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 811-08932
Artisan Funds, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
875 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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Janet D. Olsen | | Alyssa Albertelli |
Artisan Funds, Inc. | | Ropes & Gray LLP |
875 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800 | | One Metro Center |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 | | 700 12th Street, N.W., Suite 900 |
| | Washington, D.C. 20005-3948 |
(Name and address of agents for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (414) 390-6100
Date of fiscal year end: 9/30/10
Date of reporting period: 9/30/10
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Item 1. | Reports to Shareholders. |
ANNUAL
REPORT
September 30, 2010
ARTISAN GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
ARTISAN GLOBAL VALUE FUND
ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL FUND
ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND
ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND
ARTISAN MID CAP FUND
ARTISAN MID CAP VALUE FUND
ARTISAN OPPORTUNISTIC GROWTH FUND
ARTISAN OPPORTUNISTIC VALUE FUND
ARTISAN SMALL CAP FUND
ARTISAN SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
INVESTOR SHARES
ARTISAN FUNDS
P.O. BOX 8412
BOSTON, MA 02266-8412
This report and the audited financial statements contained herein are provided for the general information of the shareholders of Artisan Funds. Before investing, investors should consider carefully each Fund’s investment objective, risks and charges and expenses. For a prospectus, which contains that information and more information about each Fund, please call 800.344.1770 or visit our website at www.artisanfunds.com. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Company discussions are for illustration only and are not intended as recommendations of individual stocks. The discussions present information about the companies believed to be accurate, and the views of the portfolio managers, as of September 30, 2010. That information and those views may change, and the Funds disclaim any obligation to advise shareholders of any such changes. Artisan Emerging Markets Fund, Artisan International Fund, Artisan International Value Fund and Artisan Mid Cap Fund offer other classes of shares. Reports on each of the other classes are available under separate cover.
Artisan Funds offered through Artisan Distributors LLC, member FINRA.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTISAN GLOBAL EQUITY FUND (ARTHX)
INVESTMENT PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS
Artisan Global Equity Fund employs a fundamental stock selection process focused on identifying long-term growth opportunities. The investment team’s thematic approach identifies catalysts for change and develops investment themes with the objective of capitalizing on them globally.
Themes. Changing demographics, developing technology, privatization of economic resources, outsourcing and infrastructure are among the long-term catalysts for change that currently form the basis for our investment themes. The team incorporates these catalysts along with sector and regional fundamentals into a long-term global framework for investment analysis and decision-making.
Sustainable Growth. The team applies a fundamental approach to identifying the long-term, sustainable growth characteristics of potential investments. The team seeks high quality companies that are well managed, have a dominant or improving market position and competitive advantages compared to industry and regional peers.
Valuation. The team assesses the relationship between its estimate of a company’s sustainable growth prospects and its stock price. The team utilizes multiple valuation metrics to establish price targets.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
GROWTH OF AN ASSUMED $10,000 INVESTMENT (3/29/2010 to 9/30/2010)
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TOTAL RETURNS (as of 9/30/2010)
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Fund / Index | | Since Inception(1) | |
Artisan Global Equity Fund | | | 2.30 | % |
MSCI ACWISM (All Country World Index) | | | 0.57 | |
(1) | For the period from commencement of operations (March 29, 2010) through September 30, 2010; not annualized. |
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s return may vary greatly over short periods, and current performance may be materially lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The Fund’s investments in initial public offerings (IPOs) made a material contribution to the Fund’s performance. IPO investments are not an integral component of the Fund’s investment process and may not be available in the future. For current to most recent month-end performance information, visit www.artisanfunds.com or call 800.344.1770. The graph and table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or sale of Fund shares. The performance shown does not reflect the deduction of a 2% redemption fee on shares held by an investor for 90 days or less and, if reflected, the fee would reduce the performance quoted. The Fund’s performance information reflects Artisan Partners’ contractual agreement to limit the Fund’s expenses to no more than 1.50%, which may be terminated at any time, has been in effect since the Fund’s inception and has had a material impact on the Fund’s performance, which would have been lower in its absence. See page 108 for a description of the index.
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INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
Spurred by a stream of see-sawing macro news, investor sentiment ran back and forth during the period from the Fund’s inception on March 29, 2010 through September 30, 2010. Towards the end of the period, concerns over European sovereign debt issues abated, results from the European bank stress tests were generally positive and improved economic data from the U.S. and China was published, driving the MSCI All Country World IndexSM out of negative territory to end up 0.57%. There were wide variances within the Index during this period with regional returns ranging from 8.88% for emerging markets to -1.57% in the Americas, and sector returns from 10.27% for telecom to -3.20% for financials.
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
The Fund returned 2.30% for the period from its inception through September 30, 2010. Our relative outperformance was driven by our holdings in the consumer discretionary, financials and consumer staples sectors, which generated many of the portfolio’s top contributors. One of our standout performers was Chinese restaurant chain operator Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Co., Ltd. The company went public in September 2010 and we participated in the IPO. Due to the quick run-up in share price, we sold our position shortly after our purchase. Other top contributors included Brazilian commercial bank Banco Daycoval SA and Swiss packaged food company Nestle SA. On a regional basis, our emerging markets names were our greatest source of absolute and relative strength, with the strongest contribution from China and Brazil. Our European holdings, especially those in France and the United Kingdom, also fared better than those in the Index.
On the downside, our holdings in the energy and telecom sectors lagged those in the Index and detracted from relative results. Weakness in our Japanese and United States holdings also weighed on our results. Detractors from relative performance were Hong Kong life-style products holding company Esprit Holdings Limited, Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited and Japanese oil and natural gas holding company INPEX CORPORATION. With the exception of INPEX CORPORATION, these positions were all sold during the period.
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
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Sector | | 9/30/10 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 14.0 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 15.3 | |
Energy | | | 3.9 | |
Financials | | | 20.9 | |
Healthcare | | | 8.4 | |
Industrials | | | 9.7 | |
Information Technology | | | 21.0 | |
Materials | | | 7.4 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | (0.6 | ) |
Total | | | 100.0 | % |
As a percentage of total net assets.
REGION ALLOCATION
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Region | | 9/30/10 | |
Europe | | | 40.4 | % |
Americas | | | 28.5 | |
Emerging Markets | | | 21.4 | |
Pacific Basin | | | 10.3 | |
As a percentage of total net assets.
FUND CHANGES
We attempt to identify companies with attractive growth rates, trading at reasonable valuations, with exposure to the long-term themes we have identified. Some of our purchases during the period included French power distribution and automation systems manufacturer Schneider Electric SA, Indian housing finance provider Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. and Hong Kong-based resorts and casino operator Sands China Ltd. Sales during the period included Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (AmBev), Covidien plc and Nitori Co., Ltd.
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ARTISAN GLOBAL VALUE FUND (ARTGX)
INVESTMENT PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS
Artisan Global Value Fund employs a bottom-up investment process to construct a diversified portfolio of securities of undervalued U.S. and non-U.S. companies. The Fund’s investment process is focused on identifying what the investment team considers to be high quality, undervalued businesses that offer the potential for superior risk/reward outcomes. The team’s in-depth research process focuses on four key investment characteristics:
Undervaluation. Determining the intrinsic value of the business is the heart of the team’s research process. The team believes that intrinsic value represents the amount that a buyer would pay to own a company’s future cash flows. The team seeks to invest at a significant discount to the team’s estimate of the intrinsic value of a business.
Business quality. The team seeks to invest in companies with histories of generating strong free cash flow, improving returns on capital and strong competitive positions in their industries.
Financial strength. The team believes that investing in companies with strong balance sheets helps to reduce the potential for capital risk and provides company management the ability to build value when attractive opportunities are available.
Shareholder-oriented management. The team’s research process attempts to identify management teams with a history of building value for shareholders.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
GROWTH OF AN ASSUMED $10,000 INVESTMENT (12/10/2007 to 9/30/2010)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (as of 9/30/2010)
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Fund / Index | | 1-Year | | | Since Inception | |
Artisan Global Value Fund | | | 10.98 | % | | | -1.21 | % |
MSCI ACWISM (All Country World Index) | | | 8.42 | | | | -8.39 | |
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current to most recent month-end performance information, visit www.artisanfunds.com or call 800.344.1770. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or sale of Fund shares. The performance shown does not reflect the deduction of a 2% redemption fee on shares held by an investor for 90 days or less and, if reflected, the fee would reduce the performance quoted. The Fund’s performance information reflects Artisan Partners’ contractual agreement to limit the Fund’s expenses to no more than 1.50%, which has been in effect since the Fund’s inception and has had a material impact on the Fund’s performance, which would have been lower in its absence. See page 108 for a description of the index.
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INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
Investors see-sawed between the fear of a double-dip recession and the hope for economic recovery during the year ended September 30, 2010, but global equities, as measured by the MSCI All Country World IndexSM, ultimately posted a gain. By the end of the fiscal year, concerns related to the European debt crisis had eased, the results of the EU bank stress tests had been published and many companies had reported an improvement in earnings results.
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
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Sector | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 21.5 | % | | | 16.8 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 14.2 | | | | 11.5 | |
Energy | | | 2.3 | | | | 2.2 | |
Financials | | | 22.6 | | | | 26.8 | |
Healthcare | | | 9.3 | | | | 8.6 | |
Industrials | | | 14.5 | | | | 17.9 | |
Information Technology | | | 9.1 | | | | 10.1 | |
Materials | | | 2.4 | | | | 1.0 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 4.1 | | | | 5.1 | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
As a percentage of total net assets.
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
During the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2010, Artisan Global Value Fund gained 10.98%, outperforming the MSCI All Country World IndexSM, which increased 8.42% over the same period.
Performance of the following stocks had a positive impact on the portfolio during the year: Experian PLC, a U.K. credit information firm; American Express Company, a credit card company; Compass Group PLC, a contract caterer; Tyco Electronics Ltd., an electronic components manufacturer; and Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG, a Swiss logistics provider.
Notable detractors included: Pargesa Holding SA, a Swiss holding company; Home Retail Group plc, a U.K. home and general merchandise retailer; Lockheed Martin Corporation, a defense contractor; The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, a custodian of financial assets; and Apollo Group, Inc., a for-profit education company.
REGION ALLOCATION
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Region | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Americas | | | 43.0 | % | | | 51.7 | % |
Europe | | | 45.2 | | | | 37.9 | |
Pacific Basin | | | 6.4 | | | | 5.3 | |
Emerging Markets | | | 1.3 | | | | — | |
As a percentage of total net assets.
FUND CHANGES
We remained focused on the intersection of balance sheet strength, business quality and valuation during the past year. We added several new U.S. stocks to the portfolio, including previously mentioned Lockheed Martin Corporation, MasterCard Incorporated, a payment solutions company; Becton, Dickinson and Company, a maker of medical products; and Accenture plc, a management and technology consulting firm. Another addition to the portfolio during the period was BAE Systems plc, a U.K. defense firm. Our sales included: Covidien plc, Dell Inc., Societe Television Francaise 1 and Wolters Kluwer NV. We also bought and sold previously mentioned Apollo Group, Inc. and Sysco Corporation during the period.
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ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL FUND (ARTIX)
INVESTMENT PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS
Artisan International Fund employs a fundamental stock selection process focused on identifying long-term growth opportunities.
Themes. The investment team’s thematic approach identifies catalysts for change and develops investment themes with the objective of capitalizing on them globally. Changing demographics, developing technology, privatization of economic resources, outsourcing and infrastructure are among the long-term catalysts for change that currently form the basis for the team’s investment themes. The team incorporates these catalysts along with sector and regional fundamentals into a long-term global framework for investment analysis and decision-making.
Sustainable Growth. The team applies a fundamental approach to identifying the long term, sustainable growth characteristics of potential investments. The team seeks high quality companies that are well managed, have a dominant or improving market position and competitive advantages compared to industry and regional peers.
Valuation. The team assesses the relationship between its estimate of a company’s sustainable growth prospects and the company’s stock price. The team uses multiple valuation metrics to establish price targets.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
GROWTH OF AN ASSUMED $10,000 INVESTMENT (12/28/1995 to 9/30/2010)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (as of 9/30/2010)
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Fund / Index | | 1-Year | | | 3-Year | | | 5-Year | | | 10-Year | | | Since Inception | |
Artisan International Fund | | | 3.27 | % | | | -8.78 | % | | | 3.20 | % | | | 2.44 | % | | | 9.83 | % |
MSCI EAFE® Growth Index | | | 8.41 | | | | -8.37 | | | | 2.78 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 2.90 | |
MSCI EAFE® Index | | | 3.27 | | | | -9.51 | | | | 1.97 | | | | 2.56 | | | | 4.32 | |
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current to most recent month-end performance information, visit www.artisanfunds.com or call 800.344.1770. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or sale of Fund shares. The performance shown does not reflect the deduction of a 2% redemption fee on shares held by an investor for 90 days or less and, if reflected, the fee would reduce the performance quoted. See page 108 for a description of each index.
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INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
The MSCI EAFE® Index was up 3.27% during the one-year period ended September 30, 2010. Month-by-month returns were evidence of continued volatility in international markets. Through much of the period, market sentiment was impacted by concerns about the sovereign debt issues within the EU, a possible economic slowdown in China and weakness in the euro. However, the generally positive results of the European bank stress tests and improved economic data from the U.S. and China helped boost investor sentiment in the final months of the fiscal year, which drove full period performance meaningfully higher. There was a wide margin between the best and worst performing market sectors in the MSCI EAFE® Index. The consumer staples, materials, consumer discretionary and industrials sectors each posted gains in excess of 10% during the period, while financials and utilities stocks fell more than 7%.
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
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Sector | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 12.1 | % | | | 19.2 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 14.2 | | | | 15.4 | |
Energy | | | 4.5 | | | | — | |
Financials | | | 30.7 | | | | 24.4 | |
Healthcare | | | 10.1 | | | | 5.3 | |
Industrials | | | 11.2 | | | | 16.4 | |
Information Technology | | | 6.4 | | | | 9.3 | |
Materials | | | 6.6 | | | | 6.6 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 1.6 | | | | 1.3 | |
Utilities | | | 1.5 | | | | 0.4 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 1.1 | | | | 1.7 | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
As a percentage of total net assets.
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
The Fund ended the period with a return of 3.27%, performing in line with the MSCI EAFE® Index, but trailing the MSCI EAFE® Growth Index. Relative to the MSCI EAFE® Index, we benefited from the outperformance of our stocks in the consumer discretionary, financials and technology sectors. Our exposure to emerging markets was beneficial as our Chinese holdings meaningfully outpaced the overall market. We also benefited from our underweight exposure to Japan, which was among the worst performing countries in the Index.
Multinational food company Nestle SA, Internet search engine operator Baidu, Inc., rail and freight services provider Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, gases and engineering company Linde AG and auto manufacturer Daimler AG were among our best performers during the period. On the downside, several of our European financial holdings were among our biggest decliners over the past year. Included in that group were ING Groep N.V. (Netherlands) and Intesa Sanpaolo (Italy), as well as three positions that we sold during the period, Societe Generale (France), The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (Ireland) and Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland).
REGION ALLOCATION
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Region | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Europe | | | 68.7 | % | | | 60.9 | % |
Pacific Basin | | | 9.5 | | | | 20.2 | |
Emerging Markets | | | 13.9 | | | | 11.0 | |
Americas | | | 6.8 | | | | 6.2 | |
As a percentage of total net assets.
FUND CHANGES
We attempt to identify companies with attractive growth rates, trading at reasonable valuations, with exposure to the long-term themes we have identified. We added the following stocks to our portfolio during the period: communications services provider WPP plc, Hong Kong property developer Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, Japanese telecommunications services provider SOFTBANK Corp, Swiss temporary staffing firm Adecco SA, Swiss watch and jewelry manufacturer Swatch Group AG and Amadeus IT Holding SA, a Spanish computer reservation systems provider for the travel industry. Sales during the period included Accor S.A., ICICI Bank Limited, Novartis AG, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Smith & Nephew PLC and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
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ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND (ARTJX)
INVESTMENT PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS
Artisan International Small Cap Fund employs a fundamental stock selection process focused on identifying long-term growth opportunities among small non-U.S. companies.
Themes. The investment team’s thematic approach identifies catalysts for change and develops investment themes with the objective of capitalizing on them globally. Changing demographics, developing technology, privatization of economic resources, outsourcing and infrastructure are among the long-term catalysts for change that currently form the basis for the team’s investment themes. The team incorporates these catalysts along with sector and regional fundamentals into a long-term global framework for investment analysis and decision-making.
Sustainable Growth. The team applies a fundamental approach to identifying the long term, sustainable growth characteristics of potential investments. The team seeks high quality companies that are well managed, have a dominant or improving market position and competitive advantages compared to industry and regional peers.
Valuation. The team assesses the relationship between its estimate of a company’s sustainable growth prospects and the company’s stock price. The team uses multiple valuation metrics to establish price targets.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
GROWTH OF AN ASSUMED $10,000 INVESTMENT (12/21/2001 to 9/30/2010)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (as of 9/30/2010)
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Fund / Index | | 1-Year | | | 3-Year | | | 5-Year | | | Since Inception | |
Artisan International Small Cap Fund | | | 12.60 | % | | | -5.80 | % | | | 7.79 | % | | | 15.43 | % |
MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index | | | 8.04 | | | | -6.86 | | | | 2.07 | | | | 11.39 | |
MSCI EAFE® Index | | | 3.27 | | | | -9.51 | | | | 1.97 | | | | 6.42 | |
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current to most recent month-end performance information, visit www.artisanfunds.com or call 800.344.1770. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or sale of Fund shares. The performance shown does not reflect the deduction of a 2% redemption fee on shares held by an investor for 90 days or less and, if reflected, the fee would reduce the performance quoted. See page 108 for a description of each index.
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INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
International markets were volatile over the one-year period ended September 30, 2010, as investors tried to digest a swell of see-sawing macro news. Towards the end of the period, concerns over European sovereign debt issues abated and improved economic data from the U.S. and China was published. International small-cap stocks fared better in this environment than their large-cap counterparts and the MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index ended the period up 8.04%. Each sector in the MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index posted a gain with telecom and materials emerging as sector leaders with double digit returns. Gains for the financials sector were modest, due in part to declines in European banks.
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
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Sector | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 21.8 | % | | | 33.1 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 20.7 | | | | 15.6 | |
Financials | | | 17.2 | | | | 6.5 | |
Healthcare | | | 8.4 | | | | 4.4 | |
Industrials | | | 16.8 | | | | 22.5 | |
Information Technology | | | 8.8 | | | | 8.9 | |
Materials | | | 3.5 | | | | 4.0 | |
Utilities | | | — | | | | 4.2 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 2.8 | | | | 0.8 | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
As a percentage of total net assets.
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
The Fund ended the period with a return of 12.60%, outpacing the MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index and MSCI EAFE® Index (which gained 3.27%). Our outperformance relative to the MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index stemmed mainly from our holdings in the consumer staples, industrials and financials sectors, which generated many of the portfolio’s top contributors. These included Turkish beverage bottler Coca-Cola Icecek AS, Hong Kong-based Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) Limited, Chinese personal hygiene product company Hengan International Group Company Limited and Swiss elevator company Schindler Holding AG. Regionally, relative to the Index, we benefited from our Pacific Basin holdings, especially in Hong Kong and Japan, which outpaced those in the Index and our emerging markets names, led by Turkey, China and Egypt, were positive.
On the downside, our consumer discretionary names, particularly those in the United Kingdom, hindered absolute and relative results and our European names in general also underperformed those in the MSCI EAFE® Small Cap Index. Among the detractors were British food manufacturer Premier Foods PLC, German home improvement retailer Praktiker Bau-und Heimwerkermaerkte Holding AG, Swiss dental implant company Nobel Biocare Holding AG and U.K. internet gaming company 888 Holdings PLC. With the exception of Premier Foods PLC, these positions were all sold during the period.
REGION ALLOCATION
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Region | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Europe | | | 61.4 | % | | | 58.4 | % |
Emerging Markets | | | 23.3 | | | | 25.1 | |
Pacific Basin | | | 10.2 | | | | 12.8 | |
Americas | | | 2.3 | | | | 2.9 | |
As a percentage of total net assets.
FUND CHANGES
Our process entails looking for secular growth companies within our preferred long-term themes at reasonable valuations. Some of our purchases during the period included British media holding company Aegis Group plc, Dutch technical services provider Imtech NV, Irish packaging manufacturer Smurfit Kappa Group PLC, and market research companies GfK SE, which is based in Germany, and Ipsos, which is based in France. Sales during the period included SSL International plc, bwin Interactive Entertainment AG, Cafe De Coral Holdings Limited, AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. and CP ALL PCL.
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ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND (ARTKX)
INVESTMENT PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS
Artisan International Value Fund employs a bottom-up investment process to construct a diversified portfolio of stocks of undervalued non-U.S. companies. The Fund’s investment process is focused on identifying what the investment team believes are high quality, undervalued businesses that offer the potential for superior risk/reward outcomes. The team’s in-depth research process focuses on four key investment characteristics:
Undervaluation. Determining the intrinsic value of the business is the heart of the team’s research process. The team believes that intrinsic value represents the amount that a buyer would pay to own a company’s future cash flows. The team seeks to invest at a significant discount to its estimate of the intrinsic value of a business.
Business quality. The team seeks to invest in companies with histories of generating strong free cash flow, improving returns on capital and strong competitive positions in their industries.
Financial strength. The team believes that investing in companies with strong balance sheets helps to reduce the potential for capital risk and provides company management the ability to build value when attractive opportunities are available.
Shareholder-oriented management. The team’s research process attempts to identify management teams with a history of building value for shareholders.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
GROWTH OF AN ASSUMED $10,000 INVESTMENT (9/23/2002 to 9/30/2010)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (as of 9/30/2010)
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Fund / Index | | 1-Year | | | 3-Year | | | 5-Year | | | Since Inception | |
Artisan International Value Fund | | | 10.39 | % | | | -0.91 | % | | | 6.68 | % | | | 15.72 | % |
MSCI EAFE® Value Index | | | -1.67 | | | | -10.72 | | | | 1.09 | | | | 10.47 | |
MSCI EAFE® Index | | | 3.27 | | | | -9.51 | | | | 1.97 | | | | 9.95 | |
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current to most recent month-end performance information, visit www.artisanfunds.com or call 800.344.1770. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or sale of Fund shares. The performance shown does not reflect the deduction of a 2% redemption fee on shares held by an investor for 90 days or less and, if reflected, the fee would reduce the performance quoted. See page 108 for a description of each index.
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INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
Investors see-sawed between the fear of a double-dip recession and the hope for economic recovery during the year ended September 30, 2010, but international equities, as measured by the MSCI EAFE® Index, ultimately posted a gain. By the end of the fiscal year, concerns related to the European debt crisis had eased, the results of the EU bank stress tests had been published and many companies had reported an improvement in earnings results.
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
| | | | | | | | |
Sector | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 23.4 | % | | | 22.7 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 10.0 | | | | 9.2 | |
Energy | | | 4.7 | | | | 4.5 | |
Financials | | | 17.9 | | | | 21.1 | |
Healthcare | | | 8.8 | | | | 7.3 | |
Industrials | | | 14.6 | | | | 18.1 | |
Information Technology | | | 6.1 | | | | 7.7 | |
Materials | | | 3.2 | | | | 3.2 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 1.4 | | | | — | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 9.9 | | | | 6.2 | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
As a percentage of total net assets.
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
During the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2010, the Fund gained 10.39%, outperforming the MSCI EAFE® and MSCI EAFE® Value Indices.
Performance of the following stocks had a positive impact on the portfolio during the year: Experian PLC, a U.K. credit information firm; Compass Group PLC, a contract caterer; Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG, a Swiss logistics provider; Tyco Electronics Ltd., an electronic components manufacturer; and Givaudan SA, a flavor and fragrance maker.
Notable detractors included: Pargesa Holding SA, a Swiss holding company; SANKYO CO., LTD., a Japanese pachinko machine manufacturer; Daiwa Securities Group Inc., a Japanese financial services firm; Qinetiq Group PLC, a defense technology contractor; and Home Retail Group plc, a U.K. home and general merchandise retailer.
REGION ALLOCATION
| | | | | | | | |
Region | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Europe | | | 64.2 | % | | | 63.8 | % |
Americas | | | 13.0 | | | | 18.5 | |
Pacific Basin | | | 10.2 | | | | 11.1 | |
Emerging Markets | | | 2.7 | | | | 0.4 | |
As a percentage of total net assets.
FUND CHANGES
We remained focused on the intersection of balance sheet strength, business quality and valuation during the past year. Some of the more recent additions to the portfolio were Carlsberg A/S, an international brewer; BAE Systems plc, a U.K. defense firm; and HeidelbergCement AG, a German producer of aggregates and cement. We exited our position in ARA Asset Management Limited during the period.
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ARTISAN MID CAP FUND (ARTMX)
INVESTMENT PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS
Artisan Mid Cap Fund employs a bottom-up investment process to construct a diversified portfolio of primarily U.S. mid-cap growth companies. The Fund’s investment process focuses on two distinct areas – security selection and capital allocation.
The Fund’s investment team attempts to identify companies that possess franchise characteristics that are selling at attractive valuations and benefiting from an accelerating profit cycle.
Franchise characteristics. These are characteristics that the team believes help to protect a company’s stream of cash flow from the effects of competition. The team looks for companies with at least two of the following characteristics: low cost production capability, possession of a proprietary asset, dominant market share or a defensible brand name.
Attractive valuations. Through its own fundamental research, the team estimates the amount a buyer would pay to buy the entire company (the company’s “intrinsic value” or “private market value”) and considers whether to purchase a stock if it sells at a discount to that estimate.
Accelerating profit cycle. The team tries to invest in companies that are well positioned for long-term growth, at an early enough stage in their profit cycle to benefit from the increased cash flows produced by the profit cycle.
Based on the investment team’s fundamental analysis of a company’s profit cycle, portfolio holdings develop through three stages. GardenSM investments are small positions in the early part of their profit cycle that will warrant a more sizeable allocation once their profit cycle accelerates. CropSM investments are positions that are being increased to a full weight because they are moving through the strongest part of their profit cycle. HarvestSM investments are positions that are being reduced as they near the team’s estimate of full valuation or their profit cycle begins to decelerate.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
GROWTH OF AN ASSUMED $10,000 INVESTMENT (6/27/1997 to 9/30/2010)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (as of 9/30/2010)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund / Index | | 1-Year | | | 3-Year | | | 5-Year | | | 10-Year | | | Since Inception | |
Artisan Mid Cap Fund | | | 21.71 | % | | | -1.12 | % | | | 6.16 | % | | | 3.48 | % | | | 13.51 | % |
Russell Midcap® Growth Index | | | 18.27 | | | | -3.90 | | | | 2.86 | | | | -0.88 | | | | 5.67 | |
Russell Midcap® Index | | | 17.54 | | | | -4.16 | | | | 2.60 | | | | 4.86 | | | | 7.72 | |
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current to most recent month-end performance information, visit www.artisanfunds.com or call 800.344.1770. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or sale of Fund shares. See page 108 for a description of each index.
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INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, strong earnings reports and evidence that economic and business conditions were steadily improving lifted mid-cap stocks higher. The Russell Midcap® Index gained 17.54% in the period. Growth stocks were slightly favored versus value stocks in the mid-cap market segment as the Russell Midcap® Growth Index advanced 18.27%, while the Russell Midcap® Value Index returned 16.93%. Within the Russell Midcap® Growth Index, most sectors earned double-digit percentage gains. Among the strongest performing sectors were telecommunication services, consumer discretionary and technology, each rising more than 20%. The energy and utilities sectors were the only groups to finish with losses.
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
| | | | | | | | |
Sector | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 16.0 | % | | | 20.7 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 3.0 | | | | — | |
Energy | | | 2.1 | | | | 5.0 | |
Financials | | | 6.5 | | | | 7.4 | |
Healthcare | | | 17.8 | | | | 12.4 | |
Industrials | | | 13.2 | | | | 18.7 | |
Information Technology | | | 34.7 | | | | 33.5 | |
Materials | | | 2.4 | | | | — | |
Exchange Traded Funds | | | 0.7 | | | | — | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 3.6 | | | | 2.3 | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
As a percentage of total net assets.
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
The Fund returned 21.71% in the period, outperforming the Russell Midcap® and Russell Midcap® Growth indices. The technology, energy and industrials sectors were key sources of strength for the Fund. In the technology sector, returns were led by ARM Holdings PLC, a developer and licenser of microprocessors, Citrix Systems, Inc., a provider of application delivery software and MercadoLibre, Inc., a Latin American e-commerce company, among others. Top contributors in the energy and industrials sectors included energy services and equipment provider Smith International, Inc., Cummins Inc., a manufacturer of diesel engines, and Precision Castparts Corp., a producer of complex metal components.
Our holdings in the health care and financials sectors were sources of weakness compared to the benchmark. Our underperformers in the health care sector included NuVasive, Inc., a medical device company, and athenahealth, Inc., a clinical billing software provider. Our results in the financials sector suffered from our lack of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) relative to the Russell Midcap® Growth Index and a negative return by derivatives exchange operator CME Group Inc.
FUND CHANGES
The most notable changes to the portfolio during the period were increased exposures to the industrials and consumer discretionary sectors and a reduced weighting in the health care sector. In the industrials sector, we added to our position in transportation and logistics services provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. and purchased engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. and electrical products manufacturer Cooper Industries plc. In the consumer discretionary sector, we added to our position in air compressor manufacturer BorgWarner Inc. and purchased apparel company Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation and casino and resort operator Wynn Resorts, Limited. Other purchases included medical equipment manufacturer Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, electronic commerce business operator GSI Commerce, Inc. and auto systems and components manufacturer Gardner Denver, Inc.
Our reduced weighting in the health care sector was due in part to the sale of C.R. Bard, Inc. and a reduced position in Cerner Corporation. In addition to these sales, our new purchases were funded in part by the sales of Smith International, Inc., Hansen Natural Corporation, Analog Devices, Inc., NVIDIA Corporation, and Agrium Inc., among others.
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ARTISAN MID CAP VALUE FUND (ARTQX)
INVESTMENT PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS
Artisan Mid Cap Value Fund employs a bottom-up investment process to construct a diversified portfolio of stocks of medium-sized U.S. companies that the investment team believes are undervalued, in solid financial condition and have attractive business economics. The team believes companies with these characteristics are less likely to experience eroding values over the long term.
Attractive valuation. The team values a business using what it believes are reasonable expectations for the long-term earnings power and capitalization rates of that business. This results in a range of values for the company that the team believes would be reasonable. The team generally will purchase a security if the stock price falls below or toward the lower end of that range.
Sound financial condition. The team favors companies with an acceptable level of debt and positive cash flow. At a minimum, the team tries to avoid companies that have so much debt that management may be unable to make decisions that would be in the best interests of the companies’ shareholders.
Attractive business economics. The team favors cash-producing businesses that it believes are capable of earning acceptable returns on capital over the company’s business cycle.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
GROWTH OF AN ASSUMED $10,000 INVESTMENT (3/28/2001 to 9/30/2010)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (as of 9/30/2010)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund / Index | | 1-Year | | | 3-Year | | | 5-Year | | | Since Inception | |
Artisan Mid Cap Value Fund | | | 12.35 | % | | | 0.01 | % | | | 4.18 | % | | | 10.19 | % |
Russell Midcap® Value Index | | | 16.93 | | | | -4.78 | | | | 1.97 | | | | 7.77 | |
Russell Midcap® Index | | | 17.54 | | | | -4.16 | | | | 2.60 | | | | 6.86 | |
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current to most recent month-end performance information, visit www.artisanfunds.com or call 800.344.1770. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or sale of Fund shares. See page 108 for a description of each index.
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INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
The Russell Midcap® and Russell Midcap® Value indices gained 17.54% and 16.93%, respectively, during the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2010. Over the last year, economic uncertainties and market volatility have run high, with sector leaders and laggards alternating frequently. For the period as a whole, the telecom sector was up the strongest, returning more than 30%. The traditionally cyclical sectors, including consumer discretionary, technology and industrials, also posted strong gains, while the more traditionally defensive sectors, including utilities and consumer staples, trailed.
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
| | | | | | | | |
Sector | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 12.3 | % | | | 7.9 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 6.9 | | | | 6.0 | |
Energy | | | 10.3 | | | | 8.4 | |
Financials | | | 13.9 | | | | 18.1 | |
Healthcare | | | 6.8 | | | | 4.2 | |
Industrials | | | 22.9 | | | | 20.6 | |
Information Technology | | | 16.4 | | | | 22.9 | |
Utilities | | | 3.1 | | | | 8.6 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 7.4 | | | | 3.3 | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
As a percentage of total net assets.
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
With a return of 12.35%, the Fund participated in the up market during the period but fell short of the Russell Midcap® Value and Russell Midcap® Indices. Our top contributors for the year were a broad group, coming from the following sectors: energy (oil and gas exploration and production company Cimarex Energy Co.); technology (human resources specialist Hewitt Associates, Inc.); consumer discretionary (fast food chain Burger King Holdings, Inc. and toy company Mattel, Inc.); industrials (light fixtures company Acuity Brands, Inc. and electrical and electronic products manufacturer Hubbell Inc.); and financials (property and casualty insurers Arch Capital Group Ltd. and Alleghany Corporation). Relative to the Russell Midcap® Value Index, we benefited from positive stock selection in health care, led by drug distributor Cardinal Health, Inc., which we sold during the period, and managed care services provider CIGNA Corporation. Our underweight position in the energy sector and within the financial sector, our lack of investment in banks and minimal exposure to diversified financials, also helped relative returns.
Our underperformance relative to the Russell Midcap® Value Index over the last year was largely due to weaknesses among our industrials and consumer discretionary holdings. Within the industrials sector, uniform rental company Cintas Corporation, aerospace and defense company L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc., commercial information provider The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, and engineering and construction company Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. were among our biggest relative detractors. Tax preparer H&R Block, Inc. accounted for the majority of our underperformance in the consumer discretionary sector. Our overweight position in the relatively weak technology sector and our lack of investment in the strong materials and telecom sectors also weighed on relative returns.
FUND CHANGES
We seek companies that reflect the three characteristics of our investment process: attractive valuation, sound financial condition and attractive business economics. During the period, we initiated a number of new positions, including semiconductor equipment supplier Applied Materials, Inc., professional services company Towers Watson & Co., electronic production equipment provider SYNOPSYS, INC., and oil and gas exploration and production companies Southwestern Energy Company and Range Resources Corporation.
These purchases were partially funded with the sales of EOG Resources, Inc., PPL Corporation, Robert Half International Inc., GATX Corporation and BorgWarner Inc., among others.
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ARTISAN OPPORTUNISTIC GROWTH FUND (ARTRX)
INVESTMENT PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS
Artisan Opportunistic Growth Fund employs a bottom-up investment process to construct a diversified portfolio of growth companies across a broad capitalization range. The Fund’s investment process focuses on two distinct areas – security selection and capital allocation.
The Fund’s investment team attempts to identify companies that possess franchise characteristics that are selling at attractive valuations and benefiting from an accelerating profit cycle.
Franchise characteristics. These are characteristics that the team believes help to protect a company’s stream of cash flow from the effects of competition. The team looks for companies with at least two of the following characteristics: low cost production capability, possession of a proprietary asset, dominant market share or a defensible brand name.
Attractive valuations. Through its own fundamental research, the team estimates the amount a buyer would pay to buy the entire company (the company’s “intrinsic value” or “private market value”) and considers whether to purchase a stock if it sells at a discount to that estimate.
Accelerating profit cycle. The team tries to invest in companies that are well positioned for long-term growth, at an early enough stage in their profit cycle to benefit from the increased cash flows produced by the profit cycle.
Based on the investment team’s fundamental analysis of a company’s profit cycle, portfolio holdings develop through three stages. GardenSM investments are small positions in the early part of their profit cycle that will warrant a more sizeable allocation once their profit cycle accelerates. CropSM investments are positions that are being increased to a full weight because they are moving through the strongest part of their profit cycle. HarvestSM investments are positions that are being reduced as they near the team’s estimate of full valuation or their profit cycle begins to decelerate.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
GROWTH OF AN ASSUMED $10,000 INVESTMENT (9/22/2008 to 9/30/2010)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (as of 9/30/2010)
| | | | | | | | |
Fund / Index | | 1-Year | | | Since Inception | |
Artisan Opportunistic Growth Fund | | | 20.24 | % | | | 4.78 | % |
Russell 1000® Growth Index | | | 12.65 | | | | 2.89 | |
Russell 1000® Index | | | 10.75 | | | | 0.06 | |
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Fund’s return may vary greatly over short periods, and current performance may be materially lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current to most recent month-end performance information, visit www.artisanfunds.com or call 800.344.1770. The table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or sale of Fund shares. The Fund’s performance information reflects Artisan Partners’ contractual agreement to limit the Fund’s expenses to no more than 1.50%, which has been in effect since the Fund’s inception and has had a material impact on the Fund’s performance, which would have been lower in its absence. See page 108 for a description of each index.
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INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, strong earnings reports and evidence that economic and business conditions were steadily improving presented a positive environment for stocks. The Russell 1000® Index gained 10.75% during the period. Growth stocks were favored versus value stocks as the Russell 1000® Growth Index advanced 12.65%, while its value counterpart returned 8.90%. Within the Russell 1000® Index, most sectors had positive returns. The consumer discretionary, industrials and telecommunication services sectors were leaders, each rising more than 19%. The financials and energy sectors were laggards, finishing with returns of approximately -1% and +5%, respectively.
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
| | | | | | | | |
Sector | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 15.1 | % | | | 14.5 | % |
Energy | | | 4.3 | | | | 2.2 | |
Financials | | | 7.8 | | | | 3.3 | |
Healthcare | | | 12.6 | | | | 9.8 | |
Industrials | | | 10.9 | | | | 22.5 | |
Information Technology | | | 41.8 | | | | 42.1 | |
Materials | | | 1.4 | | | | — | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 6.1 | | | | 5.6 | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
As a percentage of total net assets.
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
For the one-year period ended September 30, 2010, the Fund returned 20.24%, outpacing the Russell 1000® and Russell 1000® Growth Indices. Our top contributors were ARM Holdings PLC, a developer and licenser of microprocessors, Citrix Systems, Inc., a provider of application delivery software, Cummins Inc., a manufacturer of diesel and natural gas engines, consumer electronics company Apple Inc. and Localiza Rent a Car SA, Brazil’s largest rental car company.
The Fund’s largest detractors were MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., a manufacturer of silicon wafers for the semiconductor industry and silicon to the solar industry, wind-turbine maker Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica, S.A., graphics chip maker NVIDIA Corporation, department store operator Kohl’s Corporation, and derivatives exchange operator CME Group Inc.
REGION ALLOCATION
| | | | | | | | |
Region | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Americas | | | 79.8 | % | | | 72.3 | % |
Emerging Markets | | | 1.9 | | | | 9.6 | |
Europe | | | 12.2 | | | | 8.5 | |
Pacific Basin | | | — | | | | 4.0 | |
As a percentage of total net assets.
FUND CHANGES
We attempt to identify companies that possess franchise characteristics that are selling at attractive valuations and benefiting from an accelerating profit cycle. During the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2010, the number of holdings decreased from 39 to 36. Our list of purchases included engine manufacturer Cummins Inc., transportation and logistics services provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., GPS technology products manufacturer Trimble Navigation Limited, metal components manufacturer Precision Castparts Corp., and car rental company Localiza Rent a Car SA.
These purchases were partially funded with sales of Kohl’s Corporation, eBay Inc., Johnson Controls, Inc., Community Health Systems, Inc. and NVIDIA Corporation, among others.
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ARTISAN OPPORTUNISTIC VALUE FUND (ARTLX)
INVESTMENT PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS
Artisan Opportunistic Value Fund employs a bottom-up investment process to construct a diversified portfolio of stocks that the team believes are undervalued, in solid financial condition with attractive business economics. The team believes companies with these characteristics are less likely to experience eroding values over the long term.
Attractive valuation. The team values a business using what it believes are reasonable expectations for the long-term earnings power and capitalization rates of that business. This results in a range of values for the company that the team believes would be reasonable. The team generally will purchase a security if the stock price falls below or toward the lower end of that range.
Sound financial condition. The team favors companies with an acceptable level of debt and positive cash flow. At a minimum, the team tries to avoid companies that have so much debt that management may be unable to make decisions that would be in the best interest of the companies’ shareholders.
Attractive business economics. The team favors cash-producing businesses that it believes are capable of earning acceptable returns on capital over the company’s business cycle.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
GROWTH OF AN ASSUMED $10,000 INVESTMENT (3/27/2006 to 9/30/2010)
![LOGO](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0001193125-10-273682/g101689g79e56.jpg)
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (as of 9/30/2010)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund / Index | | 1-Year | | | 3-Year | | | Since Inception | |
Artisan Opportunistic Value Fund | | | 10.19 | % | | | -6.59 | % | | | 0.15 | % |
Russell 1000® Value Index | | | 8.90 | | | | -9.39 | | | | -2.20 | |
Russell 1000® Index | | | 10.75 | | | | -6.79 | | | | -0.56 | |
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current to most recent month-end performance information, visit www.artisanfunds.com or call 800.344.1770. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or sale of Fund shares. See page 108 for a description of each index.
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INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
The Russell 1000® and Russell 1000® Value indices gained 10.75% and 8.90%, respectively, during the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2010. Over the last year, economic uncertainties and market volatility have run high, with sector leaders and laggards alternating frequently. For the period as a whole, there were wide variances in the Russell 1000® sector returns ranging from 24% in consumer discretionary to -0.8% in the financials sector.
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
| | | | | | | | |
Sector | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 12.6 | % | | | — | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 14.2 | | | | 4.6 | |
Energy | | | 5.8 | | | | 12.8 | |
Financials | | | 18.9 | | | | 23.5 | |
Healthcare | | | 10.8 | | | | 14.5 | |
Industrials | | | 8.3 | | | | 8.2 | |
Information Technology | | | 26.5 | | | | 34.0 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 2.9 | | | | 2.4 | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
As a percentage of total net assets.
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
With a return of 10.19%, the Fund participated in the up market, outpacing the Russell 1000® Value Index, but falling just short of the Russell 1000® Index.
Relative to the Russell 1000® Index our financials holdings were our biggest source of strength, driven by the outperformance of our insurance companies. Holding company Berkshire Hathaway Inc., property and casualty insurers Arch Capital Group Ltd., Alleghany Corporation, The Chubb Corporation, The Progressive Corporation and The Allstate Corporation, and title insurer Fidelity National Financial, Inc. all contributed strongly to returns. Our minimal investment in the diversified financials industry was another positive relative factor within the financials sector. We also benefited from positive stock selection in the consumer staples and health care sectors. Within these two sectors, top contributors included retailer Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., food manufacturers Nestle SA and Kraft Foods Inc., managed care services provider CIGNA Corporation, biopharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. and orthopedic company Stryker Corporation, which we sold during the period.
Our relative underperformance over the last year was largely due to weaknesses among our industrials and technology holdings. Within the industrials sector, aerospace and defense companies Lockheed Martin Corporation and Raytheon Company were our weakest performers. Personal computer maker Hewlett-Packard Company, software developer Microsoft Corporation, technology distributor Ingram Micro Inc. and mobile phone maker Nokia Corporation, which we sold during the period, were our biggest relative detractors in the technology sector. Our underweight position in the strong consumer discretionary sector also weighed on relative returns.
REGION ALLOCATION
| | | | | | | | |
Region | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Americas | | | 89.4 | % | | | 97.6 | % |
Europe | | | 7.7 | | | | — | |
As a percentage of total net assets.
FUND CHANGES
We seek companies that reflect the three characteristics of our investment process: attractive valuation, sound financial condition and attractive business economics. During the period, we initiated a number of new positions, including global financial services company The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, engineering and construction company Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., online marketplace and payments company eBay Inc. and natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corporation.
We sold a number of consumer companies over the last year, including consumer staples companies The Kroger Co., Philip Morris International Inc., Nestle and Kraft, and consumer discretionary companies McDonald’s Corporation, Comcast Corporation, Omnicom Group Inc. and Mohawk Industries, Inc. Other sales included ACE Limited, Corning Incorporated and Alleghany.
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ARTISAN SMALL CAP FUND (ARTSX)
INVESTMENT PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS
Artisan Small Cap Fund employs a bottom-up investment process to construct a diversified portfolio of primarily U.S. small-cap growth companies. The Fund’s investment process focuses on two distinct areas – security selection and capital allocation.
The Fund’s investment team attempts to identify companies that possess franchise characteristics that are selling at attractive valuations and benefiting from an accelerating profit cycle.
Franchise characteristics. These are characteristics that the team believes help to protect a company’s stream of cash flow from the effects of competition. The team looks for companies with at least two of the following characteristics: low cost production capability, possession of a proprietary asset, dominant market share or a defensible brand name.
Attractive valuations. Through its own fundamental research, the team estimates the amount a buyer would pay to buy the entire company (the company’s “intrinsic value” or “private market value”) and considers whether to purchase a stock if it sells at a discount to that estimate.
Accelerating profit cycle. The team tries to invest in companies that are well positioned for long-term growth, at an early enough stage in their profit cycle to benefit from the increased cash flows produced by the profit cycle.
Based on the investment team’s fundamental analysis of a company’s profit cycle, portfolio holdings develop through three stages. GardenSM investments are small positions in the early part of their profit cycle that will warrant a more sizeable allocation once their profit cycle accelerates. CropSM investments are positions that are being increased to a full weight because they are moving through the strongest part of their profit cycle. HarvestSM investments are positions that are being reduced as they near the team’s estimate of full valuation or their profit cycle begins to decelerate.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
GROWTH OF AN ASSUMED $10,000 INVESTMENT (3/28/1995 to 9/30/2010)
![LOGO](https://capedge.com/proxy/N-CSR/0001193125-10-273682/g101689g75o10.jpg)
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (as of 9/30/2010)
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Fund / Index | | 1-Year | | | 3-Year | | | 5-Year | | | 10-Year | | | Since Inception | |
Artisan Small Cap Fund | | | 11.80 | % | | | -6.94 | % | | | -1.22 | % | | | 2.89 | % | | | 6.40 | % |
Russell 2000® Growth Index | | | 14.79 | | | | -3.75 | | | | 2.35 | | | | -0.13 | | | | 5.10 | |
Russell 2000® Index | | | 13.35 | | | | -4.29 | | | | 1.60 | | | | 4.00 | | | | 7.78 | |
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current to most recent month-end performance information, visit www.artisanfunds.com or call 800.344.1770. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or sale of Fund shares. See page 108 for a description of each index.
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INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, strong earnings reports and evidence that economic and business conditions were steadily improving lifted small-cap stocks higher. The Russell 2000® Index gained 13.35% in the period. Growth stocks were preferred over value stocks in the small-cap market cap segment as the Russell 2000® Growth Index climbed 14.79%, while the Russell 2000® Value Index returned 11.84%. Within the Russell 2000® Growth Index, most sectors had positive returns. The consumer, technology and materials sectors were the leaders, each rising more than 20%. The utilities and telecommunications services sectors were weaker, returning approximately -5% and +3%, respectively.
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
| | | | | | | | |
Sector | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 10.1 | % | | | 13.8 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 3.7 | | | | 1.4 | |
Energy | | | 7.4 | | | | 4.7 | |
Financials | | | 7.4 | | | | 9.7 | |
Healthcare | | | 14.8 | | | | 13.4 | |
Industrials | | | 20.6 | | | | 19.5 | |
Information Technology | | | 28.9 | | | | 33.4 | |
Materials | | | 1.3 | | | | — | |
Utilities | | | 1.4 | | | | 1.5 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 4.4 | | | | 2.6 | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
As a percentage of total net assets.
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
The Fund took part in the strong market, gaining 11.80% in the period, but underperformed the Russell 2000® Index and Russell 2000® Growth indices. Compared with the Russell 2000® Growth Index, the Fund benefited from positive stock selection in the industrials, consumer discretionary and utilities sectors. Our top contributors to return in these sectors were independent electricity transmission company ITC Holdings Corp., solid waste services company Waste Connections, Inc., advanced composites maker Hexcel Corporation, specialty retailer PETsMART, Inc. and automotive maintenance and repair services provider Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. Other leading performers included, business development company Ares Capital Corporation, data integration software provider Informatica Corporation, and digital entertainment solutions provider Rovi Corporation.
The information technology sector was an area of relative weakness. Detracting from our performance in this sector were Euronet Worldwide, Inc., an electronic payments provider, Tessera Technologies, Inc., a provider of miniaturization technologies for the electronics industry, and Vistaprint N.V., an internet-based provider of short-run print services. Other detractors were natural gas producer Comstock Resources, Inc., biopharmaceutical company AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Investment Technology Group, Inc., a provider of securities trading tools and software.
FUND CHANGES
The biggest sector-level shifts in the portfolio during the period were increased positions in the technology and consumer discretionary sectors and decreased exposures to the energy and consumer staples sectors. In the consumer discretionary sector, we added to our positions in auto replacement parts distributor LKQ Corporation and auto repair retail store operator Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. In the technology sector, we increased our position in network developer Atheros Communications, Inc. and purchased electronic learning software provider Blackboard Inc. and computer connectivity services provider LogMeIn, Inc.
In the energy sector, our reduced weighting was due in part to the sales of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. and Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. Our consumer staples weighting decreased due in part to sales of Bare Escentuals, Inc. and Flowers Foods, Inc.
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ARTISAN SMALL CAP VALUE FUND (ARTVX)
INVESTMENT PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS
Artisan Small Cap Value Fund employs a bottom-up investment process to construct a diversified portfolio of small-cap U.S. companies that the team believes are undervalued, in solid financial condition and have attractive business economics. The team believes companies with these characteristics are less likely to experience eroding values over the long term.
Attractive valuation. The team values a business using what it believes are reasonable expectations for the long-term earnings power and capitalization rates of that business. This results in a range of values for the company that the team believes would be reasonable. The team generally will purchase a security if the stock price falls below or toward the lower end of that range.
Sound financial condition. The team favors companies with an acceptable level of debt and positive cash flow. At a minimum, the team tries to avoid companies that have so much debt that management may be unable to make decisions that would be in the best interest of the companies’ shareholders.
Attractive business economics. The team favors cash-producing businesses that it believes are capable of earning acceptable returns on capital over the company’s business cycle.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
GROWTH OF AN ASSUMED $10,000 INVESTMENT (9/29/1997 to 9/30/2010)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (as of 9/30/2010)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund / Index | | 1-Year | | | 3-Year | | | 5-Year | | | 10-Year | | | Since Inception | |
Artisan Small Cap Value Fund | | | 9.64 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 4.44 | % | | | 10.80 | % | | | 10.09 | % |
Russell 2000® Value Index | | | 11.84 | | | | -4.99 | | | | 0.73 | | | | 7.72 | | | | 6.44 | |
Russell 2000® Index | | | 13.35 | | | | -4.29 | | | | 1.60 | | | | 4.00 | | | | 4.49 | |
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current to most recent month-end performance information, visit www.artisanfunds.com or call 800.344.1770. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or sale of Fund shares. See pages 108 and 109 for a description of each index.
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INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
The Russell 2000® and Russell 2000® Value indices gained 13.35% and 11.84%, respectively, during the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2010. Over the last year, economic uncertainties and market volatility have run high, with sector leaders and laggards alternating frequently. For the period as a whole, the strongest gainers in the Russell 2000® Index were more traditionally cyclical sectors, including materials, consumer discretionary and technology, while the biggest laggards were more traditionally defensive sectors, including telecom and health care.
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
| | | | | | | | |
Sector | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 5.8 | % | | | 6.4 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 2.6 | | | | 2.3 | |
Energy | | | 7.8 | | | | 12.0 | |
Financials | | | 8.6 | | | | 7.8 | |
Healthcare | | | 5.6 | | | | 2.6 | |
Industrials | | | 22.8 | | | | 21.7 | |
Information Technology | | | 24.9 | | | | 29.8 | |
Materials | | | 4.7 | | | | 3.9 | |
Utilities | | | 9.1 | | | | 10.1 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 8.1 | | | | 3.4 | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
As a percentage of total net assets.
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
With a return of 9.64%, the Fund participated in the up market but fell short of the Russell 2000® Value and Russell 2000® Indices. Our technology holdings were our biggest source of strength relative to the Russell 2000® Value Index. Printer vendor Lexmark International, Inc. and software companies Manhattan Associates, Inc., Lawson Software, Inc., MicroStrategy Incorporated and Progress Software Corporation were our top contributors in the sector. Relative to the Russell 2000® Value Index, we also benefited from the outperformance of our consumer staples and utilities holdings and within the financial sector, from strong stock selection within the insurance industry and our lack of investment in banks. Top contributors within these sectors included supermarket chain operator Ruddick Corporation, utilities IDACORP, Inc., Cleco Corporation, and El Paso Electric Company, and insurance companies Zenith National Insurance Corp. and Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.
Our underperformance over the last year relative to the Russell 2000® Value Index was largely due to weaknesses among our industrials and energy holdings. Within the industrials sector, education company School Specialty, Inc., contact center outsourcing services provider Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated and heavy civil construction company Granite Construction Incorporated were our weakest performers. Oil and natural gas exploration and production company Comstock Resources, Inc., marine contractor Cal Dive International, Inc. and contract drilling services provider Seahawk Drilling, Inc. were our biggest detractors in the energy sector. Our materials, health care and consumer discretionary stocks also underperformed those in the Russell 2000® Value Index. H.B. Fuller Company, AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. and International Speedway Corporation were among our weaker performers in those sectors.
FUND CHANGES
During the period, we repurchased ManTech International Corporation and Atwood Oceanics, Inc., two names that we sold in 2009. Other purchases included fuel products and services provider World Fuel Services Corporation, hotel investment company Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, marine shipping company Tidewater Inc. and oilfield services and equipment provider Gulfmark Offshore, Inc.
Two of our holdings received takeout offers during the period: Zenith National Insurance Corp. by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and National Dentex Corporation by GDC Holdings, Inc. We received cash for our shares in Zenith and exited our position in National Dentex. Other sales during the period included El Paso Electric Company, Olin Corporation, International Speedway Corporation and OM Group, Inc.
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ARTISAN GLOBAL EQUITY FUND
Schedule of Investments – September 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCKS - 100.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
AUSTRALIA - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Foster’s Group Limited | | | 18,489 | | | $ | 109,546 | |
| | | | | | | | |
BELGIUM - 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV | | | 1,771 | | | | 104,178 | |
Umicore | | | 2,567 | | | | 110,968 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 215,146 | |
BRAZIL - 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Banco Daycoval SA, Preferred(1) | | | 25,100 | | | | 165,256 | |
Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Preferred(1) | | | 3,400 | | | | 81,323 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 246,579 | |
CANADA - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Canadian National Railway Company | | | 1,505 | | | | 96,247 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CHINA - 9.8% | | | | | | | | |
Agricultural Bank of China, H Shares(2) | | | 290,000 | | | | 150,628 | |
Ajisen China Holdings Limited | | | 50,000 | | | | 78,233 | |
Anta Sports Products Limited | | | 44,000 | | | | 102,531 | |
Camelot Information Systems, Inc. (DR)(2) | | | 4,545 | | | | 79,856 | |
ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. (DR)(2)(3) | | | 21,428 | | | | 297,849 | |
Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited, H Shares | | | 52,000 | | | | 106,562 | |
Huabao International Holdings Limited | | | 35,100 | | | | 55,101 | |
REXLot Holdings Limited | | | 550,000 | | | | 52,456 | |
Want Want China Holdings Limited | | | 109,000 | | | | 101,290 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,024,506 | |
CZECH REPUBLIC - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Komercni Banka a.s. | | | 500 | | | | 109,060 | |
| | | | | | | | |
DENMARK - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Novo Nordisk A/S, Class B | | | 1,164 | | | | 115,510 | |
| | | | | | | | |
EGYPT - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE (DR) | | | 11,187 | | | | 85,133 | |
| | | | | | | | |
FRANCE - 6.4% | | | | | | | | |
Air Liquide SA | | | 1,069 | | | | 130,415 | |
Christian Dior SA | | | 1,318 | | | | 172,274 | |
Ipsos | | | 1,753 | | | | 80,058 | |
Pernod Ricard SA | | | 1,449 | | | | 120,990 | |
Schneider Electric SA | | | 1,335 | | | | 169,273 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 673,010 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
GERMANY - 5.4% | | | | | | | | |
Bayer AG | | | 1,548 | | | $ | 107,942 | |
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Preferred(1) | | | 1,918 | | | | 103,020 | |
Linde AG | | | 1,104 | | | | 143,700 | |
Symrise AG | | | 3,954 | | | | 109,881 | |
Wirecard AG | | | 7,670 | | | | 104,457 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 569,000 | |
HONG KONG - 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited | | | 7,100 | | | | 53,960 | |
Li & Fung Limited | | | 22,700 | | | | 128,292 | |
Sands China Ltd.(2) | | | 70,390 | | | | 126,467 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 308,719 | |
INDIA - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. | | | 10,000 | | | | 162,301 | |
| | | | | | | | |
INDONESIA - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia | | | 72,500 | | | | 81,232 | |
| | | | | | | | |
JAPAN - 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
CANON INC. | | | 3,300 | | | | 153,971 | |
FANUC LTD. | | | 800 | | | | 101,869 | |
INPEX CORPORATION | | | 50 | | | | 235,386 | |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. | | | 2,000 | | | | 97,389 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 588,615 | |
KOREA - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 155 | | | | 105,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NETHERLANDS - 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
Akzo Nobel N.V. | | | 1,989 | | | | 122,709 | |
ASML Holding N.V. | | | 3,744 | | | | 111,829 | |
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | | | 4,168 | | | | 130,999 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 365,537 | |
RUSSIA - 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Gazprom (DR) | | | 8,177 | | | | 171,635 | |
X5 Retail Group N.V. (DR)(2) | | | 1,748 | | | | 69,920 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 241,555 | |
SINGAPORE - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited | | | 11,000 | | | | 74,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SPAIN - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Amadeus IT Holding SA(2) | | | 3,598 | | | | 66,193 | |
Industria de Diseno Textil, S.A. | | | 1,316 | | | | 104,539 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 170,732 | |
SWITZERLAND - 11.2% | | | | | | | | |
ABB Limited(2) | | | 5,911 | | | | 124,578 | |
Julius Baer Group Ltd. | | | 2,811 | | | | 102,325 | |
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| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
SWITZERLAND (CONTINUED) | | | | | | | | |
Nestle SA | | | 6,304 | | | $ | 335,841 | |
Roche Holding AG - Genussscheine(1) | | | 868 | | | | 118,542 | |
Sonova Holding AG | | | 637 | | | | 77,790 | |
Swatch Group AG - Bearer Shares | | | 451 | | | | 169,679 | |
Synthes, Inc. | | | 704 | | | | 81,386 | |
UBS AG(2) | | | 9,712 | | | | 164,856 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,174,997 | |
THAILAND - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
CP ALL PCL(3) | | | 52,200 | | | | 72,667 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TURKEY - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Turkiye Is Bankasi, C Shares | | | 23,890 | | | | 101,568 | |
| | | | | | | | |
UNITED KINGDOM - 9.1% | | | | | | | | |
Experian PLC | | | 14,490 | | | | 157,743 | |
HSBC Holdings plc | | | 21,675 | | | | 219,618 | |
IG Group Holdings PLC | | | 10,353 | | | | 80,862 | |
Reed Elsevier PLC | | | 11,059 | | | | 93,464 | |
Standard Chartered plc | | | 3,278 | | | | 94,028 | |
Tesco plc | | | 22,761 | | | | 151,602 | |
WPP plc | | | 13,905 | | | | 153,886 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 951,203 | |
UNITED STATES - 27.6% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture plc, Class A | | | 4,856 | | | | 206,331 | |
Allergan, Inc. | | | 1,437 | | | | 95,604 | |
American Express Company | | | 2,986 | | | | 125,502 | |
Apple Inc.(2) | | | 337 | | | | 95,624 | |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | | | 5,305 | | | | 138,620 | |
CEVA, Inc.(2) | | | 3,656 | | | | 52,281 | |
Church & Dwight Company, Inc. | | | 1,482 | | | | 96,241 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc.(2) | | | 11,671 | | | | 255,595 | |
CME Group Inc., Class A | | | 468 | | | | 121,891 | |
Colgate-Palmolive Company | | | 1,284 | | | | 98,688 | |
DENTSPLY International Inc | | | 2,787 | | | | 89,100 | |
The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation | | | 1,211 | | | | 89,784 | |
EMC Corporation(2) | | | 4,682 | | | | 95,091 | |
Franklin Resources, Inc. | | | 1,264 | | | | 135,122 | |
Google Inc., Class A(2) | | | 291 | | | | 153,005 | |
Hewlett-Packard Company | | | 2,462 | | | | 103,576 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 1,622 | | | | 100,499 | |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company | | | 1,709 | | | | 97,259 | |
NIKE, Inc., Class B | | | 1,216 | | | | 97,450 | |
Oracle Corporation | | | 6,803 | | | | 182,661 | |
PepsiCo, Inc. | | | 1,307 | | | | 86,837 | |
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.(2) | | | 1,971 | | | | 94,371 | |
United Technologies Corporation | | | 1,393 | | | | 99,223 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A(2) | | | 1,550 | | | | 43,415 | |
Visa Inc., Class A | | | 1,851 | | | | 137,455 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,891,225 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common and preferred stocks (Cost $10,035,218) | | | | | | | 10,533,735 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Par Amount | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (CASH EQUIVALENTS) - 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.08%, dated 9/30/2010, due 10/1/2010, maturity value $233,001(4) (Cost $233,000) | | $ | 233,000 | | | $ | 233,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments - 102.8% (Cost $10,268,218) | | | | | | | 10,766,735 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other assets less liabilities - (2.8%) | | | | | | | (298,202 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets - 100.0%(5) | | | | | | $ | 10,468,533 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(2) | Non-income producing security. |
(3) | Valued at a fair value in accordance with procedures established by the board of directors of Artisan Funds, Inc. In total, securities valued at a fair value were $370,516 or 3.5% of total net assets. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Rate | | | Maturity | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.750 | % | | | 5/31/2017 | | | $ | 239,906 | |
(5) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to total net assets. |
Company names are as reported by a data service provider and in some cases are translations; a company’s legal name may be different.
(DR) Depository Receipt, voting rights may vary.
| | | | | | | | |
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 1,465,891 | | | | 14.0 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 1,602,039 | | | | 15.3 | |
Energy | | | 407,021 | | | | 3.9 | |
Financials | | | 2,193,350 | | | | 20.9 | |
Healthcare | | | 880,744 | | | | 8.4 | |
Industrials | | | 1,013,131 | | | | 9.7 | |
Information Technology | | | 2,201,396 | | | | 21.0 | |
Materials | | | 770,163 | | | | 7.4 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common and preferred stocks | | | 10,533,735 | | | | 100.6 | |
Short-term investments | | | 233,000 | | | | 2.2 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | | 10,766,735 | | | | 102.8 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | (298,202 | ) | | | (2.8 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 10,468,533 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
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CURRENCY EXPOSURE - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Investments | |
Australian dollar | | $ | 109,546 | | | | 1.0 | % |
Brazilian real | | | 246,579 | | | | 2.3 | |
British pound | | | 951,203 | | | | 8.8 | |
Canadian dollar | | | 96,247 | | | | 0.9 | |
Czech koruna | | | 109,060 | | | | 1.0 | |
Danish krone | | | 115,510 | | | | 1.1 | |
Euro | | | 1,993,425 | | | | 18.5 | |
Hong Kong dollar | | | 901,560 | | | | 8.4 | |
Indian rupee | | | 162,301 | | | | 1.5 | |
Indonesian rupiah | | | 81,232 | | | | 0.7 | |
Japanese yen | | | 588,615 | | | | 5.5 | |
Korean won | | | 105,622 | | | | 1.0 | |
Singapore dollar | | | 74,025 | | | | 0.7 | |
Swiss franc | | | 1,174,997 | | | | 10.9 | |
Thai baht | | | 72,667 | | | | 0.7 | |
Turkish lira | | | 101,568 | | | | 0.9 | |
U.S. dollar | | | 3,882,578 | | | | 36.1 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | $ | 10,766,735 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS - September 30, 2010 | |
Company Name | | Country | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Nestle SA | | Switzerland | | | 3.2 | % |
ChinaCache International Holdings Ltd. | | China | | | 2.8 | |
Cisco Systems, Inc. | | United States | | | 2.4 | |
INPEX CORPORATION | | Japan | | | 2.2 | |
HSBC Holdings plc | | United Kingdom | | | 2.1 | |
Accenture plc | | United States | | | 2.0 | |
Oracle Corporation | | United States | | | 1.7 | |
Christian Dior SA | | France | | | 1.6 | |
Gazprom | | Russia | | | 1.6 | |
Swatch Group AG | | Switzerland | | | 1.6 | |
| | | | | | |
Total | | | | | 21.2 | % |
| | | | | | |
For the purpose of determining the Fund’s top ten holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Fund.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN GLOBAL VALUE FUND
Schedule of Investments – September 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS AND EQUITY-LINKED SECURITIES - 94.9% | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
BELGIUM - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | | | 2,133 | | | $ | 177,726 | |
| | | | | | | | |
FRANCE - 6.4% | | | | | | | | |
Publicis Groupe | | | 19,838 | | | | 942,219 | |
Sodexo | | | 14,405 | | | | 934,751 | |
Total SA | | | 7,070 | | | | 364,371 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2,241,341 | |
HONG KONG - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Guoco Group Limited | | | 48,250 | | | | 532,010 | |
| | | | | | | | |
IRELAND - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Ryanair Holdings PLC, Equity-Linked Security, 144A(1)(2)(3)(4) | | | 95,448 | | | | 509,418 | |
| | | | | | | | |
JAPAN - 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Credit Saison Co., Ltd. | | | 28,300 | | | | 378,328 | |
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | | | 66,596 | | | | 268,841 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 64,600 | | | | 301,023 | |
SANKYO CO., LTD. | | | 6,848 | | | | 362,580 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,310,772 | |
SWITZERLAND - 9.8% | | | | | | | | |
Adecco SA | | | 12,686 | | | | 662,928 | |
Novartis AG | | | 17,233 | | | | 988,225 | |
Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG(5) | | | 7,344 | | | | 807,156 | |
Pargesa Holding SA | | | 13,046 | | | | 952,578 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3,410,887 | |
UNITED KINGDOM - 19.7% | | | | | | | | |
BAE Systems plc | | | 78,728 | | | | 423,335 | |
Compass Group PLC | | | 96,522 | | | | 804,378 | |
Diageo plc | | | 58,475 | | | | 1,006,767 | |
Experian PLC | | | 176,602 | | | | 1,922,548 | |
Home Retail Group plc | | | 143,061 | | | | 462,953 | |
Lloyds Banking Group plc(5) | | | 613,876 | | | | 714,767 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A | | | 13,049 | | | | 394,739 | |
Unilever plc (DR) | | | 38,059 | | | | 1,107,517 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6,837,004 | |
UNITED STATES - 51.7% | | | | | | | | |
3M Company | | | 6,245 | | | | 541,504 | |
Accenture plc, Class A | | | 17,643 | | | | 749,651 | |
American Express Company | | | 29,728 | | | | 1,249,468 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.(5)(6) | | | 14,900 | | | | 1,248,620 | |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | | | 43,293 | | | | 1,131,246 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
UNITED STATES (CONTINUED) | | | | | | | | |
Becton, Dickinson and Company | | | 10,533 | | | $ | 780,495 | |
The Chubb Corporation | | | 18,947 | | | | 1,079,790 | |
Cintas Corporation | | | 27,721 | | | | 763,714 | |
Google Inc., Class A(5) | | | 795 | | | | 418,003 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 19,739 | | | | 1,223,028 | |
Lockheed Martin Corporation | | | 8,142 | | | | 580,362 | |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | | | 52,293 | | | | 1,261,307 | |
MasterCard Incorporated, Class A | | | 3,815 | | | | 854,560 | |
Microsoft Corporation | | | 12,711 | | | | 311,292 | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(5) | | | 16,948 | | | | 903,328 | |
The Procter & Gamble Company | | | 12,502 | | | | 749,745 | |
The Sherwin-Williams Company | | | 4,479 | | | | 336,552 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd.(5)(6) | | | 45,395 | | | | 1,440,837 | |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | | | 40,680 | | | | 1,188,670 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 21,263 | | | | 1,137,996 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 17,950,168 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common stocks and equity-linked securities (Cost $26,106,339) | | | | 32,969,326 | |
| | |
| | Par Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (CASH EQUIVALENTS) - 5.6% | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.08%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10, maturity value $1,959,004(7) (Cost $1,959,000) | | $ | 1,959,000 | | | | 1,959,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments - 100.5% (Cost $28,065,339) | | | | | | | 34,928,326 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other assets less liabilities - (0.5%) | | | | | | | (174,517 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets - 100.0%(8) | | | | | | $ | 34,753,809 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(1) | Valued at a fair value in accordance with procedures established by the board of directors of Artisan Funds, Inc. In total, securities valued at a fair value were $509,418 or 1.5% of total net assets. |
(3) | Security is an equity-linked participation certificate issued by HSBC Bank plc. As described in Note 2(h) in Notes to Financial Statements, equity-linked participation certificates are subject to counterparty risk with respect to the bank or broker-dealer that issues them. |
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(4) | Security is restricted. The shares of Ryanair Holdings PLC were acquired in a transaction under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares of restricted securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | Acquisition Dates | | | Cost | | | Value | | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Ryanair Holdings PLC | | | 8/26/09 - 6/4/10 | | | $ | 415,345 | | | $ | 509,418 | | | | 1.5 | % |
(5) | Non-income producing security. |
(6) | Affiliated company as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. See Note (6) in Notes to Financial Statements. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Rate | | | Maturity | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.750 | % | | | 5/31/2017 | | | $ | 1,999,219 | |
(8) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to total net assets. |
Company names are as reported by a data service provider and in some cases are translations; a company’s legal name may be different.
(DR) Depository Receipt, voting rights may vary.
| | | | | | | | |
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 5,851,046 | | | | 16.8 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 4,002,025 | | | | 11.5 | |
Energy | | | 759,110 | | | | 2.2 | |
Financials | | | 9,295,704 | | | | 26.8 | |
Healthcare | | | 2,991,748 | | | | 8.6 | |
Industrials | | | 6,210,965 | | | | 17.9 | |
Information Technology | | | 3,522,176 | | | | 10.1 | |
Materials | | | 336,552 | | | | 1.0 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common stocks | | | 32,969,326 | | | | 94.9 | |
Short-term investments | | | 1,959,000 | | | | 5.6 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | | 34,928,326 | | | | 100.5 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | (174,517 | ) | | | (0.5 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 34,753,809 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
CURRENCY EXPOSURE - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Investments | |
British pound | | $ | 5,334,748 | | | | 15.3 | % |
Euro | | | 3,323,224 | | | | 9.5 | |
Hong Kong dollar | | | 532,010 | | | | 1.5 | |
Japanese yen | | | 1,310,772 | | | | 3.7 | |
Swiss franc | | | 3,410,887 | | | | 9.8 | |
U.S. dollar | | | 21,016,685 | | | | 60.2 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | $ | 34,928,326 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS - September 30, 2010 | |
Company Name | | Country | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Experian PLC | | United Kingdom | | | 5.5 | % |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | | United States | | | 4.1 | |
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | | United States | | | 3.6 | |
American Express Company | | United States | | | 3.6 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd. | | United States | | | 3.6 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | United States | | | 3.5 | |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | | United States | | | 3.4 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | United States | | | 3.3 | |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | | United States | | | 3.3 | |
Unilever plc | | United Kingdom | | | 3.2 | |
| | | | | | |
Total | | | | | 37.1 | % |
| | | | | | |
For the purpose of determining the Fund’s top ten holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Fund.
The Fund owns Pargesa Holding SA (Pargesa), which represents 2.7% of the Fund’s total net assets, and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (GBL), which represents 0.5% of the Fund’s total net assets. Pargesa is the parent company of GBL. If aggregated, the Fund’s holdings of both securities would represent 3.2% of the Fund’s total net assets.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL FUND
Schedule of Investments – September 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS - 98.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
AUSTRALIA - 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Amatil Limited | | | 1,587,568 | | | $ | 18,382,870 | |
Foster’s Group Limited | | | 25,774,441 | | | | 152,712,257 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 171,095,127 | |
BELGIUM - 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV | | | 2,159,104 | | | | 127,007,676 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CANADA - 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
Canadian National Railway Company | | | 743,902 | | | | 47,624,606 | |
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | | | 3,513,630 | | | | 214,085,476 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 261,710,082 | |
CHINA - 9.6% | | | | | | | | |
Baidu, Inc., Class A (DR)(1) | | | 2,005,444 | | | | 205,798,663 | |
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. | | | 7,010,353 | | | | 49,965,204 | |
China Construction Bank, H Shares | | | 161,438,100 | | | | 141,487,344 | |
China Life Insurance Co., Limited, H Shares | | | 29,132,407 | | | | 114,894,817 | |
China Merchants Holdings International Company Limited | | | 12,922,265 | | | | 46,966,738 | |
China Overseas Land & Investment Limited | | | 23,655,168 | | | | 50,061,267 | |
China Resources Land Limited | | | 26,222,700 | | | | 53,331,899 | |
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (DR)(1) | | | 2,273,978 | | | | 108,582,449 | |
Huabao International Holdings Limited | | | 80,561,405 | | | | 126,466,927 | |
Tencent Holdings Limited | | | 1,242,300 | | | | 27,139,312 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 924,694,620 | |
DENMARK - 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Danske Bank A/S(1) | | | 4,937,395 | | | | 119,126,802 | |
| | | | | | | | |
FINLAND - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Fortum Oyj | | | 409,722 | | | | 10,718,644 | |
| | | | | | | | |
FRANCE - 10.0% | | | | | | | | |
BNP Paribas | | | 2,547,131 | | | | 181,153,915 | |
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain | | | 1,951,549 | | | | 86,810,477 | |
Electricite de France | | | 673,884 | | | | 29,066,800 | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA | | | 146,623 | | | | 21,507,502 | |
Natixis(1) | | | 15,617,384 | | | | 89,419,695 | |
Pernod Ricard SA | | | 2,960,307 | | | | 247,182,917 | |
Unibail-Rodamco | | | 722,110 | | | | 160,115,374 | |
Vinci SA | | | 2,958,458 | | | | 148,297,778 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 963,554,458 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
GERMANY - 12.8% | | | | | | | | |
Adidas AG | | | 181,324 | | | $ | 11,224,898 | |
BASF SE | | | 220,364 | | | | 13,895,524 | |
Bayer AG | | | 4,600,372 | | | | 320,785,106 | |
Daimler AG(1) | | | 4,367,096 | | | | 276,597,055 | |
Deutsche Post AG | | | 9,090,307 | | | | 164,880,402 | |
Linde AG | | | 1,929,353 | | | | 251,130,645 | |
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG | | | 908,787 | | | | 125,872,663 | |
Rhoen-Klinikum AG | | | 1,121,218 | | | | 24,738,785 | |
Siemens AG | | | 458,911 | | | | 48,441,026 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,237,566,104 | |
HONG KONG - 12.5% | | | | | | | | |
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited | | | 19,494,912 | | | | 61,684,411 | |
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited | | | 5,876,000 | | | | 88,986,126 | |
Henderson Land Development Company Limited | | | 9,513,700 | | | | 67,746,113 | |
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Limited | | | 4,632,600 | | | | 91,232,757 | |
Hongkong Land Holdings Limited | | | 1,971,600 | | | | 12,243,636 | |
Li & Fung Limited | | | 25,690,899 | | | | 145,194,961 | |
New World Development Company Limited | | | 7,059,206 | | | | 14,193,291 | |
NWS Holdings Limited | | | 33,563,746 | | | | 65,666,647 | |
Sands China Ltd.(1) | | | 172,079,625 | | | | 309,168,237 | |
Sino Land Company Limited | | | 27,773,800 | | | | 57,417,240 | |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited | | | 8,450,100 | | | | 145,611,575 | |
Wynn Macau Limited(1) | | | 82,909,272 | | | | 143,616,724 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,202,761,718 | |
INDIA - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. | | | 4,860,299 | | | | 78,883,188 | |
| | | | | | | | |
ISRAEL - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (DR) | | | 889,258 | | | | 46,908,359 | |
| | | | | | | | |
ITALY - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Intesa Sanpaolo | | | 47,236,532 | | | | 153,421,605 | |
| | | | | | | | |
JAPAN - 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. | | | 3,019,400 | | | | 107,169,169 | |
MITSUI & CO., LTD. | | | 7,191,000 | | | | 106,986,368 | |
Nitori Co., Ltd. | | | 423,800 | | | | 35,435,122 | |
SOFTBANK Corp | | | 3,954,700 | | | | 129,375,727 | |
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION | | | 711,686 | | | | 14,970,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 393,936,686 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
NETHERLANDS - 8.8% | | | | | | | | |
Akzo Nobel N.V. | | | 1,765,278 | | | $ | 108,906,872 | |
ASML Holding N.V. | | | 13,430,506 | | | | 401,153,291 | |
ING Groep N.V.(1) | | | 18,731,372 | | | | 194,325,526 | |
TNT NV | | | 5,227,772 | | | | 140,468,476 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 844,854,165 | |
SINGAPORE - 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
City Developments Limited | | | 2,549,800 | | | | 24,739,904 | |
Genting Singapore PLC(1) | | | 57,115,571 | | | | 80,780,900 | |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited | | | 9,788,900 | | | | 65,874,660 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 171,395,464 | |
SPAIN - 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Amadeus IT Holding SA(1) | | | 5,418,884 | | | | 99,691,550 | |
Industria de Diseno Textil, S.A. | | | 1,640,791 | | | | 130,338,852 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 230,030,402 | |
SWEDEN - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Sandvik AB | | | 7,141,724 | | | | 109,451,303 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SWITZERLAND - 9.3% | | | | | | | | |
Adecco SA | | | 2,365,571 | | | | 123,616,823 | |
Holcim Ltd. | | | 2,078,403 | | | | 133,462,809 | |
Nestle SA | | | 6,830,464 | | | | 363,888,252 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 247,870 | | | | 35,465,855 | |
Swatch Group AG - Bearer Shares | | | 289,387 | | | | 108,875,361 | |
UBS AG(1) | | | 7,998,558 | | | | 135,771,584 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 901,080,684 | |
TURKEY - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Icecek AS | | | 738,938 | | | | 9,041,653 | |
| | | | | | | | |
UNITED KINGDOM - 12.3% | | | | | | | | |
Diageo plc | | | 2,365,625 | | | | 40,729,102 | |
Experian PLC | | | 21,133,212 | | | | 230,063,180 | |
HSBC Holdings plc | | | 12,709,650 | | | | 128,778,001 | |
Imperial Tobacco Group plc | | | 4,538,871 | | | | 135,258,182 | |
Kingfisher PLC | | | 52,640,977 | | | | 193,668,597 | |
Tesco plc | | | 44,797,052 | | | | 298,375,848 | |
WPP plc | | | 14,625,269 | | | | 161,857,652 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,188,730,562 | |
UNITED STATES - 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture plc, Class A | | | 3,807,576 | | | | 161,783,904 | |
Covidien plc | | | 2,097,345 | | | | 84,292,296 | |
Philip Morris International Inc. | | | 1,700,105 | | | | 95,239,882 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 341,316,082 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common stocks (Cost $7,914,876,919) | | | | | | | 9,487,285,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Par Amount | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (CASH EQUIVALENTS) - 0.9% | | | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.08%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10, maturity value $80,771,179(2) (Cost $80,771,000) | | $ | 80,771,000 | | | $ | 80,771,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments - 99.2% (Cost $7,995,647,919) | | | | | | | 9,568,056,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other assets less liabilities - 0.8% | | | | | | | 80,612,525 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets - 100.0%(3) | | | | | | $ | 9,648,668,909 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(1) | Non-income producing security. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Rate | | | Maturity | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.375 | % | | | 9/30/2014 | | | $ | 82,390,225 | |
(3) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to total net assets. |
Company names are as reported by a data service provider and in some cases are translations; a company’s legal name may be different.
(DR) Depository Receipt, voting rights may vary.
| | | | | | | | |
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 1,848,987,779 | | | | 19.2 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 1,487,818,639 | | | | 15.4 | |
Financials | | | 2,356,373,393 | | | | 24.4 | |
Healthcare | | | 512,190,401 | | | | 5.3 | |
Industrials | | | 1,583,324,504 | | | | 16.4 | |
Information Technology | | | 895,566,720 | | | | 9.3 | |
Materials | | | 633,862,777 | | | | 6.6 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 129,375,727 | | | | 1.3 | |
Utilities | | | 39,785,444 | | | | 0.4 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common stocks | | | 9,487,285,384 | | | | 98.3 | |
Short-term investments | | | 80,771,000 | | | | 0.9 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | | 9,568,056,384 | | | | 99.2 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 80,612,525 | | | | 0.8 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 9,648,668,909 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | |
CURRENCY EXPOSURE - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Investments | |
Australian dollar | | $ | 171,095,127 | | | | 1.8 | % |
British pound | | | 1,188,730,562 | | | | 12.4 | |
Danish krone | | | 119,126,802 | | | | 1.3 | |
Euro | | | 3,567,153,054 | | | | 37.3 | |
Hong Kong dollar | | | 1,800,831,590 | | | | 18.8 | |
Indian rupee | | | 78,883,188 | | | | 0.8 | |
Japanese yen | | | 393,936,686 | | | | 4.1 | |
Singapore dollar | | | 171,395,464 | | | | 1.8 | |
Swedish krona | | | 109,451,303 | | | | 1.1 | |
Swiss franc | | | 901,080,684 | | | | 9.4 | |
Turkish lira | | | 9,041,653 | | | | 0.1 | |
U.S. dollar | | | 1,057,330,271 | | | | 11.1 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | $ | 9,568,056,384 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS - September 30, 2010 | |
Company Name | | Country | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
ASML Holding N.V. | | Netherlands | | | 4.2 | % |
Nestle SA | | Switzerland | | | 3.8 | |
Bayer AG | | Germany | | | 3.3 | |
Sands China Ltd. | | Hong Kong | | | 3.2 | |
Tesco plc | | United Kingdom | | | 3.1 | |
Daimler AG | | Germany | | | 2.9 | |
Linde AG | | Germany | | | 2.6 | |
Pernod Ricard SA | | France | | | 2.6 | |
Experian PLC | | United Kingdom | | | 2.4 | |
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | | Canada | | | 2.2 | |
| | | | | | |
Total | | | | | 30.3 | % |
| | | | | | |
For the purpose of determining the Fund’s top ten holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Fund.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND
Schedule of Investments – September 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS - 99.2% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
AUSTRALIA - 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Limited | | | 2,984,812 | | | $ | 17,280,964 | |
| | | | | | | | |
AUSTRIA - 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Flughafen Wien AG | | | 293,409 | | | | 16,979,572 | |
Wienerberger AG(1) | | | 401,356 | | | | 6,601,349 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 23,580,921 | |
BRAZIL - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
M Dias Branco SA | | | 152,300 | | | | 3,734,590 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CANADA - 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
Finning International Inc. | | | 959,479 | | | | 22,306,092 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CHINA - 17.9% | | | | | | | | |
AMVIG Holdings Ltd | | | 2,672,000 | | | | 2,142,049 | |
Beijing Enterprises Water Group Limited(1) | | | 52,800,000 | | | | 17,897,498 | |
Beijing Jingkelong Supermarket Chain Group Co Ltd., H Shares | | | 4,703,000 | | | | 5,752,331 | |
China Everbright International Limited | | | 22,969,700 | | | | 11,486,552 | |
China Gas Holdings Ltd. | | | 28,678,000 | | | | 15,486,937 | |
Hengan International Group Company Limited | | | 1,978,550 | | | | 19,954,186 | |
Hengdeli Holdings Limited | | | 8,092,000 | | | | 3,765,006 | |
Intime Department Store Group Company Limited | | | 15,451,800 | | | | 21,309,119 | |
Longtop Financial Technologies Limited (DR)(1) | | | 20,555 | | | | 808,839 | |
New World Department Store China | | | 12,418,000 | | | | 12,787,954 | |
REXLot Holdings Limited | | | 155,875,000 | | | | 14,866,572 | |
Sany Heavy Equipment International Holdings Co Ltd. | | | 943,400 | | | | 1,665,786 | |
Yingde Gases(1) | | | 15,462,500 | | | | 14,607,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 142,530,680 | |
EGYPT - 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE (DR) | | | 1,790,125 | | | | 13,622,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
FRANCE - 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
Ipsos | | | 266,264 | | | | 12,159,980 | |
Laurent-Perrier | | | 100,884 | | | | 11,277,472 | |
Meetic | | | 341,069 | | | | 10,787,128 | |
Remy Cointreau SA | | | 224,462 | | | | 15,117,826 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 49,342,406 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
GERMANY - 15.8% | | | | | | | | |
Gerresheimer AG(1) | | | 631,940 | | | $ | 25,284,802 | |
GfK SE | | | 364,710 | | | | 15,574,509 | |
Sixt AG | | | 406,075 | | | | 14,949,479 | |
Wacker Neuson SE(1) | | | 1,368,870 | | | | 18,773,091 | |
Wirecard AG | | | 3,761,699 | | | | 51,230,092 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 125,811,973 | |
HONG KONG - 5.5% | | | | | | | | |
Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Limited | | | 3,324,800 | | | | 7,747,589 | |
Shangri-La Asia Limited | | | 5,226,000 | | | | 11,881,482 | |
SJM Holdings Limited | | | 17,912,000 | | | | 20,431,018 | |
VTech Holdings Limited | | | 368,700 | | | | 3,765,954 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 43,826,043 | |
IRELAND - 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC(1) | | | 1,518,711 | | | | 15,258,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
ITALY - 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
Bulgari S.p.A. | | | 1,318,026 | | | | 11,930,748 | |
Davide Campari - Milano S.p.A. | | | 4,725,480 | | | | 28,264,328 | |
Marr SpA | | | 508,154 | | | | 5,476,118 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 45,671,194 | |
NETHERLANDS - 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Imtech NV | | | 503,525 | | | | 15,983,537 | |
| | | | | | | | |
RUSSIA - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Globaltrans Investment PLC (DR) | | | 312,379 | | | | 4,713,799 | |
Pharmstandard(1)(2) | | | 44,220 | | | | 3,336,157 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8,049,956 | |
SINGAPORE - 5.1% | | | | | | | | |
City Developments Limited | | | 1,157,000 | | | | 11,226,006 | |
Mandarin Oriental International Limited | | | 1,143,000 | | | | 1,954,530 | |
SIA Engineering Company | | | 5,110,700 | | | | 17,876,374 | |
Tiger Airways Holdings Limited(1) | | | 6,047,000 | | | | 9,288,221 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 40,345,131 | |
SWITZERLAND - 5.8% | | | | | | | | |
Bank Sarasin & Cie AG, B Shares | | | 535,021 | | | | 20,689,765 | |
Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates(3) | | | 184,573 | | | | 19,797,481 | |
Straumann Holding AG | | | 27,054 | | | | 6,037,696 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 46,524,942 | |
TURKEY - 4.0% | | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Icecek AS | | | 2,632,466 | | | | 32,210,880 | |
| | | | | | | | |
UNITED KINGDOM - 18.1% | | | | | | | | |
Aegis Group plc | | | 8,692,550 | | | | 16,864,075 | |
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| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
UNITED KINGDOM (CONTINUED) | | | | | |
Babcock International Group plc | | | 2,136,661 | | | $ | 19,131,933 | |
The Berkeley Group Holdings PLC(1) | | | 640,546 | | | | 8,311,487 | |
Catlin Group Limited | | | 1,143,031 | | | | 6,113,973 | |
Enterprise Inns plc(1) | | | 8,909,189 | | | | 15,003,111 | |
Greene King PLC | | | 2,173,040 | | | | 14,023,181 | |
Marston’s PLC | | | 4,394,847 | | | | 6,392,977 | |
Mothercare plc | | | 2,065,586 | | | | 16,938,001 | |
Persimmon plc(1) | | | 1,198,231 | | | | 7,517,908 | |
Playtech Ltd. | | | 584,874 | | | | 3,987,498 | |
Premier Foods PLC(1) | | | 11,373,117 | | | | 2,906,802 | |
Punch Taverns plc(1) | | | 14,746,831 | | | | 20,432,225 | |
Redrow plc(1) | | | 3,439,275 | | | | 6,694,014 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 144,317,185 | |
UNITED STATES - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
CEVA, Inc.(1) | | | 37,946 | | | | 542,628 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common stocks (Cost $616,753,376) | | | | | | | 790,940,698 | |
| | |
| | Par Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (CASH EQUIVALENTS) - 0.0%(4) | | | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.08%, dated 9/30/2010, due 10/1/2010, maturity value $176,000(5) (Cost $176,000) | | $ | 176,000 | | | | 176,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments - 99.2% (Cost $616,929,376) | | | | | | | 791,116,698 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other assets less liabilities - 0.8% | | | | | | | 6,276,211 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets - 100.0%(6) | | | | | | $ | 797,392,909 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | Valued at a fair value in accordance with procedures established by the board of directors of Artisan Funds, Inc. In total, securities valued at a fair value were $3,336,157 or 0.4% of total net assets. |
(4) | Represents less than 0.1% of total net assets. |
| | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Maturity | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Bill | | | 12/30/2010 | | | $ | 179,910 | |
(6) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to total net assets. |
Company names are as reported by a data service provider and in some cases are translations; a company’s legal name may be different.
(DR) Depository Receipt, voting rights may vary.
| | | | | | | | |
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 263,866,450 | | | | 33.1 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 124,694,533 | | | | 15.6 | |
Financials | | | 51,652,595 | | | | 6.5 | |
Healthcare | | | 34,658,655 | | | | 4.4 | |
Industrials | | | 179,553,266 | | | | 22.5 | |
Information Technology | | | 71,122,139 | | | | 8.9 | |
Materials | | | 32,008,625 | | | | 4.0 | |
Utilities | | | 33,384,435 | | | | 4.2 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common stocks | | | 790,940,698 | | | | 99.2 | |
Short-term investments | | | 176,000 | | | | 0.0 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | | 791,116,698 | | | | 99.2 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 6,276,211 | | | | 0.8 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 797,392,909 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
CURRENCY EXPOSURE - September 30, 2010 | | | | | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Investments | |
Australian dollar | | $ | 17,280,964 | | | | 2.2 | % |
Brazilian real | | | 3,734,590 | | | | 0.5 | |
British pound | | | 144,317,185 | | | | 18.2 | |
Canadian dollar | | | 22,306,092 | | | | 2.8 | |
Euro | | | 275,648,756 | | | | 34.8 | |
Hong Kong dollar | | | 185,547,884 | | | | 23.5 | |
Singapore dollar | | | 38,390,601 | | | | 4.8 | |
Swiss franc | | | 46,524,942 | | | | 5.9 | |
Turkish lira | | | 32,210,880 | | | | 4.1 | |
U.S. dollar | | | 25,154,804 | | | | 3.2 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | $ | 791,116,698 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
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TOP TEN HOLDINGS - September 30, 2010 | |
Company Name | | Country | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Wirecard AG | | Germany | | | 6.4 | % |
Coca-Cola Icecek AS | | Turkey | | | 4.0 | |
Davide Campari - Milano S.p.A. | | Italy | | | 3.5 | |
Gerresheimer AG | | Germany | | | 3.2 | |
Finning International Inc. | | Canada | | | 2.8 | |
Intime Department Store Group Company Limited | | China | | | 2.7 | |
Bank Sarasin & Cie AG | | Switzerland | | | 2.6 | |
Punch Taverns plc | | United Kingdom | | | 2.6 | |
SJM Holdings Limited | | Hong Kong | | | 2.6 | |
Hengan International Group Company Limited | | China | | | 2.5 | |
| | | | | | |
Total | | | | | 32.9 | % |
| | | | | | |
For the purpose of determining the Fund’s top ten holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Fund.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND
Schedule of Investments – September 30, 2010
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| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS AND EQUITY-LINKED SECURITIES - 93.8% | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
BELGIUM - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | | | 378,078 | | | $ | 31,502,162 | |
| | | | | | | | |
DENMARK - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Carlsberg A/S, Class B | | | 358,048 | | | | 37,332,143 | |
| | | | | | | | |
FRANCE - 10.5% | | | | | | | | |
Gemalto NV | | | 908,088 | | | | 37,268,523 | |
Publicis Groupe | | | 2,267,426 | | | | 107,692,851 | |
Societe Television Francaise 1 | | | 2,045,796 | | | | 31,849,604 | |
Sodexo | | | 1,453,712 | | | | 94,332,411 | |
Total SA | | | 1,564,357 | | | | 80,623,328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 351,766,717 | |
GERMANY - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
HeidelbergCement AG | | | 614,486 | | | | 29,612,633 | |
| | | | | | | | |
HONG KONG - 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Guoco Group Limited | | | 9,114,800 | | | | 100,500,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
IRELAND - 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Ryanair Holdings PLC, Equity-Linked Security, 144A(1)(2)(3)(4) | | | 13,794,291 | | | | 73,621,855 | |
| | | | | | | | |
JAPAN - 8.1% | | | | | | | | |
Credit Saison Co., Ltd. | | | 4,081,359 | | | | 54,561,531 | |
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | | | 10,154,431 | | | | 40,992,372 | |
MEITEC CORPORATION(5) | | | 620,901 | | | | 11,535,906 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 8,915,500 | | | | 41,544,436 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.(4) | | | 3,654,200 | | | | 17,027,836 | |
SANKYO CO., LTD. | | | 1,268,838 | | | | 67,180,929 | |
SEINO HOLDINGS CO., LTD. | | | 1,949,800 | | | | 11,795,029 | |
Unihair Co., Ltd. | | | 1,956,400 | | | | 25,872,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 270,510,890 | |
KOREA - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. | | | 21,747 | | | | 14,685,543 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
NETHERLANDS - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Wolters Kluwer NV | | | 1,103,968 | | | $ | 23,176,765 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SWITZERLAND - 17.2% | | | | | | | | |
Adecco SA | | | 1,992,367 | | | | 104,114,431 | |
Givaudan SA | | | 74,815 | | | | 76,440,503 | |
Nestle SA | | | 1,046,604 | | | | 55,757,105 | |
Novartis AG | | | 2,024,202 | | | | 116,077,731 | |
Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG(5) | | | 989,552 | | | | 108,758,577 | |
Pargesa Holding SA | | | 1,383,506 | | | | 101,019,239 | |
Tamedia AG | | | 135,772 | | | | 13,126,078 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 575,293,664 | |
UNITED KINGDOM - 30.2% | | | | | | | | |
BAE Systems plc | | | 6,198,793 | | | | 33,332,079 | |
Brit Insurance Holdings PLC(5) | | | 2,014,412 | | | | 32,435,496 | |
Carpetright PLC | | | 2,192,260 | | | | 26,930,672 | |
Compass Group PLC | | | 13,770,309 | | | | 114,756,541 | |
Diageo plc | | | 5,355,735 | | | | 92,209,997 | |
Experian PLC | | | 17,587,491 | | | | 191,463,281 | |
Home Retail Group plc | | | 10,461,309 | | | | 33,853,348 | |
Lancashire Holdings Ltd | | | 4,353,427 | | | | 37,955,317 | |
Lloyds Banking Group plc(5) | | | 65,655,153 | | | | 76,445,619 | |
Qinetiq Group PLC(6) | | | 41,112,031 | | | | 69,620,328 | |
Reed Elsevier PLC | | | 11,969,116 | | | | 101,156,251 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A | | | 2,328,244 | | | | 70,430,602 | |
Savills Plc(6) | | | 8,553,847 | | | | 40,849,189 | |
Unilever plc (DR) | | | 2,740,408 | | | | 79,745,873 | |
Vitec Group PLC | | | 625,988 | | | | 4,956,156 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,006,140,749 | |
UNITED STATES - 18.5% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture plc, Class A | | | 2,141,356 | | | | 90,986,217 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.(5)(6) | | | 1,543,774 | | | | 129,368,261 | |
Covidien plc | | | 3,173,210 | | | | 127,531,310 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd.(5)(6) | | | 4,397,187 | | | | 139,566,715 | |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | | | 4,462,063 | | | | 130,381,481 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 617,833,984 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common stocks and equity-linked securities (Cost $2,678,700,358) | | | | | | | 3,131,977,971 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Par Amount | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (CASH EQUIVALENTS) - 6.4% | | | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.08%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10, maturity value $211,731,471(7) (Cost $211,731,000) | | $ | 211,731,000 | | | $ | 211,731,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments - 100.2% (Cost $2,890,431,358) | | | | | | | 3,343,708,971 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other assets less liabilities - (0.2%) | | | | | | | (5,994,889 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets - 100.0%(8) | | | | | | $ | 3,337,714,082 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(1) | Valued at a fair value in accordance with procedures established by the board of directors of Artisan Funds, Inc. In total, securities valued at a fair value were $73,621,855 or 2.2% of total net assets. |
(3) | Security is an equity-linked participation certificate issued by HSBC Bank plc. As described in Note 2(h) in Notes to Financial Statements, equity-linked participation certificates are subject to counterparty risk with respect to the bank or broker-dealer that issues them. |
(4) | Security is restricted. The shares of Ryanair Holdings PLC were acquired in a transaction under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares of restricted securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. The shares of Mitsubishi UFG Financial Group, Inc., were acquired in a private placement. Additionally, the shares of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. are freely tradeable outside the United States, where the Fund expects to trade them. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | Acquisition Dates | | | Cost | | | Value | | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Ryanair Holdings PLC | | | 9/17/08- 8/3/10 | | | $ | 55,058,070 | | | $ | 73,621,855 | | | | 2.2 | % |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 12/14/2009 | | | | 17,639,402 | | | | 17,027,836 | | | | 0.5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 90,649,691 | | | | 2.7 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(5) | Non-income producing security. |
(6) | Affiliated company as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. See Note (6) in Notes to Financial Statements. |
| | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Maturity | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Bill | | | 3/31/2011 | | | $ | 215,968,815 | |
(8) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to total net assets. |
Company names are as reported by a data service provider and in some cases are translations; a company’s legal name may be different.
(DR) Depository Receipt, voting rights may vary.
| | | | | | | | |
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 758,578,321 | | | | 22.7 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 305,603,512 | | | | 9.2 | |
Energy | | | 151,053,930 | | | | 4.5 | |
Financials | | | 704,202,324 | | | | 21.1 | |
Healthcare | | | 243,609,041 | | | | 7.3 | |
Industrials | | | 604,241,486 | | | | 18.1 | |
Information Technology | | | 258,636,221 | | | | 7.7 | |
Materials | | | 106,053,136 | | | | 3.2 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common stocks | | | 3,131,977,971 | | | | 93.8 | |
Short-term investments | | | 211,731,000 | | | | 6.4 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | | 3,343,708,971 | | | | 100.2 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | (5,994,889 | ) | | | (0.2 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 3,337,714,082 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
CURRENCY EXPOSURE - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Investments | |
British pound | | $ | 855,964,274 | | | | 25.6 | % |
Danish krone | | | 37,332,143 | | | | 1.1 | |
Euro | | | 580,110,734 | | | | 17.4 | |
Hong Kong dollar | | | 100,500,866 | | | | 3.0 | |
Japanese yen | | | 270,510,890 | | | | 8.1 | |
Korean won | | | 14,685,543 | | | | 0.4 | |
Swiss franc | | | 575,293,664 | | | | 17.2 | |
U.S. dollar | | | 909,310,857 | | | | 27.2 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | $ | 3,343,708,971 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS - September 30, 2010 | |
Company Name | | Country | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Experian PLC | | United Kingdom | | | 5.7 | % |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | | United States | | | 4.2 | |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | | United States | | | 3.9 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd. | | United States | | | 3.9 | |
Covidien plc | | United States | | | 3.8 | |
Novartis AG | | Switzerland | | | 3.5 | |
Compass Group PLC | | United Kingdom | | | 3.4 | |
Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG | | Switzerland | | | 3.3 | |
Publicis Groupe | | France | | | 3.2 | |
Adecco SA | | Switzerland | | | 3.1 | |
| | | | | | |
Total | | | | | 38.0 | % |
| | | | | | |
For the purpose of determining the Fund’s top ten holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Fund.
The Fund owns Pargesa Holding SA (Pargesa), which represents 3.0% of the Fund’s total net assets, and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (GBL), which represents 1.0% of the Fund’s total net assets. Pargesa is the parent company of GBL. If aggregated, the Fund’s holdings of both securities would represent 4.0% of the Fund’s total net assets and would be one of the Fund’s top ten holdings.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN MID CAP FUND
Schedule of Investments – September 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS - 97.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 20.7% | | | | | | | | |
Auto Components - 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
BorgWarner Inc.(1) | | | 2,196,399 | | | $ | 115,574,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Tesla Motors, Inc.(1) | | | 371,700 | | | | 7,530,642 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributors - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
LKQ Corporation(1) | | | 3,522,901 | | | | 73,276,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 7.0% | | | | | | | | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 356,100 | | | | 61,249,200 | |
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (DR)(1)(2) | | | 2,027,200 | | | | 96,798,800 | |
Home Inns & Hotels Management, Inc. (DR)(1)(2) | | | 745,700 | | | | 36,867,408 | |
Starbucks Corporation | | | 316,183 | | | | 8,087,961 | |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | | | 1,599,022 | | | | 84,028,606 | |
Wynn Resorts, Limited | | | 652,200 | | | | 56,591,394 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 343,623,369 | |
Household Durables - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 1,009,200 | | | | 30,629,220 | |
Harman International Industries, Incorporated(1) | | | 1,344,500 | | | | 44,919,745 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 75,548,965 | |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Netflix, Inc.(1) | | | 144,000 | | | | 23,351,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Kohl’s Corporation(1) | | | 636,864 | | | | 33,549,996 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 1,233,500 | | | | 34,587,340 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(1) | | | 311,400 | | | | 16,566,480 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 51,153,820 | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
Coach, Inc. | | | 2,346,100 | | | | 100,788,456 | |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (CONTINUED) | | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
Fossil, Inc.(1) | | | 637,300 | | | $ | 34,280,367 | |
lululemon athletica inc.(1) | | | 1,032,300 | | | | 46,164,456 | |
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, Class A | | | 1,074,600 | | | | 96,563,556 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 277,796,835 | |
ENERGY - 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services - 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
Cameron International Corporation(1) | | | 2,281,400 | | | | 98,008,944 | |
Core Laboratories N.V. | | | 394,300 | | | | 34,714,172 | |
Dresser-Rand Group Inc.(1) | | | 1,414,796 | | | | 52,191,824 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 1,495,700 | | | | 60,516,022 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 245,430,962 | |
FINANCIALS - 7.4% | | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets - 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Ares Capital Corporation | | | 2,822,500 | | | | 44,172,125 | |
Greenhill & Co., Inc. | | | 574,286 | | | | 45,552,366 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 89,724,491 | |
Commercial Banks - 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
FirstMerit Corporation | | | 3,834,600 | | | | 70,249,872 | |
HDFC BANK LIMITED (DR)(2) | | | 360,048 | | | | 66,382,050 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 136,631,922 | |
Diversified Financial Services - 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
CME Group Inc., Class A | | | 270,841 | | | | 70,540,539 | |
MSCI Inc.(1) | | | 1,527,100 | | | | 50,714,991 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 121,255,530 | |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
E-House China Holdings Ltd. (DR)(2) | | | 738,300 | | | | 13,931,721 | |
| | | | | | | | |
HEALTHCARE - 12.4% | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.(1) | | | 686,200 | | | | 20,441,898 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated(1) | | | 292,500 | | | | 10,111,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 30,553,623 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation(1) | | | 1,397,200 | | | | 93,682,260 | |
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HEALTHCARE (CONTINUED) | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1) | | | 56,112 | | | $ | 15,921,219 | |
Masimo Corporation | | | 530,200 | | | | 14,479,762 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 124,083,241 | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Community Health Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 817,800 | | | | 25,327,266 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Technology - 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
athenahealth, Inc.(1)(3) | | | 1,680,000 | | | | 55,473,600 | |
Cerner Corporation(1) | | | 2,080,100 | | | | 174,707,599 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 230,181,199 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Illumina, Inc.(1) | | | 994,296 | | | | 48,919,363 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals - 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Allergan, Inc. | | | 2,259,061 | | | | 150,295,328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
INDUSTRIALS - 18.7% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Precision Castparts Corp. | | | 1,157,120 | | | | 147,359,232 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics - 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 1,727,202 | | | | 120,765,964 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 1,525,727 | | | | 70,534,359 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 191,300,323 | |
Electrical Equipment - 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Cooper Industries plc | | | 1,619,000 | | | | 79,217,670 | |
Roper Industries, Inc. | | | 1,646,354 | | | | 107,309,354 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 186,527,024 | |
Machinery - 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
Cummins Inc. | | | 1,594,300 | | | | 144,411,694 | |
Gardner Denver, Inc. | | | 1,328,600 | | | | 71,319,248 | |
PACCAR Inc | | | 245,806 | | | | 11,835,559 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 227,566,501 | |
Professional Services - 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
IHS Inc.(1) | | | 1,243,300 | | | | 84,544,400 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 1,114,300 | | | | 31,211,543 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 115,755,943 | |
Road & Rail - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 1,307,126 | | | | 45,357,272 | |
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 33.5% | | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment - 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Juniper Networks, Inc.(1) | | | 3,212,727 | | | $ | 97,506,265 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Computers & Peripherals - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
NetApp, Inc.(1) | | | 1,462,775 | | | | 72,831,567 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 5.4% | | | | | | | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 3,972,900 | | | | 132,575,673 | |
Trimble Navigation Limited(1) | | | 3,674,599 | | | | 128,757,949 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 261,333,622 | |
Internet Software & Services - 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
GSI Commerce, Inc.(1)(3) | | | 3,010,400 | | | | 74,356,880 | |
MercadoLibre, Inc.(1) | | | 1,283,000 | | | | 92,606,940 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 166,963,820 | |
IT Services - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A(1) | | | 702,100 | | | | 45,264,387 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 6.9% | | | | | | | | |
ARM Holdings PLC (DR)(2) | | | 4,334,100 | | | | 81,307,716 | |
Broadcom Corporation, Class A | | | 2,717,219 | | | | 96,162,380 | |
Cree, Inc.(1) | | | 1,189,811 | | | | 64,594,839 | |
First Solar, Inc.(1) | | | 282,900 | | | | 41,685,315 | |
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.(1) | | | 2,509,298 | | | | 29,910,832 | |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.(1) | | | 794,200 | | | | 22,857,076 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 336,518,158 | |
Software - 13.4% | | | | | | | | |
ANSYS, Inc.(1) | | | 1,804,300 | | | | 76,231,675 | |
Autodesk, Inc.(1) | | | 550,537 | | | | 17,600,668 | |
Blackboard Inc.(1) | | | 1,408,500 | | | | 50,762,340 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 2,297,160 | | | | 156,758,198 | |
Concur Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 694,300 | | | | 34,326,192 | |
Red Hat, Inc.(1) | | | 1,790,488 | | | | 73,410,008 | |
Rovi Corporation(1) | | | 1,399,400 | | | | 70,543,754 | |
salesforce.com, inc.(1) | | | 681,435 | | | | 76,184,433 | |
VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (DR)(1)(2) | | | 321,900 | | | | 10,410,246 | |
VMware, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 1,023,102 | | | | 86,902,284 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 653,129,798 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common stocks (Cost $3,278,227,767) | | | | | | | 4,765,154,081 | |
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| | Par Amount | | | Value | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (CASH EQUIVALENTS) - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.08%, dated 9/30/2010, due 10/1/2010, maturity value $72,959,163(4) (Cost $72,959,000) | | $ | 72,959,000 | | | $ | 72,959,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments - 99.2% (Cost $3,351,186,767) | | | | | | | 4,838,113,081 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other assets less liabilities - 0.8% | | | | | | | 39,568,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets - 100.0%(5) | | | | | | $ | 4,877,681,381 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | The Fund considers the company to be from outside of the United States. See the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information for information on how a particular country is assigned. |
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Security | | Country | | Trading Currency |
ARM Holdings PLC (DR) | | United Kingdom | | U.S. dollar |
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (DR) | | China | | U.S. dollar |
E-House China Holdings Ltd. (DR) | | China | | U.S. dollar |
HDFC BANK LIMITED (DR) | | India | | U.S. dollar |
Home Inns & Hotels Management, Inc. (DR) | | China | | U.S. dollar |
VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (DR) | | China | | U.S. dollar |
(3) | Affiliated company as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. See Note (6) in Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Issuer | | Maturity | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Bill | | | 12/30/2010 | | | $ | 74,422,770 | |
(5) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to total net assets. |
Company names are as reported by a data service provider and in some cases are translations; a company’s legal name may be different.
(DR) Depository Receipt, voting rights may vary.
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TOP TEN HOLDINGS - September 30, 2010 | |
Company Name | | Country | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Cerner Corporation | | United States | | | 3.6 | % |
Citrix Systems, Inc. | | United States | | | 3.2 | |
Allergan, Inc. | | United States | | | 3.1 | |
Precision Castparts Corp. | | United States | | | 3.0 | |
Cummins Inc. | | United States | | | 3.0 | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | United States | | | 2.7 | |
Trimble Navigation Limited | | United States | | | 2.6 | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | United States | | | 2.5 | |
BorgWarner Inc. | | United States | | | 2.4 | |
Roper Industries, Inc. | | United States | | | 2.2 | |
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Total | | | | | 28.3 | % |
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For the purpose of determining the Fund’s top ten holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Fund.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN MID CAP VALUE FUND
Schedule of Investments – September 30, 2010
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COMMON STOCKS - 96.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 7.9% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services - 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
H&R Block, Inc. | | | 7,463,100 | | | $ | 96,647,145 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Burger King Holdings, Inc. | | | 2,365,200 | | | | 56,480,976 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Household Durables - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Mohawk Industries, Inc.(1) | | | 1,537,600 | | | | 81,954,080 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Leisure Equipment & Products - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Mattel, Inc. | | | 3,919,900 | | | | 91,960,854 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media - 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Omnicom Group Inc. | | | 3,177,400 | | | | 125,443,752 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 6.0% | | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing - 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
The Kroger Co. | | | 5,745,100 | | | | 124,438,866 | |
Sysco Corporation | | | 2,225,100 | | | | 63,459,852 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 187,898,718 | |
Food Products - 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
Campbell Soup Company | | | 2,260,500 | | | | 80,812,875 | |
H.J. Heinz Company | | | 1,532,000 | | | | 72,570,840 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 153,383,715 | |
ENERGY - 8.4% | | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services - 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Nabors Industries Ltd.(1) | | | 6,573,500 | | | | 118,717,410 | |
Pride International, Inc.(1) | | | 3,460,500 | | | | 101,842,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 220,559,925 | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
Cimarex Energy Co. | | | 1,715,590 | | | | 113,537,746 | |
Range Resources Corporation | | | 1,930,600 | | | | 73,613,778 | |
Southwestern Energy Company(1) | | | 2,227,000 | | | | 74,470,880 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 261,622,404 | |
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FINANCIALS - 18.1% | | | | | | | | |
Insurance - 16.6% | | | | | | | | |
Alleghany Corporation(1)(2) | | | 560,601 | | | $ | 169,878,921 | |
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd | | | 1,977,000 | | | | 111,878,430 | |
The Allstate Corporation | | | 3,862,300 | | | | 121,855,565 | |
Aon Corporation | | | 1,441,700 | | | | 56,384,887 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.(1)(2) | | | 1,667,173 | | | | 139,709,097 | |
Brown & Brown, Inc. | | | 1,162,000 | | | | 23,460,780 | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | | | 8,198,981 | | | | 128,805,992 | |
The Progressive Corporation | | | 5,422,300 | | | | 113,163,401 | |
W. R. Berkley Corporation | | | 3,238,300 | | | | 87,660,781 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 952,797,854 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | 4,938,800 | | | | 86,922,880 | |
| | | | | | | | |
HEALTHCARE - 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Stryker Corporation | | | 2,023,300 | | | | 101,266,165 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
CIGNA Corporation | | | 3,103,250 | | | | 111,034,285 | |
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | | | 490,300 | | | | 24,745,441 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 135,779,726 | |
INDUSTRIALS - 20.6% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | | | 1,835,100 | | | | 132,622,677 | |
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | | | 1,387,853 | | | | 80,842,437 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 213,465,114 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Cintas Corporation | | | 4,348,000 | | | | 119,787,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering - 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Fluor Corporation | | | 1,223,500 | | | | 60,599,955 | |
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.(1) | | | 3,047,900 | | | | 117,953,730 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 178,553,685 | |
Electrical Equipment - 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
Acuity Brands, Inc.(2) | | | 1,816,815 | | | | 80,375,896 | |
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INDUSTRIALS (CONTINUED) | | | | | | | | |
Electrical Equipment (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
Hubbell Inc., Class B | | | 2,635,900 | | | $ | 133,771,925 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 214,147,821 | |
Professional Services - 6.8% | | | | | | | | |
The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation | | | 777,700 | | | | 57,658,678 | |
Equifax Inc. | | | 3,987,700 | | | | 124,416,240 | |
Manpower Inc. | | | 1,708,000 | | | | 89,157,600 | |
Towers Watson & Co., Class A | | | 2,386,800 | | | | 117,382,824 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 388,615,342 | |
Road & Rail - 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 1,642,000 | | | | 70,228,340 | |
| | | | | | | | |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 22.9% | | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 6.7% | | | | | | | | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.(1)(2) | | | 4,584,000 | | | | 122,530,320 | |
Avnet, Inc.(1) | | | 4,657,810 | | | | 125,807,448 | |
Ingram Micro Inc.(1)(2) | | | 8,219,600 | | | | 138,582,456 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 386,920,224 | |
IT Services - 8.3% | | | | | | | | |
Hewitt Associates, Inc.(1) | | | 2,369,000 | | | | 119,468,670 | |
SAIC, Inc.(1) | | | 6,724,100 | | | | 107,451,118 | |
Total System Services, Inc. | | | 7,488,000 | | | | 114,117,120 | |
The Western Union Company | | | 7,846,700 | | | | 138,651,189 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 479,688,097 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 6.0% | | | | | | | | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | | 4,063,100 | | | | 127,500,078 | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 10,464,000 | | | | 122,219,520 | |
National Semiconductor Corporation | | | 7,306,800 | | | | 93,307,836 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 343,027,434 | |
Software - 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
SYNOPSYS, INC.(1) | | | 4,411,000 | | | | 109,260,470 | |
| | | | | | | | |
UTILITIES - 8.6% | | | | | | | | |
Electrical Utilities - 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Westar Energy, Inc. | | | 2,894,100 | | | | 70,124,043 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities - 5.5% | | | | | | | | |
OGE Energy Corp. | | | 2,627,500 | | | | 104,758,425 | |
SCANA Corporation | | | 2,506,800 | | | | 101,074,176 | |
Xcel Energy Inc. | | | 4,759,800 | | | | 109,332,606 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 315,165,207 | |
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UTILITIES (CONTINUED) | | | | | | | | |
Water Utilities - 1.9% | | | | | | | | |
American Water Works Company, Inc. | | | 4,766,100 | | | $ | 110,907,147 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common stocks (Cost $4,991,627,430) | | | | | | | 5,552,608,518 | |
| | |
| | Par Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (CASH EQUIVALENTS) - 2.7% | | | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.08%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10, maturity value $153,605,341(3) (Cost $153,605,000) | | $ | 153,605,000 | | | | 153,605,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments - 99.4% (Cost $5,145,232,430) | | | | | | | 5,706,213,518 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other assets less liabilities - 0.6% | | | | | | | 33,413,588 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets - 100.0%(4) | | | | | | $ | 5,739,627,106 | |
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(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | Affiliated company as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. See Note (6) in Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Issuer | | Rate | | | Maturity | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.750 | % | | | 5/31/2017 | | | $ | 156,680,106 | |
(4) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to total net assets. |
Company names are as reported by a data service provider and in some cases are translations; a company’s legal name may be different.
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TOP TEN HOLDINGS - September 30, 2010 | |
Company Name | | Country | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Alleghany Corporation | | United States | | | 3.0 | % |
Arch Capital Group Ltd. | | United States | | | 2.4 | |
The Western Union Company | | United States | | | 2.4 | |
Ingram Micro Inc. | | United States | | | 2.4 | |
Hubbell Inc. | | United States | | | 2.3 | |
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | | United States | | | 2.3 | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | | United States | | | 2.2 | |
Analog Devices, Inc. | | United States | | | 2.2 | |
Avnet, Inc. | | United States | | | 2.2 | |
Omnicom Group Inc. | | United States | | | 2.2 | |
| | | | | | |
Total | | | | | 23.6 | % |
| | | | | | |
For the purpose of determining the Fund’s top ten holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Fund.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN OPPORTUNISTIC GROWTH FUND
Schedule of Investments – September 30, 2010
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COMMON STOCKS - 94.4% | | | | | | | | |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 14.5% | | | | | |
Auto Components - 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
BorgWarner Inc.(1) | | | 27,700 | | | $ | 1,457,574 | |
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Distributors - 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Li & Fung Limited(2) | | | 251,500 | | | | 1,421,380 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 6.0% | | | | | |
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (DR)(1)(2) | | | 28,500 | | | | 1,360,875 | |
Starbucks Corporation | | | 60,052 | | | | 1,536,130 | |
Wynn Macau Limited(1)(2) | | | 857,000 | | | | 1,484,509 | |
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| | | | | | | 4,381,514 | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 4.5% | | | | | | | | |
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA(2) | | | 34,400 | | | | 1,656,199 | |
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, Class A | | | 18,200 | | | | 1,635,452 | |
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| | | | | | | 3,291,651 | |
ENERGY - 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.2% | | | | | |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | | | 25,100 | | | | 1,116,197 | |
Schlumberger Limited | | | 7,200 | | | | 443,592 | |
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| | | | | | | 1,559,789 | |
FINANCIALS - 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
Commercial Banks - 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
HDFC BANK LIMITED (DR)(2) | | | 9,525 | | | | 1,756,124 | |
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Diversified Financial Services - 0.9% | | | | | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | | | 16,675 | | | | 634,817 | |
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HEALTHCARE - 9.8% | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation(1) | | | 22,400 | | | | 1,501,920 | |
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Health Care Technology - 3.3% | | | | | | | | |
Cerner Corporation(1) | | | 28,779 | | | | 2,417,148 | |
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Pharmaceuticals - 4.4% | | | | | | | | |
Allergan, Inc. | | | 47,475 | | | | 3,158,512 | |
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INDUSTRIALS - 22.5% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
Precision Castparts Corp. | | | 20,325 | | | | 2,588,389 | |
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INDUSTRIALS (CONTINUED) | | | | | | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics - 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 38,100 | | | $ | 2,663,952 | |
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Electrical Equipment - 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
ABB Limited (DR)(2) | | | 60,300 | | | | 1,273,536 | |
Emerson Electric Co. | | | 23,100 | | | | 1,216,446 | |
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| | | | | | | 2,489,982 | |
Machinery - 7.1% | | | | | | | | |
Cummins Inc. | | | 32,100 | | | | 2,907,618 | |
Hexagon AB(2) | | | 33,800 | | | | 725,108 | |
Weg S.A.(2) | | | 137,000 | | | | 1,497,931 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,130,657 | |
Professional Services - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
IHS Inc.(1) | | | 16,200 | | | | 1,101,600 | |
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Road & Rail - 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
Localiza Rent a Car SA(2) | | | 117,400 | | | | 1,974,013 | |
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Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia SA(1)(2) | | | 36,200 | | | | 359,647 | |
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 42.1% | | | | | |
Communications Equipment - 2.3% | | | | | |
Juniper Networks, Inc.(1) | | | 54,900 | | | | 1,666,215 | |
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Computers & Peripherals - 9.7% | | | | | | | | |
Apple Inc.(1) | | | 11,975 | | | | 3,397,906 | |
EMC Corporation(1) | | | 177,800 | | | | 3,611,118 | |
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| | | | | | | 7,009,024 | |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 7.5% | | | | | | | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 83,900 | | | | 2,799,743 | |
Trimble Navigation Limited(1) | | | 75,600 | | | | 2,649,024 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,448,767 | |
Internet Software & Services - 5.9% | | | | | |
Google Inc., Class A(1) | | | 8,070 | | | | 4,243,125 | |
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IT Services - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Visa Inc., Class A | | | 16,046 | | | | 1,191,576 | |
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (CONTINUED) | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 7.0% | | | | | |
ARM Holdings PLC(2) | | | 411,700 | | | $ | 2,536,512 | |
Broadcom Corporation, Class A | | | 44,125 | | | | 1,561,584 | |
First Solar, Inc.(1) | | | 6,800 | | | | 1,001,980 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,100,076 | |
Software - 8.1% | | | | | | | | |
Citrix Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 61,000 | | | | 4,162,640 | |
Rovi Corporation(1) | | | 34,300 | | | | 1,729,063 | |
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| | | | | | | 5,891,703 | |
Total common stocks (Cost $51,492,361) | | | | | | | 68,439,155 | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (CASH EQUIVALENTS) - 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.08%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10, maturity value $4,486,010(3) (Cost $4,486,000) | | $ | 4,486,000 | | | | 4,486,000 | |
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Total investments - 100.6% (Cost $55,978,361) | | | | | | | 72,925,155 | |
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Other assets less liabilities - (0.6%) | | | | | | | (467,421 | ) |
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Total net assets - 100.0%(4) | | | | | | $ | 72,457,734 | |
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(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | The Fund considers the company to be from outside of the United States. See the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information for information on how a particular country is assigned. |
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Security | | Country | | Trading Currency |
ABB Limited (DR) | | Switzerland | | U.S. dollar |
ARM Holdings PLC | | United Kingdom | | British pound |
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA | | Switzerland | | Swiss franc |
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (DR) | | China | | U.S. dollar |
HDFC BANK LIMITED (DR) | | India | | U.S. dollar |
Hexagon AB | | Sweden | | Swedish krona |
Li & Fung Limited | | Hong Kong | | Hong Kong dollar |
Localiza Rent a Car SA | | Brazil | | Brazilian real |
Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia SA | | Brazil | | Brazilian real |
Weg S.A. | | Brazil | | Brazilian real |
Wynn Macau Limited | | Hong Kong | | Hong Kong dollar |
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Issuer | | Rate | | | Maturity | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.375 | % | | | 9/30/2014 | | | $ | 4,578,700 | |
(4)Percentages | for the various classifications relate to total net assets. |
Company names are as reported by a data service provider and in some cases are translations; a company’s legal name may be different.
(DR) Depository Receipt, voting rights may vary.
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CURRENCY EXPOSURE - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Investments | |
Brazilian real | | $ | 3,831,591 | | | | 5.2 | % |
British pound | | | 2,536,512 | | | | 3.5 | |
Hong Kong dollar | | | 2,905,889 | | | | 4.0 | |
Swedish krona | | | 725,108 | | | | 1.0 | |
Swiss franc | | | 1,656,199 | | | | 2.3 | |
U.S. dollar | | | 61,269,856 | | | | 84.0 | |
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Total investments | | $ | 72,925,155 | | | | 100.0 | % |
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TOP TEN HOLDINGS - September 30, 2010 | |
Company Name | | Country | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Google Inc. | | United States | | | 5.9 | % |
Citrix Systems, Inc. | | United States | | | 5.7 | |
EMC Corporation | | United States | | | 5.0 | |
Apple Inc. | | United States | | | 4.7 | |
Allergan, Inc. | | United States | | | 4.4 | |
Cummins Inc. | | United States | | | 4.0 | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | United States | | | 3.9 | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | United States | | | 3.7 | |
Trimble Navigation Limited | | United States | | | 3.7 | |
Precision Castparts Corp. | | United States | | | 3.6 | |
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Total | | | | | 44.6 | % |
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For the purpose of determining the Fund’s top ten holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Fund.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN OPPORTUNISTIC VALUE FUND
Schedule of Investments – September 30, 2010
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COMMON STOCKS - 97.6% | | | | | | | | |
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CONSUMER STAPLES - 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing - 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | | 230,600 | | | $ | 12,341,712 | |
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ENERGY - 12.8% | | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services - 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Nabors Industries Ltd.(1) | | | 306,400 | | | | 5,533,584 | |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 10.7% | | | | | | | | |
Apache Corporation | | | 104,800 | | | | 10,245,248 | |
Chesapeake Energy Corporation | | | 239,500 | | | | 5,424,675 | |
Exxon Mobil Corporation | | | 207,200 | | | | 12,802,888 | |
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| | | | | | | 28,472,811 | |
FINANCIALS - 23.5% | | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets - 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | | | 357,200 | | | | 9,333,636 | |
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Insurance - 17.9% | | | | | | | | |
The Allstate Corporation | | | 182,250 | | | | 5,749,988 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.(1)(2) | | | 139,500 | | | | 11,690,100 | |
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Class B(1) | | | 82,600 | | | | 6,829,368 | |
The Chubb Corporation | | | 204,000 | | | | 11,625,960 | |
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | | | 337,800 | | | | 5,306,838 | |
The Progressive Corporation | | | 307,200 | | | | 6,411,264 | |
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| | | | | | | 47,613,518 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) - 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. | | | 324,200 | | | | 5,705,920 | |
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HEALTHCARE - 14.5% | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
Baxter International Inc. | | | 232,200 | | | | 11,078,262 | |
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Health Care Providers & Services - 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
CIGNA Corporation | | | 169,300 | | | | 6,057,554 | |
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Pharmaceuticals - 8.0% | | | | | | | | |
Johnson & Johnson | | | 172,500 | | | | 10,688,100 | |
Pfizer Inc. | | | 620,800 | | | | 10,659,136 | |
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| | | | | | | 21,347,236 | |
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INDUSTRIALS - 8.2% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 6.1% | | | | | | | | |
Lockheed Martin Corporation | | | 132,200 | | | $ | 9,423,216 | |
Raytheon Company | | | 150,000 | | | | 6,856,500 | |
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| | | | | | | 16,279,716 | |
Construction & Engineering - 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.(1) | | | 142,700 | | | | 5,522,490 | |
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 34.0% | | | | | | | | |
Computers & Peripherals - 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
Hewlett-Packard Company | | | 263,600 | | | | 11,089,652 | |
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Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Ingram Micro Inc.(1)(2) | | | 540,200 | | | | 9,107,772 | |
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Internet Software & Services - 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
eBay Inc.(1) | | | 225,800 | | | | 5,509,520 | |
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IT Services - 13.9% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture plc, Class A | | | 270,900 | | | | 11,510,541 | |
International Business Machines Corporation | | | 91,900 | | | | 12,327,466 | |
Total System Services, Inc. | | | 389,400 | | | | 5,934,456 | |
The Western Union Company | | | 415,200 | | | | 7,336,584 | |
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| | | | | | | 37,109,047 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.9% | | | | | | | | |
Applied Materials, Inc. | | | 689,400 | | | | 8,052,192 | |
Texas Instruments Incorporated | | | 281,400 | | | | 7,637,196 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,689,388 | |
Software - 4.5% | | | | | | | | |
Microsoft Corporation | | | 492,600 | | | | 12,063,774 | |
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Total common stocks (Cost $241,022,680) | | | | | | | 259,855,592 | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (CASH EQUIVALENTS) - 1.8% | | | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.08%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10, maturity value $4,840,011(3) (Cost $4,840,000) | | $ | 4,840,000 | | | $ | 4,840,000 | |
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Total investments - 99.4% (Cost $245,862,680) | | | | | | | 264,695,592 | |
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Other assets less liabilities - 0.6% | | | | | | | 1,677,377 | |
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Total net assets - 100.0%(4) | | | | | | $ | 266,372,969 | |
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(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | Affiliated company as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. See Note (6) in Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Issuer | | Maturity | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Bill | | | 3/31/2011 | | | $ | 4,940,055 | |
(4) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to total net assets. |
Company names are as reported by a data service provider and in some cases are translations; a company’s legal name may be different.
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TOP TEN HOLDINGS - September 30, 2010 | |
Company Name | | Country | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Exxon Mobil Corporation | | United States | | | 4.8 | % |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | | United States | | | 4.6 | |
International Business Machines Corporation | | United States | | | 4.6 | |
Microsoft Corporation | | United States | | | 4.5 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd. | | United States | | | 4.4 | |
The Chubb Corporation | | United States | | | 4.4 | |
Accenture plc | | United States | | | 4.3 | |
Hewlett-Packard Company | | United States | | | 4.2 | |
Baxter International Inc. | | United States | | | 4.2 | |
Johnson & Johnson | | United States | | | 4.0 | |
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Total | | | | | 44.0 | % |
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For the purpose of determining the Fund’s top ten holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Fund.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN SMALL CAP FUND
Schedule of Investments – September 30, 2010
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COMMON STOCKS - 97.4% | | | | | | | | |
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CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 13.8% | | | | | | | | |
Automobiles - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Tesla Motors, Inc.(1) | | | 27,400 | | | $ | 555,124 | |
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Distributors - 3.2% | | | | | | | | |
LKQ Corporation(1) | | | 497,000 | | | | 10,337,600 | |
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Diversified Consumer Services - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
K12 Inc.(1) | | | 63,000 | | | | 1,828,890 | |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.9% | | | | | |
Home Inns & Hotels Management, Inc. (DR)(1)(2) | | | 57,500 | | | | 2,842,800 | |
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Household Durables - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Harman International Industries, Incorporated(1) | | | 72,700 | | | | 2,428,907 | |
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Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
MakeMyTrip Limited(1)(2) | | | 14,500 | | | | 561,295 | |
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Specialty Retail - 5.4% | | | | | | | | |
The Gymboree Corporation(1) | | | 62,900 | | | | 2,612,866 | |
Hibbett Sports, Inc.(1) | | | 138,150 | | | | 3,446,843 | |
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. | | | 157,300 | | | | 7,253,103 | |
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.(1) | | | 146,700 | | | | 4,283,640 | |
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| | | | | | | 17,596,452 | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.(1) | | | 317,300 | | | | 5,552,750 | |
lululemon athletica inc.(1) | | | 66,100 | | | | 2,955,992 | |
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| | | | | | | 8,508,742 | |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Food Products - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.(1) | | | 95,300 | | | | 4,393,330 | |
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ENERGY - 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services - 3.7% | | | | | | | | |
Core Laboratories N.V. | | | 77,800 | | | | 6,849,512 | |
Dril-Quip, Inc.(1) | | | 82,200 | | | | 5,105,442 | |
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| | | | | | | 11,954,954 | |
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ENERGY (CONTINUED) | | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Comstock Resources, Inc.(1) | | | 138,600 | | | $ | 3,117,114 | |
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FINANCIALS - 9.7% | | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets - 4.6% | | | | | | | | |
Ares Capital Corporation | | | 745,561 | | | | 11,668,030 | |
Greenhill & Co., Inc. | | | 40,000 | | | | 3,172,800 | |
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| | | | | | | 14,840,830 | |
Commercial Banks - 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
FirstMerit Corporation | | | 320,000 | | | | 5,862,400 | |
MB Financial, Inc. | | | 243,800 | | | | 3,954,436 | |
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| | | | | | | 9,816,836 | |
Consumer Finance - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Green Dot Corporation, Class A(1) | | | 19,100 | | | | 925,968 | |
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Insurance - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated | | | 102,500 | | | | 4,949,725 | |
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Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
E-House China Holdings Ltd. (DR)(2) | | | 43,500 | | | | 820,845 | |
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HEALTHCARE - 13.4% | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Cepheid(1) | | | 257,500 | | | | 4,817,825 | |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
Conceptus, Inc.(1) | | | 115,600 | | | | 1,589,500 | |
DexCom Inc.(1) | | | 96,300 | | | | 1,273,086 | |
HeartWare International, Inc.(1) | | | 15,900 | | | | 1,093,284 | |
Masimo Corporation | | | 285,100 | | | | 7,786,081 | |
NxStage Medical, Inc.(1) | | | 92,800 | | | | 1,772,480 | |
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| | | | | | | 13,514,431 | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
Catalyst Health Solutions Inc(1) | | | 95,300 | | | | 3,355,513 | |
Clarient, Inc.(1) | | | 590,900 | | | | 1,997,242 | |
Health Management Associates, Inc.(1) | | | 99,700 | | | | 763,702 | |
HMS Holdings Corp.(1) | | | 98,000 | | | | 5,776,120 | |
PSS World Medical, Inc.(1) | | | 177,500 | | | | 3,794,950 | |
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| | | | | | | 15,687,527 | |
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HEALTHCARE (CONTINUED) | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Technology - 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
athenahealth, Inc.(1)(3) | | | 210,300 | | | $ | 6,944,106 | |
Quality Systems, Inc. | | | 31,200 | | | | 2,068,872 | |
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| | | | | | | 9,012,978 | |
INDUSTRIALS - 19.5% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
AAR CORP.(1) | | | 164,200 | | | | 3,063,972 | |
Hexcel Corporation(1) | | | 422,500 | | | | 7,516,275 | |
MOOG INC., Class A(1) | | | 157,400 | | | | 5,589,274 | |
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| | | | | | | 16,169,521 | |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
EnerNOC, Inc.(1) | | | 45,100 | | | | 1,416,591 | |
Waste Connections, Inc.(1) | | | 207,225 | | | | 8,218,543 | |
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| | | | | | | 9,635,134 | |
Electrical Equipment - 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 94,000 | | | | 4,158,560 | |
Harbin Electric, Inc(1) | | | 177,000 | | | | 3,166,530 | |
Regal-Beloit Corporation | | | 98,100 | | | | 5,757,489 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13,082,579 | |
Machinery - 6.0% | | | | | | | | |
IDEX Corporation | | | 232,200 | | | | 8,245,422 | |
The Middleby Corporation(1) | | | 57,000 | | | | 3,613,230 | |
Robbins & Myers, Inc. | | | 279,500 | | | | 7,485,010 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,343,662 | |
Road & Rail - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.(1) | | | 184,150 | | | | 4,681,093 | |
| | | | | | | | |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 33.4% | | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Riverbed Technology, Inc.(1) | | | 71,200 | | | | 3,245,296 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Computers & Peripherals - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Stratasys, Inc.(1) | | | 40,700 | | | | 1,128,204 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Brightpoint, Inc.(1) | | | 517,200 | | | | 3,615,228 | |
Elster Group SE (DR)(1)(2) | | | 113,300 | | | | 1,563,540 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5,178,768 | |
Internet Software & Services - 5.9% | | | | | | | | |
Constant Contact, Inc.(1) | | | 79,500 | | | | 1,703,685 | |
GSI Commerce, Inc.(1)(3) | | | 356,200 | | | | 8,798,140 | |
LogMeIn, Inc.(1) | | | 127,700 | | | | 4,594,646 | |
MercadoLibre, Inc.(1) | | | 43,000 | | | | 3,103,740 | |
OpenTable, Inc.(1) | | | 13,700 | | | | 932,696 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 19,132,907 | |
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (CONTINUED) | | | | | | | | |
IT Services - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Euronet Worldwide, Inc.(1) | | | 154,480 | | | $ | 2,779,095 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
Atheros Communications, Inc.(1) | | | 256,400 | | | | 6,756,140 | |
Microsemi Corporation(1) | | | 275,100 | | | | 4,717,965 | |
Nanometrics Incorporated(1) | | | 195,100 | | | | 2,936,255 | |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.(1) | | | 139,900 | | | | 4,026,322 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 18,436,682 | |
Software - 18.0% | | | | | | | | |
ANSYS, Inc.(1) | | | 127,700 | | | | 5,395,325 | |
Blackboard Inc.(1) | | | 131,500 | | | | 4,739,260 | |
CommVault Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 372,600 | | | | 9,698,778 | |
Concur Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 117,800 | | | | 5,824,032 | |
Informatica Corporation(1) | | | 276,700 | | | | 10,628,047 | |
NetSuite Inc.(1) | | | 92,200 | | | | 2,173,154 | |
Quest Software, Inc.(1) | | | 162,200 | | | | 3,988,498 | |
RealD Inc.(1) | | | 99,200 | | | | 1,834,208 | |
Rovi Corporation(1) | | | 207,100 | | | | 10,439,911 | |
SuccessFactors, Inc.(1) | | | 105,700 | | | | 2,654,127 | |
VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (DR)(1)(2) | | | 21,600 | | | | 698,544 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 58,073,884 | |
UTILITIES - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Electrical Utilities - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
ITC Holdings Corp. | | | 79,300 | | | | 4,936,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common stocks (Cost $218,250,687) | | | | | | | 314,335,423 | |
| | |
| | Par Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (CASH EQUIVALENTS) - 4.2% | | | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.08%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10, maturity value $13,499,030(4) (Cost $13,499,000) | | $ | 13,499,000 | | | | 13,499,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments - 101.6% (Cost $231,749,687) | | | | | | | 327,834,423 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other assets less liabilities - (1.6%) | | | | | | | (5,104,835 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets - 100.0%(5) | | | | | | $ | 322,729,588 | |
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(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | The Fund considers the company to be from outside of the United States. See the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information for information on how a particular country is assigned. |
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Security | | Country | | Trading Currency |
E-House China Holdings Ltd. (DR) | | China | | U.S. dollar |
Elster Group SE (DR) | | Germany | | U.S. dollar |
Home Inns & Hotels Management, Inc. (DR) | | China | | U.S. dollar |
MakeMyTrip Limited | | India | | U.S. dollar |
VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (DR) | | China | | U.S. dollar |
(3) | Affiliated company as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. See Note (6) in Notes to Financial Statements. |
| | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Maturity | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Bill | | | 3/31/2011 | | | $ | 13,771,215 | |
(5) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to total net assets. |
Company names are as reported by a data service provider and in some cases are translations; a company’s legal name may be different.
(DR) Depository Receipt, voting rights may vary.
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TOP TEN HOLDINGS - September 30, 2010 | |
Company Name | �� | Country | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Ares Capital Corporation | | United States | | | 3.6 | % |
Informatica Corporation | | United States | | | 3.3 | |
Rovi Corporation | | United States | | | 3.2 | |
LKQ Corporation | | United States | | | 3.2 | |
CommVault Systems, Inc. | | United States | | | 3.0 | |
GSI Commerce, Inc. | | United States | | | 2.7 | |
IDEX Corporation | | United States | | | 2.6 | |
Waste Connections, Inc. | | United States | | | 2.5 | |
Masimo Corporation | | United States | | | 2.4 | |
Hexcel Corporation | | United States | | | 2.3 | |
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Total | | | | | 28.8 | % |
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For the purpose of determining the Fund’s top ten holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Fund.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
Schedule of Investments – September 30, 2010
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COMMON STOCKS - 96.6% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 6.4% | | | | | | | | |
Diversified Consumer Services - 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Coinstar, Inc.(1) | | | 215,900 | | | $ | 9,281,541 | |
Matthews International Corporation | | | 1,106,713 | | | | 39,133,372 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 48,414,913 | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Jack in the Box Inc.(1) | | | 1,479,708 | | | | 31,724,940 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Media - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Meredith Corporation | | | 1,185,855 | | | | 39,500,830 | |
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A | | | 280,020 | | | | 3,895,078 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 43,395,908 | |
Specialty Retail - 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Rent-A-Center, Inc. | | | 2,144,162 | | | | 47,986,346 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.3% | | | | | | | | |
Food & Staples Retailing - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Ruddick Corporation | | | 755,705 | | | | 26,207,849 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Food Products - 0.0%(2) | | | | | | | | |
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. | | | 50,500 | | | | 1,463,490 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Tobacco - 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Universal Corporation | | | 868,486 | | | | 34,817,604 | |
| | | | | | | | |
ENERGY - 12.0% | | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services - 6.9% | | | | | | | | |
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.(1) | | | 763,825 | | | | 23,258,471 | |
Cal Dive International, Inc.(1) | | | 3,807,279 | | | | 20,825,816 | |
GulfMark Offshore, Inc.(1) | | | 451,500 | | | | 13,870,080 | |
Parker Drilling Company(1) | | | 4,899,747 | | | | 21,313,899 | |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | | 2,827,931 | | | | 48,301,062 | |
Seahawk Drilling, Inc.(1) | | | 306,402 | | | | 2,592,161 | |
Superior Energy Services, Inc.(1) | | | 1,439,925 | | | | 38,431,598 | |
Tidewater Inc. | | | 360,900 | | | | 16,171,929 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 184,765,016 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
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ENERGY (CONTINUED) | | | | | | | | |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 5.1% | | | | | | | | |
Comstock Resources, Inc.(1) | | | 1,504,890 | | | $ | 33,844,976 | |
Forest Oil Corporation(1) | | | 1,469,990 | | | | 43,658,703 | |
Holly Corporation | | | 1,044,876 | | | | 30,040,185 | |
Penn Virginia Corporation | | | 694,800 | | | | 11,144,592 | |
World Fuel Services Corporation | | | 727,700 | | | | 18,927,477 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 137,615,933 | |
FINANCIALS - 7.8% | | | | | | | | |
Consumer Finance - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
The Student Loan Corporation | | | 232,375 | | | | 6,901,538 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Diversified Financial Services - 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
PICO Holdings, Inc.(1) | | | 1,105,390 | | | | 33,006,945 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Insurance - 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd | | | 453,655 | | | | 25,672,336 | |
Alterra Capital Holdings Limited | | | 895,175 | | | | 17,831,886 | |
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited | | | 474,325 | | | | 14,362,561 | |
Assured Guaranty Ltd. | | | 1,121,920 | | | | 19,196,051 | |
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. | | | 633,423 | | | | 25,210,235 | |
Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. | | | 818,900 | | | | 35,638,528 | |
Stewart Information Services Corporation | | | 804,807 | | | | 9,110,415 | |
Willis Group Holdings Limited | | | 199,279 | | | | 6,141,779 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 153,163,791 | |
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust(1) | | | 904,794 | | | | 16,295,340 | |
| | | | | | | | |
HEALTHCARE - 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(1) | | | 1,175,800 | | | | 13,227,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
CONMED Corporation(1)(3) | | | 1,574,059 | | | | 35,274,662 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(1)(3) | | | 1,772,616 | | | | 9,111,246 | |
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(1)(3) | | | 1,693,026 | | | | 12,172,857 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 21,284,103 | |
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| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
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INDUSTRIALS - 21.7% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 1,212,879 | | | $ | 24,172,679 | |
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated(1) | | | 338,672 | | | | 13,485,919 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 37,658,598 | |
Building Products - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Quanex Building Products Corporation | | | 1,659,226 | | | | 28,654,833 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(1)(3) | | | 2,548,994 | | | | 34,615,339 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Construction & Engineering - 4.5% | | | | | | | | |
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.(3) | | | 2,815,126 | | | | 30,206,302 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc.(1) | | | 1,857,162 | | | | 45,667,614 | |
Granite Construction Incorporated | | | 1,420,662 | | | | 32,305,854 | |
Orion Marine Group, Inc.(1) | | | 1,059,900 | | | | 13,153,359 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 121,333,129 | |
Electrical Equipment - 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Acuity Brands, Inc.(3) | | | 552,899 | | | | 24,460,252 | |
Woodward Governor Company | | | 1,334,833 | | | | 43,275,286 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 67,735,538 | |
Machinery - 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
Astec Industries, Inc.(1) | | | 1,066,281 | | | | 30,420,997 | |
IDEX Corporation | | | 828,462 | | | | 29,418,686 | |
Kaydon Corporation | | | 150,700 | | | | 5,214,220 | |
Mueller Industries, Inc. | | | 968,924 | | | | 25,666,797 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 90,720,700 | |
Marine - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Kirby Corporation(1) | | | 758,402 | | | | 30,381,584 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Professional Services - 5.1% | | | | | | | | |
CRA International, Inc.(1)(3) | | | 625,800 | | | | 11,295,690 | |
FTI Consulting, Inc.(1) | | | 1,028,265 | | | | 35,670,513 | |
Hudson Highland Group, Inc.(1) | | | 586,277 | | | | 2,016,793 | |
School Specialty, Inc.(1)(3) | | | 1,769,253 | | | | 23,017,982 | |
Towers Watson & Co., Class A | | | 902,287 | | | | 44,374,475 | |
TrueBlue, Inc.(1) | | | 1,592,588 | | | | 21,738,826 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 138,114,279 | |
Road & Rail - 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Arkansas Best Corporation | | | 119,425 | | | | 2,893,668 | |
Ryder System, Inc. | | | 723,064 | | | | 30,925,447 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 33,819,115 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 29.8% | | | | | | | | |
Computers & Peripherals - 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Diebold, Incorporated | | | 1,260,566 | | | $ | 39,190,997 | |
Imation Corp.(1) | | | 460,089 | | | | 4,292,630 | |
Intermec, Inc.(1) | | | 2,653,419 | | | | 32,530,917 | |
Lexmark International, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 591,887 | | | | 26,409,998 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 102,424,542 | |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 5.1% | | | | | | | | |
Anixter International Inc.(1) | | | 608,099 | | | | 32,831,265 | |
Arrow Electronics, Inc.(1)(3) | | | 1,504,847 | | | | 40,224,560 | |
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.(1) | | | 1,343,101 | | | | 22,026,856 | |
Orbotech, Ltd.(1)(3)(4) | | | 2,447,487 | | | | 24,425,920 | |
RadiSys Corporation(1)(3) | | | 1,878,597 | | | | 17,696,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 137,204,985 | |
Internet Software & Services - 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
EarthLink, Inc. | | | 2,064,840 | | | | 18,769,396 | |
Monster Worldwide, Inc.(1) | | | 2,159,356 | | | | 27,985,254 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 46,754,650 | |
IT Services - 4.2% | | | | | | | | |
CACI International Inc(1) | | | 845,350 | | | | 38,260,541 | |
ManTech International Corporation, Class A(1) | | | 638,168 | | | | 25,271,453 | |
MAXIMUS, Inc. | | | 302,441 | | | | 18,624,317 | |
SRA International, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 1,630,653 | | | | 32,156,477 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 114,312,788 | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.3% | | | | | | | | |
Actel Corporation(1)(3) | | | 2,060,954 | | | | 32,872,216 | |
LTX Corporation(1) | | | 4,848,788 | | | | 10,133,967 | |
Rudolph Technologies, Inc.(1)(3) | | | 2,819,378 | | | | 23,429,031 | |
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(1)(3) | | | 1,558,796 | | | | 13,436,822 | |
Ultratech, Inc.(1)(3) | | | 1,944,953 | | | | 33,258,696 | |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.(1) | | | 1,051,846 | | | | 30,272,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 143,402,860 | |
Software - 9.7% | | | | | | | | |
Fair Isaac Corporation | | | 1,063,966 | | | | 26,237,402 | |
Jack Henry and Associates, Inc. | | | 855,520 | | | | 21,815,760 | |
Lawson Software, Inc.(1) | | | 6,278,769 | | | | 53,181,173 | |
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(1)(3) | | | 1,564,924 | | | | 45,930,519 | |
MicroStrategy Incorporated, Class A(1) | | | 580,771 | | | | 50,300,576 | |
Progress Software Corporation(1) | | | 1,058,149 | | | | 35,024,732 | |
Websense, Inc.(1) | | | 1,619,237 | | | | 28,725,264 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 261,215,426 | |
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| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
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MATERIALS - 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
Chemicals - 3.6% | | | | | | | | |
H.B. Fuller Company | | | 2,153,533 | | | $ | 42,790,701 | |
Minerals Technologies Inc. | | | 200,600 | | | | 11,819,352 | |
Sensient Technologies Corporation | | | 1,408,515 | | | | 42,945,622 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 97,555,675 | |
Construction Materials - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Eagle Materials Inc. | | | 361,419 | | | | 8,565,630 | |
| | | | | | | | |
UTILITIES - 10.1% | | | | | | | | |
Electrical Utilities - 7.4% | | | | | | | | |
ALLETE, Inc. | | | 1,196,187 | | | | 43,577,092 | |
Cleco Corporation | | | 1,664,071 | | | | 49,289,783 | |
The Empire District Electric Company | | | 1,021,091 | | | | 20,574,984 | |
IDACORP, Inc. | | | 997,597 | | | | 35,833,684 | |
Portland General Electric Company | | | 2,449,880 | | | | 49,683,566 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 198,959,109 | |
Gas Utilities - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Northwest Natural Gas Company | | | 270,440 | | | | 12,832,378 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multi-Utilities - 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
NorthWestern Corporation | | | 1,359,648 | | | | 38,749,968 | |
Vectren Corporation | | | 746,916 | | | | 19,322,717 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 58,072,685 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common stocks (Cost $2,425,617,472) | | | | | | | 2,599,879,971 | |
| | |
| | Par Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (CASH EQUIVALENTS) - 3.1% | | | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.08%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10, maturity value $82,149,183(5) (Cost $82,149,000) | | $ | 82,149,000 | | | | 82,149,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments - 99.7% (Cost $2,507,766,472) | | | | | | | 2,682,028,971 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other assets less liabilities - 0.3% | | | | | | | 8,387,090 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets - 100.0%(6) | | | | | | $ | 2,690,416,061 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | Represents less than 0.1% of total net assets. |
(3) | Affiliated company as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. See Note (6) in Notes to Financial Statements. |
(4) | The Fund considers the company to be from Israel. See the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information for information on how a particular country is assigned. The security trades in U.S. dollars. |
| | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Maturity | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Bill | | | 12/30/2010 | | | $ | 83,793,083 | |
(6) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to total net assets. |
Company names are as reported by a data service provider and in some cases are translations; a company’s legal name may be different.
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TOP TEN HOLDINGS - September 30, 2010 | |
Company Name | | Country | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Lawson Software, Inc. | | United States | | | 2.0 | % |
MicroStrategy Incorporated | | United States | | | 1.9 | |
Portland General Electric Company | | United States | | | 1.8 | |
Cleco Corporation | | United States | | | 1.8 | |
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | | United States | | | 1.8 | |
Rent-A-Center, Inc. | | United States | | | 1.8 | |
Manhattan Associates, Inc. | | United States | | | 1.7 | |
EMCOR Group, Inc. | | United States | | | 1.7 | |
Towers Watson & Co. | | United States | | | 1.6 | |
Forest Oil Corporation | | United States | | | 1.6 | |
| | | | | | |
Total | | | | | 17.7 | % |
| | | | | | |
For the purpose of determining the Fund’s top ten holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Fund.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities – September 30, 2010
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| | GLOBAL EQUITY | | | GLOBAL VALUE | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, unaffiliated, at value | | $ | 10,533,735 | | | $ | 30,279,869 | |
Investments in securities, affiliated, at value | | | - | | | | 2,689,457 | |
Short-term investments (repurchase agreements), at value | | | 233,000 | | | | 1,959,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | | 10,766,735 | | | | 34,928,326 | |
Cash | | | 303 | | | | 220 | |
Foreign currency | | | 1 | | | | 11 | |
Net unrealized gain on foreign currency forward contracts | | | 72 | | | | 126 | |
Receivable from investments sold | | | 441,018 | | | | 101,358 | |
Receivable from fund shares sold | | | 50 | | | | 70,200 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 20,984 | | | | 125,999 | |
Receivable from Adviser | | | 101,271 | | | | 142,560 | |
Other assets | | | 30 | | | | 453 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 11,330,464 | | | | 35,369,253 | |
| | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 682,048 | | | | - | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | - | | | | 2,357 | |
Payable for operating expenses | | | 124,656 | | | | 298,722 | |
Payable for foreign taxes | | | 8,328 | | | | 1,035 | |
Payable for advisory fees | | | 46,869 | | | | 312,877 | |
Payable for deferred directors’ compensation | | | 30 | | | | 453 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 861,931 | | | | 615,444 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 10,468,533 | | | $ | 34,753,809 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | |
Fund shares issued and outstanding | | $ | 10,186,026 | | | $ | 28,963,281 | |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 491,323 | | | | 6,869,158 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | 79,812 | | | | (203,893 | ) |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | (288,628 | ) | | | (874,737 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 10,468,533 | | | $ | 34,753,809 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | $ | 10,468,533 | | | $ | 34,753,809 | |
Shares outstanding (Indefinite number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value) | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 1,022,939 | | | | 3,709,899 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | $ | 10.23 | | | $ | 9.37 | |
Cost of securities of unaffiliated issuers held | | $ | 10,268,218 | | | $ | 26,599,442 | |
Cost of securities of affiliated issuers held | | $ | - | | | $ | 1,465,897 | |
Cost of foreign currency | | $ | 1 | | | $ | 10 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities – September 30, 2010 (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | INTERNATIONAL | | | INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, unaffiliated, at value | | $ | 9,487,285,384 | | | $ | 790,940,698 | |
Short-term investments (repurchase agreements), at value | | | 80,771,000 | | | | 176,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | | 9,568,056,384 | | | | 791,116,698 | |
Cash | | | 442 | | | | 884 | |
Foreign currency | | | 8,117,560 | | | | 71 | |
Net unrealized gain on foreign currency forward contracts | | | - | | | | 19,564 | |
Receivable from investments sold | | | 213,838,570 | | | | 10,313,480 | |
Receivable from fund shares sold | | | 8,919,748 | | | | 431,528 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 23,380,840 | | | | 1,841,431 | |
Other assets | | | 387,748 | | | | 26,161 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 9,822,701,292 | | | | 803,749,817 | |
| | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Net unrealized loss on foreign currency forward contracts | | | 74,687 | | | | - | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 150,950,202 | | | | 5,417,832 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | 18,521,434 | | | | 612,229 | |
Payable for operating expenses | | | 3,620,542 | | | | 259,133 | |
Payable for foreign taxes | | | 477,769 | | | | 41,553 | |
Payable for deferred directors’ compensation | | | 387,749 | | | | 26,161 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 174,032,383 | | | | 6,356,908 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 9,648,668,909 | | | $ | 797,392,909 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | |
Fund shares issued and outstanding | | $ | 10,895,515,212 | | | $ | 743,848,964 | |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 1,573,003,925 | | | | 174,228,583 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | | 87,458,496 | | | | 402,933 | |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | (2,907,308,724 | ) | | | (121,087,571 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 9,648,668,909 | | | $ | 797,392,909 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | $ | 7,294,721,306 | | | $ | 797,392,909 | |
Institutional Shares | | $ | 2,353,947,603 | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (Indefinite number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value) | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 354,679,511 | | | | 42,792,373 | |
Institutional Shares | | | 113,615,105 | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | $ | 20.57 | | | $ | 18.63 | |
Institutional Shares | | $ | 20.72 | | | | | |
Cost of securities of unaffiliated issuers held | | $ | 7,995,647,919 | | | $ | 616,929,376 | |
Cost of securities of affiliated issuers held | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Cost of foreign currency | | $ | 8,127,140 | | | $ | 70 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities – September 30, 2010 (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | INTERNATIONAL VALUE | | | MID CAP | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, unaffiliated, at value | | $ | 2,752,573,478 | | | $ | 4,635,323,601 | |
Investments in securities, affiliated, at value | | | 379,404,493 | | | | 129,830,480 | |
Short-term investments (repurchase agreements), at value | | | 211,731,000 | | | | 72,959,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | | 3,343,708,971 | | | | 4,838,113,081 | |
Cash | | | 764 | | | | 117 | |
Foreign currency | | | 82 | | | | - | |
Net unrealized gain on foreign currency forward contracts | | | 29,350 | | | | - | |
Receivable from investments sold | | | 16,314,603 | | | | 52,146,010 | |
Receivable from fund shares sold | | | 6,997,020 | | | | 14,263,771 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 17,083,118 | | | | 1,908,211 | |
Other assets | | | 50,749 | | | | 148,523 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 3,384,184,657 | | | | 4,906,579,713 | |
| | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 43,902,305 | | | | 21,235,328 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | 1,344,146 | | | | 5,526,170 | |
Payable for operating expenses | | | 991,088 | | | | 1,988,311 | |
Payable for foreign taxes | | | 182,287 | | | | - | |
Payable for deferred directors’ compensation | | | 50,749 | | | | 148,523 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 46,470,575 | | | | 28,898,332 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 3,337,714,082 | | | $ | 4,877,681,381 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | |
Fund shares issued and outstanding | | $ | 3,047,143,978 | | | $ | 4,089,179,032 | |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 454,053,309 | | | | 1,486,926,314 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | 7,327,414 | | | | (133,356 | ) |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | (170,810,619 | ) | | | (698,290,609 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 3,337,714,082 | | | $ | 4,877,681,381 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | $ | 2,688,155,740 | | | $ | 4,375,235,417 | |
Institutional Shares | | $ | 649,558,342 | | | $ | 502,445,964 | |
Shares outstanding (Indefinite number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value) | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 108,652,534 | | | | 148,061,107 | |
Institutional Shares | | | 26,229,090 | | | | 16,474,552 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | $ | 24.74 | | | $ | 29.55 | |
Institutional Shares | | $ | 24.76 | | | $ | 30.50 | |
Cost of securities of unaffiliated issuers held | | $ | 2,573,858,081 | | | $ | 3,211,813,761 | |
Cost of securities of affiliated issuers held | | $ | 316,573,277 | | | $ | 139,373,006 | |
Cost of foreign currency | | $ | 82 | | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities – September 30, 2010 (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | MID CAP VALUE | | | OPPORTUNISTIC GROWTH | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, unaffiliated, at value | | $ | 4,901,531,828 | | | $ | 68,439,155 | |
Investments in securities, affiliated, at value | | | 651,076,690 | | | | - | |
Short-term investments (repurchase agreements), at value | | | 153,605,000 | | | | 4,486,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | | 5,706,213,518 | | | | 72,925,155 | |
Cash | | | 411 | | | | 121 | |
Foreign currency | | | - | | | | 98 | |
Net unrealized gain on foreign currency forward contracts | | | - | | | | 522 | |
Receivable from investments sold | | | 19,276,155 | | | | 936,249 | |
Receivable from fund shares sold | | | 7,886,727 | | | | 92,687 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 14,007,275 | | | | 41,798 | |
Receivable from Adviser | | | - | | | | 22,834 | |
Other assets | | | 115,906 | | | | 403 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 5,747,499,992 | | | | 74,019,867 | |
| | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | - | | | | 656,440 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | 5,708,679 | | | | - | |
Payable for operating expenses | | | 2,048,301 | | | | 375,238 | |
Payable for foreign taxes | | | - | | | | 671 | |
Payable for advisory fees | | | - | | | | 529,381 | |
Payable for deferred directors’ compensation | | | 115,906 | | | | 403 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 7,872,886 | | | | 1,562,133 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 5,739,627,106 | | | $ | 72,457,734 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | |
Fund shares issued and outstanding | | $ | 5,158,779,047 | | | $ | 55,007,093 | |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 560,981,088 | | | | 16,946,188 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | 31,568,986 | | | | (898 | ) |
Accumulated undistributed net realized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | (11,702,015 | ) | | | 505,351 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 5,739,627,106 | | | $ | 72,457,734 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | $ | 5,739,627,106 | | | $ | 72,457,734 | |
Shares outstanding (Indefinite number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value) | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 304,392,822 | | | | 6,590,891 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | $ | 18.86 | | | $ | 10.99 | |
Cost of securities of unaffiliated issuers held | | $ | 4,558,179,038 | | | $ | 55,978,361 | |
Cost of securities of affiliated issuers held | | $ | 587,053,392 | | | $ | - | |
Cost of foreign currency | | $ | - | | | $ | 95 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities – September 30, 2010 (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | OPPORTUNISTIC VALUE | | | SMALL CAP | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, unaffiliated, at value | | $ | 239,057,720 | | | $ | 298,593,177 | |
Investments in securities, affiliated, at value | | | 20,797,872 | | | | 15,742,246 | |
Short-term investments (repurchase agreements), at value | | | 4,840,000 | | | | 13,499,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | | 264,695,592 | | | | 327,834,423 | |
Cash | | | 197 | | | | 584 | |
Receivable from investments sold | | | 235,778 | | | | 305,386 | |
Receivable from fund shares sold | | | 1,225,956 | | | | 507,757 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 487,692 | | | | 26,067 | |
Other assets | | | 5,475 | | | | 22,682 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 266,650,690 | | | | 328,696,899 | |
| | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | - | | | | 2,208,981 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | 90,288 | | | | 3,448,867 | |
Payable for operating expenses | | | 181,958 | | | | 286,781 | |
Payable for deferred directors’ compensation | | | 5,475 | | | | 22,682 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 277,721 | | | | 5,967,311 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 266,372,969 | | | $ | 322,729,588 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | |
Fund shares issued and outstanding | | $ | 340,078,148 | | | $ | 461,587,316 | |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 18,832,912 | | | | 96,084,736 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | 1,405,109 | | | | (21,031 | ) |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | (93,943,200 | ) | | | (234,921,433 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 266,372,969 | | | $ | 322,729,588 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | $ | 266,372,969 | | | $ | 322,729,588 | |
Shares outstanding (Indefinite number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value) | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 29,887,851 | | | | 22,415,359 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | $ | 8.91 | | | $ | 14.40 | |
Cost of securities of unaffiliated issuers held | | $ | 228,092,942 | | | $ | 218,871,574 | |
Cost of securities of affiliated issuers held | | $ | 17,769,738 | | | $ | 12,878,113 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities – September 30, 2010 (Continued)
| | | | |
| | SMALL CAP VALUE | |
ASSETS: | | | | |
Investments in securities, unaffiliated, at value | | $ | 2,188,451,493 | |
Investments in securities, affiliated, at value | | | 411,428,478 | |
Short-term investments (repurchase agreements), at value | | | 82,149,000 | |
| | | | |
Total investments | | | 2,682,028,971 | |
Cash | | | 690 | |
Receivable from investments sold | | | 18,443,081 | |
Receivable from fund shares sold | | | 4,590,597 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 1,217,575 | |
Other assets | | | 63,233 | |
| | | | |
Total assets | | | 2,706,344,147 | |
| |
LIABILITIES: | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 12,896,856 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | 1,791,922 | |
Payable for operating expenses | | | 1,176,075 | |
Payable for deferred directors’ compensation | | | 63,233 | |
| | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 15,928,086 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 2,690,416,061 | |
| | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | |
Fund shares issued and outstanding | | $ | 2,588,096,845 | |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 174,262,499 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | | 2,769,072 | |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | (74,712,355 | ) |
| | | | |
| | $ | 2,690,416,061 | |
| | | | |
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: | | | | |
Net assets | | | | |
Investor Shares | | $ | 2,690,416,061 | |
Shares outstanding (Indefinite number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value) | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 181,127,791 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | | | |
Investor Shares | | $ | 14.85 | |
Cost of securities of unaffiliated issuers held | | $ | 2,043,725,449 | |
Cost of securities of affiliated issuers held | | $ | 464,041,023 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Operations – For the Year Ended September 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | GLOBAL EQUITY(1) | | | GLOBAL VALUE | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | |
Dividends, from unaffiliated issuers(2) | | $ | 102,625 | | | $ | 691,673 | |
Interest | | | 21 | | | | 281 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 102,646 | | | | 691,954 | |
| | |
EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 46,869 | | | | 312,877 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 26,209 | | | | 145,886 | |
Shareholder communications | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 5,646 | | | | 16,624 | |
Custodian fees | | | 7,408 | | | | 11,251 | |
Accounting fees | | | 12,629 | | | | 49,885 | |
Professional fees | | | 33,821 | | | | 37,901 | |
Registration fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 35,122 | | | | 26,888 | |
Directors’ fees | | | 3,000 | | | | 6,000 | |
Other operating expenses | | | 871 | | | | 4,565 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total operating expenses | | | 171,575 | | | | 611,877 | |
Less amounts waived or paid by the Adviser | | | (101,271 | ) | | | (142,560 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Expenses | | | 70,304 | | | | 469,317 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 32,342 | | | | 222,637 | |
| | |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS: | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments(2) | | | (228,291 | ) | | | 1,683,349 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (12,867 | ) | | | (4,914 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | (241,158 | ) | | | 1,678,435 | |
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 498,517 | | | | 1,326,050 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (7,194 | ) | | | 5,612 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 491,323 | | | | 1,331,662 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net gain on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 250,165 | | | | 3,010,097 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 282,507 | | | $ | 3,232,734 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(1) | For the period from commencement of operations (March 29, 2010) through September 30, 2010. |
| | | | | | | | | | |
(2) | | Fund | | Net of foreign taxes withheld on dividends, unaffiliated issuers | | | Including net realized gain on investments from affiliated issuers | |
| | Global Equity | | $ | 8,637 | | | $ | - | |
| | Global Value | | | 27,206 | | | | 13,068 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Operations – For the Year Ended September 30, 2010 (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | INTERNATIONAL | | | INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | |
Dividends, from unaffiliated issuers(1) | | $ | 205,689,397 | | | $ | 12,151,039 | |
Interest | | | 45,600 | | | | 5,350 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 205,734,997 | | | | 12,156,389 | |
| | |
EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 91,920,483 | | | | 9,247,955 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 17,082,043 | | | | 1,108,848 | |
Institutional Shares | | | 23,645 | | | | | |
Shareholder communications | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 1,050,582 | | | | 73,325 | |
Institutional Shares | | | 33,619 | | | | | |
Custodian fees | | | 3,415,333 | | | | 398,519 | |
Accounting fees | | | 70,444 | | | | 50,719 | |
Professional fees | | | 419,469 | | | | 79,949 | |
Registration fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 444,624 | | | | 76,656 | |
Institutional Shares | | | 20,166 | | | | | |
Directors’ fees | | | 378,332 | | | | 27,399 | |
Other operating expenses | | | 339,987 | | | | 26,936 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total operating expenses | | | 115,198,727 | | | | 11,090,306 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | | 90,536,270 | | | | 1,066,083 | |
| | |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS: | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | (67,630,198 | ) | | | 12,981,799 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (3,039,027 | ) | | | (639,009 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | (70,669,225 | ) | | | 12,342,790 | |
Net increase in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 224,421,663 | | | | 70,056,884 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | 1,804,497 | | | | 265,210 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 226,226,160 | | | | 70,322,094 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net gain on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 155,556,935 | | | | 82,664,884 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 246,093,205 | | | $ | 83,730,967 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
(1) | | Fund | | Net of foreign taxes withheld on dividends, unaffiliated issuers | |
| | International | | $ | 20,165,822 | |
| | International Small Cap | | | 846,620 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Operations – For the Year Ended September 30, 2010 (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | INTERNATIONAL VALUE | | | MID CAP | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | |
Dividends, from unaffiliated issuers(1) | | $ | 66,887,917 | | | $ | 20,297,288 | |
Dividends, from affiliated issuers | | | 940,974 | | | | - | |
Interest | | | 31,956 | | | | 19,545 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 67,860,847 | | | | 20,316,833 | |
| | |
EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 25,166,097 | | | | 41,580,590 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 4,374,277 | | | | 10,192,089 | |
Institutional Shares | | | 20,036 | | | | 19,856 | |
Shareholder communications | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 354,333 | | | | 572,785 | |
Institutional Shares | | | 14,109 | | | | 14,602 | |
Custodian fees | | | 653,595 | | | | 127,404 | |
Accounting fees | | | 68,582 | | | | 56,999 | |
Professional fees | | | 147,480 | | | | 191,341 | |
Registration fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 189,166 | | | | 104,880 | |
Institutional Shares | | | 59,953 | | | | 18,512 | |
Directors’ fees | | | 93,949 | | | | 163,325 | |
Other operating expenses | | | 74,409 | | | | 139,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total operating expenses | | | 31,215,986 | | | | 53,181,870 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 36,644,861 | | | | (32,865,037 | ) |
| | |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS: | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments(1) | | | (19,658,432 | ) | | | 94,003,462 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (904,711 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | (20,563,143 | ) | | | 94,003,462 | |
Net increase in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 263,314,758 | | | | 818,286,600 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | 715,584 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 264,030,342 | | | | 818,286,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net gain on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 243,467,199 | | | | 912,290,062 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 280,112,060 | | | $ | 879,425,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | | Fund | | Net of foreign taxes withheld on dividends, unaffiliated issuers | | | Including net realized loss on investments from affiliated issuers | |
| | International Value | | $ | 4,094,930 | | | $ | (3,031,860 | ) |
| | Mid Cap | | | 54,543 | | | | (1,744,945 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Operations – For the Year Ended September 30, 2010 (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | MID CAP VALUE | | | OPPORTUNISTIC GROWTH | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | |
Dividends, from unaffiliated issuers(1) | | $ | 92,838,908 | | | $ | 345,788 | |
Dividends, from affiliated issuers | | | 4,812,858 | | | | - | |
Interest | | | 38,032 | | | | 656 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 97,689,798 | | | | 346,444 | |
| | |
EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 50,479,589 | | | | 529,381 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 12,773,114 | | | | 227,014 | |
Shareholder communications | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 1,145,020 | | | | 17,908 | |
Custodian fees | | | 96,497 | | | | 15,592 | |
Accounting fees | | | 38,862 | | | | 44,120 | |
Professional fees | | | 268,663 | | | | 27,556 | |
Registration fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 235,385 | | | | 32,693 | |
Directors’ fees | | | 196,282 | | | | 6,000 | |
Other operating expenses | | | 156,310 | | | | 4,870 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total operating expenses | | | 65,389,722 | | | | 905,134 | |
Less amounts waived or paid by the Adviser | | | - | | | | (22,834 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Expenses | | | 65,389,722 | | | | 882,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 32,300,076 | | | | (535,856 | ) |
| | |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS: | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments(1) | | | 405,319,693 | | | | 2,089,255 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | - | | | | (74,747 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 405,319,693 | | | | 2,014,508 | |
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 164,926,367 | | | | 9,554,952 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | - | | | | (812 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 164,926,367 | | | | 9,554,140 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net gain on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 570,246,060 | | | | 11,568,648 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 602,546,136 | | | $ | 11,032,792 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | | Fund | | Net of foreign taxes withheld on dividends, unaffiliated issuers | | | Including net realized loss on investments from affiliated issuers | |
| | Mid Cap Value | | $ | - | | | $ | (2,041,010 | ) |
| | Opportunistic Growth | | | 6,676 | | | | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Operations – For the Year Ended September 30, 2010 (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | OPPORTUNISTIC VALUE | | | SMALL CAP | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | |
Dividends, from unaffiliated issuers(1) | | $ | 4,928,660 | | | $ | 2,324,774 | |
Interest | | | 927 | | | | 2,128 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 4,929,587 | | | | 2,326,902 | |
| | |
EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 2,080,029 | | | | 3,680,603 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 625,411 | | | | 810,696 | |
Shareholder communications | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 58,679 | | | | 125,010 | |
Custodian fees | | | 10,321 | | | | 25,450 | |
Accounting fees | | | 38,442 | | | | 39,405 | |
Professional fees | | | 42,806 | | | | 55,893 | |
Registration fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 57,345 | | | | 40,011 | |
Directors’ fees | | | 8,333 | | | | 14,294 | |
Other operating expenses | | | 11,958 | | | | 18,466 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total operating expenses | | | 2,933,324 | | | | 4,809,828 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 1,996,263 | | | | (2,482,926 | ) |
| | |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS: | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments(1) | | | 9,334,770 | | | | 59,720,387 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | 3,274 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 9,338,044 | | | | 59,720,387 | |
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 8,009,731 | | | | (18,182,975 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Net gain on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 17,347,775 | | | | 41,537,412 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 19,344,038 | | | $ | 39,054,486 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | | Fund | | Net of foreign taxes withheld on dividends, unaffiliated issuers | | | Including net realized loss on investments from affiliated issuers | |
| | Opportunistic Value | | $ | - | | | $ | (56,085 | ) |
| | Small Cap | | | 14,837 | | | | (239,456 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Operations – For the Year Ended September 30, 2010 (Continued)
| | | | |
| | SMALL CAP VALUE | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | |
Dividends, from unaffiliated issuers | | $ | 30,030,013 | |
Dividends, from affiliated issuers | | | 2,313,323 | |
Interest | | | 17,285 | |
| | | | |
Total investment income | | | 32,360,621 | |
| |
EXPENSES: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 23,082,762 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 5,453,455 | |
Shareholder communications | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 508,791 | |
Custodian fees | | | 55,962 | |
Accounting fees | | | 40,112 | |
Professional fees | | | 119,296 | |
Registration fees | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 119,260 | |
Directors’ fees | | | 88,856 | |
Other operating expenses | | | 114,617 | |
| | | | |
Total operating expenses | | | 29,583,111 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 2,777,510 | |
| |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: | | | | |
Net realized gain on: | | | | |
Investments(1) | | | 77,884,279 | |
Net increase in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 141,087,265 | |
| | | | |
Net gain on investments | | | 218,971,544 | |
| | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 221,749,054 | |
| | | | |
| | | | | | |
(1) | | Fund | | Including net realized loss on investments from affiliated issuers | |
| | Small Cap Value | | $ | (40,773,990 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | GLOBAL EQUITY | | | GLOBAL VALUE | |
| | Period Ended 9/30/2010(1) | | | Year Ended 9/30/2010 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2009 | |
OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 32,342 | | | $ | 222,637 | | | $ | 206,576 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | (228,291 | ) | | | 1,683,349 | | | | (2,211,339 | ) |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (12,867 | ) | | | (4,914 | ) | | | (1,249 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 498,517 | | | | 1,326,050 | | | | 6,796,447 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (7,194 | ) | | | 5,612 | | | | 976 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 282,507 | | | | 3,232,734 | | | | 4,791,411 | |
| | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS PAID TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | - | | | | (689,211 | ) | | | (120,537 | ) |
Net realized gains on investment transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions paid to shareholders | | | - | | | | (689,211 | ) | | | (120,537 | ) |
| | | |
FUND SHARE ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from fund share activities | | | 10,186,026 | | | | 3,592,721 | | | | 14,381,195 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase in net assets | | | 10,468,533 | | | | 6,136,244 | | | | 19,052,069 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, beginning of period | | | - | | | | 28,617,565 | | | | 9,565,496 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period | | $ | 10,468,533 | | | $ | 34,753,809 | | | $ | 28,617,565 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) | | $ | 79,812 | | | $ | (203,893 | ) | | $ | 181,509 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | For the period from commencement of operations (March 29, 2010) through September 30, 2010. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | INTERNATIONAL | | | INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP | |
| | Year Ended 9/30/2010 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2009 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2010 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2009 | |
OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 90,536,270 | | | $ | 132,762,575 | | | $ | 1,066,083 | | | $ | 5,108,638 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | (67,630,198 | ) | | | (2,628,919,339 | ) | | | 12,981,799 | | | | (134,000,418 | ) |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (3,039,027 | ) | | | (2,414,432 | ) | | | (639,009 | ) | | | (142,407 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 224,421,663 | | | | 2,629,216,166 | | | | 70,056,884 | | | | 209,865,674 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | 1,804,497 | | | | 613,814 | | | | 265,210 | | | | (180,609 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 246,093,205 | | | | 131,258,784 | | | | 83,730,967 | | | | 80,650,878 | |
| | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS PAID TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | (94,522,015 | ) | | | (73,117,872 | ) | | | (4,971,337 | ) | | | (6,726,029 | ) |
Institutional Shares | | | (34,565,734 | ) | | | (37,487,951 | ) | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains on investment transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | - | | | | (274,728,222 | ) | | | - | | | | (8,348,645 | ) |
Institutional Shares | | | - | | | | (101,344,058 | ) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions paid to shareholders | | | (129,087,749 | ) | | | (486,678,103 | ) | | | (4,971,337 | ) | | | (15,074,674 | ) |
| | | | |
FUND SHARE ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share activities | | | (1,096,191,271 | ) | | | (820,456,337 | ) | | | 22,830,547 | | | | (102,179,473 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | (979,185,815 | ) | | | (1,175,875,656 | ) | | | 101,590,177 | | | | (36,603,269 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, beginning of period | | | 10,627,854,724 | | | | 11,803,730,380 | | | | 695,802,732 | | | | 732,406,001 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period | | $ | 9,648,668,909 | | | $ | 10,627,854,724 | | | $ | 797,392,909 | | | $ | 695,802,732 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 87,458,496 | | | $ | 129,049,002 | | | $ | 402,933 | | | $ | 4,947,196 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | INTERNATIONAL VALUE | | | MID CAP | |
| | Year Ended 9/30/2010 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2009 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2010 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2009 | |
OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 36,644,861 | | | $ | 11,511,387 | | | $ | (32,865,037 | ) | | $ | (17,497,526 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | (19,658,432 | ) | | | (139,186,395 | ) | | | 94,003,462 | | | | (769,509,214 | ) |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (904,711 | ) | | | 9,770,470 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Net increase in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 263,314,758 | | | | 299,492,429 | | | | 818,286,600 | | | | 792,263,717 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | 715,584 | | | | 548,147 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 280,112,060 | | | | 182,136,038 | | | | 879,425,025 | | | | 5,256,977 | |
| | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS PAID TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | (34,819,928 | ) | | | (10,176,045 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Institutional Shares | | | (7,409,299 | ) | | | (2,362,145 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Net realized gains on investment transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (40,893,720 | ) |
Institutional Shares | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (5,219,106 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions paid to shareholders | | | (42,229,227 | ) | | | (12,538,190 | ) | | | - | | | | (46,112,826 | ) |
| | | | |
FUND SHARE ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share activities | | | 1,080,085,597 | | | | 634,624,462 | | | | (144,809,327 | ) | | | (85,588,305 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 1,317,968,430 | | | | 804,222,310 | | | | 734,615,698 | | | | (126,444,154 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, beginning of period | | | 2,019,745,652 | | | | 1,215,523,342 | | | | 4,143,065,683 | | | | 4,269,509,837 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period | | $ | 3,337,714,082 | | | $ | 2,019,745,652 | | | $ | 4,877,681,381 | | | $ | 4,143,065,683 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) | | $ | 7,327,414 | | | $ | 13,816,491 | | | $ | (133,356 | ) | | $ | (104,290 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MID CAP VALUE | | | OPPORTUNISTIC GROWTH | |
| | Year Ended 9/30/2010 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2009 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2010 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2009 | |
OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 32,300,076 | | | $ | 19,063,713 | | | $ | (535,856 | ) | | $ | (109,264 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 405,319,693 | | | | (409,231,827 | ) | | | 2,089,255 | | | | (835,142 | ) |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | - | | | | - | | | | (74,747 | ) | | | 447 | |
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 164,926,367 | | | | 623,062,782 | | | | 9,554,952 | | | | 7,779,098 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | - | | | | - | | | | (812 | ) | | | 195 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 602,546,136 | | | | 232,894,668 | | | | 11,032,792 | | | | 6,835,334 | |
| | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS PAID TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | (19,093,720 | ) | | | (4,661,179 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Net realized gains on investment transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | - | | | | (23,963,286 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions paid to shareholders | | | (19,093,720 | ) | | | (28,624,465 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | |
FUND SHARE ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from fund share activities | | | 528,218,264 | | | | 1,192,224,172 | | | | 15,867,902 | | | | 33,056,223 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase in net assets | | | 1,111,670,680 | | | | 1,396,494,375 | | | | 26,900,694 | | | | 39,891,557 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, beginning of period | | | 4,627,956,426 | | | | 3,231,462,051 | | | | 45,557,040 | | | | 5,665,483 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period | | $ | 5,739,627,106 | | | $ | 4,627,956,426 | | | $ | 72,457,734 | | | $ | 45,557,040 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) | | $ | 31,568,986 | | | $ | 19,012,157 | | | $ | (898 | ) | | $ | (374 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | OPPORTUNISTIC VALUE | | | SMALL CAP | |
| | Year Ended 9/30/2010 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2009 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2010 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2009 | |
OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 1,996,263 | | | $ | 1,304,526 | | | $ | (2,482,926 | ) | | $ | (1,674,671 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 9,334,770 | | | | (68,445,898 | ) | | | 59,720,387 | | | | (203,855,722 | ) |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | 3,274 | | | | 11,020 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 8,009,731 | | | | 44,443,949 | | | | (18,182,975 | ) | | | 151,823,713 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | | | 19,344,038 | | | | (22,686,403 | ) | | | 39,054,486 | | | | (53,706,680 | ) |
| | | | |
DISTRIBUTIONS PAID TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | (840,245 | ) | | | (2,058,250 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Net realized gains on investment transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Tax Return of Capital: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (665,408 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions paid to shareholders | | | (840,245 | ) | | | (2,058,250 | ) | | | - | | | | (665,408 | ) |
| | | | |
FUND SHARE ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share activities | | | 66,759,201 | | | | (24,429,047 | ) | | | (153,320,610 | ) | | | (95,759,005 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 85,262,994 | | | | (49,173,700 | ) | | | (114,266,124 | ) | | | (150,131,093 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, beginning of period | | | 181,109,975 | | | | 230,283,675 | | | | 436,995,712 | | | | 587,126,805 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period | | $ | 266,372,969 | | | $ | 181,109,975 | | | $ | 322,729,588 | | | $ | 436,995,712 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) | | $ | 1,405,109 | | | $ | 338,264 | | | $ | (21,031 | ) | | $ | (18,488 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | SMALL CAP VALUE | |
| | Year Ended 9/30/2010 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2009 | |
OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 2,777,510 | | | $ | 2,997,650 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 77,884,279 | | | | (141,698,056 | ) |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | - | | | | (1,342 | ) |
Net increase in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 141,087,265 | | | | 158,604,198 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 221,749,054 | | | | 19,902,450 | |
| | |
DISTRIBUTIONS PAID TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | (2,598,102 | ) | | | - | |
Net realized gains on investment transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | - | | | | (41,873,575 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions paid to shareholders | | | (2,598,102 | ) | | | (41,873,575 | ) |
| | |
FUND SHARE ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from fund share activities | | | 314,769,811 | | | | 276,386,431 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total increase in net assets | | | 533,920,763 | | | | 254,415,306 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets, beginning of period | | | 2,156,495,298 | | | | 1,902,079,992 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period | | $ | 2,690,416,061 | | | $ | 2,156,495,298 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 2,769,072 | | | $ | 2,542,709 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Financial Highlights – For a share outstanding throughout each period
The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Funds’ financial performance for the past 5 years or, if shorter, the period of a Fund’s operations. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
| | | | |
| | ARTISAN GLOBAL EQUITY FUND | |
| | Investor Shares | |
| | Period Ended | |
| | 9/30/2010(5) | |
| | | |
Net Asset Value Beginning of Period | | $ | 10.00 | |
Net Investment Income(1) | | | 0.03 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments | | | 0.20 | |
| | | | |
Total Income from Investment Operations | | | 0.23 | |
| | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | | - | |
Distributions from Net Realized Gains | | | - | |
| | | | |
Total Distributions | | | - | |
| | | | |
Net Asset Value End of Period | | $ | 10.23 | |
| | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 2.30 | % |
Net Assets End of Period (millions) | | $ | 10.5 | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets(3)(4) | | | 1.50 | % |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets(3)(4) | | | 0.69 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(2) | | | 60.81 | % |
(1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Periods less than twelve months (where applicable) are not annualized. |
(3) | Periods less than twelve months (where applicable) are annualized. |
(4) | The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income (loss) to average net assets exclude expenses waived or paid by the Adviser. Absent expenses waived or paid by the Adviser, the ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Period Ended | | | Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | |
| | | 9/30/2010 | | | | 3.66 | % | | | (1.47 | )% |
(5) | For the period from commencement of operations (March 29, 2010) through September 30, 2010. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights – For a share outstanding throughout each period (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ARTISAN GLOBAL VALUE FUND | |
| | Investor Shares | |
| | Year or Period Ended | |
| | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | | | 9/30/2008(5) | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.64 | | | $ | 8.32 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
Net Investment Income(1) | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.10 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 0.87 | | | | 0.29 | | | | (1.78 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | 0.93 | | | | 0.37 | | | | (1.68 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | - | |
Distributions from Net Realized Gains | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value End of Period | | $ | 9.37 | | | $ | 8.64 | | | $ | 8.32 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 10.98 | % | | | 4.65 | % | | | (16.80 | )% |
Net Assets End of Period (millions) | | $ | 34.8 | | | $ | 28.6 | | | $ | 9.6 | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets(3)(4) | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.44 | % |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets(3)(4) | | | 0.71 | % | | | 1.11 | % | | | 1.39 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(2) | | | 34.52 | % | | | 56.57 | % | | | 42.27 | % |
(1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Periods less than twelve months (where applicable) are not annualized. |
(3) | Periods less than twelve months (where applicable) are annualized. |
(4) | The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income (loss) to average net assets exclude expenses waived or paid by the Adviser or the board of directors. Absent expenses waived or paid by the Adviser or the board of directors, the ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year or Period Ended | | | Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | |
| | | 9/30/2010 | | | | 1.96 | % | | | 0.26 | % |
| | | 9/30/2009 | | | | 2.16 | % | | | 0.45 | % |
| | | 9/30/2008 | | | | 3.53 | % | | | (0.70 | )% |
(5) | For the period from commencement of operations (December 10, 2007) through September 30, 2008. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights – For a share outstanding throughout each period (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL FUND | |
| | Investor Shares | |
| | Year Ended | |
| | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | | | 9/30/2008 | | | 9/30/2007 | | | 9/30/2006 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Beginning of Period | | $ | 20.16 | | | $ | 20.34 | | | $ | 33.75 | | | $
| 28.75
|
| | $
| 24.40
|
|
Net Investment Income(1) | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.23 | | | | 0.36 | | |
| 0.31
|
| |
| 0.18
|
|
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.48 | | | | (9.10 | ) | |
| 7.45
|
| |
| 4.58
|
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.71 | | | | (8.74 | ) | |
| 7.76
|
| |
| 4.76
|
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.19 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | |
| (0.43
| )
| |
| (0.41
| )
|
Distributions from Net Realized Gains | | | - | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (4.47 | ) | |
| (2.33
| )
| |
| -
|
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.89 | ) | | | (4.67 | ) | |
| (2.76
| )
| |
| (0.41
| )
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value End of Period | | $ | 20.57 | | | $ | 20.16 | | | $ | 20.34 | | | $
| 33.75
|
| | $
| 28.75
|
|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return | | | 3.27 | % | | | 5.00 | % | | | (29.99 | )% | |
| 28.69
| %
| |
| 19.84
| %
|
Net Assets End of Period (millions) | | $ | 7,294.7 | | | $ | 7,715.1 | | | $ | 8,760.0 | | | $
| 12,810.0
|
| | $
| 9,801.9
|
|
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.22 | % | |
| 1.21
| %
| |
| 1.20
| %
|
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | | | 0.86 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.28 | % | |
| 1.01
| %
| |
| 0.66
| %
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 70.51 | % | | | 82.38 | % | | | 54.42 | % | |
| 66.30
| %
| |
| 57.80
| %
|
(1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights – For a share outstanding throughout each period (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP FUND | |
| | Investor Shares | |
| | Year Ended | |
| | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | | | 9/30/2008 | | | 9/30/2007 | | | 9/30/2006 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Beginning of Period | | $ | 16.66 | | | $ | 14.28 | | | $
| 26.96
|
| | $ | 22.77 | | | $ | 20.86 | |
Net Investment Income(1) | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.09 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 2.07 | | | | 2.62 | | | | (9.26 | ) | | | 8.54 | | | | 3.90 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | 2.09 | | | | 2.74 | | | | (9.05 | ) | | | 8.65 | | | | 3.99 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (0.20 | ) |
Distributions from Net Realized Gains | | | - | | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (3.43 | ) | | | (3.76 | ) | | | (1.88 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (3.63 | ) | | | (4.46 | ) | | | (2.08 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value End of Period | | $ | 18.63 | | | $ | 16.66 | | | $ | 14.28 | | | $ | 26.96 | | | $ | 22.77 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return | | | 12.60 | % | | | 20.59 | % | | | (38.44 | )% | | | 43.10 | % | | | 21.63 | % |
Net Assets End of Period (millions) | | $ | 797.4 | | | $ | 695.8 | | | $ | 732.4 | | | $ | 1,356.0 | | | $ | 939.8 | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.52 | % | | | 1.53 | % |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | | | 0.14 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.45 | % | | | 0.41 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 73.90 | % | | | 58.42 | % | | | 42.80 | % | | | 49.85 | % | | | 62.21 | % |
(1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights – For a share outstanding throughout each period (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND | |
| | Investor Shares | |
| | Year Ended | |
| | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | | | 9/30/2008 | | | 9/30/2007 | | | 9/30/2006 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Beginning of Period | | $ | 22.83 | | | $ | 21.20 | | | $ | 28.49 | | | $ | 26.71 | | | $ | 22.38 | |
Net Investment Income(1) | | | 0.31 | | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.45 | | | | 0.38 | | | | 0.53 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 2.02 | | | | 1.67 | | | | (5.56 | ) | | | 3.12 | | | | 4.87 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | 2.33 | | | | 1.84 | | | | (5.11 | ) | | | 3.50 | | | | 5.40 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (0.51 | ) | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (0.47 | ) |
Distributions from Net Realized Gains | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1.67 | ) | | | (1.28 | ) | | | (0.60 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.42 | ) | | | (0.21 | ) | | | (2.18 | ) | | | (1.72 | ) | | | (1.07 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value End of Period | | $ | 24.74 | | | $ | 22.83 | | | $ | 21.20 | | | $ | 28.49 | | | $ | 26.71 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return | | | 10.39 | % | | | 8.95 | % | | | (19.10 | )% | | | 13.28 | % | | | 25.38 | % |
Net Assets End of Period (millions) | | $ | 2,688.2 | | | $ | 1,739.5 | | | $ | 1,029.4 | | | $ | 1,594.7 | | | $ | 1,312.6 | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.25 | % |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | | | 1.34 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 1.83 | % | |
| 1.34
| %
| |
| 2.18
| %
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 21.02 | % | | | 55.49 | % | | | 44.72 | % | | | 45.60 | % | | | 42.52 | % |
(1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Financial Highlights – For a share outstanding throughout each period (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ARTISAN MID CAP FUND | |
| | Investor Shares | |
| | Year Ended | |
| | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | | | 9/30/2008 | | | 9/30/2007 | | | 9/30/2006 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Beginning of Period | | $ | 24.28 | | | $ | 24.08 | | | $ | 37.06 | | | $ | 31.77 | | | $ | 30.84 | |
Net Investment Loss(1) | | | (0.20 | ) | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.17 | ) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 5.47 | | | | 0.59 | | | | (6.86 | ) | | | 9.00 | | | | 2.43 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | 5.27 | | | | 0.48 | | | | (7.08 | ) | | | 8.76 | | | | 2.26 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Distributions from Net Realized Gains | | | - | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (5.90 | ) | | | (3.47 | ) | | | (1.33 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Distributions | | | - | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (5.90 | ) | | | (3.47 | ) | | | (1.33 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value End of Period | | $ | 29.55 | | | $ | 24.28 | | | $ | 24.08 | | | $ | 37.06 | | | $ | 31.77 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return | | | 21.71 | % | | | 2.47 | % | | | (22.47 | )% | | | 29.83 | % | | | 7.42 | % |
Net Assets End of Period (millions) | | $ | 4,375.2 | | | $ | 3,688.6 | | | $ | 3,732.3 | | | $ | 5,319.3 | | | $ | 4,571.9 | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.18 | % |
Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets | | | (0.77 | )% | | | (0.57 | )% | | | (0.75 | )% | | | (0.73 | )% | | | (0.55 | )% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 63.46 | % | | | 68.39 | % | | | 79.76 | % | | | 71.04 | % | | | 73.59 | % |
(1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights – For a share outstanding throughout each period (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ARTISAN MID CAP VALUE FUND | |
| | Investor Shares | |
| | Year Ended | |
| | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | | | 9/30/2008 | | | 9/30/2007 | | | 9/30/2006 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Beginning of Period | | $ | 16.85 | | | $ | 17.01 | | | $ | 21.70 | | | $ | 19.87 | | | $ | 19.60 | |
Net Investment Income(1) | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.06 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 1.97 | | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (2.31 | ) | | | 2.98 | | | | 1.04 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | 2.08 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (2.28 | ) | | | 3.07 | | | | 1.10 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) |
Distributions from Net Realized Gains | | | - | | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (2.33 | ) | | | (1.18 | ) | | | (0.82 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (2.41 | ) | | | (1.24 | ) | | | (0.83 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value End of Period | | $ | 18.86 | | | $ | 16.85 | | | $ | 17.01 | | | $ | 21.70 | | | $ | 19.87 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return | | | 12.35 | % | | | 0.21 | % | | | (11.16 | )% | | | 15.88 | % | | | 5.87 | % |
Net Assets End of Period (millions) | | $ | 5,739.6 | | | $ | 4,628.0 | | | $ | 3,231.5 | | | $ | 3,420.7 | | | $ | 2,643.3 | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.21 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.20 | % |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | | | 0.60 | % | | | 0.62 | % | | | 0.18 | % | | | 0.41 | % | | | 0.33 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 37.71 | % | | | 53.84 | % | | | 69.77 | % | | | 53.62 | % | | | 47.73 | % |
(1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ARTISAN OPPORTUNISTIC GROWTH FUND | |
| | Investor Shares | |
| | Year or Period Ended | |
| | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | | | 9/30/2008(5) | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Beginning of Period | | $ | 9.14 | | | | 9.32 | | | | 10.00 | |
Net Investment Loss(1) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | - | (6) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 1.94 | | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | 1.85 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (0.68 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Distributions from Net Realized Gains | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Distributions | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value End of Period | | $ | 10.99 | | | $ | 9.14 | | | $ | 9.32 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 20.24 | % | | | (1.93 | )% | | | (6.80 | )% |
Net Assets End of Period (millions) | | $ | 72.5 | | | $ | 45.6 | | | $ | 5.7 | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets(3)(4) | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.47 | % | | | 1.50 | % |
Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets(3)(4) | | | (0.91 | )% | | | (0.59 | )% | | | (0.69 | )% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(2) | | | 79.99 | % | | | 101.01 | % | | | 3.05 | % |
(1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Periods less than twelve months (where applicable) are not annualized. |
(3) | Periods less than twelve months (where applicable) are annualized. |
(4) | The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income (loss) to average net assets exclude expenses waived or paid by the Adviser or the board of directors. Absent expenses waived or paid by the Adviser or the board of directors, the ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year or Period Ended | | | Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets | |
| | | 9/30/2010 | | | | 1.54 | % | | | (0.95 | )% |
| | | 9/30/2009 | | | | 2.24 | % | | | (1.36 | )% |
| | | 9/30/2008 | | | | 48.41 | % | | | (47.60 | )% |
(5) | For the period from commencement of operations (September 22, 2008) through September 30, 2008. |
(6) | Amount is between $0.005 and $(0.005) per share. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ARTISAN OPPORTUNISTIC VALUE FUND | |
| | Investor Shares | |
| | Year or Period Ended | |
| | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | | | 9/30/2008 | | | 9/30/2007 | | | 9/30/2006(5) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Beginning of Period | | $ | 8.12 | | | $ | 8.58 | | | $ | 12.22 | | | $ | 10.41 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
Net Investment Income(1) | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.08 | | | | 0.20 | | | | 0.03 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 0.76 | | | | (0.44 | ) | | | (2.70 | ) | | | 1.73 | | | | 0.38 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | 0.83 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (2.62 | ) | | | 1.93 | | | | 0.41 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | - | |
Distributions from Net Realized Gains | | | - | | | | - | | | | (0.88 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.04 | ) | | | (0.08 | ) | | | (1.02 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value End of Period | | $ | 8.91 | | | $ | 8.12 | | | $ | 8.58 | | | $ | 12.22 | | | $ | 10.41 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return(2) | | | 10.19 | % | | | (4.10 | )% | | | (22.88 | )% | | | 18.65 | % | | | 4.10 | % |
Net Assets End of Period (millions) | | $ | 266.4 | | | $ | 181.1 | | | $ | 230.3 | | | $ | 278.7 | | | $ | 75.0 | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets(3)(4) | | | 1.27 | % | | | 1.32 | % | | | 1.23 | % | | | 1.24 | % | | | 1.49 | % |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets(3)(4) | | | 0.86 | % | | | 0.84 | % | | | 0.77 | % | | | 1.71 | % | | | 0.55 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(2) | | | 70.69 | % | | | 85.44 | % | | | 99.24 | % | | | 50.79 | % | | | 34.07 | % |
(1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Periods less than twelve months (where applicable) are not annualized. |
(3) | Periods less than twelve months (where applicable) are annualized. |
(4) | The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income (loss) to average net assets exclude expenses waived or paid by the Adviser or the board of directors. Absent expenses waived or paid by the Adviser or the board of directors, the ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been as follows: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year or Period Ended | | | Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | |
| | | 9/30/2006 | | | | 1.64 | % | | | 0.39 | % |
(5) | For the period from commencement of operations (March 27, 2006) through September 30, 2006. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ARTISAN SMALL CAP FUND | |
| | Investor Shares | |
| | Year Ended | |
| | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | | | 9/30/2008 | | | 9/30/2007 | | | 9/30/2006 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Beginning of Period | | $ | 12.88 | | | $ | 13.13 | | | $ | 19.89 | | | $ | 17.51 | | | $ | 17.95 | |
Net Investment Loss(1) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 1.61 | | | | (0.18 | ) | | | (4.82 | ) | | | 2.87 | | | | 0.26 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | 1.52 | | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (4.91 | ) | | | 2.74 | | | | 0.13 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Distributions from Net Realized Gains | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1.85 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) |
Distributions from Tax Return of Capital | | | - | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Distributions | | | - | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (1.85 | ) | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.57 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value End of Period | | $ | 14.40 | | | $ | 12.88 | | | $ | 13.13 | | | $ | 19.89 | | | $ | 17.51 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return | | | 11.80 | % | | | (1.73 | )% | | | (26.64 | )% | | | 15.84 | % | | | 0.74 | % |
Net Assets End of Period (millions) | | $ | 322.7 | | | $ | 437.0 | | | $ | 587.1 | | | $ | 1,151.5 | | | $ | 1,263.8 | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | 1.31 | % | | | 1.26 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.18 | % | | | 1.15 | % |
Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets | | | (0.67 | )% | | | (0.47 | )% | | | (0.58 | )% | | | (0.70 | )% | | | (0.70 | )% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 62.67 | % | | | 80.51 | % | | | 96.90 | % | | | 74.32 | % | | | 101.98 | % |
(1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ARTISAN SMALL CAP VALUE FUND | |
| | Investor Shares | |
| | Year Ended | |
| | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | | | 9/30/2008 | | | 9/30/2007 | | | 9/30/2006 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Beginning of Period | | $ | 13.56 | | | $ | 13.93 | | | $ | 18.13 | | | $ | 19.17 | | | $ | 19.51 | |
Net Investment Income (Loss)(1) | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.02 | | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.02 | ) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 1.29 | | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (1.09 | ) | | | 1.44 | | | | 2.00 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | 1.31 | | | | (0.05 | ) | | | (1.11 | ) | | | 1.43 | | | | 1.98 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | | (0.02 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Distributions from Net Realized Gains | | | - | | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (3.09 | ) | | | (2.47 | ) | | | (2.32 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.02 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (3.09 | ) | | | (2.47 | ) | | | (2.32 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value End of Period | | $ | 14.85 | | | $ | 13.56 | | | $ | 13.93 | | | $ | 18.13 | | | $ | 19.17 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return | | | 9.64 | % | | | 0.46 | % | | | (5.77 | )% | | | 7.48 | % | | | 11.40 | % |
Net Assets End of Period (millions) | | $ | 2,690.4 | | | $ | 2,156.5 | | | $ | 1,902.1 | | | $ | 2,151.2 | | | $ | 2,039.5 | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 1.20 | % | | | 1.19 | % | | | 1.17 | % |
Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | | | 0.11 | % | | | 0.20 | % | | | (0.16 | )% | | | (0.03 | )% | | | (0.09 | )% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 37.14 | % | | | 63.05 | % | | | 75.49 | % | | | 72.38 | % | | | 58.88 | % |
(1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – September 30, 2010
Artisan Funds, Inc. (“Artisan Funds”) was incorporated on January 5, 1995, as a Wisconsin corporation and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Artisan Funds is a series comprised of twelve open-end, diversified mutual funds. The following funds (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) are covered by this report:
| | | | |
Fund Name | | Inception Date | |
Artisan Global Equity Fund (“Global Equity Fund” or “Global Equity”) | | | March 29, 2010 | |
Artisan Global Value Fund (“Global Value Fund” or “Global Value”) | | | December 10, 2007 | |
Artisan International Fund (“International Fund” or “International”) | | | December 28, 1995 | |
Artisan International Small Cap Fund (“International Small Cap Fund” or “International Small Cap”) | | | December 21, 2001 | |
Artisan International Value Fund (“International Value Fund” or “International Value”) | | | September 23, 2002 | |
Artisan Mid Cap Fund (“Mid Cap Fund” or “Mid Cap”) | | | June 27, 1997 | |
Artisan Mid Cap Value Fund (“Mid Cap Value Fund” or “Mid Cap Value”) | | | March 28, 2001 | |
Artisan Opportunistic Growth Fund (“Opportunistic Growth Fund” or “Opportunistic Growth”) | | | September 22, 2008 | |
Artisan Opportunistic Value Fund (“Opportunistic Value Fund” or “Opportunistic Value”) | | | March 27, 2006 | |
Artisan Small Cap Fund (“Small Cap Fund” or “Small Cap”) | | | March 28, 1995 | |
Artisan Small Cap Value Fund (“Small Cap Value Fund” or “Small Cap Value”) | | | September 29, 1997 | |
Each Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth. Each Fund has offered shares of capital stock of the class designated Investor Shares since the commencement of its operations. International Fund, International Value Fund and Mid Cap Fund began offering Institutional Shares on July 1, 1997, October 1, 2006 and July 1, 2000, respectively. Institutional Shares are sold to institutional investors meeting certain minimum investment requirements.
Each class of shares has equal rights with respect to portfolio assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to any matters involving only that class.
Income, expenses not specific to a particular class and realized and unrealized gains and losses were allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares. Expenses attributable to a particular class of shares, such as transfer agency fees, shareholder communication expenses and registration fees, were allocated directly to that class.
Each Fund is managed by Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (the “Adviser”). The Adviser is wholly owned by Artisan Partners Holdings LP (“Artisan Holdings”). Artisan Global Equity Fund is subadvised by Artisan Partners UK LLP (“Artisan UK”). A wholly-owned subsidiary of Artisan Holdings is the founding member of Artisan UK.
Artisan Emerging Markets Fund, also a series of Artisan Funds, Inc., commenced operations on June 26, 2006 and has offered Institutional Shares since inception. It began offering Advisor Shares on June 2, 2008. The financial statements of both classes of Artisan Emerging Markets Fund are presented in separate reports.
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(2) | Summary of significant accounting policies: |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Funds in effect during the period covered by the financial statements, which were in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.
(a) | Security valuation – The net asset value (“NAV”) of the shares of each class of each Fund was determined as of the close of regular session trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (usually 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) each day the NYSE was open for regular session trading. The NAV of each class of shares was determined by dividing the value of each Fund’s securities and other assets attributed to that class, less its liabilities attributed to that class, by the number of outstanding shares of that class of that Fund. |
| In determining NAV, each equity security traded on a securities exchange, including over-the-counter securities, was valued at the closing price as of the time of valuation on the exchange or market designated by the Fund’s accounting agent or pricing vendor as the principal exchange (the “principal exchange”). The closing price provided by the pricing vendor for a principal exchange may differ and may represent information such as last sales price, an official closing price, a closing auction price or other information, depending on exchange or market convention. Absent closing price information from the principal exchange as of the time of valuation, the security was valued using the closing price on another exchange on which the security traded (if such price is made available by the pricing vendor) or the most recent bid quotation on the principal exchange or, if not available, another exchange or in the over-the-counter market, except that securities listed on the London Stock Exchange were valued at the mean of the most recent bid and asked quotations as of the time of valuation. Short-term investments, other than repurchase agreements, maturing within sixty days from the valuation date were valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. |
| Securities for which prices were not readily available were valued by Artisan Funds’ valuation committee (the “valuation committee”) at a fair value determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of Artisan Funds’ board of directors (the “board of directors”). A price was considered to be not readily available if, among other things, the valuation committee believed that the price determined as described in the preceding paragraph did not reflect a fair value of the security. |
| Global Equity Fund, Global Value Fund, International Fund, International Small Cap Fund and International Value Fund generally invested a significant portion, and perhaps as much as substantially all, of their total assets in securities principally traded in markets outside the U.S. Opportunistic Growth Fund and Opportunistic Value Fund had the ability to invest, and did invest, in securities principally traded outside the U.S. The foreign markets in which the Funds invested were sometimes open on days when the NYSE was not open and the Funds did not calculate their NAVs, and sometimes were not open on days when the Funds did calculate their NAVs. Even on days on which both the foreign market and the NYSE were open, several hours may have passed between the time when trading in the foreign market closed and the time as of which the Funds calculate their NAVs. That was generally the case for markets in |
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| Europe, Asia, Australia and other far eastern markets; the regular closing time of foreign markets in North and South America was generally the same as the closing time of the NYSE and the time as of which the Funds calculated their NAVs. |
| The valuation committee concluded that a price determined under the Funds’ valuation procedures was not readily available if, among other things, the valuation committee believed that the value of the security might have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market in which the security was principally traded but before the time for determination of NAV (“subsequent event”). A subsequent event might include a company-specific development (for example, announcement of a merger that is made after the close of the foreign market), a development that might affect an entire market or region (for example, imposition of foreign exchange controls by a foreign government), a potentially global development (such as a terrorist attack that may be expected to have an impact on investor expectations worldwide) or a significant change in one or more U.S. securities indexes. Artisan Funds monitored for subsequent events using several tools. An indication by any of those tools of a potential material change in the value of securities resulted in either a meeting of the valuation committee, which considered whether a subsequent event had occurred and whether local market closing prices continued to represent fair values for potentially affected non-U.S. securities, and/or a valuation based on information provided by a third party research service. This third party research service was used to assist in determining estimates of fair values for foreign securities. That service utilized statistical data based on historical performance of securities, markets and other data in developing factors used to estimate a fair value. |
| Estimates of fair values utilized by the Funds as described above may differ from the value realized on the subsequent sale of those securities and from quoted or published prices for those securities. The differences may have been material to the NAV of the applicable Fund or to the information presented. |
| Foreign stocks as an asset class may underperform U.S. stocks, and foreign stocks may be more volatile than U.S. stocks. Risks relating to investment in foreign securities (including, but not limited to, depository receipts and participation certificates) include: currency exchange rate fluctuation; less available public information about the issuers of securities; less stringent regulatory standards; lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards; and country risks including less liquidity, high inflation rates, unfavorable economic practices and political instability. |
(b) | Fair Value Measurements – Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurement, accounting standards clarify the definition of fair value for financial reporting, establish a framework for measuring fair value and require additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. In accordance with this standard, fair value is defined as the price that each Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. The standard establishes a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the |
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| assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in three broad levels: |
| • | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including but not limited to quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit risks, etc. In circumstances where securities trading primarily outside the U.S. whose value the Fund adjusted as result of significant market movements following the close of local trading are classified as level 2.) |
| • | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining a fair value of investments) |
| The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. |
| The following table summarizes each Fund’s investments by major security type, based on the inputs used to determine their fair values as of September 30, 2010: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
Global Equity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Securities(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Americas | | $ | 2,987,472 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,987,472 | |
Emerging Markets | | | 1,859,707 | | | | 370,516 | | | | - | | | | 2,230,223 | |
Europe | | | 4,235,135 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,235,135 | |
Pacific Basin | | | 1,080,905 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,080,905 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | - | | | | 233,000 | | | | - | | | | 233,000 | |
Total | | $ | 10,163,219 | | | $ | 603,516 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 10,766,735 | |
Global Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity and Equity-Linked Securities(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Americas | | $ | 17,950,168 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 17,950,168 | |
Europe | | | 12,666,958 | | | | 509,418 | | | | - | | | | 13,176,376 | |
Pacific Basin | | | 1,842,782 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,842,782 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | - | | | | 1,959,000 | | | | - | | | | 1,959,000 | |
Total | | $ | 32,459,908 | | | $ | 2,468,418 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 34,928,326 | |
International | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Securities(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Americas | | $ | 603,026,164 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 603,026,164 | |
Emerging Markets | | | 1,012,619,461 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,012,619,461 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
International (continued) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Europe | | | 46,908,359 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 46,908,359 | |
Middle East | | | 5,885,542,405 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 5,885,542,405 | |
Pacific Basin | | | 1,939,188,995 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,939,188,995 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | - | | | | 80,771,000 | | | | - | | | | 80,771,000 | |
Total | | $ | 9,487,285,384 | | | $ | 80,771,000 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 9,568,056,384 | |
International Small Cap | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Securities(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Americas | | $ | 22,848,720 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 22,848,720 | |
Emerging Markets | | | 196,812,800 | | | | 3,336,157 | | | | - | | | | 200,148,957 | |
Europe | | | 466,490,883 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 466,490,883 | |
Pacific Basin | | | 101,452,138 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 101,452,138 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | - | | | | 176,000 | | | | - | | | | 176,000 | |
Total | | $ | 787,604,541 | | | $ | 3,512,157 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 791,116,698 | |
International Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity and Equity-Linked Securities(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Americas | | $ | 617,833,984 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 617,833,984 | |
Emerging Markets | | | 14,685,543 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 14,685,543 | |
Europe | | | 2,054,824,833 | | | | 73,621,855 | | | | - | | | | 2,128,446,688 | |
Pacific Basin | | | 371,011,756 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 371,011,756 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | - | | | | 211,731,000 | | | | - | | | | 211,731,000 | |
Total | | $ | 3,058,356,116 | | | $ | 285,352,855 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 3,343,708,971 | |
Mid Cap | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Securities(1) | | $ | 4,765,154,081 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 4,765,154,081 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | - | | | | 72,959,000 | | | | - | | | | 72,959,000 | |
Total | | $ | 4,765,154,081 | | | $ | 72,959,000 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 4,838,113,081 | |
Mid Cap Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Securities(1) | | $ | 5,552,608,518 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 5,552,608,518 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | - | | | | 153,605,000 | | | | - | | | | 153,605,000 | |
Total | | $ | 5,552,608,518 | | | $ | 153,605,000 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 5,706,213,518 | |
Opportunistic Growth Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Securities(1) | | $ | 68,439,155 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 68,439,155 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | - | | | | 4,486,000 | | | | - | | | | 4,486,000 | |
Total | | $ | 68,439,155 | | | $ | 4,486,000 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 72,925,155 | |
Opportunistic Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Securities(1) | | $ | 259,855,592 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 259,855,592 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | - | | | | 4,840,000 | | | | - | | | | 4,840,000 | |
Total | | $ | 259,855,592 | | | $ | 4,840,000 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 264,695,592 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
Small Cap Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Securities(1) | | $ | 314,335,423 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 314,335,423 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | - | | | | 13,499,000 | | | | - | | | | 13,499,000 | |
Total | | $ | 314,335,423 | | | $ | 13,499,000 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 327,834,423 | |
Small Cap Value Fund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Securities(1) | | $ | 2,599,879,971 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,599,879,971 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | - | | | | 82,149,000 | | | | - | | | | 82,149,000 | |
Total | | $ | 2,599,879,971 | | | $ | 82,149,000 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 2,682,028,971 | |
|
(1)See Fund’s Schedule of Investments for sector or country classifications. | |
| As of September 30, 2010, there were no significant transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 securities. |
(c) | Taxes – No provision was made for federal income taxes or excise taxes since each Fund intends to (i) comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and (ii) distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its taxable income as well as net realized gains from the sale of investment securities. The Funds may utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemptions of Fund shares as part of the dividends paid deduction. |
| The Funds have analyzed the tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (fiscal years 2007 through 2010) and have concluded that as of September 30, 2010, no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds’ federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue. |
| The Funds may be subject to taxes on realized gains from the sale of investment securities imposed by certain countries in which the Funds invest. The foreign tax expense, if any, was recorded on an accrual basis and is included in “Net realized gain (loss) on investments” on the accompanying Statement of Operations. The amount of foreign tax owed is included in “Payable for foreign taxes” on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
(d) | Portfolio transactions – In determining a Fund’s NAV, security transactions and shareholder transactions were accounted for no later than one business day after trade date, in accordance with applicable regulations. However, for financial reporting purposes, security transactions and shareholder transactions were recorded on trade date in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. Net realized gains and losses on securities were computed on specific security lot identification. |
(e) | Foreign currency translation – Values of foreign investments, open foreign currency forward contracts, payables for capital gains taxes and cash denominated in foreign currencies were translated into U.S. dollars using a spot market rate of exchange as of the time of determination of each Fund’s NAV on the day of valuation. Payables and |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| receivables for securities transactions, dividend and reclaim receivables and other receivables and payables denominated in a foreign currency were translated into U.S. dollars using a spot market rate of exchange as of 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the day of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and dividend and interest income were translated into U.S. dollars using a spot market rate of exchange as of 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date of such transactions. The portion of security gains or losses resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates was included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments, as appropriate, for both financial reporting and tax purposes. |
| The Funds may enter into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge the foreign currency exposure on open payables and receivables. These foreign currency forward contracts, or spot contracts, generally settle within two business days. The Funds also may enter into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risks on its non-U.S. dollar denominated investment securities, although they generally do not do so. Foreign currency forward contracts were recorded at market value and any related realized and unrealized gains and losses were reported as foreign currency related transactions for financial reporting purposes. For tax purposes, these foreign exchange gains and losses were treated as ordinary income or loss. The Funds could be exposed to loss if the counterparties fail to perform under these contracts. For the period ended September 30, 2010, the Funds entered only into spot contracts. |
| Other foreign currency related transaction gains and losses may result from currency gains and losses realized from the difference between the amounts of dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. The net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currency related transactions arose from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates. |
(f) | Repurchase agreements – Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that the Adviser determined were creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the board of directors. Repurchase agreements were recorded at cost plus accrued interest and were collateralized in an amount greater than or equal to the repurchase price plus accrued interest. Collateral (in the form of U.S. government securities) was held by the Funds’ custodian and in the event of default on the obligation of the counterparty to repurchase, the Funds had the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. If the proceeds from any sale of such collateral were less than the repurchase price, the Fund would have suffered a loss. |
(g) | Depositary receipts – Each of the Funds may invest in depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are typically issued by a financial institution (a “depositary”), evidencing ownership interests in a security issued by an issuer and deposited with the depositary. |
(h) | Equity-linked participation certificates – Global Equity Fund, Global Value Fund, International Fund, International Small Cap Fund, International Value Fund, Opportunistic Growth Fund, and Opportunistic Value Fund may invest in equity-linked participation certificates. Equity-linked participation certificates are derivative securities which are designed to provide synthetic exposure to one or more underlying securities. |
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| An investment in an equity-linked participation certificate typically entitles the holder to a return equal to the market return of the underlying security or securities, subject to the credit risk of the issuing financial institution. |
(i) | Transfer agent and authorized agent fees – Each Fund paid fees to, and reimbursed expenses of, the Funds’ transfer agent. In addition, the Funds have authorized certain financial services companies, broker-dealers, banks or other authorized agents, and in some cases, other organizations designated by an authorized agent (with their designees, collectively “authorized agents”) to accept purchase, exchange and redemption orders for Investor Shares on the Funds’ behalf. Many authorized agents charged a fee for accounting and shareholder services that the agent provided to Fund shareholders on the Fund’s behalf. Those services typically included recordkeeping, transaction processing for shareholders’ accounts and other services. The fee was either based on the number of accounts to which the intermediary provided such services, or was a percentage (as of September 30, 2010 up to 0.40% annually) of the average value of Fund shares held in such accounts. Each Fund paid a portion of such fees, which are intended to compensate the authorized agent for its provision of services of the type that would be provided by the Funds’ transfer agent or other service providers if the shares were registered on the books of the Funds’ transfer agent. The balance of the fees incurred was paid by the Adviser. The Funds’ expenses incurred for services provided by authorized agents were included in “Transfer agent fees” in the Statements of Operations. The table below shows the fees and expenses to the Funds’ transfer agent and the fees to authorized agents incurred by each class of each Fund during the year ended September 30, 2010: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended 9/30/10 | |
Fund | | Fees and Expenses to Transfer Agent | | | Fees to Authorized Agents | | | Total | |
Global Equity - Investor Shares(1) | | $ | 16,683 | | | $ | 9,346 | | | $ | 26,209 | |
Global Value - Investor Shares | | | 65,595 | | | | 80,291 | | | | 145,886 | |
International - Investor Shares | | | 612,172 | | | | 16,469,871 | | | $ | 17,082,043 | |
International - Institutional Shares | | | 23,645 | | | | - | | | | 23,645 | |
International Small Cap - Investor Shares | | | 83,463 | | | | 1,025,385 | | | | 1,108,848 | |
International Value - Investor Shares | | | 307,476 | | | | 4,066,801 | | | | 4,374,277 | |
International Value - Institutional Shares | | | 20,036 | | | | - | | | | 20,036 | |
Mid Cap - Investor Shares | | | 154,015 | | | | 10,038,074 | | | | 10,192,089 | |
Mid Cap - Institutional Shares | | | 19,856 | | | | - | | | | 19,856 | |
Mid Cap Value - Investor Shares | | | 507,703 | | | | 12,265,411 | | | | 12,773,114 | |
Opportunistic Growth - Investor Shares | | | 65,190 | | | | 161,824 | | | | 227,014 | |
Opportunistic Value - Investor Shares | | | 82,797 | | | | 542,614 | | | | 625,411 | |
Small Cap - Investor Shares | | | 110,115 | | | | 700,581 | | | | 810,696 | |
Small Cap Value - Investor Shares | | | 114,181 | | | | 5,339,274 | | | | 5,453,455 | |
|
(1)For the period from commencement of operations (March 29, 2010) through September 30, 2010. | |
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(j) | Commission recapture – Each of the Funds had the ability to direct portfolio trades to various brokers that have agreed to rebate a portion of the commissions generated. Such cash rebates were made directly to the applicable Fund and were included in net realized gain or loss on investments in the Statements of Operations year ended September 30, 2010 as follows: |
| | | | | | |
Global Equity(1) | | $ | - | | | |
Global Value | | | 154 | | | |
International | | | - | | | |
International Small Cap | | | 765 | | | |
International Value | | | 23,640 | | | |
Mid Cap | | | 268,329 | | | |
Mid Cap Value | | | 331,972 | | | |
Opportunistic Growth | | | 6,577 | | | |
Opportunistic Value | | | 28,061 | | | |
Small Cap | | | 44,143 | | | |
Small Cap Value | | | 174,411 | | | |
|
(1)For the period from commencement of operations (March 29, 2010) through September 30, 2010. |
(k) | Use of estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
(l) | Indemnifications – In the normal course of business, the Funds have entered into contracts in which the Funds agree to indemnify the other party or parties against various potential costs or liabilities. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. No claim had been made for indemnification pursuant to any such agreement of the Funds. |
(m) | Other – Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, was generally recorded on the ex-dividend date. In some cases, the information was not available to the Fund on the ex-dividend date. In such cases, which may have included private placements and foreign securities, dividends were recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as reliable information became available to the Funds. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, were generally recorded at the fair market value of securities received. Interest income was reported on the accrual basis. Distributions to shareholders were recorded on the ex-dividend date. Expenses attributable to Artisan Funds were generally allocated to each Fund based on net assets. However, other expense allocation methodologies were used, depending on the nature of the expense item. Expenses attributable to a particular Fund or class were allocated directly to that Fund or class. |
| The character of income and net realized gains and losses may differ in some instances for financial statement and tax purposes and may result in reclassification of permanent differences among certain capital accounts to more appropriately conform financial accounting to tax characterizations of dividend and capital gain distributions. |
| Global Equity Fund, Global Value Fund, International Fund, International Small Cap Fund and International Value Fund generally imposed a 2% redemption fee on shares held 90 days or less. Those redemption fees were recorded as a reduction in the cost of |
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| shares redeemed and had the primary effect of increasing paid-in capital. Each Fund reserved the right to waive or reduce the 2% redemption fee on shares held 90 days or less at its discretion when the Fund believed such waiver was in the best interests of the Fund, including but not limited to when it determined that imposition of the redemption fee was not necessary to protect the Fund from the effects of short-term trading. The Funds waived the fee on redemption of shares held by certain authorized agents or other Fund intermediaries and otherwise in accordance with the Funds’ prospectus. |
(3) | Transactions with affiliates: |
The Adviser, with which the officers and a director of Artisan Funds were affiliated, provided investment advisory and administrative services to the Funds. In exchange for those services, International Value Fund, Mid Cap Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Small Cap Fund, and Small Cap Value Fund paid a monthly management fee to the Adviser as follows:
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Rate | |
Less than $500 million | | | 1.000 | % |
$500 million to $750 million | | | 0.975 | |
$750 million to $1 billion | | | 0.950 | |
Greater than $1 billion | | | 0.925 | |
Global Equity Fund and Global Value Fund paid a monthly management fee to the Adviser as follows:
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Rate | |
Less than $1 billion | | | 1.000 | % |
$1 billion to $4 billion | | | 0.975 | |
$4 billion to $8 billion | | | 0.950 | |
$8 billion to $12 billion | | | 0.925 | |
Greater than $12 billion | | | 0.900 | |
International Fund paid a monthly management fee to the Adviser as follows:
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Rate | |
Less than $500 million | | | 1.000 | % |
$500 million to $750 million | | | 0.975 | |
$750 million to $1 billion | | | 0.950 | |
$1 billion to $12 billion | | | 0.925 | |
Greater than $12 billion | | | 0.900 | |
International Small Cap Fund paid a monthly management fee to the Adviser at an annual rate of 1.250% of average daily net assets.
Opportunistic Growth Fund and Opportunistic Value Fund paid a monthly management fee to the Adviser as follows:
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Rate | |
Less than $1 billion | | | 0.900 | % |
$1 billion to $4 billion | | | 0.875 | |
$4 billion to $8 billion | | | 0.850 | |
$8 billion to $12 billion | | | 0.825 | |
Greater than $12 billion | | | 0.800 | |
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The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its management fee, and to the extent that fee waiver is insufficient, to reimburse Global Equity Fund, Global Value Fund, and Opportunistic Growth Fund for any ordinary operating expenses in an amount sufficient to cause the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses, including the management fee, to be not more than 1.50% of average daily net assets, annually. This contract continues through February 1, 2011, at which time the Adviser will determine whether to renew, revise or discontinue it. For the year ended September 30, 2010, the Adviser paid operating expenses on behalf of Global Equity Fund, Global Value Fund, and Opportunistic Growth Fund. Each of Global Equity Fund, Global Value Fund, and Opportunistic Growth Fund reimbursed the Adviser annually for operating expenses paid on its behalf up to 1.50% of average daily net assets, annually. The amount of operating expenses owed to the Adviser as of September 30, 2010, is included in payable for advisory fees and payable for operating expenses on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Global Equity Fund, Global Value Fund, and Opportunistic Growth Fund.
The officers and director of Artisan Funds who are affiliated with the Adviser receive no compensation from the Funds.
Prior to April 1, 2010, each director who was not an affiliated person of the Adviser received an annual retainer of $170,000, payable quarterly, as well as reimbursement of expenses related to his duties as a director of Artisan Funds. The amount of the annual retainer increases by $10,000 with each new series of Artisan Funds. In addition, the non-interested chair of the board of directors received an annual retainer of $60,000, payable quarterly, and each chair of a board committee who was a non-interested director received an annual retainer of $30,000, payable quarterly. Effective April 1, 2010, each director who was not an affiliated person of the Adviser received an annual retainer of $180,000, payable quarterly, due to the commencement of operations of Global Equity Fund. The other additional annual retainer fees were unchanged. These fees were generally allocated to each of the Artisan Funds based on net assets, subject to a minimum allocation of $1,500 to each Fund per quarter.
Artisan Funds has adopted a deferred compensation plan for directors who are not affiliated persons of the Adviser that enables directors to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Funds. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the directors under the plan, deferred amounts were invested in shares of the Artisan Funds as selected by the individual directors. Each Fund purchased shares of the Artisan Funds selected for deferral by the director in amounts equal to his investment, resulting in a Fund asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets were included as a component of “Other assets” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of directors’ fees under the plan did not affect the net assets of the Funds, and did not materially affect the Funds’ assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance with the plan.
Shares of Artisan Funds were offered for sale by Artisan Distributors LLC (“Distributors”). Distributors is wholly owned by Artisan Holdings. All distribution expenses relating to the Funds were paid by the Adviser.
(4) | Line of credit arrangement: |
Artisan Funds is party to a line of credit agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”), which expires in August 2011, under which each Fund may borrow up to
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$75 million, provided that such borrowing does not exceed the least of (a) 33 1/3% of its adjusted net assets, with adjusted net assets being total assets less total liabilities (excluding indebtedness for borrowed money), after giving effect to the loan (b) the maximum amount the Fund may borrow under applicable law (c) the limitations included in the Funds’ prospectus, or (d) any limitations on borrowings in any agreement with any governmental authority or regulator; provided that the aggregate borrowings by all Artisan Funds may not exceed $100 million. For the period October 1, 2009 to August 17, 2010, Artisan Funds paid an up-front fee of 0.05% and a commitment fee at the annual rate of 0.10% on the unused portion of the line of credit and interest was charged on any borrowings at the current Federal Funds rate plus 1.25%. Effective August 18, 2010, Artisan Funds paid a commitment fee at the annual rate of 0.125% on the unused portion of the line of credit and interest was charged on any borrowings at the current Federal Funds rate plus 1.25%. For the periods October 1, 2009 to August 17, 2010, and August 18, 2010 to August 17, 2011, SSB agreed to waive 0.05% and 0.025%, respectively, of the commitment fee by reducing the Funds’ custody expenses. The use of the line of credit was generally restricted to temporary borrowing for extraordinary or emergency purposes. During the year ended September 30, 2010, there were no borrowings under the line of credit for Global Equity Fund, Global Value Fund, International Fund, International Small Cap Fund, International Value Fund, Mid Cap Fund, Mid Cap Value Fund, Opportunistic Growth Fund, Opportunistic Value Fund, or Small Cap Value Fund. During the year ended September 30, 2010, Small Cap Fund paid interest of $1,555 on maximum borrowings of $6,680,325.
(5) | Investment transactions: |
The cost of securities purchased and the proceeds from the sale of securities (excluding short-term securities) for the year ended September 30, 2010 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Security Purchases | | | Security Sales | |
Global Equity(1) | | $ | 15,757,648 | | | $ | 5,494,141 | |
Global Value | | | 12,730,207 | | | | 10,210,887 | |
International | | | 6,697,169,972 | | | | 7,872,882,679 | |
International Small Cap | | | 556,469,012 | | | | 526,454,926 | |
International Value | | | 1,582,440,844 | | | | 514,114,228 | |
Mid Cap | | | 2,696,786,786 | | | | 2,838,159,286 | |
Mid Cap Value | | | 2,660,054,141 | | | | 1,910,590,972 | |
Opportunistic Growth | | | 57,626,399 | | | | 43,639,616 | |
Opportunistic Value | | | 223,930,774 | | | | 157,287,152 | |
Small Cap | | | 218,788,615 | | | | 362,595,010 | |
Small Cap Value | | | 1,298,425,889 | | | | 850,682,011 | |
(1) | For the period from commencement of operations (March 29, 2010) through September 30, 2010. |
(6) | Transactions in securities of affiliates: |
The table below shows information about securities of the Funds’ “affiliates” (as defined below) that were held by the Funds, purchased or sold by the Funds, or from which dividends were received by the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2010. The Funds identify a company as an affiliate for the purpose of this report if one or more of the
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Funds owned, in the aggregate, voting securities that it believed represented 5% or more of that company’s outstanding voting securities (as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940) during the year ended September 30, 2010.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | As of 9/30/09 | | | | | | | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | As of 9/30/10 | |
Fund | | Security | | Share Balance | | | Purchase Cost | | | Sales Cost | | | | Dividend Income(1) | | | Share Balance | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Global Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arch Capital Group Ltd.(2)(3) | | | 13,901 | | | $ | 107,689 | | | $ | 34,134 | | | $ | (25 | ) | | $ | - | | | | 14,900 | | | $ | 1,248,620 | |
| | Signet Jewelers Ltd.(2)(3) | | | 46,757 | | | | 224,356 | | | | 261,300 | | | | 13,093 | | | | - | | | | 45,395 | | | | 1,440,837 | |
| | Total(4) | | | | | | $ | 332,045 | | | $ | 295,434 | | | $ | 13,068 | | | $ | - | | | | | | | $ | 2,689,457 | |
International Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arch Capital Group Ltd.(2)(3) | | | 1,276,234 | | | $ | 21,458,377 | | | $ | 2,666,744 | | | $ | 70,505 | | | $ | - | | | | 1,543,774 | | | $ | 129,368,261 | |
| | Qinetiq Group PLC(2) | | | - | | | | 79,873,167 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 41,112,031 | | | | 69,620,328 | |
| | Savills Plc(2) | | | 4,373,849 | | | | 20,245,734 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 940,974 | | | | 8,553,847 | | | | 40,849,189 | |
| | Signet Jewelers Ltd.(2)(3) | | | 3,212,986 | | | | 46,640,171 | | | | 16,605,638 | | | | (3,102,365 | ) | | | - | | | | 4,397,187 | | | | 139,566,715 | |
| | Total(4) | | | | | | $ | 168,217,449 | | | $ | 19,272,382 | | | $ | (3,031,860 | ) | | $ | 940,974 | | | | | | | $ | 379,404,493 | |
Mid Cap | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | athenahealth, Inc.(2)(3) | | | 833,900 | | | $ | 38,205,101 | | | $ | 4,266,376 | | | $ | (1,759,800 | ) | | $ | - | | | | 1,680,000 | | | $ | 55,473,600 | |
| | GSI Commerce, Inc.(2)(3) | | | - | | | | 72,762,598 | | | | 168,160 | | | | 14,855 | | | | - | | | | 3,010,400 | | | | 74,356,880 | |
| | Total(4) | | | | | | $ | 110,967,699 | | | $ | 4,434,536 | | | $ | (1,744,945 | ) | | $ | - | | | | | | | $ | 129,830,480 | |
Mid Cap Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 2,418,315 | | | $ | 10,981,976 | | | $ | 37,438,658 | | | $ | 1,189,957 | | | $ | 1,152,783 | | | | 1,816,815 | | | $ | 80,375,896 | |
| | Alleghany Corporation(3) | | | 475,576 | | | | 21,523,264 | | | | 187 | | | | (31 | ) | | | - | | | | 560,601 | | | | 169,878,921 | |
| | Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd(2)(5) | | | 1,691,300 | | | | 13,779,854 | | | | 643,116 | | | | 109,231 | | | | 1,533,360 | | | | 1,977,000 | | | | 111,878,430 | |
| | Arch Capital Group Ltd.(2)(3) | | | 1,414,873 | | | | 17,874,848 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,667,173 | | | | 139,709,097 | |
| | Arrow Electronics, Inc.(2)(3) | | | 3,315,200 | | | | 33,993,046 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 4,584,000 | | | | 122,530,320 | |
| | Ingram Micro Inc.(2)(3) | | | 6,496,000 | | | | 30,088,117 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8,219,600 | | | | 138,582,456 | |
| | Ryder System, Inc.(2)(5) | | | 1,844,300 | | | | 12,542,848 | | | | 25,786,799 | | | | (3,340,167 | ) | | | 2,126,715 | | | | 1,642,000 | | | | 70,228,340 | |
| | Total(4) | | | | | | $ | 140,783,953 | | | $ | 63,868,760 | | | $ | (2,041,010 | ) | | $ | 4,812,858 | | | | | | | $ | 651,076,690 | |
Opportunistic Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arch Capital Group Ltd.(2)(3) | | | 69,700 | | | $ | 5,310,678 | | | $ | 308,037 | | | $ | 2,189 | | | $ | - | | | | 139,500 | | | $ | 11,690,100 | |
| | Ingram Micro Inc.(2)(3) | | | 360,500 | | | | 3,530,687 | | | | 483,426 | | | | (58,274 | ) | | | - | | | | 540,200 | | | | 9,107,772 | |
| | Total(4) | | | | | | $ | 8,841,365 | | | $ | 791,463 | | | $ | (56,085 | ) | | $ | - | | | | | | | $ | 20,797,872 | |
Small Cap | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Astec Industries, Inc.(2)(3)(5) | | | 140,900 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 3,705,424 | | | $ | (176,209 | ) | | $ | - | | | | - | | | $ | - | |
| | athenahealth, Inc.(2)(3) | | | 110,800 | | | | 5,867,989 | | | | 2,367,193 | | | | (343,800 | ) | | | - | | | | 210,300 | | | | 6,944,106 | |
| | GSI Commerce, Inc.(2)(3) | | | 297,500 | | | | 4,111,291 | | | | 2,875,513 | | | | 280,553 | | | | - | | | | 356,200 | | | | 8,798,140 | |
| | Total(4) | | | | | | $ | 9,979,280 | | | $ | 8,948,130 | | | $ | (239,456 | ) | | $ | - | | | | | | | $ | 15,742,246 | |
Small Cap Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Actel Corporation(2)(3) | | | 1,305,900 | | | $ | 9,582,035 | | | $ | 91,605 | | | $ | 32,415 | | | $ | - | | | | 2,060,954 | | | $ | 32,872,216 | |
| | Acuity Brands, Inc. | | | 897,200 | | | | 2,210,415 | | | | 17,616,127 | | | | (180,752 | ) | | | 392,886 | | | | 552,899 | | | | 24,460,252 | |
See notes on page 96.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | As of 9/30/09 | | | | | | | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | As of 9/30/10 | |
Fund | | Security | | Share Balance | | | Purchase Cost | | | Sales Cost | | | | Dividend Income(1) | | | Share Balance | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Small Cap Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd(2)(5) | | | 366,900 | | | $ | 4,271,228 | | | $ | 175,953 | | | $ | 20,933 | | | $ | 331,231 | | | | 453,655 | | | $ | 25,672,336 | |
| | AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(3) | | | 2,231,300 | | | | 1,860,982 | | | | 14,902,583 | | | | (11,194,608 | ) | | | - | | | | 1,772,616 | | | | 9,111,246 | |
| | Arrow Electronics, Inc.(2)(3) | | | 1,053,500 | | | | 12,869,556 | | | | 1,983,528 | | | | 340,769 | | | | - | | | | 1,504,847 | | | | 40,224,560 | |
| | Astec Industries, Inc.(2)(3)(5) | | | 668,100 | | | | 14,585,425 | | | | 5,606,343 | | | | 399,460 | | | | - | | | | 1,066,281 | | | | 30,420,997 | |
| | Comfort Systems USA, Inc.(2) | | | 1,700,600 | | | | 12,764,817 | | | | 113,317 | | | | 18,366 | | | | 507,746 | | | | 2,815,126 | | | | 30,206,302 | |
| | CONMED Corporation(2)(3) | | | 1,066,900 | | | | 10,799,180 | | | | 94,419 | | | | 31,560 | | | | - | | | | 1,574,059 | | | | 35,274,662 | |
| | CRA International, Inc.(2)(3) | | | - | | | | 14,683,010 | | | | 622,765 | | | | 46,070 | | | | - | | | | 625,800 | | | | 11,295,690 | |
| | Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.(3) | | | 2,147,700 | | | | 1,839,395 | | | | 11,333,153 | | | | (5,448,541 | ) | | | - | | | | 1,693,026 | | | | 12,172,857 | |
| | Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc.(5) | | | 1,658,000 | | | | - | | | | 12,615,402 | | | | 1,055,878 | | | | 176,187 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | Hudson Highland Group, Inc.(2)(3)(5) | | | 1,220,200 | | | | 910,520 | | | | 9,138,257 | | | | (5,979,282 | ) | | | - | | | | 586,277 | | | | 2,016,793 | |
| | Manhattan Associates, Inc.(3) | | | 1,503,300 | | | | 4,668,082 | | | | 3,085,257 | | | | 511,719 | | | | - | | | | 1,564,924 | | | | 45,930,519 | |
| | Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc.(5) | | | 1,577,900 | | | | - | | | | 9,485,791 | | | | (9,445,231 | ) | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | Orbotech, Ltd.(3) | | | 2,243,779 | | | | 3,151,911 | | | | 2,401,743 | | | | (1,280,675 | ) | | | - | | | | 2,447,487 | | | | 24,425,920 | |
| | Quanex Building Products Corporation(5) | | | 2,030,475 | | | | 5,665,503 | | | | 11,743,698 | | | | 289,015 | | | | 217,754 | | | | 1,659,226 | | | | 28,654,833 | |
| | RadiSys Corporation(3) | | | 1,294,500 | | | | 5,107,127 | | | | 42,481 | | | | 27,086 | | | | - | | | | 1,878,597 | | | | 17,696,384 | |
| | Rudolph Technologies, Inc.(3) | | | 1,922,600 | | | | 7,131,074 | | | | 53,919 | | | | 30,716 | | | | - | | | | 2,819,378 | | | | 23,429,031 | |
| | Ryder System, Inc.(2)(5) | | | 482,500 | | | | 12,135,420 | | | | 2,707,483 | | | | 1,616,830 | | | | 629,430 | | | | 723,064 | | | | 30,925,447 | |
| | School Specialty, Inc.(2)(3) | | | 851,600 | | | | 20,061,742 | | | | 113,751 | | | | 44,619 | | | | - | | | | 1,769,253 | | | | 23,017,982 | |
| | Seahawk Drilling, Inc.(2)(3)(5) | | | 366,100 | | | | 10,335,430 | | | | 12,309,708 | | | | (7,970,298 | ) | | | - | | | | 306,402 | | | | 2,592,161 | |
| | Stewart Information Services Corporation(5) | | | 1,120,678 | | | | 475,652 | | | | 7,074,894 | | | | (3,425,715 | ) | | | 58,089 | | | | 804,807 | | | | 9,110,415 | |
| | Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(2)(3) | | | 445,300 | | | | 44,453,307 | | | | 1,578,129 | | | | 494,684 | | | | - | | | | 2,548,994 | | | | 34,615,339 | |
| | Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(3) | | | 1,455,900 | | | | 2,341,999 | | | | 3,132,131 | | | | (844,353 | ) | | | - | | | | 1,558,796 | | | | 13,436,822 | |
| | Ultratech, Inc.(3) | | | 1,434,300 | | | | 7,339,441 | | | | 78,760 | | | | 35,345 | | | | - | | | | 1,944,953 | | | | 33,258,696 | |
| | Total(4) | | | | | | $ | 209,243,251 | | | $ | 128,101,197 | | | $ | (40,773,990 | ) | | $ | 2,313,323 | | | | | | | $ | 411,428,478 | |
(1) | Net of foreign taxes withheld, if any. |
(2) | Issuer was not an affiliate as of September 30, 2009. |
(3) | Non-income producing security. |
(4) | Total value as of September 30, 2010 is presented for only those issuers that were affiliates as of September 30, 2010. |
(5) | Issuer was no longer an affiliate as of September 30, 2010. |
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(7) | Information for Federal income tax purposes: |
For Federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments, gross unrealized appreciation, gross unrealized depreciation and net unrealized appreciation on investments as of September 30, 2010 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Cost of Investments | | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments | |
Global Equity | | $ | 10,311,748 | | | $ | 721,804 | | | $ | (266,817 | ) | | $ | 454,987 | |
Global Value | | | 28,827,887 | | | | 6,708,466 | | | | (608,027 | ) | | | 6,100,439 | |
International | | | 8,089,479,822 | | | | 1,622,956,374 | | | | (144,379,812 | ) | | | 1,478,576,562 | |
International Small Cap | | | 619,633,762 | | | | 192,891,312 | | | | (21,408,376 | ) | | | 171,482,936 | |
International Value | | | 2,950,936,105 | | | | 456,652,869 | | | | (63,880,003 | ) | | | 392,772,866 | |
Mid Cap | | | 3,367,326,547 | | | | 1,517,099,379 | | | | (46,312,845 | ) | | | 1,470,786,534 | |
Mid Cap Value | | | 5,183,338,762 | | | | 684,546,486 | | | | (161,671,730 | ) | | | 522,874,756 | |
Opportunistic Growth | | | 56,110,977 | | | | 16,815,837 | | | | (1,659 | ) | | | 16,814,178 | |
Opportunistic Value | | | 252,512,977 | | | | 17,381,145 | | | | (5,198,530 | ) | | | 12,182,615 | |
Small Cap | | | 243,836,106 | | | | 90,442,215 | | | | (6,443,898 | ) | | | 83,998,317 | |
Small Cap Value | | | 2,524,643,410 | | | | 362,235,563 | | | | (204,850,002 | ) | | | 157,385,561 | |
The difference between cost of investments for financial reporting and cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on security transactions (e.g., wash sale loss deferrals and passive foreign investment company transactions).
The tax characterization of ordinary income dividends and long-term capital gain distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2010 and the year ended September 30, 2009 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended 9/30/10 | | | Year Ended 9/30/09 | |
Fund | | Ordinary Income Dividends | | | Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | | Ordinary Income Dividends | | | Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | | Tax Return of Capital Distributions | |
Global Equity(1) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Global Value | | | 689,211 | | | | - | | | $ | 120,537 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
International | | | 129,087,749 | | | | - | | | | 168,596,974 | | | | 318,081,129 | | | | - | |
International Small Cap | | | 4,971,337 | | | | - | | | | 8,262,565 | | | | 6,812,109 | | | | - | |
International Value | | | 42,229,227 | | | | - | | | | 12,538,190 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Mid Cap | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 46,112,826 | | | | - | |
Mid Cap Value | | | 19,093,720 | | | | - | | | | 4,665,242 | | | | 23,959,223 | | | | - | |
Opportunistic Growth | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Opportunistic Value | | | 840,245 | | | | - | | | | 2,058,250 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Small Cap | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 665,408 | |
Small Cap Value | | | 2,598,102 | | | | - | | | | 19,312 | | | | 41,854,263 | | | | - | |
(1) | For the period from commencement of operations (March 29, 2010) through September 30, 2010. |
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Ordinary income dividends and long-term capital gain distributions were determined in accordance with income tax regulations that impose treatment that is different from the treatment that would result from the application of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for such items as net short-term gains, wash sale loss deferrals, passive foreign investment company transactions, foreign currency transactions, net investment losses and post-October losses. Gains on redemptions-in-kind for International Fund of $123,107,002 and Small Cap Value Fund of $2,870,281 were included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations for the period ended September 30, 2010, and were not recognized for Federal income tax purposes.
Additional tax information as of and for the year ended September 30, 2010 follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Undistributed Long-Term Gain | | | Post-October Losses | |
Global Equity | | $ | 106,929 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 272,115 | |
Global Value | | | 158,684 | | | | - | | | | - | |
International | | | 87,734,055 | | | | - | | | | 186,125,712 | |
International Small Cap | | | 456,066 | | | | - | | | | - | |
International Value | | | 31,175,089 | | | | - | | | | 14,002,705 | |
Mid Cap | | | - | | | | - | | | | 46,910,687 | |
Mid Cap Value | | | 58,074,721 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Opportunistic Growth | | | 223,789 | | | | 414,177 | | | | - | |
Opportunistic Value | | | 1,409,938 | | | | - | | | | 3,836,582 | |
Small Cap | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Small Cap Value | | | 2,825,081 | | | | - | | | | - | |
As of September 30, 2010, the Funds had capital loss carryovers as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Expiring 2017 | | | Expiring 2018 | | | Total | |
Global Equity | | | | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Global Value | | $ | 237,042 | | | | 235,208 | | | | 472,250 | |
International | | | 846,687,411 | | | | 1,780,663,697 | | | | 2,627,351,108 | |
International Small Cap | | | 42,384,176 | | | | 75,999,009 | | | | 118,383,185 | |
International Value | | | 21,273,231 | | | | 98,466,874 | | | | 119,740,105 | |
Mid Cap | | | 133,629,309 | | | | 501,610,833 | | | | 635,240,142 | |
Mid Cap Value | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Opportunistic Growth | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Opportunistic Value | | | 35,503,974 | | | | 47,952,348 | | | | 83,456,322 | |
Small Cap | | | 89,964,498 | | | | 132,870,516 | | | | 222,835,014 | |
Small Cap Value | | | 22,928,816 | | | | 34,906,601 | | | | 57,835,417 | |
| For the year ended September 30, 2010, Mid Cap Value Fund and Opportunistic Growth Fund used $63,364,689 and $199,888 of capital loss carryovers, respectively. |
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(8) | Fund share activities: |
Capital share transactions for the Funds were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | GLOBAL EQUITY | | | GLOBAL VALUE | | | INTERNATIONAL | | | INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP | |
Year ended September 30, 2010 | | Investor Shares(1) | | | Investor Shares | | | Investor Shares | | | Institutional Shares | | | Investor Shares | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | $ | 10,366,799 | | | $ | 8,652,979 | | | $ | 1,714,558,253 | | | $ | 254,936,522 | | | $ | 231,472,763 | |
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | - | | | | 681,070 | | | | 85,906,490 | | | | 32,932,785 | | | | 4,715,018 | |
Cost of shares redeemed(2) | | | (180,773 | ) | | | (5,741,328 | ) | | | (2,313,012,514 | ) | | | (871,512,807 | ) | | | (213,357,234 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from fund share transactions | | $ | 10,186,026 | | | $ | 3,592,721 | | | $ | (512,547,771 | ) | | $ | (583,643,500 | ) | | $ | 22,830,547 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 1,042,184 | | | | 969,513 | | | | 87,169,342 | | | | 12,936,483 | | | | 13,620,398 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | - | | | | 78,194 | | | | 4,233,932 | | | | 1,614,352 | | | | 280,489 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (19,245 | ) | | | (650,835 | ) | | | (119,470,363 | ) | | | (44,484,274 | ) | | | (12,880,474 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in capital shares | | | 1,022,939 | | | | 396,872 | | | | (28,067,089 | ) | | | (29,933,439 | ) | | | 1,020,413 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | | GLOBAL VALUE | | | INTERNATIONAL | | | INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP | |
Year ended September 30, 2009 | | | | | Investor Shares | | | Investor Shares | | | Institutional Shares | | | Investor Shares | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | | | | | $ | 19,624,420 | | | $ | 1,592,516,571 | | | $ | 172,950,986 | | | $ | 176,434,127 | |
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | | | | | 119,040 | | | | 331,783,610 | | | | 136,080,351 | | | | 14,306,941 | |
Cost of shares redeemed(2) | | | | | | | (5,362,265 | ) | | | (2,620,368,565 | ) | | | (433,419,290 | ) | | | (292,920,541 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from fund share transactions | | | | | | $ | 14,381,195 | | | $ | (696,068,384 | ) | | $ | (124,387,953 | ) | | $ | (102,179,473 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | 2,913,263 | | | | 102,961,075 | | | | 11,471,176 | | | | 14,930,821 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | | | | | 17,454 | | | | 22,089,455 | | | | 9,017,916 | | | | 1,308,961 | |
Shares redeemed | | | | | | | (767,349 | ) | | | (173,003,712 | ) | | | (25,335,842 | ) | | | (25,771,244 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in capital shares | | | | | | | 2,163,368 | | | | (47,953,182 | ) | | | (4,846,750 | ) | | | (9,531,462 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | For the period from commencement of operations (March 29, 2010) through September 30, 2010. |
(2) | Net of redemption fees of: |
| | | | | | | | |
Fund | | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | |
Global Equity - Investor Shares | | $ | 190 | | | | | |
Global Value - Investor Shares | | | 5,596 | | | $ | 9,174 | |
International - Investor Shares | | | 527,683 | | | | 940,168 | |
International - Institutional Shares | | | 167,725 | | | | 357,772 | |
International Small Cap - Investor Shares | | | 37,834 | | | | 84,469 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | INTERNATIONAL VALUE | | | MID CAP | | | MID CAP VALUE | |
Year ended September 30, 2010 | | Investor Shares | | | Institutional Shares | | | Investor Shares | | | Institutional Shares | | | Investor Shares | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | $ | 1,211,662,210 | | | $ | 330,197,912 | | | $ | 744,135,004 | | | $ | 19,299,101 | | | $ | 1,697,861,880 | |
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 31,364,232 | | | | 5,318,821 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 17,787,983 | |
Cost of shares redeemed(1) | | | (483,111,162 | ) | | | (15,346,416 | ) | | | (842,511,453 | ) | | | (65,731,979 | ) | | | (1,187,431,599 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from fund share transactions | | $ | 759,915,280 | | | $ | 320,170,317 | | | $ | (98,376,449 | ) | | $ | (46,432,878 | ) | | $ | 528,218,264 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 52,013,751 | | | | 14,377,757 | | | | 28,632,435 | | | | 694,723 | | | | 95,065,167 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 1,378,042 | | | | 233,794 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,003,270 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (20,943,757 | ) | | | (655,580 | ) | | | (32,462,368 | ) | | | (2,402,397 | ) | | | (66,387,040 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in capital shares | | | 32,448,036 | | | | 13,955,971 | | | | (3,829,933 | ) | | | (1,707,674 | ) | | | 29,681,397 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |
| | INTERNATIONAL VALUE | | | MID CAP | | | MID CAP VALUE | |
Year ended September 30, 2009 | | Investor Shares | | | Institutional Shares | | | Investor Shares | | | Institutional Shares | | | Investor Shares | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | $ | 998,478,418 | | | $ | 89,768,173 | | | $ | 736,881,835 | | | $ | 40,963,051 | | | $ | 2,001,278,772 | |
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 9,494,289 | | | | 1,837,654 | | | | 40,618,187 | | | | 5,181,307 | | | | 27,732,642 | |
Cost of shares redeemed(1) | | | (442,674,211 | ) | | | (22,279,861 | ) | | | (787,631,410 | ) | | | (121,601,275 | ) | | | (836,787,242 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from fund share transactions | | $ | 565,298,496 | | | $ | 69,325,966 | | | $ | (10,131,388 | ) | | $ | (75,456,917 | ) | | $ | 1,192,224,172 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Shares sold | | | 52,470,821 | | | | 4,662,123 | | | | 38,015,250 | | | | 2,178,933 | | | | 146,741,963 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 527,754 | | | | 102,319 | | | | 2,392,119 | | | | 297,093 | | | | 2,180,239 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (25,344,403 | ) | | | (1,262,697 | ) | | | (43,513,929 | ) | | | (6,036,669 | ) | | | (64,200,797 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in capital shares | | | 27,654,172 | | | | 3,501,745 | | | | (3,106,560 | ) | | | (3,560,643 | ) | | | 84,721,405 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | Net of redemption fees of: |
| | | | | | | | |
Fund | | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | |
International Value - Investor Shares | | $ | 323,433 | | | $ | 604,391 | |
International Value - Institutional Shares | | | 70,638 | | | | 107,009 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | OPPORTUNISTIC GROWTH | | | OPPORTUNISTIC VALUE | | | SMALL CAP | | | SMALL CAP VALUE | |
Year ended September 30, 2010 | | Investor Shares | | | Investor Shares | | | Investor Shares | | | Investor Shares | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | $ | 30,912,669 | | | $ | 130,447,358 | | | $ | 78,065,645 | | | $ | 862,413,646 | |
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | - | | | | 811,247 | | | | - | | | | 2,473,612 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (15,044,767 | ) | | | (64,499,404 | ) | | | (231,386,255 | ) | | | (550,117,447 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from fund share transactions | | $ | 15,867,902 | | | $ | 66,759,201 | | | $ | (153,320,610 | ) | | $ | 314,769,811 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Shares sold | | | 3,195,776 | | | | 15,026,128 | | | | 5,784,828 | | | | 59,983,122 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | - | | | | 94,772 | | | | - | | | | 176,813 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,589,013 | ) | | | (7,544,347 | ) | | | (17,293,770 | ) | | | (38,107,726 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in capital shares | | | 1,606,763 | | | | 7,576,553 | | | | (11,508,942 | ) | | | 22,052,209 | |
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Year ended September 30, 2009 | | Investor Shares | | | Investor Shares | | | Investor Shares | | | Investor Shares | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | $ | 36,443,180 | | | $ | 77,642,687 | | | $ | 127,203,222 | | | $ | 663,675,871 | |
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | - | | | | 2,040,180 | | | | 591,391 | | | | 41,643,045 | |
Cost of shares redeemed | | | (3,386,957 | ) | | | (104,111,914 | ) | | | (223,553,618 | ) | | | (428,932,485 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from fund share transactions | | $ | 33,056,223 | | | $ | (24,429,047 | ) | | $ | (95,759,005 | ) | | $ | 276,386,431 | |
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Shares sold | | | 4,790,702 | | | | 11,576,435 | | | | 12,593,776 | | | | 60,531,651 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | - | | | | 322,303 | | | | 63,659 | | | | 4,189,441 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (414,267 | ) | | | (16,422,436 | ) | | | (23,451,871 | ) | | | (42,194,212 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in capital shares | | | 4,376,435 | | | | (4,523,698 | ) | | | (10,794,436 | ) | | | 22,526,880 | |
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The Funds have evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of the Funds’ financial statements and have determined there is no impact to the Funds’ financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Artisan Funds, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Artisan Global Equity Fund, Artisan Global Value Fund, Artisan International Fund, Artisan International Small Cap Fund, Artisan International Value Fund, Artisan Mid Cap Fund, Artisan Mid Cap Value Fund, Artisan Opportunistic Growth Fund, Artisan Opportunistic Value Fund, Artisan Small Cap Fund, and Artisan Small Cap Value Fund (eleven of the twelve portfolios constituting Artisan Funds, Inc.) (the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2010, and the related statements of operations, statements of changes in net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. 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 Artisan Global Equity Fund, Artisan Global Value Fund, Artisan International Fund, Artisan International Small Cap Fund, Artisan International Value Fund, Artisan Mid Cap Fund, Artisan Mid Cap Value Fund, Artisan Opportunistic Growth Fund, Artisan Opportunistic Value Fund, Artisan Small Cap Fund, and Artisan Small Cap Value Fund of Artisan Funds, Inc. at September 30, 2010, and the results of their operations, changes in their net assets, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Other Federal tax information (unaudited):
The Internal Revenue Code requires that shareholders be notified within 60 days of the Funds’ fiscal year-end of certain information regarding long-term capital gains, qualified dividend income and the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders. This data is informational only. Every year in January, shareholders are sent a Form 1099-DIV which provides the federal tax status of dividends and distributions received during the calendar year. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisor with respect to the specific tax consequences of investment in the Funds.
Each Fund hereby designates the following amounts as (i) long-term capital gain distributions for purposes of the dividends paid deduction (including earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of Fund shares), (ii) the amount of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 that are considered qualified dividend income as defined in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, and (iii) the amount of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 that are eligible for the dividends received deduction available to certain corporate shareholders.
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Fund | | Long-Term Capital Gains | | | Qualified Dividend Income | | | Dividends Received Deduction | |
Global Equity | | $ | - | | | | - | % | | | - | % |
Global Value | | | - | | | | 63.38 | | | | 23.44 | |
International | | | - | | | | 100.00 | | | | 4.85 | |
International Small Cap | | | - | | | | 100.00 | | | | - | |
International Value | | | - | | | | 54.47 | | | | - | |
Mid Cap | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Mid Cap Value | | | - | | | | 100.00 | | | | 100.00 | |
Opportunistic Growth | | | 110,610 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Opportunistic Value | | | - | | | | 100.00 | | | | 100.00 | |
Small Cap | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Small Cap Value | | | - | | | | 100.00 | | | | 100.00 | |
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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (UNAUDITED)
As a shareholder of Artisan Funds, you may incur transaction costs, including redemption fees, and you will incur 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 a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010.
Actual Expenses
The first line under the name of each Fund in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the name of your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line below each Fund’s name in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio for the six months ended September 30, 2010 and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. If these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Account Value 4/1/2010 | | | Ending Account Value 9/30/2010 | | | Expenses Paid During Period 4/1/2010-9/30/2010(1) | |
Artisan Global Equity Fund - Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,026.10 | | | $ | 7.62 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.55 | | | $ | 7.59 | |
Artisan Global Value Fund - Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,013.00 | | | $ | 7.57 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.55 | | | $ | 7.59 | |
Artisan International Fund - Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,021.40 | | | $ | 6.23 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.90 | | | $ | 6.23 | |
See notes on page 106.
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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (UNAUDITED)
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| | Beginning Account Value 4/1/2010 | | | Ending Account Value 9/30/2010 | | | Expenses Paid During Period 4/1/2010-9/30/2010(1) | |
Artisan International Small Cap Fund - Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,092.70 | | | $ | 7.87 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.55 | | | $ | 7.59 | |
Artisan International Value Fund - Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,028.30 | | | $ | 6.15 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.00 | | | $ | 6.12 | |
Artisan Mid Cap Fund - Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,086.00 | | | $ | 6.43 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.90 | | | $ | 6.23 | |
Artisan Mid Cap Value Fund - Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,016.70 | | | $ | 6.12 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,019.00 | | | $ | 6.12 | |
Artisan Opportunistic Growth Fund - Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,083.80 | | | $ | 7.84 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.55 | | | $ | 7.59 | |
Artisan Opportunistic Value Fund - Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 980.20 | | | $ | 6.30 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.70 | | | $ | 6.43 | |
Artisan Small Cap Fund - Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,026.40 | | | $ | 6.65 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.50 | | | $ | 6.63 | |
Artisan Small Cap Value Fund - Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 979.60 | | | $ | 6.05 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018 95 | | | $ | 6.17 | |
(1) | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s ratio of expenses to average net assets for the six-month period ended September 30, 2010 (shown below), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
See notes on page 106.
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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (UNAUDITED)
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Fund | | Annualized Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets for the Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2010 | |
Artisan Global Equity Fund - Investor Shares(a)(b) | | | 1.50 | % |
Artisan Global Value Fund - Investor Shares(b) | | | 1.50 | % |
Artisan International Fund - Investor Shares | | | 1.23 | % |
Artisan International Small Cap Fund - Investor Shares | | | 1.50 | % |
Artisan International Value Fund - Investor Shares | | | 1.21 | % |
Artisan Mid Cap Fund - Investor Shares | | | 1.23 | % |
Artisan Mid Cap Value Fund - Investor Shares | | | 1.21 | % |
Artisan Opportunistic Growth Fund - Investor Shares(b) | | | 1.50 | % |
Artisan Opportunistic Value Fund - Investor Shares | | | 1.27 | % |
Artisan Small Cap Fund - Investor Shares | | | 1.31 | % |
Artisan Small Cap Value Fund - Investor Shares | | | 1.22 | % |
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(a)For the period from commencement of operations (March 29, 2010) through September 30, 2010. (b)The annualized ratio of expenses to average net assets excludes expenses waived or paid by the Adviser. | |
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NOTES ON MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE AND PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS’ CLASSIFICATION
The discussions of each Fund included in this report include statistical information about the portfolios of each of the Funds. Except as otherwise noted, that information is as of September 30, 2010. That information will vary with changes in a Fund’s portfolio investments. The performance information for each Fund relative to its benchmark index discussed in this report was prepared by the Adviser using information reported by FactSet Databases (“FactSet”). For the purposes of assigning portfolio securities to a particular country, the Adviser considers an issuer to be from a particular country as designated by its securities information vendors. The Adviser currently uses MSCI Inc. as its primary source and FactSet as a secondary source for this information. In the event (i) the Adviser’s securities information vendors do not assign a security to a particular country or if the published classification appears to be erroneous, or (ii) its primary vendor does not assign a security to a particular country and the secondary vendor has assigned a security to a particular country by using a methodology that is not the same as the methodology the primary vendor uses to assign a country, the Adviser assigns the security to a country using the primary vendor’s published criteria (to the extent available) or the Adviser’s own judgment. The primary information vendor’s criteria include the identity of the jurisdiction of the issuer’s incorporation, the main equity trading market for the issuer’s securities, the geographical distribution of the issuer’s operations and the location of the issuer’s headquarters. Country designations may change over time.
For the purposes of assigning portfolio securities to a particular sector and industry, the Adviser assigns securities in accordance with the sector and industry classifications of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) developed by MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s (to the extent available) as a primary source and FactSet (to the extent available) as a secondary source for this information. In the event the Adviser’s securities information vendors do not classify a security to a particular sector or industry or if the published classification appears to be erroneous, the Adviser classifies the security according to its own judgment, using other securities information vendors, the company description and other publicly available information about the company’s peer group. Sector and industry classifications may change over time.
The names of portfolio securities reflected in this report are as reported by the Funds’ data providers, may not represent the legal name of the entity and, in some cases, are translations of non-English names.
Definition of Portfolio Statistic
Market Capitalization is the aggregate value of all of a company’s outstanding equity securities.
Descriptions of Indices
Each Fund’s performance is compared in this report to changes in one or more indices, including in all cases a broad-based index of changes in prices of securities in the markets in which the Fund invests. All of the indices are unmanaged and their returns include reinvested dividends. Unlike the Funds’ returns, the returns of each index do not include the payment of sales commissions or other expenses that would be incurred in the purchase or sale of the securities included in that index. An investment cannot be made directly in an index. Fair value pricing is not employed by market indices.
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NOTES ON MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE AND PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS’ CLASSIFICATION
The indices to which the Funds are compared are:
Artisan Global Equity and Artisan Global Value Funds – Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World IndexSM (MSCI ACWISM) is a market-weighted index of global developed and emerging markets.
Artisan International, Artisan International Small Cap and Artisan International Value Funds – Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE® Index (MSCI EAFE®) is a market-weighted index of companies in developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. MSCI EAFE®’s average annual return since inception of the International Fund is based upon a starting date of December 31, 1995.
Artisan International Fund – Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE® Growth Index (MSCI EAFE® Growth) is a market-weighted index of companies in developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada, that exhibits growth investment style characteristics according to MSCI’s methodology. MSCI EAFE® Growth’s average annual return since inception of the International Fund is based upon a starting date of December 31, 1995.
Artisan International Small Cap Fund – Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE® Small Cap Index (MSCI EAFE® Small Cap) is a market-weighted index of small companies in developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
Artisan International Value Fund – Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE® Value Index (MSCI EAFE® Value) is a market-weighted index of companies in developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada, that exhibits value investment style characteristics according to MSCI’s methodology.
Artisan Mid Cap and Artisan Mid Cap Value Funds – Russell Midcap® Index is a market-weighted index of about 800 medium-sized U.S. companies.
Artisan Mid Cap Fund – Russell Midcap® Growth Index is a market-weighted index of those medium-sized companies included in the Russell Midcap® Index with higher price-to-book and higher forecasted growth values.
Artisan Mid Cap Value Fund – Russell Midcap® Value Index is a market-weighted index of those medium-sized companies included in the Russell Midcap® Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
Artisan Opportunistic Growth and Artisan Opportunistic Value Funds – Russell 1000® Index is a market-weighted index of about 1,000 large U.S. companies.
Artisan Opportunistic Growth Fund – Russell 1000® Growth Index is a market-weighted index of those companies included in the Russell 1000® Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
Artisan Opportunistic Value Fund – Russell 1000® Value Index is a market-weighted index of those large companies included in the Russell 1000® Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
Artisan Small Cap and Artisan Small Cap Value Funds – Russell 2000® Index is a market-weighted index of about 2,000 small U.S. companies.
Artisan Small Cap Fund – Russell 2000® Growth Index is a market-weighted index of those small companies included in the Russell 2000® Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.
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Artisan Small Cap Value Fund – Russell 2000® Value Index is a market-weighted index of those small companies included in the Russell 2000® Index with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.
Trademarks
Trademarks and copyrights relating to the indices and products of portfolio companies mentioned in this report are owned by their respective owners. Except as otherwise indicated, the trademarks, including names, logos, slogans and service marks appearing in this report are the property of the Adviser and may not be copied, reproduced, published or in any way used without written permission.
The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”) and is licensed for use by Artisan Partners Limited Partnership. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
The MSCI information may only be used by the reader, may not be reproduced or redisseminated in any form and may not be used to create any financial instruments or products or any indices. The MSCI information is provided on an “as is” basis and the reader of this information assumes the entire risk of any use made of this information. MSCI, each of its affiliates and each other person involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating any MSCI information (collectively, the “MSCI Parties”) expressly disclaims all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to this information. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI Parties have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential (including, without limitation, lost profits) or any other damages.
Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the Russell Index data contained or reflected in this material and all trademarks and copyrights related thereto. The presentation may contain confidential information and unauthorized use, disclosure, copying, dissemination or redistribution is strictly prohibited. This is a presentation of Artisan Funds, Inc. Russell Investment Group is not responsible for the formatting or configuration of this material or for any inaccuracy in Artisan Funds’ presentation thereof.
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
You may obtain a description of Artisan Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures, without charge, upon request by calling 800.344.1770. That information also is included in Artisan Funds’ statements of additional information, which are available without charge, on the Funds’ website at www.artisanfunds.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Information relating to how each Artisan Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the twelve-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, on the Funds’ website at www.artisanfunds.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
Artisan Funds files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the quarters ending December 31 and June 30 (the first and third quarters of the Funds’ fiscal year) on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. You also may review and copy those documents by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Securities and Exchange Commission at 800.SEC.0330.
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The board of directors has overall responsibility for the conduct of the affairs of Artisan Funds. Each director serves an indefinite term of unlimited duration until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until the election and qualification of his or her successor. The board of directors may fill any vacancy on the board provided that after such appointment at least two-thirds of the directors have been elected by the shareholders. The shareholders may remove a director by a vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Funds at any meeting of shareholders called for the purpose of removing such director.
The board of directors elects the officers of Artisan Funds. Each officer serves until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed or disqualified. The board of directors may remove any officer with or without cause at any time.
The names and ages of the directors and officers as of November 17, 2010, the position each holds with the Funds, the date each was first elected to office, their principal business occupations and other directorships they have held during at least the last five years are shown below. Each director oversees all twelve series of Artisan Funds.
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Name and Age at 11/17/10 | | Position(s) Held with Artisan Funds | | Date First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) during at least the Past 5 Years | | Other Public Company or Registered Investment Company Directorships Held |
Directors who are not “interested persons” of Artisan Funds: |
David A. Erne – 67 | | Director and Independent Chair of the Board of Directors | | Director since 3/27/95; Independent Chair since 2/4/05 | | Of counsel to the law firm Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., Milwaukee, WI. | | Trustee, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (individual life insurance, disability insurance and annuity company). |
Thomas R. Hefty – 63 | | Director | | 3/27/95 | | Retired; from January 2007 to February 2008, President, Kern Family Foundation (private, grant-making organization); until December 2006, of counsel to the law firm Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., Milwaukee, WI; until December 2006, Adjunct Professor, Department of Business and Economics, Ripon College; until December 2002, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Cobalt Corporation (provider of managed care and specialty business services). | | None. |
Jeffrey A. Joerres – 50 | | Director | | 8/9/01 | | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Manpower Inc. (non-governmental employment service organization). | | Director, Johnson Controls, Inc. (manufacturer of automotive systems and building controls). |
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Name and Age at 11/17/10 | | Position(s) Held with Artisan Funds | | Date First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) during at least the Past 5 Years | | Other Public Company or Registered Investment Company Directorships Held |
Patrick S. Pittard – 64 | | Director | | 8/9/01 | | Distinguished Executive in Residence (teaching position), University of Georgia; until October 2001, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (executive search firm). | | Director, Lincoln National Corporation (insurance and investment management company); former Director, Cbeyond, Inc. (telecommunications company, formerly Cbeyond Communications, Inc.). |
Howard B. Witt – 70 | | Director | | 3/27/95 | | Retired; until December 2004, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Littelfuse, Inc. (manufacturer of advanced circuit protection devices). | | Former Director, Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (manufacturer of electric motors). |
Director who is an “interested person” of Artisan Funds: |
Andrew A. Ziegler – 53* | | Director | | 1/5/95 | | Managing Director of Artisan Partners; until February 2010, President and Chief Executive Officer of Artisan Funds. | | None. |
Officers: |
Eric R. Colson – 40 | | President and Chief Executive Officer | | 2/9/10 | | Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Artisan Partners since January 2010; prior thereto, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer – Investment Operations of Artisan Partners. | | None. |
Lawrence A. Totsky – 51 | | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | | 1/22/98 | | Managing Director and Senior Vice President of Artisan Partners; Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Artisan Distributors LLC. | | None. |
Janet D. Olsen – 54 | | General Counsel and Secretary | | 1/18/01 | | Managing Director and General Counsel of Artisan Partners; Vice President and Secretary of Artisan Distributors LLC. | | None. |
Brooke J. Billick – 56 | | Chief Compliance Officer | | 8/19/04 | | Chief Compliance Officer and Associate Counsel of Artisan Partners; Chief Compliance Officer of Artisan Distributors LLC. | | None. |
Carlene M. Ziegler – 54 | | Vice President | | 3/27/95 | | Managing Director of Artisan Partners; until April 2008, Portfolio Co-Manager of Artisan small-cap growth strategy, including Artisan Small Cap Fund; until February 2005, Director of Artisan Funds. | | None. |
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Name and Age at 11/17/10 | | Position(s) Held with Artisan Funds | | Date First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) during at least the Past 5 Years | | Other Public Company or Registered Investment Company Directorships Held |
Michael C. Roos – 52 | | Vice President | | 12/19/03 | | Managing Director of Artisan Partners; Vice President of Artisan Distributors LLC. | | None. |
Gregory K. Ramirez – 40 | | Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer | | 1/22/98 | | Managing Director and Chief Accounting Officer of Artisan Partners; Assistant Treasurer of Artisan Distributors LLC. | | None. |
Sarah A. Johnson – 38 | | Assistant Secretary | | 2/5/03 | | Managing Director and Associate Counsel of Artisan Partners. | | None. |
* | Mr. Ziegler is an “interested person” of Artisan Funds, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is a Managing Director of Artisan Partners and an officer of Artisan Investments GP LLC (the general partner of Artisan Partners). Mr. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler (who are married to each other) control Artisan Partners. |
The business address of the officers and director affiliated with Artisan Partners is 875 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. The addresses of the other directors are: Mr. Joerres – 100 Manpower Place, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212; and Mr. Erne, Mr. Hefty, Mr. Pittard and Mr. Witt – c/o Artisan Funds, 875 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.
Artisan Funds’ statement of additional information (SAI) contains further information about the directors. Please call 800.344.1770 or visit our website at www.artisanfunds.com for a free copy of the SAI.
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ANNUAL
REPORT
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
ARTISAN EMERGING MARKETS FUND
ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL FUND
ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND
ARTISAN MID CAP FUND
ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
INSTITUTIONAL SHARES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTISAN FUNDS
P.O. BOX 8412
BOSTON, MA 02266-8412
This report and the audited financial statements contained herein are provided for the general information of the shareholders of the Institutional Shares of Artisan Emerging Markets Fund, Artisan International Fund, Artisan International Value Fund and Artisan Mid Cap Fund. Before investing, investors should consider carefully each Fund’s investment objective, risks and charges and expenses. For more complete information on any Fund, including fees and expenses, please call 800.399.1770 for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Company discussions are for illustration only and are not intended as recommendations of individual stocks. The discussions present information about the companies believed to be accurate, and the views of the portfolio managers, as of September 30, 2010. That information and those views may change, and the Funds disclaim any obligation to advise shareholders of any such changes. Each of the Funds offer other classes of shares. A report on each of the other classes is available under separate cover.
Artisan Funds offered through Artisan Distributors LLC, member FINRA.
ARTISAN EMERGING MARKETS FUND
INSTITUTIONAL SHARES
INVESTMENT PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS
Artisan Emerging Markets Fund employs a fundamental research process to construct a diversified portfolio of emerging market companies. The team’s investment process is focused on identifying companies that are priced at a discount relative to the team’s estimate of their sustainable earnings.
• | | Sustainable Earnings. The team believes that over the long term a stock’s price is directly related to the company’s ability to deliver sustainable earnings. The team determines a company’s sustainable earnings based upon financial and strategic analysis. The financial analysis of a company’s balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows focuses on identifying historical drivers of return on equity. The strategic analysis examines a company’s competitive advantages and financial strength to assess sustainability. |
• | | Valuation. The team believes that investment opportunities develop when businesses with sustainable earnings are undervalued relative to peers and historical industry, country and regional valuations. The team values a business and develops a price target based on their assessment of the business’s sustainable earnings and cash flow expectations and the team’s risk analysis. |
• | | Risk Analysis. The team believes that a disciplined risk framework allows greater focus on fundamental stock selection. The team incorporates its assessment of company-specific and macroeconomic risks into its valuation analysis to develop a risk-adjusted target price. The risk-rating assessment includes a review of the currency, interest rate, monetary and fiscal policy and political risks to which a company is exposed. |
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
GROWTH OF AN ASSUMED $1,000,000 INVESTMENT (6/26/2006 to 9/30/2010)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (as of 9/30/2010)
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Fund / Index | | 1-Year | | | 3-Year | | | Since Inception | |
Artisan Emerging Markets Funds – Institutional Shares | | | 17.94 | % | | | -1.60 | % | | | 12.24 | % |
MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM | | | 20.22 | | | | -1.48 | | | | 13.17 | |
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current to most recent month-end performance information call 800.399.1770. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or sale of Fund shares. The performance shown does not reflect the deduction of a 2% redemption fee on shares held by an investor for 90 days or less and, if reflected, the fee would reduce the performance quoted. The Fund’s performance information reflects Artisan Partners’ contractual agreement to limit the Fund’s expenses to no more than 1.50%, which has been in effect since the Fund’s inception and has had a material impact on the Fund’s performance. Absent that expense waiver, the Fund’s performance would have been lower. See page 49 for a description of the index.
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INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
The MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM advanced 20.22% during the one-year period ended September 30, 2010. Though volatility was high throughout the year, emerging markets rallied in the latter part of the period after positive economic reports from China and a good outcome on the European bank stress tests eased investors’ concerns about a double-dip recession. From a regional perspective, the EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) was the strongest performing region as stocks in South Africa and Russia posted gains of approximately 30% and 13%, respectively. Strong results in Latin America were driven by a 24% gain by Mexican stocks and a 16% advance for Brazilian equities. Asia also put up strong numbers. Stocks in India advanced 27%, while those in China, Korea and Taiwan advanced approximately 12-15%.
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
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Sector | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 10.9 | % | | | 8.3 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 6.2 | | | | 7.3 | |
Energy | | | 12.7 | | | | 11.0 | |
Financials | | | 14.8 | | | | 15.8 | |
Healthcare | | | 2.2 | | | | 2.7 | |
Industrials | | | 10.8 | | | | 9.5 | |
Information Technology | | | 12.9 | | | | 12.5 | |
Materials | | | 11.3 | | | | 14.8 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 11.8 | | | | 10.5 | |
Utilities | | | 2.6 | | | | 3.0 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 3.8 | | | | 4.6 | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
As a percentage of total net assets.
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
The Fund participated in the rally with a 17.94% return during the year, but fell short of the Index. We benefited from the strength of our holdings in China, Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, Turkey and Taiwan. Some of our top contributors in these countries were train-borne electrical systems provider Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd., consumer products manufacturer Hypermarcas SA, rail freight transportation services provider Globaltrans Investment PLC, cement and building materials manufacturer PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk, investment and development bank Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi A.S. and mobile handset manufacturer HTC Corporation.
On the downside, relative to the Index, we were negatively impacted by the underperformance of our holdings in Korea, South Africa and Kazakhstan. Our biggest decliners in Korea were educational programs provider MegaStudy Co., Ltd. and residential construction company Hyundai Development Company. In South Africa, our results were hindered by weakness in precious metals producer Gold Fields Limited and ship and transport provider Grindrod Limited. Our lone holding in Kazakhstan, oil and gas producer KazMunaiGas Exploration Production, was also among our biggest decliners.
REGION ALLOCATION
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Region | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Emerging Asia | | | 41.9 | % | | | 44.8 | % |
Latin America | | | 26.0 | | | | 25.0 | |
Europe, Middle East & Africa | | | 24.1 | | | | 23.9 | |
Developed Markets | | | 4.2 | | | | 1.7 | |
As a percentage of total net assets.
FUND CHANGES
We always strive to identify stocks that possess unique access to growth and competitive advantages that will allow those companies to sustain earnings growth over the long term. Some of our more recent additions to the portfolio during the period included: Indian financial services provider LIC Housing Finance Limited, Brazilian retail and commercial bank Banco do Brasil S.A., Indian electricity generator Reliance Infrastructure Ltd., Brazilian software developer Totvs SA and Russian building materials producer LSR Group O.J.S.C. Our purchases were funded in part by the sales of Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A., Grindrod Limited, Itau Unibanco Holdings SA, Pearson Sistemas do Brasil SA and Tele Norte Leste Participacoes S.A.
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ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL FUND
INSTITUTIONAL SHARES
INVESTMENT PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS
Artisan International Fund employs a fundamental stock selection process focused on identifying long-term growth opportunities.
Themes. The investment team’s thematic approach identifies catalysts for change and develops investment themes with the objective of capitalizing on them globally. Changing demographics, developing technology, privatization of economic resources, outsourcing and infrastructure are among the long-term catalysts for change that currently form the basis for the team’s investment themes. The team incorporates these catalysts along with sector and regional fundamentals into a long-term global framework for investment analysis and decision-making.
Sustainable Growth. The team applies a fundamental approach to identifying the long term, sustainable growth characteristics of potential investments. The team seeks high quality companies that are well managed, have a dominant or improving market position and competitive advantages compared to industry and regional peers.
Valuation. The team assesses the relationship between its estimate of a company’s sustainable growth prospects and the company’s stock price. The team uses multiple valuation metrics to establish price targets.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
GROWTH OF AN ASSUMED $1,000,000 INVESTMENT (7/1/1997 to 9/30/2010)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (as of 9/30/2010)
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Fund / Index | | 1-Year | | | 3-Year | | | 5-Year | | | 10-Year | | | Since Inception | |
Artisan International Fund – Institutional Shares | | | 3.54 | % | | | -8.56 | % | | | 3.44 | % | | | 2.66 | % | | | 8.11 | % |
MSCI EAFE® Growth Index | | | 8.41 | | | | -8.37 | | | | 2.78 | | | | 1.14 | | | | 2.18 | |
MSCI EAFE® Index | | | 3.27 | | | | -9.51 | | | | 1.97 | | | | 2.56 | | | | 3.53 | |
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current to most recent month-end performance information, visit www.artisanfunds.com or call 800.399.1770. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or sale of Fund shares. The performance shown does not reflect the deduction of a 2% redemption fee on shares held by an investor for 90 days or less and, if reflected, the fee would reduce the performance quoted. See page 50 for a description of each index.
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INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
The MSCI EAFE® Index was up 3.27% during the one-year period ended September 30, 2010. Month-by-month returns were evidence of continued volatility in international markets. Through much of the period, market sentiment was impacted by concerns about the sovereign debt issues within the EU, a possible economic slowdown in China and weakness in the euro. However, the generally positive results of the European bank stress tests and improved economic data from the U.S. and China helped boost investor sentiment in the final months of the fiscal year, which drove full period performance meaningfully higher. There was a wide margin between the best and worst performing market sectors in the MSCI EAFE® Index. The consumer staples, materials, consumer discretionary and industrials sectors each posted gains in excess of 10% during the period, while financials and utilities stocks fell more than 7%.
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
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Sector | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 12.1 | % | | | 19.2 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 14.2 | | | | 15.4 | |
Energy | | | 4.5 | | | | — | |
Financials | | | 30.7 | | | | 24.4 | |
Healthcare | | | 10.1 | | | | 5.3 | |
Industrials | | | 11.2 | | | | 16.4 | |
Information Technology | | | 6.4 | | | | 9.3 | |
Materials | | | 6.6 | | | | 6.6 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 1.6 | | | | 1.3 | |
Utilities | | | 1.5 | | | | 0.4 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 1.1 | | | | 1.7 | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
As a percentage of total net assets.
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
The Fund ended the period with a return of 3.54%, slightly outperforming the MSCI EAFE® Index, but trailing the MSCI EAFE® Growth Index. Relative to the MSCI EAFE® Index, we benefited from the outperformance of our stocks in the consumer discretionary, financials and technology sectors. Our exposure to emerging markets was beneficial as our Chinese holdings meaningfully outpaced the overall market. We also benefited from our underweight exposure to Japan, which was among the worst performing countries in the Index.
Multinational food company Nestle SA, Internet search engine operator Baidu, Inc., rail and freight services provider Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, gases and engineering company Linde AG and auto manufacturer Daimler AG were among our best performers during the period. On the downside, several of our European financial holdings were among our biggest decliners over the past year. Included in that group were ING Groep N.V. (Netherlands) and Intesa Sanpaolo (Italy), as well as three positions that we sold during the period, Societe Generale (France), The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (Ireland) and Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland).
REGION ALLOCATION
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Region | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Europe | | | 68.7 | % | | | 60.9 | % |
Pacific Basin | | | 9.5 | | | | 20.2 | |
Emerging Markets | | | 13.9 | | | | 11.0 | |
Americas | | | 6.8 | | | | 6.2 | |
As a percentage of total net assets.
FUND CHANGES
We attempt to identify companies with attractive growth rates, trading at reasonable valuations, with exposure to the long-term themes we have identified. We added the following stocks to our portfolio during the period: communications services provider WPP plc, Hong Kong property developer Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited, Japanese telecommunications services provider SOFTBANK Corp, Swiss temporary staffing firm Adecco SA, Swiss watch and jewelry manufacturer Swatch Group AG and Amadeus IT Holding SA, a Spanish computer reservation systems provider for the travel industry. Sales during the period included Accor S.A., ICICI Bank Limited, Novartis AG, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Smith & Nephew PLC and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
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ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND
INSTITUTIONAL SHARES
INVESTMENT PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS
Artisan International Value Fund employs a bottom-up investment process to construct a diversified portfolio of stocks of undervalued non-U.S. companies. The Fund’s investment process is focused on identifying what the investment team believes are high quality, undervalued businesses that offer the potential for superior risk/reward outcomes. The team’s in-depth research process focuses on four key investment characteristics:
Undervaluation. Determining the intrinsic value of the business is the heart of the team’s research process. The team believes that intrinsic value represents the amount that a buyer would pay to own a company’s future cash flows. The team seeks to invest at a significant discount to its estimate of the intrinsic value of a business.
Business quality. The team seeks to invest in companies with histories of generating strong free cash flow, improving returns on capital and strong competitive positions in their industries.
Financial strength. The team believes that investing in companies with strong balance sheets helps to reduce the potential for capital risk and provides company management the ability to build value when attractive opportunities are available.
Shareholder-oriented management. The team’s research process attempts to identify management teams with a history of building value for shareholders.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
GROWTH OF AN ASSUMED $1,000,000 INVESTMENT (10/1/2006 to 9/30/2010)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (as of 9/30/2010)
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Fund / Index | | 1-Year | | | 3-Year | | | Since Inception | |
Artisan International Value Fund – Institutional Shares | | | 10.66 | % | | | -0.70 | % | | | 2.67 | % |
MSCI EAFE® Value Index | | | -1.67 | | | | -10.72 | | | | -3.48 | |
MSCI EAFE® Index | | | 3.27 | | | | -9.51 | | | | -1.93 | |
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current to most recent month-end performance information, visit www.artisanfunds.com or call 800.399.1770. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or sale of Fund shares. The performance shown does not reflect the deduction of a 2% redemption fee on shares held by an investor for 90 days or less and, if reflected, the fee would reduce the performance quoted. See page 50 for a description of each index.
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INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
Investors see-sawed between the fear of a double-dip recession and the hope for economic recovery during the year ended September 30, 2010, but international equities, as measured by the MSCI EAFE® Index, ultimately posted a gain. By the end of the fiscal year, concerns related to the European debt crisis had eased, the results of the EU bank stress tests had been published and many companies had reported an improvement in earnings results.
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
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Sector | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 23.4 | % | | | 22.7 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 10.0 | | | | 9.2 | |
Energy | | | 4.7 | | | | 4.5 | |
Financials | | | 17.9 | | | | 21.1 | |
Healthcare | | | 8.8 | | | | 7.3 | |
Industrials | | | 14.6 | | | | 18.1 | |
Information Technology | | | 6.1 | | | | 7.7 | |
Materials | | | 3.2 | | | | 3.2 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 1.4 | | | | — | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 9.9 | | | | 6.2 | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
As a percentage of total net assets.
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
During the twelve-month period ended September 30, 2010, the Fund gained 10.66%, outperforming the MSCI EAFE® and MSCI EAFE® Value Indices.
Performance of the following stocks had a positive impact on the portfolio during the year: Experian PLC, a U.K. credit information firm; Compass Group PLC, a contract caterer; Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG, a Swiss logistics provider; Tyco Electronics Ltd., an electronic components manufacturer; and Givaudan SA, a flavor and fragrance maker.
Notable detractors included: Pargesa Holding SA, a Swiss holding company; SANKYO CO., LTD., a Japanese pachinko machine manufacturer; Daiwa Securities Group Inc., a Japanese financial services firm; Qinetiq Group PLC, a defense technology contractor; and Home Retail Group plc, a U.K. home and general merchandise retailer.
REGION ALLOCATION
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Region | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Europe | | | 64.2 | % | | | 63.8 | % |
Americas | | | 13.0 | | | | 18.5 | |
Pacific Basin | | | 10.2 | | | | 11.1 | |
Emerging Markets | | | 2.7 | | | | 0.4 | |
As a percentage of total net assets.
FUND CHANGES
We remained focused on the intersection of balance sheet strength, business quality and valuation during the past year. Some of the more recent additions to the portfolio were Carlsberg A/S, an international brewer; BAE Systems plc, a U.K. defense firm; and HeidelbergCement AG, a German producer of aggregates and cement. We exited our position in ARA Asset Management Limited during the period.
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ARTISAN MID CAP FUND
INSTITUTIONAL SHARES
INVESTMENT PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS
Artisan Mid Cap Fund employs a bottom-up investment process to construct a diversified portfolio of primarily U.S. mid-cap growth companies. The Fund’s investment process focuses on two distinct areas – security selection and capital allocation.
The Fund’s investment team attempts to identify companies that possess franchise characteristics that are selling at attractive valuations and benefiting from an accelerating profit cycle.
Franchise characteristics. These are characteristics that the team believes help to protect a company’s stream of cash flow from the effects of competition. The team looks for companies with at least two of the following characteristics: low cost production capability, possession of a proprietary asset, dominant market share or a defensible brand name.
Attractive valuations. Through its own fundamental research, the team estimates the amount a buyer would pay to buy the entire company (the company’s “intrinsic value” or “private market value”) and considers whether to purchase a stock if it sells at a discount to that estimate.
Accelerating profit cycle. The team tries to invest in companies that are well positioned for long-term growth, at an early enough stage in their profit cycle to benefit from the increased cash flows produced by the profit cycle.
Based on the investment team’s fundamental analysis of a company’s profit cycle, portfolio holdings develop through three stages. GardenSM investments are small positions in the early part of their profit cycle that will warrant a more sizeable allocation once their profit cycle accelerates. CropSM investments are positions that are being increased to a full weight because they are moving through the strongest part of their profit cycle. HarvestSM investments are positions that are being reduced as they near the team’s estimate of full valuation or their profit cycle begins to decelerate.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
GROWTH OF AN ASSUMED $1,000,000 INVESTMENT (7/1/2000 to 9/30/2010)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (as of 9/30/2010)
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Fund / Index | | 1-Year | | | 3-Year | | | 5-Year | | | 10-Year | | | Since Inception | |
Artisan Mid Cap Fund – Institutional Shares | | | 22.00 | % | | | -0.84 | % | | | 6.44 | % | | | 3.74 | % | | | 4.72 | % |
Russell Midcap® Growth Index | | | 18.27 | | | | -3.90 | | | | 2.86 | | | | -0.88 | | | | -0.62 | |
Russell Midcap® Index | | | 17.54 | | | | -4.16 | | | | 2.60 | | | | 4.86 | | | | 5.41 | |
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current to most recent month-end performance information, visit www.artisanfunds.com or call 800.399.1770. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or sale of Fund shares. See page 50 for a description of each index.
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INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, strong earnings reports and evidence that economic and business conditions were steadily improving lifted mid-cap stocks higher. The Russell Midcap® Index gained 17.54% in the period. Growth stocks were slightly favored versus value stocks in the mid-cap market segment as the Russell Midcap® Growth Index advanced 18.27%, while the Russell Midcap® Value Index returned 16.93%. Within the Russell Midcap® Growth Index, most sectors earned double-digit percentage gains. Among the strongest performing sectors were telecommunication services, consumer discretionary and technology, each rising more than 20%. The energy and utilities sectors were the only groups to finish with losses.
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
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Sector | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 16.0 | % | | | 20.7 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 3.0 | | | | — | |
Energy | | | 2.1 | | | | 5.0 | |
Financials | | | 6.5 | | | | 7.4 | |
Healthcare | | | 17.8 | | | | 12.4 | |
Industrials | | | 13.2 | | | | 18.7 | |
Information Technology | | | 34.7 | | | | 33.5 | |
Materials | | | 2.4 | | | | — | |
Exchange Traded Funds | | | 0.7 | | | | — | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 3.6 | | | | 2.3 | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
As a percentage of total net assets.
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
The Fund returned 22.00% in the period, outperforming the Russell Midcap® and Russell Midcap® Growth indices. The technology, energy and industrials sectors were key sources of strength for the Fund. In the technology sector, returns were led by ARM Holdings PLC, a developer and licenser of microprocessors, Citrix Systems, Inc., a provider of application delivery software and MercadoLibre, Inc., a Latin American e-commerce company, among others. Top contributors in the energy and industrials sectors included energy services and equipment provider Smith International, Inc., Cummins Inc., a manufacturer of diesel engines, and Precision Castparts Corp., a producer of complex metal components.
Our holdings in the health care and financials sectors were sources of weakness compared to the benchmark. Our underperformers in the health care sector included NuVasive, Inc., a medical device company, and athenahealth, Inc., a clinical billing software provider. Our results in the financials sector suffered from our lack of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) and a negative return by derivatives exchange operator CME Group Inc.
FUND CHANGES
The most notable changes to the portfolio during the period were increased exposures to the industrials and consumer discretionary sectors and a reduced weighting in the health care sector. In the industrials sector, we added to our position in transportation and logistics services provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. and purchased engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. and electrical products manufacturer Cooper Industries plc. In the consumer discretionary sector, we added to our position in air compressor manufacturer BorgWarner Inc. and purchased apparel company Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation and casino and resort operator Wynn Resorts, Limited. Other purchases included medical equipment manufacturer Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, electronic commerce business operator GSI Commerce, Inc. and auto systems and components manufacturer Gardner Denver, Inc.
Our reduced weighting in the health care sector was due in part to the sale of C.R. Bard, Inc. and a reduced position in Cerner Corporation. In addition to these sales, our new purchases were funded in part by the sales of Smith International, Inc., Hansen Natural Corporation, Analog Devices, Inc., NVIDIA Corporation, and Agrium Inc., among others.
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ARTISAN EMERGING MARKETS FUND
Schedule of Investments – September 30, 2010
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COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCKS - 95.4% | | | | | | | | |
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BRAZIL - 19.4% | | | | | | | | |
Banco do Brasil S.A. | | | 120,800 | | | $ | 2,293,915 | |
Banco do Brasil S.A.(1)(5) | | | 107,980 | | | | 2,050,471 | |
BM&F BOVESPA SA | | | 918,100 | | | | 7,677,964 | |
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas, Preferred(2) | | | 45,900 | | | | 5,562,527 | |
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais-CEMIG, Preferred(2) | | | 230,571 | | | | 3,740,647 | |
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce | | | 518,162 | | | | 16,016,473 | |
Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. | | | 495,900 | | | | 3,461,335 | |
Fleury SA | | | 384,801 | | | | 4,775,899 | |
Hypermarcas SA(3) | | | 407,500 | | | | 6,331,664 | |
Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers SA | | | 238,000 | | | | 5,345,154 | |
Julio Simoes Logistica SA(3) | | | 180,400 | | | | 875,345 | |
Julio Simoes Logistica SA(1)(3)(5) | | | 293,100 | | | | 1,422,193 | |
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. | | | 1,203,145 | | | | 21,616,790 | |
Randon SA Implementos e Participacoes, Preferred(2) | | | 662,300 | | | | 4,658,020 | |
SLC Agricola SA | | | 356,882 | | | | 3,935,826 | |
Tim Participacoes S.A., Preferred(2) | | | 1,595,600 | | | | 5,139,492 | |
Totvs SA | | | 46,400 | | | | 3,562,270 | |
Wilson Sons Limited (DR) | | | 156,921 | | | | 2,458,615 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 100,924,600 | |
CHILE - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A. | | | 266,110 | | | | 4,321,915 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CHINA - 12.3% | | | | | | | | |
Airmedia Group, Inc. (DR)(3) | | | 280,601 | | | | 1,661,158 | |
Ajisen China Holdings Limited | | | 3,310,913 | | | | 5,180,469 | |
Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings) Limited | | | 6,228,536 | | | | 5,161,781 | |
China Dongxiang Group Company | | | 8,178,000 | | | | 4,722,019 | |
China Mobile Limited | | | 1,090,000 | | | | 11,168,537 | |
China Railway Construction Corporation, H Shares | | | 2,005,000 | | | | 2,697,848 | |
GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Limited(3) | | | 18,895,587 | | | | 5,723,094 | |
Huabao International Holdings Limited | | | 6,426,600 | | | | 10,088,607 | |
Mindray Medical International Limited, Class A (DR) | | | 150,960 | | | | 4,463,887 | |
Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corporation | | | 2,268,300 | | | | 6,270,908 | |
Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd., H Shares | | | 2,044,200 | | | | 6,573,499 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 63,711,807 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
CZECH REPUBLIC - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
CEZ | | | 97,517 | | | $ | 4,366,477 | |
| | | | | | | | |
EGYPT - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding | | | 897,204 | | | | 4,570,335 | |
Orascom Construction Industries | | | 66,667 | | | | 2,925,362 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,495,697 | |
HUNGARY - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Nyrt., Class A(3) | | | 34,535 | | | | 3,629,195 | |
| | | | | | | | |
INDIA - 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
Cairn India Ltd.(3) | | | 800,176 | | | | 5,926,306 | |
India Cements Limited | | | 1,593,394 | | | | 4,145,271 | |
LIC Housing Finance Limited | | | 140,552 | | | | 4,501,042 | |
Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd. | | | 1,047,588 | | | | 3,660,205 | |
Power Finance Corporation | | | 718,285 | | | | 5,491,639 | |
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. | | | 159,569 | | | | 3,785,480 | |
Welspun Corporation Ltd. | | | 812,167 | | | | 4,861,977 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32,371,920 | |
INDONESIA - 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur TBK PT(3)(4)(5) | | | 1,961,500 | | | | 1,185,691 | |
PT Astra International Tbk | | | 1,089,500 | | | | 6,921,529 | |
PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk | | | 5,310,500 | | | | 2,186,676 | |
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia | | | 4,037,500 | | | | 4,523,810 | |
PT Gudang Garam Tbk | | | 200,500 | | | | 1,159,193 | |
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk | | | 1,954,850 | | | | 4,030,167 | |
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk | | | 5,181,885 | | | | 5,341,551 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,348,617 | |
ITALY - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Tenaris S.A. (DR) | | | 60,177 | | | | 2,312,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
KAZAKSTAN - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (DR) | | | 205,624 | | | | 3,633,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
KOREA - 7.6% | | | | | | | | |
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. | | | 160,434 | | | | 3,834,095 | |
LG Electronics Inc. | | | 25,493 | | | | 2,148,544 | |
MegaStudy Co., Ltd. | | | 16,059 | | | | 2,374,521 | |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 29,203 | | | | 19,899,786 | |
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | | | 148,857 | | | | 5,698,407 | |
Shinsegae Co., Ltd. | | | 10,701 | | | | 5,640,255 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 39,595,608 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
MEXICO - 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
America Movil SAB de C.V., Series L | | | 3,917,733 | | | $ | 10,470,791 | |
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SA | | | 1,702,157 | | | | 2,844,661 | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V. | | | 1,100,198 | | | | 4,173,221 | |
Grupo Televisa S.A. | | | 991,266 | | | | 3,760,811 | |
Urbi, Desarrollos Urbanos, S.A.de C.V.(3) | | | 1,848,281 | | | | 3,870,615 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,120,099 | |
POLAND - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen S.A.(3) | | | 237,797 | | | | 3,272,229 | |
| | | | | | | | |
RUSSIA - 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
Eurasia Drilling Company Ltd. (DR) | | | 84,076 | | | | 1,954,767 | |
Eurasia Drilling Company Ltd., 144A (DR) | | | 26,670 | | | | 620,078 | |
Globaltrans Investment PLC (DR) | | | 231,715 | | | | 3,496,579 | |
LSR Group O.J.S.C. (DR)(3) | | | 391,870 | | | | 3,330,895 | |
LUKOIL (DR) | | | 127,356 | | | | 7,233,821 | |
Magnit OAO | | | 8,714 | | | | 1,010,824 | |
Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (DR) | | | 501,693 | | | | 6,506,958 | |
Mobile TeleSystems (DR) | | | 281,601 | | | | 5,978,389 | |
Razguliay Group(3)(4) | | | 1,323,641 | | | | 1,921,651 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32,053,962 | |
SOUTH AFRICA - 8.3% | | | | | | | | |
ABSA Group Limited | | | 271,821 | | | | 5,225,640 | |
African Bank Investments Limited | | | 774,215 | | | | 3,982,010 | |
Barloworld Limited | | | 390,125 | | | | 2,619,397 | |
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited | | | 384,846 | | | | 4,306,587 | |
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited | | | 330,376 | | | | 8,531,642 | |
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Pte Ltd. | | | 1,230,898 | | | | 2,550,004 | |
Mondi Limited | | | 492,963 | | | | 4,031,260 | |
Mr. Price Group Limited | | | 506,524 | | | | 3,996,818 | |
MTN Group Limited | | | 442,015 | | | | 7,990,228 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 43,233,586 | |
SWEDEN - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Alliance Oil Co Ltd. (DR)(3) | | | 247,968 | | | | 3,333,047 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TAIWAN - 10.9% | | | | | | | | |
Acer Inc. | | | 1,229,573 | | | | 3,124,949 | |
Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | | | 2,308,356 | | | | 3,528,128 | |
Chinatrust Financial Holding Company Ltd. | | | 5,332,299 | | | | 3,362,396 | |
E Ink Holdings Inc.(3) | | | 3,390,000 | | | | 6,575,677 | |
Far Eastern Textile Ltd. | | | 2,771,091 | | | | 3,814,059 | |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 1,978,656 | | | | 7,441,771 | |
HTC Corporation | | | 340,620 | | | | 7,730,089 | |
MediaTek Incorporation | | | 467,794 | | | | 6,573,358 | |
Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd. | | | 1,386,000 | | | | 4,329,933 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. | | | 4,990,647 | | | | 9,904,138 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 56,384,498 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
THAILAND - 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited (DR) | | | 796,000 | | | $ | 4,091,466 | |
Bumrungrad Hospital Public Company Limited (DR) | | | 2,022,500 | | | | 2,332,372 | |
Glow Energy Pcl (DR) | | | 2,477,800 | | | | 3,490,147 | |
Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited (DR) | | | 1,443,500 | | | | 4,922,644 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,836,629 | |
TURKEY - 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
Cimsa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. | | | 469,269 | | | | 3,568,462 | |
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. | | | 351,476 | | | | 3,012,894 | |
Tekfen Holding A.S. | | | 1,059,181 | | | | 4,320,050 | |
Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S. | | | 125,694 | | | | 3,388,798 | |
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS | | | 650,993 | | | | 4,387,807 | |
Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi A.S. | | | 3,400,251 | | | | 5,711,942 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,389,953 | |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Air Arabia | | | 12,066,887 | | | | 2,727,017 | |
| | | | | | | | |
UNITED KINGDOM - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Antofagasta plc | | | 156,586 | | | | 3,040,323 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common and preferred stocks (Cost $430,211,937) | | | | 496,102,555 | |
| | |
| | Par Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (CASH EQUIVALENTS) - 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.08%, dated 9/30/2010, due 10/1/2010, maturity value $29,535,066(6) (Cost $29,535,000) | | $ | 29,535,000 | | | | 29,535,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments - 101.1% (Cost $459,746,937) | | | | | | | 525,637,555 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other assets less liabilities - (1.1%) | | | | | | | (5,841,523 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets - 100.0%(7) | | | | | | $ | 519,796,032 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(1) | Security is restricted. The shares of Banco do Brasil S.A. and Julio Simoes Logistica SA were acquired in a private placement. Additionally, the shares of Banco do Brasil S.A. and Julio Simoes Logistica SA are freely tradeable outside the United States, where the Fund expects to trade them. |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | Acquisition Dates | | | Cost | | | Value | | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Banco do Brasil S.A. | | | 7/1/2010 | | | $ | 1,477,126 | | | $ | 2,050,471 | | | | 0.4 | % |
Julio Simoes Ligistica SA | | | 4/20/2010 | | | | 1,338,815 | | | | 1,422,193 | | | | 0.3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,472,664 | | | | 0.7 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(3) | Non-income producing security. |
(4) | Valued at a fair value in accordance with procedures established by the board of directors of Artisan Funds, Inc. In total, securities valued at a fair value were $3,107,342 or 0.6% of total net assets. |
(5) | Security has been determined to be illiquid under procedures established by the board of directors of Artisan Funds, Inc. In total, the value of securities determined to be illiquid were $4,658,355 or 0.9% of total net assets. |
| | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Maturity | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Bill | | | 12/30/2010 | | | $ | 30,129,928 | |
(7) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to total net assets. |
Company names are as reported by a data service provider and in some cases are translations; a company’s legal name may be different.
(DR) Depository Receipt, voting rights may vary.
| | | | | | | | |
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 43,372,472 | | | | 8.3 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 38,180,320 | | | | 7.3 | |
Energy | | | 56,920,407 | | | | 11.0 | |
Financials | | | 82,181,521 | | | | 15.8 | |
Healthcare | | | 14,122,162 | | | | 2.7 | |
Industrials | | | 49,543,619 | | | | 9.5 | |
Information Technology | | | 64,812,038 | | | | 12.5 | |
Materials | | | 76,788,555 | | | | 14.8 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 54,798,710 | | | | 10.5 | |
Utilities | | | 15,382,751 | | | | 3.0 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common and preferred stocks | | | 496,102,555 | | | | 95.4 | |
Short-term investments | | | 29,535,000 | | | | 5.7 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | | 525,637,555 | | | | 101.1 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | (5,841,523 | ) | | | (1.1 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 519,796,032 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
CURRENCY EXPOSURE - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Investments | |
Brazilian real | | $ | 100,924,600 | | | | 19.2 | % |
British pound | | | 3,040,323 | | | | 0.6 | |
Chilean peso | | | 4,321,915 | | | | 0.8 | |
Czech koruna | | | 4,366,477 | | | | 0.8 | |
Egyptian pound | | | 7,495,697 | | | | 1.4 | |
Hong Kong dollar | | | 57,586,762 | | | | 11.0 | |
Hungarian forint | | | 3,629,195 | | | | 0.7 | |
Indian rupee | | | 32,371,920 | | | | 6.2 | |
Indonesian rupiah | | | 25,348,617 | | | | 4.8 | |
Korean won | | | 39,595,608 | | | | 7.5 | |
Mexican peso | | | 25,120,099 | | | | 4.8 | |
Polish zloty | | | 3,272,229 | | | | 0.6 | |
South African rand | | | 43,233,586 | | | | 8.2 | |
Swedish krona | | | 3,333,047 | | | | 0.7 | |
Taiwan dollar | | | 56,384,498 | | | | 10.7 | |
Thai baht | | | 14,836,629 | | | | 2.8 | |
Turkish lira | | | 24,389,953 | | | | 4.7 | |
United Arab Emirates dirham | | | 2,727,017 | | | | 0.5 | |
U.S. dollar | | | 73,659,383 | | | | 14.0 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | $ | 525,637,555 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS - September 30, 2010 | |
Company Name | | Country | | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. | | | Brazil | | | | 4.2 | % |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | Korea | | | | 3.8 | |
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce | | | Brazil | | | | 3.1 | |
China Mobile Limited | | | China | | | | 2.1 | |
America Movil SAB de C.V. | | | Mexico | | | | 2.0 | |
Huabao International Holdings Limited | | | China | | | | 1.9 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. | | | Taiwan | | | | 1.9 | |
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited | | | South Africa | | | | 1.6 | |
MTN Group Limited | | | South Africa | | | | 1.5 | |
HTC Corporation | | | Taiwan | | | | 1.5 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 23.6 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
For the purpose of determining the Fund’s top ten holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Fund.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL FUND
Schedule of Investments – September 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS - 98.3% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
AUSTRALIA - 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Amatil Limited | | | 1,587,568 | | | $ | 18,382,870 | |
Foster’s Group Limited | | | 25,774,441 | | | | 152,712,257 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 171,095,127 | |
BELGIUM - 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV | | | 2,159,104 | | | | 127,007,676 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CANADA - 2.7% | | | | | | | | |
Canadian National Railway Company | | | 743,902 | | | | 47,624,606 | |
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | | | 3,513,630 | | | | 214,085,476 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 261,710,082 | |
CHINA - 9.6% | | | | | | | | |
Baidu, Inc., Class A (DR)(1) | | | 2,005,444 | | | | 205,798,663 | |
Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd. | | | 7,010,353 | | | | 49,965,204 | |
China Construction Bank, H Shares | | | 161,438,100 | | | | 141,487,344 | |
China Life Insurance Co., Limited, H Shares | | | 29,132,407 | | | | 114,894,817 | |
China Merchants Holdings International Company Limited | | | 12,922,265 | | | | 46,966,738 | |
China Overseas Land & Investment Limited | | | 23,655,168 | | | | 50,061,267 | |
China Resources Land Limited | | | 26,222,700 | | | | 53,331,899 | |
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (DR)(1) | | | 2,273,978 | | | | 108,582,449 | |
Huabao International Holdings Limited | | | 80,561,405 | | | | 126,466,927 | |
Tencent Holdings Limited | | | 1,242,300 | | | | 27,139,312 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 924,694,620 | |
DENMARK - 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Danske Bank A/S(1) | | | 4,937,395 | | | | 119,126,802 | |
| | | | | | | | |
FINLAND - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Fortum Oyj | | | 409,722 | | | | 10,718,644 | |
| | | | | | | | |
FRANCE - 10.0% | | | | | | | | |
BNP Paribas | | | 2,547,131 | | | | 181,153,915 | |
Compagnie de Saint-Gobain | | | 1,951,549 | | | | 86,810,477 | |
Electricite de France | | | 673,884 | | | | 29,066,800 | |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA | | | 146,623 | | | | 21,507,502 | |
Natixis(1) | | | 15,617,384 | | | | 89,419,695 | |
Pernod Ricard SA | | | 2,960,307 | | | | 247,182,917 | |
Unibail-Rodamco | | | 722,110 | | | | 160,115,374 | |
Vinci SA | | | 2,958,458 | | | | 148,297,778 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 963,554,458 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
GERMANY - 12.8% | | | | | | | | |
Adidas AG | | | 181,324 | | | $ | 11,224,898 | |
BASF SE | | | 220,364 | | | | 13,895,524 | |
Bayer AG | | | 4,600,372 | | | | 320,785,106 | |
Daimler AG(1) | | | 4,367,096 | | | | 276,597,055 | |
Deutsche Post AG | | | 9,090,307 | | | | 164,880,402 | |
Linde AG | | | 1,929,353 | | | | 251,130,645 | |
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG | | | 908,787 | | | | 125,872,663 | |
Rhoen-Klinikum AG | | | 1,121,218 | | | | 24,738,785 | |
Siemens AG | | | 458,911 | | | | 48,441,026 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,237,566,104 | |
HONG KONG - 12.5% | | | | | | | | |
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited | | | 19,494,912 | | | | 61,684,411 | |
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited | | | 5,876,000 | | | | 88,986,126 | |
Henderson Land Development Company Limited | | | 9,513,700 | | | | 67,746,113 | |
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Limited | | | 4,632,600 | | | | 91,232,757 | |
Hongkong Land Holdings Limited | | | 1,971,600 | | | | 12,243,636 | |
Li & Fung Limited | | | 25,690,899 | | | | 145,194,961 | |
New World Development Company Limited | | | 7,059,206 | | | | 14,193,291 | |
NWS Holdings Limited | | | 33,563,746 | | | | 65,666,647 | |
Sands China Ltd.(1) | | | 172,079,625 | | | | 309,168,237 | |
Sino Land Company Limited | | | 27,773,800 | | | | 57,417,240 | |
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited | | | 8,450,100 | | | | 145,611,575 | |
Wynn Macau Limited(1) | | | 82,909,272 | | | | 143,616,724 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,202,761,718 | |
INDIA - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd. | | | 4,860,299 | | | | 78,883,188 | |
| | | | | | | | |
ISRAEL - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (DR) | | | 889,258 | | | | 46,908,359 | |
| | | | | | | | |
ITALY - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Intesa Sanpaolo | | | 47,236,532 | | | | 153,421,605 | |
| | | | | | | | |
JAPAN - 4.1% | | | | | | | | |
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. | | | 3,019,400 | | | | 107,169,169 | |
MITSUI & CO., LTD. | | | 7,191,000 | | | | 106,986,368 | |
Nitori Co., Ltd. | | | 423,800 | | | | 35,435,122 | |
SOFTBANK Corp | | | 3,954,700 | | | | 129,375,727 | |
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION | | | 711,686 | | | | 14,970,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 393,936,686 | |
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| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
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NETHERLANDS - 8.8% | | | | | | | | |
Akzo Nobel N.V. | | | 1,765,278 | | | $ | 108,906,872 | |
ASML Holding N.V. | | | 13,430,506 | | | | 401,153,291 | |
ING Groep N.V.(1) | | | 18,731,372 | | | | 194,325,526 | |
TNT NV | | | 5,227,772 | | | | 140,468,476 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 844,854,165 | |
SINGAPORE - 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
City Developments Limited | | | 2,549,800 | | | | 24,739,904 | |
Genting Singapore PLC(1) | | | 57,115,571 | | | | 80,780,900 | |
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited | | | 9,788,900 | | | | 65,874,660 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 171,395,464 | |
SPAIN - 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Amadeus IT Holding SA(1) | | | 5,418,884 | | | | 99,691,550 | |
Industria de Diseno Textil, S.A. | | | 1,640,791 | | | | 130,338,852 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 230,030,402 | |
SWEDEN - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Sandvik AB | | | 7,141,724 | | | | 109,451,303 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SWITZERLAND - 9.3% | | | | | | | | |
Adecco SA | | | 2,365,571 | | | | 123,616,823 | |
Holcim Ltd. | | | 2,078,403 | | | | 133,462,809 | |
Nestle SA | | | 6,830,464 | | | | 363,888,252 | |
Roche Holding AG | | | 247,870 | | | | 35,465,855 | |
Swatch Group AG - Bearer Shares | | | 289,387 | | | | 108,875,361 | |
UBS AG(1) | | | 7,998,558 | | | | 135,771,584 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 901,080,684 | |
TURKEY - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Coca-Cola Icecek AS | | | 738,938 | | | | 9,041,653 | |
| | | | | | | | |
UNITED KINGDOM - 12.3% | | | | | | | | |
Diageo plc | | | 2,365,625 | | | | 40,729,102 | |
Experian PLC | | | 21,133,212 | | | | 230,063,180 | |
HSBC Holdings plc | | | 12,709,650 | | | | 128,778,001 | |
Imperial Tobacco Group plc | | | 4,538,871 | | | | 135,258,182 | |
Kingfisher PLC | | | 52,640,977 | | | | 193,668,597 | |
Tesco plc | | | 44,797,052 | | | | 298,375,848 | |
WPP plc | | | 14,625,269 | | | | 161,857,652 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,188,730,562 | |
UNITED STATES - 3.5% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture plc, Class A | | | 3,807,576 | | | | 161,783,904 | |
Covidien plc | | | 2,097,345 | | | | 84,292,296 | |
Philip Morris International Inc. | | | 1,700,105 | | | | 95,239,882 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 341,316,082 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common stocks (Cost $7,914,876,919) | | | | | | | 9,487,285,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Par Amount | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (CASH EQUIVALENTS) - 0.9% | | | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.08%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10, maturity value $80,771,179(2) (Cost $80,771,000) | | $ | 80,771,000 | | | $ | 80,771,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments - 99.2% (Cost $7,995,647,919) | | | | | | | 9,568,056,384 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other assets less liabilities - 0.8% | | | | | | | 80,612,525 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets - 100.0%(3) | | | | | | $ | 9,648,668,909 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(1) | Non-income producing security. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Rate | | | Maturity | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Note | | | 2.375 | % | | | 9/30/2014 | | | $ | 82,390,225 | |
(3) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to total net assets. |
Company names are as reported by a data service provider and in some cases are translations; a company’s legal name may be different.
(DR) Depository Receipt, voting rights may vary.
| | | | | | | | |
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 1,848,987,779 | | | | 19.2 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 1,487,818,639 | | | | 15.4 | |
Financials | | | 2,356,373,393 | | | | 24.4 | |
Healthcare | | | 512,190,401 | | | | 5.3 | |
Industrials | | | 1,583,324,504 | | | | 16.4 | |
Information Technology | | | 895,566,720 | | | | 9.3 | |
Materials | | | 633,862,777 | | | | 6.6 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 129,375,727 | | | | 1.3 | |
Utilities | | | 39,785,444 | | | | 0.4 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common stocks | | | 9,487,285,384 | | | | 98.3 | |
Short-term investments | | | 80,771,000 | | | | 0.9 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | | 9,568,056,384 | | | | 99.2 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 80,612,525 | | | | 0.8 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 9,648,668,909 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | |
CURRENCY EXPOSURE - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Investments | |
Australian dollar | | $ | 171,095,127 | | | | 1.8 | % |
British pound | | | 1,188,730,562 | | | | 12.4 | |
Danish krone | | | 119,126,802 | | | | 1.3 | |
Euro | | | 3,567,153,054 | | | | 37.3 | |
Hong Kong dollar | | | 1,800,831,590 | | | | 18.8 | |
Indian rupee | | | 78,883,188 | | | | 0.8 | |
Japanese yen | | | 393,936,686 | | | | 4.1 | |
Singapore dollar | | | 171,395,464 | | | | 1.8 | |
Swedish krona | | | 109,451,303 | | | | 1.1 | |
Swiss franc | | | 901,080,684 | | | | 9.4 | |
Turkish lira | | | 9,041,653 | | | | 0.1 | |
U.S. dollar | | | 1,057,330,271 | | | | 11.1 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | $ | 9,568,056,384 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS - September 30, 2010 | |
Company Name | | Country | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
ASML Holding N.V. | | Netherlands | | | 4.2 | % |
Nestle SA | | Switzerland | | | 3.8 | |
Bayer AG | | Germany | | | 3.3 | |
Sands China Ltd. | | Hong Kong | | | 3.2 | |
Tesco plc | | United Kingdom | | | 3.1 | |
Daimler AG | | Germany | | | 2.9 | |
Linde AG | | Germany | | | 2.6 | |
Pernod Ricard SA | | France | | | 2.6 | |
Experian PLC | | United Kingdom | | | 2.4 | |
Canadian Pacific Railway Limited | | Canada | | | 2.2 | |
| | | | | | |
Total | | | | | 30.3 | % |
| | | | | | |
For the purpose of determining the Fund’s top ten holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Fund.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND
Schedule of Investments – September 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS AND EQUITY-LINKED SECURITIES - 93.8% | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
BELGIUM - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | | | 378,078 | | | $ | 31,502,162 | |
| | | | | | | | |
DENMARK - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Carlsberg A/S, Class B | | | 358,048 | | | | 37,332,143 | |
| | | | | | | | |
FRANCE - 10.5% | | | | | | | | |
Gemalto NV | | | 908,088 | | | | 37,268,523 | |
Publicis Groupe | | | 2,267,426 | | | | 107,692,851 | |
Societe Television Francaise 1 | | | 2,045,796 | | | | 31,849,604 | |
Sodexo | | | 1,453,712 | | | | 94,332,411 | |
Total SA | | | 1,564,357 | | | | 80,623,328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 351,766,717 | |
GERMANY - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
HeidelbergCement AG | | | 614,486 | | | | 29,612,633 | |
| | | | | | | | |
HONG KONG - 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Guoco Group Limited | | | 9,114,800 | | | | 100,500,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
IRELAND - 2.2% | | | | | | | | |
Ryanair Holdings PLC, Equity-Linked Security, 144A(1)(2)(3)(4) | | | 13,794,291 | | | | 73,621,855 | |
| | | | | | | | |
JAPAN - 8.1% | | | | | | | | |
Credit Saison Co., Ltd. | | | 4,081,359 | | | | 54,561,531 | |
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. | | | 10,154,431 | | | | 40,992,372 | |
MEITEC CORPORATION(5) | | | 620,901 | | | | 11,535,906 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 8,915,500 | | | | 41,544,436 | |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.(4) | | | 3,654,200 | | | | 17,027,836 | |
SANKYO CO., LTD. | | | 1,268,838 | | | | 67,180,929 | |
SEINO HOLDINGS CO., LTD. | | | 1,949,800 | | | | 11,795,029 | |
Unihair Co., Ltd. | | | 1,956,400 | | | | 25,872,851 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 270,510,890 | |
KOREA - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Lotte Chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. | | | 21,747 | | | | 14,685,543 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
NETHERLANDS - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Wolters Kluwer NV | | | 1,103,968 | | | $ | 23,176,765 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SWITZERLAND - 17.2% | | | | | | | | |
Adecco SA | | | 1,992,367 | | | | 104,114,431 | |
Givaudan SA | | | 74,815 | | | | 76,440,503 | |
Nestle SA | | | 1,046,604 | | | | 55,757,105 | |
Novartis AG | | | 2,024,202 | | | | 116,077,731 | |
Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG(5) | | | 989,552 | | | | 108,758,577 | |
Pargesa Holding SA | | | 1,383,506 | | | | 101,019,239 | |
Tamedia AG | | | 135,772 | | | | 13,126,078 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 575,293,664 | |
UNITED KINGDOM - 30.2% | | | | | | | | |
BAE Systems plc | | | 6,198,793 | | | | 33,332,079 | |
Brit Insurance Holdings PLC(5) | | | 2,014,412 | | | | 32,435,496 | |
Carpetright PLC | | | 2,192,260 | | | | 26,930,672 | |
Compass Group PLC | | | 13,770,309 | | | | 114,756,541 | |
Diageo plc | | | 5,355,735 | | | | 92,209,997 | |
Experian PLC | | | 17,587,491 | | | | 191,463,281 | |
Home Retail Group plc | | | 10,461,309 | | | | 33,853,348 | |
Lancashire Holdings Ltd | | | 4,353,427 | | | | 37,955,317 | |
Lloyds Banking Group plc(5) | | | 65,655,153 | | | | 76,445,619 | |
Qinetiq Group PLC(6) | | | 41,112,031 | | | | 69,620,328 | |
Reed Elsevier PLC | | | 11,969,116 | | | | 101,156,251 | |
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A | | | 2,328,244 | | | | 70,430,602 | |
Savills Plc(6) | | | 8,553,847 | | | | 40,849,189 | |
Unilever plc (DR) | | | 2,740,408 | | | | 79,745,873 | |
Vitec Group PLC | | | 625,988 | | | | 4,956,156 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1,006,140,749 | |
UNITED STATES - 18.5% | | | | | | | | |
Accenture plc, Class A | | | 2,141,356 | | | | 90,986,217 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd.(5)(6) | | | 1,543,774 | | | | 129,368,261 | |
Covidien plc | | | 3,173,210 | | | | 127,531,310 | |
Signet Jewelers Ltd.(5)(6) | | | 4,397,187 | | | | 139,566,715 | |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | | | 4,462,063 | | | | 130,381,481 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 617,833,984 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common stocks and equity-linked securities (Cost $2,678,700,358) | | | | | | | 3,131,977,971 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Par Amount | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (CASH EQUIVALENTS) - 6.4% | | | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.08%, dated 9/30/10, due 10/1/10, maturity value $211,731,471(7) (Cost $211,731,000) | | $ | 211,731,000 | | | $ | 211,731,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments - 100.2% (Cost $2,890,431,358) | | | | | | | 3,343,708,971 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other assets less liabilities - (0.2%) | | | | | | | (5,994,889 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets - 100.0%(8) | | | | | | $ | 3,337,714,082 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(1) | Valued at a fair value in accordance with procedures established by the board of directors of Artisan Funds, Inc. In total, securities valued at a fair value were $73,621,855 or 2.2% of total net assets. |
(3) | Security is an equity-linked participation certificate issued by HSBC Bank plc. As described in Note 2(h) in Notes to Financial Statements, equity-linked participation certificates are subject to counterparty risk with respect to the bank or broker-dealer that issues them. |
(4) | Security is restricted. The shares of Ryanair Holdings PLC were acquired in a transaction under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares of restricted securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. The shares of Mitsubishi UFG Financial Group, Inc., were acquired in a private placement. Additionally, the shares of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. are freely tradeable outside the United States, where the Fund expects to trade them. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Security | | Acquisition Dates | | | Cost | | | Value | | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Ryanair Holdings PLC | | | 9/17/08- 8/3/10 | | | $ | 55,058,070 | | | $ | 73,621,855 | | | | 2.2 | % |
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | | | 12/14/2009 | | | | 17,639,402 | | | | 17,027,836 | | | | 0.5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 90,649,691 | | | | 2.7 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(5) | Non-income producing security. |
(6) | Affiliated company as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. See Note (6) in Notes to Financial Statements. |
| | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Maturity | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Bill | | | 3/31/2011 | | | $ | 215,968,815 | |
(8) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to total net assets. |
Company names are as reported by a data service provider and in some cases are translations; a company’s legal name may be different.
(DR) Depository Receipt, voting rights may vary.
| | | | | | | | |
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 758,578,321 | | | | 22.7 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 305,603,512 | | | | 9.2 | |
Energy | | | 151,053,930 | | | | 4.5 | |
Financials | | | 704,202,324 | | | | 21.1 | |
Healthcare | | | 243,609,041 | | | | 7.3 | |
Industrials | | | 604,241,486 | | | | 18.1 | |
Information Technology | | | 258,636,221 | | | | 7.7 | |
Materials | | | 106,053,136 | | | | 3.2 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common stocks | | | 3,131,977,971 | | | | 93.8 | |
Short-term investments | | | 211,731,000 | | | | 6.4 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | | 3,343,708,971 | | | | 100.2 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | (5,994,889 | ) | | | (0.2 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 3,337,714,082 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
CURRENCY EXPOSURE - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Investments | |
British pound | | $ | 855,964,274 | | | | 25.6 | % |
Danish krone | | | 37,332,143 | | | | 1.1 | |
Euro | | | 580,110,734 | | | | 17.4 | |
Hong Kong dollar | | | 100,500,866 | | | | 3.0 | |
Japanese yen | | | 270,510,890 | | | | 8.1 | |
Korean won | | | 14,685,543 | | | | 0.4 | |
Swiss franc | | | 575,293,664 | | | | 17.2 | |
U.S. dollar | | | 909,310,857 | | | | 27.2 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | $ | 3,343,708,971 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |
TOP TEN HOLDINGS - September 30, 2010 | |
Company Name | | Country | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Experian PLC | | United Kingdom | | | 5.7 | % |
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | | United States | | | 4.2 | |
Tyco Electronics Ltd. | | United States | | | 3.9 | |
Arch Capital Group Ltd. | | United States | | | 3.9 | |
Covidien plc | | United States | | | 3.8 | |
Novartis AG | | Switzerland | | | 3.5 | |
Compass Group PLC | | United Kingdom | | | 3.4 | |
Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG | | Switzerland | | | 3.3 | |
Publicis Groupe | | France | | | 3.2 | |
Adecco SA | | Switzerland | | | 3.1 | |
| | | | | | |
Total | | | | | 38.0 | % |
| | | | | | |
For the purpose of determining the Fund’s top ten holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Fund.
The Fund owns Pargesa Holding SA (Pargesa), which represents 3.0% of the Fund’s total net assets, and Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA (GBL), which represents 1.0% of the Fund’s total net assets. Pargesa is the parent company of GBL. If aggregated, the Fund’s holdings of both securities would represent 4.0% of the Fund’s total net assets and would be one of the Fund’s top ten holdings.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN MID CAP FUND
Schedule of Investments – September 30, 2010
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| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMON STOCKS - 97.7% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 20.7% | | | | | | | | |
Auto Components - 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
BorgWarner Inc.(1) | | | 2,196,399 | | | $ | 115,574,515 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Automobiles - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Tesla Motors, Inc.(1) | | | 371,700 | | | | 7,530,642 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Distributors - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
LKQ Corporation(1) | | | 3,522,901 | | | | 73,276,341 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 7.0% | | | | | | | | |
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 356,100 | | | | 61,249,200 | |
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (DR)(1)(2) | | | 2,027,200 | | | | 96,798,800 | |
Home Inns & Hotels Management, Inc. (DR)(1)(2) | | | 745,700 | | | | 36,867,408 | |
Starbucks Corporation | | | 316,183 | | | | 8,087,961 | |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | | | 1,599,022 | | | | 84,028,606 | |
Wynn Resorts, Limited | | | 652,200 | | | | 56,591,394 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 343,623,369 | |
Household Durables - 1.6% | | | | | | | | |
Garmin Ltd. | | | 1,009,200 | | | | 30,629,220 | |
Harman International Industries, Incorporated(1) | | | 1,344,500 | | | | 44,919,745 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 75,548,965 | |
Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Netflix, Inc.(1) | | | 144,000 | | | | 23,351,040 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Multiline Retail - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Kohl’s Corporation(1) | | | 636,864 | | | | 33,549,996 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Specialty Retail - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 1,233,500 | | | | 34,587,340 | |
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(1) | | | 311,400 | | | | 16,566,480 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 51,153,820 | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
Coach, Inc. | | | 2,346,100 | | | | 100,788,456 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (CONTINUED) | | | | | | | | |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
Fossil, Inc.(1) | | | 637,300 | | | $ | 34,280,367 | |
lululemon athletica inc.(1) | | | 1,032,300 | | | | 46,164,456 | |
Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation, Class A | | | 1,074,600 | | | | 96,563,556 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 277,796,835 | |
ENERGY - 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
Energy Equipment & Services - 5.0% | | | | | | | | |
Cameron International Corporation(1) | | | 2,281,400 | | | | 98,008,944 | |
Core Laboratories N.V. | | | 394,300 | | | | 34,714,172 | |
Dresser-Rand Group Inc.(1) | | | 1,414,796 | | | | 52,191,824 | |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | | | 1,495,700 | | | | 60,516,022 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 245,430,962 | |
FINANCIALS - 7.4% | | | | | | | | |
Capital Markets - 1.8% | | | | | | | | |
Ares Capital Corporation | | | 2,822,500 | | | | 44,172,125 | |
Greenhill & Co., Inc. | | | 574,286 | | | | 45,552,366 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 89,724,491 | |
Commercial Banks - 2.8% | | | | | | | | |
FirstMerit Corporation | | | 3,834,600 | | | | 70,249,872 | |
HDFC BANK LIMITED (DR)(2) | | | 360,048 | | | | 66,382,050 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 136,631,922 | |
Diversified Financial Services - 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
CME Group Inc., Class A | | | 270,841 | | | | 70,540,539 | |
MSCI Inc.(1) | | | 1,527,100 | | | | 50,714,991 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 121,255,530 | |
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
E-House China Holdings Ltd. (DR)(2) | | | 738,300 | | | | 13,931,721 | |
| | | | | | | | |
HEALTHCARE - 12.4% | | | | | | | | |
Biotechnology - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Human Genome Sciences, Inc.(1) | | | 686,200 | | | | 20,441,898 | |
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated(1) | | | 292,500 | | | | 10,111,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 30,553,623 | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.5% | | | | | | | | |
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation(1) | | | 1,397,200 | | | | 93,682,260 | |
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| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
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HEALTHCARE (CONTINUED) | | | | | | | | |
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (Continued) | | | | | | | | |
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(1) | | | 56,112 | | | $ | 15,921,219 | |
Masimo Corporation | | | 530,200 | | | | 14,479,762 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 124,083,241 | |
Health Care Providers & Services - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Community Health Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 817,800 | | | | 25,327,266 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Health Care Technology - 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
athenahealth, Inc.(1)(3) | | | 1,680,000 | | | | 55,473,600 | |
Cerner Corporation(1) | | | 2,080,100 | | | | 174,707,599 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 230,181,199 | |
Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Illumina, Inc.(1) | | | 994,296 | | | | 48,919,363 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Pharmaceuticals - 3.1% | | | | | | | | |
Allergan, Inc. | | | 2,259,061 | | | | 150,295,328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
INDUSTRIALS - 18.7% | | | | | | | | |
Aerospace & Defense - 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Precision Castparts Corp. | | | 1,157,120 | | | | 147,359,232 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Air Freight & Logistics - 3.9% | | | | | | | | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | | 1,727,202 | | | | 120,765,964 | |
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | | | 1,525,727 | | | | 70,534,359 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 191,300,323 | |
Electrical Equipment - 3.8% | | | | | | | | |
Cooper Industries plc | | | 1,619,000 | | | | 79,217,670 | |
Roper Industries, Inc. | | | 1,646,354 | | | | 107,309,354 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 186,527,024 | |
Machinery - 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
Cummins Inc. | | | 1,594,300 | | | | 144,411,694 | |
Gardner Denver, Inc. | | | 1,328,600 | | | | 71,319,248 | |
PACCAR Inc | | | 245,806 | | | | 11,835,559 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 227,566,501 | |
Professional Services - 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
IHS Inc.(1) | | | 1,243,300 | | | | 84,544,400 | |
Verisk Analytics, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 1,114,300 | | | | 31,211,543 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 115,755,943 | |
Road & Rail - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | | | 1,307,126 | | | | 45,357,272 | |
| | | | | | | | |
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| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 33.5% | | | | | | | | |
Communications Equipment - 2.0% | | | | | | | | |
Juniper Networks, Inc.(1) | | | 3,212,727 | | | $ | 97,506,265 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Computers & Peripherals - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
NetApp, Inc.(1) | | | 1,462,775 | | | | 72,831,567 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 5.4% | | | | | | | | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 3,972,900 | | | | 132,575,673 | |
Trimble Navigation Limited(1) | | | 3,674,599 | | | | 128,757,949 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 261,333,622 | |
Internet Software & Services - 3.4% | | | | | | | | |
GSI Commerce, Inc.(1)(3) | | | 3,010,400 | | | | 74,356,880 | |
MercadoLibre, Inc.(1) | | | 1,283,000 | | | | 92,606,940 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 166,963,820 | |
IT Services - 0.9% | | | | | | | | |
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Class A(1) | | | 702,100 | | | | 45,264,387 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 6.9% | | | | | | | | |
ARM Holdings PLC (DR)(2) | | | 4,334,100 | | | | 81,307,716 | |
Broadcom Corporation, Class A | | | 2,717,219 | | | | 96,162,380 | |
Cree, Inc.(1) | | | 1,189,811 | | | | 64,594,839 | |
First Solar, Inc.(1) | | | 282,900 | | | | 41,685,315 | |
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.(1) | | | 2,509,298 | | | | 29,910,832 | |
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.(1) | | | 794,200 | | | | 22,857,076 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 336,518,158 | |
Software - 13.4% | | | | | | | | |
ANSYS, Inc.(1) | | | 1,804,300 | | | | 76,231,675 | |
Autodesk, Inc.(1) | | | 550,537 | | | | 17,600,668 | |
Blackboard Inc.(1) | | | 1,408,500 | | | | 50,762,340 | |
Citrix Systems, Inc.(1) | | | 2,297,160 | | | | 156,758,198 | |
Concur Technologies, Inc.(1) | | | 694,300 | | | | 34,326,192 | |
Red Hat, Inc.(1) | | | 1,790,488 | | | | 73,410,008 | |
Rovi Corporation(1) | | | 1,399,400 | | | | 70,543,754 | |
salesforce.com, inc.(1) | | | 681,435 | | | | 76,184,433 | |
VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (DR)(1)(2) | | | 321,900 | | | | 10,410,246 | |
VMware, Inc., Class A(1) | | | 1,023,102 | | | | 86,902,284 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 653,129,798 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common stocks (Cost $3,278,227,767) | | | | | | | 4,765,154,081 | |
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| | Par Amount | | | Value | |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (CASH EQUIVALENTS) - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.08%, dated 9/30/2010, due 10/1/2010, maturity value $72,959,163(4) (Cost $72,959,000) | | $ | 72,959,000 | | | $ | 72,959,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments - 99.2% (Cost $3,351,186,767) | | | | | | | 4,838,113,081 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other assets less liabilities - 0.8% | | | | | | | 39,568,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets - 100.0%(5) | | | | | | $ | 4,877,681,381 | |
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(1) | Non-income producing security. |
(2) | The Fund considers the company to be from outside of the United States. See the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information for information on how a particular country is assigned. |
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Security | | Country | | Trading Currency |
ARM Holdings PLC (DR) | | United Kingdom | | U.S. dollar |
Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (DR) | | China | | U.S. dollar |
E-House China Holdings Ltd. (DR) | | China | | U.S. dollar |
HDFC BANK LIMITED (DR) | | India | | U.S. dollar |
Home Inns & Hotels Management, Inc. (DR) | | China | | U.S. dollar |
VanceInfo Technologies Inc. (DR) | | China | | U.S. dollar |
(3) | Affiliated company as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. See Note (6) in Notes to Financial Statements. |
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Issuer | | Maturity | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Bill | | | 12/30/2010 | | | $ | 74,422,770 | |
(5) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to total net assets. |
Company names are as reported by a data service provider and in some cases are translations; a company’s legal name may be different.
(DR) Depository Receipt, voting rights may vary.
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TOP TEN HOLDINGS - September 30, 2010 | |
Company Name | | Country | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Cerner Corporation | | United States | | | 3.6 | % |
Citrix Systems, Inc. | | United States | | | 3.2 | |
Allergan, Inc. | | United States | | | 3.1 | |
Precision Castparts Corp. | | United States | | | 3.0 | |
Cummins Inc. | | United States | | | 3.0 | |
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | | United States | | | 2.7 | |
Trimble Navigation Limited | | United States | | | 2.6 | |
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | | United States | | | 2.5 | |
BorgWarner Inc. | | United States | | | 2.4 | |
Roper Industries, Inc. | | United States | | | 2.2 | |
| | | | | | |
Total | | | | | 28.3 | % |
| | | | | | |
For the purpose of determining the Fund’s top ten holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Fund.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities – September 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | EMERGING MARKETS | | | INTERNATIONAL | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, unaffiliated, at value | | $ | 496,102,555 | | | $ | 9,487,285,384 | |
Short-term investments (repurchase agreements), at value | | | 29,535,000 | | | | 80,771,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | | 525,637,555 | | | | 9,568,056,384 | |
Cash | | | 1,077 | | | | 442 | |
Foreign currency | | | 1,014,884 | | | | 8,117,560 | |
Net unrealized gain on foreign currency forward contracts | | | 24,130 | | | | - | |
Receivable from investments sold | | | 3,626,933 | | | | 213,838,570 | |
Receivable from fund shares sold | | | 10,134,916 | | | | 8,919,748 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 1,045,343 | | | | 23,380,840 | |
Receivable from Adviser | | | 305,801 | | | | - | |
Other assets | | | 3,019 | | | | 387,748 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 541,793,658 | | | | 9,822,701,292 | |
| | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Net unrealized loss on foreign currency forward contracts | | | - | | | | 74,687 | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 20,174,626 | | | | 150,950,202 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | 21,109 | | | | 18,521,434 | |
Payable for operating expenses | | | 1,097,439 | | | | 3,620,542 | |
Payable for foreign taxes | | | 701,433 | | | | 477,769 | |
Payable for deferred directors’ compensation | | | 3,019 | | | | 387,749 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 21,997,626 | | | | 174,032,383 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 519,796,032 | | | $ | 9,648,668,909 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | |
Fund shares issued and outstanding | | $ | 471,534,146 | | | $ | 10,895,515,212 | |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 65,325,941 | | | | 1,573,003,925 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | | 2,512,194 | | | | 87,458,496 | |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | (19,576,249 | ) | | | (2,907,308,724 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 519,796,032 | | | $ | 9,648,668,909 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | | $ | 7,294,721,306 | |
Institutional Shares | | $ | 284,187,126 | | | $ | 2,353,947,603 | |
Advisor Shares | | $ | 235,608,906 | | | | | |
Shares outstanding (Indefinite number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value) | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | | | 354,679,511 | |
Institutional Shares | | | 18,663,364 | | | | 113,615,105 | |
Advisor Shares | | | 15,460,732 | | | | | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | | $ | 20.57 | |
Institutional Shares | | $ | 15.23 | | | $ | 20.72 | |
Advisor Shares | | $ | 15.24 | | | | | |
Cost of securities of unaffiliated issuers held | | $ | 459,746,937 | | | $ | 7,995,647,919 | |
Cost of foreign currency | | $ | 1,015,501 | | | $ | 8,127,140 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities – September 30, 2010 (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | INTERNATIONAL VALUE | | | MID CAP | |
ASSETS: | | | | | | | | |
Investments in securities, unaffiliated, at value | | $ | 2,752,573,478 | | | $ | 4,635,323,601 | |
Investments in securities, affiliated, at value | | | 379,404,493 | | | | 129,830,480 | |
Short-term investments (repurchase agreements), at value | | | 211,731,000 | | | | 72,959,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | | 3,343,708,971 | | | | 4,838,113,081 | |
Cash | | | 764 | | | | 117 | |
Foreign currency | | | 82 | | | | - | |
Net unrealized gain on foreign currency forward contracts | | | 29,350 | | | | - | |
Receivable from investments sold | | | 16,314,603 | | | | 52,146,010 | |
Receivable from fund shares sold | | | 6,997,020 | | | | 14,263,771 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 17,083,118 | | | | 1,908,211 | |
Other assets | | | 50,749 | | | | 148,523 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | | 3,384,184,657 | | | | 4,906,579,713 | |
| | |
LIABILITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 43,902,305 | | | | 21,235,328 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | 1,344,146 | | | | 5,526,170 | |
Payable for operating expenses | | | 991,088 | | | | 1,988,311 | |
Payable for foreign taxes | | | 182,287 | | | | - | |
Payable for deferred directors’ compensation | | | 50,749 | | | | 148,523 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 46,470,575 | | | | 28,898,332 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 3,337,714,082 | | | $ | 4,877,681,381 | |
| | | | | | | | |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | | | | | |
Fund shares issued and outstanding | | $ | 3,047,143,978 | | | $ | 4,089,179,032 | |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 454,053,309 | | | | 1,486,926,314 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) | | | 7,327,414 | | | | (133,356 | ) |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | (170,810,619 | ) | | | (698,290,609 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | 3,337,714,082 | | | $ | 4,877,681,381 | |
| | | | | | | | |
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: | | | | | | | | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | $ | 2,688,155,740 | | | $ | 4,375,235,417 | |
Institutional Shares | | $ | 649,558,342 | | | $ | 502,445,964 | |
Shares outstanding (Indefinite number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value) | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 108,652,534 | | | | 148,061,107 | |
Institutional Shares | | | 26,229,090 | | | | 16,474,552 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | $ | 24.74 | | | $ | 29.55 | |
Institutional Shares | | $ | 24.76 | | | $ | 30.50 | |
Cost of securities of unaffiliated issuers held | | $ | 2,573,858,081 | | | $ | 3,211,813,761 | |
Cost of securities of affiliated issuers held | | $ | 316,573,277 | | | $ | 139,373,006 | |
Cost of foreign currency | | $ | 82 | | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Operations – For the Year Ended September 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | EMERGING MARKETS | | | INTERNATIONAL | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | |
Dividends, from unaffiliated issuers(1) | | $ | 7,525,540 | | | $ | 205,689,397 | |
Interest | | | 2,184 | | | | 45,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 7,527,724 | | | | 205,734,997 | |
| | |
EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 2,968,220 | | | | 91,920,483 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | | | 17,082,043 | |
Institutional Shares | | | 19,796 | | | | 23,645 | |
Advisor Shares | | | 430,625 | | | | | |
Shareholder communications | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | | | 1,050,582 | |
Institutional Shares | | | 11,588 | | | | 33,619 | |
Advisor Shares | | | 28,180 | | | | | |
Custodian fees | | | 405,451 | | | | 3,415,333 | |
Accounting fees | | | 70,145 | | | | 70,444 | |
Professional fees | | | 69,089 | | | | 419,469 | |
Registration fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | | | 444,624 | |
Institutional Shares | | | 62,268 | | | | 20,166 | |
Advisor Shares | | | 172,160 | | | | | |
Directors’ fees | | | 9,229 | | | | 378,332 | |
Other operating expenses | | | 11,814 | | | | 339,987 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total operating expenses | | | 4,258,565 | | | | 115,198,727 | |
Loss amounts waived or paid by the Adviser | |
| (305,801
| )
| | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net Expenses | |
| 3,952,764
|
| |
| 115,198,727
|
|
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | |
| 3,574,960
|
| | | 90,536,270 | |
| | |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS: | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 9,711,870 | | | | (67,630,198 | ) |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (1,401,436 | ) | | | (3,039,027 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 8,310,434 | | | | (70,669,225 | ) |
Net increase in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 43,790,024 | | | | 224,421,663 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (483,849 | ) | | | 1,804,497 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 43,306,175 | | | | 226,226,160 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net gain on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 51,616,609 | | | | 155,556,935 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 55,191,569 | | | $ | 246,093,205 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
(1) | | Fund | | Net of foreign taxes withheld on dividends, unaffiliated issuers | |
| | Emerging Markets | | $ | 781,363 | |
| | International | | | 20,165,822 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Operations – For the Year Ended September 30, 2010 (Continued)
| | | | | | | | |
| | INTERNATIONAL VALUE | | | MID CAP | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | | | | | |
Dividends, from unaffiliated issuers(1) | | $ | 66,887,917 | | | $ | 20,297,288 | |
Dividends, from affiliated issuers | | | 940,974 | | | | - | |
Interest | | | 31,956 | | | | 19,545 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investment income | | | 67,860,847 | | | | 20,316,833 | |
| | |
EXPENSES: | | | | | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 25,166,097 | | | | 41,580,590 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 4,374,277 | | | | 10,192,089 | |
Institutional Shares | | | 20,036 | | | | 19,856 | |
Shareholder communications | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 354,333 | | | | 572,785 | |
Institutional Shares | | | 14,109 | | | | 14,602 | |
Custodian fees | | | 653,595 | | | | 127,404 | |
Accounting fees | | | 68,582 | | | | 56,999 | |
Professional fees | | | 147,480 | | | | 191,341 | |
Registration fees | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | 189,166 | | | | 104,880 | |
Institutional Shares | | | 59,953 | | | | 18,512 | |
Directors’ fees | | | 93,949 | | | | 163,325 | |
Other operating expenses | | | 74,409 | | | | 139,487 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total operating expenses | | | 31,215,986 | | | | 53,181,870 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 36,644,861 | | | | (32,865,037 | ) |
| | |
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS: | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments(1) | | | (19,658,432 | ) | | | 94,003,462 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (904,711 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | (20,563,143 | ) | | | 94,003,462 | |
Net increase in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 263,314,758 | | | | 818,286,600 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | 715,584 | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | 264,030,342 | | | | 818,286,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net gain on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 243,467,199 | | | | 912,290,062 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 280,112,060 | | | $ | 879,425,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | | Fund | | Net of foreign taxes withheld on dividends, unaffiliated issuers | | | Including net realized loss on investments from affiliated issuers | |
| | International Value | | $ | 4,094,930 | | | $ | (3,031,860 | ) |
| | Mid Cap | | | 54,543 | | | | (1,744,945 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | EMERGING MARKETS | | | INTERNATIONAL | |
| | Year Ended 9/30/2010 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2009 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2010 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2009 | |
OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 3,574,960 | | | $ | 743,057 | | | $ | 90,536,270 | | | $ | 132,762,575 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 9,711,870 | | | | (26,362,147 | ) | | | (67,630,198 | ) | | | (2,628,919,339 | ) |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (1,401,436 | ) | | | (230,806 | ) | | | (3,039,027 | ) | | | (2,414,432 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 43,790,024 | | | | 52,745,622 | | | | 224,421,663 | | | | 2,629,216,166 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (483,849 | ) | | | 20,169 | | | | 1,804,497 | | | | 613,814 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 55,191,569 | | | | 26,915,895 | | | | 246,093,205 | | | | 131,258,784 | |
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DISTRIBUTIONS PAID TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | (94,522,015 | ) | | | (73,117,872 | ) |
Institutional Shares | | | (988,454 | ) | | | (747,694 | ) | | | (34,565,734 | ) | | | (37,487,951 | ) |
Advisor Shares | | | (508,663 | ) | | | (51,612 | ) | | | | | | | | |
Net realized gains on investment transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (274,728,222 | ) |
Institutional Shares | | | - | | | | (59,063 | ) | | | - | | | | (101,344,058 | ) |
Advisor Shares | | | - | | | | (4,077 | ) | | | - | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions paid to shareholders | | | (1,497,117 | ) | | | (862,446 | ) | | | (129,087,749 | ) | | | (486,678,103 | ) |
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FUND SHARE ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share activities | | | 311,692,460 | | | | 55,346,259 | | | | (1,096,191,271 | ) | | | (820,456,337 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 365,386,912 | | | | 81,399,708 | | | | (979,185,815 | ) | | | (1,175,875,656 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, beginning of period | | | 154,409,120 | | | | 73,009,412 | | | | 10,627,854,724 | | | | 11,803,730,380 | |
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Net assets, end of period | | $ | 519,796,032 | | | $ | 154,409,120 | | | $ | 9,648,668,909 | | | $ | 10,627,854,724 | |
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Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 2,512,194 | | | $ | 716,697 | | | $ | 87,458,496 | | | $ | 129,049,002 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | INTERNATIONAL VALUE | | | MID CAP | |
| | Year Ended 9/30/2010 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2009 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2010 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2009 | |
OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | $ | 36,644,861 | | | $ | 11,511,387 | | | $ | (32,865,037 | ) | | $ | (17,497,526 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | (19,658,432 | ) | | | (139,186,395 | ) | | | 94,003,462 | | | | (769,509,214 | ) |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (904,711 | ) | | | 9,770,470 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Net increase in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 263,314,758 | | | | 299,492,429 | | | | 818,286,600 | | | | 792,263,717 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | 715,584 | | | | 548,147 | | | | - | | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 280,112,060 | | | | 182,136,038 | | | | 879,425,025 | | | | 5,256,977 | |
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DISTRIBUTIONS PAID TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | (34,819,928 | ) | | | (10,176,045 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Institutional Shares | | | (7,409,299 | ) | | | (2,362,145 | ) | | | - | | | | - | |
Net realized gains on investment transactions: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investor Shares | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (40,893,720 | ) |
Institutional Shares | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | (5,219,106 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total distributions paid to shareholders | | | (42,229,227 | ) | | | (12,538,190 | ) | | | - | | | | (46,112,826 | ) |
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FUND SHARE ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from fund share activities | | | 1,080,085,597 | | | | 634,624,462 | | | | (144,809,327 | ) | | | (85,588,305 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total increase (decrease) in net assets | | | 1,317,968,430 | | | | 804,222,310 | | | | 734,615,698 | | | | (126,444,154 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets, beginning of period | | | 2,019,745,652 | | | | 1,215,523,342 | | | | 4,143,065,683 | | | | 4,269,509,837 | |
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Net assets, end of period | | $ | 3,337,714,082 | | | $ | 2,019,745,652 | | | $ | 4,877,681,381 | | | $ | 4,143,065,683 | |
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Accumulated undistributed net investment income (loss) | | $ | 7,327,414 | | | $ | 13,816,491 | | | $ | (133,356 | ) | | $ | (104,290 | ) |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Financial Highlights – For a share outstanding throughout each period
The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance for the past 5 years or, if shorter, the period of the Fund’s operations. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share, The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
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| | ARTISAN EMERGING MARKETS FUND | |
| | Institutional Shares | |
| | Year or Period Ended | |
| | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | | | 9/30/2008 | | | 9/30/2007 | | | 9/30/2006(5) | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Beginning of Period | | $ | 13.02 | | | $ | 11.15 | | | $ | 16.71 | | | $ | 11.15 | | | $ | 10.00 | |
Net Investment Income(1) | | | 0.17 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.09 | | | | 0.03 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 2.15 | | | | 1.91 | | | | (5.41 | ) | | | 5.81 | | | | 1.12 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | 2.32 | | | | 2.00 | | | | (5.23 | ) | | | 5.90 | | | | 1.15 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.03 | ) | | | - | |
Distributions from Net Realized Gains | | | - | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (0.31 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.11 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | (0.33 | ) | | | (0.34 | ) | | | - | |
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Net Asset Value End of Period | | $ | 15.23 | | | $ | 13.02 | | | $ | 11.15 | | | $ | 16.71 | | | $ | 11.15 | |
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Total Return(2) | | | 17.94 | % | | | 18.66 | % | | | (31.91 | )% | | | 53.99 | % | | | 11.50 | % |
Net Assets End of Period (millions) | | $ | 284.2 | | | $ | 104.0 | | | $ | 69.8 | | | $ | 18.4 | | | $ | 5.9 | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets(3)(4) | | | 1.31 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.44 | % | | | 1.40 | % |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets(3)(4) | | | 1.25 | % | | | 1.02 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 0.67 | % | | | 1.07 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(2) | | | 25.89 | % | | | 56.88 | % | | | 42.24 | % | | | 71.28 | % | | | 24.26 | % |
(1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Periods less than twelve months (where applicable) are not annualized. |
(3) | Periods less than twelve months (where applicable) are annualized. |
(4) | The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income (loss) to average net assets exclude expenses waived or paid by the Adviser or the board of directors. Absent expenses waived or paid by the Adviser or the board of directors, the ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been as follows: |
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| | Year or Period Ended | | Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | |
| | 9/30/2009 | | | 1.81 | % | | | 0.71 | % |
| | 9/30/2008 | | | 1.51 | % | | | 1.16 | % |
| | 9/30/2007 | | | 3.19 | % | | | (1.08 | )% |
| | 9/30/2006 | | | 7.58 | % | | | (5.11 | )% |
(5) | For the period from commencement of operations (June 26, 2006) through September 30, 2006. |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Financial Highlights – For a share outstanding throughout each period (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL FUND | |
| | Institutional Shares | |
| | Year Ended | |
| | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | | | 9/30/2008 | | | 9/30/2007 | | | 9/30/2006 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Beginning of Period | | $ | 20.29 | | | $ | 20.51 | | | $ | 33.99 | | | $ | 28.92 | | | $ | 24.54 | |
Net Investment Income(1) | | | 0.22 | | | | 0.28 | | | | 0.42 | | | | 0.37 | | | | 0.22 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 0.49 | | | | 0.46 | | | | (9.16 | ) | | | 7.52 | | | | 4.62 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.74 | | | | (8.74 | ) | | | 7.89 | | | | 4.84 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.27 | ) | | | (0.49 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) |
Distributions from Net Realized Gains | | | - | | | | (0.70 | ) | | | (4.47 | ) | | | (2.33 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (0.96 | ) | | | (4.74 | ) | | | (2.82 | ) | | | (0.46 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value End of Period | | $ | 20.72 | | | $ | 20.29 | | | $ | 20.51 | | | $ | 33.99 | | | $ | 28.92 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return | | | 3.54 | % | | | 5.25 | % | | | (29.83 | )% | | | 28.99 | % | | | 20.07 | % |
Net Assets End of Period (millions) | | $ | 2,353.9 | | | $ | 2,912.7 | | | $ | 3,043.8 | | | $ | 5,049.3 | | | $ | 4,116.0 | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | 0.98 | % | | | 0.99 | % | | | 0.98 | % | | | 0.98 | % | | | 1.00 | % |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | | | 1.10 | % | | | 1.76 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.22 | % | | | 0.82 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 70.51 | % | | | 82.38 | % | | | 54.42 | % | | | 66.30 | % | | | 57.80 | % |
(1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Financial Highlights – For a share outstanding throughout each period (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ARTISAN INTERNATIONAL VALUE FUND | |
| | Institutional Shares | |
| | Year Ended | |
| | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | | | 9/30/2008 | | | 9/30/2007 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Beginning of Period | | $ | 22.83 | | | $ | 21.22 | | | $ | 28.53 | | | $ | 26.71 | |
Net Investment Income(1) | | | 0.36 | | | | 0.21 | | | | 0.52 | | | | 0.41 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 2.02 | | | | 1.66 | | | | (5.58 | ) | | | 3.14 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | 2.38 | | | | 1.87 | | | | (5.06 | ) | | | 3.55 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (0.58 | ) | | | (0.45 | ) |
Distributions from Net Realized Gains | | | - | | | | - | | | | (1.67 | ) | | | (1.28 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.45 | ) | | | (0.26 | ) | | | (2.25 | ) | | | (1.73 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value End of Period | | $ | 24.76 | | | $ | 22.83 | | | $ | 21.22 | | | $ | 28.53 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return | | | 10.66 | % | | | 9.14 | % | | | (18.92 | )% | | | 13.48 | % |
Net Assets End of Period (millions) | | $ | 649.6 | | | $ | 280.2 | | | $ | 186.1 | | | $ | 218.9 | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | 1.01 | % | | | 1.04 | % | | | 1.03 | % | | | 1.06 | % |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets | | | 1.57 | % | | | 1.17 | % | | | 2.10 | % | | | 1.47 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 21.02 | % | | | 55.49 | % | | | 44.72 | % | | | 45.60 | % |
(1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Financial Highlights – For a share outstanding throughout each period (Continued)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ARTISAN MID CAP FUND | |
| | Institutional Shares | |
| | Year Ended | |
| | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | | | 9/30/2008 | | | 9/30/2007 | | | 9/30/2006 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value Beginning of Period | | $ | 25.00 | | | $ | 24.71 | | | $ | 37.78 | | | $ | 32.24 | | | $ | 31.21 | |
Net Investment Loss(1) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | (0.14 | ) | | | (0.16 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 5.64 | | | | 0.63 | | | | (7.03 | ) | | | 9.17 | | | | 2.46 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | 5.50 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (7.17 | ) | | | 9.01 | | | | 2.36 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Dividends from Net Investment Income | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Distributions from Net Realized Gains | | | - | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (5.90 | ) | | | (3.47 | ) | | | (1.33 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Distributions | | | - | | | | (0.28 | ) | | | (5.90 | ) | | | (3.47 | ) | | | (1.33 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value End of Period | | $ | 30.50 | | | $ | 25.00 | | | $ | 24.71 | | | $ | 37.78 | | | $ | 32.24 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Return | | | 22.00 | % | | | 2.77 | % | | | (22.23 | )% | | | 30.17 | % | | | 7.66 | % |
Net Assets End of Period (millions) | | $ | 502.4 | | | $ | 454.5 | | | $ | 537.2 | | | $ | 785.4 | | | $ | 797.9 | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | 0.96 | % | | | 0.97 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % | | | 0.95 | % |
Ratio of Net Investment Loss to Average Net Assets | | | (0.51 | )% | | | (0.32 | )% | | | (0.46 | )% | | | (0.47 | )% | | | (0.31 | )% |
Portfolio Turnover Rate | | | 63.46 | % | | | 68.39 | % | | | 79.76 | % | | | 71.04 | % | | | 73.59 | % |
(1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Notes to Financial Statements – September 30, 2010
Artisan Funds, Inc. (“Artisan Funds”) was incorporated on January 5, 1995, as a Wisconsin corporation and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Artisan Funds is a series comprised of twelve open-end, diversified mutual funds. Artisan Emerging Markets Fund (“Emerging Markets Fund” or “Emerging Markets”), Artisan International Fund (“International Fund” or “International”), Artisan International Value Fund (“International Value Fund” or “International Value”) and Artisan Mid Cap Fund (“Mid Cap Fund” or “Mid Cap”), each a series of Artisan Funds (each a “Fund,” and collectively, the “Funds”), commenced operations on June 26, 2006, December 28, 1995, September 23, 2002 and June 27, 1997, respectively. Each Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth.
Emerging Markets Fund offers shares of capital stock of two classes – Institutional Shares and Advisor Shares – and has offered Institutional Shares since the commencement of operations and began offering Advisor Shares on June 2, 2008. Advisor Shares are sold to employee benefit plans, clients of financial advisors, clients of sponsored programs and institutional or other investors. All investments and exchanges are subject to approval by the Fund. International Fund, International Value Fund and Mid Cap Fund offer shares of capital stock of two classes – Institutional Shares and Investor Shares – and have offered Investor Shares since the commencement of operations. International Fund, International Value Fund and Mid Cap Fund began offering Institutional Shares on July 1, 1997, October 1, 2006 and July 1, 2000, respectively. Institutional Shares are sold to institutional investors meeting certain minimum investment requirements.
Each class of shares has equal rights with respect to portfolio assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to any matters involving only that class.
Income, expenses not specific to a particular class and realized and unrealized gains and losses were allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares. Expenses attributable to a particular class of shares, such as transfer agency fees, shareholder communication expenses and registration fees, were allocated directly to that class.
Each Fund is managed by Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (the “Adviser”). The Adviser is wholly owned by Artisan Partners Holdings LP (“Artisan Holdings”).
(2) | Summary of significant accounting policies: |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of the Funds in effect during the period covered by the financial statements, which were in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.
(a) | Security valuation – The net asset value (“NAV”) of the shares of each class of each Fund was determined as of the close of regular session trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (usually 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) each day the NYSE was open for regular session trading. The NAV of each class of shares was determined by dividing the value of each Fund’s securities and other assets attributed to that class, less |
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| its liabilities attributed to that class, by the number of outstanding shares of that class of that Fund. |
| In determining NAV, each equity security traded on a securities exchange, including over-the-counter securities, was valued at the closing price as of the time of valuation on the exchange or market designated by the Fund’s accounting agent or pricing vendor as the principal exchange (the “principal exchange”). The closing price provided by the pricing vendor for a principal exchange may differ and may represent information such as last sales price, an official closing price, a closing auction price or other information, depending on exchange or market convention. Absent closing price information from the principal exchange as of the time of valuation, the security was valued using the closing price on another exchange on which the security traded (if such price is made available by the pricing vendor) or the most recent bid quotation on the principal exchange or, if not available, another exchange or in the over-the-counter market, except that securities listed on the London Stock Exchange were valued at the mean of the most recent bid and asked quotations as of the time of valuation. Short-term investments, other than repurchase agreements, maturing within sixty days from the valuation date were valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. |
| Securities for which prices were not readily available were valued by Artisan Funds’ valuation committee (the “valuation committee”) at a fair value determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of Artisan Funds’ board of directors (the “board of directors”). A price was considered to be not readily available if, among other things, the valuation committee believed that the price determined as described in the preceding paragraph did not reflect a fair value of the security. |
| Emerging Markets Fund, International Fund, and International Value Fund generally invested a significant portion, and perhaps as much as substantially all, of their total assets in securities principally traded in markets outside the U.S. The foreign markets in which the Funds invested were sometimes open on days when the NYSE was not open and the Funds did not calculate their NAVs, and sometimes were not open on days when the Funds did calculate their NAVs. Even on days on which both the foreign market and the NYSE were open, several hours may have passed between the time when trading in the foreign market closed and the time as of which the Funds calculate their NAVs. That was generally the case for markets in Europe, Asia, Australia and other far eastern markets; the regular closing time of foreign markets in North and South America was generally the same as the closing time of the NYSE and the time as of which the Funds calculated their NAVs. |
| The valuation committee concluded that a price determined under the Funds’ valuation procedures was not readily available if, among other things, the valuation committee believed that the value of the security might have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market in which the security was principally traded but before the time for determination of NAV (“subsequent event”). A subsequent event might include a company-specific development (for example, announcement of a merger that is made after the close of the foreign market), a development that might affect an entire market or region (for example, imposition of |
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| foreign exchange controls by a foreign government), a potentially global development (such as a terrorist attack that may be expected to have an impact on investor expectations worldwide) or a significant change in one or more U.S. securities indexes. Artisan Funds monitored for subsequent events using several tools. An indication by any of those tools of a potential material change in the value of securities resulted in either a meeting of the valuation committee, which considered whether a subsequent event had occurred and whether local market closing prices continued to represent fair values for potentially affected non-U.S. securities, and/or a valuation based on information provided by a third party research service. This third party research service was used to assist in determining estimates of fair values for foreign securities. That service utilized statistical data based on historical performance of securities, markets and other data in developing factors used to estimate a fair value. |
| Estimates of fair values utilized by the Funds as described above may differ from the value realized on the subsequent sale of those securities and from quoted or published prices for those securities. The differences may have been material to the NAV of the applicable Fund or to the information presented. |
| Foreign stocks as an asset class may underperform U.S. stocks, and foreign stocks may be more volatile than U.S. stocks. Risks relating to investment in foreign securities (including, but not limited to, depository receipts and participation certificates) include: currency exchange rate fluctuation; less available public information about the issuers of securities; less stringent regulatory standards; lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards; and country risks including less liquidity, high inflation rates, unfavorable economic practices and political instability. |
(b) | Fair Value Measurements – Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurement, accounting standards clarify the definition of fair value for financial reporting, establish a framework for measuring fair value and require additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. In accordance with this standard, fair value is defined as the price that each Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. The standard establishes a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds’ investments. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in three broad levels: |
| • | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including but not limited to quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit risks, etc. In circumstances where securities trading primarily outside the U.S. whose value the Fund adjusted as result of significant market movements following the close of local trading are classified as level 2.) |
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| • | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining a fair value of investments) |
| The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. |
| The following table summarizes each Fund’s investments by major security type, based on the inputs used to determine their fair values as of September 30, 2010: |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
Emerging Markets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Securities(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Emerging Asia | | $ | 231,063,388 | | | $ | 1,185,691 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 232,249,079 | |
Latin America | | | 130,366,613 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 130,366,613 | |
Emerging Europe, Middle East & Africa | | | 122,879,842 | | | | 1,921,651 | | | | - | | | | 124,801,493 | |
Developed Markets | | | 8,685,370 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8,685,370 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | - | | | | 29,535,000 | | | | - | | | | 29,535,000 | |
Total | | $ | 492,995,213 | | | $ | 32,642,342 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 525,637,555 | |
International | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Securities(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Americas | | $ | 603,026,164 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 603,026,164 | |
Emerging Markets | | | 1,012,619,461 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,012,619,461 | |
Europe | | | 46,908,359 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 46,908,359 | |
Middle East | | | 5,885,542,405 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 5,885,542,405 | |
Pacific Basin | | | 1,939,188,995 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 1,939,188,995 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | - | | | $ | 80,771,000 | | | | - | | | $ | 80,771,000 | |
Total | | $ | 9,487,285,384 | | | $ | 80,771,000 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 9,568,056,384 | |
International Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity and Equity-Linked Securities(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Americas | | $ | 617,833,984 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 617,833,984 | |
Emerging Markets | | | 14,685,543 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 14,685,543 | |
Europe | | | 2,054,824,833 | | | | 73,621,855 | | | | - | | | | 2,128,446,688 | |
Pacific Basin | | | 371,011,756 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 371,011,756 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | - | | | | 211,731,000 | | | | - | | | | 211,731,000 | |
Total | | $ | 3,058,356,116 | | | $ | 285,352,855 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 3,343,708,971 | |
Mid Cap | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Equity Securities(1) | | $ | 4,765,154,081 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 4,765,154,081 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | - | | | | 72,959,000 | | | | - | | | | 72,959,000 | |
Total | | $ | 4,765,154,081 | | | $ | 72,959,000 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 4,838,113,081 | |
|
(1)See Fund’s Schedule of Investments for sector or country classifications. | |
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| As of September 30, 2010, there were no significant transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 securities. |
(c) | Taxes – No provision was made for federal income taxes or excise taxes since each Fund intends to (i) comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and (ii) distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its taxable income as well as net realized gains from the sale of investment securities. The Funds may utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemptions of Fund shares as part of the dividends paid deduction. |
| The Funds have analyzed the tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (fiscal years 2007 through 2010) and have concluded that as of September 30, 2010, no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds’ federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue. |
| The Funds may be subject to taxes on realized gains from the sale of investment securities imposed by certain countries in which the Funds invest. The foreign tax expense, if any, was recorded on an accrual basis and is included in “Net realized gain (loss) on investments” on the accompanying Statement of Operations. The amount of foreign tax owed is included in “Payable for foreign taxes” on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities. |
(d) | Portfolio transactions – In determining a Fund’s NAV, security transactions and shareholder transactions were accounted for no later than one business day after trade date, in accordance with applicable regulations. However, for financial reporting purposes, security transactions and shareholder transactions were recorded on trade date in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. Net realized gains and losses on securities were computed on specific security lot identification. |
(e) | Foreign currency translation – Values of foreign investments, open foreign currency forward contracts, payables for capital gains taxes and cash denominated in foreign currencies were translated into U.S. dollars using a spot market rate of exchange as of the time of determination of each Fund’s NAV on the day of valuation. Payables and receivables for securities transactions, dividend and reclaim receivables and other receivables and payables denominated in a foreign currency were translated into U.S. dollars using a spot market rate of exchange as of 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the day of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and dividend and interest income were translated into U.S. dollars using a spot market rate of exchange as of 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date of such transactions. The portion of security gains or losses resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates was included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments, as appropriate, for both financial reporting and tax purposes. |
| The Funds may enter into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge the foreign currency exposure on open payables and receivables. These foreign currency forward contracts, or spot contracts, generally settle within two business days. The Funds also may enter into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge against foreign currency exchange |
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| rate risks on its non-U.S. dollar denominated investment securities, although they generally do not do so. Foreign currency forward contracts were recorded at market value and any related realized and unrealized gains and losses were reported as foreign currency related transactions for financial reporting purposes. For tax purposes, these foreign exchange gains and losses were treated as ordinary income or loss. The Funds could be exposed to loss if the counterparties fail to perform under these contracts. For the period ended September 30, 2010, the Funds entered only into spot contracts. |
| Other foreign currency related transaction gains and losses may result from currency gains and losses realized from the difference between the amounts of dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. The net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currency related transactions arose from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates. |
(f) | Repurchase agreements – Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that the Adviser determined were creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the board of directors. Repurchase agreements were recorded at cost plus accrued interest and were collateralized in an amount greater than or equal to the repurchase price plus accrued interest. Collateral (in the form of U.S. government securities) was held by the Funds’ custodian and in the event of default on the obligation of the counterparty to repurchase, the Funds had the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. If the proceeds from any sale of such collateral were less than the repurchase price, the Fund would have suffered a loss. |
(g) | Depositary receipts – Each of the Funds may invest in depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are typically issued by a financial institution (a “depositary”), evidencing ownership interests in a security issued by an issuer and deposited with the depositary. |
(h) | Equity-linked participation certificates – Emerging Markets Fund, International Fund, and International Value Fund may invest in equity-linked participation certificates. Equity-linked participation certificates are derivative securities which are designed to provide synthetic exposure to one or more underlying securities. An investment in an equity-linked participation certificate typically entitles the holder to a return equal to the market return of the underlying security or securities, subject to the credit risk of the issuing financial institution. |
(i) | Commission recapture – Each of the Funds had the ability to direct portfolio trades to various brokers that have agreed to rebate a portion of the commissions generated. Such cash rebates were made directly to the applicable Fund and were included in net realized gain or loss on investments in the Statements of Operations year ended September 30, 2010 as follows: |
| | | | | | |
Emerging Markets | | $ | - | | | |
International | | | - | | | |
International Value | | | 23,640 | | | |
Mid Cap | | | 268,329 | | | |
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(j) | Use of estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
(k) | Indemnifications – In the normal course of business, the Funds have entered into contracts in which the Funds agree to indemnify the other party or parties against various potential costs or liabilities. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. No claim had been made for indemnification pursuant to any such agreement of the Funds. |
(l) | Other – Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, was generally recorded on the ex-dividend date. In some cases, the information was not available to the Fund on the ex-dividend date. In such cases, which may have included private placements and foreign securities, dividends were recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as reliable information became available to the Funds. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, were generally recorded at the fair market value of securities received. Interest income was reported on the accrual basis. Distributions to shareholders were recorded on the ex-dividend date. Expenses attributable to Artisan Funds were generally allocated to each Fund based on net assets. However, other expense allocation methodologies were used, depending on the nature of the expense item. Expenses attributable to a particular Fund or class were allocated directly to that Fund or class. |
| The character of income and net realized gains and losses may differ in some instances for financial statement and tax purposes and may result in reclassification of permanent differences among certain capital accounts to more appropriately conform financial accounting to tax characterizations of dividend and capital gain distributions. |
| Emerging Markets Fund, International Fund, and International Value Fund generally imposed a 2% redemption fee on shares held 90 days or less. Those redemption fees were recorded as a reduction in the cost of shares redeemed and had the primary effect of increasing paid-in capital. Each Fund reserved the right to waive or reduce the 2% redemption fee on shares held 90 days or less at its discretion when the Fund believed such waiver was in the best interests of the Fund, including but not limited to when it determined that imposition of the redemption fee was not necessary to protect the Fund from the effects of short-term trading. The Funds waived the fee on redemption of shares held by certain authorized agents or other Fund intermediaries and otherwise in accordance with the Funds’ prospectus. |
(3) | Transactions with affiliates: |
The Adviser, with which the officers and a director of Artisan Funds were affiliated, provided investment advisory and administrative services to the Funds. In exchange for those services, each Fund pays a monthly management fee to the Adviser as follows:
Emerging Markets Fund
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Rate | |
All | | | 1.050 | % |
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International Fund
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Rate | |
Less than $500 million | | | 1.000 | % |
$500 million to $750 million | | | 0.975 | |
$750 million to $1 billion | | | 0.950 | |
$1 billion to $12 billion | | | 0.925 | |
Greater than $12 billion | | | 0.900 | |
International Value Fund and Mid Cap Fund
| | | | |
Average Daily Net Assets | | Annual Rate | |
Less than $500 million | | | 1.000 | % |
$500 million to $750 million | | | 0.975 | |
$750 million to $1 billion | | | 0.950 | |
Greater than $1 billion | | | 0.925 | |
The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its management fee, and to the extent that fee waiver is insufficient, to reimburse Emerging Markets Fund for any ordinary operating expenses in an amount sufficient to cause the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses, including the management fee, to be not more than 1.50% of average daily net assets, annually. This contract continues through February 1, 2011, at which time the Adviser will determine whether to renew, revise or discontinue it. For the year ended September 30, 2010, the Adviser paid operating expenses on behalf of the Advisor Shares of Emerging Markets Fund. Emerging Markets Fund reimbursed the Adviser annually for operating expenses paid on their behalf up to 1.50% of average daily net assets, annually. The amount of operating expenses owed to the Adviser as of September 30, 2010, is included in payable for advisory fees and payable for operating expenses on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Emerging Markets Fund.
The officers and director of Artisan Funds who are affiliated with the Adviser receive no compensation from the Funds.
Prior to April 1, 2010, each director who was not an affiliated person of the Adviser received an annual retainer of $170,000, payable quarterly, as well as reimbursement of expenses related to his duties as a director of Artisan Funds. The amount of the annual retainer increases by $10,000 with each new series of Artisan Funds. In addition, the non-interested chair of the board of directors received an annual retainer of $60,000, payable quarterly, and each chair of a board committee who was a non-interested director received an annual retainer of $30,000, payable quarterly. Effective April 1, 2010, each director who was not an affiliated person of the Adviser received an annual retainer of $180,000, payable quarterly, due to the commencement of operations of Global Equity Fund. The other additional annual retainer fees were unchanged. These fees were generally allocated to each of the Artisan Funds based on net assets, subject to a minimum allocation of $1,500 to each Fund per quarter.
Artisan Funds has adopted a deferred compensation plan for directors who are not affiliated persons of the Adviser that enables directors to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from the Funds. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the directors under the plan, deferred amounts were
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invested in shares of the Artisan Funds as selected by the individual directors. Each Fund purchased shares of the Artisan Funds selected for deferral by the director in amounts equal to his investment, resulting in a Fund asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets were included as a component of “Other assets” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of directors’ fees under the plan did not affect the net assets of the Funds, and did not materially affect the Funds’ assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance with the plan.
Shares of Artisan Funds were offered for sale by Artisan Distributors LLC (“Distributors”). Distributors is wholly owned by Artisan Holdings. All distribution expenses relating to the Funds were paid by the Adviser.
(4) | Line of credit arrangement: |
Artisan Funds is party to a line of credit agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”), which expires in August 2011, under which each Fund may borrow up to $75 million, provided that such borrowing does not exceed the least of (a) 33 1/3% of its adjusted net assets, with adjusted net assets being total assets less total liabilities (excluding indebtedness for borrowed money), after giving effect to the loan (b) the maximum amount the Fund may borrow under applicable law, (c) the limitations included in the Fund’s prospectus, or (d) any limitations on borrowings in any agreement with any governmental authority or regulator; provided that the aggregate borrowings by all Artisan Funds may not exceed $100 million. For the period October 1, 2009 to August 17, 2010, Artisan Funds paid an up-front fee of 0.05% and a commitment fee at the annual rate of 0.10% on the unused portion of the line of credit and interest was charged on any borrowings at the current Federal Funds rate plus 1.25%. Effective August 18, 2010, Artisan Funds paid a commitment fee at the annual rate of 0.125% on the unused portion of the line of credit and interest was charged on any borrowings at the current Federal Funds rate plus 1.25%. For the periods October 1, 2009 to August 17, 2010, and August 18, 2010 to August 17, 2011, SSB agreed to waive 0.05% and 0.025%, respectively, of the commitment fee by reducing the Funds’ custody expenses. The use of the line of credit was generally restricted to temporary borrowing for extraordinary or emergency purposes. During the year ended September 30, 2010, there were no borrowings under the line of credit for Emerging Markets Fund, International Fund, International Value Fund, or Mid Cap Fund.
(5) | Investment transactions: |
The cost of securities purchased and the proceeds from the sale of securities (excluding short-term securities) for the year ended September 30, 2010 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Security Purchases | | | Security Sales | |
Emerging Markets | | $ | 364,745,200 | | | $ | 70,971,238 | |
International | | | 6,697,169,972 | | | | 7,872,882,679 | |
International Value | | | 1,582,440,844 | | | | 514,114,228 | |
Mid Cap | | | 2,696,786,786 | | | | 2,838,159,286 | |
(6) | Transactions in securities of affiliates: |
The table below shows information about securities of the Funds’ “affiliates” (as defined below) that were held by the Funds, purchased or sold by the Funds, or from which
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dividends were received by the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2010. The Funds identify a company as an affiliate for the purpose of this report if one or more of the Funds owned, in the aggregate, voting securities that it believed represented 5% or more of that company’s outstanding voting securities (as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940) during the year ended September 30, 2010.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | As of 9/30/09 | | | | | | | | | Net Realized Gain (Loss) | | | | | | As of 9/30/10 | |
Fund | | Security | | Share Balance | | | Purchase Cost | | | Sales Cost | | | | Dividend Income(1) | | | Share Balance | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
International Value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arch Capital Group Ltd.(2)(3) | | | 1,276,234 | | | $ | 21,458,377 | | | $ | 2,666,744 | | | $ | 70,505 | | | $ | - | | | | 1,543,774 | | | $ | 129,368,261 | |
| | Qinetiq Group PLC(2) | | | - | | | | 79,873,167 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 41,112,031 | | | | 69,620,328 | |
| | Savills Plc(2) | | | 4,373,849 | | | | 20,245,734 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 940,974 | | | | 8,553,847 | | | | 40,849,189 | |
| | Signet Jewelers Ltd.(2)(3) | | | 3,212,986 | | | | 46,640,171 | | | | 16,605,638 | | | | (3,102,365 | ) | | | - | | | | 4,397,187 | | | | 139,566,715 | |
| | Total(4) | | | | | | $ | 168,217,449 | | | $ | 19,272,382 | | | $ | (3,031,860 | ) | | $ | 940,974 | | | | | | | $ | 379,404,493 | |
Mid Cap | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | athenahealth, Inc.(2)(3) | | | 833,900 | | | $ | 38,205,101 | | | $ | 4,266,376 | | | $ | (1,759,800 | ) | | $ | - | | | | 1,680,000 | | | $ | 55,473,600 | |
| | GSI Commerce, Inc.(2)(3) | | | - | | | | 72,762,598 | | | | 168,160 | | | | 14,855 | | | | - | | | | 3,010,400 | | | | 74,356,880 | |
| | Total(4) | | | | | | $ | 110,967,699 | | | $ | 4,434,536 | | | $ | (1,744,945 | ) | | $ | - | | | | | | | $ | 129,830,480 | |
(1) | Net of foreign taxes withheld, if any. |
(2) | Issuer was not an affiliate as of September 30, 2009. |
(3) | Non-income producing security. |
(4) | Total value as of September 30, 2010 is presented for only those issuers that were affiliates as of September 30, 2010. |
(7) | Information for Federal income tax purposes: |
For Federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments, gross unrealized appreciation, gross unrealized depreciation and net unrealized appreciation on investments as of September 30, 2010 was as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Fund | | Cost of Investments | | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments | |
Emerging Markets | | $ | 470,718,783 | | | $ | 63,411,929 | | | $ | (8,493,157 | ) | | $ | 54,918,772 | |
International | | | 8,089,479,822 | | | | 1,622,956,374 | | | | (144,379,812 | ) | | | 1,478,576,562 | |
International Value | | | 2,950,936,105 | | | | 456,652,869 | | | | (63,880,003 | ) | | | 392,772,866 | |
Mid Cap | | | 3,367,326,547 | | | | 1,517,099,379 | | | | (46,312,845 | ) | | | 1,470,786,534 | |
The difference between cost of investments for financial reporting and cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on security transactions (e.g., wash sale loss deferrals and passive foreign investment company transactions).
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The tax characterization of ordinary income dividends and long-term capital gain distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2010 and the year ended September 30, 2009 were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended 9/30/10 | | | Year Ended 9/30/09 | |
Fund | | Ordinary Income Dividends | | | Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | | Ordinary Income Dividends | | | Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | | Tax Return of Capital Distributions | |
Emerging Markets | | $ | 1,497,117 | | | $ | - | | | | $862,446 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
International | | | 129,087,749 | | | | - | | | | 168,596,974 | | | | 318,081,129 | | | | - | |
International Value | | | 42,229,227 | | | | - | | | | 12,538,190 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Mid Cap | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 46,112,826 | | | | - | |
Ordinary income dividends and long-term capital gain distributions were determined in accordance with income tax regulations that impose treatment that is different from the treatment that would result from the application of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for such items as net short-term gains, wash sale loss deferrals, passive foreign investment company transactions, foreign currency transactions, net investment losses and post-October losses. Gains on redemptions-in-kind for International Fund of $123,107,002 were included in net realized gain (loss) on investments in the Statement of Operations for the period ended September 30, 2010, and were not recognized for Federal income tax purposes.
Additional tax information as of and for the year ended September 30, 2010 follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Undistributed Ordinary Income | | | Undistributed Long-Term Gain | | | Post-October Losses | |
Emerging Markets | | $ | 4,825,565 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
International | | | 87,734,055 | | | | - | | | | 186,125,712 | |
International Value | | | 31,175,089 | | | | - | | | | 14,002,705 | |
Mid Cap | | | - | | | | - | | | | 46,910,687 | |
As of September 30, 2010, the Funds had capital loss carryovers as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Expiring 2017 | | | Expiring 2018 | | | Total | |
Emerging Markets | | $ | 4,542,143 | | | $ | 6,358,806 | | | $ | 10,900,949 | |
International | | | 846,687,411 | | | | 1,780,663,697 | | | | 2,627,351,108 | |
International Value | | | 21,273,231 | | | | 98,466,874 | | | | 119,740,105 | |
Mid Cap | | | 133,629,309 | | | | 501,610,833 | | | | 635,240,142 | |
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(8) | Fund share activities: |
Capital share transactions for the Funds were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | EMERGING MARKETS | | | INTERNATIONAL | |
Year ended September 30, 2010 | | Institutional Shares | | | Advisor Shares | | | Investor Shares | | | Institutional Shares | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | $ | 173,420,897 | | | $ | 177,492,508 | | | $ | 1,714,558,253 | | | $ | 254,936,522 | |
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 983,707 | | | | 499,770 | | | | 85,906,490 | | | | 32,932,785 | |
Cost of shares redeemed(1) | | | (23,531,254 | ) | | | (17,173,168 | ) | | | (2,313,012,514 | ) | | | (871,512,807 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from fund share transactions | | $ | 150,873,350 | | | $ | 160,819,110 | | | $ | (512,547,771 | ) | | $ | (583,643,500 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Shares sold | | | 12,304,761 | | | | 12,812,565 | | | | 87,169,342 | | | | 12,936,483 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 73,686 | | | | 37,352 | | | | 4,233,932 | | | | 1,614,352 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,700,418 | ) | | | (1,260,856 | ) | | | (119,470,363 | ) | | | (44,484,274 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in capital shares | | | 10,678,029 | | | | 11,589,061 | | | | (28,067,089 | ) | | | (29,933,439 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | |
| | EMERGING MARKETS | | | INTERNATIONAL | |
Year ended September 30, 2009 | | Institutional Shares | | | Advisor Shares | | | Investor Shares | | | Institutional Shares | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | $ | 36,046,627 | | | $ | 42,105,884 | | | $ | 1,592,516,571 | | | $ | 172,950,986 | |
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 801,388 | | | | 55,689 | | | | 331,783,610 | | | | 136,080,351 | |
Cost of shares redeemed(1) | | | (20,916,631 | ) | | | (2,746,698 | ) | | | (2,620,368,565 | ) | | | (433,419,290 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) from fund share transactions | | $ | 15,931,384 | | | $ | 39,414,875 | | | $ | (696,068,384 | ) | | $ | (124,387,953 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | |
Shares sold | | | 3,727,344 | | | | 3,845,456 | | | | 102,961,075 | | | | 11,471,176 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 104,212 | | | | 7,232 | | | | 22,089,455 | | | | 9,017,916 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (2,106,464 | ) | | | (268,708 | ) | | | (173,003,712 | ) | | | (25,335,842 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in capital shares | | | 1,725,092 | | | | 3,583,980 | | | | (47,953,182 | ) | | | (4,846,750 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(1) | Net of redemption fees of: |
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Fund | | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | |
Emerging Markets - Institutional Shares | | $ | 1,851 | | | $ | 618 | |
Emerging Markets - Advisor Shares | | | 1,609 | | | | 36 | |
International - Investor Shares | | | 527,683 | | | | 940,168 | |
International - Institutional Shares | | | 167,725 | | | | 357,772 | |
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| | INTERNATIONAL VALUE | | | MID CAP | |
Year ended September 30, 2010 | | Investor Shares | | | Institutional Shares | | | Investor Shares | | | Institutional Shares | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | $ | 1,211,662,210 | | | $ | 330,197,912 | | | $ | 744,135,004 | | | $ | 19,299,101 | |
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 31,364,232 | | | | 5,318,821 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Cost of shares redeemed(1) | | | (483,111,162 | ) | | | (15,346,416 | ) | | | (842,511,453 | ) | | | (65,731,979 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from fund share transactions | | $ | 759,915,280 | | | $ | 320,170,317 | | | $ | (98,376,449 | ) | | $ | (46,432,878 | ) |
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Shares sold | | | 52,013,751 | | | | 14,377,757 | | | | 28,632,435 | | | | 694,723 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 1,378,042 | | | | 233,794 | | | | - | | | | - | |
Shares redeemed | | | (20,943,757 | ) | | | (655,580 | ) | | | (32,462,368 | ) | | | (2,402,397 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in capital shares | | | 32,448,036 | | | | 13,955,971 | | | | (3,829,933 | ) | | | (1,707,674 | ) |
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Year ended September 30, 2009 | | Investor Shares | | | Institutional Shares | | | Investor Shares | | | Institutional Shares | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | $ | 998,478,418 | | | $ | 89,768,173 | | | $ | 736,881,835 | | | $ | 40,963,051 | |
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 9,494,289 | | | | 1,837,654 | | | | 40,618,187 | | | | 5,181,307 | |
Cost of shares redeemed(1) | | | (442,674,211 | ) | | | (22,279,861 | ) | | | (787,631,410 | ) | | | (121,601,275 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) from fund share transactions | | $ | 565,298,496 | | | $ | 69,325,966 | | | $ | (10,131,388 | ) | | $ | (75,456,917 | ) |
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Shares sold | | | 52,470,821 | | | | 4,662,123 | | | | 38,015,250 | | | | 2,178,933 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 527,754 | | | | 102,319 | | | | 2,392,119 | | | | 297,093 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (25,344,403 | ) | | | (1,262,697 | ) | | | (43,513,929 | ) | | | (6,036,669 | ) |
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Net increase (decrease) in capital shares | | | 27,654,172 | | | | 3,501,745 | | | | (3,106,560 | ) | | | (3,560,643 | ) |
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(1) | Net of redemption fees of: |
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Fund | | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | |
International Value - Investor Shares | | $ | 323,433 | | | $ | 604,391 | |
International Value - Institutional Shares | | | 70,638 | | | | 107,009 | |
The Funds have evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of the Funds’ financial statements and have determined there is no impact to the Funds’ financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Artisan Funds, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Artisan Emerging Markets Fund, Artisan International Fund, Artisan International Value Fund, and Artisan Mid Cap Fund (four of the twelve portfolios constituting Artisan Funds, Inc.) (the “Funds”) as of September 30, 2010, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. 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 Artisan Emerging Markets Fund, Artisan International Fund, Artisan International Value Fund, and Artisan Mid Cap Fund of Artisan Funds, Inc. at September 30, 2010, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
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Other Federal tax information (unaudited):
The Internal Revenue Code requires that shareholders be notified within 60 days of the Funds’ fiscal year-end of certain information regarding long-term capital gains, qualified dividend income and the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders. This data is informational only. Every year in January, shareholders are sent a Form 1099-DIV which provides the federal tax status of dividends and distributions received during the calendar year. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisor with respect to the specific tax consequences of investment in the Funds.
Each Fund hereby designates the following amounts as (i) long-term capital gain distributions for purposes of the dividends paid deduction (including earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of Fund shares), (ii) the amount of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 that are considered qualified dividend income as defined in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, and (iii) the amount of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 that are eligible for the dividends received deduction available to certain corporate shareholders.
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Fund | | Long-Term Capital Gains | | | Qualified Dividend Income | | | Dividends Received Deduction | |
Emerging Markets | | | - | | | | 69.87 | % | | | - | |
International | | | - | | | | 100.00 | | | | 4.85 | % |
International Value | | | - | | | | 54.47 | | | | - | |
Mid Cap | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (UNAUDITED)
As a shareholder of Artisan Funds, you may incur transaction costs, including redemption fees, and you will incur 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 a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010.
Actual Expenses
The first line under the name of each Fund in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the name of your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line below each Fund’s name in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio for the six months ended September 30, 2010 and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in each Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. If these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Artisan Emerging Markets - Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,069.50 | | | $ | 6.80 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,018.50 | | | $ | 6.63 | |
Artisan International Fund - Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,022.70 | | | $ | 4.97 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.16 | | | $ | 4.96 | |
Artisan International Value Fund - Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,029.50 | | | $ | 5.14 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.00 | | | $ | 5.11 | |
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| | Beginning Account Value 4/1/2010 | | | Ending Account Value 9/30/2010 | | | Expenses Paid During Period 4/1/2010-9/30/2010(1) | |
Artisan Mid Cap Fund - Institutional Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,087.70 | | | $ | 5.02 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,020.26 | | | $ | 4.86 | |
(1) | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s ratio of expenses to average net assets for the six-month period ended September 30, 2010 (shown below), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Fund | | Annualized Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets for the Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2010 | |
Artisan Emerging Markets Fund - Institutional Shares | | | 1.31 | % |
Artisan International Fund - Institutional Shares | | | 0.98 | % |
Artisan International Value Fund - Institutional Shares | | | 1.01 | % |
Artisan Mid Cap Fund - Institutional Shares | | | 0.96 | % |
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NOTES ON MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE AND PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS’ CLASSIFICATION
The discussions of each Fund included in this report include statistical information about the portfolios of each of the Funds. Except as otherwise noted, that information is as of
September 30, 2010. That information will vary with changes in a Fund’s portfolio investments. The performance information for each Fund relative to its benchmark index discussed in this report was prepared by the Adviser using information reported by FactSet Databases (“FactSet”). For the purposes of assigning portfolio securities to a particular country, the Adviser considers an issuer to be from a particular country as designated by its securities information vendors. The Adviser currently uses MSCI Inc. as its primary source and FactSet as a secondary source for this information. In the event (i) the Adviser’s securities information vendors do not assign a security to a particular country or if the published classification appears to be erroneous, or (ii) its primary vendor does not assign a security to a particular country and the secondary vendor has assigned a security to a particular country by using a methodology that is not the same as the methodology the primary vendor uses to assign a country, the Adviser assigns the security to a country using the primary vendor’s published criteria (to the extent available) or the Adviser’s own judgment. The primary information vendor’s criteria include the identity of the jurisdiction of the issuer’s incorporation, the main equity trading market for the issuer’s securities, the geographical distribution of the issuer’s operations and the location of the issuer’s headquarters. Country designations may change over time.
For the purposes of assigning portfolio securities to a particular sector and industry, the Adviser assigns securities in accordance with the sector and industry classifications of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) developed by MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s (to the extent available) as a primary source and FactSet (to the extent available) as a secondary source for this information. In the event the Adviser’s securities information vendors do not classify a security to a particular sector or industry or if the published classification appears to be erroneous, the Adviser classifies the security according to its own judgment, using other securities information vendors, the company description and other publicly available information about the company’s peer group. Sector and industry classifications may change over time.
The names of portfolio securities reflected in this report are as reported by the Funds’ data providers, may not represent the legal name of the entity and, in some cases, are translations of non-English names.
Descriptions of Indices
Each Fund’s performance is compared in this report to changes in one or more indices, including in all cases a broad-based index of changes in prices of securities in the markets in which the Fund invests. All of the indices are unmanaged and their returns include reinvested dividends. Unlike the Funds’ returns, the returns of each index do not include the payment of sales commissions or other expenses that would be incurred in the purchase or sale of the securities included in that index. An investment cannot be made directly in an index. Fair value pricing is not employed by market indices.
The indices to which the Funds are compared are:
Artisan Emerging Markets Fund – Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets IndexSM is a market-weighted index of companies in emerging markets.
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Artisan International and Artisan International Value Funds – Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE® Index (MSCI EAFE®) is a market-weighted index of companies in developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada. MSCI EAFE®’s average annual return since inception of the International Fund is based upon a starting date of December 31, 1995.
Artisan International Fund – Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE® Growth Index (MSCI EAFE® Growth) is a market-weighted index of companies in developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada, that exhibits growth investment style characteristics according to MSCI’s methodology. MSCI EAFE® Growth’s average annual return since inception of the International Fund is based upon a starting date of December 31, 1995.
Artisan International Value Fund – Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE® Value Index (MSCI EAFE® Value) is a market-weighted index of companies in developed markets, excluding the U.S. and Canada, that exhibits value investment style characteristics according to MSCI’s methodology.
Artisan Mid Cap Fund – Russell Midcap® Index is a market-weighted index of about 800 medium-sized U.S. companies.
Artisan Mid Cap Fund – Russell Midcap® Growth Index is a market-weighted index of those medium-sized companies included in the Russell Midcap® Index with higher price-to-book and higher forecasted growth values.
Trademarks
Trademarks and copyrights relating to the indices and products of portfolio companies mentioned in this report are owned by their respective owners. Except as otherwise indicated, the trademarks, including names, logos, slogans and service marks appearing in this report are the property of the Adviser and may not be copied, reproduced, published or in any way used without written permission.
The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”) and is licensed for use by Artisan Partners Limited Partnership. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
The MSCI information may only be used by the reader, may not be reproduced or redisseminated in any form and may not be used to create any financial instruments or products or any indices. The MSCI information is provided on an “as is” basis and the reader of this information assumes the entire risk of any use made of this information. MSCI, each of its affiliates and each other person involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating any MSCI information (collectively, the “MSCI Parties”) expressly
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disclaims all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to this information. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI Parties have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential (including, without limitation, lost profits) or any other damages.
Russell Investment Group is the source and owner of the Russell Index data contained or reflected in this material and all trademarks and copyrights related thereto. The presentation may contain confidential information and unauthorized use, disclosure, copying, dissemination or redistribution is strictly prohibited. This is a presentation of Artisan Funds, Inc. Russell Investment Group is not responsible for the formatting or configuration of this material or for any inaccuracy in Artisan Funds’ presentation thereof.
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
You may obtain a description of Artisan Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures, without charge, upon request by calling 800.399.1770. That information also is included in Artisan Funds’ statement of additional information, which is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800.399.1770 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
Information relating to how each Artisan Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the twelve-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, on the Funds’ website at www.artisanfunds.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
Artisan Funds files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the quarters ending December 31 and June 30 (the first and third quarters of the Funds’ fiscal year) on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. You also may review and copy those documents by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Securities and Exchange Commission at 800.SEC.0330.
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The board of directors has overall responsibility for the conduct of the affairs of Artisan Funds. Each director serves an indefinite term of unlimited duration until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until the election and qualification of his or her successor. The board of directors may fill any vacancy on the board provided that after such appointment at least two-thirds of the directors have been elected by the shareholders. The shareholders may remove a director by a vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Funds at any meeting of shareholders called for the purpose of removing such director.
The board of directors elects the officers of Artisan Funds. Each officer serves until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed or disqualified. The board of directors may remove any officer with or without cause at any time.
The names and ages of the directors and officers as of November 17, 2010, the position each holds with the Funds, the date each was first elected to office, their principal business occupations and other directorships they have held during at least the last five years are shown below. Each director oversees all twelve series of Artisan Funds.
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Name and Age at 11/17/10 | | Position(s) Held with Artisan Funds | | Date First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) during at least the Past 5 Years | | Other Public Company or Registered Investment Company Directorships Held |
Directors who are not “interested persons” of Artisan Funds: |
David A. Erne – 67 | | Director and Independent Chair of the Board of Directors | | Director since 3/27/95; Independent Chair since 2/4/05 | | Of counsel to the law firm Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., Milwaukee, WI. | | Trustee, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (individual life insurance, disability insurance and annuity company). |
Thomas R. Hefty – 63 | | Director | | 3/27/95 | | Retired; from January 2007 to February 2008, President, Kern Family Foundation (private, grant-making organization); until December 2006, of counsel to the law firm Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., Milwaukee, WI; until December 2006, Adjunct Professor, Department of Business and Economics, Ripon College; until December 2002, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Cobalt Corporation (provider of managed care and specialty business services). | | None. |
Jeffrey A. Joerres – 50 | | Director | | 8/9/01 | | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Manpower Inc. (non-governmental employment service organization). | | Director, Johnson Controls, Inc. (manufacturer of automotive systems and building controls). |
Patrick S. Pittard – 64 | | Director | | 8/9/01 | | Distinguished Executive in Residence (teaching position), University of Georgia; until October 2001, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (executive search firm). | | Director, Lincoln National Corporation (insurance and investment management company); former Director, Cbeyond, Inc. (telecommunications company, formerly Cbeyond Communications, Inc.). |
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Name and Age at 11/17/10 | | Position(s) Held with Artisan Funds | | Date First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) during at least the Past 5 Years | | Other Public Company or Registered Investment Company Directorships Held |
Howard B. Witt – 70 | | Director | | 3/27/95 | | Retired; until December 2004, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Littelfuse, Inc. (manufacturer of advanced circuit protection devices). | | Former Director, Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (manufacturer of electric motors). |
Director who is an “interested person” of Artisan Funds: |
Andrew A. Ziegler – 53* | | Director | | 1/5/95 | | Managing Director of Artisan Partners; until February 2010, President and Chief Executive Officer of Artisan Funds. | | None. |
Officers: |
Eric R. Colson – 40 | | President and Chief Executive Officer | | 2/9/10 | | Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Artisan Partners since January 2010; prior thereto, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer – Investment Operations of Artisan Partners. | | None. |
Lawrence A. Totsky – 51 | | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | | 1/22/98 | | Managing Director and Senior Vice President of Artisan Partners; Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Artisan Distributors LLC. | | None. |
Janet D. Olsen – 54 | | General Counsel and Secretary | | 1/18/01 | | Managing Director and General Counsel of Artisan Partners; Vice President and Secretary of Artisan Distributors LLC. | | None. |
Brooke J. Billick – 56 | | Chief Compliance Officer | | 8/19/04 | | Chief Compliance Officer and Associate Counsel of Artisan Partners; Chief Compliance Officer of Artisan Distributors LLC. | | None. |
Carlene M. Ziegler – 54 | | Vice President | | 3/27/95 | | Managing Director of Artisan Partners; until April 2008, Portfolio Co-Manager of Artisan small-cap growth strategy, including Artisan Small Cap Fund; until February 2005, Director of Artisan Funds. | | None. |
Michael C. Roos – 52 | | Vice President | | 12/19/03 | | Managing Director of Artisan Partners; Vice President of Artisan Distributors LLC. | | None. |
Gregory K. Ramirez – 40 | | Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer | | 1/22/98 | | Managing Director and Chief Accounting Officer of Artisan Partners; Assistant Treasurer of Artisan Distributors LLC. | | None. |
Sarah A. Johnson – 38 | | Assistant Secretary | | 2/5/03 | | Managing Director and Associate Counsel of Artisan Partners. | | None. |
* | Mr. Ziegler is an “interested person” of Artisan Funds, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is a Managing Director of Artisan Partners and an officer of Artisan Investments GP LLC (the general partner of Artisan Partners). Mr. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler (who are married to each other) control Artisan Partners. |
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The business address of the officers and director affiliated with Artisan Partners is 875 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. The addresses of the other directors are: Mr. Joerres – 100 Manpower Place, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212; and Mr. Erne, Mr. Hefty, Mr. Pittard and Mr. Witt – c/o Artisan Funds, 875 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.
Artisan Funds’ statement of additional information (SAI) contains further information about the directors. Please call 800.399.1770 for a free copy of the SAI.
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ANNUAL
REPORT
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
ARTISAN EMERGING MARKETS FUND
ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
ADVISOR SHARES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTISAN FUNDS
P.O. BOX 8412
BOSTON, MA 02266-8412
This report and the audited financial statements contained herein are provided for the general information of the shareholders of the Advisor Shares of Artisan Emerging Markets Fund. Before investing, investors should consider carefully the Fund’s investment objective, risks and charges and expenses. For more complete information on the Fund, including fees and expenses, please call 866.574.1770 for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before you invest or send money.
Company discussions are for illustration only and are not intended as recommendations of individual stocks. The discussion presents information about the companies believed to be accurate, and the views of the portfolio manager, as of September 30, 2010. That information and those views may change, and the Fund disclaims any obligation to advise shareholders of any such changes. Artisan Emerging Markets Fund also offers an institutional class of shares for institutional investors meeting certain minimum investment requirements. A report on the institutional class is available under separate cover.
Artisan Funds offered through Artisan Distributors LLC, member FINRA.
ARTISAN EMERGING MARKETS FUND (ARTZX)
INVESTMENT PROCESS HIGHLIGHTS
Artisan Emerging Markets Fund employs a fundamental research process to construct a diversified portfolio of emerging market companies. The team’s investment process is focused on identifying companies that are priced at a discount relative to the team’s estimate of their sustainable earnings.
• | | Sustainable Earnings. The team believes that over the long term a stock’s price is directly related to the company’s ability to deliver sustainable earnings. The team determines a company’s sustainable earnings based upon financial and strategic analysis. The financial analysis of a company’s balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows focuses on identifying historical drivers of return on equity. The strategic analysis examines a company’s competitive advantages and financial strength to assess sustainability. |
• | | Valuation. The team believes that investment opportunities develop when businesses with sustainable earnings are undervalued relative to peers and historical industry, country and regional valuations. The team values a business and develops a price target based on their assessment of the business’s sustainable earnings and cash flow expectations and the team’s risk analysis. |
• | | Risk Analysis. The team believes that a disciplined risk framework allows greater focus on fundamental stock selection. The team incorporates its assessment of company-specific and macroeconomic risks into its valuation analysis to develop a risk-adjusted target price. The risk-rating assessment includes a review of the currency, interest rate, monetary and fiscal policy and political risks to which a company is exposed. |
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
GROWTH OF AN ASSUMED $10,000 INVESTMENT (6/2/2008 to 9/30/2010)
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS (as of 9/30/2010)
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Fund / Index | | 1-Year | | | Since Inception | |
Artisan Emerging Markets Fund - Advisor Shares | | | 17.75 | % | | | -4.68 | % |
MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM | | | 20.22 | | | | -2.50 | |
The performance quoted represents past performance, which does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that an investor’s shares in the Fund, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For current to most recent month-end performance information call 866.574.1770. The graph and table above do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on distributions or sale of Fund shares. The performance shown does not reflect the deduction of a 2% redemption fee on shares held by an investor for 90 days or less and, if reflected, the fee would reduce the performance quoted. The Fund’s performance information reflects Artisan Partners’ contractual agreement to limit the Fund’s expenses to no more than 1.50%, which has been in effect since the Fund’s inception and has had a material impact on the Fund’s performance. Absent that expense waiver, the Fund’s performance would have been lower. See page 24 for a description of the index.
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INVESTING ENVIRONMENT
The MSCI Emerging Markets IndexSM advanced 20.22% during the one-year period ended September 30, 2010. Though volatility was high throughout the year, emerging markets rallied in the latter part of the period after positive economic reports from China and a good outcome on the European bank stress tests eased investors’ concerns about a double-dip recession. From a regional perspective, the EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) was the strongest performing region as stocks in South Africa and Russia posted gains of approximately 30% and 13%, respectively. Strong results in Latin America were driven by a 24% gain by Mexican stocks and a 16% advance for Brazilian equities. Asia also put up strong numbers. Stocks in India advanced 27%, while those in China, Korea and Taiwan advanced approximately 12-15%.
SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION
| | | | | | | | |
Sector | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Consumer Discretionary | | | 10.9 | % | | | 8.3 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 6.2 | | | | 7.3 | |
Energy | | | 12.7 | | | | 11.0 | |
Financials | | | 14.8 | | | | 15.8 | |
Healthcare | | | 2.2 | | | | 2.7 | |
Industrials | | | 10.8 | | | | 9.5 | |
Information Technology | | | 12.9 | | | | 12.5 | |
Materials | | | 11.3 | | | | 14.8 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 11.8 | | | | 10.5 | |
Utilities | | | 2.6 | | | | 3.0 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | 3.8 | | | | 4.6 | |
Total | | | 100.0 | % | | | 100.0 | % |
As a percentage of total net assets.
PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION
The Fund participated in the rally with a 17.75% return during the year, but fell short of the Index. We benefited from the strength of our holdings in China, Brazil, Russia, Indonesia, Turkey and Taiwan. Some of our top contributors in these countries were train-borne electrical systems provider Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd., consumer products manufacturer Hypermarcas SA, rail freight transportation services provider Globaltrans Investment PLC, cement and building materials manufacturer PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk, investment and development bank Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi A.S. and mobile handset manufacturer HTC Corporation.
On the downside, relative to the Index, we were negatively impacted by the underperformance of our holdings in Korea, South Africa and Kazakhstan. Our biggest decliners in Korea were educational programs provider MegaStudy Co., Ltd. and residential construction company Hyundai Development Company. In South Africa, our results were hindered by weakness in precious metals producer Gold Fields Limited and ship and transport provider Grindrod Limited. Our lone holding in Kazakhstan, oil and gas producer KazMunaiGas Exploration Production, was also among our biggest decliners.
REGION ALLOCATION
| | | | | | | | |
Region | | 9/30/09 | | | 9/30/10 | |
Emerging Asia | | | 41.9 | % | | | 44.8 | % |
Latin America | | | 26.0 | | | | 25.0 | |
Europe, Middle East & Africa | | | 24.1 | | | | 23.9 | |
Developed Markets | | | 4.2 | | | | 1.7 | |
As a percentage of total net assets.
FUND CHANGES
We always strive to identify stocks that possess unique access to growth and competitive advantages that will allow those companies to sustain earnings growth over the long term. Some of our more recent additions to the portfolio during the period included: Indian financial services provider LIC Housing Finance Limited, Brazilian retail and commercial bank Banco do Brasil S.A., Indian electricity generator Reliance Infrastructure Ltd., Brazilian software developer Totvs SA and Russian building materials producer LSR Group O.J.S.C. Our purchases were funded in part by the sales of Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A., Grindrod Limited, Itau Unibanco Holdings SA, Pearson Sistemas do Brasil SA and Tele Norte Leste Participacoes S.A.
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ARTISAN EMERGING MARKETS FUND
Schedule of Investments – September 30, 2010
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
COMMON AND PREFERRED STOCKS - 95.4% | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
BRAZIL - 19.4% | | | | | | | | |
Banco do Brasil S.A. | | | 120,800 | | | $ | 2,293,915 | |
Banco do Brasil S.A.(1)(5) | | | 107,980 | | | | 2,050,471 | |
BM&F BOVESPA SA | | | 918,100 | | | | 7,677,964 | |
Companhia de Bebidas das Americas, Preferred(2) | | | 45,900 | | | | 5,562,527 | |
Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais-CEMIG, Preferred(2) | | | 230,571 | | | | 3,740,647 | |
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce | | | 518,162 | | | | 16,016,473 | |
Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. | | | 495,900 | | | | 3,461,335 | |
Fleury SA | | | 384,801 | | | | 4,775,899 | |
Hypermarcas SA(3) | | | 407,500 | | | | 6,331,664 | |
Iguatemi Empresa de Shopping Centers SA | | | 238,000 | | | | 5,345,154 | |
Julio Simoes Logistica SA(3) | | | 180,400 | | | | 875,345 | |
Julio Simoes Logistica SA(1)(3)(5) | | | 293,100 | | | | 1,422,193 | |
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. | | | 1,203,145 | | | | 21,616,790 | |
Randon SA Implementos e Participacoes, Preferred(2) | | | 662,300 | | | | 4,658,020 | |
SLC Agricola SA | | | 356,882 | | | | 3,935,826 | |
Tim Participacoes S.A., Preferred(2) | | | 1,595,600 | | | | 5,139,492 | |
Totvs SA | | | 46,400 | | | | 3,562,270 | |
Wilson Sons Limited (DR) | | | 156,921 | | | | 2,458,615 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 100,924,600 | |
CHILE - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones S.A. | | | 266,110 | | | | 4,321,915 | |
| | | | | | | | |
CHINA - 12.3% | | | | | | | | |
Airmedia Group, Inc. (DR)(3) | | | 280,601 | | | | 1,661,158 | |
Ajisen China Holdings Limited | | | 3,310,913 | | | | 5,180,469 | |
Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings) Limited | | | 6,228,536 | | | | 5,161,781 | |
China Dongxiang Group Company | | | 8,178,000 | | | | 4,722,019 | |
China Mobile Limited | | | 1,090,000 | | | | 11,168,537 | |
China Railway Construction Corporation, H Shares | | | 2,005,000 | | | | 2,697,848 | |
GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings Limited(3) | | | 18,895,587 | | | | 5,723,094 | |
Huabao International Holdings Limited | | | 6,426,600 | | | | 10,088,607 | |
Mindray Medical International Limited, Class A (DR) | | | 150,960 | | | | 4,463,887 | |
Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corporation | | | 2,268,300 | | | | 6,270,908 | |
Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co., Ltd., H Shares | | | 2,044,200 | | | | 6,573,499 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 63,711,807 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
CZECH REPUBLIC - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
CEZ | | | 97,517 | | | $ | 4,366,477 | |
| | | | | | | | |
EGYPT - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding | | | 897,204 | | | | 4,570,335 | |
Orascom Construction Industries | | | 66,667 | | | | 2,925,362 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7,495,697 | |
HUNGARY - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Nyrt., Class A(3) | | | 34,535 | | | | 3,629,195 | |
| | | | | | | | |
INDIA - 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
Cairn India Ltd.(3) | | | 800,176 | | | | 5,926,306 | |
India Cements Limited | | | 1,593,394 | | | | 4,145,271 | |
LIC Housing Finance Limited | | | 140,552 | | | | 4,501,042 | |
Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd. | | | 1,047,588 | | | | 3,660,205 | |
Power Finance Corporation | | | 718,285 | | | | 5,491,639 | |
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. | | | 159,569 | | | | 3,785,480 | |
Welspun Corporation Ltd. | | | 812,167 | | | | 4,861,977 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32,371,920 | |
INDONESIA - 4.9% | | | | | | | | |
Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur TBK PT(3)(4)(5) | | | 1,961,500 | | | | 1,185,691 | |
PT Astra International Tbk | | | 1,089,500 | | | | 6,921,529 | |
PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk | | | 5,310,500 | | | | 2,186,676 | |
PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia | | | 4,037,500 | | | | 4,523,810 | |
PT Gudang Garam Tbk | | | 200,500 | | | | 1,159,193 | |
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk | | | 1,954,850 | | | | 4,030,167 | |
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk | | | 5,181,885 | | | | 5,341,551 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,348,617 | |
ITALY - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Tenaris S.A. (DR) | | | 60,177 | | | | 2,312,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
KAZAKSTAN - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (DR) | | | 205,624 | | | | 3,633,376 | |
| | | | | | | | |
KOREA - 7.6% | | | | | | | | |
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. | | | 160,434 | | | | 3,834,095 | |
LG Electronics Inc. | | | 25,493 | | | | 2,148,544 | |
MegaStudy Co., Ltd. | | | 16,059 | | | | 2,374,521 | |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | 29,203 | | | | 19,899,786 | |
Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. | | | 148,857 | | | | 5,698,407 | |
Shinsegae Co., Ltd. | | | 10,701 | | | | 5,640,255 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 39,595,608 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
MEXICO - 4.8% | | | | | | | | |
America Movil SAB de C.V., Series L | | | 3,917,733 | | | $ | 10,470,791 | |
Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SA | | | 1,702,157 | | | | 2,844,661 | |
Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V. | | | 1,100,198 | | | | 4,173,221 | |
Grupo Televisa S.A. | | | 991,266 | | | | 3,760,811 | |
Urbi, Desarrollos Urbanos, S.A.de C.V.(3) | | | 1,848,281 | | | | 3,870,615 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 25,120,099 | |
POLAND - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen S.A.(3) | | | 237,797 | | | | 3,272,229 | |
| | | | | | | | |
RUSSIA - 6.2% | | | | | | | | |
Eurasia Drilling Company Ltd. (DR) | | | 84,076 | | | | 1,954,767 | |
Eurasia Drilling Company Ltd., 144A (DR) | | | 26,670 | | | | 620,078 | |
Globaltrans Investment PLC (DR) | | | 231,715 | | | | 3,496,579 | |
LSR Group O.J.S.C. (DR)(3) | | | 391,870 | | | | 3,330,895 | |
LUKOIL (DR) | | | 127,356 | | | | 7,233,821 | |
Magnit OAO | | | 8,714 | | | | 1,010,824 | |
Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (DR) | | | 501,693 | | | | 6,506,958 | |
Mobile TeleSystems (DR) | | | 281,601 | | | | 5,978,389 | |
Razguliay Group(3)(4) | | | 1,323,641 | | | | 1,921,651 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 32,053,962 | |
SOUTH AFRICA - 8.3% | | | | | | | | |
ABSA Group Limited | | | 271,821 | | | | 5,225,640 | |
African Bank Investments Limited | | | 774,215 | | | | 3,982,010 | |
Barloworld Limited | | | 390,125 | | | | 2,619,397 | |
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited | | | 384,846 | | | | 4,306,587 | |
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited | | | 330,376 | | | | 8,531,642 | |
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Pte Ltd. | | | 1,230,898 | | | | 2,550,004 | |
Mondi Limited | | | 492,963 | | | | 4,031,260 | |
Mr. Price Group Limited | | | 506,524 | | | | 3,996,818 | |
MTN Group Limited | | | 442,015 | | | | 7,990,228 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 43,233,586 | |
SWEDEN - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Alliance Oil Co Ltd. (DR)(3) | | | 247,968 | | | | 3,333,047 | |
| | | | | | | | |
TAIWAN - 10.9% | | | | | | | | |
Acer Inc. | | | 1,229,573 | | | | 3,124,949 | |
Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. | | | 2,308,356 | | | | 3,528,128 | |
Chinatrust Financial Holding Company Ltd. | | | 5,332,299 | | | | 3,362,396 | |
E Ink Holdings Inc.(3) | | | 3,390,000 | | | | 6,575,677 | |
Far Eastern Textile Ltd. | | | 2,771,091 | | | | 3,814,059 | |
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. | | | 1,978,656 | | | | 7,441,771 | |
HTC Corporation | | | 340,620 | | | | 7,730,089 | |
MediaTek Incorporation | | | 467,794 | | | | 6,573,358 | |
Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd. | | | 1,386,000 | | | | 4,329,933 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. | | | 4,990,647 | | | | 9,904,138 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 56,384,498 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | Shares Held | | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | |
THAILAND - 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited (DR) | | | 796,000 | | | $ | 4,091,466 | |
Bumrungrad Hospital Public Company Limited (DR) | | | 2,022,500 | | | | 2,332,372 | |
Glow Energy Pcl (DR) | | | 2,477,800 | | | | 3,490,147 | |
Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited (DR) | | | 1,443,500 | | | | 4,922,644 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14,836,629 | |
TURKEY - 4.7% | | | | | | | | |
Cimsa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. | | | 469,269 | | | | 3,568,462 | |
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.S. | | | 351,476 | | | | 3,012,894 | |
Tekfen Holding A.S. | | | 1,059,181 | | | | 4,320,050 | |
Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S. | | | 125,694 | | | | 3,388,798 | |
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS | | | 650,993 | | | | 4,387,807 | |
Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi A.S. | | | 3,400,251 | | | | 5,711,942 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 24,389,953 | |
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Air Arabia | | | 12,066,887 | | | | 2,727,017 | |
| | | | | | | | |
UNITED KINGDOM - 0.6% | | | | | | | | |
Antofagasta plc | | | 156,586 | | | | 3,040,323 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common and preferred stocks (Cost $430,211,937) | | | | 496,102,555 | |
| | |
| | Par Amount | | | | |
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (CASH EQUIVALENTS) - 5.7% | | | | | | | | |
Repurchase agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, 0.08%, dated 9/30/2010, due 10/1/2010, maturity value $29,535,066(6) (Cost $29,535,000) | | $ | 29,535,000 | | | | 29,535,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments - 101.1% (Cost $459,746,937) | | | | | | | 525,637,555 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Other assets less liabilities - (1.1%) | | | | | | | (5,841,523 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets - 100.0%(7) | | | | | | $ | 519,796,032 | |
| | | | | | | | |
(1) | Security is restricted. The shares of Banco do Brasil S.A. and Julio Simoes Logistica SA were acquired in a private placement. The shares of Banco do Brasil S.A. and Julio Simoes Logistica SA are freely tradeable outside the United States, where the Fund expects to trade them. |
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Security | | Acquisition Dates | | | Cost | | | Value | | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Banco do Brasil S.A. | | | 7/1/2010 | | | $ | 1,477,126 | | | $ | 2,050,471 | | | | 0.4 | % |
Julio Simoes Ligistica SA | | | 4/20/2010 | | | | 1,338,815 | | | | 1,422,193 | | | | 0.3 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | $ | 3,472,664 | | | | 0.7 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(3) | Non-income producing security. |
(4) | Valued at a fair value in accordance with procedures established by the board of directors of Artisan Funds, Inc. In total, securities valued at a fair value were $3,107,342 or 0.6% of total net assets. |
(5) | Security has been determined to be illiquid under procedures established by the board of directors of Artisan Funds, Inc. In total, the value of securities determined to be illiquid were $4,658,355 or 0.9% of total net assets. |
| | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Maturity | | | Value | |
U.S. Treasury Bill | | | 12/30/2010 | | | $ | 30,129,928 | |
(7) | Percentages for the various classifications relate to total net assets. |
Company names are as reported by a data service provider and in some cases are translations; a company’s legal name may be different.
(DR) Depository Receipt, voting rights may vary.
| | | | | | | | |
PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Consumer Discretionary | | $ | 43,372,472 | | | | 8.3 | % |
Consumer Staples | | | 38,180,320 | | | | 7.3 | |
Energy | | | 56,920,407 | | | | 11.0 | |
Financials | | | 82,181,521 | | | | 15.8 | |
Healthcare | | | 14,122,162 | | | | 2.7 | |
Industrials | | | 49,543,619 | | | | 9.5 | |
Information Technology | | | 64,812,038 | | | | 12.5 | |
Materials | | | 76,788,555 | | | | 14.8 | |
Telecommunication Services | | | 54,798,710 | | | | 10.5 | |
Utilities | | | 15,382,751 | | | | 3.0 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total common and preferred stocks | | | 496,102,555 | | | | 95.4 | |
Short-term investments | | | 29,535,000 | | | | 5.7 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | | 525,637,555 | | | | 101.1 | |
Other assets less liabilities | | | (5,841,523 | ) | | | (1.1 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 519,796,032 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
CURRENCY EXPOSURE - September 30, 2010 | |
| | Value | | | Percentage of Total Investments | |
Brazilian real | | $ | 100,924,600 | | | | 19.2 | % |
British pound | | | 3,040,323 | | | | 0.6 | |
Chilean peso | | | 4,321,915 | | | | 0.8 | |
Czech koruna | | | 4,366,477 | | | | 0.8 | |
Egyptian pound | | | 7,495,697 | | | | 1.4 | |
Hong Kong dollar | | | 57,586,762 | | | | 11.0 | |
Hungarian forint | | | 3,629,195 | | | | 0.7 | |
Indian rupee | | | 32,371,920 | | | | 6.2 | |
Indonesian rupiah | | | 25,348,617 | | | | 4.8 | |
Korean won | | | 39,595,608 | | | | 7.5 | |
Mexican peso | | | 25,120,099 | | | | 4.8 | |
Polish zloty | | | 3,272,229 | | | | 0.6 | |
South African rand | | | 43,233,586 | | | | 8.2 | |
Swedish krona | | | 3,333,047 | | | | 0.7 | |
Taiwan dollar | | | 56,384,498 | | | | 10.7 | |
Thai baht | | | 14,836,629 | | | | 2.8 | |
Turkish lira | | | 24,389,953 | | | | 4.7 | |
United Arab Emirates dirham | | | 2,727,017 | | | | 0.5 | |
U.S. dollar | | | 73,659,383 | | | | 14.0 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total investments | | $ | 525,637,555 | | | | 100.0 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
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TOP TEN HOLDINGS - September 30, 2010 | |
Company Name | | Country | | | Percentage of Total Net Assets | |
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. | | | Brazil | | | | 4.2 | % |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | | | Korea | | | | 3.8 | |
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce | | | Brazil | | | | 3.1 | |
China Mobile Limited | | | China | | | | 2.1 | |
America Movil SAB de C.V. | | | Mexico | | | | 2.0 | |
Huabao International Holdings Limited | | | China | | | | 1.9 | |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. | | | Taiwan | | | | 1.9 | |
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited | | | South Africa | | | | 1.6 | |
MTN Group Limited | | | South Africa | | | | 1.5 | |
HTC Corporation | | | Taiwan | | | | 1.5 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total | | | | | | | 23.6 | % |
| | | | | | | | |
For the purpose of determining the Fund’s top ten holdings, securities of the same issuer are aggregated to determine the weight in the Fund.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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ARTISAN FUNDS, INC.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities – September 30, 2010
| | | | |
| | EMERGING MARKETS | |
ASSETS: | | | | |
Investments in securities, unaffiliated, at value | | $ | 496,102,555 | |
Short-term investments (repurchase agreements), at value | | | 29,535,000 | |
| | | | |
Total investments | | | 525,637,555 | |
Cash | | | 1,077 | |
Foreign currency | | | 1,014,884 | |
Net unrealized gain on foreign currency forward contracts | | | 24,130 | |
Receivable from investments sold | | | 3,626,933 | |
Receivable from fund shares sold | | | 10,134,916 | |
Dividends and interest receivable | | | 1,045,343 | |
Receivable from Adviser | | | 305,801 | |
Other assets | | | 3,019 | |
| | | | |
Total assets | | | 541,793,658 | |
| |
LIABILITIES: | | | | |
Payable for investments purchased | | | 20,174,626 | |
Payable for fund shares redeemed | | | 21,109 | |
Payable for operating expenses | | | 1,097,439 | |
Payable for foreign taxes | | | 701,433 | |
Payable for deferred directors’ compensation | | | 3,019 | |
| | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 21,997,626 | |
| | | | |
Total net assets | | $ | 519,796,032 | |
| | | | |
| |
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF: | | | | |
Fund shares issued and outstanding | | $ | 471,534,146 | |
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 65,325,941 | |
Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | | 2,512,194 | |
Accumulated net realized losses on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | (19,576,249 | ) |
| | | | |
| | $ | 519,796,032 | |
| | | | |
| |
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: | | | | |
Net assets | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | $ | 284,187,126 | |
Advisor Shares | | $ | 235,608,906 | |
Shares outstanding (Indefinite number of shares authorized, $0.01 par value) | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | 18,663,364 | |
Advisor Shares | | | 15,460,732 | |
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | $ | 15.23 | |
Advisor Shares | | $ | 15.24 | |
Cost of securities of unaffiliated issuers held | | $ | 459,746,937 | |
Cost of foreign currency | | $ | 1,015,501 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Operations – For the Year Ended September 30, 2010
| | | | |
| | EMERGING MARKETS | |
INVESTMENT INCOME: | | | | |
Dividends, from unaffiliated issuers(1) | | $ | 7,525,540 | |
Interest | | | 2,184 | |
| | | | |
Total investment income | | | 7,527,724 | |
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EXPENSES: | | | | |
Advisory fees | | | 2,968,220 | |
Transfer agent fees | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | 19,796 | |
Advisor Shares | | | 430,625 | |
Shareholder communications | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | 11,588 | |
Advisor Shares | | | 28,180 | |
Custodian fees | | | 405,451 | |
Accounting fees | | | 70,145 | |
Professional fees | | | 69,089 | |
Registration fees | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | 62,268 | |
Advisor Shares | | | 172,160 | |
Directors’ fees | | | 9,229 | |
Other operating expenses | | | 11,814 | |
| | | | |
Total operating expenses | | | 4,258,565 | |
Less amounts waived or paid by the Adviser | | | (305,801 | ) |
| | | | |
Net Expenses | | | 3,952,764 | |
| | | | |
Net investment income | | | 3,574,960 | |
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS: | | | | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 9,711,870 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (1,401,436 | ) |
| | | | |
| | | 8,310,434 | |
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | |
Investments | | | 43,790,024 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (483,849 | ) |
| | | | |
| | | 43,306,175 | |
| | | | |
Net gain on investments and foreign currency related transactions | | | 51,616,609 | |
| | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | 55,191,569 | |
| | | | |
(1) | Net of foreign taxes withheld $781,363 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Net Assets
| | | | | | | | |
| | EMERGING MARKETS | |
| | Year Ended 9/30/2010 | | | Year Ended 9/30/2009 | |
OPERATIONS: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income | | $ | 3,574,960 | | | $ | 743,057 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 9,711,870 | | | | (26,362,147 | ) |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (1,401,436 | ) | | | (230,806 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on: | | | | | | | | |
Investments | | | 43,790,024 | | | | 52,745,622 | |
Foreign currency related transactions | | | (483,849 | ) | | | 20,169 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | | | 55,191,569 | | | | 26,915,895 | |
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DISTRIBUTIONS PAID TO SHAREHOLDERS: | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income: | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | (988,454 | ) | | | (747,694 | ) |
Advisor Shares | | | (508,663 | ) | | | (51,612 | ) |
Net realized gains on investment transactions: | | | | | | | | |
Institutional Shares | | | - | | | | (59,063 | ) |
Advisor Shares | | | - | | | | (4,077 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Total distributions paid to shareholders | | | (1,497,117 | ) | | | (862,446 | ) |
| | |
FUND SHARE ACTIVITIES: | | | | | | | | |
Net increase in net assets resulting from fund share activities | | | 311,692,460 | | | | 55,346,259 | |
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Total increase in net assets | | | 365,386,912 | | | | 81,399,708 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets, beginning of period | | | 154,409,120 | | | | 73,009,412 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net assets, end of period | | $ | 519,796,032 | | | $ | 154,409,120 | |
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Accumulated undistributed net investment income | | $ | 2,512,194 | | | $ | 716,697 | |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Financial Highlights – For a share outstanding throughout each period
The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance for the past 5 years or, if shorter, the period of the Fund’s operations. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share, The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions).
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| | ARTISAN EMERGING MARKETS FUND | |
| | Advisor Shares | |
| | Year or Period Ended | |
| | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | | | 9/30/2008(5) | |
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Net Asset Value Beginning of Period | | $ | 13.03 | | | $ | 11.16 | | | $ | 17.43 | |
Net Investment Income(1) | | | 0.18 | | | | 0.07 | | | | 0.04 | |
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments | | | 2.12 | | | | 1.93 | | | | (6.31 | ) |
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Total Income (Loss) from Investment Operations | | | 2.30 | | | | 2.00 | | | | (6.27 | ) |
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Dividends from Net Investment Income | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.12 | ) | | | - | |
Distributions from Net Realized Gains | | | - | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total Distributions | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.13 | ) | | | - | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net Asset Value End of Period | | $ | 15.24 | | | $ | 13.03 | | | $ | 11.16 | |
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Total Return(2) | | | 17.75 | % | | | 18.64 | % | | | (35.97 | )% |
Net Assets End of Period (millions) | | $ | 235.6 | | | $ | 50.4 | | | $ | 3.2 | |
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets(3)(4) | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % | | | 1.50 | % |
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets(3)(4) | | | 1.28 | % | | | 0.70 | % | | | 0.93 | % |
Portfolio Turnover Rate(2) | | | 25.89 | % | | | 56.88 | % | | | 42.24 | % |
(1) | Computed based on average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Periods less than twelve months (where applicable) are not annualized. |
(3) | Periods less than twelve months (where applicable) are annualized. |
(4) | The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income (loss) to average net assets exclude expenses waived or paid by the Adviser or the board of directors. Absent expenses waived or paid by the Adviser or the board of directors, the ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income (loss) to average net assets would have been as follows: |
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| | Year or Period Ended | | Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets | | | Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets | |
| | 9/30/2010 | | | 1.73 | % | | | 1.04 | % |
| | 9/30/2009 | | | 3.00 | % | | | (0.80 | )% |
| | 9/30/2008 | | | 9.73 | % | | | (7.30 | )% |
(5) | For the period from commencement of operations (June 2, 2008) through September 30, 2008. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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Notes to Financial Statements – September 30, 2010
Artisan Funds, Inc. (“Artisan Funds”) was incorporated on January 5, 1995, as a Wisconsin corporation and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Artisan Funds is a series comprised of twelve open-end, diversified mutual funds. Artisan Emerging Markets Fund (the “Fund”), commenced operations on June 26, 2006. The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital growth.
Emerging Markets Fund offers shares of capital stock of two classes – Institutional Shares and Advisor Shares – and began offering Advisor Shares on June 2, 2008. Advisor Shares are sold to employee benefit plans, clients of financial advisors, clients of sponsored programs and institutional or other investors. All investments and exchanges are subject to approval by the Fund. The financial statements of Institutional Shares are presented in a separate report.
Each class of shares has equal rights with respect to portfolio assets and voting privileges. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to any matters involving only that class.
Income, expenses not specific to a particular class and realized and unrealized gains and losses were allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value of outstanding shares. Expenses attributable to a particular class of shares, such as transfer agency fees, shareholder communication expenses and registration fees, were allocated directly to that class.
The Fund is managed by Artisan Partners Limited Partnership (the “Adviser”). The Adviser is wholly owned by Artisan Partners Holdings LP (“Artisan Holdings”).
(2) | Summary of significant accounting policies: |
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies of Artisan Funds in effect during the period covered by the financial statements, which were in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.
(a) | Security valuation – The net asset value (“NAV”) of the shares of each class of the Fund was determined as of the close of regular session trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (usually 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) each day the NYSE was open for regular session trading. The NAV of each class of shares was determined by dividing the value of the Fund’s securities and other assets attributed to that class, less its liabilities attributed to that class, by the number of outstanding shares of that class of the Fund. |
In determining NAV, each equity security traded on a securities exchange, including over-the-counter securities, was valued at the closing price as of the time of valuation on the exchange or market designated by the Fund’s accounting agent or pricing vendor as the principal exchange (the “principal exchange”). The closing price provided by the pricing vendor for a principal exchange may differ and may represent information such as last sales price, an official closing price, a closing auction price or other information, depending on exchange or market convention. Absent closing
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price information from the principal exchange as of the time of valuation, the security was valued using the closing price on another exchange on which the security traded (if such price is made available by the pricing vendor) or the most recent bid quotation on the principal exchange or, if not available, another exchange or in the over-the-counter market, except that securities listed on the London Stock Exchange were valued at the mean of the most recent bid and asked quotations as of the time of valuation. Short-term investments, other than repurchase agreements, maturing within sixty days from the valuation date were valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Securities for which prices were not readily available were valued by Artisan Funds’ valuation committee (the “valuation committee”) at a fair value determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of Artisan Funds’ board of directors (the “board of directors”). A price was considered to be not readily available if, among other things, the valuation committee believed that the price determined as described in the preceding paragraph did not reflect a fair value of the security.
Emerging Markets Fund generally invested a significant portion, and perhaps as much as substantially all, of its total assets in securities principally traded in markets outside the U.S. The foreign markets in which the Fund invested were sometimes open on days when the NYSE was not open and the Fund did not calculate its NAV, and sometimes were not open on days when the Fund did calculate its NAV. Even on days on which both the foreign market and the NYSE were open, several hours may have passed between the time when trading in the foreign market closed and the time as of which the Fund calculates its NAV. That was generally the case for markets in Europe, Asia, Australia and other far eastern markets; the regular closing time of foreign markets in North and South America was generally the same as the closing time of the NYSE and the time as of which the Fund calculated its NAV.
The valuation committee concluded that a price determined under the Fund’s valuation procedures was not readily available if, among other things, the valuation committee believed that the value of the security might have been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the market in which the security was principally traded but before the time for determination of NAV (“subsequent event”). A subsequent event might include a company-specific development (for example, announcement of a merger that is made after the close of the foreign market), a development that might affect an entire market or region (for example, imposition of foreign exchange controls by a foreign government), a potentially global development (such as a terrorist attack that may be expected to have an impact on investor expectations worldwide) or a significant change in one or more U.S. securities indexes. Artisan Funds monitored for subsequent events using several tools. An indication by any of those tools of a potential material change in the value of securities resulted in either a meeting of the valuation committee, which considered whether a subsequent event had occurred and whether local market closing prices continued to represent fair values for potentially affected non-U.S. securities, and/or a valuation based on information provided by a third party research service. This third party research service was used to assist in determining estimates of fair values for foreign securities. That service utilized statistical data based on historical performance of securities, markets and other data in developing factors used to estimate a fair value.
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Estimates of fair values utilized by the Fund as described above may differ from the value realized on the subsequent sale of those securities and from quoted or published prices for those securities. The differences may have been material to the NAV of the Fund or to the information presented.
Foreign stocks as an asset class may underperform U.S. stocks, and foreign stocks may be more volatile than U.S. stocks. Risks relating to investments in foreign securities (including, but not limited to, depositary receipts and participation certificates) include: currency exchange rate fluctuation; less available public information about the issuers of securities; less stringent regulatory standards; lack of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards; and country risks including less liquidity, high inflation rates, unfavorable economic practices and political instability.
The risks of foreign investments typically are greater in emerging and less developed markets. For example, political and economic structures in these less developed countries may be new and changing rapidly, which may cause instability and greater risk of loss. Their securities markets may be less developed, and securities in those markets are generally more volatile and less liquid than those in the developed markets. Emerging market countries also are more likely to experience high levels of inflation, deflation or currency devaluations, which could hurt their economies and securities markets. Certain emerging markets also may face other significant internal or external risks, including a heightened risk of war, and ethnic, religious and racial conflicts. In addition, governments in many emerging market countries participate to a significant degree in their economies and securities markets, which may impair investment and economic growth of companies in those markets. High levels of national debt tend to make such markets also heavily reliant on foreign capital and, therefore, vulnerable to capital flight.
(b) | Fair Value Measurements – Under generally accepted accounting principles for fair value measurement, accounting standards clarify the definition of fair value for financial reporting, establish a framework for measuring fair value and require additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements. In accordance with this standard, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. The standard establishes a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in three broad levels: |
| • | | Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| • | | Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including but not limited to quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, credit risks, etc. In circumstances where securities trading primarily outside the U.S. whose |
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| value the Fund adjusted as result of significant market movements following the close of local trading are classified as level 2.) |
| • | | Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining a fair value of investments) |
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.
The following table summarizes the Fund’s investments, based on the inputs used to determine their fair values as of September 30, 2010:
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| | Level 1 - Quoted Prices | | | Level 2 - Other Significant Observable Inputs | | | Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs | | | Total | |
Equity Securities(1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Emerging Asia | | $ | 231,063,388 | | | $ | 1,185,691 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 232,249,079 | |
Latin America | | | 130,366,613 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 130,366,613 | |
Emerging Europe, Middle East & Africa | | | 122,879,842 | | | | 1,921,651 | | | | - | | | | 124,801,493 | |
Developed Markets | | | 8,685,370 | | | | - | | | | - | | | | 8,685,370 | |
Repurchase Agreements | | | - | | | | 29,535,000 | | | | - | | | | 29,535,000 | |
Total | | $ | 492,995,213 | | | $ | 32,642,342 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 525,637,555 | |
| (1) | See Fund’s Schedule of Investments for country classifications. |
As of September 30, 2010, there were no significant transfers between Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 securities.
(c) | Taxes – No provision was made for federal income taxes or excise taxes since the Fund intends to (i) comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and (ii) distribute to its shareholders substantially all of its taxable income as well as net realized gains from the sale of investment securities. The Fund may utilize earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemptions of Fund shares as part of the dividends paid deduction. |
The Fund has analyzed the tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all remaining open tax years (fiscal years 2007 through 2010) and has concluded that as of September 30, 2010, no provision for income tax would be required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state department of revenue.
The Fund may be subject to taxes on realized gains from the sale of investment securities imposed by certain countries in which the Fund invests. The foreign tax expense, if any, was recorded on an accrual basis and is included in “Net realized gain (loss) on investments” on the accompanying Statement of Operations. The amount of foreign tax owed is included in “Payable for foreign taxes” on the accompanying Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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(d) | Portfolio transactions – In determining the Fund’s NAV, security transactions and shareholder transactions were accounted for no later than one business day after trade date, in accordance with applicable regulations. However, for financial reporting purposes, security transactions and shareholder transactions were recorded on trade date in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. Net realized gains and losses on securities were computed on specific security lot identification. |
(e) | Foreign currency translation – Values of foreign investments, open foreign currency forward contracts, payables for capital gains taxes and cash denominated in foreign currencies were translated into U.S. dollars using a spot market rate of exchange as of the time of determination of the Fund’s NAV on the day of valuation. Payables and receivables for securities transactions, dividend and reclaim receivables and other receivables and payables denominated in a foreign currency were translated into U.S. dollars using a spot market rate of exchange as of 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the day of valuation. Purchases and sales of investments and dividend and interest income were translated into U.S. dollars using a spot market rate of exchange as of 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the date of such transactions. The portion of security gains or losses resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates was included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments, as appropriate, for both financial reporting and tax purposes. |
The Fund may enter into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge the foreign currency exposure on open payables and receivables. These foreign currency forward contracts, or spot contracts, generally settle within two business days. The Fund also may enter into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risks on its non-U.S. dollar denominated investment securities, although they generally do not do so. Foreign currency forward contracts, if any, were recorded at market value and any related realized and unrealized gains and losses were reported as foreign currency related transactions for financial reporting purposes. For tax purposes, these foreign exchange gains and losses were treated as ordinary income or loss. The Fund could be exposed to loss if the counterparties fail to perform under these contracts. For the period ended September 30, 2010, the Fund entered only into spot contracts.
Other foreign currency related transaction gains and losses may result from currency gains and losses realized from the difference between the amounts of dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. The net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on foreign currency related transactions arose from changes in the values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates.
(f) | Repurchase agreements – The Fund may enter into repurchase agreements with institutions that the Adviser determined were creditworthy pursuant to criteria adopted by the board of directors. Repurchase agreements were recorded at cost plus accrued interest and were collateralized in an amount greater than or equal to the repurchase price plus accrued interest. Collateral (in the form of U.S. government securities) was held by the Fund’s custodian and in the event of default on the |
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| obligation of the counterparty to repurchase, the Fund had the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. If the proceeds from any sale of such collateral were less than the repurchase price, the Fund would have suffered a loss. |
(g) | Depositary receipts – The Fund may invest in depositary receipts. Depositary receipts are typically issued by a financial institution (a “depositary”), evidencing ownership interests in a security issued by an issuer and deposited with the depositary. |
(h) | Equity-linked participation certificates – The Fund may invest in equity-linked participation certificates. Equity-linked participation certificates are derivative securities which are designed to provide synthetic exposure to one or more underlying securities. An investment in an equity-linked participation certificate typically entitles the holder to a return equal to the market return of the underlying security or securities, subject to the credit risk of the issuing financial institution. The Fund did not invest in participation certificates during the year ended September 30, 2010. |
(i) | Transfer agent and authorized agent fees – The Fund paid fees to, and reimbursed expenses of, the Fund’s transfer agent. In addition, the Fund has authorized certain financial services companies, broker-dealers, banks or other authorized agents, and in some cases, other organizations designated by an authorized agent (with their designees, collectively “authorized agents”) to accept purchase, exchange and redemption orders for Advisor Shares on the Fund’s behalf. Many authorized agents charged a fee for accounting and shareholder services that the agent provided to Fund shareholders on the Fund’s behalf. Those services typically included recordkeeping, transaction processing for shareholders’ accounts and other services. The fee was either based on the number of accounts to which the authorized agent provided such services, or was a percentage (as of September 30, 2010, up to 0.40% annually) of the average value of Fund shares held in such accounts. The Fund paid a portion of such fees, which are intended to compensate the authorized agent for its provision of services of the type that would be provided by the Fund’s transfer agent or other service providers if the shares were registered on the books of the Fund’s transfer agent. The balance of the fees incurred was paid by the Adviser. The Fund’s expenses incurred for services provided by authorized agents were included in “Transfer agent fees” in the Statement of Operations. The table below shows the portion of the total fees and expenses to the Fund’s transfer agent and the fees to authorized agents incurred by each class of the Fund during the year ended September 30, 2010. |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Year Ended 9/30/10 | |
| | Fees and Expenses to Transfer Agent | | | Fees to Authorized Agents | | | Total | |
Institutional Shares | | $ | 19,796 | | | $ | - | | | $ | 19,796 | |
Advisor Shares | | | 62,732 | | | | 367,893 | | | | 430,625 | |
(j) | Commission recapture – The Fund had the ability to direct portfolio trades to various brokers that have agreed to rebate a portion of the commissions generated. The Fund received no commission recapture rebates for the year ended September 30, 2010. |
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(k) | Use of estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. |
(l) | Indemnifications – In the normal course of business, the Fund has entered into contracts in which the Fund agrees to indemnify the other party or parties against various potential costs or liabilities. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. No claim had been made for indemnification pursuant to any such agreement of the Fund. |
(m) | Other – Dividend income less foreign taxes withheld, if any, was generally recorded on the ex-dividend date. In some cases, the information was not available to the Fund on the ex-dividend date. In such cases, which may have included private placements and foreign securities, dividends were recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as reliable information became available to the Fund. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, were generally recorded at the fair market value of securities received. Interest income was reported on the accrual basis. Distributions to shareholders were recorded on the ex-dividend date. Expenses attributable to Artisan Funds were generally allocated to each Fund based on net assets. However, other expense allocation methodologies were used, depending on the nature of the expense item. Expenses attributable to a particular Fund or class were allocated directly to that Fund or class. |
The character of income and net realized gains and losses may differ in some instances for financial statement and tax purposes and may result in reclassification of permanent differences among certain capital accounts to more appropriately conform financial accounting to tax characterizations of dividend and capital gain distributions.
Emerging Markets Fund generally imposed a 2% redemption fee on shares held 90 days or less. Those redemption fees were recorded as a reduction in the cost of shares redeemed and had the primary effect of increasing paid-in capital. The Fund reserved the right to waive or reduce the 2% redemption fee on shares held 90 days or less at its discretion when the Fund believed such waiver was in the best interests of the Fund, including but not limited to when it determined that imposition of the redemption fee was not necessary to protect the Fund from the effects of short-term trading. The Fund waived the fee on redemption of shares held by certain authorized agents or other Fund intermediaries and otherwise in accordance with the Fund’s prospectus.
(3) | Transactions with affiliates: |
The Adviser, with which the officers and a director of Artisan Funds were affiliated, provided investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund. In exchange for those services, Emerging Markets Fund paid a monthly management fee to the Adviser at the annual rate of 1.05% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.
The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its management fee, and to the extent that fee waiver is insufficient, to reimburse Emerging Markets Fund for any ordinary operating expenses in an amount sufficient to cause the Fund’s ordinary operating expenses, including the management fee, to be not more than 1.50% of average daily net assets, annually. This contract continues through February 1, 2011, at which time the Adviser will determine
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whether to renew, revise or discontinue it. For the year ended September 30, 2010, the Adviser paid operating expenses on behalf of the Advisor Shares of Emerging Markets Fund. Emerging Markets Fund reimbursed the Adviser annually for operating expenses paid on its behalf up to 1.50% of average daily net assets, annually. The amount of operating expenses owed to the Adviser as of September 30, 2010, is included in payable for operating expenses on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities for Emerging Markets Fund.
The officers and director of Artisan Funds who are affiliated with the Adviser receive no compensation from Artisan Funds.
Prior to April 1, 2010, each director who was not an affiliated person of the Adviser received an annual retainer of $170,000, payable quarterly, as well as reimbursement of expenses related to his duties as a director of Artisan Funds. The amount of the annual retainer increases by $10,000 with each new series of Artisan Funds. In addition, the non-interested chair of the board of directors received an annual retainer of $60,000, payable quarterly, and each chair of a board committee who was a non-interested director received an annual retainer of $30,000, payable quarterly. Effective April 1, 2010, each director who was not an affiliated person of Artisan Funds or the Adviser received an annual retainer of $180,000, payable quarterly, due to the commencement of operations of Global Equity Fund. The other additional annual retainer fees were unchanged. These fees were generally allocated to each of the Artisan Funds based on net assets, subject to a minimum allocation of $1,500 to each Fund per quarter.
Artisan Funds has adopted a deferred compensation plan for directors who are not affiliated persons of the Adviser that enables directors to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of the annual compensation they are entitled to receive from Artisan Funds. For purposes of determining the amount owed to the directors under the plan, deferred amounts were invested in shares of Artisan Funds as selected by the individual directors. The Fund purchased shares of Artisan Funds selected for deferral by the director in amounts equal to his investment, resulting in a Fund asset equal to the deferred compensation liability. Such assets were included as a component of “Other assets” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Deferral of directors’ fees under the plan did not affect the net assets of the Fund, and did not materially affect the Fund’s assets, liabilities or net investment income per share. Amounts will be deferred until distributed in accordance with the plan.
Shares of Artisan Funds were offered for sale by Artisan Distributors LLC (“Distributors”). Distributors is wholly owned by Artisan Holdings. All distribution expenses relating to the Fund were paid by the Adviser.
(4) | Line of credit arrangement: |
Artisan Funds is party to a line of credit agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (“SSB”), which expires in August 2011, under which each Fund may borrow up to $75 million, provided that such borrowing does not exceed the least of (a) 33 1/3% of its adjusted net assets, with adjusted net assets being total assets less total liabilities (excluding indebtedness for borrowed money), after giving effect to the loan (b) the maximum amount the Fund may borrow under applicable law, (c) the limitations included in the Fund’s prospectus, or (d) any limitations on borrowings in any agreement with any governmental authority or regulator; provided that the aggregate borrowings by all Artisan Funds may not exceed $100 million. For the period October 1, 2009 to August 17, 2010, Artisan Funds
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paid an up-front fee of 0.05% and a commitment fee at the annual rate of 0.10% on the unused portion of the line of credit and interest was charged on any borrowings at the current Federal Funds rate plus 1.25%. Effective August 18, 2010, Artisan Funds paid a commitment fee at the annual rate of 0.125% on the unused portion of the line of credit and interest was charged on any borrowings at the current Federal Funds rate plus 1.25%. For the periods October 1, 2009 to August 17, 2010, and August 18, 2010 to August 17, 2011, SSB agreed to waive 0.05% and 0.025%, respectively, of the commitment fee by reducing the Funds’ custody expenses. The use of the line of credit was generally restricted to temporary borrowing for extraordinary or emergency purposes. During the year ended September 30, 2010, there were no borrowings under the line of credit for the Fund.
(5) | Investment transactions: |
The cost of securities purchased and the proceeds from the sale of securities (excluding short-term securities) for the year ended September 30, 2010 were $364,745,200 and $70,971,238, respectively.
(6) | Information for Federal income tax purposes: |
For Federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments, gross unrealized appreciation, gross unrealized depreciation and net unrealized appreciation on investments as of September 30, 2010 were as follows:
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Cost of Investments | | Gross Unrealized Appreciation | | | Gross Unrealized Depreciation | | | Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments | |
$470,718,783 | | $ | 63,411,929 | | | $ | (8,493,157 | ) | | $ | 54,918,772 | |
The difference between cost of investments for financial reporting and cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain gains and losses on security transactions (e.g., wash sale loss deferrals and passive foreign investment company transactions).
The tax characterization of ordinary income dividends and long-term capital gain distributions paid during the year ended September 30, 2010 and the year ended September 30, 2009 were as follows:
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Year Ended 9/30/10 | | Year Ended 9/30/09 |
Ordinary Income Dividends | | Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions | | Ordinary Income Dividends | | Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions |
$1,497,117 | | $ - | | $862,446 | | $ - |
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Ordinary income dividends and long-term capital gain distributions were determined in accordance with income tax regulations that impose treatment that is different from the treatment that would result from the application of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These differences were due to differing treatments for such items as net short- term gains, wash sale loss deferrals, passive foreign investment company transactions, foreign currency transactions, net investment losses and post-October losses.
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Additional tax information as of and for the year ended September 30, 2010 follows:
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Undistributed Ordinary Income | | Undistributed Long-Term Gain | | Post-October Losses |
$4,825,565 | | $ - | | $ |
As of September 30, 2010, the Fund had capital loss carryovers of $4,542,143 and $6,358,806 with expiration dates of 2017 and 2018, respectively.
(7) | Fund share activities: |
Capital share transactions for the Fund were as follows:
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Year ended September 30, 2010 | | Institutional Shares | | | Advisor Shares | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | $ | 173,420,897 | | | $ | 177,492,508 | |
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 983,707 | | | | 499,770 | |
Cost of shares redeemed(1) | | | (23,531,254 | ) | | | (17,173,168 | ) |
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Net increase from fund share transactions | | $ | 150,873,350 | | | $ | 160,819,110 | |
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Shares sold | | | 12,304,761 | | | | 12,812,565 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 73,686 | | | | 37,352 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (1,700,418 | ) | | | (1,260,856 | ) |
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Net increase in capital shares | | | 10,678,029 | | | | 11,589,061 | |
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Year ended September 30, 2009 | | Institutional Shares | | | Advisor Shares | |
Proceeds from shares issued | | $ | 36,046,627 | | | $ | 42,105,884 | |
Net asset value of shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 801,388 | | | | 55,689 | |
Cost of shares redeemed(1) | | | (20,916,631 | ) | | | (2,746,698 | ) |
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Net increase from fund share transactions | | $ | 15,931,384 | | | $ | 39,414,875 | |
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Shares sold | | | 3,727,344 | | | | 3,845,456 | |
Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions | | | 104,212 | | | | 7,232 | |
Shares redeemed | | | (2,106,464 | ) | | | (268,708 | ) |
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Net increase in capital shares | | | 1,725,092 | | | | 3,583,980 | |
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(1) | Net of redemption fees of: |
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| | 9/30/2010 | | | 9/30/2009 | |
Institutional Shares | | $ | 1,851 | | | $ | 618 | |
Advisor Shares | | | 1,609 | | | | 36 | |
The Fund evaluated subsequent events through the issuance of the Fund’s financial statements and has determined there is no impact to the Fund’s financial statements.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Shareholders of Artisan Funds, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Artisan Emerging Markets Fund (one of the twelve portfolios constituting Artisan Funds, Inc.) (the “Fund”) as of September 30, 2010, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audit 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. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. 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 Artisan Emerging Markets Fund of Artisan Funds, Inc. at September 30, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
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Chicago, Illinois
November 19, 2010
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Other Federal tax information (unaudited):
The Internal Revenue Code requires that shareholders be notified within 60 days of the Fund’s fiscal year-end of certain information regarding long-term capital gains, qualified dividend income and the dividends received deduction for corporate shareholders. This data is informational only. Every year in January, shareholders are sent a Form 1099-DIV which provides the federal tax status of dividends and distributions received during the calendar year. Shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisor with respect to the specific tax consequences of investment in the Fund.
The Fund hereby designates the following amounts as (i) long-term capital gain distributions for purposes of the dividends paid deduction (including earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of Fund shares), (ii) the amount of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 that are considered qualified dividend income as defined in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, and (iii) the amount of ordinary dividends paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 that are eligible for the dividends received deduction available to certain corporate shareholders.
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Long-Term Capital Gains | | Qualified Dividend Income | | | Dividends Received Deduction | |
$ - | | | 69.87 | % | | | - | % |
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SHAREHOLDER EXPENSE EXAMPLE (UNAUDITED)
As a shareholder of Artisan Funds, you may incur transaction costs, including redemption fees, and you will incur 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 a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010.
Actual Expenses
The first line below the Fund’s name in the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the name of the Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line below the Fund’s name in the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio for the six months ended September 30, 2010 and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balances or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative costs of owning different funds. If these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Beginning Account Value 4/1/2010 | | | Ending Account Value 9/30/2010 | | | Expenses Paid During Period 4/1/2010-9/30/2010(1) | |
Artisan Emerging Markets Fund - Advisor Shares | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Actual | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,068.00 | | | $ | 7.78 | |
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses) | | $ | 1,000.00 | | | $ | 1,017.55 | | | $ | 7.59 | |
(1) | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s ratio of expenses to average net assets for the six-month period ended September 30, 2010 (shown below), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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Fund | | Annualized Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets for the Six-Month Period Ended September 30, 2010 | |
Artisan Emerging Markets Fund - Advisor Shares(a) | | | 1.50 | % |
(a) | The annualized ratio of expenses to average net assets excludes expenses waived or paid by the Adviser. |
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NOTES ON MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE AND PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS’ CLASSIFICATION
The discussion of the Fund included in this report includes statistical information about the portfolio of the Fund. Except as otherwise noted, that information is as of September 30, 2010. That information will vary with changes in the Fund’s portfolio investments. The performance information for the Fund relative to its benchmark index discussed in this report was prepared by the Adviser using information reported by FactSet Databases (“FactSet”). For the purposes of assigning portfolio securities to a particular country, the Adviser considers an issuer to be from a particular country as designated by its securities information vendors. The Adviser currently uses MSCI Inc. as its primary source and FactSet as a secondary source for this information. In the event (i) the Adviser’s securities information vendors do not assign a security to a particular country or if the published classification appears to be erroneous, or (ii) its primary vendor does not assign a security to a particular country and the secondary vendor has assigned a security to a particular country by using a methodology that is not the same as the methodology the primary vendor uses to assign a country, the Adviser assigns the security to a country using the primary vendor’s published criteria (to the extent available) or the Adviser’s own judgment. The primary information vendor’s criteria include the identity of the jurisdiction of the issuer’s incorporation, the main equity trading market for the issuer’s securities, the geographical distribution of the issuer’s operations and the location of the issuer’s headquarters. Country designations may change over time.
For the purposes of assigning portfolio securities to a particular sector and industry, the Adviser assigns securities in accordance with the sector and industry classifications of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) developed by MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s (to the extent available) as a primary source and FactSet (to the extent available) as a secondary source for this information. In the event the Adviser’s securities information vendors do not classify a security to a particular sector or industry or if the published classification appears to be erroneous, the Adviser classifies the security according to its own judgment, using other securities information vendors, the company description and other publicly available information about the company’s peer group. Sector and industry classifications may change over time.
The names of portfolio securities reflected in this report are as reported by the Fund’s data providers, may not represent the legal name of the entity and, in some cases, are translations of non-English names.
Description of Index
The Fund’s performance is compared in this report to changes in a broad-based index of changes in prices of securities in the market in which the Fund invests. This index is unmanaged and its returns include reinvested dividends. Unlike the Fund’s returns, the returns of the index do not include the payment of sales commissions or other expenses that would be incurred in the purchase or sale of the securities included in the index. An investment cannot be made directly in an index. Fair value pricing is not employed by market indices.
The index to which the Fund is compared is the Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets IndexSM, a market-weighted index of companies in emerging markets.
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Trademarks
Trademarks and copyrights relating to the indices and products of portfolio companies mentioned in this report are owned by their respective owners. Except as otherwise indicated, the trademarks, including names, logos, slogans and service marks appearing in this report are the property of the Adviser and may not be copied, reproduced, published or in any way used without written permission.
The Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”) was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. (“MSCI”) and Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (“S&P”) and is licensed for use by Artisan Partners Limited Partnership. Neither MSCI, S&P nor any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications makes any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to such standard or classification (or the results to be obtained by the use thereof), and all such parties hereby expressly disclaim all warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose with respect to any of such standard or classification. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI, S&P, any of their affiliates or any third party involved in making or compiling the GICS or any GICS classifications have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, consequential or any other damages (including lost profits) even if notified of the possibility of such damages.
The MSCI information may only be used by the reader, may not be reproduced or redisseminated in any form and may not be used to create any financial instruments or products or any indices. The MSCI information is provided on an “as is” basis and the reader of this information assumes the entire risk of any use made of this information. MSCI, each of its affiliates and each other person involved in or related to compiling, computing or creating any MSCI information (collectively, the “MSCI Parties”) expressly disclaims all warranties (including, without limitation, any warranties of originality, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose) with respect to this information. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall MSCI Parties have any liability for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential (including, without limitation, lost profits) or any other damages.
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
You may obtain a description of Artisan Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures, without charge, upon request by calling 866.574.1770. That information also is included in Artisan Funds’ statement of additional information, which is available without charge, on the Fund’s website at www.artisanfunds.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Information relating to how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities held during the twelve-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, on the Fund’s website at www.artisanfunds.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
INFORMATION ABOUT PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
Artisan Funds files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the quarters ending December 31 and June 30 (the first and third quarters of the Funds’ fiscal year) on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. You also may review and copy those documents by visiting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Securities and Exchange Commission at 800.SEC.0330.
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The board of directors has overall responsibility for the conduct of the affairs of Artisan Funds. Each director serves an indefinite term of unlimited duration until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until the election and qualification of his or her successor. The board of directors may fill any vacancy on the board provided that after such appointment at least two-thirds of the directors have been elected by the shareholders. The shareholders may remove a director by a vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Funds at any meeting of shareholders called for the purpose of removing such director.
The board of directors elects the officers of Artisan Funds. Each officer serves until the election and qualification of his or her successor, or until he or she sooner dies, resigns, or is removed or disqualified. The board of directors may remove any officer with or without cause at any time.
The names and ages of the directors and officers as of November 17, 2010, the position each holds with the Funds, the date each was first elected to office, their principal business occupations and other directorships they have held during at least the last five years are shown below. Each director oversees all twelve series of Artisan Funds.
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Name and Age at 11/17/10 | | Position(s) Held with Artisan Funds | | Date First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) during at least the Past 5 Years | | Other Public Company or Registered Investment Company Directorships Held |
Directors who are not “interested persons” of Artisan Funds: |
David A. Erne – 67 | | Director and Independent Chair of the Board of Directors | | Director since 3/27/95; Independent Chair since 2/4/05 | | Of counsel to the law firm Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., Milwaukee, WI. | | Trustee, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (individual life insurance, disability insurance and annuity company). |
Thomas R. Hefty – 63 | | Director | | 3/27/95 | | Retired; from January 2007 to February 2008, President, Kern Family Foundation (private, grant-making organization); until December 2006, of counsel to the law firm Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c., Milwaukee, WI; until December 2006, Adjunct Professor, Department of Business and Economics, Ripon College; until December 2002, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Cobalt Corporation (provider of managed care and specialty business services). | | None. |
Jeffrey A. Joerres – 50 | | Director | | 8/9/01 | | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Manpower Inc. (non-governmental employment service organization). | | Director, Johnson Controls, Inc. (manufacturer of automotive systems and building controls). |
Patrick S. Pittard – 64 | | Director | | 8/9/01 | | Distinguished Executive in Residence (teaching position), University of Georgia; until October 2001, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (executive search firm). | | Director, Lincoln National Corporation (insurance and investment management company); former Director, Cbeyond, Inc. (telecommunications company, formerly Cbeyond Communications, Inc.). |
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Name and Age at 11/17/10 | | Position(s) Held with Artisan Funds | | Date First Elected or Appointed to Office | | Principal Occupation(s) during at least the Past 5 Years | | Other Public Company or Registered Investment Company Directorships Held |
Howard B. Witt – 70 | | Director | | 3/27/95 | | Retired; until December 2004, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Littelfuse, Inc. (manufacturer of advanced circuit protection devices). | | Former Director, Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (manufacturer of electric motors). |
Director who is an “interested person” of Artisan Funds: |
Andrew A. Ziegler – 53* | | Director | | 1/5/95 | | Managing Director of Artisan Partners; until February 2010, President and Chief Executive Officer of Artisan Funds. | | None. |
Officers: |
Eric R. Colson – 40 | | President and Chief Executive Officer | | 2/9/10 | | Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Artisan Partners since January 2010; prior thereto, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer – Investment Operations of Artisan Partners. | | None. |
Lawrence A. Totsky – 51 | | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | | 1/22/98 | | Managing Director and Senior Vice President of Artisan Partners; Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Artisan Distributors LLC. | | None. |
Janet D. Olsen – 54 | | General Counsel and Secretary | | 1/18/01 | | Managing Director and General Counsel of Artisan Partners; Vice President and Secretary of Artisan Distributors LLC. | | None. |
Brooke J. Billick – 56 | | Chief Compliance Officer | | 8/19/04 | | Chief Compliance Officer and Associate Counsel of Artisan Partners; Chief Compliance Officer of Artisan Distributors LLC. | | None. |
Carlene M. Ziegler – 54 | | Vice President | | 3/27/95 | | Managing Director of Artisan Partners; until April 2008, Portfolio Co-Manager of Artisan small-cap growth strategy, including Artisan Small Cap Fund; until February 2005, Director of Artisan Funds. | | None. |
Michael C. Roos – 52 | | Vice President | | 12/19/03 | | Managing Director of Artisan Partners; Vice President of Artisan Distributors LLC. | | None. |
Gregory K. Ramirez – 40 | | Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer | | 1/22/98 | | Managing Director and Chief Accounting Officer of Artisan Partners; Assistant Treasurer of Artisan Distributors LLC. | | None. |
Sarah A. Johnson – 38 | | Assistant Secretary | | 2/5/03 | | Managing Director and Associate Counsel of Artisan Partners. | | None. |
* | Mr. Ziegler is an “interested person” of Artisan Funds, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, because he is a Managing Director of Artisan Partners and an officer of Artisan Investments GP LLC (the general partner of Artisan Partners). Mr. Ziegler and Carlene M. Ziegler (who are married to each other) control Artisan Partners. |
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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The business address of the officers and director affiliated with Artisan Partners is 875 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. The addresses of the other directors are: Mr. Joerres – 100 Manpower Place, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212; and Mr. Erne, Mr. Hefty, Mr. Pittard and Mr. Witt – c/o Artisan Funds, 875 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 800, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202.
Artisan Funds’ statement of additional information (SAI) contains further information about the directors. Please call 866.574.1770 or visit our website at www.artisanfunds.com for a free copy of the SAI.
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(a) Registrant has adopted a code of ethics (the “Code”) that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer (the “Covered Officers”).
(b) No disclosures are required pursuant to this Item 2(b).
(c) During the period covered by the report, registrant did not make any substantive amendments to the Code.
(d) During the period covered by the report, registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from the provisions of the Code.
(e) Not applicable.
(f) A copy of the Code is filed as Exhibit (a)(1) to this Form N-CSR.
Item 3. | Audit Committee Financial Expert. |
Registrant’s board of directors has determined that Thomas R. Hefty, member and chairman of the registrant’s audit committee, qualifies as an audit committee financial expert, as such term is defined in Instruction 2(b) to Item 3 of Form N-CSR. Mr. Hefty is “independent” as such term is defined in paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 of Form N-CSR.
Under applicable securities laws, a person who is determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including, without limitation, for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and board of directors in the absence of such designation or identification.
Item 4. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services. |
Aggregate fees billed to the registrant for professional services rendered by the registrant’s principal accountant, Ernst & Young LLP, are summarized in the tables below. The tables summarize fees billed (or to be billed) by the registrant’s principal accountant for work performed relating to each applicable period identified below.
Fees:
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| | Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2010 | | | Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2009 | |
Audit Fees (a) | | $ | 238,000 | | | $ | 230,500 | |
Audit-Related Fees (b) | | $ | 45,700 | | | $ | 44,700 | |
Tax Fees (c) | | $ | 203,000 | | | $ | 186,050 | |
All Other Fees (d) | | | — | | | | — | |
(a) “Audit Fees” include amounts for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements, including for 2010, portions of which have not been billed at the time of this filing and fees billed for consents issued in conjunction with the registrant’s post-effective amendments to the Funds’ registration statements filed for each of the last two fiscal years.
(b) “Audit-Related Fees” include amounts for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements. Audit-related fees have not been reported under the item “audit fees” in the chart above.
The fees billed by Ernst & Young LLP during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009 include fees incurred for services for review procedures performed in conjunction with the semiannual reports to shareholders as of March 31, 2010 and March 31, 2009.
(c) “Tax Fees” include amounts for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
The fees shown in the table above for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 include fees for (1) the review and preparation of the Funds’ income tax returns for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010, which have not been billed as of the time of this filing; (2) the review of excise tax calculations and preparation of excise tax returns for the calendar year ended December 31, 2010, which also have not yet been billed as of the time of this filing; (3) the use of a PFIC database supplied by Ernst & Young LLP for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 and the excise year ended December 31, 2009, and the semiannual period ended March 31, 2010; and (4) the use of a Qualified Foreign Corporation (QFC) Database supplied by Ernst & Young LLP for the calendar year ended December 31, 2009.
The fees shown in the table above for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 include fees for (1) the review and preparation of the Funds’ income tax returns for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009; (2) the review of excise tax calculations and preparation of excise tax returns for the calendar year ended December 31, 2009; (3) the use of a PFIC database supplied by Ernst & Young LLP for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, the excise year ended December 31, 2008, and the semiannual period ended March 31, 2009; and (4) the use of a Qualified Foreign Corporation (QFC) Database supplied by Ernst & Young LLP for the calendar year ended December 31, 2008.
(d) None.
(e)(1) During its regularly scheduled periodic meetings, the registrant’s audit committee considers any requests to pre-approve any audit, audit-related, tax and other services to be provided by the principal accountants of the registrant. The audit committee has authorized its chairman to exercise that authority in the intervals between meetings; and the chairman presents any such pre-approvals to the audit committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting. Under paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, pre-approval of non-audit services may be waived provided that: 1) the aggregate fees for all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of fees paid by the registrant to its principal accountant during the fiscal year in which services are provided, 2) such services were not recognized by the registrant at the time of engagement as non-audit services and 3) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the audit committee of the registrant and approved prior to the completion of the audit.
(e)(2) No services included in Items 4(b) – (d) above were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Less than 50 percent of the hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees.
(g) The aggregate fees for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009 by the registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the registrant are shown in the tables above and described under Items 4(b) – (d) above. For the registrant’s fiscal years ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009, Ernst & Young LLP served as the registrant’s principal accountant and provided no services and billed no fees for non-audit services rendered to the registrant’s adviser or entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with the adviser.
(h) The audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence. The provisions of Rule 2-01(c)(7) were effective on May 6, 2003. No such services were rendered on or after May 6, 2003.
Item 5. | Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. |
Not applicable.
Item 6. | Schedule of Investments. |
The Schedules of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of September 30, 2010 are included as part of the annual reports to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
Item 7. | Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
Item 8. | Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies. |
Not applicable.
Item 9. | Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. |
Not applicable.
Item 10. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
No material changes to report.
Item 11. | Controls and Procedures. |
(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on an evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Disclosure Controls”) as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date (the “Filing Date”) of this Form N-CSR (the “Report”), that the Disclosure Controls are effectively designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the Report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported by the Filing Date, including ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the Report is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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(a) | | (1) | | Code of Ethics for Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (as referenced in Item 2 above), attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(1) |
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| | (2) | | Certifications of Eric R. Colson, Principal Executive Officer and Lawrence A. Totsky, Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), attached hereto as Exhibits (a)(2)(i) and (a)(2)(ii) |
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(b) | | | | Certification of Eric R. Colson, Principal Executive Officer and Lawrence A. Totsky, Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, attached hereto as Exhibit (b) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Artisan Funds, Inc.
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By: | | /S/ ERIC R. COLSON |
| | Eric R. Colson |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | December 3, 2010 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: | | /S/ ERIC R. COLSON |
| | Eric R. Colson |
| | Principal Executive Officer |
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Date: | | December 3, 2010 |
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By: | | /S/ LAWRENCE A. TOTSKY |
| | Lawrence A. Totsky |
| | Principal Financial Officer |
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Date: | | December 3, 2010 |