UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR/S
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-4019
Exact name of registrant as specified in charter: USAA INVESTMENT TRUST
Address of principal executive offices and zip code: 9800 FREDERICKSBURG ROAD
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78288
Name and address of agent for service: EILEEN M. SMILEY
USAA INVESTMENT TRUST
9800 FREDERICKSBURG ROAD
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78288
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (210) 498-4103
Date of fiscal year end: MAY 31
Date of reporting period: NOVEMBER 30, 2005
ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.
USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND - SEMIANNUAL REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING NOVEMBER 30,
2005
[LOGO OF USAA]
USAA(R)
USAA BALANCED
STRATEGY Fund
[GRAPHIC OF USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND]
S e m i a n n u a l R e p o r t
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NOVEMBER 30, 2005
Table of CONTENTS
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT 2
MANAGERS' COMMENTARY 4
FUND RECOGNITION 8
INVESTMENT OVERVIEW 9
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Portfolio of Investments 13
Notes to Portfolio of Investments 33
Financial Statements 38
Notes to Financial Statements 41
EXPENSE EXAMPLE 54
THIS REPORT IS FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE SHAREHOLDERS AND OTHERS WHO HAVE
RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CURRENTLY EFFECTIVE PROSPECTUS OF THE FUND, MANAGED BY
USAA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY. IT MAY BE USED AS SALES LITERATURE ONLY WHEN
PRECEDED OR ACCOMPANIED BY A CURRENT PROSPECTUS, WHICH PROVIDES FURTHER DETAILS
ABOUT THE FUND.
(C)2006, USAA. All rights reserved.
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from the PRESIDENT
"
WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR VALUE
[PHOTO OF CHRISTOPHER W. CLAUS] IN OUR INVESTMENTS, EXAMINE THE RISKS,
AND MAINTAIN OUR INVESTMENT DISCIPLINE.
"
December 2005
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As I write to you during the final weeks of 2005, I am watching
some interesting dynamics that could affect all of us in the
new year.
In 2006, we expect the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) to stop
tightening short-term interest rates. After raising rates to
4.25% in December 2005, Fed governors, we believe, are likely
to hike rates at least one more time on January 31, 2006. If
the Fed keeps tightening, there is the possibility that short-
term interest rates could eventually be higher than long-term
rates, resulting in what is called an inverted yield curve. In
some cases, an inverted yield curve has been the precursor of
an economic downturn.
For the moment, however, the U.S. economy appears to be on
solid footing, with estimates for gross domestic product (GDP)
growth of about 3% for 2006. While the country is not
experiencing an economic boom, we can expect moderate growth in
the months ahead, which should translate into gains in
corporate earnings in the mid-single digits. Whether earnings
will be robust enough to support current stock market
valuations, however, remains uncertain. Beyond our shores,
international stocks outperformed U.S. equities during 2005. We
believe we could see a repeat of this in 2006.
In the gold market, prices have continued to rise, fueled by
high oil prices, strong investor demand, and an increase in
consumer purchases of jewelry. We expect these conditions to
persist during 2006.
I believe the housing market is at or near the peak in the
number of units sold. Inventory has grown, mortgage rates are
inching
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upward, and some institutions have tightened their lending
standards. If housing prices fall, the first to feel the pain
could be investors who are "flipping" properties using
interest-only or adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs). The dramatic
increase in short-term rates would be particularly painful for
housing investors also, especially those with ARMs and
interest-only mortgages.
Among the biggest stories of 2005 was the resiliency of
long-term interest rates. Instead of spiking higher, they were
range bound most of the year. In 2006, both short- and
long-term rates will continue to be a key market indicator. If
rates rise, bond prices will fall - hurting the bond market.
Going forward, two factors will have great influence on
long-term rates. One is inflation, which appears to be under
control at present. The second is the purchase of U.S. debt by
foreign investors, which helps us support our budget deficit.
With interest rates in other countries significantly lower, it
seems likely that foreign demand will remain strong, buoying
U.S. bonds. We believe that long-term rates will not spike
dramatically but continue to drift upward in a manageable
fashion.
In this environment, our central concern is that we are paid
for the risk we take in all our portfolios. It makes sense to
be cautious; there is some risk in the market, but risk
premiums are very low.
We will continue to look for value in our investments, examine
the risks, and maintain our investment discipline. From all of
us at USAA Investment Management Company, thank you for your
business and the opportunity to serve your investment needs.
Sincerely,
/S/ CHRISTOPHER W. CLAUS
Christopher W. Claus
President and Vice Chairman of the Board
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
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COMMENTARY on the Fund
[PHOTO OF MARGARET "DIDI" WEINBLATT] MARGARET "DIDI" WEINBLATT, Ph.D., CFA
USAA Investment Management Company(Bonds)
[PHOTO OF ARNOLD J. ESPE] ARNOLD J. ESPE, CFA
USAA Investment Management Company
(Bonds and Money Market Instruments)
[PHOTO OF MATTHEW E. MEGARGEL] MATTHEW E. MEGARGEL, CFA
Wellington Management Company, LLP (Stocks)
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HOW DID THE FUND PERFORM?
The USAA Balanced Strategy Fund had a total return of 3.62% for
the six months ended November 30, 2005. This compares to a
return of 4.27% for the Lipper Balanced Funds Average, 4.51%
for the Lipper Balanced Funds Index, 6.78% for the Russell 3000
Index, and (0.48)% for the Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond
Index.
HOW WERE THE FUND'S ASSETS ALLOCATED BETWEEN STOCKS AND BONDS?
The Fund began the period with 65% of its net assets in stocks
and other equity securities and 35% of its net assets in bonds
and money market instruments. In June 2005, and then again in
October 2005, we shifted assets from stocks to bonds, ending
with 50% in stocks and other equity securities and 50% in bonds
and money market instruments. These moves were undertaken given
our view that the stock market has become less attractive on a
risk-reward basis looking out over the next 12 to 24 months,
and therefore we thought it was prudent to reduce risk in the
portfolio. This re-allocation detracted from performance on a
short-term basis, because stocks subsequently did better than
bonds. We continue to carefully monitor market risks.
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
REFER TO PAGE 11 FOR BENCHMARK DEFINITIONS.
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HOW DID THE FUND'S U.S. EQUITY PORTION PERFORM?
The Fund's equity portion outperformed the Russell 3000 Index.
Favorable stock selection drove this outperformance, with
particular strength apparent in the health care, consumer
staples, financials, and energy sectors.
Good performance by health care equipment and services
companies Health Net, Inc. and Omnicare, Inc. helped offset
weaker returns from pharmaceutical and biotechnology holdings
Abbott Laboratories and Schering-Plough Corp. Our underweight
position in poorly performing Pfizer, Inc. also helped on a
relative basis. At the end of the period, health care
represented the largest sector allocation in the equity
portion, reflecting our view that valuations remain attractive
and the earnings outlook heading into 2005 is relatively
strong.
We benefited from our overweight exposure to energy, the
top-performing area of the U.S. stock market, because several
energy companies were among the largest individual contributors
to performance, particularly Schlumberger Ltd. and Chesapeake
Energy Corp.
Despite good stock selection, the Fund was hurt by its
overweight position in health care and an underweight position
in financials. Although recent returns in the financials sector
have been good, we believe banking stocks will weaken under net
interest margin pressure.
Stock selection in information technology and materials
detracted from performance. In information technology, we were
hurt by owning Dell, Inc., whose shares fell sharply as demand
for high-end PCs appeared to weaken, as well as by not owning
several benchmark stocks that performed well. Other individual
names that detracted from performance during the period were
YOU WILL FIND A COMPLETE LIST OF SECURITIES THAT THE FUND OWNS
ON PAGES 13-32.
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COMMENTARY on the Fund
Kohl's Corp. in retailing and Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.*
in the consumer durables sector.
WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK MOVING FORWARD?
During much of the period, the Fund maintained a cyclical
posture, but more recently we have begun migrating toward
stable growth stocks given that consumer confidence and
manufacturing data are moderating and inflation appears to be
contained. At the end of the period, the Fund was overweight in
the health care, consumer discretionary, and energy sectors.
Our most significant sector underweights were in financials and
utilities.
HOW DID THE FUND'S BOND PORTION PERFORM?
As evidenced by the fact that roughly 90% of our peer group
lost money during the six months, it was a tough environment in
the bond market as rates rose across all maturities on the
yield curve. Your Fund's bond portion bucked the trend, with a
positive total return as income from the bonds we own offset
the principal erosion caused by higher rates.
We benefited from a shorter-than-average duration (a measure of
interest-rate sensitivity) during the period, as well as from
our tactic of lengthening duration as rates rose and shortening
duration as rates fell. One important way we achieved our
overall short duration was by investing in floating-rate bonds,
whose income rose as the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed) raised
rates and the market drove yields higher.
Additionally, we benefited from our allocations within the
corporate bond market, because we were overweight in the
finance, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and utilities
sectors,
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS.
*TEMPUR-PEDIC INTERNATIONAL, INC. WAS SOLD OUT OF THE FUND
PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 30, 2005.
YOU WILL FIND A COMPLETE LIST OF SECURITIES THAT THE FUND OWNS
ON PAGES 13-32.
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all of which outperformed. We avoided purchase of traditional
mortgage-backed securities, but found value in commercial
mortgage-backed securities.
During the period, strong security selection was our major
competitive advantage, and in this we were supported by a staff
of 17 analysts who continue to do an exceptional job of
suggesting individual bonds to the portfolio management team.
WHAT'S YOUR OUTLOOK?
We believe we're coming to the end of the Fed tightening cycle,
and further that expected Fed moves are priced into the market.
Additionally, we expect the economy to moderate and inflation
to remain under control. As such, we're modestly bullish on
long-term interest rates and have therefore moved to a more
neutral duration. Given our positive view on inflation, we've
reduced our exposure to Treasury inflation-protected securities
(TIPS). We expect to see a continuation of strong demand for
long-term bonds, especially from pension plans that need to
match long-term liabilities with long-term assets.
On behalf of all of the analysts and managers working on your
Fund, we thank you for your continued confidence in us.
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RECOGNITION
USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
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OVERALL MORNINGSTAR RATING(TM)
out of 861 moderate allocation funds for the period ending November 30, 2005:
OVERALL RATING
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3-YEAR 5-YEAR 10-YEAR
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out of 861 funds out of 641 funds out of 294 funds
The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted
average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-,
and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Ratings metrics.
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns.
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PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS. FOR EACH FUND WITH AT LEAST
A THREE-YEAR HISTORY, MORNINGSTAR CALCULATES A MORNINGSTAR RATING(TM) BASED ON A
MORNINGSTAR RISK-ADJUSTED RETURN MEASURE THAT ACCOUNTS FOR VARIATION IN A FUND'S
MONTHLY PERFORMANCE (INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF SALES CHARGES, LOADS, AND
REDEMPTION FEES), PLACING MORE EMPHASIS ON DOWNWARD VARIATIONS AND REWARDING
CONSISTENT PERFORMANCE. THE TOP 10% OF THE FUNDS IN EACH BROAD ASSET CLASS
RECEIVE 5 STARS, THE NEXT 22.5% RECEIVE 4 STARS, THE NEXT 35% RECEIVE 3 STARS,
THE NEXT 22.5% RECEIVE 2 STARS, AND THE BOTTOM 10% RECEIVE 1 STAR. (EACH SHARE
CLASS IS COUNTED AS A FRACTION OF ONE FUND WITHIN THIS SCALE AND RATED
SEPARATELY, WHICH MAY CAUSE SLIGHT VARIATIONS IN THE DISTRIBUTION PERCENTAGES.)
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OVERVIEW
USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
OBJECTIVE
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High total return, with reduced risk over time, through an
asset allocation strategy that seeks a combination of long-term
growth of capital and current income.
TYPES OF INVESTMENTS
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Using preset target ranges, the Fund's strategy is to invest
its assets in a combination of stocks on the one hand and bonds
and money market instruments on the other.
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11/30/05 5/31/05
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Net Assets $636.2 Million $609.8 Million
Net Asset Value Per Share $15.83 $15.41
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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 11/30/05
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5/31/05 TO 11/30/05* 1 YEAR 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
3.62% 6.68% 6.35% 8.61%
*TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN ONE YEAR ARE NOT ANNUALIZED. THIS
SIX-MONTH RETURN IS CUMULATIVE.
The performance data quoted represents past performance and is
no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be
higher or lower than the performance data quoted. The return
and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an
investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less
than their original cost. For performance data current to the
most recent month-end, visit usaa.com.
TOTAL RETURN MEASURES THE PRICE CHANGE IN A SHARE ASSUMING THE
REINVESTMENT OF ALL NET INVESTMENT INCOME DIVIDEND AND REALIZED
CAPITAL GAIN DISTRIBUTIONS. THE TOTAL RETURNS QUOTED DO NOT
REFLECT THE DEDUCTION OF TAXES THAT A SHAREHOLDER WOULD PAY ON
FUND DISTRIBUTIONS OR THE REDEMPTION OF FUND SHARES.
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OVERVIEW
CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE COMPARISON
[CHART OF CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE COMPARISON]
LEHMAN BROTHERS
RUSSELL 3000 USAA BALANCED LIPPER BALANCED LIPPER BALANCED U.S. AGGREGATE
INDEX STRATEGY FUND FUNDS INDEX FUNDS AVERAGE BOND INDEX
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11/30/95 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00
12/31/95 10,163.35 10,262.72 10,157.39 10,142.44 10,140.34
01/31/96 10,458.34 10,272.74 10,340.75 10,337.19 10,207.67
02/29/96 10,612.61 10,242.67 10,345.73 10,374.59 10,030.24
03/31/96 10,719.29 10,452.97 10,384.75 10,414.59 9,960.52
04/30/96 10,922.54 10,523.53 10,453.49 10,518.98 9,904.50
05/31/96 11,202.07 10,573.93 10,560.62 10,655.84 9,884.39
06/30/96 11,165.89 10,584.87 10,595.45 10,665.57 10,017.13
07/31/96 10,581.38 10,239.49 10,322.77 10,363.52 10,044.54
08/31/96 10,902.38 10,483.28 10,485.78 10,555.44 10,027.71
09/30/96 11,495.75 10,910.16 10,874.72 10,955.55 10,202.46
10/31/96 11,705.89 11,166.03 11,104.81 11,156.00 10,428.46
11/30/96 12,531.59 11,664.45 11,622.33 11,662.75 10,607.09
12/31/96 12,380.66 11,643.45 11,483.13 11,547.65 10,508.46
01/31/97 13,065.78 11,932.98 11,838.24 11,898.66 10,540.64
02/28/97 13,080.07 12,005.36 11,882.17 11,905.68 10,566.86
03/31/97 12,488.19 11,797.83 11,536.82 11,555.06 10,449.76
04/30/97 13,103.33 12,047.74 11,883.64 11,891.64 10,606.19
05/31/97 13,998.27 12,610.04 12,370.28 12,425.65 10,706.45
06/30/97 14,580.21 12,953.89 12,780.33 12,800.72 10,833.53
07/31/97 15,723.23 13,623.63 13,508.30 13,542.80 11,125.68
08/31/97 15,085.51 13,337.38 13,080.11 13,181.57 11,030.78
09/30/97 15,940.91 13,772.36 13,601.47 13,703.56 11,193.46
10/31/97 15,405.47 13,494.77 13,353.81 13,472.75 11,355.85
11/30/97 15,995.31 13,740.33 13,599.10 13,692.89 11,408.14
12/31/97 16,315.71 13,861.63 13,813.95 13,887.84 11,523.00
01/31/98 16,400.27 13,839.87 13,912.11 13,975.76 11,670.94
02/28/98 17,573.46 14,394.77 14,464.45 14,576.40 11,662.15
03/31/98 18,444.42 14,830.11 14,906.74 15,008.06 11,702.22
04/30/98 18,625.77 14,895.78 15,011.15 15,121.21 11,763.30
05/31/98 18,166.13 14,731.61 14,859.38 14,952.07 11,874.89
06/30/98 18,780.38 14,739.63 15,133.40 15,182.85 11,975.60
07/31/98 18,439.39 14,219.38 14,956.11 14,990.59 12,001.07
08/31/98 15,614.72 12,825.32 13,667.63 13,637.92 12,196.38
09/30/98 16,679.88 13,035.64 14,257.54 14,227.50 12,481.97
10/31/98 17,945.98 13,754.22 14,790.94 14,839.50 12,415.98
11/30/98 19,043.59 14,461.58 15,332.34 15,411.73 12,486.44
12/31/98 20,253.96 15,066.33 15,897.98 15,993.25 12,523.98
01/31/99 20,942.04 15,607.63 16,152.21 16,300.73 12,613.37
02/28/99 20,200.25 15,258.04 15,763.96 15,858.86 12,393.18
03/31/99 20,941.45 15,956.78 16,153.07 16,268.69 12,461.86
04/30/99 21,886.71 16,194.27 16,682.17 16,759.20 12,501.34
05/31/99 21,470.74 15,855.00 16,424.94 16,510.72 12,391.84
06/30/99 22,555.77 16,625.86 16,879.06 16,992.63 12,352.36
07/31/99 21,871.84 16,319.24 16,563.37 16,663.59 12,299.77
08/31/99 21,623.14 16,285.17 16,389.59 16,456.41 12,293.52
09/30/99 21,070.48 16,024.11 16,179.60 16,237.46 12,436.24
10/31/99 22,392.15 16,754.04 16,648.07 16,709.20 12,482.12
11/30/99 23,018.82 17,119.00 16,827.20 16,926.13 12,481.23
12/31/99 24,487.60 17,913.98 17,325.10 17,477.10 12,421.04
01/31/00 23,527.66 17,444.37 16,889.86 17,007.17 12,380.37
02/29/00 23,745.73 17,410.01 16,849.17 17,041.81 12,530.09
03/31/00 25,605.94 18,383.12 17,841.23 18,011.36 12,695.16
04/30/00 24,703.58 17,854.28 17,514.28 17,674.85 12,658.81
05/31/00 24,009.73 17,543.87 17,349.48 17,464.97 12,653.00
06/30/00 24,720.60 17,935.05 17,626.40 17,804.33 12,916.24
07/31/00 24,283.66 17,719.71 17,578.36 17,769.46 13,033.49
08/31/00 26,084.60 18,412.94 18,363.00 18,604.84 13,222.39
09/30/00 24,903.55 17,793.29 17,976.55 18,191.38 13,305.52
10/31/00 24,548.96 17,609.85 17,960.64 18,127.37 13,393.57
11/30/00 22,286.24 16,790.51 17,308.68 17,403.29 13,612.57
12/31/00 22,660.76 17,108.40 17,738.88 17,871.52 13,865.08
01/31/01 23,435.96 18,374.32 18,115.36 18,320.70 14,091.83
02/28/01 21,294.67 17,944.16 17,412.18 17,524.32 14,214.59
03/31/01 19,906.55 17,649.81 16,849.87 16,911.22 14,285.95
04/30/01 21,502.96 18,391.92 17,557.02 17,664.36 14,226.65
05/31/01 21,675.66 18,837.18 17,713.39 17,814.84 14,312.46
06/30/01 21,275.99 18,665.44 17,441.98 17,575.21 14,366.54
07/31/01 20,925.34 18,926.93 17,429.36 17,555.09 14,687.74
08/31/01 19,689.99 18,540.92 16,933.34 17,024.15 14,855.94
09/30/01 17,952.84 17,360.57 16,119.59 16,080.48 15,029.05
10/31/01 18,370.53 17,711.29 16,389.38 16,421.20 15,343.54
11/30/01 19,785.48 18,763.44 17,041.89 17,105.86 15,131.99
12/31/01 20,064.36 18,983.93 17,164.80 17,228.90 15,035.90
01/31/02 19,812.76 18,812.54 17,014.25 17,052.02 15,157.62
02/28/02 19,407.61 18,456.60 16,898.64 16,883.62 15,304.51
03/31/02 20,258.54 18,984.45 17,268.12 17,266.27 15,049.91
04/30/02 19,195.69 18,679.53 16,853.73 16,868.94 15,341.75
05/31/02 18,973.29 18,825.36 16,845.87 16,796.80 15,472.11
06/30/02 17,607.51 17,765.59 16,127.21 16,023.74 15,605.89
07/31/02 16,207.65 16,898.00 15,300.63 15,220.94 15,794.20
08/31/02 16,284.22 17,071.51 15,457.61 15,386.52 16,060.87
09/30/02 14,573.23 16,309.12 14,534.73 14,477.91 16,320.99
10/31/02 15,733.64 16,846.04 15,140.60 15,038.63 16,246.65
11/30/02 16,685.71 17,584.32 15,754.83 15,621.23 16,242.33
12/31/02 15,742.38 17,065.51 15,330.15 15,199.20 16,577.82
01/31/03 15,357.17 16,751.50 15,100.51 14,972.47 16,591.98
02/28/03 15,104.52 16,683.24 14,987.26 14,866.16 16,821.55
03/31/03 15,263.36 16,736.86 15,048.42 14,933.55 16,808.59
04/30/03 16,509.73 17,546.26 15,862.78 15,727.58 16,947.29
05/31/03 17,506.33 18,314.51 16,564.38 16,455.39 17,263.27
06/30/03 17,742.57 18,525.20 16,689.98 16,589.32 17,229.01
07/31/03 18,149.59 18,621.68 16,728.66 16,612.27 16,649.78
08/31/03 18,551.79 18,883.57 17,011.07 16,895.51 16,760.32
09/30/03 18,350.38 18,874.08 17,032.65 16,899.28 17,203.98
10/31/03 19,460.93 19,607.46 17,594.60 17,441.59 17,043.53
11/30/03 19,728.98 19,815.02 17,750.38 17,608.13 17,084.35
12/31/03 20,631.38 20,374.00 18,386.39 18,208.42 17,258.21
01/31/04 21,061.77 20,596.21 18,660.93 18,461.39 17,397.05
02/29/04 21,345.50 20,873.97 18,915.27 18,698.32 17,585.36
03/31/04 21,092.13 20,715.95 18,825.04 18,610.09 17,717.06
04/30/04 20,656.02 20,339.80 18,429.42 18,192.63 17,256.12
05/31/04 20,956.22 20,479.11 18,510.79 18,277.96 17,187.00
06/30/04 21,372.72 20,880.79 18,800.20 18,565.67 17,284.13
07/31/04 20,564.50 20,363.66 18,446.27 18,176.56 17,455.45
08/31/04 20,649.19 20,391.61 18,558.48 18,270.26 17,788.42
09/30/04 20,966.61 20,632.26 18,834.18 18,495.86 17,836.69
10/31/04 21,310.98 20,814.59 19,037.86 18,690.47 17,986.26
11/30/04 22,301.64 21,417.71 19,550.68 19,210.80 17,842.80
12/31/04 23,096.28 22,015.38 20,038.71 19,687.88 18,006.97
01/31/05 22,481.12 21,716.14 19,780.57 19,421.64 18,120.04
02/28/05 22,976.00 21,944.13 20,060.41 19,687.51 18,013.08
03/31/05 22,587.38 21,677.19 19,784.22 19,420.27 17,920.56
04/30/05 22,096.64 21,462.56 19,546.48 19,162.04 18,163.10
05/31/05 22,933.91 22,049.21 19,994.69 19,613.52 18,359.60
06/30/05 23,094.12 22,158.95 20,138.38 19,753.64 18,459.71
07/31/05 24,041.56 22,676.28 20,585.88 20,181.78 18,291.67
08/31/05 23,812.37 22,762.50 20,645.43 20,190.03 18,526.16
09/30/05 24,020.70 22,776.06 20,727.28 20,256.30 18,335.32
10/31/05 23,570.82 22,314.19 20,401.83 19,920.98 18,190.21
11/30/05 24,489.55 22,848.23 20,897.14 20,409.78 18,270.66
[END CHART]
DATA FROM 11/30/95 THROUGH 11/30/05.
PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE RESULTS, AND THE
CUMULATIVE PERFORMANCE QUOTED DOES NOT REFLECT THE DEDUCTION OF
TAXES THAT A SHAREHOLDER WOULD PAY ON FUND DISTRIBUTIONS OR THE
REDEMPTION OF FUND SHARES.
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The graph illustrates the comparison of a $10,000 hypothetical
investment in the USAA Balanced Strategy Fund to the following
benchmarks:
o The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the 3,000
largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which
represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.
o The Lipper Balanced Funds Index tracks the total return performance
of the 30 largest funds within the Lipper Balanced Funds category.
o The Lipper Balanced Funds Average is an average of all balanced
funds, reported by Lipper Inc., an independent organization that
monitors the performance of mutual funds.
o The Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index covers the U.S.
investment-grade fixed-rate bond market, including government and
credit securities, agency mortgage pass-through securities,
asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities
that have remaining maturities of more than one year.
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OVERVIEW
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TOP 5 EQUITY HOLDINGS
(% of Net Assets)
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Microsoft Corp. 1.5%
Bank of America Corp. 1.2%
Procter & Gamble Co. 1.2%
General Electric Co. 1.1%
Time Warner, Inc. 1.1%
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TOP 5 FIXED INCOME HOLDINGS
(% of Net Assets)
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U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.25% 2.2%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.38% 1.5%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.25% 0.9%
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., 6.95% 0.8%
Consumers Funding, LLC 0.6%
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ASSET ALLOCATION
11/30/05
[PIE CHART OF ASSET ALLOCATION]
Equity Securities 50.1%
Bonds 47.8%
Other* 8.3%
[END CHART]
*INCLUDES MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
PURCHASED WITH CASH COLLATERAL FROM SECURITIES LOANED.
PERCENTAGES ARE OF THE NET ASSETS OF THE FUND AND MAY NOT
EQUAL 100%.
YOU WILL FIND A COMPLETE LIST OF SECURITIES THAT THE FUND OWNS
ON PAGES 13-32.
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NUMBER VALUE
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EQUITY SECURITIES (50.1%)
COMMON STOCKS (48.2%)
AEROSPACE & DEFENSE (1.9%)
39,500 Boeing Co. $ 2,694
23,800 General Dynamics Corp. 2,720
41,300 Precision Castparts Corp. 2,106
83,400 United Technologies Corp. 4,490
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12,010
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ALUMINUM (0.3%)
60,500 Alcoa, Inc. 1,658
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APPAREL RETAIL (1.0%)
41,900 Abercrombie & Fitch Co. "A" 2,569
16,300 Aeropostale, Inc.* 405
17,500 Chico's FAS, Inc.* 772
67,500 Christopher & Banks Corp. 1,018
51,550 Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.* 1,364
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6,128
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APPLICATION SOFTWARE (1.0%)
47,900 Amdocs Ltd. (United Kingdom)* 1,266
27,600 Autodesk, Inc. 1,151
75,800 Intuit, Inc.* 4,061
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6,478
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ASSET MANAGEMENT & CUSTODY BANKS (1.2%)
31,400 Northern Trust Corp. 1,654
54,100 Nuveen Investments, Inc. "A" 2,243
68,500 State Street Corp. 3,952
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7,849
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AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL (0.3%)
58,600 O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.* 1,784
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BIOTECHNOLOGY (1.9%)
68,100 Amgen, Inc.* 5,511
39,800 Applera Corp.-Applied Biosystems Group 1,098
25,400 Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.* 1,157
55,300 Genzyme Corp.* 4,111
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11,877
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BREWERS (0.2%)
33,500 Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. $ 1,465
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BROADCASTING & CABLE TV (0.3%)
63,400 Comcast Corp. "A"* 1,651
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CASINOS & GAMING (0.5%)
57,000 Penn National Gaming, Inc.* 1,891
52,600 Shuffle Master, Inc.*(h) 1,473
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3,364
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COAL & CONSUMABLE FUELS (0.2%)
27,400 Cameco Corp. (Canada) 1,561
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COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT (1.3%)
102,400 Cisco Systems, Inc.* 1,796
233,900 Corning, Inc.* 4,737
82,500 Motorola, Inc. 1,987
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8,520
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COMPUTER HARDWARE (0.3%)
54,600 Dell, Inc.* 1,647
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COMPUTER STORAGE & PERIPHERALS (0.2%)
29,700 QLogic Corp.* 982
3,700 SanDisk Corp.* 189
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1,171
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CONSTRUCTION & FARM MACHINERY & HEAVY TRUCKS (0.5%)
30,700 Caterpillar, Inc. 1,774
33,900 Oshkosh Truck Corp. 1,523
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3,297
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CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (0.3%)
29,100 Vulcan Materials Co. 1,941
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CONSUMER FINANCE (0.2%)
43,000 First Marblehead Corp.(h) 1,453
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NUMBER VALUE
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DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES (1.0%)
27,000 Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. "A"* $ 1,506
13,300 DST Systems, Inc.* 791
65,900 First Data Corp. 2,851
27,200 Paychex, Inc. 1,154
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6,302
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DEPARTMENT STORES (0.5%)
65,300 Kohl's Corp.* 3,004
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DISTILLERS & VINTNERS (0.2%)
51,000 Constellation Brands, Inc. "A"* 1,205
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DIVERSIFIED BANKS (1.2%)
165,800 Bank of America Corp. 7,609
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DIVERSIFIED CHEMICALS (0.5%)
67,900 Du Pont (E.I.) De Nemours & Co. 2,903
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DIVERSIFIED METALS & MINING (0.2%)
7,300 Rio Tinto plc ADR (United Kingdom) 1,189
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EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (0.5%)
32,400 Career Education Corp.* 1,208
31,800 ITT Educational Services, Inc.* 1,952
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3,160
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ENVIRONMENTAL & FACILITIES SERVICES (0.3%)
60,300 Waste Management, Inc. 1,804
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GOLD (0.6%)
11,500 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. "B" 599
69,700 Newmont Mining Corp. 3,215
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3,814
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HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT (2.1%)
38,000 Biomet, Inc. 1,354
31,100 Diagnostic Products Corp. 1,417
51,900 Fisher Scientific International, Inc.* 3,346
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NUMBER VALUE
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28,600 Kinetic Concepts, Inc.* $ 1,114
99,700 Medtronic, Inc. 5,540
22,800 Waters Corp.* 894
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13,665
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HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (0.2%)
34,800 Triad Hospitals, Inc.* 1,485
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HEALTH CARE SERVICES (0.5%)
42,100 Dendrite International, Inc.* 793
41,700 Omnicare, Inc. 2,375
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3,168
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HEALTH CARE SUPPLIES (0.2%)
23,100 Cooper Companies, Inc. 1,266
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HOME FURNISHINGS (0.1%)
6,400 Mohawk Industries, Inc.* 563
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HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAIL (0.5%)
51,400 Lowe's Companies, Inc. 3,468
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HOMEBUILDING (0.4%)
81,400 D.R. Horton, Inc. 2,885
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HOTELS, RESORTS, & CRUISE LINES (0.2%)
63,500 Hilton Hotels Corp. 1,392
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HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS (1.2%)
131,200 Procter & Gamble Co. 7,503
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INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS & ENERGY TRADERS (0.3%)
21,700 TXU Corp. 2,227
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INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES (1.3%)
194,000 General Electric Co. 6,930
13,600 Textron, Inc. 1,073
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8,003
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NUMBER VALUE
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INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY (0.3%)
45,200 Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. "A" $ 1,791
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INTEGRATED OIL & GAS (1.9%)
67,500 ConocoPhillips 4,084
110,300 Exxon Mobil Corp. 6,401
40,800 Petro-Canada (Canada) 1,555
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12,040
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INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES (0.2%)
222,200 Qwest Communications International, Inc.* 1,164
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INTERNET SOFTWARE & SERVICES (0.9%)
138,000 Yahoo!, Inc.* 5,552
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INVESTMENT BANKING & BROKERAGE (1.3%)
227,600 E*TRADE Financial Corp.* 4,442
57,600 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 3,826
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8,268
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LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE (0.2%)
72,500 UnumProvident Corp. 1,595
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MANAGED HEALTH CARE (1.4%)
36,950 Coventry Health Care, Inc.* 2,201
33,900 Health Net, Inc.* 1,730
64,000 WellPoint, Inc.* 4,917
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8,848
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MOVIES & ENTERTAINMENT (1.5%)
397,700 Time Warner, Inc. 7,151
81,000 Viacom, Inc. "B" 2,705
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9,856
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MULTI-LINE INSURANCE (0.5%)
45,900 American International Group, Inc. 3,082
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OIL & GAS DRILLING (0.2%)
29,600 GlobalSantaFe Corp. 1,343
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NUMBER VALUE
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OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES (0.7%)
14,000 National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.* $ 849
40,700 Schlumberger Ltd. 3,896
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4,745
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OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION (1.4%)
66,800 Chesapeake Energy Corp. 1,934
127,900 Noble Energy, Inc. 4,779
24,400 Woodside Petroleum Ltd. ADR (Australia) 631
31,400 XTO Energy, Inc. 1,278
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8,622
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OTHER DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES (1.0%)
128,339 Citigroup, Inc. 6,231
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PHARMACEUTICALS (2.4%)
75,300 Abbott Laboratories 2,839
71,200 Biovail Corp. (Canada)(h) 1,675
43,600 Eisai Co. Ltd. ADR (Japan) 1,680
52,200 Eli Lilly and Co. 2,636
60,700 Pfizer, Inc. 1,287
63,300 Sanofi-Aventis ADR (France) 2,545
122,100 Schering-Plough Corp. 2,359
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15,021
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PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE (1.7%)
48,800 ACE Ltd. 2,708
21,700 Ambac Financial Group, Inc. 1,664
22,100 Chubb Corp. 2,140
76,587 St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. 3,564
21,000 W.R. Berkley Corp. 979
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11,055
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REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (0.4%)
35,800 Simon Property Group, Inc.(h) 2,768
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REGIONAL BANKS (0.4%)
33,400 UnionBanCal Corp. 2,311
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RESTAURANTS (0.3%)
28,600 CBRL Group, Inc. 1,058
22,000 Outback Steakhouse, Inc. 886
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1,944
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NUMBER VALUE
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SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT (0.3%)
28,900 Lam Research Corp.* $ 1,085
21,700 Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.* 955
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2,040
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SEMICONDUCTORS (1.0%)
104,600 Intel Corp. 2,791
6,500 International Rectifier Corp.* 230
51,100 Microchip Technology, Inc. 1,705
53,400 Texas Instruments, Inc. 1,734
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6,460
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SOFT DRINKS (0.8%)
81,600 PepsiCo, Inc. 4,831
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SPECIALTY STORES (0.8%)
131,100 Michaels Stores, Inc. 4,903
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SYSTEMS SOFTWARE (1.5%)
353,000 Microsoft Corp. 9,782
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TECHNOLOGY DISTRIBUTORS (0.2%)
20,600 CDW Corp. 1,208
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THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE (0.8%)
40,800 Golden West Financial Corp. 2,643
47,400 IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. 1,815
24,400 Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. 533
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4,991
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TOBACCO (0.8%)
71,200 Altria Group, Inc. 5,183
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TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS (0.2%)
27,400 Fastenal Co. 1,088
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TRUCKING (0.5%)
27,400 CNF, Inc. 1,562
31,700 Yellow Roadway Corp.* 1,493
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3,055
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NUMBER VALUE
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WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES (1.0%)
92,500 Alamosa Holdings, Inc.* $ 1,710
199,052 Sprint Nextel Corp. 4,984
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6,694
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Total common stocks (cost: $266,845) 306,940
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PREFERRED SECURITIES (0.7%)
ELECTRIC UTILITIES (0.2%)
10,000 Southern California Edison Co., Series A, 5.35%, perpetual 1,018
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LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE (0.2%)
40,000 Aegon N.V., 6.38% (Netherlands) 980
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000)
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REGIONAL BANKS (0.3%)
$2,000 Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Series 1, 7.56%, perpetual(o) 2,165
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Total preferred securities (cost: $4,169) 4,163
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NUMBER
OF SHARES
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EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS (1.2%)
28,000 iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund(h) 1,959
42,100 MidCap SPDR Trust Series 1(h) 5,651
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Total exchange-traded funds (cost: $6,942) 7,610
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Total equity securities (cost: $277,956) 318,713
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT COUPON
(000) RATE MATURITY
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BONDS (47.8%)
CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS (22.7%)
APPAREL & ACCESSORIES & LUXURY GOODS (0.3%)
$ 1,000 Kellwood Co., Debentures 7.63% 10/15/2017 902
1,000 Kellwood Co., Senior Notes 7.88 7/15/2009 996
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1,898
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AMOUNT COUPON VALUE
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BREWERS (0.2%)
$ 1,000 Miller Brewing Co., Guaranteed Notes(a) 4.25% 8/15/2008 $ 981
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BROADCASTING & CABLE TV (0.4%)
1,000 Cox Communications, Inc., Notes 4.63 6/01/2013 929
1,000 Cox Enterprises, Inc., Notes(a) 8.00 2/15/2007 1,029
1,000 Liberty Media Corp., Senior Notes(h) 5.70 5/15/2013 917
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2,875
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CONSUMER FINANCE (1.4%)
1,000 American Honda Finance Corp., MTN(a) 4.43(d) 5/11/2007 1,002
1,000 Ford Motor Credit Co., Senior Notes 4.95 1/15/2008 912
1,000 Ford Motor Credit Co., Notes 7.00 10/01/2013 886
1,000 General Motors Acceptance Corp., Notes 6.13 8/28/2007 938
1,000 General Motors Acceptance Corp., Notes 6.75 12/01/2014 909
2,000 Household Finance Corp., Notes(r) 6.38 10/15/2011 2,117
2,000 SLM Corp., Notes(r) 5.38 1/15/2013 2,015
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8,779
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DATA PROCESSING & OUTSOURCED SERVICES (0.3%)
1,750 Fiserv, Inc., Notes 4.00 4/15/2008 1,700
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DIVERSIFIED BANKS (0.8%)
1,000 Bank of America Corp., Subordinated Notes 9.38 9/15/2009 1,148
1,000 Emigrant Bancorp, Inc., Senior Notes(a) 6.25 6/15/2014 1,033
2,050 First Union Corp., Bonds 6.82 8/01/2026(c) 2,518
727 U.S. Central Credit Union, Senior Notes 2.70 9/30/2009 685
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5,384
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DIVERSIFIED CHEMICALS (0.1%)
1,000 ICI Wilmington, Inc., Notes 4.38 12/01/2008 976
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ELECTRIC UTILITIES (3.7%)
1,000 American Electric Power Co., Inc., Senior Notes 4.71 8/16/2007 994
1,921 Cedar Brakes II, LLC, Senior Notes, Series C(a) 9.88 9/01/2013 2,191
1,000 Entergy Mississippi, Inc., First Mortgage Bonds 5.15 2/01/2013 959
1,000 FirstEnergy Corp., Notes, Series B 6.45 11/15/2011 1,053
977 FPL Energy National Wind, LLC, Secured Notes(a) 5.61 3/10/2024 970
3,000 Monongahela Power Co., Notes, Series A 7.36 1/15/2010 3,144
1,000 Northern States Power Co., First Mortgage Bonds 2.88 8/01/2006 988
1,836 Oglethorpe Power Corp., Secured
Series Facility Bonds 6.97 6/30/2011 1,899
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$ 2,000 Power Contract Financing, Senior Notes(a) 6.26% 2/01/2010 $ 2,032
1,000 PPL Capital Funding, Inc., Guaranteed Notes, Series A 4.33 3/01/2009 972
1,000 PPL Energy Supply, LLC, Bonds, Series A 5.70 10/15/2015 991
1,000 Public Service Electric & Gas Co., First
Mortgage Bonds, Series A 4.09(d) 6/23/2006 1,000
1,000 Sempra Energy ESOP, Series 1999 (NBGA)(a) 4.21 11/01/2014(c) 986
2,000 Tristate General & Transport Association, Bonds(a) 6.04 1/31/2018 2,044
2,000 TXU Energy Co., LLC, Senior Notes 7.00 3/15/2013 2,120
1,000 West Penn Power Co., Notes 6.63 4/15/2012 1,067
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23,410
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ENVIRONMENTAL & FACILITIES SERVICES (0.2%)
1,000 Waste Management, Inc., Senior Notes 7.38 8/01/2010 1,088
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FOOD RETAIL (0.3%)
1,000 Safeway, Inc., Notes 5.63 8/15/2014 978
1,000 Safeway, Inc., Notes 5.80 8/15/2012 997
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1,975
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GAS UTILITIES (1.3%)
2,000 Boardwalk Pipelines, LLC, Notes 5.50 2/01/2017 1,971
1,000 Enbridge Energy Partners, LP, Senior Notes 5.35 12/15/2014 981
2,000 Energy Transfer Partners, LP, Senior Notes 5.95 2/01/2015 1,962
1,000 Gulfstream Natural Gas Systems, LLC, Senior Notes(a) 6.19 11/01/2025 1,007
1,000 Noram Energy Corp., Debentures 6.50 2/01/2008 1,026
1,000 Valero Logistics Operations, LP, Senior Notes 6.05 3/15/2013 1,035
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7,982
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HEALTH CARE FACILITIES (0.1%)
1,000 HCA, Inc., Notes 5.25 11/06/2008 977
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HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES (0.2%)
1,000 Whirlpool Corp., Debentures 7.75 7/15/2016 1,140
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HOUSEWARES & SPECIALTIES (0.2%)
1,380 Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., MTN, Series A 6.35 7/15/2028(c) 1,414
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AMOUNT COUPON VALUE
(000) SECURITY RATE MATURITY (000)
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INTEGRATED OIL & GAS (0.4%)
$ 1,922 Merey Sweeny, LP, Senior Notes(a) 8.85% 12/18/2019 $ 2,279
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LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE (0.3%)
2,000 Phoenix Companies, Inc., Senior Notes 6.68 2/16/2008 2,020
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MANAGED HEALTH CARE (0.5%)
1,000 Coventry Health Care, Inc., Senior Notes 6.13 1/15/2015 1,019
2,000 Highmark, Inc., Senior Notes(a) 6.80 8/15/2013 2,155
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3,174
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METAL & GLASS CONTAINERS (0.2%)
1,000 Pactiv Corp., Notes 7.20 12/15/2005 1,001
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MULTI-LINE INSURANCE (0.9%)
1,000 American General Finance Corp., Notes 4.04(d) 3/29/2006 1,000
1,000 American General Finance Corp., MTN, Series I 4.88 7/15/2012 977
1,000 American General Finance Corp., MTN 5.40 12/01/2015 990
1,000 ASIF Global Financing XIX, Senior Notes(a) 4.90 1/17/2013 989
2,000 Oil Casualty Insurance Ltd., Subordinated Debentures(a) 8.00 9/15/2034 2,016
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5,972
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MULTI-SECTOR HOLDINGS (0.2%)
1,000 Leucadia National Corp., Senior Notes 7.00 8/15/2013 1,010
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MULTI-UTILITIES (0.3%)
1,000 Duke Capital Corp., LLC, Senior Notes 5.50 3/01/2014 990
1,000 PSEG Funding Trust, Notes 5.38 11/16/2007 1,003
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1,993
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OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES (0.1%)
1,000 Seacor Holdings, Inc., Senior Notes 5.88 10/01/2012 966
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OIL & GAS REFINING & MARKETING (0.2%)
1,000 Magellan Midstream Partners, LP, Notes 6.45 6/01/2014 1,058
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OTHER DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES (0.2%)
1,000 Textron Financial Corp., Notes 2.75 6/01/2006 991
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AMOUNT COUPON VALUE
(000) SECURITY RATE MATURITY (000)
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PACKAGED FOODS & MEAT (0.1%)
$ 1,000 General Mills, Inc., Notes 2.63% 10/24/2006 $ 978
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PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE (2.5%)
1,000 21st Century Insurance Group, Senior Notes 5.90 12/15/2013 1,012
1,000 ACE INA Holdings, Inc., Senior Notes 5.88 6/15/2014 1,025
1,000 AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes 5.75 12/01/2014 995
2,000 Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., Senior Notes 4.85 1/15/2015 1,957
1,000 Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Notes 5.25 3/15/2013 929
1,000 Fidelity National Financial, Inc., Notes 7.30 8/15/2011 1,041
2,000 Fund American Companies, Inc., Notes 5.88 5/15/2013 2,007
1,000 Markel Corp., Notes 7.20 8/15/2007 1,031
1,000 Ohio Casualty Corp., Notes 7.30 6/15/2014 1,064
1,000 RLI Corp., Senior Notes 5.95 1/15/2014 989
1,000 St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc., Senior Notes 5.50 12/01/2015 997
1,000 W.R. Berkley Corp., Senior Notes 5.60 5/15/2015 992
2,000 Xl Capital Ltd. Senior Notes 6.38 11/15/2024 2,024
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16,063
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PUBLISHING (0.3%)
1,000 Knight-Ridder, Inc., Notes 5.75 9/01/2017 877
1,000 Scholastic Corp., Notes 5.00 4/15/2013 915
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1,792
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RAILROADS (0.3%)
2,000 TTX Co., Notes(a) 5.40 2/15/2016 1,992
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REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (3.5%)
1,000 Arden Realty, LP, Notes 5.25 3/01/2015 970
1,000 EOP Operating, LP, Guaranteed Notes 4.75 3/15/2014 941
2,000 ERP Operating, LP, Notes 5.25 9/15/2014 1,973
2,000 Federal Realty Investment Trust, Notes 5.65 6/01/2016 1,986
1,000 Hospitality Properties Trust, Senior Notes 5.13 2/15/2015 954
2,000 HRPT Properties Trust, Notes 5.75 11/01/2015 1,994
2,000 Kimco Realty Corp., Notes 5.58 11/23/2015 2,002
1,000 Liberty Property, LP, Senior Notes 5.65 8/15/2014 1,007
2,000 Nationwide Health Properties, Inc., Notes 6.00 5/20/2015 1,968
2,000 Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc., Notes 7.95 4/15/2011 2,231
1,000 Post Apartment Homes, LP, Senior Notes 5.45 6/01/2012 976
2,000 Simon Property Group, LP, Notes(a) 5.75 12/01/2015 2,016
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PRINCIPAL MARKET
AMOUNT COUPON VALUE
(000) SECURITY RATE MATURITY (000)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ 2,000 Tanger Factory Outlets, Senior Notes 6.15% 11/15/2015 $ 2,009
1,000 United Dominion Realty Trust, Senior Notes 5.25 1/15/2015 974
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22,001
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REGIONAL BANKS (1.0%)
1,000 Bank of Hawaii, Notes 6.88 3/01/2009 1,061
1,000 First Republic Bank Corp., Subordinated Notes 7.75 9/15/2012 1,115
1,000 Imperial Bank, Subordinated Capital Notes 8.50 4/01/2009 1,103
2,000 PNC Financial Services, Trust Preferred
Securities, Series C 8.88 3/15/2027 2,173
1,000 Union Planters Bank, N.A., Subordinated Notes 6.50 3/15/2008(c) 1,032
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6,484
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THRIFTS & MORTGAGE FINANCE (1.6%)
1,000 Countrywide Home Loan, Guaranteed Notes, Series MTNL 4.00 3/22/2011 941
2,000 Countrywide Home Loan, Notes, Series MTN 4.13 9/15/2009 1,924
1,000 Independence Community Bank Corp., Notes(l) 3.50 6/20/2013 960
2,000 Roslyn Bancorp, Inc., Senior Notes 7.50 12/01/2008 2,123
2,000 Washington Mutual Bank, Subordinated Notes 5.65 8/15/2014 2,007
2,000 World Savings Bank Federal Savings Bank, Notes 4.13 12/15/2009 1,943
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9,898
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TOBACCO (0.6%)
1,000 Universal Corp., MTN, Series C 5.20 10/15/2013 901
1,000 Universal Corp., MTN, Series B 7.88 2/15/2008 1,039
2,000 UST, Inc., Notes 6.63 7/15/2012 2,084
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4,024
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Total corporate obligations (cost: $145,418) 144,275
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EURODOLLAR AND YANKEE OBLIGATIONS (5.1%)(n)
DIVERSIFIED BANKS (1.3%)
1,000 Bayerische Landesbank, MTN (Germany) 2.60 10/16/2006 983
500 Chinatrust Commercial Bank Co. Ltd.,
Bonds (Hong Kong)(a,l) 5.63 12/29/2049 485
1,000 Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Co., Subordinated
Notes (Japan)(a,l) 5.51 12/29/2049 963
1,000 HBOS plc, Subordinated
Notes (United Kingdom)(a) 6.41 10/01/2035 981
1,000 Mizuho Finance, Notes (Japan)(a) 5.79 4/15/2014 1,031
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NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
PRINCIPAL MARKET
AMOUNT COUPON VALUE
(000) SECURITY RATE MATURITY (000)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ 1,000 Nordea Bank AB, Subordinated Notes (Sweden)(a) 5.25% 11/30/2012 $ 1,013
1,000 Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Subordinated
Bonds (Sweden)(a,l) 5.47 3/29/2049 986
2,000 UFJ Finance Aruba AEC, Notes (Aruba) 8.75 11/29/2049 2,169
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8,611
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DIVERSIFIED METALS & MINING (0.5%)
2,000 Brascan Corp., Notes (Canada) 8.13 12/15/2008 2,166
1,000 Glencore Funding, LLC, Notes (Switzerland)(a) 6.00 4/15/2014 932
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3,098
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FOOD RETAIL (0.3%)
2,000 Woolworths Ltd., Senior Notes (Australia)(a) 5.25 11/15/2011 2,002
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INTEGRATED OIL & GAS (0.5%)
1,000 Pemex Finance Ltd., Senior Notes (Mexico) 8.88 11/15/2010 1,109
2,000 Pemex Project Funding Master Trust,
Senior Notes (Mexico)(a,o,q) 4.99(d) 12/03/2012 2,002
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3,111
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OIL & GAS DRILLING (0.3%)
1,873 Delek & Avner-Yam Tethys Ltd., Secured Notes (Israel)(a) 5.33 8/01/2013 1,836
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OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION (0.5%)
2,000 EOG Resources Canada, Inc., Senior Notes (Canada)(a) 4.75 3/15/2014 1,930
1,000 RAS Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd. II,
Bonds, Series A (Qatar)(a) 5.30 9/30/2020 985
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2,915
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OIL & GAS REFINING & MARKETING (0.3%)
2,000 GS Caltex Corp., Notes (Korea)(a) 5.50 10/15/2015 1,979
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PAPER PRODUCTS (0.1%)
1,000 Domtar, Inc., Notes (Canada) 5.38 12/01/2013 830
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PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE (0.2%)
1,000 Mantis Reef Ltd. II, Notes (Australia)(a) 4.80 11/03/2009 978
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PRINCIPAL MARKET
AMOUNT COUPON VALUE
(000) SECURITY RATE MATURITY (000)
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REINSURANCE (1.1%)
$ 1,000 Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd., Senior Notes (Bermuda) 6.15% 10/15/2015 $ 1,002
3,000 Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd., Senior Notes (Bermuda) 6.13 8/15/2013 2,867
1,500 Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc.,
Guaranteed Notes, Series B (Bermuda) 7.50 6/01/2017 1,480
2,000 Stingray, Pass-Through Trust, Pass-Through
Certificates (Bermuda)(a) 5.90 1/12/2015 1,975
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7,324
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Total Eurodollar and Yankee obligations (cost: $33,074) 32,684
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ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (3.1%)
AIRLINES (0.7%)
762 Airport Airplanes, Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 1R, Class A8, EETC 4.50(d) 3/15/2019 717
America West Airlines, Inc.,
Pass-Through Certificates,
554 Series 1996-1, Class A, EETC 6.85 7/02/2009 547
1,586 Series 1999-1, Class G, EETC (INS) 7.93 1/02/2019 1,687
756 American Airlines, Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2002-1, Class G, EETC (INS) 4.58(d) 9/23/2007 759
828 Northwest Airlines Corp., Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 1999-2A, EETC 7.58 3/01/2019 829
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4,539
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ASSET-BACKED FINANCING (2.4%)
1,000 AESOP Funding II, LLC, Series 2004-2A, Class A1(a) 2.76 4/20/2008 976
2,000 ARG Funding Corp., Subordinated Bonds,
Series 2003-1A, Class C2 6.64 3/20/2007 1,999
2,000 Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust,
Series 2005-C5, Class C5 4.95 10/25/2010 1,996
4,000 Consumers Funding, LLC, Series 2001-1, Class A5 5.43 4/20/2015 4,085
1,000 Detroit Edison Securitization Funding, LLC,
Series 2001-1, Class A5 6.42 3/01/2015 1,078
370 Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Notes,
Series 2003-3, Class A3 2.14 4/23/2007 368
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NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
PRINCIPAL MARKET
AMOUNT COUPON VALUE
(000) SECURITY RATE MATURITY (000)
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$ 2,000 Household Affinity Credit Card Master Note
Trust I, Series 2003-2, Class B 2.51% 2/15/2008 $ 1,992
434 Oncor Electric Delivery Transition Bond Co.,
Bonds, Series 2003-1, Class A1 2.26 2/15/2009 428
1,000 Permanent Financing plc, Notes,
Series 8, Class 1B 3.93(d) 6/10/2042 1,001
205 PP&L Transition Bond Co., LLC,
Series 1999-1, Class A6 6.96 12/26/2007 206
907 Whole Auto Loan Trust,
Series 2003-1, Class A3B(a) 1.99 5/15/2007 902
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15,031
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Total asset-backed securities (cost: $19,385) 19,570
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COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES (8.0%)
COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (7.9%)
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Inc.,
2,165 Series 2001 PB1, Class A2 5.79 5/11/2035 2,227
1,706 Series 2000-2, Class A1 7.02 9/15/2032 1,774
2,813 Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
Series 2000-1, Class A2 7.76 4/15/2032 3,028
3,000 Commerce Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2004-LB2A, Class A2 3.60 3/10/2039 2,879
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage
Securities Corp.,
1,540 Series 2001-CK6, Class A2 6.10 8/15/2036 1,574
1,000 Series 1998-C1, Class D 7.17 5/17/2040 1,083
1,680 Series 2000-C1, Class A2 7.55 4/15/2062 1,823
DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp.,
2,000 Series 1999-CG1, Class A1B 6.46 3/10/2032 2,084
2,000 Series 1999-CG2, Class A1B 7.30 6/10/2032 2,140
2,000 First Union National Bank Commercial
Mortgage Trust, Series 1999-C4, Class A2 7.39 12/15/2031 2,152
2,000 G-Force, LLC, Series 2005-RR2, Class A2(a,r) 5.16 12/25/2039 1,993
2,244 GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp.,
Series 2001-3, Class A1 5.56 6/10/2038 2,268
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.,
3,750 Series 2003-C3, Class A2(a) 4.22 4/10/2040 3,655
4,925 Series 1999-C2, Class A2 6.95 9/15/2033 5,199
1,126 J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage
Securities Corp., Series 2004-CBX, Class A1 3.18 1/12/2037 1,115
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PRINCIPAL MARKET
AMOUNT COUPON VALUE
(000) SECURITY RATE MATURITY (000)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ 3,629 LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2001-C2, Class A1 6.27% 6/15/2020 $ 3,726
878 Mach One Trust, Series 2004-1A, Class A1(a) 3.89 5/28/2040 860
1,250 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.,
Series 1998-C1, Class A2 6.48 11/15/2026 1,282
1,840 Morgan Stanley Capital Mortgage Trust,
Series 2000-HG, Class A(a) 7.43 12/03/2010 1,841
2,000 Nomura Asset Securities Corp.,
Series 1998-D6, Class A1B 6.59 3/15/2030 2,070
1,972 Paine Weber Mortgage Acceptance Corp.,
Series 1999-C1, Class A2 6.82 6/15/2032 2,063
1,737 Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII,
Series 2000-C3, Class A1(a) 6.34 12/18/2033 1,758
2,000 Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,
Series 2005-C18, Class APB 4.81 4/15/2042 1,952
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50,546
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INTEREST-ONLY COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (0.1%)(g)
9,147 Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.,
Series 2002-C1, Class XP (acquired
8/13/2003; cost $939)(a,b) 2.19 1/11/2035 633
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Total commercial mortgage securities (cost: $51,495) 51,179
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U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY ISSUES (3.4%)(j)
DEBENTURES (0.3%)
2,000 Fannie Mae(+), CPI Floating Rate Notes 4.78(d) 2/17/2009 1,949
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INTEREST-ONLY COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (0.1%)(g)
21,875 Government National Mortgage Assn.,
Series 2003-59, Class XB 2.28 7/16/2010 906
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COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (2.1%)
Fannie Mae(+),
111 Series 1999-25 VB 6.00 4/25/2016 111
351 Series 2001-20 VB 6.00 9/25/2017 351
30 Series 2001-29 VB 6.50 8/25/2016 30
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PRINCIPAL MARKET
AMOUNT COUPON VALUE
(000) SECURITY RATE MATURITY (000)
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Freddie Mac(+),
$ 2,212 Series 2435 VG 6.00% 2/15/2013 $ 2,262
3,808 Series 2389 VH 6.00 12/01/2031 3,845
1,853 Series 2427 VL 6.50 11/15/2017 1,863
1,933 Series 2445 VD 6.50 4/15/2018 1,953
Government National Mortgage Assn. I,
1,000 Series 1999-14 VD 6.00 3/20/2014 1,018
1,605 Series 2001-49 VB 7.00 11/16/2016 1,620
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13,053
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MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH SECURITIES(0.7%)
1,347 Freddie Mac, Pool C79394(+) 5.50 4/01/2033 1,333
Government National Mortgage Assn. I,
2,261 Pool 603868 5.50 1/15/2033 2,257
150 Pool 587184 7.00 4/15/2032 157
534 Government National Mortgage Assn. II,
Pool 781494 6.50 8/20/2031 552
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4,299
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OTHER U.S. GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED SECURITIES (0.2%)
1,524 Rowan Companies, Inc., Guaranteed Bond,
Title XI 2.80 10/20/2013 1,410
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Total U.S. government agency issues
(cost: $21,648) 21,617
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U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (4.8%)
BONDS AND NOTES (4.6%)
14,000 4.25%, 10/15/2010 13,887
6,000 4.25%, 8/15/2015(h) 5,867
8,500 5.38%, 2/15/2031(h) 9,342
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29,096
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INFLATION-INDEXED NOTE (0.2%)(f)
1,142 3.50%, 1/15/2011 1,221
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Total U.S. Treasury securities (cost: $30,570) 30,317
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MUNICIPAL BONDS (0.7%)
CASINOS & GAMING (0.3%)
2,000 Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribe, CT, Bonds(a) 5.91 9/01/2021 1,966
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PRINCIPAL MARKET
AMOUNT COUPON VALUE
(000) SECURITY RATE MATURITY (000)
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COMMUNITY SERVICE (0.1%)
$ 690 Jicarilla Apache Nation, NM, RB 2.95% 12/01/2006 $ 684
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MULTI-UTILITIES (0.2%)
1,097 California Maritime Infrastructure Auth. RB,
Series 1999 6.63 11/01/2009 1,122
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SPECIAL ASSESSMENT/TAX/FEE (0.1%)
1,000 Short Pump Town Center Community
Development Auth., VA, RB(a) 4.85 2/01/2006 1,000
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Total municipal bonds (cost: $4,820) 4,772
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Total bonds (cost: $306,410) 304,414
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NUMBER
OF SHARES
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MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS (1.9%)
MONEY MARKET FUNDS (1.2%)
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7,905,522 SSgA Prime Money Market Fund 3.89(i) - 7,905
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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT
(000)
- ---------
COMMERCIAL PAPER (0.3%)
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GAS UTILITIES
$ 2,015 Kinder Morgan Energy LP(a,k) 4.12 12/01/2005 2,015
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VARIABLE-RATE DEMAND NOTES (0.4%)(e)
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ELECTRIC UTILITIES (0.1%)
480 Sempra Energy ESOP, Series 1999A (NBGA)(a) 4.72 11/01/2014 480
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REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT (0.3%)
1,790 145 Associates Ltd., Notes, Series 2000
(LOC - Sky Bank) 5.19 10/01/2020 1,790
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2,270
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Total money market instruments (cost: $12,190) 12,190
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PRINCIPAL MARKET
AMOUNT COUPON VALUE
(000) SECURITY RATE MATURITY (000)
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS PURCHASED WITH CASH
COLLATERAL FROM SECURITIES LOANED (6.4%)
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (6.3%)(m)
$15,000 Credit Suisse First Boston, LLC, 4.02%, acquired on 11/30/2005
and due 12/01/2005 at $15,000 (collateralized by $15,590 of
Federal Home Loan Bank Bonds(j,+), 4.25% - 4.30%, due 9/09/2009
- 2/04/2010; market value
$15,302) $ 15,000
5,000 Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., 4.00%, acquired
on 11/30/2005 and due 12/01/2005 at
$5,000 (collateralized by $4,711 of Fannie
Mae Notes(j,+), 6.13%, due 3/15/2012;
market value $5,101) 5,000
20,000 Lehman Brothers, Inc., 3.99%, acquired on
11/30/2005 and due 12/01/2005 at $20,000 (collateralized by
$29,900 of Freddie Mac Discount Notes(j,+), 5.58%(p), due
11/05/2014; $2,120 of Federal Home Loan Bank Bonds(j,+),
4.40%, due 7/28/2008; combined market value $20,402) 20,000
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40,000
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NUMBER
OF SHARES
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS (0.1%)
468,874 AIM Short-Term Investment Co. Liquid Assets Portfolio 4.00%(i) - 469
27,876 Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund 3.91(i) - 28
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497
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Total short-term investments purchased with cash collateral from
securities loaned (cost: $40,497) 40,497
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TOTAL INVESTMENTS (COST: $637,053) $675,814
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GENERAL NOTES
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Market values of securities are determined by procedures and practices
discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements.
The portfolio of investments category percentages shown represent the
percentages of the investments to net assets and, in total, may not
equal 100%. Investments in foreign securities were 7.2% of net assets
as of November 30, 2005.
ADR - American depositary receipts are receipts issued by a U.S. bank
evidencing ownership of foreign shares. Dividends are paid in U.S.
dollars.
ISHARES - exchange-traded funds, managed by Barclays Global Fund
Advisors, that represent a portfolio of stocks designed to closely
track a specific market index. iShares funds are traded on securities
exchanges.
SPDR - Standard & Poor's depositary receipt, or "spider," is an
exchange-traded fund based on either the S&P 500 Index or the S&P
MidCap 400 Index, and is traded on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX).
PORTFOLIO DESCRIPTION ABBREVIATIONS
CPI Consumer Price Index
EETC Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate
ESOP Employee Stock Ownership Plan
MTN Medium-Term Note
RB Revenue Bond
CREDIT ENHANCEMENTS - add the financial strength of the provider of
the enhancement to support the issuer's ability to repay the principal
and interest payments when due. A high-quality bank, insurance company
or other corporation, or a collateral trust may provide the
enhancement.
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(LOC) Principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a bank letter
of credit.
(NBGA) Principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a non-bank
guarantee agreement from Sempra Energy.
(INS) Principal and interest payments are insured by AMBAC Assurance
Corp. or MBIA Insurance Corp. The insurance does not guarantee
the market value of the security.
SPECIFIC NOTES
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(a) Restricted security that is not registered under the Securities
Act of 1933. A resale of this security in the United States may
occur in an exempt transaction to a qualified institutional buyer
as defined by Rule 144A, and as such, has been deemed liquid by
USAA Investment Management Company (the Manager) under liquidity
guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees, unless otherwise
noted as illiquid.
(b) Security deemed illiquid by the Manager, under liquidity
guidelines approved by the Board of Trustees. The market value of
this security at November 30, 2005, was $633,000, which
represented 0.1% of the Fund's net assets.
(c) Put bond - provides the right to sell the bond at face value at
specific tender dates prior to final maturity. The put feature may
shorten the effective maturity of the security.
(d) Variable-rate or floating-rate security - interest rate is
adjusted periodically. The interest rate disclosed represents the
current rate at November 30, 2005.
(e) Variable-rate demand notes (VRDNs) - provide the right to sell the
security at face value on either that day or within the rate-reset
period. The interest rate is adjusted at a stipulated daily,
weekly,
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monthly, quarterly, or other specified time interval to a rate
that reflects current market conditions. VRDNs will normally trade
as if the maturity is the earlier put date, even though stated
maturity is longer.
(f) U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed notes - designed to provide a real
rate of return after being adjusted over time to reflect the
impact of inflation. Their principal value periodically adjusts to
the rate of inflation. They trade at the prevailing real, or
after-inflation, interest rates. The U.S. Treasury guarantees
repayment of these securities of at least their face value in the
event of sustained deflation or a drop in prices. Inflation
adjustments to the face value of these securities are included in
interest income.
(g) Interest-only commercial mortgage-backed securities (IO CMBSs)-
represent the right to receive only the interest payments on an
underlying pool of commercial mortgage loans. The interest rate
disclosed is the purchase yield, which reflects an anticipated
yield based upon interest rates at the time of purchase and the
estimated timing and amount of future cash flows. The principal
amount represents the notional amount of the underlying pool on
which the current interest rate is calculated. IO CMBSs are backed
by loans that have various forms of prepayment protection, which
include lock-out provisions, yield maintenance provisions, and
prepayment penalties. This serves to moderate their prepayment
risk. IO CMBSs are subject to recessionary default-related
prepayments that may have a negative impact on yield.
(h) The security or a portion thereof was out on loan as of November
30, 2005.
(i) Rate represents the money market fund annualized seven-day yield
at November 30, 2005.
(j) U.S. government agency issues - mortgage-backed securities issued
by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA)
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and certain other U.S. government agencies are supported by the
full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Securities issued by
government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) indicated with "+" are
supported only by the credit of the issuing agency,
instrumentality, or corporation, and are neither issued nor
guaranteed by the U.S. government.
(k) Commercial paper issued in reliance on the "private placement"
exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933. Unless this commercial paper is
subsequently registered, a resale of this commercial paper in the
United States must be effected in a transaction exempt from
registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Section 4(2)
commercial paper is normally resold to other investors through or
with the assistance of the issuer or an investment dealer who
makes a market in this security, and as such has been deemed
liquid by the Manager under liquidity guidelines approved by the
Board of Trustees, unless otherwise noted as illiquid.
(l) Callable security expected to be called prior to maturity due to a
scheduled change from a fixed to a floating interest rate, which
is likely to be uneconomical to the issuer.
(m) Collateral on repurchase agreements is received by the Fund upon
entering into the repurchase agreement. The collateral is
marked-to-market daily to ensure its market value is equal to or
in excess of the repurchase agreement price plus accrued interest.
(n) Eurodollar and Yankee obligations are dollar-denominated
instruments that are issued outside the U.S. capital markets by
foreign corporations and financial institutions and by foreign
branches of U.S. corporations and financial institutions
(Eurodollar obligations) as well as dollar-denominated instruments
that are issued by foreign issuers in the U.S. capital markets
(Yankee obligations).
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(o) Security was fair valued at November 30, 2005, by the Manager in
accordance with valuation procedures approved by the Board of
Trustees.
(p) Zero-coupon security. Rate represents the effective yield at date
of purchase.
(q) At November 30, 2005, the aggregate market value of securities
purchased on a when-issued basis was $2,002,000.
(r) At November 30, 2005, portions of these securities were segregated
to cover when-issued securities.
* Non-income-producing security for the 12 months preceding November
30, 2005.
SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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of ASSETS and LIABILITIES
(in thousands)
USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
ASSETS
Investments in securities, at market value (including securities
on loan of $36,246) (identified cost of $637,053) $675,814
Cash 14
Receivables:
Capital shares sold 514
Dividends and interest 4,030
Securities sold 7,583
Other 46
USAA Investment Management Company (Note 6D) 553
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Total assets 688,554
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LIABILITIES
Payables:
Upon return of securities loaned 40,536
Securities purchased (when-issued of $2,000) 10,986
Capital shares redeemed 372
Accrued management fees 389
Accrued transfer agent's fees 6
Other accrued expenses and payables 19
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Total liabilities 52,308
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Net assets applicable to capital shares outstanding $636,246
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NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:
Paid-in capital $565,624
Accumulated undistributed net investment income 2,291
Accumulated net realized gain on investments 29,570
Net unrealized appreciation of investments 38,761
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Net assets applicable to capital shares outstanding $636,246
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Capital shares outstanding, unlimited number of shares
authorized, no par value 40,196
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Net asset value, redemption price, and offering price per share $ 15.83
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SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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of OPERATIONS
(in thousands)
USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
SIX-MONTH PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $10) $ 2,440
Interest 6,582
Securities lending 98
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Total income 9,120
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EXPENSES
Management fees 2,346
Administration and servicing fees 469
Transfer agent's fees 880
Custody and accounting fees 115
Postage 100
Shareholder reporting fees 25
Trustees' fees 4
Registration fees 20
Professional fees 22
Other 10
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Total expenses 3,991
Expenses paid indirectly (33)
Expenses reimbursed (863)
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Net expenses 3,095
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME 6,025
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
AND FOREIGN CURRENCY
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Investments 13,921
Foreign currency transactions (2)
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments 2,306
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Net realized and unrealized gain 16,225
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Increase in net assets resulting from operations $22,250
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SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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of Changes in NET ASSETS
(in thousands)
USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
SIX-MONTH PERIOD ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED),
AND YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2005
11/30/2005 5/31/2005
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FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income $ 6,025 $ 9,831
Net realized gain on investments 13,921 26,559
Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions (2) -
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of
investments 2,306 5,679
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Increase in net assets resulting from operations 22,250 42,069
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
Net investment income (5,397) (9,475)
Net realized gains - (5,841)
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Distributions to shareholders (5,397) (15,316)
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FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS
Proceeds from shares sold 50,867 132,983
Shares issued for dividends reinvested 5,337 15,153
Cost of shares redeemed (46,574) (88,077)
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Increase in net assets from capital
share transactions 9,630 60,059
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Net increase in net assets 26,483 86,812
NET ASSETS
Beginning of period 609,763 522,951
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End of period $636,246 $609,763
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Accumulated undistributed net investment income:
End of period $ 2,291 $ 1,663
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CHANGE IN SHARES OUTSTANDING
Shares sold 3,250 8,850
Shares issued for dividends reinvested 343 995
Shares redeemed (2,974) (5,849)
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Increase in shares outstanding 619 3,996
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SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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USAA INVESTMENT TRUST (the Trust), registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act), as amended, is an open-end
management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business
trust consisting of 10 separate funds. The information presented in
this semiannual report pertains only to the USAA Balanced Strategy Fund
(the Fund), which is classified as diversified under the 1940 Act. The
Fund's investment objective is to seek high total return, with reduced
risk over time, through an asset allocation strategy that seeks a
combination of long-term growth of capital and current income.
A. SECURITY VALUATION - The value of each security is determined
(as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) on each business day the exchange is open) as set forth
below:
1. Equity securities, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs),
except as otherwise noted, traded primarily on a domestic
securities exchange or the Nasdaq over-the-counter markets
are valued at the last sales price or the official closing
price on the exchange or primary market on which they trade.
Equity securities traded primarily on foreign securities
exchanges or markets are valued at the last quoted sales
price, or the most recently determined official closing price
calculated according to local market convention, available at
the time the Fund is valued. If no last sale or official
closing price is reported or available, the average of the
bid and asked prices is generally used.
2. Equity securities trading in various foreign markets may take
place on days when the NYSE is closed. Further, when the NYSE
is open, the foreign markets may be closed. Therefore, the
calculation of the Fund's net asset value (NAV) may not take
place at the same time the prices of certain foreign
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USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
securities held by the Fund are determined. In most cases,
events affecting the values of foreign securities that occur
between the time of their last quoted sales or official
closing prices and the close of normal trading on the NYSE on
a day the Fund's NAV is calculated will not be reflected in
the value of the Fund's foreign securities. However, USAA
Investment Management Company (the Manager), an affiliate of
the Fund, and the Fund's subadviser, if applicable, will
monitor for events that would materially affect the value of
the Fund's foreign securities and, if necessary, the Manager
will value the foreign securities in good faith, considering
such available information that the Manager deems relevant,
under valuation procedures approved by the Trust's Board of
Trustees. In addition, the Fund may use information from an
external vendor or other sources to adjust the foreign market
closing prices of foreign equity securities to reflect what
the Fund believes to be the fair value of the securities as
of the close of the NYSE. Fair valuation of affected foreign
equity securities may occur frequently based on an assessment
that events that occur on a fairly regular basis (such as
U.S. market movements) are significant.
3. Investments in open-end investment companies, other than
ETFs, are valued at their NAV at the end of each business
day.
4. Debt securities purchased with original maturities of 60 days
or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates
market value. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost.
5. Other debt securities are valued each business day by a
pricing service (the Service) approved by the Trust's Board
of Trustees. The Service uses the mean between quoted bid and
asked prices or the last sales price to price securities
when, in the Service's judgment, these prices are readily
available and
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USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
are representative of the securities' market values. For many
securities, such prices are not readily available. The
Service generally prices these securities based on methods
that include consideration of yields or prices of securities
of comparable quality, coupon, maturity, and type;
indications as to values from dealers in securities; and
general market conditions.
6. Securities for which market quotations are not readily
available or are considered unreliable, or whose values have
been materially affected by events occurring after the close
of their primary markets but before the pricing of the Fund,
are valued in good faith at fair value, using methods
determined by the Manager in consultation with the Fund's
subadviser, if applicable, under valuation procedures
approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees. The effect of fair
value pricing is that securities may not be priced on the
basis of quotations from the primary market in which they are
traded, and the actual price realized from the sale of a
security may differ materially from the fair value price.
Valuing these securities at fair value is intended to cause
the Fund's NAV to be more reliable than it otherwise would
be.
Fair value methods used by the Manager include, but are not
limited to, obtaining market quotations from secondary
pricing services, broker-dealers, or widely used quotation
systems. General factors considered in determining the fair
value of securities include fundamental analytical data, the
nature and duration of any restrictions on disposition of the
securities, and an evaluation of the forces that influenced
the market in which the securities are purchased and sold.
B. FEDERAL TAXES - The Fund's policy is to comply with the
requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to
regulated
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USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its
income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax
provision is required.
C. INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES - Security transactions are accounted
for on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade
date). Gains or losses from sales of investment securities are
computed on the identified cost basis. Dividend income, less
foreign taxes, if any, is recorded on the ex-dividend date. If
the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign
securities are recorded upon notification. Interest income is
recorded on the accrual basis. Discounts and premiums are
amortized over the life of the respective securities, using the
effective yield method for long-term securities and the
straight-line method for short-term securities.
D. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS - The Fund may enter into repurchase
agreements with commercial banks or recognized security dealers.
These agreements are collateralized by obligations issued or
guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the U.S.
government, its agencies, or its instrumentalities. Government-
sponsored enterprises (GSEs), such as Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac, are supported only by the credit of the issuing U.S.
government agency, and are neither issued nor guaranteed by the
U.S. government. Obligations pledged as collateral are required
to maintain a value equal to or in excess of the repurchase
agreement price plus accrued interest and are held by the Fund,
either through its regular custodian or through a special
"tri-party" custodian that maintains separate accounts for both
the Fund and its counterparty, until maturity of the repurchase
agreement. The Fund's Manager monitors the creditworthiness of
sellers with which the Fund may enter into repurchase
agreements.
E. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATIONS - The Fund's assets may be
invested in the securities of foreign issuers and may be traded
in
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USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
foreign currency. Since the Fund's accounting records are
maintained in U.S. dollars, foreign currency amounts are
translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
1. Purchases and sales of securities, income, and expenses at
the exchange rate obtained from an independent pricing
service on the respective dates of such transactions.
2. Market value of securities, other assets, and liabilities at
the exchange rate obtained from an independent pricing
service on a daily basis.
The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of
operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on
investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market
prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with
the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.
Separately, net realized foreign currency gains/losses may arise
from sales of foreign currency, currency gains/losses realized
between the trade and settlement dates on security transactions,
and from the difference between amounts of dividends, interest,
and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund's books and
the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts received. At the
Fund's tax year-end of May 31, 2006, net realized foreign
currency gains/losses will be reclassified from accumulated net
realized gain/loss to accumulated undistributed net investment
income on the statement of assets and liabilities as such
amounts are treated as ordinary income/loss for tax purposes.
Net unrealized foreign currency exchange gains/losses arise from
changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than
investments in securities, resulting from changes in the
exchange rate.
F. SECURITIES PURCHASED ON A WHEN-ISSUED BASIS - Delivery and
payment for securities that have been purchased by the Fund on a
when-issued basis can take place a month or more after the trade
date. During the period prior to settlement, these securities
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USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
do not earn interest, are subject to market fluctuation, and may
increase or decrease in value prior to their delivery. The Fund
maintains segregated assets with a market value equal to or
greater than the amount of its purchase commitments. The
purchase of securities on a when-issued basis may increase the
volatility of the Fund's NAV to the extent that the Fund makes
such purchases while remaining substantially fully invested. As
of November 30, 2005, net outstanding when-issued commitments,
including interest purchased, for the Fund were $2,000,000.
G. EXPENSES PAID INDIRECTLY - A portion of the brokerage
commissions that the Fund pays may be recaptured as a credit
that is tracked and used by the custodian to directly reduce
expenses paid by the Fund. In addition, through arrangements
with the Fund's custodian and other banks utilized by the Fund
for cash management purposes, realized credits, if any,
generated from cash balances in the Fund's bank accounts are
used to reduce the Fund's expenses. For the six-month period
ended November 30, 2005, brokerage commission recapture credits
and custodian and other bank credits reduced the Fund's expenses
by $28,000 and $5,000, respectively, resulting in a total
reduction in Fund expenses of $33,000.
H. INDEMNIFICATIONS - Under the Trust's organizational documents,
its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain
liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to
the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business the
Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of
representations and warranties that provide general
indemnifications. The Trust's maximum exposure under these
arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims
that may be made against the Trust that have not yet occurred.
However, the Trust expects the risk of loss to be remote.
I. USE OF ESTIMATES - The preparation of financial statements in
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
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USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that may
affect the reported amounts in the financial statements.
(2) LINES OF CREDIT
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The Fund participates in a joint, short-term, revolving, committed loan
agreement of $300 million with USAA capital Corporation (CAPCO), an
affiliate of the Manager. The purpose of the agreement is to meet
temporary or emergency cash needs, including redemption requests that
might otherwise require the untimely disposition of securities. Subject
to availability under the agreement, the Fund may borrow from CAPCO an
amount up to 5% of the Fund's total assets at a rate per annum equal to
the rate at which CAPCO obtains funding in the capital markets, with no
markup.
The USAA funds that are party to the loan agreement are assessed
facility fees by CAPCO based on the funds' assessed proportionate share
of CAPCO's operating expenses related to obtaining and maintaining
CAPCO's funding programs in total (in no event to exceed 0.09% annually
of the $300 million loan agreement). The facility fees are allocated
among the funds based on their respective average net assets for the
period.
For the six-month period ended November 30, 2005, the Fund paid CAPCO
facility fees of $1,000, which represents 2.0% of total fees paid to
CAPCO by the USAA funds. The Fund had no borrowings under this
agreement during the six-month period ended November 30, 2005.
(3) DISTRIBUTIONS
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The tax basis of distributions and accumulated undistributed net
investment income will be determined based upon the Fund's tax year-end
of May 31, 2006, in accordance with applicable tax law.
Distributions of net investment income are made quarterly.
Distributions of realized gains from security transactions not offset
by capital losses
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USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
are made annually in the succeeding fiscal year or as otherwise
required to avoid the payment of federal taxes.
(4) INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
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Cost of purchases and proceeds from sales/maturities of securities,
excluding short-term securities, for the six-month period ended
November 30, 2005, were $399,433,000 and $378,128,000, respectively.
As of November 30, 2005, the cost of securities, including short-term
securities, for federal income tax purposes, was approximately the same
as that reported in the financial statements.
Gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments as of
November 30, 2005, were $47,764,000 and $9,003,000, respectively,
resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $38,761,000.
(5) LENDING OF PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
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The Fund, through its third-party securities-lending agent,
Metropolitan West Securities LLC (MetWest), may lend its securities to
qualified financial institutions, such as certain broker-dealers, to
earn additional income. The borrowers are required to secure their
loans continuously with cash collateral in an amount at least equal to
the fair value of the securities loaned, initially in an amount at
least equal to 102% of the fair value of domestic securities loaned and
105% of the fair value of international securities loaned. Cash
collateral is invested in high-quality short-term investments. The Fund
and MetWest retain 80% and 20%, respectively, of the income earned from
the investment of cash received as collateral. MetWest receives no
other fees from the Fund for its services as securities-lending agent.
Risks to the Fund in securities-lending transactions are that the
borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or return
the securities when due, and that the value of the short-term
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USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
investments will be less than the amount of cash collateral required to
be returned to the borrower. For the six-month period ended November
30, 2005, the Fund received securities-lending income of $98,000, which
is net of the 20% income retained by MetWest. As of November 30, 2005,
the Fund loaned securities having a fair market value of approximately
$36,246,000 and received cash collateral of $40,536,000 for the loans.
Of this amount, $40,497,000 was invested in short-term investments, as
noted in the Fund's portfolio of investments, and $39,000 remained in
cash.
(6) TRANSACTIONS WITH MANAGER
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A. MANAGEMENT FEES - The Manager provides investment management
services to the Fund pursuant to an Investment Advisory
Agreement. Under this agreement, the Manager is responsible for
managing the business and affairs of the Fund and for directly
managing the day-to-day investment of a portion of the Fund's
assets, subject to the authority of and supervision by the
Trust's Board of Trustees. The Manager is also authorized to
select (with approval of the Trust's Board of Trustees) one or
more subadvisers to manage the day-to-day investment of a
portion of the Fund's assets. The Manager monitors each
subadviser's performance through quantitative and qualitative
analysis, and periodically recommends to the Trust's Board of
Trustees as to whether each subadviser's agreement should be
renewed, terminated, or modified. The Manager also is
responsible for allocating assets to the subadvisers. The
allocation for each subadviser can range from 0% to 100% of the
Fund's assets, and the Manager can change the allocations
without shareholder approval.
The investment management fee for the Fund is composed of a base
fee and a performance adjustment that increases or decreases the
base fee depending upon the performance of the Fund relative to
the performance of the Lipper Balanced Funds
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USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
Index, which tracks the total return performance of the 30
largest funds in the Lipper Balanced Funds category. The Fund's
base fee is accrued daily and paid monthly at an annualized rate
of 0.75% of the Fund's average net assets for the fiscal year.
The performance adjustment is calculated monthly by comparing
the Fund's performance to that of the Lipper index over the
performance period. The performance period for the Fund consists
of the current month plus the previous 35 months.
The annual performance adjustment rate is multiplied by the
average net assets of the Fund over the entire performance
period, which is then multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the number of days in the month and the denominator of
which is 365 (366 in leap years). The resulting amount is then
added to (in the case of overperformance) or subtracted from (in
the case of underperformance) the base fee, as referenced in the
following chart:
OVER/UNDER PERFORMANCE ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT RATE
RELATIVE TO INDEX(1) AS A % OF THE FUND'S AVERAGE NET ASSETS
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+/- 1.00% to 4.00% +/- 0.04%
+/- 4.01% to 7.00% +/- 0.05%
+/- 7.01% and greater +/- 0.06%
(1)Based on the difference between average annual performance of the Fund and
its relevant index, rounded to the nearest 0.01%.
Under the performance fee arrangement, the Fund will pay a
positive performance fee adjustment for a performance period
whenever the Fund outperforms the Lipper Balanced Funds Index
over that period, even if the Fund had overall negative returns
during the performance period.
For the six-month period ended November 30, 2005, the Fund
incurred total management fees, paid or payable to the Manager,
of $2,346,000, which included no performance adjustment.
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USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
B. SUBADVISORY ARRANGEMENTS - The Manager has entered into an
investment subadvisory agreement with Wellington Management
Company, LLP (Wellington Management), under which Wellington
Management directs the investment and reinvestment of the
portion of the Fund's assets invested in equity securities (as
allocated from time to time by the Manager). The Manager (not
the Fund) pays Wellington Management a subadvisory fee in an
annual amount of 0.20% of the portion of the Fund's average net
assets that Wellington Management manages. Wellington Management
has agreed to waive all fees in excess of 0.18% through June 30,
2006. Wellington Management may terminate this waiver if the
Manager allocates less than 100% of certain USAA Funds' assets
investable in U.S. stocks to Wellington Management. The Manager
has allocated less than 100% of these Funds' assets investable
in U.S. stocks to Wellington Management, so Wellington
Management may terminate this waiver at any time. For the
six-month period ended November 30, 2005, the Manager incurred
subadvisory fees, paid or payable to Wellington Management, of
$333,000.
C. ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING FEES - The Manager provides certain
administration and shareholder servicing functions for the Fund.
For such services, the Manager receives a fee accrued daily and
paid monthly at an annualized rate of 0.15% of the Fund's
average net assets. For the six-month period ended November 30,
2005, the Fund incurred administration and servicing fees, paid
or payable to the Manager, of $469,000.
In addition to the services provided under its Administration
and Servicing Agreement with the Fund, the Manager also provides
certain legal and tax services for the benefit of the Fund. The
Trust's Board of Trustees has approved the reimbursement of
these expenses incurred by the Manager. For the six-month period
ended November 30, 2005, the Fund reimbursed the Manager
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USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
$11,000 for these legal and tax services. These expenses are
included in the professional fees expenses on the Fund's
statement of operations.
D. EXPENSE LIMITATION - The Manager has voluntarily agreed to limit
the annual expenses of the Fund to 1.00% of its average annual
net assets, before reductions of any expenses paid indirectly,
and will reimburse the Fund for all expenses in excess of that
amount. This arrangement may be modified or terminated at any
time. For the six-month period ended November 30, 2005, the Fund
incurred reimbursable expenses of $863,000.
E. TRANSFER AGENT'S FEES - USAA Transfer Agency Company, d/b/a USAA
Shareholder Account Services (SAS), an affiliate of the Manager,
provides transfer agent services to the Fund based on an annual
charge of $23 per shareholder account plus out-of-pocket
expenses. The Fund also pays SAS fees that are related to the
administration and servicing of accounts that are traded on an
omnibus basis. For the six-month period ended November 30, 2005,
the Fund incurred transfer agent's fees, paid or payable to SAS,
of $880,000.
F. UNDERWRITING SERVICES - The Manager provides exclusive
underwriting and distribution of the Fund's shares on a
continuing best-efforts basis. The Manager receives no
commissions or fees for this service.
(7) TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
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Certain trustees and officers of the Fund are also directors, officers,
and/or employees of the Manager. None of the affiliated trustees or
Fund officers received any compensation from the Fund.
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USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
(8) FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
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Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout each period
is as follows:
SIX-MONTH
PERIOD ENDED
NOVEMBER 30, YEAR ENDED MAY 31,
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2005 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
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Net asset value at
beginning of period $ 15.41 $ 14.70 $ 13.35 $ 14.20 $ 15.25 $ 15.26
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Income (loss) from investment
operations:
Net investment income .15 .26 .20 .28 .35(a,d) .33
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) .41 .86 1.37 (.70) (.40)(a,d) .77
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Total from investment operations .56 1.12 1.57 (.42) (.05)(a,d) 1.10
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Less distributions:
From net investment income (.14) (.25) (.22) (.29) (.34) (.32)
From realized capital gains - (.16) - (.14) (.66) (.79)
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Total distributions (.14) (.41) (.22) (.43) (1.00) (1.11)
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Net asset value at end of period $ 15.83 $ 15.41 $ 14.70 $ 13.35 $ 14.20 $ 15.25
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Total return (%)* 3.62 7.67 11.82 (2.71) (.06) 7.37
Net assets at end of period (000) $636,246 $609,763 $522,951 $350,842 $327,563 $184,977
Ratio of expenses to
average net assets (%)**(c,e) 1.00(b) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.02 1.23
Ratio of expenses to average net
assets, excluding
reimbursements (%)**(e) 1.28(b) 1.29 1.33 1.47 1.35 -
Ratio of net investment income to
average net assets (%)** 1.92(b) 1.74 1.38 2.19 2.41(d) 2.30
Portfolio turnover (%) 63.46 68.26 55.26 113.80 42.34 80.60
* Assumes reinvestment of all net investment income and realized capital gain
distributions during the period.
** For the six-month period ended November 30, 2005, average net assets were
$624,148,000.
(a) Calculated using average shares.
(b) Annualized. The ratio is not necessarily indicative of 12 months of
operations.
(c) Effective August 1, 2001, the Manager voluntarily agreed to limit the Fund's
expense ratio to 1.00% of the Fund's average annual net assets. Prior to
this date, the voluntary expense ratio limit was 1.25% of the Fund's average
annual net assets.
(d) In 2001, a change in amortization method was made as required by an
accounting pronouncement. This change had no effect on these amounts.
(e) Reflects total operating expenses of the Fund before reductions of any
expenses paid indirectly. The Fund's expenses paid indirectly decreased the
expense ratios as follows:
(.01%) (.02%) (.02%) (.01%) (.00%)(+) (.00%)(+)
(+) Represents less than 0.01% of average net assets.
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EXAMPLE
USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
EXAMPLE
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As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: direct
costs, such as wire fees, redemption fees, and low balance fees; and
indirect costs, including management fees, transfer agency fees, and
other Fund operating expenses. This example is intended to help you
understand your indirect costs, also referred to as "ongoing costs" (in
dollars), of investing in the 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 six-month period of
June 1, 2005, through November 30, 2005.
ACTUAL EXPENSES
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The first line of the table on the next page provides information about
actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information
in this line, together with the amount you invested at the beginning of
the period, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period.
Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600
account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the
number in the first line under the heading "Expenses Paid During
Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this
period.
HYPOTHETICAL EXAMPLE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES
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The second line of the table provides information about hypothetical
account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual
expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before
expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical
account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual
ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may
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EXAMPLE
(continued)
USAA BALANCED STRATEGY FUND
NOVEMBER 30, 2005 (UNAUDITED)
use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the
Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example
with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder
reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight
your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any direct costs, such as
wire fees, redemption fees, or low balance fees. Therefore, the second
line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will
not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different
funds. In addition, if these direct costs were included, your costs
would have been higher.
EXPENSES PAID
BEGINNING ENDING DURING PERIOD*
ACCOUNT VALUE ACCOUNT VALUE JUNE 1, 2005-
JUNE 1, 2005 NOVEMBER 30, 2005 NOVEMBER 30, 2005
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Actual $1,000.00 $1,036.20 $5.05
Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses) 1,000.00 1,020.11 5.01
*Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 0.99%,
which is net of reimbursements and any expenses paid indirectly,
multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by
183 days/365 days (to reflect the one-half year period). The Fund's
ending account value on the first line in the table is based on its
actual total return of 3.62% for the six-month period of June 1, 2005,
through November 30, 2005.
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TRUSTEES Christopher W. Claus
Barbara B. Dreeben
Robert L. Mason, Ph.D.
Michael F. Reimherr
Laura T. Starks, Ph.D.
Richard A. Zucker
ADMINISTRATOR, USAA Investment Management Company
INVESTMENT ADVISER, P.O. Box 659453
UNDERWRITER, San Antonio, Texas 78265-9825
AND DISTRIBUTOR
TRANSFER AGENT USAA Shareholder Account Services
9800 Fredericksburg Road
San Antonio, Texas 78288
CUSTODIAN AND State Street Bank and Trust Company
ACCOUNTING AGENT P.O. Box 1713
Boston, Massachusetts 02105
INDEPENDENT Ernst & Young LLP
REGISTERED PUBLIC 100 West Houston St., Suite 1800
ACCOUNTING FIRM San Antonio, Texas 78205
TELEPHONE Call toll free - Central time
ASSISTANCE HOURS Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
FOR ADDITIONAL (800) 531-8181
INFORMATION ABOUT For account servicing, exchanges,
MUTUAL FUNDS or redemptions (800) 531-8448
RECORDED MUTUAL 24-hour service (from any phone)
FUND PRICE QUOTES (800) 531-8066
MUTUAL FUND (from touch-tone phones only)
USAA TOUCHLINE For account balance, last transaction, fund
prices, or to exchange or redeem fund shares
(800) 531-8777
INTERNET ACCESS USAA.COM
COPIES OF THE MANAGER'S PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, APPROVED BY THE
TRUST'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR USE IN VOTING PROXIES ON BEHALF OF THE FUND, ARE
AVAILABLE WITHOUT CHARGE (I) BY CALLING (800) 531-8448; (II) AT USAA.COM; AND
(III) ON THE SEC'S WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. INFORMATION REGARDING HOW THE
FUND VOTED PROXIES RELATING TO PORTFOLIO SECURITIES DURING THE MOST RECENT
12-MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, IS AVAILABLE (I) AT USAA.COM; AND (II) ON THE
SEC'S WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV.
THE FUND FILES ITS COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS WITH THE SEC FOR THE
FIRST AND THIRD QUARTERS OF EACH FISCAL YEAR ON FORM N-Q. THESE FORMS N-Q ARE
AVAILABLE (I) BY CALLING (800) 531-8448; (II) AT USAA.COM; AND (III) ON THE
SEC'S WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. THESE FORMS N-Q ALSO MAY BE REVIEWED AND
COPIED AT THE SEC'S PUBLIC REFERENCE ROOM IN WASHINGTON, DC. INFORMATION ON THE
OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC REFERENCE ROOM MAY BE OBTAINED BY CALLING (800)
SEC-0330.
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27804-0106 (C)2006, USAA. All rights reserved.
ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
NOT APPLICABLE. This item must be disclosed only in annual reports.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
NOT APPLICABLE. This item must be disclosed only in annual reports.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
NOT APPLICABLE. This item must be disclosed only in annual reports.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
Filed as part of the report to shareholders.
ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 8. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT
COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
Not Applicable.
ITEM 9. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
The Corporate Governance Committee selects and nominates candidates for
membership on the Board as independent directors. Currently, there is no
procedure for shareholders to recommend candidates to serve on the Board.
ITEM 10. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
The principal executive officer and principal financial officer of USAA
Investment Trust (Trust) have concluded that the Trust's disclosure controls and
procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by
the Trust in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's
rules and forms, based upon such officers' evaluation of these controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.
There were no significant changes or corrective actions with regard to
significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the Trust's internal controls
or in other factors that could significantly affect the Trust's internal
controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation. The only material change to
the procedures was to document the annual disclosure controls and procedures
established for the new section of the shareholder reports detailing the factors
considered by the Funds' Board in approving the Funds' advisory agreements.
ITEM 11. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1). NOT APPLICABLE. This item must be disclosed only in annual reports.
(a)(2). Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit
99.CERT.
(a)(3). Not Applicable.
(b). Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b))is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit
99.906CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: USAA INVESTMENT TRUST (except for the Total Return Strategy Fund)
By:* /s/ EILEEN M. SMILEY
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Signature and Title: Eileen M. Smiley, Assistant Secretary
Date: January 18, 2006
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
By:* /s/ CHRISTOPHER W. CLAUS
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Signature and Title: Christopher W. Claus/President
Date: January 25, 2006
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By:* /s/ DEBRA K. DUNN
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Signature and Title: Debra K. Dunn/Treasurer
Date: January 24, 2006
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*Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.