Date of fiscal year end:
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12/31
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Date of reporting period:
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6/30/2011
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ITEM 1.
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REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS
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DWS Equity 500 Index VIP
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3 Performance Summary
4 Information About Your Fund's Expenses
5 Portfolio Summary
6 Investment Portfolio
17 Statement of Assets and Liabilities
17 Statement of Operations
18 Statement of Changes in Net Assets
21 Financial Highlights
23 Notes to Financial Statements
27 Proxy Voting
28 Summary of Management Fee Evaluation by Independent Fee Consultant
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Growth of an Assumed $10,000 Investment
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[] DWS Equity 500 Index VIP — Class A
[] S&P 500® Index
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The Standard & Poor's 500® (S&P 500) Index is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks. The index is designed to measure performance of the broad domestic economy through changes in the aggregate market value of 500 stocks representing all major industries.
Index returns do not reflect any fees or expenses and it is not possible to invest directly into an index.
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Yearly periods ended June 30
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Comparative Results (as of June 30, 2011)
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DWS Equity 500 Index VIP
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6-Month‡
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1-Year
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3-Year
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5-Year
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10-Year
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Class A
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Growth of $10,000
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$ | 10,585 | $ | 13,028 | $ | 10,963 | $ | 11,433 | $ | 12,736 | ||||||||||
Average annual total return
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5.85 | % | 30.28 | % | 3.11 | % | 2.71 | % | 2.45 | % | |||||||||||
S&P 500 Index
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Growth of $10,000
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$ | 10,602 | $ | 13,069 | $ | 11,035 | $ | 11,561 | $ | 13,076 | ||||||||||
Average annual total return
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6.02 | % | 30.69 | % | 3.34 | % | 2.94 | % | 2.72 | % | |||||||||||
DWS Equity 500 Index VIP
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6-Month‡
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1-Year
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3-Year
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5-Year
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Life of Class*
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Class B
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Growth of $10,000
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$ | 10,566 | $ | 12,992 | $ | 10,880 | $ | 11,289 | $ | 14,040 | ||||||||||
Average annual total return
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5.66 | % | 29.92 | % | 2.85 | % | 2.45 | % | 3.77 | % | |||||||||||
S&P 500 Index
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Growth of $10,000
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$ | 10,602 | $ | 13,069 | $ | 11,035 | $ | 11,561 | $ | 14,699 | ||||||||||
Average annual total return
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6.02 | % | 30.69 | % | 3.34 | % | 2.94 | % | 4.29 | % | |||||||||||
DWS Equity 500 Index VIP
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6-Month‡
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1-Year
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3-Year
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5-Year
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Life of Class**
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Class B2
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Growth of $10,000
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$ | 10,566 | $ | 12,973 | $ | 10,831 | $ | 11,221 | $ | 11,626 | ||||||||||
Average annual total return
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5.66 | % | 29.73 | % | 2.70 | % | 2.33 | % | 2.64 | % | |||||||||||
S&P 500 Index
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Growth of $10,000
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$ | 10,602 | $ | 13,069 | $ | 11,035 | $ | 11,561 | $ | 12,121 | ||||||||||
Average annual total return
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6.02 | % | 30.69 | % | 3.34 | % | 2.94 | % | 3.40 | % |
Expenses and Value of a $1,000 Investment for the six months ended June 30, 2011
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Actual Fund Return
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Class A
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Class B
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Class B2
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Beginning Account Value 1/1/11
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$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | ||||||
Ending Account Value 6/30/11
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$ | 1,058.50 | $ | 1,056.60 | $ | 1,056.60 | ||||||
Expenses Paid per $1,000*
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$ | 1.68 | $ | 2.96 | $ | 3.72 |
Hypothetical 5% Fund Return
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Class A
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Class B
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Class B2
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Beginning Account Value 1/1/11
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$ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | $ | 1,000.00 | ||||||
Ending Account Value 6/30/11
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$ | 1,023.16 | $ | 1,021.92 | $ | 1,021.17 | ||||||
Expenses Paid per $1,000*
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$ | 1.66 | $ | 2.91 | $ | 3.66 |
Annualized Expense Ratios
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Class A
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Class B
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Class B2
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DWS Equity 500 Index VIP
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.33%
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.58%
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.73%
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Asset Allocation (As a % of Investment Portfolio excluding Securities Lending Collateral)
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6/30/11
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12/31/10
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Common Stocks
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95%
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99%
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Cash Equivalents*
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5%
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1%
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100%
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100%
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Sector Diversification (As a % of Common Stocks)
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6/30/11
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12/31/10
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Information Technology
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18%
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19%
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Financials
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15%
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16%
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Energy
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13%
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12%
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Health Care
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12%
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11%
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Industrials
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11%
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11%
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Consumer Discretionary
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11%
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10%
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Consumer Staples
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11%
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11%
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Materials
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3%
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4%
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Utilities
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3%
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3%
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Telecommunication Services
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3%
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3%
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100%
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100%
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Ten Largest Equity Holdings (18.1% of Net Assets)
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1. Exxon Mobil Corp.
Explorer and producer of oil and gas
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3.3%
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2. Apple, Inc.
Manufacturer of personal computers and communication solutions
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2.5%
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3. International Business Machines Corp.
Manufacturer of computers and provider of information processing services
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1.7%
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4. Chevron Corp.
Operator of petroleum exploration, delivery and refining facilities
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1.7%
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5. General Electric Co.
A diversified company provider of services to the technology, media and financial industries
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1.6%
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6. Microsoft Corp.
Developer of computer software
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1.6%
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7. AT&T, Inc.
Provider of communications services
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1.5%
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8. Johnson & Johnson
Provider of health care products
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1.5%
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9. Procter & Gamble Co.
Manufacturer of diversified consumer products
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1.4%
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10. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Provider of global financial services
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1.3%
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Common Stocks 98.3%
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Consumer Discretionary 10.5%
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Auto Components 0.3%
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.*
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15,452 | 259,130 | ||||||
Johnson Controls, Inc.
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44,399 | 1,849,662 | ||||||
2,108,792 | ||||||||
Automobiles 0.5%
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Ford Motor Co.*
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248,165 | 3,422,196 | ||||||
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
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14,961 | 612,952 | ||||||
4,035,148 | ||||||||
Distributors 0.1%
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Genuine Parts Co.
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10,004 | 544,218 | ||||||
Diversified Consumer Services 0.1%
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Apollo Group, Inc. "A"*
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7,967 | 347,999 | ||||||
DeVry, Inc.
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3,933 | 232,558 | ||||||
H&R Block, Inc.
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19,258 | 308,898 | ||||||
889,455 | ||||||||
Hotels Restaurants & Leisure 1.8%
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Carnival Corp. (Units)
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28,749 | 1,081,825 | ||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.*
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1,967 | 606,210 | ||||||
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
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8,872 | 441,471 | ||||||
International Game Technology
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19,020 | 334,372 | ||||||
Marriott International, Inc. "A"
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18,460 | 655,145 | ||||||
McDonald's Corp.
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67,835 | 5,719,847 | ||||||
Starbucks Corp.
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49,057 | 1,937,261 | ||||||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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13,110 | 734,684 | ||||||
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
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11,116 | 374,053 | ||||||
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
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4,817 | 691,432 | ||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc.
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30,524 | 1,686,146 | ||||||
14,262,446 | ||||||||
Household Durables 0.4%
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D.R. Horton, Inc.
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17,954 | 206,830 | ||||||
Fortune Brands, Inc.
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10,485 | 668,628 | ||||||
Harman International Industries, Inc.
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4,431 | 201,921 | ||||||
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
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9,170 | 223,565 | ||||||
Lennar Corp. "A"
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10,081 | 182,970 | ||||||
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.
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18,413 | 290,557 | ||||||
Pulte Group, Inc.*
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21,117 | 161,756 | ||||||
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
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11,329 | 816,255 | ||||||
Whirlpool Corp.
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4,867 | 395,784 | ||||||
3,148,266 | ||||||||
Internet & Catalog Retail 0.9%
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Amazon.com, Inc.*
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23,328 | 4,770,343 | ||||||
Expedia, Inc.
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12,643 | 366,520 | ||||||
Netflix, Inc.*
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2,782 | 730,804 | ||||||
Priceline.com, Inc.*
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3,236 | 1,656,605 | ||||||
7,524,272 | ||||||||
Leisure Equipment & Products 0.1%
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Hasbro, Inc.
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8,748 | 384,300 | ||||||
Mattel, Inc.
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23,933 | 657,918 | ||||||
1,042,218 | ||||||||
Media 3.2%
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Cablevision Systems Corp. (New York Group) "A"
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14,662 | 530,911 | ||||||
CBS Corp. "B"
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44,474 | 1,267,064 | ||||||
Comcast Corp. "A"
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180,719 | 4,579,419 | ||||||
DIRECTV "A"*
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50,219 | 2,552,130 | ||||||
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Discovery Communications, Inc. "A"*
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17,870 | 731,955 | ||||||
Gannett Co., Inc.
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15,090 | 216,089 | ||||||
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
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31,051 | 388,138 | ||||||
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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19,609 | 821,813 | ||||||
News Corp. "A"
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149,346 | 2,643,424 | ||||||
Omnicom Group, Inc.
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18,013 | 867,506 | ||||||
Scripps Networks Interactive "A"
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5,749 | 281,011 | ||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
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21,974 | 1,714,851 | ||||||
Time Warner, Inc.
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69,964 | 2,544,591 | ||||||
Viacom, Inc. "B"
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38,252 | 1,950,852 | ||||||
Walt Disney Co.
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123,491 | 4,821,089 | ||||||
Washington Post Co. "B"
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324 | 135,740 | ||||||
26,046,583 | ||||||||
Multiline Retail 0.7%
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Big Lots, Inc.*
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4,795 | 158,954 | ||||||
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
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8,044 | 422,793 | ||||||
JC Penney Co., Inc.
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13,708 | 473,474 | ||||||
Kohl's Corp.
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18,479 | 924,135 | ||||||
Macy's, Inc.
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28,615 | 836,703 | ||||||
Nordstrom, Inc.
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10,621 | 498,550 | ||||||
Sears Holdings Corp.*
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2,781 | 198,675 | ||||||
Target Corp.
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45,038 | 2,112,732 | ||||||
5,626,016 | ||||||||
Specialty Retail 1.8%
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Abercrombie & Fitch Co. "A"
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5,524 | 369,666 | ||||||
AutoNation, Inc.*
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4,026 | 147,392 | ||||||
AutoZone, Inc.*
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1,675 | 493,874 | ||||||
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*
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16,342 | 953,883 | ||||||
Best Buy Co., Inc.
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20,825 | 654,113 | ||||||
CarMax, Inc.*
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14,473 | 478,622 | ||||||
GameStop Corp. "A"*
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8,935 | 238,296 | ||||||
Home Depot, Inc.
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104,114 | 3,771,009 | ||||||
Limited Brands, Inc.
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16,687 | 641,615 | ||||||
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
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85,172 | 1,985,359 | ||||||
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.*
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8,957 | 586,773 | ||||||
Ross Stores, Inc.
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7,558 | 605,547 | ||||||
Staples, Inc.
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45,671 | 721,602 | ||||||
The Gap, Inc.
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26,253 | 475,179 | ||||||
Tiffany & Co.
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8,626 | 677,314 | ||||||
TJX Companies, Inc.
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25,234 | 1,325,542 | ||||||
Urban Outfitters, Inc.*
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7,966 | 224,243 | ||||||
14,350,029 | ||||||||
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.6%
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Coach, Inc.
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19,584 | 1,252,005 | ||||||
NIKE, Inc. "B"
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24,699 | 2,222,416 | ||||||
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.
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4,186 | 555,105 | ||||||
VF Corp.
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5,953 | 646,258 | ||||||
4,675,784 | ||||||||
Consumer Staples 10.5%
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Beverages 2.5%
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Brown-Forman Corp. "B"
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6,556 | 489,668 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co.
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149,454 | 10,056,760 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
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20,934 | 610,854 | ||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc. "A"*
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11,221 | 233,621 | ||||||
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
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14,222 | 596,329 | ||||||
Molson Coors Brewing Co. "B"
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11,107 | 496,927 | ||||||
PepsiCo, Inc.
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103,187 | 7,267,460 | ||||||
19,751,619 | ||||||||
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Food & Staples Retailing 2.3%
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Costco Wholesale Corp.
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28,567 | 2,320,783 | ||||||
CVS Caremark Corp.
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88,637 | 3,330,978 | ||||||
Kroger Co.
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39,762 | 986,098 | ||||||
Safeway, Inc.
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23,354 | 545,783 | ||||||
SUPERVALU, Inc.
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13,849 | 130,319 | ||||||
Sysco Corp.
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38,613 | 1,203,953 | ||||||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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124,604 | 6,621,457 | ||||||
Walgreen Co.
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59,892 | 2,543,014 | ||||||
Whole Foods Market, Inc.
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10,140 | 643,383 | ||||||
18,325,768 | ||||||||
Food Products 1.8%
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Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
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44,883 | 1,353,222 | ||||||
Campbell Soup Co.
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11,644 | 402,300 | ||||||
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
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27,920 | 720,615 | ||||||
Dean Foods Co.*
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11,939 | 146,492 | ||||||
General Mills, Inc.
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41,644 | 1,549,990 | ||||||
H.J. Heinz Co.
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21,336 | 1,136,782 | ||||||
Hormel Foods Corp.
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8,691 | 259,079 | ||||||
Kellogg Co.
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16,867 | 933,082 | ||||||
Kraft Foods, Inc. "A"
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114,634 | 4,038,556 | ||||||
McCormick & Co., Inc.
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8,435 | 418,123 | ||||||
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.
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13,720 | 926,786 | ||||||
Sara Lee Corp.
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39,282 | 745,965 | ||||||
The Hershey Co.
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9,751 | 554,344 | ||||||
The JM Smucker Co.
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7,567 | 578,422 | ||||||
Tyson Foods, Inc. "A"
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18,916 | 367,349 | ||||||
14,131,107 | ||||||||
Household Products 2.1%
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Clorox Co.
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8,777 | 591,921 | ||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
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31,932 | 2,791,176 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
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25,668 | 1,708,462 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co.
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182,277 | 11,587,349 | ||||||
16,678,908 | ||||||||
Personal Products 0.2%
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Avon Products, Inc.
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29,076 | 814,128 | ||||||
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. "A"
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7,261 | 763,785 | ||||||
1,577,913 | ||||||||
Tobacco 1.6%
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Altria Group, Inc.
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136,324 | 3,600,317 | ||||||
Lorillard, Inc.
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9,351 | 1,018,043 | ||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc.
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116,021 | 7,746,722 | ||||||
Reynolds American, Inc.
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22,839 | 846,185 | ||||||
13,211,267 | ||||||||
Energy 12.5%
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Energy Equipment & Services 2.4%
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Baker Hughes, Inc.
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28,358 | 2,057,657 | ||||||
Cameron International Corp.*
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16,556 | 832,601 | ||||||
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
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4,390 | 309,100 | ||||||
FMC Technologies, Inc.*
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16,380 | 733,660 | ||||||
Halliburton Co.
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59,681 | 3,043,731 | ||||||
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
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7,453 | 492,792 | ||||||
Nabors Industries Ltd.*
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18,018 | 443,964 | ||||||
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
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27,600 | 2,158,596 | ||||||
Noble Corp.
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16,017 | 631,230 | ||||||
Rowan Companies, Inc.*
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8,019 | 311,217 | ||||||
Schlumberger Ltd.
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88,615 | 7,656,336 | ||||||
18,670,884 | ||||||||
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 10.1%
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Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.*
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14,377 | 653,291 | ||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
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32,457 | 2,491,399 | ||||||
Apache Corp.
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25,016 | 3,086,724 | ||||||
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Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.
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6,578 | 436,187 | ||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
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43,433 | 1,289,526 | ||||||
Chevron Corp.
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131,165 | 13,489,009 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips
|
92,174 | 6,930,563 | ||||||
CONSOL Energy, Inc.
|
14,378 | 697,045 | ||||||
Denbury Resources, Inc.*
|
25,394 | 507,880 | ||||||
Devon Energy Corp.
|
27,576 | 2,173,265 | ||||||
El Paso Corp.
|
51,036 | 1,030,927 | ||||||
EOG Resources, Inc.
|
17,530 | 1,832,762 | ||||||
EQT Corp.
|
9,532 | 500,621 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp.
|
321,646 | 26,175,551 | ||||||
Hess Corp.
|
19,739 | 1,475,688 | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp.
|
46,341 | 2,441,244 | ||||||
Murphy Oil Corp.
|
13,000 | 853,580 | ||||||
Newfield Exploration Co.*
|
8,528 | 580,075 | ||||||
Noble Energy, Inc.
|
11,717 | 1,050,195 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
|
53,082 | 5,522,651 | ||||||
Peabody Energy Corp.
|
18,044 | 1,062,972 | ||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
|
7,953 | 712,350 | ||||||
QEP Resources, Inc.
|
11,243 | 470,295 | ||||||
Range Resources Corp.
|
11,066 | 614,163 | ||||||
Southwestern Energy Co.*
|
23,272 | 997,903 | ||||||
Spectra Energy Corp.
|
42,967 | 1,177,725 | ||||||
Sunoco, Inc.
|
7,685 | 320,541 | ||||||
Tesoro Corp.*
|
9,218 | 211,184 | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp.
|
38,110 | 974,473 | ||||||
Williams Companies, Inc.
|
38,898 | 1,176,665 | ||||||
80,936,454 | ||||||||
Financials 14.9%
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Capital Markets 2.3%
|
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Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
15,961 | 920,631 | ||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
|
81,357 | 2,084,366 | ||||||
BlackRock, Inc.
|
6,337 | 1,215,500 | ||||||
Charles Schwab Corp.
|
66,603 | 1,095,619 | ||||||
E*TRADE Financial Corp.*
|
16,189 | 223,408 | ||||||
Federated Investors, Inc. "B"
|
5,944 | 141,705 | ||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc.
|
9,214 | 1,209,706 | ||||||
Invesco Ltd.
|
29,445 | 689,013 | ||||||
Janus Capital Group, Inc.
|
12,271 | 115,838 | ||||||
Legg Mason, Inc.
|
9,690 | 317,445 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley
|
101,210 | 2,328,842 | ||||||
Northern Trust Corp.
|
15,757 | 724,192 | ||||||
State Street Corp.
|
33,167 | 1,495,500 | ||||||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
|
17,312 | 1,044,606 | ||||||
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
|
33,884 | 4,509,622 | ||||||
18,115,993 | ||||||||
Commercial Banks 2.6%
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BB&T Corp.
|
45,976 | 1,233,996 | ||||||
Comerica, Inc.
|
11,316 | 391,194 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp.
|
62,156 | 792,489 | ||||||
First Horizon National Corp.
|
16,686 | 159,184 | ||||||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
|
54,953 | 360,492 | ||||||
KeyCorp
|
64,973 | 541,225 | ||||||
M&T Bank Corp.
|
8,262 | 726,643 | ||||||
Marshall & Ilsley Corp.
|
33,276 | 265,210 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
|
34,437 | 2,052,789 | ||||||
Regions Financial Corp.
|
80,768 | 500,762 | ||||||
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
|
35,523 | 916,493 | ||||||
US Bancorp.
|
125,931 | 3,212,500 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co.
|
345,549 | 9,696,105 | ||||||
Zions Bancorp.
|
11,519 | 276,571 | ||||||
21,125,653 | ||||||||
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Consumer Finance 0.8%
|
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American Express Co.
|
68,344 | 3,533,385 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp.
|
29,997 | 1,549,945 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services
|
36,456 | 975,198 | ||||||
SLM Corp.
|
33,423 | 561,840 | ||||||
6,620,368 | ||||||||
Diversified Financial Services 3.7%
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Bank of America Corp.
|
662,143 | 7,257,087 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc.
|
190,793 | 7,944,621 | ||||||
CME Group, Inc. "A"
|
4,443 | 1,295,534 | ||||||
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.*
|
4,671 | 582,520 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
|
259,697 | 10,631,995 | ||||||
Leucadia National Corp.
|
12,678 | 432,320 | ||||||
Moody's Corp.
|
12,667 | 485,779 | ||||||
NYSE Euronext
|
16,613 | 569,328 | ||||||
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.*
|
9,426 | 238,478 | ||||||
29,437,662 | ||||||||
Insurance 3.7%
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ACE Ltd.
|
22,144 | 1,457,518 | ||||||
Aflac, Inc.
|
30,873 | 1,441,152 | ||||||
Allstate Corp.
|
34,345 | 1,048,553 | ||||||
American International Group, Inc.*
|
29,373 | 861,216 | ||||||
Aon Corp.
|
21,148 | 1,084,892 | ||||||
Assurant, Inc.
|
6,266 | 227,268 | ||||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. "B"*
|
113,162 | 8,757,607 | ||||||
Chubb Corp.
|
18,726 | 1,172,435 | ||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp.
|
10,538 | 307,499 | ||||||
Genworth Financial, Inc. "A"*
|
31,472 | 323,532 | ||||||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
|
30,160 | 795,319 | ||||||
Lincoln National Corp.
|
20,025 | 570,512 | ||||||
Loews Corp.
|
19,975 | 840,748 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
|
36,170 | 1,128,142 | ||||||
MetLife, Inc.
|
69,160 | 3,034,049 | ||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
|
20,402 | 620,629 | ||||||
Progressive Corp.
|
41,802 | 893,727 | ||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc.
|
31,993 | 2,034,435 | ||||||
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
|
27,488 | 1,604,749 | ||||||
Torchmark Corp.
|
4,905 | 314,607 | ||||||
Unum Group
|
19,656 | 500,835 | ||||||
XL Group PLC
|
19,865 | 436,633 | ||||||
29,456,057 | ||||||||
Real Estate Investment Trusts 1.6%
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Apartment Investment & Management Co. "A" (REIT)
|
7,725 | 197,219 | ||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (REIT)
|
5,811 | 746,133 | ||||||
Boston Properties, Inc. (REIT)
|
9,513 | 1,009,900 | ||||||
Equity Residential (REIT)
|
19,479 | 1,168,740 | ||||||
HCP, Inc. (REIT)
|
26,780 | 982,558 | ||||||
Health Care REIT, Inc. (REIT)
|
11,165 | 585,381 | ||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (REIT)
|
46,283 | 784,497 | ||||||
Kimco Realty Corp. (REIT)
|
25,625 | 477,650 | ||||||
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. (REIT)
|
10,354 | 419,751 | ||||||
Prologis, Inc. (REIT)
|
30,123 | 1,079,608 | ||||||
Public Storage (REIT)
|
9,300 | 1,060,293 | ||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. (REIT)
|
18,875 | 2,193,841 | ||||||
Ventas, Inc. (REIT)
|
10,318 | 543,862 | ||||||
Vornado Realty Trust (REIT)
|
10,908 | 1,016,408 | ||||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. (REIT)
|
36,429 | 796,338 | ||||||
13,062,179 | ||||||||
Real Estate Management & Development 0.1%
|
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CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. "A"*
|
18,620 | 467,548 | ||||||
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 0.1%
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Hudson City Bancorp., Inc.
|
33,890 | 277,559 | ||||||
People's United Financial, Inc.
|
22,923 | 308,085 | ||||||
585,644 | ||||||||
Health Care 11.5%
|
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Biotechnology 1.2%
|
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Amgen, Inc.*
|
60,837 | 3,549,839 | ||||||
Biogen Idec, Inc.*
|
15,799 | 1,689,229 | ||||||
Celgene Corp.*
|
30,322 | 1,829,023 | ||||||
Cephalon, Inc.*
|
4,808 | 384,159 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc.*
|
51,526 | 2,133,692 | ||||||
9,585,942 | ||||||||
Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.9%
|
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Baxter International, Inc.
|
37,224 | 2,221,901 | ||||||
Becton, Dickinson & Co.
|
14,021 | 1,208,190 | ||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.*
|
104,190 | 719,953 | ||||||
C.R. Bard, Inc.
|
5,850 | 642,681 | ||||||
CareFusion Corp.*
|
14,138 | 384,129 | ||||||
Covidien PLC
|
32,344 | 1,721,671 | ||||||
DENTSPLY International, Inc.
|
9,040 | 344,243 | ||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*
|
7,287 | 635,281 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*
|
2,603 | 968,602 | ||||||
Medtronic, Inc.
|
69,865 | 2,691,898 | ||||||
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
|
21,700 | 1,034,656 | ||||||
Stryker Corp.
|
22,209 | 1,303,446 | ||||||
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*
|
7,555 | 529,001 | ||||||
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*
|
12,999 | 821,537 | ||||||
15,227,189 | ||||||||
Health Care Providers & Services 2.2%
|
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Aetna, Inc.
|
24,386 | 1,075,179 | ||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
|
18,577 | 769,088 | ||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc.
|
23,304 | 1,058,468 | ||||||
CIGNA Corp.
|
18,158 | 933,866 | ||||||
Coventry Health Care, Inc.*
|
9,515 | 347,012 | ||||||
DaVita, Inc.*
|
6,111 | 529,274 | ||||||
Express Scripts, Inc.*
|
34,586 | 1,866,952 | ||||||
Humana, Inc.
|
11,300 | 910,102 | ||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*
|
6,345 | 614,132 | ||||||
McKesson Corp.
|
16,401 | 1,371,943 | ||||||
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*
|
26,101 | 1,475,228 | ||||||
Patterson Companies, Inc.
|
6,085 | 200,136 | ||||||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
|
10,748 | 635,207 | ||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp.*
|
30,725 | 191,724 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
|
70,715 | 3,647,480 | ||||||
WellPoint, Inc.
|
23,919 | 1,884,099 | ||||||
17,509,890 | ||||||||
Health Care Technology 0.1%
|
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Cerner Corp.*
|
9,190 | 561,601 | ||||||
Life Sciences Tools & Services 0.5%
|
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Agilent Technologies, Inc.*
|
22,890 | 1,169,908 | ||||||
Life Technologies Corp.*
|
11,424 | 594,848 | ||||||
PerkinElmer, Inc.
|
7,110 | 191,330 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*
|
25,039 | 1,612,261 | ||||||
Waters Corp.*
|
5,781 | 553,473 | ||||||
4,121,820 | ||||||||
Pharmaceuticals 5.6%
|
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Abbott Laboratories
|
101,437 | 5,337,615 | ||||||
Allergan, Inc.
|
19,996 | 1,664,667 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
|
110,961 | 3,213,431 | ||||||
Eli Lilly & Co.
|
66,182 | 2,483,810 | ||||||
Forest Laboratories, Inc.*
|
19,414 | 763,747 | ||||||
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Hospira, Inc.*
|
10,623 | 601,899 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson
|
179,008 | 11,907,612 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc.
|
201,375 | 7,106,524 | ||||||
Mylan, Inc.*
|
29,937 | 738,546 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc.
|
515,720 | 10,623,832 | ||||||
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
|
7,992 | 549,290 | ||||||
44,990,973 | ||||||||
Industrials 11.0%
|
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Aerospace & Defense 2.8%
|
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Boeing Co.
|
48,098 | 3,555,885 | ||||||
General Dynamics Corp.
|
24,322 | 1,812,475 | ||||||
Goodrich Corp.
|
7,975 | 761,613 | ||||||
Honeywell International, Inc.
|
51,395 | 3,062,628 | ||||||
ITT Corp.
|
12,527 | 738,216 | ||||||
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.
|
6,880 | 601,656 | ||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp.
|
18,814 | 1,523,370 | ||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp.
|
19,212 | 1,332,352 | ||||||
Precision Castparts Corp.
|
9,413 | 1,549,850 | ||||||
Raytheon Co.
|
23,850 | 1,188,923 | ||||||
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
|
9,866 | 608,634 | ||||||
Textron, Inc.
|
17,618 | 415,961 | ||||||
United Technologies Corp.
|
59,738 | 5,287,410 | ||||||
22,438,973 | ||||||||
Air Freight & Logistics 1.0%
|
||||||||
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
|
10,538 | 830,816 | ||||||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
|
14,478 | 741,129 | ||||||
FedEx Corp.
|
20,609 | 1,954,763 | ||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc. "B"
|
64,413 | 4,697,640 | ||||||
8,224,348 | ||||||||
Airlines 0.1%
|
||||||||
Southwest Airlines Co.
|
52,642 | 601,172 | ||||||
Building Products 0.0%
|
||||||||
Masco Corp.
|
22,862 | 275,030 | ||||||
Commercial Services & Supplies 0.5%
|
||||||||
Avery Dennison Corp.
|
6,807 | 262,955 | ||||||
Cintas Corp.
|
7,834 | 258,757 | ||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc.
|
12,775 | 435,500 | ||||||
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
|
12,894 | 296,433 | ||||||
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
|
13,003 | 254,989 | ||||||
Republic Services, Inc.
|
19,571 | 603,765 | ||||||
Stericycle, Inc.*
|
5,410 | 482,139 | ||||||
Waste Management, Inc.
|
31,563 | 1,176,353 | ||||||
3,770,891 | ||||||||
Construction & Engineering 0.2%
|
||||||||
Fluor Corp.
|
11,983 | 774,821 | ||||||
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.*
|
8,022 | 346,951 | ||||||
Quanta Services, Inc.*
|
13,679 | 276,316 | ||||||
1,398,088 | ||||||||
Electrical Equipment 0.5%
|
||||||||
Emerson Electric Co.
|
49,208 | 2,767,950 | ||||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
|
9,561 | 829,512 | ||||||
Roper Industries, Inc.
|
6,610 | 550,613 | ||||||
4,148,075 | ||||||||
Industrial Conglomerates 2.4%
|
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3M Co.
|
46,443 | 4,405,118 | ||||||
General Electric Co.
|
693,094 | 13,071,753 | ||||||
Tyco International Ltd.
|
30,609 | 1,513,003 | ||||||
18,989,874 | ||||||||
Machinery 2.3%
|
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Caterpillar, Inc.
|
42,135 | 4,485,692 | ||||||
Cummins, Inc.
|
13,044 | 1,349,923 | ||||||
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Danaher Corp.
|
35,580 | 1,885,384 | ||||||
Deere & Co.
|
27,493 | 2,266,798 | ||||||
Dover Corp.
|
12,589 | 853,534 | ||||||
Eaton Corp.
|
22,599 | 1,162,718 | ||||||
Flowserve Corp.
|
3,513 | 386,044 | ||||||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
|
32,743 | 1,849,652 | ||||||
Ingersoll-Rand PLC
|
22,036 | 1,000,655 | ||||||
Joy Global, Inc.
|
6,628 | 631,251 | ||||||
PACCAR, Inc.
|
24,186 | 1,235,663 | ||||||
Pall Corp.
|
7,377 | 414,809 | ||||||
Parker Hannifin Corp.
|
10,835 | 972,333 | ||||||
Snap-on, Inc.
|
3,679 | 229,864 | ||||||
18,724,320 | ||||||||
Professional Services 0.1%
|
||||||||
Dun & Bradstreet Corp.
|
3,116 | 235,383 | ||||||
Equifax, Inc.
|
7,761 | 269,462 | ||||||
Robert Half International, Inc.
|
9,140 | 247,054 | ||||||
751,899 | ||||||||
Road & Rail 0.9%
|
||||||||
CSX Corp.
|
72,408 | 1,898,538 | ||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp.
|
23,067 | 1,728,410 | ||||||
Ryder System, Inc.
|
3,274 | 186,127 | ||||||
Union Pacific Corp.
|
32,008 | 3,341,635 | ||||||
7,154,710 | ||||||||
Trading Companies & Distributors 0.2%
|
||||||||
Fastenal Co.
|
20,111 | 723,795 | ||||||
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
|
3,694 | 567,583 | ||||||
1,291,378 | ||||||||
Information Technology 17.5%
|
||||||||
Communications Equipment 2.0%
|
||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc.
|
359,375 | 5,609,844 | ||||||
F5 Networks, Inc.*
|
5,130 | 565,582 | ||||||
Harris Corp.
|
8,185 | 368,816 | ||||||
JDS Uniphase Corp.*
|
14,116 | 235,173 | ||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc.*
|
35,574 | 1,120,581 | ||||||
Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc.*
|
18,628 | 410,561 | ||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc.*
|
22,471 | 1,034,565 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc.
|
109,095 | 6,195,505 | ||||||
Tellabs, Inc.
|
22,327 | 102,927 | ||||||
15,643,554 | ||||||||
Computers & Peripherals 4.2%
|
||||||||
Apple, Inc.*
|
60,416 | 20,279,839 | ||||||
Dell, Inc.*
|
107,278 | 1,788,324 | ||||||
EMC Corp.*
|
134,341 | 3,701,094 | ||||||
Hewlett-Packard Co.
|
135,537 | 4,933,547 | ||||||
Lexmark International, Inc. "A"*
|
4,849 | 141,882 | ||||||
NetApp, Inc.*
|
24,351 | 1,285,246 | ||||||
SanDisk Corp.*
|
16,268 | 675,122 | ||||||
Western Digital Corp.*
|
14,821 | 539,188 | ||||||
33,344,242 | ||||||||
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.4%
|
||||||||
Amphenol Corp. "A"
|
11,170 | 603,068 | ||||||
Corning, Inc.
|
102,606 | 1,862,299 | ||||||
FLIR Systems, Inc.
|
10,143 | 341,920 | ||||||
Jabil Circuit, Inc.
|
12,484 | 252,177 | ||||||
Molex, Inc.
|
8,810 | 227,034 | ||||||
3,286,498 | ||||||||
Internet Software & Services 1.6%
|
||||||||
Akamai Technologies, Inc.*
|
11,908 | 374,745 | ||||||
eBay, Inc.*
|
74,638 | 2,408,568 | ||||||
Google, Inc. "A"*
|
16,425 | 8,317,292 | ||||||
Monster Worldwide, Inc.*
|
8,070 | 118,306 | ||||||
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VeriSign, Inc.
|
11,037 | 369,298 | ||||||
Yahoo!, Inc.*
|
86,507 | 1,301,065 | ||||||
12,889,274 | ||||||||
IT Services 3.2%
|
||||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
|
32,936 | 1,735,068 | ||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. "A"*
|
19,979 | 1,465,260 | ||||||
Computer Sciences Corp.
|
9,926 | 376,791 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
|
18,475 | 568,845 | ||||||
Fiserv, Inc.*
|
9,329 | 584,275 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp.
|
79,147 | 13,577,668 | ||||||
MasterCard, Inc. "A"
|
6,155 | 1,854,748 | ||||||
Paychex, Inc.
|
20,441 | 627,947 | ||||||
SAIC, Inc.*
|
18,530 | 311,675 | ||||||
Teradata Corp.*
|
11,474 | 690,735 | ||||||
Total System Services, Inc.
|
10,303 | 191,430 | ||||||
Visa, Inc. "A"
|
31,326 | 2,639,529 | ||||||
Western Union Co.
|
41,545 | 832,146 | ||||||
25,456,117 | ||||||||
Office Electronics 0.1%
|
||||||||
Xerox Corp.
|
93,727 | 975,698 | ||||||
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 2.4%
|
||||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*
|
36,689 | 256,456 | ||||||
Altera Corp.
|
21,416 | 992,632 | ||||||
Analog Devices, Inc.
|
19,046 | 745,460 | ||||||
Applied Materials, Inc.
|
87,729 | 1,141,354 | ||||||
Broadcom Corp. "A"*
|
31,762 | 1,068,474 | ||||||
First Solar, Inc.*
|
3,414 | 451,570 | ||||||
Intel Corp.
|
346,340 | 7,674,894 | ||||||
KLA-Tencor Corp.
|
10,737 | 434,634 | ||||||
Linear Technology Corp.
|
14,415 | 475,983 | ||||||
LSI Corp.*
|
38,905 | 277,004 | ||||||
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.*
|
14,237 | 121,442 | ||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc.
|
13,200 | 500,412 | ||||||
Micron Technology, Inc.*
|
54,487 | 407,563 | ||||||
National Semiconductor Corp.
|
15,095 | 371,488 | ||||||
Novellus Systems, Inc.*
|
5,741 | 207,480 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp.*
|
40,085 | 638,754 | ||||||
Teradyne, Inc.*
|
11,515 | 170,422 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc.
|
75,772 | 2,487,595 | ||||||
Xilinx, Inc.
|
17,875 | 651,901 | ||||||
19,075,518 | ||||||||
Software 3.6%
|
||||||||
Adobe Systems, Inc.*
|
33,751 | 1,061,469 | ||||||
Autodesk, Inc.*
|
15,830 | 611,038 | ||||||
BMC Software, Inc.*
|
11,284 | 617,235 | ||||||
CA, Inc.
|
24,285 | 554,669 | ||||||
Citrix Systems, Inc.*
|
12,530 | 1,002,400 | ||||||
Compuware Corp.*
|
13,935 | 136,006 | ||||||
Electronic Arts, Inc.*
|
21,226 | 500,933 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc.*
|
18,238 | 945,823 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp.
|
484,956 | 12,608,856 | ||||||
Oracle Corp.
|
254,585 | 8,378,392 | ||||||
Red Hat, Inc.*
|
12,282 | 563,744 | ||||||
Salesforce.com, Inc.*
|
7,866 | 1,171,877 | ||||||
Symantec Corp.*
|
49,479 | 975,726 | ||||||
29,128,168 | ||||||||
Materials 3.6%
|
||||||||
Chemicals 2.1%
|
||||||||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
|
13,904 | 1,328,944 | ||||||
Airgas, Inc.
|
4,746 | 332,410 | ||||||
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CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
|
4,855 | 687,808 | ||||||
Dow Chemical Co.
|
76,808 | 2,765,088 | ||||||
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
|
60,677 | 3,279,592 | ||||||
Eastman Chemical Co.
|
4,493 | 458,601 | ||||||
Ecolab, Inc.
|
15,647 | 882,178 | ||||||
FMC Corp.
|
4,513 | 388,208 | ||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
|
5,109 | 328,202 | ||||||
Monsanto Co.
|
35,034 | 2,541,366 | ||||||
PPG Industries, Inc.
|
10,164 | 922,790 | ||||||
Praxair, Inc.
|
19,915 | 2,158,587 | ||||||
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.
|
7,749 | 568,622 | ||||||
The Sherwin-Williams Co.
|
5,674 | 475,878 | ||||||
17,118,274 | ||||||||
Construction Materials 0.0%
|
||||||||
Vulcan Materials Co.
|
8,170 | 314,790 | ||||||
Containers & Packaging 0.2%
|
||||||||
Ball Corp.
|
10,764 | 413,984 | ||||||
Bemis Co., Inc.
|
6,762 | 228,420 | ||||||
Owens-Illinois, Inc.*
|
10,444 | 269,560 | ||||||
Sealed Air Corp.
|
10,109 | 240,493 | ||||||
1,152,457 | ||||||||
Metals & Mining 1.1%
|
||||||||
AK Steel Holding Corp.
|
7,385 | 116,387 | ||||||
Alcoa, Inc.
|
70,709 | 1,121,445 | ||||||
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
|
7,031 | 446,257 | ||||||
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.
|
9,717 | 898,337 | ||||||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
|
61,883 | 3,273,611 | ||||||
Newmont Mining Corp.
|
32,300 | 1,743,231 | ||||||
Nucor Corp.
|
20,132 | 829,841 | ||||||
Titanium Metals Corp.
|
6,057 | 110,964 | ||||||
United States Steel Corp.
|
9,072 | 417,675 | ||||||
8,957,748 | ||||||||
Paper & Forest Products 0.2%
|
||||||||
International Paper Co.
|
29,771 | 887,771 | ||||||
MeadWestvaco Corp.
|
10,649 | 354,718 | ||||||
1,242,489 | ||||||||
Telecommunication Services 3.0%
|
||||||||
Diversified Telecommunication Services 2.7%
|
||||||||
AT&T, Inc.
|
387,003 | 12,155,764 | ||||||
CenturyLink, Inc.
|
39,698 | 1,604,990 | ||||||
Frontier Communications Corp.
|
63,119 | 509,371 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc.
|
184,792 | 6,879,806 | ||||||
Windstream Corp.
|
31,856 | 412,854 | ||||||
21,562,785 | ||||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.3%
|
||||||||
American Tower Corp. "A"*
|
26,172 | 1,369,581 | ||||||
MetroPCS Communications, Inc.*
|
16,760 | 288,439 | ||||||
Sprint Nextel Corp.*
|
199,653 | 1,076,130 | ||||||
2,734,150 | ||||||||
Utilities 3.3%
|
||||||||
Electric Utilities 1.8%
|
||||||||
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
|
31,817 | 1,198,865 | ||||||
Duke Energy Corp.
|
87,010 | 1,638,398 | ||||||
Edison International
|
21,954 | 850,718 | ||||||
Entergy Corp.
|
12,091 | 825,573 | ||||||
Exelon Corp.
|
43,131 | 1,847,732 | ||||||
FirstEnergy Corp.
|
27,655 | 1,220,968 | ||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc.
|
27,561 | 1,583,655 | ||||||
Northeast Utilities
|
11,254 | 395,803 | ||||||
Pepco Holdings, Inc.
|
14,360 | 281,887 | ||||||
Shares
|
Value ($)
|
|||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
|
6,854 | 305,551 | ||||||
PPL Corp.
|
37,566 | 1,045,462 | ||||||
Progress Energy, Inc.
|
19,666 | 944,165 | ||||||
Southern Co.
|
55,027 | 2,221,990 | ||||||
14,360,767 | ||||||||
Gas Utilities 0.1%
|
||||||||
Nicor, Inc.
|
2,902 | 158,855 | ||||||
ONEOK, Inc.
|
7,388 | 546,786 | ||||||
705,641 | ||||||||
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 0.2%
|
||||||||
AES Corp.*
|
42,440 | 540,686 | ||||||
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
|
12,778 | 485,053 | ||||||
NRG Energy, Inc.*
|
15,647 | 384,603 | ||||||
1,410,342 | ||||||||
Multi-Utilities 1.2%
|
||||||||
Ameren Corp.
|
15,196 | 438,253 | ||||||
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
|
27,107 | 524,521 | ||||||
CMS Energy Corp.
|
16,007 | 315,178 | ||||||
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
|
19,460 | 1,036,050 | ||||||
Dominion Resources, Inc.
|
37,282 | 1,799,602 | ||||||
DTE Energy Co.
|
10,758 | 538,115 | ||||||
Integrys Energy Group, Inc.
|
4,986 | 258,474 | ||||||
NiSource, Inc.
|
17,699 | 358,405 | ||||||
PG&E Corp.
|
26,346 | 1,107,322 | ||||||
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
|
33,639 | 1,097,977 | ||||||
SCANA Corp.
|
7,226 | 284,488 | ||||||
Shares
|
Value ($)
|
|||||||
Sempra Energy
|
16,180 | 855,598 | ||||||
TECO Energy, Inc.
|
13,649 | 257,830 | ||||||
Wisconsin Energy Corp.
|
14,715 | 461,315 | ||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc.
|
32,671 | 793,905 | ||||||
10,127,033 | ||||||||
Total Common Stocks (Cost $679,810,802)
|
785,659,969 |
Principal
Amount ($)
|
Value ($)
|
|||||||
Government & Agency Obligation 0.2%
|
||||||||
US Treasury Obligation
|
||||||||
US Treasury Bill, 0.07%**, 11/17/2011 (b) (Cost $1,139,753)
|
1,140,000 | 1,139,759 |
Shares
|
Value ($)
|
|||||||
Cash Equivalents 4.7%
|
||||||||
Central Cash Management Fund, 0.11% (a) (Cost $37,828,143)
|
37,828,143 | 37,828,143 |
% of Net Assets
|
Value ($)
|
|||||||
Total Investment Portfolio (Cost $718,778,698)+
|
103.2 | 824,627,871 | ||||||
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net
|
(3.2 | ) | (25,369,598 | ) | ||||
Net Assets
|
100.0 | 799,258,273 |
Futures
|
Currency
|
Expiration Date
|
Contracts
|
Notional Value ($)
|
Unrealized Appreciation ($)
|
|||||||||
S&P 500 Index
|
USD
|
9/15/2011
|
43 | 14,141,625 | 433,924 |
Currency Abbreviation
|
USD United States Dollar
|
Assets
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Common Stocks (c)
|
$ | 785,659,969 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 785,659,969 | ||||||||
Government & Agency Obligation (c)
|
— | 1,139,759 | — | 1,139,759 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments (c)
|
37,828,143 | — | — | 37,828,143 | ||||||||||||
Derivatives (d)
|
433,924 | — | — | 433,924 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 823,922,036 | $ | 1,139,759 | $ | — | $ | 825,061,795 |
as of June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)
|
||||
Assets
|
||||
Investments:
Investments in non-affiliated securities, at value (cost $680,950,555)
|
$ | 786,799,728 | ||
Investment in Central Cash Management Fund (cost $37,828,143)
|
37,828,143 | |||
Total investments in securities, at value (cost $718,778,698)
|
824,627,871 | |||
Cash
|
10,000 | |||
Receivable for investments sold
|
89,854 | |||
Receivable for Fund shares sold
|
89,977 | |||
Dividends receivable
|
970,678 | |||
Interest receivable
|
1,056 | |||
Receivable for daily variation margin on futures contracts
|
120,411 | |||
Other assets
|
8,837 | |||
Total assets
|
825,918,684 | |||
Liabilities
|
||||
Payable for investments purchased
|
25,949,384 | |||
Payable for Fund shares redeemed
|
439,826 | |||
Accrued management fee
|
124,363 | |||
Other accrued expenses and payables
|
146,838 | |||
Total liabilities
|
26,660,411 | |||
Net assets, at value
|
$ | 799,258,273 | ||
Net Assets Consist of
|
||||
Undistributed net investment income
|
6,093,559 | |||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments
|
105,849,173 | |||
Futures
|
433,924 | |||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)
|
(32,116,163 | ) | ||
Paid-in capital
|
718,997,780 | |||
Net assets, at value
|
$ | 799,258,273 | ||
Class A
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($729,065,363 ÷ 53,128,853 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)
|
$ | 13.72 | ||
Class B
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($50,193,292 ÷ 3,655,091 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)
|
$ | 13.73 | ||
Class B2
Net Asset Value, offering and redemption price per share ($19,999,618 ÷ 1,456,505 outstanding shares of beneficial interest, $.001 par value, unlimited number of shares authorized)
|
$ | 13.73 |
for the six months ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)
|
||||
Investment Income
|
||||
Income:
Dividends
|
$ | 7,619,265 | ||
Interest
|
936 | |||
Income distributions — Central Cash Management Fund
|
4,281 | |||
Securities lending income, including income from Daily Assets Fund Institutional, net of borrower rebates
|
9,110 | |||
Total income
|
7,633,592 | |||
Expenses:
Management fee
|
777,780 | |||
Administration fee
|
389,552 | |||
Custodian fee
|
14,842 | |||
Distribution service fees (Class B and Class B2)
|
91,561 | |||
Recordkeeping fee (Class B2)
|
15,238 | |||
Services to shareholders
|
5,966 | |||
Professional fees
|
32,718 | |||
Trustees' fees and expenses
|
12,983 | |||
Reports to shareholders
|
24,251 | |||
Other
|
26,333 | |||
Total expenses
|
1,391,224 | |||
Net investment income (loss)
|
6,242,368 | |||
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
|
||||
Net realized gain (loss) from:
Investments
|
8,081,838 | |||
Futures
|
308,094 | |||
8,389,932 | ||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Investments
|
29,919,707 | |||
Futures
|
104,831 | |||
30,024,538 | ||||
Net gain (loss)
|
38,414,470 | |||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
$ | 44,656,838 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)
|
Year Ended December 31, 2010
|
||||||
Operations:
Net investment income (loss)
|
$ | 6,242,368 | $ | 12,547,750 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss)
|
8,389,932 | 11,576,199 | ||||||
Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
30,024,538 | 78,148,670 | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
|
44,656,838 | 102,272,619 | ||||||
Distributions to shareholders from:
Net investment income:
Class A
|
(11,499,201 | ) | (12,705,478 | ) | ||||
Class B
|
(693,566 | ) | (822,134 | ) | ||||
Class B2
|
(248,318 | ) | (300,774 | ) | ||||
Total distributions
|
(12,441,085 | ) | (13,828,386 | ) | ||||
Fund share transactions:
Class A
Proceeds from shares sold
|
42,549,750 | 34,225,993 | ||||||
Reinvestment of distributions
|
11,499,201 | 12,705,478 | ||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(53,432,957 | ) | (105,618,602 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Class A share transactions
|
615,994 | (58,687,131 | ) | |||||
Class B
Proceeds from shares sold
|
2,625,562 | 3,731,491 | ||||||
Reinvestment of distributions
|
693,566 | 822,134 | ||||||
Payments for shares redeemed
|
(8,897,601 | ) | (6,731,217 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Class B share transactions
|
(5,578,473 | ) | (2,177,592 | ) | ||||
Class B2
Proceeds from shares sold
|
33,241 | 559,322 | ||||||
Reinvestment of distributions
|
248,318 | 300,774 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed
|
(1,384,448 | ) | (3,426,496 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Class B2 share transactions
|
(1,102,889 | ) | (2,566,400 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets
|
26,150,385 | 25,013,110 | ||||||
Net assets at beginning of period
|
773,107,888 | 748,094,778 | ||||||
Net assets at end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $6,093,559 and $12,292,276, respectively)
|
$ | 799,258,273 | $ | 773,107,888 |
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 (Unaudited)
|
Year Ended December 31, 2010
|
||||||
Class A
Shares outstanding at beginning of period
|
53,096,781 | 58,025,792 | ||||||
Shares sold
|
3,122,656 | 2,918,830 | ||||||
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
|
819,032 | 1,017,252 | ||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(3,909,616 | ) | (8,865,093 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in Class A shares
|
32,072 | (4,929,011 | ) | |||||
Shares outstanding at end of period
|
53,128,853 | 53,096,781 | ||||||
Class B
Shares outstanding at beginning of period
|
4,060,194 | 4,245,476 | ||||||
Shares sold
|
191,937 | 314,546 | ||||||
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
|
49,329 | 65,771 | ||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(646,369 | ) | (565,599 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in Class B shares
|
(405,103 | ) | (185,282 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding at end of period
|
3,655,091 | 4,060,194 | ||||||
Class B2
Shares outstanding at beginning of period
|
1,536,957 | 1,758,162 | ||||||
Shares sold
|
2,456 | 46,908 | ||||||
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
|
17,661 | 24,042 | ||||||
Shares redeemed
|
(100,569 | ) | (292,155 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in Class B2 shares
|
(80,452 | ) | (221,205 | ) | ||||
Shares outstanding at end of period
|
1,456,505 | 1,536,957 |
Years Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A
|
|
Six Months Ended 6/30/11 (Unaudited)
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ | 13.17 | $ | 11.68 | $ | 9.55 | $ | 15.53 | $ | 14.97 | $ | 13.11 | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
|
.11 | .21 | .21 | .27 | .27 | .24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
.67 | 1.51 | 2.20 | (5.93 | ) | .52 | 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
.78 | 1.72 | 2.41 | (5.66 | ) | .79 | 2.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
|
(.23 | ) | (.23 | ) | (.28 | ) | (.32 | ) | (.23 | ) | (.16 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ | 13.72 | $ | 13.17 | $ | 11.68 | $ | 9.55 | $ | 15.53 | $ | 14.97 | |||||||||||||
Total Return (%)
|
5.85 | ** | 14.70 | 26.32 | b | (37.15 | )b | 5.30 | b | 15.52 | b | ||||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period ($ millions)
|
729 | 699 | 678 | 584 | 1,046 | 1,412 | |||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)
|
.33 | * | .33 | .34 | .33 | .33 | .28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)
|
.33 | * | .33 | .32 | .28 | .30 | .27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)
|
1.63 | * | 1.74 | 2.10 | 2.07 | 1.71 | 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate (%)
|
4 | ** | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | c | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
a Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
b Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
c Excludes portfolio securities delivered as a result of processing redemption in-kind transactions.
* Annualized
** Not annualized
|
Years Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class B
|
|
Six Months Ended 6/30/11 (Unaudited)
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ | 13.17 | $ | 11.68 | $ | 9.54 | $ | 15.52 | $ | 14.96 | $ | 13.10 | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
|
.09 | .18 | .18 | .24 | .23 | .21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
.66 | 1.51 | 2.22 | (5.94 | ) | .52 | 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
.75 | 1.69 | 2.40 | (5.70 | ) | .75 | 1.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
|
(.19 | ) | (.20 | ) | (.26 | ) | (.28 | ) | (.19 | ) | (.13 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ | 13.73 | $ | 13.17 | $ | 11.68 | $ | 9.54 | $ | 15.52 | $ | 14.96 | |||||||||||||
Total Return (%)
|
5.66 | ** | 14.52 | 26.03 | b | (37.34 | )b | 5.03 | b | 15.24 | b | ||||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period ($ millions)
|
50 | 53 | 50 | 40 | 65 | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)
|
.58 | * | .58 | .59 | .58 | .58 | .53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)
|
.58 | * | .58 | .57 | .53 | .55 | .52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)
|
1.38 | * | 1.49 | 1.85 | 1.82 | 1.46 | 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate (%)
|
4 | ** | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | c | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
a Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
b Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
c Excludes portfolio securities delivered as a result of processing redemption in-kind transactions.
* Annualized
** Not annualized
|
Years Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class B2
|
Six Months Ended 6/30/11 (Unaudited)
|
2010
|
2009
|
2008
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Selected Per Share Data
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
$ | 13.15 | $ | 11.67 | $ | 9.54 | $ | 15.51 | $ | 14.96 | $ | 13.09 | |||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations:
Net investment income (loss)a
|
.08 | .16 | .17 | .22 | .21 | .19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
.67 | 1.50 | 2.21 | (5.93 | ) | .52 | 1.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
.75 | 1.66 | 2.38 | (5.71 | ) | .73 | 1.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from:
Net investment income
|
(.17 | ) | (.18 | ) | (.25 | ) | (.26 | ) | (.18 | ) | (.11 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period
|
$ | 13.73 | $ | 13.15 | $ | 11.67 | $ | 9.54 | $ | 15.51 | $ | 14.96 | |||||||||||||
Total Return (%)
|
5.66 | ** | 14.29 | 25.79 | b | (37.36 | )b | 4.85 | b | 15.20 | b | ||||||||||||||
Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period ($ millions)
|
20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 48 | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses before expense reductions (%)
|
.73 | * | .73 | .74 | .72 | .72 | .67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses after expense reductions (%)
|
.73 | * | .73 | .70 | .63 | .65 | .63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income (loss) (%)
|
1.23 | * | 1.34 | 1.72 | 1.72 | 1.36 | 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rate (%)
|
4 | ** | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | c | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
a Based on average shares outstanding during the period.
b Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced.
c Excludes portfolio securities delivered as a result of processing redemption in-kind transactions.
* Annualized
** Not annualized
|
Asset Derivative
|
Futures Contracts
|
|||
Equity Contracts (a)
|
$ | 433,924 |
Realized Gain (Loss)
|
Futures Contracts
|
|||
Equity Contracts (a)
|
$ | 308,094 |
Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
|
Futures Contracts
|
|||
Equity Contracts (a)
|
$ | 104,831 |
First $1 billion of the Fund's average daily net assets
|
.200 | % | ||
Next $1 billion of such net assets
|
.175 | % | ||
Over $2 billion of such net assets
|
.150 | % |
Distribution Service Fees
|
Total Aggregated
|
Unpaid at June 30, 2011
|
||||||
Class B
|
$ | 66,164 | $ | 10,088 | ||||
Class B2
|
25,397 | 4,021 | ||||||
$ | 91,561 | $ | 14,109 |
Services to Shareholders
|
Total Aggregated
|
Unpaid at June 30, 2011
|
||||||
Class A
|
$ | 313 | $ | 220 | ||||
Class B
|
44 | 31 | ||||||
Class B2
|
22 | 15 | ||||||
$ | 379 | $ | 266 |
ITEM 2.
|
CODE OF ETHICS
|
|
Not applicable.
|
||
ITEM 3.
|
AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
|
|
Not applicable
|
||
ITEM 4.
|
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
|
|
Not applicable
|
||
ITEM 5.
|
AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS
|
|
Not applicable
|
||
ITEM 6.
|
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
|
|
Not applicable
|
||
ITEM 7.
|
DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
|
|
Not applicable
|
||
ITEM 8.
|
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
|
|
Not applicable
|
||
ITEM 9.
|
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
|
|
Not applicable
|
||
ITEM 10.
|
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
|
|
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board. The primary function of the Nominating and Governance Committee is to identify and recommend individuals for membership on the Board and oversee the administration of the Board Governance Guidelines. Shareholders may recommend candidates for Board positions by forwarding their correspondence by U.S. mail or courier service to Paul K. Freeman, Independent Chairman, DWS Funds, P.O. Box 101833, Denver, CO 80250-1833.
|
||
ITEM 11.
|
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
|
|
(a)
|
The Chief Executive and Financial Officers concluded that the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures are effective based on the evaluation of the Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report.
|
|
(b)
|
There have been no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting.
|
|
ITEM 12.
|
EXHIBITS
|
|
(a)(1)
|
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.
|
|
(b)
|
Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is furnished and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.
|
Registrant:
|
DWS Equity 500 Index VIP, a series of DWS Investments VIT Funds
|
By:
|
/s/W. Douglas Beck
W. Douglas Beck
President
|
Date:
|
August 18, 2011
|
By:
|
/s/W. Douglas Beck
W. Douglas Beck
President
|
Date:
|
August 18, 2011
|
By:
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/s/Paul Schubert
Paul Schubert
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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Date:
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August 18, 2011
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1.
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I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of DWS Equity 500 Index VIP, a series of DWS Investments VIT Funds, on Form N-CSRS;
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2.
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3.
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4.
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The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
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(a)
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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(b)
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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(c)
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
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(d)
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
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5.
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The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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(a)
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
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(b)
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
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August 18, 2011
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/s/W. Douglas Beck
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W. Douglas Beck
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President
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1.
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I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of DWS Equity 500 Index VIP, a series of DWS Investments VIT Funds, on Form N-CSRS;
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2.
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3.
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4.
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The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
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(a)
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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(b)
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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(c)
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
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(d)
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
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5.
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The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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(a)
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
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(b)
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
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August 18, 2011
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/s/Paul Schubert
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Paul Schubert
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Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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1.
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I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of DWS Equity 500 Index VIP, a series of DWS Investments VIT Funds, on Form N-CSRS;
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2.
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Based on my knowledge and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the periodic report on Form N-CSRS (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of § 13 (a) or § 15 (d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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1.
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I have reviewed this report, filed on behalf of DWS Equity 500 Index VIP, a series of DWS Investments VIT Funds, on Form N-CSRS;
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2.
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Based on my knowledge and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the periodic report on Form N-CSRS (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of § 13 (a) or § 15 (d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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