N-CSR 1 a12-25687_2ncsr.htm N-CSR

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-07527

 

Turner Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

1205 Westlakes Drive, Suite 100
Berwyn, PA

 

19312

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Michael P. Malloy
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square, Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-800-224-6312

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

September 30

 

 

Date of reporting period:

September 30, 2012

 

 



 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 



Annual Report

September 30, 2012

Long/short equity funds

Turner Market Neutral Fund

Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund

Turner Spectrum Fund

Turner Titan Fund

U.S. growth equity funds

Turner All Cap Growth Fund

Turner Concentrated Growth Fund

Turner Emerging Growth Fund

Turner Large Growth Fund

Turner Midcap Growth Fund

Turner Small Cap Growth Fund

Global and international equity funds

Turner Global Opportunities Fund

Turner International Growth Fund




Contents

 

2

   

Letter to shareholders

 
 

5

   

Total returns of the Turner Funds

 
9
 
  Investment review:
Turner Market Neutral Fund
 
10
 
  Investment review:
Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund
 
11
 
  Investment review:
Turner Spectrum Fund
 
12
 
  Investment review:
Turner Titan Fund
 
13
 
  Investment review:
Turner All Cap Growth Fund
 
14
 
  Investment review:
Turner Concentrated Growth Fund
 
15
 
  Investment review:
Turner Emerging Growth Fund
 
16
 
  Investment review:
Turner Large Growth Fund
 
17
 
  Investment review:
Turner Midcap Growth Fund
 
18
 
  Investment review:
Turner Small Cap Growth Fund
 
19
 
  Investment review:
Turner Global Opportunities Fund
 
20
 
  Investment review:
Turner International Growth Fund
 
 

21

   

Schedules of investments

 
 

50

   

Financial statements

 
 

72

   

Notes to financial statements

 
82
 
  Report of independent registered public
accounting firm
 
 

83

   

Notice to shareholders

 
 

84

   

Disclosure of fund expenses

 
 

86

   

Trustees and officers of the Trust

 

Turner Funds

As of September 30, 2012, the Turner Funds offered a series of 12 mutual funds to individual and institutional investors. The minimum initial investment for Institutional Class Shares in a Turner Fund is $250,000 (except for $100,000 for the Turner Market Neutral Fund, Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund, Turner Spectrum Fund, and Turner Titan Fund) for regular accounts and $100,000 for individual retirement accounts. The minimum initial investment for Investor Class Shares, Retirement Class Shares, and Class C Shares is $2,500 for regular accounts and $2,000 for individual retirement accounts.

Turner Investments, L.P., based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, serves as the investment adviser for the Turner Funds. Turner Investments, L.P., founded in 1990, manages more than $11.6 billion in stock investments as of September 30, 2012.

Shareholder services

Turner Funds shareholders receive annual and semiannual reports, quarterly account statements, and a quarterly newsletter. Shareholders who have questions about their accounts may call a toll-free telephone number, 1.800.224.6312, may visit our Web site, www.turnerinvestments.com, or may write to Turner Funds, P.O. Box 219805, Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9805.

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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

To our shareholders

If you've ever driven to work without recalling traveling from Point A to Point B, you can chalk it up to your basal ganglia. It's your basal ganglia that are the part of your brain responsible for procedural learning — in essence, for creating habits.

It typically takes three or four weeks of repetition to make a new habit automatic. But for stock investors, it's taken years to adjust to the stock market after the infamous financial crisis of 2008 — that is, a market ruled more by macroeconomic events like European sovereign-debt problems than by underlying company fundamentals like expanding profit margins.

Here's how the macroeconomic picture looks now. Europe is mired in a recession, but its banking and political leaders have made enough progress and enough commitments that the prospect of a debt contagion seems much less likely than before. China, the world's second-largest economy, is no longer registering blazing economic growth, but it is still growing (at a 7.7% annual rate, according to the World Bank) and thus averting the widely feared hard landing. And the United States has faced quarter after quarter of tepid (below 3%) economic growth, but at the same time no economists of any repute are forecasting even a single quarter of negative growth through 2014.

In short, after years of fretting about a dizzying array of macroeconomic issues, investors seem to have accepted that eventually, somehow, those issues will muddle through to resolution. Instead, investors now seem increasingly focused on how to cope with — and capitalize on — this new reality of slow global economic growth.

Living the new reality

In coming to terms with this new reality, long-term stock investors have notably done well; those who had the tolerance for risk to endure the few rough market patches of the last few years have generally been rewarded amply. In the 12-month period ended September 30, 2012, that's the subject of this report, the S&P 500 Index rose 30.20%. That extraordinary gain in turn helped lift the S&P 500 Index 116% from its bottom in March 2009 (and within spitting distance — within 8% — of its all-time high of 1565.15 reached in October 2007).

We believe a bull market may prevail in the 2010s. The current bull market is the eighth-strongest and ninth-longest since 1928, according to Bespoke Investment Group. We think this bull has more room to run, especially since some investors aren't convinced it's had legs to stand on. Reuters called this "the most uncelebrated bull market in history," and we agree. But we think there are a number of reasons why investors may appreciate this market more as time passes.

Green shoots in sight

First, stocks remain cheaply priced. Selling for 13 times next year's earnings, stocks are still priced below their long-term average of 16. The Federal Reserve has vowed to keep interest rates low through 2015, which has driven 10-year Treasury yields below 2%. As measly as a $1 tip on a seven-course dinner, Treasuries in particular and investment-grade bonds in general seem unlikely to even cover the rate of inflation going forward. We think stocks offer a distinctly more attractive risk/reward profile in comparison.

Then there's the reviving housing market. We believe we're seeing a true, sustainable recovery after several false starts. Demand for homes is rising along with prices, while renting is becoming prohibitively expensive and competitive for many consumers. When you factor in record-low mortgage rates, it seems like an attractive time to buy a home, which remains the essence of the American dream.

A true housing recovery could provide an additional leg up for consumer spending, which accounts for roughly 70% of U.S. gross domestic product. Rising home values enhance the so-called "wealth effect" for homeowners, based on the premise that as personal wealth increases, so, proportionately, does consumer spending and investment. Bank of America Merrill Lynch calculates that this wealth effect could raise gross domestic product each quarter in the back half of 2013 by 0.1 percentage point. As a result consumers may feel comfortable investing in stocks rather than keeping their money stashed under bedroom floorboards or — a marginally better alternative — in a five-year certificate of deposit that paid 1.38% on average nationally, as of September 30.

Up, up and away?

Third, stocks may have boosted their appeal just by continuing to rise over the past 12 months. With the exception of a brief stumble in the spring, which prompted some pundits to (incorrectly) predict a third consecutive summer slump, the market performed impressively for much of the past 12 months. All told, nine of the 12 months produced positive returns and a steady upward climb for the S&P 500 Index.

Finally, central banks around the world have been busy providing stimulus to keep the global economy chugging along. All told, more than 250 stimulus measures have been carried out in the past 12 months, according to ISI Group. We think all this activity clearly shows that governments are determined to keep the global economy's head above recessionary waters. We think such activity should soothe investors' pangs of uncertainty and in the process help keep the market investor friendly.

Even though the market has on balance been investor friendly over the past 12 months, cautionary "risk on/risk off" investing was much in evidence. Investors tended to

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September 30, 2012

adjust their appetite for risk based on the levels of danger they perceived in the macroeconomic environment, preferring "safe" investments such as bonds when risk seemed high and flocking to "riskier" assets like stocks when conditions appeared less threatening.

Growth investing not rewarded fully

During the period, as always, the investment process used to manage our eight U.S. and global/international growth funds and our four long/short funds prized earnings, and we invested in the stocks of those companies that we believed could generate superior earnings growth. To our consternation, though, in many cases the stocks with the best earnings growth — which also tend to be more richly valued and more volatile — weren't rewarded lavishly by investors when they were in a risk-on frame of mind.

With bond yields leaving much to be desired, many investors evidently sought income from stocks with lower volatility and higher dividends — the mirror image of the growth stocks we prefer. That, alas, moderated the total returns of our funds. Ours wasn't a singular investing experience by any means; less than 40% of actively managed stock funds beat their benchmarks during the period, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Net-net, we think our family of stock funds generally performed well in absolute terms for the 12-month period. Eight of our 12 funds generated double-digit gains, but only two of them outperformed at least one of their benchmarks: the Turner International Growth Fund and the Turner Titan Fund. Our four long/short funds delivered relatively low volatility, as they are designed to do, but their short positions impaired their ability to produce positive returns in a market whose direction was decidedly up.

Total returns

         

12-month period ended September 30, 2012

         

Long/short equity funds

         
Turner Market Neutral Fund,
Investor Class (TMNFX)
   

-1.62

%

 

S&P 500 Index

   

30.20

   

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

   

5.16

   

Lipper Equity Market-Neutral Funds Average

   

2.06

   
Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund,
Investor Class (TMSFX)
   

-1.74

   

S&P 500 Healthcare Index

   

29.54

   

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

   

5.16

   

Lipper Long/Short Equity Funds Average

   

10.61

   
Turner Spectrum Fund, Institutional
Class (TSPEX)
   

-0.77

   

S&P 500 Index

   

30.20

   

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

   

5.16

   

Lipper Long/Short Equity Funds Average

   

10.61

   

Turner Titan Fund, Investor Class (TTLFX)

   

5.44

%

 

S&P 500 Index

   

30.20

   

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

   

5.16

   

Lipper Long/Short Equity Funds Average

   

10.61

   

U.S. growth equity funds

         

Turner All Cap Growth Fund (TBTBX)

   

17.47

   

Nasdaq Composite Index

   

29.02

   

Russell 3000® Growth Index

   

29.35

   

Turner Concentrated Growth Fund (TTOPX)

   

16.04

   

S&P 500 Index

   

30.20

   

Russell 1000® Growth Index

   

29.19

   
Turner Emerging Growth Fund, Investor
Class (TMCGX)
   

25.57

   

Russell 2000® Growth Index

   

31.18

   
Turner Large Growth Fund,
Institutional Class (TTMEX)
   

22.48

   

Russell 1000® Growth Index

   

29.19

   
Turner Midcap Growth Fund, Investor
Class (TMGFX)
   

16.15

   

Russell Midcap® Growth Index

   

26.69

   

Turner Small Cap Growth Fund (TSCEX)

   

29.21

   

Russell 2000® Growth Index

   

31.18

   

International and global equity funds

         
Turner Global Opportunities Fund,
Institutional Class (TGLBX)
   

20.53

   

MSCI World Growth Index

   

23.52

   

MSCI World Index

   

22.32

   
Turner International Growth Fund,
Institutional Class (TICGX)
   

17.92

   

MSCI World ex-U.S. Growth Index

   

14.91

   

(Please call 1.800.224.6312 or visit our Web site at www.turnerinvestments.com for the most recent month-end performance. For more details on the performance of each fund during the 12-month period, see the Investment review beginning on page 9.)

Long term matters more

Delivering double-digit returns over 12 months, as our growth funds did in this period, certainly has its merits. But to pat ourselves on the back for such performance would be disingenuous and myopic in the extreme, since our goal is to outperform generally and since the ultimate purpose of investing is to multiply your, and our, wealth over the long term. We say "our wealth" because our employees are invested in our funds. So, although our growth funds posted strong gains in the past 12 months, our employee shareholders, like you, would have much preferred that a majority of our funds had bested the indexes.

We are far more pleased with our funds' long-term track records, which in our opinion is the true test of any

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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS (continued)

investment's mettle. Since inception, seven of our eight growth funds have beaten one or more of their benchmarks. And our long/short funds have all achieved positive returns since inception, with lower volatility than that of the broad market.

While no one can always accurately predict the future, when we look forward, we believe stocks may continue rising — even if their ascent isn't quite as rapid as the number of views of a new viral video on the Internet. Even so, we think it's entirely possible that the S&P 500 Index could reach, and perhaps even surpass, its all-time high of 2007 over the next 12 months. As we see it, there's plenty to be optimistic about in 2013 and beyond. We think that stocks, after their paltry returns in the 2000s, appear to be reverting to their long-term average of 10% annualized returns in this decade.

Uncertainties remain

Don't get us wrong — there are still legitimate uncertainties out there that could thwart stocks and discourage the investors now sitting on the sidelines from getting into the market scrum. For instance, one unknown of Mount Everest stature looms in the short term: the outcome of the so-called "fiscal cliff," a combination of prospective federal tax increases and spending cuts at the end of the year. Some Wall Street analysts expect a potential drag of 1-1.5% on the economy early next year if the nation falls off the fiscal cliff. However, we don't think either political party, even in this age of fierce and dismaying partisanship, would be reckless enough to slam the brakes on the economy. Although each party's approach to solving America's fiscal problems figures to differ like the candidates' favorite red and blue ties, we think an acceptable compromise on the fiscal cliff should be reached, even though voters in the November election basically maintained the political status quo in Washington; they reelected President Obama and kept the House in Republican hands and the Senate in Democratic hands.

In the nearly four years of this economic recovery, earnings growth has been the stock market's engine. As the recovery ages, it's a stretch to expect continued blowout earnings each quarter. That's not to imply that earnings will collapse; we simply believe earnings-growth rates are likely to slow — and price/earnings multiples may rise. That could be a boon for both growth stocks and the market as a whole: investors' willingness to buy quality stocks for their sustained earnings growth could reinforce the market's upward tendencies.

In anticipation of the market's further ascent, we've positioned our U.S. and international/global growth funds to emphasize three types of stocks: classic growth stocks such as biotechnology and wireless-communications shares that we think have strong fundamentals; stocks of companies gaining market share; and growth-cyclical

stocks in industries like retailing, manufacturing, and housing that have tended to do well as the economic cycle progresses. As for our long/short funds, their long positions contain similar types of bona fide growth stocks, while their short positions consist of shares of companies that we believe have poor earnings potential.

We don't believe in timing the market; we generally remain fully invested in stocks. (That's one habit our own basal ganglia has made automatic in us.) We believe as the housing market, employment, and consumer sentiment improve in the U.S. and the global economy continues to expand, the positive catalysts will likely outweigh the negative catalysts and elevate stocks into 2013. And we pledge to continue doing our best for you and us in what we think could be a rewarding time for stocks not only in 2013 but in this decade.

Bob Turner

Chairman and Chief Investment Officer
Turner Investments

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The views expressed are those of Turner Investments as of September 30, 2012, and are not intended as a forecast or investment recommendations. The indexes mentioned are not available for investment.

Bob Turner

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September 30, 2012

Total returns of the Turner Funds

Through September 30, 2012

Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Please call 1.800.224.6312 or visit our Web site at www.turnerinvestments.com for the most recent month-end performance information.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and the principal value and investment return will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Returns shown, unless otherwise indicated, are total returns, with dividends and income reinvested. Returns spanning more than one year are annualized. Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower. The indices mentioned are unmanaged statistical composites of stock-market performance. Investing in an index is not possible.

The holdings and sector weightings of the Funds are subject to change. Forward-earnings projections are not predictors of stock price or investment performance, and do not represent past performance. There is no guarantee that the forward-earnings projections will accurately predict the actual earnings experience of any of the companies involved, and there is no guarantee that owning securities of companies with relatively high price-to-earnings ratios will cause the portfolio to outperform its benchmark or index.

The Turner Funds are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC, Portland, Maine. The investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. This and other information can be found in the prospectus. A free prospectus, which contains detailed information, including fees and expenses, and the risks associated with investing in these Funds, can be obtained by calling 1.800.224.6312. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Fund name/Index

  Six
months*
  Year
to
date*
  One
year
  Three
years
  Five
years
  10
years
  (Annualized)
Since
inception
  Total
net assets
($mil)
 
Turner Market Neutral Fund —
Institutional Class Shares
   

-1.45

%

   

-1.17

%

   

-1.23

%

   

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

2.41

%

 

$

48.05

   

Investor Class Shares

   

-1.65

     

-1.46

     

-1.62

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

2.11

     

5.69

   

Class C Shares

   

-1.96

     

-1.96

     

-2.21

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

1.38

     

0.09

   

S&P 500 Index

   

3.43

     

16.44

     

30.20

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

8.23

           
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index
   

3.68

     

3.99

     

5.16

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

7.76

           
Lipper Equity Market-Neutral
Funds Average
   

0.00

     

1.15

     

2.06

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

1.14

           

Inception date: 2/7/11

 
Turner Medical Sciences
Long/Short Fund —
Institutional Class Shares
   

-0.20

     

-1.64

     

-1.55

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

1.15

     

37.12

   

Investor Class Shares

   

-0.29

     

-1.84

     

-1.74

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

0.97

     

9.61

   

Class C Shares

   

-0.69

     

-2.33

     

-2.52

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

0.24

     

2.89

   

S&P 500 Healthcare Index

   

8.01

     

17.80

     

29.54

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

16.89

           
Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate
Bond Index
   

3.68

     

3.99

     

5.16

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

7.76

           
Lipper Long/Short Equity Funds
Average
   

-0.03

     

5.54

     

10.61

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

-0.69

           

Inception date: 2/7/11

 

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LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS (continued)

Fund name/Index

  Six
months*
  Year
to
date*
  One
year
  Three
years
  Five
years
  10
years
  (Annualized)
Since
inception
  Total
net assets
($mil)
 
Turner Spectrum Fund —
Institutional Class Shares
   

-2.51

%

   

-0.55

%

   

-0.77

%

   

1.90

%

   

n/a

     

n/a

     

4.03

%

 

$

832.86

   

Investor Class Shares

   

-2.53

     

-0.74

     

-0.95

     

1.66

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

3.79

     

126.53

   

Class C Shares(1)

   

-2.94

     

-1.31

     

-1.71

     

0.96

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

3.40

     

10.39

   

S&P 500 Index

   

3.43

     

16.44

     

30.20

     

13.20

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

17.01

           
Barclays Capital U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index
   

3.68

     

3.99

     

5.16

     

6.19

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

6.98

           
Lipper Long/Short Equity
Funds Average
   

-0.03

     

5.54

     

10.61

     

4.73

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

7.73

           

Inception date: 5/7/09

 
Turner Titan Fund —
Institutional Class Shares
   

-1.54

     

4.60

     

5.75

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

2.00

     

25.81

   

Investor Class Shares

   

-1.73

     

4.40

     

5.44

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

1.76

     

5.04

   

Class C Shares

   

-2.14

     

3.71

     

4.53

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

0.97

     

0.53

   

S&P 500 Index

   

3.43

     

16.44

     

30.20

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

8.23

           
Barclays Capital U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index
   

3.68

     

3.99

     

5.16

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

7.76

           
Lipper Long/Short Equity
Funds Average
   

-0.03

     

5.54

     

10.61

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

-0.69

           

Inception date: 2/7/11

 
Turner All Cap
Growth Fund(2)
   

-4.35

     

10.55

     

17.47

     

14.87

     

0.67

%

   

14.79

%

   

-0.84

     

25.84

   

Nasdaq Composite Index

   

0.80

     

19.62

     

29.02

     

13.66

     

2.90

     

10.27

     

-1.95

           

Russell 3000® Growth Index

   

1.75

     

16.59

     

29.35

     

14.69

     

3.22

     

8.57

     

-0.72

           

Inception date: 6/30/00

 
Turner Concentrated
Growth Fund
   

-7.91

     

11.53

     

16.04

     

6.65

     

-5.89

     

6.37

     

0.49

     

34.93

   

S&P 500 Index

   

3.43

     

16.44

     

30.20

     

13.20

     

1.05

     

8.01

     

2.23

           

Russell 1000® Growth Index

   

1.84

     

16.80

     

29.19

     

14.73

     

3.24

     

8.41

     

0.88

           

Inception date: 6/30/99

 
Turner Emerging Growth Fund(2)
Institutional Class Shares(3)
   

0.79

     

11.83

     

25.86

     

15.15

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

21.26

     

69.39

   

Investor Class Shares

   

0.65

     

11.62

     

25.57

     

14.87

     

1.43

     

11.14

     

17.91

     

168.99

   

Russell 2000® Growth Index

   

0.71

     

14.08

     

31.18

     

14.19

     

2.96

     

10.55

     

3.62

           

Inception date: 2/27/98

 
Turner Large Growth Fund —
Institutional Class Shares
   

-2.80

     

14.01

     

22.48

     

9.21

     

-1.95

     

7.64

     

2.38

     

201.05

   

Investor Class Shares(4)

   

-2.90

     

13.85

     

22.26

     

8.96

     

-2.19

     

n/a

     

2.79

     

47.86

   

Russell 1000® Growth Index

   

1.84

     

16.80

     

29.19

     

14.73

     

3.24

     

8.41

     

2.64

           

Inception date: 2/28/01

 
Turner Midcap Growth Fund(2)
Institutional Class Shares(5)
   

-5.42

     

8.66

     

16.34

     

10.65

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

0.48

     

236.15

   

Investor Class Shares

   

-5.53

     

8.52

     

16.15

     

10.40

     

-0.38

     

9.78

     

9.65

     

404.43

   

Retirement Class Shares(6)

   

-5.58

     

8.30

     

15.83

     

10.12

     

-0.64

     

9.39

     

9.37

     

4.81

   

Russell Midcap® Growth Index

   

-0.56

     

13.88

     

26.69

     

14.73

     

2.54

     

11.11

     

7.19

           

Inception date: 10/1/96

 

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September 30, 2012

Fund name/Index

  Six
months*
  Year
to
date*
  One
year
  Three
years
  Five
years
  10
years
  (Annualized)
Since
inception
  Total
net assets
($mil)
 
Turner Small Cap
Growth Fund(2)
   

-0.47

%

   

11.78

%

   

29.21

%

   

12.63

%

   

1.75

%

   

11.04

%

   

10.85

%

 

$

250.10

   

Russell 2000® Growth Index

   

0.71

     

14.08

     

31.18

     

14.19

     

2.96

     

10.55

     

5.84

           

Inception date: 2/7/94

 
Turner Global
Opportunities Fund —
Institutional Class Shares
   

-5.06

     

11.57

     

20.53

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

14.07

     

1.65

   

Investor Class Shares

   

-5.17

     

11.37

     

20.27

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

13.76

     

0.25

   

MSCI World Growth Index

   

1.28

     

14.74

     

23.52

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

12.08

           

MSCI World Index

   

1.65

     

13.56

     

22.32

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

10.63

           

Inception date: 5/7/10

 
Turner International
Growth Fund —
Institutional Class Shares
   

-2.51

     

9.81

     

17.92

     

10.48

     

-1.30

     

n/a

     

2.39

     

23.41

   

Investor Class Shares(7)

   

-2.62

     

9.65

     

17.67

     

10.18

     

n/a

     

n/a

     

16.06

     

6.17

   

MSCI World ex-U.S. Growth Index

   

-0.70

     

10.47

     

14.91

     

4.62

     

-3.74

     

n/a

     

-0.53

           

Inception date: 1/31/07

 

(1)  Commenced operations on July 14, 2009.

(2)  Investing in technology and science companies and small- and mid-capitalization companies may subject the Funds to specific inherent risks, including above-average price fluctuations.

(3)  Commenced operations on February 1, 2009.

(4)  Commenced operations on August 1, 2005.

(5)  Commenced operations on June 16, 2008.

(6)  Commenced operations on September 24, 2001.

(7)  Commenced operations on October 31, 2008.

*  Returns of less than one year are cumulative, and not annualized.

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Expense Ratio†

    Gross
expense
ratio
  Net
expense
ratio*
 

Turner Market Neutral Fund

 

Institutional Class Shares

   

3.92

%

   

1.95

%

 

Investor Class Shares

   

4.18

%

   

2.20

%

 

Class C Shares

   

4.77

%

   

2.95

%

 
Turner Medical Sciences
Long/Short Fund
 

Institutional Class Shares

   

2.79

%

   

1.95

%

 

Investor Class Shares

   

2.94

%

   

2.20

%

 

Class C Shares

   

3.68

%

   

2.95

%

 

Turner Spectrum Fund

 

Institutional Class Shares

   

2.53

%

   

1.95

%

 

Investor Class Shares

   

2.75

%

   

2.20

%

 

Class C Shares

   

3.44

%

   

2.95

%

 

Turner Titan Fund

 

Institutional Class Shares

   

3.56

%

   

1.95

%

 

Investor Class Shares

   

4.68

%

   

2.20

%

 

Class C Shares

   

3.82

%

   

2.95

%

 

Turner All Cap Growth Fund

 

Investor Class Shares

   

2.12

%

   

1.73

%

 

Turner Concentrated Growth Fund

 

Investor Class Shares

   

2.08

%

   

1.69

%

 
    Gross
expense
ratio
  Net
expense
ratio*
 

Turner Emerging Growth Fund

 

Institutional Class Shares

   

1.29

%

   

1.17

%

 

Investor Class Shares

   

1.57

%

   

1.42

%

 

Turner Large Growth Fund

 

Institutional Class Shares

   

0.89

%

   

0.69

%

 

Investor Class Shares

   

1.13

%

   

0.94

%

 

Turner Midcap Growth Fund

 

Institutional Class Shares

   

1.05

%

   

0.93

%

 

Investor Class Shares

   

1.28

%

   

1.18

%

 

Retirement Class Shares

   

1.54

%

   

1.43

%

 

Turner Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Investor Class Shares

   

1.53

%

   

1.25

%

 

Turner Global Opportunities Fund

 

Institutional Class Shares

   

3.64

%

   

1.11

%

 

Investor Class Shares

   

3.89

%

   

1.36

%

 

Turner International Growth Fund

 

Institutional Class Shares

   

2.41

%

   

1.10

%

 

Investor Class Shares

   

2.46

%

   

1.35

%

 

†  These expense ratios are based on the most recent prospectus and may differ from those shown in the financial highlights.

*  Net expense ratio reflects contractual waivers of certain fees and/or expense reimbursements. Turner may discontinue this arrangement at any time after January 31, 2013.

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INVESTMENT REVIEW

Turner Market Neutral Fund

Fund profile

September 30, 2012

n  Ticker symbol TMNFX

  Investor Class Shares

n  CUSIP #900297581

  Investor Class Shares

n  Top five holdings1

  (1) Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold

  (2) Embraer SA SP ADR

  (3) Deere

  (4) SPX

  (5) Invesco

n  % in five largest holdings 22%2

n  Number of holdings 721

n  Weighted average market capitalization $40.29 billion

n  Net assets $6 million, Investor Class Shares

Growth of a $10,000 investment in the
Turner Market Neutral Fund, Investor Class Shares:
February 7, 2011-September 30, 2012
3,4

Average annual total returns (Periods ended September 30, 2012)

    One
year
  Since
inception4
 

Turner Market Neutral Fund, Institutional Class Shares5

   

-1.23

%

   

2.41

%

 

Turner Market Neutral Fund, Investor Class Shares5

   

-1.62

%

   

2.11

%

 

Turner Market Neutral Fund, Class C Shares5

   

-2.21

%

   

1.38

%

 

S&P 500 Index6

   

30.20

%

   

8.23

%

 

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index7

   

5.16

%

   

7.76

%

 

Lipper Equity Market-Neutral Funds Average8

   

2.06

%

   

1.14

%

 

Sector weightings2:

Manager's discussion and analysis

Poor short positions hampered the Turner Market Neutral Fund, Investor Class Shares (TMNFX), which generated a loss of 1.62% in the 12-month period ended September 30. The fund's return trailed that of the S&P 500 Index by 31.82 percentage points, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index by 6.78 percentage points, and the Lipper Equity Market-Neutral Funds Average by 3.68 percentage points. The Turner Market Neutral Fund seeks capital appreciation using a long/short strategy in seeking to capture alpha, reduce volatility, and preserve capital in declining markets.

The consumer-discretionary, consumer-staples, financials, and industrials sectors added the most extra return. In those sectors, long and short positions in gaming, automotive, beverage, investment-management, regional-bank, oil-exploration, and pipeline shares generated the best performance. The materials sector was the biggest detractor from performance. In that sector, long and short positions in steel, building-products, and diversified-chemical shares produced unsatisfactory results.

1  Cash equivalent is not being considered a holding for the top five holdings, but is counted in the number of holdings. Top five holdings are based on long positions. The fund composition is subject to change.

2  Percentages based on total investments of long positions.

3  These figures represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance in the above graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder will pay on fund distributions or the redemptions of fund shares. Performance of the Institutional, Investor and Class C Shares will differ due to differences in fees.

4  The inception date of the Turner Market Neutral Fund was February 7, 2011.

5  Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.

6  The S&P 500 Index is a widely-recognized, market value-weighted (higher market value stocks have more influence than lower market value stocks) index of 500 stocks designed to mimic the overall equity market's industry weightings.

7  The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (prior to November 2008, the Index was known as the "Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index") represents an unmanaged diversified portfolio of fixed income securities, including U.S. Treasuries, investment-grade corporate bonds and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.

8  The Lipper Equity Market-Neutral Funds Average represents the average annualized total return for all reporting funds in the Lipper Equity Market-Neutral Fund category.

The Turner Market Neutral Fund is subject to the risks associated with selling securities short. A short sale involves a finite opportunity for appreciation, but a theoretically unlimited risk of loss. The Fund may focus its investments from time to time on one or more economic sectors. To the extent that it does so, developments affecting companies in that sector or sectors will likely have a magnified effect on the Fund's net asset value and total return.

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INVESTMENT REVIEW

Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund

Fund profile

September 30, 2012

n  Ticker symbol TMSFX

  Investor Class Shares

n  CUSIP #900297557

  Investor Class Shares

n  Top five holdings1

  (1) Covidien

  (2) Alexion Pharmaceuticals

  (3) Allergan

  (4) Abbott Laboratories

  (5) Cooper

n  % in five largest holdings 18.6%2

n  Number of holdings 681

n  Weighted average market capitalization $37.92 billion

n  Net assets $10 million, Investor Class Shares

Growth of a $10,000 investment in the
Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund,
Investor Class Shares:
February 7, 2011-September 30, 2012
3,4

Average annual total returns (Periods ended September 30, 2012)

    One
year
  Since
inception4
 

Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund, Institutional Class Shares5

   

-1.55

%

   

1.15

%

 

Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund, Investor Class Shares5

   

-1.74

%

   

0.97

%

 

Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund, Class C Shares5

   

-2.52

%

   

0.24

%

 

S&P 500 Healthcare Index6

   

29.54

%

   

16.89

%

 

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index7

   

5.16

%

   

7.76

%

 

Lipper Long/Short Equity Funds Average8

   

10.61

%

   

-0.69

%

 

Sector weightings2:

Manager's discussion and analysis

Unrewarding short positions hurt the Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund, Investor Class Shares (TMSFX), which recorded a 1.74% loss for the 12-month period ended September 30. The fund's return lagged that of the S&P 500 Healthcare Index by 31.28 percentage points, the Lipper Long/Short Equity Funds Average by 12.35 percentage points, and the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index by 6.90 percentage points. The Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily (at least 80% of its net assets) in stocks of companies in the health-care sector; the fund uses a long/short growth strategy in seeking to capture alpha, reduce volatility, and preserve capital in declining markets.

In the fund's long and short positions, stocks in the therapeutic-pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries provided the most extra return. Detracting significantly from performance were long and short positions in the stocks of pharmaceutical, biomedical, medical-instrument, and health-care services firms. Also impeding performance was the fund's position in cash equivalents. Consistent with the fund's investment strategy and given the market's volatility during the period, the fund maintained a significant cash position during the period for defensive purposes. As a result, the fund did not participate in the market advances during the period as much as it would have if it had been more fully invested.

1  Cash equivalent is not being considered a holding for the top five holdings, but is counted in the number of holdings. Top five holdings are based on long positions. The fund composition is subject to change.

2  Percentages based on total investments of long positions.

3  These figures represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance in the above graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder will pay on fund distributions or the redemptions of fund shares. Performance of the Institutional, Investor and Class C Shares will differ due to differences in fees.

4  The inception date of the Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund was February 7, 2011.

5  Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.

6  The S&P 500 Healthcare Index is an unmanaged index which includes the stocks in the health-care sector of the S&P 500 Index.

7  The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (prior to November 2008, the Index was known as the "Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index") represents an unmanaged diversified portfolio of fixed income securities, including U.S. Treasuries, investment-grade corporate bonds and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.

8  Lipper Long/Short Equity Funds Average represents the average annualized total return for all reporting funds in the Lipper Long/Short Equity Fund category.

The Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund is subject to the risks associated with selling securities short. A short sale involves a finite opportunity for appreciation, but a theoretically unlimited risk of loss. The Fund is subject to the risks associated with health care-related companies. Many health care-related companies are smaller and less seasoned than companies in other sectors. Health care-related companies may also be strongly affected by scientific or technological developments and their products may quickly become obsolete. The Fund is subject to risks due to its foreign investments.

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INVESTMENT REVIEW

Turner Spectrum Fund

Fund profile

September 30, 2012

n  Ticker symbol TSPEX

  Institutional Class Shares

n  CUSIP #900297664

  Institutional Class Shares

n  Top five holdings1

  (1) Coca-Cola

  (2) Home Depot

  (3) Allergan

  (4) Air Methods

  (5) ProAssurance

n  % in five largest holdings 6.0%2

n  Number of holdings 4381

n  Weighted average market capitalization $26.67 billion

n  Net assets $833 million, Institutional Class Shares

Growth of a $100,000 investment in the
Turner Spectrum Fund, Institutional Class Shares:
May 7, 2009-September 30, 2012
3,4

Average annual total returns (Periods ended September 30, 2012)

    One
year
  Three
years
  Since
inception
 

Turner Spectrum Fund, Institutional Class Shares5

   

-0.77

%

   

1.90

%

   

4.03

%

 

Turner Spectrum Fund, Investor Class Shares5

   

-0.95

%

   

1.66

%

   

3.79

%

 

Turner Spectrum Fund, Class C Shares5

   

-1.71

%

   

0.96

%

   

3.40

%

 

S&P 500 Index7

   

30.20

%

   

13.20

%

   

17.01

%4

 

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index8

   

5.16

%

   

6.19

%

   

6.98

%4

 

Lipper Long/Short Equity Funds Average9

   

10.61

%

   

4.73

%

   

7.73

%4

 

Sector weightings2:

Manager's discussion and analysis

The Turner Spectrum Fund, Institutional Class Shares (TSPEX), lost 0.77% in the 12-month period ended September 30. The fund's return trailed the S&P 500 Index by 30.97 percentage points, the Lipper Long/Short Equity Average by 11.38 percentage points, and the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index by 5.93 percentage points. The Turner Spectrum Fund seeks capital appreciation through allocating its assets to various investment strategies, each managed by a separate portfolio management team at Turner.

Unproductive short positions were the main drag on the fund's results. Conversely, the consumer-staples sector added the most value. In that sector, long and short positions in cosmetics, beverage, diversified-food, and dairy shares performed best. The sector that detracted the most from results was consumer discretionary, with shares of shoe, multimedia, and home-improvement companies providing the worst returns. The fund kept a conservative net long exposure of 27%, primarily in U.S. stocks.

1  Cash equivalent is not being considered a holding for the top five holdings, but is counted in the number of holdings. Top five holdings are based on long positions. The fund composition is subject to change.

2  Percentages based on total investments of long positions.

3  These figures represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance in the above graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder will pay on fund distributions or the redemptions of fund shares. Performance of the Institutional, Investor and Class C Shares will differ due to differences in fees.

4  The inception date of the Turner Spectrum Fund (Institutional Class Shares and Investor Class Shares) was May 7, 2009. Index returns are based on Institutional Class Shares inception date.

5  Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.

6  The inception date of the Turner Spectrum Fund (Class C Shares) was July 14, 2009.

7  The S&P 500 Index is a widely-recognized, market value-weighted (higher market value stocks have more influence than lower market value stocks) index of 500 stocks designed to mimic the overall equity market's industry weightings.

8  The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (prior to November 2008, the Index was known as the "Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index") represents an unmanaged diversified portfolio of fixed income securities, including U.S. Treasuries, investment-grade corporate bonds and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.

9  Lipper Long/Short Equity Funds Average represents the average annualized total return for all reporting funds in the Lipper Long/Short Equity Fund category.

The Turner Spectrum Fund may focus its investments from time to time on one or more economic sectors. To the extent that it does so, developments affecting companies in that sector or sectors will likely have a magnified effect on the Fund's net asset value and total return. The Fund is subject to the risks associated with selling securities short. A short sale involves a finite opportunity for appreciation, but a theoretically unlimited risk of loss. The smaller capitalization companies the Fund invests in may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies.

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INVESTMENT REVIEW

Turner Titan Fund

Fund profile

September 30, 2012

n  Ticker symbol TTLFX

  Investor Class Shares

n  CUSIP #900297524

  Investor Class Shares

n  Top five holdings1

  (1) Concho Resources

  (2) Broadcom, Cl A

  (3) Coca-Cola

  (4) Allergan

  (5) F5 Networks

n  % in five largest holdings 14.1%2

n  Number of holdings 1101

n  Weighted average market capitalization $27.32 billion

n  Net assets $5 million, Investor Class Shares

Growth of a $10,000 investment in the
Turner Titan Fund, Investor Class Shares:
February 7, 2011-September 30, 2012
3,4

Average annual total returns (Periods ended September 30, 2012)

    One
year
  Since
inception4
 

Turner Titan Fund, Institutional Class Shares5

   

5.75

%

   

2.00

%

 

Turner Titan Fund, Investor Class Shares5

   

5.44

%

   

1.76

%

 

Turner Titan Fund, Class C Shares5

   

4.53

%

   

0.97

%

 

S&P 500 Index6

   

30.20

%

   

8.23

%

 

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index7

   

5.16

%

   

7.76

%

 

Lipper Long/Short Equity Funds Average8

   

10.61

%

   

-0.69

%

 

Sector weightings2:

Manager's discussion and analysis

The Turner Titan Fund, Investor Class Shares (TTLFX) gained 5.44% in the 12-month period ended September 30. The fund's return beat the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index by 0.28 percentage point, but underperformed the S&P 500 Index by 24.76 percentage points and the Lipper Long/Short Equity Funds Average by 5.17 percentage points. The Turner Titan Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in stocks of companies with primarily large-capitalization ranges across all major industry sectors; the fund uses a long/short strategy in seeking to capture alpha, reduce volatility, and preserve capital in declining markets.

The industrials and consumer-staples sectors added the most value, with long and short positions in electrical-products, diversified-foods, automotive-manufacturing, diversified-machinery, beverage, and cosmetics shares delivering the best results. The greatest detractor from performance was the consumer-discretionary sector, with shares in apparel, advertising, and social-media companies producing subpar returns.

1  Cash equivalent is not being considered a holding for the top five holdings, but is counted in the number of holdings. Top five holdings are based on long positions. The fund composition is subject to change.

2  Percentages based on total investments of long positions.

3  These figures represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance in the above graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder will pay on fund distributions or the redemptions of fund shares. Performance of the Institutional, Investor and Class C Shares will differ due to differences in fees.

4  The inception date of the Turner Titan Fund was February 7, 2011.

5  Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.

6  The S&P 500 Index is a widely-recognized, market value-weighted (higher market value stocks have more influence than lower market value stocks) index of 500 stocks designed to mimic the overall equity market's industry weightings.

7  The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index (prior to November 2008, the Index was known as the "Lehman Brothers U.S. Aggregate Bond Index") represents an unmanaged diversified portfolio of fixed income securities, including U.S. Treasuries, investment-grade corporate bonds and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities.

8  Lipper Long/Short Equity Funds Average represents the average annualized total return for all reporting funds in the Lipper Long/Short Equity Fund category.

Cl — Class

The Turner Titan Fund may focus its investments from time to time on one or more economic sectors. To the extent that it does so, developments affecting companies in that sector or sectors will likely have a magnified effect on the Fund's net asset value and total return. The Fund is subject to the risks associated with selling securities short. A short sale involves a finite opportunity for appreciation, but a theoretically unlimited risk of loss. The smaller capitalization companies the Fund invests in may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies.

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INVESTMENT REVIEW

Turner All Cap Growth Fund

Fund profile

September 30, 2012

n  Ticker symbol TBTBX

n  CUSIP #87252R797

n  Top five holdings1

  (1) Apple

  (2) NXP Semiconductors

  (3) Broadcom, Cl A

  (4) ASML Holding, NY Shares

  (5) Cavium

n  % in five largest holdings 23.6%2

n  Number of holdings 381

n  Price/earnings ratio 17.0

n  Weighted average market capitalization $70.55 billion

n  Net assets $26 million

Growth of a $10,000 investment in the
Turner All Cap Growth Fund:
September 30, 2002-September 30, 2012
3

Average annual total returns (Periods ended September 30, 2012)

    One
year
  Three
years
  Five
years
  10
years
  Since
inception
 

Turner All Cap Growth Fund4

   

17.47

%

   

14.87

%

   

0.67

%

   

14.79

%

   

-0.84

%

 

Nasdaq Composite Index5

   

29.02

%

   

13.66

%

   

2.90

%

   

10.27

%

   

-1.95

%

 

Russell 3000® Growth Index6

   

29.35

%

   

14.69

%

   

3.22

%

   

8.57

%

   

-0.72

%

 

Sector weightings2:

Manager's discussion and analysis

Outperformance in drug holdings helped the Turner All Cap Growth Fund (TBTBX) to gain 17.47% in the 12-month period ended September 30. However, the fund's return lagged that of the Russell 3000® Growth Index by 11.88 percentage points and the Nasdaq Composite Index by 11.55 percentage points.

Three of the fund's seven sector positions outperformed their corresponding index sectors, with a 13% weighting in the health-care sector contributing the most return. The main detractors from performance were the consumer-discretionary, energy, and consumer-staples sectors, an 18% weighting, with shoe, apparel, social-media, coal-mining, oil-exploration, and coffee-roasting shares recording poor relative returns.

1  Cash equivalent and short-term investment are not being considered a holding for the top five holdings, but are counted in the number of holdings. The fund composition is subject to change.

2  Percentages based on total investments.

3  These figures represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance in the above graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder will pay on fund distributions or the redemptions of fund shares. The inception date of the Turner All Cap Growth Fund was June 30, 2000.

4  Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.

5  The Nasdaq Composite Index includes more than 5,000 domestic and non-U.S. based common stocks listed on the Nasdaq stock market. The index is market-value weighted. This means that each company's security affects the index in proportion to its market value. The market value, the last sale price multiplied by total shares outstanding, is calculated throughout the trading day, and is related to the total value of the index. Because it is so broad-based, the Index is one of the most widely followed and quoted major market indices.

6  The Russell 3000® Growth Index measures the performance of the broad growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 3000® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

7  Cash equivalent includes short-term investment held as collateral for securities lending activity. Please see Note 10 in Notes to Financial Statements for more detailed information.

Cl — Class

NY — New York

The Turner All Cap Growth Fund may buy and sell securities frequently as part of its investment strategy. The medium capitalization companies in which the Fund invests may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies.

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INVESTMENT REVIEW

Turner Concentrated Growth Fund

Fund profile

September 30, 2012

n  Ticker symbol TTOPX

n  CUSIP #87252R862

n  Top five holdings1

  (1) Apple

  (2) Lennar, Cl A

  (3) Alexion Pharmaceuticals

  (4) CBRE Group

  (5) Qualcomm

n  % in five largest holdings 28.8%2

n  Number of holdings 231

n  Price/earnings ratio 15.0

n  Weighted average market capitalization $111.37 billion

n  Net assets $35 million

Growth of a $10,000 investment in the
Turner Concentrated Growth Fund:
September 30, 2002-September 30, 2012
3

Average annual total returns (Periods ended September 30, 2012)

    One
year
  Three
years
  Five
years
  10
years
  Since
inception
 

Turner Concentrated Growth Fund4

   

16.04

%

   

6.65

%

   

-5.89

%

   

6.37

%

   

0.49

%

 

S&P 500 Index5

   

30.20

%

   

13.20

%

   

1.05

%

   

8.01

%

   

2.23

%

 

Russell 1000® Growth Index6

   

29.19

%

   

14.73

%

   

3.24

%

   

8.41

%

   

0.88

%

 

Sector weightings2:

Manager's discussion and analysis

Sub-par stock selection impaired the performance of the Turner Concentrated Growth Fund (TTOPX) in the 12-month period ended September 30. As a result the fund, which contains a select few stocks that we think have the strongest earnings power and return potential, gained 16.04%. The fund underperformed the S&P 500 Index by 14.16 percentage points and the Russell 1000® Growth Index by 13.15 percentage points.

One of the seven sectors in which the fund was invested beat its corresponding market sector. The health-care sector, a 9% weighting, provided the most extra return. In that sector, pharmaceutical, medical-instrument, and medical-information-system shares performed well. The worst-performing sectors were consumer discretionary and energy, a 16% weighting. Social-media, e-commerce, apparel, automotive, and oil-exploration shares underperformed the most.

On September 7, 2012, the Board of Trustees of the Turner Funds approved the reorganization of Turner Concentrated Growth Fund (the "Concentrated Growth Fund") into Turner Large Growth Fund. In anticipation of the reorganization, the Board has determined to close the Concentrated Growth Fund to new investors effective December 28, 2012.

1  Cash equivalent and short-term investment are not being considered a holding for the top five holdings, but are counted in the number of holdings. The fund composition is subject to change.

2  Percentages based on total investments.

3  These figures represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance in the above graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder will pay on fund distributions or the redemptions of fund shares. The inception date of the Turner Concentrated Growth Fund was June 30,1999.

4  Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.

5  The S&P 500 Index is a widely-recognized, market value-weighted (higher market value stocks have more influence than lower market value stocks) index of 500 stocks designed to mimic the overall equity market's industry weightings.

6  The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the broad growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

7  Cash equivalent includes short-term investment held as collateral for securities lending activity. Please see Note 10 in Notes to Financial Statements for more detailed information.

Cl — Class

The Turner Concentrated Growth Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest in the securities of fewer issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, it may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or regulatory occurrence affecting one or more of these issuers, and may experience increased volatility. The Fund may buy and sell securities frequently as part of its investment strategy.

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INVESTMENT REVIEW

Turner Emerging Growth Fund

Fund profile

September 30, 2012

n  Ticker symbol TMCGX

  Investor Class Shares

n  CUSIP #872524301

  Investor Class Shares

n  Top five holdings1

  (1) Catamaran

  (2) Vitamin Shoppe

  (3) United Natural Foods

  (4) Huron Consulting Group

  (5) Air Methods

n  % in five largest holdings 12.0%2

n  Number of holdings 921

n  Price/earnings ratio 16.7

n  Weighted average market capitalization $1.71 billion

n  Net assets $169 million, Investor Class Shares

Growth of a $10,000 investment in the
Turner Emerging Growth Fund, Investor Class Shares:
September 30, 2002-September 30, 2012
3,4

Average annual total returns (Periods ended September 30, 2012)

    One
year
  Three
years
  Five
years
  10
years
  Since
inception
 

Turner Emerging Growth Fund, Institutional Class Shares5

   

25.86

%

   

15.15

%

   

     

     

21.26

%6

 

Turner Emerging Growth Fund, Investor Class Shares5

   

25.57

%

   

14.87

%

   

1.43

%

   

11.14

%

   

17.91

%4

 

Russell 2000® Growth Index7

   

31.18

%

   

14.19

%

   

2.96

%

   

10.55

%

   

3.62

%4

 

Sector weightings2:

Manager's discussion and analysis

During the 12-month period ended September 30, the Turner Emerging Growth Fund, Investor Class Shares (TMCGX) gained 25.57%, underperforming the Russell 2000® Growth Index's 31.18% gain by 5.61 percentage points.

All 10 of the fund's sector positions provided positive returns, with four of the positions outperforming their corresponding index sectors. Of those sectors, information technology, an 18% weighting, furnished the greatest outperformance by far; shares in software, semiconductor, and information-services firms did best. The health-care and consumer-discretionary sectors detracted the most from results. In those sectors, which represented a 37% weighting, medical-information-systems, software, biotechnology, footwear, apparel, and hazardous-waste-disposal shares proved disappointing.

1  Cash equivalent and short-term investment are not being considered a holding for the top five holdings, but are counted in the number of holdings. The fund composition is subject to change.

2  Percentages based on total investments.

3  These figures represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance in the above graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder will pay on fund distributions or the redemptions of fund shares. Performance of the Institutional and Investor Class Shares will differ due to differences in fees.

4  The inception date of the Turner Emerging Growth Fund (Investor Class Shares) was February 27, 1998. Index returns are based on Investor Class Shares inception date.

5  Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.

6  The inception date of the Turner Emerging Growth Fund (Institutional Class Shares) was February 1, 2009.

7  The Russell 2000® Growth Index is a widely-recognized, capitalization-weighted (companies with larger market capitalizations have more influence than those with smaller market capitalizations) index of the 2,000 smallest U.S. companies out of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies with higher growth rates and price-to-book ratios.

8  Cash equivalent includes short-term investment held as collateral for securities lending activity. Please see Note 10 in Notes to Financial Statements for more detailed information.

Amounts designated as "—" are not applicable.

The Turner Emerging Growth Fund is also subject to taxable income and realized capital gains. Shareholder redemptions may force the Fund to sell securities at an inappropriate time, also resulting in realized gains.

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INVESTMENT REVIEW

Turner Large Growth Fund

Fund profile

September 30, 2012

n  Ticker symbol TTMEX

  Institutional Class Shares

n  CUSIP #900297847

  Institutional Class Shares

n  Top five holdings1

  (1) Apple

  (2) Coca-Cola

  (3) Google, Cl A

  (4) Qualcomm

  (5) EMC

n  % in five largest holdings 23.7%2

n  Number of holdings 671

n  Price/earnings ratio 15.0

n  Weighted average market capitalization $123.78 billion

n  Net assets $201 million, Institutional Class Shares

Growth of a $250,000 investment in the
Turner Large Growth Fund, Institutional Class Shares:
September 30, 2002-September 30, 2012
3,4

Average annual total returns (Periods ended September 30, 2012)

    One
year
  Three
years
  Five
years
  10
years
  Since
inception
 

Turner Large Growth Fund, Institutional Class Shares5

   

22.48

%

   

9.21

%

   

-1.95

%

   

7.64

%

   

2.38

%4

 

Turner Large Growth Fund, Investor Class Shares5

   

22.26

%

   

8.96

%

   

-2.19

%

   

     

2.79

%6

 

Russell 1000® Growth Index7

   

29.19

%

   

14.73

%

   

3.24

%

   

8.41

%

   

2.64

%4

 

Sector weightings2:

Manager's discussion and analysis

The Turner Large Growth Fund, Institutional Class Shares (TTMEX) gained 22.48% in the 12-month period ended September 30. However, the fund underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Growth Index, by 6.71 percentage points.

Four of the eight sectors the fund was invested in beat their corresponding index sectors. Industrials, information technology, and financials, a 52% weighting, provided the most extra return. In those sectors, telecommunication, computer, semiconductor, Internet-application-software, computer-services, investment-management, and transactional-software shares boosted performance. The health-care, consumer-discretionary, and materials sectors, a 29% weighting, detracted the most from performance; shares of generic-pharmaceutical, biomedical, electronic-measurement, social-media, e-commerce, automotive, apparel, gold-mining, packaging, and fertilizer companies provided unfavorable results.

1  Cash equivalent and short-term investment are not being considered a holding for the top five holdings, but are counted in the number of holdings. The fund composition is subject to change.

2  Percentages based on total investments.

3  These figures represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance in the above graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder will pay on fund distributions or the redemptions of fund shares. Performance of the Institutional and Investor Class Shares will differ due to differences in fees.

4  The inception date of the Turner Large Growth Fund (Institutional Class Shares) was February 28, 2001. Index returns are based on Institutional Class Shares inception date.

5  Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.

6  The inception date of the Turner Large Growth Fund (Investor Class Shares) was August 1, 2005.

7  The Russell 1000® Growth Index measures the performance of the broad growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell 1000® companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

8  Cash equivalent includes short-term investment held as collateral for securities lending activity. Please see Note 10 in Notes to Financial Statements for more detailed information.

Amounts designated as "—" are not applicable.

Cl — Class

The Turner Large Growth Fund may buy and sell securities frequently as part of its investment strategy. The Fund is subject to the risk that large capitalization growth stocks may underperform other segments of the equity markets as a whole.

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INVESTMENT REVIEW

Turner Midcap Growth Fund

Fund profile

September 30, 2012

n  Ticker symbol TMGFX

  Investor Class Shares

n  CUSIP #900297409

  Investor Class Shares

n  Top five holdings1

  (1) Broadcom, Cl A

  (2) NXP Semiconductors

  (3) Citrix Systems

  (4) Concho Resources

  (5) F5 Networks

n  % in five largest holdings 10.2%2

n  Number of holdings 781

n  Price/earnings ratio 19.0

n  Weighted average market capitalization $9.33 billion

n  Net assets $405 million, Investor Class Shares

Growth of a $10,000 investment in the
Turner Midcap Growth Fund, Investor Class Shares:
September 30, 2002-September 30, 2012
3,4

Average annual total returns (Periods ended September 30, 2012)

    One
year
  Three
years
  Five
years
  10
years
  Since
inception
 

Turner Midcap Growth Fund, Institutional Class Shares5

   

16.34

%

   

10.65

%

   

     

     

0.48

%6

 

Turner Midcap Growth Fund, Investor Class Shares5

   

16.15

%

   

10.40

%

   

-0.38

%

   

9.78

%

   

9.65

%4

 

Turner Midcap Growth Fund, Retirement Class Shares5

   

15.83

%

   

10.12

%

   

-0.64

%

   

9.39

%

   

9.37

%7

 

Russell Midcap® Growth Index8

   

26.69

%

   

14.73

%

   

2.54

%

   

11.11

%

   

7.19

%4

 

Sector weightings2:

Manager's discussion and analysis

In the 12-month period ended September 30, the Turner Midcap Growth Fund, Investor Class Shares (TMGFX) advanced 16.15%, underperforming the Russell Midcap® Growth Index by 10.54 percentage points.

A 14% position in financials and consumer staples provided the greatest contribution to the fund's performance. Those two sectors, out of the eight the fund was invested in, beat their corresponding index sectors. Investment-management, transactional-software, commercial-bank, diversified-food, grocery-store, beverage, and vitamin shares generated the best results. The major detractors from performance were the health-care, energy, and consumer-discretionary sectors, which represented 41% of the portfolio. Subpar performers in those sectors included footwear, restaurant, apparel, coal-mining, oil-exploration, generic-pharmaceutical, medical-product, medical-instrument, and diagnostic-equipment shares.

1  Cash equivalent and short-term investment are not being considered a holding for the top five holdings, but are counted in the number of holdings. The fund composition is subject to change.

2  Percentages based on total investments.

3  These figures represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance in the above graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder will pay on fund distributions or the redemptions of fund shares. Performance of the Institutional, Investor and Retirement Class Shares will differ due to differences in fees.

4  The inception date of the Turner Midcap Growth Fund (Investor Class Shares) was October 1, 1996. Index returns are based on Investor Class Shares inception date.

5  Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.

6  The inception date of the Turner Midcap Growth Fund (Institutional Class Shares) was June 16, 2008.

7  The inception date of the Turner Midcap Growth Fund (Retirement Class Shares) was September 24, 2001.

8  The Russell Midcap® Growth Index is a capitalization-weighted (companies with larger market capitalizations have more influence than those with smaller market capitalizations) index of the 800 smallest U.S. companies out of the 1,000 largest companies with higher growth rates and price-to-book ratios.

9  Cash equivalent includes short-term investment held as collateral for securities lending activity. Please see Note 10 in Notes to Financial Statements for more detailed information.

Cl — Class

Amounts designated as "—" are not applicable.

The Turner Midcap Growth Fund may buy and sell securities frequently as part of its investment strategy. The medium capitalization companies in which the Fund invests may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies.

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INVESTMENT REVIEW

Turner Small Cap Growth Fund

Fund profile

September 30, 2012

n  Ticker symbol TSCEX

n  CUSIP #900297300

n  Top five holdings1

  (1) MAXIMUS

  (2) Cubist Pharmaceuticals

  (3) Boise

  (4) Dril-Quip

  (5) United Natural Foods

n  % in five largest holdings 5.0%2

n  Number of holdings 1261

n  Price/earnings ratio 17.7

n  Weighted average market capitalization $1.88 billion

n  Net assets $250 million

Growth of a $10,000 investment in the
Turner Small Cap Growth Fund:
September 30, 2002-September 30, 2012
3

Average annual total returns (Periods ended September 30, 2012)

    One
year
  Three
years
  Five
years
  10
years
  Since
inception
 

Turner Small Cap Growth Fund4

   

29.21

%

   

12.63

%

   

1.75

%

   

11.04

%

   

10.85

%

 

Russell 2000® Growth Index5

   

31.18

%

   

14.19

%

   

2.96

%

   

10.55

%

   

5.84

%

 

Sector weightings2:

Manager's discussion and analysis

Decent stock selection in several major market sectors helped the Turner Small Cap Growth Fund (TSCEX) gain 29.21% in the 12-month period ended September 30. However, the fund lagged its benchmark, the Russell 2000® Index, by 1.97 percentage points.

Six of the fund's sector positions — consumer staples, information technology, industrials, financials, energy, and utilities, a 51% weighting — beat their index counterparts. Consumer staples contributed the most return, with shares in companies involved in diversified food and wholesale food distribution performing the best. But consumer-discretionary and materials shares, an 18% weighting, proved the biggest drag on performance. Apparel, educational-services, footwear, hazardous-waste-disposal, restaurant, filtration, gold-mining, electrical-products, and aluminum stocks recorded subpar results.

1  Cash equivalent and short-term investment are not being considered a holding for the top five holdings, but are counted in the number of holdings. The fund composition is subject to change.

2  Percentages based on total investments.

3  These figures represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance in the above graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder will pay on fund distributions or the redemptions of fund shares. The inception date of the Turner Small Cap Growth Fund was February 7, 1994.

4  Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.

5  The Russell 2000® Growth Index is a widely-recognized, capitalization-weighted (companies with larger market capitalizations have more influence than those with smaller market capitalizations) index of the 2,000 smallest U.S. companies out of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies with higher growth rates and price-to-book ratios.

6  Cash equivalent includes short-term investment held as collateral for securities lending activity. Please see Note 10 in Notes to Financial Statements for more detailed information.

The Turner Small Cap Growth Fund may buy and sell securities frequently as part of its investment strategy. The smaller capitalization companies the Fund invests in may be more vulnerable to adverse business or economic events than larger, more established companies.

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INVESTMENT REVIEW

Turner Global Opportunities Fund

Fund profile

September 30, 2012

n  Ticker symbol TGLBX

  Institutional Class Shares

n  CUSIP #900297623

  Institutional Class Shares

n  Top five holdings1

  (1) Apple

  (2) ASML Holding, NY Shares

  (3) Alexion Pharmaceuticals

  (4) NXP Semiconductors

  (5) Broadcom, Cl A

n  % in five largest holdings 29.3%2

n  Number of holdings 281

n  Price/earnings ratio 15.5

n  Weighted average market capitalization $83.45 billion

n  Net assets $2 million, Institutional Class Shares

Growth of a $250,000 investment in the
Turner Global Opportunities Fund,
Institutional Class Shares:
May 7, 2010-September 30, 2012
3

Average annual total returns (Periods ended September 30, 2012)

    One
Year
  Since
inception
 

Turner Global Opportunities Fund, Institutional Class Shares4

   

20.53

%

   

14.07

%

 

Turner Global Opportunities Fund, Investor Class Shares4

   

20.27

%

   

13.76

%

 

MSCI World Growth Index5

   

23.52

%

   

12.08

%

 

MSCI World Index6

   

22.32

%

   

10.63

%

 

Sector weightings2:

Manager's discussion and analysis

An emphasis on U.S. stocks hurt the Turner Global Opportunities Fund, Institutional Class Shares (TGLBX), which gained 20.53% for the 12-month period ended September 30. The fund lagged its benchmark, the MSCI World Growth Index, by 2.99 percentage points, and the MSCI World Index by 1.79 percentage points.

A larger weighting in foreign stocks would have benefited the fund's results. Four of the fund's seven sector positions outperformed their corresponding index sectors. The best-performing sectors were industrials and health care, which amounted to 13% of holdings. In those sectors, semiconductor, diversified-machinery, biotechnology, and medical-product shares contributed the most extra return. The fund's performance was hurt the most by the energy and consumer-discretionary sectors, with a combined weighting of 22%. Oil, coal-mining, e-commerce, restaurant, and social-media stocks were the biggest laggards.

1  Cash equivalent is not being considered a holding for the top five holdings, but is counted in the number of holdings. The fund composition is subject to change.

2  Percentages based on total investments.

3  These figures represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance in the above graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder will pay on fund distributions or the redemptions of fund shares. The inception date of the Turner Global Opportunities Fund was May 7, 2010. Performance of the Institutional and Investor Class Shares will differ due to differences in fees.

4  Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.

5  The MSCI World Growth Index measures the performance of growth stocks in developed countries throughout the world. The index includes reinvestment of dividends.

6  The MSCI World Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets. The MSCI World Index consists of the following 24 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Cl — Class

NY — New York

The Turner Global Opportunities Fund is non-diversified, which means that it may invest in the securities of fewer issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, it may be more susceptible to a single adverse economic or regulatory occurrence affecting one or more of these issuers, and may experience increased volatility. The Fund is subject to risks due to its foreign investments.

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INVESTMENT REVIEW

Turner International Growth Fund

Fund profile

September 30, 2012

n  Ticker symbol TICGX

  Institutional Class Shares

n  CUSIP #900297771

  Institutional Class Shares

n  Top five holdings1

  (1) Roche Holding

  (2) Nestle

  (3) BHP Billiton, Ltd.

  (4) BT Group

  (5) Goldcorp

n  % in five largest holdings 11.9%2

n  Number of holdings 801

n  Price/earnings ratio 11.5

n  Weighted average market capitalization $46.53 billion

n  Net assets $23 million, Institutional Class Shares

Growth of a $250,000 investment in the
Turner International Growth Fund,
Institutional Class Shares:
January 31, 2007-September 30, 2012
3,4

Average annual total returns (Periods ended September 30, 2012)

    One
year
  Three
years
  Five
years
  Since
inception
 

Turner International Growth Fund, Institutional Class Shares5

   

17.92

%

   

10.48

%

   

-1.30

%

   

2.39

%4

 

Turner International Growth Fund, Investor Class Shares5

   

17.67

%

   

10.18

%

   

     

16.06

%6

 

MSCI World ex-U.S. Growth Index7

   

14.91

%

   

4.62

%

   

-3.74

%

   

-0.53

%4

 

Sector weightings2:

Manager's discussion and analysis

In the 12-month period ended September 30, double-digit gains in nearly every sector powered the Turner International Growth Fund, Institutional Class Shares (TICGX) to a 17.92% gain, a result that outperformed the MSCI World Growth ex-U.S. Index by 3.01 percentage points.

Stock selection was excellent: all nine of the market sectors the fund was invested in outperformed their corresponding index sectors. The consumer-discretionary sector, a 12% weighting, provided the most extra return. In that sector, hotel, wholesale-food-distribution, and apparel shares performed especially well. A 6% weighting in the energy sector contributed the least, with oil exploration-and-production, oil-field-services, and coal-mining stocks underperforming.

On September 7, 2012, the Board of Trustees of the Turner Funds approved the reorganization of Turner International Growth Fund into the John Hancock International Growth Equity Fund, a series of John Hancock Funds II with the same investment objectives and policies. In anticipation of the reorganization, the Board has determined to close the International Growth Fund to new investors effective October 12, 2012.

1  Cash equivalent is not being considered a holding for the top five holdings, but is counted in the number of holdings. The fund composition is subject to change.

2  Percentages based on total investments.

3  These figures represent past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The performance in the above graph and table does not reflect the deduction of taxes the shareholder will pay on fund distributions or the redemptions of fund shares. Performance of the Institutional and Investor Class Shares will differ due to differences in fees.

4  The inception date of the Turner International Growth Fund (Institutional Class Shares) was January 31, 2007. Index returns are based on Institutional Class Shares inception date.

5  Fee waivers are in effect; if they had not been in effect, performance would have been lower.

6  The inception date of the Turner International Growth Fund (Investor Class Shares) was October 31, 2008.

7  The MSCI World Growth ex-U.S. Growth Index is a market capitalization-weighted index (companies with larger market capitalizations have more influence than those with smaller market capitalizations) designed to measure the combined equity market performance of developed and emerging markets countries, excluding the United States.

Amounts designated as "—" are not applicable.

The Turner International Growth Fund may buy and sell securities frequently as part of its investment strategy. The Fund is subject to risks due to its foreign investments.

20 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT




Schedule of investments

Turner Market Neutral Fund

September 30, 2012

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Common stock—68.0%

 

Consumer discretionary—10.3%

 

Adidas AG

   

11,978

   

$

983

   

Harley-Davidson

   

23,410

     

992

   

Home Depot

   

18,510

     

1,117

   

Lennar, Cl A

   

11,110

     

386

   

Royal Caribbean Cruises

   

33,680

     

1,018

   

Starbucks

   

20,690

     

1,050

   

Total Consumer discretionary

       

5,546

   

Consumer staples—6.0%

 

Coca-Cola

   

28,310

     

1,074

   

Kellogg

   

20,330

     

1,050

   

Procter & Gamble

   

16,330

     

1,133

   

Total Consumer staples

       

3,257

   

Financials—5.5%

 

Credicorp

   

5,707

     

715

   

Invesco

   

45,730

     

1,143

   

ProAssurance

   

11,980

     

1,083

   

Total Financials

       

2,941

   

Health care—14.0%

 

Abbott Laboratories

   

14,700

     

1,008

   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals*

   

9,260

     

1,059

   

Allergan

   

11,430

     

1,047

   

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals*

   

45,560

     

1,104

   

Express Scripts Holding*

   

17,050

     

1,068

   

MEDNAX*

   

13,610

     

1,013

   

St. Jude Medical

   

24,870

     

1,048

   

Team Health Holdings*

   

6,530

     

177

   

Total Health care

       

7,524

   

Industrials—13.9%

 

Cummins

   

5,440

     

502

   

Deere

   

21,780

     

1,797

   

Embraer SA SP ADR

   

69,690

     

1,855

   

Equifax

   

8,170

     

380

   

SPX

   

24,860

     

1,626

   

Titan International

   

25,590

     

452

   

Verisk Analytics, Cl A*

   

18,590

     

885

   

Total Industrials

       

7,497

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Information technology—14.6%

 

Apple

   

1,630

   

$

1,088

   

Broadcom, Cl A

   

27,780

     

961

   

EMC*

   

37,570

     

1,025

   
Fidelity National Information
Services
   

20,306

     

634

   

Global Payments

   

25,040

     

1,047

   

NXP Semiconductors*

   

43,010

     

1,076

   

Riverbed Technology*

   

46,380

     

1,079

   

Sourcefire*

   

19,060

     

934

   

Total Information technology

       

7,844

   

Materials—3.7%

 
Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold
   

50,090

     

1,982

   

Total Materials

       

1,982

   
Total Common stock
(Cost $36,461)**
       

36,591

   

Cash equivalent—3.0%

 
BlackRock TempCash Fund,
Institutional Shares,
0.010%***^
   

1,606,102

     

1,606

   
Total Cash equivalent
(Cost $1,606)**
       

1,606

   
Total Investments—71.0%
(Cost $38,067)**
       

38,197

   

Segregated cash with brokers—96.4%

       

51,858

   
Securities sold short—(67.6)%
(Proceeds $(36,271))**
       

(36,394

)

 

Net Other assets (liabilities)—0.2%

       

163

   

Net Assets—100.0%

     

$

53,824

   

  *  Non-income producing security.

  **  This number is listed in thousands.

  ***  Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2012.

  ^  All or a portion of the shares have been committed as collateral for open short positions.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 21



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Schedule of securities sold short

Turner Market Neutral Fund

September 30, 2012

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Common stock—67.6%

 

Consumer discretionary—7.7%

 

AutoNation

   

25,040

   

$

1,094

   

Lowe's

   

37,570

     

1,136

   

Marriott International, Cl A

   

49,600

     

1,939

   

Total Consumer discretionary

       

4,169

   

Consumer staples—7.8%

 

H.J. Heinz

   

18,660

     

1,044

   

Kroger

   

44,100

     

1,038

   

McDonald's

   

11,430

     

1,049

   

Sysco

   

34,840

     

1,089

   

Total Consumer staples

       

4,220

   

Financials—6.7%

 

Banco Santander Chile SP ADR

   

9,558

     

700

   

HCC Insurance Holdings

   

30,700

     

1,040

   

MSCI, Cl A

   

10,340

     

370

   

T. Rowe Price Group

   

16,880

     

1,069

   

Vornado Realty Trust

   

4,970

     

403

   

Total Financials

       

3,582

   

Health care—14.1%

 

Aetna

   

4,900

     

194

   

Becton Dickinson

   

27,280

     

2,143

   

Bristol-Myers Squibb

   

31,030

     

1,047

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

29,940

     

2,063

   

Medtronic

   

24,500

     

1,057

   

Novartis AG SP ADR

   

17,420

     

1,067

   

Total Health care

       

7,571

   

Industrials—9.6%

 

Dover

   

13,610

     

809

   

Emerson Electric

   

33,430

     

1,614

   

PACCAR

   

13,610

     

545

   

Rockwell Collins

   

19,850

     

1,065

   

Scotts Miracle-Gro

   

26,130

     

1,136

   

Total Industrials

       

5,169

   

Information technology—16.1%

 
Check Point Software
Technologies
   

21,780

     

1,049

   

Fiserv

   

15,240

     

1,128

   

Jack Henry & Associates

   

19,705

     

747

   

Linear Technology

   

31,580

     

1,006

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

NetApp

   

29,400

   

$

967

   

Nokia SP ADR

   

361,520

     

929

   

Paychex

   

26,770

     

891

   

Polycom

   

97,990

     

967

   

Tech Data

   

21,140

     

958

   

Total Information technology

       

8,642

   

Materials—5.6%

 

Alcoa

   

103,450

     

915

   

Compass Minerals International

   

14,100

     

1,052

   

Praxair

   

10,340

     

1,074

   

Total Materials

       

3,041

   
Total Common stock
(Proceeds $36,271)*
       

36,394

   
Total Securities sold short—67.6%
(Proceeds $36,271)*
       

36,394

   

Percentages disclosed are based on total net assets of the Fund at September 30, 2012.

  *  This number is listed in thousands.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

22 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



Schedule of investments

Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund

September 30, 2012

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Common stock—54.5%

 

Biotechnology—11.4%

 

Achillion Pharmaceuticals*

   

27,160

   

$

283

   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals*

   

12,380

     

1,416

   

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals*

   

31,540

     

764

   

Cubist Pharmaceuticals*

   

7,810

     

372

   

Incyte*

   

14,440

     

261

   

Medivation*

   

5,060

     

285

   

OncoGenex Pharmaceutical*

   

12,590

     

178

   

Onyx Pharmaceuticals*

   

13,320

     

1,126

   

QLT*

   

36,530

     

285

   

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals*

   

7,890

     

92

   

Synageva BioPharma*

   

9,490

     

507

   

YM Biosciences*

   

57,905

     

107

   

Total Biotechnology

       

5,676

   

Commercial services & supplies—0.7%

 

Stericycle*

   

4,130

     

374

   

Total Commercial services & supplies

       

374

   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components—0.9%

 

OSI Systems*

   

5,550

     

432

   
Total Electronic Equipment,
Instruments & Components
       

432

   

Health care equipment & supplies—9.4%

 

ArthroCare*

   

16,340

     

529

   

Cooper

   

12,810

     

1,210

   

Covidien

   

34,210

     

2,033

   

IDEXX Laboratories*

   

3,790

     

377

   

Teleflex

   

7,280

     

501

   
Total Health care
equipment & supplies
       

4,650

   

Health care providers & services—17.6%

 

Acadia Healthcare*

   

13,281

     

317

   

Air Methods*

   

8,750

     

1,044

   

Catamaran*

   

9,010

     

883

   

Centene*

   

4,660

     

174

   

Elan SP ADR*

   

29,960

     

321

   

Express Scripts Holding*

   

16,070

     

1,007

   

Health Net*

   

17,050

     

384

   

Humana

   

3,570

     

250

   

McKesson

   

10,620

     

914

   
    Contracts/
Shares
  Value
(000)
 

MEDNAX*

   

3,350

   

$

249

   

Metropolitan Health Networks*

   

51,880

     

485

   

Patterson

   

11,010

     

377

   

PSS World Medical*

   

28,150

     

641

   

Team Health Holdings*

   

44,500

     

1,207

   

WellCare Health Plans*

   

8,410

     

476

   

Total Health care providers & services

       

8,729

   

Health care technology—1.2%

 

Biogen Idec*

   

4,030

     

601

   

Total Health care technology

       

601

   

Life sciences tools & services—2.7%

 

Agilent Technologies

   

21,130

     

813

   
Charles River Laboratories
International*
   

9,820

     

389

   

Fluidigm*

   

6,960

     

118

   

Total Life sciences tools & services

       

1,320

   

Pharmaceuticals—10.6%

 

Abbott Laboratories

   

18,180

     

1,246

   

Allergan

   

15,250

     

1,397

   

Optimer Pharmaceuticals*

   

8,923

     

126

   

Perrigo

   

3,210

     

373

   

Pfizer

   

40,030

     

995

   

Roche Holding AG SP ADR

   

10,610

     

499

   

Shire SP ADR

   

3,320

     

294

   

ViroPharma*

   

10,900

     

329

   

Total Pharmaceuticals

       

5,259

   
Total Common stock
(Cost $24,983)**
       

27,041

   

Call option contract—0.1%

 

Humana, 11/12 at $75

   

255

     

41

   
Total Call option contract
(Cost $37)**
       

41

   

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 23



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Schedule of investments

Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Cash equivalent—24.4%

 
BlackRock TempCash Fund,
Institutional Shares,
0.010%***
   

12,102,906

   

$

12,103

   
Total Cash equivalent
(Cost $12,103)**
       

12,103

   
Total Investments—79.0%
(Cost $37,123)**
       

39,185

   

Segregated cash with brokers—52.9%

       

26,225

   
Securities sold short—(27.8)%
(Proceeds $(13,533))**
       

(13,796

)

 

Net Other assets (liabilities)**—(4.1)%

       

(2,002

)

 

Net Assets**—100.0%

     

$

49,612

   

  *  Non-income producing security.

  **  This number is listed in thousands.

  ***  Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2012.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

24 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



Schedule of securities sold short

Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund

September 30, 2012

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Common stock—20.0%

 

Biotechnology—1.0%

 

Myriad Genetics

   

12,370

   

$

334

   

Seattle Genetics

   

5,500

     

148

   

Total Biotechnology

       

482

   

Health care equipment & supplies—4.4%

 

Baxter International

   

12,520

     

755

   

DENTSPLY International

   

10,050

     

383

   

Medtronic

   

14,660

     

632

   
Mindray Medical
International SP ADR
   

12,000

     

403

   
Total Health care
equipment & supplies
       

2,173

   

Health care providers & services—5.1%

 

Aetna

   

14,110

     

559

   

AmerisourceBergen, Cl A

   

16,000

     

619

   

Bristol-Myers Squibb

   

18,980

     

641

   

Kindred Healthcare

   

21,870

     

249

   

Takeda Pharmaceutical

   

10,450

     

481

   
Total Health care
providers & services
       

2,549

   

Life sciences tools & services—0.7%

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific

   

6,250

     

368

   

Total Life sciences tools & services

       

368

   

Pharmaceuticals—8.8%

 

AstraZeneca SP ADR

   

21,500

     

1,029

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

22,120

     

1,525

   

Novartis AG SP ADR

   

12,650

     

775

   

Sanofi SP ADR

   

17,510

     

754

   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
International
   

5,320

     

294

   

Total Pharmaceuticals

       

4,377

   
Total Common stock
(Proceeds $9,787)*
       

9,949

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Exchange traded funds—7.8%

 
Health Care Select Sector SPDR
Fund
   

30,990

   

$

1,243

   
iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology
Index Fund
   

3,940

     

561

   

Market Vectors Pharmaceutical ETF

   

49,830

     

2,043

   
Total Exchange traded funds
(Proceeds $3,746)*
       

3,847

   
Total Securities sold short—27.8%
(Proceeds $13,533)*
       

13,796

   

Percentages disclosed are based on total net assets of the Fund at September 30, 2012.

  *  This number is listed in thousands.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

ETF — Exchange Traded Fund

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 25



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Schedule of investments

Turner Spectrum Fund

September 30, 2012

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Common stock—75.3%

 

Consumer discretionary—16.6%

 

Adidas AG

   

54,208

   

$

4,447

   

Aeropostale*

   

591,790

     

8,007

   

American Eagle Outfitters

   

349,560

     

7,369

   

Arctic Cat*

   

40,860

     

1,694

   
ASOS*    

57,980

     

2,057

   

Buffalo Wild Wings*

   

24,350

     

2,088

   

CBS, Cl B

   

124,750

     

4,532

   

Coach

   

33,240

     

1,862

   

Coldwater Creek*

   

1,099,430

     

913

   
Ctrip.com
International SP ADR*
   

109,040

     

1,841

   

Dick's Sporting Goods

   

39,370

     

2,041

   

Dollar Tree*

   

29,670

     

1,432

   

Ford Motor

   

334,990

     

3,303

   

Gap

   

92,650

     

3,315

   

GNC Holdings, Cl A

   

98,180

     

3,826

   

Harley-Davidson

   

60,210

     

2,551

   
Harman International
Industries
   

48,200

     

2,225

   

Home Depot

   

168,730

     

10,186

   

HomeAway*

   

180,480

     

4,232

   

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

   

28,320

     

3,516

   

International Game Technology

   

259,540

     

3,397

   

Lamar Advertising, Cl A*

   

109,670

     

4,064

   

Las Vegas Sands

   

113,410

     

5,259

   

Lennar, Cl A

   

115,750

     

4,025

   

M/I Homes*

   

33,290

     

644

   
Melco Crown
Entertainment SP ADR*
   

184,590

     

2,488

   

Meritage Homes*

   

34,410

     

1,309

   

Michael Kors Holdings*

   

107,150

     

5,698

   
New Oriental Education &
Technology Group SP ADR
   

121,450

     

2,025

   

Parkson Retail Group

   

1,490,851

     

1,250

   

PulteGroup*

   

81,190

     

1,258

   

Ralph Lauren

   

17,490

     

2,645

   

Royal Caribbean Cruises

   

200,460

     

6,056

   

rue21*

   

124,890

     

3,890

   

Sands China

   

638,976

     

2,386

   

Shutterfly*

   

151,310

     

4,709

   

SodaStream International*

   

26,360

     

1,032

   

Standard Pacific*

   

135,530

     

916

   

Starbucks

   

135,520

     

6,878

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide
   

89,309

   

$

5,176

   

Target

   

42,030

     

2,668

   

Tempur-Pedic International*

   

40,130

     

1,199

   

Under Armour, Cl A*

   

23,320

     

1,302

   

Urban Outfitters*

   

55,110

     

2,070

   

Vera Bradley*

   

174,070

     

4,152

   

VF

   

29,930

     

4,770

   

Vitamin Shoppe*

   

44,480

     

2,594

   

Yum! Brands

   

86,170

     

5,716

   

Total Consumer discretionary

       

161,013

   

Consumer staples—3.4%

 

Coca-Cola

   

311,530

     

11,817

   

Costco Wholesale

   

26,560

     

2,659

   

Golden Eagle Retail Group

   

344,940

     

677

   

Kellogg

   

131,940

     

6,816

   

Mead Johnson Nutrition, Cl A

   

18,800

     

1,378

   

Procter & Gamble

   

42,010

     

2,914

   

Susser Holdings*

   

34,810

     

1,259

   

Unilever PLC SP ADR

   

147,240

     

5,377

   

Total Consumer staples

       

32,897

   

Energy—6.1%

 

Anadarko Petroleum

   

105,070

     

7,347

   

Bellatrix Exploration*

   

153,250

     

622

   

Cabot Oil & Gas

   

92,256

     

4,142

   

Cameron International*

   

40,940

     

2,296

   
China Petroleum & Chemical,
H Shares
   

1,503,340

     

1,404

   

Cobalt International Energy*

   

158,010

     

3,519

   

Comstock Resources*

   

68,455

     

1,258

   

Concho Resources*

   

78,740

     

7,461

   

Enbridge

   

73,030

     

2,850

   

Epsilon Energy*

   

290,280

     

620

   

Gulfport Energy*

   

41,690

     

1,303

   

Halliburton

   

76,620

     

2,581

   

Hess

   

82,770

     

4,446

   

Kinder Morgan

   

75,069

     

2,667

   

Marathon Oil

   

139,020

     

4,111

   

Ophir Energy*

   

323,607

     

3,177

   

Pioneer Natural Resources

   

18,220

     

1,902

   

Rex Energy*

   

55,380

     

739

   

Schlumberger

   

65,420

     

4,732

   

Susser Petroleum Partners LP*

   

66,960

     

1,606

   

26 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



Schedule of investments

Turner Spectrum Fund

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

TriOil Resources*

   

269,210

   

$

685

   

Total Energy

       

59,468

   

Financials—12.2%

 

Affiliated Managers Group*

   

20,010

     

2,461

   

AIA Group

   

471,821

     

1,759

   

Alterra Capital Holdings

   

59,180

     

1,417

   
American Safety Insurance
Holdings*
   

124,410

     

2,325

   

American Tower

   

37,200

     

2,656

   

Bank of Nova Scotia

   

62,600

     

3,432

   

Bank of the Ozarks

   

83,409

     

2,875

   

Brown & Brown

   

156,280

     

4,074

   

Camden Property Trust

   

30,330

     

1,956

   

Cardinal Financial

   

77,040

     

1,102

   

Cardtronics*

   

97,073

     

2,891

   

Citigroup

   

56,490

     

1,848

   

Compartamos SAB de CV

   

1,096,531

     

1,284

   

Credicorp

   

14,630

     

1,833

   

Discover Financial Services

   

84,030

     

3,338

   

Education Realty Trust

   

286,470

     

3,122

   

Fidelity National Financial, Cl A

   

207,690

     

4,442

   

Fortegra Financial*

   

280,097

     

2,221

   

Franklin Resources

   

11,240

     

1,406

   

General Growth Properties

   

102,660

     

2,000

   
Grupo Financiero Santander
Mexico SAB de CV SP
ADR, Cl B*
   

117,640

     

1,612

   

Hanover Insurance Group

   

18,940

     

706

   

Hersha Hospitality Trust

   

205,470

     

1,007

   

ICICI Bank SP ADR

   

38,210

     

1,534

   

IntercontinentalExchange*

   

11,770

     

1,570

   

Inversiones La Construccion SA*

   

84,613

     

1,368

   

Invesco

   

242,720

     

6,066

   

Lazard, Cl A

   

85,450

     

2,498

   

MarketAxess Holdings

   

45,020

     

1,423

   

MetroCorp Bancshares*

   

186,359

     

1,973

   

Metropolitan Bank & Trust

   

1,419,410

     

3,148

   

National Bank Holdings, Cl A*

   

111,000

     

2,160

   

Ocwen Financial*

   

228,385

     

6,260

   

OmniAmerican Bancorp*

   

64,134

     

1,458

   

ProAssurance

   

90,580

     

8,192

   

Signature Bank*

   

21,330

     

1,431

   

Simon Property Group

   

47,080

     

7,147

   

Summit Hotel Properties

   

256,150

     

2,187

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Sun Communities

   

60,150

   

$

2,654

   

Tetragon Financial Group

   

75,429

     

644

   

Texas Capital Bancshares*

   

62,210

     

3,092

   

Walter Investment Management*

   

112,721

     

4,172

   

Wells Fargo

   

210,000

     

7,251

   

Total Financials

       

117,995

   

Health care—13.7%

 

Abbott Laboratories

   

87,510

     

6,000

   

Acadia Healthcare*

   

34,225

     

816

   

Achillion Pharmaceuticals*

   

155,440

     

1,618

   

Agilent Technologies

   

114,140

     

4,389

   

Air Methods*

   

70,518

     

8,418

   

Akorn*

   

76,989

     

1,018

   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals*

   

56,960

     

6,516

   

Allergan

   

106,930

     

9,793

   

Analogic

   

16,820

     

1,315

   

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals*

   

203,820

     

4,937

   

ArthroCare*

   

168,812

     

5,469

   

Biogen Idec*

   

25,200

     

3,761

   

Catamaran*

   

24,740

     

2,424

   

Centene*

   

12,350

     

462

   
Charles River Laboratories
International*
   

26,740

     

1,059

   

Cooper

   

34,690

     

3,277

   

Covidien

   

123,860

     

7,360

   

Cubist Pharmaceuticals*

   

21,520

     

1,026

   

Elan SP ADR*

   

199,203

     

2,135

   

Express Scripts Holding*

   

122,080

     

7,651

   

Fluidigm*

   

17,921

     

305

   

Health Net*

   

92,900

     

2,091

   

Humana

   

9,810

     

688

   

IDEXX Laboratories*

   

10,310

     

1,024

   

Incyte*

   

39,040

     

705

   

Intuitive Surgical*

   

4,410

     

2,186

   

McKesson

   

28,710

     

2,470

   

Medivation*

   

13,140

     

741

   

MEDNAX*

   

57,740

     

4,299

   

Metropolitan Health Networks*

   

448,719

     

4,191

   

OncoGenex Pharmaceutical*

   

32,553

     

461

   

Onyx Pharmaceuticals*

   

35,170

     

2,972

   

Optimer Pharmaceuticals*

   

24,490

     

346

   

Patterson

   

29,970

     

1,026

   

Perrigo

   

8,810

     

1,023

   

Pfizer

   

109,860

     

2,730

   

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 27



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Schedule of investments

Turner Spectrum Fund

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

PSS World Medical*

   

134,415

   

$

3,062

   

QLT*

   

100,131

     

780

   

Roche Holding AG SP ADR

   

28,940

     

1,360

   

Shire SP ADR

   

9,160

     

812

   

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals*

   

166,668

     

1,950

   

St. Jude Medical

   

64,760

     

2,728

   

Synageva BioPharma*

   

25,840

     

1,381

   

Team Health Holdings*

   

188,811

     

5,122

   

Teleflex

   

48,970

     

3,371

   

ViroPharma*

   

28,730

     

868

   

WellCare Health Plans*

   

72,670

     

4,109

   

YM Biosciences*

   

152,702

     

281

   

Total Health care

       

132,526

   

Industrials—7.1%

 

Alaska Air Group*

   

65,680

     

2,303

   

AMETEK

   

50,160

     

1,778

   

BE Aerospace*

   

42,490

     

1,789

   

Caterpillar

   

17,510

     

1,507

   

Corporate Executive Board

   

36,750

     

1,971

   

Corrections Corp. of America

   

62,250

     

2,082

   

Cummins

   

53,440

     

4,928

   

Deere

   

73,462

     

6,060

   

Eaton

   

49,410

     

2,335

   

Embraer SA SP ADR

   

270,093

     

7,190

   

Equifax

   

118,080

     

5,500

   
Fortune Brands Home &
Security*
   

119,420

     

3,225

   

Hertz Global Holdings*

   

89,160

     

1,224

   

Honeywell International

   

24,240

     

1,448

   

Huron Consulting Group*

   

115,910

     

4,036

   

Middleby*

   

10,420

     

1,205

   

Silvercrest Mines*

   

200,434

     

567

   

SPX

   

63,710

     

4,167

   

Stericycle*

   

11,300

     

1,023

   

Thermon Group Holdings*

   

87,570

     

2,188

   

Titan International

   

65,819

     

1,162

   

Union Pacific

   

14,850

     

1,763

   

US Airways Group*

   

255,520

     

2,673

   

Verisk Analytics, Cl A*

   

140,911

     

6,709

   

Total Industrials

       

68,833

   

Information technology—9.8%

 

Akamai Technologies*

   

47,490

     

1,817

   

Altera

   

62,620

     

2,128

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Apple

   

8,230

   

$

5,492

   

Broadcom, Cl A

   

177,830

     

6,149

   

Cirrus Logic*

   

67,192

     

2,579

   

Citrix Systems*

   

21,490

     

1,645

   
Cognizant Technology
Solutions, Cl A*
   

10,600

     

741

   

Digimarc

   

118,071

     

2,627

   

eBay*

   

37,780

     

1,829

   

Electronic Arts*

   

153,180

     

1,944

   

EMC*

   

180,040

     

4,910

   

F5 Networks*

   

30,850

     

3,230

   
Fidelity National Information
Services
   

52,235

     

1,631

   

Fortinet*

   

118,030

     

2,849

   

Fusion-io*

   

36,750

     

1,112

   

Global Payments

   

118,060

     

4,938

   

GSI Group*

   

59,160

     

527

   

Heartland Payment Systems

   

106,740

     

3,382

   

Manhattan Associates*

   

43,060

     

2,466

   

MercadoLibre

   

15,080

     

1,245

   

Monolithic Power Systems*

   

49,180

     

971

   

NXP Semiconductors*

   

110,630

     

2,767

   

OSI Systems*

   

55,621

     

4,330

   

Power Integrations

   

29,810

     

907

   

Remark Media*

   

128,960

     

217

   

Riverbed Technology*

   

118,880

     

2,766

   

Samsung Electronics

   

1,480

     

1,793

   

SINA*

   

30,560

     

1,977

   

Sourcefire*

   

49,010

     

2,403

   

Stamps.com*

   

175,650

     

4,065

   

Synchronoss Technologies*

   

32,000

     

733

   

Take-Two Interactive Software*

   

262,450

     

2,737

   

Tencent Holdings

   

107,400

     

3,659

   

TIBCO Software*

   

69,220

     

2,093

   

Trimble Navigation*

   

55,660

     

2,653

   

Tyler Technologies*

   

37,480

     

1,650

   

Ultratech*

   

21,580

     

677

   

Visa, Cl A

   

38,750

     

5,203

   

Total Information technology

       

94,842

   

Materials—6.1%

 

Celanese, Ser A

   

37,210

     

1,411

   

Cemex SAB de CV SP ADR*

   

184,270

     

1,535

   

CF Industries Holdings

   

25,332

     

5,630

   

Cliffs Natural Resources

   

105,080

     

4,112

   

28 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



Schedule of investments

Turner Spectrum Fund

    Contracts/
Shares
  Value
(000)
 

Crown Holdings*

   

64,660

   

$

2,376

   

Eldorado Gold

   

395,580

     

6,029

   
Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold
   

203,060

     

8,037

   

Goldcorp

   

47,020

     

2,156

   

HudBay Minerals

   

86,660

     

853

   

Metals USA Holdings*

   

98,520

     

1,317

   

Monsanto

   

46,440

     

4,227

   

Mosaic

   

59,880

     

3,450

   

Nucor

   

40,530

     

1,551

   

PPG Industries

   

33,130

     

3,805

   

Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP

   

142,220

     

5,512

   

Rock-Tenn, Cl A

   

29,000

     

2,093

   

Silver Wheaton

   

48,230

     

1,915

   

Yamana Gold

   

173,740

     

3,320

   

Total Materials

       

59,329

   

Telecommunication services—0.3%

 

Cincinnati Bell*

   

491,040

     

2,799

   

Total Telecommunication services

       

2,799

   
Total Common stock
(Cost $697,192)**
       

729,702

   

Exchange traded fund—0.1%

 

ETFS Platinum Trust

   

8,330

     

1,361

   
Total Exchange traded fund
(Cost $1,381)**
       

1,361

   

Call option contract—0.0%

 

Humana, 11/12 at $75

   

701

     

112

   
Total Call option contract
(Cost $103)**
       

112

   

Put option contract—0.0%

 
United States Oil Fund LP,
10/12 at $35
   

1,153

     

167

   
Total Put option contract
(Cost $148)**
       

167

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Warrant—0.1%

 

Consumer discretionary—0.1%

 

Kinder Morgan*

   

110,604

   

$

386

   

Total Consumer discretionary

       

386

   
Total Warrant
(Cost $—)**
       

386

   

Cash equivalent—6.1%

 
BlackRock TempCash Fund,
Institutional Shares,
0.010%***
   

59,200,945

     

59,201

   
Total Cash equivalent
(Cost $59,201)**
       

59,201

   
Total Investments—81.6%
(Cost $758,025)**
       

790,929

   

Segregated cash with brokers—69.3%

       

672,327

   
Securities sold short—(48.9)%
(Proceeds $(474,712))**
       

(474,684

)

 

Net Other assets (liabilities)—(2.0)%

       

(18,791

)

 

Net Assets—100.0%

     

$

969,781

   

  *  Non-income producing security.

  **  This number is listed in thousands.

  ***  Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2012.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

LP — Limited Partnership

Ser — Series

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 29



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Schedule of securities sold short

Turner Spectrum Fund

September 30, 2012

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Common stock—41.8%

 

Consumer discretionary—9.7%

 

AutoNation

   

64,410

   

$

2,813

   

Bally Technologies

   

36,060

     

1,781

   

BYD, H Shares

   

393,380

     

686

   
Compagnie Financiere
Richemont SA, Cl A
   

30,470

     

1,828

   

Daimler AG, Registered Shares

   

64,543

     

3,124

   

Deckers Outdoor

   

38,110

     

1,396

   

Dunkin' Brands Group

   

134,680

     

3,932

   

Expedia

   

46,230

     

2,674

   

Fossil

   

12,790

     

1,083

   

Genesco

   

26,550

     

1,772

   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber

   

52,450

     

639

   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares

   

57,790

     

2,008

   

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers

   

20,320

     

985

   

Life Time Fitness

   

35,970

     

1,645

   

Lowe's

   

263,740

     

7,976

   

Lumber Liquidators Holdings

   

34,760

     

1,762

   

Macy's

   

87,880

     

3,306

   

Magna International

   

27,610

     

1,195

   

Manchester United, Cl A

   

39,455

     

502

   

Marriott International, Cl A

   

283,970

     

11,103

   

Mattel

   

72,160

     

2,560

   

Men's Wearhouse

   

23,090

     

795

   

Netflix

   

13,100

     

713

   

Next

   

36,355

     

2,025

   

Nike, Cl B

   

21,860

     

2,075

   

Nordstrom

   

22,310

     

1,231

   

O'Reilly Automotive

   

40,600

     

3,395

   

PetSmart

   

26,040

     

1,796

   

PPR

   

12,096

     

1,856

   

Sherwin-Williams

   

13,130

     

1,955

   

Skechers U.S.A., Cl A

   

52,760

     

1,076

   

Stanely Black & Decker

   

17,380

     

1,325

   

Swatch Group AG, Bearer Shares

   

12,652

     

5,049

   

Tiffany

   

76,450

     

4,731

   

Tim Hortons

   

51,170

     

2,662

   

TJX

   

42,870

     

1,920

   

Viacom, Cl B

   

30,910

     

1,657

   

VistaPrint NV

   

49,440

     

1,688

   

Whirlpool

   

17,480

     

1,449

   

Wolverine World Wide

   

20,250

     

899

   

Wynn Macau

   

357,416

     

966

   

Total Consumer discretionary

       

94,033

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Consumer staples—2.8%

 

Dr Pepper Snapple Group

   

61,680

   

$

2,747

   

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

   

126,920

     

3,014

   

H.J. Heinz

   

47,830

     

2,676

   

Kraft Foods Group

   

36,760

     

1,641

   

Kroger

   

113,890

     

2,681

   

McDonald's

   

58,240

     

5,344

   

Sysco

   

180,050

     

5,630

   

Wal-Mart Stores

   

49,780

     

3,674

   

Total Consumer staples

       

27,407

   

Energy—4.2%

 

Apache

   

62,230

     

5,381

   

Berry Petroleum, Cl A

   

50,730

     

2,061

   

CARBO Ceramics

   

15,260

     

960

   

Chesapeake Energy

   

90,890

     

1,715

   

Chevron

   

20,930

     

2,440

   

ConocoPhillips

   

122,840

     

7,024

   

CONSOL Energy

   

49,430

     

1,485

   

Diamond Offshore Drilling

   

41,410

     

2,725

   

Ecopetrol SA SP ADR

   

29,430

     

1,734

   

Encana

   

110,780

     

2,428

   

Green Plains Renewable Energy

   

89,712

     

526

   

Helmerich & Payne

   

60,120

     

2,862

   

Oasis Petroleum

   

71,850

     

2,118

   

Patterson-UTI Energy

   

122,640

     

1,943

   

PetroChina

   

1,077,270

     

1,412

   

Southwestern Energy

   

19,720

     

686

   

Ultra Petroleum

   

145,150

     

3,190

   

Total Energy

       

40,690

   

Financials—6.5%

 

Ameriprise Financial

   

43,740

     

2,480

   
Apartment Investment &
Management, Cl A
   

94,940

     

2,467

   

Banco Santander Chile SP ADR

   

39,009

     

2,857

   

Bancolombia SA SP ADR

   

36,020

     

2,151

   

BancorpSouth

   

136,270

     

2,009

   

Bank of Montreal

   

41,510

     

2,451

   
Boston Private Financial
Holdings
   

205,320

     

1,969

   

Cincinnati Financial

   

62,510

     

2,368

   

City National

   

39,030

     

2,010

   
Grupo Financiero Banorte
SAB de CV
   

260,713

     

1,474

   

30 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



Schedule of securities sold short

Turner Spectrum Fund

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

HCC Insurance Holdings

   

150,420

   

$

5,098

   

HDFC Bank SP ADR

   

44,810

     

1,684

   

Legg Mason

   

55,670

     

1,374

   

Montpelier Re Holdings

   

128,210

     

2,837

   

MSCI, Cl A

   

150,890

     

5,400

   

Northern Trust

   

23,320

     

1,082

   

Progressive

   

123,440

     

2,560

   

State Street

   

62,960

     

2,642

   

T. Rowe Price Group

   

99,440

     

6,294

   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers

   

66,380

     

2,146

   

TD Ameritrade Holding

   

116,640

     

1,793

   

Valley National Bancorp

   

243,570

     

2,441

   

Vornado Realty Trust

   

45,930

     

3,723

   

W.R. Berkley

   

57,960

     

2,173

   

Total Financials

       

63,483

   

Health care—5.4%

 

Aetna

   

51,380

     

2,035

   

AmerisourceBergen, Cl A

   

43,930

     

1,701

   

AstraZeneca SP ADR

   

58,530

     

2,801

   

Baxter International

   

34,080

     

2,054

   

Becton Dickinson

   

69,910

     

5,492

   

Bristol-Myers Squibb

   

131,500

     

4,438

   

DENTSPLY International

   

27,370

     

1,044

   

Johnson & Johnson

   

136,890

     

9,433

   

Kindred Healthcare

   

60,000

     

683

   

Medtronic

   

103,590

     

4,467

   

Mettler-Toledo International

   

12,480

     

2,131

   
Mindray Medical
International SP ADR
   

62,920

     

2,115

   

Myriad Genetics

   

31,890

     

861

   

Novartis AG SP ADR

   

79,250

     

4,855

   

Sanofi SP ADR

   

48,060

     

2,069

   

Seattle Genetics

   

15,040

     

405

   

Takeda Pharmaceutical

   

28,590

     

1,317

   

Thermo Fisher Scientific

   

17,040

     

1,002

   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
International
   

14,680

     

811

   

Varian Medical Systems

   

47,840

     

2,886

   

Total Health care

       

52,600

   

Industrials—3.7%

 

Ball

   

56,580

     

2,394

   

C.R. Bard

   

10,560

     

1,105

   

Dover

   

35,010

     

2,083

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Emerson Electric

   

85,650

   

$

4,134

   

Fastenal

   

43,510

     

1,870

   

FedEx

   

19,470

     

1,648

   

GrafTech International

   

80,730

     

726

   

Kennametal

   

18,200

     

675

   

Lindsay

   

14,587

     

1,050

   

PACCAR

   

149,650

     

5,990

   

Parker Hannifin

   

21,600

     

1,805

   

Rockwell Automation

   

10,160

     

707

   

Rockwell Collins

   

85,500

     

4,586

   

Scotts Miracle-Gro

   

67,220

     

2,922

   

SGL Carbon SE

   

29,130

     

1,167

   

Southwest Airlines

   

298,700

     

2,620

   

Total Industrials

       

35,482

   

Information technology—6.6%

 

Activision Blizzard

   

138,790

     

1,566

   

ADTRAN

   

35,850

     

619

   

Alliance Data Systems

   

17,730

     

2,517

   

Applied Materials

   

161,880

     

1,807

   

Autodesk

   

21,760

     

726

   

CEVA

   

16,100

     

232

   
Check Point Software
Technologies
   

56,010

     

2,697

   

Fiserv

   

71,530

     

5,295

   

Infosys SP ADR

   

19,740

     

958

   

Jack Henry & Associates

   

124,394

     

4,715

   

Lender Processing Services

   

81,330

     

2,268

   

Linear Technology

   

114,720

     

3,654

   

MasterCard, Cl A

   

12,105

     

5,465

   

MicroStrategy, Cl A

   

13,530

     

1,814

   

NetApp

   

95,260

     

3,132

   

Nokia SP ADR

   

929,810

     

2,390

   

Oracle

   

69,560

     

2,190

   

Parametric Technology

   

49,370

     

1,076

   

Paychex

   

150,527

     

5,011

   

Plantronics

   

25,800

     

912

   

Polycom

   

251,160

     

2,479

   

Research In Motion

   

94,450

     

708

   

Seagate Technology

   

92,090

     

2,855

   

Syntel

   

11,706

     

731

   

Tech Data

   

81,560

     

3,695

   

Teradata

   

11,750

     

886

   

VeriFone Systems

   

25,570

     

712

   

Western Union

   

173,380

     

3,159

   

Total Information technology

       

64,269

   

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 31



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Schedule of securities sold short

Turner Spectrum Fund

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Materials—2.9%

 

Alcoa

   

642,710

   

$

5,688

   

Allegheny Technologies

   

35,260

     

1,125

   

Allied Nevada Gold

   

36,570

     

1,428

   
Aluminum Corp. of China,
H Shares
   

1,586,040

     

657

   

Compass Minerals International

   

64,720

     

4,828

   

Detour Gold

   

26,270

     

733

   

Gold Fields SP ADR

   

72,250

     

928

   

Intrepid Potash

   

34,010

     

731

   

Molycorp

   

38,500

     

443

   

Newmont Mining

   

12,160

     

681

   

Praxair

   

26,610

     

2,764

   

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Cl A

   

55,990

     

1,576

   

Sigma-Aldrich

   

28,860

     

2,077

   

Steel Dynamics

   

112,770

     

1,266

   

Teck Resources, Cl B

   

48,640

     

1,433

   

United States Steel

   

79,150

     

1,509

   

Total Materials

       

27,867

   
Total Common stock
(Proceeds $406,114)*
       

405,831

   

Convertible corporate bond—0.0%

 

Financials—0.0%

 
Credit Suisse Group Capital
(Guernsey) V, 4.00%, 3/29/13†
   

160

     

211

   
Total Convertible corporate bond
(Proceeds $164)
       

211

   

Exchange traded funds—7.1%

 
Health Care Select Sector
SPDR Fund
   

85,090

     

3,413

   
iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology
Index Fund
   

10,170

     

1,449

   

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund

   

35,860

     

2,993

   

Market Vectors Oil Service ETF

   

132,090

     

5,310

   
Market Vectors
Pharmaceutical ETF
   

135,660

     

5,562

   

Market Vectors Semiconductor

   

308,800

     

9,767

   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

   

61,700

     

8,880

   
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas
Exploration & Production ETF
   

94,620

     

5,269

   

SPDR S&P Retail ETF

   

43,740

     

2,743

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 
Technology Select
Sector SPDR Fund
   

30,790

   

$

949

   

United States Natural Gas Fund LP

   

84,862

     

1,811

   

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

   

131,650

     

10,550

   

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

   

112,720

     

9,946

   
Total Exchange traded funds
(Proceeds $68,434)*
       

68,642

   
Total Securities sold short—48.9%
(Proceeds $474,712)*
       

474,684

   

Percentages disclosed are based on total net assets of the Fund at September 30, 2012.

  *  This number is listed in thousands.

  †  Represents a restricted security. The security has been deemed illiquid according to the policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2012, illiquid securities were 0.0% of the Fund's net assets.

  Acquisition
Date
  Acquisition
Cost*
  Share
Amount
  Fair
Value*
 
Credit Suisse Group
Capital (Guernsey) V
 

8/13/12

 

$

164

     

160

   

$

211

   

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

ETF — Exchange Traded Fund

LP — Limited Partnership

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

32 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



Schedule of investments

Turner Titan Fund

September 30, 2012

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Common stock—78.9%

 

Consumer discretionary—17.5%

 

American Eagle Outfitters

   

13,490

   

$

284

   

CBS, Cl B^

   

7,260

     

264

   

Coach

   

7,150

     

401

   

Dollar Tree*

   

6,370

     

307

   

GNC Holdings, Cl A^

   

13,940

     

543

   

Home Depot

   

6,560

     

396

   

HomeAway*

   

17,170

     

403

   

Las Vegas Sands

   

6,690

     

310

   

Michael Kors Holdings*

   

7,040

     

374

   

Royal Caribbean Cruises

   

8,270

     

250

   

Sands China

   

75,960

     

284

   

Shutterfly*

   

10,570

     

329

   

Starbucks

   

6,190

     

314

   
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide
   

6,580

     

381

   

Under Armour, Cl A*

   

5,020

     

280

   

Yum! Brands

   

5,540

     

368

   

Total Consumer discretionary

       

5,488

   

Consumer staples—3.4%

 

Coca-Cola

   

20,460

     

776

   

Mead Johnson Nutrition, Cl A

   

4,060

     

297

   

Total Consumer staples

       

1,073

   

Energy—7.5%

 

Anadarko Petroleum^

   

6,770

     

473

   

Cabot Oil & Gas

   

9,130

     

410

   

Concho Resources*

   

10,780

     

1,022

   

Schlumberger^

   

6,390

     

462

   

Total Energy

       

2,367

   

Financials—7.3%

 

Citigroup

   

12,100

     

396

   

Franklin Resources

   

2,430

     

304

   

IntercontinentalExchange*^

   

2,530

     

337

   

Simon Property Group

   

4,050

     

615

   

Wells Fargo

   

18,030

     

623

   

Total Financials

       

2,275

   

Health care—9.4%

 

Agilent Technologies

   

12,080

     

464

   

Allergan

   

7,640

     

700

   

Biogen Idec*

   

3,040

     

454

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Covidien^

   

6,640

   

$

394

   

Express Scripts Holding*

   

7,420

     

465

   

Intuitive Surgical*^

   

930

     

461

   

Total Health care

       

2,938

   

Industrials—7.6%

 

AMETEK

   

10,730

     

380

   

BE Aerospace*

   

9,020

     

380

   

Cummins

   

3,930

     

362

   

Eaton

   

10,490

     

496

   

Equifax

   

10,050

     

468

   

Honeywell International

   

5,220

     

312

   

Total Industrials

       

2,398

   

Information technology—20.2%

 

Akamai Technologies*

   

10,220

     

391

   

Altera

   

13,460

     

457

   

Broadcom, Cl A

   

22,860

     

791

   

Citrix Systems*

   

4,620

     

354

   
Cognizant Technology
Solutions, Cl A*
   

2,280

     

159

   

eBay*

   

8,170

     

396

   

EMC*

   

17,980

     

490

   

F5 Networks*

   

6,640

     

695

   

Fortinet*

   

25,400

     

613

   

Fusion-io*

   

7,890

     

239

   

MercadoLibre

   

3,170

     

262

   

Tencent Holdings

   

9,480

     

323

   

TIBCO Software*

   

14,650

     

443

   

Trimble Navigation*

   

6,680

     

318

   

Visa, Cl A

   

2,940

     

395

   

Total Information technology

       

6,326

   

Materials—6.0%

 

Eldorado Gold

   

36,050

     

549

   

Monsanto

   

6,990

     

636

   

PPG Industries

   

3,470

     

399

   

Yamana Gold

   

16,350

     

313

   

Total Materials

       

1,897

   
Total Common stock
(Cost $23,806)**
       

24,762

   

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 33



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Schedule of investments

Turner Titan Fund

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Cash equivalent—11.0%

 
BlackRock TempCash Fund,
Institutional Shares,
0.010%***^
   

3,441,805

   

$

3,442

   
Total Cash equivalent
(Cost $3,442)**
       

3,442

   
Total Investments—89.9%
(Cost $27,248)**
       

28,204

   

Segregated cash with brokers—56.1%

       

17,596

   
Securities sold short—(46.2)%
(Proceeds $(14,535))**
       

(14,494

)

 

Net Other assets (liabilities)—0.2%

       

74

   

Net Assets—100.0%

     

$

31,380

   

  *  Non-income producing security.

  **  This number is listed in thousands.

  ***  Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2012.

  ^  All or a portion of the shares have been committed as collateral for open short positions.

Cl — Class

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

34 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



Schedule of securities sold short

Turner Titan Fund

September 30, 2012

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Common stock—42.7%

 

Consumer discretionary—14.5%

 

Daimler AG, Registered Shares

   

5,770

   

$

279

   

Dunkin' Brands Group

   

9,470

     

276

   

Expedia

   

4,780

     

276

   

Lowe's

   

11,480

     

347

   

Macy's

   

8,150

     

307

   

Manchester United, Cl A

   

8,380

     

107

   

Marriott International, Cl A

   

11,900

     

465

   

Netflix

   

2,830

     

154

   

Nike, Cl B

   

2,440

     

232

   

Nordstrom

   

4,800

     

265

   

O'Reilly Automotive

   

4,070

     

340

   

Swatch Group AG, Bearer Shares

   

1,450

     

579

   

Tiffany

   

5,070

     

314

   

Tim Hortons

   

5,430

     

283

   

VistaPrint NV

   

3,460

     

118

   

Wolverine World Wide

   

4,300

     

191

   

Total Consumer discretionary

       

4,533

   

Consumer staples—1.1%

 

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

   

6,200

     

148

   

Sysco

   

6,690

     

209

   

Total Consumer staples

       

357

   

Energy—4.6%

 

Apache

   

4,480

     

387

   

ConocoPhillips

   

5,460

     

312

   

CONSOL Energy

   

10,620

     

319

   

Encana

   

10,120

     

222

   

Helmerich & Payne

   

4,420

     

211

   

Total Energy

       

1,451

   

Financials—2.8%

 

MSCI, Cl A

   

9,460

     

339

   

Northern Trust

   

5,030

     

233

   

T. Rowe Price Group

   

4,820

     

305

   

Total Financials

       

877

   

Health care—3.4%

 

Mettler-Toledo International

   

2,670

     

456

   

Varian Medical Systems

   

10,070

     

607

   

Total Health care

       

1,063

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Industrials—5.6%

 

C.R. Bard

   

2,240

   

$

234

   

Kennametal

   

3,930

     

146

   

PACCAR

   

11,470

     

459

   

Parker Hannifin

   

4,620

     

386

   

Rockwell Automation

   

2,180

     

152

   

Rockwell Collins

   

7,310

     

392

   

Total Industrials

       

1,769

   

Information technology—8.7%

 

ADTRAN

   

7,670

     

133

   

Applied Materials

   

34,770

     

388

   

Autodesk

   

4,630

     

154

   

Infosys SP ADR

   

4,260

     

207

   

Linear Technology

   

7,180

     

229

   

NetApp

   

4,510

     

148

   

Oracle

   

14,990

     

472

   

Plantronics

   

5,520

     

195

   

Seagate Technology

   

5,900

     

183

   

Tech Data

   

6,090

     

276

   

Teradata

   

2,470

     

186

   

VeriFone Systems

   

5,500

     

153

   

Total Information technology

       

2,724

   

Materials—2.0%

 

Alcoa

   

26,170

     

232

   

Allegheny Technologies

   

7,550

     

241

   

Intrepid Potash

   

7,320

     

157

   

Total Materials

       

630

   
Total Common stock
(Proceeds $13,441)*
       

13,404

   

Exchange traded funds—3.5%

 

Market Vectors Semiconductor

   

19,830

     

627

   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

   

3,220

     

463

   
Total Exchange traded funds
(Proceeds $1,094)*
       

1,090

   
Total Securities sold short—46.2%
(Proceeds $14,535)*
       

14,494

   

Percentages disclosed are based on total net assets of the Fund at September 30, 2012.

  *  This number is listed in thousands.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

ETF — Exchange Traded Fund

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 35



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Schedule of investments

Turner All Cap Growth Fund

September 30, 2012

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Common stock—99.2%†

 

Consumer discretionary—16.0%

 

Amazon.com*

   

2,100

   

$

534

   

American Eagle Outfitters

   

32,320

     

681

   

Michael Kors Holdings*

   

7,310

     

389

   

Starbucks

   

17,100

     

868

   
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide
   

10,020

     

581

   

Under Armour, Cl A* #

   

6,940

     

387

   

Wynn Resorts

   

6,000

     

693

   

Total Consumer discretionary

       

4,133

   

Consumer staples—2.6%

 

Whole Foods Market

   

7,000

     

682

   

Total Consumer staples

       

682

   

Energy—1.6%

 

Concho Resources*

   

4,350

     

412

   

Total Energy

       

412

   

Financials—8.4%

 

Affiliated Managers Group*

   

6,270

     

771

   

CBRE Group*

   

41,400

     

762

   

IntercontinentalExchange*

   

4,760

     

635

   

Total Financials

       

2,168

   

Health care—14.2%

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals*

   

7,490

     

857

   

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals*

   

36,030

     

873

   

Catamaran*

   

8,220

     

805

   

Intuitive Surgical*

   

1,220

     

605

   

Medivation*

   

9,400

     

530

   

Total Health care

       

3,670

   

Information technology—54.8%

 

Apple

   

3,470

     

2,315

   

ASML Holding, NY Shares

   

19,290

     

1,036

   

Avago Technologies

   

26,000

     

907

   

Broadcom, Cl A

   

35,030

     

1,211

   

Cavium* #

   

27,250

     

908

   

Citrix Systems*

   

6,910

     

529

   

Cornerstone OnDemand*

   

15,250

     

468

   

eBay*

   

9,100

     

441

   

EMC*

   

15,270

     

416

   

F5 Networks*

   

5,500

     

576

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Fusion-io*

   

14,280

   

$

432

   

LinkedIn, Cl A* #

   

6,570

     

791

   

Monolithic Power Systems*

   

14,460

     

286

   

NXP Semiconductors*

   

49,990

     

1,250

   

Peregrine Semiconductor*

   

41,080

     

696

   

Procera Networks*

   

15,940

     

375

   

Salesforce.com*

   

2,620

     

400

   

TIBCO Software*

   

24,460

     

739

   

VMware, Cl A*

   

3,860

     

373

   

Total Information technology

       

14,149

   

Telecommunication services—1.6%

 

Aruba Networks* #

   

18,600

     

418

   

Total Telecommunication services

       

418

   
Total Common stock
(Cost $22,119)**
       

25,632

   

Cash equivalent—10.8%

 
BlackRock TempCash Fund,
Institutional Shares,
0.010%*** (1)
   

2,792,271

     

2,792

   
Total Cash equivalent
(Cost $2,792)**
       

2,792

   
Total Investments—110.0%
(Cost $24,911)**
       

28,424

   

Net Other assets (liabilities)—(10.0)%

 

   

(2,584

)

 

Net Assets—100.0%

     

$

25,840

   

  *  Non-income producing security.

  **  This number is listed in thousands.

  ***  Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2012.

  †  More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting purposes.

  #  Security fully or partially on loan at September 30, 2012. The total value of securities on loan at September 30, 2012 was $2,493**. Certain of these securities may have been sold prior to period end and are included in receivable for investment securities sold on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

  (1)  A partial position of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from securities lending. The total value of such security at September 30, 2012 was $2,552**.

Cl — Class

NY — New York

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

36 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



Schedule of investments

Turner Concentrated Growth Fund

September 30, 2012

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Common stock—96.6%†

 

Consumer discretionary—14.7%

 

Las Vegas Sands

   

34,170

   

$

1,584

   

Lennar, Cl A #

   

65,020

     

2,261

   

Starbucks

   

25,810

     

1,310

   

Total Consumer discretionary

       

5,155

   

Energy—4.2%

 

Concho Resources*

   

15,510

     

1,470

   

Total Energy

       

1,470

   

Financials—4.8%

 

CBRE Group*

   

91,490

     

1,684

   

Total Financials

       

1,684

   

Health care—11.1%

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals*

   

15,390

     

1,761

   

Cerner*

   

13,610

     

1,053

   

Intuitive Surgical*

   

2,130

     

1,056

   

Total Health care

       

3,870

   

Industrials—7.9%

 

AMETEK

   

35,255

     

1,250

   

Caterpillar

   

17,360

     

1,493

   

Total Industrials

       

2,743

   

Information technology—49.6%

 

Apple

   

6,980

     

4,657

   

ASML Holding, NY Shares

   

18,960

     

1,018

   

Broadcom, Cl A

   

46,300

     

1,601

   

eBay*

   

29,270

     

1,417

   

Facebook, Cl A* #

   

60,970

     

1,320

   

Juniper Networks*

   

69,410

     

1,188

   

Palo Alto Networks* #

   

18,230

     

1,122

   

Qualcomm

   

26,100

     

1,631

   

Splunk* #

   

28,420

     

1,044

   

Stratasys*

   

17,220

     

937

   

VMware, Cl A* #

   

14,350

     

1,388

   

Total Information technology

       

17,323

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Materials—4.3%

 

Monsanto

   

16,460

     

1,498

   

Total Materials

       

1,498

   
Total Common stock
(Cost $29,688)**
       

33,743

   

Cash equivalent—22.7%

 
BlackRock TempCash Fund,
Institutional Shares,
0.010%*** (1)
   

7,917,985

     

7,918

   
Total Cash equivalent
(Cost $7,918)**
       

7,918

   
Total Investments—119.3%
(Cost $37,606)**
       

41,661

   

Net Other assets (liabilities)—(19.3)%

 

   

(6,734

)

 

Net Assets—100.0%

     

$

34,927

   

  *  Non-income producing security.

  **  This number is listed in thousands.

  ***  Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2012.

  †  More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting purposes.

  #  Security fully or partially on loan at September 30, 2012. The total value of securities on loan at September 30, 2012 was $6,584**. Certain of these securities may have been sold prior to period end and are included in receivable for investment securities sold on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

  (1)  A partial position of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from securities lending. The total value of such security at September 30, 2012 was $6,758**.

Cl — Class

NY — New York

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 37




FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Schedule of investments

Turner Emerging Growth Fund

September 30, 2012

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Common stock—97.8%

 

Consumer discretionary—20.7%

 

Aeropostale*

   

235,160

   

$

3,182

   

Ann*

   

90,060

     

3,398

   

Arctic Cat*

   

70,640

     

2,929

   

Buffalo Wild Wings* #

   

34,170

     

2,930

   

Children's Place Retail Stores* #

   

53,360

     

3,202

   

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

   

79,600

     

5,342

   

Meritage Homes*

   

64,260

     

2,444

   

Oxford Industries

   

56,440

     

3,186

   

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers*

   

55,050

     

1,792

   

rue21*

   

52,558

     

1,637

   

Select Comfort*

   

120,170

     

3,791

   

Shuffle Master*

   

198,690

     

3,141

   

Shutterfly*

   

80,780

     

2,514

   

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance

   

37,130

     

3,576

   

Vitamin Shoppe*

   

107,789

     

6,286

   

Total Consumer discretionary

       

49,350

   

Consumer staples—6.4%

 

B&G Foods

   

75,840

     

2,299

   

Boston Beer, Cl A* #

   

10,200

     

1,142

   

Susser Holdings*

   

93,812

     

3,393

   

TreeHouse Foods*

   

49,647

     

2,606

   

United Natural Foods*

   

97,408

     

5,694

   

Total Consumer staples

       

15,134

   

Energy—3.4%

 

Bonanza Creek Energy*

   

54,780

     

1,291

   

Halcon Resources* #

   

78,786

     

577

   

Kodiak Oil & Gas* #

   

151,150

     

1,415

   

Lufkin Industries

   

32,940

     

1,773

   

Rex Energy*

   

235,970

     

3,150

   

Total Energy

       

8,206

   

Financials—5.3%

 

Cardtronics*

   

63,899

     

1,903

   

Education Realty Trust

   

291,945

     

3,182

   

Sovran Self Storage

   

58,360

     

3,376

   

Sun Communities

   

57,770

     

2,549

   

Umpqua Holdings #

   

102,810

     

1,325

   

Walter Investment Management*

   

10,646

     

394

   

Total Financials

       

12,729

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Health care—19.9%

 

ABIOMED* #

   

22,630

   

$

475

   

Acadia Healthcare* #

   

106,300

     

2,535

   

Air Methods*

   

45,450

     

5,425

   

Akorn* #

   

261,180

     

3,453

   

Analogic

   

46,370

     

3,625

   

ArthroCare*

   

162,096

     

5,252

   

Catamaran*

   

86,391

     

8,464

   

Computer Programs & Systems

   

43,431

     

2,413

   

Cyberonics*

   

72,308

     

3,790

   

Endologix*

   

62,760

     

867

   

Molina Healthcare*

   

110,520

     

2,780

   

Orthofix International*

   

49,790

     

2,228

   

PAREXEL International* #

   

74,894

     

2,304

   

PSS World Medical* #

   

55,290

     

1,259

   

QLT*

   

31,575

     

246

   

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals* #

   

144,590

     

1,692

   

Synageva BioPharma*

   

10,170

     

543

   

Total Health care

       

47,351

   

Industrials—17.4%

 

Chart Industries*

   

63,248

     

4,671

   

Clean Harbors*

   

15,280

     

746

   

Copa Holdings, Cl A

   

49,991

     

4,063

   

EnPro Industries* #

   

77,310

     

2,784

   

ESCO Technologies

   

48,840

     

1,898

   

Genesee & Wyoming, Cl A*

   

30,005

     

2,006

   

Hub Group, Cl A*

   

86,128

     

2,556

   

Huron Consulting Group*

   

161,100

     

5,610

   

Kforce*

   

57,580

     

679

   

Middleby*

   

46,763

     

5,408

   

On Assignment*

   

115,470

     

2,300

   

RBC Bearings*

   

20,836

     

1,002

   

Thermon Group Holdings*

   

60,120

     

1,502

   

Titan International #

   

51,270

     

905

   

Triumph Group

   

86,434

     

5,405

   

Total Industrials

       

41,535

   

Information technology—19.8%

 

ANSYS*

   

41,610

     

3,054

   

Bottomline Technologies*

   

65,732

     

1,623

   

BroadSoft* #

   

32,370

     

1,328

   

Cavium* #

   

27,680

     

923

   

Cirrus Logic*

   

121,450

     

4,663

   

Coherent*

   

38,664

     

1,773

   

38 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



Schedule of investments

Turner Emerging Growth Fund

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Electronics for Imaging*

   

133,490

   

$

2,217

   

Ellie Mae*

   

54,950

     

1,496

   

GSI Group*

   

190,970

     

1,702

   

Heartland Payment Systems

   

84,980

     

2,692

   

Imperva* #

   

67,810

     

2,508

   

Infoblox* #

   

13,040

     

303

   

Manhattan Associates*

   

48,500

     

2,778

   

Monolithic Power Systems*

   

84,950

     

1,678

   

NETGEAR*

   

36,060

     

1,375

   

OSI Systems*

   

50,450

     

3,927

   

Power Integrations #

   

50,950

     

1,550

   

Procera Networks*

   

60,170

     

1,414

   

Stamps.com* #

   

157,171

     

3,637

   

Synchronoss Technologies* #

   

77,410

     

1,773

   

Tyler Technologies*

   

60,730

     

2,673

   

Ultratech*

   

63,450

     

1,991

   

Total Information technology

       

47,078

   

Materials—3.3%

 

KapStone Paper & Packaging*

   

98,130

     

2,197

   

LSB Industries*

   

79,650

     

3,494

   

Rentech Nitrogen Partners LP #

   

54,540

     

2,114

   

Total Materials

       

7,805

   

Telecommunication services—0.4%

 
8x8*    

161,370

     

1,059

   

Total Telecommunication services

       

1,059

   

Utilities—1.2%

 

Artesian Resources, Cl A #

   

34,415

     

799

   

RADWARE*

   

53,580

     

1,930

   

Total Utilities

       

2,729

   
Total Common stock
(Cost $165,763)**
       

232,976

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Cash equivalent—12.7%

 
BlackRock TempCash Fund,
Institutional Shares,
0.010%*** (1)
   

30,373,615

     

30,374

   
Total Cash equivalent
(Cost $30,374)**
       

30,374

   
Total Investments—110.5%
(Cost $196,137)**
       

263,350

   

Net Other assets (liabilities)—(10.5)%

       

(24,969

)

 

Net Assets—100.0%

     

$

238,381

   

  *  Non-income producing security.

  **  This number is listed in thousands.

  ***  Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2012.

  #  Security fully or partially on loan at September 30, 2012. The total value of securities on loan at September 30, 2012 was $23,850**. Certain of these securities may have been sold prior to period end and are included in receivable for investment securities sold on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

  (1)  A partial position of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from securities lending. The total value of such security at September 30, 2012 was $24,427**.

Cl — Class

LP — Limited Partnership

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 39



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Schedule of investments

Turner Large Growth Fund

September 30, 2012

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Common stock—99.5%†

 

Consumer discretionary—17.8%

 

Amazon.com*

   

19,590

   

$

4,982

   

AutoZone*

   

4,870

     

1,800

   

Chipotle Mexican Grill*

   

3,960

     

1,258

   

Comcast, Cl A

   

103,500

     

3,702

   

GNC Holdings, Cl A

   

67,010

     

2,611

   

Home Depot

   

86,900

     

5,246

   

Las Vegas Sands

   

80,930

     

3,753

   

Lennar, Cl A #

   

71,110

     

2,473

   

Lululemon Athletica* #

   

27,325

     

2,020

   

Michael Kors Holdings*

   

33,410

     

1,777

   

Ralph Lauren

   

18,835

     

2,849

   

Starbucks

   

88,370

     

4,485

   
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide
   

67,155

     

3,892

   

Under Armour, Cl A* #

   

31,650

     

1,767

   

Yum! Brands

   

26,110

     

1,732

   

Total Consumer discretionary

       

44,347

   

Consumer staples—6.7%

 

Coca-Cola

   

242,470

     

9,197

   

Estee Lauder, Cl A

   

36,120

     

2,224

   

Mead Johnson Nutrition, Cl A

   

30,440

     

2,231

   

Whole Foods Market

   

31,594

     

3,077

   

Total Consumer staples

       

16,729

   

Energy—5.9%

 

Anadarko Petroleum

   

27,675

     

1,935

   

Cabot Oil & Gas

   

41,930

     

1,883

   

Concho Resources*

   

32,658

     

3,094

   

Enbridge

   

61,270

     

2,392

   

Schlumberger

   

76,070

     

5,502

   

Total Energy

       

14,806

   

Financials—5.6%

 

Affiliated Managers Group*

   

34,250

     

4,213

   

American Express

   

61,840

     

3,516

   

CBRE Group*

   

172,280

     

3,172

   

Simon Property Group

   

19,829

     

3,010

   

Total Financials

       

13,911

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Health care—10.6%

 

Agilent Technologies

   

88,317

   

$

3,396

   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals*

   

32,235

     

3,688

   

Allergan

   

38,910

     

3,563

   

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals*

   

55,010

     

1,332

   

Biogen Idec*

   

30,820

     

4,599

   

Cerner*

   

50,160

     

3,883

   

Intuitive Surgical*

   

7,330

     

3,633

   

Perrigo

   

19,470

     

2,262

   

Total Health care

       

26,356

   

Industrials—7.6%

 

AMETEK

   

106,655

     

3,781

   

Caterpillar

   

53,130

     

4,571

   

Cummins

   

27,240

     

2,512

   

Deere

   

28,590

     

2,358

   

Precision Castparts

   

17,130

     

2,798

   

SPX

   

42,560

     

2,784

   

Total Industrials

       

18,804

   

Information technology—43.1%

 

Altera

   

128,795

     

4,377

   

Apple

   

47,380

     

31,615

   

ASML Holding, NY Shares

   

53,710

     

2,883

   

Broadcom, Cl A

   

112,040

     

3,874

   

eBay*

   

87,825

     

4,252

   

EMC*

   

227,390

     

6,201

   

F5 Networks*

   

22,890

     

2,397

   

Facebook, Cl A* #

   

140,390

     

3,039

   
Fidelity National Information
Services
   

95,485

     

2,981

   

Fortinet*

   

70,199

     

1,695

   

Fusion-io* #

   

45,290

     

1,371

   

Google, Cl A*

   

11,665

     

8,801

   

Juniper Networks*

   

125,730

     

2,151

   

LinkedIn, Cl A* #

   

14,930

     

1,798

   

NXP Semiconductors*

   

95,610

     

2,391

   

Palo Alto Networks* #

   

24,520

     

1,510

   

Qualcomm

   

120,915

     

7,556

   

Salesforce.com*

   

15,660

     

2,391

   

Splunk* #

   

43,880

     

1,611

   

Stratasys*

   

30,930

     

1,683

   

TIBCO Software*

   

96,540

     

2,918

   

Visa, Cl A

   

39,750

     

5,338

   

40 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



Schedule of investments

Turner Large Growth Fund

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

VMware, Cl A* #

   

44,700

   

$

4,324

   

Total Information technology

       

107,157

   

Materials—2.2%

 

Monsanto

   

60,385

     

5,496

   

Total Materials

       

5,496

   
Total Common stock
(Cost $217,078)**
       

247,606

   

Cash equivalent—8.1%

 
BlackRock TempCash Fund,
Institutional Shares,
0.010%*** (1)
   

20,157,059

     

20,157

   
Total Cash equivalent
(Cost $20,157)**
       

20,157

   
Total Investments—107.6%
(Cost $237,235)**
       

267,763

   

Net Other assets (liabilities)—(7.6)%

       

(18,851

)

 

Net Assets—100.0%

     

$

248,912

   

  *  Non-income producing security.

  **  This number is listed in thousands.

  ***  Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2012.

  †  More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting purposes.

  #  Security fully or partially on loan at September 30, 2012. The total value of securities on loan at September 30, 2012 was $17,310**. Certain of these securities may have been sold prior to period end and are included in receivable for investment securities sold on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

  (1)  A partial position of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from securities lending. The total value of such security at September 30, 2012 was $17,591**.

Cl — Class

NY — New York

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 41



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Schedule of investments

Turner Midcap Growth Fund

September 30, 2012

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Common stock—99.2%†

 

Consumer discretionary—24.3%

 

American Eagle Outfitters

   

493,060

   

$

10,394

   

BorgWarner*

   

133,350

     

9,216

   

CBS, Cl B

   

273,660

     

9,942

   

Coach

   

50,700

     

2,840

   

Dick's Sporting Goods

   

169,180

     

8,772

   
Discovery Communications,
Cl A*
   

158,190

     

9,433

   

GNC Holdings, Cl A

   

163,190

     

6,360

   

Harley-Davidson

   

199,930

     

8,471

   

HomeAway*

   

138,950

     

3,258

   

Lululemon Athletica* #

   

74,530

     

5,511

   

Michael Kors Holdings*

   

156,910

     

8,344

   

Ralph Lauren

   

68,240

     

10,320

   

Sally Beauty Holdings*

   

252,800

     

6,343

   
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide
   

173,090

     

10,032

   

Toll Brothers*

   

201,480

     

6,695

   

Tractor Supply

   

81,150

     

8,025

   

Under Armour, Cl A* #

   

135,120

     

7,544

   

Urban Outfitters*

   

119,730

     

4,497

   

VF

   

61,630

     

9,821

   

Wynn Resorts

   

97,105

     

11,210

   

Total Consumer discretionary

       

157,028

   

Consumer staples—4.1%

 

Hain Celestial Group*

   

139,830

     

8,809

   

Mead Johnson Nutrition, Cl A

   

75,690

     

5,547

   

Whole Foods Market

   

124,630

     

12,139

   

Total Consumer staples

       

26,495

   

Energy—5.9%

 

Cabot Oil & Gas

   

201,710

     

9,057

   

Concho Resources*

   

141,808

     

13,436

   

FMC Technologies*

   

226,450

     

10,484

   

Oil States International*

   

60,380

     

4,798

   

Total Energy

       

37,775

   

Financials—10.8%

 

Affiliated Managers Group*

   

90,460

     

11,127

   

AvalonBay Communities

   

64,240

     

8,736

   

Brown & Brown

   

359,208

     

9,364

   

Cardtronics*

   

164,690

     

4,904

   

CBRE Group*

   

603,430

     

11,109

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

First Republic Bank #

   

176,050

   

$

6,067

   

IntercontinentalExchange*

   

87,140

     

11,625

   

Signature Bank*

   

99,920

     

6,703

   

Total Financials

       

69,635

   

Health care—13.9%

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals*

   

100,234

     

11,467

   

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals*

   

193,290

     

4,682

   

Catamaran*

   

129,150

     

12,653

   

Cerner*

   

68,340

     

5,290

   

DaVita*

   

102,190

     

10,588

   

IDEXX Laboratories* #

   

48,540

     

4,822

   

Intuitive Surgical*

   

10,300

     

5,105

   

Medivation* #

   

140,616

     

7,925

   

Onyx Pharmaceuticals*

   

47,852

     

4,044

   

Perrigo

   

84,220

     

9,784

   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals*

   

60,000

     

9,160

   

WellCare Health Plans*

   

78,780

     

4,455

   

Total Health care

       

89,975

   

Industrials—9.5%

 

BE Aerospace*

   

107,540

     

4,527

   

Chart Industries*

   

69,030

     

5,098

   

Equifax

   

172,110

     

8,017

   

Genesee & Wyoming, Cl A*

   

139,440

     

9,323

   

Joy Global

   

171,327

     

9,605

   

Roper Industries

   

88,360

     

9,710

   

SPX

   

80,980

     

5,297

   

W.W. Grainger

   

45,300

     

9,439

   

Total Industrials

       

61,016

   

Information technology—26.6%

 

Allot Communications*

   

199,580

     

5,293

   

Altera

   

262,450

     

8,919

   

ASML Holding, NY Shares

   

199,420

     

10,705

   

Avago Technologies

   

343,310

     

11,969

   

Broadcom, Cl A

   

456,391

     

15,782

   

Cavium* #

   

296,509

     

9,883

   

Ciena* #

   

264,890

     

3,602

   

Citrix Systems*

   

185,800

     

14,227

   

F5 Networks*

   

126,094

     

13,202

   

Fusion-io*

   

227,740

     

6,894

   

LinkedIn, Cl A* #

   

69,390

     

8,355

   

MercadoLibre

   

80,386

     

6,636

   

NXP Semiconductors* #

   

597,740

     

14,949

   

42 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



Schedule of investments

Turner Midcap Growth Fund

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Palo Alto Networks* #

   

69,960

   

$

4,307

   

SINA*

   

107,300

     

6,940

   

Splunk* #

   

107,740

     

3,956

   

TIBCO Software*

   

412,790

     

12,479

   

Trimble Navigation*

   

183,250

     

8,734

   

Ultratech*

   

154,300

     

4,842

   

Total Information technology

       

171,674

   

Materials—4.1%

 

Crown Holdings*

   

209,390

     

7,695

   

Eastman Chemical

   

159,780

     

9,109

   

PPG Industries

   

84,440

     

9,697

   

Total Materials

       

26,501

   
Total Common stock
(Cost $553,043)**
       

640,099

   

Cash equivalent—9.3%

 
BlackRock TempCash Fund,
Institutional Shares,
0.010%*** (1)
   

60,253,677

     

60,254

   
Total Cash equivalent
(Cost $60,254)**
       

60,254

   
Total Investments—108.5%
(Cost $613,297)**
       

700,353

   

Net Other assets (liabilities)—(8.5)%

       

(54,968

)

 

Net Assets—100.0%

     

$

645,385

   

  *  Non-income producing security.

  **  This number is listed in thousands.

  ***  Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2012.

  †  More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting purposes.

  #  Security fully or partially on loan at September 30, 2012. The total value of securities on loan at September 30, 2012 was $58,468**. Certain of these securities may have been sold prior to period end and are included in receivable for investment securities sold on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

  (1)  A partial position of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from securities lending. The total value of such security at September 30, 2012 was $60,254**.

Cl — Class

NY — New York

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 43



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Schedule of investments

Turner Small Cap Growth Fund

September 30, 2012

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Common stock—98.7%

 

Consumer discretionary—16.6%

 

Aeropostale*

   

106,550

   

$

1,442

   

BJ's Restaurants* #

   

52,020

     

2,359

   

Bravo Brio Restaurant Group*

   

80,090

     

1,165

   

Brunswick

   

104,940

     

2,375

   

Crocs*

   

121,610

     

1,971

   

DSW, Cl A

   

31,710

     

2,116

   

Five Below* #

   

40,480

     

1,582

   

Gaylord Entertainment*

   

44,686

     

1,766

   

Hibbett Sports*

   

37,140

     

2,208

   

HomeAway* #

   

91,340

     

2,142

   

Imax* #

   

68,390

     

1,362

   

Meritage Homes*

   

64,100

     

2,438

   

Scientific Games, Cl A*

   

65,865

     

545

   

Shuffle Master*

   

154,564

     

2,444

   

Shutterfly*

   

61,640

     

1,918

   

Sonic Automotive, Cl A

   

112,940

     

2,144

   

Sotheby's

   

67,964

     

2,141

   

Steven Madden*

   

53,305

     

2,330

   

Tenneco*

   

79,010

     

2,212

   

Texas Roadhouse

   

116,230

     

1,987

   

True Religion Apparel

   

39,500

     

842

   

Vitamin Shoppe*

   

35,390

     

2,064

   

Total Consumer discretionary

       

41,553

   

Consumer staples—3.4%

 

B&G Foods

   

66,890

     

2,027

   

Hain Celestial Group* #

   

29,500

     

1,859

   

Susser Holdings*

   

48,150

     

1,742

   

United Natural Foods*

   

48,733

     

2,848

   

Total Consumer staples

       

8,476

   

Energy—6.1%

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas* #

   

78,820

     

1,971

   

Comstock Resources* #

   

110,770

     

2,036

   

Dril-Quip*

   

40,230

     

2,892

   

Energy XXI (Bermuda)

   

59,910

     

2,094

   

Gulfport Energy*

   

71,190

     

2,225

   

Kodiak Oil & Gas*

   

198,170

     

1,855

   

Stone Energy*

   

82,040

     

2,061

   

Total Energy

       

15,134

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Financials—9.0%

 

Alterra Capital Holdings

   

80,170

   

$

1,919

   

Bank of the Ozarks #

   

64,470

     

2,222

   

Cardtronics*

   

94,120

     

2,803

   

Colonial Properties Trust

   

108,000

     

2,274

   

Education Realty Trust

   

217,240

     

2,368

   

Equity One

   

111,870

     

2,356

   

Highwoods Properties

   

65,180

     

2,126

   

MarketAxess Holdings

   

65,480

     

2,069

   

ProAssurance

   

19,330

     

1,748

   

Texas Capital Bancshares*

   

53,540

     

2,662

   

Total Financials

       

22,547

   

Health care—17.8%

 

Acadia Healthcare*

   

67,440

     

1,608

   

Air Methods*

   

16,630

     

1,985

   

Akorn* #

   

168,396

     

2,226

   

Align Technology*

   

73,990

     

2,735

   

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals*

   

56,220

     

1,362

   

Bruker*

   

98,920

     

1,295

   

Cepheid* #

   

38,560

     

1,331

   

Cubist Pharmaceuticals* #

   

60,880

     

2,903

   

Endologix*

   

82,630

     

1,142

   
Health Management
Associates, Cl A*
   

228,100

     

1,914

   

Incyte* #

   

102,453

     

1,849

   

Integra LifeSciences Holdings*

   

62,240

     

2,558

   

IPC The Hospitalist* #

   

21,520

     

984

   

Onyx Pharmaceuticals*

   

25,070

     

2,118

   

PAREXEL International*

   

59,810

     

1,840

   

Pharmacyclics* #

   

33,750

     

2,177

   

PSS World Medical* #

   

88,840

     

2,024

   

Salix Pharmaceuticals*

   

35,330

     

1,496

   

Sirona Dental Systems*

   

41,013

     

2,336

   

Synageva BioPharma* #

   

21,574

     

1,153

   

Team Health Holdings*

   

61,880

     

1,679

   

Teleflex

   

35,663

     

2,455

   

WellCare Health Plans*

   

29,810

     

1,686

   

West Pharmaceutical Services

   

28,650

     

1,520

   

Total Health care

       

44,376

   

44 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



Schedule of investments

Turner Small Cap Growth Fund

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Industrials—16.7%

 

Alaska Air Group*

   

38,130

   

$

1,337

   

Avis Budget Group*

   

184,890

     

2,844

   

Beacon Roofing Supply*

   

48,220

     

1,374

   

Belden

   

71,510

     

2,637

   

Carpenter Technology

   

41,690

     

2,181

   

Chart Industries*

   

31,120

     

2,298

   

Clean Harbors*

   

45,470

     

2,221

   

Colfax* #

   

68,720

     

2,520

   

Copa Holdings, Cl A

   

24,040

     

1,954

   

Genesee & Wyoming, Cl A*

   

33,950

     

2,270

   

Healthcare Services Group

   

69,000

     

1,578

   

Hexcel* #

   

110,510

     

2,655

   

Old Dominion Freight Line*

   

85,755

     

2,586

   

Thermon Group Holdings*

   

45,940

     

1,148

   

Titan International

   

110,750

     

1,956

   

TrueBlue*

   

153,762

     

2,417

   

US Airways Group* #

   

183,033

     

1,915

   

USG* #

   

70,040

     

1,537

   

WESCO International*

   

34,850

     

1,993

   

Woodward

   

70,911

     

2,410

   

Total Industrials

       

41,831

   

Information technology—23.7%

 

Allot Communications* #

   

77,700

     

2,061

   

Aspen Technology*

   

40,010

     

1,034

   

BroadSoft*

   

61,289

     

2,514

   

Cavium* #

   

82,960

     

2,765

   

Ciena* #

   

138,420

     

1,883

   

Cirrus Logic*

   

51,130

     

1,963

   

Cognex

   

60,570

     

2,095

   

CommVault Systems*

   

46,230

     

2,714

   

Cornerstone OnDemand* #

   

53,490

     

1,640

   
Fairchild Semiconductor
International*
   

142,200

     

1,866

   

Finisar* #

   

136,320

     

1,949

   

Fusion-io*

   

59,100

     

1,789

   

Guidewire Software*

   

62,590

     

1,943

   

Heartland Payment Systems

   

62,965

     

1,995

   

IPG Photonics*

   

31,510

     

1,806

   

Manhattan Associates*

   

20,060

     

1,149

   

MAXIMUS

   

49,710

     

2,969

   

Monolithic Power Systems*

   

66,520

     

1,314

   

NetScout Systems*

   

67,160

     

1,713

   

 

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

OSI Systems*

   

34,520

   

$

2,687

   

Plexus*

   

68,320

     

2,069

   

Power Integrations #

   

55,480

     

1,688

   

QLIK Technologies*

   

97,681

     

2,189

   

Semtech*

   

94,880

     

2,386

   

Sourcefire* #

   

48,180

     

2,362

   

Stratasys*

   

20,640

     

1,123

   

Teradyne*

   

127,250

     

1,809

   

The Ultimate Software Group*

   

22,620

     

2,309

   

Ultratech*

   

68,460

     

2,148

   

Zillow, Cl A*

   

33,210

     

1,401

   

Total Information technology

       

59,333

   

Materials—4.1%

 

Boise

   

330,160

     

2,892

   

Chemtura*

   

124,850

     

2,150

   

Commercial Metals

   

106,450

     

1,405

   

Louisiana-Pacific* #

   

181,352

     

2,267

   

Methanex

   

50,210

     

1,433

   

Total Materials

       

10,147

   

Telecommunication services—0.8%

 

Cogent Communications Group #

   

88,360

     

2,031

   

Total Telecommunication services

       

2,031

   

Utilities—0.5%

 

RADWARE*

   

36,520

     

1,315

   

Total Utilities

       

1,315

   
Total Common stock
(Cost $205,002)**
       

246,743

   

Right—0.0%

 

Energy—0.0%

 

CVR Energy*

   

61,770

     

   
Total Right
(Cost $—)**
       

   

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 45



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Schedule of investments

Turner Small Cap Growth Fund

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Cash equivalent—18.1%

 
BlackRock TempCash Fund,
Institutional Shares,
0.010%*** (1)
   

45,333,765

   

$

45,334

   
Total Cash equivalent
(Cost $45,334)**
       

45,334

   
Total Investments—116.8%
(Cost $250,336)**
       

292,077

   

Net Other assets (liabilities)—(16.8)%

       

(41,978

)

 

Net Assets—100.0%

     

$

250,099

   

  *  Non-income producing security.

  **  This number is listed in thousands.

  ***  Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2012.

  #  Security fully or partially on loan at September 30, 2012. The total value of securities on loan at September 30, 2012 was $41,952**. Certain of these securities may have been sold prior to period end and are included in receivable for investment securities sold on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

  (1)  A partial position of this security was purchased with cash collateral received from securities lending. The total value of such security at September 30, 2012 was $43,018**.

Cl — Class

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

46 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



Schedule of investments

Turner Global Opportunities Fund

September 30, 2012

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Common stock—97.9%†

 

Consumer discretionary—18.7%

 

Las Vegas Sands

   

1,770

   

$

82

   

Lennar, Cl A

   

1,400

     

49

   

Lululemon Athletica*

   

620

     

46

   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton

   

419

     

63

   

Ralph Lauren

   

340

     

51

   

Starbucks

   

1,290

     

65

   

Total Consumer discretionary

       

356

   

Consumer staples—7.4%

 

Remy Cointreau

   

700

     

81

   

Whole Foods Market

   

620

     

60

   

Total Consumer staples

       

141

   

Energy—3.0%

 

Schlumberger

   

800

     

58

   

Total Energy

       

58

   

Financials—13.8%

 

AIA Group

   

22,576

     

84

   

CBRE Group*

   

3,630

     

67

   

Compartamos SAB de CV

   

46,740

     

55

   

Metropolitan Bank & Trust

   

25,810

     

57

   

Total Financials

       

263

   

Health care—10.7%

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals*

   

830

     

95

   

Catamaran*

   

700

     

68

   

Intuitive Surgical*

   

80

     

40

   

Total Health care

       

203

   

Industrials—2.5%

 

Caterpillar

   

550

     

47

   

Total Industrials

       

47

   

Information technology—41.8%

 

Apple

   

270

     

180

   

ASML Holding, NY Shares

   

1,870

     

100

   

Broadcom, Cl A

   

2,500

     

86

   

F5 Networks*

   

600

     

63

   

Imagination Technologies Group*

   

9,110

     

70

   

LinkedIn, Cl A*

   

480

     

58

   

NXP Semiconductors*

   

3,780

     

95

   

Palo Alto Networks*

   

490

     

30

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Qualcomm

   

1,090

   

$

68

   

TIBCO Software*

   

1,540

     

47

   

Total Information technology

       

797

   
Total Common stock
(Cost $1,563)**
       

1,865

   

Cash equivalent—1.6%

 
BlackRock TempCash Fund,
Institutional Shares,
0.010%***
   

29,520

     

30

   
Total Cash equivalent
(Cost $30)**
       

30

   
Total Investments—99.5%
(Cost $1,593)**
       

1,895

   

Net Other assets (liabilities)—0.5%

       

10

   

Net Assets—100.0%

     

$

1,905

   

  *  Non-income producing security.

  **  This number is listed in thousands.

  ***  Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2012.

  †  More narrow industries are utilized for compliance purposes, whereas broad sectors are utilized for reporting purposes.

Cl — Class

NY — New York

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Country Allocation as of 9/30/12††

 

United States

   

59.0

%

 

Netherlands

   

10.3

   

France

   

7.6

   

Canada

   

6.0

   

Hong Kong

   

4.4

   

United Kingdom

   

3.7

   

Netherlands Antilles

   

3.1

   

Philippines

   

3.0

   

Mexico

   

2.9

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

  ††  Percentages are based on total investments.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 47



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Schedule of investments

Turner International Growth Fund

September 30, 2012

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Common stock—98.7%

 

Consumer discretionary—11.7%

 

Adidas AG

   

4,497

   

$

369

   

Honda Motor

   

8,910

     

274

   

Hyundai Motor

   

1,350

     

306

   

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

   

1,644

     

204

   

InterContinental Hotels Group

   

13,357

     

350

   

Lululemon Athletica*

   

5,680

     

420

   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton

   

1,918

     

288

   

Publicis Groupe

   

8,670

     

485

   

Sands China

   

87,801

     

328

   

Toyota Motor

   

11,420

     

445

   

Total Consumer discretionary

       

3,469

   

Consumer staples—17.6%

 

British American Tobacco

   

10,270

     

527

   
Companhia de Bebidas das
Americas SP ADR,
Preferred Shares
   

6,280

     

240

   

Diageo

   

18,010

     

506

   

FamilyMart

   

10,230

     

503

   

Japan Tobacco

   

9,700

     

291

   
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB
de CV, Ser A
   

86,226

     

206

   

L'Oreal SA

   

2,903

     

359

   

Nestle

   

12,030

     

759

   

Remy Cointreau

   

3,040

     

350

   

SABMiller

   

9,621

     

423

   

Shoprite Holdings

   

10,654

     

216

   

Unilever

   

10,230

     

372

   

Unilever NV

   

12,870

     

455

   

Total Consumer staples

       

5,207

   

Energy—5.7%

 

BG Group

   

28,090

     

567

   

Enbridge

   

7,180

     

281

   

Petroleum Geo-Services

   

24,440

     

404

   

Suncor Energy

   

13,600

     

447

   

Total Energy

       

1,699

   

Financials—9.7%

 

AIA Group

   

79,014

     

294

   

Bank of Nova Scotia

   

4,916

     

270

   
Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico
SAB de CV SP ADR, Cl B*
   

11,560

     

158

   
   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

ICICI Bank SP ADR

   

3,960

   

$

159

   

Japan Retail Fund Investment

   

175

     

313

   

Metropolitan Bank & Trust

   

126,930

     

282

   

Sberbank of Russia ADR

   

24,310

     

285

   

Standard Chartered

   

19,049

     

431

   

Swedbank AB, A Shares

   

20,658

     

388

   

Tokio Marine Holdings

   

11,520

     

294

   

Total Financials

       

2,874

   

Health care—10.5%

 

Catamaran*

   

4,380

     

429

   

Covidien

   

8,100

     

481

   

GlaxoSmithKline

   

19,560

     

451

   
Life Healthcare Group
Holdings Pte
   

45,446

     

174

   

Novo Nordisk, Cl B

   

2,070

     

327

   

PT Kalbe Farma Tbk

   

459,440

     

226

   

Roche Holding

   

4,370

     

817

   
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
SP ADR
   

4,770

     

197

   

Total Health care

       

3,102

   

Industrials—16.3%

 

Canadian Pacific Railway

   

5,770

     

479

   

Copa Holdings, Cl A

   

4,400

     

358

   

Embraer SA

   

43,198

     

288

   

Experian

   

17,250

     

287

   

FANUC

   

1,580

     

255

   

GEA Group

   

14,160

     

428

   

Hitachi

   

58,640

     

326

   

Komatsu

   

11,540

     

227

   

Rolls-Royce Holdings

   

32,900

     

448

   

Sandvik AB

   

29,289

     

398

   

Schneider Electric SA

   

6,750

     

399

   

Tullow Oil

   

20,700

     

458

   

Wolseley

   

10,664

     

455

   

Total Industrials

       

4,806

   

Information technology—7.8%

 

ASML Holding, NY Shares

   

6,400

     

342

   

Avago Technologies

   

8,650

     

302

   

Imagination Technologies Group*

   

32,880

     

252

   

LG Display*

   

8,814

     

225

   

MercadoLibre

   

3,480

     

287

   

NXP Semiconductors*

   

12,320

     

308

   

48 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



Schedule of investments

Turner International Growth Fund

   

Shares

  Value
(000)
 

Samsung Electronics

   

220

   

$

266

   

Tencent Holdings

   

9,270

     

316

   

Total Information technology

       

2,298

   

Materials—15.4%

 

BASF SE

   

6,930

     

584

   

BHP Billiton, Ltd.

   

22,000

     

754

   

Goldcorp

   

13,040

     

599

   

Linde

   

2,640

     

454

   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

   

6,835

     

297

   

Rexam

   

63,530

     

446

   

Rio Tinto PLC

   

10,520

     

490

   

Rio Tinto, Ltd.

   

4,910

     

272

   

Silver Wheaton Corp.

   

9,420

     

375

   

YAMATO KOGYO

   

9,610

     

284

   

Total Materials

       

4,555

   

Telecommunication services—4.0%

 

BT Group

   

163,230

     

608

   
Philippine Long Distance
Telephone
   

2,840

     

190

   

SoftBank

   

9,610

     

389

   

Total Telecommunication services

       

1,187

   
Total Common stock
(Cost $26,641)**
       

29,197

   

Cash equivalent—1.6%

 
BlackRock TempCash Fund,
Institutional Shares,
0.010%***
   

463,219

     

463

   
Total Cash equivalent
(Cost $463)**
       

463

   
Total Investments—100.3%
(Cost $27,104)**
       

29,660

   

Net other assets (liabilities)—(0.3)%

       

(83

)

 

Net Assets—100.0%

     

$

29,577

   

  *  Non-income producing security.

  **  This number is listed in thousands.

  ***  Rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of September 30, 2012.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

Cl — Class

NY — New York

PLC — Public Liability Co.

Ser — Series

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

Country Allocation as of 9/30/12†

 

United Kingdom

   

18.4

%

 

Canada

   

12.2

   

Japan

   

12.1

   

France

   

6.3

   

Germany

   

6.2

   

United States

   

5.4

   

Switzerland

   

5.3

   

Netherlands

   

3.7

   

Australia

   

3.5

   

Republic of Korea (South)

   

2.7

   

Sweden

   

2.6

   

Jersey

   

2.5

   

Cayman Islands

   

2.2

   

Brazil

   

1.8

   

Ireland (Republic of)

   

1.6

   

Philippines

   

1.6

   

Norway

   

1.4

   

South Africa

   

1.3

   

Mexico

   

1.2

   

Panama

   

1.2

   

Denmark

   

1.1

   

Singapore

   

1.0

   

Hong Kong

   

1.0

   

Russian Federation

   

1.0

   

Indonesia

   

0.8

   

Spain

   

0.7

   

Israel

   

0.7

   

India

   

0.5

   

Total

   

100.0

%

 

  †  Percentages are based on total investments.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 49




FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of assets and liabilities (000)

September 30, 2012

    Turner
Market Neutral
Fund
  Turner
Medical Sciences
Long/Short
Fund
  Turner
Spectrum
Fund
 

Assets:

 

Investment securities, at cost

 

$

38,067

   

$

37,123

   

$

758,025

   

Investment securities, at value

 

$

38,197

   

$

39,185

   

$

790,929

   

Deposits with brokers for securities sold short

   

51,858

     

26,225

     

672,327

   

Foreign currency, at value

   

     

     

216

   

Receivable for investment securities sold

   

7,363

     

2,272

     

92,698

   

Receivable for capital shares sold

   

25

     

59

     

2,254

   

Prepaid expenses

   

10

     

18

     

91

   

Receivable for dividend income

   

31

     

17

     

1,054

   

Receivable from investment adviser

   

     

     

   

Receivable from sub-administrator

   

     

     

   

Reclaim receivable

   

     

     

14

   

Total assets

   

97,484

     

67,776

     

1,559,583

   

Liabilities:

 

Securities sold short, at proceeds

   

36,271

     

13,533

     

474,712

   

Securities sold short, at value

   

36,394

     

13,796

     

474,684

   

Cash overdraft

   

     

     

5,410

   

Payable for investment securities purchased

   

7,205

     

3,981

     

105,468

   

Obligation to return securities lending collateral

   

     

     

   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

   

15

     

295

     

2,696

   

Dividends payable on securities sold short (Note 2)

   

5

     

5

     

175

   

Broker fees and charges on short securities payable

   

11

     

3

     

196

   

Payable due to investment adviser

   

4

     

50

     

726

   

Payable due to administrator

   

5

     

5

     

97

   

Payable due to shareholder servicing

   

1

     

3

     

29

   

Payable due to distributor

   

     

2

     

7

   

Payable due to transfer agent

   

3

     

4

     

53

   

Payable due to custodian

   

4

     

3

     

23

   

Other accrued expenses

   

13

     

17

     

238

   

Total liabilities

   

43,660

     

18,164

     

589,802

   

Net assets

 

$

53,824

   

$

49,612

   

$

969,781

   

*Includes market value of securities on loan

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

Net assets:

 

Portfolio capital

 

$

55,337

   

$

51,108

   

$

1,005,988

   

Distributions in excess of investment income

   

(339

)

   

(773

)

   

(8,238

)

 
Accumulated net realized loss from investments, securities sold short, written options
and foreign currency transactions
   

(1,181

)

   

(2,520

)

   

(60,900

)

 
Net unrealized appreciation on investments, securities sold short, foreign
currencies and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
   

7

     

1,797

     

32,931

   

Net assets

 

$

53,824

   

$

49,612

   

$

969,781

   

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest Institutional Class Shares (1)

   

4,721

     

3,641

     

76,454

   

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest Investor Class Shares (1)

   

561

     

946

     

11,721

   

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest Class C Shares (1)

   

9

     

288

     

983

   

Net assets — Institutional Class Shares

 

$

48,054

   

$

37,117

   

$

832,857

   

Net assets — Investor Class Shares

 

$

5,685

   

$

9,606

   

$

126,533

   

Net assets — Class C Shares

 

$

85

   

$

2,889

   

$

10,391

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share — Institutional Class Shares

 

$

10.18

   

$

10.19

   

$

10.89

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share — Investor Class Shares

 

$

10.13

   

$

10.16

 

$

10.80

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share — Class C Shares

 

$

10.01

 

$

10.04

 

$

10.57

   

50 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



    Turner
Titan
Fund
  Turner
All Cap
Growth
Fund
  Turner
Concentrated
Growth
Fund
 

Assets:

 

Investment securities, at cost

 

$

27,248

   

$

24,911

   

$

37,606

   

Investment securities, at value

 

$

28,204

   

$

28,424

*

 

$

41,661

*

 

Deposits with brokers for securities sold short

   

17,596

     

     

   

Foreign currency, at value

   

     

     

   

Receivable for investment securities sold

   

3,507

     

398

     

   

Receivable for capital shares sold

   

79

     

9

     

26

   

Prepaid expenses

   

7

     

9

     

8

   

Receivable for dividend income

   

47

     

59

     

   

Receivable from investment adviser

   

     

57

     

36

   

Receivable from sub-administrator

   

     

6

     

8

   

Reclaim receivable

   

     

     

   

Total assets

   

49,440

     

28,962

     

41,739

   

Liabilities:

 

Securities sold short, at proceeds

   

14,535

     

     

   

Securities sold short, at value

   

14,494

     

     

   

Cash overdraft

   

     

     

   

Payable for investment securities purchased

   

3,513

     

546

     

   

Obligation to return securities lending collateral

   

     

2,552

     

6,758

   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

   

4

     

6

     

31

   

Dividends payable on securities sold short (Note 2)

   

1

     

     

   

Broker fees and charges on short securities payable

   

4

     

     

   

Payable due to investment adviser

   

30

     

     

   

Payable due to administrator

   

3

     

     

   

Payable due to shareholder servicing

   

1

     

5

     

7

   

Payable due to distributor

   

     

     

   

Payable due to transfer agent

   

1

     

3

     

3

   

Payable due to custodian

   

3

     

2

     

2

   

Other accrued expenses

   

6

     

8

     

11

   

Total liabilities

   

18,060

     

3,122

     

6,812

   

Net assets

 

$

31,380

   

$

25,840

   

$

34,927

   

*Includes market value of securities on loan

 

$

   

$

2,493

   

$

6,584

   

Net assets:

 

Portfolio capital

 

$

31,149

   

$

34,642

   

$

54,822

   

Distributions in excess of investment income

   

     

(1

)

   

(19

)

 
Accumulated net realized loss from investments, securities sold short, written options
and foreign currency transactions
   

(766

)

   

(12,314

)

   

(23,931

)

 
Net unrealized appreciation on investments, securities sold short, foreign
currencies and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
   

997

     

3,513

     

4,055

   

Net assets

 

$

31,380

   

$

25,840

   

$

34,927

   

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest Institutional Class Shares (1)

   

2,522

     

     

   

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest Investor Class Shares (1)

   

494

     

2,867

     

4,689

   

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest Class C Shares (1)

   

53

     

     

   

Net assets — Institutional Class Shares

 

$

25,811

   

$

   

$

   

Net assets — Investor Class Shares

 

$

5,038

   

$

25,840

   

$

34,927

   

Net assets — Class C Shares

 

$

531

   

$

   

$

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share — Institutional Class Shares

 

$

10.24

 

$

   

$

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share — Investor Class Shares

 

$

10.20

   

$

9.01

   

$

7.45

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share — Class C Shares

 

$

10.07

 

$

   

$

   

(1)  Unlimited authorization — par value $0.00001.

†  Differences in net asset value recalculation and net asset value stated are caused by rounding differences.

Amounts designated as "—" are either not applicable, $0 or have been rounded to $0.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 51



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of assets and liabilities (000)

September 30, 2012

    Turner
Emerging
Growth Fund
  Turner
Large
Growth Fund
  Turner
Midcap
Growth Fund
 

Assets:

 

Investment securities, at cost

 

$

196,137

   

$

237,235

   

$

613,297

   

Investment securities, at value

 

$

263,350

*

 

$

267,763

*

 

$

700,353

*

 

Foreign currency, at value

   

     

     

   

Receivable for investment securities sold

   

     

1,433

     

16,702

   

Receivable for capital shares sold

   

147

     

191

     

215

   

Prepaid expenses

   

17

     

22

     

56

   

Receivable for dividend income

   

47

     

144

     

1,159

   

Receivable from investment adviser

   

     

     

   

Reclaim receivable

   

     

     

   

Total assets

   

263,561

     

269,553

     

718,485

   

Liabilities:

 

Payable to custodian

   

     

     

7,839

   

Payable for investment securities purchased

   

     

2,527

     

2,739

   

Obligation to return securities lending collateral

   

24,427

     

17,591

     

60,254

   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

   

400

     

283

     

1,496

   

Payable due to investment adviser

   

205

     

97

     

362

   

Payable due to administrator

   

24

     

25

     

65

   

Payable due to shareholder servicing

   

35

     

10

     

85

   

Payable due to distributor

   

     

     

1

   

Payable due to transfer agent

   

12

     

14

     

39

   

Payable due to custodian

   

4

     

6

     

7

   

Other accrued expenses

   

73

     

88

     

213

   

Total liabilities

   

25,180

     

20,641

     

73,100

   

Net assets

 

$

238,381

   

$

248,912

   

$

645,385

   

*Includes market value of securities on loan

 

$

23,850

   

$

17,310

   

$

58,468

   

Net assets:

 

Portfolio capital

 

$

141,550

   

$

316,080

   

$

560,739

   

Undistributed net investment income (distributions in excess of investment income)

   

(1,536

)

   

449

     

(2,022

)

 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

   

31,154

     

(98,145

)

   

(388

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

   

67,213

     

30,528

     

87,056

   

Net assets

 

$

238,381

   

$

248,912

   

$

645,385

   

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest Institutional Class Shares (1)

   

1,203

     

15,635

     

6,671

   

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest Investor Class Shares (1)

   

2,957

     

3,758

     

11,551

   

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest Retirement Class Shares (1)

   

     

     

143

   

Net assets — Institutional Class Shares

 

$

69,391

   

$

201,051

   

$

236,147

   

Net assets — Investor Class Shares

 

$

168,990

   

$

47,861

   

$

404,427

   

Net assets — Retirement Class Shares

 

$

   

$

   

$

4,811

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share — Institutional Class Shares

 

$

57.68

   

$

12.86

   

$

35.39

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share — Investor Class Shares

 

$

57.16

 

$

12.74

   

$

35.03

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share — Retirement Class Shares

 

$

   

$

   

$

33.65

 

52 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



    Turner
Small Cap
Growth Fund
  Turner Global
Opportunities
Fund
  Turner
International
Growth Fund
 

Assets:

 

Investment securities, at cost

 

$

250,336

   

$

1,593

   

$

27,104

   

Investment securities, at value

 

$

292,077

*

 

$

1,895

   

$

29,660

   

Foreign currency, at value

   

     

     

3

   

Receivable for investment securities sold

   

4,384

     

     

1,404

   

Receivable for capital shares sold

   

176

     

     

3

   

Prepaid expenses

   

20

     

8

     

11

   

Receivable for dividend income

   

98

     

2

     

62

   

Receivable from investment adviser

   

     

2

     

6

   

Reclaim receivable

   

     

     

18

   

Total assets

   

296,755

     

1,907

     

31,167

   

Liabilities:

 

Payable to custodian

   

     

     

   

Payable for investment securities purchased

   

3,221

     

     

1,558

   

Obligation to return securities lending collateral

   

43,018

     

     

   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

   

81

     

     

7

   

Payable due to investment adviser

   

169

     

     

   

Payable due to administrator

   

25

     

     

3

   

Payable due to shareholder servicing

   

53

     

     

1

   

Payable due to distributor

   

     

     

   

Payable due to transfer agent

   

12

     

     

1

   

Payable due to custodian

   

6

     

1

     

16

   

Other accrued expenses

   

71

     

1

     

4

   

Total liabilities

   

46,656

     

2

     

1,590

   

Net assets

 

$

250,099

   

$

1,905

   

$

29,577

   

*Includes market value of securities on loan

 

$

41,952

   

$

   

$

   

Net assets:

 

Portfolio capital

 

$

200,473

   

$

1,596

   

$

29,074

   

Undistributed net investment income (distributions in excess of investment income)

   

(1,229

)

   

(2

)

   

124

   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

   

9,114

     

9

     

(2,176

)

 

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

   

41,741

     

302

     

2,555

   

Net assets

 

$

250,099

   

$

1,905

   

$

29,577

   

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest Institutional Class Shares (1)

   

     

124

     

2,154

   

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest Investor Class Shares (1)

   

6,956

     

19

     

572

   

Outstanding shares of beneficial interest Retirement Class Shares (1)

   

     

     

   

Net assets — Institutional Class Shares

 

$

   

$

1,654

   

$

23,406

   

Net assets — Investor Class Shares

 

$

250,099

   

$

251

   

$

6,171

   

Net assets — Retirement Class Shares

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share — Institutional Class Shares

 

$

   

$

13.31

 

$

10.86

 

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share — Investor Class Shares

 

$

35.96

 

$

13.22

 

$

10.79

   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share — Retirement Class Shares

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

(1)  Unlimited authorization — par value $0.00001.

†  Differences in net asset value recalculation and net asset value stated are caused by rounding differences.

Amounts designated as "—" are either not applicable, $0 or have been rounded to $0.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 53



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of operations (000)

  Turner
Market Neutral
Fund
  Turner
Medical Sciences
Long/Short
Fund
  Turner
Spectrum
Fund
 
    year ended
9/30/12
  year ended
9/30/12
  year ended
9/30/12
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividend

 

$

381

   

$

296

   

$

6,607

   

Interest

   

1

     

2

     

1

   

Securities lending

   

     

     

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(5

)

   

(4

)

   

(85

)

 

Total investment income

   

377

     

294

     

6,523

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

602

     

1,066

     

13,244

   

Administrator fees

   

57

     

101

     

1,256

   

Shareholder service fees (1)

   

13

     

36

     

397

   

Shareholder service fees (2)

   

     

8

     

32

   

Distribution fees (2)

   

1

     

23

     

96

   

Accounting agent fees

   

11

     

12

     

21

   

Dividend expense

   

150

     

25

     

1,741

   

Broker fees and charges on short sales

   

88

     

110

     

2,949

   

Custodian fees

   

25

     

18

     

151

   

Transfer agent fees

   

21

     

35

     

475

   

Registration fees

   

47

     

54

     

119

   

Professional fees

   

12

     

17

     

218

   

Trustees' fees

   

6

     

10

     

121

   

Insurance and other fees

   

15

     

32

     

392

   

Total expenses

   

1,048

     

1,547

     

21,212

   

Less:

 

Investment advisory fee waiver

   

(253

)

   

(151

)

   

(3,978

)

 

Shareholder services waiver

   

(1

)

   

(5

)

   

   

Net expenses

   

794

     

1,391

     

17,234

   

Net investment loss

   

(417

)

   

(1,097

)

   

(10,711

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from securities sold

   

2,027

     

3,345

     

41,348

   

Net realized gain (loss) from securities sold short

   

(2,626

)

   

(4,647

)

   

(68,274

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on written options contracts

   

     

     

865

   

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

   

(1

)

   

(4

)

   

(223

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

   

463

     

2,261

     

50,063

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities sold short

   

(663

)

   

(1,218

)

   

(24,690

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies and translation of
other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
   

     

2

     

7

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments, options and foreign currencies

   

(800

)

   

(261

)

   

(904

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

(1,217

)

 

$

(1,358

)

 

$

(11,615

)

 

54 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



    Turner
Titan
Fund
  Turner
All Cap
Growth
Fund
  Turner
Concentrated
Growth
Fund
 
    year ended
9/30/12
  year ended
9/30/12
  year ended
9/30/12
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividend

 

$

202

   

$

177

   

$

239

   

Interest

   

     

1

     

   

Securities lending

   

     

5

     

5

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(1

)

   

     

(1

)

 

Total investment income

   

201

     

183

     

243

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

338

     

183

     

217

   

Administrator fees

   

32

     

43

     

56

   

Shareholder service fees (1)

   

12

     

75

     

98

   

Shareholder service fees (2)

   

     

     

   

Distribution fees (2)

   

1

     

     

   

Accounting agent fees

   

11

     

3

     

3

   

Dividend expense

   

17

     

     

   

Broker fees and charges on short sales

   

51

     

     

   

Custodian fees

   

21

     

13

     

11

   

Transfer agent fees

   

11

     

35

     

31

   

Registration fees

   

44

     

18

     

19

   

Professional fees

   

5

     

7

     

9

   

Trustees' fees

   

3

     

4

     

5

   

Insurance and other fees

   

11

     

21

     

30

   

Total expenses

   

557

     

402

     

479

   

Less:

 

Investment advisory fee waiver

   

(110

)

   

(138

)

   

(151

)

 

Shareholder services waiver

   

     

(6

)

   

(13

)

 

Net expenses

   

447

     

258

     

315

   

Net investment loss

   

(246

)

   

(75

)

   

(72

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from securities sold

   

1,275

     

1,232

     

3,970

   

Net realized gain (loss) from securities sold short

   

(977

)

   

     

   

Net realized gain (loss) on written options contracts

   

     

     

   

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

   

(1

)

   

     

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

   

1,310

     

3,417

     

1,986

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities sold short

   

(447

)

   

     

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies and translation of
other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
   

     

     

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments, options and foreign currencies

   

1,160

     

4,649

     

5,956

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

914

   

$

4,574

   

$

5,884

   

(1)  Attributable to Investor Class Shares only.

(2)  Attributable to Class C Shares only.

Amounts designated as "—" are either not applicable, $0 or have been rounded to $0.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 55



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of operations (000)

    Turner
Emerging
Growth Fund
  Turner
Large
Growth Fund
  Turner
Midcap
Growth Fund
 
    year ended
9/30/12
  year ended
9/30/12
  year ended
9/30/12
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividend

 

$

1,075

   

$

3,119

   

$

5,691

   

Interest

   

     

     

1

   

Securities lending

   

227

     

169

     

201

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

     

(13

)

   

(1

)

 

Total investment income

   

1,302

     

3,275

     

5,892

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

2,472

     

2,353

     

5,563

   

Administrator fees

   

352

     

559

     

1,056

   

Shareholder service fees (1)

   

427

     

139

     

1,166

   

Shareholder service fees (2)

   

     

     

12

   

Distribution fees (2)

   

     

     

12

   

Accounting agent fees

   

4

     

4

     

4

   

Custodian fees

   

18

     

58

     

48

   

Transfer agent fees

   

103

     

183

     

348

   

Registration fees

   

41

     

60

     

80

   

Professional fees

   

54

     

85

     

165

   

Trustees' fees

   

32

     

55

     

99

   

Insurance and other fees

   

126

     

212

     

378

   

Total expenses

   

3,629

     

3,708

     

8,931

   

Less:

 

Investment advisory fee waiver

   

(346

)

   

(857

)

   

(787

)

 

Shareholder services fee waiver

   

(15

)

   

(11

)

   

(64

)

 

Reimbursements of other operating expenses

   

     

     

   

Net expenses

   

3,268

     

2,840

     

8,080

   

Net investment income (loss)

   

(1,966

)

   

435

     

(2,188

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from securities sold

   

42,086

     

82,216

     

93,758

   

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

   

     

(1

)

   

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

   

15,892

     

4,462

     

19,856

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies and translation
of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
   

     

     

   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments, options and foreign currencies

   

57,978

     

86,677

     

113,614

   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

56,012

   

$

87,112

   

$

111,426

   

56 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



    Turner
Small Cap
Growth Fund
  Turner Global
Opportunities
Fund
  Turner
International
Growth Fund
 
    year ended
9/30/12
  year ended
9/30/12
  year ended
9/30/12
 

Investment Income:

 

Dividend

 

$

1,148

   

$

14

   

$

411

   

Interest

   

     

     

   

Securities lending

   

313

     

     

   

Foreign taxes withheld

   

(2

)

   

(1

)

   

(41

)

 

Total investment income

   

1,459

     

13

     

370

   

Expenses:

 

Investment advisory fees

   

2,582

     

12

     

147

   

Administrator fees

   

368

     

2

     

25

   

Shareholder service fees (1)

   

645

     

1

     

17

   

Shareholder service fees (2)

   

     

     

   

Distribution fees (2)

   

     

     

   

Accounting agent fees

   

4

     

14

     

25

   

Custodian fees

   

30

     

5

     

82

   

Transfer agent fees

   

103

     

2

     

8

   

Registration fees

   

29

     

26

     

27

   

Professional fees

   

57

     

     

5

   

Trustees' fees

   

34

     

     

2

   

Insurance and other fees

   

109

     

3

     

6

   

Total expenses

   

3,961

     

65

     

344

   

Less:

 

Investment advisory fee waiver

   

(678

)

   

(12

)

   

(136

)

 

Shareholder services fee waiver

   

(56

)

   

     

(1

)

 

Reimbursements of other operating expenses

   

     

(35

)

   

   

Net expenses

   

3,227

     

18

     

207

   

Net investment income (loss)

   

(1,768

)

   

(5

)

   

163

   

Net realized gain (loss) from securities sold

   

19,111

     

18

     

(1,417

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

   

     

(1

)

   

(36

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

   

47,225

     

258

     

3,860

   
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies and translation
of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
   

     

     

(1

)

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments, options and foreign currencies

   

66,336

     

275

     

2,406

   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

64,568

   

$

270

   

$

2,569

   

(1)  Attributable to Investor Class Shares only.

(2)  Attributable to Retirement Class Shares only.

Amounts designated as "—" are either not applicable, $0 or have been rounded to $0.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 57



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of changes in net assets (000)

    Turner
Market Neutral
Fund
  Turner
Medical Sciences
Long/Short
Fund
 
    year ended
9/30/12
  2/7/11(1) thru
9/30/11
  year ended
9/30/12
  2/7/11(1) thru
9/30/11
 

Investment Activities:

 

Net investment loss

 

$

(417

)

 

$

(50

)

 

$

(1,097

)

 

$

(331

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from securities sold and securities sold short

   

(599

)

   

11

     

(1,302

)

   

(1,016

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on written options contracts

   

     

     

     

   

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

   

(1

)

   

     

(4

)

   

(1

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and securities sold short

   

(200

)

   

207

     

1,043

     

756

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options contracts

   

     

     

     

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies and translation

   

     

     

2

     

(4

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(1,217

)

   

168

     

(1,358

)

   

(596

)

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders:

 

Realized capital gains

 

Institutional Class Shares

   

(394

)

   

     

     

   

Investor Class Shares

   

(67

)

   

     

     

   

Class C Shares

   

     

     

     

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(461

)

   

     

     

   

Capital share transactions:

 

Institutional Class Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

49,135

     

8,554

     

51,896

     

54,974

   

Proceeds from shares issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

385

     

     

     

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(8,748

)

   

(14

)

   

(59,013

)

   

(9,281

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Institutional Class Shares transactions

   

40,772

     

8,540

     

(7,117

)

   

45,693

   

Investor Class Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

7,056

     

4,072

     

18,248

     

13,724

   

Proceeds from shares issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

67

     

     

     

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(4,394

)

   

(867

)

   

(21,057

)

   

(911

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Investor Class Shares transactions

   

2,729

     

3,205

     

(2,809

)

   

12,813

   

Class C Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

137

     

     

2,329

     

2,283

   

Proceeds from shares issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

     

     

     

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(49

)

   

     

(1,522

)

   

(104

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Class C Shares transactions

   

88

     

     

807

     

2,179

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

   

43,589

     

11,745

     

(9,119

)

   

60,685

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

41,911

     

11,913

     

(10,477

)

   

60,089

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

11,913

     

     

60,089

     

   

End of period

 

$

53,824

   

$

11,913

   

$

49,612

   

$

60,089

   

Accumulated net investment loss

 

$

(339

)

 

$

(1

)

 

$

(773

)

 

$

(21

)

 

Share issued and redeemed:

 

Institutional Class Shares

 

Issued

   

4,704

     

825

     

5,070

     

5,247

   

Issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

38

     

     

     

   

Redeemed

   

(845

)

   

(1

)

   

(5,790

)

   

(886

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in Institutional Class Shares

   

3,897

     

824

     

(720

)

   

4,361

   

Investor Class Shares

 

Issued

   

674

     

390

     

1,778

     

1,322

   

Issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

7

     

     

     

   

Redeemed

   

(427

)

   

(83

)

   

(2,068

)

   

(87

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in Investor Class Shares

   

254

     

307

     

(290

)

   

1,235

   

Class C Shares

 

Issued

   

14

     

     

230

     

220

   

Issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

     

     

     

   

Redeemed

   

(5

)

   

     

(152

)

   

(10

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in Class C Shares

   

9

     

     

78

     

210

   

Net increase (decrease) in share transactions

   

4,160

     

1,131

     

(932

)

   

5,806

   

58 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



    Turner
Spectrum
Fund
  Turner
Titan
Fund
 
    year ended
9/30/12
  year ended
9/30/11
  year ended
9/30/12
  2/7/11(1) thru
9/30/11
 

Investment Activities:

 

Net investment loss

 

$

(10,711

)

 

$

(5,836

)

 

$

(246

)

 

$

(68

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from securities sold and securities sold short

   

(26,926

)

   

17,230

     

298

     

(607

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) on written options contracts

   

865

     

(6,481

)

   

     

   

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

   

(223

)

   

110

     

(1

)

   

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and securities sold short

   

25,373

     

642

     

863

     

134

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written options contracts

   

     

56

     

     

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies and translation

   

7

     

(9

)

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

(11,615

)

   

5,712

     

914

     

(541

)

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders:

 

Realized capital gains

 

Institutional Class Shares

   

(22,293

)

   

     

(110

)

   

   

Investor Class Shares

   

(7,313

)

   

     

(40

)

   

   

Class C Shares

   

(553

)

   

     

(1

)

   

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(30,159

)

   

     

(151

)

   

   

Capital share transactions:

 

Institutional Class Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

786,546

     

326,173

     

18,412

     

12,002

   

Proceeds from shares issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

19,084

     

     

110

     

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(388,983

)

   

(62,344

)

   

(4,663

)

   

(154

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Institutional Class Shares transactions

   

416,647

     

263,829

     

13,859

     

11,848

   

Investor Class Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

74,782

     

140,625

     

5,783

     

2,777

   

Proceeds from shares issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

7,037

     

     

40

     

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(108,037

)

   

(31,909

)

   

(3,684

)

   

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Investor Class Shares transactions

   

(26,218

)

   

108,716

     

2,139

     

2,777

   

Class C Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

3,376

     

6,802

     

503

     

31

   

Proceeds from shares issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

493

     

     

1

     

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(5,176

)

   

(1,682

)

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Class C Shares transactions

   

(1,307

)

   

5,120

     

504

     

31

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

   

389,122

     

377,665

     

16,502

     

14,656

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

347,348

     

383,377

     

17,265

     

14,115

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

622,433

     

239,056

     

14,115

     

   

End of period

 

$

969,781

   

$

622,433

   

$

31,380

   

$

14,115

   

Accumulated net investment loss

 

$

(8,238

)

 

$

(380

)

 

$

   

$

   

Share issued and redeemed:

 

Institutional Class Shares

 

Issued

   

70,716

     

27,953

     

1,802

     

1,179

   

Issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

1,757

     

     

11

     

   

Redeemed

   

(35,203

)

   

(5,366

)

   

(455

)

   

(15

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in Institutional Class Shares

   

37,270

     

22,587

     

1,358

     

1,164

   

Investor Class Shares

 

Issued

   

6,709

     

12,099

     

579

     

278

   

Issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

653

     

     

4

     

   

Redeemed

   

(9,829

)

   

(2,770

)

   

(367

)

   

   

Net increase (decrease) in Investor Class Shares

   

(2,467

)

   

9,329

     

216

     

278

   

Class C Shares

 

Issued

   

307

     

588

     

50

     

3

   

Issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

46

     

     

     

   

Redeemed

   

(481

)

   

(146

)

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease) in Class C Shares

   

(128

)

   

442

     

50

     

3

   

Net increase (decrease) in share transactions

   

34,675

     

32,358

     

1,624

     

1,445

   

(1)  Commencement of operations.

Amounts designated as "—" are either not applicable, $0 or have been rounded to $0.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 59



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of changes in net assets (000)

    Turner
All Cap Growth
Fund
  Turner
Concentrated Growth
Fund
 
    year ended
9/30/12
  year ended
9/30/11
  year ended
9/30/12
  year ended
9/30/11
 

Investment Activities:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(75

)

 

$

(557

)

 

$

(72

)

 

$

(645

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from securities sold and securities sold short

   

1,232

     

7,305

     

3,970

     

5,557

   

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

   

     

     

     

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and securities sold short

   

3,417

     

(6,586

)

   

1,986

     

(5,758

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

4,574

     

162

     

5,884

     

(846

)

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

 

Institutional Class Shares

   

     

     

     

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

     

     

     

   

Capital share transactions:

 

Institutional Class Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

     

     

     

   

Proceeds from Fund acquisition (Note 12)

   

     

     

     

   

Proceeds from shares issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

     

     

     

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

     

     

     

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Institutional Class Shares transactions

   

     

     

     

   

Investor Class Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

7,196

     

46,094

     

8,906

     

15,634

   

Proceeds from Fund acquisition (Note 12)

   

     

     

     

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(18,983

)

   

(36,430

)

   

(18,802

)

   

(18,773

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Investor Class Shares transactions

   

(11,787

)

   

9,664

     

(9,896

)

   

(3,139

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

   

(11,787

)

   

9,664

     

(9,896

)

   

(3,139

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(7,213

)

   

9,826

     

(4,012

)

   

(3,985

)

 

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

33,053

     

23,227

     

38,939

     

42,924

   

End of period

 

$

25,840

   

$

33,053

   

$

34,927

   

$

38,939

   

Undistributed net investment income (accumulated net investment income)

 

$

(1

)

 

$

3

   

$

(19

)

 

$

14

   

Share issued and redeemed:

 

Institutional Class Shares

 

Issued

   

     

     

     

   

Shares from Fund acquisition (Note 12)

   

     

     

     

   

Issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

     

     

     

   

Redeemed

   

     

     

     

   

Net increase (decrease) in Institutional Class Shares

   

     

     

     

   

Investor Class Shares

 

Issued

   

815

     

5,106

     

1,224

     

2,038

   

Shares from Fund acquisition (Note 12)

   

     

     

     

   

Redeemed

   

(2,255

)

   

(4,102

)

   

(2,599

)

   

(2,445

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in Investor Class Shares

   

(1,440

)

   

1,004

     

(1,375

)

   

(407

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in share transactions

   

(1,440

)

   

1,004

     

(1,375

)

   

(407

)

 

60 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



    Turner
Emerging Growth
Fund
  Turner
Large Growth
Fund
 
    year ended
9/30/12
  year ended
9/30/11
  year ended
9/30/12
  year ended
9/30/11
 

Investment Activities:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(1,966

)

 

$

(4,513

)

 

$

435

   

$

(469

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from securities sold and securities sold short

   

42,086

     

111,565

   

82,216

     

100,361

   

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

   

     

     

(1

)

   

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments and securities sold short

   

15,892

     

(54,358

)

   

4,462

     

(106,427

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

56,012

     

52,694

     

87,112

     

(6,535

)

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

 

Institutional Class Shares

   

     

     

     

(671

)

 

Total dividends and distributions

   

     

     

     

(671

)

 

Capital share transactions:

 

Institutional Class Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

12,775

     

83,629

     

45,450

     

87,009

   

Proceeds from Fund acquisition (Note 12)

   

     

     

     

140,366

   

Proceeds from shares issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

     

     

     

612

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(27,694

)

   

(330,208

)†

   

(301,740

)

   

(209,772

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Institutional Class Shares transactions

   

(14,919

)

   

(246,579

)

   

(256,290

)

   

18,215

   

Investor Class Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

27,454

     

37,791

     

8,694

     

21,626

   

Proceeds from Fund acquisition (Note 12)

   

     

     

     

1,518

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(56,328

)

   

(71,012

)

   

(29,601

)

   

(136,556

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Investor Class Shares transactions

   

(28,874

)

   

(33,221

)

   

(20,907

)

   

(113,412

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

   

(43,793

)

   

(279,800

)

   

(277,197

)

   

(95,197

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

12,219

     

(227,106

)

   

(190,085

)

   

(102,403

)

 

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

226,162

     

453,268

     

438,997

     

541,400

   

End of period

 

$

238,381

   

$

226,162

   

$

248,912

   

$

438,997

   

Undistributed net investment income (accumulated net investment income)

 

$

(1,536

)

 

$

(41

)

 

$

449

   

$

42

   

Share issued and redeemed:

 

Institutional Class Shares

 

Issued

   

235

     

1,614

     

3,803

     

7,643

   

Shares from Fund acquisition (Note 12)

   

     

     

     

10,966

   

Issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

     

     

     

51

   

Redeemed

   

(495

)

   

(6,655

)†

   

(24,590

)

   

(18,016

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in Institutional Class Shares

   

(260

)

   

(5,041

)

   

(20,787

)

   

644

   

Investor Class Shares

 

Issued

   

521

     

729

     

716

     

1,406

   

Shares from Fund acquisition (Note 12)

   

     

     

     

119

   

Redeemed

   

(1,060

)

   

(1,411

)

   

(2,394

)

   

(11,700

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in Investor Class Shares

   

(539

)

   

(682

)

   

(1,678

)

   

(10,175

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in share transactions

   

(799

)

   

(5,723

)

   

(22,465

)

   

(9,531

)

 

†  Includes realized gains, losses, or redemptions as a result of in-kind transactions (see Note 11 in Notes to Financial Statements).

Amounts designated as "—" are either not applicable, $0 or have been rounded to $0.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 61



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of changes in net assets (000)

    Turner
Midcap Growth
Fund
  Turner
Small Cap Growth
Fund
 
    year ended
9/30/12
  year ended
9/30/11
  year ended
9/30/12
  year ended
9/30/11
 

Investment Activities:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(2,188

)

 

$

(3,356

)

 

$

(1,768

)

 

$

(2,429

)

 

Net realized gain (loss) from securities sold

   

93,758

     

268,940

     

19,111

     

60,910

   

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

   

     

1

     

     

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

   

19,856

     

(194,104

)

   

47,225

     

(70,484

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies
and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
   

     

     

     

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

111,426

     

71,481

     

64,568

     

(12,003

)

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

 

Institutional Class Shares

   

     

     

     

   

Investor Class Shares

   

     

     

     

   

Realized capital gains

 

Institutional Class Shares

   

     

     

     

   

Investor Class Shares

   

     

     

     

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

     

     

     

   

Capital share transactions:

 

Institutional Class Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

54,971

     

172,552

     

     

   

Proceeds from shares issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

     

     

     

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(103,598

)

   

(76,894

)

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Institutional Class Shares transactions

   

(48,627

)

   

95,658

     

     

   

Investor Class Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

76,266

     

221,546

     

31,902

     

120,040

   

Proceeds from shares issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

     

     

     

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(214,569

)

   

(587,846

)

   

(76,290

)

   

(153,043

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Investor Class Shares transactions

   

(138,303

)

   

(366,300

)

   

(44,388

)

   

(33,003

)

 

Retirement Class Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

822

     

1,745

     

     

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(671

)

   

(2,541

)

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Retirement Class Shares transactions

   

151

     

(796

)

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

   

(186,779

)

   

(271,438

)

   

(44,388

)

   

(33,003

)

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

(75,353

)

   

(199,957

)

   

20,180

     

(45,006

)

 

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

720,738

     

920,695

     

229,919

     

274,925

   

End of period

 

$

645,385

   

$

720,738

   

$

250,099

   

$

229,919

   

Undistributed net investment income (accumulated net investment income)

 

$

(2,022

)

 

$

64

   

$

(1,229

)

 

$

   

Share issued and redeemed:

 

Institutional Class Shares

 

Issued

   

1,598

     

4,733

     

     

   

Issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

     

     

     

   

Redeemed

   

(2,998

)

   

(2,179

)

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease) in Institutional Class Shares

   

(1,400

)

   

2,554

     

     

   

Investor Class Shares

 

Issued

   

2,238

     

6,010

     

950

     

3,352

   

Issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

     

     

     

   

Redeemed

   

(6,311

)

   

(15,652

)

   

(2,255

)

   

(4,580

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in Investor Class Shares

   

(4,073

)

   

(9,642

)

   

(1,305

)

   

(1,228

)

 

Retirement Class Shares

 

Issued

   

26

     

50

     

     

   

Redeemed

   

(20

)

   

(72

)

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease) in Retirement Class Shares

   

6

     

(22

)

   

     

   

Net increase (decrease) in share transactions

   

(5,467

)

   

(7,110

)

   

(1,305

)

   

(1,228

)

 

62 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



    Turner
Global Opportunities
Fund
  Turner
International Growth
Fund
 
    year ended
9/30/12
  year ended
9/30/11
  year ended
9/30/12
  year ended
9/30/11
 

Investment Activities:

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

(5

)

 

$

(6

)

 

$

163

   

$

52

   

Net realized gain (loss) from securities sold

   

18

     

82

     

(1,417

)

   

469

   

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

   

(1

)

   

(3

)

   

(36

)

   

(46

)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

   

258

     

(115

)

   

3,860

     

(2,125

)

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currencies
and translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
   

     

     

(1

)

   

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   

270

     

(42

)

   

2,569

     

(1,650

)

 

Dividends and distributions to shareholders:

 

Net investment income

 

Institutional Class Shares

   

     

     

     

(48

)

 

Investor Class Shares

   

     

     

     

(1

)

 

Realized capital gains

 

Institutional Class Shares

   

(28

)

   

     

     

   

Investor Class Shares

   

(14

)

   

     

     

   

Total dividends and distributions

   

(42

)

   

     

     

(49

)

 

Capital share transactions:

 

Institutional Class Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

561

     

418

     

15,611

     

1,511

   

Proceeds from shares issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

28

     

     

     

48

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(15

)

   

(717

)

   

(81

)

   

(141

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Institutional Class Shares transactions

   

574

     

(299

)

   

15,530

     

1,418

   

Investor Class Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

43

     

973

     

6,900

     

6,586

   

Proceeds from shares issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

14

     

     

     

1

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

(342

)

   

(397

)

   

(6,346

)

   

(511

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Investor Class Shares transactions

   

(285

)

   

576

     

554

     

6,076

   

Retirement Class Shares

 

Proceeds from shares issued

   

     

     

     

   

Cost of shares redeemed

   

     

     

     

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from Retirement Class Shares transactions

   

     

     

     

   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions

   

289

     

277

     

16,084

     

7,494

   

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

   

517

     

235

     

18,653

     

5,795

   

Net Assets:

 

Beginning of period

   

1,388

     

1,153

     

10,924

     

5,129

   

End of period

 

$

1,905

   

$

1,388

   

$

29,577

   

$

10,924

   

Undistributed net investment income (accumulated net investment income)

 

$

(2

)

 

$

(2

)

 

$

124

   

$

(2

)

 

Share issued and redeemed:

 

Institutional Class Shares

 

Issued

   

43

     

31

     

1,509

     

127

   

Issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

2

     

     

     

6

   

Redeemed

   

(1

)

   

(51

)

   

(8

)

   

(13

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in Institutional Class Shares

   

44

     

(20

)

   

1,501

     

120

   

Investor Class Shares

 

Issued

   

3

     

71

     

649

     

572

   

Issued in lieu of cash distributions

   

1

     

     

     

   

Redeemed

   

(27

)

   

(29

)

   

(613

)

   

(48

)

 

Net increase (decrease) in Investor Class Shares

   

(23

)

   

42

     

36

     

524

   

Retirement Class Shares

 

Issued

   

     

     

     

   

Redeemed

   

     

     

     

   

Net increase (decrease) in Retirement Class Shares

   

     

     

     

   

Net increase (decrease) in share transactions

   

21

     

22

     

1,537

     

644

   

Amounts designated as "—" are either not applicable, $0 or have been rounded to $0.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 63




FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Financial highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

    Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Realized and
unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
  Total
from
investment
operations
  Dividends
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from
capital
gains
  Total
dividends and
distributions
 

Turner Market Neutral Fund — Institutional Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

10.53

     

(0.11

) (1)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.13

)

   

     

(0.22

)

   

(0.22

)

 
2011 (3)   

$

10.00

     

(0.09

) (1)

   

0.62

     

0.53

     

     

     

   

Turner Market Neutral Fund — Investor Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

10.52

     

(0.14

) (1)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.17

)

   

     

(0.22

)

   

(0.22

)

 
2011 (3)   

$

10.00

     

(0.10

) (1)

   

0.62

     

0.52

     

     

     

   

Turner Market Neutral Fund — Class C Shares

     

2012

 

$

10.46

     

(0.20

) (1)

   

(0.03

)

   

(0.23

)

   

     

(0.22

)

   

(0.22

)

 
2011 (3)   

$

10.00

     

(0.15

) (1)

   

0.61

     

0.46

     

     

     

   

Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund — Institutional Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

10.35

     

(0.15

) (1)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.16

)

   

     

     

   
2011 (3)   

$

10.00

     

(0.12

) (1)

   

0.47

     

0.35

     

     

     

   

Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund — Investor Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

10.34

     

(0.18

) (1)

   

     

(0.18

)

   

     

     

   
2011 (3)   

$

10.00

     

(0.13

) (1)

   

0.47

     

0.34

     

     

     

   

Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund — Class C Shares

     

2012

 

$

10.30

     

(0.25

) (1)

   

(0.01

)

   

(0.26

)

   

     

     

   
2011 (3)   

$

10.00

     

(0.18

) (1)

   

0.48

     

0.30

     

     

     

   

64 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



    Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return
  Net
assets end
of period
(000)
  Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
  Ratio of total
expenses
to average
net assets
  Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate††
 

Turner Market Neutral Fund — Institutional Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

10.18

     

(1.23

)%

 

$

48,054

     

1.94

%* (2)

   

2.57

%*

   

(1.00

)%*

   

1,520

%

 
2011 (3)   

$

10.53

     

5.30

%†††

 

$

8,679

     

1.95

% (4)

   

3.92

%

   

(1.27

)%

   

1,184

%

 

Turner Market Neutral Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

10.13

     

(1.62

)%

 

$

5,685

     

2.19

%* (2)

   

2.82

%*

   

(1.25

)%*

   

1,520

%

 
2011 (3)   

$

10.52

     

5.20

%†††

 

$

3,233

     

2.20

% (4)

   

4.18

%

   

(1.54

)%

   

1,184

%

 

Turner Market Neutral Fund — Class C Shares

 

2012

 

$

10.01

     

(2.21

)%

 

$

85

     

2.94

%* (2)

   

3.57

%*

   

(2.00

)%*

   

1,520

%

 
2011 (3)   

$

10.46

     

4.60

%†††

 

$

     

2.95

% (4)

   

4.77

%

   

(2.26

)%

   

1,184

%

 

Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund — Institutional Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

10.19

     

(1.55

)%

 

$

37,117

     

1.87

%* (5)

   

2.09

%*

   

(1.45

)%*

   

900

%

 
2011 (3)   

$

10.35

     

3.50

%†††

 

$

45,147

     

1.93

% (6)

   

2.74

%

   

(1.74

)%

   

608

%

 

Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

10.16

     

(1.74

)%

 

$

9,606

     

2.12

%* (5)

   

2.34

%*

   

(1.70

)%*

   

900

%

 
2011 (3)   

$

10.34

     

3.40

%†††

 

$

12,777

     

2.14

% (6)

   

2.89

%

   

(1.93

)%

   

608

%

 

Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund — Class C Shares

 

2012

 

$

10.04

     

(2.52

)%

 

$

2,889

     

2.87

%* (5)

   

3.09

%*

   

(2.45

)%*

   

900

%

 
2011 (3)   

$

10.30

     

3.00

%†††

 

$

2,165

     

2.93

% (6)

   

3.63

%

   

(2.71

)%

   

608

%

 

*  Does not include acquired fund fees or expenses.
†  Inclusive of fees paid indirectly, waivers and/or reimbursements.
††  Excludes effect of in-kind transfers and mergers, as applicable. Not annualized for periods less than one year.
†††  Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.
(1)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(2)  Dividend expense totaled 0.37% of average net assets for the year ended September 30, 2012, 0.37% of which was waived. Broker fees and charges on short sales totaled 0.22% of average net assets for the year ended September 30, 2012, 0.22% of which was waived. If dividend expense and broker fees and charges on short sales had not been contractually waived, the ratios of net expenses to average net assets would have been 2.53%, 2.78% and 3.53% for the Institutional, Investor and Class C Shares, respectively.
(3)  Commenced operations on February 7, 2011. All ratios for the period have been annualized.
(4)  Dividend expense totaled 0.44% of average net assets for the period ended September 30, 2011, 0.34% of which was waived. Broker fees and charges on short sales totaled 0.25% of average net assets for the period ended September 30, 2011, 0.19% of which was waived. If dividend expense and broker fees and charges on short sales had not been contractually waived, the ratios of net expenses to average net assets would have been 2.48%, 2.73% and 3.48% for the Institutional, Investor and Class C Shares, respectively.
(5)  Dividend expense totaled 0.04% of average net assets for the year ended September 30, 2012, 0.04% of which was waived. Broker fees and charges on short sales totaled 0.15% of average net assets for the year ended September 30, 2012, 0.15% of which was waived. If dividend expense and broker fees and charges on short sales had not been contractually waived, the ratios of net expenses to average net assets would have been 2.06%, 2.31% and 3.06% for the Institutional, Investor and Class C Shares, respectively.
(6)  Dividend expense totaled 0.15% of average net assets for the period ended September 30, 2011, 0.12% of which was waived. Broker fees and charges on short sales totaled 0.47% of average net assets for the period ended September 30, 2011, 0.39% of which was waived. If dividend expense and broker fees and charges on short sales had not been contractually waived, the ratios of net expenses to average net assets would have been 2.44%, 2.65% and 3.44% for the Institutional, Investor and Class C Shares, respectively.
Amounts designated as "—" are either $0, not applicable or have been rounded to $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 65



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Financial highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

    Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Realized and
unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
  Total
from
investment
operations
  Dividends
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from
capital
gains
  Total
dividends and
distributions
 

Turner Spectrum Fund — Institutional Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

11.45

     

(0.13

) (1)

   

0.04

(2)

   

(0.09

)

   

     

(0.47

)

   

(0.47

)

 

2011

 

$

10.82

     

(0.16

) (1)

   

0.79

     

0.63

     

     

     

   

2010

 

$

10.81

     

(0.13

) (1)

   

0.21

     

0.08

     

     

(0.07

)

   

(0.07

)

 
2009 (6)   

$

10.00

     

(0.07

) (1)

   

0.88

     

0.81

     

     

     

   

Turner Spectrum Fund — Investor Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

11.38

     

(0.16

) (1)

   

0.05

(2)

   

(0.11

)

   

     

(0.47

)

   

(0.47

)

 

2011

 

$

10.78

     

(0.19

) (1)

   

0.79

     

0.60

     

     

     

   

2010

 

$

10.80

     

(0.16

) (1)

   

0.21

     

0.05

     

     

(0.07

)

   

(0.07

)

 
2009 (6)   

$

10.00

     

(0.09

) (1)

   

0.89

     

0.80

     

     

     

   

Turner Spectrum Fund — Class C Shares

     

2012

 

$

11.23

     

(0.24

) (1)

   

0.05

(2)

   

(0.19

)

   

     

(0.47

)

   

(0.47

)

 

2011

 

$

10.72

     

(0.27

) (1)

   

0.78

     

0.51

     

     

     

   

2010

 

$

10.80

     

(0.24

) (1)

   

0.23

     

(0.01

)

   

     

(0.07

)

   

(0.07

)

 
2009 (8)   

$

9.98

     

(0.07

) (1)

   

0.89

     

0.82

     

     

     

   

Turner Titan Fund — Institutional Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

9.77

     

(0.11

) (1)

   

0.67

     

0.56

     

     

(0.09

)

   

(0.09

)

 
2011 (10)   

$

10.00

     

(0.10

) (1)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.23

)

   

     

     

   

Turner Titan Fund — Investor Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

9.76

     

(0.13

) (1)

   

0.66

     

0.53

     

     

(0.09

)

   

(0.09

)

 
2011 (10)   

$

10.00

     

(0.11

) (1)

   

(0.13

)

   

(0.24

)

   

     

     

   

Turner Titan Fund — Class C Shares

     

2012

 

$

9.72

     

(0.21

) (1)

   

0.65

     

0.44

     

     

(0.09

)

   

(0.09

)

 
2011 (10)   

$

10.00

     

(0.16

) (1)

   

(0.12

)

   

(0.28

)

   

     

     

   

66 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



  Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return
  Net
assets end
of period
(000)
  Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
  Ratio of total
expenses
to average
net assets
  Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate††
 

Turner Spectrum Fund — Institutional Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

10.89

     

(0.77

)%

 

$

832,857

     

1.89

%* (3)

   

2.34

%*

   

(1.15

)%*

   

996

%

 

2011

 

$

11.45

     

5.82

%

 

$

448,554

     

1.93

% (4)

   

2.48

%

   

(1.34

)%

   

1,153

%

 

2010

 

$

10.82

     

0.77

%

 

$

179,526

     

1.91

% (5)

   

2.85

%

   

(1.23

)%

   

1,808

%

 
2009 (6)   

$

10.81

     

8.10

%†††

 

$

8,681

     

2.44

% (7)

   

5.63

%

   

(1.78

)%

   

663

%

 

Turner Spectrum Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

10.80

     

(0.95

)%

 

$

126,533

     

2.14

%* (3)

   

2.59

%*

   

(1.40

)%*

   

996

%

 

2011

 

$

11.38

     

5.57

%

 

$

161,401

     

2.18

% (4)

   

2.70

%

   

(1.61

)%

   

1,153

%

 

2010

 

$

10.78

     

0.49

%

 

$

52,361

     

2.17

% (5)

   

3.12

%

   

(1.52

)%

   

1,808

%

 
2009 (6)   

$

10.80

     

8.00

%†††

 

$

4,567

     

2.71

% (7)

   

5.84

%

   

(2.09

)%

   

663

%

 

Turner Spectrum Fund — Class C Shares

 

2012

 

$

10.57

     

(1.71

)%

 

$

10,391

     

2.89

%* (3)

   

3.34

%*

   

(2.15

)%*

   

996

%

 

2011

 

$

11.23

     

4.76

%

 

$

12,478

     

2.93

% (4)

   

3.39

%

   

(2.33

)%

   

1,153

%

 

2010

 

$

10.72

     

(0.07

)%

 

$

7,169

     

2.92

% (5)

   

3.82

%

   

(2.19

)%

   

1,808

%

 
2009 (8)   

$

10.80

     

8.22

%†††

 

$

     

2.35

% (7)

   

5.28

%

   

(3.12

)%

   

663

%

 

Turner Titan Fund — Institutional Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

10.24

     

5.75

%

 

$

25,811

     

1.92

%* (9)

   

2.41

%*

   

(1.03

)%*

   

834

%

 
2011 (10)   

$

9.77

     

(2.30

)%†††

 

$

11,374

     

1.92

% (11)

   

3.54

%

   

(1.47

)%

   

647

%

 

Turner Titan Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

10.20

     

5.44

%

 

$

5,038

     

2.17

%* (9)

   

2.66

%*

   

(1.28

)%*

   

834

%

 
2011 (10)   

$

9.76

     

(2.40

)%†††

 

$

2,711

     

2.16

% (11)

   

4.66

%

   

(1.65

)%

   

647

%

 

Turner Titan Fund — Class C Shares

 

2012

 

$

10.07

     

4.53

%

 

$

531

     

2.92

%* (9)

   

3.41

%*

   

(2.03

)%*

   

834

%

 
2011 (10)   

$

9.72

     

(2.80

)%†††

 

$

29

     

2.92

% (11)

   

2.31

%

   

(2.44

)%

   

647

%

 

*  Does not include acquired fund fees or expenses.
†  Inclusive of fees paid indirectly, waivers and/or reimbursements.
††  Excludes effect of in-kind transfers and mergers, as applicable. Not annualized for periods less than one year.
†††  Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.
(1)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(2)  The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period and the aggregate net losses on investments for the period are not in accord, because of the sales and repurchases of fund shares in relation to fluctuating market value of the investments of the Fund.
(3)  Dividend expense totaled 0.20% of average net assets for the year ended September 30, 2012, 0.20% of which was waived. Broker fees and charges on short sales totaled 0.33% of average net assets for the year ended September 30, 2012, 0.33% of which was waived. If dividend expense and broker fees and charges on short sales had not been contractually waived, the ratios of net expenses to average net assets would have been 2.42%, 2.67% and 3.42% for the Institutional, Investor and Class C Shares, respectively.
(4)  Dividend expense totaled 0.28% of average net assets for the year ended September 30, 2011, 0.22% of which was waived. Broker fees and charges on short sales totaled 0.32% of average net assets for the year ended September 30, 2011, 0.25% of which was waived. If dividend expense and broker fees and charges on short sales had not been contractually waived, the ratios of net expenses to average net assets would have been 2.40%, 2.65% and 3.40% for the Institutional, Investor and Class C Shares, respectively.
(5)  Dividend expense totaled 0.45% of average net assets for the year ended September 30, 2010, 0.42% of which was waived. Broker fees and charges on short sales totaled 0.38% of average net assets for the year ended September 30, 2010, 0.37% of which was waived beginning on January 13, 2010. If dividend expense and broker fees and charges on short sales had not been contractually waived, the ratios of net expenses to average net assets would have been 2.70%, 2.96% and 3.71% for the Institutional, Investor and Class C Shares, respectively.
(6)  Commenced operations on May 7, 2009. All ratios for the period have been annualized.
(7)  Dividend expense totaled 0.70% of average net assets for the period ended September 30, 2009. If dividend expense had not been contractually waived, the ratios of net expenses to average net assets would have been 3.14%, 3.41% and 3.05% for the Institutional, Investor and Class C Shares, respectively. If broker fees and charges on short sales had not been included, the ratios of net expenses to average net assets would have been 1.94%, 2.20% and 1.95% for the Institutional, Investor and Class C Shares, respectively.
(8)  Commenced operations on July 14, 2009. All ratios for the period have been annualized.
(9)  Dividend expense totaled 0.08% of average net assets for the period ended September 30, 2012, 0.08% of which was waived. Broker fees and charges on short sales totaled 0.23% of average net assets for the period ended September 30, 2012, 0.23% of which was waived. If dividend expense and broker fees and charges on short sales had not been contractually waived, the ratios of net expenses to average net assets would have been 2.23%, 2.48% and 3.23% for the Institutional, Investor and Class C Shares, respectively.
(10)  Commenced operations of February 7, 2011. All ratios for the period have been annualized.
(11)  Dividend expense totaled 0.28% of average net assets for the period ended September 30, 2011, 0.22% of which was waived. Broker fees and charges on short sales totaled 0.32% of average net assets for the period ended September 30, 2011, 0.25% of which was waived. If dividend expense and broker fees and charges on short sales had not been contractually waived, the ratios of net expenses to average net assets would have been 2.20%, 2.44% and 3.20% for the Institutional, Investor and Class C Shares, respectively.
Amounts designated as "—" are either $0, not applicable or have been rounded to $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Financial highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

    Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Realized and
unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
  Total
from
investment
operations
  Dividends
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from
capital
gains
  Total
dividends and
distributions
 

Turner All Cap Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

7.67

     

(0.02

) (1)

   

1.36

     

1.34

     

     

     

   

2011

 

$

7.03

     

(0.11

) (1)

   

0.75

     

0.64

     

     

     

   

2010

 

$

5.95

     

(0.09

) (1)

   

1.18

     

1.09

     

(0.01

)

   

     

(0.01

)

 

2009

 

$

5.60

     

(1)

   

0.35

     

0.35

     

     

     

   

2008

 

$

8.72

     

(0.07

) (1)

   

(3.05

)

   

(3.12

)

   

     

     

   

Turner Concentrated Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

6.42

     

(0.01

) (1)

   

1.04

     

1.03

     

     

     

   

2011

 

$

6.63

     

(0.10

) (1)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.21

)

   

     

     

   

2010

 

$

6.16

     

(0.07

) (1)

   

0.56

     

0.49

     

(0.02

)

   

     

(0.02

)

 

2009

 

$

6.35

     

0.02

(1)

   

(0.21

)

   

(0.19

)

   

     

     

   

2008

 

$

10.12

     

(0.07

) (1)

   

(3.70

)

   

(3.77

)

   

     

     

   

Turner Emerging Growth Fund — Institutional Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

45.83

     

(0.34

) (1)

   

12.19

     

11.85

     

     

     

   

2011

 

$

42.51

     

(0.40

) (1)

   

3.72

     

3.32

     

     

     

   

2010

 

$

37.78

     

(0.31

) (1)

   

5.04

     

4.73

     

     

     

   
2009 (4)   

$

28.45

     

(0.12

) (1)

   

9.45

     

9.33

     

     

     

   

Turner Emerging Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

45.52

     

(0.47

) (1)

   

12.11

     

11.64

     

     

     

   

2011

 

$

42.32

     

(0.52

) (1)

   

3.72

     

3.20

     

     

     

   

2010

 

$

37.71

     

(0.41

) (1)

   

5.02

     

4.61

     

     

     

   

2009

 

$

46.42

     

(0.22

) (1)

   

(7.31

)

   

(7.53

)

   

     

(1.18

)

   

(1.18

)

 

2008

 

$

64.06

     

(0.35

) (1)

   

(8.54

)

   

(8.89

)

   

(0.25

)

   

(8.50

)

   

(8.75

)

 

Turner Large Growth Fund — Institutional Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

10.50

     

0.02

(1)

   

2.34

     

2.36

     

     

     

   

2011

 

$

10.56

     

(1)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.02

)

   

     

(0.02

)

 

2010

 

$

9.93

     

0.02

(1)

   

0.65

     

0.67

     

(0.04

)

   

     

(0.04

)

 

2009

 

$

10.41

     

0.05

(1)

   

(0.48

)

   

(0.43

)

   

(0.05

)

   

     

(0.05

)

 

2008

 

$

14.39

     

0.06

(1)

   

(4.01

)

   

(3.95

)

   

(0.03

)

   

     

(0.03

)

 

Turner Large Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

10.42

     

(0.01

) (1)

   

2.33

     

2.32

     

     

     

   

2011

 

$

10.49

     

(0.03

) (1)

   

(0.04

)

   

(0.07

)

   

     

     

   

2010

 

$

9.87

     

(1)

   

0.64

     

0.64

     

(0.02

)

   

     

(0.02

)

 

2009

 

$

10.34

     

0.03

(1)

   

(0.47

)

   

(0.44

)

   

(0.03

)

   

     

(0.03

)

 

2008

 

$

14.33

     

0.02

(1)

   

(3.99

)

   

(3.97

)

   

(0.02

)

   

     

(0.02

)

 

Turner Midcap Growth Fund — Institutional Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

30.42

     

(0.05

) (1)

   

5.02

     

4.97

     

     

     

   

2011

 

$

29.90

     

(0.06

) (1)

   

0.58

     

0.52

     

     

     

   

2010

 

$

26.12

     

(0.08

) (1)

   

3.86

     

3.78

     

     

     

   

2009

 

$

26.20

     

(0.01

) (1)

   

(0.07

)

   

(0.08

)

   

     

     

   
2008 (5)   

$

34.67

     

(0.01

) (1)

   

(8.46

)

   

(8.47

)

   

     

     

   

68 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



    Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return
  Net
assets end
of period
(000)
  Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
  Ratio of total
expenses
to average
net assets
  Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate††
 

Turner All Cap Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

9.01

     

17.47

%

 

$

25,840

     

0.86

%

   

1.34

%

   

(0.25

)%

   

182

%

 

2011

 

$

7.67

     

9.10

%

 

$

33,053

     

1.73

%

   

2.12

%

   

(1.29

)%

   

205

%

 

2010

 

$

7.03

     

18.25

%

 

$

23,227

     

1.64

%

   

2.15

%

   

(1.38

)%

   

115

%

 

2009

 

$

5.95

     

6.25

%

 

$

26,324

     

0.62

% (2)

   

1.23

%

   

0.09

%

   

220

%

 

2008

 

$

5.60

     

(35.78

)%

 

$

32,759

     

1.52

% (3)

   

1.90

%

   

(0.89

)%

   

323

%

 

Turner Concentrated Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

7.45

     

16.04

%

 

$

34,927

     

0.80

%

   

1.22

%

   

(0.18

)%

   

150

%

 

2011

 

$

6.42

     

(3.17

)%

 

$

38,939

     

1.69

%

   

2.08

%

   

(1.29

)%

   

203

%

 

2010

 

$

6.63

     

7.94

%

 

$

42,924

     

1.51

%

   

1.94

%

   

(1.14

)%

   

215

%

 

2009

 

$

6.16

     

(2.99

)%

 

$

39,973

     

0.82

%

   

1.34

%

   

0.38

%

   

208

%

 

2008

 

$

6.35

     

(37.25

)%

 

$

42,581

     

1.53

% (3)

   

1.91

%

   

(0.83

)%

   

348

%

 

Turner Emerging Growth Fund — Institutional Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

57.68

     

25.86

%

 

$

69,391

     

1.15

%

   

1.30

%

   

(0.62

)%

   

75

%

 

2011

 

$

45.83

     

7.81

%

 

$

67,035

     

1.15

%

   

1.27

%

   

(0.77

)%

   

74

%

 

2010

 

$

42.51

     

12.52

%

 

$

276,445

     

1.15

%

   

1.28

%

   

(0.77

)%

   

96

%

 
2009 (4)   

$

37.78

     

32.79

%†††

 

$

243,790

     

1.15

%

   

1.33

%

   

(0.54

)%

   

78

%

 

Turner Emerging Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

57.16

     

25.57

%

 

$

168,990

     

1.40

%

   

1.55

%

   

(0.87

)%

   

75

%

 

2011

 

$

45.52

     

7.56

%

 

$

159,127

     

1.40

%

   

1.55

%

   

(1.01

)%

   

74

%

 

2010

 

$

42.32

     

12.22

%

 

$

176,823

     

1.40

%

   

1.53

%

   

(1.02

)%

   

96

%

 

2009

 

$

37.71

     

(15.58

)%

 

$

188,812

     

1.40

%

   

1.56

%

   

(0.71

)%

   

78

%

 

2008

 

$

46.42

     

(16.08

)%

 

$

529,578

     

1.40

%

   

1.49

%

   

(0.66

)%

   

71

%

 

Turner Large Growth Fund — Institutional Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

12.86

     

22.48

%

 

$

201,051

     

0.69

%

   

0.91

%

   

0.15

%

   

105

%

 

2011

 

$

10.50

     

(0.39

)%

 

$

382,336

     

0.69

%

   

0.89

%

   

(0.03

)%

   

182

%

 

2010

 

$

10.56

     

6.76

%

 

$

377,650

     

0.69

%

   

0.87

%

   

0.20

%

   

178

%

 

2009

 

$

9.93

     

(3.97

)%

 

$

381,277

     

0.69

%

   

0.92

%

   

0.65

%

   

126

%

 

2008

 

$

10.41

     

(27.53

)%

 

$

360,083

     

0.69

%

   

0.90

%

   

0.42

%

   

200

%

 

Turner Large Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

12.74

     

22.26

%

 

$

47,861

     

0.94

%

   

1.16

%

   

(0.10

)%

   

105

%

 

2011

 

$

10.42

     

(0.67

)%

 

$

56,661

     

0.94

%

   

1.13

%

   

(0.28

)%

   

182

%

 

2010

 

$

10.49

     

6.51

%

 

$

163,750

     

0.94

%

   

1.12

%

   

(0.050

%

   

178

%

 

2009

 

$

9.87

     

(4.21

)%

 

$

252,916

     

0.94

%

   

1.17

%

   

0.41

%

   

126

%

 

2008

 

$

10.34

     

(27.76

)%

 

$

260,692

     

0.94

%

   

1.15

%

   

0.15

%

   

200

%

 

Turner Midcap Growth Fund — Institutional Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

35.39

     

16.34

%

 

$

236,147

     

0.93

%

   

1.04

%

   

(0.14

)%

   

121

%

 

2011

 

$

30.42

     

1.74

%

 

$

245,480

     

0.93

%

   

1.05

%

   

(0.18

)%

   

104

%

 

2010

 

$

29.90

     

14.47

%

 

$

164,993

     

0.93

%

   

1.03

%

   

(0.29

)%

   

90

%

 

2009

 

$

26.12

     

(0.31

)%

 

$

136,069

     

0.93

%

   

1.08

%

   

(0.05

)%

   

120

%

 
2008 (5)   

$

26.20

     

(24.43

)%†††

 

$

137,451

     

0.93

% (6)

   

1.03

%

   

(0.09

)%

   

157

%

 

†  Inclusive of fees paid indirectly, waivers and/or reimbursements.
††  Excludes effect of in-kind transfers and mergers, as applicable. Not annualized for periods less than one year.
†††  Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.
(1)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(2)  Excluding fees paid indirectly, the ratio of net expenses to average net assets would have been 0.63%.
(3)  Excluding fees paid indirectly, the ratio of net expenses to average net assets would have been 1.54%.
(4)  Commenced operations on February 1, 2009. All ratios for the period have been annualized.
(5)  Commenced operations on June 16, 2008. All ratios for the period have been annualized.
(6)  Excluding fees paid indirectly, the ratio of net expenses to average net assets would have been 0.94%.
Amounts designated as "—" are either $0, not applicable or have been rounded to $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 69



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Financial highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

    Net asset
value,
beginning
of period
  Net
investment
income
(loss)
  Realized and
unrealized
gains (losses)
on investments
  Total
from
investment
operations
  Dividends
from net
investment
income
  Distributions
from
capital
gains
  Total
dividends and
distributions
 

Turner Midcap Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

30.16

     

(0.13

) (1)

   

5.00

     

4.87

     

     

     

   

2011

 

$

29.73

     

(0.13

) (1)

   

0.56

     

0.43

     

     

     

   

2010

 

$

26.03

     

(0.15

) (1)

   

3.85

     

3.70

     

     

     

   

2009

 

$

26.18

     

(0.06

) (1)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.15

)

   

     

     

   

2008

 

$

35.71

     

(0.14

) (1)

   

(9.39

)

   

(9.53

)

   

     

     

   

Turner Midcap Growth Fund — Retirement Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

29.05

     

(0.20

) (1)

   

4.80

     

4.60

     

     

     

   

2011

 

$

28.71

     

(0.22

) (1)

   

0.56

     

0.34

     

     

     

   

2010

 

$

25.20

     

(0.21

) (1)

   

3.72

     

3.51

     

     

     

   

2009

 

$

25.40

     

(0.11

) (1)

   

(0.09

)

   

(0.20

)

   

     

     

   

2008

 

$

34.74

     

(0.22

) (1)

   

(9.12

)

   

(9.34

)

   

     

     

   

Turner Small Cap Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

27.83

     

(0.23

) (1)

   

8.36

     

8.13

     

     

     

   

2011

 

$

28.97

     

(0.26

) (1)

   

(0.88

)

   

(1.14

)

   

     

     

   

2010

 

$

25.17

     

(0.20

) (1)

   

4.00

     

3.80

     

     

     

   

2009

 

$

26.45

     

(0.07

) (1)

   

(1.21

)

   

(1.28

)

   

     

     

   

2008

 

$

32.98

     

(0.15

) (1)

   

(6.38

)

   

(6.53

)

   

     

     

   

Turner Global Opportunities Fund — Institutional Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

11.38

     

(0.03

) (1)

   

2.31

     

2.28

     

     

(0.35

)

   

(0.35

)

 

2011

 

$

11.52

     

(0.04

) (1)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.14

)

   

     

     

   
2010 (3)   

$

10.00

     

(0.01

) (1)

   

1.53

     

1.52

     

     

     

   

Turner Global Opportunities Fund — Investor Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

11.33

     

(0.07

) (1)

   

2.31

     

2.24

     

     

(0.35

)

   

(0.35

)

 

2011

 

$

11.50

     

(0.06

) (1)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.17

)

   

     

     

   
2010 (3)   

$

10.00

     

(0.03

) (1)

   

1.53

     

1.50

     

     

     

   

Turner International Growth Fund — Institutional Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

9.21

     

0.11

(1)

   

1.54

     

1.65

     

     

     

   

2011

 

$

9.41

     

0.08

(1)

   

(0.19

)

   

(0.11

)

   

(0.09

)

   

     

(0.09

)

 

2010

 

$

8.24

     

0.04

(1)

   

1.26

     

1.30

     

(0.13

)

   

     

(0.13

)

 

2009

 

$

8.34

     

0.08

(1)

   

(0.07

)

   

0.01

     

(0.11

)

   

     

(0.11

)

 

2008

 

$

12.21

     

0.12

(1)

   

(3.87

)

   

(3.75

)

   

(0.02

)

   

(0.10

)

   

(0.12

)

 

Turner International Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

     

2012

 

$

9.17

     

0.08

(1)

   

1.54

     

1.62

     

     

     

   

2011

 

$

9.39

     

0.05

(1)

   

(0.20

)

   

(0.15

)

   

(0.07

)

   

     

(0.07

)

 

2010

 

$

8.24

     

0.05

(1)

   

1.23

     

1.28

     

(0.13

)

   

     

(0.13

)

 
2009 (5)   

$

6.27

     

0.07

(1)

   

2.01

     

2.08

     

(0.11

)

   

     

(0.11

)

 

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    Net asset
value, end
of period
  Total
return
  Net
assets end
of period
(000)
  Ratio of
net expenses
to average
net assets
  Ratio of total
expenses
to average
net assets
  Ratio of net
investment
income (loss)
to average
net assets
  Portfolio
turnover
rate††
 

Turner Midcap Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

35.03

     

16.15

%

 

$

404,427

     

1.18

%

   

1.29

%

   

(0.39

)%

   

121

%

 

2011

 

$

30.16

     

1.45

%

 

$

471,286

     

1.18

%

   

1.28

%

   

(0.38

)%

   

104

%

 

2010

 

$

29.73

     

14.21

%

 

$

751,124

     

1.18

%

   

1.28

%

   

(0.54

)%

   

90

%

 

2009

 

$

26.03

     

(0.57

)%

 

$

859,640

     

1.18

%

   

1.33

%

   

(0.29

)%

   

120

%

 

2008

 

$

26.18

     

(26.69

)%

 

$

994,545

     

1.18

%

   

1.25

%

   

(0.44

)%

   

157

%

 

Turner Midcap Growth Fund — Retirement Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

33.65

     

15.83

%

 

$

4,811

     

1.43

%

   

1.54

%

   

(0.64

)%

   

121

%

 

2011

 

$

29.05

     

1.18

%

 

$

3,972

     

1.43

%

   

1.54

%

   

(0.63

)%

   

104

%

 

2010

 

$

28.71

     

13.93

%

 

$

4,578

     

1.43

%

   

1.53

%

   

(0.79

)%

   

90

%

 

2009

 

$

25.20

     

(0.79

)%

 

$

3,892

     

1.43

%

   

1.58

%

   

(0.55

)%

   

120

%

 

2008

 

$

25.40

     

(26.89

)%

 

$

5,784

     

1.43

%

   

1.50

%

   

(0.69

)%

   

157

%

 

Turner Small Cap Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

35.96

     

29.21

%

 

$

250,099

     

1.25

%

   

1.53

%

   

(0.68

)%

   

100

%

 

2011

 

$

27.83

     

(3.94

)%

 

$

229,919

     

1.25

%

   

1.53

%

   

(0.76

)%

   

119

%

 

2010

 

$

28.97

     

15.10

%

 

$

274,925

     

1.25

%

   

1.52

%

   

(0.74

)%

   

89

%

 

2009

 

$

25.17

     

(4.84

)%

 

$

250,860

     

1.25

%

   

1.58

%

   

(0.36

)%

   

113

%

 

2008

 

$

26.45

     

(19.80

)%

 

$

249,434

     

1.25

% (2)

   

1.51

%

   

(0.48

)%

   

141

%

 

Turner Global Opportunities Fund — Institutional Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

13.31

     

20.53

%

 

$

1,654

     

1.10

%

   

4.09

%

   

(0.27

)%

   

95

%

 

2011

 

$

11.38

     

(1.22

)%

 

$

910

     

1.10

%

   

3.63

%

   

(0.31

)%

   

178

%

 
2010 (3)   

$

11.52

     

15.20

%†††

 

$

1,153

     

1.10

%

   

8.33

%

   

(0.31

)%

   

37

%

 

Turner Global Opportunities Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

13.22

     

20.27

%

 

$

251

     

1.35

%

   

4.42

%

   

(0.52

)%

   

95

%

 

2011

 

$

11.33

     

(1.48

)%

 

$

478

     

1.35

%

   

3.16

%

   

(0.44

)%

   

178

%

 
2010 (3)   

$

11.50

     

15.00

%†††

 

$

     

1.56

%

   

8.92

%

   

(0.77

)%

   

37

%

 

Turner International Growth Fund — Institutional Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

10.86

     

17.92

%

 

$

23,406

     

1.10

%

   

1.90

%

   

1.03

%

   

138

%

 

2011

 

$

9.21

     

(1.32

)%

 

$

6,012

     

1.10

%

   

2.41

%

   

0.70

%

   

210

%

 

2010

 

$

9.41

     

15.88

%

 

$

5,019

     

1.10

%

   

3.93

%

   

0.51

%

   

120

%

 

2009

 

$

8.24

     

0.71

%

 

$

3,848

     

1.10

%

   

5.24

%

   

1.31

%

   

139

%

 

2008

 

$

8.34

     

(31.04

)%

 

$

3,335

     

1.10

% (4)

   

3.05

%

   

1.10

%

   

245

%

 

Turner International Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

2012

 

$

10.79

     

17.67

%

 

$

6,171

     

1.35

%

   

2.15

%

   

0.78

%

   

138

%

 

2011

 

$

9.17

     

(1.67

)%

 

$

4,912

     

1.35

%

   

2.46

%

   

0.44

%

   

210

%

 

2010

 

$

9.39

     

15.61

%

 

$

110

     

1.35

%

   

4.15

%

   

0.61

%

   

120

%

 
2009 (5)   

$

8.24

     

33.95

%†††

 

$

     

1.29

%

   

5.59

%

   

1.14

%

   

139

%

 

†  Inclusive of fees paid indirectly, waivers and/or reimbursements.
††  Excludes effect of in-kind transfers and mergers, as applicable. Not annualized for periods less than one year.
†††  Total return is for the period indicated and has not been annualized.
(1)  Based on average shares outstanding.
(2)  Excluding fees paid indirectly, the ratio of net expenses to average net assets would have been 1.26%.
(3)  Commencement of operations on May 7, 2010. All ratios for the period have been annualized.
(4)  Excluding fees paid indirectly, the ratio of net expenses to average net assets would have been 1.11%.
(5)  Commenced operations on October 31, 2008. All ratios for the period have been annualized.
Amounts designated as "—" are either $0, not applicable or have been rounded to $0.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  

Notes to financial statements

September 30, 2012

1. Organization:

Turner Funds (the "Trust"), a Massachusetts business trust, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), as an open-end management investment company. The funds included herein are the Turner Market Neutral Fund ("Market Neutral Fund"), Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund ("Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund"), Turner Spectrum Fund ("Spectrum Fund"), Turner Titan Fund ("Titan Fund"), Turner All Cap Growth Fund ("All Cap Growth Fund"), Turner Concentrated Growth Fund ("Concentrated Growth Fund"), Turner Emerging Growth Fund ("Emerging Growth Fund"), Turner Large Growth Fund ("Large Growth Fund"), Turner Midcap Growth Fund ("Midcap Growth Fund"), Turner Small Cap Growth Fund ("Small Cap Growth Fund"), Turner Global Opportunities Fund ("Global Opportunities Fund") and Turner International Growth Fund ("International Growth Fund"), each a "Fund" and collectively the "Funds."

Each Fund is registered as a diversified portfolio of the Trust with the exception of the Concentrated Growth Fund and the Global Opportunities Fund, which are non-diversified.

The Funds are registered to offer different classes of shares: Institutional Class Shares, Investor Class Shares, Retirement Class Shares, Class C Shares, or a combination of the four. The assets of each Fund are segregated, and a shareholder's interest is limited to the Fund in which shares are held. The Funds' prospectuses provide a description of each Fund's investment objectives, policies and strategies along with information on the classes of shares currently being offered.

2. Significant accounting policies:

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

Use of estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

In accordance with the authoritative guidance on fair value measurements and disclosures under GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that a fund would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market.

The Trust has a three-tier fair value hierarchy that is dependent upon the various "inputs" used to

determine the value of the Funds' investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical investments.

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risks, etc.).

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including a Fund's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

Security valuation—Securities listed on a securities exchange, market or automated quotation system for which quotations are readily available (except for securities traded on Nasdaq), including American Depository Receipts ("ADRs"), are valued at the last quoted sale price on the primary exchange or market (foreign or domestic) on which they are traded, or, if there is no such reported sale, at the most recent quoted bid price for long positions and the most recent quoted ask price for short positions. For securities traded on Nasdaq, the Nasdaq Official Closing Price will be used. The prices for foreign securities are reported in local currency and converted to U.S. dollars using currency exchange rates. Prices for most securities held in the Funds are provided daily by recognized independent pricing agents. To the extent these securities are valued at the last sales price or Nasdaq Official Closing Price, they are categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

If a security price cannot be obtained from an independent, third-party pricing agent, the Funds seek to obtain bid and ask prices from two broker-dealers who make a market in the security and determine the average of the two. In this situation, valuations are typically categorized as a Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Securities for which market prices are not "readily available" are valued in accordance with Fair Value Procedures established by the Board of Trustees (the "Board"). The Funds' Fair Value Procedures are implemented through a Fair Value Committee (the "Committee") designated by the Board. Some of the more common reasons that may necessitate that a security be valued using Fair Value Procedures include: the security's trading has been halted or suspended; the security has been delisted from a national exchange; the security's primary trading market is temporarily closed at a time when under normal

72 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



conditions it would be open; the security has not been traded for an extended period of time; the security's primary pricing source is not able or willing to provide a price; or trading of the security is subject to local government-imposed restrictions. When a security is valued in accordance with the Fair Value Procedures, the Committee will determine the value after taking into consideration relevant information reasonably available to the Committee. Depending on the source or relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be categorized as a Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

For securities that principally trade on a foreign market or exchange, a significant gap in time can exist between the time of a particular security's last trade and the time at which a Fund calculates its net asset value. The closing prices of such securities may no longer reflect their market value at the time a Fund calculates net asset value if an event that could materially affect the value of those securities (a "Significant Event") has occurred between the time of the security's last close and the time that a Fund calculates net asset value. A Significant Event may relate to a single issuer or to an entire market sector. In addition, the Funds' Sub-administrator, as defined in Note 3, monitors price movements among certain selected indices, securities and/or baskets of securities that may be an indicator that the closing prices received earlier from foreign exchanges or markets may not reflect market value at the time a Fund calculates its net asset value. If price movements in a monitored index or security exceed levels recommended by the Committee for approval by the Board ("trigger points"), the Sub-administrator will notify the Adviser, as defined in Note 3, that such limits have been exceeded. If such trigger points are exceeded, then the close prices for certain foreign markets are systematically adjusted by fair value factors calculated by an independent pricing service. The circumstances described above use significant observable inputs and therefore these valuations are considered as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

In the event that the Adviser believes that the fair values provided by a third party fair valuation vendor are not reliable, or believes that a foreign security held by a Fund should be fair valued for any other reason, the Adviser shall contact the Sub-administrator and request that a meeting of the Committee be held. Depending on the source or relative significance of the valuation inputs, these securities may be categorized as a Level 2 or Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

For the year ended September 30, 2012, there were no Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value.

The following is a summary of inputs used to value the Funds' investments as of September 30, 2012 (000):

   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Total

 

Market Neutral Fund

 

Investments in securities

 

Common stock

 

$

36,591

   

$

   

$

36,591

   

Cash equivalent

   

1,606

     

     

1,606

   

Total Investments in securities

 

$

38,197

   

$

   

$

38,197

   

Securities sold short

 

Common stock

 

$

36,394

   

$

   

$

36,394

   

Total Securities sold short

 

$

36,394

   

$

   

$

36,394

   

Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund

 

Investments in securities

 

Common stock

 

$

27,041

   

$

   

$

27,041

   

Call option contract

   

41

     

     

41

   

Cash equivalent

   

12,103

     

     

12,103

   

Total Investments in securities

 

$

39,185

   

$

   

$

39,185

   

Securities sold short

 

Common stock

 

$

9,949

   

$

   

$

9,949

   

Exchange traded funds

   

3,847

     

     

3,847

   

Total Securities sold short

 

$

13,796

   

$

   

$

13,796

   

Spectrum Fund

 

Investments in securities

 

Common stock

 

$

729,702

   

$

   

$

729,702

   

Exchange traded fund

   

1,361

     

     

1,361

   

Call option contract

   

112

     

     

112

   

Put option contract

   

167

     

     

167

   

Warrant

   

386

     

     

386

   

Cash equivalent

   

59,201

     

     

59,201

   

Total Investments in securities

 

$

790,929

   

$

   

$

790,929

   

Securities sold short

 

Common stock

 

$

405,831

   

$

   

$

405,831

   

Convertible corporate bond

   

     

211

     

211

   

Exchange traded funds

   

68,642

     

     

68,642

   

Total Securities sold short

 

$

474,473

   

$

211

   

$

474,684

   

Titan Fund

 

Investments in securities

 

Common stock

 

$

24,762

   

$

   

$

24,762

   

Cash equivalent

   

3,442

     

     

3,442

   

Total Investments in securities

 

$

28,204

   

$

   

$

28,204

   

Securities sold short

 

Common stock

 

$

13,404

   

$

   

$

13,404

   

Exchange traded funds

   

1,090

     

     

1,090

   

Total Securities sold short

 

$

14,494

   

$

   

$

14,494

   

All Cap Growth Fund

 

Investments in securities

 

Common stock

 

$

25,632

   

$

   

$

25,632

   

Cash equivalent

   

2,792

     

     

2,792

   

Total Investments in securities

 

$

28,424

   

$

   

$

28,424

   

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  

   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Total

 

Concentrated Growth Fund

 

Investments in securities

 

Common stock

 

$

33,743

   

$

   

$

33,743

   

Cash equivalent

   

7,918

     

     

7,918

   

Total Investments in securities

 

$

41,661

   

$

   

$

41,661

   

Emerging Growth Fund

 

Investments in securities

 

Common stock

 

$

232,976

   

$

   

$

232,976

   

Cash equivalent

   

30,374

     

     

30,374

   

Total Investments in securities

 

$

263,350

   

$

   

$

263,350

   

Large Growth Fund

 

Investments in securities

 

Common stock

 

$

247,606

   

$

   

$

247,606

   

Cash equivalent

   

20,157

     

     

20,157

   

Total Investments in securities

 

$

267,763

   

$

   

$

267,763

   

Midcap Growth Fund

 

Investments in securities

 

Common stock

 

$

640,099

   

$

   

$

640,099

   

Cash equivalent

   

60,254

     

     

60,254

   

Total Investments in securities

 

$

700,353

   

$

   

$

700,353

   

Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Investments in securities

 

Common stock

 

$

246,743

   

$

   

$

246,743

   

Right

   

     

(a)

   

(a)

 

Cash equivalent

   

45,334

     

     

45,334

   

Total Investments in securities

 

$

292,077

   

$

(a)

 

$

292,077

   

Global Opportunities Fund

 

Investments in securities

 

Common stock

 

$

1,865

   

$

   

$

1,865

   

Cash equivalent

   

30

     

     

30

   

Total Investments in securities

 

$

1,895

   

$

   

$

1,895

   

International Growth Fund

 

Investments in securities

 

Common stock

 

$

29,197

   

$

   

$

29,197

   

Cash equivalent

   

463

     

     

463

   

Total Investments in securities

 

$

29,660

   

$

   

$

29,660

   

(a)  The market value of this security is equal to $0.

For the year ended September 30, 2012, there have been no significant changes to the Funds' fair valuation methodologies. Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment's assigned level within the hierarchy during the reporting period. For each Fund there were no transfers between the levels as of September 30, 2012 based on the input levels assigned at September 30, 2011, except for Funds listed in the table below. Transfers from Level 2 to Level 1, the

result of the established thresholds for foreign securities no longer being exceeded, are as follows (000):

    Transfers from
Level 2 to Level 1
 

Spectrum Fund

 

Common stock

 

$

1,759

   

Common stock sold short

 

$

(5,285

)

 

Global Opportunities Fund

 

Common stock

 

$

298

   

International Growth Fund

 

Common stock

 

$

11,861

   

Security transactions and related income—Security transactions are accounted for on the date the security is purchased or sold (trade date). Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Costs used in determining realized gains and losses on the sales of investment securities are those of the specific securities lots sold.

Securities sold short—Consistent with each Fund's investment objectives, the Funds may engage in short sales. Short sales are transactions under which a Fund sells a security it does not own. To complete such a transaction, the Fund must borrow the security to make delivery to the buyer. The Fund is then obligated to replace the security borrowed by purchasing the security at the market price at the time of the replacement. The price at such time may be more or less than the price at which the security was sold by the Fund. Until the security is replaced, the Fund is required to pay the lender amounts equal to any dividends that accrue during the period of the loan. Dividends declared on open short positions are recorded on ex-date and shown as an expense for financial reporting purposes. To borrow the security, the Fund also may be required to pay a fee, which is shown as an expense for financial reporting purposes. The proceeds of the short sale are retained by the broker, to the extent necessary to meet margin requirements, until the short position is closed out. A gain, limited to the price at which the Fund sold the security short, or a loss, unlimited in size, will be recognized upon the close of a short sale.

Until a Fund closes its short position or replaces the borrowed security, the Fund will: (a) maintain a segregated account containing cash or liquid securities at such a level that (i) the amount deposited in the account plus the amount deposited with the brokers as collateral will equal the current value of the security sold short; and (ii) the amount deposited in the segregated account plus the amount deposited with the broker as collateral will not be less than the market value of the security at the time the security was sold short, or (b) otherwise cover the short positions. The Market Neutral Fund, Medical Sciences Long/Short

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Fund, Spectrum Fund and Titan Fund engaged in short sales during the year ended September 30, 2012.

Option Transactions—Consistent with each Fund's investment objectives, the Funds may write covered call options and sell put options as a means of increasing the yield on their portfolios and as a means of providing limited protection against decreases in their market value. The Funds may purchase put and call options to protect against a decline in the market value of the securities in their portfolio or to anticipate an increase in the market value of securities that the Funds may seek to purchase in the future. A put option gives the purchaser of the option the right to sell, and the writer of the option the obligation to buy, the underlying security at any time during the option period. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer of the option the obligation to sell, the underlying security at any time during the option period. The premium paid to the writer is the consideration for undertaking the obligations under the option contract. The initial purchase (sale) of an option contract is an "opening transaction." In order to close out an option position, the Fund may enter into a "closing transaction," which is simply the sale (purchase) of an option contract on the same security with the same exercise price and expiration date as the option contract originally opened. If the Fund is unable to effect a closing purchase transaction with respect to an option it has written, it will not be able to sell the underlying security until the option expires or the Fund delivers the security upon exercise. When the Fund writes (sells) an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written.

Option contracts are valued at the last quoted sales price. If there is no such reported sale on the valuation date, long positions are valued at the most recent bid price, and short positions are valued at the most recent ask price. When an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain or loss if the cost of the closing purchase transaction differs from the premium received when the option was sold without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is eliminated. When an option is exercised, the premium originally received decreases the cost basis of the security (or increases the proceeds on a sale of the security).

Realized and unrealized gains and losses on written option transactions are shown on the Statement of Operations as net realized gain (loss) on written option

contracts and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written option contracts, respectively. Realized and unrealized gains and (losses) on purchased options in the Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund for the year ended September 30, 2012 were $0 and $3, respectively (000). Realized and unrealized gains and (losses) on purchased options in the Spectrum Fund for the year ended September 30, 2012 were $(3,801) and $327, respectively (000). These amounts are shown on the Statement of Operations as net realized gain (loss) from securities sold and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, respectively. The primary risk exposure from the written and purchased option contracts is equity exposure. The Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund and Spectrum Fund engaged in limited option activity representing less than 2% of each Fund's net assets during the year ended September 30, 2012.

A summary of option contracts written during the year ended September 30, 2012 for the Spectrum Fund is as follows:

    Option
contracts
  Option
premiums
(000)
 
Options outstanding at beginning
of year
   

   

$

   

Options written

   

20,181

     

1,800

   
Options cancelled in a closing
purchase transaction
   

(15,452

)

   

(1,580

)

 

Options expired

   

(4,729

)

   

(220

)

 

Options outstanding at end of period

   

   

$

   

Foreign currency translation—The books and records of the Market Neutral Fund, Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund, Spectrum Fund, Titan Fund, Global Opportunities Fund and International Growth Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Market Neutral Fund, Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund, Spectrum Fund, Titan Fund, Global Opportunities Fund and International Growth Fund do not isolate that portion of realized or unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in the foreign exchange rate from fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of the securities. These gains and losses are included in net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments in the Statements of Operations. Net realized and unrealized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from foreign currency exchange contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and the difference between the amount of the investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the

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Market Neutral Fund, Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund, Spectrum Fund, Titan Fund, Global Opportunities Fund and International Growth Fund's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid.

Illiquid Securities—Illiquid securities are securities that cannot be disposed of within seven business days at approximately the price at which they are being carried on a Fund's books. Illiquid securities include demand instruments with demand notice periods exceeding seven days, securities for which there is no active secondary market, and repurchase agreements with maturities of over seven days in length. The Funds may invest in securities that are neither listed on a stock exchange nor traded over the counter, including privately placed securities. Investing in such unlisted emerging country equity securities, including investments in new and early stage companies, may involve a high degree of business and financial risk that can result in substantial losses. As a result of the absence of a public trading market for these securities, they may be less liquid than publicly traded securities. Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices realized from these sales could be less than those originally paid by the Fund, or less than what may be considered the fair value of such securities. Further, companies whose securities are not publicly traded may not be subject to the disclosure and other investor protection requirements which might be applicable if their securities were publicly traded. If such securities are required to be registered under the securities laws of one or more jurisdictions before being resold, a Fund may be required to bear the expenses of registration.

Expenses—Expenses that are specifically attributed to one of the Funds are charged to that Fund. Certain other expenses of the Funds are prorated among the Funds on the basis of relative daily net assets.

Classes—Class specific expenses are borne by that class. Income, non-class specific expenses and realized/unrealized gains and losses are allocated to the respective classes on the basis of the relative daily net assets.

Dividends and distributions—The Funds declare and distribute net investment income, if any, annually, as a dividend to shareholders. Any net realized capital gains on sales of securities for all Funds are distributed to shareholders at least annually. The Funds may utilize equalization accounting for tax purposes and designate earnings and profits, including net realized gains distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares, as a part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.

New Accounting Pronouncement—In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11 "Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities" ("ASU No. 2011-11") requiring disclosure of both gross and net information related to offsetting and related arrangements enabling users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on the entity's financial position. The objective of this disclosure is to facilitate comparison between those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of U.S. GAAP and those entities that prepare their financial statements on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Management is currently evaluating any impact ASU No. 2011-11 may have on the Funds' financial statements.

3. Transactions with affiliates:

Certain officers and trustees of the Trust are also officers or employees of Turner Investments, L.P. ("Turner", the "Adviser", or the "Administrator") or Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. ("Citi" or the "Sub-administrator"), the Trust's Sub-administrator. With the exception of the Trust's Chief Compliance Officer, such officers are paid no fees by the Trust for serving as officers and trustees of the Trust.

Foreside Fund Services, LLC (the "Distributor") provides distribution services to the Funds under a Distribution Services Agreement.

4. Administration, shareholder servicing, distribution and transfer agent agreements:

Turner provides administrative services to the Funds under an Administration Agreement with the Trust. For its services, Turner receives an annual fee of 0.15% of the aggregate average daily net assets of the Trust up to $2 billion and 0.12% of the aggregate average daily net assets of the Trust over $2 billion. Under a separate Sub-administration Agreement between Turner and Citi, Citi provides sub-administrative services, including certain fund accounting services, to the Trust. For the year ended September 30, 2012, Citi was paid $956 (000) by Turner.

The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan for Retirement Class Shares and Class C Shares (the "Distribution Plan") under which firms, including the Distributor, that provide distribution services may receive compensation. Under the Distribution Plan, which was adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, as amended, the Distributor is entitled to receive aggregate fees for distribution services not exceeding 0.75% of each Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Retirement Class Shares or Class C Shares that are subject to the arrangement in return for providing a broad range of distribution services. Currently, the Retirement Class Shares of

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the Midcap Growth Fund pay the Distributor 0.25% and the Class C Shares of the Market Neutral Fund, Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund, Spectrum Fund and Titan Fund pay the Distributor 0.75% in distribution fees.

The Funds have also adopted Shareholder Services Plans (the "Shareholder Services Plans"). Under the Shareholder Services Plans, service providers are entitled to receive aggregate fees for shareholder services not exceeding 0.25% of each Fund's average daily net assets attributable to Investor Class Shares, Retirement Class Shares and Class C Shares that are subject to the arrangement in return for providing shareholder services. Currently, Investor Class Shares of each Fund, Retirement Class Shares of the Midcap Growth Fund and Class C Shares of the Market Neutral Fund, Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund, Spectrum Fund and Titan Fund pay 0.25% in shareholder servicing fees.

DST Systems, Inc. serves as the transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent for the Funds under a Transfer Agency Agreement with the Trust.

5. Investment advisory agreement:

The Trust and Turner are parties to an Investment Advisory Agreement dated April 28, 1996 under which Turner receives a fee that is calculated daily and paid monthly, based on the average daily net assets of the Funds.

For its services, Turner receives annual fees, which are calculated daily and paid monthly, based on average daily net assets of the Funds. Turner has contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its fees and to reimburse expenses in order to limit total Fund operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses and interest expenses relating to short sales, except for the Market Neutral Fund, Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund, Spectrum Fund and Titan Fund, for which Turner includes acquired fund fees and expenses and interest expenses relating to short sales in its contractual waiver) to a specified percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund, except the All Cap Growth Fund and Concentrated Growth Fund, on an annualized basis through certain dates disclosed in the following table:

    Advisory
fee
  Expense
cap
  Date
(through)
 

Market Neutral Fund

 

Institutional Class

   

1.50

%

   

1.95

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Investor Class

   

1.50

%

   

2.20

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Class C

   

1.50

%

   

2.95

%

 

January 31, 2013

 
Medical Sciences Long/Short
Fund
 

Institutional Class

   

1.50

%

   

1.95

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Investor Class

   

1.50

%

   

2.20

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Class C

   

1.50

%

   

2.95

%

 

January 31, 2013

 
    Advisory
fee
  Expense
cap
  Date
(through)
 

Spectrum Fund

 

Institutional Class

   

1.50

%

   

1.95

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Investor Class

   

1.50

%

   

2.20

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Class C

   

1.50

%

   

2.95

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Titan Fund

 

Institutional Class

   

1.50

%

   

1.95

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Investor Class

   

1.50

%

   

2.20

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Class C

   

1.50

%

   

2.95

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Emerging Growth Fund

 

Institutional Class

   

1.00

%

   

1.15

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Investor Class

   

1.00

%

   

1.40

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Large Growth Fund

 

Institutional Class

   

0.60

%

   

0.69

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Investor Class

   

0.60

%

   

0.94

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Midcap Growth Fund

 

Institutional Class

   

0.75

%

   

0.93

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Investor Class

   

0.75

%

   

1.18

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Retirement Class

   

0.75

%

   

1.43

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Investor Class

   

1.00

%

   

1.25

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Global Opportunities Fund

 

Institutional Class

   

0.75

%

   

1.10

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Investor Class

   

0.75

%

   

1.35

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

International Growth Fund

 

Institutional Class

   

0.85

%

   

1.10

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

Investor Class

   

0.85

%

   

1.35

%

 

January 31, 2013

 

For the remaining Funds, the All Cap Growth Fund and Concentrated Growth Fund, the advisory fee is comprised of a base fee and performance adjustment that increases or decreases the total fee depending upon the performance of the Fund relative to its performance benchmark. The Fund's base fee (1.10% for both the All Cap Growth Fund and Concentrated Growth Fund) is accrued daily and paid monthly, based on the Fund's average net assets during the current month.

The performance adjustment is calculated and paid monthly by comparing the Fund's performance to that of its performance benchmark over the current month plus the previous 11 months (the "performance period"). 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) a Fund's base advisory fee.

In cases where the advisory fee is comprised of a base fee and a performance adjustment, Turner has voluntarily agreed to waive all or a portion of its fees and to reimburse expenses in order to keep such Fund's "other expenses" (excluding distribution fees, acquired fund fees and expenses and interest expenses relating to short sales) from exceeding a specified percentage of the

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  

average daily net assets of the Fund on an annualized basis. Accordingly, the base advisory fee, annual adjustment rate, over/under performance relative to the benchmark threshold, and other expense cap are as follows:

    Base
advisory
fee
  Annual
adjustment
rate
  Benchmark
threshold(1)
  Other
expenses
cap
 

All Cap Growth Fund

   

1.10

%

   

+/-0.40%

     

+/-2.50%

     

0.25

%

 

Concentrated Growth Fund

   

1.10

%

   

+/-0.40%

     

+/-2.50%

     

0.25

%

 

(1)  See the Funds' Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for more information regarding each Fund's performance benchmark.

During the year ended September 30, 2012, the Funds' advisory fees, before waivers, were adjusted in accordance with the policy described above (000):

  Base
advisory
fee
  Performance
adjustment
  Net advisory
fee before
waivers
 

All Cap Growth Fund

 

$

329

   

$

(146

)

 

$

183

   

Concentrated Growth Fund

   

431

     

(214

)

   

217

   

6. Contingent deferred sales charges
(Class C Shares):

A 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge ("CDSC") will be deducted with respect to Class C Shares of the Market Neutral Fund, Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund, Spectrum Fund and Titan Fund redeemed within 12 months of purchase. The CDSC will be based on the lower of the original purchase price or the value of the Class C Shares redeemed. The CDSC may be waived for certain investors, as described in the Class C Shares statutory prospectus for the Market Neutral Fund, Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund, Spectrum Fund and Titan Fund.

7. Investment transactions:

The cost of security purchases and the proceeds from security sales, other than short-term investments, for the year ended September 30, 2012 were as follows (000):

   

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Market Neutral Fund

 

$

458,494

   

$

433,430

   

Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund

   

261,322

     

254,637

   

Spectrum Fund

   

5,902,780

     

5,567,031

   

Titan Fund

   

156,059

     

143,640

   

All Cap Growth Fund

   

53,925

     

65,726

   

Concentrated Growth Fund

   

57,051

     

66,541

   

Emerging Growth Fund

   

175,306

     

197,206

   

Large Growth Fund

   

401,640

     

670,139

   

Midcap Growth Fund

   

886,570

     

1,083,218

   

Small Cap Growth Fund

   

253,447

     

299,724

   

Global Opportunities Fund

   

1,663

     

1,426

   

International Growth Fund

   

40,040

     

23,938

   

8. Federal tax policies and information:

Each of the Funds is classified as a separate taxable entity for Federal income tax purposes. Each of the Funds intends to continue to qualify as a separate "regulated investment company" under the Internal Revenue Code and make the requisite distributions to shareholders that will be sufficient to relieve it from Federal income tax and Federal excise tax. Therefore, no Federal tax provision is required.

The amounts of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from those amounts determined under GAAP. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. These differences are primarily due to wash sales, REIT adjustments, foreign currency transactions, net operating losses, return of capital distributions, equalization and investments in partnerships and passive foreign investment companies. The character and timing of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized gains distributed during the fiscal year may differ from the year that the income or realized gains (losses) were recorded by the Funds. To the extent these differences are permanent, adjustments are made to the appropriate equity accounts in the period that the differences arise. The Funds may utilize equalization accounting for tax purposes and designate earnings and profits, including net realized gains distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares, as a part of the dividends paid deduction for income tax purposes.

Withholding taxes on dividends and net realized capital gains as a result of certain investments in ADRs by the Funds have been provided for in accordance with each investment's applicable country's tax rules and rates.

Accordingly, the following permanent differences have been reclassified to/from the following accounts during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012 (000):

Fund   Undistributed
net investment
income
  Accumulated
net realized
gain (loss)
  Portfolio
Capital
 

Market Neutral Fund

 

$

79

   

$

(90

)

 

$

11

   
Medical Sciences
Long/Short Fund
   

346

     

(31

)

   

(315

)

 

Spectrum Fund

   

2,852

     

219

     

(3,071

)

 

Titan Fund

   

246

     

(246

)

   

   

All Cap Growth Fund

   

71

     

11

     

(82

)

 

Concentrated Growth Fund

   

39

     

6

     

(45

)

 

Emerging Growth Fund

   

471

     

(184

)

   

(287

)

 

Large Growth Fund

   

(28

)

   

44

     

(16

)

 

Midcap Growth Fund

   

102

     

176

     

(278

)

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

   

539

     

     

(539

)

 

Global Opportunities Fund

   

5

     

1

     

(6

)

 

International Growth Fund

   

(36

)

   

36

     

 

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The tax character of dividends and distributions declared during the years ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 were as follows (000):

    Ordinary
income
  Long-term
capital gain
 

Total

 

Market Neutral Fund

     
 

2012

   

$

457

   

$

4

   

$

461

   
 

2011

     

     

     

   

Spectrum Fund

     
 

2012

   

$

30,159

   

$

   

$

30,159

   
 

2011

     

     

     

   

Titan Fund

     
 

2012

   

$

151

   

$

   

$

151

   
 

2011

     

     

     

   

  Ordinary
income
  Long-term
capital gain
 

Total

 

Large Growth Fund

     
 

2012

   

$

   

$

   

$

   
 

2011

     

671

     

     

671

   
Global Opportunities
Fund
     
 

2012

   

$

14

   

$

28

   

$

42

   
 

2011

     

     

     

   
International Growth
Fund
     
 

2012

   

$

   

$

   

$

   
 

2011

     

49

     

     

49

   

As of September 30, 2012, the components of distributable earnings (accumulated losses) on a tax basis were as follows (000):

  Undistributed
ordinary
income
  Undistributed
long term
capital gains
  Capital
loss
carryforward
  Post-
October
losses
  Late
year
ordinary
loss
  Unrealized
appreciation
(depreciaton)
  Total
distributable
earnings
(accumulated
losses)
 

Market Neutral Fund

 

$

   

$

   

$

   

$

(129

)

 

$

(339

)

 

$

(1,045

)

 

$

(1,513

)

 
Medical Sciences Long/
Short Fund
   

     

     

(165

)

   

(1,449

)

   

(736

)

   

854

     

(1,496

)

 

Spectrum Fund

   

     

     

(197

)

   

(20,357

)

   

(7,045

)

   

(8,608

)

   

(36,207

)

 

Titan Fund

   

367

     

     

     

     

     

(136

)

   

231

   

All Cap Growth Fund

   

     

     

(9,865

)

   

(2,399

)

   

     

3,462

     

(8,802

)

 

Concentrated Growth Fund

   

     

     

(23,401

)

   

(531

)

   

(26

)

   

4,063

     

(19,895

)

 

Emerging Growth Fund

   

     

31,603

     

     

     

(1,479

)

   

66,708

     

96,832

   

Large Growth Fund

   

450

     

     

(97,399

)

   

     

     

29,779

     

(67,170

)

 

Midcap Growth Fund

   

     

     

     

(384

)

   

(2,022

)

   

87,050

     

84,644

   

Small Cap Growth Fund

   

     

11,606

     

     

     

(1,229

)

   

39,250

     

49,627

   

Global Opportunities Fund

   

     

10

     

     

     

(2

)

   

302

     

310

   

International Growth Fund

   

137

     

     

(581

)

   

(889

)

   

     

1,836

     

503

 

Under current tax law, capital losses and specified ordinary losses realized after October 31st and non-specified ordinary losses incurred after December 31st (ordinary losses collectively known as "late year ordinary loss") may be deferred and treated as having arisen in the following fiscal year.

As of the end of their latest tax year end of September 30, 2012, the following Funds have capital loss carryforwards ("CLCFs"). CLCFs not subject to expiration must be used prior to using any CLCFs that are subject to expiration. A summary of these CLCFs is detailed in the tables below (000):

CLCFs not subject to expiration (000):

 

Short Term

 

Long Term

 

Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund

 

$

165

   

$

   

Spectrum Fund  197  —

International Growth Fund  67  —

CLCFs subject to expiration (000):

   

Expiring September 30,

 
   

2017

 

2018

 

Total

 

All Cap Growth Fund

 

$

7,475

   

$

2,390

   

$

9,865

   

Concentrated Growth Fund

   

     

23,401

     

23,401

   

Large Growth Fund

   

7,956

     

89,443

     

97,399

   

International Growth Fund

   

437

     

77

     

514

   

As of March 7, 2011, the Large Growth Fund credited accumulated net realized loss $12,828 (000) and charged paid-in-capital $123,626 (000) and unrealized appreciation $31,165 (000) due to the Turner Large Cap Growth Fund ("Large Cap Growth Fund") merger with the Large Growth Fund. Internal Revenue Code Section 382 limits the amount of annual CLCFs available for use. However, if the Large Growth Fund recognizes sufficient capital gains before the relevant expiration dates, Section 382 should not preclude the use of these CLCFs.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  

At September 30, 2012, the total cost of securities for Federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation for the investments held by each Fund, excluding securities sold short and written options, were as follows (000):

  Federal
tax
cost
  Unrealized
appreciation
  Unrealized
depreciation
  Net
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 

Market Neutral Fund

 

$

38,312

   

$

696

   

$

(811

)

 

$

(115

)

 

Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund

   

37,540

     

2,281

     

(636

)

   

1,645

   

Spectrum Fund

   

777,555

     

41,501

     

(28,127

)

   

13,374

   

Titan Fund

   

27,869

     

1,136

     

(801

)

   

335

   

All Cap Growth Fund

   

24,962

     

3,949

     

(487

)

   

3,462

   

Concentrated Growth Fund

   

37,598

     

5,960

     

(1,897

)

   

4,063

   

Emerging Growth Fund

   

196,642

     

69,721

     

(3,013

)

   

66,708

   

Large Growth Fund

   

237,984

     

37,461

     

(7,682

)

   

29,779

   

Midcap Growth Fund

   

613,303

     

91,317

     

(4,267

)

   

87,050

   

Small Cap Growth Fund

   

252,827

     

46,334

     

(7,084

)

   

39,250

   

Global Opportunities Fund

   

1,593

     

319

     

(17

)

   

302

   

International Growth Fund

   

27,824

     

2,705

     

(869

)

   

1,836

   

Management has analyzed the Funds' tax positions taken on Federal income tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of September 30, 2012, no provision for income tax would be required in the Funds' financial statements. The Funds' Federal and State income and Federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.

9. Concentration/risks:

Certain Funds invest a high percentage of their assets in specific sectors of the market in order to achieve a potentially greater investment return. As a result, these Funds may be more susceptible to economic, political, and regulatory developments in a particular sector of the market, positive or negative, and may experience increased volatility on the Fund's net asset value and magnified effect on the total return.

The Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds' maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote.

10. Loans of portfolio securities:

The Funds may lend securities in their portfolio pursuant to a securities lending agreement ("Lending Agreement")

with Morgan Stanley. Unless otherwise agreed, security loans made pursuant to the Lending Agreement are required at all times to be secured by collateral equal to at least 100% of the market value of the securities loaned based on the previous day's market value of the securities loaned, marked-to-market daily. Any collateral shortfalls are adjusted the next business day. Cash collateral received is invested in the BlackRock TempCash Fund, Institutional Shares, a money market fund. All such investments are made at the risk of the Funds and, as such, the Funds are liable for investment losses. The Funds receive an annual fee for their participation in the Lending Agreement based on the projected lending activity.

In the event of bankruptcy of the borrower, realization/retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

At September 30, 2012, the following Funds had securities on loan and the collateral held were as follows (000):

Fund

  Value of Securities
on Loan (000)
  Value of
Collateral (000)
 

All Cap Growth Fund

 

$

2,493

   

$

2,552

   

Concentrated Growth Fund

   

6,584

     

6,758

   

Emerging Growth Fund

   

23,850

     

24,427

   

Large Growth Fund

   

17,310

     

17,591

   

Midcap Growth Fund

   

58,468

     

60,254

   

Small Cap Growth Fund

   

41,952

     

43,018

   

11. In-kind transactions:

During the year ended September 30, 2011, the Emerging Growth Fund distributed securities in lieu of cash for shareholder redemptions. The shareholders received a pro-rata portion of the Emerging Growth Fund's holdings based on shares outstanding. The value of the redemption was as follows:

Date

  Redemption
(000)
  Securities
(000)
  Cash
(000)
  Realized gain
(000)
 

Fund shares redeemed

 

9/1/11

 

$

260,853

   

$

238,656

   

$

22,197

   

$

35,229

     

5,266,997

   

During the year ended September 30, 2012, there were no in-kind transactions.

80 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



These transactions were completed pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board. These procedures are designed to minimize or eliminate any adverse tax implications to the Funds and their shareholders.

12. Fund Merger:

On March 7, 2011, the Large Growth Fund acquired all of the net assets of the Large Cap Growth Fund, an open-end investment company, pursuant to a Plan of Reorganization approved by the Large Cap Growth Fund shareholders on February 28, 2011. The purpose of the transaction was to combine the two Funds managed by the Adviser with similar investment objectives and policies. The acquisition was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 10,966,460 Institutional Class shares and 119,229 Investor Class shares of the Large Growth Fund, valued at $140,366 (000) and $1,518 (000), respectively, for 23,818,691 Institutional Class shares and 258,725 Investor Class shares of the Large Cap Growth Fund outstanding on March 7, 2011. The exchange ratios (Large Growth Fund shares issued/Large Cap Growth Fund shares outstanding) were 0.46:1 and 0.46:1 for the Institutional Class and Investor Class, respectively.

The investment portfolio of the Large Cap Growth Fund, with a fair value of $141,865 (000) and identified cost of $110,700 (000) at March 7, 2011, was the principal asset acquired by the Large Growth Fund. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Large Growth Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Large Cap Growth Fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Large Growth Fund's realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.

Upon the business combination of the Funds on March 7, 2011, the net assets of the Large Cap Growth Fund, which included portfolio capital of $123,626 (000), accumulated net investment loss of $39 (000), accumulated realized losses of $12,869 (000) and unrealized gains of $31,165 (000), combined with the Large Growth Fund were $666,940 (000). The undistributed net investment income and unrealized gains of the Large Cap Growth Fund may be distributed by the Large Growth Fund in future periods. Immediately prior to the merger, the net assets (000) of the Large Cap Growth Fund and the Large Growth Fund were $141,884 and $525,056, respectively. All fees and expenses incurred by the Large Cap Growth Fund and the Large Growth Fund directly in connection with the Plan of Reorganization were borne by the Adviser.

Assuming the acquisition had been completed on October 1, 2010, the beginning of the annual reporting period of the Large Growth Fund, the Fund's pro forma

results of operations for the year ended September 30, 2011, are as follows (000):

Net investment income/(loss):

 

$

(393

)

 

Net realized/unrealized gains/(losses):

   

39,672

   

Change in net assets resulting from operations:

 

$

39,279

   

Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Large Cap Growth Fund that have been included in the Large Growth Fund Statement of Operations since March 7, 2011.

13. Subsequent Events:

The Trust has evaluated the need for disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued and two events are reported below.

On September 7, 2012, the Board approved the reorganization of the Concentrated Growth Fund into the Large Growth Fund. The decision is subject to shareholder approval at a Special Meeting expected to take place during the first quarter of 2013. In anticipation of the reorganization, the Concentrated Growth Fund will close to new investors effective December 28, 2012.

On September 7, 2012, the Board also approved the reorganization of the International Growth Fund into the John Hancock International Growth Equity Fund. The decision is subject to shareholder approval at a Special Meeting expected to take place during the first quarter of 2013. In anticipation of the reorganization, the International Growth Fund will close to new investors effective October 12, 2012.

Based on this evaluation, other than the items noted above, no additional disclosures were required, and no adjustments were required as of September 30, 2012.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 81




REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Trustees and Shareholders
Turner Funds:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of the Turner Funds, comprising the Turner Market Neutral Fund, Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund, Turner Spectrum Fund, Turner Titan Fund, Turner All Cap Growth Fund, Turner Concentrated Growth Fund, Turner Emerging Growth Fund, Turner Large Growth Fund, Turner Midcap Growth Fund, Turner Small Cap Growth Fund, Turner Global Opportunities Fund, and Turner International Growth Fund, (collectively, the Funds), as of September 30, 2012, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds' management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2012, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or other appropriate auditing procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds comprising Turner Funds as of September 30, 2012, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years or periods in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 29, 2012

82 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS  (Unaudited)

For shareholders that do not have a September 30, 2012 tax year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with a September 30, 2012 year end, please consult your tax advisor as to the pertinence of this notice. For the fiscal period ended September 30, 2012, each portfolio is designating the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year.

  Long-term
capital
gain
distribution
  Ordinary
income
distributions
  Total
distributions
  Dividends
qualifying for
corporate
dividends
receivable
deduction(1)
  Qualifying
dividend
income(2)
  Qualifying
interest
income(3)
  Qualifying
short-term
capital
gain(4)
 

Market Neutral Fund

   

0.94

%

   

99.06

%

   

100.00

%

   

16.90

%

   

19.64

%

   

0.00

%

   

100.00

%

 
Medical Sciences
Long/Short Fund
   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Spectrum Fund

   

0.00

%

   

100.00

%

   

100.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

100.00

%

 

Titan Fund

   

0.00

%

   

100.00

%

   

100.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

100.00

%

 

All Cap Growth Fund

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 
Concentrated
Growth Fund
   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Emerging Growth Fund

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Large Growth Fund

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Midcap Growth Fund

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 
Global
Opportunities Fund
   

66.93

%

   

33.07

%

   

100.00

%

   

17.08

%

   

29.66

%

   

0.00

%

   

100.00

%

 
International
Growth Fund*
   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.20

%

   

100.00

%

   

0.00

%

   

0.00

%

 

(1)  Qualifying dividends represent dividends which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction and are reflected as a percentage of "Ordinary Income Distributions".

(2)  The percentage in this column represents the amount of "Qualifying Dividend Income" as created by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 and is reflected as a percentage of "Ordinary Income Distributions". It is the intention of each of the aforementioned funds to designate the maximum amount permitted by law.

(3)  The percentage of this column represents the amount of "Qualifying Interest Income" as created by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and is reflected as a percentage of net investment income distributions that is exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors. This provision of the Internal Revenue Code will be expiring for tax years beginning after December 31, 2011.

(4)  The percentage in this column represents the amount of "Qualifying Short-Term Capital Gain" as created by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and is reflected as a percentage of short-term capital gain distributions that is exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid to foreign investors. This provision of the Internal Revenue Code will be expiring for tax years beginning after December 31, 2011.

*  The Turner International Growth Fund intends to pass through a foreign tax credit to shareholders. For the fiscal year ended 2012, the total amount of foreign source income is $370,203. The total amount of foreign tax paid is $41,228. Your allocable share of the foreign tax credit will be reported on the Form 1099-DIV.

The information reported herein may differ from the information and distributions taxable to the Shareholders for the calendar year ending December 31, 2012. Complete information will be computed and reported in conjunction with your 2012 Form 1099-DIV.

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 83



DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES  (Unaudited)

All mutual funds have operating expenses. As a shareholder of a mutual fund, your investment is affected by these on-going costs, which include (among others) costs for portfolio management, distribution (12b-1) and/or shareholder services and other expenses. It is important for you to understand the impact of these costs on your investment returns. Operating expenses such as these are deducted from a mutual fund's gross income and directly reduce its final investment return. These expenses are expressed as a percentage of a mutual fund's average net assets; this percentage is known as a mutual fund's expense ratio.

The following examples use the expense ratio and are intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with those other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 made at the beginning of the period shown and held for the entire period.

The table below and on the next page illustrates your Fund's costs in two ways:

• Actual Fund Return. This section helps you estimate the actual expenses after fee waivers that your Fund incurred over the period. The "Expenses Paid During Period" column shows the actual dollar expense cost incurred by a $1,000 investment in the Fund, and the "Ending Account Value" number is derived from deducting that expense cost from the Fund's gross investment return.

You can use this information, together with the actual amount you invested in the Fund, to estimate the expenses you paid over that period. Simply divide your actual account value by $1,000 to arrive at a ratio (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply that ratio by the number shown for your Fund under "Expenses Paid During Period."

• Hypothetical 5% Return. This section helps you compare your Fund's cost with those of other mutual funds. It provides information about hypothetical account values and expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio (column 3) and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. This section is useful in making comparisons because the Securities and Exchange Commission requires all mutual funds to make this 5% calculation. You can assess your Fund's comparative cost by comparing the hypothetical result for your Fund in the "Expenses Paid During Period" column with those that appear in the same charts in the shareholder reports for other mutual funds.

Note: Because the return is set at 5% for comparison purposes — NOT your Fund's actual return — the hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate your actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period.

  Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/12
  Ending
Account
Value
9/30/12
  Annualized
Expense
Ratios
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
 

Turner Market Neutral Fund — Institutional Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

985.50

     

1.95

%

 

$

9.68

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,015.25

     

1.95

     

9.82

   

Turner Market Neutral Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

983.50

     

2.20

     

10.91

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,014.00

     

2.20

     

11.08

   

Turner Market Neutral Fund — Class C Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

980.40

     

2.95

     

14.61

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,010.25

     

2.95

     

14.83

   
Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund —
Institutional Class Shares
 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

998.00

     

1.88

     

9.39

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,015.60

     

1.88

     

9.47

   

Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

997.10

     

2.13

     

10.63

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,014.35

     

2.13

     

10.73

   

  Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/12
  Ending
Account
Value
9/30/12
  Annualized
Expense
Ratios
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
 

Turner Medical Sciences Long/Short Fund — Class C Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

993.10

     

2.88

%

 

$

14.35

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,010.60

     

2.88

     

14.48

   

Turner Spectrum Fund — Institutional Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

974.90

     

1.91

     

9.43

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,015.45

     

1.91

     

9.62

   

Turner Spectrum Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

974.70

     

2.16

     

10.66

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,014.20

     

2.16

     

10.88

   

Turner Spectrum Fund — Class C Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

970.60

     

2.91

     

14.34

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,010.45

     

2.91

     

14.63

   

Turner Titan Fund — Institutional Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

984.60

     

1.94

     

9.63

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,015.30

     

1.94

     

9.77

   

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  (Unaudited)

  Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/12
  Ending
Account
Value
9/30/12
  Annualized
Expense
Ratios
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
 

Turner Titan Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

982.70

     

2.19

%

 

$

10.86

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,014.05

     

2.19

     

11.03

   

Turner Titan Fund — Class C Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

978.60

     

2.94

     

14.54

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,010.30

     

2.94

     

14.78

   

Turner All Cap Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

956.50

     

0.89

     

4.35

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,020.55

     

0.89

     

4.50

   

Turner Concentrated Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

920.90

     

0.90

     

4.32

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,020.50

     

0.90

     

4.55

   

Turner Emerging Growth Fund — Institutional Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

1,007.90

     

1.15

     

5.77

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,019.25

     

1.15

     

5.81

   

Turner Emerging Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

1,006.50

     

1.40

     

7.02

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,018.00

     

1.40

     

7.06

   

Turner Large Growth Fund — Institutional Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

972.00

     

0.69

     

3.40

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,021.55

     

0.69

     

3.49

   

Turner Large Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

971.00

     

0.94

     

4.63

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,020.30

     

0.94

     

4.75

   

  Beginning
Account
Value
4/1/12
  Ending
Account
Value
9/30/12
  Annualized
Expense
Ratios
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
 

Turner Midcap Growth Fund — Institutional Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

 

$

1,000.00

   

$

945.80

     

0.93

%

 

$

4.52

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,020.35

     

0.93

     

4.70

   

Turner Midcap Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

944.70

     

1.18

     

5.74

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,019.10

     

1.18

     

5.96

   

Turner Midcap Growth Fund — Retirement Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

944.20

     

1.43

     

6.95

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,017.85

     

1.43

     

7.21

   

Turner Small Cap Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

995.30

     

1.25

     

6.24

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,018.75

     

1.25

     

6.31

   

Turner Global Opportunities Fund — Institutional Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

949.40

     

1.10

     

5.36

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,019.50

     

1.10

     

5.55

   

Turner Global Opportunities Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

948.30

     

1.35

     

6.58

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,018.25

     

1.35

     

6.81

   

Turner International Growth Fund — Institutional Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

974.90

     

1.10

     

5.43

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,019.50

     

1.10

     

5.55

   

Turner International Growth Fund — Investor Class Shares

 

Actual Fund Return

   

1,000.00

     

973.80

     

1.35

     

6.66

   
Hypothetical
5% Return
   

1,000.00

     

1,018.25

     

1.35

     

6.81

   

  *  Unless otherwise indicated, expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period from 4/1/12 - 9/30/12).

TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT 85



TRUSTEE AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

Name, address and age(1)

  Position held with
Trust and length
of service(2)
  Principal occupation(s)
during past 5 years
  Number of
portfolios in
complex
overseen
by trustee
  Other
directorships
held
 

Interested Trustee*

 
Thomas R. Trala, Jr.
(45)
 

Trustee (since 2010); President (since 2004)

 

Executive Managing Director (since 2010) and Chief Operating Officer (since 2004), Turner.

 

12

 

Turner Global Financial Services Offshore, Ltd. (since 2012); Turner Global Financial Services Master, Ltd. (since 2012); Turner Navigator Offshore, Ltd. (since 2012); Turner Navigator Master, Ltd. (since 2012); Turner International, Ltd. (since 2007).

 

* Mr. Trala is deemed to be an "Interested Trustee" by virtue of his relationship with Turner.

Non-Interested Trustees

 
Alfred C. Salvato
(54)
 

Chairman of the Board (since 2004); Trustee (since 1996)

 

Chief Investment Officer (since 2003) and Treasurer (since 1995), Thomas Jefferson University.

 

12

 

None

 
Janet F. Sansone
(67)
 

Trustee (since 1996)

 

Chief Management Officer, United States Government Printing Office (2008-2010); Self-employed Consultant (since 1999).

 

12

 

None

 
John T. Wholihan
(74)
 

Trustee (since 1996)

 

Dean Emeritus (since 2007), Professor (since 1984) and Dean (1984-2007), College of Business Administration, Loyola Marymount University.

 

12

 

None

 

Executive Officers

 
Ty S. Edwards
3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus,
OH 43219
(46)
 

Controller and Chief Financial Officer (since 2010)

 

Senior Vice President, Financial Services, Citi Fund Services (since 2010); Director, Product Management, Columbia Management (2007-2009); Deputy Treasurer, Columbia Funds, (2006-2007); Director, Fund Administration, Columbia Management (2004-2007).

 

N/A

 

N/A

 
Brian F. McNally
(54)
 

Vice-President (since 2002), Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2004)

 

General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer (since 2004), Deputy General Counsel (2002-2004), Turner.

 

N/A

 

Turner Investment Partners (Australia) Pty Ltd. (since 2012); Turner Funds plc (since 2008).

 

86 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT



TRUSTEE AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

Name, address and age(1)

  Position held with
Trust and length
of service(2)
  Principal occupation(s)
during past 5 years
  Number of
portfolios in
complex
overseen
by trustee
  Other
directorships
held
 

Executive Officers

 
Jennifer L. Page
(46)
 

Vice-President and Assistant Secretary (since 2011)

 

Director – Fund Administration and Compliance (since 2011), Director – Fund Administration – Offshore & Alternatives (2011), Turner; Senior Project Manager, AC Lordi Consulting (2010-2011); Senior Manager – Internal Audit (2006-2010), Senior Compliance Manager (2004-2006), Senior Risk Manager (2001-2006), Senior Fund Accounting Manager (1996-2001), Vanguard.

 

N/A

  N/A  

(1)  Each Trustee and executive officer, unless noted otherwise, may be contacted by writing to such Trustee or Officer c/o Turner Funds, 1205 Westlakes Drive, Suite 100, Berwyn, PA 19312, Attn: Turner Chief Legal Officer.

(2)  Each Officer serves a one-year term. All Trustees elected to office on or after February 19, 2010, are subject to a 12-year term of office ending on December 31st of the 12-year anniversary of the year in which he or she was first elected to the position of Trustee, subject to a one-time renewal for a second 12-year term by vote of a majority of the Trustees, including a majority of the "non-interested" Trustees. Additionally, each Trustee who had not reached the age of 70 as of December 31, 2009, is subject to a retirement age of 75, so that any Trustee who reaches such age shall resign as of the December 31st immediately following his or her 75th birthday. All other Trustees serve until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified.

The Trust's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI") includes additional information about the Trustees and Officers. The SAI may be obtained without charge by calling 1.800.224.6312.

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Turner Funds

Turner Funds' trustees

Alfred C. Salvato

Chief Investment Officer & Treasurer

Thomas Jefferson University

Janet F. Sansone

Executive Director

JFS Consulting

Thomas R. Trala, Jr.

Executive Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer

Turner Investments, L.P.

Dr. John T. Wholihan

Professor (Retired), Dean Emeritus, College of Business

Loyola Marymount University

Investment adviser

Turner Investments, L.P.

Berwyn, Pennsylvania

Distributor

Foreside Fund Services, LLC

Portland, Maine

Administrator

Turner Investments, L.P.

Berwyn, Pennsylvania

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

KPMG LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This report was prepared for shareholders of the Turner Funds. It may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a Turner Funds' Prospectus, which contains detailed information. All Turner Funds are offered by prospectus only.

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q within sixty days after the end of the period. The Funds' Forms N-Q are available on the Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

The Board of Trustees of the Turner Funds has delegated responsibility for decisions regarding proxy voting for securities held by each Fund to Turner Investments, L.P. Turner Investments, L.P. will vote such proxies in accordance with its proxy policies and procedures, which are included in Appendix B to the SAI. The Board of Trustees will periodically review each Fund's proxy voting record.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, as well as information relating to how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available (i) via the Funds' Web site, www.turnerinvestments.com; (ii) on the Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov; and (iii) without charge by calling 1.800.224.6312.

88 TURNER FUNDS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT




Turner Funds

P.O. Box 219805

Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9805

Telephone: 1.800.224.6312

Email: mutualfunds@turnerinvestments.com

Web Site: www.turnerinvestments.com

TUR-AR-002-0309




 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The Board of Trustees of the Turner Funds has determined that the Board’s Audit Committee does not have an “audit committee financial expert,” as the Securities and Exchange Commission has defined that term.  After carefully considering all of the factors involved in the definition of “audit committee financial expert,” the Board determined that none of the members of the Audit Committee possessed all five attributes in the definition, although some members of the Audit Committee possessed some of the attributes.  The Board also determined that the Audit Committee members have general financial expertise, and given the size and types of the Turner Funds and in light of the nature of the accounting and valuation issues presented over the past several years, it did not appear that the Audit Committee members lacked any necessary skill to serve on the Audit Committee.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Fees billed by KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) Related to the Trust

 

KPMG billed the Trust the aggregate fees for services rendered to the Trust for the last two fiscal years as follows:

 



 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

 

 

All fees and
services to the
Trust that were
pre-approved

 

All fees and
services to service
affiliates that
were pre-approved

 

All other fees
and services to
service
affiliates that
did not require
pre-approval

 

All fees and
services to the
Trust that were
pre-approved

 

All fees and
services to service
affiliates that
were pre-approved

 

All other fees
and services to
service
affiliates that
did not require
pre-approval

 

(a) Audit Fees (1)

 

$

255,000

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

$

261,000

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

(c) Tax Fees (2)

 

$

101,844

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

$

120,328

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

(d) All Other Fees

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 


Notes:

 

(1)         Audit Fees include fees related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.

(2)         Tax Fees consist of tax compliance services for the Trust.  These services primarily included review of federal income tax returns and excise tax returns, as well as services relating to excise tax distribution requirements.

 

(e)(1) The Audit Committee has delegated pre-approval of non-audit services to the Chairman of the Audit Committee, subject to ratification by the Audit Committee.

 

(e)(2)  Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows:

 

 

 

2012

 

2011

 

Audit-Related Fees

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

Tax Fees

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

All Other Fees

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

 

(f)  Not applicable.

 

(g)  The aggregate non-audit fees and services billed by KPMG for the last two fiscal years were $101,844 and $120,328 for 2012 and 2011, respectively, as described above.

 

(h)  The registrant’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s Investment Adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Investment Adviser that provides on-going services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5.         Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 6.         Schedule of Investments.

 

Schedule of Investments is included as part of report to shareholders filed under Item 1.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

Not applicable to open-end management investment companies.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees since the registrant’s last proxy solicitation.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (the “Act”)) were effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) of the Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) Code of Ethics is attached hereto.

 



 

(a)(2) A separate certification for the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), are filed herewith.

 

(b) Officer certifications as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), also accompany this filing as an Exhibit.

 



 

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

Turner Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Thomas R. Trala, Jr.

 

 

 

 

Thomas R. Trala, Jr., President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

Date

December 6, 2012

 

 

 

 

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 (Signature and Title)

/s/ Thomas R. Trala, Jr.

 

 

 

 

Thomas R. Trala, Jr., President (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

Date

December 6, 2012

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Ty Edwards

 

 

 

 

Ty Edwards, Controller and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

Date

December 6, 2012