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 – 07538
LORD ABBETT SECURITIES TRUST
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Thomas R. Phillips, Esq., Vice President & Assistant Secretary
90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 201-6984
Date of fiscal year end: 10/31
Date of reporting period: 4/30/2010
Item 1: | Report(s) to Shareholders. |
2010
LORD ABBETT
SEMIANNUAL
REPORT
Lord Abbett
Alpha Strategy Fund
Fundamental Equity Fund
International Core Equity Fund
International Dividend Income Fund
International Opportunities Fund
Large Cap Value Fund
Value Opportunities Fund
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2010
Lord Abbett Securities Trust
Semiannual Report
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2010
From left to right: Robert S. Dow, Director and Chairman of the Lord Abbett Funds; E. Thayer Bigelow, Independent Lead Director of the Lord Abbett Funds; and Daria L Foster, Director and President of the Lord Abbett Funds.
Dear Shareholders: We are pleased to provide you with this semiannual report of the Lord Abbett Securities Trust for the six-month period ended April 30, 2010. For additional information about the Trust, please visit our Website at www.lordabbett.com, where you can access the quarterly commentaries by the Funds’ portfolio managers. General information about Lord Abbett mutual funds, as well as in-depth discussions of market trends and investment strategies, is also provided in Lord Abbett Insights, a quarterly newsletter available on our Website.
Thank you for investing in Lord Abbett mutual
funds. We value the trust that you place in us and look forward to serving your investment needs in the years to come.
Best regards,
Robert S. Dow
Chairman
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Expense Examples
As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments (these charges vary among the share classes); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees (these charges vary among the share classes); and other Fund expenses. These Examples are 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.
The Examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010).
Actual Expenses
For each class of each Fund, the first line of the table on the following page provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading titled “Expenses Paid During the Period 11/1/09 – 4/30/10” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
For each class of each Fund, the second line of the table on the following page provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
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Alpha Strategy Fund
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Account Value | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period† |
| | 11/1/09 | | 4/30/10 | | 11/1/09 – 4/30/10 |
Class A | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,223.60 | | $ | 1.93 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,023.06 | | $ | 1.76 |
Class B | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,219.40 | | $ | 5.50 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,019.84 | | $ | 5.01 |
Class C | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,219.80 | | $ | 5.50 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,019.84 | | $ | 5.01 |
Class F | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,225.40 | | $ | 0.55 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,024.30 | | $ | 0.50 |
Class I | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,225.90 | | $ | 0.00 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,024.79 | | $ | 0.00 |
Class R2 | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,221.80 | | $ | 3.31 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,021.83 | | $ | 3.01 |
Class R3 | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,223.30 | | $ | 2.76 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,022.33 | | $ | 2.51 |
† | | For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (0.35% for Class A, 1.00% for Classes B and C, 0.10% for Class F, 0.00% for Class I, 0.60% for Class R2 and 0.50% for Class R3) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect one-half year period). |
Portfolio Holdings Presented by Portfolio Allocation
April 30, 2010
| | |
Portfolio Allocation | | %* |
Equity | | 99.82% |
Short-Term Investment | | 0.18% |
Total | | 100.00% |
* | | Represents percent of total investments. |
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Fundamental Equity Fund
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Account Value | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period† |
| | 11/1/09 | | 4/30/10 | | 11/1/09 - 4/30/10 |
Class A | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,196.60 | | $ | 6.10 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,019.25 | | $ | 5.61 |
Class B | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,194.20 | | $ | 9.63 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,016.02 | | $ | 8.85 |
Class C | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,192.70 | | $ | 9.63 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,016.02 | | $ | 8.85 |
Class F | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,198.20 | | $ | 4.74 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,020.50 | | $ | 4.36 |
Class I | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,199.40 | | $ | 4.20 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,020.98 | | $ | 3.86 |
Class P | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,197.60 | | $ | 6.65 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,018.75 | | $ | 6.11 |
Class R2 | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,196.20 | | $ | 7.46 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,018.02 | | $ | 6.85 |
Class R3 | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,196.60 | | $ | 6.92 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,018.50 | | $ | 6.36 |
† | | For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (1.12% for Class A, 1.77% for Classes B and C, 0.87% for Class F, 0.77% for Class I, 1.22% for Class P, 1.37% for Class R2 and 1.27% for Class R3) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect one-half year period). |
Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector
April 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Sector* | | %** | | | | Sector* | | %** |
Consumer Discretionary | | 15.87% | | | | Information Technology | | 15.03% |
Consumer Staples | | 0.58% | | | | Materials | | 5.53% |
Energy | | 12.57% | | | | Utilities | | 0.98% |
Financials | | 19.85% | | | | Short-Term Investment | | 2.14% |
Health Care | | 15.63% | | | | Total | | 100.00% |
Industrials | | 11.82% | | | | | | |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
** | | Represents percent of total investments. |
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International Core Equity Fund
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Account Value | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period† |
| | 11/1/09 | | 4/30/10 | | 11/1/09 – 4/30/10 |
Class A* | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,024.80 | | $ | 6.23 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,018.65 | | $ | 6.21 |
Class B* | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,021.40 | | $ | 9.47 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,015.42 | | $ | 9.44 |
Class C* | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,021.30 | | $ | 9.47 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,015.42 | | $ | 9.44 |
Class F* | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,025.60 | | $ | 4.72 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,020.11 | | $ | 4.71 |
Class I* | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,025.90 | | $ | 4.47 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,020.39 | | $ | 4.46 |
Class P* | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,024.20 | | $ | 6.78 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,018.11 | | $ | 6.76 |
Class R2* | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,024.90 | | $ | 6.43 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,018.44 | | $ | 6.41 |
Class R3* | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,024.50 | | $ | 6.58 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,018.29 | | $ | 6.56 |
† | | For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (1.24% for Class A, 1.89% for Classes B and C, 0.94% for Class F, 0.89% for Class I, 1.35% for Class P, 1.28% for Class R2 and 1.31% for Class R3) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect one-half year period). |
* | | The annualized expenses of each class have been restated (1.12% for Class A, 1.77% for Classes B and C, 0.87% for Class F, 0.77% for Class I, 1.22% for Class P, 1.37% for Class R2 and 1.27% for Class R3). Had these restated expenses been in place throughout the most recent fiscal half-year, expenses paid during the period would have been: |
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| | Actual | | Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) |
Class A | | $ | 5.62 | | $ | 5.61 |
Class B | | $ | 8.87 | | $ | 8.84 |
Class C | | $ | 8.87 | | $ | 8.84 |
Class F | | $ | 4.37 | | $ | 4.36 |
Class I | | $ | 3.87 | | $ | 3.86 |
Class P | | $ | 6.12 | | $ | 6.10 |
Class R2 | | $ | 6.88 | | $ | 6.86 |
Class R3 | | $ | 6.37 | | $ | 6.36 |
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Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector
April 30, 2010
| | |
Sector* | | %** |
Consumer Discretionary | | 13.58% |
Consumer Staples | | 7.73% |
Energy | | 8.93% |
Financials | | 19.38% |
Health Care | | 6.38% |
Industrials | | 13.10% |
Information Technology | | 7.51% |
Materials | | 10.59% |
Telecommunication Services | | 6.29% |
Utilities | | 4.67% |
Short-Term Investment | | 1.84% |
Total | | 100.00% |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
** | | Represents percent of total investments. |
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International Dividend Income Fund
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Account Value | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period† |
| | 11/1/09 | | 4/30/10 | | 11/1/09 – 4/30/10 |
Class A* | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,037.70 | | $ | 5.91 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,018.98 | | $ | 5.86 |
Class C* | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,035.00 | | $ | 9.18 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,015.78 | | $ | 9.10 |
Class F* | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,038.90 | | $ | 4.55 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,020.31 | | $ | 4.51 |
Class I* | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,040.40 | | $ | 4.25 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,020.61 | | $ | 4.21 |
Class R2* | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,039.80 | | $ | 4.65 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,020.24 | | $ | 4.61 |
Class R3* | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,038.00 | | $ | 6.06 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,018.85 | | $ | 6.01 |
† | | For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (1.17% for Class A, 1.82% for Class C, 0.90% for Class F, 0.84% for Class I, 0.92% for Class R2 and 1.20% for Class R3) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect one-half year period). |
* | | The annualized expenses of each class have been restated (1.12% for Class A, 1.77% for Class C, 0.87% for Class F, 0.77% for Class I, 1.37% for Class R2 and 1.27% for Class R3). Had these restated expenses been in place throughout the most recent fiscal half-year, expenses paid during the period would have been: |
| | | | | | |
| | Actual | | Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) |
Class A | | $ | 5.66 | | $ | 5.61 |
Class C | | $ | 8.93 | | $ | 8.85 |
Class F | | $ | 4.40 | | $ | 4.36 |
Class I | | $ | 3.90 | | $ | 3.86 |
Class R2 | | $ | 6.93 | | $ | 6.86 |
Class R3 | | $ | 6.42 | | $ | 6.36 |
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Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector
April 30, 2010
| | |
Sector* | | %** |
Consumer Discretionary | | 12.11% |
Consumer Staples | | 4.16% |
Energy | | 14.64% |
Financials | | 22.78% |
Health Care | | 4.25% |
Industrials | | 11.65% |
Information Technology | | 7.35% |
Materials | | 5.90% |
Telecommunication Services | | 7.60% |
Utilities | | 5.34% |
Short-Term Investment | | 4.22% |
Total | | 100.00% |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
** | | Represents percent of total investments. |
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International Opportunities Fund
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Account Value | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period† |
| | 11/1/09 | | 4/30/10 | | 11/1/09 – 4/30/10 |
Class A | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,093.40 | | $ | 8.05 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,017.10 | | $ | 7.75 |
Class B | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,089.20 | | $ | 11.39 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,013.87 | | $ | 10.99 |
Class C | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,088.40 | | $ | 11.39 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,013.87 | | $ | 10.99 |
Class F | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,094.20 | | $ | 6.75 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,018.36 | | $ | 6.51 |
Class I | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,094.20 | | $ | 6.23 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,018.85 | | $ | 6.01 |
Class P | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,091.80 | | $ | 8.56 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,016.60 | | $ | 8.25 |
Class R2 | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,091.60 | | $ | 9.33 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,015.86 | | $ | 9.00 |
Class R3 | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,092.40 | | $ | 8.77 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,016.41 | | $ | 8.45 |
† | | For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (1.55% for Class A, 2.20% for Classes B and C, 1.30% for Class F, 1.20% for Class I, 1.65% for Class P, 1.80% for Class R2 and 1.69% for Class R3) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect one-half year period). |
Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector
April 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Sector* | | %** | | | | Sector* | | %** |
Consumer Discretionary | | 21.20% | | | | Information Technology | | 10.29% |
Consumer Staples | | 8.19% | | | | Materials | | 9.27% |
Energy | | 5.04% | | | | Telecommunication Services | | 0.48% |
Financials | | 12.49% | | | | Utilities | | 4.56% |
Health Care | | 4.93% | | | | Short-Term Investment | | 4.34% |
Industrials | | 19.21% | | | | Total | | 100.00% |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
** | | Represents percent of total investments. |
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Large Cap Value Fund
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Account Value | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period† |
| | 11/1/09 | | 4/30/10 | | 11/1/09 - 4/30/10 |
Class A | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,158.30 | | $ | 6.58 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,018.72 | | $ | 6.16 |
Class B | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,153.90 | | $ | 10.04 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,015.49 | | $ | 9.39 |
Class C | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,154.70 | | $ | 10.04 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,015.49 | | $ | 9.39 |
Class F | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,160.30 | | $ | 5.14 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,020.04 | | $ | 4.81 |
Class I | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,160.90 | | $ | 4.71 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,020.46 | | $ | 4.41 |
Class P | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,157.80 | | $ | 7.01 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,018.31 | | $ | 6.56 |
Class R2 | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,022.70 | | $ | 0.84 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,023.96 | | $ | 0.84 |
Class R3 | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,021.60 | | $ | 1.29 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,023.51 | | $ | 1.30 |
† | | For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (1.23% for Class A, 1.88% for Classes B and C, 0.96% for Class F, 0.88% for Class I, 1.31% for Class P, 0.80% for Class R2 and 1.23% for Class R3) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 for Class A, B, C, F, I and P (to reflect one-half year period) and multiplied by 38/365 for Class R2 and R3 (to reflect the period March 24, 2010, commencement of investment operations, to April 30, 2010). |
Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector
April 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Sector* | | %** | | | | Sector* | | %** |
Consumer Discretionary | | 13.58% | | | | Information Technology | | 8.11% |
Consumer Staples | | 4.32% | | | | Materials | | 6.65% |
Energy | | 17.28% | | | | Telecommunication Services | | 2.77% |
Financials | | 27.29% | | | | Utilities | | 0.90% |
Health Care | | 8.40% | | | | Short-Term Investment | | 2.19% |
Industrials | | 8.51% | | | | Total | | 100.00% |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
** | | Represents percent of total investments. |
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Value Opportunities Fund
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Account Value | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period† |
| | 11/1/09 | | 4/30/10 | | 11/1/09 – 4/30/10 |
Class A | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,260.10 | | $ | 7.28 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,018.37 | | $ | 6.51 |
Class B | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,256.40 | | $ | 10.91 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,015.13 | | $ | 9.74 |
Class C | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,256.40 | | $ | 10.91 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,015.13 | | $ | 9.74 |
Class F | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,261.40 | | $ | 5.89 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,019.60 | | $ | 5.26 |
Class I | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,262.20 | | $ | 5.33 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,020.08 | | $ | 4.76 |
Class P | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,259.90 | | $ | 7.84 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,017.85 | | $ | 7.00 |
Class R2 | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,258.60 | | $ | 8.68 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,017.11 | | $ | 7.75 |
Class R3 | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,258.80 | | $ | 8.06 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,017.65 | | $ | 7.20 |
† | | For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (1.30% for Class A, 1.95% for Classes B and C, 1.05% for Class F, 0.95% for Class I, 1.40% for Class P, 1.55% for Class R2 and 1.44% for Class R3) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect one-half year period). |
Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector
April 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Sector* | | %** | | | | Sector* | | %** |
Consumer Discretionary | | 15.45% | | | | Information Technology | | 16.63% |
Consumer Staples | | 0.65% | | | | Materials | | 6.70% |
Energy | | 5.88% | | | | Utilities | | 1.63% |
Financials | | 18.82% | | | | Short-Term Investment | | 4.90% |
Health Care | | 9.10% | | | | Total | | 100.00% |
Industrials | | 20.24% | | | | | | |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
** | | Represents percent of total investments. |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
ALPHA STRATEGY FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
INVESTMENTS IN UNDERLYING FUNDS(a) 99.54% |
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc.–Class I*(b) | | 8,240,852 | | $ | 150,890 |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust–International Opportunities Fund–Class I(c) | | 12,923,423 | | | 153,401 |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust–Micro-Cap Growth Fund–Class I*(c) | | 5,248,736 | | | 76,264 |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust–Micro-Cap Value Fund–Class I*(c) | | 3,175,422 | | | 75,130 |
Lord Abbett Blend Trust–Small-Cap Blend Fund–Class I*(d) | | 4,975,139 | | | 75,075 |
Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc.–Small-Cap Value Fund–Class I*(c) | | 5,014,654 | | | 151,844 |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust–Value Opportunities Fund–Class I*(c) | | 5,130,323 | | | 75,826 |
| | | | | |
Total Investments in Underlying Funds (cost $735,381,330) | | | | | 758,430 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investments | | Principal Amount (000) | | Value (000) |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 0.18% |
| | |
Repurchase Agreement | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement dated 4/30/2010, 0.02% due 5/3/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $1,385,000 of U.S. Treasury Note at 3.00% due 2/28/2017; value: $1,379,806; proceeds: $1,349,640 (cost $1,349,638) | | $ | 1,350 | | $ | 1,350 |
| | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities 99.72% (cost $736,730,968) | | | | | | 759,780 |
| | | | | | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.28% | | | | | | 2,151 |
| | | | | | |
Net Assets 100.00% | | | | | $ | 761,931 |
| | | | | | |
| | |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | | Affiliated issuers (See Note 10). |
(b) | | Fund investment objective is long-term growth of capital through a diversified and actively managed portfolio consisting of developing growth companies, many of which are traded over the counter. |
(c) | | Fund investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. |
(d) | | Fund investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in stocks of small companies. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
COMMON STOCKS 97.66% |
|
Aerospace & Defense 3.18% |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | 300,000 | | $ | 10,701 |
Hexcel Corp.* | | 850,000 | | | 13,770 |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | 565,300 | | | 26,835 |
Kaman Corp. | | 250,000 | | | 6,853 |
United Technologies Corp. | | 515,000 | | | 38,599 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 96,758 |
| | | | | |
|
Auto Components 1.61% |
WABCO Holdings, Inc.* | | 1,475,000 | | | 48,955 |
| | | | | |
|
Automobiles 2.29% |
Ford Motor Co.* | | 4,550,000 | | | 59,241 |
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ADR | | 308,800 | | | 10,434 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 69,675 |
| | | | | |
|
Biotechnology 3.03% |
Amgen, Inc.* | | 1,175,000 | | | 67,398 |
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.* | | 240,000 | | | 6,646 |
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | 630,000 | | | 18,188 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 92,232 |
| | | | | |
|
Building Products 0.48% |
Quanex Building Products Corp. | | 419,791 | | | 7,976 |
Trex Co., Inc.* | | 271,600 | | | 6,651 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 14,627 |
| | | | | |
|
Capital Markets 6.17% |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.* | | 254,900 | | | 21,457 |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | 1,975,000 | | | 38,098 |
Invesco Ltd. | | 162,805 | | | 3,743 |
Lazard Ltd. Class A | | 1,220,000 | | | 47,165 |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Morgan Stanley | | 665,000 | | $ | 20,096 |
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | | 810,000 | | | 24,818 |
State Street Corp. | | 745,000 | | | 32,408 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 187,785 |
| | | | | |
|
Chemicals 0.20% |
Celanese Corp. Series A | | 188,437 | | | 6,028 |
| | | | | |
|
Commercial Banks 7.79% |
City National Corp. | | 585,000 | | | 36,434 |
Comerica, Inc. | | 233,500 | | | 9,807 |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | 536,214 | | | 22,210 |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | 655,000 | | | 38,881 |
KeyCorp | | 3,875,000 | | | 34,952 |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | 840,000 | | | 24,864 |
TCF Financial Corp. | | 900,000 | | | 16,767 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | 900,000 | | | 29,799 |
Zions Bancorporation | | 815,000 | | | 23,415 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 237,129 |
| | | | | |
|
Computers & Peripherals 3.01% |
EMC Corp.* | | 1,265,000 | | | 24,048 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | 1,300,000 | | | 67,561 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 91,609 |
| | | | | |
|
Consumer Finance 0.79% |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | 553,200 | | | 24,014 |
| | | | | |
|
Diversified Financial Services 3.40% |
Bank of America Corp. | | 3,827,840 | | | 68,250 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 830,000 | | | 35,341 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 103,591 |
| | | | | |
|
Electrical Equipment 0.10% |
AMETEK, Inc. | | 70,000 | | | 3,027 |
| | | | | |
|
Energy Equipment & Services 2.30% |
Halliburton Co. | | 1,485,000 | | | 45,515 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Energy Equipment & Services (continued) |
Weatherford International Ltd. (Switzerland)*(a) | | 1,345,000 | | $ | 24,358 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 69,873 |
| | | | | |
|
Food Products 0.58% |
Archer Daniels Midland Co. | | 629,620 | | | 17,592 |
| | | | | |
|
Gas Utilities 0.98% |
EQT Corp. | | 545,000 | | | 23,702 |
Questar Corp. | | 125,000 | | | 5,994 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 29,696 |
| | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.70% |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | 756,200 | | | 29,409 |
Stryker Corp. | | 395,000 | | | 22,689 |
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.* | | 148,054 | | | 8,347 |
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.* | | 355,000 | | | 21,623 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 82,068 |
| | | | | |
|
Health Care Providers & Services 5.18% |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | 878,000 | | | 27,086 |
DaVita, Inc.* | | 365,610 | | | 22,825 |
Humana, Inc.* | | 370,000 | | | 16,916 |
McKesson Corp. | | 408,400 | | | 26,468 |
Patterson Cos., Inc. | | 903,300 | | | 28,897 |
Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc. | | 599,900 | | | 16,497 |
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | | 510,000 | | | 18,931 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 157,620 |
| | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.75% |
Carnival Corp. Unit | | 613,000 | | | 25,562 |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | | 866,772 | | | 31,863 |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | | 483,600 | | | 26,361 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 83,786 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Household Durables 1.03% |
Fortune Brands, Inc. | | 600,000 | | $ | 31,452 |
| | | | | |
|
Information Technology Services 3.36% |
Accenture plc Class A (Ireland)(a) | | 693,000 | | | 30,243 |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | | 81,000 | | | 20,091 |
VeriFone Holdings, Inc.* | | 2,153,900 | | | 40,989 |
Western Union Co. (The) | | 607,334 | | | 11,084 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 102,407 |
| | | | | |
|
Insurance 1.66% |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B* | | 375,700 | | | 28,929 |
Chubb Corp. (The) | | 235,000 | | | 12,424 |
Markel Corp.* | | 23,800 | | | 9,112 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 50,465 |
| | | | | |
|
Internet & Catalog Retail 0.35% |
NutriSystem, Inc. | | 555,000 | | | 10,728 |
| | | | | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.03% |
Affymetrix, Inc.* | | 1,898,833 | | | 13,178 |
PAREXEL International Corp.* | | 771,566 | | | 18,194 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 31,372 |
| | | | | |
|
Machinery 6.31% |
Eaton Corp. | | 675,516 | | | 52,123 |
EnPro Industries, Inc.* | | 480,322 | | | 15,169 |
Kennametal, Inc. | | 589,900 | | | 19,384 |
Pall Corp. | | 590,000 | | | 23,004 |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | | 532,638 | | | 36,848 |
RBC Bearings, Inc.* | | 184,026 | | | 5,808 |
Robbins & Myers, Inc. | | 834,500 | | | 21,622 |
Tennant Co. | | 528,375 | | | 18,224 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 192,182 |
| | | | | |
|
Media 3.77% |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)* | | 2,980,000 | | | 26,552 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Media (continued) |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | 1,343,100 | | $ | 57,297 |
Viacom, Inc. Class B* | | 298,200 | | | 10,535 |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | 550,000 | | | 20,262 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 114,646 |
| | | | | |
|
Metals & Mining 5.32% |
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)(a) | | 179,408 | | | 11,331 |
Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada)(a) | | 1,476,000 | | | 64,280 |
Newmont Mining Corp. | | 235,000 | | | 13,179 |
Nucor Corp. | | 415,000 | | | 18,808 |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | 630,000 | | | 30,750 |
United States Steel Corp. | | 433,900 | | | 23,717 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 162,065 |
| | | | | |
|
Multi-Line Retail 0.73% |
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. | | 590,000 | | | 17,210 |
Nordstrom, Inc. | | 122,888 | | | 5,079 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 22,289 |
| | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 10.25% |
Apache Corp. | | 149,100 | | | 15,172 |
Chevron Corp. | | 292,900 | | | 23,854 |
El Paso Corp. | | 4,130,000 | | | 49,973 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 964,800 | | | 65,462 |
Forest Oil Corp.* | | 128,611 | | | 3,768 |
Noble Energy, Inc. | | 155,000 | | | 11,842 |
Southwestern Energy Co.* | | 560,000 | | | 22,221 |
Williams Cos., Inc. (The) | | 2,450,000 | | | 57,845 |
XTO Energy, Inc. | | 1,300,000 | | | 61,776 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 311,913 |
| | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals 3.66% |
Abbott Laboratories | | 717,400 | | | 36,702 |
Warner Chilcott plc Class A (Ireland)*(a) | | 1,594,400 | | | 45,217 |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | 690,000 | | $ | 29,546 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 111,465 |
| | | | | |
|
Road & Rail 1.72% |
Canadian National Railway Co. (Canada)(a) | | 66,700 | | | 3,988 |
Heartland Express, Inc. | | 728,999 | | | 12,058 |
Kansas City Southern* | | 897,840 | | | 36,407 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 52,453 |
| | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 3.98% |
Broadcom Corp. Class A | | 438,400 | | | 15,120 |
Intel Corp. | | 2,290,000 | | | 52,281 |
Micron Technology, Inc.* | | 2,525,000 | | | 23,609 |
National Semiconductor Corp. | | 1,267,900 | | | 18,740 |
Xilinx, Inc. | | 442,375 | | | 11,404 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 121,154 |
| | | | | |
|
Software 4.64% |
Adobe Systems, Inc.* | | 912,500 | | | 30,651 |
Autodesk, Inc.* | | 385,000 | | | 13,094 |
Intuit, Inc.* | | 915,000 | | | 33,086 |
McAfee, Inc.* | | 516,809 | | | 17,959 |
Microsoft Corp. | | 1,525,000 | | | 46,574 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 141,364 |
| | | | | |
|
Specialty Retail 1.99% |
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. | | 950,000 | | | 15,969 |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | 425,000 | | | 19,380 |
Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (The)* | | 124,400 | | | 5,700 |
Lowe’s Cos., Inc. | | 720,300 | | | 19,535 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 60,584 |
| | | | | |
|
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 1.32% |
Fossil, Inc.* | | 177,300 | | | 6,897 |
NIKE, Inc. Class B | | 295,000 | | | 22,393 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(concluded)
FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (continued) |
V.F. Corp. | | | 126,000 | | $ | 10,889 |
| | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | 40,179 |
| | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $2,455,558,612) | | | | | | 2,972,783 |
| | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount (000) | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 2.14% |
|
Repurchase Agreement |
Repurchase Agreement dated 4/30/2010, 0.02% due 5/3/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $66,685,000 U.S. Treasury Note at 3.00% due 2/28/2017; value: $66,434,931; proceeds: $65,131,361 (cost $65,131,253) | | $ | 65,131 | | | 65,131 |
| | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities 99.80% (cost $2,520,689,865) | | | | | | 3,037,914 |
| | | | | | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.20% | | | | | | 6,072 |
| | | | | | |
Net Assets 100.00% | | | | | $ | 3,043,986 |
| | | | | | |
| | |
ADR | | American Depositary Receipt. |
Unit | | More than one class of securities traded together. |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | | Foreign security traded in U.S. dollars. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 97.18% |
|
COMMON STOCKS 95.81% |
| | |
Australia 3.62% | | | | | |
| | |
Chemicals 1.00% | | | | | |
Incitec Pivot Ltd. | | 3,071,893 | | $ | 9,082 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Multi-Line Retail 0.98% | | | | | |
Myer Holdings Ltd.* | | 2,986,955 | | | 8,876 |
| | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.64% |
Oil Search Ltd. | | 1,070,446 | | | 5,561 |
Santos Ltd. | | 732,001 | | | 9,287 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 14,848 |
| | | | | |
Total Australia | | | | | 32,806 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Austria 1.63% | | | | | |
|
Real Estate Management & Development |
IMMOFINANZ AG* | | 3,457,944 | | | 14,744 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Brazil 3.69% | | | | | |
|
Household Durables 1.15% |
Agre Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA* | | 2,276,754 | | | 10,387 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Metals & Mining 1.18% | | | | | |
Vale SA ADR | | 397,800 | | | 10,705 |
| | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.47% |
Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR | | 113,600 | | | 4,310 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Water Utilities 0.89% | | | | | |
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo ADR* | | 204,000 | | | 8,027 |
| | | | | |
Total Brazil | | | | | 33,429 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Canada 2.41% | | | | | |
| | |
Metals & Mining 1.03% | | | | | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | | 121,200 | | | 9,299 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.38% |
Pembina Pipeline Income Fund Unit | | 392,600 | | $ | 7,057 |
PetroBakken Energy Ltd. A Shares | | 82,000 | | | 2,227 |
Questerre Energy Corp.* | | 959,250 | | | 3,233 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 12,517 |
| | | | | |
Total Canada | | | | | 21,816 |
| | | | | |
| | |
China 2.18% | | | | | |
|
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 0.74% |
China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd. | | 3,316,000 | | | 6,722 |
| | | | | |
|
Internet Software & Services 0.71% |
Sohu.com, Inc.* | | 134,000 | | | 6,452 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Machinery 0.73% | | | | | |
Weichai Power Co., Ltd. H Shares | | 808,000 | | | 6,607 |
| | | | | |
Total China | | | | | 19,781 |
| | | | | |
| | |
France 6.01% | | | | | |
|
Aerospace & Defense 0.74% |
Safran SA | | 264,464 | | | 6,719 |
| | | | | |
|
Construction & Engineering 1.54% |
Vinci SA | | 250,484 | | | 13,958 |
| | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 0.77% |
Carrefour SA | | 142,302 | | | 6,975 |
| | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.69% |
AXA SA | | 314,192 | | | 6,244 |
| | | | | |
|
Multi-Line Retail 0.87% |
PPR | | 58,911 | | | 7,918 |
| | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.49% |
TOTAL SA ADR | | 81,100 | | | 4,410 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
France (continued) | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals 0.91% |
Sanofi-Aventis SA | | 67,167 | | $ | 4,582 |
Sanofi-Aventis SA ADR | | 107,800 | | | 3,677 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 8,259 |
| | | | | |
Total France | | | | | 54,483 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Germany 12.14% | | | | | |
| | |
Airlines 0.98% | | | | | |
Deutsche Lufthansa AG Registered Shares* | | 531,805 | | | 8,844 |
| | | | | |
|
Automobiles 1.35% |
Daimler AG Registered Shares* | | 239,890 | | | 12,220 |
| | | | | |
|
Chemicals 1.31% |
Lanxess AG | | 251,397 | | | 11,917 |
| | | | | |
|
Construction Materials 1.15% |
HeidelbergCement AG | | 168,093 | | | 10,409 |
| | | | | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.23% |
Deutsche Telekom AG Registered Shares | | 853,058 | | | 11,107 |
| | | | | |
|
Electric: Utilities 0.74% |
E. On AG | | 182,317 | | | 6,723 |
| | | | | |
|
Household Products 1.02% |
Henkel KGaA | | 204,495 | | | 9,249 |
| | | | | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates 1.29% |
Siemens AG Registered Shares | | 118,729 | | | 11,710 |
| | | | | |
| |
Machinery 2.04% | | | |
GEA Group AG | | 460,558 | | | 10,220 |
MAN SE | | 87,441 | | | 8,253 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 18,473 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Software 1.03% |
SAP AG | | 193,260 | | $ | 9,324 |
| | | | | |
Total Germany | | | | | 109,976 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Hong Kong 2.70% | | | | | |
| | |
Chemicals 1.04% | | | | | |
Huabao International Holdings Ltd. | | 8,132,000 | | | 9,399 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Specialty Retail 1.01% | | | | | |
Esprit Holdings Ltd. | | 1,278,800 | | | 9,160 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Water Utilities 0.65% | | | | | |
Guangdong Investment Ltd. | | 11,378,000 | | | 5,901 |
| | | | | |
Total Hong Kong | | | | | 24,460 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Indonesia 2.74% | | | | | |
|
Commercial Banks 0.79% |
PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk | | 25,038,000 | | | 7,126 |
| | | | | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.99% |
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk | | 10,357,867 | | | 8,942 |
| | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.96% |
PT Bumi Resources Tbk | | 34,121,500 | | | 8,757 |
| | | | | |
Total Indonesia | | | | | 24,825 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Ireland 0.69% | | | | | |
| | |
Insurance | | | | | |
Irish Life & Permanent Group Holdings plc* | | 1,573,914 | | | 6,278 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Israel 2.26% | | | | | |
| | |
Pharmaceuticals 1.38% | | | | | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR | | 213,250 | | | 12,524 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Israel (continued) | | | | | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.88% |
Partner Communications Co., Ltd. | | 403,896 | | $ | 7,925 |
| | | | | |
Total Israel | | | | | 20,449 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Italy 1.89% | | | | | |
|
Commercial Banks 1.05% |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA* | | 1,047,919 | | | 3,454 |
UniCredit SpA* | | 2,321,236 | | | 6,083 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 9,537 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Multi-Utilities 0.84% | | | | | |
A2A SpA | | 4,517,892 | | | 7,637 |
| | | | | |
Total Italy | | | | | 17,174 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Japan 16.44% | | | | | |
|
Auto Components 1.36% |
Bridgestone Corp. | | 741,100 | | | 12,351 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Automobiles 1.28% | | | | | |
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.* | | 1,329,100 | | | 11,565 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Chemicals 1.28% | | | | | |
Asahi Kasei Corp. | | 2,061,000 | | | 11,586 |
| | | | | |
|
Commercial Banks 1.39% |
Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The) | | 2,415,000 | | | 12,557 |
| | | | | |
|
Consumer Finance 1.06% |
ORIX Corp. | | 104,550 | | | 9,556 |
| | | | | |
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.68% |
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. | | 1,001,000 | | | 15,265 |
| | | | | |
|
Household Durables 1.46% |
Sony Corp. | | 386,200 | | | 13,223 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Machinery 1.28% |
NSK Ltd. | | 1,520,000 | | $ | 11,595 |
| | | | | |
|
Marine 0.52% |
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. | | 631,000 | | | 4,717 |
| | | | | |
|
Media 0.68% |
Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. | | 3,860 | | | 6,197 |
| | | | | |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.98% |
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. | | 3,725 | | | 8,878 |
| | | | | |
|
Tobacco 1.05% |
Japan Tobacco, Inc. | | 2,756 | | | 9,551 |
| | | | | |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors 2.42% |
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | | 708,400 | | | 10,647 |
Sumitomo Corp. | | 939,100 | | | 11,309 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 21,956 |
| | | | | |
Total Japan | | | | | 148,997 |
| | | | | |
|
Luxembourg 1.01% |
|
Metals & Mining |
ArcelorMittal | | 235,604 | | | 9,169 |
| | | | | |
|
Netherlands 1.35% |
|
Diversified Financial Services |
ING Groep NV CVA* | | 1,385,411 | | | 12,228 |
| | | | | |
|
Norway 2.05% |
|
Commercial Banks |
DnB NOR ASA | | 1,571,800 | | | 18,602 |
| | | | | |
|
Poland 0.79% |
|
Beverages |
Central European Distribution Corp.* | | 206,400 | | | 7,152 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Singapore 1.47% |
|
Commercial Banks |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | | 1,211,100 | | $ | 13,335 |
| | | | | |
|
South Korea 5.05% |
|
Auto Components 0.75% |
Hyundai Mobis | | 40,390 | | | 6,778 |
| | | | | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.58% |
KT Corp. | | 322,150 | | | 14,298 |
| | | | | |
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.43% |
LG Display Co., Ltd. | | 305,740 | | | 13,003 |
| | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.29% |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | | 15,343 | | | 11,666 |
| | | | | |
Total South Korea | | | | | 45,745 |
| | | | | |
|
Switzerland 5.78% |
|
Biotechnology 1.04% |
Actelion Ltd. Registered Shares* | | 233,000 | | | 9,450 |
| | | | | |
|
Energy Equipment & Services 0.85% |
Transocean Ltd.* | | 105,600 | | | 7,651 |
| | | | | |
|
Food Products 1.25% |
Nestle SA Registered Shares | | 231,304 | | | 11,318 |
| | | | | |
|
Insurance 1.01% |
Zurich Financial Services AG | | 41,338 | | | 9,164 |
| | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals 1.63% |
Roche Holding Ltd. AG | | 93,783 | | | 14,807 |
| | | | | |
Total Switzerland | | | | | 52,390 |
| | | | | |
|
Taiwan 1.29% |
|
Computers & Peripherals |
Wistron Corp. | | 6,080,000 | | | 11,682 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Thailand 0.90% |
|
Commercial Banks |
Bangkok Bank Public Co., Ltd. | | 2,230,900 | | $ | 8,173 |
| | | | | |
|
Turkey 0.83% |
|
Automobiles |
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS | | 947,462 | | | 7,487 |
| | | | | |
|
United Kingdom 16.89% |
|
Commercial Banks 2.70% |
Barclays plc | | 2,655,641 | | | 13,642 |
HSBC Holdings plc | | 625,860 | | | 6,373 |
HSBC Holdings plc ADR | | 88,100 | | | 4,483 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 24,498 |
| | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 1.03% |
Tesco plc | | 1,410,022 | | | 9,352 |
| | | | | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates 1.43% |
Tomkins plc | | 3,420,916 | | | 12,942 |
| | | | | |
|
Insurance 1.42% |
Aviva plc | | 1,216,964 | | | 6,433 |
Prudential plc | | 737,627 | | | 6,476 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 12,909 |
| | | | | |
|
Media 0.95% |
Reed Elsevier plc | | 749,420 | | | 5,867 |
WPP plc | | 255,000 | | | 2,723 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 8,590 |
| | | | | |
|
Metals & Mining 1.48% |
Anglo American plc* | | 316,028 | | | 13,424 |
| | | | | |
|
Multi-Utilities 0.74% |
National Grid plc | | 693,805 | | | 6,690 |
| | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 3.05% |
Cairn Energy plc* | | 1,675,113 | | | 10,223 |
Tullow Oil plc | | 1,000,641 | | | 17,428 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 27,651 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(concluded)
INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
United Kingdom (continued) |
|
Specialty Retail 0.79% |
DSG International plc* | | 14,174,545 | | $ | 7,132 |
| | | | | |
|
Tobacco 1.74% |
British American Tobacco plc | | 140,044 | | | 4,404 |
Imperial Tobacco Group plc | | 398,701 | | | 11,358 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 15,762 |
| | | | | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.56% |
Vodafone Group plc | | 6,371,326 | | | 14,118 |
| | | | | |
Total United Kingdom | | | | | 153,068 |
| | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $784,818,054) | | | | | 868,249 |
| | | | | |
|
PREFERRED STOCKS 1.37% |
|
Brazil 0.03% |
|
Electric: Utilities |
Companhia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista | | 9,133 | | | 243 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investments | | Principal Amount (000) | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Germany 1.34% |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies |
Fresenius SE | | $ | 167,740 | | $ | 12,161 |
| | | | | | |
Total Preferred Stocks (cost $9,165,258) | | | 12,404 |
| | | | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $793,983,312) | | | 880,653 |
| | | | | | |
|
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 1.82% |
|
Repurchase Agreement |
Repurchase Agreement dated 4/30/2010, 0.02% due 5/3/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $16,885,000 of Federal National Mortgage Assoc. at 0.25% due 1/18/2011; value: $16,842,775; proceeds: $16,511,276 (cost $16,511,249) | | | 16,511 | | | 16,511 |
| | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities 99.00% (cost $810,494,561) | | | 897,164 |
| | | | | | |
Cash, Foreign Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 1.00%(a) | | | 9,096 |
| | | | | | |
Net Assets 100.00% | | $ | 906,260 |
| | | | | | |
| | |
ADR | | American Depositary Receipt. |
Unit | | More than one class of securities traded together. |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | | Cash, Foreign Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities include net unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts as follows: |
Open Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at April 30, 2010:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | Transaction Type | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | Foreign Currency | | U.S. $ Cost On Origination Date | | U.S. $ Current Value | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Australian dollar | | Buy | | Barclays Bank plc | | 5/24/2010 | | 14,500,000 | | $ | 12,914,860 | | $ | 13,386,497 | | $ | 471,637 |
Australian dollar | | Buy | | Goldman Sachs | | 6/22/2010 | | 12,050,000 | | | 10,978,996 | | | 11,087,532 | | | 108,536 |
Brazilian real | | Sell | | Morgan Stanley | | 5/24/2010 | | 10,350,000 | | | 5,589,156 | | | 5,929,944 | | | (340,788) |
euro dollar | | Buy | | UBS AG | | 6/22/2010 | | 20,350,000 | | | 27,703,676 | | | 27,099,429 | | | (604,247) |
Israeli new shekel | | Sell | | Goldman Sachs | | 5/24/2010 | | 38,646,500 | | | 10,244,268 | | | 10,364,847 | | | (120,579) |
Japanese yen | | Buy | | UBS AG | | 5/17/2010 | | 2,955,000,000 | | | 32,857,794 | | | 31,460,786 | | | (1,397,008) |
South Korean won | | Sell | | Barclays Bank plc | | 5/24/2010 | | 10,675,000,000 | | | 9,278,575 | | | 9,625,831 | | | (347,256) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Net Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | $ | (2,229,705) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 95.40% | |
|
COMMON STOCKS 95.22% | |
|
Australia 7.24% | |
|
Commercial Banks 3.89% | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | | 184,569 | | $ | 4,088 | |
Bank of Queensland Ltd. | | 220,590 | | | 2,556 | |
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd. | | 424,277 | | | 3,837 | |
National Australia Bank Ltd. | | 188,364 | | | 4,812 | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | 15,293 | |
| | | | | | |
|
Food Products 1.03% | |
Goodman Fielder Ltd. | | 3,018,583 | | | 4,052 | |
| | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.74% | |
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | | 151,042 | | | 2,926 | |
| | | | | | |
|
Multi-Utilities 0.85% | |
DUET Group | | 2,052,367 | | | 3,349 | |
| | | | | | |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.73% | |
GPT Group | | 5,397,799 | | | 2,884 | |
| | | | | | |
Total Australia | | | | | 28,504 | |
| | | | | | |
|
Austria 2.10% | |
|
Air Freight & Logistics 1.49% | |
Oesterreichische Post AG | | 204,480 | | | 5,866 | |
| | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.61% | |
Vienna Insurance Group | | 48,821 | | | 2,386 | |
| | | | | | |
|
Metals & Mining 0.00% | |
Voestalpine AG | | 3 | | | – | (a) |
| | | | | | |
Total Austria | | | | | 8,252 | |
| | | | | | |
|
Brazil 3.27% | |
|
Household Durables 0.74% | |
Agre Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA* | | 633,122 | | | 2,888 | |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Information Technology Services 1.29% |
Redecard SA | | 308,100 | | $ | 5,087 |
| �� | | | | |
|
Water Utilities 1.24% |
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo ADR* | | 124,100 | | | 4,883 |
| | | | | |
Total Brazil | | | | | 12,858 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Canada 9.08% | | | | | |
| | |
Media 2.26% | | | | | |
Yellow Pages Income Fund Unit | | 1,330,355 | | | 8,919 |
| | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 6.82% |
Baytex Energy Trust Unit | | 209,431 | | | 7,081 |
Daylight Resources Trust Unit | | 518,500 | | | 5,717 |
Enerplus Resources Fund Unit | | 160,120 | | | 3,899 |
Pembina Pipeline Income Fund Unit | | 196,500 | | | 3,532 |
Penn West Energy Trust Unit | | 329,430 | | | 6,612 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 26,841 |
| | | | | |
Total Canada | | | | | 35,760 |
| | | | | |
| | |
China 1.03% | | | | | |
| | |
Commercial Banks | | | | | |
Bank of China Ltd. H Shares | | 7,870,000 | | | 4,051 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Czech Republic 1.95% | | | | | |
|
Commercial Banks 0.66% |
Komercni Banka AS | | 12,745 | | | 2,616 |
| | | | | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.45% |
Telefonica O2 Czech Republic AS | | 79,033 | | | 1,752 |
| | | | | |
|
Electric: Utilities 0.84% |
CEZ AS | | 69,207 | | | 3,318 |
| | | | | |
Total Czech Republic | | | | | 7,686 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
France 9.96% | | | | | |
|
Construction & Engineering 1.40% |
Vinci SA | | 99,062 | | $ | 5,520 |
| | | | | |
|
Electrical Equipment 1.52% |
Schneider Electric SA | | 52,783 | | | 5,992 |
| | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.73% |
AXA SA | | 145,141 | | | 2,884 |
| | | | | |
|
Machinery 1.02% |
Vallourec SA | | 20,195 | | | 4,023 |
| | | | | |
|
Media 1.32% |
PagesJaunes Groupe | | 431,452 | | | 5,169 |
| | | | | |
|
Multi-Line Retail 1.18% |
PPR | | 34,457 | | | 4,631 |
| | | | | |
|
Office Electronics 0.71% |
Neopost SA | | 35,287 | | | 2,806 |
| | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.98% |
TOTAL SA ADR | | 70,900 | | | 3,856 |
| | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals 1.10% |
Sanofi-Aventis SA | | 63,244 | | | 4,314 |
| | | | | |
Total France | | | | | 39,195 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Germany 5.58% | | | | | |
|
Air Freight & Logistics 1.06% |
Deutsche Post AG Registered Shares | | 257,981 | | | 4,184 |
| | | | | |
|
Chemicals 0.95% |
BASF SE | | 64,372 | | | 3,742 |
| | | | | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.28% |
Deutsche Telekom AG Registered Shares | | 384,930 | | | 5,012 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Electric: Utilities 0.74% |
E. On AG | | 79,270 | | $ | 2,923 |
| | | | | |
|
Machinery 0.91% |
MAN SE | | 37,833 | | | 3,571 |
| | | | | |
|
Metals & Mining 0.64% |
ThyssenKrupp AG | | 77,711 | | | 2,527 |
| | | | | |
Total Germany | | | | | 21,959 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Greece 0.57% | | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
OPAP SA | | 109,659 | | | 2,227 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Hong Kong 2.40% | | | | | |
|
Communications Equipment 1.02% |
VTech Holdings Ltd. | | 359,000 | | | 4,013 |
| | | | | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates 0.43% |
Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. | | 398,000 | | | 1,720 |
| | | | | |
|
Specialty Retail 0.95% |
Esprit Holdings Ltd. | | 520,900 | | | 3,731 |
| | | | | |
Total Hong Kong | | | | | 9,464 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Indonesia 1.25% | | | | | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services |
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk ADR | | 141,500 | | | 4,913 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Israel 1.55% | | | | | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services |
Partner Communications Co., Ltd. ADR | | 311,100 | | | 6,110 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Italy 3.75% | | | | | |
|
Media 1.62% |
Mediaset SpA | | 802,995 | | | 6,359 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
23
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Italy (continued) | | | | | |
|
Multi-Utilities 0.90% |
A2A SpA | | 2,100,670 | | $ | 3,551 |
| | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.23% |
Eni SpA ADR | | 109,000 | | | 4,845 |
| | | | | |
Total Italy | | | | | 14,755 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Japan 6.41% | | | | | |
|
Automobiles 0.93% |
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.* | | 421,300 | | | 3,666 |
| | | | | |
|
Office Electronics 1.73% |
Canon, Inc. | | 149,100 | | | 6,820 |
| | | | | |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.20% |
MID REIT, Inc. | | 1,864 | | | 4,733 |
| | | | | |
|
Software 1.27% |
Nintendo Co., Ltd. | | 14,800 | | | 4,972 |
| | | | | |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors 1.28% |
Sumitomo Corp. | | 416,900 | | | 5,020 |
| | | | | |
Total Japan | | | | | 25,211 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Luxembourg 1.02% | | | | | |
|
Metals & Mining |
ArcelorMittal | | 103,190 | | | 4,016 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Netherlands 0.86% | | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
Royal Dutch Shell plc ADR | | 54,100 | | | 3,395 |
| | | | | |
|
New Zealand 1.26% |
|
Construction Materials |
Fletcher Building Ltd. | | 817,639 | | | 4,962 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Portugal 0.38% |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services |
Portugal Telecom SGPS SA Registered Shares | | 148,735 | | $ | 1,514 |
| | | | | |
|
Singapore 2.09% |
|
Commercial Banks 1.32% |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | | 472,975 | | | 5,208 |
| | | | | |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.77% |
CapitaRetail China Trust | | 3,356,000 | | | 3,026 |
| | | | | |
Total Singapore | | | | | 8,234 |
| | | | | |
|
South Africa 1.83% |
|
Metals & Mining |
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. | | 152,301 | | | 7,189 |
| | | | | |
|
South Korea 0.72% |
|
Capital Markets |
Daishin Securities Co., Ltd. | | 214,300 | | | 2,852 |
| | | | | |
|
Spain 5.71% |
|
Commercial Banks 3.05% |
Banco Popular Espanol SA | | 852,002 | | | 6,033 |
Banco Santander SA ADR | | 484,000 | | | 5,973 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 12,006 |
| | | | | |
|
Diversified Financial Services 1.57% |
Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles SA | | 223,792 | | | 6,188 |
| | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.09% |
Repsol YPF SA | | 182,244 | | | 4,279 |
| | | | | |
Total Spain | | | | | 22,473 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Sweden 0.56% |
|
Construction & Engineering |
Skanska AB Class B | | 132,213 | | $ | 2,191 |
| | | | | |
|
Switzerland 1.77% |
|
Insurance 1.02% |
Zurich Financial Services AG | | 18,177 | | | 4,030 |
| | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals 0.75% |
Roche Holding Ltd. AG | | 18,600 | | | 2,937 |
| | | | | |
Total Switzerland | | | | | 6,967 |
| | | | | |
|
Taiwan 1.30% |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
Siliconware Precision Industries Co. ADR | | 833,100 | | | 5,124 |
| | | | | |
|
Thailand 1.06% |
|
Consumer Finance |
Tisco Financial Group Public Co., Ltd. | | 5,199,700 | | | 4,178 |
| | | | | |
|
Turkey 4.02% |
|
Automobiles 1.53% |
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS | | 762,892 | | | 6,028 |
| | | | | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.34% |
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS | | 1,412,058 | | | 5,265 |
| | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.15% |
Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS | | 203,593 | | | 4,526 |
| | | | | |
Total Turkey | | | | | 15,819 |
| | | | | |
|
United Kingdom 14.32% |
|
Aerospace & Defense 0.67% |
BAE Systems plc | | 502,431 | | | 2,633 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Commercial Banks 0.95% |
HSBC Holdings plc | | 367,949 | | $ | 3,747 |
| | | | | |
|
Food Products 0.81% |
Unilever plc | | 106,348 | | | 3,196 |
| | | | | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates 1.26% |
Tomkins plc | | 1,310,739 | | | 4,959 |
| | | | | |
|
Insurance 2.61% |
Aviva plc | | 618,918 | | | 3,272 |
Catlin Group Ltd. | | 727,722 | | | 3,914 |
Prudential plc | | 353,586 | | | 3,104 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 10,290 |
| | | | | |
|
Internet & Catalog Retail 0.99% |
Home Retail Group plc | | 925,036 | | | 3,879 |
| | | | | |
|
Multi-Utilities 0.74% |
National Grid plc | | 301,781 | | | 2,910 |
| | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.92% |
BP plc | | 415,024 | | | 3,620 |
| | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals 2.39% |
AstraZeneca plc | | 102,983 | | | 4,550 |
GlaxoSmithKline plc | | 261,609 | | | 4,856 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 9,406 |
| | | | | |
|
Tobacco 1.65% |
British American Tobacco plc | | 87,919 | | | 2,765 |
Imperial Tobacco Group plc | | 131,300 | | | 3,740 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 6,505 |
| | | | | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.33% |
Vodafone Group plc | | 2,362,372 | | | 5,235 |
| | | | | |
Total United Kingdom | | | | | 56,380 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(concluded)
INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
United States 2.18% |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.53% |
Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. | | | 192,800 | | $ | 6,023 |
| | | | | | |
|
Tobacco 0.65% |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 120,600 | | | 2,556 |
| | | | | | |
Total United States | | | | | | 8,579 |
| | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $346,493,037) | | | | | | 374,818 |
| | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal
Amount
(000) | | |
CONVERTIBLE BOND 0.18% |
|
Luxembourg |
|
Metals & Mining |
ArcelorMittal at 5.00%, due 5/15/2014
(cost $475,000) | | $ | 475 | | | 694 |
| | | | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $346,968,037) | | | 375,512 |
| | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investments | | Principal Amount (000)
| | Value (000) |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 4.20% |
|
Repurchase Agreement |
Repurchase Agreement dated 4/30/2010, 0.02% due 5/3/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $16,930,000 of U.S. Treasury Note at 3.00% due 2/28/2017; value: $16,866,513; proceeds: $16,532,168 (cost $16,532,141) | | $ | 16,532 | | $ | 16,532 |
| | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities 99.60% (cost $363,500,178) | | | | | | 392,044 |
| | | | | | |
Foreign Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.40%(b) | | | | | | 1,572 |
| | | | | | |
Net Assets 100.00% | | | | | $ | 393,616 |
| | | | | | |
| | |
ADR | | American Depositary Receipt. |
Unit | | More than one class of securities traded together. |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | | Amount is less than $1,000. |
(b) | | Foreign Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities include net unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts, as follows: |
Open Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at April 30, 2010:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
| | Transaction Type | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | Foreign Currency | | U.S. $ Cost On Origination Date | | U.S. $ Current Value | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
|
Canadian dollar | | Buy | | Barclays Bank plc | | 8/23/2010 | | 17,450,000 | | $ | 17,499,085 | | $ | 17,169,995 | | $ | (329,090) |
British pound | | Sell | | UBS AG | | 8/23/2010 | | 7,800,000 | | | 12,001,470 | | | 11,929,372 | | | 72,098 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Net Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | $ | (256,992) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 95.05% |
| |
COMMON STOCKS 94.08% | | | |
|
Australia 3.92% |
|
Chemicals 0.83% |
Incitec Pivot Ltd. | | 954,366 | | $ | 2,822 |
| | | | | |
|
Metals & Mining 0.51% |
Coal of Africa Ltd.* | | 783,407 | | | 1,727 |
Southern Australian Coal Ltd. | | 115,607 | | | 11 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 1,738 |
| | | | | |
|
Multi-Line Retail 0.38% |
Myer Holdings Ltd.* | | 441,922 | | | 1,313 |
| | | | | |
|
Multi-Utilities 0.97% |
DUET Group | | 2,031,988 | | | 3,316 |
| | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.23% |
Centennial Coal Co., Ltd. | | 1,084,038 | | | 4,219 |
| | | | | |
Total Australia | | | | | 13,408 |
| | | | | |
|
Austria 1.15% |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
bwin Interactive Entertainment AG* | | 73,881 | | | 3,942 |
| | | | | |
|
Brazil 1.75% |
|
Household Durables 0.97% |
Agre Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA* | | 725,352 | | | 3,309 |
| | | | | |
|
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.28% |
Restoque Comercio e Confeccoes de Roupas SA | | 226,605 | | | 939 |
| | | | | |
|
Water Utilities 0.50% |
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo ADR* | | 43,700 | | | 1,720 |
| | | | | |
Total Brazil | | | | | 5,968 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Canada 2.14% |
|
Airlines 0.36% |
Westjet Airlines Ltd.* | | 91,968 | | $ | 1,222 |
| | | | | |
|
Metals & Mining 1.49% |
Equinox Minerals Ltd.* | | 1,285,800 | | | 5,089 |
| | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.29% |
Questerre Energy Corp.* | | 297,520 | | | 1,003 |
| | | | | |
Total Canada | | | | | 7,314 |
| | | | | |
|
China 2.19% |
|
Automobiles 0.42% |
Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. Class H | | 798,000 | | | 1,454 |
| | | | | |
|
Food Products 0.97% |
Zhongpin, Inc.* | | 260,703 | | | 3,306 |
| | | | | |
|
Internet Software & Services 0.80% |
Sohu.com, Inc.* | | 56,793 | | | 2,735 |
| | | | | |
Total China | | | | | 7,495 |
| | | | | |
|
Egypt 1.51% |
|
Automobiles 0.67% |
Ghabbour Auto | | 369,828 | | | 2,311 |
| | | | | |
|
Capital Markets 0.84% |
EFG-Hermes Holding SAE | | 444,308 | | | 2,860 |
| | | | | |
Total Egypt | | | | | 5,171 |
| | | | | |
|
France 3.98% |
|
Beverages 0.63% |
Remy Cointreau SA | | 39,756 | | | 2,150 |
| | | | | |
|
Computers & Peripherals 1.35% |
Gemalto NV* | | 103,779 | | | 4,626 |
| | | | | |
|
Distributors 0.40% |
CFAO SA* | | 39,290 | | | 1,362 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
France (continued) |
|
Media 1.60% |
Ipsos SA | | 93,998 | | $ | 3,597 |
Publicis Groupe | | 42,385 | | | 1,870 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 5,467 |
| | | | | |
Total France | | | | | 13,605 |
| | | | | |
|
Germany 8.28% |
|
Aerospace & Defense 1.05% |
MTU Aero Engines Holding AG | | 65,005 | | | 3,574 |
| | | | | |
|
Chemicals 1.46% |
Symrise GmbH & Co. AG | | 196,220 | | | 4,991 |
| | | | | |
|
Electrical Equipment 0.40% |
Tognum AG | | 66,940 | | | 1,385 |
| | | | | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates 1.67% |
Rheinmetall AG | | 82,000 | | | 5,697 |
| | | | | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.30% |
Gerresheimer AG* | | 127,068 | | | 4,450 |
| | | | | |
|
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.77% |
Adidas AG | | 44,426 | | | 2,618 |
| | | | | |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors 1.09% |
Kloeckner & Co. SE* | | 141,049 | | | 3,728 |
| | | | | |
|
Transportation Infrastructure 0.54% |
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG | | 51,086 | | | 1,859 |
| | | | | |
Total Germany | | | | | 28,302 |
| | | | | |
|
Greece 0.30% |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
Intralot SA-Integrated Lottery Systems & Services | | 238,746 | | | 1,031 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Hong Kong 4.95% |
|
Auto Components 1.21% |
Minth Group Ltd. | | 2,942,000 | | $ | 4,140 |
| | | | | |
|
Communications Equipment 1.00% |
VTech Holdings Ltd. | | 306,000 | | | 3,421 |
| | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.10% |
REXLot Holdings Ltd. | | 31,650,000 | | | 3,756 |
| | | | | |
|
Specialty Retail 0.57% |
Hengdeli Holdings Ltd. | | 4,660,000 | | | 1,943 |
| | | | | |
|
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 1.07% |
Daphne International Holdings Ltd. | | 3,528,000 | | | 3,644 |
| | | | | |
Total Hong Kong | | | | | 16,904 |
| | | | | |
|
Indonesia 2.55% |
|
Commercial Banks 1.50% |
PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk | | 17,990,500 | | | 5,120 |
| | | | | |
|
Real Estate Management & Development 1.05% |
PT Bakrieland Development Tbk* | | 89,762,500 | | | 2,292 |
PT Ciputra Development Tbk* | | 13,414,944 | | | 1,303 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 3,595 |
| | | | | |
Total Indonesia | | | | | 8,715 |
| | | | | |
|
Ireland 2.09% |
|
Beverages 0.79% |
C&C Group plc | | 561,353 | | | 2,686 |
| | | | | |
|
Health Care Providers & Services 0.55% |
United Drug plc | | 539,413 | | | 1,881 |
| | | | | |
|
Machinery 0.75% |
Charter International plc | | 209,300 | | | 2,570 |
| | | | | |
Total Ireland | | | | | 7,137 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Italy 6.38% |
|
Beverages 0.62% |
Davide Campari-Milano SpA | | 206,721 | | $ | 2,111 |
| | | | | |
|
Capital Markets 1.19% |
Azimut Holding SpA | | 360,646 | | | 4,064 |
| | | | | |
|
Electric: Utilities 2.09% |
Iride SpA | | 1,683,336 | | | 3,195 |
Terna-Rete Elettrica Nationale SpA | | 973,220 | | | 3,945 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 7,140 |
| | | | | |
|
Electrical Equipment 0.69% |
Prysmian SpA | | 131,803 | | | 2,373 |
| | | | | |
|
Food Products 0.91% |
Parmalat SpA | | 1,183,699 | | | 3,116 |
| | | | | |
|
Transportation Infrastructure 0.88% |
Ansaldo STS SpA | | 163,242 | | | 2,989 |
| | | | | |
Total Italy | | | | | 21,793 |
| | | | | |
|
Japan 21.76% |
|
Auto Components 0.82% |
Keihin Corp. | | 148,900 | | | 2,822 |
| | | | | |
|
Chemicals 3.68% |
JSR Corp. | | 214,500 | | | 4,343 |
Nifco, Inc. | | 87,900 | | | 1,966 |
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. | | 395,000 | | | 1,867 |
ZEON Corp. | | 729,000 | | | 4,401 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 12,577 |
| | | | | |
|
Communications Equipment 1.12% |
Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc. | | 369,000 | | | 3,839 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Containers & Packaging 1.25% |
FP Corp. | | 92,500 | | $ | 4,258 |
| | | | | |
|
Diversified Consumer Services 1.09% |
Benesse Holdings, Inc. | | 81,000 | | | 3,724 |
| | | | | |
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 2.69% |
IBIDEN Co., Ltd. | | 100,000 | | | 3,601 |
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. | | 366,000 | | | 5,581 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 9,182 |
| | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.01% |
Hogy Medical Co., Ltd. | | 68,900 | | | 3,454 |
| | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.76% |
Pacific Golf Group International Holdings KK | | 3,687 | | | 2,603 |
| | | | | |
|
Household Durables 1.23% |
Makita Corp. | | 135,800 | | | 4,209 |
| | | | | |
|
Information Technology Services 1.23% |
Obic Co., Ltd. | | 20,990 | | | 4,210 |
| | | | | |
|
Machinery 1.46% |
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.* | | 758,000 | | | 4,983 |
| | | | | |
|
Multi-Line Retail 0.84% |
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. | | 250,008 | | | 2,887 |
| | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals 1.22% |
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | 127,000 | | | 1,389 |
Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | 36,400 | | | 2,780 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 4,169 |
| | | | | |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.24% |
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. | | 832 | | | 1,983 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
29
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Japan (continued) |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts (continued) |
United Urban Investment Corp. | | 345 | | $ | 2,244 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 4,227 |
| | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.41% |
Axell Corp. | | 43,100 | | | 1,408 |
| | | | | |
|
Specialty Retail 1.24% |
K’s Holdings Corp. | | 61,800 | | | 1,641 |
Nitori Co., Ltd. | | 32,850 | | | 2,583 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 4,224 |
| | | | | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.47% |
Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co. | | 821 | | | 1,620 |
| | | | | |
Total Japan | | | | | 74,396 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Kazakhstan 0.49% | | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
KazMunaiGas Exploration Production GDR | | 68,600 | | | 1,677 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Netherlands 0.84% | | | | | |
|
Electrical Equipment |
Draka Holding NV* | | 147,218 | | | 2,874 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Philippines 2.92% | | | | | |
|
Commercial Banks 1.56% |
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. | | 4,525,100 | | | 5,327 |
| | | | | |
|
Real Estate Management & Development 1.36% |
Megaworld Corp. | | 157,562,000 | | | 4,654 |
| | | | | |
Total Philippines | | | | | 9,981 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Poland 0.44% | | | | | |
|
Beverages |
Central European Distribution Corp.* | | 43,274 | | $ | 1,499 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Spain 3.10% | | | | | |
|
Commercial Services & Supplies 1.43% |
Prosegur Compania de Seguridad SA Registered Shares | | 105,658 | | | 4,902 |
| | | | | |
|
Food Products 1.67% |
Ebro Puleva SA | | 91,646 | | | 1,707 |
Viscofan SA | | 147,850 | | | 3,998 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 5,705 |
| | | | | |
Total Spain | | | | | 10,607 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Sweden 0.94% | | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing |
Axfood AB | | 112,768 | | | 3,222 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Switzerland 2.46% | | | | | |
|
Capital Markets 1.16% |
EFG International AG | | 235,531 | | | 3,952 |
| | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.71% |
Orascom Development Holding AG EDR* | | 745,640 | | | 2,416 |
| | | | | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.59% |
Lonza Group AG Registered Shares | | 26,102 | | | 2,037 |
| | | | | |
Total Switzerland | | | | | 8,405 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Taiwan 1.25% | | | | | |
|
Computers & Peripherals |
Wistron Corp. | | 2,216,000 | | | 4,258 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
30
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
United Kingdom 18.69% |
|
Aerospace & Defense 1.34% |
Cobham plc | | 1,126,046 | | $ | 4,565 |
| | | | | |
|
Airlines 1.47% |
easyJet plc* | | 698,864 | | | 5,022 |
| | | | | |
|
Beverages 1.17% |
Britvic plc | | 547,089 | | | 4,010 |
| | | | | |
|
Capital Markets 1.53% |
Schroders plc | | 247,989 | | | 5,243 |
| | | | | |
|
Commercial Services & Supplies 1.31% |
Babcock International Group plc | | 502,103 | | | 4,478 |
| | | | | |
|
Electrical Equipment 0.19% |
Ceres Power Holdings plc* | | 371,701 | | | 647 |
| | | | | |
|
Health Care Providers & Services 0.22% |
Southern Cross Healthcare Ltd.* | | 637,945 | | | 759 |
| | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.45% |
PartyGaming plc* | | 680,682 | | | 3,193 |
Sportingbet plc | | 1,940,353 | | | 2,024 |
TUI Travel plc | | 744,390 | | | 3,176 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 8,393 |
| | | | | |
|
Household Durables 1.03% |
Bellway plc | | 305,550 | | | 3,508 |
| | | | | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates 1.60% |
Tomkins plc | | 1,446,813 | | | 5,473 |
| | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.99% |
Amlin plc | | 274,680 | | | 1,572 |
Catlin Group Ltd. | | 336,358 | | | 1,809 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 3,381 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.99% |
Dana Petroleum plc* | | 173,040 | | $ | 3,191 |
Dragon Oil plc* | | 478,990 | | | 3,513 |
Premier Oil plc* | | 182,440 | | | 3,533 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 10,237 |
| | | | | |
|
Professional Services 2.02% |
Intertek Group plc | | 192,183 | | | 4,365 |
Michael Page International plc | | 388,861 | | | 2,529 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | 6,894 |
| | | | | |
|
Software 0.38% |
Micro Focus International plc | | 161,358 | | | 1,290 |
| | | | | |
Total United Kingdom | | | | | 63,900 |
| | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $276,225,768) | | | | | 321,604 |
| | | | | |
|
PREFERRED STOCK 0.97% |
| | |
Brazil | | | | | |
| | |
Electric: Utilities | | | | | |
Companhia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista (cost $3,199,027) | | 124,042 | | | 3,300 |
| | | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $279,424,795) | | | | | 324,904 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(concluded)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | | |
Investments | | Principal Amount (000) | | U.S. $ Value (000) |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 4.31% |
|
Repurchase Agreement |
Repurchase Agreement dated 4/30/2010, 0.02% due 5/3/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $15,090,000 of U.S. Treasury Note at 3.00% due 2/28/2017; value: $15,033,413; proceeds: $14,738,601 (cost $14,738,576) | | $ | 14,739 | | $ | 14,739 |
| | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities 99.36% (cost $294,163,371) | | | | | | 339,643 |
| | | | | | |
Foreign Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.64%(a) | | | | | | 2,184 |
| | | | | | |
Net Assets 100.00% | | | | | $ | 341,827 |
| | | | | | |
| | |
ADR | | American Depositary Receipt. |
EDR | | Egyptian Depositary Receipt. |
GDR | | Global Depositary Receipt. |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | | Foreign Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities include net unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts as follows: |
Open Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at April 30, 2010:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | Transaction Type | | Counterparty | | Expiration Date | | Foreign Currency | | U.S. $ Cost On Origination Date | | U.S. $ Current Value | | Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Australian dollar | | Buy | | UBS AG | | 8/30/2010 | | 2,700,000 | | $ | 2,454,030 | | $ | 2,463,953 | | $ | 9,923 |
Brazilian real | | Sell | | UBS AG | | 8/30/2010 | | 11,400,000 | | | 6,343,906 | | | 6,378,937 | | | (35,031) |
Canadian dollar | | Buy | | Barclays Bank plc | | 5/25/2010 | | 2,670,000 | | | 2,558,611 | | | 2,628,636 | | | 70,025 |
Canadian dollar | | Buy | | Morgan Stanley Capital | | 6/22/2010 | | 11,950,000 | | | 11,768,645 | | | 11,764,435 | | | (4,210) |
Canadian dollar | | Buy | | Goldman Sachs Capital | | 8/31/2010 | | 5,260,000 | | | 5,229,252 | | | 5,174,991 | | | (54,261) |
Japanese yen | | Sell | | Barclays Bank plc | | 8/9/2010 | | 867,000,000 | | | 9,240,903 | | | 9,238,687 | | | 2,216 |
South Korean won | | Buy | | Morgan Stanley Capital | | 6/18/2010 | | 8,950,000,000 | | | 7,883,379 | | | 8,064,925 | | | 181,546 |
Swiss franc | | Buy | | Goldman Sachs Capital | | 8/30/2010 | | 6,158,250 | | | 5,674,342 | | | 5,731,696 | | | 57,354 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Net Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | $ | 227,562 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
LARGE CAP VALUE FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
COMMON STOCKS 96.97% |
|
Aerospace & Defense 1.24% |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | 5,550 | | $ | 263 |
Raytheon Co. | | 1,580 | | | 92 |
United Technologies Corp. | | 4,190 | | | 314 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 669 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Automobiles 1.70% | | | | | |
Ford Motor Co.* | | 70,700 | | | 920 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Beverages 0.58% | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | 2,830 | | | 151 |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | 2,470 | | | 161 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 312 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Biotechnology 1.51% | | | | | |
Amgen, Inc.* | | 11,510 | | | 660 |
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.* | | 5,670 | | | 157 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 817 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Capital Markets 6.82% | | | | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | 8,234 | | | 256 |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | 1,630 | | | 188 |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | 9,340 | | | 1,356 |
Morgan Stanley | | 34,170 | | | 1,033 |
State Street Corp. | | 12,720 | | | 553 |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | 5,200 | | | 299 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 3,685 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Chemicals 3.83% | | | | | |
Dow Chemical Co. (The) | | 30,520 | | | 941 |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | | 7,560 | | | 301 |
Monsanto Co. | | 4,150 | | | 262 |
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (Canada)(a) | | 5,120 | | | 566 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 2,070 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Commercial Banks 8.68% | | | |
BB&T Corp. | | 5,000 | | $ | 166 |
Comerica, Inc. | | 8,850 | | | 372 |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | 41,870 | | | 624 |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | 12,940 | | | 870 |
Regions Financial Corp. | | 25,360 | | | 224 |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | 20,150 | | | 596 |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | 55,360 | | | 1,833 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 4,685 |
| | | | | |
|
Communications Equipment 0.32% |
Cisco Systems, Inc.* | | 6,440 | | | 173 |
| | | | | |
|
Computers & Peripherals 2.42% |
Dell, Inc.* | | 20,460 | | | 331 |
EMC Corp.* | | 29,990 | | | 570 |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | 7,770 | | | 404 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 1,305 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Consumer Finance 1.22% | | | | | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | 15,140 | | | 657 |
| | | | | |
|
Containers & Packaging 0.32% |
Owens-Illinois, Inc.* | | 4,880 | | | 173 |
| | | | | |
|
Diversified Financial Services 7.73% |
Bank of America Corp. | | 116,159 | | | 2,071 |
Citigroup, Inc.* | | 53,340 | | | 233 |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | 43,870 | | | 1,868 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 4,172 |
| | | | | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.44% |
AT&T, Inc. | | 35,403 | | | 923 |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | 13,730 | | | 397 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 1,320 |
| | | | | |
|
Electric: Utilities 0.89% |
Duke Energy Corp. | | 9,080 | | | 152 |
FPL Group, Inc. | | 1,990 | | | 104 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
LARGE CAP VALUE FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Electric: Utilities (continued) |
Southern Co. | | 6,510 | | $ | 225 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 481 |
| | | | | |
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.87% |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.* | | 3,480 | | | 106 |
Avnet, Inc.* | | 5,900 | | | 189 |
Corning, Inc. | | 9,000 | | | 173 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 468 |
| | | | | |
|
Energy Equipment & Services 3.94% |
Cameron International Corp.* | | 3,000 | | | 118 |
Halliburton Co. | | 26,660 | | | 817 |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | 11,238 | | | 803 |
Smith International, Inc. | | 8,160 | | | 390 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 2,128 |
| | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 0.95% |
CVS Caremark Corp. | | 13,850 | | | 511 |
| | | | | |
|
Food Products 0.90% |
Kraft Foods, Inc. Class A | | 16,375 | | | 485 |
| | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.33% |
Covidien plc (Ireland)(a) | | 3,730 | | | 179 |
| | | | | |
|
Health Care Providers & Services 1.06% |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | 11,720 | | | 355 |
WellPoint, Inc.* | | 4,020 | | | 216 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 571 |
| | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 3.70% |
Carnival Corp. Unit | | 20,800 | | | 867 |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | | 21,009 | | | 772 |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | | 6,610 | | | 360 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 1,999 |
| | | | | |
|
Household Products 1.41% |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | 2,580 | | | 217 |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | 8,780 | | $ | 546 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 763 |
| | | | | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates 2.04% |
General Electric Co. | | 58,340 | | | 1,100 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Insurance 1.80% | | | | | |
MetLife, Inc. | | 12,440 | | | 567 |
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | | 2,110 | | | 62 |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | 5,420 | | | 344 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 973 |
| | | | | |
|
Machinery 3.34% |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | 12,640 | | | 861 |
Eaton Corp. | | 5,802 | | | 448 |
Joy Global, Inc. | | 1,560 | | | 89 |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | | 5,880 | | | 407 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 1,805 |
| | | | | |
|
Media 4.54% |
News Corp. Class A | | 30,280 | | | 467 |
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | | 6,563 | | | 369 |
Time Warner, Inc. | | 14,020 | | | 464 |
Viacom, Inc. Class B* | | 8,820 | | | 312 |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | 22,780 | | | 839 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 2,451 |
| | | | | |
|
Metals & Mining 2.44% |
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. | | 4,580 | | | 286 |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | | 5,890 | | | 445 |
Nucor Corp. | | 5,020 | | | 227 |
United States Steel Corp. | | 6,580 | | | 360 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 1,318 |
| | | | | |
|
Multi-Line Retail 2.37% |
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. | | 11,690 | | | 341 |
Kohl’s Corp.* | | 3,330 | | | 183 |
Target Corp. | | 13,240 | | | 753 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 1,277 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
LARGE CAP VALUE FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 13.20% |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | 5,930 | | $ | 369 |
Apache Corp. | | 3,850 | | | 392 |
BP plc ADR | | 2,700 | | | 141 |
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada)(a) | | 1,900 | | | 56 |
Chevron Corp. | | 15,270 | | | 1,244 |
Devon Energy Corp. | | 2,810 | | | 189 |
El Paso Corp. | | 18,640 | | | 226 |
EnCana Corp. (Canada)(a) | | 1,900 | | | 63 |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | 4,350 | | | 488 |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | 17,671 | | | 1,199 |
Hess Corp. | | 16,080 | | | 1,022 |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | 8,640 | | | 766 |
Range Resources Corp. | | 4,330 | | | 207 |
Southwestern Energy Co.* | | 5,580 | | | 221 |
Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)(a) | | 15,850 | | | 542 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 7,125 |
| | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals 5.42% |
Abbott Laboratories | | 6,520 | | | 334 |
Johnson & Johnson | | 6,480 | | | 417 |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | 21,670 | | | 759 |
Pfizer, Inc. | | 69,500 | | | 1,162 |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR | | 4,380 | | | 257 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 2,929 |
| | | | | |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.81% |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | 26,958 | | | 438 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Road & Rail 1.81% | | | | | |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.* | | 56,740 | | | 820 |
Union Pacific Corp. | | 2,110 | | | 160 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 980 |
| | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.00% |
Intel Corp. | | 22,890 | | | 523 |
Micron Technology, Inc.* | | 30,440 | | | 285 |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | 10,480 | | $ | 273 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 1,081 |
| | | | | |
|
Software 2.44% |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | 24,240 | | | 269 |
Adobe Systems, Inc.* | | 21,050 | | | 707 |
Microsoft Corp. | | 4,820 | | | 147 |
Oracle Corp. | | 7,430 | | | 192 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 1,315 |
| | | | | |
|
Specialty Retail 1.15% |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | 7,350 | | | 335 |
Home Depot, Inc. (The) | | 8,130 | | | 287 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 622 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Tobacco 0.45% | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | 4,450 | | | 94 |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | 3,020 | | | 148 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 242 |
| | | | | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.30% |
Crown Castle International Corp.* | | 4,300 | | | 163 |
| | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $41,464,864) | | | | | 52,362 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(concluded)
LARGE CAP VALUE FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | | |
Investments | | Principal Amount (000) | | Value (000) |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 2.18% |
| | |
Repurchase Agreement | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement dated 4/30/2010, 0.02% due 5/3/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $1,205,000 of U.S. Treasury Note at 3.00% due 2/28/2017; value: $1,200,481; proceeds: $1,175,404 (cost $1,175,402) | | $ | 1,175 | | $ | 1,175 |
| | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities 99.15% (cost $42,640,266) | | | | | | 53,537 |
| | | | | | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.85% | | | | | | 460 |
| | | | | | |
Net Assets 100.00% | | | | | $ | 53,997 |
| | | | | | |
| | |
ADR | | American Depositary Receipt. |
Unit | | More than one class of securities traded together. |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | | Foreign security traded in U.S. dollars. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
VALUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 95.25% |
|
COMMON STOCKS 95.21% |
|
Aerospace & Defense 1.49% |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | 149,600 | | $ | 5,336 |
Hexcel Corp.* | | 559,136 | | | 9,058 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 14,394 |
| | | | | |
|
Air Freight & Logistics 2.71% |
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* | | 231,700 | | | 12,806 |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | 77,500 | | | 4,673 |
UTi Worldwide, Inc. | | 547,000 | | | 8,670 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 26,149 |
| | | | | |
|
Auto Components 1.05% |
Gentex Corp. | | 240,600 | | | 5,170 |
WABCO Holdings, Inc.* | | 148,900 | | | 4,942 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 10,112 |
| | | | | |
|
Automobiles 0.59 % |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | 166,703 | | | 5,640 |
| | | | | |
|
Building Products 1.09% |
Quanex Building Products Corp. | | 274,826 | | | 5,222 |
Trex Co., Inc.* | | 217,300 | | | 5,322 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 10,544 |
| | | | | |
|
Capital Markets 1.13% |
Lazard Ltd. Class A | | 283,000 | | | 10,941 |
| | | | | |
|
Chemicals 3.35% |
Albemarle Corp. | | 382,720 | | | 17,475 |
Olin Corp. | | 708,000 | | | 14,868 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 32,343 |
| | | | | |
|
Commercial Banks 13.14% |
Comerica, Inc. | | 576,300 | | | 24,205 |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | 286,518 | | | 11,868 |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | 494,300 | | | 9,683 |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | 649,700 | | $ | 9,687 |
First Financial Bancorp | | 828,701 | | | 15,836 |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | 571,400 | | | 3,868 |
KeyCorp | | 1,682,600 | | | 15,177 |
Popular, Inc.* | | 2,254,200 | | | 8,882 |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.* | | 471,500 | | | 9,383 |
Webster Financial Corp. | | 485,000 | | | 10,049 |
Wilmington Trust Corp. | | 468,500 | | | 8,119 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 126,757 |
| | | | | |
|
Commercial Services & Supplies 1.43% |
Tetra Tech, Inc.* | | 209,900 | | | 5,111 |
Waste Connections, Inc.* | | 242,600 | | | 8,683 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 13,794 |
| | | | | |
|
Computers & Peripherals 1.77% |
Diebold, Inc. | | 209,100 | | | 6,555 |
QLogic Corp.* | | 544,600 | | | 10,549 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 17,104 |
| | | | | |
|
Construction & Engineering 1.83% |
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (Netherlands)*(a) | | 297,500 | | | 6,973 |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.* | | 222,400 | | | 10,724 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 17,697 |
| | | | | |
|
Diversified Financial Services 0.91% |
CIT Group, Inc.* | | 216,600 | | | 8,794 |
| | | | | |
|
Electric: Utilities 1.14% |
Cleco Corp. | | 403,100 | | | 11,045 |
| | | | | |
|
Electrical Equipment 3.07% |
AMETEK, Inc. | | 225,400 | | | 9,749 |
EnerSys* | | 451,454 | | | 11,684 |
Roper Industries, Inc. | | 134,800 | | | 8,225 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 29,658 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
VALUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.93% |
Amphenol Corp. Class A | | 160,400 | | $ | 7,412 |
Plexus Corp.* | | 301,500 | | | 11,171 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 18,583 |
| | | | | |
|
Energy Equipment & Services 3.87% |
Bristow Group, Inc.* | | 225,252 | | | 8,719 |
Key Energy Services, Inc.* | | 713,800 | | | 7,752 |
Oceaneering International, Inc.* | | 105,500 | | | 6,910 |
Superior Energy Services, Inc.* | | 314,100 | | | 8,500 |
Weatherford International Ltd. (Switzerland)*(a) | | 303,300 | | | 5,493 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 37,374 |
| | | | | |
|
Food Products 0.65% |
J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | | 103,100 | | | 6,296 |
| | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.66% |
Integra LifeSciences Holdings* | | 185,700 | | | 8,436 |
Kinetic Concepts, Inc.* | | 192,500 | | | 8,335 |
Teleflex, Inc. | | 145,300 | | | 8,910 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 25,681 |
| | | | | |
|
Health Care Providers & Services 3.06% |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | 189,200 | | | 5,837 |
DaVita, Inc.* | | 86,200 | | | 5,381 |
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.* | | 291,600 | | | 11,133 |
McKesson Corp. | | 109,600 | | | 7,103 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 29,454 |
| | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.50% |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | 152,100 | | | 6,806 |
Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A* | | 184,300 | | | 7,588 |
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | | 362,300 | | | 9,713 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 24,107 |
| | | | | |
|
Household Durables 1.56% |
Fortune Brands, Inc. | | 287,400 | | | 15,066 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Information Technology Services 7.29% |
Alliance Data Systems Corp.* | | 210,700 | | $ | 15,815 |
Amdocs Ltd. (Guernsey)*(a) | | 414,998 | | | 13,255 |
Fiserv, Inc.* | | 255,759 | | | 13,067 |
Global Payments, Inc. | | 150,722 | | | 6,452 |
Lender Processing Services, Inc. | | 183,500 | | | 6,927 |
Sapient Corp. | | 1,449,527 | | | 14,829 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 70,345 |
| | | | | |
|
Insurance 2.20% |
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | 345,372 | | | 9,391 |
PartnerRe Ltd. | | 152,200 | | | 11,808 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 21,199 |
| | | | | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.26% |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | 486,700 | | | 12,192 |
| | | | | |
|
Machinery 1.15% |
Actuant Corp. Class A | | 220,900 | | | 5,065 |
RBC Bearings, Inc.* | | 190,180 | | | 6,002 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 11,067 |
| | | | | |
|
Marine 0.58% |
Kirby Corp.* | | 131,838 | | | 5,548 |
| | | | | |
|
Media 1.57% |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)* | | 1,695,100 | | | 15,103 |
| | | | | |
|
Metals & Mining 3.36% |
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)(a) | | 76,800 | | | 4,851 |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | | 177,776 | | | 6,981 |
Gerdau Ameristeel Corp.* | | 797,300 | | | 5,980 |
Metals USA Holdings Corp.* | | 278,500 | | | 5,002 |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | 196,800 | | | 9,606 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 32,420 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
38
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
VALUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Multi-Utilities 0.49% |
Wisconsin Energy Corp. | | 90,183 | | $ | 4,736 |
| | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.02% |
Concho Resources, Inc.* | | 173,600 | | | 9,864 |
Petrohawk Energy Corp.* | | 161,700 | | | 3,491 |
Range Resources Corp. | | 128,000 | | | 6,113 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 19,468 |
| | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals 2.14% |
Warner Chilcott plc Class A (Ireland)*(a) | | 398,700 | | | 11,307 |
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | 217,700 | | | 9,322 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 20,629 |
| | | | | |
|
Professional Services 1.78% |
Robert Half International, Inc. | | 156,300 | | | 4,279 |
TrueBlue, Inc.* | | 577,100 | | | 9,112 |
Verisk Analytics, Inc. Class A* | | 136,200 | | | 3,816 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 17,207 |
| | | | | |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.43% |
Duke Realty Corp. | | 522,000 | | | 7,063 |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | 416,099 | | | 6,766 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 13,829 |
| | | | | |
|
Road & Rail 5.13% |
Con-way, Inc. | | 264,700 | | | 10,281 |
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class A* | | 188,700 | | | 7,378 |
Heartland Express, Inc. | | 625,929 | | | 10,353 |
Kansas City Southern* | | 269,500 | | | 10,928 |
Knight Transportation, Inc. | | 497,700 | | | 10,596 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 49,536 |
| | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.64% |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.* | | 702,200 | | | 9,051 |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Lam Research Corp.* | | 166,300 | | $ | 6,744 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 15,795 |
| | | | | |
|
Software 4.03% |
Autodesk, Inc.* | | 243,894 | | | 8,295 |
CA, Inc. | | 538,000 | | | 12,272 |
Nuance Communications, Inc.* | | 410,200 | | | 7,494 |
Rovi Corp.* | | 277,977 | | | 10,836 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 38,897 |
| | | | | |
|
Specialty Retail 5.52% |
AnnTaylor Stores Corp.* | | 217,300 | | | 4,715 |
Chico’s FAS, Inc. | | 299,920 | | | 4,466 |
Dress Barn, Inc. (The)* | | 459,249 | | | 12,712 |
Foot Locker, Inc. | | 410,300 | | | 6,298 |
Guess?, Inc. | | 92,800 | | | 4,257 |
Regis Corp. | | 726,850 | | | 13,897 |
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | | 241,900 | | | 6,967 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 53,312 |
| | | | | |
|
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 2.69% |
Brown Shoe Co., Inc. | | 294,300 | | | 5,533 |
Fossil, Inc.* | | 91,704 | | | 3,567 |
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. | | 122,600 | | | 7,725 |
Skechers USA, Inc. Class A* | | 238,500 | | | 9,146 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 25,971 |
| | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $750,544,897) | | | | | 918,787 |
| | | | | |
|
PREFERRED STOCK 0.04% |
| | |
Commercial Banks | | | | | |
Popular, Inc.* (cost $330,000) | | 13,200 | | | 432 |
| | | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $750,874,897) | | | | | 919,219 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(concluded)
VALUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | | | |
Investments | | Principal Amount (000) | | Value (000) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 4.91% | |
| | |
Repurchase Agreement | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement dated 4/30/2010, 0.02% due 5/3/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $48,480,000 of U.S. Treasury Note at 3.00% due 2/28/2017; value: $48,298,200; proceeds: $47,346,587 (cost $47,346,508) | | $ | 47,347 | | $ | 47,347 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities 100.16% (cost $798,221,405) | | | | | | 966,566 | |
| | | | | | | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (0.16%) | | | | | | (1,542 | ) |
| | | | | | | |
Net Assets 100.00% | | | | | $ | 965,024 | |
| | | | | | | |
| | |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | | Foreign security traded in U.S. dollars. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
April 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alpha Strategy Fund | | | Fundamental Equity Fund | | | International
Core Equity
Fund | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at cost | | $ | 736,730,968 | | | $ | 2,520,689,865 | | | $ | 810,494,561 | |
Investments in securities, at value | | $ | 759,780,043 | | | $ | 3,037,914,383 | | | $ | 897,164,221 | |
Cash | | | – | | | | – | | | | 1,706,000 | |
Foreign cash, at value (cost $0, $0, $3,151,120, $744,030, $2,047,701, $0 and $0, respectively) | | | – | | | | – | | | | 3,163,117 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest and dividends | | | – | | | | 1,395,126 | | | | 4,601,436 | |
Investment securities sold | | | – | | | | 18,643,184 | | | | 17,693,002 | |
Capital shares sold | | | 5,041,864 | | | | 9,962,376 | | | | 2,093,064 | |
From affiliates (See Note 3) | | | 107,996 | | | | – | | | | – | |
From advisor (See Note 3) | | | – | | | | – | | | | 257,425 | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | – | | | | – | | | | 580,173 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 45,526 | | | | 159,279 | | | | 6,770 | |
Total assets | | | 764,975,429 | | | | 3,068,074,348 | | | | 927,265,208 | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment securities purchased | | | 821,556 | | | | 13,417,183 | | | | 14,462,534 | |
Capital shares reacquired | | | 1,571,472 | | | | 6,555,317 | | | | 2,223,575 | |
Management fee | | | – | | | | 1,323,986 | | | | 573,577 | |
12b-1 distribution fees | | | 379,526 | | | | 1,464,367 | | | | 307,935 | |
Fund administration | | | – | | | | 99,672 | | | | 30,591 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 56,439 | | | | 513,531 | | | | 117,173 | |
To affiliates (See Note 3) | | | – | | | | 14,152 | | | | 26,567 | |
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | – | | | | – | | | | 2,809,878 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 215,303 | | | | 700,539 | | | | 453,331 | |
Total liabilities | | | 3,044,296 | | | | 24,088,747 | | | | 21,005,161 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 761,931,133 | | | $ | 3,043,985,601 | | | $ | 906,260,047 | |
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 763,429,548 | | | $ | 2,723,401,846 | | | $ | 1,204,798,047 | |
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | | | (1,128,148 | ) | | | (4,368,017 | ) | | | 1,575,247 | |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | (23,419,342 | ) | | | (192,272,746 | ) | | | (384,604,565 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | | | 23,049,075 | | | | 517,224,518 | | | | 84,491,318 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 761,931,133 | | | $ | 3,043,985,601 | | | $ | 906,260,047 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | International Opportunities
Fund | | | Large Cap Value Fund | | | Value
Opportunities
Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 363,500,178 | | | $ | 294,163,371 | | | $ | 42,640,266 | | | $ | 798,221,405 | |
$ | 392,043,833 | | | $ | 339,642,551 | | | $ | 53,536,999 | | | $ | 966,566,020 | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| | | |
| 744,313 | | | | 2,037,116 | | | | – | | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1,657,548 | | | | 700,586 | | | | 52,476 | | | | 145,102 | |
| 5,526,383 | | | | 3,037,435 | | | | 136,976 | | | | 10,566,450 | |
| 3,866,992 | | | | 1,090,508 | | | | 764,706 | | | | 7,237,831 | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| 91,778 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| | | |
| 72,098 | | | | 321,064 | | | | – | | | | – | |
| 69,074 | | | | 12,761 | | | | 30,869 | | | | 52,782 | |
| 404,072,019 | | | | 346,842,021 | | | | 54,522,026 | | | | 984,568,185 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9,375,682 | | | | 4,119,668 | | | | 301,985 | | | | 16,920,860 | |
| 378,597 | | | | 302,660 | | | | 134,231 | | | | 1,546,163 | |
| 237,694 | | | | 209,320 | | | | 17,670 | | | | 575,248 | |
| 44,460 | | | | 74,504 | | | | 17,328 | | | | 410,505 | |
| 12,677 | | | | 11,164 | | | | 1,767 | | | | 30,680 | |
| 7,447 | | | | 48,557 | | | | 7,750 | | | | 26,509 | |
| 36,777 | | | | 31,581 | | | | – | | | | 18,408 | |
| | | |
| 329,090 | | | | 93,502 | | | | – | | | | – | |
| 33,528 | | | | 124,404 | | | | 44,009 | | | | 15,327 | |
| 10,455,952 | | | | 5,015,360 | | | | 524,740 | | | | 19,543,700 | |
$ | 393,616,067 | | | $ | 341,826,661 | | | $ | 53,997,286 | | | $ | 965,024,485 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 387,821,172 | | | $ | 422,556,910 | | | $ | 63,345,884 | | | $ | 800,300,762 | |
| | | |
| 1,087,712 | | | | (1,948,296 | ) | | | 40,923 | | | | (1,240,145 | ) |
| | | |
| (23,586,810 | ) | | | (124,469,228 | ) | | | (20,286,254 | ) | | | (2,380,747 | ) |
| | | |
| 28,293,993 | | | | 45,687,275 | | | | 10,896,733 | | | | 168,344,615 | |
$ | 393,616,067 | | | $ | 341,826,661 | | | $ | 53,997,286 | | | $ | 965,024,485 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)
April 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | | |
| | Alpha Strategy Fund | | Fundamental Equity Fund | | International Core Equity Fund |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net assets by class: | | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares | | $ | 386,770,183 | | $ | 1,875,604,093 | | $ | 561,611,038 |
Class B Shares | | $ | 36,132,226 | | $ | 173,407,467 | | $ | 42,381,258 |
Class C Shares | | $ | 197,572,577 | | $ | 585,282,251 | | $ | 97,140,579 |
Class F Shares | | $ | 97,708,405 | | $ | 177,044,558 | | $ | 20,850,024 |
Class I Shares | | $ | 22,852,841 | | $ | 152,077,990 | | $ | 176,546,574 |
Class P Shares | | | – | | $ | 31,804,909 | | $ | 1,558,981 |
Class R2 Shares | | $ | 2,447,079 | | $ | 1,746,477 | | $ | 171,991 |
Class R3 Shares | | $ | 18,447,822 | | $ | 47,017,856 | | $ | 5,999,602 |
Outstanding shares by class (unlimited number of authorized shares of beneficial interest): | | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares | | | 18,351,898 | | | 156,919,541 | | | 49,266,492 |
Class B Shares | | | 1,805,330 | | | 15,159,469 | | | 3,770,729 |
Class C Shares | | | 9,940,247 | | | 51,368,861 | | | 8,627,906 |
Class F Shares | | | 4,646,995 | | | 14,873,431 | | | 1,838,431 |
Class I Shares | | | 1,080,143 | | | 12,671,577 | | | 15,397,135 |
Class P Shares | | | – | | | 2,691,494 | | | 137,596 |
Class R2 Shares | | | 116,895 | | | 147,656 | | | 15,050 |
Class R3 Shares | | | 881,429 | | | 3,961,358 | | | 531,542 |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share (Net assets divided by outstanding shares): | | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares–Net asset value | | | $21.08 | | | $11.95 | | | $11.40 |
Class A Shares–Maximum offering price (Net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75%) | | | $22.37 | | | $12.68 | | | $12.10 |
Class B Shares–Net asset value | | | $20.01 | | | $11.44 | | | $11.24 |
Class C Shares–Net asset value | | | $19.88 | | | $11.39 | | | $11.26 |
Class F Shares–Net asset value | | | $21.03 | | | $11.90 | | | $11.34 |
Class I Shares–Net asset value | | | $21.16 | | | $12.00 | | | $11.47 |
Class P Shares–Net asset value | | | – | | | $11.82 | | | $11.33 |
Class R2 Shares–Net asset value | | | $20.93 | | | $11.83 | | | $11.43 |
Class R3 Shares–Net asset value | | | $20.93 | | | $11.87 | | | $11.29 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | International Opportunities Fund | | Large Cap Value Fund | | Value Opportunities Fund |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 114,511,973 | | $ | 96,062,003 | | $ | 31,432,101 | | $ | 520,426,982 |
| – | | $ | 15,790,592 | | $ | 2,754,593 | | $ | 22,168,728 |
$ | 9,900,180 | | $ | 20,431,870 | | $ | 6,170,480 | | $ | 123,892,630 |
$ | 12,221,657 | | $ | 672,924 | | $ | 615,622 | | $ | 107,302,574 |
$ | 256,871,885 | | $ | 206,381,749 | | $ | 12,983,061 | | $ | 172,401,516 |
| – | | $ | 775,105 | | $ | 13,238 | | $ | 4,150,244 |
$ | 9,083 | | $ | 101,009 | | $ | 10,217 | | $ | 1,906,766 |
$ | 101,289 | | $ | 1,611,409 | | $ | 17,974 | | $ | 12,775,045 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 13,620,725 | | | 8,277,405 | | | 3,170,089 | | | 35,442,290 |
| – | | | 1,428,498 | | | 281,911 | | | 1,549,003 |
| 1,183,223 | | | 1,859,947 | | | 631,394 | | | 8,657,858 |
| 1,452,637 | | | 58,329 | | | 62,389 | | | 7,312,896 |
| 30,484,898 | | | 17,386,926 | | | 1,303,729 | | | 11,664,087 |
| – | | | 65,780 | | | 1,330 | | | 283,421 |
| 1,069 | | | 8,762 | | | 1,030 | | | 130,624 |
| 11,958 | | | 140,412 | | | 1,814 | | | 875,576 |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| $8.41 | | | $11.61 | | | $9.92 | | | $14.68 |
| | | |
| $8.92 | | | $12.32 | | | $10.53 | | | $15.58 |
| – | | | $11.05 | | | $9.77 | | | $14.31 |
| $8.37 | | | $10.99 | | | $9.77 | | | $14.31 |
| $8.41 | | | $11.54 | | | $9.87 | | | $14.67 |
| $8.43 | | | $11.87 | | | $9.96 | | | $14.78 |
| – | | | $11.78 | | | $9.95 | | | $14.64 |
| $8.50 | | | $11.53 | | | $9.92 | | | $14.60 |
| $8.47 | | | $11.48 | | | $9.91 | | | $14.59 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations (unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alpha Strategy Fund | | | Fundamental Equity Fund | | | International Core Equity Fund | |
Investment income: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $0, $144,331, $871,476, $808,875, $210,547, $1,839 and $0, respectively) | | $ | 1,225,921 | | | $ | 14,643,122 | | | $ | 9,556,850 | |
Interest and other | | | 85 | | | | 3,328 | | | | 3,279 | |
Total investment income | | | 1,226,006 | | | | 14,646,450 | | | | 9,560,129 | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Management fee | | | 315,273 | | | | 7,468,866 | | | | 3,444,818 | |
12b-1 distribution plan-Class A | | | 588,451 | | | | 3,095,921 | | | | 1,014,032 | |
12b-1 distribution plan-Class B | | | 169,848 | | | | 851,616 | | | | 221,376 | |
12b-1 distribution plan-Class C | | | 857,271 | | | | 2,668,154 | | | | 520,589 | |
12b-1 distribution plan-Class F | | | 28,262 | | | | 58,510 | | | | 6,879 | |
12b-1 distribution plan-Class P | | | – | | | | 69,791 | | | | 3,600 | |
12b-1 distribution plan-Class R2 | | | 5,665 | | | | 4,170 | | | | 126 | |
12b-1 distribution plan-Class R3 | | | 28,176 | | | | 103,379 | | | | 7,684 | |
Shareholder servicing | | | 655,087 | | | | 2,245,031 | | | | 924,237 | |
Professional | | | 16,440 | | | | 35,302 | | | | 29,256 | |
Reports to shareholders | | | 48,078 | | | | 160,455 | | | | 67,220 | |
Fund administration | | | – | | | | 559,822 | | | | 183,724 | |
Custody | | | 4,549 | | | | 24,279 | | | | 186,241 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 8,780 | | | | 40,987 | | | | 14,212 | |
Registration | | | 52,137 | | | | 103,007 | | | | 51,452 | |
Subsidy (See Note 3) | | | – | | | | 84,700 | | | | 170,710 | |
Other | | | 8,010 | | | | 44,481 | | | | 21,176 | |
Gross expenses | | | 2,786,027 | | | | 17,618,471 | | | | 6,867,332 | |
Expense reductions (See Note 7) | | | (135 | ) | | | (643 | ) | | | (184 | ) |
Management fee waived and expenses reimbursed (See Note 3) | | | (315,273 | ) | | | – | | | | (1,012,263 | ) |
Expenses assumed by Underlying Funds (See Note 3) | | | (792,946 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
Net expenses | | | 1,677,673 | | | | 17,617,828 | | | | 5,854,885 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (451,667 | ) | | | (2,971,378 | ) | | | 3,705,244 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments (net of foreign capital gain tax) and foreign currency related transactions | | | 33,365 | | | | 138,584,184 | | | | 32,851,333 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | | | 125,282,658 | | | | 362,918,163 | | | | (14,257,177 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 125,316,023 | | | | 501,502,347 | | | | 18,594,156 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | 124,864,356 | | | $ | 498,530,969 | | | $ | 22,299,400 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | International Opportunities Fund | | | Large Cap Value Fund | | | Value Opportunities Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
$ | 8,028,789 | | | $ | 2,714,062 | | | $ | 397,208 | | | $ | 3,777,378 | |
| 11,960 | | | | 10,426 | | | | 72 | | | | 3,013 | |
| 8,040,749 | | | | 2,724,488 | | | | 397,280 | | | | 3,780,391 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1,250,074 | | | | 1,166,119 | | | | 100,073 | | | | 2,878,532 | |
| 138,875 | | | | 164,537 | | | | 50,410 | | | | 730,726 | |
| – | | | | 83,246 | | | | 13,533 | | | | 101,832 | |
| 34,274 | | | | 106,927 | | | | 30,128 | | | | 487,282 | |
| 3,305 | | | | 230 | | | | 209 | | | | 36,951 | |
| – | | | | 1,694 | | | | 28 | | | | 8,210 | |
| 5 | | | | 299 | | | | – | | | | 4,605 | |
| 114 | | | | 2,577 | | | | 6 | | | | 22,946 | |
| 53,298 | | | | 251,609 | | | | 43,020 | | | | 352,979 | |
| 23,096 | | | | 27,192 | | | | 21,606 | | | | 23,319 | |
| 8,383 | | | | 11,689 | | | | 1,591 | | | | 25,564 | |
| 66,671 | | | | 62,193 | | | | 10,007 | | | | 153,522 | |
| 88,836 | | | | 80,628 | | | | 8,135 | | | | 9,073 | |
| 4,621 | | | | 4,621 | | | | 752 | | | | 9,711 | |
| 34,371 | | | | 36,167 | | | | 30,486 | | | | 67,526 | |
| 230,281 | | | | 220,393 | | | | – | | | | 124,993 | |
| 5,976 | | | | 7,902 | | | | 3,442 | | | | 9,011 | |
| 1,942,180 | | | | 2,228,023 | | | | 313,426 | | | | 5,046,782 | |
| (49 | ) | | | (48 | ) | | | (11 | ) | | | (172 | ) |
| | | |
| (365,478 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| 1,576,653 | | | | 2,227,975 | | | | 313,415 | | | | 5,046,610 | |
| 6,464,096 | | | | 496,513 | | | | 83,865 | | | | (1,266,219 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| 13,599,481 | | | | 21,536,022 | | | | 1,783,690 | | | | 54,710,517 | |
| | | |
| (9,244,148 | ) | | | 5,660,305 | | | | 5,456,068 | | | | 123,634,371 | |
| 4,355,333 | | | | 27,196,327 | | | | 7,239,758 | | | | 178,344,888 | |
$ | 10,819,429 | | | $ | 27,692,840 | | | $ | 7,323,623 | | | $ | 177,078,669 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | Alpha Strategy Fund | |
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (451,667 | ) | | $ | (634,842 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 33,365 | | | | (18,928,639 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | | | 125,282,658 | | | | 102,595,833 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 124,864,356 | | | | 83,032,352 | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (408,552 | ) | | | (494,752 | ) |
Class B | | | – | | | | – | |
Class C | | | – | | | | – | |
Class F | | | (136,954 | ) | | | (35,304 | ) |
Class I | | | (71,517 | ) | | | (54,877 | ) |
Class P | | | – | | | | – | |
Class R2 | | | – | | | | (1,180 | ) |
Class R3 | | | (5,165 | ) | | | (15,394 | ) |
Net realized gain | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | – | | | | (19,003,782 | ) |
Class B | | | – | | | | (2,310,730 | ) |
Class C | | | – | | | | (9,107,549 | ) |
Class F | | | – | | | | (463,904 | ) |
Class I | | | – | | | | (638,401 | ) |
Class R2 | | | – | | | | (48,485 | ) |
Class R3 | | | – | | | | (320,424 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (622,188 | ) | | | (32,494,782 | ) |
Capital share transactions (Net of share conversions) (See Note 12): | | | | | |
Net proceeds from sales of shares | | | 215,607,827 | | | | 169,481,954 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 487,528 | | | | 27,229,784 | |
Cost of shares reacquired | | | (107,280,842 | ) | | | (149,121,142 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | 108,814,513 | | | | 47,590,596 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 233,056,681 | | | | 98,128,166 | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | $ | 528,874,452 | | | $ | 430,746,286 | |
End of period | | $ | 761,931,133 | | | $ | 528,874,452 | |
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | | $ | (1,128,148 | ) | | $ | (54,293 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fundamental Equity Fund | | | International Core Equity Fund | |
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | | | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | (2,971,378 | ) | | $ | 2,686,382 | | | $ | 3,705,244 | | | $ | 7,001,487 | |
| | | |
| 138,584,184 | | | | (288,541,654 | ) | | | 32,851,333 | | | | (220,158,466 | ) |
| | | |
| 362,918,163 | | | | 583,449,890 | | | | (14,257,177 | ) | | | 434,137,412 | |
| 498,530,969 | | | | 297,594,618 | | | | 22,299,400 | | | | 220,980,433 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (659,503 | ) | | | (10,797,172 | ) | | | (3,954,704 | ) | | | (12,986,796 | ) |
| – | | | | – | | | | (64,050 | ) | | | (531,069 | ) |
| – | | | | – | | | | (142,588 | ) | | | (1,149,088 | ) |
| (236,490 | ) | | | (103,050 | ) | | | (87,154 | ) | | | (51,481 | ) |
| (446,175 | ) | | | (636,029 | ) | | | (1,664,331 | ) | | | (3,707,413 | ) |
| – | | | | (146,405 | ) | | | (9,814 | ) | | | (27,708 | ) |
| (12 | ) | | | (3,122 | ) | | | (32 | ) | | | (163 | ) |
| (1,459 | ) | | | (119,358 | ) | | | (10,925 | ) | | | (16,857 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| (1,343,639 | ) | | | (11,805,136 | ) | | | (5,933,598 | ) | | | (18,470,575 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 419,124,548 | | | | 704,211,694 | | | | 121,512,138 | | | | 155,799,233 | |
| 1,167,186 | | | | 11,157,952 | | | | 5,700,135 | | | | 17,506,373 | |
| (407,787,332 | ) | | | (670,276,536 | ) | | | (140,953,676 | ) | | | (252,355,203 | ) |
| | | |
| 12,504,402 | | | | 45,093,110 | | | | (13,741,403 | ) | | | (79,049,597 | ) |
| 509,691,732 | | | | 330,882,592 | | | | 2,624,399 | | | | 123,460,261 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 2,534,293,869 | | | $ | 2,203,411,277 | | | $ | 903,635,648 | | | $ | 780,175,387 | |
$ | 3,043,985,601 | | | $ | 2,534,293,869 | | | $ | 906,260,047 | | | $ | 903,635,648 | |
$ | (4,368,017 | ) | | $ | (53,000 | ) | | $ | 1,575,247 | | | $ | 3,803,601 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | International Dividend Income Fund | |
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 6,464,096 | | | $ | 6,416,956 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 13,599,481 | | | | (16,517,581 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | | | (9,244,148 | ) | | | 67,339,160 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 10,819,429 | | | | 57,238,535 | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (1,268,424 | ) | | | (1,128,282 | ) |
Class B | | | – | | | | – | |
Class C | | | (89,256 | ) | | | (45,092 | ) |
Class F | | | (116,233 | ) | | | (5,176 | ) |
Class I | | | (4,054,692 | ) | | | (5,046,074 | ) |
Class P | | | – | | | | – | |
Class R2 | | | (126 | ) | | | (238 | ) |
Class R3 | | | (661 | ) | | | (245 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (5,529,392 | ) | | | (6,225,107 | ) |
Capital share transactions (Net of share conversions) (See Note 12): | | | | | |
Net proceeds from sales of shares | | | 110,416,300 | | | | 146,808,974 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 5,259,148 | | | | 6,048,660 | |
Cost of shares reacquired | | | (12,137,781 | ) | | | (11,788,979 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | 103,537,667 | | | | 141,068,655 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 108,827,704 | | | | 192,082,083 | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | $ | 284,788,363 | | | $ | 92,706,280 | |
End of period | | $ | 393,616,067 | | | $ | 284,788,363 | |
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | | $ | 1,087,712 | | | $ | 153,008 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Opportunities Fund | | | Large Cap Value Fund | |
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | | | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 496,513 | | | $ | 1,432,247 | | | $ | 83,865 | | | $ | 414,153 | |
| | | |
| 21,536,022 | | | | (63,319,994 | ) | | | 1,783,690 | | | | (14,750,983 | ) |
| | | |
| 5,660,305 | | | | 155,917,304 | | | | 5,456,068 | | | | 16,617,404 | |
| 27,692,840 | | | | 94,029,557 | | | | 7,323,623 | | | | 2,280,574 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (737,918 | ) | | | (468,483 | ) | | | (182,090 | ) | | | (360,321 | ) |
| (42,888 | ) | | | – | | | | (1,019 | ) | | | (21,657 | ) |
| (71,685 | ) | | | – | | | | (6,375 | ) | | | (41,102 | ) |
| (3,766 | ) | | | (1,516 | ) | | | (1,969 | ) | | | (541 | ) |
| (1,728,359 | ) | | | (1,433,999 | ) | | | (110,549 | ) | | | (351,007 | ) |
| (5,290 | ) | | | (997 | ) | | | (65 | ) | | | (166 | ) |
| (940 | ) | | | (136 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
| (5,737 | ) | | | (272 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
| (2,596,583 | ) | | | (1,905,403 | ) | | | (302,067 | ) | | | (774,794 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 49,708,719 | | | | 35,650,692 | | | | 6,481,894 | | | | 22,506,779 | |
| 2,553,127 | | | | 1,882,036 | | | | 264,765 | | | | 679,787 | |
| (28,775,245 | ) | | | (45,563,525 | ) | | | (6,848,143 | ) | | | (22,676,612 | ) |
| | | |
| 23,486,601 | | | | (8,030,797 | ) | | | (101,484 | ) | | | 509,954 | |
| 48,582,858 | | | | 84,093,357 | | | | 6,920,072 | | | | 2,015,734 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 293,243,803 | | | $ | 209,150,446 | | | $ | 47,077,214 | | | $ | 45,061,480 | |
$ | 341,826,661 | | | $ | 293,243,803 | | | $ | 53,997,286 | | | $ | 47,077,214 | |
$ | (1,948,296 | ) | | $ | 151,774 | | | $ | 40,923 | | | $ | 259,125 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (concluded)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Value Opportunities Fund | |
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (1,266,219 | ) | | $ | (1,318,373 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 54,710,517 | | | | (31,924,730 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 123,634,371 | | | | 101,544,068 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 177,078,669 | | | | 68,300,965 | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | – | | | | (206,714 | ) |
Class F | | | – | | | | (33,314 | ) |
Class I | | | – | | | | (425,649 | ) |
Class R3 | | | – | | | | (3,458 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | – | | | | (669,135 | ) |
Capital share transactions (Net of share conversions) (See Note 12): | | | | | |
Net proceeds from sales of shares | | | 371,652,886 | | | | 280,778,475 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | – | | | | 624,834 | |
Cost of shares reacquired | | | (114,763,847 | ) | | | (82,289,745 | ) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | 256,889,039 | | | | 199,113,564 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 433,967,708 | | | | 266,745,394 | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | $ | 531,056,777 | | | $ | 264,311,383 | |
End of period | | $ | 965,024,485 | | | $ | 531,056,777 | |
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | | $ | (1,240,145 | ) | | $ | 26,074 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
ALPHA STRATEGY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $17.24 | | | $15.58 | | | $29.08 | | | $23.68 | | | $19.11 | | | $15.96 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | .01 | | | .01 | | | (.02 | ) | | (.04 | ) | | (.06 | ) | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 3.85 | | | 2.81 | | | (11.23 | ) | | 6.44 | | | 4.63 | | | 3.26 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 3.86 | | | 2.82 | | | (11.25 | ) | | 6.40 | | | 4.57 | | | 3.25 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (.02 | ) | | (.03 | ) | | (.76 | ) | | (.74 | ) | | – | | | (.10 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | (1.13 | ) | | (1.49 | ) | | (.26 | ) | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | (.02 | ) | | (1.16 | ) | | (2.25 | ) | | (1.00 | ) | | – | | | (.10 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $21.08 | | | $17.24 | | | $15.58 | | | $29.08 | | | $23.68 | | | $19.11 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | 22.36 | %(c) | | 20.57 | % | | (41.64 | )% | | 28.00 | % | | 23.91 | % | | 20.46 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .17 | %(c) | | .35 | % | | .35 | % | | .35 | % | | .35 | % | | .35 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .17 | %(c) | | .35 | % | | .35 | % | | .35 | % | | .35 | % | | .35 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .35 | %(c) | | .87 | % | | .76 | % | | .79 | % | | .80 | % | | .83 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | .03 | %(c) | | .09 | % | | (.09 | )% | | (.17 | )% | | (.28 | )% | | (.08 | )% |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $386,770 | | | $296,989 | | | $257,398 | | | $332,175 | | | $196,448 | | | $90,641 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | .00 | %(c) | | 7.18 | % | | 7.64 | % | | 39.09 | % | | 8.83 | % | | 6.94 | % |
* | | Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
ALPHA STRATEGY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class B Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $16.41 | | | $14.94 | | | $27.98 | | | $22.79 | | | $18.51 | | | $15.46 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment loss(a) | | (.05 | ) | | (.08 | ) | | (.15 | ) | | (.20 | ) | | (.20 | ) | | (.12 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 3.65 | | | 2.68 | | | (10.81 | ) | | 6.21 | | | 4.48 | | | 3.17 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 3.60 | | | 2.60 | | | (10.96 | ) | | 6.01 | | | 4.28 | | | 3.05 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | – | | | – | | | (.59 | ) | | (.56 | ) | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | (1.13 | ) | | (1.49 | ) | | (.26 | ) | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | – | | | (1.13 | ) | | (2.08 | ) | | (.82 | ) | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $20.01 | | | $16.41 | | | $14.94 | | | $27.98 | | | $22.79 | | | $18.51 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | 21.94 | %(c) | | 19.86 | % | | (42.04 | )% | | 27.17 | % | | 23.12 | % | | 19.73 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .50 | %(c) | | 1.00 | % | | 1.00 | % | | 1.00 | % | | 1.00 | % | | 1.00 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .50 | %(c) | | 1.00 | % | | 1.00 | % | | 1.00 | % | | 1.00 | % | | 1.00 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .67 | %(c) | | 1.52 | % | | 1.42 | % | | 1.44 | % | | 1.44 | % | | 1.47 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | (.29 | )%(c) | | (.55 | )% | | (.70 | )% | | (.79 | )% | | (.92 | )% | | (.71 | )% |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $36,132 | | | $31,294 | | | $31,193 | | | $58,045 | | | $47,954 | | | $45,179 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | .00 | %(c) | | 7.18 | % | | 7.64 | % | | 39.09 | % | | 8.83 | % | | 6.94 | % |
* | | Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
ALPHA STRATEGY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class C Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $16.29 | | | $14.85 | | | $27.87 | | | $22.79 | | | $18.51 | | | $15.46 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment loss(a) | | (.05 | ) | | (.08 | ) | | (.16 | ) | | (.21 | ) | | (.20 | ) | | (.12 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 3.64 | | | 2.65 | | | (10.73 | ) | | 6.21 | | | 4.48 | | | 3.17 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 3.59 | | | 2.57 | | | (10.89 | ) | | 6.00 | | | 4.28 | | | 3.05 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | – | | | – | | | (.64 | ) | | (.66 | ) | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | (1.13 | ) | | (1.49 | ) | | (.26 | ) | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | – | | | (1.13 | ) | | (2.13 | ) | | (.92 | ) | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $19.88 | | | $16.29 | | | $14.85 | | | $27.87 | | | $22.79 | | | $18.51 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | 21.98 | %(c) | | 19.78 | % | | (42.02 | )% | | 27.20 | % | | 23.12 | % | | 19.73 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .50 | %(c) | | 1.00 | % | | 1.00 | % | | 1.00 | % | | 1.00 | % | | 1.00 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .50 | %(c) | | 1.00 | % | | 1.00 | % | | 1.00 | % | | 1.00 | % | | 1.00 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .67 | %(c) | | 1.52 | % | | 1.41 | % | | 1.44 | % | | 1.45 | % | | 1.47 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | (.30 | )%(c) | | (.59 | )% | | (.74 | )% | | (.83 | )% | | (.92 | )% | | (.71 | )% |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $197,573 | | | $150,633 | | | $122,504 | | | $145,528 | | | $75,193 | | | $29,998 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | .00 | %(c) | | 7.18 | % | | 7.64 | % | | 39.09 | % | | 8.83 | % | | 6.94 | % |
* | | Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
ALPHA STRATEGY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class F Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $17.22 | | | $15.58 | | | $29.09 | | | $27.77 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(b) | | .02 | | | .01 | | | (.02 | ) | | – | (c) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 3.86 | | | 2.85 | | | (11.17 | ) | | 1.32 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 3.88 | | | 2.86 | | | (11.19 | ) | | 1.32 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | (.07 | ) | | (.09 | ) | | (.83 | ) | | – | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | (1.13 | ) | | (1.49 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | (.07 | ) | | (1.22 | ) | | (2.32 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $21.03 | | | $17.22 | | | $15.58 | | | $29.09 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | 22.54 | %(e) | | 20.95 | % | | (41.50 | )% | | 4.75 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:* | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .05 | %(e) | | .10 | % | | .10 | % | | .01 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .05 | %(e) | | .10 | % | | .10 | % | | .01 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .22 | %(e) | | .60 | % | | .55 | % | | .07 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | .08 | %(e) | | .05 | % | | (.11 | )% | | (.01 | )%(e) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $97,708 | | | $29,762 | | | $6,845 | | | $11 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | .00 | %(e) | | 7.18 | % | | 7.64 | % | | 39.09 | % |
* | | Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 9/28/2007, SEC effective date was 9/14/2007 and date shares first became available to the public was 10/1/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(d) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
ALPHA STRATEGY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class I Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $17.33 | | | $15.67 | | | $29.23 | | | $23.77 | | | $19.12 | | | $15.96 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | .04 | | | .06 | | | .01 | | | .05 | | | .02 | | | .05 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 3.87 | | | 2.83 | | | (11.24 | ) | | 6.47 | | | 4.63 | | | 3.27 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 3.91 | | | 2.89 | | | (11.23 | ) | | 6.52 | | | 4.65 | | | 3.32 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (.08 | ) | | (.10 | ) | | (.84 | ) | | (.80 | ) | | – | | | (.16 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | (1.13 | ) | | (1.49 | ) | | (.26 | ) | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | (.08 | ) | | (1.23 | ) | | (2.33 | ) | | (1.06 | ) | | – | | | (.16 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $21.16 | | | $17.33 | | | $15.67 | | | $29.23 | | | $23.77 | | | $19.12 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | 22.59 | %(c) | | 21.06 | % | | (41.45 | )% | | 28.48 | % | | 24.32 | % | | 20.91 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .00 | %(c) | | .00 | % | | .00 | % | | .00 | % | | .00 | % | | .00 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .00 | %(c) | | .00 | % | | .00 | % | | .00 | % | | .00 | % | | .00 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .17 | %(c) | | .52 | % | | .41 | % | | .44 | % | | .45 | % | | .48 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | .19 | %(c) | | .39 | % | | .06 | % | | .19 | % | | .08 | % | | .27 | % |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $22,853 | | | $11,785 | | | $8,293 | | | $1,819 | | | $1,001 | | | $539 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | .00 | %(c) | | 7.18 | % | | 7.64 | % | | 39.09 | % | | 8.83 | % | | 6.94 | % |
* | | Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
ALPHA STRATEGY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class R2 Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $17.13 | | | $15.51 | | | $29.08 | | | $27.77 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment loss(b) | | (.02 | ) | | (.05 | ) | | (.12 | ) | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 3.82 | | | 2.83 | | | (11.16 | ) | | 1.32 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 3.80 | | | 2.78 | | | (11.28 | ) | | 1.31 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | – | | | (.03 | ) | | (.80 | ) | | – | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | (1.13 | ) | | (1.49 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | – | | | (1.16 | ) | | (2.29 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $20.93 | | | $17.13 | | | $15.51 | | | $29.08 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(c) | | 22.18 | %(d) | | 20.37 | % | | (41.82 | )% | | 4.72 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:* | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .30 | %(d) | | .60 | % | | .60 | % | | .05 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .30 | %(d) | | .60 | % | | .59 | % | | .05 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .47 | %(d) | | 1.11 | % | | 1.02 | % | | .11 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Net investment loss | | (.11 | )%(d) | | (.32 | )% | | (.59 | )% | | (.05 | )%(d) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $2,447 | | | $1,433 | | | $564 | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | .00 | %(d) | | 7.18 | % | | 7.64 | % | | 39.09 | % |
* | | Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 9/28/2007, SEC effective date was 9/14/2007 and date shares first became available to the public was 10/1/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (concluded)
ALPHA STRATEGY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class R3 Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $17.12 | | | $15.53 | | | $29.08 | | | $27.77 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment loss(b) | | (.02 | ) | | (.02 | ) | | (.10 | ) | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 3.84 | | | 2.79 | | | (11.15 | ) | | 1.32 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 3.82 | | | 2.77 | | | (11.25 | ) | | 1.31 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | (.01 | ) | | (.05 | ) | | (.81 | ) | | – | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | (1.13 | ) | | (1.49 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | (.01 | ) | | (1.18 | ) | | (2.30 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $20.93 | | | $17.12 | | | $15.53 | | | $29.08 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(c) | | 22.33 | %(d) | | 20.39 | % | | (41.72 | )% | | 4.72 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:* | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .25 | %(d) | | .50 | % | | .50 | % | | .04 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .25 | %(d) | | .50 | % | | .49 | % | | .04 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | .42 | %(d) | | 1.01 | % | | .95 | % | | .10 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Net investment loss | | (.10 | )%(d) | | (.15 | )% | | (.51 | )% | | (.04 | )%(d) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $18,448 | | | $6,979 | | | $3,949 | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | .00 | %(d) | | 7.18 | % | | 7.64 | % | | 39.09 | % |
* | | Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 9/28/2007, SEC effective date was 9/14/2007 and date shares first became available to the public was 10/1/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
59
Financial Highlights
FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ 9.99 | | | $8.85 | | | $13.69 | | | $13.14 | | | $12.13 | | | $11.18 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | – | (b) | | .03 | | | .07 | | | .08 | | | .08 | | | .07 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.96 | | | 1.17 | | | (3.89 | ) | | 1.52 | | | 1.82 | | | 1.06 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 1.96 | | | 1.20 | | | (3.82 | ) | | 1.60 | | | 1.90 | | | 1.13 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | – | (b) | | (.06 | ) | | (.08 | ) | | (.08 | ) | | (.06 | ) | | (.07 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.94 | ) | | (.97 | ) | | (.83 | ) | | (.11 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | – | (b) | | (.06 | ) | | (1.02 | ) | | (1.05 | ) | | (.89 | ) | | (.18 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.95 | | | $9.99 | | | $ 8.85 | | | $13.69 | | | $13.14 | | | $12.13 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | 19.66 | %(d) | | 13.84 | % | | (29.89 | )% | | 13.12 | % | | 16.49 | % | | 10.19 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | .56 | %(d) | | 1.19 | % | | 1.12 | % | | 1.12 | % | | 1.14 | % | | 1.17 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | .56 | %(d) | | 1.19 | % | | 1.12 | % | | 1.12 | % | | 1.14 | % | | 1.17 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.03 | )%(d) | | .28 | % | | .58 | % | | .63 | % | | .63 | % | | .62 | % |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $1,875,604 | | | $1,656,209 | | | $1,512,312 | | | $2,375,786 | | | $2,198,884 | | | $1,771,120 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 42.45 | %(d) | | 88.13 | % | | 85.13 | % | | 63.23 | % | | 63.84 | % | | 52.24 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(c) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
60
Financial Highlights (continued)
FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class B Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ 9.58 | | | $8.48 | | | $13.16 | | | $12.66 | | | $11.74 | | | $10.84 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment loss(a) | | (.04 | ) | | (.03 | ) | | (.01 | ) | | – | (b) | | – | (b) | | – | (b) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.90 | | | 1.13 | | | (3.73 | ) | | 1.47 | | | 1.76 | | | 1.02 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 1.86 | | | 1.10 | | | (3.74 | ) | | 1.47 | | | 1.76 | | | 1.02 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | – | | | – | | | – | | | – | (b) | | – | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.94 | ) | | (.97 | ) | | (.84 | ) | | (.11 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | – | | | – | | | (.94 | ) | | (.97 | ) | | (.84 | ) | | (.12 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.44 | | | $9.58 | | | $ 8.48 | | | $13.16 | | | $12.66 | | | $11.74 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | 19.42 | %(d) | | 12.97 | % | | (30.35 | )% | | 12.50 | % | | 15.68 | % | | 9.52 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | .88 | %(d) | | 1.84 | % | | 1.77 | % | | 1.77 | % | | 1.79 | % | | 1.81 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | .88 | %(d) | | 1.84 | % | | 1.77 | % | | 1.77 | % | | 1.79 | % | | 1.81 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | (.35 | )%(d) | | (.35 | )% | | (.07 | )% | | (.01 | )% | | (.02 | )% | | (.01 | )% |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $173,407 | | | $161,233 | | | $169,131 | | | $280,279 | | | $278,649 | | | $240,977 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 42.45 | %(d) | | 88.13 | % | | 85.13 | % | | 63.23 | % | | 63.84 | % | | 52.24 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(c) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
61
Financial Highlights (continued)
FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class C Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ 9.55 | | | $8.45 | | | $13.11 | | | $12.62 | | | $11.71 | | | $10.81 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment loss(a) | | (.04 | ) | | (.03 | ) | | (.01 | ) | | – | (b) | | – | (b) | | – | (b) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.88 | | | 1.13 | | | (3.71 | ) | | 1.46 | | | 1.75 | | | 1.02 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 1.84 | | | 1.10 | | | (3.72 | ) | | 1.46 | | | 1.75 | | | 1.02 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | – | | | – | | | – | (b) | | – | (b) | | – | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.94 | ) | | (.97 | ) | | (.84 | ) | | (.11 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | – | | | – | | | (.94 | ) | | (.97 | ) | | (.84 | ) | | (.12 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.39 | | | $9.55 | | | $ 8.45 | | | $13.11 | | | $12.62 | | | $11.71 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | 19.27 | %(d) | | 13.02 | % | | (30.31 | )% | | 12.48 | % | | 15.64 | % | | 9.56 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | .88 | %(d) | | 1.84 | % | | 1.77 | % | | 1.77 | % | | 1.79 | % | | 1.81 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | .88 | %(d) | | 1.84 | % | | 1.77 | % | | 1.77 | % | | 1.79 | % | | 1.81 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | (.36 | )%(d) | | (.37 | )% | | (.07 | )% | | (.01 | )% | | (.02 | )% | | (.01 | )% |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $585,282 | | | $485,484 | | | $419,157 | | | $639,749 | | | $622,822 | | | $513,752 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 42.45 | %(d) | | 88.13 | % | | 85.13 | % | | 63.23 | % | | 63.84 | % | | 52.24 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(c) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class F Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | | Year Ended 10/31 | | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ 9.96 | | | $8.85 | | | $13.70 | | | $13.62 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income(b) | | .01 | | | .03 | | | .08 | | | – | (c) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.96 | | | 1.18 | | | (3.87 | ) | | .08 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 1.97 | | | 1.21 | | | (3.79 | ) | | .08 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | (.03 | ) | | (.10 | ) | | (.12 | ) | | – | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.94 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | (.03 | ) | | (.10 | ) | | (1.06 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.90 | | | $9.96 | | | $ 8.85 | | | $13.70 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | 19.82 | %(e) | | 14.03 | % | | (29.70 | )% | | .59 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | .43 | %(e) | | .93 | % | | .87 | % | | .08 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | .43 | %(e) | | .93 | % | | .88 | % | | .08 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | .05 | %(e) | | .29 | % | | .77 | % | | .04 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $177,045 | | | $73,742 | | | $8,995 | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 42.45 | %(e) | | 88.13 | % | | 85.13 | % | | 63.23 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 9/28/2007, SEC effective date was 9/14/2007 and date shares first became available to the public was 10/1/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(d) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class I Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $10.04 | | | $ 8.92 | | | $13.79 | | | $13.21 | | | $12.19 | | | $11.22 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | .02 | | | .05 | | | .11 | | | .10 | | | .12 | | | .12 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.98 | | | 1.17 | | | (3.92 | ) | | 1.57 | | | 1.83 | | | 1.06 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 2.00 | | | 1.22 | | | (3.81 | ) | | 1.67 | | | 1.95 | | | 1.18 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (.04 | ) | | (.10 | ) | | (.12 | ) | | (.12 | ) | | (.10 | ) | | (.10 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.94 | ) | | (.97 | ) | | (.83 | ) | | (.11 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | (.04 | ) | | (.10 | ) | | (1.06 | ) | | (1.09 | ) | | (.93 | ) | | (.21 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $12.00 | | | $10.04 | | | $ 8.92 | | | $13.79 | | | $13.21 | | | $12.19 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | 19.94 | %(c) | | 14.11 | % | | (29.62 | )% | | 13.68 | % | | 16.87 | % | | 10.61 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | .38 | %(c) | | .84 | % | | .77 | % | | .78 | % | | .79 | % | | .81 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | .38 | %(c) | | .84 | % | | .77 | % | | .78 | % | | .79 | % | | .81 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | .13 | %(c) | | .58 | % | | .92 | % | | .78 | % | | .97 | % | | .97 | % |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $152,078 | | | $98,570 | | | $54,483 | | | $53,737 | | | $3,880 | | | $2,645 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 42.45 | %(c) | | 88.13 | % | | 85.13 | % | | 63.23 | % | | 63.84 | % | | 52.24 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class P Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ 9.87 | | | $8.75 | | | $13.55 | | | $13.03 | | | $12.05 | | | $11.12 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | (.01 | ) | | .01 | | | .06 | | | .07 | | | .06 | | | .06 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.96 | | | 1.16 | | | (3.85 | ) | | 1.51 | | | 1.82 | | | 1.05 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 1.95 | | | 1.17 | | | (3.79 | ) | | 1.58 | | | 1.88 | | | 1.11 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | – | | | (.05 | ) | | (.07 | ) | | (.09 | ) | | (.06 | ) | | (.07 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.94 | ) | | (.97 | ) | | (.84 | ) | | (.11 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | – | | | (.05 | ) | | (1.01 | ) | | (1.06 | ) | | (.90 | ) | | (.18 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.82 | | | $9.87 | | | $ 8.75 | | | $13.55 | | | $13.03 | | | $12.05 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | 19.76 | %(c) | | 13.59 | % | | (29.98 | )% | | 13.08 | % | | 16.36 | % | | 10.09 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | .60 | %(c) | | 1.29 | % | | 1.22 | % | | 1.22 | % | | 1.24 | % | | 1.26 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | .60 | %(c) | | 1.29 | % | | 1.22 | % | | 1.22 | % | | 1.25 | % | | 1.26 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.08 | )%(c) | | .17 | % | | .49 | % | | .53 | % | | .49 | % | | .47 | % |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $31,805 | | | $29,361 | | | $24,711 | | | $48,641 | | | $42,516 | | | $13,279 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 42.45 | %(c) | | 88.13 | % | | 85.13 | % | | 63.23 | % | | 63.84 | % | | 52.24 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class R2 Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ 9.89 | | | $8.82 | | | $13.69 | | | $13.62 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(b) | | (.02 | ) | | (.01 | ) | | .05 | | | – | (c) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.96 | | | 1.17 | | | (3.88 | ) | | .07 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 1.94 | | | 1.16 | | | (3.83 | ) | | .07 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | – | (c) | | (.09 | ) | | (.10 | ) | | – | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.94 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | – | (c) | | (.09 | ) | | (1.04 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.83 | | | $9.89 | | | $ 8.82 | | | $13.69 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | 19.62 | %(e) | | 13.44 | % | | (29.98 | )% | | .51 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | .68 | %(e) | | 1.42 | % | | 1.30 | % | | .12 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | .68 | %(e) | | 1.42 | % | | 1.31 | % | | .12 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.17 | )%(e) | | (.14 | )% | | .47 | % | | .00 | %(e)(f) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $1,746 | | | $1,187 | | | $319 | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 42.45 | %(e) | | 88.13 | % | | 85.13 | % | | 63.23 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 9/28/2007, SEC effective date was 9/14/2007 and date shares first became available to the public was 10/1/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(d) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
(f) | | Amount is less than .01%. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (concluded)
FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class R3 Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $ 9.92 | | | $8.82 | | | $13.69 | | | $13.62 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(b) | | (.01 | ) | | – | (c) | | .04 | | | – | (c) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.96 | | | 1.17 | | | (3.86 | ) | | .07 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 1.95 | | | 1.17 | | | (3.82 | ) | | .07 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | – | (c) | | (.07 | ) | | (.11 | ) | | – | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.94 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | – | (c) | | (.07 | ) | | (1.05 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.87 | | | $9.92 | | | $ 8.82 | | | $13.69 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | 19.66 | %(e) | | 13.55 | % | | (29.96 | )% | | .51 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | .63 | %(e) | | 1.33 | % | | 1.26 | % | | .11 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | .63 | %(e) | | 1.33 | % | | 1.26 | % | | .11 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.13 | )%(e) | | .05 | % | | .37 | % | | .01 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $47,018 | | | $28,510 | | | $14,303 | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 42.45 | %(e) | | 88.13 | % | | 85.13 | % | | 63.23 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 9/28/2007, SEC effective date was 9/14/2007 and date shares first became available to the public was 10/1/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(d) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.20 | | | $ 8.68 | | | $18.34 | | | $15.23 | | | $12.37 | | | $10.42 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | .05 | | | .08 | | | .23 | | | .17 | | | .08 | | | .09 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .23 | | | 2.66 | | | (8.23 | ) | | 3.92 | | | 3.17 | | | 1.87 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | .28 | | | 2.74 | | | (8.00 | ) | | 4.09 | | | 3.25 | | | 1.96 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (.08 | ) | | (.22 | ) | | (.13 | ) | | (.06 | ) | | (.05 | ) | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (1.53 | ) | | (.92 | ) | | (.34 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | (.08 | ) | | (.22 | ) | | (1.66 | ) | | (.98 | ) | | (.39 | ) | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.40 | | | $11.20 | | | $ 8.68 | | | $18.34 | | | $15.23 | | | $12.37 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | 2.48 | %(c) | | 32.32 | % | | (47.48 | )% | | 28.22 | % | | 26.86 | % | | 18.80 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .61 | %(c) | | 1.55 | % | | 1.43 | % | | 1.40 | % | | 1.53 | % | | 1.66 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .61 | %(c) | | 1.55 | % | | 1.42 | % | | 1.40 | % | | 1.52 | % | | 1.66 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .72 | %(c) | | 1.55 | % | | 1.43 | % | | 1.41 | % | | 1.53 | % | | 1.66 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | .41 | %(c) | | .92 | % | | 1.68 | % | | 1.02 | % | | .55 | % | | .79 | % |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $561,611 | | | $574,731 | | | $527,567 | | | $1,082,308 | | | $655,273 | | | $235,563 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 51.16 | %(c) | | 132.22 | % | | 125.37 | % | | 122.32 | % | | 134.00 | % | | 100.87 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class B Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.02 | | | $ 8.50 | | | $18.00 | | | $15.00 | | | $12.24 | | | $10.36 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | .01 | | | .02 | | | .14 | | | .06 | | | (.01 | ) | | .03 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .23 | | | 2.62 | | | (8.07 | ) | | 3.86 | | | 3.13 | | | 1.85 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | .24 | | | 2.64 | | | (7.93 | ) | | 3.92 | | | 3.12 | | | 1.88 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (.02 | ) | | (.12 | ) | | (.04 | ) | | – | (b) | | (.02 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (1.53 | ) | | (.92 | ) | | (.34 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | (.02 | ) | | (.12 | ) | | (1.57 | ) | | (.92 | ) | | (.36 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.24 | | | $11.02 | | | $ 8.50 | | | $18.00 | | | $15.00 | | | $12.24 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | 2.14 | %(d) | | 31.46 | % | | (47.80 | )% | | 27.39 | % | | 25.98 | % | | 18.15 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .94 | %(d) | | 2.20 | % | | 2.08 | % | | 2.05 | % | | 2.18 | % | | 2.30 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .94 | %(d) | | 2.20 | % | | 2.08 | % | | 2.05 | % | | 2.17 | % | | 2.30 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | 1.05 | %(d) | | 2.20 | % | | 2.08 | % | | 2.06 | % | | 2.18 | % | | 2.30 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | .09 | %(d) | | .27 | % | | 1.02 | % | | .36 | % | | (.09 | )% | | .22 | % |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $42,381 | | | $43,492 | | | $39,604 | | | $82,699 | | | $51,040 | | | $17,472 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 51.16 | %(d) | | 132.22 | % | | 125.37 | % | | 122.32 | % | | 134.00 | % | | 100.87 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(c) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
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| | Class C Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.04 | | | $ 8.50 | | | $18.00 | | | $15.00 | | | $12.24 | | | $10.37 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | .01 | | | .03 | | | .14 | | | .06 | | | (.01 | ) | | .02 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .23 | | | 2.62 | | | (8.07 | ) | | 3.86 | | | 3.13 | | | 1.85 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | .24 | | | 2.65 | | | (7.93 | ) | | 3.92 | | | 3.12 | | | 1.87 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (.02 | ) | | (.11 | ) | | (.04 | ) | | – | (b) | | (.02 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (1.53 | ) | | (.92 | ) | | (.34 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | (.02 | ) | | (.11 | ) | | (1.57 | ) | | (.92 | ) | | (.36 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.26 | | | $11.04 | | | $ 8.50 | | | $18.00 | | | $15.00 | | | $12.24 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | 2.13 | %(d) | | 31.52 | % | | (47.82 | )% | | 27.39 | % | | 25.98 | % | | 18.03 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .94 | %(d) | | 2.20 | % | | 2.08 | % | | 2.06 | % | | 2.18 | % | | 2.30 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .94 | %(d) | | 2.20 | % | | 2.08 | % | | 2.06 | % | | 2.17 | % | | 2.30 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | 1.05 | %(d) | | 2.20 | % | | 2.08 | % | | 2.06 | % | | 2.18 | % | | 2.30 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | .08 | %(d) | | .28 | % | | 1.01 | % | | .37 | % | | (.07 | )% | | .19 | % |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $97,141 | | | $105,557 | | | $95,496 | | | $216,646 | | | $138,424 | | | $44,240 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 51.16 | %(d) | | 132.22 | % | | 125.37 | % | | 122.32 | % | | 134.00 | % | | 100.87 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(c) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
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| | Class F Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | | Year Ended 10/31 | | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.16 | | | $ 8.68 | | | $18.34 | | | $17.65 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(b) | | .08 | | | .16 | | | .24 | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .20 | | | 2.59 | | | (8.19 | ) | | .70 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | .28 | | | 2.75 | | | (7.95 | ) | | .69 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | (.10 | ) | | (.27 | ) | | (.18 | ) | | – | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (1.53 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | (.10 | ) | | (.27 | ) | | (1.71 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.34 | | | $11.16 | | | $ 8.68 | | | $18.34 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(c) | | 2.56 | %(d) | | 32.76 | % | | (47.37 | )% | | 3.91 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .47 | %(d) | | 1.27 | % | | 1.26 | % | | .12 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .47 | %(d) | | 1.27 | % | | 1.25 | % | | .12 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .60 | %(d) | | 1.27 | % | | 1.26 | % | | .12 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | .74 | %(d) | | 1.73 | % | | 2.02 | % | | (.06 | )%(d) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $20,850 | | | $9,009 | | | $1,869 | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 51.16 | %(d) | | 132.22 | % | | 125.37 | % | | 122.32 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 9/28/2007, SEC effective date was 9/14/2007 and date shares first became available to the public was 10/1/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY FUND
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| | Class I Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | | |
| | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.28 | | | $ 8.77 | | | $18.49 | | | $15.33 | | | $12.43 | | | $10.45 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | .07 | | | .13 | | | .29 | | | .25 | | | .13 | | | .12 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .23 | | | 2.65 | | | (8.30 | ) | | 3.93 | | | 3.19 | | | 1.89 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | .30 | | | 2.78 | | | (8.01 | ) | | 4.18 | | | 3.32 | | | 2.01 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (.11 | ) | | (.27 | ) | | (.18 | ) | | (.10 | ) | | (.08 | ) | | (.03 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (1.53 | ) | | (.92 | ) | | (.34 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | (.11 | ) | | (.27 | ) | | (1.71 | ) | | (1.02 | ) | | (.42 | ) | | (.03 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.47 | | | $11.28 | | | $ 8.77 | | | $18.49 | | | $15.33 | | | $12.43 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | 2.59 | %(c) | | 32.86 | % | | (47.30 | )% | | 28.67 | % | | 27.26 | % | | 19.23 | % |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .44 | %(c) | | 1.19 | % | | 1.07 | % | | 1.05 | % | | 1.19 | % | | 1.30 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .44 | %(c) | | 1.19 | % | | 1.07 | % | | 1.05 | % | | 1.18 | % | | 1.30 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .55 | %(c) | | 1.19 | % | | 1.07 | % | | 1.06 | % | | 1.19 | % | | 1.30 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | .60 | %(c) | | 1.34 | % | | 2.05 | % | | 1.53 | % | | .92 | % | | 1.01 | % |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $176,547 | | | $167,574 | | | $113,975 | | | $259,354 | | | $70,641 | | | $11,952 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 51.16 | %(c) | | 132.22 | % | | 125.37 | % | | 122.32 | % | | 134.00 | % | | 100.87 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
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| | Class P Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | | |
| | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.13 | | | $ 8.63 | | | $18.30 | | | $15.22 | | | $12.36 | | | $10.41 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | .04 | | | .07 | | | .23 | | | .15 | | | .08 | | | .07 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .23 | | | 2.64 | | | (8.19 | ) | | 3.91 | | | 3.16 | | | 1.88 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | .27 | | | 2.71 | | | (7.96 | ) | | 4.06 | | | 3.24 | | | 1.95 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (.07 | ) | | (.21 | ) | | (.18 | ) | | (.06 | ) | | (.03 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (1.53 | ) | | (.92 | ) | | (.35 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | (.07 | ) | | (.21 | ) | | (1.71 | ) | | (.98 | ) | | (.38 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.33 | | | $11.13 | | | $ 8.63 | | | $18.30 | | | $15.22 | | | $12.36 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | 2.42 | %(c) | | 32.29 | % | | (47.56 | )% | | 28.07 | % | | 26.69 | % | | 18.73 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .67 | %(c) | | 1.64 | % | | 1.52 | % | | 1.51 | % | | 1.63 | % | | 1.71 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .67 | %(c) | | 1.64 | % | | 1.52 | % | | 1.51 | % | | 1.62 | % | | 1.71 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .77 | %(c) | | 1.64 | % | | 1.52 | % | | 1.51 | % | | 1.63 | % | | 1.71 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | .36 | %(c) | | .78 | % | | 1.68 | % | | .91 | % | | .55 | % | | .63 | % |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $1,559 | | | $1,825 | | | $1,135 | | | $192 | | | $66 | | | $16 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 51.16 | %(c) | | 132.22 | % | | 125.37 | % | | 122.32 | % | | 134.00 | % | | 100.87 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
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| | Class R2 Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | | Year Ended 10/31 | | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.20 | | | $ 8.69 | | | $18.33 | | | $17.65 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(b) | | .12 | | | .12 | | | .27 | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .16 | | | 2.65 | | | (8.21 | ) | | .69 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | .28 | | | 2.77 | | | (7.94 | ) | | .68 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | (.05 | ) | | (.26 | ) | | (.17 | ) | | – | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (1.53 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | (.05 | ) | | (.26 | ) | | (1.70 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.43 | | | $11.20 | | | $ 8.69 | | | $18.33 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(c) | | 2.49 | %(d) | | 32.77 | % | | (47.24 | )% | | 3.85 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .64 | %(d) | | 1.16 | % | | 1.17 | % | | .14 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .64 | %(d) | | 1.16 | % | | 1.16 | % | | .14 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .80 | %(d) | | 1.16 | % | | 1.17 | % | | .14 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | 1.01 | %(d) | | 1.33 | % | | 1.92 | % | | (.08 | )%(d) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $172 | | | $7 | | | $5 | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 51.16 | %(d) | | 132.22 | % | | 125.37 | % | | 122.32 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 9/28/2007, SEC effective date was 9/14/2007 and date shares first became available to the public was 10/1/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (concluded)
INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY FUND
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| | Class R3 Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | | Year Ended 10/31 | | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.10 | | | $ 8.65 | | | $18.33 | | | $17.65 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(b) | | .07 | | | .06 | | | .22 | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .20 | | | 2.64 | | | (8.20 | ) | | .69 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | .27 | | | 2.70 | | | (7.98 | ) | | .68 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | (.08 | ) | | (.25 | ) | | (.17 | ) | | – | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (1.53 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | (.08 | ) | | (.25 | ) | | (1.70 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.29 | | | $11.10 | | | $ 8.65 | | | $18.33 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(c) | | 2.45 | %(d) | | 32.23 | % | | (47.55 | )% | | 3.85 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .65 | %(d) | | 1.68 | % | | 1.62 | % | | .14 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .65 | %(d) | | 1.68 | % | | 1.62 | % | | .14 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .79 | %(d) | | 1.68 | % | | 1.62 | % | | .14 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | .63 | %(d) | | .65 | % | | 1.79 | % | | (.08 | )%(d) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $6,000 | | | $1,439 | | | $523 | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 51.16 | %(d) | | 132.22 | % | | 125.37 | % | | 122.32 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 9/28/2007, SEC effective date was 9/14/2007 and date shares first became available to the public was 10/1/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND
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| | Class A Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31/2009 | | | 6/23/2008(a) to 10/31/2008 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $8.22 | | | $6.29 | | | $10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income(b) | | .16 | | | .28 | | | .16 | |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .16 | | | 1.90 | | | (3.74 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total from investment operations | | .32 | | | 2.18 | | | (3.58 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | (.13 | ) | | (.25 | ) | | (.13 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $8.41 | | | $8.22 | | | $ 6.29 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total Return(c) | | 3.77 | %(d) | | 35.88 | % | | (36.10 | )%(d) |
| | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .58 | %(d) | | 1.35 | % | | .48 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .58 | %(d) | | 1.35 | % | | .48 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .70 | %(d) | | 1.63 | % | | .68 | %(d) |
| | | |
Net investment income | | 1.88 | %(d) | | 4.08 | % | | 1.98 | %(d) |
| | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $114,512 | | | $52,935 | | | $9,075 | |
| | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 40.86 | %(d) | | 105.74 | % | | 53.94 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 6/23/2008, SEC effective date was 6/20/2008 and date shares first became available to the public was 6/30/2008. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class C Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31/2009 | | | 6/23/2008(a) to 10/31/2008 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $8.19 | | | $6.28 | | | $10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income(b) | | .13 | | | .21 | | | .09 | |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .16 | | | 1.92 | | | (3.68 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total from investment operations | | .29 | | | 2.13 | | | (3.59 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | (.11 | ) | | (.22 | ) | | (.13 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $8.37 | | | $8.19 | | | $ 6.28 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total Return(c) | | 3.50 | %(d) | | 34.87 | % | | (36.22 | )%(d) |
| | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .90 | %(d) | | 1.98 | % | | .68 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .90 | %(d) | | 1.98 | % | | .68 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | 1.02 | %(d) | | 2.26 | % | | 1.44 | %(d) |
| | | |
Net investment income | | 1.56 | %(d) | | 2.93 | % | | 1.23 | %(d) |
| | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $9,900 | | | $4,376 | | | $177 | |
| | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 40.86 | %(d) | | 105.74 | % | | 53.94 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 6/23/2008, SEC effective date was 6/20/2008 and date shares first became available to the public was 6/30/2008. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class F Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31/2009 | | | 6/23/2008(a) to 10/31/2008 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $8.23 | | | $6.29 | | | $10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income(b) | | .18 | | | .18 | | | .15 | |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .14 | | | 2.02 | | | (3.72 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total from investment operations | | .32 | | | 2.20 | | | (3.57 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | (.14 | ) | | (.26 | ) | | (.14 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $8.41 | | | $8.23 | | | $ 6.29 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total Return(c) | | 3.89 | %(d) | | 36.13 | % | | (36.08 | )%(d) |
| | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .45 | %(d) | | 1.07 | % | | .35 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .45 | %(d) | | 1.07 | % | | .35 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .57 | %(d) | | 1.39 | % | | 1.53 | %(d) |
| | | |
Net investment income | | 2.16 | %(d) | | 2.32 | % | | 1.91 | %(d) |
| | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $12,222 | | | $1,772 | | | $28 | |
| | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 40.86 | %(d) | | 105.74 | % | | 53.94 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 6/23/2008, SEC effective date was 6/20/2008 and date shares first became available to the public was 6/30/2008. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class I Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31/2009 | | | 6/23/2008(a) to 10/31/2008 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $8.24 | | | $6.29 | | | $10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income(b) | | .17 | | | .29 | | | .19 | |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .16 | | | 1.93 | | | (3.76 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total from investment operations | | .33 | | | 2.22 | | | (3.57 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | (.14 | ) | | (.27 | ) | | (.14 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $8.43 | | | $8.24 | | | $ 6.29 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total Return(c) | | 4.04 | %(d) | | 36.38 | % | | (36.07 | )%(d) |
| | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .42 | %(d) | | .99 | % | | .36 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .42 | %(d) | | .99 | % | | .36 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .52 | %(d) | | 1.28 | % | | .54 | %(d) |
| | | |
Net investment income | | 1.94 | %(d) | | 4.13 | % | | 2.19 | %(d) |
| | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $256,872 | | | $225,688 | | | $83,413 | |
| | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 40.86 | %(d) | | 105.74 | % | | 53.94 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 6/23/2008, SEC effective date was 6/20/2008 and date shares first became available to the public was 6/30/2008. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class R2 Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31/2009 | | | 6/23/2008(a) to 10/31/2008 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $8.29 | | | $6.30 | | | $10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income(b) | | .16 | | | .31 | | | .18 | |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .17 | | | 1.91 | | | (3.76 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total from investment operations | | .33 | | | 2.22 | | | (3.58 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | (.12 | ) | | (.23 | ) | | (.12 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $8.50 | | | $8.29 | | | $ 6.30 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total Return(c) | | 3.98 | %(d) | | 36.26 | % | | (36.08 | )%(d) |
| | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .46 | %(d) | | .96 | % | | .50 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .46 | %(d) | | .96 | % | | .50 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .56 | %(d) | | 1.27 | % | | 2.87 | %(d) |
| | | |
Net investment income | | 1.88 | %(d) | | 4.63 | % | | 2.07 | %(d) |
| | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $9 | | | $9 | | | $6 | |
| | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 40.86 | %(d) | | 105.74 | % | | 53.94 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 6/23/2008, SEC effective date was 6/20/2008 and date shares first became available to the public was 6/30/2008. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class R3 Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31/2009 | | | 6/23/2008(a) to 10/31/2008 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $8.28 | | | $6.30 | | | $10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income(b) | | .17 | | | .31 | | | .18 | |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .14 | | | 1.91 | | | (3.75 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total from investment operations | | .31 | | | 2.22 | | | (3.57 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | (.12 | ) | | (.24 | ) | | (.13 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $8.47 | | | $8.28 | | | $ 6.30 | |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total Return(c) | | 3.80 | %(d) | | 36.22 | % | | (36.06 | )%(d) |
| | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .59 | %(d) | | .96 | % | | .46 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .59 | %(d) | | .96 | % | | .46 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .73 | %(d) | | 1.27 | % | | 2.84 | %(d) |
| | | |
Net investment income | | 2.03 | %(d) | | 4.62 | % | | 2.10 | %(d) |
| | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $101 | | | $9 | | | $6 | |
| | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 40.86 | %(d) | | 105.74 | % | | 53.94 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 6/23/2008, SEC effective date was 6/20/2008 and date shares first became available to the public was 6/30/2008. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class A Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $10.70 | | | $ 7.29 | | | $19.81 | | | $15.72 | | | $11.97 | | | $ 9.61 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | .01 | | | .04 | | | .09 | | | .04 | | | .05 | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .99 | | | 3.42 | | | (10.36 | ) | | 4.07 | | | 3.70 | | | 2.37 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 1.00 | | | 3.46 | | | (10.27 | ) | | 4.11 | | | 3.75 | | | 2.36 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (.09 | ) | | (.05 | ) | | (.08 | ) | | (.02 | ) | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (2.17 | ) | | – | | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | (.09 | ) | | (.05 | ) | | (2.25 | ) | | (.02 | ) | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.61 | | | $10.70 | | | $ 7.29 | | | $19.81 | | | $15.72 | | | $11.97 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | 9.34 | %(c) | | 47.94 | % | | (57.81 | )% | | 26.14 | % | | 31.33 | % | | 24.56 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | .77 | %(c) | | 1.77 | % | | 1.60 | % | | 1.56 | % | | 1.60 | % | | 1.74 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | .77 | %(c) | | 1.77 | % | | 1.61 | % | | 1.56 | % | | 1.60 | % | | 1.74 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | .09 | %(c) | | .50 | % | | .65 | % | | .23 | % | | .38 | % | | (.11 | )% |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $96,062 | | | $92,188 | | | $67,815 | | | $200,909 | | | $148,996 | | | $89,402 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 46.06 | %(c) | | 115.58 | % | | 130.51 | % | | 115.79 | % | | 98.16 | % | | 78.65 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class B Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $10.17 | | | $ 6.92 | | | $18.96 | | | $15.12 | | | $11.59 | | | $ 9.37 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment loss(a) | | (.03 | ) | | (.01 | ) | | – | (b) | | (.07 | ) | | (.04 | ) | | (.08 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .94 | | | 3.26 | | | (9.87 | ) | | 3.91 | | | 3.57 | | | 2.30 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | .91 | | | 3.25 | | | (9.87 | ) | | 3.84 | | | 3.53 | | | 2.22 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (.03 | ) | | – | | | – | | | – | | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (2.17 | ) | | – | | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | (.03 | ) | | – | | | (2.17 | ) | | – | | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.05 | | | $10.17 | | | $ 6.92 | | | $18.96 | | | $15.12 | | | $11.59 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | 8.92 | %(d) | | 46.97 | % | | (58.10 | )% | | 25.40 | % | | 30.46 | % | | 23.69 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | 1.09 | %(d) | | 2.42 | % | | 2.25 | % | | 2.21 | % | | 2.24 | % | | 2.38 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | 1.09 | %(d) | | 2.42 | % | | 2.26 | % | | 2.21 | % | | 2.24 | % | | 2.39 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | (.24 | )%(d) | | (.15 | )% | | (.01 | )% | | (.43 | )% | | (.30 | )% | | (.76 | )% |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $15,791 | | | $17,103 | | | $14,192 | | | $43,231 | | | $36,642 | | | $27,115 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 46.06 | %(d) | | 115.58 | % | | 130.51 | % | | 115.79 | % | | 98.16 | % | | 78.65 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(c) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class C Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $10.12 | | | $ 6.88 | | | $18.86 | | | $15.05 | | | $11.54 | | | $ 9.32 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | (.03 | ) | | (.01 | ) | | – | (b) | | (.07 | ) | | (.04 | ) | | (.08 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .93 | | | 3.25 | | | (9.81 | ) | | 3.88 | | | 3.55 | | | 2.30 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | .90 | | | 3.24 | | | (9.81 | ) | | 3.81 | | | 3.51 | | | 2.22 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (.03 | ) | | – | | | – | | | – | | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (2.17 | ) | | – | | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | (.03 | ) | | – | | | (2.17 | ) | | – | | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $10.99 | | | $10.12 | | | $ 6.88 | | | $18.86 | | | $15.05 | | | $11.54 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | 8.84 | %(d) | | 47.09 | % | | (58.09 | )% | | 25.32 | % | | 30.42 | % | | 23.82 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | 1.09 | %(d) | | 2.42 | % | | 2.25 | % | | 2.21 | % | | 2.24 | % | | 2.38 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | 1.09 | %(d) | | 2.42 | % | | 2.26 | % | | 2.21 | % | | 2.25 | % | | 2.39 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.24 | )%(d) | | (.14 | )% | | .00 | %(e) | | (.40 | )% | | (.27 | )% | | (.75 | )% |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $20,432 | | | $21,668 | | | $15,297 | | | $43,422 | | | $30,673 | | | $17,621 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 46.06 | %(d) | | 115.58 | % | | 130.51 | % | | 115.79 | % | | 98.16 | % | | 78.65 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(c) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
(e) | | Amount is less than .01%. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class F Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $10.65 | | | $ 7.28 | | | $19.81 | | | $18.82 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income(b) | | .03 | | | .09 | | | .09 | | | .01 | |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .97 | | | 3.37 | | | (10.31 | ) | | .98 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 1.00 | | | 3.46 | | | (10.22 | ) | | .99 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | (.11 | ) | | (.09 | ) | | (.14 | ) | | – | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (2.17 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | (.11 | ) | | (.09 | ) | | (2.31 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.54 | | | $10.65 | | | $ 7.28 | | | $19.81 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(c) | | 9.42 | %(d) | | 48.36 | % | | (57.70 | )% | | 5.26 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | .64 | %(d) | | 1.49 | % | | 1.42 | % | | .13 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | .64 | %(d) | | 1.49 | % | | 1.43 | % | | .13 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | .29 | %(d) | | 1.00 | % | | .84 | % | | .03 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $673 | | | $384 | | | $121 | | | $11 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 46.06 | %(d) | | 115.58 | % | | 130.51 | % | | 115.79 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 9/28/2007, SEC effective date was 9/14/2007 and date shares first became available to the public was 10/1/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class I Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $10.96 | | | $ 7.48 | | | $20.29 | | | $16.08 | | | $12.21 | | | $ 9.77 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | .03 | | | .08 | | | .14 | | | .12 | | | .11 | | | .02 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.00 | | | 3.50 | | | (10.64 | ) | | 4.15 | | | 3.76 | | | 2.43 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 1.03 | | | 3.58 | | | (10.50 | ) | | 4.27 | | | 3.87 | | | 2.45 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (.12 | ) | | (.10 | ) | | (.14 | ) | | (.06 | ) | | – | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | �� | | (2.17 | ) | | – | | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | (.12 | ) | | (.10 | ) | | (2.31 | ) | | (.06 | ) | | – | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.87 | | | $10.96 | | | $ 7.48 | | | $20.29 | | | $16.08 | | | $12.21 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | 9.42 | %(c) | | 48.47 | % | | (57.66 | )% | | 26.67 | % | | 31.70 | % | | 25.06 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | .59 | %(c) | | 1.42 | % | | 1.27 | % | | 1.20 | % | | 1.25 | % | | 1.38 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | .59 | %(c) | | 1.42 | % | | 1.27 | % | | 1.21 | % | | 1.25 | % | | 1.39 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | .28 | %(c) | | .87 | % | | 1.05 | % | | .65 | % | | .76 | % | | .22 | % |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $206,382 | | | $160,456 | | | $110,838 | | | $164,086 | | | $149,509 | | | $67,574 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 46.06 | %(c) | | 115.58 | % | | 130.51 | % | | 115.79 | % | | 98.16 | % | | 78.65 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class P Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $10.86 | | | $ 7.36 | | | $20.00 | | | $15.89 | | | $12.11 | | | $ 9.71 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | .01 | | | .03 | | | .07 | | | .02 | | | .09 | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .98 | | | 3.48 | | | (10.46 | ) | | 4.12 | | | 3.69 | | | 2.41 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | .99 | | | 3.51 | | | (10.39 | ) | | 4.14 | | | 3.78 | | | 2.40 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (.07 | ) | | (.01 | ) | | (.08 | ) | | (.03 | ) | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (2.17 | ) | | – | | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | (.07 | ) | | (.01 | ) | | (2.25 | ) | | (.03 | ) | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.78 | | | $10.86 | | | $ 7.36 | | | $20.00 | | | $15.89 | | | $12.11 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | 9.18 | %(c) | | 47.86 | % | | (57.86 | )% | | 26.10 | % | | 31.21 | % | | 24.72 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | .82 | %(c) | | 1.87 | % | | 1.70 | % | | 1.65 | % | | 1.74 | % | | 1.69 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | .82 | %(c) | | 1.87 | % | | 1.71 | % | | 1.65 | % | | 1.74 | % | | 1.69 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | .04 | %(c) | | .36 | % | | .55 | % | | .11 | % | | .62 | % | | (.06 | )% |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $775 | | | $781 | | | $834 | | | $1,826 | | | $1,489 | | | $3 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 46.06 | %(c) | | 115.58 | % | | 130.51 | % | | 115.79 | % | | 98.16 | % | | 78.65 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
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| | Class R2 Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $10.64 | | | $ 7.24 | | | $19.80 | | | $18.82 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(b) | | – | (c) | | .03 | | | .06 | | | – | (c) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .97 | | | 3.40 | | | (10.32 | ) | | .98 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | .97 | | | 3.43 | | | (10.26 | ) | | .98 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | (.08 | ) | | (.03 | ) | | (.13 | ) | | – | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (2.17 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | (.08 | ) | | (.03 | ) | | (2.30 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.53 | | | $10.64 | | | $ 7.24 | | | $19.80 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | 9.16 | %(e) | | 47.69 | % | | (57.93 | )% | | 5.21 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | .89 | %(e) | | 1.97 | % | | 1.84 | % | | .16 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | .89 | %(e) | | 1.97 | % | | 1.84 | % | | .16 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.03 | )%(e) | | .34 | % | | .51 | % | | .00 | %(e)(f) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $101 | | | $91 | | | $31 | | | $11 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 46.06 | %(e) | | 115.58 | % | | 130.51 | % | | 115.79 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 9/28/2007, SEC effective date was 9/14/2007 and date shares first became available to the public was 10/1/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(d) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
(f) | | Amount is less than .01%. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (concluded)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
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| | Class R3 Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/30/2007 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $10.60 | | | $ 7.27 | | | $19.81 | | | $18.82 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income(b) | | .01 | | | .01 | | | .10 | | | – | (c) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | .97 | | | 3.41 | | | (10.34 | ) | | .99 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | .98 | | | 3.42 | | | (10.24 | ) | | .99 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | (.10 | ) | | (.09 | ) | | (.13 | ) | | – | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (2.17 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | (.10 | ) | | (.09 | ) | | (2.30 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $11.48 | | | $10.60 | | | $ 7.27 | | | $19.81 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | 9.24 | %(e) | | 47.75 | % | | (57.77 | )% | | 5.26 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | .84 | %(e) | | 1.81 | % | | 1.52 | % | | .15 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | .84 | %(e) | | 1.81 | % | | 1.52 | % | | .15 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | .07 | %(e) | | .14 | % | | .81 | % | | .00 | %(e)(f) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $1,611 | | | $573 | | | $22 | | | $11 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 46.06 | %(e) | | 115.58 | % | | 130.51 | % | | 115.79 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 9/28/2007, SEC effective date was 9/14/2007 and date shares first became available to the public was 10/1/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(d) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
(f) | | Amount is less than .01%. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $8.61 | | | $8.48 | | | $15.47 | | | $14.19 | | | $12.38 | | | $11.80 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | .02 | | | .07 | | | .14 | | | .19 | | | .17 | | | .14 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.35 | | | .20 | | | (4.92 | ) | | 1.58 | | | 2.05 | | | .71 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 1.37 | | | .27 | | | (4.78 | ) | | 1.77 | | | 2.22 | | | .85 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (.06 | ) | | (.14 | ) | | (.20 | ) | | (.17 | ) | | (.12 | ) | | (.11 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (2.01 | ) | | (.32 | ) | | (.29 | ) | | (.16 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | (.06 | ) | | (.14 | ) | | (2.21 | ) | | (.49 | ) | | (.41 | ) | | (.27 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $9.92 | | | $8.61 | | | $ 8.48 | | | $15.47 | | | $14.19 | | | $12.38 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | 15.83 | %(c) | | 3.77 | % | | (35.16 | )% | | 12.95 | % | | 18.40 | % | | 7.23 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .61 | %(c) | | 1.16 | % | | .95 | % | | .95 | % | | .95 | % | | .95 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .61 | %(c) | | 1.16 | % | | .95 | % | | .95 | % | | .95 | % | | .95 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .61 | %(c) | | 1.27 | % | | 1.25 | % | | 1.16 | % | | 1.28 | % | | 1.50 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | .18 | %(c) | | .87 | % | | 1.24 | % | | 1.30 | % | | 1.26 | % | | 1.14 | % |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $31,432 | | | $27,444 | | | $21,010 | | | $28,538 | | | $20,994 | | | $13,763 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 13.54 | %(c) | | 103.30 | % | | 126.70 | % | | 109.22 | % | | 42.16 | % | | 54.12 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
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| | Class B Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $8.47 | | | $8.30 | | | $15.18 | | | $13.96 | | | $12.19 | | | $11.67 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | (.01 | ) | | .02 | | | .07 | | | .09 | | | .08 | | | .06 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.31 | | | .22 | | | (4.83 | ) | | 1.56 | | | 2.03 | | | .69 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 1.30 | | | .24 | | | (4.76 | ) | | 1.65 | | | 2.11 | | | .75 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | – | (b) | | (.07 | ) | | (.11 | ) | | (.11 | ) | | (.04 | ) | | (.07 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (2.01 | ) | | (.32 | ) | | (.30 | ) | | (.16 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | – | (b) | | (.07 | ) | | (2.12 | ) | | (.43 | ) | | (.34 | ) | | (.23 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $9.77 | | | $8.47 | | | $ 8.30 | | | $15.18 | | | $13.96 | | | $12.19 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | 15.39 | %(d) | | 3.19 | % | | (35.60 | )% | | 12.23 | % | | 17.65 | % | | 6.49 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .93 | %(d) | | 1.79 | % | | 1.60 | % | | 1.60 | % | | 1.60 | % | | 1.60 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .93 | %(d) | | 1.79 | % | | 1.60 | % | | 1.60 | % | | 1.60 | % | | 1.60 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .93 | %(d) | | 1.91 | % | | 1.90 | % | | 1.81 | % | | 1.93 | % | | 2.11 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.14 | )%(d) | | .30 | % | | .59 | % | | .65 | % | | .60 | % | | .49 | % |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $2,755 | | | $2,558 | | | $2,549 | | | $4,005 | | | $3,109 | | | $1,749 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 13.54 | %(d) | | 103.30 | % | | 126.70 | % | | 109.22 | % | | 42.16 | % | | 54.12 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(c) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
LARGE CAP VALUE FUND
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| | Class C Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $8.47 | | | $8.30 | | | $15.19 | | | $13.95 | | | $12.20 | | | $11.69 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | (.01 | ) | | .02 | | | .06 | | | .09 | | | .08 | | | .06 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.32 | | | .23 | | | (4.83 | ) | | 1.57 | | | 2.02 | | | .70 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 1.31 | | | .25 | | | (4.77 | ) | | 1.66 | | | 2.10 | | | .76 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (.01 | ) | | (.08 | ) | | (.11 | ) | | (.10 | ) | | (.05 | ) | | (.09 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (2.01 | ) | | (.32 | ) | | (.30 | ) | | (.16 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | (.01 | ) | | (.08 | ) | | (2.12 | ) | | (.42 | ) | | (.35 | ) | | (.25 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $9.77 | | | $8.47 | | | $ 8.30 | | | $15.19 | | | $13.95 | | | $12.20 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total Return(b) | | 15.47 | %(c) | | 3.30 | % | | (35.64 | )% | | 12.29 | % | | 17.58 | % | | 6.50 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .93 | %(c) | | 1.81 | % | | 1.60 | % | | 1.60 | % | | 1.60 | % | | 1.60 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .93 | %(c) | | 1.81 | % | | 1.60 | % | | 1.60 | % | | 1.60 | % | | 1.60 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .93 | %(c) | | 1.91 | % | | 1.90 | % | | 1.81 | % | | 1.93 | % | | 2.18 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.14 | )%(c) | | .22 | % | | .58 | % | | .65 | % | | .61 | % | | .46 | % |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $6,170 | | | $5,654 | | | $4,266 | | | $6,643 | | | $4,753 | | | $3,155 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 13.54 | %(c) | | 103.30 | % | | 126.70 | % | | 109.22 | % | | 42.16 | % | | 54.12 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class F Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $8.58 | | | $8.47 | | | $15.47 | | | $15.32 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income(b) | | .02 | | | .05 | | | .17 | | | .02 | |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.35 | | | .23 | | | (4.91 | ) | | .13 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 1.37 | | | .28 | | | (4.74 | ) | | .15 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | (.08 | ) | | (.17 | ) | | (.25 | ) | | – | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (2.01 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | (.08 | ) | | (.17 | ) | | (2.26 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $9.87 | | | $8.58 | | | $ 8.47 | | | $15.47 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(c) | | 16.03 | %(d) | | 4.00 | % | | (35.00 | )% | | .98 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .48 | %(d) | | 1.03 | % | | .68 | % | | .06 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .48 | %(d) | | 1.03 | % | | .68 | % | | .06 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .48 | %(d) | | 1.05 | % | | .98 | % | | .07 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | .25 | %(d) | | .62 | % | | 1.64 | % | | .12 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $616 | | | $202 | | | $27 | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 13.54 | %(d) | | 103.30 | % | | 126.70 | % | | 109.22 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 9/28/2007, SEC effective date was 9/14/2007 and date shares first became available to the public was 10/1/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class I Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $8.66 | | | $8.54 | | | $15.58 | | | $14.27 | | | $12.44 | | | $11.85 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | .03 | | | .10 | | | .18 | | | .24 | | | .21 | | | .17 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.36 | | | .19 | | | (4.96 | ) | | 1.60 | | | 2.07 | | | .72 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 1.39 | | | .29 | | | (4.78 | ) | | 1.84 | | | 2.28 | | | .89 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (.09 | ) | | (.17 | ) | | (.25 | ) | | (.21 | ) | | (.15 | ) | | (.14 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (2.01 | ) | | (.32 | ) | | (.30 | ) | | (.16 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | (.09 | ) | | (.17 | ) | | (2.26 | ) | | (.53 | ) | | (.45 | ) | | (.30 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $9.96 | | | $8.66 | | | $ 8.54 | | | $15.58 | | | $14.27 | | | $12.44 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | 16.09 | %(c) | | 4.16 | % | | (34.99 | )% | | 13.40 | % | | 18.83 | % | | 7.58 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .43 | %(c) | | .79 | % | | .60 | % | | .60 | % | | .60 | % | | .60 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .43 | %(c) | | .79 | % | | .60 | % | | .60 | % | | .60 | % | | .60 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .43 | %(c) | | .92 | % | | .90 | % | | .81 | % | | .93 | % | | 1.18 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | .35 | %(c) | | 1.35 | % | | 1.62 | % | | 1.67 | % | | 1.61 | % | | 1.37 | % |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $12,983 | | | $11,207 | | | $17,199 | | | $22,423 | | | $30,156 | | | $19,576 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 13.54 | %(c) | | 103.30 | % | | 126.70 | % | | 109.22 | % | | 42.16 | % | | 54.12 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class P Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $8.64 | | | $8.50 | | | $15.49 | | | $14.19 | | | $12.38 | | | $11.80 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | .01 | | | .07 | | | .13 | | | .18 | | | .15 | | | .13 | |
| | | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 1.35 | | | .20 | | | (4.92 | ) | | 1.59 | | | 2.05 | | | .70 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 1.36 | | | .27 | | | (4.79 | ) | | 1.77 | | | 2.20 | | | .83 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | (.05 | ) | | (.13 | ) | | (.19 | ) | | (.15 | ) | | (.10 | ) | | (.09 | ) |
| | | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (2.01 | ) | | (.32 | ) | | (.29 | ) | | (.16 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total distributions | | (.05 | ) | | (.13 | ) | | (2.20 | ) | | (.47 | ) | | (.39 | ) | | (.25 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $9.95 | | | $8.64 | | | $ 8.50 | | | $15.49 | | | $14.19 | | | $12.38 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | 15.78 | %(c) | | 3.67 | % | | (35.20 | )% | | 12.92 | % | | 18.23 | % | | 7.07 | % |
| | | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .65 | %(c) | | 1.23 | % | | 1.03 | % | | 1.04 | % | | 1.05 | % | | 1.05 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .65 | %(c) | | 1.23 | % | | 1.03 | % | | 1.04 | % | | 1.05 | % | | 1.05 | % |
| | | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .65 | %(c) | | 1.34 | % | | 1.34 | % | | 1.26 | % | | 1.38 | % | | 1.52 | % |
| | | | | | |
Net investment income | | .14 | %(c) | | .90 | % | | 1.16 | % | | 1.21 | % | | 1.17 | % | | 1.06 | % |
| | | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $13 | | | $11 | | | $11 | | | $17 | | | $15 | | | $13 | |
| | | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 13.54 | %(c) | | 103.30 | % | | 126.70 | % | | 109.22 | % | | 42.16 | % | | 54.12 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class R2 Shares | |
| | 3/24/2010(a) to 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $9.73 | |
| | | |
| |
Investment operations: | | | |
| |
Net investment income(b) | | – | (c) |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | .19 | |
| | | |
| |
Total from investment operations | | .19 | |
| | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $9.92 | |
| | | |
| |
Total Return(d) | | 2.27 | %(e) |
| |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | |
| |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | .08 | %(e) |
| |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | .08 | %(e) |
| |
Net investment income | | .04 | %(e) |
| |
Supplemental Data: | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $10 | |
| |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 13.54 | %(e) |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 3/24/2010 and SEC effective date was 9/14/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(d) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class R3 Shares | |
| | 3/24/2010(a) to 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $9.73 | |
| | | |
| |
Investment operations: | | | |
| |
Net investment loss(b) | | – | (c) |
| |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | .18 | |
| | | |
| |
Total from investment operations | | .18 | |
| | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $9.91 | |
| | | |
| |
Total Return(d) | | 2.16 | %(e) |
| |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | |
| |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | .13 | %(e) |
| |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | .13 | %(e) |
| |
Net investment loss | | (.00 | )%(e)(f) |
| |
Supplemental Data: | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $18 | |
| |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 13.54 | %(e) |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 3/24/2010 and SEC effective date was 9/14/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(d) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
(f) | | Amount is less than .01% |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class A Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 12/20/2005(a) to 10/31/2006 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.65 | | | $ 9.91 | | | $14.31 | | | $12.43 | | | $10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(b) | | (.02 | ) | | (.04 | ) | | .04 | | | .03 | | | .01 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 3.05 | | | 1.80 | | | (3.92 | ) | | 2.23 | | | 2.42 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 3.03 | | | 1.76 | | | (3.88 | ) | | 2.26 | | | 2.43 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | – | | | (.02 | ) | | (.01 | ) | | – | (c) | | – | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.51 | ) | | (.38 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | – | | | (.02 | ) | | (.52 | ) | | (.38 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $14.68 | | | $11.65 | | | $ 9.91 | | | $14.31 | | | $12.43 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(d) | | 26.01 | %(e) | | 17.81 | % | | (28.01 | )% | | 18.70 | % | | 24.30 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .64 | %(e) | | 1.35 | % | | 1.34 | % | | 1.30 | % | | 1.11 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .64 | %(e) | | 1.35 | % | | 1.33 | % | | 1.30 | % | | 1.11 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .64 | %(e) | | 1.46 | % | | 1.44 | % | | 1.45 | % | | 1.73 | %(f) |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.16 | )%(e) | | (.34 | )% | | .33 | % | | .19 | % | | .14 | %(f) |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $520,427 | | | $250,435 | | | $117,992 | | | $145,765 | | | $59,245 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 40.59 | %(e) | | 77.87 | % | | 83.92 | % | | 100.58 | % | | 296.82 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations and SEC effective date was 12/20/2005 and date shares first became available to the public was 1/3/2006. |
(b) | | Calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(d) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class B Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 12/20/2005(a) to 10/31/2006 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.39 | | | $ 9.74 | | | $14.14 | | | $12.37 | | | $10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss(b) | | (.06 | ) | | (.09 | ) | | (.04 | ) | | (.06 | ) | | (.06 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.98 | | | 1.74 | | | (3.85 | ) | | 2.21 | | | 2.43 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 2.92 | | | 1.65 | | | (3.89 | ) | | 2.15 | | | 2.37 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.51 | ) | | (.38 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $14.31 | | | $11.39 | | | $ 9.74 | | | $14.14 | | | $12.37 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | 25.64 | %(d) | | 16.94 | % | | (28.40 | )% | | 17.87 | % | | 23.70 | %(d) |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .97 | %(d) | | 2.00 | % | | 1.99 | % | | 1.94 | % | | 1.67 | %(d) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .97 | %(d) | | 2.00 | % | | 1.99 | % | | 1.94 | % | | 1.67 | %(d) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .97 | %(d) | | 2.12 | % | | 2.09 | % | | 2.09 | % | | 2.30 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss | | (.46 | )%(d) | | (.95 | )% | | (.32 | )% | | (.47 | )% | | (.53 | )%(e) |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $22,169 | | | $18,739 | | | $14,239 | | | $14,681 | | | $5,440 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 40.59 | %(d) | | 77.87 | % | | 83.92 | % | | 100.58 | % | | 296.82 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations and SEC effective date was 12/20/2005 and date shares first became available to the public was 1/3/2006. |
(b) | | Calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class C Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 12/20/2005(a) to 10/31/2006 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.39 | | | $ 9.74 | | | $14.14 | | | $12.37 | | | $10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss(b) | | (.06 | ) | | (.10 | ) | | (.04 | ) | | (.06 | ) | | (.06 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.98 | | | 1.75 | | | (3.85 | ) | | 2.21 | | | 2.43 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 2.92 | | | 1.65 | | | (3.89 | ) | | 2.15 | | | 2.37 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.51 | ) | | (.38 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $14.31 | | | $11.39 | | | $ 9.74 | | | $14.14 | | | $12.37 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Total Return(c) | | 25.64 | %(d) | | 17.06 | % | | (28.47 | )% | | 17.87 | % | | 23.70 | %(d) |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .97 | %(d) | | 2.00 | % | | 1.99 | % | | 1.94 | % | | 1.67 | %(d) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .97 | %(d) | | 2.00 | % | | 1.98 | % | | 1.94 | % | | 1.67 | %(d) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .97 | %(d) | | 2.11 | % | | 2.09 | % | | 2.10 | % | | 2.29 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss | | (.47 | )%(d) | | (.97 | )% | | (.33 | )% | | (.48 | )% | | (.53 | )%(e) |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $123,893 | | | $79,527 | | | $48,837 | | | $59,609 | | | $14,850 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 40.59 | %(d) | | 77.87 | % | | 83.92 | % | | 100.58 | % | | 296.82 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations and SEC effective date was 12/20/2005 and date shares first became available to the public was 1/3/2006. |
(b) | | Calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class F Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.62 | | | $ 9.91 | | | $14.31 | | | $14.21 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(b) | | (.01 | ) | | (.02 | ) | | .06 | | | – | (c) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 3.06 | | | 1.78 | | | (3.91 | ) | | .10 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 3.05 | | | 1.76 | | | (3.85 | ) | | .10 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | – | | | (.05 | ) | | (.04 | ) | | – | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.51 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | – | | | (.05 | ) | | (.55 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $14.67 | | | $11.62 | | | $ 9.91 | | | $14.31 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | 26.14 | %(e) | | 18.12 | % | | (27.81 | )% | | .70 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .52 | %(e) | | 1.09 | % | | 1.09 | % | | .10 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .52 | %(e) | | 1.09 | % | | 1.09 | % | | .10 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .52 | %(e) | | 1.20 | % | | 1.21 | % | | .14 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.04 | )%(e) | | (.19 | )% | | .50 | % | | .00 | %(e)(f) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $107,303 | | | $51,757 | | | $4,157 | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 40.59 | %(e) | | 77.87 | % | | 83.92 | % | | 100.58 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 9/28/2007, SEC effective date was 9/14/2007 and date shares first became available to the public was 10/1/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(d) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
(f) | | Amount is less than .01%. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class I Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 12/20/2005(a) to 10/31/2006 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.70 | | | $ 9.98 | | | $14.39 | | | $12.47 | | | $10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income(b) | | – | (c) | | – | (c) | | .08 | | | .06 | | | .05 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 3.08 | | | 1.78 | | | (3.93 | ) | | 2.26 | | | 2.42 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 3.08 | | | 1.78 | | | (3.85 | ) | | 2.32 | | | 2.47 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | – | | | (.06 | ) | | (.05 | ) | | (.02 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.51 | ) | | (.38 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | – | | | (.06 | ) | | (.56 | ) | | (.40 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $14.78 | | | $11.70 | | | $ 9.98 | | | $14.39 | | | $12.47 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(d) | | 26.22 | %(e) | | 18.27 | % | | (27.77 | )% | | 19.11 | % | | 24.70 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .47 | %(e) | | 1.00 | % | | .99 | % | | .94 | % | | .81 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .47 | %(e) | | 1.00 | % | | .98 | % | | .94 | % | | .81 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .47 | %(e) | | 1.12 | % | | 1.08 | % | | 1.15 | % | | 1.53 | %(f) |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | .02 | %(e) | | .03 | % | | .67 | % | | .46 | % | | .53 | %(f) |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $172,402 | | | $121,462 | | | $74,335 | | | $55,045 | | | $3,345 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 40.59 | %(e) | | 77.87 | % | | 83.92 | % | | 100.58 | % | | 296.82 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations and SEC effective date was 12/20/2005 and date shares first became available to the public was 1/3/2006. |
(b) | | Calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(d) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class P Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 12/20/2005(a) to 10/31/2006 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.62 | | | $ 9.88 | | | $14.28 | | | $12.42 | | | $10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(b) | | (.02 | ) | | (.04 | ) | | .03 | | | – | (c) | | .02 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 3.04 | | | 1.78 | | | (3.91 | ) | | 2.24 | | | 2.40 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 3.02 | | | 1.74 | | | (3.88 | ) | | 2.24 | | | 2.42 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | – | | | – | | | (.01 | ) | | – | | | – | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.51 | ) | | (.38 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | – | | | – | | | (.52 | ) | | (.38 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $14.64 | | | $11.62 | | | $ 9.88 | | | $14.28 | | | $12.42 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(d) | | 25.99 | %(e) | | 17.61 | % | | (28.04 | )% | | 18.54 | % | | 24.20 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .69 | %(e) | | 1.45 | % | | 1.44 | % | | 1.39 | % | | 1.20 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .69 | %(e) | | 1.45 | % | | 1.43 | % | | 1.39 | % | | 1.20 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .69 | %(e) | | 1.57 | % | | 1.53 | % | | 1.57 | % | | 3.09 | %(f) |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.19 | )%(e) | | (.39 | )% | | .23 | % | | .01 | % | | .27 | %(f) |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $4,150 | | | $3,445 | | | $2,905 | | | $4,795 | | | $12 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 40.59 | %(e) | | 77.87 | % | | 83.92 | % | | 100.58 | % | | 296.82 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations and SEC effective date was 12/20/2005 and date shares first became available to the public was 1/3/2006. |
(b) | | Calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(d) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class R2 Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.59 | | | $ 9.87 | | | $14.30 | | | $14.21 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(b) | | (.03 | ) | | (.09 | ) | | .01 | | | – | (c) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 3.04 | | | 1.81 | | | (3.90 | ) | | .09 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 3.01 | | | 1.72 | | | (3.89 | ) | | .09 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | – | | | – | | | (.03 | ) | | – | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.51 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | – | | | – | | | (.54 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $14.60 | | | $11.59 | | | $ 9.87 | | | $14.30 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | 25.86 | %(e) | | 17.53 | % | | (28.14 | )% | | .63 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .77 | %(e) | | 1.59 | % | | 1.58 | % | | .12 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .77 | %(e) | | 1.59 | % | | 1.58 | % | | .12 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .77 | %(e) | | 1.68 | % | | 1.66 | % | | .16 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.26 | )%(e) | | (.83 | )% | | .11 | % | | (.02 | )%(e) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $1,907 | | | $1,466 | | | $33 | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 40.59 | %(e) | | 77.87 | % | | 83.92 | % | | 100.58 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 9/28/2007, SEC effective date was 9/14/2007 and date shares first became available to the public was 10/1/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(d) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (concluded)
VALUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class R3 Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.58 | | | $ 9.87 | | | $14.30 | | | $14.21 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(b) | | (.03 | ) | | (.05 | ) | | .02 | | | – | (c) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 3.04 | | | 1.78 | | | (3.90 | ) | | .09 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | 3.01 | | | 1.73 | | | (3.88 | ) | | .09 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | – | | | (.02 | ) | | (.04 | ) | | – | |
| | | | |
Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.51 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total distributions | | – | | | (.02 | ) | | (.55 | ) | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | $14.59 | | | $11.58 | | | $ 9.87 | | | $14.30 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | 25.88 | %(e) | | 17.69 | % | | (28.08 | )% | | .63 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .71 | %(e) | | 1.49 | % | | 1.49 | % | | .12 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .71 | %(e) | | 1.49 | % | | 1.48 | % | | .12 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .71 | %(e) | | 1.61 | | | 1.58 | % | | .16 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | (.25 | )%(e) | | (.50 | )% | | .19 | % | | (.02 | )%(e) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $12,775 | | | $4,227 | | | $1,814 | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | 40.59 | %(e) | | 77.87 | % | | 83.92 | % | | 100.58 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 9/28/2007, SEC effective date was 9/14/2007 and date shares first became available to the public was 10/1/2007. |
(b) | | Calculated using the average shares outstanding during the period. |
(c) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(d) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
Lord Abbett Securities Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company and was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 26, 1993. The Trust currently consists of nine funds. This report covers the following seven funds (separately, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and their respective classes: Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund (“Alpha Strategy Fund”), Class A, B, C, F, I, P, R2 and R3 shares; Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund (“Fundamental Equity Fund” ), Class A, B, C, F, I, P, R2 and R3 shares; Lord Abbett International Core Equity Fund (“International Core Equity Fund”), Class A, B, C, F, I, P, R2 and R3 shares; Lord Abbett International Dividend Income Fund (“International Dividend Income Fund”), Class A, B, C, F, I, R2 and R3 shares; Lord Abbett International Opportunities Fund (“International Opportunities Fund”), Class A, B, C, F, I, P, R2 and R3 shares; Lord Abbett Large-Cap Value Fund (“Large Cap Value Fund”), Class A, B, C, F, I, P, R2 and R3 shares; and Lord Abbett Value Opportunities Fund (“Value Opportunities Fund”), Class A, B, C, F, I, P, R2 and R3 shares. As of the date of this report, Alpha Strategy Fund has not issued Class P shares and International Dividend Income Fund has not issued Class B shares. The Funds’ Class P shares are closed to substantially all new retirement and benefit plans and fee-based programs, with certain exceptions as set forth in the Funds’ prospectuses. Effective March 24, 2010, Class R2 and R3 shares of Large Cap Value Fund commenced investment operations. Effective March 31, 2010, each of the Funds of the Trust no longer offers Class B shares.
Alpha Strategy Fund’s, International Core Equity Fund’s, International Opportunities Fund’s, and Value Opportunities Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. Alpha Strategy Fund invests in other funds (“Underlying Funds”) managed by Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”). Fundamental Equity Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital and income without excessive fluctuations in market value. International Dividend Income Fund’s and Large Cap Value Fund’s investment objective is to seek a high level of total return.
Each class of shares has different expenses and dividends. A front-end sales charge is normally added to the net asset value (“NAV”) for Class A shares. There is no front-end sales charge in the case of Class B, C, F, I, P, R2 and R3 shares, although there may be a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) in certain cases as follows: Class A shares purchased without a sales charge and redeemed before the first day of the month in which the one-year anniversary of the purchase falls (subject to certain exceptions); Class B shares redeemed before the sixth anniversary of purchase; and Class C shares redeemed before the first anniversary of purchase. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th is not a business day, the next business day thereafter) following the eighth anniversary of the day on which the purchase order was accepted.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)(continued)
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) | | Investment Valuation–Securities actively traded on any recognized U.S. or non-U.S. exchange or on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange or system on which they are principally traded. Events occurring after the close of trading on non-U.S. exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange LLC (“NYSE”). Each Fund may rely on an independent fair valuation service in adjusting the valuations of foreign securities. Unlisted equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if no sale price is available, at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices. Fixed income securities are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices on the basis of prices supplied by independent pricing services, which reflect broker/dealer supplied valuations and the independent pricing services’ own electronic data processing techniques. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined by management and approved in good faith by the Board of Trustees. Investments in the Underlying Funds are valued at their NAV each business day at the close of regular trading on the NYSE, normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Short-term securities with 60 days or less remaining to maturity are valued using the amortized cost method, which approximates current market value. |
(b) | | Security Transactions–Security transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses on sales of portfolio securities are calculated using the identified-cost method. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day. |
(c) | | Investment Income–Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis as earned. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized using the effective interest method. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the applicable country’s tax rules and rates. Investment income is allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day. |
(d) | | Income Taxes–It is the policy of each Fund to meet the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no income tax provision is required. |
Each Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Funds’ U.S. federal tax returns remains open for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2006 through October 31, 2009. The statutes of limitations on the Trust’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.
(e) | | Expenses–Expenses incurred by the Trust that do not specifically relate to an individual fund are generally allocated to the funds within the Trust on a pro rata basis by relative net assets. Expenses, excluding class-specific expenses, are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day. Class A, B, C, F, P, R2 and R3 shares bear their class-specific share of all expenses and fees relating to the funds’ 12b-1 Distribution Plan. |
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(f) | | Foreign Transactions–The books and records of each Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars and transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded in each Fund’s records at the rate prevailing when earned or recorded. Asset and liability accounts that are denominated in foreign currencies are adjusted daily to reflect current exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss) is included in Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies on each Fund’s Statement of Operations. The resultant exchange gains and losses upon settlement of such transactions are included in Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency related transactions on each Fund’s Statement of Operations. Each Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in market prices of the securities. |
The Funds use foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign-denominated securities. Losses from these transactions may arise from changes in the value of the foreign currency or if the counterparties do not perform under the contracts’ terms.
(g) | | Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts–International Core Equity Fund, International Dividend Income Fund and International Opportunities Fund may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts in order to reduce their exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on their foreign portfolio holdings. A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated rate. The contracts are valued daily at forward exchange rates and any unrealized gain (loss) is included in Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies on each Fund’s Statement of Operations. The gain (loss) arising from the difference between the U.S. dollar cost of the original contract and the value of the foreign currency in U.S. dollars upon closing of such contracts is included in Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency related transactions on each Fund’s Statement of Operations. |
(h) | | Repurchase Agreements–Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with respect to securities. A repurchase agreement is a transaction in which a Fund acquires a security and simultaneously commits to resell that security to the seller (a bank or securities dealer) at an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon date. Each Fund requires at all times that the repurchase agreement be collateralized by cash, or by securities of the U.S. Government, its agencies, its instrumentalities, or U.S. Government sponsored enterprises having a value equal to, or in excess of, the value of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). If the seller of the agreement defaults on its obligation to repurchase the underlying securities at a time when the value of these securities has declined, a Fund may incur a loss upon disposition of the securities. |
(i) | | When-Issued or Forward Transactions–Each Fund may purchase portfolio securities on a when-issued or forward basis. When-issued or forward transactions involve a commitment by a Fund to purchase securities, with payment and delivery (“settlement”) to take place in the future, in order to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price or yield at the time of entering into the transaction. During the period between purchase and settlement, the value of the securities will fluctuate and assets consisting of cash and/or marketable securities (normally short-term U.S. Government or U.S. Government sponsored enterprise securities) marked to market daily in an amount sufficient to make payment at settlement will be segregated at each Fund’s custodian in order to pay for the commitment. At the time each |
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| Fund makes the commitment to purchase a security on a when-issued basis, it will record the transaction and reflect the liability for the purchase and value of the security in determining its NAV. Each Fund, generally, has the ability to close out a purchase obligation on or before the settlement date rather than take delivery of the security. Under no circumstances will settlement for such securities take place more than 120 days after the purchase date. |
(j) | | Fair Value Measurements–Fair value is defined as the price that each Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk—for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below: |
| • | | Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments; |
| • | | Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and |
| • | | Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2010 in valuing each Fund’s investments carried at value:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alpha Strategy Fund | | Fundamental Equity Fund |
Investment Type* | | Level 1 (000) | | Level 2 (000) | | Level 3 (000) | | Total (000) | | Level 1 (000) | | Level 2 (000) | | Level 3 (000) | | Total (000) |
Common Stocks | | $ | – | | $ | – | | $ | – | | $ | – | | $ | 2,972,783 | | $ | – | | $ | – | | $ | 2,972,783 |
Investments in Underlying Funds | | | 758,430 | | | – | | | – | | | 758,430 | | | – | | | – | | | – | | | – |
Repurchase Agreement | | | – | | | 1,350 | | | – | | | 1,350 | | | – | | | 65,131 | | | – | | | 65,131 |
Total | | $ | 758,430 | | $ | 1,350 | | $ | – | | $ | 759,780 | | $ | 2,972,783 | | $ | 65,131 | | $ | – | | $ | 3,037,914 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | International Core Equity Fund | | | International Dividend Income Fund | |
Investment Type* | | Level 1 (000) | | Level 2 (000) | | | Level 3 (000) | | Total (000) | | | Level 1 (000) | | Level 2 (000) | | | Level 3 (000) | | Total (000) | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 132,385 | | $ | 735,864 | | | $ | – | | $ | 868,249 | | | $ | 105,866 | | $ | 268,952 | | | $ | – | | $ | 374,818 | |
Convertible Bond | | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | 694 | | | | – | | | 694 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | 243 | | | 12,161 | | | | – | | | 12,404 | | | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | – | |
Repurchase Agreement | | | – | | | 16,511 | | | | – | | | 16,511 | | | | – | | | 16,532 | | | | – | | | 16,532 | |
Total | | $ | 132,628 | | $ | 764,536 | | | $ | – | | $ | 897,164 | | | $ | 105,866 | | $ | 286,178 | | | | | | $ | 392,044 | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | $ | – | | $ | 580,173 | | | $ | – | | $ | 580,173 | | | $ | – | | $ | 72,098 | | | $ | – | | $ | 72,098 | |
Liabilities | | | – | | | (2,809,878 | ) | | | – | | | (2,809,878 | ) | | | | | | (329,090 | ) | | | – | | | (329,090 | ) |
Total | | $ | – | | $ | (2,229,705 | ) | | $ | – | | $ | (2,229,705 | ) | | $ | – | | $ | (256,992 | ) | | $ | – | | $ | (256,992 | ) |
* See Schedule of Investments for values in each industry. | | | | |
| | International Opportunities Fund | | | Large Cap Value Fund | |
Investment Type* | | Level 1 (000) | | Level 2 (000) | | | Level 3 (000) | | Total (000) | | | Level 1 (000) | | Level 2 (000) | | | Level 3 (000) | | Total (000) | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 26,975 | | $ | 294,618 | | | $ | 11 | | $ | 321,604 | | | $ | 52,362 | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | $ | 52,362 | |
Preferred Stock | | | 3,300 | | | – | | | | – | | | 3,300 | | | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | – | |
Repurchase Agreement | | | – | | | 14,739 | | | | – | | | 14,739 | | | | – | | | 1,175 | | | | – | | | 1,175 | |
Total | | $ | 30,275 | | $ | 309,357 | | | $ | 11 | | $ | 339,643 | | | $ | 52,362 | | $ | 1,175 | | | $ | – | | $ | 53,537 | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | $ | – | | $ | 321,064 | | | $ | – | | $ | 321,064 | | | $ | – | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | $ | – | |
Liabilities | | | – | | | (93,502 | ) | | | – | | | (93,502 | ) | | | – | | | – | | | | – | | | – | |
Total | | $ | – | | $ | 227,562 | | | $ | – | | $ | 227,562 | | | $ | – | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | $ | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Value Opportunities Fund |
Investment Type* | | Level 1 (000) | | Level 2 (000) | | Level 3 (000) | | Total (000) |
Common Stocks | | $ | 918,787 | | $ | – | | $ | – | | $ | 918,787 |
Preferred Stock | | | 432 | | | – | | | – | | | 432 |
Repurchase Agreement | | | – | | | 47,347 | | | – | | | 47,347 |
Total | | $ | 919,219 | | $ | 47,347 | | $ | – | | $ | 966,566 |
* | | See Schedule of Investments for values in each industry. |
The following is a reconciliation of investment for unobservable inputs (Level 3) that were used in determining fair value:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Opportunities Fund | | | | | | | | |
Investment Type* | | Balance as of November 1, 2009 (000) | | Accrued discounts/ premiums (000) | | Realized gain (loss) (000) | | Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (000) | | Net purchase (sales) (000) | | Net transfers in or out of Level 3 (000) | | Balance as of April 30, 2010 (000) |
Common Stocks | | $ | – | | $ | – | | $ | – | | $ | – | | $ | 11 | | $ | – | | $ | 11 |
* | | See Schedule of Investments for values in each industry. |
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(k) | | Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities–International Core Equity Fund, International Dividend Income Fund and International Opportunities Fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts during the six months ended April 30, 2010 (as described in note 2(g)). A forward foreign currency exchange contract reduces each Fund’s exposure to changes in the value of the currency it will deliver (or settle in cash) and increases its exposure to changes in the value of the currency it will receive (or settle in cash) for the duration of the contract. Each Fund’s use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that Lord Abbett will not accurately predict currency movements, and each Fund’s returns could be reduced as a result. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are subject to the risk that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in the case of hedged positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time. Each Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the unrealized appreciation on foreign currency exchange contracts. |
As of April 30, 2010, International Core Equity Fund, International Dividend Income Fund and International Opportunities Fund had the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:
| | | | | | |
| | Asset Derivatives(1) | | Liability Derivatives(2) |
International Core Equity Fund | | $ | 580,173 | | $ | 2,809,878 |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | 72,098 | | | 329,090 |
International Opportunities Fund | | | 321,064 | | | 93,502 |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Realized Gain (Loss)(3) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(4) | | | Average Notional Amounts*(5) |
International Core Equity Fund | | $ | (343,306 | ) | | $ | (4,446,069 | ) | | $ | 113,412,039 |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | 605,905 | | | | (54,958 | ) | | | 16,853,818 |
International Opportunities Fund | | | 562,560 | | | | 600,920 | | | | 50,425,946 |
* | | Calculated based on the notional amounts for the six months ended April 30, 2010. |
(1) | | Statement of Assets & Liabilities location: Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. |
(2) | | Statement of Assets & Liabilities location: Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. |
(3) | | Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency related transactions. |
(4) | | Statement of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. |
(5) | | Amount represents notional amounts in U.S. Dollars. |
3. MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management Fee
The Trust has a management agreement with Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”), pursuant to which Lord Abbett supplies each Fund with investment management services and executive and other personnel, provides office space and pays for ordinary and necessary office and clerical expenses relating to research and statistical work and supervision of each Fund’s investment portfolio.
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The management fee is based on each Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:
| | | | | | |
| | Management Fee | | | Contractual Waiver | |
Alpha Strategy Fund | | .10% | | | .10% | (1) |
Fundamental Equity Fund | | .54% | (2) | | – | |
International Core Equity Fund | | .75% | (3) | | – | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | .75% | (3) | | – | |
International Opportunities Fund | | .75% | (3) | | – | |
Large Cap Value Fund | | .40% | (4) | | – | |
Value Opportunities Fund | | .75% | (3) | | – | |
(1) | | Lord Abbett has contractually agreed to waive its management fee through February 28, 2011. |
(2) | | The management fee for Fundamental Equity Fund is based on the Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates: |
| | |
First $200 million | | .75% |
Next $300 million | | .65% |
Over $500 million | | .50% |
(3) | | The management fee for International Core Equity Fund, International Dividend Income Fund, International Opportunities and Value Opportunities Fund is based on the average daily net assets at the following annual rates: |
| | |
First $1 billion | | .75% |
Next $1 billion | | .70% |
Over $2 billion | | .65% |
(4) | | The management fee for Large Cap Value Fund is based on the average daily net assets at the following annual rates: |
| | |
First $2 billion | | .40% |
Next $3 billion | | .375% |
Over $5 billion | | .35% |
For the period November 1, 2009 through February 26, 2010, Lord Abbett voluntarily agreed to reimburse the Alpha Strategy Fund to the extent necessary so that each class’ total annual operating expenses do not exceed the following annualized rates:
| | |
Class | | % of Average Daily Net Assets |
A | | 1.60% |
B | | 2.25% |
C | | 2.25% |
F | | 1.35% |
I | | 1.25% |
R2 | | 1.85% |
R3 | | 1.75% |
Effective February 27, 2010, the voluntary reimbursements for all classes of the Fund were discontinued.
For the period February 27, 2010 through February 28, 2011, Lord Abbett contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and, if necessary, reimburse the International Core Equity Fund’s and International Opportunities Fund’s other expenses, to the extent necessary so that the total net annual operating expenses for each class, excluding 12b-1 fees, do not exceed an annualized rate of .77% and 1.35%, respectively.
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For the period December 31, 2009 through February 26, 2010, Lord Abbett voluntarily agreed to reimburse the International Core Equity Fund and International Opportunities Fund to the extent necessary so that each class’ total annual operating expenses do not exceed the following annualized rates:
| | | | | | |
Class | | International Core Equity Fund % of Average Daily Net Assets | | | International Opportunities Fund % of Average Daily Net Assets | |
A | | 1.12 | % | | 1.70 | % |
B | | 1.77 | % | | 2.35 | % |
C | | 1.77 | % | | 2.35 | % |
F | | .87 | % | | 1.45 | % |
I | | .77 | % | | 1.35 | % |
P | | 1.22 | % | | 1.80 | % |
R2 | | 1.37 | % | | 1.95 | % |
R3 | | 1.27 | % | | 1.85 | % |
For the period February 27, 2010 through February 28, 2011, Lord Abbett contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and, if necessary, reimburse the International Dividend Income Fund’s other expenses, to the extent necessary so that the total net annual operating expenses for each class, excluding 12b-1 fees, do not exceed an annual rate of .77%.
For the period November 1, 2009 through December 30, 2009, Lord Abbett contractually agreed to reimburse the International Dividend Income Fund to the extent necessary so that each class’ total annual operating expenses do not exceed the annualized rates below. For the period December 31, 2009 through February 26, 2010 Lord Abbett voluntarily agreed to reimburse International Dividend Income Fund to the extent necessary so that each class’ total annual operating expenses do not exceed the following annualized rates:
| | | | |
Class | | Effective Date: |
| | November 1, 2009 | | December 31, 2009 |
| | % of Average Daily Net Assets |
A | | 1.35% | | 1.12% |
C | | 2.00% | | 1.77% |
F | | 1.10% | | .87% |
I | | 1.00% | | .77% |
R2 | | 1.60% | | 1.37% |
R3 | | 1.50% | | 1.27% |
For the period February 27, 2010 through February 28, 2011, Lord Abbett contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and, if necessary, reimburse the Value Opportunities Fund’s other expenses, to the extent necessary so that the total net annual operating expenses for each class, excluding 12b-1 fees, do not exceed an annualized rate of 1.00%.
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For the period November 1, 2009 through February 26, 2010, Lord Abbett voluntarily agreed to reimburse the Value Opportunities Fund to the extent necessary so that each class’ total annual operating expenses do not exceed the following annualized rates:
| | |
Class | | % of Average Daily Net Assets |
A | | 1.35% |
B | | 2.00% |
C | | 2.00% |
F | | 1.10% |
I | | 1.00% |
P | | 1.45% |
R2 | | 1.60% |
R3 | | 1.50% |
All contractual management fee waiver and expense reimbursement agreements between the Funds and Lord Abbett may be terminated only upon the approval of the Funds’ Board of Trustees.
Lord Abbett provides certain administrative services to each Fund pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement at an annual rate of .04% of each Fund’s average daily net assets.
Alpha Strategy Fund has entered into a Servicing Arrangement with the Underlying Funds in which it invests (Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc.; Lord Abbett Blend Trust—Lord Abbett Small-Cap Blend Fund; Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc.—Lord Abbett Small-Cap Value Fund; and Lord Abbett Securities Trust—Lord Abbett International Opportunities Fund, Lord Abbett Micro-Cap Growth Fund, Lord Abbett Micro-Cap Value Fund and Lord Abbett Value Opportunities Fund), pursuant to which each Underlying Fund will pay a portion of the expenses (excluding management fees and distribution and service fees) of Alpha Strategy Fund in proportion to the average daily value of total Underlying Fund shares owned by Alpha Strategy Fund. The expenses assumed by the Underlying Funds are reflected in Expenses assumed by Underlying Funds on Alpha Strategy Fund’s Statement of Operations and Receivables from affiliates on Alpha Strategy Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
In addition, Fundamental Equity Fund, International Core Equity Fund, International Dividend Income Fund, International Opportunities Fund, and Value Opportunities Fund, along with certain other funds managed by Lord Abbett, have entered into a Servicing Arrangement with Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund of Lord Abbett Securities Trust, Lord Abbett Balanced Strategy Fund, Lord Abbett Diversified Equity Strategy Fund, Lord Abbett Diversified Income Strategy Fund, and Lord Abbett Growth & Income Strategy Fund of Lord Abbett Investment Trust, and Lord Abbett Global Allocation Fund of Lord Abbett Global Fund, Inc. (each, a “Fund of Funds”), pursuant to which each Underlying Fund pays a portion of the expenses (excluding management fees and distribution and service fees) of each Fund of Funds in proportion to the average daily value of the Underlying Fund shares owned by each Fund of Funds. Amounts paid pursuant to the Servicing Arrangement are included in Subsidy expense on each Fund’s Statement of Operations and Payable to affiliates on each Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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As of April 30, 2010, the percentages of Fundamental Equity Fund’s, International Core Equity Fund’s, International Dividend Income Fund’s, International Opportunities Fund’s and Value Opportunities Fund’s outstanding shares owned by each Fund of Funds were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | |
Underlying Funds |
Fund of Funds | | Fundamental Equity Fund | | International Core Equity Fund | | International Dividend Income Fund | | International Opportunities Fund | | Value Opportunities Fund |
Alpha Strategy Fund | | – | | – | | – | | 44.22% | | 7.78% |
Balanced Strategy Fund | | – | | 8.29% | | 45.69% | | – | | – |
Diversified Equity Strategy Fund | | .47% | | 1.93% | | – | | 3.41% | | 1.53% |
Diversified Income Strategy Fund | | – | | – | | 2.40% | | – | | – |
Global Allocation Fund | | .32% | | .70% | | 9.90% | | 2.97% | | – |
Growth & Income Strategy Fund | | 1.69% | | 7.46% | | 6.58% | | 7.37% | | 2.73% |
12b-1 Distribution Plan
Each Fund has adopted a distribution plan with respect to Class A, B, C, F, P, R2 and R3 shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, which provides for the payment of ongoing distribution and service fees to Lord Abbett Distributor LLC (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of Lord Abbett. The fees are accrued daily at annual rates based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fees* | | Class A | | Class B(1) | | Class C | | Class F | | Class P(2) | | Class R2 | | Class R3 |
Service | | .25% | | .25% | | .25% | | – | | .25% | | .25% | | .25% |
Distribution | | .10% | | .75% | | .75% | | .10% | | .20% | | .35% | | .25% |
* | | The Funds may designate a portion of the aggregate fee as attributable to service activities for purposes of calculating Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) sales charge limitations. |
(1) | | International Dividend Income Fund has not issued Class B shares. |
(2) | | Fundamental Equity Fund, International Core Equity Fund, International Opportunities Fund, Large Cap Value Fund and Value Opportunities Fund only. |
Class I shares do not have a distribution plan.
Commissions
Distributor received the following commissions on sales of shares of the Funds, after concessions were paid to authorized dealers, for the six months ended April 30, 2010:
| | | | | | |
| | Distributor Commissions | | Dealers’ Concessions |
Alpha Strategy Fund | | $ | 185,298 | | $ | 1,049,517 |
Fundamental Equity Fund | | | 389,888 | | | 2,147,180 |
International Core Equity Fund | | | 233,382 | | | 1,237,247 |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | 224,049 | | | 1,212,298 |
International Opportunities Fund | | | 19,322 | | | 105,530 |
Large Cap Value Fund | | | 20,023 | | | 105,251 |
Value Opportunities Fund | | | 168,025 | | | 951,308 |
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Distributor received the following amount of CDSCs for the six months ended April 30, 2010:
| | | | | | |
| | Class A | | Class C |
Alpha Strategy Fund | | $ | 1,591 | | $ | 16,200 |
Fundamental Equity Fund | | | 5,939 | | | 26,756 |
International Core Equity Fund | | | 3,238 | | | 9,433 |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | 200 | | | 880 |
International Opportunities Fund | | | 1,428 | | | 3,160 |
Large Cap Value Fund | | | – | | | 1,209 |
Value Opportunities Fund | | | 1,104 | | | 12,071 |
Two Trustees and certain of the Trust’s officers have an interest in Lord Abbett.
4. DISTRIBUTIONS AND CAPITAL LOSS CARRYFORWARDS
Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly for International Dividend Income Fund and annually for Alpha Strategy Fund, Fundamental Equity Fund, International Core Equity Fund, International Opportunities Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, and Value Opportunities Fund. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amounts of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These book/tax differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.
The tax character of distributions paid during the six months ended April 30, 2010 and the fiscal year ended October 31, 2009 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alpha Strategy Fund | | Fundamental Equity Fund |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | Year Ended 10/31/2009 | | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | Year Ended 10/31/2009 |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 622,188 | | $ | 601,507 | | $ | 1,343,639 | | $ | 11,805,136 |
Net long-term capital gains | | | – | | | 31,893,275 | | | – | | | – |
Total distributions paid | | $ | 622,188 | | | 32,494,782 | | $ | 1,343,639 | | | 11,805,136 |
| | |
| | International Core Equity Fund | | International Dividend Income Fund |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | Year Ended 10/31/2009 | | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | Year Ended 10/31/2009 |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 5,933,598 | | $ | 18,470,575 | | $ | 5,529,392 | | $ | 6,225,107 |
Total distributions paid | | $ | 5,933,598 | | $ | 18,470,575 | | $ | 5,529,392 | | $ | 6,225,107 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | International Opportunities Fund | | Large Cap Value Fund |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | Year Ended 10/31/2009 | | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | Year Ended 10/31/2009 |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 2,596,583 | | $ | 1,905,403 | | $ | 302,067 | | $ | 774,794 |
Total distributions paid | | $ | 2,596,583 | | $ | 1,905,403 | | $ | 302,067 | | $ | 774,794 |
| | | | | | |
| |
| | Value Opportunities Fund |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | Year Ended 10/31/2009 |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | – | | $ | 669,135 |
Total distributions paid | | $ | – | | $ | 669,135 |
As of October 31, 2009 the capital loss carryforwards, along with the related expiration dates, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | |
| | 2016 | | 2017 | | Total |
Alpha Strategy Fund | | $ | – | | $ | 13,821,425 | | $ | 13,821,425 |
Fundamental Equity Fund | | | 31,731,174 | | | 294,963,737 | | | 326,694,911 |
International Core Equity Fund | | | 176,974,698 | | | 232,476,425 | | | 409,451,123 |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | 15,359,509 | | | 13,643,708 | | | 29,003,217 |
International Opportunities Fund | | | 69,722,729 | | | 68,783,722 | | | 138,506,451 |
Large Cap Value Fund | | | 5,849,092 | | | 13,948,402 | | | 19,797,494 |
Value Opportunities Fund | | | 25,015,914 | | | 30,098,482 | | | 55,114,396 |
As of April 30, 2010, the aggregate unrealized security gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alpha Strategy Fund | | | Fundamental Equity Fund | | | International Core Equity Fund | |
Tax cost | | $ | 746,362,250 | | | $ | 2,524,552,444 | | | $ | 818,295,574 | |
Gross unrealized gain | | | 31,810,663 | | | | 536,338,537 | | | | 111,503,241 | |
Gross unrealized loss | | | (18,392,870 | ) | | | (22,976,598 | ) | | | (32,634,594 | ) |
Net unrealized security gain | | $ | 13,417,793 | | | $ | 513,361,939 | | | $ | 78,868,647 | |
| | | |
| | International Dividend Income Fund | | | International Opportunities Fund | | | Large Cap Value Fund | |
Tax cost | | $ | 372,623,838 | | | $ | 304,016,462 | | | $ | 44,912,716 | |
Gross unrealized gain | | | 28,021,360 | | | | 44,830,531 | | | | 9,545,585 | |
Gross unrealized loss | | | (8,601,365 | ) | | | (9,204,442 | ) | | | (921,302 | ) |
Net unrealized security gain | | $ | 19,419,995 | | | $ | 35,626,089 | | | $ | 8,624,283 | |
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| | | | |
| |
| | Value Opportunities Fund | |
Tax cost | | $ | 800,148,568 | |
Gross unrealized gain | | | 168,198,490 | |
Gross unrealized loss | | | (1,781,038 | ) |
Net unrealized security gain | | $ | 166,417,452 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable to the tax treatment of certain securities and wash sales.
5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended April 30, 2010 were as follows:
| | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | Sales |
Alpha Strategy Fund | | $ | 105,242,220 | | $ | – |
Fundamental Equity Fund | | | 1,163,053,210 | | | 1,154,675,238 |
International Core Equity Fund | | | 468,125,312 | | | 447,218,407 |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | 230,941,530 | | | 131,033,274 |
International Opportunities Fund | | | 158,348,068 | | | 136,769,271 |
Large Cap Value Fund | | | 6,600,620 | | | 8,310,371 |
Value Opportunities Fund | | | 537,099,262 | | | 293,478,062 |
There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities for the six months ended April 30, 2010.
6. TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION
The Trust’s officers and the two Trustees who are associated with Lord Abbett do not receive any compensation from the Trust for serving in such capacities. Outside Trustees’ fees are allocated among all Lord Abbett-sponsored funds based on the net assets of each fund. There is an equity-based plan available to all outside Trustees under which outside Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, Trustees’ fees. The deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in the funds. Such amounts and earnings accrued thereon are included in Trustees’ fees on the Statement of Operations and in Trustees’ fees payable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes until such amounts are paid.
7. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS
The Trust has entered into an arrangement with the Funds’ transfer agent and custodian, whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of each Fund’s expenses.
8. LINE OF CREDIT
The Funds and certain other funds managed by Lord Abbett have available an unsecured revolving credit facility (“Facility”) from State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”), to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of
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investor shares. The Facility is renewed annually under terms that depend on market conditions at the time of the renewal. Accordingly, effective December 4, 2009, the amount available under the Facility remains $200,000,000 and the annual fee to maintain the Facility (of which each participating fund pays its pro rata share based on the net assets of each participating fund) was changed from .125% of the amount available under the Facility to .15%. This amount is included in Other expenses on the Funds’ Statement of Operations. In connection with the renewal, the Funds paid an upfront commitment fee of .05% on December 4, 2009, which is included in Prepaid expenses and other assets on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, and is amortized through Other expenses on the Statement of Operations over the annual period. Any borrowings under this Facility will bear interest at current market rates as set forth in the credit agreement. As of April 30, 2010, there were no loans outstanding pursuant to this Facility nor was the Facility utilized at any time during the six months ended April 30, 2010.
9. CUSTODIAN AND ACCOUNTING AGENT
SSB is the Trust’s custodian and accounting agent. SSB performs custodial, accounting and recordkeeping functions relating to portfolio transactions and calculating each Fund’s NAV.
10. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATED ISSUERS
An affiliated issuer is one in which a Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the outstanding voting securities of the underlying issuer at any point during the fiscal year or any company which is under common ownership or control. The Alpha Strategy Fund had the following transactions with affiliated issuers (i.e., the Underlying Funds) during the six months ended April 30, 2010:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Affiliated Issuer | | Balance of Shares Held at 10/31/2009 | | Gross Additions | | Gross Sales | | Balance of Shares Held at 4/30/2010 | | Value at 4/30/2010 | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) 11/1/2009 to 4/30/2010 | | Dividend Income 11/1/2009 to 4/30/2010 |
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund – Class I | | 7,156,495 | | 1,084,357 | | – | | 8,240,852 | | $ | 150,890,004 | | $ | – | | $ | – |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – International Opportunities Fund – Class I | | 10,433,369 | | 2,490,054 | | – | | 12,923,423 | | | 153,401,029 | | | – | | | 1,225,921 |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Micro-Cap Growth Fund – Class I | | 4,337,360 | | 911,376 | | – | | 5,248,736 | | | 76,264,133 | | | – | | | – |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Micro-Cap Value Fund – Class I | | 2,756,555 | | 418,867 | | – | | 3,175,422 | | | 75,130,479 | | | – | | | – |
Lord Abbett Blend Trust – Small-Cap Blend Fund – Class I | | 4,158,858 | | 816,281 | | – | | 4,975,139 | | | 75,074,852 | | | – | | | – |
Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. – Small-Cap Value Fund– Class I | | 4,433,179 | | 581,475 | | – | | 5,014,654 | | | 151,843,732 | | | – | | | – |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Value Opportunities Fund – Class I | | 4,420,868 | | 709,455 | | – | | 5,130,323 | | | 75,826,176 | | | – | | | – |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 758,430,405 | | $ | – | | $ | 1,225,921 |
11. INVESTMENT RISKS
Each Fund is subject to the general risks and considerations associated with equity investing. The value of an investment will fluctuate in response to movements in the equity securities markets in general and to the changing prospects of individual companies in which the Funds invest.
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Large company value stocks, in which each of the Fundamental Equity Fund and Large Cap Value Fund invest, may perform differently than the market as a whole and other types of stocks, such as small company stocks and growth stocks. Small and mid-sized company stocks, in which Value Opportunities Fund invests, may also perform differently than the market as a whole and other types of stocks, such as large-company and growth stocks. This is because different types of stocks tend to shift in and out of favor depending on market and economic conditions. The market may fail to recognize the intrinsic value of a particular value stock for a long time. The small and mid-sized company stocks in which Value Opportunities Fund invests may be less able to weather economic shifts or other adverse developments than those of larger, more established companies. In addition, if a Fund’s assessment of a company’s value or prospects for exceeding earnings expectations or market conditions is wrong, the Fund could suffer losses or produce poor performance relative to other funds, even in a rising market.
In addition, although Fundamental Equity Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in large-cap company stocks, it also invests in mid-cap and small-cap company stocks which may be more volatile and less liquid than large-cap stocks.
International Core Equity Fund is subject to the risks of investing in foreign securities, the securities of large foreign companies, and derivatives. Foreign securities may pose greater risks than domestic securities, including greater price fluctuations and higher transaction costs. Foreign investments also may be affected by changes in currency rates or currency controls.
International Dividend Income Fund is also subject to the risks of investing in foreign securities, dividend yielding stocks, and derivatives. Foreign securities may pose greater risks than domestic securities, including price fluctuations and higher transaction costs. These risks are generally greater for securities issued by companies in emerging market companies. Dividend paying stocks may be sensitive to changes in market interest rates, and the prices of such stocks may decline as rates rise. The International Dividend Income Fund may be subject to the volatility of stocks that have high dividends per share due to recent decreases in their share prices. The International Dividend Income Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in small and mid-sized companies that may be less able to weather economic shifts or other adverse developments than larger, more established companies.
International Opportunities Fund is also subject to the risks of investing in foreign securities, the securities of small-cap companies, and derivatives. Foreign securities may pose greater risks than domestic securities, including greater price fluctuations and higher transaction costs. Foreign investments also may be affected by changes in currency rates or currency controls. Investing in small-cap companies generally involves greater risks than investing in the stocks of large-cap companies, including more volatility and less liquidity.
Alpha Strategy Fund’s investments are concentrated in the Underlying Funds and, as a result, the Fund’s performance is directly related to their performance and subject to their risks, including those associated with foreign investments and small-cap companies.
Due to their investments in multinational and foreign companies, Fundamental Equity Fund, Large Cap Value Fund, Value Opportunities Fund, and Alpha Strategy Fund may experience increased market, liquidity, currency, political, information and other risks.
Each Fund is subject to the risks associated with derivatives, which may be different from and greater than the risks associated with investing directly in securities and other investments.
These factors can affect each Fund’s performance.
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12. SUMMARY OF CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Alpha Strategy Fund | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | 4,679,517 | | | $ | 91,772,891 | | | 6,134,543 | | | $ | 90,088,436 | |
Converted from Class B* | | 92,144 | | | | 1,767,671 | | | 201,504 | | | | 2,916,309 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 19,835 | | | | 378,454 | | | 1,321,508 | | | | 17,034,232 | |
Shares reacquired | | (3,665,820 | ) | | | (69,355,613 | ) | | (6,957,086 | ) | | | (94,605,166 | ) |
Increase | | 1,125,676 | | | $ | 24,563,403 | | | 700,469 | | | $ | 15,433,811 | |
| | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 194,500 | | | $ | 3,541,494 | | | 381,441 | | | $ | 5,314,140 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | – | | | | – | | | 162,722 | | | | 2,007,994 | |
Shares reacquired | | (199,782 | ) | | | (3,711,727 | ) | | (513,232 | ) | | | (6,983,338 | ) |
Converted to Class A* | | (96,918 | ) | | | (1,767,671 | ) | | (211,115 | ) | | | (2,916,309 | ) |
Decrease | | (102,200 | ) | | $ | (1,937,904 | ) | | (180,184 | ) | | $ | (2,577,513 | ) |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 1,961,970 | | | $ | 36,259,259 | | | 2,828,222 | | | $ | 39,855,844 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | – | | | | – | | | 561,079 | | | | 6,873,183 | |
Shares reacquired | | (1,267,214 | ) | | | (23,078,056 | ) | | (2,395,699 | ) | | | (32,485,453 | ) |
Increase | | 694,756 | | | $ | 13,181,203 | | | 993,602 | | | $ | 14,243,574 | |
| | | | |
Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 3,331,530 | | | $ | 63,672,088 | | | 1,914,446 | | | $ | 24,255,190 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 1,801 | | | | 34,257 | | | 37,363 | | | | 480,117 | |
Shares reacquired | | (415,139 | ) | | | (8,127,213 | ) | | (662,384 | ) | | | (9,619,910 | ) |
Increase | | 2,918,192 | | | $ | 55,579,132 | | | 1,289,425 | | | $ | 15,115,397 | |
| | | | |
Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 448,245 | | | $ | 8,436,749 | | | 232,220 | | | $ | 3,715,597 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 3,736 | | | | 71,480 | | | 53,659 | | | | 693,275 | |
Shares reacquired | | (52,019 | ) | | | (1,038,923 | ) | | (134,927 | ) | | | (1,968,504 | ) |
Increase | | 399,962 | | | $ | 7,469,306 | | | 150,952 | | | $ | 2,440,368 | |
| | | | |
Class R2 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 49,792 | | | $ | 953,245 | | | 62,872 | | | $ | 894,155 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | – | | | | – | | | 78 | | | | 997 | |
Shares reacquired | | (16,590 | ) | | | (319,645 | ) | | (15,592 | ) | | | (249,563 | ) |
Increase | | 33,202 | | | $ | 633,600 | | | 47,358 | | | $ | 645,589 | |
| | | | |
Class R3 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 559,800 | | | $ | 10,972,101 | | | 357,956 | | | $ | 5,358,592 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 176 | | | | 3,337 | | | 10,919 | | | | 139,986 | |
Shares reacquired | | (86,121 | ) | | | (1,649,665 | ) | | (215,600 | ) | | | (3,209,208 | ) |
Increase | | 473,855 | | | $ | 9,325,773 | | | 153,275 | | | $ | 2,289,370 | |
* | | Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th is not a business day, the next business day thereafter) following the eighth anniversary of the day on which the purchase order was accepted. |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fundamental Equity Fund | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | 16,009,001 | | | $ | 178,756,410 | | | 51,399,510 | | | $ | 443,253,427 | |
Converted from Class B* | | 718,552 | | | | 8,044,954 | | | 1,479,090 | | | | 12,747,878 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 59,840 | | | | 632,507 | | | 1,370,253 | | | | 10,208,081 | |
Shares reacquired | | (25,720,537 | ) | | | (283,245,547 | ) | | (59,197,714 | ) | | | (505,806,639 | ) |
Decrease | | (8,933,144 | ) | | $ | (95,811,676 | ) | | (4,948,861 | ) | | $ | (39,597,253 | ) |
| | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 888,505 | | | $ | 9,361,019 | | | 3,133,740 | | | $ | 26,257,342 | |
Shares reacquired | | (1,802,182 | ) | | | (19,336,202 | ) | | (4,715,040 | ) | | | (39,245,458 | ) |
Converted to Class A* | | (749,860 | ) | | | (8,044,954 | ) | | (1,537,256 | ) | | | (12,747,878 | ) |
Decrease | | (1,663,537 | ) | | $ | (18,020,137 | ) | | (3,118,556 | ) | | $ | (25,735,994 | ) |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 5,937,564 | | | $ | 63,603,209 | | | 12,872,299 | | | $ | 107,883,035 | |
Shares reacquired | | (5,425,719 | ) | | | (57,336,763 | ) | | (11,634,515 | ) | | | (95,242,571 | ) |
Increase | | 511,845 | | | $ | 6,266,446 | | | 1,237,784 | | | $ | 12,640,464 | |
| | | | |
Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 8,632,549 | | | $ | 94,465,660 | | | 7,622,241 | | | $ | 61,747,840 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 8,302 | | | | 87,339 | | | 10,116 | | | | 74,957 | |
Shares reacquired | | (1,173,539 | ) | | | (13,124,031 | ) | | (1,243,011 | ) | | | (11,396,340 | ) |
Increase | | 7,467,312 | | | $ | 81,428,968 | | | 6,389,346 | | | $ | 50,426,457 | |
| | | | |
Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 3,623,183 | | | $ | 38,330,137 | | | 4,172,835 | | | $ | 38,457,362 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 42,088 | | | | 446,140 | | | 85,145 | | | | 636,029 | |
Shares reacquired | | (810,994 | ) | | | (8,965,678 | ) | | (550,619 | ) | | | (4,802,063 | ) |
Increase | | 2,854,277 | | | $ | 29,810,599 | | | 3,707,361 | | | $ | 34,291,328 | |
| | | | |
Class P Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 236,906 | | | $ | 2,601,699 | | | 911,554 | | | $ | 7,936,373 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | – | | | | – | | | 19,795 | | | | 146,090 | |
Shares reacquired | | (519,020 | ) | | | (5,700,969 | ) | | (781,451 | ) | | | (6,822,834 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | (282,114 | ) | | $ | (3,099,270 | ) | | 149,898 | | | $ | 1,259,629 | |
| | | | |
Class R2 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 41,904 | | | $ | 471,939 | | | 96,391 | | | $ | 894,082 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | – | | | | – | | | 39 | | | | 286 | |
Shares reacquired | | (14,243 | ) | | | (156,933 | ) | | (12,619 | ) | | | (118,199 | ) |
Increase | | 27,661 | | | $ | 315,006 | | | 83,811 | | | $ | 776,169 | |
| | | | |
Class R3 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 2,837,989 | | | $ | 31,534,475 | | | 2,010,749 | | | $ | 17,782,233 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 114 | | | | 1,200 | | | 12,467 | | | | 92,509 | |
Shares reacquired | | (1,750,643 | ) | | | (19,921,209 | ) | | (771,110 | ) | | | (6,842,432 | ) |
Increase | | 1,087,460 | | | $ | 11,614,466 | | | 1,252,106 | | | $ | 11,032,310 | |
* | | Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th is not a business day, the next business day thereafter) following the eighth anniversary of the day on which the purchase order was accepted. |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Core Equity Fund | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | 6,024,985 | | | $ | 69,484,842 | | | 11,457,512 | | | $ | 104,342,340 | |
Converted from Class B* | | 123,145 | | | | 1,413,751 | | | 157,022 | | | | 1,442,178 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 336,742 | | | | 3,822,022 | | | 1,435,494 | | | | 12,345,339 | |
Shares reacquired | | (8,532,047 | ) | | | (97,981,292 | ) | | (22,505,710 | ) | | | (194,870,294 | ) |
Decrease | | (2,047,175 | ) | | $ | (23,260,677 | ) | | (9,455,682 | ) | | $ | (76,740,437 | ) |
| | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 399,196 | | | $ | 4,551,358 | | | 753,091 | | | $ | 6,903,792 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 5,198 | | | | 58,333 | | | 54,865 | | | | 466,907 | |
Shares reacquired | | (455,770 | ) | | | (5,184,130 | ) | | (1,361,208 | ) | | | (11,606,108 | ) |
Converted to Class A* | | (124,832 | ) | | | (1,413,751 | ) | | (159,207 | ) | | | (1,442,178 | ) |
Decrease | | (176,208 | ) | | $ | (1,988,190 | ) | | (712,459 | ) | | $ | (5,677,587 | ) |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 924,058 | | | $ | 10,555,368 | | | 1,655,820 | | | $ | 14,870,289 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 10,476 | | | | 117,743 | | | 106,613 | | | | 908,341 | |
Shares reacquired | | (1,870,014 | ) | | | (21,211,832 | ) | | (3,430,021 | ) | | | (29,297,488 | ) |
Decrease | | (935,480 | ) | | $ | (10,538,721 | ) | | (1,667,588 | ) | | $ | (13,518,858 | ) |
| | | | |
Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 1,220,825 | | | $ | 13,526,633 | | | 1,159,160 | | | $ | 8,775,635 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 2,217 | | | | 25,002 | | | 5,971 | | | | 51,055 | |
Shares reacquired | | (192,150 | ) | | | (2,195,874 | ) | | (573,057 | ) | | | (5,447,736 | ) |
Increase | | 1,030,892 | | | $ | 11,355,761 | | | 592,074 | | | $ | 3,378,954 | |
| | | | |
Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 1,542,263 | | | $ | 17,772,001 | | | 2,470,983 | | | $ | 19,382,783 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 145,795 | | | | 1,662,058 | | | 429,596 | | | | 3,707,412 | |
Shares reacquired | | (1,147,233 | ) | | | (13,230,657 | ) | | (1,047,383 | ) | | | (10,590,728 | ) |
Increase | | 540,825 | | | $ | 6,203,402 | | | 1,853,196 | | | $ | 12,499,467 | |
| | | | |
Class P Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 25,260 | | | $ | 292,117 | | | 75,967 | | | $ | 710,294 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 363 | | | | 4,096 | | | 1,231 | | | | 10,525 | |
Shares reacquired | | (52,021 | ) | | | (605,176 | ) | | (44,791 | ) | | | (398,248 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | (26,398 | ) | | $ | (308,963 | ) | | 32,407 | | | $ | 322,571 | |
| | | | |
Class R2 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 14,490 | | | $ | 167,605 | | | 1.507 | | | $ | 11 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 3 | | | | 31 | | | 19.000 | | | | 163 | |
Shares reacquired | | (94 | ) | | | (1,093 | ) | | – | | | | – | |
Increase | | 14,399 | | | $ | 166,543 | | | 20.507 | | | $ | 174 | |
* | | Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th is not a business day, the next business day thereafter) following the eighth anniversary of the day on which the purchase order was accepted. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)(continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Core Equity Fund | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class R3 Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | 449,014 | | | $ | 5,162,214 | | | 82,929 | | | $ | 814,089 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 965 | | | | 10,850 | | | 1,950 | | | | 16,631 | |
Shares reacquired | | (48,072 | ) | | | (543,622 | ) | | (15,683 | ) | | | (144,601 | ) |
Increase | | 401,907 | | | $ | 4,629,442 | | | 69,196 | | | $ | 686,119 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | 7,917,851 | | | $ | 67,500,928 | | | 6,187,695 | | | $ | 40,072,677 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 132,123 | | | | 1,116,835 | | | 143,508 | | | | 963,469 | |
Shares reacquired | | (865,626 | ) | | | (7,352,872 | ) | | (1,337,852 | ) | | | (8,943,114 | ) |
Increase | | 7,184,348 | | | $ | 61,264,891 | | | 4,993,351 | | | $ | 32,093,032 | |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 764,136 | | | $ | 6,513,294 | | | 563,447 | | | $ | 4,186,021 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 6,721 | | | | 56,606 | | | 4,915 | | | | 34,075 | |
Shares reacquired | | (121,967 | ) | | | (1,029,195 | ) | | (62,292 | ) | | | (425,344 | ) |
Increase | | 648,890 | | | $ | 5,540,705 | | | 506,070 | | | $ | 3,794,752 | |
| | | | |
Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 1,272,458 | | | $ | 10,767,964 | | | 211,331 | | | $ | 1,760,333 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 3,568 | | | | 30,215 | | | 612 | | | | 4,508 | |
Shares reacquired | | (38,601 | ) | | | (326,216 | ) | | (1,178 | ) | | | (9,830 | ) |
Increase | | 1,237,425 | | | $ | 10,471,963 | | | 210,765 | | | $ | 1,755,011 | |
| | | | |
Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 3,013,858 | | | $ | 25,538,202 | | | 13,777,377 | | | $ | 100,789,931 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 479,752 | | | | 4,054,706 | | | 738,695 | | | | 5,046,126 | |
Shares reacquired | | (395,670 | ) | | | (3,429,497 | ) | | (381,653 | ) | | | (2,410,691 | ) |
Increase | | 3,097,940 | | | $ | 26,163,411 | | | 14,134,419 | | | $ | 103,425,366 | |
| | | | |
Class R2 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | – | | | $ | – | | | 2 | | | $ | 12 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 15 | | | | 125 | | | 36 | | | | 238 | |
Increase | | 15 | | | $ | 125 | | | 38 | | | $ | 250 | |
| | | | |
Class R3 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 10,827 | | | $ | 95,912 | | | – | | | $ | – | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 77 | | | | 661 | | | 38 | | | | 244 | |
Shares reacquired | | – | † | | | (1 | ) | | – | | | | – | |
Increase | | 10,904 | | | $ | 96,572 | | | 38 | | | $ | 244 | |
† | | Amount is less than 1 share. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)(continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Opportunities Fund | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | 1,036,666 | | | $ | 11,602,531 | | | 2,016,527 | | | $ | 17,839,415 | |
Converted from Class B* | | 56,013 | | | | 627,817 | | | 116,385 | | | | 948,224 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 63,476 | | | | 705,227 | | | 68,847 | | | | 445,448 | |
Shares reacquired | | (1,491,999 | ) | | | (16,664,932 | ) | | (2,892,248 | ) | | | (23,136,675 | ) |
Decrease | | (335,844 | ) | | $ | (3,729,357 | ) | | (690,489 | ) | | $ | (3,903,588 | ) |
| | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 121,050 | | | $ | 1,289,388 | | | 301,394 | | | $ | 2,374,060 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 3,849 | | | | 40,822 | | | – | | | | – | |
Shares reacquired | | (318,763 | ) | | | (3,406,298 | ) | | (549,813 | ) | | | (4,098,210 | ) |
Converted to Class A* | | (58,738 | ) | | | (627,817 | ) | | (122,032 | ) | | | (948,224 | ) |
Decrease | | (252,602 | ) | | $ | (2,703,905 | ) | | (370,451 | ) | | $ | (2,672,374 | ) |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 204,578 | | | $ | 2,174,431 | | | 608,125 | | | $ | 4,998,326 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 6,303 | | | | 66,497 | | | – | | | | – | |
Shares reacquired | | (492,565 | ) | | | (5,200,004 | ) | | (690,038 | ) | | | (5,285,044 | ) |
Decrease | | (281,684 | ) | | $ | (2,959,076 | ) | | (81,913 | ) | | $ | (286,718 | ) |
| | | | |
Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 32,063 | | | $ | 351,170 | | | 38,933 | | | $ | 237,490 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 74 | | | | 813 | | | 236 | | | | 1,515 | |
Shares reacquired | | (9,845 | ) | | | (111,905 | ) | | (19,804 | ) | | | (142,238 | ) |
Increase | | 22,292 | | | $ | 240,078 | | | 19,365 | | | $ | 96,767 | |
| | | | |
Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 2,848,059 | | | $ | 32,939,534 | | | 1,233,439 | | | $ | 9,367,655 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 152,278 | | | | 1,728,360 | | | 217,249 | | | | 1,433,868 | |
Shares reacquired | | (258,485 | ) | | | (2,924,896 | ) | | (1,614,453 | ) | | | (12,294,449 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | 2,741,852 | | | $ | 31,742,998 | | | (163,765 | ) | | $ | (1,492,926 | ) |
| | | | |
Class P Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 4,243 | | | $ | 48,695 | | | 33,557 | | | $ | 270,694 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 468 | | | | 5,290 | | | 121 | | | | 797 | |
Shares reacquired | | (10,892 | ) | | | (123,976 | ) | | (75,045 | ) | | | (567,443 | ) |
Decrease | | (6,181 | ) | | $ | (69,991 | ) | | (41,367 | ) | | $ | (295,952 | ) |
| | | | |
Class R2 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 3,320 | | | $ | 37,072 | | | 4,260 | | | $ | 34,443 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 35 | | | | 381 | | | 21 | | | | 136 | |
Shares reacquired | | (3,125 | ) | | | (34,155 | ) | | (1 | ) | | | (12 | ) |
Increase | | 230 | | | $ | 3,298 | | | 4,280 | | | $ | 34,567 | |
* | | Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th is not a business day, the next business day thereafter) following the eighth anniversary of the day on which the purchase order was accepted. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)(continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Opportunities Fund | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class R3 Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | 114,012 | | | $ | 1,265,898 | | | 55,046 | | | $ | 528,609 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 521 | | | | 5,737 | | | 43 | | | | 272 | |
Shares reacquired | | (28,166 | ) | | | (309,079 | ) | | (4,092 | ) | | | (39,454 | ) |
Increase | | 86,367 | | | $ | 962,556 | | | 50,997 | | | $ | 489,427 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Large Cap Value Fund | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | 489,730 | | | $ | 4,606,665 | | | 2,270,537 | | | $ | 16,742,122 | |
Converted from Class B* | | 15,421 | | | | 140,588 | | | 46,132 | | | | 268,277 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 17,821 | | | | 161,815 | | | 48,015 | | | | 307,292 | |
Shares reacquired | | (538,727 | ) | | | (4,980,053 | ) | | (1,656,869 | ) | | | (12,156,670 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | (15,755 | ) | | $ | (70,985 | ) | | 707,815 | | | $ | 5,161,021 | |
| | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 48,821 | | | $ | 442,828 | | | 184,946 | | | $ | 1,351,414 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 95 | | | | 855 | | | 2,798 | | | | 17,715 | |
Shares reacquired | | (53,537 | ) | | | (487,062 | ) | | (146,028 | ) | | | (1,099,097 | ) |
Converted to Class A* | | (15,628 | ) | | | (140,588 | ) | | (46,722 | ) | | | (268,277 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | (20,249 | ) | | $ | (183,967 | ) | | (5,006 | ) | | $ | 1,755 | |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 104,182 | | | $ | 952,226 | | | 465,416 | | | $ | 3,393,055 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 624 | | | | 5,600 | | | 5,005 | | | | 31,685 | |
Shares reacquired | | (140,648 | ) | | | (1,290,308 | ) | | (317,027 | ) | | | (2,267,552 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | (35,842 | ) | | $ | (332,482 | ) | | 153,394 | | | $ | 1,157,188 | |
| | | | |
Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 41,669 | | | $ | 391,803 | | | 47,940 | | | $ | 273,729 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 22 | | | | 202 | | | 85 | | | | 541 | |
Shares reacquired | | (2,888 | ) | | | (25,996 | ) | | (27,622 | ) | | | (213,638 | ) |
Increase | | 38,803 | | | $ | 366,009 | | | 20,403 | | | $ | 60,632 | |
| | | | |
Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 6,499 | | | $ | 60,438 | | | 93,820 | | | $ | 726,442 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 10,563 | | | | 96,228 | | | 50,216 | | | | 322,389 | |
Shares reacquired | | (7,049 | ) | | | (64,682 | ) | | (863,890 | ) | | | (6,919,474 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | 10,013 | | | $ | 91,984 | | | (719,854 | ) | | $ | (5,870,643 | ) |
| | | | |
Class P Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | – | | | $ | – | | | 3,017 | | | $ | 20,017 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | 7 | | | | 65 | | | 26 | | | | 165 | |
Shares reacquired | | – | | | | – | | | (3,017 | ) | | | (20,181 | ) |
Increase | | 7 | | | $ | 65 | | | 26 | | | $ | 1 | |
* | | Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th is not a business day, the next business day thereafter) following the eighth anniversary of the day on which the purchase order was accepted. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)(continued)
| | | | | | | |
| | Period Ended April 30, 2010† (unaudited) | |
Class R2 Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | 1,030 | | | $ | 10,025 | |
Increase | | 1,030 | | | $ | 10,025 | |
| | |
Class R3 Shares | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 1,818 | | | $ | 17,909 | |
Shares reacquired | | (4 | ) | | | (42 | ) |
Increase | | 1,814 | | | $ | 17,867 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Value Opportunities Fund | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | 20,668,663 | | | $ | 263,694,222 | | | 15,033,434 | | | $ | 155,146,021 | |
Converted from Class B* | | 224,497 | | | | 3,015,252 | | | 104,115 | | | | 1,125,952 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | – | | | | – | | | 20,748 | | | | 168,887 | |
Shares reacquired | | (6,953,809 | ) | | | (91,946,345 | ) | | (5,556,148 | ) | | | (51,508,434 | ) |
Increase | | 13,939,351 | | | $ | 174,763,129 | | | 9,602,149 | | | $ | 104,932,426 | |
| | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 303,078 | | | $ | 3,885,511 | | | 612,819 | | | $ | 6,159,989 | |
Shares reacquired | | (376,612 | ) | | | (2,157,511 | ) | | (323,362 | ) | | | (3,154,107 | ) |
Converted to Class A* | | (23,006 | ) | | | (3,015,252 | ) | | (106,295 | ) | | | (1,125,952 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | (96,540 | ) | | $ | (1,287,252 | ) | | 183,162 | | | $ | 1,879,930 | |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 2,303,043 | | | $ | 30,074,778 | | | 3,237,174 | | | $ | 32,445,721 | |
Shares reacquired | | (629,621 | ) | | | (8,073,059 | ) | | (1,269,100 | ) | | | (12,041,955 | ) |
Increase | | 1,673,422 | | | $ | 22,001,719 | | | 1,968,074 | | | $ | 20,403,766 | |
| | | | |
Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 3,479,080 | | | $ | 46,116,677 | | | 4,946,349 | | | $ | 46,706,575 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | – | | | | – | | | 3,577 | | | | 28,977 | |
Shares reacquired | | (619,089 | ) | | | (8,214,070 | ) | | (916,410 | ) | | | (9,301,234 | ) |
Increase | | 2,859,991 | | | $ | 37,902,607 | | | 4,033,516 | | | $ | 37,434,318 | |
| | | | |
Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 1,405,898 | | | $ | 18,756,404 | | | 3,415,208 | | | $ | 35,612,849 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | – | | | | – | | | 52,227 | | | | 425,647 | |
Shares reacquired | | (120,471 | ) | | | (1,608,677 | ) | | (539,840 | ) | | | (4,773,253 | ) |
Increase | | 1,285,427 | | | $ | 17,147,727 | | | 2,927,595 | | | $ | 31,265,243 | |
* | | Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th is not a business day, the next business day thereafter) following the eighth anniversary of the day on which the purchase order was accepted. |
† | | For the period March 24, 2010 (commencement of investment operations) to April 30, 2010. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)(concluded)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Value Opportunities Fund | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class P Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | 39,870 | | | $ | 527,968 | | | 70,542 | | | $ | 694,038 | |
Shares reacquired | | (52,904 | ) | | | (680,741 | ) | | (68,051 | ) | | | (640,707 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | (13,034 | ) | | $ | (152,773 | ) | | 2,491 | | | $ | 53,331 | |
| | | | |
Class R2 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 40,630 | | | $ | 536,170 | | | 128,459 | | | $ | 1,311,975 | |
Shares reacquired | | (36,461 | ) | | | (462,288 | ) | | (5,322 | ) | | | (58,898 | ) |
Increase | | 4,169 | | | $ | 73,882 | | | 123,137 | | | $ | 1,253,077 | |
| | | | |
Class R3 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 630,871 | | | $ | 8,061,156 | | | 261,097 | | | $ | 2,701,307 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | – | | | | – | | | 163 | | | | 1,323 | |
Shares reacquired | | (120,289 | ) | | | (1,621,156 | ) | | (79,938 | ) | | | (811,157 | ) |
Increase | | 510,582 | | | $ | 6,440,000 | | | 181,322 | | | $ | 1,891,473 | |
13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management has determined that there were no material subsequent events that would require recognition or additional disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.
14. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-06 “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” (“ASU 2010-06”). ASU 2010-06 provides clarifications to existing disclosures required by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820 as well as amends ASC 820 to require certain new disclosures. ASU 2010-06 is substantially effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2010-06 will have on the Funds’ financial statement disclosures.
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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)
Alpha Strategy Fund invests in Underlying Funds managed by Lord Abbett. As of April 30, 2010, Alpha Strategy Fund’s long-term investments were allocated among the Underlying Funds as follows:
| | |
Underlying Fund Name | | % of Investments |
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc. — Class I | | 19.89% |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Lord Abbett International Opportunities Fund – Class I | | 20.23% |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Lord Abbett Micro-Cap Growth Fund – Class I | | 10.05% |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Lord Abbett Micro-Cap Value Fund – Class I | | 9.91% |
Lord Abbett Blend Trust – Lord Abbett Small-Cap Blend Fund – Class I | | 9.90% |
Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. – Lord Abbett Small-Cap Value Fund – Class I | | 20.02% |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Lord Abbett Value Opportunities Fund – Class I | | 10.00% |
The Ten Largest Holdings and the Holdings by Sector, as of April 30, 2010, for each Underlying Fund are presented below. Each Underlying Fund’s annual and semiannual reports, which are sent to shareholders and filed with the SEC, contain information about the Fund’s portfolio holdings, including a complete schedule of holdings. A complete schedule of holdings for each Underlying Fund is also filed with the SEC on Form N-Q as of the end of each respective Underlying Fund’s first and third quarters. In addition, on or about the first day of the second month following each calendar quarter-end, each Fund makes publicly available a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings as of the last day of each such quarter. The information for the most recently ended calendar quarter may be viewed at www.lordabbett.com or requested at no charge by calling Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388.
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc.
| | |
Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments |
Thoratec Corp. | | 2.01% |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. | | 1.72% |
NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. | | 1.67% |
SuccessFactors, Inc. | | 1.63% |
OpenTable, Inc. | | 1.62% |
Atheros Communications, Inc. | | 1.60% |
Aruba Networks, Inc. | | 1.59% |
Imax Corp. | | 1.53% |
Cavium Networks, Inc. | | 1.47% |
Constant Contact, Inc. | | 1.40% |
| | |
Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments |
Consumer Discretionary | | 22.50% |
Energy | | 3.33% |
Financials | | 9.68% |
Health Care | | 19.53% |
Industrials | | 9.88% |
Information Technology | | 31.66% |
Materials | | 2.33% |
Short-Term Investment | | 1.09% |
Total | | 100.00% |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)(continued)
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – International Opportunities Fund
| | |
Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments |
Rheinmetall AG | | 1.68% |
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. | | 1.64% |
Tomkins plc | | 1.61% |
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. | | 1.57% |
Schroders plc | | 1.54% |
PT Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk | | 1.51% |
Equinox Minerals Ltd. | | 1.50% |
easyJet plc | | 1.48% |
Symrise GmbH & Co. AG | | 1.47% |
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. | | 1.47% |
| | |
Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments |
Consumer Discretionary | | 21.20% |
Consumer Staples | | 8.19% |
Energy | | 5.04% |
Financials | | 12.49% |
Health Care | | 4.93% |
Industrials | | 19.21% |
Information Technology | | 10.29% |
Materials | | 9.27% |
Telecommunication Services | | 0.48% |
Utilities | | 4.56% |
Short-Term Investment | | 4.34% |
Total | | 100.00% |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Micro Cap Growth Fund
| | |
Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments |
NxStage Medical, Inc. | | 2.38% |
DexCom, Inc. | | 2.14% |
OpenTable, Inc. | | 2.08% |
IMAX Corp. | | 1.98% |
Westport Innovations, Inc. | | 1.85% |
Constant Contact, Inc. | | 1.84% |
STR Holdings, Inc. | | 1.76% |
Renesola Ltd. ADR | | 1.73% |
HeartWare International, Inc. | | 1.66% |
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. | | 1.65% |
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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)(continued)
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Micro Cap Growth Fund (continued)
| | |
Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments |
Consumer Discretionary | | 20.31% |
Consumer Staples | | 0.76% |
Energy | | 4.31% |
Financials | | 8.38% |
Health Care | | 20.99% |
Industrials | | 6.86% |
Information Technology | | 29.48% |
Materials | | 2.55% |
Utilities | | 0.41% |
Short-Term Investment | | 5.95% |
Total | | 100.00% |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Micro Cap Value Fund
| | |
Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments |
Overhill Farms, Inc. | | 3.05% |
Radiant Systems, Inc. | | 2.66% |
Medical Action Industries, Inc. | | 2.29% |
American Dental Partners, Inc. | | 1.90% |
Spectrum Control, Inc. | | 1.51% |
Rimage Corp. | | 1.51% |
Marlin Business Services Corp. | | 1.48% |
Odyssey HealthCare, Inc. | | 1.48% |
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. | | 1.42% |
Centerstate Banks, Inc. | | 1.39% |
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Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments |
Consumer Discretionary | | 11.92% |
Consumer Staples | | 3.58% |
Energy | | 1.69% |
Financials | | 13.98% |
Health Care | | 13.87% |
Industrials | | 29.34% |
Information Technology | | 12.61% |
Materials | | 5.93% |
Utilities | | 1.65% |
Short-Term Investment | | 5.43% |
Total | | 100.00% |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
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Lord Abbett Blend Trust – Small Cap Blend Fund
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Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments |
Watsco, Inc. | | 2.63% |
Sykes Enterprises, Inc. | | 2.12% |
EXCO Resources, Inc. | | 2.08% |
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund | | 2.00% |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | 1.99% |
Briggs & Stratton Corp. | | 1.92% |
Knight Transportation, Inc. | | 1.91% |
Kforce, Inc. | | 1.84% |
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. | | 1.80% |
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | | 1.77% |
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Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments |
Consumer Discretionary | | 14.16% |
Consumer Staples | | 2.56% |
Energy | | 3.64% |
Financials | | 18.79% |
Health Care | | 13.74% |
Industrials | | 25.71% |
Information Technology | | 15.80% |
Materials | | 3.71% |
Short-Term Investment | | 1.89% |
Total | | 100.00% |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. – Small Cap Value Fund
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Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments |
Hexcel Corp. | | 2.61% |
Olin Corp. | | 2.07% |
Baldor Electric Co. | | 1.79% |
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | | 1.71% |
Cabot Corp. | | 1.57% |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | 1.53% |
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. | | 1.52% |
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV | | 1.43% |
Plexus Corp. | | 1.37% |
QLogic Corp. | | 1.34% |
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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)(concluded)
Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. – Small Cap Value Fund (continued)
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Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments |
Consumer Discretionary | | 9.04% |
Consumer Staples | | 0.86% |
Energy | | 4.17% |
Financials | | 19.94% |
Health Care | | 9.28% |
Industrials | | 27.20% |
Information Technology | | 11.98% |
Materials | | 12.76% |
Utilities | | 0.83% |
Short-Term Investment | | 3.94% |
Total | | 100.00% |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Value Opportunities Fund
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Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments |
Comerica, Inc. | | 2.50% |
Albemarle Corp. | | 1.81% |
First Financial Bancorp | | 1.64% |
Alliance Data Systems Corp. | | 1.64% |
KeyCorp | | 1.57% |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | 1.56% |
Fortune Brands, Inc. | | 1.56% |
Olin Corp. | | 1.54% |
Sapient Corp. | | 1.53% |
Regis Corp. | | 1.44% |
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Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments |
Consumer Discretionary | | 15.45% |
Consumer Staples | | 0.65% |
Energy | | 5.88% |
Financials | | 18.82% |
Health Care | | 9.10% |
Industrials | | 20.24% |
Information Technology | | 16.63% |
Materials | | 6.70% |
Utilities | | 1.63% |
Short-Term Investment | | 4.90% |
Total | | 100.00% |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries |
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Approval of Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on December 16 and 17, 2009, the Board of the Trust, including all of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust or Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC. (“Lord Abbett”), considered whether to approve the continuation of the existing management agreements between each of the Funds and Lord Abbett. In addition to the materials the Board had reviewed throughout the course of the year, the Board received materials relating to the management agreement before the meeting and had the opportunity to ask questions and request further information in connection with its consideration. The Board also took into account its familiarity with Lord Abbett gained through its previous meetings and discussions, and the examination of the portfolio management teams conducted by members of the Contract Committee during the year.
The materials received by the Board as to each Fund included, but were not limited to, (1) information provided by Lipper Inc. regarding the investment performance of the Fund compared to the investment performance of one or more groups of funds with substantially similar investment objectives (the “performance universe”) and to the investment performance of an appropriate securities index, (2) information on expense ratios, including the effective management fee rates and other expense components, for each Fund and one or more groups of funds with similar objectives and of similar size (the “peer group”), (3) sales and redemption information for the Fund, (4) information regarding Lord Abbett’s financial condition, (5) an analysis of the relative profitability of the management agreement to Lord Abbett, (6) information regarding the distribution arrangements of the Fund, and (7) information regarding the personnel and other resources devoted by Lord Abbett to managing the Fund.
Investment Management Services Generally. The Board considered the investment management services provided by Lord Abbett to each Fund, including investment research, portfolio management, and trading, and Lord Abbett’s commitment to compliance with all relevant legal requirements. The Board also observed that Lord Abbett was solely engaged in the investment management business and accordingly did not experience the conflicts of interest resulting from being engaged in other lines of business. The Board noted that in recent years Lord Abbett had not used brokerage commissions to purchase third-party research, but had changed this practice in 2009, as it had previously discussed with the Board. The Board considered the investment advisory services provided by Lord Abbett to other clients, the fees charged for the services, and the differences in the nature of the services provided to each of the Funds and other Lord Abbett Funds, on the one hand, and the services provided to other clients, on the other.
Investment Performance. The Board reviewed each Fund’s investment performance in relation to that of the performance universe, both in terms of total return and in terms of other statistical measures.
As to Alpha Strategy Fund, the Board observed that investment approach of the Fund was not common. It considered the performance of the Fund in comparison to a performance universe consisting of small-cap core funds. The Board observed that the investment performance of the Class A shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of the performance universe for the nine-month, one-year, three-year, and five-year periods, and in the fourth quintile for the ten-year period. The Board also observed that the performance was higher than that of the Lipper Small-Cap Core Index for the nine-month, one-year, three-year, and five-year periods and lower than that of the Index for the ten-year period.
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As to Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund, the Board observed that the investment performance of the Class A shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the nine-month period, in the second quintile for the one-year and ten-year periods, and in the first quintile for the three-year and five-year periods. The Board also observed that the investment performance was lower than that of the Lipper Multi-Cap Value Index for the nine-month period and higher than that of the Index for the one-year, three-year, five-year, and ten-year periods.
As to International Core Equity Fund, the Board observed that the investment performance of the Class A shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the nine-month, one-year, three-year, and five-year periods and higher than that of the Lipper International Large-Cap Core Index for the each of those periods.
As to International Dividend Income Fund, the Board noted that the Fund had only commenced investment operations on June 30, 2008 and thus it was not possible to draw definitive conclusions regarding its investment performance or level of expenses. The Board observed that the investment performance of the Class A shares of the Fund was in the first quintile of its performance universe for the nine-month period and the period since inception and in the second quintile for the one-year period. The Board observed that the investment performance was higher than that of the Lipper International Multi-Cap Value Index for each of those periods.
As to International Opportunities Fund, the Board observed that the investment performance of the Class A shares of the Fund was in the second quintile of its performance universe for the nine-month period, in the first quintile for the one-year period, in the fourth quintile for the three-year and five-year periods, and in the fifth quintile for the ten-year period. The Board also observed that the investment performance was higher than that that of the Lipper International Small/Mid-Cap Growth Index for nine-month and one-year periods and lower than that of the Index for the three year, five-year, and ten-year periods.
As to Large-Cap Value Fund, the Board observed that the investment performance of the Class A shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of its performance universe for the nine-month, one-year, three-year, and five-year periods and lower than that of the Lipper Large-Cap Value Index for each of those periods.
As to Value Opportunities Fund, the Board considered the investment performance of the Fund in relation to two different performance universes, the first consisting of mid-cap value funds and the second consisting of mid-cap core funds. The Board observed that the investment performance of the Class A shares of the Fund was in the third quintile of both performance universes for the nine-month period and in the first quintile for the one-year and three-year periods. The Board observed that the investment performance was lower than that of the Lipper Mid-Cap Value Index and the Lipper Mid-Cap Core Index for the nine-month period and higher than that of both Indexes for the one-year and three-year periods.
Lord Abbett’s Personnel and Methods. The Board considered the qualifications of the personnel providing investment management services to each Fund, in light of its investment objective and discipline. Among other things, the Board considered the size, experience, and turnover of Lord Abbett’s investment management staff, Lord Abbett’s investment methodology and philosophy, and Lord Abbett’s approach to recruiting, training, and retaining investment management personnel. As to Fundamental Equity Fund, the Board observed that in 2009 one of the Fund’s portfolio managers, Mr. Hansen, had left Lord Abbett, with Mr. Fetch continuing as portfolio manager for the Fund, assisted by Mr. Khanna. As to Large-Cap Value Fund, the Board noted that Lord Abbett had changed the portfolio manager for the Fund in 2009, naming
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Mr. Frascarelli to be the portfolio manager. The Board determined that Lord Abbett had the expertise and resources to manage each Fund effectively.
Nature and Quality of Other Services. The Board considered the nature, quality, costs, and extent of compliance, administrative, and other services performed by Lord Abbett and Lord Abbett Distributor LLC (“Distributor”) and the nature and extent of Lord Abbett’s supervision of third party service providers, including each Fund’s transfer agent and custodian.
Expenses. The Board considered the expense levels of each Fund and the expense levels of the peer group. It also considered the amount and nature of the fees paid by shareholders. The Board considered the fiscal periods on which the peer group information was based, and noted that such periods ended before September 30, 2009. The Board noted that the expense levels of the peer group likely would have been different for periods ending September 30, 2009, due to the lower asset levels prevailing in the mutual fund industry during much of 2009. The Board also observed that each Fund’s transfer agency expenses were likely to decrease in 2010, as a result of renegotiation of the transfer agency agreement.
As to Alpha Strategy Fund, the Board considered the management fees and the total expenses of the Fund in comparison to two peer groups: the first group consisting of passively managed global multi-cap core and multi-cap value funds of funds and the second consisting of small-cap core funds that are not funds of funds. The Board noted that it and Lord Abbett had agreed to an expense reimbursement agreement through February 28, 2009 that limited the total expense ratio of Class A to not more than 1.60%, the total expense ratio of Class B and Class C to not more than 2.25%, the total expense ratio of Class F to not more than 1.35%, the total expense ratio of Class I to not more than 1.25%, the total expense ratio of Class P to not more than 1.70%, the total expense ratio of Class R2 to not more than 1.85%, and the total expense ratio of Class R3 to not more than 1.75% and that Lord Abbett had entered into a management fee waiver agreement through February 28, 2010, proposed to enter into a new management fee waiver agreement through February 28, 2011, and Lord Abbett intended to make voluntary reimbursements of other expenses to keep the expenses of each class at the same level, which reimbursements it could end at any time. As to the first peer group, the Board observed that for the eleven months ended September 30, 2009 (annualized) the contractual management fees were approximately one basis point below the median of the peer group and the actual management fees were approximately the same as the median of the peer group. The Board observed that, like other funds in the first and second peer groups, the Fund indirectly pays the management fees and other expenses of the underlying funds in which it invests. The Board also observed that, taking into account these indirect expenses, for the eleven months ended September 30, 2009 (annualized), the total expense ratio of Class A was approximately twenty basis points above the median of the first peer group, the total expense ratios of Class B, Class C, and Class F were approximately the same as the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class I was approximately twelve basis points above the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class R2 was approximately twenty-three basis points above the median of the peer group, and the total expense ratio of Class R3 was approximately thirteen basis points above the median of the peer group. As to the second peer group, the Board observed that, taking into account indirect expenses, the total expense ratios of Class A and Class I were approximately eighteen basis points above the median of the first peer group, the total expense ratios of Class B and Class C were approximately seven basis points above the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class F was approximately sixteen basis points above the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class R2 was approximately twenty basis points above the median of the peer group and the total expense ratio of Class R3 was
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approximately ten basis points above the median of the peer group. The Board also considered what the expense ratio of each class likely would be if Lord Abbett did not reimburse any expenses and how each of those expense ratios would compare to those of each peer group.
As to Fundamental Equity Fund, the Board noted that for the eleven months ended September 30, 2009 (annualized) the contractual and actual management and administrative services fee rates were the same as the median of the peer group. The Board also observed that for the eleven months ended September 30, 2009 (annualized) the total expense ratio of Class A was approximately three basis points above the median of the peer group, the total expense ratios of Class B, Class C, and Class P were approximately the same as the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class F was approximately twenty-five basis points below the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class I was approximately nine basis points above the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class R2 was approximately fifteen basis points above the median of the peer group, and the total expense ratio of Class R3 was approximately five basis points above the median of the peer group.
As to International Core Equity Fund, the Board observed that beginning January 1, 2010 Lord Abbett intended to begin making expense reimbursements that effectively would limit the total expense ratio of Class A to not more than 1.12%, the total expense ratios of Class B and Class C to not more than 1.77%, the total expense ratio of Class F to not more than 0.87%, the total expense ratio of Class I to not more than 0.77%, the total expense ratio of Class P to not more than 1.22%, the total expense ratio of Class R2 to not more than 1.37%, and the total expense ratio of Class R3 to not more than 1.27%. The Board also observed that for the eleven months ended September 30, 2009 (annualized) the contractual and actual management and administrative services fee rates were approximately nine basis points below the median of the peer group. The Board observed that for the eleven months ended September 30, 2009 (annualized) the total expense ratio of Class A was approximately nine basis points above the median of the peer group, the total expense ratios of Class B and Class C were approximately two basis points above the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class F was approximately twelve basis points above the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class I was approximately seventeen basis points above the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class P was approximately fourteen basis points above the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class R2 was approximately thirty-one basis points below the median of the peer group, and the total expense ratio of Class R3 was approximately nineteen basis points above the median of the peer group. The Board also observed that the Rule 12b-1 plan had not been operational for Class R2 and that had it been operational the expense ratio of Class R2 would have been approximately sixty basis points higher.
As to International Dividend Income Fund, the Board noted that it and Lord Abbett had agreed to an expense reimbursement agreement through February 28, 2010 that limited the total expense ratio of Class A to not more than 1.35%, the total expense ratio of Class C to not more than 2.00%, the total expense ratio of Class F to not more than 1.10%, the total expense ratio of Class I to not more than 1.00%, the total expense ratio of Class R2 to not more than 1.60%, and the total expense ratio of Class R3 to not more than 1.50%. The Board observed that Lord Abbett did not intend to renew the agreement but beginning December 31, 2009 Lord Abbett intended to begin waiving management fees and making expense reimbursements that effectively would limit the total expense ratio of Class A to not more than 1.12%, the total expense ratio of Class C to not more than 1.77%, the total expense ratio of Class F to not more than 0.87%, the total expense ratio of Class I to 0.77%, the total expense ratio of Class R2 to not more than 1.37%, and the total
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expense ratio of Class R3 to not more than 1.27%, which waiver and reimbursements it could end at any time. The Board also observed that for the eleven months ended September 30, 2009 (annualized) the contractual management and administrative services fee rates were approximately twelve basis points below the median of the peer group and the actual management and administrative services fee rates were approximately fourteen basis points below the median of the peer group. The Board observed that for the three months ended September 30, 2009 (annualized) the total expense ratio of Class A was approximately nineteen basis points below the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class C was approximately twenty-four basis points below the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class F was approximately twenty basis points below the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class I was approximately the same as the median of the peer group, and the total expense ratios of Class R2 and Class R3 were approximately twenty-three basis points below the median of the peer group. The Board also observed that the Rule 12b-1 plan had not been operational for Class R2 and Class R3 and that had it been operational the expense ratios of Class R2 and Class R3 would have been approximately sixty basis points higher, respectively.
As to International Opportunities Fund, the Board noted that in 2010 Lord Abbett intended to waive management fees and make expense reimbursements that effectively would limit the total expense ratio of Class A to not more than 1.70%, the total expense ratios of Class B and Class C to not more than 2.35%, the total expense ratio of Class F to not more than 1.45%, the total expense ratio of Class I to 1.35%, the total expense ratio of Class R2 to not more than 1.95%, and the total expense ratio of Class R3 to not more than 1.85%, which waiver and reimbursements it could end at any time. The Board observed that for the eleven months ended September 30, 2009 (annualized) the contractual management and administrative services fee rates were approximately twenty-one basis points below the median of the peer group and the actual management and administrative services fee rates were approximately nineteen basis points below the median of the peer group. The Board observed that for the eleven months ended September 30, 2009 (annualized) the total expense ratio of Class A was approximately sixteen basis points above the median of the peer group, the total expense ratios of Class B and Class C were approximately six basis points above the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class F was approximately seven basis points above the median of the peer group, and the total expense ratio of Class I was approximately twenty-one basis points above the median of the peer group. The Board also noted that there were only a limited number of substantially similar funds with Class B, Class R2, or Class R3 shares or an equivalent class of shares, so that Lipper had not provided an expense group comparison for those classes. The Board also observed that the Fund had a relatively high level of transfer agent and shareholder servicing costs, due to its relatively small average account size.
As to Large-Cap Value Fund, the Board noted that it and Lord Abbett had agreed to an expense reimbursement agreement through February 28, 2009 that limited the total expense ratio of Class A to not more than 0.95%, the total expense ratios of Class B and Class C to not more than 1.60%, the total expense ratio of Class F to not more than 0.70%, the total expense ratio of Class I to not more than 0.60%, the total expense ratio of Class P to not more than 1.05%, the total expense ratio of Class R2 to not more than 1.20%, and the total expense ratio of Class R3 to not more than 1.10%; however, the Board noted that since February 28, 2009, Lord Abbett had ended its reimbursements. The Board observed that for the eleven months ended September 30, 2009 the contractual management and administrative services fee rates were approximately thirty-eight basis points below the median of the peer group and the actual management and administrative services fee rates were approximately thirty basis points below the median of the peer group. The Board observed that for the eleven months ended September 30, 2009 the total expense ratio of
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Class A was approximately thirty basis points below the median of the peer group, the total expense ratios of Class B and Class C were approximately twenty-five basis points below the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class F was approximately three basis points below the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class I was approximately eleven basis points below the median of the peer group, and the total expense ratio of Class P was approximately the same as the median of the peer group. The Board also considered what the expense ratio of each class likely would be if Lord Abbett did not reimburse any expenses and how each of each of those expense ratios would compare to those of the peer group.
As to Value Opportunities Fund, the Board considered the management fees and the total expenses of the Fund in comparison to two peer groups, the first consisting of mid-cap value funds and the second consisting of mid-cap core funds. The Board noted that it and Lord Abbett had agreed to an expense reimbursement agreement through February 28, 2009 that limited the total expense ratio of Class A to not more than 1.35%, the total expense ratios of Class B and Class C to not more than 2.00%, the total expense ratio of Class F to not more than 1.10%, the total expense ratio of Class I to not more than 1.00%, the total expense ratio of Class P to not more than 1.45%, the total expense ratio of Class R2 to not more than 1.60%, and the total expense ratio of Class R3 to not more than 1.50%, and that since March 1, 2009 Lord Abbett had made voluntary reimbursements that had the effect of keeping the expenses of each class at the same level, which reimbursements it could end at any time. As to the first peer group, the Board observed that for the twelve months ended September 30, 2009 (annualized) the contractual management and administrative services fee rates were approximately one basis point below the median of the peer group and the actual management and administrative services fee rates were approximately the same as the median of the peer group. The Board observed that for the eleven months ended September 30, 2009 (annualized) the total expense ratio of Class A was approximately two basis points below the median of the peer group, the total expense ratios of Class B and Class C were approximately ten basis points below the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class F was approximately five basis points above the median of the peer group, the total expense ratios of Class I and Class R3 were approximately one basis point below the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class P was approximately six basis points below the median of the peer group, and the total expense ratio of Class R2 was approximately nine basis points above the median of the peer group. As to the second peer group, the Board observed that for the eleven months ended September 30, 2009 (annualized) the contractual management and administrative services fee rates were approximately one basis point below the median of that peer group and the actual management and administrative services fee rates were approximately four basis points above the median of the peer group. The Board observed that for the eleven months ended September 30, 2009 (annualized) the total expense ratio of Class A was approximately four basis points below as the median of the peer group, the total expense ratios of Class B and Class C were approximately nine basis points below the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class F was approximately the same as the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class I was approximately three basis points above the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class P was approximately six basis points below the median of the peer group, the total expense ratio of Class R2 was approximately nine basis points above the median of the peer group, and the total expense ratio of Class R3 was approximately one basis point below the median of the peer group. The Board also considered what the expense ratio of each class likely would be if Lord Abbett did not reimburse any expenses and how each of each of those expense ratios would compare to those of each peer group.
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Profitability. As to each Fund, the Board considered the level of Lord Abbett’s profits in managing the Fund, including a review of Lord Abbett’s methodology for allocating its costs to its management of the Fund. The Board concluded that the allocation methodology had a reasonable basis and was appropriate. It considered any profits realized by Lord Abbett in connection with the operation of the Fund and whether the amount of profit was fair for the management of the Fund. The Board also considered the profits realized from other businesses of Lord Abbett, which may benefit from or be related to the Fund’s business. The Board considered Lord Abbett’s profit margins in comparison with available industry data, both accounting for and ignoring marketing and distribution expenses, and how those profit margins could affect Lord Abbett’s ability to recruit and retain investment personnel. The Board recognized that Lord Abbett’s profitability was a factor in enabling it to attract and retain qualified investment management personnel to provide services to the Fund. The Board noted that Lord Abbett’s overall profitability had decreased in its 2009 fiscal year, largely due to declines in market prices and shareholder redemptions. The Board concluded that Lord Abbett’s profitability overall and as to each Fund was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. As to each Fund, the Board considered whether there had been any economies of scale in managing the Fund, whether the Fund had appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there was potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board concluded that each existing advisory fee schedule, with its breakpoints in the level of the advisory fee, adequately addressed any economies of scale in managing the applicable Fund.
Other Benefits to Lord Abbett. As to each Fund, the Board considered the character and amount of fees paid by the Fund and the Fund’s shareholders to Lord Abbett and Distributor for services other than investment advisory services. The Board also considered the revenues and profitability of Lord Abbett’s investment advisory business apart from its mutual fund business, and the intangible benefits enjoyed by Lord Abbett by virtue of its relationship with the Fund. The Board observed that Distributor receives 12b-1 fees from certain of the Lord Abbett Funds as to shares held in accounts for which there is no other broker of record, may retain a portion of the 12b-1 fees from the Funds, and receives a portion of the sales charges on sales and redemptions of some classes of shares. In addition, the Board observed that Lord Abbett accrues certain benefits for its business of providing investment advice to clients other than the Lord Abbett Funds, but that that business also benefits the Funds. The Board also noted that Lord Abbett, as disclosed in the prospectuses of the Funds, has entered into revenue sharing arrangements with certain entities that distribute shares of the Funds. The Board also took into consideration the investment research that Lord Abbett receives as a result of Fund brokerage transactions.
Alternative Arrangements. As to each Fund, the Board considered whether, instead of approving the continuation of the management agreement, it might be in the best interests of the Fund to implement one or more alternative arrangements, such as continuing to employ Lord Abbett, but on different terms. After considering all of the relevant factors, the Board unanimously found that continuation of the existing management agreements was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders and voted unanimously to approve the continuation. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the management agreements, the Board did not identify any single factor as paramount or controlling. This summary does not discuss in detail all matters considered.
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Householding
The Trust has adopted a policy that allows it to send only one copy of each Fund’s prospectus, proxy material, annual report and semiannual report to certain shareholders residing at the same “household.” This reduces Fund expenses, which benefits you and other shareholders. If you need additional copies or do not want your mailings to be “householded,” please call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388 or send a written request with your name, the name of your fund or funds and your account number or numbers to Lord Abbett Family of Funds, P.O. Box 219336, Kansas City, MO 64121.
Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Records
A description of the policies and procedures that Lord Abbett uses to vote proxies related to each Fund’s portfolio securities, and information on how Lord Abbett voted each Fund’s proxies during the 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, (i) by calling 888-522-2388; (ii) on Lord Abbett’s Website at www.lordabbett.com; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Website at www.sec.gov.
Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
The Funds are required to file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for their first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q. Copies of the filings are available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s Website at www.sec.gov and may be available by calling Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388. You can also obtain copies of Form N-Q by (i) visiting 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); (ii) sending your request and duplicating fee to the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-1520; or (iii) sending your request electronically, after paying a duplicating fee, to publicinfo@sec.gov.
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This report, when not used for the general information of shareholders of the Fund, is to be distributed only if preceded or accompanied by a current fund prospectus.
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Lord Abbett Securities Trust
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LST-3-0410
(06/10)
2010
LORD ABBETT
SEMIANNUAL
REPORT
Lord Abbett
Micro Cap Growth Fund
Micro Cap Value Fund
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2010
Lord Abbett Micro Cap Growth Fund
and Micro Cap Value Fund Semiannual Report
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2010
From left to right: Robert S. Dow, Director and Chairman of the Lord Abbett Funds; E. Thayer Bigelow, Independent Lead Director of the Lord Abbett Funds; and Daria L. Foster, Director and President of the Lord Abbett Funds.
Dear Shareholders: We are pleased to provide you with this semiannual report of the Lord Abbett Micro Cap Growth Fund and Micro Cap Value Fund for the six-month period ended April 30, 2010. For additional information about the Funds, please visit our Website at www.lordabbett.com, where you can access the quarterly commentaries by the Funds’ portfolio managers. General information about Lord Abbett mutual funds, as well as in-depth discussions of market trends and investment strategies, is also provided in Lord Abbett Insights, a quarterly newsletter available on our Website.
Thank you for investing in Lord Abbett mutual funds. We value the trust that you place in us and look forward to serving your investment needs in the years to come.
Best regards,
Robert S. Dow
Chairman
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Expense Examples
As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments (these charges vary among the share classes); and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees (these charges vary among the share classes); and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (November 1, 2009 through April 30, 2010).
Actual Expenses
For each class of each Fund, the first line of the tables on the following pages provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading titled “Expenses Paid During the Period 11/1/09 – 4/30/10” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
For each class of each Fund, the second line of the tables on the following pages provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not each Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
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Micro Cap Growth Fund
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Account Value | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period† |
| | 11/1/09 | | 4/30/10 | | 11/1/09 - 4/30/10 |
Class A | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,245.60 | | $ | 11.69 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,014.40 | | $ | 10.49 |
Class I | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,247.20 | | $ | 10.31 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,015.64 | | $ | 9.25 |
† | | For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (2.10% for Class A and 1.85% for Class I) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect one-half year period). |
Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector
April 30, 2010
| | |
Sector* | | %** |
Consumer Discretionary | | 20.31% |
Consumer Staples | | 0.76% |
Energy | | 4.31% |
Financials | | 8.38% |
Health Care | | 20.99% |
Industrials | | 6.86% |
Information Technology | | 29.48% |
Materials | | 2.55% |
Utilities | | 0.41% |
Short-Term Investment | | 5.95% |
Total | | 100.00% |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
** | | Represents percent of total investments. |
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Micro Cap Value Fund
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Account Value | | Ending Account Value | | Expenses Paid During Period† |
| | 11/1/09 | | 4/30/10 | | 11/1/09 - 4/30/10 |
Class A | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,245.00 | | $ | 11.58 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | �� | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,014.50 | | $ | 10.39 |
Class I | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,246.60 | | $ | 10.19 |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | $ | 1,015.74 | | $ | 9.15 |
† | | For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (2.08% for Class A and 1.83% for Class I) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect one-half year period). |
Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector
April 30, 2010
| | |
Sector* | | %** |
Consumer Discretionary | | 11.92% |
Consumer Staples | | 3.58% |
Energy | | 1.69% |
Financials | | 13.98% |
Health Care | | 13.87% |
Industrials | | 29.34% |
Information Technology | | 12.61% |
Materials | | 5.93% |
Utilities | | 1.65% |
Short-Term Investment | | 5.43% |
Total | | 100.00% |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
** | | Represents percent of total investments. |
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
MICRO CAP GROWTH FUND April 30, 2010
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Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
COMMON STOCKS 93.14% |
| | |
Auto Components 2.37% | | | | | |
Westport Innovations, Inc. (Canada)*(a) | | 90,514 | | $ | 1,720 |
Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. (China)*(a) | | 43,514 | | | 503 |
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Total | | | | | 2,223 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Beverages 0.75% | | | | | |
Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The) Class A* | | 12,300 | | | 701 |
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Biotechnology 0.39% | | | | | |
Allos Therapeutics, Inc.* | | 45,900 | | | 363 |
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Capital Markets 2.04% | | | | | |
Evercore Partners, Inc. Class A | | 18,779 | | | 673 |
Financial Engines, Inc.* | | 77,677 | | | 1,237 |
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Total | | | | | 1,910 |
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Chemicals 2.31% | | | | | |
ChemSpec International Ltd. ADR | | 60,603 | | | 533 |
STR Holdings, Inc.* | | 70,759 | | | 1,632 |
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Total | | | | | 2,165 |
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Commercial Banks 5.18% | | | | | |
Centerstate Banks, Inc. | | 71,300 | | | 858 |
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | 57,500 | | | 1,292 |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.* | | 62,900 | | | 1,252 |
Western Alliance Bancorp* | | 167,100 | | | 1,454 |
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Total | | | | | 4,856 |
| | | | | |
|
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.10% |
EnerNOC, Inc.* | | 3,368 | | | 98 |
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Communications Equipment 0.55% |
Calix, Inc.* | | 33,476 | | | 402 |
Meru Networks, Inc.* | | 6,811 | | | 118 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 520 |
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Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Computers & Peripherals 2.29% | | | |
Netezza Corp.* | | 105,413 | | $ | 1,443 |
Stratasys, Inc.* | | 29,500 | | | 703 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 2,146 |
| | | | | |
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Construction & Engineering 0.81% |
MYR Group, Inc.* | | 5,337 | | | 96 |
Orion Marine Group, Inc.* | | 34,850 | | | 661 |
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Total | | | | | 757 |
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Diversified Consumer Services 1.25% |
ChinaCast Education Corp. (China)*(a) | | 86,000 | | | 579 |
K12, Inc.* | | 25,212 | | | 597 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 1,176 |
| | | | | |
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Electrical Equipment 1.20% |
Harbin Electric, Inc. (China)*(a) | | 51,346 | | | 1,125 |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 3.48% |
FARO Technologies, Inc.* | | 25,515 | | | 643 |
Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. (China)*(a) | | 55,548 | | | 576 |
IPG Photonics Corp.* | | 78,036 | | | 1,366 |
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.* | | 45,295 | | | 654 |
OSI Systems, Inc.* | | 829 | | | 22 |
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Total | | | | | 3,261 |
| | | | | |
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Energy Equipment & Services 1.14% |
ION Geophysical Corp.* | | 177,528 | | | 1,067 |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies 16.14% |
Alphatec Holdings, Inc.* | | 157,700 | | | 1,053 |
Conceptus, Inc.* | | 12,100 | | | 229 |
Cyberonics, Inc.* | | 55,700 | | | 1,088 |
DexCom, Inc.* | | 181,872 | | | 1,991 |
DynaVox, Inc. Class A* | | 22,100 | | | 314 |
Endologix, Inc.* | | 163,741 | | | 761 |
HeartWare International, Inc.* | | 27,400 | | | 1,541 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
MICRO CAP GROWTH FUND April 30, 2010
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Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued) | |
Insulet Corp.* | | 81,688 | | | $ | 1,127 | |
MAKO Surgical Corp.* | | 66,100 | | | | 927 | |
Micrus Endovascular Corp.* | | 73,500 | | | | 1,476 | |
Neogen Corp.* | | 44,700 | | | | 1,175 | |
NxStage Medical, Inc.* | | 173,529 | | | | 2,207 | |
Somanetics Corp.* | | 61,400 | | | | 1,242 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | 15,131 | |
| | | | | | | |
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Health Care Providers & Services 2.57% | |
Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc.* | | 44,702 | | | | 1,046 | |
CardioNet, Inc.* | | 61,200 | | | | 589 | |
IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc.* | | 24,906 | | | | 773 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | 2,408 | |
| | | | | | | |
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Health Care Technology 1.35% | |
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. | | 28,100 | | | | 1,266 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.61% | |
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.* | | 40,848 | | | | 986 | |
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.* | | 17,700 | | | | 732 | |
Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc.* | | 18,500 | | | | 733 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | 2,451 | |
| | | | | | | |
|
Household Durables 0.46% | |
Deer Consumer Products, Inc. (China)*(a) | | 41,588 | | | | 429 | |
| | | | | | | |
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Information Technology Services 1.08% | |
RightNow Technologies, Inc.* | | 61,707 | | | | 1,012 | |
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Internet & Catalog Retail 2.05% | |
drugstore.com, Inc.* | | 195,700 | | | | 716 | |
Overstock.com, Inc.* | | 13,813 | | | | 256 | |
Shutterfly, Inc.* | | 40,300 | | | | 948 | |
| | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | 1,920 | |
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Internet Software & Services 9.65% | |
Ancestry.com, Inc.* | | 39,900 | | | | 783 | |
Art Technology Group, Inc.* | | 194,100 | | | | 831 | |
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Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) | |
Constant Contact, Inc.* | | 67,020 | | $ | 1,712 | |
KIT Digital, Inc.* | | 84,300 | | | 1,220 | |
Knot, Inc. (The)* | | 28 | | | – | (b) |
LivePerson, Inc.* | | 50,700 | | | 419 | |
LogMeIn, Inc.* | | 52,462 | | | 1,227 | |
OpenTable, Inc.* | | 49,781 | | | 1,934 | |
Perficient, Inc.* | | 73,500 | | | 917 | |
| | | | | | |
Total | | | | | 9,043 | |
| | | | | | |
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Leisure Equipment & Products 0.90% | |
Shuffle Master, Inc.* | | 88,200 | | | 847 | |
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Machinery 2.15% | |
Chart Industries, Inc.* | | 33,234 | | | 764 | |
China Valves Technology, Inc. (China)*(a) | | 80,730 | | | 884 | |
RBC Bearings, Inc.* | | 11,559 | | | 365 | |
| | | | | | |
Total | | | | | 2,013 | |
| | | | | | |
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Media 1.96% | |
IMAX Corp. (Canada)*(a) | | 97,105 | | | 1,835 | |
| | | | | | |
|
Metals & Mining 0.22% | |
Gulf Resources, Inc. (China)*(a) | | 19,200 | | | 206 | |
| | | | | | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 3.13% | |
Clean Energy Fuels Corp.* | | 67,425 | | | 1,188 | |
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.* | | 317,200 | | | 1,262 | |
Rex Energy Corp.* | | 36,600 | | | 487 | |
| | | | | | |
Total | | | | | 2,937 | |
| | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals 0.34% | |
ViroPharma, Inc.* | | 25,009 | | | 318 | |
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|
Professional Services 2.53% | |
Kforce, Inc.* | | 90,291 | | | 1,254 | |
TrueBlue, Inc.* | | 70,900 | | | 1,120 | |
| | | | | | |
Total | | | | | 2,374 | |
| | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(concluded)
MICRO CAP GROWTH FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Real Estate Management & Development 1.09% |
Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA (Luxembourg)*(a) | | 42,200 | | $ | 1,020 |
| | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 6.36% |
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor, Inc.* | | 83,400 | | | 1,494 |
ANADIGICS, Inc.* | | 115,681 | | | 582 |
Cavium Networks, Inc.* | | 30,560 | | | 844 |
MaxLinear, Inc. Class A* | | 9,824 | | | 166 |
Renesola Ltd. ADR* | | 205,900 | | | 1,608 |
Veeco Instruments, Inc.* | | 28,900 | | | 1,271 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 5,965 |
| | | | | |
|
Software 5.78% |
CommVault Systems, Inc.* | | 30,900 | | | 647 |
Interactive Intelligence, Inc.* | | 21,200 | | | 419 |
PROS Holdings, Inc.* | | 66,600 | | | 606 |
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.* | | 74,787 | | | 1,528 |
Taleo Corp. Class A* | | 32,800 | | | 852 |
VanceInfo Technologies, Inc. ADR* | | 57,472 | | | 1,371 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 5,423 |
| | | | | |
|
Specialty Retail 7.15% |
Citi Trends, Inc.* | | 42,700 | | | 1,432 |
hhgregg, Inc.* | | 39,533 | | | 1,132 |
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.* | | 31,700 | | | 966 |
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. | | 24,900 | | | 893 |
Rue21, Inc.* | | 36,936 | | | 1,167 |
Zumiez, Inc.* | | 60,163 | | | 1,117 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 6,707 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 1.35% |
Volcom, Inc.* | | | 53,100 | | $ | 1,266 |
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Water Utilities 0.41% |
Tri-Tech Holding, Inc. (China)*(a) | | | 27,400 | | | 385 |
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Total Common Stocks (cost $67,251,110) | | | | | | 87,324 |
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| | Principal Amount (000) | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 5.89% |
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Repurchase Agreement | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement dated 4/30/2010, 0.02% due 5/3/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $5,655,000 of U.S. Treasury Note at 3.00% due 2/28/2017; value: $5,633,794; proceeds: $5,522,167 (cost $5,522,158) | | $ | 5,522 | | | 5,522 |
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Total Investments in Securities 99.03% (cost $72,773,268) | | | | | | 92,846 |
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Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.97% | | | | | | 906 |
| | | | | | |
Net Assets 100.00% | | | | | $ | 93,752 |
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ADR | | American Depositary Receipt. |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | | Foreign security traded in U.S. dollars. |
(b) | | Amount is less than $1,000. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
MICRO CAP VALUE FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
COMMON STOCKS 95.01% | | | |
|
Aerospace & Defense 1.28% |
Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc.* | | 101,000 | | $ | 1,427 |
| | | | | |
|
Auto Components 4.20% |
Amerigon, Inc.* | | 129,737 | | | 1,273 |
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.* | | 170,628 | | | 1,600 |
Drew Industries, Inc.* | | 31,500 | | | 808 |
Modine Manufacturing Co.* | | 72,692 | | | 1,018 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 4,699 |
| | | | | |
|
Chemicals 4.63% |
Balchem Corp. | | 54,300 | | | 1,409 |
KMG Chemicals, Inc. | | 58,348 | | | 1,076 |
LSB Industries, Inc.* | | 77,800 | | | 1,382 |
Quaker Chemical Corp. | | 41,900 | | | 1,319 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 5,186 |
| | | | | |
|
Commercial Banks 8.10% |
Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc. | | 42,400 | | | 1,216 |
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. | | 47,782 | | | 878 |
Centerstate Banks, Inc. | | 130,100 | | | 1,565 |
Metro Bancorp, Inc.* | | 67,677 | | | 918 |
MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. | | 90,700 | | | 1,456 |
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. | | 83,500 | | | 1,457 |
SCBT Financial Corp. | | 28,400 | | | 1,130 |
Southwest Bancorp, Inc. | | 29,923 | | | 439 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 9,059 |
| | | | | |
|
Commercial Services & Supplies 8.28% |
CPI Corp. | | 24,400 | | | 647 |
McGrath RentCorp | | 54,800 | | | 1,424 |
Metalico, Inc.* | | 222,019 | | | 1,465 |
Mobile Mini, Inc.* | | 85,700 | | | 1,424 |
Multi-Color Corp. | | 103,832 | | | 1,299 |
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.* | | 234,922 | | | 503 |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Standard Parking Corp.* | | 62,200 | | $ | 1,051 |
Team, Inc.* | | 83,300 | | | 1,449 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 9,262 |
| | | | | |
|
Communications Equipment 2.41% |
Anaren, Inc.* | | 79,000 | | | 1,171 |
Bel Fuse, Inc. Class B | | 65,400 | | | 1,532 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 2,703 |
| | | | | |
|
Computers & Peripherals 2.23% |
Electronics for Imaging, Inc.* | | 61,600 | | | 792 |
Rimage Corp.* | | 96,800 | | | 1,699 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 2,491 |
| | | | | |
|
Construction & Engineering 5.05% |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. | | 236,125 | | | 1,280 |
Michael Baker Corp.* | | 37,526 | | | 1,326 |
MYR Group, Inc.* | | 58,400 | | | 1,047 |
Orion Marine Group, Inc.* | | 43,800 | | | 830 |
Sterling Construction Co., Inc.* | | 66,700 | | | 1,167 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 5,650 |
| | | | | |
|
Diversified Financial Services 1.49% |
Marlin Business Services Corp.* | | 144,991 | | | 1,669 |
| | | | | |
|
Electrical Equipment 1.16% |
II-VI, Inc.* | | 36,291 | | | 1,301 |
| | | | | |
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 4.52% |
CTS Corp. | | 104,925 | | | 1,102 |
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.* | | 109,600 | | | 1,409 |
Methode Electronics, Inc. | | 75,970 | | | 843 |
Spectrum Control, Inc.* | | 122,400 | | | 1,701 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 5,055 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(continued)
MICRO CAP VALUE FUND April 30, 2010
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Energy Equipment & Services 0.77% |
Pioneer Drilling Co.* | | 37,086 | | $ | 272 |
Tesco Corp. (Canada)*(a) | | 47,100 | | | 589 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 861 |
| | | | | |
|
Food Products 3.06% |
Overhill Farms, Inc.* | | 565,357 | | | 3,426 |
| | | | | |
|
Gas Utilities 1.26% |
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | | 46,700 | | | 1,407 |
| | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 6.75% |
ICU Medical, Inc.* | | 40,100 | | | 1,428 |
Medical Action Industries, Inc.* | | 216,498 | | | 2,570 |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.* | | 86,000 | | | 1,391 |
Somanetics Corp.* | | 75,000 | | | 1,517 |
TomoTherapy, Inc.* | | 168,000 | | | 653 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 7,559 |
| | | | | |
|
Health Care Providers & Services 4.62% |
Addus HomeCare Corp.* | | 187,300 | | | 907 |
American Dental Partners, Inc.* | | 165,427 | | | 2,131 |
Healthspring, Inc.* | | 26,384 | | | 464 |
Odyssey HealthCare, Inc.* | | 80,000 | | | 1,666 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 5,168 |
| | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.01% |
Rubio’s Restaurants, Inc.* | | 140,019 | | | 1,127 |
| | | | | |
|
Household Products 0.53% |
Central Garden & Pet Co.* | | 53,053 | | | 596 |
| | | | | |
|
Information Technology Services 0.84% |
INX, Inc.* | | 25,513 | | | 123 |
TechTeam Global, Inc.* | | 133,059 | | | 820 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 943 |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Insurance 2.45% | | | | | |
American Physicians Service Group, Inc. | | 61,031 | | $ | 1,427 |
Donegal Group, Inc. Class A | | 91,133 | | | 1,315 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 2,742 |
| | | | | |
|
Internet & Catalog Retail 0.60% |
PetMed Express, Inc. | | 30,400 | | | 673 |
| | | | | |
|
Leisure Equipment & Products 1.65% |
Callaway Golf Co. | | 88,700 | | | 833 |
RC2 Corp.* | | 55,500 | | | 1,019 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 1,852 |
| | | | | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.67% |
Affymetrix, Inc.* | | 147,000 | | | 1,020 |
Kendle International, Inc.* | | 51,400 | | | 851 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 1,871 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Machinery 4.73% | | | | | |
Columbus McKinnon Corp.* | | 63,400 | | | 1,143 |
Dynamic Materials Corp. | | 29,300 | | | 526 |
EnPro Industries, Inc.* | | 33,700 | | | 1,064 |
L. B. Foster Co. Class A* | | 43,161 | | | 1,278 |
RBC Bearings, Inc.* | | 40,520 | | | 1,279 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 5,290 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Metals & Mining 1.33% | | | | | |
A. M. Castle & Co.* | | 38,700 | | | 531 |
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.* | | 40,800 | | | 952 |
| | | | | |
Total | | | | | 1,483 |
| | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.93% |
Approach Resources, Inc.* | | 116,200 | | | 1,040 |
| | | | | |
| | |
Pharmaceuticals 0.89% | | | | | |
Cypress Bioscience, Inc.* | | 198,000 | | | 998 |
| | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (unaudited)(concluded)
MICRO CAP VALUE FUND April 30, 2010
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Investments | | Shares | | Value (000) |
Professional Services 5.37% |
Barrett Business Services, Inc. | | 91,400 | | $ | 1,408 |
Exponent, Inc.* | | 51,139 | | | 1,524 |
ICF International, Inc.* | | 22,700 | | | 526 |
Kforce, Inc.* | | 93,300 | | | 1,296 |
SFN Group, Inc.* | | 147,200 | | | 1,259 |
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Total | | | | | 6,013 |
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Road & Rail 2.27% | | | | | |
Celadon Group, Inc.* | | 84,000 | | | 1,254 |
Marten Transport Ltd.* | | 58,803 | | | 1,285 |
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Total | | | | | 2,539 |
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Software 2.67% | | | | | |
Radiant Systems, Inc.* | | 212,427 | | | 2,989 |
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Specialty Retail 4.51% | | | | | |
America’s Car-Mart, Inc.* | | 51,000 | | | 1,292 |
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. | | 39,850 | | | 1,429 |
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.* | | 193,300 | | | 978 |
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.* | | 162,500 | | | 1,346 |
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Total | | | | | 5,045 |
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 2.01% |
Radian Group, Inc. | | 90,300 | | | 1,281 |
Territorial Bancorp, Inc. | | 51,200 | | | 972 |
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Total | | | | | 2,253 |
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Trading Companies & Distributors 1.34% |
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class B* | | 108,950 | | | 1,499 |
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Water Utilities 0.40% |
Connecticut Water Service, Inc. | | 19,100 | | | 452 |
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Total Common Stocks (cost $90,078,611) | | | | | 106,328 |
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Investments | | Principal Amount (000) | | Value (000) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 5.46% | |
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Repurchase Agreement | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement dated 4/30/2010, 0.02% due 5/3/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $6,250,000 of Federal National Mortgage Assoc. at 0.25% due 1/18/2011; value: $6,234,370; proceeds: $6,109,184 (cost $6,109,174) | | $ | 6,109 | | $ | 6,109 | |
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Total Investments in Securities 100.47% (cost $96,187,785) | | | | | | 112,437 | |
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Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (0.47%) | | | | | | (531 | ) |
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Net Assets 100.00% | | | | | $ | 111,906 | |
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* | | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | | Foreign security traded in U.S. dollars. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
April 30, 2010
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| | Micro Cap Growth Fund | | | Micro Cap Value Fund | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at cost | | $ | 72,773,268 | | | $ | 96,187,785 | |
Investments in securities, at value | | $ | 92,845,641 | | | $ | 112,437,204 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | |
Dividends | | | – | | | | 15,058 | |
Investment securities sold | | | 7,029,060 | | | | 235,315 | |
Capital shares sold | | | 32,874 | | | | 31,534 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 1,967 | | | | 9,316 | |
Total assets | | | 99,909,542 | | | | 112,728,427 | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | |
Investment securities purchased | | | 5,989,737 | | | | 617,888 | |
Capital shares reacquired | | | – | | | | 1,000 | |
Management fee | | | 112,472 | | | | 136,603 | |
12b-1 distribution fees | | | 2,810 | | | | 6,221 | |
Fund administration | | | 2,999 | | | | 3,643 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 5,160 | | | | 7,119 | |
To affiliate (See Note 3) | | | 11,998 | | | | 11,963 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 32,512 | | | | 38,466 | |
Total liabilities | | | 6,157,688 | | | | 822,903 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 93,751,854 | | | $ | 111,905,524 | |
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 87,861,619 | | | $ | 113,105,077 | |
Accumulated net investment loss | | | (712,051 | ) | | | (642,239 | ) |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | | | (13,470,087 | ) | | | (16,806,733 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 20,072,373 | | | | 16,249,419 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 93,751,854 | | | $ | 111,905,524 | |
Net assets by class: | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares | | $ | 12,940,402 | | | $ | 29,026,504 | |
Class I Shares | | $ | 80,811,452 | | | $ | 82,879,020 | |
Outstanding shares by class (unlimited number of authorized shares of beneficial interest): | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares | | | 918,277 | | | | 1,255,538 | |
Class I Shares | | | 5,565,535 | | | | 3,502,639 | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share (Net assets divided by outstanding shares): | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares–Net asset value | | | $14.09 | | | | $23.12 | |
Class A Shares–Maximum offering price (Net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75%) | | | $14.95 | | | | $24.53 | |
Class I Shares–Net asset value | | | $14.52 | | | | $23.66 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations (unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2010
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| | Micro Cap Growth Fund | | | Micro Cap Value Fund | |
Investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 30,785 | | | $ | 260,811 | |
Interest | | | 202 | | | | 316 | |
Total investment income | | | 30,987 | | | | 261,127 | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | |
Management fee | | | 586,626 | | | | 708,851 | |
12b-1 distribution plan-Class A | | | 14,686 | | | | 31,606 | |
Shareholder servicing | | | 7,486 | | | | 12,857 | |
Professional | | | 18,447 | | | | 18,499 | |
Reports to shareholders | | | 6,222 | | | | 6,568 | |
Fund administration | | | 15,643 | | | | 18,903 | |
Custody | | | 3,723 | | | | 4,335 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 1,099 | | | | 1,326 | |
Registration | | | 12,833 | | | | 13,325 | |
Subsidy (See Note 3) | | | 78,176 | | | | 78,796 | |
Other | | | 1,315 | | | | 1,546 | |
Gross expenses | | | 746,256 | | | | 896,612 | |
Expense reductions (See Note 7) | | | (10 | ) | | | (14 | ) |
Management fee waived and expenses reimbursed (See Note 3) | | | (8,055 | ) | | | – | |
Net expenses | | | 738,191 | | | | 896,598 | |
Net investment loss | | | (707,204 | ) | | | (635,471 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain: | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 4,239,709 | | | | 5,383,849 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 13,434,046 | | | | 16,263,577 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 17,673,755 | | | | 21,647,426 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | 16,966,551 | | | $ | 21,011,955 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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| | Micro Cap Growth Fund | |
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (707,204 | ) | | $ | (1,016,136 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 4,239,709 | | | | (3,650,855 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 13,434,046 | | | | 18,755,544 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 16,966,551 | | | | 14,088,553 | |
Capital share transactions (See Note 11): | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from sales of shares | | | 12,766,696 | | | | 7,375,201 | |
Cost of shares reacquired | | | (375,958 | ) | | | (6,669,129 | ) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | 12,390,738 | | | | 706,072 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 29,357,289 | | | | 14,794,625 | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | $ | 64,394,565 | | | $ | 49,599,940 | |
End of period | | $ | 93,751,854 | | | $ | 64,394,565 | |
Accumulated net investment loss | | $ | (712,051 | ) | | $ | (4,847 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (concluded)
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| | Micro Cap Value Fund | |
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | | For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (635,471 | ) | | $ | (661,736 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 5,383,849 | | | | (16,175,437 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 16,263,577 | | | | 24,647,555 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 21,011,955 | | | | 7,810,382 | |
Capital share transactions (See Note 11): | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from sales of shares | | | 10,646,507 | | | | 9,326,467 | |
Cost of shares reacquired | | | (460,014 | ) | | | (1,834,711 | ) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | 10,186,493 | | | | 7,491,756 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 31,198,448 | | | | 15,302,138 | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of period | | $ | 80,707,076 | | | $ | 65,404,938 | |
End of period | | $ | 111,905,524 | | | $ | 80,707,076 | |
Accumulated net investment loss | | $ | (642,239 | ) | | $ | (6,768 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
MICRO CAP GROWTH FUND
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| | Class A Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.32 | | | $ 9.07 | | | $17.36 | | | $14.18 | | | $14.24 | | | $11.88 | |
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Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment loss(a) | | (.13 | ) | | (.19 | ) | | (.24 | ) | | (.26 | ) | | (.24 | ) | | (.25 | ) |
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Net increase from payment by an affiliate for net loss realized on disposal of investments purchased/sold in error | | – | | | – | | | – | | | – | (b) | | – | | | – | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.90 | | | 2.44 | | | (7.71 | ) | | 5.83 | | | 2.05 | | | 2.96 | |
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Total from investment operations | | 2.77 | | | 2.25 | | | (7.95 | ) | | 5.57 | | | 1.81 | | | 2.71 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.34 | ) | | (2.39 | ) | | (1.87 | ) | | (.35 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $14.09 | | | $11.32 | | | $ 9.07 | | | $17.36 | | | $14.18 | | | $14.24 | |
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Total Return(c) | | 24.56 | %(d) | | 24.81 | % | | (46.57 | )% | | 45.19 | %(e) | | 14.29 | % | | 23.21 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | 1.04 | %(d) | | 2.09 | % | | 2.09 | % | | 2.10 | % | | 2.10 | % | | 2.10 | % |
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Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | 1.04 | %(d) | | 2.09 | % | | 2.09 | % | | 2.09 | % | | 2.10 | % | | 2.10 | % |
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Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | 1.05 | %(d) | | 2.30 | % | | 2.23 | % | | 2.48 | % | | 3.26 | % | | 2.51 | % |
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Net investment loss | | (1.00 | )%(d) | | (1.99 | )% | | (1.88 | )% | | (1.76 | )% | | (1.83 | )% | | (1.92 | )% |
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Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $12,940 | | | $10,421 | | | $5,264 | | | $9,882 | | | $5,445 | | | $5,938 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | 61.14 | %(d) | | 147.34 | % | | 173.93 | % | | 205.25 | % | | 222.48 | % | | 64.79 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Amount less than $.01. |
(c) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
(e) | | The effect of payment by an affiliate for violation of an investment restriction on total return is less than .01%. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (concluded)
MICRO CAP GROWTH FUND
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| | Class I Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $11.65 | | | $ 9.31 | | | $17.76 | | | $14.43 | | | $14.43 | | | $12.00 | |
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Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment loss(a) | | (.12 | ) | | (.17 | ) | | (.22 | ) | | (.24 | ) | | (.22 | ) | | (.22 | ) |
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Net increase from payment by an affiliate for net loss realized on disposal of investments purchased/sold in error | | – | | | – | | | – | | | – | (b) | | – | | | – | |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 2.99 | | | 2.51 | | | (7.89 | ) | | 5.96 | | | 2.09 | | | 3.00 | |
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Total from investment operations | | 2.87 | | | 2.34 | | | (8.11 | ) | | 5.72 | | | 1.87 | | | 2.78 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (.34 | ) | | (2.39 | ) | | (1.87 | ) | | (.35 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $14.52 | | | $11.65 | | | $ 9.31 | | | $17.76 | | | $14.43 | | | $14.43 | |
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Total Return(c) | | 24.72 | %(d) | | 25.13 | % | | (46.41 | )% | | 45.49 | %(e) | | 14.56 | % | | 23.57 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .92 | %(d) | | 1.85 | % | | 1.84 | % | | 1.85 | % | | 1.85 | % | | 1.85 | % |
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Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .92 | %(d) | | 1.85 | % | | 1.84 | % | | 1.84 | % | | 1.85 | % | | 1.85 | % |
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Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .93 | %(d) | | 2.05 | % | | 1.98 | % | | 2.04 | % | | 3.04 | % | | 2.25 | % |
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Net investment loss | | (.88 | )%(d) | | (1.75 | )% | | (1.64 | )% | | (1.52 | )% | | (1.59 | )% | | (1.67 | )% |
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Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $80,811 | | | $53,973 | | | $44,336 | | | $56,463 | | | $1,699 | | | $1,221 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | 61.14 | %(d) | | 147.34 | % | | 173.93 | % | | 205.25 | % | | 222.48 | % | | 64.79 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Amount less than $.01. |
(c) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
(e) | | The effect of payment by an affiliate for violation of an investment restriction on total return is less than .01%. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
MICRO CAP VALUE FUND
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| | Class A Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $18.57 | | | $16.94 | | | $28.90 | | | $28.67 | | | $26.96 | | | $23.89 | |
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Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Net investment loss(a) | | (.16 | ) | | (.19 | ) | | (.22 | ) | | (.28 | ) | | (.34 | ) | | (.32 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 4.71 | | | 1.82 | | | (9.79 | ) | | 4.89 | | | 5.18 | | | 6.12 | |
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Total from investment operations | | 4.55 | | | 1.63 | | | (10.01 | ) | | 4.61 | | | 4.84 | | | 5.80 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (1.95 | ) | | (4.38 | ) | | (3.13 | ) | | (2.73 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $23.12 | | | $18.57 | | | $16.94 | | | $28.90 | | | $28.67 | | | $26.96 | |
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Total Return(b) | | 24.50 | %(c) | | 9.62 | % | | (36.82 | )% | | 18.84 | % | | 20.09 | % | | 26.45 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | 1.03 | %(c) | | 2.10 | % | | 2.09 | % | | 2.09 | % | | 2.10 | % | | 2.10 | % |
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Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | 1.03 | %(c) | | 2.10 | % | | 2.08 | % | | 2.09 | % | | 2.10 | % | | 2.10 | % |
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Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | 1.03 | %(c) | | 2.22 | % | | 2.14 | % | | 2.20 | % | | 2.45 | % | | 2.35 | % |
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Net investment loss | | (.76 | )%(c) | | (1.14 | )% | | (.95 | )% | | (1.05 | )% | | (1.29 | )% | | (1.30 | )% |
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Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $29,027 | | | $22,730 | | | $17,522 | | | $25,561 | | | $18,156 | | | $15,384 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | 26.35 | %(c) | | 42.27 | % | | 56.70 | % | | 37.11 | % | | 50.45 | % | | 34.59 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (concluded)
MICRO CAP VALUE FUND
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| | Class I Shares | |
| | Six Months Ended 4/30/2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | $18.98 | | | $17.27 | | | $29.36 | | | $28.99 | | | $27.17 | | | $24.00 | |
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Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net investment loss(a) | | (.13 | ) | | (.15 | ) | | (.16 | ) | | (.20 | ) | | (.28 | ) | | (.26 | ) |
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Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | 4.81 | | | 1.86 | | | (9.98 | ) | | 4.95 | | | 5.23 | | | 6.16 | |
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Total from investment operations | | 4.68 | | | 1.71 | | | (10.14 | ) | | 4.75 | | | 4.95 | | | 5.90 | |
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Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Net realized gain | | – | | | – | | | (1.95 | ) | | (4.38 | ) | | (3.13 | ) | | (2.73 | ) |
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Net asset value, end of period | | $23.66 | | | $18.98 | | | $17.27 | | | $29.36 | | | $28.99 | | | $27.17 | |
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Total Return(b) | | 24.66 | %(c) | | 9.90 | % | | (36.68 | )% | | 19.16 | % | | 20.38 | % | | 26.78 | % |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .91 | %(c) | | 1.85 | % | | 1.84 | % | | 1.83 | % | | 1.85 | % | | 1.85 | % |
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Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .91 | %(c) | | 1.85 | % | | 1.83 | % | | 1.83 | % | | 1.85 | % | | 1.85 | % |
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Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | .91 | %(c) | | 1.97 | % | | 1.89 | % | | 1.93 | % | | 2.20 | % | | 2.11 | % |
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Net investment loss | | (.63 | )%(c) | | (.90 | )% | | (.70 | )% | | (.71 | )% | | (1.05 | )% | | (1.06 | )% |
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Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | $82,879 | | | $57,977 | | | $47,883 | | | $57,664 | | | $3,872 | | | $3,627 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | 26.35 | %(c) | | 42.27 | % | | 56.70 | % | | 37.11 | % | | 50.45 | % | | 34.59 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the period. |
(b) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION
Lord Abbett Securities Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company and was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 26, 1993. The Trust currently consists of nine funds. This report covers the following two funds (separately, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) and their respective classes: Lord Abbett Micro-Cap Growth Fund (“Micro Cap Growth Fund”), Class A and I shares, and Lord Abbett Micro-Cap Value Fund (“Micro Cap Value Fund”), Class A and I shares. The investment objective of both Micro Cap Growth Fund and Micro Cap Value Fund is long-term capital appreciation.
Each class of shares has different expenses and dividends. A front-end sales charge is normally added to the net asset value (“NAV”) for Class A shares. A contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) may apply to certain redemptions of Class A shares purchased without a sales charge and redeemed before the first day of the month in which the one-year anniversary of the purchase falls (subject to certain exceptions). Class I shares are not subject to any sales charges.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain 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 increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) | | Investment Valuation–Securities actively traded on any recognized U.S. or non-U.S. exchange or on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the exchange or system on which they are principally traded. Events occurring after the close of trading on non-U.S. exchanges may result in adjustments to the valuation of foreign securities to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange LLC. Each Fund may rely on an independent fair valuation service in adjusting the valuations of foreign securities. Unlisted equity securities are valued at the last quoted sale price or, if no sale price is available, at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and asked prices. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined by management and approved in good faith by the Board of Trustees. Short-term securities with 60 days or less remaining to maturity are valued using the amortized cost method, which approximates current market value. |
(b) | | Security Transactions–Security transactions are recorded as of the date that the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses on sales of portfolio securities are calculated using the identified-cost method. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day. |
(c) | | Investment Income–Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis as earned. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized using the effective interest method. Investment income is allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day. |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)(continued)
(d) | | Income Taxes–It is the policy of each Fund to meet the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all taxable income and capital gains to its shareholders. Therefore, no income tax provision is required. |
Each Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Funds’ U.S. federal tax returns remains open for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2006 through October 31, 2009. The statutes of limitations on the Trust’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.
(e) | | Expenses–Expenses incurred by the Trust that do not specifically relate to an individual fund are generally allocated to the funds within the Trust on a pro rata basis by relative net assets. Expenses incurred by the Funds, excluding class-specific expenses, are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets at the beginning of the day. Class A shares bear class-specific expenses and fees relating to the Funds’ 12b-1 Distribution Plan. |
(f) | | Repurchase Agreements–Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with respect to securities. A repurchase agreement is a transaction in which a Fund acquires a security and simultaneously commits to resell that security to the seller (a bank or securities dealer) at an agreed-upon price on an agreed-upon date. Each Fund requires at all times that the repurchase agreement be collateralized by cash, or by securities of the U.S. Government, its agencies, its instrumentalities, or U.S. Government sponsored enterprises having a value equal to, or in excess of, the value of the repurchase agreement (including accrued interest). If the seller of the agreement defaults on its obligation to repurchase the underlying securities at a time when the value of these securities has declined, a Fund may incur a loss upon disposition of the securities. |
(g) | | Fair Value Measurements-Fair value is defined as the price that each Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is used to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk—for example, the risk inherent in a particular valuation technique used to measure fair value (such as a pricing model) and/or the risk inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs are based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below: |
| • | | Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments; |
| • | | Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and |
| • | | Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including each Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)(continued)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of April 30, 2010 in valuing each Fund’s investments carried at value:
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Micro Cap Growth Fund | | Micro Cap Value Fund |
Investment Type* | | Level 1 (000) | | Level 2 (000) | | Level 3 (000) | | Total (000) | | Level 1 (000) | | Level 2 (000) | | Level 3 (000) | | Total (000) |
Common Stocks | | $ | 87,324 | | $ | – | | $ | – | | $ | 87,324 | | $ | 106,328 | | $ | – | | $ | – | | $ | 106,328 |
Repurchase Agreement | | | – | | | 5,522 | | | – | | | 5,522 | | | – | | | 6,109 | | | – | | | 6,109 |
Total | | $ | 87,324 | | $ | 5,522 | | $ | – | | $ | 92,846 | | $ | 106,328 | | $ | 6,109 | | $ | – | | $ | 112,437 |
* | | See Schedule of Investments for values in each industry. |
3. MANAGEMENT FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Management Fee
The Trust has a management agreement with Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”), pursuant to which Lord Abbett supplies each Fund with investment management services and executive and other personnel, provides office space and pays for ordinary and necessary office and clerical expenses relating to research and statistical work and supervision of each Fund’s investment portfolio.
The management fee is based on each Fund’s average daily net assets at an annual rate of 1.50%.
Lord Abbett provides certain administrative services to each Fund pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement at an annual rate of .04% of each Fund’s average daily net assets.
Effective February 27, 2010, Lord Abbett contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and, if necessary, reimburse each Fund’s other expenses, to the extent necessary so that the total net annual operating expenses for each class, excluding 12b-1 fees, do not exceed an annual rate of 1.85%.
This agreement may be terminated, with respect to each Fund, only upon the approval of the funds’ Board of Trustees.
For the period November 1, 2009 through February 26, 2010, Lord Abbett voluntarily agreed to reimburse each Fund to the extent necessary so that each class’ total annual operating expenses did not exceed the following rates:
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Class | | % of Average Daily Net Assets |
A | | 2.10% |
I | | 1.85% |
The Funds, along with certain other funds managed by Lord Abbett (collectively, the “Underlying Funds”), have entered into a Servicing Arrangement with Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund (the “Alpha Strategy Fund”) of the Trust, pursuant to which each Underlying Fund pays a portion of the expenses (excluding management fees and distribution and service fees) of Alpha Strategy Fund in proportion to the average daily value of the Underlying Fund shares owned by Alpha Strategy Fund. Amounts paid pursuant to the Servicing Arrangement are included in Subsidy expense on each Fund’s Statement of Operations and Payable to affiliate on each Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)(continued)
As of April 30, 2010, the percentages of the Micro Cap Growth Fund’s and Micro Cap Value Fund’s outstanding shares owned by Alpha Strategy Fund were 80.95% and 66.74%, respectively.
12b-1 Distribution Plan
Each Fund has adopted a distribution plan with respect to Class A shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act, which provides for the payment of ongoing distribution and service fees to Lord Abbett Distributor LLC (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of Lord Abbett. The fees are accrued daily at annual rates based upon each Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A at an annual rate of .25%.
Class I shares do not have a distribution plan.
Two Trustees and certain of the Trust’s officers have an interest in Lord Abbett.
4. DISTRIBUTIONS AND CAPITAL LOSS CARRYFORWARDS
Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Taxable net realized gains from investment transactions, reduced by capital loss carryforwards, if any, are declared and distributed to shareholders at least annually. The capital loss carryforward amount, if any, is available to offset future net capital gains. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amounts of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These book/tax differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the components of net assets based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions, which exceed earnings and profits for tax purposes, are reported as a tax return of capital.
As of October 31, 2009, the capital loss carryforwards, along with the related expiration dates, were as follows:
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| | 2016 | | 2017 | | Total |
Micro Cap Growth Fund | | $ | 13,362,204 | | $ | 3,962,488 | | $ | 17,324,692 |
Micro Cap Value Fund | | | 6,079,744 | | | 15,996,098 | | | 22,075,842 |
As of April 30, 2010, the aggregate unrealized security gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
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| | Micro Cap Growth Fund | | | Micro Cap Value Fund | |
Tax cost | | $ | 73,158,372 | | | $ | 96,302,525 | |
Gross unrealized gain | | | 20,592,901 | | | | 20,977,135 | |
Gross unrealized loss | | | (905,632 | ) | | | (4,842,456 | ) |
Net unrealized security gain | | $ | 19,687,269 | | | $ | 16,134,679 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable to the tax treatment of wash sales.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)(continued)
5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended April 30, 2010 were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | Sales |
Micro Cap Growth Fund | | $ | 52,811,713 | | $ | 45,423,303 |
Micro Cap Value Fund | | | 32,047,560 | | | 23,719,583 |
There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities for the six months ended April 30, 2010.
6. TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION
The Trust’s officers and the two Trustees who are associated with Lord Abbett do not receive any compensation from the Trust for serving in such capacities. Outside Trustees’ fees are allocated among all Lord Abbett-sponsored funds based on the net assets of each fund. There is an equity-based plan available to all outside Trustees under which outside Trustees must defer receipt of a portion of, and may elect to defer receipt of an additional portion of, Trustees’ fees. The deferred amounts are treated as though equivalent dollar amounts had been invested in the funds. Such amounts and earnings accrued thereon are included in Trustees’ fees on the Statement of Operations and in Trustees’ fees payable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes until such amounts are paid.
7. EXPENSE REDUCTIONS
The Trust has entered into an arrangement with its transfer agent and custodian, whereby credits realized as a result of uninvested cash balances are used to reduce a portion of each Fund’s expenses.
8. LINE OF CREDIT
The Funds and certain other funds managed by Lord Abbett have available an unsecured revolving credit facility (“Facility”) from State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”), to be used for temporary or emergency purposes as an additional source of liquidity to fund redemptions of investor shares. The Facility is renewed annually under terms that depend on market conditions at the time of the renewal. Accordingly, effective December 4, 2009, the amount available under the Facility remains $200,000,000 and the annual fee to maintain the Facility (of which each participating fund pays its pro rata share based on the net assets of each participating fund) was changed from .125% of the amount available under the Facility to .15%. This amount is included in Other Expenses on the Funds’ Statement of Operations. In connection with the renewal, the Funds paid an upfront commitment fee of .05% on December 4, 2009, which is included in Prepaid expenses and other assets on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, and is amortized through Other expenses on the Statement of Operations over the annual period. Any borrowings under this Facility will bear interest at current market rates as set forth in the credit agreement. As of April 30, 2010, there were no loans outstanding pursuant to this Facility nor was the Facility utilized at any time during the six months ended April 30, 2010.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)(continued)
9. CUSTODIAN AND ACCOUNTING AGENT
SSB is the Trust’s custodian and accounting agent. SSB performs custodial, accounting and recordkeeping functions relating to portfolio transactions and calculating each Fund’s NAV.
10. INVESTMENT RISKS
Each Fund is subject to the general risks and considerations associated with equity investing, as well as the particular risks associated with micro-cap and growth or value stocks. The value of an investment will fluctuate in response to movements in the equity securities market in general and to the changing prospects of individual companies in which the Funds invest. Micro-cap companies may be subject to greater risks and may be more sensitive to changes in economic conditions than larger, more established companies. There may be less liquidity in micro-cap company stocks, subjecting them to greater price fluctuations than larger company stocks. In the case of Micro Cap Growth Fund, the growth stocks in which it generally invests may add to the Fund’s volatility. In the case of the Micro Cap Value Fund, the intrinsic value of particular value stocks may not be recognized for a long time.
These factors can affect each Fund’s performance.
11. SUMMARY OF CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
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Micro Cap Growth Fund | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | 3,392 | | | $ | 45,427 | | | 468,196 | | | $ | 3,392,456 | |
Shares reacquired | | (5,982 | ) | | | (78,666 | ) | | (127,911 | ) | | | (1,268,408 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | (2,590 | ) | | $ | (33,239 | ) | | 340,285 | | | $ | 2,124,048 | |
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Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 953,081 | | | $ | 12,721,269 | | | 518,054 | | | $ | 3,982,745 | |
Shares reacquired | | (22,067 | ) | | | (297,292 | ) | | (647,396 | ) | | | (5,400,721 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | 931,014 | | | $ | 12,423,977 | | | (129,342 | ) | | $ | (1,417,976 | ) |
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Micro Cap Value Fund | | Six Months Ended April 30, 2010 (unaudited) | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | 39,442 | | | $ | 875,409 | | | 250,316 | | | $ | 3,540,920 | |
Shares reacquired | | (7,900 | ) | | | (170,935 | ) | | (60,906 | ) | | | (942,184 | ) |
Increase | | 31,542 | | | $ | 704,474 | | | 189,410 | | | $ | 2,598,736 | |
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Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | 462,743 | | | $ | 9,771,098 | | | 336,054 | | | $ | 5,785,547 | |
Shares reacquired | | (14,025 | ) | | | (289,079 | ) | | (54,793 | ) | | | (892,527 | ) |
Increase | | 448,718 | | | $ | 9,482,019 | | | 281,261 | | | $ | 4,893,020 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)(concluded)
12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Management has determined that there were no material subsequent events that would require recognition or additional disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements.
13. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-06 “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” (“ASU 2010-06”). ASU 2010-06 provides clarifications to existing disclosures required by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820 as well as amends ASC 820 to require certain new disclosures. ASU 2010-06 is substantially effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2010-06 will have on the Funds’ financial statement disclosures.
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Approval of Advisory Contracts
At meetings held on December 16 and 17, 2009, the Board of the Trust, including all of the Directors who are not interested persons of the Trust or Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC. (“Lord Abbett”), considered whether to approve the continuation of the existing management agreements between each of the Funds and Lord Abbett. In addition to the materials the Board had reviewed throughout the course of the year, the Board received materials relating to the management agreement before the meeting and had the opportunity to ask questions and request further information in connection with its consideration. The Board also took into account its familiarity with Lord Abbett gained through its previous meetings and discussions, and the examination of the portfolio management teams conducted by members of the Contract Committee during the year.
The materials received by the Board as to each Fund included, but were not limited to, (1) information provided by Lipper Inc. regarding the investment performance of the Fund compared to the investment performance of one or more groups of funds with substantially similar investment objectives (the “performance universe”) and to the investment performance of an appropriate securities index, (2) information on expense ratios, including the effective management fee rates and other expense components, for each Fund and one or more groups of funds with similar objectives and of similar size (the “peer group”), (3) sales and redemption information for the Fund, (4) information regarding Lord Abbett’s financial condition, (5) an analysis of the relative profitability of the management agreement to Lord Abbett, (6) information regarding the distribution arrangements of the Fund, and (7) information regarding the personnel and other resources devoted by Lord Abbett to managing the Fund.
Investment Management Services Generally. The Board considered the investment management services provided by Lord Abbett to each Fund, including investment research, portfolio management, and trading, and Lord Abbett’s commitment to compliance with all relevant legal requirements. The Board also observed that Lord Abbett was solely engaged in the investment management business and accordingly did not experience the conflicts of interest resulting from being engaged in other lines of business. The Board noted that in recent years Lord Abbett had not used brokerage commissions to purchase third-party research, but had changed this practice in 2009, as it had previously discussed with the Board. The Board considered the investment advisory services provided by Lord Abbett to other clients, the fees charged for the services, and the differences in the nature of the services provided to each of the Funds and other Lord Abbett Funds, on the one hand, and the services provided to other clients, on the other.
Investment Performance. The Board reviewed each Fund’s investment performance in relation to that of the performance universe, both in terms of total return and in terms of other statistical measures.
As to Micro-Cap Growth Fund, the Board noted the difficulty of comparing the Fund to an appropriate performance universe and peer expense group, given the limited number of registered investment companies having a similar investment objective, and considered the investment performance of the Fund in comparison to a performance universe of small-cap core funds. The Board observed that the investment performance of the Class I shares of the Fund was in the first quintile for the nine-month, one-year, three-year, and five-year periods and in the third quintile for the ten-year period. The Board also observed that the investment performance was higher than that of the Lipper Small-Cap Core Index for each of those periods. The Board also noted that the investment performance comparisons were for Class I shares, which have the longest performance record, but also have a lower expense ratio than the other class of the Fund’s shares.
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As to Micro-Cap Value Fund, the Board noted the difficulty of comparing the Fund to an appropriate performance universe, given the limited number of registered investment companies having a similar investment objective, and considered the investment performance of the Fund in relation to a performance universe consisting of small-cap core funds. The Board observed that the investment performance of the Class I shares of the Fund was in the second quintile of the performance universe for the nine-month and three-year periods, in the third quintile for the one-year period, and in the first quintile for the five-year and ten-year periods. The Board also observed that the investment performance was higher than that of the Lipper Small-Cap Core Index for the nine month, three-year, five-year, and ten-year periods and lower than that of the Index for the one-year period. The Board also noted that the investment performance comparisons were for Class I shares, which have the longest performance record, but also have a lower expense ratio than the other class of the Fund’s shares.
Lord Abbett’s Personnel and Methods. The Board considered the qualifications of the personnel providing investment management services to each Fund, in light of its investment objective and discipline. Among other things, the Board considered the size, experience, and turnover of Lord Abbett’s investment management staff, Lord Abbett’s investment methodology and philosophy, and Lord Abbett’s approach to recruiting, training, and retaining investment management personnel. The Board determined that Lord Abbett had the expertise and resources to manage each Fund effectively.
Nature and Quality of Other Services. The Board considered the nature, quality, costs, and extent of compliance, administrative, and other services performed by Lord Abbett and Lord Abbett Distributor LLC (“Distributor”) and the nature and extent of Lord Abbett’s supervision of third party service providers, including each Fund’s transfer agent and custodian.
Expenses. The Board considered the expense levels of each Fund and the expense levels of the peer group. It also considered the amount and nature of the fees paid by shareholders. The Board considered the fiscal periods on which the peer group information was based, and noted that such periods ended before September 30, 2009. The Board noted that the expense levels of the peer group likely would have been different for periods ending September 30, 2009, due to the lower asset levels prevailing in the mutual fund industry during much of 2009. The Board also observed that each Fund’s transfer agency expenses were likely to decrease in 2010, as a result of renegotiation of the transfer agency agreement.
As to Micro-Cap Growth Fund, the Board noted the difficulty in finding an appropriate universe of funds for purposes of expense comparisons, given the limited number of the registered investment companies having a similar investment objective, and instead considered the relationship of the Fund’s expenses to those of a group of small-cap core, small-cap value, and small-cap growth funds, but recognized that the comparison was of limited utility, given the inherent differences between micro-cap equity funds and small-cap equity funds. The Board noted that it and Lord Abbett had agreed to an expense reimbursement agreement through February 28, 2009 that limited the total expense ratio of Class A to not more than 2.10% and the total expense ratio of Class I to not more than 1.85% and that since February 28, 2009 Lord Abbett had made voluntary reimbursements that had the effect of keeping the expenses of each class at the same level, which reimbursements it could end at any time. The Board observed that for the eleven months ended September 30, 2009 (annualized) the contractual management and administrative services fee rates were approximately fifty-four basis points above the median of the peer group and the actual management and administrative services fee rates were approximately seventy-one basis points above the median of the peer group. The Board observed that for the eleven months ended
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September 30, 2009 (annualized) the total expense ratio of Class A was approximately fifty-eight basis points above the median of the peer group and the total expense ratio of Class I was approximately fifty-seven basis points above the median of the peer group. The Board also considered what the expense ratio of each class likely would be if Lord Abbett did not reimburse any expenses and how each of those expense ratios would compare to those of the peer group. The Board also observed the Fund was offered only to institutional investors, employees of Lord Abbett, and Alpha Strategy Fund.
As to Micro-Cap Value Fund, the Board noted the difficulty in finding an appropriate universe of funds for purposes of expense comparisons, given the limited number of the registered investment companies having a similar investment objective, and instead considered the relationship of the Fund’s expenses to those of a group of small-cap core, small-cap value, and small-cap growth funds, but recognized that the comparison was of limited utility, given the inherent differences between micro-cap equity funds and small-cap equity funds. The Board observed that for the eleven months ended September 30, 2009 (annualized) the contractual management and administrative services fee rates were approximately fifty-four basis points above the median of the peer group and the actual management and administrative services fee rates were approximately seventy-four basis points above the median of the peer group. The Board also observed that it and Lord Abbett had agreed to an expense reimbursement agreement through February 28, 2009 that reduced the total expense ratio of Class A to 2.10% and the total expense ratio of Class I to 1.85%, and that since March 1, 2009 Lord Abbett had made voluntary reimbursements that had the effect of keeping the expenses of each class at the same level, which reimbursements it could end at any time. The Board observed that for the eleven months ended September 30, 2009 (annualized) the total expense ratio of Class A was approximately fifty-eight basis points above the median of the peer group and the total expense ratio of Class I was approximately fifty-seven basis points above the median of the peer group. The Board also considered what the expense ratio of each class likely would be if Lord Abbett did not reimburse any expenses and how each of those expense ratios would compare to those of the peer group. The Board also observed that the Fund was offered only to institutional investors, employees of Lord Abbett, and Alpha Strategy Fund.
Profitability. As to each Fund, the Board considered the level of Lord Abbett’s profits in managing the Fund, including a review of Lord Abbett’s methodology for allocating its costs to its management of the Fund. The Board concluded that the allocation methodology had a reasonable basis and was appropriate. It considered any profits realized by Lord Abbett in connection with the operation of the Fund and whether the amount of profit was fair for the management of the Fund. The Board also considered the profits realized from other businesses of Lord Abbett, which may benefit from or be related to the Fund’s business. The Board considered Lord Abbett’s profit margins in comparison with available industry data, both accounting for and ignoring marketing and distribution expenses, and how those profit margins could affect Lord Abbett’s ability to recruit and retain investment personnel. The Board recognized that Lord Abbett’s profitability was a factor in enabling it to attract and retain qualified investment management personnel to provide services to the Fund. The Board noted that Lord Abbett’s overall profitability had decreased in its 2009 fiscal year, largely due to declines in market prices and shareholder redemptions. The Board concluded that Lord Abbett’s profitability overall and as to each Fund was not excessive.
Economies of Scale. As to each Fund, the Board considered whether there had been any economies of scale in managing the Fund, whether the Fund had appropriately benefited from any such economies of scale, and whether there was potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board concluded that each existing advisory fee schedule, with its breakpoints in the level of the advisory fee, adequately addressed any economies of scale in managing the applicable Fund.
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Other Benefits to Lord Abbett. As to each Fund, the Board considered the character and amount of fees paid by the Fund and the Fund’s shareholders to Lord Abbett and Distributor for services other than investment advisory services. The Board also considered the revenues and profitability of Lord Abbett’s investment advisory business apart from its mutual fund business, and the intangible benefits enjoyed by Lord Abbett by virtue of its relationship with the Fund. The Board observed that Distributor receives 12b-1 fees from certain of the Lord Abbett Funds as to shares held in accounts for which there is no other broker of record, may retain a portion of the 12b-1 fees from the Funds, and receives a portion of the sales charges on sales and redemptions of some classes of shares. In addition, the Board observed that Lord Abbett accrues certain benefits for its business of providing investment advice to clients other than the Lord Abbett Funds, but that that business also benefits the Funds. The Board also noted that Lord Abbett, as disclosed in the prospectuses of the Funds, has entered into revenue sharing arrangements with certain entities that distribute shares of the Funds. The Board also took into consideration the investment research that Lord Abbett receives as a result of Fund brokerage transactions.
Alternative Arrangements. As to each Fund, the Board considered whether, instead of approving the continuation of the management agreement, it might be in the best interests of the Fund to implement one or more alternative arrangements, such as continuing to employ Lord Abbett, but on different terms. After considering all of the relevant factors, the Board unanimously found that continuation of the existing management agreements was in the best interests of each Fund and its shareholders and voted unanimously to approve the continuation. In considering whether to approve the continuation of the management agreements, the Board did not identify any single factor as paramount or controlling. This summary does not discuss in detail all matters considered.
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Householding
The Trust has adopted a policy that allows it to send only one copy of each Fund’s prospectus, proxy material, annual report and semiannual report to certain shareholders residing at the same “household.” This reduces Fund expenses, which benefits you and other shareholders. If you need additional copies or do not want your mailings to be “householded,” please call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388 or send a written request with your name, the name of your fund or funds and your account number or numbers to Lord Abbett Family of Funds, P.O. Box 219336, Kansas City, MO 64121.
Proxy Voting Policies, Procedures and Records
A description of the policies and procedures that Lord Abbett uses to vote proxies related to each Fund’s portfolio securities, and information on how Lord Abbett voted each Fund’s proxies during the 12-month period ended June 30 are available without charge, upon request, (i) by calling 888-522-2388; (ii) on Lord Abbett’s Website at www.lordabbett.com; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Website at www.sec.gov.
Shareholder Reports and Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
The Funds are required to file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for their first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q. Copies of the filings are available without charge, upon request on the SEC’s Website at www.sec.gov and may be available by calling Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388. You can also obtain copies of Form N-Q by (i) visiting 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); (ii) sending your request and duplicating fee to the SEC’s Public Reference Section, Washington, DC 20549-1520; or (iii) sending your request electronically, after paying a duplicating fee, to publicinfo@sec.gov.
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This report, when not used for the general information of shareholders of the Fund, is to be distributed only if preceded or accompanied by a current fund prospectus.
Lord Abbett mutual fund shares are distributed by LORD ABBETT DISTRIBUTOR LLC.
Lord Abbett Securities Trust
Micro-Cap Growth Fund
Micro-Cap Value Fund
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Item 3: | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
Item 4: | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
Item 5: | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Item 7: | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Item 8: | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Item 9: | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Item 10: | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
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 of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed and effective to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to them by others within those entities. |
| (b) | There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| (a)(1) | Amendments to Code of Ethics – Not applicable. |
| (a)(2) | Certification of each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is attached hereto as a part of EX-99.CERT. |
| (b) | Certification of each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is provided as a part of EX-99.906CERT. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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| | | | LORD ABBETT SECURITIES TRUST |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Robert S. Dow |
| | | | Robert S. Dow |
| | | | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman |
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Date: June 23, 2010 | | | | | | |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Joan A. Binstock |
| | | | Joan A. Binstock |
| | | | Chief Financial Officer and Vice President |
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Date: June 23, 2010 | | | | | | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Robert S. Dow |
| | | | Robert S. Dow |
| | | | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman |
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Date: June 23, 2010 | | | | | | |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Joan A. Binstock |
| | | | Joan A. Binstock |
| | | | Chief Financial Officer and Vice President |
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Date: June 23, 2010 | | | | | | |