UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
Investment Company Act file number | 811-5970 |
Cash Account Trust
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
222 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 454-7190
Paul Schubert
345 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10154
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
Date of fiscal year end: | 4/30 |
Date of reporting period: | 4/30/07 |
ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS
ANNUAL REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS
Premium Reserve Money Market Shares Fund #97
Institutional Money Market Shares Fund #146
Money Market Portfolio
April 30, 2007
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. To obtain a prospectus for any of our funds, visit www.dws-scudder.com. We advise you to consider the portfolio's objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the portfolio. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.
NOT FDIC/NCUA INSURED NO BANK GUARANTEE MAY LOSE VALUE
NOT A DEPOSIT NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY
Portfolio Management Review
In the following interview, Portfolio Manager Geoffrey Gibbs discusses the market environment and the performance of Cash Account Trust — Premium Reserve Money Market Shares and Institutional Money Market Shares during the 12-month period ended April 30, 2007.
Q: Will you discuss the market environment for the portfolio during the most recent 12-month period?
A: At the start of the Cash Account Trust's most recent fiscal year, US economic growth remained on track despite geopolitical uncertainty, rising oil prices and an emerging slowdown in the residential real estate market. In the second, third and fourth quarters of 2006, US gross domestic product (GDP) came in at 2.6%, 2.0% and 2.5%, respectively, below long-term growth trends. The Federal Reserve's actions in raising short-term interest rates by one-quarter percentage point at each Fed meeting from June 2004 through June 2006 seemed — at least to some observers — to be bringing the economy in for a "perfect landing," i.e., slower growth with no significant resurgence in inflation.
Beginning at its August 2006 meeting, the Fed "paused" from further short-term rate hikes, believing that the rate increases already in the pipeline would bring inflation back to within the Fed's target range. At the close of the 12-month period ended April 30, 2007, the federal funds rate — the overnight rate charged by banks when they borrow money from each other, which guides other interest rates — remained at 5.25%. In the first quarter of this year, increasing defaults by subprime mortgage borrowers sparked volatility in the financial markets as investors wondered how badly Wall Street and the banking community would be hurt by a retrenchment in this market. But by mid-March, it seemed evident that the negative effects of the subprime crisis would be
Portfolio Performance (as of April 30, 2007) Performance is historical and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in them. | |
| 7-Day Current Yield |
Premium Reserve Money Market Shares | 4.83% |
Institutional Money Market Shares | 5.13%* |
Yields are historical, will fluctuate, and do not guarantee future performance. The 7-day current yield refers to the income paid by the portfolios over a 7-day period expressed as an annual percentage rate. For the most current yield information, visit our Web site at www.dws-scudder.com. * Performance reflects a partial fee waiver which improved results during the period. In addition, the Advisor has agreed to voluntarily waive expenses as necessasry to maintain a minimum distribution yield. This waiver may be changed or terminated at any time without notice. Without the fee and expense waiver the 7-day current yield for Institutional Money Market Shares would have been 5.10% as of April 30, 2007. |
well contained. With oil prices rising but still below their record highs of last year, the economy appeared poised to maintain a moderate growth rate.
As of April 30, 2007, the one-year London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), an industry standard for measuring one-year taxable money market rates, stood at 5.29%, compared with 5.33% 12 months earlier.1
1 The LIBOR, or the London Interbank Offered Rate, is the most widely used benchmark or reference rate for short-term interest rates. LIBOR is the rate of interest at which banks borrow funds from other banks, in large volume, in the international market.Q: How did the portfolio perform over its most recent fiscal year?
A: We were able to maintain a competitive yield in Premium Reserve Money Market Shares and Institutional Money Market Shares. (All performance is historical and does not guarantee future results. Yields fluctuate and are not guaranteed.)
Q: In light of market conditions during the period, what has been the strategy for the Money Market Portfolio?
A: During the early part of the period, because of the uncertainty over when the Fed would halt its series of interest rate increases, our strategy was to keep the portfolio's average maturity relatively short in order to reduce risk. As we moved into the third quarter of 2006, the yield curve flattened substantially, and we were able to extend maturity slightly to capture additional yield.2 As the money market curve inverted late last year (i.e., securities with the shortest maturities offered higher yields), we refocused our purchases on one- to three-month maturities.
2 Yield curve — The yield curve is a graph with a left-to-right line that shows how high or low yields are, from the shortest to the longest maturities. Typically the line rises from left to right as investors who are willing to tie up their money for a longer period of time are rewarded with higher yields.For the period, we maintained a significant allocation in floating-rate securities. The interest rate of floating-rate securities adjusts periodically based on indices such as LIBOR and the federal funds rate. Because the interest rates of these instruments adjust as market conditions change, they provide flexibility in an uncertain interest rate environment. Our decision to maintain a significant allocation in this sector helped performance during the period.
Q: What detracted from performance during the period?
A: In the rising rate environment that we experienced from April through June 2006, it was prudent to purchase maturities up to the next Fed meeting when rates might once again be raised. Leading up to the August Fed meeting, there was a great deal of uncertainty over when the Fed might pause in its tightening cycle. We preferred to be cautious, which in the end cost our money market funds some yield as the yield curve flattened in mid-2006.
Q: Will you describe your investment philosophy?
A: We continue our insistence on the highest credit quality within the portfolio. We also plan to maintain our conservative investment strategies and standards. We continue to apply a careful approach to investing on behalf of the portfolio and to seek competitive yield for our shareholders.
The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio manager only through the end of the period stated above. The manager's views are subject to change at any time based on market and other conditions and should not be construed as a recommendation. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Information About Your Portfolio's Expenses
As an investor of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: ongoing expenses and transaction costs. Ongoing expenses include management fees, distribution and service (12b-1) fees and other Portfolio expenses. Examples of transaction costs include sales charges (loads), redemption fees and account maintenance fees, which are not shown in this section. The following tables are intended to help you understand your ongoing expenses (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to help you compare these expenses with the ongoing expenses of investing in other mutual funds. In the most recent six-month period, the Portfolio limited these expenses; had it not done so, expenses would have been higher for the Institutional Money Market Shares. The example in the table is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2006 to April 30, 2007).
The tables illustrate your Portfolio's expenses in two ways:
Actual Portfolio Return. This helps you estimate the actual dollar amount of ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) paid on a $1,000 investment in each Portfolio using each Portfolio's actual return during the period. To estimate the expenses you paid over the period, simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line under the share class you hold.
Hypothetical 5% Portfolio Return. This helps you to compare each Portfolio's ongoing expenses (but not transaction costs) with those of other mutual funds using each Portfolio's actual expense ratio and a hypothetical rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. Examples using a 5% hypothetical fund return may be found in the shareholder reports of other mutual funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.
Please note that the expenses shown in these tables are meant to highlight your ongoing expenses only and do not reflect any transaction costs. The "Expenses Paid per $1,000" line of the tables is useful in comparing ongoing expenses only and will not help you determine the relative total expense of owning different funds. If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher.
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment for the six months ended April 30, 2007 | ||
Actual Portfolio Return | Premium Reserve Money Market Shares | Institutional Money Market Shares |
Beginning Account Value 11/1/06 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,000.00 |
Ending Account Value 4/30/07 | $ 1,024.10 | $ 1,025.70 |
Expenses Paid per $1,000* | $ 2.81 | $ 1.26 |
Hypothetical 5% Portfolio Return |
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Beginning Account Value 11/1/06 | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,000.00 |
Ending Account Value 4/30/07 | $ 1,022.02 | $ 1,023.55 |
Expenses Paid per $1,000* | $ 2.81 | $ 1.25 |
Annualized Expense Ratios |
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Premium Reserve Money Market Shares | .56% |
Institutional Money Market Shares | .25% |
For more information, please refer to the Portfolio's prospectus.
Portfolio Summary
Money Market Portfolio
Asset Allocation | 4/30/07 | 4/30/06 |
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Commercial Paper | 38% | 22% |
Short-Term Notes | 29% | 30% |
Certificates of Deposit and Bank Notes | 24% | 21% |
Repurchase Agreements | 4% | 3% |
Promissory Notes | 3% | 4% |
Master Notes | 1% | — |
Funding Agreements | 1% | 1% |
Time Deposits | — | 18% |
US Government Sponsored Agencies | — | 1% |
| 100% | 100% |
Weighted Average Maturity | 4/30/07 | 4/30/06 |
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Cash Account Trust — Money Market Portfolio | 33 days | 35 days |
First Tier Retail Money Fund Average* | 41 days | 39 days |
Asset allocation and weighted average maturity are subject to change. For more complete details about the Portfolio's holdings, see pages 9-13. A quarterly Fact Sheet is available upon request. Information concerning portfolio holdings of the Portfolio as of month end will be posted to www.dws-scudder.com on or after the last day of the following month. In addition, the Portfolio's top ten holdings and other information about the Portfolio is posted on www.dws-scudder.com as of the calendar quarter-end on or after the 15th day following quarter-end.
Investment Portfolio as of April 30, 2007
Money Market Portfolio
| Principal Amount ($) | Value ($) |
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Certificates of Deposit and Bank Notes 23.5% | ||
Alliance & Leicester PLC, 5.335%, 6/11/2007 | 47,000,000 | 47,000,263 |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA: |
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5.305%, 6/1/2007 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 |
5.305%, 7/23/2007 | 18,000,000 | 18,000,205 |
Bank of America NA, 5.25%, 9/7/2007 | 21,000,000 | 21,000,000 |
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi-UFJ, Ltd.: |
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5.34%, 7/19/2007 | 82,000,000 | 82,000,000 |
5.35%, 7/25/2007 | 60,000,000 | 60,000,000 |
Bayerische Landesbank, 5.305%, 7/23/2007 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,284 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 5.41%, 3/17/2008 | 45,000,000 | 45,002,791 |
Citibank NA, 5.315%, 5/2/2007 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 |
Credit Suisse, 5.71%, 6/28/2007 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 |
DNB NOR Bank ASA, 5.31%, 7/31/2007 | 40,000,000 | 40,000,000 |
Five Finance, Inc., 144A, 5.7%, 6/28/2007 | 30,000,000 | 29,999,523 |
Mizuho Corporate Bank: |
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5.3%, 5/7/2007 | 22,000,000 | 22,000,000 |
5.305%, 5/16/2007 | 45,000,000 | 45,000,000 |
5.32%, 7/19/2007 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 |
5.32%, 7/25/2007 | 35,000,000 | 35,000,000 |
5.335%, 5/8/2007 | 32,000,000 | 32,000,000 |
Natixis SA, 5.55%, 6/18/2007 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, 5.34%, 6/25/2007 | 35,000,000 | 35,000,000 |
Norinchukin Bank: |
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5.27%, 9/10/2007 | 21,000,000 | 21,000,000 |
5.31%, 6/11/2007 | 35,000,000 | 35,000,000 |
5.35%, 7/10/2007 | 45,000,000 | 45,000,000 |
Societe Generale: |
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5.305%, 5/2/2007 | 35,000,000 | 35,000,000 |
5.32%, 5/11/2007 | 40,000,000 | 40,000,000 |
5.34%, 7/19/2007 | 44,400,000 | 44,400,000 |
UBS AG: |
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5.29%, 7/2/2007 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
5.3%, 7/2/2007 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 |
UniCredito Italiano SpA, 5.315%, 5/8/2007 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 |
Total Certificates of Deposit and Bank Notes (Cost $977,403,066) | 977,403,066 | |
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Commercial Paper** 37.3% | ||
Apache Corp., 5.37%, 5/1/2007 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
Apreco LLC, 5.32%, 5/1/2007 | 50,826,000 | 50,826,000 |
Atlantic Asset Securitization LLC: |
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5.28%, 5/11/2007 | 25,000,000 | 24,963,333 |
5.28%, 5/14/2007 | 45,000,000 | 44,914,200 |
Beta Finance, Inc.: |
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5.21%, 7/27/2007 | 15,000,000 | 14,811,137 |
5.235%, 7/27/2007 | 11,000,000 | 10,860,836 |
BP Capital Markets PLC, 5.3%, 5/1/2007 | 42,000,000 | 42,000,000 |
CAFCO LLC, 5.27%, 5/3/2007 | 12,000,000 | 11,996,487 |
Cancara Asset Securitization LLC: |
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5.24%, 6/18/2007 | 29,297,000 | 29,092,312 |
5.25%, 5/23/2007 | 35,000,000 | 34,887,708 |
5.255%, 5/16/2007 | 16,922,000 | 16,884,948 |
CC (USA), Inc., 5.24%, 7/27/2007 | 34,000,000 | 33,569,447 |
Cedar Springs Capital Company LLC: |
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5.25%, 5/11/2007 | 55,000,000 | 54,919,792 |
5.255%, 7/20/2007 | 25,000,000 | 24,708,056 |
5.27%, 5/2/2007 | 26,875,000 | 26,871,066 |
Cobbler Funding LLC: |
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5.235%, 6/11/2007 | 17,000,000 | 16,898,645 |
5.235%, 6/12/2007 | 8,209,000 | 8,158,864 |
5.245%, 7/30/2007 | 14,115,000 | 13,929,917 |
Depfa Bank PLC: |
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5.12%, 8/24/2007 | 20,000,000 | 19,672,889 |
5.23%, 7/5/2007 | 30,000,000 | 29,716,708 |
Dorada Finance, Inc., 5.24%, 6/22/2007 | 22,500,000 | 22,329,700 |
Gannett Co., Inc.: |
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5.33%, 5/29/2007 | 33,000,000 | 32,863,197 |
5.34%, 5/9/2007 | 16,000,000 | 15,981,013 |
Giro Balanced Funding Corp.: |
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5.255%, 7/19/2007 | 15,000,000 | 14,827,023 |
5.29%, 5/21/2007 | 40,000,000 | 39,882,444 |
Giro Funding US Corp.: |
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5.255%, 7/24/2007 | 50,000,000 | 49,386,917 |
5.29%, 6/8/2007 | 25,000,000 | 24,860,403 |
Grampian Funding Ltd.: |
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5.175%, 10/10/2007 | 39,000,000 | 38,091,787 |
5.21%, 7/25/2007 | 30,000,000 | 29,630,958 |
Greyhawk Funding LLC, 5.24%, 5/16/2007 | 60,000,000 | 59,869,000 |
K2 (USA) LLC: |
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5.145%, 8/8/2007 | 6,000,000 | 5,915,108 |
5.255%, 5/23/2007 | 16,400,000 | 16,347,333 |
KBC Financial Products International Ltd., 5.2%, 5/14/2007 | 40,000,000 | 39,924,889 |
Lake Constance Funding LLC: |
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5.23%, 6/7/2007 | 45,000,000 | 44,758,112 |
5.25%, 5/4/2007 | 26,000,000 | 25,988,625 |
Morgan Stanley, 5.2%, 6/26/2007 | 80,000,000 | 79,352,889 |
Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corp.: |
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5.24%, 6/19/2007 | 22,602,000 | 22,440,798 |
5.27%, 5/11/2007 | 38,766,000 | 38,709,251 |
Northern Rock PLC, 5.245%, 5/9/2007 | 38,000,000 | 37,955,709 |
Park Avenue Receivables Co., LLC, 5.3%, 5/3/2007 | 45,000,000 | 44,986,750 |
Perry Global Funding LLC: |
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Series A, 5.17%, 10/25/2007 | 28,000,000 | 27,288,263 |
Series A, 5.225%, 8/22/2007 | 28,643,000 | 28,173,235 |
Sheffield Receivables Corp., 5.245%, 5/10/2007 | 25,000,000 | 24,967,219 |
Simba Funding Corp.: |
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5.24%, 6/19/2007 | 32,500,000 | 32,268,203 |
5.247%, 5/23/2007 | 22,000,000 | 21,929,450 |
5.25%, 5/2/2007 | 20,000,000 | 19,997,083 |
5.255%, 5/29/2007 | 28,486,000 | 28,369,571 |
Valcour Bay Capital Co., LLC, 5.31%, 5/4/2007 | 30,000,000 | 29,986,725 |
Verizon Communications, Inc.: |
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5.28%, 6/8/2007 | 50,000,000 | 49,721,333 |
5.285%, 5/30/2007 | 30,000,000 | 29,872,279 |
5.3%, 5/23/2007 | 15,000,000 | 14,951,417 |
Volkswagen of America, Inc., 5.37%, 5/1/2007 | 28,198,000 | 28,198,000 |
Total Commercial Paper (Cost $1,549,507,029) | 1,549,507,029 | |
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Short-Term Notes* 29.2% | ||
Alliance & Leicester PLC, 5.33%, 4/8/2008 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 |
American Express Bank FSB, 5.28%, 2/8/2008 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 5.32%, 6/23/2010 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
Bank of Ireland, 144A, 5.32%, 10/20/2010 | 100,000,000 | 100,000,000 |
BMW US Capital LLC, 144A, 5.34%, 4/15/2010 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |
BNP Paribas: |
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5.29%, 6/13/2007 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 |
5.31%, 10/26/2010 | 35,000,000 | 35,000,000 |
Calyon, 144A, 5.32%, 4/15/2008 | 35,000,000 | 35,000,000 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 5.39%, 10/26/2007 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,050 |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 5.32%, 8/24/2010 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 |
DNB NOR Bank ASA, 5.31%, 5/23/2008 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 |
General Electric Capital Corp., 5.387%, 3/4/2008 | 45,000,000 | 45,027,071 |
HSBC Finance Corp., 5.33%, 2/6/2012 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 |
HSBC USA, Inc., 5.32%, 12/15/2011 | 165,000,000 | 165,001,562 |
International Business Machine Corp., 5.33%, 12/8/2010 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 |
Intesa Bank Ireland PLC, 5.32%, 7/25/2011 | 21,000,000 | 21,000,000 |
Marshall & Ilsley Bank, 5.32%, 12/15/2011 | 35,000,000 | 35,000,000 |
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.: |
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5.3%, 8/24/2011 | 45,000,000 | 45,000,000 |
5.33%, 9/15/2010 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 |
5.4%, 2/3/2009 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp., 5.31%, 2/19/2008 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 |
Morgan Stanley: |
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5.32%, 9/5/2007 | 56,000,000 | 56,000,000 |
5.372%, 9/10/2007 | 45,000,000 | 45,000,000 |
Natixis SA, 5.367%, 5/14/2007 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 |
Nordea Bank AB, 5.31%, 4/8/2011 | 30,000,000 | 30,000,000 |
Pyxis Master Trust, Series 2007-6, 144A, 5.366%, 9/6/2014 | 19,000,000 | 19,000,000 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken: |
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5.32%, 7/16/2010 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 |
5.32%, 2/9/2011 | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 |
UniCredito Italiano Bank (Ireland) PLC: |
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144A, 5.33%, 5/14/2008 | 25,000,000 | 25,000,000 |
5.34%, 3/9/2011 | 42,000,000 | 42,000,000 |
Total Short-Term Notes (Cost $1,215,528,683) | 1,215,528,683 | |
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Asset Backed 0.2% | ||
Interstar Millennium Trust, "A1", Series 2006-2GA, 5.3%*, 5/27/2038 (Cost $9,146,699) | 9,146,699 | 9,146,699 |
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Funding Agreements 1.2% | ||
New York Life Insurance Co., 5.41%*, 9/18/2007 (Cost $50,000,000) | 50,000,000 | 50,000,000 |
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Master Notes 1.3% | ||
The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc., 5.412%*, 5/1/2007 (a) (Cost $53,000,000) | 53,000,000 | 53,000,000 |
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Promissory Notes* 2.9% | ||
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.: |
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5.35%, 1/18/2008 | 34,000,000 | 34,000,000 |
5.36%, 10/19/2007 | 85,000,000 | 85,000,000 |
Total Promissory Notes (Cost $119,000,000) | 119,000,000 | |
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Repurchase Agreements 4.1% | ||
Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc., 5.25%, dated 4/30/2007, to be repurchased at $85,012,396 on 5/1/2007 (b) | 85,000,000 | 85,000,000 |
JPMorgan Securities, Inc., 5.25%, dated 4/30/2007, to be repurchased at $23,003,354 on 5/1/2007 (c) | 23,000,000 | 23,000,000 |
State Street Bank and Trust Co., 4.89%, dated 4/30/2007, to be repurchased at $1,399,190 on 5/1/2007 (d) | 1,399,000 | 1,399,000 |
The Bear Stearns & Co., Inc., 5.25%, dated 4/30/2007, to be repurchased at $59,008,604 on 5/1/2007 (e) | 59,000,000 | 59,000,000 |
Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost $168,399,000) | 168,399,000 |
| % of Net Assets | Value ($) |
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Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $4,141,984,477)+ | 99.7 | 4,141,984,477 |
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net | 0.3 | 13,381,606 |
Net Assets | 100.0 | 4,155,366,083 |
** Annualized yield at the time of purchase; not a coupon rate.
+ The cost for federal income tax purposes was $4,141,984,477.
(a) Reset date; not maturity date.
(b) Collateralized by:
Principal Amount ($) | Security | Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Collateral Value ($) |
49,353,710 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | 5.5 | 4/15/2033 | 49,827,986 |
38,315,000 | Federal National Mortgage Association | 5.0-6.0 | 6/25/2035- | 36,875,909 |
Total Collateral Value | 86,703,895 |
(d) Collateralized by $1,430,000 US Treasury Note, 4.625%, maturing on 3/31/2008 with a value of $1,430,000.
(e) Collateralized by:
Principal Amount ($) | Security | Rate (%) | Maturity Date | Collateral Value ($) |
18,783,223 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | 5.5 | 5/1/2037 | 18,530,327 |
41,644,378 | Federal National Mortgage Association | 5.0-6.0 | 5/1/2027- | 41,650,584 |
Total Collateral Value | 60,180,911 |
144A: Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Statements
Money Market Portfolio
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2007 | |
Assets | Money Market Portfolio |
Investments: Investments in securities, valued at amortized cost | $ 3,973,585,477 |
Repurchase agreements, valued at amortized cost | 168,399,000 |
Total investments in securities, valued at amortized cost | 4,141,984,477 |
Cash | 3,616,983 |
Interest receivable | 17,157,739 |
Receivable for Portfolio shares sold | 436,227 |
Other assets | 132,718 |
Total assets | 4,163,328,144 |
Liabilities | |
Payable for investments purchased | 2,569,671 |
Dividends payable | 118,506 |
Payable for Portfolio shares redeemed | 433,865 |
Accrued management fee | 494,400 |
Other accrued expenses and payables | 4,345,619 |
Total liabilities | 7,962,061 |
Net assets, at value | $ 4,155,366,083 |
Net Assets | |
Net assets consist of: Undistributed net investment income | 107,749 |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | (761,526) |
Paid-in capital | 4,156,019,860 |
Net assets, at value | $ 4,155,366,083 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as of April 30, 2007 (continued) | |
Net Asset Value | Money Market Portfolio |
Capital Assets Funds Shares Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($978,905,640 ÷ 978,901,418 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized) | $ 1.00 |
Capital Assets Funds Preferred Shares Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($62,890 ÷ 62,889 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized) | $ 1.00 |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Shares Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($240,392,271 ÷ 240,390,560 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized) | $ 1.00 |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Plus Shares Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($83,229,412 ÷ 83,228,834 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized) | $ 1.00 |
Institutional Money Market Shares Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($130,998,518 ÷ 130,995,291 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized) | $ 1.00 |
Institutional Select Money Market Shares Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($230 ÷ 229 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized) | $ 1.00 |
Premier Money Market Shares Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($1,342,702,196 ÷ 1,342,562,617 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized) | $ 1.00 |
Premium Reserve Money Market Shares Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($282,345,991 ÷ 282,261,028 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized) | $ 1.00 |
Service Shares Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($1,096,728,935 ÷ 1,096,726,099 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized) | $ 1.00 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Operations for the year ended April 30, 2007 | |
Investment Income | Money Market Portfolio |
Income: Interest | $ 244,221,549 |
Expenses: Management fee | 7,459,820 |
Services to shareholders | 12,015,616 |
Custodian fees | 211,309 |
Distribution service fees | 23,642,991 |
Auditing | 82,129 |
Legal | 85,445 |
Trustees' fees and expenses | 105,724 |
Reports to shareholders | 1,186,976 |
Registration fees | 162,331 |
Other | 207,830 |
Total expenses before expense reductions | 45,160,171 |
Expense reductions | (1,498,211) |
Total expenses after expense reductions | 43,661,960 |
Net investment income | 200,559,589 |
Net realized gain (loss) from investments | 9,799 |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ 200,569,388 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets | Money Market Portfolio | |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | Years Ended April 30, | |
2007 | 2006 | |
Operations: Net investment income | $ 200,559,589 | $ 183,391,707 |
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | 9,799 | 14,178 |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 200,569,388 | 183,405,885 |
Distributions to shareholders from: Net investment income: Capital Assets Funds Shares | (36,724,741) | (19,916,031) |
Capital Assets Funds Preferred Shares | (3,836) | (300,099) |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Shares | (18,279,052) | (10,505,196) |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Plus Shares | (8,466,268) | (4,264,968) |
Institutional Money Market Shares | (5,459,807) | (3,401,909) |
Institutional Select Money Market Shares | (12) | (10) |
Premier Money Market Shares | (77,585,050) | (108,744,331) |
Premium Reserve Money Market Shares | (13,590,652) | (13,272,109) |
Service Shares | (40,450,171) | (22,987,054) |
Portfolio share transactions: Proceeds from shares sold | 5,148,526,894 | 8,313,486,956 |
Reinvestment of distributions | 200,601,501 | 180,071,658 |
Cost of shares redeemed | (8,090,063,170) | (5,805,806,430) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Portfolio share transactions | (2,740,934,775) | 2,687,752,184 |
Increase (decrease) in net assets | (2,740,924,976) | 2,687,766,362 |
Net assets at beginning of period | 6,896,291,059 | 4,208,524,697 |
Net assets at end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $107,749 and $107,749, respectively) | $ 4,155,366,083 | $ 6,896,291,059 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Financial Highlights
Money Market Portfolio
Premium Reserve Money Market Shares | |||||
Years Ended April 30, | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
Selected Per Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Net investment income | .047 | .034 | .014 | .006 | .011 |
Less distributions from net investment income | (.047) | (.034) | (.014) | (.006) | (.011) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Total Return (%) | 4.84 | 3.44 | 1.36 | .63 | 1.06 |
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period ($ millions) | 282 | 509 | 327 | 257 | 132 |
Ratio of expenses | .56 | .55 | .56 | .53 | .58 |
Ratio of net investment income (%) | 4.72 | 3.44 | 1.37 | .63 | 1.12 |
Money Market Portfolio | |||||
Years Ended April 30, | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
Selected Per Share Data | |||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Net investment income | .050 | .037 | .017 | .009 | .014 |
Less distributions from net investment income | (.050) | (0.37) | (.017) | (.009) | (.014) |
Net asset value, end of period | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 |
Total Return (%) | 5.17a | 3.76a | 1.69 | .93 | 1.45a |
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data | |||||
Net assets, end of period ($ millions) | 131 | 107 | 75 | 106 | 110 |
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%) | .26 | .24 | .24 | .24 | .31 |
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%) | .25 | .23 | .24 | .24 | .25 |
Ratio of net investment income (%) | 5.03 | 3.76 | 1.69 | .92 | 1.44 |
a Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. |
Notes to Financial Statements
1. Significant Accounting Policies
Cash Account Trust (the "Trust") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end investment management company organized as a Massachusetts business trust.
The Trust offers three portfolios: Money Market Portfolio, Government & Agency Securities Portfolio and Tax-Exempt Portfolio (the "Portfolios"). The financial statements of Government & Agency Securities Portfolio and Tax-Exempt Portfolio are presented in separate annual reports.
Money Market Portfolio (the "Portfolio") offers nine classes of shares: Capital Assets Funds Shares, Capital Assets Funds Preferred Shares, Davidson Cash Equivalent Shares, Davidson Cash Equivalent Plus Shares, Institutional Money Market Shares, Institutional Select Money Market Shares, Premier Money Market Shares, Premium Reserve Money Market Shares and Service Shares.
The financial highlights for all classes of shares, other than Premium Reserve Money Market Shares and Institutional Money Market Shares, are provided separately and are available upon request.
The Portfolio's investment income, realized and unrealized gains and losses, and certain Portfolio-level expenses and expense reductions, if any, are borne pro rata on the basis of relative net assets by the holders of all classes of shares of that Portfolio, except that each class bears certain expenses unique to that class such as distribution service fees, shareholder service fees and certain other class-specific expenses. Differences in class-level expenses may result in payment of different per share dividends by class. All shares of the Trust have equal rights with respect to voting subject to class-specific arrangements.
The Portfolio's financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which require the use of management estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The policies described below are followed consistently by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security Valuation. Portfolio securities are valued utilizing the amortized cost method permitted in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act and certain conditions therein. Under this method, which does not take into account unrealized gains or losses on securities, an instrument is initially valued at its cost and thereafter assumes a constant accretion/amortization rate to maturity of any discount or premium.
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements" ("FAS 157"). FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. As of April 30, 2007, management does not believe the adoption of FAS 157 will impact the amounts reported in the financial statements, however, additional disclosures will be required about the inputs used to develop the measurements of fair value and the effect of certain of the measurements reported in the statement of operations for a fiscal period.
Repurchase Agreements. The Portfolio may enter into repurchase agreements with certain banks and broker/dealers whereby the Portfolio, through its custodian or sub-custodian bank, receives delivery of the underlying securities, the amount of which at the time of purchase and each subsequent business day is required to be maintained at such a level that the value is equal to at least the principal amount of the repurchase price plus accrued interest. The custodial bank holds the collateral in a separate account until the agreement matures. If the value of the securities falls below the principal amount of the repurchase agreement plus accrued interest, the financial institution deposits additional collateral by the following business day. If the financial institution either fails to deposit the required additional collateral or fails to repurchase the securities as agreed, the Portfolio has the right to sell the securities and recover any resulting loss from the financial institution. If the financial institution enters into bankruptcy, the Portfolio's claims on the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.
Federal Income Taxes. The Portfolio's policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended, which are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its taxable and tax-exempt income to its shareholders. Accordingly, the Portfolio paid no federal income taxes and no federal income tax provision was required.
At April 30, 2007, the Portfolio had a net tax basis capital loss carryforward of approximately ($761,500) which may be applied against any realized net taxable capital gains of each succeeding year until fully utilized or until April 30, 2010 ($750,000) and April 30, 2015 ($11,500), the respective expiration dates, whichever occurs first.
In addition, from November 1, 2006 through April 30, 2007, the Portfolio incurred approximately $200 of net realized capital losses. As permitted by tax regulations, the Portfolio intends to elect to defer these losses and treat them as arising in the fiscal year ended April 30, 2008.
In July 2006, FASB issued Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"), "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" (the "Interpretation"). The Interpretation establishes for the Portfolio a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of positions taken in filing tax returns (including whether the Portfolio is taxable in certain jurisdictions), and requires certain expanded tax disclosures. The Interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. On December 22, 2006, the SEC indicated that they would not object if the Portfolio implements FIN 48 in the first required financial statement reporting period for its fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2006. Management has begun to evaluate the application of the Interpretation to the Portfolio and is not in a position at this time to estimate the significance of its impact, if any, on the Portfolio's financial statements.
Distribution of Income. Net investment income of the Portfolio is declared as a daily dividend and is distributed to shareholders monthly.
Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid in capital. Temporary book and tax basis differences will reverse in a subsequent period. There were no significant book-to-tax differences for the Portfolio.
At April 30, 2007, the Portfolio's components of distributable earnings on a tax-basis are as follows:
Undistributed ordinary income | $ 262,877 |
Capital loss carryforwards | $ 761,500 |
In addition, during the years ended April 30, 2007 and April 30, 2006, the tax character of distributions paid to shareholders by the Portfolio is summarized as follows:
| Years Ended April 30, | |
2007 | 2006 | |
Distributions from ordinary income | $ 200,559,589 | $ 183,391,707 |
Expenses. Expenses of the Trust arising in connection with a specific Portfolio are allocated to that Portfolio. Other Trust expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a Portfolio are apportioned pro rata on the basis of relative net assets among the Portfolios in the Trust.
Contingencies. In the normal course of business, the Portfolio may enter into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Portfolio's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Portfolio that have not yet been made. However, based on experience, the Portfolio expects the risk of loss to be remote.
Other. Investment transactions are accounted for on trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are recorded on an identified cost basis. All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted for both tax and financial reporting purposes.
2. Related Parties
Management Agreement. Under the Investment Management Agreement with Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DIMA" or the "Advisor"), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, the Advisor directs the investments of the Trust in accordance with its investment objectives, policies and restrictions. The Advisor determines the securities, instruments and other contracts relating to investments to be purchased, sold or entered into by the Portfolio. In addition to portfolio management services, the Advisor provides certain administrative services in accordance with the Investment Management Agreement. The Portfolio pays a monthly management fee based on the Trust's combined average daily net assets, accrued daily and payable monthly, at 1/12 of the following annual rates:
First $500 million of the Trust's combined average daily net assets | .220% |
Next $500 million of such net assets | .200% |
Next $1 billion of such net assets | .175% |
Next $1 billion of such net assets | .160% |
Over $3 billion of such net assets | .150% |
Accordingly, for the year ended April 30, 2007, the Portfolio incurred management fees equivalent to the following annual effective rate of the Portfolio's average daily net assets:
| Annual Effective Rate |
Money Market Portfolio | .16% |
Effective May 1, 2006 through April 30, 2007 the Advisor has voluntarily agreed to waive or reimburse certain operating expenses in order to maintain the annual expenses at 0.25% of the Institutional Money Market Shares of the Money Market Portfolio (excluding certain expenses such as extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage, interest and organizational and offering costs).
Service Provider Fees. DWS Scudder Investments Service Company ("DWS-SISC"), an affiliate of the Advisor, is the transfer agent, dividend-paying agent and shareholder service agent for the Portfolio. Pursuant to a sub-transfer agency agreement between DWS-SISC and DST Systems, Inc. ("DST"), DWS-SISC has delegated certain transfer agent and dividend paying agent functions to DST. DWS-SISC compensates DST out of the shareholder servicing fee it receives from the Portfolio. For the year ended April 30, 2007, the amounts charged to the Portfolio by DWS-SISC were as follows:
Money Market Portfolio: | Total Aggregated | Waived | Unpaid at April 30, 2007 |
Capital Assets Funds Shares | $ 2,121,611 | $ 324,864 | $ 344,014 |
Capital Assets Funds Preferred Shares | 135 | 61 | 18 |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Shares | 1,338,807 | 315,972 | 201,786 |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Plus Shares | 417,310 | 57,245 | 66,303 |
Institutional Money Market Shares | 27,845 | 5,486 | 2,983 |
Premier Money Market Shares | 5,090,511 | — | 615,951 |
Premium Reserve Money Market Shares | 294,877 | — | 50,049 |
Service Shares | 2,565,431 | 772,548 | 376,104 |
Distribution Service Agreement. Under the Distribution Service Agreement, in accordance with 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc. ("DWS-SDI"), an affiliate of the Advisor, receives a fee ("Distribution Fee") of average daily net assets for the shares listed in the following table.
For the year ended April 30, 2007, the Distribution Fee was as follows:
Money Market Portfolio: | Distribution Fee | Unpaid at April 30, 2007 | Annual Effective Rate | Contractual Rate (Up To) |
Capital Assets Funds Shares | $ 2,814,384 | $ 256,960 | .33% | .33% |
Capital Assets Funds Preferred Shares | 163 | — | .20% | .20% |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Shares | 1,274,461 | 72,392 | .30% | .30% |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Plus Shares | 473,981 | 25,226 | .25% | .25% |
Institutional Money Market Shares | 10,795 | 1,033 | .01% | .08% |
Premier Money Market Shares | 4,560,233 | 285,849 | .25% | .25% |
Service Shares | 5,637,519 | 531,436 | .60% | .60% |
In addition, DWS-SDI provides information and administrative services for a fee ("Service Fee") for the shares listed in the following table. A portion of these fees may be paid pursuant to a Rule 12b-1 plan.
For the year ended April 30, 2007, the Service Fee was as follows:
Money Market Portfolio: | Service Fee | Unpaid at April 30, 2007 | Annual Effective Rate | Contractual Rate (Up To) |
Capital Assets Funds Shares | $ 2,132,110 | $ 194,776 | .25% | .25% |
Capital Assets Funds Preferred Shares | 82 | 6 | .10% | .10% |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Shares | 1,062,050 | 59,786 | .25% | .25% |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Plus Shares | 379,185 | 21,424 | .20% | .20% |
Institutional Money Market Shares | 10,981 | 1,055 | .01% | .08% |
Premier Money Market Shares | 4,567,164 | 274,798 | .25% | .25% |
Premium Reserve Money Market Shares | 719,883 | 58,931 | .25% | .25% |
Typesetting and Filing Service Fees. Under an agreement with DIMA, DIMA is compensated for providing typesetting and certain regulatory filing services to the Portfolio. For the year ended April 30, 2007, the amount charged to the Portfolio by DIMA included in the Statement of Operations under "reports to shareholders" was as follows:
| Total Aggregated | Unpaid at April 30, 2007 |
Money Market Portfolio | $ 38,170 | $ 22,080 |
Trustees' Fees and Expenses. The Portfolio paid each Trustee not affiliated with the Advisor retainer fees plus specified amounts for various committee services and for the Board Chairperson.
3. Fee Reductions
For the year ended April 30, 2007, the Advisor has agreed to reimburse the Portfolio the following amount, which represents a portion of the fee savings expected to be realized by the Advisor related to the outsourcing by the Advisor of certain administrative services to an unaffiliated service provider:
| Amount ($) |
Money Market Portfolio | $ 11,362 |
In addition, the Portfolio has entered into an arrangement with its custodian and transfer agent whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of the Portfolio's custodian expenses. During the year ended April 30, 2007, the Portfolio's custodian fees were reduced as follows:
| Custody Credits | Transfer Credits |
Money Market Portfolio | $ 5,573 | $ 5,100 |
4. Line of Credit
The Portfolio and other affiliated funds (the "Participants") share in a $750 million revolving credit facility administered by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. for temporary or emergency purposes, including the meeting of redemption requests that otherwise might require the untimely disposition of securities. The Participants are charged an annual commitment fee which is allocated, based upon net assets, among each of the Participants. Interest is calculated at the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.35 percent. The Portfolio may borrow up to a maximum of 33 percent of its net assets under the agreement.
5. Share Transactions
The following table summarizes share and dollar activity in the Portfolio:
Money Market Portfolio
| Year Ended April 30, 2007 | Year Ended April 30, 2006 | ||
| Shares | Dollars | Shares | Dollars |
Shares sold | ||||
Capital Assets Funds Shares | 818,107,945 | $ 818,107,945 | 1,412,944,127* | $ 1,412,944,127* |
Capital Assets Funds Preferred Shares | 478,930 | 478,930 | 835,462,891** | 835,462,891** |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Shares | 556,803,724 | 556,803,724 | 445,286,567 | 445,286,567 |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Plus Shares | 380,070,592 | 380,070,592 | 301,619,048 | 301,619,048 |
Institutional Money Market Shares | 486,240,953 | 486,240,953 | 374,803,822 | 374,803,822 |
Institutional Select Money Market Shares | — | — | — | — |
Premier Money Market Shares | 1,111,654,666 | 1,111,654,666 | 2,405,152,436 | 2,405,152,436 |
Premium Reserve Money Market Shares | 646,507,853 | 646,507,853 | 796,824,800 | 796,824,800 |
Service Shares | 1,148,662,231 | 1,148,662,231 | 1,741,393,265 | 1,741,393,265 |
|
| $ 5,148,526,894 |
| $ 8,313,486,956 |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | ||||
Capital Assets Funds Shares | 36,885,574 | $ 36,885,574 | 19,796,024* | $ 19,796,024* |
Capital Assets Funds Preferred Shares | 3,857 | 3,857 | 300,083** | 300,083** |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Shares | 18,365,368 | 18,365,368 | 10,443,501 | 10,443,501 |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Plus Shares | 8,499,010 | 8,499,010 | 4,239,364 | 4,239,364 |
Institutional Money Market Shares | 5,445,623 | 5,445,623 | 3,380,800 | 3,380,800 |
Institutional Select Money Market Shares | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 |
Premier Money Market Shares | 78,434,057 | 78,434,057 | 108,063,865 | 108,063,865 |
Premium Reserve Money Market Shares | 12,335,715 | 12,335,715 | 11,047,966 | 11,047,966 |
Service Shares | 40,632,279 | 40,632,279 | 22,800,051 | 22,800,051 |
|
| $ 200,601,501 |
| $ 180,071,658 |
Shares redeemed | ||||
Capital Assets Funds Shares | (651,365,112) | $ (651,365,112) | (657,467,140)* | $ (657,467,140)* |
Capital Assets Funds Preferred Shares | (494,097) | (494,097) | (835,688,775)** | (835,688,775)** |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Shares | (713,155,632) | (713,155,632) | (393,679,507) | (393,679,507) |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Plus Shares | (455,143,929) | (455,143,929) | (265,168,677) | (265,168,677) |
Institutional Money Market Shares | (467,531,149) | (467,531,149) | (345,994,072) | (345,994,072) |
Institutional Select Money Market Shares | — | — | (1,034) | (1,034) |
Premier Money Market Shares | (3,942,857,458) | (3,942,857,458) | (1,798,662,107) | (1,798,662,107) |
Premium Reserve Money Market Shares | (885,193,065) | (885,193,065) | (626,271,242) | (626,271,242) |
Service Shares | (974,322,728) | (974,322,728) | (882,873,876) | (882,873,876) |
|
| $ (8,090,063,170) |
| $ (5,805,806,430) |
Net increase (decrease) | ||||
Capital Assets Funds Shares | 203,628,407 | $ 203,628,407 | 775,273,011* | $ 775,273,011* |
Capital Assets Funds Preferred Shares | (11,310) | (11,310) | 74,199** | 74,199** |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Shares | (137,986,540) | (137,986,540) | 62,050,561 | 62,050,561 |
Davidson Cash Equivalent Plus Shares | (66,574,327) | (66,574,327) | 40,689,735 | 40,689,735 |
Institutional Money Market Shares | 24,155,427 | 24,155,427 | 32,190,550 | 32,190,550 |
Institutional Select Money Market Shares | 18 | 18 | (1,030) | (1,030) |
Premier Money Market Shares | (2,752,768,735) | (2,752,768,735) | 714,554,194 | 714,554,194 |
Premium Reserve Money Market Shares | (226,349,497) | (226,349,497) | 181,601,524 | 181,601,524 |
Service Shares | 214,971,782 | 214,971,782 | 881,319,440 | 881,319,440 |
|
| $ (2,740,934,775) |
| $ 2,687,752,184 |
** For the period from June 23, 2005 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2006.
6. Regulatory Matters and Litigation
Regulatory Settlements. On December 21, 2006, Deutsche Asset Management ("DeAM") settled proceedings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the New York Attorney General on behalf of Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. ("DAMI") and Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DIMA"), the investment advisors to many of the DWS Scudder funds, regarding allegations of improper trading of fund shares at DeAM and at the legacy Scudder and Kemper organizations prior to their acquisition by DeAM in April 2002. These regulators alleged that although the prospectuses for certain funds in the regulators' view indicated that the funds did not permit market timing, DAMI and DIMA breached their fiduciary duty to those funds in that their efforts to limit trading activity in the funds were not effective at certain times. The regulators also alleged that DAMI and DIMA breached their fiduciary duty to certain funds by entering into certain market timing arrangements with investors. These trading arrangements originated in businesses that existed prior to the currently constituted DeAM organization, which came together as a result of various mergers of the legacy Scudder, Kemper and Deutsche fund groups, and all of the arrangements were terminated prior to the start of the regulatory investigations that began in the summer of 2003. No current DeAM employee approved these trading arrangements. Under the terms of the settlements, DAMI and DIMA neither admitted nor denied any wrongdoing.
The terms of the SEC settlement, which identified improper trading in the legacy Deutsche and Kemper mutual funds only, provide for payment of disgorgement in the amount of $17.2 million. The terms of the settlement with the New York Attorney General provide for payment of disgorgement in the amount of $102.3 million, which is inclusive of the amount payable under the SEC settlement, plus a civil penalty in the amount of $20 million. The total amount payable by DeAM, approximately $122.3 million, would be distributed to funds in accordance with a distribution plan to be developed by a distribution consultant. The funds' investment advisors do not believe these amounts will have a material adverse financial impact on them or materially affect their ability to perform under their investment management agreements with the DWS funds. The above-described amounts are not material to Deutsche Bank, and have already been reserved.
Among the terms of the settled orders, DeAM is subject to certain undertakings regarding the conduct of its business in the future, including: formation of a Code of Ethics Oversight Committee to oversee all matters relating to issues arising under the advisors' Code of Ethics; establishment of an Internal Compliance Controls Committee having overall compliance oversight responsibility of the advisors; engagement of an Independent Compliance Consultant to conduct a comprehensive review of the advisors' supervisory compliance and other policies and procedures designed to prevent and detect breaches of fiduciary duty, breaches of the Code of Ethics and federal securities law violations by the advisors and their employees; and commencing in 2008, the advisors shall undergo a compliance review by an independent third party.
In addition, DeAM is subject to certain further undertakings relating to the governance of the mutual funds, including that: at least 75% of the members of the Boards of Trustees/Directors overseeing the DWS Funds continue to be independent of DeAM; the Chairmen of the DWS Funds' Boards of Trustees/Directors continue to be independent of DeAM; DeAM maintain existing management fee reductions for certain funds for a period of five years and not increase management fees for certain funds during this period; the funds retain a senior officer (or independent consultants) responsible for assisting in the review of fee arrangements and monitoring compliance by the funds and the investment advisors with securities laws, fiduciary duties, codes of ethics and other compliance policies, the expense of which shall be borne by DeAM; and periodic account statements, fund prospectuses and the mutual funds' web site contain additional disclosure and/or tools that assist investors in understanding the fees and costs associated with an investment in the funds and the impact of fees and expenses on fund returns.
DeAM has also settled proceedings with the Illinois Secretary of State regarding market timing matters. The terms of the Illinois settlement provide for investor education contributions totaling approximately $4 million and a payment in the amount of $2 million to the Securities Audit and Enforcement Fund.
On September 28, 2006, the SEC and the National Association of Securities Dealers ("NASD") announced final agreements in which Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. ("DIMA"), Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. ("DAMI") and Scudder Distributors, Inc. ("SDI") (now known as DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc.) settled administrative proceedings regarding disclosure of brokerage allocation practices in connection with sales of the Scudder Funds' (now known as the DWS Scudder Funds) shares during 2001-2003. The agreements with the SEC and NASD are reflected in orders which state, among other things, that DIMA and DAMI failed to disclose potential conflicts of interest to the fund Boards and to shareholders relating to SDI's use of certain funds' brokerage commissions to reduce revenue sharing costs to broker-dealer firms with whom it had arrangements to market and distribute Scudder Fund shares. These directed brokerage practices were discontinued in October 2003.
Under the terms of the settlements, in which DIMA, DAMI and SDI neither admitted nor denied any of the regulators' findings, DIMA, DAMI and SDI agreed to pay disgorgement, prejudgment interest and civil penalties in the total amount of $19.3 million. The portion of the settlements distributed to the funds was approximately $17.8 million and was paid to the funds as prescribed by the settlement orders based upon the amount of brokerage commissions from each fund used to satisfy revenue sharing agreements with broker-dealers who sold fund shares. Based on the prescribed settlement order, the Portfolio was not entitled to a portion of the settlement.
As part of the settlements, DIMA, DAMI and SDI also agreed to implement certain measures and undertakings relating to revenue sharing payments including making additional disclosures in the fund Prospectuses or Statements of Additional Information, adopting or modifying relevant policies and procedures and providing regular reporting to the fund Boards.
Private Litigation Matters. The matters alleged in the regulatory settlements described above also serve as the general basis of a number of private class action lawsuits involving the DWS funds. These lawsuits name as defendants various persons, including certain DWS funds, the funds' investment advisors and their affiliates, and certain individuals, including in some cases fund Trustees/Directors, officers, and other parties. Each DWS fund's investment advisor has agreed to indemnify the applicable DWS funds in connection with these lawsuits, or other lawsuits or regulatory actions that may be filed making similar allegations.
Based on currently available information, the funds' investment advisors believe the likelihood that the pending lawsuits will have a material adverse financial impact on a DWS fund is remote and such actions are not likely to materially affect their ability to perform under their investment management agreements with the DWS funds.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of Cash Account Trust:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of the Money Market Portfolio (the "Portfolio"), one of the portfolios constituting Cash Account Trust (the "Trust"), as of April 30, 2007, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Portfolio's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30, 2007, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Money Market Portfolio of Cash Account Trust at April 30, 2007, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
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Tax Information
Please consult a tax advisor if you have questions about federal or state income tax laws, or on how to prepare your tax returns. If you have specific questions about your account, please call (800) 621-1048.
Other Information
Proxy Voting
A description of the Portfolio's policies and procedures for voting proxies for portfolio securities and information about how the portfolio voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the 12-month period ended June 30 is available on our Web site — www.dws-scudder.com (click on "proxy voting"at the bottom of the page) — or on the SEC's Web site — www.sec.gov. To obtain a written copy of the portfolio's policies and procedures without charge, upon request, call us toll free at (800) 621-1048.
Portfolio of Investments
Following the Portfolio's fiscal first and third quarter-end, a complete portfolio holdings listing is filed with the SEC on Form N-Q. The form will be available on the SEC's Web site at www.sec.gov, and it also may be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.
Principal Underwriter
DWS Scudder Distributors, Inc.
222 South Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606
Trustees and Officers
The following table presents certain information regarding the Board Members and Officers of the Trust as of April 30, 2007. Each individual's year of birth is set forth in parentheses after his or her name. Unless otherwise noted; (i) each individual has engaged in the principal occupation(s) noted in the table for at least the most recent five years, although not necessarily in the same capacity, and (ii) the address of each individual is c/o Deutsche Asset Management, 222 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Each Board Member's term of office extends until the next shareholders' meeting called for the purpose of electing such Board Members and until the election and qualification of a successor, or until such Board Member sooner dies, retires, resigns or is removed as provided in the governing documents of the Trust.
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Name, Year of Birth, Position(s) Held with the Trust and Length of Time Served1 | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships Held | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen |
Paul K. Freeman (1950) Chairperson since 2007, and Board Member, 2002-present | Consultant, World Bank/Inter-American Development Bank; formerly, Project Leader, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (1998-2001); Chief Executive Officer, The Eric Group, Inc. (environmental insurance) (1986-1998) | 55 |
John W. Ballantine (1946) Board Member, 1999-present | Retired; formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Management Officer, First Chicago NBD Corporation/The First National Bank of Chicago (1996-1998); Executive Vice President and Head of International Banking (1995-1996). Directorships: Healthways, Inc. (provider of disease and care management services); Portland General Electric (utility company); Stockwell Capital Investments PLC (private equity). Former Directorships: First Oak Brook Bancshares, Inc. and Oak Brook Bank | 55 |
Donald L. Dunaway (1937) Board Member, 1980-present | Retired; formerly, Executive Vice President, A.O. Smith Corporation (diversified manufacturer) (1963-1994) | 55 |
James R. Edgar (1946) Board Member, 1999-present | Distinguished Fellow, University of Illinois, Institute of Government and Public Affairs (1999-present); formerly, Governor, State of Illinois (1991-1999). Directorships: John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (processor/packager/marketer of nuts, snacks and candy products); Horizon Group Properties, Inc.; Youbet.com (online wagering platform); Alberto-Culver Company (manufactures, distributes and markets health and beauty care products) | 55 |
Robert B. Hoffman (1936) Board Member, 1981-present | Retired; formerly, Chairman, Harnischfeger Industries, Inc. (machinery for the mining and paper industries) (1999-2001); prior thereto, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer, Monsanto Company (agricultural, pharmaceutical and nutritional/food products) (1994-1999). Directorships: RCP Advisors, LLC (a private equity investment advisory firm) | 55 |
William McClayton (1944) Board Member, 2004-present | Managing Director of Finance and Administration, Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. (global management consulting firm) (2001-present); formerly, Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP (accounting) (1986-2001). Formerly: Trustee, Ravinia Festival; Board of Managers, YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago | 55 |
Shirley D. Peterson (1941) Board Member, 1995-present | Retired; formerly, President, Hood College (1995-2000); prior thereto, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson (law firm); Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service; Assistant Attorney General (Tax), US Department of Justice. Directorships: Federal Mogul Corp. (supplier of automotive components and subsystems); AK Steel (steel production); Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (April 2004-present); Champion Enterprises, Inc. (manufactured home building); Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (designer, manufacturer and marketer of footwear) (April 2005-present); Trustee, Bryn Mawr College. Former Directorship: Bethlehem Steel Corp. | 55 |
Robert H. Wadsworth (1940) Board Member, 2004-present | President, Robert H. Wadsworth & Associates, Inc. (consulting firm) (1983 to present). Formerly, Trustee of New York Board DWS Funds. | 58 |
Officers2 | ||
Name, Year of Birth, Position(s) Held with the Trust and Length of Time Served1 | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships Held | Number of Funds in Fund Complex Overseen |
Michael G. Clark4 (1965) President, 2006-present | Managing Director3, Deutsche Asset Management (2006-present); President of DWS family of funds; formerly, Director of Fund Board Relations (2004-2006) and Director of Product Development (2000-2004), Merrill Lynch Investment Managers; Senior Vice President Operations, Merrill Lynch Asset Management (1999-2000) | n/a |
Philip J. Collora (1945) Vice President and Assistant Secretary, 1986-present | Director3, Deutsche Asset Management | n/a |
Paul H. Schubert4 (1963) Chief Financial Officer, 2004-present Treasurer, 2005-present | Managing Director3, Deutsche Asset Management (since July 2004); formerly, Executive Director, Head of Mutual Fund Services and Treasurer for UBS Family of Funds (1998-2004); Vice President and Director of Mutual Fund Finance at UBS Global Asset Management (1994-1998) | n/a |
John Millette5 (1962) Secretary, 2001-present | Director3, Deutsche Asset Management | n/a |
Patricia DeFilippis4 (1963) Assistant Secretary, 2005-present | Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management (since June 2005); formerly, Counsel, New York Life Investment Management LLC (2003-2005); legal associate, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (1998-2003) | n/a |
Elisa D. Metzger4, (1962) Assistant Secretary 2005-present | Director3, Deutsche Asset Management (since September 2005); formerly, Counsel, Morrison and Foerster LLP (1999-2005) | n/a |
Caroline Pearson5 (1962) Assistant Secretary, 1998-present | Managing Director3, Deutsche Asset Management | n/a |
Paul Antosca5 (1957) Assistant Treasurer, 2007-present | Director3, Deutsche Asset Management (since 2006); Vice President, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) (1990-2006) | n/a |
Kathleen Sullivan D'Eramo5 (1957) Assistant Treasurer, 2003-present | Director3, Deutsche Asset Management | n/a |
Jason Vazquez4 (1972) Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, 2007-present | Vice President, Deutsche Asset Management (since 2006); formerly, AML Operations Manager for Bear Stearns (2004-2006), Supervising Compliance Principal and Operations Manager for AXA Financial (1999-2004) | n/a |
Robert Kloby4 (1962) Chief Compliance Officer, 2006-present | Managing Director3, Deutsche Asset Management (2004-present); formerly, Chief Compliance Officer/Chief Risk Officer, Robeco USA (2000-2004); Vice President, The Prudential Insurance Company of America (1988-2000); E.F. Hutton and Company (1984-1988) | n/a |
2 As a result of their respective positions held with the Advisor, these individuals are considered "interested persons" of the Advisor within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Interested persons receive no compensation from the portfolio.
3 Executive title, not a board directorship.
4 Address: 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154.
5 Address: Two International Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.
The portfolio's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Board Members. The SAI is available, without charge, upon request. If you would like to request a copy of the SAI, you may do so by calling the following toll-free number: (800) 621-1048.
Notes
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ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS |
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| As of the end of the period, April 30, 2007, Cash Account Trust has a code of ethics, as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR, that applies to its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.
There have been no amendments to, or waivers from, a provision of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report that would require disclosure under Item 2.
A copy of the code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.
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ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT |
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| The Fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees has determined that the Fund has at least one “audit committee financial expert” serving on its audit committee: Mr. William McClayton, Mr. Donald Dunaway and Mr. Robert Hoffman. Each of these audit committee members is “independent,” meaning that he is not an “interested person” of the Fund (as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940) and he does not accept any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the Fund (except in the capacity as a Board or committee member).
An “audit committee financial expert” is not an “expert” for any purpose, including for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated as an “audit committee financial expert.” Further, the designation of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not mean that the person has any greater duties, obligations, or liability than those imposed on the person without the “audit committee financial expert” designation. Similarly, the designation of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the audit committee or board of directors. |
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ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES |
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CASH ACCOUNT TRUST- MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO
FORM N-CSR DISCLOSURE RE: AUDIT FEES
The following table shows the amount of fees that Ernst & Young, LLP (“E&Y”), the Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accountant, billed to the Fund during the Fund’s last two fiscal years. The Audit Committee approved in advance all audit services and non-audit services that E&Y provided to the Fund.
The Audit Committee has delegated certain pre-approval responsibilities to its Chairman (or, in his absence, any other member of the Audit Committee).
Services that the Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accountant Billed to the Fund
Fiscal Year | Audit Fees Billed to Fund | Audit-Related | Tax Fees Billed to Fund | All |
2007 | $72,207 | $0 | $9,846 | $0 |
2006 | $61,234 | $0 | $8,350 | $0 |
The above "Tax Fees" were billed for professional services rendered for tax return preparation.
Services that the Fund’s Independent Registered Public Accountant Billed to the Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers
The following table shows the amount of fees billed by E&Y to Deutsche Investment Management Americas, Inc. (“DeIM” or the “Adviser”), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with DeIM (“Control Affiliate”) that provides ongoing services to the Fund (“Affiliated Fund Service Provider”), for engagements directly related to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting, during the Fund’s last two fiscal years.
Fiscal Year | Audit-Related | Tax Fees Billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers | All |
2007 | $330,000 | $466,614 | $0 |
2006 | $169,000 | $386,824 | $0 |
The “Audit-Related Fees” were billed for services in connection with agreed upon procedures related to fund mergers and the above “Tax Fees” were billed in connection with tax compliance services and agreed upon procedures.
Non-Audit Services
The following table shows the amount of fees that E&Y billed during the Fund’s last two fiscal years for non-audit services. The Audit Committee pre-approved all non-audit services that E&Y provided to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider that related directly to the Fund’s operations and financial reporting. The Audit Committee requested and received information from E&Y about any non-audit services that E&Y rendered during the Fund’s last fiscal year to the Adviser and any Affiliated Fund Service Provider. The Committee considered this information in evaluating E&Y’s independence.
Fiscal Year | Total (A) | Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (engagements related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund) (B) | Total Non-Audit Fees billed to Adviser and Affiliated Fund Service Providers (all other engagements) (C) | Total of (A), (B) |
2007 | $9,846 | $466,614 | $1,225,375 | $1,701,835 |
2006 | $8,350 | $386,824 | $535,406 | $930,580 |
All other engagement fees were billed for services in connection with internal control reviews, agreed upon procedures and tax compliance for DeIM and other related entities that provide support for the operations of the fund.
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In connection with the audit of the 2006 and 2007 financial statements, the Fund entered into an engagement letter with E&Y. The terms of the engagement letter required by E&Y, and agreed to by the Audit Committee, include provisions in which the parties consent to the sole jurisdiction of federal courts in New York, Boston or the Northern District of Illinois, as well as a waiver of right to a trial by jury and an exclusion of punitive damages.
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E&Y recently advised the Fund’s Audit Committee that certain arrangements between the Ernst & Young member firm in Germany (“E&Y Germany”) and Deutsche Bank AG (“DB”) had been determined to be inconsistent with the SEC auditor independence rules. DB is within the “Investment Company Complex” (as defined by SEC rules) and therefore covered by the SEC auditor independence rules applicable to the Fund. In 2006 and 2007, DB provided standard overdraft protection on a depository account and a guarantee of certain lease deposits to E&Y Germany. E&Y advised the Audit Committee that while neither of these arrangements was ever utilized by E&Y Germany, they could constitute lending type arrangements in violation of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. (Rule 2-01(c)(1)(ii)(A) provides that an accountant is not independent when an accounting firm has a loan to or from an audit client.) E&Y advised the Audit Committee that E&Y believes its independence has not been impacted as it relates to the audits of the Fund. In reaching this conclusion, E&Y noted a number of factors, including that neither of the arrangements was ever utilized and, accordingly, E&Y Germany never had amounts outstanding to DB, these arrangements were immaterial to E&Y Germany and DB and the E&Y professionals responsible for the Fund’s audits were not aware of these arrangements. E&Y informed the Audit Committee that E&Y Germany has cancelled the overdraft arrangements and is in the process of terminating the guarantee on the lease deposits.
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ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS |
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| Not Applicable |
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ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
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| Not Applicable |
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ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
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| Not applicable. |
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ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES |
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| Not applicable. |
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS |
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| Not Applicable. |
ITEM 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS |
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| The primary function of the Nominating and Governance Committee is to identify and recommend individuals for membership on the Board and oversee the administration of the Board Governance Procedures and Guidelines. Shareholders may recommend candidates for Board positions by forwarding their correspondence by U.S. mail or courier service to the Fund's Secretary for the attention of the Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee, Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110. Suggestions for candidates must include a resume of the candidate. |
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ITEM 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
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| (a) The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report. |
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| (b) There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of the annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting. |
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ITEM 12. | EXHIBITS |
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| (a)(1) Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is filed and attached hereto as EX-99.CODE ETH. |
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| (a)(2) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT. |
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| (b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT. |
Form N-CSR Item F
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: | Money Market Portfolio (Premium Reserve Money Market Shares and Institutional Money Market Shares), a series of Cash Account Trust |
By: | /s/Michael G. Clark |
| Michael G. Clark |
President
Date: | June 27, 2007 |
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.
Registrant: | Money Market Portfolio (Premium Reserve Money Market Shares and Institutional Money Market Shares), a series of Cash Account Trust |
By: | /s/Michael G. Clark |
| Michael G. Clark |
President
Date: | June 27, 2007 |
By: | /s/Paul Schubert |
| Paul Schubert |
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Date: | June 27, 2007 |