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 811-7778
Analysts Investment Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
7750 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
Timothy E. Mackey
7750 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 513-792-5402
Date of fiscal year end: July 31
Date of reporting period: July 31, 2004
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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
EQUITY ANALYSTS INC.
REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISER
ANALYSTS INVESTMENT TRUST
ANNUAL REPORT
July 31, 2004
ANALYSTS STOCK FUND
ANALYSTS FIXED INCOME FUND
ANALYSTS AGGRESSIVE STOCK FUND
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Message from the President
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Charts and Graphs
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S chedule of I nvestments- Analysts S tock F und
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S chedule of I nvestments- Analysts Fixed I ncome F und
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S chedule of I nvestments- Analysts A ggressive Stock F und
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Statements of A ssets and L iabilities
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Statements of O perations
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S tatement of C hanges in Net Assets - Analysts S tock F und
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S tatement of C hanges in Net Assets - Analysts Fixed I ncome F und
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S tatement of C hanges- Analysts A ggressive Stock F und
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F inancial H ighlights- Analysts S tock F und
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F inancial H ighlights- Analysts Fixed I ncome F und
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F inancial H ighlights- Analysts A ggressive Stock F und
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N otes to Financial Statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Trustees and Officers
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Expense Examples
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MESSAGE FROM THE FUND PRESIDENT
For The Year Ending July 31, 2004
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
The 2004 second-quarter gross domestic product rose only 3.0%, much slower than the 3.7% growth rate that the markets estimated. First quarter GDP growth, which was previously reported at 3.9%, was significantly revised upwards to 4.5%. The slowdown in the second quarter was driven by weakness in consumer spending. Personal consumption expenditure growth decelerated to only 1.0%, after a 4.1% increase in the first quarter. Real nonresidential private fixed investment increased 8.9%, up from 4.2% in the first quarter to help offset the slowdown in consumer spending. The chain price index was up 3.2% from up 2.8% in the first quarter, and the personal consumption index rose 3.3%, suggesting inflationary pressures and keeping the Fed alert for possible future increases in the Fed Funds rate. The University of Michigan consumer sentiment was revised upwards to 96.7 in Ju ly from the preliminary July 96.0 reading, which was higher than the market expected. Expectations, which were responsible for the gain, climbed to 91.2 from the June reading of 88.5 while present conditions fell to 105.2 from 106.7 in June. Near record high energy prices and terror fears continue to contribute to volatility in recent months. The slight upward trend in consumer sentiment is driven in part by better labor market conditions.
ANALYSTS STOCK FUND
The investment objective of the Stock Fund is long term capital appreciation. For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2004 the Fund invested primarily in common stock of large U.S. companies, defined as those companies with a market capitalization over $5 billion. The Fund’s sub-adviser utilized a “top down” stock selection process, consisting of three steps: Economic Analysis and Identification of Trends; Market Sector Weighting; Individual Stock Selection. The sub-adviser employed a stock valuation method known as growth at a reasonable price, which ranks growth stocks on a valuation basis against their peers.
The total return of the Analysts Stock Fund from August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2004 was 8.35%. The total return of the S&P 500 for the same period was 13.17%. Since inception of the Fund (August 25, 1993), the average annual total return of the Fund through July 31, 2004 was 6.91% versus 9.10% for the S&P 500. Of course, past performance is not predictive of future results.
The Fund underperformed relative to the S&P 500 Index over the year ended July 31, 2004, because of the weighting differences of various sectors and the approximate 5% cash position. The Fund overweighted industrials and information technology and underweighted health care, consumer discretionary, financials, staples, telecommunications, and utilities.
ANALYSTS FIXED INCOME FUND
The investment objective of the Fixed Income Fund is a high level of income over the long term consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund invested primarily in investment grade fixed income securities, including U.S. government securities, corporate debt securities, preferred stocks, convertible preferred stocks, convertible bonds and debentures. The sub-adviser utilized a blended maturity schedule in order to lower volatility while achieving high income. In addition, the Fund invested in mortgage-backed securities and REITs.
The total return of the Analysts Fixed Income Fund for the period August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2004 was 4.30%. This compares to a 2.99% rate of return for the Lehman Intermediate T-Bond Index (LITB) over the same period. Since inception of the Fund (August 25, 1993), the average annual return of the Fund through July 31, 2004 was 4.38% versus 5.80% for the Lehman Intermediate T-Bond Index. Of course, past performance is not predictive of future results.
The Fixed Income Fund is also being managed with the assumption that an economic recovery is occurring now, although the recovery may be slower than we first anticipated. Even so, we are still emphasizing a duration on the Fund of 3 to 5 years as a cautionary move in expectation of rising rates.
The Fixed Income Fund, while turning in a positive performance for the year ended July 31, 2004, out-performed the LITB Index by about 1.3% primarily because the duration of the Fund was shorter than that of the index, which aided Fund performance as rates began to rise over the time period. In addition, the Fund employed peripheral securities such as REITS and preferred stocks which out-performed the other fixed income sectors.
ANALYSTS AGGRESSIVE STOCK FUND
The investment objective of the Analysts Aggressive Stock Fund is long term growth through capital appreciation. The Fund invests primarily in common stock of U.S. companies, and may include companies of any market capitalization. The Fund’s sub-adviser utilized a “top down” stock selection process, consisting of three steps: Economic Analysis and Identification of Trends; Market Sector Weighting; Individual Stock Selection. The sub-adviser employed a stock valuation method known as growth at a reasonable price, which ranks growth stocks on a valuation basis against their peers. The sub-adviser focused on companies with higher growth estimates relative to their current stock price.
The total return of the Analysts Aggressive Stock Fund from August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2004 was 9.80%. This compares to a 13.17% rate of return for the S&P 500. Since inception of the Fund (May 4, 1999), the average annual return of the Fund was –3.82% versus -2.17% for the S&P 500. Of course, past performance is not predictive of future results.
The Aggressive Stock Fund attempts to find medium to large growth companies that are temporarily out of favor. In addition, it will make more aggressive sector moves than the Stock Fund. The Aggressive Stock Fund has approximately 31% of its assets invested in the cyclically depressed information technology sector. Oilfield service companies were also emphasized. The Fund underperformed relative to the S&P 500 Index over the year ended July 31, 2004 because of the weighting differences of various sectors and the approximate 9% cash position. The Fund overweighted technology and health care and underweighted staples, financials, telecommunications, and utilities.
Tim Mackey
President
Analysts Investment Trust
Graphical Illustrations
May 4, 1999 through July 31, 2004
Return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares,
do not reflect deductions of taxes that a shareholder may pay on fund distributions or the
when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown redemption of fund shares
The following charts give a visual breakdown of the Funds by the industry sectors the underlying securities represent, or, in the case of the Fixed Income Fund, the types of securities the Fund contains.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | ||
July 31, 2004 |
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Shares | Security Description | Value |
Common Stock (96.53%) | ||
Basic Materials 3.95% | ||
4,500 | Alcoa Inc. | 144,135 |
4,000 | Dow Chemical | 159,560 |
303,695 | ||
Consumer Cyclicals 11.31% | ||
5,300 | Comcast Corp.* | 145,220 |
4,100 | Home Depot, Inc. | 138,252 |
2,100 | Omnicom Group, Inc. | 151,242 |
3,000 | Sony Corp. | 103,950 |
11,300 | Southwest Airlines Co. | 163,511 |
4,600 | Walgreen Co. | 167,440 |
869,615 | ||
Consumer Non-cyclicals 9.25% | ||
2,100 | Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc. | 108,990 |
7,000 | Archer Daniels-Midland Co. | 108,010 |
2,000 | Diageo Plc ADR | 100,440 |
1,700 | Fortune Brands | 122,706 |
2,300 | Pepsico, Inc. | 115,000 |
3,000 | Procter & Gamble Co. | 156,450 |
711,596 | ||
Energy 7.68% | ||
3,800 | Apache Corp. | 176,814 |
4,600 | Diamond Offshore Drilling | 112,424 |
3,000 | Exxon Mobil | 138,900 |
3,500 | Nabors Industries, Ltd. | 162,750 |
590,888 | ||
Financials 14.37% | ||
2,400 | American International Group, Inc. | 169,560 |
3,000 | Bank America Corp. | 153,018 |
1,800 | Citigroup, Inc. | 132,270 |
1,500 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | 96,465 |
2,700 | Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc. | 134,244 |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | ||
July 31, 2004 |
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3,700 | North Folk Bancorporation, Inc. | 144,485 |
2,700 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 155,007 |
1,700 | Xl Capital Ltd. Cl. A. | 120,156 |
1,105,205 | ||
Healthcare 14.46% | ||
2,500 | Amgen, Inc* | 142,200 |
1,600 | Forest Laboratories, Inc. Cl.A* | 80,464 |
2,000 | Gilead Sciences* | 129,280 |
5,000 | Health Management Association, Inc. Cl. A | 100,300 |
3,000 | Johnson & Johnson | 165,810 |
3,400 | Medtronic, Inc. | 168,878 |
5,050 | Mylan Laboratories, Inc. | 74,841 |
2,500 | Novartis AG ADR | 111,650 |
2,200 | United Healthcare Corp. | 138,380 |
1,111,803 | ||
Industrial 15.29% | ||
2,900 | Boeing Co. | 147,175 |
1,500 | Caterpillar, Inc. | 110,235 |
2,200 | Fedex Corp. | 180,136 |
3,300 | First Data Corp. | 147,213 |
2,100 | Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 190,092 |
2,300 | L 3 Communications, Inc. | 140,645 |
5,200 | Norfolk Southern Corp. | 138,788 |
1,300 | United Technologies | 121,550 |
1,175,834 | ||
Technology 18.92% | ||
7,200 | Cisco Systems, Inc.* | 151,670 |
5,000 | Dell Computer Corp. | 177,350 |
5,400 | Hewlett Packard Co. | 108,810 |
5,700 | Intel Corp. | 138,966 |
1,600 | International Business Machines, Inc. | 139,312 |
7,800 | Microsoft Corp. | 222,222 |
8,400 | Oracle Corp. | 88,284 |
4,000 | Sungard Data Systems, Inc. | 93,240 |
3,400 | Symantec Corp. | 158,984 |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | ||
July 31, 2004 |
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12,778 | Taiwan Semiconductor Company, Ltd. | 90,977 |
2,900 | Xilinx, Inc. | 85,347 |
1,455,162 | ||
Telecommunications 1.30% | ||
4,600 | Vodaphone Airtouch | 99,958 |
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $6,535,366) 96.53% | 7,423,756 | |
CASH EQUIVALENTS ($275,025) 3.58% | ||
275,025 | First American Treasury Obligations Cl. A rate: 0.55% | 275,025 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS ($6,810,391) - (100.11%) | 7,698,781 | |
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS - (-0.11%) | (8,796) | |
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ 7,689,985 | |
* Non Income Producing Securities | ||
ADR - American Depository Receipt |
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Analysts Fixed Income Fund | ||
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | ||
July 31, 2004 |
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Shares/Par | Security Description | Value |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (19.66%) | ||
1,700 | Apartment Investment and Management Co. | 54,349 |
2,000 | Capital Automotive PFD Series A | 50,000 |
2,000 | Capital Automotive REIT | 57,980 |
3,000 | Crescent Real Estate Equity Co. | 47,130 |
1,600 | First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | 58,624 |
1,800 | Friedman Billings Ramsey Group, Inc. | 29,610 |
3,198 | Health Care Properties Investors, Inc. | 79,822 |
1,500 | Hospitality Properties Trust | 59,820 |
2,100 | Sovran Self Storage, Inc. | 81,459 |
2,500 | Summitt Properties, Inc. | 64,500 |
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TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (Cost $495,070) | 583,294 | |
Preferred Stocks (8.26%) | ||
2,000 | BAC Capital Trust II | 51,700 |
1,000 | MBNA Capital E | 26,570 |
2,500 | Morgan Stanley CP IV 6.25% 6/1/07 | 61,375 |
2,000 | US Bancorp Capital IV | 52,600 |
2,000 | XL Capital Ltd. Series B | 53,000 |
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS (Cost $248,479) | 245,245 | |
Corporate Bonds (46.81%) | ||
100,000 | Boeing Capital Corp. 6.10%, 3/1/11 | 106,429 |
150,000 | Comcast Corp. 6.5%, 1/15/15 | 157,718 |
100,000 | Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc. 6.50%, 1/15/12 | 108,456 |
100,000 | General Electric Capital Corp. 8.65%, 5/15/09 | 117,489 |
100,000 | Household Bank CD 7.20%, 4/12/07 | 105,749 |
100,000 | International Lease Finance 5.625%, 6/1/07 | 104,916 |
200,000 | Loews Corp. 6.75%, 12/15/06 | 210,986 |
100,000 | National Rural Utilities 5.75%, 8/28/09 | 106,005 |
50,000 | NationsBank Corp. 7.75%, 8/15/04 | 50,096 |
100,000 | Salomon Smith Barney 6.25%, 1/15/05 | 102,015 |
100,000 | Sears Roebuck Acceptance 6.00%, 1/15/06 | 103,574 |
100,000 | Target Corp. 7.50%, 8/15/10 | 115,695 |
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS (Cost $1,674,089) | 1,389,128 | |
Mortgage-Backed Obligations (1.25%) | ||
23,327 | Empire Federal Home Loan Owner Trust 1998-2 9.03%, 6/25/24 | 23,603 |
10,725 | FNMA REMIC 1992 Trust G10 Call J, 5.0%, 3/25/23 | 10,800 |
2,394 | FNMA REMIC 1992 Trust G53 Call J, 7.0%, 9/25/22 | 2,543 |
362 | Paine Webber CMO Trust Series 1998-I, 8.6%, 4/1/18 | 390 |
TOTAL MORTGAGE-BACK OBLIGATIONS (Cost $32,325) | 37,336 | |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | ||
July 31, 2004 |
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Shares/Par | Security Description | Value |
CLOSED END FUNDS (cost $116,006) (3.79%) | ||
1,100 | iShares Lehman Treasuries Infl. Pro | 112,563 |
GOVERNMENT BONDS (10.03%) | ||
150,000 | US Treasury Bond 2% 5/15/06 | 148,364 |
150,000 | US Treasury Bond 2.625% 11/15/06 | 149,113 |
TOTAL GOVERNMENT BONDS (cost $299,180) | 297,477 | |
Cash Equivalents (cost $280,114) (9.44%) | ||
280,114 | First American Treasury Obligations Cl. A rate: 0.55% | 280,114 |
TOTAL INVESTMENTS ($2,865,149) (99.25%) | 2,945,157 | |
OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 0.75% | 22,189 | |
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ 2,967,346 | |
* Non Income Producing Securities |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | |||
July 31, 2004 |
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Shares | Security Description | Value | |
Common Stock (88.58%) | |||
Consumer Cyclicals 9.92% | |||
1,200 | Abercrombie & Fitch | 44,256 | |
1,200 | Nordstrom, Inc. | 52,680 | |
800 | RH Donnelly | 36,304 | |
1,900 | Time Warner, Inc. | 31,635 | |
164,875 | |||
Consumer Non-cyclicals 6.13% | |||
2,100 | Archer Daniels-Midland Co. | 32,403 | |
800 | Constellation Brands, Inc. Cl. A* | 30,304 | |
500 | Ebay, Inc.* | 39,165 | |
101,872 | |||
Energy 7.29% |
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1,600 | Halliburton Co. | 50,800 | |
800 | Noble Corp.* | 30,976 | |
2,400 | Oil States International, Inc. | 39,504 | |
121,280 | |||
Financials 13.45% | |||
2,800 | Charles Schwab Corp. | 24,584 | |
5,000 | E-Loan, Inc. | 10,000 | |
500 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. | 32,155 | |
1,100 | J.P. Morgan Chase, Co. | 41,063 | |
800 | Morgan Stanley | 39,464 | |
1,500 | Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | 39,675 | |
1,000 | Silicon Valley Bancshares* | 36,610 | |
223,551 | |||
Healthcare 18.15% | |||
500 | Allergan, Inc. | 37,820 | |
900 | Biomet, Inc. | 39,591 | |
500 | Forest Laboratories, Inc. Cl. A | 25,145 | |
600 | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 38,784 | |
1,400 | Medicis Pharmaceuticals Corp. | 50,078 | |
1,600 | Medimmune, Inc.* | 36,864 | |
600 | Pediatrix Medical Group | 37,944 | |
1,200 | Teva Pharmaceuticals Ind. | 35,520 | |
301,746 | |||
Industrial 9.84% | |||
1,200 | Jabil Circuit* | 26,100 | |
900 | L-3 Comm. Holdings | 55,035 | |
650 | Millipore Corp.* | 34,248 | |
1,300 | Perkinelmer, Inc. | 22,854 | |
900 | Waste Mangement | 25,326 | |
163,563 | |||
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | |||
July 31, 2004 |
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Shares | Security Description | Value | |
Technology 23.80% | |||
1,400 | Applied Materials, Inc.* | 23,758 | |
3,500 | Axcelis Technologies, Inc. | 32,655 | |
2,400 | Bea Systems* | 15,576 | |
1,800 | Cisco Systems, Inc.* | 37,656 | |
1,400 | Citrix Systems, Inc.* | 24,668 | |
3,500 | Conexant Systems, Inc. | 5,565 | |
1,200 | Cree, Inc.* | 26,856 | |
1,000 | Dell Computer Systems | 35,470 | |
2,150 | Motorola, Inc. | 34,249 | |
1,800 | Netiq Corp.* | 17,082 | |
2,201 | Oracle Corp.* | 23,133 | |
1,500 | Tyco Laboratories, Inc. | 46,500 | |
1,000 | Xilinx, Inc. | 29,430 | |
1,400 | Yahoo, Inc.* | 43,120 | |
395,718 | |||
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS (Cost $1,322,259) (88.58%) | 1,472,605 | ||
Cash Equivalents ($192,690) (11.59%) | |||
192,690 | First American Treasury Obligation Cl. A rate: 0.55% | 192,690 | |
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS ($1,514,949) (100.17%) | 1,665,295 | ||
OTHER LIABILITIES LESS ASSETS (-0.17) | (2,845) | ||
NET ASSETS - 100.00% | $ 1,662,450 | ||
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||
For the year ended July 31, 2004 |
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Investment Income: | |||
Dividends | $ 85,756 | $ 67,648 | $ 8,810 |
Interest | 828 | 103,024 | 328 |
Total Investment Income | 86,584 | 170,672 | 9,138 |
Expenses: | |||
Management Fee | 155,445 | 44,518 | 45,612 |
Net Investment Income (Loss) | (68,861) | 126,154 | (36,474) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments: | |||
Net Realized Gains on Investments | 332,500 | 76,247 | 9,566 |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments | 357,976 | (78,101) | 171,881 |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 690,476 | (1,854) | 181,447 |
Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations | $ 621,615 | $ 124,300 | $ 144,973 |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
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Year ended | Year ended | |
July 31, 2004 | July 31, 2003 | |
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||
Net Investment Loss | $ (68,861) | $ (51,868) |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 332,500 | (256,664) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation | 357,976 | 1,122,849 |
Increase in Net Assets from Operations | 621,615 | 814,317 |
From Fund Share Transactions: | ||
Proceeds from shares sold | 1,151,110 | 943,696 |
Payment for shares redeemed | (1,156,648) | (1,355,195) |
Net Decrease from Fund Share Transactions | (5,538) | (411,499) |
Net Increase in Net Assets | 616,077 | 402,818 |
NET ASSETS: | ||
Net Increase in Net Assets | 616,077 | 402,818 |
Net Assets at Beginning of Period | 7,073,908 | 6,671,090 |
Net Assets at End of Period | $ 7,689,985 | $ 7,073,908 |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
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Year Ended | Year ended | |
July 31, 2004 | July 31, 2003 | |
FROM OPERATIONS: | ||
Net Investment Income | $ 126,154 | $ 149,239 |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 76,247 | (127,413) |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation | (78,101) | 143,034 |
Increase in Net Assets from Operations | 124,300 | 164,860 |
From Distributions to Shareholders: | ||
Net Investment Income | (115,449) | (151,100) |
From Fund Share Transactions: | ||
Proceeds from shares sold | 555,711 | 982,296 |
Shares issued from reinevestment of distributions | 103,895 | 137,442 |
Payment for shares redeemed | (582,502) | (3,281,744) |
Net Increase (Decrease) from Fund Share transactions | 77,104 | (2,162,006) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 85,955 | (2,148,246) |
NET ASSETS: | ||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 85,955 | (2,148,246) |
Net Assets at Beginning of Period | 2,881,391 | 5,029,637 |
Net Assets at End of Period | $ 2,967,346 | $ 2,881,391 |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
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Year ended | Year ended | ||
July 31, 2004 | July 31, 2003 | ||
FROM OPERATIONS: | |||
Net Investment Loss | $ (36,474) | $ (23,881) | |
Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments | 9,566 | (120,411) | |
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation | 171,881 | 438,686 | |
Increase in Net Assets from Operations | 144,973 | 294,394 | |
From Fund Share Transactions: | |||
Proceeds from shares sold | 300,713 | 252,032 | |
Payment for shares redeemed | (253,387) | (184,118) | |
Net Increase from Fund Share Transactions | 47,326 | 67,914 | |
Net increase in Net Assets | 192,299 | 362,308 | |
NET ASSETS: | |||
Net Increase in Net Assets | 192,299 | 362,308 | |
Net Assets at Beginning of Period | 1,470,151 | 1,107,843 | |
Net Assets at End of Period | $ 1,662,450 | $ 1,470,151 |
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7/31/2004 | 7/31/2003 | 7/31/2002 | 7/31/2001 | 7/31/2000 | |||
Net Asset Value at Beginning of Period | $ 18.33 | $ 16.17 | $ 21.05 | $ 26.15 | $ 28.41 | ||
Net Investment Income (Loss) | (0.19) | (0.13) | (0.16) | 0.03 | (0.05) | ||
Net Gains or Losses on Investments | |||||||
(Realized and Unrealized) | 1.72 | 2.29 | (4.72) | (3.60) | 2.35 | ||
Total from Investment Operations | 1.53 | 2.16 | (4.88) | 3.57 | 2.30 | ||
Distributions from Capital Gains | - | - | - | (1.53) | (4.56) | ||
Net Asset Value at End of Period | $ 19.86 | $ 18.33 | $ 16.17 | $ 21.05 | $ 26.15 | ||
Total Return | 8.35 % | 13.32 % | (23.17)% | (13.51)% | 14.21 % | ||
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Net Assets at End of Period (000's omitted) | $ 7,690 | $ 7,074 | $ 6,671 | $ 8,336 | $ 9,636 | ||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | 2.00 % | 2.00 % | 2.00 % | 2.00 % | 2.00 % | ||
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to | |||||||
Average Net Assets | (0.89)% | (0.80)% | (0.81)% | 0.12 % | (0.19)% | ||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 27.63 % | 59.35 % | 88.91 % | 15.43 % | 0.00 % |
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Net Asset Value at Beginning of Period | $ 13.72 | $ 13.61 | $ 13.31 | $ 12.67 | $ 13.24 | |||||||||
Net Investment Income | 0.59 | $ 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.73 | 0.78 | |||||||||
Net Gains or Losses on Investments | ||||||||||||||
(Realized and Unrealized) | - | 0.12 | 0.30 | 0.64 | (0.51) | |||||||||
Total from Investment Operations | 0.59 | 0.67 | 0.88 | 1.37 | 0.27 | |||||||||
Distributions from Net Investment Income | (0.54) | (0.56) | (0.58) | (0.73) | (0.79) | |||||||||
Distributions from Capital Gains | - | - | - | - | (0.05) | |||||||||
Total Distributions | (0.54) | 0.56 | (0.58) | (0.73) | (0.84) | |||||||||
Net Asset Value at End of Period | $ 13.77 | $ 13.72 | $ 13.61 | $ 13.31 | $ 12.67 | |||||||||
Total Return | 4.30 % | 5.39% | 6.77 % | 11.11 % | 2.32 % | |||||||||
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Net Assets at End of Period (000's omitted) | $ 2,967 | $ 2,881 | $ 5,029 | $ 4,763 | $ 3,896 | |||||||||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | 1.50 % | 1.50% | 1.50 % | 1.50 % | 1.50 % | |||||||||
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Average Net Assets | 4.25 % | 4.08 % | 4.30 % | 5.58 % | 6.24 % | |||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 33.38 % | 40.32 % | 21.18 % | 0.00 % | 11.30 % |
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Net Asset Value at Beginning of Period | $ 7.07 | $ 5.61 | $ 9.04 | $ 12.32 | $ 9.86 | |||||||||
Net Investment Loss | (0.17) | (0.11) | (0.16) | (0.16) | (0.17) | |||||||||
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(Realized and Unrealized) | 0.86 | 1.57 | (3.27) | (3.12) | 2.63 | |||||||||
Total from Investment Operations | 0.69 | 1.46 | (3.43) | (3.28) | 2.46 | |||||||||
Net Asset Value at End of Period | $ 7.76 | $ 7.07 | $ 5.61 | $ 9.04 | $ 12.32 | |||||||||
Total Return | 9.76 % | 26.03% | (38.00)% | (26.60)% | 24.99 % | |||||||||
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Net Assets at End of Period (000's omitted) | $ 1,662 | $ 1,470 | $ 1,108 | $ 1,534 | $ 2,119 | |||||||||
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | 2.75 % | 2.75% | 2.81 % | 3.00 % | 3.00 % | |||||||||
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Average Net Assets | (2.20)% | (1.94)% | (2.02)% | (1.58)% | (1.32)% | |||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 28.55 % | 32.72 % | 76.33 % | 8.81 % | 1.36 % |
1.
Significant Accounting Policies and Organization
Analysts Investment Trust (the Trust) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a no-load, diversified, open end management investment company. The Trust was established as an Ohio Business Trust under a Declaration of Trust dated May 28, 1993. The Declaration of Trust, as amended, permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of shares of the Analysts Stock Fund (Stock Fund), Analysts Fixed Income Fund (Fixed Income Fund), and the Analysts Aggressive Stock Fund (Aggressive Stock Fund, formerly the internet.fund) (the Funds). The Stock Fund’s investment objective is to provide long term capital appreciation. The Fixed Income Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of income over the long term consistent with preservation of capital. The Aggressive Stock Fund’s objective is to provide long term growth through capital appreciation. &nbs p;The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies of the Trust:
Securities Valuation – Equity securities generally are valued by using market quotations, but may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the Adviser believes such prices accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities. Securities that are traded on any stock exchange or on the NASDAQ over-the-counter market are generally valued by the pricing service at the last quoted sale price. Lacking a last sale price, an equity security is generally valued by the pricing service at its last bid price. When market quotations are not readily available, when the Adviser determines that the market quotation or the price provided by the pricing service does not accurately reflect the current market value, or when restricted or illiquid securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the Adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Trustees of the Trust.
Fixed income securities (including mortgage-related securities and asset-backed and receivable-backed securities) may be valued on the basis of prices furnished by a pricing service when the Adviser believes such prices accurately reflect the fair market value of such securities. A pricing service utilizes electronic data processing techniques to determine prices for normal institutional-size trading units of debt securities without regard to sale or bid prices. Corporate bonds, mortgage-related securities and asset-backed and receivable-backed securities are valued using the Adviser’s proprietary bond pricing model, which has been approved by the Board’s Trustees. When market quotations, pricing service prices or prices from the Adviser’s bond pricing model are not readily available, when the Adviser determines a proposed price does not accurately reflect the current value, or when restricted securities are being valued, such securities are valued as determined in good faith by the Adviser, in conformity with guidelines adopted by and subject to review of the Board of Trustees of the Trust. Short term investments in fixed income securities with maturities of less than 60 days when acquired, or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity, are valued by using the amortized cost method of valuation.
Share Valuation - The net asset value per share is calculated daily by dividing the total value of each Fund's investments and other assets, less liabilities, by the total number of the Fund’s shares outstanding.
Investment Income and Distributions to Shareholders - Interest income is accrued as earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders arising from net investment income are declared and it is the intention that such distributions be paid quarterly. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed to shareholders at least once per year.
Each Fund may periodically make reclassifications among certain of its capital accounts as a result of the timing and characterization of certain income and capital gains distributions determined in accordance with federal tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These reclassifications are due to differing treatment for items such as deferral of wash sales, capital loss carryovers and post – October losses.
Accordingly, reclassifications were recorded to decrease capital and undistributed net investment losses by $159,484 and $126,770 for the Stock Fund and Aggressive Stock Fund, respectively.
Security Transactions - Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis, which is the date the order to buy or sell is executed. Securities sold are valued on a specific identification basis.
Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Adviser to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these financial statements and accompanying notes. The Adviser believes that the estimates utilized in preparing these financial statements are reasonable and prudent. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Federal Income Taxes - It is each Fund's policy to comply with the special provisions of the Internal Revenue Code available to regulated investment companies. As provided therein, in any fiscal year in which a Fund so qualifies, and distributes at least 90% of its taxable net income, the Fund (but not its shareholders) will be relieved of federal income tax on the income distributed. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes is made. In order to avoid imposition of the excise tax created by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 as amended by the Revenue Act of 1987, it is each Fund's intention to declare as dividends in each calendar year at least 98% of its net investment income (earned during the calendar year) and 98% of its realized capital gains (earned during the twelve months ended October 31 of the calendar year) plus undistributed amounts from prior years.
The Stock Fund, the Fixed Income Fund and the Aggressive Stock Fund have capital loss carry forwards expiring in 2008 to 2011 for federal income tax purposes of approximately $642,000, $179,000 and $747,000, respectively. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized capital gains and thereby reduce further taxable gain distributions.
2.
Investment Transactions
Investment transactions, excluding those in U.S. government securities, in the Stock Fund, Fixed Income Fund and Aggressive Stock Fund for the year ended July 31, 2004 are as follows:
Stock Fund
Fixed Income Fund
Aggressive Stock Fund
Purchase of Investment
$2,069,315
$1,279,687
$428,014
Securities
Proceeds from Sales and
2,195,759
1,146,974
450,528
Maturities of Investment
Securities
3.
Transactions with Affiliates and Related Parties
Timothy E. Mackey is the President, and Mark Strofe is the Treasurer, of Equity Analysts, Inc. (the Adviser), the investment adviser to the Funds, and are also trustees and/or officers of the Trust. The Adviser manages each Fund under the terms of Management Agreements. RiverPoint Capital Management, Inc. (formerly O’Sullivan Sims & Hogan, Inc.) (the Sub-Adviser), an unrelated registered investment adviser, was the sub-adviser to the Funds during the period of this report. Effective August 1, 2004, Riverpoint Capital Management will no longer act as the sub-adviser of the Funds. The Adviser will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds.
Under the Management Agreements, the Adviser pays all of the expenses of the Funds except brokerage fees and commissions, taxes, interest and extraordinary expenses. As compensation for investment advisory services and the Adviser’s agreement to pay the Funds’ expenses, each Fund pays the Adviser a fee, computed and accrued daily, based upon the following annual rates:
Fixed
Aggressive Stock
Average daily assets
Stock Fund
Income Fund
Fund
Up to and including $20 million
2.00%
1.50%
2.75%
From $20 million to $40 million
1.75%
1.25%
2.50%
From $40 million to $100 million
1.50%
1.00%
2.00%
Above $100 million
0.75%
0.75%
1.50%
From September 28, 2001 to July 31, 2004, the Sub-Adviser managed each of the Funds’ investment portfolios. Under the terms of the Sub-Advisory agreement, the Adviser (not the Funds) paid the sub-adviser a fee based upon the average daily net assets of each Fund at the following rates: Stock Fund, 0.50%; Fixed Income Fund 0.35%; Aggressive Stock Fund 0.65%. For the year ended July 31, 2004, the Adviser paid the sub-Adviser $36,995.20, $9,859.07 and $10,341.40 in fees for advisory services to the Stock Fund, Fixed Income Fund and Aggressive Stock Fund, respectively.
4.
Fund Share Transactions
Proceeds and payments on shares of the Funds as shown in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets are the result of the following share transactions:
Fixed
Aggressive Stock
Stock Fund
Income Fund
Fund
Shares sold
59,157
40,002
38,351
Shares issued from reinvestment
of distributions
-
7,395 -
Shares redeemed
(57,994)
(41,815)
(32,264)
Net increase
1,163
5,582
6,087
Shares at beginning of period
386,000
209,975
208,016
Shares at end of period
387,163
215,557
214,103
5.
Security Transactions
For Federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments owned at July 31, 2004, was the same as identified cost. At July 31, 2004, the composition of unrealized appreciation (the excess of value over tax cost) and depreciation (the excess of tax cost over value) by Fund was as follows:
Gross
Gross
Net Appreciation
Appreciation
Depreciation
(Depreciation)
Stock Fund
$ 1,107,059
$ (218,669)
$ 888,390
Fixed Income Fund
132,425
(52,417)
80,008
Aggressive Stock Fund
313,992
(163,646)
150,346
6.
Income Tax Characterization
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2004 and fiscal year ended July 31, 2003 were as follows:
Stock Fund
Fixed Income
Aggressive
2004
2003
2004
2003
2004
2003
Distributions paid from:
Ordinary income
$ -
$ - $115,449 $151,100
$ -
$ -
Net long-term capital gains - -
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-
Total distributions paid $ -
$ - $115,449 $151,100
$ -
$ -
As of July 31, 2004, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:
Stock Fund
Fixed Income
Aggressive
Undistributed ordinary income
$ -
$25,254
$ -
Undistributed long-term capital gains
-
-
-
Tax accumulated earnings
$ -
$25,254
$ -
Stock Fund
Fixed Income
Aggressive
Accumulated capital and other losses
($641,740)
($179,322)
($747,493)
Unrealized appreciation
888,390
80,008
150,346
Total accumulated earnings (deficit)
$246,650
($74,060)
($597,147)
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Audit Committee, Board of Directors
and Shareholders
Analysts Investment Trust
Cincinnati, Ohio
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the Analysts Investment Trust, an Ohio business trust, (comprising the Stock Fund, the Fixed Income Fund and the Aggressive Stock Fund) including the schedules of investments in securities, as of July 31, 2004 and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the periods indicated thereon. 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. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of July 31, 2004, by correspondence with the custodian. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the respective portfolios constituting the Analysts Investment Trust as of July 31, 2004, the results of their operations, the changes in their net assets and their financial highlights for the periods indicated thereon, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
BKD, LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
September 15, 2004
TRUSTEES
The Board of Trustees supervises the business activities of the Trust. The following table provides information regarding the Trustees of the Trust who are not interested person Trustees. Each Trustee serves as a Trustee until the termination of the Trust unless the Trustee dies, resigns, retires or is removed. Each Trustee oversees the three Funds of the Trust.
Trustee | Position With Funds | Principal Occupation(s) (Last 5 years) | Other Directorships |
Walter Bowles 11340 Montgomery Rd., Suite 206 Cincinnati, Ohio 45249 DOB: 1961 | Trustee since 1993 | President of Webco Environmental Management, Inc., an environmental consulting firm, since September 1993. | None |
Robert Buechner 105 East Fourth St. Suite 300 Cincinnati, Ohioi 45202 DOB: 1947 | Trustee since 1993 | President of the law firm of Buechner, Haffer O’Connell, Meyers & Healey Co., LPA.; President Cincinnatus Association, a community service organization, since June 2002. | None |
Chetan Damania 6830 Raven Court Hamilton, Ohio DOB: 1962 | Trustee since 2000 | Engineer with Ethicon Endo-Surgery, a medical device manufacturer, since November 1995. | None |
The following table provides information regarding the Trustees of the Trust who are interested person Trustees.
Trustee | Position With Funds | Principal Occupation(s) (Last 5 years) | Other Directorships |
Timothy E. Mackey 7750 Montgomery Road Cincinnati, Ohio 45236 DOB: 1960 | President and Trustee since 2002 | Owner of Equity Analysts LLC, a Registered Representative for Equity Analysts since April 1999, and was a Registered Representative for Legg Mason, June 1997 to March 1999 | None |
A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Fund voted those proxies during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2004 are available without charge: (1) upon request by calling the Fund at 1-888-217-5426, or (2) from the Funds’ documents files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Expense Example
As a shareholder of a Fund in the Analysts Investment Trust, you incur one type of cost: management fees. 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, February 1, 2004 through July 31,2004.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below 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 entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Funds’ actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which are not the Funds’ actual returns. 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 these Funds 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.
Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value | Expenses Paid During Period * | |
February 1, 2004 | July 31, 2004 | 02/01/04 to 07/31/04 | |
Stock Fund |
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Actual | $1000.00 | $967.84 | $9.79 |
Hypothetical (5% Annual Return before expenses) | $1000.00 | $1014.92 | $10.02 |
Aggressive Stock Fund | |||
Actual | $1000.00 | $945.19 | $13.30 |
Hypothetical (5% Annual Return before expenses) | $1000.00 | $1011.19 | $13.75 |
Fixed Income Fund | |||
Actual | $1000.00 | $985.09 | $7.40 |
Hypothetical (5% Annual Return before expenses) | $1000.00 | $1017.40 | $7.52 |
* Expenses are equal to the Funds’ annualized expense ratios (Stock Fund of 2.00%, Aggressive Stock Fund of 2.75% and Fixed Income Fund of 1.50%), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS
Timothy E. Mackey
President & Trustee
Mark Srofe
Treasurer
Walter E. Bowles, III
Trustee
Robert W. Buechner
Trustee
Chetan Demania
Trustee
Investment Adviser
Equity Analysts Inc.
7750 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, OH 45236
513-792-5400
800-845-2611 (toll free)
513-984-2411 (Fax)
Custodian
US Bank
425 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Legal Counsel
Thompson Hine LLP
312 Walnut Street 14th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Auditors
BKD L.L.P
312 Walnut Street, Suite 3000
Cincinnati, OH 45201
Item 2. Code of Ethics.
(a) As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant's principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.
(b) For purposes of this item, "code of ethics" means written standards that are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:
(1) Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
(2) Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that a registrant files with, or submits to, the Commission and in other public communications made by the registrant;
(3) Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations;
(4) The prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the code; and
(5) Accountability for adherence to the code.
(c) Amendments: During the period covered by the report, there have not been any amendments to the provisions of the code of ethics.
(d) Waivers: During the period covered by the report, the registrant has not granted any express or implicit waivers from the provisions of the code of ethics.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
(a) The registrant's board of trustees has determined that the registrant does not have an audit committee financial expert. The audit committee determined that, although none of its members meet the technical definition of an audit committee financial expert, the members have sufficient financial expertise to address any issues that are likely to come before the committee. It was the consensus of the audit committee members that it is not necessary at the present time for the committee to have an audit committee financial expert and that, if novel issues ever arise, the committee will consider hiring an expert to assist it as needed.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a) Audit Fees
FY 2003 $ 16,000.00
FY 2004 $ 22,800.00
(b) Audit-Related Fees
Registrant
FY 2003 $ N/A
FY 2004 $ 908.00
Nature of the fees: Review of Semi-Annual and N-Sar Reports
(c) Tax Fees
Registrant
FY 2003 $2,000.00
FY 2004 $1,800.00
Nature of the fees: Tax Return Preparation Fees
(d) All Other Fees
Registrant Adviser
FY 2003 $ N/A $13,800.00
FY 2004 $ N/A $14,375.00
Nature of the fees: Fees for the annual audit and tax return preparation of Equity Analysts Inc., a registered Broker Dealer
(e) (1) Audit Committee's Pre-Approval Policies
Beginning with non-audit service contracts entered into on or after June 30, 2003, the registrant's Audit Committee is required to pre-approve all audit services and, when appropriate, any non-audit services (including audit-related, tax and all other services) to the registrant. The registrant's Audit Committee is also required to pre-approve, when appropriate, any non-audit services (including audit-related, tax and all other services) to its adviser, or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant to the extent that the services are determined to have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the registrant. The registrant's Audit Committee has established a policy of requiring specific pre-approval of audit and non-audit services on an engagement-by-engageme nt basis.
(2) Percentages of Services Approved by the Audit Committee
Registrant Adviser
Audit-Related Fees: 100 % 100 %
Tax Fees: 100 % 100 %
All Other Fees: 100 % 100 %
(f) During audit of registrant's financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant's full-time, permanent employees.
(g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant's accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant:
Registrant [Adviser]
FY 2003 $ 2,000.00 $ 13,800.00
FY 2004 $ 2,708.00 $ 14,375.00
(h) The registrant's audit committee has not considered whether the provision of non-audit services to the registrant's investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence. All non-audit services were pre-approved.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Companies. Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments. Not applicable - schedule filed with Item 1.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Funds. Not applicable.
Item 8. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Funds. Not applicable.
Item 9. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The registrant has not adopted procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant's board of trustees.
Item 10. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Based on an evaluation of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of September 15, 2004, the disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that the information required in filings on Forms N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.
(b) There were no significant changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's second fiscal half-year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 11. Exhibits.
(a)(1)
EX-99.CODE ETH. Filed herewith.
(a)(2)
EX-99.CERT. Filed herewith.
(a)(3)
Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable.
(b)
EX-99.906CERT. Filed herewith.
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.
Analysts Investment Trust
By /s/Timothy E. Mackey
*Timothy E. Mackey
President
Date October 1, 2004
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By /s/Timothy E. Mackey
*Timothy E. Mackey
President
Date October 1, 2004
By /s/Mark G. Srofe
*Mark G. Srofe
Treasurer
Date October 1, 2004
* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.