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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-06431
MANAGERS TRUST II
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut | 06854 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
Managers Investment Group LLC
800 Connecticut Avenue,
Norwalk, Connecticut 06854
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 299-3500
Date of fiscal year end: DECEMBER 31
Date of reporting period: JANUARY 1, 2005 - DECEMBER 31, 2005 (Semi-Annual Shareholder Report)
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Item 1. | Reports to Shareholders |
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ANNUAL REPORT
Managers Funds
December 31, 2005
• | 20 Fund |
• | Mid-Cap Fund |
• | Balanced Fund |
• | High Yield Fund |
• | Fixed Income Fund |
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Investment Managers’ Comments and Schedules of Portfolio Investments | ||
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Financial Statements | ||
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Funds’ balance sheets, net asset value (NAV) per share computations and cumulative undistributed amounts | ||
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Detail of sources of income, Fund expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the year | ||
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Detail of changes in Fund assets for the past two years | ||
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Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets for each Fund | ||
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Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and description of certain investment risks | ||
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Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale, or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of Managers Funds. Such offering is made only by Prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.
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Dear Fellow Shareholder:
Over the past 12 months the markets have been beset with a number of difficult and unpredictable challenges, including recovery from a massive tsunami in Southeast Asia; continuing strife in the Middle East; numerous terrorist incidents; multiple hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico; and a significant rise in energy prices. We are fortunate that the financial markets have continued to perform so well under these circumstances.
These events serve to remind us that no one can predict the events that are going to shape the markets in coming months. This reinforces our belief that to invest successfully in an uncertain world you have to diversify your investments and be patient.
Most people think of diversification as holding different types of stocks and bonds, but we believe that there is another type of diversification that receives too little notice, and that is diversification by investment manager and holdings. Simply put, no single approach is going to succeed in every kind of market—some growth stock managers will be successful in a rising market, and some will be more successful in a stagnant market. This can be an issue with some investment firms that adhere to only one method of looking at the markets.
That is a major benefit that we bring you at Managers Funds—since we hire subadvisors (affiliates and non-affiliates) to run our portfolios, we offer you a wide selection of very different investment styles to choose from, sometimes within the same asset class. Invest in multiple Managers Funds, and you can get managers with very different approaches and holdings, helping you reduce the risks created by changing economic conditions and natural and man-made events, such as those of the past 12 months.
We also believe that once you have made your manager selection, you must be patient. On the home page of our Web site at www.managersinvest.com, you will find a short article entitled “Stay Invested for the Long Term” that highlights how important it is to consistently stay in the market rather than trying to time the market. We think the implication is clear: to be successful in the market over the long term, select a wide variety of investments giving you good diversification, invest regularly, and stick with your investment plan no matter what events dominate the news.
We invite you to visit our Web site on an ongoing basis to stay in tune with your Managers Funds holdings. The Web site provides detailed profiles of our subadvisors and their investment styles, as well as quarterly commentary on each Fund. If you have any questions, please do call us at 800.835.3879. Thank you for investing with Managers Funds.
Sincerely,
Peter M. Lebovitz | Thomas G. Hoffman, CFA | |||
President | Chief Investment Officer | |||
Managers Funds | Managers Investment Group LLC |
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All periods ended December 31, 2005
Managers Funds Performance (unaudited)
All periods ended December 31, 2005
Average Annual Total Returns (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | Since Inception | Inception Date | ||||||||||||||
Managers Funds: | ||||||||||||||||||
Equity Funds: | ||||||||||||||||||
20 Fund | -Class A | No Load | (5.19 | )% | 11.99 | % | (15.96 | )% | (4.69 | )% | Jan-98 | |||||||
-Class A | With Load | (10.69 | )% | 9.84 | % | (16.95 | )% | (5.40 | )% | Jan-98 | ||||||||
-Class B | No Load | (5.82 | )% | 11.43 | % | (16.39 | )% | (6.65 | )% | Feb-98 | ||||||||
-Class B | With Load | (10.53 | )% | 10.62 | % | (16.73 | )% | (6.65 | )% | Feb-98 | ||||||||
-Class C | No Load | (5.80 | )% | 11.37 | % | (16.38 | )% | (7.29 | )% | Mar-98 | ||||||||
-Class C | With Load | (7.67 | )% | 11.04 | % | (16.55 | )% | (7.41 | )% | Mar-98 | ||||||||
-Inst. Class | No Load | (4.92 | )% | 12.45 | % | (15.57 | )% | (7.10 | )% | Apr-98 | ||||||||
Mid-Cap | -Class A | No Load | 11.32 | % | 21.12 | % | 6.44 | % | 13.82 | % | Jan-97 | |||||||
-Class A | With Load | 4.91 | % | 18.77 | % | 5.19 | % | 13.08 | % | Jan-97 | ||||||||
-Class B | No Load | 10.61 | % | 20.48 | % | 5.89 | % | 12.26 | % | Jan-97 | ||||||||
-Class B | With Load | 5.61 | % | 19.79 | % | 5.57 | % | 12.26 | % | Jan-97 | ||||||||
-Class C | No Load | 10.60 | % | 20.46 | % | 5.91 | % | 11.34 | % | Feb-98 | ||||||||
-Class C | With Load | 8.48 | % | 20.08 | % | 5.69 | % | 11.20 | % | Feb-98 | ||||||||
-Inst. Class | No Load | 11.74 | % | 21.69 | % | 6.96 | % | 14.40 | % | Jan-97 | ||||||||
Hybrid Fund: | ||||||||||||||||||
Balanced | -Class A | No Load | 4.24 | % | 12.22 | % | 2.98 | % | 8.72 | % | Jan-97 | |||||||
-Class A | With Load | (1.79 | )% | 10.01 | % | 1.76 | % | 8.00 | % | Jan-97 | ||||||||
-Class B | No Load | 3.53 | % | 11.64 | % | 2.47 | % | 6.63 | % | Feb-98 | ||||||||
-Class B | With Load | (1.47 | )% | 10.83 | % | 2.10 | % | 6.63 | % | Feb-98 | ||||||||
-Class C | No Load | 3.49 | % | 11.61 | % | 2.44 | % | 6.54 | % | Feb-98 | ||||||||
-Class C | With Load | 1.49 | % | 11.22 | % | 2.24 | % | 6.41 | % | Feb-98 | ||||||||
-Inst. Class | No Load | 4.57 | % | 12.74 | % | 3.18 | % | 9.25 | % | Jan-97 | ||||||||
Average Annual Total Returns (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | Since Inception | Inception Date | ||||||||||||||
Income Funds: | ||||||||||||||||||
High Yield | -Class A | No Load | 2.37 | % | 13.68 | % | 9.41 | % | 6.27 | % | Jan-98 | |||||||
-Class A | With Load | (3.53 | )% | 11.47 | % | 8.12 | % | 5.48 | % | Jan-98 | ||||||||
-Class B | No Load | 1.59 | % | 12.99 | % | 8.81 | % | 5.16 | % | Feb-98 | ||||||||
-Class B | With Load | (3.19 | )% | 12.20 | % | 8.52 | % | 5.16 | % | Feb-98 | ||||||||
-Class C | No Load | 1.60 | % | 13.01 | % | 8.82 | % | 5.15 | % | Feb-98 | ||||||||
-Class C | With Load | (0.40 | )% | 12.64 | % | 8.61 | % | 5.01 | % | Feb-98 | ||||||||
-Inst. Class | No Load | 2.60 | % | 14.15 | % | 9.93 | % | 6.21 | % | Mar-98 | ||||||||
Fixed Income | -Class A | No Load | 2.68 | % | 6.21 | % | 6.47 | % | 6.48 | % | Jan-97 | |||||||
-Class A | With Load | (2.46 | )% | 4.41 | % | 5.39 | % | 5.87 | % | Jan-97 | ||||||||
-Class B | No Load | 2.01 | % | 5.61 | % | 5.92 | % | 5.60 | % | Mar-98 | ||||||||
-Class B | With Load | (2.87 | )% | 4.71 | % | 5.60 | % | 5.60 | % | Mar-98 | ||||||||
-Class C | No Load | 1.90 | % | 5.56 | % | 5.92 | % | 5.75 | % | Mar-98 | ||||||||
-Class C | With Load | (0.11 | )% | 5.22 | % | 5.71 | % | 5.62 | % | Mar-98 | ||||||||
-Inst. Class | No Load | 2.91 | % | 6.64 | % | 6.97 | % | 7.05 | % | Jan-97 |
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Fund Performance (continued)
Notes to the Performance Table
Performance differences among the share classes are due to differences in sales charge structures and class expenses. Returns shown reflect maximum sales charge of 5.75% on Class A (5.00% maximum for Managers Fixed Income Fund), as well as the applicable contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) on both Class B and C shares. The Class B shares’ CDSC declines annually between years 1 through 6 according to the following schedule: 5, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1%. No sales charge is assessed after year six. Class C shares held for less than one year are subject to a 1% CDSC.
The Fund share classes differ with regard to sales charges and Fund expenses. In choosing a Fund and class(es), investors should consider the amount they plan to invest, their investment objectives, the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing, and how long they intend to keep their money invested in the Fund and class(es). Each Fund’s prospectus contains information concerning the Fund’s investment objective, risk, charges and expenses and other information. Additional risks are associated with investing in high yield bonds, and such securities may be considered speculative.
There are also risks associated with investing in small-cap companies, such as increased volatility, and bonds, such as rising interest rates. More specifically, the value of debt instruments held in bond funds declines when interest rates rise and longer-term bonds are more vulnerable to interest rate risk. To obtain a prospectus, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our website at www.managersinvest.com. Please read the Prospectus carefully before you invest in a Fund or send money. Investors should discuss their goals and choices with a registered financial professional in order to determine which share class is appropriate for them. Distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member NASD.
(1) | Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. |
The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com.
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As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; reinvested dividends or other distributions; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-l) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.
Actual Fund return
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line 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. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Six Months Ended December 31, 2005 | Beginning Account Value 7/1/2005 | Ending Account Value 12/31/2005 | Expenses Paid During Period* | ||||||
Managers 20 Fund Class A | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,058 | $ | 7.78 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,018 | $ | 7.63 | |||
Managers 20 Fund Class B | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,054 | $ | 11.65 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,014 | $ | 11.42 | |||
Managers 20 Fund Class C | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,054 | $ | 11.65 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,014 | $ | 11.42 | |||
Managers 20 Fund Institutional Class | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,057 | $ | 6.48 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,019 | $ | 6.36 | |||
Six Months Ended December 31, 2005 | Beginning Account Value 7/1/2005 | Ending Account Value 12/31/2005 | Expenses Paid During Period* | ||||||
Managers Mid-Cap Fund Class A | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,071 | $ | 6.52 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,019 | $ | 6.36 | |||
Managers Mid-Cap Fund Class B | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,067 | $ | 10.42 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,015 | $ | 10.16 | |||
Managers Mid-Cap Fund Class C | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,067 | $ | 10.42 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,015 | $ | 10.16 | |||
Managers Mid-Cap Fund Institutional Class | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,073 | $ | 5.22 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,020 | $ | 5.09 |
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About Your Fund’s Expenses (continued)
Six Months Ended December 31 , 2005 | Beginning Account Value 7/1/2005 | Ending Account Value 12/31/2005 | Expenses Paid During Period* | ||||||
Managers Balanced Fund Class A | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,030 | $ | 6.39 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,019 | $ | 6.36 | |||
Managers Balanced Fund Class B | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,025 | $ | 10.21 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,015 | $ | 10.16 | |||
Managers Balanced Fund Class C | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,025 | $ | 10.21 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,015 | $ | 10.16 | |||
Managers Balanced Fund Institutional Class | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,031 | $ | 5.12 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,020 | $ | 5.09 | |||
Six Months Ended December 31, 2005 | Beginning Account Value 7/1/2005 | Ending Account Value 12/31/2005 | Expenses Paid During Period* | ||||||
Managers High Yield Fund Class A | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,012 | $ | 5.83 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,019 | $ | 5.85 | |||
Managers High Yield Fund Class B | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,007 | $ | 9.61 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,016 | $ | 9.65 | |||
Managers High Yield Fund Class C | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,007 | $ | 9.61 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,016 | $ | 9.65 | |||
Managers High Yield Fund Institutional Class | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,012 | $ | 4.56 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,021 | $ | 4.58 | |||
Six Months Ended December 31, 2005 | Beginning Account Value 7/1/2005 | Ending 12/31/2005 | Expenses Paid During Period* | ||||||
Managers Fixed Income Fund Class A | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,007 | $ | 3.74 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,021 | $ | 3.77 | |||
Managers Fixed Income Fund Class B | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,003 | $ | 7.52 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,018 | $ | 7.58 | |||
Managers Fixed Income Fund Class C | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,002 | $ | 7.52 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,018 | $ | 7.58 | |||
Managers Fixed Income Fund Institutional Class | |||||||||
Based on Actual Fund Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,008 | $ | 2.48 | |||
Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,023 | $ | 2.50 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365. |
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Portfolio Manager Comments
The Managers 20 Fund’s (the “Fund”) objective is to achieve capital appreciation through a non-diversified portfolio of equity securities.
The Managers 20 Fund invests in a non-diversified portfolio consisting of the common stocks of 15 to 25 U.S. and foreign companies of any size, which offer strong growth potential. The Fund management selects securities based on a global economic outlook, with a particular focus on investments in specific industries, and seeks companies in out-of-favor situations at attractive prices. In addition to common stocks, the Fund may invest from time to time in any or all of the following: preferred stocks, convertible securities, warrants and bonds and other fixed-income securities. The S&P 500 Index is the benchmark for the Fund.
The Fund currently employs a subadvisor, Oak Associates, ltd. (“Oak”), to manage the assets of the Fund. Oak believes that macroeconomic analysis is the best way to start their process of finding industries where the most attractive secular growth opportunities reside. Oak’s investment team begins its investment process with the overall outlook for the economy. They assess the overall economic background, including an analysis of fiscal policies, monetary polices, inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, and evolving relationships of economic sectors.
The investment team follows securities from favored industries. When researching a potential security, the analysts look at the company growth rate and valuation in absolute terms, relative to the market as a whole, and relative to each security’s historical valuation.
The ideal investment exhibits the following traits:
• | Impressive growth potential |
• | Attractive valuations |
Portfolio management:
• | Builds the portfolio stock by stock and actively manages the Fund |
• | Begins by analyzing key global economic factors, then determines which specific sectors will benefit from emerging trends |
• | Employs qualitative analysis based on the fundamental characteristics of individual securities |
• | Visits company locations and has discussions with company management |
• | Buys securities generally with a long-term time horizon, resulting in relatively low portfolio turnover |
• | Concentrates in their best ideas and remains focused on core growth discipline |
Sell Discipline
Generally, Oak does not make many weight adjustments to reflect changes in sentiment about a holding. If their opinion changes for the worse, they will tend to sell the holding completely. There are times when they will add to a stock if its weight has declined due to relative underperformance that they feel is unjustified. Their sell decision is based on three criteria:
• | As a concentrated investment manager, a stock may be sold based on relative opportunity. This occurs when a better investment idea presents itself. |
• | Valuation is considered if the stock price reflects the best potential outcome. |
• | Oak may sell if their long-term investment thesis for that company has deteriorated. If so, they first assess whether it is salvageable: Is it a company-specific issue? Did they simply make a mistake? |
These criteria are often combined with factors such as changes in the competitive landscape, product commoditization, or relative market opportunity. Downward revisions in earnings estimates, changes in long-term earnings projections, analyst contacts, valuation, and balance sheet issues are all considerations that may help Oak determine if a stock should be sold. Portfolio turnover is low - the typical holding period for securities is three-to-five years.
The Year in Review
For the year 2005, the Managers 20 Fund Institutional Class Shares returned -4.92% compared with a gain of 4.91% for the S&P 500 Index. In the U.S., the broad market (using for example, the Russell 3000, Wilshire 5000, and S&P 500 indices) rose about 6% for the year.
Mid-cap and small-cap stocks rose more than large-caps for the year as measured by the S&P indices. From a style standpoint, the S&P 500/Citigroup Value Index outperformed its counterpart for the sixth consecutive year. Low price-to-earnings stocks were leaders throughout the year, but much of this also coincides with the strong energy sector that has a lower P/E.
Despite strong corporate earnings, 2005 got off to a rocky start. The markets were down about 4% after the first four months of the year, but one sector continued to rise. The energy sector was the story of 2005, up over 30%. As oil and gas prices continued to rise throughout the summer, oil rose to over $69 per barrel finishing the year at $61, while gold ended the year at $517/oz. The higher fuel and commodity prices combined with devastating hurricanes to the Gulf Coast region,
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Portfolio Manager Comments (continued)
and continued increases in short-term interest rates could not slow down the economy. GDP continued to grow and core CPI inflation was kept to low levels. Markets rallied in the fourth quarter as the industrials and materials sectors climbed and energy stocks declined. While the holiday shopping season was far from a boom, neither was it the bust that some analysts had anticipated due to higher energy prices.
Since the Fund concentrates on high growth opportunities, the lack of energy holdings hurt from an attribution standpoint. The Fund is positioned with nearly half its holdings in the technology sector which performed poorly over the year. Of the fifteen technology positions held over the course of 2005, only 4 posted positive returns, and one of them was the late addition of Google. Dell, Symantec and Cisco were all large detractors. Dell, EMC and Microsoft were all liquidated throughout the year.
Over the course of the year, the healthcare sector has become increasingly larger. Oak added Teva Pharmaceuticals and built up its position in all other heathcare stocks, with the exception of Pfizer. Despite the negative contribution by Pfizer this sector was the largest positive contributor during 2005. Affymetrix, Amgen, Medtronic and Teva Pharmaceuticals all posted double digit gains for the year.
The financials sector was pared down with the sale of MBNA, following its acquisition by Bank of America, while consumer discretionary has added Amazon.com.
Looking Forward
The portfolio manager has constructed a portfolio that should benefit from continued strong earnings. Expecting the end of the Fed tightening, Oak is looking for stock valuations to catch up with the strong earnings of the past year. Oak’s comments as we progress into 2006:
The housing market, which was so hot in 2005, should continue to cool (price appreciation and sales slowing). This could be exacerbated by tighter lending standards. The strength in housing has helped to drive consumer spending, but the effect of the cooling market should not be too dramatic, as real pay per worker climbs. As a result, we think the economy should remain relatively healthy. One thing to watch though is the temperature in the north and the already high price of natural gas; high heating bills could impact spending. In spite of rising energy costs, inflation continues to be restrained by globalization, competition, and productivity. This is positive for the market.
With strong cash flow from operations in recent years, corporations’ balance sheets are in great shape, which means merger activity, stock buybacks and dividend increases should continue. Capital spending could also pick up. Chief Investment Strategist Ed Yardeni’s CIO poll indicates IT budgets are expected to rise 8% this year - technology companies would be beneficiaries.
Cumulative Total Return Performance
Managers 20 Fund’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged capitalization weighted index of 500 commonly traded stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of those stocks. Unlike the Fund, the S&P 500 Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses. The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund’s Class A shares on January 2, 1998 to a $10,000 investment made in the S&P 500 Index for the same time periods. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. Figures include reinvestment of capital gains and dividends. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the indices exclude expenses. Total returns for the Fund would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
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Managers 20 Fund
Portfolio Manager Comments (continued)
The table below shows the average annualized total returns for the 20 Fund - Class A Shares (with load) and the S&P 500 Index since inception through December 31, 2005.
Average Annual Total Returns: | 1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception* | ||||||
20 Fund – A Shares | (10.69 | )% | (16.95 | )% | (5.40 | )% | |||
S&P 500 | 4.91 | % | 0.54 | % | 4.73 | % |
* | Commencement of operations was January 2, 1998. |
The table below displays a full breakdown of the sector allocation of the Fund as well as the top ten positions as of December 31, 2005.
Top Ten Holdings (out of 25 securities) | Managers 20 Fund % Fund | Portfolio Breakdown | % Fund | S&P 500 | |||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 5.8 | % | Financials | 9.8 | % | 21.3 | % | ||||
eBay, Inc.* | 5.7 | Information Technology | 50.2 | 15.1 | |||||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Sponsored ADR | 5.4 | Health Care | 22.2 | 13.3 | |||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 5.3 | Industrials | 8.2 | 11.3 | |||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 5.0 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.8 | 10.8 | |||||||
Linear Technology Corp. | 5.0 | Consumer Staples | 0.0 | 9.5 | |||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc.* | 4.9 | Energy | 0.0 | 9.3 | |||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 4.9 | Utilities | 0.0 | 3.4 | |||||||
Schwab (Charles) Corp.* | 4.7 | Telecommunication Services | 0.0 | 3.0 | |||||||
Amgen, Inc.* | 4.7 | Materials | 0.0 | 3.0 | |||||||
Top Ten as a Group | 51.4 | % | Other Assets and Liabilities | (1.2 | ) | 0.0 | |||||
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||
* | Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2005 |
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or a solicitation to sell that security.
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December 31, 2005
Security Description | Shares | Value | |||||
Common Stocks - 101.2% | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary - 10.8% | |||||||
Amazon.Com, Inc.* | 16,600 | $ | 782,690 | ||||
eBay, Inc.* | 29,100 | 2 | 1,258,575 | ||||
Harman International Industries, Inc. | 3,700 | 2 | 362,045 | ||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 2,403,310 | ||||||
Financials - 9.8% | |||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 23,000 | 1,116,190 | |||||
Schwab (Charles) Corp. | 71,700 | 2 | 1,051,839 | ||||
Total Financials | 2,168,029 | ||||||
Health Care - 22.2% | |||||||
Affymetrix, Inc.* | 18,400 | 2 | 878,600 | ||||
Amgen, Inc.* | 13,300 | 1,048,838 | |||||
Medtronic, Inc. | 17,400 | 1,001,718 | |||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 33,900 | 790,548 | |||||
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Sponsored ADR | 28,000 | 2 | 1,204,280 | ||||
Total Health Care | 4,923,984 | ||||||
Industrials - 8.2% | |||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 20,500 | 2 | 1,184,285 | ||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 11,000 | 2 | 650,760 | ||||
Total Industrials | 1,835,045 | ||||||
Information Technology - 50.2% | |||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 60,200 | 2 | 1,079,988 | ||||
Avid Technology, Inc.* | 14,600 | 2 | 799,496 | ||||
Cisco Systems, Inc.* | 64,000 | 1,095,680 | |||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.* | 18,127 | 2 | $ | 912,694 | |||
Electronic Arts, Inc.* | 18,900 | 2 | 988,659 | ||||
Google Inc.* | 2,000 | 829,720 | |||||
Juniper Networks, Inc.* | 43,100 | 961,130 | |||||
Linear Technology Corp. | 30,600 | 1,103,742 | |||||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 24,600 | 891,504 | |||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 29,900 | 1,288,092 | |||||
Symantec Corp.* | 41,700 | 729,750 | |||||
Symbol Technologies, Inc. | 36,500 | 467,930 | |||||
Total Information Technology | 11,148,385 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks | 22,478,753 | ||||||
Other Investment Companies – 27.4%1 | |||||||
Bank of New York Institutional Cash Reserves Fund, 4.30%3 | 6,076,726 | 6,076,726 | |||||
JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 4.14% | 49,038 | 49,038 | |||||
Total Other Investment Companies | 6,125,764 | ||||||
Total Investments – 128.6% | 28,604,517 | ||||||
Other Assets, less Liabilities – (28.6)% | (6,387,432 | ) | |||||
Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 22,217,085 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio Manager Comments
The Managers Mid-Cap Fund’s (the “Fund”) objective is to provide a high total return, consistent with the preservation of capital and a prudent level of risk.
The Managers Mid-Cap Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a diversified portfolio consisting of the common stocks of medium-sized companies which will generally be listed on the New York or American stock exchanges or on NASDAQ and be widely held among a large number of investors.
The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in companies that, at the time of purchase, have market capitalizations between $1 billion and $12 billion. The Fund may also invest in other U.S. and foreign securities, including foreign securities and warrants. The Fund’s benchmark is the S&P MidCap 400 Index.
The Fund currently employs a sub-advisor, Chicago Equity Partners (“CEP”), to manage the assets of the Fund. The investment team at CEP believes that fundamentals drive stock prices – that companies with favorable valuations and earnings expectations will outperform their peers. CEP employs a disciplined investment strategy utilizing a proprietary multi-factor model, which includes momentum, value and quality factors, to select securities. The process focuses on security selection while remaining neutral to industry, sector, style and capitalization benchmarks. CEP seeks to consistently apply an objective, quantitative, fundamental investment approach that identifies undervalued and overvalued securities within industry sectors.
CEP utilizes a systematic ranking system to identify attractive stocks and construct its portfolios through a disciplined process that minimizes portfolio risks like sector, capitalization and style exposures. Every day the investment team at CEP uses its proprietary model to evaluate the expectations, valuation and quality attributes of 3,000 stocks.
The ideal investment exhibits the following traits:
• | Favorable valuation ratios relative to peers |
• | Corporate profits growth is expected to be above average compared to peers |
Portfolio Management:
• | Utilizes a systematic ranking system to identify attractive stocks |
• | Follows a disciplined portfolio construction process that minimizes portfolio risks like sector, capitalization and style exposures |
• | Constructs portfolios that neutralize risk elements that are not consistently rewarded, such as style tilts, industry weightings and market capitalization |
• | Reviews and confirms the model’s daily rankings, paying special attention to any changes in rank |
• | Each analyst follows a specific sector focusing on: |
• | The timing and nature of earnings releases |
• | Legal and regulatory exposures of companies |
• | Any other factors the model may not capture |
• | The analysts use an objective, systematic approach to choose the best risk-adjusted stocks within their sector |
Sell Discipline
CEP has a structured sell discipline: a stock is sold if it is lowly ranked and if there is a viable alternative within its industry, based upon risk/return. This is applied consistently across the universe and over time. The team format assures decisions are being made that are consistent with the Fund’s objectives.
The Year in Review
For the year 2005, the Managers Mid-Cap Fund Institutional Class returned 11.74% compared with a gain of 12.56% for the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index. In the U.S., the broad market (using for example, the Russell 3000, Wilshire 5000, and S&P 500 indices) rose about 6% for the year. Please note that this Fund has multiple classes. Performance for all classes can be found on the Fund’s summary page and at www.managersinvest.com.
Mid-cap and small-cap stocks rose more than large-caps for the year as measured by the S&P indices. From a style standpoint, the S&P 400/Citigroup Growth Index outperformed its value counterpart. Much of this difference stemmed from energy stocks that belonged to one index and not the other. Coal companies Arch Coal and Peabody Energy accounted for over 1.5% contribution to the S&P 400/Citigroup Growth Index, almost the entire outperformance.
Despite strong corporate earnings, 2005 got off to a rocky start. The broad markets were down about 4% after the first four months of the year, but mid-caps declined less than other market cap groups. Much like the broad markets, the energy sector was the story of 2005, up over 50%. As oil and gas prices continued to rise throughout the summer, oil rose to over $69 per barrel during the summer, finishing at $61, while gold ended the year at $517/oz. The higher fuel and commodity prices combined with devastating hurricanes to the Gulf Coast region, and continued increases in short-term interest rates could not slow down the economy. GDP continued to grow and core CPI inflation was kept to low levels. Markets rallied in the fourth quarter as the industrials and materials sectors climbed and energy stocks declined. While the holiday shopping season was far from a boom, neither was it the bust that some analysts had anticipated due to higher energy prices.
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Portfolio Manager Comments (continued)
CEP matches sectors with the S&P Mid Cap to immunize the Fund against sector allocation effects relative to the benchmark. The Fund was successful in this regard, as sector weights were closely aligned throughout the year. In fact, the Fund was in pace with the Index after the first three quarters of the year. However, during a decline in October, the Fund fell behind the Index by over 200 basis points (bps). It was within the energy, utilities and health care sectors that the holdings performed poorly during October. However, over the next two months, the Fund outperformed the Index by over 150 bps, led by the technology, industrials, financials and consumer discretionary sectors.
As the Fund’s sector weights are closely aligned with those of the Index, it is essentially by definition that stock selection drives the Fund’s relative returns. Stock selection in the consumer discretionary and utilities sectors were the greatest contributors to the Fund this year. Increased production and higher commodity prices drove the utility sector, just as they did the energy sector. Questar and Energen, up 51% and 25% respectively, were among the Fund’s top holdings and largest contributors, despite a poor fourth quarter. Retailers Chico’s, Abercrombie & Fitch, Payless Shoes and Claire’s Stores were all top performers. Chico’s, a retailer of exclusively designed private label women’s clothing, has seen 106 consecutive months of positive same store sales, while Abercrombie & Fitch saw sales increase 37% over last year.
On the downside were the consumer staples and industrial sectors. A large position in Tyson Foods (-6%) hurt the Fund, as well as the decline in NBTY (-32%), a manufacturer, marketer and retailer of nutritional supplements, which realized weak sales over 2005. The industrials sector greatly underperformed the benchmark despite strong performance from Joy Global (+110%), Precision Castparts (+58%) and Thomas & Betts (+36%). Underperformance from YRC Worldwide, formerly Yellow Corp., J.B. Hunt Transport Services and Grace all were a drag on Fund performance. All three have been liquidated from the portfolio.
Looking Forward
The portfolio manager continues to add value through security selection. This process will immunize the portfolio against sector swings by matching sectors to the benchmark, regardless of the current economic environment. CEP models still emphasize valuation, expectation and quality attributes to select the best risk adjusted stocks within each sector.
Cumulative Total Return Performance
Mid-Cap’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The S&P Mid Cap 400 Index is an unmanaged capitalization weighted index of 400 commonly traded stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of those stocks. Unlike the Fund, the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses. The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund’s Class A Shares on January 2, 1997 to a $10,000 investment made in the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index for the same time periods. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. Figures include reinvestment capital gains and dividends. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the index exclude expenses. Total returns for the Fund would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
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Portfolio Manager Comments (continued)
The table below shows the average annualized total returns for the Mid-Cap Fund - Class A Shares (with load) and the S&P Mid Cap 400 Index since inception through December 31, 2005.
Average Annual Total Returns: | 1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception* | ||||||
Mid-Cap – A Shares | 4.91 | % | 5.19 | % | 13.08 | % | |||
S&P Mid Cap 400 | 12.56 | % | 8.60 | % | 14.01 | % |
* | Commencement of operations was January 2, 1997. |
The table below displays a full breakdown of the sector allocation of the Fund as well as the top ten positions as of December 31, 2005
Top Ten Holdings (out of 105 securities) | Managers Mid-Cap Fund % Fund | Portfolio Breakdown | % Fund | S&P Mid Cap 400 | |||||||
Questar Corp. | 3.1 | % | Financials | 18.0 | % | 18.7 | % | ||||
Joy Global, Inc. | 2.7 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.6 | 16.2 | |||||||
American Financial Group, Inc.* | 2.5 | Information Technology | 16.1 | 15.6 | |||||||
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 2.4 | Industrials | 12.0 | 13.3 | |||||||
Newfield Exploration Co. | 2.3 | Health Care | 11.8 | 11.5 | |||||||
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 2.2 | Energy | 9.3 | 9.6 | |||||||
Energen Corp. | 2.0 | Utilities | 7.1 | 7.4 | |||||||
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | 2.0 | Materials | 7.4 | 4.0 | |||||||
Humana, Inc.* | 1.8 | Consumer Staples | 2.3 | 3.3 | |||||||
Western Digital Corp. | 1.8 | Telecommunications | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||||||
Top Ten as a Group | 22.8 | % | U. S. Government Obligations | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities | 0.9 | 0.0 | |||||||||
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | ||||||||
* | Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2005 |
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or a solicitation to sell that security.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2005
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||
Common Stocks - 99.0% | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary - 14.6% | ||||||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | 22,700 | 2 | $ | 1,479,586 | ||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc.* | 15,400 | 669,284 | ||||
American Greetings Corp., Class A | 17,100 | 2 | 375,687 | |||
Autoliv, Inc. | 14,000 | 2 | 635,880 | |||
Barnes & Noble, Inc. | 14,200 | 2 | 605,914 | |||
Brinker International, Inc. | 19,000 | 734,540 | ||||
Brunswick Corp. | 12,700 | 2 | 516,382 | |||
Catalina Marketing Corp.* | 23,200 | 2 | 588,120 | |||
Chico’s FAS, Inc.* | 26,500 | 1,164,145 | ||||
Claire’s Stores, Inc. | 33,400 | 975,948 | ||||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 38,300 | 1,489,104 | ||||
Dillard’s, Inc., Class A | 38,100 | 2 | 945,642 | |||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.* | 29,800 | 2 | 517,924 | |||
NVR, Inc.* | 1,325 | 2 | 930,150 | |||
Payless ShoeSource, Inc.* | 40,400 | 2 | 1,014,040 | |||
Rent-A-Center, Inc.* | 12,200 | 230,092 | ||||
Timberland Co.* | 14,100 | 2 | 458,955 | |||
Tupperware Corp. | 25,300 | 566,720 | ||||
Washington Post Co., The | 410 | 313,650 | ||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 14,211,763 | |||||
Consumer Staples - 2.3% | ||||||
Energizer Holdings, Inc.* | 6,900 | 343,551 | ||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 6,400 | 209,152 | ||||
PepsiAmericas, Inc. | 12,200 | 2 | 283,772 | |||
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Class B | 29,600 | 2 | 981,536 | |||
SUPERVALU, Inc. | 14,300 | 464,464 | ||||
Total Consumer Staples | 2,282,475 | |||||
Energy - 9.3% | ||||||
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | 24,800 | 2 | 1,725,087 | |||
Newfield Exploration Co.* | 44,800 | 2,243,136 | ||||
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. | 25,800 | 2 | 1,300,062 | |||
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 71,700 | 2,362,515 | ||||
Tesoro Corp. | 23,900 | 1,471,045 | ||||
Total Energy | 9,101,845 | |||||
Financials - 18.0% | ||||||
A.G. Edwards, Inc. | 20,200 | 2 | 946,572 | |||
American Capital Strategies Ltd. | 29,900 | 2 | 1,082,679 | |||
American Financial Group, Inc. | 63,600 | 2,436,516 | ||||
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. | 37,900 | 2 | 1,497,429 | |||
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | 7,980 | 2 | 415,918 | |||
Compass Bancshares, Inc. | 14,200 | 685,717 | ||||
Downey Financial Corp. | 9,900 | 677,061 | ||||
First American Corp. | 29,200 | 1,322,760 | ||||
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | 68,900 | 2 | 1,960,205 | |||
Indymac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. | 38,400 | 2 | 1,498,368 | |||
Janus Capital Group, Inc. | 33,300 | 2 | 620,379 | |||
Mercantile Bankshares Corp. | 23,600 | 1,331,984 | ||||
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. | 13,800 | 2 | 607,200 | |||
Radian Group, Inc. | 28,700 | 1,681,533 | ||||
Wilmington Trust Corp. | 9,400 | 365,754 | ||||
Zions Bancorporation | 6,400 | 483,584 | ||||
Total Financials | 17,613,659 | |||||
Health Care - 11.8% | ||||||
Barr Laboratories, Inc.* | 6,700 | 417,343 | ||||
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. | 7,900 | 2 | 536,410 | |||
C.R. Bard, Inc. | 11,600 | 764,672 | ||||
Cerner Corp.* | 7,300 | 2 | 663,643 | |||
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.* | 22,600 | 957,562 | ||||
Coventry Health Care, Inc.* | 25,325 | 1,442,512 | ||||
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.* | 30,400 | 919,904 | ||||
Humana, Inc.* | 33,200 | 1,803,756 | ||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | 8,200 | 961,614 | ||||
Lincare Holdings, Inc.* | 6,500 | 272,415 | ||||
Renal Care Group, Inc.* | 6,650 | 314,612 | ||||
STERIS Corp. | 31,000 | 775,620 | ||||
Techne Corp.* | 25,770 | 2 | 1,446,986 | |||
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 7,300 | 2 | 237,323 | |||
Total Health Care | 11,514,372 | |||||
Industrials - 12.0% | ||||||
Alaska Airgroup, Inc.* | 14,500 | 2 | 517,940 | |||
Banta Corp | 14,600 | 727,080 | ||||
Cummins, Inc. | 16,700 | 2 | 1,498,491 | |||
Equifax, Inc. | 27,900 | 2 | 1,060,758 | |||
GATX Corp. | 28,400 | 2 | 1,024,672 | |||
Hubbell, Inc. | 6,600 | 297,792 | ||||
ITT Educational Services, Inc.* | 11,500 | 679,765 | ||||
Joy Global, Inc. | 64,800 | 2,592,000 | ||||
Precision Castparts Corp. | 18,400 | 2 | 953,304 | |||
Republic Services, Inc. | 41,600 | 2 | 1,562,080 | |||
Thomas & Betts Corp.* | 18,300 | 767,868 | ||||
Total Industrials | 11,681,750 | |||||
Information Technology - 16.1% | ||||||
Avnet, Inc.* | 31,500 | 2 | 754,110 | |||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.* | 12,000 | 604,200 | ||||
CommScope, Inc.* | 24,800 | 2 | 499,224 | |||
DST Systems, Inc.* | 14,700 | 880,677 | ||||
Factset Research Systems, Inc. | 13,750 | 2 | 565,950 | |||
Fair Isaac Corp. | 18,100 | 2 | 799,477 | |||
Harris Corp. | 22,800 | �� | 980,628 | |||
Imation Corp. | 13,300 | 612,731 | ||||
Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A* | 44,200 | 880,906 | ||||
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.* | 87,400 | 1,151,932 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||||
Information Technology (continued) | ||||||||
Intersil Corp., Class A | 34,500 | $ | 858,360 | |||||
Lam Research Corp.* | 18,900 | 2 | 674,352 | |||||
McAfee, Inc.* | 15,000 | 2 | 406,950 | |||||
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.* | 10,700 | 237,219 | ||||||
MoneyGram International, Inc. | 14,500 | 2 | 378,160 | |||||
Omnivision Technologies, Inc.* | 26,400 | 2 | 526,944 | |||||
Sabre Holdings Corp. | 49,900 | 2 | 1,203,089 | |||||
Sybase, Inc.* | 31,500 | 688,590 | ||||||
Transaction Systems Architects, Inc.* | 18,800 | 541,252 | ||||||
United Online, Inc. | 32,200 | 2 | 457,884 | |||||
Varian, Inc.* | 7,400 | 294,446 | ||||||
Western Digital Corp.* | 93,100 | 2 | 1,732,591 | |||||
Total Information Technology | 15,729,672 | |||||||
Materials - 7.4% | ||||||||
Ashland, Inc. | 11,300 | 2 | 654,270 | |||||
FMC Corp.* | 22,500 | 1,196,325 | ||||||
Georgia Gulf Corp. | 17,100 | 2 | 520,182 | |||||
Louisana-Pacific Corp. | 54,500 | 2 | 1,497,115 | |||||
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 27,400 | 2,102,128 | ||||||
Peabody Energy Corp. | 11,000 | 906,620 | ||||||
United States Steel Corp. | 7,200 | 2 | 346,104 | |||||
Total Materials | 7,222,744 | |||||||
Telecommunication Services - 0.4% | ||||||||
NII Holdings, Inc., Class B* | 9,800 | 2 | 428,064 | |||||
Utilities - 7.1% | ||||||||
CMS Energy Corp.* | 20,000 | 2 | 290,200 | |||||
Energen Corp. | 54,000 | 1,961,280 | ||||||
NRG Energy, Inc.* | 34,100 | 2 | 1,606,792 | |||||
Questar Corp. | 40,500 | 3,065,850 | ||||||
Total Utilities | 6,924,122 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks | 96,710,466 | |||||||
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
U.S. Government Obligations – 0.1%6 | ||||||||
United States Treasury Bonds – 0.0% | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, | ||||||||
8.750%, 08/15/20 | $ | 4,398 | $ | 6,471 | ||||
United States Treasury Notes – 0.1% | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, | ||||||||
4.000%, 06/15/09 | 13,620 | 13,478 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, | ||||||||
1.875%, 07/15/13 | 23,089 | 24,907 | ||||||
Total United States Treasury Notes | 38,385 | |||||||
Total U.S. Government Obligations | 44,856 | |||||||
Shares | ||||||||
Other Investment Companies – 28.2%1 | ||||||||
Bank of New York Institutional Cash Reserves Fund, 4.30%3 | 26,957,222 | 26,957,222 | ||||||
JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 4.14% | 657,564 | 657,564 | ||||||
Total Other Investment Companies | 27,614,786 | |||||||
Total Investments – 127.3% | 124,370,108 | |||||||
Other Assets, less Liabilities – (27.3)% | (26,730,589 | ) | ||||||
Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 97,639,519 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio Manager Comments
The Managers Balanced Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to achieve a high total investment return, consistent with the preservation of capital and prudent investment risk.
The Managers Balanced Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing approximately 50-65% of its total assets in equity securities and investing the remainder in bonds and other fixed-income securities, as well as cash or cash equivalents. The equity portion of the Fund is invested primarily in a diversified portfolio of U.S. common stocks, as well as other U.S. and foreign securities, including convertible securities and warrants. Normally, the equity portion of the Fund will focus on large and medium-sized companies which will generally be listed on the New York, American or NASDAQ exchanges and be widely held among a large number of investors.
The Fund will generally invest at least 25 % of the Fund’s total assets in a range of fixed income securities, including domestic and foreign fixed-income securities and non-U.S. dollar securities. The Fund may also invest up to 25% of the Fund’s total assets in below-investment grade securities (those rated Bal/BB+ or lower by Moody’s/Standard & Poor’s). The Fund’s benchmark is an equal blend of the S&P 500 Index and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index.
The Portfolio Managers
The Fund employs multiple portfolio managers who specialize in distinct investment approaches. This “intelligence diversification” not only serves to manage risk, but also helps us tap the markets’ full potential by focusing different analytical insights on each class of investment. Fund management strives to achieve this performance and diversification while ensuring that the Fund operates within the framework of its investment objective and principal investment strategies.
Chicago Equity Partners, LLC
The investment team at Chicago Equity Partners (“CEP”) believes that fundamentals drive stock prices – that companies with favorable valuations and earnings expectations will outperform their peers. CEP employs a disciplined investment strategy utilizing a proprietary multi-factor model, which includes momentum, value and quality factors, to select securities. The process focuses on security selection while remaining neutral to industry, sector, style and capitalization benchmarks. CEP seeks to consistently apply an objective, quantitative, fundamental investment approach that identifies undervalued and overvalued securities within industry sectors.
Chicago Equity Partners, LLC utilizes a systematic ranking system to identify attractive stocks and construct its portfolios through a disciplined process that minimizes portfolio risks like sector, capitalization and style exposures. Every day the investment team at CEP uses its proprietary model to evaluate the expectations, valuation and quality attributes of 3,000 stocks.
The ideal investment exhibits the following traits:
• | Favorable valuation ratios relative to peers |
• | Corporate profits growth is expected to be above average compared to peers |
Portfolio management:
• | Utilizes a systematic ranking system to identify attractive stocks |
• | Follows a disciplined portfolio construction process that minimizes portfolio risks like sector, capitalization and style exposures |
• | Constructs portfolios that neutralize risk elements that are not consistently rewarded, such as style tilts, industry weightings and market capitalization |
• | Reviews and confirms the model’s daily rankings, paying special attention to any changes in rank |
• | Each analyst follows a specific sector focusing on: |
• | The timing and nature of earnings releases |
• | Legal and regulatory exposures of companies |
• | Any other factors the model may not capture |
• | The analysts use an objective, systematic approach to choose the best risk-adjusted stocks within their sector |
The Portfolio:
• | Typically holds 100 to 200 securities that the investment team believes will generate solid excess returns over the S&P 500 at a moderate risk |
Sell Discipline
CEP has a structured sell discipline: a stock is sold if it is lowly ranked and if there is a viable alternative within its industry, based upon risk/return. This is applied consistently across the universe and over time. The team format assures decisions are being made that are consistent with the Fund’s objectives.
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
Loomis utilizes a team approach in managing the fixed income portion of the Balanced Fund’s portfolio. The investment team utilizes a contrarian bond investment philosophy, focusing on individual issues which are expected to provide the highest return over long periods of time.
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Portfolio Manager Comments (continued)
The team of credit analysts research debt offerings in the same way equity analysts research stocks, looking for undervalued bonds where they see either a yield premium, the potential for price appreciation, or both. They analyze the company’s financial condition in detail, as well as the terms of specific bond offerings. Price appreciation can come from a variety of catalysts including improving company fundamentals which would lead to credit upgrades, changing market supply and demand forces, improving sector or economic trends.
Portfolio manager John Hyll and his team of credit analysts at Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P. research debt offerings in the same way equity analysts research stocks, looking for undervalued bonds where they see a yield premium, the potential for price appreciation, or both. They analyze the company’s financial condition in detail, as well as the terms of specific bond offerings. They believe price appreciation can come from a variety of catalysts, including improving company fundamentals which would lead to credit upgrades, changing market supply and demand forces, improving sector or economic trends.
The ideal investment typically exhibits some of the following traits:
• | An attractive yield, both absolute and relative to Loomis’ credit research expectations |
• | Good call protection, particularly when prevailing rates are low |
• | Stable or improving fundamentals (for corporate bonds) |
• | Non-market relatedness to counter the impact of systematic risk |
Portfolio management:
• | Targets bond investments on issue-specific credit considerations |
• | Emphasizes yield |
• | Utilizes broad investment opportunities: U.S. and non-U.S. Government and corporate issues |
• | Maintains long-term orientation for currency exposure and security selection |
• | Employs exposure limitations |
The investment team may make a sell decision when:
• | There is a change in sovereign, industry, or company fundamentals |
• | The issuer is downgraded by Loomis research |
• | Relative valuation is not consistent with its expected rating category |
• | Other securities or sectors offer greater total return potential |
The Year in Review
Managers Balanced Fund (Institutional Class) returned 4.57% during 2005, compared to a return of 3.81% for the hypothetical benchmark consisting of 50% S&P 500 and 50% Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (“the “Index”). Please note that this Fund has multiple classes. Performance for all classes can be found on the Fund’s summary page and at www.managersinvest.com.
U.S. stocks rose moderately and in a fairly narrow band during 2005. Within this broad market, large-cap stocks (as measured by the Russell 1000 Index) outperformed small-cap stocks (as measured by the Russell 2000 Index) by a margin of +6.3% versus +4.6%. Similarly, the Russell 3000 Value Index gained +6.9% compared to +5.2% for its growth counterpart. The 1.7% return differentials between these slices of the market are very narrow by historical standards. Digging into the market indexes further reveals one significant attributable factor: for 2005 as a whole, energy stocks rose 33% and accounted for about one-third of the market’s total gain. The rise in energy prices clearly had an impact on this sector’s performance. Besides energy, only utilities stocks (a rather small portion of the market) rose by more than 10% on average. The range of 2005 total returns from the other sectors was -4% to +8%.
With regard to the bond market, longer-term interest rates changed little during 2005. Although a strong economy and aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will typically cause long-term rates to rise, there was enough demand for dollar based assets by foreign investors and a lack of more broadly measurable inflation to keep these rates in check. Thus, the yield on the 10-year Treasury rose by only 18 basis points to a still low 4.4%. As longer-term interest rates inched higher, the return for bonds (as measured by the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index) was more modest than in recent years. This was the third-lowest annual return for the index over the past 20 years and the lowest since 1999. Within the broad bond market, corporate bonds lagged Treasuries during 2005. Again, this came in the face of good corporate profits and creditworthiness. However, corporate bonds (especially high-yield bonds) had performed extremely well over the prior few years and thus offered less compelling valuations (typically measured by yield spreads over Treasury yields) heading into the year. Additionally, the high-profile downgrades of GM and Ford (deserved as they were) startled many investors.
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Portfolio Manager Comments (continued)
The Fund’s equity-centric allocation was beneficial to performance as stocks moderately outperformed bonds. We had noted in last year’s Annual Report that the investment outlook favored equities over bonds. Thus, we generally maintained an allocation of 70% equities versus 30% bonds throughout the year (compared to a neutral allocation of 60% equities and 40% bonds).
Within this broad allocation, the Fund’s managers performed reasonably well during 2005. The manager of the equity portion, Chicago Equity Partners, produced returns that were moderately ahead of the S&P 500 Index. As the managers investment philosophy is intended to immunize the Fund’s sector exposure, this outperformance came from good security selection within sectors. For instance, the Fund’s utilities holdings surged 37%, on average, compared to a 17% increase for the utilities securities within the S&P 500. Similarly the Fund’s consumer staples holdings rose almost 10% on average compared to a near 4% increase for the consumer staples stocks within the S&P 500.
Meanwhile the Fund’s fixed income portion, managed by John Hyll of Loomis Sayles, performed about in line with the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index. The Funds longer-than market duration was generally advantageous as the long end of the curve contributed positively to the return of the portfolio (given the lack of a material rise in rates). In terms of quality, the Fund held approximately 40% in Government/Agency issues followed by over 26% in BAA issues. High yield holdings comprised just over 12% of the Fund with minimal impact on performance as high yield returns were very similar to Investment Grade returns for the year. With almost the entire portfolio allocated to US Dollars, the portfolio was largely unaffected by foreign currency exposure.
Looking Forward
The Asset Allocation Committee of Managers Investment Group continues to view stocks as having generally better current risk/reward prospects than bonds. Thus, the Fund’s overall allocation remains weighted towards stocks versus bonds. Within those allocations, neither manager has made any significant changes to his strategy.
Cumulative Total Return Performance
Managers Balanced Fund’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all dividends and distributions were reinvested. The benchmark is a combination of the S&P 500 Index and the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index, each comprising half of the benchmark. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged capitalization weighted index of 500 commonly traded stocks designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of those stocks. The Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index represents securities that are SEC-registered, taxable, and dollar denominated. The index covers the U.S. investment grade fixed rate bond market, with 6,434 government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, and asset-backed securities. Unlike the Fund, the S&P 500 Index and the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index are unmanaged, are not available for investment, and do not incur expenses. The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund’s Class A Shares on January 2,1997, to a $10,000 investment made in the benchmark for the same time periods. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the indices exclude expenses. Total returns for the Fund would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
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Portfolio Manager Comments (continued)
The table below shows the average annualized total returns for the Balanced Fund - Class A Shares (with load) and the 50% S&P 500 / 50% Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index since inception through December 31, 2005.
Average Annual Total Returns: | 1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception* | ||||||
Balanced – A Shares | (1.79 | )% | 1.76 | % | 8.00 | % | |||
50% S&P 500 | |||||||||
50% Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate | 3.81 | % | 3.67 | % | 7.62 | % |
* | Commencement of operations was January 2, 1997. |
The table below displays a full breakdown of the sector allocation of the Fund as well as the top ten positions as of December 31, 2005
Managers Balanced Fund
Top Ten Holdings (out of 158 securities) | % Fund | Portfolio Breakdown | % Fund | |||||
USTB, 3.875%, 05/15/09* | 3.7 | % | Industrials | 20.9 | % | |||
Johnson & Johnson Co.* | 2.5 | Financials | 20.2 | |||||
Bank of America Corp.* | 2.4 | U. S. Government Obligations | 13.1 | |||||
USTN, 2.250%, 02/15/07* | 2.1 | Information Technology | 10.0 | |||||
Wachovia Corp.* | 2.0 | Health Care | 8.7 | |||||
USTB, 5.250%, 11/15/28 | 1.8 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.1 | |||||
USTN, 2.375%, 08/15/06* | 1.8 | Consumer Staples | 5.2 | |||||
Intel Corp.* | 1.8 | Energy | 5.1 | |||||
USTN, 2.500%, 10/31/06 | 1.7 | Utilities | 2.7 | |||||
BellSouth Corp. | 1.7 | Materials | 2.1 | |||||
Top Ten as a Group | 21.5 | % | Telecommunications Services | 1.7 | ||||
Other Assets and Liabilities | 1.3 | |||||||
Asset-Backed Securities | 1.1 | |||||||
Foreign Government | 0.8 | |||||||
100.0 | % | |||||||
* | Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2005 |
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or a solicitation to sell that security.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2005
Security Description | Shares | Value | ||||
Common Stocks - 64.3% | ||||||
Consumer Discretionary - 7.1% | ||||||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | 1,600 | 2 | $ | 104,288 | ||
Coach, Inc.* | 2,000 | 66,680 | ||||
Dillard’s, Inc., Class A | 2,300 | 2 | 57,086 | |||
Federated Department Stores, Inc. | 3,100 | 2 | 205,623 | |||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.* | 4,400 | 2 | 76,472 | |||
Home Depot, Inc. | 4,370 | 176,898 | ||||
J.C. Penney Co., Inc., Holding Co. | 2,300 | 2 | 127,880 | |||
McDonald’s Corp. | 8,000 | 269,760 | ||||
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., The | 1,700 | 87,771 | ||||
Rent-A-Center, Inc.* | 2,200 | 41,492 | ||||
Time Warner Co., Inc. | 14,860 | 259,158 | ||||
Viacom, Inc., Class B* | 2,300 | 74,980 | ||||
Walt Disney Co., The* | 6,000 | 143,820 | ||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 1,691,908 | |||||
Consumer Staples - 5.2% | ||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 2,820 | 2 | 210,710 | |||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 4,900 | 289,492 | ||||
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., Class B | 4,700 | 2 | 155,852 | |||
Procter & Gamble Co. | 6,612 | 2 | 382,703 | |||
Reynolds American, Inc. | 700 | 2 | 66,731 | |||
SUPERVALU, Inc. | 4,400 | 142,912 | ||||
Total Consumer Staples | 1,248,400 | |||||
Energy - 5.1% | ||||||
ConocoPhillips Co. | 4,400 | 255,992 | ||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 1,900 | 118,826 | ||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 3,820 | 214,569 | ||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 5,200 | 2 | 317,044 | |||
Unit Corp.* | 2,600 | 2 | 143,078 | |||
Valero Energy Corp. | 3,600 | 185,760 | ||||
Total Energy | 1,235,269 | |||||
Financials - 15.1% | ||||||
Allstate Corp., The | 2,800 | 151,396 | ||||
Assurant, Inc. | 1,200 | 52,188 | ||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 800 | 71,400 | ||||
Bank of America Corp. | 12,400 | 572,260 | ||||
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. | 5,000 | 2 | 197,550 | |||
CIT Group, Inc. | 5,400 | 279,612 | ||||
Conseco, Inc.* | 9,600 | 2 | 222,432 | |||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 500 | 2 | 63,855 | |||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 5,948 | 236,076 | ||||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. | 800 | 102,536 | ||||
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | 2,000 | 135,460 | ||||
Moody’s Corp. | 5,700 | 2 | 350,094 | |||
PMI Group, Inc. | 800 | 2 | 32,856 | |||
Principal Financial Group | 2,500 | 2 | 118,575 | |||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 2,500 | 182,975 | ||||
Radian Group, Inc. | 600 | 2 | 35,154 | |||
UnumProvident Corp. | 1,700 | 38,675 | ||||
Wachovia Corp. | 9,000 | 475,740 | ||||
Washington Mutual, Inc. | 6,808 | 2 | 296,148 | |||
Total Financials | 3,614,982 | |||||
Health Care - 8.7% | ||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 2,400 | 99,360 | ||||
Amgen, Inc.* | 4,100 | 323,326 | ||||
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | 1,800 | 108,144 | ||||
CIGNA Corp. | 2,100 | 234,570 | ||||
Coventry Health Care, Inc.* | 3,525 | 200,784 | ||||
Johnson & Johnson Co. | 9,780 | 587,778 | ||||
King Pharmaceuticals Inc* | 7,900 | 133,668 | ||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 5,100 | 2 | 162,231 | |||
Pfizer, Inc. | 8,840 | 206,149 | ||||
Wyeth Co. | 600 | 27,642 | ||||
Total Health Care | 2,083,652 | |||||
Industrials - 6.8% | ||||||
CNF, Inc. | 1,300 | 72,657 | ||||
CSX Corp. | 3,100 | 157,387 | ||||
Cummins, Inc. | 2,000 | 2 | 179,460 | |||
Florida Rock Industries, Inc. | 3,100 | 152,086 | ||||
General Electric Co. | 6,000 | 210,300 | ||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 7,200 | 268,200 | ||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 4,900 | 2 | 294,539 | |||
Textron, Inc. | 3,000 | 230,940 | ||||
West Corp.* | 1,800 | 2 | 75,870 | |||
Total Industrials | 1,641,439 | |||||
Information Technology - 10.0% | ||||||
Adobe Systems, Inc. | 5,400 | 2 | 199,584 | |||
Apple Computer, Inc.* | 1,500 | 107,835 | ||||
Avnet, Inc.* | 2,100 | 2 | 50,274 | |||
Cisco Systems, Inc.* | 13,140 | 224,957 | ||||
Computer Sciences Corp.* | 2,200 | 111,408 | ||||
Google Inc.* | 300 | 124,458 | ||||
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 7,200 | 206,136 | ||||
Intel Corp. | 16,960 | 423,322 | ||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 2,200 | 180,840 | ||||
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.* | 2,700 | 59,859 | ||||
Microsoft Corp. | 7,600 | 198,740 | ||||
Motorola, Inc. | 8,200 | 185,237 | ||||
Oracle Corp.* | 18,600 | 227,106 | ||||
Western Digital Corp.* | 4,500 | 2 | 83,745 | |||
Total Information Technology | 2,383,501 | |||||
Materials - 2.1% | ||||||
Dow Chemical Co. | 2,100 | 92,022 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
Security Description | Shares | Value | |||||
Materials (continued) | |||||||
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. | 1,300 | 2 | $ | 82,277 | |||
United States Steel Corp. | 6,900 | 2 | 331,683 | ||||
Total Materials | 505,982 | ||||||
Telecommunication Services - 1.7% | |||||||
BellSouth Corp. | 15,000 | 2 | 406,500 | ||||
Utilities - 2.5% | |||||||
PG&E Corp. | 9,300 | 2 | 345,216 | ||||
Questar Corp. | 3,300 | 249,810 | |||||
Total Utilities | 595,026 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks | 15,406,659 | ||||||
Principal Amount | |||||||
Corporate Bonds - 20.5% | |||||||
Asset-Backed Securities – 1.1% | |||||||
First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage, Series 1999-C4, Class A1, | $ | 57,423 | 58,429 | ||||
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., Series 2005-GG5, Class A2, | 90,000 | 90,275 | |||||
GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II Series 2005-GG4, | 50,000 | 48,547 | |||||
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Series 2005-T19, | 75,000 | 73,574 | |||||
Total Asset-Backed Securities | 270,825 | ||||||
Finance – 5.1% | |||||||
Boeing Capital Corp., | |||||||
4.750%, 08/25/08 | 25,000 | 24,948 | |||||
Carramerica Realty Corp., | |||||||
3.625%, 04/01/09 | 165,000 | 157,968 | |||||
CIT Group Inc., | |||||||
5.500%, 12/01/14 | 50,000 | 88,851 | |||||
Developers Diversified Realty, | |||||||
5.375%, 10/15/12 | 90,000 | 88,766 | |||||
Health Care, Inc., | |||||||
7.500%, 08/15/07 | 38,000 | 39,215 | |||||
Hospitality Properties Trust, | |||||||
6.750%, 02/15/13 | 150,000 | 160,035 | |||||
Host Marriott, LP, | |||||||
7.125%, 11/01/13 | 95,000 | 99,275 | |||||
iStar Financial Inc., | |||||||
5.150%, 03/01/12 | 65,000 | 63,031 | |||||
Korea Development Bank, | |||||||
3.875%, 03/02/09 | 170,000 | 164,627 | |||||
PLC Trust 2003-1, | |||||||
2.709%, 3/31/06 (a) | 14,529 | 14,476 | |||||
Reed Elsevier Capital, Inc., | |||||||
4.625%, 06/15/12 | 25,000 | 24,262 | |||||
Renaissance Re Holdings Ltd., | |||||||
7.000%, 07/15/08 | 250,000 | 259,676 | |||||
Union Planters Bank, | |||||||
6.500%, 03/15/08 | 30,000 | 30,958 | |||||
Total Finance | 1,216,088 | ||||||
Industrials – 14.1% | |||||||
Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., | |||||||
6.000%, 06/20/13 | 100,000 | 85,250 | |||||
Albertson’s Inc., | |||||||
7.750%, 06/15/26 | 75,000 | 71,853 | |||||
American Stores Co., | |||||||
8.000%, 06/01/26 | 5,000 | 5,245 | |||||
Amerisourcebergen Corp., | |||||||
5.875%, 09/15/15 (a) | 20,000 | 20,275 | |||||
AT&T Corp., | |||||||
8.000%, 11/15/31 | 205,000 | 258,269 | |||||
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., | |||||||
8.750%, 03/01/31 | 105,000 | 139,520 | |||||
Case New Holland, Inc., | |||||||
6.000%, 06/01/09 | 100,000 | 97,500 | |||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp., | |||||||
6.375%, 06/15/15 | 15,000 | 15,075 | |||||
6.500%, 08/15/17 (a) | 75,000 | 75,750 | |||||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. , | |||||||
4.900%, 05/15/15 | 5,000 | 4,530 | |||||
5.000%, 03/15/12 | 5,000 | 4,751 | |||||
5.500%, 09/15/14 | 10,000 | 9,585 | |||||
5.750%, 01/15/13 | 5,000 | 4,909 | |||||
7.250%, 10/15/27 | 10,000 | 10,309 | |||||
Comcast Corp., | |||||||
5.650%, 06/15/35 | 145,000 | 133,876 | |||||
Corning Inc., | |||||||
6.200%, 03/15/16 | 45,000 | 46,105 | |||||
Cox Communications, Inc., | |||||||
5.450%, 12/15/14 | 5,000 | 4,888 | |||||
CSC Holdings, Inc., | |||||||
7.875%, 02/15/18 | 100,000 | 97,000 | |||||
CSN Island IX Corp., | |||||||
10.000%, 01/15/15 (a) | 10,000 | 11,200 | |||||
DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp., | |||||||
8.500%, 01/18/31 | 50,000 | 60,675 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | |||||
Industrials (continued) | |||||||
Dow Chemical Co., | |||||||
7.375%, 11/01/29 | $ | 75,000 | $ | 90,639 | |||
Georgia-Pacific Corp., | |||||||
7.700%, 06/15/15 | 125,000 | 121,250 | |||||
Guidant Corp., | |||||||
6.150%, 02/15/06 | 105,000 | 105,173 | |||||
Hyatt Equities LLC., | |||||||
6.875%, 06/15/07 (a) | 200,000 | 204,124 | |||||
Kroger Co., | |||||||
7.000%, 05/01/18 | 140,000 | 150,851 | |||||
Lubrizol Corp., The, | |||||||
5.500%, 10/01/14 | 75,000 | 75,329 | |||||
Lyondell Chemical Co., | |||||||
11.125%, 07/15/12 | 50,000 | 56,188 | |||||
MGM Mirage Inc., | |||||||
5.875%, 02/27/14 | 85,000 | 81,600 | |||||
News America, Inc., | |||||||
7.280%, 06/30/28 | 75,000 | 82,239 | |||||
Penney (JC) Co., | |||||||
8.000%, 03/01/10 | 50,000 | 55,012 | |||||
Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., | |||||||
5.875%, 07/15/16 | 65,000 | 64,496 | |||||
Qwest Corp., | |||||||
7.500%, 06/15/23 | 25,000 | 24,969 | |||||
Rogers Cable Inc., | |||||||
6.750%, 03/15/15 | 60,000 | 61,200 | |||||
Smithfield Foods, Inc., | |||||||
7.750%, 05/15/13, Series B | 25,000 | 26,563 | |||||
Southern Natural Gas Co., | |||||||
8.875%, 03/15/10 | 70,000 | 75,160 | |||||
Sprint Capital Corp., | |||||||
6.875%, 11/15/28 | 135,000 | 147,954 | |||||
TCI Communications, Inc., | |||||||
6.875%, 2/15/06 | 190,000 | 190,358 | |||||
Telecom Italia SpA, | |||||||
6.375%, 11/15/33 | 35,000 | 35,519 | |||||
Tyco International Group SA, | |||||||
6.000%, 11/15/13 | 145,000 | 148,346 | |||||
6.875%, 01/15/29 | 135,000 | 147,583 | |||||
US West Communications, Inc., | |||||||
7.250%, 09/15/25 | 75,000 | 75,000 | |||||
Walt Disney Co., The, | |||||||
7.000%, 03/01/32 | 75,000 | 86,195 | |||||
WellPoint Inc., | |||||||
5.000%, 12/15/14 | 25,000 | 24,601 | |||||
XTO Energy Inc., | |||||||
5.300%, 06/30/15 | 80,000 | 80,147 | |||||
Total Industrials | 3,367,061 | ||||||
Utility - 0.2% | |||||||
Methanex Corp., | |||||||
6.000%, 08/15/15 | 45,000 | 43,810 | |||||
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., | |||||||
9.125%, 08/15/13 (a) | 10,000 | 10,400 | |||||
Total Utility | 54,210 | ||||||
Total Corporate Bonds | 4,908,184 | ||||||
Foreign Government Obligations - 0.8% | |||||||
Argentina, Republic of, | |||||||
2.000%, 09/30/14 | 130,000 | 42,883 | |||||
Mexico Government, | |||||||
9.875%, 02/01/10 | 130,000 | 152,815 | |||||
Total Foreign Government Obligations | 195,698 | ||||||
U.S. Government Obligations - 13.1% | |||||||
USTB 3.875%, 05/15/09 | 910,000 | 895,995 | |||||
USTB 4.500%, 08/15/14 | 25,000 | 24,734 | |||||
USTB 4.750%, 05/15/14 | 215,000 | 220,300 | |||||
USTB 5.250%, 11/15/28 | 405,000 | 441,861 | |||||
USTN 2.250%, 02/15/07 | 520,000 | 507,752 | |||||
USTN 2.375%, 08/15/06 | 440,000 | 434,724 | |||||
USTN 2.500%, 10/31/06 | 420,000 | 413,651 | |||||
USTN 2.750%, 06/30/06 | 200,000 | 198,508 | |||||
Total U.S. Government Obligations | 3,137,525 | ||||||
Shares | |||||||
Other Investment Companies – 22.6%1 | |||||||
Bank of New York Institutional Cash Reserves Fund, 4.30%3 | 5,145,615 | 5,145,615 | |||||
JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 4.14% | 257,356 | 257,356 | |||||
Total Other Investment Companies | 5,402,971 | ||||||
Total Investments – 121.3% | 29,051,037 | ||||||
Other Assets, less Liabilities – (21.3)% | (5,099,866 | ) | |||||
Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 23,951,171 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Portfolio Manager Comments
The Managers High Yield Fund (the “Fund”) seeks a high level of current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation.
The Managers High Yield Fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in high yield fixed-income securities. Investments may include corporate debt and preferred stocks, convertibles, zero coupon bonds and mortgage- and asset-backed securities. It may invest the remaining assets in cash, money market instruments, U.S. government obligations, investment-grade debt, and various equity securities. The Fund’s benchmark is the Lehman Brothers U.S. Corporate High Yield Index.
The Fund currently employs a subadvisor, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (JPMorgan), to manage the assets of the Fund. The investment philosophy at JPMorgan is based on the belief that security selection produces superior risk-adjusted returns. Thus, they place an emphasis on relative value, using a bottom-up research approach to look for opportunities where the market price of a security does not accurately reflect its intrinsic value.
The investment team at JPMorgan believes that the best investment ideas are generated collaboratively from their research analysts, traders and portfolio managers. Research analysts perform “grass roots” fundamental research on all companies that they consider for investment.
The ideal investment exhibits the following traits:
• | Strong corporate fundamentals and understandable business plan |
• | Healthy capital structure to ensure priority of debt obligations |
• | Attractive bond yield relative to opportunity set |
Portfolio management:
• | Selects securities using a bottom-up process drawing from investment opportunities identified by asset class teams |
• | Seeks value in the context of long-term horizon |
• | Balances deep value to provide capital appreciation with relative value to provide income and stability |
• | Diversifies broadly, limiting issues and industry concentrations |
The investment team will make a sell decision when:
• | Security no longer possesses attractive risk/return dynamic |
• | Attractive swap candidate emerges |
• | Analyst uncovers deteriorating fundamentals not reflected in security price |
• | Portfolio rebalancing is required |
The Year in Review
Managers High Yield Fund (Institutional Class) rose 2.60% in 2005, compared to a gain of 2.74% for the Lehman Brothers U.S. Corporate High Yield Index (LB HY). Please note that this Fund has multiple classes. Performance for all classes can be found on the Fund’s summary page and at www.managersinvest.com.
For all of 2005, the 2.7% return for high yield bonds was their worst showing since 2002. The performance of below investment-grade bonds, and indeed for the entire corporate bond sector, during 2005 might seem surprising given what appeared to be reasonably good economic and corporate credit news throughout the year. However there were three additional factors that contributed to the meager returns from the sector. First of all, corporate bond valuations, particularly high-yield corporate bond spreads, were tight at the beginning of the year. In fact, high-yield bond spreads had tightened by 6.18% (618 bps) from December 2000 until the beginning of 2005. Secondly, the strong performance of the sector had also attracted a lot of interest from many different types of investors. The level of cash flows and the winding and unwinding of leverage within the sector generated volatility that was not necessarily related to the underlying fundamentals of the companies. Finally, the high-profile downgrades of GM and Ford, deserved as they were, shook up the bond market a fair amount.
Portfolio managers Rob Cook and Tom Hauser, of JPMorgan, did a fair job of navigating a difficult period for high yield bonds. The Fund’s market-like return, after Fund expenses, reflected the fact that they held relatively few poor performing issues. Also, they did not increase the Fund’s risk profile to any great degree during 2005. For example, the downgrades of GM and Ford made those issuers among the largest of the high yield universe. Thus, from a relative perspective, high yield managers were immediately faced with the question of whether they should underweight or overweight these issuers. Cook and Hauser were not comfortable with holding more than 5% in GM, both for diversification reasons and because of the companies’ fundamental attractiveness. Thus, the Fund held below-market weights in GM bonds. While there was little allocation effect for the full-year of being underweight GM (the bonds were volatile but ended the year at comparable levels to where they entered the high yield universe), the more important aspect was the managers commitment to not taking excessive risk simply to keep their issuer and sector weights in line with the market indexes.
Outside of the GM and Ford decisions, the Fund did well to avoid the bonds of auto-parts maker Dana, which declined almost 19% at the issuer level. Also, the Fund’s managers held a small amount of Calpine bonds earlier in the year, but
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Portfolio Manager Comments (continued)
sold these before the bonds fell during the fourth quarter. Aside from avoiding these pitfalls, the Fund also benefited from strong gains in its US Airways holdings earlier in 2005, a rise in some of its telecommunications issuers (Dobson, Citizens, Sprint Nextel, and Rogers), and from a near-8% return from a Dynegy bond. On the other hand, the paper and packaging industry challenged the Fund. Holdings such as Graphics Packaging, Jefferson Smurfit, RH Donnelly, and Neenah Paper all struggled, in particular during the third quarter, due to their sensitivity to the rise in oil prices.
Looking Forward
Heading into 2006, Rob Cook and Tom Hauser remain constructive on the market and believe that spreads are fair, given the fundamental underpinnings and global desire for yield. They base this belief on their expectation for moderate economic growth, positive company fundamentals, moderate issuance, and below-average default rates (2-3%). They also believe that default rates will remain relatively low in this environment of stable credit fundamentals and ample corporate liquidity. They do, however, continue to expect fundamental improvement to be mitigated by more shareholder-focused activity in the form of share buybacks, dividends and leveraged acquisitions. As a result, there is potential for more aggressive issuance to finance these transactions. The idiosyncratic risk associated with these activities will make individual security selection increasingly important in generating superior risk-adjusted returns. They will continue to rely on their research- intensive approach to drive investment decisions.
Cumulative Total Return Performance
High Yield’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all distributions were reinvested. The Lehman Brothers High Yield Index is comprised of 1,616 securities covering fixed rate, non-investment grade debt in the corporate and non-corporate sectors. Unlike the Fund, the Lehman Brothers High Yield Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses. The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund’s Class A Shares on January 2, 1998 to a $10,000 investment made in the Lehman Brothers High Yield Index for the same time periods. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the index exclude expenses. Total returns for the Fund would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
The table below shows the average total returns for the High Yield Fund – Class A Shares (with load) and the Lehman Brothers High Yield Index since inception through December 31, 2005.
Average Annual Total Returns: | 1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception* | ||||||
High Yield – A Shares | (3.53 | )% | 8.12 | % | 5.48 | % | |||
Lehman Brothers High Yield | 2.74 | % | 8.85 | % | 5.20 | % |
* | Commencement of operations was January 2, 1998. |
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The table below displays a full breakdown of the sector allocation of the Fund as well as the top ten positions as of December 31, 2005
Managers High Yield Fund
Top Ten Holdings (out of 165 securities) | % Fund | Portfolio Breakdown | % Fund | |||||
MGM Mirage, Inc., 6.750%, 09/01/12* | 1.8 | % | Industrials | 70.2 | % | |||
General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.875%, 08/28/12 | 1.6 | Finance | 20.6 | |||||
iPCS, Inc., 11.500%, 07/15/12 | 1.6 | Utilities | 4.2 | |||||
Insight Communications Co., Inc., 0.000%, 02/15/11* | 1.6 | Other Assets & Liabilities | 3.1 | |||||
HCA, Inc., 6.375%, 01/15/15 | 1.5 | Health Care | 0.8 | |||||
UGS Corp., 10.000%, 06/01/12 | 1.4 | U.S. Government Obligations | 0.7 | |||||
Georgia-Pacific Corp., 7.700%, 06/15/15* | 1.4 | Chemicals | 0.4 | |||||
Terra Capital, Inc., 11.500%, 06/01/10 | 1.3 | 100.0 | % | |||||
Dex Media, Inc., 9.000%, 11/15/13 | 1.3 | |||||||
DirecTV Holdings/Finance, 6.375%, 06/15/15 | 1.2 | |||||||
14.7 | % | |||||||
* | Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2005 |
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or a solicitation to sell that security.
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Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | |||||
Corporate Bonds – 95.8% | |||||||
Finance – 20.6% | |||||||
Alamosa Delaware, Inc., 11.000%, 07/31/10 | $ | 487,000 | $ | 551,527 | |||
Alliance Laundry Corp., 8.500%, 01/15/13 | 260,000 | 246,350 | |||||
Arch Western Finance, LLC, 6.750%, 07/01/13 | 455,000 | 465,806 | |||||
Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 10.125%, 07/15/13 (a) | 210,000 | 238,350 | |||||
Ford Motor Credit Co., | |||||||
3.930%, 01/15/10 (b) | 495,000 | 431,512 | |||||
7.000%, 10/01/13 | 485,000 | 415,000 | |||||
General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.875%, 08/28/12 | 900,000 | 812,244 | |||||
Graphic Packaging International, 9.500%, 08/15/13 | 170,000 | 163,200 | |||||
HCA, Inc., 6.750%, 07/15/13 | 700,000 | 725,260 | |||||
Host Marriott, L.P., 6.375%, 03/15/15 | 380,000 | 2 | 380,950 | ||||
ITT Corp., 7.375%, 11/15/15 | 525,000 | 2 | 572,250 | ||||
Jacuzzi Brands, Inc., 9.625%, 07/01/10 | 500,000 | 533,750 | |||||
Madison River, 13.250%, 03/01/10 | 241,000 | 256,063 | |||||
Nell AF Sarl, 8.375%, 08/15/15 (a) | 235,000 | 2 | 233,824 | ||||
Nexstar Finance Holdings, Inc., 11.375%, 04/01/13 (b) | 200,000 | 151,750 | |||||
Playtex Products, Inc., 9.375%, 06/01/11 | 535,000 | 2 | 563,087 | ||||
Rainbow National Services LLC, 8.750%, 09/01/12 (a) | 165,000 | 176,550 | |||||
Rayovac Corp., 8.500%, 10/01/13 | 390,000 | 342,225 | |||||
Rogers Wireless, Inc., 9.625%, 05/01/11 | 370,000 | 427,350 | |||||
Russell Corp., 9.250%, 05/01/10 | 505,000 | 514,469 | |||||
Sun Media Corp., 7.625%, 02/15/13 | 275,000 | 283,250 | |||||
Terra Capital, Inc., 11.500%, 06/01/10 | 190,000 | 212,800 | |||||
TRAINS (Targeted Return Index Securities), | 219,512 | 2 | 225,919 | ||||
TRW Automotive, Inc., 9.375%, 02/15/13 | 540,000 | 587,250 | |||||
UGS Corp., 10.000%, 06/01/12 | 650,000 | 711,750 | |||||
Total Finance | 10,222,486 | ||||||
Health Care – 0.8% | |||||||
Extendicare Health Services, Inc., 6.875%, 05/01/14 | 400,000 | 393,000 | |||||
Industrials – 70.2% | |||||||
Acco Brands Corp., 7.625%, 08/15/15 | 480,000 | 454,800 | |||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 7.750%, 11/01/12 | 335,000 | 340,025 | |||||
AEP Industries, Inc., 7.875%, 03/15/13 | 265,000 | 260,418 | |||||
Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., | |||||||
7.250%, 10/01/12 | 75,000 | 2 | 67,875 | ||||
6.750%, 03/15/14 | 240,000 | 207,000 | |||||
AirGate PCS, Inc., 6.891%, 10/15/115 | 250,000 | 259,375 | |||||
Alderwoods Group, Inc., 7.750%, 09/15/12 | 180,000 | 187,200 | |||||
Allied Waste North America, Inc., | |||||||
5.750%, 02/15/11 | 390,000 | 2 | 371,475 | ||||
7.375%, 04/15/14 | 250,000 | 2 | 244,375 | ||||
American Towers, Inc., 7.250%, 12/01/11 | 400,000 | 418,000 | |||||
Ames True Temper, Inc., 7.141%, 01/15/125 | 280,000 | 264,600 | |||||
Aquila, Inc., 7.950%, 02/01/11 | 60,000 | 66,450 | |||||
ArvinMeritor, Inc., 8.750%, 03/01/12 | 200,000 | 2 | 192,500 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | |||||
Industrials (continued) | |||||||
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., | |||||||
6.875%, 07/15/15 | $ | 210,000 | 2 | $ | 202,388 | ||
8.375%, 04/15/12 | 180,000 | 188,100 | |||||
6.500%, 11/15/13 | 250,000 | 239,063 | |||||
Brookstone Company, Inc., 12.000%, 10/15/12 (a) | 200,000 | 2 | 188,000 | ||||
Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.000%, 04/15/12 | 315,000 | 2 | 296,100 | ||||
CanWest Media, Inc., 8.000%, 09/15/12 | 385,000 | 395,106 | |||||
CCO Holdings, LLC, 8.750%, 11/15/13 | 200,000 | 2 | 191,500 | ||||
Celestica, Inc., 7.875%, 07/01/11 | 220,000 | 2 | 222,750 | ||||
Charter Communications Holdings II, 10.250%, 09/15/10 | 600,000 | 600,000 | |||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp., | |||||||
6.500%, 08/15/17 (a) | 285,000 | 2 | 287,850 | ||||
6.625%, 01/15/16 | 320,000 | 2 | 325,600 | ||||
Citizens Communications Co., 6.250%, 01/15/13 | 380,000 | 2 | 369,550 | ||||
CMS Energy Corp., 6.300%, 02/01/12 | 90,000 | 89,438 | |||||
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc., 9.750%, 04/01/12 | 354,000 | 378,780 | |||||
Corrections Corp. of America, 6.250%, 03/15/13 | 355,000 | 353,224 | |||||
Crown Americas, 7.750%, 11/15/15 (a) | 310,000 | 2 | 322,400 | ||||
CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 07/15/18 | 110,000 | 105,050 | |||||
D.R. Horton, Inc., 5.250%, 02/15/15 | 225,000 | 211,756 | |||||
Del Laboratories, Inc., | |||||||
8.000%, 02/01/12 | 90,000 | 71,550 | |||||
9.230%, 11/01/115(a) | 145,000 | 147,900 | |||||
Del Monte Corp., 6.750%, 02/15/15 | 265,000 | 2 | 259,700 | ||||
Denbury Resources, Inc., 7.500%, 04/01/13 | 250,000 | 255,000 | |||||
Dex Media, Inc., 9.000%, 11/15/13 (b) | 795,000 | 2 | 636,000 | ||||
DirecTV Holdings/Finance, 6.375%, 06/15/15 | 625,000 | 614,062 | |||||
Dobson Cellular Systems, Inc., | |||||||
8.375%, 11/01/11 | 125,000 | 2 | 133,281 | ||||
9.875%, 11/01/12 | 115,000 | 127,363 | |||||
Dobson Communications CP., 8.875%, 10/01/13 | 210,000 | 2 | 210,525 | ||||
EchoStar DBS Corp., | |||||||
6.375%, 10/01/11 | 500,000 | 483,750 | |||||
6.625%, 10/01/14 | 250,000 | 240,938 | |||||
Flextronics International Ltd., | |||||||
1.000%, 08/01/10 | 225,000 | 2 | 206,156 | ||||
6.500%, 05/15/13 | 95,000 | 2 | 97,019 | ||||
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 7.125%, 07/15/14 | 175,000 | 187,250 | |||||
Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust II, 7.875%, 02/01/08 | 350,000 | 362,250 | |||||
Georgia-Pacific Corp., 7.700%, 06/15/15 | 715,000 | 2 | 693,550 | ||||
Goodman Global Holdings Co., Inc., 7.875%, 12/15/12 (a) | 110,000 | 102,850 | |||||
Graham Packaging Co., L.P., 9.875%, 10/15/14 | 475,000 | 2 | 465,500 | ||||
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., 8.500%, 08/15/11 | 330,000 | 2 | 332,474 | ||||
Gregg Appliances Inc., 9.000%, 02/01/13 | 385,000 | 350,350 | |||||
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 8.250%, 08/15/13 | 120,000 | 114,000 | |||||
Hanover Compressor Co., 9.000%, 06/01/14 | 290,000 | 2 | 317,550 | ||||
HCA, Inc., 6.375%, 01/15/15 | 165,000 | 2 | 167,613 |
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Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | |||||
Industrials (continued) | |||||||
Houghton Mifflin Co., 9.875%, 02/01/13 | $ | 200,000 | 2 | $ | 214,750 | ||
Huntsman International LLC., 7.375%, 01/01/15 (a) | 450,000 | 2 | 436,500 | ||||
Huntsman LLC, 11.500%, 07/15/12 | 145,000 | 164,938 | |||||
Insight Communications Co., Inc., 0.000%, 02/15/114 (b) | 750,000 | 787,500 | |||||
Intelsat (Bermuda), Ltd., 7.805, 01/15/125 (a) | 215,000 | 219,569 | |||||
iPCS, Inc., 11.500, 05/01/12 | 700,000 | 806,750 | |||||
Iron Mountain Inc., | |||||||
6.625%, 01/01/16 | 265,000 | 247,775 | |||||
7.750%, 01/15/15 | 300,000 | 303,750 | |||||
IWO Holdings, Inc., | |||||||
0.000%, 01/15/154 (b) | 275,000 | 200,063 | |||||
7.349%, 01/15/125 | 220,000 | 229,350 | |||||
J.C. Penney Co., Inc., 7.950%, 04/01/17 | 250,000 | 2 | 291,635 | ||||
Jefferson Smurfit Corp., 7.500%, 06/01/13 | 215,000 | 2 | 198,875 | ||||
Jostens IH Corp., 7.625%, 10/01/12 (b) | 270,000 | 272,700 | |||||
L-3 Communications Corp., | |||||||
5.875%, 01/15/15 | 350,000 | 2 | 341,250 | ||||
6.125%, 07/15/13 | 175,000 | 174,563 | |||||
LodgeNet Entertainment Corp., 9.500%, 06/15/13 | 150,000 | 163,875 | |||||
Lyondell Chemical Co., | |||||||
10.500%, 06/01/13 | 250,000 | 2 | 285,313 | ||||
11.125%, 07/15/12 | 480,000 | 539,400 | |||||
Massey Energy Co., 6.875%, 12/15/13 (a) | 130,000 | 131,788 | |||||
Meritage Homes Corp., 6.250%, 03/15/15 | 105,000 | 96,075 | |||||
MGM Mirage Inc., | |||||||
5.875%, 02/27/14 | 5,000 | 2 | 4,800 | ||||
6.750%, 09/01/12 | 890,000 | 2 | 906,687 | ||||
Nalco Company, 8.875%, 11/15/13 | 355,000 | 2 | 373,637 | ||||
Novelis, Inc., 7.250, 02/15/15 (a) | 335,000 | 2 | 314,063 | ||||
Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc., | |||||||
6.750%, 12/01/14 | 150,000 | 2 | 146,250 | ||||
8.250%, 05/15/13 | 455,000 | 2 | 472,062 | ||||
PanAmSat Holding Corp., | |||||||
9.000%, 08/15/14 | 159,000 | 167,348 | |||||
0.000%, 11/01/144(b) | 150,000 | 105,750 | |||||
Pogo Producing Co., | |||||||
6.625%, 03/15/15 | 180,000 | 2 | 176,400 | ||||
6.875%, 10/01/17 (a) | 190,000 | 186,200 | |||||
Polyone Corp., | |||||||
10.625%, 05/15/10 | 345,000 | 2 | 371,738 | ||||
8.875%, 05/01/12 | 130,000 | 2 | 128,050 | ||||
Qwest Communications International, Inc., | |||||||
7.268%, 02/15/095 | 400,000 | 407,500 | |||||
7.500%, 02/15/04 (a) | 185,000 | 191,013 | |||||
R.H. Donnelley Financial Corp., 10.875%, 12/15/12 (a) | 290,000 | 328,425 | |||||
Rexnord Corp., 10.125%, 12/15/12 | 80,000 | 86,400 | |||||
Rockwood Specialties GRP, 7.500%, 11/15/14 | 295,000 | 295,369 |
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Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | |||||
Industrials (continued) | |||||||
Rogers Wireless, Inc., 6.375%, 03/01/14 | $ | 225,000 | $ | 226,688 | |||
Rural Cellular Corp., 8.250%, 03/15/12 | 200,000 | 212,000 | |||||
Sealy Mattress Co., 8.250%, 06/15/04 | 495,000 | 2 | 512,324 | ||||
Service Corp. International, | |||||||
7.000%, 06/15/17 (a) | 45,000 | 2 | 44,888 | ||||
6.750%, 04/01/16 | 450,000 | 441,000 | |||||
Simmons Co., 10.000%, 15/15/14 (a) (b) | 480,000 | 2 | 261,600 | ||||
Smurfit Stone Container Corp., 9.750%, 02/01/11 | 50,000 | 50,750 | |||||
Sonat Inc., 7.625%, 07/15/11 | 500,000 | 511,250 | |||||
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 7.375%, 02/01/15 | 405,000 | 2 | 340,200 | ||||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts, 7.875%, 05/01/12 | 100,000 | 110,750 | |||||
Stewart Enterprises, Inc., 6.250%, 02/15/13 (a) | 440,000 | 424,600 | |||||
Sunstate Equipment Co., 10.500%, 04/01/13 (a) | 290,000 | 294,350 | |||||
Swift & Co., 10.125%, 10/01/09 | 205,000 | 212,688 | |||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 9.250%, 02/01/15 (a) | 390,000 | 389,024 | |||||
Tenneco Automotive Inc., 8.625%, 11/15/14 | 400,000 | 2 | 380,000 | ||||
Terex Corp., 7.375%, 01/15/14 | 365,000 | 363,174 | |||||
Terra Capital, Inc., 12.875%, 10/15/08 | 570,000 | 666,900 | |||||
Triad Hospitals, Inc., 7.000%, 11/15/13 | 160,000 | 2 | 161,200 | ||||
Ubiquitel Opertating Co., 9.875%, 03/01/11 | 205,000 | 228,063 | |||||
Unisys Corp., 8.000%, 10/15/12 | 165,000 | 2 | 153,450 | ||||
United Components, Inc., 9.375%, 06/15/13 | 205,000 | 205,000 | |||||
United Rentals (North America), Inc., 6.500%, 02/15/12 | 245,000 | 239,794 | |||||
Vail Resorts, Inc., 6.750%, 02/15/14 | 385,000 | 386,925 | |||||
Vertis Inc., 9.750%, 04/01/09 | 270,000 | 281,138 | |||||
Videotron Ltee, 6.875%, 01/15/14 | 370,000 | 376,475 | |||||
Visant Holding Corp., 10.250%, 12/01/13 | 395,000 | 294,275 | |||||
Warner Music Group, 7.375%, 04/15/14 | 145,000 | 144,638 | |||||
Whiting Petroleum Corp., | |||||||
7.250%, 05/01/13 | 235,000 | 239,113 | |||||
7.000%, 02/01/14 (a) | 50,000 | 50,375 | |||||
Williams Companies, Inc., 7.625%, 0715/19 | 170,000 | 183,175 | |||||
Wind Acquisition Fin SA, 10.750%, 12/01/15 (a) | 200,000 | 2 | 207,500 | ||||
WMG Holdings Corp., 0.000%, 12/15/144(b) | 571,000 | 402,554 | |||||
Xerox Corp., 7.625%, 06/15/13 | 175,000 | 2 | 185,500 | ||||
Total Industrials | 34,826,851 | ||||||
Utilities - 4.2% | |||||||
AES Corp., The, 7.7500%, 03/01/14 | 350,000 | 2 | 368,813 | ||||
Hertz Corporation, | |||||||
10.500%, 01/01/16 (a) | 45,000 | 2 | 46,575 | ||||
8.875%, 01/01/14 (a) | 265,000 | 2 | 271,294 | ||||
L-3 Communications Corp., 6.375%, 10/15/15 (a) | 105,000 | 105,263 | |||||
Select Medical Corp., 7.625%, 02/01/15 | 415,000 | 401,512 | |||||
Sierra Pacific Resources, | |||||||
8.625%, 03/15/14 | 325,000 | 353,271 | |||||
6.750%, 08/15/17 (a) | 15,000 | 15,000 |
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Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
Utilities (continued) | ||||||||
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., | ||||||||
10.250%, 08/15/15 (a) | $ | 295,000 | 2 | $ | 296,475 | |||
9.125%, 08/15/13 (a) | 240,000 | 2 | 249,600 | |||||
Total Utilities | 2,107,803 | |||||||
Total Corporate Bonds | 47,550,140 | |||||||
United States Treasury Notes – 0.7% | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Notes, 4.250%, 01/15/10 (cost $323,718) | 247,868 | 323,718 | ||||||
Warrants | ||||||||
Warrants - 0.0%# | ||||||||
Dictaphone Corp. Warrants 03/28/06 (cost $0) | 48,724 | 1,949 | ||||||
Shares | ||||||||
Common Stocks - 0.4% | ||||||||
Chemicals - 0.4% | ||||||||
Huntsman Corp. (cost $94,073) | 12,603 | 217,025 | ||||||
Other Investment Companies – 26.4%1 | ||||||||
Bank of New York Institutional Cash Reserves Fund, 4.30%3 | 12,551,500 | 12,551,500 | ||||||
JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 4.14% | 577,973 | 577,973 | ||||||
Total Other Investment Companies | 13,129,473 | |||||||
Total Investments – 123.3% | 61,222,305 | |||||||
Other Assets, less Liabilities – (23.3)% | (11,588,722 | ) | ||||||
Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 49,633,583 |
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Portfolio Manager Comments
The Managers Fixed Income Fund’s (the “Fund”) objective is to achieve the highest level of income as is consistent with the preservation of capital.
The Managers Fixed Income Fund seeks current income by investing in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in investment-grade securities (those rated above Bal/BB+ by Moody’s/ Standard & Poor’s). In addition to investment grade securities, the Fund may also invest in debt securities issued by any of the following: public and private U.S. companies, foreign companies, the U.S. government and its agencies, such as the Federal Home Loan Bank, state and local governments issuing taxable municipal securities, and foreign governments, their agencies and instrumentalities.
The Fund may also invest in mortgage-backed debt securities, asset-backed debt securities and restricted securities, and may invest up to 15% of its assets in common and preferred stock, convertible securities that an owner has the option to exchange for common stock at a prestated price, and debt securities carrying warrants to purchase equity securities. Up to 20% of the Fund’s assets may be invested in below-investment grade securities (those rated Bal/BB+ or lower by Moody’s/ Standard & Poor’s). The Fund’s benchmark is the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Index.
The Fund currently employs a subadvisor, Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P. (“Loomis”), to manage the assets of the Fund. The investment team at Loomis believes that there are inherent inefficiencies in bond markets, hence the greatest opportunities to add value, reside in the pricing of credit risk. Their philosophy is to identify attractively valued issues through fundamental research. Portfolio manager Dan Fuss and his investment team and analysts at Loomis are focused on issue selection rather than interest rate timing. They employ a “bond picker’s” approach, capitalizing on the firm’s commitment to credit research.
Portfolio manager Dan Fuss and his team of credit analysts at Loomis research debt offerings in the same way equity analysts research stocks, looking for undervalued bonds where they see a yield premium, the potential for price appreciation, or both. They analyze the company’s financial condition in detail, as well as the terms of specific bond offerings. They believe price appreciation can come from a variety of catalysts including improving company fundamentals which would lead to credit upgrades, changing market supply and demand forces, improving sector or economic trends.
The ideal investment typically exhibits some of the following traits:
• | An attractive yield, both absolute and relative to Loomis’ credit research expectations |
• | Good call protection, particularly when prevailing rates are low |
• | Stable or improving fundamentals (for corporate bonds) |
• | Non-market relatedness to counter the impact of systematic risk |
In deciding which securities to buy, the investment team will consider:
• | The financial strength of the issuer of the security |
• | Current interest rates, the asset manager’s expectations regarding general trends in interest rates |
• | Comparisons of the level of risk associated with particular investments with the asset manager’s expectations concerning the potential return of those investments |
The portfolio:
• | Primarily holds securities rated BBB/Baa or better, but may hold a small portion in below investment grade and in unrated bonds |
• | Can be invested up to 10% in non-U.S. dollar denominated bonds |
In order to mitigate some of the interest rate risk, the portfolio may be structured with counter cyclical elements. In doing so, Dan Fuss may utilize convertible bonds, municipal bonds, preferred stocks and foreign corporate and government bonds in addition to the domestic corporate bonds, which are used for alpha generation. In addition, Dan seeks bonds with call protection, either through the terms of the bond structure or through deep price discounts relative to the call price.
The investment team may make a sell decision when:
• | There is a change in sovereign, industry, or company fundamentals |
• | The issuer is downgraded by Loomis research |
• | Relative valuation is not consistent with its expected rating category |
• | Other securities or sectors offer greater total return potential |
The Year in Review
Managers Fixed Income Fund (Institutional Class) returned 2.91% in 2005 compared to a return of 2.43% for the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (“LB Agg”). Please note that this Fund has multiple classes. Performance for all classes can be found on the Fund’s summary page and at www.managersinvest.com.
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Portfolio Manager Comments (continued)
Longer-term interest rates changed little during 2005. Although a strong economy and aggressive rate hikes by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will typically cause long-term rates to rise, there was enough demand for dollar based assets by foreign investors and a lack of more broadly measurable inflation to keep these rates in check. Thus, the yield on the 10-year Treasury rose by only 18 basis points to a still low 4.4%. As longer-term interest rates inched higher, the return for bonds (as measured by the LB Agg) was more modest than in recent years. This was the third-lowest annual return for the index over the past 20 years and the lowest since 1999. Within the broad bond market, corporate bonds lagged Treasuries during 2005. Again, this came in the face of good corporate profits and creditworthiness. However, corporate bonds (especially high-yield bonds) had performed extremely well over the prior few years and thus offered less compelling valuations (typically measured by yield spreads over Treasury yields) heading into the year. Additionally, the high-profile downgrades of GM and Ford (deserved as they were) startled many investors.
For non-U.S. bond markets, the changes in longer-term yields were comparable. For U.S. investors, though, these bonds’ returns were hurt by the aforementioned rise in the U.S. dollar. Thus, the non-U.S. bonds declined more than 8% in U.S. dollar terms during 2005.
The Fund’s largest sector allocation during the year was investment grade corporate bonds, which posted reasonably good returns outperforming both the LB Agg and the Lehman Corporate Index. Foreign currency holdings, which are limited to 10% of the Fund, performed well during the year posting returns just under 5%. The Fund’s non-U.S. dollar holdings emphasized currencies such as the New Zealand dollar, the Canadian dollar, and the Mexican peso. These currencies, in aggregate, performed well compared to other developed market foreign currencies. The Fund also had a roughly 10% position in high yield (HY) throughout the year and those positions generally performed well. Commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) were held at just under 10% for the year and were one of the few disappointing segments of the Fund. Mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and asset-backed securities (ABS) were on average about 5% of the Fund, which is well under the weight of those sectors within the LB Agg.
From a duration standpoint the Fund was unaffected by the flattening yield curve although the Fund’s longer US Treasury holdings held up as long-term rates did not rise as many had suspected. Overall the Fund ended the year with a slightly higher duration compared to the LB Agg and a meaningful underweight in the securitized (MBS, ABS, and CMBS) portions of the market.
Looking Forward
Portfolio manager Dan Fuss at Loomis expects solid economic growth to continue throughout 2006. Thus, modest returns are possible for most fixed income sectors, given the potential for higher yields and a flat curve. Though corporate balance sheets remain healthy and the consumer is in good shape, historically tight yield spreads (the extra yield offered by corporate bonds) and rising interest rates could limit the upside.
Loomis’ high yield team believes high yield spreads will remain range bound for the next quarter or two, as the market seems fairly valued relative to its forecasts for economic growth, corporate profits, and credit quality trends. Defaults are expected to rise modestly, though remain below long term averages. Also, the team is less enthusiastic about returns for later in the year.
Whether the Fed stops or continues tightening will become more data dependent in coming months, requiring increased vigilance on the part of bondholders. If the Fed stops at 4.75%, the interest rate differential that had been favoring the US over global bonds could begin to fade. The eventual end to Fed rate increases will most likely give Loomis the ability to extend duration as longer corporate names become more attractive. Opportunities in both hedged and unhedged global positions are likely to increase in relative attraction in coming months.
Cumulative Total Return Performance
Fixed Income’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all distributions were reinvested. The Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Index is comprised of 6,434 investment grade fixed rate bonds, including government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities and asset-backed securities. Unlike the Fund, the Lehman Brothers U. S. Aggregate Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses. The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund’s Class A Shares on January 2, 1997 to a $10,000 investment made in the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Index for the same time periods. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The listed returns for the Fund are net of expenses and the returns for the index exclude expenses. Total returns for the Fund would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
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Portfolio Manager Comments (continued)
The table below shows the average annualized total returns for the Fixed Income Fund – Class A Shares (with load) and the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Index since inception through December 31, 2005.
Average Annual Total Returns: | 1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception* | ||||||
Fixed Income – A Shares | (2.46 | )% | 5.39 | % | 5.87 | % | |||
Lehman Brothers Aggregate | 2.43 | % | 5.87 | % | 6.50 | % |
* | Commencement of operations was January 2, 1997. |
The table below displays a full breakdown of the sector allocation of the Fund as well as the top ten positions as of December 31, 2005
Managers Fixed Income Fund
Top Ten Holdings (out of 136 securities) | % Fund | Portfolio Breakdown | % Fund | |||||
USTN, 3.625%, 04/30/07 | 4.3 | % | Financials | 35.4 | % | |||
Inter-American Development Bank, 6.000%, 12/15/17 | 3.8 | Industrials | 19.0 | |||||
USTN, 4.375%, 05/15/07 | 2.4 | U.S. Government Obligations | 17.0 | |||||
USTB, 4.750%, 05/15/14* | 2.1 | Utilities | 10.3 | |||||
Chiron Corp., 1.625%, 08/01/33 | 2.0 | Asset-Backed Securities | 10.0 | |||||
Telus Corp., 8.000%, 06/01/11* | 1.9 | Foreign Government | 4.4 | |||||
Mexican Government, 9.000%, 12/20/12* | 1.9 | Other Assets & Liabilities | 1.5 | |||||
Kraft Foods, Inc., 5.250%, 10/01/13* | 1.9 | Preferred Stock | 1.3 | |||||
Qwest Communications International, Inc., | Municipal Bonds | 1.1 | ||||||
Series B, 7.500%, 11/01/08* | 1.6 | 100.0 | % | |||||
Empresa Nacionale de Electricidad, Yankee, 7.875%, 02/01/27* | 1.6 | |||||||
23.5 | % | |||||||
* | Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2005 |
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or a solicitation to sell that security.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2005
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
Corporate Bonds - 74.7% | |||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities - 10.0% | |||||||||
Centex Home Equity Loan, Series 2001-A, Class A6, 6.250%, 04/25/31 | $ | 577,748 | $ | 576,138 | |||||
Centex Home Equity Loan, Series 2004-A, Class AF6, 4.270%, 01/25/34 | 265,000 | 262,732 | |||||||
Community Program Loan Trust, Series 87-A, Class A4, 4.500%, 10/01/18 | 31,722 | 31,258 | |||||||
Continental Airlines, Inc., 6.648%, 09/15/17 | 205,310 | 200,757 | |||||||
Countrywide Home Loans, Series 2002-S1, Class A5, 5.960%, 11/25/16 (b) | 478,527 | 477,359 | |||||||
Residential Asset Securities Corp., Series 1999-KS4, Class AJ4, 7.220%, 06/25/28 | 289,285 | 290,588 | |||||||
CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2001-CKN5, Class A3, 5.107%, 09/15/34 | 151,862 | 152,039 | |||||||
Deutsche Mortgage and Asset Receiving Corp., Series 1998-C1, Class A2, 6.538%, 06/15/31 | 500,833 | 513,348 | |||||||
First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage, Series 2001-C3, Class A2, 6.180%, 08/15/33 | 700,058 | 705,026 | |||||||
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 1999-C2, Class Al, 6.570%, 09/15/33 | 36,623 | 36,794 | |||||||
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Security, Series 2001-CIB3, Class A2, 6.044%, 11/15/35 | 743,000 | 760,204 | |||||||
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2001-C3, Class A2, 6.365%, 12/15/28 | 320,000 | 338,671 | |||||||
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital Inc., Series 2001-PPM, Class A2, 6.400%, 02/15/31 | 876,369 | 903,870 | |||||||
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital Inc., Series 2001-TOP3, Class A3, 6.200%, 07/15/33 | 225,000 | 230,941 | |||||||
Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities, Series 2001-C2, Class A2, 6.168%, 02/13/10 | 640,000 | 654,379 | |||||||
Total Asset-Backed Securities | 6,134,104 | ||||||||
Finance - 35.4% | |||||||||
ASIF Global Financial, 2.380%, 02/26/09 (a) | SGD | 1,000,000 | 585,480 | ||||||
Barclays Capital Corp., 4.160%, 02/22/10 (a) | THB | 6,000,000 | 137,038 | ||||||
Boeing Capital Corp., 4.750%, 08/25/08 | 230,000 | 2 | 229,525 | ||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc., 4.000%, 06/15/15 | 320,000 | 2 | 287,736 | ||||||
Cendant Corp., 7.375%, 01/15/13 | 565,000 | 632,107 | |||||||
Chancellor Media Corp., 8.000%, 11/01/08 | 414,000 | 440,422 | |||||||
Citigroup, Inc., 3.500%, 02/01/08 | 250,000 | 243,510 | |||||||
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 6.625%, 06/15/08 | 191,000 | 195,792 | |||||||
Coca-Cola HBC Finance BV, 5.125%, 09/17/13 | 265,000 | 266,798 | |||||||
Colonial Realty L.P. | |||||||||
5.500%, 10/01/15 | 190,000 | 185,541 | |||||||
4.800%, 04/01/11 | 625,000 | 603,956 | |||||||
Cox Enterprises, Inc., 4.375%, 05/01/08 (a) | 410,000 | 400,581 | |||||||
Developers Divers Realty Corp., 3.875%, 01/30/09 | 200,000 | 192,245 | |||||||
Duke Realty LP, 3.500%, 11/01/07 | 400,000 | 389,332 | |||||||
Equity One, Inc., 3.875%, 04/15/09 | 400,000 | 380,145 | |||||||
Export-Import Bank of Korea, 4.125%, 02/10/09 (a) | 485,000 | 472,848 | |||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. | |||||||||
7.200%, 06/15/07 | 460,000 | 438,042 | |||||||
7.000%, 10/01/13 | 125,000 | 106,959 | |||||||
GMAC | |||||||||
6.125%, 08/28/07 | 450,000 | 417,297 | |||||||
3.700%, 03/20/075 | 500,000 | 472,440 | |||||||
HCA, Inc., 8.750%, 09/01/10 | 625,000 | 694,373 | |||||||
Health Care, Inc., 7.500%, 08/15/07 | 67,000 | 69,143 | |||||||
Hospitality Properties Trust, 6.750%, 02/15/13 | 465,000 | 496,109 | |||||||
Inter-American Development Bank, 6.000%, 12/15/17 | NZD | 3,500,000 | 2,338,302 | ||||||
iStar Financial, Inc., 8.750%, 08/15/08 | 215,000 | 232,573 | |||||||
John Hancock Financial Services, Inc., 5.625%, 12/01/08 | 500,000 | 510,234 | |||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.000%, 02/01/08 | 350,000 | 2 | 344,304 | ||||||
Korea Development Bank, 3.875%, 03/02/09 | 425,000 | 411,565 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | |||||
Finance (continued) | |||||||
Lehman Brothers Holdings, 3.600%, 03/13/09 | $ | 150,000 | 2 | $ | 144,449 | ||
Liberty Media Corp., 5.700%, 05/15/13 | 190,000 | 2 | 177,985 | ||||
Mack-Cali Realty L.P., 7.250%, 03/15/09 | 250,000 | 263,917 | |||||
Medco Health Solutions, 7.250%, 08/15/13 | 420,000 | 462,058 | |||||
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., 3.625%, 04/01/08 | 650,000 | 2 | 633,574 | ||||
NCR Corp., 7.125%, 06/15/09 | 180,000 | 188,431 | |||||
News America, Inc., 7.625%, 11/30/28 | 460,000 | 523,139 | |||||
PLC Trust 2003-1, 2.709%, 3/31/06 (a) | 35,514 | 35,386 | |||||
Protective Life U.S. Funding Trust, 5.875%, 8/15/06 (a) | 375,000 | 377,153 | |||||
Qwest Capital Funding, Inc., 7.250%, 02/15/11 | 490,000 | 2 | 498,575 | ||||
Qwest Communications International, Inc., Series B, 7.500%, 11/01/08 | 1,000,000 | 1,010,000 | |||||
Ras Laffan Liquified National Gas Co., Series, 3.437%, 09/15/09 (a) | 242,125 | 233,906 | |||||
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., 7.000%, 07/15/08 | 750,000 | 779,024 | |||||
Rubbermaid, Inc., 6.600%, 11/15/06 | 152,000 | 154,301 | |||||
Senior Housing Trust, 8.625%, 01/15/12 | 330,000 | 363,000 | |||||
Sovereign Bank, 5.125%, 03/15/13 | 335,000 | 2 | 329,325 | ||||
Tele-Communications, Inc., 9.800%, 02/01/12 | 350,000 | 422,737 | |||||
Texas Eastern Transmission, 7.000%, 07/15/32 | 255,000 | 298,301 | |||||
TGT Pipeline LLC, 5.200%, 06/01/18 | 465,000 | 449,509 | |||||
The Ryland Group, Inc., 5.375%, 06/01/08 | 440,000 | 440,005 | |||||
Time Warner, Inc., 7.700%, 05/01/32 | 635,000 | 716,305 | |||||
Toll Brothers, Inc., 5.150%, 05/15/15 (a) | 160,000 | 148,566 | |||||
Transamerica Corp., 6.750%, 11/15/06 | 85,000 | 86,317 | |||||
Union Planters Bank, 6.500%, 03/15/08 | 375,000 | 386,975 | |||||
Universal Corp., Series MTNC, 5.200%, 10/15/13 | 430,000 | 2 | 394,757 | ||||
XL Capital (Europe) PLC, 6.500%, 01/15/12 | 105,000 | 2 | 111,062 | ||||
Total Finance | 21,803,154 | ||||||
Industrials - 19.0% | |||||||
Albertson’s Inc., 7.750%, 06/15/26 | 175,000 | 167,657 | |||||
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., 8.750%, 03/01/31 | 310,000 | 411,917 | |||||
Avnet Inc., 6.000%, 09/01/15 | 385,000 | 375,202 | |||||
Bristol- Myers Squibb, 3.991%, 09/15/23 5,7 | 550,000 | 2 | 544,528 | ||||
Charter Communications Inc., 8.000%, 04/30/12 (a) | 245,000 | 2 | 245,000 | ||||
Chiron Corp., 1.625%, 08/01/337 | 1,240,000 | 1,224,500 | |||||
Continental Airlines Inc., Series 991A, 6.545%, 02/02/19 | 411,530 | 2 | 411,163 | ||||
Corning, Inc., 6.850%, 03/01/29 | 600,000 | 2 | 634,182 | ||||
Dynegy-Roseton Danskamme, Series B, 7.670%, 11/08/16 | 245,000 | 2 | 245,766 | ||||
Georgia-Pacific Corp., 7.700%, 06/15/15 | 315,000 | 2 | 305,550 | ||||
Guidant Corp., 6.150%, 02/15/06 | 305,000 | 305,501 | |||||
HCA, Inc., 7.050%, 12/01/27 | 750,000 | 721,831 | |||||
Hyatt Equities LLC., 6.875%, 06/15/07 (a) | 495,000 | 505,208 | |||||
International Paper Co. | |||||||
4.250%, 01/15/09 | 300,000 | 291,362 | |||||
4.000%, 04/01/10 | 300,000 | 283,549 | |||||
Kraft Foods, Inc., 5.250%, 10/01/13 | 1,175,000 | 1,177,298 | |||||
Kroger Co., 7.000%, 05/01/18 | 460,000 | 495,653 | |||||
Lennar Corp., 5.600%, 05/31/15 | 175,000 | 169,270 | |||||
News America, Inc., 7.280%, 06/30/28 | 225,000 | 246,718 | |||||
Nortel Networks Ltd., 6.125%, 02/15/06 | 140,000 | 2 | 140,700 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | |||||||
Industrials (continued) | |||||||||
Penney (JC) Co., 8.000%, 03/01/10 | $ | 125,000 | $ | 137,531 | |||||
Pulte Home, Inc., 6.000%, 02/15/35 | 35,000 | 31,165 | |||||||
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 7.700%, 10/01/27 (a) | 600,000 | 657,859 | |||||||
Telus Corp., 8.000%, 06/01/11 | 1,065,000 | 1,195,253 | |||||||
Terra Capital, Inc., 12.875%, 10/15/08 | 215,000 | 251,550 | |||||||
Tommy Hilfiger USA, Inc., 9.000%, 12/01/31 | 11,000 | 277,860 | |||||||
Walt Disney Co., The, 7.000%, 03/01/32 | 190,000 | 2 | 218,361 | ||||||
Total Industrials | 11,672,134 | ||||||||
Utilities - 10.3% | |||||||||
Cilcorp, Inc., 8.700%, 10/15/09 | 315,000 | 350,258 | |||||||
Commonwealth Edison | |||||||||
4.700%, 04/15/15 | 510,000 | 488,808 | |||||||
5.875%, 02/01/33 | 620,000 | 623,659 | |||||||
Dominion Resources, Inc., 4.125%, 02/15/08 | 450,000 | 441,875 | |||||||
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad, Yankee, 7.875%, 02/01/27 | 900,000 | 998,150 | |||||||
FirstEnergy Corp., Series C, 7.375%, 11/15/31 | 715,000 | 846,332 | |||||||
Nisource Finance Corp., 7.875%, 11/15/10 | 350,000 | 388,184 | |||||||
Pacific Gas and Electric Co., 6.050%, 03/01/34 | 500,000 | 519,255 | |||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp., 6.400%, 4/1/06 | 575,000 | 577,551 | |||||||
PSI Energy, Inc., 6.650%, 6/15/06 | 350,000 | 352,891 | |||||||
Southwestern Public Service Co., 5.125%, 11/01/06 | 770,000 | 770,802 | |||||||
Total Utilities | 6,357,765 | ||||||||
Total Corporate Bonds | 45,967,157 | ||||||||
Foreign Government Obligations - 4.4% | |||||||||
Canadian Government, 4.500%, 09/01/07 | CAD | 1,000,000 | 869,207 | ||||||
Mexican Fixed Rate Bonds, 8.000%, 12/07/23 | MXN | 3,500,000 | 310,383 | ||||||
Mexican Government, 9.000%, 12/20/12 | MXN | 12,000,000 | 1,179,064 | ||||||
Mexico Government, 9.875%, 02/01/10 | 315,000 | 370,283 | |||||||
Total Foreign Government Obligations | 2,728,937 | ||||||||
U.S. Government and Agency Obligations – 17.0% | |||||||||
U.S. Government Agency Obligations – 3.5% | |||||||||
FHLMC, Gold, 9.000%, 04/01/25 | 46,283 | 50,761 | |||||||
FHLMC, Gold, 6.500%, 07/01/29 | 6,490 | 6,677 | |||||||
FHLMC, 3.500%, 12/15/10 | 283,574 | 281,367 | |||||||
FHLMC, 3.000%, 02/15/15 | 131,569 | 131,090 | |||||||
FHLMC, 2.850%, 01/05/07 | 630,000 | 618,353 | |||||||
FNMA, 7.500%, 07/01/25 | 4,455 | 4,668 | |||||||
FNMA, 7.500%, 01/19/39 | 188,510 | 197,717 | |||||||
FNMA, 7.000%, 11/01/26 | 3,134 | 3,271 | |||||||
FNMA, 7.000%, 04/25/24 | 100,000 | 106,148 | |||||||
FNMA, 2.750%, 08/11/06 | 70,000 | 69,227 | |||||||
FNMA, 2.290%, 02/19/09 | SGD | 700,000 | 410,275 | ||||||
Freddie Mac Corp., 3.220%, 06/20/07 | SGD | 500,000 | 301,067 | ||||||
Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations | 2,180,621 | ||||||||
U.S. Treasuries - 13.5% | |||||||||
USTB, 5.375%, 02/15/31 | 870,000 | 2 | 977,527 | ||||||
USTB, 4.750%, 05/15/14 | 1,285,000 | 2 | 1,316,674 | ||||||
USTN, 4.375%, 05/15/07 | 1,500,000 | 2 | 1,499,240 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)
Security Description | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||
U.S. Treasuries (continued) | ||||||||
USTN, 3.625%, 04/30/07 | $ | 2,650,000 | 2 | $ | 2,623,087 | |||
USTN, 3.000%, 02/15/08 | 755,000 | 2 | 733,973 | |||||
USTN, 2.625%, 05/15/08 | 745,000 | 2 | 715,899 | |||||
USTB, 2.000%, 01/15/14 | 474,289 | 471,751 | ||||||
Total U.S. Treasuries | 8,338,151 | |||||||
Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations | 10,518,772 | |||||||
Municipal Bonds - 1.1% | ||||||||
Decatur Texas Hospital Authority Hospital Revenue, 7.750%, 09/01/09 | 185,000 | 196,100 | ||||||
Eufaula Alabama, Series C, 4.000%, 08/15/12 | 490,000 | 482,650 | ||||||
Total Municipal Bonds | 678,750 | |||||||
Shares | ||||||||
Preferred Stock - 1.3% | ||||||||
Newell Financial Trust I, 5.250% | 6,430 | 266,845 | ||||||
Travelers Property Casualty Corp., 4.500%, 04/15/32 | 21,000 | 519,960 | ||||||
Total Preferred Stock | 786,805 | |||||||
Other Investment Companies - 22.4%1 | ||||||||
Bank of New York Institutional Cash Reserves Fund, 4.30%3 | 13,562,621 | 13,562,621 | ||||||
JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 4.14% | 248,053 | 248,053 | ||||||
Total Other Investment Companies | 13,810,674 | |||||||
Total Investments – 120.9% | 74,491,095 | |||||||
Other Assets, less Liabilities – (20.9)% | (12,941,789 | ) | ||||||
Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 61,549,306 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments
The following footnotes and abbreviations should be read in conjunction with each of the Schedules of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.
At December 31, 2005, the cost of securities for Federal income tax purposes and the gross aggregate unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation based on tax cost were approximately:
Fund | Cost | Appreciation | Depreciation | Net | ||||||||||
20 Fund | $ | 29,326,554 | $ | 2,233,558 | $ | (2,988,929 | ) | $ | (755,371 | ) | ||||
Mid-Cap | 107,393,224 | 17,736,403 | (809,655 | ) | 16,926,748 | |||||||||
Balanced | 27,025,743 | 2,346,327 | (321,033 | ) | 2,025,294 | |||||||||
High Yield | 61,336,168 | 1,029,722 | (1,153,481 | ) | (123,759 | ) | ||||||||
Fixed Income | 73,371,615 | 2,026,627 | (959,578 | ) | 1,067,049 |
* | Non-income-producing security |
(a) | Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers. At December 31, 2005, the value of these securities amounted to the following: |
Fund | Value | % of Net Assets | ||||
Balanced | $ | 336,225 | 1.4 | % | ||
High Yield | 6,387,744 | 12.9 | % | |||
Fixed Income | 3,661,987 | 5.9 | % |
(b) | Step bond. A high-yield debt instrument with either deferred interest payments or an interest rate that resets at specific times during its term. |
1 | Yield shown for an investment company represents its December 31, 2005, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage. |
2 | Some or all of these shares were out on loan to various brokers as of December 31, 2005, amounting to: |
Fund | Value | % of Net Assets | ||||
20 Fund | $ | 5,901,328 | 26.6 | % | ||
Mid-Cap | 25,920,798 | 26.5 | % | |||
Balanced | 5,000,774 | 20.9 | % | |||
High Yield | 12,549,007 | 25.3 | % | |||
Fixed Income | 13,273,744 | 21.6 | % |
3 | Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in this short-term investment. |
4 | Zero coupon security. |
5 | Variable rate security. The rate listed is as of December 31, 2005. |
6 | Non-cash collateral received for securities loaned. |
7 | Convertible security. Security carries the right to exchange the security for other securities of the issuer or another issuer. |
# | Rounds to less than 0.1%. |
Investments Definitions and Abbreviations: | ||
FHLMC: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | USTB: United States Treasury Bond | |
FNMA: Federal National Mortgage Association | USTN: United States Treasury Note | |
GMAC: General Motors Acceptance Corp. |
Registered shares: A security whose owner has been recorded with its issuer or issuer’s registrar.
Abbreviations have been used throughout the portfolios to indicate amounts shown in currencies of par values other than the U.S. dollar (USD):
CAD: Canadian Dollar | SGD: Singapore Dollar | |
NZD: New Zealand Dollar | MXN: Mexican Peso | |
GBP: British Pound | THB: Thailand Baht |
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2005
Managers 20 Fund | Managers Fund | Managers Fund | Managers High Yield Fund | Managers Fixed Income Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Investments at value (including securities on loan valued at $5,901,328, $25,920,798, $5,000,774, $12,549,007, and $13,273,744, respectively) | $ | 28,604,517 | $ | 124,370,108 | $ | 29,051,037 | $ | 61,222,305 | $ | 74,491,095 | ||||||||||
Foreign currency* * | — | — | — | — | 3,522 | |||||||||||||||
Receivable for investments sold | — | 2,038,900 | 4,744 | 350,188 | 40,658 | |||||||||||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | — | 84 | — | 96,044 | 5,921 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends, interest and other receivables | 7,849 | 100,720 | 128,010 | 995,094 | 784,180 | |||||||||||||||
Prepaid expenses | 12,855 | 13,789 | 12,279 | 15,476 | 7,061 | |||||||||||||||
Total assets | 28,625,221 | 126,523,601 | 29,196,070 | 62,679,107 | 75,332,437 | |||||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Payable to Custodian | 33,334 | 50,136 | — | 9,896 | 52,431 | |||||||||||||||
Payable for Fund shares repurchased | 168,826 | 46,324 | 17,185 | 34,051 | 56,254 | |||||||||||||||
Payable upon return of securities loaned | 6,076,726 | 27,002,078 | 5,145,615 | 12,875,218 | 13,562,621 | |||||||||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | — | 1,612,715 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Accrued expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Investment advisory and management fees | 13,717 | 57,966 | 10,498 | 20,844 | 4,341 | |||||||||||||||
Administrative fees | 3,919 | 16,712 | 4,115 | 8,457 | 10,441 | |||||||||||||||
Other | 111,614 | 98,151 | 67,486 | 97,058 | 97,043 | |||||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 6,408,136 | 28,884,082 | 5,244,899 | 13,045,524 | 13,783,131 | |||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 22,217,085 | $ | 97,639,519 | $ | 23,951,171 | $ | 49,633,583 | $ | 61,549,306 | ||||||||||
Net Assets Represent: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 266,840,411 | $ | 98,172,406 | $ | 41,825,722 | $ | 70,082,993 | $ | 64,065,033 | ||||||||||
Undistributed/overdistribution net investment income | — | 1,642 | 7,723 | — | (33,614 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Accumulated net realized loss from investments and foreign currency transactions | (243,886,262 | ) | (17,487,770 | ) | (19,934,278 | ) | (20,488,783 | ) | (3,617,350 | ) | ||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency translations | (737,064 | ) | 16,953,241 | 2,052,004 | 39,373 | 1,135,237 | ||||||||||||||
Net Assets | $ | 22,217,085 | $ | 97,639,519 | $ | 23,951,171 | $ | 49,633,583 | $ | 61,549,306 | ||||||||||
Class A Shares - Net Assets | $ | 3,498,874 | $ | 8,711,916 | $ | 1,676,974 | $ | 20,478,171 | $ | 7,591,320 | ||||||||||
Shares Outstanding | 710,060 | 646,500 | 145,163 | 2,468,399 | 732,873 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 4.93 | $ | 13.48 | $ | 11.55 | $ | 8.30 | $ | 10.36 | ||||||||||
Class B Shares - Net Assets | $ | 7,834,689 | $ | 15,511,578 | $ | 9,692,025 | $ | 17,781,635 | $ | 16,836,440 | ||||||||||
Shares Outstanding | 1,671,410 | 1,209,538 | 853,287 | 2,162,531 | 1,635,334 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 4.69 | $ | 12.82 | $ | 11.36 | $ | 8.22 | $ | 10.30 | ||||||||||
Class C Shares - Net Assets | $ | 6,605,360 | $ | 13,845,251 | $ | 5,081,492 | $ | 7,933,590 | $ | 11,480,408 | ||||||||||
Shares Outstanding | 1,403,563 | 1,078,922 | 443,327 | 966,419 | 1,107,908 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 4.71 | $ | 12.83 | $ | 11.46 | $ | 8.21 | $ | 10.36 | ||||||||||
Institutional Class Shares - Net Assets | $ | 4,278,162 | $ | 59,570,774 | $ | 7,500,680 | $ | 3,440,187 | $ | 25,641,138 | ||||||||||
Shares Outstanding | 851,591 | 4,199,474 | 644,490 | 411,497 | 2,465,679 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 5.02 | $ | 14.19 | $ | 11.64 | $ | 8.36 | $ | 10.40 | ||||||||||
* Investments at cost | $ | 29,341,581 | $ | 107,416,867 | $ | 26,999,033 | $ | 61,182,932 | $ | 73,355,871 | ||||||||||
** Foreign currency at cost | — | — | — | — | $ | 3,509 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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For the year ended December 31, 2005
Managers 20 Fund | Managers Mid-Cap Fund | Managers Balanced Fund | Managers High Yield Fund | Managers Fixed Income Fund | ||||||||||||||||
Investment Income: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dividend income | $ | 210,586 | $ | 1,143,777 | $ | 289,140 | $ | 47,283 | $ | 47,032 | ||||||||||
Interest income | — | 25 | 423,793 | 4,072,344 | 3,326,969 | |||||||||||||||
Foreign withholding tax | (319 | ) | — | — | — | (5,146 | ) | |||||||||||||
Securities lending fees | 6,218 | 36,041 | 3,013 | 50,886 | 27,530 | |||||||||||||||
Total investment income | 216,485 | 1,179,843 | 715,946 | 4,170,513 | 3,396,385 | |||||||||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Investment advisory and management fees | 196,789 | 687,993 | 181,289 | 371,278 | 280,331 | |||||||||||||||
Administrative fees | 56,225 | 196,569 | 51,797 | 106,079 | 124,591 | |||||||||||||||
Distribution Fees - Class A Shares | 13,572 | 29,502 | 7,312 | 58,275 | 21,229 | |||||||||||||||
Distribution Fees - Class B Shares | 96,852 | 158,591 | 105,016 | 221,680 | 184,215 | |||||||||||||||
Distribution Fees - Class C Shares | 81,812 | 144,172 | 56,166 | 89,562 | 125,705 | |||||||||||||||
Transfer agent | 55,237 | 38,134 | 13,809 | 21,889 | 23,486 | |||||||||||||||
Custodian | 43,498 | 58,144 | 65,057 | 87,493 | 54,663 | |||||||||||||||
Professional fees | 23,892 | 31,616 | 27,697 | 31,986 | 31,754 | |||||||||||||||
Registration fees | 41,402 | 47,249 | 43,596 | 41,735 | 49,627 | |||||||||||||||
Trustees fees and expenses | 1,892 | 6,840 | 1,473 | 3,046 | 3,522 | |||||||||||||||
Shareholder Reports | 4,642 | 15,682 | 5,075 | 9,447 | 15,213 | |||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous | 3,534 | 7,712 | 3,371 | 5,712 | 7,882 | |||||||||||||||
Total expenses before offsets | 619,347 | 1,422,204 | 561,658 | 1,048,182 | 922,218 | |||||||||||||||
Expense reimbursement | (74,963 | ) | (106,956 | ) | (133,688 | ) | (193,811 | ) | (285,873 | ) | ||||||||||
Expense reductions | (1,850 | ) | (7,342 | ) | (6,847 | ) | (175 | ) | (59 | ) | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 542,534 | 1,307,906 | 421,123 | 854,196 | 636,286 | |||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (326,049 | ) | (128,063 | ) | 294,823 | 3,316,317 | 2,760,099 | |||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions | (5,407,020 | ) | 12,645,244 | 2,487,896 | 791,823 | 423,349 | ||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions | — | — | (549 | ) | — | (34,078 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments | 3,312,914 | (1,958,142 | ) | (1,822,673 | ) | (3,087,058 | ) | (1,692,583 | ) | |||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of foreign currency translations | — | — | (40 | ) | — | (8,595 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2,094,106 | ) | 10,687,102 | 664,634 | (2,295,235 | ) | (1,311,907 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | (2,420,155 | ) | $ | 10,559,039 | $ | 959,457 | $ | 1,021,082 | $ | 1,448,192 | |||||||||
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For the year ended December 31,
Managers 20 Fund | Managers Mid-Cap Fund | Managers Balanced Fund | Managers High Yield Fund | Managers Fixed Income Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | (326,049 | ) | $ | (435,076 | ) | $ | (128,063 | ) | $ | (26,289 | ) | $ | 294,823 | $ | 373,627 | $ | 3,316,317 | $ | 4,604,636 | $ | 2,760,099 | $ | 3,101,417 | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions | (5,407,020 | ) | (38,185,417 | ) | 12,645,244 | 17,633,981 | 2,487,347 | 2,306,373 | 791,823 | 5,833,380 | 389,271 | 1,376,839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency translations | 3,312,914 | 35,492,173 | (1,958,142 | ) | (1,928,532 | ) | (1,822,713 | ) | (86,318 | ) | (3,087,058 | ) | (4,409,511 | ) | (1,701,178 | ) | (1,042,128 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (2,420,155 | ) | (3,128,320 | ) | 10,559,039 | 15,679,160 | 959,457 | 2,593,682 | 1,021,082 | 6,028,505 | 1,448,192 | 3,436,128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributions to Shareholders: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A Shares | — | — | — | — | (29,028 | ) | (38,536 | ) | (1,189,279 | ) | (963,249 | ) | (343,226 | ) | (304,012 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class B Shares | — | — | — | — | (81,465 | ) | (112,295 | ) | (1,330,899 | ) | (2,221,663 | ) | (813,174 | ) | (996,137 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C Shares | — | — | — | — | (41,820 | ) | (65,894 | ) | (540,473 | ) | (855,347 | ) | (547,607 | ) | (669,346 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutional Class Shares | — | — | — | — | (133,270 | ) | (155,217 | ) | (272,343 | ) | (497,737 | ) | (1,347,502 | ) | (1,239,071 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | — | — | — | — | (285,583 | ) | (371,942 | ) | (3,332,994 | ) | (4,537,996 | ) | (3,051,509 | ) | (3,208,566 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares | 893,929 | 3,970,824 | 5,873,404 | 9,288,357 | 1,751,699 | 2,279,694 | 16,148,558 | 31,204,684 | 12,380,200 | 9,943,361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | — | — | — | — | 124,058 | 140,888 | 1,475,832 | 1,205,835 | 1,306,176 | 1,301,586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (13,887,282 | ) | (19,135,432 | ) | (21,235,800 | ) | (30,119,048 | ) | (6,542,450 | ) | (8,921,632 | ) | (24,777,109 | ) | (64,494,199 | ) | (14,581,815 | ) | (27,692,595 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net decrease from capital share transactions | (12,993,353 | ) | (15,164,608 | ) | (15,362,396 | ) | (20,830,691 | ) | (4,666,693 | ) | (6,501,050 | ) | (7,152,719 | ) | (32,083,680 | ) | (895,439 | ) | (16,447,648 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (15,413,508 | ) | (18,292,928 | ) | (4,803,357 | ) | (5,151,531 | ) | (3,992,819 | ) | (4,279,310 | ) | (9,464,631 | ) | (30,593,171 | ) | (2,498,756 | ) | (16,220,086 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning of year | 37,630,593 | 55,923,521 | 102,442,876 | 107,594,407 | 27,943,990 | 32,223,300 | 59,098,214 | 89,691,385 | 64,048,062 | 80,268,148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
End of year | $ | 22,217,085 | $ | 37,630,593 | $ | 97,639,519 | $ | 102,442,876 | $ | 23,951,171 | $ | 27,943,990 | $ | 49,633,583 | $ | 59,098,214 | $ | 61,549,306 | $ | 64,048,062 | ||||||||||||||||||||
End of year undistributed/(overdistributed) net investment income | — | — | $ | 1,642 | — | $ | 7,723 | $ | 4,027 | — | — | $ | (33,614 | ) | $ | 21,749 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years ended December 31,
Class A Shares | Class B Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 Fund | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 5.20 | $ | 5.48 | $ | 3.51 | $ | 6.12 | $ | 11.76 | $ | 4.98 | $ | 5.27 | $ | 3.39 | $ | 5.95 | $ | 11.48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.05 | )3 | (0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.11 | )3 | (0.08 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.13 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.22 | ) | (0.23 | ) | 2.02 | (2.54 | ) | (5.56 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.21 | ) | 1.95 | (2.46 | ) | (5.40 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (0.27 | ) | (0.28 | ) | 1.97 | (2.61 | ) | (5.64 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.29 | ) | 1.88 | (2.56 | ) | (5.53 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain on investments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 4.93 | $ | 5.20 | $ | 5.48 | $ | 3.51 | $ | 6.12 | $ | 4.69 | $ | 4.98 | $ | 5.27 | $ | 3.39 | $ | 5.95 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return 1 | (5.19 | )% | (5.11 | )% | 56.13 | % | (42.65 | )% | (47.96 | )% | (5.82 | )% | (5.50 | )% | 55.46 | % | (43.03 | )% | (48.17 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets 1 | 1.58 | % | 1.75 | % | 1.75 | % | 1.75 | % | 1.67 | % | 2.24 | % | 2.25 | % | 2.25 | % | 2.25 | % | 2.17 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets 1 | 1.85 | % | 2.07 | % | 1.97 | % | 1.82 | % | 1.67 | % | 2.51 | % | 2.57 | % | 2.47 | % | 2.32 | % | 2.17 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | (0.81 | )% | (0.74 | )% | (1.15 | )% | (1.19 | )% | (1.19 | )% | (1.47 | )% | (1.24 | )% | (1.65 | )% | (1.69 | )% | (1.69 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 17 | % | 35 | % | 9 | % | 9 | % | 8 | % | 17 | % | 35 | % | 9 | % | 9 | % | 8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted) | $ | 3,499 | $ | 5,064 | $ | 7,956 | $ | 8,778 | $ | 23,948 | $ | 7,835 | $ | 13,007 | $ | 19,724 | $ | 16,197 | $ | 46,136 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class C Shares | Institutional Class Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 Fund | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 5.00 | $ | 5.29 | $ | 3.40 | $ | 5.98 | $ | 11.52 | $ | 5.28 | $ | 5.54 | $ | 3.53 | $ | 6.13 | $ | 11.70 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.10 | )3 | (0.08 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.01 | )3 | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.19 | ) | (0.21 | ) | 1.96 | (2.48 | ) | (5.42 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.25 | ) | 2.02 | (2.56 | ) | (5.52 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (0.29 | ) | (0.29 | ) | 1.89 | (2.58 | ) | (5.54 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.26 | ) | 2.01 | (2.60 | ) | (5.57 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain on investments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 4.71 | $ | 5.00 | $ | 5.29 | $ | 3.40 | $ | 5.98 | $ | 5.02 | $ | 5.28 | $ | 5.54 | $ | 3.53 | $ | 6.13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return 1 | (5.80 | )% | (5.48 | )% | 55.13 | % | (42.98 | )% | (48.09 | )% | (4.92 | )% | (4.69 | )% | 56.94 | % | (42.41 | )% | (47.61 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets 1 | 2.24 | % | 2.25 | % | 2.25 | % | 2.25 | % | 2.17 | % | 1.24 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.17 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets 1 | 2.51 | % | 2.57 | % | 2.47 | % | 2.32 | % | 2.17 | % | 1.51 | % | 1.59 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.32 | % | 1.17 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | (1.47 | )% | (1.24 | )% | (1.65 | )% | (1.69 | )% | (1.69 | )% | (0.48 | )% | (0.19 | )% | (0.65 | )% | (0.69 | )% | (0.69 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 17 | % | 35 | % | 9 | % | 9 | % | 8 | % | 17 | % | 35 | % | 9 | % | 9 | % | 8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted) | $ | 6,605 | $ | 11,073 | $ | 18,038 | $ | 15,359 | $ | 40,383 | $ | 4,278 | $ | 8,487 | $ | 10,206 | $ | 7,988 | $ | 20,149 |
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For a share outstanding throughout the fiscal years ended December 31,
Class A Shares | Class B Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mid-Cap Fund | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 12.10 | $ | 10.36 | $ | 7.58 | $ | 8.79 | $ | 9.86 | $ | 11.59 | $ | 9.98 | $ | 7.33 | $ | 8.54 | $ | 9.63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.01 | ) 3 | (0.02 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | (0.06 | )3 | (0.07 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.39 | 1.76 | 2.79 | (1.20 | ) | (1.06 | ) | 1.29 | 1.68 | 2.70 | (1.15 | ) | (1.04 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.38 | 1.74 | 2.78 | (1.21 | ) | (1.07 | ) | 1.23 | 1.61 | 2.65 | (1.21 | ) | (1.09 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain on investments | — | — | — | — | (0.00 | )2 | — | — | — | — | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | — | — | — | — | (0.00 | ) | — | — | — | — | (0.00 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 13.48 | $ | 12.10 | $ | 10.36 | $ | 7.58 | $ | 8.79 | $ | 12.82 | $ | 11.59 | $ | 9.98 | $ | 7.33 | $ | 8.54 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return1 | 11.32 | % | 16.80 | % | 36.68 | % | (13.77 | )% | (10.93 | )% | 10.61 | % | 16.13 | % | 36.15 | % | (14.17 | )% | (11.30 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets1 | 1.33 | % | 1.41 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.99 | % | 1.90 | % | 2.00 | % | 2.00 | % | 2.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets1 | 1.45 | % | 1.68 | % | 1.63 | % | 1.59 | % | 1.60 | % | 2.11 | % | 2.18 | % | 2.13 | % | 2.09 | % | 2.10 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets | (0.13 | )% | (0.16 | )% | (0.14 | )% | (0.09 | )% | (0.08 | )% | (0.79 | )% | (0.67 | )% | (0.64 | )% | (0.59 | )% | (0.58 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 84 | % | 90 | % | 109 | % | 108 | % | 120 | % | 84 | % | 90 | % | 109 | % | 108 | % | 120 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted) | $ | 8,712 | $ | 9,168 | $ | 9,741 | $ | 7,290 | $ | 14,268 | $ | 15,512 | $ | 17,226 | $ | 17,052 | $ | 15,956 | $ | 22,075 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class C Shares | Institutional Class Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mid-Cap Fund | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 11.60 | $ | 9.99 | $ | 7.34 | $ | 8.55 | $ | 9.63 | $ | 12.70 | $ | 10.82 | $ | 7.87 | $ | 9.09 | $ | 10.16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.06 | ) 3 | (0.08 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.04 | ) | 0.103 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 1.29 | 1.69 | 2.70 | (1.15 | ) | (1.04 | ) | 1.39 | 1.84 | 2.92 | (1.25 | ) | (1.09 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.23 | 1.61 | 2.65 | (1.21 | ) | (1.08 | ) | 1.49 | 1.88 | 2.95 | (1.21 | ) | (1.06 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain on investments | — | — | — | — | (0.00 | )2 | — | — | — | — | (0.00 | )2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | — | — | — | — | (0.00 | ) | — | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 12.83 | $ | 11.60 | $ | 9.99 | $ | 7.34 | $ | 8.55 | $ | 14.19 | $ | 12.70 | $ | 10.82 | $ | 7.87 | $ | 9.09 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return1 | 10.60 | % | 16.12 | % | 36.10 | % | (14.15 | )% | (11.19 | )% | 11.74 | % | 17.37 | % | 37.51 | % | (13.33 | )% | (10.38 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets1 | 1.99 | % | 1.91 | % | 2.00 | % | 2.00 | % | 2.00 | % | 0.99 | % | 0.90 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets1 | 2.11 | % | 2.18 | % | 2.13 | % | 2.09 | % | 2.10 | % | 1.11 | % | 1.18 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.09 | % | 1.10 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets | (0.79 | )% | (0.67 | )% | (0.64 | )% | (0.59 | )% | (0.57 | )% | 0.21 | % | 0.33 | % | 0.36 | % | 0.41 | % | 0.42 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 84 | % | 90 | % | 109 | % | 108 | % | 120 | % | 84 | % | 90 | % | 109 | % | 108 | % | 120 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted) | $ | 13,845 | $ | 15,393 | $ | 16,576 | $ | 16,329 | $ | 20,055 | $ | 59,571 | $ | 60,656 | $ | 64,225 | $ | 62,544 | $ | 87,671 |
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Class A Shares | Class B Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balanced Fund | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 11.24 | $ | 10.42 | $ | 8.62 | $ | 10.13 | $ | 11.08 | $ | 11.06 | $ | 10.26 | $ | 8.49 | $ | 9.98 | $ | 10.92 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.09 | 0.34 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.30 | 0.81 | 1.81 | (1.49 | ) | (0.96 | ) | 0.30 | 0.80 | 1.79 | (1.45 | ) | (0.94 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.47 | 0.98 | 2.03 | (1.25 | ) | (0.71 | ) | 0.39 | 1.14 | 1.95 | (1.27 | ) | (0.74 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.16 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.20 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.16 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.20 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 11.55 | $ | 11.24 | $ | 10.42 | $ | 8.62 | $ | 10.13 | $ | 11.36 | $ | 11.06 | $ | 10.26 | $ | 8.49 | $ | 9.98 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return 1 | 4.24 | % | 9.45 | % | 23.85 | % | (12.47 | )% | (6.37 | )% | 3.53 | % | 11.11 | % | 23.42 | % | (12.89 | )% | (6.79 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets1 | 1.31 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.98 | % | 1.97 | % | 2.00 | % | 2.00 | % | 2.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets1 | 1.85 | % | 2.05 | % | 1.73 | % | 1.68 | % | 1.68 | % | 2.52 | % | 2.57 | % | 2.23 | % | 2.18 | % | 2.18 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 1.45 | % | 1.46 | % | 2.21 | % | 2.62 | % | 2.43 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.97 | % | 1.71 | % | 2.12 | % | 1.93 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 53 | % | 85 | % | 91 | % | 183 | % | 226 | % | 53 | % | 85 | % | 91 | % | 183 | % | 226 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted) | $ | 1,677 | $ | 2,366 | $ | 3,448 | $ | 4,205 | $ | 22,802 | $ | 9,692 | $ | 11,090 | $ | 12,134 | $ | 12,345 | $ | 20,279 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class C Shares | Institutional Class Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balanced Fund | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 11.16 | $ | 10.35 | $ | 8.56 | $ | 10.06 | $ | 11.01 | $ | 11.33 | $ | 10.50 | $ | 8.68 | $ | 10.22 | $ | 11.17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.30 | 0.81 | 1.81 | (1.46 | ) | (0.94 | ) | 0.31 | 0.83 | 1.83 | (1.50 | ) | (0.96 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.39 | 0.92 | 1.97 | (1.28 | ) | (0.75 | ) | 0.49 | 1.04 | 2.10 | (1.22 | ) | (0.65 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.09 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.30 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.09 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.30 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 11.46 | $ | 11.16 | $ | 10.35 | $ | 8.56 | $ | 10.06 | $ | 11.64 | $ | 11.33 | $ | 10.50 | $ | 8.68 | $ | 10.22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return 1 | 3.49 | % | 8.88 | % | 23.38 | % | (12.94 | )% | (6.77 | )% | 4.57 | % | 10.04 | % | 24.51 | % | (12.06 | )% | (5.83 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets1 | 1.98 | % | 1.97 | % | 2.00 | % | 2.00 | % | 2.00 | % | 0.98 | % | 0.97 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets1 | 2.52 | % | 2.56 | % | 2.23 | % | 2.18 | % | 2.18 | % | 1.52 | % | 1.57 | % | 1.23 | % | 1.18 | % | 1.18 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net in vestment income to average net assets | 0.79 | % | 0.97 | % | 1.71 | % | 2.12 | % | 1.93 | % | 1.80 | % | 1.98 | % | 2.71 | % | 3.12 | % | 2.93 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 53 | % | 85 | % | 91 | % | 183 | % | 226 | % | 53 | % | 85 | % | 91 | % | 183 | % | 226 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted) | $ | 5,081 | $ | 6,377 | $ | 8,537 | $ | 13,026 | $ | 28,946 | $ | 7,501 | $ | 8,111 | $ | 8,104 | $ | 8,609 | $ | 16,912 |
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Class A Shares | Class B Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Yield Fund | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 8.67 | $ | 8.46 | $ | 7.08 | $ | 7.76 | $ | 8.20 | $ | 8.60 | $ | 8.40 | $ | 7.04 | $ | 7.71 | $ | 8.16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.57 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.75 | 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.37 | ) | 0.19 | 1.39 | (0.70 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.38 | ) | 0.21 | 1.38 | (0.67 | ) | (0.43 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.20 | 0.86 | 2.03 | 0.10 | 0.38 | 0.13 | 0.81 | 1.98 | 0.08 | 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.57 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.78 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.78 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.57 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.78 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.78 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 8.30 | $ | 8.67 | $ | 8.46 | $ | 7.08 | $ | 7.76 | $ | 8.22 | $ | 8.60 | $ | 8.40 | $ | 7.04 | $ | 7.71 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return 1 | 2.37 | % | 10.62 | % | 29.73 | % | 1.85 | % | 4.78 | % | 1.59 | % | 10.07 | % | 29.01 | % | 1.49 | % | 4.17 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets 1 | 1.22 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.90 | % | 1.90 | % | 1.90 | % | 1.90 | % | 1.90 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets 1 | 1.59 | % | 1.72 | % | 1.63 | % | 1.61 | % | 1.61 | % | 2.27 | % | 2.27 | % | 2.13 | % | 2.11 | % | 2.11 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 6.64 | % | 7.68 | % | 8.10 | % | 10.86 | % | 9.95 | % | 5.96 | % | 7.18 | % | 7.60 | % | 10.36 | % | 9.45 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 63 | % | 74 | % | 138 | % | 229 | % | 197 | % | 63 | % | 74 | % | 138 | % | 229 | % | 197 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted) | $ | 20,478 | $ | 16,612 | $ | 24,693 | $ | 44,059 | $ | 27,712 | $ | 17,782 | $ | 27,287 | $ | 35,695 | $ | 35,654 | $ | 48,857 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class C Shares | Institutional Class Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High Yield Fund | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 8.59 | $ | 8.39 | $ | 7.03 | $ | 7.70 | $ | 8.15 | $ | 8.74 | $ | 8.52 | $ | 7.13 | $ | 7.79 | $ | 8.24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.60 | 0.73 | 0.68 | 0.84 | 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.38 | ) | 0.21 | 1.37 | (0.67 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.38 | ) | 0.18 | 1.40 | (0.68 | ) | (0.41 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.13 | 0.81 | 1.97 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.22 | 0.91 | 2.08 | 0.16 | 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.51 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.78 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.86 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.51 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.75 | ) | (0.78 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.86 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 8.21 | $ | 8.59 | $ | 8.39 | $ | 7.03 | $ | 7.70 | $ | 8.36 | $ | 8.74 | $ | 8.52 | $ | 7.13 | $ | 7.79 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return 1 | 1.60 | % | 10.08 | % | 29.04 | % | 1.49 | % | 4.18 | % | 2.60 | % | 10.69 | % | 30.30 | % | 2.64 | % | 5.15 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets 1 | 1.90 | % | 1.90 | % | 1.90 | % | 1.90 | % | 1.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.90 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets 1 | 2.27 | % | 2.27 | % | 2.13 | % | 2.11 | % | 2.11 | % | 1.27 | % | 1.26 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.11 | % | 1.11 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 5.97 | % | 7.17 | % | 7.60 | % | 10.36 | % | 9.45 | % | 6.96 | % | 8.00 | % | 8.60 | % | 11.36 | % | 10.45 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 63 | % | 74 | % | 138 | % | 229 | % | 197 | % | 63 | % | 74 | % | 138 | % | 229 | % | 197 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted) | $ | 7,934 | $ | 10,474 | $ | 13,833 | $ | 16,538 | $ | 25,532 | $ | 3,440 | $ | 4,725 | $ | 15,469 | $ | 9,648 | $ | 11,913 |
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Class A Shares | Class B Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed Income | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 10.62 | $ | 10.56 | $ | 10.05 | $ | 10.14 | $ | 9.94 | $ | 10.56 | $ | 10.51 | $ | 10.02 | $ | 10.10 | $ | 9.91 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income from Net Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.48 | 0.50 | 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.25 | ) | 0.07 | 0.53 | (0.06 | ) | 0.30 | (0.25 | ) | 0.07 | 0.50 | (0.04 | ) | 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.28 | 0.56 | 1.05 | 0.50 | 0.85 | 0.21 | 0.50 | 0.98 | 0.46 | 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.54 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.51 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain on investments | — | — | — | — | (0.10 | ) | — | — | — | — | (0.10 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.54 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.65 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.61 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 10.36 | $ | 10.62 | $ | 10.56 | $ | 10.05 | $ | 10.14 | $ | 10.30 | $ | 10.56 | $ | 10.51 | $ | 10.02 | $ | 10.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return 1 | 2.68 | % | 5.44 | % | 10.67 | % | 5.11 | % | 8.66 | % | 2.01 | % | 4.90 | % | 10.09 | % | 4.64 | % | 8.16 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets 1 | 0.81 | % | 1.02 | % | 1.10 | % | 1.10 | % | 1.13 | % | 1.49 | % | 1.54 | % | 1.60 | % | 1.60 | % | 1.60 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets 1 | 1.27 | % | 1.48 | % | 1.33 | % | 1.32 | % | 1.33 | % | 1.95 | % | 1.99 | % | 1.84 | % | 1.82 | % | 1.80 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 4.65 | % | 4.56 | % | 5.02 | % | 5.73 | % | 5.44 | % | 3.96 | % | 4.04 | % | 4.52 | % | 5.23 | % | 4.98 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 24 | % | 79 | % | 315 | % | 438 | % | 744 | % | 24 | % | 79 | % | 315 | % | 438 | % | 744 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted) | $ | 7,591 | $ | 5,723 | $ | 7,936 | $ | 15,455 | $ | 65,303 | $ | 16,837 | $ | 20,063 | $ | 28,560 | $ | 35,087 | $ | 38,793 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Class C Shares | Institutional Class Shares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed Income | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 10.63 | $ | 10.58 | $ | 10.07 | $ | 10.15 | $ | 9.95 | $ | 10.66 | $ | 10.61 | $ | 10.10 | $ | 10.17 | $ | 9.98 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | (0.26 | ) | 0.07 | 0.52 | (0.04 | ) | 0.30 | (0.25 | ) | 0.07 | 0.52 | (0.04 | ) | 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.99 | 0.46 | 0.81 | 0.31 | 0.61 | 1.10 | 0.57 | 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.47 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.48 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.57 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.64 | ) | (0.60 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain on investments | — | — | — | — | (0.10 | ) | — | — | — | — | (0.10 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.47 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.48 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.57 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.64 | ) | (0.70 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 10.36 | $ | 10.63 | $ | 10.58 | $ | 10.07 | $ | 10.15 | $ | 10.40 | $ | 10.66 | $ | 10.61 | $ | 10.10 | $ | 10.17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total Return 1 | 1.90 | % | 4.85 | % | 10.11 | % | 4.69 | % | 8.26 | % | 2.91 | % | 5.99 | % | 11.17 | % | 5.75 | % | 9.20 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets 1 | 1.49 | % | 1.54 | % | 1.60 | % | 1.60 | % | 1.60 | % | 0.49 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets 1 | 1.95 | % | 1.99 | % | 1.84 | % | 1.82 | % | 1.80 | % | 0.95 | % | 0.97 | % | 0.84 | % | 0.82 | % | 0.80 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 3.96 | % | 4.04 | % | 4.52 | % | 5.23 | % | 4.98 | % | 4.96 | % | 5.09 | % | 5.52 | % | 6.23 | % | 5.98 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 24 | % | 79 | % | 315 | % | 438 | % | 744 | % | 24 | % | 79 | % | 315 | % | 438 | % | 744 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted) | $ | 11,480 | $ | 13,703 | $ | 20,009 | $ | 35,719 | $ | 57,239 | $ | 25,641 | $ | 24,559 | $ | 23,763 | $ | 30,711 | $ | 48,376 |
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The following notes should be read in conjunction with the Financial Highlights of the Funds presented on the preceding pages.
1 | See Note 1(c) of “Notes to Financial Statements.” |
2 | Amount calculated is less than $0.005 per share. |
3 | Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares. |
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2005
(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Managers Trust II (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust is comprised of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks and policies. Included in this report are; Managers 20 Fund (“20 Fund”), Managers Mid-Cap Fund (“Mid-Cap”), Managers Balanced Fund (“Balanced”), Managers High Yield Fund (“High Yield”), and Managers Fixed Income Fund (“Fixed Income”), collectively the “Funds.”
The Funds each offer four classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C and Institutional Class (formerly “Class Y”). Sales of Class A shares may be subject to a front-end sales charge. Redemptions of Class B and Class C shares may be subject to a contingent-deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the original offering price or the net asset value at time of sale, whichever is less). Institutional Class shares are available, with no sales charge, to certain institutional investors and qualifying individual investors. Please refer to a current prospectus for additional information on each share class.
The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements:
(a) Valuation of Investments
Equity securities traded on a domestic or international securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Over-the-counter securities are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price, if one is available. Lacking any sales, over-the-counter securities, are valued at the last quoted bid price. Under certain circumstances, the value of a Fund investment may be based on an evaluation of its fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees of the Fund. A Fund may use the fair value of a portfolio security to calculate its NAV when, for example, (1) market quotations are not readily available because a portfolio security is not traded in a public market or the principal market in which the security trades is closed, (2) trading in a portfolio security is suspended and not resumed prior to the time as of which the Fund calculates its NAV, (3) where a significant event affecting the value of a portfolio security is determined to have occurred between the time of the market quotation provided for a portfolio security and the time as of which the Fund calculates its NAV, (4) a security’s price has remained unchanged over an extended period of time (often referred to as a “stale price”), or (5) the Investment Manager determines that a market quotation is inaccurate. The Investment Manager monitors intervening events that may affect the value of securities held in the Funds’ portfolios and, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Funds’ Trustees, will adjust the prices of securities traded in foreign markets, as appropriate, to reflect the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such markets, but prior to the time each Fund’s NAV is calculated.
Fixed-income securities are valued based on valuations furnished by independent pricing services that reflect the evaluated bid price of such securities, except that for the Balanced, High Yield and Fixed Income Funds, fixed-income securities are valued based on valuations that reflect the mean between bid and asked prices. Some of these pricing services utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. Short-term investments having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Investments in other regulated investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share except iShares or other ETFs, which are valued the same as equity securities. Securities (including derivatives) for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith, and pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market of the investments existed, and the differences could be material.
Certain mortgage-backed, stripped mortgage-backed, preferred stocks, convertible securities and other debt securities not traded on an organized market, are valued on the basis of valuations provided by dealers or by a pricing service which uses information with respect to transactions in such securities, various relationships between securities and yield to maturity in determining value.
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(b) Security Transactions
Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost. The Funds had certain portfolio trades directed to various brokers who paid a portion of such Fund’s expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2005, under these arrangements the amount by which the Fund’s expenses were reduced and the impact on the expense ratios were as follows: 20 Fund - $1,850 or 0.01%; Mid-Cap - $7,342 or 0.01% and Balanced - $6,847 or 0.03%.
(c) Investment Income and Expenses
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed. These dividends are recorded as soon as the Trust is informed of the ex-dividend date. Dividend income on foreign securities is recorded net of any withholding tax. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a fund are apportioned among the Funds in the Trust and in some cases other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders.
Each of the Funds has a “balance credit” arrangement with The Bank of New York (“BNY”), the Funds’ custodian, whereby each Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 1% below the effective 90 day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. These credits serve to reduce custody expenses that would otherwise be charged to each Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the custodian expense was reduced as follows: Fixed Income - $59; High Yield - $175; Mid-Cap - $2; and Balanced - $2.
Managers Investment Group LLC (the “Investment Manager”), a subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”) and the Investment Manager for the Funds, has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2006 to waive fees and pay or reimburse expenses to the extent that the total operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) of the Funds exceed the following percentages of each Fund’s average daily net assets.
Fund | Class A | Class B | Class C | Inst. Class | ||||
20 Fund | 1.50%* | 2.25% | 2.25% | 1.25% | ||||
Mid-Cap | 1.25%* | 2.00% | 2.00% | 1.00% | ||||
Balanced | 1.25%* | 2.00% | 2.00% | 1.00% | ||||
High Yield | 1.15%* | 1.90% | 1.90% | 0.90% | ||||
Fixed Income | 0.74%* | 1.49% | 1.49% | 0.49% |
* | Rate change effective May 1, 2005. Prior to this date the expense caps for Class A shares were 1.75%, 1.50%, 1.50%, 1.40% and 0.99%, respectively. |
Each Fund may be obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within three (3) years after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s expenses in any such year to exceed the above percentages, based on the Fund’s average daily net assets. (Prior to April 1, 2004, each of the Funds had a similar waiver/reimbursement agreement with the former Investment Manager, 40/86 Advisors, Inc.)
For the year ended December 31, 2005, the cumulative amount of reimbursement for 20 Fund, Mid-Cap, Balanced, High Yield and Fixed Income equaled $209,101, $235,753, $270,788, $382,790 and $553,731, respectively. Total returns and net investment income for the Funds would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. Total expenses exclude the impact of expense reimbursements and expense offsets such as brokerage recapture credits but include non-reimbursable expenses such as interest and taxes, if any.
(d) Dividends and Distributions
Dividends resulting from net investment income, if any, normally will be declared and paid annually for 20 Fund and Mid-Cap Fund. Dividends resulting from net investment income, if any, normally will be declared and paid monthly for, High Yield and Fixed Income Funds. Dividends resulting from net investment income, if any, normally will be declared and paid quarterly for Balanced Fund. Distributions of capital gains, if any, will be made on an annual basis and when required for Federal excise tax purposes. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to wash sales, equalization accounting for tax purposes, foreign currency and market
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discount transactions. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital.
20 Fund | Mid-Cap | Balanced | ||||||||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||||
Distributions paid from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ordinary income | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 285,583 | $ | 371,942 | ||||||||
Short- term capital gains | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Long-term capital gains | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 285,583 | $ | 371,942 | |||||||||
As a % of distributions paid (unaudited): | ||||||||||||||||||||
Qualified ordinary income | — | — | — | — | 89.51 | % | 86.22 | % | ||||||||||||
Ordinary income - dividends received deduction | — | — | — | — | 94.68 | % | 100.00 | % |
High Yield | Fixed Income | |||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||
Distributions paid from: | ||||||||||||
Ordinary income | $ | 3,332,994 | $ | 4,537,996 | $ | 3,051,509 | $ | 3,208,566 | ||||
Short-term capital gains | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Long-term capital gains | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
$ | 3,332,994 | $ | 4,537,996 | $ | 3,051,509 | $ | 3,208,566 | |||||
As a % of distributions paid (unaudited): | ||||||||||||
Qualified ordinary income | — | — | — | |||||||||
Ordinary income - dividends received deduction | — | — | — |
As of December 31, 2005, the components of distributable earnings (excluding unrealized appreciation/depreciation) on a tax basis consisted of:
20 Fund | Mid-Cap | Balanced | High Yield | Fixed Income | ||||||||||||||||
Capital loss carryforward | $ | (243,808,309 | ) | $ | (17,428,652 | ) | $ | (19,901,614 | ) | $ | (20,313,160 | ) | $ | (3,549,175 | ) | |||||
Undistributed ordinary income | — | — | 8,012 | — | 12,326 | |||||||||||||||
Undistributed short-term capital gains | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Undistributed long-term capital gains | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
$ | (243,808,309 | ) | $ | (17,428,652 | ) | $ | (19,893,602 | ) | $ | (20,313,160 | ) | $ | (3,536,849 | ) | ||||||
(e) Federal Taxes
Each Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no provision for Federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.
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(f) Capital Loss Carryovers
As of December 31, 2005, the following Funds had accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for Federal income tax purposes as shown in the following chart. These amounts may be used to offset realized capital gains, if any, through the expiration dates listed.
Fund | Capital Loss Carryover Amount | Expires Dec. 31. | |||
20 Fund | $ | 77,079,380 79,991,018 40,035,261 10,219,945 11,047,284 25,435,421 | 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 | ||
Mid-Cap | | 7,822,606 9,606,046 | 2008 2009 | ||
Balanced | | 4,643,050 13,683,503 1,575,061 | 2008 2009 2010 | ||
High Yield | | 6,927,868 6,618,233 6,767,059 | 2007 2008 2009 | ||
Fixed Income | 3,549,175 | 2009 |
(g) Capital Stock
The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes for each series the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Each Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the capital stock transactions in the Funds by class were:
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20 Fund | Mid-Cap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||
Class A: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales | 27,232 | $ | 130,280 | 25,608 | $ | 134,790 | 146,988 | $ | 1,826,721 | 186,734 | $ | 2,006,985 | ||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (291,714 | ) | (1,400,859 | ) | (503,704 | ) | (2,682,014 | ) | (258,188 | ) | (3,283,146 | ) | (368,998 | ) | (3,996,641 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) - Class A | (264,482 | ) | $ | (1,270,579 | ) | (478,096 | ) | $ | (2,547,224 | ) | (111,200 | ) | $ | (1,456,425 | ) | (182,264 | ) | $ | (1,989,656 | ) | ||||||||
Class B: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales | 8,817 | $ | 40,332 | 30,673 | $ | 154,692 | 23,971 | $ | 282,261 | 169,539 | $ | 1,754,780 | ||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (951,327 | ) | (4,366,913 | ) | (1,158,335 | ) | (5,723,338 | ) | (300,410 | ) | (3,563,421 | ) | (392,271 | ) | (4,035,529 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) - Class B | (942,510 | ) | $ | (4,326,581 | ) | (1,127,662 | ) | $ | (5,568,646 | ) | (276,439 | ) | $ | (3,281,160 | ) | (222,732 | ) | $ | (2,280,749 | ) | ||||||||
Class C: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales | 31,705 | $ | 144,928 | 175,372 | $ | 907,255 | 68,655 | $ | 825,453 | 110,840 | $ | 1,147,122 | ||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (844,301 | ) | (3,878,459 | ) | (1,366,746 | ) | (6,750,566 | ) | (316,626 | ) | (3,798,811 | ) | (443,773 | ) | (4,585,085 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) - Class C | (812,596 | ) | $ | (3,733,531 | ) | (1,191,374 | ) | $ | (5,843,311 | ) | (247,971 | ) | $ | (2,973,358 | ) | (332,933 | ) | $ | (3,437,963 | ) | ||||||||
Institutional Class: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales | 117,649 | $ | 578,427 | 525,836 | $ | 2,774,087 | 223,648 | $ | 2,938,967 | 391,408 | $ | 4,379,470 | ||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (873,257 | ) | (4,241,089 | ) | (761,586 | ) | (3,979,514 | ) | (801,950 | ) | (10,590,420 | ) | (1,549,581 | ) | (17,501,793 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) -Institutional Class | (755,608 | ) | $ | (3,662,662 | ) | (235,750 | ) | $ | (1,205,427 | ) | (578,302 | ) | $ | (7,651,453 | ) | (1,158,173 | ) | $ | (13,122,323 | ) | ||||||||
Balanced | High Yield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||
Class A: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales | 20,632 | $ | 233,937 | 9,997 | $ | 107,408 | 1,503,551 | $ | 12,708,992 | 2,247,546 | $ | 19,037,878 | ||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 986 | 11,199 | 1,726 | 18,226 | 119,815 | 1,007,568 | 63,428 | 539,055 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (86,911 | ) | (989,199 | ) | (132,100 | ) | (1,431,627 | ) | (1,070,529 | ) | (9,140,821 | ) | (3,313,159 | ) | (28,025,028 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) -Class A | (65,293 | ) | $ | (744,063 | ) | (120,377 | ) | $ | (1,305,993 | ) | 552,837 | $ | 4,575,739 | (1,002,185 | ) | $ | (8,448,095 | ) | ||||||||||
Class B: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales | 58,118 | $ | 639,490 | 70,664 | $ | 741,343 | 50,636 | $ | 424,563 | 135,783 | $ | 1,141,591 | ||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,341 | 15,018 | 1,723 | 17,930 | 25,964 | 216,914 | 35,614 | 296,993 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (209,009 | ) | (2,328,450 | ) | (252,690 | ) | (2,639,035 | ) | (1,086,845 | ) | (9,119,247 | ) | (1,249,855 | ) | (10,510,256 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) - Class B | (149,550 | ) | $ | (1,673,942 | ) | (180,303 | ) | $ | (1,879,762 | ) | (1,010,245 | ) | $ | (8,477,770 | ) | (1,078,458 | ) | $ | (9,071,672 | ) | ||||||||
Class C: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales | 13,643 | $ | 153,333 | 32,316 | $ | 341,998 | 84,882 | $ | 710,886 | 124,297 | $ | 1,040,028 | ||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 484 | 5,472 | 513 | 5,407 | 11,918 | 99,327 | 16,951 | 141,421 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (142,102 | ) | (1,593,340 | ) | (286,460 | ) | (3,038,360 | ) | (349,931 | ) | (2,938,374 | ) | (571,261 | ) | (4,786,553 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) - Class C | (127,975 | ) | $ | (1,434,535 | ) | (253,631 | ) | $ | (2,690,955 | ) | (253,131 | ) | $ | (2,128,161 | ) | (430,013 | ) | $ | (3,605,104 | ) | ||||||||
Institutional Class: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales | 63,621 | $ | 724,939 | 101,189 | $ | 1,088,945 | 271,146 | $ | 2,304,117 | 1,169,852 | $ | 9,985,187 | ||||||||||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 8,066 | 92,369 | 9,320 | 99,325 | 17,935 | 152,023 | 26,860 | 228,366 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (143,110 | ) | (1,631,461 | ) | (166,161 | ) | (1,812,610 | ) | (418,348 | ) | (3,578,667 | ) | (2,471,454 | ) | (21,172,362 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease ) -Institutional Class | (71,423 | ) | $ | (814,153 | ) | (55,652 | ) | $ | (624,340 | ) | (129,267 | ) | $ | (1,122,527 | ) | (1,274,742 | ) | $ | (10,958,809 | ) | ||||||||
Fixed Income | ||||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||
Class A: | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales | 417,909 | $ | 4,402,019 | 115,777 | $ | 1,845,277 | ||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 10,663 | 110,366 | 6,167 | 64,803 | ||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (234,829 | ) | (2,456,835 | ) | (334,467 | ) | (3,520,064 | ) | ||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) - Class A | 193,743 | $ | 2,055,550 | (212,523 | ) | $ | (1,609,984 | ) | ||||||
Class B: | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales | 65,407 | $ | 682,333 | 91,829 | $ | 961,030 | ||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 13,870 | 144,400 | 17,762 | 185,604 | ||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (343,702 | ) | (3,583,035 | ) | (926,326 | ) | (9,723,513 | ) | ||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) - Class B | (264,425 | ) | $ | (2,756,302 | ) | (816,735 | ) | $ | (8,576,879 | ) | ||||
Class C: | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales | 134,202 | $ | 1,412,102 | 121,227 | $ | 1,278,902 | ||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 5,224 | 55,005 | 6,776 | 71,275 | ||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (320,733 | ) | (3,368,435 | ) | (730,587 | ) | (7,702,910 | ) | ||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) - Class C | (181,307 | ) | $ | (1,901,328 | ) | (602,584 | ) | $ | (6,352,733 | ) | ||||
Institutional Class: | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from sales | 558,692 | $ | 5,883,746 | 611,177 | $ | 5,858,152 | ||||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 94,810 | 996,405 | 92,933 | 979,904 | ||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (490,814 | ) | (5,173,510 | ) | (641,029 | ) | (6,746,108 | ) | ||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) - Institutional Class | 162,688 | $ | 1,706,641 | 63,081 | $ | 91,948 | ||||||||
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At December 31, 2005, certain unaffiliated shareholders, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the outstanding shares of the following Funds:
Fund | Class A | Class B | Class C | Inst. Class | ||||
20 Fund | 1 owns 39% | 1 owns 61% | 1 owns 56% | 1 owns 24% | ||||
Mid-Cap | 2 own 67% | 1 owns 58% | 1 owns 78% | 1 owns 89% | ||||
Balance | 2 own 60% | 1 owns 73% | 1 owns 80% | 1 owns 88% | ||||
High Yield | 1 owns 74% | 1 owns 62% | 1 owns 69% | 2 own 87% | ||||
Fixed Income | 2 own 57% | 1 owns 69% | 1 owns 84% | 2 own 75% |
(h) Repurchase Agreements
Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements provided that the value of the underlying collateral, including accrued interest, will be equal to or exceed the value of the repurchase agreement during the term of the agreement. The underlying collateral for all repurchase agreements is held in safekeeping by the Fund’s custodian or at the Federal Reserve Bank. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines, or if bankruptcy proceedings commence with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.
(i) Foreign Currency Translation
The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of investments, assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon current foreign exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income, and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based on currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions represent: (1) foreign exchange gains and losses from the sale and holdings of foreign currencies; (2) gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions and forward foreign currency exchange contracts; and (3) gains and losses from the difference between amounts of interest and dividends recorded and the amounts actually received.
In addition, the Funds do not isolate the net realized and unrealized gain or loss resulting from changes in exchange rates from the fluctuations resulting from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
(2) Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates
The Trust has entered into an Investment Management Agreement with Managers Investment Group LLC (formerly The Managers Funds LLC) under which the Investment Manager provides or oversees investment management services to the Funds. The Investment Manager selects subadvisors for each Fund (subject to Trustee approval), allocates assets among subadvisors and monitors the subadvisors’ investment programs and results. Each Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by one or more portfolio managers who serve pursuant to Subadvisory Agreements with the Investment Manager.
Investment management fees are paid directly by each Fund to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. The annual investment management fee rates, as a percentage of average daily net assets for the year ended December 31, 2005, were as follows:
Fund | Investment Management Fee | ||
20 Fund | 0.70 | % | |
Mid-Cap | 0.70 | % | |
Balanced | 0.70 | % | |
High Yield | 0.70 | % | |
Fixed Income | 0.45 | % |
The Funds have entered into an Administration and Shareholder Servicing Agreement under which Managers Investment Group LLC serves as each Fund’s administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for all aspects of managing the Funds’ operations, including administration and shareholder services to each Fund, its shareholders, and certain institutions, such as bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, that advise or act as an intermediary with the Funds’ shareholders. During the year ended December 31, 2005, each of the Funds paid an Administration fee at the rate of 0.20% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
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Prior to July 1, 2005, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee was $52,000, plus $2,000 per meeting attended. Effective July 1, 2005, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee is $55,000, plus $4,000 or $2,000 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated amongst all of the Funds for which Managers Investment Group LLC serves as the Advisor (the “Managers Funds”) based on the relative net assets of such Funds. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts receives an additional payment of $10,000 per year. (Prior to July 1, 2005, the Independent Chairman was paid an additional $5,000 per year). Effective July 1, 2005, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional $2,000 per year. The “Trustee fees and expenses” shown in the financial statements represents each Fund’s allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid by the Fund and the Managers Funds.
The Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Managers Investment Group LLC. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Funds are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor. Managers Distributors, Inc. serves as the principal underwriter for each Fund. The Distributor is a registered broker-dealer and member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”). Shares of each Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold by brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with the Distributor. The Distributor bears all the expenses of providing services pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of Prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature.
The Funds have adopted distribution and service plans with respect to the Class A, Class B and Class C shares of each Fund (the “Plans”), in accordance with the requirements of Rule 12b-l under the 1940 Act and the requirements of the applicable rules of the NASD regarding asset-based sales charges. Pursuant to the Plans, each Fund may compensate the Distributor for its expenditures in financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of each such class of Fund shares and for maintenance and personal service provided to existing shareholders of that class. The Plans authorize payments to the Distributor up to 0.25% (prior to May 1, 2005, 0.50%), 1.00% and 1.00% annually of each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to its Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively.
The Plans further provide for periodic payments by the Distributor to brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries for providing shareholder services and for promotional and other sales related costs. The portion of payments by Class A, Class B or Class C shares of a Fund for shareholder servicing may not exceed an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value of Fund shares of that class owned by clients of such broker, dealer or financial intermediary.
The following summarizes by Fund the total 12b-1 fees incurred for such services for Class A, Class B and Class C shares for the year ended December 31, 2005:
Fund | Amount | ||
20 Fund | $ | 192,236 | |
Mid-Cap | 332,265 | ||
Balanced | 168,494 | ||
High Yield | 369,517 | ||
Fixed Income | 331,149 |
(3) Purchases and Sales of Securities
Purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, for the year ended December 31, 2005, were as follows:
Long-Term Securities | U.S. Government Securities | |||||||||||
Fund | Purchases | Sales | Purchases | Sales | ||||||||
20 Fund | $ | 4,702,596 | $ | 17,669,599 | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Mid-Cap | 81,424,854 | 96,699,007 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
Balanced | 13,549,872 | 18,099,979 | $ | 2,322,104 | $ | 2,801,757 | ||||||
High Yield | 32,607,692 | 40,593,786 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||
Fixed Income | 14,127,833 | 15,115,528 | 5,644,240 | 9,365,156 |
(4) Portfolio Securities Loaned
The Funds may participate in a securities lending program offered by BNY Brokerage providing for the lending of equities, corporate bonds and government securities to qualified brokers. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and/or
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government securities. Collateral is maintained at a minimum level of 102% of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. Collateral received in the form of cash is invested temporarily in institutional money market funds or other short-term investments by BNY. Securities lending fees include earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after rebate) are then divided between BNY, as a fee for its services under the program, and the Fund loaning the security, according to agreed-upon rates.
(5) Commitments and Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Funds under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risks of loss to be remote.
(6) Risks Associated with Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (“CMOs”) (Balanced and Fixed Income)
The net asset value of Funds may be sensitive to interest rate fluctuations because the Funds may hold several instruments, including CMOs and other derivatives, whose values can be significantly impacted by interest rate movements. CMOs are obligations collateralized by a portfolio of mortgages or mortgage-related securities. Payments of principal and interest on the mortgage are passed through to the holder of the CMOs on the same schedule as they are received, although certain classes of CMOs have priority over others with respect to the receipt of prepayments on the mortgages. Therefore, the investment in CMOs may be subject to a greater or lesser risk of prepayment than other types of mortgage-related securities. CMOs may have a fixed or variable rate of interest.
(7) Risks Associated with High Yield Securities (High Yield)
Investing in high yield securities involves greater risks and considerations not typically associated with U.S. Government and other high quality/investment grade securities. High Yield securities are generally below investment grade securities and do not have an established retail secondary market. Economic downturns may disrupt the high yield market and impair the issuer’s ability to repay principal and interest. Also, an increase in interest rates would likely have an adverse impact on the value of such obligations and could cause the securities to become less liquid.
Tax Information (unaudited)
Each Fund hereby designates the maximum amount allowable of its net taxable income as qualified dividends as provided in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The 2005 Form 1099-DIV you receive for the Fund will show the tax status of all the distributions paid to you during the year.
Pursuant to Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, Managers 20 Fund, Managers Mid-Cap Fund, Managers Balanced Fund, Managers High Yield Fund and Managers Fixed Income Fund designate $0,$0,$0,$0 and $0, respectively, as long-term capital gain for the taxable year ended December 31, 2005.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Managers Trust II and the Shareholders of Managers 20 Fund, Managers Mid-Cap Fund, Managers Balanced Fund, Managers High Yield Fund and Managers Fixed Income Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Managers 20 Fund, Managers Mid-Cap Fund, Managers Balanced Fund, Managers High Yield Fund and Managers Fixed Income Fund (five of the series constituting Managers Trust II, hereafter referred to as the “Funds”), at December 31, 2005, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2005 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 22, 2006
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The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their business addresses, principal occupations for the past five years and dates of birth are listed below. The Trustees provide broad supervision over the affairs of the Trust and the Fund. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Fund’s activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the Fund, and review the Fund’s performance. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee or Officer is the address of the Trust: 800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854.
There is no stated term of office for Trustees. Trustees serve until their resignation, retirement or removal in accordance with the Trust’s organizational documents and policies adopted by the Board from time to time. The President, Treasurer and Secretary hold office until a successor has been duly elected and qualified. Other officers serve at the pleasure of the Trustees.
Independent Trustees
The following Trustees are not “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act:
Name, Date of Birth, Number of Funds Overseen in Fund Complex* | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships Held by Trustee | |
Jack W. Aber, 9/9/37
• Trustee since 2000
• Oversees 36 Funds in Fund Complex | Professor of Finance, Boston University School of Management (1972-Present); Trustee of Appleton Growth Fund (1 portfolio); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (4 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio) | |
William E. Chapman, II, 9/23/41
• Independent Chairman
• Trustee since 2000
• Oversees 36 Funds in Fund Complex | President and Owner, Longboat Retirement Planning Solutions (1998-Present); Hewitt Associates, LLC (part time) (provider of Retirement and Investment Education Seminars); Interim Executive Vice President, QuadraMed Corporation (2001); President, Retirement Plans Group, Kemper Funds (1990-1998); Trustee of Bowdoin College (2002-Present); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (4 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio) | |
Edward J. Kaier, 9/23/45
• Trustee since 2000
• Oversees 36 Funds in Fund Complex | Attorney at Law and Partner, Hepburn Willcox Hamilton & Putnam, LLP (1977-Present); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (4 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio) | |
Steven J. Paggioli, 4/3/50
• Trustee since 2000
• Oversees 36 Funds in Fund Complex | Consultant (2001-Present); Formerly Executive Vice President and Director, The Wadsworth Group (1986-2001); Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Investment Company Administration, LLC (1990-2001); Vice President, Secretary and Director, First Fund Distributors, Inc. (1991-2001); Trustee, Professionally Managed Portfolios (21 portfolios); Advisory Board Member, Sustainable Growth Advisors, LP; Trustee, Guardian Mutual Funds (28 portfolios) | |
Eric Rakowski, 6/5/58
• Trustee since 2000
• Oversees 36 Funds in Fund Complex | Professor, University of California at Berkeley School of Law (1990-Present); Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School (1998-1999); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (4 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio) | |
Thomas R. Schneeweis, 5/10/47
• Trustee since 2000
• Oversees 36 Funds in Fund Complex | Professor of Finance, University of Massachusetts (1985-Present); Director, CISDM at the University of Massachusetts, (1996-Present); President, Alternative Investment Analytics, LLC, (formerly Schneeweis Partners, LLC) (2001- Present); Director of Research, Lyra/Starview Capital LLC, (2004-Present); Partner, Northampton Capital, LLC; Partner, Schneeweis Advisors and Massachusetts Finance Institute (both wholly owned subsidiaries of Alternative Investment Analytics). No other directorships held by Trustee. |
* | The Fund Complex consists of Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II. |
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Interested Trustees
The following Trustees are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Mr. Lebovitz is an interested person of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act by virtue of his positions with Managers Investment Group LLC and Managers Distributors, Inc. Mr. Nutt is an interested person of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act by virtue of his positions with, and interest in securities of, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
Name, Date of Birth, Number of Funds Overseen in Fund Complex* | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships Held by Trustee | |
Peter M. Lebovitz, 1/18/55
• Trustee since 2002
• President since 2000
• Oversees 36 Funds in Fund Complex | Managing Partner, Managers Investment Group, LLC (2005-Present); President and Chief Executive Officer, The Managers Funds LLC (1999-2004); President, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2000-Present); President, The Managers Funds (1999-Present); President, Managers AMG Funds (1999-Present); President, Managers Trust I (2000-Present); Director of Marketing, The Managers Funds, LP (1994-1999); Director of Marketing, Hyperion Capital Management, Inc. (1993-1994); Senior Vice President, Greenwich Asset Management, Inc. (1989-1993); No other directorships held by trustee. | |
William J. Nutt, 3/30/45
• Trustee since 2005
• Oversees 36 Funds in Fund Complex | Chairman and Founder of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., (1993-Present); Chief Executive Officer of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (1993-2004); Director, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (1993-Present); President of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (1993-1999); President and Chief Operating Officer, The Boston Company (1989-1993); Senior Executive Vice President, The Boston Company (1982-1989) |
* | The Fund Complex consists of Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II. |
Officers
Name, Date of Birth, Position(s) Held with Fund and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | |
Bruce M. Aronow, 5/31/65
• Chief Financial Officer since 2005 | Managing Partner, Managers Investment Group LLC (2005-Present); Chief Financial Officer, The Managers Funds, Managers AMG Funds and Managers Trust I (2005-Present); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Principal, Rorer Asset Management (1999-2004); Chief Operating Officer, Rorer Asset Management (2001-2004); Staff Accountant, Manager and Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (1987-1998) | |
Christine C. Carsman, 4/2/52
• Secretary since 2004 | Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2004-Present); Secretary, The Managers Funds, Managers AMG Funds and Managers Trust I (2004-Present); Senior Counsel, Vice President and Director of Operational Risk Management and Compliance, Wellington Management Company, LLP (1995-2004); Deputy General Counsel, The Boston Company, Inc. (1993-1995); Associate General Counsel, The Boston Company Advisors, Inc. (1991-1993); Associate, Sullivan & Worcester LLP (1987-1991) | |
Donald S. Rumery, 5/29/58
• Treasurer since 2000 | Senior Vice-President, Managers Investment Group LLC (2005-Present); Director, Finance and Planning, The Managers Funds LLC, (1994-2004); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2000-Present); Treasurer, The Managers Funds (1995-Present); Treasurer, Managers AMG Funds (1999-Present); Treasurer, Managers Trust I (2000-Present); Secretary, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2000-2004) and Secretary, The Managers Funds (1997-2004) |
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Investment Manager and Administrator
Managers Investment Group LLC
800 Connecticut Avenue
Norwalk, Connecticut 06854
(203) 299-3500 or (800) 835-3879
Distributor
Managers Distributors, Inc.
800 Connecticut Avenue
Norwalk, Connecticut 06854
(203) 299-3500 or (800) 835-3879
Custodian
The Bank of New York
2 Hanson Place, 7th Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11217
Legal Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
One International Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02110-2624
Transfer Agent
PFPC, Inc.
Attn: Managers
P.O. Box 9769
Providence, Rhode Island 02940
(800) 358-7668
For ManagersChoice Only
The Managers Funds
PFPC, Inc. c/o Wrap Services
P.O. Box 9847
Providence, Rhode Island 02940
(800) 358-7668
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MANAGERS AND MANAGERS AMG EQUITY FUNDS | MANAGERS BALANCED FUNDS | |||
CAPITAL APPRECIATION | RORER LARGE-CAP | BALANCED | ||
Bramwell Capital Management, Inc. | Rorer Asset Management, LLC | Chicago Equity Partners, LLC | ||
Essex Investment Management Co., LLC | Loomis, Sayles & Company L.P. | |||
SMALL CAP | ||||
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY | TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC | GLOBAL | ||
Rexiter Capital Management Limited | 333 Global Advisers* | |||
SMALL COMPANY | Armstrong Shaw Associates Inc. | |||
ESSEX AGGRESSIVE GROWTH | Kalmar Investment Advisers, Inc. | Bernstein Investment Research and Management | ||
ESSEX LARGE CAP GROWTH | ||||
ESSEX SMALL/MICRO CAP GROWTH | SPECIAL EQUITY | |||
Essex Investment Management Co., LLC | Donald Smith & Co., Inc. | First Quadrant, L.P. | ||
Kern Capital Management LLC | Kern Capital Management LLC | |||
FIRST QUADRANT TAX-MANAGED | Skyline Asset Management, L.P. | Northstar Capital Management, Inc. | ||
EQUITY | Veredus Asset Management LLC | Wellington Management Company, LLP | ||
First Quadrant, L.P. | Westport Asset Management, Inc. | |||
MANAGERS Fixed INCOME FUNDS | ||||
INSTITUTIONAL MICRO-CAP | STRUCTURED CORE | |||
Kern Capital Management LLC | First Quadrant, L.P. | |||
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY | SYSTEMATIC VALUE | BOND (MANAGERS) | ||
Bernstein Investment Research and Management Lazard Asset Management, LLC Wellington Management Company, LLP | Systematic Financial Management, L.P. | Loomis, Sayles & Company L.P. | ||
TIMESSQUARE MID CAP GROWTH | BOND (MANAGERS FREMONT) | |||
TIMESSQUARE SMALL CAP GROWTH | Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC | |||
TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC | CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE TAX-FREE | |||
Evergreen Investment Management Co., LLC | ||||
INTERNATIONAL GROWTH | VALUE | FIXED INCOME | ||
Wellington Management Company, LLP | Armstrong Shaw Associates Inc. Osprey Partners Investment Mgmt., LLC | Loomis, Sayles & Company L.P. | ||
MICRO-CAP Kern Capital Management LLC | GLOBAL BOND Loomis, Sayles & Company L.P. | |||
MID-CAP | 20 | HIGH YIELD J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. | ||
Chicago Equity Partners, LLC | Oak Associates, Ltd. | |||
REAL ESTATE SECURITIES Urdang Securities Management, Inc. | INTERMEDIATE DURATION GOVERNMENT Smith Breeden Associates, Inc. | |||
MONEY MARKET (MANAGERS) | ||||
JPMorgan Investment Advisors Inc. | ||||
MONEY MARKET (FREMONT) | ||||
333 Global Advisers* | ||||
SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT | ||||
Smith Breeden Associates, Inc. |
* | A division of Managers Investment Group LLC |
This report is prepared for the Funds’ shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member NASD.
A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available:
(i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Web site at www.sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.
The Funds files their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. To review a complete list of the Funds’ portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.managersinvest.com.
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ANNUAL REPORT
Managers Trust II
December 31, 2005
• | Renaissance Large-Cap Equity Fund |
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RENAISSANCE LARGE-CAP EQUITY FUND
Annual Report
December 31, 2005
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Portfolio breakdown and top ten holdings at December 31, 2005 | ||
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Financial Statements: | ||
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Fund balance sheet, net asset value (NAV) per share computation and cumulative undistributed amount | ||
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Detail of sources of income, Fund expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the year | ||
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Detail of changes in Fund assets for the past two years | ||
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Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets | ||
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Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks | ||
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Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of The Managers Funds. Such offering is made only by Prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.
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As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about the actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Six Months Ended December 31, 2005 | Beginning Account Value 6/30/2005 | Ending Account Value 12/31/2005 | Expenses Paid During the Period* | ||||||
Class A Shares | |||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,084 | $ | 7.09 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,018 | $ | 6.87 | |||
Class B Shares | |||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,082 | $ | 10.13 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,015 | $ | 9.80 | |||
Class C | |||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,080 | $ | 10.12 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,015 | $ | 9.80 | |||
Institutional Class Shares | |||||||||
Actual | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,085 | $ | 4.89 | |||
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | $ | 1,000 | $ | 1,021 | $ | 4.74 |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184), then divided by 365. |
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Renaissance Large-Cap Equity Fund
Portfolio Managers Comments
The Renaissance Large-Cap Equity Fund’s objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of larger, well-established U.S. companies.
The Renaissance Large-Cap Equity Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the common stocks of larger U.S. companies with market capitalizations of at least $2.5 billion at the time of investment. The Fund invests primarily in U.S. common stocks, as well as other U.S. and foreign securities, including preferred stocks, convertible securities that may be exchanged for common stock at a prestated price, and warrants that entitle the owner to purchase a set amount of common stock at a prestated price. The S&P 500 Index is the benchmark for the Fund.
Renaissance Investment Management (“Renaissance”) is a conservative, high-quality growth investment management firm. It utilizes disciplined and systematic methods for identifying attractive growth companies with strong business and earnings momentum trading at reasonable valuations.
Renaissance believes that portfolio management is both art and science. The investment team at Renaissance employs advanced quantitative tools and techniques to help it identify what it believes are superior companies and superior investment opportunities. Ongoing research in the form of both security selection and enhanced quantitative methods is integral to the team’s continuing success.
Renaissance Investment Management’s universe for the large cap growth strategy consists of the 1,000 largest companies in the U.S. This universe is initially screened for those companies demonstrating above-average profitability and below-average levels of debt. Typically, this leads to a smaller universe of about 350 to 400 companies, which are then subjected to further analysis. Specifically, these companies are scored and ranked based on a series of quantifiable factors that Renaissance believes are important in identifying good investment opportunities. These factors fall into three broad categories: high growth and momentum, rising earnings estimates and low valuations. The stocks with the highest rankings (top quintile) are considered eligible for inclusion in the portfolio and are subjected to traditional bottom up fundamental research analysis. Ultimately, the 50 best investment opportunities derived from this fundamental research are included in client portfolios.
The ideal company exhibits many of the following traits:
• | Solid, high quality growth companies |
• | Typically sells at reasonable valuation levels |
• | Experiencing positive changes in earnings expectations |
• | Good business momentum and accelerating earnings growth |
• | Supported by above-average corporate profitability |
• | Proven record of profitability |
• | Strong balance sheet |
Portfolio management:
• | Quantitatively research the 1,000 largest companies in the U.S. |
• | Each stock is screened for above average profitability and below average level of debt |
• | Resulting 400-500 stocks are scored based on growth and momentum factors, earnings expectation factors and valuation factors |
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• | Conduct traditional fundamental research on the 80-100 highest ranked (top 20%) stocks to ensure companies exhibit the desired attributes. Each company is analyzed based on: |
• | Reviews of annual reports and news stories about the company |
• | Reading research reports that are issued by analysts |
• | Talking to management |
• | Gaining an understanding of how the company has generated its growth historically and what will drive growth going forward. |
The investment team will make a sell decision when:
• | A security falls below the second quintile (below 40%) on the basis of their scoring and ranking process |
• | A security has disappointing earnings relative to their expectations |
The Year in Review
The Renaissance Large-Cap Equity Fund Institutional Class rose 10.24% compared with a gain of 4.91% for the S&P 500 Index. In the U.S., the broad market (using for example, the Russell 3000, Wilshire 5000, and S&P 500 indices) rose about 6% for the year. Please note that this Fund has multiple classes. Performance for all classes can be found on the Fund’s summary page and at www.managersinvest.com.
The Fund’s performance can be split into two pieces. For the first quarter of 2005, the Fund was managed by Chicago Equity Partners (“CEP”). Despite a reasonably healthy quarter for corporate profits, the overall equity market was down more than 200 basis points (2.0%). Large-cap stocks outperformed small-cap stocks, and growth-oriented stocks continued to underperform their value counterparts. Outside of the energy sector, which rose over 17%, no sector rose more than 2%, while most declined over the quarter. Energy stocks continued to ride oil’s increase (+25%) while materials stocks (+1.5%) slowed down as gold and copper prices declined. Although fundamentals remained strong, this quarter’s returns seemed to be driven by expectations of higher inflation, higher interest rates, and a slowdown in the economy. Indeed, the Fed raised rates twice this quarter, a signal of its desire to keep inflation in check.
CEP’s investment objective is to add value through stock selection while matching the sector allocations and capitalization distributions of the benchmark, relative performance is, almost by definition, a result of security selection. The investment team did a good job of security selection during the quarter, and the Fund did slightly better than its benchmark because a number of securities across several sectors did particularly well.
Renaissance began to manage the Fund in the second quarter of 2005. The stock market managed solid gains during the final nine months of 2005 despite continued concerns about rising interest rates and soaring energy prices. The gains in the overall stock market were broad in scope but were led by the Energy sector. Energy stocks were the beneficiary of higher oil prices, as the price of a barrel of oil rose above $60. The Federal Reserve continued to raise interest rates throughout the year resulting in a Fed Funds rate of 4.25% by the end of 2005 compared to only 1.00% in June 2004. These higher rates have been the result of the Fed looking to contain perceived inflationary trends in the economy. However, after its latest rate increase in December, Fed Chairman Greenspan hinted that the Fed viewed current levels of interest rates as “neutral” rather than “accommodative,” suggesting an impending end to further increases.
Despite surging energy prices and the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose at an annual rate of 4.1% in the third quarter of 2005, marking the economy’s fastest growth in 1 1/2 years. Consumer spending rose 4.2%, which was
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Portfolio Managers Comments (continued)
higher than earlier estimates and the fastest rate since late 2004. Even more important, businesses boosted spending on equipment and software at a 10.8% annual rate in the third quarter, suggesting that the capital spending cycle is starting to turn more positive. In mid-December, Standard & Poor’s reported that capital expenditures for S&P 500 companies rose 21.7% during the third quarter compared to previous year levels, and that overall growth in capital expenditures for 2005 was likely to be the highest since 2000.
For the nine month period that ended on December 31, 2005, the Fund nicely outperformed its primary benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. During this time, the portfolio benefited from generally good stock selection, particularly in the Health Care, Technology and Energy sectors, rather than from an emphasis on any particular sector. Express Scripts, the large prescription benefits management (PBM) company, was the best performer in the Health Care sector. In Technology, Apple was a strong contributor to results, rising on the continued extraordinary sales gains from its various iPod products. One of the biggest performance disappointments was Bausch & Lomb, the maker of contact lenses and other eye-care products, as the company announced the discovery of accounting irregularities in its Brazilian operations.
An area which Renaissance has been emphasizing more in recent months has been the Technology sector. Technology stocks in general are still far below their levels of the tech bubble of 1999, but many companies within the sector have done reasonably well in terms of generating good gains in sales and operating cash flow over the past several years. The valuations of many stocks in this sector are very attractive, and Renaissance believes that an ultimate recovery in corporate capital spending will benefit many of these companies.
We regret to report that due to the Fund’s small amount of assets, the investment team at Renaissance and the Fund’s Trustees have elected to close and liquidate the Fund effective on or about January 31, 2006. It is expected that the cash proceeds of the liquidation will be distributed to shareholders promptly following the liquidation date. If you have any questions, please contact us at 1-800-835-3879.
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Portfolio Managers Comments (continued)
Cumulative Total Return Performance
The Fund’s cumulative total return is based on the daily change in net asset value (NAV), and assumes that all distributions were reinvested. The S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The S&P 500 Index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries. Unlike the Fund, the S&P 500 Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses. The chart illustrates the performance of a hypothetical $10,000 investment made in the Fund on July 3, 2000, to a $10,000 investment made in the S&P 500 Index for the same time period. Performance for periods longer than one year is annualized. The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on a Fund distribution or redemption of shares. Total returns for the Fund would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
The table below shows the average annual total returns for Renaissance Large-Cap Equity Fund - Class A Shares (with load) and the S&P 500 Index since inception through December 31, 2005.
1 Year | 5 Years | Since Inception* | |||||||
Average Annual Total Returns: | |||||||||
Renaissance Large-Cap Equity - Class A | 9.84 | % | (2.80 | )% | (5.53 | )% | |||
S&P 500 Index | 4.91 | % | 0.54 | % | (1.34 | )% |
* | Commencement of operations was July 3, 2000. |
The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com.
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Fund Snapshots
December 31, 2005
Portfolio Breakdown
Portfolio Breakdown | Percentage of Net Assets | Percentage of S&P 500 Index | ||||
Information Technology | 29.7 | % | 15.1 | % | ||
Health Care | 24.5 | 13.3 | ||||
Consumer Discretionary | 15.4 | 10.8 | ||||
Industrials | 14.1 | 11.3 | ||||
Energy | 8.7 | 9.3 | ||||
Financials | 4.0 | 21.3 | ||||
Materials | 1.9 | 3.0 | ||||
Consumer Staples | 1.9 | 9.4 | ||||
Other Assets and Liabilities | (0.2 | ) | 6.5 | |||
100.0 | % | 100.0 | % | |||
Top Ten Holdings
Security Name | Percentage of Net Assets | ||
Nordstrom, Inc.* | 2.4 | % | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 2.3 | ||
Apple Computer, Inc. | 2.3 | ||
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | 2.3 | ||
Adobe Systems, Inc. | 2.3 | ||
WellPoint, Inc. | 2.2 | ||
XTO Energy, Inc.* | 2.2 | ||
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | 2.2 | ||
T Rowe Price Group, Inc.* | 2.2 | ||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 2.2 | ||
Top Ten as a Group | 22.6 | % | |
* | Top Ten Holding at June 30, 2005 |
Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Any securities discussed may no longer be held in an account's portfolio. It should not be assumed that any of the securities transactions discussed were or will prove to be profitable, or that the investment recommendations we make in the future will be profitable.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments
December 31, 2005
Shares | Value | ||||
Common Stocks - 100.2% | |||||
Consumer Discretionary - 15.4% | |||||
Black & Decker Corp. | 640 | $ | 55,654 | ||
Centex Corp. | 735 | 52,545 | |||
Home Depot, Inc. | 1,298 | 52,543 | |||
Lennar Corp. | 900 | 54,918 | |||
Nike, Inc., Class B | 630 | 54,678 | |||
Nordstrom, Inc. | 1,830 | 68,442 | |||
Pulte Homes, Inc. | 1,370 | 53,923 | |||
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 1,130 | 52,974 | |||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 445,677 | ||||
Consumer Staples - 1.9% | |||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 925 | 54,649 | |||
Energy - 8.7% | |||||
Burlington Resources, Inc. | 725 | 62,495 | |||
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. | 950 | 66,082 | |||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 745 | 59,511 | |||
XTO Energy, Inc. | 1,445 | 63,493 | |||
Total Energy | 251,581 | ||||
Financials - 4.0% | |||||
Progressive Corp., The | 460 | 53,719 | |||
T Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 875 | 63,026 | |||
Total Financials | 116,745 | ||||
Health Care - 24.5% | |||||
Aetna, Inc. | 660 | 62,245 | |||
Amgen, Inc.* | 710 | 55,991 | |||
Bausch & Lomb, Inc. | 720 | 48,888 | |||
Becton, Dickinson & Co. | 1,050 | 63,084 | |||
C.R. Bard, Inc. | 900 | 59,328 | |||
Express Scripts, Inc.* | 733 | 61,425 | |||
Genzyme Corp.* | 840 | 59,455 | |||
Johnson & Johnson Co. | 880 | 52,888 | |||
McKesson Corp. | 1,080 | 55,717 | |||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 1,075 | 66,801 | |||
WellPoint, Inc.* | 800 | 63,832 | |||
Wyeth Co. | 1,315 | 60,582 | |||
Total Health Care | 710,236 | ||||
Industrials - 14.1% | |||||
3M Co. | 695 | 53,863 | |||
Boeing Co., The | 820 | 57,597 | |||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 1,009 | 58,290 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Shares | Value | |||||
Industrials (continued) | ||||||
General Electric Co. | 1,655 | $ | 58,008 | |||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 660 | 58,073 | ||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 1,065 | 63,005 | ||||
United Technologies Corp. | 1,100 | 61,501 | ||||
Total Industrials | 410,337 | |||||
Information Technology - 29.7% | ||||||
Adobe Systems, Inc. | 1,770 | 65,419 | ||||
Apple Computer, Inc.* | 925 | 66,498 | ||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 3,030 | 54,358 | ||||
Autodesk, Inc. | 1,210 | 51,970 | ||||
Cisco Systems, Inc.* | 3,475 | 59,492 | ||||
Dell, Inc.* | 1,930 | 57,881 | ||||
Fiserv, Inc.* | 1,240 | 53,655 | ||||
Intel Corp. | 2,105 | 52,541 | ||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 660 | 54,252 | ||||
Microsoft Corp. | 1,985 | 51,908 | ||||
Motorola, Inc. | 2,630 | 59,412 | ||||
National Semiconductor Corp. | 2,134 | 55,441 | ||||
Nvidia Corp.* | 1,715 | 62,700 | ||||
Oracle Corp.* | 4,800 | 58,608 | ||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 1,755 | 56,283 | ||||
Total Information Technology | 860,418 | |||||
Materials - 1.9% | ||||||
Nucor Corp. | 845 | 56,378 | ||||
Total Common Stocks (cost $2,559,760) | 2,906,021 | |||||
Other Investment Companies - 1.2%1 | ||||||
JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 4.14% (cost $34,108) | 34,108 | 34,108 | ||||
Total Investments - 101.4% (cost $2,593,867) | 2,940,129 | |||||
Other Assets, less Liabilities - (1.4)% | (40,811 | ) | ||||
Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 2,899,318 |
Note: | Based on the cost of investments of $2,610,459 for Federal income tax purposes at December 31, 2005, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $370,440 and $40,770, respectively, resulting in net unrealized depreciation of investments of $329,670. |
* | Non-income-producing security. |
1 | Yield shown for an investment company represents the December 31, 2005, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2005
Assets: | ||||
Investments at value* | $ | 2,940,129 | ||
Dividends and other receivables | 8,769 | |||
Total assets | 2,948,898 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Payable to Custodian | 6,385 | |||
Accrued expenses: | ||||
Professional fees | 22,363 | |||
Other | 20,832 | |||
Total liabilities | 49,580 | |||
Net Assets | $ | 2,899,318 | ||
Net Assets Represent: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 18,439,046 | ||
Undistributed net investment income | — | |||
Accumulated net realized loss from investments | (15,885,990 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | 346,262 | |||
Net Assets | $ | 2,899,318 | ||
Class A Shares - Net Assets | $ | 667,091 | ||
Shares Outstanding | 91,235 | |||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 7.31 | ||
Class B Shares - Net Assets | $ | 1,337,010 | ||
Shares Outstanding | 188,351 | |||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 7.10 | ||
Class C Shares - Net Assets | $ | 743,567 | ||
Shares Outstanding | 104,668 | |||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 7.10 | ||
Institutional Class Shares - Net Assets | $ | 151,650 | ||
Shares Outstanding | 20,267 | |||
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share | $ | 7.48 | ||
* Investments at cost | $ | 2,593,867 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Operations
For the year ended December 31, 2005
Investment Income: | ||||
Dividend income | $ | 31,411 | ||
Securities lending fees | 123 | |||
Total investment income | 31,534 | |||
Expenses: | ||||
Investment advisory and management fees | 20,934 | |||
Administrative fees | 5,994 | |||
Distribution fees - Class A Shares | 1,904 | |||
Distribution fees - Class B Shares | 14,967 | |||
Distribution fees - Class C Shares | 7,674 | |||
Registration fees | 65,276 | |||
Custodian fees | 32,604 | |||
Professional fees | 21,668 | |||
Transfer agent fees | 5,630 | |||
Reports to shareholders | 2,469 | |||
Trustees fees and expenses | 205 | |||
Miscellaneous | 1,320 | |||
Total expenses before offsets | 180,645 | |||
Less: Expense reimbursements | (126,039 | ) | ||
Expense reductions | (3,175 | ) | ||
Net expenses | 51,431 | |||
Net investment loss | (19,897 | ) | ||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | ||||
Net realized gain on investments | 411,533 | |||
Net unrealized depreciation of investments | (145,131 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain | 266,402 | |||
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 246,505 | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
For the year ended December 31,
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | ||||||||
From Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (19,897 | ) | $ | (7,410 | ) | ||
Net realized gain on investments | 411,533 | 393,354 | ||||||
Net unrealized depreciation of investments | (145,131 | ) | (25,924 | ) | ||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 246,505 | 360,020 | ||||||
Distributions to Shareholders: | ||||||||
From net investment income: | ||||||||
Class A | (497 | ) | — | |||||
Class B | (1,016 | ) | — | |||||
Class C | (565 | ) | — | |||||
Institutional Class | (111 | ) | — | |||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (2,189 | ) | — | |||||
From Capital Share Transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from the sale of shares | 302,980 | 131,038 | ||||||
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 652 | — | ||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (1,057,229 | ) | (1,570,815 | ) | ||||
Net decrease from capital share transactions | (753,597 | ) | (1,439,777 | ) | ||||
Total decrease in net assets | (509,281 | ) | (1,079,757 | ) | ||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of year | 3,408,599 | 4,488,356 | ||||||
End of year | $ | 2,899,318 | $ | 3,408,599 | ||||
End of year undistributed net investment income | $ | — | $ | 2,341 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Renaissance Large-Cap Equity Fund - Class A Shares
Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 6.66 | $ | 6.02 | $ | 4.78 | $ | 6.60 | $ | 8.43 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.01 | ) | 0.01 | (0.02 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.06 | ) | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.67 | 0.63 | 1.26 | (1.75 | ) | (1.77 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.66 | 0.64 | 1.24 | (1.82 | ) | (1.83 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.01 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 7.31 | $ | 6.66 | $ | 6.02 | $ | 4.78 | $ | 6.60 | ||||||||||
Total Return (a) | 9.84 | % | 10.63 | % | 25.94 | % | (27.58 | )% | (21.71 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratio of net operating expenses to average net assets (b) | 1.23 | % | 1.42 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.50 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (b) | 5.54 | % | 4.73 | % | 3.29 | % | 2.10 | % | 1.96 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (a) | (0.20 | )% | 0.15 | % | (0.41 | )% | (0.64 | )% | (0.80 | )% | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 141 | % | 95 | % | 53 | % | 78 | % | 85 | % | ||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted) | $ | 667 | $ | 576 | $ | 837 | $ | 945 | $ | 9,417 |
(a) | Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. |
(b) | After expense offsets. (See Note 1(c) of “Notes to Financial Statements.”) |
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Renaissance Large-Cap Equity Fund - Class B Shares
Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 6.50 | $ | 5.91 | $ | 4.72 | $ | 6.55 | $ | 8.41 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.07 | ) | (0.02 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.68 | 0.61 | 1.24 | (1.73 | ) | (1.78 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.61 | 0.59 | 1.19 | (1.83 | ) | (1.86 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.01 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 7.10 | $ | 6.50 | $ | 5.91 | $ | 4.72 | $ | 6.55 | ||||||||||
Total Return (a) | 9.31 | % | 9.98 | % | 25.21 | % | (27.94 | )% | (22.12 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratio of net operating expenses to average net assets (b) | 1.90 | % | 1.91 | % | 2.00 | % | 2.00 | % | 2.00 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (b) | 6.22 | % | 5.22 | % | 3.79 | % | 2.60 | % | 2.46 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (a) | (0.84 | )% | (0.34 | )% | (0.91 | )% | (1.14 | )% | (1.30 | )% | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 141 | % | 95 | % | 53 | % | 78 | % | 85 | % | ||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted) | $ | 1,337 | $ | 1,726 | $ | 2,008 | $ | 2,102 | $ | 5,439 |
(a) | Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. |
(b) | After expense offsets. (See Note 1(c) of “Notes to Financial Statements.”) |
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Renaissance Large-Cap Equity Fund - Class C Shares
Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 6.51 | $ | 5.92 | $ | 4.72 | $ | 6.56 | $ | 8.42 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.06 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.10 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.66 | 0.62 | 1.25 | (1.74 | ) | (1.76 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.60 | 0.59 | 1.20 | (1.84 | ) | (1.86 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.01 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 7.10 | $ | 6.51 | $ | 5.92 | $ | 4.72 | $ | 6.56 | ||||||||||
Total Return (a) | 9.15 | % | 9.97 | % | 25.42 | % | (28.05 | )% | (22.09 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratio of net operating expenses to average net assets (b) | 1.90 | % | 1.92 | % | 2.00 | % | 2.00 | % | 2.00 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (b) | 6.20 | % | 5.11 | % | 3.79 | % | 2.60 | % | 2.46 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets (a) | (0.84 | )% | (0.39 | )% | (0.91 | )% | (1.14 | )% | (1.30 | )% | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 141 | % | 95 | % | 53 | % | 78 | % | 85 | % | ||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted) | $ | 744 | $ | 913 | $ | 1,241 | $ | 1,858 | $ | 4,825 |
(a) | Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. |
(b) | After expense offsets. (See Note 1(c) of “Notes to Financial Statements.”) |
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Renaissance Large-Cap Equity Fund - Institutional Class Shares
Financial Highlights
For a share outstanding throughout each year ended December 31,
2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 6.79 | $ | 6.11 | $ | 4.83 | $ | 6.65 | $ | 8.45 | ||||||||||
Income from Investment Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.01 | (0.04 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | 0.69 | 0.60 | 1.27 | (1.78 | ) | (1.79 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.70 | 0.68 | 1.28 | (1.82 | ) | (1.80 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less Distributions to Shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.01 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 7.48 | $ | 6.79 | $ | 6.11 | $ | 4.83 | $ | 6.65 | ||||||||||
Total Return (a) | 10.24 | % | 11.13 | % | 26.50 | % | (27.37 | )% | (21.30 | )% | ||||||||||
Ratio of net operating expenses to average net assets (b) | 0.89 | % | 0.91 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (b) | 5.18 | % | 4.12 | % | 2.79 | % | 1.60 | % | 1.46 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets (a) | 0.19 | % | 0.64 | % | 0.09 | % | (0.14 | )% | (0.30 | )% | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 141 | % | 95 | % | 53 | % | 78 | % | 85 | % | ||||||||||
Net assets at end of year (000’s omitted) | $ | 152 | $ | 193 | $ | 402 | $ | 606 | $ | 2,064 |
(a) | Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. |
(b) | After expense offsets. (See Note 1(c) of “Notes to Financial Statements.”) |
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2005
(1) | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Managers Trust II (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company, organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Currently, the Trust is comprised of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks, and policies. Included in this report is an equity fund, the Renaissance Large-Cap Equity Fund (the “Fund”), formerly Managers Large-Cap Fund.
The Fund offers four classes of shares: Class A, Class B, Class C, and Institutional Class (formerly Class Y). Sales of Class A shares may be subject to a front-end sales charge. Redemptions of Class B and Class C shares may be subject to a contingent-deferred sales charge (as a percentage of the original offering price or the net asset value at the time of sale, whichever is less). Institutional Class shares are available, with no sales charge, to certain institutional investors and qualifying individual investors. As discussed in Note 6, the Fund was liquidated on January 31, 2006.
The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant cant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements:
(a) | Valuation of Investments |
Equity securities traded on a domestic securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Over-the-counter securities are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, if one is available. Lacking any sales, over-the-counter securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. Under certain circumstances, the value of a Fund investment may be based on an evaluation of its fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The Fund may use the fair value of a portfolio security to calculate its NAV when, for example, (1) market quotations are not readily available because a portfolio security is not traded in a public market or the principal market in which the security trades is closed, (2) trading in a portfolio security is suspended and not resumed prior to the time as of which the Fund calculates its NAV, (3) where a significant event affecting the value of a portfolio security is determined to have occurred between the time of the market quotation provided for a portfolio security and the time as of which the Fund calculates its NAV, (4) a security’s price has remained unchanged over an extended period of time (often referred to as a “stale price”), or (5) the Investment Manager determines that a market quotation is inaccurate. The Manager monitors intervening events that may affect the value of securities held in the Fund’s portfolio and, in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Trustees, will adjust the prices of securities traded in foreign markets, as appropriate, to reflect the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such markets but prior to the time each Fund’s NAV is calculated. Fixed-income securities are valued based on valuations furnished by independent pricing services that utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. Short-term investments having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Investments in other regulated investment
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companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share except iShares or other ETF’s which are valued the same as equity securities. Securities (including derivatives) for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith, and pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust.
(b) | Security Transactions |
Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.
(c) | Investment Income and Expenses |
Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed. These dividends are recorded as soon as the Trust is informed of the ex-dividend date. Dividend income on foreign securities is recorded net of any withholding tax. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed to a fund are apportioned among the Funds in the Trust and in some cases other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders.
The Fund had certain portfolio trades directed to various brokers who paid a portion of such Fund’s expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2005, under these arrangements the amount by which the Fund’s expenses were reduced and the impact on the expense ratio was $3,175 or 0.11% of average net assets.
The Fund has a “balance credit” agreement with The Bank of New York (“BNY”), the Fund’s custodian, whereby the Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 1% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. This credit serves to reduce custody expenses that would otherwise be charged to the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the custody expense was not reduced.
Managers Investment Group, LLC (the “Investment Manager”), a subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”) and the Investment Manager for the Fund, has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2006, to waive fees and pay or reimburse expenses to the extent that the total annual operating expenses (exclusive of brokerage, interest, taxes and extraordinary expenses) of the Fund exceed 1.25% (prior to May 1, 2005, 1.50%), 2.00%, 2.00%, 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Institutional Class, respectively.
Effective April 1, 2004, the Fund may be obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within three (3) years after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s expenses in any such year to exceed the previously stated percentages of that Fund’s average daily net assets. (Prior to April 1, 2004, the Fund had a similar waiver/reimbursement agreement with the former Investment Managers, 40/86 Advisors, Inc.).
For the period April 1, 2004 through December 31, 2005, the cumulative amount of reimbursement for the Fund equaled $233,243. Upon liquidation of the Fund, the remaining amount of cumulative reimbursement available for recoupment will be forfeited by the Investment Manager.
Total returns and net investment income for the Fund would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. Total expenses before offsets exclude the impact of expense
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reimbursements and expense offsets such as brokerage recapture credits but includes non-reimbursable expenses such as interest and taxes, if any.
(d) | Dividends and Distributions |
Dividends resulting from net investment income, if any, normally will be declared and paid annually in December. Distributions of capital gains, if any, will also be made annually in December and when required for Federal excise tax purposes. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to wash sales, contributed securities, and possibly equalization accounting for tax purposes. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital. The tax character of distributions paid during years 2005 and 2004 were as follows:
2005 | �� | 2004 | ||||
Distributions paid from: | ||||||
Ordinary income | $ | 2,189 | $ | — | ||
Short-term capital gains | — | — | ||||
Long-term capital gains | — | — | ||||
$ | 2,189 | $ | — | |||
As of December 31, 2005, the components of distributable earnings (excluding unrealized appreciation/ depreciation) on a tax basis consisted of:
Capital loss carryforward | $ | (15,869,398 | ) |
(e) | Federal Taxes |
The Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no provision for Federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.
(f) | Capital Loss Carryovers |
As of December 31, 2005, the Fund had accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers of $15,869,398 from securities transactions for Federal income tax purposes. These amounts expired unutilized as a result of the Fund’s liquidation as discussed in Note 6.
Capital Loss Carryover Amount | Expires December 31, | ||
$ | 8,336,782 | 2008 | |
6,822,200 | 2009 | ||
706,319 | 2010 | ||
4,097 | 2011 |
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(g) | Capital Stock |
The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. The Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. For the years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, the capital stock transactions in the Fund per class were:
2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||
Class A Shares | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from the sale of shares | 15,847 | $ | 110,794 | 4,229 | $ | 28,805 | ||||||||
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 14 | 103 | — | — | ||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (11,165 | ) | (75,237 | ) | (56,608 | ) | (129,106 | ) | ||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) | 4,696 | $ | 35,660 | (52,379 | ) | $ | (100,301 | ) | ||||||
Class B Shares | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from the sale of shares | 10,166 | $ | 69,302 | 25,009 | $ | 74,437 | ||||||||
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 54 | 388 | — | — | ||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (87,341 | ) | (579,722 | ) | (99,300 | ) | (616,429 | ) | ||||||
Net Decrease | (77,121 | ) | $ | (510,032 | ) | (74,291 | ) | $ | (541,992 | ) | ||||
Class C Shares | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from the sale of shares | 14,510 | $ | 98,592 | 5,339 | $ | 27,700 | ||||||||
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 20 | 140 | — | — | ||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (50,181 | ) | (323,410 | ) | (74,834 | ) | (556,686 | ) | ||||||
Net Decrease | (35,651 | ) | $ | (224,678 | ) | (69,495 | ) | $ | (528,986 | ) | ||||
Institutional Class | ||||||||||||||
Proceeds from the sale of shares | 3,378 | $ | 24,292 | 31 | $ | 96 | ||||||||
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions | 3 | 21 | — | — | ||||||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (11,548 | ) | (78,860 | ) | (37,345 | ) | (268,594 | ) | ||||||
Net Decrease | (8,167 | ) | $ | (54,547 | ) | (37,314 | ) | $ | (268,498 | ) | ||||
At December 31, 2005, certain unaffiliated shareholders, specifically omnibus accounts, individually held greater than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund as follows: Class A - one owns 79%; Class B - one owns 60%; Class C - one owns 73%; Institutional Class - one owns 81%.
(2) | Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates |
The Trust has entered into an Investment Management Agreement under which Managers Investment Group LLC (formerly The Managers Funds LLC) (the “Investment Manager”), a subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Fund and is responsible for the Fund’s overall administration. The Fund is distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc. (“MDI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Managers Investment Group LLC. The Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by Renaissance Investment Management (“Renaissance”), which serves pursuant to a Subadvisory Agreement by and between the Investment Manager and Renaissance with respect to the Fund. AMG indirectly owns a majority interest in Renaissance. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG, and/or MDI.
The Fund is obligated by the Investment Management Agreement to pay an annual management fee to the Investment Manager of 0.70% of the average daily net assets of the Fund.
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The Investment Manager, in turn, pays Renaissance 0.30% of the average daily net assets of the Fund for its services as subadvisor.
The Trust has entered into an Administration and Shareholder Servicing Agreement under which Managers Investment Group LLC serves as the Fund’s administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for all aspects of managing the Fund’s operations, including administration and shareholder services to the Fund, its shareholders, and certain institutions, such as bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, that advise or act as an intermediary with the Fund’s shareholders. For the year ended December 31, 2005, the Fund paid a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.20% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
Prior to July, 1, 2005, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee was $52,000, plus $2,000 for each meeting attended. Effective, July 1, 2005, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee is $55,000, plus $4,000 or $2,000 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated amongst all of the Funds for which Managers Investment Group LLC serves as the Advisor based on the relative net assets of such Funds. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts receives an additional payment of $10,000 per year. (Prior to July 1, 2005, the Independent Chairman was paid an additional $5,000 per year). Effective July 1, 2005, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional $2,000 per year. The “Trustee fees and expenses” shown in the financial statements amounting to $205 for the year ended December 31, 2005 represents the Fund’s allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid by the Managers Funds.
Managers Distributors, Inc. (“MDI”) serves as the principal underwriter for the Fund. MDI is a registered broker-dealer and member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”). Shares of the Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold by brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with MDI. Subject to the compensation arrangement discussed below, MDI bears all the expenses of providing services pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of Prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature.
The Fund has adopted a distribution and service plan with respect to the Class A, Class B and Class C shares of the Fund (the “Plan”), in accordance with the requirements of Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act and the requirements of the applicable rules of the NASD regarding asset-based sales charges.
Pursuant to the Plan, the Fund may compensate MDI for its expenditures in financing any activity primarily intended to result in the sale of each such class of the Fund’s shares and for maintenance and personal service provided to existing shareholders of that class. The Plan authorizes payments to MDI up to 0.25% (prior to May 1, 2005, 0.50%), 1.00% and 1.00% annually of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A, Class B and Class C shares, respectively.
The Plan further provides for periodic payments by MDI to brokers, dealers and other financial intermediaries for providing shareholder services and for promotional and other sales related costs. The portion of payments by Class A, Class B or Class C shares of the Fund for shareholder servicing may not exceed an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net asset value of the Fund’s shares of that class owned by clients of such broker, dealer or financial intermediary.
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The total 12b-1 fees incurred for such services for Class A, Class B and Class C shares for the year ended December 31, 2005 equaled, $1,904, $14,967 and $7,674, respectively.
(3) | Purchases and Sales of Securities |
Purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term securities, for the year ended December 31, 2005 were $4,138,497 and $4,883,278, respectively. There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities for the Fund.
(4) | Portfolio Securities Loaned |
The Fund may participate in a securities lending program offered by BNY providing for the lending of equities, corporate bonds and government securities to qualified brokers. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and/or government securities. Collateral is maintained at a minimum level of 102% of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of the investments on loan. Collateral received in the form of cash is invested temporarily in institutional money market funds or other short-term investments by BNY. Securities lending fees include earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate. Earnings (after any rebates) are then divided between BNY, as a fee for its services under the program, and the Fund loaning the security, according to agreed-upon rates.
(5) | Commitments and contingencies |
In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Fund under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risks of loss to be remote.
(6) | Subsequent Event |
The Board of Trustees, at a meeting held on December 2, 2005, unanimously approved a plan to liquidate the Renaissance Large-Cap Equity Fund effective on or about January 31, 2006. Effective December 5, 2005, the Fund longer accepted investments for either new or existing shareholder accounts (excluding investments made pursuant to automatic investment programs and reinvestment of any dividends and distributions). On January 31, 2006, the Fund liquidated and on February 1, 2006 distributed its net proceeds to shareholders.
Tax Information (unaudited)
The Fund hereby designates the maximum amounts allowable of its net taxable income as qualified dividends as provided in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The 2005 Form 1099-DIV you receive for the Fund, will show the tax status of all distributions paid to you during the year.
Pursuant to section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code, there were no long-term capital gains for the taxable year ended December 31, 2005.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of Managers Trust II and the Shareholders of Renaissance Large-Cap Equity Fund:
In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Renaissance Large-Cap Equity Fund (formerly, Managers Large-Cap Fund)(the “Fund”) at December 31, 2005, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2005 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As discussed in Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements, the Fund liquidated and distributed its net cash proceeds pursuant to a plan approved by the Board of Trustees.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 22, 2006
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The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, their business addresses, principal occupations for the past five years and dates of birth are listed below. The Trustees provide broad supervision over the affairs of the Trust and the Fund. The Trustees are experienced executives who meet periodically throughout the year to oversee the Fund’s activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the Fund, and review the Fund’s performance. Unless otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee or Officer is the address of the Trust: 800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854.
There is no stated term of office for Trustees. Trustees serve until their resignation, retirement or removal in accordance with the Trust’s organizational documents and policies adopted by the Board from time to time. The President, Treasurer and Secretary hold office until a successor has been duly elected and qualified. Other officers serve at the pleasure of the Trustees.
Independent Trustees
The following Trustees are not “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act:
Name, Date of Birth, Number of Funds Overseen in Fund Complex* | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships Held by Trustee | |
Jack W. Aber, 9/9/37 • Trustee since 2000 • Oversees 36 Funds in Fund Complex | Professor of Finance, Boston University School of Management (1972-Present); Trustee of Appleton Growth Fund (1 portfolio); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (4 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio) | |
William E. Chapman, II, 9/23/41 • Independent Chairman • Trustee since 2000 • Oversees 36 Funds in Fund Complex | President and Owner, Longboat Retirement Planning Solutions (1998-Present); Hewitt Associates, LLC (part time) (provider of Retirement and Investment Education Seminars); Interim Executive Vice President, QuadraMed Corporation (2001); President, Retirement Plans Group, Kemper Funds (1990-1998); Trustee of Bowdoin College (2002-Present); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (4 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio) | |
Edward J. Kaier, 9/23/45 • Trustee since 2000 • Oversees 36 Funds in Fund Complex | Attorney at Law and Partner, Hepburn Willcox Hamilton & Putnam, LLP (1977-Present); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (4 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio) |
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Steven J. Paggioli, 4/3/50 • Trustee since 2000 • Oversees 36 Funds in Fund Complex | Consultant (2001-Present); Formerly Executive Vice President and Director, The Wadsworth Group (1986-2001); Executive Vice President, Secretary and Director, Investment Company Administration, LLC (1990-2001); Vice President, Secretary and Director, First Fund Distributors, Inc. (1991-2001); Trustee, Professionally Managed Portfolios (21 portfolios); Ad-visory Board Member, Sustainable Growth Advisors, LP; Director, Guardian Mutual Funds (28 portfolios) | |
Eric Rakowski, 6/5/58 • Trustee since 2000 • Oversees 36 Funds in Fund Complex | Professor, University of California at Berkeley School of Law (1990-Present); Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School (1998-1999); Trustee of Third Avenue Trust (4 portfolios); Trustee of Third Avenue Variable Trust (1 portfolio) | |
Thomas R. Schneeweis, 5/10/47 • Trustee since 2000 • Oversees 36 Funds in Fund Complex | Professor of Finance, University of Massachusetts (1985-Present); Director, CISDM at the University of Massachusetts, (1996-Present); President, Alternative Investment Analytics, LLC, (formerly Schneeweis Partners, LLC) (2001- Present); Director of Research, Lyra/Starview Capital LLC, (2004-Present); Partner, Northampton Capital, LLC; Partner, Schneeweis Advisors and Massachusetts Finance Institute (both wholly owned subsidiaries of Alternative Investment Analytics). No other directorships held by Trustee. |
* | The Fund Complex consists of Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II. |
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Interested Trustees
The following Trustees are “interested persons” of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Mr. Lebovitz is an interested person of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act by virtue of his positions with Managers Investment Group LLC and Managers Distributors, Inc. Mr. Nutt is an interested person of the Trust within the meaning of the 1940 Act by virtue of his positions with, and interest in securities of, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
Name, Date of Birth, Number of Funds Overseen in Fund Complex* | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years and Other Directorships Held by Trustee | |
Peter M. Lebovitz, 1/18/55 • Trustee since 2002 • President since 2000 • Oversees 36 Funds in Fund Complex | Managing Partner, Managers Investment Group LLC (2005-Present); President and Chief Executive Officer, The Managers Funds LLC (1999-2004); President, Managers Distributors, Inc. (2000-Present); President, The Managers Funds (1999-Present); President, Managers AMG Funds (1999-Present); President, Managers Trust I (2000-Present); Director of Marketing, The Managers Funds, LP (1994-1999); Director of Marketing, Hyperion Capital Management, Inc. (1993-1994); Senior Vice President, Greenwich Asset Management, Inc. (1989- 1993); No other directorships held by trustee. | |
William J. Nutt, 3/30/45 • Trustee since 2005 • Oversees 36 Funds in Fund Complex | Chairman and Founder of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., (1993-Present); Chief Executive Officer of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (1993-2004); Director, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (1993-Present); President of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (1993-1999); President and Chief Operating Officer, The Boston Company (1989-1993); Senior Executive Vice President, The Boston Company (1982-1989) |
* | The Fund Complex consists of Managers AMG Funds, The Managers Funds, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II. |
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Officers
Name, Date of Birth, Position(s) Held with Fund and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years | |
Bruce M. Aronow, 5/31/65 • Chief Financial Officer since 2005 | Managing Partner, Managers Investment Group LLC (2005-Present); Chief Financial Officer, The Managers Funds, Managers AMG Funds and Managers Trust I (2005-Present); Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Principal, Rorer Asset Management (1999-2004); Chief Operating Officer, Rorer Asset Management (2001-2004); Staff Accountant, Manager and Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (1987-1998) | |
Christine C. Carsman, 4/2/52 • Secretary since 2004 | Vice President and Chief Regulatory Counsel, Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (2004-Present); Secretary, The Managers Funds, Managers AMG Funds and Managers Trust I (2004-Present); Senior Counsel, Vice President and Director of Operational Risk Management and Compliance, Wellington Management Company, LLP (1995-2004); Deputy General Counsel, The Boston Company, Inc. (1993-1995); Associate General Counsel, The Boston Company Advisors, Inc. (1991-1993); Associate, Sullivan & Worcester LLP (1987-1991) | |
Donald S. Rumery, 5/29/58 • Treasurer since 2000 | Senior Vice-President, Managers Investment Group LLC (2005-Present); Director, Finance and Planning, The Managers Funds LLC, (1994-2004); Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer , Managers Distributors, Inc. (2000- Present); Treasurer, The Managers Funds (1995-Present); Treasurer, Managers AMG Funds (1999-Present); Treasurer, Managers Trust I (2000-Present); Secretary, Managers Trust I and Managers Trust II (2000-2004) and Secretary, The Managers Funds (1997-2004) |
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Investment Manager and Administrator
Managers Investment Group LLC
800 Connecticut Avenue
Norwalk, Connecticut 06854
(203) 299-3500 or (800) 835-3879
Distributor
Managers Distributors, Inc.
800 Connecticut Avenue
Norwalk, Connecticut 06854
(203) 299-3500 or (800) 835-3879
Subadvisor
Renaissance Investment Management
625 Eden Park Drive, Suite 1200
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Custodian
The Bank of New York
2 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, New York 11217
Legal Counsel
Ropes & Gray LLP
One International Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02110-2624
Transfer Agent
PFPC, Inc.
attn: Managers
P.O. Box 9769
Providence, Rhode Island 02940
(800) 548-4539
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MANAGERSAND MANAGERS AMG EQUITY FUNDS
CAPITAL APPRECIATION
Bramwell Capital Management, Inc.
Essex Investment Management Co., LLC
EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY
Rexiter Capital Management Limited
ESSEX AGGRESSIVE GROWTH
ESSEX LARGE CAP GROWTH
ESSEX SMALL/MICRO CAP GROWTH
Essex Investment Management Co., LLC
FIRST QUADRANT TAX-MANAGED EQUITY
First Quadrant, L.P.
INSTITUTIONAL MICRO-CAP
Kern Capital Management LLC
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY
Bernstein Investment Research and Management
Lazard Asset Management, LLC
Wellington Management Company, LLP
INTERNATIONAL GROWTH
Wellington Management Company, LLP
MICRO-CAP
Kern Capital Management LLC
MID-CAP
Chicago Equity Partners, LLC
REAL ESTATE SECURITIES
Urdang Securities Management, Inc.
RORER LARGE-CAP
Rorer Asset Management, LLC
SMALL CAP
TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC
SMALL COMPANY
Kalmar Investment Advisers, Inc.
SPECIAL EQUITY
Donald Smith & Co., Inc.
Kern Capital Management LLC
Skyline Asset Management, L.P.
Veredus Asset Management LLC
Westport Asset Management, Inc.
STRUCTURED CORE
First Quadrant, L.P.
SYSTEMATIC VALUE
Systematic Financial Management, L.P.
TIMESSQUARE MID CAP GROWTH
TIMESSQUARE SMALL CAP GROWTH
TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC
VALUE
Armstrong Shaw Associates Inc.
Osprey Partners Investment Mgmt., LLC
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Oak Associates, Ltd.
MANAGERS BALANCED FUNDS
BALANCED
Chicago Equity Partners, LLC
Loomis, Sayles & Company L.P.
GLOBAL
333 Global Advisers*
Armstrong Shaw Associates Inc.
Bernstein Investment Research and Management
First Quadrant, L.P.
Kern Capital Management LLC
Northstar Capital Management, Inc.
Wellington Management Company, LLP
MANAGERS
FIXED INCOME FUNDS
BOND (MANAGERS)
Loomis, Sayles & Company L.P.
BOND (MANAGERS FREMONT)
Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC
CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE
TAX-FREE
Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC
FIXED INCOME
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
GLOBAL BOND
Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.
HIGH YIELD
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
INTERMEDIATE DURATION GOVERNMENT
Smith Breeden Associates, Inc.
MONEY MARKET (MANAGERS)
JPMorgan Investment Advisers, Inc.
MONEY MARKET (FREMONT)
333 Global Advisers*
SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT
Smith Breeden Associates, Inc.
* | A division of Managers Investment Group LLC |
This report is prepared for the Fund’s shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member NASD.
A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Web site at www.sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800.SEC.0330. To review a complete list of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semi-annual report, or annual report, please visit www.managersinvest.com.
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Item 2. | CODE OF ETHICS |
Registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics. See attached Exhibit (a)(1).
Item 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT |
Registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that independent Trustees Mr. Jack W. Aber and Mr. Steven J. Paggioli each qualify as the Audit Committee Financial Expert. Mr. Aber and Mr. Paggioli are “independent” as such term is defined in Form N-CSR.
Item 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES |
The aggregate fees billed by PwC to the Fund for the Funds’ two most recent fiscal years for professional services rendered for audits of annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements (“Audit Fees”) were as follows:
2005 | 2004 | |||||
20 Fund | $ | 19,230 | $ | 19,230 | ||
Mid-Cap Fund | $ | 20,310 | $ | 20,310 | ||
Renaissance Large-Cap Equity Fund | $ | 15,990 | $ | 15,990 | ||
Balanced Fund | $ | 19,230 | $ | 19,230 | ||
High Yield Fund | $ | 20,310 | $ | 20,310 | ||
Fixed Income Fund | $ | 21,390 | $ | 21,390 | ||
All Funds in The Managers Funds Complex Audited by PwC | $ | 709,350 | $ | 535,060 |
Audit-Related Fees
There were no fees billed by PwC to the Fund in its two recent fiscal years for services rendered for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Fund’s financial statements, but are not reported as Audit Fees (“Audit-Related Fees”).
For the Funds’ two most recent fiscal years, there were no Audit-Related Fees billed by PwC for engagements related directly to the operations and financial reporting of one or more Funds by a Fund Service Provider. A Fund Service Provider is (a) any investment adviser to the Fund (not including any Subadvisor whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser) or (b) any entity that provides ongoing services to the Fund and is controlling, controlled by or under common control with a Fund investment adviser described in (a).
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Tax Fees
The aggregate fees billed by PwC to the Funds for the two most recent fiscal years for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning (“Tax Fees”) were as follows:
2005 | 2004 | |||||
20 Fund | $ | 2,500 | $ | 4,000 | ||
Mid-Cap Fund | $ | 2,500 | $ | 4,000 | ||
Renaissance Large-Cap Equity Fund | $ | 2,500 | $ | 4,000 | ||
Balanced Fund | $ | 2,500 | $ | 4,000 | ||
High Yield Fund | $ | 3,000 | $ | 5,000 | ||
Fixed Income Fund | $ | 3,000 | $ | 4,750 |
For the Funds’ two most recent fiscal years, Tax Fees billed by PwC for engagements by Fund Service Providers that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds were $0 for fiscal 2005 and $0 for fiscal 2004, respectively.
The services for which Tax Fees were charged comprise all services performed by professional staff in PwC’s tax division except those services related to the audit. Typically, this category would include fees for tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice. Tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning services include preparation of original and amended tax returns, claims for refund and tax payment-planning services, assistance with tax audits and appeals, tax advice related to mergers and acquisitions and requests for rulings or technical advice from taxing authorities.
All Other Fees
There were no other fees billed by PwC to the Funds for all other non-audit services (“Other Fees”) during the Funds’ two most recent fiscal years. During the same period, there were no Other Fees billed by PwC for engagements by Fund Service Providers that related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds.
According to policies adopted by the Audit Committee, services provided by PwC to the Funds must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee. On an annual basis, the Audit Committee reviews and pre-approves various types of services that PwC may perform for the Funds without specific approval of each engagement, subject to specified budget limitations. As contemplated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC rules, the Audit Committee also pre-approves non-audit services provided by PwC to any Fund Service Provider for any engagement that relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. Any engagement that is not already pre-approved or that will exceed a pre-approved budget must be submitted to the Audit Committee for pre-approval. The Chairman of the Audit Committee is authorized on behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Audit Committee to approve the engagement of PwC to perform non-audit services subject to certain conditions, including notification to the Audit Committee of such pre-approval not later than the next meeting of the Audit Committee following the date of such pre-approval.
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There were no other fees billed by PwC for non-audit services rendered to the Funds and to Fund Service Providers for the Funds’ two most recent fiscal years.
The Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services by PwC to Fund Service Providers that were not required to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee is compatible with maintaining PwC’s independence in its audit of the Funds, taking into account representations from PwC, in accordance with Independence Standards Board Standard No. 1, regarding its independence from the Funds and its related entities.
The following table sets forth the non-audit services provided by PwC to the Funds and its service affiliates defined as the Funds’ investment advisor and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Managers Investment Group LLC that provides ongoing services to the Funds (“Control Affiliates”) for the last two fiscal years (as of September 30, 2005).
Audit-related fees A | Tax fees A | All other fees A | ||||||||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||||
Control Affiliates | $ | 476,755 | $ | 155,040 | $ | 172,139 | $ | 260,600 | $ | 75,729 | $ | 0 |
A | Aggregate amounts may reflect rounding. |
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 COMPANIES 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 principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, that the Registrant’s disclosure
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controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting during the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect, the internal control over financial reporting.
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Item 12. | EXHIBITS |
(a | )(1) | Any Code of Ethics or amendments hereto. Filed herewith. | |
(a | )(2) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Filed herewith. | |
(a | )(3) | Not applicable. | |
(b | ) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 - Filed herewith. |
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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.
MANAGERS TRUST II | ||
By: | /s/ Peter M. Lebovitz | |
Peter M. Lebovitz, President |
Date: March 7, 2006
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/ Peter M. Lebovitz | |
Peter M. Lebovitz, President |
Date: March 7, 2006
By: | /s/ Bruce M. Aronow | |
Bruce M. Aronow, Chief Financial Officer |
Date: March 7, 2006