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 811-8372
Travelers Series Fund Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.
Legg Mason & Co., LLC
300 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06902
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 451-2010
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: October 31, 2005
ITEM 1. | REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
The Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.
EXPERIENCE
ANNUAL REPORT
OCTOBER 31, 2005
Travelers Series Fund Inc.
Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio
Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio
Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio
Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio
Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio
NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE
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Under a licensing agreement between Citigroup and Legg Mason, the names of funds, the names of any classes of shares of funds, and the names of investment advisers of funds, as well as all logos, trademarks and service marks related to Citigroup or any of its affiliates (“Citi Marks”) are licensed for use by Legg Mason. Citi Marks include, but are not limited to, “Smith Barney,” “Salomon Brothers,” “Citi,” “Citigroup Asset Management,” and “Davis Skaggs Investment Management”. Legg Mason and its affiliates, as well as the Funds’ investment manager, are not affiliated with Citigroup.
All Citi Marks are owned by Citigroup, and are licensed for use until no later than one year after the date of the licensing agreement.
R. JAY GERKEN, CFA
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Dear Shareholder,
The U.S. economy was surprisingly resilient during the fiscal year. While surging oil prices, rising interest rates, and the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita threatened to derail the economic expansion, growth remained solid throughout the period. After a 3.3% advance in the second quarter of 2005, third quarter gross domestic product (“GDP”)i growth grew to 4.3%, marking the tenth consecutive quarter in which GDP growth grew 3.0% or more.
As expected, the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”)ii continued to raise interest rates in an attempt to ward off inflation. After raising rates three times from June 2004 through September 2004, the Fed increased its target for the federal funds rateiii in 0.25% increments eight additional times over the reporting period. The Fed again raised rates in early November, after the Funds’ reporting period had ended. All told, the Fed’s twelve rate hikes have brought the target for the federal funds rate from 1.00% to 4.00%. This represents the longest sustained Fed tightening cycle since 1976-1979.
During the 12-month period covered by this report, the U.S. stock market generated solid results, with the S&P 500 Indexiv returning 8.72%. Generally positive economic news, relatively benign core inflation, and strong corporate profits supported the market during much of the period.
Looking at the fiscal year as a whole, mid-cap stocks generated superior returns, with the Russell Midcapv, Russell 1000vi, and Russell 2000vii Indexes returning 18.09%, 10.47%, and 12.08%, respectively. From a market style perspective, value-oriented stocks significantly outperformed their growth counterparts, with the Russell 3000 Valueviii and Russell 3000 Growthix Indexes returning 11.96% and 8.99%, respectively.
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International stocks generated strong returns over the fiscal year, with the MSCI EAFE Growth Indexx returning 17.65% during the 1-year period ended October 31, 2005. European stocks were supported by increased confidence over the strength of corporate earnings. Japanese stocks also performed well, as investors became increasingly optimistic regarding the country’s long anemic economy. In addition, the landslide victory of Prime Minister Koizumi’s Liberal Democratic Party improved market sentiment, especially among non-Japanese investors.
Within this environment, the Funds performed as follows:
Fund Performance as of October 31, 2005 (unaudited) | ||||
6 Months | 12 Months | |||
Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio | 7.43% | 10.26% | ||
S&P 500/Barra Value Index | 6.44% | 10.17% | ||
Lipper Variable Large-Cap Value Funds Category Average | 4.34% | 9.27% | ||
Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio | 9.92% | 10.74% | ||
Russell 1000 Growth Index | 7.59% | 8.81% | ||
Lipper Variable Large-Cap Growth Funds Category Average | 9.93% | 11.36% | ||
Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio | 10.81% | 12.33% | ||
S&P MidCap 400 Index | 11.33% | 17.65% | ||
Lipper Variable Mid-Cap Core Funds Category Average | 10.54% | 16.29% | ||
Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio | 15.56% | 16.94% | ||
Russell 3000 Growth Index | 8.04% | 8.99% | ||
Lipper Variable Multi-Cap Growth Funds Category Average | 12.84% | 14.64% | ||
Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio | 7.53% | 16.21% | ||
MSCI EAFE Growth Index | 8.63% | 17.65% | ||
Lipper Variable International Growth Funds Category Average | 9.60% | 18.01% | ||
The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. Principal value and investment returns will fluctuate and investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. To obtain performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.citigroupam.com. | ||||
Fund returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value and the deduction of all Fund expenses. | ||||
Lipper, Inc. is a major independent mutual-fund tracking organization. Returns are based on the period ended October 31, 2005 and include the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any. Returns were calculated among the 97 funds for the six-month period and among the 94 funds for the 12-month period in the variable large-cap value funds category. Returns were calculated among the 185 funds for the six-month period and among the 184 funds for the 12-month period in the variable large-cap growth funds category. Returns were calculated among the 82 funds for the six-month period and among the 77 funds for the 12-month period in the variable mid-cap core funds category. Returns were calculated among the 117 funds for the six-month period and among the 116 funds for the 12-month period in the variable multi-cap growth funds category. Returns were calculated among the 57 funds for the six-month period and among the 50 funds for the 12-month period in the variable international growth funds category. |
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Please read on for a more detailed look at prevailing economic and market conditions during the Funds’ fiscal year and to learn how those conditions have affected Funds performance.
Special Shareholder Notice
On December 1, 2005, Citigroup Inc. (“Citigroup”) completed the sale of substantially all of its asset management business, Citigroup Asset Management, to Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”). As a result, the Funds’ investment manager, Smith Barney Fund Management LLC (the “Manager”), previously an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup, has become a whole-owned subsidiary of Legg Mason. Completion of the sale caused the existing investment management contracts to terminate. Each Fund’s shareholders previously approved a new investment management contract between the Funds and the Manager, which became effective December 1, 2005.
Information About Your Fund
As you may be aware, several issues in the mutual fund industry have recently come under the scrutiny of federal and state regulators. The Funds’ Manager and some of its affiliates have received requests for information from various government regulators regarding market timing, late trading, fees, and other mutual fund issues in connection with various investigations. The regulators appear to be examining, among other things, the Funds’ response to market timing and shareholder exchange activity, including compliance with prospectus disclosure related to these subjects. The Funds have been informed that the Manager and its affiliates are responding to those information requests, but are not in a position to predict the outcome of these requests and investigations.
Important information concerning the Funds and their Manager with regard to recent regulatory developments is contained in the Notes to the Financial Statements included in this report.
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As always, thank you for your confidence in our stewardship of your assets. We look forward to helping you continue to meet your financial goals.
Sincerely,
R. Jay Gerken, CFA
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
December 1, 2005
All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.
i | Gross domestic product is a market value of goods and services produced by labor and property in a given country. |
ii | The Federal Reserve Board is responsible for the formulation of a policy designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices, and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments. |
iii | The federal funds rate is the interest rate that banks with excess reserves at a Federal Reserve district bank charge other banks that need overnight loans. |
iv | The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 stocks that is generally representative of the performance of larger companies in the U.S. |
v | The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in the Russell 1000 Index whose average market capitalization was approximately $4.7 billion as of 6/24/05. |
vi | The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. |
vii | 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. |
viii | 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. (A price-to-book ratio is the price of a stock compared to the difference between a company’s assets and liabilities.) |
ix | 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. |
x | The MSCI EAFE Growth Index is an unmanaged index of growth stocks of companies located in Europe, Australasia and the Far East. |
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Manager Overview
Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio
Q. What were the overall market conditions during the Fund’s reporting period?
A. There was no shortage of problems for the U.S. economy to overcome during the reporting period. These included record high oil prices, rising short-term interest rates, the devastation inflicted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, geopolitical issues and falling consumer confidence. However, the economy proved to be surprisingly resilient during the fiscal year.
The Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”)i continued to raise interest rates over the period in an attempt to ward off inflation. All told, the Fed’s eleven rate hikes have brought the target for the federal funds rateii from 1.00% to 3.75%. This represents the longest sustained Fed tightening cycle since 1976-1979. Following the end of the Fund’s reporting period, at its November meeting, the Fed once again raised the target rate by 0.25% to 4.00%.
The top-performing sector of the S&P 500 Indexiii was energy, gaining 33.71% during the period. Other leading sectors included utilities (23.86%) and consumer staples (10.18%). All sectors had positive returns during the period with the exception of consumer discretionary (-1.06%) and telecommunications (-0.46%).
Performance Update1
For the 12 months ended October 31, 2005, the Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio returned 10.26%. The Fund outperformed its unmanaged benchmark, the S&P 500/Barra Value Index,iv which returned 10.17% for the same period. It also outperformed the Lipper Variable Large-Cap Value Funds Category Average2, which increased 9.27%.
Q. What were the most significant factors affecting Fund performance?
A. The Fund’s outperformance relative to the S&P 500/Barra Value Index during the period was attributable to both sector allocation and security selection. An overweight position in both energy and technology contributed positively to performance; however, this benefit was partially offset by the underweight position in utilities and the overweight position in consumer discretionary, which held back performance. Security selection was strongest in the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors and weakest in the technology and health care sectors.
1 | The Fund is an underlying investment option of various variable annuity and variable life insurance products. The Fund’s performance returns do not reflect the deduction of initial sales charges and expenses imposed in connection with investing in variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts, such as administrative fees, account charges, and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the performance of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. |
2 | Lipper, Inc. is a major independent mutual-fund tracking organization. Returns are based on the 12-month period ended October 31, 2005, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 94 funds in the Fund’s Lipper category. |
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What were the leading contributors to performance?
A. Top contributors during the period included Altria Group Inc., ENSCO International Inc., Marathon Oil Corp., Loews Corp. and Boeing Co.
What were the leading detractors from performance?
A. Stocks that detracted from performance came from a number of different sectors and included Lexmark International Inc., Pfizer Inc., News Corp., Solectron Corp. and Sprint Nextel Corp. In October, Lexmark shares fell sharply after the company pre-announced it was slashing its profit forecast. The company underestimated the competitive pressures in the printer industry and was forced to cut prices to stem market share losses. We sold our position in the Fund since we believe the investment thesis is impaired.
Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund during the reporting period?
A. During the period, we have reduced our technology and utilities exposure in the portfolio and increased our financials weighting. We are currently overweight in the consumer staples, health care and energy sectors and underweight in the financials, utilities and materials sectors versus the S&P 500/Barra Value Index.
Thank you for your investment in the Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio. As ever, we appreciate that you have chosen us to manage your assets and we remain focused on seeking to achieve the Fund’s investment goals.
Sincerely,
Mark J. McAllister, CFA Co-Portfolio Manager | Robert Feitler Co-Portfolio Manager |
December 1, 2005
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The information provided is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Views expressed may differ from those of the firm as a whole.
Portfolio holdings and breakdowns are as of October 31, 2005 and are subject to change and may not be representative of the portfolio manager’s current or future investments. The Fund’s top ten holdings (as a percentage of net assets) as of this date were: Altria Group Inc. (3.4%), Bank of America Corp. (3.3%), Sprint Nextel Corp. (3.1%), News Corp., Class B Shares (2.3%), American International Group Inc. (2.3%), Total SA, Sponsored ADR (2.3%), Capital One Financial Corp. (2.3%), Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. (2.2%), ENSCO International Inc. (2.2%) and Wells Fargo & Co. (2.1%). Please refer to pages 37 through 40 for a list and percentage breakdown of the Fund’s holdings.
The mention of sector breakdowns is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell any securities. The information provided regarding such sectors is not a sufficient basis upon which to make an investment decision. Investors seeking financial advice regarding the appropriateness of investing in any securities or investment strategies discussed should consult their financial professional. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time and may not be representative of the portfolio manager’s current or future investments. The Fund’s top five sector holdings (as a percentage of net assets) as of October 31, 2005 were: Financials (30.2%), Consumer Discretionary (13.1%), Energy (11.3%), Health Care (9.7%) and Consumer Staples (8.3%). The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change at any time.
RISKS: Keep in mind, common stocks are subject to market fluctuations. Foreign stocks are subject to certain risks of overseas investing, including currency fluctuations and changes in political and economic conditions, which could result in significant market fluctuations. The Fund may use derivatives, such as options and futures, which can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially large impact on Fund performance. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks.
All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.
i | The Federal Reserve Board is responsible for the formulation of a policy designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices, and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments. |
ii | The federal funds rate is the interest rate that banks with excess reserves at a Federal Reserve district bank charge other banks that need overnight loans. |
iii | The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 stocks that is generally representative of the performance of larger companies in the U.S. |
iv | The S&P 500/Barra Value Index is a market-capitalization weighted index of stocks in the S&P 500 having lower price-to-book ratios relative to the S&P 500 as a whole. |
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Manager Overview
Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio
Special Shareholder Notice
Effective November 1, 2005, the management fee payable by Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio is calculated in accordance with the following breakpoint schedule with the management fee reduced at breakpoints at asset levels over $1 billion:
Breakpoint Schedule Based on Net Assets of the Fund | Management Fee | |
First $1 Billion | 0.750% | |
Next $1 Billion | 0.725% | |
Next $3 Billion | 0.700% | |
Next $5 Billion | 0.675% | |
Over $10 Billion | 0.650% |
Q. What were the overall market conditions during the Fund’s reporting period?
A. Despite a number of setbacks and obstacles, the domestic economy continued to expand during the 12-month reporting period. The major roadblocks to progress were the same for much of the past year: the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”)i continued to raise interest rates; oil and energy prices reached new record highs; and the effects of the hurricanes on the Gulf Coast. The price of oil skyrocketed throughout the year, from $43 per barrel at the start of 2005 to a high of just under $70 at the end of August, as a result of tension in the Middle East, increased demand from China, labor strikes in Venezuela, and weather-related supply interruptions. Several of these factors, especially higher energy prices, have weighed heavily on the consumer resulting in some reining-in of consumer spending. The housing market continued at a torrid pace throughout the year, showing signs of cooling only in the last few months, despite increasing short-term interest rates throughout the year and recent credit tightening from banks. The war in Iraq continued to put a strain on international relations and domestic spending. The continued dual deficits (both trade and budget deficits) have become a concern to the market with regard to their effect on long-term growth.
While the market experienced some short-term volatility during the period, especially in the first quarter of 2005, the domestic stock market in general registered gains over the past twelve months. However, most of the gains occurred at the end of 2004 following the Presidential election. With the uncertainty from the election removed, the S&P 500 Indexii rallied over 7% from Election Day until the end of year. But in 2005, the equity market has stayed within a narrow range, with the S&P 500 Index ending the third quarter of 2005 virtually flat for the year. In general, market leadership over the period came from the mid- and small-cap stocks, as large-caps had positive returns but lagged their smaller counterparts, while value-oriented stocks continued to outperform growth-oriented stocks.
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Performance Update1
For the 12 months ended October 31, 2005, the Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio, returned 10.74%. The Fund outperformed its unmanaged benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index,iii which returned 8.81% for the same period. The Fund’s Lipper Variable Large-Cap Growth Funds Category Average2 increased 11.36% over the same time frame.
Q. What were the most significant factors affecting Fund performance?
A. Compared to the benchmark index, the Portfolio’s sector allocation had a negative effect on performance while stock selection had a significant positive effect. Stock selection in information technology, consumer staples and health care made a significant contribution to performance, while sector allocation in energy and consumer discretionary had a negative effect on performance.
What were the leading contributors to performance?
A. In terms of individual stock holdings, the leading contributors to performance included positions in Genentech Inc. and Amgen Inc. in health care, Gillette Co. in consumer staples (which was acquired by Procter & Gamble Co. during the period) and Motorola Inc. and Red Hat Inc., both in information technology.
What were the leading detractors from performance?
A. In terms of individual stock holdings, the leading detractors from performance included positions in Biogen Idec Inc. and Pfizer Inc. in health care, Xilinx Inc., Lucent Technologies Inc. and Juniper Networks Inc. in information technology, and Expedia Inc. (which was spun-off from IAC/InterActive Corp. during the period) in consumer discretionary.
Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund during the reporting period?
A. New positions established during the period included Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and new spin-off Expedia Inc. in consumer discretionary, as well as Yahoo! Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. in information technology. One of the Portfolio’s top ten holdings, Gillette, was acquired during the period by Procter & Gamble Co. Several positions were eliminated during the period including holdings in Veritas Software Corp., Lucent Technologies Inc. and Freescale Semiconductor Inc. in information technology,
1 | The Fund is an underlying investment option of various variable annuity and variable life insurance products. The Fund’s performance returns do not reflect the deduction of initial sales charges and expenses imposed in connection with investing in variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts, such as administrative fees, account charges, and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the performance of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. |
2 | Lipper, Inc. is a major independent mutual-fund tracking organization. Returns are based on the 12-month period ended October 31, 2005, including the reinvestment of distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 184 funds in the Fund’s Lipper category. |
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Viacom Inc. in consumer discretionary, and Cendant Corp. in industrials. At the close of the period, the Portfolio remained overweight consumer discretionary, financials, information technology and health care, underweight industrials and consumer staples, and did not have significant holdings in energy, materials, telecommunication services or utilities.
Thank you for your investment in the Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio. As ever, we appreciate that you have chosen us to manage your assets and we remain focused on seeking to achieve the Fund’s investment goals.
Sincerely,
Alan Blake
Portfolio Manager
December 1, 2005
The information provided is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Views expressed may differ from those of the firm as a whole.
Portfolio holdings and breakdowns are as of October 31, 2005 and are subject to change and may not be representative of the portfolio manager’s current or future investments. The Fund’s top ten holdings (as a percentage of net assets) as of this date were: Genentech Inc. (6.2%) Amazon.com Inc., (5.5%), Amgen Inc. (5.2%), Merrill Lynch and Co. Inc. (4.2%), Texas Instruments Inc. (4.0%), Proctor and Gamble Co. (3.9%), Motorola Inc. (3.9%), Time Warner Inc. (3.8%), Home Depot Inc. (3.7%) and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (3.0%). Please refer to pages 41 and 42 for a list and percentage breakdown of the Fund’s holdings.
The mention of sector breakdowns is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell any securities. The information provided regarding such sectors is not a sufficient basis upon which to make an investment decision. Investors seeking financial advice regarding the appropriateness of investing in any securities or investment strategies discussed should consult their financial professional. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time and may not be representative of the portfolio manager’s current or future investments. The Fund’s top five sector holdings (as a percentage of net assets) as of October 31, 2005 were: Information Technology (29.8%), Consumer Discretionary (22.3%), Health Care (22.0%), Financials (12.8%) and Consumer Staples (10.9%). The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change at any time.
RISKS: Keep in mind, common stocks are subject to market fluctuations. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks.
All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.
i | The Federal Reserve Board is responsible for the formulation of a policy designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices, and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments. |
ii | The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 stocks that is generally representative of the performance of larger companies in the U.S. |
iii | The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. |
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Manager Overview
Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio
Q. What were the overall market conditions during the Fund’s reporting period?
A. Despite some headwinds, the domestic economy continued to expand during the 12-month reporting period as gross domestic product (“GDP”)i grew in excess of 3% during the first three quarters 2005 and the mid-cap indexes advanced at very respectable double-digit rates.
The major roadblocks to progress were the same for much of the past year: the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”)ii continued to raise interest rates; oil and energy prices reached new highs; and weather-related catastrophes took a heavy human and economic toll in the Gulf region. The price of oil skyrocketed throughout the year, from $43 per barrel at the start of 2005 to a high of just under $70 at the end of August, as a result of tension in the Middle East, increased demand from China, labor strikes in Venezuela, and weather-related supply interruptions. During this period, the Fed continued its tightening policy with 12 consecutive fed funds rateiii hikes occurring between June 2004 (before the start of the annual period) and November 2005. The Gulf region hurricanes added insult to injury for the consumer and certain business segments already feeling the strain from higher energy prices and interest rates. Despite this difficult economic environment, equities were able to advance, in part due to attractive valuations and strong corporate profits: for the past fourteen consecutive quarters companies in the S&P 500 Indexiv have reported double-digit profit growth and corporate balance sheets of remain in very good shape, with the highest percentage of cash on their books since 1988.
In the mid-cap equity market, industry leadership during this period was dominated by the energy sector, which advanced by more than 50% driven by sharply higher commodity prices, followed by consumer staples and health care, as measured by the S&P MidCap 400 Index.v No sectors had negative returns during the period but the worst performing sectors were telecommunication services, materials and consumer discretionary.
Performance Update1
For the 12 months ended October 31, 2005, the Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio, excluding sales charges, returned 12.33%. These shares underperformed the Lipper Variable Mid-Cap Core Funds Category Average,2 which increased 16.29%. The Fund’s unmanaged benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Index, returned 17.65% for the same period.
1 | The Fund is an underlying investment option of various variable annuity and variable life insurance products. The Fund’s performance returns do not reflect the deduction of initial sales charges and expenses imposed in connection with investing in variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts, such as administrative fees, account charges, and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the performance of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. |
2 | Lipper, Inc. is a major independent mutual-fund tracking organization. Returns are based on the 12-month period ended October 31, 2005, including the reinvestment of distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 77 funds in the Fund’s Lipper category. |
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Q. What were the most significant factors affecting Fund performance?
A. In the middle of the annual period in May of 2005 the Fund’s previous Portfolio Manager was replaced with a new team of managers. The current Portfolio Management team restructured the Fund, replacing much of the Fund’s holdings to better reflect the new team’s investment philosophy and process. Portfolio turnover for the entire period, including changes made by the former manager, exceeded 100%. The Fund’s returns for the most recent six-month period largely reflect the current Fund and Portfolio Management, as opposed to the returns for the full 12-month period, which include returns achieved under the previous manager, prior to the restructuring. Compared to the benchmark index, both the Fund’s sector allocation and stock selection had a negative effect, but the impact of stock selection accounted for the majority of the underperformance over the annual period.
What were the leading contributors to performance?
A. In terms of individual stock holdings, the leading contributors to performance included positions in SanDisk Corp. in information technology, Legg Mason Inc. in financials, Boyd Gaming Corp. and Ryland Group, Inc. in consumer discretionary, and Nexen Inc. in energy. In terms of sectors, the greatest contributors to relative performance were the consumer discretionary, financials, and the information technology sectors.
What were the leading detractors from performance?
A. In terms of individual stock holdings, the leading detractors from performance included positions in DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. in consumer discretionary, Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and MGI Pharma Inc. in health care, and Cytec Industries Inc. in materials. In terms of sectors, the greatest detractors from relative performance were the health care, materials, industrials, consumer staples and utilities sectors.
Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund during the reporting period?
A. As noted earlier, the Portfolio Management team was replaced during the period, and a subsequent restructuring of the Portfolio resulted in many of the existing holdings being replaced. The portfolio was brought into better alignment with the new Managers’ emphasis on companies that generate abundant cash flow, have strong or improving balance sheets, and/or whose share prices reflect unappreciated growth expectations.
At the close of the period, the Fund was overweight the health care, information technology, energy and consumer staples sectors, approximately market weight in the consumer discretionary sector, and underweight the industrials, financials, utilities, materials and telecommunications services sectors.
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Thank you for your investment in the Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio. As ever, we appreciate that you have chosen us to manage your assets and we remain focused on seeking to achieve the Fund’s investment goals.
Sincerely,
Brian M. Angerame | Derek J. Deutsch | Peter C. Stournaras | ||
Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager | Portfolio Manager |
December 1, 2005
The information provided is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Views expressed may differ from those of the firm as a whole.
Portfolio holdings and breakdowns are as of October 31, 2005 and are subject to change and may not be representative of the portfolio manager’s current or future investments. The Fund’s top ten holdings (as a percentage of net assets) as of this date were: SanDisk Corp. (2.6%), ImClone Systems Inc. (2.1%), Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (2.0%), New York Community Bancorp Inc. (1.9%), Weatherford International Ltd. (1.9%), Acxiom Corp. (1.8%), Hormel Foods Corp. (1.8%), Thermo Electron Corp. (1.8%), Laureate Education Inc. (1.8%) and DaVita Inc. (1.8%). Please refer to pages 43 through 47 for a list and percentage breakdown of the Fund’s holdings.
The mention of sector breakdowns is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell any securities. The information provided regarding such sectors is not a sufficient basis upon which to make an investment decision. Investors seeking financial advice regarding the appropriateness of investing in any securities or investment strategies discussed should consult their financial professional. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time and may not be representative of the portfolio manager’s current or future investments. The Fund’s top five sector holdings (as a percentage of net assets) as of October 31, 2005 were: Information Technology (17.5%), Consumer Discretionary (16.3%), Financials (15.5%), Health Care (13.8%) and Energy (9.5%). The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change at any time.
RISKS: Mid-cap stocks may be more volatile than large-cap stocks. Additionally, the Fund’s performance may be influenced by political, social and economic factors affecting investments in companies in foreign countries. The Fund may use derivatives, such as options and futures, which can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially large impact on Fund performance. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks.
All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.
i | Gross domestic product is a market value of goods and services produced by labor and property in a given country. |
ii | The Federal Reserve Board is responsible for the formulation of a policy designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices, and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments. |
iii | The federal funds rate is the interest rate that banks with excess reserves at a Federal Reserve district bank charge other banks that need overnight loans. |
iv | The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 stocks that is generally representative of the performance of larger companies in the U.S. |
v | The S&P MidCap 400 Index is a market-value weighted index which consists of 400 domestic stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation. |
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Manager Overview
Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio
Special Shareholder Notice
Effective November 1, 2005, the management fee payable by Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio was reduced from 0.80% to 0.75% for asset levels up to $1 billion and is calculated in accordance with the following breakpoint schedule with the management fee reduced at breakpoints beginning at asset levels over $1 billion:
Breakpoint Schedule Based on Net Assets of the Fund | Management Fee | |
First $1 Billion | 0.750% | |
Next $1 Billion | 0.725% | |
Next $3 Billion | 0.700% | |
Next $5 Billion | 0.675% | |
Over $10 Billion | 0.650% |
Q. What were the overall market conditions during the Fund’s reporting period?
A. Despite a number of setbacks and obstacles, the domestic economy continued to expand during the 12-month reporting period. The major roadblocks to progress were the same for much of the past year: the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”)i continued to raise interest rates; oil and energy prices reached new record highs; and the effects of the hurricanes on the Gulf Coast. The price of oil skyrocketed throughout the year, from $43 per barrel at the start of 2005 to a high of just under $70 at the end of August, as a result of tension in the Middle East, increased demand from China, labor strikes in Venezuela, and weather-related supply interruptions. Several of these factors, especially higher energy prices, have weighed heavily on the consumer resulting in some reining-in of consumer spending. The housing market continued at a torrid pace throughout the year, showing signs of cooling only in the last few months, despite increasing short-term interest rates throughout the year and recent credit tightening from banks. The war in Iraq continued to put a strain on international relations and domestic spending. The continued dual deficits (both trade and budget deficits) have become a concern to the market with regard to their effect on long-term growth.
While the market experienced some short-term volatility during the period, especially in the first quarter of 2005, the domestic stock market in general registered gains over the past twelve months. However, most of the gains occurred at the end of 2004 following the Presidential election. With the uncertainty from the election removed, the S&P 500 Indexii rallied over 7% from Election Day until the end of year. But in 2005, the equity market has stayed within a narrow range, with the S&P 500 Index ending the third quarter of 2005 virtually flat for the year. In general, market leadership over the period came from the mid- and small-cap stocks, as large-caps had positive returns but lagged their smaller counterparts, while value-oriented stocks continued to outperform growth-oriented stocks.
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Performance Update1
For the 12 months ended October 31, 2005, the Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio returned 16.94%. The Fund outperformed its unmanaged benchmark, the Russell 3000 Growth Index,iii which returned 8.99% for the same period. It also outperformed the Fund’s Lipper Variable Multi-Cap Growth Funds Category Average2, which increased 14.64%.
Q. What were the most significant factors affecting Fund performance?
A. Compared to the benchmark index, both the Fund’s sector allocation and stock selection had a significant positive effect. The Fund remained fairly concentrated throughout the period, with considerable overweights to the energy, health care, and financials sectors, and a sizable underweight to information technology, all of which made significant contributions to the Fund’s outperformance of the benchmark. In particular, the Fund’s overweight allocation to energy stocks — more than three times that of the benchmark index — and its focus on oil drilling, production and related services and equipment stocks, had an especially large impact on Fund outperformance due in part to the record high prices set for oil during the period. Stock selection in information technology and financials also made a very large contribution to performance for the period.
What were the leading contributors to performance?
A. In terms of individual stock holdings, the leading contributors to performance included positions in UnitedHealth Group Inc., Genzyme Corp. and Amgen Inc. in health care, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. in financials and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. in energy.
What were the leading detractors from performance?
A. In terms of individual stock holdings, the leading detractors from performance included positions in Biogen Idec Inc., Forest Laboratories Inc., ImClone Systems Inc., and Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., all in health care, and Tyco International Ltd. in industrials.
Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund during the reporting period?
A. No significant changes were made during the period. At the close of the period, the portfolio remained overweight health care, energy, and financials, market weight consumer discretionary, underweight information technology, industrials and telecommunication services, with no significant holdings in consumer staples, materials or utilities.
1 | The Fund is an underlying investment option of various variable annuity and variable life insurance products. The Fund’s performance returns do not reflect the deduction of initial sales charges and expenses imposed in connection with investing in variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts, such as administrative fees, account charges, and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the performance of the Fund. |
2 | Lipper, Inc. is a major independent mutual-fund tracking organization. Returns are based on the 12-month period ended October 31, 2005, including the reinvestment of distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 116 funds in the Fund’s Lipper category. |
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Thank you for your investment in the Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio. As ever, we appreciate that you have chosen us to manage your assets and we remain focused on seeking to achieve the Fund’s investment goals.
Sincerely,
Richard Freeman
Portfolio Manager
December 1, 2005
The information provided is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Views expressed may differ from those of the firm as a whole.
Portfolio holdings and breakdowns are as of October 31, 2005 and are subject to change and may not be representative of the portfolio manager’s current or future investments. The Fund’s top ten holdings (as a percentage of net assets) as of this date were: UnitedHealth Group Inc. (9.0%), Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (6.8%), Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (6.7%), Genzyme Corp. (5.3%), Amgen Inc. (5.2%), Weatherford International Ltd. (4.3%), Forest Laboratories Inc. (3.5%), Chiron Corp. (3.5%), Comcast Corp. Special Class A Shares (3.4%) and Time Warner Inc. (3.0%). Please refer to pages 48 through 51 for a list and percentage breakdown of the fund’s holdings.
The mention of sector breakdowns is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell any securities. The information provided regarding such sectors is not a sufficient basis upon which to make an investment decision. Investors seeking financial advice regarding the appropriateness of investing in any securities or investment strategies discussed should consult their financial professional. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time and may not be representative of the portfolio manager’s current or future investments. The Fund’s top five sector holdings (as a percentage of net assets) as of October 31, 2005 were: Health Care (37.4%), Consumer Discretionary (14.6%), Energy (13.6%), Information Technology (12.8%) and Financials (11.0%). The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change at any time.
RISKS: The Fund may invest a significant portion of its assets in small- and mid-cap companies which may be more volatile than an investment that focuses only on large-cap companies. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks.
All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.
i | The Federal Reserve Board is responsible for the formulation of a policy designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices, and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments. |
ii | The S&P 500 Index is an unmanaged index of 500 stocks that is generally representative of the performance of larger companies in the U.S. |
iii | 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. |
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Manager Overview
Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio
Special Shareholder Notice
Effective November 1, 2005, the management fee payable by Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio is calculated in accordance with the following breakpoint schedule with the management fee reduced at breakpoints beginning at asset levels over $1 billion:
Breakpoint Schedule Based on Net Assets of the Fund | Management Fee | |
First $1 Billion | 0.850% | |
Next $1 Billion | 0.825% | |
Next $3 Billion | 0.800% | |
Next $5 Billion | 0.775% | |
Over $10 Billion | 0.750% |
Q. What were the overall market conditions during the Fund’s reporting period?
A. International equity markets in general rewarded investors over the twelve months ended October 2005 with positive returns. The period was marked by good corporate earnings gains in many sectors. Many corporate management teams used improved cash flows to further strengthen already robust balance sheets and increase cash returns to shareholders.
Though the rapid rise of energy and other commodity prices caused some cost pressure and operating profit margin contraction in selected sectors, companies overall were able to handle the cost increases through modest price increases and improved productivity. International merger and acquisition activity increased sharply, a reflection, in the Manager’s view, of attractive valuations and management confidence in underlying business conditions as well as the availability of capital at favorable cost.
International stocks in general outperformed U.S. equities during the period. The outperformance occurred despite the substantial increase of the U.S. dollar versus the currencies underlying the benchmark index, which decreased portfolio returns. The U.S. dollar increased versus major trading currencies as a result of the increase of U.S. short-term interest rates and due to the preferential tax treatment of U.S. multinationals repatriating foreign earnings.
Performance Update1
For the 12 months ended October 31, 2005, the Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio, returned 16.21%. In comparison, the Fund’s unmanaged benchmark,
1 | The Fund is an underlying investment option of various variable annuity and variable life insurance products. The Fund’s performance returns do not reflect the deduction of initial sales charges and expenses imposed in connection with investing in variable annuity or variable life insurance contracts, such as administrative fees, account charges, and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the performance of the Fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. |
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the MSCI EAFE Growth Indexi, returned 17.65% for the same period. The Fund’s Lipper Variable International Growth Funds Category Average2 increased 18.01%.
Q. What were the most significant factors affecting Fund performance?
A. The overall effect of sector allocation during the period was positive, but the impact of stock selection was slightly negative. Stock selection in the industrials, consumer discretionary and financials sectors detracted from relative performance while it contributed to performance in the information technology (IT), telecommunication services (telecom) and health care sectors. In terms of the portfolio’s sector allocation, an overweight to IT had a negative effect while underweights to consumer discretionary and telecom and an overweight to financials contributed to relative performance.
What were the leading contributors to performance?
A. In terms of individual stock holdings, the leading contributors to performance included positions in Roche Holding AG in health care, O2 PLC in telecom, Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de C.V. in consumer staples, Macquarie Bank Ltd. in financials and Indra Sistemas SA in IT.
What were the leading detractors from performance?
A. In terms of individual stock holdings, the leading detractors from performance included positions in Daiichikosho Co. Ltd., News Corp. and Rakuten Inc. in consumer discretionary, Trend Micro Inc. in IT and Nichii Gakkan Co. in health care.
Q. Were there any significant changes to the Fund during the reporting period?
A. The Manager took a more positive outlook on the Japanese economy and stock market as the year progressed. In the Manager’s opinion, the economic recovery in Japan, based on exports to China and other Asian markets, combined with an upturn of domestic demand, has led to a good earnings recovery in Japan. In addition, in the Manager’s view, financial institutions are presently in the best condition of the past decade.
The portfolio allocation to the Japanese equity market increased as the fiscal year progressed, from an underweight to a modest overweight position, partly due to stock price increases as well as to capital reallocation from European stocks to the Japanese market.
2 Lipper, Inc. is a major independent mutual-fund tracking organization. Returns are based on the 12-month period ended October 31, 2005, including the reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, calculated among the 50 funds in the Fund’s Lipper category.
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Thank you for your investment in the Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio. As ever, we appreciate that you have chosen us to manage your assets and we remain focused on seeking to achieve the Fund’s investment goals.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Russell
Portfolio Manager
December 1, 2005
The information provided is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Views expressed may differ from those of the firm as a whole.
Portfolio holdings and breakdowns are as of October 31, 2005 and are subject to change and may not be representative of the portfolio manager’s current or future investments. The Fund’s top ten holdings (as a percentage of net assets) as of this date were: Roche Holding AG (4.3%), Grafton Group PLC (3.6%), Serco Group PLC (3.1%), Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (3.1%), Vodafone Group PLC (3.0%), Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. (3.0%), Indra Sistemas SA (2.6%), Nokia Oyj (2.4%), BP PLC (2.3%) and Capita Group PLC (2.2%). Please refer to pages 52 through 55 for a list and percentage breakdown of the Fund’s holdings.
The mention of sector breakdowns is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell any securities. The information provided regarding such sectors is not a sufficient basis upon which to make an investment decision. Investors seeking financial advice regarding the appropriateness of investing in any securities or investment strategies discussed should consult their financial professional. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time and may not be representative of the portfolio manager’s current or future investments. The Fund’s top five sector holdings (as a percentage of net assets) as of October 31, 2005 were: Consumer Discretionary (33.4%), Telecommunication Services (15.2%), Financials (13.5%), Industrials (12.6%) and Energy (7.5%) . The Fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change at any time.
RISKS: Keep in mind, the Fund is subject to certain risks of overseas investing, not associated with domestic investing, including currency fluctuations, change in political and economic conditions, differing securities regulations and periods of illiquidity, which could result in significant market fluctuations. These risks are magnified in emerging markets. The Fund may use derivatives, such as options and futures, which can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially large impact on Fund performance. Please see the Fund’s prospectus for more information on these and other risks
All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.
i | The MSCI EAFE Growth Index is an unmanaged index of growth stocks of companies located in Europe, Australasia and the Far East. |
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Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio
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Fund at a Glance (unaudited)
Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio
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Fund at a Glance (unaudited)
Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio
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Fund at a Glance (unaudited)
Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio
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Fund at a Glance (unaudited)
Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio
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As a shareholder of the Funds, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2005 and held for the six months ended October 31, 2005.
Actual Expenses
The table below titled “Based on Actual Total Return” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.
Based on Actual Total Return(1) | |||||||||||||||
Actual Total Return(2) | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value | Annualized Expense Ratio | Expenses Paid During the Period(3) | |||||||||||
Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio | 7.43 | % | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,074.30 | 0.64 | % | $ | 3.35 | |||||
Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio | 9.92 | 1,000.00 | 1,099.20 | 0.79 | 4.18 | ||||||||||
Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio | 10.81 | 1,000.00 | 1,108.10 | 0.81 | 4.30 | ||||||||||
Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio | 15.56 | 1,000.00 | 1,155.60 | 0.82 | 4.46 | ||||||||||
Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio | 7.53 | 1,000.00 | 1,075.30 | 1.02 | 5.34 | ||||||||||
(1) | For the six months ended October 31, 2005. |
(2) | Assumes reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Total returns do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns. Performance figures may reflect voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. In the absence of voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. |
(3) | Expenses are equal to each Fund’s respective annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365. |
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Fund Expenses (unaudited) (continued)
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The table below titled “Based on Hypothetical Total Return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% 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 the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
Based on Hypothetical Total Return(1) | |||||||||||||||
Hypothetical Annualized Total Return | Beginning Account Value | Ending Account Value | Annualized Expense Ratio | Expenses Paid During the Period(2) | |||||||||||
Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio | 5.00 | % | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,021.98 | 0.64 | % | $ | 3.26 | |||||
Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio | 5.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,021.22 | 0.79 | 4.02 | ||||||||||
Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio | 5.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,021.12 | 0.81 | 4.13 | ||||||||||
Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio | 5.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,021.07 | 0.82 | 4.18 | ||||||||||
Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio | 5.00 | 1,000.00 | 1,020.06 | 1.02 | 5.19 | ||||||||||
(1) | For the six months ended October 31, 2005. |
(2) | Expenses are equal to each Fund’s respective annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year, then divided by 365. |
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Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio
Average Annual Total Returns† (unaudited) | |||
Twelve Months Ended 10/31/05 | 10.26 | % | |
Five Years Ended 10/31/05 | 0.32 | ||
Ten Years Ended 10/31/05 | 7.27 | ||
6/16/94* through 10/31/05 | 8.23 | ||
Cumulative Total Return† (unaudited) | |||
10/31/95 through 10/31/05 | 101.78 | % | |
† | Assumes reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns. Performance figures may reflect voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. |
* | Commencement of operations. |
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Fund Performance (continued)
Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio
Average Annual Total Returns† (unaudited) | |||
Twelve Months Ended 10/31/05 | 10.74 | % | |
Five Years Ended 10/31/05 | (1.83 | ) | |
5/1/98* through 10/31/05 | 5.26 | ||
Cumulative Total Return† (unaudited) | |||
5/1/98* through 10/31/05 | 46.85 | % | |
† | Assumes reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns. Performance figures may reflect voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. |
* | Commencement of operations. |
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Fund Performance (continued)
Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio
Average Annual Total Returns† (unaudited) | |||
Twelve Months Ended 10/31/05 | 12.33 | % | |
Five Years Ended 10/31/05 | 0.84 | ||
11/1/99* through 10/31/05 | 6.81 | ||
Cumulative Total Return† (unaudited) | |||
11/1/99* through 10/31/05 | 48.45 | % | |
† | Assumes reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns. Performance figures may reflect voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. |
* | Commencement of operations. |
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Fund Performance (continued)
Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio
Average Annual Total Returns† (unaudited) | |||
Twelve Months Ended 10/31/05 | 16.94 | % | |
Five Years Ended 10/31/05 | (0.97 | ) | |
11/1/99* through 10/31/05 | 6.17 | ||
Cumulative Total Return† (unaudited) | |||
11/1/99* through 10/31/05 | 43.24 | % | |
† | Assumes reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns. Performance figures may reflect voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. |
* | Commencement of operations. |
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Fund Performance (continued)
Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio
Average Annual Total Returns† (unaudited) | |||
Twelve Months Ended 10/31/05 | 16.21 | % | |
Five Years Ended 10/31/05 | (5.48 | ) | |
Ten Years Ended 10/31/05 | 3.04 | ||
6/16/94* through 10/31/05 | 3.09 | ||
Cumulative Total Return† (unaudited) | |||
10/31/95 through 10/31/05 | 34.92 | % | |
† | Assumes reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value. All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns. Performance figures may reflect voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower. |
* | Commencement of operations. |
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Historical Performance (unaudited)
Value of $10,000 Invested in Shares of the Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio vs. S&P 500/Barra Value Index† (October 1995 — October 2005)
† | Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in shares of the Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio on October 31, 1995, assuming reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through October 31, 2005. The S&P 500/Barra Value Index is a market-capitalization weighted index of stocks in the S&P 500 Index having lower price-to-book ratios relative to the S&P 500 Index as a whole. (A price-to-book ratio is the price of a stock compared to the difference between a company’s assets and liabilities.) The Index is unmanaged and is not subject to the same management and trading expenses of a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index. |
All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which if reflected would reduce the total returns.
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Historical Performance (unaudited) (continued)
Value of $10,000 Invested in Shares of the Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio vs. Russell 1000 Growth Index† (May 1998 — October 2005)
† | Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in shares of the Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio on May 1, 1998 (commencement of operations), assuming reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through October 31, 2005. The Russell 1000 Growth Index is considered indicative of the growth-oriented domestic stock market in general and is comprised of stocks in the Russell 1000 Index that have higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values as a whole. (A price-to-book ratio is the price of a stock compared to the difference between a company’s assets and liabilities.) Figures for the Index include reinvestment of dividends. The Index is unmanaged and is not subject to the same management and trading expenses of a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index. |
All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which if reflected, would reduce the total returns.
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Historical Performance (unaudited) (continued)
Value of $10,000 Invested in Shares of the Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio vs. the S&P MidCap 400 Index† (November 1999 — October 2005)
† | Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in shares of the Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio on November 1, 1999 (commencement of operations), assuming reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through October 31, 2005. The S&P MidCap 400 Index is a widely recognized index of 400 medium-capitalization stocks. Figures for the S&P MidCap 400 Index include reinvestment of dividends. The Index is unmanaged and is not subject to the same management and trading expenses as a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index. |
All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which if reflected, would reduce the total returns.
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Historical Performance (unaudited) (continued)
Value of $10,000 Invested in Shares of the Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio vs. Russell 3000 Growth Index† (November 1999 — October 2005)
† | Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in shares of the Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio on November 1, 1999 (commencement of operations), assuming reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through October 31, 2005. 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 as a whole. (A price-to-book ratio is the price of a stock compared to the difference between a company’s assets and liabilities.) The Index is unmanaged and is not subject to the same management and trading expenses as a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index. |
All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which if reflected, would reduce the total returns.
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Historical Performance (unaudited) (continued)
Value of $10,000 Invested in Shares of the Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio vs. MSCI EAFE Growth Index† (October 1995 — October 2005)
† | Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in shares of the Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio on October 31, 1995, assuming reinvestment of all distributions, including returns of capital, if any, at net asset value through October 31, 2005. The Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and the Far East Growth Index (“MSCI EAFE Growth Index”) is an unmanaged index composed of growth stocks of companies located in Europe, Australasia and the Far East. The Index is unmanaged and is not subject to the same management and trading expenses of a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index. |
All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns.
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Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005)
SMITH BARNEY LARGE CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO
Shares | Security | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS — 96.6% | |||||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 13.1% | |||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.5% | |||||
145,000 | McDonald’s Corp. | $ | 4,582,000 | ||
Household Durables — 1.0% | |||||
136,500 | Newell Rubbermaid Inc. | 3,138,135 | |||
Media — 8.5% | |||||
162,300 | Comcast Corp., Class A Shares* | 4,516,809 | |||
101,900 | EchoStar Communications Corp., Class A Shares* | 2,738,053 | |||
Liberty Global Inc.: | |||||
20,700 | Class A Shares* | 512,739 | |||
20,700 | Series C Shares* | 491,004 | |||
413,100 | Liberty Media Corp., Class A Shares* | 3,292,407 | |||
470,800 | News Corp., Class B Shares | 7,090,248 | |||
112,700 | SES Global SA, FDR (a) | 1,782,362 | |||
296,800 | Time Warner Inc. | 5,291,944 | |||
Total Media | 25,715,566 | ||||
Multiline Retail — 2.1% | |||||
63,400 | J.C. Penney Co. Inc. | 3,246,080 | |||
53,200 | Target Corp. | 2,962,708 | |||
Total Multiline Retail | 6,208,788 | ||||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 39,644,489 | ||||
CONSUMER STAPLES — 8.3% | |||||
Food & Staples Retailing — 3.0% | |||||
258,400 | Kroger Co.* | 5,142,160 | |||
82,900 | Wal-Mart Stores Inc. | 3,921,999 | |||
Total Food & Staples Retailing | 9,064,159 | ||||
Food Products — 0.8% | |||||
145,100 | Sara Lee Corp. | 2,590,035 | |||
Household Products — 1.1% | |||||
57,900 | Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 3,291,036 | |||
Tobacco — 3.4% | |||||
136,100 | Altria Group Inc. | 10,214,305 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | 25,159,535 | ||||
ENERGY — 11.3% | |||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 4.1% | |||||
146,100 | ENSCO International Inc. | 6,660,699 | |||
84,500 | GlobalSantaFe Corp. | 3,764,475 | |||
33,600 | Halliburton Co. | 1,985,760 | |||
Total Energy Equipment & Services | 12,410,934 | ||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
Shares | Security | Value | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 7.2% | |||||
38,300 | Burlington Resources Inc. | $ | 2,766,026 | ||
90,000 | Marathon Oil Corp. | 5,414,400 | |||
24,200 | Nexen Inc. | 1,000,428 | |||
51,600 | Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR, Class A Shares | 3,201,264 | |||
47,600 | Suncor Energy Inc. | 2,552,788 | |||
54,600 | Total SA, Sponsored ADR | 6,880,692 | |||
Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 21,815,598 | ||||
TOTAL ENERGY | 34,226,532 | ||||
FINANCIALS — 30.2% | |||||
Capital Markets — 3.8% | |||||
37,900 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | 4,789,423 | |||
103,500 | Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. | 6,700,590 | |||
Total Capital Markets | 11,490,013 | ||||
Commercial Banks — 9.0% | |||||
228,500 | Bank of America Corp. | 9,994,590 | |||
53,800 | Comerica Inc. | 3,108,564 | |||
101,000 | U.S. Bancorp | 2,987,580 | |||
92,900 | Wachovia Corp. | 4,693,308 | |||
105,700 | Wells Fargo & Co. | 6,363,140 | |||
Total Commercial Banks | 27,147,182 | ||||
Consumer Finance — 4.3% | |||||
90,800 | American Express Co. | 4,519,116 | |||
89,500 | Capital One Financial Corp. | 6,833,325 | |||
70,500 | MBNA Corp. | 1,802,685 | |||
Total Consumer Finance | 13,155,126 | ||||
Diversified Financial Services — 1.6% | |||||
136,000 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 4,980,320 | |||
Insurance — 6.4% | |||||
108,600 | American International Group Inc. | 7,037,280 | |||
38,700 | Chubb Corp. | 3,597,939 | |||
56,300 | Loews Corp. | 5,234,774 | |||
76,400 | St. Paul Travelers Cos. Inc. | 3,440,292 | |||
Total Insurance | 19,310,285 | ||||
Real Estate — 2.1% | |||||
96,200 | Equity Office Properties Trust | 2,962,960 | |||
83,600 | Equity Residential | 3,281,300 | |||
Total Real Estate | 6,244,260 | ||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 3.0% | |||||
73,000 | Freddie Mac | 4,478,550 | |||
77,240 | Golden West Financial Corp. | 4,536,305 | |||
Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance | 9,014,855 | ||||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 91,342,041 | ||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
Shares | Security | Value | ||||
HEALTH CARE — 9.7% | ||||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.6% | ||||||
106,300 | UnitedHealth Group Inc. | $ | 6,153,707 | |||
64,700 | WellPoint Inc.* | 4,831,796 | ||||
Total Health Care Providers & Services | 10,985,503 | |||||
Pharmaceuticals — 6.1% | ||||||
70,100 | Abbott Laboratories | 3,017,805 | ||||
57,100 | Johnson & Johnson | 3,575,602 | ||||
85,300 | Novartis AG, Sponsored ADR | 4,590,846 | ||||
138,300 | Pfizer Inc. | 3,006,642 | ||||
103,100 | Sanofi-Aventis, ADR | 4,136,372 | ||||
Total Pharmaceuticals | 18,327,267 | |||||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 29,312,770 | |||||
INDUSTRIALS — 6.9% | ||||||
Aerospace & Defense — 4.4% | ||||||
93,600 | Boeing Co. | 6,050,304 | ||||
85,100 | Raytheon Co. | 3,144,445 | ||||
80,100 | United Technologies Corp. | 4,107,528 | ||||
Total Aerospace & Defense | 13,302,277 | |||||
Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.1% | ||||||
61,000 | Avery Dennison Corp. | 3,455,650 | ||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 1.4% | ||||||
59,100 | Textron Inc. | 4,257,564 | ||||
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 21,015,491 | |||||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 6.7% | ||||||
Communications Equipment — 3.4% | ||||||
113,600 | Comverse Technology Inc.* | 2,851,360 | ||||
275,200 | Nokia Oyj, Sponsored ADR | 4,628,864 | ||||
895,300 | Nortel Networks Corp.* | 2,909,725 | ||||
Total Communications Equipment | 10,389,949 | |||||
Computers & Peripherals — 1.0% | ||||||
37,500 | International Business Machines Corp. | 3,070,500 | ||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.3% | ||||||
27,600 | Maxim Integrated Products Inc. | 957,168 | ||||
Software — 2.0% | ||||||
227,500 | Microsoft Corp. | 5,846,750 | ||||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 20,264,367 | |||||
MATERIALS — 1.9% | ||||||
Chemicals — 1.9% | ||||||
48,000 | Air Products & Chemicals Inc. | 2,747,520 | ||||
74,500 | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 3,105,905 | ||||
TOTAL MATERIALS | 5,853,425 | |||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
Shares | Security | Value | |||||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 7.0% | |||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 2.0% | |||||||
76,900 | AT&T Corp. | $ | 1,521,082 | ||||
191,100 | SBC Communications Inc. | 4,557,735 | |||||
Total Diversified Telecommunication Services | 6,078,817 | ||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 5.0% | |||||||
94,800 | ALLTEL Corp. | 5,864,328 | |||||
397,802 | Sprint Nextel Corp. | 9,272,765 | |||||
Total Wireless Telecommunication Services | 15,137,093 | ||||||
TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES | 21,215,910 | ||||||
UTILITIES — 1.5% | |||||||
Multi-Utilities — 1.5% | |||||||
104,200 | Sempra Energy | 4,616,060 | |||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost — $252,031,349) | 292,650,620 | ||||||
Face Amount | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 2.8% | |||||||
Repurchase Agreement — 2.8% | |||||||
$ | 8,506,000 | Interest in $164,777,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 10/31/05 with Barclays Capital Inc., 3.930% due 11/1/05; Proceeds at maturity — $8,506,929; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. Treasury Strips, due | 8,506,000 | ||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 99.4% (Cost — $260,537,349#) | 301,156,620 | ||||||
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities — 0.6% | 1,810,622 | ||||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 302,967,242 | |||||
* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | Securities are fair valued in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Directors (See Note 1). |
# | Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $262,682,413. |
Abbreviations used in this schedule: | ||
ADR — American Depositary Receipt | ||
FDR — Foreign Depositary Receipt |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
40 Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report
Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
SMITH BARNEY LARGE CAPITALIZATION GROWTH PORTFOLIO
Shares | Security | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS — 100.2% | |||||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 22.3% | |||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.2% | |||||
231,900 | Expedia Inc.* | $ | 4,357,401 | ||
Internet & Catalog Retail — 9.9% | |||||
521,100 | Amazon.com Inc.* | 20,781,468 | |||
265,100 | eBay Inc.* | 10,497,960 | |||
246,800 | IAC/InterActiveCorp.* | 6,318,080 | |||
Total Internet & Catalog Retail | 37,597,508 | ||||
Media — 6.0% | |||||
799,920 | Time Warner Inc. | 14,262,574 | |||
351,615 | Walt Disney Co. | 8,568,857 | |||
Total Media | 22,831,431 | ||||
Specialty Retail — 5.2% | |||||
132,500 | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.* | 5,368,900 | |||
344,150 | Home Depot Inc. | 14,123,916 | |||
Total Specialty Retail | 19,492,816 | ||||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 84,279,156 | ||||
CONSUMER STAPLES — 10.9% | |||||
Beverages — 4.6% | |||||
225,790 | Coca-Cola Co. | 9,659,296 | |||
127,200 | PepsiCo Inc. | 7,514,976 | |||
Total Beverages | 17,174,272 | ||||
Food Products — 2.4% | |||||
132,340 | Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. | 9,197,630 | |||
Household Products — 3.9% | |||||
265,755 | Procter & Gamble Co. | 14,879,623 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | 41,251,525 | ||||
FINANCIALS — 12.8% | |||||
Capital Markets — 7.1% | |||||
245,230 | Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. | 15,876,190 | |||
198,870 | Morgan Stanley | 10,820,517 | |||
Total Capital Markets | 26,696,707 | ||||
Insurance — 5.7% | |||||
158,856 | American International Group Inc. | 10,293,869 | |||
133 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class A Shares* | 11,424,700 | |||
Total Insurance | 21,718,569 | ||||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 48,415,276 | ||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
Shares | Security | Value | ||||
HEALTH CARE — 22.0% | ||||||
Biotechnology — 14.2% | ||||||
259,380 | Amgen Inc.* | $ | 19,650,629 | |||
253,450 | Biogen Idec Inc.* | 10,297,673 | ||||
260,600 | Genentech Inc.* | 23,610,360 | ||||
Total Biotechnology | 53,558,662 | |||||
Pharmaceuticals — 7.8% | ||||||
198,550 | Eli Lilly & Co. | 9,885,805 | ||||
145,570 | Johnson & Johnson | 9,115,593 | ||||
478,270 | Pfizer Inc. | 10,397,590 | ||||
Total Pharmaceuticals | 29,398,988 | |||||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 82,957,650 | |||||
INDUSTRIALS — 2.4% | ||||||
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.4% | ||||||
265,320 | General Electric Co. | 8,997,001 | ||||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 29.8% | ||||||
Communications Equipment — 9.5% | ||||||
465,608 | Cisco Systems Inc.* | 8,124,859 | ||||
364,700 | Juniper Networks Inc.* | 8,508,451 | ||||
661,680 | Motorola Inc. | 14,662,829 | ||||
113,200 | QUALCOMM Inc. | 4,500,832 | ||||
Total Communications Equipment | 35,796,971 | |||||
Computers & Peripherals — 2.1% | ||||||
252,800 | Dell Inc.* | 8,059,264 | ||||
Internet Software & Services — 3.5% | ||||||
298,100 | Akamai Technologies Inc.* | 5,169,054 | ||||
216,400 | Yahoo! Inc.* | 8,000,308 | ||||
Total Internet Software & Services | 13,169,362 | |||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 7.6% | ||||||
389,400 | Intel Corp. | 9,150,900 | ||||
530,580 | Texas Instruments Inc. | 15,148,059 | ||||
193,980 | Xilinx Inc. | 4,645,821 | ||||
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 28,944,780 | |||||
Software — 7.1% | ||||||
157,600 | Electronic Arts Inc.* | 8,964,288 | ||||
397,000 | Microsoft Corp. | 10,202,900 | ||||
324,600 | Red Hat Inc.* | 7,537,212 | ||||
Total Software | 26,704,400 | |||||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 112,674,777 | |||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.2% (Cost — $292,637,083#) | 378,575,385 | |||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.2)% | (654,247 | ) | ||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 377,921,138 | ||||
* | Non-income producing security. |
# | Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $309,137,441. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
SMITH BARNEY MID CAP CORE PORTFOLIO
Shares | Security | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS — 96.0% | |||||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 16.3% | |||||
Diversified Consumer Services — 3.5% | |||||
43,315 | Laureate Education Inc.* | $ | 2,139,761 | ||
166,200 | ServiceMaster Co. | 2,090,796 | |||
Total Diversified Consumer Services | 4,230,557 | ||||
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.2% | |||||
24,550 | Aztar Corp.* | 738,219 | |||
19,300 | CBRL Group Inc. | 669,710 | |||
39,600 | GTECH Holdings Corp. | 1,260,864 | |||
Total Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure | 2,668,793 | ||||
Household Durables — 2.7% | |||||
57,600 | Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. | 1,948,032 | |||
16,390 | Mohawk Industries Inc.* | 1,279,239 | |||
Total Household Durables | 3,227,271 | ||||
Media — 2.0% | |||||
73,205 | Harte-Hanks Inc. | 1,874,048 | |||
663 | Washington Post Co., Class B Shares | 493,935 | |||
Total Media | 2,367,983 | ||||
Multiline Retail — 1.7% | |||||
91,500 | Family Dollar Stores Inc. | 2,025,810 | |||
Specialty Retail — 4.2% | |||||
59,250 | Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.* | 2,400,810 | |||
43,065 | PETsMART Inc. | 1,012,027 | |||
40,100 | Sherwin-Williams Co. | 1,706,255 | |||
Total Specialty Retail | 5,119,092 | ||||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 19,639,506 | ||||
CONSUMER STAPLES — 4.0% | |||||
Beverages — 1.0% | |||||
19,000 | Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B Shares | 1,172,300 | |||
Food & Staples Retailing — 1.2% | |||||
59,600 | Albertson’s Inc. | 1,496,556 | |||
Food Products — 1.8% | |||||
67,570 | Hormel Foods Corp. | 2,148,726 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES | 4,817,582 | ||||
ENERGY — 9.5% | |||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 4.5% | |||||
22,745 | Nabors Industries Ltd.* | 1,560,990 | |||
48,540 | Smith International Inc. | 1,572,696 | |||
36,575 | Weatherford International Ltd.* | 2,289,595 | |||
Total Energy Equipment & Services | 5,423,281 | ||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
Shares | Security | Value | |||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 5.0% | |||||
21,000 | Arch Coal Inc. | $ | 1,618,470 | ||
28,990 | Murphy Oil Corp. | 1,358,182 | |||
39,210 | Newfield Exploration Co.* | 1,777,389 | |||
31,860 | Nexen Inc. | 1,317,092 | |||
Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 6,071,133 | ||||
TOTAL ENERGY | 11,494,414 | ||||
EXCHANGE TRADED — 1.7% | |||||
16,400 | Midcap SPDR Trust Series 1 | 2,082,800 | |||
FINANCIALS — 15.5% | |||||
Capital Markets — 3.0% | |||||
8,985 | Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. | 950,613 | |||
10,612 | Legg Mason Inc. | 1,138,774 | |||
34,590 | National Financial Partners Corp. | 1,564,505 | |||
Total Capital Markets | 3,653,892 | ||||
Commercial Banks — 4.7% | |||||
42,700 | Associated Banc-Corp. | 1,332,667 | |||
10,420 | Comerica Inc. | 602,068 | |||
64,840 | North Fork Bancorporation Inc. | 1,643,045 | |||
28,575 | Zions Bancorporation | 2,099,405 | |||
Total Commercial Banks | 5,677,185 | ||||
Consumer Finance — 0.6% | |||||
19,300 | Nelnet Inc., Class A Shares* | 716,030 | |||
Insurance — 4.5% | |||||
8,820 | Ambac Financial Group Inc. | 625,250 | |||
22,700 | Fidelity National Financial Inc. | 850,342 | |||
3,972 | Fidelity National Title Group Inc., Class A* | 86,391 | |||
73,300 | Old Republic International Corp. | 1,899,203 | |||
30,390 | PartnerRe Ltd. | 1,936,451 | |||
Total Insurance | 5,397,637 | ||||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 2.7% | |||||
36,475 | Brookline Bancorp Inc. | 512,474 | |||
142,700 | New York Community Bancorp Inc. | 2,307,459 | |||
9,700 | PMI Group Inc. | 386,836 | |||
Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance | 3,206,769 | ||||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 18,651,513 | ||||
HEALTH CARE — 13.8% | |||||
Biotechnology — 2.1% | |||||
72,900 | ImClone Systems Inc.* | 2,529,630 | |||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
44 Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report
Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
Shares | Security | Value | |||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 5.2% | |||||
53,850 | Cytyc Corp.* | $ | 1,365,098 | ||
20,000 | DENTSPLY International Inc. | 1,102,800 | |||
29,355 | Fisher Scientific International Inc.* | 1,658,557 | |||
71,135 | Thermo Electron Corp.* | 2,147,566 | |||
Total Health Care Equipment & Supplies | 6,274,021 | ||||
Health Care Providers & Services — 3.2% | |||||
31,350 | Coventry Health Care Inc.* | 1,692,586 | |||
43,315 | DaVita Inc.* | 2,130,232 | |||
Total Health Care Providers & Services | 3,822,818 | ||||
Pharmaceuticals — 3.3% | |||||
63,035 | Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Class A Shares | 1,859,532 | |||
85,900 | MGI Pharma Inc.* | 1,611,484 | |||
32,500 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International | 557,700 | |||
Total Pharmaceuticals | 4,028,716 | ||||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 16,655,185 | ||||
INDUSTRIALS — 9.2% | |||||
Aerospace & Defense — 3.0% | |||||
24,085 | Alliant Techsystems Inc.* | 1,691,249 | |||
29,000 | Armor Holdings Inc.* | 1,296,590 | |||
9,000 | L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. | 700,380 | |||
Total Aerospace & Defense | 3,688,219 | ||||
Air Freight & Logistics — 1.1% | |||||
36,310 | C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. | 1,280,290 | |||
Electrical Equipment — 2.3% | |||||
16,585 | Rockwell Automation Inc. | 881,493 | |||
50,910 | Roper Industries Inc. | 1,919,307 | |||
Total Electrical Equipment | 2,800,800 | ||||
Machinery — 1.5% | |||||
44,200 | AGCO Corp.* | 706,758 | |||
19,100 | Eaton Corp. | 1,123,653 | |||
Total Machinery | 1,830,411 | ||||
Road & Rail — 1.3% | |||||
33,887 | Heartland Express Inc. | 669,268 | |||
19,610 | Yellow Roadway Corp.* | 891,275 | |||
Total Road & Rail | 1,560,543 | ||||
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 11,160,263 | ||||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 17.5% | |||||
Communications Equipment — 1.1% | |||||
17,200 | Harris Corp. | 706,920 | |||
24,745 | Juniper Networks Inc.* | 577,301 | |||
Total Communications Equipment | 1,284,221 | ||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
Shares | Security | Value | |||
Computers & Peripherals — 3.2% | |||||
14,700 | Avid Technology Inc.* | $ | 723,681 | ||
53,100 | SanDisk Corp.* | 3,127,059 | |||
Total Computers & Peripherals | 3,850,740 | ||||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 2.3% | |||||
21,730 | CDW Corp. | 1,224,485 | |||
44,300 | Tech Data Corp.* | 1,534,552 | |||
Total Electronic Equipment & Instruments | 2,759,037 | ||||
IT Services — 4.4% | |||||
101,800 | Acxiom Corp. | 2,172,412 | |||
23,300 | Affiliated Computer Services Inc., Class A Shares* | 1,260,763 | |||
97,100 | Sabre Holdings Corp., Class A Shares | 1,896,363 | |||
Total IT Services | 5,329,538 | ||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.9% | |||||
51,200 | Lam Research Corp.* | 1,727,488 | |||
61,200 | Microchip Technology Inc. | 1,846,404 | |||
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 3,573,892 | ||||
Software — 3.6% | |||||
45,250 | Amdocs Ltd.* | 1,197,768 | |||
95,475 | Quest Software Inc.* | 1,328,057 | |||
95,200 | Synopsys Inc.* | 1,804,040 | |||
Total Software | 4,329,865 | ||||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 21,127,293 | ||||
MATERIALS — 2.9% | |||||
Chemicals — 2.4% | |||||
32,050 | Air Products & Chemicals Inc. | 1,834,542 | |||
24,650 | Cytec Industries Inc. | 1,018,045 | |||
Total Chemicals | 2,852,587 | ||||
Metals & Mining — 0.5% | |||||
26,800 | Compass Minerals International Inc. | 600,052 | |||
TOTAL MATERIALS | 3,452,639 | ||||
UTILITIES — 5.6% | |||||
Electric Utilities — 1.2% | |||||
67,200 | Pepco Holdings Inc. | 1,444,128 | |||
Multi-Utilities — 3.4% | |||||
53,200 | Energy East Corp. | 1,268,820 | |||
38,700 | KeySpan Corp. | 1,337,859 | |||
36,700 | SCANA Corp. | 1,455,889 | |||
Total Multi-Utilities | 4,062,568 | ||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
46 Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report
Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
Shares | Security | Value | |||||
Water Utilities — 1.0% | |||||||
36,736 | Aqua America Inc. | $ | 1,244,616 | ||||
TOTAL UTILITIES | 6,751,312 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost — $102,517,600) | 115,832,507 | ||||||
Face Amount | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 4.0% | |||||||
Repurchase Agreement — 4.0% | |||||||
$ | 4,858,000 | Interest in $447,167,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 10/31/05 with Goldman, Sachs & Co., 4.010% due 11/1/05, Proceeds at maturity — $4,858,541; (Fully collateralized by various US Treasury Obligations, 1.875% to 3.875% due 1/15/07 to 4/15/32; Market value - $4,956,410) (Cost — $4,858,000) | 4,858,000 | ||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0% (Cost — $107,375,600#) | 120,690,507 | ||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — 0.0% | (43,715 | ) | |||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 120,646,792 | |||||
* | Non-income producing security. |
# | Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $107,533,690. |
Abbreviation used in this schedule: | ||
SPDR | — Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report 47
Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
SMITH BARNEY AGGRESIVE GROWTH PORTFOLIO
Shares | Security | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS — 97.5% | |||||
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 14.6% | |||||
Media — 14.4% | |||||
1,273,275 | Cablevision Systems Corp., New York Group, Class A Shares* | $ | 31,577,220 | ||
Comcast Corp.: | |||||
132,842 | Class A Shares* | 3,696,993 | |||
1,348,160 | Special Class A Shares* | 36,953,065 | |||
201,340 | Discovery Holding Co., Class A Shares* | 2,836,881 | |||
Liberty Global Inc.: | |||||
90,170 | Class A Shares* | 2,233,511 | |||
90,170 | Series C Shares* | 2,138,832 | |||
2,013,400 | Liberty Media Corp., Class A Shares* | 16,046,798 | |||
1,829,367 | Time Warner Inc. | 32,617,614 | |||
332,699 | Viacom Inc., Class B Shares | 10,303,688 | |||
675,000 | Walt Disney Co. | 16,449,750 | |||
34,600 | World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. | 441,150 | |||
Total Media | 155,295,502 | ||||
Specialty Retail — 0.2% | |||||
215,000 | Charming Shoppes Inc.* | 2,408,000 | |||
TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 157,703,502 | ||||
ENERGY — 13.6% | |||||
Energy Equipment & Services — 6.9% | |||||
165,800 | Core Laboratories NV* | 5,340,418 | |||
580,650 | Grant Prideco Inc.* | 22,581,478 | |||
745,450 | Weatherford International Ltd.* | 46,665,170 | |||
Total Energy Equipment & Services | 74,587,066 | ||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.7% | |||||
795,800 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 72,187,018 | |||
6,325 | Bill Barrett Corp.* | 201,325 | |||
Total Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels | 72,388,343 | ||||
TOTAL ENERGY | 146,975,409 | ||||
EXCHANGE TRADED — 1.9% | |||||
532,000 | Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock | 20,678,840 | |||
FINANCIALS — 11.0% | |||||
Capital Markets — 10.0% | |||||
117,500 | Cohen & Steers Inc. | 2,171,400 | |||
612,842 | Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | 73,338,802 | |||
500,400 | Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. | 32,395,896 | |||
2,415 | National Financial Partners Corp. | 109,231 | |||
Total Capital Markets | 108,015,329 | ||||
Diversified Financial Services — 0.3% | |||||
83,725 | CIT Group Inc. | 3,828,744 | |||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
48 Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report
Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
Shares | Security | Value | |||
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance — 0.7% | |||||
49,500 | Astoria Financial Corp. | $ | 1,383,525 | ||
361,566 | New York Community Bancorp Inc. | 5,846,522 | |||
Total Thrifts & Mortgage Finance | 7,230,047 | ||||
TOTAL FINANCIALS | 119,074,120 | ||||
HEALTH CARE — 37.4% | |||||
Biotechnology — 21.1% | |||||
162,500 | Alkermes Inc.* | 2,647,125 | |||
740,105 | Amgen Inc.* | 56,070,355 | |||
783,806 | Biogen Idec Inc.* | 31,846,038 | |||
110,150 | CancerVax Corp.* | 149,804 | |||
844,850 | Chiron Corp.* | 37,291,679 | |||
101,900 | Genentech Inc.* | 9,232,140 | |||
795,168 | Genzyme Corp.* | 57,490,646 | |||
541,275 | ImClone Systems Inc.* | 18,782,242 | |||
224,750 | Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc.* | 975,415 | |||
766,905 | Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc.* | 6,994,174 | |||
173,000 | Nanogen Inc.* | 486,130 | |||
265,400 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.* | 6,037,850 | |||
29,445 | ViaCell Inc.* | 148,697 | |||
Total Biotechnology | 228,152,295 | ||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.5% | |||||
92,100 | Biosite Inc.* | 5,086,683 | |||
Health Care Providers & Services — 9.0% | |||||
1,672,000 | UnitedHealth Group Inc. | 96,792,080 | |||
Pharmaceuticals — 6.8% | |||||
998,800 | Forest Laboratories Inc.* | 37,864,508 | |||
243,448 | Johnson & Johnson | 15,244,714 | |||
635,666 | King Pharmaceuticals Inc.* | 9,808,326 | |||
75,289 | Pfizer Inc. | 1,636,783 | |||
78,576 | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Sponsored ADR | 2,995,317 | |||
323,000 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International | 5,542,680 | |||
Total Pharmaceuticals | 73,092,328 | ||||
TOTAL HEALTH CARE | 403,123,386 | ||||
INDUSTRIALS — 6.0% | |||||
Aerospace & Defense — 2.7% | |||||
378,800 | L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. | 29,478,216 | |||
Industrial Conglomerates — 2.5% | |||||
1,033,412 | Tyco International Ltd. | 27,271,743 | |||
Machinery — 0.8% | |||||
308,000 | Pall Corp. | 8,057,280 | |||
TOTAL INDUSTRIALS | 64,807,239 | ||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report 49
Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
Shares | Security | Value | |||
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 12.8% | |||||
Communications Equipment — 2.6% | |||||
186,100 | C-COR Inc.* | $ | 991,913 | ||
890,500 | Motorola Inc. | 19,733,480 | |||
448,325 | Nokia Oyj, Sponsored ADR | 7,540,827 | |||
Total Communications Equipment | 28,266,220 | ||||
Computers & Peripherals — 2.5% | |||||
876,076 | Maxtor Corp.* | 3,066,266 | |||
242,000 | Quantum Corp.* | 730,840 | |||
385,000 | SanDisk Corp.* | 22,672,650 | |||
Total Computers & Peripherals | 26,469,756 | ||||
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.0% | |||||
12,400 | Excel Technology Inc.* | 324,260 | |||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 6.1% | |||||
330,000 | Broadcom Corp., Class A Shares* | 14,011,800 | |||
125,000 | Cabot Microelectronics Corp.* | 3,675,000 | |||
229,000 | Cirrus Logic Inc.* | 1,502,240 | |||
133,000 | Cree Inc.* | 3,197,320 | |||
133,000 | DSP Group Inc.* | 3,269,140 | |||
98,324 | Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Class B Shares* | 2,347,977 | |||
358,334 | Intel Corp. | 8,420,849 | |||
1,617,300 | Micron Technology Inc.* | 21,008,727 | |||
543,000 | RF Micro Devices Inc.* | 2,845,320 | |||
10,300 | Standard Microsystems Corp.* | 291,181 | |||
343,091 | Teradyne Inc.* | 4,645,452 | |||
Total Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment | 65,215,006 | ||||
Software — 1.6% | |||||
106,000 | Advent Software Inc.* | 3,256,320 | |||
230,000 | Autodesk Inc. | 10,379,900 | |||
72,264 | Microsoft Corp. | 1,857,185 | |||
105,000 | RSA Security Inc.* | 1,197,000 | |||
75,000 | Verity Inc.* | 746,250 | |||
Total Software | 17,436,655 | ||||
TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 137,711,897 | ||||
TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 0.2% | |||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.2% | |||||
82,000 | AT&T Corp. | 1,621,960 | |||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (Cost — $921,767,007) | 1,051,696,353 | ||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
50 Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report
Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
Face Amount | Security | Value | |||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT — 2.6% | |||||||
Repurchase Agreement — 2.6% | |||||||
$ | 28,700,000 | Interest in $542,622,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 10/31/05 with Greenwich Capital Markets Inc., 4.020% due 11/1/05; Proceeds at maturity - $28,703,205; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. Treasury Obligations, 1.500% to 6.250% due 3/31/06 to 5/15/30; Market value - $29,274,227) (Cost — $28,700,000) | $ | 28,700,000 | |||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost — $950,467,007#) | 1,080,396,353 | ||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)% | (1,397,267 | ) | |||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 1,078,999,086 | |||||
* | Non-income producing security. |
# | Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $951,791,610. |
Abbreviation used in this schedule: | ||
ADR — American Depositary Receipt |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report 51
Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
SMITH BARNEY INTERNATIONAL ALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO
Shares | Security | Value | |||
COMMON STOCKS — 98.4% | |||||
Australia (a) — 3.0% | |||||
146,000 | Babcock & Brown Ltd. | $ | 1,831,475 | ||
63,000 | Macquarie Bank Ltd. (b) | 3,061,847 | |||
Total Australia | 4,893,322 | ||||
Denmark (a) — 1.2% | |||||
35,930 | Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B Shares | 1,846,505 | |||
Finland (a) — 2.4% | |||||
225,000 | Nokia Oyj | 3,778,830 | |||
France — 6.5% | |||||
150,000 | Altran Technologies SA (a)* | 1,754,859 | |||
32,625 | Essilor International SA (a)(b) | 2,687,542 | |||
25,000 | Groupe Danone (a)(b) | 2,541,008 | |||
13,000 | Total SA (a)(b) | 3,276,403 | |||
800 | Total SA, Sponsored ADR | 100,816 | |||
Total France | 10,360,628 | ||||
Germany — 4.1% | |||||
25,300 | BASF AG (a)(b) | 1,825,462 | |||
450 | BASF AG, Sponsored ADR | 32,395 | |||
12,500 | SAP AG (a)(b) | 2,138,940 | |||
1,300 | SAP AG, Sponsored ADR | 55,822 | |||
76,400 | Stada Arzneimittel AG (a)(b) | 2,498,609 | |||
Total Germany | 6,551,228 | ||||
Greece (a) — 1.0% | |||||
25,000 | EFG Eurobank Ergasias | 751,940 | |||
45,000 | Piraeus Bank SA | 911,512 | |||
Total Greece | 1,663,452 | ||||
Hong Kong (a) — 3.5% | |||||
120,000 | Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. | 1,138,957 | |||
826,000 | Li & Fung Ltd. | 1,767,916 | |||
295,000 | Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A Shares | 2,647,527 | |||
Total Hong Kong | 5,554,400 | ||||
Ireland (a) — 7.2% | |||||
106,900 | Bank of Ireland | 1,619,561 | |||
77,512 | CRH PLC | 1,942,042 | |||
584,000 | Grafton Group PLC* | 5,758,254 | |||
173,740 | Irish Continental Group PLC | 2,167,555 | |||
35,000 | United Drug PLC | 136,444 | |||
Total Ireland | 11,623,856 | ||||
Italy (a) — 1.0% | |||||
114,000 | Saipem SpA (b) | 1,635,971 | |||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
52 Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report
Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
Shares | Security | Value | |||
Japan — 23.3% | |||||
43,000 | Canon Inc. (a) | $ | 2,276,280 | ||
48,000 | Daikin Industries Ltd. (a) | 1,249,916 | |||
300 | Dentsu Inc. (a)(b) | 814,259 | |||
296,000 | Dowa Mining Co., Ltd. (a) | 2,381,687 | |||
33,000 | Fanuc Limited (a) | 2,609,144 | |||
44,500 | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (a) | 2,472,375 | |||
2,000 | Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Sponsored ADR | 55,620 | |||
65,200 | Hoya Corp. (a)(b) | 2,266,576 | |||
380 | Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. (a) | 4,793,241 | |||
33 | Mizuho Financial Group Inc. (a) | 221,728 | |||
27,300 | Nichii Gakkan Co. (a)(b) | 652,480 | |||
17,400 | Nidec Corp. (a)(b) | 991,598 | |||
460 | NTT Data Corp. (a)(b) | 1,614,143 | |||
15,800 | Orix Corp. (a)(b) | 2,962,891 | |||
1,080 | Rakuten Inc. (a)(b) | 701,822 | |||
50,000 | Ricoh Co., Ltd. (a) | 792,423 | |||
37,200 | Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.* | 1,214,746 | |||
184,000 | Sharp Corp. (a) | 2,529,848 | |||
62,400 | Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (a)(b) | 3,004,332 | |||
79,000 | Terumo Corp. (a)(b) | 2,397,151 | |||
46,000 | Trend Micro Inc. (a)(b) | 1,441,540 | |||
Total Japan | 37,443,800 | ||||
Mexico — 2.1% | |||||
700,100 | Wal-Mart de Mexico SA de CV | 3,406,418 | |||
Netherlands — 1.7% | |||||
39,351 | ING Groep NV, CVA (a) | 1,135,851 | |||
51,950 | Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A Shares (b)* | 1,603,340 | |||
Total Netherlands | 2,739,191 | ||||
Norway (a) — 1.0% | |||||
159,900 | Stolt Offshore SA (b)* | 1,658,119 | |||
Singapore — 0.6% | |||||
106,000 | DBS Group Holdings Ltd. | 958,124 | |||
Spain (a) — 4.6% | |||||
205,000 | Indra Sistemas SA (b) | 4,204,933 | |||
198,743 | Telefonica SA | 3,173,317 | |||
Total Spain | 7,378,250 | ||||
Sweden (a) — 2.4% | |||||
111,000 | Atlas Copco AB, Class A Shares | 2,030,178 | |||
534,000 | Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B Shares (b) | 1,754,595 | |||
Total Sweden | 3,784,773 | ||||
Switzerland — 12.1% | |||||
96,000 | Mettler-Toledo International Inc.* | 4,953,600 | |||
6,740 | Nestle SA (a) | 2,005,407 |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report 53
Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
Shares | Security | Value | |||||
Switzerland — 12.1% (continued) | |||||||
41,000 | Novartis AG (a) | $ | 2,204,602 | ||||
45,900 | Roche Holding AG (a) | 6,854,713 | |||||
40,000 | UBS AG (a) | 3,394,110 | |||||
Total Switzerland | 19,412,432 | ||||||
United Kingdom (a) — 19.7% | |||||||
52,000 | BOC Group PLC | 1,024,013 | |||||
337,300 | BP PLC | 3,731,040 | |||||
514,800 | Capita Group PLC | 3,550,074 | |||||
896,000 | O2 PLC* | 3,260,108 | |||||
70,000 | Rio Tinto PLC | 2,672,247 | |||||
1,069,000 | Serco Group PLC | 5,014,265 | |||||
151,700 | Smith & Nephew PLC | 1,282,885 | |||||
576,352 | Tesco PLC | 3,066,642 | |||||
357,000 | Tomkins PLC | 1,661,545 | |||||
1,854,000 | Vodafone Group PLC | 4,862,989 | |||||
142,700 | WPP Group PLC | 1,402,507 | |||||
Total United Kingdom | 31,528,315 | ||||||
United States — 1.0% | |||||||
101,814 | News Corp., Class B Shares | 1,533,319 | |||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost — $108,422,430) | 157,750,933 | ||||||
Face Amount | |||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 14.9% | |||||||
Repurchase Agreement — 1.7% | |||||||
$ | 2,712,000 | Interest in $542,622,000 joint tri-party repurchase agreement dated 10/31/05 with Greenwich Capital Markets Inc., 4.020% due 11/1/05; Proceeds at maturity — $2,712,303; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. Treasury obligations, 1.500% to 6.250% due 3/31/06 to 5/15/30; Market value — $2,766,261) (Cost — $2,712,000) | 2,712,000 | ||||
Shares | |||||||
Securities Purchased from Securities Lending Collateral — 13.2% | |||||||
21,220,818 | State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust Prime Portfolio | 21,220,818 | |||||
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost — $23,932,818) | 23,932,818 | ||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 113.3% (Cost — $132,355,248#) | 181,683,751 | ||||||
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (13.3)% | (21,306,809 | ) | |||||
TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0% | $ | 160,376,942 | |||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
54 Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report
Schedules of Investments (October 31, 2005) (continued)
* | Non-income producing security. |
(a) | Securities are fair valued in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Directors (See Note 1). |
(b) | All or a portion of this security is on loan (See Notes 1 and 3). |
# | Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $132,956,378. |
Abbreviations used in this schedule: | ||
ADR | — American Depositary Receipt | |
CVA | — Certificaaten van aandelen (Share Certificates) |
Summary of Investments by Sector* | |||
Consumer Discretionary | 33.4 | % | |
Telecommunication Services | 15.2 | ||
Financials | 13.5 | ||
Industrials | 12.6 | ||
Energy | 7.5 | ||
Materials | 6.8 | ||
Information Technology | 5.9 | ||
Repurchase Agreement | 1.7 | ||
Other | 3.4 | ||
100.0 | % | ||
* | As a percentage of total investments (excludes securities purchased from securities lending collateral). Please note that Fund holdings are subject to change. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report 55
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (October 31, 2005)
Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio | Smith Barney Large Cap Growth Portfolio | |||||||
ASSETS: | ||||||||
Investments, at cost | $ | 260,537,349 | $ | 292,637,083 | ||||
Foreign currency, at cost | — | — | ||||||
Investments, at value | 301,156,620 | 378,575,385 | ||||||
Foreign currency, at value | — | — | ||||||
Cash | 595 | — | ||||||
Receivable for securities sold | 1,970,519 | 3,099,467 | ||||||
Dividends and interest receivable | 125,498 | 131,094 | ||||||
Receivable for Fund shares sold | — | 51,327 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses | 6,073 | 4,606 | ||||||
Total Assets | 303,259,305 | 381,861,879 | ||||||
LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
Management fee payable | 153,314 | 240,480 | ||||||
Payable for Fund shares repurchased | 71,574 | 474,870 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees payable | 1,253 | 1,273 | ||||||
Directors’ fees payable | 783 | 98 | ||||||
Payable for securities purchased | — | 1,863,063 | ||||||
Due to custodian | — | 1,310,467 | ||||||
Payable for loaned securities collateral | — | — | ||||||
Payable for open currency contracts | — | — | ||||||
Accrued expenses | 65,139 | 50,490 | ||||||
Total Liabilities | 292,063 | 3,940,741 | ||||||
Total Net Assets | $ | 302,967,242 | $ | 377,921,138 | ||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Par value (Note 4) | $ | 164 | $ | 261 | ||||
Paid-in capital in excess of par value | 290,742,035 | 373,223,827 | ||||||
Undistributed net investment income | 3,092,777 | 183,919 | ||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts and foreign currency transactions | (31,486,865 | ) | (81,425,171 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency transactions | 40,619,131 | 85,938,302 | ||||||
Total Net Assets | $ | 302,967,242 | $ | 377,921,138 | ||||
Shares Outstanding | 16,378,520 | 26,052,469 | ||||||
Net Asset Value | $18.50 | $14.51 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
56 Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report
Statements of Assets and Liabilities (October 31, 2005) (continued)
Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio | Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio | Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio | |||||||
$ | 107,375,600 | $ | 950,467,007 | $ | 132,355,248 | ||||
— | — | 197,128 | |||||||
120,690,507 | 1,080,396,353 | 181,683,751 | |||||||
— | — | 194,650 | |||||||
322 | 576 | 489 | |||||||
672,831 | — | — | |||||||
121,137 | 216,788 | 256,162 | |||||||
— | 112,386 | — | |||||||
— | 11,685 | 2,985 | |||||||
121,484,797 | 1,080,737,788 | 182,138,037 | |||||||
75,688 | 721,325 | 116,096 | |||||||
331,621 | 967,564 | 138,477 | |||||||
1,259 | 1,261 | 1,256 | |||||||
— | — | 766 | |||||||
400,850 | — | 197,592 | |||||||
— | — | — | |||||||
— | — | 21,220,818 | |||||||
— | — | 1,488 | |||||||
28,587 | 48,552 | 84,602 | |||||||
838,005 | 1,738,702 | 21,761,095 | |||||||
$ | 120,646,792 | $ | 1,078,999,086 | $ | 160,376,942 | ||||
$ | 82 | $ | 757 | $ | 118 | ||||
97,941,919 | 950,361,126 | 171,190,096 | |||||||
519,558 | — | 1,268,503 | |||||||
8,870,326 | (1,292,143 | ) | (61,412,948 | ) | |||||
13,314,907 | 129,929,346 | 49,331,173 | |||||||
$ | 120,646,792 | $ | 1,078,999,086 | $ | 160,376,942 | ||||
8,172,439 | 75,671,297 | 11,825,631 | |||||||
$14.76 | $14.26 | $13.56 | |||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report 57
Statements of Operations (For the year ended October 31, 2005)
Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio | Smith Barney Large Cap Growth Portfolio | |||||||
INVESTMENT INCOME: | ||||||||
Dividends | $ | 7,106,975 | $ | 4,745,097 | ||||
Interest | 267,559 | 15,092 | ||||||
Less: Foreign taxes withheld | (100,359 | ) | — | |||||
Income from securities lending | — | — | ||||||
Total Investment Income | 7,274,175 | 4,760,189 | ||||||
EXPENSES: | ||||||||
Management fee (Note 2) | 1,957,470 | 2,936,582 | ||||||
Shareholder reports | 42,656 | 25,701 | ||||||
Custody fees | 40,339 | 42,754 | ||||||
Audit and tax | 29,300 | 24,166 | ||||||
Legal fees | 22,181 | 12,525 | ||||||
Directors’ fees | 13,320 | 14,017 | ||||||
Insurance | 10,881 | 11,600 | ||||||
Transfer agent fees (Note 2) | 5,012 | 5,028 | ||||||
Registration fees | 33 | 732 | ||||||
Miscellaneous expenses | 1,982 | 2,196 | ||||||
Total Expenses | 2,123,174 | 3,075,301 | ||||||
Net Investment Income (Loss) | 5,151,001 | 1,684,888 | ||||||
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, FUTURES CONTRACTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS (NOTES 1 AND 3): | ||||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) From: | ||||||||
Investments transactions | 12,470,355 | (9,620,366 | ) | |||||
Foreign currency transactions | (468 | ) | — | |||||
Futures contracts | — | — | ||||||
Net Realized Gain (Loss) | 12,469,887 | (9,620,366 | ) | |||||
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation From: | ||||||||
Investments | 14,712,542 | 48,194,981 | ||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (140 | ) | — | |||||
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation | 14,712,402 | 48,194,981 | ||||||
Net Gain on Investments, Futures Contracts and Foreign Currency Transactions | 27,182,289 | 38,574,615 | ||||||
Increase in Net Assets From Operations | $ | 32,333,290 | $ | 40,259,503 | ||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
58 Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report
Statements of Operations (For the year ended October 31, 2005) (continued)
Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio | Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio | Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio | ||||||||
$ | 1,405,212 | $ | 4,322,537 | $ | 3,463,642 | |||||
90,567 | 1,287,167 | 37,399 | ||||||||
(1,032 | ) | (32,825 | ) | (316,376 | ) | |||||
— | — | 89,726 | ||||||||
1,494,747 | 5,576,879 | 3,274,391 | ||||||||
890,458 | 8,084,509 | 1,403,306 | ||||||||
12,222 | 43,514 | 51,530 | ||||||||
26,160 | 50,540 | 115,748 | ||||||||
16,325 | 25,091 | 28,600 | ||||||||
14,183 | 21,683 | 17,325 | ||||||||
6,612 | 28,693 | 8,265 | ||||||||
2,116 | 21,924 | 6,905 | ||||||||
5,012 | 5,026 | 5,028 | ||||||||
— | — | — | ||||||||
2,105 | 3,693 | 11,861 | ||||||||
975,193 | 8,284,673 | 1,648,568 | ||||||||
519,554 | (2,707,794 | ) | 1,625,823 | |||||||
12,992,285 | 211,120 | 5,532,827 | ||||||||
4 | — | (76,349 | ) | |||||||
(37,023 | ) | — | — | |||||||
12,955,266 | 211,120 | 5,456,478 | ||||||||
193,983 | 159,283,167 | 17,734,096 | ||||||||
— | — | (18,297 | ) | |||||||
193,983 | 159,283,167 | 17,715,799 | ||||||||
13,149,249 | 159,494,287 | 23,172,277 | ||||||||
$ | 13,668,803 | $ | 156,786,493 | $ | 24,798,100 | |||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (For the years ended October 31,)
Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 5,151,001 | $ | 5,015,148 | ||||
Net realized gain | 12,469,887 | 22,083,608 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 14,712,402 | 10,192,674 | ||||||
Increase in Net Assets From Operations | 32,333,290 | 37,291,430 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM (NOTE 1): | ||||||||
Net investment income | (6,400,006 | ) | (5,914,007 | ) | ||||
Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders | (6,400,006 | ) | (5,914,007 | ) | ||||
FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 4): | ||||||||
Net proceeds from sale of shares | 3,130,472 | 4,321,708 | ||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 6,400,006 | 5,914,007 | ||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (65,848,220 | ) | (74,452,875 | ) | ||||
Decrease in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions | (56,317,742 | ) | (64,217,160 | ) | ||||
Decrease in Net Assets | (30,384,458 | ) | (32,839,737 | ) | ||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of year | 333,351,700 | 366,191,437 | ||||||
End of year* | $ | 302,967,242 | $ | 333,351,700 | ||||
* Includes undistributed net investment income of: | $3,092,777 | $4,429,540 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
60 Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (For the years ended October 31,) (continued)
Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 1,684,888 | $ | (95,094 | ) | |||
Net realized loss | (9,620,366 | ) | (6,346,198 | ) | ||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 48,194,981 | (14,076,919 | ) | |||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations | 40,259,503 | (20,518,211 | ) | |||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM (NOTE 1): | ||||||||
Net investment income | (1,500,969 | ) | (23,939 | ) | ||||
Return of capital | — | (46,869 | ) | |||||
Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders | (1,500,969 | ) | (70,808 | ) | ||||
FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 4): | ||||||||
Net proceeds from sale of shares | 11,593,119 | 83,145,183 | ||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,500,969 | 70,808 | ||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (63,602,132 | ) | (26,791,922 | ) | ||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions | (50,508,044 | ) | 56,424,069 | |||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | (11,749,510 | ) | 35,835,050 | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of year | 389,670,648 | 353,835,598 | ||||||
End of year* | $ | 377,921,138 | $ | 389,670,648 | ||||
* Includes undistributed net investment income of: | $183,919 | — | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (For the years ended October 31,) (continued)
Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $ | 519,554 | $ | (60,762 | ) | |||
Net realized gain | 12,955,266 | 4,898,860 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 193,983 | 1,012,508 | ||||||
Increase in Net Assets From Operations | 13,668,803 | 5,850,606 | ||||||
FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 4): | ||||||||
Net proceeds from sale of shares | 8,699,598 | 22,456,449 | ||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (11,954,070 | ) | (4,932,940 | ) | ||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions | (3,254,472 | ) | 17,523,509 | |||||
Increase in Net Assets | 10,414,331 | 23,374,115 | ||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of year | 110,232,461 | 86,858,346 | ||||||
End of year* | $ | 120,646,792 | $ | 110,232,461 | ||||
* Includes undistributed net investment income of: | $519,558 | — | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
62 Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (For the years ended October 31,) (continued)
Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment loss | $ | (2,707,794 | ) | $ | (3,509,889 | ) | ||
Net realized gain | 211,120 | 8,592,603 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 159,283,167 | 39,469,472 | ||||||
Increase in Net Assets From Operations | 156,786,493 | 44,552,186 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM (NOTE 1): | ||||||||
Net realized gains | (3,756,228 | ) | — | |||||
Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders | (3,756,228 | ) | — | |||||
FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 4): | ||||||||
Net proceeds from sale of shares | 63,139,525 | 270,425,936 | ||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 3,756,228 | — | ||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (61,265,197 | ) | (18,523,736 | ) | ||||
Increase in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions | 5,630,556 | 251,902,200 | ||||||
Increase in Net Assets | 158,660,821 | 296,454,386 | ||||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of year | 920,338,265 | 623,883,879 | ||||||
End of year | $ | 1,078,999,086 | $ | 920,338,265 | ||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (For the years ended October 31,) (continued)
Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio | 2005 | 2004 | ||||||
OPERATIONS: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,625,823 | $ | 1,161,805 | ||||
Net realized gain | 5,456,478 | 7,226,272 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation | 17,715,799 | 14,905,863 | ||||||
Increase in Net Assets From Operations | 24,798,100 | 23,293,940 | ||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM (NOTE 1): | ||||||||
Net investment income | (1,500,826 | ) | (1,763,610 | ) | ||||
Decrease in Net Assets From Distributions to Shareholders | (1,500,826 | ) | (1,763,610 | ) | ||||
FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 4): | ||||||||
Net proceeds from sale of shares | 5,415,806 | 17,143,590 | ||||||
Reinvestment of distributions | 1,500,826 | 1,763,610 | ||||||
Cost of shares repurchased | (32,422,744 | ) | (60,386,891 | ) | ||||
Net assets of shares issued in connection with Merger (Note 5) | 2,864,133 | — | ||||||
Decrease in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions | (22,641,979 | ) | (41,479,691 | ) | ||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets | 655,295 | (19,949,361 | ) | |||||
NET ASSETS: | ||||||||
Beginning of year | 159,721,647 | 179,671,008 | ||||||
End of year* | $ | 160,376,942 | $ | 159,721,647 | ||||
* Includes undistributed net investment income of: | $1,268,503 | $1,221,698 | ||||||
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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For a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended October 31:
Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 17.09 | $ | 15.68 | $ | 13.24 | $17.47 | $20.74 | ||||||||||
Income (Loss) From Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.30 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 0.26 | |||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.45 | 1.41 | 2.49 | (4.24 | ) | (2.56 | ) | |||||||||||
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | 1.75 | 1.67 | 2.77 | (3.92 | ) | (2.30 | ) | |||||||||||
Less Distributions From: | ||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.34 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.27 | ) | ||||||||
Net realized gain | — | — | — | — | (0.70 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total Distributions | (0.34 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.97 | ) | ||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 18.50 | $ | 17.09 | $ | 15.68 | $13.24 | $17.47 | ||||||||||
Total Return(1) | 10.26 | % | 10.69 | % | 21.38 | % | (22.45 | )% | (11.58 | )% | ||||||||
Net Assets, End of Year (millions) | $303 | $333 | $366 | $346 | $504 | |||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.65 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.69 | % | 0.68 | % | 0.67 | % | ||||||||
Net expenses(2) | 0.65 | 0.68 | (3) | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.67 | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 1.62 | 1.38 | 1.85 | 1.59 | 1.42 | |||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 44 | % | 37 | % | 96 | % | 68 | % | 29 | % | ||||||||
(1) | Performance figures may reflect voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. In the absence of voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Total returns do not reflect expenses associated with the separate accounts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total return for all periods shown. |
(2) | As a result of a voluntary expense limitation, the ratio of expenses to average net assets will not exceed 1.25%. |
(3) | The investment manager voluntarily waived a portion of its fees. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
For a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended October 31:
Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 13.15 | $ | 13.76 | $ | 9.91 | $ | 11.86 | $ | 16.04 | ||||||||||
Income (Loss) From Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.06 | (0.00 | )(1) | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.35 | (0.61 | ) | 3.86 | (1.95 | ) | (4.20 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | 1.41 | (0.61 | ) | 3.87 | (1.93 | ) | (4.18 | ) | ||||||||||||
Less Distributions From: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.05 | ) | (0.00 | )(1) | (0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Return of capital | — | (0.00 | )(1) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total Distributions | (0.05 | ) | (0.00 | )(1) | (0.02 | ) | (0.02 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 14.51 | $ | 13.15 | $ | 13.76 | $ | 9.91 | $ | 11.86 | ||||||||||
Total Return(2) | 10.74 | % | (4.42 | )% | 39.16 | % | (16.29 | )% | (26.06 | )% | ||||||||||
Net Assets, End of Year (millions) | $378 | $390 | $354 | $225 | $280 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.79 | % | 0.78 | % | 0.79 | % | 0.80 | % | 0.78 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses | 0.79 | 0.78 | (3) | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.78 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.43 | (0.02 | ) | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.14 | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 20 | % | 7 | % | 16 | % | 19 | % | 10 | % | ||||||||||
(1) | Amount represents less than $0.01 per share. |
(2) | Performance figures may reflect voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. In the absence of voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Total returns do not reflect expenses associated with the separate accounts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total return for all periods shown. |
(3) | The investment manager voluntarily waived a portion of its fees. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
66 Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report
Financial Highlights (continued)
For a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended October 31:
Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $13.14 | $12.35 | $10.10 | $10.83 | $14.22 | |||||||||||||||
Income (Loss) From Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.06 | (0.01 | ) | (0.00 | )(1) | (0.02 | ) | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.56 | 0.80 | 2.25 | (0.70 | ) | (3.36 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | 1.62 | 0.79 | 2.25 | (0.72 | ) | (3.34 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less Distributions From: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | — | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.05 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total Distributions | — | — | — | (0.01 | ) | (0.05 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $14.76 | $13.14 | $12.35 | $10.10 | $10.83 | |||||||||||||||
Total Return(2) | 12.33 | % | 6.40 | % | 22.28 | % | (6.64 | )% | (23.56 | )% | ||||||||||
Net Assets, End of Year (millions) | $ | 121 | $ | 110 | $ | 87 | $ | 57 | $ | 34 | ||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.82 | % | 0.83 | % | 0.85 | % | 0.90 | % | 0.96 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses(3) | 0.82 | 0.83 | (4) | 0.85 | 0.90 | 0.95 | (4) | |||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.44 | (0.06 | ) | (0.03 | ) | (0.10 | ) | 0.25 | ||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 107 | % | 92 | % | 98 | % | 79 | % | 45 | % | ||||||||||
(1) | Amount represents less than $0.01 per share. |
(2) | Performance figures may reflect voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. In the absence of voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Total returns do not reflect expenses associated with the separate accounts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total return for all periods shown. |
(3) | As a result of a voluntary expense limitation, the ratio of expenses to average net assets will not exceed 0.95%. |
(4) | The investment manager voluntarily waived a portion of its fees. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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Financial Highlights (continued)
For a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended October 31:
Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio | 2005(1) | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 12.24 | $ | 11.43 | $ | 9.09 | $ | 12.32 | $ | 15.03 | ||||||||||
Income (Loss) From Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.04 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 2.11 | 0.86 | 2.38 | (3.18 | ) | (2.66 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | 2.07 | 0.81 | 2.34 | (3.23 | ) | (2.71 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less Distributions From: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain | (0.05 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Total Distributions | (0.05 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 14.26 | $ | 12.24 | $ | 11.43 | $ | 9.09 | $ | 12.32 | ||||||||||
Total Return(2) | 16.94 | % | 7.09 | % | 25.74 | % | (26.22 | )% | (18.03 | )% | ||||||||||
Net Assets, End of Year (000s) | $1,079 | $920 | $624 | $415 | $366 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 0.82 | % | 0.82 | % | 0.82 | % | 0.83 | % | 0.84 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses(3) | 0.82 | 0.82 | (4) | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.84 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment loss | (0.27 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (0.50 | ) | (0.40 | ) | ||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 0 | % | 4 | % | 0 | % | 9 | % | 3 | % | ||||||||||
(1) | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
(2) | Performance figures may reflect voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. In the absence of voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Total returns do not reflect expenses associated with the separate accounts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total return for all periods shown. |
(3) | As a result of a voluntary expense limitation, the ratio of expenses to average net assets will not exceed 1.00%. |
(4) | The investment manager voluntarily waived a portion of its fees. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
68 Travelers Series Fund Inc. 2005 Annual Report
Financial Highlights (continued)
For a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended October 31:
Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio | 2005 | 2004(1) | 2003(1) | 2002(1) | 2001(1) | |||||||||||||||
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year | $ | 11.77 | $ | 10.43 | $ | 8.78 | $ | 11.18 | $ | 18.52 | ||||||||||
Income (Loss) From Operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.05 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 1.77 | 1.37 | 1.60 | (2.39 | ) | (7.39 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total Income (Loss) From Operations | 1.90 | 1.44 | 1.70 | (2.35 | ) | (7.34 | ) | |||||||||||||
Less Distributions From: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.11 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Total Distributions | (0.11 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.05 | ) | (0.05 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Net Asset Value, End of Year | $ | 13.56 | $ | 11.77 | $ | 10.43 | $ | 8.78 | $ | 11.18 | ||||||||||
Total Return(2) | 16.21 | % | 13.90 | % | 19.45 | % | (20.97 | )% | (39.63 | )% | ||||||||||
Net Assets, End of Year (000s) | $160,377 | $159,722 | $179,671 | $170,067 | $243,575 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross expenses | 1.00 | % | 1.01 | % | 0.99 | % | 1.00 | % | 1.00 | % | ||||||||||
Net expenses(3) | 1.00 | 1.01 | (4) | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||
Net investment income | 0.98 | 0.67 | 1.07 | 0.42 | 0.31 | |||||||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover Rate | 16 | % | 21 | % | 45 | % | 27 | % | 22 | % | ||||||||||
(1) | Per share amounts have been calculated using the average shares method. |
(2) | Performance figures may reflect voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. In the absence of voluntary fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Total returns do not reflect expenses associated with the separate accounts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total return for all periods shown. |
(3) | As a result of a voluntary expense limitation, the ratio of expenses to average net assets will not exceed 1.50%. |
(4) | The investment manager voluntarily waived a portion of its fees. |
See Notes to Financial Statements.
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1. | Organization and Significant Accounting Policies |
The Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio (“SBLCV”), Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio (“SBLCG”), Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio (“SBMCC”), Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio (“SBAG”) and Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio (“SBIACG”) (“Funds”) are separate diversified investment funds of Travelers Series Fund Inc. (“Company”). The Company, a Maryland corporation, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as amended, as an open-end management investment company.
The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ.
(a) Investment Valuation. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Debt securities are valued at the mean between the bid and asked prices provided by an independent pricing service that are based on transactions in debt obligations, quotations from bond dealers, market transactions in comparable securities and various relationships between securities. When prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Funds calculate their net asset value, the Funds may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Funds’ Board of Directors. Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADRs and futures contracts. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
(b) Repurchase Agreements. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Funds’ policy that their custodian or a third party custodian takes possession of the underlying collateral securities, the market value of which at least equals the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults and the market value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Funds may be delayed or limited.
(c) Financial Futures Contracts. The Funds may enter into financial futures contracts to hedge a portion of their portfolio. Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit cash or securities as initial margin. Additional securities are also segregated up to the current market value of the financial futures contracts. Subsequent payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Funds each day, depending on the daily fluctuation in the value of the underlying financial instruments. The Funds recognize an unrealized gain or loss equal to the daily variation margin. When the financial futures contracts
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are closed, a realized gain or loss is recognized equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Funds’ basis in the contracts.
The risks associated with entering into financial futures contracts include the possibility that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with the changes in the value of the underlying instruments. In addition, investing in financial futures contracts involves the risk that the Funds could lose more than the original margin deposit and subsequent payments required for a futures transaction. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.
(d) Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. The Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on their non-US dollar denominated securities or to facilitate settlement of foreign currency denominated portfolio transactions. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. When a forward foreign currency contract is extinguished, through either delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value of the contract at the time it was extinguished.
Forward foreign currency contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The Funds bear the risk of an unfavorable change in the foreign exchange rate underlying the forward foreign currency contract. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.
(e) Lending of Portfolio Securities. The Funds have an agreement with their custodians whereby the custodian may lend securities owned by the Funds to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations. In exchange for lending securities under the terms of the agreement with their custodian, the Funds receive a lender’s fee. Fees earned by the Funds on securities lending are recorded as securities lending income. Loans of securities by the Funds are collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities or high quality money market instruments that are maintained at all times in an amount at least equal to the current market value of the loaned securities, plus a margin which varies depending on the type of securities loaned. The custodian establishes and maintains the collateral in a segregated account. The Funds have the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
The Funds maintain the risk of any loss on the securities on loan as well as the potential loss on investments purchased with cash collateral received from securities lending.
(f) Foreign Risk. The investments by the Funds in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. Since securities may be denominated in foreign currencies and may require settlement in foreign currencies and pay interest or dividends in foreign currencies, changes in the relationship of these foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of the investments and earnings of SBIACG and SBLCV. Foreign investments may also subject SBIACG and SBLCV to foreign government exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic developments, all of which affect the market and/or credit risk of the investments.
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(g) Foreign Currency Translation. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expense items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts based upon prevailing exchange rates on the respective dates of such transactions.
The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.
Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, including gains and losses on forward foreign currency contracts, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, at the date of valuation, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of U.S. dollar denominated transactions as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of lower levels of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets and the possibility of political or economic instability.
(h) Security Transactions and Investment Income. Security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Foreign dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practical after the Funds determine the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. The cost of investments sold is determined by use of the specific identification method. To the extent any issuer defaults on an expected interest payment, the Funds’ policy is to generally halt any additional interest income accruals and consider the realizability of interest accrued up to the date of default.
(i) Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions from net investment income and distributions of net realized gains, if any, are declared at least annually. Distributions to shareholders of the Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.
(j) Federal and Other Taxes. It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Funds intend to distribute substantially all of their income and net realized gains on investments, if any, to shareholders each year. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates.
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(k) Reclassification. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share. There were no reclassifications during the current year for SBLCG. Additionally, during the current year, the following reclassifications have been made:
Fund | Over/Undistributed Net Investment Income | Undistributed Net Realized Gains/Accumulated Net Realized Losses | Paid-in Capital | ||||||||||||
SBLCV | (a | ) | $ | (87,758 | ) | $ | 87,758 | — | |||||||
SBMCC | (b | ) | 4 | (4 | ) | — | |||||||||
SBAG | (c | ) | 2,529,134 | (3,141 | ) | $ | (2,525,993 | ) | |||||||
(d | ) | 178,660 | (178,660 | ) | — | ||||||||||
SBIACG | (e | ) | (1,843 | ) | — | 1,843 | |||||||||
(b | ) | (76,349 | ) | 76,349 | — | ||||||||||
(a) | Reclassifications are primarily due to foreign currency transactions treated as ordinary income for tax purposes and book/tax differences in the treatment of distributions from real estate investment trusts. |
(b) | Reclassifications are primarily due to foreign currency transactions treated as ordinary income for tax purposes. |
(c) | Reclassifications are primarily due to a tax net operating loss and distributions paid in connection with the redemption of fund shares. |
(d) | Reclassifications are primarily due to a tax net operating loss offsetting short-term capital gains. |
(e) | Reclassifications are primarily due to book/tax differences related to the merger. |
2. | Management Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates |
Smith Barney Fund Management LLC (“SBFM”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. (“Citigroup”), acts as investment manager of the Funds. SBMCC and SBIACG pay SBFM a management fee calculated at the annual rate of 0.75% and 0.85%, respectively, of the Funds’ average daily net assets. SBLCV, SBLCG and SBAG pay SBFM a management fee, which is calculated daily and payable monthly, based on the Funds’ average daily net assets in accordance with the following breakpoint schedule:
Average Daily Net Assets | Fee Rate | ||
SBLCV | |||
First $500 million | 0.600 | % | |
Next $500 million | 0.550 | ||
Over $1 billion | 0.500 | ||
SBLCG | |||
First $5 billion | 0.750 | % | |
Next $2.5 billion | 0.725 | ||
Next $2.5 billion | 0.700 | ||
Over $10 billion | 0.650 | ||
SBAG | |||
First $5 billion | 0.800 | % | |
Next $2.5 billion | 0.775 | ||
Next $2.5 billion | 0.750 | ||
Over $10 billion | 0.700 | ||
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Effective November 1, 2005, SBLCG, SBAG and SBIACG’s management fee will be calculated in accordance with the following breakpoint schedule:
Average Daily Net Assets | Fee Rate | ||
SBLCG | |||
First $1 Billion | 0.750 | % | |
Next $1 Billion | 0.725 | ||
Next $3 Billion | 0.700 | ||
Next $5 Billion | 0.675 | ||
Over $10 Billion | 0.650 | ||
SBAG | |||
First $1 billion | 0.750 | % | |
Next $1 billion | 0.725 | ||
Next $3 billion | 0.700 | ||
Next $5 billion | 0.675 | ||
Over $10 billion | 0.650 | ||
SBIACG | |||
First $1 Billion | 0.850 | % | |
Next $1 Billion | 0.825 | ||
Next $3 Billion | 0.800 | ||
Next $5 Billion | 0.775 | ||
Over $10 Billion | 0.750 | ||
During the year ended October 31, 2005, SBLCV, SBMCC, SBAG and SBIACG, had voluntary expense limitations in place of 1.25%, 0.95%, 1.00% and 1.50% respectively. These expense limitations can be terminated at any time by SBFM.
Citicorp Trust Bank, fsb. (“CTB”), another subsidiary of Citigroup, acts as the Funds’ transfer agent and PFPC Inc. (“PFPC”) acts as the Funds’ sub-transfer agent. CTB receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the size and type of account. PFPC is responsible for shareholder recordkeeping and financial processing for all shareholder accounts and is paid by CTB. For the year ended October 31, 2005, each Fund paid transfer agent fees of $4,167 to CTB.
For the year ended October 31, 2005, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGM”), another indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup, received brokerage commissions in the amounts of $28,788 and $32,352 for SBLCV and SBMCC, respectively. During the year ended October 31, 2005, CGM did not receive any brokerage commissions from SBLCG, SBAG and SBIACG.
Certain officers and one Director of the Company are employees of Citigroup or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Funds.
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3. | Investments |
During the year ended October 31, 2005, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |||||
SBLCV | $ | 137,103,079 | $ | 196,910,973 | ||
SBLCG | 78,203,215 | 124,867,263 | ||||
SBMCC | 122,781,790 | 128,621,621 | ||||
SBAG | 29,366,747 | 1,466,093 | ||||
SBIACG | 26,624,391 | 49,241,455 | ||||
At October 31, 2005, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
Gross unrealized appreciation | Gross unrealized depreciation | Net unrealized appreciation | |||||||
SBLCV | $ | 48,939,598 | $ | (10,465,391) | $ | 38,474,207 | |||
SBLCG | 78,523,561 | (9,085,617) | 69,437,944 | ||||||
SBMCC | 16,631,758 | (3,474,941) | 13,156,817 | ||||||
SBAG | 278,472,543 | (149,867,800) | 128,604,743 | ||||||
SBIACG | 51,224,566 | (2,497,193) | 48,727,373 | ||||||
At October 31, 2005, SBIACG had the following open foreign currency contract:
Local Currency | Market Value | Settlement Date | Unrealized Loss | ||||||||
Contracts to Buy: | |||||||||||
Japanese Yen | 22,993,740 | $ | 197,592 | 11/2/05 | $ | (1,488 | ) | ||||
At October 31, 2005, SBLCV, SBLCG, SBMCC and SBAG did not have any open foreign currency contracts.
At October 31, 2005, SBIACG loaned securities having a market value of $20,198,407. SBIACG received cash collateral amounting to $21,220,818 which was invested into the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust Prime Portfolio, a Rule 2a-7 money market fund, registered under the 1940 Act.
At October 31, 2005, SBLCV, SBLCG, SBMCC and SBAG did not have any securities on loan.
4. | Capital Shares |
At October 31, 2005, the Company had six billion shares of capital stock authorized with a par value of $0.00001 per share. Each share of a Fund represents an equal proportionate interest in that Fund with each other share of the same Fund and has an equal entitlement to any dividends and distributions made by the Fund.
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Transactions in shares of each Fund were as follows:
Year Ended October 31, 2005 | Year Ended October 31, 2004 | |||||
SBLCV | ||||||
Shares sold | 174,564 | 256,486 | ||||
Shares issued on reinvestment | 354,179 | 357,126 | ||||
Shares repurchased | (3,655,136 | ) | (4,456,154 | ) | ||
Net Decrease | (3,126,393 | ) | (3,842,542 | ) | ||
SBLCG | ||||||
Shares sold | 837,308 | 5,848,481 | ||||
Shares issued on reinvestment | 104,161 | 4,938 | ||||
Shares repurchased | (4,531,870 | ) | (1,924,673 | ) | ||
Net Increase (Decrease) | (3,590,401 | ) | 3,928,746 | |||
SBMCC | ||||||
Shares sold | 618,090 | 1,744,843 | ||||
Shares repurchased | (836,951 | ) | (384,264 | ) | ||
Net Increase (Decrease) | (218,861 | ) | 1,360,579 | |||
SBAG | ||||||
Shares sold | 4,820,016 | 22,127,976 | ||||
Shares issued on reinvestment | 281,999 | — | ||||
Shares repurchased | (4,607,553 | ) | (1,514,855 | ) | ||
Net Increase | 494,462 | 20,613,121 | ||||
SBIACG | ||||||
Shares sold | 423,243 | 1,538,608 | ||||
Shares issued on reinvestment | 115,894 | 159,603 | ||||
Shares repurchased | (2,502,814 | ) | (5,360,813 | ) | ||
Shares issued in connection with merger (Note 5) | 224,109 | — | ||||
Net Decrease | (1,739,568 | ) | (3,662,602 | ) | ||
5. | Transfer of Net Assets |
On July 8, 2005, SBIACG acquired the assets and certain liabilities of the GSS Salomon Brothers Variable International Equity Fund pursuant to a plan of reorganization approved by GSS Salomon Brothers Variable International Equity Fund shareholders on July 1, 2005. Total shares issued by SBIACG, the total net assets of the GSS Salomon Brothers Variable International Equity Fund and total net assets of SBIACG on the date of transfer were as follows:
Acquired Fund | Shares issued by SBIACG | Total Net Assets of the GSS Salomon Brothers Variable International Equity Fund | Total Net Assets of SBIACG | |||||
GSS Salomon Brothers Variable International Equity Fund | 224,109 | $ | 2,864,133 | $ | 158,199,570 | |||
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The total assets of GSS Salomon Brothers Variable International Equity Fund before acquisition included net unrealized depreciation of $961,933 and accumulated net realized gains of $494. Total net assets of SBIACG immediately after the transfer were $161,063,703. The transaction was structured to qualify as a tax-free reorganization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
6. | Income Tax Information and Distributions to Shareholders |
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2005 were as follows:
SBLCV | SBLCG | SBAG | SBIACG | |||||||||
Distributions paid from: | ||||||||||||
Ordinary Income | $ | 6,400,006 | $ | 1,500,969 | — | $ | 1,500,826 | |||||
Net Long-term Capital Gains | — | — | $ | 3,756,228 | — | |||||||
Total Distributions Paid | $ | 6,400,006 | $ | 1,500,969 | $ | 3,756,228 | $ | 1,500,826 | ||||
The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004 were as follows:
SBLCV | SBLCG | SBAG | SBIACG | ||||||||
Distributions paid from: | |||||||||||
Ordinary Income | $ | 5,914,007 | $ | 23,939 | — | $ | 1,763,610 | ||||
Net Long-term Capital Gains | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Total Taxable Distributions | $ | 5,914,007 | $ | 23,939 | — | $ | 1,763,610 | ||||
Tax Return of Capital | — | 46,869 | — | — | |||||||
Total Distributions Paid | $ | 5,914,007 | $ | 70,808 | — | $ | 1,763,610 | ||||
During the years ended October 31, 2005 and 2004, SBMCC did not pay any distributions.
As of October 31, 2005, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
SBLCV | SBLCG | SBMCC | ||||||||||
Undistributed ordinary income — net | $ | 3,092,777 | $ | 183,919 | $ | 519,558 | ||||||
Undistributed long-term capital gains — net | — | — | 9,028,416 | |||||||||
Total undistributed earnings | $ | 3,092,777 | $ | 183,919 | $ | 9,547,974 | ||||||
Capital loss carryforward* | $ | (29,341,801 | ) | $ | (64,924,813 | ) | — | |||||
Unrealized appreciation | 38,474,067 | (a) | 69,437,944 | (b) | $ | 13,156,817 | (b) | |||||
Total accumulated earnings — Net | $ | 12,225,043 | $ | 4,697,050 | $ | 22,704,791 | ||||||
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SBAG | SBIACG | |||||||
Undistributed ordinary income — net | — | $ | 1,840,218 | |||||
Undistributed long-term capital gains — net | $ | 32,460 | — | |||||
Total undistributed earnings | $ | 32,460 | $ | 1,840,218 | ||||
Capital loss carryforward* | — | $ | (61,381,331 | ) | ||||
Other book/tax temporary differences | — | (2,202 | )(c) | |||||
Unrealized appreciation | $ | 128,604,743 | (b) | 48,730,043 | (d) | |||
Total accumulated earnings/(losses) — Net | $ | 128,637,203 | $ | (10,813,272 | ) | |||
* | During the taxable year ended October 31, 2005, SBLCV, SBMCC and SBIACG utilized $12,803,025, $3,842,058 and $5,532,827, respectively, of their respective capital loss carryovers available from prior years. As of October 31, 2005, the Funds had the following net capital loss carryforwards remaining: |
Year of Expiration | SBLCV | SBLCG | SBIACG | |||||||||
10/31/2008 | — | $ | (2,019,427 | ) | — | |||||||
10/31/2009 | — | (5,453,825 | ) | $ | (38,021,872 | ) | ||||||
10/31/2010 | $ | (6,191,123 | ) | (30,603,559 | ) | (13,574,174 | ) | |||||
10/31/2011 | (23,150,678 | ) | (8,588,495 | ) | (9,785,285 | ) | ||||||
10/31/2012 | — | (5,325,802 | ) | — | ||||||||
10/31/2013 | — | (12,933,705 | ) | — | ||||||||
$ | (29,341,801 | ) | $ | (64,924,813 | ) | $ | (61,381,331 | ) | ||||
These amounts will be available to offset any future taxable capital gains.
(a) | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the difference between the book and tax cost basis of investments in real estate investment trusts. |
(b) | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales. |
(c) | Other book/tax temporary differences are attributable primarily for differences in the book/tax treatment of various items. |
(d) | The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains an investments in passive foreign investment companies. |
7. | Regulatory Matters |
On May 31, 2005, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an order in connection with the settlement of an administrative proceeding against SBFM and CGM relating to the appointment of an affiliated transfer agent for the Smith Barney family of mutual funds (the “Funds”).
The SEC order finds that SBFM and CGM willfully violated Section 206(1) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”). Specifically, the order finds that SBFM and CGM knowingly or recklessly failed to disclose to the boards of the Funds in 1999 when proposing a new transfer agent arrangement with an affiliated transfer agent that: First Data Investors Services Group (“First Data”), the Funds’ then-existing transfer agent, had offered to continue as transfer agent and do the same work for substantially less money than before; and that Citigroup Asset Management (“CAM”), the Citigroup business unit that, at that time, included the Funds’ investment manager and other investment advisory companies, had entered into a side letter with First Data under which CAM agreed to recommend the appointment of First Data as sub-transfer agent to the affiliated transfer agent in exchange for, among other things, a guarantee by First Data of specified amounts of asset management and investment banking fees to CAM and CGM. The order also finds that SBFM and CGM willfully violated Section 206(2) of the Advisers Act by virtue of the omissions discussed above and other misrepresentations and omissions in the materials provided to the Funds’ boards, including the failure to make clear that the affiliated transfer
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agent would earn a high profit for performing limited functions while First Data continued to perform almost all of the transfer agent functions, and the suggestion that the proposed arrangement was in the Funds’ best interests and that no viable alternatives existed. SBFM and CGM do not admit or deny any wrongdoing or liability. The settlement does not establish wrongdoing or liability for purposes of any other proceeding.
The SEC censured SBFM and CGM and ordered them to cease and desist from violations of Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Advisers Act. The order requires Citigroup to pay $208.1 million, including $109 million in disgorgement of profits, $19.1 million in interest, and a civil money penalty of $80 million. Approximately $24.4 million has already been paid to the Funds, primarily through fee waivers. The remaining $183.7 million, including the penalty, has been paid to the U.S. Treasury and will be distributed pursuant to a plan prepared and submitted for approval by the SEC. The order also requires that transfer agency fees received from the Funds since December 1, 2004 less certain expenses be placed in escrow and provides that a portion of such fees may be subsequently distributed in accordance with the terms of the order.
The order requires SBFM to recommend a new transfer agent contract to the Fund boards within 180 days of the entry of the order; if a Citigroup affiliate submitted a proposal to serve as transfer agent or sub-transfer agent SBFM and CGM would have been required, at their expense, to engage an independent monitor to oversee a competitive bidding process. On November 21, 2005, and within the specified timeframe, the Funds’ Board selected a new transfer agent for the Funds. No Citigroup affiliate submitted a proposal to serve as transfer agent. Under the order, SBFM also must comply with an amended version of a vendor policy that Citigroup instituted in August 2004.
At this time, there is no certainty as to how the proceeds of the settlement will be distributed, to whom such distributions will be made, the methodology by which such distributions will be allocated, and when such distributions will be made. Although there can be no assurance, the Funds’ investment manager does not believe that this matter will have a material adverse effect on the Funds.
On December 1, 2005, Citigroup completed the sale of substantially all of its global asset management business, including SBFM, to Legg Mason Inc.
8. | Legal Matters |
Beginning in August 2005, five class action lawsuits alleging violations of federal securities laws and state law were filed against CGM and SBFM, (collectively, the “Defendants”) based on the May 31, 2005 settlement order issued against the Defendants by the SEC described in Note 7. The complaints seek injunctive relief and compensatory and punitive damages, removal of SBFM as the investment manager for the Smith Barney family of funds, rescission of the Funds’ management and other contracts with SBFM, recovery of all fees paid to SBFM pursuant to such contracts, and an award of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses.
On October 5, 2005, a motion was filed to consolidate the five actions and any subsequently related actions. That motion contemplates that a consolidated amended complaint alleging substantially similar causes of action will be filed in the future.
As of the date of this report, the Funds’ investment manager believes that resolution of the pending lawsuit will not have a material effect on the financial position or results of
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operations of the Funds or the ability of the Funds’ investment manager and its affiliates to continue to render services to the Funds under their respective contracts.
* * *
Beginning in June, 2004, class action lawsuits alleging violations of the federal securities laws were filed against CGM and a number of its affiliates, including SBFM and Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc (the “Advisers”), substantially all of the mutual funds managed by the Advisers, including the Funds and directors or trustees of the Funds (collectively, the “Defendants”). The complaints alleged, among other things, that CGM created various undisclosed incentives for its brokers to sell Smith Barney and Salomon Brothers funds. In addition, according to the complaints, the Advisers caused the Funds to pay excessive brokerage commissions to CGM for steering clients towards proprietary funds. The complaints also alleged that the defendants breached their fiduciary duty to the Funds by improperly charging Rule 12b-1 fees and by drawing on fund assets to make undisclosed payments of soft dollars and excessive brokerage commissions. The complaints also alleged that the Funds failed to adequately disclose certain aspects of the allegedly wrongful conduct. The complaints sought injunctive relief and compensatory and punitive damages, rescission of the Funds’ contracts with the Advisers, recovery of all fees paid to the Advisers pursuant to such contracts and an award of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses.
On December 15, 2004, a consolidated amended complaint (the “Complaint”) was filed alleging substantially similar causes of action. While the lawsuit is in its earliest stages, to the extent that the Complaint purports to state causes of action against the Funds, the Funds’ investment manager believes the Funds have significant defenses to such allegations, which the Funds intend to vigorously assert in responding to the Complaint.
Additional lawsuits arising out of these circumstances and presenting similar allegations and requests for relief may be filed against the Defendants in the future.
As of the date of this report, the Funds’ investment manager and the Funds believe that the resolution of the pending lawsuit will not have a material effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Funds or the ability of the Advisers and their affiliates to continue to render services to the Funds under their respective contracts.
The Defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint. Those motions are pending before the court.
9. | Other Matters |
The Funds have received information concerning SBFM, as follows:
On September 16, 2005, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) informed SBFM that the staff is considering recommending that the Commission institute administrative proceedings against SBFM for alleged violations of Sections 19(a) and 34(b) of the 1940 Act (and related Rule 19a-1). The notification is a result of an industry wide inspection undertaken by the Commission and is based upon alleged deficiencies in disclosures regarding dividends and distributions paid to shareholders of certain funds. In connection with the contemplated proceedings, the staff may seek a cease and desist order and/or monetary damages from SBFM.
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Although there can be no assurance, SBFM believes that this matter is not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Funds or SBFM’s ability to perform investment advisory services relating to the Funds.
10. | Subsequent Events |
On December 1, 2005, Citigroup completed the sale of substantially all of its asset management business, CAM, to Legg Mason, Inc. (“Legg Mason”). As a result, the Funds’ investment manager (the “Manager”), previously an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup, has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legg Mason. Completion of the sale caused each Fund’s existing investment management contract to terminate. Each Fund’s shareholders previously approved a new investment management contract between the Fund and the Manager, which became effective on December 1, 2005.
Legg Mason, whose principal executive offices are at 100 Light Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202, is a financial services holding company. As of December 2, 2005, Legg Mason’s asset management operation had aggregate assets under management of approximately $830 billion.
Each Fund’s Board has appointed the Fund’s current distributor, CGM, and Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC (“LMIS”), a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary of Legg Mason, as co-distributors of each Fund. CGM and other broker-dealers, financial intermediaries and financial institutions (each called a “Service Agent”) that currently offer fund shares will continue to make the Fund’s shares available to their clients. Additional Service Agents may offer fund shares in the future.
Effective December 1, 2005, CGM will no longer be an affiliated person of the Funds under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. As a result, the Funds will be permitted to execute transactions with CGM or an affiliate of CGM as agent (but not as principal) without the restrictions applicable to transactions with affiliated persons. Similarly, the Funds generally will be permitted to purchase securities in underwritings in which CGM or an affiliate of CGM is a member without the restrictions imposed by certain rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Manager’s use of CGM or affiliates of CGM as agent in portfolio transactions with the Funds will be governed by the Funds’ policy of seeking the best overall terms available.
Certain officers and one Director of the Funds are employees of Legg Mason or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Funds.
The Funds’ Board has approved PFPC Inc. (��PFPC”) to serve as transfer agent for the Funds. The principal business office of PFPC is located at P.O. Box 9699, Providence, RI 02940-9699.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Shareholders and Board of Directors
Travelers Series Fund Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio, Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio, Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio, Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio and Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio, each a series of Travelers Series Fund Inc., as of October 31, 2005, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Company’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. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2005, by correspondence with the custodian and broker. 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 Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio, Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio, Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio, Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio and Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio as of October 31, 2005, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
New York, New York
December 16, 2005
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At meetings of the Board of Travelers Series Fund Inc., on behalf of its series, Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio, Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio, Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio, Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio and Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio (each series, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), including the Funds’ independent, or non-interested, Board members (the “Independent Board Members”), the Board received information from the Funds’ manager, Smith Barney Fund Management LLC (the “Manager”), to assist them in their consideration of the Funds’ management agreement (the “Management Agreement”). The Board received and considered a variety of information about the Manager, and the Funds’ distributor, as well as the advisory and distribution arrangements for the Funds. In voting to approve each Management Agreement, the Board, including the Independent Board Members, considered whether the approval would be in the best interest of the Funds and their shareholders based upon several factors including those discussed below.
Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services under the Management
The Board received and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Funds by the Manager under the Management Agreement during the past year. The Board also received a description of the administrative and other services rendered to the Funds and their shareholders by the Manager. The Board noted information received at regular meetings throughout the year related to the services rendered by the Manager about the management of the Funds’ affairs and the Manager’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers. The Board’s evaluation of the services provided by the Manager took into account the Board’s knowledge and familiarity gained as Board members of funds in the Citigroup Asset Management (“CAM”) fund complex, including the scope and quality of the Manager’s investment management and other capabilities and the quality of its administrative and other services. The Board observed that the scope of services provided by the Manager had expanded over time as a result of regulatory and other developments, including maintaining and monitoring its own and the Funds’ expanded compliance programs. The Board also considered the Manager’s response to recent regulatory compliance issues affecting it and the CAM fund complex. The Board reviewed information received from the Manager regarding the implementation to date of the Funds’ compliance policies and procedures established pursuant to Rule 38a-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The Board reviewed the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the Funds’ senior personnel and the portfolio management team primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Funds. The Board also considered the degree to which the Manager implemented organizational changes to improve investment results and the services provided to the CAM fund complex. The Board noted that the Manager’s Office of the Chief Investment Officer, composed of the senior officers of the investment teams managing the funds in the CAM complex, participates in reporting to the Board on investment matters. The Board also considered, based on its knowledge of the Manager and its affiliates, the financial resources available to CAM and its parent organization, Citigroup Inc.
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The Board also considered the Manager’s brokerage policies and practices, the standards applied in seeking best execution, the Manager’s policies and practices regarding soft dollars, the use of a broker affiliated with the Manager and the existence of quality controls applicable to brokerage allocation procedures. In addition, management also reported to the Board on, among other things, its business plans, recent organizational changes and portfolio manager compensation plan.
The Board concluded that, overall, it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided (and expected to be provided) under the Management Agreement by the Manager were acceptable.
Fund Performance
The Board received and reviewed performance information for the Funds as well as for a group of comparable funds (the “Performance Universe”) selected by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent provider of investment company data. The Board was provided with a description of the methodology Lipper used to determine the similarity of the Funds with the funds included in the Performance Universe. The Board also was provided with information comparing the Funds’ performance to the Lipper category averages over various time periods. The Board members noted that they had also received and discussed with management information throughout the year at periodic intervals comparing each Fund’s performance against its benchmark index(es).
Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio
The information comparing the Fund’s performance to that of its Performance Universe, consisting of all variable insurance products classified as “large-cap value funds” by Lipper, showed that the Fund’s performance, as of March 31, 2005 for the 1-, 3-, 5 and 10-year periods was lower than the median. The Board noted that as of August 19, 2004, there had been a change in the portfolio managers managing the portfolio. Management noted that the last year’s performance was hampered by underweighting energy stocks and overweighting technology, healthcare and consumer staples and believes that this contributed to the below median performance results. Management also noted that the Fund has reallocated its portfolio. Based on their review, the Board continues to retain confidence in the Manager to seek to achieve the Fund’s investment objective and carry out its investment strategies.
Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio
The information comparing the Fund’s performance to that of its Performance Universe, consisting of all variable insurance products classified as “large cap growth funds” by Lipper, showed that the Fund’s performance, as of March 31, 2005, for the 1-year period was lower than the median while the 3- and 5-year periods were better than the median. Based on their review, the Board continues to retain confidence in the Manager to seek to achieve the Fund’s investment objective and carry out its investment strategies.
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Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio
The information comparing the Fund’s performance to that of its Performance Universe, consisting of all variable insurance products classified as “mid-cap core funds” by Lipper, showed that the Fund’s performance, as of March 31, 2005, for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods were lower than the median. The Board noted that effective May 11, 2005, there had been a change in the portfolio management team managing the Fund. Based on their review, the Board continues to retain confidence in the Manager to seek to achieve the Fund’s investment objective and carry out its investment strategies.
Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio
The information comparing the Fund’s performance to that of its Performance Universe, consisting of all variable insurance products classified as “multi-cap growth funds” by Lipper, showed that the Fund’s performance, as of March 31, 2005, for the 1-year period was lower than the median, the performance for the 3-year period was within the median range and the performance for the 5-year period was better than the median. Based on their review, the Board continues to retain confidence in the Manager to seek to achieve the Fund’s investment objective and carry out its investment strategies.
Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio
The information comparing the Fund’s performance to that of its Performance Universe, consisting of all variable insurance products classified as “international growth funds” by Lipper, showed that the Fund’s performance, as of March 31, 2005, for the 1-year period was within the median range, while the 3-, 5- and 10-year periods was lower than the median. The Board noted the enhanced controls and quantitative tools utilized by the portfolio manager appeared to be helping to improve results. Based on their review, the Board continues to retain confidence in the Manager to seek to achieve the Fund’s investment objective and carry out its investment strategies.
Management Fees and Expense Ratios
The Board reviewed and considered the contractual management fee (the “Contractual Management Fee”) payable by the Fund to the Manager in light of the nature, extent and quality of the management services provided by the Manager. The Board also reviewed and considered whether fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement arrangements are currently in place and considered the actual fee rate (after taking any waivers and reimbursements into account) (the “Actual Management Fee”) and whether any fee waivers and reimbursements could be discontinued.
Additionally, the Board received and considered information comparing each Fund’s Contractual Management Fees and Actual Management Fee and each Fund’s overall expenses with those of funds in both the relevant expense group (“Expense Group”) and a broader group of funds, each selected and provided by Lipper. The Board also reviewed information regarding fees the Manager charged its other U.S. clients investing primarily in an asset class similar to that of the Funds including, where applicable, separate accounts.
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The Manager reviewed with the Board the significant differences in scope of services provided to the Funds and to these other clients, noting that the Funds are provided with administrative services, office facilities, Fund officers (including the Funds’ chief executive, chief financial and chief compliance officers), and that the Manager coordinates and oversees the provision of services to the Funds by other service providers. The Board considered the fee comparisons in light of the differences required to manage these different types of accounts. The Board received an analysis of complex-wide management fees provided by the Manager, which, among other things, set out a proposed framework of fees based on asset classes.
Management also discussed with the Board the current distribution arrangements. The Board was provided with information concerning revenues received by and certain expenses incurred by the Funds’ affiliated distributor and how the amount received by the distributor was expended.
Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio
The information comparing the Fund’s Contractual and Actual Management Fees as well as its actual total expense ratio to its Expense Group, consisting of 9 variable insurance portfolio funds (including the Fund) classified as “large-cap value funds” by Lipper, showed that the Fund’s Contractual and Actual Management Fees were within the range of management fees paid by the other funds in the Expense Group and, indeed, were better than the median. The Board noted that the Fund’s actual total expense ratio was also better than the median. The Board concluded that this was acceptable.
Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio
The information comparing the Fund’s Contractual and Actual Management Fees as well as its actual total expense ratio to its Expense Group, consisting of 14 variable insurance portfolio funds (including the Fund) classified as “large-cap growth funds” by Lipper, showed that the Fund’s Contractual and Actual Management Fees were within the range of management fees paid by the other funds in the Expense Group and were within the median range. The Board noted that the Fund’s actual total expense ratio was better than the median. After discussion with the Board, the Manager offered to institute fee breakpoints effective November 1, 2005, acknowledging that the Fund is not yet large enough to realize the benefits of the new fee schedule. Breakpoints will help reduce the management fees of the Fund; as the Fund’s assets grow the impact of the breakpoints will increase.
Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio
The information comparing the Fund’s Contractual and Actual Management Fees as well as its actual total expense ratio to its Expense Group, consisting of 13 variable insurance portfolio funds (including the Fund) classified as “mid-cap core funds” by Lipper, showed that the Fund’s Contractual and Actual Management Fees were within the range of management fees paid by the other funds in the Expense Group and, indeed, were better than
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the median. The Board noted that the Fund’s actual total expense ratio was also better than the median. And concluded that it was acceptable.
Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio
The information comparing the Fund’s Contractual and Actual Management Fees as well as its actual total expense ratio to its Expense Group, consisting of 12 variable insurance portfolio funds (including the Fund) classified as “multi-cap growth funds” by Lipper, showed that the Fund’s Contractual and Actual Management Fees were within the range of management fees paid by the other funds in the Expense Group but were higher than the median. The Board noted that the Fund’s actual total expense ratio was also within the range of total expenses paid by the other funds in the Expense Group and was within the median range. After discussion with the Board, the Manager offered to reduce the Contractual Management Fee and institute fee breakpoints effective November 1, 2005; as the Fund’s assets grow the impact of the breakpoints will become effective.
Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio
The information comparing the Fund’s Contractual and Actual Management Fees as well as its actual total expense ratio to its Expense Group, consisting of 11 variable insurance portfolio funds (including the Fund) classified as “international growth funds” by Lipper, showed that the Fund’s Contractual and Actual Management Fees were within the range of management fees paid by the other funds in the Expense Group and that the Contractual Management Fees were better than the median while the Actual Management Fees were within the median range. The Board noted that the Fund’s actual total expense ratio was better than the median. After discussion with the Board, the Manager offered to institute fee breakpoints effective November 1, 2005, acknowledging that the Fund is not yet large enough to realize the benefits of the new fee schedule. Breakpoints will help reduce the management fees of the Fund; as the Fund’s assets grow the impact of the breakpoints will increase.
Taking all of the above into consideration, the Board determined that for each of the Funds the Management Fee was reasonable in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Board under the Management Agreement.
Manager Profitability
The Board received and considered a profitability analysis of the Manager and its affiliates in providing services to the Funds. The Board also received profitability information with respect to the CAM fund complex as a whole. In addition, the Board received information with respect to the Manager’s allocation methodologies used in preparing the profitability data as well as a report from an outside consultant that had reviewed the Manager’s methodology. The Board determined that the Manager’s profitability was considered not excessive in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Funds.
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Economies of Scale
The Board received and considered information regarding whether there have been economies of scale with respect to the management of the Funds, whether the Funds have appropriately benefited from any economies of scale, and whether there is potential for realization of any further economies of scale. The Board considered whether economies of scale in the provision of services to the Funds were being passed along to the shareholders. The Board also considered whether alternative fee structures (such as with additional breakpoints at lower asset levels) would be more appropriate or reasonable taking into consideration economies of scale or other efficiencies. However, because of the nature of the Manager’s business, the Board could not reach definitive conclusions as to whether the Funds realize or might realize economies of scale or how great they may be.
The Board noted that, with the exception of Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio, none of the series of the Funds had yet reached the specified asset level at which a breakpoint to its Contractual Management Fee would be triggered. The Board noted that the Funds’ Contractual Management Fee contains breakpoints or was now proposed to contain breakpoints and, accordingly, reflects the potential for sharing economies of scale with shareholders as the funds grow. The Board considered whether the breakpoint fee structure was a reasonable means of sharing economies of scale or other efficiencies that might accrue from increases in asset levels. The Board also noted that as the Funds’ assets have increased over time, it has realized other economies of scale, as certain expenses, such as fees for Board members, auditors and legal fees, become a smaller percentage of overall assets.
The Board noted that for Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio, the fund’s asset level had exceeded the first breakpoint (or would exceed any proposed breakpoints) and, as a result, the fund and its shareholders realized or would realize economies of scale because the total expense ratio of the fund would be lower than if no breakpoints had been in place.
Other Benefits to the Manager
The Board considered other benefits received by the Manager and its affiliates as a result of their relationship with the Funds, including soft dollar arrangements, receipt of brokerage commissions and the opportunity to offer additional products and services to the Funds shareholders.
In light of the costs of providing investment management and other services to the Funds and the Manager’s ongoing commitment to the Funds, the profits and other ancillary benefits that the Manager and its affiliates received were considered reasonable.
Based on their discussions and considerations, including those described above, the Board members approved the Management Agreements to continue for another year. No single factor reviewed by the Board was identified by the Board as the principal factor in determining whether to approve the Management Agreements.
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Additional Information
On June 23, 2005, Citigroup Inc. entered into a definitive agreement (the “Transaction Agreement”) with Legg Mason, Inc. under which Citigroup agreed to sell substantially all of its asset management business, Citigroup Asset Management (“CAM”), which includes the Adviser, to Legg Mason in exchange for the broker-dealer and investment banking businesses of Legg Mason and certain other considerations (the “Transaction”). The Transaction closed on December 1, 2005.
The consummation of the Transaction resulted in the automatic termination of each Fund’s current management agreement in accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Prior to the closing of the Transaction, each Fund’s Board approved a new management agreement between the Fund and the Adviser (the “New Management Agreement”) and authorized the Fund’s officers to submit the New Management Agreement to shareholders for their approval.
On July 11, 2005, members of the Board discussed with CAM management and certain Legg Mason representatives the Transaction and Legg Mason’s general plans and intentions regarding CAM’s business and its combination with Legg Mason’s business. The Board Members also inquired about the plans for and anticipated roles and responsibilities of certain CAM employees and officers after the Transaction.
At a meeting held on August 1, 2005, each Fund’s Board, including a majority of the Board Members who are not “interested persons” of the Fund or the Adviser as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Board Members”), approved the New Management Agreement. To assist the Board in its consideration of the New Management Agreement, Legg Mason provided materials and information about Legg Mason, including its financial condition, asset management capabilities and organization, and CAM provided materials and information about the Transaction between Legg Mason and Citigroup. Representatives of CAM and Legg Mason also made presentations to and responded to questions from the Board. The Independent Board Members, through their independent legal counsel, also requested and received additional information from CAM and Legg Mason in connection with their consideration of the New Management Agreement. The additional information was provided in advance of and at the August meeting. After the presentations and after reviewing the written materials provided, the Independent Board Members met in executive session with their counsel to consider the New Management Agreement. The Independent Board Members of the Board also conferred separately and with their counsel about the Transaction on a number of occasions, including in connection with the July and August meetings.
In their deliberations concerning the New Management Agreement, among other things, the Board Members considered:
(i) the reputation, financial strength and resources of Legg Mason and its investment advisory subsidiaries;
(ii) that, following the Transaction, CAM will be part of an organization focused on the asset management business;
(iii) that Legg Mason is an experienced and respected asset management firm, and that Legg Mason has advised the Board Members that (a) it may wish to combine certain CAM operations with those of certain Legg Mason subsidiaries; (b) it is expected that these combination processes will result in changes to portfolio managers or portfolio management teams
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for a number of the CAM funds, subject to Board oversight and appropriate notice to shareholders, and that, in other cases, the current portfolio managers or portfolio management teams will remain in place; and (c) in the future, it may recommend that Legg Mason subsidiaries be appointed as the adviser or subadviser to some or all of the CAM funds, subject to applicable regulatory requirements;
(iv) that CAM management had advised the Board that a number of portfolio managers and other key CAM personnel would be retained after the closing of the Transaction;
(v) that CAM management and Legg Mason have advised the Board that following the Transaction, there is not expected to be any diminution in the nature, quality and extent of services provided to the Fund and their shareholders by the Adviser, including compliance services;
(vi) that Legg Mason has advised the Board that it has no present intention to alter the expense waivers and reimbursements currently in effect and, while it reserves the right to do so in the future, it would consult with the Board before making any changes;
(vii) that under the Transaction Agreement, Citigroup and Legg Mason have agreed not to take any action that is not contemplated by the Transaction or fail to take any action that to their respective knowledge would cause any “undue burden” on Fund shareholders under applicable provisions of the 1940 Act;
(viii) the assurances from Citigroup and Legg Mason that, for a three year period following the closing of the Transaction, Citigroup-affiliated broker-dealers will continue to offer each Fund as an investment product, and the potential benefits to Fund shareholders from this and other third-party distribution access;
(ix) the potential benefits to Fund shareholders from being part of a combined fund family with Legg Mason sponsored funds;
(x) that Citigroup and Legg Mason would derive benefits from the Transaction and that, as a result, they have a financial interest in the matters that were being considered;
(xi) the potential effects of regulatory restrictions on the Fund if Citigroup-affiliated broker-dealers remain principal underwriters of the Funds after the closing of the Transaction;
(xii) the fact that each Fund’s total advisory and administrative fees will not increase by virtue of the New Management Agreement, but will remain the same;
(xiii) the terms and conditions of the New Management Agreement, including the differences from the current management agreement, and the benefits of a single, uniform form of agreement covering these services;
(xiv) that the Funds would not bear the costs of obtaining shareholder approval of the New Management Agreement;
(xv) that each Fund would avail itself of permissions granted under certain licensing arrangements between Citigroup and Legg Mason that would permit the Fund (including any share classes thereof) to maintain its current name, as well as all logos, trademarks and service marks, related to Citigroup or any of its affiliates for some agreed upon time period after the closing of the Transaction ; and
(xvi) that, as discussed in detail above, within the past year the Board had performed a full annual review of the current management agreement as required by the 1940 Act. In
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that regard, the Board, in its deliberations concerning the New Management Agreement, considered the same factors regarding the nature, quality and extent of services provided, costs of services provided, profitability, fall out benefits, fees and economies of scale and investment performance as it did when it renewed the current management agreement, and reached substantially the same conclusions.
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Additional Information (unaudited)
Information about Directors and Officers
The business and affairs of the Travelers Series Fund Inc. (“Company”) are managed under the direction of the Company’s Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and Officers of the Company is set forth below. The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about each Fund’s Directors and is available, without charge, by calling 1-800-451-2010.
Name, Address, and Birth Year | Position(s) Held with Fund | Term of Office* and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex | Other Board Held by Director | |||||
Non-Interested Directors: | ||||||||||
Robert A. Frankel 1961 Deergrass Way Carlsbad, CA 92009 Birth Year: 1927 | Director | Since 1999 | Managing Partner of Robert A. Frankel Managing Consultants; Former Vice President of The Readers Digest Association, Inc. | 18 | None | |||||
Michael E. Gellert 122 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10168 Birth Year: 1931 | Director | Since 1999 | General Partner of Windcrest Partners, a venture capital firm | 11 | Director of Dalet S.A., (a publicly held French company-media management programs), SEACOR Holdings, Inc. (offshore marine services provider) and Six Flags, Inc. | |||||
Rainer Greeven 630 5th Avenue Suite 1960 Birth Year: 1936 | Director | Since 1994 | Attorney, Rainer Greeven PC | 11 | None | |||||
Susan M. Heilbron P.O. Box 557 Chilmark, MA 02535 Birth Year: 1945 | Director | Since 1994 | Owner/Consultant of Lacey & Heilbron, a public relations firm | 11 | None |
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Name, Address, and Birth Year | Position(s) Held with Fund | Term of Office* and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of in Fund Complex Overseen by | Other Board Memberships Held by Director | |||||
Interested Director: | ||||||||||
R. Jay Gerken, CFA** Citigroup Asset Management (“CAM”) 399 Park Avenue, Mezzanine New York, NY 10022 Birth Year: 1951 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | Since 2002 | Managing Director of CAM; Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of SBFM; President and Chief Executive Officer of certain mutual funds associated with CAM; Formerly Portfolio Manager of Smith Barney Allocation Series Inc. (from 1996 to 2001) and Smith Barney Growth and Income Fund (from 1996 to 2000); formerly President, and Chief Executive Officer of Travelers Investment Adviser Inc. (“TIA”) (from 2002 to 2005) | 171 | None |
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Name, Address, and Birth Year | Position(s) Held with Fund | Term of Office* and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of in Fund Complex Overseen by | Other Board Memberships Held by Director | |||||
Officers: | ||||||||||
Andrew B. Shoup CAM 125 Broad Street 10th Floor New York, NY 10004 Birth Year: 1956 | Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer | Since 2003 | Director of CAM; Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of certain mutual funds associated with CAM; Head of International Funds Administration of CAM (from 2001 to 2003); Director of Global Funds Administration of CAM (from 2000 to 2001); Head of U.S. Citibank Funds Administration of CAM (from 1998 to 2000) | N/A | N/A | |||||
James M. Giallanza CAM 125 Broad Street, 11th Floor New York, NY 10004 Birth Year: 1966 | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | Since 2004 | Director of CAM; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of certain mutual funds associated with CAM; Director and Controller of the U.S. wholesale business at UBS Global Asset Management US, Inc. (from September 2001 to July 2004); Director of Global Funds Administration at CAM (from June 2000 to September 2001); Treasurer of the Lazard Funds (from June 1998 to June 2000) | N/A | N/A | |||||
Alan J. Blake CAM 399 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 Birth Year: 1949 | Vice President and Investment Officer | Since 1998 | Managing Director of CAM | N/A | N/A | |||||
Richard A. Freeman CAM 399 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 Birth Year: 1953 | Vice President and Investment Officer | Since 1999 | Managing Director of CAM and Investment Officer of SBFM | N/A | N/A |
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Name, Address, and Birth Year | Position(s) Held with Fund | Term of Office* and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of in Fund Complex Overseen by | Other Board Memberships Held by Director | |||||
Robert Feitler CAM 399 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 Birth Year: 1960 | Vice President and Investment Officer | Since 2004 | Director of CAM | N/A | N/A | |||||
Mark J. McAllister, CFA CAM 399 Park Avenue 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 Birth Year: 1962 | Vice President and Investment Officer | Since 2004 | Managing Director of CAM | N/A | N/A | |||||
Jeffrey J. Russell CAM 399 Park Avenue 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 Birth Year: 1957 | Vice President and Investment Officer | Since 1994 | Managing Director of CAM | N/A | N/A | |||||
Brian Angerame CAM 399 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 Birth Year: 1972 | Vice President and Investment Officer | Since 2005 | Director of CAM; Formerly Portfolio manager of Prudential Investment Management (from 1997 to 2000) | N/A | N/A | |||||
Derek Deutsch CAM 399 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 Birth Year: 1969 | Vice President and Investment Officer | Since 2005 | Director of CAM | N/A | N/A | |||||
Peter Stournaras CAM 399 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 Birth Year: 1973 | Vice President and Investment Officer | Since 2005 | Director of CAM; Formerly senior consultant with Deloitte and Touche LLP. | N/A | N/A |
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Name, Address, and Birth Year | Position(s) Held with Fund | Term of Office* and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years | Number of in Fund Complex Overseen by | Other Board Memberships Held by Director | |||||
Andrew Beagley CAM 399 Park Avenue, 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 Birth Year: 1962 | Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Chief Compliance Officer | Since Since | Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of certain mutual funds associated with CAM, Managing Director of CAM (since 2005); Director of CAM (2000-2005); Director of Compliance, North America, CAM (2000-2005); Director of Compliance, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, CAM (from 1999 to 2000); Salomon Brothers Asset Management Limited, Smith Barney Global Capital Management Inc.; formerly Chief Compliance Officer of TIA (from 2002 to 2005) | N/A | N/A | |||||
Robert I. Frenkel CAM 300 First Stamford Place 4th Floor Stamford, CT 06902 Birth Year: 1954 | Secretary and Chief Legal Officer | Since 2003 | Managing Director and General Counsel, Global Mutual Funds for CAM and its predecessor (since 1994); Secretary of CFM (from 2001 to 2004); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of mutual funds associated with CAM | N/A | N/A |
* | Each Director and officer serves until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified. |
** | Mr. Gerken is an “interested person” of the Funds as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, because Mr. Gerken is an officer of SBFM and certain of its affiliates. |
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Important Tax Information (unaudited)
The following information is provided with respect to the distributions paid during the taxable year ended October 31, 2005:
SBLCV | SBLCG | |||||
Record Date: Payable Date: | 12/27/2004 12/28/2004 | | 12/27/2004 12/28/2004 | | ||
Dividends Qualifying for the Dividends Received Deduction for Corporations | 100.00 | % | 100.00 | % | ||
SBAG | SBIACG | ||||||
Record Date: Payable Date: | | 12/27/2004 12/28/2004 | | 12/27/2004 12/28/2004 | | ||
Foreign Source Income | — | 96.12 | %* | ||||
Foreign Taxes Paid Per Share | — | $ | 0.017600 | ||||
Long-Term Capital Gain Dividend | $ | 0.049500 | — | ||||
* | Expressed as a percentage of the cash distribution grossed-up for foreign taxes. |
The foreign taxes paid represent taxes incurred by the Fund on income received by the Fund from foreign sources. Foreign taxes paid may be included in taxable income with an offsetting deduction from gross income or may be taken as a credit for taxes paid to foreign governments. You should consult your tax adviser regarding the appropriate treatment of foreign taxes paid.
Please retain this information for your records.
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Travelers Series Fund Inc.
DIRECTORS Robert A. Frankel Michael E. Gellert R. Jay Gerken, CFA Chairman Rainer Greeven Susan M. Heilbron
OFFICERS R. Jay Gerken, CFA President and Chief Executive Officer
Andrew B. Shoup Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
James M. Giallanza Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Brian Angerame Vice President and Investment Officer
Derek Deutsch Vice President and Investment Officer
Peter Stournaras Vice President and Investment Officer
Alan J. Blake Vice President and Investment Officer
Robert Feitler Vice President and Investment Officer | OFFICERS (continued) Richard A. Freeman Vice President and Investment Officer
Mark J. McAllister, CFA Vice President and Investment Officer
Jeffrey J. Russell Vice President and Investment Officer
Andrew Beagley Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
Robert I. Frenkel Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
INVESTMENT MANAGER Smith Barney Fund
CUSTODIAN State Street Bank and Trust Company
DISTRIBUTORS Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC
TRANSFER AGENT PFPC Inc. P.O. Box 9699 Providence, Rhode Island 02940-9699 |
This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Travelers Series Fund Inc. — Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio, Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio, Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio, Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio and Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio.
This report must be preceded or accompanied by a free prospectus. Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. The prospectus contains this and other important information about the Fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
TRAVELERS SERIES FUND INC.
125 Broad Street
10th Floor, MF-2
New York, New York 10004
FDO3331 12/05 | 05-9444 |
Travelers Series Fund Inc.
Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio
Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio
Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio
Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio
Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio
The Funds are separate investment funds of the Travelers Series Fund Inc., a Maryland corporation.
The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To obtain information on Form N-Q from the Funds, shareholders can call 1-800-451-2010.
Information on how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 and a description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-451-2010, (2) on the Funds’ website at www.citigroupam.com and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS. |
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.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
The Board of Directors of the registrant has determined that Robert A. Frankel, the Chairman of the Board’s Audit Committee, possesses the technical attributes identified in Instruction 2(b) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR to qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” and has designated Mr. Frankel as the Audit Committee’s financial expert. Mr. Frankel is an “independent” Director pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR.
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
(a) | Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the last two fiscal years ending October 31, 2004 and October 31, 2005 (the “Reporting Periods”) for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s principal accountant (the “Auditor”) for the audit of the Registrant’s annual financial statements, or services that are normally provided by the Auditor in connection with the statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for the Reporting Periods, were $342,000 in 2004 and $177,500 in 2005. |
(b) | Audit-Related Fees. There were no fees billed in the Reporting Periods for assurance and related services by the Auditor that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item 4. |
In addition, there were no Audit-Related Fees billed in the Reporting Period for assurance and related services by the Auditor 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 Travelers Series Funds Inc. (“service affiliates”), that were reasonably related to the performance of the annual audit of the service affiliates. Accordingly, there were no such fees that required pre-approval by the Audit Committee for the Reporting Periods (prior to May 6, 2003 services provided by the Auditor were not required to be pre-approved).
(c) | Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed in the Reporting Periods for professional services rendered by the Auditor for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning (“Tax Services”) were $35,400 in 2004 and $37,500 in 2005. These services consisted of (i) review or preparation of U.S. federal, state, local and excise tax returns; (ii) U.S. federal, state and local tax planning, advice and assistance regarding statutory, regulatory or administrative developments, and (iii) tax advice regarding tax qualification matters and/or treatment of various financial instruments held or proposed to be acquired or held. |
There were no fees billed for tax services by the Auditors to service affiliates during the Reporting Periods that required pre-approval by the Audit Committee.
(d) | All Other Fees. There were no other fees billed in the Reporting Periods for products and services provided by the Auditor, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item for the Travelers Series Funds Inc. |
All Other Fees. There were no other non-audit services rendered by the Auditor to Smith Barney Fund Management LLC (“SBFM”), and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with SBFM that provided ongoing services to Travelers Series Funds Inc. requiring pre-approval by the Audit Committee in the Reporting Period.
(e) | Audit Committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c) (7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. |
(1) The Charter for the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of each registered investment company (the “Fund”) advised by Smith Barney Fund Management LLC or Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc. or one of their affiliates (each, an “Adviser”) requires that the Committee shall approve (a) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Fund and (b) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the Fund’s independent auditors to the Adviser and any Covered Service Providers if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. The Committee may implement policies and procedures by which such services are approved other than by the full Committee.
The Committee shall not approve non-audit services that the Committee believes may impair the independence of the auditors. As of the date of the approval of this Audit Committee Charter,
permissible non-audit services include any professional services (including tax services), that are not prohibited services as described below, provided to the Fund by the independent auditors, other than those provided to the Fund in connection with an audit or a review of the financial statements of the Fund. Permissible non-audit services may not include: (i) bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund; (ii) financial information systems design and implementation; (iii) appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or contribution-in-kind reports; (iv) actuarial services; (v) internal audit outsourcing services; (vi) management functions or human resources; (vii) broker or dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services; (viii) legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit; and (ix) any other service the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible.
Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Adviser and any service providers controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Covered Service Providers”) constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the independent auditors during the fiscal year in which the permissible non-audit services are provided to (a) the Fund, (b) the Adviser and (c) any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be approved by the Committee; (ii) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee (or its delegate(s)) prior to the completion of the audit.
(2) For the Travelers Series Funds Inc., the percentage of fees that were approved by the audit committee, with respect to: Audit-Related Fees were 100% and 100% for 2004 and 2005; Tax Fees were 100% and 100% for 2004 and 2005; and Other Fees were 100% and 100% for 2004 and 2005.
(f) | N/A |
(g) | Non-audit fees billed by the Auditor for services rendered to Travelers Series Funds Inc. and CAM and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with CAM that provides ongoing services to Travelers Series Funds Inc. during the reporting period were $0 in 2005 for fees related to the transfer agent matter as fully described in the notes the financial statements titled “additional information” and $75,000 for 2004. |
(h) | Yes. The Travelers Series Funds Inc.’ Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval) is compatible with maintaining the Accountant’s independence. All services provided by the Auditor to the Travelers Series Funds Inc. or to Service Affiliates, which were required to be pre-approved, were pre-approved as required. |
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
Not applicable.
ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. | [RESERVED] |
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. | Not applicable. |
ITEM 11. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
Not applicable.
ITEM 12. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(a) | The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a- 3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 13. | EXHIBITS. |
(a) | Code of Ethics attached hereto. |
Exhibit 99.CODE ETH |
(b) | Attached hereto. |
Exhibit 99.CERT | Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
Exhibit 99.906CERT | Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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, there unto duly authorized.
Travelers Series Fund Inc. | ||
By: | /s/ R. JAY GERKEN | |
R. Jay Gerken | ||
Chief Executive Officer of | ||
Travelers Series Fund Inc. |
Date: January 6, 2006
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: | /s/ R. JAY GERKEN | |
(R. Jay Gerken) | ||
Chief Executive Officer of | ||
Travelers Series Fund Inc. |
Date: January 6, 2006
By: | /s/ JAMES M. GIALLANZA | |
(James M. Giallanza) | ||
Chief Financial Officer of | ||
Travelers Series Fund Inc. |
Date: January 6, 2006