United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form N-CSR
Certified Shareholder Report of Registered Management Investment Companies
811-5843
(Investment Company Act File Number)
Cash Trust Series, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7000
(412) 288-1900
(Registrant's Telephone Number)
John W. McGonigle, Esquire
Federated Investors Tower
1001 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-3779
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(Notices should be sent to the Agent for Service)
Date of Fiscal Year End: 5/31/05
Date of Reporting Period: Six months ended 11/30/04
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders
Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
Federated Investors 50 Years of Growth & Innovation
Government Cash Series
A Portfolio of Cash Trust Series, Inc.
SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT
November 30, 2004
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
Not FDIC Insured * May Lose Value * No Bank Guarantee
Federated Investors 50 Years of Growth & Innovation
Financial Highlights
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | Six Months Ended (unaudited) | | | Year Ended May 31,
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| 11/30/2004
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| 2004
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| 2003
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| 2002
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| 2001
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| 2000
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Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
| | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | |
Income From Investment Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| | 0.0023 | | | 0.0006 | | | 0.0058 | | | 0.0174 | | | 0.0506 | | | 0.0455 | |
Less Distributions:
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Distributions from net investment income
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| (0.0023
| )
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| (0.0006
| )
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| (0.0058
| )
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| (0.0174
| )
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| (0.0506
| )
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| (0.0455
| )
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Net Asset Value, End of Period
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| $1.00
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| $1.00
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| $1.00
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| $1.00
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| $1.00
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| $1.00
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Total Return 1
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| 0.23
| %
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| 0.06
| %
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| 0.58
| %
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| 1.75
| %
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| 5.18
| %
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| 4.65
| %
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Ratios to Average Net Assets:
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Expenses
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| 1.05
| % 2
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| 1.04
| %
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| 1.05
| %
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| 1.05
| %
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| 1.04
| %
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| 1.01
| %
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Net investment income
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| 0.44
| % 2
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| 0.07
| %
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| 0.59
| %
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| 1.74
| %
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| 4.96
| %
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| 4.54
| %
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Expense waiver/reimbursement 3
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| 0.13
| % 2
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| 0.07
| %
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| 0.04
| %
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| 0.01
| %
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| 0.02
| %
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| 0.10
| %
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Supplemental Data:
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Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
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| $328,931
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| $444,087
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| $590,024
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| $663,299
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| $785,978
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| $582,519
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1 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
2 Computed on an annualized basis.
3 This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2004 to November 30, 2004.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are provided to enable you 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. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
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| Beginning Account Value 6/1/2004
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| Ending Account Value 11/30/2004
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| Expenses Paid During Period 1
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Actual
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| $1,000
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| $1,002.30
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| $5.27
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Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)
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| $1,000
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| $1,019.80
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| $5.32
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1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.05%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables
At November 30, 2004, the Fund's portfolio composition 1 was as follows:
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| Percentage of Total Investments 2
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U.S. Government Agency Securities
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| 55.1%
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Repurchase Agreements
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| 44.9%
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TOTAL
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| 100.0%
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At November 30, 2004, the Fund's effective maturity 3 schedule was as follows:
Securities With an Effective Maturity of:
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| Percentage of Total Investments 2
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1-7 Days
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| 43.4%
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8-30 Days
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| 30.6%
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31-90 Days
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| 19.0%
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91-180 Days
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| 6.7%
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181 Days or more
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| 0.3%
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TOTAL
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| 100.0%
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1 See the Fund's Prospectus for a description of the principal types of securities in which the Fund invests.
2 Percentages are based on total investments, which may differ from the Fund's total net assets used in computing the percentages in the Portfolio of Investments which follows.
3 Effective maturity is determined in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which regulates money market mutual funds.
Portfolio of Investments
November 30, 2004 (unaudited)
Principal Amount
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| Value
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| | | U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES--55.1% | | | | |
$ | 1,500,000 | 1 | Federal Home Loan Bank System Discount Notes, 2.430%, 5/18/2005
| | $ | 1,482,990 | |
| 33,500,000 | 2 | Federal Home Loan Bank System Floating Rate Notes, 1.745% - 2.170%, 12/12/2004 - 2/16/2005
| | | 33,489,666 | |
| 16,000,000 | | Federal Home Loan Bank System Notes, 1.300% - 3.875%, 12/15/2004 - 5/4/2005
| | | 16,002,608 | |
| 4,000,000 | 1 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Discount Notes, 1.110% - 2.320%, 1/24/2005 - 5/3/2005
| | | 3,976,950 | |
| 18,000,000 | 2 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Floating Rate Notes, 1.825% - 2.165%, 12/9/2004 - 2/7/2005
| | | 18,000,000 | |
| 2,500,000 | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Notes, 3.875%, 2/15/2005
| | | 2,511,124 | |
| 34,500,000 | 1 | Federal National Mortgage Association Discount Notes, 1.140% - 2.230%, 12/22/2004 - 4/27/2005
| | | 34,409,783 | |
| 60,500,000 | 2 | Federal National Mortgage Association Floating Rate Notes, 1.680% - 2.184%, 12/1/2004 - 2/11/2005
| | | 60,489,435 | |
| 11,000,000 | | Federal National Mortgage Association Notes, 1.270% - 1.850%, 12/8/2004 - 6/3/2005
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| 11,000,002
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| | | TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
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| 181,362,558
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| | | REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--44.9% | | | | |
| 5,000,000 | 3 | Interest in $250,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 1.920%, dated 10/12/2004 to be repurchased at $5,016,533 on 12/13/2004, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 10/1/2034, collateral market value $257,500,000
| | | 5,000,000 | |
| 9,000,000 | 3 | Interest in $480,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 2.040%, dated 11/17/2004 to be repurchased at $9,013,260 on 12/14/2004, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 9/15/2034, collateral market value $494,400,001
| | | 9,000,000 | |
| 15,634,000 | | Interest in $2,250,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., 1.980%, dated 11/30/2004 to be repurchased at $15,634,860 on 12/1/2004, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 2/15/2015, collateral market value $2,295,849,333
| | | 15,634,000 | |
| 44,000,000 | | Interest in $1,010,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., 2.110%, dated 11/30/2004 to be repurchased at $44,002,579 on 12/1/2004, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 11/20/2034, collateral market value $1,030,204,056
| | | 44,000,000 | |
Principal Amount
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| Value
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| | | REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--continued | | | | |
$ | 26,000,000 | 3 | Interest in $500,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Merrill Lynch Government Securities, 1.880%, dated 10/5/2004 to be repurchased at $26,082,824 on 12/6/2004, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 11/1/2034, collateral market value $510,003,778
| | $ | 26,000,000 | |
| 5,000,000 | 3 | Interest in $500,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Merrill Lynch Government Securities, 2.220%, dated 11/18/2004 to be repurchased at $5,022,508 on 1/31/2005, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 11/1/2034, collateral market value $510,002,846
| | | 5,000,000 | |
| 43,000,000 | | Interest in $550,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., 2.080%, dated 11/30/2004 to be repurchased at $43,002,484 on 12/1/2004, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 9/15/2029, collateral market value $566,909,142
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| 43,000,000
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| | | TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (AT AMORTIZED COST)
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|
| 147,634,000
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| | | TOTAL INVESTMENTS--100.0% (AT AMORTIZED COST) 4
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| 328,996,558
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| | | OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET--0.0%
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| (65,379
| )
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| | | TOTAL NET ASSETS--100%
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| $
| 328,931,179
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1 These issues show the rate of discount at the time of purchase.
2 Denotes variable rate securities which show current rate and next demand date.
3 Although final maturity falls beyond seven days at date of purchase, a liquidity feature is included in each transaction to permit termination of the repurchase agreement within seven days.
4 Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at November 30, 2004.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
November 30, 2004 (unaudited)
Assets:
| | | | | | |
Investments in repurchase agreements
| | $ | 147,634,000 | | | |
Investments in securities
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| 181,362,558
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Total investments in securities, at amortized cost and value
| | | | | $ | 328,996,558 |
Income receivable
| | | | | | 539,742 |
Receivable for shares sold
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|
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| 2,376
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TOTAL ASSETS
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| 329,538,676
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Liabilities:
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Payable for shares redeemed
| | | 2,022 | | | |
Income distribution payable
| | | 90,125 | | | |
Payable to bank
| | | 176,715 | | | |
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees
| | | 806 | | | |
Payable for transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses
| | | 196,329 | | | |
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 4)
| | | 27,279 | | | |
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 4)
| | | 68,200 | | | |
Payable for registration fee
| | | 35,802 | | | |
Accrued expenses
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| 10,219
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TOTAL LIABILITIES
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| 607,497
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Net assets for 328,930,025 shares outstanding
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| $
| 328,931,179
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Net Assets Consist of:
| | | | | | |
Paid-in capital
| | | | | $ | 328,930,025 |
Undistributed net investment income
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|
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|
| 1,154
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TOTAL NET ASSETS
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|
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| $
| 328,931,179
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Net Asset Value, Offering Price, and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:
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($328,931,179 ÷ 328,930,025 shares outstanding) $0.001 par value, 12,500,000,000 shares authorized
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| $1.00
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See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended November 30, 2004 (unaudited)
Investment Income:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest
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|
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|
|
| $
| 2,454,597
|
Expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment adviser fee (Note 4)
| | | | | | $ | 822,537 | | | | |
Administrative personnel and services fee (Note 4)
| | | | | | | 132,038 | | | | |
Custodian fees
| | | | | | | 14,497 | | | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
| | | | | | | 254,621 | | | | |
Directors'/Trustees' fees
| | | | | | | 2,588 | | | | |
Auditing fees
| | | | | | | 7,187 | | | | |
Legal fees
| | | | | | | 2,596 | | | | |
Portfolio accounting fees
| | | | | | | 39,636 | | | | |
Distribution services fee (Note 4)
| | | | | | | 164,507 | | | | |
Shareholder services fee (Note 4)
| | | | | | | 411,268 | | | | |
Share registration costs
| | | | | | | 35,684 | | | | |
Printing and postage
| | | | | | | 22,353 | | | | |
Insurance premiums
| | | | | | | 5,272 | | | | |
Taxes
| | | | | | | 17,115 | | | | |
Miscellaneous
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| 1,585
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TOTAL EXPENSES
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|
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|
| 1,933,484
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|
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Waivers (Note 4):
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Waiver of investment adviser fee
| | $ | (187,620 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of administrative personnel and services fee
| | | (6,684 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses
| | | (3,793 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of shareholder services fee
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| (4,387
| )
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|
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TOTAL WAIVERS
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|
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| (202,484
| )
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Net expenses
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,731,000
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Net investment income
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|
|
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| $
| 723,597
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See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
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|
| Six Months Ended (unaudited) 11/30/2004
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|
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| Year Ended 5/31/2004
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Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
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Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
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| $
| 723,597
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|
| $
| 349,421
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Distributions to Shareholders:
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income
|
|
| (723,008
| )
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|
| (348,635
| )
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Share Transactions:
| | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares
| | | 427,149,619 | | | | 1,446,831,286 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
| | | 503,247 | | | | 320,224 | |
Cost of shares redeemed
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|
| (542,809,188
| )
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|
| (1,593,089,510
| )
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CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
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|
| (115,156,322
| )
|
|
| (145,938,000
| )
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Change in net assets
|
|
| (115,155,733
| )
|
|
| (145,937,214
| )
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Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period
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|
| 444,086,912
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|
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| 590,024,126
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End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $1,154 and $565, respectively)
|
| $
| 328,931,179
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|
| $
| 444,086,912
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|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
November 30, 2004 (unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
Cash Trust Series, Inc. (the "Corporation") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as an open-end management investment company. The Corporation consists of four portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Government Cash Series (the "Fund"). The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. The primary investment objective of the Fund is to provide current income consistent with stability of principal and liquidity.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States of America.
Investment Valuation
The Fund uses the amortized cost method to value its portfolio securities in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.
Repurchase Agreements
It is the policy of the Fund to require the custodian bank to take possession, to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, or to have segregated within the custodian bank's vault, all securities held as collateral under repurchase agreement transactions. Additionally, procedures have been established by the Fund to monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of each repurchase agreement's collateral to ensure that the value of the collateral at least equals the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement.
The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Fund's adviser to be creditworthy pursuant to the guidelines and/or standards reviewed or established by the Board of Directors (the "Directors"). Risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to honor the terms of the repurchase agreement. Accordingly, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on the sale of collateral securities. The Fund, along with other affiliated investment companies, may utilize a joint trading account for the purpose of entering into one or more repurchase agreements.
Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions
Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Premium and Discount Amortization
All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted.
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary.
Other Taxes
As an open-end management investment company incorporated in the state of Maryland but domiciled in Pennsylvania, the Fund is subject to the Pennsylvania Franchise Tax. This franchise tax is assessed annually on the value of the Fund, as represented by average net assets for the tax year.
When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.
Other
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis.
3. CAPITAL STOCK
At November 30, 2004, capital paid-in aggregated $328,930,025.
The following table summarizes capital stock activity:
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| Six Months Ended 11/30/2004
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| Year Ended 5/31/2004
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|
Shares sold
| | 427,149,619 | | | 1,446,831,286 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
| | 503,247 | | | 320,224 | |
Shares redeemed
|
| (542,809,188
| )
|
| (1,593,089,510
| )
|
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
| (115,156,322
| )
|
| (145,938,000
| )
|
4. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
Federated Investment Management Company, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), receives for its services an annual investment adviser fee equal to 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average aggregate daily net assets of all Federated funds as specified below:
Maximum Administrative Fee
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| Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets of the Federated Funds
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0.150%
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| on the first $5 billion
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0.125%
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| on the next $5 billion
|
0.100%
|
| on the next $10 billion
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0.075%
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| on assets in excess of $20 billion
|
The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of shares. FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FAS can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the net assets of the Fund's shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses up to 0.35% of the average daily net assets, annually, to compensate FSC. FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Shareholder Services Fee
Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC), the Fund will pay FSSC up to 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Fund's shares for the period. The fee paid to FSSC is used to finance certain services for shareholders and to maintain shareholder accounts. FSSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Fees and Expenses
Prior to July 1, 2004 Federated Services Company, through its subsidiary FSSC, served as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The fee paid to FSSC was based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders. The fee paid to FSSC during the reporting period was $47,326, after voluntary waiver, if applicable.
General
Certain of the Officers and Directors of the Corporation are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
5. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Beginning in October 2003, Federated Investors, Inc. and various subsidiaries thereof (including the advisers and distributor for various investment companies, collectively, "Federated"), along with various investment companies sponsored by Federated ("Funds") were named as defendants in several class action lawsuits now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland seeking damages of unspecified amounts. The lawsuits were purportedly filed on behalf of people who purchased, owned and/or redeemed shares of Federated-sponsored mutual funds during specified periods beginning November 1, 1998. The suits are generally similar in alleging that Federated engaged in illegal and improper trading practices including market timing and late trading in concert with certain institutional traders, which allegedly caused financial injury to the mutual fund shareholders. Federated and various Funds have also been named as defendants in several additional lawsuits, the majority of which are now pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleging, among other things, excessive advisory and Rule 12b-1 fees, and seeking damages of unspecified amounts. The Board of the Funds has retained the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP to represent the Funds in these lawsuits. Federated and the Funds, and their respective counsel, are reviewing the allegations and will respond appropriately. Additional lawsuits based upon similar allegations may be filed in the future. The potential impact of these recent lawsuits and future potential similar suits is uncertain. Although we do not believe that these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the Funds, there can be no assurance that these suits, the ongoing adverse publicity and/or other developments resulting from the regulatory investigations will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sales of Fund shares, or other adverse consequences for the Funds.
Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank, and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal. Although money market funds seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, there is no assurance that they will be able to do so.
This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses, and other information.
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Fund's portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400. A report on "Form N-PX" of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Federated's website. Go to http://www.federatedinvestors.com, select "Products," select the "Prospectuses and Regulatory Reports" link, then select the Fund to access the link to Form N-PX. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on "Form N-Q." These filings are available on the SEC's website at http://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.) You may also access this information from the "Products" section of Federated's website at www.federatedinvestors.com by clicking on "Portfolio Holdings" and selecting the name of the Fund, or by selecting the name of the Fund and clicking on "Portfolio Holdings." You must register on the website the first time you wish to access this information.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT FUND DOCUMENT DELIVERY
In an effort to reduce costs and avoid duplicate mailings, the Fund(s) intend to deliver a single copy of certain documents to each household in which more than one shareholder of the Fund(s) resides (so-called "householding"), as permitted by applicable rules. The Fund's "householding" program covers its/their Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and supplements to each, as well as Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports and any Proxies or information statements. Shareholders must give their written consent to participate in the "householding" program. The Fund is also permitted to treat a shareholder as having given consent ("implied consent") if (i) shareholders with the same last name, or believed to be members of the same family, reside at the same street address or receive mail at the same post office box, (ii) the Fund gives notice of its intent to "household" at least sixty (60) days before it begins "householding" and (iii) none of the shareholders in the household have notified the Fund(s) or their agent of the desire to "opt out" of "householding." Shareholders who have granted written consent, or have been deemed to have granted implied consent, can revoke that consent and opt out of "householding" at any time: shareholders who purchased shares through an intermediary should contact their representative; other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.
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SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT
November 30, 2004
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
Not FDIC Insured * May Lose Value * No Bank Guarantee
Federated Investors 50 Years of Growth & Innovation
Financial Highlights
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | Six Months Ended (unaudited) | | | Year Ended May 31,
|
|
| 11/30/2004
|
|
| 2004
|
|
| 2003
|
|
| 2002
|
|
| 2001
|
|
| 2000
|
|
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
| | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | |
Income From Investment Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
|
| 0.002
|
|
| 0.001
|
|
| 0.005
|
|
| 0.012
|
|
| 0.032
|
|
| 0.029
|
|
Less Distributions:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income
|
| (0.002
| )
|
| (0.001
| )
|
| (0.005
| )
|
| (0.012
| )
|
| (0.032
| )
|
| (0.029
| )
|
Net Asset Value, End of Period
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
Total Return 1
|
| 0.19
| %
|
| 0.13
| %
|
| 0.51
| %
|
| 1.20
| %
|
| 3.21
| %
|
| 2.92
| %
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
| 1.05
| % 2
|
| 1.05
| %
|
| 1.05
| %
|
| 1.05
| %
|
| 1.04
| %
|
| 1.02
| %
|
Net investment income
|
| 0.39
| % 2
|
| 0.13
| %
|
| 0.52
| %
|
| 1.16
| %
|
| 3.16
| %
|
| 2.87
| %
|
Expense waiver/ reimbursement 3
|
| 0.10
| % 2
|
| 0.03
| %
|
| 0.07
| %
|
| 0.05
| %
|
| 0.03
| %
|
| 0.07
| %
|
Supplemental Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
|
| $345,470
|
| $353,473
|
| $426,684
|
| $538,236
|
| $508,523
|
| $430,365
|
|
1 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
2 Computed on an annualized basis.
3 This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2004 to November 30, 2004.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are provided to enable you 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. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
|
| Beginning Account Value 6/1/2004
|
| Ending Account Value 11/30/2004
|
| Expenses Paid During Period
| 1
|
Actual
|
| $1,000
|
| $1,001.90
|
| $5.27
|
|
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)
|
| $1,000
|
| $1,019.80
|
| $5.32
|
|
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.05%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables
At November 30, 2004, the Fund's portfolio composition 1 was as follows:
|
| Percentage of Total Investments 2
|
Variable Rate Demand Instruments
|
| 77.0%
|
Municipal Notes
|
| 23.0%
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
At November 30, 2004, the Fund's credit-quality ratings composition 3 was as follows:
S&P Short-Term Ratings 4 as Percentage of Total Investments 2
| | Moody's Short-Term Ratings 5 as Percentage of Total Investments 2
|
A-1+
|
| 54.4%
| | Prime-1 | | 86.1% |
A-1
|
| 36.1%
| |
|
|
|
A-2
|
| 3.3%
| | Prime-2
|
| 3.0%
|
Not rated by S&P
|
| 6.2%
| | Not rated by Moody's
|
| 10.9%
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
| | TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
At November 30, 2004, the Fund's effective maturity schedule 6 was as follows:
Securities With an Effective Maturity of:
|
| Percentage of Total Investments 2
|
1-7 Days
|
| 77.9%
|
8-30 Days
|
| 0.7%
|
31-90 Days
|
| 0.8%
|
91-180 Days
|
| 11.8%
|
181 Days or more
|
| 8.8%
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
1 See the Fund's Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for a description of these investments.
2 Percentages are based on total investments, which may differ from the Fund's total net assets used in computing the percentages in the Portfolio of Investments which follows.
3 These tables depict the short-term, credit-quality ratings assigned to the Fund's portfolio holdings by Standard & Poor's (S&P) and Moody's Investors Service (Moody's), each of which is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO). Holdings that are rated only by a different NRSRO than the one identified have been included in the "Not rated by..." category. Rated securities include a security with an obligor and/or credit enhancer that has received a rating from an NRSRO with respect to a class of debt obligations that is comparable in priority and security with the security held by the Fund. Credit-quality ratings are an assessment of the risk that a security will default in payment and do not address other risks presented by the security. Please see the description of credit-quality ratings in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information.
These tables depict the short-term, credit-quality ratings as assigned only by the NRSRO identified in each table. Of the portfolio's total investments, 4.7% do not have short-term ratings by either of these NRSROs.
4 The ratings A-1+, A-1, and A-2 include municipal notes rated SP-1+, SP-1, and SP-2, respectively.
5 The ratings Prime-1 and Prime-2 include municipal notes rated MIG-1 and MIG-2, and variable rate demand instruments rated VMIG-1 and VMIG-2, respectively.
6 Effective maturity is determined in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which regulates money market mutual funds.
Portfolio of Investments
November 30, 2004 (unaudited)
Principal Amount
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--99.8% 1 | | | |
| | | Alabama--0.9% | | | |
$ | 2,922,000 | | Birmingham, AL IDA, IDRB's (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Glasforms, Inc.)/(Comerica Bank - California LOC)
|
| $
| 2,922,000
|
| | | Arizona--5.8% | | | |
| 1,850,000 | | Apache County, AZ IDA, (Series 1983B), Weekly VRDNs (Tucson Electric Power Co.)/(Bank of New York LOC)
| | | 1,850,000 |
| 2,600,000 | | Arizona Health Facilities Authority, Pooled Loan Program Revenue Bonds (Series 1985B), Weekly VRDNs (FGIC INS)/(J.P. Morgan Chase Bank LIQ)
| | | 2,600,000 |
| 150,000 | | Casa Grande, AZ IDA, (Series 2002A), Weekly VRDNs (Price Companies, Inc.)/(Bank of America N.A., LOC)
| | | 150,000 |
| 2,000,000 | | Glendale, AZ IDA Weekly VRDNs (Friendship Retirement Corp.)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota N.A., LOC)
| | | 2,000,000 |
| 1,420,000 | 2,3 | Maricopa County, AZ Community College District, (PT-388), Weekly VRDNs (Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. LIQ)
| | | 1,420,000 |
| 640,000 | | Maricopa County, AZ, IDA, (Series 2000A) Weekly VRDNs (Gran Victoria Housing LLC)/(FNMA LOC)
| | | 640,000 |
| 3,000,000 | 2,3 | Phoenix, AZ IDA, (PT-479), Weekly VRDNs (Sunset Ranch Apartments)/(FHLMC GTD)/(FHLMC LIQ)
| | | 3,000,000 |
| 2,500,000 | | Pima County, AZ IDA, Weekly VRDNs (Tucson Electric Power Co.)/(Bank of New York LOC)
| | | 2,500,000 |
| 2,200,000 | | Tucson, AZ IDA, Multi-Family Housing Revenue Bonds, (Series 2002A) Weekly VRDNs (Quality Apartment Living, LLC)/(FNMA LOC)
| | | 2,200,000 |
| 3,750,000 | | Yavapai, AZ IDA, (Series 1997B), Weekly VRDNs (Yavapai Regional Medical Center)/(FSA INS)/(Dexia Credit Local LIQ)
|
|
| 3,750,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 20,110,000
|
| | | Arkansas--1.2% | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | Arkansas Development Finance Authority, (Series 1999C), Weekly VRDNs (Riceland Foods, Inc.)/(BNP Paribas SA LOC)
| | | 1,000,000 |
| 1,000,000 | | Arkansas Development Finance Authority, (Series 1999D), Weekly VRDNs (Riceland Foods, Inc.)/(BNP Paribas SA LOC)
| | | 1,000,000 |
| 2,050,000 | | Arkansas Development Finance Authority, (Series 2000B), Weekly VRDNs (Riceland Foods, Inc.)/(SunTrust Bank LOC)
|
|
| 2,050,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 4,050,000
|
| | | California--0.2% | | | |
| 582,533 | 2,3 | Koch Floating Rate Trust (California Non-AMT)/(Series 1998-1), Weekly VRDNs (AMBAC INS)/(State Street Bank and Trust Co. LIQ)
|
|
| 582,533
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued 1 | | | |
| | | Colorado--3.1% | | | |
$ | 2,500,000 | | Adams County, CO IDB, (Series 1993), Weekly VRDNs (Bace Manufacturing, Inc.)/(WestLB AG LOC)
| | $ | 2,500,000 |
| 1,000,000 | | Bachelor Gulch Metropolitan District, CO, (Series 2004), 1.20% TOBs (Compass Bank, Birmingham LOC), Mandatory Tender 12/1/2004
| | | 1,000,000 |
| 675,000 | | Colorado HFA, (Series 2000B), Weekly VRDNs (New Belgium Brewing Co., Inc.)/(Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 675,000 |
| 5,000,000 | | Denver, CO City & County Airport Authority, (Series 2004B), Weekly VRDNs (CDC IXIS Financial Guaranty N.A., INS)/(Bayerische Landesbank Girozentrale LIQ)
| | | 5,000,000 |
| 1,600,000 | | Thornton, CO, (Series 2003), Weekly VRDNs (Kroger Co.)/(U.S. Bank, N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 1,600,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 10,775,000
|
| | | District of Columbia--0.3% | | | |
| 855,000 | 2,3 | District of Columbia HFA, Roaring Forks Certificates, (Series 2000-23), Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(Bank of New York LIQ)
|
|
| 855,000
|
| | | Florida--2.1% | | | |
| 1,865,000 | 2,3 | Escambia County, FL HFA, (Series 2004 FR/RI-L12), Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. LIQ)
| | | 1,865,000 |
| 3,000,000 | | Greater Orlando, FL, Aviation Authority Weekly VRDNs (Cessna Aircraft Co.)/(Textron Inc. GTD)
| | | 3,000,000 |
| 2,500,000 | | Highlands County, FL Health Facilities Authority, Hospital Revenue Bonds, 3.35% TOBs (Adventist Health System/ Sunbelt Obligated Group), Mandatory Tender 9/1/2005
|
|
| 2,527,678
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 7,392,678
|
| | | Georgia--7.3% | | | |
| 2,300,000 | | Cobb County, GA Housing Authority, (Series 2004), Weekly VRDNs (Parkland Manor LP)/(Wachovia Bank N.A., LOC)
| | | 2,300,000 |
| 1,000,000 | | DeKalb County, GA Multi-Family Housing Authority, (Series 2004), Weekly VRDNs (Highlands at East Atlanta Apartments)/(Bank of America N.A., LOC)
| | | 1,000,000 |
| 6,500,000 | | Fayette County, GA, (Series 1998), Weekly VRDNs (Gardner Denver Machinery, Inc.)/(National City Bank, Michigan/Illinois LOC)
| | | 6,500,000 |
| 3,000,000 | | Gainesville and Hall County, GA Development Authority, (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (ATEX, Inc.)/(Wachovia Bank N.A., LOC)
| | | 3,000,000 |
| 4,000,000 | | Monroe County, GA Development Authority, (Series 1995), 1.20% TOBs (Georgia Power Co.), Mandatory Tender 4/19/2005
| | | 4,000,000 |
| 8,250,000 | | Savannah, GA EDA, (Series 2003C), Weekly VRDNs (Marshes of Skidaway Island)/(BNP Paribas SA LOC)
|
|
| 8,250,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 25,050,000
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued 1 | | | |
| | | Illinois--3.2% | | | |
$ | 3,000,000 | | Illinois Development Finance Authority, (Series 2002), Weekly VRDNs (Kasbergen Family Living Trust)/(Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | $ | 3,000,000 |
| 5,350,000 | | Illinois Development Finance Authority, IDB, (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Tempco Electric Heater Corp.)/(Bank One N.A., (Chicago) LOC)
| | | 5,350,000 |
| 2,630,000 | | Illinois Development Finance Authority, IDB, Adjustable Rate IDRB, (Series 1996A), Weekly VRDNs (Nimlok Co.)/(Bank One N.A., (Chicago) LOC)
|
|
| 2,630,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 10,980,000
|
| | | Indiana--2.1% | | | |
| 1,150,000 | | Carmel, IN, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Telamon Corp.)/(Lasalle Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 1,150,000 |
| 1,025,000 | | Frankfort, IN EDA, (Series 2004), Weekly VRDNs (Wesley Manor, Inc.)/(Key Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 1,025,000 |
| 945,000 | | Indiana Development Finance Authority, (Series 1996), Weekly VRDNs (Meridian Group LLC)/(Bank One N.A., (Chicago) LOC)
| | | 945,000 |
| 1,500,000 | | Indiana Development Finance Authority, EDRB (Series 2002), Weekly VRDNs (Vreba-Hoff Dairy Leasing LLC)/(Northern Trust Co., Chicago, IL LOC)
| | | 1,500,000 |
| 490,000 | | Lebanon, IN IDA, (Series 1991), Weekly VRDNs (White Castle System)/(Bank One N.A., (Columbus) LOC)
| | | 490,000 |
| 2,200,000 | | Miami County, IN, (Series 2001)(Timberland RV Project), Weekly VRDNs (Timberlodge Real Estate LLC)/(National City Bank, Indiana LOC)
|
|
| 2,200,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 7,310,000
|
| | | Iowa--0.1% | | | |
| 295,000 | | Iowa Finance Authority, IDRB Weekly VRDNs (V-T Industries, Inc.)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 295,000
|
| | | Kansas--0.9% | | | |
| 3,135,000 | | Wyandotte County, KS, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Shor-Line)/(U.S. Bank, N.A., Cincinnati LOC)
|
|
| 3,135,000
|
| | | Kentucky--1.3% | | | |
| 930,000 | | Fort Mitchell, KY IDA, 2.25% TOBs (Motor Inn, Inc.)/(Huntington National Bank, Columbus, OH LOC), Optional Tender 5/1/2005
| | | 930,000 |
| 1,200,000 | | Henderson County, KY, (Series 1996A), Weekly VRDNs (Gibbs Die Casting Corp.)/(Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati LOC)
| | | 1,200,000 |
| 1,476,000 | | Kenton County, KY, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Packaging Un-limited of Northern Kentucky, Inc.)/(National City Bank, Kentucky LOC)
| | | 1,476,000 |
| 1,000,000 | | Winchester, KY, (Series 1990), Weekly VRDNs (Walle Corp.)/(UBS AG LOC)
|
|
| 1,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 4,606,000
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued 1 | | | |
| | | Louisiana--0.7% | | | |
$ | 2,500,000 | | New Orleans, LA IDB, (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (Home Furnishings Store)/(Bank One N.A., (Chicago) LOC)
|
| $
| 2,500,000
|
| | | Maine--1.2% | | | |
| 4,170,000 | | Paris, ME, (Series 2001), Weekly VRDNs (Maine Machine Products Co.)/(Key Bank, N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 4,170,000
|
| | | Maryland--1.8% | | | |
| 1,745,000 | | Maryland State Community Development Administration, (Series 1990B), Weekly VRDNs (Cherry Hill Apartment Ltd.)/(Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC)
| | | 1,745,000 |
| 2,370,000 | | Maryland State Community Development Administration, (Series 2003E), 1.25% TOBs, Mandatory Tender 12/21/2004
| | | 2,370,000 |
| 1,725,000 | | Maryland State Economic Development Corp., (Series 1998A-Catterton Printing Company Facility), Weekly VRDNs (Sky II LLC)/(Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC)
| | | 1,725,000 |
| 430,000 | | Maryland State Economic Development Corp., (Series 1998B), Weekly VRDNs (Catterton Printing Co. Facility)/(Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC)
|
|
| 430,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 6,270,000
|
| | | Massachusetts--0.8% | | | |
| 2,800,000 | | Massachusetts State HFA, (Series R), 1.15% BANs, 5/2/2005
|
|
| 2,800,000
|
| | | Minnesota--0.9% | | | |
| 1,225,000 | | Brooklyn Park, MN EDA, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Midwest Finishing, Inc.)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota N.A., LOC)
| | | 1,225,000 |
| 455,000 | | Plymouth, MN Weekly VRDNs (Nuaire, Inc.)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota N.A., LOC)
| | | 455,000 |
| 1,415,000 | | Red Wing, MN Port Authority, (Series 1998), Weekly VRDNs (Food Service Specialties)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 1,415,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 3,095,000
|
| | | Missouri--1.3% | | | |
| 4,500,000 | | Kansas City, MO IDA, (Series 2004B), Weekly VRDNs (The Bishop Spencer Place, Inc.)/(Commerce Bank, N.A., Kansas City LOC)
|
|
| 4,500,000
|
| | | Multi State--9.2% | | | |
| 1,877,500 | 2,3 | BNY Municipal Certificates Trust, (Series 2002-BNY1), Weekly VRDNs (Bank of New York LIQ)/(Bank of New York LOC)
| | | 1,877,500 |
| 12,000,000 | 2,3 | Charter Mac Floater Certificates Trust I, (Nat-5 Series), Weekly VRDNs (MBIA Insurance Corp. INS)/(Bayerische Landesbank Giozentrale, Dexia Bank, Belgium, Fleet National Bank, KBC Bank N.V., Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, London and State Street Bank and Trust Co. LIQs)
| | | 12,000,000 |
Principal Amount
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued 1 | | | |
| | | Multi State--continued | | | |
$ | 2,905,000 | 2,3 | Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificates Trust, (Multistate-AMT)/(Series 2003-01), Weekly VRDNs (Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. LIQ)
| | $ | 2,905,000 |
| 2,869,500 | 2,3 | Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificates Trust, (Multistate-AMT)/(Series 2003-03), Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. LIQ)
| | | 2,869,500 |
| 6,296,459 | 2,3 | Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificates Trust, (Multistate-AMT)/(Series 2003-10), Weekly VRDNs (GNMA COL)/(State Street Bank and Trust Co. LIQ)
| | | 6,296,459 |
| 5,960,000 | 2,3 | Clipper Tax-Exempt Certificates Trust, (Multistate-AMT)/(Series 2004-02), Weekly VRDNs (State Street Bank and Trust Co. LIQ)
|
|
| 5,960,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 31,908,459
|
| | | New Jersey--0.9% | | | |
| 3,000,000 | | New Jersey Turnpike Authority, (Series 2003C-1), Weekly VRDNs (FSA INS)/(WestLB AG (Guaranteed) LIQ)
|
|
| 3,000,000
|
| | | New Mexico--4.9% | | | |
| 17,000,000 | | New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, (Series 2004), 2.00% TOBs (Trinity Plus Funding Co. LLC), Mandatory Tender 3/1/2005
|
|
| 17,000,000
|
| | | New York--3.9% | | | |
| 13,500,000 | | Long Island Power Authority, NY, (Series 2003F), Weekly VRDNs (FSA INS)/(Dexia Credit Local LIQ)
|
|
| 13,500,000
|
| | | North Dakota--1.2% | | | |
| 550,000 | | Fargo, ND, (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Owen Industries, Inc.)/(Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 550,000 |
| 3,705,000 | | Grand Forks, ND, (Series 1999) Weekly VRDNs (LM Glasfiber North Dakota, Inc.)/(Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 3,705,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 4,255,000
|
| | | Ohio--10.0% | | | |
| 1,540,000 | | Belmont County, OH, 1.36% BANs, 3/16/2005
| | | 1,541,137 |
| 975,000 | | Clark County, OH, (Series 2001), Weekly VRDNs (Ohio Masonic Home)/(AMBAC INS)/(JPMorgan Chase Bank LIQ)
| | | 975,000 |
| 2,255,000 | | Cuyahoga County, OH IDA Weekly VRDNs (Watt Printers)/(National City Bank, Ohio LOC)
| | | 2,255,000 |
| 2,000,000 | | Euclid, OH, 2.00% BANs, 5/5/2005
| | | 2,005,869 |
| 1,150,000 | | Hamilton County, OH, Hospital Facilities Authority, (Series B), Revenue Bonds Weekly VRDNs (Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati)/(MBIA Insurance Corp. INS)/(Credit Suisse First Boston LIQ)
| | | 1,150,000 |
| 5,500,000 | | Hamilton County, OH, (Series 2004), Weekly VRDNs (Stratford Heights)/(Bank of New York and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania LOCs)
| | | 5,500,000 |
| 1,000,000 | | Lake County, OH, 2.00% BANs, 4/14/2005
| | | 1,003,194 |
Principal Amount
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued 1 | | | |
| | | Ohio--continued | | | |
$ | 3,250,000 | | Mahoning County, OH IDA, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Modern Builders Supply, Inc.)/(PNC Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | $ | 3,250,000 |
| 2,500,000 | | North Ridgeville, OH, 1.52% BANs, 5/4/2005
| | | 2,501,973 |
| 310,000 | | Ohio State, IDR (Series 1991), Weekly VRDNs (Standby Screw, Inc.)/(National City Bank, Ohio LOC)
| | | 310,000 |
| 1,500,000 | | Salem, OH, 1.55% BANs, 5/5/2005
| | | 1,501,255 |
| 1,500,000 | | Shaker Heights, OH, (Series A), 2.25% BANs, 5/12/2005
| | | 1,505,447 |
| 5,000,000 | | Toledo, OH, (Series 2004-2), 3.00% BANs, 5/19/2005
| | | 5,024,103 |
| 3,500,000 | | Wood County, OH, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Dowa THT America, Inc.)/(Comerica Bank LOC)
| | | 3,500,000 |
| 2,590,000 | | Youngstown, OH, (Series 1996A), Weekly VRDNs (Cantar/Polyair Corp./Performa Corp.)/(HSBC Bank USA LOC)
|
|
| 2,590,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 34,612,978
|
| | | Oklahoma--1.9% | | | |
| 2,000,000 | | Broken Arrow, OK EDA Weekly VRDNs (Blue Bell Creameries)/(J.P. Morgan Chase Bank LOC)
| | | 2,000,000 |
| 2,500,000 | | Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, (Series 2002B), Weekly VRDNs (ConocoPhillips)
| | | 2,500,000 |
| 2,000,000 | | Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, (Series 2003), 1.35% TOBs (ConocoPhillips Co.)/(ConocoPhillips GTD), Optional Tender 12/1/2004
|
|
| 2,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 6,500,000
|
| | | Oregon--1.4% | | | |
| 2,850,000 | | Oregon State Housing and Community Services Department, (Series P), 1.25% TOBs, Mandatory Tender 1/6/2005
| | | 2,850,000 |
| 1,000,000 | | Oregon State, (Series 194), Weekly VRDNs (Tillamook County Creamery Association)/(BNP Paribas SA LOC)
| | | 1,000,000 |
| 1,000,000 | | Oregon State, (Series 195), Weekly VRDNs (Columbia River Processing, Inc.)/(BNP Paribas SA LOC)
|
|
| 1,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 4,850,000
|
| | | Pennsylvania--0.8% | | | |
| 895,000 | | McKean County, PA IDA, (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Keystone Powdered Metal Co.)/(PNC Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 895,000 |
| 2,000,000 | | Pennsylvania EDFA, Wastewater Treatment Revenue Refunding Bonds, (Series 2004B), Weekly VRDNs (Sunoco, Inc.)
|
|
| 2,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 2,895,000
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued 1 | | | |
| | | South Carolina--1.3% | | | |
$ | 2,200,000 | | Berkeley County, SC IDB Weekly VRDNs (Nucor Corp.)
| | $ | 2,200,000 |
| 2,000,000 | | Berkeley County, SC IDB, (Series 1998), Weekly VRDNs (Nucor Corp.)
| | | 2,000,000 |
| 385,000 | | South Carolina Jobs-EDA, EDRB (Series 1994), Weekly VRDNs (Carolina Cotton Works, Inc.)/(Branch Banking & Trust Co., Winston-Salem LOC)
|
|
| 385,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 4,585,000
|
| | | Tennessee--2.5% | | | |
| 350,000 | | Benton County TN IDB, (Series 1996), Weekly VRDNs (Jones Plastic and Engineering Corp.)/(National City Bank, Kentucky LOC)
| | | 350,000 |
| 1,215,000 | | Chattanooga, TN IDB, Revenue Bonds, (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (TB Wood's Inc.)/(PNC Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | | 1,215,000 |
| 1,400,000 | | Franklin County, TN IDB, (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Hi-Tech)/(Regions Bank, Alabama LOC)
| | | 1,400,000 |
| 230,000 | | Hamilton County, TN IDB Weekly VRDNs (Pavestone Co.)/(Bank One N.A., (Chicago) LOC)
| | | 230,000 |
| 2,500,000 | | Jackson, TN IDB, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Bobrick Washroom Equipment)/(Amsouth Bank N.A., Birmingham LOC)
| | | 2,500,000 |
| 250,000 | | Knox County, TN IDB, (Series 1996), Weekly VRDNs (Health Ventures, Inc.)/(SunTrust Bank LOC)
| | | 250,000 |
| 2,470,000 | | Sevier County, TN Public Building Authority, (Series IV-E-2), Daily VRDNs (Cocke County, TN)/(AMBAC INS)/(J.P. Morgan Chase Bank LIQ)
|
|
| 2,470,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 8,415,000
|
| | | Texas--14.9% | | | |
| 1,000,000 | | Brazos Harbor, TX Industrial Development Corp., (Series 2003), 1.80% TOBs (ConocoPhillips Co.)/(ConocoPhillips GTD), Optional Tender 8/1/2005
| | | 1,000,000 |
| 995,000 | 2,3 | Dallas-Fort Worth, TX International Airport, Roaring Forks, (Series 2003-4), Weekly VRDNs ((FSA, MBIA Insurance Corp. INS) and Bank of New York LIQs)
| | | 995,000 |
| 9,000,000 | | East Texas Housing Finance Corp., (Series 2002) Weekly VRDNs (The Park at Shiloh Apartments)/(SouthTrust Bank LOC)
| | | 9,000,000 |
| 5,750,000 | | Gulf Coast, TX Waste Disposal Authority Daily VRDNs (BP Amoco Corp)
| | | 5,750,000 |
| 6,300,000 | | Gulf Coast, TX Waste Disposal Authority, (Series 1993), Daily VRDNs (BP Amoco Corp)
| | | 6,300,000 |
| 1,000,000 | | North Central Texas HFDC, Hospital Revenue Bonds, 5.50% Bonds (Baylor Health Care System), 5/15/2005
| | | 1,017,881 |
| 5,000,000 | | Port Arthur Navigation District, TX IDC, (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.)
| | | 5,000,000 |
| 3,965,000 | 2,3 | San Antonio, TX Electric & Gas System, MERLOTS (Series 2002-A53), 1.75% TOBs (FSA INS)/(Wachovia Bank N.A., LIQ), Optional Tender 7/20/2005
| | | 3,965,000 |
Principal Amount
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued 1 | | | |
| | | Texas--continued | | | |
$ | 890,000 | | Tarrant County, TX IDC Weekly VRDNs (Holden Business Forms)/(Lasalle Bank, N.A., LOC)
| | $ | 890,000 |
| 5,000,000 | | Texas State Department of Housing & Community Affairs, (Series 2004F), 1.95% TOBs, Mandatory Tender 8/3/2005
| | | 5,000,000 |
| 2,305,000 | 2,3 | Texas State Department of Housing & Community Affairs, MERLOTS (Series 2001-A109), 2.22% TOBs (GNMA COL)/(Wachovia Bank N.A., LIQ), Optional Tender 11/16/2005
| | | 2,305,000 |
| 10,000,000 | | Texas State, (Series 2004), 3.00% TRANs, 8/31/2005
|
|
| 10,102,992
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 51,325,873
|
| | | Utah--2.0% | | | |
| 4,500,000 | | Murray City, UT, (Series 2003A), Weekly VRDNs (IHC Health Services, Inc.)
| | | 4,500,000 |
| 2,500,000 | | West Jordan, UT, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Penco Products, Inc.)/(Key Bank, N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 2,500,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 7,000,000
|
| | | Virginia--3.8% | | | |
| 1,250,000 | 2,3 | ABN AMRO MuniTOPS Certificates Trust (Virginia Non-AMT)/(Series 1998-21), Weekly VRDNs (Norfolk, VA Water Revenue)/(FSA INS)/(ABN AMRO Bank NV, Amsterdam LIQ)
| | | 1,250,000 |
| 7,000,000 | | Campbell County, VA IDA Weekly VRDNs (Georgia-Pacific Corp.)/(Bank of America N.A., LOC)
| | | 7,000,000 |
| 3,000,000 | | James City County, VA IDA, (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Riverside Health System)
| | | 3,000,000 |
| 965,000 | | Portsmouth, VA Redevelopment and Housing Authority, (Series 2000), Weekly VRDNs (Yorkshire Square Townhouse Apartments)/(SunTrust Bank LOC)
| | | 965,000 |
| 950,000 | | Virginia Resources Authority, Water and Sewer (Series 1997), Weekly VRDNs (Henrico County, VA)/(SunTrust Bank LIQ)
|
|
| 950,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 13,165,000
|
| | | Washington--2.9% | | | |
| 5,320,000 | 2,3 | Clark County, WA Public Utilities District No. 001, MERLOTS (Series 2001-A116), 2.11% TOBs (FSA INS)/(Wachovia Bank N.A., LIQ), Optional Tender 11/10/2005
| | | 5,320,000 |
| 4,525,000 | | Washington State Housing Finance Commission, (Series 2004A: Columbia Heighs), Daily VRDNs (MWSH Wenatchee LLC)/(Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., LOC)
|
|
| 4,525,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 9,845,000
|
| | | West Virginia--0.7% | | | |
| 2,535,000 | 2,3 | South Charleston, WV, (PT-1637), Weekly VRDNs (Southmoor Apartments)/(Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. LIQ)/(Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. LOC)
|
|
| 2,535,000
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | SHORT-TERM MUNICIPALS--continued 1 | | | |
| | | Wisconsin--2.3% | | | |
$ | 3,870,000 | | Lawrence, WI Weekly VRDNs (TPF Futures/Robinson Metals, Inc.)/(Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Milwaukee LOC)
| | $ | 3,870,000 |
| 660,000 | | Marshfield, WI, (Series 1993), Weekly VRDNs (Building Systems, Inc.)/(Bank One N.A., (Chicago) LOC)
| | | 660,000 |
| 3,250,000 | | Mukwonago, WI, (Series 1999), Weekly VRDNs (Empire Level)/(Marshall & Ilsley Bank, Milwaukee LOC)
| | | 3,250,000 |
| 220,000 | | Waukesha, WI, IDRB (Series 1995), Weekly VRDNs (Weldall Manufacturing Inc.)/(Bank One N.A., (Chicago) LOC)
|
|
| 220,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 8,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL INVESTMENTS--99.8% (AT AMORTIZED COST) 4
|
|
| 344,790,521
|
| | | OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET--0.2%
|
|
| 679,249
|
| | | TOTAL NET ASSETS--100%
|
| $
| 345,469,770
|
Securities that are subject to the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT) represent 66.6% of the portfolio as calculated based upon total portfolio market value.
1 The Fund may only invest in securities rated in one of the two highest short-term rating categories by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSROs) or unrated securities of comparable quality. An NRSRO's two highest rating categories are determined without regard for sub-categories and gradations. For example, securities rated SP-1+, SP-1, or SP-2 by Standard & Poor's, MIG-1 or MIG-2 by Moody's Investors Service, or F-1+, F-1, or F-2 by Fitch Ratings, are all considered rated in one of the two highest short-term rating categories.
Securities rated in the highest short-term rating category (and unrated securities of comparable quality) are identified as First Tier securities. Securities rated in the second highest short-term rating category (and unrated securities of comparable quality) are identified as Second Tier securities. The Fund follows applicable regulations in determining whether a security is rated and whether a security rated by multiple NRSROs in different rating categories should be identified as a First or Second Tier security.
At November 30, 2004, the portfolio securities were rated as follows:
Tier Rating Percentages Based on Total Market Value
First Tier
|
| Second Tier
|
96.84%
|
| 3.16%
|
2 Denotes a restricted security, including securities purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, unless registered under the Act or exempted from registration, may only be sold to qualified institutional investors. At November 30, 2004, these securities amounted to $56,000,992 which represents 16.2% of total net assets.
3 Denotes a restricted security, including securities purchased under Rule 144A that have been deemed liquid by criteria approved by the Fund's Board of Directors. At November 30, 2004, these securities amounted to $56,000,992 which represents 16.2% of total net assets.
4 Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at November 30, 2004.
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
AMBAC | - --American Municipal Bond Assurance Corporation |
AMT | - --Alternative Minimum Tax |
BANs | - --Bond Anticipation Notes |
COL | - --Collateralized |
EDA | - --Economic Development Authority |
EDFA | - --Economic Development Financing Authority |
EDRB | - --Economic Development Revenue Bonds |
FGIC | - --Financial Guaranty Insurance Company |
FHLMC | - --Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation |
FNMA | - --Federal National Mortgage Association |
FSA | - --Financial Security Assurance |
GNMA | - --Government National Mortgage Association |
GTD | - --Guaranteed |
HFA | - --Housing Finance Authority |
HFDC | - --Health Facility Development Corporation |
IDA | - --Industrial Development Authority |
IDB | - --Industrial Development Bond |
IDC | - --Industrial Development Corporation |
IDR | - --Industrial Development Revenue |
IDRB | - --Industrial Development Revenue Bond |
INS | - --Insured |
LIQ | - --Liquidity Agreement |
LOC | - --Letter of Credit |
MERLOTS | - --Municipal Exempt Receipts -- Liquidity Optional Tender Series |
TOBs | - --Tender Option Bonds |
TOPS | - --Trust Obligation Participating Securities |
TRANs | - --Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes |
UT | - --Unlimited Tax |
VRDNs | - --Variable Rate Demand Notes |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
November 30, 2004 (unaudited)
Assets:
| | | | | | | |
Total investments in securities, at amortized cost and value
| | | | | $ | 344,790,521 | |
Cash
| | | | | | 150,335 | |
Income receivable
| | | | | | 844,437 | |
Receivable for shares sold
|
|
|
|
|
| 16,615
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
| 345,801,908
|
|
Liabilities:
| | | | | | | |
Income distribution payable
| | $ | 65,481 | | | | |
Payable for transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses
| | | 111,137 | | | | |
Payable for share registration costs
| | | 43,629 | | | | |
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 5)
| | | 29,290 | | | | |
Payable for shareholders services fee (Note 5)
| | | 73,225 | | | | |
Accrued expenses
|
|
| 9,376
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
| 332,138
|
|
Net assets for 345,475,234 shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
| $
| 345,469,770
|
|
Net Assets Consist of:
| | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital
| | | | | $ | 345,472,938 | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income
| | | | | | (253 | ) |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
|
|
|
|
|
| (2,915
| )
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS
|
|
|
|
| $
| 345,469,770
|
|
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:
| | | | | | | |
($345,469,770 ÷ 345,475,234 shares outstanding), $0.001 par value, 12,500,000,000 shares authorized
|
|
|
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended November 30, 2004 (unaudited)
Investment Income:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $
| 2,270,517
|
Expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment adviser fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | $ | 785,851 | | | | |
Administrative personnel and services fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 126,154 | | | | |
Custodian fees
| | | | | | | 8,268 | | | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 213,341 | | | | |
Directors'/Trustees' fees
| | | | | | | 2,624 | | | | |
Auditing fees
| | | | | | | 6,911 | | | | |
Legal fees
| | | | | | | 4,139 | | | | |
Portfolio accounting fees
| | | | | | | 36,327 | | | | |
Distribution services fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 157,170 | | | | |
Shareholder services fee (Note 5)
| | | | | | | 392,925 | | | | |
Share registration costs
| | | | | | | 35,906 | | | | |
Printing and postage
| | | | | | | 20,172 | | | | |
Insurance premiums
| | | | | | | 5,056 | | | | |
Taxes
| | | | | | | 15,231 | | | | |
Miscellaneous
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,811
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,811,886
|
|
|
|
|
Waivers (Note 5):
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Waiver of investment adviser fee
| | $ | (144,572 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of administrative personnel and services fee
| | | (6,391 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses
|
|
| (2,936
| )
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL WAIVERS
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (153,899
| )
|
|
|
|
Net expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,657,987
|
Net investment income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $
| 612,530
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
|
| Six Months Ended (unaudited) 11/30/2004
|
|
|
| Year Ended 5/31/2004
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| | $ | 612,530 | | | $ | 551,531 | |
Net realized gain on investments
|
|
| - --
|
|
|
| 191
|
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
|
| 612,530
|
|
|
| 551,722
|
|
Distributions to Shareholders:
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income
|
|
| (612,885
| )
|
|
| (551,383
| )
|
Share Transactions:
| | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares
| | | 463,970,516 | | | | 1,028,757,526 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
| | | 526,791 | | | | 568,868 | |
Cost of shares redeemed
|
|
| (472,500,584
| )
|
|
| (1,102,537,365
| )
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
|
| (8,003,277
| )
|
|
| (73,210,971
| )
|
Change in net assets
|
|
| (8,003,632
| )
|
|
| (73,210,632
| )
|
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period
|
|
| 353,473,402
|
|
|
| 426,684,034
|
|
End of period (including undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income of $(253) and $102, respectively)
|
| $
| 345,469,770
|
|
| $
| 353,473,402
|
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
November 30, 2004 (unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
Cash Trust Series, Inc. (the "Corporation") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as an open-end management investment company. The Corporation consists of four portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Municipal Cash Series (the "Fund"). The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. The investment objective of the Fund is to provide current income which is exempt from federal regular income tax consistent with stability of principal.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States of America.
Investment Valuation
The Fund uses the amortized cost method to value its portfolio securities in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.
Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions
Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Premium and Discount Amortization
All premiums and discounts on fixed-income securities are amortized/accreted.
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary.
Other Taxes
As an open-end management investment company incorporated in the state of Maryland but domiciled in Pennsylvania, the Fund is subject to the Pennsylvania Franchise Tax. This franchise tax is assessed annually on the value of the Fund, as represented by average net assets for the tax year.
When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Restricted Securities
Restricted securities are securities that may only be resold upon registration under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from such registration. Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. In some cases, the restricted securities may be resold without registration upon exercise of a demand feature. Such restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Board of Directors (the "Directors"). The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. Restricted securities are valued at amortized cost in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.
Other
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis.
3. CAPITAL STOCK
At November 30, 2004, capital paid-in aggregated $345,472,938.
The following table summarizes capital stock activity:
|
| Six Months Ended 11/30/2004
|
|
| Year Ended 5/31/2004
|
|
Shares sold
| | 463,970,516 | | | 1,028,757,526 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
| | 526,791 | | | 568,868 | |
Shares redeemed
|
| (472,500,584
| )
|
| (1,102,537,365
| )
|
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
| (8,003,277
| )
|
| (73,210,971
| )
|
4. FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION
At May 31, 2004, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of $2,915 which will reduce the Fund's taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code and thus will reduce the amount of distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal tax. Pursuant to the Code, such capital loss carryforward will expire in 2011.
5. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
Federated Investment Management Company, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), receives for its services an annual investment adviser fee equal to 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average aggregate daily net assets of all Federated funds as specified below:
Maximum Administrative Fee
|
| Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets of the Federated Funds
|
0.150%
|
| on the first $5 billion
|
0.125%
|
| on the next $5 billion
|
0.100%
|
| on the next $10 billion
|
0.075%
|
| on assets in excess of $20 billion
|
The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares. FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FAS can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses of up to 0.35% of average daily net assets, annually, to compensate FSC. FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Shareholder Services Fee
Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC), the Fund will pay FSSC up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund's shares for the period. The fee paid to FSSC is used to finance certain services for shareholders and to maintain shareholder accounts. FSSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Fees and Expenses
Prior to July 1, 2004, Federated Services Company, through its subsidiary FSSC, served as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The fee paid to FSSC was based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders. The fee paid to FSSC during the reporting period was $24,070, after voluntary waiver, if applicable.
Interfund Transactions
During the six months ended November 30, 2004, the Fund engaged in purchase and sale transactions with funds that have a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Directors/Trustees, and/or common Officers. These purchase and sale transactions complied with Rule 17a-7 under the Act and amounted to $320,030,000 and $448,531,000, respectively.
General
Certain of the Officers and Directors of the Fund are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
6. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Beginning in October 2003, Federated Investors, Inc. and various subsidiaries thereof (including the advisers and distributor for various investment companies, collectively, "Federated"), along with various investment companies sponsored by Federated ("Funds") were named as defendants in several class action lawsuits now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland seeking damages of unspecified amounts. The lawsuits were purportedly filed on behalf of people who purchased, owned and/or redeemed shares of Federated-sponsored mutual funds during specified periods beginning November 1, 1998. The suits are generally similar in alleging that Federated engaged in illegal and improper trading practices including market timing and late trading in concert with certain institutional traders, which allegedly caused financial injury to the mutual fund shareholders. Federated and various Funds have also been named as defendants in several additional lawsuits, the majority of which are now pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleging, among other things, excessive advisory and Rule 12b-1 fees, and seeking damages of unspecified amounts. The Board of the Funds has retained the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP to represent the Funds in these lawsuits. Federated and the Funds, and their respective counsel, are reviewing the allegations and will respond appropriately. Additional lawsuits based upon similar allegations may be filed in the future. The potential impact of these recent lawsuits and future potential similar suits is uncertain. Although we do not believe that these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the Funds, there can be no assurance that these suits, the ongoing adverse publicity and/or other developments resulting from the regulatory investigations will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sales of Fund shares, or other adverse consequences for the Funds.
Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank, and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal. Although money market funds seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, there is no assurance that they will be able to do so.
This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses, and other information.
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Fund's portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400. A report on "Form N-PX" of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Federated's website. Go to http://www.federatedinvestors.com, select "Products," select the "Prospectuses and Regulatory Reports" link, then select the Fund to access the link to Form N-PX. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on "Form N-Q." These filings are available on the SEC's website at http://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.) You may also access this information from the "Products" section of Federated's website at www.federatedinvestors.com by clicking on "Portfolio Holdings" and selecting the name of the Fund, or by selecting the name of the Fund and clicking on "Portfolio Holdings." You must register on the website the first time you wish to access this information.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT FUND DOCUMENT DELIVERY
In an effort to reduce costs and avoid duplicate mailings, the Fund(s) intend to deliver a single copy of certain documents to each household in which more than one shareholder of the Fund(s) resides (so-called "householding"), as permitted by applicable rules. The Fund's "householding" program covers its/their Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and supplements to each, as well as Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports and any Proxies or information statements. Shareholders must give their written consent to participate in the "householding" program. The Fund is also permitted to treat a shareholder as having given consent ("implied consent") if (i) shareholders with the same last name, or believed to be members of the same family, reside at the same street address or receive mail at the same post office box, (ii) the Fund gives notice of its intent to "household" at least sixty (60) days before it begins "householding" and (iii) none of the shareholders in the household have notified the Fund(s) or their agent of the desire to "opt out" of "householding." Shareholders who have granted written consent, or have been deemed to have granted implied consent, can revoke that consent and opt out of "householding" at any time: shareholders who purchased shares through an intermediary should contact their representative; other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.
Federated
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Municipal Cash Series
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000
www.federatedinvestors.com
Contact us at 1-800-341-7400 or
www.federatedinvestors.com/contact
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
Cusip 147551303
0122605 (1/05)
Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc. 2005 (c)Federated Investors, Inc.
Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
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Prime Cash Series
A Portfolio of Cash Trust Series, Inc.
SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT
November 30, 2004
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
Not FDIC Insured * May Lose Value * No Bank Guarantee
Federated Investors 50 Years of Growth & Innovation
Financial Highlights
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | Six Months Ended (unaudited) | | | Year Ended May 31,
|
|
| 11/30/2004
|
|
| 2004
|
|
| 2003
|
|
| 2002
|
|
| 2001
|
|
| 2000
|
|
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
| | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | |
Income From Investment Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| | 0.003 | | | 0.001 | | | 0.007 | | | 0.019 | | | 0.052 | | | 0.047 | |
Less Distributions:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income
|
| (0.003
| )
|
| (0.001
| )
|
| (0.007
| )
|
| (0.019
| )
|
| (0.052
| )
|
| (0.047
| )
|
Net Asset Value, End of Period
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
Total Return 1
|
| 0.28
| %
|
| 0.14
| %
|
| 0.69
| %
|
| 1.95
| %
|
| 5.34
| %
|
| 4.81
| %
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
| 1.05
| % 2
|
| 1.05
| %
|
| 1.05
| %
|
| 1.05
| %
|
| 1.04
| %
|
| 1.01
| %
|
Net investment income
|
| 0.53
| % 2
|
| 0.14
| %
|
| 0.70
| %
|
| 1.94
| %
|
| 5.18
| %
|
| 4.73
| %
|
Expense waiver/reimbursement 3
|
| 0.09
| % 2
|
| 0.03
| %
|
| 0.03
| %
|
| 0.02
| %
|
| 0.06
| %
|
| 0.14
| %
|
Supplemental Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
|
| $3,224,762
|
| $4,334,861
|
| $5,008,970
|
| $5,621,516
|
| $6,151,845
|
| $5,061,010
|
|
1 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
2 Computed on an annualized basis.
3 This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2004 to November 30, 2004.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are provided to enable you 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. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
|
| Beginning Account Value 6/1/2004
|
| Ending Account Value 11/30/2004
|
| Expenses Paid During Period 1
|
Actual
|
| $1,000
|
| $1,002.80
|
| $5.27
|
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)
|
| $1,000
|
| $1,019.80
|
| $5.32
|
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.05%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables
At November 30, 2004, the Fund's portfolio composition 1 was as follows:
|
| Percentage of Total Investments 2
|
Commercial Paper & Notes
|
| 43.4%
|
Variable Rate Demand Instruments
|
| 44.8%
|
Repurchase Agreements
|
| 3.5%
|
Bank Instruments
|
| 8.3%
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
At November 30, 2004, the Fund's credit-quality ratings composition 3 was as follows:
S&P Short-Term Ratings as Percentage of Total Investments 2
| | Moody's Short-Term Ratings as Percentage of Total Investments 2
|
A-1+
|
| 50.9%
| | Prime-1 | | 92.6% |
A-1
|
| 41.3%
| |
|
|
|
A-2
|
| 6.9%
| | Prime-2
|
| 5.8%
|
A-3
|
| 0.9%
| |
|
|
|
Not rated by S&P
|
| 0.0%
| | Not rated by Moody's
|
| 1.6%
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
| | TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
At November 30, 2004, the Fund's effective maturity 4 schedule was as follows:
Securities With an Effective Maturity of:
|
| Percentage of Total Investments
| 2
|
1-7 Days
|
| 41.7%
| 5
|
8-30 Days
|
| 25.0%
|
|
31-90 Days
|
| 21.4%
|
|
91-180 Days
|
| 8.9%
|
|
181 Days or more
|
| 3.0%
|
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
|
1 Commercial paper and notes includes any fixed-rate security that is not a bank instrument. A variable rate instrument is any security which has an interest rate that resets periodically. See the Fund's Prospectus for descriptions of commercial paper, repurchase agreements, and bank instruments.
2 Percentages are based on total investments, which may differ from the Fund's total net assets used in computing the percentages in the Portfolio of Investments which follows.
3 These tables depict the short-term, credit-quality ratings assigned to the Fund's portfolio holdings by Standard & Poor's (S&P) and Moody's Investors Service (Moody's), each of which is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO). Holdings that are rated only by a different NRSRO than the one identified have been included in the "Not rated by..." category. Rated securities include a security with an obligor and/or credit enhancer that has received a rating from an NRSRO with respect to a class of debt obligations that is comparable in priority and security with the security held by the Fund. Credit-quality ratings are an assessment of the risk that a security will default in payment and do not address other risks presented by the security. Please see the description of credit-quality ratings in the Fund's Statement of Additional Information. These tables depict the short-term, credit-quality ratings as assigned only by the NRSRO identified in each table.
4 Effective maturity is determined in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which regulates money market mutual funds.
5 Overnight securities comprised 3.5% of the Fund's portfolio.
Portfolio of Investments
November 30, 2004 (unaudited)
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES--2.4% | | | |
| | | Finance - Automotive--0.6% | | | |
$ | 7,339,121 | | Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust 2004-2, Class A1, 1.687%, 7/15/2005
| | $ | 7,339,121 |
| 7,819,519 | | Nissan Auto Lease Trust 2004-A, Class A1, 2.105%, 10/17/2005
| | | 7,819,519 |
| 5,110,076 | | USAA Auto Owner Trust 2004-2, Class A1, 1.660%, 7/15/2005
|
|
| 5,110,076
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 20,268,716
|
| | | Finance - Equipment--1.8% | | | |
| 55,811,967 | | CNH Equipment Trust 2004-A, Class A1, 2.009%, 10/14/2005
|
|
| 55,811,967
|
| | | TOTAL ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES
|
|
| 76,080,683
|
| | | CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT--8.3% | | | |
| | | Banking--8.3% | | | |
| 20,000,000 | | Credit Suisse First Boston, 2.050%, 12/10/2004
| | | 20,000,000 |
| 5,000,000 | | Deutsche Bank AG, 1.250%, 12/29/2004
| | | 5,000,190 |
| 15,000,000 | | Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati, 1.225%, 3/18/2005
| | | 14,999,560 |
| 40,000,000 | | Royal Bank of Canada, Montreal, 1.400%, 2/8/2005
| | | 40,000,000 |
| 13,000,000 | | Svenska Handelsbanken, Stockholm, 1.130%, 12/30/2004
| | | 13,000,205 |
| 45,000,000 | | UBS AG, 1.115% - 1.120%, 12/29/2004 - 12/31/2004
| | | 45,000,124 |
| 105,000,000 | | Washington Mutual Bank, F.A., 1.980% - 2.250%, 12/27/2004 - 2/2/2005
| | | 105,000,000 |
| 25,000,000 | | Wilmington Trust Co., 2.040%, 1/10/2005
|
|
| 25,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
|
|
| 268,000,079
|
| | | COLLATERALIZED LOAN AGREEMENTS--18.8% | | | |
| | | Banking--4.8% | | | |
| 50,000,000 | | Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 2.193%, 12/1/2004
| | | 50,000,000 |
| 15,000,000 | | Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., 2.188%, 12/1/2004
| | | 15,000,000 |
| 90,000,000 | | Wachovia Securities, Inc., 2.143%, 12/1/2004
|
|
| 90,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 155,000,000
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | Collateralized Loan AGREEMENTS--continued | | | |
| | | Brokerage--14.0% | | | |
$ | 85,000,000 | | Bear Stearns Cos., Inc., 2.213%, 12/1/2004
| | $ | 85,000,000 |
| 90,000,000 | | Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 2.163%, 12/1/2004
| | | 90,000,000 |
| 88,000,000 | | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.213% - 2.425%, 12/1/2004 - 4/25/2005
| | | 88,000,000 |
| 65,000,000 | | Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 2.213%, 12/1/2004
| | | 65,000,000 |
| 75,000,000 | | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 2.213%, 12/1/2004
| | | 75,000,000 |
| 50,000,000 | | Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., 2.142%, 12/1/2004
|
|
| 50,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 453,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN AGREEMENTS
|
|
| 608,000,000
|
| | | COMMERCIAL PAPER--15.1% 1 | | | |
| | | Aerospace/Auto--0.3% | | | |
| 10,000,000 | 2,3 | Volkswagen of America, Inc., (Guaranteed by Volkswagen AG), 2.084%, 12/3/2004
|
|
| 9,998,844
|
| | | Banking--4.0% | | | |
| 76,865,000 | 2,3 | Bavaria TRR Corp., (Bayerische Hypotheken-und Vereinsbank AG Swap Agreement), 2.060% - 2.220%, 12/3/2004 - 2/9/2005
| | | 76,632,044 |
| 15,000,000 | | KBC Financial Products International Ltd., (Guaranteed by KBC Bank N.V.), 1.850%, 2/8/2005
| | | 14,946,812 |
| 20,000,000 | 2,3 | Picaros Funding LLC, (Guaranteed by KBC Bank N.V.), 1.955%, 12/1/2004
| | | 20,000,000 |
| 17,000,000 | | UBS Finance (Delaware), Inc., (UBS AG LOC), 1.259%, 12/28/2004
|
|
| 16,984,063
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 128,562,919
|
| | | Conglomerate--0.5% | | | |
| 15,800,000 | | Textron Financial Corp., (Textron Inc. Support Agreement), 2.247%, 1/10/2005
|
|
| 15,760,676
|
| | | Finance - Automotive--1.9% | | | |
| 31,000,000 | | DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp., 2.080% - 2.150%, 12/13/2004 - 1/11/2005
| | | 30,964,566 |
| 10,000,000 | | FCAR Auto Loan Trust, A1+/P1 Series, 2.000%, 3/2/2005
| | | 9,949,444 |
| 20,000,000 | | New Center Asset Trust, A1/P1 Series, 2.010% - 2.030%, 3/1/2005 - 3/7/2005
|
|
| 19,897,558
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 60,811,568
|
| | | Finance - Commercial--1.7% | | | |
| 55,000,000 | | CIT Group, Inc., 1.930% - 2.100%, 12/2/2004 - 3/14/2005
|
|
| 54,841,094
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | COMMERCIAL PAPER--continued 1 | | | |
| | | Finance - Equipment--0.5% | | | |
$ | 17,000,000 | | John Deere Finance S.A., (Guaranteed by John Deere Capital Corp.), 2.100%, 12/21/2004
|
| $
| 16,980,167
|
| | | Finance - Retail--0.3% | | | |
| 10,000,000 | 2,3 | Paradigm Funding LLC, 2.140%, 4/6/2005
|
|
| 9,925,100
|
| | | Finance - Securities--3.2% | | | |
| 47,000,000 | 2,3 | Georgetown Funding Co. LLC, 2.090% - 2.100%, 12/22/2004 - 1/26/2005
| | | 46,877,179 |
| 6,000,000 | 2,3 | K2 (USA) LLC, (Guaranteed by K2 Corp.), 2.110%, 3/31/2005
| | | 5,957,800 |
| 25,000,000 | 2,3 | Perry Global Funding LLC Series A, 2.020%, 1/13/2005
| | | 24,939,681 |
| 25,000,000 | 2,3 | Sigma Finance, Inc., (Guaranteed by Sigma Finance Corp.), 1.990%, 3/11/2005
|
|
| 24,861,806
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 102,636,466
|
| | | Machinery, Equipment, Auto--0.5% | | | |
| 14,300,000 | | John Deere Capital Corp., (Deere & Co. Support Agreement), 2.111% - 2.161%, 1/14/2005 - 1/19/2005
|
|
| 14,259,484
|
| | | Retail--1.0% | | | |
| 32,400,000 | 2,3 | May Department Stores Co., 2.050% - 2.240%, 12/10/2004 - 1/10/2005
|
|
| 32,363,420
|
| | | Telecommunications--1.2% | | | |
| 40,000,000 | | BellSouth Corp., 1.940% - 1.970%, 12/7/2004 - 12/27/2004
|
|
| 39,960,047
|
| | | TOTAL COMMERCIAL PAPER
|
|
| 486,099,785
|
| | | CORPORATE BONDS--0.6% | | | |
| | | Finance - Automotive--0.0% | | | |
| 499,000 | | DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp., 7.400%, 1/20/2005
|
|
| 502,405
|
| | | Finance - Retail--0.6% | | | |
| 20,000,000 | | Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 2.140%, 1/18/2005
|
|
| 20,001,702
|
| | | TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
|
|
| 20,504,107
|
| | | CORPORATE NOTES--1.6% | | | |
| | | Finance - Securities--0.5% | | | |
| 7,000,000 | 2,3 | Beta Finance, Inc., (Guaranteed by Beta Finance Corp.), 1.570%, 4/20/2005
| | | 7,000,000 |
| 10,000,000 | 2,3 | K2 (USA) LLC, (Guaranteed by K2 Corp.), 1.310%, 2/28/2005
|
|
| 9,999,758
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 16,999,758
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | CORPORATE NOTES--continued | | | |
| | | Food & Beverage--0.3% | | | |
$ | 8,500,000 | 2,3 | McDonald's Corp., 4.545%, 3/7/2005
|
| $
| 8,568,822
|
| | | Pharmaceuticals and Health Care--0.8% | | | |
| 25,000,000 | 2,3 | Merck & Co., Inc., 4.484%, 2/22/2005
|
|
| 25,180,536
|
| | | TOTAL CORPORATE NOTES
|
|
| 50,749,116
|
| | | GOVERNMENT AGENCIES--5.9% | | | |
| | | Government Agency--5.9% | | | |
| 106,000,000 | | Federal Home Loan Bank System, 1.300% - 1.600%, 2/28/2005 - 5/16/2005
| | | 106,000,000 |
| 42,000,000 | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.825% - 3.875%, 12/9/2004 - 2/15/2005
| | | 42,057,697 |
| 41,000,000 | | Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.360% - 1.955%, 2/15/2005 - 10/21/2005
|
|
| 40,994,279
|
| | | TOTAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
|
|
| 189,051,976
|
| | | LOAN PARTICIPATION--0.2% | | | |
| | | Finance - Retail--0.2% | | | |
| 8,000,000 | | Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 2.130%, 12/15/2004
|
|
| 8,000,000
|
| | | NOTES - VARIABLE--43.5% 4 | | | |
| | | Banking--23.6% | | | |
| 2,570,000 | | 6380 Brackbill Associates LP, Series 2000, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 2.330%, 12/3/2004
| | | 2,570,000 |
| 14,315,000 | | Alabama Incentives Financing Authority, Series 1999-C, (SouthTrust Bank LOC), 2.220%, 12/2/2004
| | | 14,315,000 |
| 4,289,000 | | American Health Care Centers, Inc., (Series 1998), (FirstMerit Bank, N.A. LOC), 2.140%, 12/2/2004
| | | 4,289,000 |
| 5,500,000 | | American Manufacturing Co., Inc., (Wachovia Bank N.A. LOC), 2.300%, 12/2/2004
| | | 5,500,000 |
| 3,450,000 | | Aurora City, IL, (Series 1995), (National City Bank, Michigan/Illinois LOC), 2.180%, 12/2/2004
| | | 3,450,000 |
| 4,000,000 | | BW Capps & Son, Inc., (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 2.320%, 12/2/2004
| | | 4,000,000 |
| 3,685,000 | | Balboa Investment Group V, (First Commercial Bank, Birmingham, AL LOC), 2.561%, 12/2/2004
| | | 3,685,000 |
| 1,045,000 | | BeMacs Service, Inc., (SouthTrust Bank LOC), 2.450%, 12/3/2004
| | | 1,045,000 |
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | NOTES - VARIABLE--continued 4 | | | |
| | | Banking--continued | | | |
$ | 75,000,000 | 2,3 | Blue Heron Funding III, Inc., Series 3A, (Guaranteed by WestLB AG (Guaranteed)), 2.204%, 12/29/2004
| | $ | 75,000,000 |
| 20,000,000 | 2,3 | Blue Heron Funding V-A Ltd., Class A-2, (Guaranteed by WestLB AG (Guaranteed)), 2.210%, 12/27/2004
| | | 20,000,000 |
| 6,265,000 | | Bond Holdings LP, (SouthTrust Bank LOC), 2.240%, 12/3/2004
| | | 6,265,000 |
| 960,000 | | Boozer Lumber Co., (SouthTrust Bank LOC), 2.450%, 12/3/2004
| | | 960,000 |
| 7,855,000 | | Callaway Gardens Resort, Inc., (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 2.481%, 12/2/2004
| | | 7,855,000 |
| 2,697,000 | | Capital One Funding Corp., (Bank One N.A. (Columbus) LOC), 2.080%, 12/2/2004
| | | 2,697,000 |
| 7,170,000 | | Central Penn, Inc., (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 2.330%, 12/3/2004
| | | 7,170,000 |
| 1,275,000 | | Children's Defense Fund, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 2.330%, 12/7/2004
| | | 1,275,000 |
| 4,855,000 | | Columbus, GA Development Authority, Woodmont Properties, LLC, Series 2000, (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 2.220%, 12/2/2004
| | | 4,855,000 |
| 3,215,000 | | Crane Plastics Siding LLC, Series 2000, (Bank One N.A. (Chicago) LOC), 2.431%, 12/2/2004
| | | 3,215,000 |
| 10,000,000 | 2,3 | DePfa Bank PLC, 1.860%, 12/15/2004
| | | 10,000,000 |
| 3,300,000 | | Dewberry III LP, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 2.280%, 12/1/2004
| | | 3,300,000 |
| 10,000,000 | | Dexia Bank, Belgium, 1.925%, 12/2/2004
| | | 9,999,144 |
| 525,000 | | Edgefield County, SC, Series 1997 (Bondex Inc Project), (HSBC Bank USA LOC), 2.250%, 12/2/2004
| | | 525,000 |
| 3,345,000 | | Engle Printing & Publishing, Series 2001, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 2.330%, 12/3/2004
| | | 3,345,000 |
| 6,104,000 | | Frank Parsons Paper Co., Inc., Series 1999, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 2.330%, 12/3/2004
| | | 6,104,000 |
| 7,015,000 | | Gannett Fleming, Inc., Series 2001, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 2.330%, 12/3/2004
| | | 7,015,000 |
| 6,500,000 | | Gervais Street Associates, (Series 1998), (Wachovia Bank N.A. LOC), 2.250%, 12/1/2004
| | | 6,500,000 |
| 760,000 | | Gettysburg Area IDA, Hanover Lantern, Inc. Project (Series 1998-B), (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 2.280%, 12/1/2004
| | | 760,000 |
| 1,970,000 | | Graywood Farms LLC, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 2.330%, 12/3/2004
| | | 1,970,000 |
| 2,990,000 | | Great Southern Wood, Inc., (SouthTrust Bank LOC), 2.440%, 12/3/2004
| | | 2,990,000 |
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | NOTES - VARIABLE--continued 4 | | | |
| | | Banking--continued | | | |
$ | 7,785,000 | | Grob Systems, Inc., (Series 1998 & 1999), (Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati LOC), 2.130%, 12/2/2004
| | $ | 7,785,000 |
| 44,000,000 | 2,3 | HBOS Treasury Services PLC, 2.230%, 2/22/2005
| | | 44,000,000 |
| 55,000,000 | | HBOS Treasury Services PLC, 1.961% - 2.296%, 12/24/2004 - 1/3/2005
| | | 55,000,000 |
| 7,635,000 | | HJH Associates of Alabama, Hilton Hotel, Huntsville, (SouthTrust Bank LOC), 2.450%, 12/3/2004
| | | 7,635,000 |
| 1,000,000 | | Hanna Steel Corp., (SouthTrust Bank LOC), 2.490%, 12/3/2004
| | | 1,000,000 |
| 4,640,000 | | Hodges Bonded Warehouse, Inc., Teague Warehouse Project, (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 2.430%, 12/2/2004
| | | 4,640,000 |
| 5,455,000 | | Houlihan Brothers Finance Corp., Series A, (National City Bank, Michigan/Illinois LOC), 2.100%, 12/2/2004
| | | 5,455,000 |
| 3,880,000 | | Iowa 80 Group, Inc., Series 2001, (Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. LOC), 1.890%, 12/1/2004
| | | 3,880,000 |
| 7,860,000 | | Jackson-Rime Development Co. I, Series 2002, (First Commercial Bank, Birmingham, AL LOC), 2.220%, 12/2/2004
| | | 7,860,000 |
| 2,290,000 | | Lake Sherwood Senior Living Center LLC, (Union Planters Bank, N.A., Memphis, TN LOC), 2.520%, 12/2/2004
| | | 2,290,000 |
| 50,000,000 | 2 | MONET Trust, Series 2000-1, (Dresdner Bank AG, Frankfurt Swap Agreement), 2.030%, 12/28/2004
| | | 50,000,000 |
| 3,130,000 | | Maryland State Economic Development Corp., CWI Limited Partnership, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 2.330%, 12/3/2004
| | | 3,130,000 |
| 4,180,000 | | Maryland State Economic Development Corp., Human Genome Sciences Series 1999A, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 2.330%, 12/7/2004
| | | 4,180,000 |
| 50,000,000 | | Maryland State Economic Development Corp., Series 2001A Human Genome Sciences, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 2.330%, 12/7/2004
| | | 50,000,000 |
| 3,500,000 | | Maryland State IDFA, (Kelly Springfield Tire), (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 2.330%, 12/6/2004
| | | 3,500,000 |
| 3,985,000 | | Memphis, TN Center City Revenue Finance Corp., South Bluffs Project (Series1998-B), (National Bank of Commerce, Memphis, TN LOC), 1.920%, 12/2/2004
| | | 3,985,000 |
| 8,500,000 | | Newton Racquetball Associates, (Commerce Bank N.A., Cherry Hill, NJ LOC), 2.330%, 12/1/2004
| | | 8,500,000 |
| 7,500,000 | | Oxmoor Partners LLC, (First Commercial Bank, Birmingham, AL LOC), 2.440%, 12/2/2004
| | | 7,500,000 |
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | NOTES - VARIABLE--continued 4 | | | |
| | | Banking--continued | | | |
$ | 7,640,000 | | PVF Finance LLC, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 2.330%, 12/3/2004
| | $ | 7,640,000 |
| 8,500,000 | | Remington Leasing LLC, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 2.331%, 12/3/2004
| | | 8,500,000 |
| 6,000,000 | | Rt. 206, Inc., Series 2000, (Commerce Bank NA, Cherry Hill, NJ LOC), 2.430%, 12/1/2004
| | | 6,000,000 |
| 600,000 | | Sandridge Food Corp., (National City Bank, Ohio LOC), 2.140%, 12/2/2004
| | | 600,000 |
| 21,250,000 | | Sea Island Co., (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 2.481%, 12/2/2004
| | | 21,250,000 |
| 35,000,000 | | Societe Generale, Paris, 2.022% - 2.038%, 12/10/2004 - 12/17/2004
| | | 34,999,124 |
| 3,330,000 | | Sojourn Project, Series 1997, (FirstMerit Bank, N.A. LOC), 2.140%, 12/2/2004
| | | 3,330,000 |
| 9,230,000 | | Standing Boy Properties LLC, (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 2.481%, 12/2/2004
| | | 9,230,000 |
| 1,800,000 | | Stone Creek LLC, (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 2.220%, 12/2/2004
| | | 1,800,000 |
| 4,655,000 | | Sun Valley, Inc., (SouthTrust Bank LOC), 2.450%, 12/3/2004
| | | 4,655,000 |
| 15,000,000 | | SunTrust Bank, 2.020%, 1/4/2005
| | | 15,004,674 |
| 2,735,000 | | Sussex County, DE, Rehoboth Mall Project, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 2.330%, 12/3/2004
| | | 2,735,000 |
| 46,200,000 | | Taxable Floating Rate Notes, Series 2002-H2, Becker, MN PCR, (Bank of New York Swap Agreement), 2.220%, 12/1/2004
| | | 46,200,000 |
| 3,025,000 | | Thetford Threesome LLC, (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 2.480%, 12/2/2004
| | | 3,025,000 |
| 17,025,000 | | Union Development Co., (Bank of America N.A. LOC), 2.080%, 12/2/2004
| | | 17,025,000 |
| 9,262,500 | | WCN Properties, Inc., Series 2000, (Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co., Buffalo, NY LOC), 2.310%, 12/3/2004
| | | 9,262,500 |
| 73,000,000 | | Wells Fargo & Co., 2.020% - 2.170%, 12/2/2004 - 12/14/2004
| | | 73,000,000 |
| 3,545,000 | | Woodbury Business Forms, Inc./Carribean Business Forms, Series 1996 Taxable Revenue Bonds, (Columbus Bank and Trust Co., GA LOC), 2.700%, 12/2/2004
|
|
| 3,545,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 758,795,442
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | NOTES - VARIABLE--continued 4 | | | |
| | | Brokerage--4.4% | | | |
$ | 40,000,000 | 2,3 | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 2.240%, 12/13/2004
| | $ | 40,000,000 |
| 35,000,000 | | Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 2.039%, 12/6/2004
| | | 35,000,000 |
| 67,000,000 | | Morgan Stanley, 2.039% - 2.204%, 12/6/2004
|
|
| 67,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 142,000,000
|
| | | Finance - Automotive--0.9% | | | |
| 30,000,000 | | GMAC Residential Funding Corp., (Guaranteed by General Motors Acceptance Corp.), 2.556%, 12/1/2004
|
|
| 30,000,000
|
| | | Finance - Commercial--5.2% | | | |
| 45,000,000 | 2,3 | Compass Securitization LLC, 2.011%, 12/8/2004
| | | 44,997,268 |
| 25,000,000 | | GE Capital Assurance Co., (Guaranteed by General Electric Capital Corp.), 2.325%, 2/9/2005
| | | 25,000,000 |
| 10,000,000 | | GE Life and Annuity Assurance Co., (Guaranteed by General Electric Capital Corp.), 1.880%, 12/1/2004
| | | 10,000,000 |
| 85,300,000 | 2,3 | General Electric Capital Corp., 2.170% - 2.210%, 12/9/2004 - 12/17/2004
| | | 85,300,000 |
| 3,000,000 | | South Carolina Jobs-EDA, Roller Bearing Co., Series 1994 B, (Heller Financial, Inc. LOC), 2.280%, 12/2/2004
|
|
| 3,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 168,297,268
|
| | | Finance - Retail--1.0% | | | |
| 31,000,000 | | AFS Insurance Premium Receivables Trust, (Series 1994-A), 2.656%, 12/15/2004
|
|
| 31,000,000
|
| | | Finance - Securities--5.7% | | | |
| 75,000,000 | 2,3 | K2 (USA) LLC, (Guaranteed by K2 Corp.), 1.825% - 2.130%, 12/1/2004 - 12/15/2004
| | | 74,997,518 |
| 83,000,000 | 2,3 | Sigma Finance, Inc., (Guaranteed by Sigma Finance Corp.), 2.050% - 2.170%, 12/1/2004 - 12/15/2004
| | | 82,998,313 |
| 25,000,000 | 2,3 | Sigma Finance, Inc., 2.131%, 12/27/2004
|
|
| 24,995,507
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 182,991,338
|
| | | Government Agency--0.0% | | | |
| 810,000 | | Clayton County, GA Housing Authority, Summerwinds Project, Series 2000 B, (Federal National Mortgage Association LOC), 2.370%, 12/2/2004
|
|
| 810,000
|
Principal Amount
|
|
|
|
| Value
|
| | | NOTES - VARIABLE--continued 4 | | | |
| | | Insurance--2.7% | | | |
$ | 20,000,000 | | Allstate Life Insurance Co., 1.932%, 12/1/2004
| | $ | 20,000,000 |
| 33,000,000 | | Jackson National Life Insurance Co., 2.230%, 12/22/2004
| | | 33,000,000 |
| 35,000,000 | | Monumental Life Insurance Co., 2.530%, 2/28/2005
|
|
| 35,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL
|
|
| 88,000,000
|
| | | TOTAL NOTES - VARIABLE
|
|
| 1,401,894,048
|
| | | REPURCHASE AGREEMENT--3.5% | | | |
| 113,889,000 | | Interest in $1,500,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Countrywide Securities Corp., 2.080%, dated 11/30/2004 to be repurchased at $113,895,580 on 12/1/2004, collateralized by U.S. Government Agency Obligations with various maturities to 11/1/2034, collateral market value $1,530,972,305
|
|
| 113,889,000
|
| | | TOTAL INVESTMENTS--99.9% (AT AMORTIZED COST) 5
|
|
| 3,222,268,794
|
| | | OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET--0.1%
|
|
| 2,493,061
|
| | | TOTAL NET ASSETS--100%
|
| $
| 3,224,761,855
|
1 Each issue shows the rate of discount at the time of purchase for discount issues, or the coupon for interest bearing issues.
2 Denotes a restricted security, including securities purchased under the Rule144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, unless registered under the Act or exempted from registration, may only be sold to qualified institutional investors. At November 30, 2004, these securities amounted to $854,593,597 which represents 26.5% of total net assets.
3 Denotes a restricted security, including securities purchased under Rule 144A that have been deemed liquid by criteria approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. At November 30, 2004, these securities amounted to $804,593,597 which represents 25.0% of total net assets.
4 Current rate and next reset date shown.
5 Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at November 30, 2004.
The following acronyms are used throughout this portfolio:
EDA | - --Economic Development Authority |
IDA | - --Industrial Development Authority |
IDFA | - --Industrial Development Finance Authority |
LOC | - --Letter of Credit |
LP | - --Limited Partnership |
PCR | - --Pollution Control Revenue |
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
November 30, 2004 (unaudited)
Assets:
| | | | | | |
Total investments in securities, at amortized cost and value
| | | | | $ | 3,222,268,794 |
Income receivable
| | | | | | 5,976,029 |
Receivable for shares sold
|
|
|
|
|
| 59,235
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
| 3,228,304,058
|
Liabilities:
| | | | | | |
Payable for shares redeemed
| | $ | 50,857 | | | |
Income distribution payable
| | | 690,501 | | | |
Payable to bank
| | | 268,684 | | | |
Payable for transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses
| | | 1,563,882 | | | |
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees
| | | 2,490 | | | |
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 4)
| | | 266,926 | | | |
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 4)
| | | 667,315 | | | |
Accrued expenses
|
|
| 31,547
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
| 3,542,202
|
Net assets for 3,224,748,526 shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
| $
| 3,224,761,856
|
Net Assets Consist of:
| | | | | | |
Paid-in capital
| | | | | $ | 3,224,748,526 |
Undistributed net investment income
|
|
|
|
|
| 13,330
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS
|
|
|
|
| $
| 3,224,761,856
|
Net Asset Value, Offering Price, and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:
| | | | | | |
($3,224,761,856 ÷ 3,224,748,526 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized
|
|
|
|
|
| $1.00
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended November 30, 2004 (unaudited)
Investment Income:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $
| 26,679,271
|
Expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment adviser fee (Note 4)
| | | | | | $ | 8,407,432 | | | | |
Administrative personnel and services fee (Note 4)
| | | | | | | 1,349,612 | | | | |
Custodian fees
| | | | | | | 114,701 | | | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
| | | | | | | 2,868,286 | | | | |
Directors'/Trustees' fees
| | | | | | | 17,778 | | | | |
Auditing fees
| | | | | | | 6,509 | | | | |
Legal fees
| | | | | | | 1,750 | | | | |
Portfolio accounting fees
| | | | | | | 81,603 | | | | |
Distribution services fee (Note 4)
| | | | | | | 1,681,486 | | | | |
Shareholder services fee (Note 4)
| | | | | | | 4,203,716 | | | | |
Share registration costs
| | | | | | | 88,154 | | | | |
Printing and postage
| | | | | | | 158,952 | | | | |
Insurance premiums
| | | | | | | 18,335 | | | | |
Taxes
| | | | | | | 170,395 | | | | |
Miscellaneous
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 8,559
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 19,177,268
|
|
|
|
|
Waivers (Note 4):
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Waiver of investment adviser fee
| | $ | (1,333,781 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of administrative personnel and services fee
| | | (68,319 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses
|
|
| (37,169
| )
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL WAIVERS
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (1,439,269
| )
|
|
|
|
Net expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 17,737,999
|
Net investment income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $
| 8,941,272
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
|
|
| Six Months Ended (unaudited) 11/30/2004
|
|
|
| Year Ended 5/31/2004
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
|
| $
| 8,941,272
|
|
| $
| 6,871,247
|
|
Distributions to Shareholders:
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income
|
|
| (8,920,374
| )
|
|
| (6,851,733
| )
|
Share Transactions:
| | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares
| | | 2,671,064,038 | | | | 9,392,114,174 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
| | | 8,024,304 | | | | 7,152,931 | |
Cost of shares redeemed
|
|
| (3,789,208,730
| )
|
|
| (10,073,395,653
| )
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
|
| (1,110,120,388
| )
|
|
| (674,128,548
| )
|
Change in net assets
|
|
| (1,110,099,490
| )
|
|
| (674,109,034
| )
|
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period
|
|
| 4,334,861,346
|
|
|
| 5,008,970,380
|
|
End of period (including undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income of $13,330 and $(7,568), respectively)
|
| $
| 3,224,761,856
|
|
| $
| 4,334,861,346
|
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
November 30, 2004 (unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
Cash Trust Series, Inc. (the "Corporation") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as an open-end, management investment company. The Corporation consists of four portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Prime Cash Series (the "Fund"). The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. The primary investment objective of the Fund is to provide current income consistent with stability of principal and liquidity.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States of America.
Investment Valuation
The Fund uses the amortized cost method to value its portfolio securities in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.
Repurchase Agreements
It is the policy of the Fund to require the custodian bank to take possession, to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, or to have segregated within the custodian bank's vault, all securities held as collateral under repurchase agreement transactions. Additionally, procedures have been established by the Fund to monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of each repurchase agreement's collateral to ensure that the value of the collateral at least equals the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement.
The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Fund's adviser to be creditworthy pursuant to the guidelines and/or standards reviewed or established by the Board of Directors (the "Directors"). Risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to honor the terms of the repurchase agreement. Accordingly, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on the sale of collateral securities. The Fund, along with other affiliated investment companies, may utilize a joint trading account for the purpose of entering into one or more repurchase agreements.
Investment Income, Expenses, and Distributions
Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Premium and Discount Amortization
All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted for financial statement purposes.
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary.
Other Taxes
As an open-end management investment company incorporated in the state of Maryland but domiciled in Pennsylvania, the Fund is subject to the Pennsylvania Franchise Tax. This franchise tax is assessed annually on the value of the Fund, as represented by average net assets for the tax year.
When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Restricted Securities
Restricted securities are securities that may only be resold upon registration under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from such registration. Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. In some cases, the restricted securities may be resold without registration upon exercise of a demand feature. Such restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Directors. The Fund will not incur any registration costs upon such resales. Restricted securities are valued at amortized cost in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.
Additional information on restricted securities, excluding securities purchased under Rule 144A that have been deemed liquid by the Directors, held at November 30, 2004, is as follows:
Security
|
| Acquisition Date
|
| Acquisition Cost
|
MONET Trust, Series 2000-1, (Dresdner Bank AG, Frankfurt Swap Agreement), 2.030%, 12/28/2004
|
| 9/27/2000
|
| $50,000,000
|
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.
Other
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis.
3. CAPITAL STOCK
At November 30, 2004, capital paid-in aggregated $3,224,748,526.
The following table summarizes capital stock activity:
|
| Six Months Ended 11/30/2004
|
|
| Year Ended 5/31/2004
|
|
Shares sold
|
| 2,671,064,038
|
|
| 9,392,114,174
|
|
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
|
| 8,024,304
|
|
| 7,152,931
|
|
Shares redeemed
|
| (3,789,208,730
| )
|
| (10,073,395,653
| )
|
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
| (1,110,120,388
| )
|
| (674,128,548
| )
|
4. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
Federated Investment Management Company, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser"), receives for its services an annual investment adviser fee equal to 0.50% of the Fund's average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average aggregate daily net assets of all Federated funds as specified below:
Maximum Administrative Fee
|
| Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets of the Federated Funds
|
0.150%
|
| on the first $5 billion
|
0.125%
|
| on the next $5 billion
|
0.100%
|
| on the next $10 billion
|
0.075%
|
| on assets in excess of $20 billion
|
The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares. FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FAS can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses up to 0.35% of the average daily net assets, annually, to compensate FSC. FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Shareholder Services Fee
Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC), the Fund will pay FSSC up to 0.25% of average daily net assets of the Fund for the period. The fee paid to FSSC is used to finance certain services for shareholders and to maintain shareholder accounts. FSSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Fees and Expenses
Prior to July 1, 2004, Federated Services Company, FServ, through its subsidiary FSSC, served as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The fee paid to FSSC was based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders. The fee paid to FSSC during the reporting period was $495,541, after voluntary waiver, if applicable.
General
Certain of the Officers and Directors of the Corporation are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
5. CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
A substantial part of the Fund's portfolio may be comprised of obligations of banks. As a result, the Fund may be more susceptible to any economic, business, political or other developments which generally affect these entities.
6. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Beginning in October 2003, Federated Investors, Inc. and various subsidiaries thereof (including the advisers and distributor for various investment companies, collectively, "Federated"), along with various investment companies sponsored by Federated ("Funds") were named as defendants in several class action lawsuits now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland seeking damages of unspecified amounts. The lawsuits were purportedly filed on behalf of people who purchased, owned and/or redeemed shares of Federated-sponsored mutual funds during specified periods beginning November 1, 1998. The suits are generally similar in alleging that Federated engaged in illegal and improper trading practices including market timing and late trading in concert with certain institutional traders, which allegedly caused financial injury to the mutual fund shareholders. Federated and various Funds have also been named as defendants in several additional lawsuits, the majority of which are now pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleging, among other things, excessive advisory and Rule 12b-1 fees, and seeking damages of unspecified amounts. The Board of the Funds has retained the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP to represent the Funds in these lawsuits. Federated and the Funds, and their respective counsel, are reviewing the allegations and will respond appropriately. Additional lawsuits based upon similar allegations may be filed in the future. The potential impact of these recent lawsuits and future potential similar suits is uncertain. Although we do not believe that these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the Funds, there can be no assurance that these suits, the ongoing adverse publicity and/or other developments resulting from the regulatory investigations will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sales of Fund shares, or other adverse consequences for the Funds.
Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank, and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal. Although money market funds seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, there is no assurance that they will be able to do so.
This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses, and other information.
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Fund's portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400. A report on "Form N-PX" of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Federated's website. Go to http://www.federatedinvestors.com, select "Products," select the "Prospectuses and Regulatory Reports" link, then select the Fund to access the link to Form N-PX. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on "Form N-Q." These filings are available on the SEC's website at http://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.) You may also access this information from the "Products" section of Federated's website at www.federatedinvestors.com by clicking on "Portfolio Holdings" and selecting the name of the Fund, or by selecting the name of the Fund and clicking on "Portfolio Holdings." You must register on the website the first time you wish to access this information.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT FUND DOCUMENT DELIVERY
In an effort to reduce costs and avoid duplicate mailings, the Fund(s) intend to deliver a single copy of certain documents to each household in which more than one shareholder of the Fund(s) resides (so-called "householding"), as permitted by applicable rules. The Fund's "householding" program covers its/their Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and supplements to each, as well as Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports and any Proxies or information statements. Shareholders must give their written consent to participate in the "householding" program. The Fund is also permitted to treat a shareholder as having given consent ("implied consent") if (i) shareholders with the same last name, or believed to be members of the same family, reside at the same street address or receive mail at the same post office box, (ii) the Fund gives notice of its intent to "household" at least sixty (60) days before it begins "householding" and (iii) none of the shareholders in the household have notified the Fund(s) or their agent of the desire to "opt out" of "householding." Shareholders who have granted written consent, or have been deemed to have granted implied consent, can revoke that consent and opt out of "householding" at any time: shareholders who purchased shares through an intermediary should contact their representative; other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.
Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
Prime Cash Series
Federated Investors Funds
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Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000
www.federatedinvestors.com
Contact us at 1-800-341-7400 or
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Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc. 2005 (c)Federated Investors, Inc.
Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
Treasury Cash Series
A Portfolio of Cash Trust Series, Inc.
SEMI-ANNUAL SHAREHOLDER REPORT
November 30, 2004
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS SUMMARY TABLES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
Not FDIC Insured * May Lose Value * No Bank Guarantee
Federated Investors 50 Years of Growth & Innovation
Financial Highlights
(For a Share Outstanding Throughout Each Period)
| | Six Months Ended (unaudited) | | | Year Ended May 31,
|
|
| 11/30/2004
|
|
| 2004
|
|
| 2003
|
|
| 2002
|
|
| 2001
|
|
| 2000
|
|
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period
| | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | | | $1.00 | |
Income From Investment Operations:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| | 0.0019 | | | 0.0004 | | | 0.0051 | | | 0.0159 | | | 0.0492 | | | 0.0438 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments
|
| 0.0000
| 1
|
| 0.0002
|
|
| 0.0006
|
|
| 0.0007
|
|
| - --
|
|
| - --
|
|
TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS
|
| 0.0019
|
|
| 0.0006
|
|
| 0.0057
|
|
| 0.0166
|
|
| 0.0492
|
|
| 0.0438
|
|
Less Distributions:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income
| | (0.0019 | ) | | (0.0004 | ) | | (0.0051 | ) | | (0.0159 | ) | | (0.0492 | ) | | (0.0438 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investments
|
| (0.0000
| ) 1
|
| (0.0002
| )
|
| (0.0006
| )
|
| (0.0007
| )
|
| - --
|
|
| - --
|
|
TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS
|
| (0.0019
| )
|
| (0.0006
| )
|
| (0.0057
| )
|
| (0.0166
| )
|
| (0.0492
| )
|
| (0.0438
| )
|
Net Asset Value, End of Period
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
Total Return 2
|
| 0.19
| %
|
| 0.06
| %
|
| 0.57
| %
|
| 1.67
| %
|
| 5.03
| %
|
| 4.47
| %
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
| 1.05
| % 3
|
| 1.01
| %
|
| 1.05
| %
|
| 1.03
| %
|
| 1.04
| %
|
| 1.01
| %
|
Net investment income
|
| 0.35
| % 3
|
| 0.04
| %
|
| 0.54
| %
|
| 1.63
| %
|
| 4.91
| %
|
| 4.37
| %
|
Expense waiver/reimbursement 4
|
| 0.17
| % 3
|
| 0.09
| %
|
| 0.05
| %
|
| - --
|
|
| 0.01
| %
|
| 0.04
| %
|
Supplemental Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets, end of period (000 omitted)
|
| $221,967
|
| $341,511
|
| $491,107
|
| $606,949
|
| $977,293
|
| $850,062
|
|
1 Represents less then $0.0001.
2 Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
3 Computed on an annualized basis.
4 This voluntary expense decrease is reflected in both the expense and the net investment income ratios shown above.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees; to the extent applicable, distribution (12b-1) fees and/or shareholder services fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you to understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. It is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from June 1, 2004 to November 30, 2004.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
The first section of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this section, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first section under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
The second section of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are provided to enable you 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. Therefore, the second section of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.
|
| Beginning Account Value 6/1/2004
|
| Ending Account Value 11/30/2004
|
| Expenses Paid During Period 1
|
Actual
|
| $1,000
|
| $1,001.90
|
| $5.27
|
Hypothetical (assuming a 5% return before expenses)
|
| $1,000
|
| $1,019.80
|
| $5.32
|
1 Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 1.05%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
Portfolio of Investments Summary Tables
At November 30, 2004, the Fund's portfolio composition 1 was as follows:
|
| Percentage of Total Investments 2
|
Repurchase Agreements
|
| 84.4%
|
U.S. Treasury Securities
|
| 15.6%
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
At November 30, 2004, the Fund's effective maturity 3 schedule was as follows:
Securities With an Effective Maturity of:
|
| Percentage of Total Investments 2
|
1-7 Days
|
| 76.3%
|
8-30 Days
|
| 5.5%
|
31-90 Days
|
| 8.3%
|
91-180 Days
|
| 9.5%
|
181 Days or more
|
| 0.4%
|
TOTAL
|
| 100.0%
|
1 See the Fund's Prospectus for a description of the principal types of securities in which the Fund invests.
2 Percentages are based on total investments, which may differ from the Fund's total net assets used in computing the percentages in the Portfolio of Investments which follows.
3 Effective maturity is determined in accordance with the requirements of Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which regulates money market mutual funds.
Portfolio of Investments
November 30, 2004 (unaudited)
Principal Amount
|
|
|
| Value
|
|
| | | U.S. TREASURY--15.7% | | | | |
| | | U.S. Treasury Bills--11.8% 1 | | | | |
$ | 26,250,000 | | 1.545% - 2.380%, 12/23/2004 - 6/2/2005
|
| $
| 26,100,997
|
|
| | | U.S. Treasury Notes--3.9% | | | | |
| 8,750,000 | | 1.625%, 1/31/2005 - 4/30/2005
|
|
| 8,756,463
|
|
| | | TOTAL U.S. TREASURY
|
|
| 34,857,460
|
|
| | | REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS--84.8% | | | | |
| 45,000,000 | | Interest in $1,500,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with ABN AMRO Bank NV, New York, 1.980%, dated 11/30/2004 to be repurchased at $45,002,475 on 12/1/2004, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 2/15/2031, collateral market value $1,530,084,657
| | | 45,000,000 | |
| 45,000,000 | | Interest in $1,250,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with BNP Paribas Securities Corp., 1.970%, dated 11/30/2004 to be repurchased at $45,002,463 on 12/1/2004, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 4/15/2029, collateral market value $1,275,000,220
| | | 45,000,000 | |
| 45,000,000 | | Interest in $936,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Barclays Capital, Inc., 1.960%, dated 11/30/2004 to be repurchased at $45,002,450 on 12/1/2004, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 8/15/2014, collateral market value $954,773,223
| | | 45,000,000 | |
| 11,000,000 | 2 | Interest in $670,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 2.140%, dated 11/10/2004 to be repurchased at $11,058,850 on 2/10/2005, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 2/15/2026, collateral market value $683,400,688
| | | 11,000,000 | |
| 35,313,000 | | Interest in $2,250,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., 1.980%, dated 11/30/2004 to be repurchased at $35,314,942 on 12/1/2004, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 2/15/2015, collateral market value $2,295,849,333
| | | 35,313,000 | |
| 7,000,000 | 2 | Interest in $500,000,000 joint repurchase agreement with UBS Securities LLC, 1.880%, dated 10/20/2004 to be repurchased at $7,021,933 on 12/20/2004, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations with various maturities to 2/15/2031, collateral market value $510,000,532
|
|
| 7,000,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
|
|
| 188,313,000
|
|
| | | TOTAL INVESTMENTS--100.5% (AT AMORTIZED COST) 3
|
|
| 223,170,460
|
|
| | | OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES - NET--(0.5)%
|
|
| (1,203,221
| )
|
| | | TOTAL NET ASSETS--100%
|
| $
| 221,967,239
|
|
1 These issues show the rate of discount at the time of purchase.
2 Although final maturity falls beyond seven days at date of purchase, a liquidity feature is included in each transaction to permit termination of the repurchase agreement within seven days.
3 Also represents cost for federal tax purposes.
Note: The categories of investments are shown as a percentage of total net assets at November 30, 2004.
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
November 30, 2004 (unaudited)
Assets:
| | | | | | | |
Investments in repurchase agreements
| | $ | 188,313,000 | | | | |
Investments in securities
|
|
| 34,857,460
|
|
|
|
|
Total investments in securities, at amortized cost and value
| | | | | $ | 223,170,460 | |
Income receivable
|
|
|
|
|
| 66,243
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
| 223,236,703
|
|
Liabilities:
| | | | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased
| | | 987,968 | | | | |
Income distribution payable
| | | 23,956 | | | | |
Payable to bank
| | | 31,981 | | | | |
Payable for transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent fee and expenses
| | | 109,782 | | | | |
Payable for Directors'/Trustees' fees
| | | 537 | | | | |
Payable for distribution services fee (Note 4)
| | | 18,255 | | | | |
Payable for shareholder services fee (Note 4)
| | | 45,638 | | | | |
Accrued expenses
|
|
| 51,347
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,269,464
|
|
Net assets for 221,968,204 shares outstanding
|
|
|
|
| $
| 221,967,239
|
|
Net Assets Consist of:
| | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital
| | | | | $ | 221,968,204 | |
Distributions in excess of net investment income
|
|
|
|
|
| (965
| )
|
TOTAL NET ASSETS
|
|
|
|
| $
| 221,967,239
|
|
Net Asset Value, Offering Price and Redemption Proceeds Per Share:
| | | | | | | |
($221,967,239 ÷ 221,968,204 shares outstanding), no par value, unlimited shares authorized
|
|
|
|
|
| $1.00
|
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Operations
Six Months Ended November 30, 2004 (unaudited)
Investment Income:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $
| 1,752,701
|
Expenses:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment adviser fee (Note 4)
| | | | | | $ | 626,791 | | | | |
Administrative personnel and services fee (Note 4)
| | | | | | | 100,615 | | | | |
Custodian fees
| | | | | | | 15,647 | | | | |
Transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses (Note 4)
| | | | | | | 212,661 | | | | |
Directors'/Trustees' fees
| | | | | | | 2,262 | | | | |
Auditing fees
| | | | | | | 7,000 | | | | |
Legal fees
| | | | | | | 2,638 | | | | |
Portfolio accounting fees
| | | | | | | 34,343 | | | | |
Distribution services fee (Note 4)
| | | | | | | 125,358 | | | | |
Shareholder services fee (Note 4)
| | | | | | | 313,396 | | | | |
Share registration costs
| | | | | | | 47,753 | | | | |
Printing and postage
| | | | | | | 13,137 | | | | |
Insurance premiums
| | | | | | | 4,854 | | | | |
Taxes
| | | | | | | 10,516 | | | | |
Miscellaneous
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 6,147
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL EXPENSES
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,523,118
|
|
|
|
|
Waivers (Note 4):
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Waiver of investment adviser fee
| | $ | (193,128 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of administrative personnel and services fee
| | | (5,092 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of transfer and dividend disbursing agent fees and expenses
| | | (2,494 | ) | | | | | | | |
Waiver of shareholder services fee
|
|
| (10,984
| )
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL WAIVERS
|
|
|
|
|
|
| (211,698
| )
|
|
|
|
Net expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1,311,420
|
Net investment income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 441,281
|
Net realized gain on investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 3,331
|
Change in net assets resulting from operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $
| 444,612
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
|
|
| Six Months Ended (unaudited) 11/30/2004
|
|
|
| Year Ended 5/31/2004
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income
| | $ | 441,281 | | | $ | 162,460 | |
Net realized gain on investments
|
|
| 3,331
|
|
|
| 76,808
|
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
|
|
| 444,612
|
|
|
| 239,268
|
|
Distributions to Shareholders:
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions from net investment income
| | | (449,025 | ) | | | (193,321 | ) |
Distributions from net realized gain on investments
|
|
| (3,331
| )
|
|
| (76,808
| )
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
|
|
| (452,356
| )
|
|
| (270,129
| )
|
Share Transactions:
| | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares
| | | 324,122,485 | | | | 1,136,794,890 | |
Net asset value of shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
| | | 413,924 | | | | 263,420 | |
Cost of shares redeemed
|
|
| (444,072,271
| )
|
|
| (1,286,623,341
| )
|
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
|
| (119,535,862
| )
|
|
| (149,565,031
| )
|
Change in net assets
|
|
| (119,543,606
| )
|
|
| (149,595,892
| )
|
Net Assets:
| | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period
|
|
| 341,510,845
|
|
|
| 491,106,737
|
|
End of period (including undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income of $(965) and $6,779, respectively)
|
|
| $221,967,239
|
|
|
| $341,510,845
|
|
See Notes which are an integral part of the Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
November 30, 2004 (unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
Cash Trust Series, Inc. (the "Corporation") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as an open-end, management investment company. The Corporation consists of four portfolios. The financial statements included herein are only those of Treasury Cash Series (the "Fund"). The financial statements of the other portfolios are presented separately. The assets of each portfolio are segregated and a shareholder's interest is limited to the portfolio in which shares are held. The primary investment objective of the Fund is to provide current income consistent with stability of principal and liquidity.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States of America.
Investment Valuation
The Fund uses the amortized cost method to value its portfolio securities in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Act.
Repurchase Agreements
It is the policy of the Fund to require the custodian bank to take possession, to have legally segregated in the Federal Reserve Book Entry System, or to have segregated within the custodian bank's vault, all securities held as collateral under repurchase agreement transactions. Additionally, procedures have been established by the Fund to monitor, on a daily basis, the market value of each repurchase agreement's collateral to ensure that the value of the collateral at least equals the repurchase price to be paid under the repurchase agreement.
The Fund will only enter into repurchase agreements with banks and other recognized financial institutions, such as broker/dealers, which are deemed by the Fund's adviser to be creditworthy pursuant to the guidelines and/or standards reviewed or established by the Board of Directors (the "Directors"). Risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to honor the terms of the repurchase agreement. Accordingly, the Fund could receive less than the repurchase price on the sale of collateral securities. The Fund, along with other affiliated investment companies, may utilize a joint trading account for the purpose of entering into one or more repurchase agreements.
Investment Income, Expenses and Distributions
Interest income and expenses are accrued daily. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Premium and Discount Amortization
All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted.
Federal Taxes
It is the Fund's policy to comply with the Subchapter M provision of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary.
Other Taxes
As an open-end management investment company incorporated in the state of Maryland but domiciled in Pennsylvania, the Fund is subject to the Pennsylvania Franchise Tax. This franchise tax is assessed annually on the value of the Fund, as represented by average net assets for the tax year.
When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions
The Fund may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Fund records when-issued securities on the trade date and maintains security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, expenses and revenues reported in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimated.
Other
Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis.
3. CAPITAL STOCK
At November 30, 2004, capital paid-in aggregated $221,968,204.
The following table summarizes capital stock activity:
|
| Six Months Ended 11/30/2004
|
|
| Year Ended 5/31/2004
|
|
Shares sold
| | 324,122,485 | | | 1,136,794,890 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in payment of distributions declared
| | 413,924 | | | 263,420 | |
Shares redeemed
|
| (444,072,271
| )
|
| (1,286,623,341
| )
|
NET CHANGE RESULTING FROM SHARE TRANSACTIONS
|
| (119,535,862
| )
|
| (149,565,031
| )
|
4. INVESTMENT ADVISER FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Investment Adviser Fee
Federated Investment Management Company, the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser") receives for its services an annual investment adviser fee equal to 0.50% of the funds average daily net assets. The Adviser may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. The Adviser can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Administrative Fee
Federated Administrative Services (FAS), under the Administrative Services Agreement, provides the Fund with administrative personnel and services. The fee paid to FAS is based on the average aggregate daily net assets of all Federated funds as specified below:
Maximum Administrative Fee
|
| Average Aggregate Daily Net Assets of the Federated Funds
|
0.150%
|
| on the first $5 billion
|
0.125%
|
| on the next $5 billion
|
0.100%
|
| on the next $10 billion
|
0.075%
|
| on assets in excess of $20 billion
|
The administrative fee received during any fiscal year shall be at least $150,000 per portfolio and $40,000 per each additional class of Shares. FAS may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FAS can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Distribution Services Fee
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. Under the terms of the Plan, the Fund will compensate Federated Securities Corp. (FSC), the principal distributor, from the daily net assets of the Fund's shares to finance activities intended to result in the sale of these shares. The Plan provides that the Fund may incur distribution expenses of up to 0.35% of average daily net assets, annually, to compensate FSC. FSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Shareholder Services Fee
Under the terms of a Shareholder Services Agreement with Federated Shareholder Services Company (FSSC), the Fund will pay FSSC up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund for the period. The fee paid to FSSC is used to finance certain services for shareholders and to maintain shareholder accounts. FSSC may voluntarily choose to waive any portion of its fee. FSSC can modify or terminate this voluntary waiver at any time at its sole discretion.
Transfer and Dividend Disbursing Agent Fees and Expenses
Prior to July 1, 2004 Federated Services Company, through its subsidiary FSSC, served as transfer and dividend disbursing agent for the Fund. The fee paid to FSSC was based on the size, type and number of accounts and transactions made by shareholders. The fee paid to FSSC during the reporting period was $35,153, after voluntary waiver, if applicable.
General
Certain of the Officers and Directors of the Corporation are Officers and Directors or Trustees of the above companies.
5. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Beginning in October 2003, Federated Investors, Inc. and various subsidiaries thereof (including the advisers and distributor for various investment companies, collectively, "Federated"), along with various investment companies sponsored by Federated ("Funds") were named as defendants in several class action lawsuits now pending in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland seeking damages of unspecified amounts. The lawsuits were purportedly filed on behalf of people who purchased, owned and/or redeemed shares of Federated-sponsored mutual funds during specified periods beginning November 1, 1998. The suits are generally similar in alleging that Federated engaged in illegal and improper trading practices including market timing and late trading in concert with certain institutional traders, which allegedly caused financial injury to the mutual fund shareholders. Federated and various Funds have also been named as defendants in several additional lawsuits, the majority of which are now pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleging, among other things, excessive advisory and Rule 12b-1 fees, and seeking damages of unspecified amounts. The Board of the Funds has retained the law firm of Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP to represent the Funds in these lawsuits. Federated and the Funds, and their respective counsel, are reviewing the allegations and will respond appropriately. Additional lawsuits based upon similar allegations may be filed in the future. The potential impact of these recent lawsuits and future potential similar suits is uncertain. Although we do not believe that these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the Funds, there can be no assurance that these suits, the ongoing adverse publicity and/or other developments resulting from the related regulatory investigations will not result in increased Fund redemptions, reduced sales of Fund shares, or other adverse consequences for the Funds.
Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank, and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including the possible loss of principal. Although money market funds seek to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share, there is no assurance that they will be able to do so.
This report is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by the Fund's prospectus, which contains facts concerning its objective and policies, management fees, expenses, and other information.
VOTING PROXIES ON FUND PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Fund's portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-341-7400. A report on "Form N-PX" of how the Fund voted any such proxies during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available through Federated's website. Go to http://www.federatedinvestors.com, select "Products," select the "Prospectuses and Regulatory Reports" link, then select the Fund to access the link to Form N-PX. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Fund files with the SEC a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings, as of the close of the first and third quarters of its fiscal year, on "Form N-Q." These filings are available on the SEC's website at http://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.) You may also access this information from the "Products" section of Federated's website at www.federatedinvestors.com by clicking on "Portfolio Holdings" and selecting the name of the Fund, or by selecting the name of the Fund and clicking on "Portfolio Holdings." You must register on the website the first time you wish to access this information.
IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT FUND DOCUMENT DELIVERY
In an effort to reduce costs and avoid duplicate mailings, the Fund(s) intend to deliver a single copy of certain documents to each household in which more than one shareholder of the Fund(s) resides (so-called "householding"), as permitted by applicable rules. The Fund's "householding" program covers its/their Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, and supplements to each, as well as Semi-Annual and Annual Shareholder Reports and any Proxies or information statements. Shareholders must give their written consent to participate in the "householding" program. The Fund is also permitted to treat a shareholder as having given consent ("implied consent") if (i) shareholders with the same last name, or believed to be members of the same family, reside at the same street address or receive mail at the same post office box, (ii) the Fund gives notice of its intent to "household" at least sixty (60) days before it begins "householding" and (iii) none of the shareholders in the household have notified the Fund(s) or their agent of the desire to "opt out" of "householding." Shareholders who have granted written consent, or have been deemed to have granted implied consent, can revoke that consent and opt out of "householding" at any time: shareholders who purchased shares through an intermediary should contact their representative; other shareholders may call the Fund at 1-800-341-7400.
Federated
World-Class Investment Manager
Treasury Cash Series
Federated Investors Funds
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-7000
www.federatedinvestors.com
Contact us at 1-800-341-7400 or
www.federatedinvestors.com/contact
Federated Securities Corp., Distributor
Cusip 147551402
0122607 (1/05)
Federated is a registered mark of Federated Investors, Inc. 2005 (c)Federated Investors, Inc.
Item 2. Code of Ethics
Not Applicable
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert
Not Applicable
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not Applicable
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants
Not Applicable
Item 6. Schedule of Investments
Not Applicable
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) The registrant's President and Treasurer have concluded that the
registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule
30a-3(c) under the Act) are effective in design and operation and are
sufficient to form the basis of the certifications required by Rule 30a-(2)
under the Act, based on their evaluation of these disclosure controls and
procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the last
fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant Cash Trust Series, Inc.
By /S/ Richard J. Thomas, Principal Financial Officer
(insert name and title)
Date January 24, 2005
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
By /S/ J. Christopher Donahue, Principal Executive Officer
Date January 24, 2005
By /S/ Richard J. Thomas, Principal Financial Officer
Date January 24, 2005