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: 811-07292
North American Government Bond Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
666 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10103
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
R. Alan Medaugh
666 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10103
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-446-5600
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: November 1, 2013 – October 31, 2014
Item 1. | Reports to Stockholders. |
TABLE of CONTENTS
Investment Advisor’s Message | 1 |
Management Discussion & Analysis | 3 |
Performance Comparisons | 7 |
Shareholder Expense Examples | 16 |
Portfolio Profiles | 19 |
Schedule of Investments | 20 |
Statements of Assets and Liabilities | 38 |
Statements of Operations | 42 |
Statements of Changes in Net Assets | 44 |
Financial Highlights | 50 |
Notes to Financial Statements | 58 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 67 |
Fund Directors and Officers | 68 |
Notice to Shareholders | 70 |
Investment Advisory Agreements and Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement Approvals | 71 |
Privacy Policy | 75 |
ISI Funds | Investment Advisor’s Message |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
Dear Shareholder:
I am pleased to present the Annual Report to Shareholders for the ISI Funds. This report covers the 12-month reporting period through October 31, 2014 and includes commentary from the Funds’ portfolio managers at International Strategy & Investment, Inc. (“ISI”) (see Management Discussion and Analysis that follows this letter for more details), a complete list of holdings and the financial statements.
Stocks recorded a positive return for the quarter, last year, last three years and last five years. For example, the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index was up +4.64% for the quarter, +15.78% for the last year and averaged +17.06% for the past five years. U.S. Treasuries increased over the last quarter, last year, last three years and the last five years. The Barclays Capital Treasury Index was +2.78% for the past year and averaged +3.45% for the past five years. Top quality municipal indices were also up for the last quarter, last year, last three years and for the last five years. For example, the Barclays Capital Municipal GO Index was +1.61 for the past quarter and averaged +4.94 % for the past five years. The following is a summary of fund performance during the reporting period. These performance figures assume the reinvestment of dividend and capital gain distributions and exclude the impact of any sales charges.
During the year ended October 31, 2014, Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund and North American Government Bond Fund continued their policy of paying dividends at a fixed rate, which resulted in dividends consisting of net investment income, return of capital, short-term capital gains and long-term capital gains.
ISI Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund’s investment objective is to achieve a high level of total return with relative stability of principal and, secondarily, high current income consistent with an investment in securities issued by the United States Treasury. For the reporting period, the Fund (excluding sales charge) produced a one-year total return of +0.22% and a five-year average annual total return of +2.62%. From its inception on August 10, 1988 through October 31, 2014, the Fund has posted a cumulative total return of +376.13%, which translates into an average annual total return of +6.13%. The Fund’s net assets totaled $53.54 million at the end of the reporting period.
ISI Managed Municipal Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of total return with relative stability of principal and, secondarily, high current income exempt from federal income tax through investment in a portfolio consisting primarily of tax-free municipal obligations. For the reporting period, the Fund produced a one-year total return of +3.95% (Class A) and a five-year average annual total return of +2.94%. From its inception on February 26, 1990 through October 31, 2014, the Fund has posted a cumulative total return of +224.92%, which translates into an average annual total return of +4.89%. From its inception on September 15, 2010 through October 31, 2014, the ISI Class I Shares have posted a cumulative total return of +10.02%, which translates to an average annual total return of +2.38%. The Fund’s net assets totaled $69.84 million at the end of the reporting period.
ISI North American Government Bond Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, consistent with prudent investment risk, by investing primarily in a portfolio consisting of fixed income securities issued or guaranteed by the governments of the United States, Canada and Mexico. For the reporting period, the ISI Class A Shares produced a one-year total return of -1.37% and a five year average annual total return of +2.45%. From its inception on January 15, 1993 through October 31, 2014, the ISI Class A Shares have posted a cumulative total return of +195.59%, which translates into an average annual total return of +5.10%. For the reporting period, the ISI Class C Shares produced a one-year
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ISI Funds | Investment Advisor’s Message |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
total return of -1.81% and a five year average annual total return of +1.88 %. From its inception on May 16, 2003, through October 31, 2014, the ISI Class C Shares have posted a cumulative total return of +38.70%, which translates into an average annual total return of +2.90 %. From its inception on September 15, 2010 through October 31, 2014, the ISI Class I Shares have posted a cumulative total return of +6.27 %, which translates to an average annual total return of +1.49 %. The Fund’s net assets totaled $71.53 million at the end of the reporting period.
ISI Strategy Fund has an investment objective of maximizing total return through a combination of long-term growth of capital and current income by actively allocating the Fund’s assets between common stocks of U.S. issuers and U.S. Treasury securities. For the reporting period, the Fund produced a one-year total return of +12.48 % and a five-year average annual total return of +13.64 %. From its inception on September 16, 1997, through October 31, 2014, the Fund has posted a cumulative total return of +182.43%, which translates into an average annual total return of +6.25%. The Fund’s net assets totaled $94.53 million at the end of the reporting period.
We would like to welcome new investors to the ISI Funds and thank those who have been with us for some time. We appreciate your confidence.
Sincerely,
R. Alan Medaugh
President
November 28, 2014
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ISI Funds | Investment Advisor’s Message |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
The Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund
This fiscal year, the Treasury benchmark 10-year bond yield fell by 20 basis points (-0.2%). The decrease in yields began at calendar year end, December 31st, after rising from October 31, 2013. This culminated in a modest drop in rates for the fiscal year. Growth and inflation have both been subdued especially recently when slower global growth pushed commodity prices lower. Oil, West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil, fell from a high of $106 per barrel in late June to $80 at fiscal year end. The situation brought a reversal in yields, and at the end of the fiscal year, rates were modestly below where they began the year. Please see the graph below. The Fund’s duration was modestly reduced during the fiscal year, from 4.1 years to 3.7 years. At the end of the fiscal year, the Fund had 57.2% of its maturities in the 1-5 years range as comparable to the beginning of the fiscal year when the majority of the its holdings were in the 5-10 years maturity range.
* | Source: Bloomberg |
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ISI Funds | Management Discussion & Analysis |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
The Managed Municipal Fund
Municipal yields rose from the beginning of the fiscal year to calendar year end (12/31/2013). From 12/31/2013, rates fell as the global growth picture turned less robust and commodity prices fell. Due to municipals’ better value picture at the beginning of the fiscal year, municipal 10-year AAA issues fell more than the U.S. Treasury 10-year benchmark, i.e. Municipals -43 basis points, Treasuries -20 basis points. The Fund’s maturity was reducing during the fiscal year, from 6.0 years to 4.1 years at the end of the fiscal year.
* | Source: Bloomberg |
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ISI Funds | Management Discussion & Analysis |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
The North American Government Bond Fund
During the fiscal year, the currency value of Canada and Mexico fell versus the U.S. dollar. A principal reason for this was commodity prices declining. For example, one U.S. dollar purchased 12.85 pesos in late May 2014 and at fiscal year end, one U.S. dollar was able to buy 13.48 pesos—a decline of 5% for the peso. The Canadian dollar from its June 30, 2014 level, one U.S. dollar purchased 1.067 Canadian dollars and, by the end of the year, one U.S. dollar purchased 1.1266 Canadian dollars—a decline of 5.5%. The currency performance held back the Fund’s performance for the fiscal year. Feeling that the depreciation raised return potential for Canada and Mexico, the Fund increased its combined bond holding from 33.5% to 36.8% during the fiscal year.
The Strategy Fund
The stock market rallied strongly during the fiscal year. The Fund benefitted from its equity position. Earnings performance and attractive dividend yields were, for the third year, the basic forces behind the stock market rally. U.S. Treasury yields fell modestly during the year (the 10-year benchmark Treasury was down -20 basis points (-0.2%). The Fund’s performance for the fiscal year was up +12.48%. Stocks led the way with the Wilshire 5000 up +15.78%. The U.S. Treasury position had a modest positive return. For example, the Barclays Capital U.S. Treasury Index was up +2.78% for the fiscal year. Please see the two charts below.
* | Source: Bloomberg |
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ISI Funds | Management Discussion & Analysis |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
* | Source: Bloomberg |
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Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund, Inc. | Performance Comparison1 |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund – ISI Shares, Barclays Capital Treasury Index, Barclays Capital Intermediate Treasury Index and Barclays Capital Long-Term Treasury Index: Value of a $10,000 Investment (for 10 Years ended October 31, 2014) |
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Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund, Inc. | Performance Comparison1 |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
Cumulative Total Returns (With Sales Charge) | Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charge) | |||||||||
Periods Ended October 31, 2014 | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since Inception2 | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since Inception2 |
Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund | -2.76% | -1.50% | 10.40% | 40.00% | 361.81% | -2.76% | -0.50% | 2.00% | 3.42% | 6.01% |
Barclays Capital Treasury Index3 | 2.78% | 5.00% | 18.49% | 51.49% | 427.23% | 2.78% | 1.64% | 3.45% | 4.24% | 6.56% |
Barclays Capital Intermediate Treasury Index3 | 1.46% | 3.65% | 14.29% | 44.01% | 349.62% | 1.46% | 1.20% | 2.71% | 3.71% | 5.91% |
Barclays Capital Long-Term Treasury Index3 | 13.16% | 13.34% | 46.00% | 95.54% | 804.65% | 13.16% | 4.26% | 7.86% | 6.94% | 8.78% |
1 | Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance information presented in the graph and table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. All performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions and includes the Fund’s maximum 3.00% sales charge. Distributions of the Fund’s capital gains and any non-US Treasury income may be subject to state and local taxes. Management is not aware of any single index that is truly representative of the Fund since its active maturity management policy allows the manager to adjust the weighted average maturity throughout each US Treasury sector. Currently, the Fund’s weighted average maturity is approximately 4.16 years. |
2 | The Fund’s inception date is August 10, 1988. Benchmark returns are for the periods beginning August 31, 1988. |
3 | The Barclays Capital Treasury Index is an unmanaged index reflecting the performance of all public Treasury obligations and does not focus on one particular segment of the Treasury market. The Barclays Capital Intermediate Treasury Index is an unmanaged index reflecting the performance of US Treasury securities in the intermediate-term Treasury sector. The Barclays Capital Long-Term Treasury Index is an unmanaged index reflecting the performance of US Treasury securities in the long-term Treasury sector. Benchmark returns do not reflect expenses or sales charges that have been deducted from the Fund’s returns. |
Expense Ratio Information as of: | October 31, 2014 |
Gross Expense Ratio | 1.01% |
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Managed Municipal Fund, Inc. | Performance Comparison1 |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
Managed Municipal Fund – ISI Class A Shares, Barclays Capital General Obligation Index, Barclays Capital Prerefunded Municipal Bond Index and Consumer Price Index: Value of a $10,000 Investment (for 10 Years ended October 31, 2014) |
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Managed Municipal Fund, Inc. | Performance Comparison1 |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
Cumulative Total Returns (With Sales Charge) | Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charge) | |||||||||
Periods Ended October 31, 2014 | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since Inception | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since Inception |
Managed Municipal Fund – ISI Class A Shares2 | 0.80% | 4.14% | 12.11% | 32.49% | 215.15% | 0.80% | 1.36% | 2.31% | 2.85% | 4.76% |
Managed Municipal Fund – ISI Class I Shares3 | 3.64% | 7.45% | – | – | 10.02% | 3.64% | 2.42% | – | – | 2.38% |
Barclays Capital General Obligation Index4 | 6.76% | 13.58% | 27.26% | 57.37% | 319.14% | 6.76% | 4.33% | 4.94% | 4.64% | 5.98% |
Barclays Capital Prerefunded Municipal Bond Index4 | 1.80% | 5.17% | 11.31% | 35.75% | 219.37% | 1.80% | 1.70% | 2.17% | 3.10% | 4.82% |
Consumer Price Index5 | 1.70% | 4.98% | 9.95% | 24.99% | 54.54% | 1.70% | 1.63% | 1.92% | 2.26% | 1.78% |
1 | Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance information presented in the graph and table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. All performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions and includes the sales charge, if applicable. ISI Class A Shares have a maximum 3.00% sales charge. Distributions of the Fund’s income and capital gains may be subject to state and local taxes. |
2 | The ISI Class A Shares inception date is February 26, 1990. Benchmark returns are for the periods beginning February 28, 1990. |
3 | The ISI Class I Shares inception date is October 7, 2010. Benchmark returns are for the period beginning October 31, 2010. Cumulative and annualized returns for the Barclays Capital General Obligation Index from October 31, 2010 through October 31, 2014 were 18.21% and 4.27%, respectively. Cumulative and annualized returns for the Barclays Capital Pre-refunded Municipal Bond Index from October 31, 2010 through October 31, 2014 were 7.19% and 1.75%, respectively. |
4 | The Barclays Capital General Obligation Index is an unmanaged index reflecting general municipal bond market performance. The Barclays Capital Pre-refunded Municipal Bond Index, an unmanaged index, is a subcomponent of the general Barclays Capital Municipal Bond Index, and contains only bonds from that index that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity. Benchmark returns do not reflect expenses or sales charges that have been deducted from the Fund’s returns. |
5 | The Consumer Price Index is a widely used measure of inflation. |
Expense Ratio Information as of: | October 31, 2014 |
Gross Expense Ratio – Class A | 1.16% |
Gross Expense Ratio – Class I | 0.92% |
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North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. | Performance Comparison1 |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
North American Government Bond Fund – ISI Class A Shares, Barclays Capital Intermediate Treasury Index, Barclays Capital Emerging Americas Index: Mexico Section/Citigroup US Broad Investment-Grade Bond Index Mexico Sector/Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index: Mexico Section and Consumer Price Index: Value of a $10,000 Investment (for 10 Years ended October 31, 2014) |
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North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. | Performance Comparison1 |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
Cumulative Total Returns (With Sales Charge) | Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charge) | |||||||||
Periods Ended October 31, 2014 | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since Inception | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since Inception |
North American Government Bond Fund - ISI Class A Shares2 | -4.38% | -3.27% | 9.56% | 42.74% | 186.70% | -4.38% | -1.10% | 1.84% | 3.62% | 4.95% |
North American Government Bond Fund - ISI Class C Shares3 | -2.77% | -1.96% | 9.74% | 38.41% | 38.70% | -2.77% | -0.66% | 1.88% | 3.30% | 2.90% |
North American Government Bond Fund - ISI Class I Shares4 | -1.07% | 0.55% | – | – | 6.27% | -1.07% | 0.18% | – | – | 1.49% |
Barclays Capital Intermediate Treasury Index5 | 1.46% | 3.65% | 14.29% | 44.01% | 186.65% | 1.46% | 1.20% | 2.71% | 3.71% | 4.96% |
Barclays Capital Emerging Americas Index: Mexico Section/Citigroup US Broad Investment-Grade Bond Index Mexico Sector/Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index: Mexico Section6 | 4.03% | 20.53% | 48.10% | 75.67% | 625.19% | 4.03% | 6.42% | 8.17% | 5.80% | 9.53% |
Consumer Price Index7 | 1.70% | 4.98% | 9.95% | 24.99% | 73.60% | 1.70% | 1.63% | 1.92% | 2.26% | 2.57% |
1 | Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance information presented in the graph and table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. All performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions and includes sales charges, if applicable. ISI Class A shares have a maximum 3.00% sales charge. ISI Class C Shares have a maximum 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge in the first year, which is eliminated thereafter. |
2 | ISI Class A Shares inception date is January 15, 1993. Benchmark returns are for the periods beginning January 31, 1993. |
3 | ISI Class C Shares inception date is May 16, 2003. Cumulative and annualized returns for the Barclays Capital Intermediate Treasury Index from May 31, 2003 through October 31, 2014 were 47.00% and 3.43%, respectively. |
4 | ISI Class I Shares inception date is September 16, 2010. Benchmark returns are for the periods beginning September 30, 2010. Cumulative and annualized returns for the Barclays Capital Intermediate Treasury Index from September 30, 2010 through October 31, 2014 were 7.49% and 1.78%, respectively. |
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North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. | Performance Comparison1 |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
5 | The Barclays Capital Intermediate Treasury Index is an unmanaged index reflecting the performance of US Treasury securities in the intermediate-term Treasury sector. Benchmark returns do not reflect expenses or sales charges that have been deducted from the Fund’s returns. |
6 | Reflects the performance of the Barclays Capital Emerging Americas Index: Mexico Section through October 31, 2004 and the Citigroup US Broad Investment-Grade Bond Index Mexico Sector from that date through October 31, 2006 and the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index: Mexico from October 31, 2006 through April 30, 2014. The Barclays Capital Emerging Americas Index: Mexico Section has been discontinued. Barclays Capital Emerging Americas Index: Mexico Section was an unmanaged sub-index of the Barclays Capital Emerging Americas Index reflecting the performance of selected Mexican debt instruments with maturities of one year or more. The Citigroup US Broad Investment-Grade Bond Index Mexico Sector is an unmanaged sub-index of the Citigroup US Broad Investment-Grade Bond Index reflecting the performance of selected Mexican debt instruments with maturities of one year or more. The Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index: Mexico Section is an unmanaged sub-index of Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index which provides broad-based measure of global investment-grade fixed income markets. The Mexico Section reflects the US dollar performance of selected Mexican government peso-denominated debt instruments with maturities of one year or more. Benchmark returns do not reflect expenses or sales charges that have been deducted from the Fund’s returns. |
7 | The Consumer Price Index is a widely used measure of inflation. |
Expense Ratio Information as of: | October 31, 2014 |
Gross Expense Ratio – Class A | 1.36% |
Gross Expense Ratio – Class C | 1.96% |
Gross Expense Ratio – Class I | 0.97% |
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ISI Strategy Fund, Inc. | Performance Comparison1 |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
ISI Strategy Fund – ISI Shares, Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 (Full Cap) Index and Consumer Price Index: Value of a $10,000 Investment (for 10 Years ended October 31, 2014) |
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ISI Strategy Fund, Inc. | Performance Comparison1 |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
Cumulative Total Returns (With Sales Charge) | Average Annual Total Returns (With Sales Charge) | |||||||||
Periods Ended October 31, 2014 | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since Inception2 | 1 Year | 3 Years | 5 Years | 10 Years | Since Inception2 |
ISI Strategy Fund | 9.09% | 51.01% | 83.85% | 101.39% | 173.93% | 9.09% | 14.73% | 12.95% | 7.25% | 6.06% |
DJ Wilshire 5000 (Full Cap) Index3 | 15.78% | 71.10% | 119.79% | 131.61% | 208.17% | 15.78% | 19.60% | 17.06% | 8.76% | 6.80% |
Consumer Price Index4 | 1.70% | 4.98% | 9.95% | 24.99% | 42.42% | 1.70% | 1.63% | 1.92% | 2.26% | 2.09% |
1 | Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance information presented in the graph and table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. All performance assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions and includes the Fund’s maximum 3.00% sales charge. |
2 | The Fund’s inception date is September 16, 1997. Benchmark returns are for the periods beginning September 30, 1997. |
3 | The DJ Wilshire 5000 (Full Cap) Index is an unmanaged index that represents the broadest measure of the US equity market. Benchmark returns do not reflect expenses or sales charges that have been deducted from the Fund’s returns. |
4 | The Consumer Price Index is a widely used measure of inflation. |
Expense Ratio Information as of: | October 31, 2014 |
Gross Expense Ratio | 1.21% |
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ISI Funds | Shareholder Expense Examples |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of cost: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, Rule 12b-1 distribution/shareholder service fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in each Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
A mutual fund’s ongoing costs are expressed as a percentage of its average net assets. This figure is known as the expense ratio. The expenses in the tables below are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period (May 1, 2014) shown and held for the entire period (October 31, 2014).
Actual Expenses – “Actual Return” in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information here, 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 “Expenses Paid During Period” column to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes – “Hypothetical Returns” in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the actual return of each Fund. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in a Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, “Hypothetical Returns” in the table are useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. If these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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ISI Funds | Shareholder Expense Examples |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund, Inc. | ||||
Beginning Account Value May 1, 2014 | Ending Account Value October 31, 2014 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $1,009.40 | $5.37 | 1.06% |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return | $1,000.00 | $1,019.86 | $5.40 | 1.06% |
Managed Municipal Fund, Inc. - Class A | ||||
Beginning Account Value May 1, 2014 | Ending Account Value October 31, 2014 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $1,015.30 | $5.89 | 1.16% |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return | $1,000.00 | $1,019.36 | $5.90 | 1.16% |
Managed Municipal Fund, Inc. - Class I | ||||
Beginning Account Value May 1, 2014 | Ending Account Value October 31, 2014 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $1,016.60 | $4.68 | 0.92% |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return | $1,000.00 | $1,020.57 | $4.69 | 0.92% |
North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. - Class A | ||||
Beginning Account Value May 1, 2014 | Ending Account Value October 31, 2014 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $999.40 | $6.70 | 1.33% |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return | $1,000.00 | $1,018.50 | $6.77 | 1.33% |
North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. - Class C | ||||
Beginning Account Value May 1, 2014 | Ending Account Value October 31, 2014 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $995.60 | $9.31 | 1.85% |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return | $1,000.00 | $1,015.88 | $9.40 | 1.85% |
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ISI Funds | Shareholder Expense Examples |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. - Class I | ||||
Beginning Account Value May 1, 2014 | Ending Account Value October 31, 2014 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $999.60 | $4.74 | 0.94% |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return | $1,000.00 | $1,020.47 | $4.79 | 0.94% |
ISI Strategy Fund, Inc. | ||||
Beginning Account Value May 1, 2014 | Ending Account Value October 31, 2014 | Expenses Paid During Period(1) | Annualized Expense Ratio | |
Based on Actual Fund Return | $1,000.00 | $1,059.20 | $6.75 | 1.30% |
Based on Hypothetical 5% Return | $1,000.00 | $1,018.65 | $6.61 | 1.30% |
(1) | Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the half-year period). |
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ISI Funds | Portfolio Profiles |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
Portfolio Profiles (as a % of Net Assets)
Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund, Inc. | |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | 99.33% |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, & Other Net Assets | 0.67% |
100.00% |
Managed Municipal Fund, Inc. | |
Aaa Municipal Obligations* | 74.78% |
Aa Municipal Obligations* | 8.83% |
NR Municipal Obligations* | 0.56% |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | 4.94% |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, & Other Net Assets | 10.89% |
100.00% |
* | Ratings are based on Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. |
North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. | |
Canadian Securities | 18.55% |
Mexican Securities | 18.14% |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | 61.73% |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, & Other Net Assets | 1.58% |
100.00% |
ISI Strategy Fund, Inc. | |
Consumer Discretionary | 10.41% |
Consumer Staples | 7.94% |
Energy | 6.58% |
Financials | 16.59% |
Health Care | 13.69% |
Industrials | 8.62% |
Information Technology | 16.83% |
Materials | 2.67% |
Telecommunication Services | 3.00% |
Utilities | 3.14% |
U.S. Treasury Obligations | 10.26% |
Cash, Cash Equivalents, & Other Net Assets | 0.27% |
100.00% |
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Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund, Inc. | Schedule of Investments |
October 31, 2014 |
Interest | Maturity | Principal | |||||||||||
Security | Rate | Date | Amount | Value | |||||||||
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 85.55% | |||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes | 1.250 | % | 01/31/19 | $ | 15,735,000 | $ | 15,601,001 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes | 1.500 | % | 01/31/19 | 1,550,000 | 1,553,027 | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds | 3.750 | % | 11/15/18 | 360,000 | 393,553 | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds | 8.125 | % | 08/15/19 | 10,000,000 | 13,036,720 | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds | 8.750 | % | 08/15/20 | 11,000,000 | 15,220,392 | ||||||||
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $43,787,061) | $ | 45,804,693 | |||||||||||
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 13.78% | |||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bills1 | 0.016 | % | 02/05/15 | $ | 425,000 | $ | 424,981 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Bills1 | 0.031 | % | 11/06/14 | 6,950,000 | 6,950,000 | ||||||||
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $7,374,942) | $ | 7,374,981 | |||||||||||
Total Investments - 99.33% (Cost $51,162,003)* | $ | 53,179,674 | |||||||||||
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities - 0.67% | 357,373 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets - 100.00% | $ | 53,537,047 |
1 | Interest rate presented is effective yield to maturity. |
* | Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $51,162,003 and net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis consists of: |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 2,150,124 | ||
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | (132,453 | ) | ||
Net Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 2,017,671 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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Managed Municipal Fund, Inc. | Schedule of Investments |
October 31, 2014 |
Security | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Ratings (Moody's/ S&P)1 | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 84.17% | |||||||||||||
General Obligation- 36.36% | |||||||||||||
Baltimore County, MD | 4.000 | % | 08/01/22 | Aaa/AAA | $ | 1,665,000 | $ | 1,867,680 | |||||
City of Columbus, OH, Series 1 | 4.000 | % | 07/01/29 | Aaa/AAA | 500,000 | 544,465 | |||||||
Delaware State | 4.000 | % | 03/01/31 | Aaa/AAA | 2,000,000 | 2,160,120 | |||||||
Delaware State, Series A | 3.000 | % | 08/01/26 | Aaa/AAA | 1,500,000 | 1,545,960 | |||||||
Delaware State, Series B | 3.000 | % | 07/01/19 | Aaa/AAA | 1,400,000 | 1,525,664 | |||||||
Georgia State, Series B | 4.250 | % | 04/01/25 | Aaa/AAA | 1,120,000 | 1,206,363 | |||||||
Mecklenburg County, NC | 3.500 | % | 02/01/26 | Aaa/AAA | 2,000,000 | 2,198,940 | |||||||
Oregon State, State Property, ODOT Building, Series K | 5.000 | % | 05/01/30 | Aa1/AA+ | 1,915,000 | 2,196,256 | |||||||
Prince Georges County, MD, Public Improvements | 4.125 | % | 07/15/26 | Aaa/AAA | 2,000,000 | 2,137,520 | |||||||
Utah State, Series A | 5.000 | % | 07/01/23 | Aaa/AAA | 2,785,000 | 3,360,020 | |||||||
Wake County, NC, Series A | 3.000 | % | 05/01/29 | Aaa/AAA | 2,525,000 | 2,520,581 | |||||||
Washington State, Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax, Series E | 4.000 | % | 02/01/36 | Aa1/AA+ | 2,000,000 | 2,079,720 | |||||||
Washington, MD, Suburban Sanitation District, Public Improvements | 3.000 | % | 06/01/26 | Aaa/AAA | 2,000,000 | 2,049,980 | |||||||
$ | 25,393,269 | ||||||||||||
Prerefunded2 Issues- 34.06% | |||||||||||||
Fairfax County, VA, Water Authority Water Revenue, 04/01/2017 @ 100 | 4.500 | % | 04/01/27 | NR/NR | $ | 355,000 | $ | 389,609 | |||||
Georgia State, Series G, 1/1/99 @ 100 | 4.125 | % | 10/01/23 | Aaa/AA+ | 2,000,000 | 2,128,400 | |||||||
Henrico County, VA, Public Improvements, 07/15/15 @ 100 | 4.250 | % | 07/15/24 | Aaa/AAA | 2,830,000 | 2,912,240 | |||||||
Kansas State, Development Finance Authority, DW-1, 04/01/17 @ 100 | 3.125 | % | 04/01/22 | Aaa/AAA | 2,975,000 | 3,160,521 | |||||||
Kansas State, Development Finance Authority, DW-1, 1/1/99 @ 100 | 3.000 | % | 04/01/20 | Aaa/AAA | 2,865,000 | 2,977,022 | |||||||
Maryland State, Capital Improvements, Series A, 02/15/15 @ 100 | 4.000 | % | 02/15/20 | Aaa/AAA | 4,000,000 | 4,044,919 | |||||||
Tennessee State, Series A, 05/01/17 @ 100 | 5.000 | % | 05/01/26 | Aaa/AA+ | 500,000 | 555,945 | |||||||
Tennessee State, Series A, 05/01/17 @ 100 | 5.000 | % | 05/01/27 | Aaa/AA+ | 2,075,000 | 2,307,172 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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Managed Municipal Fund, Inc. | Schedule of Investments |
October 31, 2014 |
Security | Interest Rate | Maturity Date | Ratings (Moody's/ S&P)1 | Principal Amount | Value | ||||||||
MUNICIPAL BONDS - 84.17% (continued) | |||||||||||||
Prerefunded2 Issues- 34.06% (continued) | |||||||||||||
Virginia State, Series B, 06/01/16 @ 100 | 4.250 | % | 06/01/26 | Aaa/AAA | $ | 2,500,000 | $ | 2,651,625 | |||||
Washington, MD, Suburban Sanitation District, Water Supply, 06/01/16 @ 100 | 4.250 | % | 06/01/26 | Aaa/AAA | 2,500,000 | 2,657,100 | |||||||
$ | 23,784,553 | ||||||||||||
Revenue Bonds- 13.75% | |||||||||||||
Fairfax County, VA, Water Authority Water Revenue | 4.500 | % | 04/01/27 | Aaa/AAA | $ | 2,145,000 | $ | 2,265,656 | |||||
Gwinnett County, GA, Water & Sewerage Authority, Series A | 4.000 | % | 08/01/28 | Aaa/AAA | 2,000,000 | 2,125,680 | |||||||
North Carolina State, Series B | 5.000 | % | 06/01/26 | Aa1/AA+ | 1,500,000 | 1,891,335 | |||||||
Virginia State, Resources Authority Clean Water Revenue | 4.500 | % | 10/01/28 | Aaa/AAA | 3,000,000 | 3,322,050 | |||||||
$ | 9,604,721 | ||||||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds (Cost $55,608,539) | $ | 58,782,543 | |||||||||||
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 4.94% | |||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bills3 | 0.016 | % | 02/05/15 | - | $ | 2,450,000 | $ | 2,449,951 | |||||
U.S. Treasury Bills3 | 0.017 | % | 11/06/14 | - | 200,000 | 200,000 | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Bills3 | 0.098 | % | 10/15/15 | - | 800,000 | 799,328 | |||||||
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $3,449,136) | $ | 3,449,279 | |||||||||||
Total Investments - 89.11% (Cost $59,057,675)* | $ | 62,231,822 | |||||||||||
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities - 10.89% | 7,606,056 | ||||||||||||
Net Assets - 100.00% | $ | 69,837,878 |
1 | Moody's Municipal Bond Ratings: Aaa Judged to be of best quality. Aa Judged to be of high quality by all standards. Issues are sometimes denoted with a 1, 2, or 3, which dentoe a high, medium or low ranking within the ranking. NR Bond is not rated by this rating organization. S&P Municipal Bond Ratings: AAA Of the highest quality. AA The second strongest capacity of payment of debt services. Those issues determined to possess very strong safety characteristics are denoted with a plus (+) sign. NR Bond is not rated by this rating organization. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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October 31, 2014 |
2 | Prerefunded: Bonds which are prerefunded are collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities which are held in escrow and are used to pay principal and interest on tax-exempt issues and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date. |
3 | Interest rate presented is effective yield to maturity. |
* | Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $59,057,675 and net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis consists of: |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 3,225,505 | ||
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | (51,358 | ) | ||
Net Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 3,174,147 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. | Schedule of Investments |
October 31, 2014 |
Interest | Maturity | Principal | ||||||||||
Security | Rate | Date | Amount1 | Value | ||||||||
CANADIAN SECURITIES - 18.55% | ||||||||||||
Canadian Government Bonds | 1.000 | % | 05/01/15 | CAD | 3,100,000 | $ | 2,751,011 | |||||
Canadian Government Bonds | 1.000 | % | 05/01/16 | 5,000,000 | 4,435,695 | |||||||
Canadian Government Bonds | 1.500 | % | 02/01/17 | 2,000,000 | 1,791,757 | |||||||
Canadian Government Bonds | 4.000 | % | 06/01/17 | 4,500,000 | 4,292,618 | |||||||
Total Canadian Securities (Cost $14,022,944) | $ | 13,271,081 | ||||||||||
MEXICAN SECURITIES - 18.14% | ||||||||||||
Mexican Bonos2 | 7.250 | % | 12/15/16 | MXN | 70,000,000 | $ | 5,570,531 | |||||
Mexican Bonos2 | 7.750 | % | 12/14/17 | 37,057,500 | 3,025,964 | |||||||
Mexican Bonos2 | 8.000 | % | 12/17/15 | 37,407,000 | 2,922,517 | |||||||
Mexican Bonos2 | 8.500 | % | 12/13/18 | 17,270,000 | 1,458,461 | |||||||
Total Mexican Securities (Cost $13,936,344) | $ | 12,977,473 | ||||||||||
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 60.87% | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes | 1.500 | % | 01/31/19 | $ | 3,150,000 | $ | 3,156,152 | |||||
U.S. Treasury Notes | 1.625 | % | 07/31/19 | 2,990,000 | 2,997,009 | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes | 2.250 | % | 07/31/21 | 2,880,000 | 2,923,200 | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds | 2.625 | % | 08/15/20 | 1,000,000 | 1,043,125 | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds | 8.125 | % | 08/15/19 | 3,000,000 | 3,911,016 | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds | 8.500 | % | 02/15/20 | 6,000,000 | 8,079,372 | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds | 8.750 | % | 05/15/17 | 8,000,000 | 9,606,871 | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds | 8.750 | % | 08/15/20 | 2,300,000 | 3,182,446 | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds | 8.875 | % | 08/15/17 | 7,075,000 | 8,632,604 | |||||||
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $41,494,143) | $ | 43,531,795 | ||||||||||
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 0.86% | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bills3 | 0.028 | % | 03/05/15 | $ | 615,000 | $ | 614,922 | |||||
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $614,940) | $ | 614,922 | ||||||||||
Total Investments - 98.42% (Cost $70,068,371)* | $ | 70,395,271 | ||||||||||
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities - 1.58% | 1,132,180 | |||||||||||
Net Assets - 100.00% | $ | 71,527,451 |
CAD | Canadian Dollar |
MXN | Mexican Peso |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. | Schedule of Investments |
October 31, 2014 |
1 | Principal Amount is shown in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. |
2 | Bonos are fixed rate, local currency-denominated coupon bonds issued by the Mexican government. |
3 | Interest rate presented is effective yield to maturity. |
* | Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $70,076,036 and net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis consists of: |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 2,060,516 | ||
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | (1,741,281 | ) | ||
Net Unrealized Appreciation* | $ | 319,235 |
* | The amount shown of $319,235 does not include the tax adjustment of $(7,813) for unrealized depreciation on foreign exchange contracts. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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ISI Strategy Fund, Inc. | Schedule of Investments |
October 31, 2014 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary - 10.41% | ||||||||
Auto Components - 0.52% | ||||||||
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corp.* | 235 | $ | 3,668 | |||||
Gentex Corp. | 5,760 | 188,582 | ||||||
Lear Corp. | 3,250 | 300,626 | ||||||
492,876 | ||||||||
Automobiles - 0.64% | ||||||||
Ford Motor Co. | 17,115 | 241,150 | ||||||
General Motors Co. | 11,735 | 368,479 | ||||||
609,629 | ||||||||
Diversified Consumer Services - 0.43% | ||||||||
Apollo Education Group, Inc.* | 7,540 | 216,097 | ||||||
DeVry Education Group, Inc. | 2,830 | 137,000 | ||||||
Service Corp. International | 2,490 | 54,456 | ||||||
407,553 | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.85% | ||||||||
Brinker International, Inc. | 900 | 48,276 | ||||||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 1,130 | 58,511 | ||||||
Denny's Corp.* | 4,730 | 40,773 | ||||||
Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 1,690 | 150,055 | ||||||
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. | 2,480 | 112,790 | ||||||
Hyatt Hotels Corp. - Class A* | 2,905 | 172,034 | ||||||
Jack in the Box, Inc. | 1,010 | 71,750 | ||||||
Marriott International, Inc. - Class A | 2,606 | 197,405 | ||||||
McDonald's Corp. | 3,072 | 287,939 | ||||||
MGM Resorts International* | 3,878 | 90,164 | ||||||
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. | 3,900 | 157,170 | ||||||
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 3,355 | 260,583 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary - 10.41% (continued) | ||||||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.85% (continued) | ||||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 1,440 | $ | 103,435 | |||||
1,750,885 | ||||||||
Household Durables - 0.46% | ||||||||
Jarden Corp.* | 4,035 | 262,639 | ||||||
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. | 5,265 | 175,482 | ||||||
438,121 | ||||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.40% | ||||||||
Liberty Interactive Corp. - Class A* | 12,115 | 316,686 | ||||||
Liberty Ventures - Series A* | 1,722 | 60,442 | ||||||
377,128 | ||||||||
Leisure Products - 0.11% | ||||||||
Mattel, Inc. | 3,216 | 99,921 | ||||||
Media - 3.74% | ||||||||
Cablevision Systems Corp. - New York Group - Class A | 17,608 | 327,861 | ||||||
Comcast Corp. - Class A | 7,400 | 409,590 | ||||||
DIRECTV* | 7,855 | 681,734 | ||||||
Interpublic Group of Cos, Inc. (The) | 7,100 | 137,669 | ||||||
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. - Class A | 2,575 | 150,354 | ||||||
Lamar Advertising Co. - Class A | 1,930 | 99,685 | ||||||
Omnicom Group, Inc. | 2,210 | 158,811 | ||||||
Scholastic Corp. | 850 | 29,589 | ||||||
Thomson Reuters Corp. | 5,140 | 191,311 | ||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 3,730 | 549,093 | ||||||
Time Warner, Inc. | 2,655 | 210,993 | ||||||
Time, Inc.* | 331 | 7,477 | ||||||
Viacom, Inc. - Class B | 1,230 | 89,396 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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October 31, 2014 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary - 10.41% (continued) | ||||||||
Media - 3.74% (continued) | ||||||||
Walt Disney Co. (The) | 5,378 | $ | 491,442 | |||||
3,535,005 | ||||||||
Multi-Line Retail - 0.56% | ||||||||
Kohl's Corp. | 3,950 | 214,169 | ||||||
Nordstrom, Inc. | 2,415 | 175,353 | ||||||
Target Corp. | 2,266 | 140,084 | ||||||
529,606 | ||||||||
Specialty Retail - 1.48% | ||||||||
AutoNation, Inc.* | 1,000 | 57,260 | ||||||
AutoZone, Inc.* | 230 | 127,310 | ||||||
GameStop Corp. - Class A | 1,490 | 63,712 | ||||||
Gap, Inc. (The) | 2,439 | 92,414 | ||||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 3,437 | 335,176 | ||||||
Lowe's Cos., Inc. | 4,525 | 258,830 | ||||||
Staples, Inc. | 25,490 | 323,213 | ||||||
Systemax, Inc.* | 1,031 | 15,774 | ||||||
TJX Cos, Inc. (The) | 1,240 | 78,517 | ||||||
Wet Seal, Inc. (The) - Class A* | 5,200 | 1,768 | ||||||
Zumiez, Inc.* | 1,370 | 45,731 | ||||||
1,399,705 | ||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.22% | ||||||||
NIKE, Inc. - Class B | 2,205 | 204,999 | ||||||
Consumer Staples - 7.94% | ||||||||
Beverages - 1.54% | ||||||||
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. | 580 | 52,455 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 13,860 | 580,457 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | 5,555 | 240,809 | ||||||
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | 3,743 | 259,203 | ||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 3,309 | 318,227 | ||||||
1,451,151 | ||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.36% | ||||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 7,345 | 630,274 | ||||||
Kroger Co. (The) | 2,120 | 118,105 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Consumer Staples - 7.94% (continued) | ||||||||
Food & Staples Retailing - 2.36% (continued) | ||||||||
Rite Aid Corp.* | 5,080 | $ | 26,670 | |||||
Safeway, Inc. | 2,960 | 103,186 | ||||||
Walgreen Co. | 4,460 | 286,421 | ||||||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 14,047 | 1,071,365 | ||||||
2,236,021 | ||||||||
Food Products - 1.77% | ||||||||
Bunge Ltd. | 4,770 | 422,860 | ||||||
Campbell Soup Co. | 1,420 | 62,721 | ||||||
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | 450 | 15,458 | ||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 3,091 | 160,608 | ||||||
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. | 2,196 | 123,745 | ||||||
McCormick & Co., Inc. - Non-Voting Shares | 1,118 | 79,065 | ||||||
Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A | 11,775 | 415,186 | ||||||
Pinnacle Foods, Inc. | 1,490 | 50,362 | ||||||
Sanderson Farms, Inc. | 1,320 | 110,854 | ||||||
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.* | 1,390 | 118,386 | ||||||
Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A | 2,970 | 119,840 | ||||||
1,679,085 | ||||||||
Household Products - 1.09% | ||||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 105 | 7,022 | ||||||
Harbinger Group, Inc.* | 6,210 | 81,599 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 250 | 28,568 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 10,418 | 909,179 | ||||||
1,026,368 | ||||||||
Personal Products - 0.16% | ||||||||
Avon Products, Inc. | 11,250 | 117,000 | ||||||
Revlon, Inc. - Class A* | 930 | 31,899 | ||||||
148,899 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Consumer Staples - 7.94% (continued) | ||||||||
Tobacco - 1.02% | ||||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 9,760 | $ | 471,799 | |||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 4,192 | 373,130 | ||||||
Reynolds American, Inc. | 1,851 | 116,446 | ||||||
961,375 | ||||||||
Energy - 6.58% | ||||||||
Energy Equipment & Services - 1.11% | ||||||||
Basic Energy Services, Inc.* | 2,362 | 30,470 | ||||||
Cameron International Corp.* | 1,270 | 75,629 | ||||||
Halliburton Co. | 5,440 | 299,962 | ||||||
Matrix Service Co.* | 1,850 | 46,361 | ||||||
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 2,710 | 62,411 | ||||||
RPC, Inc. | 7,200 | 118,080 | ||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 4,102 | 404,703 | ||||||
Seventy Seven Energy, Inc.* | 543 | 7,097 | ||||||
Unit Corp.* | 60 | 2,905 | ||||||
1,047,618 | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 5.47% | ||||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 586 | 53,783 | ||||||
Chevron Corp. | 6,871 | 824,176 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips | 6,370 | 459,596 | ||||||
Denbury Resources, Inc. | 5,770 | 71,548 | ||||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 3,263 | 195,780 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 17,923 | 1,733,332 | ||||||
Green Plains, Inc. | 1,010 | 34,542 | ||||||
Hess Corp. | 1,610 | 136,544 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 9,715 | 375,971 | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 4,000 | 141,600 | ||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 2,945 | 267,701 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 3,300 | 293,469 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Energy - 6.58% (continued) | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 5.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Phillips 66 | 3,910 | $ | 306,935 | |||||
SM Energy Co. | 216 | 12,161 | ||||||
Southwestern Energy Co.* | 8,105 | 263,494 | ||||||
5,170,632 | ||||||||
Financials - 16.59% | ||||||||
Banks - 4.71% | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 32,321 | 554,628 | ||||||
BB&T Corp. | 6,065 | 229,742 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 7,175 | 384,078 | ||||||
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | 2,588 | 209,136 | ||||||
CVB Financial Corp. | 4,920 | 77,638 | ||||||
Enterprise Financial Services Corp. | 1,010 | 19,039 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 4,255 | 85,057 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 16,556 | 1,001,308 | ||||||
MB Financial, Inc. | 2,160 | 68,148 | ||||||
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | 1,760 | 68,992 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | 1,200 | 103,668 | ||||||
Popular, Inc.* | 2,830 | 90,220 | ||||||
SVB Financial Group* | 1,160 | 129,908 | ||||||
TCF Financial Corp. | 1,969 | 30,421 | ||||||
United Community Banks, Inc. | 3,040 | 54,811 | ||||||
US Bancorp | 5,760 | 245,376 | ||||||
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. | 700 | 26,859 | ||||||
Webster Financial Corp. | 2,460 | 77,096 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 18,668 | 991,084 | ||||||
4,447,209 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Financials - 16.59% (continued) | ||||||||
Capital Markets - 1.77% | ||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 1,830 | $ | 230,891 | |||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | 7,535 | 291,755 | ||||||
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | 2,325 | 66,658 | ||||||
E*TRADE Financial Corp.* | 1,420 | 31,666 | ||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 1,000 | 55,610 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 1,000 | 189,990 | ||||||
Investment Technology Group, Inc.* | 2,130 | 38,191 | ||||||
Legg Mason, Inc. | 5,040 | 262,080 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | 6,955 | 243,077 | ||||||
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 1,620 | 90,931 | ||||||
State Street Corp. | 2,305 | 173,935 | ||||||
1,674,784 | ||||||||
Consumer Finance - 1.09% | ||||||||
American Express Co. | 4,955 | 445,702 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 1,700 | 140,709 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services | 5,165 | 329,424 | ||||||
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. | 6,370 | 117,845 | ||||||
1,033,680 | ||||||||
Diversified Financial Services - 1.23% | ||||||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B* | 6,986 | 979,157 | ||||||
MSCI, Inc. | 3,945 | 184,074 | ||||||
1,163,231 | ||||||||
Insurance - 4.32% | ||||||||
Aflac, Inc. | 2,515 | 150,221 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Financials - 16.59% (continued) | ||||||||
Insurance - 4.32% (continued) | ||||||||
Allstate Corp. (The) | 2,195 | $ | 142,346 | |||||
American International Group, Inc. | 4,125 | 220,976 | ||||||
American National Insurance Co. | 240 | 27,379 | ||||||
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 4,570 | 199,389 | ||||||
Assurant, Inc. | 5,000 | 341,099 | ||||||
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | 12,760 | 294,501 | ||||||
Chubb Corp. (The) | 1,150 | 114,264 | ||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 362 | 18,270 | ||||||
Erie Indemnity Co. - Class A | 3,236 | 274,639 | ||||||
FBL Financial Group, Inc. - Class A | 900 | 44,622 | ||||||
First American Financial Corp. | 3,380 | 102,482 | ||||||
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The) | 1,220 | 81,667 | ||||||
Kemper Corp. | 3,890 | 143,347 | ||||||
Lincoln National Corp. | 1,000 | 54,760 | ||||||
Loews Corp. | 3,025 | 131,890 | ||||||
MBIA, Inc.* | 8,580 | 83,741 | ||||||
Mercury General Corp. | 999 | 53,067 | ||||||
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. | 2,550 | 84,507 | ||||||
Old Republic International Corp. | 18,170 | 268,371 | ||||||
PartnerRe Ltd. | 743 | 85,958 | ||||||
Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. | 1,430 | 89,561 | ||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 5,195 | 272,062 |
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COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Financials - 16.59% (continued) | ||||||||
Insurance - 4.32% (continued) | ||||||||
Progressive Corp. (The) | 3,910 | $ | 103,263 | |||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 1,090 | 96,509 | ||||||
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 2,895 | 299,140 | ||||||
RLI Corp. | 2,040 | 101,164 | ||||||
Unum Group | 3,933 | 131,598 | ||||||
Validus Holdings Ltd. | 1,730 | 68,819 | ||||||
4,079,612 | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.79% | ||||||||
AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. | 1,980 | 37,759 | ||||||
Altisource Residential Corp. | 1,750 | 40,635 | ||||||
American Capital Agency Corp. | 4,040 | 91,870 | ||||||
American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp. | 3,700 | 72,483 | ||||||
American Tower Corp. | 1,640 | 159,900 | ||||||
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. - REIT | 3,240 | 53,266 | ||||||
Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc. | 2,240 | 37,363 | ||||||
Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. - REIT | 1,000 | 17,330 | ||||||
Capstead Mortgage Corp. - REIT | 6,670 | 84,776 | ||||||
Chatham Lodging Trust | 1,840 | 47,141 | ||||||
Chimera Investment Corp. | 71,750 | 223,860 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Financials - 16.59% (continued) | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.79% (continued) | ||||||||
Cousins Properties, Inc. - REIT | 1,000 | $ | 13,010 | |||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 1,000 | 78,120 | ||||||
CYS Investments, Inc. - REIT | 11,210 | 100,105 | ||||||
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. | 1,801 | 88,429 | ||||||
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. | 1,806 | 19,378 | ||||||
Getty Realty Corp. - REIT | 2,340 | 43,547 | ||||||
Government Properties Income Trust | 4,780 | 109,080 | ||||||
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. - Class A, REIT | 4,110 | 52,772 | ||||||
MFA Financial, Inc. - REIT | 25,675 | 215,157 | ||||||
National Health Investors, Inc. | 1,580 | 104,138 | ||||||
Parkway Properties, Inc. | 1,000 | 20,050 | ||||||
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. | 1,079 | 44,250 | ||||||
Potlatch Corp. - REIT | 1,410 | 62,026 | ||||||
Public Storage | 510 | 94,013 | ||||||
Sabra Health Care, Inc. - REIT | 3,290 | 93,995 | ||||||
Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc.* | 2,870 | 36,880 | ||||||
Two Harbors Investment Corp. - REIT | 24,500 | 248,184 | ||||||
Ventas, Inc. | 410 | 28,089 |
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COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Financials - 16.59% (continued) | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts - 2.79% (continued) | ||||||||
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust | 3,810 | $ | 107,671 | |||||
Weingarten Realty Investors | 5,900 | 213,875 | ||||||
2,639,152 | ||||||||
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.46% | ||||||||
CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A* | 4,890 | 156,480 | ||||||
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 2,070 | 279,885 | ||||||
436,365 | ||||||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.22% | ||||||||
Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | 7,400 | 94,793 | ||||||
MGIC Investment Corp.* | 2,930 | 26,136 | ||||||
Radian Group, Inc. | 3,990 | 67,232 | ||||||
United Financial Bancorp, Inc. | 1,590 | 22,308 | ||||||
210,469 | ||||||||
Health Care - 13.69% | ||||||||
Biotechnology - 2.07% | ||||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 3,473 | 563,251 | ||||||
Biogen Idec, Inc.* | 1,000 | 321,080 | ||||||
Celgene Corp.* | 2,040 | 218,464 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc.* | 7,195 | 805,840 | ||||||
United Therapeutics Corp.* | 400 | 52,388 | ||||||
1,961,023 | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.03% | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 8,881 | 387,123 | ||||||
Alere, Inc.* | 776 | 31,017 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Health Care - 13.69% (continued) | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.03% (continued) | ||||||||
Baxter International, Inc. | 422 | $ | 29,599 | |||||
Boston Scientific Corp.* | 45,589 | 605,422 | ||||||
Hologic, Inc.* | 18,365 | 480,979 | ||||||
Masimo Corp.* | 3,010 | 75,972 | ||||||
Medtronic, Inc. | 2,555 | 174,149 | ||||||
STERIS Corp. | 1,388 | 85,778 | ||||||
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 1,010 | 51,763 | ||||||
1,921,802 | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services - 4.29% | ||||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | 2,535 | 216,514 | ||||||
Cigna Corp. | 2,910 | 289,749 | ||||||
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.* | 3,200 | 249,824 | ||||||
Express Scripts Holding Co.* | 8,411 | 646,132 | ||||||
HCA Holdings, Inc.* | 5,615 | 393,331 | ||||||
Health Net, Inc.* | 1,440 | 68,414 | ||||||
HealthSouth Corp. | 2,260 | 91,146 | ||||||
Humana, Inc. | 1,840 | 255,484 | ||||||
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. | 2,110 | 45,893 | ||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings* | 2,605 | 284,700 | ||||||
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.* | 1,610 | 112,700 | ||||||
Magellan Health Services, Inc.* | 1,780 | 107,726 | ||||||
McKesson Corp. | 1,040 | 211,546 | ||||||
PharMerica Corp.* | 1,480 | 42,461 | ||||||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 2,815 | 178,640 | ||||||
Select Medical Holdings Corp. | 9,140 | 131,799 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Health Care - 13.69% (continued) | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services - 4.29% (continued) | ||||||||
Team Health Holdings, Inc.* | 2,080 | $ | 130,083 | |||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp.* | 2,213 | 124,039 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 1,600 | 152,016 | ||||||
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.* | 1,000 | 67,870 | ||||||
WellPoint, Inc. | 2,011 | 254,774 | ||||||
4,054,841 | ||||||||
Health Care Technology - 0.01% | ||||||||
Omnicell, Inc.* | 270 | 8,724 | ||||||
Life Science Tools & Services - 0.15% | ||||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 1,220 | 143,435 | ||||||
Pharmaceuticals - 5.14% | ||||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 4,431 | 281,191 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 6,018 | 350,187 | ||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 2,190 | 145,263 | ||||||
Endo International plc* | 3,040 | 203,437 | ||||||
Hospira, Inc.* | 2,960 | 158,952 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 9,790 | 1,055,166 | ||||||
Lannett Co. Inc* | 2,480 | 140,666 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 13,787 | 798,819 | ||||||
Mylan, Inc.* | 5,515 | 295,328 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 47,635 | 1,426,668 | ||||||
4,855,677 | ||||||||
Industrials - 8.62% | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense - 2.33% | ||||||||
Boeing Co. (The) | 1,120 | 139,899 | ||||||
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | 1,736 | 120,149 | ||||||
Exelis, Inc. | 4,570 | 81,575 | ||||||
General Dynamics Corp. | 2,770 | 387,135 | ||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 3,025 | 290,763 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Industrials - 8.62% (continued) | ||||||||
Aerospace & Defense - 2.33% (continued) | ||||||||
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | 598 | $ | 63,280 | |||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1,210 | 230,590 | ||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 1,000 | 137,960 | ||||||
Precision Castparts Corp. | 1,000 | 220,700 | ||||||
Raytheon Co. | 1,422 | 147,717 | ||||||
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. - Class A* | 2,125 | 83,598 | ||||||
United Technologies Corp. | 2,679 | 286,653 | ||||||
Vectrus, Inc.* | 253 | 6,183 | ||||||
2,196,202 | ||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics - 0.77% | ||||||||
FedEx Corp. | 1,050 | 175,770 | ||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B | 5,270 | 552,876 | ||||||
728,646 | ||||||||
Airlines - 0.18% | ||||||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | 800 | 42,584 | ||||||
United Continental Holdings, Inc.* | 2,379 | 125,635 | ||||||
168,219 | ||||||||
Building Products - 0.13% | ||||||||
AO Smith Corp. | 1,550 | 82,693 | ||||||
Griffon Corp. | 1,470 | 18,066 | ||||||
Masco Corp. | 1,000 | 22,070 | ||||||
122,829 | ||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.96% | ||||||||
Brink's Co. (The) | 1,780 | 37,380 | ||||||
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | 8,107 | 200,567 | ||||||
Republic Services, Inc. | 1,130 | 43,392 | ||||||
Rollins, Inc. | 4,810 | 153,295 | ||||||
RR Donnelley & Sons Co. | 12,870 | 224,581 |
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COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Industrials - 8.62% (continued) | ||||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.96% (continued) | ||||||||
United Stationers, Inc. | 1,950 | $ | 81,452 | |||||
Waste Management, Inc. | 3,325 | 162,559 | ||||||
903,226 | ||||||||
Construction & Engineering - 0.07% | ||||||||
AECOM Technology Corp.* | 304 | 9,895 | ||||||
Tutor Perini Corp.* | 2,150 | 60,222 | ||||||
70,117 | ||||||||
Electrical Equipment - 0.34% | ||||||||
Babcock & Wilcox Co. (The) | 2,470 | 70,642 | ||||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 3,965 | 253,998 | ||||||
324,640 | ||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates - 1.06% | ||||||||
3M Co. | 1,118 | 171,915 | ||||||
Danaher Corp. | 2,835 | 227,934 | ||||||
General Electric Co. | 23,155 | 597,630 | ||||||
997,479 | ||||||||
Machinery - 0.99% | ||||||||
AGCO Corp. | 760 | 33,676 | ||||||
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | 1,750 | 56,840 | ||||||
Blount International, Inc.* | 2,750 | 42,103 | ||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 1,734 | 175,844 | ||||||
Deere & Co. | 1,172 | 100,253 | ||||||
Graco, Inc. | 1,360 | 106,760 | ||||||
Hillenbrand, Inc. | 2,200 | 73,238 | ||||||
ITT Corp. | 3,395 | 152,978 | ||||||
Meritor, Inc.* | 6,840 | 78,592 | ||||||
Mueller Industries, Inc. | 580 | 18,827 | ||||||
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 1,000 | 93,640 | ||||||
932,751 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Industrials - 8.62% (continued) | ||||||||
Professional Services - 0.44% | ||||||||
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The) | 2,020 | $ | 248,076 | |||||
Manpowergroup, Inc. | 2,000 | 133,500 | ||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. - Class A* | 560 | 34,916 | ||||||
416,492 | ||||||||
Road & Rail - 0.83% | ||||||||
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.* | 8,850 | 193,992 | ||||||
Landstar System, Inc. | 2,000 | 148,020 | ||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 3,838 | 446,935 | ||||||
788,947 | ||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.21% | ||||||||
GATX Corp. | 1,400 | 88,760 | ||||||
United Rentals, Inc.* | 1,000 | 110,060 | ||||||
198,820 | ||||||||
Transportation Infrastructure - 0.31% | ||||||||
Macquarie Infrastructure Co., LLC | 4,130 | 295,873 | ||||||
Information Technology - 16.83% | ||||||||
Communications Equipment - 0.96% | ||||||||
Black Box Corp. | 1,010 | 22,210 | ||||||
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. | 5,120 | 54,938 | ||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 13,730 | 335,972 | ||||||
CommScope Holding Co., Inc* | 795 | 17,124 | ||||||
Comtech Telecommunica-tions Corp. | 810 | 30,837 | ||||||
Harris Corp. | 1,010 | 70,296 | ||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc. | 3,580 | 75,431 | ||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 1,700 | 109,650 | ||||||
NETGEAR, Inc.* | 570 | 19,403 |
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COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Information Technology - 16.83% (continued) | ||||||||
Communications Equipment - 0.96% (continued) | ||||||||
Polycom, Inc.* | 4,420 | $ | 57,814 | |||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 1,495 | 117,372 | ||||||
911,047 | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.68% | ||||||||
Arrow Electronics, Inc.* | 1,000 | 56,860 | ||||||
Corning, Inc. | 4,954 | 101,210 | ||||||
CTS Corp. | 1,403 | 25,815 | ||||||
Ingram Micro, Inc. - Class A* | 3,570 | 95,819 | ||||||
Insight Enterprises, Inc.* | 2,030 | 46,183 | ||||||
Itron, Inc.* | 490 | 19,076 | ||||||
Jabil Circuit, Inc. | 2,160 | 45,252 | ||||||
Plexus Corp.* | 850 | 35,148 | ||||||
ScanSource, Inc.* | 1,334 | 50,932 | ||||||
Tech Data Corp.* | 2,179 | 130,129 | ||||||
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | 2,800 | 37,828 | ||||||
644,252 | ||||||||
Internet Software & Services - 1.77% | ||||||||
EarthLink Holdings Corp. | 5,930 | 21,229 | ||||||
eBay, Inc.* | 2,370 | 124,425 | ||||||
Facebook, Inc. - Class A* | 4,220 | 316,458 | ||||||
Google, Inc.* | 1,986 | 1,110,333 | ||||||
VeriSign, Inc.* | 1,650 | 98,604 | ||||||
1,671,049 | ||||||||
IT Services - 4.11% | ||||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 1,000 | 81,780 | ||||||
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | 10,430 | 274,831 | ||||||
CACI International, Inc. - Class A* | 840 | 69,124 | ||||||
Computer Sciences Corp. | 3,265 | 197,206 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Information Technology - 16.83% (continued) | ||||||||
IT Services - 4.11% (continued) | ||||||||
Convergys Corp. | 3,340 | $ | 67,368 | |||||
DST Systems, Inc. | 740 | 71,299 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 1,790 | 104,518 | ||||||
Fiserv, Inc.* | 2,200 | 152,856 | ||||||
Global Payments, Inc. | 4,307 | 346,714 | ||||||
iGATE Corp.* | 1,280 | 47,424 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 4,792 | 787,804 | ||||||
MasterCard, Inc. - Class A | 1,960 | 164,150 | ||||||
MoneyGram International, Inc.* | 4,040 | 34,744 | ||||||
Teradata Corp.* | 1,569 | 66,400 | ||||||
Vantiv, Inc. - Class A* | 11,280 | 348,778 | ||||||
Visa, Inc. - Class A | 1,710 | 412,845 | ||||||
Western Union Co. (The) | 13,464 | 228,349 | ||||||
Xerox Corp. | 31,265 | 415,198 | ||||||
3,871,388 | ||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.76% | ||||||||
Amkor Technology, Inc.* | 5,190 | 35,188 | ||||||
Atmel Corp.* | 2,550 | 18,921 | ||||||
Broadcom Corp. - Class A | 8,050 | 337,134 | ||||||
Diodes, Inc.* | 2,280 | 58,892 | ||||||
Freescale Semiconductor Ltd.* | 5,730 | 113,970 | ||||||
Intel Corp. | 10,249 | 348,569 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 4,200 | 327,012 | ||||||
ON Semiconductor Corp.* | 15,535 | 128,785 | ||||||
PMC-Sierra, Inc.* | 10,760 | 83,820 |
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COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Information Technology - 16.83% (continued) | ||||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.76% (continued) | ||||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 4,250 | $ | 211,055 | |||||
1,663,346 | ||||||||
Software - 3.51% | ||||||||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 5,300 | 105,735 | ||||||
CA, Inc. | 3,489 | 101,390 | ||||||
CDK Global, Inc.* | 333 | 11,189 | ||||||
Citrix Systems, Inc.* | 2,960 | 190,121 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc. | 2,055 | 180,861 | ||||||
Manhattan Associates, Inc.* | 3,910 | 156,830 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 25,497 | 1,197,085 | ||||||
Nuance Communications, Inc.* | 14,822 | 228,703 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. | 20,639 | 805,953 | ||||||
Pegasystems, Inc. | 1,360 | 29,471 | ||||||
Rovi Corp.* | 1,000 | 20,880 | ||||||
Solera Holdings, Inc. | 2,751 | 142,914 | ||||||
Symantec Corp. | 5,945 | 147,555 | ||||||
3,318,687 | ||||||||
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 4.04% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 25,648 | 2,769,984 | ||||||
Diebold, Inc. | 3,730 | 132,154 | ||||||
EMC Corp. | 2,010 | 57,747 | ||||||
Hewlett-Packard Co. | 16,840 | 604,219 | ||||||
Lexmark International, Inc. - Class A | 1,350 | 58,266 | ||||||
NCR Corp.* | 2,300 | 63,641 | ||||||
Western Digital Corp. | 1,400 | 137,718 | ||||||
3,823,729 | ||||||||
Materials - 2.67% | ||||||||
Chemicals - 1.30% | ||||||||
Ashland, Inc. | 1,150 | 124,281 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Materials - 2.67% (continued) | ||||||||
Chemicals - 1.30% (continued) | ||||||||
Cytec Industries, Inc. | 2,728 | $ | 127,207 | |||||
Dow Chemical Co. (The) | 5,544 | 273,873 | ||||||
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 2,645 | 182,902 | ||||||
Mosaic Co. (The) | 4,865 | 215,567 | ||||||
OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.* | 840 | 5,905 | ||||||
RPM International, Inc. | 3,923 | 177,712 | ||||||
W.R. Grace & Co.* | 1,281 | 121,183 | ||||||
1,228,630 | ||||||||
Construction Materials - 0.07% | ||||||||
Vulcan Materials Co. | 1,070 | 66,030 | ||||||
Containers & Packaging - 1.04% | ||||||||
Ball Corp. | 1,888 | 121,644 | ||||||
Berry Plastics Group, Inc.* | 2,040 | 53,081 | ||||||
Crown Holdings, Inc.* | 8,585 | 411,479 | ||||||
Owens-Illinois, Inc.* | 7,704 | 198,532 | ||||||
Sealed Air Corp. | 5,575 | 202,094 | ||||||
986,830 | ||||||||
Metals & Mining - 0.26% | ||||||||
Alcoa, Inc. | 2,560 | 42,906 | ||||||
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | 1,375 | 117,809 | ||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 2,151 | 61,304 | ||||||
TimkenSteel Corp. | 500 | 20,290 | ||||||
242,309 | ||||||||
Telecommunication Services - 3.00% | ||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.76% | ||||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 22,835 | 795,571 | ||||||
CenturyLink, Inc. | 22,424 | 930,148 | ||||||
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.* | 12,815 | 47,031 |
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COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Telecommunication Services - 3.00% (continued) | ||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.76% (continued) | ||||||||
Level 3 Communications, Inc.* | 2,500 | $ | 117,275 | |||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 14,370 | 722,093 | ||||||
2,612,118 | ||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.24% | ||||||||
Sprint Corp.* | 38,385 | 227,623 | ||||||
Utilities - 3.14% | ||||||||
Electric Utilities - 1.29% | ||||||||
American Electric Power Co. Inc | 730 | 42,588 | ||||||
Cleco Corp. | 1,000 | 53,760 | ||||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 2,520 | 207,018 | ||||||
Exelon Corp. | 14,170 | 518,480 | ||||||
FirstEnergy Corp. | 1,970 | 73,560 | ||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 1,100 | 110,242 | ||||||
Southern Co. (The) | 1,765 | 81,825 | ||||||
UIL Holdings Corp. | 1,000 | 41,140 | ||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 2,600 | 87,022 | ||||||
1,215,635 | ||||||||
Gas Utilities - 0.55% | ||||||||
AGL Resources, Inc. | 1,000 | 53,910 | ||||||
Atmos Energy Corp. | 4,920 | 260,760 | ||||||
ONE Gas, Inc. | 425 | 16,129 | ||||||
Questar Corp. | 6,679 | 161,031 | ||||||
UGI Corp. | 780 | 29,398 | ||||||
521,228 | ||||||||
Independent Power and Renewable Energy Producers - 0.63% | ||||||||
AES Corp. | 42,270 | 594,739 | ||||||
Multi-Utilities - 0.67% | ||||||||
Ameren Corp. | 8,840 | 374,286 | ||||||
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 3,380 | 82,979 | ||||||
Dominion Resources, Inc. | 2,080 | 148,304 |
Security | Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 89.47% (continued) | ||||||||
Utilities - 3.14% (continued) | ||||||||
Multi-Utilities - 0.67% (continued) | ||||||||
Wisconsin Energy Corp. | 620 | $ | 30,789 | |||||
636,358 | ||||||||
Total COMMON STOCKS | ||||||||
(Cost $62,507,103) | $ | 84,575,820 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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ISI Strategy Fund, Inc. | Schedule of Investments |
October 31, 2014 |
Interest | Maturity | Principal | |||||||||
Security | Rate | Date | Amount | Value | |||||||
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 8.36% | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes | 1.000 | % | 03/31/17 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,007,188 | ||||
U.S. Treasury Notes | 2.000 | % | 01/31/16 | 1,000,000 | 1,022,344 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds | 1.750 | % | 05/15/22 | 2,775,000 | 2,706,274 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds | 2.625 | % | 08/15/20 | 1,600,000 | 1,669,000 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds | 8.125 | % | 08/15/19 | 1,150,000 | 1,499,223 | ||||||
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $7,915,241) | $ | 7,904,029 | |||||||||
U.S. TREASURY BILLS - 1.90% | |||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bills1 | 0.010 | % | 12/04/14 | $ | 680,000 | $ | 680,001 | ||||
U.S. Treasury Bills1 | 0.025 | % | 03/05/15 | 1,115,000 | 1,114,859 | ||||||
Total U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $1,794,901) | $ | 1,794,860 | |||||||||
Total Investments - 99.73% (Cost $72,217,245)** | $ | 94,274,709 | |||||||||
Other Assets In Excess Of Liabilities - 0.27% | 257,353 | ||||||||||
Net Assets - 100.00% | $ | 94,532,062 |
* | Non-Income Producing Security. |
1 | Interest rate presented is effective yield to maturity. |
** | Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $72,300,821 and net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis consists of: |
Gross Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 23,403,256 | ||
Gross Unrealized Depreciation | (1,429,368 | ) | ||
Net Unrealized Appreciation | $ | 21,973,888 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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ISI Funds | Statements of Assets and Liabilities |
October 31, 2014 |
Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund, Inc. | Managed Municipal Fund, Inc. | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Investments in securities: | ||||||||
At cost | $ | 51,162,003 | $ | 59,057,675 | ||||
At value (Note 1) | $ | 53,179,674 | $ | 62,231,822 | ||||
Cash | 117,368 | 109,483 | ||||||
Interest receivable | 438,041 | 600,463 | ||||||
Receivable for investment securities sold | – | 7,035,793 | ||||||
Receivable for capital shares sold | 565 | 207 | ||||||
Other assets | 23,296 | 24,501 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | 53,758,944 | 70,002,269 | ||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Distributions payable | 23,842 | 45,165 | ||||||
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 105,888 | 3,420 | ||||||
Accrued investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 10,580 | 24,054 | ||||||
Accrued distribution fees (Note 2) | 11,461 | 13,334 | ||||||
Accrued transfer agent fees (Note 2) | 10,849 | 9,039 | ||||||
Accrued administration fees (Note 2) | 10,437 | 14,647 | ||||||
Accrued directors' fees (Note 2) | 3,724 | 4,835 | ||||||
Accrued shareholder servicing fees (Note 2) | 1,471 | 456 | ||||||
Other accrued expenses and liabilities | 43,645 | 49,441 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 221,897 | 164,391 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 53,537,047 | $ | 69,837,878 | ||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 51,543,218 | $ | 66,829,222 | ||||
Accumulated net investment loss | (23,842 | ) | (1,689 | ) | ||||
Accumulated net realized loss from investments | – | (163,802 | ) | |||||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | 2,017,671 | 3,174,147 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 53,537,047 | $ | 69,837,878 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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ISI Funds | Statements of Assets and Liabilities |
October 31, 2014 |
Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund, Inc. | Managed Municipal Fund, Inc. | |||||||
SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING OF $0.001 PAR VALUE | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares (50,000,000 shares authorized) | – | 5,795,267 | ||||||
ISI Class I Shares (5,000,000 shares authorized) | – | 750,565 | ||||||
ISI Shares (115,000,000 shares authorized) | 5,544,910 | – | ||||||
NET ASSET VALUE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares (based on net assets of $61,869,062) | $ | – | $ | 10.68 | ||||
ISI Class I Shares (based on net assets of $7,968,816) | $ | – | $ | 10.62 | ||||
ISI Shares (based on net assets of $53,537,047) | $ | 9.66 | $ | – | ||||
MAXIMUM OFFERING PRICE VALUE PER SHARE(100/97) X NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | $ | – | $ | 11.01 | ||||
ISI Shares | $ | 9.96 | $ | – |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
Annual Report | October 31, 2014 | 39 |
ISI Funds | Statements of Assets and Liabilities |
October 31, 2014 |
North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. | ISI Strategy Fund, Inc. | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Investments in securities: | ||||||||
At cost | $ | 70,068,371 | $ | 72,217,245 | ||||
At value (Note 1) | $ | 70,395,271 | $ | 94,274,709 | ||||
Cash | 220,585 | 174,515 | ||||||
Dividends and interest receivable, at value | 1,159,905 | 122,642 | ||||||
Receivable for investment securities sold | – | 138,349 | ||||||
Receivable for capital shares sold | 2,361 | 33,641 | ||||||
Other assets | 24,617 | 22,320 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | 71,802,739 | 94,766,176 | ||||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Payable for investments purchased | – | 37,400 | ||||||
Distributions payable | 50,338 | – | ||||||
Payable for capital shares redeemed | 72,483 | 38,791 | ||||||
Accrued investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 26,023 | 30,818 | ||||||
Accrued distribution fees (Note 2) | 31,008 | 19,261 | ||||||
Accrued transfer agent fees (Note 2) | 17,827 | 13,449 | ||||||
Accrued administration fees (Note 2) | 15,480 | 22,620 | ||||||
Accrued directors' fees (Note 2) | 5,660 | 6,470 | ||||||
Accrued shareholder servicing fees (Note 2) | 2,668 | 1,484 | ||||||
Other accrued expenses and liabilities | 53,801 | 63,821 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 275,288 | 234,114 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 71,527,451 | $ | 94,532,062 | ||||
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | ||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 71,266,366 | $ | 66,948,417 | ||||
Accumulated net investment loss | (50,338 | ) | (2,704 | ) | ||||
Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) from investments and foreign currency transactions | (7,665 | ) | 5,528,885 | |||||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations | 319,088 | 22,057,464 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | $ | 71,527,451 | $ | 94,532,062 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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October 31, 2014 |
North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. | ISI Strategy Fund, Inc. | |||||||
SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK OUTSTANDING OF $0.001 PAR VALUE | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares (50,000,000 shares authorized) | 7,529,958 | – | ||||||
ISI Class C Shares (5,000,000 shares authorized) | 1,658,135 | – | ||||||
ISI Class I Shares (5,000,000 shares authorized) | 607,437 | – | ||||||
ISI Shares (25,000,000 shares authorized) | – | 5,502,939 | ||||||
NET ASSET VALUE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares (based on net assets of $55,116,079) | $ | 7.32 | $ | – | ||||
ISI Class C Shares (based on net assets of $12,005,000) * | $ | 7.24 | $ | – | ||||
ISI Class I Shares (based on net assets of $4,406,372) | $ | 7.25 | $ | – | ||||
ISI Shares (based on net assets of $94,532,062) | $ | – | $ | 17.18 | ||||
MAXIMUM OFFERING PRICE VALUE PER SHARE(100/97) X NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | $ | 7.55 | $ | – | ||||
ISI Shares | $ | – | $ | 17.71 |
* | Contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is imposed on the sale of shares if redeemed within the first year of purchase. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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ISI Funds | Statements of Operations |
For the Year Ended October 31, 2014 |
Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund, Inc. | Managed Municipal Fund, Inc. | |||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||
Interest | $ | 1,139,740 | $ | 2,386,237 | ||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME | 1,139,740 | 2,386,237 | ||||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 132,161 | 293,502 | ||||||
Distribution fees (Note 2): | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | – | 167,961 | ||||||
ISI Shares | 143,682 | – | ||||||
Transfer agent fees (Note 2): | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | – | 48,767 | ||||||
ISI Class I Shares | – | 4,585 | ||||||
ISI Shares | 63,193 | – | ||||||
Registration fees | 23,968 | 47,890 | ||||||
Administrative fees (Note 2) | 91,127 | 118,600 | ||||||
Custody fees | 7,932 | 10,200 | ||||||
Professional fees | 72,446 | 86,400 | ||||||
Directors' fees and expenses | 17,028 | 21,399 | ||||||
Compliance consulting fees (Note 2) | 14,319 | 17,662 | ||||||
Other expenses | 16,415 | 21,076 | ||||||
TOTAL EXPENSES | 582,271 | 838,042 | ||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 557,469 | 1,548,195 | ||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) from: | ||||||||
Investments | 40,447 | (163,756 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Investments | (536,702 | ) | 1,316,845 | |||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | (496,255 | ) | 1,153,089 | |||||
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | 61,214 | $ | 2,701,284 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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ISI Funds | Statements of Operations |
For the Year Ended October 31, 2014 |
North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. | ISI Strategy Fund, Inc. | |||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||
Interest | $ | 2,461,050 | $ | 152,497 | ||||
Dividends | – | 1,411,079 | ||||||
Foreign taxes withheld | – | (777 | ) | |||||
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME | 2,461,050 | 1,562,799 | ||||||
EXPENSES | ||||||||
Investment advisory fees (Note 2) | 333,130 | 366,602 | ||||||
Distribution fees (Note 2): | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | 263,287 | – | ||||||
ISI Class C Shares | 98,657 | – | ||||||
ISI Shares | – | 229,127 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees (Note 2): | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | 70,186 | – | ||||||
ISI Class C Shares | 13,988 | – | ||||||
ISI Class I Shares | 4,961 | – | ||||||
ISI Shares | – | 79,804 | ||||||
Registration fees | 80,943 | 37,575 | ||||||
Administrative fees (Note 2) | 122,047 | 165,333 | ||||||
Custody fees | 18,683 | 45,503 | ||||||
Professional fees | 91,580 | 107,685 | ||||||
Shareholder servicing fees (Note 2): | ||||||||
ISI Class C Shares | 32,888 | – | ||||||
Directors' fees and expenses | 24,259 | 27,434 | ||||||
Compliance consulting fees (Note 2) | 17,153 | 26,780 | ||||||
Other expenses | 24,506 | 25,206 | ||||||
TOTAL EXPENSES | 1,196,268 | 1,111,049 | ||||||
Less expense waived (Note 2) | (14,340 | ) | – | |||||
Net expenses | 1,181,928 | 1,111,049 | ||||||
NET INVESTMENT INCOME | 1,279,122 | 451,750 | ||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS | ||||||||
Net realized gain/(loss) from: | ||||||||
Investments | (1,273,100 | ) | 5,663,655 | |||||
Foreign currency transactions | (42,238 | ) | – | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Investments | (1,309,595 | ) | 4,594,306 | |||||
Foreign currency translations | (3,586 | ) | – | |||||
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS | (2,628,519 | ) | 10,257,961 | |||||
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS | $ | (1,349,397 | ) | $ | 10,709,711 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund, Inc. | Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
Year Ended October 31, 2014 | Year Ended October 31, 2013 | |||||||
FROM OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 557,469 | $ | 672,516 | ||||
Net realized gain from investments | 40,447 | 350,551 | ||||||
Net change in net unrealized depreciation on investments | (536,702 | ) | (2,429,015 | ) | ||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 61,214 | (1,405,948 | ) | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
From net investment income | (551,454 | ) | (666,200 | ) | ||||
From net realized gains from investments | (40,447 | ) | (1,742,186 | ) | ||||
From return of capital | (476,450 | ) | (246,880 | ) | ||||
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | (1,068,351 | ) | (2,655,266 | ) | ||||
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 1,936,236 | 847,213 | ||||||
Reinvestment of distributions to shareholders | 731,368 | 1,918,696 | ||||||
Payments for shares redeemed | (10,297,062 | ) | (14,364,990 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (7,629,458 | ) | (11,599,081 | ) | ||||
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS | (8,636,595 | ) | (15,660,295 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of year | 62,173,642 | 77,833,937 | ||||||
End of year | $ | 53,537,047 | $ | 62,173,642 | ||||
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT LOSS | $ | (23,842 | ) | $ | (29,857 | ) | ||
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY | ||||||||
Shares sold | 199,536 | 83,453 | ||||||
Shares reinvested | 75,540 | 190,073 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,062,113 | ) | (1,437,502 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in shares outstanding | (787,037 | ) | (1,163,976 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of year | 6,331,947 | 7,495,923 | ||||||
Shares outstanding, end of year | 5,544,910 | 6,331,947 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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Managed Municipal Fund, Inc. | Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
Year Ended October 31, 2014 | Year Ended October 31, 2013 | |||||||
FROM OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,548,195 | $ | 2,362,641 | ||||
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments | (163,756 | ) | 525,005 | |||||
Net change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments | 1,316,845 | (6,288,934 | ) | |||||
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 2,701,284 | (3,401,288 | ) | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
From net investment income | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | (1,403,630 | ) | (2,186,601 | ) | ||||
ISI Class I Shares | (144,440 | ) | (175,691 | ) | ||||
From net realized gains from investments | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | (515,643 | ) | (464,062 | ) | ||||
ISI Class I Shares | (9,915 | ) | (28,892 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | (2,073,628 | ) | (2,855,246 | ) | ||||
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | 5,197,492 | 8,226,840 | ||||||
ISI Class I Shares | 7,653,287 | 2,930,854 | ||||||
Reinvestment of distributions to shareholders | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | 1,206,579 | 1,493,696 | ||||||
ISI Class I Shares | 119,104 | 13,566 | ||||||
Payments for shares redeemed | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | (28,464,938 | ) | (30,559,542 | ) | ||||
ISI Class I Shares | (7,100,171 | ) | (1,833,115 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (21,388,647 | ) | (19,727,701 | ) | ||||
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS | (20,760,991 | ) | (25,984,235 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of year | 90,598,869 | 116,583,104 | ||||||
End of year | $ | 69,837,878 | $ | 90,598,869 | ||||
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT LOSS | $ | (1,689 | ) | $ | (25 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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Managed Municipal Fund, Inc. | Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
Year Ended October 31, 2014 | Year Ended October 31, 2013 | |||||||
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY | ||||||||
Shares sold | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | 491,162 | 744,950 | ||||||
ISI Class I Shares | 729,469 | 270,632 | ||||||
Shares reinvested | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | 114,574 | 137,047 | ||||||
ISI Class I Shares | 11,276 | 1,251 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | (2,701,094 | ) | (2,833,029 | ) | ||||
ISI Class I Shares | (673,736 | ) | (171,268 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | ||||||||
ISI Class Class A Shares | (2,095,358 | ) | (1,951,032 | ) | ||||
ISI Class Class I Shares | 67,009 | 100,615 | ||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of year | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | 7,890,625 | 9,841,657 | ||||||
ISI Class I Shares | 683,556 | 582,941 | ||||||
Shares outstanding, end of year | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | 5,795,267 | 7,890,625 | ||||||
ISI Class I Shares | 750,565 | 683,556 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. | Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
Year Ended October 31, 2014 | Year Ended October 31, 2013 | |||||||
FROM OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,279,122 | $ | 1,810,305 | ||||
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments | (1,315,338 | ) | 1,495,974 | |||||
Net change in net unrealized depreciation on investments | (1,313,181 | ) | (5,257,279 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (1,349,397 | ) | (1,951,000 | ) | ||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
From net investment income | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | (39,147 | ) | (1,242,273 | ) | ||||
ISI Class C Shares | (7,145 | ) | (162,289 | ) | ||||
ISI Class I Shares | (4,046 | ) | (251,435 | ) | ||||
From net realized gains from investments | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | (104,210 | ) | (1,184,021 | ) | ||||
ISI Class C Shares | (19,019 | ) | (154,678 | ) | ||||
ISI Class I Shares | (10,769 | ) | (239,645 | ) | ||||
From return of capital | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | (1,554,063 | ) | (28,772 | ) | ||||
ISI Class C Shares | (283,623 | ) | (3,759 | ) | ||||
ISI Class I Shares | (160,596 | ) | (5,823 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | (2,182,618 | ) | (3,272,695 | ) | ||||
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | 17,143,058 | 17,302,209 | ||||||
ISI Class C Shares | 252,830 | 1,255,273 | ||||||
ISI Class I Shares | 3,195,656 | 8,272,561 | ||||||
Reinvestment of distributions to shareholders | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | 1,160,616 | 1,671,239 | ||||||
ISI Class C Shares | 182,087 | 191,253 | ||||||
ISI Class I Shares | 109,535 | 138,441 | ||||||
Payments for shares redeemed | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | (44,858,055 | ) | (46,968,168 | ) | ||||
ISI Class C Shares | (2,481,197 | ) | (3,615,208 | ) | ||||
ISI Class I Shares | (856,293 | ) | (37,524,003 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | (26,151,763 | ) | (59,276,403 | ) | ||||
TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS | (29,683,778 | ) | (64,500,098 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. | Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
Year Ended October 31, 2014 | Year Ended October 31, 2013 | |||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of year | 101,211,229 | 165,711,327 | ||||||
End of year | $ | 71,527,451 | $ | 101,211,229 | ||||
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT LOSS | $ | (50,338 | ) | $ | (64,325 | ) | ||
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY | ||||||||
Shares sold | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | 2,304,889 | 2,210,246 | ||||||
ISI Class C Shares | 34,460 | 161,225 | ||||||
ISI Class I Shares | 424,613 | 1,042,288 | ||||||
Shares reinvested | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | 156,097 | 214,513 | ||||||
ISI Class C Shares | 24,735 | 24,757 | ||||||
ISI Class I Shares | 14,830 | 17,489 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | (6,011,616 | ) | (6,042,659 | ) | ||||
ISI Class C Shares | (336,037 | ) | (466,830 | ) | ||||
ISI Class I Shares | (115,895 | ) | (4,755,861 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding | ||||||||
ISI Class Class A Shares | (3,550,630 | ) | (3,617,900 | ) | ||||
ISI Class Class C Shares | (276,842 | ) | (280,848 | ) | ||||
ISI Class Class I Shares | 323,548 | (3,696,084 | ) | |||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of year | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | 11,080,588 | 14,698,488 | ||||||
ISI Class C Shares | 1,934,977 | 2,215,825 | ||||||
ISI Class I Shares | 283,889 | 3,979,973 | ||||||
Shares outstanding, end of year | ||||||||
ISI Class A Shares | 7,529,958 | 11,080,588 | ||||||
ISI Class C Shares | 1,658,135 | 1,934,977 | ||||||
ISI Class I Shares | 607,437 | 283,889 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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ISI Strategy Fund, Inc. | Statements of Changes in Net Assets |
Year Ended October 31, 2014 | Year Ended October 31, 2013 | |||||||
FROM OPERATIONS | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 451,750 | $ | 696,997 | ||||
Net realized gain from investments | 5,663,655 | 5,618,548 | ||||||
Net change in net unrealized appreciation on investments | 4,594,306 | 7,560,061 | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 10,709,711 | 13,875,606 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS | ||||||||
From net investment income | (513,632 | ) | (686,465 | ) | ||||
From net realized gains from investments | (5,615,550 | ) | (2,720,495 | ) | ||||
Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders | (6,129,182 | ) | (3,406,960 | ) | ||||
FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares sold | 11,852,195 | 17,784,145 | ||||||
Reinvestment of distributions to shareholders | 5,514,340 | 3,015,066 | ||||||
Payments for shares redeemed | (13,412,884 | ) | (8,781,704 | ) | ||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | 3,953,651 | 12,017,507 | ||||||
TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | 8,534,180 | 22,486,153 | ||||||
NET ASSETS | ||||||||
Beginning of year | 85,997,882 | 63,511,729 | ||||||
End of year | $ | 94,532,062 | $ | 85,997,882 | ||||
ACCUMULATED NET INVESTMENT INCOME/(LOSS) | $ | (2,704 | ) | $ | 2,054 | |||
CAPITAL SHARE ACTIVITY | ||||||||
Shares sold | 726,908 | 1,152,539 | ||||||
Shares reinvested | 341,141 | 217,792 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (815,465 | ) | (588,442 | ) | ||||
Net increase in shares outstanding | 252,584 | 781,889 | ||||||
Shares outstanding, beginning of year | 5,250,355 | 4,468,466 | ||||||
Shares outstanding, end of year | 5,502,939 | 5,250,355 |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund, Inc. | Financial Highlights |
For a share outstanding throughout the years presented |
Year Ended October 31, 2014 | Year Ended October 31, 2013 | Year Ended October 31, 2012 | Year Ended October 31, 2011 | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR | $ | 9.82 | $ | 10.38 | $ | 10.38 | $ | 10.09 | $ | 10.11 | ||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.15 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments | (0.07 | ) | (0.29 | ) | 0.23 | 0.33 | 0.50 | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.02 | (0.19 | ) | 0.34 | 0.48 | 0.65 | ||||||||||||||
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.09 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.11 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.15 | ) | ||||||||||
From net realized gains on investments | (0.01 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.23 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.52 | ) | ||||||||||
Return of capital | (0.08 | ) | (0.04 | ) | – | – | – | |||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.18 | ) | (0.37 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.67 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR | $ | 9.66 | $ | 9.82 | $ | 10.38 | $ | 10.38 | $ | 10.09 | ||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 0.22 | % | (1.89 | %) | 3.28 | % | 4.87 | % | 6.85 | % | ||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000's) | $ | 53,537 | $ | 62,174 | $ | 77,834 | $ | 85,494 | $ | 97,793 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 1.01 | % | 0.89 | % | 0.83 | % | 0.84 | % | 0.82 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income to average net assets | 0.97 | % | 0.96 | % | 1.05 | % | 1.50 | % | 1.49 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 3 | % | 0 | % | 52 | % | 51 | % | 44 | % |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares outstanding for the year. |
(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the year covered, which assumes dividends, capital gains distributions or return of capital distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect initial sales charges, the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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Managed Municipal Fund, Inc. – Class A | Financial Highlights |
For a share outstanding throughout the years presented |
Year Ended October 31, 2014 | Year Ended October 31, 2013 | Year Ended October 31, 2012 | Year Ended October 31, 2011 | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR | $ | 10.57 | $ | 11.18 | $ | 10.77 | $ | 10.82 | $ | 10.68 | ||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.31 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments | 0.19 | (0.56 | ) | 0.41 | 0.02 | 0.18 | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.41 | (0.32 | ) | 0.68 | 0.30 | 0.49 | ||||||||||||||
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.22 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.28 | ) | (0.31 | ) | ||||||||||
From net realized gains on investments | (0.08 | ) | (0.05 | ) | – | (0.07 | ) | (0.04 | ) | |||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.30 | ) | (0.29 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.35 | ) | (0.35 | ) | ||||||||||
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR | $ | 10.68 | $ | 10.57 | $ | 11.18 | $ | 10.77 | $ | 10.82 | ||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 3.95 | % | (2.90 | %) | 6.34 | % | 2.93 | % | 4.62 | % | ||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000's) | $ | 61,869 | $ | 83,371 | $ | 110,060 | $ | 104,342 | $ | 112,203 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 1.16 | % | 1.04 | % | 0.99 | % | 1.01 | % | 0.97 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income to average net assets | 2.09 | % | 2.20 | % | 2.42 | % | 2.65 | % | 2.89 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 6 | % | 13 | % | 17 | % | 10 | % | 22 | % |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares outstanding for the year. |
(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the year covered, which assumes dividends, capital gains distributions or return of capital distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect initial sales charges, the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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Managed Municipal Fund, Inc. – Class I | Financial Highlights |
For a share outstanding throughout the years presented |
Year Ended October 31, 2014 | Year Ended October 31, 2013 | Year Ended October 31, 2012 | Year Ended October 31, 2011 | Period Ended October 31, 2010(a) | ||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR/PERIOD | $ | 10.57 | $ | 11.19 | $ | 10.78 | $ | 10.82 | $ | 10.94 | ||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(b) | 0.24 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.02 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments | 0.14 | (0.57 | ) | 0.41 | 0.03 | (0.11 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.38 | (0.30 | ) | 0.71 | 0.34 | (0.09 | ) | |||||||||||||
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.25 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||
From net realized gains on investments | (0.08 | ) | (0.05 | ) | – | (0.07 | ) | – | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.33 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.30 | ) | (0.38 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR/PERIOD | $ | 10.62 | $ | 10.57 | $ | 11.19 | $ | 10.78 | $ | 10.82 | ||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(c) | 3.64 | % | (2.75 | %) | 6.60 | % | 3.28 | % | (0.86 | %)(d) | ||||||||||
Net assets, end of year/period (000's) | $ | 7,969 | $ | 7,228 | $ | 6,523 | $ | 3,605 | $ | 76 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.92 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.74 | % | 0.76 | % | 0.70 | %(e) | ||||||||||
Net investment income to average net assets | 2.31 | % | 2.46 | % | 2.66 | % | 2.92 | % | 2.83 | %(e) | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 6 | % | 13 | % | 17 | % | 10 | % | 22 | %(d) |
(a) | Class I commenced operations on October 7, 2010. |
(b) | Calculated using the average shares outstanding for the period. |
(c) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the year or period covered, which assumes dividends, capital gains distributions or return of capital distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect initial sales charges, the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(d) | Not annualized. |
(e) | Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. – Class A | Financial Highlights |
For a share outstanding throughout the years presented |
Year Ended October 31, 2014 | Year Ended October 31, 2013 | Year Ended October 31, 2012 | Year Ended October 31, 2011 | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR | $ | 7.62 | $ | 7.93 | $ | 7.93 | $ | 7.89 | $ | 7.56 | ||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.14 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments | (0.22 | ) | (0.22 | ) | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.56 | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (0.10 | ) | (0.12 | ) | 0.21 | 0.26 | 0.70 | |||||||||||||
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.00 | )(b) | (0.10 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.14 | ) | ||||||||||
From net realized gains on investments | (0.01 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.23 | ) | ||||||||||
Return of capital | (0.19 | ) | (0.00 | )(b) | (0.00 | )(b) | – | – | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.20 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (0.21 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.37 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR | $ | 7.32 | $ | 7.62 | $ | 7.93 | $ | 7.93 | $ | 7.89 | ||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(c) | (1.37 | %) | (1.51 | %) | 2.71 | % | 3.30 | % | 9.53 | % | ||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000's) | $ | 55,116 | $ | 84,430 | $ | 116,599 | $ | 112,407 | $ | 134,383 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 1.36 | % | 1.25 | % | 1.18 | % | 1.18 | % | 1.15 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income to average net assets | 1.59 | % | 1.33 | % | 1.40 | % | 1.83 | % | 1.85 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 30 | % | 10 | % | 57 | % | 46 | % | 48 | % |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares outstanding for the year. |
(b) | Amount less than $0.005 per share. |
(c) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the year covered, which assumes dividends, capital gains distributions or return of capital distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect initial sales charges, the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. – Class C | Financial Highlights |
For a share outstanding throughout the years presented |
Year Ended October 31, 2014 | Year Ended October 31, 2013 | Year Ended October 31, 2012 | Year Ended October 31, 2011 | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR | $ | 7.55 | $ | 7.88 | $ | 7.89 | $ | 7.85 | $ | 7.54 | ||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.09 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments | (0.22 | ) | (0.23 | ) | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.56 | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (0.14 | ) | (0.17 | ) | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.65 | |||||||||||||
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.00 | )(b) | (0.07 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.12 | ) | (0.11 | ) | ||||||||||
From net realized gains on investments | (0.01 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.23 | ) | ||||||||||
Return of capital | (0.16 | ) | (0.00 | )(b) | (0.00 | )(b) | – | – | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.17 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.34 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR | $ | 7.24 | $ | 7.55 | $ | 7.88 | $ | 7.89 | $ | 7.85 | ||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(c) | (1.81 | %) | (2.23 | %) | 2.13 | % | 2.84 | % | 8.85 | % | ||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000's) | $ | 12,005 | $ | 14,615 | $ | 17,451 | $ | 17,248 | $ | 22,963 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 1.85 | %(d) | 1.85 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.78 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses (before reimbursements) to average net assets | 1.96 | % | 1.85 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.78 | % | 1.78 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income to average net assets | 1.10 | % | 0.73 | % | 0.80 | % | 1.23 | % | 1.23 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 30 | % | 10 | % | 57 | % | 46 | % | 48 | % |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares outstanding for the year. |
(b) | Amount less than $0.005 per share. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. – Class C | Financial Highlights |
For a share outstanding throughout the years presented |
(c) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the year covered, which assumes dividends, capital gains distributions or return of capital distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect initial sales charges, the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(d) | Ratio of expenses to average net assets includes the effect of expense reimbursements as detailed in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. – Class I | Financial Highlights |
For a share outstanding throughout the years presented |
Year Ended October 31, 2014 | Year Ended October 31, 2013 | Year Ended October 31, 2012 | Year Ended October 31, 2011 | Period Ended October 31, 2010(a) | ||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR/PERIOD | $ | 7.63 | $ | 7.96 | $ | 7.95 | $ | 7.89 | $ | 7.80 | ||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(b) | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.02 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments | (0.23 | ) | (0.24 | ) | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | |||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (0.08 | ) | (0.11 | ) | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.14 | |||||||||||||
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.01 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||||
From net realized gains on investments | (0.01 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.09 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||
Return of capital | (0.28 | ) | (0.00 | )(c) | (0.00 | )(c) | – | – | ||||||||||||
Total distributions | (0.30 | ) | (0.22 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.24 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR/PERIOD | $ | 7.25 | $ | 7.63 | $ | 7.96 | $ | 7.95 | $ | 7.89 | ||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(d) | (1.07 | %) | (1.46 | %) | 3.14 | % | 3.88 | % | 1.74 | %(e) | ||||||||||
Net assets, end of year/period (000's) | $ | 4,406 | $ | 2,165 | $ | 31,661 | $ | 18,056 | $ | 197 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 0.97 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.78 | % | 0.78 | % | 0.69 | %(f) | ||||||||||
Net investment income to average net assets | 2.01 | % | 1.69 | % | 1.78 | % | 2.25 | % | 2.25 | %(f) | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 30 | % | 10 | % | 57 | % | 46 | % | 48 | %(e) |
(a) | Class I commenced operations on September 16, 2010. |
(b) | Calculated using the average shares outstanding for the period. |
(c) | Amount less than $0.005 per share. |
(d) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the year or period covered, which assumes dividends, capital gains distributions or return of capital distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect initial sales charges, the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
(e) | Not annualized. |
(f) | Annualized. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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ISI Strategy Fund, Inc. | Financial Highlights |
For a share outstanding throughout the years presented |
Year Ended October 31, 2014 | Year Ended October 31, 2013 | Year Ended October 31, 2012 | Year Ended October 31, 2011 | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR | $ | 16.38 | $ | 14.21 | $ | 12.63 | $ | 12.28 | $ | 10.64 | ||||||||||
INCOME/(LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income(a) | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | 1.88 | 2.79 | 1.58 | 0.35 | 1.64 | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.96 | 2.94 | 1.72 | 0.50 | 1.80 | |||||||||||||||
LESS DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: | ||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | (0.09 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||||||||
From net realized gains on investments | (1.07 | ) | (0.62 | ) | – | – | – | |||||||||||||
Total distributions | (1.16 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.14 | ) | (0.15 | ) | (0.16 | ) | ||||||||||
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR | $ | 17.18 | $ | 16.38 | $ | 14.21 | $ | 12.63 | $ | 12.28 | ||||||||||
TOTAL RETURN(b) | 12.48 | % | 21.72 | % | 13.69 | % | 4.03 | % | 17.05 | % | ||||||||||
Net assets, end of year (000's) | $ | 94,532 | $ | 85,998 | $ | 63,512 | $ | 57,261 | $ | 60,445 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 1.21 | % | 1.08 | % | 1.11 | % | 1.04 | % | 1.06 | % | ||||||||||
Net investment income to average net assets | 0.49 | % | 0.97 | % | 1.03 | % | 1.12 | % | 1.40 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate | 39 | % | 38 | % | 55 | % | 50 | % | 38 | % |
(a) | Calculated using the average shares outstanding for the year. |
(b) | Total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in the Fund over the year covered, which assumes dividends, capital gains distributions or return of capital distributions are reinvested in shares of the Fund. Returns shown do not reflect initial sales charges, the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. |
See Notes to Financial Statements. | |
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ISI Funds | Notes to Financial Statements |
October 31, 2014 |
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A. Organization
Total Return US Treasury Fund, Inc. (“Total Return”), Managed Municipal Fund, Inc. (“Managed Municipal”), North American Government Bond Fund, Inc. (“North American”) and ISI Strategy Fund, Inc. (“Strategy”) (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as open-end management investment companies. The Funds are organized as corporations under the laws of the State of Maryland.
Total Return’s investment objectives are to provide a high level of total return with relative stability of principal and, secondarily, high current income. Managed Municipal’s investment objectives are to provide a high level of total return with relative stability of principal and, secondarily, high current income exempt from Federal income tax. North American’s investment objective is to provide a high level of current income, consistent with prudent investment risk. Strategy’s investment objective is to maximize total return through a combination of long-term growth of capital and current income.
Total Return and Strategy each currently offer a single class of shares (ISI Shares) to investors. Managed Municipal offers two classes of shares – ISI Class A Shares and ISI Class I Shares. North American offers three classes of shares – ISI Class A Shares, ISI Class C Shares and ISI Class I Shares. ISI Shares and ISI Class A Shares are subject to a maximum front-end sales charge equal to 3.00%. A contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00% is imposed on the sale of ISI Class C Shares if redeemed within the first year of purchase.
Total Return and Strategy are authorized to issue 115,000,000 and 25,000,000 shares, respectively, of ISI Shares at $0.001 par value. Managed Municipal is authorized to issue 50,000,000 ISI Class A Shares and 5,000,000 ISI Class I Shares at $0.001 par value. North American is authorized to issue 50,000,000 ISI Class A Shares, 5,000,000 ISI Class C Shares and 5,000,000 ISI Class I Shares at $0.001 par value.
B. Valuation of Securities
Exchange traded securities and over-the-counter securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System for which market quotations are readily available are valued each Fund business day using the last reported sales price or the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) provided by independent pricing services as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). In the absence of a sale price or NOCP, such securities are valued at the mean of the last bid and the last asked prices. Non-exchange traded securities for which quotations are readily available are generally valued at the mean between the last bid and the last asked prices. Debt securities may be valued at prices supplied by a Fund’s pricing agent based on broker or dealer supplied valuations or matrix pricing, a method of valuing securities by reference to the value of other securities with similar characteristics such as rating, interest rate, and maturity. Short term instruments that mature in 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost unless the Fund’s investment advisor believes another valuation is more appropriate.
When valuing securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the market quotations that are readily available are considered unreliable, the Funds determine a fair value in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the
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October 31, 2014 |
Funds’ Boards of Directors (the “Board”). The Funds may use these procedures to establish the fair value of securities when, for example, a significant event occurs between the time the market closes and the calculation of the net asset value per share, and the event is likely to affect the Fund’s net asset value per share. Fair valuation may also be used for securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale, securities for which no or limited trading activity has occurred for a period of time, or securities that are otherwise deemed to be illiquid (i.e., securities that cannot be disposed of within seven days at approximately the price at which the security is currently priced by the Funds).
If a fair value is required, the investment advisor, or the sub-advisor in the case of Strategy, determines the value of the security until the Board meets to establish the fair value of the security.
As of October 31, 2014, there were no fair valued securities.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) establish a single authoritative definition of fair value, set out a frame work for measuring fair value and require additional disclosures about fair value measurements.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of each Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value each Fund’s investments as of October 31, 2014:
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Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | $ | – | $ | 45,804,693 | $ | – | $ | 45,804,693 | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bills | – | 7,374,981 | – | 7,374,981 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | – | $ | 53,179,674 | $ | – | $ | 53,179,674 |
Managed Municipal | ||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | $ | – | $ | 58,782,543 | $ | – | $ | 58,782,543 | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bills | – | 3,449,279 | – | 3,449,279 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | – | $ | 62,231,822 | $ | – | $ | 62,231,822 |
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North American | ||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Canadian Securities | $ | – | $ | 13,271,081 | $ | – | $ | 13,271,081 | ||||||||
Mexican Securities | – | 12,977,473 | – | 12,977,473 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | – | 43,531,795 | – | 43,531,795 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bills | – | 614,922 | – | 614,922 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | – | $ | 70,395,271 | $ | – | $ | 70,395,271 |
Strategy | ||||||||||||||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 84,575,820 | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 84,575,820 | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations | – | 7,904,029 | – | 7,904,029 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bills | – | 1,794,860 | – | 1,794,860 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 84,575,820 | $ | 9,698,889 | $ | – | $ | 94,274,709 |
See Strategy’s Schedule of Investments for a listing of the common stocks valued using Level 1 inputs by industry type.
The Funds’ policy is to disclose significant transfers between Levels based on valuations at the end of the reporting period. The Funds may hold securities which are periodically fair valued in accordance with the Funds’ Fair Value Procedures. This may result in movements between Level 1 and Level 2 throughout the period. There were no transfers between Level 1, 2, or 3 as of October 31, 2014, based on the valuation input Levels on October 31, 2013 for the Funds.
C. Securities Transactions and Investment Income
Securities transactions are recorded on trade date. Realized gains and losses are determined by comparing the proceeds of a sale or the cost of a purchase with a specific offsetting transaction. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, is accrued daily. Estimated expenses are also accrued daily. With respect to North American and Managed Municipal, income, gains (losses) and common expenses are allocated to each class based on its respective net assets. Class specific expenses are charged directly to each class.
D. Distributions
Total Return declares distributions daily, and North American declares monthly distributions at fixed rates approved by the Board. These distributions are paid monthly. To the extent that a Fund’s net investment income is less than an approved fixed rate, some of its distributions may be designated as a return of capital. Managed Municipal declares and pays dividends monthly from its net investment income. Strategy declares and pays dividends quarterly from its net investment income. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. The Funds record dividends and distributions on the ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes
Each Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and distribute substantially all of its taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for Federal Income tax or excise tax is required.
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F. Foreign Currency Translation
The Funds maintain their accounting records in U.S. dollars. North American determines the U.S. dollar value of foreign currency-denominated assets, liabilities and transactions by using prevailing exchange rates. In valuing security transactions, the receipt of income and the payment of expenses, North American uses the prevailing exchange rate on the transaction date.
Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions shown on North American’s financial statements result from the sale of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and from the difference between the amounts of interest recorded on North American’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. That portion of realized gains (losses) from security transactions that results from fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates relating to the sale of foreign securities is not separately disclosed but is included in net realized gains (losses) from security transactions. That portion of unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed but is included in the net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments.
G. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts
North American may use forward foreign currency contracts to manage foreign exchange rate risk. The Fund may use these contracts to fix the U.S. dollar value of securities transactions for the period between the date of the transaction and the date the security is received or delivered or to hedge the U.S. dollar value of securities that it already owns. The use of forward foreign currency contracts does not eliminate fluctuations in the prices of the underlying securities, but does establish a rate of exchange that can be achieved in the future. North American determines the net U.S. dollar value of the forward foreign currency contracts using prevailing exchange rates. The Fund did not hold any forward foreign currency contracts at year end October 31, 2014.
H. Estimates
In preparing the Funds’ financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management makes 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 revenues and expenses during the year. Actual results may be different.
NOTE 2 – FEES AND TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
International Strategy & Investment, Inc. (“ISI”) is the Funds’ investment advisor. As compensation for ISI’s advisory services, Total Return pays ISI an annual fee based on the Fund’s average daily net assets, which is calculated daily and paid monthly at the following annual rates: 0.20% of the first $100 million, 0.18% of the next $100 million, 0.16% of the next $100 million, 0.14% of the next $200 million and 0.12% of the amount over $500 million. In addition, Total Return pays ISI 1.50% of the Fund’s gross interest income. As compensation for ISI’s advisory services, Managed Municipal, North American and Strategy each pay ISI a fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, at the annual rate of 0.40% of such Fund’s average daily net assets.
ISI has contractually agreed to reimburse expenses with respect to Class C Shares of North American through March 1, 2015 to the extent necessary to limit the annual ordinary operating expenses of ISI Class C Shares to 1.85% of the average daily net assets attributable to such shares.
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During the year ended October 31, 2014, $14,340 of expenses were waived by ISI under the expense limitation agreement.
Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc. is Strategy’s Sub-Advisor and is responsible for managing the common stocks in Strategy’s portfolio. The Sub-Advisor is paid by ISI, not the Strategy Fund.
International Strategy & Investment Group LLC (“ISI Group”), an affiliate of ISI, is the distributor for the Funds. Total Return, Managed Municipal (ISI Class A Shares, only) and Strategy each pay ISI Group a distribution/shareholder service fee, pursuant to Rule 12b-1, that is calculated daily and paid monthly at the annual rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets. North American’s ISI Class A Shares and ISI Class C Shares pay ISI Group a distribution/shareholder service fee, pursuant to Rule 12b-1, that is calculated daily and paid monthly at the annual rates of 0.40% and 1.00% (which may include up to 0.25% for shareholder servicing fees for each class) of their average daily net assets, respectively.
During the year ended October 31, 2014, ISI Group earned commissions on sales of ISI Shares of Total Return, Managed Municipal and Strategy of $656, $738 and $5,110, respectively, and earned commissions of $1,082 on sales of ISI Class A Shares of North American. ISI Group retained $781 of contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions of ISI Class C Shares of North American during the year ended October 31, 2014.
ISI (“ISI” or the “Administrator”) serves as the Funds’ administrator pursuant to an Administration Agreement (“Administration Agreement”). As compensation for ISI’s administration services the Funds shall pay an annual fee of 0.02% of each Fund’s average daily net assets.
ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS” or the “Sub-Administrator”) serves as the Funds’ sub-administrator pursuant to an Administration, Bookkeeping and Pricing Services Agreement (“Sub-Administration Agreement”) with the Funds which became effective September 8, 2014. As compensation for its sub-administration and fund accounting services to the Funds, ALPS receives an annual sub-administration fee from the Administrator, subject to an annual minimum, based on the annual net assets of the Funds. The Sub-Administrator is also reimbursed by the Funds for certain out-of-pocket expenses. For the period September 8, 2014 through October 31, 2014 Sub-Administrator earned sub-administration fees if $50,272.
The Administrator also pays the Sub-Administrator an annual fee for certain compliance support services. For the period September 8, 2014 through October 31, 2014, the Sub-Administrator earned compliance support services fees of $1,723.
ALPS serves as transfer, dividend paying, and shareholder servicing agent for the Funds. For its services, ALPS receives an annual minimum fee from each ISI Fund, a fee based upon each shareholder account and is reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses. The Transfer Agent is also reimbursed by the Fund for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
Prior to September 8, 2014 State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) was the administrator of the Funds. State Street was responsible for providing certain administrative services to the Funds, and assisted in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Funds other than investment advisory activities, including maintaining the books and records of the Funds, and preparing certain reports and other
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documents required by federal and/or state laws and regulations. For the performance of these services, the Funds paid State Street an annual fee of $300,000. This fee was allocated among the Funds based on the relative net assets of each Fund. State Street was the fund accountant and fund custodian, and State Street was responsible for safeguarding and controlling the Funds’ cash and securities, handling the delivery of securities and collecting interest and dividends on the Funds’ investments.
Prior to September 8, 2014 State Street served as the fund accounting agent and was responsible for maintaining the books and records and calculating the daily net asset value of each Fund. For fund accounting services, the Funds paid State Street an annual base fee of $180,000. This fee was allocated among the Funds based on the relative net assets for each Fund. For fund custodian services, the Funds paid State Street an annual base fee of 1 (one) basis point on net assets, plus other asset-based fees that vary according to the number of positions and transactions, plus out-of-pocket fees.
Prior to September 8, 2014 State Street also served as transfer agent for the Funds and was responsible for the issuance, transfer and redemption of shares and the opening, maintenance and servicing of shareholder accounts. For these services State Street received an annual amount of $130,000, allocated among the Funds based on the relative net assets of each Fund and a monthly fee from each Fund at an annual rate of $20 for each direct account and $15 for certain accounts established through financial intermediaries. In addition, the Funds reimbursed State Street for its out-of-pocket expenses including, but not limited to, postage and supplies.
EJV Financial Services, LLC (“EJV”) provides certain compliance services to the Funds. Edward J. Veilleux, Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of the Funds, is also a principal of EJV. The Funds pay EJV $20,000 quarterly for providing CCO services. This fee is allocated among the Funds based on the relative net assets of each Fund. In addition, the Funds reimburse EJV for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses relating to these compliance services.
Effective January 1, 2014, the Funds pay each independent Director an annual fee of $23,000. The Audit Committee Chairman and Chairman of the Board receive an additional annual fee of $4,000 and $5,000, respectively. The Funds also reimburse each of the Directors for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending the Board of Directors’ meetings. Certain officers of the Funds are also officers or employees of the above named service providers, and during their terms of office, receive no compensation from the Funds.
NOTE 3 – FEDERAL INCOME TAX
The Funds may periodically make reclassifications among certain capital accounts as a result of differences in the characterization and allocation of certain income and capital gain distributions determined annually in accordance with Federal tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These book/tax differences may be either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent they are permanent, they are charged or credited to paid-in-capital, undistributed net investment income or accumulated net realized gains, as appropriate, in the period that the differences arose. The reclassifications have no impact on the net assets or net asset value per share of the Funds.
The Funds determine their net investment income and capital gain distributions in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
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October 31, 2014 |
During the years ended October 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013, the tax character of distributions paid by each of the Funds was as follows:
Ordinary Income | Tax-Exempt Income | Long-Term Capital Gains | Return of Capital | |||||||||||||
Total Return | $ | 551,713 | $ | – | $ | 40,188 | $ | 476,450 | ||||||||
Managed Municipal | 42,867 | 1,539,918 | 490,843 | – | ||||||||||||
North American | 50,338 | – | 133,998 | 1,998,282 | ||||||||||||
Strategy | 1,420,075 | – | 4,709,107 | – |
Ordinary Income | Tax-Exempt Income | Long-Term Capital Gains | Return of Capital | |||||||||||||
Total Return | $ | 1,000,452 | $ | – | $ | 1,407,934 | $ | 246,880 | ||||||||
Managed Municipal | 20,586 | 2,341,706 | 492,954 | – | ||||||||||||
North American | 1,766,138 | – | 1,468,203 | 38,354 | ||||||||||||
Strategy | 703,061 | – | 2,703,899 | – |
The Funds recognize the tax benefits or expenses of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed each Fund’s tax positions taken on Federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended October 31, 2011 through October 31, 2014) and concluded that no provision for unrecognized tax benefits or expenses is required in these financial statements.
As of October 31, 2014, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
Total Return | Managed Municipal | North American | Strategy | |||||||||||||
Undistributed ordinary income | $ | – | $ | 43,476 | $ | – | $ | 626,404 | ||||||||
Accumulated undistributed long-term capital gains/(losses) | – | (163,802 | ) | – | 4,983,353 | |||||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation | 2,017,671 | 3,174,147 | 311,423 | 21,973,888 | ||||||||||||
Other temporary differences | (23,842 | ) | (45,165 | ) | (50,338 | ) | – | |||||||||
Total | $ | 1,993,829 | $ | 3,008,656 | $ | 261,085 | $ | 27,583,645 |
As of October 31, 2014, the Funds recorded the following reclassifications primarily due to foreign exchange gains/losses, REIT adjustments to increase (decrease) the accounts listed below:
Fund | Undistributed Net Investment Income/(Loss) | Accumulated Net Realized Gain/(Loss) on Investments | Paid-in Capital | |||||||||
Total Return | $ | – | $ | 1 | $ | (1 | ) | |||||
Managed Municipal | (1,789 | ) | 1,789 | – | ||||||||
North American | (1,214,797 | ) | 1,441,763 | (226,966 | ) | |||||||
Strategy | 57,124 | (57,905 | ) | 781 |
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Included in the amounts reclassified was a net operating loss of $226,966 for ISI North American Government Bond Fund.
The difference between the federal income tax cost of portfolio investments and the financial statement cost for Strategy is due to certain timing differences in the recognition of capital gains or losses under income tax reporting regulations and GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are temporary in nature and are primarily due to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and passive foreign investment company (PFIC) mark to market.
Post‐Enactment Capital Losses*:
Capital losses deferred to next tax year were as follows:
Short Term | Long Term | |||||||
Total Return | $ | – | $ | – | ||||
Managed Municipal | 163,802 | – | ||||||
North American | – | – | ||||||
Strategy | – | – |
* | Post-Enactment Capital Losses arise in fiscal years beginning after December 22, 2010, and exclude any election for late year capital loss (during the period November 1st to December 31st) deferred for the current fiscal year. As a result of the enactment of the Regulated Investment Company Act of 2010, pre-enactment capital loss carryforwards may be more likely to expire unused. Additionally, post-enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short-term or long-term losses rather than being considered all short-term as under previous law. |
NOTE 4 – INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2014 were as follows:
U.S Government Obligations | ||||||||||||||||
Fund | Purchases | Sales | Purchases | Sales | ||||||||||||
Total Return | $ | – | $ | – | $ | 1,552,680 | $ | 2,387,233 | ||||||||
Managed Municipal | 3,934,325 | 26,771,829 | – | – | ||||||||||||
North American | 12,193,728 | 17,765,042 | 10,843,984 | 17,487,438 | ||||||||||||
Strategy | 36,481,598 | 32,720,889 | – | 1,703,286 |
NOTE 5 – MARKET AND CREDIT RISK
North American invests in Canadian and Mexican government securities. Investing in Canadian and Mexican government securities may have different risks than investing in U.S. government securities. An investment in Canada or Mexico may be affected by developments unique to those countries. These developments may not affect the U.S. economy or the prices of U.S. government securities in the same manner. In addition, the value of bonds issued by non-U.S. governments may be affected by adverse international political and economic developments that may not impact the value of U.S. government securities.
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October 31, 2014 |
NOTE 6 – CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
Under the Trust’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 Trust entered into contracts with its service providers, on behalf of the Fund, 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 Funds. The Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.
NOTE 7 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On December 10, 2014, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of each of the Funds approved, subject to certain conditions and shareholder approval, a proposed reorganization (the “Reorganization”) of the Funds into series of Centre Funds. International Strategy & Investment Inc., the investment adviser to the Funds, recommended the Reorganization to the Board. In order to accomplish the Reorganization, the Board approved the submission of the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”) to shareholders of each Fund at a Special Joint Meeting of Shareholders to be held on or about March 16, 2015.
Under the Plan, Total Return and North American would be reorganized into the existing Centre Active U.S. Treasury Fund (“Centre Treasury”). Centre Asset Management, LLC (“Centre”) manages Centre Treasury’s portfolio using a similar investment objective and strategies as Total Return and North American. Strategy would be reorganized into the Centre American Select Equity Fund (“Centre Select Equity”). Centre manages Centre Select Equity’s portfolio using a similar investment objective and strategies as Strategy. Managed Municipal would be reorganized into a newly created series of Centre Funds called the Centre Active U.S. Tax-Exempt Fund (“Centre Tax-Exempt”). After the Reorganization, Centre will manage the Centre Tax-Exempt’s portfolio using a similar investment objective and strategies as Managed Municipal.
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To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund, Inc.,
Managed Municipal Fund, Inc., North American Government Bond Fund, Inc., and ISI Strategy Fund, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund, Inc., Managed Municipal Fund, Inc., North American Government Bond Fund, Inc., and ISI Strategy Fund, Inc., (the “Funds”) including the schedules of investments, as of October 31, 2014, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years and periods in the five year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2014, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Total Return U.S. Treasury Fund, Inc., Managed Municipal Fund, Inc., North American Government Bond Fund, Inc., and ISI Strategy Fund, Inc., as of October 31, 2014, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years and periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
BBD, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 30, 2014
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ISI Funds | Fund Directors and Officers |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS | |||
Name and Age | Length of Time Served | Business Experience During the Past Five Years | Other Directorship Held by Director |
W. Murray Jacques (age 78) | Since 2002 | President, WMJ Consulting, LLC (real estate investment management company) (1999 to present); formerly, principal of CM Coastal Development, LLC (real estate development) (2002 to 2006); Member of FLJ Design, LLC (jewelry design) (2005 to present). | None |
Louis E. Levy (age 82) | Since 1994 | Retired Partner, KPMG Peat Marwick (retired 1990); Scudder Group of Mutual Funds (retired 2005). | None |
Edward A. Kuczmarski (age 65) | Since 2007 | Certified Public Accountant and retired Partner of Crowe Horwath LLP (accounting firm) (1980 to 2013). | Board Member of Reich & Tang Funds; Board Member of Brookfield Investment Management Funds. Trustee of Stralem Funds. |
INTERESTED DIRECTOR | |||
R. Alan Medaugh* (age 71) President and Director | President since 1991; Director since 2007 | President, International Strategy & Investment Inc. (registered investment advisor) (1991 to present) Director, International Strategy & Investment Group LLC (registered broker-dealer) (1991 to 2014). | None |
* | Mr. Medaugh is deemed to be an Interested Director, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended because he serves as the President of ISI Inc. and served as a Director of ISI Group LLC. |
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | ||
Name and Age | Length of Time Served | Business Experience During the Past Five Years |
Thomas D. Stevens* (age 65) Vice President | Since 1997 | Chairman and President, Los Angeles Capital Management and Equity Research, Inc. (registered investment advisor) (March 2002 to present). |
Carrie L. Butler (age 47) Vice President and Secretary | Vice President since 1991; Secretary since 2013 | Senior Managing Director, International Strategy Investments (registered investment advisor) (2014-present); Managing Director, International Strategy & Investment Inc. (registered investment advisor) (2000 to 2014). |
Edward J. Veilleux (age 71) Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer | Vice President since 1992; Chief Compliance Officer since 2008 | President, EJV Financial Services, LLC (mutual fund consulting company) (2002 to present); Officer of various investment companies for which EJV Financial Services provides consulting and compliance services. |
Anthony Rose (age 44) Treasurer and Vice President | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer since 2013 | CFO, International Strategy & Investment Group, LLC (June 2013 to present); CFO – Equities, Credit Suisse (2008 – 2013). |
Heena Dhruv (age 38) Vice President | Assistant Vice President from 2005-2013; Vice President since 2013 | Managing Director, International Strategy & Investment Inc. (registered investment advisor) (2005 to present); formerly, Associate Managing Director, International Strategy & Investment Inc. (January 2003 to July 2005). |
Erich A. Rettinger (age 29) Assistant Treasurer ALPS Fund Services, Inc. 1290 Broadway Denver, CO 80203 | Since 2014 | Fund Controller, ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (2013 to present); formerly, Assistant Fund Controller, ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (2011 – 2013); Fund Accounting, ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (2007 – 2011). |
Megan Hadley Koehler (age 36) Assistant Secretary ALPS Fund Services, Inc. 1290 Broadway Denver, CO 80203 | Since 2014 | Senior Counsel, ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (2014 to present); Associate Counsel, Atlantic Fund Services, 2008 – 2014; Assistant Vice President, Citigroup Fund Services, LLC (2007 – 2008). |
* | Thomas D. Stevens is an officer of the ISI Strategy Fund, Inc. only. |
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ISI Funds | Notice to Shareholders |
October 31, 2014 |
TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
The ISI Managed Municipal Fund designates the following for federal income tax purposes for the year ended October 31, 2014:
Tax-Exempt Percentage | |
ISI Managed Municipal Fund | 99.36% |
The Funds designate the following for federal income tax purposes for distributions made during the calendar year ended December 31, 2013 qualified dividend income (“QDI”) and as qualifying for the corporate dividends received deduction (“DRD”).
QDI | DRD | |
ISI Strategy Fund | 75.55% | 76.71% |
Pursuant to Section 852(b)(3) the ISI Total Return U.S. Treasury, ISI Managed Municipal, ISI North America Government Bond, and ISI Strategy Funds designated $40,188, $490,843, $133,998, and $4,709,107 as long‐term capital gain for the year ended October 31, 2014.
In early 2014, if applicable, shareholders of record received this information for the distribution paid to them by the Funds during the calendar year 2013 via Form 1099. The Funds will notify shareholders in early 2015 of amounts paid to them by the Funds, if any, during the calendar
year 2014.
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
A description of the policies and procedures that Strategy uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in Strategy’s portfolio is available, without charge and upon request, by calling (800) 955-7175.Information regarding how Strategy voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available, without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 955-7175 or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULE
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Each Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.
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October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF SERVICES
In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Advisor, the Directors relied on their prior experience as Directors of the ISI Funds as well as on the Meeting materials. The Directors noted that under the Investment Advisory Agreements the Advisor is responsible for, among other things, with respect to each of the ISI Funds: (i) managing the investment operations of the ISI Funds in accordance with their respective investment objectives and policies, applicable legal and regulatory requirements, and the instructions of the Directors, (ii) providing necessary and appropriate reports and information to the Directors, (iii) maintaining all necessary books and records pertaining to the ISI Funds’ securities transactions, and (iv) furnishing the ISI Funds with the assistance, cooperation, and information necessary for the ISI Funds to meet various legal requirements regarding registration and reporting. The Board discussed the distinctive nature of the services provided by the Advisor in offering specialized fixed income management for bond portfolios and the experience and expertise appropriate for an investment adviser to such funds. The Board noted that the Advisor has demonstrated consistency in its investment approach and provides an extensive array of services to the ISI Funds in the areas of oversight and administration. The Directors reviewed the background and experience of the Advisor’s key investment professionals, including those individuals responsible for the investment and compliance operations of the ISI Funds. They also considered the resources, operational
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ISI Funds | Investment Advisory Agreements and Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement Approvals |
October 31, 2014 (Unaudited) |
structures and practices of the Advisor in managing the ISI Funds, in monitoring and securing each Fund’s compliance with its investment objectives and policies and with applicable laws and regulations. The Directors also considered information about the Advisor’s overall investment management business, noting that the Advisor serves as the investment advisor for two primary lines of business. The Directors also considered the potential effect that the transaction between Evercore Partners Inc. (“Evercore”) and the Distributor (the “Evercore Transaction”) discussed at Executive Session would have on all of the above factors. Drawing upon the materials provided and their general knowledge of the business of the Advisor and the information provided at the Meeting with respect to the Evercore Transaction, the Directors determined that the Advisor has the experience and resources necessary to manage the ISI Funds and concluded that the nature and extent of the services provided by the Advisor to the ISI Funds were appropriate and that it was in the best interest of each of the Fund’s shareholders that the Advisor continue to provide services to the Funds.
INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE OF THE FUND AND THE ADVISOR
The Directors reviewed information provided by ISI which included information on each Fund’s performance and that of its peer group for various time periods ended July 31, 2014, each Fund’s total assets under management, each Fund’s portfolio structure, and a summary of purchase and sales activity for each Fund for the period April 30, 2014 through July 31, 2014. The Boards noted that on a quarterly basis ISI senior management provides each Board with detailed information regarding its investment approach for each Fund, recent economic information and reports, market updates, performance and expenses, and the Advisor’s general economic outlook.
Each Board then considered the short-term and long-term performance information for its respective Fund as compared to each Fund’s benchmark index and peer group.
· | Total Return. The Board reviewed the investment objective of the Fund and the information comparing the Fund’s performance to the returns of relevant indices for selected periods ended July 31, 2014. The Board noted Total Return’s performance results during the year ending July 31, 2014, wherein the Fund returned 0.10%, as compared to the Barclays U.S. Treasury Total Return Index, which returned 1.99%. The Board noted that although Total Return had lower returns than the average in the Lipper category for the 1-, 3-, and 5-years periods and below the average for 1-, 3-, and 5-years periods in the Morningstar category, Total Return’s performance was above average for the Lipper and Morningstar categories for the 10-years period, and Total Return’s performance is in line with management’s expectations, given the challenges of the current interest rate environment. |
· | Managed Municipal. The Board reviewed the investment objective of the Fund and the Fund’s performance for selected periods ended July 31, 2014. The Board noted that the Fund returned 5.09% during the one year period ended July 31, 2014, as compared to the Barclay’s AAA High Quality Index, which returned 4.19% for one year. The Board also noted that while the Fund’s performance was helped more recently by the widening of the spread between high quality and medium quality municipals, the rally in the long sector of the municipal market held back the Fund’s performance against its peers within the Morningstar and Lipper categories. The Board further noted that the returns were in line with management’s expectations when taking into consideration the challenges of the current interest rate environment and the near record rate of redemptions in the municipal funds sector which have elevated the performance of lower quality bonds. |
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· | North American. The Board reviewed the investment objective of the Fund and the Fund’s performance for selected periods ended July 31, 2014. The Board noted that the returns for North American were slightly behind the CDA/Lipper average for the quarter ended July 31, 2014 and the year-ended July 31, 2014, given the adverse impact of currency movements on the Fund’s Canadian investment and challenges of the current interest rate environment. The Board further noted that in light of these challenges, the Fund's returns were in line with management's expectations. |
· | Strategy. The Board reviewed the investment objective of the Fund and the Fund’s performance for selected periods ended July 31, 2014. The Board noted that the returns for Strategy demonstrated a consistent pattern of favorable performance and that given the current popularity of equity-oriented funds, the Fund had met expectations. In reviewing the Investment Advisory Agreements, the Board took into consideration the high credit qualities of the portfolio securities held by Managed Municipal, North American and Strategy, noting that Managed Municipal and North American invest in high quality bonds, while the bond section of Strategy is invested in U.S. Treasury securities. |
COSTS OF SERVICES PROVIDED, FEES AND EXPENSES PAID AND PROFIT MARGIN OF THE ADVISOR AND ITS AFFILIATES
Each Board considered the investment advisory fees paid by each Fund to ISI. The Board of Directors of Strategy noted that the sub-advisory fee for Strategy is paid by ISI and not the Fund. Each Board concluded that the Advisor’s fees are fair and reasonable in light of those services provided to the Funds.
Each Board reviewed the costs associated with ISI’s portfolio management, research and corporate governance and considered the profitability of ISI from the advisory and ancillary services provided to each of the Funds. Each Board was advised by ISI of the methodology it used to assign its costs associated with the portfolio management, research and corporate governance services provided to each of the Funds. The Board of Directors of Strategy was also provided with a report from the Sub-Advisor showing its profitability with respect to its management of Strategy and the methodology used by the Sub-Advisor to prepare its profitability analysis.
Each Board reviewed an expense ratio comparison report for each of the Funds sourced from CDA/Lipper. The report compared the actual expense ratio of each Fund as a percentage of net assets for each Fund versus the peer group of funds selected by CDA/Lipper. The Boards noted that the total expense ratio of each Fund was at or near the average of its respective peer group, with the exception of North American. North American’s expenses were relatively higher than the
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average of its respective peer group as the cost of custody services for Canadian and Mexican securities is higher than U.S. securities. The Boards also reviewed the allocation of shared costs and expenses with respect to the Advisor’s Institutional Business, UIT Business and the Funds. The Board noted the reduction in the Fund’s overall expenses for the year ended June 30, 2014 versus the year ended June 30, 2013, based on both the Adviser’s revenue increase in the Institutional and UIT Businesses, and the Funds’ lower revenues, which resulted in the Funds bearing a lower proportion in overall costs for the year ended June 30, 2014. The Board concluded that the services provided by the Advisor under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreements are fair and reasonable; and that the Advisor’s fees and total expenses of the Funds are reasonable in light of those services provided to the Funds.
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
The Boards considered whether the ISI Funds would benefit from any economies of scale and concluded that the asset levels of the Funds were not at a point that would make economy of scale considerations relevant at this time.
OTHER BENEFITS REVIEWED
Each Board considered other benefits received by the Advisor from its relationship with the Funds. The Board noted that the Advisor benefits from the shared costs of its three primary lines of business and that the Advisor’s profit from its management of the ISI Funds had exceeded the profit margin for both its Institutional Business line for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2014, and for its UIT Business line for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. Each Board considered the fact that International Strategy & Investment Group LLC (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of ISI, serves as the distributor of each of the Funds. Each Board reviewed the costs and profitability of ISI Group in rendering distribution services to each of the Funds for the year ended June 30, 2014. Each Board also noted that the Distributor had operated at a loss during the past year; however, each Board further noted that the Distributor had reduced both its total expenses and its operating loss year over year, becoming closer to profitability. The Board also noted that the Advisor is responsible for providing certain administrative services to the Funds and assists in managing and supervising all aspects of the general day-to-day business activities and operations of the Fund, including preparing certain reports and other documents required by federal and/or state laws and regulations. The Board further noted that under the Administration Agreement with the Fund, the Advisor, oversees the activities of the sub-administrator, and, after paying the sub-administrator for its services, the Advisor is entitled to an annual fee of 0.02% based on the average daily net assets of each Fund for services it provides to the Funds. Based on the foregoing, the Board concluded that other benefits received by the Adviser from its relationship with the Funds were not a material factor to consider in approving the Advisory Agreements.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS | |
Louis E. Levy Chairman | Edward J. Veilleux Vice President Chief Compliance Officer |
W. Murray Jacques Director | Thomas D. Stevens * Vice President |
Edward A. Kuczmarski Director | Anthony Rose Vice President Treasurer |
R. Alan Medaugh President Director | Heena Dhruv Vice President |
Carrie L. Butler Vice President Secretary | Edward S. Hyman Senior Economic Advisor *Thomas D. Stevens is an officer for only the ISI Strategy Fund, Inc. |
INVESTMENT ADVISOR | |
ISI Inc. 666 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10103 (800) 955-7175 | |
SHAREHOLDER SERVICING AGENT | |
ALPS Fund Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1920 Denver, CO 80201 (800) 882-8585 | |
DISTRIBUTOR | |
ISI Group LLC 666 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10103 (800) 955-7175 |
Item 2. | Code of Ethics. |
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party. Pursuant to Item 12(a)(1), a copy of registrant’s code of ethics is filed as an exhibit to this Form N-CSR. During the period covered by this report, the code of ethics has not been amended, and the registrant has not granted any waivers, including implicit waivers, from the provisions of the code of ethics.
Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
The registrant’s board of directors has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee. The name of the audit committee financial expert is Edward A. Kuczmarski. Mr. Kuczmarski is “independent” for purposes of this Item as that term is defined in Item 3(a)(2) of Form N-CSR.
An “audit committee financial expert” is not an “expert” for any purpose, including for purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated as an “audit committee financial expert.” Further, the designation of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not mean that the person has any greater duties, obligations, or liability than those imposed on the person without the “audit committee financial expert” designation. Similarly, the designation of a person as an “audit committee financial expert” does not affect the duties, obligations, or liability of any other member of the Audit Committee or Board of Directors.
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
(a) | Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by BBD, LLP, the Fund’s principal accountant for the audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the BBD, LLP in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for fiscal years 2014 and 2013 were $21,000 and $20,500, respectively. |
(b) | Audit-Related Fees. No fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item. |
(c) | Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning were $2,000 and $2,000 with respect to the registrant’s fiscal years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The services comprising these fees are the preparation of the registrant’s federal income and excise tax returns. |
(d) | All Other Fees. No fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant to the registrant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item. |
No fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant to International Strategy & Investment Inc., (the “Adviser”) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that (i) relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant and (ii) were pre-approved by the registrant’s audit committee.
(e)(1) | Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Committee, pursuant to the Audit Committee Charter, may delegate to one or more of its members authority to pre-approve permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Registrant. Any pre-approval determination of a delegate shall be presented to the full Committee at its next meeting. The Committee shall similarly pre-approve in advance any audit, review or attest engagements required under the securities laws. Pre-approval shall be granted no earlier than one year prior to the commencement of the service. |
(e)(2) | Percentages of Services. None of the services described in paragraph (b) through (d) of this Item were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
(f) | 0% of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees. |
(g) | Total Fees Paid By Adviser and Certain Affiliates. During the fiscal years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013, aggregate non-audit fees of $0 and $0, respectively, were billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant. No non-audit fees were billed in either of the last two fiscal years by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant. |
(h) | The principal accountant has not provided any non-audit services that were not previously approved to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant. |
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 6. | Schedule of Investments. |
(a) | Schedule of Investments is included as part of Item 1 of this Form N-CSR. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable to the registrant. |
Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Companies and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Not applicable to the registrant.
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The registrant has not adopted procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.
Item 11. | Controls and Procedures. |
(a) Based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)), the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed and are operating effectively to provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared, and that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(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) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this Form N-CSR filing that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. | Exhibits. |
Exhibit 99.CODE ETH | Code of Ethics pursuant to Item 2 of Form N-CSR is attached hereto. |
Exhibit 99.CERT | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act are attached hereto. |
Exhibit 99.906CERT | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer of the registrant as required by 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) NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT BOND FUND, INC.
By | /s/ R. Alan Medaugh | |
R. Alan Medaugh, President | ||
Date: | January 9, 2015 | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. | ||
By | /s/ R. Alan Medaugh | |
R. Alan Medaugh, President (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
Date: | January 9, 2015 | |
By | /s/ Anthony Rose | |
Anthony Rose, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||
Date: | January 9, 2015 |