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 811-01136
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
ONE SECURITY BENEFIT PLACE, TOPEKA, KANSAS 66636-0001
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
RICHARD M. GOLDMAN, PRESIDENT
SECURITY EQUITY FUND
ONE SECURITY BENEFIT PLACE
TOPEKA, KANSAS 66636-0001
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (785) 438-3000
Date of fiscal year end: September 30
Date of reporting period: September 30, 2011
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 GI EQUITY FUND ANNUAL REPORT FUNDAMENTAL ALPHA LARGE CAP CORE FUND ALL CAP VALUE FUND MID CAP VALUE FUND MID CAP VALUE INSTITUTIONAL FUND SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND SMALL CAP VALUE FUND LARGE CAP CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND (Formerly Global Fund) OPPORTUNISTIC ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ABOUT SHAREHOLDERS’ FUND EXPENSES | | | 2 | |
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LARGE CAP CORE FUND | | | 6 | |
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ALL CAP VALUE FUND | | | 15 | |
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MID CAP VALUE FUND | | | 24 | |
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MID CAP VALUE INSTITUTIONAL FUND | | | 33 | |
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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND | | | 41 | |
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SMALL CAP VALUE FUND | | | 50 | |
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LARGE CAP CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND | | | 59 | |
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MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND | | | 67 | |
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ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND | | | 85 | |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | | | 96 | |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM | | | 108 | |
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OTHER INFORMATION | | | 109 | |
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INFORMATION ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS | | | 113 | |
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RYDEX|SGI PRIVACY POLICIES | | | 116 | |
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ABOUT SHAREHOLDERS’ FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited)
All mutual funds have operating expenses and it is important for our shareholders to understand the impact of costs on their investments. Shareholders of a Fund incur two types of costs: (i) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; and exchange fees; and (ii) ongoing costs, including management fees, administrative services, and shareholder reports, among others. These ongoing costs, or operating expenses, are deducted from a fund’s gross income and reduce the investment return of the fund.
A fund’s expenses are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets, which is known as the expense ratio. The following examples are intended to help investors understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period and held for the entire six-month period beginning March 31, 2011 and ending September 30, 2011.
The following tables illustrate a Fund’s costs in two ways:
Table 1. Based on actual Fund return. This section helps investors estimate the actual expenses paid over the period. The “Ending Account Value” shown is derived from the Fund’s actual return, and the fourth column shows the dollar amount that would have been paid by an investor who started with $1,000 in the Fund. Investors may use the information here, together with the amount invested, to estimate the expenses paid over the period. Simply divide the Fund’s 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 provided under the heading “Expenses Paid During Period.”
Table 2. Based on hypothetical 5% return. This section is intended to help investors compare a Fund’s cost with those of other mutual funds. The table 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 paid during the period. The example is useful in making comparisons because the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires all mutual funds to calculate expenses based on the 5% return. Investors can assess a Fund’s costs by comparing this hypothetical example with the hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.
The calculations illustrated above assume no shares were bought or sold during the period. Actual costs may have been higher or lower, depending on the amount of investment and the timing of any purchases or redemptions.
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) on purchase payments, and contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”) on redemptions, if any. Therefore, the second 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.
More information about a Fund’s expenses, including annual expense ratios for the past five years, can be found in the Financial Highlights section of this report. For additional information on operating expenses and other shareholder costs, please refer to the appropriate Fund prospectus.
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ABOUT SHAREHOLDERS’ FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited) (continued)
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| | Ratio1 | | | Return | | | March 31, 2011 | | | September 30, 2011 | | Period2 | |
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Table 1. Based on actual Fund return3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Large Cap Core Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 1.25 | % | | | (19.90 | )% | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 801.05 | | | $ | 5.64 | |
B-Class | | | 2.00 | % | | | (20.04 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 799.65 | | | | 9.02 | |
C-Class | | | 2.00 | % | | | (20.20 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 797.95 | | | | 9.01 | |
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All Cap Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 1.27 | % | | | (21.60 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 784.02 | | | | 5.68 | |
C-Class | | | 2.02 | % | | | (21.86 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 781.35 | | | | 9.02 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1.02 | % | | | (21.56 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 784.36 | | | | 4.56 | |
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Mid Cap Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 1.32 | % | | | (23.21 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 767.90 | | | | 5.85 | |
B-Class | | | 2.07 | % | | | (23.47 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 765.31 | | | | 9.16 | |
C-Class | | | 2.07 | % | | | (23.49 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 765.11 | | | | 9.16 | |
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Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | 0.90 | % | | | (23.37 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 766.33 | | | | 3.99 | |
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Small Cap Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 1.99 | % | | | (22.16 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 778.43 | | | | 8.87 | |
B-Class | | | 2.75 | % | | | (22.43 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 775.72 | | | | 12.24 | |
C-Class | | | 2.74 | % | | | (22.44 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 775.60 | | | | 12.20 | |
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Small Cap Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 1.30 | % | | | (25.35 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 746.48 | | | | 5.69 | |
C-Class | | | 2.05 | % | | | (25.65 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 743.46 | | | | 8.96 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1.05 | % | | | (25.24 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 747.62 | | | | 4.60 | |
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Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 1.35 | % | | | (18.86 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 811.40 | | | | 6.13 | |
B-Class | | | 2.10 | % | | | (19.23 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 807.69 | | | | 9.52 | |
C-Class | | | 2.10 | % | | | (19.16 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 808.38 | | | | 9.52 | |
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MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 1.65 | % | | | (18.76 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 812.40 | | | | 7.50 | |
B-Class5 | | | 1.40 | % | | | (18.65 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 813.50 | | | | 6.36 | |
C-Class | | | 2.40 | % | | | (19.05 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 809.52 | | | | 10.89 | |
Institutional Class4 | | | 1.36 | % | | | (21.58 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 784.20 | | | | 4.99 | |
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Alpha Opportunity Fund6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 2.14 | % | | | (21.19 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 788.10 | | | | 9.59 | |
B-Class | | | 2.89 | % | | | (21.47 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 785.30 | | | | 12.93 | |
C-Class | | | 2.89 | % | | | (21.40 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 786.00 | | | | 12.94 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1.89 | % | | | (21.02 | )% | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 789.80 | | | | 8.48 | |
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ABOUT SHAREHOLDERS’ FUND EXPENSES (Unaudited) (concluded)
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| | Ratio1 | | | Return | | | March 31, 2011 | | | September 30, 2011 | | Period2 | |
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Large Cap Core Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 1.25 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.80 | | | $ | 6.33 | |
B-Class | | | 2.00 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,015.04 | | | | 10.10 | |
C-Class | | | 2.00 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,015.04 | | | | 10.10 | |
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All Cap Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 1.27 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.70 | | | | 6.43 | |
C-Class | | | 2.02 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,014.94 | | | | 10.20 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1.02 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,019.95 | | | | 5.16 | |
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Mid Cap Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 1.32 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.45 | | | | 6.68 | |
B-Class | | | 2.07 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,014.69 | | | | 10.45 | |
C-Class | | | 2.07 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,014.69 | | | | 10.45 | |
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Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | 0.90 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,020.56 | | | | 4.56 | |
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Small Cap Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 1.99 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,015.09 | | | | 10.05 | |
B-Class | | | 2.75 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,011.28 | | | | 13.87 | |
C-Class | | | 2.74 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,011.33 | | | | 13.82 | |
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Small Cap Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 1.30 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.55 | | | | 6.58 | |
C-Class | | | 2.05 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,014.79 | | | | 10.35 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1.05 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,019.80 | | | | 5.32 | |
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Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 1.35 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.30 | | | | 6.83 | |
B-Class | | | 2.10 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,014.54 | | | | 10.61 | |
C-Class | | | 2.10 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,014.54 | | | | 10.61 | |
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MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 1.65 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,016.80 | | | | 8.34 | |
B-Class5 | | | 1.40 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.05 | | | | 7.08 | |
C-Class | | | 2.40 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,013.04 | | | | 12.11 | |
Institutional Class4 | | | 1.36 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,018.25 | | | | 6.88 | |
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Alpha Opportunity Fund6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 2.14 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,014.34 | | | | 10.81 | |
B-Class | | | 2.89 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,010.58 | | | | 14.57 | |
C-Class | | | 2.89 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,010.58 | | | | 14.57 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1.89 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | 1,000.00 | | | | 1,015.59 | | | | 9.55 | |
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2 | | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, net of any applicable fee waivers, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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3 | | Actual cumulative return at net asset value for the period March 31, 2011 to September 30, 2011. |
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4 | | Expenses paid based on actual fund return are calculated using 150 days from the commencement of operations, May 2, 2011. Expenses paid based on the hypothetical 5% return are calculated using 183 days. |
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5 | | B-Class shares did not charge 12b-1 fees during the period. |
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6 | | This ratio represents annualized net expenses, which includes interest and dividend expense related to securities sold short. Excluding short dividend expense and prime broker interest expense, the operating expense ratio would be 0.03%, 0.03%, 0.03%, and 0.03% lower for the A-Class, B-Class, C-Class, and Institutional Class, respectively. |
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MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
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To Our Shareholders:
For the 12 months ended September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—Large Cap Core Fund returned -4.11%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, had a 1.14% return.
The Fund pursues its objective by investing 50% of its total assets according to a large cap growth strategy and approximately 50% to a large cap value strategy. The managers rebalance the Fund if either strategy equals or exceeds 60% of total assets. The managers use a blended approach, investing in growth stocks and value stocks, and may invest in a limited number of industries and sectors.
The large cap growth manager chooses growth-oriented companies through a combination of a qualitative top-down approach in reviewing growth trends that are based on several fixed income factors, along with a quantitative fundamental bottom-up approach. The large cap value manager chooses securities of companies that appear to be undervalued relative to assets, growth potential and cash flow. The managers sell a security when the reasons for buying it no longer apply or when the company begins to show deteriorating fundamentals or poor performance.
The benefit of having Financials sector holdings relatively outperform Index counterparts was not enough to offset the poor security selection in the Information Technology and Health Care sectors. The portfolio weight in the Financials sector, the largest contributor to the portfolio’s return, was in line with that of the Index, but Financials holdings in the portfolio outperformed those in the benchmark. The Information Technology and Health Care sectors were the main detractors from overall portfolio performance. Both sectors had slightly smaller allocations compared with the benchmark, and in both, performance lagged markedly.
The holdings contributing most to return were Apple, Inc., which returned 34%, and U.S. Bancorp, which returned 11%. The main detractors were Computer Sciences Corp., which fell 40%, and JPMorgan Chase & Co., which lost 20%.
From the growth perspective, our indicators are not particularly positive, so we expect to keep the beta of our portion of the portfolio similar to that of the benchmark. We will remain in cyclical names within certain sectors where the dollar’s strength is a tailwind, such as the consumer cyclical sector. We do anticipate that Europe will eventually provide a strong response to its sovereign crisis which should lift the markets.
In the value side of the portfolio, factors expected to affect markets going forward include the trend in corporate earnings, resolution to the European sovereign debt crisis and developments in the U.S. economic recovery as a result of the ongoing budget discussions. We expect the world macroeconomic situation to remain unsettled in the near future and are focused on searching for companies that are underpriced relative to their intrinsic value as determined through our systematic, bottom-up, fundamental-research analysis process.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
Mark A. Mitchell, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Mark Bronzo, CFA, Portfolio Manager
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MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded)
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of the individuals listed above as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
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1 | | Performance figures are based on A-Class shares and do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund expenses and, in the absence of such waivers, the performance quoted would be reduced. |
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, Fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date Fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
S&P 500 Index is a capitalization-weighted index covering 500 industrial, utility, transportation and financial companies of the U.S. markets (mostly NYSE Euronext issues).
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
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LARGE CAP CORE FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Cumulative Fund Performance
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index composed of 500 selected common stocks that represent approximately two-thirds of the total market value of all U.S. common stocks.
Average Annual Returns*
Periods Ended 9/30/11
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A-Class | | | -4.11 | % | | | -4.11 | % | | | -0.32 | % |
A-Class with sales charge† | | | -9.66 | % | | | -5.24 | % | | | -0.91 | % |
B-Class | | | -4.93 | % | | | -4.83 | % | | | -0.95 | % |
B-Class with CDSC†† | | | -9.68 | % | | | -5.11 | % | | | -0.95 | % |
C-Class | | | -4.82 | % | | | -4.80 | % | | | -1.06 | % |
C-Class with CDSC††† | | | -5.77 | % | | | -4.80 | % | | | -1.06 | % |
S&P 500 Index | | | 1.14 | % | | | -1.18 | % | | | 2.82 | % |
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
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Inception Dates: | | | | |
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A-Class | | September 10, 1962 |
B-Class | | October 19, 1993 |
C-Class | | January 29, 1999 |
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Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets) |
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Apple, Inc. | | | 3.1 | % |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 3.0 | % |
Google, Inc. — Class A | | | 2.8 | % |
Covidien plc | | | 2.5 | % |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 2.3 | % |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 2.1 | % |
Halliburton Co. | | | 2.0 | % |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 2.0 | % |
Coca-Cola Co. | | | 2.0 | % |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 1.9 | % |
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Top Ten Total | | | 23.7 | % |
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“Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments.
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* | | The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return. |
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† | | Effective February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge decreased from 5.75% to 4.75%. A 5.75% maximum sales charge is used in the calculation of the 1 Year, 5 Year and 10 Year Average Annual Returns (based on subscriptions made prior to February 22, 2011), and a 4.75% maximum sales charge will be used to calculate performance for periods based on subscriptions made on or after February 22, 2011. |
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†† | | Fund returns include a CDSC of up to 5% if redeemed within 5 years of purchase. |
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††† | | Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase. |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | September 30, 2011 |
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LARGE CAP CORE FUND | | |
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COMMON STOCKS† - 95.4% | | | | | | | | |
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Information Technology - 20.7% | | | | | | | | |
Apple, Inc.* | | | 13,215 | | | $ | 5,037,294 | |
Google, Inc. — Class A* | | | 8,985 | | | | 4,621,704 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 78,090 | | | | 3,797,517 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 18,800 | | | | 3,290,564 | |
Dell, Inc.* | | | 199,710 | | | | 2,825,896 | |
Western Union Co. | | | 155,900 | | | | 2,383,711 | |
Avago Technologies Ltd. | | | 69,380 | | | | 2,273,583 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 75,400 | | | | 2,121,756 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — Class A* | | | 30,830 | | | | 1,933,041 | |
Computer Sciences Corp. | | | 70,200 | | | | 1,884,870 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 86,900 | | | | 1,346,081 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 50,716 | | | | 1,138,574 | |
Visa, Inc. | | | 12,100 | | | | 1,037,212 | |
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Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 33,691,803 | |
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Consumer Discretionary - 14.9% | | | | | | | | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 36,360 | | | | 3,193,135 | |
TJX Companies, Inc. | | | 55,260 | | | | 3,065,272 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 80,200 | | | | 2,990,658 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 65,130 | | | | 2,975,139 | |
Priceline.com, Inc.* | | | 5,690 | | | | 2,557,427 | |
BorgWarner, Inc.* | | | 40,350 | | | | 2,442,386 | |
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | | | 123,300 | | | | 2,384,622 | |
Time Warner, Inc. | | | 70,066 | | | | 2,099,878 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 17,200 | | | | 1,979,376 | |
Best Buy Company, Inc. | | | 25,400 | | | | 591,820 | |
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Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 24,279,713 | |
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Industrials - 14.1% | | | | | | | | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 108,500 | | | | 3,335,290 | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B | | | 46,340 | | | | 2,926,371 | |
Precision Castparts Corp. | | | 18,080 | | | | 2,810,717 | |
Eaton Corp. | | | 72,430 | | | | 2,571,265 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 57,390 | | | | 2,519,995 | |
CSX Corp. | | | 131,750 | | | | 2,459,772 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 61,700 | | | | 1,731,302 | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 21,000 | | | | 1,477,560 | |
URS Corp.* | | | 37,900 | | | | 1,124,114 | |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 11,100 | | | | 700,743 | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 10,200 | | | | 690,336 | |
USG Corp.* | | | 66,400 | | | | 446,872 | |
Babcock & Wilcox Co.* | | | 4,821 | | | | 94,251 | |
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Total Industrials | | | | | | | 22,888,588 | |
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Financials - 11.5% | | | | | | | | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 201,328 | | | | 4,856,031 | |
Aon Corp. | | | 58,700 | | | | 2,464,226 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 96,126 | | | | 2,262,806 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 74,160 | | | | 2,077,222 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class A* | | | 16 | | | | 1,708,800 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 41,770 | | | | 1,258,112 | |
Allstate Corp. | | | 49,800 | | | | 1,179,762 | |
BB&T Corp. | | | 51,212 | | | | 1,092,352 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 49,800 | | | | 925,782 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 24,000 | | | | 771,840 | |
First Marblehead Corp.* | | | 97,760 | | | | 99,715 | |
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Total Financials | | | | | | | 18,696,648 | |
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Energy - 11.4% | | | | | | | | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 108,770 | | | | 3,319,660 | |
Chevron Corp.1 | | | 32,240 | | | | 2,982,845 | |
Baker Hughes, Inc. | | | 50,660 | | | | 2,338,466 | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 43,000 | | | | 2,202,460 | |
Williams Companies, Inc. | | | 85,500 | | | | 2,081,070 | |
McDermott International, Inc.* | | | 183,500 | | | | 1,974,460 | |
Apache Corp. | | | 15,600 | | | | 1,251,744 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 14,400 | | | | 911,808 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | 35,400 | | | | 904,470 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 8,600 | | | | 624,618 | |
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Total Energy | | | | | | | 18,591,601 | |
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Health Care - 10.2% | | | | | | | | |
Covidien plc | | | 93,520 | | | | 4,124,232 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 46,400 | | | | 2,956,144 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc.* | | | 75,350 | | | | 2,923,580 | |
Aetna, Inc. | | | 68,300 | | | | 2,482,705 | |
Hospira, Inc.* | | | 44,100 | | | | 1,631,700 | |
Forest Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 33,800 | | | | 1,040,702 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 16,200 | | | | 747,144 | |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.* | | | 14,800 | | | | 693,972 | |
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Total Health Care | | | | | | | 16,600,179 | |
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Consumer Staples - 6.3% | | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co. | | | 47,400 | | | | 3,202,344 | |
CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 67,400 | | | | 2,263,292 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 31,800 | | | | 1,650,420 | |
Kraft Foods, Inc. — Class A | | | 43,100 | | | | 1,447,298 | |
Bunge Ltd. | | | 17,000 | | | | 990,930 | |
Costco Wholesale Corp. | | | 9,200 | | | | 755,504 | |
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Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 10,309,788 | |
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Materials - 4.3% | | | | | | | | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 18,060 | | | | 2,228,423 | |
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co. | | | 53,400 | | | | 2,134,398 | |
Bemis Company, Inc. | | | 45,600 | | | | 1,336,536 | |
Dow Chemical Co. | | | 59,300 | | | | 1,331,878 | |
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Total Materials | | | | | | | 7,031,235 | |
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Utilities - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Edison International | | | 64,700 | | | | 2,474,775 | |
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Telecommunication Services - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Windstream Corp. | | | 75,500 | | | | 880,330 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $167,576,027) | | | | | | | 155,444,660 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded) | | September 30, 2011 |
| | |
LARGE CAP CORE FUND | | |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
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EXCHANGE TRADED FUND† - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund | | | 20,200 | | | $ | 1,143,118 | |
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Total Exchange Traded Fund (Cost $1,160,304) | | | | | | | 1,143,118 | |
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Total Investments - 96.1% (Cost $168,736,331) | | | | | | $ | 156,587,778 | |
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| | Contracts | | | | | |
OPTIONS WRITTEN† - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Put Options on: | | | | | | | | |
State Street Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Expiring October 2011 with strike price of $31.00 | | | 119 | | | | (16,898 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Total Options Written (Premiums received $21,832) | | | | | | | (16,898 | ) |
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Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 3.9% | | | | | | | 6,382,265 | |
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Total Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 162,953,145 | |
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* | | Non-income producing security. |
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† | | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
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1 | | All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for open options written at September 30, 2011. |
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| | ADR — American Depositary Receipt |
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| | plc — Public Limited Company |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | | | | |
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September 30, 2011 | | | | |
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments, at value (cost $168,736,331) | | $ | 156,587,778 | |
Cash | | | 6,178,228 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 17,963 | |
Receivables: | | | | |
Securities sold | | | 3,115,263 | |
Dividends | | | 149,443 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 10,899 | |
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Total assets | | | 166,059,574 | |
| | | |
| | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | |
Options written, at value (premiums received $21,832) | | | 16,898 | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Securities purchased | | | 2,767,188 | |
Management fees | | | 106,769 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 40,049 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | 39,282 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 37,330 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 13,524 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 1,021 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 84,368 | |
| | | |
Total liabilities | | | 3,106,429 | |
| | | |
Net assets | | $ | 162,953,145 | |
| | | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | $ | 193,848,138 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 13,084 | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | | | (18,764,458 | ) |
Net unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (12,143,619 | ) |
| | | |
Net assets | | $ | 162,953,145 | |
| | | |
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A-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 156,232,059 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 9,303,333 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 16.79 | |
| | | |
Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value divided by 95.25%) | | $ | 17.63 | |
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B-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 5,120,954 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 374,153 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 13.69 | |
| | | |
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C-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,600,132 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 108,064 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 14.81 | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
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Year Ended September 30, 2011 | | | | |
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Investment Income: | | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 2,784,522 | |
Interest | | | 1,383 | |
| | | |
Total investment income | | | 2,785,905 | |
| | | |
| | | | |
Expenses: | | | | |
Management fees | | | 1,482,362 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 394,716 | |
Distribution and service fees: | | | | |
A-Class | | | 472,000 | |
B-Class | | | 68,139 | |
C-Class | | | 20,342 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 187,763 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 16,673 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 89,690 | |
| | | |
Total expenses | | | 2,731,685 | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | 54,220 | |
| | | |
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 15,933,509 | |
| | | |
Net realized gain | | | 15,933,509 | |
| | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | (21,389,379 | ) |
Options written | | | (7,733 | ) |
| | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (21,397,112 | ) |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | | (5,463,603 | ) |
| | | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (5,409,383 | ) |
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* | | Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 54,220 | | | $ | 505,424 | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 15,933,509 | | | | 6,646,343 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (21,397,112 | ) | | | 8,023,383 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (5,409,383 | ) | | | 15,175,150 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (546,823 | ) | | | — | |
|
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (546,823 | ) | | | — | |
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Capital share transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 9,715,889 | | | | 12,543,804 | |
B-Class | | | 1,180,154 | | | | 2,379,823 | |
C-Class | | | 177,237 | | | | 266,313 | |
Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 502,041 | | | | — | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (22,520,161 | ) | | | (27,969,578 | ) |
B-Class | | | (2,775,354 | ) | | | (3,966,116 | ) |
C-Class | | | (716,944 | ) | | | (514,992 | ) |
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Net decrease from capital share transactions | | | (14,437,138 | ) | | | (17,260,746 | ) |
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Net decrease in net assets | | | (20,393,344 | ) | | | (2,085,596 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 183,346,489 | | | | 185,432,085 | |
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End of year | | $ | 162,953,145 | | | $ | 183,346,489 | |
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Undistributed net investment income at end of year | | $ | 13,084 | | | $ | 505,424 | |
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Capital share activity:1 | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 493,303 | | | | 736,887 | |
B-Class | | | 73,162 | | | | 171,540 | |
C-Class | | | 10,210 | | | | 17,562 | |
Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 26,342 | | | | — | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (1,144,274 | ) | | | (1,630,932 | ) |
B-Class | | | (172,978 | ) | | | (279,623 | ) |
C-Class | | | (40,853 | ) | | | (33,966 | ) |
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Net decrease in shares | | | (755,088 | ) | | | (1,018,532 | ) |
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1 | | The share activity for the year ended September 30, 2010 and the period October 1, 2010 through April 8, 2011 has been restated to reflect a 1:4 reverse share split effective April 8, 2011 — See Note 11. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
A-Class | | 2011d | | | 2010d | | | 2009d | | | 2008d | | | 2007d | |
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Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 17.56 | | | $ | 16.20 | | | $ | 17.04 | | | $ | 27.36 | | | $ | 27.40 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment incomea | | | .01 | | | | .04 | | | | .04 | | | | .04 | | | | — | b |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.74 | ) | | | 1.32 | | | | (.80 | ) | | | (6.44 | ) | | | 2.76 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | (.73 | ) | | | 1.36 | | | | (.76 | ) | | | (6.40 | ) | | | 2.76 | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (.04 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (3.88 | ) | | | (2.80 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | — | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | (.04 | ) | | | — | | | | (.08 | ) | | | (3.92 | ) | | | (2.80 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 16.79 | | | $ | 17.56 | | | $ | 16.20 | | | $ | 17.04 | | | $ | 27.36 | |
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Total Returnc | | | (4.11 | )% | | | 8.40 | % | | | (4.32 | )% | | | (26.12 | )% | | | 10.33 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 156,232 | | | $ | 174,371 | | | $ | 175,404 | | | $ | 205,908 | | | $ | 322,850 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.06 | % | | | 0.31 | % | | | 0.28 | % | | | 0.15 | % | | | 0.02 | % |
Total expenses | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.34 | % |
|
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 92 | % | | | 100 | % | | | 69 | % | | | 111 | % | | | 20 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
B-Class | | 2011d | | | 2010d | | | 2009d | | | 2008d | | | 2007d | |
|
Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 14.40 | | | $ | 13.36 | | | $ | 14.12 | | | $ | 23.56 | | | $ | 24.16 | |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment lossa | | | (.11 | ) | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.12 | ) | | | (.16 | ) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.60 | ) | | | 1.12 | | | | (.68 | ) | | | (5.40 | ) | | | 2.36 | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | (.71 | ) | | | 1.04 | | | | (.72 | ) | | | (5.52 | ) | | | 2.20 | |
|
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (3.88 | ) | | | (2.80 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | — | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.04 | ) | | | (3.92 | ) | | | (2.80 | ) |
|
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 13.69 | | | $ | 14.40 | | | $ | 13.36 | | | $ | 14.12 | | | $ | 23.56 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Returnc | | | (4.93 | )% | | | 7.78 | % | | | (4.96 | )% | | | (26.69 | )% | | | 9.33 | % |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 5,121 | | | $ | 6,817 | | | $ | 7,784 | | | $ | 10,621 | | | $ | 19,928 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.70 | )% | | | (0.48 | )% | | | (0.46 | )% | | | (0.61 | )% | | | (0.74 | )% |
Total expenses | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.17 | % | | | 2.24 | % | | | 2.11 | % | | | 2.09 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 92 | % | | | 100 | % | | | 69 | % | | | 111 | % | | | 20 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
C-Class | | 2011d | | | 2010d | | | 2009d | | | 2008d | | | 2007d | |
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Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 15.56 | | | $ | 14.48 | | | $ | 15.24 | | | $ | 25.12 | | | $ | 25.56 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment lossa | | | (.12 | ) | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.12 | ) | | | (.20 | ) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.63 | ) | | | 1.16 | | | | (.68 | ) | | | (5.84 | ) | | | 2.56 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | (.75 | ) | | | 1.08 | | | | (.72 | ) | | | (5.96 | ) | | | 2.36 | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (3.88 | ) | | | (2.80 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | — | |
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Total distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.04 | ) | | | (3.92 | ) | | | (2.80 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 14.81 | | | $ | 15.56 | | | $ | 14.48 | | | $ | 15.24 | | | $ | 25.12 | |
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Total Returnc | | | (4.82 | )% | | | 7.46 | % | | | (4.60 | )% | | | (26.79 | )% | | | 9.45 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 1,600 | | | $ | 2,158 | | | $ | 2,244 | | | $ | 2,915 | | | $ | 5,048 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.70 | )% | | | (0.44 | )% | | | (0.47 | )% | | | (0.60 | )% | | | (0.73 | )% |
Total expenses | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.18 | % | | | 2.24 | % | | | 2.11 | % | | | 2.09 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 92 | % | | | 100 | % | | | 69 | % | | | 111 | % | | | 20 | % |
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a | | Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
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b | | Net investment income is less than $0.01 per share. |
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c | | Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges and has not been annualized. |
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d | | Per share amounts for periods ended September 30, 2007 — September 30, 2010 and the period October 1, 2010 through April 8, 2011 have been restated to reflect 1:4 share split effective April 8, 2011. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
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Advised by: | |  |
To Our Shareholders:
For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—All Cap Value Fund returned -5.93%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 3000® Value Index, had a -2.22% return.
Our strategy is to select securities of small- to large-sized companies that appear undervalued by the overall market relative to assets, earnings, growth potential or cash flows. Our investment approach is a defined and disciplined process with three key philosophical tenets that drive our investment decisions: a valuation focus, a long-term investment horizon and an opportunistic approach.
Our investment process is fundamentally driven and quantitatively aided. We use proprietary screens to identify potential companies for investment and then perform rigorous fundamental analysis to identify the best ideas. Through this fundamental research, we determine an estimate of intrinsic value and a corresponding valuation target for each company. We construct the portfolio based on the level of conviction generated by the bottom-up analysis and the upside/downside profile associated with each company.
The portfolio’s performance was helped by being underweight the poorly performing Financials sector and good stock selection in a solidly performing Energy sector. However, these benefits were not enough to offset the effects of poor stock selection in Industrials and Information Technology. The portfolio’s Industrials and Technology holdings as a group lost 13% and 18%, respectively, compared with a loss of about 5% for the Industrials and Technology names in the Index. The portfolio also had nearly twice the allocation to Industrials as the Index.
The Energy sector has experienced some heavy selling pressure in recent months, but we have conviction in our holdings in this sector because of what we believe are reinvestment opportunities in excess of 50%. Most other segments in the market don’t have such attractive return profiles. Our process favors companies with average stability/profit visibility at the expense of more economically sensitive names, a stance which held back portfolio performance early in the period. However, we did shift slightly out of defensive names in Utilities, Health Care and Consumer Staples and began to invest in more cyclical names in the third quarter of 2011 to take advantage of opportunities where we saw value.
The Financials sector contributed most to the Fund’s return over the period. Although the portfolio was underweight Financials (an 18% weighting versus 27% for the Index), our holdings performed better than those in the Index.
Industrials and Information Technology detracted the most from the Fund’s return for the period. Security selection was a major factor in the two sectors’ relative underperformance.
The holdings contributing most to portfolio performance over the period were J.C. Penney & Company, Inc., which returned 32%; and Williams Companies, Inc., an Energy stock that returned 31%. The main detractors were two Technology positions—Computer Sciences Corp., which fell 40%, and Hewlett-Packard Co., which fell 46%.
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MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded) | | September 30, 2011 |
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Factors expected to affect markets going forward include the trend in corporate earnings, resolution to the European sovereign debt crisis and developments in the U.S. economic recovery as a result of the ongoing budget discussions. We expect the world macroeconomic situation to remain unsettled in the near future and are focused on searching for companies that are underpriced relative to their intrinsic value as determined through our systematic, bottom-up, fundamental-research analysis process.
Through periods of uncertainty, we believe holding companies that meet our investment criteria, and staying consistent with our philosophy and process, will benefit our investors over the long term.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
James Schier, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Mark A. Mitchell, CFA, Portfolio Manager
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of James Schier and Mark A. Mitchell as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
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1 | | Performance figures are based on A-Class shares and do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund expenses and, in the absence of such waivers, the performance quoted would be reduced. |
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, Fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date Fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
The Russell 3000 Value Index measures the performance of the broad value segment of the U.S. equity value universe. It includes those Russell 3000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
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ALL CAP VALUE FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Cumulative Fund Performance
The Russell 3000® Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the broad value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 3000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
Average Annual Returns*
Periods Ended 9/30/11
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| | 1 Year | | (10/03/08) |
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A-Class | | | -5.93 | % | | | 1.53 | % |
A-Class with sales charge† | | | -11.36 | % | | | -0.46 | % |
C-Class | | | -6.65 | % | | | 0.80 | % |
C-Class with CDSC†† | | | -7.53 | % | | | 0.80 | % |
Institutional Class | | | -5.72 | % | | | 1.79 | % |
Russell 3000 Value Index | | | -2.22 | % | | | 0.29 | % |
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure
as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
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Inception Dates: | | | | |
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A-Class | | October 3, 2008 |
C-Class | | October 3, 2008 |
Institutional Class | | October 3, 2008 |
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Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets) | | | |
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Equifax, Inc. | | | 3.7 | % |
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | | | 2.6 | % |
Western Union Co. | | | 2.6 | % |
Chevron Corp. | | | 2.5 | % |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 2.4 | % |
Edison International | | | 2.3 | % |
Time Warner, Inc. | | | 2.2 | % |
ConocoPhillips | | | 2.1 | % |
CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 2.1 | % |
Computer Sciences Corp. | | | 2.1 | % |
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Top Ten Total | | | 24.6 | % |
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“Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments.
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* | | The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The Russell 3000 Value Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return. |
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† | | Effective February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge decreased from 5.75% to 4.75%. A 5.75% maximum sales charge is used in the calculation of the 1 Year, 5 Year and 10 Year Average Annual Returns (based on subscriptions made prior to February 22, 2011), and a 4.75% maximum sales charge will be used to calculate performance for periods based on subscriptions made on or after February 22, 2011. |
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†† | | Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase. |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | September 30, 2011 |
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ALL CAP VALUE FUND | | |
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COMMON STOCKS† - 96.0% | | | | | | | | |
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Financials - 18.4% | | | | | | | | |
Aon Corp. | | | 1,334 | | | $ | 56,001 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class B* | | | 770 | | | | 54,701 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 1,872 | | | | 45,153 | |
U.S. Bancorp | | | 1,440 | | | | 33,898 | |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 1,050 | | | | 32,623 | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 914 | | | | 32,447 | |
WR Berkley Corp. | | | 1,066 | | | | 31,650 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 1,010 | | | | 30,421 | |
Allstate Corp. | | | 1,270 | | | | 30,086 | |
BB&T Corp. | | | 1,335 | | | | 28,476 | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | | | 1,330 | | | | 24,725 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 700 | | | | 22,512 | |
Alleghany Corp. | | | 53 | | | | 15,291 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 294 | | | | 13,509 | |
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. | | | 200 | | | | 9,704 | |
Fifth Street Finance Corp. | | | 990 | | | | 9,227 | |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 719 | | | | 9,174 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | 140 | | | | 8,932 | |
Old National Bancorp | | | 713 | | | | 6,645 | |
Investors Real Estate Trust | | | 900 | | | | 6,480 | |
Ocwen Financial Corp.* | | | 440 | | | | 5,812 | |
Associated Banc-Corp. | | | 544 | | | | 5,059 | |
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. | | | 130 | | | | 4,440 | |
First Marblehead Corp.* | | | 2,819 | | | | 2,875 | |
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Total Financials | | | | | | | 519,841 | |
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Industrials - 15.8% | | | | | | | | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 3,365 | | | | 103,440 | |
Republic Services, Inc. | | | 1,900 | | | | 53,314 | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 530 | | | | 37,291 | |
URS Corp.* | | | 1,000 | | | | 29,660 | |
Quanta Services, Inc.* | | | 1,340 | | | | 25,179 | |
Covanta Holding Corp. | | | 1,510 | | | | 22,937 | |
GeoEye, Inc.* | | | 720 | | | | 20,412 | |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 252 | | | | 15,909 | |
FedEx Corp. | | | 217 | | | | 14,687 | |
Orbital Sciences Corp.* | | | 1,095 | | | | 14,016 | |
FTI Consulting, Inc.* | | | 380 | | | | 13,988 | |
Trex Company, Inc.* | | | 829 | | | | 13,289 | |
General Cable Corp.* | | | 510 | | | | 11,908 | |
Navigant Consulting, Inc.* | | | 1,245 | | | | 11,541 | |
Insituform Technologies, Inc. — Class A* | | | 880 | | | | 10,190 | |
USG Corp.* | | | 1,454 | | | | 9,785 | |
Saia, Inc.* | | | 882 | | | | 9,279 | |
Force Protection, Inc.* | | | 2,321 | | | | 8,936 | |
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* | | | 175 | | | | 5,826 | |
DryShips, Inc.* | | | 2,120 | | | | 4,961 | |
ICF International, Inc.* | | | 199 | | | | 3,743 | |
Babcock & Wilcox Co.* | | | 150 | | | | 2,932 | |
United Stationers, Inc. | | | 94 | | | | 2,561 | |
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Total Industrials | | | | | | | 445,784 | |
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Energy - 14.7% | | | | | | | | |
Chevron Corp.1 | | | 760 | | | | 70,315 | |
ConocoPhillips | | | 960 | | | | 60,787 | |
Williams Companies, Inc. | | | 2,160 | | | | 52,574 | |
McDermott International, Inc.* | | | 4,638 | | | | 49,905 | |
Apache Corp. | | | 500 | | | | 40,120 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 1,069 | | | | 32,626 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | 859 | | | | 21,948 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp.* | | | 800 | | | | 19,344 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 190 | | | | 13,800 | |
Plains Exploration & Production Co.* | | | 600 | | | | 13,626 | |
SandRidge Energy, Inc.* | | | 1,744 | | | | 9,697 | |
Arch Coal, Inc. | | | 600 | | | | 8,748 | |
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.* | | | 713 | | | | 8,428 | |
Resolute Energy Corp.* | | | 700 | | | | 7,952 | |
USEC, Inc.* | | | 2,005 | | | | 3,228 | |
Ocean Rig UDW, Inc.* | | | 15 | | | | 233 | |
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Total Energy | | | | | | | 413,331 | |
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Information Technology - 13.1% | | | | | | | | |
Western Union Co. | | | 4,690 | | | | 71,710 | |
TE Connectivity Ltd. | | | 2,352 | | | | 66,185 | |
Computer Sciences Corp. | | | 2,243 | | | | 60,225 | |
IXYS Corp.* | | | 3,814 | | | | 41,496 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 40,274 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 1,290 | | | | 28,961 | |
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.* | | | 1,259 | | | | 23,178 | |
Cree, Inc.* | | | 470 | | | | 12,211 | |
Power-One, Inc.* | | | 2,092 | | | | 9,414 | |
Satyam Computer Services Ltd. ADR* | | | 3,215 | | | | 8,777 | |
Symmetricom, Inc.* | | | 1,825 | | | | 7,920 | |
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Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 370,351 | |
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Consumer Discretionary - 9.9% | | | | | | | | |
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | | | 3,759 | | | | 72,699 | |
Time Warner, Inc. | | | 2,087 | | | | 62,547 | |
Cabela’s, Inc.* | | | 1,679 | | | | 34,403 | |
Best Buy Company, Inc. | | | 800 | | | | 18,640 | |
Chico’s FAS, Inc. | | | 1,600 | | | | 18,288 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. | | | 400 | | | | 13,316 | |
Maidenform Brands, Inc.* | | | 537 | | | | 12,571 | |
Apollo Group, Inc. — Class A | | | 270 | | | | 10,695 | |
Scholastic Corp. | | | 300 | | | | 8,409 | |
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. | | | 1,063 | | | | 7,569 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc.* | | | 300 | | | | 7,503 | |
DeVry, Inc. | | | 140 | | | | 5,174 | |
Jack in the Box, Inc.* | | | 210 | | | | 4,183 | |
Fred’s, Inc. — Class A | | | 200 | | | | 2,132 | |
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Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 278,129 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded) | | September 30, 2011 |
ALL CAP VALUE FUND
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Health Care - 7.6% | | | | | | | | |
Aetna, Inc. | | | 1,449 | | | $ | 52,671 | |
Covidien plc | | | 1,038 | | | | 45,776 | |
Hospira, Inc.* | | | 619 | | | | 22,903 | |
Mednax, Inc.* | | | 324 | | | | 20,295 | |
Forest Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 630 | | | | 19,398 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 350 | | | | 16,142 | |
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.* | | | 244 | | | | 11,441 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc. — Class B | | | 210 | | | | 7,140 | |
Community Health Systems, Inc.* | | | 400 | | | | 6,656 | |
Hologic, Inc.* | | | 399 | | | | 6,069 | |
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 605 | | | | 5,215 | |
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Total Health Care | | | | | | | 213,706 | |
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Consumer Staples - 7.5% | | | | | | | | |
CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 1,808 | | | | 60,713 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 800 | | | | 41,520 | |
Kraft Foods, Inc. — Class A | | | 1,100 | | | | 36,938 | |
Bunge Ltd. | | | 425 | | | | 24,773 | |
JM Smucker Co. | | | 201 | | | | 14,651 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 528 | | | | 14,266 | |
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.* | | | 173 | | | | 13,271 | |
Beam, Inc.* | | | 100 | | | | 5,408 | |
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Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 211,540 | |
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Materials - 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
Dow Chemical Co. | | | 1,656 | | | | 37,194 | |
Bemis Company, Inc. | | | 1,194 | | | | 34,996 | |
Owens-Illinois, Inc.* | | | 1,070 | | | | 16,178 | |
Sonoco Products Co. | | | 521 | | | | 14,708 | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.* | | | 2,800 | | | | 14,280 | |
HB Fuller Co. | | | 352 | | | | 6,414 | |
Zoltek Companies, Inc.* | | | 794 | | | | 5,105 | |
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Total Materials | | | | | | | 128,875 | |
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Utilities - 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
Edison International | | | 1,680 | | | | 64,260 | |
Black Hills Corp. | | | 500 | | | | 15,320 | |
Great Plains Energy, Inc. | | | 497 | | | | 9,592 | |
Allete, Inc. | | | 180 | | | | 6,593 | |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 273 | | | | 5,239 | |
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Total Utilities | | | | | | | 101,004 | |
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Telecommunication Services - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Windstream Corp. | | | 1,982 | | | | 23,110 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,885,517) | | | | | | | 2,705,671 | |
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EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS† - 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
iShares S&P 500 Value Index Fund | | | 550 | | | | 28,369 | |
iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund | | | 500 | | | | 28,295 | |
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Total Exchange Traded Funds (Cost $66,134) | | | | | | | 56,664 | |
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Total Investments - 98.0% (Cost $2,951,651) | | | | | | $ | 2,762,335 | |
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OPTIONS WRITTEN† - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Put Options on: | | | | | | | | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | | | | | | |
Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $35.00 | | | 4 | | | | (1,356 | ) |
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Total Options Written (Premiums received $1,472) | | | | | | | (1,356 | ) |
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Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 2.0% | | | | | | | 57,350 | |
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Total Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 2,818,329 | |
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* | | Non-income producing security. |
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† | | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
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1 | | All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for open options written at September 30, 2011. |
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ALL CAP VALUE FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2011
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments, at value (cost $2,951,651) | | $ | 2,762,335 | |
Cash | | | 18,892 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 10,572 | |
Receivables: | | | | |
Securities sold | | | 75,673 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 14,630 | |
Investment advisor | | | 9,499 | |
Dividends | | | 4,413 | |
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Total assets | | | 2,896,014 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Options written, at value (premiums received $1,472) | | | 1,356 | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | 55,954 | |
Professional fees | | | 9,517 | |
Securities purchased | | | 3,545 | |
Management fees | | | 1,672 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 1,196 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 371 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 227 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 150 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 3,697 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 77,685 | |
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Net assets | | $ | 2,818,329 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | $ | 2,861,780 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 2,724 | |
Accumulated net realized gain on investments | | | 143,025 | |
Net unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (189,200 | ) |
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Net assets | | $ | 2,818,329 | |
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A-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,487,348 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 150,076 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.91 | |
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Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value divided by 95.25%) | | $ | 10.40 | |
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C-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,030,713 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 106,080 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.72 | |
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Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 300,268 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 30,225 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.93 | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
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Investment Income: | | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 51,628 | |
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Total investment income | | | 51,628 | |
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| | | | |
Expenses: | | | | |
Management fees | | | 22,771 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 5,049 | |
Distribution and service fees: | | | | |
A-Class | | | 4,447 | |
C-Class | | | 11,108 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 3,090 | |
Registration fees | | | 32,283 | |
Professional fees | | | 7,660 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 490 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 10,901 | |
| | | |
Total expenses | | | 97,799 | |
| | | |
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Less: | | | | |
Expenses waived by advisor | | | (49,063 | ) |
| | | |
Net expenses | | | 48,736 | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | 2,892 | |
| | | |
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain(Loss): | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 183,909 | |
Options written | | | 2,548 | |
| | | |
Net realized gain | | | 186,457 | |
| | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | (392,366 | ) |
Options written | | | (331 | ) |
| | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (392,697 | ) |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | | (206,240 | ) |
| | | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (203,348 | ) |
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* | | Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. |
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ALL CAP VALUE FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,892 | | | $ | 3,935 | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 186,457 | | | | 140,388 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (392,697 | ) | | | 54,786 | |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (203,348 | ) | | | 199,109 | |
|
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Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (2,929 | ) | | | (1,974 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (1,040 | ) | | | (1,736 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (89,465 | ) | | | — | |
C-Class | | | (51,878 | ) | | | — | |
Institutional Class | | | (18,694 | ) | | | — | |
|
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (164,006 | ) | | | (3,710 | ) |
|
| | | | | | | | |
Capital share transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 509,310 | | | | 1,353,803 | |
C-Class | | | 500,554 | | | | 464,106 | |
Institutional Class | | | 23,672 | | | | 43,200 | |
Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 92,394 | | | | 1,960 | |
C-Class | | | 51,833 | | | | — | |
Institutional Class | | | 19,734 | | | | 1,736 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (547,992 | ) | | | (1,209,690 | ) |
C-Class | | | (166,421 | ) | | | (128,033 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (25,872 | ) | | | (40,226 | ) |
|
Net increase from capital share transactions | | | 457,212 | | | | 486,856 | |
|
Net increase in net assets | | | 89,858 | | | | 682,255 | |
|
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 2,728,471 | | | | 2,046,216 | |
|
End of year | | $ | 2,818,329 | | | $ | 2,728,471 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income at end of year | | $ | 2,724 | | | $ | 3,801 | |
|
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Capital share activity: | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 44,039 | | | | 126,610 | |
C-Class | | | 42,478 | | | | 42,853 | |
Institutional Class | | | 1,966 | | | | 3,913 | |
Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 7,993 | | | | 186 | |
C-Class | | | 4,547 | | | | — | |
Institutional Class | | | 1,706 | | | | 165 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (46,034 | ) | | | (111,974 | ) |
C-Class | | | (14,749 | ) | | | (12,031 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (2,076 | ) | | | (3,913 | ) |
|
Net increase in shares | | | 39,870 | | | | 45,809 | |
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ALL CAP VALUE FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
A-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009a | |
|
Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 11.11 | | | $ | 10.21 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment incomeb | | | .04 | | | | .03 | | | | .04 | |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.61 | ) | | | .89 | | | | .17 | |
| | |
|
Total from investment operations | | | (.57 | ) | | | .92 | | | | .21 | |
|
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.02 | ) | | | (.02 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | (.61 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | (.63 | ) | | | (.02 | ) | | | — | |
|
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.91 | | | $ | 11.11 | | | $ | 10.21 | |
| | |
|
Total Returnc | | | (5.93 | )% | | | 8.97 | % | | | 2.10 | % |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 1,487 | | | $ | 1,601 | | | $ | 1,319 | |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.31 | % | | | 0.31 | % | | | 0.51 | % |
Total expenses | | | 2.78 | % | | | 3.71 | % | | | 6.75 | % |
Net expensesd | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.35 | % |
|
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 30 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 17 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
C-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009a | |
|
Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.97 | | | $ | 10.13 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment lossb | | | (.05 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.02 | ) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.59 | ) | | | .88 | | | | .15 | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | (.64 | ) | | | .84 | | | | .13 | |
|
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (.61 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | (.61 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
|
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.72 | | | $ | 10.97 | | | $ | 10.13 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Returnc | | | (6.65 | )% | | | 8.29 | % | | | 1.30 | % |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 1,031 | | | $ | 809 | | | $ | 436 | |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.42 | )% | | | (0.41 | )% | | | (0.18 | )% |
Total expenses | | | 3.52 | % | | | 4.47 | % | | | 8.89 | % |
Net expensesd | | | 2.02 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 2.10 | % |
|
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 30 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 17 | % |
| | |
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ALL CAP VALUE FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
Institutional Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009a | |
|
Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 11.12 | | | $ | 10.24 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment incomeb | | | .07 | | | | .06 | | | | .07 | |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.62 | ) | | | .88 | | | | .17 | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | (.55 | ) | | | .94 | | | | .24 | |
|
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.03 | ) | | | (.06 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | (.61 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | (.64 | ) | | | (.06 | ) | | | — | |
|
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.93 | | | $ | 11.12 | | | $ | 10.24 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Returnc | | | (5.72 | %) | | | 9.22 | % | | | 2.40 | % |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 300 | | | $ | 318 | | | $ | 291 | |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.56 | % | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.81 | % |
Total expenses | | | 2.53 | % | | | 3.48 | % | | | 8.19 | % |
Net expensesd | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.10 | % |
|
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 30 | % | | | 55 | % | | | 17 | % |
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a | | Since commencement of operations: October 3, 2008. Percentage amounts for the period, except total return and portfolio turnover rate, have been annualized. |
|
b | | Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
|
c | | Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges and has not been annualized. |
|
d | | Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable. |
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
Advised by:

To Our Shareholders:
For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—Mid Cap Value Fund returned -7.98%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2500® Value Index, had a -4.70% return.
Our strategy is to select securities of small- to medium-sized companies that appear undervalued by the overall market relative to assets, earnings, growth potential or cash flows. Our investment approach is a defined and disciplined process with three key philosophical tenets that drive our investment decisions: a valuation focus, a long-term investment horizon and an opportunistic approach.
Our investment process is fundamentally driven and quantitatively aided. We use proprietary screens to identify potential companies for investment and then perform rigorous fundamental analysis to identify the best ideas. Through this fundamental research, we determine an estimate of intrinsic value and a corresponding valuation target for each company. We construct the portfolio based on the level of conviction generated by the bottom-up analysis and the upside/downside profile associated with each company.
The portfolio’s performance was helped by good stock selection in the Consumer Staples and an underweight in the Financials sector—the two sectors that contributed the most to portfolio return for the period. However, these benefits were not enough to offset poor stock selection in Industrials and Materials, the sectors that detracted most from return. The situation in Industrials was exacerbated by having an overweight (21% for the portfolio against 12% for the Index).
Our process favors companies with average stability/profit visibility at the expense of more economically sensitive names, a stance which held back portfolio performance early in the period. However, we did shift slightly out of defensive names in Utilities, Health Care and Consumer Staples and began to invest in more cyclical names in the third quarter of 2011 to take advantage of opportunities where we saw value. We continue to believe that some of the best value investment opportunities lie in energy, insurance and infrastructure-related investments.
The holdings contributing most to portfolio performance over the period were Global Industries Ltd., an Energy holding which returned 44%, and RehabCare Group, Inc., a Health Care holding that returned 86%. The main detractors were Computer Sciences Corp., which fell 40%, and Owens-Illinois, Inc., which fell 50%.
Factors expected to affect markets going forward include the trend in corporate earnings, resolution to the European sovereign debt crisis and developments in the U.S. economic recovery as a result of the ongoing budget discussions. We expect the world macroeconomic situation to remain unsettled in the near future and are focused on searching for companies that are underpriced relative to their intrinsic value as determined through our systematic, bottom-up, fundamental research analysis process.
Through periods of uncertainty, we believe holding companies that meet our investment criteria, and staying consistent with our philosophy and process, will benefit our investors over the long term.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
James Schier, CFA, Portfolio Manager
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded)
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of James Schier as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
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1 | | Performance figures are based on A-Class shares and do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund expenses and, in the absence of such waivers, the performance quoted would be reduced. |
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, Fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date Fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Russell 2500 Value Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
MID CAP VALUE FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Cumulative Fund Performance
The Russell 2500® Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of small-to-mid cap U.S. companies with greater-than-average value orientation.
Average Annual Returns*
Periods Ended 9/30/11
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1 Year | | | 5 Year | | | 10 Year | |
|
A-Class | | | -7.98 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 10.31 | % |
A-Class with sales charge† | | | -13.26 | % | | | 0.41 | % | | | 9.66 | % |
B-Class | | | -8.66 | % | | | 0.85 | % | | | 9.62 | % |
B-Class with CDSC†† | | | -13.23 | % | | | 0.59 | % | | | 9.62 | % |
C-Class | | | -8.68 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 9.46 | % |
C-Class with CDSC††† | | | -9.59 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 9.46 | % |
Russell 2500 Value Index | | | -4.70 | % | | | -1.69 | % | | | 7.24 | % |
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as
% of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
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Inception Dates: | | | | |
A-Class | | May 1, 1997 |
B-Class | | May 1, 1997 |
C-Class | | January 29, 1999 |
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Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets) | | | | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 3.7 | % |
Computer Sciences Corp. | | | 3.0 | % |
Cabela’s, Inc. | | | 2.8 | % |
Bemis Company, Inc. | | | 2.6 | % |
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. | | | 2.5 | % |
WR Berkley Corp. | | | 2.4 | % |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 2.4 | % |
Covanta Holding Corp. | | | 2.3 | % |
Gulfport Energy Corp. | | | 2.2 | % |
IXYS Corp. | | | 2.1 | % |
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Top Ten Total | | | 26.0 | % |
|
“Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments.
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* | | The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The Russell 2500 Value Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return. |
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† | | Effective February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge decreased from 5.75% to 4.75%. A 5.75% maximum sales charge is used in the calculation of the 1 Year, 5 Year and 10 Year Average Annual Returns (based on subscriptions made prior to February 22, 2011), and a 4.75% maximum sales charge will be used to calculate performance for periods based on subscriptions made on or after February 22, 2011. |
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†† | | Fund returns include a CDSC of up to 5% if redeemed within 5 years of purchase. |
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††† | | Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase. |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | September 30, 2011 |
MID CAP VALUE FUND
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS† - 97.9% | | | | | | | | |
Financials - 19.8% | | | | | | | | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 1,256,910 | | | $ | 44,620,305 | |
WR Berkley Corp. | | | 956,310 | | | | 28,392,844 | |
American Financial Group, Inc.1 | | | 903,700 | | | | 28,077,959 | |
Alleghany Corp. | | | 70,600 | | | | 20,368,100 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 387,754 | | | | 17,817,296 | |
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. | | | 246,700 | | | | 11,969,884 | |
Fifth Street Finance Corp. | | | 1,263,932 | | | | 11,779,846 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | 177,000 | | | | 11,292,600 | |
Old National Bancorp | | | 1,015,822 | | | | 9,467,461 | |
Ocwen Financial Corp.* | | | 670,930 | | | | 8,862,985 | |
Lexington Realty Trust | | | 1,207,800 | | | | 7,899,012 | |
Associated Banc-Corp. | | | 731,277 | | | | 6,800,876 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 189,600 | | | | 6,632,208 | |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 486,300 | | | | 6,205,188 | |
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. | | | 177,930 | | | | 6,076,310 | |
Investors Real Estate Trust | | | 674,800 | | | | 4,858,560 | |
Redwood Trust, Inc. | | | 287,727 | | | | 3,213,911 | |
First Marblehead Corp.* | | | 1,117,473 | | | | 1,139,822 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Financials | | | | | | | 235,475,167 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrials - 19.0% | | | | | | | | |
Covanta Holding Corp. | | | 1,789,150 | | | | 27,177,189 | |
GeoEye, Inc.* | | | 864,390 | | | | 24,505,456 | |
Quanta Services, Inc.* | | | 1,067,600 | | | | 20,060,204 | |
FTI Consulting, Inc.* | | | 525,210 | | | | 19,332,980 | |
Navigant Consulting, Inc.* | | | 1,757,030 | | | | 16,287,668 | |
General Cable Corp.* | | | 595,200 | | | | 13,897,920 | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 440,000 | | | | 13,525,600 | |
Orbital Sciences Corp.* | | | 1,022,080 | | | | 13,082,624 | |
Insituform Technologies, Inc. — Class A* | | | 913,100 | | | | 10,573,698 | |
URS Corp.* | | | 338,300 | | | | 10,033,978 | |
Babcock & Wilcox Co.* | | | 470,650 | | | | 9,201,208 | |
ICF International, Inc.* | | | 437,700 | | | | 8,233,137 | |
Force Protection, Inc.* | | | 2,066,525 | | | | 7,956,121 | |
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* | | | 221,411 | | | | 7,370,772 | |
DryShips, Inc.* | | | 2,864,340 | | | | 6,702,556 | |
Trex Company, Inc.* | | | 379,900 | | | | 6,089,797 | |
Saia, Inc.* | | | 578,560 | | | | 6,086,451 | |
United Stationers, Inc. | | | 178,902 | | | | 4,875,080 | |
Thermoenergy Corp.* | | | 2,701,839 | | | | 513,349 | |
UQM Technologies, Inc.* | | | 167,541 | | | | 279,793 | |
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Total Industrials | | | | | | | 225,785,581 | |
| | | | | | | |
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Consumer Discretionary - 12.9% | | | | | | | | |
Cabela’s, Inc.* | | | 1,617,193 | | | | 33,136,285 | |
Chico’s FAS, Inc.1 | | | 2,006,100 | | | | 22,929,723 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. | | | 483,700 | | | | 16,102,373 | |
Maidenform Brands, Inc.* | | | 655,900 | | | | 15,354,619 | |
Apollo Group, Inc. — Class A | | | 356,000 | | | | 14,101,160 | |
Scholastic Corp. | | | 386,600 | | | | 10,836,398 | |
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. | | | 1,369,435 | | | | 9,750,377 | |
Jack in the Box, Inc.* | | | 443,700 | | | | 8,838,504 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc.* | | | 333,580 | | | | 8,342,836 | |
DeVry, Inc. | | | 162,480 | | | | 6,005,261 | |
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.* | | | 2,024,310 | | | | 5,101,261 | |
Fred’s, Inc. — Class A | | | 242,534 | | | | 2,585,412 | |
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Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 153,084,209 | |
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Information Technology - 11.6% | | | | | | | | |
Computer Sciences Corp. | | | 1,317,120 | | | | 35,364,672 | |
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.*,2 | | | 1,617,554 | | | | 29,779,169 | |
IXYS Corp.*,2 | | | 2,336,630 | | | | 25,422,534 | |
Cree, Inc.* | | | 629,640 | | | | 16,358,047 | |
Satyam Computer Services Ltd. ADR* | | | 4,289,620 | | | | 11,710,663 | |
Power-One, Inc.* | | | 2,509,259 | | | | 11,291,666 | |
Symmetricom, Inc.* | | | 1,861,970 | | | | 8,080,950 | |
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Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 138,007,701 | |
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Energy - 8.2% | | | | | | | | |
Gulfport Energy Corp.* | | | 1,101,077 | | | | 26,624,042 | |
Plains Exploration & Production Co.* | | | 701,740 | | | | 15,936,516 | |
SandRidge Energy, Inc.* | | | 2,862,970 | | | | 15,918,113 | |
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.* | | | 1,075,129 | | | | 12,708,025 | |
Resolute Energy Corp.* | | | 917,600 | | | | 10,423,936 | |
McDermott International, Inc.* | | | 714,400 | | | | 7,686,944 | |
USEC, Inc.* | | | 2,743,730 | | | | 4,417,405 | |
Arch Coal, Inc. | | | 253,500 | | | | 3,696,030 | |
Ocean Rig UDW, Inc.* | | | 20,812 | | | | 315,306 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Energy | | | | | | | 97,726,317 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Materials - 7.8% | | | | | | | | |
Bemis Company, Inc. | | | 1,060,180 | | | | 31,073,876 | |
Owens-Illinois, Inc.* | | | 1,313,740 | | | | 19,863,749 | |
Sonoco Products Co. | | | 527,200 | | | | 14,882,856 | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.* | | | 2,079,300 | | | | 10,604,430 | |
HB Fuller Co. | | | 486,504 | | | | 8,864,103 | |
Landec Corp.* | | | 911,716 | | | | 4,850,329 | |
Zoltek Companies, Inc.* | | | 519,596 | | | | 3,341,002 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Materials | | | | | | | 93,480,345 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Utilities - 6.7% | | | | | | | | |
Great Plains Energy, Inc. | | | 953,117 | | | | 18,395,158 | |
Black Hills Corp. | | | 501,860 | | | | 15,376,990 | |
NorthWestern Corp. | | | 373,456 | | | | 11,928,185 | |
UGI Corp. | | | 386,242 | | | | 10,146,577 | |
American Water Works Company, Inc. | | | 322,720 | | | | 9,739,690 | |
Allete, Inc. | | | 234,600 | | | | 8,593,398 | |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 305,768 | | | | 5,867,688 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | 80,047,686 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded) | | September 30, 2011 |
MID CAP VALUE FUND
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Consumer Staples - 6.0% | | | | | | | | |
JM Smucker Co. | | | 267,030 | | | $ | 19,463,817 | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 701,840 | | | | 18,963,717 | |
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.* | | | 226,316 | | | | 17,360,700 | |
Bunge Ltd.1 | | | 160,890 | | | | 9,378,278 | |
Beam, Inc.* | | | 121,500 | | | | 6,570,720 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 71,737,232 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care - 5.9% | | | | | | | | |
Mednax, Inc.* | | | 347,641 | | | | 21,776,232 | |
Forest Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 390,780 | | | | 12,032,116 | |
Hologic, Inc.* | | | 737,801 | | | | 11,221,953 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc. — Class B | | | 261,940 | | | | 8,905,960 | |
Community Health Systems, Inc.* | | | 530,250 | | | | 8,823,360 | |
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 811,136 | | | | 6,991,993 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | 69,751,614 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,211,519,124) | | | | | | | 1,165,095,852 | |
| | | | | | | |
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CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK†† - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Thermoenergy Corp.*,3 | | | 858,334 | | | | 476,204 | |
| | | | | | | |
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Total Convertible Preferred Stock (Cost $819,654) | | | | | | | 476,204 | |
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WARRANTS†† - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Thermoenergy Corp. $0.30, 07/31/153 | | | 13,733,344 | | | | 558,947 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Warrants (Cost $1,240,348) | | | | | | | 558,947 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS† - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
iShares Russell Midcap Value Index Fund | | | 180,000 | | | | 6,940,800 | |
iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund | | | 79,860 | | | | 4,554,416 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Exchange Traded Funds (Cost $10,935,558) | | | | | | | 11,495,216 | |
| | | | | | | |
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| | Face | | | | | |
| | Amount | | | | | | |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS†† - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Energy - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
USEC, Inc. 3.00% due 10/01/14 $13,600,000 | | | 7,174,000 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Face | | | | |
| | Amount | | | Value | |
Industrials - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
DryShips, Inc. 5.00% due 12/01/14 | | $ | 9,425,000 | | | $ | 5,808,156 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $19,511,906) | | | | | | | 12,982,156 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments - 100.0% (Cost $1,244,026,590) | | | | | | $ | 1,190,608,375 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Contracts | | | | | |
OPTIONS WRITTEN† - (0.3)% | | | | | | | | |
Call Options on: | | | | | | | | |
Chico’s FAS, Inc. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $15.00 | | | 1,239 | | | | (30,975 | ) |
Bunge Ltd. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $62.50 | | | 972 | | | | (320,760 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Total Call Options | | | | | | | (351,735 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
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Put Options on: | | | | | | | | |
Chico’s FAS, Inc. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $12.50 | | | 1,487 | | | | (312,270 | ) |
SandRidge Energy, Inc. Expiring December 2011 with strike price of $7.00 | | | 2,012 | | | | (380,268 | ) |
Gulfport Energy Corp. Expiring October 2011 with strike price of $25.00 | | | 2,001 | | | | (400,200 | ) |
Northern Trust Corp. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $35.00 | | | 1,740 | | | | (589,860 | ) |
Bunge Ltd. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $60.00 | | | 1,012 | | | | (647,680 | ) |
McDermott International, Inc Expiring November 2011 with strike price of $13.00 | | | 4,925 | | | | (1,329,750 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
|
Total Put Options | | | | | | | (3,660,028 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Total Options Written (Premiums received $3,146,202) | | | | | | | (4,011,763 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
|
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 0.3% | | | | | | | 3,575,474 | |
| | | | | | | |
|
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 1,190,172,086 | |
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* | | Non-income producing security. |
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† | | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
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†† | | Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 4. |
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1 | | All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for open options written at September 30, 2011. |
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2 | | Affiliated issuers — See Note 8. |
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3 | | PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) — Stock issued by a company in the secondary market as a means of raising capital more quickly and less expensively than through registration of a secondary public offering. |
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| | ADR — American Depositary Receipt |
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MID CAP VALUE FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2011
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $1,205,095,386) | | $ | 1,135,406,672 | |
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $38,931,204) | | | 55,201,703 | |
Cash | | | 7,988,668 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 90,356 | |
Receivables: | | | | |
Securities sold | | | 1,677,718 | |
Dividends | | | 1,063,929 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 925,739 | |
Interest | | | 360,984 | |
| | | |
Total assets | | | 1,202,715,769 | |
| | | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Options written, at value (premiums received $3,146,202) | | | 4,011,763 | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Securities purchased | | | 3,554,414 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | 2,965,494 | |
Management fees | | | 822,746 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 402,897 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 99,007 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 96,041 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 9,130 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 582,191 | |
| | | |
Total liabilities | | | 12,543,683 | |
| | | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,190,172,086 | |
| | | |
|
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | $ | 1,236,560,361 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | — | |
Accumulated net realized gain on investments | | | 7,895,501 | |
Net unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (54,283,776 | ) |
| | | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,190,172,086 | |
| | | |
|
A-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 973,467,195 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 35,881,053 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 27.13 | |
| | | |
Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value divided by 95.25%) | | $ | 28.48 | |
| | | |
|
B-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 27,960,158 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 1,216,371 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 22.99 | |
| | | |
|
C-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 188,744,733 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 7,969,549 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 23.68 | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
| | | | |
|
Investment Income: | | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 16,970,819 | |
Interest | | | 722,109 | |
| | | |
Total investment income | | | 17,692,928 | |
| | | |
| | | | |
Expenses: | | | | |
Management fees | | | 11,395,603 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 2,136,068 | |
Distribution and service fees: | | | | |
A-Class | | | 2,968,461 | |
B-Class | | | 400,840 | |
C-Class | | | 2,252,788 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 1,380,091 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 117,539 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 482,046 | |
| | | |
Total expenses | | | 21,133,436 | |
| | | |
Net investment loss | | | (3,440,508 | ) |
| | | |
| | | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers | | | 93,505,286 | |
Investments in affiliated issuers | | | 756,394 | |
Options written | | | 2,010,007 | |
| | | |
Net realized gain | | | 96,271,687 | |
| | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers | | | (209,339,144 | ) |
Investments in affiliated issuers | | | 8,748,239 | |
Options written | | | (1,503,487 | ) |
| | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (202,094,392 | ) |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | | (105,822,705 | ) |
| | | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (109,263,213 | ) |
| | | |
| | |
* | | Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. |
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MID CAP VALUE FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
|
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (3,440,508 | ) | | $ | 2,637,672 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 96,271,687 | | | | (2,816,034 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (202,094,392 | ) | | | 120,886,412 | |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (109,263,213 | ) | | | 120,708,050 | |
|
| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (2,703,664 | ) | | | (1,178,918 | ) |
|
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (2,703,664 | ) | | | (1,178,918 | ) |
|
| | | | | | | | |
Capital share transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 324,475,268 | | | | 525,044,189 | |
B-Class | | | 1,151,877 | | | | 2,160,769 | |
C-Class | | | 50,436,018 | | | | 60,822,739 | |
Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 2,286,331 | | | | 1,064,396 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (319,562,384 | ) | | | (349,397,686 | ) |
B-Class | | | (13,883,753 | ) | | | (23,155,998 | ) |
C-Class | | | (35,726,724 | ) | | | (22,330,336 | ) |
|
Net increase from capital share transactions | | | 9,176,633 | | | | 194,208,073 | |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (102,790,244 | ) | | | 313,737,205 | |
|
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 1,292,962,330 | | | | 979,225,125 | |
|
End of year | | $ | 1,190,172,086 | | | $ | 1,292,962,330 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income at end of year | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,564,377 | |
|
| | | | | | | | |
Capital share activity: | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 9,983,874 | | | | 18,798,275 | |
B-Class | | | 41,607 | | | | 92,317 | |
C-Class | | | 1,764,740 | | | | 2,460,598 | |
Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 71,136 | | | | 38,861 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (9,926,468 | ) | | | (12,495,803 | ) |
B-Class | | | (506,587 | ) | | | (966,968 | ) |
C-Class | | | (1,274,995 | ) | | | (908,686 | ) |
|
Net increase in shares | | | 153,307 | | | | 7,018,594 | |
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MID CAP VALUE FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
A-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
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Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 29.55 | | | $ | 26.58 | | | $ | 28.41 | | | $ | 40.79 | | | $ | 38.27 | |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)a | | | (.03 | ) | | | .11 | | | | .08 | | | | .25 | | | | .25 | |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (2.31 | ) | | | 2.90 | | | | .82 | | | | (4.77 | ) | | | 4.59 | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | (2.34 | ) | | | 3.01 | | | | .90 | | | | (4.52 | ) | | | 4.84 | |
|
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.14 | ) | | | (.14 | ) | | | (.23 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2.59 | ) | | | (7.72 | ) | | | (2.09 | ) |
| | |
Total distributions | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (2.73 | ) | | | (7.86 | ) | | | (2.32 | ) |
|
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 27.13 | | | $ | 29.55 | | | $ | 26.58 | | | $ | 28.41 | | | $ | 40.79 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Returnb | | | (7.98 | )% | | | 11.32 | % | | | 6.90 | % | | | (12.48 | )% | | | 12.96 | % |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 973,467 | | | $ | 1,056,655 | | | $ | 781,883 | | | $ | 656,044 | | | $ | 687,484 | |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.10 | )% | | | 0.38 | % | | | 0.40 | % | | | 0.79 | % | | | 0.61 | % |
Total expenses | | | 1.32 | % | | | 1.37 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.37 | % | | | 1.32 | % |
|
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 28 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 31 | % | | | 68 | % | | | 44 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
B-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
|
Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 25.17 | | | $ | 22.78 | | | $ | 24.83 | | | $ | 36.78 | | | $ | 34.76 | |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment lossa | | | (.24 | ) | | | (.09 | ) | | | (.06 | ) | | | (— | )c | | | (.04 | ) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (1.94 | ) | | | 2.48 | | | | .60 | | | | (4.23 | ) | | | 4.15 | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | (2.18 | ) | | | 2.39 | | | | .54 | | | | (4.23 | ) | | | 4.11 | |
|
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2.59 | ) | | | (7.72 | ) | | | (2.09 | ) |
| | |
Total distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2.59 | ) | | | (7.72 | ) | | | (2.09 | ) |
|
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 22.99 | | | $ | 25.17 | | | $ | 22.78 | | | $ | 24.83 | | | $ | 36.78 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Returnb | | | (8.66 | )% | | | 10.49 | % | | | 6.17 | % | | | (13.14 | )% | | | 12.10 | % |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 27,960 | | | $ | 42,321 | | | $ | 58,221 | | | $ | 66,641 | | | $ | 106,179 | |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.86 | )% | | | (0.40 | )% | | | (0.34 | )% | | | (0.01 | )% | | | (0.10 | )% |
Total expenses | | | 2.07 | % | | | 2.12 | % | | | 2.23 | % | | | 2.12 | % | | | 2.07 | % |
|
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 28 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 31 | % | | | 68 | % | | | 44 | % |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | the RYDEX | SGI equity funds annual report | 31 |
MID CAP VALUE FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
C-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
|
Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 25.93 | | | $ | 23.47 | | | $ | 25.49 | | | $ | 37.54 | | | $ | 35.43 | |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment lossa | | | (.24 | ) | | | (.09 | ) | | | (.07 | ) | | | (— | )c | | | (.05 | ) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (2.01 | ) | | | 2.55 | | | | .64 | | | | (4.33 | ) | | | 4.25 | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | (2.25 | ) | | | 2.46 | | | | .57 | | | | (4.33 | ) | | | 4.20 | |
|
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2.59 | ) | | | (7.72 | ) | | | (2.09 | ) |
| | |
Total distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2.59 | ) | | | (7.72 | ) | | | (2.09 | ) |
|
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 23.68 | | | $ | 25.93 | | | $ | 23.47 | | | $ | 25.49 | | | $ | 37.54 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Returnb | | | (8.68 | %) | | | 10.48 | % | | | 6.13 | % | | | (13.15 | %) | | | 12.13 | % |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 188,745 | | | $ | 193,986 | | | $ | 139,121 | | | $ | 113,192 | | | $ | 176,746 | |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.85 | %) | | | (0.37 | %) | | | (0.35 | %) | | | (0.01 | %) | | | (0.12 | %) |
Total expenses | | | 2.07 | % | | | 2.12 | % | | | 2.22 | % | | | 2.12 | % | | | 2.07 | % |
|
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 28 | % | | | 23 | % | | | 31 | % | | | 68 | % | | | 44 | % |
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a | | Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
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b | | Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges and has not been annualized. |
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c | | Net investment loss is less than $0.01 per share. |
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
Advised by:

To Our Shareholders:
For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund returned -8.05%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2500® Value Index, had a -4.70% return.
Our strategy is to select securities of small- to medium-sized companies that appear undervalued by the overall market relative to assets, earnings, growth potential or cash flows. Our investment approach is a defined and disciplined process with three key philosophical tenets that drive our investment decisions: a valuation focus, a long-term investment horizon and an opportunistic approach.
Our investment process is fundamentally driven and quantitatively aided. We use proprietary screens to identify potential companies for investment and then perform rigorous fundamental analysis to identify the best ideas. Through this fundamental research, we determine an estimate of intrinsic value and a corresponding valuation target for each company. We construct the portfolio based on the level of conviction generated by the bottom-up analysis and the upside/downside profile associated with each company.
The portfolio’s performance was helped by good stock selection in the Consumer Staples and an underweight in the Financials sector—the two sectors that contributed the most to portfolio return for the period. However, these benefits were not enough to offset poor stock selection in Industrials and Materials, the sectors that detracted most from return. The situation in Industrials was exacerbated by having an overweight (21% for the portfolio against 12% for the Index).
Our process favors companies with average stability/profit visibility at the expense of more economically sensitive names, a stance which held back portfolio performance early in the period. However, we did shift slightly out of defensive names in Utilities, Health Care and Consumer Staples and began to invest in more cyclical names in the third quarter of 2011 to take advantage of opportunities where we saw value. We continue to believe that some of the best value investment opportunities lie in energy, insurance and infrastructure-related investments.
The holdings contributing most to portfolio performance over the period were Global Industries Ltd., an Energy holding which returned 44%, and RehabCare Group, Inc., a Health Care holding that returned 86%. The main detractors were Computer Sciences Corp., which fell 40%, and Owens-Illinois, Inc., which fell 50%.
Factors expected to affect markets going forward include the trend in corporate earnings, resolution to the European sovereign debt crisis and developments in the U.S. economic recovery as a result of the ongoing budget discussions. We expect the world macroeconomic situation to remain unsettled in the near future and are focused on searching for companies that are underpriced relative to their intrinsic value as determined through our systematic, bottom-up, fundamental research analysis process.
Through periods of uncertainty, we believe holding companies that meet our investment criteria, and staying consistent with our philosophy and process, will benefit our investors over the long term.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
James Schier, CFA, Portfolio Manager
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded)
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of James Schier as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
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1 | | Performance figures do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund expenses and, in the absence of such waivers, the performance quoted would be reduced. |
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, Fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date Fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Russell 2500 Value Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2500 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
MID CAP VALUE INSTITUTIONAL FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Cumulative Fund Performance
The Russell 2500®Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of small-to-mid cap U.S. companies with greater-than-average value orientation.
Average Annual Returns*
Periods Ended 9/30/2011
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| | 1 Year | | | (07/11/08) | |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | -8.05 | % | | | 4.59 | % |
Russell 2500 Value Index | | | -4.70 | % | | | 0.84 | % |
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as
% of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Inception Date:
July 11, 2008
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Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets) | | | | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 3.8 | % |
Computer Sciences Corp. | | | 3.1 | % |
Cabela’s, Inc. | | | 2.8 | % |
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. | | | 2.6 | % |
Bemis Company, Inc. | | | 2.5 | % |
WR Berkley Corp. | | | 2.4 | % |
American Financial Group, Inc. | | | 2.3 | % |
Covanta Holding Corp. | | | 2.3 | % |
Gulfport Energy Corp. | | | 2.2 | % |
IXYS Corp. | | | 2.2 | % |
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Top Ten Total | | | 26.2 | % |
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| | “ Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments. |
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* | | The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The Russell 2500 Value Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return. |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | September 30, 2011 |
MID CAP VALUE INSTITUTIONAL FUND
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COMMON STOCKS† - 97.5% | | | | | | | | |
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Financials - 20.1% | | | | | | | | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 502,891 | | | $ | 17,852,630 | |
WR Berkley Corp. | | | 383,810 | | | | 11,395,319 | |
American Financial Group, Inc.1 | | | 353,570 | | | | 10,985,420 | |
Alleghany Corp. | | | 28,808 | | | | 8,311,108 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 151,923 | | | | 6,980,862 | |
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. | | | 104,200 | | | | 5,055,784 | |
Fifth Street Finance Corp. | | | 502,507 | | | | 4,683,365 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | 73,300 | | | | 4,676,540 | |
Old National Bancorp | | | 393,845 | | | | 3,670,635 | |
Ocwen Financial Corp.* | | | 260,360 | | | | 3,439,356 | |
Lexington Realty Trust | | | 481,300 | | | | 3,147,702 | |
Associated Banc-Corp. | | | 292,352 | | | | 2,718,874 | |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 205,900 | | | | 2,627,284 | |
Northern Trust Corp. | | | 74,460 | | | | 2,604,611 | |
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. | | | 74,550 | | | | 2,545,882 | |
Investors Real Estate Trust | | | 245,000 | | | | 1,764,000 | |
Redwood Trust, Inc. | | | 125,600 | | | | 1,402,952 | |
First Marblehead Corp.* | | | 557,384 | | | | 568,532 | |
Bimini Capital Management, Inc. — Class A | | | 445,113 | | | | 269,293 | |
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Total Financials | | | | | | | 94,700,149 | |
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Industrials - 19.5% | | | | | | | | |
Covanta Holding Corp. | | | 710,040 | | | | 10,785,508 | |
GeoEye, Inc.* | | | 353,900 | | | | 10,033,065 | |
Quanta Services, Inc.* | | | 443,200 | | | | 8,327,728 | |
FTI Consulting, Inc.* | | | 213,600 | | | | 7,862,616 | |
Navigant Consulting, Inc.* | | | 692,070 | | | | 6,415,489 | |
General Cable Corp.* | | | 243,600 | | | | 5,688,060 | |
Equifax, Inc. | | | 181,500 | | | | 5,579,310 | |
Orbital Sciences Corp.* | | | 397,788 | | | | 5,091,686 | |
Insituform Technologies, Inc. — Class A* | | | 386,640 | | | | 4,477,291 | |
URS Corp.* | | | 148,040 | | | | 4,390,866 | |
Babcock & Wilcox Co.* | | | 196,600 | | | | 3,843,530 | |
Force Protection, Inc.* | | | 913,803 | | | | 3,518,142 | |
ICF International, Inc.* | | | 178,910 | | | | 3,365,297 | |
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* | | | 86,961 | | | | 2,894,932 | |
DryShips, Inc.* | | | 1,199,870 | | | | 2,807,696 | |
Trex Company, Inc.* | | | 151,200 | | | | 2,423,736 | |
Saia, Inc.* | | | 219,570 | | | | 2,309,876 | |
United Stationers, Inc. | | | 78,556 | | | | 2,140,651 | |
UQM Technologies, Inc.* | | | 67,422 | | | | 112,595 | |
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Total Industrials | | | | | | | 92,068,074 | |
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Consumer Discretionary - 13.1% | | | | | | | | |
Cabela’s, Inc.* | | | 647,661 | | | | 13,270,574 | |
Chico’s FAS, Inc.1 | | | 789,170 | | | | 9,020,213 | |
Maidenform Brands, Inc.* | | | 272,717 | | | | 6,384,305 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. | | | 189,760 | | | | 6,317,110 | |
Apollo Group, Inc. — Class A | | | 149,690 | | | | 5,929,221 | |
Scholastic Corp. | | | 157,600 | | | | 4,417,528 | |
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. | | | 574,257 | | | | 4,088,710 | |
Jack in the Box, Inc.* | | | 183,130 | | | | 3,647,950 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc.* | | | 140,160 | | | | 3,505,402 | |
DeVry, Inc. | | | 66,060 | | | | 2,441,578 | |
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.* | | | 824,826 | | | | 2,078,561 | |
Fred’s, Inc. — Class A | | | 89,226 | | | | 951,149 | |
HydroGen Corp.*,2 | | | 1,265,700 | | | | 18,985 | |
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Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 62,071,286 | |
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Information Technology - 11.9% | | | | | | | | |
Computer Sciences Corp. | | | 537,370 | | | | 14,428,385 | |
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.* | | | 669,475 | | | | 12,325,035 | |
IXYS Corp.* | | | 938,179 | | | | 10,207,388 | |
Cree, Inc.* | | | 254,300 | | | | 6,606,714 | |
Satyam Computer Services Ltd. ADR* | | | 1,770,399 | | | | 4,833,189 | |
Power-One, Inc.* | | | 1,027,775 | | | | 4,624,987 | |
Symmetricom, Inc.* | | | 696,000 | | | | 3,020,640 | |
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Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 56,046,338 | |
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Energy - 8.3% | | | | | | | | |
Gulfport Energy Corp.* | | | 427,612 | | | | 10,339,658 | |
SandRidge Energy, Inc.* | | | 1,191,351 | | | | 6,623,912 | |
Plains Exploration & Production Co.* | | | 273,230 | | | | 6,205,053 | |
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.* | | | 422,250 | | | | 4,990,995 | |
Resolute Energy Corp.* | | | 383,600 | | | | 4,357,696 | |
McDermott International, Inc.* | | | 277,300 | | | | 2,983,748 | |
USEC, Inc.* | | | 1,248,200 | | | | 2,009,602 | |
Arch Coal, Inc. | | | 102,500 | | | | 1,494,450 | |
Ocean Rig UDW, Inc.* | | | 8,718 | | | | 132,082 | |
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Total Energy | | | | | | | 39,137,196 | |
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Materials - 7.6% | | | | | | | | |
Bemis Company, Inc. | | | 399,150 | | | | 11,699,086 | |
Owens-Illinois, Inc.* | | | 513,300 | | | | 7,761,096 | |
Sonoco Products Co. | | | 186,500 | | | | 5,264,895 | |
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.* | | | 830,700 | | | | 4,236,570 | |
HB Fuller Co. | | | 200,316 | | | | 3,649,758 | |
Landec Corp.* | | | 358,600 | | | | 1,907,752 | |
Zoltek Companies, Inc.* | | | 241,514 | | | | 1,552,935 | |
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Total Materials | | | | | | | 36,072,092 | |
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Consumer Staples - 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
Hormel Foods Corp. | | | 261,520 | | | | 7,066,270 | |
JM Smucker Co. | | | 95,950 | | | | 6,993,795 | |
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.* | | | 88,922 | | | | 6,821,207 | |
Bunge Ltd.1 | | | 65,420 | | | | 3,813,332 | |
Beam, Inc.* | | | 44,000 | | | | 2,379,520 | |
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Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 27,074,124 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded) | | September 30, 2011 |
MID CAP VALUE INSTITUTIONAL FUND
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Utilities - 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
Great Plains Energy, Inc. | | | 402,735 | | | $ | 7,772,786 | |
Black Hills Corp. | | | 211,540 | | | | 6,481,586 | |
NorthWestern Corp. | | | 145,676 | | | | 4,652,891 | |
Allete, Inc. | | | 91,500 | | | | 3,351,645 | |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 123,467 | | | | 2,369,332 | |
UGI Corp. | | | 87,960 | | | | 2,310,709 | |
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Total Utilities | | | | | | | 26,938,949 | |
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Health Care - 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
Mednax, Inc.* | | | 114,813 | | | | 7,191,886 | |
Hologic, Inc.* | | | 307,882 | | | | 4,682,885 | |
Forest Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 151,230 | | | | 4,656,372 | |
Community Health Systems, Inc.* | | | 211,450 | | | | 3,518,528 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc. — Class B | | | 102,930 | | | | 3,499,620 | |
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 340,497 | | | | 2,935,084 | |
ICU Medical, Inc.* | | | 2,400 | | | | 88,320 | |
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Total Health Care | | | | | | | 26,572,695 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $493,846,610) | | | | | | | 460,680,903 | |
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CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK†† - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Thermoenergy Corp.*,3 | | | 793,750 | | | | 440,372 | |
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Total Convertible Preferred Stock (Cost $757,981) | | | | | | | 440,372 | |
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WARRANTS†† - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Thermoenergy Corp. $0.30, 07/31/153 | | | 12,700,000 | | | | 516,890 | |
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Total Warrants (Cost $1,147,020) | | | | | | | 516,890 | |
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| | Amount | | | | |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS†† - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
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Energy — 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
USEC, Inc. 3.00% due 10/01/14 | | $ | 5,500,000 | | | | 2,901,250 | |
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Industrials — 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
DryShips, Inc. 5.00% due 12/01/14 | | | 2,725,000 | | | | 1,679,281 | |
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Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $6,563,744) | | | | | | | 4,580,531 | |
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| | Value | |
Total Investments - 98.7% (Cost $502,315,355) | | $ | 466,218,696 | |
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| | Contracts | | | | |
OPTIONS WRITTEN† - (0.3)% | | | | | | | | |
Call Options on: | | | | | | | | |
Chico’s FAS, Inc. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $15.00 | | | 522 | | | | (13,050 | ) |
Bunge Ltd. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $62.50 | | | 409 | | | | (134,970 | ) |
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Total Call Options | | | | | | | (148,020 | ) |
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Put Options on: | | | | | | | | |
Chico’s FAS, Inc. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $12.50 | | | 626 | | | | (131,460 | ) |
SandRidge Energy, Inc. Expiring December 2011 with strike price of $7.00 | | | 845 | | | | (159,705 | ) |
Gulfport Energy Corp. Expiring October 2011 with strike price of $25.00 | | | 840 | | | | (168,000 | ) |
Northern Trust Corp. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $35.00 | | | 735 | | | | (249,165 | ) |
Bunge Ltd. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $60.00 | | | 425 | | | | (272,000 | ) |
McDermott International, Inc Expiring November 2011 with strike price of $13.00 | | | 1,940 | | | | (523,800 | ) |
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Total Put Options | | | | | | | (1,504,130 | ) |
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Total Options Written (Premiums received $1,308,247) | | | | | | | (1,652,150 | ) |
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Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 1.6% | | | | | | | 7,699,459 | |
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Total Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 472,266,005 | |
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* | | Non-income producing security. |
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† | | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
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†† | | Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 4. |
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1 | | All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for open options written at September 30, 2011. |
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2 | | Affiliated issuers — See Note 8. |
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3 | | PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) — Stock issued by a company in the secondary market as a means of raising capital more quickly and less expensively than through registration of a secondary public offering. |
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| | ADR — American Depositary Receipt |
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MID CAP VALUE INSTITUTIONAL FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2011
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (cost $502,312,824) | | $ | 466,199,711 | |
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (cost $2,531) | | | 18,985 | |
Cash | | | 2,981,570 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 44,617 | |
Receivables: | | | | |
Fund shares sold | | | 6,090,693 | |
Dividends | | | 416,191 | |
Securities sold | | | 377,832 | |
Interest | | | 127,881 | |
Investment advisor | | | 99,951 | |
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Total assets | | | 476,357,431 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Options written, at value (premiums received $1,308,247) | | | 1,652,150 | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Securities purchased | | | 1,205,174 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | 811,563 | |
Management fees | | | 310,116 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 39,281 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 16,194 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 7,142 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 49,806 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 4,091,426 | |
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Net assets | | $ | 472,266,005 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | $ | 464,162,426 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 1,977,505 | |
Accumulated net realized gain on investments | | | 42,566,636 | |
Net unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (36,440,562 | ) |
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Net assets | | $ | 472,266,005 | |
| | | |
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Net assets | | $ | 472,266,005 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 47,348,439 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.97 | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
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Investment Income: | | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 6,886,066 | |
Interest | | | 445,520 | |
| | | |
Total investment income | | | 7,331,586 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Management fees | | | 4,428,783 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 455,193 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 560,972 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 62,653 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 253,118 | |
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Total expenses | | | 5,760,719 | |
Less: | | | | |
Expenses waived by advisor | | | (443,419 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 5,317,300 | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | 2,014,286 | |
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 45,286,587 | |
Options written | | | 782,329 | |
| | | |
Net realized gain | | | 46,068,916 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments in unaffiliated issuers | | | (92,848,671 | ) |
Investments in affiliated issuers | | | 15,062 | |
Options written | | | (580,465 | ) |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (93,414,074 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized loss | | | (47,345,158 | ) |
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (45,330,872 | ) |
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* | | Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. |
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MID CAP VALUE INSTITUTIONAL FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
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Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,014,286 | | | $ | 3,027,929 | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 46,068,916 | | | | 21,766,168 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (93,414,074 | ) | | | 19,799,839 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (45,330,872 | ) | | | 44,593,936 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (3,064,710 | ) | | | (326,334 | ) |
Net realized gains | | | (22,149,496 | ) | | | (11,082,828 | ) |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (25,214,206 | ) | | | (11,409,162 | ) |
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Capital share transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | 230,594,999 | | | | 259,968,422 | |
Distributions reinvested | | | 10,706,814 | | | | 5,348,897 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (212,937,728 | ) | | | (101,510,411 | ) |
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Net increase from capital share transactions | | | 28,364,085 | | | | 163,806,908 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (42,180,993 | ) | | | 196,991,682 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 514,446,998 | | | | 317,455,316 | |
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End of year | | $ | 472,266,005 | | | $ | 514,446,998 | |
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Undistributed net investment income at end of year | | $ | 1,977,505 | | | $ | 3,027,929 | |
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Capital share activity: | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 19,002,513 | | | | 23,979,841 | |
Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions | | | 905,056 | | | | 509,904 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (17,934,768 | ) | | | (9,372,413 | ) |
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Net increase in shares | | | 1,972,801 | | | | 15,117,332 | |
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MID CAP VALUE INSTITUTIONAL FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008a | |
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Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 11.34 | | | $ | 10.49 | | | $ | 10.68 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment incomeb | | | .04 | | | | .08 | | | | .08 | | | | .04 | |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.87 | ) | | | 1.13 | | | | .27 | | | | .64 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | (.83 | ) | | | 1.21 | | | | .35 | | | | .68 | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.06 | ) | | | (.01 | ) | | | (.06 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | (.48 | ) | | | (.35 | ) | | | (.48 | ) | | | — | |
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Total distributions | | | (.54 | ) | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.54 | ) | | | — | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.97 | | | $ | 11.34 | | | $ | 10.49 | | | $ | 10.68 | |
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Total Return | | | (8.05 | %) | | | 11.76 | % | | | 5.30 | % | | | 6.80 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 472,266 | | | $ | 514,447 | | | $ | 317,455 | | | $ | 17,436 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.34 | % | | | 0.78 | % | | | 0.82 | % | | | 1.81 | % |
Total expenses | | | 0.98 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.98 | % | | | 1.19 | % |
Net expensesc | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.91 | % | | | 1.10 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 38 | % | | | 20 | % | | | 76 | % | | | 63 | % |
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a | | Since commencement of operations: July 11, 2008. Percentage amounts for the period, except total return and portfolio turnover rate, have been annualized. |
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b | | Net investment income per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
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c | | Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable. |
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
Advised by:

To Our Shareholders:
For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—Small Cap Growth Fund returned -2.78%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Growth Index, had a -1.12% return.
The Fund seeks to deliver long-term growth of capital by investing in securities of small-sized companies that have solid potential for long-term growth. The Fund selects companies that appear to have sustainable revenue and earnings growth, a competitive advantage, superior financial characteristics and strong management.
The Fund uses a combination of a qualitative macroeconomic approach in reviewing growth trends that is based on several fixed income factors, such as bond spreads and interest rates, along with a quantitative, fundamental bottom-up approach.
The portfolio’s performance was helped by stock selection in Consumer Discretionary and Materials, the sectors contributing the most to the portfolio’s performance. Holdings in the portfolio’s Consumer Discretionary sector, whose nearly 19% weight was slightly larger than the Index allocation, returned almost 9%, compared with a loss of nearly 4% in the sector in the Index. The sectors that detracted the most from performance were Information Technology and Energy sectors, where stock selection was the main factor in underperformance. In the Energy sector, whose nearly 6% weight in the portfolio was similar to that of the Index, holdings in the portfolio lost 9%, compared with a return of -0.78% for the sector in the Index.
The holdings contributing most to portfolio performance over the period were Tempur-Pedic International, Inc., which returned 74%, and InterDigital, Inc., which returned 56%.
Leading detractors to performance were two Technology holdings: VanceInfo Technologies, Inc., which was off 79%, and Ciena Corp., which fell 55%.
Because the slope of the Treasury Yield Curve (the difference between the 3-month and 10-year) remains far steeper than levels prior to past recessions, we continue to believe the U.S. economy will avoid recession, but turn in subpar 1.5%-2% growth over the next year or so. Additionally, bond spreads (10-year single-A bond) have widened, but not to the levels we saw in 2008. Both factors indicate a diminished risk environment but not a crisis such as 2008.
Since our indicators are not particularly positive, we expect to keep the beta of our portfolio similar to that of the benchmark. We will remain in cyclical names within certain sectors where the dollar’s strength is a tailwind, such as the consumer cyclical sector. We do anticipate that Europe will eventually provide a strong response to its sovereign crisis which should lift the markets.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
Joseph O’Connor, Portfolio Manager
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded)
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of Joseph O’Connor as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
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1 | | Performance figures are based on A-Class shares and do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund expenses and, in the absence of such waivers, the performance quoted would be reduced. |
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, Fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date Fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of the small-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Cumulative Fund Performance
The Russell 2000®Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of securities of small-to-mid cap U.S. companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
Average Annual Returns*
Periods Ended 9/30/11
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Year | | | 10 Year | |
A-Class | | | -2.78 | % | | | -3.63 | % | | | 2.86 | % |
A-Class with sales charge† | | | -8.38 | % | | | -4.76 | % | | | 2.25 | % |
B-Class | | | -3.41 | % | | | -4.32 | % | | | 2.25 | % |
B-Class with CDSC†† | | | -8.24 | % | | | -4.67 | % | | | 2.25 | % |
C-Class | | | -3.44 | % | | | -4.33 | % | | | 2.10 | % |
C-Class with CDSC††† | | | -4.40 | % | | | -4.33 | % | | | 2.10 | % |
Russell 2000 Growth Index | | | -1.12 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 5.45 | % |
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as
% of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
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Inception Dates: | | | | |
A-Class | | October 15, 1997 |
B-Class | | October 15, 1997 |
C-Class | | January 29, 1999 |
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Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets) | | | | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | | | 2.2 | % |
Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | | 2.1 | % |
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. | | | 1.9 | % |
Life Time Fitness, Inc. | | | 1.9 | % |
Oil States International, Inc. | | | 1.8 | % |
Jarden Corp. | | | 1.7 | % |
Nuance Communications, Inc. | | | 1.6 | % |
Solera Holdings, Inc. | | | 1.6 | % |
SonoSite, Inc. — Class A | | | 1.5 | % |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. | | | 1.5 | % |
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Top Ten Total | | | 17.8 | % |
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“Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments.
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* | | The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The Russell 2000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return. |
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† | | Effective February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge decreased from 5.75% to 4.75%. A 5.75% maximum sales charge is used in the calculation of the 1 Year, 5 Year and 10 Year Average Annual Returns (based on subscriptions made prior to February 22, 2011), and a 4.75% maximum sales charge will be used to calculate performance for periods based on subscriptions made on or after February 22, 2011. |
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†† | | Fund returns include a CDSC of up to 5% if redeemed within 5 years of purchase. |
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††† | | Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase. |
the RYDEX|SGI equity funds annual report | 43
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | September 30, 2011 |
SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS† - 94.7% | | | | | | | | |
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Information Technology - 25.2% | | | | | | | | |
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | | | 30,520 | | | $ | 282,005 | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp.* | | | 2,925 | | | | 271,148 | |
Nuance Communications, Inc.* | | | 10,405 | | | | 211,846 | |
Solera Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,000 | | | | 202,000 | |
Sourcefire, Inc.* | | | 7,350 | | | | 196,686 | |
TIBCO Software, Inc.* | | | 8,700 | | | | 194,793 | |
Opnet Technologies, Inc. | | | 4,950 | | | | 172,804 | |
Aspen Technology, Inc.* | | | 10,700 | | | | 163,389 | |
CommVault Systems, Inc.* | | | 4,050 | | | | 150,093 | |
SYNNEX Corp.* | | | 5,630 | | | | 147,506 | |
Informatica Corp.* | | | 3,040 | | | | 124,488 | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 22,600 | | | | 118,650 | |
Netgear, Inc.* | | | 4,350 | | | | 112,622 | |
LogMeIn, Inc.* | | | 3,350 | | | | 111,253 | |
Ciena Corp.* | | | 9,000 | | | | 100,800 | |
SolarWinds, Inc.* | | | 4,520 | | | | 99,530 | |
Nanometrics, Inc.* | | | 6,290 | | | | 91,205 | |
Harmonic, Inc.* | | | 21,350 | | | | 90,951 | |
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.* | | | 4,710 | | | | 90,432 | |
Newport Corp.* | | | 8,300 | | | | 89,723 | |
Cavium, Inc.* | | | 2,900 | | | | 78,329 | |
Riverbed Technology, Inc.* | | | 3,710 | | | | 74,052 | |
Meru Networks, Inc.* | | | 5,930 | | | | 48,329 | |
VanceInfo Technologies, Inc. ADR* | | | 5,600 | | | | 37,688 | |
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Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 3,260,322 | |
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Consumer Discretionary - 19.7% | | | | | | | | |
Life Time Fitness, Inc.* | | | 6,520 | | | | 240,262 | |
Jarden Corp. | | | 7,765 | | | | 219,439 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc. | | | 5,925 | | | | 197,243 | |
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.* | | | 4,200 | | | | 185,262 | |
Gentex Corp. | | | 6,700 | | | | 161,135 | |
Vail Resorts, Inc. | | | 3,725 | | | | 140,768 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc.* | | | 5,490 | | | | 137,305 | |
MDC Partners, Inc. — Class A | | | 9,400 | | | | 135,548 | |
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. | | | 4,075 | | | | 134,353 | |
PVH Corp. | | | 2,270 | | | | 132,205 | |
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.* | | | 1,925 | | | | 119,793 | |
Select Comfort Corp.* | | | 8,360 | | | | 116,789 | |
Jos A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.* | | | 2,360 | | | | 110,047 | |
Stage Stores, Inc. | | | 7,400 | | | | 102,638 | |
Lennar Corp. — Class A | | | 7,450 | | | | 100,873 | |
SodaStream International Ltd.* | | | 2,975 | | | | 98,324 | |
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.* | | | 9,100 | | | | 82,628 | |
Cost Plus, Inc.* | | | 11,240 | | | | 70,812 | |
Harman International Industries, Inc. | | | 2,270 | | | | 64,876 | |
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Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 2,550,300 | |
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Health Care - 17.1% | | | | | | | | |
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.* | | | 8,590 | | | | 240,434 | |
SonoSite, Inc.* | | | 6,610 | | | | 200,547 | |
Endologix, Inc.* | | | 19,400 | | | | 194,776 | |
Cepheid, Inc.* | | | 4,900 | | | | 190,267 | |
Mednax, Inc.* | | | 2,620 | | | | 164,117 | |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.* | | | 5,000 | | | | 159,350 | |
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.* | | | 23,440 | | | | 143,922 | |
Hologic, Inc.* | | | 8,660 | | | | 131,719 | |
Haemonetics Corp.* | | | 2,155 | | | | 126,025 | |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.* | | | 3,230 | | | | 115,537 | |
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,745 | | | | 112,425 | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | 1,830 | | | | 98,399 | |
NxStage Medical, Inc.* | | | 4,050 | | | | 84,483 | |
Health Management Associates, Inc. — Class A* | | | 10,770 | | | | 74,528 | |
Angiodynamics, Inc.* | | | 4,260 | | | | 55,976 | |
NuVasive, Inc.* | | | 2,500 | | | | 42,675 | |
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 3,300 | | | | 37,950 | |
CardioNet, Inc.* | | | 12,550 | | | | 37,650 | |
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Total Health Care | | | | | | | 2,210,780 | |
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Industrials - 13.9% | | | | | | | | |
Wabtec Corp. | | | 3,150 | | | | 166,541 | |
IDEX Corp. | | | 5,200 | | | | 162,032 | |
WABCO Holdings, Inc.* | | | 4,190 | | | | 158,633 | |
Kansas City Southern* | | | 2,945 | | | | 147,132 | |
BE Aerospace, Inc.* | | | 4,440 | | | | 147,008 | |
Pall Corp. | | | 3,240 | | | | 137,376 | |
Crane Co. | | | 3,500 | | | | 124,915 | |
Interface, Inc. — Class A | | | 10,430 | | | | 123,700 | |
AECOM Technology Corp.* | | | 6,410 | | | | 113,265 | |
Navistar International Corp.* | | | 3,500 | | | | 112,420 | |
Regal-Beloit Corp. | | | 2,390 | | | | 108,458 | |
Towers Watson & Co. — Class A | | | 1,800 | | | | 107,604 | |
Pentair, Inc. | | | 3,290 | | | | 105,313 | |
A123 Systems, Inc.* | | | 25,800 | | | | 88,752 | |
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Total Industrials | | | | | | | 1,803,149 | |
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Energy - 6.4% | | | | | | | | |
Oil States International, Inc.* | | | 4,660 | | | | 237,287 | |
Superior Energy Services, Inc.* | | | 6,830 | | | | 179,219 | |
Plains Exploration & Production Co.* | | | 6,250 | | | | 141,937 | |
CARBO Ceramics, Inc. | | | 1,200 | | | | 123,036 | |
Stone Energy Corp.* | | | 5,750 | | | | 93,208 | |
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.* | | | 2,300 | | | | 49,565 | |
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Total Energy | | | | | | | 824,252 | |
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Financials - 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 8,250 | | | | 188,513 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 5,311 | | | | 184,557 | |
Amtrust Financial Services, Inc. | | | 5,900 | | | | 131,334 | |
Stifel Financial Corp.* | | | 4,005 | | | | 106,373 | |
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Total Financials | | | | | | | 610,777 | |
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Materials - 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | | | 4,390 | | | | 194,389 | |
Solutia, Inc.* | | | 9,600 | | | | 123,360 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded) | | September 30, 2011 |
SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,670 | | | $ | 98,096 | |
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. | | | 1,760 | | | | 90,059 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Materials | | | | | | | 505,904 | |
| | | | | | | |
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Utilities - 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
ITC Holdings Corp. | | | 2,270 | | | | 175,766 | |
NorthWestern Corp. | | | 5,050 | | | | 161,297 | |
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Total Utilities | | | | | | | 337,063 | |
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Telecommunication Services - 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
SBA Communications Corp. — Class A* | | | 4,450 | | | | 153,436 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $12,063,145) | | | | | | | 12,255,983 | |
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EXCHANGE TRADED FUND† - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund | | | 2,570 | | | | 188,818 | |
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Total Exchange Traded Fund (Cost $230,743) | | | | | | | 188,818 | |
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Total Investments - 96.2% (Cost $12,293,888) | | | | | | $ | 12,444,801 | |
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Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 3.8% | | | | | | | 496,828 | |
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Total Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 12,941,629 | |
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* | | Non-income producing security. |
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† | | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
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| | ADR — American Depositary Receipt |
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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2011
| | | | |
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments, at value (cost $12,293,888) | | $ | 12,444,801 | |
Cash | | | 626,520 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 8,564 | |
Receivables: | | | | |
Securities sold | | | 82,729 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 4,224 | |
Dividends | | | 1,811 | |
| | | |
Total assets | | | 13,168,649 | |
| | | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Securities purchased | | | 121,872 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | 66,012 | |
Management fees | | | 9,585 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 4,725 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 4,519 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 1,057 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 266 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 18,984 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 227,020 | |
| | | |
Net assets | | $ | 12,941,629 | |
| | | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | $ | 16,907,487 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | — | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | | | (4,116,771 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 150,913 | |
| | | |
Net assets | | $ | 12,941,629 | |
| | | |
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A-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 10,395,675 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 872,979 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 11.91 | |
| | | |
Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value divided by 95.25%) | | $ | 12.50 | |
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B-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,262,424 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 120,522 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 10.47 | |
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C-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,283,530 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 120,226 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 10.68 | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
| | | | |
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Investment Income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax of $376) | | $ | 72,538 | |
| | | |
Total investment income | | | 72,538 | |
| | | |
| | | | |
Expenses: | | | | |
Management fees | | | 143,919 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 74,218 | |
Distribution and service fees: | | | | |
A-Class | | | 34,413 | |
B-Class | | | 14,511 | |
C-Class | | | 17,153 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 25,000 | |
Registration fees | | | 38,539 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 1,663 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 31,813 | |
| | | |
Total expenses | | | 381,229 | |
| | | |
Net investment loss | | | (308,691 | ) |
| | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 2,614,617 | |
| | | |
Net realized gain | | | 2,614,617 | |
| | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | (2,745,033 | ) |
| | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (2,745,033 | ) |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | | (130,416 | ) |
| | | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (439,107 | ) |
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* | | Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. |
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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
|
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (308,691 | ) | | $ | (246,891 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 2,614,617 | | | | 2,427,963 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (2,745,033 | ) | | | (19,339 | ) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (439,107 | ) | | | 2,161,733 | |
|
Distributions to shareholders | | | — | | | | — | |
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Capital share transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 7,162,239 | | | | 7,166,260 | |
B-Class | | | 476,803 | | | | 126,073 | |
C-Class | | | 438,345 | | | | 164,394 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (8,281,727 | ) | | | (7,013,788 | ) |
B-Class | | | (573,179 | ) | | | (691,365 | ) |
C-Class | | | (606,748 | ) | | | (397,619 | ) |
|
Net decrease from capital share transactions | | | (1,384,267 | ) | | | (646,045 | ) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (1,823,374 | ) | | | 1,515,688 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 14,765,003 | | | | 13,249,315 | |
|
End of year | | $ | 12,941,629 | | | $ | 14,765,003 | |
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Undistributed net investment income | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
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Capital share activity: | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 488,818 | | | | 641,027 | |
B-Class | | | 35,998 | | | | 12,444 | |
C-Class | | | 32,398 | | | | 16,059 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (583,053 | ) | | | (617,198 | ) |
B-Class | | | (46,201 | ) | | | (69,069 | ) |
C-Class | | | (47,660 | ) | | | (38,473 | ) |
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Net decrease in shares | | | (119,700 | ) | | | (55,210 | ) |
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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
A-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
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Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 12.25 | | | $ | 10.56 | | | $ | 11.43 | | | $ | 18.53 | | | $ | 15.63 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment lossa | | | (.24 | ) | | | (.18 | ) | | | (.18 | ) | | | (.24 | ) | | | (.23 | ) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.10 | ) | | | 1.87 | | | | (.63 | ) | | | (5.55 | ) | | | 3.13 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | (.34 | ) | | | 1.69 | | | | (.81 | ) | | | (5.79 | ) | | | 2.90 | |
|
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.06 | ) | | | (1.31 | ) | | | — | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.06 | ) | | | (1.31 | ) | | | — | |
|
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 11.91 | | | $ | 12.25 | | | $ | 10.56 | | | $ | 11.43 | | | $ | 18.53 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Returnb | | | (2.78 | %) | | | 16.00 | % | | | (6.89 | %) | | | (33.25 | %) | | | 18.55 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 10,396 | | | $ | 11,847 | | | $ | 9,966 | | | $ | 12,414 | | | $ | 45,430 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (1.68 | %) | | | (1.55 | %) | | | (2.04 | %) | | | (1.59 | %) | | | (1.32 | %) |
Total expenses | | | 2.11 | % | | | 2.26 | % | | | 2.67 | % | | | 1.98 | % | | | 1.80 | % |
Net expensesc | | | 2.11 | % | | | 2.26 | % | | | 2.60 | % | | | 1.98 | % | | | 1.80 | % |
|
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 101 | % | | | 112 | % | | | 200 | % | | | 169 | % | | | 145 | % |
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
B-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
|
Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.85 | | | $ | 9.43 | | | $ | 10.28 | | | $ | 16.92 | | | $ | 14.38 | |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment lossa | | | (.30 | ) | | | (.23 | ) | | | (.21 | ) | | | (.32 | ) | | | (.33 | ) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.08 | ) | | | 1.65 | | | | (.58 | ) | | | (5.01 | ) | | | 2.87 | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | (.38 | ) | | | 1.42 | | | | (.79 | ) | | | (5.33 | ) | | | 2.54 | |
|
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.06 | ) | | | (1.31 | ) | | | — | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.06 | ) | | | (1.31 | ) | | | — | |
|
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.47 | | | $ | 10.85 | | | $ | 9.43 | | | $ | 10.28 | | | $ | 16.92 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Returnb | | | (3.41 | %) | | | 15.06 | % | | | (7.47 | %) | | | (33.72 | %) | | | 17.66 | % |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 1,262 | | | $ | 1,419 | | | $ | 1,766 | | | $ | 2,675 | | | $ | 5,792 | |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (2.44 | %) | | | (2.30 | %) | | | (2.77 | %) | | | (2.42 | %) | | | (2.07 | %) |
Total expenses | | | 2.87 | % | | | 3.02 | % | | | 3.41 | % | | | 2.82 | % | | | 2.56 | % |
Net expensesc | | | 2.87 | % | | | 3.02 | % | | | 3.33 | % | | | 2.82 | % | | | 2.56 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 101 | % | | | 112 | % | | | 200 | % | | | 169 | % | | | 145 | % |
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SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
C-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
|
Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 11.06 | | | $ | 9.61 | | | $ | 10.48 | | | $ | 17.23 | | | $ | 14.64 | |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment lossa | | | (.31 | ) | | | (.24 | ) | | | (.22 | ) | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.33 | ) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.07 | ) | | | 1.69 | | | | (.59 | ) | | | (5.11 | ) | | | 2.92 | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | (.38 | ) | | | 1.45 | | | | (.81 | ) | | | (5.44 | ) | | | 2.59 | |
|
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.06 | ) | | | (1.31 | ) | | | — | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.06 | ) | | | (1.31 | ) | | | — | |
|
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 10.68 | | | $ | 11.06 | | | $ | 9.61 | | | $ | 10.48 | | | $ | 17.23 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Returnb | | | (3.44 | %) | | | 15.09 | % | | | (7.51 | %) | | | (33.76 | %) | | | 17.69 | % |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 1,284 | | | $ | 1,499 | | | $ | 1,518 | | | $ | 2,318 | | | $ | 3,964 | |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (2.43 | %) | | | (2.31 | %) | | | (2.77 | %) | | | (2.43 | %) | | | (2.07 | %) |
Total expenses | | | 2.86 | % | | | 3.02 | % | | | 3.40 | % | | | 2.83 | % | | | 2.56 | % |
Net expensesc | | | 2.86 | % | | | 3.02 | % | | | 3.33 | % | | | 2.83 | % | | | 2.56 | % |
|
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 101 | % | | | 112 | % | | | 200 | % | | | 169 | % | | | 145 | % |
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a | | Net investment loss per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
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b | | Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges and has not been annualized. |
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c | | Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable. |
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
Advised by:

To Our Shareholders:
For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—Small Cap Value Fund returned -7.31%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 2000® Value Index, had a -5.99% return.
Our strategy is to select securities of small companies that appear undervalued by the overall market relative to assets, earnings, growth potential or cash flows. Our investment approach is a defined and disciplined process with three key philosophical tenets that drive our investment decisions: a valuation focus, a long-term investment horizon and an opportunistic approach.
Our investment process is fundamentally driven and quantitatively aided. We use proprietary screens to identify potential companies for investment and then perform rigorous fundamental analysis to identify the best ideas. Through this fundamental research, we determine an estimate of intrinsic value and a corresponding valuation target for each company. We construct the portfolio based on the level of conviction generated by the bottom-up analysis and the upside/downside profile associated with each company.
The portfolio’s performance was helped by good stock selection in both the Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors—which contributed the most to the portfolio’s return for the period. However, these benefits were not enough to offset poor stock selection in Industrials and Financials. The situation in Industrials was exacerbated by having an overweight (24% for the portfolio against 15% for the Index). Financials detracted despite a 20-percentage point underweight (17% for the portfolio and 37% for the Index).
Our process favors companies with average stability/profit visibility at the expense of more economically sensitive names, a stance which held back portfolio performance early in the period. However, we did shift slightly out of defensive names in Utilities, Health Care and Consumer Staples and began to invest in more cyclical names in the third quarter of 2011 to take advantage of opportunities where we saw value. We continue to believe that some of the best value investment opportunities lie in energy, insurance and infrastructure-related investments.
The holdings contributing most to portfolio performance over the period were Global Industries Ltd., an Energy holding which returned 44%, and LSB Industries, Inc., a Materials holding that returned 148%. The main detractors were Insituform Technologies, Inc. — Class A, which fell 52%, and Abraxas Petroleum Corp., which fell 46%.
Factors expected to affect markets going forward include the trend in corporate earnings, resolution to the European sovereign debt crisis and developments in the U.S. economic recovery as a result of the ongoing budget discussions. We expect the world macroeconomic situation to remain unsettled in the near future and are focused on searching for companies that are underpriced relative to their intrinsic value as determined through our systematic, bottom-up, fundamental research analysis process.
Through periods of uncertainty, we believe holding companies that meet our investment criteria, and staying consistent with our philosophy and process, will benefit our investors over the long term.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
James Schier, CFA, Portfolio Manager
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded)
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of James Schier as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
1 Performance figures are based on A-Class shares and do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund expenses and, in the absence of such waivers, the performance quoted would be reduced.
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, Fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date Fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of the small to mid-cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Cumulative Fund Performance
The Russell 2000®Value Index is an unmanaged index measuring the performance of the small cap value segment of the U.S. equity universe and which includes companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
Average Annual Returns*
Periods Ended 9/30/11
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| | | | | | Since | |
| | | | | | Inception | |
| | 1 Year | | | (07/11/08) | |
A-Class | | | -7.31 | % | | | 12.78 | % |
A-Class with sales charge† | | | -12.66 | % | | | 10.73 | % |
C-Class | | | -8.07 | % | | | 11.97 | % |
C-Class with CDSC†† | | | -8.87 | % | | | 11.97 | % |
Institutional Class | | | -7.11 | % | | | 13.04 | % |
Russell 2000 Value Index | | | -5.99 | % | | | -0.48 | % |
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as
% of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
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Inception Dates: | | |
A-Class | | July 11, 2008 |
C-Class | | July 11, 2008 |
Institutional Class | | July 11, 2008 |
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Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets) | | | | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | | | 3.7 | % |
Cabela’s, Inc. | | | 2.7 | % |
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. | | | 2.4 | % |
GeoEye, Inc. | | | 2.2 | % |
Gulfport Energy Corp. | | | 2.1 | % |
Standard Microsystems Corp. | | | 2.1 | % |
Chico’s FAS, Inc. | | | 2.1 | % |
IXYS Corp. | | | 2.0 | % |
Myers Industries, Inc. | | | 2.0 | % |
Black Hills Corp. | | | 1.9 | % |
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Top Ten Total | | | 23.2 | % |
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“Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments.
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* | | The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return. |
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† | | Effective February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge decreased from 5.75% to 4.75%. A 5.75% maximum sales charge is used in the calculation of the 1 Year, 5 Year and 10 Year Average Annual Returns (based on subscriptions made prior to February 22, 2011), and a 4.75% maximum sales charge will be used to calculate performance for periods based on subscriptions made on or after February 22, 2011. |
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†† | | Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase. |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | September 30, 2011 |
SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
COMMON STOCKS† - 97.6% | | | | | | | | |
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Financials - 18.6% | | | | | | | | |
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.1 | | | 11,020 | | | $ | 391,210 | |
Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. | | | 4,015 | | | | 194,808 | |
1st Source Corp. | | | 8,260 | | | | 172,056 | |
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | | | 14,920 | | | | 170,237 | |
SeaBright Holdings, Inc. | | | 22,830 | | | | 164,376 | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. | | | 3,248 | | | | 149,246 | |
Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. | | | 41,920 | | | | 130,371 | |
Employers Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,120 | | | | 78,091 | |
Heritage Financial Corp. | | | 6,860 | | | | 75,734 | |
Solar Senior Capital Ltd. | | | 5,296 | | | | 75,680 | |
Ocwen Financial Corp.* | | | 5,560 | | | | 73,448 | |
Lexington Realty Trust | | | 10,670 | | | | 69,782 | |
Fifth Street Finance Corp. | | | 6,340 | | | | 59,089 | |
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,500 | | | | 51,225 | |
Bancfirst Corp. | | | 1,514 | | | | 50,204 | |
Redwood Trust, Inc. | | | 2,650 | | | | 29,600 | |
First Marblehead Corp.* | | | 19,362 | | | | 19,749 | |
First Horizon National Corp. | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total Financials | | | | | | | 1,954,906 | |
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Information Technology - 18.0% | | | | | | | | |
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.* | | | 13,900 | | | | 255,899 | |
Standard Microsystems Corp.* | | | 11,373 | | | | 220,636 | |
IXYS Corp.* | | | 19,630 | | | | 213,574 | |
Insight Enterprises, Inc.* | | | 11,599 | | | | 175,609 | |
Cree, Inc.* | | | 5,500 | | | | 142,890 | |
Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.* | | | 54,270 | | | | 138,931 | |
Digi International, Inc.* | | | 11,227 | | | | 123,497 | |
Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc.* | | | 5,980 | | | | 119,241 | |
Satyam Computer Services Ltd. ADR* | | | 41,467 | | | | 113,205 | |
KIT Digital, Inc.* | | | 11,720 | | | | 98,448 | |
Power-One, Inc.* | | | 18,173 | | | | 81,779 | |
Intermec, Inc.* | | | 11,220 | | | | 73,155 | |
Perficient, Inc.* | | | 8,920 | | | | 65,294 | |
Symmetricom, Inc.* | | | 11,100 | | | | 48,174 | |
Methode Electronics, Inc. | | | 3,045 | | | | 22,624 | |
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Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 1,892,956 | |
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Industrials - 17.4% | | | | | | | | |
GeoEye, Inc.* | | | 8,330 | | | | 236,155 | |
FTI Consulting, Inc.* | | | 4,560 | | | | 167,854 | |
Force Protection, Inc.* | | | 43,440 | | | | 167,244 | |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. | | | 38,350 | | | | 156,084 | |
ICF International, Inc.* | | | 7,850 | | | | 147,658 | |
Navigant Consulting, Inc.* | | | 14,960 | | | | 138,679 | |
Orbital Sciences Corp.* | | | 9,876 | | | | 126,413 | |
EnergySolutions, Inc.* | | | 33,188 | | | | 117,154 | |
General Cable Corp.* | | | 4,910 | | | | 114,648 | |
Saia, Inc.* | | | 10,180 | | | | 107,094 | |
Insituform Technologies, Inc. — Class A* | | | 9,060 | | | | 104,915 | |
Celadon Group, Inc. | | | 10,212 | | | | 90,683 | |
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,973 | | | | 65,681 | |
DryShips, Inc.* | | | 24,770 | | | | 57,962 | |
Energy Recovery, Inc.* | | | 10,898 | | | | 32,803 | |
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Total Industrials | | | | | | | 1,831,027 | |
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Consumer Discretionary - 15.3% | | | | | | | | |
Cabela’s, Inc.* | | | 13,819 | | | | 283,151 | |
Chico’s FAS, Inc.1 | | | 19,100 | | | | 218,313 | |
International Speedway Corp. — Class A | | | 8,040 | | | | 183,634 | |
Penn National Gaming, Inc.* | | | 4,600 | | | | 153,134 | |
DeVry, Inc. | | | 3,760 | | | | 138,970 | |
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp.* | | | 54,610 | | | | 137,617 | |
Maidenform Brands, Inc.*,1 | | | 5,510 | | | | 128,989 | |
MDC Partners, Inc. — Class A | | | 8,239 | | | | 118,806 | |
Scholastic Corp. | | | 3,620 | | | | 101,469 | |
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. | | | 11,564 | | | | 82,336 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc.* | | | 2,840 | | | | 71,028 | |
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Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 1,617,447 | |
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Energy - 11.1% | | | | | | | | |
Gulfport Energy Corp.* | | | 9,235 | | | | 223,302 | |
Parker Drilling Co.* | | | 41,470 | | | | 182,053 | |
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.* | | | 28,916 | | | | 150,652 | |
Tesco Corp.* | | | 12,810 | | | | 148,596 | |
Abraxas Petroleum Corp.* | | | 52,820 | | | | 139,445 | |
Goodrich Petroleum Corp.* | | | 9,564 | | | | 113,047 | |
Resolute Energy Corp.* | | | 8,360 | | | | 94,970 | |
Petroleum Development Corp.* | | | 3,290 | | | | 63,793 | |
USEC, Inc.* | | | 29,420 | | | | 47,366 | |
Ocean Rig UDW, Inc.* | | | 180 | | | | 2,727 | |
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Total Energy | | | | | | | 1,165,951 | |
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Materials - 7.3% | | | | | | | | |
Myers Industries, Inc. | | | 20,660 | | | | 209,699 | |
TPC Group, Inc.* | | | 7,560 | | | | 151,805 | |
A. Schulman, Inc. | | | 8,040 | | | | 136,600 | |
Landec Corp.* | | | 20,173 | | | | 107,320 | |
Zoltek Companies, Inc.* | | | 14,540 | | | | 93,492 | |
HB Fuller Co. | | | 4,167 | | | | 75,923 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Materials | | | | | | | 774,839 | |
| | | | | | | |
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Consumer Staples - 4.5% | | | | | | | | |
Spartan Stores, Inc. | | | 8,860 | | | | 137,153 | |
Smart Balance, Inc.* | | | 20,500 | | | | 120,950 | |
Orchids Paper Products Co. | | | 9,569 | | | | 119,517 | |
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.* | | | 15,600 | | | | 92,352 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 469,972 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care - 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
ICU Medical, Inc.* | | | 5,180 | | | | 190,624 | |
Mednax, Inc.* | | | 1,240 | | | | 77,673 | |
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.* | | | 6,980 | | | | 60,168 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Health Care | | | | | | | 328,465 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded) | | September 30, 2011 |
SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares | | | Value | |
Utilities - 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Black Hills Corp. | | | 6,410 | | | $ | 196,402 | |
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | | | 2,346 | | | | 45,020 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Utilities | | | | | | | 241,422 | |
| | | | | | | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $12,306,222) | | | | | | | 10,276,985 | |
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CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK†† -0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Thermoenergy Corp.*,2 | | | 6,250 | | | | 3,468 | |
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Total Convertible Preferred Stock (Cost $5,968) | | | | | | | 3,468 | |
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WARRANTS†† - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Thermoenergy Corp.2 $0.30, 07/31/15 | | | 100,000 | | | | 4,070 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Warrants (Cost $9,032) | | | | | | | 4,070 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Face | | | | |
| | Amount | | | | |
CONVERTIBLE BONDS†† - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Industrials - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
DryShips, Inc. 5.00% due 12/01/14 | | $ | 125,000 | | | | 77,031 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $93,467) | | | | | | | 77,031 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Investments - 98.4% (Cost $12,414,689) | | | | | | $ | 10,361,554 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
| | Contracts | | | Value | |
OPTIONS WRITTEN† - (0.2)% | | | | | | | | |
Call Options on: | | | | | | | | |
Chico’s FAS, Inc. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $15.00 | | | 10 | | | $ | (250 | ) |
Maidenform Brands, Inc.†† Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $25.00 | | | 21 | | | | (3,045 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Total Call Options | | | | | | | (3,295 | ) |
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Put Options on: | | | | | | | | |
Chico’s FAS, Inc. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $12.50 | | | 13 | | | | (2,730 | ) |
SandRidge Energy, Inc. Expiring December 2011 with strike price of $7.00 | | | 19 | | | | (3,591 | ) |
Gulfport Energy Corp. Expiring October 2011 with strike price of $25.00 | | | 19 | | | | (3,800 | ) |
Maidenform Brands, Inc. Expiring January 2012 with strike price of $22.50 | | | 23 | | | | (5,520 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Total Put Options | | | | | | | (15,641 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Total Options Written (Premiums received $17,903) | | | | | | | (18,936 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 1.8% | | | | | | | 191,823 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 10,534,441 | |
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* | | Non-income producing security. |
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† | | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
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†† | | Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 4. |
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1 | | All or a portion of this security is pledged as collateral for open options written at September 30, 2011. |
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2 | | PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) — Stock issued by a company in the secondary market as a means of raising capital more quickly and less expensively than through registration of a secondary public offering. |
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| | ADR — American Depositary Receipt |
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54 | the RYDEX|SGI equity funds annual report | | See Notes to Financial Statements. |
SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2011
| | | | |
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments, at value (cost $12,414,689) | | $ | 10,361,554 | |
Cash | | | 123,524 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 22,717 | |
Receivables: | | | | |
Securities sold | | | 55,968 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 53,084 | |
Investment advisor | | | 10,832 | |
Dividends | | | 6,705 | |
Interest | | | 2,082 | |
| | | |
Total assets | | | 10,636,466 | |
| | | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Options written, at value (premiums received $17,903) | | | 18,936 | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Securities purchased | | | 45,162 | |
Management fees | | | 9,178 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | 8,509 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 3,665 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 2,188 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 533 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 58 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 13,796 | |
| | | |
Total liabilities | | | 102,025 | |
| | | |
Net assets | | $ | 10,534,441 | |
| | | |
| | | | |
Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | $ | 12,345,276 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | — | |
Accumulated net realized gain on investments | | | 243,333 | |
Net unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (2,054,168 | ) |
| | | |
Net assets | | $ | 10,534,441 | |
| | | |
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A-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 7,591,756 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 651,156 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 11.66 | |
| | | |
Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value divided by 95.25%) | | $ | 12.24 | |
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C-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 2,304,893 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 202,821 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 11.36 | |
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Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 637,792 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 54,234 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 11.76 | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
| | | | |
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Investment Income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax of $607) | | $ | 89,368 | |
Interest | | | 255 | |
| | | |
Total investment income | | | 89,623 | |
| | | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Management fees | | | 114,840 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 36,625 | |
Distribution and service fees: | | | | |
A-Class | | | 21,032 | |
C-Class | | | 22,707 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 25,000 | |
Registration fees | | | 33,832 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 1,011 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 27,464 | |
| | | |
Total expenses | | | 282,511 | |
Less: | | | | |
Expenses waived by advisor | | | (118,145 | ) |
| | | |
Net expenses | | | 164,366 | |
| | | |
Net investment loss | | | (74,743 | ) |
| | | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 876,975 | |
Options written | | | 15,644 | |
| | | |
Net realized gain | | | 892,619 | |
| | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | (2,396,483 | ) |
Options written | | | (1,659 | ) |
| | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (2,398,142 | ) |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | | (1,505,523 | ) |
| | | |
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (1,580,266 | ) |
| | | |
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* | | Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. |
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SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
| | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
|
Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (74,743 | ) | | $ | (32,326 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 892,619 | | | | 720,272 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (2,398,142 | ) | | | (376,988 | ) |
|
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (1,580,266 | ) | | | 310,958 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
Distributions to Shareholders From: | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (891,555 | ) | | | (152,192 | ) |
C-Class | | | (220,130 | ) | | | (21,874 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (91,413 | ) | | | (21,435 | ) |
|
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (1,203,098 | ) | | | (195,501 | ) |
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| | | | | | | | |
Capital Share Transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 6,162,474 | | | | 12,456,244 | |
C-Class | | | 1,798,076 | | | | 692,236 | |
Institutional Class | | | 187,814 | | | | 157,271 | |
Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 869,495 | | | | 150,268 | |
C-Class | | | 203,368 | | | | 21,874 | |
Institutional Class | | | 73,422 | | | | 13,598 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (3,590,095 | ) | | | (9,619,034 | ) |
C-Class | | | (469,516 | ) | | | (143,145 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (213,782 | ) | | | (131,908 | ) |
|
Net increase from capital share transactions | | | 5,021,256 | | | | 3,597,404 | |
|
Net increase in net assets | | | 2,237,892 | | | | 3,712,861 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 8,296,549 | | | | 4,583,688 | |
|
End of year | | $ | 10,534,441 | | | $ | 8,296,549 | |
|
Undistributed net investment income | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
|
| | | | | | | | |
Capital share activity: | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 427,431 | | | | 911,652 | |
C-Class | | | 126,060 | | | | 51,089 | |
Institutional Class | | | 12,835 | | | | 11,908 | |
Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 61,535 | | | | 11,497 | |
C-Class | | | 14,673 | | | | 1,693 | |
Institutional Class | | | 5,160 | | | | 1,036 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (270,342 | ) | | | (735,798 | ) |
C-Class | | | (33,653 | ) | | | (11,124 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (14,642 | ) | | | (9,494 | ) |
|
Net increase in shares | | | 329,057 | | | | 232,459 | |
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SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
A-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008a | |
|
Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 14.35 | | | $ | 13.24 | | | $ | 11.48 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment lossb | | | (.07 | ) | | | (.05 | ) | | | (.05 | ) | | | (— | )c |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.63 | ) | | | 1.54 | | | | 2.44 | | | | 1.48 | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | (.70 | ) | | | 1.49 | | | | 2.39 | | | | 1.48 | |
|
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (1.99 | ) | | | (.38 | ) | | | (.63 | ) | | | — | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | (1.99 | ) | | | (.38 | ) | | | (.63 | ) | | | — | |
|
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 11.66 | | | $ | 14.35 | | | $ | 13.24 | | | $ | 11.48 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Returnd | | | (7.31 | %) | | | 11.53 | % | | | 24.15 | % | | | 14.80 | % |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 7,592 | | | $ | 6,209 | | | $ | 3,245 | | | $ | 400 | |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.52 | %) | | | (0.34 | %) | | | (0.46 | %) | | | (0.19 | %) |
Total expenses | | | 2.33 | % | | | 2.45 | % | | | 4.92 | % | | | 6.10 | % |
Net expensese | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.55 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 70 | % | | | 140 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 86 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
C-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008a | |
|
Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 14.13 | | | $ | 13.11 | | | $ | 11.46 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment lossb | | | (.18 | ) | | | (.15 | ) | | | (.11 | ) | | | (.02 | ) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.60 | ) | | | 1.55 | | | | 2.39 | | | | 1.48 | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | (.78 | ) | | | 1.40 | | | | 2.28 | | | | 1.46 | |
|
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (1.99 | ) | | | (.38 | ) | | | (.63 | ) | | | — | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | (1.99 | ) | | | (.38 | ) | | | (.63 | ) | | | — | |
|
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 11.36 | | | $ | 14.13 | | | $ | 13.11 | | | $ | 11.46 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Returnd | | | (8.07 | %) | | | 10.94 | % | | | 23.16 | % | | | 14.60 | % |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 2,305 | | | $ | 1,353 | | | $ | 709 | | | $ | 391 | |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (1.26 | %) | | | (1.09 | %) | | | (1.15 | %) | | | (0.94 | %) |
Total expenses | | | 3.07 | % | | | 3.22 | % | | | 6.40 | % | | | 6.88 | % |
Net expensese | | | 2.05 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 2.30 | % | | | 2.30 | % |
|
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 70 | % | | | 140 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 86 | % |
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SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
Institutional Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008a | |
|
Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 14.43 | | | $ | 13.28 | | | $ | 11.49 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
|
Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)b | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.01 | ) | | | (.01 | ) | | | —c | |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.64 | ) | | | 1.54 | | | | 2.43 | | | | 1.49 | |
| | |
Total from investment operations | | | (.68 | ) | | | 1.53 | | | | 2.42 | | | | 1.49 | |
|
Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | (1.99 | ) | | | (.38 | ) | | | (.63 | ) | | | — | |
| | |
Total distributions | | | (1.99 | ) | | | (.38 | ) | | | (.63 | ) | | | — | |
|
Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 11.76 | | | $ | 14.43 | | | $ | 13.28 | | | $ | 11.49 | |
| | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Returnd | | | (7.11 | %) | | | 11.80 | % | | | 24.40 | % | | | 14.90 | % |
|
Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 638 | | | $ | 734 | | | $ | 630 | | | $ | 383 | |
|
Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.30 | %) | | | (0.08 | %) | | | (0.14 | %) | | | 0.06 | % |
Total expenses | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.21 | % | | | 5.44 | % | | | 5.90 | % |
Net expensese | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.30 | % |
|
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 70 | % | | | 140 | % | | | 58 | % | | | 86 | % |
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a | | Since commencement of operations: July 11, 2008. Percentage amounts for the period, except total return and portfolio turnover rate, have been annualized. |
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b | | Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
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c | | Net investment income is less than $0.01 per share. |
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d | | Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges and has not been annualized. |
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e | | Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable. |
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
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Advised by: | 
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To Our Shareholders:
For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund returned -2.59%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index, had a 3.78% return.
The Fund seeks to deliver long-term growth of capital by investing in securities that have demonstrated consistent above-average returns. It primarily invests in stocks of large companies that appear to have solid potential for growth. The Fund uses a combination of a qualitative top-down approach in reviewing growth trends that are based on several fixed income factors, such as bond spreads and interest rates, along with a quantitative fundamental bottom-up approach.
The portfolio is constructed with 25-30 names; holdings are replaced when the fundamentals of a company or the original thesis for selecting the security changes.
The portfolio’s performance was helped by its Information Technology and Industrials holdings, which contributed the most to the portfolio’s performance. The Technology holdings in the portfolio outgained those in the Index, while the Industrials sector benefited by being overweight and relatively outperforming Industrials in the Index. However, this was not enough to offset the effects of poor stock selection in Financials and Energy sectors, the largest detractors to portfolio performance. The portfolio’s Financials holdings lost 32% as a group, compared with a loss of about 3.5% for the Financials names in the Index. The Energy sector in the Index had positive performance, while the portfolio’s Energy holdings had negative performance as a group.
The holdings contributing most to portfolio performance over the period were Apple, Inc., which returned 34%, and Occidental Petroleum Corp., which returned 29%.
Leading detractors to performance were energy stock Baker Hughes, Inc., which was off 35%, MetLife, Inc., which fell 40%, and JPMorgan Chase & Co., which fell 34%.
Because the slope of the Treasury Yield Curve (the difference between the 3-month and 10-year) remains far steeper than levels prior to past recessions, we continue to believe the U.S. economy will avoid recession, but turn in subpar 1.5%-2% growth over the next year or so. Additionally, bond spreads (10-year single-A bond) have widened, but not to the levels we saw in 2008. Both factors indicate a diminished risk environment but not a crisis such as 2008.
Since our indicators are not particularly positive, we expect to keep the beta of our portfolio similar to that of the benchmark. We will remain in cyclical names within certain sectors where the dollar’s strength is a tailwind, such as the consumer cyclical sector. We do anticipate that Europe will eventually provide a strong response to its sovereign crisis which should lift the markets.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
Mark Bronzo, CFA, Portfolio Manager
the RYDEX|SGI equity funds annual report | 59
MANAGERS’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded)
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of Mark Bronzo as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
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1 | | Performance figures are based on A-Class shares and do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund expenses and, in the absence of such waivers, the performance quoted would be reduced. |
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, Fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date Fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of the large-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
LARGE CAP CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Cumulative Fund Performance
The Russell 1000® Growth Index is an unmanaged index measuring the performance of the large cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe and which includes companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
Average Annual Returns*
Periods Ended 9/30/11
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Year | | | 10 Year | |
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A-Class | | | -2.59 | % | | | -3.72 | % | | | 0.74 | % |
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A-Class with sales charge† | | | -8.24 | % | | | -4.85 | % | | | 0.15 | % |
B-Class | | | -3.45 | % | | | -4.47 | % | | | 0.15 | % |
B-Class with CDSC†† | | | -8.28 | % | | | -4.81 | % | | | 0.15 | % |
C-Class | | | -3.43 | % | | | -4.45 | % | | | -0.02 | % |
C-Class with CDSC††† | | | -4.40 | % | | | -4.45 | % | | | -0.02 | % |
Russell 1000 Growth Index | | | 3.78 | % | | | 1.62 | % | | | 3.01 | % |
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as
% of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
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Inception Dates: | | | | | | | | |
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A-Class | | January 29, 1999 | | | | |
B-Class | | January 29, 1999 | | | | |
C-Class | | January 29, 1999 | | | | |
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Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets) | | | | | | | | |
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Apple, Inc. | | | 5.7 | % | | | | |
Google, Inc. — Class A | | | 5.2 | % | | | | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 4.2 | % | | | | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 3.7 | % | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co. | | | 3.6 | % | | | | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 3.6 | % | | | | |
TJX Companies, Inc. | | | 3.4 | % | | | | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 3.4 | % | | | | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 3.4 | % | | | | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 3.3 | % | | | | |
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Top Ten Total | | | 39.5 | % | | | | |
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“Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments.
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* | | The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The Russell 1000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return. |
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† | | Effective February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge decreased from 5.75% to 4.75%. A 5.75% maximum sales charge is used in the calculation of the 1 Year, 5 Year and 10 Year Average Annual Returns (based on subscriptions made prior to February 22, 2011), and a 4.75% maximum sales charge will be used to calculate performance for periods based on subscriptions made on or after February 22, 2011. |
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†† | | Fund returns include a CDSC of up to 5% if redeemed within 5 years of purchase. |
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††† | | Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase. |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | September 30, 2011 |
LARGE CAP CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
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COMMON STOCKS† - 94.3% | | | | | | | | |
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Information Technology - 26.8% | | | | | | | | |
Apple, Inc.* | | | 4,305 | | | $ | 1,640,980 | |
Google, Inc. — Class A* | | | 2,945 | | | | 1,514,849 | |
QUALCOMM, Inc. | | | 25,320 | | | | 1,231,312 | |
International Business Machines Corp. | | | 6,150 | | | | 1,076,434 | |
Dell, Inc.* | | | 65,820 | | | | 931,353 | |
Avago Technologies Ltd. | | | 22,720 | | | | 744,534 | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — Class A* | | | 10,070 | | | | 631,389 | |
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Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 7,770,851 | |
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Consumer Discretionary - 21.6% | | | | | | | | |
McDonald’s Corp. | | | 11,890 | | | | 1,044,180 | |
TJX Companies, Inc. | | | 18,040 | | | | 1,000,679 | |
Starbucks Corp. | | | 26,400 | | | | 984,456 | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | | 21,250 | | | | 970,700 | |
Priceline.com, Inc.* | | | 1,865 | | | | 838,243 | |
BorgWarner, Inc.* | | | 13,250 | | | | 802,022 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 5,475 | | | | 630,063 | |
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Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 6,270,343 | |
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Industrials - 14.9% | | | | | | | | |
United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B | | | 15,040 | | | | 949,776 | |
Precision Castparts Corp. | | | 5,910 | | | | 918,769 | |
Eaton Corp. | | | 23,720 | | | | 842,060 | |
CSX Corp. | | | 43,080 | | | | 804,304 | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 18,260 | | | | 801,796 | |
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Total Industrials | | | | | | | 4,316,705 | |
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Health Care - 9.5% | | | | | | | | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 15,300 | | | | 974,763 | |
Gilead Sciences, Inc.* | | | 24,750 | | | | 960,300 | |
Covidien plc | | | 18,200 | | | | 802,620 | |
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Total Health Care | | | | | | | 2,737,683 | |
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Energy - 7.6% | | | | | | | | |
Baker Hughes, Inc. | | | 16,770 | | | | 774,103 | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 14,100 | | | | 722,202 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 22,870 | | | | 697,993 | |
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Total Energy | | | | | | | 2,194,298 | |
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Financials - 5.4% | | | | | | | | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 36,400 | | | | 877,968 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 24,230 | | | | 678,682 | |
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Total Financials | | | | | | | 1,556,650 | |
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Materials - 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,920 | | | | 730,469 | |
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co. | | | 17,500 | | | | 699,475 | |
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Total Materials | | | | | | | 1,429,944 | |
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Consumer Staples - 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co. | | | 15,500 | | | | 1,047,180 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $29,719,841) | | | | | | | 27,323,654 | |
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Total Investments - 94.3% (Cost $29,719,841) | | | | | | $ | 27,323,654 | |
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Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 5.7% | | | | | | | 1,666,289 | |
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Total Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 28,989,943 | |
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* | | Non-income producing security. |
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† | | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
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| | plc — Public Limited Company |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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LARGE CAP CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2011
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments, at value (cost $29,719,841) | | $ | 27,323,654 | |
Cash | | | 1,813,634 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 11,313 | |
Receivables: | | | | |
Securities sold | | | 842,297 | |
Investment advisor | | | 7,091 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 3,935 | |
Dividends | | | 177 | |
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Total assets | | | 30,002,101 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Securities purchased | | | 902,964 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | 52,409 | |
Management fees | | | 19,190 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 10,185 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 7,307 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 2,430 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 339 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 17,334 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 1,012,158 | |
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Net assets | | $ | 28,989,943 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | $ | 39,267,240 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | — | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | | | (7,881,110 | ) |
Net unrealized depreciation on investments | | | (2,396,187 | ) |
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Net assets | | $ | 28,989,943 | |
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A-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 23,358,008 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 3,158,438 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 7.40 | |
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Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value divided by 95.25%) | | $ | 7.77 | |
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B-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 2,873,445 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 427,296 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 6.72 | |
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C-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 2,758,490 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 408,504 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 6.75 | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
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Investment income: | | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 448,920 | |
Interest | | | 174 | |
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Total investment income | | | 449,094 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Management fees | | | 297,791 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 167,738 | |
Distribution and service fees: | | | | |
A-Class | | | 78,414 | |
B-Class | | | 45,007 | |
C-Class | | | 38,392 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 37,720 | |
Registration fees | | | 39,459 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 2,636 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 32,200 | |
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Total expenses | | | 739,357 | |
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Less: | | | | |
Expenses waived by advisor | | | (140,783 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 598,574 | |
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Net investment loss | | | (149,480 | ) |
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 5,536,174 | |
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Net realized gain | | | 5,536,174 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | (5,217,813 | ) |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (5,217,813 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 318,361 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 168,881 | |
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* | | Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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LARGE CAP CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
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Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (149,480 | ) | | $ | 129,025 | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 5,536,174 | | | | 4,700,281 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (5,217,813 | ) | | | (1,175,337 | ) |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 168,881 | | | | 3,653,969 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (136,272 | ) | | | — | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (136,272 | ) | | | — | |
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Capital share transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 6,625,536 | | | | 12,118,241 | |
B-Class | | | 432,234 | | | | 1,138,329 | |
C-Class | | | 912,085 | | | | 253,325 | |
Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 135,329 | | | | — | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (12,415,678 | ) | | | (8,293,084 | ) |
B-Class | | | (2,268,242 | ) | | | (2,811,232 | ) |
C-Class | | | (1,408,613 | ) | | | (1,022,294 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions | | | (7,987,349 | ) | | | 1,383,285 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (7,954,740 | ) | | | 5,037,254 | |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 36,944,683 | | | | 31,907,429 | |
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End of year | | $ | 28,989,943 | | | $ | 36,944,683 | |
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Undistributed net investment income at end of year | | $ | — | | | $ | 129,025 | |
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Capital share activity: | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 770,941 | | | | 1,699,951 | |
B-Class | | | 55,464 | | | | 170,222 | |
C-Class | | | 115,065 | | | | 37,449 | |
Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 16,034 | | | | — | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (1,435,726 | ) | | | (1,120,658 | ) |
B-Class | | | (287,335 | ) | | | (409,958 | ) |
C-Class | | | (177,984 | ) | | | (149,671 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in shares | | | (943,541 | ) | | | 227,335 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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LARGE CAP CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
A-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
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Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 7.63 | | | $ | 6.95 | | | $ | 6.91 | | | $ | 10.66 | | | $ | 9.86 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)a | | | (.02 | ) | | | .04 | | | | .01 | | | | (.02 | ) | | | (.01 | ) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.17 | ) | | | .64 | | | | .03 | | | | (2.87 | ) | | | .81 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | (.19 | ) | | | .68 | | | | .04 | | | | (2.89 | ) | | | .80 | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.04 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.86 | ) | | | — | |
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Total distributions | | | (.04 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.86 | ) | | | — | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 7.40 | | | $ | 7.63 | | | $ | 6.95 | | | $ | 6.91 | | | $ | 10.66 | |
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Total Returnb | | | (2.59 | %) | | | 9.78 | % | | | 0.58 | % | | | (28.85 | %) | | | 8.11 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 23,358 | | | $ | 29,059 | | | $ | 22,425 | | | $ | 23,723 | | | $ | 30,375 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (0.22 | %) | | | 0.52 | % | | | 0.09 | % | | | (0.20 | %) | | | (0.10 | %) |
Total expenses | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.73 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 1.72 | % | | | 1.57 | % |
Net expensesc | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.40 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 158 | % | | | 190 | % | | | 134 | % | | | 198 | %d | | | 21 | % |
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
B-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
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Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 6.96 | | | $ | 6.39 | | | $ | 6.40 | | | $ | 10.01 | | | $ | 9.33 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment lossa | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.02 | ) | | | (.03 | ) | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.09 | ) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.16 | ) | | | .59 | | | | .02 | | | | (2.67 | ) | | | .77 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | (.24 | ) | | | .57 | | | | (.01 | ) | | | (2.75 | ) | | | .68 | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.86 | ) | | | — | |
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Total distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.86 | ) | | | — | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 6.72 | | | $ | 6.96 | | | $ | 6.39 | | | $ | 6.40 | | | $ | 10.01 | |
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Total Returnb | | | (3.45 | %) | | | 8.92 | % | | | (0.16 | %) | | | (29.36 | %) | | | 7.29 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 2,873 | | | $ | 4,590 | | | $ | 5,740 | | | $ | 7,394 | | | $ | 10,868 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.97 | %) | | | (0.31 | %) | | | (0.66 | %) | | | (0.95 | %) | | | (0.88 | %) |
Total expenses | | | 2.46 | % | | | 2.48 | % | | | 2.79 | % | | | 2.47 | % | | | 2.32 | % |
Net expensesc | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.15 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 158 | % | | | 190 | % | | | 134 | % | | | 198 | %d | | | 21 | % |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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LARGE CAP CONCENTRATED GROWTH FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year, and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
C-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
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Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 6.99 | | | $ | 6.41 | | | $ | 6.42 | | | $ | 10.04 | | | $ | 9.36 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment lossa | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.02 | ) | | | (.03 | ) | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.08 | ) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.16 | ) | | | .60 | | | | .02 | | | | (2.68 | ) | | | .76 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | (.24 | ) | | | .58 | | | | (.01 | ) | | | (2.76 | ) | | | .68 | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.86 | ) | | | — | |
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Total distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.86 | ) | | | — | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 6.75 | | | $ | 6.99 | | | $ | 6.41 | | | $ | 6.42 | | | $ | 10.04 | |
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Total Returnb | | | (3.43 | %) | | | 9.05 | % | | | (0.16 | %) | | | (29.37 | %) | | | 7.26 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 2,758 | | | $ | 3,296 | | | $ | 3,742 | | | $ | 5,501 | | | $ | 11,245 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.97 | %) | | | (0.27 | %) | | | (0.66 | %) | | | (0.92 | %) | | | (0.86 | %) |
Total expenses | | | 2.46 | % | | | 2.48 | % | | | 2.78 | % | | | 2.46 | % | | | 2.32 | % |
Net expensesc | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.15 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 158 | % | | | 190 | % | | | 134 | % | | | 198 | %d | | | 21 | % |
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a | | Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the year. |
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b | | Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges and has not been annualized. |
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c | | Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable. |
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d | | Significant variation in the portfolio turnover rate is due to the Investment Manager’s appointment of new portfolio managers for the Fund. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
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Advised by: | 
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To Our Shareholders:
For the 12-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund (formerly, the Global Fund) returned -7.32%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index, had a -7.49% return.
The strategy provides broad exposure to the companies in the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index, which represents the equity markets of developed countries in Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Fund seeks performance that corresponds, before fees and expenses, to the price and yield performance of the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index. The index weights the issuers in the MSCI EAFE Index (the cap-weighted version of the index) the same weight on the rebalancing date. Between two rebalancings, the weight of securities in the equal weighted index will deviate from equal weight based on the performance of each security.
On May 2, 2011, the Fund’s name was changed from Rydex|SGI Global Fund to Rydex|SGI MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund, and its investment strategy from a global strategy to a strategy that seeks to correspond to the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index. Prior to May 2, 2011, the Fund’s benchmark was the MSCI World Index.
The best-performing sectors in the MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Index over the past 12 months were the Consumer Discretionary and Energy sectors. The Industrials and Utilities sectors were the worst-performing sectors.
The holdings contributing most to the portfolio performance over the period were Rent-A-Center, Inc., which returned 35% over the period, and Apple, Inc., which returned 20%. These two stocks were in the portfolio prior to the change in investment strategy and benchmark on May 2, 2011, but not part of MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index.
The holdings detracting most from portfolio performance over the period were iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund, which fell 19%, and Industrials holding Amada Company Ltd., which fell 26%. It is part of the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
Michael Byrum, CFA, Portfolio Manager
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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded)
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of Michael Byrum as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
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1 | | Performance figures are based on A-Class shares and do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund expenses and, in the absence of such waivers, the performance quoted would be reduced. |
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, Fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date Fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index equally weights the issuers in the MSCI EAFE Index, which is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index is rebalanced quarterly so that each issuer has the same weight on each rebalancing date. The MSCI EAFE Index consists of the following 22 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks performance that corresponds, before fees and expenses, to the price and yield performance of the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index (the “Underlying Index”).
Cumulative Fund Performance
The MSCI EAFE®Equal Weighted Index is an unmanaged equal-weighted version of the MSCI EAFE®Index, which means that each security included in the index has the same weight on each rebalancing date and then fluctuates based on the performance of the security until weights are reset equally on the next rebalancing date. The MSCI EAFE®Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is an index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
Effective April 29, 2011, the Fund changed its principal investment strategy. As a result of the investment strategy change, the Fund’s new benchmark is the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index. The Fund’s performance was previously compared to the MSCI World Index. The MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index-Blended uses performance data for the MSCI World Index from 09/30/01 to 04/28/11, and the MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Index from 04/29/11 to 09/30/11.
Average Annual Returns
Periods Ended 9/30/2011
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Year | | | 10 Year | |
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A-Class | | | -7.32 | % | | | -3.09 | % | | | 4.29 | % |
A-Class with sales charge† | | | -12.63 | % | | | -4.23 | % | | | 3.68 | % |
B-Class | | | -7.13 | % | | | -2.84 | % | | | 4.20 | % |
B-Class with CDSC†† | | | -11.74 | % | | | -3.05 | % | | | 4.20 | % |
C-Class | | | -8.06 | % | | | -3.83 | % | | | 3.50 | % |
C-Class with CDSC††† | | | -8.98 | % | | | -3.83 | % | | | 3.50 | % |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index | | | -7.49 | % | | | N/A | | | | N/A | |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index — Blended | | | -4.53 | % | | | -1.84 | % | | | 4.16 | % |
MSCI World Index | | | -4.36 | % | | | -2.23 | % | | | 3.71 | % |
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| | Since Inception |
| | (05/02/11) |
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Institutional Class Shares | | | -21.58 | % |
MSCI World Index | | | -19.83 | % |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index | | | -20.73 | % |
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as
% of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
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Inception Dates: | | | | |
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A-Class | | October 1, 1993 |
B-Class | | October 19, 1993 |
C-Class | | January 29, 1999 |
Institutional Class | | May 2, 2011 |
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Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets) | | | | |
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iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund | | | 4.0 | % |
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund | | | 0.8 | % |
Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. | | | 0.2 | % |
Keyence Corp. | | | 0.2 | % |
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. | | | 0.1 | % |
Chugoku Bank Ltd. | | | 0.1 | % |
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd. | | | 0.1 | % |
JGC Corp. | | | 0.1 | % |
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. | | | 0.1 | % |
TOTO Ltd. | | | 0.1 | % |
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Top Ten Total | | | 5.8 | % |
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“Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments.
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* | | The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The MSCI World Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return. |
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† | | Effective February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge decreased from 5.75% to 4.75%. A 5.75% maximum sales charge is used in the calculation of the 1 Year, 5 Year and 10 Year Average Annual Returns (based on subscriptions made prior to February 22, 2011), and a 4.75% maximum sales charge will be used to calculate performance for periods based on subscriptions made on or after February 22, 2011. |
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†† | | Fund returns include a CDSC of up to 5% if redeemed within 5 years of purchase. |
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††† | | Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase. |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | September 30, 2011 |
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
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COMMON STOCKS†† - 92.6% | | | | | | | | |
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Financials - 20.2% | | | | | | | | |
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. | | | 10 | | | $ | 103,516 | |
Chugoku Bank Ltd. | | | 7,000 | | | | 103,079 | |
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. | | | 10 | | | | 97,760 | |
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp. — Class A | | | 60 | | | | 96,462 | |
Joyo Bank Ltd. | | | 20,000 | | | | 93,039 | |
Iyo Bank Ltd. | | | 9,000 | | | | 91,816 | |
Chiba Bank Ltd. | | | 13,000 | | | | 90,161 | |
Daiwa House Industry Company Ltd. | | | 7,000 | | | | 89,625 | |
Gunma Bank Ltd. | | | 16,000 | | | | 89,176 | |
Hiroshima Bank Ltd. | | | 18,000 | | | | 89,083 | |
Bank of Kyoto Ltd. | | | 10,000 | | | | 89,028 | |
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. | | | 21,000 | | | | 87,862 | |
Suruga Bank Ltd. | | | 9,000 | | | | 87,674 | |
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc. | | | 39,960 | | | | 87,305 | |
Lloyds Banking Group plc* | | | 160,350 | | | | 86,062 | |
Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd. | | | 28,000 | | | | 86,043 | |
Hachijuni Bank Ltd. | | | 14,000 | | | | 85,755 | |
Bank of Yokohama Ltd. | | | 17,000 | | | | 85,244 | |
Resona Holdings, Inc. | | | 17,780 | | | | 84,825 | |
Shizuoka Bank Ltd. | | | 8,000 | | | | 83,813 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.† | | | 18,080 | | | | 82,976 | |
Aeon Credit Service Company Ltd. | | | 5,390 | | | | 82,916 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | | | 24,980 | | | | 82,676 | |
Daito Trust Construction Company Ltd. | | | 900 | | | | 82,506 | |
Aeon Mall Company Ltd. | | | 3,600 | | | | 82,226 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Company Ltd. | | | 2,040 | | | | 81,430 | |
Mitsubishi Estate Company Ltd. | | | 5,000 | | | | 81,098 | |
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc. | | | 8,000 | | | | 80,848 | |
Credit Saison Company Ltd. | | | 4,190 | | | | 80,781 | |
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,290 | | | | 80,028 | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | | | 54,057 | | | | 79,155 | |
Mitsui Fudosan Company Ltd. | | | 5,000 | | | | 78,981 | |
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | | | 2,800 | | | | 78,887 | |
Shinsei Bank Ltd. | | | 69,920 | | | | 78,585 | |
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. | | | 21,000 | | | | 78,414 | |
Seven Bank Ltd. | | | 40 | | | | 78,066 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ADR* | | | 217,770 | | | | 77,864 | |
SBI Holdings, Inc. | | | 901 | | | | 77,848 | |
NKSJ Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,500 | | | | 77,693 | |
Unione di Banche Italiane SCPA | | | 20,960 | | | | 77,589 | |
Banco Popolare SC | | | 46,800 | | | | 77,375 | |
Zurich Financial Services AG* | | | 370 | | | | 77,073 | |
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. | | | 30 | | | | 77,030 | |
United Overseas Bank Ltd. | | | 5,990 | | | | 77,018 | |
Sumitomo Realty & Development Company Ltd. | | | 4,000 | | | | 76,887 | |
Standard Life plc | | | 24,818 | | | | 76,756 | |
Randstad Holding N.V. | | | 2,400 | | | | 76,509 | |
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc. | | | 5,000 | | | | 76,334 | |
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings | | | 3,500 | | | | 76,147 | |
Hopewell Holdings Ltd. | | | 26,500 | | | | 76,035 | |
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,000 | | | | 76,024 | |
Capital Shopping Centres Group plc | | | 14,990 | | | | 75,977 | |
Hannover Rueckversicherung AG | | | 1,671 | | | | 75,544 | |
Danske Bank A/S* | | | 5,390 | | | | 75,379 | |
Barclays plc | | | 30,740 | | | | 75,353 | |
Credit Suisse Group AG* | | | 2,860 | | | | 74,821 | |
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG | | | 600 | | | | 74,514 | |
Tryg A/S | | | 1,411 | | | | 74,184 | |
ASX Ltd. | | | 2,551 | | | | 74,091 | |
Allianz AG | | | 790 | | | | 74,042 | |
Aozora Bank Ltd. | | | 32,000 | | | | 73,673 | |
RSA Insurance Group plc | | | 42,810 | | | | 73,599 | |
T&D Holdings, Inc. | | | 7,800 | | | | 73,483 | |
Pohjola Bank plc — Class A | | | 6,980 | | | | 73,425 | |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.† | | | 8,850 | | | | 73,271 | |
Aegon N.V.* | | | 18,010 | | | | 72,997 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | | | 46,480 | | | | 72,888 | |
Bankinter S.A. | | | 13,414 | | | | 72,848 | |
Standard Chartered plc | | | 3,650 | | | | 72,784 | |
Svenska Handelsbanken AB — Class A | | | 2,860 | | | | 72,755 | |
Swiss Re AG*,† | | | 1,550 | | | | 72,712 | |
Global Logistic Properties Ltd.* | | | 57,950 | | | | 72,665 | |
NTT Urban Development Corp. | | | 100 | | | | 72,664 | |
Link REIT | | | 22,980 | | | | 72,603 | |
SCOR SE | | | 3,360 | | | | 72,475 | |
HSBC Holdings plc | | | 9,460 | | | | 72,441 | |
Legal & General Group plc | | | 48,529 | | | | 72,433 | |
City Developments Ltd. | | | 9,990 | | | | 72,426 | |
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd. | | | 70 | | | | 72,351 | |
Resolution Ltd. | | | 18,860 | | | | 72,260 | |
CapitaMall Trust | | | 51,950 | | | | 72,038 | |
Tokyu Land Corp. | | | 20,000 | | | | 71,880 | |
Insurance Australia Group Ltd. | | | 24,832 | | | | 71,879 | |
Aviva plc | | | 15,290 | | | | 71,875 | |
Hammerson plc | | | 12,270 | | | | 71,807 | |
Suncorp Group Ltd. | | | 9,418 | | | | 71,700 | |
Government Properties Trust, Inc. | | | 23,821 | | | | 71,643 | |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB | | | 13,330 | | | | 71,637 | |
Mapfre S.A. | | | 23,191 | | | | 71,606 | |
Banco Santander S.A. | | | 8,740 | | | | 71,453 | |
Bankia S.A.*,† | | | 14,550 | | | | 71,420 | |
Banco de Sabadell S.A. | | | 19,994 | | | | 71,385 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued) | | September 30, 2011 |
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
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Prudential plc | | | 8,320 | | | $ | 71,380 | |
GAM Holding AG* | | | 5,700 | | | | 71,345 | |
Sino Land Company Ltd. | | | 54,000 | | | | 71,313 | |
Hang Lung Group Ltd. | | | 13,990 | | | | 71,283 | |
Mirvac Group REIT | | | 64,795 | | | | 71,231 | |
Banco Popular Espanol S.A. | | | 15,421 | | | | 71,141 | |
Israel Discount Bank Ltd. — Class A* | | | 47,025 | | | | 68,932 | |
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.* | | | 8,394 | | | | 68,908 | |
Admiral Group plc | | | 3,620 | | | | 70,948 | |
CapitaLand Ltd. | | | 38,000 | | | | 70,895 | |
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust | | | 45,950 | | | | 70,851 | |
Dexus Property Group | | | 89,703 | | | | 70,701 | |
London Stock Exchange Group plc | | | 5,622 | | | | 70,676 | |
ORIX Corp. | | | 900 | | | | 70,634 | |
Singapore Exchange Ltd. | | | 14,000 | | | | 70,366 | |
Assicurazioni Generali SpA | | | 4,440 | | | | 70,309 | |
Delta Lloyd N.V. | | | 4,450 | | | | 70,221 | |
Investor AB — Class B | | | 3,990 | | | | 70,194 | |
Banca Carige SpA | | | 36,290 | | | | 70,180 | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | | | 54,480 | | | | 70,027 | |
Westpac Banking Corp. | | | 3,603 | | | | 69,768 | |
CFS Retail Property Trust | | | 41,560 | | | | 69,736 | |
Nomura Holdings, Inc. | | | 19,100 | | | | 69,651 | |
Stockland | | | 24,923 | | | | 69,368 | |
Sampo Oyj — Class A | | | 2,761 | | | | 69,346 | |
Westfield Group | | | 9,333 | | | | 69,206 | |
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA | | | 124,390 | | | | 69,076 | |
Nordea Bank AB | | | 8,530 | | | | 69,015 | |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. | | | 6,000 | | | | 68,832 | |
Ageas | | | 39,950 | | | | 68,795 | |
Bank Hapoalim BM* | | | 19,240 | | | | 66,388 | |
Wing Hang Bank Ltd. | | | 8,490 | | | | 68,524 | |
Pargesa Holding S.A. | | | 1,000 | | | | 68,403 | |
Old Mutual plc | | | 42,183 | | | | 68,375 | |
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | | | 971 | | | | 68,193 | |
Kinnevik Investment AB — Class B | | | 3,681 | | | | 68,092 | |
Wheelock & Company Ltd. | | | 22,980 | | | | 67,991 | |
Deutsche Bank AG | | | 1,960 | | | | 67,913 | |
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd. | | | 8,370 | | | | 67,792 | |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. | | | 10,990 | | | | 67,728 | |
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA | | | 6,556 | | | | 67,682 | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | | | 3,643 | | | | 67,614 | |
Julius Baer Group Ltd.* | | | 2,021 | | | | 67,538 | |
ICAP plc | | | 10,589 | | | | 67,471 | |
ING Groep N.V.* | | | 9,560 | | | | 67,431 | |
Mediobanca SpA | | | 8,580 | | | | 67,355 | |
AIA Group Ltd. | | | 23,780 | | | | 67,344 | |
Deutsche Boerse AG*† | | | 1,330 | | | | 67,262 | |
Land Securities Group plc | | | 6,761 | | | | 67,134 | |
3i Group plc | | | 23,070 | | | | 67,025 | |
Industrivarden AB — Class C | | | 6,400 | | | | 66,993 | |
British Land Company plc | | | 9,094 | | | | 66,963 | |
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM* | | | 21,050 | | | | 64,449 | |
Swiss Life Holding AG* | | | 610 | | | | 66,898 | |
AXA S.A. | | | 5,140 | | | | 66,867 | |
CaixaBank | | | 15,250 | | | | 66,809 | |
National Australia Bank Ltd. ADR | | | 3,142 | | | | 66,736 | |
Commonwealth Bank of Australia ADR | | | 1,532 | | | | 66,621 | |
Exor SpA | | | 3,400 | | | | 66,545 | |
Westfield Retail Trust | | | 28,523 | | | | 66,376 | |
Fonciere Des Regions | | | 950 | | | | 66,265 | |
UOL Group Ltd. | | | 20,980 | | | | 66,117 | |
Commerzbank AG* | | | 26,350 | | | | 66,034 | |
Unibail-Rodamco SE | | | 370 | | | | 66,018 | |
DnB NOR ASA* | | | 6,620 | | | | 65,973 | |
Schroders plc | | | 3,331 | | | | 65,969 | |
Baloise Holding AG | | | 900 | | | | 65,910 | |
KBC Groep N.V. | | | 2,850 | | | | 65,748 | |
Segro plc | | | 19,240 | | | | 65,595 | |
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. | | | 5,590 | | | | 65,485 | |
Hang Lung Properties Ltd. | | | 22,000 | | | | 65,457 | |
Klepierre | | | 2,330 | | | | 65,309 | |
UBS AG* | | | 5,700 | | | | 65,200 | |
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd. | | | 6,000 | | | | 65,044 | |
Swedbank AB | | | 5,880 | | | | 64,904 | |
Dexia S.A.* | | | 34,030 | | | | 64,724 | |
Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe | | | 1,700 | | | | 64,625 | |
CapitaMalls Asia Ltd. | | | 69,940 | | | | 64,448 | |
Bank of East Asia Ltd. | | | 20,980 | | | | 64,435 | |
CNP Assurances | | | 4,362 | | | | 64,222 | |
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | | | 5,230 | | | | 64,221 | |
Wharf Holdings Ltd. | | | 12,990 | | | | 64,088 | |
Macquarie Group Ltd. | | | 2,950 | | | | 63,792 | |
Societe Generale S.A. | | | 2,430 | | | | 63,608 | |
Investec plc | | | 11,730 | | | | 63,438 | |
AMP Ltd. | | | 16,862 | | | | 63,330 | |
Gecina S.A. | | | 720 | | | | 62,931 | |
Banco Espirito Santo S.A. | | | 23,754 | | | | 62,911 | |
IMMOFINANZ AG* | | | 22,230 | | | | 62,843 | |
Henderson Land Development Company Ltd. | | | 13,990 | | | | 62,809 | |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 7,000 | | | | 62,765 | |
Corio N.V. | | | 1,360 | | | | 62,661 | |
Keppel Land Ltd. | | | 32,000 | | | | 62,499 | |
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. | | | 4,300 | | | | 62,375 | |
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd. | | | 29,470 | | | | 62,309 | |
Goodman Group | | | 113,135 | | | | 61,981 | |
ICADE | | | 790 | | | | 61,720 | |
Swire Pacific Ltd. — Class A | | | 5,990 | | | | 61,547 | |
BNP Paribas S.A. | | | 1,560 | | | | 61,496 | |
UniCredit SpA | | | 57,880 | | | | 61,371 | |
New World Development Ltd. | | | 64,000 | | | | 61,196 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued) September 30, 2011
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
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Nomura Real Estate Office Fund, Inc. — Class A | | | 10 | | | $ | 60,978 | |
Natixis | | | 19,300 | | | | 60,710 | |
Hysan Development Company Ltd. — Class A | | | 19,980 | | | | 60,532 | |
Ratos AB — Class B | | | 5,260 | | | | 60,368 | |
Lend Lease Group | | | 8,986 | | | | 60,346 | |
Eurazeo | | | 1,420 | | | | 59,637 | |
Man Group plc | | | 22,950 | | | | 59,324 | |
Kerry Properties Ltd. | | | 18,480 | | | | 58,985 | |
Raiffeisen Bank International AG | | | 1,980 | | | | 57,311 | |
Banco Comercial Portugues S.A.* | | | 215,886 | | | | 55,861 | |
Credit Agricole S.A. | | | 8,100 | | | | 55,703 | |
Bank of Cyprus plc | | | 35,850 | | | | 55,350 | |
Erste Group Bank AG | | | 2,170 | | | | 55,340 | |
National Bank of Greece S.A.* | | | 14,980 | | | | 54,193 | |
Alpha Bank AE — Class B* | | | 21,770 | | | | 37,973 | |
EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A.* | | | 24,010 | | | | 29,386 | |
ANF Immobilier | | | 43 | | | | 1,759 | |
Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd.* | | | 10 | | | | 463 | |
Banco de Valencia S.A.* | | | 412 | | | | 424 | |
Deutsche Boerse AG | | | 8 | | | | 403 | |
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Total Financials | | | | | | | 14,873,323 | |
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Industrials - 18.1% | | | | | | | | |
JGC Corp. | | | 4,000 | | | | 97,811 | |
TOTO Ltd. | | | 11,000 | | | | 97,021 | |
Odakyu Electric Railway Company Ltd. | | | 10,000 | | | | 95,046 | |
Keio Corp. | | | 13,000 | | | | 92,998 | |
Keikyu Corp. | | | 10,000 | | | | 92,317 | |
NGK Insulators Ltd. | | | 6,000 | | | | 90,279 | |
Kubota Corp.† | | | 11,000 | | | | 89,700 | |
JS Group Corp. | | | 3,200 | | | | 89,578 | |
Keisei Electric Railway Company Ltd. | | | 13,000 | | | | 88,145 | |
Asahi Glass Company Ltd. | | | 9,000 | | | | 87,863 | |
Central Japan Railway Co. | | | 10 | | | | 87,262 | |
Kurita Water Industries Ltd. | | | 3,100 | | | | 86,897 | |
Secom Company Ltd. | | | 1,800 | | | | 86,813 | |
Kinden Corp. | | | 10,000 | | | | 86,456 | |
West Japan Railway Co. | | | 2,000 | | | | 85,726 | |
Yamato Holdings Company Ltd. | | | 4,690 | | | | 85,499 | |
Tokyu Corp. | | | 17,000 | | | | 85,422 | |
Toyota Tsusho Corp. | | | 4,990 | | | | 85,366 | |
Nippon Express Company Ltd. | | | 20,000 | | | | 85,304 | |
East Japan Railway Co. | | | 1,400 | | | | 84,872 | |
Tobu Railway Company Ltd. | | | 18,000 | | | | 84,781 | |
Obayashi Corp. | | | 17,000 | | | | 83,966 | |
Mabuchi Motor Company Ltd. | | | 1,800 | | | | 83,594 | |
Hino Motors Ltd. | | | 14,000 | | | | 83,291 | |
Kintetsu Corp. | | | 22,000 | | | | 82,942 | |
Dai Nippon Printing Company Ltd. | | | 8,000 | | | | 82,724 | |
Taisei Corp. | | | 30,000 | | | | 82,585 | |
Balfour Beatty plc | | | 20,840 | | | | 82,393 | |
Kajima Corp. | | | 24,970 | | | | 81,947 | |
Wolseley plc | | | 3,270 | | | | 81,125 | |
Babcock International Group plc | | | 7,943 | | | | 80,912 | |
Nidec Corp. | | | 1,000 | | | | 80,532 | |
Kamigumi Company Ltd. | | | 9,000 | | | | 80,329 | |
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust | | | 119,000 | | | | 80,325 | |
Toppan Printing Company Ltd. | | | 11,000 | | | | 80,111 | |
JTEKT Corp. | | | 6,690 | | | | 80,047 | |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 18,980 | | | | 80,045 | |
Experian plc | | | 7,131 | | | | 80,040 | |
NTN Corp. | | | 17,000 | | | | 79,721 | |
Smiths Group plc | | | 5,150 | | | | 79,428 | |
Abertis Infraestructuras S.A. | | | 5,150 | | | | 79,197 | |
Shimizu Corp. | | | 18,000 | | | | 79,001 | |
Amada Company Ltd. | | | 12,000 | | | | 78,931 | |
Bunzl plc | | | 6,606 | | | | 78,659 | |
All Nippon Airways Company Ltd. | | | 25,000 | | | | 78,237 | |
Sojitz Corp. | | | 42,800 | | | | 78,186 | |
Marubeni Corp. | | | 14,000 | | | | 78,170 | |
Bouygues S.A. | | | 2,360 | | | | 78,068 | |
Koninklijke Vopak N.V. | | | 1,632 | | | | 77,996 | |
Singapore Airlines Ltd. | | | 9,000 | | | | 77,915 | |
Chiyoda Corp. | | | 7,990 | | | | 77,891 | |
Sumitomo Corp. | | | 6,290 | | | | 77,825 | |
Japan Steel Works Ltd. | | | 13,000 | | | | 77,539 | |
Ryanair Holdings plc ADR†,* | | | 2,990 | | | | 76,993 | |
Serco Group plc | | | 9,692 | | | | 76,588 | |
Capita Group plc | | | 6,936 | | | | 75,905 | |
Elbit Systems Ltd.* | | | 1,900 | | | | 73,936 | |
G4S plc | | | 18,323 | | | | 75,774 | |
BAE Systems plc | | | 18,310 | | | | 75,586 | |
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. | | | 7,000 | | | | 75,420 | |
Schindler Holding AG | | | 690 | | | | 75,209 | |
Finmeccanica SpA | | | 10,870 | | | | 75,208 | |
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas S.A. | | | 3,050 | | | | 75,191 | |
Makita Corp. | | | 2,100 | | | | 74,740 | |
Ushio, Inc. | | | 4,900 | | | | 74,594 | |
Fraser and Neave Ltd. | | | 16,980 | | | | 74,530 | |
Daikin Industries Ltd. | | | 2,600 | | | | 74,465 | |
MAp Group | | | 23,972 | | | | 74,223 | |
Schindler Holding AG | | | 700 | | | | 74,203 | |
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster N.V. — Class B | | | 2,410 | | | | 74,123 | |
NWS Holdings Ltd. | | | 56,000 | | | | 74,097 | |
Transurban Group | | | 14,234 | | | | 74,000 | |
Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. | | | 8,710 | | | | 73,814 | |
Hitachi Construction Machinery Company Ltd. | | | 4,400 | | | | 73,665 | |
ITOCHU Corp. | | | 7,700 | | | | 73,575 | |
NSK Ltd. | | | 10,000 | | | | 73,485 | |
MTR Corp. | | | 24,480 | | | | 73,275 | |
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. | | | 19,000 | | | | 73,200 | |
SMC Corp. | | | 500 | | | | 73,076 | |
Skanska AB | | | 5,280 | | | | 73,073 | |
Ferrovial S.A. | | | 6,407 | | | | 73,034 | |
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Delek Group Ltd.* | | | 460 | | | $ | 69,696 | |
IHI Corp. | | | 33,000 | | | | 72,748 | |
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc* | | | 7,898 | | | | 72,535 | |
Fuji Electric Company Ltd. | | | 28,000 | | | | 72,478 | |
Aeroports de Paris | | | 960 | | | | 72,206 | |
Atlantia SpA | | | 5,020 | | | | 72,176 | |
Geberit AG* | | | 390 | | | | 72,010 | |
Bureau Veritas S.A. | | | 1,001 | | | | 71,953 | |
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 14,000 | | | | 71,589 | |
Cobham plc | | | 26,460 | | | | 71,575 | |
Nippon Sheet Glass Company Ltd. | | | 31,980 | | | | 71,545 | |
Sandvik AB | | | 6,210 | | | | 71,539 | |
Auckland International Airport Ltd. | | | 41,110 | | | | 71,451 | |
Intertek Group plc | | | 2,482 | | | | 71,337 | |
Mitsubishi Corp. | | | 3,500 | | | | 71,254 | |
Hochtief AG | | | 1,140 | | | | 71,201 | |
Edenred | | | 2,982 | | | | 71,036 | |
Mitsui & Company Ltd. | | | 4,900 | | | | 70,973 | |
Assa Abloy AB | | | 3,450 | | | | 70,962 | |
Orkla ASA | | | 9,336 | | | | 70,961 | |
Adecco S.A.* | | | 1,800 | | | | 70,946 | |
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V.* | | | 2,522 | | | | 70,887 | |
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. | | | 8,000 | | | | 70,858 | |
Societe BIC S.A. ADR | | | 831 | | | | 70,750 | |
DSV A/S | | | 3,920 | | | | 70,524 | |
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha | | | 26,000 | | | | 70,518 | |
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. | | | 5,990 | | | | 70,344 | |
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. | | | 33,000 | | | | 70,242 | |
Nabtesco Corp. | | | 3,700 | | | | 69,928 | |
Wartsila Oyj | | | 2,940 | | | | 69,757 | |
QR National Ltd. | | | 22,989 | | | | 69,513 | |
ComfortDelGro Corporation Ltd. | | | 69,930 | | | | 69,433 | |
Brenntag AG | | | 800 | | | | 69,396 | |
Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. | | | 84,000 | | | | 69,250 | |
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | | | 3,850 | | | | 69,073 | |
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A. | | | 1,960 | | | | 69,068 | |
MAN SE | | | 890 | | | | 68,986 | |
Zardoya Otis S.A. | | | 5,422 | | | | 68,921 | |
FANUC Corp. | | | 500 | | | | 68,868 | |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 27,000 | | | | 68,848 | |
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Company Ltd. | | | 40,960 | | | | 68,781 | |
Siemens AG | | | 760 | | | | 68,374 | |
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide | | | 1,150 | | | | 67,712 | |
Asciano Ltd. | | | 48,890 | | | | 67,355 | |
Thales S.A. | | | 2,151 | | | | 67,231 | |
International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A.* | | | 28,440 | | | | 66,949 | |
Komatsu Ltd. | | | 3,100 | | | | 66,832 | |
Aggreko plc | | | 2,652 | | | | 66,686 | |
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. | | | 9,000 | | | | 66,604 | |
Toll Holdings Ltd. | | | 15,878 | | | | 66,580 | |
Brambles Ltd. | | | 10,799 | | | | 66,569 | |
Kuehne + Nagel International AG | | | 590 | | | | 66,217 | |
Prysmian SpA | | | 5,040 | | | | 66,209 | |
Deutsche Post AG | | | 5,160 | | | | 66,059 | |
Invensys plc | | | 18,960 | | | | 66,010 | |
Weir Group plc | | | 2,761 | | | | 65,916 | |
Orient Overseas International Ltd. | | | 16,490 | | | | 65,880 | |
Sulzer AG | | | 640 | | | | 65,770 | |
GS Yuasa Corp. | | | 14,000 | | | | 65,643 | |
GEA Group AG | | | 2,810 | | | | 65,589 | |
SKF AB | | | 3,480 | | | | 65,552 | |
ABB Ltd.* | | | 3,830 | | | | 65,516 | |
Fiat Industrial SpA* | | | 8,740 | | | | 65,303 | |
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. | | | 39,970 | | | | 65,232 | |
Volvo AB | | | 6,640 | | | | 65,211 | |
Vinci S.A. | | | 1,520 | | | | 65,192 | |
Metso Oyj | | | 2,220 | | | | 64,977 | |
THK Company Ltd. | | | 3,900 | | | | 64,895 | |
Safran S.A. | | | 2,121 | | | | 64,880 | |
Kone Oyj — Class B | | | 1,361 | | | | 64,730 | |
Keppel Corporation Ltd. | | | 10,990 | | | | 64,443 | |
Schneider Electric S.A. | | | 1,200 | | | | 64,215 | |
Legrand S.A. | | | 2,051 | | | | 63,935 | |
Minebea Company Ltd. | | | 19,000 | | | | 63,781 | |
Deutsche Lufthansa AG | | | 4,910 | | | | 63,651 | |
Cosco Corporation Singapore Ltd. | | | 91,000 | | | | 63,481 | |
Leighton Holdings Ltd. | | | 3,572 | | | | 63,435 | |
Atlas Copco AB — Class A | | | 3,570 | | | | 63,173 | |
Scania AB — Class B | | | 4,420 | | | | 63,132 | |
Alfa Laval AB | | | 3,992 | | | | 62,826 | |
Atlas Copco AB — Class B | | | 4,010 | | | | 62,763 | |
Qantas Airways Ltd.* | | | 46,810 | | | | 62,745 | |
Furukawa Electric Company Ltd. | | | 23,000 | | | | 62,636 | |
Securitas AB — Class B | | | 8,611 | | | | 62,617 | |
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. | | | 29,980 | | | | 62,344 | |
Air France-KLM* | | | 8,450 | | | | 61,757 | |
Vestas Wind Systems A/S* | | | 3,780 | | | | 61,255 | |
Cie de St.-Gobain | | | 1,600 | | | | 61,039 | |
PostNL N.V. ADR | | | 13,945 | | | | 60,995 | |
Noble Group Ltd. | | | 60,950 | | | | 60,803 | |
Wendel S.A. | | | 970 | | | | 60,785 | |
SGS S.A. | | | 40 | | | | 60,768 | |
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd. | | | 90,940 | | | | 60,730 | |
SembCorp Industries Ltd. | | | 22,980 | | | | 59,308 | |
TNT Express N.V.† | | | 8,480 | | | | 59,290 | |
Bekaert S.A. | | | 1,450 | | | | 59,030 | |
A P Moller — Maersk A/S — Class B | | | 10 | | | | 58,737 | |
SembCorp Marine Ltd. | | | 23,980 | | | | 58,712 | |
Alstom S.A. | | | 1,740 | | | | 57,310 | |
A P Moller — Maersk A/S — Class A | | | 10 | | | | 55,969 | |
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Eiffage S.A. | | | 1,710 | | | $ | 52,743 | |
Vallourec S.A. | | | 900 | | | | 51,537 | |
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Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd. | | | 3,000 | | | | 95,320 | |
NGK Spark Plug Company Ltd. | | | 7,000 | | | | 95,127 | |
Koito Manufacturing Company Ltd. | | | 6,000 | | | | 94,915 | |
Sekisui House Ltd. | | | 10,000 | | | | 93,697 | |
Rinnai Corp. | | | 1,100 | | | | 91,828 | |
Daihatsu Motor Company Ltd. | | | 5,000 | | | | 90,720 | |
Takashimaya Company Ltd. | | | 12,000 | | | | 87,507 | |
Sankyo Company Ltd. | | | 1,600 | | | | 86,571 | |
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,700 | | | | 86,318 | |
Suzuki Motor Corp. | | | 3,900 | | | | 85,962 | |
J Front Retailing Company Ltd. | | | 18,000 | | | | 85,429 | |
Oriental Land Company Ltd. | | | 800 | | | | 85,348 | |
NOK Corp. | | | 4,700 | | | | 85,024 | |
Nikon Corp. | | | 3,600 | | | | 84,915 | |
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.* | | | 63,930 | | | | 84,728 | |
Shimano, Inc. | | | 1,600 | | | | 84,684 | |
Stanley Electric Company Ltd. | | | 5,600 | | | | 84,616 | |
Benesse Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,900 | | | | 84,165 | |
Sekisui Chemical Company Ltd. | | | 10,000 | | | | 84,068 | |
Sharp Corp. | | | 10,000 | | | | 84,007 | |
Next plc | | | 2,143 | | | | 83,973 | |
Shimamura Company Ltd. | | | 800 | | | | 83,858 | |
Toyoda Gosei Company Ltd. | | | 4,400 | | | | 83,771 | |
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,440 | | | | 83,533 | |
Aisin Seiki Company Ltd. | | | 2,500 | | | | 83,233 | |
Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc. | | | 6,090 | | | | 82,477 | |
Dentsu, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 82,369 | |
Toho Company Ltd. | | | 4,700 | | | | 82,089 | |
Inditex S.A. | | | 961 | | | | 82,031 | |
Kingfisher plc | | | 21,300 | | | | 81,747 | |
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. | | | 6,390 | | | | 81,700 | |
Bridgestone Corp. | | | 3,600 | | | | 81,678 | |
Toyota Industries Corp. | | | 2,800 | | | | 81,655 | |
Isuzu Motors Ltd. | | | 19,000 | | | | 81,622 | |
Rakuten, Inc. | | | 70 | | | | 81,548 | |
Whitbread plc | | | 3,302 | | | | 80,906 | |
ABC-Mart, Inc. | | | 2,100 | | | | 80,719 | |
Carnival plc | | | 2,590 | | | | 80,682 | |
Nitori Holdings Company Ltd. | | | 800 | | | | 80,522 | |
Denso Corp. | | | 2,500 | | | | 80,363 | |
McDonald’s Holdings Company Japan Ltd. | | | 3,000 | | | | 80,009 | |
Toyota Boshoku Corp. | | | 5,590 | | | | 79,880 | |
Nissan Motor Company Ltd. | | | 8,990 | | | | 79,539 | |
NHK Spring Company Ltd. | | | 9,000 | | | | 79,517 | |
Intercontinental Hotels Group plc | | | 4,900 | | | | 79,372 | |
USS Company Ltd. | | | 930 | | | | 79,070 | |
Pearson plc | | | 4,484 | | | | 79,015 | |
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. | | | 7,790 | | | | 78,838 | |
Toyota Motor Corp. | | | 2,300 | | | | 78,837 | |
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc ADR | | | 7,650 | | | | 78,720 | |
Yamada Denki Company Ltd. | | | 1,130 | | | | 78,586 | |
Casio Computer Co. Ltd. | | | 12,390 | | | | 78,442 | |
JCDecaux S.A.* | | | 3,160 | | | | 78,423 | |
Marui Group Company Ltd. | | | 10,300 | | | | 77,436 | |
Yamaha Corp. | | | 7,090 | | | | 76,715 | |
Li & Fung Ltd. | | | 45,960 | | | | 76,688 | |
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 13,000 | | | | 76,325 | |
Kabel Deutschland Holding AG* | | | 1,420 | | | | 76,129 | |
Hennes & Mauritz AB — Class B | | | 2,540 | | | | 76,031 | |
Jupiter Telecommunications Company Ltd. | | | 70 | | | | 75,736 | |
ITV plc* | | | 82,360 | | | | 75,257 | |
Reed Elsevier plc | | | 9,814 | | | | 75,112 | |
Marks & Spencer Group plc | | | 15,380 | | | | 74,861 | |
Mazda Motor Corp.* | | | 37,000 | | | | 74,837 | |
Reed Elsevier N.V. | | | 6,802 | | | | 74,794 | |
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. | | | 36,210 | | | | 74,396 | |
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. | | | 26,000 | | | | 74,334 | |
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd. | | | 28,480 | | | | 73,657 | |
TUI Travel plc | | | 31,830 | | | | 73,358 | |
Panasonic Corp. | | | 7,590 | | | | 73,354 | |
Honda Motor Company Ltd. | | | 2,500 | | | | 73,232 | |
SES S.A. | | | 2,984 | | | | 72,613 | |
Asics Corp. | | | 5,290 | | | | 72,227 | |
Eutelsat Communications S.A. | | | 1,792 | | | | 71,984 | |
Compass Group plc | | | 8,916 | | | | 71,853 | |
WPP plc | | | 7,750 | | | | 71,716 | |
Fast Retailing Company Ltd. | | | 400 | | | | 71,634 | |
Yamaha Motor Company Ltd.* | | | 5,400 | | | | 71,287 | |
Pirelli & C. SpA | | | 10,000 | | | | 71,125 | |
Sony Corp. | | | 3,700 | | | | 70,821 | |
Sodexo | | | 1,071 | | | | 70,518 | |
Electrolux AB | | | 4,750 | | | | 69,833 | |
Genting Singapore plc* | | | 59,950 | | | | 69,605 | |
Luxottica Group SpA | | | 2,732 | | | | 69,431 | |
Fairfax Media Ltd. | | | 88,020 | | | | 69,170 | |
GKN plc | | | 25,445 | | | | 69,042 | |
Publicis Groupe S.A. | | | 1,650 | | | | 68,861 | |
Crown Ltd. | | | 9,038 | | | | 68,847 | |
Burberry Group plc | | | 3,794 | | | | 68,829 | |
Adidas AG | | | 1,131 | | | | 68,824 | |
Sky City Entertainment Group Ltd. | | | 27,188 | | | | 68,799 | |
Shangri-La Asia Ltd. | | | 35,970 | | | | 68,772 | |
Tatts Group Ltd. | | | 32,142 | | | | 68,763 | |
Fiat SpA | | | 12,710 | | | | 68,618 | |
Wolters Kluwer N.V. | | | 4,170 | | | | 67,669 | |
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd. | | | 26,470 | | | | 67,154 | |
SJM Holdings Ltd. | | | 37,970 | | | | 67,077 | |
Nokian Renkaat Oyj | | | 2,230 | | | | 66,758 | |
Renault S.A. | | | 1,990 | | | | 65,912 | |
Daimler AG | | | 1,480 | | | | 65,818 | |
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin — Class B | | | 1,100 | | | | 65,785 | |
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Mediaset SpA | | | 20,840 | | | $ | 65,634 | |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | | | 990 | | | | 65,397 | |
Volkswagen AG | | | 530 | | | | 65,297 | |
TABCORP Holdings Ltd. | | | 26,160 | | | | 64,459 | |
Echo Entertainment Group Ltd.*,† | | | 18,190 | | | | 64,245 | |
Autogrill SpA | | | 6,387 | | | | 64,216 | |
Societe Television Francaise 1 | | | 5,131 | | | | 63,785 | |
Cie Financiere Richemont S.A. | | | 1,430 | | | | 63,700 | |
Modern Times Group AB — Class B | | | 1,590 | | | | 63,696 | |
Continental AG* | | | 1,100 | | | | 63,488 | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. | | | 480 | | | | 63,357 | |
PPR | | | 490 | | | | 63,334 | |
Swatch Group AG/REG | | | 1,060 | | | | 63,177 | |
Christian Dior S.A. | | | 560 | | | | 62,695 | |
Sands China Ltd.* | | | 26,770 | | | | 62,633 | |
Husqvarna AB — Class B | | | 15,490 | | | | 62,568 | |
Mediaset Espana Comunicacion S.A. | | | 10,990 | | | | 62,471 | |
Axel Springer AG | | | 1,811 | | | | 62,328 | |
Sanoma Oyj | | | 5,210 | | | | 61,246 | |
TUI AG* | | | 11,900 | | | | 61,177 | |
Accor S.A. | | | 2,280 | | | | 60,709 | |
Metropole Television S.A. | | | 3,732 | | | | 60,505 | |
Wynn Macau Ltd. | | | 25,580 | | | | 60,492 | |
OPAP S.A. | | | 5,910 | | | | 59,606 | |
Swatch Group AG/BR | | | 180 | | | | 59,224 | |
Pandora A/S | | | 8,740 | | | | 58,268 | |
Porsche Automobil Holding SE | | | 1,221 | | | | 58,155 | |
Lagardere SCA | | | 2,330 | | | | 57,229 | |
Peugeot S.A. | | | 2,690 | | | | 57,223 | |
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.* | | | 34,960 | | | | 50,792 | |
Esprit Holdings Ltd. | | | 29,680 | | | | 35,945 | |
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Yamato Kogyo Company Ltd. | | | 3,300 | | | | 86,549 | |
Air Water, Inc. | | | 7,000 | | | | 86,517 | |
Ube Industries Ltd. | | | 26,000 | | | | 86,399 | |
Kansai Paint Company Ltd. | | | 9,000 | | | | 86,239 | |
Daido Steel Company Ltd. | | | 14,000 | | | | 83,726 | |
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd. | | | 3,500 | | | | 82,642 | |
Nippon Paper Group, Inc. | | | 3,100 | | | | 82,530 | |
OJI Paper Company Ltd. | | | 15,000 | | | | 82,267 | |
Showa Denko K.K. | | | 41,000 | | | | 80,928 | |
Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. | | | 38,960 | | | | 80,746 | |
Hitachi Metals Ltd. | | | 7,000 | | | | 80,601 | |
Nippon Steel Corp. | | | 28,000 | | | | 80,301 | |
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | | | 24,000 | | | | 80,270 | |
Makhteshim-Agan Industries Ltd.*,† | | | 14,622 | | | | 80,041 | |
Daicel Corp. | | | 14,000 | | | | 79,697 | |
Glencore International plc† | | | 12,630 | | | | 79,342 | |
Kaneka Corp. | | | 14,000 | | | | 79,191 | |
Nitto Denko Corp. | | | 2,000 | | | | 78,708 | |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Company Ltd. | | | 1,600 | | | | 78,481 | |
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. | | | 11,490 | | | | 77,918 | |
Asahi Kasei Corp. | | | 13,000 | | | | 77,906 | |
Kuraray Company Ltd. | | | 5,690 | | | | 77,596 | |
Toray Industries, Inc. | | | 11,000 | | | | 77,030 | |
Novozymes A/S — Class B | | | 540 | | | | 76,770 | |
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. | | | 11,000 | | | | 76,583 | |
Hitachi Chemical Company Ltd. | | | 4,600 | | | | 75,939 | |
JSR Corp. | | | 4,400 | | | | 75,700 | |
Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd. | | | 4,990 | | | | 75,512 | |
Teijin Ltd. | | | 21,000 | | | | 75,489 | |
Nisshin Steel Company Ltd. | | | 42,000 | | | | 74,958 | |
Amcor Ltd. | | | 11,208 | | | | 74,196 | |
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. | | | 12,000 | | | | 73,663 | |
Kobe Steel Ltd. | | | 43,960 | | | | 73,375 | |
Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd. | | | 19,000 | | | | 73,307 | |
Randgold Resources Ltd. | | | 753 | | | | 73,135 | |
Johnson Matthey plc | | | 2,970 | | | | 72,795 | |
Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | | | 19,000 | | | | 72,434 | |
Holmen AB — Class B | | | 2,880 | | | | 71,522 | |
UPM-Kymmene Oyj | | | 6,320 | | | | 71,393 | |
MacArthur Coal Ltd. | | | 4,668 | | | | 71,376 | |
Air Liquide S.A. | | | 611 | | | | 71,346 | |
Akzo Nobel N.V. | | | 1,610 | | | | 71,041 | |
Sika AG — Class A | | | 40 | | | | 70,822 | |
CRH plc ADR | | | 4,580 | | | | 70,779 | |
JFE Holdings, Inc. | | | 3,500 | | | | 70,647 | |
Holcim Ltd.* | | | 1,330 | | | | 70,580 | |
Koninklijke DSM N.V. | | | 1,620 | | | | 70,431 | |
Orica Ltd. | | | 3,132 | | | | 70,284 | |
Anglo American plc | | | 2,040 | | | | 70,174 | |
Fletcher Building Ltd. | | | 11,996 | | | | 70,154 | |
Svenska Cellulosa AB — Class B | | | 5,752 | | | | 70,016 | |
Linde AG | | | 520 | | | | 69,579 | |
Cimpor Cimentos de Portugal SGPS S.A. | | | 10,344 | | | | 69,072 | |
HeidelbergCement AG | | | 1,900 | | | | 69,022 | |
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. | | | 28,000 | | | | 68,177 | |
James Hardie Industries SE* | | | 12,458 | | | | 68,115 | |
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. plc | | | 7,650 | | | | 67,733 | |
BASF SE | | | 1,110 | | | | 67,668 | |
Syngenta AG* | | | 260 | | | | 67,566 | |
Rexam plc | | | 13,973 | | | | 67,163 | |
Sumitomo Metal Mining Company Ltd. | | | 5,000 | | | | 66,197 | |
Lonmin plc | | | 4,060 | | | | 65,851 | |
Stora Enso Oyj | | | 11,240 | | | | 65,785 | |
Boral Ltd. | | | 19,760 | | | | 65,754 | |
Tosoh Corp. | | | 20,980 | | | | 65,737 | |
Lafarge S.A. | | | 1,910 | | | | 65,641 | |
BHP Billiton plc | | | 2,430 | | | | 64,888 | |
Vedanta Resources plc | | | 3,820 | | | | 64,867 | |
Israel Chemicals Ltd.* | | | 5,393 | | | | 61,379 | |
Salzgitter AG | | | 1,320 | | | | 63,347 | |
Incitec Pivot Ltd. | | | 20,438 | | | | 63,318 | |
Acerinox S.A. | | | 5,610 | | | | 63,040 | |
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Boliden AB | | | 6,080 | | | $ | 62,505 | |
Givaudan S.A.* | | | 80 | | | | 62,391 | |
Fresnillo plc | | | 2,549 | | | | 62,308 | |
BHP Billiton Ltd. | | | 1,881 | | | | 62,276 | |
Solvay S.A. | | | 660 | | | | 62,143 | |
Imerys S.A. | | | 1,240 | | | | 62,026 | |
Arkema S.A. | | | 1,060 | | | | 61,380 | |
Xstrata plc | | | 4,860 | | | | 61,363 | |
Voestalpine AG | | | 2,120 | | | | 61,280 | |
Lanxess AG | | | 1,270 | | | | 60,918 | |
Rio Tinto Ltd. | | | 1,040 | | | | 60,912 | |
Umicore S.A. | | | 1,680 | | | | 60,901 | |
K+S AG | | | 1,160 | | | | 60,722 | |
Israel Corporation Ltd.* | | | 90 | | | | 57,594 | |
SSAB AB — Class A | | | 8,150 | | | | 60,433 | |
Newcrest Mining Ltd. | | | 1,833 | | | | 60,414 | |
Norsk Hydro ASA | | | 13,270 | | | | 60,185 | |
BlueScope Steel Ltd. | | | 86,980 | | | | 59,972 | |
ArcelorMittal | | | 3,750 | | | | 59,910 | |
Rio Tinto plc | | | 1,350 | | | | 59,852 | |
ThyssenKrupp AG | | | 2,410 | | | | 59,214 | |
Kazakhmys plc | | | 4,810 | | | | 58,715 | |
OneSteel Ltd. | | | 50,000 | | | | 58,593 | |
Alumina Ltd. | | | 42,000 | | | | 58,563 | |
Sims Metal Management Ltd.† | | | 4,704 | | | | 56,442 | |
Antofagasta plc | | | 3,943 | | | | 56,263 | |
OZ Minerals Ltd. | | | 6,231 | | | | 55,507 | |
Rautaruukki Oyj | | | 5,500 | | | | 55,150 | |
Outokumpu Oyj | | | 8,400 | | | | 55,115 | |
Yara International ASA | | | 1,431 | | | | 54,591 | |
Eramet | | | 390 | | | | 53,843 | |
Iluka Resources Ltd. | | | 4,458 | | | | 52,176 | |
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. | | | 12,468 | | | | 52,076 | |
Wacker Chemie AG | | | 550 | | | | 48,826 | |
Lynas Corporation Ltd.* | | | 40,270 | | | | 41,213 | |
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Total Materials | | | | | | | 7,325,717 | |
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Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd. | | | 4,000 | | | | 109,693 | |
Japan Tobacco, Inc. | | | 20 | | | | 93,545 | |
Kirin Holdings Company Ltd. | | | 7,000 | | | | 91,555 | |
Kikkoman Corp. | | | 8,000 | | | | 91,392 | |
Yamazaki Baking Company Ltd. | | | 6,000 | | | | 90,981 | |
Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. | | | 7,000 | | | | 90,961 | |
Yakult Honsha Company Ltd. | | | 2,800 | | | | 87,357 | |
Lindt & Spruengli AG | | | 30 | | | | 87,269 | |
Seven & I Holdings Company Ltd. | | | 3,100 | | | | 86,888 | |
Aeon Company Ltd. | | | 6,390 | | | | 86,430 | |
Kao Corp. | | | 3,100 | | | | 86,343 | |
Unicharm Corp. | | | 1,800 | | | | 86,329 | |
Coca-Cola West Company Ltd. | | | 4,500 | | | | 86,313 | |
MEIJI Holdings Company Ltd. | | | 1,800 | | | | 85,410 | |
Lawson, Inc. | | | 1,500 | | | | 84,902 | |
Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc. | | | 6,490 | | | | 84,712 | |
Nissin Foods Holdings Company Ltd. | | | 2,100 | | | | 84,491 | |
FamilyMart Company Ltd. | | | 2,200 | | | | 84,018 | |
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 3,900 | | | | 82,633 | |
Ajinomoto Company, Inc. | | | 6,990 | | | | 82,567 | |
Shiseido Company Ltd. | | | 4,200 | | | | 81,448 | |
Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion S.A.*,† | | | 20,330 | | | | 80,944 | |
Imperial Tobacco Group plc | | | 2,382 | | | | 80,340 | |
Koninklijke Ahold N.V. | | | 6,760 | | | | 79,494 | |
Associated British Foods plc | | | 4,545 | | | | 78,164 | |
WM Morrison Supermarkets plc | | | 17,014 | | | | 76,676 | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. | | | 1,441 | | | | 76,483 | |
Tesco plc | | | 13,035 | | | | 76,334 | |
Diageo plc | | | 4,003 | | | | 76,283 | |
Metro AG | | | 1,780 | | | | 75,554 | |
Reckitt Benckiser Group plc | | | 1,491 | | | | 75,514 | |
Foster’s Group Ltd.† | | | 14,767 | | | | 75,446 | |
British American Tobacco plc | | | 1,772 | | | | 74,800 | |
Unilever plc | | | 2,374 | | | | 74,318 | |
Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A. | | | 950 | | | | 74,149 | |
Unilever N.V. — Class B | | | 2,334 | | | | 73,875 | |
Heineken Holding N.V. | | | 1,900 | | | | 73,321 | |
SABMiller plc | | | 2,242 | | | | 73,128 | |
Heineken N.V. ADR† | | | 1,620 | | | | 72,791 | |
Wesfarmers Ltd. — PPS | | | 2,360 | | | | 72,605 | |
Danone | | | 1,181 | | | | 72,596 | |
Wesfarmers Ltd. | | | 2,400 | | | | 72,510 | |
Metcash Ltd. | | | 18,180 | | | | 71,661 | |
Aryzta AG | | | 1,650 | | | | 71,647 | |
Wilmar International Ltd. | | | 18,000 | | | | 71,621 | |
Parmalat SpA | | | 33,730 | | | | 71,214 | |
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. | | | 6,209 | | | | 71,124 | |
Henkel AG & Company KGaA — Class B | | | 1,620 | | | | 70,996 | |
Swedish Match AB | | | 2,144 | | | | 70,735 | |
Kerry Group plc — Class A† | | | 2,011 | | | | 70,585 | |
Pernod-Ricard S.A. | | | 900 | | | | 70,459 | |
Beiersdorf AG | | | 1,311 | | | | 70,147 | |
Nestle S.A. | | | 1,271 | | | | 69,972 | |
J Sainsbury plc | | | 16,323 | | | | 69,471 | |
Woolworths Ltd. | | | 2,892 | | | | 69,104 | |
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. | | | 148,850 | | | | 68,878 | |
Olam International Ltd. | | | 39,970 | | | | 68,106 | |
Delhaize Group S.A. | | | 1,160 | | | | 67,809 | |
L’Oreal S.A. | | | 690 | | | | 67,308 | |
Jeronimo Martins SGPS S.A. | | | 4,166 | | | | 65,054 | |
Carrefour S.A. | | | 2,850 | | | | 64,897 | |
Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A.* | | | 3,600 | | | | 63,445 | |
Carlsberg A — Class B | | | 1,070 | | | | 63,402 | |
Suedzucker AG | | | 2,225 | | | | 63,211 | |
Colruyt S.A. | | | 1,521 | | | | 63,184 | |
Kesko Oyj — Class B | | | 2,030 | | | | 62,454 | |
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Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 5,067,046 | |
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Information Technology - 6.6% | | | | | | | | |
Keyence Corp. | | | 400 | | | $ | 109,455 | |
Shimadzu Corp. | | | 11,000 | | | | 92,784 | |
NTT Data Corp. | | | 30 | | | | 92,588 | |
Foxconn International Holdings Ltd.* | | | 174,850 | | | | 90,326 | |
Yokogawa Electric Corp.* | | | 9,300 | | | | 87,965 | |
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. | | | 3,800 | | | | 86,798 | |
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp. | | | 4,300 | | | | 86,282 | |
Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp. | | | 1,900 | | | | 85,475 | |
Oracle Corporation Japan | | | 2,400 | | | | 84,489 | |
Hirose Electric Company Ltd. | | | 900 | | | | 83,661 | |
Hoya Corp. | | | 3,600 | | | | 83,459 | |
Rohm Company Ltd. | | | 1,600 | | | | 83,458 | |
Otsuka Corp. | | | 1,200 | | | | 82,712 | |
Canon, Inc. | | | 1,800 | | | | 81,726 | |
Trend Micro, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 81,310 | |
Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. | | | 2,000 | | | | 80,607 | |
NICE Systems Ltd.* | | | 2,541 | | | | 76,423 | |
Gree, Inc. | | | 2,600 | | | | 79,288 | |
Neopost S.A. | | | 1,080 | | | | 79,187 | |
Citizen Holdings Company Ltd. | | | 15,890 | | | | 79,114 | |
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. | | | 11,490 | | | | 78,778 | |
STMicroelectronics N.V. | | | 11,990 | | | | 78,352 | |
Sage Group plc | | | 19,603 | | | | 77,706 | |
Yahoo Japan Corp. | | | 250 | | | | 77,641 | |
Konami Corp. | | | 2,300 | | | | 77,210 | |
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd. | | | 7,900 | | | | 77,114 | |
Tokyo Electron Ltd. | | | 1,700 | | | | 77,107 | |
ARM Holdings plc | | | 8,948 | | | | 76,443 | |
ASML Holding N.V. | | | 2,202 | | | | 76,137 | |
Murata Manufacturing Company Ltd. | | | 1,400 | | | | 76,007 | |
Autonomy Corp. plc* | | | 1,908 | | | | 75,451 | |
Fujitsu Ltd. | | | 16,000 | | | | 75,449 | |
United Internet AG | | | 4,463 | | | | 75,440 | |
Ricoh Company Ltd. | | | 9,000 | | | | 75,427 | |
Kyocera Corp. | | | 900 | | | | 75,249 | |
Hitachi Ltd. | | | 15,000 | | | | 74,456 | |
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp. | | | 3,200 | | | | 74,365 | |
SAP AG | | | 1,451 | | | | 73,826 | |
Nintendo Company Ltd. | | | 500 | | | | 73,464 | |
Toshiba Corp. | | | 18,000 | | | | 73,425 | |
Brother Industries Ltd. | | | 6,190 | | | | 72,720 | |
Nippon Electric Glass Company Ltd. | | | 8,000 | | | | 72,691 | |
Nokia Oyj | | | 12,827 | | | | 72,530 | |
Seiko Epson Corp. | | | 5,600 | | | | 71,254 | |
Computershare Ltd. | | | 9,840 | | | | 70,061 | |
Dassault Systemes S.A. | | | 991 | | | | 69,976 | |
Ibiden Company Ltd. | | | 3,300 | | | | 69,731 | |
AtoS | | | 1,600 | | | | 69,053 | |
Elpida Memory, Inc.* | | | 10,900 | | | | 68,171 | |
Infineon Technologies AG ADR | | | 9,200 | | | | 67,879 | |
Yaskawa Electric Corp. | | | 9,000 | | | | 67,847 | |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson — Class B | | | 7,000 | | | | 67,195 | |
Dena Company Ltd. | | | 1,600 | | | | 67,022 | |
NEC Corp.* | | | 32,000 | | | | 65,005 | |
Omron Corp. | | | 3,300 | | | | 64,803 | |
Advantest Corp. | | | 6,000 | | | | 64,671 | |
Square Enix Holdings Company Ltd. | | | 3,590 | | | | 64,641 | |
Amadeus IT Holding S.A. — Class A | | | 4,014 | | | | 64,127 | |
Capital Gemini S.A. — Class B | | | 1,920 | | | | 63,834 | |
Indra Sistemas S.A. | | | 4,431 | | | | 63,699 | |
Alcatel-Lucent* | | | 21,730 | | | | 63,003 | |
TDK Corp. | | | 1,800 | | | | 62,786 | |
Hexagon AB — Class B | | | 4,780 | | | | 62,138 | |
Sumco Corp.* | | | 6,400 | | | | 59,763 | |
Renewable Energy Corp. ASA* | | | 41,610 | | | | 36,394 | |
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Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 4,867,148 | |
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Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co. Ltd.* | | | 1,200 | | | | 98,842 | |
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. | | | 2,000 | | | | 96,092 | |
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. | | | 4,900 | | | | 91,092 | |
Sonova Holding AG* | | | 990 | | | | 89,828 | |
Ono Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. | | | 1,500 | | | | 89,491 | |
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Company Ltd. | | | 8,000 | | | | 89,191 | |
Medipal Holdings Corp. | | | 8,790 | | | | 89,029 | |
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Company Ltd. | | | 8,090 | | | | 88,905 | |
Suzuken Company Ltd. | | | 3,300 | | | | 88,753 | |
Santen Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. | | | 2,100 | | | | 88,254 | |
Alfresa Holdings Corp. | | | 2,100 | | | | 87,795 | |
Olympus Corp. | | | 2,800 | | | | 86,413 | |
Daiichi Sankyo Company Ltd. | | | 4,100 | | | | 85,465 | |
Otsuka Holdings Company Ltd. | | | 3,100 | | | | 84,923 | |
Elan Corporation plc* | | | 7,892 | | | | 83,649 | |
Miraca Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,900 | | | | 83,507 | |
Tsumura & Co. | | | 2,600 | | | | 82,893 | |
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. | | | 1,700 | | | | 80,623 | |
Chugai Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. | | | 4,700 | | | | 79,615 | |
Astellas Pharma, Inc. | | | 2,100 | | | | 79,263 | |
Sysmex Corp. | | | 2,200 | | | | 79,149 | |
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | | | 1,161 | | | | 78,757 | |
Terumo Corp. | | | 1,500 | | | | 78,061 | |
Lonza Group AG* | | | 1,290 | | | | 77,728 | |
Shire plc | | | 2,484 | | | | 77,415 | |
Novartis AG | | | 1,381 | | | | 77,145 | |
Eisai Company Ltd. | | | 1,900 | | | | 76,657 | |
GlaxoSmithKline plc ADR | | | 3,704 | | | | 76,394 | |
Ramsay Health Care Ltd. | | | 4,164 | | | | 76,012 | |
UCB S.A. | | | 1,781 | | | | 75,896 | |
Coloplast A/S — Class B | | | 521 | | | | 75,071 | |
AstraZeneca plc | | | 1,691 | | | | 75,024 | |
Novo Nordisk A/S — Class B | | | 750 | | | | 74,795 | |
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Smith & Nephew plc | | | 8,302 | | | $ | 74,671 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 461 | | | | 74,457 | |
Cie Generale d’Optique Essilor International S.A. | | | 1,021 | | | | 73,419 | |
Synthes, Inc.1 | | | 451 | | | | 72,987 | |
Shionogi & Company Ltd. | | | 4,900 | | | | 72,493 | |
Grifols S.A.* | | | 3,885 | | | | 72,445 | |
CSL Ltd. | | | 2,541 | | | | 72,132 | |
Merck KGaA | | | 880 | | | | 72,076 | |
William Demant Holding A/S* | | | 950 | | | | 71,451 | |
QIAGEN N.V.* | | | 5,120 | | | | 71,107 | |
Sanofi | | | 1,081 | | | | 71,101 | |
Orion Oyj — Class B | | | 3,481 | | | | 70,090 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.* | | | 1,960 | | | | 72,573 | |
Sonic Healthcare Ltd. | | | 6,276 | | | | 68,593 | |
Getinge AB — Class B | | | 3,132 | | | | 68,325 | |
Fresenius SE & Company KGaA | | | 761 | | | | 67,639 | |
Bayer AG | | | 1,210 | | | | 66,769 | |
Straumann Holding AG | | | 410 | | | | 64,154 | |
Actelion Ltd.* | | | 1,890 | | | | 62,789 | |
Celesio AG | | | 4,670 | | | | 61,451 | |
Cochlear Ltd. | | | 961 | | | | 42,598 | |
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Total Health Care | | | | | | | 4,185,047 | |
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Utilities - 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
Toho Gas Company Ltd. | | | 14,000 | | | | 91,880 | |
Shikoku Electric Power Company, Inc. | | | 3,200 | | | | 87,967 | |
Tokyo Gas Company Ltd. | | | 18,000 | | | | 83,601 | |
Osaka Gas Company Ltd. | | | 20,000 | | | | 83,087 | |
Electric Power Development Company Ltd. | | | 2,800 | | | | 82,734 | |
Chugoku Electric Power Company, Inc. | | | 4,690 | | | | 82,485 | |
Tohoku Electric Power Company, Inc. | | | 5,890 | | | | 81,597 | |
CLP Holdings Ltd. | | | 8,990 | | | | 80,993 | |
Severn Trent plc | | | 3,333 | | | | 79,573 | |
United Utilities Group plc | | | 8,207 | | | | 79,368 | |
Hokuriku Electric Power Co. | | | 4,300 | | | | 79,337 | |
Enel Green Power SpA | | | 34,600 | | | | 78,825 | |
Hong Kong & China Gas Company Ltd. | | | 34,960 | | | | 78,692 | |
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA | | | 21,200 | | | | 78,611 | |
National Grid plc | | | 7,929 | | | | 78,521 | |
Chubu Electric Power Company, Inc. | | | 4,190 | | | | 78,470 | |
E.ON AG | | | 3,560 | | | | 77,234 | |
SSE plc | | | 3,852 | | | | 77,230 | |
Power Assets Holdings Ltd. | | | 9,990 | | | | 76,433 | |
RWE AG | | | 2,070 | | | | 76,354 | |
Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. | | | 4,400 | | | | 76,033 | |
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. | | | 13,000 | | | | 75,737 | |
Kyushu Electric Power Company, Inc. | | | 4,690 | | | | 75,400 | |
Contact Energy Ltd.* | | | 18,168 | | | | 75,045 | |
Gas Natural SDG S.A. | | | 4,394 | | | | 74,716 | |
GDF Suez | | | 2,501 | | | | 74,305 | |
Centrica plc | | | 16,124 | | | | 74,291 | |
EDP — Energias de Portugal S.A. ADR | | | 23,991 | | | | 73,888 | |
Snam Rete Gas SpA | | | 15,961 | | | | 73,682 | |
Red Electrica Corp. S.A. | | | 1,610 | | | | 73,362 | |
EDF S.A. | | | 2,530 | | | | 73,267 | |
Hokkaido Electric Power Company, Inc. | | | 4,900 | | | | 72,225 | |
Iberdrola S.A. | | | 10,682 | | | | 72,216 | |
Acciona S.A. | | | 850 | | | | 71,652 | |
EDP Renovaveis S.A.* | | | 13,056 | | | | 71,090 | |
International Power plc ADR | | | 14,961 | | | | 70,989 | |
Enel SpA | | | 15,980 | | | | 70,535 | |
A2A SpA | | | 56,600 | | | | 70,408 | |
SP AusNet | | | 78,305 | | | | 70,320 | |
Veolia Environnement S.A. | | | 4,770 | | | | 69,658 | |
Enagas S.A. | | | 3,782 | | | | 69,503 | |
Fortum Oyj | | | 2,890 | | | | 68,023 | |
AGL Energy Ltd. | | | 4,680 | | | | 64,165 | |
Suez Environnement Co. | | | 4,580 | | | | 63,736 | |
Public Power Corp. S.A. | | | 7,900 | | | | 62,746 | |
Verbund AG | | | 2,051 | | | | 59,025 | |
Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc.* | | | 15,280 | | | | 46,191 | |
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Total Utilities | | | | | | | 3,505,200 | |
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Energy - 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
Tullow Oil plc* | | | 4,770 | | | | 96,384 | |
TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. | | | 7,000 | | | | 80,428 | |
Cosmo Oil Company Ltd. | | | 31,000 | | | | 76,723 | |
Royal Dutch Shell plc | | | 2,430 | | | | 75,600 | |
Royal Dutch Shell plc — Class A | | | 2,440 | | | | 75,380 | |
Repsol YPF S.A. | | | 2,850 | | | | 75,232 | |
Essar Energy plc* | | | 19,420 | | | | 75,228 | |
BG Group plc | | | 3,872 | | | | 74,066 | |
BP plc | | | 12,330 | | | | 73,908 | |
Galp Energia SGPS S.A. — Class B | | | 4,003 | | | | 73,099 | |
JX Holdings, Inc. | | | 12,990 | | | | 72,904 | |
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. | | | 2,000 | | | | 72,695 | |
Petrofac Ltd. | | | 3,880 | | | | 71,701 | |
Idemitsu Kosan Company Ltd. | | | 800 | | | | 71,661 | |
Total S.A. | | | 1,620 | | | | 71,469 | |
AMEC plc | | | 5,610 | | | | 70,734 | |
ENI SpA — Class Preference | | | 4,010 | | | | 70,543 | |
Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. | | | 9,890 | | | | 70,445 | |
Statoil ASA | | | 3,282 | | | | 70,421 | |
Transocean Ltd. | | | 1,450 | | | | 69,911 | |
Fugro N.V. | | | 1,370 | | | | 69,087 | |
Seadrill Ltd. | | | 2,501 | | | | 69,065 | |
Cairn Energy plc* | | | 15,910 | | | | 68,969 | |
WorleyParsons Ltd. | | | 2,761 | | | | 68,887 | |
SBM Offshore N.V. | | | 3,930 | | | | 68,111 | |
Santos Ltd. | | | 6,230 | | | | 67,419 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued) | | September 30, 2011 |
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| | Shares | | | Value | |
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Caltex Australia Ltd. | | | 6,530 | | | $ | 67,297 | |
Origin Energy Ltd. | | | 5,222 | | | | 66,816 | |
Technip S.A. | | | 830 | | | | 66,493 | |
Subsea 7 S.A.* | | | 3,501 | | | | 66,150 | |
Saipem SpA | | | 1,830 | | | | 64,225 | |
Neste Oil Oyj | | | 7,350 | | | | 63,784 | |
Woodside Petroleum Ltd. | | | 2,050 | | | | 63,512 | |
Tenaris S.A. | | | 4,890 | | | | 61,594 | |
Inpex Corp. | | | 10 | | | | 61,407 | |
OMV AG | | | 2,042 | | | | 60,780 | |
Cie Generale de Geophysique — Veritas* | | | 3,310 | | | | 58,297 | |
Aker Solutions ASA | | | 6,070 | | | | 58,144 | |
Paladin Energy Ltd.* | | | 34,190 | | | | 39,232 | |
John Wood Group plc | | | 47 | | | | 384 | |
Kvaerner ASA*,† | | | 28 | | | | 37 | |
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Total Energy | | | | | | | 2,698,222 | |
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Telecommunication Services - 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. | | | 1,800 | | | | 86,229 | |
Inmarsat plc | | | 10,570 | | | | 80,471 | |
BT Group plc | | | 29,590 | | | | 79,256 | |
Vodafone Group plc | | | 29,461 | | | | 75,897 | |
Elisa Oyj | | | 3,664 | | | | 74,897 | |
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. | | | 30,970 | | | | 74,648 | |
StarHub Ltd. | | | 33,960 | | | | 73,810 | |
Cellcom Israel Ltd.* | | | 3,540 | | | | 72,225 | |
Koninklijke KPN N.V. | | | 5,586 | | | | 73,569 | |
TDC A/S | | | 8,990 | | | | 73,439 | |
Swisscom AG | | | 180 | | | | 73,230 | |
Telefonica S.A. | | | 3,811 | | | | 73,033 | |
Telenor ASA | | | 4,726 | | | | 72,886 | |
NTT DoCoMo, Inc. | | | 40 | | | | 72,877 | |
Iliad S.A. | | | 651 | | | | 72,722 | |
Belgacom S.A. | | | 2,392 | | | | 71,985 | |
Telecom Italia SpA — Savings Shares | | | 73,860 | | | | 71,827 | |
TeliaSonera AB ADR | | | 10,849 | | | | 71,507 | |
Telstra Corporation Ltd. | | | 23,976 | | | | 71,401 | |
Telekom Austria AG ADR | | | 7,062 | | | | 71,269 | |
Telecom Italia SpA | | | 65,100 | | | | 70,728 | |
Softbank Corp. | | | 2,400 | | | | 70,220 | |
Millicom International Cellular S.A. | | | 701 | | | | 69,836 | |
PCCW Ltd. | | | 186,790 | | | | 69,471 | |
Mobistar S.A. | | | 1,211 | | | | 69,128 | |
KDDI Corp. | | | 10 | | | | 68,839 | |
Tele2 AB — Class B | | | 3,787 | | | | 68,573 | |
Vivendi S.A. | | | 3,350 | | | | 68,202 | |
Portugal Telecom SGPS S.A. | | | 9,280 | | | | 68,176 | |
Partner Communications Company Ltd.* | | | 7,010 | | | | 66,385 | |
France Telecom S.A. | | | 4,130 | | | | 67,591 | |
Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corporation Ltd.* | | | 35,016 | | | | 65,478 | |
Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Ltd. | | | 33,492 | | | | 66,567 | |
Deutsche Telekom AG | | | 5,595 | | | | 65,670 | |
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. | | | 11,980 | | | | 50,921 | |
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Total Telecommunication Services | | | | | | | 2,492,963 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $84,204,916) | | | | | | | 68,032,531 | |
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PREFERRED STOCKS†† - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
RWE AG | | | 2,280 | | | | 78,820 | |
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG | | | 4,260 | | | | 74,901 | |
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG | | | 1,540 | | | | 72,234 | |
Henkel AG & Company KGaA | | | 1,320 | | | | 70,183 | |
Volkswagen AG | | | 480 | | | | 63,341 | |
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Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $453,661) | | | | | | | 359,479 | |
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RIGHTS†† - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.* | | | | | | | | |
Expires 10/01/11 | | | 8,850 | | | | 1,304 | |
CaixaBank* | | | | | | | | |
Expires 10/13/11 | | | 15,250 | | | | 1,246 | |
Eurazeo* | | | | | | | | |
Expires 12/30/11 | | | 20 | | | | 27 | |
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Total Rights (Cost $32) | | | | | | | 2,577 | |
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EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS† - 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund | | | 61,140 | | | | 2,919,435 | |
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund | | | 59,800 | | | | 565,708 | |
iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund | | | 4,970 | | | | 54,670 | |
iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index Fund | | | 3,580 | | | | 51,337 | |
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Total Exchange Traded Funds (Cost $4,281,166) | | | | | | | 3,591,150 | |
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SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS†† - 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
State Street General Account U.S. Government Fund | | | 1,204,333 | | | | 1,204,333 | |
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Total Short Term Investments (Cost $1,204,333) | | | | | | | 1,204,333 | |
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Total Investments - 99.7% (Cost $90,144,108) | | | | | | $ | 73,190,070 | |
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Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 0.3% | | | | | | | 242,760 | |
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Total Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 73,432,830 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (concluded) | | September 30, 2011 |
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
Country Diversification
The pie chart above reflects percentages of
the market value of Common Stocks.
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* | | Non-income producing security. |
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† | | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
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†† | | Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 4. |
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1 | | Security is a 144A or Section 4(2) security. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(2) securities is $72,987 (cost $75,313), or 0.1% of total net assets. |
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| | ADR — American Depositary Receipt |
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| | plc — Public Limited Company |
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| | REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust |
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2011
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments, at value (cost $90,144,108) | | $ | 73,190,070 | |
Foreign currency, at value (cost $21,150) | | | 14,358 | |
Cash | | | 242 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 42,235 | |
Receivables: | | | | |
Dividends | | | 295,922 | |
Foreign taxes reclaim | | | 41,006 | |
Investment advisor | | | 25,388 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 16,564 | |
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Total assets | | | 73,625,785 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Management fees | | | 43,715 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | 41,823 | |
Custodian fees | | | 24,707 | |
Professional fees | | | 19,741 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 16,881 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 10,598 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 9,367 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 446 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 25,677 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 192,955 | |
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Net Assets | | $ | 73,432,830 | |
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Net Assets Consist Of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | $ | 114,269,030 | |
Accumulated net investment loss | | | (281,821 | ) |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency | | | (23,593,549 | ) |
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency | | | (16,960,830 | ) |
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Net assets | | $ | 73,432,830 | |
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A-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 65,573,376 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 6,762,710 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.70 | |
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Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value divided by 95.25%) | | $ | 10.18 | |
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B-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 4,147,954 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 490,473 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 8.46 | |
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C-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 3,426,020 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 411,183 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 8.33 | |
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Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 285,480 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 29,426 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.70 | |
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended September 30, 2011
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Investment Income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax of $207,613) | | $ | 2,025,164 | |
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Total investment income | | | 2,025,164 | |
| | | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Management fees | | | 807,696 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 208,668 | |
Distribution and service fees: | | | | |
A-Class | | | 202,576 | |
C-Class | | | 43,945 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 137,401 | |
Custodian fees | | | 149,096 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 5,206 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 159,980 | |
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Total expenses | | | 1,714,568 | |
Less: | | | | |
Expenses waived by advisor | | | (26,732 | ) |
| | | |
Net expenses | | | 1,687,836 | |
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Net investment income | | | 337,328 | |
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Net Realized And Unrealized Gain (Loss): | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 19,293,911 | |
Futures contracts | | | 530,374 | |
Foreign currency | | | (258,603 | ) |
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Net realized gain | | | 19,565,682 | |
| | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | (24,782,002 | ) |
Foreign currency | | | (12,406 | ) |
| | | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (24,794,408 | ) |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | | (5,228,726 | ) |
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Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (4,891,398 | ) |
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* | | Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
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Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 337,328 | | | $ | 223,151 | |
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency | | | 19,565,682 | | | | 11,793,752 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency | | | (24,794,408 | ) | | | (6,398,467 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | (4,891,398 | ) | | | 5,618,436 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (428,482 | ) | | | — | |
B-Class | | | (59,809 | ) | | | — | |
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Total distributions to shareholders | | | (488,291 | ) | | | — | |
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Capital share transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 11,944,041 | | | | 20,592,616 | |
B-Class | | | 358,374 | | | | 826,631 | |
C-Class | | | 541,059 | | | | 439,496 | |
Institutional Class* | | | 1,599,376 | | | | — | |
Distributions reinvested | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 424,001 | | | | — | |
B-Class | | | 59,500 | | | | — | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (20,083,005 | ) | | | (44,556,043 | ) |
B-Class | | | (2,876,923 | ) | | | (5,667,547 | ) |
C-Class | | | (1,159,828 | ) | | | (1,186,786 | ) |
Institutional Class* | | | (1,258,878 | ) | | | — | |
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Net decrease from capital share transactions | | | (10,452,283 | ) | | | (29,551,633 | ) |
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Net decrease in net assets | | | (15,831,972 | ) | | | (23,933,197 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 89,264,802 | | | | 113,197,999 | |
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End of year | | $ | 73,432,830 | | | $ | 89,264,802 | |
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Accumulated net investment loss at end of year | | $ | (281,821 | ) | | $ | (426,190 | ) |
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Capital share activity: | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 1,048,009 | | | | 2,066,878 | |
B-Class | | | 35,602 | | | | 93,747 | |
C-Class | | | 53,801 | | | | 50,022 | |
Institutional Class* | | | 150,654 | | | | — | |
Shares issued from reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | 36,520 | | | | — | |
B-Class | | | 5,885 | | | | — | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (1,754,360 | ) | | | (4,379,932 | ) |
B-Class | | | (287,631 | ) | | | (640,990 | ) |
C-Class | | | (116,514 | ) | | | (135,076 | ) |
Institutional Class* | | | (121,228 | ) | | | — | |
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Net decrease in shares | | | (949,262 | ) | | | (2,945,351 | ) |
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* | | Since commencement of operations: May 2, 2011. |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
A-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007f | |
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Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 10.52 | | | $ | 9.97 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 20.69 | | | $ | 19.65 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment incomea | | | .05 | | | | .02 | | | | .05 | | | | .05 | | | | .06 | |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.81 | ) | | | .53 | | | | (.35 | ) | | | (3.63 | ) | | | 3.60 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | (.76 | ) | | | .55 | | | | (.30 | ) | | | (3.58 | ) | | | 3.66 | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.06 | ) | | | — | | | | (.02 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (6.72 | ) | | | (2.62 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.06 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total distributions | | | (.06 | ) | | | — | | | | (.08 | ) | | | (6.76 | ) | | | (2.62 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.70 | | | $ | 10.52 | | | $ | 9.97 | | | $ | 10.35 | | | $ | 20.69 | |
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Total Returnb | | | (7.32 | %) | | | 5.52 | % | | | (2.71 | %) | | | (25.16 | %) | | | 20.07 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 65,573 | | | $ | 78,201 | | | $ | 97,205 | | | $ | 88,782 | | | $ | 145,158 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.40 | % | | | 0.24 | % | | | 0.63 | % | | | 0.33 | % | | | 0.29 | % |
Total expenses | | | 1.85 | % | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.89 | % | | | 1.73 | % | | | 1.69 | % |
Net expensesc | | | 1.82 | % | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.89 | % | | | 1.73 | % | | | 1.69 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 206 | % | | | 288 | % | | | 368 | % | | | 280 | %g | | | 162 | %g |
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
B-Class | | 2011d | | | 2010d | | | 2009d | | | 2008d | | | 2007d,f | |
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Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.19 | | | $ | 8.69 | | | $ | 9.05 | | | $ | 18.96 | | | $ | 18.17 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment incomea | | | .05 | | | | .04 | | | | .07 | | | | .07 | | | | .09 | |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.69 | ) | | | .46 | | | | (.32 | ) | | | (3.17 | ) | | | 3.32 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | (.64 | ) | | | .50 | | | | (.25 | ) | | | (3.10 | ) | | | 3.41 | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.09 | ) | | | — | | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.09 | ) | | | — | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (6.72 | ) | | | (2.62 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.07 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total distributions | | | (.09 | ) | | | — | | | | (.11 | ) | | | (6.81 | ) | | | (2,62 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 8.46 | | | $ | 9.19 | | | $ | 8.69 | | | $ | 9.05 | | | $ | 18.96 | |
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Total Returnb | | | (7.13 | %) | | | 5.75 | % | | | (2.45 | %) | | | (24.91 | %) | | | 20.36 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 4,148 | | | $ | 6,769 | | | $ | 11,155 | | | $ | 15,303 | | | $ | 29,659 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 0.53 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.90 | % | | | 0.55 | % | | | 0.50 | % |
Total expenses | | | 1.61 | % | | | 1.61 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.44 | % |
Net expensesc | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.61 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | 1.44 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 206 | % | | | 288 | % | | | 368 | % | | | 280 | %g | | | 162 | %g |
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See Notes to Financial Statements. | | the RYDEX|SGI equity funds annual report | 83 |
MSCI EAFE EQUAL WEIGHT FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each year and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the years presented.
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
C-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007f | |
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Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.06 | | | $ | 8.66 | | | $ | 9.04 | | | $ | 19.00 | | | $ | 18.37 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment lossa | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.01 | ) | | | (.05 | ) | | | (.09 | ) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (.69 | ) | | | .44 | | | | (.31 | ) | | | (3.18 | ) | | | 3.34 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | (.73 | ) | | | .40 | | | | (.32 | ) | | | (3.23 | ) | | | 3.25 | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (6.73 | ) | | | (2.62 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.06 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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Total distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.06 | ) | | | (6.73 | ) | | | (2.62 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 8.33 | | | $ | 9.06 | | | $ | 8.66 | | | $ | 9.04 | | | $ | 19.00 | |
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Total Returnb | | | (8.06 | %) | | | 4.62 | % | | | (3.39 | %) | | | (25.69 | %) | | | 19.14 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 3,426 | | | $ | 4,295 | | | $ | 4,838 | | | $ | 7,866 | | | $ | 12,449 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.37 | %) | | | (0.50 | %) | | | (0.11 | %) | | | (0.44 | %) | | | (0.48 | %) |
Total expenses | | | 2.60 | % | | | 2.62 | % | | | 2.65 | % | | | 2.49 | % | | | 2.44 | % |
Net expensesc | | | 2.58 | % | | | 2.62 | % | | | 2.65 | % | | | 2.49 | % | | | 2.44 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 206 | % | | | 288 | % | | | 368 | % | | | 280 | %g | | | 162 | %g |
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| | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | |
Institutional Class | | 2011e | |
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Per Share Data | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 12.37 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | |
Net investment incomea | | | .13 | |
Net loss on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | (2.80 | ) |
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Total from investment operations | | | (2.67 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.70 | |
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Total Returnb | | | (21.58 | %) |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 285 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 2.99 | % |
Total expenses | | | 2.27 | % |
Net expensesc | | | 1.36 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 206 | % |
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a | | Net investment income (loss) per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
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b | | Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges and has not been annualized. |
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c | | Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable. |
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d | | Effective August 25, 2005, B-Class shares ceased charging 12b-1 fees in accordance with FINRA sales cap regulations. Per share information reflects this change. This fee will be reinstated when sales exceed the sales cap limit. |
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e | | Since commencement of operations: May 2, 2011 — percentage amounts for the period, except total return and portfolio turnover rate, have been annualized. |
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f | | Security Global Investors, LLC (“SGI”) became the sub-advisor of the fund effective August 1, 2007. |
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g | | Significant variation in the portfolio turnover is due to the re-alignment of the Fund’s portfolio following the appointment of SGI as sub-advisor. |
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MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
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Advised by: | |  | | and Subadvised by: | |  |
To Our Shareholders:
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2011, the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund—Alpha Opportunity Fund returned 1.13%1, while the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, had a 1.14% return.
The Fund pursues its objective of seeking long-term growth of capital by investing approximately 37.5% of its total assets according to a long/short strategy in domestic equity securities and 37.5% of its total assets according to a long/short strategy in non-U.S. securities. The manager invests the remaining 25% of total assets in a portfolio of equity securities, equity derivative securities and fixed-income securities intended to track the S&P 500 Index.
The Fund pursues its domestic long/short strategy using fundamental and technical analysis to identify quality securities trading at attractive valuations. This strategy uses a top-down perspective to formulate long-term themes and a bottom-up approach to identify individual securities. The Fund’s global long/short strategy uses quantitative and qualitative techniques to identify long and short investment opportunities; however, the fund is currently unable to pursue the global long/short strategy, which affects its ability to meet its investment objective. The Fund primarily uses S&P 500 futures for the portion of total assets that is intended to track the S&P 500 Index.
Non-U.S. Strategy Performance
Most of the long holdings in the non-U.S. strategy are held as short sale collateral in a special custody account and are deemed illiquid due to the Fund’s exposure to Lehman Brothers International Europe (LBIE). Top-performing sectors for this strategy were Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples.
Consumer Discretionary positions that contributed to performance were long positions in Limited Brands, Inc. and Ross Stores, Inc.
Herbalife Ltd. and Philip Morris International, Inc. were among long positions in the Consumer Staples sector that contributed to performance.
Detracting from performance was a long position in Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. in the Information Technology sector.
Domestic Long/Short Strategy Performance
For the domestic long/short strategy, contributors to performance included an overweight allocation to Materials and an underweight position in the Financials sector. The cash allocation also positively contributed to relative returns during a very volatile period for the equity market.
Leaders in the Materials sector included CF Industries Holdings, Inc. In the Financials sector, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Simon Property Group, Inc., led relative performance. The domestic long/short strategy benefited by having little exposure to the banking industry.
Stock selection within the consumer sectors detracted from performance during the year. These positions included Corn Products International, Inc., and Expedia, Inc.
The domestic long/short strategy’s current focus is larger capitalization, high quality stocks. These “blue chip” equities have solid balance sheets and dependable income streams that are coupled with either above-average growth or attractive dividends.
Broad Market Tracking
The Fund primarily used S&P 500 e-mini futures for the portion of Fund assets that was intended to track the S&P 500 Index. After strong performance for the first half of the fiscal year, the U.S. and European debt crises weighed down equity markets. However, the S&P 500 returned 8.09% over the past 12 months.
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MANAGERS’ COMMENTARY (Unaudited) (concluded)
As referenced in Note 9 of the Notes to Financials in this shareholder report, Security Global Investors (SGI) is working to resolve certain outstanding short sale transactions with Lehman Brothers International Europe (LBIE) and its administrator. The Fund’s exposure to LBIE due to these transactions consists of short sale proceeds held by LBIE and long positions held as collateral at the Fund’s custodian. Release of the collateral requires the consent of LBIE and Lehman Brothers, Inc., an entity that is subject to a liquidation proceeding. Due to the valuations assigned to the short positions, which are based on certain assumptions, resolution of these matters could ultimately result in the Fund’s realizing values that are materially different from those indicated in this report, which would materially affect the Fund’s net asset value (either positively or negatively). SGI is uncertain when it will resume its full investment program.
We appreciate your business and the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
Bill Jenkins, CFA, Portfolio Manager
(Mainstream Investment Advisers)
Charles Craig, CFA, Portfolio Manager
(Mainstream Investment Advisers)
Michael Byrum, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Rydex|SGI
Michael Dellapa, CFA, CAIA, Portfolio Manager
Rydex|SGI
Ryan Harder, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Rydex|SGI
Yon Perullo, CFA, Portfolio Manager
Rydex|SGI
The opinions and forecasts expressed are those of the individuals listed above as of 10/31/2011, and may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
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1 | | Performance figures are based on A-Class shares and do not reflect deduction of the sales charges or taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Fee waivers and/or reimbursements reduce Fund expenses and, in the absence of such waivers, the performance quoted would be reduced. |
Mainstream Investment Advisors, LLC is not affiliated with Security Global Investors, LLC.
Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Of course, Fund performance is subject to daily market volatility and may be better or worse since the end of the last quarter. For up-to-date Fund performance, call us at 800.820.0888 or visit www.rydex-sgi.com.
S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index covering 500 industrial, utility, transportation and financial companies of the U.S. markets (mostly NYSE Euronext issues).
Read each fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at www.rydex-sgi.com or call 800.820.0888.
Rydex|SGI funds are distributed by Rydex Distributors, LLC (RDL). Security Investors, LLC (SI) is a registered investment advisor, and does business as Security Global Investors® and Rydex Investments. SI and RDL are affiliates and are subsidiaries of Security Benefit Corporation, which is wholly owned by Guggenheim SBC Holdings, LLC, a special purpose entity managed by an affiliate of Guggenheim Partners, LLC, a diversified financial services firm with more than $100 billion in assets under supervision.
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PERFORMANCE REPORT AND FUND PROFILE (Unaudited) | | September 30, 2011 |
ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND
OBJECTIVE: Seeks long-term growth of capital.
Cumulative Fund Performance
The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index composed of 500 selected common stocks that represent approximately two-thirds of the total market value of all U.S. common stocks.
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as
% of Net Assets)
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** | | Substantially all of the short holdings were fair valued by the Valuation Committee at September 30, 2011 due to exposure to LBIE — See Note 9. The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to (73%) of total net assets. |
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Average Annual Returns*
Periods Ended 9/30/11
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| | 1 Year | | 5 Year | | (07/07/03) |
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A-Class | | | 1.13 | % | | | 2.13 | % | | | 6.38 | % |
A-Class with sales charge† | | | -4.66 | % | | | 0.93 | % | | | 5.62 | % |
B-Class | | | 0.44 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 5.58 | % |
B-Class with CDSC†† | | | -4.56 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 5.58 | % |
C-Class | | | 0.44 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 5.56 | % |
C-Class with CDSC††† | | | -0.56 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 5.56 | % |
S&P 500 Index | | | 1.14 | % | | | -1.18 | % | | | 3.51 | % |
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| | 1 Year | | (11/07/08) |
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Institutional Class | | | 1.50 | % | | | 11.00 | % |
S&P 500 Index | | | 1.14 | % | | | 9.35 | % |
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Inception Dates: | | |
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A-Class | | July 7, 2003 |
B-Class | | July 7, 2003 |
C-Class | | July 7, 2003 |
Institutional Class | | November 7, 2008 |
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Ten Largest Holdings (% of Total Net Assets) | | | | |
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Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 6.9 | % |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 5.3 | % |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 4.5 | % |
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. ADR | | | 4.4 | % |
Herbalife Ltd. | | | 3.2 | % |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 3.0 | % |
Joy Global, Inc. | | | 2.8 | % |
Lockheed Martin Corp. | | | 2.7 | % |
CA, Inc. | | | 2.7 | % |
Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 2.2 | % |
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Top Ten Total | | | 37.7 | % |
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“Ten Largest Holdings” exclude any temporary cash or derivative investments.
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* | | The performance data above represents past performance that is not predictive of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Returns are historical and include changes in principal and reinvested dividends and capital gains and do not reflect the effect of taxes. The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index and, unlike the Fund, has no management fees or operating expenses to reduce its reported return. |
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† | | Effective February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge decreased from 5.75% to 4.75%. A 5.75% maximum sales charge is used in the calculation of the 1 Year, 5 Year and 10 Year Average Annual Returns (based on subscriptions made prior to February 22, 2011), and a 4.75% maximum sales charge will be used to calculate performance for periods based on subscriptions made on or after February 22, 2011. |
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†† | | Fund returns include a CDSC of up to 5% if redeemed within 5 years of purchase. |
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††† | | Fund returns include a CDSC of 1% if redeemed within 12 months of purchase. |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | | September 30, 2011 |
ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND
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COMMON STOCKS† - 101.5% | | | | | | | | |
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Consumer Staples - 23.6% | | | | | | | | |
Philip Morris International, Inc.1,2 | | | 11,007 | | | $ | 686,617 | |
Altria Group, Inc.1,2 | | | 16,700 | | | | 447,727 | |
Herbalife Ltd.1,2 | | | 5,965 | | | | 319,724 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. | | | 3,273 | | | | 206,788 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.1,2 | | | 2,200 | | | | 114,180 | |
Clorox Co. | | | 1,655 | | | | 109,776 | |
Unilever plc ADR | | | 3,186 | | | | 99,371 | |
Safeway, Inc.1,2 | | | 3,900 | | | | 64,857 | |
CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 1,931 | | | | 64,843 | |
Corn Products International, Inc. | | | 1,593 | | | | 62,509 | |
Darling International, Inc. | | | 3,448 | | | | 43,410 | |
Cia de Bebidas das Americas ADR | | | 1,015 | | | | 31,110 | |
Brown-Forman Corp. — Class B | | | 433 | | | | 30,371 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 276 | | | | 24,476 | |
Smithfield Foods, Inc. | | | 965 | | | | 18,817 | |
British American Tobacco plc ADR | | | 171 | | | | 14,489 | |
Kraft Foods, Inc. — Class A | | | 276 | | | | 9,268 | |
Omega Protein Corp.* | | | 1,000 | | | | 9,080 | |
HJ Heinz Co. | | | 158 | | | | 7,976 | |
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Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | 2,365,389 | |
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Industrials - 16.7% | | | | | | | | |
Joy Global, Inc.1,2 | | | 4,500 | | | | 280,710 | |
Lockheed Martin Corp.1,2 | | | 3,753 | | | | 272,618 | |
Trinity Industries, Inc.1,2 | | | 10,200 | | | | 218,382 | |
AO Smith Corp.1,2 | | | 4,200 | | | | 134,526 | |
Towers Watson & Co. — Class A1,2 | | | 2,200 | | | | 131,516 | |
General Electric Co.1,2 | | | 7,194 | | | | 109,636 | |
Kirby Corp.* | | | 1,434 | | | | 75,486 | |
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. — Class A1,2 | | | 2,800 | | | | 74,620 | |
Northrop Grumman Corp.1,2 | | | 1,100 | | | | 57,376 | |
Boeing Co. | | | 827 | | | | 50,042 | |
MasTec, Inc.* | | | 2,482 | | | | 43,708 | |
Danaher Corp. | | | 965 | | | | 40,472 | |
3M Co. | | | 552 | | | | 39,628 | |
Polypore International, Inc. | | | 689 | | | | 38,942 | |
Con-way, Inc.1,2 | | | 1,700 | | | | 37,621 | |
Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,502 | | | | 27,347 | |
Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 552 | | | | 18,669 | |
Chart Industries, Inc. | | | 178 | | | | 7,506 | |
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.* | | | 513 | | | | 7,090 | |
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.1,2 | | | 183 | | | | 4,452 | |
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Total Industrials | | | | | | | 1,670,347 | |
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Consumer Discretionary - 15.3% | | | | | | | | |
TJX Companies, Inc.1,2 | | | 3,600 | | | | 199,692 | |
Limited Brands, Inc.1,2 | | | 5,100 | | | | 196,401 | |
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.1,2 | | | 3,700 | | | | 188,182 | |
Ross Stores, Inc.1,2 | | | 2,100 | | | | 165,249 | |
Walt Disney Co.1,2 | | | 4,024 | | | | 121,364 | |
The Gap, Inc.1,2 | | | 6,000 | | | | 97,440 | |
Wynn Resorts Ltd. | | | 830 | | | | 95,516 | |
Jack in the Box, Inc.*,1,2 | | | 4,000 | | | | 79,680 | |
Mattel, Inc. | | | 2,901 | | | | 75,107 | |
RadioShack Corp.1,2 | | | 5,100 | | | | 59,262 | |
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. | | | 1,026 | | | | 49,915 | |
PVH Corp.1,2 | | | 800 | | | | 46,592 | |
Tupperware Brands Corp. | | | 827 | | | | 44,443 | |
Expedia, Inc. | | | 1,517 | | | | 39,063 | |
Priceline.com, Inc.* | | | 79 | | | | 35,507 | |
Target Corp. | | | 414 | | | | 20,303 | |
Lithia Motors, Inc. — Class A | | | 827 | | | | 11,892 | |
Perfumania Holdings, Inc. | | | 527 | | | | 7,494 | |
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Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | 1,533,102 | |
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Health Care - 15.1% | | | | | | | | |
Johnson & Johnson1,2 | | | 8,281 | | | | 527,582 | |
Viropharma, Inc.*,1,2 | | | 9,900 | | | | 178,893 | |
Life Technologies Corp.*,1,2 | | | 2,800 | | | | 107,604 | |
Forest Laboratories, Inc.*,1,2 | | | 3,400 | | | | 104,686 | |
Baxter International, Inc.1,2 | | | 1,800 | | | | 101,052 | |
Amgen, Inc.1,2 | | | 1,800 | | | | 98,910 | |
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*,1,2 | | | 2,300 | | | | 87,354 | |
Lincare Holdings, Inc.1,2 | | | 3,800 | | | | 85,500 | |
Owens & Minor, Inc.1,2 | | | 2,700 | | | | 76,896 | |
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. ADR1,2 | | | 2,000 | | | | 57,240 | |
athenahealth, Inc.* | | | 827 | | | | 49,248 | |
Kindred Healthcare, Inc.*,1,2 | | | 3,900 | | | | 33,618 | |
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Total Health Care | | | | | | | 1,508,583 | |
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Information Technology - 12.6% | | | | | | | | |
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. ADR*,1,2 | | | 15,100 | | | | 446,054 | |
CA, Inc.1,2 | | | 14,000 | | | | 271,740 | |
Symantec Corp.*,1,2 | | | 5,900 | | | | 96,170 | |
Avnet, Inc.*,1,2 | | | 3,100 | | | | 80,848 | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.1,2 | | | 2,600 | | | | 72,228 | |
ARM Holdings plc ADR | | | 2,620 | | | | 66,810 | |
Harmonic, Inc.*,1,2 | | | 11,000 | | | | 46,860 | |
Apple, Inc.* | | | 120 | | | | 45,742 | |
Amkor Technology, Inc.*,1,2 | | | 9,200 | | | | 40,112 | |
Baidu, Inc. ADR* | | | 286 | | | | 30,576 | |
Yandex N.V. — Class A | | | 1,182 | | | | 24,125 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 690 | | | | 17,174 | |
Electronic Arts, Inc.* | | | 689 | | | | 14,090 | |
SPS Commerce, Inc. | | | 414 | | | | 6,744 | |
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. | | | 828 | | | | 4,156 | |
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Total Information Technology | | | | | | | 1,263,429 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued) | | September 30, 2011 |
ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND
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Financials - 7.3% | | | | | | | | |
Simon Property Group, Inc. | | | 1,655 | | | $ | 182,017 | |
Amtrust Financial Services, Inc.1,2 | | | 6,000 | | | | 133,560 | |
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.1,2 | | | 3,000 | | | | 102,450 | |
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,397 | | | | 89,129 | |
ACE Ltd. | | | 1,103 | | | | 66,842 | |
Chubb Corp. | | | 1,103 | | | | 66,169 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd. | | | 1,103 | | | | 36,040 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class B* | | | 425 | | | | 30,192 | |
Genworth Financial, Inc. — Class A1,2 | | | 4,000 | | | | 22,960 | |
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Total Financials | | | | | | | 729,359 | |
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Energy - 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.1,2 | | | 2,755 | | | | 173,703 | |
ConocoPhillips1,2 | | | 1,500 | | | | 94,980 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | | | 3,034 | | | | 77,519 | |
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | | | 965 | | | | 59,743 | |
El Paso Corp. | | | 1,655 | | | | 28,929 | |
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.* | | | 552 | | | | 13,750 | |
Oceaneering International, Inc. | | | 276 | | | | 9,754 | |
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. | | | 752 | | | | 4,196 | |
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Total Energy | | | | | | | 462,574 | |
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Telecommunication Services - 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
AT&T, Inc.1,2 | | | 10,600 | | | | 302,312 | |
Crown Castle International Corp.* | | | 414 | | | | 16,838 | |
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Total Telecommunication Services | | | | | | | 319,150 | |
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Utilities - 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
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Constellation Energy Group, Inc.1,2 | | | 5,100 | | | | 194,106 | |
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Materials - 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Inc. | | | 1,265 | | | | 54,673 | |
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | | | 278 | | | | 34,303 | |
Molycorp, Inc.* | | | 552 | | | | 18,144 | |
Newmont Mining Corp. | | | 276 | | | | 17,361 | |
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Total Materials | | | | | | | 124,481 | |
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $10,885,895) | | | | | | | 10,170,520 | |
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EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS† - 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund | | | 6,206 | | | | 184,318 | |
PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund | | | 3,748 | | | | 111,128 | |
Teucrium Corn Fund | | | 2,736 | | | | 109,112 | |
Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund | | | 2,846 | | | | 95,740 | |
WisdomTree Asia Local Debt Fund | | | 1,734 | | | | 85,696 | |
WisdomTree Dreyfus Emerging Currency Fund | | | 1,565 | | | | 32,364 | |
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Total Exchange Traded Funds (Cost $668,958) | | | | | | | 618,358 | |
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CLOSED-END FUND† - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. | | | 1,512 | | | | 32,039 | |
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Total Closed-End Fund (Cost $34,976) | | | | | | | 32,039 | |
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SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS†† - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
State Street General Account U.S. Government Fund | | | 20,591 | | | | 20,591 | |
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Total Short Term Investments (Cost $20,591) | | | | | | | 20,591 | |
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| | Amount | | | | | |
FEDERAL AGENCY DISCOUNT NOTE†† - 10.0% | | | | | | | | |
Fannie Mae3 0.11% due 01/17/12 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | | 999,941 | |
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Total Federal Agency Discount Note (Cost $999,670) | | | | | | | 999,941 | |
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Total Long Investments - 118.2% (Cost $12,610,090) | | | | | | $ | 11,841,449 | |
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COMMON STOCKS SOLD SHORT — (73.7)% | | | | | | | | |
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Consumer Staples — (1.0)% | | | | | | | | |
Bridgford Foods Corp. — Class A† | | | 238 | | | | (2,209 | ) |
Hansen Natural Corp.†††,4,5 | | | 3,250 | | | | (96,232 | ) |
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Total Consumer Staples | | | | | | | (98,441 | ) |
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Telecommunication Services — (1.9)% | | | | | | | | |
Clearwire Corp. — Class A*,†††,4,5 | | | 2,530 | | | | (28,665 | ) |
Global Crossing Ltd.*,†††,4,5 | | | 1,800 | | | | (28,746 | ) |
Leap Wireless International, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 1,500 | | | | (65,100 | ) |
SBA Communications Corp. — Class A*,†††,4,5 | | | 2,400 | | | | (69,096 | ) |
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Total Telecommunication Services | | | | | | | (191,607 | ) |
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Utilities — (2.5)% | | | | | | | | |
Korea Electric Power Corp. ADR*,†††,4,5 | | | 18,310 | | | | (247,734 | ) |
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Energy — (3.4)% | | | | | | | | |
Aquila Resources Ltd. — Class A*,†††,4,5 | | | 2,750 | | | | (21,907 | ) |
Arrow Energy Holdings Pty Ltd.†††,4,5 | | | 8,900 | | | | (22,965 | ) |
Modec, Inc.†††,4,5 | | | 900 | | | | (23,195 | ) |
Sevan Marine ASA*,†††,4,5 | | | 5,900 | | | | (30,951 | ) |
Trican Well Service Ltd.†††,4,5 | | | 2,000 | | | | (34,043 | ) |
Queensland Gas Company Ltd.*,†††,4,5 | | | 12,800 | | | | (49,787 | ) |
Riversdale Mining Ltd.*,†††,4,5 | | | 6,700 | | | | (50,985 | ) |
BPZ Resources, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 5,700 | | | | (107,160 | ) |
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Total Energy | | | | | | | (340,993 | ) |
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Materials — (4.1)% | | | | | | | | |
China National Building Material Company Ltd. — Class H†††,4,5 | | | 14,700 | | | $ | (19,911 | ) |
Anhui Conch Cement Company Ltd. — Class H†††,4,5 | | | 4,500 | | | | (20,259 | ) |
Shougang Fushan Resources Group Ltd.†††,4,5 | | | 66,000 | | | | (23,727 | ) |
Sino Gold Mining Ltd. — Class A†††,4,5 | | | 8,600 | | | | (35,368 | ) |
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.*,†††,4,5 | | | 4,440 | | | | (37,030 | ) |
Western Areas NL†††,4,5 | | | 6,200 | | | | (44,456 | ) |
Zoltek Companies, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 2,700 | | | | (49,221 | ) |
Silver Wheaton Corp.†††,4,5 | | | 6,100 | | | | (64,046 | ) |
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.†††,4,5 | | | 1,800 | | | | (119,001 | ) |
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Total Materials | | | | | | | (413,019 | ) |
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Information Technology — (8.2)% | | | | | | | | |
Jabil Circuit, Inc.† | | | 543 | | | | (9,660 | ) |
VeriSign, Inc.†††,4,5 | | | 1,200 | | | | (30,756 | ) |
Access Company Ltd.†††,4,5 | | | 17 | | | | (32,755 | ) |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 1,260 | | | | (33,037 | ) |
Electronic Arts, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 900 | | | | (36,720 | ) |
Riverbed Technology, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 3,280 | | | | (43,624 | ) |
Red Hat, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 2,610 | | | | (46,589 | ) |
Baidu, Inc. ADR*,†††,4,5 | | | 200 | | | | (53,726 | ) |
Intermec, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 2,740 | | | | (54,307 | ) |
Rambus, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 3,600 | | | | (55,224 | ) |
VMware, Inc. — Class A*,†††,4,5 | | | 2,400 | | | | (68,592 | ) |
Imperial Energy Corporation plc*,†††,4,5 | | | 3,900 | | | | (77,681 | ) |
Equinix, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 1,000 | | | | (79,940 | ) |
SAVVIS, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 5,700 | | | | (84,018 | ) |
Cree, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 4,000 | | | | (109,840 | ) |
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Total Information Technology | | | | | | | (816,469 | ) |
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Industrials — (9.9)% | | | | | | | | |
China Merchants Holdings International Company Ltd. ADR†††,4,5 | | | 3,100 | | | | (11,047 | ) |
China Communications Construction Company Ltd. — Class H†††,4,5 | | | 15,000 | | | | (15,535 | ) |
China National Materials Company Ltd.†††,4,5 | | | 34,400 | | | | (17,537 | ) |
Japan Steel Works Ltd.†††,4,5 | | | 1,500 | | | | (20,809 | ) |
Ausenco Ltd.†††,4,5 | | | 2,100 | | | | (22,659 | ) |
Toyo Tanso Company Ltd.†††,4,5 | | | 500 | | | | (27,007 | ) |
Ryanair Holdings plc*,†††,4,5 | | | 9,600 | | | | (35,971 | ) |
Meyer Burger Technology AG*,†††,4,5 | | | 200 | | | | (49,878 | ) |
USG Corp.*,†††,4,5 | | | 4,940 | | | | (141,877 | ) |
Beijing Capital International Airport Company Ltd. — Class H†††,4,5 | | | 218,000 | | | | (188,550 | ) |
Brisa Auto-Estradas de Portugal S.A.†††,4,5 | | | 44,400 | | | | (461,804 | ) |
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Total Industrials | | | | | | | (992,674 | ) |
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Financials — (11.7)% | | | | | | | | |
C C Land Holdings Ltd.†††,4,5 | | | 50,000 | | | | (13,945 | ) |
Franshion Properties China Ltd.†††,4,5 | | | 79,400 | | | | (22,104 | ) |
Mizuho Trust & Banking Company Ltd.†††,4,5 | | | 17,700 | | | | (24,682 | ) |
Aozora Bank Ltd.†††,4,5 | | | 16,300 | | | | (26,251 | ) |
Monex Group, Inc.†††,4,5 | | | 78 | | | | (27,384 | ) |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.†††,4,5 | | | 11,000 | | | | (45,461 | ) |
Aeon Mall Company Ltd.†††,4,5 | | | 1,700 | | | | (52,093 | ) |
PrivateBancorp, Inc.†††,4,5 | | | 2,390 | | | | (102,770 | ) |
Erste Group Bank AG†††,4,5 | | | 5,200 | | | | (319,536 | ) |
Wells Fargo & Co.†††,4,5 | | | 12,384 | | | | (539,689 | ) |
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Total Financials | | | | | | | (1,173,915 | ) |
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Health Care — (13.4)% | | | | | | | | |
Sepracor, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 1,400 | | | | (24,500 | ) |
Exelixis, Inc. — Class H†††,4,5 | | | 4,500 | | | | (28,845 | ) |
Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 2,420 | | | | (48,013 | ) |
Zeltia S.A.†††,4,5 | | | 8,000 | | | | (54,559 | ) |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.†††,4,5 | | | 200 | | | | (56,100 | ) |
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 1,540 | | | | (56,703 | ) |
XenoPort, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 1,376 | | | | (63,062 | ) |
Luminex Corp.*,†††,4,5 | | | 2,500 | | | | (63,725 | ) |
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 3,180 | | | | (69,038 | ) |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 2,600 | | | | (71,942 | ) |
Align Technology, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 6,100 | | | | (74,420 | ) |
Intercell AG*,†††,4,5 | | | 1,900 | | | | (74,840 | ) |
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.†††,4,5 | | | 2,800 | | | | (74,900 | ) |
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 3,050 | | | | (78,324 | ) |
Sequenom, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 3,810 | | | | (78,524 | ) |
Cepheid, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 5,300 | | | | (81,620 | ) |
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 1,900 | | | | (82,954 | ) |
Basilea Pharmaceutica*,†††,4,5 | | | 500 | | | | (83,364 | ) |
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 2,900 | | | | (85,289 | ) |
athenahealth, Inc.*,†††,4,5 | | | 2,500 | | | | (89,625 | ) |
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Total Health Care | | | | | | | (1,340,347 | ) |
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Consumer Discretionary — (17.6)% | | | | | | | | |
Papa John’s International, Inc. ADR† | | | 108 | | | | (3,283 | ) |
DineEquity, Inc.*† | | | 542 | | | | (20,862 | ) |
Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc.†††,4,5 | | | 1,300 | | | | (21,837 | ) |
Genting Singapore plc*,†††,4,5 | | | 124,900 | | | | (41,123 | ) |
bwin Interactive Entertainment AG*,†††,4,5 | | | 1,600 | | | | (45,582 | ) |
Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment plc*,†††,4,5 | | | 15,200 | | | | (57,210 | ) |
Focus Media Holding Ltd. ADR†††,4,5 | | | 2,130 | | | | (63,900 | ) |
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Sky Deutschland AG*,†††,4,5 | | | 4,000 | | | $ | (65,668 | ) |
Marui Group Company Ltd.†††,4,5 | | | 29,100 | | | | (219,527 | ) |
Pool Corp.†††,4,5 | | | 11,639 | | | | (288,065 | ) |
Electrolux AB†††,4,5 | | | 30,100 | | | | (395,761 | ) |
Volkswagen AG†††,4,5 | | | 1,300 | | | | (539,374 | ) |
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Total Consumer Discretionary | | | | | | | (1,762,192 | ) |
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Total Common Stocks Sold Short (Proceeds $7,201,487) | | | | | | | (7,377,391 | ) |
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EXCHANGE TRADED FUND SOLD SHORT† - (0.8)% |
PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund ADR | | | 3,798 | | | | (84,733 | ) |
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Total Exchange Traded Fund Sold Short (Proceeds $81,133) | | | | | | | (84,733 | ) |
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Total Securities Sold Short — (74.5)% (Proceeds $7,282,620) | | | | | | $ | (7,462,124 | ) |
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Cash & Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 56.3% | | | | | | | 5,640,274 | |
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Total Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 10,019,599 | |
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| | | | | | Unrealized | |
| | Contracts | | | Loss | |
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FUTURES CONTRACTS PURCHASED† | | | | | | | | |
December 2011 S&P 500 Index | | | | | | | | |
Mini Futures Contracts (Aggregate Value of Contracts $2,589,800) | | | 46 | | | $ | (90,054 | ) |
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* | | Non-income producing security. |
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† | | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
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†† | | Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 4. |
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††† | | Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 4. |
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1 | | All or a portion of this security is pledged as short security collateral at September 30, 2011. |
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2 | | All or a portion of the security is deemed illiquid due to the Fund’s exposure to Lehman Brothers International Europe (“LBIE”) prime brokerage services. The total market value of illiquid securities is $7,264,165 (cost $7,627,564), or 72% of total net assets. The security was deemed liquid at the time of purchase — See Note 9. |
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3 | | On September 7, 2008, the issuer was placed in conservatorship by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). As conservator, the FHFA has full powers to control the assets and operations of the firm. |
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4 | | All or a portion of this security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at September 30, 2011. The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to $(7,341,377) (proceeds $7,164,435), or (73%) of total net assets. |
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5 | | Illiquid security. |
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6 | | Security was acquired through a private placement. |
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| | ADR — American Depositary Receipt |
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| | plc — Public Limited Company |
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ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30, 2011
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Assets: | | | | |
Investments, at value (cost $12,610,090) | | $ | 11,841,449 | |
Restricted cash denominated in a foreign currency, at value (cost $3,380,755)† | | | 3,609,568 | |
Cash | | | 66,034 | |
Restricted cash† | | | 1,759,316 | |
Prepaid expenses | | | 16,665 | |
Receivables: | | | | |
Securities sold | | | 501,703 | |
Dividends | | | 22,405 | |
Investment advisor | | | 1,279 | |
Foreign taxes reclaim | | | 216 | |
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Total assets | | | 17,818,635 | |
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Liabilities: | | | | |
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $7,282,620) | | | 7,462,124 | |
Payable for: | | | | |
Securities purchased | | | 184,210 | |
Management fees | | | 11,146 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 3,271 | |
Fund shares redeemed | | | 2,876 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 2,112 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 1,446 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 839 | |
Variation margin | | | 69,690 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 61,322 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 7,799,036 | |
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Net assets | | $ | 10,019,599 | |
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Net assets consist of: | | | | |
Paid in capital | | $ | 22,505,329 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | | — | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency | | | (11,676,344 | ) |
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency | | | (809,386 | ) |
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Net assets | | $ | 10,019,599 | |
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A-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 6,708,144 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 682,866 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.82 | |
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Maximum offering price per share (Net asset value divided by 95.25%) | | $ | 10.31 | |
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B-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 693,059 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 76,418 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.07 | |
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C-Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,292,446 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 142,500 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 9.07 | |
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Institutional Class: | | | | |
Net assets | | $ | 1,325,950 | |
Capital shares outstanding | | | 98,009 | |
Net asset value per share | | $ | 13.53 | |
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† | | All or portion of this amount represents values related to Lehman Brothers International Europe prime brokerage services — See Note 9. |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended September 30, 2011
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Investment Income: | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding tax of $209) | | $ | 230,139 | |
Interest | | | 1,617 | |
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Total investment income | | | 231,756 | |
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Expenses: | | | | |
Management fees | | | 158,975 | |
Transfer agent/maintenance fees | | | 36,812 | |
Distribution and service fees: | | | | |
A-Class | | | 20,996 | |
B-Class | | | 10,503 | |
C-Class | | | 16,336 | |
Fund accounting/administration fees | | | 25,000 | |
Legal fees expense | | | 60,809 | |
Registration fees | | | 45,630 | |
Prime broker interest expense | | | 4,384 | |
Directors’ fees* | | | 1,432 | |
Short sales dividend expense | | | 979 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 65,821 | |
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Total expenses | | | 447,677 | |
Less: | | | | |
Expenses waived by advisor | | | (157,924 | ) |
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Net expenses | | | 289,753 | |
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Net investment loss | | | (57,997 | ) |
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Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 699,216 | |
Futures contracts | | | 263,253 | |
Foreign currency | | | 99 | |
Securities sold short | | | 7,124 | |
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Net realized gain | | | 969,692 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | (337,630 | ) |
Securities sold short | | | 598 | |
Futures contracts | | | (139,087 | ) |
Foreign currency | | | 36,295 | |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (439,824 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 529,868 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 471,871 | |
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* | | Relates to Directors not deemed “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. |
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ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
| | 2011 | | | 2010 | |
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Increase (Decrease) In Net Assets From Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (57,997 | ) | | $ | (114,876 | ) |
Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency | | | 969,692 | | | | 1,037,820 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency | | | (439,824 | ) | | | 683,849 | |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 471,871 | | | | 1,606,793 | |
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Distributions to shareholders | | | — | | | | — | |
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Capital share transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from sale of shares | | | | | | | | |
A-Class* | | | 180,654 | | | | 293,839 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (1,908,640 | ) | | | (2,954,805 | ) |
B-Class | | | (547,550 | ) | | | (635,054 | ) |
C-Class | | | (242,522 | ) | | | (698,685 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (166,305 | ) | | | (917,495 | ) |
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Net decrease from capital share transactions | | | (2,684,363 | ) | | | (4,912,200 | ) |
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Net decrease in net assets | | | (2,212,492 | ) | | | (3,305,407 | ) |
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Net assets: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | | 12,232,091 | | | | 15,537,498 | |
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End of year | | $ | 10,019,599 | | | $ | 12,232,091 | |
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Accumulated (Undistributed) net investment income (loss) at end of year | | $ | — | | | $ | (2,843 | ) |
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Capital share activity: | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | |
A-Class* | | | 15,900 | | | | 32,339 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | | |
A-Class | | | (171,786 | ) | | | (333,306 | ) |
B-Class | | | (52,155 | ) | | | (74,867 | ) |
C-Class | | | (22,496 | ) | | | (83,926 | ) |
Institutional Class | | | (10,264 | ) | | | (75,471 | ) |
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Net decrease in shares | | | (240,801 | ) | | | (535,231 | ) |
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* | | Represents conversion of B-Class to A-Class shares. |
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ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
A-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008f | | | 2007 | |
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Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.70 | | | $ | 8.56 | | | $ | 9.37 | | | $ | 13.94 | | | $ | 12.23 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment lossa | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.06 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.16 | ) | | | (.01 | ) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | .16 | | | | 1.20 | | | | (.77 | ) | | | (1.68 | ) | | | 2.99 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | .12 | | | | 1.14 | | | | (.81 | ) | | | (1.84 | ) | | | 2.98 | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2.57 | ) | | | (1.27 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.16 | ) | | | — | |
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Total distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2.73 | ) | | | (1.27 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.82 | | | $ | 9.70 | | | $ | 8.56 | | | $ | 9.37 | | | $ | 13.94 | |
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Total Returnb | | | 1.13 | % | | | 13.43 | % | | | (8.64 | %) | | | (15.99 | %) | | | 26.10 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 6,708 | | | $ | 8,138 | �� | | $ | 9,752 | | | $ | 30,615 | | | $ | 25,072 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.33 | %) | | | (0.71 | %) | | | (0.50 | %) | | | (1.44 | %) | | | (0.08 | %) |
Total expenses | | | 3.39 | % | | | 3.51 | % | | | 3.82 | % | | | 3.41 | % | | | 2.88 | % |
Net expensesc | | | 2.15 | % | | | 2.21 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 3.32 | % | | | 2.82 | % |
Operating expensesd | | | 2.11 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 1.95 | % | | | 3.06 | % | | | 2.62 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 868 | % | | | 954 | % | | | 422 | % | | | 1,248 | % | | | 1,697 | % |
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
B-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008f | | | 2007 | |
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Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.03 | | | $ | 8.04 | | | $ | 8.87 | | | $ | 13.42 | | | $ | 11.90 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment lossa | | | (.12 | ) | | | (.12 | ) | | | (.09 | ) | | | (.23 | ) | | | (.09 | ) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | .16 | | | | 1.11 | | | | (.74 | ) | | | (1.59 | ) | | | 2.88 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | .04 | | | | .99 | | | | (.83 | ) | | | (1.82 | ) | | | 2.79 | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2.57 | ) | | | (1.27 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.16 | ) | | | — | |
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Total distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2.73 | ) | | | (1.27 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.07 | | | $ | 9.03 | | | $ | 8.04 | | | $ | 8.87 | | | $ | 13.42 | |
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Total Returnb | | | 0.44 | % | | | 12.31 | % | | | (9.36 | %) | | | (16.66 | %) | | | 25.14 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 693 | | | $ | 1,161 | | | $ | 1,635 | | | $ | 5,391 | | | $ | 3,154 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (1.09 | %) | | | (1.47 | %) | | | (1.24 | %) | | | (2.18 | %) | | | (0.77 | %) |
Total expenses | | | 4.19 | % | | | 4.27 | % | | | 4.57 | % | | | 4.16 | % | | | 3.59 | % |
Net expensesc | | | 2.90 | % | | | 2.96 | % | | | 2.75 | % | | | 4.04 | % | | | 3.53 | % |
Operating expensesd | | | 2.86 | % | | | 2.80 | % | | | 2.69 | % | | | 3.78 | % | | | 3.33 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 868 | % | | | 954 | % | | | 422 | % | | | 1,248 | % | | | 1,697 | % |
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ALPHA OPPORTUNITY FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (concluded)
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating a Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
C-Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008f | | | 2007 | |
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Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 9.03 | | | $ | 8.02 | | | $ | 8.87 | | | $ | 13.43 | | | $ | 11.90 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment lossa | | | (.11 | ) | | | (.12 | ) | | | (.09 | ) | | | (.23 | ) | | | (.10 | ) |
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | .15 | | | | 1.13 | | | | (.76 | ) | | | (1.60 | ) | | | 2.90 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | .04 | | | | 1.01 | | | | (.85 | ) | | | (1.83 | ) | | | 2.80 | |
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Less distributions from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2.57 | ) | | | (1.27 | ) |
Return of capital | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (.16 | ) | | | — | |
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Total distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2.73 | ) | | | (1.27 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 9.07 | | | $ | 9.03 | | | $ | 8.02 | | | $ | 8.87 | | | $ | 13.43 | |
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Total Returnb | | | 0.44 | % | | | 12.59 | % | | | (9.58 | %) | | | (16.63 | %) | | | 25.24 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 1,292 | | | $ | 1,490 | | | $ | 1,996 | | | $ | 4,935 | | | $ | 4,216 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (1.08 | %) | | | (1.46 | %) | | | (1.24 | %) | | | (2.21 | %) | | | (0.77 | %) |
Total expenses | | | 4.14 | % | | | 4.28 | % | | | 4.67 | % | | | 4.16 | % | | | 3.60 | % |
Net expensesc | | | 2.90 | % | | | 2.95 | % | | | 2.75 | % | | | 4.09 | % | | | 3.54 | % |
Operating expensesd | | | 2.86 | % | | | 2.80 | % | | | 2.69 | % | | | 3.83 | % | | | 3.34 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 868 | % | | | 954 | % | | | 422 | % | | | 1,248 | % | | | 1,697 | % |
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| | Year Ended | | | Year Ended | | | Period Ended | |
| | September 30, | | | September 30, | | | September 30, | |
Institutional Class | | 2011 | | | 2010 | | | 2009e | |
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Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ | 13.33 | | | $ | 11.73 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
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Income (loss) from investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment lossa | | | (.01 | ) | | | (.06 | ) | | | (.01 | ) |
Net gain on investments (realized and unrealized) | | | .21 | | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.74 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | .20 | | | | 1.60 | | | | 1.73 | |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $ | 13.53 | | | $ | 13.33 | | | $ | 11.73 | |
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Total Returnb | | | 1.50 | % | | | 13.64 | % | | | 17.30 | % |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | | $ | 1,326 | | | $ | 1,444 | | | $ | 2,155 | |
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Ratios to average net assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (0.08 | %) | | | (0.48 | %) | | | (0.07 | %) |
Total expenses | | | 3.12 | % | | | 3.28 | % | | | 3.94 | % |
Net expensesc | | | 1.90 | % | | | 1.96 | % | | | 1.76 | % |
Operating expensesd | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.80 | % | | | 1.70 | % |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 868 | % | | | 954 | % | | | 422 | % |
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a | | Net investment loss per share was computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period. |
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b | | Total return does not reflect the impact of any applicable sales charges and has not been annualized. |
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c | | Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers and reimbursements, as applicable. |
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d | | Operating expenses exclude interest and dividend expense from securities sold short and prime broker interest expense. |
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e | | Since commencement of operations: November 7, 2008 — Alpha Opportunity Fund Institutional Class. Percentage amounts for the period, except total return and portfolio turnover rate, have been annualized. |
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f | | Security Global Investors, LLC (SGI) became the sub-advisor of 37.5% of the assets of the Alpha Opportunity Fund effective August 18, 2008. Also effective August 18, 2008, Mainstream Investment Advisers, LLC (Mainstream) sub-advises 37.5% of the assets and Security Investors, LLC (SI) manages 25% of the assets. Prior to August 18, 2008, Mainstream sub-advised 60% of the assets and SI managed the remaining 40% of the assets. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies Organization
Rydex|SGI Equity Fund (legally known as Security Equity Fund) (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as a non-diversified, open-ended investment company. The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The shares of the Trust are currently issued in multiple series, with each series, in effect, representing a separate Fund (collectively, the “Funds”). The Trust accounts for the assets of each Fund separately.
The Trust offers a combination of four separate classes of shares, A-Class shares, B-Class shares, C-Class shares and Institutional Class shares. Sales of shares of each Class are made without a front-end sales charge at the net asset value (the “NAV”), with the exception of A-Class shares. A-Class shares are sold at the NAV, plus the applicable front-end sales charge. The sales charge varies depending on the amount purchased, but will not exceed 4.75%. Prior to February 22, 2011, the maximum sales charge was 5.75%. A-Class share purchases of $1 million or more are exempt from the front-end sales charge but have a 1% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase. B-Class shares are offered without a front-end sales charge, but are subject to a CDSC of up to 5% for five years and convert to A-Class shares after eight years. Effective January 4, 2010, subscriptions for B-Class shares are no longer accepted. C-Class shares have a 1% CDSC if shares are redeemed within 12 months of purchase. Institutional Class shares are offered primarily for direct investment by institutions such as pension and profit sharing plans, endowments, foundations and corporations. Institutional Class shares have a minimum initial investment of $2 million and a minimum account balance of $1 million. Institutional Class shares are offered without a front-end sales charge or a CDSC.
At September 30, 2011, the Trust consisted of nine separate funds.
Security Investors, LLC (“SI”) provides advisory, administrative and accounting services to the Funds. Rydex Fund Services, LLC (“RFS”) acts as the transfer agent to the Funds. Rydex Distributors, LLC (“RDL”) acts as principal underwriter to the Funds. SI, RFS and RDL are affiliated entities.
Mainstream Investment Advisers, LLC serves as the investment sub-advisor for the Alpha Opportunity Fund. The sub-advisor furnishes investment advisory services, supervises and arranges for the purchase and sale of securities and provides for the compilation and maintenance of records pertaining to such investment advisory services, subject to the control and supervision of the Board of Directors of the Trust and SI. Prior to January 14, 2011, Security Global Investors, LLC (“SGI”) acted as a sub-advisor to a portion of the total assets of Alpha Opportunity Fund. Effective January 14, 2011, SGI was merged with and into SI.
Significant Accounting Policies
The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and are consistently followed by the Trust. This requires 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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. All time references are based on Eastern Time.
A. Security Valuation — Valuations of the Funds’ securities are supplied by pricing services approved by the Board of Directors. The Trust’s officers, through the Valuation Committee under the general supervision of the Board of Directors, regularly review procedures used by, and valuations provided by, the pricing services.
Equity securities listed on an exchange (New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or American Stock Exchange) are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the close of business on the NYSE, usually 4:00 p.m. on the valuation date. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ market system are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price on the valuation date, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If there has been no sale on such exchange or NASDAQ on such day, the security is valued at the closing bid price on such day.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined in good faith by SGI under the direction of the Board of Directors using methods established or ratified by the Board of Directors. These methods include, but are not limited to: (i) general information as to how these securities and assets trade; (ii) in connection with futures contracts and options thereupon, and other derivative investments, information as to how (a) these contracts and other derivative investments trade in the futures or other derivative markets, respectively, and (b) the securities underlying these contracts and other derivative investments trade in the cash market; and (iii) other information and considerations, including current values in related markets.
Debt securities with a maturity greater than 60 days at acquisition are valued at the last traded fill price at the close of business, unless no trades were executed. If there are no trades, a debt security is valued at the reported bid price at the close of business. Short-term debt securities with a maturity of 60 days or less at acquisition are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Listed options held by the Trust are valued at the Official Settlement Price listed by the exchange, usually 4:00 p.m. Long options are valued using the bid price and short options are valued using the ask price. In the event that a settlement price is not available, fair valuation is enacted. Over-the-counter options held by the Trust are valued using the average bid price (for long options), or average ask price (for short options) obtained from one or more security dealers.
The value of futures contracts purchased and sold by the Trust is accounted for using the unrealized gain or loss on the contracts that is determined by marking the contracts to their current realized settlement prices. Financial futures contracts are valued at the Official Settlement Price of the exchange on the valuation date.
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Generally, trading in foreign securities markets is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the NYSE. The values of foreign securities are determined as of the close of such foreign markets or the close of the NYSE, if earlier. All investments quoted in foreign currency are valued in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the close of business. Investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. The Valuation Committee will determine the current value of such foreign securities by taking into consideration certain factors which may include those discussed above, as well as the following factors, among others: the value of the securities traded on other foreign markets, ADR trading, closed-end fund trading, foreign currency exchange activity, and the trading prices of financial products that are tied to foreign securities such as WEBS®. In addition, the Board of Directors has authorized the Valuation Committee and SI to use prices and other information supplied by a third party pricing vendor in valuing foreign securities.
B. Foreign Currency Transactions — The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. dollars at prevailing exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income, and certain expenses are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of the Funds. Foreign investments may also subject the Funds to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, all of which could affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.
The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from sales of foreign currencies and currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions. Net unrealized exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities other than investments in securities at the fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
C. Futures — The Alpha Opportunity Fund and the MSCI Equal Weight Fund utilized futures contracts to obtain broad index exposure. Returns may be enhanced by purchasing futures contracts instead of the underlying securities when futures are believed to be priced more attractively than the underlying securities. There are several risks in connection with the use of futures contracts. Risks may be caused by an imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the instruments and the price of the underlying securities. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market. Futures contracts are contracts for delayed delivery of securities at a specified future delivery date and at a specific price. Upon entering into a contract, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral such initial margin as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Cash deposits are shown as restricted cash on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities; securities held as collateral are noted on the Schedule of Investments.
D. Options Written — Certain Funds wrote call options on a covered basis and put options on securities that are traded on recognized securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. Call and put options on securities give the writer the obligation to sell or purchase a security at a specified price, until a certain date. Options were used minimally to hedge the Funds’ portfolio, to increase returns, to maintain exposure to the equity markets, and create liquidity. The risk in writing a covered call option is that a Fund may forego the opportunity for profit if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a covered put option is that a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. In addition, there is the risk that a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market or, for over-the-counter options, because of the counterparty’s inability to perform. An amount equal to the premium received is entered in the Fund’s accounting records as an asset and equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written. When a written option expires, or if a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, it realizes a gain (or loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was sold).
E. Securities Sold Short — The Alpha Opportunity Fund may make short sales “against the box,” in which the Fund enters into a short sale of a security it owns. At no time will more than 15% of the value of the Fund’s net assets be in deposits on short sales against the box. When the Fund makes a short sale, the Fund does not immediately deliver the securities sold from its own account, or receive the proceeds from the sale. To complete the sale, the Fund must borrow the security (generally from the broker through which the short sale is made) in order to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund must replace the security borrowed by purchasing it at the market price at the time of replacement or delivering the security from its own portfolio. The Fund is said to have a “short position” in securities sold until it delivers them to the broker, at which time it receives the proceeds of the sale. Certain Funds may make short sales that are not “against the box,” which create opportunities to increase the Funds’ return but, at the same time, involve specific risk considerations and may be considered a speculative technique. Such short sales theoretically involve unlimited loss potential, as the market price of securities sold short
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may continually increase, although a Fund may mitigate such losses by replacing the securities sold short before the market price has increased significantly. For financial statement purposes, an amount equal to the settlement amount is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the short position. Subsequent fluctuations in the market prices of securities sold, but not yet purchased, may require purchasing the securities at prices which differ from the market value reflected on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds are liable for any dividends or interest payable on securities while those securities are in a short position. As collateral for its short positions, the Fund is required under the 1940 Act to maintain segregated assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents or liquid securities. These segregated assets are valued consistent with Note 1A and are required to be adjusted daily to reflect changes in the market value of the securities sold short.
F. Security Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded using the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable taxes withheld by foreign countries. Taxable non-cash dividends are recorded as dividend income. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discount, is accrued on a daily basis. Distributions received from investments in REITs are recorded as dividend income on the ex-dividend date, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distribution by the issuer.
G. Expenses — Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged directly to the Fund. Other expenses common to various funds within the fund complex are generally allocated amongst such funds on the basis of average net assets.
H. Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions of net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
I. Earnings Credits — Under the fee arrangement with the custodian, the Funds may earn credits based on overnight custody cash balances. These credits are utilized to reduce related custodial expenses. The custodian fees disclosed in the Statements of Operations are before the reduction in expense from the related earnings credits, if any.
J. Indemnifications — Under the Funds’ organizational documents, its Officers and Directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, throughout the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds and/or their affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
SI pays the sub-advisor out of the management fee it receives. Under the terms of an investment advisory contract, the Funds pay SI management fees calculated at the annualized rates below, based on the average daily net assets of the Funds for the year ended September 30, 2011:
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| | Management |
| | Fees (as a % |
| | of net assets) |
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Large Cap Core Fund | | | 0.75 | % |
All Cap Value Fund | | | 0.70 | % |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 0.78 | %2 |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | 0.75 | % |
Small Cap Growth Fund | | | 0.85 | % |
Small Cap Value Fund | | | 1.00 | % |
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund | | | 0.75 | % |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund | | | 0.70 | %1 |
Alpha Opportunity Fund | | | 1.25 | % |
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1 | | Effective April 29, 2011, the Fund’s management fee was reduced from an annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets to 0.70% of the average daily net assets. |
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2 | | Management fees are payable at an annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets of $200 million or less, and 0.75% of the average daily net assets of the Fund in excess of $200 million. |
SI also acts as the administrative agent for the Funds, and as such performs administrative functions and the bookkeeping, accounting and pricing functions for each Fund. For these services, SI receives the following:
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| | Administrative Fees |
| | (as a % of net assets) |
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Large Cap Core Fund | | | 0.095 | % |
All Cap Value Fund | | | 0.095 | % |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 0.095 | % |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | 0.095 | % |
Small Cap Growth Fund | | | 0.095 | % |
Small Cap Value Fund | | | 0.095 | % |
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund | | | 0.095 | % |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund | | greater of 0.15% or $60,000
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Alpha Opportunity Fund | | | 0.15 | % |
Minimum charge per Fund | | $ | 25,000 | 1 |
Certain out-of-pocket charges | | Varies |
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1 | | SI has agreed not to charge the $25,000 minimum fee on the All Cap Value Fund. |
RFS is paid the following for providing transfer agent services to the Funds:
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Annual charge per account | | $ | 5.00 – $8.00 | |
Transaction fee | | $ | 0.60 – $1.10 | |
Minimum annual charge (per Fund) | | $ | 25,000 | 1 |
Certain out-of-pocket charges | | Varies |
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1 | | SI has agreed not to charge the $25,000 minimum fee on the All Cap Value Fund. |
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The investment advisory contracts for the Funds provide that the total expenses be limited to a percentage of average net assets for each class of shares, exclusive of brokerage costs, dividends on securities sold short, expenses of other investment companies in which a Fund invests, interest, taxes, litigation, indemnification and extraordinary expenses (as determined under generally accepted accounting principles). The limits are listed below:
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| | | | | | Effective | | Contract |
| | Limit | | Date | | End Date |
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All Cap Value Fund — A-Class | | | 1.27 | % | | | 02/01/10 | | | | 01/31/12 | |
All Cap Value Fund — C-Class | | | 2.02 | % | | | 02/01/10 | | | | 01/31/12 | |
All Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class | | | 1.02 | % | | | 02/01/10 | | | | 01/31/12 | |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | 0.90 | % | | | 04/13/09 | | | | 03/31/12 | |
Small Cap Value Fund — A-Class | | | 1.30 | % | | | 08/24/09 | | | | 01/31/12 | |
Small Cap Value Fund — C-Class | | | 2.05 | % | | | 08/24/09 | | | | 01/31/12 | |
Small Cap Value Fund — Institutional Class | | | 1.05 | % | | | 08/24/09 | | | | 01/31/12 | |
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund — A-Class | | | 1.35 | % | | | 01/11/07 | | | | 01/31/12 | |
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund — B-Class | | | 2.10 | % | | | 01/11/07 | | | | 01/31/12 | |
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund — C-Class | | | 2.10 | % | | | 01/11/07 | | | | 01/31/12 | |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund — A-Class | | | 1.61 | % | | | 04/29/11 | | | | 01/31/13 | |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund — B-Class | | | 2.36 | % | | | 04/29/11 | | | | 01/31/13 | |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund — C-Class | | | 2.36 | % | | | 04/29/11 | | | | 01/31/13 | |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund — Institutional Class | | | 1.36 | % | | | 04/29/11 | | | | 01/31/13 | |
Alpha Opportunity Fund — A-Class | | | 2.11 | % | | | 02/01/10 | | | | 01/31/12 | |
Alpha Opportunity Fund — B-Class | | | 2.86 | % | | | 02/01/10 | | | | 01/31/12 | |
Alpha Opportunity Fund — C-Class | | | 2.86 | % | | | 02/01/10 | | | | 01/31/12 | |
Alpha Opportunity Fund — Institutional Class | | | 1.86 | % | | | 02/01/10 | | | | 01/31/12 | |
SI is entitled to reimbursement by the Funds for fees waived or expenses reimbursed during any of the previous 36 months, beginning on the date of the expense limitation agreement, if on any day the estimated operating expenses are less than the indicated percentages. At September 30, 2011, the amount of fees waived or expenses reimbursed that are subject to recoupment are presented in the following table:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Fees Waived | | Expires In |
|
All Cap Value Fund | | $ | 49,063 | | | | 2014 | |
| | | 59,326 | | | | 2013 | |
| | | 56,488 | | | | 2012 | |
| | |
| | $ | 164,877 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | $ | 443,419 | | | | 2014 | |
| | | 209,976 | | | | 2013 | |
| | | 56,387 | | | | 2012 | |
| | |
| | $ | 709,782 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Small Cap Value Fund | | $ | 118,145 | | | | 2014 | |
| | | 90,347 | | | | 2013 | |
| | | 68,867 | | | | 2012 | |
| | |
| | $ | 277,359 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund | | $ | 140,783 | | | | 2014 | |
| | | 150,104 | | | | 2013 | |
| | | 208,564 | | | | 2012 | |
| | |
| | $ | 499,451 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Alpha Opportunity Fund | | $ | 157,924 | | | | 2014 | |
| | | 176,815 | | | | 2013 | |
| | | 360,351 | | | | 2012 | |
| | |
| | $ | 695,090 | | | | | |
For the year ended September 30, 2011, no amounts were recouped by SI.
The Funds have adopted Distribution Plans related to the offering of A-Class, B-Class and C-Class shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The plans provide for payments at an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of each Fund’s A-Class shares and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of each Fund’s B-Class and C-Class shares. Effective August 25, 2005, the MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund ceased charging 12b-1 fees on B-Class shares in accordance with the FINRA sales cap regulations. These fees may be reinstated at any time.
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During the year ended September 30, 2011, RDL retained sales charges of $338,421 relating to sales of A-Class shares of the Trust.
Certain directors and officers of the Funds are also directors and/or officers of Security Benefit Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Security Benefit Corporation, and its affiliates, which include SI, SGI, and RDL.
At September 30, 2011, Security Benefit Corporation and its subsidiaries owned over five percent of the outstanding shares of the Funds, as follows:
| | | | |
| | Percent of |
| | outstanding |
| | shares owned |
|
Large Cap Core Fund | | | 15 | % |
All Cap Value Fund | | | 32 | % |
Small Cap Growth Fund | | | 25 | % |
Small Cap Value Fund | | | 16 | % |
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund | | | 20 | % |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund | | | 14 | % |
Alpha Opportunity Fund | | | 16 | % |
3. Federal Income Tax Information
The Funds intend to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and distribute substantially all taxable net investment income and capital gains sufficient to relieve them from all, or substantially all, federal income, excise and state income taxes. Therefore, no provision for federal or state income tax is required.
Tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns are evaluated to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (fiscal years 2008 — 2011), and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for derivatives, foreign currency transactions, losses deferred due to wash sales, losses deferred due to post-October losses, and excise tax regulations.
Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, will result in reclassifications. This may include net operating losses not utilized during the current period and the expiration of capital loss carryforward. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. Any undistributed ordinary income or long-term capital gain remaining at fiscal year-end is distributed in the following year.
The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2011 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary | | Long-Term | | Total |
Fund | | Income | | Capital Gain | | Distributions |
|
Large Cap Core Fund | | $ | 546,823 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 546,823 | |
All Cap Value Fund | | | 48,497 | | | | 115,509 | | | | 164,006 | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 2,564,377 | | | | 139,287 | | | | 2,703,664 | |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | 14,998,506 | | | | 10,215,700 | | | | 25,214,206 | |
Small Cap Growth Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Small Cap Value Fund | | | 526,847 | | | | 676,251 | | | | 1,203,098 | |
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund | | | 136,272 | | | | — | | | | 136,272 | |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund | | | 488,291 | | | | — | | | | 488,291 | |
Alpha Opportunity Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2010 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ordinary | | Long-Term | | Total |
Fund | | Income | | Capital Gain | | Distributions |
|
Large Cap Core Fund | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
All Cap Value Fund | | | 3,710 | | | | — | | | | 3,710 | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 1,178,918 | | | | — | | | | 1,178,918 | |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | 10,187,733 | | | | 1,221,429 | | | | 11,409,162 | |
Small Cap Growth Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Small Cap Value Fund | | | 161,456 | | | | 34,045 | | | | 195,501 | |
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Alpha Opportunity Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
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Note: For federal income tax purposes, short term capital gain distributions are treated as ordinary income distributions.
The tax character of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) at September 30, 2011 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed | | Undistributed | | Accumulated | | Net Unrealized | | Total |
| | Ordinary | | Long-Term | | Capital and | | Appreciation/ | | Accumulated |
Fund | | Income | | Capital Gain | | Other Losses* | | (Depreciation)** | | Earnings/(Deficit) |
|
Large Cap Core Fund | | $ | 13,084 | | | $ | — | | | $ | (18,461,711 | ) | | $ | (12,446,366 | ) | | $ | (30,894,993 | ) |
All Cap Value Fund | | | 45,954 | | | | 138,514 | | | | — | | | | (227,919 | ) | | | (43,451 | ) |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | — | | | | 18,116,293 | | | | — | | | | (64,504,568 | ) | | | (46,388,275 | ) |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | 10,347,092 | | | | 34,203,113 | | | | — | | | | (36,446,626 | ) | | | 8,103,579 | |
Small Cap Growth Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | (4,100,570 | ) | | | 134,712 | | | | (3,965,858 | ) |
Small Cap Value Fund | | | 490,519 | | | | 201,354 | | | | — | | | | (2,502,708 | ) | | | (1,810,835 | ) |
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | (7,817,471 | ) | | | (2,459,826 | ) | | | (10,277,297 | ) |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | (23,814,806 | ) | | | (17,021,394 | ) | | | (40,836,200 | ) |
Alpha Opportunity Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | (11,707,214 | ) | | | (778,516 | ) | | | (12,485,730 | ) |
| | |
* | | The Fund had net capital loss carryovers and deferred post October losses as identified elsewhere in the Notes to the Financial Statements. |
|
** | | Any differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of wash sale losses, the differences between book and tax basis passive foreign investment companies and bond discount accretion. |
For the year ended September 30, 2011, the capital loss carryovers utilized or expired, the accumulated net realized loss on sales of investments for federal income tax purposes which are available to offset future taxable gains, and post-October losses that are deferred to the first day of the next fiscal year are shown in the table below:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Deferred |
| | Capital Loss | | Capital Loss | | Remaining | | | | | | Post- |
| | Carryovers | | Carryovers | | Capital Loss | | | | | | October |
| | Utilized | | Expired | | Carryovers | | Expires In | | Losses |
|
Large Cap Core Fund | | $ | 13,503,040 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 18,461,711 | | | | 2018 | | | $ | — | |
|
Mid Cap Value Fund | | $ | 74,225,225 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | | | | | $ | — | |
|
Small Cap Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,974,062 | | | | 2017 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,126,508 | | | | 2018 | | | | | |
|
Small Cap Growth Fund Total | | $ | 2,615,693 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 4,100,570 | | | | | | | $ | — | |
|
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | $ | 5,361,779 | | | | 2017 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2,455,692 | | | | 2018 | | | | | |
|
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund Total | | $ | 5,509,431 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 7,817,471 | | | | | | | $ | — | |
|
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund | | | | | | | | | | $ | 18,217,126 | | | | 2017 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5,357,504 | | | | 2018 | | | | | |
|
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund Total | | $ | 19,083,242 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 23,574,630 | | | | | | | $ | 240,175 | |
|
Alpha Opportunity Fund | | | | | | | | | | $ | 7,365,287 | | | | 2017 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4,341,927 | | | | 2018 | | | | | |
|
Alpha Opportunity Fund Total | | $ | 850,171 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 11,707,214 | | | | | | | $ | — | |
|
Net investment income and net realized gains (losses) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes because of temporary or permanent book/tax differences. These differences are primarily due to post-October losses, losses deferred due to wash sales, foreign currency gains and losses, and the “mark-to-market” of certain passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) for tax purposes. To the extent these differences are permanent, reclassifications are made to the appropriate equity accounts in the period that the differences arise.
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On the Statements of Assets and Liabilities the following adjustments were made for permanent book/tax differences:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Accumulated | | Undistributed | | |
| | Net Realized | | Net Investment | | |
| | Gain/(Loss) | | Income | | Paid-In Capital |
|
Large Cap Core Fund | | $ | — | | | $ | 263 | | | $ | (263 | ) |
All Cap Value Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | (139,287 | ) | | | 3,579,795 | | | | (3,440,508 | ) |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Small Cap Growth Fund | | | — | | | | 308,691 | | | | (308,691 | ) |
Small Cap Value Fund | | | (74,743 | ) | | | 74,743 | | | | — | |
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund | | | — | | | | 156,727 | | | | (156,727 | ) |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund | | | (291,194 | ) | | | 295,332 | | | | (4,138 | ) |
Alpha Opportunity Fund | | | (99 | ) | | | 60,840 | | | | (60,741 | ) |
The RIC Modernization Act of 2010 was signed into law on December 22, 2010 and seeks to simplify some of the tax provisions applicable to regulated investment companies and the tax reporting to their shareholders, and to improve the tax efficiency of certain fund structures. The greatest impact to the disclosure in the financial reports for the Funds will be seen on the treatment of net capital losses, effective for tax years beginning after December 22, 2010.
At September 30, 2011, the cost of securities for Federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized gain for all securities for which there was an excess of value over tax cost and the aggregate gross unrealized loss for all securities for which there was an excess of tax cost over value, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Tax | | Tax | | Net Unrealized |
Fund | | Tax Cost | | Unrealized Gain | | Unrealized Loss | | Gain/(Loss) |
|
Large Cap Core Fund | | $ | 169,039,079 | | | $ | 12,000,057 | | | $ | (24,446,423 | ) | | $ | (12,446,366 | ) |
All Cap Value Fund | | | 2,990,370 | | | | 161,114 | | | | (389,033 | ) | | | (227,919 | ) |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 1,254,247,382 | | | | 142,945,600 | | | | (207,450,168 | ) | | | (64,504,568 | ) |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | 502,321,419 | | | | 44,463,668 | | | | (80,910,294 | ) | | | (36,446,626 | ) |
Small Cap Growth Fund | | | 12,310,089 | | | | 2,062,263 | | | | (1,927,551 | ) | | | 134,712 | |
Small Cap Value Fund | | | 12,863,229 | | | | 336,415 | | | | (2,839,123 | ) | | | (2,502,708 | ) |
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund | | | 29,783,480 | | | | 1,073,300 | | | | (3,533,126 | ) | | | (2,459,826 | ) |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund | | | 90,204,673 | | | | 1,800,000 | | | | (18,821,394 | ) | | | (17,021,394 | ) |
Alpha Opportunity Fund | | | 12,669,273 | | | | 1,148,504 | | | | (1,927,020 | ) | | | (778,516 | ) |
4. Fair Value Measurement
In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. A three-tier hierarchy is utilized to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
| | |
Level 1 — | | quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
| | |
Level 2 — | | other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). |
| | |
Level 3 — | | significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
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The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets at September 30, 2011:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Level 1 | | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | | |
| | Investments | | | Other Financial | | | Investments | | | Other Financial | | | Investments | | | | |
| | In Securities | | | Instruments* | | | In Securities | | | Instruments* | | | In Securities | | | Total | |
|
Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Large Cap Core Fund | | $ | 156,587,778 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 156,587,778 | |
All Cap Value Fund | | | 2,762,335 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 2,762,335 | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 1,176,591,068 | | | | — | | | | 14,017,307 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,190,608,375 | |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | 460,680,903 | | | | — | | | | 5,537,793 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 466,218,696 | |
Small Cap Growth Fund | | | 12,444,801 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 12,444,801 | |
Small Cap Value Fund | | | 10,276,985 | | | | — | | | | 84,569 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 10,361,554 | |
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund | | | 27,323,654 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 27,323,654 | |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund | | | 4,764,646 | | | | — | | | | 68,425,424 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 73,190,070 | |
Alpha Opportunity Fund | | | 10,820,917 | | | | — | | | | 1,020,532 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 11,841,449 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Large Cap Core Fund | | $ | — | | | $ | 16,898 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 16,898 | |
All Cap Value Fund | | | — | | | | 1,356 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,356 | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | — | | | | 4,011,763 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 4,011,763 | |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | — | | | | 1,652,150 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 1,652,150 | |
Small Cap Value Fund | | | — | | | | 10,371 | | | | — | | | | 8,565 | | | | — | | | | 18,936 | |
Alpha Opportunity Fund | | | 120,747 | | | | 90,054 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 7,341,377 | | | | 7,552,178 | |
| | |
* | | Other financial instruments include futures contracts which are reported as unrealized gain/loss at period end, and options written. |
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. The Funds generally recognized transfers between the levels as of the beginning of the period. As of September 30, 2011, MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund had securities with a total value of $67,118,028 transfer from Level 1 to Level 2. The change in level occurred due to developments that occurred between the time of closing of the foreign markets on which those securities trade and the close of business on the exchange.
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value for the year ended September 30, 2011:
LEVEL 3 — Fair value measurement using significant unobservable inputs
| | | | | | | | |
| | Securities Sold Short | | | Total | |
|
Alpha Opportunity Fund | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning Balance | | $ | 7,341,377 | | | $ | 7,341,377 | |
Total realized gains or losses included in earnings | | | — | | | | — | |
Total unrealized gains or losses included in earnings | | | — | | | | — | |
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net) | | | — | | | | — | |
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3 | | | — | | | | — | |
|
Ending Balance | | $ | 7,341,377 | | | $ | 7,341,377 | |
|
5. Derivative Investment Holdings Categorized by Risk Exposure
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires disclosures to enable investors to better understand how and why the Funds use derivative instruments, how these derivatives instruments are accounted for and their effects on the Funds’ financial position and results of operations. None of the derivatives currently held by the Funds are being used as hedging instruments.
During the year ended September 30, 2011, certain Funds sought to gain exposure to their respective benchmarks by investing in futures contracts. The following table represents the notional amount of futures contracts outstanding, as an approximate percentage of the Funds’ net assets on a daily basis, while the risk to the Fund is limited to the profit earned on such derivatives.
| | | | |
| | Approximate percentage |
| | of Fund’s net assets |
Fund | | on a daily basis |
|
Alpha Opportunity Fund | | | 25 | % |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund | | | 0 | % |
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The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Funds’ Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2011:
Location on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities
| | | | |
Derivative Investments Type | | Asset Derivatives | | Liability Derivatives |
|
Futures — equity contracts | | Variation margin | | Variation margin |
Options Written — equity contracts | | — | | Options Written, at value |
The following table sets forth the fair value of the Funds’ derivative investments categorized by primary risk exposure at September 30, 2011:
Liability Derivative Investments Value
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Futures | | Options Written | | Total |
| | Equity | | Equity | | Value at |
| | Contracts* | | Contracts | | September 30, 2011 |
|
Large Cap Core Fund | | $ | — | | | $ | 16,898 | | | $ | 16,898 | |
All Cap Value Fund | | | — | | | | 1,356 | | | | 1,356 | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | — | | | | 4,011,763 | | | | 4,011,763 | |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | — | | | | 1,652,150 | | | | 1,652,150 | |
Small Cap Value Fund | | | — | | | | 18,936 | | | | 18,936 | |
Alpha Opportunity Fund | | | 90,054 | | | | — | | | | 90,054 | |
| | |
* | | Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts as reported on the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The following is a summary of the location of derivative investments on the Funds’ Statements of Operations for the year ended September 30, 2011:
| | |
Derivative Investment Type | | Location of Gain (Loss) on Derivatives |
|
Futures — equity contracts | | Net realized gain (loss) on futures contracts |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts |
Options Written — equity contracts | | Net realized gain (loss) on options written |
| | Net change in unrealized appreciation(depreciation) on options written |
The following is a summary of the Funds’ realized gain (loss) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivative investments recognized on the Statements of Operations categorized by primary risk exposure for the year ended September 30, 2011:
Realized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Investments Recognized on the Statements of Operations
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Futures | | Options Written | | |
| | Equity | | Equity | | |
| | Contracts | | Contracts | | Total |
|
All Cap Value Fund | | $ | — | | | $ | 2,548 | | | $ | 2,548 | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | — | | | | 2,010,007 | | | | 2,010,007 | |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | — | | | | 782,329 | | | | 782,329 | |
Small Cap Value Fund | | | — | | | | 15,644 | | | | 15,644 | |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund | | | 530,374 | | | | — | | | | 530,374 | |
Alpha Opportunity Fund | | | 263,253 | | | | — | | | | 263,253 | |
Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Derivative Investments Recognized on the Statements of Operations
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Futures | | Options Written | | |
| | Equity | | Equity | | |
| | Contracts | | Contracts | | Total |
|
Large Cap Core Fund | | $ | — | | | $ | (7,733 | ) | | $ | (7,733 | ) |
All Cap Value Fund | | | — | | | | (331 | ) | | | (331 | ) |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | — | | | | (1,503,487 | ) | | | (1,503,487 | ) |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | — | | | | (580,465 | ) | | | (580,465 | ) |
Small Cap Value Fund | | | — | | | | (1,659 | ) | | | (1,659 | ) |
Alpha Opportunity Fund | | | (139,087 | ) | | | — | | | | (139,087 | ) |
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6. Options Written
Transactions in options written during the year ended September 30, 2011 were as follows:
Written Call Options
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | All Cap Value | | Mid Cap Value | | Mid Cap Value Institutional | | Small Cap Value |
| | Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Fund |
| | Number of | | Premium | | Number of | | Premium | | Number of | | Premium | | Number of | | Premium |
| | Contracts | | Amount | | Contracts | | Amount | | Contracts | | Amount | | Contracts | | Amount |
|
Balance at September 30, 2010 | | | — | | | $ | — | | | | 4,000 | | | $ | 520,297 | | | | 1,400 | | | $ | 182,101 | | | | — | | | $ | — | |
Options written | | | 62 | | | | 5,787 | | | | 16,876 | | | | 1,923,673 | | | | 6,880 | | | | 788,044 | | | | 179 | | | | 18,985 | |
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions | | | (41 | ) | | | (3,813 | ) | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Options expired | | | (10 | ) | | | (906 | ) | | | (9,252 | ) | | | (803,561 | ) | | | (3,760 | ) | | | (325,903 | ) | | | (148 | ) | | | (13,698 | ) |
Options exercised | | | (11 | ) | | | (1,068 | ) | | | (9,413 | ) | | | (1,071,322 | ) | | | (3,589 | ) | | | (404,725 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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Balance at September 30, 2011 | | | — | | | $ | — | | | | 2,211 | | | $ | 569,087 | | | | 931 | | | $ | 239,517 | | | | 31 | | | $ | 5,287 | |
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Written Put Options
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Large Cap Core | | All Cap Value | | Mid Cap Value | | Mid Cap Value Institutional | | Small Cap Value |
| | Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Fund | | Fund |
| | Number of | | Premium | | Number of | | Premium | | Number of | | Premium | | Number of | | Premium | | Number of | | Premium |
| | Contracts | | Amount | | Contracts | | Amount | | Contracts | | Amount | | Contracts | | Amount | | Contracts | | Amount |
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Balance at September 30, 2010 | | | 120 | | | $ | 36,067 | | | | 8 | | | $ | 1,057 | | | | 8,745 | | | $ | 1,059,209 | | | | 3,274 | | | $ | 397,441 | | | | 17 | | | $ | 1,946 | |
Options written | | | 0 | | | | — | | | | 17 | | | | 4,520 | | | | 18,514 | | | | 3,574,610 | | | | 7,518 | | | | 1,456,974 | | | | 74 | | | | 12,616 | |
Options terminated in closing purchase transactions | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | |
Options expired | | | 119 | | | | 21,832 | | | | (11 | ) | | | (1,396 | ) | | | (8,047 | ) | | | (770,235 | ) | | | (2,956 | ) | | | (273,309 | ) | | | (17 | ) | | | (1,946 | ) |
Options exercised | | | (120 | ) | | | (36,067 | ) | | | (10 | ) | | | (2,709 | ) | | | (6,035 | ) | | | (1,286,469 | ) | | | (2,425 | ) | | | (512,376 | ) | | | — | | | | — | |
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Balance at September 30, 2011 | | | 119 | | | $ | 21,832 | | | | 4 | | | $ | 1,472 | | | | 13,177 | | | $ | 2,577,115 | | | | 5,411 | | | $ | 1,068,730 | | | | 74 | | | $ | 12,616 | |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
7. Securities Transactions
For the year ended September 30, 2011, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding short-term and temporary cash investments and government securities, were:
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| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
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Large Cap Core Fund | | $ | 174,716,047 | | | $ | 191,871,883 | |
All Cap Value Fund | | | 1,286,759 | | | | 934,375 | |
Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 446,121,828 | | | | 388,353,911 | |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | 243,506,000 | | | | 219,105,694 | |
Small Cap Growth Fund | | | 16,484,693 | | | | 18,352,785 | |
Small Cap Value Fund | | | 11,775,821 | | | | 7,772,657 | |
Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund | | | 59,770,723 | | | | 68,607,807 | |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund | | | 184,892,745 | | | | 194,031,099 | |
Alpha Opportunity Fund | | | 43,188,800 | | | | 44,258,167 | |
8. Affiliated Transactions
Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a portfolio company of a fund, or control of or by, or common control under Guggenheim Partners, LLC, result in that portfolio company being considered an affiliated company of such fund, as defined in the 1940 Act. Transactions for the year ended September 30, 2011 in which the portfolio company is an “affiliated person” are as follows:
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| | | | Value | | | | | | | | | | Value | | Shares | | Investment |
Fund | | Security | | 09/30/10 | | Additions | | Reductions | | 09/30/11 | | 09/30/11 | | Income |
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Mid Cap Value Fund | | Common Stock: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | IXYS Corp. | | $ | 22,347,000 | | | $ | 1,295,290 | | | $ | (1,717,014 | ) | | $ | 25,422,534 | | | | 2,336,630 | | | $ | — | |
| | Maxwell Technologies, Inc. | | | 21,691,467 | | | | 2,080,327 | | | | — | | | | 29,779,169 | | | | 1,617,554 | | | | — | |
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| | Total | | | 44,038,467 | | | | 3,375,617 | | | | (1,717,014 | ) | | | 55,201,703 | | | | 3,954,184 | | | | — | |
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Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | | |
| | Common Stock: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | HydroGen Corp. | | | 3,924 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 18,985 | | | | 1,265,700 | | | | — | |
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| | Total | | | 3,924 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 18,985 | | | | 1,265,700 | | | | — | |
9. Alpha Opportunity Fund
The Fund contracted with Lehman Brothers International Europe (“LBIE”) to provide prime brokerage services related to the Fund’s short selling. On September 15, 2008, LBIE was placed into administration and a third party administrator was named (the “Administrator”). The Fund’s exposure to LBIE consists of short sale proceeds held by LBIE, and restricted long positions held at the Fund’s custodian, as collateral for said short sales. The Fund has delivered a Notice of Termination of Loans to LBIE and the Administrator. The Fund is working to resolve these issues with LBIE and the Administrator. As of September 30, 2011, included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are the value of restricted long positions of $7,264,165, cash collateral of $550,800, restricted cash representing the value of short sale proceeds of $4,318,084 and liabilities for short sales of $7,341,377 representing the value of securities sold short at the date the short sales were deemed by the Fund to have been terminated. If these short sales had not been terminated, the value of the liability related to these securities sold short would have been $6,176,990 as of September 30, 2011 resulting in an increase in net assets of $1,164,387 or 11.6%. Until such time as the liability for short sales is settled and all restrictions are removed by LBIE and LBI, the Fund cannot sell such restricted long positions and/or utilize the restricted cash balances to achieve the Fund’s investment objectives and/or meet Fund redemption or other Fund obligations. Based on the ultimate terms of such settlement, the value assigned to these positions may ultimately differ from the fair valuations assigned to them by the Fund and there is no guaranty that the Fund will ultimately recover the full value of the assets that are subject to restrictions. Accordingly, a settlement could ultimately result in the Fund realizing values that are materially different from those indicated herein, which would materially impact the Fund’s net asset value (either positively or negatively). As of the close of business on October 3, 2008, and until further notice, the Fund is not accepting subscriptions for shares from either new or existing shareholders.
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10. Other Liabilities
Large Cap Core Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund and Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund, each wrote put option contracts through Lehman Brothers Inc., (“Lehman”) that were exercised prior to the option contracts’ expiration and prior to the bankruptcy filing by Lehman, during September, 2008. However, these transactions have not settled and the securities have not been delivered to the Funds as of September 30, 2011.
Although the ultimate resolution of these transactions is uncertain, the Funds have recorded a liability on their respective books equal to the difference between the strike price on the put options and the market price of the underlying security on the exercise date. The amount of the liability recorded by the Funds as of September 30, 2011 was $18,615 for Large Cap Core Fund, $473,594 for Mid Cap Value Fund and $15,940 for Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund.
11. Reverse Share Splits
Effective April 8, 2011, the Large Cap Core Fund underwent a 1-for-4 reverse share split. The effect of this transaction was to divide the number of outstanding shares of the Fund by four, resulting in a corresponding increase in the net asset value per share. The capital share activity presented in the statements of changes in net assets, and the per share data in the financial highlights for periods prior to the share split have been given retroactive effect to reflect this reverse share split. There were no changes in net assets, results of operations or total return as a result of this transaction.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Rydex|SGI Equity Fund
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Rydex|SGI Equity Fund (comprised of Large Cap Core Fund, All Cap Value Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, Large Cap Concentrated Growth Fund, MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund (formerly Global Fund) and Alpha Opportunity Fund) (the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2011, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2011, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
As more fully discussed in Note 9 to the financial statements, the Alpha Opportunity Fund (“Alpha Opportunity”) previously utilized the services of Lehman Brothers International (Europe) (“Lehman”) to provide prime broker services related to Alpha Opportunity’s securities sold short. On September 15, 2008, Lehman was placed into administration. The financial records of Lehman are now being handled by the administrators. Information flow to Alpha Opportunity from the administrators has been limited. Management has recorded in the financial statements its best estimate of the liability for securities sold short due to Lehman, based upon management’s assessment of all available evidence, including information supplied by the administrators. Significant uncertainty exists regarding the ultimate timing and manner of settlement, as well as the ultimate liability for securities sold short due to Lehman, and the difference between amounts currently recorded and that which may ultimately be due may be material.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the respective portfolios constituting the Rydex|SGI Equity Fund at September 30, 2011, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and their financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Chicago, Illinois
November 29, 2011
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)
Tax Information
This information is being provided as required by the Internal Revenue Code. Amounts shown may differ from those elsewhere in the report because of differences in tax and financial reporting practice.
Of the taxable ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, the following funds had the corresponding percentages qualify for the dividends received deduction for corporations:
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Fund | | % Qualifying | |
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Large Cap Core Fund | | | 100.00 | % |
All Cap Value Fund | | | 100.00 | % |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | 65.13 | % |
Small Cap Value Fund | | | 13.69 | % |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund | | | 100.00 | % |
Additionally, the following amounts of taxable ordinary income dividends paid during the fiscal year qualified for the lower income tax rate available to individuals under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
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Fund | | % Qualifying | |
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Large Cap Core Fund | | | 100.00 | % |
All Cap Value Fund | | | 100.00 | % |
Mid Cap Value Institutional Fund | | | 65.75 | % |
Small Cap Value Fund | | | 14.16 | % |
MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund | | | 100.00 | % |
Quarterly Portfolio Schedules Information
Each of the Rydex|SGI Funds files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Forms N-Q of each such Fund are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1.800.SEC.0330. The portfolio holdings of each of the Rydex|SGI Funds are available on their website, www.rydex-sgi.com, or by calling 1.800.888.2461.
A description of the policies and procedures that the Rydex|SGI Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available upon request, free of charge by calling 1.800.888.2461, or accessing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Rydex|SGI Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12 month period ended June 30 is available upon request, free of charge, by calling 1.800.888.2461, or accessing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov.
The statement of additional information (“SAI”) includes additional information about the Funds’ Directors and is available upon request without charge by calling 1.800.888.2461.
Office Locations
The offices of Security Global Investors, LLC can be found in the following locations:
40 East 52nd Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(Headquarters)
Four Irvington Centre
805 King Farm Boulevard
Suite 600
Rockville, MD 20850
9401 Indian Creek Parkway
40 Corporate Woods
Suite 850
Overland Park, KS 66210
Guggenheim Transaction
On September 21, 2011, Guggenheim Capital, LLC agreed to purchase the indirect holding company of Security Investors, LLC, the Funds’ investment manager (the “Investment Manager”) (the “Transaction”). Guggenheim Capital, LLC’s subsidiary, Guggenheim Partners, LLC (“Guggenheim”), is a global, independent, privately-held, diversified financial services firm with more than 1,500 dedicated professionals.
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)
The Transaction should not result in material changes to the day-to-day management and operations of the Funds or any increase in fees. The parties expect the Transaction to be completed in late 2011 or early 2012. However, it is subject to various conditions, and could be delayed or even terminated due to unforeseen circumstances.
In anticipation of the Transaction, the Boards of Directors of the Funds (the “Boards”) have called special meetings of shareholders (the “Meetings”), at which shareholders of each of the Funds of record as of October 3, 2011 will be asked to consider the approval of new investment management agreements between the Funds and the Investment Manager (the “New Agreements”). This is necessary because, under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the Transaction could result in the termination of the Funds’ current investment management agreements with the Investment Manager (the “Current Agreements”). The terms of the New Agreements are substantially identical to the corresponding Current Agreements, except with respect to the date of execution.
Election of Board Members
The Boards have also approved a proposal to elect seven individuals to the Boards. The Boards propose the election of the following nominees: Donald C. Cacciapaglia, Donald A. Chubb, Jr., Harry W. Craig, Jr., Jerry B. Farley, Richard M. Goldman, Penny A. Lumpkin and Maynard F. Oliverius. Each of the nominees, other than Mr. Cacciapaglia, currently serves as a Director. In connection with the Transaction, the Board believes that expanding the Board to include Mr. Cacciapaglia, who is a member of senior management of Guggenheim’s investment management business, and who would serve on other boards in the Rydex|SGI family of funds, would be beneficial to the Funds and their shareholders. However, for regulatory and governance reasons the term of Mr. Cacciapaglia, an “interested person” (as that term is defined for regulatory purposes), would not be effective until an additional non-interested Director is also appointed (or the balance is otherwise maintained). This search for an additional non-interested Director is still underway.
Information regarding the proposals will be contained in the proxy materials to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The proxy statement will be mailed to shareholders of record, and you will also be able to access the proxy statement from the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov once filed.
Board Considerations in Approving the Investment Advisory and Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements
At an in-person meeting of the Board of Directors of Security Equity Fund (the “Company”) held August 10, 2011, called for the purpose of, among other things, voting on the approval of investment advisory agreements applicable to the series of the Company (collectively, the “Funds”), the Company’s Boards of Directors (the “Board”), including the independent Directors, unanimously approved the investment advisory agreement between the Company and Security Investors, LLC (referred to herein as the “Adviser”) and the sub-investment advisory agreement between the Adviser and Mainstream Investment Advisers LLC (“Mainstream”) with respect to the Alpha Opportunity Fund.
At an in-person meeting of the Board held August 16, 2011, the Board also considered new investment advisory and sub-investment advisory agreements that were required as a result of a proposed change in the corporate ownership structure of the Adviser (the “Transaction”). The Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), the law that regulates mutual funds, including the Funds, requires that a fund’s investment advisory agreement terminate whenever there is deemed to be a “change in control” of the investment adviser. The change in the corporate ownership structure of the Adviser could potentially be deemed to constitute a “change in control” (as this term is used for regulatory purposes) of the Adviser. Before an investment advisory agreement terminates, a new investment advisory agreement must be in effect in order for the investment adviser to continue to manage the fund’s investments. For that reason, the Board was asked to approve new investment advisory agreements for the Funds and a new sub-investment advisory agreement for the Alpha Opportunity Fund.
At the meeting of August 16, 2011, the Board considered the new investment advisory and sub-investment advisory agreements, pursuant to which, subject to their approval by each Fund’s shareholders, the Adviser would continue to serve each Fund as investment adviser (and Mainstream would continue to serve as sub-investment adviser to the Alpha Opportunity Fund) after the completion of the Transaction. At the meeting, the Board considered information about the Transaction and voted in favor of the new investment advisory and sub-investment advisory agreements.
In reaching the conclusion to approve the investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreements, the Directors requested and obtained from the Adviser such information as the Directors deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the proposed agreements. The Directors carefully evaluated this information and were advised by legal counsel with respect to their deliberations.
Prior to the Board meetings on August 10, 2011 and August 16, 2011, representatives of Guggenheim Capital informed the Board of the Transaction. With respect to the Transaction, the Board reviewed materials received from Guggenheim Capital, including information relating to the terms of the Transaction. The Board also reviewed information regarding Guggenheim Capital, including, but not limited to: (a) certain representations concerning Guggenheim Capital’s financial condition, (b) information regarding the new proposed ownership structure and its possible effect on shareholders, (c) information regarding the consideration to be paid by Guggenheim Capital, and (d) potential conflicts of interest.
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) (continued)
In considering the new investment advisory and sub-investment advisory agreements, the Board determined that the agreements would enable shareholders of the Funds to continue to obtain high quality services at a cost that is appropriate, reasonable, and in the best interests of their shareholders. The Board, including the independent Directors, unanimously approved the new agreements. In reaching their decision, the Directors carefully considered information that they had received throughout the year as part of their regular oversight of the Funds, including, in particular, information from the Adviser and Mainstream (collectively, the “Advisers”) that the Board had received relating to the current investment advisory agreements at the Board meeting of August 10, 2011. The Directors noted that, at the meeting, they had obtained and reviewed a wide variety of information, including certain comparative information regarding performance of the Funds relative to performance of other comparable mutual funds. They also considered the evolution of the Rydex|SGI family of funds and the Adviser since the change in control of the Investment Adviser in 2010 and Guggenheim Capital’s commitment to the success of the Adviser and the Funds.
In addition, as a part of their required consideration of the renewal of the current investment advisory agreements at the meeting of August 10, 2011, the Directors, including the independent Directors, had evaluated a number of considerations, including among others: (a) the quality of the Advisers’ investment advisory and other services; (b) the Advisers’ investment management personnel; (c) the Advisers’ operations and financial condition; (d) the Advisers’ brokerage practices (including any soft dollar arrangements) and investment strategies; (e) the level of the fees that the Adviser charges compared with the fees charged to comparable mutual funds or accounts; (f) each Fund’s overall fees and operating expenses compared with similar mutual funds; (g) the level of the Adviser’s profitability from its Fund-related operations; (h) revenue sharing arrangements entered into by the Adviser (whereby certain of its profits are shared with other parties in exchange for certain services); (i) the Advisers’ compliance systems; (j) the Advisers’ policies on and compliance procedures for personal securities transactions; (k) the Advisers’ reputation, expertise and resources in the financial markets; and (l) Fund performance compared with similar mutual funds. Based on the Board’s deliberations at the meetings of August 10, 2011 and August 16, 2011, and its evaluation of the information regarding the Transaction and the fact that the Transaction is not expected to change the level and quality of services rendered by the Advisers to any of the Funds, the Board, including all of the independent Directors, unanimously: (a) concluded that terms of the current and new investment advisory agreements are fair and reasonable; (b) concluded that the Advisers’ fees were reasonable in light of the services that they provide to the Funds; and (c) agreed to approve the current investment advisory agreements and, subject to shareholder approval, the new investment advisory agreements, based upon the following considerations, among others:
| • | | Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by the Advisers. At the meeting of August 10, 2011, the Board reviewed the scope of services to be provided by the Advisers under the current investment advisory agreements, and, at the meeting of August 16, 2011, noted that there would be no significant differences between the scope of services required to be provided by the Advisers under the current investment advisory agreements (which had been recently approved by shareholders and renewed by the Board at the meeting of August 10, 2011) and the scope of services required to be provided by the Advisers under the new investment advisory agreements. The Board noted that the key investment and management personnel of the Advisers servicing the Funds were expected to remain with the Adviser following the Transaction. The Directors also considered Guggenheim Capital’s representations to the Board that the Adviser would continue to provide investment and related services that were materially the same quality and quantity as services provided to the Funds in the past, and that these services were appropriate in scope and extent in light of the Funds’ operations, the competitive landscape of the investment company business and investor needs. |
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| • | | The investment performance of the Funds. At the meeting of August 10, 2011, the Board had reviewed statistical information prepared by the Adviser regarding the expense ratio components and performance of each Fund. Based on the representations made by Guggenheim Capital that the Adviser would continue to operate following the closing of the Transaction in much the same manner as it currently operates, the Board concluded that the investment performance of the Adviser was not expected to be affected by the Transaction. |
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| • | | The cost of investment management and sub-advisory services provided and the level of profitability. At the meeting of August 10, 2011, the Board had reviewed information about the profitability of the Funds to the Adviser based on the advisory fees payable under the current investment advisory agreements. At that meeting, the Board had also analyzed the Funds’ expenses, including the investment advisory fees paid to the Adviser. At the meeting of August 16, 2011, the Board considered the fact that the fee rates payable to the Adviser would be the same under each Fund’s new investment advisory agreement as they are under such Fund’s current investment advisory agreement. With respect to anticipated profitability, the Board noted that it was too early to predict how the Transaction would affect the Adviser’s profitability with respect to the Funds, but noted that this matter would be given further consideration on an ongoing basis. |
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| • | | Whether the investment management fees reflect economies of scale. In connection with its review of the Funds’ profitability analysis at the meeting of August 10, 2011, the Board reviewed information regarding economies of scale or other efficiencies that may result from increases in the Funds’ asset levels. The Directors noted that the fees would not change under the new investment advisory agreements, and that no additional economies of scale would be directly realized as a result of the Transaction. They also noted that they will have the opportunity to again review the appropriateness of the fee payable to the Adviser under the Agreements when the next renewal of the Agreements comes before the Board. |
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) (concluded)
| • | | Benefits (such as soft dollars) to the Advisers from their relationship with the Funds. In addition to evaluating the services provided by the Advisers, the Board had considered the nature, extent, quality and cost of the distribution services performed by the Distributor under a separate agreement at the meeting of August 10, 2011. The Board also considered the terms of the Transaction and the changes to the corporate ownership structure of the Adviser, noting that the Adviser would no longer be a subsidiary of Security Benefit Corporation. In this regard, the Board noted that, under the corporate structure after the Transaction, the Adviser would be more closely controlled by Guggenheim Capital, which could benefit Guggenheim Capital. The Board also noted that the costs associated with the Transaction would be borne by Guggenheim Capital (or its affiliates) and not the Funds. |
On the basis of the information provided to it and its evaluation of that information, the Board, including the independent Directors, concluded that the terms of the investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreements for the Funds were reasonable, and that approval of the current and new investment advisory and investment sub-advisory agreements were in the best interests of the Funds.
Fund Changes
Effective April 27, 2011, the Global Institutional Fund liquidated assets and ceased operations.
At a meeting held on February 16, 2011 the Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved the following changes with respect to the Global Fund, each effective on April 29, 2011:
| • | | The change of the Fund’s name to “MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund;” |
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| • | | The change of the Fund’s’ investment objective to “performance that corresponds, before fees and expenses, to the price and yield performance of the MSCI EAFE Equal Weighted Index;” |
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| • | | The change of the Fund’s investment strategies to reflect the new name and investment objective; |
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| • | | The change of the Fund’s benchmark index in light of the foregoing changes to the Fund’s investment objective and strategies; and |
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| • | | A new lower investment advisory fee of 0.70% of average daily net assets on an annual basis (instead of 1.00% currently). |
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| • | | The creation of the new Institutional Class in MSCI EAFE Equal Weight Fund. |
Also, the Fund’s portfolio managers are expected to change when the new strategies are implemented.
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INFORMATION ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)
DIRECTORS
The business address of each director is One Security Benefit Place, Topeka, KS 66636-0001
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Name | | |
(Date of Birth) | | Principal Occupations |
Year Elected*** | | During Past Five Years |
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Donald A. Chubb, Jr.** (12-14-46) 1994 | | Business Broker — Griffith & Blair Realtors |
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Harry W. Craig, Jr.** (05-11-39) 2004 | | Chairman, CEO, Secretary & Director — The Martin Tractor Company, Inc. |
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Jerry B. Farley** (09-20-46) 2005 | | President — Washburn University |
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Penny A. Lumpkin** (08-20-39) 1993 | | Partner — Vivian’s Gift Shop (Corporate Retail) Vice President — Palmer Companies, Inc. (Small Business and Shopping Center Development) Vice President — PLB (Real Estate Equipment Leasing) |
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Maynard F. Oliverius** (12-18-43) 1998 | | President & Chief Executive Officer — Stormont-Vail HealthCare |
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Richard M. Goldman* (03-04-61) 2008 (President, Director & Chairman of the Board) | | Senior Vice President — Security Benefit Corporation (2007 to present) Chief Executive Officer — Security Benefit Asset Management Holdings, LLC (2010 to present) Chief Executive Officer & Manager — Rydex Holdings, LLC (2009 to present) President, CEO & Member Representative — Security Investors, LLC (2007 to present) President, Chief Executive Officer and Manager — Rydex Distributors, LLC (2009 to present) Manager — Rydex Fund Services, LLC (2009 to present) President — SBL Fund, Security Equity Fund, Security Income Fund, Security Large Cap Value Fund and Security Mid Cap Growth Fund (2008 to present) Director — First Security Benefit Life and Annuity Insurance Company of New York (2007 to 2010) Director and Chief Executive Officer — Rydex Advisors, LLC (2009 to 2010) Director and Chief Executive Officer — Rydex Advisors II, LLC (2009 to 2010) Manager and President — Security Global Investors, LLC (2007 to 2010) Director — Security Distributors, Inc. (2007 to 2009) Managing Member — R.M. Goldman Partner, LLC (2006 to 2007) |
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* | | This Director is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Funds under the 1940 Act, as amended, by reason of his position with the Funds’ Investment Manager and/or the parent of the Investment Manager. This Director is also an officer of the funds. |
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** | | These Directors serve on the Fund’s joint audit committee, the purpose of which is to meet with the independent registered public accounting firm, to review the work of the independent registered public accounting firm, and to oversee the handling by Security Investors of the accounting and financial reporting functions for the Funds. |
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*** | | Each Director oversees 28 Security Funds portfolios and serves until the next annual meeting, or until a successor has been duly elected and qualified. |
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INFORMATION ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS (Unaudited) (continued)
OFFICERS*
The business address of each officer is One Security Benefit Place, Topeka, KS 66636-0001
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(Date of Birth) | | Principal Occupations |
Title — Year Elected | | During Past Five Years |
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Mark P. Bronzo (11-01-60) Vice President — 2008 | | Current: Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC Previous: Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer, Nationwide Separate Accounts LLC (2003-2008) |
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Keith A. Fletcher (02-18-58) Vice President — 2010 | | Current: Senior Vice President, Security Investors, LLC; Vice President, Rydex Holdings, LLC; Vice President, Rydex Specialized Products, LLC; Vice President, Rydex Distributors, LLC; Vice President, Rydex Fund Services, LLC; Vice President and Director, Advisor Research Center, Inc.; and Vice President, SBL Fund; Security Equity Fund; Security Income Fund; Security Large Cap Value Fund & Security Mid Cap Growth Fund Previous: Security Global Investors, LLC, Vice President (2010-2011); Rydex Advisors, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors, Inc.) & Rydex Advisors II, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors II, Inc.), Vice President (2009-2011); Lyster Watson and Company, Managing Director (2007-2008); and Fletcher Financial Group, Inc., Chief Executive Officer (2004-2007) |
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Joanna Haigney (10-10-66) Chief Compliance Officer — 2010 | | Current: Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary, SBL Fund; Security Equity Fund; Security Income Fund; Security Large Cap Value Fund & Security Mid Cap Growth Fund; Vice President, Rydex Holdings, LLC; Vice President, Security Benefit Asset Management Holdings, LLC; and Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer, Security Investors, LLC Previous: Security Global Investors, LLC, Senior Vice President (2010-2011); Rydex Advisors, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors, Inc.) and Rydex Advisors II, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors II, Inc.), Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President (2010-2011); Rydex Capital Partners I, LLC & Rydex Capital Partners II, LLC, Chief Compliance Officer (2006-2007); and Rydex Fund Services, LLC (f/k/a Rydex Fund Services, Inc.), Vice President (2001-2006) |
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Nikolaos Bonos (05-30-63) Treasurer — 2010 | | Current: Senior Vice President, Security Investors, LLC; Chief Executive Officer & Manager, Rydex Specialized Products, LLC; Chief Executive Officer & President, Rydex Fund Services, LLC; Vice President, Rydex Holdings, LLC; Treasurer, SBL Fund; Security Equity Fund; Security Income Fund; Security Large Cap Value Fund & Security Mid Cap Growth Fund; and Vice President, Security Benefit Asset Management Holdings, LLC Previous: Security Global Investors, LLC, Senior Vice President (2010-2011); Rydex Advisors, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors, Inc.) Senior Vice President (2006-2011); Rydex Fund Services, LLC (f/k/a Rydex Fund Services, Inc.), Director (2009) & Senior Vice President (2003-2006); and Rydex Specialized Products, LLC, Chief Financial Officer (2005-2009) |
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* | | Officers serve until the next annual meeting or until a successor has been duly elected and qualified. |
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INFORMATION ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS (Unaudited) (concluded)
OFFICERS* (concluded)
The business address of each officer is One Security Benefit Place, Topeka, KS 66636-0001
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(Date of Birth) | | Principal Occupations |
Title — Year Elected | | During Past Five Years |
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Joseph M. Arruda (09-05-66) Assistant Treasurer — 2010 | | Current: Assistant Treasurer, SBL Fund; Security Equity Fund; Security Income Fund; Security Large Cap Value Fund & Security Mid Cap Growth Fund; Vice President, Security Investors, LLC; and Chief Financial Officer & Manager, Rydex Specialized Products, LLC Previous: Security Global Investors, LLC, Vice President (2010- 2011); and Rydex Advisors, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors, Inc.) & Rydex Advisors II, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors II, Inc.), Vice President (2004-2011) |
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Amy J. Lee (06-05-61) Vice President — 2007 Secretary — 1987 | | Current: Senior Vice President & Secretary, Security Investors, LLC; Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer, Security Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company and Security Benefit Corporation; Associate General Counsel, First Security Benefit Life Insurance and Annuity of New York; Vice President & Secretary, SBL Fund; Security Equity Fund; Security Income Fund; Security Large Cap Value Fund & Security Mid Cap Growth Fund; Vice President & Secretary, Rydex Holdings, LLC; Secretary, Advisor Research Center, Inc., Rydex Specialized Products, LLC, Rydex Distributors, LLC and Rydex Fund Services, LLC; and Assistant Secretary, Security Benefit Clinic and Hospital Previous: Security Global Investors, LLC, Senior Vice President & Secretary (2007-2011); Rydex Advisors, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors, Inc.) & Rydex Advisors II, LLC (f/k/a PADCO Advisors II, Inc.), Senior Vice President & Secretary (2010-2011); and Brecek & Young Advisors, Inc., Director (2004-2008) |
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Mark A. Mitchell (08-24-64) Vice President — 2003 | | Current: Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC Previous: Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company (2003-2010) |
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Joseph C. O’Connor (07-15-60) Vice President — 2008 | | Current: Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC Previous: Managing Director, Nationwide Separate Accounts LLC (2003-2008) |
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Daniel W. Portanova (10-02-60) Vice President — 2008 | | Current: Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC Previous: Managing Director, Nationwide Separate Accounts LLC (2003-2008) |
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James P. Schier (12-28-57) Vice President — 1998 | | Current: Senior Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC Previous: Vice President & Senior Portfolio Manager, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company (1998-2010) |
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David G. Toussaint (10-10-66) Vice President — 2005 | | Current: Portfolio Manager, Security Investors, LLC Previous: Assistant Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company (2005-2009) |
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RYDEX | SGI PRIVACY POLICIES
Rydex Funds, Rydex|SGI Funds, Rydex Investments, Rydex Distributors, Inc., Security Investors, LLC, Security Global Investors, LLC, Security Distributors, Inc. and Rydex Advisory Services (Collectively “Rydex|SGI”)
Our Commitment to You
When you become a Rydex|SGI investor, you entrust us with not only your hard-earned money but also with personal and financial information about you. We recognize that your relationship with us is based on trust and that you expect us to act responsibly and in your best interests. Because we have access to this private information about you, we hold ourselves to the highest standards in its safekeeping and use. This means, most importantly, that we do not sell client information to anyone—whether it is your personal information or if you are a current or former Rydex|SGI client.
The Information We Collect About You
In the course of doing business with shareholders and investors, we collect nonpublic personal information about you. You typically provide personal information when you complete a Rydex|SGI account application or when you request a transaction that involves Rydex and Rydex|SGI funds or one of the Rydex|SGI affiliated companies. “Nonpublic personal information” is personally identifiable private information about you. For example, it includes information regarding your name and address, Social Security or taxpayer identification number, assets, income, account balance, bank account information and investment activity (e.g., purchase and redemption history).
How We Handle Your Personal Information
As emphasized above, we do not sell information about current or former clients or their accounts to third parties. Nor do we share such information, except when necessary to complete transactions at your request or to make you aware of related investment products and services that we offer. Additional details about how we handle your personal information are provided below. To complete certain transactions or account changes that you direct, it may be necessary to provide identifying information to companies, individuals or groups that are not affiliated with Rydex|SGI. For example, if you ask to transfer assets from another financial institution to Rydex|SGI, we will need to provide certain information about you to that company to complete the transaction. To alert you to other Rydex|SGI investment products and services, we may share your information within the Rydex|SGI family of affiliated companies. This would include, for example, sharing your information within Rydex|SGI so we can make you aware of new Rydex and Rydex|SGI funds or the services offered through another Rydex|SGI affiliated company. In certain instances, we may contract with nonaffiliated companies to perform services for us. Where necessary, we will disclose information we have about you to these third parties. In all such cases, we provide the third party with only the information necessary to carry out its assigned responsibilities and only for that purpose. And we require these third parties to treat your private information with the same high degree of confidentiality that we do. In certain instances, we may share information with other financial institutions regarding individuals and entities in response to the U.S.A. Patriot Act. Finally, we will release information about you if you direct us to do so, if we are compelled by law to do so or in other circumstances permitted by law.
Opt Out Provisions
We do not sell your personal information to anyone. The law allows you to “opt out” of only certain kinds of information sharing with third parties. The firm does not share personal information about you with any third parties that triggers this opt-out right. This means YOU ARE ALREADY OPTED OUT.
How We Protect Privacy Online
Our concern for the privacy of our shareholders also extends to those who use our web site, www.rydex-sgi.com. Our web site uses some of the most secure forms of online communication available, including encryption technology, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol, firewalls and user names and passwords. These technologies provide a high level of security and privacy when you access your account information or initiate online transactions. The Rydex|SGI web site offers customized features that require our use of “http cookies"—tiny pieces of information that we ask your browser to store. However, we make very limited use of these cookies. We only use cookies for session management and security features on the Rydex|SGI web site. We do not use them to pull data from your hard drive, to learn your email address, or to view data in cookies created by other web sites. We will not share the information in our cookies or give others access to it. See the legal information area on our web site for more details about web site security and privacy features.
How We Safeguard Your Personal Information
We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about shareholders to our employees and in some cases to third parties (for example, the service providers described above) as permitted by law. We maintain strict physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
We’ll Keep You Informed
As required by federal law, we will notify shareholders of our privacy policy annually. We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time, but rest assured that if we do change it, we will tell you promptly. You will also be able to access our privacy policy from our web site at www.rydex-sgi.com. Should you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, contact us at 800.820.0888 or 301.296.5100.
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One Security Benefit Place
Topeka, Kansas 66636-0001
www.rydex-sgi.com
Rydex Distributors, Inc.
SBE-ANN
The registrant’s Board of Directors has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. No substantive amendments were approved or waivers were granted to the Code during the period covered by this report. The Code is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR.
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Item 3. | | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
The Registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that Maynard Oliverius, a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, is an audit committee financial expert. Mr. Oliverius is “independent” for purposes of this item.
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Item 4. | | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
(a) | | Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years (the “Reporting Periods”) for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountant (the “Auditor”) for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $171,900 in 2010 and $158,660 in 2011. |
(b) | | Audit-Related Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for assurance and related services by the Auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4 were $5,400 in 2010 and $5,046 in 2011. These services consisted of financial reporting advisory services. |
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| | The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for assurance and related services by the Auditor to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-investment adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant (“Service Affiliates”) which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $9,250 in 2010 and $30,000 in 2011, which related to the review of the transfer agent function. |
(c) | | Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed to the Registrant in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning (“Tax Services”) were $38,700 in 2010 and $31,733 in 2011. |
| | The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Tax Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $0 in 2010 and $0 in 2011. |
(d) | | All Other Fees. The aggregate fees billed to the Registrant in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item, were $0 in 2010 and $0 in 2011. |
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| | The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for Non-Audit Services by the Auditor to Service Affiliates, other than the services reported in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item, which required pre-approval by the Audit Committee were $0 in 2010 and $0 in 2011. |
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(e) | | | (1 | ) | | Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Registrant’s Audit Committee has established policies and procedures for pre-approval of the auditor’s engagements for audit and non-audit services to the Registrant. Pre-approval considerations include whether the proposed services are compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence as specified in applicable rules. |
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(e) | | | (2 | ) | | Percentage of Non-Audit Services Approved under (c)(7)(i)(C). The percentage of the services described in each of (b) through (d) of this Item 4 (only those that relate to the Registrant) that were approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X was 0%, 0% and 0%, respectively. |
(g) | | Non-Audit Fees. The aggregate non-audit fees were for audit-related and tax services rendered to the Registrant, and rendered to Service Affiliates, for the Reporting Periods were $53,350 in 2010 and $66,779 in 2011. |
(h) | | Auditor Independence. The Registrant’s Audit Committee was provided with information relating to the provision of non audit services by Ernst & Young, LLP to the Registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre approved by the Audit Committee so that a determination could be made whether the provision of such services is compatible with maintaining Ernst & Young, LLP’s independence. |
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Item 5. | | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
| | The Schedule of Investments is included under Item 1 of this form. |
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Item 7. | | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
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Item 8. | | Portfolio Mangers of Closed-end Management Investment Companies |
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Item 9. | | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
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Item 10. | | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The registrant does not currently have in place procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board.
There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board.
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Item 11. | | Controls and Procedures. |
| (a) | | The registrant’s President (principal executive officer) and Treasurer (principal financial officer) have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of that date in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported timely. |
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| (b) | | The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| (a)(2) | | Separate certifications by the President (principal executive officer) and Treasurer (principal financial officer) of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) are attached. |
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| (b) | | A certification by the registrant’s President (principal executive officer) and Treasurer (principal financial officer) as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is attached. |
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.
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By (Signature and Title)* | | /s/ Richard M. Goldman Richard M. Goldman, President | | |
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Date: December 8, 2011 | | | | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By (Signature and Title)* | | /s/ Richard M. Goldman Richard M. Goldman, President | | |
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Date: December 8, 2011 | | | | |
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By (Signature and Title)* | | /s/ Nikolaos Bonos Nikolaos Bonos, Treasurer | | |
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Date: December 8, 2011 | | | | |
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* | | Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. |