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: 10/31/2010
Item 1: | Report(s) to Shareholders. |
2010
LORD ABBETT
ANNUAL
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 fiscal year ended October 31, 2010
Lord Abbett Securities Trust
Annual Report
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 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 overview of the performance of the Lord Abbett Securities Trust for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010. On this page and the following pages, we discuss the major factors that influenced performance. For detailed and more timely information about the Funds, please visit our Website at www.lordabbett.com, where you also can access the quarterly commentaries by the Funds’ portfolio managers.
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
Alpha Strategy Fund
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund returned 27.36%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class A shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to its benchmark, the combined 85% Russell 2000® Index1/15% S&P Developed Ex-U.S. Small Cap Index,2 which returned 25.28% over the same period.
For the 12-month fiscal period, domestic equity markets (as represented by the S&P 500® Index3) outperformed foreign equity markets (as represented by the MSCI EAFE Index with Gross Dividends4). Furthermore, growth stocks (as represented by the Russell 3000® Growth Index5) outperformed value stocks (as represented by the Russell 3000® Value Index6) while small cap stocks (as represented by the Russell 2000® Index7) outperformed micro cap stocks (as represented by the Russell Microcap® Index8) for the 12-month fiscal period.
All of the Lord Abbett mutual funds among which the Alpha Strategy Fund allocates its assets enjoyed positive performance for the period. The most significant contributors to the Alpha Strategy Fund’s performance were growth stocks in the Developing Growth and Micro
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Cap Growth Funds and value stocks in the Small Cap Value and Micro Cap Value Funds. In both the Developing Growth and Micro Cap Growth Funds, performance was helped by positions in the information technology, health care, and consumer discretionary sectors. The most significant contributor to the Developing Growth Fund’s performance was information technology holding Netezza Corporation, a provider of data warehouse, analytic, and monitoring appliances. In addition, the most significant contributor to the Micro Cap Growth Fund’s performance was health care holding NxStage Medical, Inc., a medical device developer and manufacturer of products for the treatment of kidney failure, fluid overload, and related blood treatments and procedures.
In the Small Cap Value Fund, performance benefited from positions in the industrials and health care sectors. The most significant contributor to the Fund’s performance was industrials holding Hexcel Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of lightweight composites for use in aerospace, space, defense, and industrial applications. In addition, the Micro Cap Value Fund’s performance was boosted by positions in the materials and consumer discretionary sectors. Further, the Fund’s underweight position versus the benchmark, the Russell Microcap® Value Index,9 in the financials sector also contributed to relative performance. The most significant contributor to the Fund was information technology holding Radiant Systems, Inc., a technology provider focused on solutions for managing site operations in the hospitality and retail industries.
The most significant detractors to the Alpha Strategy Fund’s performance were the Small Cap Blend and International Opportunities Funds. In the Small Cap Blend Fund, performance was hampered by positions in the information technology, consumer discretionary, industrials, financials, and energy sectors. The most significant detractor to the Small Cap Blend Fund’s performance was consumer discretionary holding Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, a U.S.-based provider of career-oriented post-secondary education. In the International Opportunities Fund, performance was hurt by positions in the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors. The most significant detractor from the International Opportunities Fund’s performance was consumer discretionary holding Bellway plc, a United Kingdom-based homebuilder.
Fundamental Equity Fund
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund returned 19.06%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class A shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to its benchmark, the Russell 3000® Value Index6, which returned 16.40% over the same period.
The broad market generally advanced during the beginning of 2010, peaked in April, and then entered a period of
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dramatic uncertainty. The United States experienced downward revisions to gross domestic product (GDP), a fear of deflation, and a need for additional monetary easing. We continue to seek out investments in high-quality companies that we believe are capable of maintaining their strong competitive positions during the kinds of difficult economic environments we have experienced over the past two years.
The largest contributors to performance during this period were stock selection within the industrials and consumer discretionary sectors. Within industrials, railroad operator Kansas City Southern saw strong financial performance driven by a recovery in the U.S. economy, rapid growth in its Mexico subsidiary, and returns from successful capital investments made over the past several quarters. Shares of Eaton Corp., a maker of fluid power systems and vehicle transmissions, rose on better than expected earnings driven by its rapidly recovering end markets. Within consumer discretionary, shares of Wabco Holdings Inc., a commercial vehicle parts manufacturer, benefited from a recovery in European truck production levels, as well as higher sales and profits in emerging markets.
The Fund’s relative performance was hampered by stock selection within utilities and a lack of exposure to the telecommunication services sector, which was one of the benchmark’s strongest performing sectors during the year. Negative stock selection within the information technology sector also hampered relative performance, as shares of security software developer McAfee, Inc. fell on a drop in profits owing to a faulty antivirus update and foreign currency headwinds. Adobe Systems Inc., a software company, saw its shares stumble after reporting weakening sales and a disappointing outlook.
International Core Equity Fund
For the fiscal year October 31, 2010, the Fund returned 8.95%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class A shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index with Gross Dividends,4 which returned 8.82% over the same period.
Global markets had a volatile run during this period with developed markets, specifically the eurozone, faring badly compared with global emerging markets. While the eurozone endeavors to resolve investors’ concerns about peripheral Europe (i.e., Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Ireland), growth is more evident in the Asian economies (excluding Japan) and in Latin America, where debt levels and government finances generally were in far better shape than in Europe. The Fund’s exposure to emerging markets both directly and indirectly (by owning global
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companies deriving revenues from emerging markets) contributed significantly to the Fund’s returns.
Overall, the Fund benefited from strong stock selection, particularly in the industrials and information technology sectors. Within the industrials sector, shares of Weichai Power Co., Ltd., a China-based automobile and component manufacturer, were propelled by a strong rally in the latter part of the fiscal year due to record-high sales, particularly in the heavy duty truck sector, where Weichai Power Co. Ltd. has strong market share, and also benefited from good cost controls. Another significant contributor was GEA Group AG, a Germany-based specialty mechanical engineer, whose shares profited from the company’s restructuring of divisions, which resulted in overall cost savings for the company. Within the information technology sector, shares of Sohu.com, Inc., an Internet company headquartered in China, but incorporated in the United States, rose as the company increased guidance for the fourth quarter 2010, driven by its gaming division.
On the negative side, stock selection in the energy and health care sectors hurt performance. Within the energy sector, shares of Transocean Ltd., a Switzerland-based provider of offshore contract drilling services for oil and gas wells, suffered due to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in late April. Uncertainty regarding potential litigation hurt the company, which leased the rig that British Petroleum was using at the time of the spill. In addition, shares of Questerre Energy Corporation, a Canada-based oil and gas exploration and production company, dropped due to lower than expected oil well output and delays in the company’s oil well project in Quebec. In the health care sector, shares of Actelion Ltd., a Switzerland-based biopharmaceutical company, fell after Tracleer, the company’s idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis drug, failed to meet expected results in the Phase III trial testing. This unfavorable outcome along with delays in the company’s other drugs caused the share price to fall.
International Dividend Income Fund
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund returned 9.58%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class A shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Ex-U.S. Value Index with Gross Dividends,10 which returned 10.29% over the same period.
Global markets had a volatile run during this period with developed markets, specifically the eurozone, faring badly compared with global emerging markets. While the eurozone endeavors to resolve investors’ concerns about peripheral Europe (i.e., Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Ireland), growth is more evident in the Asian economies (excluding Japan) and in Latin America, where debt levels and
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government finances generally were in far better shape than in Europe. The Fund’s exposure to emerging markets both directly and indirectly (by owning global companies deriving revenues from emerging markets) contributed significantly to the Fund’s returns.
Overall, currency exposure, most notably in the Japanese yen, detracted from relative performance. The worst performing sector on a relative basis was consumer staples, where stock selection led to some underperforming stocks. Shares of Goodman Fielder Limited, an Australia-based manufacturer and distributor of food, beverages, and food ingredients, dropped due to lower than expected profits as competition within the fresh-baking segment has increased as wheat prices rise. Additionally, shares of Unilever plc, a United Kingdom-based supplier of consumer goods, dropped slightly, but exhibited volatile performance during the fiscal year, as a result of weak consumer demand within Western Europe and a rise in pricing competition in emerging market countries such as Brazil and India.
Contributing to performance was stock selection in half of the Fund’s sectors, with the best performing sector being energy. Shares of Baytex Energy Trust, a Canada- based oil and gas trust, benefited from a healthy balance sheet and success in its heavy oil business unit in the Seal property in Alberta. In addition, shares of Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S., a Turkey-based company engaged in the production and marketing of petroleum and petrochemical products, profited from strong earnings as the company outpaced its European competitors. The Fund’s underweight position relative to the benchmark within the financials sectors also benefited performance, as this sector was one of the poorer performing sectors for both the Fund and the benchmark.
International Opportunities Fund
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund returned 21.21%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of class A shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to its benchmark, the S&P Developed Ex-U.S. SmallCap® Index,2 which returned 17.21% over the same period.
Global markets had a volatile run during this period with developed markets, specifically the eurozone, faring badly compared with global emerging markets. While the eurozone endeavors to resolve investors’ concerns about peripheral Europe (i.e., Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Ireland), growth is more evident in the Asian economies (excluding Japan) and in Latin America, where debt levels and government finances generally were in far better shape than in Europe. The Fund’s exposure to emerging markets both directly and indirectly (by owning global companies deriving revenues from
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emerging markets) contributed significantly to the Fund’s returns.
Overall, the Fund benefited from strong stock selection, particularly in the financials and consumer staples sectors. Within the financials sector, shares of Megaworld Corporation, a Philippines-based real estate company, were boosted due to the rise in the company’s residential project launches as demand for condominiums increased during the second and third quarters of 2010. Additionally, shares of Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company, one of the leading banks in the Philippines, benefited from the improving economic environment in the Philippines. Lending and yields have lowered significantly since the general election there in May. Within the consumer staples sectors, shares of Viscofan S.A., a Spain-based manufacturer and distributor of sausage casings, rose due to greater than expected profits during the first quarter of 2010. In particular, the appreciation of the U.S. dollar versus the euro during the first part of this year benefited the company as casing sales in the United States make up a significant portion of revenues.
Detracting from relative performance was stock selection in the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors. Within the information technology sector, shares of IBIDEN Co., Ltd., a Japan-based manufacturer of printed circuit boards and plastic packages, fell due to the company’s lower than expected operating profit forecast for the fiscal year 2011. In addition, shares of Axell Corporation, a Japan-based manufacturer of semiconductors for graphics large-scale integration (LSI) products, suffered upon weak first quarter results and the company’s announcement of lowered sales and operating profit projections for 2010. Competition from recycling pachinko (gaming device) machines and parts and an overall decrease in the production of pachinko machines could cut into Axell Corporation’s profits as graphics LSIs are used in pachinko machines. Within the consumer discretionary sector, shares of Bellway plc, a United Kingdom-based homebuilder, dropped due to investors’ concerns about the U.K. housing market, as well as recent austerity measures introduced by the new government.
Large Cap Value Fund
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, the Large Cap Value Fund returned 10.69%, reflecting performance at the net asset value of Class A shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to its benchmark, Russell 1000® Value Index11, which returned 15.71% over the same period.
This annual report covers the first full fiscal year since Daniel Frascarelli assumed leadership of the Large Cap Value Fund. Part of his technique was to maintain the benchmark aware approach previously employed in managing the Fund. The composition of the portfolio during the reporting period was weighted more
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towards cyclical exposure than the index (e.g., overweight consumer discretionary, materials). During the period, the Russell 1000 Value Index saw its composition change significantly during the annual Russell reconstitution. The major effects of the rebalancing of the index included a substantial move away from energy and relatively large increases in the weights of the consumer staples and health care sectors, thereby lowering the economic cyclicality of the index. During the fiscal year, the structure of the portfolio was impacted by the index rebalancing as well as the continuous reallocation of assets via portfolio management. Several impacts of the changes due to reconstitution include: a large increase in active weight within materials, a large decrease in exposure within financials, and a moderate increase and a moderate decrease in the active weights of the energy and consumer staples sectors, respectively.
The primary sources of underperformance during the fiscal year were weak stock selection and unfavorable sub-sector exposures. Within the financials sector, unfavorable stock selection was the largest detractor from relative performance. Shares of financial institutions Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs declined after the Securities and Exchange Commission initiated an investigation regarding a 2007 synthetic collateralized debt obligation transaction. Investors’ concerns completely overshadowed the firms’ quarterly earnings reports, which far exceeded analysts’ expectations.
Elsewhere within the sector, shares of Bank of America declined following the release of quarterly earnings, which were below analysts’ expectations after adjusting for non-core items. The weak results were attributable to declining net interest income resulting from net income margin compression, a contracting balance sheet and lower capital markets/trading revenues. The squeezing of its net income margin and the resulting reduction in net interest income have been a consistent theme among banking institutions during the period as the Federal Reserve Board maintained a low interest rate environment. The underweight position within the strong-performing real estate investment trusts and the overweight positions within the capital markets and diversified financial services areas detracted meaningfully.
Stock selection within the information technology sector detracted relatively, as shares of Adobe Systems Inc. slid early in the first quarter before recovering somewhat near the end of the quarter. Investors became concerned when monthly revenue data were tracking below analysts’ estimates. In addition, the company issued new long-term debt that will be used in part to pay down borrowing under the credit facility used for a recent acquisition. Later in the period (i.e., within the third quarter) shares of the software provider and developer declined after the company issued a strong quarterly earnings report but lowered guidance for the upcoming quarter.
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Also, the underweight within health care affected portfolio performance negatively. The resultant modest declines can be attributed to the underweight positions within the pharmaceuticals industry, and to a lesser extent, the health care providers and services industry.
On the positive side, a beneficial overweight within the strong-performing materials sector was a key contributor to relative performance. Within the overweight chemical industry one of the strongest performers during the period was fertilizer company Potash, whose shares rose sharply after it received and rejected a takeover bid from BHP Billiton, a diversified natural resources company. Further, investors benefited from solid returns from Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold resulting from a strong third quarter earnings report. While the mining company’s better-than-consensus expectations results were aided by rising gold and copper prices, it was operational effectiveness that drove the outperformance. The company continued its strong performance into the fourth quarter when the company exceeded analysts’ expectations for sales volumes, realized prices, and copper cash costs. In addition, volumes were driven by strong demand from China.
During the second quarter heavy machinery manufacturer Caterpillar contributed relatively within the industrials sector as equipment orders and shipments both accelerated. The company stated that it was expanding its product offerings and capacity in its mining business. The company also announced an accretive acquisition of a locomotive manufacturer. In the following quarter the heavy machinery manufacturer reported earnings that were well ahead of consensus expectations, due in part to better than expected margins. The firm also raised its full-year revenue and earnings guidance. Elsewhere within the sector, Eaton Corporation, whose stock posted strong gains for the period, reported second quarter earnings well ahead of forecast estimates. The manufacturer of industrial power control systems reported solid results that were driven by higher than expected operating margins, cash flow, and revenues. The company raised its full year 2010 earning guidance as it looked towards growth in its end market demand.
The overweight position within the consumer discretionary sector was the largest contributing segment within the portfolio. The outperformance was sustained primarily by results within the hotels, restaurants and leisure industry and the automobiles industry. On a quarterly basis both the hotels, restaurants and leisure industry and the automobiles industry were relative contributors for a large percentage of the time during the reporting period. The top three performing stocks in the portfolio were integral to the outperformance by these areas, with the automobiles area being the top performing industry.
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Value Opportunities Fund
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund returned 24.03%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class A shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to its benchmark, the Russell 2500® Value Index12, which returned 26.88% over the same period.
The Small/Mid (smid) cap market segment, as measured by the Russell 2500® Index12, was the strongest performing sector over the past 12 months, with the index returning 27.76%. This edged out the 27.71% return of the Russell Midcap® Index and the 26.58% return of the Russell 2000 Index. Larger cap names lagged, with the Russell 1000 Index up only 17.67%.
Stock selection was weakest within the energy and information technology sectors for the period. Within the energy sector, Range Resources Corp., a natural gas exploration and development company, detracted from performance due in part to decreased natural gas prices, as well as increased spending and a capital expenditure increase directed to activities in the Marcellus Shale. Within the information technology sector, shares of Lender Processing Services, Inc., a software and programming company for mortgage lending companies, suffered within its Default Services segment due to delays in the foreclosure process in the United States. In addition, a high cash weighting within the portfolio detracted from performance for the year.
The Fund benefited from positive stock selection with the consumer discretionary and industrials sectors. Within the consumer discretionary sector, Interpublic Group of Cos., a global media and advertising company, experienced increased organic revenue growth during the first nine months of 2010 versus the same period of time in 2009. AnnTaylor Stores Corp., a women’s retail company, contributed to the portfolio during the time it was held, announcing better than expected sales for the fourth quarter of 2009 and the first quarter of 2010. We exited the position in May because we felt the company had reached full valuation. Within the industrials sector, Atlas Air Worldwide, an air transportation holding company, benefited from strong airfreight demand and tight supply.
Each Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and, therefore, its holdings and the weightings of a particular issuer or particular sector as a percentage of portfolio assets are subject to change. Sectors may include many industries.
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1 The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000® Index.
2 The S&P Developed Ex-U.S. Small Cap Index is the small cap and developed markets component of S&P’s Broad Market Index (BMI). The Small Cap Index includes the bottom 15% of market capitalizations per country.
3 The S&P 500® Index is widely regarded as the standard for measuring large-cap U.S. stock market performance and includes a representative sample of leading companies in leading industries.
4 The MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the United States and Canada. As of May 27, 2010, the MSCI EAFE Index consisted of the following 22 developed market country indexes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
The MSCI EAFE Index is calculated with both gross and net dividends. The MSCI EAFE Index with Gross Dividends approximates the maximum possible dividend reinvestment. The amount reinvested is the entire dividend distributed to individuals resident in the country of the company, but does not include tax credits.
5 The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
6 The Russell 3000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 3000® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The stocks in this index are also members of either the Russell 1000® Value or the Russell 2000® Value indexes.
7 The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 1000® Index.
8 The Russell Microcap® Index measures performance of the micro cap segment, representing less than 3% of the U.S. equity market. The Russell Microcap Index includes the smallest 1,000 securities in the small cap Russell 2000 Index plus the next smaller 1,000 securities.
9 The Russell Microcap® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell Microcap companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
10 The MSCI All Country World Ex-U.S. Value Index with Gross Dividends is an unmanaged index that reflects the stock markets of 23 developed and 22 emerging market country indexes, with values expressed in U.S. dollars. The index approximates the maximum possible dividend reinvestment. The amount reinvested is the entire dividend distributed to individuals resident in the country of the company, but does not include tax credits.
11 The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000® companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
12 The Russell 2500® Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2500® Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
Unless otherwise specified, indexes reflect total return, with all dividends reinvested. Indexes are unmanaged, do not reflect the deduction of fees or expenses, and are not available for direct investment.
Important Performance and Other Information
Performance data quoted in the following pages reflect past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in each Fund will fluctuate so that shares, on any given day or when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by calling Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388 or referring to www.lordabbett.com.
Except where noted, comparative Fund performance does not account for the deduction of sales charges and would be different if sales charges were included. The Funds offer several classes of shares with distinct pricing options. For a full description of the differences in pricing alternatives, please see each Fund’s prospectus.
During certain periods shown, expense waivers and reimbursements were in place for Alpha Strategy Fund, International Core Equity Fund, International Dividend Income Fund and Value Opportunities Fund. Without such expense waivers and reimbursements, each of the Fund’s returns would have been lower.
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The views of the Funds’ management and the portfolio holdings described above are as of October 31, 2010; these views and portfolio holdings may have changed subsequent to this date, and they do not guarantee the future performance of the markets or the Funds. Information provided in this report should not be considered a recommendation to purchase or sell securities.
A Note about Risk: See “Notes to Financial Statements” for a discussion of investment risks. For a more detailed discussion of the risks associated with each Fund, please see the Fund’s prospectus.
Mutual funds are not insured by the FDIC, are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, banks, and are subject to investment risks including possible loss of principal amount invested.
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Alpha Strategy Fund
Investment Comparison
Below is a comparison of a $10,000 investment in Class A shares with the same investment in the Russell 2000® Index, 85% Russell 2000 Index/15% S&P Developed Ex-U.S. SmallCap Index, and the S&P Developed Ex-U.S. SmallCap Index, assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The performance of other classes will be greater than or less than the performance shown in the graph below due to different sales loads and expenses applicable to such classes. The graph and performance table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. During certain periods, expenses of the Fund have been waived or reimbursed by Lord Abbett; without such waivers or reimbursements of expenses, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Average Annual Total Returns at Maximum Applicable
Sales Charge for the Periods Ended October 31, 2010
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | | | Life of Class | |
Class A3 | | | 20.05% | | | | 6.02% | | | | 4.93% | | | | – | |
Class B4 | | | 22.51% | | | | 6.44% | | | | 5.01% | | | | – | |
Class C5 | | | 26.52% | | | | 6.59% | | | | 4.89% | | | | – | |
Class F6 | | | 27.67% | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -1.77% | |
Class I7 | | | 27.80% | | | | 7.67% | | | | – | | | | 10.10% | |
Class R28 | | | 27.03% | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -2.27% | |
Class R39 | | | 27.18% | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -2.17% | |
1 Reflects the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%.
2 Performance for each unmanaged index does not reflect any fees or expenses. The performance of each index is not necessarily representative of the Fund’s performance.
3 Total return, which is the percentage change in net asset value, after deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% applicable to Class A shares, with all dividends and distributions reinvested for the periods shown ended October 31, 2010, is calculated using the SEC-required uniform method to compute such return.
4 Performance reflects the deduction of a CDSC of 4% for 1 year, 1% for 5 years, and 0% for 10 years. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares after approximately 8 years. (There is no initial sales charge for automatic conversions.) All returns for periods greater than 8 years reflect this conversion.
5 The 1% CDSC for Class C shares normally applies before the first anniversary of the purchase date. Performance is at net asset value.
6 Class F shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.
7 Class I shares commenced operations on October 19, 2004. Performance is at net asset value.
8 Class R2 shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.
9 Class R3 shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.
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Fundamental Equity Fund
Investment Comparison
Below is a comparison of a $10,000 investment in Class A shares with the same investment in the Russell 3000® Value Index and the Russell 1000® Value Index, assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The performance of other classes will be greater than or less than the performance shown in the graph below due to different sales loads and expenses applicable to such classes. The graph and performance table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Average Annual Total Returns at Maximum Applicable
Sales Charge for the Periods Ended October 31, 2010
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | | | Life of Class | |
Class A3 | | | 12.21% | | | | 3.37% | | | | 4.55% | | | | – | |
Class B4 | | | 14.48% | | | | 3.77% | | | | 4.64% | | | | – | |
Class C5 | | | 18.32% | | | | 3.92% | | | | 4.53% | | | | – | |
Class F6 | | | 19.42% | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -1.21% | |
Class I7 | | | 19.54% | | | | 4.99% | | | | – | | | | 9.90% | |
Class P8 | | | 19.05% | | | | 4.50% | | | | – | | | | 5.27% | |
Class R29 | | | 18.81% | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -1.69% | |
Class R310 | | | 18.96% | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -1.61% | |
1 Reflects the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%.
2 Performance for each unmanaged index does not reflect any fees or expenses. The performance of each index is not necessarily representative of the Fund’s performance.
3 Total return, which is the percentage change in net asset value, after deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% applicable to Class A shares, with all dividends and distributions reinvested for the periods shown ended October 31, 2010, is calculated using the SEC-required uniform method to compute such return.
4 Performance reflects the deduction of a CDSC of 4% for 1 year, 1% for 5 years, and 0% for 10 years. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares after approximately 8 years. (There is no initial sales charge for automatic conversions.) All returns for periods greater than 8 years reflect this conversion.
5 The 1% CDSC for Class C shares normally applies before the first anniversary of the purchase date. Performance is at net asset value.
6 Class F shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.
7 Class I shares commenced operations on March 31, 2003. Performance is at net asset value.
8 Class P shares commenced operations on August 15, 2001. Performance is at net asset value.
9 Class R2 shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.
10 Class R3 shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.
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International Core Equity Fund
Investment Comparison
Below is a comparison of a $10,000 investment in Class A shares with the same investment in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia, Far East Index (“MSCI EAFE® Index”) with Gross Dividends and the MSCI EAFE® Index with Net Dividends assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The MSCI EAFE Index with Net Dividends reflects a reduction in dividends after taking into account withholding of taxes by certain foreign countries represented in the MSCI EAFE Index. The performance of other classes will be greater than or less than the performance shown in the graph below due to different sales loads and expenses applicable to such classes. The graph and performance table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. During certain periods, expenses of the Fund have been waived or reimbursed by Lord Abbett; without such waivers or reimbursements of expenses, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Average Annual Total Returns at Maximum Applicable
Sales Charge for the Periods Ended October 31, 2010
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| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | Life of Class | |
Class A3 | | | 2.72% | | | | 3.04% | | | | 5.22% | |
Class B4 | | | 4.23% | | | | 3.40% | | | | 5.45% | |
Class C5 | | | 8.21% | | | | 3.57% | | | | 5.45% | |
Class F6 | | | 9.25% | | | | – | | | | -7.22% | |
Class I7 | | | 9.31% | | | | 4.62% | | | | 6.50% | |
Class P8 | | | 8.84% | | | | 4.15% | | | | 6.03% | |
Class R29 | | | 8.86% | | | | – | | | | -7.27% | |
Class R310 | | | 8.89% | | | | – | | | | -7.56% | |
1 Reflects the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%.
2 Performance for each unmanaged index does not reflect any fees or expenses. The performance of each index is not necessarily representative of the Fund’s performance. Performance of each index begins on December 31, 2003.
3 Class A shares commenced operations on December 15, 2003 and performance for the Class began on December 31, 2003. Total return, which is the percentage change in net asset value, after deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% applicable to Class A shares, with all dividends and distributions reinvested for the periods shown ended October 31, 2010, is calculated using the SEC-required uniform method to compute such return.
4 Class B shares commenced operations on December 15, 2003 and performance for the Class began on December 31, 2003. Performance reflects the deduction of a CDSC of 4% for 1 year, 1% for 5 years and 0% for the Life of the Class. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares after approximately 8 years. (There is no initial sales charge for automatic conversions.) All returns for periods greater than 8 years reflect this conversion.
5 Class C shares commenced operations on December 15, 2003 and performance for the Class began on December 31, 2003. The 1% CDSC for Class C shares normally applies before the first anniversary of the purchase date. Performance is at net asset value.
6 Class F shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.
7 Class I shares commenced operations on December 15, 2003 and performance for the Class began on December 31, 2003. Performance is at net asset value.
8 Class P shares commenced operations on December 15, 2003 and performance for the Class began on December 31, 2003. Performance is at net asset value.
9 Class R2 shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.
10 Class R3 shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.
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International Dividend Income Fund
Investment Comparison
Below is a comparison of a $10,000 investment in Class A shares with the same investment in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) All Country World Ex-U.S. Value Index with Gross Dividends and the MSCI All Country World Ex-U.S. Value Index with Net Dividends, assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The MSCI All Country World Ex-U.S. Value Index with Net Dividends reflects a reduction in dividends after taking into account withholding of taxes by certain foreign countries represented in the MSCI All Country World Ex-U.S. Value Index. The performance of other classes will be greater than or less than the performance shown in the graph below due to different sales loads and expenses applicable to such classes. The graph and performance table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. During certain periods, expenses of the Fund have been waived or reimbursed by Lord Abbett; without such waivers or reimbursements of expenses, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Average Annual Total Returns at Maximum Applicable
Sales Charge for the Periods Ended October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | 1 Year | | | Life of Class | |
Class A3 | | | 3.30% | | | | -4.09% | |
Class C4 | | | 8.99% | | | | -2.26% | |
Class F5 | | | 9.95% | | | | -1.41% | |
Class I6 | | | 10.03% | | | | -1.30% | |
Class R27 | | | 9.96% | | | | -1.36% | |
Class R38 | | | 9.62% | | | | -1.50% | |
1 Reflects the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%.
2 Performance for each unmanaged index does not reflect any fees or expenses. The performance of each index is not necessarily representative of the Fund’s performance. Performance of each index begins on June 30, 2008.
3 Class A shares commenced operations on June 23, 2008 and performance for the Class began on June 30, 2008. Total return, which is the percentage change in net asset value, after deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% applicable to Class A shares, with all dividends and distributions reinvested for the periods shown ended October 31, 2010, is calculated using the SEC-required uniform method to compute such return.
4 Class C shares commenced operations on June 23, 2008 and performance for the Class began on June 30, 2008. The 1% CDSC for Class C shares normally applies before the first anniversary of the purchase date. Performance is at net asset value.
5 Class F shares commenced operations on June 23, 2008 and performance for the Class began on June 30, 2008. Performance is at net asset value.
6 Class I shares commenced operations on June 23, 2008 and performance for the Class began on June 30, 2008. Performance is at net asset value.
7 Class R2 shares commenced operations on June 23, 2008 and performance for the Class began on June 30, 2008. Performance is at net asset value.
8 Class R3 shares commenced operations on June 23, 2008 and performance for the Class began on June 30, 2008. Performance is at net asset value.
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International Opportunities Fund
Investment Comparison
Below is a comparison of a $10,000 investment in Class A shares with the same investment in the S&P Developed Ex-U.S. SmallCap Index, assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The performance of other classes will be greater than or less than the performance shown in the graph below due to different sales loads and expenses applicable to such classes. The graph and performance table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Average Annual Total Returns at Maximum Applicable
Sales Charge for the Periods Ended October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | 10 Years | | | Life of Class | |
Class A3 | | | 14.27% | | | | 3.39% | | | | 0.09% | | | | – | |
Class B4 | | | 16.35% | | | | 3.76% | | | | 0.15% | | | | – | |
Class C5 | | | 20.34% | | | | 3.93% | | | | 0.07% | | | | – | |
Class F6 | | | 21.47% | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -6.88% | |
Class I7 | | | 21.50% | | | | 4.97% | | | | 1.02% | | | | – | |
Class P7 | | | 21.05% | | | | 4.53% | | | | 0.69% | | | | – | |
Class R28 | | | 20.90% | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -7.34% | |
Class R39 | | | 21.04% | | | | – | | | | – | | | | -7.16% | |
1 Reflects the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%.
2 Performance for the unmanaged index does not reflect any fees or expenses. The performance of the index is not necessarily representative of the Fund’s performance.
3 Total return, which is the percentage change in net asset value, after deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% applicable to Class A shares, with all dividends and distributions reinvested for the periods shown ended October 31, 2010, is calculated using the SEC-required uniform method to compute such return.
4 Performance reflects the deduction of a CDSC of 4% for 1 year, 1% for 5 years, and 0% for 10 years. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares after approximately 8 years. (There is no initial sales charge for automatic conversions.) All returns for periods greater than 8 years reflect this conversion.
5 The 1% CDSC for Class C shares normally applies before the first anniversary of the purchase date. Performance is at net asset value.
6 Class F shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.
7 Performance is at net asset value.
8 Class R2 shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.
9 Class R3 shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.
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Large Cap Value Fund
Investment Comparison
Below is a comparison of a $10,000 investment in Class A shares with the same investment in the Russell 1000® Value Index and the S&P 500® Value Index, assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The performance of other classes will be greater than or less than the performance shown in the graph below due to different sales loads and expenses applicable to such classes. The graph and performance table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. During certain periods, expenses of the Fund have been waived or reimbursed by Lord Abbett; without such waivers or reimbursements of expenses, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Average Annual Total Returns at Maximum Applicable
Sales Charge for the Periods Ended October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 1 Year | | | 5 Years | | | Life of Class | |
Class A3 | | | 4.27% | | | | -1.26% | | | | 2.62% | |
Class B4 | | | 5.96% | | | | -0.87% | | | | 2.76% | |
Class C5 | | | 10.03% | | | | -0.69% | | | | 2.79% | |
Class F6 | | | 10.98% | | | | – | | | | -8.59% | |
Class I7 | | | 11.08% | | | | 0.27% | | | | 3.81% | |
Class P8 | | | 10.55% | | | | -0.17% | | | | 3.35% | |
Class R29 | | | – | | | | – | | | | -2.47% | * |
Class R310 | | | – | | | | – | | | | -2.67% | * |
1 Reflects the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%.
2 Performance for each unmanaged index does not reflect any fees or expenses. The performance of each index is not necessarily representative of the Fund’s performance. Performance for each index begins on June 30, 2003.
3 Class A shares commenced operations on June 23, 2003 and performance for the Class began on June 30, 2003. Total return, which is the percentage change in net asset value, after deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% applicable to Class A shares, with all dividends and distributions reinvested for the periods shown ended October 31, 2010, is calculated using the SEC-required uniform method to compute such return.
4 Class B shares commenced operations on June 23, 2003 and performance for the Class began on June 30, 2003. Performance reflects the deduction of a CDSC of 4% for 1 year, 1% for 5 years and 0% for the Life of the Class. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares after approximately 8 years. (There is no initial sales
charge for automatic conversions.) All returns for periods greater than 8 years reflect this conversion.
5 Class C shares commenced operations on June 23, 2003 and performance for the Class began on June 30, 2003. The 1% CDSC for Class C shares normally applies before the first anniversary of the purchase date. Performance is at net asset value.
6 Class F shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.
7 Class I shares commenced operations on June 23, 2003 and performance for the Class began on June 30, 2003. Performance is at net asset value.
8 Class P shares commenced operations on June 23, 2003 and performance for the Class began on June 30, 2003. Performance is at net asset value.
9 Class R2 shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on March 23, 2010. Performance is at net asset value.
10 Class R3 shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on March 23, 2010. Performance is at net asset value.
* Because Class R2 and R3 shares have existed for less than one year, average annual returns are not provided.
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Value Opportunities Fund
Investment Comparison
Below is a comparison of a $10,000 investment in Class A shares with the same investment in the Russell 2500® Value Index and the Russell 2500® Index, assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The performance of other classes will be greater than or less than the performance shown in the graph below due to different sales loads and expenses applicable to such classes. The graph and performance table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. During certain periods, expenses of the Fund have been waived or reimbursed by Lord Abbett; without such waivers or reimbursements of expenses, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Average Annual Total Returns at Maximum Applicable
Sales Charge for the Periods Ended October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | 1 Year | | | Life of Class | |
Class A3 | | | 16.91% | | | | 8.33% | |
Class B4 | | | 19.18% | | | | 8.69% | |
Class C5 | | | 23.18% | | | | 8.98% | |
Class F6 | | | 24.25% | | | | 2.12% | |
Class I7 | | | 24.42% | | | | 10.06% | |
Class P8 | | | 23.92% | | | | 9.56% | |
Class R29 | | | 23.62% | | | | 1.61% | |
Class R310 | | | 23.73% | | | | 1.71% | |
1 Reflects the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%.
2 Performance for each unmanaged index does not reflect any fees or expenses. The performance of each index is not necessarily representative of the Fund’s performance. Performance for each index begins on December 30, 2005.
3 Class A shares commenced operations on December 20, 2005 and performance for the Class began on December 30, 2005. Total return, which is the percentage change in net asset value, after deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% applicable to Class A shares, with all dividends and distributions reinvested for the periods shown ended October 31, 2010, is calculated using the SEC-required uniform method to compute such return.
4 Class B shares commenced operations on December 20, 2005 and performance for the Class began on December 30, 2005. Performance reflects the deduction of a CDSC of 4% for 1 year and 2% for life of the Class. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares after approximately 8 years. (There is no initial sales charge for automatic conversions.) All returns for periods greater than 8 years reflect this conversion.
5 Class C shares commenced operations on December 20, 2005 and performance for the Class began on December 30, 2005. The 1% CDSC for Class C shares normally applies before the first anniversary of the purchase date. Performance is at net asset value.
6 Class F shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.
7 Class I shares commenced operations on December 20, 2005 and performance for the Class began on December 30, 2005. Performance is at net asset value.
8 Class P shares commenced operations on December 20, 2005 and performance for the Class began on December 30, 2005. Performance is at net asset value.
9 Class R2 shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.
10 Class R3 shares commenced operations and performance for the Class began on September 28, 2007. Performance is at net asset value.
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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 each Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (May 1, 2010 through October 31, 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 5/1/10 – 10/31/10” 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† | |
| | 5/1/10 | | | 10/31/10 | | | 5/1/10 - 10/31/10 | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,040.80 | | | $ | 1.80 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,023.44 | | | $ | 1.79 | |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,037.50 | | | $ | 5.14 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.16 | | | $ | 5.09 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,037.20 | | | $ | 5.13 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.16 | | | $ | 5.09 | |
Class F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,041.80 | | | $ | 0.51 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,024.70 | | | $ | 0.51 | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,042.50 | | | $ | 0.00 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,025.21 | | | $ | 0.00 | |
Class R2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,039.70 | | | $ | 3.08 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.19 | | | $ | 3.06 | |
Class R3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,039.70 | | | $ | 2.57 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.69 | | | $ | 2.55 | |
† | | 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 184/365 (to reflect one-half year period). |
Portfolio Holdings Presented by Portfolio Allocation
October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Portfolio Allocation | | %* | |
Equity | | | 99.88% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 0.12% | |
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† | |
| | 5/1/10 | | | 10/31/10 | | | 5/1/10 - 10/31/10 | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 995.00 | | | $ | 5.58 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.59 | | | $ | 5.65 | |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 992.10 | | | $ | 8.89 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.31 | | | $ | 9.00 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 992.10 | | | $ | 8.84 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.31 | | | $ | 8.94 | |
Class F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 996.60 | | | $ | 4.33 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.86 | | | $ | 4.38 | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 996.70 | | | $ | 3.82 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.36 | | | $ | 3.87 | |
Class P | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 994.10 | | | $ | 6.08 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.09 | | | $ | 6.16 | |
Class R2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 993.20 | | | $ | 6.83 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.37 | | | $ | 6.92 | |
Class R3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 994.10 | | | $ | 6.33 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.85 | | | $ | 6.41 | |
† | | For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (1.11% for Class A, 1.77% for Class B, 1.76% for Class C, 0.86% for Class F, 0.76% for Class I, 1.21% for Class P, 1.36% for Class R2 and 1.26% for Class R3) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect one-half year period). |
Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector
October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sector* | | %** | | | | | Sector* | | %** | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 9.64% | | | | | Information Technology | | | 10.13% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 3.16% | | | | | Materials | | | 8.65% | |
Energy | | | 15.34% | | | | | Utilities | | | 2.55% | |
Financials | | | 20.25% | | | | | Short-Term Investment | | | 2.63% | |
Health Care | | | 14.91% | | | | | Total | | | 100.00% | |
Industrials | | | 12.74% | | | | | | | | | |
* | | 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† | |
| | 5/1/10 | | | 10/31/10 | | | 5/1/10 - 10/31/10 | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,063.20 | | | $ | 5.82 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.55 | | | $ | 5.70 | |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,059.60 | | | $ | 9.19 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.27 | | | $ | 9.00 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,059.50 | | | $ | 9.19 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.27 | | | $ | 9.00 | |
Class F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,065.30 | | | $ | 4.53 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.83 | | | $ | 4.43 | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,065.40 | | | $ | 4.01 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.33 | | | $ | 3.92 | |
Class P | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,062.70 | | | $ | 6.34 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.06 | | | $ | 6.21 | |
Class R2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,062.10 | | | $ | 7.12 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.36 | | | $ | 6.97 | |
Class R3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,062.90 | | | $ | 6.60 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.83 | | | $ | 6.46 | |
† | | 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 184/365 (to reflect one-half year period). |
Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector
October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sector* | | %** | | | | | Sector* | | %** | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 12.76% | | | | | Information Technology | | | 7.50% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 11.59% | | | | | Materials | | | 9.21% | |
Energy | | | 6.26% | | | | | Telecommunication Services | | | 7.28% | |
Financials | | | 19.98% | | | | | Utilities | | | 5.30% | |
Health Care | | | 5.35% | | | | | Short-Term Investment | | | 1.38% | |
Industrials | | | 13.39% | | | | | 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† | |
| | 5/1/10 | | | 10/31/10 | | | 5/1/10 - 10/31/10 | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,056.00 | | | $ | 5.80 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.57 | | | $ | 5.70 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,053.00 | | | $ | 9.16 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.30 | | | $ | 9.00 | |
Class F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,058.40 | | | $ | 4.51 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.82 | | | $ | 4.43 | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,057.60 | | | $ | 3.99 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.32 | | | $ | 3.92 | |
Class R2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,057.60 | | | $ | 3.89 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.43 | | | $ | 3.82 | |
Class R3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,056.00 | | | $ | 6.58 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.81 | | | $ | 6.46 | |
† | | 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 Class C, 0.87% for Class F, 0.77% for Class I, 0.75% for Class R2 and 1.27% for Class R3) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect one-half year period). |
Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector
October 31, 2010
| | | | |
Sector* | | %** | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 10.61% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 7.09% | |
Energy | | | 6.90% | |
Financials | | | 25.09% | |
Health Care | | | 3.27% | |
Industrials | | | 14.11% | |
Information Technology | | | 5.05% | |
Materials | | | 5.72% | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 8.22% | |
Utilities | | | 10.94% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 3.00% | |
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.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beginning Account Value | | | Ending Account Value | | | Expenses Paid During Period† | |
| | 5/1/10 | | | 10/31/10 | | | 5/1/10 - 10/31/10 | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,108.50 | | | $ | 8.08 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.54 | | | $ | 7.73 | |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,105.00 | | | $ | 11.51 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,014.25 | | | $ | 11.02 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,105.60 | | | $ | 11.52 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,014.25 | | | $ | 11.02 | |
Class F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,110.10 | | | $ | 6.75 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.81 | | | $ | 6.46 | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,110.40 | | | $ | 6.22 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.30 | | | $ | 5.95 | |
Class P | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,108.70 | | | $ | 8.61 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.04 | | | $ | 8.24 | |
Class R2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,107.50 | | | $ | 9.40 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.28 | | | $ | 9.00 | |
Class R3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,108.00 | | | $ | 8.82 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.82 | | | $ | 8.44 | |
† | | For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (1.52% for Class A, 2.17% for Classes B and C, 1.27% for Class F, 1.17% for Class I, 1.62% for Class P, 1.77% for Class R2 and 1.66% for Class R3) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect one-half year period). |
Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector
October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sector* | | %** | | | | | Sector* | | %** | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 23.63% | | | | | Information Technology | | | 7.60% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 11.65% | | | | | Materials | | | 8.25% | |
Energy | | | 3.62% | | | | | Telecommunication Services | | | 0.64% | |
Financials | | | 17.59% | | | | | Utilities | | | 4.89% | |
Health Care | | | 3.58% | | | | | Short-Term Investment | | | 1.95% | |
Industrials | | | 16.60% | | | | | 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.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beginning Account Value | | | Ending Account Value | | | Expenses Paid During Period† | |
| | 5/1/10 | | | 10/31/10 | | | 5/1/10 - 10/31/10 | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 955.60 | | | $ | 5.82 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.24 | | | $ | 6.01 | |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 952.90 | | | $ | 9.01 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,015.96 | | | $ | 9.30 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 952.90 | | | $ | 9.01 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,015.96 | | | $ | 9.30 | |
Class F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 956.40 | | | $ | 4.59 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.50 | | | $ | 4.74 | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 956.80 | | | $ | 4.09 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.02 | | | $ | 4.23 | |
Class P | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 954.80 | | | $ | 6.21 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.84 | | | $ | 6.41 | |
Class R2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 956.70 | | | $ | 4.04 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.06 | | | $ | 4.18 | |
Class R3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 955.60 | | | $ | 6.70 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.36 | | | $ | 6.92 | |
† | | For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (1.18% Class A, 1.83% for Classes B and C, 0.93% for Class F, 0.83% for Class I, 1.26% for Class P, 0.82% for Class R2 and 1.36% for Class R3) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect one-half year period). |
Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector
October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sector* | | %** | | | | | Sector* | | %** | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 12.22% | | | | | Information Technology | | | 6.71% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 6.82% | | | | | Materials | | | 8.80% | |
Energy | | | 13.75% | | | | | Telecommunication Services | | | 4.07% | |
Financials | | | 24.03% | | | | | Utilities | | | 1.40% | |
Health Care | | | 11.66% | | | | | Short-Term Investment | | | 2.18% | |
Industrials | | | 8.36% | | | | | 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.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Beginning Account Value | | | Ending Account Value | | | Expenses Paid During Period† | |
| | 5/1/10 | | | 10/31/10 | | | 5/1/10 - 10/31/10 | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 984.30 | | | $ | 6.75 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.24 | | | $ | 6.87 | |
Class B | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 980.40 | | | $ | 9.98 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,014.96 | | | $ | 10.16 | |
Class C | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 980.40 | | | $ | 9.98 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,014.96 | | | $ | 10.16 | |
Class F | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 985.00 | | | $ | 5.50 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.54 | | | $ | 5.60 | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 985.80 | | | $ | 5.01 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.00 | | | $ | 5.09 | |
Class P | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 983.60 | | | $ | 7.25 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.74 | | | $ | 7.37 | |
Class R2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 982.20 | | | $ | 7.99 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.98 | | | $ | 8.13 | |
Class R3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 982.90 | | | $ | 7.50 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.54 | | | $ | 7.63 | |
† | | For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (1.35% for Class A, 2.00% for Classes B and C, 1.10% for Class F, 1.00% for Class I, 1.45% for Class P, 1.60% for Class R2 and 1.50% for Class R3) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect one-half year period). |
Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector
October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Sector* | | %** | | | | | Sector* | | %** | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 13.46% | | | | | Information Technology | | | 13.58% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 2.18% | | | | | Materials | | | 9.38% | |
Energy | | | 6.91% | | | | | Utilities | | | 3.61% | |
Financials | | | 16.12% | | | | | Short-Term Investment | | | 6.09% | |
Health Care | | | 6.94% | | | | | Total | | | 100.00% | |
Industrials | | | 21.73% | | | | | | | | | |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
** | | Represents percent of total investments. |
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Schedule of Investments
ALPHA STRATEGY FUND October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
INVESTMENTS IN UNDERLYING FUNDS(a) 99.87% | |
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc.—Class I*(b) | | | 8,321,160 | | | $ | 167,921 | |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust—International Opportunities Fund—Class I(c) | | | 13,081,961 | | | | 172,420 | |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust—Micro-Cap Growth Fund—Class I*(c) | | | 5,314,492 | | | | 84,819 | |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust—Micro-Cap Value Fund—Class I*(c) | | | 3,252,429 | | | | 77,766 | |
Lord Abbett Blend Trust—Small-Cap Blend Fund—Class I*(d) | | | 5,532,997 | | | | 77,351 | |
Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc.—Small-Cap Value Fund—Class I*(c) | | | 5,330,980 | | | | 159,023 | |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust—Value Opportunities Fund—Class I*(c) | | | 5,357,688 | | | | 78,062 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Underlying Funds (cost $760,096,986) | | | | | | | 817,362 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Principal Amount (000) | | | Value (000) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 0.12% | |
| | |
Repurchase Agreement | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement dated 10/29/2010, 0.02% due 11/1/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $870,000 of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. at 4.50% due 1/15/2014; value: $984,188; proceeds: $961,820 (cost $961,819) | | $ | 962 | | | $ | 962 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities 99.99% (cost $761,058,805) | | | | | | | 818,324 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.01% | | | | | | | 44 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets 100.00% | | | | | | $ | 818,368 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
* | | 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
FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY FUND October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
COMMON STOCKS 97.25% | |
|
Aerospace & Defense 1.75% | |
Hexcel Corp.* | | | 620,531 | | | $ | 11,027 | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 590,000 | | | | 44,114 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 55,141 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Airlines 0.77% | |
Southwest Airlines Co. | | | 1,761,000 | | | | 24,231 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Auto Components 0.23% | |
Tenneco, Inc.* | | | 221,211 | | | | 7,216 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Automobiles 1.87% | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Co.* | | | 4,175,000 | | | | 58,993 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Biotechnology 2.98% | |
Amgen, Inc.* | | | 1,380,000 | | | | 78,922 | |
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.* | | | 310,000 | | | | 8,333 | |
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 251,300 | | | | 6,742 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 93,997 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Markets 9.41% | |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.* | | | 460,000 | | | | 39,381 | |
Charles Schwab Corp. (The) | | | 1,240,000 | | | | 19,096 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 327,500 | | | | 37,564 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 365,000 | | | | 58,747 | |
Invesco Ltd. | | | 941,200 | | | | 21,648 | |
Lazard Ltd. Class A | | | 1,580,000 | | | | 58,302 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 1,475,000 | | | | 61,596 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 296,334 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Chemicals 2.44% | |
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | | | 735,000 | | | | 62,453 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
LyondellBasell Industries NV Class A (Netherlands)*(a) | | | 539,871 | | | $ | 14,501 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 76,954 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial Banks 6.34% | |
City National Corp. | | | 625,000 | | | | 32,231 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 525,914 | | | | 19,375 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 655,000 | | | | 34,348 | |
KeyCorp | | | 2,875,000 | | | | 23,546 | |
Signature Bank* | | | 274,800 | | | | 11,608 | |
TCF Financial Corp. | | | 2,050,000 | | | | 26,978 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 1,587,100 | | | | 41,392 | |
Zions Bancorporation | | | 505,000 | | | | 10,433 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 199,911 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Computers & Peripherals 0.25% | |
EMC Corp.* | | | 372,900 | | | | 7,835 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financial Services 1.53% | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 1,850,000 | | | | 21,164 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 715,000 | | | | 26,905 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 48,069 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Electric: Utilities 1.85% | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 700,000 | | | | 38,528 | |
PPL Corp. | | | 730,000 | | | | 19,637 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 58,165 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Electrical Equipment 0.11% | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 65,000 | | | | 3,513 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.11% | |
Plexus Corp.* | | | 109,391 | | | | 3,320 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy Equipment & Services 3.02% | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 1,215,000 | | | | 38,710 | |
Superior Energy Services, Inc.* | | | 590,800 | | | | 16,318 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY FUND October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Energy Equipment & Services (continued) | |
Weatherford International Ltd. (Switzerland)*(a) | | | 2,386,500 | | | $ | 40,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 95,145 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food Products 3.15% | |
Archer Daniels Midland Co. | | | 1,850,000 | | | | 61,642 | |
Bunge Ltd. | | | 628,093 | | | | 37,730 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 99,372 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Gas Utilities 0.70% | |
EQT Corp. | | | 586,100 | | | | 21,944 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 2.25% | |
Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 494,122 | | | | 24,380 | |
Kinetic Concepts, Inc.* | | | 430,500 | | | | 16,372 | |
Wright Medical Group, Inc.* | | | 560,000 | | | | 7,470 | |
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.* | | | 480,000 | | | | 22,771 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 70,993 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Providers & Services 5.61% | |
AmerisourceBergen Corp. | | | 295,800 | | | | 9,708 | |
Healthspring, Inc.* | | | 266,664 | | | | 7,784 | |
Humana, Inc.* | | | 796,900 | | | | 46,451 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 450,000 | | | | 29,691 | |
Patterson Cos., Inc. | | | 360,000 | | | | 9,954 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 1,449,300 | | | | 52,247 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | | | 510,500 | | | | 21,068 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 176,903 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.88% | |
Carnival Corp. Unit | | | 390,300 | | | | 16,849 | |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | | | 290,000 | | | | 10,745 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 27,594 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Household Durables 0.97% | |
Fortune Brands, Inc. | | | 565,000 | | | $ | 30,538 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates 1.62% | |
3M Co. | | | 605,000 | | | | 50,953 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Information Technology Services 5.14% | |
Accenture plc Class A (Ireland)(a) | | | 923,400 | | | | 41,285 | |
Fiserv, Inc.* | | | 255,000 | | | | 13,903 | |
MasterCard, Inc. Class A | | | 102,500 | | | | 24,606 | |
VeriFone Systems, Inc.* | | | 1,650,000 | | | | 55,820 | |
Western Union Co. (The) | | | 1,498,875 | | | | 26,380 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 161,994 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Insurance 2.95% | | | | | | | | |
Aflac, Inc. | | | 571,900 | | | | 31,964 | |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B* | | | 359,400 | | | | 28,594 | |
Chubb Corp. (The) | | | 321,200 | | | | 18,636 | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 337,700 | | | | 13,619 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 92,813 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Machinery 7.85% | |
Eaton Corp. | | | 510,000 | | | | 45,303 | |
EnPro Industries, Inc.* | | | 485,000 | | | | 17,043 | |
Kennametal, Inc. | | | 896,783 | | | | 30,616 | |
Pall Corp. | | | 791,900 | | | | 33,790 | |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 397,500 | | | | 30,429 | |
RBC Bearings, Inc.* | | | 280,610 | | | | 9,350 | |
Robbins & Myers, Inc. | | | 407,200 | | | | 11,821 | |
Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 590,182 | | | | 13,415 | |
WABCO Holdings, Inc.* | | | 1,196,351 | | | | 55,535 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 247,302 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 4.97% | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)* | | | 5,175,000 | | | | 53,561 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 1,975,000 | | | | 86,821 | |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 448,900 | | | | 16,210 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 156,592 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
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Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Metals & Mining 6.20% | |
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)(a) | | | 325,000 | | | $ | 25,217 | |
Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada)(a) | | | 1,476,000 | | | | 70,981 | |
Newmont Mining Corp. | | | 590,000 | | | | 35,913 | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 877,300 | | | | 36,715 | |
United States Steel Corp. | | | 616,400 | | | | 26,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 195,202 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 12.30% | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 825,000 | | | | 50,795 | |
Apache Corp. | | | 185,000 | | | | 18,689 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 480,000 | | | | 39,653 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 355,000 | | | | 23,082 | |
El Paso Corp. | | | 4,230,000 | | | | 56,090 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 2,305,000 | | | | 153,213 | |
Forest Oil Corp.* | | | 128,611 | | | | 3,952 | |
QEP Resources, Inc. | | | 430,000 | | | | 14,203 | |
Southwestern Energy Co.* | | | 825,000 | | | | 27,926 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 387,603 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals 4.04% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 635,000 | | | | 32,588 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR | | | 490,000 | | | | 25,431 | |
Warner Chilcott plc Class A (Ireland)(a) | | | 1,794,400 | | | | 43,137 | |
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 560,000 | | | | 26,124 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 127,280 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Road & Rail 0.63% | | | | | | | | |
Heartland Express, Inc. | | | 270,400 | | | | 4,032 | |
Kansas City Southern* | | | 361,600 | | | | 15,845 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 19,877 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.42% | |
Intel Corp. | | | 2,290,000 | | | $ | 45,960 | |
National Semiconductor Corp. | | | 587,676 | | | | 8,051 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 755,000 | | | | 22,326 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 76,337 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Software 2.20% | | | | | | | | |
Adobe Systems, Inc.* | | | 873,500 | | | | 24,589 | |
Intuit, Inc.* | | | 479,900 | | | | 23,035 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 816,100 | | | | 21,741 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 69,365 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Specialty Retail 0.42% | |
J. Crew Group, Inc.* | | | 415,000 | | | | 13,276 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.29% | |
VF Corp. | | | 109,800 | | | | 9,140 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $2,625,589,755) | | | | | | | 3,063,902 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)
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| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Principal Amount (000) | | | Value (000) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 2.63% | |
| |
Repurchase Agreement | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement dated 10/29/2010, 0.02% due 11/1/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $24,510,000 of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. at 4.50% due 1/15/2013 and $50,940,000 of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. at 4.50% due 1/15/2014; value: $84,586,875; proceeds: $82,924,329 (cost $82,924,190) | | $ | 82,924 | | | $ | 82,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities 99.88% (cost $2,708,513,945) | | | | | | | 3,146,826 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.12% | | | | | | | 3,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets 100.00% | | | | | | $ | 3,150,726 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
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
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| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 97.04% | |
|
COMMON STOCKS 94.67% | |
|
Australia 2.38% | |
| | |
Chemicals 1.08% | | | | | | | | |
Incitec Pivot Ltd. | | | 2,921,996 | | | $ | 10,648 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Multi-Line Retail 1.30% | | | | | | | | |
Myer Holdings Ltd. | | | 3,402,395 | | | | 12,798 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Australia | | | | | | | 23,446 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Belgium 1.51% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Beverages | | | | | | | | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV | | | 236,956 | | | | 14,852 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Brazil 5.30% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Commercial Banks 2.47% | | | | | |
Banco do Brasil SA | | | 599,300 | | | | 11,667 | |
Banco Santander Brasil SA ADR | | | 877,600 | | | | 12,637 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,304 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Household Durables 0.88% | | | | | |
PDG Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes | | | 692,992 | | | | 8,669 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Real Estate Management & Development 0.75% | | | | | |
BR Malls Participacoes SA | | | 773,800 | | | | 7,395 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Water Utilities 1.20% | | | | | | | | |
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo ADR* | | | 257,900 | | | | 11,853 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Brazil | | | | | | | 52,221 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Canada 2.81% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Metals & Mining 0.84% | | | | | | | | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. | | | 93,900 | | | | 8,223 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.97% | | | | | |
Bankers Petroleum Ltd.* | | | 947,595 | | | $ | 6,643 | |
Pembina Pipeline Corp. | | | 463,300 | | | | 10,016 | |
Questerre Energy Corp.* | | | 1,617,783 | | | | 2,749 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,408 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Canada | | | | | | | 27,631 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
China 2.78% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Gas Utilities 0.38% | | | | | | | | |
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,248,000 | | | | 3,751 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 0.25% | |
China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd. | | | 1,262,000 | | | | 2,429 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Internet Software & Services 1.04% | | | | | |
Sohu.com, Inc.* | | | 137,900 | | | | 10,274 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Machinery 1.11% | | | | | | | | |
Weichai Power Co., Ltd. H Shares | | | 831,000 | | | | 10,914 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total China | | | | | | | 27,368 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Denmark 0.86% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Beverages | | | | | | | | |
Carlsberg A/S Class B | | | 77,697 | | | | 8,497 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
France 6.68% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Aerospace & Defense 0.98% | | | | | |
Safran SA | | | 303,399 | | | | 9,619 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Construction & Engineering 1.27% | | | | | |
Vinci SA | | | 234,321 | | | | 12,517 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Electrical Equipment 0.75% | | | | | |
Alstom SA | | | 146,586 | | | | 7,398 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Food & Staples Retailing 1.25% | | | | | |
Carrefour SA | | | 228,930 | | | | 12,356 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
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Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
France (continued) | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Insurance 0.83% | | | | | | | | |
AXA SA | | | 446,955 | | | $ | 8,137 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Multi-Line Retail 1.01% | | | | | | | | |
PPR | | | 60,731 | | | | 9,957 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Pharmaceuticals 0.59% | | | | | | | | |
Sanofi-Aventis SA | | | 30,006 | | | | 2,096 | |
Sanofi-Aventis SA ADR | | | 105,800 | | | | 3,715 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,811 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total France | | | | | | | 65,795 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Germany 8.88% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Air Freight & Logistics 1.03% | | | | | |
Deutsche Post AG Registered Shares | | | 543,471 | | | | 10,136 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Airlines 1.39% | | | | | | | | |
Deutsche Lufthansa AG Registered Shares* | | | 640,488 | | | | 13,706 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles 0.63% | |
Daimler AG Registered Shares* | | | 93,190 | | | | 6,151 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.00% | |
Deutsche Telekom AG Registered Shares | | | 679,188 | | | | 9,841 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Household Products 1.03% | |
Henkel KGaA | | | 204,434 | | | | 10,153 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates 0.96% | |
Siemens AG Registered Shares | | | 82,947 | | | | 9,476 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Machinery 0.86% | |
GEA Group AG | | | 325,116 | | | | 8,502 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.75% | |
Dialog Semiconductor plc* | | | 404,010 | | | $ | 7,372 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software 1.23% | |
SAP AG | | | 231,018 | | | | 12,048 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Germany | | | | | | | 87,385 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Greece 0.63% | |
|
Electric: Utilities | |
Public Power Corp. SA | | | 368,541 | | | | 6,181 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Hong Kong 2.52% | | | | | | | | |
|
Chemicals 0.84% | |
Huabao International Holdings Ltd. | | | 5,504,000 | | | | 8,294 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.13% | |
AIA Group Ltd.* | | | 435,800 | | | | 1,296 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Specialty Retail 0.76% | |
GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd.* | | | 22,042,000 | | | | 7,422 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Water Utilities 0.79% | |
Guangdong Investment Ltd. | | | 15,508,000 | | | | 7,783 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Hong Kong | | | | | | | 24,795 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Indonesia 2.41% | | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial Banks 0.69% | |
PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk | | | 15,512,000 | | | | 6,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.04% | |
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk | | | 10,038,367 | | | | 10,221 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.68% | |
PT Bumi Resources Tbk | | | 27,144,000 | | | | 6,758 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Indonesia | | | | | | | 23,748 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
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| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Ireland 0.99% | | | | | | | | |
|
Information Technology Services | |
Accenture plc Class A | | | 218,175 | | | $ | 9,755 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Israel 1.71% | | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR | | | 324,045 | | | | 16,818 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Italy 3.76% | | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial Banks 2.63% | |
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | | | 2,647,419 | | | | 9,313 | |
UniCredit SpA | | | 6,347,040 | | | | 16,546 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,859 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.13% | |
Telecom Italia SpA | | | 7,291,468 | | | | 11,183 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Italy | | | | | | | 37,042 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Japan 10.84% | | | | | | | | |
|
Auto Components 1.31% | |
Bridgestone Corp. | | | 717,700 | | | | 12,870 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles 1.34% | |
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | | | 360,595 | | | | 13,161 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Chemicals 0.62% | |
Asahi Kasei Corp. | | | 1,040,000 | | | | 6,113 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial Banks 1.22% | |
Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The) | | | 2,437,000 | | | | 11,993 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Consumer Finance 0.62% | |
ORIX Corp. | | | 66,660 | | | | 6,080 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.72% | |
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. | | | 551,000 | | | | 7,101 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Household Durables 1.03% | |
Sony Corp. | | | 304,500 | | | $ | 10,179 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Machinery 1.02% | |
NSK Ltd. | | | 1,325,000 | | | | 10,044 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Tobacco 0.38% | |
Japan Tobacco, Inc. | | | 1,205 | | | | 3,748 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors 2.58% | |
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. | | | 712,000 | | | | 11,193 | |
Sumitomo Corp. | | | 1,122,100 | | | | 14,223 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,416 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Japan | | | | | | | 106,705 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Luxembourg 0.38% | | | | | | | | |
|
Metals & Mining | |
ArcelorMittal | | | 117,923 | | | | 3,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Netherlands 3.66% | | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financial Services 1.42% | |
ING Groep NV CVA* | | | 1,308,021 | | | | 13,963 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 1.03% | |
Koninklijke Ahold NV | | | 730,320 | | | | 10,093 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates 1.21% | |
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV | | | 394,673 | | | | 11,936 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Netherlands | | | | | | | 35,992 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Norway 2.67% | | | | | | | | |
|
Chemicals 1.68% | |
Yara International ASA | | | 314,958 | | | | 16,564 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial Banks 0.99% | |
DnB NOR ASA | | | 711,600 | | | | 9,769 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Norway | | | | | | | 26,333 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Poland 0.39% | | | | | | | | |
|
Beverages | |
Central European Distribution Corp.* | | | 151,800 | | | | 3,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
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| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Singapore 1.08% | | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial Banks | |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 989,100 | | | $ | 10,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
South Korea 3.28% | | | | | | | | |
|
Auto Components 1.59% | |
Hyundai Mobis | | | 63,114 | | | | 15,705 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.10% | |
KT Corp. | | | 273,880 | | | | 10,807 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 0.59% | |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 8,721 | | | | 5,774 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total South Korea | | | | | | | 32,286 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Sweden 1.22% | | | | | | | | |
|
Communications Equipment | |
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ADR | | | 1,096,100 | | | | 12,046 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Switzerland 2.24% | | | | | | | | |
|
Food Products 1.49% | |
Nestle SA Registered Shares | | | 267,304 | | | | 14,641 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.75% | |
Zurich Financial Services AG | | | 30,238 | | | | 7,402 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Switzerland | | | | | | | 22,043 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Taiwan 0.85% | |
| | |
Computers & Peripherals | | | | | | | | |
Wistron Corp. | | | 4,055,065 | | | | 8,330 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Thailand 1.06% | |
|
Commercial Banks | |
Bangkok Bank Public Co., Ltd. | | | 2,024,900 | | | | 10,435 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Turkey 1.74% | | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles 0.65% | |
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS | | | 723,145 | | | $ | 6,338 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.09% | |
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS | | | 2,302,158 | | | | 10,753 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Turkey | | | | | | | 17,091 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
United Kingdom 22.04% | | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial Banks 3.25% | |
Barclays plc | | | 3,314,558 | | | | 14,584 | |
HSBC Holdings plc | | | 890,733 | | | | 9,264 | |
HSBC Holdings plc ADR | | | 155,695 | | | | 8,113 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 31,961 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 1.26% | |
Tesco plc | | | 1,820,291 | | | | 12,450 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 1.79% | |
Aviva plc | | | 1,332,911 | | | | 8,503 | |
Prudential plc | | | 899,117 | | | | 9,084 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,587 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 2.07% | |
Reed Elsevier plc | | | 1,093,680 | | | | 9,376 | |
WPP plc | | | 943,019 | | | | 10,970 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 20,346 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Metals & Mining 3.61% | |
Anglo American plc | | | 444,556 | | | | 20,715 | |
Vedanta Resources plc | | | 445,927 | | | | 14,827 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 35,542 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Multi-Utilities 1.33% | |
National Grid plc | | | 1,382,485 | | | | 13,070 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 3.50% | |
BG Group plc | | | 655,000 | | | | 12,757 | |
Tullow Oil plc | | | 1,144,841 | | | | 21,738 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 34,495 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
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Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
United Kingdom (continued) | |
|
Pharmaceuticals 1.23% | |
GlaxoSmithKline plc ADR | | | 310,795 | | | $ | 12,133 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Tobacco 2.20% | |
British American Tobacco plc | | | 260,830 | | | | 9,947 | |
Imperial Tobacco Group plc | | | 366,810 | | | | 11,749 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,696 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.80% | |
Vodafone Group plc | | | 6,495,896 | | | | 17,679 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total United Kingdom | | | | | | | 216,959 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $790,394,323) | | | | | | | 931,956 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
PREFERRED STOCKS 2.37% | |
|
Brazil 0.64% | |
|
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders | |
Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo B Shares | | | 393,500 | | | | 6,260 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Germany 1.73% | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies | |
Fresenius SE | | | 190,400 | | | | 17,069 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Preferred Stocks (cost $17,163,301) | | | | | | | 23,329 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $807,557,624) | | | | | | | 955,285 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Principal Amount (000) | | | Value (000) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 1.36% | |
|
Repurchase Agreement | |
Repurchase Agreement dated 10/29/2010, 0.02% due 11/1/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $6,405,000 of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. at 4.50% due 1/15/2014 and $5,745,000 of Federal National Mortgage Assoc. at 4.125% due 4/15/2014; value: $13,638,118; proceeds: $13,368,478 (cost $13,368,456) | | $ | 13,368 | | | $ | 13,368 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities 98.40% (cost $820,926,080) | | | | | | | 968,653 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foreign Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities(a) 1.60% | | | | | | | 15,762 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets 100.00% | | | | | | $ | 984,415 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
ADR | | American 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: |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)
INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY FUND October 31, 2010
Open Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at October 31, 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 | | 1/24/2011 | | | 14,730,000 | | | $ | 13,891,568 | | | $ | 14,284,377 | | | $ | 392,809 | |
Australian dollar | | Buy | | Goldman Sachs | | 2/22/2011 | | | 12,235,000 | | | | 11,832,468 | | | | 11,821,500 | | | | (10,968) | |
Brazilian real | | Sell | | Morgan Stanley | | 1/18/2011 | | | 10,600,000 | | | | 6,058,181 | | | | 6,142,676 | | | | (84,495) | |
euro | | Buy | | Credit Suisse | | 2/22/2011 | | | 6,775,000 | | | | 9,358,308 | | | | 9,414,485 | | | | 56,177 | |
Israeli new shekel | | Sell | | Goldman Sachs | | 1/24/2011 | | | 38,646,500 | | | | 10,386,052 | | | | 10,619,300 | | | | (233,248) | |
Japanese yen | | Buy | | UBS AG | | 1/18/2011 | | | 2,955,000,000 | | | | 34,570,703 | | | | 36,749,775 | | | | 2,179,072 | |
South Korean won | | Sell | | Barclays Bank plc | | 1/18/2011 | | | 10,675,000,000 | | | | 9,182,796 | | | | 9,458,083 | | | | (275,287) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | | $2,024,060 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
37
Schedule of Investments
INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 95.86% | |
|
COMMON STOCKS 95.03% | |
|
Australia 9.20% | |
|
Commercial Banks 2.08% | |
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. | | | 196,214 | | | $ | 4,769 | |
National Australia Bank Ltd. | | | 187,637 | | | | 4,680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,449 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Construction & Engineering 1.41% | |
UGL Ltd. | | | 443,663 | | | | 6,406 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financial Services 1.10% | |
ASX Ltd. | | | 137,052 | | | | 4,981 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 0.84% | |
Metcash Ltd. | | | 891,407 | | | | 3,816 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.70% | |
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. | | | 187,628 | | | | 3,158 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Multi-Line Retail 1.22% | |
Myer Holdings Ltd. | | | 1,473,807 | | | | 5,544 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Multi-Utilities 1.00% | |
DUET Group | | | 2,686,179 | | | | 4,565 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.85% | |
GPT Group | | | 1,419,016 | | | | 3,878 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Australia | | | | | | | 41,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Austria 1.98% | |
|
Air Freight & Logistics 1.50% | |
Oesterreichische Post AG | | | 225,425 | | | | 6,822 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.48% | |
Vienna Insurance Group | | | 40,438 | | | | 2,175 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Austria | | | | | | | 8,997 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Brazil 3.78% | |
|
Commercial Banks 1.23% | |
Banco do Brasil SA | | | 286,200 | | | $ | 5,571 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Household Durables 0.70% | |
PDG Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes | | | 253,329 | | | | 3,169 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Information Technology Services 0.39% | |
Redecard SA | | | 137,400 | | | | 1,778 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Water Utilities 1.46% | |
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo ADR* | | | 144,400 | | | | 6,637 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Brazil | | | | | | | 17,155 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Canada 4.35% | |
|
Media 1.40% | |
Yellow Media, Inc. Unit | | | 1,057,355 | | | | 6,355 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.95% | |
Baytex Energy Trust Unit | | | 158,731 | | | | 5,930 | |
Pembina Pipeline Corp. | | | 204,770 | | | | 4,427 | |
Penn West Energy Trust Unit | | | 133,760 | | | | 3,050 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,407 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Canada | | | | | | | 19,762 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
China 0.77% | |
|
Commercial Banks | |
Bank of China Ltd. H Shares | | | 5,831,000 | | | | 3,491 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Czech Republic 1.06% | |
|
Commercial Banks 0.51% | |
Komercni Banka AS | | | 10,245 | | | | 2,324 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Czech Republic (continued) | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.55% | |
Telefonica O2 Czech Republic AS | | | 114,033 | | | $ | 2,510 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Czech Republic | | | | | | | 4,834 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Finland 1.68% | |
|
Machinery | |
Konecranes OYJ | | | 191,000 | | | | 7,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
France 8.46% | |
|
Construction & Engineering 1.69% | |
Vinci SA | | | 143,997 | | | | 7,692 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Electrical Equipment 1.33% | |
Schneider Electric SA | | | 42,510 | | | | 6,035 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.87% | |
AXA SA | | | 218,421 | | | | 3,976 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 2.15% | |
Metropole Television SA | | | 266,379 | | | | 6,507 | |
PagesJaunes Groupe | | | 295,859 | | | | 3,253 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,760 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Multi-Line Retail 1.36% | |
PPR | | | 37,695 | | | | 6,180 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals 1.06% | |
Sanofi-Aventis SA | | | 68,792 | | | | 4,805 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total France | | | | | | | 38,448 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Germany 4.38% | |
|
Air Freight & Logistics 1.64% | |
Deutsche Post AG Registered Shares | | | 400,817 | | | | 7,475 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Chemicals 1.36% | |
BASF SE | | | 84,680 | | | | 6,162 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.38% | |
Deutsche Telekom AG Registered Shares | | | 433,751 | | | $ | 6,284 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Germany | | | | | | | 19,921 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Greece 1.12% | |
|
Electric: Utilities | |
Public Power Corp. SA | | | 303,565 | | | | 5,091 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Hong Kong 1.98% | |
|
Communications Equipment 1.06% | |
VTech Holdings Ltd. | | | 461,000 | | | | 4,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Water Utilities 0.92% | |
Guangdong Investment Ltd. | | | 8,342,000 | | | | 4,186 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Hong Kong | | | | | | | 8,983 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Indonesia 0.78% | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services | |
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk ADR | | | 87,600 | | | | 3,538 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Israel 0.78% | |
|
Chemicals | |
Israel Chemicals Ltd. | | | 233,223 | | | | 3,559 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Italy 4.46% | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.16% | |
Telecom Italia SpA | | | 3,433,697 | | | | 5,267 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Electric: Utilities 1.06% | |
Enel SpA | | | 848,500 | | | | 4,845 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 1.37% | |
Mediaset SpA | | | 842,095 | | | | 6,212 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.87% | |
Eni SpA ADR | | | 87,680 | | | | 3,939 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Italy | | | | | | | 20,263 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Japan 3.43% | |
|
Office Electronics 1.44% | |
Canon, Inc. | | | 141,600 | | | $ | 6,546 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.51% | |
MID REIT, Inc. | | | 969 | | | | 2,323 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors 1.48% | |
Sumitomo Corp. | | | 528,300 | | | | 6,696 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Japan | | | | | | | 15,565 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Luxembourg 0.50% | |
|
Metals & Mining | |
ArcelorMittal | | | 71,212 | | | | 2,289 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Netherlands 1.88% | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates 0.97% | |
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV | | | 146,343 | | | | 4,426 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.91% | |
Royal Dutch Shell plc ADR | | | 63,300 | | | | 4,110 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Netherlands | | | | | | | 8,536 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
New Zealand 0.62% | |
|
Construction Materials | |
Fletcher Building Ltd. | | | 451,567 | | | | 2,826 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Norway 0.79% | |
|
Specialty Retail | |
Statoil Fuel & Retail ASA* | | | 503,804 | | | | 3,570 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Portugal 1.32% | |
|
Electric: Utilities | |
EDP—Energias de Portugal SA | | | 1,570,834 | | | | 6,010 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Singapore 1.75% | |
|
Commercial Banks 0.93% | |
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | | | 391,975 | | | $ | 4,210 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.82% | | | | | |
CapitaRetail China Trust | | | 3,821,000 | | | | 3,720 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Singapore | | | | | | | 7,930 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
South Africa 1.56% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Metals & Mining | | | | | | | | |
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. | | | 125,039 | | | | 7,104 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
South Korea 1.82% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Capital Markets 0.81% | | | | | | | | |
Daishin Securities Co., Ltd. | | | 270,090 | | | | 3,696 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.01% | |
KT Corp. ADR | | | 221,800 | | | | 4,589 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total South Korea | | | | | | | 8,285 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Spain 7.09% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Commercial Banks 2.33% | | | | | |
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | | | 388,600 | | | | 5,111 | |
Banco Santander SA ADR | | | 429,400 | | | | 5,501 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,612 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Diversified Financial Services 1.01% | | | | | |
Bolsas y Mercados Espanoles SA | | | 167,780 | | | | 4,577 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Gas Utilities 1.63% | | | | | | | | |
Enagas SA | | | 335,370 | | | | 7,391 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Insurance 1.17% | | | | | | | | |
Mapfre SA | | | 1,602,822 | | | | 5,318 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.95% | | | | | |
Repsol YPF SA | | | 156,438 | | | | 4,338 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Spain | | | | | | | 32,236 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
40
Schedule of Investments (continued)
INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Switzerland 1.76% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Food Products 0.97% | | | | | | | | |
Nestle SA Registered Shares | | | 80,400 | | | $ | 4,404 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Insurance 0.79% | | | | | | | | |
Zurich Financial Services AG | | | 14,677 | | | | 3,593 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Switzerland | | | | | | | 7,997 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Taiwan 2.10% | | | | | | | | |
| |
Computers & Peripherals 0.82% | | | | | |
Wistron Corp. | | | 1,824,000 | | | | 3,747 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.28% | |
Siliconware Precision Industries Co. ADR | | | 1,042,120 | | | | 5,815 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Taiwan | | | | | | | 9,562 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Thailand 1.20% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Commercial Banks | | | | | | | | |
Tisco Financial Group Public Co., Ltd. | | | 3,876,700 | | | | 5,431 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Turkey 4.25% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Automobiles 1.51% | | | | | | | | |
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS | | | 780,856 | | | | 6,844 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.60% | |
Turk Telekomunikasyon AS | | | 1,557,587 | | | | 7,275 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.14% | | | | | |
Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS | | | 194,707 | | | | 5,177 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Turkey | | | | | | | 19,296 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
United Kingdom 19.17% | | | | | |
| | |
Capital Markets 0.89% | | | | | | | | |
Man Group plc | | | 966,085 | | | | 4,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Commercial Banks 1.39% | | | | | |
HSBC Holdings plc | | | 607,910 | | | $ | 6,323 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Food & Staples Retailing 0.89% | | | | | |
Tesco plc | | | 594,198 | | | | 4,064 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Food Products 0.72% | | | | | | | | |
Unilever plc | | | 112,754 | | | | 3,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Insurance 2.69% | | | | | | | | |
Aviva plc | | | 691,515 | | | | 4,411 | |
Catlin Group Ltd. | | | 775,002 | | | | 4,330 | |
Prudential plc | | | 345,185 | | | | 3,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,228 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Metals & Mining 0.69% | | | | | | | | |
Vedanta Resources plc | | | 94,755 | | | | 3,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Multi-Utilities 1.59% | | | | | | | | |
National Grid plc | | | 763,433 | | | | 7,217 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Pharmaceuticals 2.17% | | | | | | | | |
AstraZeneca plc | | | 65,251 | | | | 3,272 | |
GlaxoSmithKline plc | | | 337,974 | | | | 6,612 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Professional Services 1.08% | | | | | |
Hays plc | | | 2,768,933 | | | | 4,903 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Road & Rail 2.84% | | | | | | | | |
FirstGroup plc | | | 725,695 | | | | 4,743 | |
Stagecoach Group plc | | | 2,437,495 | | | | 8,163 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,906 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Tobacco 2.58% | | | | | | | | |
British American Tobacco plc | | | 184,280 | | | | 7,028 | |
Imperial Tobacco Group plc | | | 146,041 | | | | 4,678 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11,706 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
41
Schedule of Investments (continued)
INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
United Kingdom (continued) | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.64% | |
Vodafone Group plc | | | 2,733,202 | | | $ | 7,439 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total United Kingdom | | | | | | | 87,107 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
United States 1.01% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Tobacco | | | | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 180,800 | | | | 4,596 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $379,387,281) | | | | | | | 431,801 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Principal Amount (000) | | | | |
CONVERTIBLE BOND 0.13% | | | | | |
| | |
Luxembourg | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Metals & Mining | | | | | | | | |
ArcelorMittal at 5.00% due 5/15/2014 (cost $475,000) | | $ | 475 | | | | 625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | Shares | | | | |
PREFERRED STOCK 0.70% | | | | | |
| | |
Brazil | | | | | | | | |
|
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders | |
Companhia Energetica de Sao Paulo B Shares (cost $3,351,177) | | | 199,700 | | | | 3,177 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $383,213,458) | | | | | | | 435,603 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Principal Amount (000) | | | Value (000) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 2.97% | |
| |
Repurchase Agreement | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement dated 10/29/2010, 0.02% due 11/1/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $12,165,000 of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. at 4.50% due 1/15/2014; value: $13,761,656 proceeds: $13,487,310 (cost $13,487,288) | | $ | 13,487 | | | $ | 13,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities 98.83% (cost $396,700,746) | | | | | | | 449,090 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Foreign Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 1.17%(a) | | | | | | | 5,295 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets 100.00% | | | | | | $ | 454,385 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
ADR | | American Depositary Receipt. |
Unit | | More than one class of securities traded together. |
* | | 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: |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
42
Schedule of Investments (concluded)
INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND October 31, 2010
Open Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at October 31, 2010:
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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 | | | 2/22/2011 | | | 4,550,000 | | | $ | 4,421,599 | | | $ | 4,396,226 | | | $ | (25,373) | |
British pound | | Sell | | | Prudential Securities | | | 12/23/2010 | | | 7,800,000 | | | | 12,182,820 | | | | 12,493,423 | | | | (310,603) | |
British pound | | Sell | | | Barclays Bank plc | | | 2/22/2011 | | | 5,580,000 | | | | 8,835,372 | | | | 8,932,338 | | | | (96,966) | |
Canadian dollar | | Buy | | | Credit Suisse | | | 12/23/2010 | | | 17,450,000 | | | | 16,582,881 | | | | 17,088,685 | | | | 505,804 | |
Canadian dollar | | Buy | | | UBS AG | | | 2/22/2011 | | | 4,530,000 | | | | 4,418,650 | | | | 4,429,174 | | | | 10,524 | |
euro | | Buy | | | Goldman Sachs | | | 12/10/2010 | | | 15,100,000 | | | | 20,047,213 | | | | 21,006,478 | | | | 959,265 | |
euro | | Buy | | | Credit Suisse | | | 2/7/2011 | | | 6,340,000 | | | | 8,841,333 | | | | 8,812,334 | | | | (28,999) | |
euro | | Buy | | | Credit Suisse | | | 2/7/2011 | | | 9,400,000 | | | | 12,998,790 | | | | 13,065,605 | | | | 66,815 | |
Japanese yen | | Sell | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 2/22/2011 | | | 715,500,000 | | | | 8,835,624 | | | | 8,901,918 | | | | (66,294) | |
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Net Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | $ | 1,014,173 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND October 31, 2010
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Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 96.52% | |
|
COMMON STOCKS 94.59% | |
| | |
Australia 3.63% | | | | | | | | |
| | |
Chemicals 1.44% | | | | | | | | |
Incitec Pivot Ltd. | | | 1,463,196 | | | $ | 5,332 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Multi-Line Retail 0.76% | |
Myer Holdings Ltd. | | | 743,895 | | | | 2,798 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Multi-Utilities 0.70% | |
DUET Group | | | 1,523,934 | | | | 2,590 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors 0.73% | |
Emeco Holdings Ltd. | | | 3,107,808 | | | | 2,709 | |
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Total Australia | | | | | | | 13,429 | |
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Austria 0.70% | | | | | | | | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | |
bwin Interactive Entertainment AG | | | 54,044 | | | | 2,585 | |
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| | |
Brazil 2.66% | | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 0.37% | |
Brasil Insurance Participaco* | | | 1,700 | | | | 1,350 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate Management & Development 0.82% | |
BR Properties SA | | | 312,800 | | | | 3,017 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.50% | |
Restoque Comercio e Confeccoes de Roupas SA | | | 226,605 | | | | 1,864 | |
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Water Utilities 0.97% | |
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo ADR* | | | 78,000 | | | | 3,585 | |
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Total Brazil | | | | | | | 9,816 | |
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Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Canada 2.28% | | | | | | | | |
|
Airlines 0.31% | |
Westjet Airlines Ltd.* | | | 91,968 | | | $ | 1,133 | |
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Metals & Mining 1.20% | |
Equinox Minerals Ltd.* | | | 817,500 | | | | 4,441 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.77% | |
Crescent Point Energy Corp. | | | 56,600 | | | | 2,242 | |
Questerre Energy Corp.* | | | 350,020 | | | | 595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,837 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Canada | | | | | | | 8,411 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
China 1.94% | | | | | | | | |
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Food Products | |
Uni-President China Holdings Ltd. | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 3,561 | |
Zhongpin, Inc.* | | | 178,485 | | | | 3,609 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,170 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Egypt 1.09% | | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles 0.49% | |
Ghabbour Auto | | | 214,597 | | | | 1,801 | |
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Capital Markets 0.60% | |
EFG-Hermes Holding SAE | | | 444,308 | | | | 2,217 | |
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Total Egypt | | | | | | | 4,018 | |
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France 3.80% | | | | | | | | |
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Beverages 1.11% | |
Remy Cointreau SA | | | 58,582 | | | | 4,114 | |
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Computers & Peripherals 0.53% | |
Gemalto NV | | | 42,696 | | | | 1,944 | |
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Media 2.16% | |
Ipsos SA | | | 108,063 | | | | 5,197 | |
Publicis Groupe | | | 56,224 | | | | 2,801 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,998 | |
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Total France | | | | | | | 14,056 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND October 31, 2010
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Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Germany 9.39% | | | | | | | | |
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Aerospace & Defense 1.17% | |
MTU Aero Engines Holding AG | | | 71,641 | | | $ | 4,327 | |
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Chemicals 1.61% | |
Symrise GmbH & Co. AG | | | 196,220 | | | | 5,960 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Electrical Equipment 0.44% | |
Tognum AG | | | 66,940 | | | | 1,629 | |
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Industrial Conglomerates 1.68% | |
Rheinmetall AG | | | 86,040 | | | | 6,198 | |
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Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.36% | |
Gerresheimer AG* | | | 127,068 | | | | 5,028 | |
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.13% | |
Dialog Semiconductor plc* | | | 229,724 | | | | 4,192 | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.50% | |
Adidas AG | | | 28,480 | | | | 1,858 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors 0.89% | |
Kloeckner & Co. SE* | | | 148,147 | | | | 3,278 | |
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Transportation Infrastructure 0.61% | |
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG | | | 51,086 | | | | 2,236 | |
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Total Germany | | | | | | | 34,706 | |
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Greece 0.57% | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | |
Intralot SA-Integrated Lottery Systems & Services | | | 481,690 | | | | 2,105 | |
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Hong Kong 4.22% | |
|
Auto Components 1.12% | |
Minth Group Ltd. | | | 2,224,000 | | | | 4,160 | |
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Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Communications Equipment 0.43% | |
VTech Holdings Ltd. | | | 153,000 | | | $ | 1,592 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.48% | |
REXLot Holdings Ltd. | | | 19,075,000 | | | | 1,772 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Specialty Retail 1.30% | |
Hengdeli Holdings Ltd. | | | 8,660,000 | | | | 4,804 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.89% | |
Daphne International Holdings Ltd. | | | 2,932,000 | | | | 3,276 | |
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Total Hong Kong | | | | | | | 15,604 | |
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Indonesia 1.43% | |
|
Commercial Banks 0.96% | |
PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk | | | 8,159,500 | | | | 3,560 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Real Estate Management & Development 0.47% | |
PT Bakrieland Development Tbk | | | 97,272,500 | | | | 1,720 | |
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Total Indonesia | | | | | | | 5,280 | |
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Ireland 2.15% | |
|
Beverages 1.06% | |
C&C Group plc | | | 840,691 | | | | 3,896 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Machinery 1.09% | |
Charter International plc | | | 341,323 | | | | 4,036 | |
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Total Ireland | | | | | | | 7,932 | |
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Italy 8.10% | |
|
Beverages 0.51% | |
Davide Campari-Milano SpA | | | 294,571 | | | | 1,868 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Capital Markets 1.39% | |
Azimut Holding SpA | | | 503,302 | | | | 5,135 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND October 31, 2010
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Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Italy (continued) | |
|
Electric: Utilities 2.10% | |
Iren SpA | | | 1,861,427 | | | $ | 3,272 | |
Terna-Rete Elettrica Nationale SpA | | | 973,220 | | | | 4,490 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,762 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Electrical Equipment 0.69% | |
Prysmian SpA | | | 131,803 | | | | 2,555 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Food Products 1.18% | |
Parmalat SpA | | | 1,582,985 | | | | 4,354 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Internet & Catalog Retail 0.78% | |
Yoox SpA* | | | 262,673 | | | | 2,881 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 1.04% | |
Safilo Group SpA* | | | 244,228 | | | | 3,855 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Transportation Infrastructure 0.41% | |
Ansaldo STS SpA | | | 109,271 | | | | 1,506 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Italy | | | | | | | 29,916 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Japan 15.80% | |
|
Auto Components 1.34% | |
Keihin Corp. | | | 120,000 | | | | 2,557 | |
Nifco, Inc. | | | 95,700 | | | | 2,411 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Chemicals 1.76% | |
JSR Corp. | | | 266,300 | | | | 4,610 | |
ZEON Corp. | | | 229,000 | | | | 1,890 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Communications Equipment 0.91% | |
Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc. | | | 369,000 | | | | 3,352 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Containers & Packaging 1.38% | |
FP Corp. | | | 92,500 | | | | 5,110 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Diversified Consumer Services 1.10% | |
Benesse Holdings, Inc. | | | 84,400 | | | | 4,054 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.86% | |
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. | | | 248,000 | | | $ | 3,196 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.02% | |
Hogy Medical Co., Ltd. | | | 82,800 | | | | 3,766 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.65% | |
PGM Holdings KK | | | 3,687 | | | | 2,415 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Household Durables 1.11% | |
Makita Corp. | | | 117,200 | | | | 4,122 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Information Technology Services 0.78% | |
Obic Co., Ltd. | | | 15,530 | | | | 2,868 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Internet & Catalog Retail 0.25% | |
DeNA Co., Ltd. | | | 35,900 | | | | 929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Internet Software & Services 0.49% | |
Gree, Inc. | | | 142,600 | | | | 1,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Machinery 1.17% | |
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. | | | 758,000 | | | | 4,314 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Multi-Line Retail 0.49% | |
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. | | | 165,608 | | | | 1,828 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals 0.53% | |
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | | | 157,000 | | | | 1,945 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.32% | |
United Urban Investment Corp. | | | 172 | | | | 1,182 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Specialty Retail 1.00% | |
Nitori Co., Ltd. | | | 42,000 | | | | 3,695 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.64% | |
Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co. | | | 1,126 | | | | 2,349 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Japan | | | | | | | 58,393 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND October 31, 2010
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Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Netherlands 0.38% | |
| | |
Electrical Equipment | | | | | | | | |
Draka Holding NV* | | | 65,297 | | | $ | 1,390 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Norway 1.05% | |
| | |
Specialty Retail | | | | | | | | |
Statoil Fuel & Retail ASA* | | | 544,817 | | | | 3,861 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Philippines 5.18% | |
|
Commercial Banks 2.59% | |
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. | | | 2,617,530 | | | | 4,767 | |
Philippine National Bank* | | | 2,913,260 | | | | 4,808 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,575 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate Management & Development 2.59% | |
Filinvest Land, Inc. | | | 90,219,000 | | | | 2,894 | |
Megaworld Corp. | | | 111,896,000 | | | | 6,659 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,553 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Philippines | | | | | | | 19,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Poland 0.35% | |
Beverages | | | | | | | | |
Central European Distribution Corp.* | | | 52,140 | | | | 1,302 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Spain 2.56% | |
|
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.24% | |
Prosegur Compania de Seguridad SA Registered Shares | | | 14,885 | | | | 892 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food Products 2.32% | |
Ebro Foods SA | | | 154,739 | | | | 3,402 | |
Viscofan SA | | | 147,850 | | | | 5,151 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,553 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Spain | | | | | | | 9,445 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Sweden 1.17% | |
| | |
Food & Staples Retailing | | | | | | | | |
Axfood AB | | | 123,470 | | | $ | 4,331 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Switzerland 4.12% | |
|
Capital Markets 0.98% | |
EFG International AG | | | 293,400 | | | | 3,608 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.74% | |
Orascom Development Holding AG* | | | 8,017 | | | | 487 | |
Orascom Development Holding AG EDR* | | | 745,640 | | | | 2,241 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,728 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Household Durables 0.44% | |
Forbo Holding AG Registered Shares | | | 3,067 | | | | 1,647 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.62% | |
Lonza Group AG Registered Shares | | | 26,102 | | | | 2,285 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Specialty Retail 1.34% | |
Dufry Group Registered Shares* | | | 42,763 | | | | 4,967 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Switzerland | | | | | | | 15,235 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Taiwan 1.29% | |
| | |
Computers & Peripherals | | | | | | | | |
Wistron Corp. | | | 2,327,566 | | | | 4,781 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Thailand 0.65% | |
|
Real Estate Management & Development | |
Quality Houses pcl | | | 31,160,200 | | | | 2,411 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Turkey 1.41% | |
|
Food Products 0.69% | |
Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS | | | 791,898 | | | | 2,550 | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND October 31, 2010
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Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Turkey (continued) | |
|
Transportation Infrastructure 0.72% | |
TAV Havalimanlari Holding AS* | | | 520,745 | | | $ | 2,672 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Turkey | | | | | | | 5,222 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
United Kingdom 18.67% | |
|
Aerospace & Defense 0.68% | |
Cobham plc | | | 682,455 | | | | 2,533 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Airlines 0.78% | |
easyJet plc* | | | 394,212 | | | | 2,880 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Beverages 1.14% | |
Britvic plc | | | 547,089 | | | | 4,229 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Markets 3.31% | |
BlueBay Asset Management plc | | | 760,959 | | | | 5,956 | |
Schroders plc | | | 247,989 | | | | 6,274 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 12,230 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Chemicals 0.72% | |
Croda International plc | | | 115,183 | | | | 2,654 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.98% | |
Babcock International Group plc | | | 389,455 | | | | 3,619 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Electrical Equipment 0.13% | |
Ceres Power Holdings plc* | | | 371,701 | | | | 487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.64% | |
PartyGaming plc* | | | 617,658 | | | | 2,493 | |
Sportingbet plc | | | 3,450,697 | | | | 3,553 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,046 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Durables 0.17% | |
Bellway plc | | | 71,533 | | | | 612 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Insurance 2.28% | | | | | | | | |
Amlin plc | | | 587,574 | | | | 3,828 | |
Catlin Group Ltd. | | | 821,626 | | | | 4,591 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,419 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | U.S. $ Value (000) | |
Internet Software & Services 0.70% | |
Telecity Group plc* | | | 326,321 | | | $ | 2,603 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.80% | |
Afren plc* | | | 1,102,254 | | | | 2,296 | |
Dragon Oil plc* | | | 597,275 | | | | 4,230 | |
Premier Oil plc* | | | 141,265 | | | | 3,805 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10,331 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Professional Services 2.36% | |
Intertek Group plc | | | 150,760 | | | | 4,481 | |
Michael Page International plc | | | 560,587 | | | | 4,233 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software 0.35% | |
Micro Focus International plc | | | 212,766 | | | | 1,302 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Specialty Retail 0.63% | |
Carphone Warehouse Group plc* | | | 480,131 | | | | 2,343 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total United Kingdom | | | | | | | 69,002 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $281,410,361) | | | | | | | 349,529 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
PREFERRED STOCKS 1.93% | |
|
Brazil 1.93% | |
|
Electric: Utilities 1.05% | |
Companhia de Transmissao de Energia Eletrica Paulista | | | 124,042 | | | | 3,867 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Machinery 0.88% | |
Marcopolo SA | | | 810,758 | | | | 3,271 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Preferred Stocks (cost $5,133,186) | | | | | | | 7,138 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Long-Term Investments (cost $286,543,547) | | | | | | | 356,667 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND October 31, 2010
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Investments | | Principal Amount (000) | | | Value (000) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 1.92% | |
| | |
Repurchase Agreement | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement dated 10/29/2010, 0.02% due 11/1/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $6,395,000 of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. at 4.50% due 1/15/2014; value: $7,234,344; proceeds: $7,087,640 (cost $7,087,628) | | $ | 7,088 | | | $ | 7,088 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities 98.44% (cost $293,631,175) | | | | | | | 363,755 | |
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Foreign Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 1.56%(a) | | | | | | | 5,765 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets 100.00% | | | | | | $ | 369,520 | |
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| | |
ADR | | American Depositary Receipt. |
EDR | | Egyptian Depositary Receipt. |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | | Foreign Cash and Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities include net unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts as follows: |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND October 31, 2010
Open Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at October 31, 2010:
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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 | | | 12/9/2010 | | | 2,700,000 | | | $ | 2,394,522 | | | $ | 2,633,094 | | | $ | 238,572 | |
Brazilian real | | Sell | | | UBS AG | | | 12/9/2010 | | | 11,400,000 | | | | 6,359,833 | | | | 6,655,637 | | | | (295,804) | |
Canadian dollar | | Buy | | | Goldman Sachs | | | 12/9/2010 | | | 5,260,000 | | | | 4,974,136 | | | | 5,152,833 | | | | 178,697 | |
Canadian dollar | | Buy | | | Barclays Bank plc | | | 1/24/2011 | | | 2,670,000 | | | | 2,573,990 | | | | 2,612,586 | | | | 38,596 | |
Canadian dollar | | Buy | | | Morgan Stanley | | | 2/22/2011 | | | 11,985,000 | | | | 11,668,549 | | | | 11,718,246 | | | | 49,697 | |
euro | | Sell | | | Merrill Lynch | | | 11/2/2010 | | | 595,626 | | | | 827,372 | | | | 828,992 | | | | (1,620) | |
Japanese yen | | Sell | | | Barclays Bank plc | | | 12/9/2010 | | | 867,000,000 | | | | 10,115,860 | | | | 10,777,606 | | | | (661,746) | |
Philippine peso | | Sell | | | UBS AG | | | 2/14/2011 | | | 480,000,000 | | | | 11,009,174 | | | | 11,075,707 | | | | (66,533) | |
Singapore dollar | | Buy | | | Credit Suisse | | | 2/14/2011 | | | 6,550,000 | | | | 5,058,306 | | | | 5,060,974 | | | | 2,668 | |
South Korean won | | Buy | | | Prudential Securities, Inc. | | | 2/14/2011 | | | 8,950,000,000 | | | | 7,897,988 | | | | 7,924,094 | | | | 26,106 | |
Swiss franc | | Buy | | | Goldman Sachs | | | 12/9/2010 | | | 6,158,250 | | | | 5,999,269 | | | | 6,259,954 | | | | 260,685 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | $ | (230,682) | |
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See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments
LARGE CAP VALUE FUND October 31, 2010
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Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
COMMON STOCKS 97.97% | | | | | |
| |
Aerospace & Defense 1.30% | | | | | |
Honeywell International, Inc. | | | 4,980 | | | $ | 235 | |
Raytheon Co. | | | 1,480 | | | | 68 | |
United Technologies Corp. | | | 3,900 | | | | 292 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 595 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Automobiles 1.28% | | | | | | | | |
Ford Motor Co.* | | | 41,360 | | | | 584 | |
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Beverages 1.73% | | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Co. (The) | | | 5,650 | | | | 346 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 6,840 | | | | 447 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 793 | |
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Biotechnology 1.83% | | | | | | | | |
Amgen, Inc.* | | | 12,130 | | | | 694 | |
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.* | | | 5,280 | | | | 142 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 836 | |
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Capital Markets 5.91% | | | | | | | | |
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) | | | 5,754 | | | | 144 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 1,460 | | | | 167 | |
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | | | 8,390 | | | | 1,350 | |
Morgan Stanley | | | 20,790 | | | | 517 | |
State Street Corp. | | | 7,030 | | | | 294 | |
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | | | 4,210 | | | | 233 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 2,705 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Chemicals 4.93% | | | | | | | | |
Agrium, Inc. (Canada)(a) | | | 2,370 | | | | 210 | |
Dow Chemical Co. (The) | | | 27,420 | | | | 845 | |
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | | | 6,810 | | | | 322 | |
Monsanto Co. | | | 5,050 | | | | 300 | |
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (Canada)(a) | | | 4,010 | | | | 582 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 2,259 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Commercial Banks 7.18% | | | | | | | | |
BB&T Corp. | | | 2,590 | | | $ | 61 | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 7,940 | | | | 284 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 37,170 | | | | 467 | |
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) | | | 10,750 | | | | 579 | |
Regions Financial Corp. | | | 22,780 | | | | 144 | |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | | | 18,100 | | | | 453 | |
Wells Fargo & Co. | | | 49,740 | | | | 1,297 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 3,285 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Communications Equipment 0.29% | |
Cisco Systems, Inc.* | | | 5,800 | | | | 132 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Computers & Peripherals 1.50% | |
Dell, Inc.* | | | 18,380 | | | | 264 | |
EMC Corp.* | | | 10,990 | | | | 231 | |
Hewlett-Packard Co. | | | 2,780 | | | | 117 | |
SMART Technologies, Inc. Class A (Canada)*(a) | | | 5,910 | | | | 77 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 689 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Consumer Finance 1.11% | | | | | | | | |
Capital One Financial Corp. | | | 13,600 | | | | 507 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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Containers & Packaging 0.27% | | | | | |
Owens-Illinois, Inc.* | | | 4,380 | | | | 123 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financial Services 7.55% | |
Bank of America Corp. | | | 104,369 | | | | 1,194 | |
Citigroup, Inc.* | | | 186,500 | | | | 778 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 39,410 | | | | 1,483 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 3,455 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Telecommunication Services 3.71% | |
AT&T, Inc. | | | 32,963 | | | | 939 | |
CenturyLink, Inc. | | | 8,340 | | | | 345 | |
Verizon Communications, Inc. | | | 12,770 | | | | 415 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 1,699 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Electric: Utilities 1.21% | | | | | | | | |
Duke Energy Corp. | | | 8,450 | | | | 154 | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. | | | 1,840 | | | | 101 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
LARGE CAP VALUE FUND October 31, 2010
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Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Electric: Utilities (continued) | | | | | |
Progress Energy, Inc. | | | 1,520 | | | $ | 68 | |
Southern Co. | | | 6,060 | | | | 229 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 552 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.77% | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.* | | | 3,130 | | | | 93 | |
Avnet, Inc.* | | | 5,290 | | | | 157 | |
Corning, Inc. | | | 5,560 | | | | 102 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 352 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy Equipment & Services 2.56% | |
Cameron International Corp.* | | | 2,690 | | | | 118 | |
Halliburton Co. | | | 16,700 | | | | 532 | |
Schlumberger Ltd. | | | 7,479 | | | | 523 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 1,173 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food & Staples Retailing 0.82% | |
CVS Caremark Corp. | | | 12,460 | | | | 375 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Food Products 1.45% | | | | | | | | |
General Mills, Inc. | | | 4,580 | | | | 172 | |
Kraft Foods, Inc. Class A | | | 15,245 | | | | 492 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 664 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 0.46% | |
Baxter International, Inc. | | | 3,180 | | | | 162 | |
Covidien plc (Ireland)(a) | | | 1,220 | | | | 49 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Providers & Services 2.18% | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 6,100 | | | | 402 | |
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | | | 10,910 | | | | 393 | |
WellPoint, Inc.* | | | 3,740 | | | | 203 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 998 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 3.29% | |
Carnival Corp. Unit | | | 18,700 | | | | 807 | |
Marriott International, Inc. Class A | | | 14,819 | | | | 549 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | | | 2,730 | | | $ | 148 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 1,504 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Household Products 1.71% | |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | | | 2,100 | | | | 162 | |
Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | | | 9,760 | | | | 620 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 782 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Industrial Conglomerates 1.83% | |
General Electric Co. | | | 52,420 | | | | 840 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 1.49% | |
MetLife, Inc. | | | 8,630 | | | | 348 | |
Prudential Financial, Inc. | | | 6,320 | | | | 332 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 680 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Machinery 3.19% | |
Caterpillar, Inc. | | | 6,680 | | | | 525 | |
Eaton Corp. | | | 5,212 | | | | 463 | |
Joy Global, Inc. | | | 1,410 | | | | 100 | |
Parker Hannifin Corp. | | | 4,850 | | | | 371 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 1,459 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 5.52% | |
News Corp. Class A | | | 27,200 | | | | 393 | |
Omnicom Group, Inc. | | | 6,300 | | | | 277 | |
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | | | 6,983 | | | | 404 | |
Time Warner, Inc. | | | 12,590 | | | | 409 | |
Viacom, Inc. Class B | | | 7,920 | | | | 306 | |
Walt Disney Co. (The) | | | 20,470 | | | | 739 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 2,528 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Metals & Mining 3.61% | |
Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada)(a) | | | 4,570 | | | | 220 | |
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. | | | 5,270 | | | | 344 | |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | | | 5,280 | | | | 500 | |
Newmont Mining Corp. | | | 5,210 | | | | 317 | |
Nucor Corp. | | | 540 | | | | 21 | |
United States Steel Corp. | | | 5,900 | | | | 252 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 1,654 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
LARGE CAP VALUE FUND October 31, 2010
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Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Multi-Line Retail 1.92% | |
J.C. Penney Co., Inc. | | | 10,510 | | | $ | 328 | |
Kohl’s Corp.* | | | 2,990 | | | | 153 | |
Target Corp. | | | 7,640 | | | | 397 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 878 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Multi-Utilities 0.20% | |
PG&E Corp. | | | 1,880 | | | | 90 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 11.21% | |
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | | | 5,320 | | | | 328 | |
Apache Corp. | | | 3,450 | | | | 349 | |
Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada)(a) | | | 1,700 | | | | 47 | |
Chevron Corp. | | | 13,720 | | | | 1,133 | |
Devon Energy Corp. | | | 2,520 | | | | 164 | |
El Paso Corp. | | | 16,760 | | | | 222 | |
EnCana Corp. (Canada)(a) | | | 1,700 | | | | 48 | |
EOG Resources, Inc. | | | 1,840 | | | | 176 | |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | | | 9,871 | | | | 656 | |
Hess Corp. | | | 11,830 | | | | 746 | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | | | 7,020 | | | | 552 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | 3,030 | | | | 113 | |
Southwestern Energy Co.* | | | 4,190 | | | | 142 | |
Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)(a) | | | 14,250 | | | | 456 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 5,132 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals 7.21% | |
Abbott Laboratories | | | 6,070 | | | | 312 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 10,340 | | | | 658 | |
Merck & Co., Inc. | | | 25,110 | | | | 911 | |
Pfizer, Inc. | | | 64,730 | | | | 1,126 | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ADR | | | 5,660 | | | | 294 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 3,301 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts 0.84% | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 24,258 | | | | 385 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Road & Rail 2.05% | |
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.* | | | 55,740 | | | | 631 | |
Union Pacific Corp. | | | 3,530 | | | | 310 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 941 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.90% | |
Intel Corp. | | | 20,560 | | | $ | 413 | |
Micron Technology, Inc.* | | | 21,740 | | | | 180 | |
Texas Instruments, Inc. | | | 9,420 | | | | 279 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 872 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software 2.25% | |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | | | 21,770 | | | | 250 | |
Adobe Systems, Inc.* | | | 16,700 | | | | 470 | |
Microsoft Corp. | | | 4,330 | | | | 115 | |
Oracle Corp. | | | 6,670 | | | | 196 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 1,031 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Specialty Retail 0.23% | | | | | |
Best Buy Co., Inc. | | | 2,500 | | | | 107 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Tobacco 1.12% | | | | | | | | |
Altria Group, Inc. | | | 8,980 | | | | 228 | |
Philip Morris International, Inc. | | | 4,830 | | | | 283 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 511 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.36% | |
Crown Castle International Corp.* | | | 3,870 | | | | 167 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $38,130,089) | | | | | | | 44,849 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)
LARGE CAP VALUE FUND October 31, 2010
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Investments | | Principal Amount (000) | | | Value (000) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 2.19% | |
| | |
Repurchase Agreement | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement dated 10/29/2010, 0.02% due 11/1/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $975,000 of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. at 5.25% due 7/18/2011; value: $1,023,750; proceeds: $1,002,381 (cost $1,002,380) | | $ | 1,002 | | | $ | 1,002 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities 100.16% (cost $39,132,469) | | | | | | | 45,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (0.16%) | | | | | | | (72 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets 100.00% | | | | | | $ | 45,779 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
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
VALUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
COMMON STOCKS 93.67% | |
|
Aerospace & Defense 2.15% | |
Hexcel Corp.* | | | 697,636 | | | $ | 12,397 | |
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. Class A* | | | 556,272 | | | | 12,038 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 24,435 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Air Freight & Logistics 1.74% | |
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* | | | 148,500 | | | | 7,761 | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 169,600 | | | | 11,953 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 19,714 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Auto Components 1.35% | |
Gentex Corp. | | | 766,900 | | | | 15,323 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Automobiles 0.59% | |
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | | | 216,703 | | | | 6,648 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Building Products 0.91% | |
Crane Co. | | | 225,100 | | | | 8,612 | |
Trex Co., Inc.* | | | 94,585 | | | | 1,698 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 10,310 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Capital Markets 1.85% | |
Lazard Ltd. Class A | | | 569,200 | | | | 21,003 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Chemicals 4.17% | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 426,320 | | | | 21,371 | |
Eastman Chemical Co. | | | 110,900 | | | | 8,713 | |
Olin Corp. | | | 860,300 | | | | 17,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 47,281 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial Banks 6.87% | |
Comerica, Inc. | | | 407,551 | | | | 14,582 | |
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | | | 336,918 | | | | 12,412 | |
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | | | 142,700 | | | | 7,483 | |
East West Bancorp, Inc. | | | 333,800 | | | | 5,885 | |
Fifth Third Bancorp | | | 631,200 | | | | 7,928 | |
First Financial Bancorp | | | 598,201 | | | | 10,074 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | | | 650,000 | | | $ | 3,685 | |
KeyCorp | | | 1,573,200 | | | | 12,885 | |
Webster Financial Corp. | | | 176,703 | | | | 3,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 77,959 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Commercial Services & Supplies 2.06% | |
Tetra Tech, Inc.* | | | 489,900 | | | | 10,317 | |
Waste Connections, Inc. | | | 320,200 | | | | 13,045 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 23,362 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Computers & Peripherals 0.69% | |
Diebold, Inc. | | | 255,300 | | | | 7,825 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Construction & Engineering 2.70% | |
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV (Netherlands)*(a) | | | 440,200 | | | | 11,097 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc.* | | | 402,200 | | | | 10,397 | |
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.* | | | 236,800 | | | | 9,143 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 30,637 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financial Services 1.41% | |
CIT Group, Inc.* | | | 369,900 | | | | 16,028 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Electric: Utilities 1.10% | |
Cleco Corp. | | | 398,600 | | | | 12,464 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Electrical Equipment 3.36% | |
AMETEK, Inc. | | | 223,700 | | | | 12,091 | |
EnerSys* | | | 621,754 | | | | 16,389 | |
Roper Industries, Inc. | | | 139,600 | | | | 9,692 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 38,172 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 2.11% | |
Amphenol Corp. Class A | | | 191,000 | | | | 9,575 | |
Plexus Corp.* | | | 472,500 | | | | 14,340 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 23,915 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy Equipment & Services 4.41% | |
Bristow Group, Inc.* | | | 262,452 | | | | 10,178 | |
Key Energy Services, Inc.* | | | 1,171,700 | | | | 11,541 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
VALUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Energy Equipment & Services (continued) | |
Oceaneering International, Inc.* | | | 109,900 | | | $ | 6,800 | |
Superior Energy Services, Inc.* | | | 461,100 | | | | 12,736 | |
Weatherford International Ltd. (Switzerland)*(a) | | | 526,800 | | | | 8,855 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 50,110 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Food Products 2.17% | |
Bunge Ltd. | | | 178,100 | | | | 10,698 | |
J.M. Smucker Co. (The) | | | 123,800 | | | | 7,958 | |
Lance, Inc. | | | 265,000 | | | | 6,026 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 24,682 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Gas Utilities 1.62% | |
UGI Corp. | | | 609,400 | | | | 18,337 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.23% | |
Kinetic Concepts, Inc.* | | | 132,726 | | | | 5,048 | |
Teleflex, Inc. | | | 160,800 | | | | 8,965 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 14,013 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Providers & Services 2.01% | |
Coventry Health Care, Inc.* | | | 356,100 | | | | 8,340 | |
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.* | | | 77,199 | | | | 2,619 | |
McKesson Corp. | | | 114,000 | | | | 7,522 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B | | | 105,712 | | | | 4,363 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 22,844 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.13% | |
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc.* | | | 381,950 | | | | 6,875 | |
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | | | 250,500 | | | | 11,450 | |
Hyatt Hotels Corp. Class A* | | | 145,700 | | | | 5,872 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 24,197 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Household Durables 1.23% | |
Fortune Brands, Inc. | | | 258,000 | | | | 13,945 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Information Technology Services 6.51% | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp.* | | | 256,500 | | | $ | 15,575 | |
Amdocs Ltd. (Guernsey)*(a) | | | 494,998 | | | | 15,186 | |
Fiserv, Inc.* | | | 308,359 | | | | 16,812 | |
Global Payments, Inc. | | | 175,622 | | | | 6,842 | |
Sapient Corp. | | | 1,478,627 | | | | 19,459 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 73,874 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Insurance 3.59% | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 510,000 | | | | 11,368 | |
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. | | | 453,072 | | | | 11,997 | |
PartnerRe Ltd. | | | 219,900 | | | | 17,442 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 40,807 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.59% | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 769,500 | | | | 18,045 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Machinery 3.85% | |
Actuant Corp. Class A | | | 269,500 | | | | 6,056 | |
EnPro Industries, Inc.* | | | 164,595 | | | | 5,784 | |
RBC Bearings, Inc.* | | | 270,080 | | | | 8,999 | |
Trinity Industries, Inc. | | | 317,100 | | | | 7,208 | |
WABCO Holdings, Inc.* | | | 337,700 | | | | 15,676 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 43,723 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Marine 0.62% | |
Kirby Corp.* | | | 163,638 | | | | 7,035 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 4.23% | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)* | | | 2,521,000 | | | | 26,092 | |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A | | | 230,100 | | | | 9,931 | |
Meredith Corp. | | | 353,300 | | | | 11,995 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 48,018 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Metals & Mining 5.19% | |
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (Canada)(a) | | | 231,800 | | | | 17,985 | |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | | | 93,016 | | | | 4,901 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
VALUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Metals & Mining (continued) | |
Carpenter Technology Corp. | | | 235,576 | | | $ | 8,401 | |
IAMGOLD Corp. (Canada)(a) | | | 679,700 | | | | 12,425 | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 362,300 | | | | 15,162 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 58,874 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Multi-Utilities 0.89% | | | | | | | | |
Wisconsin Energy Corp. | | | 169,083 | | | | 10,067 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.48% | |
Concho Resources, Inc.* | | | 202,800 | | | | 13,926 | |
Petrohawk Energy Corp.* | | | 325,400 | | | | 5,535 | |
Range Resources Corp. | | | 231,500 | | | | 8,656 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 28,117 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Pharmaceuticals 2.09% | | | | | | | | |
Warner Chilcott plc Class A (Ireland)(a) | | | 253,500 | | | | 6,094 | |
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | | | 376,800 | | | | 17,578 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 23,672 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Professional Services 1.04% | |
Robert Half International, Inc. | | | 156,300 | | | | 4,237 | |
TrueBlue, Inc.* | | | 537,300 | | | | 7,549 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 11,786 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate Investment Trusts 2.35% | |
DiamondRock Hospitality Co.* | | | 720,138 | | | | 7,619 | |
Duke Realty Corp. | | | 725,400 | | | | 9,046 | |
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. | | | 133,373 | | | | 3,348 | |
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | | | 422,999 | | | | 6,721 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 26,734 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Road & Rail 3.24% | | | | | | | | |
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class A* | | | 197,600 | | | | 9,135 | |
Heartland Express, Inc. | | | 706,529 | | | | 10,534 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Kansas City Southern* | | | 268,300 | | | $ | 11,757 | |
Knight Transportation, Inc. | | | 298,200 | | | | 5,329 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 36,755 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.08% | |
Atheros Communications, Inc.* | | | 150,559 | | | | 4,673 | |
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 730,900 | | | | 10,306 | |
Lam Research Corp.* | | | 188,400 | | | | 8,627 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 23,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Software 2.16% | | | | | | | | |
Autodesk, Inc.* | | | 177,800 | | | | 6,433 | |
Nuance Communications, Inc.* | | | 517,000 | | | | 8,122 | |
Rovi Corp.* | | | 196,478 | | | | 9,952 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 24,507 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| |
Specialty Retail 2.01% | | | | | |
CarMax, Inc.* | | | 149,000 | | | | 4,617 | |
Dress Barn, Inc. (The)* | | | 65,158 | | | | 1,495 | |
Regis Corp. | | | 814,952 | | | | 16,666 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 22,778 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 1.89% | |
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. | | | 280,300 | | | | 17,194 | |
Vera Bradley, Inc.* | | | 157,072 | | | | 4,296 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 21,490 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $908,165,521) | | | | | | | 1,063,092 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)
VALUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Principal Amount (000) | | | Value (000) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 6.07% | |
| |
Repurchase Agreement | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement dated 10/29/2010, 0.02% due 11/1/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $70,215,000 of Federal Home Loan Bank at 0.31% due 4/1/2011; value: $70,302,769; proceeds: $68,923,843 (cost $68,923,728) | | $ | 68,924 | | | $ | 68,924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities 99.74% (cost $977,089,249) | | | | | | | 1,132,016 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.26% | | | | | | | 2,949 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets 100.00% | | | | | | $ | 1,134,965 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
* | | 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
October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alpha Strategy Fund | | | Fundamental Equity Fund | | | International Core Equity Fund | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at cost | | $ | 761,058,805 | | | $ | 2,708,513,945 | | | $ | 820,926,080 | |
Investments in securities, at value | | $ | 818,323,899 | | | $ | 3,146,825,892 | | | $ | 968,652,793 | |
Cash | | | – | | | | – | | | | 290,000 | |
Foreign cash, at value (cost $0, $0, $7,676,592, $1,067,806, $5,230,001, $0 and $0, respectively) | | | – | | | | – | | | | 7,851,483 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest and dividends | | | – | | | | 1,583,524 | | | | 3,122,893 | |
Investment securities sold | | | – | | | | 10,965,775 | | | | 4,792,965 | |
Capital shares sold | | | 2,366,141 | | | | 10,715,345 | | | | 1,272,599 | |
From affiliates (See Note 3) | | | 77,746 | | | | – | | | | – | |
From advisor (See Note 3) | | | – | | | | – | | | | 195,807 | |
Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | – | | | | – | | | | 2,628,058 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 30,143 | | | | 132,958 | | | | 12,153 | |
Total assets | | | 820,797,929 | | | | 3,170,223,494 | | | | 988,818,751 | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investment securities purchased | | | 488,419 | | | | 9,725,590 | | | | 936,818 | |
Capital shares reacquired | | | 1,189,446 | | | | 5,439,576 | | | | 1,320,677 | |
Management fee | | | – | | | | 1,390,221 | | | | 624,530 | |
12b-1 distribution fees | | | 413,807 | | | | 1,506,090 | | | | 296,354 | |
Fund administration | | | – | | | | 104,763 | | | | 33,308 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 59,461 | | | | 523,136 | | | | 120,718 | |
To bank | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
To affiliates (See Note 3) | | | – | | | | 8,645 | | | | 14,918 | |
Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | – | | | | – | | | | 603,998 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 278,933 | | | | 799,645 | | | | 451,968 | |
Total liabilities | | | 2,430,066 | | | | 19,497,666 | | | | 4,403,289 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 818,367,863 | | | $ | 3,150,725,828 | | | $ | 984,415,462 | |
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 784,866,139 | | | $ | 2,841,241,442 | | | $ | 1,218,804,573 | |
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | | | (59,461 | ) | | | 5,878,474 | | | | 8,681,298 | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | (23,703,909 | ) | | | (134,706,035 | ) | | | (393,110,961 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | | | 57,265,094 | | | | 438,311,947 | | | | 150,040,552 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 818,367,863 | | | $ | 3,150,725,828 | | | $ | 984,415,462 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | International Opportunities Fund | | | Large Cap Value Fund | | | Value Opportunities Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 396,700,746 | | | $ | 293,631,175 | | | $ | 39,132,469 | | | $ | 977,089,249 | |
$ | 449,090,255 | | | $ | 363,755,486 | | | $ | 45,851,472 | | | $ | 1,132,016,189 | |
| – | | | | 550,000 | | | | – | | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1,073,363 | | | | 5,273,055 | | | | – | | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1,338,778 | | | | 698,374 | | | | 51,277 | | | | 212,566 | |
| 4,194,430 | | | | 7,158,133 | | | | 98,276 | | | | 19,152,861 | |
| 2,163,658 | | | | 154,341 | | | | 29,512 | | | | 6,705,808 | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| 127,662 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 6,996 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1,542,408 | | | | 795,021 | | | | – | | | | – | |
| 47,565 | | | | 5,899 | | | | 22,345 | | | | 24,646 | |
| 459,578,119 | | | | 378,390,309 | | | | 46,052,882 | | | | 1,158,119,066 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3,341,398 | | | | 7,165,668 | | | | 88,691 | | | | 20,079,420 | |
| 795,095 | | | | 135,334 | | | | 75,572 | | | | 1,527,962 | |
| 283,411 | | | | 231,444 | | | | 15,706 | | | | 695,834 | |
| 61,837 | | | | 73,685 | | | | 15,829 | | | | 479,196 | |
| 15,115 | | | | 12,344 | | | | 1,571 | | | | 37,335 | |
| 9,206 | | | | 49,693 | | | | 7,952 | | | | 30,397 | |
| – | | | | – | | | | 9,752 | | | | – | |
| 22,671 | | | | 22,602 | | | | – | | | | 11,790 | |
| 528,235 | | | | 1,025,703 | | | | – | | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 136,118 | | | | 153,872 | | | | 58,537 | | | | 292,418 | |
| 5,193,086 | | | | 8,870,345 | | | | 273,610 | | | | 23,154,352 | |
$ | 454,385,033 | | | $ | 369,519,964 | | | $ | 45,779,272 | | | $ | 1,134,964,714 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 433,212,366 | | | $ | 414,022,209 | | | $ | 57,742,888 | | | $ | 975,806,950 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (78,262 | ) | | | (72,719 | ) | | | 132,280 | | | | 95,800 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (32,184,848 | ) | | | (114,403,165 | ) | | | (18,814,893 | ) | | | 4,135,024 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 53,435,777 | | | | 69,973,639 | | | | 6,718,997 | | | | 154,926,940 | |
$ | 454,385,033 | | | $ | 369,519,964 | | | $ | 45,779,272 | | | $ | 1,134,964,714 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)
October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alpha Strategy Fund | | | Fundamental Equity Fund | | | International Core Equity Fund | |
Net assets by class: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares | | $ | 404,804,007 | | | $ | 1,850,568,700 | | | $ | 542,451,505 | |
Class B Shares | | $ | 33,393,833 | | | $ | 149,531,101 | | | $ | 39,254,921 | |
Class C Shares | | $ | 208,051,293 | | | $ | 603,638,662 | | | $ | 91,549,924 | |
Class F Shares | | $ | 120,315,793 | | | $ | 282,018,184 | | | $ | 31,153,081 | |
Class I Shares | | $ | 25,425,511 | | | $ | 162,113,782 | | | $ | 267,252,584 | |
Class P Shares | | | – | | | $ | 30,597,706 | | | $ | 1,765,291 | |
Class R2 Shares | | $ | 3,436,683 | | | $ | 4,443,941 | | | $ | 569,954 | |
Class R3 Shares | | $ | 22,940,743 | | | $ | 67,813,752 | | | $ | 10,418,202 | |
Outstanding shares by class (unlimited number of authorized shares of beneficial interest): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares | | | 18,458,465 | | | | 155,590,754 | | | | 44,743,565 | |
Class B Shares | | | 1,608,691 | | | | 13,180,095 | | | | 3,294,825 | |
Class C Shares | | | 10,092,257 | | | | 53,416,596 | | | | 7,671,032 | |
Class F Shares | | | 5,492,077 | | | | 23,779,250 | | | | 2,579,491 | |
Class I Shares | | | 1,152,818 | | | | 13,550,713 | | | | 21,880,126 | |
Class P Shares | | | – | | | | 2,603,474 | | | | 146,573 | |
Class R2 Shares | | | 157,965 | | | | 378,057 | | | | 46,954 | |
Class R3 Shares | | | 1,054,147 | | | | 5,745,844 | | | | 868,463 | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share (Net assets divided by outstanding shares): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares–Net asset value | | | $21.93 | | | | $11.89 | | | | $12.12 | |
Class A Shares–Maximum offering price (Net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75%) | | | $23.27 | | | | $12.62 | | | | $12.86 | |
Class B Shares–Net asset value | | | $20.76 | | | | $11.35 | | | | $11.91 | |
Class C Shares–Net asset value | | | $20.61 | | | | $11.30 | | | | $11.93 | |
Class F Shares–Net asset value | | | $21.91 | | | | $11.86 | | | | $12.08 | |
Class I Shares–Net asset value | | | $22.06 | | | | $11.96 | | | | $12.21 | |
Class P Shares–Net asset value | | | – | | | | $11.75 | | | | $12.04 | |
Class R2 Shares–Net asset value | | | $21.76 | | | | $11.75 | | | | $12.14 | |
Class R3 Shares–Net asset value | | | $21.76 | | | | $11.80 | | | | $12.00 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | International Opportunities Fund | | | Large Cap Value Fund | | | Value Opportunities Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 162,610,743 | | | $ | 98,272,232 | | | $ | 27,610,706 | | | $ | 582,806,063 | |
| – | | | $ | 14,306,578 | | | $ | 2,418,515 | | | $ | 19,109,657 | |
$ | 13,560,913 | | | $ | 19,968,729 | | | $ | 5,498,759 | | | $ | 147,192,923 | |
$ | 12,744,972 | | | $ | 933,614 | | | $ | 591,975 | | | $ | 168,415,274 | |
$ | 265,347,523 | | | $ | 232,027,365 | | | $ | 9,538,403 | | | $ | 190,103,117 | |
| – | | | $ | 899,580 | | | $ | 12,644 | | | $ | 4,344,437 | |
$ | 9,614 | | | $ | 95,863 | | | $ | 9,781 | | | $ | 2,537,679 | |
$ | 111,268 | | | $ | 3,016,003 | | | $ | 98,489 | | | $ | 20,455,564 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18,816,897 | | | | 7,637,001 | | | | 2,914,577 | | | | 40,345,746 | |
| – | | | | 1,171,251 | | | | 259,902 | | | | 1,361,757 | |
| 1,577,244 | | | | 1,644,817 | | | | 590,828 | | | | 10,490,175 | |
| 1,473,566 | | | | 72,899 | | | | 62,713 | | | | 11,652,161 | |
| 30,629,710 | | | | 17,598,384 | | | | 1,000,592 | | | | 13,050,826 | |
| – | | | | 68,887 | | | | 1,330.366 | | | | 301,732 | |
| 1,097 | | | | 7,509 | | | | 1,030.438 | | | | 176,936 | |
| 12,777 | | | | 237,146 | | | | 10,405 | | | | 1,426,064 | |
| | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| $8.64 | | | | $12.87 | | | | $ 9.47 | | | | $14.45 | |
| | | |
| $9.17 | | | | $13.66 | | | | $10.05 | | | | $15.33 | |
| – | | | | $12.21 | | | | $ 9.31 | | | | $14.03 | |
| $8.60 | | | | $12.14 | | | | $ 9.31 | | | | $14.03 | |
| $8.65 | | | | $12.81 | | | | $ 9.44 | | | | $14.45 | |
| $8.66 | | | | $13.18 | | | | $ 9.53 | | | | $14.57 | |
| – | | | | $13.06 | | | | $ 9.50 | | | | $14.40 | |
| $8.76 | | | | $12.77 | | | | $ 9.49 | | | | $14.34 | |
| $8.71 | | | | $12.72 | | | | $ 9.47 | | | | $14.34 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alpha Strategy Fund | | | Fundamental Equity Fund | | | International Core Equity Fund | |
Investment income: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $0, $221,917, $1,851,737, $2,037,194, $539,750, $2,995 and $0, respectively) | | $ | 1,225,921 | | | $ | 42,985,725 | | | $ | 20,091,795 | |
Interest and other | | | 166 | | | | 11,867 | | | | 4,284 | |
Total investment income | | | 1,226,087 | | | | 42,997,592 | | | | 20,096,079 | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Management fee | | | 684,885 | | | | 15,202,262 | | | | 6,803,706 | |
12b-1 distribution plan-Class A | | | 1,235,975 | | | | 6,149,453 | | | | 1,910,057 | |
12b-1 distribution plan-Class B | | | 332,147 | | | | 1,609,540 | | | | 411,176 | |
12b-1 distribution plan-Class C | | | 1,802,723 | | | | 5,460,102 | | | | 957,837 | |
12b-1 distribution plan-Class F | | | 79,807 | | | | 166,070 | | | | 18,076 | |
12b-1 distribution plan-Class P | | | – | | | | 136,349 | | | | 6,838 | |
12b-1 distribution plan-Class R2 | | | 13,584 | | | | 11,976 | | | | 1,360 | |
12b-1 distribution plan-Class R3 | | | 76,780 | | | | 236,229 | | | | 26,944 | |
Shareholder servicing | | | 1,402,803 | | | | 4,502,634 | | | | 1,661,223 | |
Professional | | | 35,037 | | | | 71,874 | | | | 62,399 | |
Reports to shareholders | | | 78,489 | | | | 293,728 | | | | 107,667 | |
Fund administration | | | – | | | | 1,140,181 | | | | 362,864 | |
Custody | | | 11,078 | | | | 53,669 | | | | 353,304 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 18,266 | | | | 79,364 | | | | 26,104 | |
Registration | | | 119,261 | | | | 221,439 | | | | 100,062 | |
Subsidy (See Note 3) | | | – | | | | 175,369 | | | | 330,073 | |
Other | | | 21,304 | | | | 99,267 | | | | 44,963 | |
Gross expenses | | | 5,912,139 | | | | 35,609,506 | | | | 13,184,653 | |
Expense reductions (See Note 7) | | | (693 | ) | | | (2,886 | ) | | | (750 | ) |
Management fee waived (See Note 3) | | | (684,885 | ) | | | – | | | | (2,322,558 | ) |
Expenses assumed by Underlying Funds (See Note 3) | | | (1,685,545 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
Net expenses | | | 3,541,016 | | | | 35,606,620 | | | | 10,861,345 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (2,314,929 | ) | | | 7,390,972 | | | | 9,234,734 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss): | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments (net of foreign capital gain tax) and foreign currency related transactions | | | (251,202 | )* | | | 196,139,160 | | | | 25,921,529 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | | | 159,498,677 | | | | 284,005,592 | | | | 51,292,057 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 159,247,475 | | | | 480,144,752 | | | | 77,213,586 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | $ | 156,932,546 | | | $ | 487,535,724 | | | $ | 86,448,320 | |
* | | Includes net realized loss from affiliated issuers of $(284,567) (See Note 10). |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | International Opportunities Fund | | | Large Cap Value Fund | | | Value Opportunities Fund | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
$ | 19,456,291 | | | $ | 6,727,622 | | | $ | 774,633 | | | $ | 10,084,371 | |
| 24,272 | | | | 32,436 | | | | 236 | | | | 9,386 | |
| 19,480,563 | | | | 6,760,058 | | | | 774,869 | | | | 10,093,757 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2,724,498 | | | | 2,415,758 | | | | 195,259 | | | | 6,524,090 | |
| 359,404 | | | | 321,382 | | | | 99,629 | | | | 1,628,313 | |
| – | | | | 153,097 | | | | 25,437 | | | | 197,171 | |
| 87,920 | | | | 200,647 | | | | 57,681 | | | | 1,126,016 | |
| 8,653 | | | | 610 | | | | 488 | | | | 97,682 | |
| – | | | | 3,430 | | | | 55 | | | | 17,154 | |
| 5 | | | | 580 | | | | – | | | | 10,806 | |
| 363 | | | | 7,898 | | | | 133 | | | | 61,512 | |
| 226,531 | | | | 448,113 | | | | 70,888 | | | | 1,181,362 | |
| 54,386 | | | | 57,926 | | | | 45,194 | | | | 54,082 | |
| 24,737 | | | | 24,731 | | | | 6,454 | | | | 95,948 | |
| 145,307 | | | | 128,840 | | | | 19,526 | | | | 348,200 | |
| 246,799 | | | | 172,870 | | | | 8,221 | | | | 22,994 | |
| 9,550 | | | | 8,968 | | | | 1,428 | | | | 21,596 | |
| 92,385 | | | | 74,866 | | | | 60,350 | | | | 150,684 | |
| 471,783 | | | | 468,540 | | | | – | | | | 259,209 | |
| 16,041 | | | | 20,034 | | | | 9,268 | | | | 27,557 | |
| 4,468,362 | | | | 4,508,290 | | | | 600,011 | | | | 11,824,376 | |
| (173 | ) | | | (141 | ) | | | (46 | ) | | | (879 | ) |
| (1,098,022 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | (7,047 | ) |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| 3,370,167 | | | | 4,508,149 | | | | 599,965 | | | | 11,816,450 | |
| 16,110,396 | | | | 2,251,909 | | | | 174,904 | | | | (1,722,693 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| 4,874,405 | | | | 31,951,682 | | | | 3,255,118 | | | | 61,081,094 | |
| | | |
| 15,897,636 | | | | 29,946,669 | | | | 1,278,332 | | | | 110,216,696 | |
| 20,772,041 | | | | 61,898,351 | | | | 4,533,450 | | | | 171,297,790 | |
| | | |
$ | 36,882,437 | | | $ | 64,150,260 | | | $ | 4,708,354 | | | $ | 169,575,097 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | Alpha Strategy Fund | |
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | (2,314,929 | ) | | $ | (634,842 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | (251,202 | ) | | | (18,928,639 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | | | 159,498,677 | | | | 102,595,833 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 156,932,546 | | | | 83,032,352 | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (408,592 | ) | | | (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 | | | (622,228 | ) | | | (32,494,782 | ) |
Capital share transactions (Net of share conversions) (See Note 12): | | | | | |
Net proceeds from sales of shares | | | 343,236,618 | | | | 169,481,954 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 487,570 | | | | 27,229,784 | |
Cost of shares reacquired | | | (210,541,095 | ) | | | (149,121,142 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | 133,183,093 | | | | 47,590,596 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 289,493,411 | | | | 98,128,166 | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | $ | 528,874,452 | | | $ | 430,746,286 | |
End of year | | $ | 818,367,863 | | | $ | 528,874,452 | |
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | | $ | (59,461 | ) | | $ | (54,293 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fundamental Equity Fund | | | International Core Equity Fund | |
For the Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 7,390,972 | | | $ | 2,686,382 | | | $ | 9,234,734 | | | $ | 7,001,487 | |
| 196,139,160 | | | | (288,541,654 | ) | | | 25,921,529 | | | | (220,158,466 | ) |
| 284,005,592 | | | | 583,449,890 | | | | 51,292,057 | | | | 434,137,412 | |
| 487,535,724 | | | | 297,594,618 | | | | 86,448,320 | | | | 220,980,433 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (659,576 | ) | | | (10,797,172 | ) | | | (3,954,685 | ) | | | (12,986,796 | ) |
| – | | | | – | | | | (64,050 | ) | | | (531,069 | ) |
| – | | | | – | | | | (142,638 | ) | | | (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 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| (1,343,712 | ) | | | (11,805,136 | ) | | | (5,933,629 | ) | | | (18,470,575 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 884,739,296 | | | | 704,211,694 | | | | 253,678,647 | | | | 155,799,233 | |
| 1,167,205 | | | | 11,157,952 | | | | 5,700,211 | | | | 17,506,373 | |
| (755,666,554 | ) | | | (670,276,536 | ) | | | (259,113,735 | ) | | | (252,355,203 | ) |
| 130,239,947 | | | | 45,093,110 | | | | 265,123 | | | | (79,049,597 | ) |
| 616,431,959 | | | | 330,882,592 | | | | 80,779,814 | | | | 123,460,261 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 2,534,293,869 | | | $ | 2,203,411,277 | | | $ | 903,635,648 | | | $ | 780,175,387 | |
$ | 3,150,725,828 | | | $ | 2,534,293,869 | | | $ | 984,415,462 | | | $ | 903,635,648 | |
$ | 5,878,474 | | | $ | (53,000 | ) | | $ | 8,681,298 | | | $ | 3,803,601 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | International Dividend Income Fund | |
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 16,110,396 | | | $ | 6,416,956 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 4,874,405 | | | | (16,517,581 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies | | | 15,897,636 | | | | 67,339,160 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 36,882,437 | | | | 57,238,535 | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (4,561,154 | ) | | | (1,128,282 | ) |
Class B | | | – | | | | – | |
Class C | | | (338,384 | ) | | | (45,092 | ) |
Class F | | | (418,562 | ) | | | (5,176 | ) |
Class I | | | (10,893,012 | ) | | | (5,046,074 | ) |
Class P | | | – | | | | – | |
Class R2 | | | (340 | ) | | | (238 | ) |
Class R3 | | | (3,176 | ) | | | (245 | ) |
Total distributions to shareholders | | | (16,214,628 | ) | | | (6,225,107 | ) |
Capital share transactions (Net of share conversions) (See Note 12): | | | | | |
Net proceeds from sales of shares | | | 182,412,817 | | | | 146,808,974 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 15,448,105 | | | | 6,048,660 | |
Cost of shares reacquired | | | (48,932,061 | ) | | | (11,788,979 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | 148,928,861 | | | | 141,068,655 | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 169,596,670 | | | | 192,082,083 | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | $ | 284,788,363 | | | $ | 92,706,280 | |
End of year | | $ | 454,385,033 | | | $ | 284,788,363 | |
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | | $ | (78,262 | ) | | $ | 153,008 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Opportunities Fund | | | Large Cap Value Fund | |
For the Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 2,251,909 | | | $ | 1,432,247 | | | $ | 174,904 | | | $ | 414,153 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31,951,682 | | | | (63,319,994 | ) | | | 3,255,118 | | | | (14,750,983 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29,946,669 | | | | 155,917,304 | | | | 1,278,332 | | | | 16,617,404 | |
| 64,150,260 | | | | 94,029,557 | | | | 4,708,354 | | | | 2,280,574 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (737,916 | ) | | | (468,483 | ) | | | (182,090 | ) | | | (360,321 | ) |
| (42,887 | ) | | | – | | | | (1,019 | ) | | | (21,657 | ) |
| (71,685 | ) | | | – | | | | (6,371 | ) | | | (41,102 | ) |
| (3,766 | ) | | | (1,516 | ) | | | (1,969 | ) | | | (541 | ) |
| (1,728,359 | ) | | | (1,433,999 | ) | | | (110,549 | ) | | | (351,007 | ) |
| (5,290 | ) | | | (997 | ) | | | (65 | ) | | | (166 | ) |
| (941 | ) | | | (136 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
| (5,737 | ) | | | (272 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
| (2,596,581 | ) | | | (1,905,403 | ) | | | (302,063 | ) | | | (774,794 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 67,712,764 | | | | 35,650,692 | | | | 12,636,156 | | | | 22,506,779 | |
| 2,553,126 | | | | 1,882,036 | | | | 264,761 | | | | 679,787 | |
| (55,543,408 | ) | | | (45,563,525 | ) | | | (18,605,150 | ) | | | (22,676,612 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14,722,482 | | | | (8,030,797 | ) | | | (5,704,233 | ) | | | 509,954 | |
| 76,276,161 | | | | 84,093,357 | | | | (1,297,942 | ) | | | 2,015,734 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
$ | 293,243,803 | | | $ | 209,150,446 | | | $ | 47,077,214 | | | $ | 45,061,480 | |
$ | 369,519,964 | | | $ | 293,243,803 | | | $ | 45,779,272 | | | $ | 47,077,214 | |
$ | (72,719 | ) | | $ | 151,774 | | | $ | 132,280 | | | $ | 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 Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (1,722,693 | ) | | $ | (1,318,373 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 61,081,094 | | | | (31,924,730 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 110,216,696 | | | | 101,544,068 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 169,575,097 | | | | 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 | | | 702,432,233 | | | | 280,778,475 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | – | | | | 624,834 | |
Cost of shares reacquired | | | (268,099,393 | ) | | | (82,289,745 | ) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | 434,332,840 | | | | 199,113,564 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 603,907,937 | | | | 266,745,394 | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | $ | 531,056,777 | | | $ | 264,311,383 | |
End of year | | $ | 1,134,964,714 | | | $ | 531,056,777 | |
Undistributed net investment income | | $ | 95,800 | | | $ | 26,074 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
ALPHA STRATEGY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $17.24 | | | | $15.58 | | | | $29.08 | | | | $23.68 | | | | $19.11 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | (.03 | ) | | | .01 | | | | (.02 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.06 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 4.74 | | | | 2.81 | | | | (11.23 | ) | | | 6.44 | | | | 4.63 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 4.71 | | | | 2.82 | | | | (11.25 | ) | | | 6.40 | | | | 4.57 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.02 | ) | | | (.03 | ) | | | (.76 | ) | | | (.74 | ) | | | – | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | (1.13 | ) | | | (1.49 | ) | | | (.26 | ) | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (.02 | ) | | | (1.16 | ) | | | (2.25 | ) | | | (1.00 | ) | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $21.93 | | | | $17.24 | | | | $15.58 | | | | $29.08 | | | | $23.68 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 27.36 | % | | | 20.57 | % | | | (41.64 | )% | | | 28.00 | % | | | 23.91 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | .35 | % | | | .35 | % | | | .35 | % | | | .35 | % | | | .35 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | .35 | % | | | .35 | % | | | .35 | % | | | .35 | % | | | .35 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | .70 | % | | | .87 | % | | | .76 | % | | | .79 | % | | | .80 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (.16 | )% | | | .09 | % | | | (.09 | )% | | | (.17 | )% | | | (.28 | )% |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $404,804 | | | | $296,989 | | | | $257,398 | | | | $332,175 | | | | $196,448 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 1.16 | % | | | 7.18 | % | | | 7.64 | % | | | 39.09 | % | | | 8.83 | % |
* | | Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $16.41 | | | | $14.94 | | | | $27.98 | | | | $22.79 | | | | $18.51 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss(a) | | | (.15 | ) | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.15 | ) | | | (.20 | ) | | | (.20 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 4.50 | | | | 2.68 | | | | (10.81 | ) | | | 6.21 | | | | 4.48 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 4.35 | | | | 2.60 | | | | (10.96 | ) | | | 6.01 | | | | 4.28 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
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 year | | | $20.76 | | | | $16.41 | | | | $14.94 | | | | $27.98 | | | | $22.79 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 26.51 | % | | | 19.86 | % | | | (42.04 | )% | | | 27.17 | % | | | 23.12 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.44 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (.79 | )% | | | (.55 | )% | | | (.70 | )% | | | (.79 | )% | | | (.92 | )% |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $33,394 | | | | $31,294 | | | | $31,193 | | | | $58,045 | | | | $47,954 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 1.16 | % | | | 7.18 | % | | | 7.64 | % | | | 39.09 | % | | | 8.83 | % |
* | | Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $16.29 | | | | $14.85 | | | | $27.87 | | | | $22.79 | | | | $18.51 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss(a) | | | (.15 | ) | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.16 | ) | | | (.21 | ) | | | (.20 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 4.47 | | | | 2.65 | | | | (10.73 | ) | | | 6.21 | | | | 4.48 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 4.32 | | | | 2.57 | | | | (10.89 | ) | | | 6.00 | | | | 4.28 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
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 year | | | $20.61 | | | | $16.29 | | | | $14.85 | | | | $27.87 | | | | $22.79 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 26.52 | % | | | 19.78 | % | | | (42.02 | )% | | | 27.20 | % | | | 23.12 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | 1.00 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.45 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (.81 | )% | | | (.59 | )% | | | (.74 | )% | | | (.83 | )% | | | (.92 | )% |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $208,051 | | | | $150,633 | | | | $122,504 | | | | $145,528 | | | | $75,193 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 1.16 | % | | | 7.18 | % | | | 7.64 | % | | | 39.09 | % | | | 8.83 | % |
* | | Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | – | (c) | | | .01 | | | | (.02 | ) | | | – | (c) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 4.76 | | | | 2.85 | | | | (11.17 | ) | | | 1.32 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 4.76 | | | | 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 | | | $21.91 | | | | $17.22 | | | | $15.58 | | | | $29.09 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | | 27.67 | % | | | 20.95 | % | | | (41.50 | )% | | | 4.75 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | .10 | % | | | .10 | % | | | .10 | % | | | .01 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | .10 | % | | | .10 | % | | | .10 | % | | | .01 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | .44 | % | | | .60 | % | | | .55 | % | | | .07 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (.01 | )% | | | .05 | % | | | (.11 | )% | | | (.01 | )%(e) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $120,316 | | | | $29,762 | | | | $6,845 | | | | $11 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 1.16 | % | | | 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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $17.33 | | | | $15.67 | | | | $29.23 | | | | $23.77 | | | | $19.12 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | .04 | | | | .06 | | | | .01 | | | | .05 | | | | .02 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 4.77 | | | | 2.83 | | | | (11.24 | ) | | | 6.47 | | | | 4.63 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 4.81 | | | | 2.89 | | | | (11.23 | ) | | | 6.52 | | | | 4.65 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.10 | ) | | | (.84 | ) | | | (.80 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | — | | | | (1.13 | ) | | | (1.49 | ) | | | (.26 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (.08 | ) | | | (1.23 | ) | | | (2.33 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $22.06 | | | | $17.33 | | | | $15.67 | | | | $29.23 | | | | $23.77 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 27.80 | % | | | 21.06 | % | | | (41.45 | )% | | | 28.48 | % | | | 24.32 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | .00 | % | | | .00 | % | | | .00 | % | | | .00 | % | | | .00 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | .00 | % | | | .00 | % | | | .00 | % | | | .00 | % | | | .00 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | .35 | % | | | .52 | % | | | .41 | % | | | .44 | % | | | .45 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .18 | % | | | .39 | % | | | .06 | % | | | .19 | % | | | .08 | % |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $25,426 | | | | $11,785 | | | | $8,293 | | | | $1,819 | | | | $1,001 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 1.16 | % | | | 7.18 | % | | | 7.64 | % | | | 39.09 | % | | | 8.83 | % |
* | | Does not include expenses of the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | (.09 | ) | | | (.05 | ) | | | (.12 | ) | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 4.72 | | | | 2.83 | | | | (11.16 | ) | | | 1.32 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 4.63 | | | | 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 | | | $21.76 | | | | $17.13 | | | | $15.51 | | | | $29.08 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 27.03 | % | | | 20.37 | % | | | (41.82 | )% | | | 4.72 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | .60 | % | | | .60 | % | | | .60 | % | | | .05 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | .60 | % | | | .60 | % | | | .59 | % | | | .05 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | .94 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | .11 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (.44 | )% | | | (.32 | )% | | | (.59 | )% | | | (.05 | )%(d) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $3,437 | | | | $1,433 | | | | $564 | | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 1.16 | % | | | 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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.02 | ) | | | (.10 | ) | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 4.73 | | | | 2.79 | | | | (11.15 | ) | | | 1.32 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 4.65 | | | | 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 | | | $21.76 | | | | $17.12 | | | | $15.53 | | | | $29.08 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 27.18 | % | | | 20.39 | % | | | (41.72 | )% | | | 4.72 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets:* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | .50 | % | | | .50 | % | | | .50 | % | | | .04 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | .50 | % | | | .50 | % | | | .49 | % | | | .04 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, expenses assumed and management fee waived | | | .84 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | .95 | % | | | .10 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (.39 | )% | | | (.15 | )% | | | (.51 | )% | | | (.04 | )%(d) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $22,941 | | | | $6,979 | | | | $3,949 | | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 1.16 | % | | | 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
FUNDAMENTAL EQUITY FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $ 9.99 | | | | $8.85 | | | | $13.69 | | | | $13.14 | | | | $12.13 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | .04 | | | | .03 | | | | .07 | | | | .08 | | | | .08 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.86 | | | | 1.17 | | | | (3.89 | ) | | | 1.52 | | | | 1.82 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.90 | | | | 1.20 | | | | (3.82 | ) | | | 1.60 | | | | 1.90 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | – | (b) | | | (.06 | ) | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.06 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (.94 | ) | | | (.97 | ) | | | (.83 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | | – | (b) | | | (.06 | ) | | | (1.02 | ) | | | (1.05 | ) | | | (.89 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $11.89 | | | | $9.99 | | | | $ 8.85 | | | | $13.69 | | | | $13.14 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 19.06 | % | | | 13.84 | % | | | (29.89 | )% | | | 13.12 | % | | | 16.49 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.14 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.14 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .38 | % | | | .28 | % | | | .58 | % | | | .63 | % | | | .63 | % |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $1,850,569 | | | | $1,656,209 | | | | $1,512,312 | | | | $2,375,786 | | | | $2,198,884 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 80.98 | % | | | 88.13 | % | | | 85.13 | % | | | 63.23 | % | | | 63.84 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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 B Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $ 9.58 | | | | $8.48 | | | | $13.16 | | | | $12.66 | | | | $11.74 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss(a) | | | (.03 | ) | | | (.03 | ) | | | (.01 | ) | | | – | (b) | | | – | (b) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.13 | | | | (3.73 | ) | | | 1.47 | | | | 1.76 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.77 | | | | 1.10 | | | | (3.74 | ) | | | 1.47 | | | | 1.76 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | (b) | | | – | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (.94 | ) | | | (.97 | ) | | | (.84 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | | – | | | | – | | | | (.94 | ) | | | (.97 | ) | | | (.84 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $11.35 | | | | $9.58 | | | | $8.48 | | | | $13.16 | | | | $12.66 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 18.48 | % | | | 12.97 | % | | | (30.35 | )% | | | 12.50 | % | | | 15.68 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.84 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.79 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.84 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.79 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (.29 | )% | | | (.35 | )% | | | (.07 | )% | | | (.01 | )% | | | (.02 | )% |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $149,531 | | | | $161,233 | | | | $169,131 | | | | $280,279 | | | | $278,649 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 80.98 | % | | | 88.13 | % | | | 85.13 | % | | | 63.23 | % | | | 63.84 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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 C Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $ 9.55 | | | | $8.45 | | | | $13.11 | | | | $12.62 | | | | $11.71 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss(a) | | | (.03 | ) | | | (.03 | ) | | | (.01 | ) | | | – | (b) | | | – | (b) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.78 | | | | 1.13 | | | | (3.71 | ) | | | 1.46 | | | | 1.75 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.75 | | | | 1.10 | | | | (3.72 | ) | | | 1.46 | | | | 1.75 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | (b) | | | – | (b) | | | – | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (.94 | ) | | | (.97 | ) | | | (.84 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | | – | | | | – | | | | (.94 | ) | | | (.97 | ) | | | (.84 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $11.30 | | | | $9.55 | | | | $ 8.45 | | | | $13.11 | | | | $12.62 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 18.32 | % | | | 13.02 | % | | | (30.31 | )% | | | 12.48 | % | | | 15.64 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.84 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.79 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.84 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.79 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (.26 | )% | | | (.37 | )% | | | (.07 | )% | | | (.01 | )% | | | (.02 | )% |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $603,639 | | | | $485,484 | | | | $419,157 | | | | $639,749 | | | | $622,822 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 80.98 | % | | | 88.13 | % | | | 85.13 | % | | | 63.23 | % | | | 63.84 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | .09 | | | | .03 | | | | .08 | | | | – | (c) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.84 | | | | 1.18 | | | | (3.87 | ) | | | .08 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.93 | | | | 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 | | | $11.86 | | | | $9.96 | | | | $ 8.85 | | | | $13.70 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | | 19.42 | % | | | 14.03 | % | | | (29.70 | )% | | | .59 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | .86 | % | | | .93 | % | | | .87 | % | | | .08 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | .86 | % | | | .93 | % | | | .88 | % | | | .08 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | .77 | % | | | .29 | % | | | .77 | % | | | .04 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $282,018 | | | | $73,742 | | | | $8,995 | | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 80.98 | % | | | 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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $10.04 | | | | $ 8.92 | | | | $13.79 | | | | $13.21 | | | | $12.19 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | .08 | | | | .05 | | | | .11 | | | | .10 | | | | .12 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.88 | | | | 1.17 | | | | (3.92 | ) | | | 1.57 | | | | 1.83 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.96 | | | | 1.22 | | | | (3.81 | ) | | | 1.67 | | | | 1.95 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.10 | ) | | | (.12 | ) | | | (.12 | ) | | | (.10 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (.94 | ) | | | (.97 | ) | | | (.83 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.10 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | (.93 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $11.96 | | | | $10.04 | | | | $ 8.92 | | | | $13.79 | | | | $13.21 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 19.54 | % | | | 14.11 | % | | | (29.62 | )% | | | 13.68 | % | | | 16.87 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | .77 | % | | | .84 | % | | | .77 | % | | | .78 | % | | | .79 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | .77 | % | | | .84 | % | | | .77 | % | | | .78 | % | | | .79 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .75 | % | | | .58 | % | | | .92 | % | | | .78 | % | | | .97 | % |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $162,114 | | | | $98,570 | | | | $54,483 | | | | $53,737 | | | | $3,880 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 80.98 | % | | | 88.13 | % | | | 85.13 | % | | | 63.23 | % | | | 63.84 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $ 9.87 | | | | $8.75 | | | | $13.55 | | | | $13.03 | | | | $12.05 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | .03 | | | | .01 | | | | .06 | | | | .07 | | | | .06 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.85 | | | | 1.16 | | | | (3.85 | ) | | | 1.51 | | | | 1.82 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.88 | | | | 1.17 | | | | (3.79 | ) | | | 1.58 | | | | 1.88 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | – | | | | (.05 | ) | | | (.07 | ) | | | (.09 | ) | | | (.06 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (.94 | ) | | | (.97 | ) | | | (.84 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | | – | | | | (.05 | ) | | | (1.01 | ) | | | (1.06 | ) | | | (.90 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $11.75 | | | | $9.87 | | | | $ 8.75 | | | | $13.55 | | | | $13.03 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 19.05 | % | | | 13.59 | % | | | (29.98 | )% | | | 13.08 | % | | | 16.36 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.24 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.25 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .28 | % | | | .17 | % | | | .49 | % | | | .53 | % | | | .49 | % |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $30,598 | | | | $29,361 | | | | $24,711 | | | | $48,641 | | | | $42,516 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 80.98 | % | | | 88.13 | % | | | 85.13 | % | | | 63.23 | % | | | 63.84 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to
10/31/2007 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | .04 | | | | (.01 | ) | | | .05 | | | | – | (c) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.82 | | | | 1.17 | | | | (3.88 | ) | | | .07 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.86 | | | | 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 | | | $11.75 | | | | $9.89 | | | | $ 8.82 | | | | $13.69 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | | 18.81 | % | | | 13.44 | % | | | (29.98 | )% | | | .51 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | .12 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | 1.36 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.31 | % | | | .12 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | .36 | % | | | (.14 | )% | | | .47 | % | | | .00 | %(e)(f) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $4,444 | | | | $1,187 | | | | $319 | | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 80.98 | % | | | 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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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(b) | | | .03 | | | | – | (c) | | | .04 | | | | – | (c) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 1.85 | | | | 1.17 | | | | (3.86 | ) | | | .07 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.88 | | | | 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 | | | $11.80 | | | | $9.92 | | | | $ 8.82 | | | | $13.69 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | | 18.96 | % | | | 13.55 | % | | | (29.96 | )% | | | .51 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.33 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | .11 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.33 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | .11 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | .30 | % | | | .05 | % | | | .37 | % | | | .01 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $67,814 | | | | $28,510 | | | | $14,303 | | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 80.98 | % | | | 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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $11.20 | | | | $ 8.68 | | | | $18.34 | | | | $15.23 | | | | $12.37 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | .12 | | | | .08 | | | | .23 | | | | .17 | | | | .08 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .88 | | | | 2.66 | | | | (8.23 | ) | | | 3.92 | | | | 3.17 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.00 | | | | 2.74 | | | | (8.00 | ) | | | 4.09 | | | | 3.25 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.22 | ) | | | (.13 | ) | | | (.06 | ) | | | (.05 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (1.53 | ) | | | (.92 | ) | | | (.34 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.22 | ) | | | (1.66 | ) | | | (.98 | ) | | | (.39 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $12.12 | | | | $11.20 | | | | $ 8.68 | | | | $18.34 | | | | $15.23 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 8.95 | % | | | 32.32 | % | | | (47.48 | )% | | | 28.22 | % | | | 26.86 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.53 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.52 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.55 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.41 | % | | | 1.53 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 1.05 | % | | | .92 | % | | | 1.68 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | .55 | % |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $542,452 | | | | $574,731 | | | | $527,567 | | | | $1,082,308 | | | | $655,273 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 98.73 | % | | | 132.22 | % | | | 125.37 | % | | | 122.32 | % | | | 134.00 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $11.02 | | | | $ 8.50 | | | | $18.00 | | | | $15.00 | | | | $12.24 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | .04 | | | | .02 | | | | .14 | | | | .06 | | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .87 | | | | 2.62 | | | | (8.07 | ) | | | 3.86 | | | | 3.13 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | .91 | | | | 2.64 | | | | (7.93 | ) | | | 3.92 | | | | 3.12 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
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 year | | | $11.91 | | | | $11.02 | | | | $ 8.50 | | | | $18.00 | | | | $15.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 8.23 | % | | | 31.46 | % | | | (47.80 | )% | | | 27.39 | % | | | 25.98 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.84 | % | | | 2.20 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 2.18 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.84 | % | | | 2.20 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 2.17 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.20 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | 2.06 | % | | | 2.18 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | .40 | % | | | .27 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | .36 | % | | | (.09 | )% |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $39,255 | | | | $43,492 | | | | $39,604 | | | | $82,699 | | | | $51,040 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 98.73 | % | | | 132.22 | % | | | 125.37 | % | | | 122.32 | % | | | 134.00 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | $ | 11.04 | | | $ | 8.50 | | | $ | 18.00 | | | $ | 15.00 | | | $ | 12.24 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | .04 | | | | .03 | | | | .14 | | | | .06 | | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .87 | | | | 2.62 | | | | (8.07 | ) | | | 3.86 | | | | 3.13 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | .91 | | | | 2.65 | | | | (7.93 | ) | | | 3.92 | | | | 3.12 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
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 year | | $ | 11.93 | | | $ | 11.04 | | | $ | 8.50 | | | $ | 18.00 | | | $ | 15.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 8.21 | % | | | 31.52 | % | | | (47.82 | )% | | | 27.39 | % | | | 25.98 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.84 | % | | | 2.20 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | 2.06 | % | | | 2.18 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.84 | % | | | 2.20 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | 2.06 | % | | | 2.17 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.20 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | 2.06 | % | | | 2.18 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | .38 | % | | | .28 | % | | | 1.01 | % | | | .37 | % | | | (.07 | )% |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 91,550 | | | $ | 105,557 | | | $ | 95,496 | | | $ | 216,646 | | | $ | 138,424 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 98.73 | % | | | 132.22 | % | | | 125.37 | % | | | 122.32 | % | | | 134.00 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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 F Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | .16 | | | | .16 | | | | .24 | | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .86 | | | | 2.59 | | | | (8.19 | ) | | | .70 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.02 | | | | 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 | | | $12.08 | | | | $11.16 | | | | $ 8.68 | | | | $18.34 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 9.25 | % | | | 32.76 | % | | | (47.37 | )% | | | 3.91 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .90 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | .12 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .90 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | .12 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | .12 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.73 | % | | | 2.02 | % | | | (.06 | )%(d) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $31,153 | | | | $9,009 | | | | $1,869 | | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 98.73 | % | | | 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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| | Class I Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $11.28 | | | | $ 8.77 | | | | $18.49 | | | | $15.33 | | | | $12.43 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | .15 | | | | .13 | | | | .29 | | | | .25 | | | | .13 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .89 | | | | 2.65 | | | | (8.30 | ) | | | 3.93 | | | | 3.19 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 1.04 | | | | 2.78 | | | | (8.01 | ) | | | 4.18 | | | | 3.32 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.11 | ) | | | (.27 | ) | | | (.18 | ) | | | (.10 | ) | | | (.08 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (1.53 | ) | | | (.92 | ) | | | (.34 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (.11 | ) | | | (.27 | ) | | | (1.71 | ) | | | (1.02 | ) | | | (.42 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $12.21 | | | | $11.28 | | | | $ 8.77 | | | | $18.49 | | | | $15.33 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 9.31 | % | | | 32.86 | % | | | (47.30 | )% | | | 28.67 | % | | | 27.26 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .82 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.19 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .82 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | 1.18 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | 1.06 | % | | | 1.19 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | .92 | % |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $267,253 | | | | $167,574 | | | | $113,975 | | | | $259,354 | | | | $70,641 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 98.73 | % | | | 132.22 | % | | | 125.37 | % | | | 122.32 | % | | | 134.00 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(b) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class P Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $11.13 | | | | $ 8.63 | | | | $18.30 | | | | $15.22 | | | | $12.36 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | .10 | | | | .07 | | | | .23 | | | | .15 | | | | .08 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .88 | | | | 2.64 | | | | (8.19 | ) | | | 3.91 | | | | 3.16 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | .98 | | | | 2.71 | | | | (7.96 | ) | | | 4.06 | | | | 3.24 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
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 year | | | $12.04 | | | | $11.13 | | | | $ 8.63 | | | | $18.30 | | | | $15.22 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 8.84 | % | | | 32.29 | % | | | (47.56 | )% | | | 28.07 | % | | | 26.69 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.63 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.62 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.63 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .92 | % | | | .78 | % | | | 1.68 | % | | | .91 | % | | | .55 | % |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $1,765 | | | | $1,825 | | | | $1,135 | | | | $192 | | | | $66 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 98.73 | % | | | 132.22 | % | | | 125.37 | % | | | 122.32 | % | | | 134.00 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(b) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class R2 Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | .08 | | | | .12 | | | | .27 | | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .91 | | | | 2.65 | | | | (8.21 | ) | | | .69 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | .99 | | | | 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 | | | $12.14 | | | | $11.20 | | | | $ 8.69 | | | | $18.33 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 8.86 | % | | | 32.77 | % | | | (47.24 | )% | | | 3.85 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | .14 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | .14 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | .14 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | .73 | % | | | 1.33 | % | | | 1.92 | % | | | (.08 | )%(d) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $570 | | | | $7 | | | | $5 | | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 98.73 | % | | | 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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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class R3 Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | .11 | | | | .06 | | | | .22 | | | | (.01 | ) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .87 | | | | 2.64 | | | | (8.20 | ) | | | .69 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | .98 | | | | 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 | | | $12.00 | | | | $11.10 | | | | $ 8.65 | | | | $18.33 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 8.89 | % | | | 32.23 | % | | | (47.55 | )% | | | 3.85 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.68 | % | | | 1.62 | % | | | .14 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.68 | % | | | 1.62 | % | | | .14 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.68 | % | | | 1.62 | % | | | .14 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1.02 | % | | | .65 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | (.08 | )%(d) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $10,418 | | | | $1,439 | | | | $523 | | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 98.73 | % | | | 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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INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 6/23/2008(a) to 10/31/2008 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $8.22 | | | | $6.29 | | | | $10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income(b) | | | .34 | | | | .28 | | | | .16 | |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .42 | | | | 1.90 | | | | (3.74 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total from investment operations | | | .76 | | | | 2.18 | | | | (3.58 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | (.34 | ) | | | (.25 | ) | | | (.13 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $8.64 | | | | $8.22 | | | | $ 6.29 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 9.58 | % | | | 35.88 | % | | | (36.10 | )%(d) |
| | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | .48 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.14 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | .48 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.63 | % | | | .68 | %(d) |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | 4.23 | % | | | 4.08 | % | | | 1.98 | %(d) |
| | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $162,611 | | | | $52,935 | | | | $9,075 | |
| | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 100.06 | % | | | 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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INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class C Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 6/23/2008(a) to 10/31/2008 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $8.19 | | | | $6.28 | | | | $10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income(b) | | | .29 | | | | .21 | | | | .09 | |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .41 | | | | 1.92 | | | | (3.68 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total from investment operations | | | .70 | | | | 2.13 | | | | (3.59 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | (.29 | ) | | | (.22 | ) | | | (.13 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $8.60 | | | | $8.19 | | | | $ 6.28 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 8.99 | % | | | 34.87 | % | | | (36.22 | )%(d) |
| | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.98 | % | | | .68 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.98 | % | | | .68 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.26 | % | | | 1.44 | %(d) |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | 3.61 | % | | | 2.93 | % | | | 1.23 | %(d) |
| | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $13,561 | | | | $4,376 | | | | $177 | |
| | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 100.06 | % | | | 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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INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class F Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 6/23/2008(a) to 10/31/2008 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $8.23 | | | | $6.29 | | | | $10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income(b) | | | .39 | | | | .18 | | | | .15 | |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .39 | | | | 2.02 | | | | (3.72 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total from investment operations | | | .78 | | | | 2.20 | | | | (3.57 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.26 | ) | | | (.14 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $8.65 | | | | $8.23 | | | | $ 6.29 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 9.95 | % | | | 36.13 | % | | | (36.08 | )%(d) |
| | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .88 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | .35 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .88 | % | | | 1.07 | % | | | .35 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.53 | %(d) |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | 4.78 | % | | | 2.32 | % | | | 1.91 | %(d) |
| | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $12,745 | | | | $1,772 | | | | $28 | |
| | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 100.06 | % | | | 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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INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class I Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 6/23/2008(a) to 10/31/2008 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $8.24 | | | | $6.29 | | | | $10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income(b) | | | .37 | | | | .29 | | | | .19 | |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .41 | | | | 1.93 | | | | (3.76 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total from investment operations | | | .78 | | | | 2.22 | | | | (3.57 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | (.36 | ) | | | (.27 | ) | | | (.14 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $8.66 | | | | $8.24 | | | | $ 6.29 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 10.03 | % | | | 36.38 | % | | | (36.07 | )%(d) |
| | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .81 | % | | | .99 | % | | | .36 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .81 | % | | | .99 | % | | | .36 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.28 | % | | | .54 | %(d) |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | 4.53 | % | | | 4.13 | % | | | 2.19 | %(d) |
| | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $265,348 | | | | $225,688 | | | | $83,413 | |
| | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 100.06 | % | | | 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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Financial Highlights (continued)
INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class R2 Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 6/23/2008(a) to 10/31/2008 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $8.29 | | | | $6.30 | | | | $10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income(b) | | | .37 | | | | .31 | | | | .18 | |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .42 | | | | 1.91 | | | | (3.76 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total from investment operations | | | .79 | | | | 2.22 | | | | (3.58 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | (.32 | ) | | | (.23 | ) | | | (.12 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $8.76 | | | | $8.29 | | | | $ 6.30 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 9.96 | % | | | 36.26 | % | | | (36.08 | )%(d) |
| | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .84 | % | | | .96 | % | | | .50 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .84 | % | | | .96 | % | | | .50 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.13 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 2.87 | %(d) |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | 4.45 | % | | | 4.63 | % | | | 2.07 | %(d) |
| | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $10 | | | | $9 | | | | $6 | |
| | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 100.06 | % | | | 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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Financial Highlights (concluded)
INTERNATIONAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class R3 Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 6/23/2008(a) to 10/31/2008 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $8.28 | | | | $6.30 | | | | $10.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income(b) | | | .36 | | | | .31 | | | | .18 | |
| | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .40 | | | | 1.91 | | | | (3.75 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total from investment operations | | | .76 | | | | 2.22 | | | | (3.57 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | (.33 | ) | | | (.24 | ) | | | (.13 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $8.71 | | | | $8.28 | | | | $6.30 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 9.62 | % | | | 36.22 | % | | | (36.06 | )%(d) |
| | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.24 | % | | | .96 | % | | | .46 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.24 | % | | | .96 | % | | | .46 | %(d) |
| | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.58 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 2.84 | %(d) |
| | | |
Net investment income | | | 4.40 | % | | | 4.62 | % | | | 2.10 | %(d) |
| | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $111 | | | | $9 | | | | $6 | |
| | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 100.06 | % | | | 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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INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $10.70 | | | | $ 7.29 | | | | $19.81 | | | | $15.72 | | | | $11.97 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | .06 | | | | .04 | | | | .09 | | | | .04 | | | | .05 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.20 | | | | 3.42 | | | | (10.36 | ) | | | 4.07 | | | | 3.70 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.26 | | | | 3.46 | | | | (10.27 | ) | | | 4.11 | | | | 3.75 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
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 year | | | $12.87 | | | | $10.70 | | | | $ 7.29 | | | | $19.81 | | | | $15.72 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 21.21 | % | | | 47.94 | % | | | (57.81 | )% | | | 26.14 | % | | | 31.33 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.56 | % | | | 1.60 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | 1.54 | % | | | 1.77 | % | | | 1.61 | % | | | 1.56 | % | | | 1.60 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .54 | % | | | .50 | % | | | .65 | % | | | .23 | % | | | .38 | % |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $98,272 | | | | $92,188 | | | | $67,815 | | | | $200,909 | | | | $148,996 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 83.13 | % | | | 115.58 | % | | | 130.51 | % | | | 115.79 | % | | | 98.16 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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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INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class B Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $10.17 | | | | $ 6.92 | | | | $18.96 | | | | $15.12 | | | | $11.59 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss(a) | | | (.01 | ) | | | (.01 | ) | | | – | (b) | | | (.07 | ) | | | (.04 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.08 | | | | 3.26 | | | | (9.87 | ) | | | 3.91 | | | | 3.57 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.07 | | | | 3.25 | | | | (9.87 | ) | | | 3.84 | | | | 3.53 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.03 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (2.17 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (.03 | ) | | | – | | | | (2.17 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $12.21 | | | | $10.17 | | | | $ 6.92 | | | | $18.96 | | | | $15.12 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 20.35 | % | | | 46.97 | % | | | (58.10 | )% | | | 25.40 | % | | | 30.46 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | 2.19 | % | | | 2.42 | % | | | 2.25 | % | | | 2.21 | % | | | 2.24 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | 2.19 | % | | | 2.42 | % | | | 2.26 | % | | | 2.21 | % | | | 2.24 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (.13 | )% | | | (.15 | )% | | | (.01 | )% | | | (.43 | )% | | | (.30 | )% |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $14,307 | | | | $17,103 | | | | $14,192 | | | | $43,231 | | | | $36,642 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 83.13 | % | | | 115.58 | % | | | 130.51 | % | | | 115.79 | % | | | 98.16 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class C Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $10.12 | | | | $ 6.88 | | | | $18.86 | | | | $15.05 | | | | $11.54 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | (.01 | ) | | | (.01 | ) | | | – | (b) | | | (.07 | ) | | | (.04 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.06 | | | | 3.25 | | | | (9.81 | ) | | | 3.88 | | | | 3.55 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.05 | | | | 3.24 | | | | (9.81 | ) | | | 3.81 | | | | 3.51 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.03 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (2.17 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | �� | | (.03 | ) | | | – | | | | (2.17 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $12.14 | | | | $10.12 | | | | $ 6.88 | | | | $18.86 | | | | $15.05 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 20.34 | % | | | 47.09 | % | | | (58.09 | )% | | | 25.32 | % | | | 30.42 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | 2.19 | % | | | 2.42 | % | | | 2.25 | % | | | 2.21 | % | | | 2.24 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | 2.19 | % | | | 2.42 | % | | | 2.26 | % | | | 2.21 | % | | | 2.25 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (.13 | )% | | | (.14 | )% | | | .00 | %(d) | | | (.40 | )% | | | (.27 | )% |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $19,969 | | | | $21,668 | | | | $15,297 | | | | $43,422 | | | | $30,673 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 83.13 | % | | | 115.58 | % | | | 130.51 | % | | | 115.79 | % | | | 98.16 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(b) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(c) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
(d) | | Amount is less than .01%. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class F Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | .10 | | | | .09 | | | | .09 | | | | .01 | |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.17 | | | | 3.37 | | | | (10.31 | ) | | | .98 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.27 | | | | 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 | | | $12.81 | | | | $10.65 | | | | $ 7.28 | | | | $19.81 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 21.47 | % | | | 48.36 | % | | | (57.70 | )% | | | 5.26 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | .13 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | 1.28 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | .13 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | .88 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | .84 | % | | | .03 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $934 | | | | $384 | | | | $121 | | | | $11 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 83.13 | % | | | 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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Financial Highlights (continued)
INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class I Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $10.96 | | | | $ 7.48 | | | | $20.29 | | | | $16.08 | | | | $12.21 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | .11 | | | | .08 | | | | .14 | | | | .12 | | | | .11 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.23 | | | | 3.50 | | | | (10.64 | ) | | | 4.15 | | | | 3.76 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.34 | | | | 3.58 | | | | (10.50 | ) | | | 4.27 | | | | 3.87 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.12 | ) | | | (.10 | ) | | | (.14 | ) | | | (.06 | ) | | | – | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (2.17 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (.12 | ) | | | (.10 | ) | | | (2.31 | ) | | | (.06 | ) | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $13.18 | | | | $10.96 | | | | $ 7.48 | | | | $20.29 | | | | $16.08 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 21.50 | % | | | 48.47 | % | | | (57.66 | )% | | | 26.67 | % | | | 31.70 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.25 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.42 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.25 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .93 | % | | | .87 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | .65 | % | | | .76 | % |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $232,027 | | | | $160,456 | | | | $110,838 | | | | $164,086 | | | | $149,509 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 83.13 | % | | | 115.58 | % | | | 130.51 | % | | | 115.79 | % | | | 98.16 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $10.86 | | | | $ 7.36 | | | | $20.00 | | | | $15.89 | | | | $12.11 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | .05 | | | | .03 | | | | .07 | | | | .02 | | | | .09 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.22 | | | | 3.48 | | | | (10.46 | ) | | | 4.12 | | | | 3.69 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.27 | | | | 3.51 | | | | (10.39 | ) | | | 4.14 | | | | 3.78 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
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 year | | | $13.06 | | | | $10.86 | | | | $ 7.36 | | | | $20.00 | | | | $15.89 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 21.05 | % | | | 47.86 | % | | | (57.86 | )% | | | 26.10 | % | | | 31.21 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.87 | % | | | 1.70 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.74 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | 1.64 | % | | | 1.87 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 1.74 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .44 | % | | | .36 | % | | | .55 | % | | | .11 | % | | | .62 | % |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $900 | | | | $781 | | | | $834 | | | | $1,826 | | | | $1,489 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 83.13 | % | | | 115.58 | % | | | 130.51 | % | | | 115.79 | % | | | 98.16 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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 R2 Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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(b) | | | .03 | | | | .03 | | | | .06 | | | | – | (c) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.18 | | | | 3.40 | | | | (10.32 | ) | | | .98 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.21 | | | | 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 | | | $12.77 | | | | $10.64 | | | | $ 7.24 | | | | $19.80 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | | 20.90 | % | | | 47.69 | % | | | (57.93 | )% | | | 5.21 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.97 | % | | | 1.84 | % | | | .16 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.97 | % | | | 1.84 | % | | | .16 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | .31 | % | | | .34 | % | | | .51 | % | | | .00 | %(e)(f) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $96 | | | | $91 | | | | $31 | | | | $11 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 83.13 | % | | | 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
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class R3 Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | .05 | | | | .01 | | | | .10 | | | | – | (c) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.17 | | | | 3.41 | | | | (10.34 | ) | | | .99 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.22 | | | | 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 | | | $12.72 | | | | $10.60 | | | | $ 7.27 | | | | $19.81 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | | 21.04 | % | | | 47.75 | % | | | (57.77 | )% | | | 5.26 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | .15 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | .15 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | .45 | % | | | .14 | % | | | .81 | % | | | .00 | %(e)(f) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $3,016 | | | | $573 | | | | $22 | | | | $11 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 83.13 | % | | | 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
LARGE CAP VALUE FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $8.61 | | | | $8.48 | | | | $15.47 | | | | $14.19 | | | | $12.38 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | .04 | | | | .07 | | | | .14 | | | | .19 | | | | .17 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .88 | | | | .20 | | | | (4.92 | ) | | | 1.58 | | | | 2.05 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | .92 | | | | .27 | | | | (4.78 | ) | | | 1.77 | | | | 2.22 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.06 | ) | | | (.14 | ) | | | (.20 | ) | | | (.17 | ) | | | (.12 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (2.01 | ) | | | (.32 | ) | | | (.29 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (.06 | ) | | | (.14 | ) | | | (2.21 | ) | | | (.49 | ) | | | (.41 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $9.47 | | | | $8.61 | | | | $ 8.48 | | | | $15.47 | | | | $14.19 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 10.69 | % | | | 3.77 | % | | | (35.16 | )% | | | 12.95 | % | | | 18.40 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | .95 | % | | | .95 | % | | | .95 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | .95 | % | | | .95 | % | | | .95 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.28 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .39 | % | | | .87 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.26 | % |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $27,611 | | | | $27,444 | | | | $21,010 | | | | $28,538 | | | | $20,994 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 29.34 | % | | | 103.30 | % | | | 126.70 | % | | | 109.22 | % | | | 42.16 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $8.47 | | | | $8.30 | | | | $15.18 | | | | $13.96 | | | | $12.19 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | (.02 | ) | | | .02 | | | | .07 | | | | .09 | | | | .08 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .86 | | | | .22 | | | | (4.83 | ) | | | 1.56 | | | | 2.03 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | .84 | | | | .24 | | | | (4.76 | ) | | | 1.65 | | | | 2.11 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | – | (b) | | | (.07 | ) | | | (.11 | ) | | | (.11 | ) | | | (.04 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (2.01 | ) | | | (.32 | ) | | | (.30 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | | – | (b) | | | (.07 | ) | | | (2.12 | ) | | | (.43 | ) | | | (.34 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $9.31 | | | | $8.47 | | | | $ 8.30 | | | | $15.18 | | | | $13.96 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 9.96 | % | | | 3.19 | % | | | (35.60 | )% | | | 12.23 | % | | | 17.65 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.79 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.91 | % | | | 1.90 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.93 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (.27 | )% | | | .30 | % | | | .59 | % | | | .65 | % | | | .60 | % |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $2,419 | | | | $2,558 | | | | $2,549 | | | | $4,005 | | | | $3,109 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 29.34 | % | | | 103.30 | % | | | 126.70 | % | | | 109.22 | % | | | 42.16 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $8.47 | | | | $8.30 | | | | $15.19 | | | | $13.95 | | | | $12.20 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(a) | | | (.02 | ) | | | .02 | | | | .06 | | | | .09 | | | | .08 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .87 | | | | .23 | | | | (4.83 | ) | | | 1.57 | | | | 2.02 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | .85 | | | | .25 | | | | (4.77 | ) | | | 1.66 | | | | 2.10 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.01 | ) | | | (.08 | ) | | | (.11 | ) | | | (.10 | ) | | | (.05 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | — | | | | — | | | | (2.01 | ) | | | (.32 | ) | | | (.30 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (.01 | ) | | | (.08 | ) | | | (2.12 | ) | | | (.42 | ) | | | (.35 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $9.31 | | | | $8.47 | | | | $ 8.30 | | | | $15.19 | | | | $13.95 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 10.03 | % | | | 3.30 | % | | | (35.64 | )% | | | 12.29 | % | | | 17.58 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.60 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.86 | % | | | 1.91 | % | | | 1.90 | % | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.93 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (.26 | )% | | | .22 | % | | | .58 | % | | | .65 | % | | | .61 | % |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $5,499 | | | | $5,654 | | | | $4,266 | | | | $6,643 | | | | $4,753 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 29.34 | % | | | 103.30 | % | | | 126.70 | % | | | 109.22 | % | | | 42.16 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | .05 | | | | .05 | | | | .17 | | | | .02 | |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .89 | | | | .23 | | | | (4.91 | ) | | | .13 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | .94 | | | | .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 | | | $9.44 | | | | $8.58 | | | | $ 8.47 | | | | $15.47 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 10.98 | % | | | 4.00 | % | | | (35.00 | )% | | | .98 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .94 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | .68 | % | | | .06 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .94 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | .68 | % | | | .06 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .94 | % | | | 1.05 | % | | | .98 | % | | | .07 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | .60 | % | | | .62 | % | | | 1.64 | % | | | .12 | %(d) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $592 | | | | $202 | | | | $27 | | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 29.34 | % | | | 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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $8.66 | | | | $8.54 | | | | $15.58 | | | | $14.27 | | | | $12.44 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | .07 | | | | .10 | | | | .18 | | | | .24 | | | | .21 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .89 | | | | .19 | | | | (4.96 | ) | | | 1.60 | | | | 2.07 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | .96 | | | | .29 | | | | (4.78 | ) | | | 1.84 | | | | 2.28 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.09 | ) | | | (.17 | ) | | | (.25 | ) | | | (.21 | ) | | | (.15 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (2.01 | ) | | | (.32 | ) | | | (.30 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (.09 | ) | | | (.17 | ) | | | (2.26 | ) | | | (.53 | ) | | | (.45 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $9.53 | | | | $8.66 | | | | $ 8.54 | | | | $15.58 | | | | $14.27 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 11.08 | % | | | 4.16 | % | | | (34.99 | )% | | | 13.40 | % | | | 18.83 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .85 | % | | | .79 | % | | | .60 | % | | | .60 | % | | | .60 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .85 | % | | | .79 | % | | | .60 | % | | | .60 | % | | | .60 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .85 | % | | | .92 | % | | | .90 | % | | | .81 | % | | | .93 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .73 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.62 | % | | | 1.67 | % | | | 1.61 | % |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $9,538 | | | | $11,207 | | | | $17,199 | | | | $22,423 | | | | $30,156 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 29.34 | % | | | 103.30 | % | | | 126.70 | % | | | 109.22 | % | | | 42.16 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(b) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class P Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $8.64 | | | | $8.50 | | | | $15.49 | | | | $14.19 | | | | $12.38 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income(a) | | | .03 | | | | .07 | | | | .13 | | | | .18 | | | | .15 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | .88 | | | | .20 | | | | (4.92 | ) | | | 1.59 | | | | 2.05 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | .91 | | | | .27 | | | | (4.79 | ) | | | 1.77 | | | | 2.20 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | (.05 | ) | | | (.13 | ) | | | (.19 | ) | | | (.15 | ) | | | (.10 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (2.01 | ) | | | (.32 | ) | | | (.29 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total distributions | | | (.05 | ) | | | (.13 | ) | | | (2.20 | ) | | | (.47 | ) | | | (.39 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $9.50 | | | | $8.64 | | | | $ 8.50 | | | | $15.49 | | | | $14.19 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 10.55 | % | | | 3.67 | % | | | (35.20 | )% | | | 12.92 | % | | | 18.23 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.05 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.05 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.29 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.38 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .30 | % | | | .90 | % | | | 1.16 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.17 | % |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $13 | | | | $11 | | | | $11 | | | | $17 | | | | $15 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 29.34 | % | | | 103.30 | % | | | 126.70 | % | | | 109.22 | % | | | 42.16 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(b) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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| | Class R2 Shares | |
| | 3/23/2010(a) to 10/31/2010 | |
| |
| |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $9.73 | |
| | | | |
| |
Investment operations: | | | | |
| |
Net investment income(b) | | | .04 | |
| |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | | (.28 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Total from investment operations | | | (.24 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $9.49 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total Return(c) | | | (2.47 | )%(d) |
| |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | |
| |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | .82 | %(e) |
| |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | .82 | %(e) |
| |
Net investment income | | | .71 | %(e) |
| |
Supplemental Data: | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $10 | |
| |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 29.34 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 3/23/2010 and SEC effective date was 9/14/2007. |
(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 R3 Shares | |
| | 3/23/2010(a) to 10/31/2010 | |
| |
| |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $9.73 | |
| | | | |
| |
Investment operations: | | | | |
| |
Net investment income(b) | | | .01 | |
| |
Net realized and unrealized loss | | | (.27 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
Total from investment operations | | | (.26 | ) |
| | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $9.47 | |
| | | | |
| |
Total Return(c) | | | (2.67 | )%(d) |
| |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | |
| |
Expenses, including expense reductions | | | 1.33 | %(e) |
| |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions | | | 1.33 | %(e) |
| |
Net investment income | | | .19 | %(e) |
| |
Supplemental Data: | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $98 | |
| |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 29.34 | % |
(a) | | Commencement of investment operations was 3/23/2010 and SEC effective date was 9/14/2007. |
(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 A Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 12/20/2005(a) to 10/31/2006 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | (.03 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | .04 | | | | .03 | | | | .01 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.83 | | | | 1.80 | | | | (3.92 | ) | | | 2.23 | | | | 2.42 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.80 | | | | 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 | | | $14.45 | | | | $11.65 | | | | $ 9.91 | | | | $14.31 | | | | $12.43 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(d) | | | 24.03 | % | | | 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 | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.11 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.35 | % | | | 1.33 | % | | | 1.30 | % | | | 1.11 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.34 | % | | | 1.46 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.73 | %(f) |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (.19 | )% | | | (.34 | )% | | | .33 | % | | | .19 | % | | | .14 | %(f) |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $582,806 | | | | $250,435 | | | | $117,992 | | | | $145,765 | | | | $59,245 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 69.83 | % | | | 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 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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 12/20/2005(a) to 10/31/2006 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | (.11 | ) | | | (.09 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.06 | ) | | | (.06 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.75 | | | | 1.74 | | | | (3.85 | ) | | | 2.21 | | | | 2.43 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.64 | | | | 1.65 | | | | (3.89 | ) | | | 2.15 | | | | 2.37 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (.51 | ) | | | (.38 | ) | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $14.03 | | | | $11.39 | | | | $ 9.74 | | | | $14.14 | | | | $12.37 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 23.18 | % | | | 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 | | | 1.99 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 1.99 | % | | | 1.94 | % | | | 1.67 | %(d) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.99 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 1.99 | % | | | 1.94 | % | | | 1.67 | %(d) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.99 | % | | | 2.12 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.30 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (.85 | )% | | | (.95 | )% | | | (.32 | )% | | | (.47 | )% | | | (.53 | )%(e) |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $19,110 | | | | $18,739 | | | | $14,239 | | | | $14,681 | | | | $5,440 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 69.83 | % | | | 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 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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 12/20/2005(a) to 10/31/2006 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | (.11 | ) | | | (.10 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.06 | ) | | | (.06 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.75 | | | | 1.75 | | | | (3.85 | ) | | | 2.21 | | | | 2.43 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.64 | | | | 1.65 | | | | (3.89 | ) | | | 2.15 | | | | 2.37 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (.51 | ) | | | (.38 | ) | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of period | | | $14.03 | | | | $11.39 | | | | $ 9.74 | | | | $14.14 | | | | $12.37 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 23.18 | % | | | 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 | | | 1.99 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 1.99 | % | | | 1.94 | % | | | 1.67 | %(d) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.99 | % | | | 2.00 | % | | | 1.98 | % | | | 1.94 | % | | | 1.67 | %(d) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.99 | % | | | 2.11 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.29 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (.83 | )% | | | (.97 | )% | | | (.33 | )% | | | (.48 | )% | | | (.53 | )%(e) |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $147,193 | | | | $79,527 | | | | $48,837 | | | | $59,609 | | | | $14,850 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 69.83 | % | | | 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 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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | 2.82 | | | | 1.78 | | | | (3.91 | ) | | | .10 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.83 | | | | 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 | | | $14.45 | | | | $11.62 | | | | $ 9.91 | | | | $14.31 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | | 24.25 | % | | | 18.12 | % | | | (27.81 | )% | | | .70 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | .10 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | 1.09 | % | | | .10 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | .14 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | .07 | % | | | (.19 | )% | | | .50 | % | | | .00 | %(e)(f) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $168,415 | | | | $51,757 | | | | $4,157 | | | | $10 | |
| | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 69.83 | % | | | 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 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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 12/20/2005(a) to 10/31/2006 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | .02 | | | | – | (c) | | | .08 | | | | .06 | | | | .05 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.85 | | | | 1.78 | | | | (3.93 | ) | | | 2.26 | | | | 2.42 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.87 | | | | 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 | | | $14.57 | | | | $11.70 | | | | $ 9.98 | | | | $14.39 | | | | $12.47 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(d) | | | 24.42 | % | | | 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 | | | .99 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | .99 | % | | | .94 | % | | | .81 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .99 | % | | | 1.00 | % | | | .98 | % | | | .94 | % | | | .81 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | .99 | % | | | 1.12 | % | | | 1.08 | % | | | 1.15 | % | | | 1.53 | %(f) |
| | | | | |
Net investment income | | | .16 | % | | | .03 | % | | | .67 | % | | | .46 | % | | | .53 | %(f) |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $190,103 | | | | $121,462 | | | | $74,335 | | | | $55,045 | | | | $3,345 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 69.83 | % | | | 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 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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 12/20/2005(a) to 10/31/2006 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.04 | ) | | | .03 | | | | – | (c) | | | .02 | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.82 | | | | 1.78 | | | | (3.91 | ) | | | 2.24 | | | | 2.40 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.78 | | | | 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 | | | $14.40 | | | | $11.62 | | | | $ 9.88 | | | | $14.28 | | | | $12.42 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(d) | | | 23.92 | % | | | 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 | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.20 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.45 | % | | | 1.43 | % | | | 1.39 | % | | | 1.20 | %(e) |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.53 | % | | | 1.57 | % | | | 3.09 | %(f) |
| | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (.29 | )% | | | (.39 | )% | | | .23 | % | | | .01 | % | | | .27 | %(f) |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $4,344 | | | | $3,445 | | | | $2,905 | | | | $4,795 | | | | $12 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 69.83 | % | | | 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 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 | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | 2010 | | | 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) | | | (.06 | ) | | | (.09 | ) | | | .01 | | | | – | (c) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.81 | | | | 1.81 | | | | (3.90 | ) | | | .09 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.75 | | | | 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 | | | $14.34 | | | | $11.59 | | | | $ 9.87 | | | | $14.30 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | | 23.62 | % | | | 17.53 | % | | | (28.14 | )% | | | .63 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | .12 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.59 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | .12 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.60 | % | | | 1.68 | % | | | 1.66 | % | | | .16 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (.42 | )% | | | (.83 | )% | | | .11 | % | | | (.02 | )%(e) |
| | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $2,538 | | | | $1,466 | | | | $33 | | | | $10 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 69.83 | % | | | 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 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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VALUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class R3 Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | | | 9/28/2007(a) to 10/31/2007 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $11.58 | | | | $ 9.87 | | | | $14.30 | | | | $14.21 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss)(b) | | | (.04 | ) | | | (.05 | ) | | | .02 | | | | – | (c) |
| | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 2.80 | | | | 1.78 | | | | (3.90 | ) | | | .09 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 2.76 | | | | 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 | | | $14.34 | | | | $11.58 | | | | $ 9.87 | | | | $14.30 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Total Return(d) | | | 23.73 | % | | | 17.69 | % | | | (28.08 | )% | | | .63 | %(e) |
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Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | .12 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.49 | % | | | 1.48 | % | | | .12 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.61 | % | | | 1.58 | % | | | .16 | %(e) |
| | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | (.31 | )% | | | (.50 | )% | | | .19 | % | | | (.02 | )%(e) |
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Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period (000) | | | $20,456 | | | | $4,227 | | | | $1,814 | | | | $10 | |
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Portfolio turnover rate | | | 69.83 | % | | | 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 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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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:
| | |
Funds | | Classes |
Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund (“Alpha Strategy Fund”) | | A, B, C, F, I, P, R2 and R3 |
Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund (“Fundamental Equity Fund” ) | | A, B, C, F, I, P, R2 and R3 |
Lord Abbett International Core Equity Fund (“International Core Equity Fund”) | | A, B, C, F, I, P, R2 and R3 |
Lord Abbett International Dividend Income Fund (“International Dividend Income Fund”) | | A, B, C, F, I, R2 and R3 |
Lord Abbett International Opportunities Fund (“International Opportunities Fund”) | | A, B, C, F, I, P, R2 and R3 |
Lord Abbett Large-Cap Value Fund (“Large Cap Value Fund”) | | A, B, C, F, I, P, R2 and R3 |
Lord Abbett Value Opportunities Fund (“Value Opportunities Fund”) | | A, B, C, F, I, P, R2 and R3 |
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 investors, with certain exceptions as set forth in the Funds’ prospectus. Effective March 23, 2010, Class R2 and R3 shares of Large Cap Value Fund commenced investment operations. On March 31, 2010, each of the Funds of the Trust no longer made Class B shares available for purchase.
Each of 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. Each of 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 as set forth in the Fund’s prospectus); 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 day 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 the 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
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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 (“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 fair 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 and are included in interest and other income in the Statements of Operations. 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, 2007 through October 31, 2010. 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. |
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| 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. |
(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 (loss) on investments (net of foreign capital gain tax) 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 or gain or reduce exposure to foreign currency for investment purposes. 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 (loss) on investments (net of foreign capital gain tax) 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 each Fund to purchase securities, with payment and delivery (“settlement”) to take place in the |
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| 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 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 or transferring a liability 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 – unadjusted 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.
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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 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 | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 3,063,902 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 3,063,902 | |
Investments in Underlying Funds | | | 817,362 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 817,362 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
Repurchase Agreement | | | – | | | | 962 | | | | – | | | | 962 | | | | – | | | | 82,924 | | | | – | | | | 82,924 | |
Total | | $ | 817,362 | | | $ | 962 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 818,324 | | | $ | 3,063,902 | | | $ | 82,924 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 3,146,826 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | | $ | 931,956 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 931,956 | | | $ | 431,801 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 431,801 | |
Convertible Bond | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 625 | | | | – | | | | 625 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | 23,329 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 23,329 | | | | 3,177 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 3,177 | |
Repurchase Agreement | | | – | | | | 13,368 | | | | – | | | | 13,368 | | | | – | | | | 13,487 | | | | – | | | | 13,487 | |
Total | | $ | 955,285 | | | $ | 13,368 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 968,653 | | | $ | 434,978 | | | $ | 14,112 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 449,090 | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | $ | – | | | $ | 2,628,058 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 2,628,058 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,542,408 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,542,408 | |
Liabilities | | | – | | | | (603,998 | ) | | | – | | | | (603,998 | ) | | | – | | | | (528,235 | ) | | | – | | | | (528,235 | ) |
Total | | $ | – | | | $ | 2,024,060 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 2,024,060 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,014,173 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,014,173 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | | $ | 349,529 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 349,529 | | | $ | 44,849 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 44,849 | |
Preferred Stocks | | | 7,138 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 7,138 | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
Repurchase Agreement | | | – | | | | 7,088 | | | | – | | | | 7,088 | | | | – | | | | 1,002 | | | | – | | | | 1,002 | |
Total | | $ | 356,667 | | | $ | 7,088 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 363,755 | | | $ | 44,849 | | | $ | 1,002 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 45,851 | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Assets | | $ | – | | | $ | 795,021 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 795,021 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | |
Liabilities | | | – | | | | (1,025,703 | ) | | | – | | | | (1,025,703 | ) | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | |
Total | | $ | | | | $ | (230,682 | ) | | $ | – | | | $ | (230,682 | ) | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Value Opportunities Fund | |
Investment Type* | | Level 1 (000) | | | Level 2 (000) | | | Level 3 (000) | | | Total (000) | |
Common Stocks | | $ | 1,063,092 | | | $ | – | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,063,092 | |
Repurchase Agreement | | | – | | | | 68,924 | | | | – | | | | 68,924 | |
Total | | $ | 1,063,092 | | | $ | 68,924 | | | $ | – | | | $ | 1,132,016 | |
* | | See Schedule of Investments for values in each industry. |
As of October 31, 2009, International Core Equity Fund, International Dividend Income Fund and International Opportunities Fund utilized adjusted valuations of foreign securities (as described in Note 2(a)) to more accurately reflect their fair value as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange LLC, which resulted in Level 2 inputs for substantially all foreign securities. As of October 31, 2010, each Fund utilized the last sale or official closing price on the exchange or system on which the foreign securities are principally traded. Accordingly, the valuations of foreign securities as of October 31, 2010 were categorized as Level 1 inputs. During the period ended October 31, 2010, all foreign securities held by each Fund that were classified as Level 2 as of October 31, 2009 that remain on the portfolio as of October 31, 2010 were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1. As of October 31, 2009, the values of foreign securities included in Level 2 for each fund were approximately $718,547,000, $228,940,000 and $248,542,000, respectively.
(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 fiscal year ended October 31, 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 forward foreign currency exchange contracts. |
| | As of October 31, 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 | | $ | 2,628,058 | | | $ | 603,998 | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | 1,542,408 | | | | 528,235 | |
International Opportunities Fund | | | 795,021 | | | | 1,025,703 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net Realized Gain (Loss)(3) | | | Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation(4) | | | Average Notional Amounts*(5) | |
International Core Equity Fund | | $ | 1,618,807 | | | $ | (192,304 | ) | | $ | 109,780,395 | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | (369,922 | ) | | | 1,216,207 | | | | 30,866,808 | |
International Opportunities Fund | | | (437,837 | ) | | | 142,677 | | | | 52,058,852 | |
* | | Calculated based on the notional amounts for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010. |
(1) | | Statements of Assets & Liabilities location: Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. |
(2) | | Statements of Assets & Liabilities location: Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts. |
(3) | | Statements of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on investments (net of foreign capital gains tax) and foreign currency related transactions. |
(4) | | Statements 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.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, the effective management fee, net of waivers, was at the following annualized rate of each Fund’s average daily net assets:
| | | | |
| | Effective Management Fee | |
Alpha Strategy Fund | | | .00% | (1) |
Fundamental Equity Fund | | | .53% | (2) |
International Core Equity Fund | | | .49% | (3) |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | .45% | (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 Fund 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% | |
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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 annual 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 other expenses, to the extent necessary so that the net annual operating expenses for each class, excluding 12b-1 fees, do not exceed the following annual rates:
| | | | |
Fund | | Rate | |
International Core Equity | | | 0.77% | (1) |
International Dividend Income | | | 0.77% | (1)(2) |
International Opportunities | | | 1.35% | (1) |
Value Opportunities | | | 1.00% | (3) |
(1) | | For the period December 31, 2009 through February 26, 2010, Lord Abbett voluntarily agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and, if necessary, reimburse the Fund’s other expenses, to the extent necessary so that the total net annual operating expenses for each class, excluding 12b-1 fees, did not exceed annualized rate stated above. |
(2) | | For the period November 1, 2009 through December 30, 2009. Lord Abbett contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and, if necessary, reimburse the Fund’s other expenses, to the extent necessary so that the total net annual operating expenses for each class, excluding 12b-1 fees, did not exceed an annual rate of 1.00%. |
(3) | | For the period November 1, 2009 through February 26, 2010. Lord Abbett voluntarily agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and, if necessary, reimburse the Fund’s other expenses, to the extent necessary so that the total net annual operating expenses for each class, excluding 12b-1 fees, did not exceed the annualized rate stated above. |
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.
In addition, Lord Abbett provides certain administrative services to each Fund pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement in return for a fee at an annual rate of .04% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Alpha Strategy Fund does not pay such a fee.
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; 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.
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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.
As of October 31, 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 | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | 46.00% | | | | 6.80% | |
Balanced Strategy Fund | | | – | | | | 6.97% | | | | 38.97% | | | | – | | | | – | |
Diversified Equity Strategy Fund | | | .46% | | | | 1.83% | | | | – | | | | 3.27% | | | | 1.31% | |
Diversified Income Strategy Fund | | | – | | | | – | | | | 2.86% | | | | – | | | | – | |
Global Allocation Fund | | | .34% | | | | .75% | | | | 9.73% | | | | 3.20% | | | | – | |
Growth & Income Strategy Fund | | | 1.73% | | | | 7.36% | | | | 6.22% | | | | 7.79% | | | | 2.42% | |
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. |
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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 fiscal year ended October 31, 2010:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Distributor Commissions | | | Dealers’ Concessions | |
Alpha Strategy Fund | | $ | 312,111 | | | $ | 1,766,006 | |
Fundamental Equity Fund | | | 773,090 | | | | 4,282,212 | |
International Core Equity Fund | | | 352,749 | | | | 1,870,028 | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | 438,246 | | | | 2,349,178 | |
International Opportunities Fund | | | 29,826 | | | | 162,840 | |
Large Cap Value Fund | | | 32,028 | | | | 171,366 | |
Value Opportunities Fund | | | 333,822 | | | | 1,896,762 | |
Distributor received the following amount of CDSCs for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Class A | | | Class C | |
Alpha Strategy Fund | | $ | 6,384 | | | $ | 38,376 | |
Fundamental Equity Fund | | | 22,283 | | | | 55,464 | |
International Core Equity Fund | | | 9,936 | | | | 15,519 | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | 1,213 | | | | 4,036 | |
International Opportunities Fund | | | 2,366 | | | | 4,408 | |
Large Cap Value Fund | | | – | | | | 1,750 | |
Value Opportunities Fund | | | 4,074 | | | | 43,642 | |
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 allowable 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.
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Distributions were declared on November 18, 2010 and paid on November 23, 2010 to shareholders of record on November 22, 2010. The approximate amounts were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Net Investment Income | | | Net Long-Term Capital Gain | |
Fundamental Equity Fund | | $ | 8,732,000 | | | $ | – | |
Large Cap Value Fund | | | 204,000 | | | | – | |
Value Opportunities Fund | | | – | | | | 6,028,000 | |
Distributions were declared on December 16, 2010 and paid on December 17, 2010 to shareholders of record on December 16, 2010. The approximate amounts were as follows:
| | | | |
| | Net Investment Income | |
International Core Equity Fund | | $ | 11,340,000 | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | 3,927,000 | |
International Opportunities Fund | | | 2,109,000 | |
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alpha Strategy Fund | | | Fundamental Equity Fund | |
| | 10/31/10 | | | 10/31/09 | | | 10/31/10 | | | 10/31/09 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 622,228 | | | $ | 601,507 | | | $ | 1,343,712 | | | $ | 11,805,136 | |
Net long-term capital gains | | | – | | | | 31,893,275 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Total distributions paid | | $ | 622,228 | | | $ | 32,494,782 | | | $ | 1,343,712 | | | $ | 11,805,136 | |
| | |
| | International Core Equity Fund | | | International Dividend Income Fund | |
| | 10/31/10 | | | 10/31/09 | | | 10/31/10 | | | 10/31/09 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 5,933,629 | | | $ | 18,470,575 | | | $ | 16,214,628 | | | $ | 6,225,107 | |
Total distributions paid | | $ | 5,933,629 | | | $ | 18,470,575 | | | $ | 16,214,628 | | | $ | 6,225,107 | |
| | |
| | International Opportunities Fund | | | Large Cap Value Fund | |
| | 10/31/10 | | | 10/31/09 | | | 10/31/10 | | | 10/31/09 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | 2,596,581 | | | $ | 1,905,403 | | | $ | 302,063 | | | $ | 774,794 | |
Total distributions paid | | $ | 2,596,581 | | | $ | 1,905,403 | | | $ | 302,063 | | | $ | 774,794 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Value Opportunities Fund | |
| | 10/31/10 | | | 10/31/09 | |
Distributions paid from: | | | | | | | | |
Ordinary income | | $ | – | | | $ | 669,135 | |
Total distributions paid | | $ | – | | | $ | 669,135 | |
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As of October 31, 2010, the components of accumulated gains (losses) on a tax-basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Alpha Strategy Fund | | | Fundamental Equity Fund | |
Undistributed ordinary income – net | | $ | – | | | $ | 5,929,886 | |
Total undistributed earnings | | | – | | | | 5,929,886 | |
Capital loss carryforwards* | | | (13,917,996 | ) | | | (133,165,562 | ) |
Temporary differences | | | (59,461 | ) | | | (523,136 | ) |
Unrealized gains – net | | | 47,479,181 | | | | 437,243,198 | |
Total accumulated gains – net | | $ | 33,501,724 | | | $ | 309,484,386 | |
| | |
| | International Core Equity Fund | | | International Dividend
Income Fund | |
Undistributed ordinary income – net | | $ | 10,937,272 | | | $ | 1,781,156 | |
Total undistributed earnings | | | 10,937,272 | | | | 1,781,156 | |
Capital loss carryforwards* | | | (384,586,000 | ) | | | (24,749,485 | ) |
Temporary differences | | | (120,718 | ) | | | (9,206 | ) |
Unrealized gains – net | | | 139,380,335 | | | | 44,150,202 | |
Total accumulated gains/losses – net | | $ | (234,389,111 | ) | | $ | 21,172,667 | |
| | |
| | International Opportunities Fund | | | Large Cap Value Fund | |
Undistributed ordinary income – net | | $ | 1,750,404 | | | $ | 140,232 | |
Total undistributed earnings | | | 1,750,404 | | | | 140,232 | |
Capital loss carryforwards* | | | (112,455,058 | ) | | | (17,112,591 | ) |
Temporary differences | | | (49,693 | ) | | | (7,952 | ) |
Unrealized gains – net | | | 66,252,102 | | | | 5,016,695 | |
Total accumulated losses – net | | $ | (44,502,245 | ) | | $ | (11,963,616 | ) |
| | | | |
| |
| | Value Opportunities Fund | |
Undistributed long-term capital gains | | $ | 6,027,190 | |
Total undistributed earnings | | | 6,027,190 | |
Capital loss carryforwards* | | | – | |
Temporary differences | | | (30,397 | ) |
Unrealized gains – net | | | 153,160,971 | |
Total accumulated gains – net | | $ | 159,157,764 | |
* | | As of October 31, 2010, the capital loss carryforwards, along with the related expiration dates, were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2016 | | | 2017 | | | 2018 | | | Total | |
Alpha Strategy Fund | | | $– | | | | $13,821,425 | | | | $96,571 | | | | $13,917,996 | |
Fundamental Equity Fund | | | – | | | | 133,165,562 | | | | – | | | | 133,165,562 | |
International Core Equity Fund | | | 152,133,656 | | | | 232,452,344 | | | | – | | | | 384,586,000 | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | 11,079,948 | | | | 13,669,537 | | | | – | | | | 24,749,485 | |
International Opportunities Fund | | | 43,435,548 | | | | 69,019,510 | | | | – | | | | 112,455,058 | |
Large Cap Value Fund | | | 3,164,189 | | | | 13,948,402 | | | | – | | | | 17,112,591 | |
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As of October 31, 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 | | $ | 770,844,718 | | | $ | 2,709,582,694 | | | $ | 829,562,237 | |
Gross unrealized gain | | | 68,449,412 | | | | 475,657,576 | | | | 157,358,993 | |
Gross unrealized loss | | | (20,970,231 | ) | | | (38,414,378 | ) | | | (18,268,437 | ) |
Net unrealized security gain | | $ | 47,479,181 | | | $ | 437,243,198 | | | $ | 139,090,556 | |
| | International Dividend Income Fund | | | International Opportunities Fund | | | Large Cap Value Fund | |
Tax cost | | $ | 404,972,148 | | | $ | 297,519,529 | | | $ | 40,834,771 | |
Gross unrealized gain | | | 46,492,526 | | | | 74,034,779 | | | | 6,088,827 | |
Gross unrealized loss | | | (2,374,419 | ) | | | (7,798,822 | ) | | | (1,072,126 | ) |
Net unrealized security gain | | $ | 44,118,107 | | | $ | 66,235,957 | | | $ | 5,016,701 | |
| | Value Opportunities Fund | | | | | | | |
Tax cost | | $ | 978,855,218 | | | | | | | | | |
Gross unrealized gain | | | 160,389,563 | | | | | | | | | |
Gross unrealized loss | | | (7,228,592 | ) | | | | | | | | |
Net unrealized security gain | | $ | 153,160,971 | | | | | | | | | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains (losses) is attributable to the tax treatment of certain securities and wash sales.
Permanent items identified during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 have been reclassified among the components of net assets based on their tax basis treatment as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed (Distributions in Excess of) Net Investment Income | | | Accumulated Net Realized Gain/Loss | | | Paid-in Capital | |
Alpha Strategy Fund | | $ | 2,931,989 | | | $ | – | | | $ | (2,931,989 | ) |
Fundamental Equity Fund | | | (115,786 | ) | | | 11,735 | | | | 104,051 | |
International Core Equity Fund | | | 1,576,592 | | | | (1,576,592 | ) | | | – | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | (127,038 | ) | | | 127,038 | | | | – | |
International Opportunities Fund | | | 120,179 | | | | (349,597 | ) | | | 229,418 | |
Large Cap Value Fund | | | 314 | | | | (67 | ) | | | (247 | ) |
Value Opportunities Fund | | | 1,792,419 | | | | 145,194 | | | | (1,937,613 | ) |
The permanent differences are attributable to the tax treatment of net investment losses, certain distributions, certain expenses, foreign currency transactions, and certain securities.
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5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Alpha Strategy Fund | | $ | 138,083,466 | | | $ | 7,841,023 | |
Fundamental Equity Fund | | | 2,347,032,969 | | | | 2,226,148,519 | |
International Core Equity Fund | | | 895,106,045 | | | | 852,239,112 | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | 489,451,185 | | | | 345,805,694 | |
International Opportunities Fund | | | 272,911,977 | | | | 255,686,588 | |
Large Cap Value Fund | | | 13,767,358 | | | | 20,263,033 | |
Value Opportunities Fund | | | 960,309,014 | | | | 565,767,769 | |
There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities for the fiscal year ended October 31, 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 Statements of Operations and in Trustees’ fees payable on the Statements 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 each Fund’s 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’ Statements 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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities, and is amortized through Other expenses on the Statements of Operations over the annual period. Any borrowings under this
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Facility will bear interest at current market rates as set forth in the credit agreement. As of October 31, 2010, there were no loans outstanding pursuant to this Facility nor was the Facility utilized at any time during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010.
On November 22, 2010 the Funds and certain other funds managed by Lord Abbett entered into a short term extension of the Facility through February 3, 2011.
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 fiscal year ended October 31, 2010:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Affiliated Issuer | | Balance of
Shares Held at 10/31/2009 | | | Gross Additions | | | Gross Sales | | | Balance of
Shares Held at 10/31/2010 | | | Value at 10/31/2010 | | | Net Realized
Gain (Loss) 11/1/2009 to 10/31/2010 | | | Dividend
Income
11/1/2009 to
10/31/2010 | |
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund – Class I | | | 7,156,495 | | | | 1,266,179 | | | | (101,514 | ) | | | 8,321,160 | | | $ | 167,921,009 | | | $ | 146,343 | | | $ | – | |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – International Opportunities Fund – Class I | | | 10,433,369 | | | | 3,166,163 | | | | (517,571 | ) | | | 13,081,961 | | | | 172,420,251 | | | | (393,794 | ) | | | 1,225,921 | |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Micro-Cap Growth Fund – Class I | | | 4,337,360 | | | | 977,132 | | | | – | | | | 5,314,492 | | | | 84,819,300 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Micro-Cap Value Fund – Class I | | | 2,756,555 | | | | 504,406 | | | | (8,532 | ) | | | 3,252,429 | | | | 77,765,568 | | | | (37,116 | ) | | | – | |
Lord Abbett Blend Trust – Small-Cap Blend Fund – Class I | | | 4,158,858 | | | | 1,374,139 | | | | – | | | | 5,532,997 | | | | 77,351,299 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. – Small-Cap Value Fund – Class I | | | 4,433,179 | | | | 897,801 | | | | – | | | | 5,330,980 | | | | 159,023,133 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Value Opportunities Fund – Class I | | | 4,420,868 | | | | 936,820 | | | | – | | | | 5,357,688 | | | | 78,061,520 | | | | – | | | | – | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 817,362,080 | | | $ | (284,567 | ) | | $ | 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.
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
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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 | | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | | 7,400,634 | | | $ | 145,968,287 | | | | 6,134,543 | | | $ | 90,088,436 | |
Converted from Class B* | | | 151,473 | | | | 2,936,219 | | | | 201,504 | | | | 2,916,309 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 19,837 | | | | 378,496 | | | | 1,321,508 | | | | 17,034,232 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (6,339,701 | ) | | | (122,439,579 | ) | | | (6,957,086 | ) | | | (94,605,166 | ) |
Increase | | | 1,232,243 | | | $ | 26,843,423 | | | | 700,469 | | | $ | 15,433,811 | |
| | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 217,187 | | | $ | 3,975,980 | | | | 381,441 | | | $ | 5,314,140 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | – | | | | – | | | | 162,722 | | | | 2,007,994 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (356,521 | ) | | | (6,660,952 | ) | | | (513,232 | ) | | | (6,983,338 | ) |
Converted to Class A* | | | (159,505 | ) | | | (2,936,219 | ) | | | (211,115 | ) | | | (2,916,309 | ) |
Decrease | | | (298,839 | ) | | $ | (5,621,191 | ) | | | (180,184 | ) | | $ | (2,577,513 | ) |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 3,139,551 | | | $ | 58,353,354 | | | | 2,828,222 | | | $ | 39,855,844 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | – | | | | – | | | | 561,079 | | | | 6,873,183 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (2,292,785 | ) | | | (42,225,950 | ) | | | (2,395,699 | ) | | | (32,485,453 | ) |
Increase | | | 846,766 | | | $ | 16,127,404 | | | | 993,602 | | | $ | 14,243,574 | |
| | | | |
Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 5,277,445 | | | $ | 102,635,788 | | | | 1,914,446 | | | $ | 24,255,190 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 1,801 | | | | 34,257 | | | | 37,363 | | | | 480,117 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (1,515,972 | ) | | | (29,880,722 | ) | | | (662,384 | ) | | | (9,619,910 | ) |
Increase | | | 3,763,274 | | | $ | 72,789,323 | | | | 1,289,425 | | | $ | 15,115,397 | |
| | | | |
Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 577,711 | | | $ | 10,997,241 | | | | 232,220 | | | $ | 3,715,597 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 3,737 | | | | 71,480 | | | | 53,659 | | | | 693,275 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (108,811 | ) | | | (2,169,710 | ) | | | (134,927 | ) | | | (1,968,504 | ) |
Increase | | | 472,637 | | | $ | 8,899,011 | | | | 150,952 | | | $ | 2,440,368 | |
| | | | |
Class R2 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 112,908 | | | $ | 2,193,904 | | | | 62,872 | | | $ | 894,155 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | – | | | | – | | | | 78 | | | | 997 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (38,636 | ) | | | (753,522 | ) | | | (15,592 | ) | | | (249,563 | ) |
Increase | | | 74,272 | | | $ | 1,440,382 | | | | 47,358 | | | $ | 645,589 | |
| | | | |
Class R3 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 975,084 | | | $ | 19,112,064 | | | | 357,956 | | | $ | 5,358,592 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 176 | | | | 3,337 | | | | 10,919 | | | | 139,986 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (328,687 | ) | | | (6,410,660 | ) | | | (215,600 | ) | | | (3,209,208 | ) |
Increase | | | 646,573 | | | $ | 12,704,741 | | | | 153,275 | | | $ | 2,289,370 | |
* | | Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th day 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 | | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | | 34,959,824 | | | $ | 390,476,248 | | | | 51,399,510 | | | $ | 443,253,427 | |
Converted from Class B* | | | 1,255,441 | | | | 13,967,919 | | | | 1,479,090 | | | | 12,747,878 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 59,842 | | | | 632,526 | | | | 1,370,253 | | | | 10,208,081 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (46,537,038 | ) | | | (513,825,313 | ) | | | (59,197,714 | ) | | | (505,806,639 | ) |
Decrease | | | (10,261,931 | ) | | $ | (108,748,620 | ) | | | (4,948,861 | ) | | $ | (39,597,253 | ) |
| | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,078,163 | | | $ | 11,380,944 | | | | 3,133,740 | | | $ | 26,257,342 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (3,409,284 | ) | | | (36,376,875 | ) | | | (4,715,040 | ) | | | (39,245,458 | ) |
Converted to Class A* | | | (1,311,790 | ) | | | (13,967,919 | ) | | | (1,537,256 | ) | | | (12,747,878 | ) |
Decrease | | | (3,642,911 | ) | | $ | (38,963,850 | ) | | | (3,118,556 | ) | | $ | (25,735,994 | ) |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 12,927,392 | | | $ | 137,645,640 | | | | 12,872,299 | | | $ | 107,883,035 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (10,367,812 | ) | | | (109,477,856 | ) | | | (11,634,515 | ) | | | (95,242,571 | ) |
Increase | | | 2,559,580 | | | $ | 28,167,784 | | | | 1,237,784 | | | $ | 12,640,464 | |
| | | | |
Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 20,345,349 | | | $ | 224,042,797 | | | | 7,622,241 | | | $ | 61,747,840 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 8,302 | | | | 87,339 | | | | 10,116 | | | | 74,957 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (3,980,520 | ) | | | (44,208,603 | ) | | | (1,243,011 | ) | | | (11,396,340 | ) |
Increase | | | 16,373,131 | | | $ | 179,921,533 | | | | 6,389,346 | | | $ | 50,426,457 | |
| | | | |
Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 4,896,216 | | | $ | 52,456,024 | | | | 4,172,835 | | | $ | 38,457,362 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 42,088 | | | | 446,140 | | | | 85,145 | | | | 636,029 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (1,204,891 | ) | | | (13,383,209 | ) | | | (550,619 | ) | | | (4,802,063 | ) |
Increase | | | 3,733,413 | | | $ | 39,518,955 | | | | 3,707,361 | | | $ | 34,291,328 | |
| | | | |
Class P Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 580,910 | | | $ | 6,363,623 | | | | 911,554 | | | $ | 7,936,373 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | – | | | | – | | | | 19,795 | | | | 146,090 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (951,044 | ) | | | (10,472,990 | ) | | | (781,451 | ) | | | (6,822,834 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | | (370,134 | ) | | $ | (4,109,367 | ) | | | 149,898 | | | $ | 1,259,629 | |
| | | | |
Class R2 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 288,081 | | | $ | 3,190,125 | | | | 96,391 | | | $ | 894,082 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | – | | | | – | | | | 39 | | | | 286 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (30,019 | ) | | | (334,538 | ) | | | (12,619 | ) | | | (118,199 | ) |
Increase | | | 258,062 | | | $ | 2,855,587 | | | | 83,811 | | | $ | 776,169 | |
| | | | |
Class R3 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 5,326,961 | | | $ | 59,183,895 | | | | 2,010,749 | | | $ | 17,782,233 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 114 | | | | 1,200 | | | | 12,467 | | | | 92,509 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (2,455,129 | ) | | | (27,587,170 | ) | | | (771,110 | ) | | | (6,842,432 | ) |
Increase | | | 2,871,946 | | | $ | 31,597,925 | | | | 1,252,106 | | | $ | 11,032,310 | |
* | | Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th day 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 | | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | | 8,651,626 | | | $ | 97,928,521 | | | | 11,457,512 | | | $ | 104,342,340 | |
Converted from Class B* | | | 198,674 | | | | 2,225,987 | | | | 157,022 | | | | 1,442,178 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 336,743 | | | | 3,822,033 | | | | 1,435,494 | | | | 12,345,339 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (15,757,145 | ) | | | (175,882,091 | ) | | | (22,505,710 | ) | | | (194,870,294 | ) |
Decrease | | | (6,570,102 | ) | | $ | (71,905,550 | ) | | | (9,455,682 | ) | | $ | (76,740,437 | ) |
| | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 462,517 | | | $ | 5,225,824 | | | | 753,091 | | | $ | 6,903,792 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 5,198 | | | | 58,333 | | | | 54,865 | | | | 466,907 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (918,272 | ) | | | (10,079,395 | ) | | | (1,361,208 | ) | | | (11,606,108 | ) |
Converted to Class A* | | | (201,555 | ) | | | (2,225,987 | ) | | | (159,207 | ) | | | (1,442,178 | ) |
Decrease | | | (652,112 | ) | | $ | (7,021,225 | ) | | | (712,459 | ) | | $ | (5,677,587 | ) |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,313,964 | | | $ | 14,721,059 | | | | 1,655,820 | | | $ | 14,870,289 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 10,481 | | | | 117,809 | | | | 106,613 | | | | 908,341 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (3,216,799 | ) | | | (35,491,068 | ) | | | (3,430,021 | ) | | | (29,297,488 | ) |
Decrease | | | (1,892,354 | ) | | $ | (20,652,200 | ) | | | (1,667,588 | ) | | $ | (13,518,858 | ) |
| | | | |
Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 2,368,795 | | | $ | 26,243,314 | | | | 1,159,160 | | | $ | 8,775,635 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 2,217 | | | | 25,001 | | | | 5,971 | | | | 51,055 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (599,060 | ) | | | (6,568,988 | ) | | | (573,057 | ) | | | (5,447,736 | ) |
Increase | | | 1,771,952 | | | $ | 19,699,327 | | | | 592,074 | | | $ | 3,378,954 | |
| | | | |
Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 9,476,441 | | | $ | 98,771,323 | | | | 2,470,983 | | | $ | 19,382,783 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 145,794 | | | | 1,662,058 | | | | 429,596 | | | | 3,707,412 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (2,598,419 | ) | | | (28,826,762 | ) | | | (1,047,383 | ) | | | (10,590,728 | ) |
Increase | | | 7,023,816 | | | $ | 71,606,619 | | | | 1,853,196 | | | $ | 12,499,467 | |
| | | | |
Class P Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 59,324 | | | $ | 675,161 | | | | 75,967 | | | $ | 710,294 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 363 | | | | 4,096 | | | | 1,231 | | | | 10,525 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (77,108 | ) | | | (870,324 | ) | | | (44,791 | ) | | | (398,248 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | | (17,421 | ) | | $ | (191,067 | ) | | | 32,407 | | | $ | 322,571 | |
| | | | |
Class R2 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 47,959 | | | $ | 521,301 | | | | 1.507 | | | $ | 11 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 3 | | | | 31 | | | | 19.000 | | | | 163 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (1,659 | ) | | | (18,342 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
Increase | | | 46,303 | | | $ | 502,990 | | | | 20.507 | | | $ | 174 | |
| | | | |
Class R3 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 864,876 | | | $ | 9,592,144 | | | | 82,929 | | | $ | 814,089 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 965 | | | | 10,850 | | | | 1,950 | | | | 16,631 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (127,013 | ) | | | (1,376,765 | ) | | | (15,683 | ) | | | (144,601 | ) |
Increase | | | 738,828 | | | $ | 8,226,229 | | | | 69,196 | | | $ | 686,119 | |
* | | Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th day 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 Dividend Income Fund | | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | | 14,630,802 | | | $ | 120,785,029 | | | | 6,187,695 | | | $ | 40,072,677 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 535,912 | | | | 4,184,584 | | | | 143,508 | | | | 963,469 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (2,786,194 | ) | | | (22,327,520 | ) | | | (1,337,852 | ) | | | (8,943,114 | ) |
Increase | | | 12,380,520 | | | $ | 102,642,093 | | | | 4,993,351 | | | $ | 32,093,032 | |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,260,081 | | | $ | 10,434,520 | | | | 563,447 | | | $ | 4,186,021 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 29,797 | | | | 230,808 | | | | 4,915 | | | | 34,075 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (246,967 | ) | | | (1,999,889 | ) | | | (62,292 | ) | | | (425,344 | ) |
Increase | | | 1,042,911 | | | $ | 8,665,439 | | | | 506,070 | | | $ | 3,794,752 | |
| | | | |
Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 2,140,719 | | | $ | 17,682,599 | | | | 211,331 | | | $ | 1,760,333 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 17,500 | | | | 136,236 | | | | 612 | | | | 4,508 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (899,865 | ) | | | (7,041,658 | ) | | | (1,178 | ) | | | (9,830 | ) |
Increase | | | 1,258,354 | | | $ | 10,777,177 | | | | 210,765 | | | $ | 1,755,011 | |
| | | | |
Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 4,034,661 | | | $ | 33,410,114 | | | | 13,777,377 | | | $ | 100,789,931 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 1,382,501 | | | | 10,892,962 | | | | 738,695 | | | | 5,046,126 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (2,174,410 | ) | | | (17,562,160 | ) | | | (381,653 | ) | | | (2,410,691 | ) |
Increase | | | 3,242,752 | | | $ | 26,740,916 | | | | 14,134,419 | | | $ | 103,425,366 | |
| | | | |
Class R2 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | – | | | $ | – | | | | 2 | | | $ | 12 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 43 | | | | 340 | | | | 36 | | | | 238 | |
Increase | | | 43 | | | $ | 340 | | | | 38 | | | $ | 250 | |
| | | | |
Class R3 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 11,412 | | | $ | 100,555 | | | | – | | | $ | – | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 407 | | | | 3,175 | | | | 38 | | | | 244 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (96 | ) | | | (834 | ) | | | – | | | | – | |
Increase | | | 11,723 | | | $ | 102,896 | | | | 38 | | | $ | 244 | |
| | |
International Opportunities Fund | | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | | 1,461,313 | | | $ | 16,441,084 | | | | 2,016,527 | | | $ | 17,839,415 | |
Converted from Class B* | | | 110,888 | | | | 1,255,097 | | | | 116,385 | | | | 948,224 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 63,475 | | | | 705,227 | | | | 68,847 | | | | 445,448 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (2,611,924 | ) | | | (29,139,655 | ) | | | (2,892,248 | ) | | | (23,136,675 | ) |
Decrease | | | (976,248 | ) | | $ | (10,738,247 | ) | | | (690,489 | ) | | $ | (3,903,588 | ) |
* | | Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th day 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 Opportunities Fund | | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 145,394 | | | $ | 1,558,758 | | | | 301,394 | | | $ | 2,374,060 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 3,849 | | | | 40,821 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Shares reacquired | | | (542,632 | ) | | | (5,779,790 | ) | | | (549,813 | ) | | | (4,098,210 | ) |
Converted to Class A* | | | (116,460 | ) | | | (1,255,097 | ) | | | (122,032 | ) | | | (948,224 | ) |
Decrease | | | (509,849 | ) | | $ | (5,435,308 | ) | | | (370,451 | ) | | $ | (2,672,374 | ) |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 313,777 | | | $ | 3,370,300 | | | | 608,125 | | | $ | 4,998,326 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 6,303 | | | | 66,497 | | | | – | | | | – | |
Shares reacquired | | | (816,894 | ) | | | (8,648,943 | ) | | | (690,038 | ) | | | (5,285,044 | ) |
Decrease | | | (496,814 | ) | | $ | (5,212,146 | ) | | | (81,913 | ) | | $ | (286,718 | ) |
| | | | |
Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 90,418 | | | $ | 991,054 | | | | 38,933 | | | $ | 237,490 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 74 | | | | 813 | | | | 236 | | | | 1,515 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (53,630 | ) | | | (587,687 | ) | | | (19,804 | ) | | | (142,238 | ) |
Increase | | | 36,862 | | | $ | 404,180 | | | | 19,365 | | | $ | 96,767 | |
| | | | |
Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 3,711,401 | | | $ | 42,385,602 | | | | 1,233,439 | | | $ | 9,367,655 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 152,278 | | | | 1,728,360 | | | | 217,249 | | | | 1,433,868 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (910,369 | ) | | | (10,399,884 | ) | | | (1,614,453 | ) | | | (12,294,449 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | | 2,953,310 | | | $ | 33,714,078 | | | | (163,765 | ) | | $ | (1,492,926 | ) |
| | | | |
Class P Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 8,790 | | | $ | 102,836 | | | | 33,557 | | | $ | 270,694 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 468 | | | | 5,289 | | | | 121 | | | | 797 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (12,332 | ) | | | (140,483 | ) | | | (75,045 | ) | | | (567,443 | ) |
Decrease | | | (3,074 | ) | | $ | (32,358 | ) | | | (41,367 | ) | | $ | (295,952 | ) |
| | | | |
Class R2 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 3,750 | | | $ | 41,515 | | | | 4,260 | | | $ | 34,443 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 35 | | | | 382 | | | | 21 | | | | 136 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (4,808 | ) | | | (52,508 | ) | | | (1 | ) | | | (12 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | | (1,023 | ) | | $ | (10,611 | ) | | | 4,280 | | | $ | 34,567 | |
| | | | |
Class R3 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 254,546 | | | $ | 2,821,615 | | | | 55,046 | | | $ | 528,609 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 522 | | | | 5,737 | | | | 43 | | | | 272 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (71,967 | ) | | | (794,458 | ) | | | (4,092 | ) | | | (39,454 | ) |
Increase | | | 183,101 | | | $ | 2,032,894 | | | | 50,997 | | | $ | 489,427 | |
* | | Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th day 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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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Large Cap Value Fund | | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | | 840,555 | | | $ | 7,775,860 | | | | 2,270,537 | | | $ | 16,742,122 | |
Converted from Class B* | | | 40,564 | | | | 368,454 | | | | 46,132 | | | | 268,277 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 17,821 | | | | 161,815 | | | | 48,015 | | | | 307,292 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (1,170,207 | ) | | | (10,640,672 | ) | | | (1,656,869 | ) | | | (12,156,670 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | | (271,267 | ) | | $ | (2,334,543 | ) | | | 707,815 | | | $ | 5,161,021 | |
| | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 71,465 | | | $ | 640,022 | | | | 184,946 | | | $ | 1,351,414 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 95 | | | | 855 | | | | 2,798 | | | | 17,715 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (72,630 | ) | | | (650,363 | ) | | | (146,028 | ) | | | (1,099,097 | ) |
Converted to Class A* | | | (41,188 | ) | | | (368,454 | ) | | | (46,722 | ) | | | (268,277 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | | (42,258 | ) | | $ | (377,940 | ) | | | (5,006 | ) | | $ | 1,755 | |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 168,589 | | | $ | 1,527,546 | | | | 465,416 | | | $ | 3,393,055 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 623 | | | | 5,596 | | | | 5,005 | | | | 31,685 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (245,620 | ) | | | (2,212,123 | ) | | | (317,027 | ) | | | (2,267,552 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | | (76,408 | ) | | $ | (678,981 | ) | | | 153,394 | | | $ | 1,157,188 | |
| | | | |
Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 47,735 | | | $ | 447,711 | | | | 47,940 | | | $ | 273,729 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 23 | | | | 202 | | | | 85 | | | | 541 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (8,631 | ) | | | (78,903 | ) | | | (27,622 | ) | | | (213,638 | ) |
Increase | | | 39,127 | | | $ | 369,010 | | | | 20,403 | | | $ | 60,632 | |
| | | | |
Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 240,730 | | | $ | 2,132,470 | | | | 93,820 | | | $ | 726,442 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 10,563 | | | | 96,228 | | | | 50,216 | | | | 322,389 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (544,417 | ) | | | (5,015,847 | ) | | | (863,890 | ) | | | (6,919,474 | ) |
Decrease | | | (293,124 | ) | | $ | (2,787,149 | ) | | | (719,854 | ) | | $ | (5,870,643 | ) |
| | | | |
Class P Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | – | (a) | | $ | 1 | | | | 3,017 | | | $ | 20,017 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | 7.366 | | | | 65 | | | | 26 | | | | 165 | |
Shares reacquired | | | – | | | | – | | | | (3,017 | ) | | | (20,181 | ) |
Increase | | | 7.366 | | | $ | 66 | | | | 26 | | | $ | 1 | |
| | | |
| | Period Ended October 31, 2010† | | | | | | | |
Class R2 Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,030.438 | | | $ | 10,026 | | | | | | | | | |
Increase | | | 1,030.438 | | | $ | 10,026 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Class R3 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 11,185 | | | $ | 102,520 | | | | | | | | | |
Shares reacquired | | | (780 | ) | | | (7,242 | ) | | | | | | | | |
Increase | | | 10,405 | | | $ | 95,278 | | | | | | | | | |
* | | Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th day 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 23, 2010 (commencement of investment operations) to October 31, 2010. |
(a) | | Value is less than 1 share. |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Value Opportunities Fund | | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | | 33,623,998 | | | $ | 440,905,479 | | | | 15,033,434 | | | $ | 155,146,021 | |
Converted from Class B* | | | 340,891 | | | | 4,574,819 | | | | 104,115 | | | | 1,125,952 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | 20,748 | | | | 168,887 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (15,122,082 | ) | | | (201,738,694 | ) | | | (5,556,148 | ) | | | (51,508,434 | ) |
Increase | | | 18,842,807 | | | $ | 243,741,604 | | | | 9,602,149 | | | $ | 104,932,426 | |
| | | | |
Class B Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 380,987 | | | $ | 4,930,904 | | | | 612,819 | | | $ | 6,159,989 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (315,166 | ) | | | (4,056,029 | ) | | | (323,362 | ) | | | (3,154,107 | ) |
Converted to Class A* | | | (349,607 | ) | | | (4,574,819 | ) | | | (106,295 | ) | | | (1,125,952 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | | (283,786 | ) | | $ | (3,699,944 | ) | | | 183,162 | | | $ | 1,879,930 | |
| | | | |
Class C Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 5,068,716 | | | $ | 66,602,722 | | | | 3,237,174 | | | $ | 32,445,721 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (1,562,977 | ) | | | (20,167,959 | ) | | | (1,269,100 | ) | | | (12,041,955 | ) |
Increase | | | 3,505,739 | | | $ | 46,434,763 | | | | 1,968,074 | | | $ | 20,403,766 | |
| | | | |
Class F Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 9,453,046 | | | $ | 127,537,837 | | | | 4,946,349 | | | $ | 46,706,575 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | 3,577 | | | | 28,977 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (2,253,790 | ) | | | (29,986,571 | ) | | | (916,410 | ) | | | (9,301,234 | ) |
Increase | | | 7,199,256 | | | $ | 97,551,266 | | | | 4,033,516 | | | $ | 37,434,318 | |
| | | | |
Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 3,126,931 | | | $ | 41,646,464 | | | | 3,415,208 | | | $ | 35,612,849 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | 52,227 | | | | 425,647 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (454,765 | ) | | | (6,042,698 | ) | | | (539,840 | ) | | | (4,773,253 | ) |
Increase | | | 2,672,166 | | | $ | 35,603,766 | | | | 2,927,595 | | | $ | 31,265,243 | |
| | | | |
Class P Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 91,706 | | | $ | 1,245,637 | | | | 70,542 | | | $ | 694,038 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (86,429 | ) | | | (1,139,165 | ) | | | (68,051 | ) | | | (640,707 | ) |
Increase | | | 5,277 | | | $ | 106,472 | | | | 2,491 | | | $ | 53,331 | |
| | | | |
Class R2 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 95,943 | | | $ | 1,281,765 | | | | 128,459 | | | $ | 1,311,975 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (45,462 | ) | | | (582,066 | ) | | | (5,322 | ) | | | (58,898 | ) |
Increase | | | 50,481 | | | $ | 699,699 | | | | 123,137 | | | $ | 1,253,077 | |
| | | | |
Class R3 Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,388,482 | | | $ | 18,281,425 | | | | 261,097 | | | $ | 2,701,307 | |
Reinvestment of distributions | | | — | | | | — | | | | 163 | | | | 1,323 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (327,412 | ) | | | (4,386,211 | ) | | | (79,938 | ) | | | (811,157 | ) |
Increase | | | 1,061,070 | | | $ | 13,895,214 | | | | 181,322 | | | $ | 1,891,473 | |
* | | Automatic conversion of Class B shares occurs on the 25th day of the month (or, if the 25th day 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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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of Lord Abbett Securities Trust:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of the Lord Abbett Alpha Strategy Fund, Lord Abbett Fundamental Equity Fund, Lord Abbett International Core Equity Fund, Lord Abbett International Dividend Income Fund, Lord Abbett International Opportunities Fund, Lord Abbett Large-Cap Value Fund and Lord Abbett Value Opportunities Fund, (collectively, the “Funds”) seven of the portfolios constituting the Lord Abbett Securities Trust (the “Trust”) as of October 31, 2010, the related statements of operations for the year then ended, and the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period than ended and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of October 31, 2010, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
December 23, 2010
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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)
Alpha Strategy Fund invests in Underlying Funds managed by Lord Abbett. As of October 31, 2010, Alpha Strategy Fund’s long-term investments were allocated among the Underlying Funds as follows:
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Underlying Fund Name | | % of Investments | |
Lord Abbett Developing Growth Fund, Inc. – Class I | | | 20.54% | |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Lord Abbett International Opportunities Fund – Class I | | | 21.10% | |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Lord Abbett Micro-Cap Growth Fund – Class I | | | 10.38% | |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Lord Abbett Micro-Cap Value Fund – Class I | | | 9.51% | |
Lord Abbett Blend Trust – Lord Abbett Small-Cap Blend Fund – Class I | | | 9.46% | |
Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc.– Lord Abbett Small-Cap Value Fund – Class I | | | 19.46% | |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Lord Abbett Value Opportunities Fund – Class I | | | 9.55% | |
The Ten Largest Holdings and the Holdings by Sector, as of October 31, 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.
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Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments | |
Aruba Networks, Inc. | | | 1.71% | |
VanceInfo Technologies, Inc. ADR | | | 1.70% | |
NxStage Medical, Inc. | | | 1.67% | |
Fortinet, Inc. | | | 1.62% | |
VeriFone Systems, Inc. | | | 1.53% | |
OpenTable, Inc. | | | 1.47% | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. | | | 1.45% | |
SINA Corp. | | | 1.44% | |
hiSoft Technology International Ltd. ADR | | | 1.44% | |
lululemon athletica, Inc. | | | 1.39% | |
| | | | |
Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 19.36% | |
Energy | | | 3.77% | |
Financials | | | 6.79% | |
Health Care | | | 15.95% | |
Industrials | | | 12.65% | |
Information Technology | | | 37.15% | |
Materials | | | 2.95% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 1.38% | |
Total | | | 100.00% | |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
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Lord Abbett Securities Trust – International Opportunities Fund
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Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments | |
Megaworld Corp. | | | 1.83% | |
Schroders plc | | | 1.72% | |
Rheinmetall AG | | | 1.70% | |
Symrise GmbH & Co. AG | | | 1.64% | |
BlueBay Asset Management plc | | | 1.64% | |
Incitec Pivot Ltd. | | | 1.47% | |
Ipsos SA | | | 1.43% | |
Viscofan SA | | | 1.42% | |
Azimut Holding SpA | | | 1.41% | |
FP Corp. | | | 1.40% | |
| | | | |
Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 23.63% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 11.65% | |
Energy | | | 3.62% | |
Financials | | | 17.59% | |
Health Care | | | 3.58% | |
Industrials | | | 16.60% | |
Information Technology | | | 7.60% | |
Materials | | | 8.25% | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 0.64% | |
Utilities | | | 4.89% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 1.95% | |
Total | | | 100.00% | |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust – Micro Cap Growth Fund
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Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments | |
NxStage Medical, Inc. | | | 2.70% | |
hiSoft Technology International Ltd. ADR | | | 2.32% | |
Limelight Networks, Inc. | | | 2.18% | |
DexCom, Inc. | | | 1.88% | |
Compellent Technologies, Inc. | | | 1.85% | |
LogMeIn, Inc. | | | 1.85% | |
Neogen Corp. | | | 1.82% | |
Cyberonics, Inc. | | | 1.81% | |
IPG Photonics Corp. | | | 1.76% | |
GeoEye, Inc. | | | 1.72% | |
| | | | |
Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 21.13% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 1.33% | |
Energy | | | 2.10% | |
Financials | | | 8.02% | |
Health Care | | | 18.83% | |
Industrials | | | 8.78% | |
Information Technology | | | 33.23% | |
Materials | | | 2.87% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 3.71% | |
Total | | | 100.00% | |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)(continued)
Lord Abbett Securities Trust — Micro Cap Value Fund
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Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments | |
Overhill Farms, Inc. | | | 2.63% | |
Radiant Systems, Inc. | | | 2.51% | |
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. | | | 2.06% | |
LSB Industries, Inc. | | | 1.81% | |
Spectrum Control, Inc. | | | 1.67% | |
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. | | | 1.66% | |
Team, Inc. | | | 1.58% | |
Multi-Color Corp. | | | 1.57% | |
Mobile Mini, Inc. | | | 1.56% | |
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. | | | 1.55% | |
| | | | |
Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 14.71% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 2.64% | |
Energy | | | 1.73% | |
Financials | | | 14.92% | |
Health Care | | | 8.22% | |
Industrials | | | 29.17% | |
Information Technology | | �� | 15.16% | |
Materials | | | 7.13% | |
Utilities | | | 1.42% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 4.90% | |
Total | | | 100.00% | |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
Lord Abbett Blend Trust — Small Cap Blend Fund
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Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments | |
Kforce, Inc. | | | 2.07% | |
CLARCOR, Inc. | | | 2.05% | |
Semtech Corp. | | | 2.01% | |
Aaron’s, Inc. | | | 2.00% | |
Watsco, Inc. | | | 1.90% | |
Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. | | | 1.89% | |
Exco Resources, Inc. | | | 1.84% | |
A.O. Smith Corp. | | | 1.80% | |
Steelcase, Inc. Class A | | | 1.79% | |
Deckers Outdoor Corp. | | | 1.74% | |
| | | | |
Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 13.47% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 2.23% | |
Energy | | | 4.02% | |
Financials | | | 17.68% | |
Health Care | | | 12.87% | |
Industrials | | | 26.40% | |
Information Technology | | | 13.58% | |
Materials | | | 7.14% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 2.61% | |
Total | | | 100.00% | |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
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Investments in Underlying Funds (unaudited)(concluded)
Lord Abbett Research Fund, Inc. — Small Cap Value Fund
| | | | |
Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments | |
Olin Corp. | | | 2.31% | |
Hexcel Corp. | | | 2.19% | |
Cabot Corp. | | | 2.14% | |
Healthspring, Inc. | | | 1.64% | |
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV | | | 1.59% | |
Ferro Corp. | | | 1.48% | |
Plexus Corp. | | | 1.43% | |
Kirby Corp. | | | 1.42% | |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | | | 1.37% | |
Entertainment Properties Trust | | | 1.34% | |
| | | | |
Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 10.68% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 2.05% | |
Energy | | | 4.56% | |
Financials | | | 16.18% | |
Health Care | | | 10.11% | |
Industrials | | | 27.39% | |
Information Technology | | | 12.86% | |
Materials | | | 13.03% | |
Utilities | | | 0.93% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 2.21% | |
Total | | | 100.00% | |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
Lord Abbett Securities Trust — Value Opportunities Fund
| | | | |
Ten Largest Holdings | | % of Investments | |
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The) | | | 2.30% | |
Albemarle Corp. | | | 1.89% | |
Lazard Ltd. Class A | | | 1.86% | |
Sapient Corp. | | | 1.72% | |
UGI Corp. | | | 1.62% | |
PerkinElmer, Inc. | | | 1.59% | |
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. | | | 1.59% | |
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | | | 1.55% | |
PartnerRe Ltd. | | | 1.54% | |
Olin Corp. | | | 1.52% | |
| | | | |
Holdings by Sector* | | % of Investments | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 13.46% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 2.18% | |
Energy | | | 6.91% | |
Financials | | | 16.12% | |
Health Care | | | 6.94% | |
Industrials | | | 21.73% | |
Information Technology | | | 13.58% | |
Materials | | | 9.38% | |
Utilities | | | 3.61% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 6.09% | |
Total | | | 100.00% | |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries |
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Basic Information About Management
The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) is responsible for the management of the business and affairs of the Trust in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. The Board appoints officers who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Trust and who execute policies authorized by the Board. The Board also approves an investment adviser to the Trust and continues to monitor the cost and quality of the services the investment adviser provides, and annually considers whether to renew the contract with the adviser. Generally, each Trustee holds office until his/her successor is elected and qualified or until his/her earlier resignation or removal, as provided in the Trust’s organizational documents.
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”), a Delaware limited liability company, is the Trust’s investment adviser.
Interested Trustees
The following Trustees are associated with Lord Abbett and are “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the Act. Mr. Dow and Ms. Foster are officers and directors or trustees of each of the 14 Lord Abbett-sponsored funds, which consist of 53 portfolios or series.
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Current Position and Length of Service with the Trust | | Principal Occupation and Other Directorships During Past Five Years |
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Robert S. Dow Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1945) | | Trustee since 1993 and Chairman since 1996 | | Principal Occupation: Senior Partner of Lord Abbett (since 2007) and was formerly Managing Partner (1996 - 2007) and Chief Investment Officer (1995 - 2007), joined Lord Abbett in 1972. Other Directorships: None. |
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Daria L. Foster Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1954) | | Trustee and President since 2006 | | Principal Occupation: Managing Partner of Lord Abbett (since 2007), and was formerly Director of Marketing and Client Service, joined Lord Abbett in 1990. Other Directorships: None. |
Independent Trustees
The following Independent Trustees also are directors or trustees of each of the 14 Lord Abbett-sponsored funds, which consist of 53 portfolios or series.
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Current Position and Length of Service with the Trust | | Principal Occupation and Other Directorships During Past Five Years |
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E. Thayer Bigelow Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC c/o Legal Dept. 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1941) | | Trustee since 1994 | | Principal Occupation: Managing General Partner, Bigelow Media, LLC (since 2000); Senior Adviser, Time Warner Inc. (1998 - 2000). Other Directorships: Currently serves as director of Crane Co. (since 1984) and Huttig Building Products Inc. (since 1998). Previously served as a director of R.H. Donnelley Inc. (2009 - 2010) and Adelphia Communications Inc. (2003 - 2007). |
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Basic Information About Management (continued)
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Current Position and Length of Service with the Trust | | Principal Occupation and Other Directorships During Past Five Years |
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William H.T. Bush Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC c/o Legal Dept. 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1938) | | Trustee since 1998 | | Principal Occupation: Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of the financial advisory firm of Bush–O’Donnell & Company (since 1986). Other Directorships: Currently serves as director of WellPoint, Inc., a health benefits company (since 2002). Previously served as a director of Engineered Support Systems, Inc. |
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Robert B. Calhoun, Jr. Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC c/o Legal Dept. 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1942) | | Trustee since 1998 | | Principal Occupation: Senior Advisor of Monitor Clipper Partners, a private equity investment fund (since 1997); President of Clipper Asset Management Corp. (1991 - 2009). Other Directorships: Previously served as a director of Avondale, Inc. (1991 - 2005) and Interstate Bakeries Corp. (1991 - 2008). |
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Julie A. Hill Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC c/o Legal Dept. 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1946) | | Trustee since 2004 | | Principal Occupation: Owner and CEO of The Hill Company, a business consulting firm (since 1998). Other Directorships: Currently serves as director of WellPoint, Inc., a health benefits company (since 1994). Previously served as a director of Resources Connection, Inc., a consulting firm 2004 - 2007). |
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Franklin W. Hobbs Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC c/o Legal Dept. 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1947) | | Trustee since 2001 | | Principal Occupation: Advisor of One Equity Partners, a private equity firm (since 2004). Other Directorships: Currently serves as a director and Chairman of the Board of GMAC Inc., a financial services firm (since 2009) and as a director of Molson Coors Brewing Company (since 2002). |
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Thomas J. Neff Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC c/o Legal Dept. 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1937) | | Trustee since 1993 | | Principal Occupation: Chairman of Spencer Stuart (U.S.), an executive search consulting firm (since 1996). Other Directorships: Currently serves as director of Ace, Ltd. (since 1997). Previously served as a director of Hewitt Associates, Inc. (2004 - 2010). |
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James L.L. Tullis Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC c/o Legal Dept. 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1947) | | Trustee since 2006 | | Principal Occupation: CEO of Tullis-Dickerson and Co. Inc., a venture capital management firm (since 1990). Other Directorships: Currently serves as director of Crane Co. (since 1998). Previously served as a director of Viacell Inc. (2003 - 2007). |
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Basic Information About Management (continued)
Officers
None of the officers listed below have received compensation from the Trust. All of the officers of the Trust also may be officers of the other Lord Abbett-sponsored funds and maintain offices at 90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302. Unless otherwise indicated, the position(s) and title(s) listed under the “Principal Occupation” column indicate each officer’s position(s) and title(s) with Lord Abbett.
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Name and
Year of Birth | | Current Position with the Trust | | Length of Service
of Current Position | | Principal Occupation
During Past Five Years |
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Robert S. Dow (1945) | | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | | Elected in 1996 | | Senior Partner of Lord Abbett (since 2007), and was formerly Managing Partner (1996 - 2007) and Chief Investment Officer (1995 - 2007), joined Lord Abbett in 1972. |
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Daria L. Foster (1954) | | President | | Elected in 2006 | | Managing Partner of Lord Abbett (since 2007), and was formerly Director of Marketing and Client Service, joined Lord Abbett in 1990. |
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Robert P. Fetch (1953) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 1999 | | Partner and Director, joined Lord Abbett in 1995. |
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Daniel H. Frascarelli (1954) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 2009 | | Partner and Director, joined Lord Abbett in 1990. |
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Robert I. Gerber (1954) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 2005 | | Partner and Chief Investment Officer (since 2007), joined Lord Abbett in 1997 as Director of Taxable Fixed Income Management. |
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Gerard S. E. Heffernan, Jr. (1963) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 1999 | | Partner and Director, joined Lord Abbett in 1998. |
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Todd D. Jacobson (1966) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 2003 | | Portfolio Manager, joined Lord Abbett in 2003. |
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Vincent J. McBride (1964) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 2003 | | Partner and Director, joined Lord Abbett in 2003. |
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F. Thomas O’Halloran, III (1955) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 2003 | | Partner and Director, joined Lord Abbett in 2001. |
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Harold E. Sharon (1960) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 2003 | | Partner and Director, joined Lord Abbett in 2003. |
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Christopher J. Towle (1957) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 2005 | | Partner and Director, joined Lord Abbett in 1987. |
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Basic Information About Management (continued)
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Name and
Year of Birth | | Current Position with the Trust | | Length of Service
of Current Position | | Principal Occupation
During Past Five Years |
| | | |
Stacy P. Allen (1967) | | Vice President | | Elected in 2009 | | Partner and Chief Administrative Officer (since 2009), and was formerly a Client Portfolio Manager (2006 - 2008) and Director of Institutional Mutual Funds (2003 - 2006), joined Lord Abbett in 2003. |
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James W. Bernaiche (1956) | | Chief Compliance Officer | | Elected in 2004 | | Partner and Chief Compliance Officer, joined Lord Abbett in 2001. |
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Joan A. Binstock (1954) | | Chief Financial Officer and Vice President | | Elected in 1999 | | Partner and Chief Operations Officer, joined Lord Abbett in 1999. |
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John K. Forst (1960) | | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | | Elected in 2005 | | Deputy General Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 2004. |
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Anthony W. Hipple (1964) | | Vice President | | Elected in 2006 | | Portfolio Manager, joined Lord Abbett in 2002. |
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Lawrence H. Kaplan (1957) | | Vice President and Secretary | | Elected in 1997 | | Partner and General Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 1997. |
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Deepak Khanna (1963) | | Vice President | | Elected in 2008 | | Portfolio Manager, rejoined Lord Abbett in 2007 from Jennison Associates LLC (2005 - 2007). Mr. Khanna’s former experience at Lord Abbett included Senior Research Analyst – other investment strategies (2000 - 2005). |
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Thomas B. Maher (1967) | | Vice President | | Elected in 2008 | | Partner and Portfolio Manager, joined Lord Abbett in 2003. |
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Justin C. Maurer (1969) | | Vice President | | Elected in 2008 | | Partner and Portfolio Manager, joined Lord Abbett in 2001. |
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A. Edward Oberhaus, III (1959) | | Vice President | | Elected in 1993 | | Partner and Director, joined Lord Abbett in 1983. |
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Thomas R. Phillips (1960) | | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | | Elected in 2008 | | Deputy General Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 2006 and was formerly an attorney at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. |
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Randy M. Reynolds (1972) | | Vice President | | Elected in 2010 | | Portfolio Manager, joined Lord Abbett in 1999. |
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Basic Information About Management (concluded)
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Name and
Year of Birth | | Current Position with the Trust | | Length of Service
of Current Position | | Principal Occupation
During Past Five Years |
| | | |
Lawrence B. Stoller (1963) | | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | | Elected in 2007 | | Partner and Senior Deputy General Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 2007 and was formerly an Executive Vice President and the General Counsel at Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (1999 - - 2007). |
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Francis T. Timons (1969) | | Vice President | | Elected in 2010 | | Portfolio Manager, joined Lord Abbett in 2007 and was formerly a Research Analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co. (2004 - 2007). |
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Bernard J. Grzelak (1971) | | Treasurer | | Elected in 2003 | | Partner and Director of Fund Administration, joined Lord Abbett in 2003. |
Please call 888-522-2388 for a copy of the statement of additional information (“SAI”), which contains further information about the Trust’s Trustees. It is available free upon request.
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Householding
The Trust has adopted a policy that allows them 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 its 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.
Tax Information
The percentages below reflect the portion of ordinary income distributions that are eligible for the corporate dividend received deduction (DRD) and qualified dividend income (QDI) for individual shareholders:
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Fund Name | | DRD | | | QDI | |
Alpha Strategy Fund | | | – | % | | | 100 | % |
Fundamental Equity Fund | | | 100 | | | | 100 | |
International Core Equity Fund | | | – | | | | 100 | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | – | | | | 100 | |
International Opportunities Fund | | | – | | | | 100 | |
Large Cap Value Fund | | | 100 | | | | 100 | |
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The International Core Equity and the International Dividend Income Fund intend to pass through foreign income and foreign taxes as follows:
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Fund Name | | Foreign Source Income | | | Foreign Taxes | |
International Core Equity Fund | | $ | 21,943,532 | | | $ | 1,754,479 | |
International Dividend Income Fund | | | 21,493,485 | | | | 1,899,185 | |
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LST-2-1010
(12/10)
2010
LORD ABBETT
ANNUAL
REPORT
Lord Abbett
Micro Cap Growth Fund
Micro Cap Value Fund
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010
Lord Abbett Micro Cap Growth Fund
and Micro Cap Value Fund Annual Report
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 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 overview of the performance of the Lord Abbett Micro Cap Growth Fund and the Lord Abbett Micro Cap Value Fund for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010. Here, we discuss briefly the major factors that influenced performance. For more detailed and timely information about the Funds, please visit our Website at www.lordabbett.com, where you also can access the quarterly commentaries by the Funds’ portfolio managers.
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
Micro Cap Growth Fund
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund returned 36.66%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class A shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to its benchmark, the Russell Microcap® Growth Index1, which returned 25.14% over the same period. The Fund’s performance was achieved primarily during favorable market conditions and may not be sustainable over time.
The broad market generally advanced during the beginning of this one-year period, peaking in April 2010, and then entering a period of volatility that continued until August. This market activity was largely influenced by changing perceptions of the U.S. economic recovery, concerns over the stability of the eurozone, and uncertainty surrounding the “flash crash” on May 6, 2010. In late August, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke spoke of further quantitative easing, and economic data firmed somewhat, seemingly calming investor fears.
We believe that, given the very low interest rate environment, the equity market continues to be attractively valued
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relative to bonds. In a below-trend growth environment, we believe true secular growth companies will become scarce, and that they will trade at a greater-than-average premium to cyclical growth companies, as well as to defensive names. Our strategy is geared toward finding secular growth companies whose new products, services, and markets enable them to achieve sustainable growth in this more difficult economic environment.
The most significant contributor to performance during the period was stock selection within the information technology sector. ReneSola, a manufacturer of solar wafers, has benefited from increased investments in alternative energy, which has prompted strong demand for its solar panel components. Shares of Netezza Corp., which rose during the year on strong sales and earnings growth, rose further still, following the announcement of its acquisition by IBM. The portfolio also benefited from positive stock selection within the health care sector. NxStage Medical, which has benefited from market acceptance of its new in-home dialysis units, posted strong returns for the year.
Within the financials sector, poor stock selection was the largest detractor from performance during the year. During the period in which it was held, Western Alliance, a regional bank based in Las Vegas, suffered as a result of loan losses in this hard-hit area of the country. Shares of Financial Engines, an independent investment advisor, have experienced negative returns since the company’s IPO in March. Negative stock selection within the utilities sector also hampered relative performance. During the beginning of the one-year period, shares of China Natural Gas fell sharply after the natural gas transporter announced that the opening of a new plant would be delayed approximately six months.
Micro Cap Value Fund
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, the Fund returned 25.63%, reflecting performance at the net asset value (NAV) of Class A shares, with all distributions reinvested, compared to its benchmark, the Russell Microcap® Value Index,2 which returned 25.00% over the same period.
Merger and acquisition activity has picked up in 2010, exceeding the activity of 2008 and 2009, particularly in the small cap market. Within the Russell 2000® Index,3 77 deals had been announced through September 30, 2010, versus 27 deals in 2009 and 30 deals in 2008. The Fund has benefited from this trend, as nine companies in which the Fund is invested have received buyout offers year to date (as of September 30, 2010).
During the period, the Fund benefited from an underweight in the financials sector, primarily within the commercial bank industry. Positive stock selection and an overweight in the materials sector were also notable. Within the materials sector, LSB Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning products,
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added value as backlog and order volume grew and as the company experienced end-market strength driven by the company’s chemical businesses. Quaker Chemical Corp., a producer of specialized chemicals used in steel and metal processing and manufacturing, also performed well during the fiscal year, benefiting from the global rebound in worldwide steel production.
Conversely, stock selection and an overweight in the health care sector detracted from performance. Shares of Addus HomeCare Corp., a provider of home-based social and medical services, fell sharply after reporting a large fourth quarter miss primarily due to a bad debt reserve charge. Shares also were negatively affected as stocks of home health care providers have been under pressure as the government has been investigating Medicare reimbursement practices. Cypress Bioscience, Inc., a therapeutics and personalized medicine services provider, entered into an exclusive North American license for the development and commercialization of BioLineRx’s CYP-1020, a potential breakthrough treatment for schizophrenia. The company was negatively affected by near-term concerns regarding prospective upfront and ongoing development costs. Within the consumer staples sector, Overhill Farms, Inc., a frozen food supplier, was affected by weaker sales due to the difficult economic climate and a delay in the start-up of business with new customers.
Each Fund’s portfolio is actively managed and, therefore, its holdings and the weightings of a particular issuer or particular sector as a percentage of portfolio assets are subject to change. Sectors may include many industries.
1 The Russell Microcap® Growth Index measures the performance of the microcap growth segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those Russell Microcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
2 The Russell Microcap® Value Index measures the performance of the microcap value segment of the U.S. equity market. It includes those Russell Microcap Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
3 The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index, which represents approximately 8% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.
Unless otherwise specified, indexes reflect total return, with all dividends reinvested. Indexes are unmanaged, do not reflect the deduction of fees or expenses, and are not available for direct investment.
Important Performance and Other Information
Performance data quoted in the following pages reflect past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than the performance quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that shares, on any given day or when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. You can obtain performance data current to the most recent month end by calling Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388 or referring to www.lordabbett.com.
Except where noted, comparative Fund performance does not account for the deduction of sales charges and would be different if sales charges were included. Each Fund offers two classes of shares with distinct pricing options. For a full description of the differences in pricing alternatives, please see the Fund’s prospectus.
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During certain periods shown, expense waivers and reimbursements were in place. Without such expense waivers and reimbursements, the Funds’ returns would have been lower.
The views of the Funds’ management and the portfolio holdings described above are as of October 31, 2010; these views and portfolio holdings may have changed subsequent to this date, and they do not guarantee the future performance of the markets or the Funds. Information provided in this report should not be considered a recommendation to purchase or sell securities.
A Note about Risk: See Notes to Financial Statements for a discussion of investment risks. For a more detailed discussion of the risks associated with the Funds, please see the Funds’ prospectus.
Mutual funds are not insured by the FDIC, are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, banks, and are subject to investment risks including possible loss of principal amount invested.
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Micro Cap Growth Fund
Investment Comparison
Below is a comparison of a $10,000 investment in Class A shares with the same investment in the Russell Microcap® Index, and the Russell Microcap® Growth Index, assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The performance of the other class will be greater than or less than the performance shown in the graph below due to different sales loads and expenses applicable to such class. The graph and performance table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. During certain periods, expenses of the Fund have been waived or reimbursed by Lord Abbett; without such waiver or reimbursement of expenses, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Average Annual Total Returns at Maximum Applicable
Sales Charge for the Periods Ended October 31, 2010
| | | | | | |
| | 1 Year | | 5 Years | | 10 Years |
Class A3 | | 28.81% | | 7.34% | | 6.92% |
Class I4 | | 37.00% | | 8.89% | | 7.85% |
1 Reflects the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%.
2 Performance for each unmanaged index does not reflect any fees or expenses. The performance of each index is not necessarily representative of the Fund’s performance.
3 Total return, which is the percent change in net asset value, after deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% applicable to Class A shares, with all dividends and distributions reinvested for the periods shown ended October 31, 2010, is calculated using the SEC required uniform method to compute such return.
4 Performance is at net asset value.
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Micro Cap Value Fund
Investment Comparison
Below is a comparison of a $10,000 investment in Class A shares with the same investment in the Russell Microcap® Index, and the Russell Microcap® Value Index, assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. The performance of the other class will be greater than or less than the performance shown in the graph below due to different sales loads and expenses applicable to such class. The graph and performance table below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares. During certain periods, expenses of the Fund have been waived or reimbursed by Lord Abbett; without such waiver or reimbursement of expenses, the Fund’s returns would have been lower. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Average Annual Total Returns at Maximum Applicable
Sales Charge for the Periods Ended October 31, 2010
| | | | | | |
| | 1 Year | | 5 Years | | 10 Years |
Class A3 | | 18.43% | | 3.20% | | 12.04% |
Class I4 | | 25.97% | | 4.69% | | 13.02% |
1 Reflects the deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75%.
2 Performance for each unmanaged index does not reflect any fees or expenses. The performance of each index is not necessarily representative of the Fund’s performance.
3 Total return, which is the percent change in net asset value, after deduction of the maximum initial sales charge of 5.75% applicable to Class A shares, with all dividends and distributions reinvested for the periods shown ended October 31, 2010, is calculated using the SEC required uniform method to compute such return.
4 Performance is at net asset value.
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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 (May 1, 2010 through October 31, 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 5/1/10 – 10/31/10” 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† | |
| | 5/1/10 | | | 10/31/10 | | | 5/1/10 - 10/31/10 | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,097.20 | | | $ | 11.10 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,014.63 | | | $ | 10.66 | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,098.40 | | | $ | 9.78 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,015.89 | | | $ | 9.40 | |
† | | 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 184/365 (to reflect one-half year period). |
Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector
October 31, 2010
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Sector* | | %** | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 21.13% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 1.33% | |
Energy | | | 2.10% | |
Financials | | | 8.02% | |
Health Care | | | 18.83% | |
Industrials | | | 8.78% | |
Information Technology | | | 33.23% | |
Materials | | | 2.87% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 3.71% | |
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† | |
| | 5/1/10 | | | 10/31/10 | | | 5/1/10 - 10/31/10 | |
Class A | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,009.10 | | | $ | 10.38 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,014.87 | | | $ | 10.41 | |
Class I | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,010.60 | | | $ | 9.12 | |
Hypothetical (5% Return Before Expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.13 | | | $ | 9.15 | |
† | | For each class of the Fund, net expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio for such class (2.05% for Class A and 1.80% for Class I) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect one-half year period). |
Portfolio Holdings Presented by Sector
October 31, 2010
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Sector* | | %** | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 14.71% | |
Consumer Staples | | | 2.64% | |
Energy | | | 1.73% | |
Financials | | | 14.92% | |
Health Care | | | 8.22% | |
Industrials | | | 29.17% | |
Information Technology | | | 15.16% | |
Materials | | | 7.13% | |
Utilities | | | 1.42% | |
Short-Term Investment | | | 4.90% | |
Total | | | 100.00% | |
* | | A sector may comprise several industries. |
** | | Represents percent of total investments. |
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Schedule of Investments
MICRO CAP GROWTH FUND October 31, 2010
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Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
COMMON STOCKS 95.44% | |
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Aerospace & Defense 1.71% | |
GeoEye, Inc.* | | | 40,000 | | | $ | 1,771 | |
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Auto Components 1.55% | |
Westport Innovations, Inc. (Canada)*(a) | | | 88,614 | | | | 1,606 | |
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Beverages 0.45% | | | | | | | | |
Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The) Class A* | | | 6,600 | | | | 472 | |
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Capital Markets 1.39% | | | | | | | | |
Financial Engines, Inc.* | | | 98,077 | | | | 1,445 | |
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Chemicals 1.41% | | | | | | | | |
STR Holdings, Inc.* | | | 58,710 | | | | 1,459 | |
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Commercial Banks 2.71% | | | | | | | | |
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | | | 41,700 | | | | 759 | |
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.* | | | 40,800 | | | | 740 | |
Western Alliance Bancorp* | | | 218,200 | | | | 1,318 | |
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Total | | | | | | | 2,817 | |
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Commercial Services & Supplies 0.42% | |
Higher One Holdings, Inc.* | | | 25,154 | | | | 439 | |
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Computers & Peripherals 1.84% | |
Compellent Technologies, Inc.* | | | 75,500 | | | | 1,908 | |
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Construction & Engineering 0.11% | |
MYR Group, Inc.* | | | 7,500 | | | | 117 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services 1.34% | |
K12, Inc.* | | | 49,812 | | | | 1,390 | |
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Diversified Financial Services 2.95% | |
Encore Capital Group, Inc.* | | | 74,900 | | | | 1,522 | |
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | | | 84,900 | | | | 1,543 | |
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Total | | | | | | | 3,065 | |
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Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Electrical Equipment 0.86% | |
Lihua International, Inc. (China)*(a) | | | 13,300 | | | $ | 142 | |
Satcon Technology Corp.* | | | 188,000 | | | | 756 | |
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Total | | | | | | | 898 | |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 4.59% | |
FARO Technologies, Inc.* | | | 38,880 | | | | 938 | |
Hollysys Automation Technologies Ltd. (China)*(a) | | | 65,807 | | | | 832 | |
IPG Photonics Corp.* | | | 80,459 | | | | 1,810 | |
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.* | | | 73,161 | | | | 1,187 | |
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Total | | | | | | | 4,767 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies 14.58% | |
Cyberonics, Inc.* | | | 67,600 | | | | 1,860 | |
DexCom, Inc.* | | | 140,647 | | | | 1,934 | |
Endologix, Inc.* | | | 268,083 | | | | 1,482 | |
HeartWare International, Inc.* | | | 20,500 | | | | 1,401 | |
Insulet Corp.* | | | 104,764 | | | | 1,671 | |
MAKO Surgical Corp.* | | | 34,100 | | | | 368 | |
Neogen Corp.* | | | 56,000 | | | | 1,871 | |
NxStage Medical, Inc.* | | | 137,729 | | | | 2,777 | |
Synovis Life Technologies, Inc.* | | | 56,000 | | | | 840 | |
Vascular Solutions, Inc.* | | | 85,800 | | | | 929 | |
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Total | | | | | | | 15,133 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services 2.58% | |
Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc.* | | | 58,802 | | | | 1,268 | |
MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.* | | | 24,600 | | | | 1,407 | |
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Total | | | | | | | 2,675 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 5.37% | |
7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. ADR* | | | 79,500 | | | | 1,596 | |
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.* | | | 46,248 | | | | 1,533 | |
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc.* | | | 41,423 | | | | 746 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
MICRO CAP GROWTH FUND October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (continued) | |
Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Co., Ltd. ADR* | | | 25,900 | | | $ | 766 | |
Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc.* | | | 24,500 | | | | 937 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 5,578 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Household Durables 1.36% | |
iRobot Corp.* | | | 67,700 | | | | 1,414 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Information Technology Services 3.29% | |
hiSoft Technology International Ltd. ADR* | | | 89,579 | | | | 2,383 | |
RightNow Technologies, Inc.* | | | 39,700 | | | | 1,037 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 3,420 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Internet & Catalog Retail 3.03% | |
Overstock.com, Inc.* | | | 51,499 | | | | 691 | |
Shutterfly, Inc.* | | | 53,600 | | | | 1,613 | |
US Auto Parts Network, Inc.* | | | 104,900 | | | | 838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 3,142 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Internet Software & Services 12.70% | |
Ancestry.com, Inc.* | | | 57,962 | | | | 1,546 | |
Constant Contact, Inc.* | | | 57,497 | | | | 1,322 | |
IntraLinks Holdings, Inc.* | | | 64,473 | | | | 1,410 | |
KIT Digital, Inc.* | | | 79,800 | | | | 1,099 | |
Limelight Networks, Inc.* | | | 330,900 | | | | 2,243 | |
Liquidity Services, Inc.* | | | 88,700 | | | | 1,419 | |
LivePerson, Inc.* | | | 150,900 | | | | 1,397 | |
LogMeIn, Inc.* | | | 47,800 | | | | 1,899 | |
Perficient, Inc.* | | | 80,445 | | | | 849 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 13,184 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Leisure Equipment & Products 0.82% | |
Shuffle Master, Inc.* | | | 90,300 | | | | 850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Machinery 3.47% | |
Chart Industries, Inc.* | | | 66,646 | | | | 1,553 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
China Valves Technology, Inc. (China)*(a) | | | 89,742 | | | $ | 782 | |
RBC Bearings, Inc.* | | | 38,140 | | | | 1,271 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 3,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Media 1.33% | |
IMAX Corp. (Canada)*(a) | | | 63,605 | | | | 1,377 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Metals & Mining 1.44% | | | | | | | | |
Brush Engineered Materials, Inc.* | | | 44,975 | | | | 1,491 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.09% | |
Clean Energy Fuels Corp.* | | | 33,209 | | | | 482 | |
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.* | | | 408,400 | | | | 1,683 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 2,165 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Personal Products 0.86% | |
Inter Parfums, Inc. | | | 51,200 | | | | 895 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Pharmaceuticals 1.50% | |
Eurand NV (Netherlands)*(a) | | | 142,500 | | | | 1,562 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Professional Services 2.13% | |
Kforce, Inc.* | | | 82,795 | | | | 1,243 | |
TrueBlue, Inc.* | | | 68,700 | | | | 965 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 2,208 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Real Estate Management & Development 0.89% | |
Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA (Luxembourg)*(a) | | | 35,320 | | | | 924 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 5.19% | |
ANADIGICS, Inc.* | | | 223,881 | | | | 1,516 | |
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ADR* | | | 33,400 | | | | 1,007 | |
MaxLinear, Inc. Class A* | | | 35,824 | | | | 374 | |
ReneSola Ltd. ADR* | | | 146,400 | | | | 1,752 | |
Rubicon Technology, Inc.* | | | 31,900 | | | | 737 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 5,386 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)
MICRO CAP GROWTH FUND October 31, 2010
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Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Software 5.32% | |
ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. ADR* | | | 42,700 | | | $ | 1,031 | |
Sourcefire, Inc.* | | | 13,492 | | | | 318 | |
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.* | | | 74,787 | | | | 1,594 | |
Taleo Corp. Class A* | | | 32,800 | | | | 941 | |
VanceInfo Technologies, Inc. ADR* | | | 44,972 | | | | 1,636 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 5,520 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Specialty Retail 5.69% | |
Body Central Corp.* | | | 66,500 | | | | 891 | |
hhgregg, Inc.* | | | 35,233 | | | | 812 | |
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.* | | | 20,800 | | | | 501 | |
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. | | | 24,900 | | | | 1,189 | |
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.* | | | 42,254 | | | | 1,175 | |
Zumiez, Inc.* | | | 50,963 | | | | 1,336 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 5,904 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.47% | |
Vera Bradley, Inc.* | | | 17,700 | | | | 484 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $73,094,273) | | | | | | | 99,072 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Principal Amount (000) | | | Value (000) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 3.67% | |
| | |
Repurchase Agreement | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement dated 10/29/2010, 0.02% due 11/1/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $3,705,000 of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. at 5.25% due 7/18/2011; value: $3,890,250; proceeds: $3,813,717 (cost $3,813,711) | | $ | 3,814 | | | $ | 3,814 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities 99.11% (cost $76,907,984) | | | | | | | 102,886 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.89% | | | | | | | 926 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets 100.00% | | | | | | $ | 103,812 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
ADR | | American Depositary Receipt. |
* | | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | | Foreign security traded in U.S. dollars. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments
MICRO CAP VALUE FUND October 31, 2010
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Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
COMMON STOCKS 96.19% | |
|
Aerospace & Defense 1.27% | |
CPI Aerostructures, Inc.* | | | 4,888 | | | $ | 54 | |
Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc.* | | | 103,300 | | | | 1,415 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 1,469 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Auto Components 5.56% | | | | | | | | |
Amerigon, Inc.* | | | 114,937 | | | | 1,239 | |
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc.* | | | 179,628 | | | | 2,412 | |
Drew Industries, Inc.* | | | 73,400 | | | | 1,547 | |
Modine Manufacturing Co.* | | | 92,692 | | | | 1,253 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 6,451 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Automobiles 0.36% | | | | | | | | |
Dorman Products, Inc.* | | | 11,600 | | | | 423 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Capital Markets 0.12% | | | | | | | | |
Duff & Phelps Corp. Class A | | | 9,680 | | | | 135 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Chemicals 5.67% | | | | | | | | |
Balchem Corp. | | | 46,900 | | | | 1,433 | |
KMG Chemicals, Inc. | | | 106,948 | | | | 1,496 | |
LSB Industries, Inc.* | | | 95,100 | | | | 2,126 | |
Quaker Chemical Corp. | | | 41,700 | | | | 1,519 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 6,574 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Commercial Banks 9.27% | | | | | | | | |
Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc. | | | 42,449 | | | | 1,235 | |
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. | | | 50,182 | | | | 839 | |
Centerstate Banks, Inc. | | | 148,300 | | | | 1,097 | |
Metro Bancorp, Inc.* | | | 45,377 | | | | 459 | |
MidSouth Bancorp, Inc. | | | 112,800 | | | | 1,550 | |
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. | | | 93,700 | | | | 1,630 | |
SCBT Financial Corp. | | | 28,400 | | | | 867 | |
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.* | | | 52,641 | | | | 402 | |
Sterling Bancorp | | | 153,100 | | | | 1,438 | |
Washington Banking Co. | | | 98,200 | | | | 1,236 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 10,753 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Commercial Services & Supplies 7.58% | |
McGrath RentCorp | | | 54,800 | | | $ | 1,387 | |
Metalico, Inc.* | | | 108,619 | | | | 471 | |
Mobile Mini, Inc.* | | | 105,000 | | | | 1,830 | |
Multi-Color Corp. | | | 115,832 | | | | 1,848 | |
Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.* | | | 172,622 | | | | 290 | |
Standard Parking Corp.* | | | 65,300 | | | | 1,116 | |
Team, Inc.* | | | 93,200 | | | | 1,849 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 8,791 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Communications Equipment 2.84% | |
Anaren, Inc.* | | | 88,700 | | | | 1,484 | |
Bel Fuse, Inc. Class B | | | 79,300 | | | | 1,809 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 3,293 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Computers & Peripherals 2.02% | |
Electronics for Imaging, Inc.* | | | 61,600 | | | | 843 | |
Rimage Corp.* | | | 101,300 | | | | 1,502 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 2,345 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Construction & Engineering 4.85% | |
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. | | | 128,125 | | | | 793 | |
Michael Baker Corp.* | | | 45,526 | | | | 1,488 | |
MYR Group, Inc.* | | | 76,400 | | | | 1,191 | |
Orion Marine Group, Inc.* | | | 104,500 | | | | 1,307 | |
Sterling Construction Co., Inc.* | | | 69,400 | | | | 847 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 5,626 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Consumer Services 1.52% | |
CPI Corp. | | | 71,500 | | | | 1,763 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Diversified Financial Services 1.43% | |
Marlin Business Services Corp.* | | | 136,528 | | | | 1,662 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 5.48% | |
CTS Corp. | | | 110,825 | | | | 1,125 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (continued)
MICRO CAP VALUE FUND October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (continued) | |
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.* | | | 122,900 | | | $ | 1,947 | |
Methode Electronics, Inc. | | | 137,800 | | | | 1,280 | |
Spectrum Control, Inc.* | | | 128,600 | | | | 1,962 | |
TESSCO Technologies, Inc. | | | 3,100 | | | | 47 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 6,361 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Energy Equipment & Services 0.97% | |
Tesco Corp. (Canada)*(a) | | | 89,300 | | | | 1,131 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Food Products 2.66% | | | | | | | | |
Overhill Farms, Inc.* | | | 594,457 | | | | 3,091 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Gas Utilities 1.20% | | | | | | | | |
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. | | | 38,100 | | | | 1,398 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 4.32% | |
ICU Medical, Inc.* | | | 47,300 | | | | 1,726 | |
Medical Action Industries, Inc.* | | | 176,098 | | | | 1,747 | |
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.* | | | 97,200 | | | | 1,537 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 5,010 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Health Care Providers & Services 3.22% | |
Addus HomeCare Corp.* | | | 9,041 | | | | 28 | |
Almost Family, Inc.* | | | 18,200 | | | | 628 | |
American Dental Partners, Inc.* | | | 128,827 | | | | 1,502 | |
Continucare Corp.* | | | 223,400 | | | | 1,005 | |
CorVel Corp.* | | | 12,720 | | | | 570 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 3,733 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 0.97% | |
Famous Dave’s of America, Inc.* | | | 20,850 | | | | 199 | |
Marcus Corp. (The) | | | 71,832 | | | | 921 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 1,120 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Insurance 2.77% | |
American Physicians Service Group, Inc. | | | 49,931 | | | $ | 1,618 | |
Donegal Group, Inc. Class A | | | 114,908 | | | | 1,591 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 3,209 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Leisure Equipment & Products 0.56% | |
RC2 Corp.* | | | 30,600 | | | | 646 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.78% | |
Kendle International, Inc.* | | | 99,000 | | | | 902 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Machinery 5.45% | |
Columbus McKinnon Corp.* | | | 90,500 | | | | 1,589 | |
Dynamic Materials Corp. | | | 43,500 | | | | 676 | |
EnPro Industries, Inc.* | | | 26,300 | | | | 924 | |
Kadant, Inc.* | | | 4,600 | | | | 90 | |
L.B. Foster Co. Class A* | | | 49,761 | | | | 1,643 | |
RBC Bearings, Inc.* | | | 42,120 | | | | 1,403 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 6,325 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Metals & Mining 1.55% | |
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc.* | | | 62,031 | | | | 1,795 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.77% | |
Approach Resources, Inc.* | | | 58,100 | | | | 898 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Professional Services 5.77% | |
Barrett Business Services, Inc. | | | 104,700 | | | | 1,607 | |
Exponent, Inc.* | | | 36,039 | | | | 1,150 | |
ICF International, Inc.* | | | 22,700 | | | | 582 | |
Kforce, Inc.* | | | 111,900 | | | | 1,680 | |
SFN Group, Inc.* | | | 221,100 | | | | 1,676 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 6,695 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Road & Rail 2.18% | |
Celadon Group, Inc.* | | | 86,300 | | | | 1,119 | |
Marten Transport Ltd. | | | 66,403 | | | | 1,410 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 2,529 | |
| | | | | | | | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)
MICRO CAP VALUE FUND October 31, 2010
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Investments | | Shares | | | Value (000) | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 1.82% | |
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 198,700 | | | $ | 966 | |
Pericom Semiconductor Corp.* | | | 121,277 | | | | 1,142 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 2,108 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Software 3.17% | |
Radiant Systems, Inc.* | | | 151,027 | | | | 2,947 | |
Smith Micro Software, Inc.* | | | 60,100 | | | | 731 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 3,678 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Specialty Retail 5.91% | |
America’s Car-Mart, Inc.* | | | 57,900 | | | | 1,544 | |
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. | | | 20,750 | | | | 991 | |
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.* | | | 258,900 | | | | 1,543 | |
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.* | | | 209,300 | | | | 1,817 | |
Shoe Carnival, Inc.* | | | 42,000 | | | | 962 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 6,857 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 1.50% | |
Radian Group, Inc. | | | 113,000 | | | | 858 | |
Territorial Bancorp, Inc. | | | 52,200 | | | | 886 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 1,744 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Trading Companies & Distributors 2.41% | |
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class B* | | | 116,050 | | | | 1,742 | |
SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd.* | | | 90,400 | | | | 1,053 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 2,795 | |
| | | | | | | | |
|
Water Utilities 0.24% | |
Connecticut Water Service, Inc. | | | 11,200 | | | | 273 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Common Stocks (cost $94,639,042) | | | | | | | 111,583 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Investments | | Principal Amount (000) | | | Value (000) | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT 4.96% | |
| | |
Repurchase Agreement | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase Agreement dated 10/29/2010, 0.02% due 11/1/2010 with Fixed Income Clearing Corp. collateralized by $5,275,000 of Federal National Mortgage Assoc. at 4.125% due 4/15/2014; value: $5,869,493; proceeds: $5,753,274 (cost $5,753,264) | | $ | 5,753 | | | $ | 5,753 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total Investments in Securities 101.15% (cost $100,392,306) | | | | | | | 117,336 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (1.15%) | | | | | | | (1,329 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Assets 100.00% | | | | | | $ | 116,007 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
* | | 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
October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | Micro Cap Growth Fund | | | Micro Cap Value Fund | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, at cost | | $ | 76,907,984 | | | $ | 100,392,306 | |
Investments in securities, at value | | $ | 102,886,462 | | | $ | 117,336,352 | |
Receivables: | | | | | | | | |
Dividends | | | — | | | | 24,871 | |
Investment securities sold | | | 2,094,944 | | | | 231,438 | |
Capital shares sold | | | 6,915 | | | | 15,365 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 2,256 | | | | 10,046 | |
Total assets | | | 104,990,577 | | | | 117,618,072 | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Payables: | | | | | | | | |
Investment securities purchased | | | 976,461 | | | | 1,395,723 | |
Management fee | | | 127,433 | | | | 145,623 | |
12b-1 distribution fees | | | 2,959 | | | | 6,610 | |
Fund administration | | | 3,398 | | | | 3,883 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 5,548 | | | | 7,594 | |
To affiliate (See Note 3) | | | 15,531 | | | | 7,416 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 47,068 | | | | 44,025 | |
Total liabilities | | | 1,178,398 | | | | 1,610,874 | |
NET ASSETS | | $ | 103,812,179 | | | $ | 116,007,198 | |
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | $ | 86,971,248 | | | $ | 114,551,957 | |
Accumulated net investment loss | | | (5,548 | ) | | | (7,594 | ) |
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | | | (9,131,999 | ) | | | (15,481,211 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | | | 25,978,478 | | | | 16,944,046 | |
Net Assets | | $ | 103,812,179 | | | $ | 116,007,198 | |
Net assets by class: | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares | | $ | 13,779,131 | | | $ | 30,138,935 | |
Class I Shares | | $ | 90,033,048 | | | $ | 85,868,263 | |
Outstanding shares by class (unlimited number of authorized shares of beneficial interest): | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares | | | 890,817 | | | | 1,291,885 | |
Class I Shares | | | 5,641,956 | | | | 3,591,656 | |
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share (Net assets divided by outstanding shares): | | | | | | | | |
Class A Shares-Net asset value | | | $15.47 | | | | $23.33 | |
Class A Shares-Maximum offering price (Net asset value plus sales charge of 5.75%) | | | $16.41 | | | | $24.75 | |
Class I Shares-Net asset value | | | $15.96 | | | | $23.91 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Operations
For the Year Ended October 31, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | Micro Cap Growth Fund | | | Micro Cap Value Fund | |
Investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Dividends | | $ | 58,772 | | | $ | 587,088 | |
Interest | | | 663 | | | | 859 | |
Total investment income | | | 59,435 | | | | 587,947 | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | |
Management fee | | | 1,266,790 | | | | 1,516,551 | |
12b-1 distribution plan-Class A | | | 30,004 | | | | 66,886 | |
Shareholder servicing | | | 16,418 | | | | 29,469 | |
Professional | | | 40,450 | | | | 40,618 | |
Fund administration | | | 33,781 | | | | 40,442 | |
Custody | | | 16,971 | | | | 8,434 | |
Trustees’ fees | | | 2,262 | | | | 2,737 | |
Registration | | | 25,957 | | | | 26,654 | |
Subsidy (See Note 3) | | | 167,375 | | | | 166,465 | |
Other | | | 2,053 | | | | 3,401 | |
Gross expenses | | | 1,602,061 | | | | 1,901,657 | |
Expense reductions (See Note 7) | | | (23 | ) | | | (43 | ) |
Management fee waived (See Note 3) | | | (9,660 | ) | | | — | |
Net expenses | | | 1,592,378 | | | | 1,901,614 | |
Net investment loss | | | (1,532,943 | ) | | | (1,313,667 | ) |
Net realized and unrealized gain: | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on investments | | | 8,577,797 | | | | 6,709,371 | |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 19,340,151 | | | | 16,958,204 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain | | | 27,917,948 | | | | 23,667,575 | |
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | | | $26,385,005 | | | $ | 22,353,908 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | Micro Cap Growth Fund | |
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Operations: | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (1,532,943 | ) | | $ | (1,016,136 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 8,577,797 | | | | (3,650,855 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 19,340,151 | | | | 18,755,544 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 26,385,005 | | | | 14,088,553 | |
Capital share transactions (See Note 11): | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from sales of shares | | | 14,080,656 | | | | 7,375,201 | |
Cost of shares reacquired | | | (1,048,047 | ) | | | (6,669,129 | ) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | 13,032,609 | | | | 706,072 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 39,417,614 | | | | 14,794,625 | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | $ | 64,394,565 | | | $ | 49,599,940 | |
End of year | | $ | 103,812,179 | | | $ | 64,394,565 | |
Accumulated net investment loss | | $ | (5,548 | ) | | $ | (4,847 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (concluded)
| | | | | | | | |
| | Micro Cap Value Fund | |
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | For the Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Operations: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment loss | | $ | (1,313,667 | ) | | $ | (661,736 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 6,709,371 | | | | (16,175,437 | ) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments | | | 16,958,204 | | | | 24,647,555 | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 22,353,908 | | | | 7,810,382 | |
Capital share transactions (See Note 11): | | | | | | | | |
Net proceeds from sales of shares | | | 14,238,285 | | | | 9,326,467 | |
Cost of shares reacquired | | | (1,292,071 | ) | | | (1,834,711 | ) |
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions | | | 12,946,214 | | | | 7,491,756 | |
Net increase in net assets | | | 35,300,122 | | | | 15,302,138 | |
NET ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | $ | 80,707,076 | | | $ | 65,404,938 | |
End of year | | $ | 116,007,198 | | | $ | 80,707,076 | |
Accumulated net investment loss | | $ | (7,594 | ) | | $ | (6,768 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights
MICRO CAP GROWTH FUND
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $11.32 | | | | $ 9.07 | | | | $17.36 | | | | $14.18 | | | | $14.24 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss(a) | | | (.27 | ) | | | (.19 | ) | | | (.24 | ) | | | (.26 | ) | | | (.24 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net increase from payment by an affiliate for net loss realized on disposal of investments purchased/sold in error | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | (b) | | | – | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 4.42 | | | | 2.44 | | | | (7.71 | ) | | | 5.83 | | | | 2.05 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 4.15 | | | | 2.25 | | | | (7.95 | ) | | | 5.57 | | | | 1.81 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (.34 | ) | | | (2.39 | ) | | | (1.87 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $15.47 | | | | $11.32 | | | | $ 9.07 | | | | $17.36 | | | | $14.18 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 36.66 | % | | | 24.81 | % | | | (46.57 | )% | | | 45.19 | %(d) | | | 14.29 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.10 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.10 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 2.11 | % | | | 2.30 | % | | | 2.23 | % | | | 2.48 | % | | | 3.26 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (2.03 | )% | | | (1.99 | )% | | | (1.88 | )% | | | (1.76 | )% | | | (1.83 | )% |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $13,779 | | | | $10,421 | | | | $5,264 | | | | $9,882 | | | | $5,445 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 115.89 | % | | | 147.34 | % | | | 173.93 | % | | | 205.25 | % | | | 222.48 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(b) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(c) | | Total return does not consider the effects of sales loads and assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
(d) | | 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
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class I Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $11.65 | | | | $ 9.31 | | | | $17.76 | | | | $14.43 | | | | $14.43 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss(a) | | | (.24 | ) | | | (.17 | ) | | | (.22 | ) | | | (.24 | ) | | | (.22 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net increase from payment by an affiliate for net loss realized on disposal of investments purchased/sold in error | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | | | | – | (b) | | | – | |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 4.55 | | | | 2.51 | | | | (7.89 | ) | | | 5.96 | | | | 2.09 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 4.31 | | | | 2.34 | | | | (8.11 | ) | | | 5.72 | | | | 1.87 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (.34 | ) | | | (2.39 | ) | | | (1.87 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $15.96 | | | | $11.65 | | | | $ 9.31 | | | | $17.76 | | | | $14.43 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(c) | | | 37.00 | % | | | 25.13 | % | | | (46.41 | )% | | | 45.49 | %(d) | | | 14.56 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.85 | % | | | 1.85 | % | | | 1.84 | % | | | 1.85 | % | | | 1.85 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.85 | % | | | 1.85 | % | | | 1.84 | % | | | 1.84 | % | | | 1.85 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.86 | % | | | 2.05 | % | | | 1.98 | % | | | 2.04 | % | | | 3.04 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (1.78 | )% | | | (1.75 | )% | | | (1.64 | )% | | | (1.52 | )% | | | (1.59 | )% |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $90,033 | | | | $53,973 | | | | $44,336 | | | | $56,463 | | | | $1,699 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 115.89 | % | | | 147.34 | % | | | 173.93 | % | | | 205.25 | % | | | 222.48 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(b) | | Amount is less than $.01. |
(c) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
(d) | | 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
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class A Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $18.57 | | | | $16.94 | | | | $28.90 | | | | $28.67 | | | | $26.96 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss(a) | | | (.31 | ) | | | (.19 | ) | | | (.22 | ) | | | (.28 | ) | | | (.34 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 5.07 | | | | 1.82 | | | | (9.79 | ) | | | 4.89 | | | | 5.18 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 4.76 | | | | 1.63 | | | | (10.01 | ) | | | 4.61 | | | | 4.84 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (1.95 | ) | | | (4.38 | ) | | | (3.13 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $23.33 | | | | $18.57 | | | | $16.94 | | | | $28.90 | | | | $28.67 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 25.63 | % | | | 9.62 | % | | | (36.82 | )% | | | 18.84 | % | | | 20.09 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 2.06 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.10 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 2.06 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 2.08 | % | | | 2.09 | % | | | 2.10 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 2.06 | % | | | 2.22 | % | | | 2.14 | % | | | 2.20 | % | | | 2.45 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (1.48 | )% | | | (1.14 | )% | | | (.95 | )% | | | (1.05 | )% | | | (1.29 | )% |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | | $30,139 | | | | $22,730 | | | | $17,522 | | | | $25,561 | | | | $18,156 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 48.03 | % | | | 42.27 | % | | | 56.70 | % | | | 37.11 | % | | | 50.45 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(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
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Class I Shares | |
| | Year Ended 10/31 | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2006 | |
Per Share Operating Performance | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of year | | | $18.98 | | | | $17.27 | | | | $29.36 | | | | $28.99 | | | $ | 27.17 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Investment operations: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss(a) | | | (.27 | ) | | | (.15 | ) | | | (.16 | ) | | | (.20 | ) | | | (.28 | ) |
| | | | | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | | | 5.20 | | | | 1.86 | | | | (9.98 | ) | | | 4.95 | | | | 5.23 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total from investment operations | | | 4.93 | | | | 1.71 | | | | (10.14 | ) | | | 4.75 | | | | 4.95 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Distributions to shareholders from: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Net realized gain | | | – | | | | – | | | | (1.95 | ) | | | (4.38 | ) | | | (3.13 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, end of year | | | $23.91 | | | | $18.98 | | | | $17.27 | | | | $29.36 | | | $ | 28.99 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Total Return(b) | | | 25.97 | % | | | 9.90 | % | | | (36.68 | )% | | | 19.16 | % | | | 20.38 | % |
| | | | | |
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions and including management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.85 | % | | | 1.84 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.85 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, including expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.85 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.83 | % | | | 1.85 | % |
| | | | | |
Expenses, excluding expense reductions, management fee waived and expenses reimbursed | | | 1.81 | % | | | 1.97 | % | | | 1.89 | % | | | 1.93 | % | | | 2.20 | % |
| | | | | |
Net investment loss | | | (1.23 | )% | | | (.90 | )% | | | (.70 | )% | | | (.71 | )% | | | (1.05 | )% |
| | | | | |
Supplemental Data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of year (000) | | $ | 85,868 | | | $ | 57,977 | | | $ | 47,883 | | | $ | 57,664 | | | $ | 3,872 | |
| | | | | |
Portfolio turnover rate | | | 48.03 | % | | | 42.27 | % | | | 56.70 | % | | | 37.11 | % | | | 50.45 | % |
(a) | | Calculated using average shares outstanding during the year. |
(b) | | Total return assumes the reinvestment of all distributions. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements
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 as set forth in the Fund’s prospectus). Class I shares are not subject to any sales charges.
The preparation of the 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 fair 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 and are included in interest income in the Statements of Operations. 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 (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, 2007 through October 31, 2010. 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 or transferring a liability 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 - unadjusted 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 (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 October 31, 2010 in valuing each Fund’s investments carried at value:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | | $ | 99,072 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 99,072 | | | $ | 111,583 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 111,583 | |
Repurchase Agreement | | | — | | | | 3,814 | | | | — | | | | 3,814 | | | | — | | | | 5,753 | | | | — | | | | 5,753 | |
Total | | $ | 99,072 | | | $ | 3,814 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 102,886 | | | $ | 111,583 | | | $ | 5,753 | | | $ | — | | | $ | 117,336 | |
* | | 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%.
For Micro Cap Growth Fund and Micro Cap Value Fund, the effective management fee, net of waivers, was 1.49% and 1.50%, respectively.
In addition, Lord Abbett provides certain administrative services to each Fund pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement in return for a fee at an annual rate of .04% of each Fund’s average daily net assets.
For the period November 1, 2009 through February 26, 2010, Lord Abbett voluntarily agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee for each Fund and, if necessary, reimburse each Fund’s other expenses to the extent necessary so that each class’ total net annual operating expenses, excluding 12b-1 fees, did not exceed an annualized rate of 1.85%.
Effective February 27, 2010, Lord Abbett has contractually agreed to continue such waivers under the same terms. This agreement may be terminated, with respect to each Fund, only upon the approval of the Funds’ Board of Trustees.
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 (continued)
As of October 31, 2010, the percentages of the Micro Cap Growth Fund’s and Micro Cap Value Fund’s outstanding shares owned by Alpha Strategy Fund were 81.35% and 66.60%, 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 allowable 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, 2010, the components of accumulated gains on a tax-basis were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Micro Cap Growth Fund | | | Micro Cap Value Fund | |
Capital loss carryforwards* | | $ | (8,999,397 | ) | | $ | (15,468,761 | ) |
Temporary differences | | | (5,548 | ) | | | (7,594 | ) |
Unrealized gains – net | | | 25,845,876 | | | | 16,931,596 | |
Total accumulated gains – net | | $ | 16,840,931 | | | $ | 1,455,241 | |
*As | | of October 31, 2010, the capital loss carryforwards, along with the related expiration dates, were as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 2016 | | | 2017 | | | Total | |
Micro Cap Growth Fund | | $ | 5,036,909 | | | $ | 3,962,488 | | | $ | 8,999,397 | |
Micro Cap Value Fund | | | – | | | | 15,468,761 | | | | 15,468,761 | |
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
As of October 31, 2010, the aggregate unrealized security gains and losses based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Micro Cap Growth Fund | | | Micro Cap Value Fund | |
Tax cost | | $ | 77,040,586 | | | $ | 100,404,756 | |
Gross unrealized gain | | | 28,054,004 | | | | 20,523,870 | |
Gross unrealized loss | | | (2,208,128 | ) | | | (3,592,274 | ) |
Net unrealized security gain | | $ | 25,845,876 | | | $ | 16,931,596 | |
The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized gains/(losses) is attributable to the tax treatment of wash sales.
Permanent items identified during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 have been reclassified among the components of net assets based on their tax basis treatment as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Accumulated Net Investment Loss | | | Paid-in Capital | |
Micro Cap Growth Fund | | $ | 1,532,242 | | | $ | (1,532,242 | ) |
Micro Cap Value Fund | | | 1,312,841 | | | | (1,312,841 | ) |
The permanent differences are attributable to the tax treatment of net operating losses.
5. PORTFOLIO SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 were as follows:
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| | Purchases | | | Sales | |
Micro Cap Growth Fund | | $ | 101,958,934 | | | $ | 93,042,980 | |
Micro Cap Value Fund | | | 57,516,053 | | | | 45,953,167 | |
There were no purchases or sales of U.S. Government securities for the fiscal year ended October 31, 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 Statements of Operations and in Trustees’ fees payable on the Statements 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
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 Statements of Assets and Liabilities, and is amortized through Other expenses on the Statements 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 October 31, 2010, there were no loans outstanding pursuant to this Facility nor was the Facility utilized at any time during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010.
On November 22, 2010, the Funds and certain other funds managed by Lord Abbett entered into a short term extension of the Facility through February 3, 2011.
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 in each Fund 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)
11. SUMMARY OF CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
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Micro Cap Growth Fund | | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | | 7,137 | | | $ | 93,065 | | | | 468,196 | | | $ | 3,392,456 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (37,187 | ) | | | (484,780 | ) | | | (127,911 | ) | | | (1,268,408 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | | (30,050 | ) | | $ | (391,715 | ) | | | 340,285 | | | $ | 2,124,048 | |
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Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,049,195 | | | $ | 13,987,591 | | | | 518,054 | | | $ | 3,982,745 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (41,760 | ) | | | (563,267 | ) | | | (647,396 | ) | | | (5,400,721 | ) |
Increase (decrease) | | | 1,007,435 | | | $ | 13,424,324 | | | | (129,342 | ) | | $ | (1,417,976 | ) |
| | |
Micro Cap Value Fund | | Year Ended October 31, 2010 | | | Year Ended October 31, 2009 | |
Class A Shares | | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | | 87,076 | | | $ | 1,901,984 | | | | 250,316 | | | $ | 3,540,920 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (19,187 | ) | | | (412,148 | ) | | | (60,906 | ) | | | (942,184 | ) |
Increase | | | 67,889 | | | $ | 1,489,836 | | | | 189,410 | | | $ | 2,598,736 | |
| | | | |
Class I Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 577,917 | | | $ | 12,336,301 | | | | 336,054 | | | $ | 5,785,547 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (40,182 | ) | | | (879,923 | ) | | | (54,793 | ) | | | (892,527 | ) |
Increase | | | 537,735 | | | $ | 11,456,378 | | | | 281,261 | | | $ | 4,893,020 | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of Lord Abbett Securities Trust:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of the Lord Abbett Micro-Cap Growth Fund and Lord Abbett Micro-Cap Value Fund, two of the portfolios constituting the Lord Abbett Securities Trust (the “Trust”) as of October 31, 2010, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Trust is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Lord Abbett Micro-Cap Growth Fund and Lord Abbett Micro-Cap Value Fund of the Lord Abbett Securities Trust as of October 31, 2010, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period the ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
New York, New York
December 23, 2010
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Basic Information About Management
The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) is responsible for the management of the business and affairs of the Trust in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. The Board appoints officers who are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Trust and who execute policies authorized by the Board. The Board also approves an investment adviser to the Trust and continues to monitor the cost and quality of the services the investment adviser provides, and annually considers whether to renew the contract with the adviser. Generally, each Trustee holds office until his/her successor is elected and qualified or until his/her earlier resignation or removal, as provided in the Trust’s organizational documents.
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”), a Delaware limited liability company, is the Trust’s investment adviser.
Interested Trustees
The following Trustees are associated with Lord Abbett and are “interested persons” of the Trust as defined in the Act. Mr. Dow and Ms. Foster are officers and directors or trustees of each of the 14 Lord Abbett-sponsored funds, which consist of 53 portfolios or series.
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Current Position and Length of Service with the Trust | | Principal Occupation and Other Directorships During Past Five Years |
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Robert S. Dow Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1945) | | Trustee since 1993 and Chairman since 1996 | | Principal Occupation: Senior Partner of Lord Abbett (since 2007) and was formerly Managing Partner (1996 – 2007) and Chief Investment Officer (1995 – 2007), joined Lord Abbett in 1972. Other Directorships: None. |
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Daria L. Foster Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1954) | | Trustee and President since 2006 | | Principal Occupation: Managing Partner of Lord Abbett (since 2007), and was formerly Director of Marketing and Client Service, joined Lord Abbett in 1990. Other Directorships: None. |
Independent Trustees
The following Independent Trustees also are directors or trustees of each of the 14 Lord Abbett-sponsored funds, which consist of 53 portfolios or series.
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Current Position and Length of Service with the Trust | | Principal Occupation and Other Directorships During Past Five Years |
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E. Thayer Bigelow Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC c/o Legal Dept. 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1941) | | Trustee since 1994 | | Principal Occupation: Managing General Partner, Bigelow Media, LLC (since 2000); Senior Adviser, Time Warner Inc. (1998 – 2000). Other Directorships: Currently serves as director of Crane Co. (since 1984) and Huttig Building Products Inc. (since 1998). Previously served as a director of R.H. Donnelley Inc. (2009 – 2010) and Adelphia Communications Inc. (2003 – 2007). |
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Basic Information About Management (continued)
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Name, Address and Year of Birth | | Current Position and Length of Service with the Trust | | Principal Occupation and Other Directorships During Past Five Years |
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William H.T. Bush Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC c/o Legal Dept. 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1938) | | Trustee since 1998 | | Principal Occupation: Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of the financial advisory firm of Bush–O’Donnell & Company (since 1986). Other Directorships: Currently serves as director of WellPoint, Inc., a health benefits company (since 2002). Previously served as a director of Engineered Support Systems, Inc. |
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Robert B. Calhoun, Jr. Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC c/o Legal Dept. 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1942) | | Trustee since 1998 | | Principal Occupation: Senior Advisor of Monitor Clipper Partners, a private equity investment fund (since 1997); President of Clipper Asset Management Corp. (1991 - 2009). Other Directorships: Previously served as a director of Avondale, Inc. (1991 - 2005) and Interstate Bakeries Corp. (1991 - 2008). |
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Julie A. Hill Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC c/o Legal Dept. 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1946) | | Trustee since 2004 | | Principal Occupation: Owner and CEO of The Hill Company, a business consulting firm (since 1998). Other Directorships: Currently serves as director of WellPoint, Inc., a health benefits company (since 1994). Previously served as a director of Resources Connection, Inc., a consulting firm 2004 - 2007). |
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Franklin W. Hobbs Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC c/o Legal Dept. 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1947) | | Trustee since 2001 | | Principal Occupation: Advisor of One Equity Partners, a private equity firm (since 2004). Other Directorships: Currently serves as a director and Chairman of the Board of GMAC Inc., a financial services firm (since 2009) and as a director of Molson Coors Brewing Company (since 2002). |
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Thomas J. Neff Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC c/o Legal Dept. 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1937) | | Trustee since 1993 | | Principal Occupation: Chairman of Spencer Stuart (U.S.), an executive search consulting firm (since 1996). Other Directorships: Currently serves as director of Ace, Ltd. (since 1997). Previously served as a director of Hewitt Associates, Inc. (2004 - 2010). |
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James L.L. Tullis Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC c/o Legal Dept. 90 Hudson Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 (1947) | | Trustee since 2006 | | Principal Occupation: CEO of Tullis-Dickerson and Co. Inc., a venture capital management firm (since 1990). Other Directorships: Currently serves as director of Crane Co. (since 1998). Previously served as a director of Viacell Inc. (2003 - 2007). |
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Basic Information About Management (continued)
Officers
None of the officers listed below have received compensation from the Trust. All of the officers of the Trust also may be officers of the other Lord Abbett-sponsored funds and maintain offices at 90 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302. Unless otherwise indicated, the position(s) and title(s) listed under the “Principal Occupation” column indicate each officer’s position(s) and title(s) with Lord Abbett.
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Name and Year of Birth | | Current Position with the Trust | | Length of Service of Current Position | | Principal Occupation
During Past Five Years |
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Robert S. Dow (1945) | | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | | Elected in 1996 | | Senior Partner of Lord Abbett (since 2007), and was formerly Managing Partner (1996 - 2007) and Chief Investment Officer (1995 - 2007), joined Lord Abbett in 1972. |
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Daria L. Foster (1954) | | President | | Elected in 2006 | | Managing Partner of Lord Abbett (since 2007), and was formerly Director of Marketing and Client Service, joined Lord Abbett in 1990. |
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Robert P. Fetch (1953) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 1999 | | Partner and Director, joined Lord Abbett in 1995. |
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Daniel H. Frascarelli (1954) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 2009 | | Partner and Director, joined Lord Abbett in 1990. |
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Robert I. Gerber (1954) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 2005 | | Partner and Chief Investment Officer (since 2007), joined Lord Abbett in 1997 as Director of Taxable Fixed Income Management. |
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Gerard S. E. Heffernan, Jr. (1963) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 1999 | | Partner and Director, joined Lord Abbett in 1998. |
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Todd D. Jacobson (1966) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 2003 | | Portfolio Manager, joined Lord Abbett in 2003. |
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Vincent J. McBride (1964) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 2003 | | Partner and Director, joined Lord Abbett in 2003. |
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F. Thomas O’Halloran, III (1955) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 2003 | | Partner and Director, joined Lord Abbett in 2001. |
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Harold E. Sharon (1960) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 2003 | | Partner and Director, joined Lord Abbett in 2003. |
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Christopher J. Towle (1957) | | Executive Vice President | | Elected in 2005 | | Partner and Director, joined Lord Abbett in 1987. |
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Basic Information About Management (continued)
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Name and Year of Birth | | Current Position with the Trust | | Length of Service of Current Position | | Principal Occupation
During Past Five Years |
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Stacy P. Allen (1967) | | Vice President | | Elected in 2009 | | Partner and Chief Administrative Officer (since 2009), and was formerly a Client Portfolio Manager (2006 - 2008) and Director of Institutional Mutual Funds (2003 - 2006), joined Lord Abbett in 2003. |
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James W. Bernaiche (1956) | | Chief Compliance Officer | | Elected in 2004 | | Partner and Chief Compliance Officer, joined Lord Abbett in 2001. |
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Joan A. Binstock (1954) | | Chief Financial Officer and Vice President | | Elected in 1999 | | Partner and Chief Operations Officer, joined Lord Abbett in 1999. |
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John K. Forst (1960) | | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | | Elected in 2005 | | Deputy General Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 2004. |
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Anthony W. Hipple (1964) | | Vice President | | Elected in 2006 | | Portfolio Manager, joined Lord Abbett in 2002. |
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Lawrence H. Kaplan (1957) | | Vice President and Secretary | | Elected in 1997 | | Partner and General Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 1997. |
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Deepak Khanna (1963) | | Vice President | | Elected in 2008 | | Portfolio Manager, rejoined Lord Abbett in 2007 from Jennison Associates LLC (2005 - 2007). Mr. Khanna’s former experience at Lord Abbett included Senior Research Analyst – other investment strategies (2000 - 2005). |
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Thomas B. Maher (1967) | | Vice President | | Elected in 2008 | | Partner and Portfolio Manager, joined Lord Abbett in 2003. |
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Justin C. Maurer (1969) | | Vice President | | Elected in 2008 | | Partner and Portfolio Manager, joined Lord Abbett in 2001. |
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A. Edward Oberhaus, III (1959) | | Vice President | | Elected in 1993 | | Partner and Director, joined Lord Abbett in 1983. |
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Thomas R. Phillips (1960) | | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | | Elected in 2008 | | Deputy General Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 2006 and was formerly an attorney at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. |
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Basic Information About Management (concluded)
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Name and Year of Birth | | Current Position with the Trust | | Length of Service of Current Position | | Principal Occupation
During Past Five Years |
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Randy M. Reynolds (1972) | | Vice President | | Elected in 2010 | | Portfolio Manager, joined Lord Abbett in 1999. |
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Lawrence B. Stoller (1963) | | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | | Elected in 2007 | | Partner and Senior Deputy General Counsel, joined Lord Abbett in 2007 and was formerly an Executive Vice President and the General Counsel at Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (1999 - 2007). |
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Francis T. Timons (1969) | | Vice President | | Elected in 2010 | | Portfolio Manager, joined Lord Abbett in 2007 and was formerly a Research Analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co. (2004 - 2007). |
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Bernard J. Grzelak (1971) | | Treasurer | | Elected in 2003 | | Partner and Director of Fund Administration, joined Lord Abbett in 2003. |
Please call 888-522-2388 for a copy of the statement of additional information (“SAI”), which contains further information about the Trust’s Trustees. It is available free upon request.
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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 schedules 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
LAMCVF-2-1010
(12/10)
| (a) | In accordance with applicable requirements, the Registrant adopted a Sarbanes-Oxley Code of Ethics on June 19, 2003 that applies to the principal executive officer and senior financial officers of the Registrant (“Code of Ethics”). The Code of Ethics was in effect during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 (the “Period”). |
| (c) | The Registrant has not amended the Code of Ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the Period. |
| (d) | The Registrant has not granted any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Ethics as described in Form N-CSR during the Period. |
| (f) | See Item 12(a)(1) concerning the filing of the Code of Ethics. The Registrant will provide a copy of the Code of Ethics to any person without charge, upon request. To obtain a copy, please call Lord Abbett at 888-522-2388. |
Item 3: | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
| | The Registrant’s board of trustees has determined that each of the following independent trustees who are members of the audit committee is an audit committee financial expert: E. Thayer Bigelow, Robert B. Calhoun Jr., Franklin W. Hobbs, and James L.L. Tullis. Each of these persons is independent within the meaning of the Form N-CSR. |
Item 4: | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
| | In response to sections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Item 4, the aggregate fees billed to the Registrant for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009 by the Registrant’s principal accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and their respective affiliates (collectively, “Deloitte”) were as follows: |
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| | Fiscal year ended: |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
Audit Fees {a} | | $340,500 | | $326,500 |
Audit-Related Fees | | - 0 - | | - 0 - |
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Total audit and audit-related fees | | 340,500 | | 326,500 |
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Tax Fees {b} | | 72,827 | | 58,922 |
All Other Fees | | - 0 - | | - 0 - |
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Total Fees | | $413,327 | | $385,422 |
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{a} Consists of fees for audits of the Registrant’s annual financial statements.
{b} Fees for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010 and 2009 consist of fees for preparing the U.S. Income Tax Return for Regulated Investment Companies, New Jersey Corporation Business Tax Return, New Jersey Annual Report Form, U.S. Return of Excise Tax on Undistributed Income of Investment Companies, IRS Forms 1099-MISC and 1096 Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns.
(e) (1) Pursuant to Rule 2-01(c) (7) of Regulation S-X, the Registrant’s Audit Committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures. Such policies and procedures generally provide that the Audit Committee must pre-approve:
| • | | any audit, audit-related, tax, and other services to be provided to the Lord Abbett Funds, including the Registrant, and |
| • | | any audit-related, tax, and other services to be provided to the Registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to one or more Funds comprising the Registrant if the engagement relates directly to operations and financial reporting of a Fund, by the independent auditor to assure that the provision of such services does not impair the auditor’s independence. |
The Audit Committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its Chairman, subject to a fee limit of $10,000 per event, and not to exceed $25,000 annually. The Chairman will report any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. Unless a type of service to be provided by the independent auditor has received general pre-approval, it must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.
(e) (2) The Registrant’s Audit Committee has approved 100% of the services described in this Item 4 (b) through (d).
(f) Not applicable.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte for services rendered to the Registrant are shown above in the response to Item 4 (a), (b), (c) and (d) as “All Other Fees”.
The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte for services rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC (“Lord Abbett”), for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009 were:
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| | Fiscal year ended: |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
All Other Fees {a} | | $171,360 | | $161,385 |
{a} Consist of fees for Independent Services Auditors’ Report on Controls Placed in Operation and Tests of Operating Effectiveness related to Lord Abbett’s Asset Management Services (“SAS 70 Report”).
The aggregate non-audit fees billed by Deloitte for services rendered to entities under the common control of Lord Abbett for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2010 and 2009 were:
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| | Fiscal year ended: |
| | 2010 | | 2009 |
All Other Fees | | $ - 0 - | | $ - 0- |
(h) The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to Rule 2-01 (c)(7)(ii) of Regulation S-X and has determined that the provision of such services is compatible with maintaining Deloitte’s independence.
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: December 22, 2010 | | | | | | |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Joan A. Binstock |
| | | | | | Joan A. Binstock |
| | | | | | Chief Financial Officer and Vice President |
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Date: December 22, 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: December 22, 2010 | | | | | | |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Joan A. Binstock |
| | | | | | Joan A. Binstock |
| | | | | | Chief Financial Officer and Vice President |
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Date: December 22, 2010 | | | | | | |