | | | 1,230,847 | | | | 1,394,148 | |
Compal Electronics, Inc. | | | 1,385,741 | | | | 1,813,386 | |
HTC Corp. | | | 23,000 | | | | 268,706 | |
Lite-On Technology Corp. | | | 841,028 | | | | 1,115,926 | |
Quanta Computer, Inc. | | | 776,514 | | | | 1,506,296 | |
Wistron NeWeb Corp. | | | 598,474 | | | | 1,087,261 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,085,155 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,813,831 | |
|
Thailand 0.8%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.4% |
Bangkok Bank Public Co., Ltd. NVDR | | | 245,000 | | | | 994,998 | |
Krung Thai Bank Public Co., Ltd. NVDR | | | 1,067,900 | | | | 402,349 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,397,347 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 0.0% |
Banpu Public Co., Ltd. - Reg’d | | | 7,000 | | | | 133,592 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.3% |
PTT Chemical Public Co., Ltd. NVDR | | | 50,000 | | | | 146,758 | |
The Siam Cement Public Co., Ltd. NVDR | | | 115,000 | | | | 912,648 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,059,406 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.1% |
Airports of Thailand Public Co., Ltd. NVDR | | | 116,800 | | | | 138,005 | |
Thai Airways International Public Co., Ltd. NVDR * | | | 16,000 | | | | 13,952 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 151,957 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,742,302 | |
|
Turkey 2.3%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles & Components 0.2% |
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A/S | | | 90,000 | | | | 658,441 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.3% |
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi T.A.O., Class D * | | | 384,000 | | | | 1,032,420 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.4% |
Koc Holding A/S * | | | 428,000 | | | | 1,470,760 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 0.5% |
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding A/S | | | 363,111 | | | | 1,566,963 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 0.3% |
Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A/S | | | 49,000 | | | | 1,113,020 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.1% |
Eczacibasi Ilac Sanayi ve Ticaret A/S | | | 108,247 | | | | 200,304 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.5% |
Turk Hava Yollari Anonim Ortakligi | | | 480,000 | | | | 1,650,751 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,692,659 | |
|
United Kingdom 10.9%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 1.1% |
Balfour Beatty plc | | | 224,000 | | | | 994,877 | |
Carillion plc | | | 100,000 | | | | 495,649 | |
Charter International plc | | | 16,508 | | | | 188,031 | |
Meggitt plc | | | 224,245 | | | | 1,042,100 | |
Melrose plc | | | 297 | | | | 992 | |
Qinetiq Group plc | | | 189,000 | | | | 384,512 | |
Travis Perkins plc * | | | 66,500 | | | | 827,301 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,933,462 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.2% |
Homeserve plc | | | 5,276 | | | | 143,319 | |
The Davis Service Group plc | | | 88,000 | | | | 564,134 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 707,453 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.1% |
Persimmon plc * | | | 58,000 | | | | 410,576 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Services 1.5% |
Compass Group plc | | | 339,500 | | | | 2,710,294 | |
Greene King plc | | | 4,108 | | | | 27,981 | |
Millennium & Copthorne Hotel plc | | | 74,000 | | | | 545,353 | |
Mitchells & Butlers plc * | | | 108,000 | | | | 520,379 | |
Thomas Cook Group plc | | | 308,000 | | | | 1,261,735 | |
Tui Travel plc | | | 2,000 | | | | 9,163 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,074,905 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 1.0% |
ICAP plc | | | 170,000 | | | | 963,676 | |
42 See financial notes
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
Portfolio Holdings continued
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
London Stock Exchange Group plc | | | 83,200 | | | | 897,129 | |
Man Group plc | | | 385,488 | | | | 1,411,113 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,271,918 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.3% |
Britvic plc | | | 893 | | | | 6,278 | |
Tate & Lyle plc | | | 156,000 | | | | 1,074,712 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,080,990 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 1.3% |
Aviva plc | | | 220,000 | | | | 1,285,208 | |
Legal & General Group plc | | | 1,374,000 | | | | 1,832,178 | |
Old Mutual plc * | | | 781,760 | | | | 1,452,343 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,569,729 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 1.1% |
Croda International plc | | | 34,200 | | | | 486,594 | |
Johnson Matthey plc | | | 41,400 | | | | 1,099,017 | |
Kazakhmys plc * | | | 64,000 | | | | 1,479,425 | |
Petropavlovsk plc | | | 120 | | | | 2,166 | |
Vedanta Resources plc | | | 14,914 | | | | 627,936 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,695,138 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 0.3% |
WPP plc | | | 89,505 | | | | 926,180 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.9% |
British Land Co. plc | | | 202,000 | | | | 1,472,379 | |
Derwent London plc | | | 28,800 | | | | 597,295 | |
Land Securities Group plc | | | 94,225 | | | | 968,868 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,038,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 1.2% |
Home Retail Group plc | | | 316,000 | | | | 1,300,137 | |
Inchcape plc * | | | 1,659,000 | | | | 742,085 | |
Kesa Electricals plc | | | 144,000 | | | | 277,524 | |
Kingfisher plc | | | 532,000 | | | | 1,732,154 | |
Sports Direct International * | | | 150,000 | | | | 244,389 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,296,289 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 0.3% |
Dimension Data Holdings plc | | | 20,665 | | | | 28,594 | |
Logica plc | | | 510,000 | | | | 1,056,453 | |
The Sage Group plc | | | 28,425 | | | | 103,202 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,188,249 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 0.5% |
BT Group plc | | | 695,000 | | | | 1,304,587 | |
COLT Telecom Group S.A. * | | | 160,000 | | | | 308,662 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,613,249 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.8% |
Arriva plc | | | 55,000 | | | | 611,558 | |
easyJet plc * | | | 128,023 | | | | 892,496 | |
FirstGroup plc | | | 149,669 | | | | 815,146 | |
National Express Group plc | | | 81,278 | | | | 281,868 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,601,068 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 0.3% |
Drax Group plc | | | 43,474 | | | | 246,706 | |
Severn Trent plc | | | 37,527 | | | | 680,411 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 927,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 37,334,865 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stock (Cost $283,574,947) | | | 328,981,330 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Preferred Stock 1.7% of net assets |
|
Brazil 1.7%
|
All America Latina Logistica | | | 11,728 | | | | 17,641 | |
Braskem S.A., Class A * | | | 77,600 | | | | 571,195 | |
Centrais Eletricas de Santa Catarina S.A., Class B | | | 7,200 | | | | 148,951 | |
Companhia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista | | | 14,000 | | | | 368,825 | |
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais | | | 37,000 | | | | 614,187 | |
Companhia Paranaense de Energia-Copel, Class B | | | 45,000 | | | | 921,332 | |
Confab Industrial S.A. | | | 114,000 | | | | 303,214 | |
Gerdau S.A. | | | 22,200 | | | | 360,773 | |
Tele Norte Leste Participacoes S.A. | | | 48,800 | | | | 864,671 | |
Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo S.A. | | | 16,900 | | | | 365,968 | |
Telemar Norte Leste S.A., Class A | | | 15,000 | | | | 422,667 | |
Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais S.A., Class A | | | 12,900 | | | | 441,908 | |
Vivo Participacoes S.A. | | | 16,300 | | | | 442,708 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Preferred Stock (Cost $4,934,666) | | | 5,844,040 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Other Investment Company 1.5% of net assets |
|
United States 1.5%
|
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund - Institutional Class | | | 5,003,383 | | | | 5,003,383 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Other Investment Company (Cost $5,003,383) | | | 5,003,383 | |
| | | | |
|
|
End of Investments. |
At 03/31/10, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $298,040,306 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $49,285,460 and ($7,497,013), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $41,788,447.
At 03/31/10, the values of certain foreign securities held by the fund aggregating $288,097,517 were adjusted from their closing market values following the guidelines adopted by the fund’s board of trustees.
| | |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | | Fair-valued by management in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. |
(b) | | Illiquid security. At the period end, the value of these amounted to $2,201,183 or 0.6% of net assets. |
See financial notes 43
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
Portfolio Holdings continued
| | |
ADR — | | American Depositary Receipt |
GDR — | | Global Depositary Receipt |
NVDR — | | Non-Voting Depositary Receipt |
Reg’d — | | Registered |
44 See financial notes
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
| | | | | | |
|
Assets |
|
Investments, at value (cost $293,512,996) | | | | | $339,828,753 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $2,824,947) | | | | | 2,836,465 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | | | 9,051,374 | |
Dividends | | | | | 1,451,352 | |
Fund shares sold | | | | | 409,091 | |
Foreign tax reclaims | | | | | 76,162 | |
Interest | | | | | 166 | |
Prepaid expenses | | + | | | 7,750 | |
| | |
Total assets | | | | | 353,661,113 | |
|
Liabilities |
|
Payables: | | | | | | |
Investments bought | | | | | 10,975,840 | |
Foreign capital gains tax expense | | | | | 399,471 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | | | 331,645 | |
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 30,243 | |
Distribution and shareholder services fees | | | | | 7,228 | |
Due to custodian | | | | | 7,062 | |
Trustee’s retirement plan | | | | | 1,489 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | 8 | |
Accrued expenses | | + | | | 300,857 | |
| | |
Total liabilities | | | | | 12,053,843 | |
|
Net Assets |
|
Total assets | | | | | 353,661,113 | |
Total liabilities | | − | | | 12,053,843 | |
| | |
Net assets | | | | | $341,607,270 | |
|
Net Assets by Source |
Capital received from investors | | | | | 421,440,261 | |
Distribution in excess of net investment income | | | | | (244,510 | ) |
Net realized capital losses | | | | | (125,520,973 | ) |
Net unrealized capital gains | | | | | 45,932,492 | |
|
Net Asset Value (NAV) by Shares Class |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Shares
| | | | | | | |
Share Class | | Net Assets | | ÷ | | Outstanding | | = | | NAV | | | |
Investor Shares | | $33,741,191 | | | | 3,582,283 | | | | | $9.42 | | | |
Select Shares | | $307,866,079 | | | | 32,711,809 | | | | | $9.41 | | | |
See financial notes 45
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
Statement of
Operations
For April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
| | | | | | |
|
Investment Income |
|
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $672,271) | | | | | $7,612,486 | |
Interest | | + | | | 15,938 | |
| | |
Total investment income | | | | | 7,628,424 | |
|
Expenses |
|
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 3,096,725 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | | 978,569 | |
Custodian fees | | | | | 324,308 | |
Distribution and shareholder services fees (Investor Shares ) | | | | | 96,130 | |
Accounting and administration fees | | | | | 91,669 | |
Professional fees | | | | | 84,920 | |
Sub-Accounting fees (Investor Shares ) | | | | | 53,145 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | | 46,863 | |
Registration fees | | | | | 43,801 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | 33,711 | |
Interest expense | | | | | 667 | |
Other expenses | | + | | | 121,936 | |
| | |
Total expenses | | | | | 4,972,444 | |
Expense reduction by adviser | | − | | | 656,228 | |
Custody credits | | − | | | 20 | |
| | |
Net expenses | | − | | | 4,316,196 | |
| | |
Net investment income | | | | | 3,312,228 | |
|
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) |
|
Net realized gains on investments | | | | | 29,256,703 | |
Net realized gains on foreign currency transactions | | + | | | 203,839 | |
| | |
Net realized gains | | | | | 29,460,542 | |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | | | | 97,213,931 | |
Net unrealized gains on foreign currency translations | | + | | | 99,049 | |
| | |
Net unrealized gains | | + | | | 97,312,980 | |
| | |
Net realized and unrealized gains | | | | | 126,773,522 | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | $130,085,750 | |
46 See financial notes
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
Net investment income | | | | | $3,312,228 | | | | $5,024,487 | |
Net realized gains (losses) | | | | | 29,460,542 | | | | (144,694,628 | ) |
Net unrealized gains (losses) | | + | | | 97,312,980 | | | | (45,108,614 | ) |
| | |
Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations | | | | | 130,085,750 | | | | (184,778,755 | ) |
|
Distributions to Shareholders1 |
|
Distributions from net investment income | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 501,290 | | | | 887,943 | |
Select Shares | | + | | | 5,036,432 | | | | 4,211,558 | |
| | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | | | $5,537,722 | | | | $5,099,501 | |
Transactions in Fund Shares1
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | |
Shares Sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 368,299 | | | | $2,880,539 | | | | 2,380,148 | | | | $24,115,172 | |
Select Shares | | + | | | 12,143,455 | | | | 100,164,444 | | | | 32,278,723 | | | | 280,376,112 | |
| | |
Total shares sold | | | | | 12,511,754 | | | | $103,044,983 | | | | 34,658,871 | | | | $304,491,284 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares Reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 49,935 | | | | $441,426 | | | | 85,708 | | | | $580,245 | |
Select Shares | | + | | | 442,053 | | | | 3,903,332 | | | | 549,064 | | | | 3,711,673 | |
| | |
Total shares reinvested | | | | | 491,988 | | | | $4,344,758 | | | | 634,772 | | | | $4,291,918 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares Redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | (2,469,585 | ) | | | ($20,779,533 | ) | | | (7,502,921 | ) | | | ($56,218,275 | ) |
Select Shares | | + | | | (10,070,050 | ) | | | (85,747,050 | ) | | | (14,822,685 | ) | | | (108,063,780 | ) |
| | |
Total shares redeemed | | | | | (12,539,635 | ) | | | ($106,526,583 | ) | | | (22,325,606 | ) | | | ($164,282,055 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net transactions in fund shares | | | | | 464,107 | | | | $863,158 | | | | 12,968,037 | | | | $144,501,147 | |
|
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets |
|
| | | | 4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | |
Beginning of period | | | | | 35,829,985 | | | | $216,196,084 | | | | 22,861,948 | | | | $261,573,193 | |
Total increase or decrease | | + | | | 464,107 | | | | 125,411,186 | | | | 12,968,037 | | | | (45,377,109 | ) |
| | |
End of period | | | | | 36,294,092 | | | | $341,607,270 | | | | 35,829,985 | | | | $216,196,084 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Distribution in excess of net investment income)/Net investment income not yet distributed | | | | | | | | | ($244,510 | ) | | | | | | | $816,458 | |
| | |
1 | | Effective July 31, 2008, the Institutional Shares class was redesignated as Select Shares. |
See financial notes 47
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
Financial Statements
Financial Highlights
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4/1/09–
| | 4/1/08–
| | 4/1/07–
| | 4/1/06–
| | 4/1/05–
| | |
Investor Shares | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | 3/31/08 | | 3/31/07 | | 3/31/06 | | |
|
|
Per-Share Data ($) |
|
Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 7.79 | | | | 16.74 | | | | 22.38 | | | | 20.74 | | | | 16.73 | | | |
| | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.11 | 1 | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.08 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 4.19 | | | | (9.06 | ) | | | (2.60 | ) | | | 3.82 | | | | 4.89 | | | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | 4.30 | | | | (8.74 | ) | | | (2.24 | ) | | | 4.02 | | | | 4.97 | | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.63 | ) | | | (0.30 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2.77 | ) | | | (2.08 | ) | | | (0.92 | ) | | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (3.40 | ) | | | (2.38 | ) | | | (0.96 | ) | | |
| | |
Net asset value at end of period | | | 11.82 | | | | 7.79 | | | | 16.74 | | | | 22.38 | | | | 20.74 | | | |
| | |
Total return (%) | | | 55.44 | | | | (52.40 | ) | | | (10.27 | ) | | | 20.35 | | | | 30.48 | | | |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.49 | | | | 1.45 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 1.60 | | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.49 | | | | 1.45 | | | | 1.47 | | | | 1.60 | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1.07 | | | | 2.05 | | | | 1.55 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 0.42 | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 100 | | | | 79 | | | | 105 | | | | 92 | | | | 102 | | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 141,185 | | | | 147,608 | | | | 523,709 | | | | 882,163 | | | | 804,340 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 4/1/09–
| | 4/1/082–
| | 4/1/07–
| | 4/1/06–
| | 4/1/05–
| | |
Select Shares | | 3/31/10 | | 3/31/09 | | 3/31/08 | | 3/31/07 | | 3/31/06 | | |
|
|
Per-Share Data ($) |
|
Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 7.87 | | | | 16.97 | | | | 22.67 | | | | 20.97 | | | | 16.89 | | | |
| | |
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.15 | 1 | | | 0.30 | | | | 0.34 | | | | 0.26 | | | | 0.13 | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 4.24 | | | | (9.12 | ) | | | (2.55 | ) | | | 3.90 | | | | 4.95 | | | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | 4.39 | | | | (8.82 | ) | | | (2.21 | ) | | | 4.16 | | | | 5.08 | | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.73 | ) | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2.76 | ) | | | (2.08 | ) | | | (0.92 | ) | | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (3.49 | ) | | | (2.46 | ) | | | (1.00 | ) | | |
| | |
Net asset value at end of period | | | 11.94 | | | | 7.87 | | | | 16.97 | | | | 22.67 | | | | 20.97 | | | |
| | |
Total return (%) | | | 56.01 | | | | (52.20 | ) | | | (9.97 | ) | | | 20.82 | | | | 30.90 | | | |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 1.10 | | | | 1.25 | | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 1.26 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 1.10 | | | | 1.25 | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1.41 | | | | 2.39 | | | | 1.87 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 0.85 | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 100 | | | | 79 | | | | 105 | | | | 92 | | | | 102 | | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 199,576 | | | | 195,990 | | | | 612,703 | | | | 1,048,829 | | | | 698,064 | | | |
1 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
2 Effective July 31, 2008, the Institutional Shares class was redesignated as Select Shares.
48 See financial notes
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cost
| | Value
|
Holdings by Category | | ($) | | ($) |
|
| 96 | .4% | | Common Stock | | | 305,684,571 | | | | 328,456,176 | |
| 0 | .5% | | Preferred Stock | | | 1,452,345 | | | | 1,697,692 | |
| | —% | | Rights | | | 1,359 | | | | 33,228 | |
|
|
| 96 | .9% | | Total Investments | | | 307,138,275 | | | | 330,187,096 | |
| 5 | .2% | | Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan | | | 17,719,621 | | | | 17,719,621 | |
| (2 | .1)% | | Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | | | | | | | (7,145,637 | ) |
|
|
| 100 | .0% | | Net Assets | | | | | | | 340,761,080 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
|
Common Stock 96.4% of net assets |
|
Australia 5.1%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.1% |
RHG Ltd. * | | | 285,107 | | | | 159,608 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.4% |
Boart Longyear Group * | | | 886,300 | | | | 271,825 | |
Bradken Ltd. | | | 32,578 | | | | 228,687 | |
Crane Group Ltd. | | | 7,339 | | | | 60,265 | |
Emeco Holdings Ltd. | | | 616,300 | | | | 344,818 | |
Hills Industries Ltd. | | | 75,950 | | | | 183,787 | |
Macmahon Holdings Ltd. | | | 583,800 | | | | 390,367 | |
NRW Holdings Ltd. | | | 18,209 | | | | 29,193 | |
RCR Tomlinson Ltd. | | | 6,152 | | | | 6,791 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,515,733 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.7% |
Credit Corp. Group Ltd. | | | 32,965 | | | | 81,714 | |
Decmil Group Ltd. * | | | 53,356 | | | | 77,802 | |
Downer EDI Ltd. | | | 126,500 | | | | 875,818 | |
MAC Services Group Ltd. | | | 24,619 | | | | 59,865 | |
Mineral Resources Ltd. | | | 52,600 | | | | 358,365 | |
PMP Ltd. * | | | 11,128 | | | | 7,199 | |
Salmat Ltd. | | | 52,982 | | | | 206,137 | |
Spotless Group Ltd. | | | 224,117 | | | | 584,934 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,251,834 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.2% |
G.U.D. Holdings Ltd. | | | 55,445 | | | | 471,041 | |
McPherson’s Ltd. | | | 58,438 | | | | 166,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 637,925 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Services 0.3% |
Flight Centre Ltd. | | | 46,810 | | | | 899,695 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 0.7% |
Beach Energy Ltd. | | | 1,086,500 | | | | 738,075 | |
Centennial Coal Co., Ltd. | | | 254,700 | | | | 994,085 | |
Whitehaven Coal Ltd. | | | 172,300 | | | | 811,969 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,544,129 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.3% |
Goodman Fielder Ltd. | | | 853,700 | | | | 1,117,881 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.4% |
Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. | | | 127,865 | | | | 70,964 | |
Healthscope Ltd. (a) | | | 15,300 | | | | 62,001 | |
iSOFT Group Ltd. (a) | | | 717,381 | | | | 371,749 | |
Primary Health Care Ltd. | | | 94,400 | | | | 385,382 | |
Sigma Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | | | 1,037,200 | | | | 442,581 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,332,677 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.6% |
Gunns Ltd. | | | 469,000 | | | | 206,246 | |
Minara Resources Ltd. * | | | 333,000 | | | | 287,114 | |
Mount Gibson Iron Ltd. * | | | 614,200 | | | | 1,052,373 | |
Panoramic Resources Ltd. | | | 181,800 | | | | 400,005 | |
Resolute Mining Ltd. * | | | 63,900 | | | | 58,232 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,003,970 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 0.4% |
Amalgamated Holdings Ltd. | | | 98,998 | | | | 515,457 | |
Austereo Group Ltd. | | | 205,600 | | | | 323,047 | |
Photon Group Ltd. | | | 62,600 | | | | 64,598 | |
Southern Cross Media Group Ltd. | | | 284,523 | | | | 565,103 | |
Village Roadshow Ltd. | | | 16,942 | | | | 38,427 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,506,632 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.3% |
AVJennings Ltd. * | | | 10,083 | | | | 4,436 | |
Charter Hall Retail REIT | | | 774,400 | | | | 397,545 | |
ING Industrial Fund | | | 1,446,357 | | | | 589,225 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 991,206 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 0.6% |
Automotive Holdings Group Ltd. | | | 163,600 | | | | 390,200 | |
Pacific Brands Ltd. * | | | 903,200 | | | | 1,097,492 | |
Specialty Fashion Group Ltd. | | | 154,629 | | | | 215,947 | |
Super Cheap Auto Group Ltd. | | | 60,553 | | | | 297,318 | |
Thorn Group Ltd. | | | 98,900 | | | | 101,507 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,102,464 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 0.1% |
SMS Management & Technology Ltd. | | | 60,917 | | | | 362,365 | |
UXC Ltd. | | | 164,500 | | | | 76,873 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 439,238 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,502,992 | |
|
Austria 0.3%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.3% |
Conwert Immobilien Invest SE | | | 90,421 | | | | 1,122,487 | |
See financial notes 49
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
Portfolio Holdings continued
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
|
Belgium 2.1%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.0% |
Societe Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aeronautques | | | 681 | | | | 16,271 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 0.9% |
Delhaize Group | | | 37,200 | | | | 2,985,667 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.1% |
Omega Pharma S.A. * | | | 8,081 | | | | 401,786 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.1% |
Solvay S.A. | | | 4,258 | | | | 437,105 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 1.0% |
S.A. D’Ieteren N.V. | | | 6,320 | | | | 3,196,106 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,036,935 | |
|
Bermuda 0.0%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.0% |
Lerado Group (Holding) Co., Ltd. | | | 42,000 | | | | 6,491 | |
Tak Sing Alliance Holdings Ltd. | | | 40,000 | | | | 6,021 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,512 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.0% |
China Oriental Group Co., Ltd. * | | | 214,000 | | | | 85,039 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 97,551 | |
|
Canada 8.3%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles & Components 0.2% |
Linamar Corp. | | | 42,140 | | | | 789,982 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.2% |
Home Capital Group, Inc. | | | 14,100 | | | | 600,151 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.0% |
Toromont Industries Ltd. | | | 4,500 | | | | 131,546 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.3% |
Stantec, Inc. * | | | 9,400 | | | | 244,429 | |
Transcontinental, Inc., Class A | | | 59,400 | | | | 797,146 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,041,575 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Services 0.0% |
Keystone North America, Inc. | | | 225 | | | | 7,636 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 0.2% |
Dundee Corp., Class A * | | | 56,700 | | | | 772,636 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 1.9% |
Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. * | | | 107,400 | | | | 727,526 | |
AltaGas Income Trust | | | 38,000 | | | | 688,426 | |
Bankers Petroleum Ltd. * | | | 10,000 | | | | 90,189 | |
Enerplus Resources Fund | | | 26,900 | | | | 637,506 | |
Ensign Energy Services, Inc. | | | 9,800 | | | | 141,840 | |
Freehold Royalty Trust | | | 31,700 | | | | 528,724 | |
Mullen Group Ltd. | | | 55,500 | | | | 876,503 | |
Nuvista Energy Ltd. (a) | | | 68,500 | | | | 785,728 | |
Paramount Resources Ltd., Class A * | | | 39,200 | | | | 654,974 | |
Progress Energy Resources Corp. (a) | | | 26,200 | | | | 303,622 | |
Provident Energy Trust | | | 103,100 | | | | 799,909 | |
ShawCor Ltd., Class A | | | 13,000 | | | | 360,183 | |
Trican Well Service Ltd. | | | 800 | | | | 10,350 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,605,480 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 0.1% |
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., Class B | | | 7,900 | | | | 143,976 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.2% |
Maple Leaf Foods, Inc. | | | 62,900 | | | | 639,745 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.0% |
SXC Health Solutions Corp. * | | | 700 | | | | 47,397 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 2.8% |
Canfor Corp. * | | | 71,100 | | | | 661,542 | |
Cascades, Inc. | | | 87,800 | | | | 705,408 | |
CCL Industries, Inc., Class B | | | 26,030 | | | | 723,504 | |
FNX Mining Co., Inc. * | | | 9,360 | | | | 125,058 | |
Gammon Gold, Inc. * | | | 98,600 | | | | 705,777 | |
Golden Star Resources Ltd. * | | | 54,314 | | | | 208,026 | |
HudBay Minerals, Inc. * | | | 2,400 | | | | 30,034 | |
Inmet Mining Corp. | | | 10,600 | | | | 615,868 | |
Lundin Mining Corp. * | | | 172,070 | | | | 913,166 | |
Methanex Corp. | | | 5,100 | | | | 123,527 | |
New Gold, Inc. * | | | 169,300 | | | | 728,441 | |
Northgate Minerals Corp. * | | | 62,710 | | | | 188,318 | |
PAN American Silver Corp. | | | 47,300 | | | | 1,088,834 | |
Quadra Mining Ltd. * | | | 54,700 | | | | 837,478 | |
Red Back Mining, Inc. * | | | 26,400 | | | | 539,359 | |
Sherritt International Corp. | | | 74,600 | | | | 592,011 | |
West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd. | | | 21,100 | | | | 802,533 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,588,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 1.0% |
Astral Media, Inc. | | | 25,000 | | | | 876,286 | |
Cogeco Cable, Inc. | | | 18,500 | | | | 751,913 | |
Corus Entertainment, Inc., Class B | | | 41,300 | | | | 807,173 | |
Quebecor, Inc., Class B | | | 25,000 | | | | 851,179 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,286,551 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.1% |
Biovail Corp. | | | 11,300 | | | | 189,029 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.4% |
Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 36,300 | | | | 758,059 | |
MI Developments, Inc., Class A | | | 55,900 | | | | 731,464 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,489,523 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 0.2% |
Leon’s Furniture Ltd. | | | 30,010 | | | | 384,414 | |
RONA, Inc. * | | | 6,200 | | | | 93,643 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 478,057 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 0.2% |
CGI Group, Inc., Class A * | | | 38,200 | | | | 571,693 | |
MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. * | | | 100 | | | | 3,717 | |
Open Text Corp. * | | | 4,600 | | | | 219,345 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 794,755 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.3% |
Celestica, Inc. * | | | 89,100 | | | | 973,770 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 0.2% |
ATCO Ltd., Class I | | | 12,300 | | | | 617,029 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,197,722 | |
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Cayman Islands 0.1%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.0% |
Xingda International Holdings Ltd. | | | 367,000 | | | | 203,027 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.1% |
Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd. | | | 52,000 | | | | 236,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 439,244 | |
|
China 0.5%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.2% |
Weiqiao Textile Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 927,000 | | | | 733,864 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.0% |
Great Wall Technology Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 6,000 | | | | 2,594 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.3% |
Sichuan Expressway Co., Ltd., Class H | | | 1,492,000 | | | | 882,954 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,619,412 | |
|
Denmark 1.5%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 1.1% |
Ostjydsk Bank A/S * | | | 658 | | | | 49,163 | |
Sydbank A/S * | | | 131,216 | | | | 3,510,849 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,560,012 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.1% |
Schouw & Co., A/S (a) | | | 8,707 | | | | 201,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.3% |
East Asiatic Co., Ltd. A/S (a) | | | 36,842 | | | | 1,149,581 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,911,367 | |
|
Finland 1.7%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1% |
HKScan Oyj, A Shares | | | 28,755 | | | | 385,974 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.7% |
Huhtamaki Oyj (a) | | | 209,207 | | | | 2,279,679 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 0.9% |
Tieto Oyj (a) | | | 141,009 | | | | 3,264,099 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,929,752 | |
|
France 6.8%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles & Components 1.0% |
Montupet * | | | 5,831 | | | | 30,873 | |
Valeo S.A. * | | | 90,000 | | | | 3,208,111 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,238,984 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 1.3% |
Faiveley Transport | | | 5,523 | | | | 450,770 | |
Ginger (Groupe Ingenierie Europe) | | | 8,834 | | | | 213,804 | |
Legrand S.A. | | | 104,800 | | | | 3,309,448 | |
Lisi | | | 2,915 | | | | 165,725 | |
Securidev S.A. | | | 356 | | | | 9,460 | |
Zodiac Aerospace | | | 4,169 | | | | 205,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,354,324 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.1% |
GL Events S.A. | | | 13,433 | | | | 359,403 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.6% |
Nexity | | | 56,316 | | | | 2,213,181 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Services 0.1% |
Pierre & Vacances | | | 3,129 | | | | 235,666 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.8% |
Rhodia S.A. * | | | 129,382 | | | | 2,671,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 1.7% |
Lagardere S.C.A. | | | 107,118 | | | | 4,329,953 | |
M6 Metropole Television | | | 2,776 | | | | 71,657 | |
Publicis Groupe | | | 33,300 | | | | 1,423,159 | |
Spir Communication * | | | 2,944 | | | | 81,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,905,806 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 1.1% |
Altran Technologies S.A. (a)* | | | 100,575 | | | | 542,435 | |
Cegid Group | | | 1,598 | | | | 47,583 | |
ESI Group * | | | 9,000 | | | | 121,039 | |
GFI Informatique | | | 55,536 | | | | 227,111 | |
Groupe Steria S.C.A. | | | 86,239 | | | | 2,671,108 | |
Sopra Group | | | 2,789 | | | | 199,726 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,809,002 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.1% |
GEA | | | 1,859 | | | | 100,347 | |
HF Co. | | | 11,710 | | | | 245,298 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 345,645 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 0.0% |
Afone * | | | 776 | | | | 7,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23,141,313 | |
|
Germany 4.5%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.2% |
Aareal Bank AG * | | | 23,492 | | | | 512,012 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 1.6% |
Bilfinger Berger AG | | | 19,141 | | | | 1,275,469 | |
Gildemeister AG | | | 33,066 | | | | 443,880 | |
MTU Aero Engines Holding AG | | | 61,800 | | | | 3,594,706 | |
Muehlbauer Holding AG & Co. | | | 5,460 | | | | 157,815 | |
Westag & Getalit AG | | | 2,631 | | | | 55,098 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,526,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.0% |
Amadeus Fire AG | | | 5,097 | | | | 129,424 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1% |
Frosta AG | | | 3,380 | | | | 86,295 | |
Sektkellerei Schloss Wachenheim AG * | | | 21,039 | | | | 264,556 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 350,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.7% |
Fresenius SE | | | 32,365 | | | | 2,409,465 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.5% |
Hannover Rueckversicherung AG - Reg’d * | | | 33,002 | | | | 1,627,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 0.1% |
Advanced Inflight Allianz AG | | | 92,000 | | | | 342,586 | |
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Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.1% |
Analytik Jena AG * | | | 23,000 | | | | 318,416 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.2% |
Infineon Technologies AG * | | | 103,078 | | | | 713,862 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 0.3% |
Bechtle AG | | | 15,839 | | | | 487,104 | |
REALTECH AG | | | 2,659 | | | | 29,773 | |
syzygy AG | | | 43,243 | | | | 210,262 | |
United Internet AG - Reg’d * | | | 26,772 | | | | 406,222 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,133,361 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.6% |
ADVA AG Optical Networking * | | | 246,241 | | | | 1,447,745 | |
Euromicron AG | | | 25,932 | | | | 638,935 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | �� | 2,086,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.1% |
D. Logistics AG | | | 131,219 | | | | 213,242 | |
Sixt AG | | | 1,869 | | | | 59,679 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 272,921 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15,423,743 | |
|
Greece 0.0%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.0% |
Bank of Greece | | | 86 | | | | 5,236 | |
|
Hong Kong 2.4%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.0% |
Miramar Hotel & Investment Co., Ltd. | | | 60,000 | | | | 64,101 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.3% |
Alco Holdings Ltd. | | | 16,000 | | | | 5,724 | |
Fountain Set (Holdings) Ltd. * | | | 462,000 | | | | 78,356 | |
Stella International Holdings Ltd. | | | 14,000 | | | | 28,614 | |
Texwinca Holdings Ltd. | | | 824,000 | | | | 908,007 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,020,701 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 0.1% |
Allied Group Ltd. | | | 49,291 | | | | 141,570 | |
Allied Properties (H.K.) Ltd. * | | | 1,128,000 | | | | 235,142 | |
Sun Hung Kai & Co., Ltd. | | | 15,000 | | | | 11,836 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 388,548 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1% |
Pacific Andes Resources Development Ltd. (a) | | | 1,117,000 | | | | 279,540 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.0% |
Asia Financial Holdings Ltd. | | | 436,000 | | | | 170,095 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 1.0% |
Champion Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 946,000 | | | | 451,609 | |
Great Eagle Holdings Ltd. | | | 298,000 | | | | 835,525 | |
GZI Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 92,000 | | | | 39,078 | |
HKR International Ltd. | | | 878,400 | | | | 364,827 | |
Hon Kwok Land Investment Co., Ltd. | | | 394,000 | | | | 137,387 | |
Hopson Development Holdings Ltd. | | | 218,000 | | | | 351,432 | |
New World China Land Ltd. | | | 213,600 | | | | 76,092 | |
Pacific Century Premium Developments Ltd. * | | | 931,000 | | | | 347,364 | |
Sinolink Worldwide Holdings Ltd. | | | 2,136,000 | | | | 362,468 | |
Sunlight Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 20,000 | | | | 4,942 | |
Wheelock Properties Ltd. | | | 740,000 | | | | 473,059 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,443,783 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 0.2% |
Aeon Stores (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. | | | 4,000 | | | | 6,903 | |
Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Ltd. | | | 164,000 | | | | 225,832 | |
Dah Chong Hong Holdings Ltd. | | | 250,000 | | | | 167,837 | |
Wing On Co. International Ltd. | | | 214,500 | | | | 310,943 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 711,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.1% |
Digital China Holdings Ltd. | | | 119,000 | | | | 201,748 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 0.1% |
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Ltd. | | | 149,000 | | | | 216,741 | |
Citic 1616 Holdings Ltd. | | | 84,000 | | | | 28,426 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 245,167 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.4% |
Road King Infrastructure Ltd. | | | 348,000 | | | | 286,520 | |
Transport International Holdings Ltd. | | | 279,600 | | | | 972,102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,258,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 0.1% |
Towngas China Co., Ltd. | | | 629,000 | | | | 303,370 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,087,190 | |
|
Ireland 1.8%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 1.0% |
DCC plc | | | 134,320 | | | | 3,481,489 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.8% |
Smurfit Kappa Group plc * | | | 312,644 | | | | 2,598,347 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,079,836 | |
|
Italy 2.2%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.9% |
Danieli S.p.A. - Officine Meccaniche Danieli & C. (a) | | | 121,268 | | | | 3,249,633 | |
Irce S.p.A. | | | 12,310 | | | | 23,017 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,272,650 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.7% |
Benetton Group S.p.A. | | | 272,984 | | | | 2,261,772 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Services 0.1% |
Autogrill S.p.A. * | | | 24,496 | | | | 298,120 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.1% |
El.En. S.p.A. | | | 15,350 | | | | 260,224 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.3% |
Cementir Holding S.p.A. | | | 209,188 | | | | 838,928 | |
Italmobiliare S.p.A. * | | | 2,169 | | | | 90,396 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 929,324 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.0% |
Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione | | | 57,664 | | | | 116,719 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 0.1% |
Buongiorno S.p.A. * | | | 271,816 | | | | 400,753 | |
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Transportation 0.0% |
Autostrada Torino-Milano S.p.A. | | | 4,731 | | | | 66,446 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,606,008 | |
|
Japan 19.2%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles & Components 1.7% |
Aichi Machine Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 3,000 | | | | 12,434 | |
Aisan Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 4,200 | | | | 38,606 | |
Fuji Oozx, Inc. | | | 1,000 | | | | 2,971 | |
Fujikura Rubber Ltd. | | | 500 | | | | 2,072 | |
HI-LEX Corp. | | | 53,200 | | | | 676,094 | |
Kikuchi Co., Ltd. | | | 300 | | | | 5,466 | |
NGK SPARK PLUG Co., Ltd. | | | 52,000 | | | | 708,338 | |
Nihon Plast Co., Ltd. | | | 12,000 | | | | 55,641 | |
Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd. | | | 38,000 | | | | 449,836 | |
Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd. | | | 3,000 | | | | 24,067 | |
Nissan Shatai Co., Ltd. | | | 86,000 | | | | 686,981 | |
Nittan Valve Co., Ltd. | | | 8,300 | | | | 30,101 | |
Piolax, Inc. | | | 6,100 | | | | 136,677 | |
SNT Corp. | | | 12,200 | | | | 34,356 | |
SOFT99 Corp. | | | 29,400 | | | | 185,086 | |
Suncall Corp. | | | 48,000 | | | | 217,765 | |
Takata Corp. | | | 27,400 | | | | 703,492 | |
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. | | | 33,000 | | | | 155,715 | |
Tigers Polymer Corp. | | | 8,500 | | | | 33,263 | |
Tokai Rubber Industries Ltd. | | | 19,100 | | | | 261,657 | |
Topre Corp. | | | 60,000 | | | | 477,519 | |
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. * | | | 7,000 | | | | 16,363 | |
TS Tech Co., Ltd. | | | 32,900 | | | | 617,607 | |
Univance Corp. * | | | 8,100 | | | | 22,969 | |
Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 100 | | | | 959 | |
Yorozu Corp. | | | 14,000 | | | | 191,546 | |
YUTAKA GIKEN Co., Ltd. | | | 100 | | | | 2,567 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,750,148 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 1.3% |
Aichi Bank Ltd. | | | 15,100 | | | | 1,221,826 | |
The Bank of Nagoya Ltd. | | | 81,000 | | | | 329,742 | |
The Chiba Kogyo Bank Ltd. * | | | 49,900 | | | | 390,957 | |
The Eighteenth Bank Ltd. | | | 186,000 | | | | 559,995 | |
The Higashi-Nippon Bank Ltd. | | | 356,000 | | | | 747,203 | |
The Mie Bank Ltd. | | | 79,000 | | | | 219,094 | |
The San-in Godo Bank Ltd. | | | 94,000 | | | | 784,589 | |
The Taiko Bank Ltd. | | | 49,000 | | | | 110,220 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,363,626 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 3.7% |
Aichi Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 3,000 | | | | 7,117 | |
Aida Engineering Ltd. | | | 121,300 | | | | 506,947 | |
Amano Corp. | | | 44,600 | | | | 406,407 | |
C-Cube Corp. | | | 43,200 | | | | 123,435 | |
Chodai Co., Ltd. | | | 15,500 | | | | 41,465 | |
Chudenko Corp. | | | 55,100 | | | | 703,500 | |
CTI Engineering Co., Ltd. | | | 19,700 | | | | 104,367 | |
DAIHEN Corp. | | | 2,000 | | | | 9,520 | |
Daiwa Industries Ltd. | | | 9,000 | | | | 45,182 | |
Denkyosha Co., Ltd. | | | 20,000 | | | | 90,701 | |
Fujikura Ltd. | | | 164,000 | | | | 946,418 | |
Fujitec Co., Ltd. | | | 127,000 | | | | 755,322 | |
Fukushima Industries Corp. | | | 14,200 | | | | 134,802 | |
Furusato Industries Ltd. | | | 23,000 | | | | 162,150 | |
Futaba Corp. | | | 25,200 | | | | 498,347 | |
Hino Motors Ltd. | | | 8,000 | | | | 33,826 | |
Hitachi Metals Techno Ltd. | | | 500 | | | | 2,070 | |
IHI Transport Machinery Co., Ltd. | | | 42,000 | | | | 183,104 | |
Inabata & Co., Ltd. | | | 900 | | | | 4,251 | |
Japan Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. | | | 126,000 | | | | 451,810 | |
Kamei Corp. | | | 59,000 | | | | 292,472 | |
Kanaden Corp. | | | 44,000 | | | | 233,465 | |
Kawada Technologies, Inc. * | | | 400 | | | | 6,972 | |
Koatsu Kogyo Co., Ltd. | | | 11,000 | | | | 21,767 | |
Maeda Corp. | | | 74,000 | | | | 220,309 | |
Marufuji Sheet Piling Co., Ltd. | | | 29,000 | | | | 48,430 | |
Minebea Co., Ltd. | | | 104,000 | | | | 633,594 | |
Mitani Corp. | | | 28,100 | | | | 164,748 | |
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (a) | | | 249,000 | | | | 621,501 | |
NEC Networks & System Integration Corp. | | | 22,600 | | | | 299,741 | |
Nihon Decoluxe Co., Ltd. | | | 4,000 | | | | 25,885 | |
Nishio Rent All Co., Ltd. | | | 3,700 | | | | 27,188 | |
Nissei Plastic Industrial Co., Ltd. * | | | 28,700 | | | | 101,720 | |
Nitta Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 11,172 | |
Nitto Kogyo Corp. | | | 53,300 | | | | 557,668 | |
Noritz Corp. | | | 48,800 | | | | 752,430 | |
NTN Corp. | | | 42,000 | | | | 189,995 | |
Ohmoto Gumi Co., Ltd. | | | 34,000 | | | | 114,996 | |
Onoken Co., Ltd. | | | 2,800 | | | | 25,231 | |
Sansei Yusoki Co., Ltd. | | | 27,000 | | | | 126,001 | |
Sanso Electric Co., Ltd. * | | | 15,000 | | | | 31,087 | |
Sanyo Engineering & Construction, Inc. | | | 12,000 | | | | 41,099 | |
Seibu Electric Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 30,000 | | | | 117,458 | |
Sekisui Jushi Corp. | | | 15,000 | | | | 129,824 | |
Senshu Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 13,800 | | | | 144,797 | |
ShinMaywa Industries Ltd. | | | 173,000 | | | | 640,811 | |
Solcom Co., Ltd. | | | 1,000 | | | | 2,642 | |
Sugimoto & Co., Ltd. | | | 2,600 | | | | 24,490 | |
Sumikin Bussan Corp. | | | 37,000 | | | | 84,749 | |
Tadano Ltd. | | | 11,000 | | | | 59,583 | |
Taisei Oncho Co., Ltd. | | | 24,000 | | | | 91,115 | |
Totech Corp. | | | 18,000 | | | | 52,895 | |
Toto Ltd. | | | 58,000 | | | | 395,764 | |
Trinity Industrial Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 3,781 | |
Tsurumi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 11,000 | | | | 77,416 | |
Uehara Sei Shoji Co., Ltd. | | | 31,000 | | | | 117,404 | |
Wakita & Co., Ltd. | | | 56,000 | | | | 223,517 | |
Yamabiko Corp. | | | 14,000 | | | | 172,517 | |
Yondenko Corp. | | | 5,000 | | | | 23,315 | |
Yurtec Corp. | | | 64,000 | | | | 323,992 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,444,282 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.2% |
Daiohs Corp. | | | 100 | | | | 533 | |
FujiStaff Holdings, Inc. | | | 23 | | | | 3,027 | |
Kawanishi Warehouse Co., Ltd. | | | 7,000 | | | | 44,288 | |
Kimura Unity Co., Ltd. | | | 700 | | | | 5,902 | |
Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd. | | | 7,000 | | | | 104,049 | |
Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd. | | | 7,400 | | | | 85,776 | |
Temp Holdings Co., Ltd. (a) | | | 2,000 | | | | 16,198 | |
Toppan Forms Co., Ltd. | | | 24,700 | | | | 272,984 | |
Wesco, Inc. | | | 12,600 | | | | 22,787 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 555,544 | |
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Consumer Durables & Apparel 2.0% |
Charle Co., Ltd. | | | 3,400 | | | | 11,604 | |
Cleanup Corp. | | | 15,900 | | | | 131,025 | |
Corona Corp. | | | 27,200 | | | | 346,278 | |
Fujishoji Co., Ltd. | | | 33 | | | | 31,773 | |
Fujix Ltd. | | | 11,000 | | | | 31,298 | |
Funai Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 14,100 | | | | 594,929 | |
Heiwa Corp. | | | 35,500 | | | | 365,119 | |
Ichikawa Co., Ltd. | | | 47,000 | | | | 88,082 | |
Kurabo Industries Ltd. | | | 382,000 | | | | 649,263 | |
Maruzen Co., Ltd. | | | 10,000 | | | | 56,234 | |
Mitsui Home Co., Ltd. | | | 4,000 | | | | 21,914 | |
NAMCO BANDAI Holdings, Inc. | | | 74,600 | | | | 727,555 | |
Pioneer Corp. * | | | 121,000 | | | | 444,687 | |
Roland Corp. | | | 43,100 | | | | 517,571 | |
Sanei-International Co., Ltd. | | | 27,100 | | | | 368,240 | |
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. | | | 67,800 | | | | 821,460 | |
SRI Sports Ltd. | | | 459 | | | | 437,555 | |
Tachikawa Corp. | | | 27,600 | | | | 128,499 | |
Tamron Co., Ltd. | | | 8,700 | | | | 145,975 | |
The Japan Wool Textile Co., Ltd. | | | 2,000 | | | | 15,576 | |
Tokyo Style Co., Ltd. | | | 115,000 | | | | 800,287 | |
Yamato International, Inc. | | | 9,300 | | | | 34,823 | |
Zojirushi Corp. | | | 44,000 | | | | 101,190 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,870,937 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Consumer Services 0.3% |
Eikoh, Inc. | | | 5,200 | | | | 22,410 | |
Hurxley Corp. | | | 3,000 | | | | 20,630 | |
Ichishin Co., Ltd. | | | 16,500 | | | | 42,641 | |
Nippon Game Card Corp. | | | 113 | | | | 130,632 | |
Nissin Healthcare Food Service Co., Ltd. | | | 25,600 | | | | 328,811 | |
Shidax Corp. (a) | | | 52,900 | | | | 209,469 | |
Shingakukai Co., Ltd. | | | 30,800 | | | | 106,174 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 860,767 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 0.0% |
Daiko Clearing Services Corp. (a) | | | 3,400 | | | | 14,578 | |
IBJ Leasing Co., Ltd. | | | 700 | | | | 13,984 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 28,562 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 0.6% |
Allied Hearts Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 2,000 | | | | 22,744 | |
Cawachi Ltd. | | | 32,400 | | | | 621,353 | |
Create S.D. Co., Ltd. | | | 7,100 | | | | 133,125 | |
Itochu-Shokuhin Co., Ltd. | | | 2,200 | | | | 69,768 | |
Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd. | | | 10,200 | | | | 167,390 | |
Kirindo Co., Ltd. | | | 7,300 | | | | 31,477 | |
Marukyo Corp. | | | 8,000 | | | | 41,408 | |
Maxvalu Nishinihon Co., Ltd. | | | 6,900 | | | | 98,208 | |
Okuwa Co., Ltd | | | 2,000 | | | | 20,156 | |
Satoh & Co., Ltd. | | | 100 | | | | 948 | |
Shoei Foods Corp. | | | 2,000 | | | | 11,063 | |
Uny Co., Ltd. | | | 24,500 | | | | 202,947 | |
Valor Co., Ltd. | | | 84,800 | | | | 692,530 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,113,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.8% |
Coca-Cola Central Japan Co., Ltd. | | | 2,900 | | | | 35,468 | |
Fuji Foods, Inc. | | | 6,000 | | | | 23,546 | |
MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd. * | | | 19,100 | | | | 741,166 | |
Mikuni Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd. | | | 67,300 | | | | 532,150 | |
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 217,000 | | | | 854,941 | |
Nichiwa Sangyo Co., Ltd. | | | 32,000 | | | | 78,427 | |
Nippon Beet Sugar Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 34,000 | | | | 82,943 | |
Nissin Sugar Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | | | 76,000 | | | | 167,421 | |
Oriental Yeast Co., Ltd. | | | 12,000 | | | | 58,154 | |
Sonton Food Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 29,000 | | | | 218,338 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,792,554 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.6% |
BML, Inc. | | | 31,700 | | | | 801,108 | |
Fukuda Denshi Co., Ltd. (a) | | | 12,700 | | | | 293,419 | |
Hitachi Medical Corp. | | | 58,000 | | | | 495,599 | |
JEOL Ltd. | | | 12,000 | | | | 46,244 | |
Kawasumi Laboratories, Inc. | | | 4,000 | | | | 30,140 | |
Medipal Holdings Corp. | | | 2,300 | | | | 27,269 | |
N.I.C. Corp. | | | 32,500 | | | | 132,145 | |
Nakanishi, Inc. | | | 100 | | | | 10,439 | |
Tokiwa Yakuhin Co., Ltd. | | | 12,000 | | | | 33,640 | |
Vital Ksk Holdings, Inc. * | | | 16,500 | | | | 107,710 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,977,713 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Household & Personal Products 0.0% |
Artnature, Inc. | | | 1,200 | | | | 9,889 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 2.1% |
Asahi Industries Co., Ltd. | | | 94 | | | | 184,372 | |
Chubu Steel Plate Co., Ltd. | | | 52,800 | | | | 338,908 | |
Japan Pmc | | | 3,600 | | | | 11,177 | |
Koei Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 1,000 | | | | 2,785 | |
Kyoei Steel Ltd. | | | 40,700 | | | | 859,497 | |
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. * | | | 264,000 | | | | 791,981 | |
Nichia Steel Works Ltd. | | | 72,000 | | | | 196,877 | |
Nihon Kagaku Sangyo Co., Ltd. | | | 16,000 | | | | 110,657 | |
Nihon Yamamura Glass Co., Ltd. | | | 13,000 | | | | 43,145 | |
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. | | | 82,000 | | | | 741,091 | |
Nitto FC Co., Ltd. | | | 6,000 | | | | 31,665 | |
Osaka Steel Co., Ltd. | | | 41,400 | | | | 659,876 | |
Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 23,000 | | | | 112,029 | |
SK Kaken Co., Ltd. | | | 2,000 | | | | 52,786 | |
Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. | | | 48,000 | | | | 275,467 | |
Teijin Ltd. | | | 120,000 | | | | 403,373 | |
Tenma Corp. | | | 41,500 | | | | 482,651 | |
Toagosei Co., Ltd. | | | 171,000 | | | | 728,523 | |
Tokyo Tekko Co., Ltd. | | | 50,000 | | | | 152,467 | |
Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd. | | | 51,000 | | | | 229,188 | |
Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd. | | | 114,000 | | | | 688,832 | |
Yodogawa Steel Works Ltd. | | | 10,000 | | | | 44,870 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,142,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 0.7% |
Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. | | | 800 | | | | 4,270 | |
Daiichikosho Co., Ltd. | | | 72,800 | | | | 939,180 | |
RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corp. (c) | | | 18,000 | | | | 150,369 | |
SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings, Inc. | | | 38 | | | | 16,345 | |
Toei Co., Ltd. | | | 96,000 | | | | 491,439 | |
Tohokushinsha Film Corp. | | | 21,200 | | | | 124,377 | |
TV Asahi Corp. | | | 382 | | | | 580,624 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,306,604 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.2% |
Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. | | | 1,000 | | | | 11,338 | |
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Torii Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 38,900 | | | | 763,476 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 774,814 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.2% |
AIRPORT FACILITIES Co., Ltd. | | | 700 | | | | 3,852 | |
Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd. | | | 6,000 | | | | 18,056 | |
Keihanshin Real Estate Co., Ltd. | | | 8,500 | | | | 40,487 | |
Sankyo Frontier Co., Ltd. | | | 37,000 | | | | 79,502 | |
Tokyu Land Corp. | | | 168,000 | | | | 643,062 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 784,959 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 1.3% |
Alpen Co., Ltd. | | | 2,600 | | | | 41,572 | |
AOKl Holdings, Inc. | | | 57,000 | | | | 764,404 | |
AOYAMA TRADING Co., Ltd. | | | 65,000 | | | | 1,073,660 | |
AT-Group Co., Ltd. | | | 20,000 | | | | 198,992 | |
Belluna Co., Ltd. | | | 77,150 | | | | 327,633 | |
EDION Corp. (a) | | | 1,400 | | | | 14,405 | |
Haruyama Trading Co., Ltd. | | | 21,800 | | | | 100,619 | |
Hikari Furniture Co., Ltd. | | | 1,000 | | | | 4,728 | |
King Co., Ltd. | | | 38,200 | | | | 99,734 | |
Kitamura Co., Ltd. | | | 2,100 | | | | 9,470 | |
Kohnan Shoji Co., Ltd. | | | 40,600 | | | | 463,579 | |
Ku Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 5,500 | | | | 22,144 | |
Mac House Co., Ltd. | | | 8,900 | | | | 40,646 | |
NAFCO Co., Ltd. | | | 40,100 | | | | 735,413 | |
Nagahori Corp. | | | 25,000 | | | | 57,760 | |
Sazaby League Ltd. | | | 32,500 | | | | 486,531 | |
Tokyo Derica Co., Ltd. | | | 13,100 | | | | 44,677 | |
Warehouse Co., Ltd. | | | 14,900 | | | | 55,194 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,541,161 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.1% |
Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 1,100 | | | | 16,449 | |
Sanken Electric Co., Ltd. * | | | 115,000 | | | | 440,116 | |
UKC Holdings Corp. * | | | 100 | | | | 1,337 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 457,902 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 1.0% |
eAccess Ltd. | | | 1,198 | | | | 875,730 | |
Fujitsu Broad Solution & Consulting, Inc. | | | 1,500 | | | | 12,480 | |
NEC Fielding Ltd. | | | 68,100 | | | | 923,438 | |
Net One Systems Co., Ltd. | | | 603 | | | | 768,198 | |
Nifty Corp. | | | 223 | | | | 174,111 | |
So-net Entertainment Corp. | | | 214 | | | | 533,280 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,287,237 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 1.8% |
Brother Industries Ltd. | | | 3,700 | | | | 44,818 | |
Canon Finetech, Inc. | | | 2,100 | | | | 36,744 | |
Daishinku Corp. | | | 79,000 | | | | 378,551 | |
Eizo Nanao Corp. | | | 23,300 | | | | 575,033 | |
Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 1,100 | | | | 5,208 | |
Hagiwara Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 10,300 | | | | 73,881 | |
Hakuto Co., Ltd. | | | 39,700 | | | | 386,241 | |
Hosiden Corp. | | | 71,900 | | | | 942,970 | |
I-O Data Device, Inc. | | | 2,900 | | | | 14,584 | |
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Ltd. | | | 65,000 | | | | 492,639 | |
Japan Digital Laboratory Co., Ltd. | | | 28,100 | | | | 300,026 | |
Katsuragawa Electric Co., Ltd. | | | 3,000 | | | | 8,675 | |
Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd. | | | 9,700 | | | | 113,575 | |
MACNICA, Inc. | | | 200 | | | | 3,276 | |
NEC Mobiling Ltd. | | | 3,600 | | | | 86,511 | |
Nippon Antenna Co., Ltd. | | | 3,200 | | | | 23,614 | |
OPTEX Co., Ltd. | | | 400 | | | | 4,816 | |
Riso Kagaku Corp. | | | 45,600 | | | | 543,505 | |
Ryoyo Electro Corp. | | | 40,600 | | | | 389,042 | |
Shinko Shoji Co., Ltd. | | | 15,400 | | | | 133,056 | |
Sumida Corp. | | | 10,100 | | | | 111,807 | |
Topcon Corp. | | | 4,900 | | | | 27,125 | |
Toshiba Tec Corp. * | | | 203,000 | | | | 804,483 | |
Tsuzuki Densan Co., Ltd. | | | 14,300 | | | | 41,929 | |
Yokogawa Electric Corp. | | | 69,000 | | | | 602,688 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,144,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.5% |
Isewan Terminal Service Co., Ltd. | | | 45,000 | | | | 192,257 | |
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. | | | 98,000 | | | | 597,108 | |
Meiko Trans Co., Ltd. | | | 25,000 | | | | 198,740 | |
Nippon Konpo Unyu Soko Co., Ltd. | | | 16,000 | | | | 181,252 | |
Seino Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 93,000 | | | | 663,220 | |
Tokyo Kisen Co., Ltd. | | | 1,000 | | | | 4,066 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,836,643 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 0.1% |
Hokuriku Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 5,000 | | | | 12,675 | |
Keiyo Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 49,000 | | | | 221,179 | |
Otaki Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 12,000 | | | | 59,015 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 292,869 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 65,336,342 | |
|
Luxembourg 1.1%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 0.3% |
COLT Telecom Group S.A. * | | | 436,582 | | | | 842,225 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.8% |
Stolt-Nielsen S.A. | | | 175,283 | | | | 2,878,202 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,720,427 | |
|
Malaysia 0.0%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.0% |
Rekapacific Berhad (b)(c)* | | | 24,000 | | | | — | |
|
Netherlands 1.7%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.1% |
Ballast Nedam N.V. CVA | | | 15,484 | | | | 280,089 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.1% |
Teleplan International N.V. * | | | 99,301 | | | | 308,581 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.1% |
Accell Group N.V. | | | 3,624 | | | | 179,417 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.5% |
CSM * | | | 53,400 | | | | 1,657,081 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Services 0.0% |
Mediq N.V. | | | 5,083 | | | | 93,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.8% |
James Hardie Industries N.V. CDI * | | | 1,600 | | | | 10,659 | |
Koninklijke DSM N.V. (a) | | �� | 64,500 | | | | 2,873,457 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,884,116 | |
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Media 0.0% |
DOCdata N.V. | | | 9,279 | | | | 117,872 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.1% |
Fornix Biosciences N.V. | | | 14,744 | | | | 175,175 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 0.0% |
Macintosh Retail Group N.V. | | | 723 | | | | 15,527 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,711,464 | |
|
New Zealand 0.2%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.2% |
Air New Zealand Ltd. | | | 871,400 | | | | 785,596 | |
|
Norway 0.2%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy 0.2% |
TGS Nopec Geophysical Co., A.S.A. (a)* | | | 27,060 | | | | 575,753 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 0.0% |
EDB Business Partner A.S.A. * | | | 4,621 | | | | 14,519 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 590,272 | |
|
Portugal 0.5%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.4% |
Banif, SGPS, S.A. - Reg’d | | | 810,000 | | | | 1,236,352 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.0% |
Teixeira Duarte-Engenharia e Construcoes S.A. * | | | 1,786 | | | | 2,556 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Services 0.0% |
Ibersol - SGPS, S.A. | | | 5,875 | | | | 63,877 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.0% |
Corticeira Amorim, S.A. * | | | 3,256 | | | | 4,173 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 0.1% |
Novabase, SGPS, S.A. * | | | 52,394 | | | | 304,294 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Telecommunication Services 0.0% |
Sonaecom, SGPS, S.A. * | | | 66,550 | | | | 143,426 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,754,678 | |
|
Republic of Korea 3.6%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles & Components 0.2% |
Dong Ah Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. | | | 22,280 | | | | 168,774 | |
Halla Climate Control Corp. | | | 36,060 | | | | 433,326 | |
SL Corp. * | | | 10,920 | | | | 81,810 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 683,910 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 0.0% |
Jinheung Mutual Savings Bank Co., Ltd. | | | 38,880 | | | | 138,467 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.4% |
CJ Corp. | | | 9,170 | | | | 546,276 | |
Daesang Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 32,890 | | | | 97,074 | |
Dongbu Corp. | | | 19,030 | | | | 117,800 | |
Doosan Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 28,900 | | | | 156,902 | |
Gaon Cable Ltd. | | | 170 | | | | 4,357 | |
Hanshin Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 5,130 | | | | 61,216 | |
KCC Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. | | | 5,303 | | | | 134,047 | |
Kyeryong Construction Industrial Co., Ltd. | | | 5,510 | | | | 99,049 | |
Ssangyong Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. * | | | 11,446 | | | | 77,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,294,343 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.3% |
Kolon Corp. | | | 1,089 | | | | 29,615 | |
Kolon Industries, Inc. * | | | 2,800 | | | | 114,826 | |
Sam Kwang Glass Ind. Co., Ltd. | | | 1,610 | | | | 69,511 | |
Youngone Corp. * | | | 50,072 | | | | 397,261 | |
Youngone Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 12,518 | | | | 337,554 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 948,767 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 0.8% |
Daishin Securities Co. * | | | 60,560 | | | | 841,967 | |
Hanwha Securities Co., Ltd. * | | | 59,670 | | | | 425,022 | |
NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. * | | | 14,206 | | | | 132,951 | |
Shinyoung Securities Co., Ltd. * | | | 12,833 | | | | 424,338 | |
Tong Yang Securities, Inc. * | | | 60,000 | | | | 556,264 | |
Woori Investment & Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 7,270 | | | | 100,832 | |
Yuhwa Securities Co., Ltd. * | | | 10,300 | | | | 134,782 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,616,156 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1% |
Dongwon F&B Co., Ltd. | | | 2,850 | | | | 106,695 | |
Namyang Dairy Products Co., Ltd. | | | 530 | | | | 250,139 | |
Ottogi Corp. | | | 1,223 | | | | 140,517 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 497,351 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Household & Personal Products 0.1% |
Pacific Corp. | | | 4,183 | | | | 487,610 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 1.3% |
Hanwha Chemical Corp. | | | 83,480 | | | | 1,017,328 | |
KISCO Corp. | | | 5,100 | | | | 179,278 | |
KISWIRE Ltd. | | | 4,100 | | | | 148,565 | |
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | | | 5,140 | | | | 916,776 | |
KP Chemical Corp. * | | | 45,700 | | | | 330,825 | |
KPX Holdings Corp. | | | 3,710 | | | | 207,231 | |
Moorim Paper Co., Ltd. | | | 3,630 | | | | 26,724 | |
SeAH Holdings Corp. | | | 1,708 | | | | 92,552 | |
SeAH Steel Corp. | | | 2,890 | | | | 96,741 | |
SK Chemicals Co., Ltd. | | | 17,190 | | | | 802,225 | |
Young Poong Corp. | | | 794 | | | | 449,123 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,267,368 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.0% |
Daewoong Co., Ltd. | | | 1,220 | | | | 20,685 | |
Green Cross Holdings Corp. | | | 126 | | | | 10,462 | |
Jeil Pharmaceutical Co. | | | 13,280 | | | | 110,681 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 141,828 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 0.2% |
CJ O Shopping Co., Ltd. * | | | 2,880 | | | | 183,211 | |
Daegu Department Store Co., Ltd. * | | | 10,350 | | | | 109,733 | |
GS Home Shopping, Inc. | | | 3,840 | | | | 236,477 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 529,421 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.0% |
Daou Data Corp. | | | 34,160 | | | | 106,232 | |
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Telecommunication Services 0.1% |
LG Telecom Ltd. | | | 52,575 | | | | 358,717 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 0.0% |
Sebang Co., Ltd. | | | 4,020 | | | | 49,895 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 0.1% |
KyungDong City Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 90 | | | | 3,754 | |
Seoul City Gas Co., Ltd. | | | 1,413 | | | | 63,038 | |
YESCO Co., Ltd. | | | 6,770 | | | | 148,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 215,182 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,335,247 | |
|
Singapore 1.5%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.5% |
Gallant Venture Ltd. * | | | 166,000 | | | | 28,973 | |
Haw Par Corp., Ltd. | | | 164,000 | | | | 699,751 | |
Hi-P International Ltd. | | | 274,000 | | | | 124,224 | |
Hong Leong Asia Ltd. | | | 139,000 | | | | 450,053 | |
Low Keng Huat (Singapore) Ltd. | | | 606,000 | | | | 198,938 | |
Tuan Sing Holdings Ltd. * | | | 158,000 | | | | 27,136 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,529,075 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.0% |
HTL International Holdings Ltd. | | | 27,000 | | | | 15,523 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 0.4% |
Hong Leong Finance Ltd. | | | 87,000 | | | | 188,935 | |
Kim Eng Holdings Ltd. | | | 352,513 | | | | 508,406 | |
UOB-Kay Hian Holdings Ltd. | | | 527,850 | | | | 637,349 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,334,690 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.1% |
Cerebos Pacific Ltd. | | | 27,000 | | | | 71,192 | |
People’s Food Holdings Ltd. (a) | | | 800,000 | | | | 339,438 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 410,630 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Household & Personal Products 0.0% |
GP Batteries International Ltd. | | | 6,000 | | | | 7,626 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.4% |
Fortune REIT | | | 19,000 | | | | 8,731 | |
Mapletree Logistics Trust | | | 445,000 | | | | 270,148 | |
Singapore Land Ltd. | | | 9,000 | | | | 43,770 | |
Soilbuild Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 228,000 | | | | 237,780 | |
Starhill Global REIT | | | 433,000 | | | | 173,213 | |
UOL Group Ltd. | | | 249,000 | | | | 693,115 | |
Wheelock Properties (S) Ltd. | | | 31,000 | | | | 41,807 | |
Wing Tai Holdings Ltd. | | | 8,000 | | | | 10,331 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,478,895 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 0.1% |
Metro Holdings Ltd. | | | 306,000 | | | | 180,114 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.0% |
ECS Holdings Ltd. | | | 113,000 | | | | 53,258 | |
Elec & Eltek International Co., Ltd. | | | 12,000 | | | | 29,126 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 82,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,038,937 | |
|
South Korea 0.0%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.0% |
Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. | | | 4,730 | | | | 46,203 | |
|
Spain 4.0%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 1.9% |
Banco de Sabadell S.A. (a) | | | 750,203 | | | | 4,143,714 | |
Banco Pastor S.A. (a) | | | 9,807 | | | | 56,898 | |
Bankinter S.A. | | | 266,000 | | | | 2,216,983 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,417,595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 1.6% |
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A. | | | 3,431 | | | | 2,020,005 | |
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas S.A. | | | 93,300 | | | | 3,412,315 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,432,320 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.3% |
Grupo Catalana Occidente S.A. | | | 46,788 | | | | 951,931 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 0.2% |
Miquel y Costas & Miquel S.A. | | | 40,750 | | | | 924,655 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,726,501 | |
|
Sweden 3.6%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 1.6% |
NCC AB, B Shares | | | 136,076 | | | | 2,370,972 | |
Saab AB, B Shares | | | 209,615 | | | | 3,187,251 | |
Trelleborg AB, B Shares | | | 1,967 | | | | 14,328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,572,551 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 1.0% |
Boliden AB | | | 226,048 | | | | 3,229,547 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 0.2% |
Eniro AB * | | | 187,059 | | | | 592,984 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 0.1% |
Biotage AB | | | 178,800 | | | | 185,378 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.2% |
Fabege AB (a) | | | 93,182 | | | | 629,312 | |
Klovern AB * | | | 58,867 | | | | 213,263 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 842,575 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 0.1% |
Bilia AB, A Shares * | | | 15,750 | | | | 187,629 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 0.2% |
Addnode AB | | | 34,730 | | | | 136,504 | |
Industrial & Financial Systems AB, B Shares | | | 23,779 | | | | 303,430 | |
Know IT AB | | | 34,319 | | | | 318,985 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 758,919 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.2% |
Nolato AB, Class B (a) | | | 80,049 | | | | 808,991 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,178,574 | |
|
Switzerland 8.6%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Banks 1.0% |
Banque Cantonale de Geneve | | | 1,245 | | | | 282,396 | |
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise - Reg’d | | | 6,679 | | | | 3,118,146 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,400,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 0.4% |
Bucher Industries AG - Reg’d | | | 1,140 | | | | 154,413 | |
See financial notes 57
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
Portfolio Holdings continued
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
OC Oerlikon Corp. AG - Reg’d (a)* | | | 7,981 | | | | 271,253 | |
Schindler Holding AG | | | 157 | | | | 13,811 | |
Schindler Holding AG - Reg’d | | | 2,032 | | | | 176,405 | |
Swisslog Holding AG - Reg’d | | | 643,677 | | | | 617,134 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,233,016 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Durables & Apparel 0.6% |
AFG Arbonia-Forster Holding AG * | | | 7,369 | | | | 176,157 | |
Forbo Holding AG - Reg’d | | | 4,073 | | | | 1,746,684 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,922,841 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Services 0.9% |
Kuoni Reisen Holding AG - Reg’d | | | 7,960 | | | | 3,193,309 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 0.1% |
Compagnie Financiere Tradition S.A. | | | 2,724 | | | | 307,892 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 3.1% |
Baloise Holding AG - Reg’d | | | 44,800 | | | | 3,973,202 | |
Helvetia Patria Holding AG - Reg’d | | | 8,459 | | | | 2,975,316 | |
Swiss Life Holding AG - Reg’d * | | | 28,834 | | | | 3,781,369 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,729,887 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 1.1% |
Clariant AG - Reg’d * | | | 290,000 | | | | 3,691,512 | |
CPH Chemie & Papier Holding AG - Reg’d | | | 102 | | | | 157,992 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,849,504 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate 0.7% |
Swiss Prime Site AG - Reg’d * | | | 37,973 | | | | 2,378,094 | |
Zueblin Immobilien Holding AG - Reg’d * | | | 2,949 | | | | 13,350 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,391,444 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 0.2% |
Valora Holding AG - Reg’d | | | 2,184 | | | | 565,752 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.5% |
Ascom Holding AG - Reg’d * | | | 164,877 | | | | 1,745,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 29,339,601 | |
|
United Kingdom 14.9%
|
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Goods 1.5% |
Carr’s Milling Industries plc | | | 27,358 | | | | 188,897 | |
Charter International plc | | | 81,265 | | | | 925,631 | |
Galliford Try plc | | | 116,734 | | | | 566,331 | |
Hampson Industries plc | | | 301,124 | | | | 276,307 | |
Interserve plc | | | 28,536 | | | | 93,891 | |
Morgan Sindall plc | | | 204,602 | | | | 1,692,134 | |
Senior plc | | | 190,535 | | | | 319,207 | |
Travis Perkins plc * | | | 17,274 | | | | 214,899 | |
WSP Group plc | | | 151,692 | | | | 669,860 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,947,157 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial & Professional Supplies 0.0% |
Hogg Robinson Group plc | | | 212,677 | | | | 101,662 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Services 2.5% |
Millennium & Copthorne Hotel plc | | | 413,000 | | | | 3,043,658 | |
Thomas Cook Group plc | | | 852,000 | | | | 3,490,254 | |
William Hill plc | | | 603,473 | | | | 1,937,991 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,471,903 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financials 0.8% |
Tullett Prebon plc | | | 483,713 | | | | 2,564,062 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 0.5% |
Britvic plc | | | 230,480 | | | | 1,620,253 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Household & Personal Products 0.0% |
Fiberweb plc | | | 127,194 | | | | 99,313 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 1.0% |
Beazley plc | | | 3,920 | | | | 6,451 | |
Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ltd. | | | 236,357 | | | | 1,040,147 | |
Novae Group plc | | | 15,977 | | | | 71,705 | |
Old Mutual plc * | | | 1,238,774 | | | | 2,301,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,419,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Materials 1.4% |
DS Smith plc | | | 287,249 | | | | 587,436 | |
Hill & Smith Holdings plc | | | 115,430 | | | | 602,321 | |
Mondi plc | | | 506,000 | | | | 3,552,573 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,742,330 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 0.6% |
4imprint plc | | | 68,000 | | | | 162,008 | |
Chime Communications plc | | | 229,025 | | | | 622,912 | |
Creston plc * | | | 288,000 | | | | 391,802 | |
Trinity Mirror plc * | | | 312,000 | | | | 703,772 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,880,494 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Retailing 2.6% |
Debenhams plc * | | | 1,804,062 | | | | 2,068,731 | |
Game Group plc | | | 932,596 | | | | 1,392,910 | |
HMV Group plc (a) | | | 1,030,000 | | | | 1,322,650 | |
Home Retail Group plc | | | 840,000 | | | | 3,456,061 | |
Inchcape plc * | | | 1,655,947 | | | | 740,719 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,981,071 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software & Services 1.7% |
Computacenter plc | | | 486,681 | | | | 2,270,574 | |
Logica plc | | | 1,696,000 | | | | 3,513,225 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,783,799 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Technology Hardware & Equipment 0.1% |
Oxford Instruments plc | | | 58,450 | | | | 238,597 | |
Vislink plc | | | 470,153 | | | | 175,976 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 414,573 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation 2.2% |
Arriva plc | | | 319,357 | | | | 3,551,004 | |
Braemar Shipping Services plc | | | 64,440 | | | | 435,671 | |
Clarkson plc | | | 14,765 | | | | 194,931 | |
FirstGroup plc | | | 620,000 | | | | 3,376,724 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,558,330 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Utilities 0.0% |
Drax Group plc | | | 18,841 | | | | 106,919 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 50,691,546 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stock (Cost $305,684,571) | | | 328,456,176 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Preferred Stock 0.5% of net assets |
|
Germany 0.5%
|
Draegerwerk AG & Co. KGAA | | | 16,048 | | | | 1,117,524 | |
58 See financial notes
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
Portfolio Holdings continued
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number
| | Value
|
Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG | | | 34,400 | | | | 580,168 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Preferred Stock (Cost $1,452,345) | | | 1,697,692 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Rights 0.0% of net assets |
|
Republic of Korea 0.0%
|
Hanwha Securities Co., Ltd. (b)(c)* | | | 14,463 | | | | 31,957 | |
|
Spain 0.0%
|
Banco Pastor S.A. * | | | 9,807 | | | | 1,271 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Rights (Cost $1,359) | | | 33,228 | |
| | | | |
|
|
End of Investments. |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan 5.2% of net assets |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
State Street Navigator Security Lending Prime Portfolio | | | 17,719,621 | | | | 17,719,621 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan (Cost $17,719,621) | | | 17,719,621 | |
| | | | |
|
|
End of collateral invested for securities on loan. |
At 03/31/10, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $312,709,209 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $42,159,775 and ($24,681,888), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $17,477,887.
At 03/31/10, the values of certain foreign securities held by the fund aggregating $290,645,013 were adjusted from their closing market values following the guidelines adopted by the fund’s board of trustees.
| | |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(b) | | Fair-valued by management in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. |
(c) | | Illiquid security. At the period end, the value of these amounted to $182,326 or 0.1% of net assets. |
| | |
CDI — | | CHESS Depositary Interest |
CVA — | | Dutch Certificate |
Reg’d — | | Registered |
REIT — | | Real Estate Investment Trust |
See financial notes 59
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
| | | | | | |
|
Assets |
|
Investments, at value including securities on loan of $16,838,069 (cost $307,138,275) | | | | | $330,187,096 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $2,503,469) | | | | | 2,502,290 | |
Collateral invested for securities on loan | | | | | 17,719,621 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | | | 11,318,998 | |
Dividends | | | | | 1,697,874 | |
Foreign tax reclaims | | | | | 433,899 | |
Fund shares sold | | | | | 197,778 | |
Interest | | | | | 404 | |
Income from securities on loan | | + | | | 29,165 | |
| | |
Total assets | | | | | 364,087,125 | |
|
Liabilities |
|
Collateral held for securities on loan | | | | | 17,719,621 | |
Payables: | | | | | | |
Investments bought | | | | | 3,339,917 | |
Due to custodian | | | | | 1,393,652 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | | | 270,767 | |
Distribution and shareholder services fees | | | | | 258,142 | |
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 28,009 | |
Trustee’s retirement plan | | | | | 13,749 | |
Accrued expenses | | + | | | 302,188 | |
| | |
Total liabilities | | | | | 23,326,045 | |
|
Net Assets |
|
Total assets | | | | | 364,087,125 | |
Total liabilities | | − | | | 23,326,045 | |
| | |
Net assets | | | | | $340,761,080 | |
|
Net Assets by Source |
Capital received from investors | | | | | 717,214,466 | |
Distribution in excess of net investment income | | | | | (1,367,761 | ) |
Net realized capital losses | | | | | (398,172,446 | ) |
Net unrealized capital gains | | | | | 23,086,821 | |
|
Net Asset Value (NAV) by Shares Class |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Shares
| | | | | | | |
Share Class | | Net Assets | | ÷ | | Outstanding | | = | | NAV | | | |
Investor Shares | | $141,185,212 | | | | 11,948,935 | | | | | $11.82 | | | |
Select Shares | | $199,575,868 | | | | 16,718,465 | | | | | $11.94 | | | |
60 See financial notes
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
Statement of
Operations
For April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010.
| | | | | | |
|
Investment Income |
|
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $979,491) | | | | | $10,656,051 | |
Interest | | | | | 22,286 | |
Securities on loan | | + | | | 42,881 | |
| | |
Total investment income | | | | | 10,721,218 | |
|
Expenses |
|
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 3,981,163 | |
Distribution and shareholder services fees (Investor Shares ) | | | | | 412,184 | |
Custodian fees | | | | | 361,200 | |
Sub-Accounting fees (Investor Shares ) | | | | | 247,310 | |
Accounting and administration fees | | | | | 107,336 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | | 106,545 | |
Professional fees | | | | | 95,921 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | | 68,258 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | 44,805 | |
Registration fees | | | | | 31,540 | |
Interest expense | | | | | 747 | |
Other expenses | | + | | | 205,314 | |
| | |
Total expenses | | − | | | 5,662,323 | |
| | |
Net investment income | | | | | 5,058,895 | |
|
Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) |
|
Net realized losses on investments | | | | | (29,009,819 | ) |
Net realized gains on foreign currency transactions | | + | | | 498,622 | |
| | |
Net realized losses | | | | | (28,511,197 | ) |
Net unrealized gains on investments | | | | | 196,044,108 | |
Net unrealized gains on foreign currency translations | | + | | | 112,848 | |
| | |
Net unrealized gains | | + | | | 196,156,956 | |
| | |
Net realized and unrealized gains | | | | | 167,645,759 | |
| | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | $172,704,654 | |
See financial notes 61
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
| | | | | | | | | | |
4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
Net investment income | | | | | $5,058,895 | | | | $16,288,981 | |
Net realized losses | | | | | (28,511,197 | ) | | | (287,264,910 | ) |
Net unrealized gains (losses) | | + | | | 196,156,956 | | | | (218,098,910 | ) |
| | |
Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations | | | | | 172,704,654 | | | | (489,074,839 | ) |
|
Distributions to Shareholders1 |
|
Distributions from net investment income | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 3,764,550 | | | | 4,469,511 | |
Select Shares | | + | | | 6,501,862 | | | | 7,704,614 | |
| | |
Total distributions from net investment income | | | | | $10,266,412 | | | | $12,174,125 | |
Transactions in Fund Shares1
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | |
Shares Sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 379,403 | | | | $3,993,086 | | | | 513,126 | | | | $6,697,143 | |
Select Shares | | + | | | 4,038,062 | | | | 44,637,997 | | | | 5,524,993 | | | | 71,369,166 | |
| | |
Total shares sold | | | | | 4,417,465 | | | | $48,631,083 | | | | 6,038,119 | | | | $78,066,309 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares Reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | 290,710 | | | | $3,221,071 | | | | 416,709 | | | | $3,817,051 | |
Select Shares | | + | | | 498,600 | | | | 5,574,345 | | | | 733,865 | | | | 6,788,252 | |
| | |
Total shares reinvested | | | | | 789,310 | | | | $8,795,416 | | | | 1,150,574 | | | | $10,605,303 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares Redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | (7,675,442 | ) | | | ($82,841,838 | ) | | | (13,266,975 | ) | | | ($162,910,757 | ) |
Select Shares | | + | | | (12,734,654 | ) | | | (139,859,826 | ) | | | (17,446,448 | ) | | | (217,326,237 | ) |
| | |
Total shares redeemed | | | | | (20,410,096 | ) | | | ($222,701,664 | ) | | | (30,713,423 | ) | | | ($380,236,994 | ) |
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Net transactions in fund shares | | | | | (15,203,321 | ) | | | ($165,275,165 | ) | | | (23,524,730 | ) | | | ($291,565,382 | ) |
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Shares Outstanding and Net Assets |
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| | | | 4/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 4/1/08-3/31/09 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | |
Beginning of period | | | | | 43,870,721 | | | | $343,598,003 | | | | 67,395,451 | | | | $1,136,412,349 | |
Total decrease | | + | | | (15,203,321 | ) | | | (2,836,923 | ) | | | (23,524,730 | ) | | | (792,814,346 | ) |
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End of period | | | | | 28,667,400 | | | | $340,761,080 | | | | 43,870,721 | | | | $343,598,003 | |
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(Distribution in excess of net investment income)/Net investment income not yet distributed | | | | | | | | | ($1,367,761 | ) | | | | | | | $275,406 | |
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1 | | Effective on July 31, 2008, the Institutional shares class was redesignated as Select Shares. |
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Financial Notes
1. Business Structure of the Funds:
Each of the Laudus Rosenberg Funds in this report is a series of Laudus Trust (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The list below shows all the Funds in the Trust including the Funds discussed in this report, which are highlighted (individually each such highlighted portfolio, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”):
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Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund | | Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Capitalization Growth Fund |
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At a meeting on April 28, 2010, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved the liquidation of each of the Funds (see Financial Note 11). Accordingly, as of close of business on April 30, 2010, each Fund is closed to new investments from all investors. You can also refer to the prospectus supplement in the back of this annual report about the closure and liquidation of the Laudus Rosenberg Funds.
Prior to November 20, 2009, the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund offered two share classes: Investor Shares and Select Shares. Shares of each class represented an interest in the same portfolio. Effective November 19, 2009, all outstanding Investor Shares of the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund were converted into Select Shares and the Fund no longer offers separate share classes. Immediately after and as a result of the conversion, each shareholder of the Investor Shares became owners of Select Shares of the Fund.
The Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund, Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund and Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund are authorized to issue an unlimited number of Investor Shares and Select Shares of no par value. The Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of no par value. Each class of shares generally has identical rights and preferences, except that each class is subject to different eligibility conditions, bear different distribution and sub-transfer agent expenses, and separate voting rights on matters pertaining solely to that class of shares.
Each Fund maintains its own account for purposes of holding assets and accounting, and is considered a separate entity for tax purposes. Within its accounts, each Fund may also keep certain assets in segregated accounts, as required by securities law.
2. Significant Accounting Policies:
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies the Funds use in their preparation of financial statements. The accounting policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
(a) Security Valuation
The Funds value the securities in their portfolios every business day. The Funds use the following policies to value various types of securities:
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| • | Securities traded on an exchange or over-the-counter: valued at the closing value for the day, or, on days when no closing value has been reported, halfway between the most recent bid and asked quotes. Securities that are primarily traded on foreign exchanges are valued at the closing values of such securities on their respective exchanges with these values then translated into U.S. dollars at the valuation date exchange rate. |
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| • | Securities for which no quoted value is available: The Board of Trustees has adopted procedures to fair value each fund’s securities when market prices are not “readily available” or are unreliable. For example, a fund may fair value a security when a security is de-listed or its trading is halted or suspended; when a security’s primary pricing source is unable or unwilling to provide a price; or when a security’s primary trading market is closed during regular market hours. Each Fund makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the fund’s valuation procedures. The Board of Trustees regularly reviews fair value determinations made by the fund pursuant to the procedures. |
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| • | International fair valuation: The Board of Trustees has adopted procedures to fair value foreign securities that trade in markets that close prior to when the fund values their holdings. By fair valuing securities whose prices may have been |
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2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
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| | affected by events occurring after the close of trading, each fund seeks to establish prices that investors might expect to realize upon the current sales of these securities. This methodology is designed to deter “arbitrage” market timers, who seek to exploit delays between the change in the value of a fund’s portfolio holdings and the net asset value of the fund’s shares, and seeks to help ensure that the prices at which the fund’s shares are purchased and redeemed are fair and do not result in dilution of shareholder interest or other harm to shareholders. When fair value pricing is used at the open or close of a reporting period, it may cause a temporary divergence between the return of a Fund and that of its index or benchmark. Each Fund makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures. Due to the subjective and variable nature of fair value pricing, there can be no assurance that a Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to the security upon the sale of such security. The Board of Trustees regularly reviews fair value determinations made by the fund pursuant to these procedures. |
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| • | Futures and forward contracts: valued at their settlement prices as of the close of their exchanges (for futures) or at a value based on that day’s exchange rates (for forwards). |
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| • | Short-term securities (60 days or less to maturity): valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. |
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| • | Underlying funds: valued at their respective net asset values as determined by the underlying Fund in accordance with the 1940 Act for a given day. |
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the Funds disclose the fair value of their investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation (level 3 measurements).
The Funds adopted the authoritative guidance under GAAP on determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased and identifying transactions that are not orderly. Accordingly, if the Funds determine that either the volume and/or level of activity for an asset or liability has significantly decreased (from normal conditions for that asset or liability) or price quotations or observable inputs are not associated with orderly transactions, increased analysis and management judgment will be required to estimate fair value.
The guidance establishes three levels of the fair value hierarchy as follows:
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| • | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities — Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equities. The Funds do not adjust the quoted price for such investments, even in situations where the Funds hold a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted prices. |
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| • | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) — Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, certain mortgage products, less liquid listed equities, and state, municipal and provincial obligations. In addition, international securities whose markets close hours before the Funds value their holdings may require fair valuations due to significant movement in the U.S. markets occurring after the daily close of the foreign markets. The Board of Trustees has approved a vendor that would calculate fair valuations of international equity securities based on a number of factors that appear to correlate to the movements in the U.S. markets. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information. |
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| • | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) — Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Funds use one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the Funds in estimating the |
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Financial Notes (continued)
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Funds in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the Funds due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the Funds’ results of operations.
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Funds’ investments as of March 31, 2010:
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quoted Prices
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | in Active
| | | Significant
| | | | | | | |
| | Markets for
| | | Other
| | | Significant
| | | | |
| | Identical
| | | Observable
| | | Unobservable
| | | | |
| | Assets
| | | Inputs
| | | Inputs
| | | | |
Description | | (Level 1) | | | (Level 2) | | | (Level 3) | | | Total* | |
|
Common Stock(a) | | | $100,139,781 | | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $100,139,781 | |
Other Investment Company | | | 143,931 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 143,931 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $100,283,712 | | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $100,283,712 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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* | | The fund had no Other Financial Instruments. |
(a) | | As categorized in Portfolio Holdings. |
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quoted Prices
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | in Active
| | | Significant
| | | | | | | |
| | Markets for
| | | Other
| | | Significant
| | | | |
| | Identical
| | | Observable
| | | Unobservable
| | | | |
| | Assets
| | | Inputs
| | | Inputs
| | | | |
Description | | (Level 1) | | | (Level 2) | | | (Level 3) | | | Total | |
|
Common Stock(a) | | | $343,825,168 | | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $343,825,168 | |
Other Investment Company | | | 4,676,959 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,676,959 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $348,502,127 | | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $348,502,127 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan | | | $3,780,125 | | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $3,780,125 | |
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(a) | | As categorized in Portfolio Holdings. |
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quoted Prices
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | in Active
| | | Significant
| | | | | | | |
| | Markets for
| | | Other
| | | Significant
| | | | |
| | Identical
| | | Observable
| | | Unobservable
| | | | |
| | Assets
| | | Inputs
| | | Inputs
| | | | |
Description | | (Level 1) | | | (Level 2) | | | (Level 3) | | | Total* | |
|
Common Stock(a) | | | $— | | | | $188,891,447 | | | | $— | | | | $188,891,447 | |
Brazil(a) | | | 4,448,620 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,448,620 | |
Canada(a) | | | 22,245,026 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 22,245,026 | |
Chile(a) | | | 3,066,322 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,066,322 | |
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Financial Notes (continued)
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quoted Prices
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | in Active
| | | Significant
| | | | | | | |
| | Markets for
| | | Other
| | | Significant
| | | | |
| | Identical
| | | Observable
| | | Unobservable
| | | | |
| | Assets
| | | Inputs
| | | Inputs
| | | | |
Description | | (Level 1) | | | (Level 2) | | | (Level 3) | | | Total* | |
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Columbia(a) | | | 634,674 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 634,674 | |
Hong Kong(a) | | | — | | | | 12,506,972 | | | | — | | | | 12,506,972 | |
Consumer Durables & Apparel | | | — | | | | 530,803 | | | | 1,013,685 | | | | 1,544,488 | |
India(a) | | | — | | | | 9,219,024 | | | | — | | | | 9,219,024 | |
Energy | | | 256,341 | | | | 603,551 | | | | — | | | | 859,892 | |
Japan(a) | | | — | | | | 57,427,327 | | | | — | | | | 57,427,327 | |
Consumer Durables & Apparel | | | 839,540 | | | | 7,637,430 | | | | — | | | | 8,476,970 | |
Energy | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,187,498 | | | | 1,187,498 | |
Mexico(a) | | | 4,913,401 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,913,401 | |
Peru(a) | | | 195,111 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 195,111 | |
Russia(a) | | | — | | | | 1,522,964 | | | | — | | | | 1,522,964 | |
Energy | | | 2,040,760 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,040,760 | |
South Africa(a) | | | — | | | | 8,372,906 | | | | — | | | | 8,372,906 | |
Capital Goods | | | 42,835 | | | | 1,385,093 | | | | — | | | | 1,427,928 | |
Preferred Stock | | | 5,844,040 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,844,040 | |
Other Investment Company | | | 5,003,383 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,003,383 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $49,530,053 | | | | $288,097,517 | | | | $2,201,183 | | | | $339,828,753 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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* | | The fund had no Other Financial Instruments |
(a) | | As categorized in Portfolio Holdings. |
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Accrued
| | | | | | Change in
| | | | | | Net
| | | | |
| | Balance as of
| | | Discounts
| | | Realized Gain
| | | Unrealized Gain
| | | Net Purchases
| | | Transfers
| | | Balance as of
| |
Investments in Securities | | March 31, 2009 | | | (Premiums) | | | (Loss) | | | (Loss) | | | (Sales) | | | in/(out) | | | March 31, 2010 | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hong Kong | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | ($74,759 | ) | | | $395,763 | | | | $7,470 | | | | $685,211 | | | | $1,013,685 | |
Japan | | | — | | | | — | | | | (122,925 | ) | | | (33,598 | ) | | | 1,344,021 | | | | — | | | | 1,187,498 | |
Republic of Korea | | | 825,415 | | | | — | | | | 995,435 | | | | 646,191 | | | | (1,936,361 | ) | | | (530,680 | ) | | | — | |
Rights | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Finland | | | 5,566 | | | | — | | | | (4,040 | ) | | | (5,566 | ) | | | 4,040 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Malaysia | | | 69,818 | | | | — | | | | 65,154 | | | | (69,818 | ) | | | (65,154 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $900,799 | | | | $— | | | | $858,865 | | | | $932,972 | | | | ($645,984 | ) | | | $154,531 | | | | $2,201,183 | |
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Financial Notes (continued)
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quoted Prices
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | in Active
| | | Significant
| | | | | | | |
| | Markets for
| | | Other
| | | Significant
| | | | |
| | Identical
| | | Observable
| | | Unobservable
| | | | |
| | Assets
| | | Inputs
| | | Inputs
| | | | |
Description | | (Level 1) | | | (Level 2) | | | (Level 3) | | | Total | |
|
Common Stock(a) | | | $— | | | | $79,510,503 | | | | $— | | | | $79,510,503 | |
Australia(a) | | | — | | | | 16,170,315 | | | | — | | | | 16,170,315 | |
Health Care Equipment & Services | | | 442,581 | | | | 890,096 | | | | — | | | | 1,332,677 | |
Belgium(a) | | | — | | | | 7,020,664 | | | | — | | | | 7,020,664 | |
Capital Goods | | | 16,271 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 16,271 | |
Canada(a) | | | 28,197,722 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 28,197,722 | |
France(a) | | | — | | | | 13,996,523 | | | | | | | | 13,996,523 | |
Automobiles & Components | | | 30,873 | | | | 3,208,111 | | | | — | | | | 3,238,984 | |
Media | | | 81,037 | | | | 5,824,769 | | | | — | | | | 5,905,806 | |
Germany(a) | | | | | | | 5,878,043 | | | | — | | | | 5,878,043 | |
Capital Goods | | | 212,913 | | | | 5,314,055 | | | | — | | | | 5,526,968 | |
Commercial & Professional Supplies | | | 129,424 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 129,424 | |
Food, Beverage & Tobacco | | | 264,556 | | | | 86,295 | | | | — | | | | 350,851 | |
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | | | 318,416 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 318,416 | |
Software & Services | | | 240,035 | | | | 893,326 | | | | — | | | | 1,133,361 | |
Technology Hardware & Equipment | | | 1,447,745 | | | | 638,935 | | | | — | | | | 2,086,680 | |
Hong Kong(a) | | | — | | | | 6,987,127 | | | | — | | | | 6,987,127 | |
Diversified Financials | | | 141,570 | | | | 246,978 | | | | — | | | | 388,548 | |
Retailing | | | 6,903 | | | | 704,612 | | | | — | | | | 711,515 | |
Japan(a) | | | — | | | | 25,432,580 | | | | — | | | | 25,432,580 | |
Automobiles & Components | | | 27,593 | | | | 5,722,555 | | | | — | | | | 5,750,148 | |
Capital Goods | | | 47,652 | | | | 12,396,630 | | | | — | | | | 12,444,282 | |
Commercial & Professional Supplies | | | 44,288 | | | | 511,256 | | | | — | | | | 555,544 | |
Consumer Durables & Apparel | | | 31,298 | | | | 6,839,639 | | | | — | | | | 6,870,937 | |
Materials | | | 52,786 | | | | 7,089,431 | | | | — | | | | 7,142,217 | |
Media | | | 150,369 | | | | 2,156,235 | | | | — | | | | 2,306,604 | |
Retailing | | | 62,488 | | | | 4,478,673 | | | | — | | | | 4,541,161 | |
Utilities | | | 221,179 | | | | 71,690 | | | | — | | | | 292,869 | |
Netherlands(a) | | | — | | | | 5,695,937 | | | | — | | | | 5,695,937 | |
Retailing | | | 15,527 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 15,527 | |
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Financial Notes (continued)
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Quoted Prices
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | in Active
| | | Significant
| | | | | | | |
| | Markets for
| | | Other
| | | Significant
| | | | |
| | Identical
| | | Observable
| | | Unobservable
| | | | |
| | Assets
| | | Inputs
| | | Inputs
| | | | |
Description | | (Level 1) | | | (Level 2) | | | (Level 3) | | | Total | |
|
Portugal(a) | | | — | | | | 1,386,507 | | | | — | | | | 1,386,507 | |
Consumer Services | | | 63,877 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 63,877 | |
Software & Services | | | 304,294 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 304,294 | |
Republic of Korea(a) | | | — | | | | 6,264,751 | | | | | | | | 6,264,751 | |
Consumer Durables & Apparel | | | 184,337 | | | | 764,430 | | | | — | | | | 948,767 | |
Food, Beverage & Tobacco | | | 250,139 | | | | 247,212 | | | | — | | | | 497,351 | |
Materials | | | 656,354 | | | | 3,611,014 | | | | — | | | | 4,267,368 | |
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences | | | 110,681 | | | | 31,147 | | | | — | | | | 141,828 | |
Utilities | | | 152,144 | | | | 63,038 | | | | — | | | | 215,182 | |
Spain(a) | | | — | | | | 12,801,846 | | | | — | | | | 12,801,846 | |
Materials | | | 924,655 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 924,655 | |
United Kingdom(a) | | | — | | | | 32,369,650 | | | | — | | | | 32,369,650 | |
Capital Goods | | | 2,870,098 | | | | 2,077,059 | | | | — | | | | 4,947,157 | |
Commercial & Professional Supplies | | | 101,662 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 101,662 | |
Insurance | | | 1,111,852 | | | | 2,307,828 | | | | — | | | | 3,419,680 | |
Media | | | 162,008 | | | | 1,718,486 | | | | — | | | | 1,880,494 | |
Technology Hardware & Equipment | | | 238,597 | | | | 175,976 | | | | — | | | | 414,573 | |
Transportation | | | 194,931 | | | | 7,363,399 | | | | — | | | | 7,558,330 | |
Preferred Stock | | | — | | | | 1,697,692 | | | | — | | | | 1,697,692 | |
Rights | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Republic of Korea | | | — | | | | — | | | | 31,957 | | | | 31,957 | |
Spain | | | 1,271 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,271 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | 39,510,126 | | | | 290,645,013 | | | | 31,957 | | | | 330,187,096 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collateral Invested for Securities on Loan | | | 17,719,621 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 17,719,621 | |
The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Accrued
| | | | | | Change in
| | | Net
| | | | | | | |
| | Balance as of
| | | Discounts
| | | Realized Gain
| | | Unrealized Gain
| | | Purchases
| | | Net Transfers
| | | Balance as of
| |
Investments in Securities | | March 31, 2009 | | | (Premiums) | | | (Loss) | | | (Loss) | | | (Sales) | | | in/(out) | | | March 31, 2010 | |
|
Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
France | | | $98,649 | | | | $— | | | | ($148,986 | ) | | | $180,314 | | | | ($129,977 | ) | | | $— | | | | $— | |
Japan | | | 38,541 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 5,747 | | | | — | | | | (44,288 | ) | | | — | |
Malaysia | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
United Kingdom | | | — | | | | — | | | | (368,363 | ) | | | 368,363 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Rights | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Australia | | | 2,258 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2,258 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Republic of Korea | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 31,957 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 31,957 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $139,448 | | | | $— | | | | ($517,349 | ) | | | $584,123 | | | | ($129,977 | ) | | | ($44,288 | ) | | | $31,957 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
(a) | | As categorized in Portfolio Holdings. |
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2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
All net realized and change in unrealized gains (losses) in the tables above are reflected in the accompanying statements of operations. Changes in net unrealized gains (losses) for Level 3 investments held by the Funds at March 31, 2010 are as follows:
| | | | |
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund | | | $362,164 | |
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund | | | $31,957 | |
(b) Portfolio Investments:
Derivatives: The Funds may invest in futures contracts to reduce the effects of uninvested cash on performance or for other reasons. Futures contracts are instruments that represent an agreement between two parties that obligates one party to buy, and the other party to sell, specific instruments at an agreed upon price on a stipulated future date.
Because futures contracts carry inherent risks, a Fund must give the broker a deposit of cash and/or securities (the “initial margin”) whenever it enters into the futures contract. The amount of the deposit may vary from one contract to another, but it is generally a percentage of the contract amount. Subsequent payments (“variation margin”) are made or received by a Fund depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the futures contract and are accounted for as unrealized gains or losses until the contract is closed, at which time the gains and losses are realized. Futures are traded publicly on exchanges, and their market value changes daily.
The Funds may invest in forward currency contracts in connection with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities to minimize the uncertainty of changes in future foreign currency exchange rates. “Forwards”, as they are known, are contracts to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. Forwards are similar to futures except that they are not publicly traded, but are agreements directly between two parties. The accounting for Forwards is treated similar to that of futures contracts in that gains and losses are accounted for as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts settles and such amounts are accounted for as realized.
Real Estate Investment Trusts: Certain Funds may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Certain distributions received from REITs during the year, which are known to be a return of capital, are recorded as a reduction to the cost of the individual REIT.
Repurchase Agreements: The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements. In a repurchase agreement, a Fund buys a security from another party (usually a financial institution) with the agreement that it be sold back in the future. The date, price and other conditions are all specified when the agreement is created.
The Funds’ repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities, U.S. government agency securities or other securities. All collateral is held by the Funds’ custodian (or, with tri-party agreements, the agent’s bank) and is monitored daily to ensure that its market value is at least equal to the repurchase price under the agreement.
Securities Lending: Under the Securities Lending Program, a Fund (the “Lender”) may make short-term loans of their securities to another party (the “Borrower”) to generate additional revenue from their portfolio. The Borrower provides cash, U.S. government securities or letters of credit as collateral against the loans in an amount at least equal to 100% of the market value of the loaned securities.
The cash collateral of securities loaned is invested in registered 2a-7 money market portfolios. The investments of collateral are mark-to-market daily and the value of the collateral must be at least 100% of the market value of the loan securities each day. If the value of the collateral falls below 100%, it will be adjusted the following day.
(c) Security Transactions:
Security transactions are recorded as of the date the order to buy or sell the security is executed. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are based on the identified costs of the securities involved.
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are reported in U.S. dollars. For assets and liabilities held on a given date, the dollar value is based on market exchange rates in effect on that date. Transactions involving foreign currencies, including purchases, sales, income receipts and expense payments, are calculated using exchange rates in effect on the transaction date. The Funds do not isolate the portion of the fluctuations on investments resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates from the fluctuation in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
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2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
Gains realized by the Funds on the sale of securities in certain foreign countries are subject to non-U.S. taxes. The Funds record a liability based on unrealized gains to provide for potential non-U.S. taxes payable upon the sale of these securities.
When a Fund closes out a futures or forwards position, it calculates the difference between the value of the position at the beginning and at the end of the contract, and records a realized gain or loss accordingly. A Fund records the daily change in market value of futures, and also the change in the amount of margin deposit required (“due to/from broker”).
(d) Investment Income:
Interest income is recorded as it accrues. Dividends and distributions from portfolio securities and underlying funds are recorded on the date they are effective (the ex-dividend date), although the Funds record certain foreign security dividends on the day they learn of the ex-dividend date.
Income received from foreign sources may result in withholding tax. Withholding taxes are accrued at the same time as the related income if the tax rate is fixed and known, unless a tax withheld is reclaimable from the local tax authorities in which case it is recorded as receivable. If the tax rate is not known or estimable, such expense or reclaim receivable is recorded when the net proceeds are received.
(e) Expenses:
Expenses that are specific to a Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Expenses that are common to all Funds within the trust generally are allocated among the Funds in proportion to their average daily net assets.
For Funds offering multiple share classes, net investment income, other than class specific expenses, and realized and unrealized gains or losses, are allocated daily to each class in proportion to their average daily net assets.
(f) Distributions to Shareholders:
The Funds make distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, once a year.
(g) Custody Credit:
Certain Funds have an arrangement with their custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company, under which the Funds receive a credit for their uninvested cash balance to offset their custody fees and accounting fees. The credit amounts, if any, are disclosed in the Statement of Operations as a reduction to the Funds’ operating expenses.
(h) Accounting Estimates:
The accounting policies described in this report conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Notwithstanding this, shareholders should understand that in order to follow these principles, fund management has to make estimates and assumptions that affect the information reported in the financial statements. It’s possible that once the results are known, they may turn out to be different from these estimates.
(i) Federal Income Taxes:
The Funds intend to meet federal income and excise tax requirements for regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Funds distribute substantially all of their net investment income and realized net capital gains, if any, to their respective shareholders each year. As long as a Fund meets the tax requirements, it is not required to pay federal income tax.
(j) Indemnification:
Under the Funds’ organizational documents, the officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Funds. In addition, in the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts with their vendors and others that provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
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3. Risk factors:
Investing in the Funds may involve certain risks, as described in the Funds’ prospectus, including, but not limited to, those described below:
An investment in any of the Funds involves risks similar to those of investing in common stocks directly. Just as with common stocks, the value of Fund shares may increase or decrease depending on market, economic, political, regulatory and other conditions affecting a Fund’s portfolio. These types of risks may be greater with respect to investments in securities of foreign issuers. Investments in shares of the Funds are, like an investment in common stocks, more volatile and risky than some other forms of investment. This risk is significant for all Funds.
Stocks of large-size companies tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. As a result, during a period when these stocks fall behind other types of investments — bonds or stocks of mid- or small-size companies, for instance — the Fund’s performance also will lag those investments.
A Fund may also be subject to additional risk because it invests primarily in the stocks of companies with small and mid-sized market capitalizations, which tend to be less liquid and more volatile than stocks of companies with larger market capitalizations. These companies may also have limited product lines, markets or financial resources or may depend on a few key employees. In addition, small and mid cap stocks tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. As a result, during a period when these stocks fall behind other types of investments — bonds or stocks of large-size companies, for instance — the Fund’s performance also will lag those investments.
Investments in securities of foreign issuers involve certain risks that are more significant than those associated with investments in securities of U.S. issuers. These include risks of adverse changes in foreign economic, political, regulatory and other conditions, or changes in currency exchange rates or exchange control regulations (including limitations on currency movements and exchanges). In certain countries, legal remedies available to investors may be more limited than those available with respect to investments in the United States. The securities of some foreign companies may be less liquid and at times more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. companies. A Fund with foreign investments may also experience more rapid or extreme changes in value than a Fund that invests solely in securities of U.S. companies because the securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of industries.
A Fund’s use of derivative instruments involves risks different from, or possibly greater than, the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other traditional investments and could cause a fund to lose more than the principal amount invested. In addition, investments in derivatives may involve leverage, which means a small percentage of assets invested in derivatives can have a disproportionately larger impact on a Fund.
Please refer to the Funds’ prospectus for a more complete description of the principal risks of investing in the Funds.
4. Affiliates and Affiliated Transactions:
The Trust’s Board of Trustees oversees the general conduct of the Trust and the Funds.
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (“CSIM” or the “investment adviser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corporation, serves as each Fund’s investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between it and the Trust. AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC (“AXA Rosenberg”), the Funds’ sub-adviser, provides day-to-day portfolio management services to the Funds, subject to the supervision of CSIM.
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4. Affiliates and Affiliated Transactions (continued):
For its advisory services to each Fund, CSIM is entitled to receive an annual fee, payable monthly, based on the Funds’ average daily net assets described as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laudus Rosenberg
| | Laudus Rosenberg
| | Laudus Rosenberg
|
| | U.S. Large
| | U.S. Discovery
| | International
|
Average daily net assets | | Capitalization Fund | | Fund | | Discovery Fund |
|
First $1 billion | | | 0.75% | | | | 0.90% | | | | 1.00% | |
$1 billion to $2 billion | | | 0.70% | | | | 0.85% | | | | 0.95% | |
Over $2 billion | | | 0.675% | | | | 0.85% | | | | 0.95% | |
| | | | |
| | Laudus Rosenberg
|
| | International Small
|
| | Capitalization Fund |
|
First $500 million | | | 1.00% | |
Over $500 million | | | 0.95% | |
CSIM (not the Funds) pays a portion of the management fees it receives to AXA Rosenberg in return for its services.
CSIM has contractually agreed, until at least July 30, 2012, to waive a portion of its management fee and bear certain expenses of each Fund. As such, CSIM further agrees to reimburse the Funds to limit the annual expenses, exclusive of nonrecurring account fees, fees on securities transactions such as exchange fees, dividends and interest on securities sold short, service fees, interest (overdraft charges), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds’ business as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Investor Shares | | Select Shares |
|
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund | | | 1.14% | | | | 0.84% | |
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund* | | | n/a | | | | 0.95% | |
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund | | | 1.65% | | | | 1.35% | |
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund | | | 1.79% | | | | 1.49% | |
| | |
* | | Prior to August 12, 2009, the expense limitation was 1.14% for the Select Shares. Effective, November 19, 2009, the Investor Shares were merged into Select Shares. |
Any amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment through the next two fiscal years, to the extent that the repayment will not cause the Funds’ net expenses to exceed the current limit (as stated in CSIM’s contractual undertaking) during the respective year. As of March 31, 2010, the balance of recoupable expenses is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Laudus Rosenberg
| | |
| | Laudus Rosenberg
| | Laudus Rosenberg
| | International
| | Laudus Rosenberg
|
| | U.S. Large
| | U.S. Discovery
| | Discovery
| | International Small
|
Expiration Date | | Capitalization Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Capitalization Fund |
|
March 31, 2011 | | | $126,825 | | | | $— | | | | $516,875 | | | | $— | |
March 31, 2012 | | | 173,219 | | | | 139,635 | | | | 656,228 | | | | — | |
The Funds may, from time to time, execute portfolio trades with affiliated brokers/dealers. For the period ended March 31, 2010, the Funds paid no brokerage fees on the execution of portfolio trades with affiliated brokers/dealers.
5. Other Shareholders Services:
Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (“BFDS”) provides the transfer agent services to the Funds, and receives transfer agent fees from the Funds as shown in the Statement of Operations.
The Trust has a Distribution and Shareholder Service Plan with respect to its Investor Shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The Investor Shares of the Funds are sold on a continuous basis by the Trust’s distributor-ALPS Distributors, Inc. Under the Distribution and Shareholder Services Plan, the Funds pay distribution and shareholder servicing fees in connection
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5. Other Shareholders Services (continued):
with the sale and servicing of the Investor Shares. The annual Distribution and Shareholder Service Fee consists of up to 0.25% of the respective average daily net assets of the Investor Shares. In addition, the Trustees have authorized each Fund to pay up to 0.15% of its average daily net assets attributable to Investor Shares for sub-transfer agent and sub-accounting services in connection with such shares.
Effective August 12, 2009 no further fees were assessed on the Investor Shares for U.S. Discovery Fund for sub-transfer agent and sub-accounting service or under the Distribution and Shareholder Service Plan. Effective November 19, 2009, the Investor Shares of Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund were merged into Select Shares.
6. Board of Trustees:
Trustees may include people who are officers and/or directors of the investment adviser or Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”). Federal securities law limits the percentage of such “interested persons” who may serve on a trust’s board, and the trust was in compliance with these limitations throughout the report period. The trust did not pay any of these persons for their services as trustees, but it did pay non-interested persons (independent trustees), as noted in each Fund’s Statement of Operations.
Until September 2006, a Retirement Plan existed for the independent trustees. After the termination of the Retirement Plan, the previously accrued and unpaid benefits continue to be adjusted by performance of the Funds. As a result, the amount of the Retirement Payable to any independent trustee may increase or decrease based on the performance of the Funds.
7. Borrowing from Banks:
The Funds have access to custodian overdraft facilities and to an uncommitted line of credit up to a maximum of $100,000,000, as established by State Street Bank and Trust Company. Interest is calculated based on the market rates at the time of borrowing.
There were no borrowings from the line of credit by the Funds during the period. However, the Funds utilized their overdraft facility and incurred interest expense, which is disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The interest expense is determined based on a negotiated rate above the current Federal Funds Rate.
8. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:
For the period ended March 31, 2010, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
|
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund | | | $143,009,815 | | | | $132,242,999 | |
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund | | | 362,695,613 | | | | 692,737,918 | |
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund | | | 393,339,564 | | | | 393,817,255 | |
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund | | | 376,924,176 | | | | 544,105,729 | |
9. Redemption Fee:
The Funds charge a 2.00% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within 30 days of the original purchase date. Such amounts are netted against the redemption proceeds on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. The redemption fees charged during the current and prior report periods are:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Current Period
| | Prior Period
|
| | (4/1/09-3/31/10) | | (4/1/08-3/31/09) |
|
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund | | | $2,151 | | | | $7,309 | |
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund | | | 14,941 | | | | 18,351 | |
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund | | | 4,784 | | | | 17,228 | |
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund | | | 288 | | | | 953 | |
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10. Federal Income Tax:
As of March 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Laudus Rosenberg
| | Laudus Rosenberg
|
| | U.S. Large
| | U.S. Discovery
|
| | Capitalization Fund | | Fund |
|
Undistributed ordinary income | | | $270,790 | | | | $324,717 | |
Undistributed long-term capital gains | | | — | | | | — | |
Unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 17,390,701 | | | | 64,396,117 | |
Unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (512,306 | ) | | | (6,407,432 | ) |
Other unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) | | | — | | | | — | |
Net unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) | | | $16,878,395 | | | | $57,988,685 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Laudus Rosenberg
| | Laudus Rosenberg
|
| | International
| | International Small
|
| | Discovery Fund | | Capitalization Fund |
|
Undistributed ordinary income | | | $1,426,211 | | | | $2,496,305 | |
Undistributed long-term capital gains | | | — | | | | — | |
Unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 49,285,460 | | | | 42,159,775 | |
Unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (7,497,013 | ) | | | (24,681,888 | ) |
Other unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) | | | (383,577 | ) | | | 17,041 | |
Net unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) | | | $41,404,870 | | | | $17,494,928 | |
The primary difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation or unrealized depreciation of investments is the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and Passive Foreign Investment Companies (“PFIC”).
Capital loss carry forwards may be used to offset future realized capital gains for federal income tax purposes. As of March 31, 2010, the following funds had capital loss carry forwards available to offset net capital gains before the expiration dates:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laudus
| | | | | | |
| | Rosenberg
| | | | | | Laudus Rosenberg
|
| | U.S. Large
| | Laudus Rosenberg
| | Laudus Rosenberg
| | International
|
| | Capitalization
| | U.S. Discovery
| | International
| | Small
|
Expiration Date | | Fund | | Fund | | Discovery Fund | | Capitalization |
|
March 31, 2016 | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $— | |
March 31, 2017 | | | 11,500,509 | | | | — | | | | 61,437,260 | | | | 151,052,643 | |
March 31, 2018 | | | 16,122,727 | | | | 177,550,837 | | | | 61,225,314 | | | | 238,469,625 | |
Total | | | $27,623,236 | | | | $177,550,837 | | | | $122,662,574 | | | | $389,522,268 | |
For tax purposes, realized net capital losses, incurred after October 31, may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. As of March 31, 2010, the Funds had aggregate deferred realized net capital losses and capital losses utilized as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Laudus Rosenberg
|
| | | | | | | | International
|
| | Laudus Rosenberg
| | Laudus Rosenberg
| | Laudus Rosenberg
| | Small
|
| | U.S. Large
| | U.S. Discovery
| | International
| | Capitalization
|
| | Capitalization Fund | | Fund | | Discovery Fund | | Fund |
|
Capital losses deferred | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $6,908,600 | |
Capital losses utilized | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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10. Federal Income Tax (continued):
Due to the fact that Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund and Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund were previously parties to mergers, and those mergers occurred within two years of their recently announced plan of liquidation, the capital losses acquired at the time of the mergers are limited to zero by operation of Internal Revenue Code 382(c).
| | | | |
Capital Losses Expired Due To Plan of Liquidation: | | | | |
| | | | |
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund | | | $3,763,669 | |
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund | | | $129,953,150 | |
The tax-basis components of distributions paid during the current and prior periods were:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Laudus Rosenberg
|
| | Laudus Rosenberg
| | Laudus Rosenberg
| | Laudus Rosenberg
| | International Small
|
| | U.S. Large
| | U.S. Discovery
| | International
| | Capitalization
|
| | Capitalization Fund | | Fund | | Discovery Fund | | Fund |
|
Current period distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | | $1,260,101 | | | | $1,455,201 | | | | $5,537,722 | | | | $10,266,412 | |
Long-term capital gains | | | — | | | | 60,412 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Prior period distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | | $1,149,648 | | | | $2,338,958 | | | | $5,099,501 | | | | $12,174,125 | |
Long-term capital gains | | | — | | | | 2,792,770 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Distributions paid to shareholders are based on net investment income and net realized gains determined on a tax basis, which may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to differing treatment for items such as non-U.S. currency gains and losses, short-term capital gains and losses; capital losses related to wash sales, unrealized appreciation of certain investments in non-U.S. securities; paydowns on fixed-income securities; and income on certain investments. The fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and net realized gains are recorded by the Funds for financial reporting purposes. The Funds may also designate a portion of the amount paid to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for tax purposes.
The permanent book and tax basis differences may result in reclassifications between capital accounts and other accounts as required. The adjustments will have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. As of March 31, 2010, the Funds made the following reclassifications:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Laudus Rosenberg
| | Laudus Rosenberg
|
| | Laudus Rosenberg
| | Laudus Rosenberg
| | International
| | International Small
|
| | U.S. Large
| | U.S. Discovery
| | Discovery
| | Capitalization
|
| | Capitalization Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Fund |
|
Capital shares | | | ($3,763,669 | ) | | | $691,342 | | | | ($947 | ) | | | ($638 | ) |
Undistributed net investment income | | | — | | | | (25,539 | ) | | | 1,164,526 | | | | 3,564,350 | |
Net realized capital gains/losses | | | 3,763,669 | | | | (665,803 | ) | | | (1,163,579 | ) | | | (3,563,712 | ) |
As of March 31, 2010, management has reviewed the tax positions for open periods (for federal purposes, three years from the date of filing and state purpose, four years from the date of filing), as applicable to the Funds, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statement. The Funds recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. The Funds are not subject to examination by U.S. federal tax authorities for tax years before 2007 and by state tax authorities for tax years before 2006.
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11. Subsequent Events:
At the meeting held on April 28, 2010, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved the liquidation of each of the Funds. Accordingly, as of the close of business on April 30, 2010, each Fund is closed to new investments from all investors. Each Fund will redeem all of its outstanding shares on or shortly after July 30, 2010 and distribute the proceeds to the Fund’s shareholders (subject to maintenance of appropriate reserves for liquidation and other expenses). As shareholders redeem shares of the Funds through the liquidation date, the Funds may not be able to continue to invest their assets in accordance with their stated investment policies as a result of the decrease in the Funds’ assets.
Other than the planned liquidation of the Funds as discussed above, management has determined there are no other subsequent events or transactions that would have materially impacted the financial statements as presented.
12. Reorganization:
Under a plan of reorganization adopted by the Trust, all of the assets and liabilities of the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Small Capitalization Fund were transferred to the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund. The purpose of the transaction was to combine two funds managed by CSIM with comparable investment objectives and strategies. The reorganization was completed at the close of business on November 19, 2009. The following is a summary of shares outstanding, net assets, net asset value per share issued and unrealized appreciation/ depreciation immediately before and after the reorganization.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Before Reorganization | | | After Reorganization | | | | |
| | | | | Laudus Rosenberg
| | | Laudus
| | | | |
| | Laudus Rosenberg
| | | U.S. Small
| | | Rosenberg U.S.
| | | | |
| | U.S. Discovery Fund | | | Capitalization Fund | | | Discovery Fund | | | | |
|
Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor shares | | | — | | | | 8,317,738 | | | | — | | | | | |
Select shares | | | 17,263,937 | | | | 17,905,976 | | | | 30,279,730 | | | | | |
Advisor shares | | | — | | | | 1,193,319 | | | | — | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor shares | | | — | | | | $47,773,040 | | | | — | | | | | |
Select shares | | | $214,478,709 | | | | $106,969,963 | | | | $376,180,246 | | | | | |
Advisor shares | | | — | | | | $6,958,534 | | | | — | | | | | |
Net asset value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor shares | | | — | | | | $5.74 | | | | — | | | | | |
Select shares | | | $12.42 | | | | $5.97 | | | | $12.42 | | | | | |
Advisor shares | | | — | | | | $5.83 | | | | — | | | | | |
Net unrealized appreciation/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(depreciation) | | | $15,779,199 | | | | $5,857,870 | | | | $21,637,069 | | | | | |
Market value of investments | | | $213,378,372 | | | | $162,349,732 | | | | $375,728,104 | | | | | |
Cost of investments | | | $197,599,173 | | | | $156,491,861 | | | | $354,091,034 | | | | | |
The Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund’s pro forma results of operations for the year ended March 31, 2010 are as follows:
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Net investment income | | | $513,829 | |
Net realized/unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | $221,654,376 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | $222,168,205 | |
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Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earning of Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Small Capitalization Fund that have been included in Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund’s Statement of Operations since November 19, 2009.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of:
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio holdings, 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 Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund, Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund, Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund, and Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund (four of the portfolios constituting Laudus Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at March 31, 2010, the results of each of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at March 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As explained in Note 11 to the financial statements, on April 28, 2010, the Funds’ Board of Trustees voluntarily elected to liquidate each of the Funds.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
May 17, 2010
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Other Federal Tax Information (unaudited)
For corporate shareholders, the following percentage of the Funds dividends distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction:
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| | Received Deduction |
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Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund | | | 100% | |
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund | | | 100% | |
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund | | | —% | |
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund | | | —% | |
The Funds may elect to pass on the benefits of the foreign tax credit to its shareholders for the year ended March 31, 2010, and the respective foreign source income on the Funds were as follows:
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| | Foreign Tax
| | Foreign Source
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| | Credit | | Income |
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Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund | | | $659,970 | | | | $8,284,757 | |
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund | | | 934,665 | | | | 11,635,541 | |
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, the Funds designate the following amounts of the dividend distributions as qualified dividends for the purpose of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code. Shareholders will be notified in January 2011 via IRS form 1099 of the amounts for use in preparing their 2010 income tax return.
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Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund | | | $1,530,891 | | | | | |
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund | | | 1,779,918 | | | | | |
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund | | | 7,140,241 | | | | | |
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund | | | 11,850,322 | | | | | |
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, the Funds hereby designate the following amounts as capital gain dividends:
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Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund | | | $— | | | | | |
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund | | | 60,412 | | | | | |
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund | | | — | | | | | |
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund | | | — | | | | | |
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Results of Proxy Voting:
At a special meeting of shareholders of the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Small Capitalization Fund held on November 5, 2009, the shareholders approved the reorganization of the Fund into the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund. The results of the shareholder vote were as follows:
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FOR | | | 22,159,106.69 | | | | 93.19% | | | | 46.97% | |
AGAINST | | | 318,441.47 | | | | 1.34% | | | | 0.68% | |
ABSTAIN | | | 280,112.96 | | | | 1.17% | | | | 0.59% | |
UNINSTRUCTED | | | 1,021,667.00 | | | | 4.30% | | | | 2.17% | |
TOTAL | | | 23,779,328.12 | | | | 100.00% | | | | 50.41% | |
At a special meeting of shareholders of the trust held on December 14, 2009, shareholders approved the following proposal: to elect nine trustees to serve on the Board of Trustees of the trust.
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Charles R. Schwab | | | 125,221,372.67 | | | | 28,690,024.32 | | | | 81.36% | |
Walter W. Bettinger, II | | | 145,432,597.43 | | | | 8,478,799.56 | | | | 94.49% | |
Mariann Byerwalter | | | 150,226,122.76 | | | | 3,685,274.23 | | | | 97.61% | |
John F. Cogan | | | 149,359,044.40 | | | | 4,552,352.59 | | | | 97.04% | |
William A. Hasler | | | 140,754,512.11 | | | | 13,156,884.88 | | | | 91.45% | |
Gerald B. Smith | | | 149,347,240.57 | | | | 4,564,156.42 | | | | 97.03% | |
Donald R. Stephens | | | 149,421,888.16 | | | | 4,489,508.83 | | | | 97.08% | |
Joseph H. Wender | | | 149,294,896.88 | | | | 4,616,500.11 | | | | 97.00% | |
Michael W. Wilsey | | | 143,901,543.71 | | | | 10,009,853.28 | | | | 93.50% | |
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Approval of Amended Subadviser Agreement
The Board of Trustees (the “Board” or the “Trustees”, as appropriate), including a majority of the trustees who are not “interested” persons as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Independent Trustees”), considered information specifically relating to its consideration of an amended and restated subadviser agreement (“Amended Subadviser Agreement”) among Laudus Trust, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. and AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC with respect to the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund, at a meeting held on February 25, 2010. The Board’s approval of the Amended Subadviser Agreement was based on the review of detailed information with regard to the proposed changes and the consideration and evaluation of a variety of specific factors considered by the Board at the September 17, 2009 Board Meeting. For a detailed summary of the factors considered at the September 17, 2009 meeting, please refer to the Funds’ semiannual report dated September 30, 2009.
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Trustees and Officers
The tables below give information about the trustees and officers for the Laudus Trust which includes the funds covered in this report. The “Fund Complex” includes The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Investments, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust, Laudus Trust and Laudus Institutional Trust. The Fund Complex includes 85 funds.
The address for all trustees and officers is 211 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. You can find more information about the trustees and officers in the Statement of Additional Information, which is available free by calling 1-800-435-4000.
Independent Trustees
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Name, Year of Birth,
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and Position(s) with
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the trust; (Terms of
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office, and length of
| | Principal Occupations
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Time Served1) | | During the Past Five Years | | the Trustee | | Other Directorships |
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Mariann Byerwalter 1960 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2004.) | | Chairman of JDN Corporate Advisory LLC. | | 77 | | Director, Redwood Trust, Inc. (1998 – present) Director, PMI Group Inc. (2001 – 2009) Director, Excelsior Funds (2006 – 2007) |
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John F. Cogan 1947 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Senior Fellow: The Hoover Institution at Stanford University (Oct. 1979 – present); Senior Fellow Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research; Professor of Public Policy, Stanford University (Sept. 1994 – present). | | 77 | | Director, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (2005 – present) Director, Monaco Coach Corporation (2005 – 2009) |
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William A. Hasler 1941 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2004.) | | Dean Emeritus, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley (July 1998 – present). | | 77 | | Director, Ditech Networks Corporation (1997 – present) Director, TOUSA (1998 – present) Director, Mission West Properties (1998 – present) Director, Globalstar, Inc. (2009 – present) Director, Harris-Stratex Networks (2001 – present) Director, Aphton Corp. (1991 – 2007) Director, Solectron Corporation (1998 – 2007) Director, Genitope Corporation (2000 – 2009) Director, Excelsior Funds (2006 – 2007) |
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Gerald B. Smith 1950 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Smith Graham & Co. (investment advisors) (1990 – present). | | 77 | | Lead Independent Director, Board of Cooper Industries (2002 – present) Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Oneok Partners LP (2003 – present) Director, Oneok, Inc (2009 – present) |
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Donald R. Stephens 1938 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Managing Partner, D.R. Stephens & Company (investments) (1973 – present). | | 77 | | None |
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Joseph H. Wender 1944 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Senior Consultant, Goldman Sachs & Co., Inc. (Jan. 2008-present); Partner, Colgin Partners, LLC (vineyards) (February 1998 – present); Senior Director, Chairman of the Finance Committee, GSC Group (July 2005 – Dec. 2007); General Partner, Goldman Sachs & Co., Inc. (Oct. 1982 – June 2005). | | 77 | | Board Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Isis Pharmaceuticals (1994 – present) |
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Independent Trustees (continued)
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Name, Year of Birth,
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and Position(s) with
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the trust; (Terms of
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office, and length of
| | Principal Occupations
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Time Served1) | | During the Past Five Years | | the Trustee | | Other Directorships |
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Michael W. Wilsey 1943 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Wilsey Bennett, Inc. (real estate investment and management, and other investments). | | 77 | | None |
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Interested Trustees
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Name, Year of Birth,
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and Position(s) with
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the trust; (Terms of
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office, and length of
| | Principal Occupations
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Time Served ) | | During the Past Five Years | | the Trustee | | Other Directorships |
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Charles R. Schwab2 1937 Chairman and Trustee (Chairman and Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Founded Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. in 1971 and became Chairman in 1978. Since 1986, Chairman and Director, The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since 1989, Director, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., and appointed as Chairman in 1991. Since 1996, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Schwab (SIS) Holdings Inc. I and Schwab International Holdings, Inc. Since 1999, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Schwab Holdings, Inc. Since 2003, Chairman, Charles Schwab Bank, N. A.; Through June 2007, Director, U.S. Trust Company, N. A., U.S. Trust Corporation, United States Trust Company of New York. Until October 2008, Chief Executive Officer, The Charles Schwab Corporation, and the Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. | | 77 | | None |
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Walter W. Bettinger II2 1960 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | As of October 2008, President and Chief Executive Officer, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., principal underwriter to the Funds, and The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since October 2008, Director, The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since May 2008, Director, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Schwab Holdings, Inc. Since 2006, Director, Charles Schwab Bank. From 2004 through 2007, Executive Vice President and President, Schwab Investor Services. From 2004 through 2005, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Individual Investor Enterprise, and from 2002 through 2004, Executive Vice President, Corporate Services. Until October 2008, President and Chief Operating Officer, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and The Charles Schwab Corporation. | | 85 | | None |
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Officers of the Trust
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Name, Year of Birth, and Position(s)
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with the trust; (Terms of office, and
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length of Time Served3) | | Principal Occupations During the Past Five Years |
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George Pereira 1964 Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Officer of Laudus Trust since 2006.) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (November 2004 – present); Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, Schwab Funds and Schwab ETFs (2009 – present); Director, Charles Schwab Worldwide Fund, PLC and Charles Schwab Asset Management (Ireland) Limited (Sept. 2002 – present); Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, Excelsior Funds Inc., Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc., and Excelsior Funds Trust (June 2006 – June 2007). |
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Jeffrey Mortimer 1963 President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer (President and CEO since 2008, CIO since 2004.) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. and Schwab Funds (2004 – present); Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Schwab ETFs (2009 – present). |
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Koji E. Felton 1961 Vice President and Assistant Clerk (Officer of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Senior Vice President, Chief Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (July 2000 – present); Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (June 1998 – present); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Schwab Funds (Nov. 1998 – present); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present); Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Excelsior Funds Inc., Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc., and Excelsior Funds Trust (June 2006 – June 2007). |
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Catherine MacGregor 1964 Chief Legal Officer, Vice President and Clerk (Officer of Laudus Trust since 2005.) | | Vice President, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (July 2005 – present); Vice President, Schwab Funds (2005 – present), Vice President of Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present). |
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Michael Haydel 1972 Vice President (Officer of Laudus Trust since 2005) | | Vice President, Asset Management Client Services, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (2004 – present); Vice President, Schwab Funds (2005 – present); Vice President, Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present). |
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1 | | Trustees remain in office until they resign, retire or are removed by shareholder vote. The Laudus Funds retirement policy requires that independent trustees elected after January 1, 2000 retire at age 72 or after 20 years of service as a trustee, whichever comes first, provided that any trustee who serves on both Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds retires from both boards when first required to retire by either board. Independent trustees elected prior to January 1, 2000 will retire on the following schedule: Messrs. Stephens and Wilsey will retire on December 31, 2010. |
2 | | Messrs. Schwab and Bettinger are Interested Trustees because they are employees of Schwab and/or the investment adviser. In addition to their employment with Schwab and/or the investment adviser, Messrs. Schwab and Bettinger also own stock of The Charles Schwab Corporation. |
3 | | The President, Treasurer and Clerk hold office until their respective successors are chosen and qualified or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified. Each of the other officers serves at the pleasure of the Board. |
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Glossary
Beta is a measure of the volatility of a stock relative to the overall market. A beta of less than one indicates lower historical risk than the market; a beta of more than one indicates higher historical risk than the market.
The MSCI EAFE Index® (Net) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure market equity performance in 22 developed market countries, excluding the U.S. and Canada. This series approximates the minimum possible dividend reinvestment.
Price to earnings ratio is the price of a stock divided by its historical earnings per share.
Price to book ratio compares the stock’s market value to the value of the total assets less the total liabilities.
Price to cash flow ratio is the price of a stock divided by its reported cash flow per share.
Return on equity represents the amount earned on a company’s common stock investment for a given period, calculated by dividing common stock equity into net income for the period after preferred stock dividends but before common stock dividends.
The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
The Russell 1000® Index measures the performance of the 1000 largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, and represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.
The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower valuation ratios such as price-to-book and price-to-earnings ratios.
The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, and represents approximately 16% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.
The Russell 2500tm Index measures the performance of the 2,500 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, and represents approximately 16% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.
The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Value or the Russell 2000 Value indexes.
The Russell 3000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000 Value or the Russell 2000 Value indexes.
The S&P Developed ex US SmallCap Index is a float-adjusted index which measures the performance of small companies (approximately the bottom 15% by market capitalization) in 25 developed equity markets.
The S&P Global ex US Broad Market Index (BMI) $2-$10 Billion Cap Range is an absolute size benchmark that divides the investable region into capitalization bands of between $2 billion and $10 billion. It is a subset of the Broad Market Index (BMI), which includes companies in approximately 52 developed and emerging markets with more than $100 million of free float capitalization.
The Standard & Poor’s 500® (S&P 500) Index is an unmanaged index measuring large-cap U.S. stock market performance, and includes a representative sample of leading companies in leading industries.
Trading Activity is one of several risk factors commonly used to attribute a portfolio’s return relative to its benchmark. Specifically, trading activity measures a stock’s trailing 12 month trading volume relative to its total shares outstanding. It measures how actively traded a stock has been in the last 12 months.
Proxy Voting
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 by visiting www.laudus.com, or the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or by contacting Laudus Funds at 866.452.8387.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request by visiting www.laudus.com, or the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are availabel on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington DC. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The information filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available at www.laudus.com.
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This supplement is not part of the shareholder report.
LAUDUS TRUST
(the “Trust”)
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Equity Funds
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund
Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund
Laudus Rosenberg International Equity Funds
Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund
Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund
Supplement dated April 30, 2010 to the
Prospectus dated July 29, 2009, as supplemented
August 12, 2009
This supplement provides new and additional information beyond that contained in the Prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.
At a meeting held on April 28, 2010, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved the liquidation of each of the Laudus Rosenberg Funds, specifically, the Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund, Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund, Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund and Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund (each, a “Fund”).
Accordingly, effective as of the close of business April 30, 2010 (the “Closing Date”), each Fund is closed to new investment from all investors. All existing investors may continue to receive dividends and/or distributions in the form of additional shares of a Fund. Effective as of the Closing Date, shareholders of other funds of the Trust will not be permitted to exchange any of their shares for shares of a Fund. Each Fund may modify the implementation of these transaction policies to accommodate certain intermediaries’ system requirements.
Each Fund will redeem all of its outstanding shares on or shortly after July 30, 2010 (the “Liquidation Date”), and distribute the proceeds to the Fund’s shareholders (subject to maintenance of appropriate reserves for liquidation and other expenses). Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”) will continue to monitor the situation with the Funds’ subadviser, AXA Rosenberg Investment Management, LLC, regarding its recently announced computer model coding error to determine what impact, if any, the error may have had on the performance of the Funds. The Funds will seek to preserve any potential rights the Funds’ may have with respect to such error on behalf of the broadest group of shareholders possible. However, there is no guarantee that the Funds will receive any recovery or that the Funds will be able to preserve any such recovery for shareholders who redeem their shares prior to the Liquidation Date. In addition, any potential recovery may be too small to be practicably distributed to shareholders.
Effective immediately, through the Liquidation Date, each Fund will waive its redemption fee.
As shareholders redeem shares of a Fund between the date of this supplement and the Liquidation Date, a Fund may not be able to continue to invest its assets in accordance with its stated investment policies as a result of the decrease in the Fund’s assets. Accordingly, a Fund may not be able to achieve its investment objective and may deviate from its investment policies during the period between the date of this supplement and the Liquidation Date.
As is the case with other redemptions, each shareholder’s redemption, including a mandatory redemption on the Liquidation Date, will constitute a taxable disposition of shares for shareholders who do not hold their shares through tax-advantaged plans. Shareholders should contact their tax advisors to discuss the potential income tax consequences of the liquidation.
A copy of the Funds’ prospectus and this supplement are available on the Funds website www.laudus.com, and the Funds will provide additional information, should it become available, on their website.
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A Commitment to Your Privacy
Your Privacy Is Not for Sale
We do not and will not sell your personal information to anyone, for any reason.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of information we maintain about you. Below are details about our commitment, including the types of information we collect and how we use and share that information. This Privacy Notice applies to you only if you are an individual who invests directly in the funds by placing orders through the funds’ transfer agent. If you place orders through your brokerage account at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. or an account with another broker-dealer, investment advisor, 401(k) plan, employee benefit plan, administrator, bank or other financial intermediary, you are covered by the privacy policies of that financial institution and should consult those policies.
How We Collect Information About You
We collect personal information about you in a number of ways.
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We collect personal information from you when you open an account or utilize one of our services. We may also collect information about you from third parties such as consumer reporting agencies to verify your identity. The information we collect may include personal information, including your Social Security number, as well as details about your interests, investments and investment experience.
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We take precautions to ensure the information we collect about you is protected and is accessed only by authorized individuals or organizations.
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We restrict access to personal information by our employees and agents. Our employees are trained about privacy and are required to safeguard personal information.
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
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To provide us with updated information, report suspected fraud or identity theft, or for any other questions, please call the number below.
Laudus Funds® direct investors: 1-800-447-3332
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For More Information about the Funds:
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211 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Shareholder Services
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www.laudus.com
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Annual Report Enclosed
Annual report dated March 31, 2010 enclosed.
COMMAND PERFORMANCETM
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
This supplement is not part of the shareholder report.
LAUDUS TRUST
(the “Trust”)
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
Supplement dated May 20, 2010 to the
Prospectus dated October 27, 2009
This supplement provides new and additional information beyond that contained in the Prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.
Effective June 4, 2010, the first paragraph of the “Portfolio management” section on page 9 of the prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Lawrence G. Kemp manages the Fund. Mr. Kemp is responsible for managing the portfolio and reviewing the overall composition of the portfolio to ensure its compliance with its stated investment objective and strategies. Mr. Kemp is Head of the U.S. Large Cap Growth Equity portfolio construction team at UBS Global AM. Mr. Kemp is also a managing Director of UBS Global AM and has been an investment professional with the firm since 1992.
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Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
Adviser
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
Subadviser
UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc.
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Fund investment adviser: Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM).
Distributor: ALPS Distributors, Inc.
The industry/sector classification of the funds’ portfolio holdings uses the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by and is the exclusive property of Morgan Stanley Capital International Inc. and Standard & Poor’s. GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P and has been licensed for use by CSIM and certain affiliates. Charles Schwab & Co, Inc., UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. and ALPS Distributors, Inc. are unaffiliated entities.
Performance at a Glance
The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, please visit www.laudus.com.
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Total Return for the Report Period* | |
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Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (Ticker Symbol: LGILX) | | | 30.02% | |
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Russell 1000® Growth Index | | | 28.74% | |
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Performance Details | | | pages 4-5 | |
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* | For the period from 6/30/09 through 3/31/10. Effective July 13, 2009, all outstanding Class A, B and C shares of the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (the UBS Fund) were converted to Class Y shares, and the UBS Fund’s assets were acquired by the Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund. The performance and financial history prior to July 13, 2009 are that of the Class Y shares of the predecessor fund. |
All fund and index figures on this page assume dividends and distributions were reinvested. Index figures do not include trading and management costs, which would lower performance. Indices are unmanaged, and you cannot invest in them directly. Performance results less than one year are not annualized. Redemption fees charged on shares sold or exchanged 30 days or less after purchasing them may affect share level returns.
Fund expenses may have been partially absorbed by CSIM. Without these reductions, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. These returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
Please see prospectus for further detail and investor eligibility requirements.
2 Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
From the President
Jeffrey Mortimer is President, CEO, and CIO of Laudus Funds and SVP of Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. He joined the firm in 1997 and has held a variety of executive positions at Schwab.
Dear Shareholder,
On July 13, 2009, the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund was acquired by the Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund. Consequently, this annual report covers the nine-month period that ended March 31, 2010. During the period, major international and domestic equity indices showed signs of recovery. While this is welcomed news, central banks in several countries, including the United States, continued to closely monitor financial markets, liquidity, monetary exchange rates, interest rates, and inflation, in their ongoing efforts to stabilize local and global markets.
The advent of 2010 brought in modestly encouraging news about the U.S. economy as unemployment numbers remained at just under 10%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and consumer spending increased slightly. Likewise, capital spending by businesses in the United States showed signs of improvement, and the Federal Reserve began to withdraw some of its monetary support programs. In the United States, small-cap stocks outperformed large-cap stocks and small-cap value outpaced small-cap growth.
For the Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund, these improvements in the equity markets were reflected in the Fund’s return of 30.02% for the reporting period, which was slightly more than the return for its comparative index, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, that returned 28.74%. You can read about the performance of the Fund in the “Manager’s Discussion and Analysis” on the following pages.
UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. is the subadviser for the Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund. A global leader in asset management under the umbrella of UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc., Growth Investors is a global growth manager focusing on high-alpha growth strategies, both in the United States and internationally. Growth Investors adheres to a disciplined investment process comprising both quantitative analysis and independent fundamental research, followed by distinct portfolio construction techniques to ensure consistent application of the growth style.
In closing, I would remind you that should you have any questions about the Fund we are available to answer them at 1-800-447-3332.
Thank you for investing with us.
Sincerely,
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund 3
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
The Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund returned 30.02% for the nine-month period that ended March 31, 2010, outperforming its comparative index, the Russell 1000 Growth Index (the index), which returned 28.74%.
Gains remained broad based during the period as equity markets continued to improve from the depressed lows seen a year earlier. On a relative basis, outperformance versus the index during the period was due in equal parts to stock selection and sector allocation. In particular, stock selection within Information Technology, Health Care, and Consumer Discretionary were the main contributors.
Firms within the Information Technology Sector demonstrated resiliency in their ability to maintain profitability and increase revenue during the period. Furthermore, the firms with recurring revenue streams and secular product growth trends were in favor as compared to their more cyclical peers. The Information Technology Sector contains many firms that fit this description and as a result, the Fund’s identification of some of the better performing companies contributed positively to performance. Within Information Technology, an overweight to Apple, MasterCard, Salesforce.com, and Visa were some of the main drivers of the Fund’s outperformance during the period.
Investing in the Health Care Sector during the previous nine months was challenging as efforts to reform health care were underway. During this period, we focused on companies that had dominant positions in the market. Companies such as Alcon, Allergan, and Express Scripts fell into this category and contributed positively to the Fund’s performance.
While stock selection for the Fund in its entirety was positive during the period, there were some detractors. The Financials Sector makes up a relatively small percentage of the Fund’s comparative index; however, concerns about regulation of futures contracts caused two of the Fund’s holdings to lag during the period. Specifically, IntercontinentalExchange and CME Group detracted from Fund performance as fears that futures market regulators would limit trading volumes on energy futures contracts. As portfolio managers, we do not share these fears and have maintained the Fund’s holdings in the companies because, in our view, the future earnings growth is not fully reflected in current share prices.
As of 03/31/10:
Fund Characteristics
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Number of Securities | | 50 |
Avg. Market Capitalization ($Wtd. x 1,000,000) | | $61,564 |
Portfolio Turnover | | 72% |
Price to Earnings (P/E) | | 23.15 |
Price/Book Ratio (P/B) | | 3.37 |
Price to Cash Flow | | 19.71 |
Beta | | 1.05 |
Return on Equity | | 20.08% |
Five-Year Earnings Growth | | 19.71% |
Fund Overview
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Initial Investment | | $100 |
Inception Date | | 10/14/1997* |
Total Net Assets ($ x 1,000) | | $214,872 |
Ticker Symbol | | LGILX |
Cusip | | 51855Q549 |
NAV | | $11.23 |
Views of UBS Global Asset Management (Americas), Inc. and portfolio holdings may have changed since the report date.
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* | | Inception date is that of the Fund’s predecessor fund, the Y Class of the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund. |
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Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
Performance Summary as of 03/31/10
Past performance does not guarantee future results. The performance data quoted represents past performance, and current returns may be lower or higher. The performance information does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. To obtain performance information current to the most recent month end, visit www.laudus.com.
Performance data quoted does not reflect the non-recurring redemption fee of 2% that may be charged if shares are sold or exchanged within 30 days of the purchase date. If these fees were reflected, the performance data quoted would be lower.
March 31, 2000 – March 31, 2010
Performance of a Hypothetical
$10,000 Investment1,2
Average Annual Total Returns1,2
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Fund and Inception Date | | 6/30/09 – 3/31/10 | | 1 Year | | 5 Years | | 10 Years |
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Fund: Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (10/14/97) | | | 30.02 | % | | | | 52.50 | % | | | | 7.19 | % | | | | -1.60 | % | |
Russell 1000® Growth Index* | | | 28.74 | % | | | | 49.75 | % | | | | 3.42 | % | | | | -4.21 | % | |
Fund Expense Ratios3: Net 0.78%; Gross 0.96%
Sector Weightings % of Equities
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Information Technology | | 31.0% |
Health Care | | 18.4% |
Consumer Discretionary | | 16.6% |
Industrials | | 10.9% |
Financials | | 8.9% |
Consumer Staples | | 6.2% |
Energy | | 4.4% |
Materials | | 2.8% |
Telecommunication Services | | 0.8% |
Total | | 100.0% |
Top Equity Holdings % of Net Assets4
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Apple, Inc. | | 6.8% |
Google, Inc., Class A | | 4.3% |
MasterCard, Inc., Class A | | 4.0% |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | 3.9% |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | 3.8% |
Allergan, Inc. | | 3.6% |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | 3.6% |
Amazon.com, Inc. | | 3.3% |
McDonald’s Corp. | | 3.3% |
Covidien plc | | 3.1% |
Total | | 39.7% |
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* | | Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Investors cannot invest directly in any index and index figures do not include trading and management costs. |
1 | | Total returns include change in share price and reinvestment of distributions. Total returns may reflect the waiver of a portion of a fund’s advisory fees for certain periods since the inception date. In such instances, and without the waiver of fees, total returns would have been lower. Performance results less than one year are not annualized. |
2 | | Effective July 13, 2009, all outstanding Class A, B and C shares of the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (the UBS Fund) were converted to Class Y shares, and the UBS Fund’s assets were acquired by the Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund. The performance and financial history prior to July 13, 2009 are that of the Class Y shares of the predecessor fund. |
3 | | As stated in the prospectus. Net Expenses: Reflects expenses expected to be charged to shareholders through at least 7/30/12. Adviser expects to hold expenses at this level by waiving its management fees and/or bearing other expenses. Gross Expenses: Reflects the total annual fund operating expenses without the effect of contractual fee waivers. Please see the prospectus for more information. For actual rates during the period, refer to the Financial Highlights section of the Financial Statements. |
4 | | This list is not a recommendation of any security by the investment adviser. |
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund 5
Fund Expenses (Unaudited)
Examples for a $1,000 Investment
As a fund shareholder, you incur two types of costs: transaction costs, such as redemption fees; and, ongoing costs, such as management fees, transfer agent and shareholder services fees, and other fund expenses.
The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in a fund and to compare this cost with the ongoing cost of investing in other mutual funds. These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested for the period beginning October 1, 2009 and held through March 31, 2010.
Actual Return lines in the table below provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use this information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To do so, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value ¸ $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number given for your fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Hypothetical Return lines in the table below provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed return of 5% per year before expenses. Because the return used is not an actual return, it may not be used to estimate the actual ending account value or expenses you paid for the period.
You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. If these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Expense Ratio1
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| | (Annualized) | | at 10/1/09 | | at 3/31/10 | | 10/1/09–3/31/10 |
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Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual Return | | | 0.79% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,142.90 | | | $ | 4.22 | |
Hypothetical 5% Return | | | 0.79% | | | $ | 1,000 | | | $ | 1,020.99 | | | $ | 3.98 | |
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1 | Based on the most recent six-month expense ratio; may differ from the expense ratio provided in Financial Highlights. |
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2 | Expenses for the fund are equal to its annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 days of the period, and divided by 365 days of the fiscal year. |
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Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
Financial Statements
Financial Highlights
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| | 7/1/09–
| | 7/1/08–
| | 7/1/07–
| | 7/1/06–
| | 7/1/05–
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| | 3/31/101 | | 6/30/09 | | 6/30/08 | | 6/30/07 | | 6/30/06 | | 6/30/05 | | |
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Per-Share Data ($) |
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Net asset value at beginning of period | | | 8.68 | | | | 11.45 | | | | 10.94 | | | | 9.02 | | | | 8.38 | | | | 7.85 | | | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.01 | 2 | | | 0.03 | 2 | | | 0.01 | 2 | | | 0.04 | 2 | | | 0.01 | 2 | | | 0.02 | 2 | | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | 2.58 | | | | (2.80 | ) | | | 0.59 | | | | 1.90 | | | | 0.64 | | | | 0.51 | | | |
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Total from investment operations | | | 2.59 | | | | (2.77 | ) | | | 0.60 | | | | 1.94 | | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.53 | | | |
Less distributions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.08 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | |
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Total distributions | | | (0.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | — | | | |
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Net asset value at end of period | | | 11.23 | | | | 8.68 | | | | 11.45 | | | | 10.94 | | | | 9.02 | | | | 8.38 | | | |
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Total return (%) | | | 30.02 | 3 | | | (24.19 | ) | | | 5.52 | | | | 21.51 | | | | 7.72 | | | | 6.75 | | | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data (%) |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net operating expenses | | | 0.78 | 4 | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.80 | | | |
Gross operating expenses | | | 0.99 | 4 | | | 1.23 | | | | 1.21 | | | | 1.25 | | | | 2.10 | | | | 3.01 | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 0.12 | 4 | | | 0.41 | | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.29 | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 72 | 3 | | | 132 | | | | 102 | | | | 112 | | | | 137 | | | | 145 | | | |
Net assets, end of period ($ x 1,000) | | | 214,872 | | | | 54,344 | | | | 76,175 | | | | 62,529 | | | | 4,797 | | | | 3,078 | | | |
1 Effective July 13, 2009, all outstanding Class A, B, and C shares in the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (UBS Growth Fund) were converted to Class Y shares, and the UBS Growth Fund’s assets were acquired by Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund which commenced operations on that day. The Financial Highlights above present the Y Class shares of the UBS Growth Fund prior to the acquisition date of July 13, 2009 and Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund subsequent to that date. (Note that the UBS Growth Fund had a fiscal year ending June 30 whereas the Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund has a fiscal year ending March 31).
2 Calculated based on the average shares outstanding during the period.
3 Not annualized.
4 Annualized.
See financial notes 7
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
Portfolio Holdings as of March 31, 2010
This section shows all the securities in the fund’s portfolio and their values as of the report date.
The fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be viewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The schedule of portfolio holdings filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available by visiting the Fund’s website at www.laudus.com.
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| | Value
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Holdings by Category | | ($) | | ($) |
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| 98 | .6% | | Common Stock | | | 178,526,298 | | | | 211,834,723 | |
| 1 | .6% | | Other Investment Companies | | | 3,345,290 | | | | 3,399,309 | |
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| 100 | .2% | | Total Investments | | | 181,871,588 | | | | 215,234,032 | |
| (0 | .2)% | | Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | | | | | | | (362,003 | ) |
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| 100 | .0% | | Net Assets | | | | | | | 214,872,029 | |
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Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
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Common Stock 98.6% of net assets |
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Capital Goods 6.8%
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General Dynamics Corp. | | | 31,900 | | | | 2,462,680 | |
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | | | 73,300 | | | | 3,471,488 | |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 52,100 | | | | 3,372,954 | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 72,900 | | | | 5,366,169 | |
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| | | | | | | 14,673,291 | |
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Commercial & Professional Supplies 1.4%
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Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A * | | | 105,600 | | | | 2,977,920 | |
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Consumer Services 6.5%
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DeVry, Inc. | | | 31,400 | | | | 2,047,280 | |
International Game Technology | | | 256,000 | | | | 4,723,200 | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 107,000 | | | | 7,139,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,909,520 | |
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Diversified Financials 8.8%
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BlackRock, Inc. | | | 18,600 | | | | 4,050,336 | |
CME Group, Inc. | | | 14,800 | | | | 4,678,428 | |
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. * | | | 35,100 | | | | 3,937,518 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 86,800 | | | | 3,884,300 | |
MSCI, Inc., Class A * | | | 66,600 | | | | 2,404,260 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,954,842 | |
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Energy 4.3%
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Baker Hughes, Inc. | | | 42,400 | | | | 1,986,016 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 25,300 | | | | 2,351,382 | |
Southwestern Energy Co. * | | | 93,800 | | | | 3,819,536 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. | | | 34,700 | | | | 1,129,138 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,286,072 | |
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Food & Staples Retailing 1.6%
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 62,100 | | | | 3,452,760 | |
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Food, Beverage & Tobacco 2.2%
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Kellogg Co. | | | 89,000 | | | | 4,755,270 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Services 10.8%
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Alcon, Inc. | | | 22,400 | | | | 3,618,944 | |
Covidien plc | | | 132,700 | | | | 6,672,156 | |
Express Scripts, Inc. * | | | 54,000 | | | | 5,495,040 | |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. * | | | 44,800 | | | | 2,892,288 | |
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. * | | | 76,700 | | | | 4,540,640 | |
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| | | | | | | 23,219,068 | |
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Household & Personal Products 2.3%
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Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 38,400 | | | | 3,273,984 | |
The Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 25,500 | | | | 1,613,385 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,887,369 | |
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Materials 2.7%
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Praxair, Inc. | | | 70,200 | | | | 5,826,600 | |
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Media 2.6%
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Comcast Corp., Class A | | | 92,800 | | | | 1,746,496 | |
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | | | 72,900 | | | | 3,886,299 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,632,795 | |
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Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences 7.4%
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Allergan, Inc. | | | 118,500 | | | | 7,740,420 | |
Amgen, Inc. * | | | 55,800 | | | | 3,334,608 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 31,600 | | | | 2,060,320 | |
Talecris Biotherapeutics Holdings Corp. * | | | 133,916 | | | | 2,667,607 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,802,955 | |
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Retailing 7.3%
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Amazon.com, Inc. * | | | 52,800 | | | | 7,166,544 | |
CarMax, Inc. * | | | 51,000 | | | | 1,281,120 | |
Priceline.com, Inc. * | | | 9,800 | | | | 2,499,000 | |
The Sherwin-Williams Co. | | | 68,700 | | | | 4,649,616 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,596,280 | |
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Software & Services 16.4%
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Adobe Systems, Inc. * | | | 87,200 | | | | 3,084,264 | |
Google, Inc., Class A * | | | 16,200 | | | | 9,185,562 | |
MasterCard, Inc., Class A | | | 33,500 | | | | 8,509,000 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 175,900 | | | | 4,518,871 | |
Red Hat, Inc. * | | | 54,900 | | | | 1,606,923 | |
Visa, Inc., Class A | | | 92,600 | | | | 8,429,378 | |
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| | | | | | | 35,333,998 | |
8 See financial notes
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
Portfolio Holdings continued
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| | Number
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Security | | of Shares | | ($) |
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Technology Hardware & Equipment 14.1%
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Apple, Inc. * | | | 62,400 | | | | 14,659,632 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. * | | | 309,700 | | | | 8,061,491 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 182,300 | | | | 7,654,777 | |
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| | | | | | | 30,375,900 | |
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Telecommunication Services 0.8%
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American Tower Corp., Class A * | | | 39,300 | | | | 1,674,573 | |
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Transportation 2.6%
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Union Pacific Corp. | | | 74,700 | | | | 5,475,510 | |
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Total Common Stock (Cost $178,526,298) | | | 211,834,723 | |
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Other Investment Companies 1.6% of net assets |
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iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | | | 20,000 | | | | 1,039,000 | |
State Street Institutional Liquid Reserves Fund - Institutional Class | | | 2,360,309 | | | | 2,360,309 | |
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Total Other Investment Companies (Cost $3,345,290) | | | 3,399,309 | |
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End of Investments. |
At 03/31/10, the tax basis cost of the fund’s investments was $184,217,233 and the unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $31,769,772 and ($752,973), respectively, with a net unrealized appreciation of $31,016,799.
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* | | Non-income producing security. |
See financial notes 9
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
As of March 31, 2010.
| | | | | | |
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Assets |
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Investments, at value (cost $181,871,588) | | | | | $215,234,032 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | |
Investments sold | | | | | 4,298,173 | |
Fund shares sold | | | | | 654,813 | |
Dividends | | | | | 78,572 | |
Foreign tax reclaims | | | | | 3,053 | |
Interest | | | | | 332 | |
Prepaid expenses | | + | | | 6,002 | |
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Total assets | | | | | 220,274,977 | |
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Liabilities |
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Payables: | | | | | | |
Investments bought | | | | | 5,190,451 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | | | 93,998 | |
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 6,935 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | 48 | |
Accrued expenses | | + | | | 111,516 | |
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Total liabilities | | | | | 5,402,948 | |
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Net Assets |
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Total assets | | | | | 220,274,977 | |
Total liabilities | | − | | | 5,402,948 | |
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Net assets | | | | | $214,872,029 | |
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Net Assets by Source |
Capital received from investors | | | | | 199,351,085 | |
Net investment income not yet distributed | | | | | 88,405 | |
Net realized capital losses | | | | | (17,929,905 | ) |
Net unrealized capital gains | | | | | 33,362,444 | |
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Net Asset Value (NAV) |
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| | | | Shares
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Net Assets | | ÷ | | Outstanding | | = | | NAV | | | |
$214,872,029 | | | | 19,137,226 | | | | | $11.23 | | | |
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Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
Statement of
Operations
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| | | | For July 1, 2009
| | | For July 1, 2008
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| | | | through
| | | through
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| | | | March 31, 2010* | | | June 30, 2009* | |
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Investment Income |
|
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $8,272 and $6,278 respectively) | | | | | 1,040,813 | | | | 1,066,196 | |
Interest | | + | | | 2,864 | | | | 29,440 | |
| | |
Total investment income | | | | | 1,043,677 | | | | 1,095,636 | |
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Expenses |
|
Investment adviser fees | | | | | 810,453 | | | | 692,565 | |
Sub-Accounting and sub-transfer agent fees | | | | | 115,476 | | | | — | |
Service and distribution fees | | | | | — | | | | 88,732 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | | 65,979 | | | | 140,296 | |
Shareholder reports | | | | | 45,346 | | | | 31,497 | |
Professional fees | | | | | 40,745 | | | | 87,266 | |
Registration fees | | | | | 37,902 | | | | 31,861 | |
Accounting and administration fees | | | | | 16,587 | | | | — | |
Custodian and fund accounting fees | | | | | — | | | | 49,943 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | | | 8,240 | | | | 17,048 | |
Custodian fees | | | | | 7,661 | | | | — | |
Interest expense | | | | | 611 | | | | — | |
Other expenses | | + | | | 20,018 | | | | 16,146 | |
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Total expenses | | | | | 1,169,018 | | | | 1,155,354 | |
Expense reduction by adviser | | − | | | 257,160 | | | | 338,574 | |
Custody credits | | − | | | 1 | | | | — | |
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Net expenses | | − | | | 911,857 | | | | 816,780 | |
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Net investment income | | | | | 131,820 | | | | 278,856 | |
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Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) |
|
Net realized gains (losses) on investments | | | | | 6,682,949 | | | | (24,070,731 | ) |
Net realized gains on foreign currency transactions | | + | | | 21 | | | | — | |
| | |
Net realized gains (losses) | | | | | 6,682,970 | | | | (24,070,731 | ) |
Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments | | + | | | 31,942,374 | | | | (4,813,074 | ) |
| | |
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | | | | | 38,625,344 | | | | (28,883,805 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | | | $38,757,164 | | | | ($28,604,949 | ) |
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* | | Effective July 13, 2009, all outstanding Class A, B, and C shares in the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (UBS Growth Fund) were converted to Class Y shares, and the UBS Growth Fund’s assets were acquired by Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund which commenced operations on that day. The Statement of Operations above includes the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009 of the UBS Growth Fund. See Financial Note item 1 for additional information. |
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Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
Statements of
Changes in Net Assets
For the current and prior report periods.
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7/1/09-3/31/10* | | | 7/1/08-6/30/09* | | | 7/1/07-6/30/08* | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | | | $131,820 | | | | $278,856 | | | | ($13,862 | ) |
Net realized gains (losses) | | | | | 6,682,970 | | | | (24,070,731 | ) | | | 891,947 | |
Net unrealized gains (losses) | | + | | | 31,942,374 | | | | (4,813,074 | ) | | | 2,571,813 | |
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Increase (Decrease) in net assets from operations | | | | | 38,757,164 | | | | (28,604,949 | ) | | | 3,449,898 | |
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Distributions to Shareholders1 |
|
Distributions from net investment income | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | 50,259 | | | | — | | | | — | |
Class B | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Class C | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Class Y | | + | | | 299,973 | | | | — | | | | 72,391 | |
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Total distributions from net investment income | | | | | 350,232 | | | | | | | | 72,391 | |
Distributions from net realized gains | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 70,792 | |
Class B | | | | | — | | | | | | | | 9,693 | |
Class C | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 15,221 | |
Class Y | | + | | | — | | | | — | | | | 454,792 | |
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Total distributions from net realized gains | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 550,498 | |
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Total distributions | | | | | $350,232 | | | | $— | | | | $622,889 | |
Transactions in Fund Shares1
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| | | | 7/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 7/1/08-6/30/09 | | | 7/1/07-6/30/08 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | | | | SHARES | | | | VALUE | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | 236 | | | | $1,959 | | | | 3,042,724 | | | | $25,570,504 | | | | 713,802 | | | | $8,049,829 | |
Class B | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 46,217 | | | | 306,125 | | | | 117,641 | | | | 1,282,756 | |
Class B converted to Class A | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 38,552 | | | | 321,670 | | | | 13,732 | | | | 153,293 | |
Class C | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 539,216 | | | | 3,773,950 | | | | 219,338 | | | | 2,384,536 | |
Class Y | | + | | | 16,983,931 | | | | $162,907,767 | | | | 3,012,731 | | | | 30,246,611 | | | | 3,578,888 | | | | 41,642,224 | |
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Total shares sold | | | | | 16,984,167 | | | | $162,909,726 | | | | 6,679,440 | | | | $60,218,860 | | | | 4,643,401 | | | | $53,512,638 | |
Shares reinvested | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | 5,360 | | | | $42,776 | | | | — | | | | $— | | | | 6,091 | | | | $69,505 | |
Class B | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 865 | | | | 9,443 | |
Class C | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,379 | | | | 15,058 | |
Class Y | | + | | | 32,061 | | | | 273,426 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 45,026 | | | | 526,357 | |
| | |
Total shares reinvested | | | | | 37,421 | | | | $316,202 | | | | — | | | | $— | | | | 53,361 | | | | $620,363 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | | | (2,945,996 | ) | | | ($23,562,231 | ) | | | (1,394,928 | ) | | | ($10,782,023 | ) | | | (373,264 | ) | | | ($4,188,612 | ) |
Class B | | | | | (76,268 | ) | | | (578,141 | ) | | | (49,237 | ) | | | (358,469 | ) | | | (5,273 | ) | | | (53,526 | ) |
Class B converted to Class A | | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (40,705 | ) | | | (321,670 | ) | | | (14,271 | ) | | | (153,293 | ) |
Class C | | | | | (552,156 | ) | | | (4,188,832 | ) | | | (267,981 | ) | | | (1,967,226 | ) | | | (35,903 | ) | | | (374,486 | ) |
Class Y | | + | | | (4,137,162 | ) | | | (42,606,803 | ) | | | (3,404,834 | ) | | | (28,444,522 | ) | | | (2,688,319 | ) | | | (31,027,672 | ) |
| | |
Total shares redeemed | | | | | (7,711,582 | ) | | | ($70,936,007 | ) | | | (5,157,685 | ) | | | ($41,873,910 | ) | | | (3,117,030 | ) | | | ($35,797,589 | ) |
| | |
Net transactions in fund shares | | | | | 9,310,006 | | | | $92,289,921 | | | | 1,521,755 | | | | $18,344,950 | | | | 1,579,732 | | | | $18,335,412 | |
|
Shares Outstanding and Net Assets |
|
| | | | 7/1/09-3/31/10 | | | 7/1/08-6/30/09 | | | 7/1/07-6/30/08 | |
| | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | | | | SHARES | | | | NET ASSETS | |
Beginning of period | | | | | 9,827,220 | | | | $84,175,176 | | | | 8,305,465 | | | | $94,435,175 | | | | 6,725,733 | | | | $73,272,754 | |
Total increase or decrease | | + | | | 9,310,006 | | | | 130,696,853 | | | | 1,521,755 | | | | (10,259,999 | ) | | | 1,579,732 | | | | 21,162,421 | |
| | |
End of period | | | | | 19,137,226 | | | | $214,872,029 | | | | 9,827,220 | | | | $84,175,176 | | | | 8,305,465 | | | | $94,435,175 | |
| | |
Net investment income not yet distributed | | | | | | | | | $88,405 | | | | | | | | $279,106 | | | | | | | | $— | |
| | |
* | | Effective July 13, 2009, all outstanding Class A, B, and C shares in the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (UBS Growth Fund) were converted to Class Y shares, and the UBS Growth Fund’s assets were acquired by Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund which commenced operations on that day. The Statement of Changes above present the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008 of the UBS Growth Fund. See Financial Note item 1 for additional information. |
1 | | Effective July 13, 2009, all outstanding Class A Shares (2,932,035 shares valued at $23,450,301), Class B Shares (76,106 shares valued at $576,853) and Class C Shares (549,985 shares valued at $4,171,940) combined with Class Y Shares, resulting in a single class of shares of the fund. |
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Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
Financial Notes
1. Business Structure of the Fund:
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund is a series of the Laudus Trust, (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company. The Trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The list below shows all the Funds in the Trust including the fund discussed in this report, which is highlighted:
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Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Large Capitalization Fund Laudus Rosenberg U.S. Discovery Fund Laudus Rosenberg International Discovery Fund Laudus Rosenberg International Small Capitalization Fund | | Laudus Mondrian International Equity Fund Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Fund Laudus Mondrian Emerging Markets Fund Laudus Mondrian International Fixed Income Fund | | |
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Effective July 13, 2009, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization approved by shareholders of the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (“UBS Growth Fund”), the assets and liabilities of the UBS Growth Fund were acquired by the Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (“Laudus Growth Investors Fund”). Shareholders of the UBS Growth Fund then received shares of the Laudus Growth Investors Fund equal in value to their investment in the UBS Growth Fund.
The Laudus Growth Investors Fund commenced its operations on July 13, 2009.
The Laudus Growth Investors Fund offers one share of class. Prior to the reorganization, the UBS Growth Fund offered four share classes: Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Y. As of July 13, 2009, all outstanding Class A, B and C shares converted into Class Y shares. Immediately after and as a result of the conversion, each shareholder of Class A, B and C became an owner of Class Y shares.
The Fund maintains its own account for purposes of holding assets and accounting, and is considered a separate entity for tax purposes. Within its account, the Fund may also keep certain assets in segregated accounts, as required by securities law.
2. Significant Accounting Policies:
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies the Fund uses in its preparation of financial statements. The accounting policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
(a) Security Valuation
The Fund values the securities in its portfolio every business day. The Fund uses the following policies to value various types of securities:
| | |
| • | Securities traded on an exchange or over-the-counter: valued at the closing value for the day, or, on days when no closing value has been reported, halfway between the most recent bid and asked quotes. Securities that are primarily traded on foreign exchanges are valued at the closing values of such securities on their respective exchanges with these values then translated into U.S. dollars at the valuation date exchange rate. |
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| • | Securities for which no quoted value is available: The Board of Trustees has adopted procedures to fair value the Fund’s securities when market prices are not “readily available” or are unreliable. For example, the Fund may fair value a security when a security is de-listed or its trading is halted or suspended; when a security’s primary pricing source is unable or unwilling to provide a price; or when a security’s primary trading market is closed during regular market hours. The Fund makes fair value determinations in good faith in accordance with the Fund’s valuation procedures. The Board of Trustees regularly reviews fair value determinations made by the Fund pursuant to the procedures. |
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| • | Short-term securities (60 days or less to maturity): valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. |
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| • | Underlying funds: valued at their respective net asset values as determined by the underlying Fund in accordance with the 1940 Act for a given day. |
In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, the Fund discloses the fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure the fair value. The
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Financial Notes (continued)
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
hierarchy gives the highest priority to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation (level 3 measurements).
The Fund adopted the authoritative guidance under GAAP on determining fair value when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased and identifying transactions that are not orderly. Accordingly, if the Fund determines that either the volume and/or level of activity for an asset or liability has significantly decreased (from normal conditions for that asset or liability) or price quotations or observable inputs are not associated with orderly transactions, increased analysis and management judgment will be required to estimate fair value.
The guidance establishes three levels of the fair value hierarchy as follows:
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| • | Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities — Investments whose values are based on quoted market prices in active markets, and whose values are therefore classified as Level 1 prices, include active listed equities. The Fund does not adjust the quoted price for such investments, even in situations where the Fund holds a large position and a sale could reasonably impact the quoted prices. |
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| • | Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) — Investments that trade in markets that are not considered to be active, but whose values are based on quoted market prices, dealer quotations or valuations provided by alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified as Level 2 prices. These generally include U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, certain mortgage products, less liquid listed equities, and state, municipal and provincial obligations. In addition, international securities whose markets close hours before the fund values its holdings may require fair valuations due to significant movement in the U.S. markets occurring after the daily close of the foreign markets. The Board of Trustees has approved a vendor that would calculate fair valuations of international equity securities based on a number of factors that appear to correlate to the movements in the U.S. markets. As investments whose values are classified as Level 2 prices include positions that are not traded in active markets and/or are subject to transfer restrictions, valuations may be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, which are generally based on available market information. |
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| • | Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) — Investments whose values are classified as Level 3 prices have significant unobservable inputs, as they may trade infrequently or not at all. When observable prices are not available for these securities, the Fund uses one or more valuation techniques for which sufficient and reliable data is available. The inputs used by the Fund in estimating the value of Level 3 prices may include the original transaction price, quoted prices for similar securities or assets in active markets, completed or pending third-party transactions in the underlying investment or comparable issuers, and changes in financial ratios or cash flows. Level 3 prices may also be adjusted to reflect illiquidity and/or non-transferability, with the amount of such discount estimated by the Fund in the absence of market information. Assumptions used by the Fund due to the lack of observable inputs may significantly impact the resulting fair value and therefore the Fund’s results of operations. |
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Financial Notes (continued)
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2010:
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
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| | Quoted Prices in
| | | | Significant
| | |
| | Active Markets for
| | Significant Other
| | Unobservable
| | |
| | Identical Assets
| | Observable Inputs
| | Inputs
| | |
Description | | (Level 1) | | (Level 2) | | (Level 3) | | Total* |
|
Common Stock(a) | | | $211,834,723 | | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $211,834,723 | |
Other Investment Companies | | | 3,399,309 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,399,309 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total | | | $215,234,032 | | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $215,234,032 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
* | | The Fund had no Other Financial Investments. |
(a) | | As categorized in Portfolio Holdings. |
(b) Security Transactions:
Security transactions are recorded as of the date the order to buy or sell the security is executed. Realized gains and losses from security transactions are based on the identified costs of the securities involved.
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are reported in U.S. dollars. For assets and liabilities held on a given date, the dollar value is based on market exchange rates in effect on that date. Transactions involving foreign currencies, including purchases, sales, income receipts and expense payments, are calculated using exchange rates in effect on the transaction date. The Fund does not isolate the portion of the fluctuations on investments resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates from the fluctuation in market prices of investments held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
(c) Investment Income:
Interest income is recorded as it accrues. Dividends and distributions from portfolio securities and underlying funds are recorded on the date they are effective (the ex-dividend date), although the Fund may record certain foreign security dividends on the day it learns of the ex-dividend date.
(d) Expenses:
Expenses that are specific to the Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Expenses that are common to all Funds within the Trust generally are allocated among the Funds in proportion to their average daily net assets.
(e) Distributions to Shareholders:
The Fund makes distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains, if any, once a year.
(f) Custody Credit:
The Fund has an arrangement with its custodian bank, State Street Bank and Trust Company, under which the Fund receives a credit for its uninvested cash balance to offset its custody fees and accounting fees. The credit amounts, if any, are disclosed in the Statement of Operations as a reduction to the Fund’s operating expenses.
(g) Accounting Estimates:
The accounting policies described in this report conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Notwithstanding this, shareholders should understand that in order to follow these principles, fund management has to make estimates and assumptions that affect the information reported in the financial statements. It’s possible that once the results are known, they may turn out to be different from these estimates.
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Financial Notes (continued)
2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued):
(h) Federal Income Taxes:
The Fund intends to meet federal income and excise tax requirements for regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Fund distributes substantially all of their net investment income and realized net capital gains, if any, to its respective shareholders each year. As long as the Fund meets the tax requirements, it is not required to pay federal income tax.
(i) Indemnification:
Under the Fund’s organizational documents, the officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts with its vendors and others that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
3. Risk factors:
Investing in the Fund may involve certain risks, as described in the Fund’s prospectus, including, but not limited to, those described below:
An investment in the Fund involves risks similar to those of investing in common stocks directly. Just as with common stocks, the value of Fund shares may increase or decrease depending on market, economic, political, regulatory and other conditions affecting a Fund’s portfolio. These types of risks may be greater with respect to investments in securities of foreign issuers. Investment in shares of the Fund is, like an investment in common stocks, more volatile and risky than some other forms of investment.
Stocks of large-size companies tend to go in and out of favor based on market and economic conditions. As a result, during a period when these stocks fall behind other types of investments — bonds or stocks of mid- or small-size companies, for instance — the fund’s performance also will lag those investments.
Growth stocks can be volatile for several reasons. Since growth companies usually invest a high portion of their earnings in their business, they may lack the dividends of value stocks that can cushion stock prices in a falling market. The prices of growth stocks are based largely on projections of the issuers’ future earnings and revenues. If a company’s earnings or revenues fall short of expectations, its stock price may fall dramatically. Growth stocks may also be more expensive relative to their earnings or assets compared to value or other stocks.
Please refer to the Fund’s prospectus for a more complete description of the principal risks of investing in the Fund.
4. Affiliates and Affiliated Transactions:
The Trust’s Board of Trustees oversees the general conduct of the Trust and the Fund.
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (“CSIM” or the “Investment Adviser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Charles Schwab Corporation, serves as the Fund’s investment adviser pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement (“Advisory Agreement”) between it and the Trust. UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (“UBS Global AM”), the Fund’s sub-adviser, provides day-to-day portfolio management services to the Fund, subject to the supervision of CSIM.
For its advisory services to the Fund, CSIM is entitled to receive an annual fee, payable monthly, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets described as follows.
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Average daily net assets | | |
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First $500 million | | | 0.70% | |
$500 million to $1 billion | | | 0.65% | |
$1 billion to $1.5 billion | | | 0.60% | |
$1.5 billion to $2 billion | | | 0.575% | |
Over $2 billion | | | 0.55% | |
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Financial Notes (continued)
4. Affiliates and Affiliated Transactions (continued):
CSIM (not the Fund) pays a portion of the management fees it receives to UBS Global AM in return for its services.
CSIM has contractually agreed, until at least July 30, 2012, to waive a portion of its management fee and bear certain expenses of the Fund. As such, CSIM further agrees to reimburse the Fund to limit the annual expenses to 0.78% of the Fund’s average daily net assets value, exclusive of nonrecurring account fees, fees on securities transactions such as exchange fees, dividends and interest on securities sold short, service fees, interest (overdraft charges), taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and other extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business
Any amounts waived or reimbursed in a particular fiscal year will be subject to repayment through the next two fiscal years, to the extent that the repayment will not cause the Fund’s net expenses to exceed the current limit (as stated in CSIM’s contractual undertaking) during the respective year. As of March 31, 2010, the balance of recoupable expenses is $257,160 expiring March 31, 2012.
The Fund may, from time to time, execute portfolio trades with affiliated brokers/dealers. For the period ended March 31, 2010, the Fund paid no brokerage fees on the execution of portfolio trades with affiliated brokers/dealers.
5. Transfer Agent and Shareholders Services:
Boston Financial Data Services, Inc. (“BFDS”) provides the transfer agent services to the Fund, and receives transfer agent fees from the Fund as shown in the Statement of Operations.
The Trust has authorized the Fund to pay up to 0.10% of its average daily net assets attributable to its fund shares for sub-transfer agent and sub-accounting services in connection with such shares.
6. Board of Trustees:
Trustees may include people who are officers and/or directors of the investment adviser or Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (“Schwab”). Federal securities law limits the percentage of such “interested persons” who may serve on a trust’s board, and the trust was in compliance with these limitations throughout the report period. The trust did not pay any of the interested persons for their services as trustees, but it did pay non-interested persons (independent trustees), as noted in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.
Until September 2006, a Retirement Plan existed for the independent trustees. After the termination of the Retirement Plan, the previously accrued and unpaid benefits continue to be adjusted by performance of the Fund. As a result, the amount of the Retirement Payable to any independent trustee may increase or decrease based on the performance of the Fund.
7. Borrowing from Banks:
The Fund has access to custodian overdraft facilities and to an uncommitted line of credit up to a maximum of $100,000,000, as established by State Street Bank and Trust Company. Interest is calculated based on the market rates at the time of borrowing.
There were no borrowings from the line of credit by the Fund during the period. However, the Fund utilized its overdraft facility and incurred interest expense, which is disclosed in the Statement of Operations. The interest expense is determined based on a negotiated rate above the current Federal Funds Rate.
8. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:
For the period ended March 31, 2010, purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities) were as follows:
| | | | | | |
Purchases | | Sales |
|
| $199,271,624 | | | | $109,097,913 | |
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Financial Notes (continued)
9. Redemption Fee:
The Fund charges a 2.00% redemption fee on shares sold or exchanged within 30 days of the original purchase date. Such amounts are netted against the redemption proceeds on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. Prior to July 13, 2009, the redemption fee was 1% for shares sold or exchanged within 90 days of their purchase date, subject to limited exceptions. The redemption fees charged during the current and prior periods are:
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Current Period
| | | Prior Period
| | | Prior Period
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(7/1/09-3/31/10) | | | (7/1/08-6/30/09) | | | (7/1/07-6/30/08) | |
| $11,780 | | | | $21,887 | | | | $4,703 | |
10. Federal Income Taxes:
As of March 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis were as follows:
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Undistributed ordinary income | | | $88,406 | |
Undistributed long-term capital gains | | | — | |
Unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 31,769,773 | |
Unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (752,973 | ) |
Other unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | | — | |
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Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) | | | $31,016,800 | |
The primary difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation or unrealized depreciation of investments is the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.
Capital loss carry forwards may be used to offset future realized capital gains, if any for federal income tax purposes. As of March 31, 2010, the fund had capital loss carry forwards available to offset net capital gains before the expiration dates:
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Expiration Date | | | |
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March 31, 2016 | | | $802,768 | |
March 31, 2017 | | | 14,781,493 | |
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Total | | | $15,584,261 | |
For tax purposes, realized net capital losses incurred after October 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. As of March 31, 2010, the Fund had aggregate deferred realized net capital losses and capital losses utilized as follows:
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Capital losses deferred | | | $— | |
Capital losses utilized | | | 6,604,158 | |
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Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
Financial Notes (continued)
10. Federal Income Taxes (continued):
The tax-basis components of distributions paid during the current and prior periods were:
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Current period distributions | | | | |
Ordinary income | | | $350,232 | * |
Long-term capital gains | | | — | |
Return of capital | | | — | |
Year ended June 30, 2009 distributions** | | | | |
Ordinary income | | | $— | |
Long-term capital gains | | | — | |
Return of capital | | | — | |
Year ended June 30, 2008 distributions** | | | | |
Ordinary income | | | $72,391 | |
Long-term capital gains | | | 550,498 | |
Return of capital | | | — | |
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* | | $279,215 was distributed out of UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund in the current period prior to its acquisition by Laudus Growth Investors Fund. |
** | | These distributions represent those of the UBS U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund. |
Distributions paid to shareholders are based on net investment income and net realized gains determined on a tax basis, which may differ from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. These differences are due primarily to differing treatment for items such as non-U.S. currency gains and losses, short-term capital gains and losses; capital losses related to wash sales, unrealized appreciation of certain investments in non-U.S. securities; paydowns on fixed-income securities; and income on certain investments. The fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year in which the net investment income and net realized gains are recorded by the Fund for financial reporting purposes. The Fund may also designate a portion of the amount paid to redeeming shareholders as a distribution for tax purposes.
The permanent book and tax basis differences may result in reclassifications between capital accounts and other accounts as required. The adjustments will have no impact on net assets or the results of operations. As of March 31, 2010, the Fund made the following reclassifications:
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Capital shares | | | ($27,690 | ) |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 27,711 | |
Net realized capital gains/losses | | | (21 | ) |
As of March 31, 2010, management has reviewed the tax positions for open periods (for federal purposes, three years from the date of filing and state purpose, four years from the date of filing), as applicable to the Fund, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statement. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the year ended March 31, 2010, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties. The Fund is not subject to examination by U.S. federal tax authorities and state tax authorities for tax year before 2009.
11. Subsequent Events:
Management has determined there are no subsequent events or transactions that would have materially impacted the financial statements as presented.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of:
Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio holdings, 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 Laudus Growth Investors U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund (one of the portfolios constituting Laudus Trust, hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at March 31, 2010, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the period 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 March 31, 2010 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
The statement of operations for the year ended June 30, 2009, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period ended June 30, 2009, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended June 30, 2009 were audited by other auditors whose report dated August 27, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements and financial highlights.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
May 17, 2010
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Other Federal Tax Information (unaudited)
For corporate shareholders, 100% of the Fund dividends distributions paid during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction.
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, the Fund designates $71,017 of the dividend distributions as qualified dividends for the purpose of the maximum rate under section 1(h)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code. Shareholders will be notified in January 2011 via IRS form 1099 of the amounts for use in preparing their 2010 income tax return.
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Results of Proxy Voting:
At a special meeting of shareholders of the trust held on December 14, 2009, shareholders approved the following proposal: to elect nine trustees to serve on the Board of Trustees of the trust.
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Charles R. Schwab | | | 125,221,372.67 | | | | 28,690,024.32 | | | | 81.36% | |
Walter W. Bettinger, II | | | 145,432,597.43 | | | | 8,478,799.56 | | | | 94.49% | |
Mariann Byerwalter | | | 150,226,122.76 | | | | 3,685,274.23 | | | | 97.61% | |
John F. Cogan | | | 149,359,044.40 | | | | 4,552,352.59 | | | | 97.04% | |
William A. Hasler | | | 140,754,512.11 | | | | 13,156,884.88 | | | | 91.45% | |
Gerald B. Smith | | | 149,347,240.57 | | | | 4,564,156.42 | | | | 97.03% | |
Donald R. Stephens | | | 149,421,888.16 | | | | 4,489,508.83 | | | | 97.08% | |
Joseph H. Wender | | | 149,294,896.88 | | | | 4,616,500.11 | | | | 97.00% | |
Michael W. Wilsey | | | 143,901,543.71 | | | | 10,009,853.28 | | | | 93.50% | |
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Trustees and Officers
The tables below give information about the trustees and officers for the Laudus Trust which includes the funds covered in this report. The “Fund Complex” includes The Charles Schwab Family of Funds, Schwab Capital Trust, Schwab Investments, Schwab Annuity Portfolios, Schwab Strategic Trust, Laudus Trust and Laudus Institutional Trust. The Fund Complex includes 85 funds.
The address for all trustees and officers is 211 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. You can find more information about the trustees and officers in the Statement of Additional Information, which is available free by calling 1-800-435-4000.
Independent Trustees
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Name, Year of Birth,
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and Position(s) with
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the trust; (Terms of
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office, and length of
| | Principal Occupations
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Time Served1) | | During the Past Five Years | | the Trustee | | Other Directorships |
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Mariann Byerwalter 1960 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2004.) | | Chairman of JDN Corporate Advisory LLC. | | 77 | | Director, Redwood Trust, Inc. (1998 – present) Director, PMI Group Inc. (2001 – 2009) Director, Excelsior Funds (2006 – 2007) |
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John F. Cogan 1947 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Senior Fellow: The Hoover Institution at Stanford University (Oct. 1979 – present); Senior Fellow Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research; Professor of Public Policy, Stanford University (Sept. 1994 – present). | | 77 | | Director, Gilead Sciences, Inc. (2005 – present) Director, Monaco Coach Corporation (2005 – 2009) |
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William A. Hasler 1941 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2004.) | | Dean Emeritus, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley (July 1998 – present). | | 77 | | Director, Ditech Networks Corporation (1997 – present) Director, TOUSA (1998 – present) Director, Mission West Properties (1998 – present) Director, Globalstar, Inc. (2009 – present) Director, Harris-Stratex Networks (2001 – present) Director, Aphton Corp. (1991 – 2007) Director, Solectron Corporation (1998 – 2007) Director, Genitope Corporation (2000 – 2009) Director, Excelsior Funds (2006 – 2007) |
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Gerald B. Smith 1950 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Smith Graham & Co. (investment advisors) (1990 – present). | | 77 | | Lead Independent Director, Board of Cooper Industries (2002 – present) Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Oneok Partners LP (2003 – present) Director, Oneok, Inc (2009 – present) |
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Donald R. Stephens 1938 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Managing Partner, D.R. Stephens & Company (investments) (1973 – present). | | 77 | | None |
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Joseph H. Wender 1944 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Senior Consultant, Goldman Sachs & Co., Inc. (Jan. 2008-present); Partner, Colgin Partners, LLC (vineyards) (February 1998 – present); Senior Director, Chairman of the Finance Committee, GSC Group (July 2005 – Dec. 2007); General Partner, Goldman Sachs & Co., Inc. (Oct. 1982 – June 2005). | | 77 | | Board Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Isis Pharmaceuticals (1994 – present) |
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Independent Trustees (continued)
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Name, Year of Birth,
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and Position(s) with
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the trust; (Terms of
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office, and length of
| | Principal Occupations
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Time Served1) | | During the Past Five Years | | the Trustee | | Other Directorships |
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Michael W. Wilsey 1943 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Wilsey Bennett, Inc. (real estate investment and management, and other investments). | | 77 | | None |
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Interested Trustees
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Name, Year of Birth,
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and Position(s) with
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the trust; (Terms of
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office, and length of
| | Principal Occupations
| | Overseen by
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Time Served ) | | During the Past Five Years | | the Trustee | | Other Directorships |
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Charles R. Schwab2 1937 Chairman and Trustee (Chairman and Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Founded Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. in 1971 and became Chairman in 1978. Since 1986, Chairman and Director, The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since 1989, Director, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc., and appointed as Chairman in 1991. Since 1996, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Schwab (SIS) Holdings Inc. I and Schwab International Holdings, Inc. Since 1999, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Schwab Holdings, Inc. Since 2003, Chairman, Charles Schwab Bank, N. A.; Through June 2007, Director, U.S. Trust Company, N. A., U.S. Trust Corporation, United States Trust Company of New York. Until October 2008, Chief Executive Officer, The Charles Schwab Corporation, and the Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. | | 77 | | None |
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Walter W. Bettinger II2 1960 Trustee (Trustee of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | As of October 2008, President and Chief Executive Officer, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., principal underwriter to the Funds, and The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since October 2008, Director, The Charles Schwab Corporation. Since May 2008, Director, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Schwab Holdings, Inc. Since 2006, Director, Charles Schwab Bank. From 2004 through 2007, Executive Vice President and President, Schwab Investor Services. From 2004 through 2005, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Individual Investor Enterprise, and from 2002 through 2004, Executive Vice President, Corporate Services. Until October 2008, President and Chief Operating Officer, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and The Charles Schwab Corporation. | | 85 | | None |
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Officers of the Trust
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Name, Year of Birth, and Position(s)
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with the trust; (Terms of office, and
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length of Time Served3) | | Principal Occupations During the Past Five Years |
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George Pereira 1964 Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Officer of Laudus Trust since 2006.) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (November 2004 – present); Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, Schwab Funds and Schwab ETFs (2009 – present); Director, Charles Schwab Worldwide Fund, PLC and Charles Schwab Asset Management (Ireland) Limited (Sept. 2002 – present); Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, Excelsior Funds Inc., Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc., and Excelsior Funds Trust (June 2006 – June 2007). |
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Jeffrey Mortimer 1963 President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer (President and CEO since 2008, CIO since 2004.) | | Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. and Schwab Funds (2004 – present); Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Schwab ETFs (2009 – present). |
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Koji E. Felton 1961 Vice President and Assistant Clerk (Officer of Laudus Trust since 2010.) | | Senior Vice President, Chief Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (July 2000 – present); Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (June 1998 – present); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Schwab Funds (Nov. 1998 – present); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer, Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present); Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, Excelsior Funds Inc., Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc., and Excelsior Funds Trust (June 2006 – June 2007). |
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Catherine MacGregor 1964 Chief Legal Officer, Vice President and Clerk (Officer of Laudus Trust since 2005.) | | Vice President, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (July 2005 – present); Vice President, Schwab Funds (2005 – present), Vice President of Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present). |
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Michael Haydel 1972 Vice President (Officer of Laudus Trust since 2005) | | Vice President, Asset Management Client Services, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. (2004 – present); Vice President, Schwab Funds (2005 – present); Vice President, Schwab ETFs (Oct. 2009 – present). |
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1 | | Trustees remain in office until they resign, retire or are removed by shareholder vote. The Laudus Funds retirement policy requires that independent trustees elected after January 1, 2000 retire at age 72 or after 20 years of service as a trustee, whichever comes first, provided that any trustee who serves on both Schwab Funds and Laudus Funds retires from both boards when first required to retire by either board. Independent trustees elected prior to January 1, 2000 will retire on the following schedule: Messrs. Stephens and Wilsey will retire on December 31, 2010. |
2 | | Messrs. Schwab and Bettinger are Interested Trustees because they are employees of Schwab and/or the investment adviser. In addition to their employment with Schwab and/or the investment adviser, Messrs. Schwab and Bettinger also own stock of The Charles Schwab Corporation. |
3 | | The President, Treasurer and Clerk hold office until their respective successors are chosen and qualified or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, is removed or becomes disqualified. Each of the other officers serves at the pleasure of the Board. |
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Glossary
Alpha is a measure of a fund’s risk adjusted return. Alpha can be used to directly measure the value added or subtracted by a fund’s manager. It is calculated by measuring the difference between a fund’s actual returns and its expected performance given its level of market risk as measured by beta.
Beta is a measure of the volatility of a stock relative to the overall market. A beta of less than one indicates lower historical risk than the market; a beta of more than one indicates higher historical risk than the market.
Price to earnings ratio is the price of a stock divided by its historical earnings per share.
Price to book ratio compares the stock’s market value to the value of the total assets less the total liabilities.
Price to cash flow ratio is the price of a stock divided by its reported cash flow per share.
Return on equity represents the amount earned on a company’s common stock investment for a given period, calculated by dividing common stock equity into net income for the period after preferred stock dividends but before common stock dividends.
Trading Activity is one of several risk factors commonly used to attribute a portfolio’s return relative to its benchmark. Specifically, trading activity measures a stock’s trailing 12 month trading volume relative to its total shares outstanding. It measures how actively traded a stock has been in the last 12 months.
Proxy Voting
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 by visiting www.laudus.com, or the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or by contacting Laudus Funds at 866.452.8387.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, 2009 is available without charge, upon request by visiting www.ubs.com, or the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. All future proxy vote records will be available at www.laudus.com.
Quarterly Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington DC. Call 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. The information filed on a fund’s most recent Form N-Q is also available at www.laudus.com.
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PRIVACY NOTICE
THIS IS NOT PART OF THE SHAREHOLDER REPORT
A Commitment to Your Privacy
Your Privacy Is Not for Sale
We do not and will not sell your personal information to anyone, for any reason.
We are committed to protecting the privacy of information we maintain about you. Below are details about our commitment, including the types of information we collect and how we use and share that information. This Privacy Notice applies to you only if you are an individual who invests directly in the funds by placing orders through the funds’ transfer agent. If you place orders through your brokerage account at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. or an account with another broker-dealer, investment advisor, 401(k) plan, employee benefit plan, administrator, bank or other financial intermediary, you are covered by the privacy policies of that financial institution and should consult those policies.
How We Collect Information About You
We collect personal information about you in a number of ways.
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• | APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION. |
We collect personal information from you when you open an account or utilize one of our services. We may also collect information about you from third parties such as consumer reporting agencies to verify your identity. The information we collect may include personal information, including your Social Security number, as well as details about your interests, investments and investment experience.
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• | TRANSACTION AND EXPERIENCE INFORMATION. |
Once your account has been opened, we collect and maintain personal information about your account activity, including your transactions, balances, positions and history. This information allows us to administer your account and provide the services you have requested.
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How We Share and Use Your Information
We provide access to information about you to our affiliated companies, outside companies and other third parties in certain limited circumstances, including:
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• | to help us process transactions for your account; |
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• | when we use other companies to provide services for us, such as printing and mailing your account statements; |
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• | when we believe that disclosure is required or permitted under law (for example, to cooperate with regulators or law enforcement, resolve consumer disputes, perform credit/authentication checks, or for risk control) |
State Laws
We will comply with state laws that apply to the disclosure or use of information about you.
Safeguarding Your Information — Security Is a Partnership
We take precautions to ensure the information we collect about you is protected and is accessed only by authorized individuals or organizations.
Companies we use to provide support services are not allowed to use information about our shareholders for their own purposes and are contractually obligated to maintain strict confidentiality. We limit their use of information to the performance of the specific services we have requested.
We restrict access to personal information by our employees and agents. Our employees are trained about privacy and are required to safeguard personal information.
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
Contact Us
To provide us with updated information, report suspected fraud or identity theft, or for any other questions, please call the number below.
Laudus Funds® direct investors: 1-800-447-3332
© 2009 Laudus Funds. All rights reserved.
For More Information about the Funds:
Investment Adviser
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
211 Main Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Shareholder Services
1.866.452.8387 Investment Professionals
1.800.447.3332 Individual Investors
www.laudus.com
This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
MFR55508-00
Item 2: Code of Ethics.
(a) | | Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and any other persons who perform a similar function, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by Registrant or a third party. |
(c) | | During the period covered by the report, no amendments were made to the provisions of this code of ethics. |
(d) | | During the period covered by the report, Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from the provisions of this code of ethics. |
(f)(1) | | Registrant has filed this code of ethics as an exhibit pursuant to Item 11(a)(1) of Form N-CSR. |
Item 3: Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that William Hasler and Mariann Byerwalter, currently serving on its audit committee, are “audit committee financial experts,” as such term is defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Each of these members of Registrant’s audit committee is “independent” under the standards set forth in Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
The designation of each of Mr. Hasler and Ms. Byerwalter as an “audit committee financial expert” pursuant to Item 3 of Form N-CSR does not (i) impose upon such individual any duties, obligations, or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations and liability imposed upon such individual as a member of Registrant’s audit committee or Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation; and (ii) affect the duties, obligations or liability of any other member of Registrant’s audit committee or Board of Trustees.
Item 4: Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) Below are the aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of Registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
Audit Fees
2010: $211,347 2009: $316,053
(b) Below are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) above.
Audit-Related Fees
For services rendered to Registrant:
2010: $52,435 2009: 51,540
Nature of these services: Agreed upon services in regards to service provider conversion.
In each of the last two fiscal years there were no “Audit-Related Fees” required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(c) Below are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.
Tax Fees
For services rendered to Registrant:
2010: $109,870 2009: $154,620
Nature of these services: preparation and review of tax returns.
In each of the last two fiscal years there were no “Tax Fees” required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(d) Below are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) above.
All Other Fees
For services rendered to Registrant:
2010: NONE 2009: NONE
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Nature of these services: | | non-audit services related to the requirements of Section 15(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, such as evaluation of the Profitability Analysis System. |
In each of the last two fiscal years there were no “All Other Fees” required to be approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(e)(1) Registrant’s audit committee does not have pre-approval policies and procedures as described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(2) There were no services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) above (including services required to be approved by Registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X) that were approved by Registrant’s audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) Below are the aggregate non-audit fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years by Registrant’s principal accountant for services rendered to Registrant, to Registrant’s investment adviser, and to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to Registrant.
2010: $162,305 2009: $206,160
Although not required to be included in the amounts disclosed under this paragraph (g) or any other paragraph of this Item 4, below are the aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years by Registrant’s principal accountant for tax compliance services rendered to U.S. Trust, an entity under common control with Registrant’s investment adviser that does not provide services to Registrant.
2010: NONE 2009: NONE
(h) During the past fiscal year, all non-audit services provided by Registrant’s principal accountant to either Registrant’s investment adviser or to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to Registrant were pre-approved. Included in the audit committee’s pre-approval was the review and consideration as to whether the provision of these non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.
Item 5: Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable.
Item 6: Schedule of Investments.
The schedules of investments are included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
Item 7: Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8: Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9: Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable.
Item 11: Controls and Procedures.
(a) Based on their evaluation of Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date, Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey Mortimer and Registrant’s Principal Financial Officer, George Pereira, have concluded that Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are: (i) reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately communicated to Registrant’s officers to allow timely decisions regarding disclosures required in this report; (ii) reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported in a timely manner; and (iii) are effective in achieving the goals described in (i) and (ii) above.
(b) | | During the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report, there have been no changes in Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that the above officers believe to have materially affected, or to be reasonably likely to materially affect, Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12: Exhibits.
(a) | (1) | Registrant’s code of ethics (that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2(a)) is attached. |
| (2) | Separate certifications for Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act, are attached. |
(b) | | A certification for Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act, is attached. This certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the Commission. |
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 ) The Laudus Trust
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By | /s/ Jeffrey Mortimer | |
| Jeffrey Mortimer | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |
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Date: 5/11/2010
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | /s/ Jeffrey Mortimer | |
| Jeffrey Mortimer | |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |
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Date: 5/11/2010
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By: | /s/ George Pereira | |
| George Pereira | |
| Principal Financial Officer | |
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Date: 5/11/2010