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 811-06719
BB&T Funds
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
434 Fayetteville Street Mall, 5th Floor
Raleigh, NC 27601-0575
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
E.G. Purcell, III, President
BB&T Funds
434 Fayetteville Street Mall, 5th Floor
Raleigh, NC 27601-0575
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(800) 228-1872
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2010
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Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders. |
The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
EQUITY INDEX FUND
CLASS | A | SHARES | ||
CLASS | B | SHARES | ||
CLASS | C | SHARES |
INSTITUTIONAL CLASS SHARES |
JUNE 30, 2010
BB&T Funds
Notice of Privacy Policy & Practices
BB&T Funds recognizes and respects the privacy expectations of our customers. We provide this notice to you so that you will know what kinds of information we collect about our customers and the circumstances in which that information may be disclosed to third parties who are not affiliated with the BB&T Funds.
Collection of Customer Information
We collect nonpublic personal information about our customers1 from the following sources:
• | Account Applications and other forms, which may include a customer’s name, address, social security number, and information about a customer’s investment goals and risk tolerance; |
• | Account History, including information about the transactions and balances in a customer’s accounts; and |
• | Correspondence, written, telephonic or electronic between a customer and the BB&T Funds or service providers to the BB&T Funds. |
Disclosure of Customer Information
We many disclose all of the consumer information outlined above to third parties who are not affiliated with the BB&T Funds:
• | as permitted by law for example with service providers who maintain or service shareholder accounts for the BB&T Funds or to a shareholder’s broker or agent; and |
• | to perform marketing services on our behalf or pursuant to a joint marketing agreement with another financial institutional. |
Security of Customer Information
We require service providers to the BB&T Funds:
• | to maintain policies and procedures designed to assure only appropriate access to, and use of information about customers of the BB&T Funds; and |
• | to maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable legal standards to guard nonpublic personal information of customers of the BB&T Funds. |
We will adhere to the policies and practices described in this notice regardless of whether you are a current or former customer of the BB&T Funds.
1 | For purposes of this notice, the terms “customer” or “customers” includes both individual shareholders of the BB&T Funds and individuals who provide nonpublic personal information to the BB&T Funds, but do not invest in BB&T Funds shares. |
LETTER FROMTHE INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Dear Shareholders:
We are pleased to present this semi-annual report for the BB&T Equity Index Fund, covering the six months between January 1, 2010 and June 30, 2010. The domestic equity market as measured by the S&P 5001 declined early in the year, then generated three months of gains, and concluded the period with a widespread sell-off. The S&P 500 fell 9.03% for the semi-annual period as a whole.
The U.S. economy initially showed signs of stabilization. Consumer spending — the major driver of domestic G.D.P. growth — posted sustained increases, and the Index of Leading Economic Indicators consistently improved as well. Indeed, the U.S. economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.7% during the first three months of 2010. U.S. stocks gained as investors reacted optimistically to economic advances and improving corporate-sector fundamentals.
Consumer confidence subsequently wobbled, however. Meanwhile, the housing market remained weak and private job growth was anemic. The stock market retreated in May and plunged in June on concerns about the health of the global economic recovery. Investors were particularly concerned about the extent of the sovereign debt crisis facing Greece, Spain and other European nations.
Most parts of the U.S. fixed-income market continued to benefit from a stronger U.S. dollar, Federal Reserve support, consumer and corporate de-leveraging, improving corporate balance sheets and falling inflation. In addition, the mounting fiscal weakness in the European Union prompted a flight to the quality of bonds backed by the U.S. government. The U.S. Treasury yield curve remained relatively steep.
Thank you for selecting the BB&T Equity Index Fund. We look forward to serving your investment needs during the months and years ahead.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey J. Schappe, CFA
Chief Investment Officer
BB&T Asset Management, Inc.
1 | “S&P 500® ” is a registered service mark of Standard & Poor’s Corporation, which does not sponsor and is in no way affiliated with the Fund or Master Portfolio. The S&P 500® Index is generally considered to be representative of the performance of the stock market as a whole. The index does not reflect the deduction of expenses associated with a mutual fund, such as investment management and fund accounting fees. The Fund’s performance reflects the deduction of fees for these services. Investors cannot invest directly in an index, although they can invest in its underlying securities. |
This report is authorized for distribution only when preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money. BB&T Asset Management, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of BB&T Corporation, serves as investment adviser to the BB&T Funds and is paid a fee for its services. Shares of the BB&T Funds are not deposits or obligations of, or guaranteed or endorsed by, Branch Banking and Trust Company or its affiliates. The Funds are not insured by the FDIC or any other government agency. The Funds are distributed by BB&T AM Distributors, Inc. The distributor is not affiliated with Branch Banking and Trust Company or its affiliates.
The foregoing information and opinions are for general information only. BB&T Asset Management, Inc. does not guarantee their accuracy or completeness, nor assume liability for any loss, which may result from the reliance by any person upon any such information or opinions. Such information and opinions are subject to change without notice, are for general information only and are not intended as an offer or solicitation with respect to the purchase or sale of any security or offering individual or personalized investment advice.
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Portfolio Holdings Summary
(Unaudited)
Investment Type | % of Investment | ||
S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio | 100.00 | % | |
For a summary of the S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio’s holdings, please see the accompanying financial statements of the S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio.
Expense Examples (Unaudited)
As a shareholder of the BB&T Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”), you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and sales and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses.
These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
These examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from January 1, 2010 through June 30, 2010.
Actual Example
The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Beginning Account Value 1/1/10 | Ending Account Value 6/30/10 | Expenses Paid During Period* 1/1/10 - 6/30/10 | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 1/1/10 - 6/30/10 | |||||||||||
BB&T Equity Index Fund | Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 928.90 | $ | 4.35 | 0.91 | % | |||||
Class B | 1,000.00 | 926.40 | 7.88 | 1.65 | % | |||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 926.30 | 7.93 | 1.66 | % | |||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 930.00 | 3.21 | 0.67 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio during the period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181, the number of days in the period, then divided by 365. |
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) on purchases. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Beginning Account Value 1/1/10 | Ending Account Value 6/30/10 | Expenses Paid During Period* 1/1/10 - 6/30/10 | Annualized Expense Ratio During Period 1/1/10 - 6/30/10 | |||||||||||
BB&T Equity Index Fund | Class A | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,020.28 | $ | 4.56 | 0.91 | % | |||||
Class B | 1,000.00 | 1,016.61 | 8.25 | 1.65 | % | |||||||||
Class C | 1,000.00 | 1,016.56 | 8.30 | 1.66 | % | |||||||||
Institutional Class | 1,000.00 | 1,021.47 | 3.36 | 0.67 | % |
* | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio during the period, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181, the number of days in the period, then divided by 365. |
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BB&T FUNDS
Equity Index Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities | ||||
June 30, 2010 | ||||
(Unaudited) | ||||
Assets: | ||||
Investment in S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio, at value ( See Note 1) | $ | 25,889,277 | ||
Receivable for capital shares issued | 8,226 | |||
Prepaid expenses | 5,607 | |||
Total Assets | 25,903,110 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 6,787 | |||
Accrued expenses and other payables: | ||||
Administration fees | 2,390 | |||
Compliance service fees | 11 | |||
Distribution fees | 8,052 | |||
Fund accounting fees | 10,516 | |||
Trustees fees | 87 | |||
Printing fees | 4,810 | |||
Professional fees | 15,801 | |||
Other | 5,486 | |||
Total Liabilities | 53,940 | |||
Net Assets: | $ | 25,849,170 | ||
Net Assets Consist of: | ||||
Capital | $ | 39,057,727 | ||
Undistributed net investment income | 8,713 | |||
Accumulated realized loss from investment transactions | (15,694,059 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | 2,476,789 | |||
Net Assets | $ | 25,849,170 | ||
Net Assets | ||||
Class A Shares | $ | 17,759,941 | ||
Class B Shares | 3,633,013 | |||
Class C Shares | 137,848 | |||
Institutional Class Shares | 4,318,368 | |||
Total | $ | 25,849,170 | ||
Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value): | ||||
Class A Shares | 2,566,485 | |||
Class B Shares | 534,240 | |||
Class C Shares | 20,101 | |||
Institutional Class Shares | 624,940 | |||
Total | 3,745,766 | |||
Net Asset Value | ||||
Class A Shares — redemption price per share | $ | 6.92 | ||
Class B Shares — offering price per share* | 6.80 | |||
Class C Shares — offering price per share* | 6.86 | |||
Institutional Class Shares — offering and redemption price per share | 6.91 | |||
Maximum Sales Charge — Class A Shares | 5.75 | % | ||
Maximum Offering Price (100%/(100% – Maximum Sales Charge)) of net asset value adjusted to the nearest cent per share — Class A Shares | $ | 7.34 | ||
* | Redemption price per share varies by length of time shares are held. |
Statement of Operations | ||||
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 | ||||
(Unaudited) | ||||
Net Investment Income Allocated from Master Portfolio: | ||||
Dividend income | $ | 282,780 | (a) | |
Interest income | 1,011 | (a) | ||
Securities lending income | 4,537 | (a) | ||
Expenses(b) | (7,438 | )(a) | ||
Net Investment Income Allocated from Master Portfolio | 280,890 | |||
Expenses: | ||||
Distribution fees — Class A Shares | 52,118 | |||
Distribution fees — Class B Shares | 23,596 | |||
Distribution fees — Class C Shares | 671 | |||
Administration fees (See Note 3) | 15,234 | |||
Fund accounting fees | 22,667 | |||
Compliance service fees (See Note 3) | 170 | |||
Custodian fees | 729 | |||
Printing fees | 13,942 | |||
Professional fees | 15,752 | |||
Registration fees | 6,447 | |||
Transfer agent fees (See Note 3) | 7,555 | |||
Trustees fees | 992 | |||
Other | 6,675 | |||
Gross expenses | 166,548 | |||
Less expenses waived by the Distributor (See Note 3) | (26,059 | ) | ||
Net Expenses | 140,489 | |||
Net Investment Income | 140,401 | |||
Realized/Unrealized Losses Allocated from Master Portfolio: | ||||
Net realized loss from: | ||||
Investment transactions | (1,228,488 | )(a) | ||
Futures contracts | (52,011 | )(a) | ||
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from: | ||||
Investment transactions | (808,501 | )(a) | ||
Futures contracts | (60,563 | )(a) | ||
Net realized/unrealized losses allocated from Master Portfolio | (2,149,563 | ) | ||
Change in net assets from operations | $ | (2,009,162 | ) | |
(a) | Allocated from the S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio. |
(b) | Expenses allocated from the S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio are shown net of any fee reductions. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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BB&T FUNDS
Equity Index Fund
Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2009 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
From Investment Activities: | ||||||||
Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 140,401 | $ | 300,386 | ||||
Net realized losses from investment transactions and futures contracts | (1,280,499 | ) | (1,747,304 | ) | ||||
Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments and futures contracts | (869,064 | ) | 8,692,879 | |||||
Change in net assets from operations | (2,009,162 | ) | 7,245,961 | |||||
Distribution to Class A Shareholders: | ||||||||
Net investment income | (103,902 | ) | (212,221 | ) | ||||
Return of Capital | — | (27,825 | ) | |||||
Distributions to Class B Shareholders: | ||||||||
Net investment income | (6,000 | ) | (31,602 | ) | ||||
Return of Capital | — | (4,144 | ) | |||||
Distributions to Class C Shareholders: | ||||||||
Net investment income | (260 | ) | (648 | ) | ||||
Return of Capital | — | (85 | ) | |||||
Distributions to Institutional Class Shareholders: | ||||||||
Net investment income | (26,100 | ) | (48,018 | ) | ||||
Return of Capital | — | (6,296 | ) | |||||
Change in net assets from shareholder distributions | (136,262 | ) | (330,839 | ) | ||||
Capital Transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares issued | ||||||||
Class A Shares | 5,500,555 | 4,163,581 | ||||||
Class B Shares | — | 161,021 | ||||||
Class C Shares | 40,282 | 24,467 | ||||||
Institutional Class Shares | 1,564,265 | 84,480 | ||||||
Distributions reinvested | ||||||||
Class A Shares | 103,471 | 238,252 | ||||||
Class B Shares | 5,872 | 35,140 | ||||||
Class C Shares | 259 | 733 | ||||||
Institutional Class Shares | 24,478 | 46,028 | ||||||
Value of shares redeemed | ||||||||
Class A Shares | (5,613,784 | ) | (4,684,997 | ) | ||||
Class B Shares | (1,394,085 | ) | (2,457,950 | ) | ||||
Class C Shares | (13,054 | ) | (14,834 | ) | ||||
Institutional Class Shares | (179,083 | ) | (46,130,780 | ) | ||||
Change in net assets from capital transactions | 39,176 | (48,534,859 | ) | |||||
Change in net assets | (2,106,248 | ) | (41,619,737 | ) | ||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 27,955,418 | 69,575,155 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 25,849,170 | $ | 27,955,418 | ||||
Undistributed net investment income | $ | 8,713 | $ | 4,574 | ||||
Share Transactions: | ||||||||
Issued | ||||||||
Class A Shares | 722,542 | 663,583 | ||||||
Class B Shares | — | 29,841 | ||||||
Class C Shares | 5,170 | 3,813 | ||||||
Institutional Class Shares | 198,153 | 12,030 | ||||||
Reinvested | ||||||||
Class A Shares | 13,929 | 37,326 | ||||||
Class B Shares | 787 | 5,891 | ||||||
Class C Shares | 35 | 119 | ||||||
Institutional Class Shares | 3,345 | 7,252 | ||||||
Redeemed | ||||||||
Class A Shares | (733,783 | ) | (748,418 | ) | ||||
Class B Shares | (187,015 | ) | (398,133 | ) | ||||
Class C Shares | (1,704 | ) | (2,167 | ) | ||||
Institutional Class Shares | (23,785 | ) | (7,422,573 | ) | ||||
Change in shares | (2,326 | ) | (7,811,436 | ) | ||||
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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BB&T FUNDS
Equity Index Fund
Financial Highlights, Class A Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. |
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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2009 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2008 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2007 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $ | 7.49 | $ | 6.05 | $ | 9.85 | $ | 9.52 | $ | 8.39 | $ | 8.14 | ||||||||||||
Investment Activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.04 | (b) | 0.08 | (b) | 0.15 | (b) | 0.13 | (b) | 0.12 | (b) | 0.11 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments(a) | (0.57 | ) | 1.45 | (3.80 | ) | 0.33 | 1.14 | 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||
Total from Investment Activities | (0.53 | ) | 1.53 | (3.65 | ) | 0.46 | 1.26 | 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.04 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.11 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )(c) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total Distributions | (0.04 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.11 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value — End of Period | $ | 6.92 | $ | 7.49 | $ | 6.05 | $ | 9.85 | $ | 9.52 | $ | 8.39 | �� | |||||||||||
Total Return (excludes sales charge)(d) | (7.11 | )% | 25.60 | % | (37.35 | )% | 4.85 | % | 15.15 | % | 4.43 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplementary Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | $ | 17,760 | $ | 19,191 | $ | 15,795 | $ | 30,845 | $ | 106,833 | $ | 135,175 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(a)(e) | 0.91 | % | 1.00 | % | 0.54 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.58 | % | 0.57 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(a)(e) | 1.04 | % | 1.27 | % | 1.79 | % | 1.36 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.32 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets*(a)(e) | 1.16 | % | 1.25 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.86 | % | 0.84 | % | 0.84 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d)(f) | 4 | % | 5 | % | 8 | % | 7 | % | 14 | % | 10 | % |
* | During the periods certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(a) | The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund’s proportionate share of the income and expenses of the S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio. |
(b) | Per share net investment income has been calculated using the daily average shares method. |
(c) | Less than (0.01) per share. |
(d) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(f) | This rate represents the portfolio turnover rate of the S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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BB&T FUNDS
Equity Index Fund
Financial Highlights, Class B Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. |
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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2009 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2008 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2007 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $ | 7.35 | $ | 5.94 | $ | 9.67 | $ | 9.36 | $ | 8.25 | $ | 8.02 | ||||||||||||
Investment Activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.01 | (b) | 0.03 | (b) | 0.09 | (b) | 0.06 | (b) | 0.06 | (b) | 0.05 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments(a) | (0.55 | ) | 1.42 | (3.73 | ) | 0.32 | 1.12 | 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||
Total from Investment Activities | (0.54 | ) | 1.45 | (3.64 | ) | 0.38 | 1.18 | 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | (0.00 | )(c) | (0.00 | )(c) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total Distributions | (0.01 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value — End of Period | $ | 6.80 | $ | 7.35 | $ | 5.94 | $ | 9.67 | $ | 9.36 | $ | 8.25 | ||||||||||||
Total Return (excludes sales charge)(d) | (7.36 | )% | 24.58 | % | (37.83 | )% | 4.06 | % | 14.35 | % | 3.48 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplementary Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | $ | 3,633 | $ | 5,298 | $ | 6,432 | $ | 13,279 | $ | 14,765 | $ | 14,367 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(a)(e) | 1.65 | % | 1.76 | % | 1.30 | % | 1.37 | % | 1.33 | % | 1.32 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(a)(e) | 0.27 | % | 0.55 | % | 1.05 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.57 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets*(a)(e) | 1.65 | % | 1.76 | % | 1.30 | % | 1.37 | % | 1.34 | % | 1.34 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d)(f) | 4 | % | 5 | % | 8 | % | 7 | % | 14 | % | 10 | % |
* | During the periods certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(a) | The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund’s proportionate share of the income and expenses of the S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio. |
(b) | Per share net investment income has been calculated using the daily average shares method. |
(c) | Less than (0.01) per share. |
(d) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(f) | This rate represents the portfolio turnover rate of the S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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BB&T FUNDS
Equity Index Fund
Financial Highlights, Class C Shares | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. |
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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2009 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2008 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2007 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2006 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $ | 7.42 | $ | 6.00 | $ | 9.76 | $ | 9.44 | $ | 8.32 | $ | 8.08 | ||||||||||||
Investment Activities: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.01 | (b) | 0.03 | (b) | 0.08 | (b) | 0.06 | (b) | 0.06 | (b) | 0.03 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) from investments(a) | (0.56 | ) | 1.44 | (3.76 | ) | 0.33 | 1.12 | 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||
Total from Investment Activities | (0.55 | ) | 1.47 | (3.68 | ) | 0.39 | 1.18 | 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.04 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )(c) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total Distributions | (0.01 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.08 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.04 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net Asset Value — End of Period | $ | 6.86 | $ | 7.42 | $ | 6.00 | $ | 9.76 | $ | 9.44 | $ | 8.32 | ||||||||||||
Total Return (excludes sales charge)(d) | (7.37 | )% | 24.60 | % | (37.84 | )% | 4.15 | % | 14.28 | % | 3.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplementary Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Assets, End of period (000’s) | $ | 138 | $ | 123 | $ | 89 | $ | 308 | $ | 281 | $ | 806 | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(a)(e) | 1.66 | % | 1.74 | % | 1.30 | % | 1.37 | % | 1.32 | % | 1.32 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(a)(e) | 0.28 | % | 0.52 | % | 0.95 | % | 0.66 | % | 0.64 | % | 0.59 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets*(a)(e) | 1.66 | % | 1.74 | % | 1.30 | % | 1.37 | % | 1.33 | % | 1.34 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(d)(f) | 4 | % | 5 | % | 8 | % | 7 | % | 14 | % | 10 | % |
* | During the periods certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(a) | The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund’s proportionate share of the income and expenses of the S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio. |
(b) | Per share net investment income has been calculated using the daily average shares method. |
(c) | Less than (0.01) per share. |
(d) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(e) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(f) | This rate represents the portfolio turnover rate of the S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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Equity Index Fund
Financial Highlights, Institutional Class Shares | ||||||||||||||||
Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout the periods indicated. |
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For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2009 | For the Year Ended December 31, 2008 | For the Period May 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007(a) | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period | $ | 7.48 | $ | 6.02 | �� | $ | 9.81 | $ | 9.95 | |||||||
Investment Activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(b)(c) | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.12 | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (losses) from investments(b) | (0.57 | ) | 1.47 | (3.79 | ) | (0.13 | ) | |||||||||
Total from Investment Activities | (0.52 | ) | 1.57 | (3.62 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||
Distributions: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.05 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.13 | ) | ||||||||
Return of capital | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )(d) | — | ||||||||||
Total Distributions | (0.05 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.17 | ) | (0.13 | ) | ||||||||
Net Asset Value — End of Period | $ | 6.91 | $ | 7.48 | $ | 6.02 | $ | 9.81 | ||||||||
Total Return(e) | (7.00 | )% | 26.36 | % | (37.24 | )% | (0.11 | )% | ||||||||
Ratios/Supplementary Data: | ||||||||||||||||
Net Assets, End of Period (000’s) | $ | 4,318 | $ | 3,343 | $ | 47,259 | $ | 73,382 | ||||||||
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets(b)(f) | 0.67 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.30 | % | 0.41 | % | ||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(b)(f) | 1.28 | % | 1.66 | % | 2.08 | % | 1.79 | % | ||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets*(b)(f) | 0.67 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.30 | % | 0.41 | % | ||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate(e)(g) | 4 | % | 5 | % | 8 | % | 7 | % |
* | During the periods certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratios would have been as indicated. |
(a) | Period from commencement of operations. The Institutional Class Shares commenced operations on May 1, 2007. |
(b) | The per share amounts and percentages reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund’s proportionate share of the income and expenses of the S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio. |
(c) | Per share net investment income has been calculated using the daily average shares method. |
(d) | Less than (0.01) per share. |
(e) | Not annualized for periods less than one year. |
(f) | Annualized for periods less than one year. |
(g) | This rate represents the portfolio turnover rate of the S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio. |
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
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BB&T FUNDS
Equity Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
1. | Organization: |
The BB&T Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”) commenced operations on September 11, 2000 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified open-end investment company. The Fund is a separate series of the BB&T Funds (the “Trust”), a Massachusetts business trust organized in 1992. The Fund invests all of its investable assets in the S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio (the “Master Portfolio”) of the Master Investment Portfolio (“MIP”), a diversified open-end management investment company registered under the 1940 Act, rather than in a portfolio of securities. The Master Portfolio has substantially the same investment objective as the Fund. BlackRock Fund Advisors serves as investment advisor for the Master Portfolio. The financial statements of the Master Portfolio, including the schedule of investments in securities, are contained elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s financial statements. The value of the Fund’s investment in the Master Portfolio reflects the Fund’s interest of 1.44% in the net assets of the Master Portfolio at June 30, 2010.
The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Fund offers four classes of shares: Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares, and Institutional Class Shares. Class A Shares of the Fund have a maximum sales charge of 5.75% as a percentage of the original purchase price. Purchases of $1 million or more in Class A Shares will not be subject to a front-end sales charge, but will be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of up to 1.00% of the purchase price if the shares are redeemed within two years after purchase. The CDSC is based on the lower of the cost for the shares or their net asset value at the time of redemption. In addition, a CDSC of up to 1.00% of the purchase price of Class A Shares will be charged to the following shareholders who received a sales charge waiver, and then redeem their shares within two years after purchase: (i) employees of BB&T Funds, BB&T Corporation and its affiliates, (ii) shareholders who purchased shares with proceeds from redemptions from another mutual fund complex within 60 days of redemption if a sales charge was paid on such shares, and (iii) shareholders who purchased shares online at www.bbtfunds.com. The CDSC is based on the lower of the cost for the shares or their net asset value at the time of redemption. The Class B Shares of the Fund are offered without any front-end sales charge but will be subject to a CDSC ranging from a maximum of 5.00% if redeemed less than one year after purchase to 0.00% if redeemed more than six years after purchase. Class C Shares of the Fund are offered without any front-end sales charge but will be subject to a maximum CDSC of 1.00% if redeemed less than one year after purchase. Institutional Class Shares of the Fund are offered without any front-end sales charge and without any CDSC.
Each class of shares has identical rights and privileges except with respect to the fees paid under the distribution plan, voting rights on matters affecting a single class of shares and the exchange privilege of each class of shares.
Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its Officers and Trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts with their vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund. However, based on experience, the Fund expects that risk of loss to be remote.
2. | Significant Accounting Policies: |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The policies are in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Security Valuation — The Fund records its investments in the Master Portfolio at fair value. Valuation of securities held by the Master Portfolio is discussed in Note 1 of the Master Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.
Fair Value Measurements — The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an
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BB&T FUNDS
Equity Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements, Continued
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described 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 in determining the fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The summary of inputs used to determine the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments as of June 30, 2010 is as follows:
Level 1 — Quoted Inputs | Level 2 — Other Significant Observable Inputs | Level 3 — Other Significant Unobservable Inputs | Total Fair Value | |||||||||
Investment in Master Portfolio | $ | 25,889,277 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 25,889,277 |
Distributions to Shareholders — Distributions from net investment income are declared and paid quarterly by the Fund. Distributable net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually. The amounts of distributions from net investment income and from net realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (e.g., expiration of capital loss carryforwards and return of capital distribution received from securities held), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences (e.g., wash sales) do not require reclassification. Distributions to shareholders which exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of capital.
Expenses and Allocation Methodology — Expenses directly attributable to a class of shares are charged to that class. Expenses directly attributable to the Fund are charged to the Fund. Expenses not directly attributable to a Fund are allocated proportionately among the Trust daily in relation to the net assets of each series of the Trust or on another reasonable basis. Each class of shares bears its pro-rata portion of expenses attributable to its series, except that each class separately bears expenses related specifically to that class, such as distribution fees. Expenses that are attributable to both the Trust and BB&T Variable Insurance Funds are allocated across the Trust and BB&T Variable Insurance Funds, based upon relative net assets or on another reasonable basis. Income and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative net assets or another appropriate basis.
Securities Transactions and Income Recognition — The Fund records daily its proportionate interest in the net investment income and realized/unrealized capital gains and losses of the Master Portfolio. The performance of the Fund is directly affected by the performance of the Master Portfolio.
Federal Income Taxes — It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined in applicable sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and to make distributions of net investment income and net realized capital gains sufficient to relieve it from all, or substantially all, federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is required.
3. | Related Party Transactions: |
Under its Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to the Fund, BB&T Asset Management, Inc. (“BB&T AM” or the “Adviser”) exercises general oversight over the investment performance of the Fund. BB&T AM will advise the Board of Trustees
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BB&T FUNDS
Equity Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements, Continued
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
(the “Board”) if investment of all of the Fund’s assets in shares of the Master Portfolio is no longer an appropriate means of achieving the Fund’s investment objective. For periods in which all of the Fund’s assets are not invested in the Master Portfolio, BB&T AM may receive an investment advisory fee from the Fund. For the six-months ended June 30, 2010, all of the Fund’s investable assets were invested in the Master Portfolio and BB&T AM received no fees.
BB&T AM serves the administrator to the Fund pursuant to the administration agreement effective as of April 23, 2007. The Fund pays its portion of a fee to BB&T AM for providing administration services based on the aggregate assets of the Fund and the BB&T Variable Insurance Funds at a rate of 0.11% on the first $3.5 billion of average net assets; 0.075% on the next $1 billion of average net assets; 0.06% on the next $1.5 billion of average net assets; and 0.04% of average net assets over $6 billion. This fee is accrued daily and payable on a monthly basis. Expenses incurred are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Administration fees”. Pursuant to a sub-administration agreement with BB&T AM, PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. (“PNCGIS”), serves as sub-administrator to the Fund subject to the general supervision of the Board and BB&T AM. For these services, PNCGIS is entitled to a fee payable by BB&T AM.
PNCGIS serves as the Fund’s transfer agent and receives compensation by the Fund for these services. Expenses incurred are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Transfer agent fees”.
On July 1, 2010, The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. sold the outstanding stock of PNC Global Investment Servicing Inc. to The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. At the closing of the sale, PNCGIS changed its name to BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
BB&T AM’s Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) serves as the Fund’s CCO. The CCO’s compensation is reviewed and approved by the Fund’s Board and paid by BB&T AM. However, the Fund reimburses BB&T AM for its allocable portion of the CCO’s salary. Expenses incurred for the Fund are reflected on the Statement of Operations as “Compliance service fees”.
The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Shareholder Services Plan (the “Plan”) in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. BB&T AM Distributors, Inc. (“BBTAMD” or the “Distributor”) serves as Distributor to the Fund pursuant to an underwriting agreement effective as of April 23, 2007. The Plan provides for payments to the distributor of up to 0.50%, 1.00% and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the Class A Shares, Class B Shares, and Class C Shares, respectively. BBTAMD contractually agreed to limit the distribution and service (12b-1) fees for Class A Shares of the Fund to 0.25% throughout the period cover by this report. Distribution fees totaling $26,059 were waived for the six-months ended June 30, 2010. Distribution fee waivers are included in the Statement of Operations as “Less expenses waived by the Distributor”, and these waivers are not subject to recoupment in subsequent fiscal periods. As distributor, BBTAMD is entitled to receive commissions on sales of shares of the Fund. For the six-months ended June 30, 2010, BBTAMD received $378 from commissions earned on sales of shares of the Fund. Commissions paid to affiliated broker-dealers during the six-months ended June 30, 2010 were $358. The fees may be used by BBTAMD to pay banks, broker dealers and other institutions, including affiliates of the Adviser.
The Adviser and/or its affiliates may pay out of their own bona fide profits compensation to broker-dealers and other persons for the sale and distribution of the shares and/or for the servicing of the shares. These are additional payments over and above the sales charge, Rule 12b-1 fees, and service fees paid by the Fund. The payments, which may be different for different financial institutions, will not change the price an investor will pay for shares or the amount that a Fund will receive for the sale of the shares.
Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are affiliated with the Adviser, the administrator, or the Sub-Administrator. Such officers and Trustees receive no compensation from the Fund for serving in their respective roles. Each of the Trustees who are not interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Trust who serve on the Board are compensated at the annual rate of $30,000 plus $5,000 for each regularly scheduled quarterly meeting attended, $4,000 for each special meeting attended in person and $3,000 for each special meeting attended by telephone, plus reimbursement for certain out of pocket expenses. Each Trustee serving on a Committee of the Board receives a fee of $4,000 for each Committee meeting attended in person and $3,000 for each
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BB&T FUNDS
Equity Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements, Continued
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Committee meeting attended by telephone, plus reimbursement of certain out of pocket expenses. Additionally, the Chairman of the Board and the Audit Committee Chairman each receive an annual retainer of $10,000, and the Chairman of the Nominations Committee receives $1,000 for each meeting attended. The fees are allocated across the Trust and BB&T Variable Insurance Funds based upon relative net assets. During the six-months ended June 30, 2010, actual Trustee compensation was $135,000 in total from the Trust, of which $861 was allocated to the Fund.
4. | Federal Income Taxes: |
Management evaluates its tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax liabilities in the financial statements. Recognition of tax benefits of an uncertain tax position is required only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the period, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.
Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (current and prior three tax years), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.
At December 31, 2009, the Fund had net capital loss carryforwards available to offset future net capital gains, if any, to the extent provided by the Treasury regulations. To the extent that these carryforwards are used to offset future capital gains, it is probable that the gains that are offset will not be distributed to shareholders.
Amount | Expires | ||
$ | 3,648,463 | 2010 | |
715,833 | 2011 | ||
175,416 | 2012 | ||
519,736 | 2013 | ||
612,669 | 2014 | ||
3,549,980 | 2016 | ||
1,338,848 | 2017 | ||
$ | 10,560,945 | ||
Under current tax law, capital losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year tax purposes. The Fund had $459,669 of deferred post October capital losses, which will be treated as arising on the first business day of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
The tax character of distributions paid to shareholders of the Fund during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, were as follows:
Distributions paid from: | ||||||||||
Ordinary Income | Return of Capital | Total Taxable Distributions | Total Distributions Paid* | |||||||
$ | 300,386 | $ | 38,350 | $ | 338,736 | $ | 338,736 |
* | Total Distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets due to differences in the tax rules governing the timing of recognition. |
5. | Subsequent Events: |
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued, and has noted no additional events that require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
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BB&T FUNDS
Equity Index Fund
Notes to the Financial Statements, Continued
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Other | Information: |
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-228-1872 and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-228-1872 and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Fund files complete Schedules of Portfolio Holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available without charge on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.
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Board Consideration of Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)
The Board of Trustees, at a special meeting held on June 23, 2010, formally considered the approval of a proposed investment advisory agreement between Sterling Capital Management LLC (“Sterling”) and the Trust with respect to the Equity Index Fund (the “Proposed Agreement”). The Proposed Agreement was presented to the Board of Trustees in connection with the anticipated Reorganization (as defined below) of Sterling and BB&T Asset Management, Inc. (“BB&TAM”), which currently serves as investment adviser to the Fund. BB&T Corporation (“BB&T”) has entered into an agreement whereby it will modify its relationship with Sterling. To implement this new arrangement, the Sterling management group has entered into an agreement with BB&T that will reduce and restructure Sterling management’s interest in Sterling (the “Transaction”). Under the Transaction, Sterling management will continue to have a substantial profits interest in Sterling. Following the Transaction, it is expected that BB&TAM will merge with and into Sterling (the “Merger” and, together with the Transaction, the “Reorganization”), which would result in the automatic termination of the Trust’s current investment advisory agreement by virtue of statutory assignment.
The Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, discussed and evaluated the Proposed Agreement, taking into consideration the Reorganization and its possible effect on the Fund. Representatives of Sterling and BB&TAM were present to answer questions from the Trustees. In evaluating the Proposed Agreement, the Trustees reviewed materials furnished by Sterling relating to the Transaction. Representatives of Sterling discussed with the Trustees Sterling’s management philosophy and methods of operation insofar as they relate to the Fund and indicated their belief that, as a consequence of the Reorganization, the services provided to the Fund would be consistent in all material respects with current services and in no respect diminished. Representatives also indicated that the terms of the Proposed Agreement would be substantially unchanged, as would the personnel providing services to the Fund and the manner in which the Fund is managed. The Trustees’ review of the Proposed Agreement was essentially limited to the changes that would be involved in the replacement of BB&TAM by Sterling. Therefore, assessment of other matters (such as comparisons of the services rendered and amounts to be paid under the Proposed Agreement with those of other investment advisory contracts) was deferred to the Board’s annual contract approval meeting in August of 2010. Disclosure regarding the 2010 annual approvals will be included in the Fund’s annual report to shareholders. After this meeting, the Independent Trustees met and conferred among themselves and with counsel concerning the Reorganization. In determining that the approval of the Proposed Agreement is in the best interests of the Fund’s shareholders, the Trustees addressed a number of factors and reached the following conclusions, none of which was, in and of itself, outcome determinative:
Portfolio Management Continuity — The degree of continuity regarding advisory services to be provided to the Fund upon completion of the Reorganization would be very high since they are expected to be performed by the same personnel who are currently providing such services. In addition, the investment objectives and principal investment strategies of the Fund are expected to remain the same.
The Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services to be Provided — Given the continuity specified in the previous item, as well as the substantially unchanged contractual terms, the nature and extent of services was considered to be unchanged and consistent with industry norms. The quality of services was considered likely to improve given the increased resources and combined personnel of Sterling and BB&TAM following the reorganization.
Investment Performance — Given the continuity specified in the previous item, the ongoing oversight of performance by the Board at its regular meetings, and the upcoming annual contract review scheduled for August of 2010, the Board did not request additional material in considering the Proposed Agreement. The Trustees concluded that performance of the Fund was satisfactory.
The Cost of Services and Products to be Realized by the Adviser and its Affiliates — The Trustees noted that there would be no increases in fees paid by the Fund under the Proposed Agreement and that current fees had been determined to be fair and reasonable when reviewed by the Board at its August 2009 annual contract review.
The Extent of Economies of Scale and Whether Fee Levels Would Benefit Shareholders — The Trustees noted that no fees paid by the Fund would be increased by the Proposed Agreement and that no increase in assets would be effected by the Reorganization. This being the case, and given that the overall assets of the Fund had not materially increased since the August 2009 contract review by the Board, the Trustees concluded that fee arrangements regarding economies of scale were fair and reasonable.
After considering these factors, the Trustees concluded that the Proposed Agreement would be beneficial to the Fund and to its shareholders.
In order to ensure that an effective investment advisory agreement was in place for the Fund if shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement has not been obtained following the Reorganization, the Board of Trustees, at its June 23, 2010 meeting, also considered the approval of a proposed interim investment advisory agreement between Sterling and the Trust with respect to the Fund (the “Proposed Interim Agreement”). The Board of Trustees noted that Sterling will continue to provide services under the Proposed Interim Agreement until shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement is obtained, or, absent such approval, for no longer than 150 days from the date on which the Proposed Interim Agreement becomes effective. After reviewing the terms of the Proposed Interim Agreement, and considering the factors noted above, the Trustees concluded that the Proposed Interim Agreement would be beneficial to the Fund and to its shareholders.
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S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio | Portfolio Information As of June 30, 2010 |
Sector Allocation | Percent of Long-Term Investments | ||
Information Technology | 19 | % | |
Financials | 16 | ||
Health Care | 12 | ||
Consumer Discretionary | 11 | ||
Energy | 11 | ||
Consumer Staples | 11 | ||
Industrials | 10 | ||
Utilities | 4 | ||
Materials | 3 | ||
Telecommunication Services | 3 |
Ten Largest Holdings | Percent of Long-Term Investments | ||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 3 | % | |
Apple, Inc. | 2 | ||
Microsoft Corp. | 2 | ||
Procter & Gamble Co. | 2 | ||
Johnson & Johnson | 2 | ||
International Business Machines Corp. | 2 | ||
General Electric Co. | 2 | ||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2 | ||
Bank of America Corp. | 2 | ||
AT&T Inc. | 2 |
For Master Portfolio compliance purposes, the Master Portfolio’s sector classifications refer to any one or more of the sector sub-classification used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Master Portfolio management. This definition may not apply for this report, which may combine sector sub-classifications for reporting case.
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S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio | Schedule of Investments June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | |||
Consumer Discretionary—10.8% | |||||
Auto Components—0.2% | |||||
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (a) | 44,896 | $ | 446,266 | ||
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 124,258 | 3,338,813 | |||
3,785,079 | |||||
Automobiles—0.4% | |||||
Ford Motor Co. (a)(b) | 629,266 | 6,343,001 | |||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (b) | 43,485 | 966,672 | |||
7,309,673 | |||||
Distributors—0.1% | |||||
Genuine Parts Co. (b) | 29,328 | 1,156,990 | |||
Diversified Consumer Services—0.1% | |||||
Apollo Group, Inc., Class A (a) | 23,239 | 986,960 | |||
DeVry, Inc. (b) | 11,445 | 600,748 | |||
H&R Block, Inc. (b) | 60,804 | 954,015 | |||
2,541,723 | |||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure—1.6% | |||||
Carnival Corp. | 79,963 | 2,418,081 | |||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. (b) | 25,967 | 1,008,818 | |||
International Game Technology (b) | 55,092 | 864,944 | |||
Marriott International, Inc., Class A | 47,384 | 1,418,677 | |||
McDonald’s Corp. | 198,914 | 13,102,465 | |||
Starbucks Corp. | 137,632 | 3,344,458 | |||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (b) | 35,001 | 1,450,091 | |||
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (b) | 33,441 | 673,502 | |||
Wynn Resorts, Ltd. | 12,754 | 972,748 | |||
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 86,344 | 3,370,870 | |||
28,624,654 | |||||
Household Durables—0.4% | |||||
D.R. Horton, Inc. | 51,271 | 503,994 | |||
Fortune Brands, Inc. | 28,133 | 1,102,251 | |||
Harman International Industries, Inc. (a)(b) | 12,938 | 386,717 | |||
Leggett & Platt, Inc. (b) | 27,453 | 550,707 | |||
Lennar Corp., Class A | 30,306 | 421,557 | |||
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (b) | 51,377 | 752,159 | |||
Pulte Homes, Inc. (a) | 58,823 | 487,054 | |||
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 29,625 | 1,496,655 | |||
Whirlpool Corp. | 13,874 | 1,218,415 | |||
6,919,509 | |||||
Internet & Catalog Retail—0.5% | |||||
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 63,391 | 6,926,100 | |||
Expedia, Inc. (b) | 38,292 | 719,124 | |||
priceline.com, Inc. (a) | 8,763 | 1,547,020 | |||
9,192,244 | |||||
Leisure Equipment & Products—0.1% | |||||
Eastman Kodak Co. (a)(b) | 51,438 | 223,241 | |||
Hasbro, Inc. (b) | 24,177 | 993,674 | |||
Mattel, Inc. (b) | 67,367 | 1,425,486 | |||
2,642,401 | |||||
Media—3.0% | |||||
CBS Corp., Class B | 125,592 | 1,623,905 | |||
Comcast Corp., Class A | 521,216 | 9,053,522 | |||
DIRECTV, Class A (a) | 167,874 | 5,694,286 | |||
Discovery Communications, Inc. (a)(b) | 52,513 | 1,875,239 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | |||
Consumer Discretionary (concluded) | |||||
Media (concluded) | |||||
Gannett Co., Inc. | 43,983 | $ | 592,011 | ||
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (a) | 91,028 | 649,030 | |||
The McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (b) | 58,274 | 1,639,830 | |||
Meredith Corp. | 7,037 | 219,062 | |||
The New York Times Co., Class A (a) | 22,451 | 194,201 | |||
News Corp., Class A | 416,321 | 4,979,199 | |||
Omnicom Group, Inc. | 56,697 | 1,944,707 | |||
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc., Class A | 16,583 | 668,958 | |||
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 65,389 | 3,405,459 | |||
Time Warner, Inc. | 210,529 | 6,086,393 | |||
Viacom, Inc., Class B | 112,193 | 3,519,495 | |||
The Walt Disney Co. | 361,792 | 11,396,448 | |||
The Washington Post Co., Class B | 1,135 | 465,895 | |||
54,007,640 | |||||
Multiline Retail—1.9% | |||||
Big Lots, Inc. (a) | 14,960 | 480,066 | |||
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | 24,946 | 940,215 | |||
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. (b) | 43,629 | 937,151 | |||
Kohl’s Corp. (a) | 56,877 | 2,701,658 | |||
Macy’s, Inc. | 77,963 | 1,395,538 | |||
Nordstrom, Inc. | 30,753 | 989,939 | |||
Sears Holdings Corp. (a)(b) | 8,957 | 579,070 | |||
Target Corp. | 136,042 | 6,689,185 | |||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 384,004 | 18,459,072 | |||
33,171,894 | |||||
Specialty Retail—2.0% | |||||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A | 16,311 | 500,585 | |||
AutoNation, Inc. (a)(b) | 16,362 | 319,059 | |||
AutoZone, Inc. (a)(b) | 5,404 | 1,044,161 | |||
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a)(b) | 48,626 | 1,803,052 | |||
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 63,902 | 2,163,722 | |||
CarMax, Inc. (a) | 41,197 | 819,820 | |||
GameStop Corp., Class A (a)(b) | 28,329 | 532,302 | |||
The Gap, Inc. | 82,915 | 1,613,526 | |||
The Home Depot, Inc. (b) | 310,399 | 8,712,900 | |||
Limited Brands, Inc. | 49,850 | 1,100,189 | |||
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | 264,001 | 5,390,900 | |||
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)(b) | 25,510 | 1,213,256 | |||
Office Depot, Inc. (a) | 52,911 | 213,760 | |||
RadioShack Corp. (b) | 23,254 | 453,686 | |||
Ross Stores, Inc. (b) | 22,631 | 1,206,006 | |||
The Sherwin-Williams Co. (b) | 17,025 | 1,177,960 | |||
Staples, Inc. | 134,825 | 2,568,416 | |||
The TJX Cos., Inc. | 75,360 | 3,161,352 | |||
Tiffany & Co. (b) | 23,484 | 890,278 | |||
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)(b) | 24,054 | 827,217 | |||
35,712,147 | |||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods—0.5% | |||||
Coach, Inc. (b) | 56,356 | 2,059,812 | |||
NIKE, Inc., Class B | 71,775 | 4,848,401 | |||
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. | 12,151 | 886,537 | |||
VF Corp. (b) | 16,269 | 1,158,027 | |||
8,952,777 | |||||
Total Consumer Discretionary | 194,016,731 | ||||
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S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio | Schedule of Investments June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | |||
Consumer Staples—10.1% | |||||
Beverages—2.6% | |||||
Brown-Forman Corp., Class B (b) | 20,075 | $ | 1,148,892 | ||
The Coca-Cola Co. | 426,419 | 21,372,120 | |||
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | 60,079 | 1,553,643 | |||
Constellation Brands, Inc. (a)(b) | 35,548 | 555,260 | |||
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (b) | 45,380 | 1,696,758 | |||
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B (b) | 29,141 | 1,234,413 | |||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 298,114 | 18,170,049 | |||
45,731,135 | |||||
Food & Staples Retailing—1.4% | |||||
CVS Caremark Corp. | 251,385 | 7,370,608 | |||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 81,456 | 4,466,233 | |||
The Kroger Co. (b) | 119,363 | 2,350,257 | |||
SUPERVALU, Inc. (b) | 39,381 | 426,890 | |||
Safeway, Inc. | 71,774 | 1,411,077 | |||
Sysco Corp. (b) | 109,275 | 3,121,987 | |||
Walgreen Co. | 180,734 | 4,825,598 | |||
Whole Foods Market, Inc. (a) | 31,666 | 1,140,609 | |||
25,113,259 | |||||
Food Products—1.8% | |||||
Archer Daniels Midland Co. (b) | 118,780 | 3,066,900 | |||
Campbell Soup Co. (b) | 34,565 | 1,238,464 | |||
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | 82,298 | 1,919,189 | |||
Dean Foods Co. (a)(b) | 34,022 | 342,602 | |||
General Mills, Inc. | 122,570 | 4,353,686 | |||
H.J. Heinz Co. | 58,413 | 2,524,610 | |||
The Hershey Co. (b) | 30,639 | 1,468,527 | |||
Hormel Foods Corp. (b) | 12,879 | 521,342 | |||
The J.M. Smucker Co. | 22,002 | 1,324,960 | |||
Kellogg Co. (b) | 47,109 | 2,369,583 | |||
Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A | 322,061 | 9,017,708 | |||
McCormick & Co., Inc. (b) | 24,468 | 928,805 | |||
Sara Lee Corp. (b) | 122,139 | 1,722,160 | |||
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A | 56,393 | 924,281 | |||
31,722,817 | |||||
Household Products—2.5% | |||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 90,597 | 7,135,420 | |||
The Clorox Co. (b) | 26,014 | 1,617,030 | |||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 76,468 | 4,636,255 | |||
The Procter & Gamble Co. | 532,200 | 31,921,356 | |||
45,310,061 | |||||
Personal Products—0.3% | |||||
Avon Products, Inc. | 79,130 | 2,096,945 | |||
The Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., Class A (b) | 22,101 | 1,231,689 | |||
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. | 37,776 | 1,893,333 | |||
5,221,967 | |||||
Tobacco—1.5% | |||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 384,694 | 7,709,268 | |||
Lorillard, Inc. | 28,234 | 2,032,283 | |||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 342,360 | 15,693,782 | |||
Reynolds American, Inc. (b) | 31,223 | 1,627,343 | |||
27,062,676 | |||||
Total Consumer Staples | 180,161,915 | ||||
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | |||
Energy—10.3% | |||||
Energy Equipment & Services—1.7% | |||||
Baker Hughes, Inc. (b) | 79,251 | $ | 3,294,464 | ||
Cameron International Corp. (a) | 45,104 | 1,466,782 | |||
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (b) | 12,838 | 798,395 | |||
FMC Technologies, Inc. (a) | 22,457 | 1,182,586 | |||
Halliburton Co. | 167,220 | 4,105,251 | |||
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (b) | 19,526 | 713,089 | |||
Nabors Industries Ltd. (a) | 52,675 | 928,133 | |||
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 77,398 | 2,559,552 | |||
Rowan Cos., Inc. (a)(b) | 21,139 | 463,790 | |||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 220,340 | 12,193,616 | |||
Smith International, Inc. | 45,903 | 1,728,248 | |||
29,433,906 | |||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels—8.6% | |||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 91,387 | 3,298,157 | |||
Apache Corp. | 62,300 | 5,245,037 | |||
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. | 19,188 | 600,968 | |||
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 120,232 | 2,518,860 | |||
Chevron Corp. | 371,230 | 25,191,668 | |||
ConocoPhillips | 275,179 | 13,508,537 | |||
CONSOL Energy, Inc. | 41,689 | 1,407,421 | |||
Denbury Resources, Inc. (a) | 73,738 | 1,079,524 | |||
Devon Energy Corp. (b) | 82,551 | 5,029,007 | |||
EOG Resources, Inc. (b) | 46,762 | 4,599,978 | |||
El Paso Corp. | 129,981 | 1,444,089 | |||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 944,555 | 53,905,742 | |||
Hess Corp. | 53,977 | 2,717,202 | |||
Marathon Oil Corp. (b) | 131,057 | 4,074,562 | |||
Massey Energy Co. | 19,171 | 524,327 | |||
Murphy Oil Corp. | 35,368 | 1,752,484 | |||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 32,255 | 1,945,944 | |||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 150,027 | 11,574,583 | |||
Peabody Energy Corp. | 49,648 | 1,942,726 | |||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (b) | 21,412 | 1,272,943 | |||
Range Resources Corp. | 29,445 | 1,182,217 | |||
Southwestern Energy Co. (a) | 63,946 | 2,470,874 | |||
Spectra Energy Corp. (b) | 119,690 | 2,402,178 | |||
Sunoco, Inc. (b) | 22,265 | 774,154 | |||
Tesoro Corp. (b) | 26,464 | 308,835 | |||
Valero Energy Corp. | 104,446 | 1,877,939 | |||
The Williams Cos., Inc. | 107,920 | 1,972,778 | |||
154,622,734 | |||||
Total Energy | 184,056,640 | ||||
Financials —15.7% | |||||
Capital Markets—2.3% | |||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 47,240 | 1,706,781 | |||
The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 224,054 | 5,531,893 | |||
The Charles Schwab Corp. (b) | 180,773 | 2,563,361 | |||
E*Trade Financial Corp. (a) | 36,771 | 434,633 | |||
Federated Investors, Inc., Class B (b) | 16,606 | 343,910 | |||
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 27,295 | 2,352,556 | |||
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 95,188 | 12,495,329 | |||
Invesco Ltd. | 86,289 | 1,452,244 | |||
Janus Capital Group, Inc. (b) | 34,640 | 307,603 | |||
Legg Mason, Inc. | 30,411 | 852,420 | |||
Morgan Stanley | 258,206 | 5,992,961 | |||
Northern Trust Corp. | 44,672 | 2,086,183 |
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S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio | Schedule of Investments June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | |||
Financials (continued) | |||||
Capital Markets (concluded) | |||||
State Street Corp. | 92,674 | $ | 3,134,235 | ||
T Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 47,943 | 2,128,190 | |||
41,382,299 | |||||
Commercial Banks—3.0% | |||||
BB&T Corp. | 127,842 | 3,363,523 | |||
Comerica, Inc. | 32,566 | 1,199,406 | |||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 146,807 | 1,804,258 | |||
First Horizon National Corp. (a) | 42,341 | 484,803 | |||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 132,331 | 733,114 | |||
KeyCorp | 162,375 | 1,248,664 | |||
M&T Bank Corp. (b) | 15,368 | 1,305,512 | |||
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. | 97,365 | 699,081 | |||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (b)(c) | 97,172 | 5,490,218 | |||
Regions Financial Corp. | 220,249 | 1,449,238 | |||
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 92,334 | 2,151,382 | |||
U.S. Bancorp | 354,092 | 7,913,956 | |||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 962,929 | 24,650,982 | |||
Zions BanCorp. | 29,595 | 638,364 | |||
53,132,501 | |||||
Consumer Finance—0.8% | |||||
American Express Co. | 221,900 | 8,809,430 | |||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 84,329 | 3,398,459 | |||
Discover Financial Services | 100,443 | 1,404,193 | |||
SLM Corp. (a) | 89,714 | 932,128 | |||
14,544,210 | |||||
Diversified Financial Services—4.3% | |||||
Bank of America Corp. | 1,854,196 | 26,644,796 | |||
CME Group, Inc. | 12,134 | 3,416,328 | |||
Citigroup, Inc. (a) | 4,178,910 | 15,712,702 | |||
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (a)(b) | 13,658 | 1,543,764 | |||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 735,303 | 26,919,443 | |||
Leucadia National Corp. (a)(b) | 35,048 | 683,786 | |||
Moody’s Corp. (b) | 36,327 | 723,634 | |||
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (a) | 26,916 | 478,566 | |||
NYSE Euronext | 48,206 | 1,331,932 | |||
77,454,951 | |||||
Insurance—3.8% | |||||
Aon Corp. | 49,763 | 1,847,203 | |||
Aflac, Inc. | 86,736 | 3,701,025 | |||
The Allstate Corp. | 99,358 | 2,854,555 | |||
American International Group, Inc. (a)(b) | 24,946 | 859,140 | |||
Assurant, Inc. | 20,652 | 716,624 | |||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a) | 305,947 | 24,380,916 | |||
Chubb Corp. | 60,360 | 3,018,604 | |||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. (b) | 30,099 | 778,661 | |||
Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A (a) | 90,331 | 1,180,626 | |||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 82,029 | 1,815,302 | |||
Lincoln National Corp. | 55,869 | 1,357,058 | |||
Loews Corp. | 64,932 | 2,162,885 | |||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. (b) | 99,971 | 2,254,346 | |||
MetLife, Inc. | 151,499 | 5,720,602 | |||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. (b) | 59,054 | 1,384,226 | |||
The Progressive Corp. (b) | 123,833 | 2,318,154 | |||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 86,079 | 4,618,999 |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | |||
Financials (concluded) | |||||
Insurance (concluded) | |||||
Torchmark Corp. | 15,243 | $ | 754,681 | ||
The Travelers Cos., Inc. (b) | 91,498 | 4,506,277 | |||
Unum Group | 61,472 | 1,333,942 | |||
XL Group Plc | 63,179 | 1,011,496 | |||
68,575,322 | |||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)—1.3% | |||||
Apartment Investment & Management Co. | 21,803 | 422,324 | |||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 15,328 | 1,431,175 | |||
Boston Properties, Inc. | 25,678 | 1,831,869 | |||
Equity Residential (b) | 52,262 | 2,176,190 | |||
HCP, Inc. (b) | 54,296 | 1,751,046 | |||
Health Care REIT, Inc. | 22,922 | 965,475 | |||
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (b) | 121,573 | 1,638,804 | |||
Kimco Realty Corp. | 74,913 | 1,006,831 | |||
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. (b) | 30,098 | 1,039,284 | |||
ProLogis | 88,081 | 892,261 | |||
Public Storage | 25,096 | 2,206,189 | |||
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 54,064 | 4,365,668 | |||
Ventas, Inc. | 28,972 | 1,360,235 | |||
Vornado Realty Trust (b) | 29,233 | 2,132,547 | |||
23,219,898 | |||||
Real Estate Management & Development—0.1% | |||||
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., Class A (a) | 49,915 | 679,343 | |||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance—0.1% | |||||
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (b) | 87,531 | 1,071,379 | |||
People’s United Financial, Inc. (b) | 69,211 | 934,349 | |||
2,005,728 | |||||
Total Financials | 280,994,252 | ||||
Health Care—11.6% | |||||
Biotechnology—1.4% | |||||
Amgen, Inc. (a) | 176,953 | 9,307,728 | |||
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a) | 49,317 | 2,340,092 | |||
Celgene Corp. (a) | 85,130 | 4,326,306 | |||
Cephalon, Inc. (a) | 13,887 | 788,087 | |||
Genzyme Corp. (a)(b) | 49,294 | 2,502,656 | |||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a) | 164,385 | 5,635,118 | |||
24,899,987 | |||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies—1.7% | |||||
Baxter International, Inc. | 110,176 | 4,477,553 | |||
Becton Dickinson & Co. | 43,100 | 2,914,422 | |||
Boston Scientific Corp. (a) | 280,067 | 1,624,388 | |||
C.R. Bard, Inc. | 17,565 | 1,361,814 | |||
CareFusion Corp. (a) | 32,843 | 745,536 | |||
DENTSPLY International, Inc. | 27,047 | 808,976 | |||
Hospira, Inc. (a) | 30,640 | 1,760,268 | |||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a) | 7,235 | 2,283,511 | |||
Medtronic, Inc. | 203,477 | 7,380,111 | |||
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (a)(b) | 60,358 | 2,178,320 | |||
Stryker Corp. | 52,025 | 2,604,371 | |||
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)(b) | 22,817 | 1,192,873 | |||
Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a) | 37,460 | 2,024,713 | |||
31,356,856 | |||||
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S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio | Schedule of Investments June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets) |
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | |||
Health Care (continued) | |||||
Health Care Providers & Services (concluded)—2.1% | |||||
Aetna, Inc. | 78,483 | $ | 2,070,382 | ||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 52,182 | 1,656,778 | |||
CIGNA Corp. | 51,103 | 1,587,259 | |||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 66,878 | 2,247,770 | |||
Coventry Health Care, Inc. (a) | 27,442 | 485,175 | |||
DaVita, Inc. (a) | 19,190 | 1,198,224 | |||
Express Scripts, Inc. (a) | 101,244 | 4,760,493 | |||
Humana, Inc. (a) | 31,436 | 1,435,682 | |||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)(b) | 19,209 | 1,447,398 | |||
McKesson Corp. | 50,130 | 3,366,731 | |||
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (a) | 84,389 | 4,648,146 | |||
Patterson Cos., Inc. (b) | 17,308 | 493,797 | |||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. (b) | 27,916 | 1,389,379 | |||
Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) | 81,017 | 351,614 | |||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 209,968 | 5,963,091 | |||
WellPoint, Inc. (a) | 78,909 | 3,861,017 | |||
36,962,936 | |||||
Health Care Technology—0.1% | |||||
Cerner Corp. (a)(b) | 12,602 | 956,366 | |||
Life Sciences Tools & Services—0.4% | |||||
Life Technologies Corp. (a) | 33,729 | 1,593,695 | |||
Millipore Corp. (a) | 10,348 | 1,103,614 | |||
PerkinElmer, Inc. (b) | 21,849 | 451,619 | |||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a) | 75,809 | 3,718,432 | |||
Waters Corp. (a)(b) | 17,167 | 1,110,705 | |||
7,978,065 | |||||
Pharmaceuticals—5.9% | |||||
Abbott Laboratories | 285,401 | 13,351,059 | |||
Allergan, Inc. | 56,802 | 3,309,284 | |||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 317,661 | 7,922,465 | |||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 187,448 | 6,279,508 | |||
Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a) | 55,852 | 1,532,020 | |||
Johnson & Johnson | 509,698 | 30,102,764 | |||
King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a) | 46,567 | 353,444 | |||
Merck & Co., Inc. (b) | 576,371 | 20,155,694 | |||
Mylan, Inc. (a)(b) | 57,039 | 971,945 | |||
Pfizer, Inc. | 1,490,891 | 21,260,106 | |||
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b) | 19,872 | 806,207 | |||
106,044,496 | |||||
Total Health Care | 208,198,706 | ||||
Industrials—10.0% | |||||
Aerospace & Defense—2.8% | |||||
The Boeing Co. | 140,211 | 8,798,240 | |||
General Dynamics Corp. | 71,251 | 4,172,459 | |||
Goodrich Corp. (b) | 23,121 | 1,531,766 | |||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 141,529 | 5,523,877 | |||
ITT Corp. (b) | 33,893 | 1,522,474 | |||
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | 21,378 | 1,514,418 | |||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 57,565 | 4,288,592 | |||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 55,636 | 3,028,824 | |||
Precision Castparts Corp. | 26,266 | 2,703,297 | |||
Raytheon Co. | 70,389 | 3,406,124 | |||
Rockwell Collins, Inc. (b) | 29,072 | 1,544,595 | |||
United Technologies Corp. (b) | 172,362 | 11,188,017 | |||
49,222,683 | |||||
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | |||
Industrials (continued) | |||||
Air Freight & Logistics—1.0% | |||||
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 30,641 | $ | 1,705,478 | ||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (b) | 39,320 | 1,356,933 | |||
FedEx Corp. | 57,852 | 4,056,004 | |||
United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B | 182,964 | 10,408,822 | |||
17,527,237 | |||||
Airlines—0.1% | |||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 137,500 | 1,527,625 | |||
Building Products—0.0% | |||||
Masco Corp. (b) | 66,243 | 712,775 | |||
Commercial Services & Supplies—0.5% | |||||
Avery Dennison Corp. (b) | 20,395 | 655,291 | |||
Cintas Corp. | 24,297 | 582,399 | |||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | 33,414 | 750,479 | |||
Pitney Bowes, Inc. (b) | 38,326 | 841,639 | |||
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. (b) | 38,096 | 623,632 | |||
Republic Services, Inc. | 59,947 | 1,782,224 | |||
Stericycle, Inc. (a)(b) | 15,630 | 1,025,015 | |||
Waste Management, Inc. (b) | 89,220 | 2,791,694 | |||
9,052,373 | |||||
Construction & Engineering—0.2% | |||||
Fluor Corp. | 33,013 | 1,403,053 | |||
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a)(b) | 23,089 | 841,363 | |||
Quanta Services, Inc. (a)(b) | 38,953 | 804,379 | |||
3,048,795 | |||||
Electrical Equipment—0.5% | |||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 139,126 | 6,078,415 | |||
First Solar, Inc. (a)(b) | 8,979 | 1,022,080 | |||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 26,337 | 1,292,883 | |||
Roper Industries, Inc. (b) | 17,340 | 970,346 | |||
9,363,724 | |||||
Industrial Conglomerates—2.2% | |||||
3M Co. (b) | 131,720 | 10,404,563 | |||
General Electric Co. | 1,973,087 | 28,451,914 | |||
Textron, Inc. (b) | 50,477 | 856,595 | |||
39,713,072 | |||||
Machinery—1.7% | |||||
Caterpillar, Inc. (b) | 115,958 | 6,965,597 | |||
Cummins, Inc. | 37,050 | 2,413,067 | |||
Danaher Corp. | 97,148 | 3,606,134 | |||
Deere & Co. (b) | 78,475 | 4,369,488 | |||
Dover Corp. (b) | 34,495 | 1,441,546 | |||
Eaton Corp. | 30,957 | 2,025,826 | |||
Flowserve Corp. (b) | 10,355 | 878,104 | |||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 71,468 | 2,950,199 | |||
PACCAR, Inc. (b) | 67,401 | 2,687,278 | |||
Pall Corp. | 21,591 | 742,083 | |||
Parker Hannifin Corp. | 29,744 | 1,649,602 | |||
Snap-on, Inc. | 10,751 | 439,823 | |||
30,168,747 | |||||
Professional Services—0.1% | |||||
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | 9,305 | 624,552 | |||
Equifax, Inc. | 23,381 | 656,071 | |||
Monster Worldwide, Inc. (a) | 23,712 | 276,245 | |||
Robert Half International, Inc. (b) | 27,919 | 657,492 | |||
2,214,360 | |||||
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Common Stocks | Shares | Value | |||
Industrials (continued) | |||||
Road & Rail—0.8% | |||||
CSX Corp. | 71,897 | $ | 3,568,248 | ||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 68,356 | 3,626,286 | |||
Ryder System, Inc. (b) | 9,980 | 401,495 | |||
Union Pacific Corp. | 93,492 | 6,498,629 | |||
14,094,658 | |||||
Trading Companies & Distributors—0.1% | |||||
Fastenal Co. (b) | 24,235 | 1,216,354 | |||
W.W. Grainger, Inc. (b) | 11,444 | 1,138,106 | |||
2,354,460 | |||||
Total Industrials | 179,000,509 | ||||
Information Technology—17.9% | |||||
Communications Equipment—2.2% | |||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) | 1,055,571 | 22,494,218 | |||
Harris Corp. | 23,980 | 998,767 | |||
JDS Uniphase Corp. (a) | 41,564 | 408,990 | |||
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a)(b) | 97,183 | 2,217,716 | |||
Motorola, Inc. (a) | 429,289 | 2,798,964 | |||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 303,015 | 9,951,013 | |||
Tellabs, Inc. | 71,443 | 456,521 | |||
39,326,189 | |||||
Computers & Peripherals—6.1% | |||||
Apple, Inc. (a) | 168,138 | 42,291,751 | |||
Dell, Inc. (a) | 318,293 | 3,838,614 | |||
EMC Corp. (a)(b) | 379,714 | 6,948,766 | |||
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 431,522 | 18,676,272 | |||
International Business Machines Corp. | 236,983 | 29,262,661 | |||
Lexmark International, Inc., Class A (a)(b) | 14,496 | 478,803 | |||
NetApp, Inc. (a) | 63,659 | 2,375,117 | |||
QLogic Corp. (a)(b) | 20,612 | 342,571 | |||
SanDisk Corp. (a) | 42,480 | 1,787,134 | |||
Teradata Corp. (a) | 30,825 | 939,546 | |||
Western Digital Corp. (a)(b) | 42,328 | 1,276,613 | |||
108,217,848 | |||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components—0.5% | |||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a) | 64,290 | 1,827,765 | |||
Amphenol Corp., Class A (b) | 32,055 | 1,259,120 | |||
Corning, Inc. | 288,302 | 4,656,077 | |||
FLIR Systems, Inc. (a) | 28,319 | 823,800 | |||
Jabil Circuit, Inc. | 35,789 | 475,994 | |||
Molex, Inc. (b) | 25,164 | 458,991 | |||
9,501,747 | |||||
Internet Software & Services—1.6% | |||||
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a) | 31,790 | 1,289,720 | |||
eBay, Inc. (a)(b) | 210,036 | 4,118,806 | |||
Google, Inc., Class A (a) | 44,741 | 19,907,508 | |||
VeriSign, Inc. (a) | 33,704 | 894,841 | |||
Yahoo!, Inc. (a) | 217,465 | 3,007,541 | |||
29,218,416 | |||||
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | |||
Information Technology (continued) | |||||
IT Services—1.4% | |||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (b) | 92,910 | $ | 3,740,557 | ||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (a) | 55,307 | 2,768,668 | |||
Computer Sciences Corp. | 28,488 | 1,289,082 | |||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (b) | 61,210 | 1,641,652 | |||
Fiserv, Inc. (a)(b) | 28,187 | 1,287,018 | |||
MasterCard, Inc., Class A (b) | 17,881 | 3,567,796 | |||
Paychex, Inc. | 59,412 | 1,542,930 | |||
SAIC, Inc. (a) | 54,036 | 904,563 | |||
Total System Services, Inc. | 36,579 | 497,474 | |||
Visa, Inc., Class A (b) | 83,602 | 5,914,841 | |||
The Western Union Co. | 124,149 | 1,851,062 | |||
25,005,643 | |||||
Office Electronics—0.1% | |||||
Xerox Corp. | 254,720 | 2,047,949 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment—2.4% | |||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a) | 104,460 | 764,647 | |||
Altera Corp. (b) | 55,715 | 1,382,289 | |||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 55,038 | 1,533,359 | |||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 248,121 | 2,982,414 | |||
Broadcom Corp., Class A (b) | 79,772 | 2,630,083 | |||
Intel Corp. | 1,028,440 | 20,003,158 | |||
KLA-Tencor Corp. (b) | 31,395 | 875,293 | |||
LSI Corp. (a) | 121,311 | 558,031 | |||
Linear Technology Corp. (b) | 41,397 | 1,151,250 | |||
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (a)(b) | 42,286 | 417,786 | |||
Microchip Technology, Inc. (b) | 34,267 | 950,567 | |||
Micron Technology, Inc. (a)(b) | 157,786 | 1,339,603 | |||
NVIDIA Corp. (a) | 105,681 | 1,079,003 | |||
National Semiconductor Corp. | 43,961 | 591,715 | |||
Novellus Systems, Inc. (a) | 17,811 | 451,687 | |||
Teradyne, Inc. (a)(b) | 33,151 | 323,222 | |||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 225,769 | 5,255,902 | |||
Xilinx, Inc. (b) | 50,581 | 1,277,676 | |||
43,567,685 | |||||
Software—3.6% | |||||
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | 97,237 | 2,569,974 | |||
Autodesk, Inc. (a) | 42,380 | 1,032,377 | |||
BMC Software, Inc. (a) | 33,526 | 1,161,005 | |||
CA, Inc. | 72,131 | 1,327,210 | |||
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a) | 34,308 | 1,448,827 | |||
Compuware Corp. (a) | 41,170 | 328,537 | |||
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | 60,545 | 871,848 | |||
Intuit, Inc. (a) | 58,020 | 2,017,355 | |||
McAfee, Inc. (a) | 28,814 | 885,166 | |||
Microsoft Corp. | 1,408,984 | 32,420,722 | |||
Novell, Inc. (a) | 65,133 | 369,955 | |||
Oracle Corp. | 723,750 | 15,531,675 | |||
Red Hat, Inc. (a) | 34,841 | 1,008,299 | |||
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)(b) | 20,900 | 1,793,638 | |||
Symantec Corp. (a) | 147,561 | 2,048,147 | |||
64,814,735 | |||||
Total Information Technology | 321,700,212 | ||||
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Common Stocks | Shares | Value | |||
Materials—3.2% | |||||
Chemicals—1.7% | |||||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 39,224 | $ | 2,542,107 | ||
Airgas, Inc. | 15,416 | 958,875 | |||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 13,122 | 832,591 | |||
The Dow Chemical Co. (b) | 213,332 | 5,060,235 | |||
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. (b) | 167,364 | 5,789,121 | |||
Eastman Chemical Co. | 13,372 | 713,530 | |||
Ecolab, Inc. (b) | 43,106 | 1,935,890 | |||
FMC Corp. (b) | 13,426 | 771,055 | |||
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (b) | 14,687 | 623,023 | |||
Monsanto Co. | 100,775 | 4,657,821 | |||
PPG Industries, Inc. | 30,722 | 1,855,916 | |||
Praxair, Inc. | 56,514 | 4,294,499 | |||
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. (b) | 22,419 | 1,117,139 | |||
31,151,802 | |||||
Construction Materials—0.1% | |||||
Vulcan Materials Co. (b) | 23,584 | 1,033,687 | |||
Containers & Packaging—0.2% | |||||
Ball Corp. | 17,052 | 900,857 | |||
Bemis Co., Inc. (b) | 20,172 | 544,644 | |||
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a)(b) | 30,466 | 805,826 | |||
Pactiv Corp. (a) | 24,541 | 683,467 | |||
Sealed Air Corp. | 29,448 | 580,714 | |||
3,515,508 | |||||
Metals & Mining—1.0% | |||||
AK Steel Holding Corp. (b) | 20,926 | 249,438 | |||
Alcoa, Inc. | 188,590 | 1,897,215 | |||
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (b) | 18,199 | 804,214 | |||
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. (b) | 25,014 | 1,179,660 | |||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | 87,138 | 5,152,470 | |||
Newmont Mining Corp. | 90,753 | 5,603,090 | |||
Nucor Corp. (b) | 58,207 | 2,228,164 | |||
Titanium Metals Corp. (a) | 15,988 | 281,229 | |||
United States Steel Corp. (b) | 26,482 | 1,020,881 | |||
18,416,361 | |||||
Paper & Forest Products—0.2% | |||||
International Paper Co. | 80,642 | 1,824,928 | |||
MeadWestvaco Corp. (b) | 31,551 | 700,432 | |||
Weyerhaeuser Co. (b) | 39,083 | 1,375,722 | |||
3,901,082 | |||||
Total Materials | 58,018,440 | ||||
Telecommunication Services—2.9% | |||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services—2.6% | |||||
AT&T, Inc. | 1,092,053 | 26,416,762 | |||
CenturyLink, Inc. | 55,487 | 1,848,272 | |||
Frontier Communications Corp. (b) | 58,196 | 413,773 | |||
Qwest Communications International, Inc. | 275,783 | 1,447,861 | |||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 522,602 | 14,643,308 | |||
Windstream Corp. (b) | 89,221 | 942,174 | |||
45,712,150 | |||||
Common Stocks | Shares | Value | |||
Telecommunication Services (continued) | |||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services—0.3% | |||||
American Tower Corp., Class A (a) | 74,520 | $ | 3,316,140 | ||
MetroPCS Communications, Inc. (a)(b) | 48,661 | 398,534 | |||
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a) | 550,625 | 2,334,650 | |||
6,049,324 | |||||
Total Telecommunication Services | 51,761,474 | ||||
Utilities—3.6% | |||||
Electric Utilities—1.9% | |||||
Allegheny Energy, Inc. | 31,315 | 647,594 | |||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. (b) | 88,454 | 2,857,064 | |||
Duke Energy Corp. (b) | 242,557 | 3,880,912 | |||
Edison International (b) | 60,179 | 1,908,878 | |||
Entergy Corp. | 34,967 | 2,504,337 | |||
Exelon Corp. | 122,021 | 4,633,137 | |||
FPL Group, Inc. (b) | 76,597 | 3,734,870 | |||
FirstEnergy Corp. | 56,305 | 1,983,625 | |||
Northeast Utilities | 32,503 | 828,176 | |||
PPL Corp. | 86,554 | 2,159,522 | |||
Pepco Holdings, Inc. | 41,219 | 646,314 | |||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (b) | 20,140 | 732,290 | |||
Progress Energy, Inc. (b) | 53,043 | 2,080,347 | |||
Southern Co. | 152,307 | 5,068,777 | |||
33,665,843 | |||||
Gas Utilities—0.2% | |||||
EQT Corp. (b) | 26,571 | 960,276 | |||
Nicor, Inc. | 8,492 | 343,926 | |||
Oneok, Inc. | 19,647 | 849,733 | |||
Questar Corp. | 32,340 | 1,471,146 | |||
3,625,081 | |||||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders—0.2% | |||||
The AES Corp. (a) | 123,396 | 1,140,179 | |||
Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (b) | 37,250 | 1,201,313 | |||
NRG Energy, Inc. (a) | 47,153 | 1,000,115 | |||
3,341,607 | |||||
Multi-Utilities—1.3% | |||||
Ameren Corp. (b) | 44,009 | 1,046,094 | |||
CMS Energy Corp. (b) | 42,453 | 621,936 | |||
Centerpoint Energy, Inc. | 76,911 | 1,012,149 | |||
Consolidated Edison, Inc. (b) | 52,083 | 2,244,777 | |||
DTE Energy Co. (b) | 31,105 | 1,418,699 | |||
Dominion Resources, Inc. (b) | 110,102 | 4,265,352 | |||
Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (b) | 14,222 | 622,070 | |||
NiSource, Inc. | 51,236 | 742,922 | |||
PG&E Corp. | 68,777 | 2,826,735 | |||
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (b) | 93,456 | 2,927,977 | |||
SCANA Corp. (b) | 20,943 | 748,922 | |||
Sempra Energy | 45,723 | 2,139,379 | |||
TECO Energy, Inc. | 39,505 | 595,340 | |||
Wisconsin Energy Corp. (b) | 21,591 | 1,095,527 | |||
Xcel Energy, Inc. (b) | 84,883 | 1,749,439 | |||
24,057,318 | |||||
Total Utilities | 64,689,849 | ||||
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost—$ 1,793,347,313)—96.1 % | 1,722,598,728 | ||||
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Short-Term Securities | ||||||
Shares | Value | |||||
Money Market Funds—14.4% | ||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares, 0.28% (c)(d)(e) | 220,607,571 | $ | 220,607,571 | |||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, SL Agency Shares, | 38,215,966 | 38,215,966 | ||||
258,823,537 | ||||||
Par (000) | Value | |||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations—0.4% | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Bill, | $ | 7,250 | 7,247,296 | |||
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost—$266,071,465)—14.8% | 266,070,833 | |||||
Total Investments Before Short Positions (Cost—$2,059,418,778*)—110.9% | 1,988,669,561 | |||||
Short Positions | |||||||
Shares | Value | ||||||
Questar Corp.—new shares (a) | (32,340 | ) | (522,291 | ) | |||
.Total Short Positions (h) (Proceeds Received— $522,201)—(0.0)% | (522,291 | ) | |||||
Total Investments Net of Short Positions—110.9% | 1,988,147,270 | ||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets—(10.9)% | (195,442,770 | ) | |||||
Net Assets—100.0% | $ | 1,792,704,500 | |||||
* | The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments before short positions as of June 30, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows: |
Aggregate cost | $ | 2,123,612,827 | ||
Gross unrealized appreciation | $ | 271,368,257 | ||
Gross unrealized depreciation | (406,311,523 | ) | ||
Net unrealized depreciation | $ | (134,943,266 | ) | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | All or a portion of this security is on loan. |
(c) | Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Master Portfolio, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows: |
Affiliate | Shares Held at December 31, 2009 | Shares Purchased | Shares Sold | Shares Held at June 30, 2010 | Value at June 30, 2010 | Realized Loss | Income | ||||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Institutional, SL Agency Shares | 195,914,609 | 24,692,9621 | — | 220,607,571 | $ | 220,607,571 | — | $ | 317,379 | ||||||||||
BlackRock Cash Funds: Prime, SL Agency Shares | 26,419,811 | 11,796,1551 | — | 38,215,966 | $ | 38,215,966 | — | $ | 60,456 | ||||||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 93,431 | 14,587 | (10,846 | ) | 97,172 | $ | 5,490,218 | $ | (1,968,912 | ) | $ | 19,787 |
1 | Represents net activity. |
(d) | Represents the current yield as of report date. |
(e) | All or a portion of this security was purchased with the cash collateral from securities loaned. |
(f) | All or a portion of this security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open financial futures contracts. |
(g) | Rate shown is the yield to maturity as of the date of purchase. |
(h) | In order to track the performance of its benchmark index, the Master Portfolio sold non-index securities that it subsequently received in corporate actions occurring on the opening of market trading on the following business day. |
• | For Master Portfolio compliance purposes, the Master Portfolio’s sector and industry classifications refer to any one or more of the sector and industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes, and/or as defined by Master Portfolio management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine sector and industry sub-classifications for reporting ease. |
• | Financial futures contracts purchased as of June 30, 2010 were as follows: |
Contracts | Issue | Exchange | Expiration Date | Face Value | Unrealized Depreciation | |||||
1,347 | S&P 500 Index | Chicago | September 2010 | $69,141,510 | $(3,815,083) |
• | Fair Value Measurements—Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives, which are as follows: |
• | Level 1—price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities. |
• | Level 2—other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices |
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that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs) |
• | Level 3—unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Master Portfolio’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives) |
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
For information about the Master Portfolio’s policy regarding valuation of investments and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
The following table summarizes the inputs used as of June 30, 2010 in determining the fair valuation of the Master Portfolio’s investments and derivatives:
Valuation Inputs | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||
Assets: | |||||||||||||
Investments in Securities: | |||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments1: | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 1,722,598,728 | — | — | $ | 1,722,598,728 | |||||||
Short-Term Securities: | |||||||||||||
Money Market Funds | 258,823,537 | — | — | 258,823,537 | |||||||||
U.S. Government Obligations | — | $ | 7,247,296 | — | 7,247,296 | ||||||||
Liabilities: | |||||||||||||
Investments in Securities: | |||||||||||||
Long-Term Investments: | |||||||||||||
Short Positions | (522,291 | ) | (522,291 | ) | |||||||||
Total | $1,980,899,974 | $7,247,296 | — | $1,988,147,270 | |||||||||
1 | See above Schedule of Investments for values in each industry. |
Derivative Financial Instruments2 | ||||||||||||
Valuation Inputs | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||
Equity contracts | $ | (3,815,083 | ) | — | — | $ | (3,815,083 | ) | ||||
Total | $(3,815,083) | — | — | $(3,815,083) | ||||||||
2 | Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts. Financial futures contracts are shown at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities | ||||
June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) | ||||
Assets | ||||
Investments at value — unaffiliated (1)(2) | $ | 1,724,355,806 | ||
Investments at value — affiliated (3) | 264,313,755 | |||
Investments sold receivable | 522,201 | |||
Dividends receivable | 2,319,751 | |||
Securities lending income receivable — affiliated | 51,070 | |||
Interest receivable | 478 | |||
Total Assets | 1,991,563,061 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Collateral at value — securities loaned | 197,201,737 | |||
Investments purchased payable | 471,324 | |||
Margin variation payable | 588,344 | |||
Short positions at value | 522,291 | |||
Investment advisory fees payable | 63,809 | |||
Professional fees payable | 11,056 | |||
Total Liabilities | 198,858,561 | |||
Net Assets | $ | 1,792,704,500 | ||
Net Assets Consist of | ||||
Investors’ capital | $ | 1,867,268,890 | ||
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (74,564,390 | ) | ||
Net Assets | $ | 1,792,704,500 | ||
(1) Investments at cost — unaffiliated | $ | 1,795,106,122 | |
(2) Securities loaned at value | $ | 191,916,845 | |
(3) Investments at cost — affiliated | $ | 264,312,656 |
Statement of Operations | ||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 (Unaudited) | ||||
Investment Income | ||||
Securities lending — affiliated | $ | 311,963 | ||
Income — affiliated | 85,659 | |||
Dividends — unaffiliated | 19,390,432 | |||
Interest | 3,674 | |||
Total income | 19,791,728 | |||
Expenses | ||||
Investment advisory | 513,755 | |||
Professional | 13,911 | |||
Independent Trustees | 27,411 | |||
Total expenses | 555,077 | |||
Less fees waived by advisor | (41,322 | ) | ||
Total expenses after fees waived | 513,755 | |||
Net investment income | 19,277,973 | |||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) | ||||
Net realized loss from: | ||||
Investments — unaffiliated | (80,710,395 | ) | ||
Investments — affiliated | (1,968,912 | ) | ||
Financial futures contracts | (3,325,816 | ) | ||
(86,005,123 | ) | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on: | ||||
Investments | (50,719,215 | ) | ||
Financial futures contracts | (4,186,530 | ) | ||
Short positions | (90 | ) | ||
(54,905,835 | ) | |||
Total realized and unrealized loss | (140,910,958 | ) | ||
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | (121,632,985 | ) | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets | ||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 | Year Ended December 31, 2009 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets: | ||||||||
Operations | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 19,277,973 | $ | 40,788,743 | ||||
Net realized loss | (86,005,123 | ) | (63,153,127 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation | (54,905,835 | ) | 451,937,162 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (121,632,985 | ) | 429,572,778 | |||||
Capital Transactions | ||||||||
Proceeds from contributions | 183,066,559 | 451,069,480 | ||||||
Fair value of withdrawals | (317,791,061 | ) | (522,559,993 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets derived from capital transactions | (134,724,502 | ) | (71,490,513 | ) | ||||
Net Assets | ||||||||
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | (256,357,487 | ) | 358,082,265 | |||||
Beginning of period | 2,049,061,987 | 1,690,979,722 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 1,792,704,500 | $ | 2,049,061,987 | ||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio
Financial Highlights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 | Year Ended December 31, 2009 | Year Ended December 31, 2008 | Year Ended December 31, 2007 | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | Year Ended December 31, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Total Investment Return | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total investment return | (6.63 | )%(1) | 26.63 | % | (36.86 | )% | 5.54 | % | 15.75 | % | 4.87 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.05 | %(2) | 0.05 | % | 0.05 | % | 0.05 | % | 0.05 | % | 0.05 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses after fees waived | 0.05 | %(2) | 0.05 | % | 0.05 | % | 0.05 | % | 0.05 | % | 0.05 | % | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.88 | %(2) | 2.35 | % | 2.32 | % | 1.98 | % | 1.93 | % | 1.84 | % | ||||||||||||
Supplemental Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (000) | $ | 1,792,705 | $ | 2,049,062 | $ | 1,690,980 | $ | 2,920,748 | $ | 2,727,449 | $ | 2,408,526 | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover(3) | 4 | % | 5 | % | 8 | % | 7 | % | 14 | % | 10 | % | ||||||||||||
(1) | Aggregate total investment return. |
(2) | Annualized. |
(3) | Portfolio turnover rates include in-kind transactions, if any. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio
Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
1. | Organization and Significant Accounting Policies: |
Master Investment Portfolio (“MIP”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. MIP is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. The financial statements and these accompanying notes relate to one series of MIP: S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio (the “Master Portfolio”). The Master Portfolio’s financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Master Portfolio:
Valuation: The Master Portfolio’s policy is to fair value its financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or pricing services selected under the supervision of the Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Equity investments, including exchange traded funds, traded on a recognized securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System are valued at the last reported sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the security. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price.
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment or is not available, the investment will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”).
When market quotations are not readily available or are believed by BlackRock Fund Advisors (“BFA”) to be unreliable, an investment is a “Fair Value Asset” in accordance with the procedures approved by the Board. When determining the price for a Fair Value Assets, BFA seeks to determine the price that the Master Portfolios might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations are based upon all available factors that BFA deems relevant. The pricing of Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board.
Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Master Portfolio either delivers collateral or segregates assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts), the Master Portfolio will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on its books and records cash or other liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, each party has requirements to deliver/deposit securities as collateral for certain investments.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Master Portfolio has determined the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis. Consent fees are compensation for agreeing to changes in the terms of debt instruments and are included in interest income in the Statement of Operations.
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S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio
Notes to the Financial Statements, Continued
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Income Taxes: The Master Portfolio is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in a Master Portfolio is treated as the owner of its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Master Portfolio. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. However, each interestholder in such a Master Portfolio will be taxed on its distributive share of the Master Portfolio’s taxable income in determining its federal income tax liability. It is intended that the Master Portfolio’s assets will be managed so an investor in the Master Portfolio can satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
The Master Portfolio files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Master Portfolio’s US federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended December 31, 2009. The statutes of limitations on the Master Portfolio’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. There are no uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
Securities Lending: The Master Portfolio may lend securities to financial institutions that provide cash as collateral, which will be maintained at all times in an amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Master Portfolio and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Master Portfolio on the next business day. Securities lending income, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, represents the income earned from the investment of the cash collateral, net of rebates paid to, or fees paid by, borrowers and less the fees paid to the securities lending agent. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions. In the event that the borrower defaults on its obligation to return borrowed securities because of insolvency or for any other reason, the Master Portfolio could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Master Portfolio also could suffer a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received.
Other: Expenses directly related to a Master Portfolio are charged to that Master Portfolio. Other operating expenses shared by several master portfolios are pro rated among those master portfolios on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
2. | Derivative Financial Instruments: |
The Master Portfolio engages in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Master Portfolio and to economically hedge, or protect, its exposure to equity risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange. Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. Counterparty risk related to exchange traded financial futures contracts is minimal because of the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which they trade.
Financial Futures Contracts: The Master Portfolio purchases or sells financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk). Financial futures contracts are contracts for delayed delivery of securities at a specific future date and at a specific price or yield. Pursuant to the contract, the Master Portfolio 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 margin variation and are recognized by the Master Portfolio as unrealized gains or losses. When the contract is closed, the Master Portfolio 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. The use of financial futures transactions involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.
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S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio
Notes to the Financial Statements, Continued
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
Derivative Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure:
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments as of June 30, 2010 | ||||||
Liability Derivatives | ||||||
S&P 500 Stock | Statement of Assets and Liabilities Location | Value | ||||
Equity Contracts | Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation* | $ | (3,815,083 | ) |
* | Includes cumulative unrealized appreciation/depreciation of financial futures contracts as reported in Schedule of Investments. Only the current day’s margin variation is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 | ||||||
S&P 500 Stock | Net Realized Loss from Financial Futures Contracts | Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Financial Futures Contracts | ||||
Equity Contracts | $ | 3,325,816 | $ | 4,186,530 |
For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the average quarterly number of contracts and notional amount of outstanding financial futures contracts purchased was 1,279 and $69,847,185, respectively.
3. | Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates: |
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”), Bank of America Corporation (“BAC”) and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”) are the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). Due to the ownership structure, PNC is an affiliate of the Master Portfolios for 1940 Act purposes, but BAC and Barclays are not.
MIP, on behalf of the Master Portfolio, entered into an investment advisory agreement with BFA (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement with MIP, BFA is responsible for the management of the Master Portfolio’s investments and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Master Portfolio. BFA is entitled to receive an annual investment advisory fee of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Master Portfolio as compensation for investment advisory services. From time to time, BFA may waive a portion of its investment advisory fees. Any such waivers will reduce the expenses of the applicable Master Portfolio and, accordingly, have a favorable impact on its performance.
The fees and expenses of the Master Portfolio’s trustees who are not “interested persons” of MIP, as defined in the 1940 Act (“Independent Trustees”), counsel to the Independent Trustees and MIP’s independent registered public accounting firm (together, the “independent expenses”) are paid directly by each Master Portfolio. BFA has contractually agreed to cap the expenses of the Master Portfolio whereby BFA reduces the investment advisory fee by an amount equal to the independent expenses through April 30, 2012, and are shown as fees waived by advisor in the Statement of Operations.
MIP entered into an administration services arrangement with BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. (“BTC”), which has agreed to provide general administration services. BTC is not entitled to compensation for providing administration services to the Master Portfolio so long as BTC is entitled to compensation for providing administration services to corresponding feeder funds that invest substantially all of its assets in the Master Portfolio, or so long as BTC (or an affiliate) receives investment advisory fees from the Master Portfolio. BTC has agreed to bear all costs of the Master Portfolio’s and MIP operations, other than brokerage expenses, advisory fees, 12b-1 distribution or service fees, independent expenses, litigation expenses, taxes or other extraordinary expenses. BTC may delegate certain of its administration duties to sub-administrators.
The Master Portfolio received an exemptive order from the SEC permitting, among other things, to pay an affiliated securities lending agent a fee based on a share of the income derived from the securities lending activities and has retained BTC as the securities lending agent. BTC may, on behalf of the Master Portfolio, invest cash collateral received by the Master Portfolio for such loans, among other things, in a private investment company managed by BTC or its registered money market funds advised by BTC or its affiliates. BTC has voluntarily agreed to waive its fees for the period beginning December 1, 2009 until further notice.
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S&P 500 Stock Master Portfolio
Notes to the Financial Statements, Concluded
June 30, 2010
(Unaudited)
The Master Portfolio invests its positive cash balances in certain money market funds managed by BFA or an affiliate. The income earned on these temporary cash investments is included in income-affiliated in the Statement of Operations.
Certain officers and/or trustees of MIP are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates.
4. | Investments: |
Purchases and sales of investments excluding short-term securities for the six months ended June 30, 2010, were $82,254,698 and $229,015,041, respectively.
5. | Concentration, Market and Credit Risk: |
In the normal course of business, the Master Portfolio invests in securities and enters into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all of its obligations (credit risk). The value of securities held by the Master Portfolio may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Master Portfolio; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency, interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to credit risk, the Master Portfolio may be exposed to counterparty risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Master Portfolio have unsettled or open transactions may default. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Master Portfolio to credit and counterparty risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Master Portfolio’s exposure to credit and counterparty risks with respect to these financial assets is approximated by their value recorded in the Master Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
6. | Subsequent Events: |
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Master Portfolio through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
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Officers and Trustees
Ronald W. Forbes, Co-Chair of the Board and Trustee
Rodney D. Johnson, Co-Chair of the Board and Trustee
David O. Beim, Trustee
Dr. Matina Horner, Trustee
Herbert I. London, Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee
Cynthia A. Montgomery, Trustee
Joseph P. Platt, Jr., Trustee
Robert C. Robb, Jr., Trustee
Toby Rosenblatt, Trustee
Kenneth L. Urish, Chair of the Audit Committee and Trustee
Frederick W. Winter, Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee
Richard S. Davis, Trustee
Henry Gabbay, Trustee
Anne Ackerley, President and Chief Executive Officer
Jeffrey Holland, CFA, Vice President
Brendan Kyne, Vice President
Brian Schmidt, Vice President
Neal Andrews, Chief Financial Officer
Jay Fife, Treasurer
Brian Kindelan, Chief Compliance Officer
Howard Surloff, Secretary
Investment Advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco, CA 94105
Custodian
State Street Bank and Trust
Company
Boston, MA 02101
Transfer Agent
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Wilmington, DE 19809
Accounting Agent
State Street Bank and Trust
Company
Boston, MA 02101
Distributor
BlackRock Investments, LLC
New York, NY 10022
Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP
San Francisco, CA 94111
Legal Counsel
Sidley Austin LLP
New York, NY 10019
Address of the Funds
c/o BlackRock Investments, LLC
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
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Additional Information
(Unaudited)
General | Information |
Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule of Investments
The Master Portfolio files its complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Master Portfolio’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Master Portfolio’s Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.
Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures
A description of the policies and procedures that the Master Portfolio uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free (800) 441-7762; (2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.
Availability of Proxy Voting Record
Information about how the Master Portfolio votes proxies relating to securities held in the Master Portfolio’s portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Shareholder Privileges
Account Information
Call us at (800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST on any business day to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also reach us on the Web at http://www.blackrock.com/funds.
BlackRock Privacy Principles
BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safeguarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.
If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.
BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.
BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.
We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.
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EQX-SAR-0610
Item 2. | Code of Ethics. |
Not applicable.
Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
Not applicable.
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
Not applicable.
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Not applicable.
Item 6. | Investments. |
(a) | Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Not applicable.
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.
Item 11. | Controls and Procedures. |
(a) | The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the design and operation of such procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Item 12. | Exhibits. |
(a)(1) | Not applicable. | |
(a)(2) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. | |
(a)(3) | Not applicable. | |
(b) | Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) BB&T Funds
By (Signature and Title) | /S/ E.G. PURCELL, III | |
E.G. Purcell, III, President (principal executive officer) |
Date 8/23/10
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title) | /S/ E.G. PURCELL, III | |
E.G. Purcell, III, President (principal executive officer) |
Date 8/23/10
By (Signature and Title) | /S/ JAMES T. GILLESPIE | |
James T. Gillespie, Treasurer (principal financial officer) |
Date 8/23/10