N-CSRS 1 dncsrs.htm MASON STREET FUNDS, INC. Mason Street Funds, Inc.

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 811-07961

 

 

Mason Street Funds, Inc.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

720 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee Wisconsin 53202

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Barbara E. Courtney, Controller, Mason Street Funds, Inc.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 414-271-1444

 

 

Date of fiscal year end: March 31

 

 

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2005

 

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. §35


REPORT ON FORM N-CSR

RESPONSES FOR MASON STREET FUNDS, INC.

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders

 

[Attached EDGARIZED SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT]


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Table of Contents

 

Letter to Shareholders

   1

Small Cap Growth Stock Fund

   2

Aggressive Growth Stock Fund

   5

International Equity Fund

   8

Index 400 Stock Fund

   12

Growth Stock Fund

   19

Large Cap Core Stock Fund

   22

Index 500 Stock Fund

   25

Asset Allocation Fund

   33

High Yield Bond Fund

   49

Municipal Bond Fund

   55

Select Bond Fund

   62

Financial Statements

   69

Notes to Financial Statements

   119

Director and Officer Information

   128

 

This report is submitted for the general information of shareholders of Mason Street Funds®. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless accompanied or preceded by a current Prospectus for the Funds. You should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, expenses and charges of the investment company before you invest. Your Northwestern Mutual Investment Services Registered Representative can provide you with a contract and fund prospectus that will contain the information noted above, and other important information that you should read carefully before you invest or send money.

 

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is historical and does not guarantee future performance. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performances may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For the most recent month-end performance information visit www.masonstreetfunds.com.


Letter to Shareholders September 30, 2005

 

LOGO

The U.S. economy was relatively healthy during the six months ended September 30, marked by low interest rates and low volatility in the markets. The economic impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which struck late in this period, has not yet

been realized, but we expect gross domestic product will be dampened in the third and fourth quarters. Rebuilding efforts, however, should provide a boost to the economy in the first and second quarters of 2006. Once again, housing was the main stimulus to the economy during this period. Offsetting this positive trend, however, were rising energy costs and consistent interest rate increases.

 

Earlier in the year, there were expectations of a stronger economy, higher interest rates and a rebound in the equities market, based on a belief that the Federal Reserve Board would implement smaller short-term interest rate increases going forward. The Fed surprised the markets, however, with four additional rate hikes during the period, raising the federal funds rate to 3.75% by September 30, up from 2.75% six months earlier.

 

Despite some volatility—and hitting a four-year high in August—the stock market was largely unchanged during this period. A low inflation/low-interest rate environment kept volatility under control and resulted in modest returns in most sectors. There were winners and losers, however, with energy-related stocks the clear winners, as oil and natural gas prices continued to rise. Consumer-related stocks were hurt as higher gas prices began to affect other consumer spending.

 

The bond market was basically directionless during the period. Intermediate and long-term interest rates failed to follow short-term rates higher, and the yield on the 10-year Treasury note was only slightly changed over the six months. A flatter yield curve was broadly anticipated by investors, but most expected a more significant rise in intermediate and long bond yields. Long-term rates remained low, which negatively affected many financial companies that benefit from broader spread differentials. Low rates proved supportive to the lending market, however, by keeping mortgage rates in line. Corporate bonds continued to trade in a narrow range and investors were not rewarded with higher yields for taking added risk, with the exception of troubled industries such as the autos and airlines.

 

Talk of inflation, already a concern as oil prices rose, heated up in the aftermath of the hurricanes. Commodity prices have come under pressure, and the demand will be great for building supplies in the Gulf for months to come. Higher energy prices, however, which act like a tax increase, should help constrain the economy as consumers spend less elsewhere.

 

Currently, there are a number of major trends influencing the direction of the capital markets. This was a unique period, compounded by catastrophic events in the Gulf region and a difficult interest rate trend to predict. This resulted in uncertainty in the capital markets and will make forecasting over the next six to 12 months even more challenging than usual. Consequently, maintaining a prudent balance between stocks and bonds that emphasizes preservation of capital, and seeking the counsel of your financial representative, is the best advice I can offer.

 

LOGO

 

Mark G. Doll

 

President

Mason Street Advisors, LLC

 

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Small Cap Growth Stock Fund

 

Sector Allocation 9/30/05

 

LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on net assets.

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution [and/or service] (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at March 31, 2005 and held for the entire period ended September 30, 2005.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Small Cap Growth Stock Fund Class A

 

    

Beginning
Account

Value
March 31,
2005

  

Ending
Account

Value
September 30,
2005

   Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

   $1,000.00    $ 1,138.80    $7.48

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00    $ 1,017.77    $7.06

 

Small Cap Growth Stock Fund Class B

 

    

Beginning
Account

Value
March 31,
2005

  

Ending
Account

Value
September 30,
2005

   Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

   $1,000.00    $1,135.00    $10.92

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00    $1,014.54    $10.30

 

Small Cap Growth Stock Fund Class C

 

    

Beginning
Account

Value
March 31,
2005

  

Ending
Account

Value
September 30,
2005

   Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

   $1,000.00    $ 1,135.00    $10.92

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00    $ 1,014.54    $10.30

 

* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.40% for Class A shares, 2.05% for Class B shares, and 2.05% for Class C shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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September 30, 2005

Small Cap Growth Stock Fund

 

Schedule of Investments 9/30/05 (Unaudited)

 

    Shares/Par   $ Value

Common Stocks (89.9%)

       

Consumer Discretionary (15.5%)

   

Aaron Rents, Inc.

  20,422   431,925

*Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.

  31,000   1,012,771

*Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

  20,500   345,220

*Golf Galaxy, Inc.

  26,700   425,598

*Guitar Center, Inc.

  12,600   695,646

*Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc.

  37,800   841,050

*LIFE TIME FITNESS, Inc.

  7,300   241,922

Lithia Motors, Inc.

  16,200   469,476

*LKQ Corp.

  4,400   132,880

*McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants, Inc.

  23,863   503,987

*O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

  17,200   484,696

Orient-Express Hotel, Ltd. - Class A

  27,163   771,972

*Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc.

  25,000   369,000

*Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.

  42,000   769,860

*Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Inc.

  1,353   24,868

Station Casinos, Inc.

  6,490   430,676

*WMS Industries, Inc.

  25,400   714,502

Total

      8,666,049

Consumer Staples (3.0%)

       

*Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc.

  14,500   443,990

*United Natural Foods, Inc.

  34,900   1,234,064

Total

      1,678,054

Energy (6.9%)

       

*FMC Technologies, Inc.

  18,600   783,246

*Grant Prideco, Inc.

  33,720   1,370,718

*Grey Wolf, Inc.

  67,400   568,182

*James River Coal Co.

  11,000   555,170

*National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.

  8,950   588,910

Total

      3,866,226

Financials (8.5%)

       

BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. - Class A

  16,200   275,238

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

  12,800   339,712

First Republic Bank

  10,950   385,769

Greater Bay Bancorp

  19,800   487,872

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

  20,300   846,306

Investors Financial Services Corp.

  5,050   166,145

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Inc.

  11,400   272,574

*Nexity Financial Corp.

  20,600   334,750

optionsXpress Holdings, Inc.

  27,114   516,251

Placer Sierra Bancshares

  12,300   337,881

*Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.

  18,700   807,466

Total

      4,769,964
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Health Care (15.0%)

   

*Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc.

  14,334   462,845

*The Advisory Board Co.

  14,000   728,560

*Horizon Health Corp.

  29,300   796,081

*Kyphon, Inc.

  15,700   689,858

LCA-Vision, Inc.

  6,150   228,288

*Nabi Biopharmaceuticals

  14,100   184,710

*Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.

  8,760   672,943

*Providence Service Corp.

  23,814   728,470

*Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.

  14,700   797,181

*Radiation Therapy Services, Inc.

  21,900   697,734

*ResMed, Inc.

  10,370   825,970

*Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

  29,550   627,938

*Syneron Medical Ltd., ADR

  20,100   734,454

*Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.

  6,400   243,648

Total

      8,418,680

Industrials (11.7%)

   

Brady Corp. - Class A

  12,200   377,468

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

  15,470   991,935

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

  8,100   631,638

*Corrections Corp. of America

  15,510   615,747

Forward Air Corp.

  25,650   944,946

*Hudson Highland Group, Inc.

  26,400   659,208

Knight Transportation, Inc.

  19,760   481,354

*Marlin Business Services, Inc.

  31,980   736,819

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. - Class A

  17,950   595,402

Strayer Education, Inc.

  5,380   508,518

Total

      6,543,035

Information Technology (23.2%)

   

*Blackboard, Inc.

  12,100   302,621

*Cogent, Inc.

  3,600   85,500

*Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A

  15,500   722,145

*Cree, Inc.

  10,640   266,213

*Digital River, Inc.

  11,900   414,715

*Entegris, Inc.

  77,590   876,767

*Essex Corp.

  30,500   660,935

*Euronet Worldwide, Inc.

  36,000   1,065,240

*Genesis Microchip, Inc.

  41,800   917,510

*iPayment Holdings, Inc.

  6,000   227,040

*Kanbay International, Inc.

  39,800   748,240

*MKS Instruments, Inc.

  41,900   721,937

*O2Micro International, Ltd.

  63,600   1,001,064

*Plexus Corp.

  34,700   593,023

*Sonic Solutions

  29,400   632,100

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Information Technology (continued)

   

*Tekelec

  42,000   879,900

*Tessera Technologies, Inc.

  22,100   661,011

*THQ, Inc.

  40,800   869,856

*TNS, Inc.

  5,000   121,250

*Unica Corp.

  24,700   271,206

*Verint Systems, Inc.

  19,540   799,968

*Westell Technologies, Inc. - Class A

  47,900   174,356

Total

      13,012,597

Materials (4.0%)

   

Airgas, Inc.

  38,750   1,148,163

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

  21,520   715,755

Steel Technologies, Inc.

  13,600   352,648

Total

      2,216,566

Telecommunication Services (2.0%)

   

*Alamosa Holdings, Inc.

  27,500   470,524

*JAMDAT Mobile, Inc.

  11,800   247,800

*UbiquiTel, Inc.

  43,600   381,064

Total

      1,099,388

Utilities (0.1%)

       

ITC Holdings Corp.

  1,600   46,368

Total Common Stocks (Cost $41,842,778)

      50,316,927

Money Market Investments (10.0%)

Autos (5.3%)

       

(b) Daimler Chrysler Auto,
3.76%, 10/21/05

  3,000,000   2,994,360

Federal Government & Agencies (0.9%)

(b) Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.62%, 12/28/05

  500,000   495,495

Personal Credit Institutions (3.8%)

   

Rabobank Financial Corp., 3.87%, 10/3/05

  2,100,000   2,100,000

Total Money Market Investments (Cost $5,590,036)

  5,589,855

Total Investments (99.9%)
(Cost $47,432,814)
(a)

  55,906,782

Other Assets,
Less Liabilities (0.1%)

  53,571

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

  55,960,353

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

ADR after the name of a security represents - American Depository Receipt.

 

(a) At September 30, 2005 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes was $47,432,814 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $8,473,968 which is comprised of $9,296,657 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $822,689 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for open futures positions or when-issued securities. Information regarding open futures contracts as of period end is summarized below.

 

Issuer   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Russell 2000 Index Futures (Long)
(Total notional value at 9/30/05, $3,402,500)

  10   12/05   $(42,000 )

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Stocks of smaller or newer companies, such as those held in this Fund, are more likely to realize more substantial growth as well as suffer more significant losses than larger or more established issuers. Investments in such companies can be both more volatile and more speculative. Investing in small company stocks involves a greater degree of risk than investing in medium or large company stocks.

 

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September 30, 2005

Aggressive Growth Stock Fund

 

Sector Allocation 9/30/05

 

LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on net assets.

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution [and/or service] (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at March 31, 2005 and held for the entire period ended September 30, 2005.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Aggressive Growth Stock Fund Class A

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,062.20   $ 6.70

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,018.27   $ 6.56

 

Aggressive Growth Stock Fund Class B

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,059.10   $ 10.02

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,015.03     $9.80

 

Aggressive Growth Stock Fund Class C

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,058.30   $ 10.01

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,015.03     $9.80

 

* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.30% for Class A shares, 1.95% for Class B shares, and 1.95% for Class C shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Aggressive Growth Stock Fund

 

Schedule of Investments 9/30/05 (Unaudited)

 

    Shares/Par   $ Value

Common Stocks (93.5%)

       

Consumer Discretionary (13.4%)

   

*The Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

  56,800   1,774,432

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

  28,900   1,868,096

*Education Management Corp.

  76,800   2,476,032

Fortune Brands, Inc.

  23,500   1,911,255

Garmin, Ltd.

  26,700   1,811,061

Gentex Corp.

  74,520   1,296,648

*Lamar Advertising Co. - Class A

  30,800   1,397,088

Michaels Stores, Inc.

  68,020   2,248,741

*O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

  87,680   2,470,822

*Payless ShoeSource, Inc.

  81,400   1,416,360

*Scientific Games Corp.

  103,700   3,214,701

Station Casinos, Inc.

  40,200   2,667,672

Total

      24,552,908

Consumer Staples (0.7%)

       

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

  10,000   1,344,500

Energy (11.6%)

       

BJ Services Co.

  100,500   3,616,995

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

  49,700   3,790,619

*Nabors Industries, Ltd.

  50,250   3,609,458

*National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.

  53,300   3,507,140

*Newfield Exploration Co.

  53,800   2,641,580

Range Resources Corp.

  42,800   1,652,508

Smith International, Inc.

  75,400   2,511,574

Total

      21,329,874

Financials (9.4%)

       

*Ameritrade Holding Corp.

  122,700   2,635,596

Assured Guaranty, Ltd.

  78,500   1,878,505

*CapitalSource, Inc.

  43,000   937,400

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Inc.

  2,600   876,980

CIT Group, Inc.

  16,300   736,434

The Colonial BancGroup, Inc.

  78,700   1,762,880

Investors Financial Services Corp.

  19,580   644,182

Legg Mason, Inc.

  31,205   3,422,876

*Refco, Inc.

  6,300   178,101

The St. Joe Co.

  22,700   1,417,615

Ventas, Inc.

  82,900   2,669,380

Total

      17,159,949

Health Care (15.6%)

       

*Caremark Rx, Inc.

  49,997   2,496,350

*Celgene Corp.

  29,300   1,591,576

*Centene Corp.

  22,800   570,684

*Covance, Inc.

  33,400   1,602,866
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Health Care (continued)

       

*Cytyc Corp.

  125,600   3,372,360

*DaVita, Inc.

  55,400   2,552,278

*Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

  32,900   1,868,720

*Lincare Holdings, Inc.

  58,200   2,389,110

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.

  64,400   2,096,864

*Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

  24,400   1,200,236

*ResMed, Inc.

  33,100   2,636,415

*St. Jude Medical, Inc.

  58,720   2,748,096

*Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

  40,600   1,604,106

*VCA Antech, Inc.

  72,400   1,847,648

Total

      28,577,309

Industrials (12.4%)

       

ARAMARK Corp. - Class B

  85,900   2,294,389

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

  46,350   3,614,373

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

  38,800   2,203,064

Fastenal Co.

  39,840   2,433,826

Graco, Inc.

  57,440   1,969,043

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

  58,200   1,106,382

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

  25,270   1,998,099

*Monster Worldwide, Inc.

  71,900   2,208,049

Pentair, Inc.

  32,100   1,171,650

Robert Half International, Inc.

  78,400   2,790,256

*Stericycle, Inc.

  17,300   988,695

Total

      22,777,826

Information Technology (25.9%)

   

*Activision, Inc.

  184,133   3,765,520

*Alliance Data Systems Corp.

  33,700   1,319,355

*Altera Corp.

  90,600   1,731,366

*Amdocs, Ltd.

  63,680   1,765,846

Amphenol Corp. - Class A

  42,700   1,722,518

*ATI Technologies, Inc.

  146,600   2,043,604

*Broadcom Corp. - Class A

  44,700   2,096,877

*CheckFree Corp.

  38,600   1,459,852

*Cogent, Inc.

  89,500   2,125,625

*Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A

  41,700   1,942,803

*Cognos, Inc.

  50,510   1,966,354

*Cree, Inc.

  95,500   2,389,410

*Electronics for Imaging, Inc.

  19,400   445,036

*FLIR Systems, Inc.

  48,400   1,431,672

Harris Corp.

  101,300   4,234,339

*Jabil Circuit, Inc.

  105,880   3,273,810

KLA-Tencor Corp.

  39,050   1,904,078

 

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September 30, 2005

 

    Shares/Par   $ Value  

Information Technology (continued)

     

Microchip Technology, Inc.

  57,597   1,734,822  

*NAVTEQ Corp.

  53,600   2,677,320  

Paychex, Inc.

  48,312   1,791,409  

*Salesforce.com, Inc.

  56,000   1,294,720  

*VeriFone Holdings, Inc.

  66,300   1,333,293  

*VeriSign, Inc.

  63,030   1,346,951  

*Zebra Technologies Corp. - Class A

  41,937   1,639,317  

Total

      47,435,897  

Materials (2.5%)

     

Chemtura Corp.

  90,000   1,117,800  

The Lubrizol Corp.

  37,700   1,633,541  

Praxair, Inc.

  38,920   1,865,436  

Total

      4,616,777  

Telecommunication Services (2.0%)

     

*Alamosa Holdings, Inc.

  96,200   1,645,982  

*NeuStar, Inc. - Class A

  62,000   1,983,380  

Total

      3,629,362  

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $147,163,033)

  171,424,402  

Money Market Investments (7.4%)

 

Autos (1.6%)

     

(b) Daimler Chrysler Auto, 3.77%, 10/11/05

  3,000,000   2,997,487  

Federal Government & Agencies (1.0%)

 

(b) Federal Home Loan,
3.68%, 12/20/05

  1,800,000   1,785,294  

Finance Lessors (1.6%)

         

Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., 3.75%, 10/18/05

  3,000,000   2,995,313  

Personal Credit Institutions (1.5%)

     

Rabobank Financial Corp., 3.87%, 10/3/05

  2,700,000   2,700,000  

Security Brokers and Dealers (1.7%)

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 3.75%, 10/7/05

  3,000,000   2,998,749  

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost $13,477,178)

  13,476,843  

Total Investments (100.9%)
(Cost $160,640,211)
(a)

  184,901,245  

Other Assets,
Less Liabilities (-0.9%)

  (1,623,783 )

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

  183,277,462  

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

(a) At September 30, 2005 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes was $160,640,211 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $24,261,035 which is comprised of $27,094,203 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $2,833,168 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for open futures positions or when-issued securities. Information regarding open futures contracts as of period end is summarized below.

 

Issuer   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Midcap 400 Index
Futures (Long)
(Total notional value at 9/30/05, $4,700,725)

  13   12/05   $(16,175 )

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Stocks of smaller or newer companies, such as those held in this Fund, are more likely to realize more substantial growth as well as suffer more significant losses than larger or more established issuers. Investments in such companies can be both more volatile and more speculative. Investing in small company stocks involves a greater degree of risk than investing in medium or large company stocks. Investing in medium company stocks involves a greater degree of risk than investing in large company stocks.

 

7


International Equity Funds

 

Asset Allocation 9/30/05

 

LOGO

 

Asset Allocation is based on percentage of equities.

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution [and/or service] (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at March 31, 2005 and held for the entire period ended September 30, 2005.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

International Equity Fund Class A

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

   $1,000.00   $ 1,077.90   $7.22

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00   $ 1,017.82   $7.01

 

International Equity Fund Class B

 

     Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

   $1,000.00   $ 1,074.40   $11.02

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00   $ 1,014.14   $10.70

 

* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.39% for Class A shares, 2.13% for Class B shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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September 30, 2005

International Equity Fund

 

Schedule of Investments 9/30/05 (Unaudited)

 

    Country   Shares/Par   $ Value

Foreign Common Stock (98.2%)

Consumer Discretionary (10.8%)

Accor SA

  France   35,700   1,808,612

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC

  United Kingdom   258,750   2,565,715

Compass Group PLC

  United Kingdom   314,150   1,146,261

Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.

  Japan   33,900   1,118,634

GKN PLC

  United Kingdom   442,090   2,305,244

Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics NV

  Netherlands   95,717   2,551,521

Michelin SA - Class B

  France   33,410   1,968,924

Pearson PLC

  United Kingdom   164,440   1,917,102

Reed Elsevier NV

  Netherlands   137,730   1,906,302

Sony Corp.

  Japan   50,400   1,658,655

Valeo SA

  France   20,532   856,007

VNU NV

  Netherlands   35,390   1,115,767

Volkswagen AG

  Germany   44,480   2,745,719

Wolters Kluwer NV

  Netherlands   21,540   402,011

Total

          24,066,474

Consumer Staples (3.5%)

Boots Group PLC

  United Kingdom   129,500   1,394,064

Cadbury Schweppes PLC

  United Kingdom   232,230   2,349,994

Nestle SA

  Switzerland   8,330   2,450,638

Unilever PLC

  United Kingdom   164,590   1,723,763

Total

          7,918,459

Energy (6.6%)

BP PLC

  United Kingdom   222,790   2,641,984

ENI SPA

  Italy   87,970   2,614,935

Repsol YPF SA

  Spain   106,100   3,448,709

Royal Dutch Shell

  United Kingdom   87,145   3,018,614

SBM Offshore NV

  Netherlands   24,160   2,021,518

Total SA

  France   3,970   1,083,145

Total

          14,828,905

Financials (20.7%)

ACE, Ltd.

  Bermuda   49,460   2,328,082

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

  Australia   19,230   352,440

AXA SA

  France   99,719   2,745,967
    Country   Shares/Par   $ Value

Financials (continued)

*Banca Nazionale Del Lavora SPA

  Italy   335,109   1,078,745

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA

  Spain   193,870   2,554,771

Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd.

  Hong Kong   223,000   2,518,101

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

  Singapore   256,000   2,394,081

HSBC Holdings PLC

  United Kingdom   115,600   1,882,025

ING Groep NV

  Netherlands   92,130   2,755,309

Kookmin Bank

  South Korea   47,000   2,785,489

Lloyds TSB Group PLC

  United Kingdom   242,970   2,007,345

National Australia Bank, Ltd.

  Australia   110,312   2,784,124

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

  Japan   72,200   1,121,795

Nordea Bank AB

  Sweden   179,410   1,798,847

Nordea Bank AB - FDR

  Sweden   195,030   1,946,942

Riunione ADRiatica DI Sicurta SPA

  Italy   96,015   2,192,504

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

  United Kingdom   64,040   1,822,887

Sompo Japan Insurance, Inc.

  Japan   236,000   3,129,591

Standard Chartered PLC

  United Kingdom   79,550   1,721,151

Swire Pacific, Ltd. - Class A

  Hong Kong   166,000   1,528,884

Swire Pacific, Ltd. - Class B

  Hong Kong   598,500   1,053,079

*Swiss Reinsurance Co.

  Switzerland   36,590   2,412,372

XL Capital, Ltd. - Class A

  Bermuda   20,300   1,381,009

Total

          46,295,540

Health Care (5.5%)

*CK Life Sciences International, Inc.

  Hong Kong   2,560   350

Glaxosmithkline PLC

  United Kingdom   77,740   1,983,180

 

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    Country   Shares/Par   $ Value

Health Care (continued)

Olympus Corp.

  Japan   49,000   1,087,304

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

  Japan   19,700   919,472

SANOFI-AVENTIS

  France   34,683   2,874,820

Shire Pharmaceuticals Group PLC

  United Kingdom   238,840   2,913,357

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.

  Japan   43,300   2,586,793

Total

          12,365,276

Industrials (16.2%)

Adecco SA

  Switzerland   26,660   1,222,111

Atlas Copco AB

  Sweden   141,990   2,760,116

BAE Systems PLC

  United Kingdom   732,000   4,448,260

*British Airways PLC

  United Kingdom   267,250   1,384,099

Deutsche Post AG

  Germany   128,710   3,019,787

East Japan Railway Co.

  Japan   233   1,332,133

Empresa Brasiliera de Aeronautica SA, ADR

  Brazil   31,570   1,218,602

Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd.

  Hong Kong   233,000   2,411,769

KCI Konecranes International PLC

  Finland   35,290   1,638,074

Rentokil Initial PLC

  United Kingdom   570,460   1,667,704

*Rolls Royce Group PLC

  United Kingdom   408,530   2,699,398

Securitas AB - Class B

  Sweden   135,450   2,102,839

Smiths Group PLC

  United Kingdom   102,720   1,742,714

Societe Bic SA

  France   18,578   1,102,457

Toto, Ltd.

  Japan   180,000   1,429,328

*Vestas Wind Systems A/S

  Denmark   178,413   4,323,626

Volvo AB -
Class B

  Sweden   40,900   1,788,056

Total

          36,291,073

Information Technology (7.6%)

*Celestica, Inc.

  Canada   87,600   983,481

*Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd.

  Israel   81,590   1,984,269
    Country   Shares/Par   $ Value

Information Technology (continued)

Compal Electronics, Inc.

  Taiwan   1,205,070   1,189,256

Hitachi, Ltd.

  Japan   256,000   1,623,999

LITE-ON Technology Corp.

  Taiwan   989,000   1,104,171

Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.

  Japan   17,300   854,773

Nintendo Co.,
Ltd.

  Japan   13,800   1,612,070

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

  South Korea   9,830   5,549,725

Toshiba Corp.

  Japan   493,000   2,174,872

Total

          17,076,616

Materials (11.2%)

Akzo Nobel NV

  Netherlands   51,780   2,264,284

Alcan, Inc.

  Canada   88,390   2,806,455

Alumina, Ltd.

  Australia   405,550   1,892,256

BASF AG

  Germany   44,220   3,334,280

Bayer AG

  Germany   56,770   2,086,880

BHP Billiton, Ltd.

  Australia   174,510   2,965,136

Cia Vale DO Rio Doce Spon, ADR

  Brazil   87,150   3,391,007

Domtar, Inc.

  Canada   97,740   629,087

Norske Skogindustrier ASA

  Norway   123,180   1,826,658

*Norske Skogindustrier Rights

  Norway   123,180   217,122

Stora Enso OYJ -
Class R

  Finland   141,510   1,951,796

UPM-KYMMENE Corp.

  Finland   84,760   1,701,478

Total

          25,066,439

Telecommunication Services (9.2%)

BCE, Inc.

  Canada   91,050   2,498,658

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., ADR

  Taiwan   60,100   1,112,451

KT Corp., ADR

  South Korea   82,460   1,855,350

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

  Japan   414   2,038,221

Portugal Telecom SA

  Portugal   135,250   1,239,288

 

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September 30, 2005

 

    Country   Shares/Par   $ Value

Telecommunication Services (continued)

SK Telecom, Ltd., ADR

  South Korea   69,330   1,514,167

Telefonica SA, ADR

  Spain   56,360   2,779,675

Telefonos De Mexico SA, ADR

  Mexico   110,560   2,351,611

Telenor ASA

  Norway   258,370   2,316,669

†Vodafone Group PLC

  United Kingdom   1,082,090   2,826,502

Total

          20,532,592

Utilities (6.9%)

           

E.On AG

  Germany   31,420   2,895,285

Endesa SA

  Spain   44,630   1,198,308

Hong Kong Electric Holdings, Ltd.

  Hong Kong   332,248   1,642,449

Iberdrola SA

  Spain   82,830   2,323,236

Korea Electric Power Corp.

  South Korea   48,010   1,641,052

National Grid Transco PLC

  United Kingdom   205,232   1,929,749

Suez SA

  France   129,390   3,751,777

Total

          15,381,856

Total Foreign Common Stock (Cost $148,554,168)

  219,823,230

Money Market Investment (1.7%)

Personal Credit Institutions (0.3%)

Rabobank Financial Corp., 3.88%, 10/3/05

      700,000   700,000

Short Term Business Credit (1.4%)

   

Sheffield
Receivables, 3.70%, 10/11/05

  3,000,000   2,997,547

Total Money Market Investment (Cost $3,697,547)

  3,697,547

Total Investments (99.9%) (Cost $152,251,715)(a)

  223,520,777

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.1%)

  165,965

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

  223,686,742

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

ADR after the name of a security represents - American Depository Receipt.

 

Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Directors.

 

(a) At September 30, 2005 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes was $152,251,715 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $71,269,062 which is comprised of $73,765,361 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $2,496,299 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

Investment Percentage by Country:

United Kingdom

   21.5%

Japan

   10.2%

France

   7.2%

Germany

   6.3%

South Korea

   6.0%

Netherlands

   5.8%

Spain

   5.5%

Other

   37.5%

Total

   100.00%

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Investors should be aware of the risks of investments in foreign securities, particularly investments in securities of companies in developing nations. These include the risks of currency fluctuation, of political and economic instability and of less well-developed government supervision and regulation of business and industry practices, as well as differences in accounting standards.

 

11


Index 400 Stock Fund

 

Sector Allocation 9/30/05

 

LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on equities.

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution [and/or service] (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at March 31, 2005 and held for the entire period ended September 30, 2005.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Index 400 Stock Fund Class A

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $1,000.00   $ 1,090.30   $3.61

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $ 1,021.31   $3.49

 

Index 400 Stock Fund Class B

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $1,000.00   $ 1,086.80   $7.14

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $ 1,017.92   $6.91

 

* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.69% for Class A shares, 1.37% for Class B shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

12


September 30, 2005

Index 400 Stock Fund

 

Schedule of Investments 9/30/05 (Unaudited)

 

    Shares/Par   $ Value
         

Common Stocks (92.8%)

   

Consumer Discretionary (15.5%)

*99 Cents Only Stores

  9,200   85,100

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. - Class A

  16,600   827,510

*Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

  20,700   800,676

*Aeropostale, Inc.

  10,600   225,250

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

  23,400   550,602

American Greetings Corp. - Class A

  13,200   361,680

*AnnTaylor Stores Corp.

  14,000   371,700

Applebee’s International, Inc.

  15,600   322,764

ArvinMeritor, Inc.

  13,475   225,302

Bandag, Inc.

  2,200   94,292

Barnes & Noble, Inc.

  10,800   407,160

Belo Corp. - Class A

  19,000   434,340

Blyth, Inc.

  5,600   124,824

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.

  6,800   154,428

Borders Group, Inc.

  13,600   301,512

BorgWarner, Inc.

  10,800   609,768

Boyd Gaming Corp.

  8,800   379,456

Brinker International, Inc.

  17,050   640,398

Callaway Golf Co.

  12,500   188,625

*Career Education Corp.

  19,700   700,532

*CarMax, Inc.

  20,000   625,400

Catalina Marketing Corp.

  8,500   193,290

CBRL Group, Inc.

  9,000   302,940

*The Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

  15,000   468,600

*Chico’s FAS, Inc.

  34,600   1,273,280

Claire’s Stores, Inc.

  19,000   458,470

*Corinthian Colleges, Inc.

  17,500   232,225

*DeVry, Inc.

  11,200   213,360

*Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

  20,850   451,403

*Education Management Corp.

  11,800   380,432

*Emmis Communications Corp. - Class A

  5,680   125,471

*Entercom Communications Corp. - Class A

  7,400   233,766

Foot Locker, Inc.

  30,100   660,394

Furniture Brands International, Inc.

  10,200   183,906

Gentex Corp.

  29,900   520,260

GTECH Holdings Corp.

  22,100   708,526

Harman International Industries, Inc.

  11,500   1,176,105

Harte-Hanks, Inc.

  11,050   292,052

*Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. - Class A

  6,900   353,280

International Speedway Corp. - Class A

  6,800   356,796
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

*ITT Educational Services, Inc.

  8,900   439,215

*Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.

  11,900   74,494

*Laureate Education, Inc.

  9,451   462,815

Lear Corp.

  12,900   438,213

Lee Enterprises, Inc.

  8,700   369,576

Lennar Corp. - Class A

  25,700   1,535,832

Media General, Inc. - Class A

  4,600   266,846

Michaels Stores, Inc.

  26,000   859,560

Modine Manufacturing Co.

  5,700   209,076

*Mohawk Industries, Inc.

  10,000   802,500

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. - Class A

  9,400   939,530

*O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

  19,000   535,420

Outback Steakhouse, Inc.

  11,900   435,540

*Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc.

  14,400   308,736

*Payless ShoeSource, Inc.

  12,921   224,825

PETsMART, Inc.

  27,600   601,128

Pier 1 Imports, Inc.

  16,500   185,955

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.

  11,600   583,480

The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. - Class A

  19,100   305,027

Regis Corp.

  8,600   325,252

*Rent-A-Center, Inc.

  12,600   243,306

Ross Stores, Inc.

  28,300   670,710

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.

  12,400   269,824

The Ryland Group, Inc.

  9,000   615,780

*Saks, Inc.

  26,800   495,800

*Scholastic Corp.

  6,700   247,632

*Sotheby’s Holdings, Inc. - Class A

  6,200   103,664

Thor Industries, Inc.

  6,700   227,800

*The Timberland Co. - Class A

  10,300   347,934

*Toll Brothers, Inc.

  18,100   808,527

Tupperware Corp.

  10,200   232,356

*Urban Outfitters, Inc.

  18,600   546,840

*Valassis Communications, Inc.

  9,600   374,208

The Washington Post Co. - Class B

  800   642,000

Westwood One, Inc.

  14,800   294,372

*Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

  22,300   855,205

Total

      33,894,853

Consumer Staples (3.2%)

*BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.

  13,100   364,180

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

  12,150   448,821

*Dean Foods Co.

  28,937   1,124,492

*Energizer Holdings, Inc.

  13,700   776,790

Hormel Foods Corp.

  13,500   445,365

 

13


 

    Shares/Par   $ Value

Consumer Staples (continued)

The J.M. Smucker Co.

  11,180   542,677

Lancaster Colony Corp.

  5,000   215,000

PepsiAmericas, Inc.

  13,700   311,401

Ruddick Corp.

  8,200   189,010

*Smithfield Foods, Inc.

  16,900   501,592

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

  5,863   186,150

Universal Corp.

  4,900   190,267

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

  12,500   1,680,625

Total

      6,976,370

Energy (8.4%)

       

Arch Coal, Inc.

  12,200   823,500

*Cooper Cameron Corp.

  10,500   776,265

*Denbury Resources, Inc.

  10,900   549,796

ENSCO International, Inc.

  29,100   1,355,769

*FMC Technologies, Inc.

  13,299   560,021

*Forest Oil Corp.

  9,900   515,790

*Grant Prideco, Inc.

  23,900   971,535

*Hanover Compressor Co.

  17,200   238,392

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

  9,800   591,822

*Newfield Exploration Co.

  24,300   1,193,130

Noble Energy, Inc.

  33,400   1,566,460

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

  5,700   332,481

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

  32,600   1,176,208

Peabody Energy Corp.

  20,300   1,712,305

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

  27,600   1,515,792

*Plains Exploration & Production Co.

  14,900   638,018

Pogo Producing Co.

  11,700   689,598

*Pride International, Inc.

  25,800   735,558

Smith International, Inc.

  40,800   1,359,048

Tidewater, Inc.

  11,700   569,439

Western Gas Resources, Inc.

  10,500   537,915

Total

      18,408,842

Financials (16.7%)

       

A.G. Edwards, Inc.

  14,800   648,388

*Allmerica Financial Corp.

  10,300   423,742

AMB Property Corp.

  16,100   722,890

American Financial Group, Inc.

  7,500   254,475

*AmeriCredit Corp.

  28,400   677,908

AmerUs Group Co.

  7,500   430,275

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

  17,900   515,699

Associated Banc-Corp.

  24,511   747,095

Astoria Financial Corp.

  17,600   464,992

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

  10,100   497,122

Brown & Brown, Inc.

  10,600   526,714

City National Corp.

  7,900   553,711
    Shares/Par   $ Value
         

Financials (continued)

       

The Colonial BancGroup, Inc.

  29,800   667,520

Commerce Bancorp, Inc.

  31,100   954,459

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

  8,700   429,258

Developers Diversified Realty Corp.

  20,800   971,360

Eaton Vance Corp.

  25,300   627,946

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

  10,800   1,057,320

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

  33,213   1,478,643

First American Corp.

  14,900   680,483

FirstMerit Corp.

  16,100   431,319

Greater Bay Bancorp

  9,800   241,472

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

  20,150   574,880

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

  10,300   303,953

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

  8,200   162,196

Hospitality Properties Trust

  12,000   514,320

Independence Community Bank Corp.

  13,900   473,851

IndyMac Bancorp, Inc.

  12,000   474,960

Investors Financial Services Corp.

  12,800   421,120

Jefferies Group, Inc.

  8,700   378,885

*LaBranche & Co., Inc.

  10,500   91,245

Legg Mason, Inc.

  21,100   2,314,459

Leucadia National Corp.

  15,500   668,050

Liberty Property Trust

  16,700   710,418

The Macerich Co.

  11,400   740,316

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

  9,900   444,906

Mercantile Bankshares Corp.

  15,300   824,364

Mercury General Corp.

  6,800   407,932

New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc.

  19,800   454,410

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

  42,788   701,723

Ohio Casualty Corp.

  12,000   325,440

Old Republic International Corp.

  35,100   936,117

The PMI Group, Inc.

  18,000   717,660

Protective Life Corp.

  13,400   551,812

Radian Group, Inc.

  16,500   876,150

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

  11,100   356,532

Rayonier, Inc.

  9,605   553,440

Regency Centers Corp.

  12,100   695,145

SEI Investments Co.

  12,200   458,476

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.

  5,400   454,680

*SVB Financial Group

  6,800   330,752

TCF Financial Corp.

  22,300   596,525

Texas Regional Bancshares, Inc. - Class A

  7,900   227,441

United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc.

  26,300   623,310

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Financials (continued)

       

Unitrin, Inc.

  9,000   427,140

W.R. Berkley Corp.

  21,375   843,885

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. - Class A

  16,100   311,696

Washington Federal, Inc.

  16,634   375,263

Webster Financial Corp.

  10,300   463,088

Weingarten Realty Investors

  15,400   582,890

Westamerica Bancorporation

  6,300   325,395

Wilmington Trust Corp.

  13,000   473,850

Total

      36,171,466

Health Care (11.1%)

       

*Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.

  12,492   474,071

*Apria Healthcare Group, Inc.

  9,400   299,954

*Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

  15,675   860,871

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

  11,900   642,362

*Cephalon, Inc.

  11,100   515,262

*Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.

  13,800   601,956

*Community Health Systems, Inc.

  8,900   345,409

*Covance, Inc.

  12,100   580,679

*Cytyc Corp.

  21,900   588,015

DENTSPLY International, Inc.

  13,600   734,672

*Edwards Lifesciences Corp.

  11,400   506,274

*Gen-Probe, Inc.

  9,700   479,665

*Health Net, Inc.

  21,600   1,022,112

*Henry Schein, Inc.

  16,700   711,754

Hillenbrand Industries, Inc.

  10,600   498,730

*INAMED Corp.

  6,900   522,192

*Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

  6,700   491,043

*Invitrogen Corp.

  10,000   752,300

*IVAX Corp.

  38,400   1,012,224

*LifePoint Hospitals, Inc.

  9,000   393,570

*Lincare Holdings, Inc.

  19,000   779,950

*Martek Biosciences Corp.

  6,100   214,293

*Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

  59,100   551,403

Omnicare, Inc.

  20,200   1,135,846

*PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc.

  16,700   1,332,326

*Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc.

  6,600   175,692

*Patterson Companies, Inc.

  26,400   1,056,792

Perrigo Co.

  16,000   228,960

*Protein Design Labs, Inc.

  20,400   571,200

*Renal Care Group, Inc.

  13,050   617,526

*Sepracor, Inc.

  20,100   1,185,699

STERIS Corp.

  13,300   316,407

*Techne Corp.

  7,400   421,652

*Triad Hospitals, Inc.

  16,514   747,589
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Health Care (continued)

       

Universal Health Services, Inc. - Class B

  11,200   533,456

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International

  17,800   357,424

*Varian, Inc.

  6,200   212,784

*Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

  25,400   1,003,554

*VCA Antech, Inc.

  13,600   347,072

*Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

  17,900   400,065

Total

      24,222,805

Industrials (11.9%)

       

Adesa, Inc.

  17,200   380,120

*AGCO Corp.

  17,400   316,680

*AirTran Holdings, Inc.

  16,700   211,422

*Alaska Air Group, Inc.

  4,600   133,676

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

  8,400   447,216

*Alliant Techsystems, Inc.

  7,100   530,015

AMETEK, Inc.

  13,400   575,798

Banta Corp.

  4,800   244,272

The Brink’s Co.

  10,900   447,554

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

  16,400   1,051,568

Carlisle Companies, Inc.

  6,000   381,420

*ChoicePoint, Inc.

  17,333   748,266

CNF, Inc.

  10,100   530,250

*Copart, Inc.

  13,300   317,471

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

  7,900   616,042

Crane Co.

  9,800   291,452

Deluxe Corp.

  9,700   389,552

Donaldson Co., Inc.

  13,200   402,996

*The Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

  13,100   862,897

*Dycom Industries, Inc.

  9,400   190,068

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

  20,500   1,163,990

Fastenal Co.

  11,700   714,753

Federal Signal Corp.

  9,300   158,937

*Flowserve Corp.

  10,600   385,310

GATX Corp.

  9,600   379,680

Graco, Inc.

  13,300   455,924

Granite Construction, Inc.

  6,200   237,088

Harsco Corp.

  8,000   524,560

Herman Miller, Inc.

  13,500   409,050

HNI Corp.

  9,300   560,046

Hubbell, Inc. - Class B

  11,800   553,774

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

  21,600   410,616

*Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

  11,000   741,400

*JetBlue Airways Corp.

  17,650   310,640

Joy Global, Inc.

  15,400   777,084

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Industrials (continued)

       

Kelly Services, Inc. - Class A

  3,600   110,376

Kennametal, Inc.

  7,300   357,992

*Korn/Ferry International

  5,800   95,062

Manpower, Inc.

  17,300   767,947

Nordson Corp.

  5,600   212,968

Pentair, Inc.

  19,500   711,750

Precision Castparts Corp.

  25,400   1,348,739

*Quanta Services, Inc.

  14,900   190,124

Republic Services, Inc.

  23,200   818,728

Rollins, Inc.

  5,650   110,288

*Sequa Corp. - Class A

  1,200   70,800

SPX Corp.

  14,400   661,680

*Stericycle, Inc.

  8,500   485,775

*Swift Transportation Co., Inc.

  10,000   177,000

Tecumseh Products Co. - Class A

  3,500   75,320

Teleflex, Inc.

  7,000   493,500

*Thomas & Betts Corp.

  11,500   395,715

The Timken Co.

  17,500   518,525

Trinity Industries, Inc.

  7,100   287,479

*United Rentals, Inc.

  12,900   254,259

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

  9,175   158,636

*Yellow Roadway Corp.

  11,000   455,620

York International Corp.

  8,100   454,167

Total

      26,064,037

Information Technology (14.0%)

*3Com Corp.

  73,700   300,696

*Activision, Inc.

  38,733   792,090

Acxiom Corp.

  16,900   316,368

ADTRAN, Inc.

  11,700   368,550

*Advent Software, Inc.

  4,300   115,842

*Alliance Data Systems Corp.

  9,600   375,840

Amphenol Corp. - Class A

  16,900   681,746

*Anteon International Corp.

  6,200   265,112

*Arrow Electronics, Inc.

  22,600   708,736

*Atmel Corp.

  81,200   167,272

*Avnet, Inc.

  27,800   679,710

*Avocent Corp.

  9,500   300,580

*The BISYS Group, Inc.

  23,200   311,576

*Cabot Microelectronics Corp.

  4,785   140,583

*Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

  52,700   851,632

CDW Corp.

  12,200   718,824

*Ceridian Corp.

  28,800   597,600

Certegy, Inc.

  11,900   476,238

*CheckFree Corp.

  15,500   586,210

*Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A

  26,000   1,211,340
    Shares/Par   $ Value
         

Information Technology (continued)

* CommScope, Inc.

  9,200   159,528

*Credence Systems Corp.

  17,600   140,448

*Cree, Inc.

  14,400   360,288

*CSG Systems International, Inc.

  9,700   210,587

*Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

  25,300   380,765

Diebold, Inc.

  13,700   472,102

*DST Systems, Inc.

  13,100   718,273

*F5 Networks, Inc.

  7,200   312,984

Fair Isaac Corp.

  12,950   580,160

*Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.

  23,000   341,780

*Gartner, Inc.

  11,600   135,604

Harris Corp.

  25,600   1,070,080

Imation Corp.

  6,500   278,655

*Integrated Device Technology, Inc.

  37,620   404,039

*International Rectifier Corp.

  12,400   558,992

Intersil Corp. - Class A

  29,400   640,332

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

  13,700   265,780

*Keane, Inc.

  9,500   108,585

*KEMET Corp.

  16,600   139,108

*Lam Research Corp.

  26,600   810,502

*Lattice Semiconductor Corp.

  21,800   93,304

*LTX Corp.

  11,800   49,796

*Macromedia, Inc.

  14,400   585,648

*Macrovision Corp.

  9,700   185,270

*McAfee, Inc.

  31,200   980,304

*McDATA Corp. - Class A

  30,300   158,772

*MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.

  25,300   576,587

*Mentor Graphics Corp.

  15,000   129,000

*Micrel, Inc.

  12,600   141,498

Microchip Technology, Inc.

  40,000   1,204,800

MoneyGram International, Inc.

  16,600   360,386

*MPS Group, Inc.

  19,900   234,820

National Instruments Corp.

  10,350   255,024

*Newport Corp.

  7,700   107,261

Plantronics, Inc.

  9,000   277,290

*Plexus Corp.

  8,300   141,847

*Polycom, Inc.

  18,800   303,996

*Powerwave Technologies, Inc.

  21,100   274,089

The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. - Class A

  10,000   274,100

*RF Micro Devices, Inc.

  36,100   203,965

*RSA Security, Inc.

  13,700   174,127

*SanDisk Corp.

  34,800   1,679,100

*Semtech Corp.

  14,200   233,874

*Silicon Laboratories, Inc.

  7,200   218,808

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Information Technology (continued)

*SRA International, Inc. - Class A

  6,400   227,072

*Sybase, Inc.

  17,200   402,824

*Synopsys, Inc.

  27,600   521,640

*Tech Data Corp.

  11,300   414,823

*Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. - Class A

  6,400   178,240

*TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.

  26,637   93,762

*UTStarcom, Inc.

  17,900   146,243

*Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

  34,600   413,470

*Western Digital Corp.

  40,900   528,837

* Wind River Systems, Inc.

  14,200   183,606

*Zebra Technologies Corp. - Class A

  13,850   541,397

Total

      30,550,717

Materials (4.1%)

       

Airgas, Inc.

  12,600   373,338

Albemarle Corp.

  8,900   335,530

Bowater, Inc.

  10,700   302,489

Cabot Corp.

  12,100   399,421

Chemtura Corp.

  44,778   556,143

Cytec Industries, Inc.

  7,700   334,026

Ferro Corp.

  8,000   146,560

*FMC Corp.

  7,200   411,984

Glatfelter

  5,800   81,722

Longview Fibre Co.

  9,800   191,002

The Lubrizol Corp.

  13,000   563,290

Lyondell Chemical Co.

  37,200   1,064,664

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

  8,900   698,294

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

  3,900   223,119

Olin Corp.

  13,700   260,163

Packaging Corp. of America

  11,800   229,038

Potlatch Corp.

  5,600   291,872

RPM International, Inc.

  22,600   415,840

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. - Class A

  4,200   369,306

Sensient Technologies Corp.

  9,100   172,445

Sonoco Products Co.

  19,100   521,621

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

  7,100   241,116

The Valspar Corp.

  19,600   438,256

Worthington Industries, Inc.

  13,700   288,111

Total

      8,909,350

Telecommunication Services (0.4%)

*Cincinnati Bell, Inc.

  47,200   208,152

Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

  19,700   768,300

Total

      976,452
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Utilities (7.5%)

       

AGL Resources, Inc.

  14,800   549,228

Alliant Energy Corp.

  22,300   649,599

Aqua America, Inc.

  18,425   700,519

*Aquila, Inc.

  71,700   283,932

Black Hills Corp.

  6,200   268,894

DPL, Inc.

  24,300   675,540

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc.

  14,900   256,429

Energy East Corp.

  28,300   712,877

Equitable Resources, Inc.

  23,400   914,004

Great Plains Energy, Inc.

  14,300   427,713

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

  15,500   432,140

IDACORP, Inc.

  8,100   244,053

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

  22,700   809,255

National Fuel Gas Co.

  14,000   478,800

Northeast Utilities

  24,800   494,760

NSTAR

  20,500   592,860

OGE Energy Corp.

  17,300   486,130

ONEOK, Inc.

  19,600   666,792

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

  36,200   842,374

PNM Resources, Inc.

  13,300   381,311

Puget Energy, Inc.

  19,200   450,816

Questar Corp.

  16,300   1,436,356

SCANA Corp.

  21,800   920,832

*Sierra Pacific Resouces

  22,558   334,986

Vectren Corp.

  14,600   413,910

Westar Energy, Inc.

  16,600   400,558

WGL Holdings, Inc.

  9,300   298,809

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

  22,500   898,200

WPS Resources Corp.

  7,300   421,940

Total

      16,443,617

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $153,427,552)

      202,618,509

Money Market Investments (7.1%)

Federal Government & Agencies (0.7%)

(b) Federal National Mortgage Association,
3.62%, 12/28/05

  1,600,000   1,585,584

Finance Lessors (1.4%)

       

(b) Ranger Funding Co. LLC,
3.80%, 11/2/05

  3,000,000   2,990,500

Finance Services (1.4%)

       

(b) Preferred Receivable Funding,
3.75%, 10/18/05

  3,000,000   2,995,313

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Personal Credit Institutions (0.9%)

(b) Rabobank Financial Corp.,
3.87%, 10/3/05

  2,000,000   2,000,000

Security Brokers and Dealers (1.3%)

(b) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter,
3.81%, 10/7/05

  3,000,000   2,998,730

Short Term Business Credit (1.4%)

(b) Sheffield Receivables,
3.74%, 10/4/05

  3,000,000   2,999,688

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost $15,570,394)

  15,569,815

Total Investments (99.9%)
(Cost $168,997,946)
(a)

  218,188,324

Other Assets,
Less Liabilities (0.1%)

  167,495

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

  218,355,819

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

(a) At September 30, 2005 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes was $168,997,946 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $49,190,378 which is comprised of $57,602,614 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $8,412,236 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for open futures positions or when-issued securities. Information regarding open futures contracts as of period end is summarized below.

 

Issuer   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Midcap 400 Index
Futures (Long)
(Total notional value at 9/30/05, $15,526,900)

  43   12/05   $(31,850 )

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Growth Stock Fund

 

Sector Allocation 9/30/05

 

LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on net assets.

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution [and/or service] (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at March 31, 2005 and held for the entire period ended September 30, 2005.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Growth Stock Fund Class A

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $1,000.00   $ 1,057.70   $6.63

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $ 1,018.32   $6.51

 

Growth Stock Fund Class B

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $1,000.00   $ 1,053.50   $9.99

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $ 1,015.03   $9.80

 

Growth Stock Fund Class C

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
 

Ending
Account

Value
September 30,
2005

  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $1,000.00   $ 1,054.30   $9.99

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $ 1,015.03   $9.80

 

* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.29% for Class A shares, 1.95% for Class B shares, and 1.95% for Class C shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

19


Growth Stock Fund

 

Schedule of Investments 9/30/05 (Unaudited)

 

    Shares/Par   $ Value

Common Stocks (93.7%)

   

Consumer Discretionary (15.6%)

   

*Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

  13,600   546,448

Best Buy Co., Inc.

  21,600   940,248

Carnival Corp.

  26,400   1,319,472

*eBay, Inc.

  17,100   704,520

Federated Department Stores, Inc.

  13,900   929,493

Fortune Brands, Inc.

  29,000   2,358,570

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

  13,500   653,940

J. C. Penney Co., Inc.

  36,800   1,745,056

*Kohl’s Corp.

  18,800   943,384

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

  22,800   1,468,320

McDonald’s Corp.

  20,000   669,800

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

  35,400   1,700,616

News Corp. - Class A

  74,100   1,155,219

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

  15,500   1,266,040

Omnicom Group, Inc.

  9,200   769,396

Staples, Inc.

  62,200   1,326,104

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

  23,000   1,314,910

Target Corp.

  51,200   2,658,816

Time Warner, Inc.

  43,600   789,596

Total

      23,259,948

Consumer Staples (7.1%)

       

Altria Group, Inc.

  29,400   2,167,074

CVS Corp.

  47,500   1,377,975

PepsiCo, Inc.

  37,880   2,148,175

The Procter & Gamble Co.

  31,300   1,861,098

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

  40,200   1,761,564

Walgreen Co.

  29,700   1,290,465

Total

      10,606,351

Energy (7.9%)

       

ConocoPhillips

  27,686   1,935,528

EOG Resources, Inc.

  33,300   2,494,170

Exxon Mobil Corp.

  46,784   2,972,656

Halliburton Co.

  29,300   2,007,636

Noble Corp.

  22,700   1,554,042

Valero Energy Corp.

  6,700   757,502

Total

      11,721,534

Financials (12.6%)

       

American Express Co.

  23,900   1,372,816

American International Group, Inc.

  30,300   1,877,388

Capital One Financial Corp.

  13,100   1,041,712

Citigroup, Inc.

  35,400   1,611,408

Genworth Financial, Inc.

  46,000   1,483,040

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

  11,000   1,337,380

Legg Mason, Inc.

  10,600   1,162,714
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Financials (continued)

       

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

  12,700   1,479,296

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

  21,100   999,507

Prudential Financial, Inc.

  33,200   2,242,992

SLM Corp.

  12,300   659,772

U.S. Bancorp

  37,300   1,047,384

Wachovia Corp.

  22,100   1,051,739

Wells Fargo & Co.

  25,000   1,464,250

Total

      18,831,398

Health Care (17.6%)

       

Abbott Laboratories

  41,800   1,772,320

*Aetna, Inc.

  20,700   1,783,098

*Amgen, Inc.

  39,300   3,131,031

*Caremark Rx, Inc.

  33,300   1,662,669

Eli Lilly and Co.

  20,900   1,118,568

*Fisher Scientific International, Inc.

  21,900   1,358,895

*Genentech, Inc.

  18,900   1,591,569

*Gilead Sciences, Inc.

  26,200   1,277,512

Johnson & Johnson

  38,000   2,404,640

Medtronic, Inc.

  32,500   1,742,650

Novartis AG, ADR

  13,400   683,400

Pfizer, Inc.

  73,300   1,830,301

*St. Jude Medical, Inc.

  37,500   1,755,000

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries,
Ltd., ADR

  43,200   1,443,744

*UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

  29,400   1,652,280

*Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

  16,300   1,122,907

Total

      26,330,584

Industrials (8.8%)

       

American Standard Companies, Inc.

  72,000   3,351,600

Caterpillar, Inc.

  17,600   1,034,000

Danaher Corp.

  20,300   1,092,749

Emerson Electric Co.

  15,100   1,084,180

FedEx Corp.

  23,700   2,064,981

General Electric Co.

  134,200   4,518,514

Total

      13,146,024

Information Technology (22.1%)

   

*Accenture, Ltd. - Class A

  49,800   1,267,908

*Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

  32,500   819,000

*Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. - Class A

  24,300   1,326,780

*Amdocs, Ltd.

  38,500   1,067,605

*ASML Holding N.V.

  83,100   1,371,981

*Broadcom Corp. - Class A

  37,800   1,773,198

*Cisco Systems, Inc.

  103,200   1,850,376

 

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September 30, 2005

 

    Shares/Par   $ Value

Information Technology (continued)

*Dell, Inc.

  69,800   2,387,160

*Electronic Arts, Inc.

  24,800   1,410,872

First Data Corp.

  31,800   1,272,000

*Google, Inc. - Class A

  4,200   1,329,132

Intel Corp.

  65,900   1,624,435

International Business Machines Corp.

  20,400   1,636,488

*Juniper Networks, Inc.

  28,700   682,773

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

  19,600   835,940

Microsoft Corp.

  109,300   2,812,288

National Semiconductor Corp.

  54,100   1,422,830

*Oracle Corp.

  101,500   1,257,585

QUALCOMM, Inc.

  36,400   1,628,900

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, ADR

  32,000   1,178,880

Texas Instruments, Inc.

  54,000   1,830,600

*VeriSign, Inc.

  39,900   852,663

*Yahoo!, Inc.

  40,036   1,354,818

Total

      32,994,212

Materials (1.1%)

       

Praxair, Inc.

  35,100   1,682,343

Telecommunication Services (0.9%)

Sprint Nextel Corp.

  58,100   1,381,618

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $113,466,836)

      139,954,012

Money Market Investments (6.4%)

Federal Government & Agencies (0.7%)

Federal National Mortgage Association,
3.62%, 12/28/05

  1,000,000   990,990

Finance Lessors (2.0%)

       

(b) Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., 3.75%, 10/18/05

  3,000,000   2,995,313

Personal Credit Institutions (1.7%)

(b) Rabobank Financial Corp., 3.87%, 10/3/05

  2,500,000   2,500,000
    Shares/Par   $ Value  

Security Brokers and Dealers (2.0%)

 

(b) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 3.80%, 10/7/05

  3,000,000   2,998,733  

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost $9,485,398)

  9,485,036  

Total Investments (100.1%) (Cost $122,952,234)(a)

  149,439,048  

Other Assets,
Less Liabilities (-0.1%)

  (176,910 )

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

  149,262,138  

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

ADR after the name of a security represents - American Depository Receipt.

 

(a) At September 30, 2005 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes was $122,952,234 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $26,486,815 which is comprised of $29,049,416 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $2,562,601 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for open futures positions or when-issued securities. Information regarding open futures contracts as of period end is summarized below.

 

Issuer   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Index Futures (Long) (Total notional value at 9/30/05, $6,856,025)

  22   12/05   $(67,375 )

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

21


Large Cap Core Stock Fund

 

Sector Allocation 9/30/05

 

LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on net assets.

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payment; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution [and/or service] (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at March 31, 2005 and held for the entire period ended September 30, 2005.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Large Cap Core Stock Fund Class A

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,058.30   $ 5.81

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,019.11   $ 5.70

 

Large Cap Core Stock Fund Class B

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,054.60   $ 9.49

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,015.53   $ 9.30

 

* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.13% for Class A shares, 1.85% for Class B shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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September 30, 2005

Large Cap Core Stock Fund

 

Schedule of Investments 9/30/05 (Unaudited)

 

    Shares/Par   $ Value

Common Stocks (94.2%)

       

Consumer Discretionary (10.3%)

   

Carnival Corp.

  25,500   1,274,490

Federated Department Stores, Inc.

  14,400   962,928

Fortune Brands, Inc.

  18,100   1,472,073

J. C. Penney Co., Inc.

  35,200   1,669,184

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

  11,900   766,360

McDonald’s Corp.

  20,800   696,592

News Corp. - Class A

  72,700   1,133,393

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

  17,500   1,429,400

Omnicom Group, Inc.

  17,900   1,496,977

Staples, Inc.

  60,150   1,282,398

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

  23,500   1,343,495

Target Corp.

  30,250   1,570,883

Time Warner, Inc.

  42,000   760,620

Total

      15,858,793

Consumer Staples (7.7%)

       

Altria Group, Inc.

  42,600   3,140,046

CVS Corp.

  48,800   1,415,688

The Gillette Co.

  17,200   1,001,040

PepsiCo, Inc.

  37,500   2,126,625

The Procter & Gamble Co.

  29,200   1,736,232

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

  24,100   1,056,062

Walgreen Co.

  30,600   1,329,570

Total

      11,805,263

Energy (10.8%)

       

BP PLC, ADR

  22,600   1,601,210

ConocoPhillips

  46,020   3,217,258

Devon Energy Corp.

  17,000   1,166,880

EOG Resources, Inc.

  25,900   1,939,910

Exxon Mobil Corp.

  55,300   3,513,762

Halliburton Co.

  28,900   1,980,228

Noble Corp.

  14,400   985,824

Schlumberger, Ltd.

  8,400   708,792

Valero Energy Corp.

  13,800   1,560,228

Total

      16,674,092

Financials (15.3%)

       

American Express Co.

  18,100   1,039,664

American International Group, Inc.

  31,300   1,939,348

Bank of America Corp.

  53,100   2,235,510

Capital One Financial Corp.

  13,500   1,073,520

The Chubb Corp.

  8,800   788,040

Citigroup, Inc.

  35,200   1,602,304

Genworth Financial, Inc.

  47,300   1,524,952

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

  12,100   1,471,118

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  34,848   1,182,393
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Financials (continued)

       

Legg Mason, Inc.

  11,000   1,206,590

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

  14,000   1,630,720

Prudential Financial, Inc.

  34,300   2,317,308

SLM Corp.

  12,700   681,228

U.S. Bancorp

  59,300   1,665,144

Wachovia Corp.

  20,700   985,113

Wells Fargo & Co.

  38,900   2,278,373

Total

      23,621,325

Health Care (12.7%)

       

Abbott Laboratories

  38,800   1,645,120

*Aetna, Inc.

  8,500   732,190

*Amgen, Inc.

  21,100   1,681,037

*Caremark Rx, Inc.

  32,300   1,612,739

Eli Lilly and Co.

  24,200   1,295,184

*Fisher Scientific International, Inc.

  22,500   1,396,125

*Genentech, Inc.

  10,500   884,205

Johnson & Johnson

  43,300   2,740,024

Medtronic, Inc.

  33,100   1,774,822

Pfizer, Inc.

  49,974   1,247,851

*St. Jude Medical, Inc.

  31,200   1,460,160

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR

  26,900   898,998

*UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

  29,500   1,657,900

*Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

  8,500   585,565

Total

      19,611,920

Industrials (10.2%)

       

American Standard Companies, Inc.

  32,000   1,489,600

Canadian National Railway Co.

  21,700   1,540,483

Danaher Corp.

  15,600   839,748

Emerson Electric Co.

  15,700   1,127,260

FedEx Corp.

  14,800   1,289,524

General Electric Co.

  145,200   4,888,884

Honeywell International, Inc.

  27,480   1,030,500

Norfolk Southern Corp.

  18,100   734,136

United Technologies Corp.

  33,800   1,752,192

Waste Management, Inc.

  35,800   1,024,238

Total

      15,716,565

Information Technology (16.2%)

   

*Accenture, Ltd. - Class A

  36,900   939,474

*Amdocs, Ltd.

  39,700   1,100,881

*ASML Holding N.V.

  41,100   678,561

*Broadcom Corp. - Class A

  39,100   1,834,181

*Cisco Systems, Inc.

  78,200   1,402,126

*Dell, Inc.

  53,800   1,839,960

 

23


 

    Shares/Par   $ Value

Information Technology (continued)

   

*Electronic Arts, Inc.

  25,400   1,445,006

First Data Corp.

  29,300   1,172,000

*Google, Inc. - Class A

  2,700   854,442

Intel Corp.

  54,600   1,345,890

International Business Machines Corp.

  21,300   1,708,686

*Juniper Networks, Inc.

  29,600   704,184

Microsoft Corp.

  98,500   2,534,404

National Semiconductor Corp.

  55,000   1,446,500

*Oracle Corp.

  105,200   1,303,428

QUALCOMM, Inc.

  27,200   1,217,200

Texas Instruments, Inc.

  44,900   1,522,110

*VeriSign, Inc.

  41,000   876,170

*Yahoo!, Inc.

  28,000   947,520

Total

      24,872,723

Materials (3.1%)

       

Monsanto Co.

  25,700   1,612,675

Praxair, Inc.

  27,100   1,298,903

Temple-Inland, Inc.

  30,400   1,241,840

Weyerhaeuser Co.

  9,600   660,000

Total

      4,813,418

Other Holdings (0.9%)

iShares DJ Select Dividend Index Fund

  21,900   1,363,275

Telecommunication Services (2.9%)

   

SBC Communications, Inc.

  49,691   1,191,093

Sprint Nextel Corp.

  110,480   2,627,215

Verizon Communications, Inc.

  21,500   702,835

Total

      4,521,143

Utilities (4.1%)

       

DTE Energy Co.

  15,300   701,658

Duke Energy Corp.

  48,500   1,414,745

Edison International

  21,025   994,062

Exelon Corp.

  19,600   1,047,424

PG&E Corp.

  53,800   2,111,648

Total

      6,269,537

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $111,843,177)

      145,128,054

Money Market Investments (5.9%)

Federal Government & Agencies (0.6%)

(b) Federal National Mortgage Association,
3.62%, 12/28/05

  1,000,000   990,990
    Shares/Par   $ Value  

Finance Lessors (1.9%)

         

(b) Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., 3.75%, 10/18/05

  3,000,000   2,995,313  

Personal Credit Institutions (1.4%)

     

(b) Rabobank Financial Corp., 3.87%, 10/3/05

  2,100,000   2,100,000  

Security Brokers and Dealers (2.0%)

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 3.80%, 10/7/05

  3,000,000   2,998,733  

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost $9,085,398)

  9,085,036  

Total Investments (100.1%) (Cost $120,928,575)(a)

  154,213,090  

Other Assets,
Less Liabilities (-0.1%)

  (109,792 )

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

  154,103,298  

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

ADR after the name of a security represents - American Depository Receipt.

 

(a) At September 30, 2005 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes was $120,928,575 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $33,284,517 which is comprised of $35,057,632 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $1,773,115 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for open futures positions or when-issued securities. Information regarding open futures contracts as of period end is summarized below.

 

Issuer   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Index Futures (Long)
(Total notional value at 9/30/05, $5,297,838)

  17   12/05   $(52,063 )

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

24


September 30, 2005

Index 500 Stock Fund

 

Sector Allocation 9/30/05

 

LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on equities.

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution [and/or service] (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at March 31, 2005 and held for the entire period ended September 30, 2005.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Index 500 Stock Fund Class A

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,046.70   $3.69

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,021.16   $3.64

 

Index 500 Stock Fund Class B

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,043.10   $6.99

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,017.92   $6.91

 

* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.72% for Class A shares, 1.37% for Class B shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Index 500 Stock Fund

 

Schedule of Investments 9/30/05 (Unaudited)

 

    Shares/Par   $ Value
         

Common Stocks (96.6%)

   

Consumer Discretionary (10.4%)

   

*Apollo Group, Inc. - Class A

  2,300   152,697

*AutoNation, Inc.

  2,900   57,913

*AutoZone, Inc.

  900   74,925

*Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

  4,700   188,846

Best Buy Co., Inc.

  6,325   275,327

*Big Lots, Inc.

  1,800   19,782

The Black & Decker Corp.

  1,300   106,717

Brunswick Corp.

  1,500   56,595

Carnival Corp.

  6,718   335,766

Centex Corp.

  2,000   129,160

Circuit City Stores, Inc.

  3,000   51,480

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

  7,500   246,675

*Coach, Inc.

  6,000   188,160

*Comcast Corp. - Class A

  35,184   1,033,706

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

  1,000   15,270

D.R. Horton, Inc.

  4,300   155,746

Dana Corp.

  2,378   22,377

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

  2,150   65,296

Delphi Corp.

  8,929   24,644

Dillard’s, Inc. - Class A

  1,000   20,880

Dollar General Corp.

  4,390   80,513

Dow Jones & Co., Inc.

  900   34,371

Eastman Kodak Co.

  4,600   111,918

*eBay, Inc.

  17,200   708,640

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

  2,700   53,649

Federated Department Stores, Inc.

  4,185   279,851

Ford Motor Co.

  29,344   289,332

Fortune Brands, Inc.

  2,300   187,059

Gannett Co., Inc.

  4,000   275,320

The Gap, Inc.

  9,762   170,152

General Motors Corp.

  9,004   275,612

Genuine Parts Co.

  2,750   117,975

*The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

  2,800   43,652

H&R Block, Inc.

  5,300   127,094

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

  4,525   219,191

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.

  2,900   189,051

Hasbro, Inc.

  2,550   50,108

Hilton Hotels Corp.

  6,100   136,152

The Home Depot, Inc.

  34,250   1,306,294

International Game Technology

  5,500   148,500

*The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.

  6,700   77,988

J. C. Penney Co., Inc.

  4,225   200,350

Johnson Controls, Inc.

  3,100   192,355

Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

  1,900   54,150

KB HOME

  1,100   80,520

Knight-Ridder, Inc.

  1,100   64,548
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

   

*Kohl’s Corp.

  4,900   245,882

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

  3,000   60,600

Limited Brands, Inc.

  5,710   116,655

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

  1,700   66,844

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

  12,300   792,120

Marriott International, Inc. - Class A

  2,800   176,400

Mattel, Inc.

  6,600   110,088

Maytag Corp.

  1,300   23,738

McDonald’s Corp.

  20,251   678,206

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

  6,000   288,240

Meredith Corp.

  600   29,934

The New York Times Co. - Class A

  2,338   69,556

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

  4,345   98,414

News Corp. - Class A

  39,400   614,246

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

  3,100   253,208

Nordstrom, Inc.

  3,400   116,688

*Office Depot, Inc.

  5,000   148,500

OfficeMax, Inc.

  1,100   34,837

Omnicom Group, Inc.

  2,900   242,527

Pulte Homes, Inc.

  3,400   145,928

RadioShack Corp.

  2,133   52,898

Reebok International, Ltd.

  800   45,256

*Sears Holdings Corp.

  1,607   199,943

The Sherwin-Williams Co.

  1,727   76,109

Snap-on, Inc.

  966   34,892

The Stanley Works

  1,100   51,348

Staples, Inc.

  11,750   250,510

*Starbucks Corp.

  6,200   310,620

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

  3,400   194,378

Target Corp.

  14,100   732,213

Tiffany & Co.

  2,300   91,471

Time Warner, Inc.

  74,700   1,352,816

The TJX Companies, Inc.

  7,500   153,600

Tribune Co.

  4,460   151,149

*Univision Communications, Inc. - Class A

  4,100   108,773

V.F. Corp

  1,400   81,158

Viacom, Inc. - Class B

  25,731   849,380

*Visteon Corp.

  2,052   20,069

The Walt Disney Co.

  32,525   784,828

Wendy’s International, Inc.

  1,800   81,270

Whirlpool Corp.

  1,100   83,347

Yum! Brands, Inc.

  4,660   225,591

Total

      18,940,537

 

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Consumer Staples (9.4%)

       

Alberto-Culver Co.

  1,250   55,938

Albertson’s, Inc.

  5,839   149,770

Altria Group, Inc.

  32,974   2,430,515

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

  12,332   530,769

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

  9,437   232,716

Avon Products, Inc.

  7,550   203,850

Brown-Forman Corp. - Class B

  912   54,300

Campbell Soup Co.

  3,724   110,789

The Clorox Co.

  2,500   138,850

The Coca-Cola Co.

  33,425   1,443,626

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

  3,800   74,100

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

  8,324   439,424

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

  8,300   205,425

*Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A

  3,100   80,600

Costco Wholesale Corp.

  7,600   327,484

CVS Corp.

  12,900   374,229

General Mills, Inc.

  5,900   284,380

The Gillette Co.

  15,900   925,380

H.J. Heinz Co.

  5,600   204,624

The Hershey Co.

  3,000   168,930

Kellogg Co.

  4,500   207,585

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

  7,623   453,797

*The Kroger Co.

  11,622   239,297

McCormick & Co., Inc.

  2,200   71,786

Molson Coors Brewing Co.

  1,100   70,411

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

  2,300   65,665

PepsiCo, Inc.

  26,700   1,514,157

The Procter & Gamble Co.

  39,444   2,345,340

Reynolds American, Inc.

  1,300   107,926

Safeway, Inc.

  7,100   181,760

Sara Lee Corp.

  12,540   237,633

SUPERVALU, Inc.

  2,200   68,464

SYSCO Corp.

  10,125   317,621

Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A

  4,000   72,200

UST, Inc.

  2,600   108,836

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

  39,967   1,751,354

Walgreen Co.

  16,300   708,235

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.

  2,600   186,888

Total

      17,144,654

Energy (10.0%)

       

Amerada Hess Corp.

  1,300   178,750

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

  3,719   356,094

Apache Corp.

  5,240   394,153

Baker Hughes, Inc.

  5,410   322,869

BJ Services Co.

  5,200   187,148

Burlington Resources, Inc.

  6,162   501,094
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Energy (continued)

       

Chevron Corp.

  36,122   2,338,177

ConocoPhillips

  22,196   1,551,722

Devon Energy Corp.

  7,600   521,664

El Paso Corp.

  10,268   142,725

EOG Resources, Inc.

  3,800   284,620

Exxon Mobil Corp.

  101,499   6,449,247

Halliburton Co.

  8,046   551,312

Kerr-McGee Corp.

  1,822   176,934

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

  1,500   144,240

Marathon Oil Corp.

  5,860   403,930

Murphy Oil Corp.

  2,600   129,662

*Nabors Industries, Ltd.

  2,200   158,026

*National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.

  2,700   177,660

Noble Corp.

  2,200   150,612

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

  6,300   538,209

Rowan Companies, Inc.

  1,700   60,333

Schlumberger, Ltd.

  9,400   793,172

Sunoco, Inc.

  2,200   172,040

*Transocean, Inc.

  5,187   318,015

Valero Energy Corp.

  4,800   542,688

*Weatherford International, Ltd.

  2,600   178,516

The Williams Companies, Inc.

  9,100   227,955

XTO Energy, Inc.

  5,766   261,315

Total

      18,212,882

Financials (19.2%)

       

ACE, Ltd.

  4,600   216,522

AFLAC, Inc.

  8,000   362,400

The Allstate Corp.

  10,625   587,456

Ambac Financial Group, Inc.

  1,700   122,502

American Express Co.

  17,525   1,006,636

American International Group, Inc.

  41,419   2,566,321

AmSouth Bancorporation

  5,600   141,456

Aon Corp.

  5,025   161,202

Apartment Investment & Management Co. - Class A

  1,500   58,170

Archstone-Smith Trust

  3,400   135,558

Bank of America Corp.

  64,140   2,700,293

The Bank of New York Co., Inc.

  12,427   365,478

BB&T Corp.

  8,700   339,735

The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.

  1,792   196,672

Capital One Financial Corp.

  4,600   365,792

The Charles Schwab Corp.

  15,200   219,336

The Chubb Corp.

  3,100   277,605

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

  2,495   104,516

CIT Group, Inc.

  3,400   153,612

 

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Financials (continued)

       

Citigroup, Inc.

  82,915   3,774,290

Comerica, Inc.

  2,650   156,085

Compass Bancshares, Inc.

  2,000   91,660

Countrywide Financial Corp.

  9,400   310,012

*E*TRADE Financial Corp.

  5,900   103,840

Equity Office Properties Trust

  6,500   212,615

Equity Residential

  4,600   174,110

Fannie Mae

  15,423   691,259

Federated Investors, Inc. - Class B

  1,300   43,199

Fifth Third Bancorp

  7,714   283,335

First Horizon National Corp.

  2,000   72,700

Franklin Resources, Inc.

  2,300   193,108

Freddie Mac

  11,000   621,060

Golden West Financial Corp.

  4,100   243,499

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

  6,500   790,270

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

  4,700   362,699

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

  3,672   82,510

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

  3,600   52,020

Jefferson-Pilot Corp.

  2,200   112,574

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  56,130   1,904,491

KeyCorp

  6,500   209,625

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

  4,422   515,075

Lincoln National Corp.

  2,800   145,656

Loews Corp.

  2,100   194,061

M&T Bank Corp.

  1,300   137,423

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

  8,540   259,531

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

  3,100   134,881

MBIA, Inc.

  2,150   130,333

MBNA Corp.

  20,225   498,344

Mellon Financial Corp.

  6,723   214,934

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

  15,100   926,385

MetLife, Inc.

  11,649   580,470

MGIC Investment Corp.

  1,500   96,300

Moody’s Corp.

  4,050   206,874

Morgan Stanley

  17,436   940,498

National City Corp.

  8,724   291,731

North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.

  7,650   195,075

Northern Trust Corp.

  3,000   151,650

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

  2,900   109,939

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

  4,533   263,005

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

  4,700   222,639

The Progressive Corp.

  3,200   335,264

ProLogis

  3,000   132,930

*Providian Financial Corp.

  4,700   83,096
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Financials (continued)

       

Prudential Financial, Inc.

  8,300   560,748

Public Storage, Inc.

  1,600   107,200

Regions Financial Corp.

  7,427   231,128

SAFECO Corp.

  2,000   106,760

Simon Property Group, Inc.

  3,500   259,420

SLM Corp.

  6,700   359,388

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.

  5,800   127,832

The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.

  10,722   481,096

State Street Corp.

  5,300   259,276

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

  5,100   354,195

Synovus Financial Corp.

  4,950   137,214

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

  1,900   124,070

Torchmark Corp.

  1,700   89,811

U.S. Bancorp

  29,171   819,122

UnumProvident Corp.

  4,776   97,908

Vornado Realty Trust

  1,900   164,578

Wachovia Corp.

  25,148   1,196,793

Washington Mutual, Inc.

  13,979   548,256

Wells Fargo & Co.

  26,925   1,576,997

XL Capital, Ltd. - Class A

  2,200   149,666

Zions Bancorporation

  1,400   99,694

Total

      35,183,469

Health Care (12.9%)

       

Abbott Laboratories

  24,725   1,048,340

*Aetna, Inc.

  4,600   396,244

Allergan, Inc.

  2,100   192,402

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

  1,700   131,410

*Amgen, Inc.

  19,736   1,572,367

Applera Corp. - Applied Biosystems Group

  3,100   72,044

Bausch & Lomb, Inc.

  900   72,612

Baxter International, Inc.

  9,900   394,713

Becton, Dickinson and Co.

  4,000   209,720

*Biogen Idec, Inc.

  5,445   214,969

Biomet, Inc.

  4,000   138,840

*Boston Scientific Corp.

  10,448   244,170

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

  31,148   749,421

C. R. Bard, Inc.

  1,700   112,251

Cardinal Health, Inc.

  6,825   432,978

*Caremark Rx, Inc.

  7,200   359,496

*Chiron Corp.

  1,700   74,154

CIGNA Corp.

  2,100   247,506

*Coventry Health Care, Inc.

  1,700   146,234

Eli Lilly and Co.

  18,028   964,859

*Express Scripts, Inc.

  2,400   149,280

*Fisher Scientific International, Inc.

  1,900   117,895

 

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Health Care (continued)

       

*Forest Laboratories, Inc.

  5,400   210,438

*Genzyme Corp.

  4,000   286,560

*Gilead Sciences, Inc.

  7,200   351,072

Guidant Corp.

  5,200   358,228

HCA, Inc.

  6,324   303,046

Health Management Associates, Inc. - Class A

  3,900   91,533

*Hospira, Inc.

  2,482   101,688

*Humana, Inc.

  2,600   124,488

IMS Health, Inc.

  3,600   90,612

Johnson & Johnson

  47,364   2,997,193

*King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

  3,833   58,952

*Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings

  2,100   102,291

Manor Care, Inc.

  1,300   49,933

McKesson Corp.

  4,721   224,011

*Medco Health Solutions, Inc.

  4,794   262,855

*MedImmune, Inc.

  4,000   134,600

Medtronic, Inc.

  19,300   1,034,866

Merck & Co., Inc.

  35,080   954,527

*Millipore Corp.

  800   50,312

Mylan Laboratories, Inc.

  3,500   67,410

PerkinElmer, Inc.

  2,100   42,777

Pfizer, Inc.

  118,503   2,959,019

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

  2,500   126,350

Schering-Plough Corp.

  23,500   494,675

*St. Jude Medical, Inc.

  5,800   271,440

Stryker Corp.

  5,500   271,865

*Tenet Healthcare Corp.

  7,500   84,225

*Thermo Electron Corp.

  2,600   80,340

*UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

  20,200   1,135,240

*Waters Corp.

  1,900   79,040

*Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

  1,700   62,237

*WellPoint, Inc.

  9,800   743,036

Wyeth

  21,300   985,551

*Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

  3,930   270,738

Total

      23,503,053

Industrials (10.7%)

       

3M Co.

  12,300   902,328

*Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

  3,400   28,730

American Power Conversion Corp.

  2,700   69,930

American Standard Companies, Inc.

  2,300   107,065

Avery Dennison Corp.

  1,500   78,585

The Boeing Co.

  13,170   894,902

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

  6,027   360,415
    Shares/Par   $ Value
         

Industrials (continued)

       

Caterpillar, Inc.

  10,900   640,375

Cendant Corp.

  16,772   346,174

Cintas Corp.

  2,000   82,100

Cooper Industries, Ltd. - Class A

  1,500   103,710

CSX Corp.

  3,500   162,680

Cummins, Inc.

  700   61,593

Danaher Corp.

  3,800   204,554

Deere & Co.

  3,900   238,680

Dover Corp.

  3,200   130,528

Eaton Corp.

  2,400   152,520

Emerson Electric Co.

  6,625   475,675

Equifax, Inc.

  2,100   73,374

FedEx Corp.

  4,820   419,967

Fluor Corp.

  1,400   90,132

General Dynamics Corp.

  3,200   382,560

General Electric Co.

  169,096   5,693,461

Goodrich Corp.

  1,900   84,246

Honeywell International, Inc.

  13,650   511,875

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

  4,000   329,320

Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd. - Class A

  5,400   206,442

ITT Industries, Inc.

  1,500   170,400

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

  1,900   150,233

Lockheed Martin Corp.

  5,800   354,032

Masco Corp.

  6,900   211,692

*Monster Worldwide, Inc.

  1,900   58,349

*Navistar International Corp.

  1,000   32,430

Norfolk Southern Corp.

  6,400   259,584

Northrop Grumman Corp.

  5,678   308,599

PACCAR, Inc.

  2,750   186,698

Pall Corp.

  2,000   55,000

Parker Hannifin Corp.

  1,950   125,405

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

  3,636   151,767

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

  3,433   127,261

Raytheon Co.

  7,200   273,744

Robert Half International, Inc.

  2,300   81,857

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

  2,600   137,540

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

  2,800   135,296

Ryder System, Inc.

  1,000   34,220

Southwest Airlines Co.

  10,880   161,568

Textron, Inc.

  2,200   157,784

Tyco International, Ltd.

  32,170   895,935

Union Pacific Corp.

  4,200   301,140

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

  17,800   1,230,513

United Technologies Corp.

  16,300   844,992

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

  1,200   75,504

 

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Industrials (continued)

       

Waste Management, Inc.

  9,057   259,121

Total

      19,612,585

Information Technology (14.7%)

   

*ADC Telecommunications, Inc.

  1,828   41,788

Adobe Systems, Inc.

  7,800   232,830

*Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

  6,300   158,760

*Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. - Class A

  2,000   109,200

*Agilent Technologies, Inc.

  5,946   194,732

*Altera Corp.

  5,924   113,208

Analog Devices, Inc.

  5,900   219,126

*Andrew Corp.

  2,600   28,990

*Apple Computer, Inc.

  13,100   702,291

Applied Materials, Inc.

  26,200   444,352

*Applied Micro Circuits Corp.

  4,900   14,700

Autodesk, Inc.

  3,600   167,184

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

  9,350   402,424

*Avaya, Inc.

  7,577   78,043

*BMC Software, Inc.

  3,500   73,850

*Broadcom Corp. - Class A

  4,000   187,640

*CIENA Corp.

  9,200   24,288

*Cisco Systems, Inc.

  101,933   1,827,659

*Citrix Systems, Inc.

  2,700   67,878

Computer Associates International, Inc.

  7,400   205,794

*Computer Sciences Corp.

  2,900   137,199

*Compuware Corp.

  6,200   58,900

*Comverse Technology, Inc.

  3,200   84,064

*Convergys Corp.

  2,300   33,051

*Corning, Inc.

  23,100   446,523

*Dell, Inc.

  38,600   1,320,120

*Electronic Arts, Inc.

  4,900   278,761

Electronic Data Systems Corp.

  8,233   184,749

*EMC Corp.

  38,312   495,757

First Data Corp.

  12,453   498,120

*Fiserv, Inc.

  3,000   137,610

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

  6,414   151,242

*Gateway, Inc.

  3,500   9,450

Hewlett-Packard Co.

  46,036   1,344,251

Intel Corp.

  98,394   2,425,412

International Business Machines Corp.

  25,751   2,065,745

*Intuit, Inc.

  3,000   134,430

*Jabil Circuit, Inc.

  2,600   80,392

*JDS Uniphase Corp.

  26,300   58,386

KLA-Tencor Corp.

  3,100   151,156

*Lexmark International, Inc. - Class A

  1,900   115,995
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Information Technology (continued)

   

Linear Technology Corp.

  4,900   184,191

*LSI Logic Corp.

  6,200   61,070

*Lucent Technologies, Inc.

  70,584   229,398

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

  5,200   221,780

*Mercury Interactive Corp.

  1,400   55,440

*Micron Technology, Inc.

  9,800   130,340

Microsoft Corp.

  146,400   3,766,872

Molex, Inc.

  2,350   62,698

Motorola, Inc.

  39,060   862,835

National Semiconductor Corp.

  5,528   145,386

*NCR Corp.

  3,000   95,730

*Network Appliance, Inc.

  5,800   137,692

*Novell, Inc.

  6,100   45,445

*Novellus Systems, Inc.

  2,200   55,176

*NVIDIA Corp.

  2,700   92,556

*Oracle Corp.

  59,025   731,320

*Parametric Technology Corp.

  4,300   29,971

Paychex, Inc.

  5,325   197,451

*PMC-Sierra, Inc.

  2,900   25,549

*QLogic Corp.

  1,400   47,880

QUALCOMM, Inc.

  26,000   1,163,500

Sabre Holdings Corp. - Class A

  2,111   42,811

*Sanmina-SCI Corp.

  8,400   36,036

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

  2,400   90,024

Siebel Systems, Inc.

  8,200   84,706

*Solectron Corp.

  15,500   60,605

*Sun Microsystems, Inc.

  54,349   213,048

*Symantec Corp.

  18,974   429,951

Symbol Technologies, Inc.

  3,850   37,268

Tektronix, Inc.

  1,400   35,322

*Tellabs, Inc.

  7,100   74,692

*Teradyne, Inc.

  3,100   51,150

Texas Instruments, Inc.

  26,525   899,198

*Unisys Corp.

  5,400   35,856

*Xerox Corp.

  15,300   208,845

Xilinx, Inc.

  5,600   155,960

*Yahoo!, Inc.

  19,400   656,496

Total

      26,960,298

Materials (2.8%)

       

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

  3,700   204,018

Alcoa, Inc.

  13,886   339,096

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

  1,300   40,274

Ashland, Inc.

  1,000   55,240

Ball Corp.

  1,800   66,132

Bemis Co., Inc.

  1,700   41,990

The Dow Chemical Co.

  15,311   638,009

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.

  15,927   623,861

 

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Materials (continued)

       

Eastman Chemical Co.

  1,300   61,061

Ecolab, Inc.

  2,900   92,597

Engelhard Corp.

  1,900   53,029

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. - Class B

  2,900   140,911

Georgia-Pacific Corp.

  4,196   142,916

*Hercules, Inc.

  1,800   21,996

International Flavors &
Fragrances, Inc.

  1,325   47,223

International Paper Co.

  7,786   232,023

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

  1,800   49,842

MeadWestvaco Corp.

  2,976   82,197

Monsanto Co.

  4,240   266,060

Newmont Mining Corp.

  7,158   337,643

Nucor Corp.

  2,600   153,374

*Pactiv Corp.

  2,400   42,048

Phelps Dodge Corp.

  1,496   194,375

PPG Industries, Inc.

  2,700   159,813

Praxair, Inc.

  5,200   249,236

Rohm and Haas Co.

  2,505   103,031

*Sealed Air Corp.

  1,314   62,362

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

  1,100   70,466

Temple-Inland, Inc.

  1,800   73,530

United States Steel Corp.

  1,800   76,230

Vulcan Materials Co.

  1,600   118,736

Weyerhaeuser Co.

  3,900   268,125

Total

      5,107,444

Telecommunication Services (3.0%)

   

ALLTEL Corp.

  6,100   397,171

AT&T Corp.

  12,782   253,084

BellSouth Corp.

  29,200   767,960

CenturyTel, Inc.

  2,100   73,458

Citizens Communications Co.

  5,400   73,170

*Qwest Communications
International, Inc.

  24,100   98,810

SBC Communications, Inc.

  52,618   1,261,253

Sprint Nextel Corp.

  46,533   1,106,555

Verizon Communications, Inc.

  44,154   1,443,394

Total

      5,474,855

Utilities (3.5%)

   

*The AES Corp.

  10,425   171,283

*Allegheny Energy, Inc.

  2,600   79,872

Ameren Corp.

  3,200   171,168

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

  6,100   242,170

*Calpine Corp.

  9,100   23,569

Centerpoint Energy, Inc.

  4,273   63,540

Cinergy Corp.

  3,200   142,112

*CMS Energy Corp.

  3,500   57,575
    Shares/Par   $ Value  

Utilities (continued)

         

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

  3,925   190,559  

Constellation Energy Group

  2,800   172,480  

Dominion Resources, Inc.

  5,442   468,773  

DTE Energy Co.

  2,800   128,408  

Duke Energy Corp.

  14,762   430,608  

*Dynegy, Inc. - Class A

  4,500   21,195  

Edison International

  5,200   245,856  

Entergy Corp.

  3,400   252,688  

Exelon Corp.

  10,674   570,418  

FirstEnergy Corp.

  5,237   272,952  

FPL Group, Inc.

  6,200   295,120  

KeySpan Corp.

  2,800   102,984  

Nicor, Inc.

  700   29,421  

NiSource, Inc.

  4,351   105,512  

Peoples Energy Corp.

  600   23,628  

PG&E Corp.

  5,900   231,575  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

  1,600   70,528  

PPL Corp.

  6,096   197,084  

Progress Energy, Inc.

  3,993   178,687  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

  3,824   246,113  

Sempra Energy

  4,051   190,640  

The Southern Co.

  11,900   425,544  

TECO Energy, Inc.

  3,300   59,466  

TXU Corp.

  3,797   428,605  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

  6,440   126,288  

Total

      6,416,421  

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $149,014,728)

      176,556,198  

Money Market Investments (3.4%)

 

Federal Government & Agencies (0.6%)

 

(b) Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.62%, 12/28/05

  1,100,000   1,090,089  

Personal Credit Institutions (1.1%)

     

(b) Rabobank Financial Corp., 3.87%, 10/3/05

  2,100,000   2,100,000  

Security Brokers and Dealers (1.7%)

 

(b) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 3.80%, 10/6/05

  3,000,000   2,999,050  

Total Money Market Investments (Cost $6,189,537)

  6,189,139  

Total Investments (100.0%) (Cost $155,204,265)(a)

  182,745,337  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.0%)

      (44,045 )

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

  182,701,292  

 

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* Non-Income Producing

 

(a) At September 30, 2005 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes was $155,204,265 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $27,541,072 which is comprised of $40,784,465 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $13,243,393 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for open futures positions or when-issued securities. Information regarding open futures contracts as of period end is summarized below.

 

Issuer   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

S&P 500 Index Futures (Long) (Total notional value at 9/30/05, $6,231,088 )

  20   12/05   $(59,588 )

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2005

Asset Allocation Fund

 

Asset Allocation 9/30/05

 

LOGO

 

Asset Allocation is based on invested assets.

Asset Allocation is subject to change.

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution [and/or service] (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at March 31, 2005 and held for the entire period ended September 30, 2005.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Asset Allocation Fund Class A

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,052.80   $6.46

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,018.47   $6.36

 

Asset Allocation Fund Class B

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,049.10   $10.07

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,014.93   $9.90

 

Asset Allocation Fund Class C

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,049.00   $10.07

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,014.93   $9.90

 

* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.26% for Class A shares, 1.97% for Class B shares, and 1.97% for Class C shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Asset Allocation Fund

 

Schedule of Investments 9/30/05 (Unaudited)

 

    Shares/Par   $ Value

Domestic Common Stocks and Warrants (42.3%)

       

LARGE CAP COMMON STOCK (30.2%)

Consumer Discretionary (4.7%)

*Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.

  5,400   216,972

Best Buy Co., Inc.

  8,750   380,888

Carnival Corp.

  11,300   564,774

*eBay, Inc.

  5,500   226,600

Federated Department Stores, Inc.

  5,600   374,472

Fortune Brands, Inc.

  12,800   1,041,024

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

  6,000   290,640

J. C. Penney Co., Inc.

  14,200   673,364

*Kohl’s Corp.

  8,700   436,566

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

  10,100   650,440

McDonald’s Corp.

  8,900   298,061

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

  13,700   658,148

News Corp. - Class A

  30,600   477,054

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

  6,900   563,592

Omnicom Group, Inc.

  8,200   685,766

Staples, Inc.

  27,250   580,970

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

  10,200   583,134

Target Corp.

  20,300   1,054,178

Time Warner, Inc.

  18,800   340,468

Total

      10,097,111

Consumer Staples (2.4%)

Altria Group, Inc.

  17,500   1,289,925

CVS Corp.

  21,600   626,616

PepsiCo, Inc.

  16,500   935,715

The Procter & Gamble Co.

  16,800   998,928

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

  16,700   731,794

Walgreen Co.

  13,300   577,885

Total

      5,160,863

Energy (3.0%)

BP PLC, ADR

  9,300   658,905

ConocoPhillips

  18,300   1,279,353

EOG Resources, Inc.

  13,200   988,680

Exxon Mobil Corp.

  19,700   1,251,738

Halliburton Co.

  12,600   863,352

Noble Corp.

  11,100   759,906

Valero Energy Corp.

  5,700   644,442

Total

      6,446,376

Financials (4.1%)

American Express Co.

  8,500   488,240

American International Group, Inc.

  14,500   898,420

Capital One Financial Corp.

  5,700   453,264

The Chubb Corp.

  8,300   743,265
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Financials (continued)

Citigroup, Inc.

  15,300   696,456

Genworth Financial, Inc.

  21,100   680,264

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

  4,900   595,742

Legg Mason, Inc.

  4,500   493,605

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

  5,500   640,640

Prudential Financial, Inc.

  11,400   770,184

SLM Corp.

  5,500   295,020

U.S. Bancorp

  20,700   581,256

Wachovia Corp.

  9,800   466,382

Wells Fargo & Co.

  14,500   849,265

Total

      8,652,003

Health Care (5.2%)

Abbott Laboratories

  16,500   699,600

*Aetna, Inc.

  9,500   818,330

*Amgen, Inc.

  16,100   1,282,687

*Caremark Rx, Inc.

  14,300   713,999

Eli Lilly and Co.

  8,300   444,216

*Fisher Scientific International, Inc.

  9,700   601,885

*Genentech, Inc.

  6,500   547,365

*Gilead Sciences, Inc.

  10,500   511,980

Johnson & Johnson

  16,400   1,037,792

Medtronic, Inc.

  14,300   766,766

Novartis AG, ADR

  5,900   300,900

Pfizer, Inc.

  29,000   724,130

*St. Jude Medical, Inc.

  16,600   776,880

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., ADR

  18,900   631,638

*UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

  13,000   730,600

*Zimmer Holdings, Inc.

  7,100   489,119

Total

      11,077,887

Industrials (2.7%)

American Standard Companies, Inc.

  10,900   507,395

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

  11,000   657,800

Caterpillar, Inc.

  7,600   446,500

Danaher Corp.

  9,100   489,853

Emerson Electric Co.

  6,800   488,240

FedEx Corp.

  6,700   583,771

General Electric Co.

  58,700   1,976,429

Honeywell International, Inc.

  10,200   382,500

Norfolk Southern Corp.

  8,100   328,536

Total

      5,861,024

Information Technology (6.5%)

*Accenture, Ltd. - Class A

  21,400   544,844

*Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

  14,700   370,440

*Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. - Class A

  10,700   584,220

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Information Technology (continued)

*Amdocs, Ltd.

  17,100   474,183

*ASML Holding N.V.

  37,100   612,521

*Broadcom Corp. - Class A

  16,800   788,088

*Cisco Systems, Inc.

  39,600   710,028

*Dell, Inc.

  26,200   896,040

*Electronic Arts, Inc.

  11,100   631,479

First Data Corp.

  13,800   552,000

*Google, Inc. - Class A

  1,800   569,628

Intel Corp.

  27,000   665,550

International Business Machines Corp.

  9,100   730,002

*Juniper Networks, Inc.

  12,600   299,754

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

  7,700   328,405

Microsoft Corp.

  43,900   1,129,546

National Semiconductor Corp.

  24,300   639,090

*Oracle Corp.

  45,100   558,789

QUALCOMM, Inc.

  16,400   733,900

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, ADR

  14,200   523,128

Texas Instruments, Inc.

  23,100   783,090

*VeriSign, Inc.

  16,900   361,153

*Yahoo!, Inc.

  15,994   541,237

Total

      14,027,115

Materials (0.8%)

Monsanto Co.

  6,200   389,050

Praxair, Inc.

  15,100   723,743

Weyerhaeuser Co.

  7,600   522,500

Total

      1,635,293

Telecommunication Services (0.4%)

SBC Communications, Inc.

  11,800   282,846

Sprint Nextel Corp.

  26,500   630,170

Total

      913,016

Utilities (0.4%)

Exelon Corp.

  8,700   464,928

PG&E Corp.

  7,300   286,525

Total

      751,453

TOTAL LARGE CAP COMMON STOCK

      64,622,141

SMALL CAP COMMON STOCK (12.1%)

Consumer Discretionary (2.4%)

*AnnTaylor Stores Corp.

  10,825   287,404

*Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.

  4,400   143,748

*The Cheesecake Factory, Inc.

  2,800   87,472

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

  3,700   239,168

*Coach, Inc.

  9,000   282,240
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

*Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

  9,000   151,560

Garmin Ltd.

  3,200   217,056

*Golf Galaxy, Inc.

  2,700   43,038

*Hibbett Sporting Goods, Inc.

  8,250   183,563

Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

  5,600   159,600

*Lamar Advertising Co. - Class A

  3,500   158,760

*LKQ Corp.

  600   18,120

Michaels Stores, Inc.

  16,700   552,102

*O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.

  36,800   1,037,024

Orient-Express Hotel, Ltd. - Class A

  9,900   281,358

*Payless ShoeSource, Inc.

  2,600   45,240

*Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.

  8,800   161,304

*Pixar

  5,300   235,903

Polaris Industries, Inc.

  1,000   49,550

*Scientific Games Corp.

  8,700   269,700

*Sharper Image Corp.

  3,900   49,140

Station Casinos, Inc.

  5,100   338,436

The Talbots, Inc.

  6,300   188,496

Total

      5,179,982

Energy (1.2%)

       

BJ Services Co.

  10,800   388,692

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

  2,100   138,579

*Grant Prideco, Inc.

  4,500   182,925

*Grey Wolf, Inc.

  16,800   141,624

*National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

  11,800   776,440

*Newfield Exploration Co.

  5,300   260,230

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

  7,200   259,776

Range Resources Corp.

  3,800   146,718

Smith International, Inc.

  9,400   313,114

Total

      2,608,098

Financials (0.7%)

Assured Guaranty, Ltd.

  7,100   169,903

BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc. - Class A

  7,300   124,027

*CapitalSource, Inc.

  8,700   189,660

Greater Bay Bancorp

  2,200   54,208

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

  2,800   116,732

Investors Financial Services Corp.

  6,400   210,560

Main Street Banks, Inc.

  1,500   40,200

OptionsXpress Holdings, Inc.

  3,905   74,351

*Refco, Inc.

  600   16,962

*SVB Financial Group

  3,900   189,696

*Trammell Crow Co.

  10,400   256,672

Total

      1,442,971

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Health Care (3.0%)

*Adams Respiratory Therapeutics, Inc.

  2,000   64,580

*The Advisory Board Co.

  1,900   98,876

*Caremark Rx, Inc.

  13,845   691,281

*Centene Corp.

  1,700   42,551

*Cytyc Corp.

  12,100   324,885

*DaVita, Inc.

  31,600   1,455,811

Health Management Associates, Inc. - Class A

  17,400   408,378

*Horizon Health Corp.

  4,800   130,416

*Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

  6,600   374,880

*Kyphon, Inc.

  7,200   316,368

*Lincare Holdings, Inc.

  16,900   693,745

*Patterson Companies, Inc.

  5,700   228,171

*Providence Service Corp.

  2,400   73,416

*Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.

  6,000   325,380

*Radiation Therapy Services, Inc.

  7,800   248,508

*Renal Care Group, Inc.

  13,800   653,016

*Syneron Medical Ltd., ADR

  3,400   124,236

*Varian Medical Systems Inc.

  6,100   241,011

Total

      6,495,509

Industrials (1.5%)

Brady Corp. - Class A

  3,300   102,102

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

  8,900   570,668

The Corporate Executive Board Co.

  2,800   218,344

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

  2,800   158,984

Forward Air Corp.

  5,350   197,094

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

  6,500   123,565

Knight Transportation, Inc.

  14,930   363,695

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

  2,900   229,303

*Marlin Business Services, Inc.

  7,200   165,888

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. - Class A

  12,700   421,259

Pentair, Inc.

  3,500   127,750

Robert Half International, Inc.

  10,000   355,900

*Stericycle, Inc.

  1,600   91,440

Total

      3,125,992

Information Technology (3.2%)

*Activision, Inc.

  19,233   393,315

*Alliance Data Systems Corp.

  1,100   43,065

*Altera Corp.

  12,100   231,231

*Amdocs, Ltd.

  10,400   288,392

Amphenol Corp. - Class A

  4,800   193,632
        Shares/Par   $ Value

Information Technology (continued)

   

*ATI Technologies, Inc.

  16,700   232,798

*Blackboard, Inc.

  1,500   37,515

*CheckFree Corp.

  3,800   143,716

*Cogent, Inc.

  11,800   280,250

*Cognos, Inc.

  7,000   272,510

*Cree, Inc.

  8,300   207,666

*Digital River, Inc.

  4,000   139,400

*Essex Corp.

  6,500   140,855

*FLIR Systems, Inc.

  3,300   97,614

*Genesis Microchip, Inc.

  7,100   155,845

Harris Corp.

  7,600   317,680

*Hewitt Associates, Inc.

  9,100   248,248

*Integrated Device Technology, Inc.

  17,160   184,298

*iPayment Holdings, Inc.

  1,900   71,896

*Kanbay International, Inc.

  5,500   103,400

KLA-Tencor Corp.

  5,800   282,808

*Lam Research Corp.

  10,900   332,123

Microchip Technology, Inc.

  11,900   358,428

*MKS Instruments, Inc.

  3,600   62,028

*NAVTEQ

  3,900   194,805

Paychex, Inc.

  8,650   320,742

*Semtech Corp.

  7,800   128,466

*Sonic Solutions

  3,600   77,400

*Tekelec

  8,600   180,170

*Tessera Technologies, Inc.

  5,800   173,478

*THQ, Inc.

  6,150   131,118

*TNS, Inc.

  1,000   24,250

*Unica Corp.

  3,700   40,626

*VeriFone Holdings, Inc.

  4,100   82,451

*Verint Systems, Inc.

  4,600   188,324

*VeriSign, Inc.

  5,100   108,987

*Westell Technologies, Inc. - Class A

  17,400   63,336

*Zebra Technologies Corp. - Class A

  5,200   203,268

Total

          6,736,134

Telecommunication Services (0.1%)

   

*NeuStar, Inc. - Class A

  6,000   191,940

Utilities (0.0%)

   

ITC Holdings Corp.

  200   5,796

TOTAL SMALL CAP COMMON STOCK

  25,786,422

Warrants (0.0%)

       

Foods (0.0%)

       

B&G Foods, Inc. - EIS

      3,889   49,196

 

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September 30, 2005

 

    Country   Shares/Par   $ Value

Gaming/Leisure/Lodging (0.0%)

   

Shreveport Gaming Holdings, Inc.

      447   5,950

Industrial Goods and Services (0.0%)

   

Sino Thai Engineering & Construction PCL - Warrant

      34,433   4,570

Telecommunications (0.0%)

   

American Tower Corp. - Warrants

      100   3,516

IWO Holdings, Inc. 144A

      50   1

Total

          3,517

Transportation (0.0%)

   

RailAmerica Transportation Corp.

      50   2,950

Total Warrants

          66,183

Total Domestic Common
Stocks and Warrants
(Cost $73,503,562)

  90,474,746

Foreign Common Stocks (16.7%)

   

Basic Materials (0.7%)

   

BASF AG

  Germany   2,960   223,189

CRH PLC

  Ireland   8,639   235,007

*Cumerio-Strip VVPR

  Belgium   84   3

K+S AG

  Germany   4,450   315,280

Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd.

  Japan   22,000   276,365

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

  Japan   45,000   280,307

†* Syngenta AG

  Switzerland   2,440   256,660

*Umicore-Strip VVPR

  Belgium   84   11

Total

          1,586,822

Conglomerates (0.4%)

       

Grupo Ferrovial SA

  Spain   6,810   569,094

Nomura TOPIX Exchange Traded Fund

  Japan   24,300   305,720

Total

          874,814

Consumer Cyclical (2.9%)

   

Bridgestone Corp.

  Japan   14,000   302,142

Carnival Corp.

  United
Kingdom
  4,845   242,153
    Country   Shares/Par   $ Value

Consumer Cyclical (continued)

   

Dentsu, Inc.

  Japan   45   128,291

Enter Tech Co., Ltd.

  South Korea   5,718   118,136

Esprit Holdings, Ltd.

  Hong Kong   55,000   412,182

Grupo Televisa SA ADR

  Mexico   3,610   258,873

Hyundai Motor Co.

  South Korea   4,350   340,721

Lagardere SCA

  France   3,315   236,635

Leoni AG

  Germany   1,960   63,102

Lindex AB

  Sweden   3,440   178,732

Nokian Renkaat OYJ

  Finland   19,050   453,196

*NorGani Hotels ASA

  Norway   24,960   225,716

OPAP SA

  Greece   6,265   195,292

Plenus Co., Ltd.

  Japan   7,300   252,182

Porsche AG

  Germany   315   242,662

Punch Taverns PLC

  United Kingdom   23,915   338,795

Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.

  Japan   4,400   285,101

Shimamura Co., Ltd.

  Japan   1,800   200,863

Signet Group PLC

  United Kingdom   106,995   194,822

*Sportingbet PLC

  United Kingdom   43,240   238,750

*Take and Give Needs Co., Ltd.

  Japan   90   99,559

Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.

  Hong Kong   116,000   295,848

*Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SA

  Mexico   28,695   210,217

Vivendi Universal SA

  France   7,215   236,506

Wal-Mart de Mexico - Series V

  Mexico   58,471   296,052

Wolseley PLC

  United Kingdom   10,635   225,789

Total

          6,272,317

Consumer Non-Cyclical (1.3%)

   

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA

  Greece   9,165   267,095

Metro AG

  Germany   3,805   188,052

Natura Cosmeticos SA

  Brazil   8,330   331,828

Nestle SA

  Switzerland   715   210,349

Puma AG

  Germany   650   177,018

Reckitt Benckiser PLC

  United Kingdom   7,280   222,684

*RHM PLC

  United Kingdom   5,380   29,229

*Royal Numico N.V.

  Netherlands   5,740   252,106

SABMiller PLC

  United Kingdom   14,320   278,803

Swedish Match AB

  Sweden   19,445   232,843

Tesco PLC

  United Kingdom   55,315   303,068

 

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    Country   Shares/Par   $ Value

Consumer Non-Cyclical (continued)

   

Woolworths, Ltd.

  Australia   19,700   250,359

Total

          2,743,434

Energy (1.3%)

           

*Awilco Offshore ASA

  Norway   23,135   124,055

BG Group

  United Kingdom   36,045   343,440

BP PLC

  United Kingdom   9,580   113,605

Burren Energy PLC

  United Kingdom   6,480   95,582

EnCana Corp.

  Canada   8,560   497,845

Eni SPA

  Italy   10,855   322,668

*Geo ASA

  Norway   12,960   60,586

*Revus Energy ASA

  Norway   1,220   10,651

Technip SA

  France   6,073   361,894

*TGS Nopec Geophysical Co. ASA

  Norway   5,240   224,696

Total SA

  France   780   212,809

*Western Oil Sands, Inc.

  Canada   17,355   418,098

Total

          2,785,929

Financials (3.8%)

       

Admiral Group PLC

  United Kingdom   33,245   249,920

Allianz AG

  Germany   2,150   291,299

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC

  Ireland   51,786   710,596

Banca Fideuram SPA

  Italy   41,040   235,921

Banca Popolare Italiana

  Italy   7,300   71,840

*Banco Espanol de Credito SA

  Spain   14,525   205,975

Bank of Yokohama, Ltd.

  Japan   42,000   320,752

BNP Paribas SA

  France   4,380   334,172

Chiba Bank, Ltd.

  Japan   37,000   301,451

Credit Saison Co., Ltd.

  Japan   7,100   312,119

Credit Suisse Group

  Switzerland   5,875   261,354

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA

  Brazil   700   5,876

DNB NOR ASA

  Norway   27,470   284,509

E*Trade Securities Co., Ltd.

  Japan   31   138,087

Erste Bank Der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG

  Austria   4,445   238,643

Fondiaria-Sai SPA

  Italy   9,400   286,194
    Country   Shares/Par   $ Value

Financials (continued)

   

Foreningssparbanken AB

  Sweden   9,875   239,662

Hopewell Holdings, Ltd.

  Hong Kong   75,000   198,712

Hypo Real Estate Holding AG

  Germany   5,080   257,710

Hysan Development Co., Ltd.

  Hong Kong   84,700   212,579

ING Groep NV

  Netherlands   9,093   271,941

Kookmin Bank

  South Korea   5,640   334,259

Man Group PLC

  United Kingdom   7,425   217,621

Manulife Financial Corp.

  Canada   4,920   262,334

National Bank of Greece SA

  Greece   6,365   253,350

*NETeller PLC

  United Kingdom   12,620   184,859

OTP Bank

  Hungary   10,640   420,101

Prudential PLC

  United Kingdom   26,650   243,201

Storebrand ASA

  Norway   31,480   309,187

The Toronto -Dominion Bank

  Canada   5,070   251,447

Total

          7,905,671

Health Care (1.4%)

       

*Capio AB

  Sweden   16,065   318,153

CSL, Ltd.

  Australia   8,500   249,918

Elekta AB

  Sweden   6,370   292,606

GN Store Nord A/S

  Denmark   20,190   267,541

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

  Japan   8,700   233,594

*Neurochem, Inc.

  Canada   1,700   21,675

Nobel Biocare Holding AG

  Switzerland   1,005   238,002

Roche Holding AG

  Switzerland   2,470   344,716

Schwarz Pharma AG

  Germany   6,045   373,787

Stada Arzneimittel AG

  Germany   6,535   234,771

Synthes, Inc.

  Switzerland   1,625   190,931

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

  Japan   5,200   310,654

Total

          3,076,348

Industrial Goods and Services (2.3%)

   

Atlas Copco AB

  Sweden   13,390   260,286

Capita Group PLC

  United Kingdom   37,540   250,484

Carbone Lorraine SA

  France   4,345   201,995

Chiyoda Corp.

  Japan   32,000   595,269

 

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    Country   Shares/Par   $ Value

Industrial Goods and Services (continued)

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.

  South Korea   8,510   192,747

*Deutz AG

  Germany   24,485   129,554

Hays PLC

  United Kingdom   84,075   182,771

Kajima Corp.

  Japan   53,000   254,300

Keyence Corp.

  Japan   900   227,510

Koninklijke BAM Groep NV

  Netherlands   3,300   304,078

Kubota Corp.

  Japan   52,000   362,732

Meggitt PLC

  United Kingdom   42,998   246,754

Metso OYJ

  Finland   8,850   225,439

Neopost SA

  France   3,710   360,872

SGS SA

  Switzerland   320   248,033

Sino Thai Engineering & Contruction PCL

  Thailand   389,600   119,541

Vinci SA

  France   5,055   436,969

Volvo AB

  Sweden   4,825   210,938

Total

          4,810,272

Technology (1.7%)

       

Advantest Corp.

  Japan   2,700   209,802

*Axalto Holding NV

  France   8,905   327,846

Axell Corp.

  Japan   47   162,332

*Cap Gemini SA

  France   6,630   258,954

Daeduck Electronics Co., Ltd.

  South Korea   8,100   80,883

Ericsson LM - B Shares

  Sweden   88,155   325,314

*Gresham Computing PLC

  United Kingdom   39,815   60,598

Hoya Corp.

  Japan   8,800   294,393

Humax Co., Ltd.

  South Korea   9,850   235,956

Indra Sistemas, SA

  Spain   14,795   325,761

Infosys Technologies, Ltd.

  India   3,179   182,113

*Kontron AG

  Germany   26,194   208,460

Solomon Systech International, Ltd.

  Hong Kong   722,000   260,471

Tamura Taiko Holdings, Inc.

  Japan   23,000   160,385

*Tandberg Television ASA

  Norway   20,505   268,311

Telechips, Inc.

  South Korea   9,690   165,673

*United Test and Assembly Center, Ltd.

  Singapore   455,000   175,860

Total

          3,703,112
    Country   Shares/Par   $ Value

Telecommunications (0.3%)

       

Rogers Communications, Inc.

  Canada   5,280   210,317

Telefonica SA

  Spain   13,369   219,734

Vodafone Group PLC

  United Kingdom   63,955   167,057

Total

          597,108

Transportation (0.2%)

       

Canadian National Railway Co.

  Canada   3,500   250,301

Kamigumi Co., Ltd.

  Japan   24,000   192,715

Total

          443,016

Utilities (0.4%)

           

Companhia de Concessoes Rodoviarias

  Brazil   3,300   92,257

Enbridge, Inc.

  Canada   4,180   133,835

Iberdrola SA

  Spain   7,920   222,141

*Obrascon Huarte Lain Brasil SA

  Brazil   9,220   95,452

RWE AG

  Germany   4,265   283,159

Total

          826,844

Total Foreign Common Stocks
(Cost $24,636,139)

  35,625,687

Revenue Bonds (0.1%)

       

Municipal Bonds - Revenue (0.1%)

   

Nashville & Davidson County, Tennessee Health and Educational Facilities Board of The Metropolitan Government, 0.00%, 6/1/21, RB

  400,000   194,944

Total Revenue Bonds
(Cost $180,267)

      194,944

Investment Grade Segment (9.6%)

Aerospace/Defense (0.6%)

   

Boeing Capital Corp.,
4.75%, 8/25/08

  254,000   254,694

General Dynamics Corp.,
3.00%, 5/15/08

  305,000   293,002

L-3 Communications Corp., 5.875%, 1/15/15

  130,000   125,775

L-3 Communications Corp., 6.375%, 10/15/15 144A

  75,000   75,563

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Aerospace/Defense (continued)

Lockheed Martin Corp.,
8.50%, 12/1/29

  130,000   179,356

Raytheon Co., 5.50%, 11/15/12

  315,000   324,117

Total

      1,252,507

Auto Manufacturing (0.2%)

       

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 5.625%, 5/15/09

  200,000   183,354

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.75%, 12/1/14

  165,000   143,524

Total

      326,878

Banking (1.4%)

       

Bank of America Corp.,
7.40%, 1/15/11

  216,000   241,221

Bank One Corp., 5.25%, 1/30/13

  250,000   252,053

BB&T Corp., 4.90%, 6/30/17

  145,000   141,858

Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Co., 5.506%, 4/15/15 144A

  155,000   149,193

Citigroup, Inc., 4.625%, 8/3/10

  160,000   158,988

Compass Bank, 5.50%, 4/1/20

  150,000   151,041

National Australia Bank, Ltd., 4.80%, 4/6/10 144A

  199,000   199,048

PNC Bank NA, 5.25%, 1/15/17

  70,000   70,290

Rabobank Capital Fund II,
5.26%, 12/31/13 144A

  70,000   70,196

Resona Bank, Ltd.,
5.85%, 1/15/25 144A

  45,000   44,414

U.S. Bancorp, 4.50%, 7/29/10

  80,000   79,212

U.S. Central Credit Union,
2.75%, 5/30/08

  350,000   334,817

UnionBanCal Corp.,
5.25%, 12/16/13

  350,000   352,289

US Bank NA, 4.95%, 10/30/14

  75,000   75,079

Wachovia Bank NA, 4.80%, 11/1/14

  150,000   147,283

Washington Mutual, Inc.,
5.00%, 3/22/12

  130,000   129,296

World Savings Bank FSB,
4.125%, 12/15/09

  355,000   347,158

Total

      2,943,436

Beverage/Bottling (0.5%)

       

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 7.00%, 12/1/25

  280,000   290,163

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/12

  57,000   65,755

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.,
5.25%, 5/15/07

  150,000   151,652
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Beverage/Bottling (continued)

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., 5.375%, 8/15/06

  250,000   252,067

Diageo PLC, 4.375%, 5/3/10

  230,000   226,263

PepsiAmericas, Inc.,
4.875%, 1/15/15

  150,000   148,263

Total

      1,134,163

Cable/Media/Broadcasting/Satellite (0.7%)

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 5.50%, 12/15/16

  65,000   61,621

Comcast Corp., 5.30%, 1/15/14

  250,000   249,350

CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/08

  130,000   130,488

Rogers Cable, Inc., 6.25%, 6/15/13

  130,000   126,425

Time Warner Entertainment Co., LP, 7.25%, 9/1/08

  260,000   276,207

Time Warner Entertainment Co., LP, 8.375%, 7/15/33

  85,000   106,409

Viacom, Inc., 5.625%, 5/1/07

  600,000   607,509

Total

      1,558,009

Conglomerate/Diversified Manufacturing (0.2%)

Textron Financial Corp.,
2.75%, 6/1/06

  350,000   346,518

Consumer Products (0.2%)

       

The Clorox Co., 4.20%, 1/15/10

  155,000   152,431

The Gillette Co., 2.50%, 6/1/08

  350,000   332,906

Total

      485,337

Electric Utilities (1.3%)

       

Arizona Public Services,
5.50%, 9/1/35

  35,000   34,151

Consumer Energy Co.,
4.80%, 2/17/09

  315,000   314,073

DTE Energy Co., 7.05%, 6/1/11

  360,000   392,349

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 8/15/15

  90,000   89,466

Entergy Mississippi, Inc.,
6.25%, 4/1/34

  50,000   48,606

FPL Group Capital, Inc.,
4.086%, 2/16/07

  200,000   198,685

Indiana Michigan Power, 5.05%, 11/15/14

  165,000   162,648

Kiowa Power Partners LLC, 4.811%, 12/30/13 144A

  77,165   74,897

Kiowa Power Partners LLC, 5.737%, 3/30/21 144A

  225,000   223,263

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Electric Utilities (continued)

Oncor Electric Delivery,
6.375%, 1/15/15

  70,000   75,569

PacifiCorp, 5.45%, 9/15/13

  260,000   267,963

PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 4.30%, 6/1/13

  450,000   427,995

Progress Energy, Inc., 4.50%, 6/1/10

  174,000   171,522

Progress Energy, Inc., 6.85%, 4/15/12

  70,000   75,808

Public Service Electric & Gas Corp., 5.00%, 1/1/13

  100,000   100,729

Puget Energy, Inc., 3.363%, 6/1/08

  120,000   115,666

Virginia Electric & Power Co., 5.25%, 12/15/15

  200,000   200,328

Total

      2,973,718

Food Processors (0.3%)

       

Bunge, Ltd. Finance Corp., 5.10%, 7/15/15 144A

  130,000   127,606

Kellogg Co., 6.60%, 4/1/11

  285,000   308,782

Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.25%, 6/1/12

  230,000   245,595

Total

      681,983

Gas Pipelines (0.3%)

       

Consolidated Natural Gas Co., 5.00%, 12/1/14

  210,000   206,987

Enterprise Products Operating LP, 4.95%, 6/1/10

  385,000   378,389

Total

      585,376

Health Care (0.1%)

       

Abbott Laboratories, 3.75%, 3/15/11

  260,000   248,032

Independent Finance (0.4%)

   

Household Finance Corp., 4.125%, 11/16/09

  195,000   189,902

International Lease Finance Corp., 4.75%, 1/13/12

  260,000   255,186

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.15%, 3/1/12

  395,000   385,818

Total

      830,906

Machinery (0.0%)

       

John Deere Capital Corp., 4.50%, 8/25/08

  70,000   69,727
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Oil and Gas (0.5%)

       

Conoco Funding Co., 6.35%, 10/15/11

  335,000   363,322

Kerr-McGee Corp.,
6.95%, 7/1/24

  60,000   62,172

Occidental Petroleum, 4.00%, 11/30/07

  130,000   127,769

Occidental Petroleum, 10.125%, 9/15/09

  140,000   168,147

Pioneer Natural Resource Co., 5.875%, 7/15/16

  125,000   122,982

XTO Energy, Inc., 5.00%, 1/31/15

  165,000   161,740

Total

      1,006,132

Other Finance (0.1%)

       

SLM Corp., 4.50%, 7/26/10

  245,000   241,473

Paper and Forest Products (0.0%)

Georgia-Pacific Corp., 7.70%, 6/15/15

  50,000   55,188

Pharmaceuticals (0.1%)

       

Pfizer, Inc., 5.625%, 2/1/06

  120,000   120,549

Property and Casualty Insurance (0.4%)

Berkley (WR) Corp., 9.875%, 5/15/08

  600,000   673,958

Berkshire Hathaway Finance, 3.40%, 7/2/07

  250,000   244,860

Total

      918,818

Railroads (0.4%)

       

Burlington Northern Santa Fe, 6.125%, 3/15/09

  260,000   271,120

Union Pacific Corp., 3.875%, 2/15/09

  260,000   252,677

Union Pacific Corp., 7.375%, 9/15/09

  260,000   283,765

Total

      807,562

Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.2%)

Camden Property Trust, 5.00%, 6/15/15

  185,000   178,914

ERP Operating LP, 5.25%, 9/15/14

  115,000   115,747

First Industrial LP, 5.25%, 6/15/09

  50,000   50,038

Total

      344,699

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Retail Stores (0.5%)

       

Federated Department Stores, 6.30%, 4/1/09

  325,000   338,793

Home Depot, Inc., 4.625%, 8/15/10

  40,000   39,989

J.C. Penney Co., Inc., 6.875%, 10/15/15

  150,000   161,063

Target Corp., 5.40%, 10/1/08

  260,000   266,105

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 4.75%, 8/15/10

  155,000   155,098

Total

      961,048

Security Brokers and Dealers (0.3%)

Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc., 5.125%, 8/15/15

  75,000   74,731

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.15%, 1/15/14

  190,000   190,254

Lehman Brothers Holdings, 4.80%, 3/13/14

  75,000   73,680

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 5.00%, 1/15/15

  75,000   74,593

Morgan Stanley, 5.30%, 3/1/13

  175,000   176,743

Total

      590,001

Telecommunications (0.7%)

ALLTELL Corp., 4.656%, 5/17/07

  100,000   99,907

BellSouth Corp., 6.55%, 6/15/34

  130,000   139,735

Cingular Wireless LLC, 7.125%, 12/15/31

  130,000   150,149

France Telecom SA, 8.00% 3/1/11

  255,000   289,544

Sprint Capital Corp., 8.375%, 3/15/12

  335,000   394,240

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 4.875%, 10/1/10

  90,000   89,141

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 4.00%, 1/15/10 144A

  170,000   163,237

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.00%, 9/30/34 144A

  50,000   48,997

Verizon Global Funding Corp., 4.375%, 6/1/13

  100,000   95,581

Verizon Global Funding Corp., 5.85%, 9/15/35

  80,000   78,676

Total

      1,549,207

Tobacco (0.0%)

       

Altria Group, Inc., 7.75%, 1/15/27

  80,000   93,286
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Yankee Sovereign (0.2%)

       

State of Israel, 7.25%, 12/15/28

  350,000   405,871

Total Investment Grade Segment (Cost $20,752,594)

  20,530,424

Governments (4.7%)

       

Governments (4.7%)

       

(e)BECCS, 14.00%, 11/15/11

  500,000   476,593

Federal Home Loan Bank, 6.00%, 5/13/13

  215,000   211,571

Housing & Urban Development, 6.08%, 8/1/13

  150,000   160,899

Overseas Private Investment, 4.10%, 11/15/14

  118,800   115,623

(e)Tennessee Valley Authority Stripped, 8.25%, 4/15/42

  300,000   231,543

US Treasury, 3.75%, 3/31/07

  852,000   846,542

US Treasury, 3.875%, 9/15/10

  888,000   875,443

US Treasury, 4.00%, 2/15/15

  1,780,000   1,732,720

US Treasury, 4.125%, 5/15/15

  1,749,000   1,718,870

US Treasury, 4.25%, 8/15/15

  225,000   223,594

US Treasury, 5.00%, 2/15/11

  215,000   222,920

US Treasury, 5.375%, 2/15/31

  2,820,000   3,159,279

Total Governments
(Cost $10,121,212)

  9,975,597

Structured Products (11.8%)

Structured Products (11.8%)

   

Banc of America Securities Auto Trust, Series 2005-WF1, Class A2, 3.89%, 6/18/08

  1,604,000   1,597,486

Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust, Series 2005-A, Class A2, 3.72%, 12/15/07

  1,502,000   1,495,041

Criimi Mae Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 1998-C1, Class B,
7.00%, 11/2/11 144A

  339,000   364,300

Enterprise Mortgage Acceptance Co., Series 1998-1, Class IO, 1.37%, 1/15/25 IO 144A

  4,023,211   170,986

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.50%, 5/1/19

  274,442   268,935

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.50%, 5/1/35

  379,430   361,027

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/19

  92,506   92,297

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 11/1/19

  721,072   719,440

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/20

  40,202   40,109

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value
         

Structured Products (continued)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 5/1/20

  142,362   142,036

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 11/1/19

  101,954   103,476

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 12/1/19

  18,744   19,024

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/20

  125,474   127,343

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 8/1/34

  1,270,109   1,270,853

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 1/1/35

  1,828,748   1,829,819

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 6/1/35

  698,079   698,428

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.00%, 6/1/35

  131,194   133,499

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.00%, 7/1/35

  144,964   147,510

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.50%, 5/1/34

  94,113   96,784

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. TBA, 5.00%, 10/1/35

  288,000   281,790

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., TBA, 5.00%, 10/1/20

  238,000   237,331

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., TBA, 6.00%, 10/1/35

  340,000   345,844

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.00%, 6/1/19

  44,346   42,703

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 6/1/19

  485,898   476,149

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 12/1/19

  51,403   50,372

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 8/1/20

  319,689   313,161

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 3/1/20

  167,067   166,686

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 4/1/20

  65,647   65,496

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 5/1/20

  121,290   121,012

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/20

  354,138   353,325

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 11/1/34

  1,266,910   1,241,969

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 4/1/35

  177,939   174,224

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/35

  593,353   580,967

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 8/1/35

  410,240   401,676
    Shares/Per   $ Value
         

Structured Products (continued)

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 9/1/35

  1,123,492   1,100,040

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 10/1/35

  85,000   83,226

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/1/34

  367,068   367,095

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 10/1/34

  364,543   364,570

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 3/1/35

  380,438   380,391

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 5/1/35

  18,353   18,351

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 7/1/35

  107,536   107,522

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 8/1/35

  76,000   75,991

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/1/35

  98,000   97,987

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 5/1/11

  96,039   98,843

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 10/1/34

  739,169   751,685

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 11/1/34

  608,645   618,951

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 5/1/35

  207,251   210,761

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 6/1/35

  1,034,988   1,052,739

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 7/1/35

  534,013   543,058

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 8/1/35

  89,932   91,455

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA, 4.50%, 10/1/20

  143,000   140,006

Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 4/15/32

  100,693   101,742

GS Auto Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class A3, 4.45%, 5/17/10

  273,000   272,317

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2005-3, Class A2, 3.73%, 10/18/07

  1,540,000   1,532,063

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2005-A, Class A2, 3.88%, 6/16/08

  1,134,000   1,128,968

Merrill Auto Trust Securitization, Series 2005-1, Class A2A, 3.90%, 4/25/08

  856,000   852,687

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Structured Products (continued)

Midland Realty Acceptance Corp., Series 1996-C2, Class AEC, 1.35%, 1/25/29 IO 144A

  1,336,024   23,685

WFS Financial Owner Trust, Series 2005-3, Class A3A, 4.25%, 6/17/10

  509,000   505,865

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2005-B, Class A3, 4.40%, 5/20/09

  150,000   149,678

Total Structured Products
(Cost $25,456,779)

  25,200,774

Below Investment Grade Segment (7.2%)

Aerospace/Defense (0.1%)

       

L-3 Communications Corp., 6.125%, 7/15/13

  50,000   49,750

L-3 Communications Corp., 6.375%, 10/15/15 144A

  75,000   75,563

L-3 Communications Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/12

  50,000   52,500

Total

      177,813

Autos/Vehicle Parts (0.3%)

       

Affinia Group, Inc., 9.00%, 11/30/14 144A

  55,000   42,900

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.75%, 12/1/14

  140,000   121,778

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/11

  85,000   77,317

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 7.75%, 1/19/10

  55,000   53,312

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 8.00%, 11/01/31

  105,000   91,683

General Motors Corp., 8.375%, 7/15/33

  20,000   15,600

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 9.00%, 7/1/15 144A

  65,000   64,025

Lear Corp., 8.11%, 5/15/09

  40,000   39,781

Visteon Corp., 8.25%, 8/1/10

  40,000   38,000

Total

      544,396

Basic Materials (0.8%)

       

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 7.75%, 6/15/11

  129,000   127,065

(d)Anchor Glass Container, 11.00%, 2/15/13

  110,000   70,400
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Basic Materials (continued)

   

Appleton Papers, Inc., 9.75%, 6/15/14

  50,000   48,000

Arch Western Finance LLC, 6.75%, 7/1/13

  85,000   86,700

BCP Caylux Holding, 9.625%, 6/15/14

  70,000   77,875

Borden US Fin/Nova Scot, 9.00%, 7/15/14 144A

  38,000   38,570

Cascades, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/13

  108,000   105,030

Crompton Corp., 9.875%, 8/1/12

  31,000   35,301

Domtar, Inc., 7.875%, 10/15/11

  165,000   163,333

Equistar Chemicals LP, 8.75%, 2/15/09

  150,000   156,000

Equistar Chemicals LP, 10.625%, 5/1/11

  75,000   81,750

Georgia-Pacific Corp., 8.125%, 5/15/11

  125,000   138,125

Graham Packaging Co., 9.875%, 10/15/14

  105,000   100,800

Graphic Packaging International Corp., 9.50%, 8/15/13

  80,000   75,200

Huntsman LLC, 11.50%, 7/15/12

  49,000   55,983

Invista, 9.25%, 5/1/12 144A

  130,000   141,375

(c)JSG Holding PLC,
11.50%, 10/1/15 144A

  35,682   37,858

Massey Energy Co., 6.625%, 11/15/10

  75,000   76,500

Novelis, Inc.,
7.25 %, 2/15/15 144A

  75,000   70,875

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 6.75%, 12/1/14

  71,000   68,515

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/11

  75,000   78,000

Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., 10.265%, 5/15/11

  73,000   79,570

Total

      1,912,825

Builders/Building Materials (0.3%)

Ames True Temper, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/12

  124,000   96,720

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 6.50%, 11/15/13

  39,000   37,635

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,
6.875%, 7/15/15 144A

  16,000   15,520

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, 7.75%, 5/15/13

  55,000   56,031

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Builders/Building Materials (continued)

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 9.00%, 2/15/12

  74,000   62,160

Standard Pacific Corp., 6.50%, 8/15/10

  110,000   106,424

Technical Olympic USA, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/11

  75,000   70,313

Technical Olympic USA, Inc., 9.00%, 7/1/10

  50,000   51,750

William Lyon Homes, 7.50%, 2/15/14

  20,000   18,600

William Lyon Homes, 7.625%, 12/15/12

  35,000   33,163

Total

      548,316

Capital Goods (0.3%)

       

Amsted Industries, Inc., 10.25%, 10/15/11 144A

  35,000   38,150

Case New Holland, Inc., 9.25%, 8/1/11

  162,000   171,314

Coleman Cable, Inc., 9.875%, 10/1/12

  75,000   66,094

DA-Lite Screen Co., Inc., 9.50%, 5/15/11

  70,000   73,850

(e)Standadyne Corp., 12.00%, 2/15/15

  120,000   64,800

Sup Essx Com & Essx Group, 9.00%, 4/15/12

  57,000   57,570

Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12

  75,000   61,500

United Rentals North America, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/12

  157,000   151,505

United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.00%, 2/15/14

  61,000   56,578

Total

      741,361

Consumer Products/Retailing (0.7%)

ALH Finance LLC, 8.50%, 1/15/13

  50,000   47,250

Delhaize America, Inc., 8.125%, 4/15/11

  175,000   189,667

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., 8.50%, 12/1/10

  120,000   102,300

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., 8.625%, 1/15/11

  52,000   49,920

GSC Holdings Corp., 8.00%, 10/1/12 144A

  110,000   109,450

The Jean Coutu Group (PJC), Inc., 8.50%, 8/1/14

  91,000   90,545

Jostens IH Corp., 7.625%, 10/1/12

  56,000   56,560
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Consumer Products/Retailing (continued)

Neiman Marcus Group Inc., 9.00%, 10/15/15 144A

  88,000   88,220

Oxford Industries, Inc., 8.875%, 6/1/11

  193,000   200,720

Phillips Van Heusen Corp., 7.25%, 2/15/11

  100,000   100,500

Rent-A-Center, 7.50%, 5/1/10

  165,000   156,956

Rite Aid Corp., 8.125%, 5/1/10

  100,000   102,000

Samsonite Corp., 8.875%, 6/1/11

  94,000   99,875

(e)Simmons Co.,
10.00%, 12/15/14 144A

  145,000   76,850

Stater Brothers Holdings, 8.125%, 6/15/12

  47,000   46,413

Warnaco, Inc., 8.875%, 6/15/13

  50,000   54,000

Total

      1,571,226

Energy (0.5%)

       

AmeriGas Partners LP, 7.25%, 5/20/15 144A

  125,000   130,625

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.375%, 6/15/15

  63,000   63,315

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.625%, 1/15/06

  94,000   95,175

El Paso CGP Co., 6.375%, 2/1/09

  80,000   78,000

El Paso Production Holding, 7.75%, 6/1/13

  75,000   78,375

Kerr-McGee Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/11

  125,000   133,622

Range Resources Corp., 6.375%, 3/15/15

  75,000   75,563

Whiting Petroleum Corp., 7.25%, 5/1/13

  83,000   84,453

Williams Companies, Inc., 6.375%, 10/1/10 144A

  275,000   272,937

Total

      1,012,065

Financials (0.3%)

       

Crum and Forster Holding Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13

  50,000   54,625

Dollar Financial Group, 9.75%, 11/15/11

  75,000   78,000

E*Trade Financial Corp., 7.375%, 9/15/13 144A

  55,000   55,550

Fairfax Financial Holdings, 7.75%, 4/26/12

  125,000   120,000

LaBranche & Co., Inc., 9.50%, 5/15/09

  75,000   79,500

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Financials (continued)

LaBranche & Co., Inc., 11.00%, 5/15/12

  63,000   69,615

Refco Finance Holdings, 9.00%, 8/1/12

  97,000   105,488

Thornburg Mortgage, Inc.,
8.00%, 5/15/2013

  125,000   123,750

Total

      686,528

Foods (0.3%)

       

B&G Foods, Inc., 8.00%, 10/1/11

  63,000   63,788

Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14

  39,000   44,070

Land O Lakes, Inc., 9.00%, 12/15/10

  41,000   45,203

The Restaurant Co.,
10.00%, 10/1/13 144A

  140,000   134,399

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 7/15/10 144A

  130,000   129,675

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 6/1/12

  50,000   51,250

Smithfield Foods, Inc., 7.00%, 8/1/11

  50,000   51,000

Smithfield Foods, Inc., 7.75%, 5/15/13

  75,000   78,750

Total

      598,135

Gaming/Leisure/Lodging (0.7%)

Boyd Gaming Corp., 7.75%, 12/15/12

  75,000   78,844

Corrections Corp. of America, 6.25%, 3/15/13

  151,000   149,489

(c)Eldorado Casino Shreveport/Shreveport Capital Corp., 10.00%, 8/1/12

  50,684   47,643

Host Marriot LP, 7.125%, 11/1/13

  175,000   178,718

LCE Acquisition Corp., 9.00%, 8/1/14

  146,000   141,984

Majestic Star Casino LLC, 9.50%, 10/15/10

  23,000   22,770

MGM Mirage, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/11

  75,000   74,438

MGM Mirage, Inc., 6.75%, 9/1/12

  50,000   50,813

MGM Mirage, Inc., 8.375%, 2/1/11

  125,000   134,375

MGM Mirage, Inc., 8.50%, 9/15/10

  65,000   70,688

Penn National Gaming, Inc.,
6.75%, 3/1/15

  100,000   98,000

Station Casinos, Inc., 6.875%, 3/1/16

  50,000   50,688

Station Casinos, Inc., 6.875%, 3/1/16 144A

  15,000   15,206
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Gaming/Leisure/Lodging (continued)

Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., 8.50%, 6/1/15

  60,000   57,900

Universal City Development Corp., 11.75%, 4/1/10

  44,000   49,720

Universal City Florida, 8.375%, 5/1/10

  100,000   103,750

Wheeling Island Gaming, 10.125%, 12/15/09

  100,000   105,000

Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 6.625%, 12/1/14

  114,000   109,013

Total

      1,539,039

Health Care/Pharmaceuticals (0.4%)

Alliance Imaging, 7.25%, 12/15/12

  43,000   39,345

Fisher Scientific International, Inc., 6.125%, 7/1/15 144A

  71,000   71,178

HCA, Inc., 6.95%, 5/1/12

  125,000   128,578

Iasis Healthcare Corp., 8.75%, 6/15/14

  104,000   107,900

Omega Healthcare Investors, 7.00%, 4/1/14

  50,000   50,500

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.375%, 12/1/11

  85,000   79,263

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 9.875%, 7/1/14

  76,000   79,420

Triad Hospitals, Inc., 7.00%, 5/15/12

  85,000   87,338

US Oncology, Inc., 9.00%, 8/15/12

  60,000   64,800

Ventas Realty LP,
6.75%, 6/1/10 144A

  40,000   40,600

Ventas Realty LP, 9.00%, 5/1/12

  50,000   56,750

Total

      805,672

Media (0.6%)

       

Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.00%, 4/15/12

  60,000   58,200

Charter Communications Operating LLC,
8.375%, 4/30/14 144A

  85,000   85,425

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 5.50%, 12/15/16

  85,000   80,581

CSC Holdings, Inc.,
7.00%, 4/15/12 144A

  65,000   61,425

CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 4/1/11

  100,000   98,249

CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.125%, 7/15/09

  55,000   55,413

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Media (continued)

The DIRECTV Group, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/15 144A

  145,000   143,912

Echostar DBS Corp., 6.375%, 10/1/11

  125,000   123,905

Echostar DBS Corp., 6.625%, 10/1/14

  95,000   94,049

Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd., 8.25%, 1/15/13 144A

  62,000   62,388

Kabel Deutschland GMBH, 10.625%, 7/1/14 144A

  35,000   38,675

Lamar Media Corp., 6.625%, 8/15/15 144A

  90,000   91,575

Mediacom Broadband LLC/Corp., 8.50%, 10/15/15 144A

  55,000   53,075

Primedia Inc., 8.00%, 5/15/13

  55,000   55,413

Rogers Cable, Inc., 6.25%, 6/15/13

  52,000   50,571

Rogers Cable, Inc., 6.75%, 3/15/15

  75,000   75,188

Rogers Cable, Inc., 7.875%, 5/1/12

  50,000   53,125

Sinclair Broadcast Group, 8.00%, 3/15/12

  50,000   51,188

Videotron Ltee,
6.375%, 12/15/15 144A

  25,000   24,813

Total

      1,357,170

Real Estate (0.1%)

       

American Real Estate Partners, LP, 7.125%, 2/15/13 144A

  30,000   30,000

Trustreet Properties, Inc., 7.50%, 4/1/15

  150,000   153,375

Total

      183,375

Services (0.2%)

       

Allied Waste North America, 6.375%, 4/15/11

  75,000   71,813

Allied Waste North America, 7.25%, 3/15/15 144A

  176,000   173,360

Hertz Corp., 7.40%, 3/1/11

  90,000   87,212

Hertz Corp., 7.625%, 6/1/12

  45,000   43,205

Knowledge Learning Center, 7.75%, 2/1/15 144A

  50,000   49,000

Total

      424,590

Structured Product (0.4%)

       

Dow Jones Credit Derivative High Yield, 6.75%, 6/29/10 144A

  800,000   786,500
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Technology (0.2%)

       

Flextronics International, Ltd., 6.50%, 5/15/13

  75,000   76,500

Stats Chippac, Inc., 6.75%, 11/15/11

  83,000   80,510

Sungard Data Systems, Inc.,
4.875%, 1/15/14

  35,000   30,713

Sungard Data Systems, Inc.,
9.125%, 8/15/13 144A

  35,000   36,269

Unisys Corp., 6.875%, 3/15/10

  125,000   120,624

Unisys Corp., 8.00%, 10/15/12

  70,000   68,775

Xerox Corp., 7.20%, 4/1/16

  50,000   54,500

Total

      467,891

Telecommunications (0.4%)

       

Citizens Communications, 9.00%, 8/15/31

  61,000   61,839

Citizens Communications, 9.25%, 5/15/11

  70,000   76,825

GCI, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/14

  50,000   48,375

MCI, Inc., 8.735%, 5/1/14

  95,000   105,925

Qwest Communications International, Inc., 7.50%, 11/1/08

  25,000   23,750

Qwest Corp.,
7.625%, 6/15/15 144A

  67,000   68,424

Qwest Corp., 7.875%, 9/1/11

  215,000   224,137

Rogers Wireless, Inc., 6.375%, 3/1/14

  62,000   62,310

Rogers Wireless, Inc., 7.25%, 12/15/12

  45,000   47,588

Rogers Wireless, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/12

  81,000   85,556

Total

      804,729

Transportation (0.3%)

       

Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana, SA de CV (TFM), 6.625%, 1/15/16 144A

  82,000   88,560

Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana, SA de CV (TFM), 12.50%, 6/15/12

  50,000   58,000

OMI Corp., 7.625%, 12/1/13

  90,000   93,150

Progress Rail,
7.75%, 4/1/12 144A

  65,000   66,219

Ship Finance International, Ltd., 8.50%, 12/15/13

  100,000   97,375

Stena AB, 7.50%, 11/1/13

  90,000   87,525

Stena AB, 9.625%, 12/1/12

  50,000   54,250

Total

      545,079

 

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Utilities (0.3%)

         

Aquila, Inc., 9.95%, 2/1/11

  75,000   84,188  

Midwest Generation LLC, 8.75%, 5/1/34

  65,000   72,394  

NRG Energy, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/13

  16,000   17,040  

Reliant Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 12/15/14

  82,000   80,565  

Sierra Pacific Resources, 8.625%, 3/15/14

  75,000   82,669  

Teco Energy, Inc.,
6.75%, 5/1/15 144A

  40,000   41,900  

Tenaska Alabama II Partners LP, 7.00%, 6/30/21 144A

  100,000   101,250  

TXU Corp., 5.55%, 11/15/14

  105,000   99,679  

Utilicorp Canada Finance, 7.75%, 6/15/11

  63,000   66,308  

Total

      645,993  

Total Below Investment Grade Segment (Cost $15,528,945)

  15,352,703  

Money Market Investments (8.0%)

     

Autos (1.4%)

         

(b)Daimler Chrysler Auto, 3.77%, 10/11/05

  3,000,000   2,997,487  

Federal Government and Agencies (0.6%)

 

(b)Federal Home Loan, 3.68%, 12/20/05

  1,300,000   1,289,379  

Finance Lessors (2.9%)

         

(b)Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., 3.63%, 10/3/05

  3,000,000   2,999,999  

(b)Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., 3.75%, 10/18/05

  3,000,000   2,995,313  

Total

      5,995,312  

Personal Credit Institutions (0.3%)

 

(b)Rabobank Financial Corp., 3.87%, 10/3/05

  700,000   700,000  

Phone Communications Except Radiophone (1.4%)

  

(b)Verizon Global Funding, 3.59%, 10/4/05

  3,000,000   2,999,701  

Security Brokers and Dealers (1.4%)

 

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 3.81%, 10/7/05

  3,000,000   2,998,730  

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost $16,980,851)

  16,980,609  

Total Investments (100.4%)
(Cost $187,160,349)
(a)

  214,335,484  

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (-0.4%)

      (943,414 )

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

      213,392,070  

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

ADR after the name of a security represents - American Depository Receipt.

 

Security was fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Directors.

 

144A after the name of a security represents a security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold as transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2005 the value of these securities was $5,387,680, representing 2.52% of the net assets.

 

IO - Interest Only Security

 

RB - Revenue Bond

 

(a) At September 30, 2005 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes was $187,160,349 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $27,175,134 which is comprised of $30,290,196 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $3,115,062 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for open futures positions or when-issued securities. Information regarding open futures contracts as of period end is summarized below.

 

Issuer   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

US Ten Year Treasury
Note (Short)
(Total Notional Value at 9/30/05, $1,874,188 )

  17   12/05   $(5,516 )

S&P 500 Index Futures (Long)
(Total Notional Value at 9/30/05, $7,790,938 )

  25   12/05   $(76,563 )

 

(c) PIK - Payment In Kind

 

(d) Defaulted Security

 

(e) Step bond security that presently receives no coupon payments. At the predetermined date the stated coupon rate becomes effective.

 

(f) Euro Foreign Bond

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Investors should be aware of the risks of investments in foreign securities, particularly investments in securities of companies in developing nations. These include the risks of currency fluctuation, of political and economic instability and of less well-developed government supervision and regulation of business and industry practices, as well as differences in accounting standards. Small cap stocks also may carry additional risk. Smaller or newer issuers are more likely to realize more substantial growth as well as suffer more significant losses than larger or more established issuers. Investments in such companies can be both more volatile and more speculative.

 

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High Yield Bond Fund

 

Sector Allocation 9/30/05

 

LOGO

 

Sector Allocation is based on net assets.

Sector Allocation is subject to change.

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution [and/or service] (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at March 31, 2005 and held for the entire period ended September 30, 2005.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

High Yield Bond Fund Class A

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,018.60   $6.31

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,018.52   $6.31

 

High Yield Bond Fund Class B

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,016.40   $9.81

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,015.03   $9.80

 

High Yield Bond Fund Class C

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,015.00   $9.80

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,015.03   $9.80

 

* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 1.25% for Class A shares, 1.95% for Class B shares, and 1.95% for Class C shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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High Yield Bond Fund

 

Schedule of Investments 9/30/05 (Unaudited)

 

    Shares/Par   $ Value

Bonds (94.4%)

   

Aerospace/Defense (1.1%)

   

L-3 Communications Corp., 6.125%, 7/15/13

  525,000   522,375

L-3 Communications Corp., 6.375%, 10/15/15 144A

  750,000   755,625

L-3 Communications Corp., 7.625%, 6/15/12

  525,000   551,250

Total

      1,829,250

Autos/Vehicle Parts (3.3%)

       

Affinia Group, Inc.,
9.00%, 11/30/14 144A

  457,000   356,460

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.75%, 12/1/14

  1,325,000   1,152,543

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.875%, 9/15/11

  795,000   723,142

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 7.75%, 1/19/10

  530,000   513,732

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 8.00%, 11/01/31

  1,110,000   969,218

General Motors Corp.,
8.375%, 7/15/33

  230,000   179,400

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 9.00%, 7/1/15 144A

  650,000   640,250

Lear Corp., 8.11%, 5/15/09

  395,000   392,836

Visteon Corp., 8.25%, 8/1/10

  395,000   375,250

Total

      5,302,831

Basic Materials (12.5%)

       

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc.,
7.75%, 6/15/11

  1,123,000   1,106,155

(d) Anchor Glass Container,
11.00%, 2/15/13

  1,220,000   780,800

Appleton Papers, Inc.,
9.75%, 6/15/14

  527,000   505,920

Arch Western Finance LLC, 6.75%, 7/1/13

  800,000   816,000

BCP Caylux Holding,
9.625%, 6/15/14

  900,000   1,001,250

Borden US Fin/Nova Scot,
9.00%, 7/15/14 144A

  412,000   418,180

Cascades, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/13

  1,144,000   1,112,540

Crompton Corp.,
9.875%, 8/1/12

  344,000   391,730

Domtar, Inc., 7.875%, 10/15/11

  1,645,000   1,628,395

Equistar Chemicals LP,
8.75%, 2/15/09

  1,585,000   1,648,399

Equistar Chemicals LP,
10.625%, 5/1/11

  785,000   855,650
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Basic Materials (continued)

Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
8.125%, 5/15/11

  1,320,000   1,458,600

Graham Packaging Co., 9.875%, 10/15/14

  1,007,000   966,720

Graphic Packaging International Corp., 9.50%, 8/15/13

  832,000   782,080

Huntsman LLC,
11.50%, 7/15/12

  547,000   624,948

Invista, 9.25%, 5/1/12 144A

  1,470,000   1,598,625

(c)(f)JSG Holding PLC,
11.50%, 10/1/15 144A

  363,956   386,146

Massey Energy Co.,
6.625%, 11/15/10

  795,000   810,900

Novelis, Inc.,
7.25%, 2/15/15 144A

  804,000   759,780

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,
6.75%, 12/1/14

  776,000   748,840

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc.,
7.75%, 5/15/11

  795,000   826,800

Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc., 10.265%, 5/15/11

  911,000   992,990

Total

      20,221,448

Builders/Building Materials (3.5%)

Ames True Temper, Inc., 10.00%, 7/15/12

  1,374,000   1,071,719

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.,
6.50%, 11/15/13

  379,000   365,735

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 6.875%, 7/15/15 144A

  151,000   146,470

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, 7.75%, 5/15/13

  530,000   539,938

Ply Gem Industries, Inc.,
9.00%, 2/15/12

  834,000   700,560

Standard Pacific Corp.,
6.50%, 8/15/10

  1,115,000   1,078,762

Technical Olympic USA, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/11

  825,000   773,438

Technical Olympic USA, Inc., 9.00%, 7/1/10

  300,000   310,500

William Lyon Homes,
7.50%, 2/15/14

  255,000   237,150

William Lyon Homes,
7.625%, 12/15/12

  381,000   360,998

Total

      5,585,270

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Capital Goods (4.9%)

Amsted Industries, Inc.,
10.25%, 10/15/11 144A

  465,000   506,850

Case New Holland, Inc.,
9.25%, 8/1/11

  1,713,000   1,811,498

Coleman Cable, Inc.,
9.875%, 10/1/12

  820,000   722,625

DA-Lite Screen Co., Inc.,
9.50%, 5/15/11

  770,000   812,350

(e) Stanadyne Corp.,
12.00%, 2/15/15

  1,295,000   699,300

Sup Essx Com & Essx Group, 9.00%, 4/15/12

  517,000   522,170

Trimas Corp., 9.875%, 6/15/12

  825,000   676,500

United Rentals North America, Inc., 6.50%, 2/15/12

  1,568,000   1,513,120

United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.00%, 2/15/14

  640,000   593,600

Total

      7,858,013

Consumer Products/Retailing (9.6%)

ALH Finance LLC,
8.50%, 1/15/13

  537,000   507,465

Delhaize America, Inc.,
8.125%, 4/15/11

  1,850,000   2,005,052

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., 8.50%, 12/1/10

  1,100,000   937,750

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., 8.625%, 1/15/11

  536,000   514,560

GSC Holdings Corp.,
8.00%, 10/1/12 144A

  1,030,000   1,024,850

The Jean Coutu Group (PJC), Inc., 8.50%, 8/1/14

  841,000   836,795

Jostens IH Corp.,
7.625%, 10/1/12

  615,000   621,150

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., 9.00%, 10/15/15 144A

  852,000   854,130

Oxford Industries, Inc.,
8.875%, 6/1/11

  1,247,000   1,296,880

Phillips Van Heusen Corp., 7.25%, 2/15/11

  1,100,000   1,105,500

Rent-A-Center, 7.50%, 5/1/10

  1,708,000   1,624,735

Rite Aid Corp., 8.125%, 5/1/10

  1,065,000   1,086,300

Samsonite Corp.,
8.875%, 6/1/11

  1,058,000   1,124,125

(e) Simmons Co.,
10.00%, 12/15/14 144A

  1,595,000   845,350

Stater Brothers Holdings, 8.125%, 6/15/12

  538,000   531,275

Warnaco, Inc., 8.875%, 6/15/13

  530,000   572,400

Total

      15,488,317
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Energy (6.5%)

AmeriGas Partners LP,
7.25%, 5/20/15 144A

  1,330,000   1,389,850

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.375%, 6/15/15

  683,000   686,415

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.625%, 1/15/06

  997,000   1,009,463

El Paso CGP Co.,
6.375%, 2/1/09

  790,000   770,250

El Paso Production Holding, 7.75%, 6/1/13

  796,000   831,820

Kerr-McGee Corp.,
6.875%, 9/15/11

  1,325,000   1,416,399

Range Resources Corp.,
6.375%, 3/15/15

  804,000   810,030

Whiting Petroleum Corp., 7.25%, 5/1/13

  888,000   903,540

Williams Companies, Inc., 6.375%, 10/1/10 144A

  2,655,000   2,635,087

Total

      10,452,854

Financials (4.7%)

Crum and Forster Holding Corp., 10.375%, 6/15/13

  675,000   737,438

Dollar Financial Group,
9.75%, 11/15/11

  825,000   858,000

E*Trade Financial Corp., 7.375%, 9/15/13 144A

  530,000   535,300

Fairfax Financial Holdings, 7.75%, 4/26/12

  1,369,000   1,314,239

LaBranche & Co., Inc.,
9.50%, 5/15/09

  795,000   842,700

LaBranche & Co., Inc.,
11.00%, 5/15/12

  688,000   760,240

Refco Finance Holdings,
9.00%, 8/1/12

  1,059,000   1,151,663

Thornburg Mortgage, Inc., 8.00%, 5/15/13

  1,325,000   1,311,750

Total

      7,511,330

Foods (3.9%)

B&G Foods, Inc.,
8.00%, 10/1/11

  685,000   693,563

Gold Kist, Inc., 10.25%, 3/15/14

  454,000   513,020

Land O Lakes, Inc.,
9.00%, 12/15/10

  470,000   518,175

The Restaurant Co.,
10.00%, 10/1/13 144A

  1,330,000   1,276,800

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 7/15/10 144A

  1,307,000   1,303,732

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Foods (continued)

       

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 6/1/12

  525,000   538,125

Smithfield Foods, Inc.,
7.00%, 8/1/11

  530,000   540,600

Smithfield Foods, Inc.,
7.75%, 5/15/13

  795,000   834,750

Total

      6,218,765

Gaming/Leisure/Lodging (9.7%)

Boyd Gaming Corp.,
7.75%, 12/15/12

  795,000   835,744

Corrections Corp. of America, 6.25%, 3/15/13

  1,560,000   1,544,399

(c) Eldorado Casino Shreveport/Shreveport Capital Corp., 10.00%, 8/1/12

  202,735   190,571

Host Marriot LP,
7.125%, 11/1/13

  1,855,000   1,894,418

LCE Acquisition Corp.,
9.00%, 8/1/14

  1,372,000   1,334,270

Majestic Star Casino LLC,
9.50%, 10/15/10

  175,000   173,250

MGM Mirage, Inc.,
6.375%, 12/15/11

  795,000   789,038

MGM Mirage, Inc.,
6.75%, 9/1/12

  530,000   538,613

MGM Mirage, Inc.,
8.375%, 2/1/11

  1,325,000   1,424,375

MGM Mirage, Inc.,
8.50%, 9/15/10

  660,000   717,750

Penn National Gaming, Inc., 6.75%, 3/1/15

  1,070,000   1,048,600

Station Casinos, Inc.,
6.875%, 3/1/16

  530,000   537,288

Station Casinos, Inc.,
6.875%, 3/1/16 144A

  135,000   136,856

Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc., 8.50%, 6/1/15

  530,000   511,450

Universal City Development Corp., 11.75%, 4/1/10

  668,000   754,840

Universal City Florida,
8.375%, 5/1/10

  1,076,000   1,116,350

Wheeling Island Gaming, 10.125%, 12/15/09

  850,000   892,500

Wynn Las Vegas LLC,
6.625%, 12/1/14

  1,243,000   1,188,619

Total

      15,628,931
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Health Care/Pharmaceuticals (5.4%)

Alliance Imaging,
7.25%, 12/15/12

  455,000   416,325

Fisher Scientific International, Inc., 6.125%, 7/1/15 144A

  702,000   703,755

HCA, Inc., 6.95%, 5/1/12

  1,320,000   1,357,797

Iasis Healthcare Corp.,
8.75%, 6/15/14

  1,133,000   1,175,488

Omega Healthcare Investors, 7.00%, 4/1/14

  550,000   555,500

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
6.375%, 12/1/11

  795,000   741,338

Tenet Healthcare Corp.,
9.875%, 7/1/14

  825,000   862,125

Triad Hospitals, Inc.,
7.00%, 5/15/12

  795,000   816,863

US Oncology, Inc.,
9.00%, 8/15/12

  690,000   745,200

Ventas Realty LP,
6.75%, 6/1/10 144A

  425,000   431,375

Ventas Realty LP, 9.00%, 5/1/12

  800,000   908,000

Total

      8,713,766

Media (8.7%)

       

Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.00%, 4/15/12

  690,000   669,300

Charter Communications Operating LLC,
8.375%, 4/30/14 144A

  795,000   798,975

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 5.50%, 12/15/16

  795,000   753,670

CSC Holdings, Inc.,
7.00%, 4/15/12 144A

  685,000   647,325

CSC Holdings, Inc.,
7.625%, 4/1/11

  1,060,000   1,041,449

CSC Holdings, Inc.,
8.125%, 7/15/09

  530,000   533,975

The DIRECTV Group, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/15 144A

  1,585,000   1,573,112

Echostar DBS Corp.,
6.375%, 10/1/11

  1,325,000   1,313,405

Echostar DBS Corp.,
6.625%, 10/1/14

  825,000   816,750

Intelsat Bermuda, Ltd.,
8.25%, 1/15/13 144A

  670,000   674,188

Kabel Deutschland GMBH, 10.625%, 7/1/14 144A

  395,000   436,475

Lamar Media Corp.,
6.625%, 8/15/15 144A

  885,000   900,488

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Media (continued)

       

Mediacom Broadband LLC/Corp., 8.50%, 10/15/15 144A

  530,000   511,450

Primedia, Inc., 8.00%, 5/15/13

  530,000   533,975

Rogers Cable, Inc.,
6.25%, 6/15/13

  569,000   553,353

Rogers Cable, Inc.,
6.75%, 3/15/15

  821,000   823,053

Rogers Cable, Inc.,
7.875%, 5/1/12

  530,000   563,125

Sinclair Broadcast Group, 8.00%, 3/15/12

  552,000   565,110

Videotron Ltee, 6.375%, 12/15/15 144A

  235,000   233,238

Total

      13,942,416

Real Estate (1.2%)

       

American Real Estate Partners LP, 7.125%, 2/15/13 144A

  265,000   265,000

Trustreet Properties, Inc.,
7.50%, 4/1/15

  1,560,000   1,595,100

Total

      1,860,100

Services (2.8%)

       

Allied Waste North America, 6.375%, 4/15/11

  785,000   751,638

Allied Waste North America, 7.25%, 3/15/15 144A

  1,884,000   1,855,740

Hertz Corp., 7.40%, 3/1/11

  885,000   857,589

Hertz Corp., 7.625%, 6/1/12

  445,000   427,246

Knowledge Learning Center, 7.75%, 2/1/15 144A

  540,000   529,200

Total

      4,421,413

Structured Product (0.4%)

       

Dow Jones Credit Derivative High Yield,
6.75%, 6/29/10 144A

  650,000   639,031

Technology (2.9%)

       

Flextronics International, Ltd., 6.50%, 5/15/13

  795,000   810,900

Stats Chippac, Inc.,
6.75%, 11/15/11

  687,000   666,390

Sungard Data Systems, Inc., 4.875%, 1/15/14

  330,000   289,575

Sungard Data Systems, Inc., 9.125%, 8/15/13 144A

  335,000   347,144

Unisys Corp., 6.875%, 3/15/10

  1,326,000   1,279,589
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Technology (continued)

       

Unisys Corp., 8.00%, 10/15/12

  665,000   653,363

Xerox Corp., 7.20%, 4/1/16

  548,000   597,320

Total

      4,644,281

Telecommunications (5.3%)

       

Citizens Communications,
9.00%, 8/15/31

  684,000   693,405

Citizens Communications,
9.25%, 5/15/11

  665,000   729,838

GCI, Inc., 7.25%, 2/15/14

  535,000   517,613

MCI, Inc., 8.735%, 5/1/14

  1,025,000   1,142,875

Qwest Communications International, Inc.,
7.50%, 11/1/08

  275,000   261,250

Qwest Corp.,
7.625%, 6/15/15 144A

  706,000   721,003

Qwest Corp., 7.875%, 9/1/11

  2,470,000   2,574,974

Rogers Wireless, Inc., 6.375%, 3/1/14

  686,000   689,430

Rogers Wireless, Inc., 7.25%, 12/15/12

  274,000   289,755

Rogers Wireless, Inc., 8.00%, 12/15/12

  892,000   942,175

Total

      8,562,318

Transportation - Rail & Other (3.8%)

Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana, SA de CV (TFM), 6.625%, 1/15/16 144A

  863,000   932,040

Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana, SA de C V (TFM), 12.50%, 6/15/12

  800,000   928,000

OMI Corp., 7.625%, 12/1/13

  955,000   988,424

Progress Rail,
7.75%, 4/1/12 144A

  670,000   682,563

Ship Finance International, Ltd., 8.50%, 12/15/13

  755,000   735,181

Stena AB, 7.50%, 11/1/13

  945,000   919,013

Stena AB, 9.625%, 12/1/12

  800,000   868,000

Total

      6,053,221

Utilities (4.2%)

Aquila, Inc., 9.95%, 2/1/11

  820,000   920,449

Midwest Generation LLC,
8.75%, 5/1/34

  690,000   768,488

NRG Energy, Inc.,
8.00%, 12/15/13

  355,000   378,075

Reliant Energy, Inc.,
6.75%, 12/15/14

  887,000   871,478

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Utilities (continued)

Sierra Pacific Resources,
8.625%, 3/15/14

  825,000   909,356

Teco Energy, Inc.,
6.75%, 5/1/15 144A

  395,000   413,763

Tenaska Alabama II Partners LP, 7.00%, 6/30/21 144A

  725,000   734,072

TXU Corp., 5.55%, 11/15/14

  1,055,000   1,001,539

Utilicorp Canada Finance,
7.75%, 6/15/11

  685,000   720,963

Total

      6,718,183

Total Bonds
(Cost $152,931,639)

  151,651,738

Preferred Stocks (0.0%)

       

Media (0.0%)

       

PTV, Inc.

  6   11

Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $0)

      11

Common Stocks and Warrants (0.4%)

Foods (0.4%)

       

B&G Foods, Inc. - EIS

  41,347   523,039

Gaming/Leisure/Lodging (0.0%)

Shreveport Gaming Holdings, Inc.

  1,786   23,772

Media (0.0%)

       

NTL, Inc.

  9   6

Telecommunications (0.0%)

American Tower Corp. - Warrants

  1,400   49,234

IWO Holdings, Inc. 144A

  350   4

Total

      49,238

Transportation - Rail & Other (0.0%)

RailAmerica Transportation Corp.

  650   38,350

Total

      38,350

Total Common Stocks and Warrants (Cost $782,391)

  634,405

Money Market Investments (5.0%)

Finance Lessors (1.9%)

       

Ranger Funding Co. LLC,
3.80%, 11/2/05

  3,000,000   2,990,500
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Finance Services (1.9%)

Preferred Receivable Funding, 3.70%, 10/14/05

  3,000,000   2,996,608

Personal Credit Institutions (1.2%)

(b) Rabobank Financial Corp., 3.87%, 10/3/05

  2,000,000   2,000,000

Total Money Market Investments
(Cost $7,987,108)

  7,987,108

Total Investments (99.8%)
(Cost $161,701,138)
(a)

  160,273,262

Other Assets,
Less Liabilities (0.2%)

  386,598

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

  160,659,860

 

* Non-Income Producing

 

144A after the name of a security represents a security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold as transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2005 the value of these securities was $29,600,277, representing 18.42% of the net assets.

 

(a) At September 30, 2005 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes was $161,701,138 and the net unrealized depreciation of investments based on that cost was $1,427,876 which is comprised of $2,579,611 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $4,007,487 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for when-issued securities.

 

(c) PIK - Payment In Kind

 

(d) Defaulted Security

 

(e) Step bond security that presently receives no coupon payments. At the predetermined date the stated coupon rate becomes effective.

 

(f) Euro Foreign Bond

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements

 

The Fund invests in lower-quality securities which may present a significant risk for loss of principal and interest. Bonds and other debt obligations are affected by changes in interest rates, inflation risk and the creditworthiness of their issuers. High yield bonds generally have greater price swings and higher default risks than investment grade bonds. Return of principal is not guaranteed. When interest rates rise, bond prices fall. With a fixed income fund, when interest rates rise, the value of the fund’s existing bonds drops, which could negatively affect overall fund performance. In contrast to owning individual bonds, there are ongoing fees and expenses associated with owning shares of bond funds.

 

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Municipal Bond Fund

 

Percentage Holdings 9/30/05

 

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Percentage Holdings are based on Municipal Bonds held.

Percentage Holdings are subject to change.

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution [and/or service] (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at March 31, 2005 and held for the entire period ended September 30, 2005.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Municipal Bond Fund Class A

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,023.90   $ 4.00

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,020.81   $ 3.99

 

Municipal Bond Fund Class B

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,021.20   $ 7.57

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,017.27   $ 7.56

 

* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.79% for Class A shares, 1.50% for Class B shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Municipal Bond Fund

 

Schedule of Investments 9/30/05 (Unaudited)

 

    Shares/Par   $ Value

Revenue Bonds (67.7%)

Alabama (2.0%)

       

(b) Alabama Water Pollution,
5.25%, 8/15/11 RB, AMBAC

  900,000   984,096

Jefferson County, Alabama Sewer Revenue, 5.00%, 2/1/38 RB, FGIC, PR

  115,000   124,914

Jefferson County, Alabama Sewer Revenue, 5.00%, 2/1/41 RB, FGIC, PR

  735,000   795,917

Jefferson County, Alabama Sewer Revenue, 5.375%, 2/1/36 RB, FGIC, PR

  505,000   544,461

Jefferson County, Alabama Sewer Revenue, 5.70%, 2/1/19 RB, FGIC, PR

  60,000   62,672

Jefferson County, Alabama Sewer Revenue, 5.75%, 2/1/38 RB, FGIC, PR

  50,000   54,496

Total

      2,566,556

Arizona (3.2%)

       

(b) Arizona School Facilities Board Revenue, 5.50%, 7/1/17 RB, PR

  1,700,000   1,884,076

(b) Arizona State Transportation Board Highway Revenue, 5.25%, 7/1/17 RB

  1,000,000   1,088,690

Salt River Project Arizona Agriculture Improvement & Power District Electrical System Revenue - Series A,
5.00%, 1/1/21 RB

  1,000,000   1,061,690

Total

      4,034,456

California (4.0%)

       

Foothill/Eastern California Corridor Agency Toll Road Revenue, 0.00%, 1/1/18 RB, PR

  160,000   94,320

Foothill/Eastern Corridor Agency California Toll Road Revenue, 0.00%, 1/1/20 RB, PR

  530,000   279,898

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Variable, 7/1/36 RB, SPA

  1,950,000   1,950,000

Sacramento County, California Sanitation District, 5.00%, 12/1/35 RB, AMBAC

  1,500,000   1,569,525
    Shares/Par   $ Value

California (continued)

       

Sacramento County, California Sanitation District,
6.00%, 12/1/15 RB

  1,000,000   1,134,730

Total

      5,028,473

Colorado (1.6%)

       

Colorado Regional Transportation District Certificate Participation, 2.30%, 12/1/22 RB, AMBAC

  2,000,000   1,965,940

Connecticut (2.5%)

       

Connecticut State Health & Education Facilities Authority Revenue, Variable, 7/1/36 RB

  950,000   950,000

Connecticut State Special Tax Obligation Revenue Transportation Infrastructure, Series A, 5.375%, 10/1/17 RB, FSA, PR

  1,000,000   1,105,850

Connecticut State Special Tax Obligation Revenue, 5.75%, 6/1/13 RB, FGIC, PR

  5,000   5,145

Hartford, Connecticut Package System, 6.40%, 7/1/20 RB, PR

  900,000   1,015,407

Total

      3,076,402

Florida (3.5%)

       

Collier County, Florida Housing Finance Authority, 4.90%, 2/15/32 RB, FNMA

  1,250,000   1,276,275

Escambia County, Florida Health Facilities Authority Revenue, 5.25%, 11/15/32 RB

  670,000   701,108

Escambia County, Florida Health Facilities Authority Revenue, 5.75%, 11/15/29 RB, AMBAC, PR

  760,000   837,094

Miami, Florida Health Facilities Authority Revenue - Series B, 5.25%, 11/15/33 RB

  1,000,000   1,031,960

Miami, Florida Health Facilities Authority Revenue - Series C, 5.25%, 11/15/33 RB

  500,000   514,960

Total

      4,361,397

Georgia (3.3%)

       

(b) Atlanta, Georgia Airport Revenue, 5.60%, 1/1/30 RB, FGIC, PR

  50,000   55,024

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Georgia (continued)

       

(b) Atlanta, Georgia Airport Revenue, 5.50%, 1/1/26 RB, FGIC, PR

  185,000   202,858

(b) Atlanta, Georgia Water & Wastewater Revenue, 5.50%, 11/1/22 RB, FGIC

  550,000   635,074

Cartersville, Georgia Development Authority Water & Waste Facility, 7.40%, 11/1/10 RB, AMT

  1,000,000   1,165,830

Colquitt County, Georgia Development Authority Revenue, 0.00%, 12/1/21 RB, PR

  290,000   138,130

Georgia Municipal Electric Authority, 5.00%, 11/1/24 RB, MBIA

  250,000   257,043

Georgia Municipal Electric Authority, 6.40%, 1/1/13 RB, AMBAC

  110,000   126,894

Richmond County, Georgia Development Authority Revenue, 0.00%, 12/1/21 RB, PR

  3,370,000   1,605,165

Total

      4,186,018

Illinois (4.7%)

       

Chicago, Illinois Public Building Community Building Revenue, 0.00%, 1/1/08 RB, MBIA, PR

  480,000   445,978

Chicago, Illinois Sales Tax, 5.375%, 1/1/30 RB, FGIC, PR

  10,000   10,763

Illinois Educational Facilities Authority Student Housing Revenue, 6.25%, 5/1/30 RB

  1,000,000   1,071,930

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue University of Chicago - Series A, 5.00%, 7/1/34 RB

  1,000,000   1,035,780

Illinois State Sales Tax Revenue, 5.50%, 6/15/15 RB

  1,600,000   1,752,912

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority Illinois Dedicated State Tax, 5.50%, 6/15/18 RB, FGIC, PR

  1,175,000   1,352,989

University of Illinois University Revenue Auxiliary Facilities - Series A, 6.00%, 4/1/30 RB, PR, MBIA

  185,000   207,339

Total

      5,877,691
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Indiana (1.1%)

       

Indiana State Toll Finance Authority, 6.00%, 7/1/15 RB

  100,000   101,971

Shelby, Indiana Eastern School Building Corporation, 5.50%, 7/15/13 RB, FGIC

  1,135,000   1,257,444

Total

      1,359,415

Iowa (1.0%)

       

Iowa City, Iowa Sewer Revenue, 5.50%, 7/1/25 RB, FSA

  140,000   149,352

Iowa Finance Authority Hospital Facility Revenue, 5.878%, 2/15/20 RB, AMBAC

  1,000,000   1,110,570

Total

      1,259,922

Kansas (0.9%)

       

Kansas State Department of Transportation Highway Revenue, 5.00%, 9/1/10 RB, PR

  45,000   47,938

Kansas State Department of Transportation Highway Revenue, 5.125%, 9/1/12 RB, PR

  55,000   58,884

Kansas State Development Finance Authority Revenue, Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund II, 4.75%, 5/1/14 RB

  1,000,000   1,040,610

Total

      1,147,432

Kentucky (0.9%)

       

Louisville & Jefferson County, Kentucky Regional Airport Authority, 6.50%, 7/1/17 RB, MBIA, AMT

  1,000,000   1,070,120

Louisiana (0.2%)

       

Louisiana State Gas & Fuels Tax Revenue, 5.375%, 6/1/16 RB, AMBAC

  250,000   267,668

Maryland (0.9%)

       

Maryland State Industrial Development Financing Authority Economic Development Revenue, 5.20%, 11/1/26 RB

  1,065,000   1,120,849

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Massachusetts (2.6%)

       

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 3/1/22 RB, PR, GO OF AUTH

  820,000   848,839

Massachusetts State Health & Educational Facility Authority, 6.25%, 12/1/22 RB, PR

  110,000   112,828

Massachusetts State Water Reserve Authority, Variable, 8/1/20 RB, LOC

  1,260,000   1,260,000

Masschusetts State School Building Authdedicated Sales Tax Revenue, 5.00%, 8/15/07 RB

  1,000,000   1,035,890

Total

      3,257,557

Michigan (3.1%)

       

Detroit, Michigan Sewer Disposal Revenue, 5.00%, 7/1/32 RB, FSA

  1,000,000   1,038,990

Detroit, Michigan Sewer Disposal Revenue, 5.25%, 7/1/21 RB, FSA

  1,525,000   1,708,061

Detroit, Michigan Sewer Disposal Revenue, Variable, 7/1/33 RB, FSA

  1,000,000   1,000,000

Detroit, Michigan Water Supply System, 5.25%, 7/1/33 RB, FGIC, PR

  165,000   180,548

Total

      3,927,599

Mississippi (1.0%)

       

Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation, 5.00%, 9/1/34 RB, FSA

  1,250,000   1,295,450

Missouri (0.3%)

       

Saline County, Missouri Individual Development Authority, 6.50%, 12/1/28 RB

  345,000   355,550

Nebraska (0.2%)

       

Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, Single Family Housing Revenue, 6.25%, 3/1/21 RB, GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC, AMT

  300,000   302,493
    Shares/Par   $ Value

New Jersey (2.9%)

       

New Jersey State Highway Authority Garden State Parkway General Revenue, 5.25%, 1/1/18 RB, FGIC, PR

  1,190,000   1,305,977

New Jersey State Transportation Authority, 5.50%, 6/15/18 RB, PR

  2,125,000   2,389,073

Total

      3,695,050

New York (8.7%)

       

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 5.00%, 4/1/17 RB, PR, FSA

  1,000,000   1,098,770

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, 5.625%, 7/1/25 RB, PR, MBIA

  1,000,000   1,059,210

New York City, New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, 5.75%, 6/15/29 RB, PR

  1,000,000   1,055,520

New York City, New York Municipal Water Financial Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue, 5.25%, 6/15/17 RB

  1,205,000   1,311,257

New York City, New York Municipal Water Financial Authority Water & Sewer System Revenue, Variable, 6/15/25 RB, FGIC

  300,000   300,000

New York City, New York Transitional Finance Authority, Variable, 11/1/22 RB

  1,000,000   1,000,000

New York City, New York Transitional Financial Authority - Series E, 5.25%, 2/1/22 RB, MBIA

  1,000,000   1,087,350

New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Commuter Facilities, 5.00%, 7/1/21 RB, AMBAC, PR

  1,080,000   1,182,200

New York State Dormitory Authority, 5.125%, 2/15/08 RB

  900,000   939,078

New York State Dormitory Authority, 5.125%, 7/1/27 RB, MBIA, PR

  195,000   207,556

Sales Tax Asset Receivable, 5.00%, 10/15/32 RB, AMBAC

  1,500,000   1,576,800

Total

      10,817,741

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

North Carolina (4.3%)

       

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency System, 4.50%, 1/1/24 RB, PR

  1,785,000   1,862,523

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency System, 6.00%, 1/1/26 RB, PR

  520,000   635,643

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency Systems, 4.00%, 1/1/18 RB, PR

  1,705,000   1,703,278

North Carolina Municipal Power Agency #1 Catawba Electric Revenue, 5.00%, 1/1/20 RB, PR

  860,000   952,218

North Carolina Municipal Power Agency Power System Revenue, 6.50%, 1/1/10 RB, MBIA, PR

  180,000   203,126

Total

      5,356,788

Ohio (1.8%)

       

Ohio Housing Finance Agency, 5.625%, 9/1/16 RB, GNMA

  165,000   170,171

Ohio State University General Receipts, 5.00%, 6/1/07 RB

  2,000,000   2,065,139

Total

      2,235,310

Pennsylvania (3.4%)

       

Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania Regional Financial Authority Local Government Revenue, 5.50%, 8/1/28 RB, AMBAC

  2,025,000   2,277,739

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Higher Education & Health Authority Revenue, 5.00%, 1/1/27 RB, PR, FSA

  265,000   281,833

Pennsylvania State Higher Education, 6.00%, 1/15/31 RB

  1,500,000   1,642,590

Total

      4,202,162

Rhode Island (0.1%)

       

Rhode Island Depositors Economic Protection Corp., 5.75%, 8/1/21 RB, PR, FSA

  135,000   161,452

Tennessee (0.8%)

       

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Tennessee Electric Revenue - Series A, 5.00%, 5/15/29 RB, AMBAC

  1,000,000   1,045,550
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Texas (7.8%)

       

Fort Worth, Texas Housing Finance Corp., 6.00%, 8/20/43 RB, GNMA

  995,000   1,023,049

Houston, Texas Utility Systems Revenue, 5.25%, 5/15/27 RB, MBIA

  1,000,000   1,067,810

Irving, Texas Waterworks and Sewer, 5.00%, 8/15/15 RB, AMBAC

  1,285,000   1,384,922

Lower Colorado River Authority Texas REF-LCRA Services Corporate Project, 5.00%, 5/15/24 RB FGIC

  1,000,000   1,038,170

Lower Colorado River Authority Texas Revenue, 5.00%, 1/1/15 RB, PR, FSA

  1,000,000   1,089,560

Mission, Texas Water & Sewer, 5.50%, 4/1/27 RB, FGIC

  500,000   550,685

Texas University Board of Regents Revenue Financing Bonds, 5.25%, 8/15/15 RB

  1,000,000   1,110,410

Texas Water Development Board Revenue, 5.75%, 7/15/16 RB

  1,000,000   1,020,430

University of Texas Revenue, 5.25%, 8/15/20 RB

  1,290,000   1,449,315

Total

      9,734,351

Virginia (0.9%)

       

Virginia State Public School Authority - Series D, 5.25%, 8/1/19 RB, State Aid

  1,000,000   1,123,840

Total Revenue Bonds
(Cost $82,523,134)

      84,833,232

General Obligation Bonds (31.4%)

   

Alabama (1.0%)

   

(b) Birmingham Alabama - Series A, 5.25%, 5/1/18 GO

  1,200,000   1,311,060

Alaska (3.0%)

   

North Slope Boro, Alaska - Series B, 0.00%, 6/30/07 GO, MBIA

  4,000,000   3,787,759

California (1.7%)

       

California State, 5.25%, 4/1/34 GO

  1,000,000   1,057,910

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

California (continued)

       

Riverside, California Community College District, 5.50%, 8/1/29 GO, MBIA

  10,000   11,010

Riverside, California Community College District, 5.50%, 8/1/29 GO, MBIA, PR

  990,000   1,123,214

Total

      2,192,134

Florida (1.7%)

       

Broward County Florida Parks and Land Preservation, 5.00%, 1/1/24 GO

  1,000,000   1,056,820

Florida State Department Transportaion Right of Way Service, 5.00%, 7/1/34 GO

  1,000,000   1,049,530

Total

      2,106,350

Hawaii (0.1%)

       

Hawaii State, 5.00%, 4/1/07 GO, MBIA

  75,000   77,210

Illinois (3.9%)

       

(e) Chicago, Illinois Capital Appreciation, 0.00%, 1/1/17 GO, MBIA

  1,000,000   852,770

Chicago, Illinois School Reform Board - Series A, 5.25%, 12/1/20 GO, FGIC

  100,000   112,045

Cook County, Illinois Community Consolidated School District #21, 0.00%, 12/1/09 GO, FSA, PR

  715,000   619,962

Cook County, Illinois School District, 9.00%, 12/1/10 GO, FGIC

  1,000,000   1,256,590

Illinois State, 5.00%, 4/1/09 GO

  1,000,000   1,057,840

Will County, Illinois Community Unit School District #365 U VY View, 0.00%,11/1/18 GO, FSA

  1,855,000   1,034,849

Total

      4,934,056

Kansas (1.4%)

       

Cowley County, Kansas Unit School District #465 Winfield, 5.25%, 10/1/20 GO, MBIA

  1,650,000   1,804,242

Massachusetts (0.9%)

       

Boston, Massachusetts - Series A, 5.75%, 2/1/14 GO, PR

  1,000,000   1,100,430
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Michigan (1.7%)

       

West Ottawa, Michigan Public School District, 5.00%, 5/1/22 GO, PR, Q-SBLF

  440,000   476,410

West Ottawa, Michigan Public School District, 5.00%, 5/1/22 GO, Q-SBLF

  1,600,000   1,685,056

Total

      2,161,466

Mississippi (0.9%)

       

Mississippi State - Series D, 5.25%, 11/1/20 GO

  1,000,000   1,123,580

Nebraska (0.9%)

       

Omaha, Nebraska Convention Center, 5.25%, 4/1/26 GO

  1,000,000   1,140,400

New York (0.8%)

       

New York, New York - Series I, 6.00%, 4/15/09 GO, PR

  1,000,000   1,055,260

Oklahoma (2.0%)

       

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 5.50%, 7/1/13 GO, PR

  1,250,000   1,369,988

Tulsa, Oklahoma, 5.50%, 12/1/15 GO

  1,000,000   1,081,350

Total

      2,451,338

South Carolina (1.7%)

       

South Carolina State School Facilities - Series A, 5.00%, 1/1/12 GO

  2,000,000   2,175,260

Texas (8.0%)

       

Aldine, Texas Independent School District, 5.50%, 2/15/16 GO, PSF

  1,500,000   1,635,795

Dallas, Texas Independent School District, 5.50%, 2/15/17 GO, PSF

  200,000   219,198

Dallas, Texas Independent School District, 5.50%, 2/15/17 GO, PSF, PR

  1,365,000   1,517,252

Fort Bend, Texas Independent School District, 5.00%, 2/15/17 GO, PSF, PR

  1,150,000   1,261,941

Harris County, Texas Capital Appreciation Refunding Toll Road - Series A, 0.00%, 8/15/09 GO, MBIA

  1,300,000   1,139,489

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Texas (continued)

       

Little Elm, Texas Independent School District, 0.00%, 8/15/16 GO, PSF

  1,930,000   1,206,115

San Marcos, Texas Consolidated Independent School District, 5.25%, 8/1/22 GO, PSF

  1,000,000   1,075,260

Texas State Ribs, 9.226%, 9/30/11 GO

  1,000,000   1,281,720

Wylie, Texas Independent School District, 0.00%, 8/15/08 GO, PSF

  295,000   268,772

Wylie, Texas Independent School District, 0.00%, 8/15/08 GO, PSF, PR

  305,000   277,413

Total

      9,882,955

Virginia (1.7%)

       

Fairfax County, Virginia, 5.00%, 10/1/08, GO, State Aid Witholding

  2,000,000   2,075,046

Total General Obligation Bonds (Cost $  38,287,497)

  39,378,546

Total Investments (99.1%) (Cost $120,810,631)(a)

  124,211,778

Other Assets,
Less Liabilities (0.9%)

  1,226,790

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

  125,438,568

 

(a) At September 30, 2005 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes was $120,829,825 and the net unrealized appreciation of investments based on that cost was $3,418,587 which is comprised of $3,679,737 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $261,150 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for open futures positions or when-issued securities. Information regarding open futures contracts as of period end is summarized below.

 

Issuer   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

US Ten Year Treasury Note (Short) (Total notional value at 9/30/05, $6,724,829 )

  60   12/05   $(129,516 )

 

(e) Step bond security that presently receives no coupon payments. On January 1, 2011 the coupon steps up to 5.38%.

 

RB = Revenue Bond

 

GO = General Obligation

 

PR = Pre-Refunded security will be called on first call date

(with certainty)

 

AMT = Subject to Alternative Minimum Tax.

 

Scheduled principal and interest payments are guaranteed by:

AMBAC (AMBAC Indemnity Corporation)

BIGI (Bond Investors Guarantee Insurance)

FGIC (Financial Guaranty Insurance Company)

FHLMC (Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association)

FNMA (Federal National Mortgage Association)

FSA (Financial Security Assurance, Inc.)

GNMA (Government National Mortgage Association)

LOC (Letter of Credit)

MBIA (Municipal Bond Insurance Organization)

PSF (Texas Permanent School Fund)

Q-SBLF (Qualified-School Bond Loan Fund)

SPA (Standby Purchase Agreement)

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

Return of principal is not guaranteed. Bond funds have the same interest rate, inflation and credit risks that are associated with the underlying bonds owned by the Fund. When interest rates rise, bond prices fall. With a fixed income fund, when interest rates rise, the value of the fund’s existing bonds drops, which could negatively affect overall fund performance. In contrast to owning individual bonds, there are ongoing fees and expenses associated with owning shares of bond funds.

 

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Percentage Allocation 9/30/05

 

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Percentage Holdings are based on net assets.

 

The Corporate Bonds sector includes bonds of companies and governments headquartered outside the United States. The Government and Structured Product categories include domestic taxable bonds. Consistent with the Fund’s stated parameters, no more than 15% of the portfolio is invested in foreign securities, and no more than 15% is invested in high yield securities.

 

About Your Fund’s Expenses

 

Example

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution [and/or service] (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at March 31, 2005 and held for the entire period ended September 30, 2005.

 

Actual Expenses

 

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Select Bond Fund Class A

 

   

Beginning
Account
Value

March 31,
2005

  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,019.40   $4.24

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,020.56   $4.25

 

Select Bond Fund Class B

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,016.00   $7.55

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,017.27   $7.56

 

Select Bond Fund Class C

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
March 31,
2005
  Ending
Account
Value
September 30,
2005
  Expenses
Paid
During
Period*

Actual

  $1,000.00   $1,017.00   $7.56

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

  $1,000.00   $1,017.27   $7.56

 

* Expenses are equal to the annualized expense ratio of 0.84% for Class A shares, 1.50% for Class B shares, and 1.50% for Class C shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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Schedule of Investments 9/30/05 (Unaudited)

 

    Shares/Par   $ Value

Revenue Bonds (0.5%)

Municipal Bonds - Revenue (0.5%)

Nashville & Davidson County, Tennessee Health and Educational Facilities Board of The Metropolitan Government,
0.00%, 6/1/21, RB

  2,450,000   1,194,032

Total Revenue Bonds (Cost $1,104,136)

      1,194,032

Corporate Bonds (32.3%)

Aerospace/Defense (1.9%)

Boeing Capital Corp.,
4.75%, 8/25/08

  920,000   922,513

General Dynamics Corp.,
3.00%, 5/15/08

  1,095,000   1,051,925

L-3 Communications Corp., 5.875%, 1/15/15

  470,000   454,725

L-3 Communications Corp., 6.375%, 10/15/15 144A

  290,000   292,175

Lockheed Martin Corp.,
8.50%, 12/1/29

  470,000   648,439

Raytheon Co., 5.50%, 11/15/12

  1,120,000   1,152,419

Total

      4,522,196

Auto Manufacturing (0.5%)

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 5.625%, 5/15/09

  750,000   687,576

General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.75%, 12/1/14

  635,000   552,351

Total

      1,239,927

Banking (5.4%)

Bank of America Corp., 7.40%, 1/15/11

  1,633,000   1,823,673

Bank One Corp., 5.25%, 1/30/13

  1,200,000   1,209,856

BB&T Corp., 4.90%, 6/30/17

  590,000   577,215

Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Co., 5.506%, 4/15/15 144A

  560,000   539,019

Citigroup, Inc., 4.625%, 8/3/10

  1,030,000   1,023,488

Compass Bank, 5.50%, 4/1/20

  530,000   533,677

National Australia Bank, Ltd., 4.80%, 4/6/10 144A

  745,000   745,178

PNC Bank NA, 5.25%, 1/15/17

  160,000   160,663

Rabobank Capital Fund II, 5.26%, 12/31/13 144A

  245,000   245,685

Resona Bank, Ltd., 5.85%, 1/15/25 144A

  185,000   182,592

U.S. Bancorp, 4.50%, 7/29/10

  355,000   351,504
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Banking (continued)

U.S. Central Credit Union, 2.75%, 5/30/08

  1,000,000   956,621

UnionBanCal Corp., 5.25%, 12/16/13

  1,000,000   1,006,539

US Bank NA, 4.95%, 10/30/14

  385,000   385,407

Wachovia Bank NA,
4.80%, 11/1/14

  840,000   824,783

Washington Mutual, Inc., 5.00%, 3/22/12

  465,000   462,482

Wells Fargo Bank,
6.45%, 2/1/11

  150,000   161,428

World Savings Bank FSB, 4.125%, 12/15/09

  1,225,000   1,197,941

Total

      12,387,751

Beverage/Bottling (1.4%)

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 7.00%, 12/1/25

  720,000   746,133

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 7.50%, 3/15/12

  57,000   65,755

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., 5.25%, 5/15/07

  750,000   758,262

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., 5.375%, 8/15/06

  250,000   252,067

Diageo PLC, 4.375%, 5/3/10

  830,000   816,512

PepsiAmericas, Inc.,
4.875%, 1/15/15

  530,000   523,864

Total

      3,162,593

Cable/Media/Broadcasting/Satellite (2.3%)

Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 5.50%, 12/15/16

  245,000   232,263

Comcast Corp., 5.30%, 1/15/14

  1,750,000   1,745,446

CSC Holdings, Inc.,
7.25%, 7/15/08

  470,000   471,763

Rogers Cable, Inc.,
6.25%, 6/15/13

  470,000   457,075

Time Warner Entertainment Co., LP, 7.25%, 9/1/08

  940,000   998,593

Time Warner Entertainment Co., LP, 8.375%, 7/15/33

  250,000   312,968

Time Warner Entertainment Co., LP, 8.875%, 10/1/12

  1,000,000   1,195,696

Total

      5,413,804

Conglomerate/Diversified Manufacturing (0.4%)

Textron Financial Corp.,
2.75%, 6/1/06

  1,000,000   990,050

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Consumer Products (0.6%)

The Clorox Co., 4.20%, 1/15/10

  535,000   526,133

The Gillette Co., 2.50%, 6/1/08

  1,000,000   951,161

Total

      1,477,294

Electric Utilities (4.4%)

Arizona Public Services,
5.50%, 9/1/35

  145,000   141,481

Consumer Energy Co.,
4.80%, 2/17/09

  1,120,000   1,116,705

DTE Energy Co., 7.05%, 6/1/11

  1,455,000   1,585,742

Duquesne Light Holdings, Inc., 5.50%, 8/15/15

  360,000   357,865

Entergy Mississippi, Inc.,
6.25%, 4/1/34

  205,000   199,286

FPL Group Capital, Inc., 4.086%, 2/16/07

  545,000   541,417

Indiana Michigan Power,
5.05%, 11/15/14

  455,000   448,515

Kiowa Power Partners LLC, 4.811%, 12/30/13 144A

  260,432   252,778

Kiowa Power Partners LLC, 5.737%, 3/30/21 144A

  765,000   759,094

Oncor Electric Delivery,
6.375%, 1/15/15

  250,000   269,890

PacifiCorp, 5.45%, 9/15/13

  900,000   927,565

PPL Electric Utilities Corp., 4.30%, 6/1/13

  1,500,000   1,426,649

Progress Energy, Inc.,
4.50%, 6/1/10

  629,000   620,041

Progress Energy, Inc.,
6.85%, 4/15/12

  310,000   335,721

Public Service Electric & Gas Corp., 5.00%, 1/1/13

  300,000   302,187

Puget Energy, Inc.,
3.363%, 6/1/08

  420,000   404,830

Virginia Electric & Power Co., 5.25%, 12/15/15

  690,000   691,132

Total

      10,380,898

Food Processors (1.2%)

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 5.10%, 7/15/15 144A

  515,000   505,517

Kellogg Co., 6.60%, 4/1/11

  1,135,000   1,229,708

Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.25%, 6/1/12

  930,000   993,060

Total

      2,728,285

Gas Pipelines (0.8%)

Consolidated Natural Gas Co., 5.00%, 12/1/14

  630,000   620,960

Enterprise Products Operating LP, 4.95%, 6/1/10

  1,390,000   1,366,134

Total

      1,987,094

 

    Shares/Par   $ Value

Health Care (0.3%)

       

Abbott Laboratories, 3.75%, 3/15/11

  750,000   715,476

Independent Finance (1.3%)

       

Household Finance Corp.,
4.125%, 11/16/09

  705,000   686,569

International Lease Finance Corp., 4.75%, 1/13/12

  930,000   912,779

iStar Financial, Inc., 5.15%, 3/1/12

  1,405,000   1,372,343

Total

      2,971,691

Information/Data Technology (1.1%)

   

Hewlett-Packard Co.,
5.50%, 7/1/07

  2,500,000   2,538,250

Machinery (0.1%)

       

John Deere Capital Corp.,
4.50%, 8/25/08

  265,000   263,967

Oil and Gas (1.4%)

       

Conoco Funding Co.,
6.35%, 10/15/11

  1,000,000   1,084,544

Kerr-McGee Corp., 6.95%, 7/1/24

  220,000   227,964

Occidental Petroleum,
4.00%, 11/30/07

  450,000   442,277

Occidental Petroleum,
10.125%, 9/15/09

  510,000   612,536

Pioneer Natural Resource Co., 5.875%, 7/15/16

  515,000   506,685

XTO Energy, Inc.,
5.00%, 1/31/15

  500,000   490,122

Total

      3,364,128

Other Finance (0.4%)

       

SLM Corp., 4.50%, 7/26/10

  920,000   906,758

Paper and Forest Products (0.1%)

   

Georgia-Pacific Corp.,
7.70%, 6/15/15

  190,000   209,713

Pharmaceuticals (0.1%)

       

Pfizer, Inc., 5.625%, 2/1/06

  330,000   331,511

Property and Casualty Insurance (0.7%)

Berkley (WR) Corp.,
9.875%, 5/15/08

  1,000,000   1,123,264

Berkshire Hathaway Finance, 3.40%, 7/2/07

  500,000   489,719

Total

      1,612,983

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Railroads (1.2%)

       

Burlington Northern Santa Fe, 6.125%, 3/15/09

  900,000   938,493

Union Pacific Corp.,
3.875%, 2/15/09

  900,000   874,651

Union Pacific Corp.,
7.375%, 9/15/09

  900,000   982,263

Total

      2,795,407

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.6%)

Camden Property Trust,
5.00%, 6/15/15

  610,000   589,929

ERP Operating LP,
5.25%, 9/15/14

  390,000   392,535

First Industrial LP, 5.25%, 6/15/09

  400,000   400,306

Total

      1,382,770

Retail Stores (1.5%)

       

Federated Department Stores, 6.30%, 4/1/09

  1,155,000   1,204,020

Home Depot, Inc.,
4.625%, 8/15/10

  140,000   139,961

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.,
6.875%, 10/15/15

  610,000   654,988

Target Corp., 5.40%, 10/1/08

  865,000   885,313

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,
4.75%, 8/15/10

  620,000   620,390

Total

      3,504,672

Security Brokers and Dealers (0.9%)

   

Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc., 5.125%, 8/15/15

  305,000   303,906

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.15%, 1/15/14

  540,000   540,721

Lehman Brothers Holdings, 4.80%, 3/13/14

  305,000   299,631

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,
5.00%, 1/15/15

  305,000   303,347

Morgan Stanley, 5.30%, 3/1/13

  625,000   631,224

Total

      2,078,829

Telecommunications (3.0%)

ALLTELL Corp.,
4.656%, 5/17/07

  360,000   359,665

BellSouth Corp., 5.20%, 9/15/14

  750,000   752,744

BellSouth Corp., 6.55%, 6/15/34

  470,000   505,197

Cingular Wireless LLC,
6.50%, 12/15/11

  1,000,000   1,083,507

Cingular Wireless LLC,
7.125%, 12/15/31

  465,000   537,070
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Telecommunications (continued)

France Telecom SA,
8.00% 3/1/11

  940,000   1,067,341

Sprint Capital Corp.,
8.375%, 3/15/12

  1,000,000   1,176,838

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 4.875%, 10/1/10

  315,000   311,992

Telecom Italia Capital SA, 6.00%, 9/30/34 144A

  185,000   181,290

Telecom Italia Capital SA., 4.00%, 1/15/10 144A

  625,000   600,134

Verizon Global Funding Corp., 4.375%, 6/1/13

  300,000   286,742

Verizon Global Funding Corp., 5.85%, 9/15/35

  280,000   275,365

Total

      7,137,885

Tobacco (0.2%)

       

Altria Group, Inc.,
7.75%, 1/15/27

  310,000   361,482

Yankee Sovereign (0.5%)

       

State of Israel, 7.25%, 12/15/28

  1,000,000   1,159,632

Total Corporate Bonds
(Cost $76,564,727)

      75,625,046

Governments (23.0%)

       

Governments (23.0%)

       

(e) BECCS, 14.00%, 11/15/11

  2,000,000   1,906,372

Federal Home Loan Bank,
5.54%, 1/8/09

  300,000   310,119

Federal Home Loan Bank,
6.00%, 5/13/13

  725,000   713,436

Federal Home Loan Bank,
6.00%, 7/17/18

  755,000   730,840

Housing & Urban Development, 6.08%, 8/1/13

  750,000   804,494

Overseas Private Investment, 4.10%, 11/15/14

  831,600   809,363

(e) Tennessee Valley Authority Stripped, 8.25%, 4/15/42

  1,000,000   771,810

US Treasury, 3.75%, 3/31/07

  14,828,000   14,733,012

US Treasury, 3.875%, 9/15/10

  7,176,000   7,074,524

US Treasury, 4.00%, 2/15/15

  2,440,000   2,375,189

US Treasury, 4.125%, 5/15/15

  4,518,000   4,440,168

US Treasury, 4.25%, 8/15/15

  1,145,000   1,137,844

US Treasury, 5.00%, 2/15/11

  1,585,000   1,643,385

US Treasury, 5.375%, 2/15/31

  14,710,000   16,479,789

Total Governments
(Cost $54,486,070)

  53,930,345

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Structured Products (41.5%)

   

Structured Products (41.5%)

   

Banc of America Securities Auto Trust, Series 2005-WF1, Class A2, 3.89%, 6/18/08

  3,425,000   3,411,093

Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust, Series 2005-A, Class A2, 3.72%, 12/15/07

  3,682,000   3,664,939

Commercial Mortgage Acceptance Corp., Series 1997-ML1, Class B,
6.64%, 12/15/30

  500,000   517,917

Criimi Mae Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 1998-C1, Class A1,
7.00%, 11/2/06

  314,276   313,585

Criimi Mae Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 1998-C1, Class B,
7.00%, 11/2/11 144A

  600,000   644,778

DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp., Series 1998-CF1, Class S, 0.70%, 1/15/18 IO

  16,623,482   390,294

DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp., Series 1997-CF2, Class S, 0.35%, 10/15/30
IO 144A

  17,989,846   241,298

Enterprise Mortgage Acceptance Co., Series 1998-1, Class IO,
1.37%, 1/15/25 IO 144A

  8,046,422   341,973

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.50%, 5/1/19

  1,245,543   1,220,553

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.50%, 5/1/35

  3,542,340   3,370,536

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 10/1/19

  462,530   461,483

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 11/1/19

  1,802,680   1,798,599

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 2/1/20

  167,319   166,935

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.00%, 5/1/20

  596,229   594,860

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 11/1/19

  946,005   960,123

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 12/1/19

  169,636   172,168

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 3/1/20

  1,177,535   1,195,071
    Shares/Par   $ Value

Structured Products (continued)

   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 8/1/34

  2,052,727   2,053,929

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 1/1/35

  7,323,821   7,328,110

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.50%, 6/1/35

  2,798,257   2,799,656

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.00%, 6/1/35

  512,111   521,105

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.00%, 7/1/35

  563,863   573,766

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 6.50%, 5/1/34

  470,567   483,919

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. TBA, 5.00%, 10/1/20

  1,085,000   1,081,949

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. TBA, 5.00%, 10/1/35

  1,905,000   1,863,924

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. TBA, 6.00%, 10/1/35

  1,551,000   1,577,659

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.00%, 6/1/19

  243,903   234,866

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 6/1/19

  2,014,870   1,974,442

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 8/1/19

  1,442,023   1,413,088

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 12/1/19

  214,959   210,646

Federal National Mortgage Association, 4.50%, 8/1/20

  1,242,904   1,217,524

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 3/1/20

  691,999   690,416

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 4/1/20

  273,367   272,739

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 5/1/20

  505,479   504,320

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/20

  1,377,312   1,374,151

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 11/1/34

  2,364,858   2,318,302

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 4/1/35

  735,801   720,441

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 7/1/35

  2,309,346   2,261,139

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 8/1/35

  3,827,581   3,747,679

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 9/1/35

  4,980,154   4,876,194

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.00%, 10/1/35

  793,000   776,446

 

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    Shares/Par   $ Value

Structured Products (continued)

   

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/1/34

  1,943,303   1,943,444

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 10/1/34

  1,822,716   1,822,848

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 3/1/35

  1,569,621   1,569,424

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 5/1/35

  740,820   740,727

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 7/1/35

  461,272   461,214

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 8/1/35

  725,000   724,909

Federal National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 9/1/35

  1,509,000   1,508,812

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 10/1/19

  197,887   203,532

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 10/1/34

  1,471,895   1,496,818

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 11/1/34

  1,209,488   1,229,968

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 5/1/35

  881,991   896,930

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 6/1/35

  4,185,007   4,256,811

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 7/1/35

  2,198,451   2,235,687

Federal National Mortgage Association, 6.00%, 8/1/35

  337,745   343,465

Federal National Mortgage Association TBA,
4.50%, 10/1/20

  1,372,000   1,343,273

Government National Mortgage Association, 5.50%, 2/15/32

  628,890   635,446

GS Auto Loan Trust, Series 2005-1, Class A3,
4.45%, 5/17/10

  2,464,000   2,457,837

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, Series 2005-3, Class A2, 3.73%, 10/18/07

  3,483,000   3,465,050

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2005-A, Class A2, 3.88%, 6/16/08

  2,386,000   2,375,413

Merrill Auto Trust Securitization, Series 2005-1, Class A2A, 3.90%, 4/25/08

  1,663,000   1,656,564

Mid-State Trust, Series 6,
Class A3, 7.54%, 7/1/35

  284,095   298,389
    Shares/Par   $ Value  

Structured Products (continued)

     

Midland Realty Acceptance Corp., Series 1996-C2, Class AEC, 1.35%, 1/25/29 IO 144A

  2,672,049   47,370  

(d) RMF Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through, Series 1997-1, Class F, 7.47%, 1/15/19

  400,000   40,000  

Vendee Mortgage Trust, Series 1998-3, Class E,
6.50%, 3/15/29

  250,000   255,084  

WFS Financial Owner Trust, Series 2005-3, Class A3A, 4.25%, 6/17/10

  3,498,000   3,476,455  

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2005-B, Class A3, 4.40%, 5/20/09

  1,310,000   1,307,188  

Total Structured Products
(Cost $98,522,909)

  97,135,273  

Money Market Investment (5.9%)

 

Federal Government & Agencies (1.8%)

 

(b) Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Corp.,
3.62%, 10/13/05

  4,000,000   3,995,978  

(b) Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.62%, 12/28/05

  500,000   495,495  

Total

      4,491,473  

Finance Lessors (1.3%)

         

(b) Thunder Bay Funding, Inc., 3.78%, 11/2/05

  3,000,000   2,990,550  

Personal Credit Institutions (0.2%)

     

Rabobank Financial Corp., 3.87%, 10/3/05

  400,000   400,000  

Security Brokers and Dealers (1.3%)

 

(b) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 3.80%, 10/6/05

  3,000,000   2,999,050  

Short Term Business Credit (1.3%)

     

(b) Sheffield Receivables,
3.70%, 10/11/05

  3,000,000   2,997,533  

Total Money Market Investment (Cost $13,878,787)

  13,878,606  

Total Investments (103.2%)
(Cost $244,556,629)
(a)

  241,763,302  

Other Assets,
Less Liabilities (-3.2%)

  (7,580,747 )

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

  234,182,555  

 

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144A after the name of a security represents a security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold as transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2005 the value of these securities was $5,932,465, representing 2.53% of the net assets.

 

IO - Interest Only Security

 

RB - Revenue Bond

 

(a) At September 30, 2005 the aggregate cost of securities for federal tax purposes was $244,556,629 and the net unrealized depreciation of investments based on that cost was $2,793,327 which is comprised of $553,131 aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and $3,346,458 aggregate gross unrealized depreciation.

 

(b) All or a portion of the securities have been committed as collateral for open futures positions or when-issued securities. Information regarding open futures contracts as of period end is summarized below.

 

Issuer   Number of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

US Ten Year Treasury
Note (Short)
(Total Notional Value at 9/30/05, $5,177,125)

  47   12/05   $(10,797 )

 

(d) Defaulted Security

 

(e) Step bond security that presently receives no coupon payments. At the predetermined date the stated coupon rate becomes effective.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements

 

Return of principal is not guaranteed. Bond funds have the same interest rate, inflation and credit risks that are associated with the underlying bonds owned by the Fund. When interest rates rise, bond prices fall. With a fixed income fund, when interest rates rise, the value of the fund’s existing bonds drops, which could negatively affect overall fund performance. In contrast to owning individual bonds, there are ongoing fees and expenses associated with owning shares of bond funds.

 

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Financial Statements

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

September 30, 2005      

Assets

     

Investments, at value(1)

  $55,906,782  

Cash

  114,104  

Due From Sale of Securities

  356,528  

Due From Sale of Fund Shares

  130,023  

Futures Variation Margin

  24,000  

Dividends and Interest Receivables

  7,664  

Total Assets

  56,539,101  

Liabilities

     

Due on Purchase of Securities

  362,833  

Accrued Expenses

  98,409  

Due on Redemption of Fund Shares

  50,365  

Accrued Distribution Fees

  31,824  

Due to Investment Advisor

  30,473  

Accrued Administrative Fees

  4,844  

Total Liabilities

  578,748  

Net Assets

  $55,960,353  

Represented By:

     

Aggregate Paid in Capital(2)(3)

  $42,247,127  

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

  (215,006 )

Undistributed Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

  5,496,319  

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  8,473,968  

Futures Contracts

  (42,055 )

Net Assets for Shares Outstanding(2)

  $55,960,353  

Per Share of Class A (Based on 2,697,526 Shares Issued and Outstanding)

     

Offering Price

  $18.26  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price

  $17.39  

Per Share of Class B (Based on 460,961 Shares Issued and Outstanding)

     

Net Asset Value and Offering Price

  $16.81  

Per Share of Class C (Based on 78,106 Shares Issued and Outstanding)

     

Net Asset Value and Offering Price

  $16.81  

(1) Investments, at cost

  $47,432,814  

(2) Shares Outstanding

  3,236,593  

(3) Shares authorized, $.001 par value

  300,000,000  

 

Statement of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2005  

Investment Income

     

Income

     

Dividends(1)

  $80,181  

Interest

  73,984  

Total Income

  154,165  

Expenses

     

Management Fees

  207,611  

Transfer Agent Fees

  83,158  

Shareholder Servicing Fees

  61,062  

Distribution Fees:

     

Class A

  20,130  

Class B

  28,251  

Class C

  4,200  

Administrative Fees

  24,425  

Registration Fees

  15,906  

Custodian Fees

  11,645  

Audit Fees

  8,280  

Shareholder Reporting Fees

  6,993  

Professional Fees

  5,650  

Directors Fees

  3,861  

Other Expenses

  3,235  

Total Expenses

  484,407  

Less Waived Fees:

     

Paid by Affiliate

  (114,575 )

Paid Indirectly

  (661 )

Total Net Expenses

  369,171  

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  (215,006 )

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

     

Investment Securities

  2,373,350  

Futures Contracts

  167,728  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

  2,541,078  

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  3,922,385  

Futures Contracts

  (42,055 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

  3,880,330  

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments

  6,421,408  

Net Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets Resulting
from Operations

  $6,206,402  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2005
     For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2005
 

Change in Net Assets

             

Operations

             

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $(215,006 )    $(420,997 )

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

   2,541,078      3,721,650  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

   3,880,330      594,057  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   6,206,402      3,894,710  

Distributions to Shareholders from:

             

Distributions to Class A Shareholders from Net Realized Gain on Investments

        (1,329,074 )

Distributions to Class B Shareholders from Net Realized Gain on Investments

        (320,858 )

Distributions to Class C Shareholders from Net Realized Gain on Investments

        (34,300 )

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

        (1,684,232 )

Fund Share Transactions:

             

Class A

             

Proceeds from Sale of 677,125 and 950,771 Shares

   11,124,820      14,037,646  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(0 and 80,483 shares, respectively)

        1,259,556  

Payments for 192,976 and 480,513 Shares Redeemed

   (3,148,800 )    (7,192,504 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (484,149 and 550,741 shares, respectively)

   7,976,020      8,104,698  

Class B

             

Proceeds from Sale of 30,603 and 71,250 Shares

   483,452      1,014,827  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(0 and 20,580 shares, respectively)

        313,025  

Payments for 41,282 and 51,611 Shares Redeemed

   (653,823 )    (744,166 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ( (10,679) and 40,219 shares, respectively)

   (170,371 )    583,686  

Class C

             

Proceeds from Sale of 18,858 and 45,157 Shares

   295,597      647,586  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(0 and 2,193 shares, respectively)

        33,355  

Payments for 2,578 and 79,839 Shares Redeemed

   (39,452 )    (1,194,268 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (16,280 and (32,489) shares, respectively)

   256,145      (513,327 )

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   14,268,196      10,385,535  

Net Assets

             

Beginning of Period

   41,692,157      31,306,622  

End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on
($215,006) and $0 respectively)

   $55,960,353      $41,692,157  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

    CLASS A  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,
2005

   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,

2004

   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,

2003

   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,

2002

   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,

2001

 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $15.27     $14.38     $10.11     $13.38     $11.61     $17.59  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment (Income) Loss

  (0.06 )(a)   (0.15 )(a)   (0.15 )(a)   (0.12 )(a)   (0.11 )   (0.13 )(a)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  2.18     1.75     4.42     (3.15 )   1.88     (3.36 )

Total from Investment Operations

  2.12     1.60     4.27     (3.27 )   1.77     (3.49 )

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

      (0.71 )               (2.49 )

Total Distributions

      (0.71 )               (2.49 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $17.39     $15.27     $14.38     $10.11     $13.38     $11.61  

Total Return(b)

  13.88% **   10.99%     42.24%     (24.44)%     15.25%     (20.91)%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $46,898,167     $33,790,708     $23,913,879     $14,623,002     $13,997,182     $10,110,730  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.87% *   2.03%     2.21%     2.29%     2.46%     2.36%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.40% *   1.40%     1.40%     1.40%     1.40%     1.40%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  (0.39)% *   (1.05)%     (1.16)%     (1.10)%     (0.89)%     (0.79)%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  31.68%     85.96%     97.52%     48.87%     57.86%     81.87%  

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    CLASS B  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005
   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,

2004

   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,

2003

   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,

2002

   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,

2001

 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $14.81     $14.06     $9.95     $13.25     $11.58     $17.57  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment (Income) Loss

  (0.11 )(a)   (0.24 )(a)   (0.23 )(a)   (0.19 )(a)   (0.11 )   (0.23 )(a)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  2.11     1.70     4.34     (3.11 )   1.78     (3.35 )

Total from Investment Operations

  2.00     1.46     4.11     (3.30 )   1.67     (3.58 )

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

      (0.71 )               (2.41 )

Total Distributions

      (0.71 )               (2.41 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $16.81     $14.81     $14.06     $9.95     $13.25     $11.58  

Total Return(b)

  13.50% **   10.23%     41.31%     (24.91)%     14.42%     (21.40)%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $7,749,134     $6,985,632     $6,066,471     $3,673,546     $3,524,523     $2,399,797  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  2.52% *   2.68%     2.86%     2.94%     3.11%     3.01%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  2.05% *   2.05%     2.05%     2.05%     2.05%     2.05%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  (0.72)% *   (1.70)%     (1.81)%     (1.74)%     (1.54)%     (1.44)%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  31.68%     85.96%     97.52%     48.87%     57.86%     81.87%  

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    CLASS C  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005
   

For the Period

November 17, 2003(a)

through

March 31,
2004

 

Selected Per Share Data

                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $14.81     $14.06     $13.23  

Income from Investment Operations:

                 

Net Investment (Income) Loss

  (0.11 )(b)   (0.24 )(b)   (0.09 )(b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  2.11     1.70     0.92  

Total from Investment Operations

  2.00     1.46     0.83  

Less Distributions:

                 

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

      (0.71 )    

Total Distributions

      (0.71 )    

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $16.81     $14.81     $14.06  

Total Return(c)

  13.50% **   10.23%     6.27% (d)

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                 

Net Assets, End of Period

  $1,313,052     $915,817     $1,326,272  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  2.52% (e)   2.68%     3.00% (e)

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  2.05% (e)   2.05%     2.05% (e)

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  (1.43)% (e)   (1.71)%     (1.81)% (e)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  31.68%     85.96%     97.52% (f)

 

(a) Fund commenced operations November 17, 2003.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(d) Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

(e) Computed on an annualized basis.

 

(f) Portfolio Turnover Rate is for the Fund for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

September 30, 2005      

Assets

     

Investments, at value(1)

  $184,901,245  

Cash

  447,881  

Due From Sale of Securities

  570,514  

Due From Sale of Fund Shares

  62,092  

Dividends and Interest Receivables

  58,015  

Futures Variation Margin

  34,450  

Total Assets

  186,074,197  

Liabilities

     

Due on Purchase of Securities

  2,295,201  

Accrued Expenses

  246,292  

Due to Investment Advisor

  134,266  

Due on Redemption of Fund Shares

  65,908  

Accrued Distribution Fees

  39,136  

Accrued Administrative Fees

  15,932  

Total Liabilities

  2,796,735  

Net Assets

  $183,277,462  

Represented By:

     

Aggregate Paid in Capital(2)(3)

  $144,555,937  

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

  (596,151 )

Undistributed Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

  15,072,889  

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  24,261,034  

Futures Contracts

  (16,247 )

Net Assets for Shares Outstanding(2)

  $183,277,462  

Per Share of Class A (Based on 12,077,541
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Offering Price

  $15.06  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price

  $14.34  

Per Share of Class B (Based on 681,304
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price

  $13.62  

Per Share of Class C (Based on 62,493 Shares Issued and Outstanding)

     

Net Asset Value and Offering Price

  $13.61  

(1) Investments, at cost

  $160,640,211  

(2) Shares Outstanding

  12,821,338  

(3) Shares authorized, $.001 par value

  300,000,000  

 

Statement of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2005  

Investment Income

     

Income

     

Dividends(1)

  $428,649  

Interest

  179,505  

Total Income

  608,154  

Expenses

     

Management Fees

  675,531  

Shareholder Servicing Fees

  225,177  

Transfer Agent Fees

  124,359  

Administrative Fees

  90,071  

Distribution Fees:

     

Class A

  20,385  

Class B

  36,140  

Class C

  2,874  

Registration Fees

  18,689  

Custodian Fees

  10,963  

Audit Fees

  8,892  

Shareholder Reporting Fees

  8,272  

Other Expenses

  6,035  

Professional Fees

  5,678  

Directors Fees

  3,860  

Total Expenses

  1,236,926  

Less Waived Fees:

     

Paid by Affiliate

  (32,015 )

Paid Indirectly

  (606 )

Total Net Expenses

  1,204,305  

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  (596,151 )

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

     

Investment Securities

  10,578,857  

Futures Contracts

  285,607  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

  10,864,464  

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  540,833  

Futures Contracts

  3,764  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

  544,597  

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments

  11,409,061  

Net Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets Resulting
from Operations

  $10,812,910  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

     For the
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2005
 

Change in Net Assets

            

Operations

            

Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $(596,151 )   $(1,396,429 )

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

   10,864,464     13,428,989  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

   544,597     (2,865,722 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   10,812,910     9,166,838  

Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Fund Share Transactions:

            

Class A

            

Proceeds from Sale of 376,873 and 970,357 Shares

   5,155,528     12,678,022  

Payments for 381,714 and 537,458 Shares Redeemed

   (5,300,552 )   (7,066,240 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((4,841) and 432,899 shares, respectively)

   (145,024 )   5,611,782  

Class B

            

Proceeds from Sale of 28,197 and 87,432 Shares

   370,404     1,093,104  

Payments for 112,050 and 148,836 Shares Redeemed

   (1,475,477 )   (1,871,389 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((83,853) and (61,404) shares, respectively)

   (1,105,073 )   (778,285 )

Class C

            

Proceeds from Sale of 17,631 and 44,778 Shares

   230,084     561,515  

Payments for 6,508 and 86,859 Shares Redeemed

   (84,272 )   (1,128,193 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (11,123 and (42,081) shares, respectively)

   145,812     (566,678 )

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

   9,708,625     13,433,657  

Net Assets

            

Beginning of Period

   173,568,837     160,135,180  

End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on ($596,151) and $0 respectively)

   $183,277,462     $173,568,837  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

    CLASS A  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005(a)
   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2004(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2003(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2002(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2001(a)

 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $13.50     $12.78     $9.83     $12.93     $13.70     $23.23  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  (0.04 )(b)   (0.10 )(b)   (0.09 )(b)   (0.09 )(b)   (0.09 )   (0.11 )(b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  0.88     0.82     3.04     (3.01 )   0.43     (5.69 )

Total from Investment Operations

  0.84     0.72     2.95     (3.10 )   0.34     (5.80 )

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

                  (1.11 )   (3.73 )

Total Distributions

                  (1.11 )   (3.73 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $14.34     $13.50     $12.78     $9.83     $12.93     $13.70  

Total Return(c)

  6.22% **   5.63%     30.01%     (23.98)%     2.54%     (28.33)%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $173,150,778     $163,069,347     $148,862,056     $105,727,923     $66,061,575     $62,587,176  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.33% *   1.36%     1.40%     1.55%     1.55%     1.45%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.30% *   1.30%     1.30%     1.30%     1.30%     1.30%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  (0.32)% *   (0.79)%     (0.74)%     (0.86)%     (0.61)%     (0.55)%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  53.75%     69.69%     71.78%     34.94%     68.02%     63.63%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    CLASS B  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2005(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2004(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2003(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2002(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2001(a)

 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $12.86     $12.25     $9.49     $12.55     $13.43     $22.86  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  (0.08 )(b)   (0.18 )(b)   (0.16 )(b)   (0.16 )(b)   (0.09 )   (0.24 )(b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  0.84     0.79     2.92     (2.90 )   0.32     (5.59 )

Total from Investment Operations

  0.76     0.61     2.76     (3.06 )   0.23     (5.83 )

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

                  (1.11 )   (3.60 )

Total Distributions

                  (1.11 )   (3.60 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $13.62     $12.86     $12.25     $9.49     $12.55     $13.43  

Total Return(c)

  5.91% **   4.98%     29.08%     (24.38)%     1.75%     (28.78)%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $9,275,959     $9,838,835     $10,127,796     $7,978,093     $10,302,190     $9,644,517  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  2.06% *   2.04%     2.05%     2.20%     2.20%     2.10%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.95% *   1.95%     1.95%     1.95%     1.95%     1.95%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  (0.65)% *   (1.44)%     (1.40)%     (1.52)%     (1.26)%     (1.20)%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  53.75%     69.69%     71.78%     34.94%     68.02%     63.63%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    CLASS C  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005
   

For the Period
November 17, 2003(a)
through

March 31,

2004

 

Selected Per Share Data

                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $12.86     $12.26     $11.81  

Income from Investment Operations:

                 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  (0.09 )(b)   (0.18 )(b)   (0.05 )(b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  0.84     0.78     0.50  

Total from Investment Operations

  0.75     0.60     0.45  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $13.61     $12.86     $12.26  

Total Return(c)

  5.83% **   4.89%     3.81% (d)

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                 

Net Assets, End of Period

  $850,725     $660,655     $1,145,328  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  2.06% (e)   2.04%     2.08% (e)

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.95% (e)   1.95%     1.95% (e)

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  (1.29)% (e)   (1.46)%     (1.13)% (e)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  53.75%     69.69%     71.78% (f)

 

(a) Fund commenced operations November 17, 2003.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(d) Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

(e) Computed on an annualized basis.

 

(f) Portfolio Turnover Rate is for the Fund for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2005

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

September 30, 2005      

Assets

     

Investments at Value(1)

  $223,520,777  

Due on Sale of Securities

  700,000  

Dividends and Interest Receivable

  453,885  

Due from Sale of Fund Shares

  25,696  

Total Assets

  224,700,358  

Liabilities

     

Due on Purchase of Securities

  539,897  

Other Accrued Liabilities

  277,384  

Due to Investment Advisor

  165,296  

Accrued Distribution Expenses

  19,794  

Accrued Administrative Fees

  11,239  

Due on Redemption of Fund Shares

  6  

Total Liabilities

  1,013,616  

Net Assets

  $223,686,742  

Represented By:

     

Aggregate Paid in Capital(2)(3)

  $146,207,463  

Undistributed Net Investment Income

  2,885,915  

Undistributed Accumulated Net

     

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

  3,327,688  

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  71,269,062  

Foreign Currency Transactions

  (3,386 )

Net Assets for Shares Outstanding(2)

  $223,686,742  

Per Share of Class A (Based on 18,598,984
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Offering Price

  $12.35  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price

  $11.76  

Per Share of Class B (Based on 422,311
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Net Asset Value, Offering and Redemption Price

  $11.55  

(1) Investments at cost

  $152,251,715  

(2) Shares Outstanding

  19,021,295  

(3) Shares authorized, $.001 par value

  300,000,000  

 

Statement of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2005  

Investment Income

     

Income

     

Dividends(1)

  $3,743,155  

Interest

  134,617  

Total Income

  3,877,772  

Expenses

     

Management Fees

  905,174  

Shareholder Servicing Fees

  266,228  

Administrative Fees

  106,491  

Transfer Agent Fees

  89,154  

Custody Fees

  41,650  

Distribution Fees:

     

Class A

  10,068  

Class B

  18,891  

Registration Fees

  14,157  

Shareholder Reporting Fees

  11,865  

Audit Fees

  10,148  

Other Expenses

  8,890  

Professional Fees

  8,398  

Directors Fees

  6,372  

Total Expenses

  1,497,486  

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  2,380,286  

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

     

Investment Securities

  581,912  

Foreign Currency Transactions

  (84,568 )

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

  497,344  

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments:

     

Investment Securities

  13,412,002  

Foreign Currency Transactions

  2,996  

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

  13,414,998  

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments

  13,912,342  

Net Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets Resulting
from Operations

  $16,292,628  

(1) Less Foreign Dividend Tax

  $496,205  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

       For the
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2005
     For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2005
 

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

               

Operations

               

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     $2,380,286      $2,384,119  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     497,344      11,549,267  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

     13,414,998      13,985,141  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     16,292,628      27,918,527  

Distributions to Shareholders:

               

Distributions to Class A Shareholders from Net Investment Income

          (2,009,501 )

Distributions to Class A Shareholders from Net Realized Gain on Investments

          (2,190,028 )

Distributions to Class B Shareholders from Net Investment Income

          (22,396 )

Distributions to Class B Shareholders from Net Realized Gain on Investments

          (57,230 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

          (4,279,155 )

Fund Share Transactions

               

Class A

               

Proceeds from Sale of 231,113 and 492,791 Shares

     2,562,563      4,939,965  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(0 and 387,224 shares, respectively)

          4,189,766  

Payments for 264,829 and 331,427 Shares Redeemed

     (2,909,193 )    (3,349,061 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Class A Fund Share Transactions ((33,716) and 548,588 shares, respectively)

     (346,630 )    5,780,670  

Class B

               

Proceeds from Sale of 28,498 and 82,414 Shares

     306,319      808,149  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(0 and 7,305 shares, respectively)

          78,022  

Payments for 86,531 and 81,174 Shares Redeemed

     (945,450 )    (803,976 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Class B Fund Share Transactions ((58,033) and 8,545 shares, respectively)

     (639,131 )    82,195  

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     15,306,867      29,502,237  

Net Assets

               

Beginning of Period

     208,379,875      178,877,638  

End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income of $2,885,915 and $348,255, respectively)

     $223,686,742      $208,379,875  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

80


September 30, 2005

 

Financial Highlights

 

    CLASS A  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,
2005(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2004(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2003(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2002(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2001(a)

 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $10.91     $9.64     $6.22     $8.70     $8.89     $10.49  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  0.13 (b)   0.13 (b)   0.10 (b)   0.07 (b)   0.06     0.10 (b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  0.72     1.37     3.42     (2.51 )   (0.21 )   (1.13 )

Total from Investment Operations

  0.85     1.50     3.52     (2.44 )   (0.15 )   (1.03 )

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Net Investment Income

      (0.11 )   (0.10 )   (0.04 )   (0.04 )   (0.08 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

      (0.12 )               (0.49 )

Total Distributions

      (0.23 )   (0.10 )   (0.04 )   (0.04 )   (0.57 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $11.76     $10.91     $9.64     $6.22     $8.70     $8.89  

Total Return(c)

  7.79% **   15.58%     56.65%     (28.10)%     (1.65)%     (10.29)%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $218,807,080     $203,215,128     $174,387,093     $105,861,756     $57,773,303     $31,268,590  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.39% *   1.41%     1.47%     1.66%     1.79%     1.83%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.39% *   1.41%     1.47%     1.65%     1.65%     1.65%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  1.14% *   1.28%     1.13%     0.89%     0.74%     1.02%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  0.51%     17.58%     9.66%     17.59%     21.11%     24.74%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    CLASS B  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2005(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2004(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2003(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2002(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2001(a)

 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $10.75     $9.52     $6.14     $8.61     $8.82     $10.40  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  0.09 (b)   0.06 (b)   0.04 (b)   0.01 (b)   0.00 (c)   0.04 (b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  0.71     1.34     3.39     (2.48 )   (0.21 )   (1.12 )

Total from Investment Operations

  0.80     1.40     3.43     (2.47 )   (0.21 )   (1.08 )

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Net Investment Income

      (0.05 )   (0.05 )           (0.01 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

      (0.12 )               (0.49 )

Total Distributions

      (0.17 )   (0.05 )           (0.50 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $11.55     $10.75     $9.52     $6.14     $8.61     $8.82  

Total Return(d)

  7.44% **   14.69%     55.86%     (28.69)%     (2.38)%     (10.76)%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $4,879,662     $5,164,747     $4,490,545     $3,010,809     $4,144,915     $4,083,975  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  2.13% *   2.09%     2.11%     2.31%     2.44%     2.48%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average
Net Assets

  2.13% *   2.09%     2.11%     2.30%     2.30%     2.30%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  0.80% *   0.61%     0.52%     0.10%     0.09%     0.37%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  0.51%     17.58%     9.66%     17.59%     21.11%     24.74%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Amount is less than $0.005.

 

(d) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

82


September 30, 2005

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

September 30, 2005      

Assets

     

Investments, at value(1)

  $218,188,324  

Dividends and Interest Receivables

  163,709  

Due From Sale of Fund Shares

  147,157  

Futures Variation Margin

  114,019  

Due From Sale of Securities

  97,150  

Total Assets

  218,710,359  

Liabilities

     

Accrued Expenses

  201,499  

Due on Purchase of Securities

  58,781  

Accrued Distribution Fees

  39,195  

Due to Investment Advisor

  36,156  

Accrued Administrative Fees

  18,909  

Total Liabilities

  354,540  

Net Assets

  $218,355,819  

Represented By:

     

Aggregate Paid in Capital(2)(3)

  $153,504,525  

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

  1,139,568  

Undistributed Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

  14,553,437  

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  49,190,378  

Futures Contracts

  (32,089 )

Net Assets for Shares Outstanding(2)

  $218,355,819  

Per Share of Class A (Based on 15,035,118
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Offering Price

  $14.45  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price

  $13.76  

Per Share of Class B (Based on 861,296
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price

  $13.40  

(1) Investments, at cost

  $168,997,946  

(2) Shares Outstanding

  15,896,414  

(3) Shares authorized, $.001 par value

  300,000,000  

 

Statement of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2005  

Investment Income

     

Income

     

Dividends(1)

  $1,129,318  

Interest

  336,598  

Total Income

  1,465,916  

Expenses

     

Management Fees

  261,792  

Shareholder Servicing Fees

  261,792  

Administrative Fees

  104,717  

Distribution Fees:

     

Class A

  15,800  

Class B

  42,238  

Transfer Agent Fees

  49,845  

Custodian Fees

  13,489  

Registration Fees

  12,652  

Other Expenses

  11,736  

Audit Fees

  8,460  

Shareholder Reporting Fees

  6,993  

Directors Fees

  3,861  

Professional Fees

  3,254  

Total Expenses

  796,629  

Less Waived Fees:

     

Paid by Affiliate

  (40,146 )

Paid Indirectly

  (817 )

Total Net Expenses

  755,666  

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  710,250  

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

     

Investment Securities

  7,865,753  

Futures Contracts

  1,193,052  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

  9,058,805  

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  7,683,554  

Futures Contracts

  405,911  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

  8,089,465  

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments

  17,148,270  

Net Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets Resulting
from Operations

  $17,858,520  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

83


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

       For the
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2005
     For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2005
 

Change in Net Assets

               

Operations

               

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     $710,250      $998,227  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     9,058,805      11,243,044  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     8,089,465      4,946,177  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     17,858,520      17,187,448  

Distributions to Shareholders from:

               

Distributions to Class A Shareholders from Net Investment Income

          (554,884 )

Distributions to Class A Shareholders from Net Realized Gain on Investments

          (6,510,362 )

Distributions to Class B Shareholders from Net Realized Gain on Investments

          (413,956 )

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

          (7,479,202 )

Fund Share Transactions:

               

Class A

               

Proceeds from Sale of 413,152 and 765,383 Shares

     5,471,673      9,238,607  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(0 and 554,568 shares, respectively)

          6,987,556  

Payments for 212,142 and 279,398 Shares Redeemed

     (2,790,522 )    (3,396,066 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (201,010 and 1,040,553 shares, respectively)

     2,681,151      12,830,097  

Class B

               

Proceeds from Sale of 48,091 and 99,342 Shares

     615,407      1,161,087  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(0 and 31,798 shares, respectively)

          392,075  

Payments for 51,065 and 151,866 Shares Redeemed

     (653,916 )    (1,810,398 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((2,974) and (20,726) shares, respectively)

     (38,509 )    (257,236 )

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     20,501,162      22,281,107  

Net Assets

               

Beginning of Period

     197,854,657      175,573,550  

End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $1,139,568 and $429,318 respectively)

     $218,355,819      $197,854,657  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

    CLASS A  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005(d)
   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2004(d)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2003(d)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2002(d)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2001(d)

 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $12.62     $11.97     $8.23     $11.09     $9.43     $11.86  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  0.05 (a)   0.07 (a)   0.02 (a)   0.02 (a)   0.01     0.07 (a)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains on Investments

  1.09     1.08     3.88     (2.66 )   1.75     (0.89 )

Total from Investment Operations

  1.14     1.15     3.90     (2.64 )   1.76     (0.82 )

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Net Investment Income

      (0.04 )   (0.02 )   (0.00 )(b)   (0.03 )   (0.06 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

      (0.46 )   (0.14 )   (0.22 )   (0.07 )   (1.55 )

Total Distributions

      (0.50 )   (0.16 )   (0.22 )   (0.10 )   (1.61 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $13.76     $12.62     $11.97     $8.23     $11.09     $9.43  

Total Return(c)

  9.03% **   9.62%     47.47%     (23.95)%     18.65%     (7.61)%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $206,818,312     $187,196,442     $165,171,643     $106,622,917     $67,265,391     $32,728,623  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  0.72% *   0.83%     0.99%     1.17%     1.18%     1.34%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  0.69% (f)*   0.83% (e)   0.95%     0.95%     0.95%     0.95%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

  0.36% *   0.59%     0.22%     0.24%     0.26%     0.59%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  10.14%     13.81%     8.55%     15.27%     28.82%     45.24%  

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) Amount is less than $0.005.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(d) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(e) As of July 9, 2004 the investment advisory fee for the Fund and the expense cap for Class A were reduced to 0.25% and 0.80%, respectively.

 

(f) As of July 22, 2005, the expense cap for Class A was reduced to 0.60%.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    CLASS B  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005(c)
   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2004(c)

    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2003(c)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2002(c)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2001(c)
 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $12.33     $11.75     $8.12     $11.01     $9.40     $11.84  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  (a)(f)   (0.01 )(a)   (0.04 )(a)   (0.04 )(a)   (0.01 )   (0.01 )(a)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains on Investments

  1.07     1.05     3.81     (2.63 )   1.69     (0.87 )

Total from Investment Operations

  1.07     1.04     3.77     (2.67 )   1.68     (0.88 )

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Net Investment Income

                      (0.01 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

      (0.46 )   (0.14 )   (0.22 )   (0.07 )   (1.55 )

Total Distributions

      (0.46 )   (0.14 )   (0.22 )   (0.07 )   (1.56 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $13.40     $12.33     $11.75     $8.12     $11.01     $9.40  

Total Return(b)

  8.68% **   8.86%     46.46%     (24.41)%     17.88%     (8.13)%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $11,537,507     $10,658,215     $10,401,907     $7,358,667     $8,276,961     $5,115,830  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.46% *   1.52%     1.64%     1.82%     1.83%     1.99%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.37% (e)*   1.48% (d)   1.60%     1.60%     1.60%     1.60%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  0.02% *   (0.08)%     (0.43)%     (0.42)%     (0.39)%     (0.06)%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  10.14%     13.81%     8.55%     15.27%     28.82%     45.24%  

 

(a) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(c) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(d) As of July 9, 2004 the investment advisory fee for the Fund and the expense cap for Class B were reduced to 0.25% and 1.45%, respectively.

 

(e) As of July 22, 2005, the expense cap for Class B was reduced to 1.25%.

 

(f) Amount is less than $0.005.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

September 30, 2005      

Assets

     

Investments, at value(1)

  $149,439,048  

Cash

  232,520  

Dividends and Interest Receivables

  99,898  

Due From Sale of Fund Shares

  14,525  

Futures Variation Margin

  13,750  

Total Assets

  149,799,741  

Liabilities

     

Due on Purchase of Securities

  235,255  

Accrued Expenses

  170,891  

Due to Investment Advisor

  101,885  

Accrued Distribution Fees

  16,517  

Accrued Administrative Fees

  13,005  

Due on Redemption of Fund Shares

  50  

Total Liabilities

  537,603  

Net Assets

  $149,262,138  

Represented By:

     

Aggregate Paid in Capital(2)(3)

  $120,506,370  

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

  12,833  

Undistributed Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

  2,323,617  

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  26,486,815  

Futures Contracts

  (67,497 )

Net Assets for Shares Outstanding(2)

  $149,262,138  

Per Share of Class A (Based on 10,266,499
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Offering Price

  $14.64  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price

  $13.94  

Per Share of Class B (Based on 439,935
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price

  $13.39  

Per Share of Class C (Based on 19,185
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price

  $13.40  

(1) Investments, at cost

  $122,952,233  

(2) Shares Outstanding

  10,725,619  

(3) Shares authorized, $.001 par value

  300,000,000  

 

Statement of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2005  

Investment Income

     

Income

     

Dividends(1)

  $757,868  

Interest

  164,972  

Total Income

  922,840  

Expenses

     

Management Fees

  555,845  

Shareholder Servicing Fees

  185,282  

Transfer Agent Fees

  78,371  

Administrative Fees

  74,113  

Distribution Fees:

     

Class A

  8,823  

Class B

  23,380  

Class C

  884  

Registration Fees

  16,379  

Audit Fees

  8,897  

Custodian Fees

  8,159  

Shareholder Reporting Fees

  6,993  

Professional Fees

  5,652  

Directors Fees

  3,860  

Other Expenses

  3,013  

Total Expenses

  979,651  

Less Waived Fees:

     

Paid by Affiliate

  (2,539 )

Paid Indirectly

  (655 )

Total Net Expenses

  976,457  

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  (53,617 )

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

     

Investment Securities

  1,563,434  

Futures Contracts

  117,644  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

  1,681,078  

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  6,495,846  

Futures Contracts

  94,699  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

  6,590,545  

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments

  8,271,623  

Net Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets Resulting
from Operations

  $8,218,006  

(1) Less Foreign Dividend Tax

  $10,294  

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

       For the
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2005
     For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2005
 

Change in Net Assets

               

Operations

               

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     $(53,617 )    $293,631  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     1,681,078      4,415,714  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     6,590,545      (799,154 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     8,218,006      3,910,191  

Distributions to Shareholders from:

               

Distributions to Class A Shareholders from Net Investment Income

          (226,897 )

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

          (226,897 )

Fund Share Transactions:

               

Class A

               

Proceeds from Sale of 196,820 and 277,202 Shares

     2,623,031      3,557,097  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(0 and 16,889 shares, respectively)

          226,483  

Payments for 266,935 and 293,481 Shares Redeemed

     (3,623,028 )    (3,760,473 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((70,115) and 610 shares, respectively)

     (999,997 )    23,107  

Class B

               

Proceeds from Sale of 20,891 and 71,150 Shares

     271,650      879,234  

Payments for 83,411 and 119,776 Shares Redeemed

     (1,090,490 )    (1,483,706 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((62,520) and (48,626) shares, respectively)

     (818,840 )    (604,472 )

Class C

               

Proceeds from Sale of 4,501 and 14,619 Shares

     58,103      181,894  

Payments for 204 and 85,658 Shares Redeemed

     (2,683 )    (1,085,272 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (4,297 and (71,039) shares, respectively)

     55,420      (903,378 )

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     6,454,589      2,198,551  

Net Assets

               

Beginning of Period

     142,807,549      140,608,998  

End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $12,833 and $66,451 respectively)

     $149,262,138      $142,807,549  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

88


September 30, 2005

 

Financial Highlights

 

    CLASS A  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,
2005(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2004(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2003(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2002(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2001(a)

 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $13.18     $12.84     $10.45     $13.80     $13.98     $19.01  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  (b)   0.03 (b)   (0.02 )(b)   (0.01 )(b)   (0.00 )(c)   0.03 (b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains on Investments

  0.76     0.33     2.41     (3.34 )   (0.17 )   (3.64 )

Total from Investment Operations

  0.76     0.36     2.39     (3.35 )   (0.17 )   (3.61 )

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Net Investment Income

      (0.02 )           (0.01 )   (0.03 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

                      (1.39 )

Total Distributions

      (0.02 )           (0.01 )   (1.42 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $13.94     $13.18     $12.84     $10.45     $13.80     $13.98  

Total Return(d)

  5.77% **   2.82%     22.87%     (24.28)%     (1.23)%     (20.06)%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $143,112,262     $136,233,140     $132,685,612     $104,964,515     $58,366,236     $53,463,138  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.29% *   1.34%     1.38%     1.53%     1.55%     1.48%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.29% *   1.30%     1.30%     1.30%     1.30%     1.30%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

  (0.02)% *   0.25%     (0.14)%     (0.09)%     0.04%     0.17%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  17.85%     28.48%     42.08%     21.65%     28.67%     28.75%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Amount is less than $0.005.

 

(d) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    CLASS B  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005(a)
   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2004(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2003(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2002(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2001(a)

 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $12.71     $12.44     $10.19     $13.55     $13.81     $18.81  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  (0.05 )(b)   (0.05 )(b)   (0.09 )(b)   (0.08 )(b)   (0.01 )   (0.08 )(b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains on Investments

  0.73     0.32     2.34     (3.28 )   (0.25 )   (3.61 )

Total from Investment Operations

  0.68     0.27     2.25     (3.36 )   (0.26 )   (3.69 )

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

                      (1.31 )

Total Distributions

                      (1.31 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $13.39     $12.71     $12.44     $10.19     $13.55     $13.81  

Total Return(c)

  5.35% **   2.17%     22.08%     (24.80)%     (1.88)%     (20.61)%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $5,892,825     $6,385,184     $6,854,446     $5,371,324     $6,437,210     $6,032,118  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  2.03% *   2.03%     2.03%     2.18%     2.20%     2.13%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average
Net Assets

  1.95% *   1.95%     1.95%     1.95%     1.95%     1.95%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  (0.36)% *   (0.41)%     (0.79)%     (0.75)%     (0.61)%     (0.48)%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  17.85%     28.48%     42.08%     21.65%     28.67%     28.75%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

90


September 30, 2005

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    CLASS C  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005
   

For the Period
November 17, 2003(a)
through

March 31,

2004

 

Selected Per Share Data

                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $12.71     $12.44     $11.81  

Income from Investment Operations:

                 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  (0.05 )(b)   (0.09 )(b)   (0.04 )(b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains on Investments

  0.74     0.36     0.67  

Total from Investment Operations

  0.69     0.27     0.63  

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $13.40     $12.71     $12.44  

Total Return(c)

  5.43% **   2.17%     5.33% (d)

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                 

Net Assets, End of Period

  $257,051     $189,225     $1,068,940  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  2.03% (e)   2.03%     2.05% (e)

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.95% (e)   1.95%     1.95% (e)

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  (0.71)% (e)   (0.72)%     (0.91)% (e)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  17.85%     28.48%     42.08% (f)

 

(a) Share Class commenced operations November 17, 2003.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(d) Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

(e) Computed on an annualized basis.

 

(f) Portfolio Turnover Rate is for the Fund for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

September 30, 2005      

Assets

     

Investments, at value(1)

  $154,213,094  

Cash

  333,469  

Dividends and Interest Receivables

  157,419  

Futures Variation Margin

  10,625  

Due From Sale of Fund Shares

  806  

Total Assets

  154,715,413  

Liabilities

     

Due on Purchase of Securities

  341,506  

Accrued Expenses

  156,955  

Due to Investment Advisor

  87,466  

Accrued Administrative Fees

  13,444  

Accrued Distribution Fees

  10,196  

Due on Redemption of Fund Shares

  2,548  

Total Liabilities

  612,115  

Net Assets

  $154,103,298  

Represented By:

     

Aggregate Paid in Capital(2)(3)

  $133,954,025  

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

  519,125  

Undistributed Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

  (13,602,212 )

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  33,284,517  

Futures Contracts

  (52,157 )

Net Assets for Shares Outstanding(2)

  $154,103,298  

Per Share of Class A (Based on 15,629,092
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Offering Price

  $10.10  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price

  $9.62  

Per Share of Class B (Based on 405,939
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price

  $9.27  

(1) Investments, at cost

  $120,928,577  

(2) Shares Outstanding

  16,035,031  

(3) Shares authorized, $.001 par value

  300,000,000  

 

Statement of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2005  

Investment Income

     

Income

     

Dividends(1)

  $1,075,128  

Interest

  153,224  

Total Income

  1,228,352  

Expenses

     

Management Fees

  494,759  

Shareholder Servicing Fees

  190,292  

Administrative Fees

  76,117  

Transfer Agent Fees

  45,476  

Distribution Fees:

     

Class A

  3,995  

Class B

  14,799  

Registration Fees

  14,846  

Custodian Fees

  9,779  

Audit Fees

  7,741  

Shareholder Reporting Fees

  6,993  

Professional Fees

  4,971  

Directors Fees

  3,860  

Total Expenses

  873,628  

Less Waived Fees:

     

Paid by Affiliate

  (456 )

Paid Indirectly

  (570 )

Total Net Expenses

  872,602  

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  355,750  

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

     

Investment Securities

  1,616,692  

Futures Contracts

  87,956  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

  1,704,648  

Net Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  6,420,494  

Futures Contracts

  77,304  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

  6,497,798  

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments

  8,202,446  

Net Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets Resulting
from Operations

  $8,558,196  

(1) Less Foreign Dividend Tax

  $1,491  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

92


September 30, 2005

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

       For the
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2005
     For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2005
 

Change in Net Assets

               

Operations

               

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     $355,750      $900,075  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     1,704,648      2,189,188  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     6,497,798      4,328,384  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     8,558,196      7,417,647  

Distributions to Shareholders from:

               

Distributions to Class A Shareholders from Net Investment Income

          (797,888 )

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

          (797,888 )

Fund Share Transactions:

               

Class A

               

Proceeds from Sale of 113,738 and 152,743 Shares

     1,049,396      1,345,190  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(0 and 86,895 shares, respectively)

          796,828  

Payments for 181,496 and 174,050 Shares Redeemed

     (1,717,892 )    (1,530,032 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((67,758) and 65,588 shares, respectively)

     (668,496 )    611,986  

Class B

               

Proceeds from Sale of 19,393 and 47,459 Shares

     173,761      400,059  

Payments for 70,702 and 98,564 Shares Redeemed

     (637,180 )    (835,901 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((51,309) and (51,105) shares, respectively)

     (463,419 )    (435,842 )

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     7,426,281      6,795,903  

Net Assets

               

Beginning of Period

     146,677,017      139,881,114  

End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $519,125 and $163,375 respectively)

     $154,103,298      $146,677,017  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

93


 

Financial Highlights

 

    CLASS A  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2004(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2003(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2002(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2001(a)
 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $9.09     $8.68     $6.83     $9.52     $9.66     $12.45  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  0.02 (b)   0.06 (b)   0.02 (b)   0.03 (b)   0.01     0.01 (b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  0.51     0.40     1.85     (2.71 )   (0.14 )   (2.51 )

Total from Investment Operations

  0.53     0.46     1.87     (2.68 )   (0.13 )   (2.50 )

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Net Investment Income

      (0.05 )   (0.02 )   (0.01 )   (0.01 )   (0.03 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

                      (0.26 )

Total Distributions

      (0.05 )   (0.02 )   (0.01 )   (0.01 )   (0.29 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $9.62     $9.09     $8.68     $6.83     $9.52     $9.66  

Total Return(c)

  5.83% **   5.31%     27.38%     (28.11)% (d)   (1.37)%     (20.37)%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $150,338,893     $142,656,404     $135,609,525     $105,197,167     $56,672,508     $40,566,183  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.13% *   1.19%     1.25%     1.39%     1.40%     1.41%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.13% *   1.19%     1.20%     1.20%     1.20%     1.20%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

  0.25% *   0.66%     0.26%     0.34%     0.15%     0.07%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  16.89%     33.64%     28.58%     64.36%     36.63%     45.44%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(d) Effective January 31, 2003, Mason Street Advisors assumed day-to-day management of the Fund.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

94


September 30, 2005

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    CLASS B  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2004(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2003(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2002(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2001(a)
 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $8.79     $8.40     $6.65     $9.31     $9.50     $12.25  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  (0.01 )(b)       (0.03 )(b)   (0.02 )(b)   0.00 (c)   (0.07 )(b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  0.49     0.39     1.78     (2.64 )   (0.19 )   (2.47 )

Total from Investment Operations

  0.48     0.39     1.75     (2.66 )   (0.19 )   (2.54 )

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

                      (0.21 )

Total Distributions

                      (0.21 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $9.27     $8.79     $8.40     $6.65     $9.31     $9.50  

Total Return(d)

  5.46% **   4.64%     26.32%     (28.57)% (e)   (2.00)%     (20.89)%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $3,764,405     $4,020,613     $4,271,589     $3,495,958     $5,230,425     $5,195,277  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.87% *   1.88%     1.90%     2.04%     2.05%     2.06%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.85% *   1.85%     1.85%     1.85%     1.85%     1.85%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  (0.12)% *   (0.00)%     (0.39)%     (0.33)%     (0.50)%     (0.58)%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  16.89%     33.64%     28.58%     64.36%     36.63%     45.44%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Amount is less than $0.005.

 

(d) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(e) Effective January 31, 2003, Mason Street Advisors assumed day-to-day management of the Fund.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

95


 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

September 30, 2005      

Assets

     

Investments, at value(1)

  $182,745,337  

Cash

  61,057  

Dividends and Interest Receivables

  226,765  

Due From Sale of Fund Shares

  22,250  

Futures Variation Margin

  12,500  

Total Assets

  183,067,909  

Liabilities

     

Accrued Expenses

  246,933  

Accrued Distribution Fees

  76,907  

Due to Investment Advisor

  16,580  

Accrued Administrative Fees

  15,947  

Due on Redemption of Fund Shares

  10,250  

Total Liabilities

  366,617  

Net Assets

  $182,701,292  

Represented By:

     

Aggregate Paid in Capital(2)(3)

  $151,943,877  

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

  1,347,876  

Undistributed Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

  1,928,165  

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  27,541,072  

Futures Contracts

  (59,698 )

Net Assets for Shares Outstanding(2)

  $182,701,292  

Per Share of Class A (Based on 10,417,626
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Offering Price

  $16.00  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price

  $15.24  

Per Share of Class B (Based on 1,595,903
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price

  $15.02  

(1) Investments, at cost

  $155,204,265  

(2) Shares Outstanding

  12,013,529  

(3) Shares authorized, $.001 par value

  300,000,000  

 

Statement of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2005  

Investment Income

     

Income

     

Dividends(1)

  $1,563,482  

Interest

  95,606  

Total Income

  1,659,088  

Expenses

     

Management Fees

  227,580  

Shareholder Servicing Fees

  227,580  

Distribution Fees:

     

Class A

  19,434  

Class B

  94,026  

Transfer Agent Fees

  96,875  

Administrative Fees

  91,032  

Other Expenses

  22,205  

Registration Fees

  17,551  

Custodian Fees

  10,796  

Audit Fees

  9,408  

Shareholder Reporting Fees

  6,519  

Directors Fees

  3,860  

Professional Fees

  3,254  

Total Expenses

  830,120  

Less Waived Fees:

     

Paid by Affiliate

  (93,138 )

Paid Indirectly

  (691 )

Total Net Expenses

  736,291  

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  922,797  

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

     

Investment Securities

  935,390  

Futures Contracts

  156,120  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

  1,091,510  

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  6,082,517  

Futures Contracts

  33,189  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

  6,115,706  

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments

  7,207,216  

Net Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets Resulting
from Operations

  $8,130,013  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

96


September 30, 2005

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

       For the
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2005
     For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2005
 

Change in Net Assets

               

Operations

               

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     $922,797      $2,036,443  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     1,091,510      2,004,348  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     6,115,706      5,896,913  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     8,130,013      9,937,704  

Distributions to Shareholders from:

               

Distributions to Class A Shareholders from Net Investment Income

          (1,724,154 )

Distributions to Class B Shareholders from Net Investment Income

          (134,412 )

Distributions to Class A Shareholders from Net Realized Gain on Investments

          (838,274 )

Distributions to Class B Shareholders from Net Realized Gain on Investments

          (149,142 )

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

          (2,845,982 )

Fund Share Transactions:

               

Class A

               

Proceeds from Sale of 264,196 and 573,149 Shares

     3,920,044      8,112,365  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(0 and 171,330 shares, respectively)

          2,549,386  

Payments for 241,439 and 682,053 Shares Redeemed

     (3,589,922 )    (9,802,924 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund
Share Transactions (22,757 and 62,426 shares, respectively)

     330,122      858,827  

Class B

               

Proceeds from Sale of 53,883 and 148,444 Shares

     791,809      2,078,283  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(0 and 17,927 shares, respectively)

          264,248  

Payments for 235,016 and 346,141 Shares Redeemed

     (3,452,337 )    (4,880,962 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund
Share Transactions ((181,133) and (179,770) shares, respectively)

     (2,660,528 )    (2,538,431 )

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     5,799,607      5,412,118  

Net Assets

               

Beginning of Period

     176,901,685      171,489,567  

End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $1,347,876 and $425,079 respectively)

     $182,701,292      $176,901,685  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

97


 

Financial Highlights

 

    CLASS A  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,
2005(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2004(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2003(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2002(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2001(a)

 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $14.56     $13.98     $10.51     $14.17     $14.33     $19.25  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  0.08 (b)   0.18 (b)   0.11 (b)   0.10 (b)   0.08     0.13 (b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  0.60     0.65     3.46     (3.68 )   (0.16 )   (4.26 )

Total from Investment Operations

  0.68     0.83     3.57     (3.58 )   (0.08 )   (4.13 )

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Net Investment Income

      (0.17 )   (0.10 )   (0.08 )   (0.08 )   (0.13 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

      (0.08 )               (0.66 )

Total Distributions

      (0.25 )   (0.10 )   (0.08 )   (0.08 )   (0.79 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $15.24     $14.56     $13.98     $10.51     $14.17     $14.33  

Total Return(c)

  4.67% **   5.88%     34.00%     (25.28)%     (0.55)%     (21.99)%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $158,724,159     $151,309,930     $144,419,306     $105,282,622     $59,121,179     $54,600,926  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  0.81% *   0.87%     0.96%     1.18%     1.18%     1.10%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  0.72% (e)*   0.81% (d)   0.85%     0.85%     0.85%     0.85%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

  0.56% *   1.27%     0.87%     0.90%     0.59%     0.73%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  3.08%     3.24%     1.35%     12.65%     1.93%     11.64%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(d) As of July 9, 2004 the investment advisory fee for the Fund and the expense cap for Class A were reduced to 0.25% and 0.80%, respectively.

 

(e) As of July 22, 2005, the expense cap for Class A was reduced to 0.60%.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

98


September 30, 2005

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    CLASS B  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2004(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2003(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2002(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2001(a)
 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $14.40     $13.83     $10.41     $14.01     $14.18     $19.02  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  0.03 (b)   0.08 (b)   0.03 (b)   0.03 (b)   (0.00 )(c)   0.01 (b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  0.59     0.64     3.41     (3.63 )   (0.17 )   (4.17 )

Total from Investment Operations

  0.62     0.72     3.44     (3.60 )   (0.17 )   (4.16 )

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Net Investment Income

      (0.07 )   (0.02 )           (0.02 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

      (0.08 )               (0.66 )

Total Distributions

      (0.15 )   (0.02 )           (0.68 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $15.02     $14.40     $13.83     $10.41     $14.01     $14.18  

Total Return(d)

  4.31% **   5.21%     33.06%     (25.70)%     (1.20)%     (22.33)%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $23,977,133     $25,591,755     $27,070,261     $20,849,614     $29,624,997     $27,436,153  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.54% *   1.55%     1.61%     1.83%     1.83%     1.75%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.37% (f)*   1.46% (e)   1.50%     1.50%     1.50%     1.50%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  0.23% *   0.62%     0.22%     0.23%     (0.06)%     0.08%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  3.08%     3.24%     1.35%     12.65%     1.93%     11.64%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Amount is less than $0.005.

 

(d) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(e) As of July 9, 2004 the investment advisory fee for the Fund and the expense cap for Class B were reduced to 0.25% and 1.45%, respectively.

 

(f) As of July 22, 2005, the expense cap for Class A was reduced to 1.25%.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

99


 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

September 30, 2005      

Assets

     

Investments, at value(1)

  $214,335,484  

Cash

  290,823  

Due From Sale of Securities

  1,848,114  

Dividends and Interest Receivables

  972,608  

Due From Sale of Fund Shares

  206,024  

Due From Sale of Foreign Currency

  36,058  

Futures Variation Margin

  21,203  

Total Assets

  217,710,314  

Liabilities

     

Due on Purchase of Securities

  3,694,821  

Accrued Expenses

  221,019  

Due on Redemption of Fund Shares

  164,987  

Due to Investment Advisor

  130,710  

Accrued Distribution Fees

  87,708  

Accrued Administrative Fees

  18,684  

Income Dividend Payable

  269  

Due on Purchase of Foreign Currency

  46  

Total Liabilities

  4,318,244  

Net Assets

  $213,392,070  

Represented By:

     

Aggregate Paid in Capital(2)(3)

  $176,893,767  

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

  2,335,113  

Undistributed Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

  7,057,859  

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  27,175,135  

Futures Contracts

  (71,234 )

Foreign Currency Transactions

  1,430  

Net Assets for Shares Outstanding(2)

  $213,392,070  

Per Share of Class A (Based on 13,793,022
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Offering Price

  $14.45  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price

  $13.76  

Per Share of Class B (Based on 1,616,396
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price

  $13.45  

Per Share of Class C (Based on 136,897 Shares Issued and Outstanding)

     

Net Asset Value and Offering Price

  $13.48  

(1) Investments, at cost

  $187,160,349  

(2) Shares Outstanding

  15,546,315  

(3) Shares authorized, $.001 par value

  300,000,000  

 

Statement of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2005  

Investment Income

     

Income

     

Interest

  $2,271,532  

Dividends(1)

  873,476  

Total Income

  3,145,008  

Expenses

     

Management Fees

  736,966  

Shareholder Servicing Fees

  263,202  

Distribution Fees:

     

Class A

  43,308  

Class B

  84,203  

Class C

  6,520  

Administrative Fees

  105,281  

Transfer Agent Fees

  90,147  

Custodian Fees

  48,083  

Registration Fees

  14,552  

Audit Fees

  8,651  

Shareholder Reporting Fees

  6,993  

Directors Fees

  3,861  

Professional Fees

  3,588  

Total Expenses

  1,415,355  

Less Waived Fees:

     

Paid by Affiliate

  (80 )

Paid Indirectly

  (1,139 )

Total Net Expenses

  1,414,136  

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  1,730,872  

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

     

Investment Securities

  2,606,683  

Futures Contracts

  224,947  

Foreign Currency Transactions

  (32,169 )

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

  2,799,461  

Net Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  5,828,764  

Futures Contracts

  342,673  

Foreign Currency Transactions

  (3,216 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

  6,168,221  

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments

  8,967,682  

Net Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets Resulting
from Operations

  $10,698,554  

(1) Less Foreign Dividend Tax

  $74,527  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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September 30, 2005

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

       For the
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2005
     For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2005
 

Change in Net Assets

               

Operations

               

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     $1,730,872      $2,346,457  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     2,799,461      7,482,460  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     6,168,221      837,046  

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     10,698,554      10,665,963  

Distributions to Shareholders from:

               

Distributions to Class A Shareholders from Net Investment Income

          (2,007,245 )

Distributions to Class B Shareholders from Net Investment Income

          (126,407 )

Distributions to Class C Shareholders from Net Investment Income

          (4,279 )

Distributions to Class A Shareholders from Net Realized
Gain on Investments

          (2,304,811 )

Distributions to Class B Shareholders from Net Realized
Gain on Investments

          (313,757 )

Distributions to Class C Shareholders from Net Realized
Gain on Investments

          (18,241 )

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

          (4,774,740 )

Fund Share Transactions:

               

Class A

               

Proceeds from Sale of 685,548 and 1,994,096 Shares

     9,130,072      25,391,984  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(29 and 309,482 shares, respectively)

     348      4,085,163  

Payments for 592,999 and 911,723 Shares Redeemed

     (7,917,626 )    (11,688,733 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund
Share Transactions (92,578 and 1,391,855 shares, respectively)

     1,212,794      17,788,414  

Class B

               

Proceeds from Sale of 78,449 and 267,685 Shares

     1,022,778      3,340,125  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(0 and 33,087 shares, respectively)

          429,137  

Payments for 227,791 and 357,915 Shares Redeemed

     (2,976,721 )    (4,502,688 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund
Share Transactions ((149,342) and (57,143) shares, respectively)

     (1,953,943 )    (733,426 )

Class C

               

Proceeds from Sale of 15,614 and 97,738 Shares

     204,324      1,217,668  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(0 and 1,713 shares, respectively)

          22,269  

Payments for 6,412 and 89,937 Shares Redeemed

     (82,704 )    (1,156,370 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund
Share Transactions (9,202 and 9,514 shares, respectively)

     121,620      83,567  

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     10,079,025      23,029,778  

Net Assets

               

Beginning of Period

     203,313,045      180,283,267  

End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $2,335,113 and $604,241 respectively)

     $213,392,070      $203,313,045  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

    CLASS A  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,
2005(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2004(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2003(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2002(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2001(a)

 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $13.07     $12.68     $10.29     $12.14     $12.19     $14.93  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  0.12 (b)   0.16 (b)   0.14 (b)   0.22 (b)   0.27     0.41 (b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains on Investments

  0.57     0.55     2.38     (1.86 )   (0.02 )   (1.41 )

Total from Investment Operations

  0.69     0.71     2.52     (1.64 )   0.25     (1.00 )

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Net Investment Income

      (0.15 )   (0.13 )   (0.21 )   (0.30 )   (0.40 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

      (0.17 )           (0.00 )(c)   (1.34 )

Total Distributions

      (0.32 )   (0.13 )   (0.21 )   (0.30 )   (1.74 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $13.76     $13.07     $12.68     $10.29     $12.14     $12.19  

Total Return(d)

  5.28% **   5.61%     24.55%     (13.49)%     2.12%     (7.55)%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $189,799,979     $179,035,309     $156,112,964     $105,530,643     $61,979,437     $54,684,610  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.26% *   1.35%     1.45%     1.58%     1.52%     1.47%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.26% *   1.35%     1.35%     1.35%     1.35%     1.35%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  0.87% *   1.31%     1.18%     2.03%     2.38%     2.90%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  45.78% (e)   105.31%     81.55%     82.84%     77.28%     130.37%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Amount is less than $0.005.

 

(d) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(e) Portfolio Turnover rate excludes the impact of mortgage dollar roll transactions.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    CLASS B  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005(a)
   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2004(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2003(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2002(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2001(a)

 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $12.82     $12.45     $10.12     $11.95     $12.03     $14.76  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  0.07 (b)   0.08 (b)   0.06 (b)   0.15 (b)   0.20     0.32 (b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains on Investments

  0.56     0.53     2.34     (1.83 )   (0.05 )   (1.39 )

Total from Investment Operations

  0.63     0.61     2.40     (1.68 )   0.15     (1.07 )

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Net Investment Income

      (0.07 )   (0.07 )   (0.15 )   (0.23 )   (0.32 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

      (0.17 )               (1.34 )

Total Distributions

      (0.24 )   (0.07 )   (0.15 )   (0.23 )   (1.66 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $13.45     $12.82     $12.45     $10.12     $11.95     $12.03  

Total Return(c)

  4.91% **   4.90%     23.72%     (14.08)%     1.30%     (8.10)%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $21,746,292     $22,637,021     $22,698,541     $16,175,094     $15,116,310     $12,614,937  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.97% *   2.02%     2.10%     2.23%     2.17%     2.12%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.97% *   2.00%     2.00%     2.00%     2.00%     2.00%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  0.52% *   0.66%     0.53%     1.41%     1.73%     2.25%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  45.78% (d)   105.31%     81.55%     82.84%     77.28%     130.37%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(d) Portfolio Turnover rate excludes the impact of mortgage dollar roll transactions.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    CLASS C  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005
   

For the Period
November 17, 2003(a)
through

March 31,

2004

 

Selected Per Share Data

                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $12.85     $12.45     $11.83  

Income from Investment Operations:

                 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  0.07(b )   0.07(b )   0.01(b )

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains on Investments

  0.56     0.54     0.68  

Total from Investment Operations

  0.63     0.61     0.69  

Less Distributions:

                 

Distributions from Net Investment Income

      (0.04 )   (0.07 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

      (0.17 )    

Total Distributions

      (0.21 )   (0.07 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $13.48     $12.85     $12.45  

Total Return(c)

  4.90% **   4.91%     5.83% (d)

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                 

Net Assets, End of Period

  $1,845,799     $1,640,715     $1,471,762  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.97% (e)   2.02%     2.03% (e)

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.97% (e)   2.00%     2.00% (e)

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  1.03% (e)   0.62%     0.28% (e)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  45.78% (g)   105.31%     81.55% (f)

 

(a) Fund commenced operations November 17, 2003.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(d) Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

(e) Computed on an annualized basis.

 

(f) Portfolio Turnover rate is for the Fund for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004.

 

(g) Portfolio Turnover rate excludes the impact of mortgage dollar roll transactions.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

104


September 30, 2005

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

September 30, 2005      

Assets

     

Investments, at value(1)

  $160,273,262  

Cash

  57,026  

Dividends and Interest Receivables

  3,348,980  

Due From Sale of Securities

  976,093  

Due From Sale of Fund Shares

  50,901  

Total Assets

  164,706,262  

Liabilities

     

Due on Purchase of Securities

  2,611,063  

Income Dividend Payable

  948,570  

Due on Redemption of Fund Shares

  175,866  

Accrued Expenses

  168,947  

Due to Investment Advisor

  106,896  

Accrued Distribution Fees

  20,811  

Accrued Administrative Fees

  14,249  

Total Liabilities

  4,046,402  

Net Assets

  $160,659,860  

Represented By:

     

Aggregate Paid in Capital(2)(3)

  $167,503,804  

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

  (173,949 )

Undistributed Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

  (5,241,390 )

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  (1,427,876 )

Foreign Currency Transactions

  (729 )

Net Assets for Shares Outstanding(2)

  $160,659,860  

Per Share of Class A (Based on 22,106,791
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Offering Price

  $7.38  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price

  $7.03  

Per Share of Class B (Based on 665,452
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price

  $7.03  

Per Share of Class C (Based on 69,752 Shares Issued and Outstanding)

     

Net Asset Value and Offering Price

  $7.02  

(1) Investments, at cost

  $161,701,138  

(2) Shares Outstanding

  22,841,995  

(3) Shares authorized, $.001 par value

  300,000,000  

 

Statement of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2005  

Investment Income

     

Income

     

Interest

  $6,262,512  

Dividends(1)

  36,378  

Total Income

  6,298,890  

Expenses

     

Management Fees

  608,643  

Shareholder Servicing Fees

  202,881  

Administrative Fees

  81,152  

Transfer Agent Fees

  50,005  

Distribution Fees:

     

Class A

  14,968  

Class B

  18,270  

Class C

  1,699  

Registration Fees

  16,621  

Custodian Fees

  8,858  

Audit Fees

  8,145  

Shareholder Reporting Fees

  6,993  

Other Expenses

  6,003  

Professional Fees

  5,673  

Directors Fees

  3,861  

Total Expenses

  1,033,772  

Less Waived Fees:

     

Paid by Affiliate

  (831 )

Paid Indirectly

  (1,256 )

Total Net Expenses

  1,031,685  

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  5,267,205  

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

     

Investment Securities

  (1,074,364 )

Foreign Currency Transactions

  (105 )

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

  (1,074,469 )

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  (1,180,403 )

Foreign Currency Transactions

  (649 )

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

  (1,181,052 )

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments

  (2,255,521 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets Resulting
from Operations

  $3,011,684  

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

105


 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

       For the
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2005
     For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2005
 

Change in Net Assets

               

Operations

               

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     $5,267,205      $10,388,202  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     (1,074,469 )    6,803,004  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     (1,181,052 )    (6,546,947 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     3,011,684      10,644,259  

Distributions to Shareholders from:

               

Distributions to Class A Shareholders from Net Investment Income

     (5,264,418 )    (10,146,408 )

Distributions to Class B Shareholders from Net Investment Income

     (146,548 )    (317,424 )

Distributions to Class C Shareholders from Net Investment Income

     (13,610 )    (57,470 )

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (5,424,576 )    (10,521,302 )

Fund Share Transactions:

               

Class A

               

Proceeds from Sale of 548,821 and 2,318,339 Shares

     3,886,544      16,647,310  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(584,154 and 1,325,009 shares, respectively)

     4,132,590      9,531,340  

Payments for 1,035,785 and 1,315,820 Shares Redeemed

     (7,313,131 )    (9,474,971 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (97,190 and 2,327,528 shares, respectively)

     706,003      16,703,679  

Class B

               

Proceeds from Sale of 18,962 and 60,595 Shares

     134,202      433,179  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(14,645 and 36,810 shares, respectively)

     103,520      264,449  

Payments for 72,901 and 138,755 Shares Redeemed

     (513,623 )    (990,295 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((39,294) and (41,350) shares, respectively)

     (275,901 )    (292,667 )

Class C

               

Proceeds from Sale of 17,659 and 47,920 Shares

     124,462      343,690  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(1,512 and 7,493 shares, respectively)

     10,689      53,390  

Payments for 5,834 and 163,930 Shares Redeemed

     (41,000 )    (1,203,250 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions (13,337 and (108,517) shares, respectively)

     94,151      (806,170 )

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (1,888,639 )    15,727,799  

Net Assets

               

Beginning of Period

     162,548,499      146,820,700  

End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on ($173,949) and ($16,578) respectively)

     $160,659,860      $162,548,499  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

106


September 30, 2005

 

Financial Highlights

 

    CLASS A  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005(a)
   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,

2004(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,

2003(a)

   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,

2002(a)

   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,

2001(a)

 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $7.14     $7.13     $6.25     $6.79     $7.49     $7.94  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  0.23 (b)   0.48 (b)   0.50 (b)   0.57 (b)   0.68     0.78 (b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  (0.10 )   0.02     0.88     (0.53 )   (0.69 )   (0.46 )

Total from Investment Operations

  0.13     0.50     1.38     0.04     (0.01 )   0.32  

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Net Investment Income

  (0.24 )   (0.49 )   (0.50 )   (0.58 )   (0.69 )   (0.77 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

                       

Total Distributions

  (0.24 )   (0.49 )   (0.50 )   (0.58 )   (0.69 )   (0.77 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $7.03     $7.14     $7.13     $6.25     $6.79     $7.49  

Total Return(c)

  1.86% **   7.16%     22.79%     1.15%     (0.08)%     4.42%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $155,492,229     $157,118,483     $140,330,099     $107,050,590     $53,505,726     $37,065,041  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.25% *   1.31%     1.35%     1.46%     1.50%     1.55%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.25% *   1.30%     1.30%     1.30%     1.30%     1.30%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

  3.30% *   6.70%     7.29%     9.24%     9.66%     10.15%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  63.70%     141.21%     199.27%     78.07%     86.85%     127.47%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    CLASS B  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,
2005(a)

   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,

2004(a)

   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,

2003(a)

   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,

2002(a)

   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,
2001(a)

 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $7.13     $7.13     $6.24     $6.78     $7.49     $7.93  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  0.21 (b)   0.43 (b)   0.45 (b)   0.53 (b)   0.63     0.73 (b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains
(Losses) on Investments

  (0.09 )   0.01     0.90     (0.53 )   (0.70 )   (0.45 )

Total from Investment Operations

  0.12     0.44     1.35         (0.07 )   0.28  

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Net Investment Income

  (0.22 )   (0.44 )   (0.46 )   (0.54 )   (0.64 )   (0.72 )

Total Distributions

  (0.22 )   (0.44 )   (0.46 )   (0.54 )   (0.64 )   (0.72 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $7.03     $7.13     $7.13     $6.24     $6.78     $7.49  

Total Return(c)

  1.64% **   6.32%     22.19%     0.48%     (0.87)%     3.88%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $4,677,638     $5,027,813     $5,316,196     $4,243,051     $3,843,405     $3,745,575  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.98% *   1.99%     2.00%     2.11%     2.15%     2.20%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average
Net Assets

  1.95% *   1.95%     1.95%     1.95%     1.95%     1.95%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  2.95% *   6.06%     6.63%     8.64%     9.01%     9.50%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  63.70%     141.21%     199.27%     78.07%     86.85%     127.47%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    CLASS C  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,
2005

   

For the Period

November 17, 2003(a)

through

March 31,

2004

 

Selected Per Share Data

                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $7.13     $7.12     $6.89  

Income from Investment Operations:

                 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  0.21 (b)   0.43 (b)   0.16 (b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  (0.10 )   0.01     0.23  

Total from Investment Operations

  0.11     0.44     0.39  

Less Distributions:

                 

Distributions from Net Investment Income

  (0.22 )   (0.43 )   (0.16 )

Total Distributions

  (0.22 )   (0.43 )   (0.16 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $7.02     $7.13     $7.12  

Total Return(c)

  1.50% **   6.46%     5.76% (d)

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                 

Net Assets, End of Period

  $489,993     $402,203     $1,174,405  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.98% (e)   1.99%     2.03% (e)

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.95% (e)   1.95%     1.95% (e)

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

  5.84% (e)   6.02%     6.20% (e)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  63.70%     141.21%     199.27% (f)

 

(a) Share Class commenced operations November 17, 2003.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(d) Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

(e) Computed on an annualized basis.

 

(f) Portfolio Turnover Rate is for the Fund for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

109


 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

September 30, 2005      

Assets

     

Investments, at value(1)

  $124,211,778  

Cash

  152,078  

Dividends and Interest Receivables

  1,499,141  

Due From Sale of Fund Shares

  212,700  

Futures Variation Margin

  19,688  

Total Assets

  126,095,385  

Liabilities

     

Income Dividend Payable

  354,893  

Accrued Expenses

  136,449  

Due on Redemption of Fund Shares

  105,092  

Due to Investment Advisor

  33,166  

Accrued Distribution Fees

  16,161  

Accrued Administrative Fees

  11,056  

Total Liabilities

  656,817  

Net Assets

  $125,438,568  

Represented By:

     

Aggregate Paid in Capital(2)(3)

  $123,370,513  

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

  34,250  

Undistributed Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

  (1,496,675 )

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  3,401,147  

Futures Contracts

  129,333  

Net Assets for Shares Outstanding(2)

  $125,438,568  

Per Share of Class A (Based on 11,361,721
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Offering Price

  $11.36  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price

  $10.82  

Per Share of Class B (Based on 227,048 Shares Issued and Outstanding)

     

Net Asset Value and Offering Price

  $10.82  

(1) Investments, at cost

  $120,810,631  

(2) Shares Outstanding

  11,588,769  

(3) Shares authorized, $.001 par value

  300,000,000  

 

Statement of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2005  

Investment Income

     

Income

     

Interest

  $2,560,164  

Total Income

  2,560,164  

Expenses

     

Management Fees

  191,923  

Shareholder Servicing Fees

  159,935  

Administrative Fees

  63,974  

Transfer Agent Fees

  24,752  

Distribution Fees:

     

Class A

  14,367  

Class B

  9,405  

Registration Fees

  15,088  

Audit Fees

  9,106  

Shareholder Reporting Fees

  6,993  

Custodian Fees

  6,476  

Other Expenses

  5,353  

Professional Fees

  5,059  

Directors Fees

  3,861  

Total Expenses

  516,292  

Less Waived Fees:

     

Paid by Affiliate

  (247 )

Paid Indirectly

  (1,559 )

Total Net Expenses

  514,486  

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  2,045,678  

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

     

Investment Securities

  (709 )

Futures Contracts

  (187,883 )

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

  (188,592 )

Net Unrealized Appreciation
(Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  1,170,108  

Futures Contracts

  48,942  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

  1,219,050  

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments

  1,030,458  

Net Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets Resulting
from Operations

  $3,076,136  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

110


September 30, 2005

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

       For the
Six Months Ended
September 30, 2005
     For the
Year Ended
March 31, 2005
 

Change in Net Assets

               

Operations

               

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     $2,045,678      $3,660,128  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     (188,592 )    15,539  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     1,219,050      (1,887,014 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     3,076,136      1,788,653  

Distributions to Shareholders from:

               

Distributions to Class A Shareholders from Net Investment Income

     (2,014,291 )    (3,598,718 )

Distributions to Class B Shareholders from Net Investment Income

     (31,387 )    (61,410 )

Distributions to Class A Shareholders from Net Realized Gain on Investments

          (1,833,757 )

Distributions to Class B Shareholders from Net Realized Gain on Investments

          (40,890 )

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (2,045,678 )    (5,534,775 )

Fund Share Transactions:

               

Class A

               

Proceeds from Sale of 307,494 and 933,825 Shares

     3,342,749      10,196,270  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(142,768 and 472,842 shares, respectively)

     1,557,004      5,132,916  

Payments for 581,640 and 816,638 Shares Redeemed

     (6,327,635 )    (8,868,046 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((131,378) and 590,029 shares, respectively)

     (1,427,882 )    6,461,140  

Class B

               

Proceeds from Sale of 8,399 and 14,180 Shares

     91,633      155,044  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(2,001 and 7,998 shares, respectively)

     21,815      86,790  

Payments for 14,638 and 32,686 Shares Redeemed

     (159,080 )    (355,581 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund Share Transactions ((4,238) and (10,508) shares, respectively)

     (45,632 )    (113,747 )

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (443,056 )    2,601,271  

Net Assets

               

Beginning of Period

     125,881,624      123,280,353  

End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on $34,250 and $34,250 respectively)

     $125,438,568      $125,881,624  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

111


 

Financial Highlights

 

    CLASS A  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005(a)
   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2004(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2003(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2002(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2001(a)

 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $10.74     $11.06     $10.98     $10.50     $10.70     $10.07  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  0.18 (b)   0.33 (b)   0.33 (b)   0.41 (b)   0.44     0.46 (b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  0.08     (0.15 )   0.24     0.61     0.01     0.65  

Total from Investment Operations

  0.26     0.18     0.57     1.02     0.45     1.11  

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Net Investment Income

  (0.18 )   (0.33 )   (0.33 )   (0.42 )   (0.45 )   (0.46 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

      (0.17 )   (0.16 )   (0.12 )   (0.20 )   (0.02 )

Total Distributions

  (0.18 )   (0.50 )   (0.49 )   (0.54 )   (0.65 )   (0.48 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $10.82     $10.74     $11.06     $10.98     $10.50     $10.70  

Total Return(c)

  2.39% **   1.63%     5.31%     9.88%     4.26%     11.34%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $122,981,190     $123,398,863     $120,606,013     $107,769,680     $57,372,945     $37,272,578  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  0.79% *   0.84%     0.89%     0.93%     1.00%     1.09%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  0.79% *   0.84%     0.85%     0.85%     0.85%     0.85%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

  1.63% *   3.01%     3.01%     3.78%     4.14%     4.45%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  7.54%     42.89%     814.99% (d)   47.56%     172.55%     140.65%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(d) Portfolio turnover rate includes the effect of using U.S. Treasuries in same day trades to manage interest rate risk. The rate would be 238.41% if this trading activity was excluded from the calculation. The Fund’s advisor intends to manage interest rate risk in the future through the use of futures contracts and other derivatives-related hedging strategies, many of which would not impact the portfolio turnover rate.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

112


September 30, 2005

 

Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    CLASS B  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2004(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2003(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2002(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2001(a)
 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $10.73     $11.06     $10.98     $10.50     $10.70     $10.07  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  0.14 (b)   0.26 (b)   0.26 (b)   0.34 (b)   0.37     0.39 (b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  0.09     (0.16 )   0.24     0.61     0.00 (c)   0.65  

Total from Investment Operations

  0.23     0.10     0.50     0.95     0.37     1.04  

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Net Investment Income

  (0.14 )   (0.26 )   (0.26 )   (0.35 )   (0.37 )   (0.39 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

      (0.17 )   (0.16 )   (0.12 )   (0.20 )   (0.02 )

Total Distributions

  (0.14 )   (0.43 )   (0.42 )   (0.47 )   (0.57 )   (0.41 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $10.82     $10.73     $11.06     $10.98     $10.50     $10.70  

Total Return(d)

  2.12% **   0.89%     4.62%     9.16%     3.58%     10.62%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $2,457,378     $2,482,761     $2,674,340     $3,532,913     $1,429,016     $1,077,137  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.52% *   1.52%     1.54%     1.58%     1.65%     1.74%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.50% *   1.50%     1.50%     1.50%     1.50%     1.50%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  1.27% *   2.36%     2.39%     3.11%     3.49%     3.80%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  7.54%     42.89%     814.99% (e)   47.56%     172.55%     140.65%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Amount is less than $0.005.

 

(d) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(e) Portfolio turnover rate includes the effect of using U.S. Treasuries in same day trades to manage interest rate risk. The rate would be 238.41% if this trading activity was excluded from the calculation. The Fund’s advisor intends to manage interest rate risk in the future through the use of futures contracts and other derivatives-related hedging strategies, many of which would not impact the portfolio turnover rate.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

113


 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

September 30, 2005      

Assets

     

Investments, at value(1)

  $241,763,302  

Cash

  386,842  

Due From Sale of Securities

  5,740,453  

Dividends and Interest Receivables

  2,064,117  

Due From Sale of Fund Shares

  145,066  

Futures Variation Margin

  15,422  

Total Assets

  250,115,202  

Liabilities

     

Due on Purchase of Securities

  14,540,506  

Income Dividend Payable

  847,254  

Accrued Expenses

  254,565  

Due on Redemption of Fund Shares

  132,321  

Accrued Distribution Fees

  74,226  

Due to Investment Advisor

  63,096  

Accrued Administrative Fees

  20,679  

Total Liabilities

  15,932,647  

Net Assets

  $234,182,555  

Represented By:

     

Aggregate Paid in Capital(2)(3)

  $240,604,758  

Undistributed Net Investment Income (Loss)

  (369,482 )

Undistributed Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

  (3,270,056 )

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  (2,793,327 )

Futures Contracts

  10,662  

Net Assets for Shares Outstanding(2)

  $234,182,555  

Per Share of Class A (Based on 23,256,735
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Offering Price

  $10.04  

Net Asset Value and Redemption Price

  $9.56  

Per Share of Class B (Based on 1,016,052
Shares Issued and Outstanding)

  

Net Asset Value and Offering Price

  $9.56  

Per Share of Class C (Based on 228,719 Shares Issued and Outstanding)

     

Net Asset Value and Offering Price

  $9.56  

(1) Investments, at cost

  $244,556,629  

(2) Shares Outstanding

  24,501,506  

(3) Shares authorized, $.001 par value

  300,000,000  

 

Statement of Operations

 

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2005  

Investment Income

     

Income

     

Interest

  $5,027,032  

Total Income

  5,027,032  

Expenses

     

Management Fees

  342,209  

Shareholder Servicing Fees

  285,174  

Administrative Fees

  114,070  

Distribution Fees:

     

Class A

  68,351  

Class B

  37,639  

Class C

  7,691  

Transfer Agent Fees

  77,364  

Registration Fees

  16,417  

Custodian Fees

  15,222  

Audit Fees

  9,892  

Shareholder Reporting Fees

  6,993  

Other Expenses

  6,028  

Professional Fees

  5,673  

Directors Fees

  3,860  

Total Expenses

  996,583  

Less Waived Fees:

     

Paid by Affiliate

  (1,574 )

Paid Indirectly

  (1,886 )

Total Net Expenses

  993,123  

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  4,033,909  

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

     

Investment Securities

  (1,177,495 )

Futures Contracts

  154,474  

Foreign Currency Transactions

  (98,009 )

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

  (1,121,030 )

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of:

     

Investment Securities

  926,610  

Futures Contracts

  125,600  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

  1,052,210  

Net Gain (Loss) on Investments

  (68,820 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in
Net Assets Resulting
from Operations

  $3,965,089  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

114


September 30, 2005

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

      

For the

Six Months Ended
September 30, 2005

    

For the

Year Ended
March 31, 2005

 

Change in Net Assets

               

Operations

               

Net Investment Income (Loss)

     $4,033,909      $6,180,061  

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currencies

     (1,121,030 )    303,384  

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investments

     1,052,210      (5,964,642 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     3,965,089      518,803  

Distributions to Shareholders from:

               

Distributions to Class A Shareholders from Net Investment Income

     (4,110,014 )    (6,492,384 )

Distributions to Class B Shareholders from Net Investment Income

     (157,261 )    (326,528 )

Distributions to Class C Shareholders from Net Investment Income

     (32,146 )    (59,586 )

Distributions to Class A Shareholders from Net Realized
Gain on Investments

          (1,244,550 )

Distributions to Class B Shareholders from Net Realized
Gain on Investments

          (72,244 )

Distributions to Class C Shareholders from Net Realized
Gain on Investments

          (11,276 )

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions to Shareholders

     (4,299,421 )    (8,206,568 )

Fund Share Transactions:

               

Class A

               

Proceeds from Sale of 3,913,174 and 7,797,835 Shares

     37,854,320      75,322,941  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (320,985 and 744,377 shares, respectively)

     3,101,862      7,221,319  

Payments for 1,455,099 and 2,696,579 Shares Redeemed

     (14,017,426 )    (26,175,843 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund
Share Transactions (2,779,060 and 5,845,633 shares, respectively)

     26,938,756      56,368,417  

Class B

               

Proceeds from Sale of 61,002 and 180,543 Shares

     585,695      1,757,532  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid (11,244 and 33,676 shares, respectively)

     108,655      326,599  

Payments for 103,789 and 301,067 Shares Redeemed

     (999,700 )    (2,922,866 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund
Share Transactions ((31,543) and (86,848) shares, respectively)

     (305,350 )    (838,735 )

Class C

               

Proceeds from Sale of 57,744 and 158,997 Shares

     556,945      1,543,552  

Proceeds from Shares Issued on Reinvestment of Distributions Paid
(2,529 and 7,034 shares, respectively)

     24,436      68,242  

Payments for 20,902 and 139,917 Shares Redeemed

     (201,371 )    (1,367,302 )

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Fund
Share Transactions (39,371 and 26,114 shares, respectively)

     380,010      244,492  

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     26,679,084      48,086,409  

Net Assets

               

Beginning of Period

     207,503,471      159,417,062  

End of Period (Includes undistributed net investment income on ($369,482) and ($103,970) respectively)

     $234,182,555      $207,503,471  

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights

 

    CLASS A  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
   

For the

Year Ended

March 31,
2005(a)

    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2004(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2003(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2002(a)
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2001(a)
 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $9.56     $10.01     $9.98     $9.50     $9.69     $9.13  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  0.18 (b)   0.32 (b)   0.31 (b)   0.41 (b)   0.49     0.61 (b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  0.01     (0.34 )   0.32     0.82     0.05     0.56  

Total from Investment Operations

  0.19     (0.02 )   0.63     1.23     0.54     1.17  

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Net Investment Income

  (0.19 )   (0.36 )   (0.36 )   (0.45 )   (0.49 )   (0.61 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

      (0.07 )   (0.24 )   (0.30 )   (0.24 )    

Total Distributions

  (0.19 )   (0.43 )   (0.60 )   (0.75 )   (0.73 )   (0.61 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $9.56     $9.56     $10.01     $9.98     $9.50     $9.69  

Total Return(c)

  1.94% **   (0.27)%     6.50%     13.19%     5.76%     13.32%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $222,285,668     $195,683,948     $146,430,880     $107,952,560     $64,073,225     $41,428,580  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  0.84% *   0.88%     0.93%     0.96%     1.04%     1.14%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  0.84% *   0.85%     0.85%     0.85%     0.85%     0.85%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss) to Average Net Assets

  1.81% *   3.29%     3.08%     4.13%     4.97%     6.57%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  114.56% (d)   233.01%     167.56%     213.99%     129.22%     187.60%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(d) Portfolio Turnover rate excludes the impact of mortgage dollar roll transactions.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Financial Highlights (continued)

 

    CLASS B  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005(a)
   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2004(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2003(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2002(a)

   

For the

Year Ended
March 31,
2001(a)

 

Selected Per Share Data

                                   

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $9.56     $10.01     $9.98     $9.50     $9.69     $9.12  

Income from Investment Operations:

                                   

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  0.14 (b)   0.25 (b)   0.24 (b)   0.34 (b)   0.43     0.55 (b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  0.01     (0.35 )   0.33     0.82     0.05     0.57  

Total from Investment Operations

  0.15     (0.10 )   0.57     1.16     0.48     1.12  

Less Distributions:

                                   

Distributions from Net Investment Income

  (0.15 )   (0.29 )   (0.30 )   (0.38 )   (0.43 )   (0.55 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

      (0.06 )   (0.24 )   (0.30 )   (0.24 )    

Total Distributions

  (0.15 )   (0.35 )   (0.54 )   (0.68 )   (0.67 )   (0.55 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $9.56     $9.56     $10.01     $9.98     $9.50     $9.69  

Total Return(c)

  1.60% **   (0.91)%     5.80%     12.46%     5.08%     12.71%  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                   

Net Assets, End of Period

  $9,711,185     $10,010,452     $11,352,945     $10,081,933     $4,517,809     $3,154,904  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.52% *   1.55%     1.57%     1.61%     1.69%     1.78%  

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.50% *   1.50%     1.50%     1.50%     1.50%     1.50%  

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  1.47% *   2.64%     2.44%     3.41%     4.32%     5.92%  

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  114.56% (d)   233.01%     167.56%     213.99%     129.22%     187.60%  

 

(a) For the twelve months ended March 31.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(d) Portfolio Turnover rate excludes the impact of mortgage dollar roll transactions.

 

* Computed on an annualized basis.

 

** Refelcts total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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    CLASS C  
(For a share outstanding
throughout the period)
  For the
Six Months Ended
September 30,
2005
    For the
Year Ended
March 31,
2005
   

For the Period
November 17, 2003(a)
through

March 31,

2004

 

Selected Per Share Data

                 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $9.55     $10.01     $10.04  

Income from Investment Operations:

                 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

  0.14 (b)   0.25 (b)   0.08 (b)

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments

  0.02     (0.37 )   0.23  

Total from Investment Operations

  0.16     (0.12 )   0.31  

Less Distributions:

                 

Distributions from Net Investment Income

  (0.15 )   (0.29 )   (0.10 )

Distributions from Realized Gains on Investments

      (0.05 )   (0.24 )

Total Distributions

  (0.15 )   (0.34 )   (0.34 )

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $9.56     $9.55     $10.01  

Total Return(c)

  1.70% **   (1.02)%     3.14% (d)

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                 

Net Assets, End of Period

  $2,185,702     $1,809,071     $1,633,237  

Ratio of Gross Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.52% (e)   1.55%     1.61% (e)

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

  1.50% (e)   1.50%     1.50% (e)

Ratio of Net Investment Income
(Loss) to Average Net Assets

  2.93% (e)   2.60%     2.18% (e)

Portfolio Turnover Rate

  114.56% (g)   233.01%     167.56% (f)

 

(a) Fund commenced operations November 17, 2003.

 

(b) Calculated based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c) Total return includes deductions for management and other Fund expenses; excludes deductions for sales loads and contingent deferred sales charges. Returns include fee waivers in effect. In the absence of fee waivers, total return would be reduced.

 

(d) Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

(e) Computed on an annualized basis.

 

(f) Portfolio Turnover rate is for the Fund for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004.

 

(g) Portfolio Turnover rate excludes the impact of mortgage dollar roll transactions.

 

** Reflects total return for the period; not annualized.

 

The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of the Financial Statements.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

Note 1

 

Mason Street Funds, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the state of Maryland on August 30, 1996 as an open-end investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Mason Street Funds consist of the Small Cap Growth Stock, Aggressive Growth Stock, International Equity, Index 400 Stock, Growth Stock, Large Cap Core Stock, Index 500 Stock, Asset Allocation, High Yield Bond, Municipal Bond and Select Bond Funds, collectively known as the “Funds.” All Funds commenced operations on March 31, 1997, except the Small Cap Growth Stock and the Index 400 Stock Funds, which commenced operations on July 12, 1999.

 

Each Fund is diversified, except the Index 400 Stock and the Index 500 Stock Funds which are non-diversified. Each Fund offers two classes of shares: Class A shares with an initial sales charge up to 4.75% and Class B shares with a contingent deferred sales charge of 5.0% for redemptions in one year or less, declining to 0% over a period of up to six years. Class B shares are automatically converted to Class A shares two years after the expiration of any contingent deferred sales charge. Effective November 17, 2003, the Small Cap Growth Stock, Aggressive Growth Stock, Growth Stock, Asset Allocation, High Yield Bond and Select Bond Funds issued an additional class of shares: Class C shares with a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.0% for redemptions within a period of eighteen months. Class C shares are automatically converted to Class A shares ten years after the purchase of such Class C shares. Each class of shares has equal rights with respect to voting privileges.

 

As of September 30, 2005, The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (“Northwestern Mutual”) and affiliates own the following percentages of each Fund:

 

Fund    Percentage
of Ownership

Small Cap Growth Stock Fund

   —%

Aggressive Growth Stock Fund

   72%

International Equity Fund

   88%

Index 400 Stock Fund

   79%

Growth Stock Fund

   84%

Large Cap Core Stock Fund

   93%

Index 500 Stock Fund

   65%

Asset Allocation Fund

   47%

High Yield Bond Fund

   79%

Municipal Bond Fund

   76%

Select Bond Fund

   34%

 

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, Northwestern Mutual and an affiliate redeemed the following dollar amounts from their respective funds.

 

Fund    2005

Small Cap Growth Stock Fund Class A

   $ 2,964,397

Small Cap Growth Stock Fund Class C

     1,122,275

Aggressive Growth Stock Fund Class C

     1,090,762

Growth Stock Fund Class C

     1,062,820

Asset Allocation Fund Class C

     1,083,185

High Yield Bond Fund Class C

     1,119,809

Select Bond Fund Class C

     1,018,204

 

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004, Northwestern Mutual and an affiliate invested into the Class C shares of Funds the following amounts:

 

Fund    2004

Small Cap Growth Stock Fund

   $ 1,000,000

Aggressive Growth Stock Fund

     1,000,000

International Equity Fund

    

Index 400 Stock Fund

    

Growth Stock Fund

     1,000,000

Large Cap Core Stock Fund

    

Index 500 Stock Fund

    

Asset Allocation Fund

     1,000,000

High Yield Bond Fund

     1,000,000

Municipal Bond Fund

    

Select Bond Fund

     1,000,000

 

On October 28, 2005, a nonaffiliated financial institution representing group annuity contract owners redeemed $45,342,758 out of the Select Bond Fund Class A share.

 

Note 2

 

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Significant accounting policies are summarized in the following Notes.

 

Note 3

 

Bonds are valued on the basis of prices furnished by a service which determines prices for normal institutional-size

 

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trading units of bonds. Stocks listed on a national or foreign stock exchange are generally valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which the security is principally traded. Stocks listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”) for which a NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) is available are valued at the NOCP. If there has been no sale on such exchange or on NASDAQ, the security is valued at the final bid price. Stocks that are not listed on a national or foreign stock exchange are generally valued at the last sale price or closing bid price if no sale has occurred. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value determined by procedures approved by the Board of Directors. The fair value procedure is used if a significant event that is likely to have affected the value of the securities takes place after the time of the most recent market quotations or the market quotations for other reasons do not reflect information material to the value of those securities.

 

Generally, money market investments with maturities exceeding 60 days are valued by marking to market on the basis of an average of the most recent bid prices or yields. Generally, money market investments with maturities of 60 days or less are valued on an amortized cost basis or, if the current market value differs substantially from the amortized cost, by marking to market.

 

Note 4

 

Certain of the Funds may have securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies which are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the date of valuation. Purchases and sales of securities and income items denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts on the respective dates of such transactions. When the Funds purchase or sell a foreign security they may enter into a foreign exchange currency contract to minimize market risk from the trade date to the settlement date of such transaction. Such foreign exchange currency contracts are marked to market daily.

 

The Funds may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to hedge against exchange rate risk arising from investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies. Contracts are valued at the contractual forward rate and are marked to market daily, with the change in market value recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contracts are closed, a realized gain or loss is recorded. Risk may arise from changes in market value of underlying instruments and from the possible inability of counter-parties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

The Funds do not separately report the results of operations due to changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such foreign exchange rate fluctuations are included with the net realized or unrealized gain or loss from investments.

 

Net realized and unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade date and the settlement date on security transactions, and the differences between the amounts of dividends and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid.

 

For federal income tax purposes, net realized and unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses are generally required to be treated as ordinary income.

 

Note 5

 

The Small Cap Growth Stock, Aggressive Growth Stock, Index 400 Stock, Growth Stock, Large Cap Core Stock, Index 500 Stock, Asset Allocation, Municipal Bond and Select Bond Funds may invest in futures contracts as an alternative to investing in individual securities and therefore could be exposed to market risk due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or due to an illiquid secondary market. Futures contracts are marked to market daily based upon quoted settlement prices. The Funds receive from or pay to brokers an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contracts. Such receipts or payments, known as the “variation margin,” are recorded by the Funds as unrealized gains or losses. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

 

For federal income tax purposes, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on open futures contracts is generally required to be treated as realized gains (losses).

 

Note 6

 

The Asset Allocation and Select Bond Funds have entered into mortgage dollar rolls. Dollar roll transactions consist of the sale by a fund to a bank or broker/dealer (the “counterparty”) of mortgage-backed securities together with a commitment to purchase from the counterparty

 

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similar, but not identical, securities at a future date, at a similar price. At September 30, 2005, the Asset Allocation Fund had a cost, value and obligation liability of $1,008,503, $1,004,971 and $1,010,529, respectively. At September 30, 2005, the Select Bond Fund had a cost, value and obligation liability of $5,891,564, $5,866,805 and $5,903,319, respectively. The obligation liability is included in the Due on Purchases of Securities on the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Securities subject to these agreements had contractual maturities ranging from 10/1/20 to 10/1/35. The weighted average interest rates for these securities was 5.32% for the Asset Allocation Fund and 5.20% for the Select Bond Fund.

 

Note 7

 

Income, expenses, realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the value of shares outstanding for the Small Cap Growth Stock, Aggressive Growth Stock, International Equity, Index 400 Stock, Growth Stock, Large Cap Core Stock, Index 500 Stock and Asset Allocation Funds. Dividends and other distributions are calculated in a similar manner and are declared and distributed to shareholders annually for these Funds.

 

For the High Yield Bond, Municipal Bond and Select Bond Funds, income and expenses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the value of settled shares. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the value of shares outstanding. Dividends and other distributions are calculated in a similar manner. Income dividends are declared daily and paid monthly.

 

Capital gain dividends are declared and distributed annually.

 

Note 8

 

Interest income is recorded daily on the accrual basis and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as information from foreign issuers is available. Where applicable, dividends are recorded net of foreign dividend tax. Discounts and premiums on securities purchased in the Funds are amortized to interest income over the term of the respective securities using the effective interest method. For financial statement purposes, securities transactions are accounted for on trade date.

 

The basis for determining cost on sale of securities is identified cost. For the period ended September 30, 2005, transactions in securities other than money market investments were:

 

     Purchases         Sales/Maturities
Fund    U.S. Government
Securities
   Other         U.S. Government
Securities
   Other

Small Cap Growth Stock Fund

                 —    $  17,969,707                         —    $  14,022,837

Aggressive Growth Stock Fund

      89,681,757            90,616,931

International Equity Fund

        9,809,998              1,028,839

Index 400 Stock Fund

      30,816,565            18,938,812

Growth Stock Fund

      24,301,790            25,710,695

Large Cap Core Stock Fund

      23,828,732            24,979,575

Index 500 Stock Fund

      5,342,839            6,779,926

Asset Allocation Fund

   $  24,379,009    84,033,699         $  30,356,811    69,778,349

High Yield Bond Fund

      98,603,041            97,958,711

Municipal Bond Fund

      9,582,720            8,741,381

Select Bond Fund

   157,692,697    181,295,696         170,676,133    138,560,030

 

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Note 9

 

Mason Street Advisors, LLC (a wholly-owned company of Northwestern Mutual) (“MSA”) serves as investment advisor to each of the Funds, with the International Equity Fund also being served by a subadviser. Each Fund pays MSA a fee for investment advisory services at an annual rate based on average daily net assets of the Fund according to the following schedule:

 

Fund    Fee

Small Cap Growth Stock Fund

   0.85%

Aggressive Growth Stock Fund

   0.75%

International Equity Fund

   0.85%

Index 400 Stock Fund

   0.25%

Growth Stock Fund

   0.75%

Large Cap Core Stock Fund

   0.65%

Index 500 Stock Fund

   0.25%

Asset Allocation Fund

   0.70%

High Yield Bond Fund

   0.75%

Municipal Bond Fund

   0.30%

Select Bond Fund

   0.30%

 

Templeton Investment Counsel, Inc. (“Templeton”) has been retained by MSA under an investment subadvisory agreement to provide investment advice and, in general, to conduct the management investment program of the International Equity Fund. From the investment advisory fees received from the Fund, MSA pays Templeton 0.50% on the first $100 million of the combined net assets for all funds managed for MSA by Templeton and 0.40% on the combined net assets in excess of $100 million.

 

Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (a wholly-owned company of Northwestern Mutual) (“NMIS”) serves as the Distributor of the Funds. NMIS is an affiliate of MSA. The Funds have a 12b-1 distribution plan and shareholder services agreement with NMIS pursuant to which they pay an annual fee up to 0.35% for Class A shares and up to 1.00% for Classes B and C shares. This fee is calculated on average daily net assets.

 

The maximum 0.35% fee for Class A shares is comprised of a 0.25% shareholder servicing fee and up to a 0.10% distribution fee paid to NMIS. Actual distribution fees accrued for the period ended September 30, 2005 for Class A shares are listed in the table below.

 

Fund    Distribution Fee*

Small Cap Growth Stock Fund Class A

   0.10%

Aggressive Growth Stock Fund Class A

   0.02%

International Equity Fund Class A

   0.01%

Index 400 Stock Fund Class A

   0.02%

Growth Stock Fund Class A

   0.01%

Large Cap Core Stock Fund Class A

   0.01%

Index 500 Stock Fund Class A

   0.03%

Asset Allocation Fund Class A

   0.05%

High Yield Bond Fund Class A

   0.02%

Municipal Bond Fund Class A

   0.02%

Select Bond Fund Class A

   0.06%

*Calculation is computed on an annualized basis.

 

The maximum 1.00% fee for Classes B and C shares is comprised of a 0.25% shareholder servicing fee and up to a 0.75% distribution fee paid to NMIS.

 

NMIS received $432,242 of dealer allowances for the period ended September 30, 2005. NMIS received $77,063 of underwriting concessions from Class A sales charges, $76,355 of contingent deferred sales charges from Class B shares and $3,817 of contingent deferred sales charges from Class C shares for the period ended September 30, 2005. NMIS attributes approximately $747,124 of fee income from fees earned on assets held in fee-based brokerage accounts to the Mason Street Funds.

 

Each Fund also pays the administrator, Northwestern Mutual, a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.10% of average net assets plus costs for pricing securities. This administration fee is for services including recordkeeping, preparation of reports and fund accounting (except for the International Equity Fund). For the International Equity Fund, Northwestern Mutual waives a portion of its fee equal to the fund accounting fee paid to Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

 

In addition, each Fund pays transfer agent and custodian fees, outside professional and auditing fees, registration fees, insurance premiums, Directors’ fees and expenses,

 

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and the printing and mailing costs of sending reports and other information to existing shareholders.

 

The Funds pay a portion of their custodian fees indirectly through expense offset arrangements. Custodian fees are reduced for maintaining compensating balances in non-interest bearing accounts. Custodian fees in the accompanying financial statements are reported gross of such reductions which are presented as expense offsets. The Funds could have invested the assets used to pay for the custodian fees, had the assets not been used in the expense offset arrangements.

 

MSA, Northwestern Mutual and NMIS have agreed to waive their fees and absorb certain other operating expenses through July 31, 2006, to the extent necessary so that Total Operating Expenses will not exceed the following amounts:

 

Fund    Class A     Class B     Class C

Small Cap Growth Stock Fund

   1.40%     2.05%     2.05%

Aggressive Growth Stock Fund

   1.30%     1.95%     1.95%

International Equity Fund

   1.65%     2.30%     N/A

Index 400 Stock Fund

   0.60% *   1.25% *   N/A

Growth Stock Fund

   1.30%     1.95%     1.95%

Large Cap Core Stock Fund

   1.20%     1.85%     N/A

Index 500 Stock Fund

   0.60% ü   1.25% ü   N/A

Asset Allocation Fund

   1.35%     2.00%     2.00%

High Yield Bond Fund

   1.30%     1.95%     1.95%

Municipal Bond Fund

   0.85%     1.50%     N/A

Select Bond Fund

   0.85%     1.50%     1.50%

*Prior to July 22, 2005, the expense caps for Index 400 classes A and B were 0.80% and 1.45% respectively.

üPrior to July 22, 2005, the expense caps for Index 500 classes A and B were 0.80% and 1.45% respectively.

 

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MSA, Northwestern Mutual and NMIS have waived the following fees for the period ended September 30, 2005:

 

     Distribution Fees          
Fund    Class A    Class B    Class C    Other    Total

Small Cap Growth Stock Fund

   $ 755    $ 703    $    $ 113,117    $ 114,575

Aggressive Growth Stock Fund

          3,821      272      27,922      32,015

International Equity Fund

               N/A          

Index 400 Stock Fund

     15,800      4,921      N/A      19,425      40,146

Growth Stock Fund

          2,452      87           2,539

Large Cap Core Stock Fund

          456      N/A           456

Index 500 Stock Fund

     19,432      12,546      N/A      61,160      93,138

Asset Allocation Fund

          69      11           80

High Yield Bond Fund

          773      58           831

Municipal Bond Fund

          247      N/A           247

Select Bond Fund

          1,359      215           1,574

 

 

 

Note 10

 

Each Fund intends to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code necessary to qualify as a regulated investment company and to make the requisite distributions of income and capital gains to its shareholders sufficient to relieve it from all or substantially all federal income taxes. Accordingly, no provisions have been made for federal taxes.

 

Taxable distributions from net investment income and realized capital gains in the Funds differ from book amounts earned during the period due to differences in the timing of capital gain/loss recognition, the reclassification of certain gains or losses from capital to income and differences in premium amortization. The differences between cost amounts for book purposes and tax purposes are due primarily to timing of recognition of certain gains and losses for tax purposes.

 

It is the policy of each Fund to reclassify the net effect of permanent differences between book and taxable income to capital accounts on the statements of assets and liabilities.

 

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Note 11

 

When applicable, each of the Funds made distributions during the year of ordinary income and long-term capital gains. The tax character of distributions paid for the years ended March 31, 2005 were as follows:

 

    2005 Distributions Paid From:
Fund   Ordinary
Income
     Long-term
Capital Gain

Small Cap Growth Stock Fund

         $ 1,684,232

Aggressive Growth Stock Fund

          

International Equity Fund

  $ 2,031,897        2,247,258

Index 400 Stock Fund

    1,606,071        5,873,131

Growth Stock Fund

    226,897       

Large Cap Core Stock Fund

    797,888       

Index 500 Stock Fund

    1,892,698        953,284

Asset Allocation Fund

    2,137,931        2,636,809

High Yield Bond Fund

    10,521,302       

Municipal Bond Fund

    *5,470,612        64,163

Select Bond Fund

    7,649,304        557,264

 

As of March 31, 2005 the components of the distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   Undistributed
Ordinary Income
     Undistributed
Long-term
Capital
Gains
     Accumulated
Losses
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)**
     Total  

Small Cap Growth Stock Fund

  $ 640,511      $ 2,473,459             $ 4,392,854      $ 7,506,824  

Aggressive Growth Stock Fund

           4,350,386               23,558,229        27,908,615  

International Equity Fund

    347,948        3,429,583               57,251,562        61,029,093  

Index 400 Stock Fund

    1,124,034        4,995,841               40,872,899        46,992,774  

Growth Stock Fund

    66,452        580,194               19,891,118        20,537,764  

Large Cap Core Stock Fund

    163,375             $ (14,864,744 )      26,292,444        11,591,075  

Index 500 Stock Fund

    558,271        971,827               21,097,303        22,627,401  

Asset Allocation Fund

    1,372,796        3,434,201               20,992,754        25,799,751  

High Yield Bond Fund

    130,494               (4,158,875 )      (402,501 )      (4,430,882 )

Municipal Bond Fund

    *34,250               (334,367 )      1,337,715        1,037,598  

Select Bond Fund

    184,766               (1,948,274 )      (4,324,363 )      (6,087,871 )
* A portion of these items above are from tax exempt securities.
** Differs from disclosures on Schedules of Investments due primarily to timing of recognition of certain gains and losses for tax purposes.

 

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Certain losses incurred by the Funds after October 31, 2004 are deferred and deemed to have occurred in the next fiscal year for tax purposes. Net realized capital losses for federal income tax purposes are carried forward to offset future net realized gains, if any, to the extent permitted by the Internal Revenue Code. A summary of the Funds’ post-October losses and capital loss carryovers as of March 31, 2005 is provided below:

 

Fund   Post-October Losses

Municipal Bond Fund

  $ 175,487

Select Bond Fund

    1,703,756

 

    Capital Loss Carryovers
Fund   Amount      Expiration(s)      Utilized in
Fiscal Year 2005

Aggressive Growth Stock Fund

            $8,870,691

International Equity Fund

            5,979,701

Growth Stock Fund

            3,621,531

Large Cap Core Stock Fund

  $14,864,744      3/31/11-3/31/12      1,867,427

Asset Allocation Fund

            44,789

High Yield Bond Fund

  4,158,875      3/31/11      6,721,360

Municipal Bond Fund

  158,880      3/31/13     

Select Bond Fund

  244,518      3/31/13     

 

Note 12

 

Guarantees

 

In the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

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Proxy Voting and Portfolio Holdings

 

 

Proxy Voting Guidelines

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free 1-888-627-6678. It is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

The information regarding how the Funds voted proxies during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30, 2005 is also available without charge, upon request, by calling toll free 1-888-627-6678, or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Quarterly Filing of Portfolio Holdings

 

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Form N-Q filings are available (i) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and (ii) at the Commission’s Public Reference Room.

 

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Director and Officer Information

 

The names, ages and addresses of the directors and officers, as well as their affiliations, positions held with the Fund, principal occupations during the past five years and the number of portfolios overseen in the Northwestern Mutual Fund complex, are shown below. Effective May 1, 2003, each director shall serve for a twelve-year term commencing May 1, 2003 or until their earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal from office upon the election and qualification of their successors. The statement of additional information contains additional information about Fund directors and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-627-6678.

 

Independent Directors

 

Name, Age and Address   Position   

Length of

Time Served

     Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen by Director
  

Other Directorships

Held

William A. McIntosh (67)
525 Sheridan Road
Kenilworth, IL 60043
  Director    Since 1997      29    MGIC Investment Corporation; Comdisco Holding Company, Inc.

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

Financial consulting since 1998; Adjunct Faculty Member, Howard University

Martin F. Stein (69)

1800 East Capitol Drive

Milwaukee, WI 53211

  Director    Since 1996      29    Koss Corporation

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

Former Chairman of Eyecare One, Inc., which includes Stein Optical and Eye Q optical centers (retail sales of eyewear)

Louis A. Holland (64)

1 North Wacker Drive

Suite 700

Chicago, IL 60606

  Director    Since 2003      29   

Packaging Corporation of America;

Lou Holland Growth Fund

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Holland Capital Management, L.P.; Portfolio Manager, Lou Holland Growth Fund

Elizabeth L. Majers (47)

227 West Monroe Street Suite 4700

Chicago, IL 60606

  Director    Since 2003      29    None

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery (international law firm)

Michael G. Smith (62)

614 Lenox

Glen Ellyn, IL 60137

  Director    Since 2003      29    Trustee of Ivy Fund

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

Private investor; retired since 1999. From 1987 to 1999, Managing Director, Corporate and Institutional Client Group, Central Region, Merrill Lynch and Co., Inc.

Other Directors                     
Name, Age and Address   Position   

Length of

Time Served

     Number of Portfolios
in Fund Complex
Overseen by Director
  

Other Directorships

Held

Edward J. Zore (60)

720 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53202

  Chairman of the Board    Since 2000      29   

Manpower, Inc.;

Trustee of

Northwestern Mutual

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

President and Chief Executive Officer of Northwestern Mutual since 2001; President, 2000-2001; prior thereto, Executive Vice President

 

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Officers                     
Name, Age and Address   Position    Length of
Time Served
           

Mark G. Doll (56)

720 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53202

  President    Since 2003            

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

Senior Vice President of Northwestern Mutual; President and Director of Mason Street Advisors, LLC since 2002; Vice President and Assistant Treasurer-Public Markets of Northwestern Investment Management Company, LLC from 1998 to 2001; prior thereto, Executive Vice President, Investment Advisory Services of Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC

Walter M. Givler (48)

720 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53202

  Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
& Treasurer
   Since 2003            

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

Vice President of Investment Accounting for Northwestern Mutual since 2002; Associate Controller from 2001 to 2002; Director of New Business, Large Case Division from 1999 to 2001

Michael W. Zielinski (31)

720 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53202

  Secretary    Since 2005            

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

Counsel, Northwestern Mutual since 2004; Associate Counsel, Quasar Distributors, LLC from 2003 to 2004; Legal Compliance Officer, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC from 2001 to 2003; Associate Attorney, Stupar, Schuster, & Cooper, S.C. from 2000 to 2001

Barbara E. Courtney (48)

720 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53202

  Controller    Since 1996            

Principal Occupation During Past 5 Years:

Director of Mutual Fund Accounting of Northwestern Mutual since 2002; prior thereto, Associate Director

 

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Continuance of the Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

 

At its meeting on February 17, 2005, the Board of Directors of Mason Street Funds, Inc. unanimously approved the continuance of the Investment Advisory Agreements between Mason Street Funds, Inc. and Mason Street Advisors, LLC (the “Advisory Agreements”), and the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between Mason Street Advisors, LLC (“MSA”) and Templeton Investment Counsel LLC (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”). (Each portfolio comprising the Mason Street Funds is referred to as a “Fund” and collectively as the “Funds.”) In preparation for the meeting, the directors requested and received extensive information from MSA and Templeton Investment Counsel LLC (“Templeton”) to assist them in their evaluation. The independent directors also received a memorandum from their counsel advising the directors of their responsibilities in connection with the annual review of the Advisory and the Sub-Advisory Agreements, and summarizing the legal standards governing the renewal of these Agreements. Prior to the Board meeting, the independent directors reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory and the Sub-Advisory Agreements with their legal counsel, who is independent of MSA and Templeton, in two separate private sessions at which no representatives of MSA, Templeton or their affiliates were present.

 

While particular focus is given to an evaluation of the services, performance, fees, costs, and other relevant information under the Advisory and the Sub-Advisory Agreements at the meeting at which their continuation is formally considered, the evaluation process with respect to MSA and Templeton and the nature, extent and quality of the services they provide the Funds, is an ongoing one. For example, the directors receive information from MSA’s portfolio managers monthly regarding market developments, Fund performance and portfolio analysis. The directors also received additional information about the Funds, their performance, and certain operational and related matters at their regular quarterly meetings and at semi-annual meetings of the Funds’ Audit Committee. As a result, the directors’ consideration of the nature, extent and quality of services included deliberations at other meetings in addition to the annual renewal meeting.

 

Continuance of the Advisory Agreements Between the Funds and MSA.

 

The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s determination to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreements with respect to each Fund are discussed below. In addition to the information provided to them, the directors considered their experience with and knowledge of the nature and quality of services provided by MSA to the Funds and their interactions with representatives of MSA and its affiliates. The directors evaluated the information they deemed relevant on a Fund by Fund basis. No one particular factor was identified as controlling, but rather it was a combination of all the factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the determinations made by the directors.

 

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. In considering the nature, extent and quality of MSA’s services, factors considered by the directors included the scope of the services provided by MSA, MSA’s experience, its assets under management, MSA’s investment personnel, the experience of the portfolio managers of the Funds, the reorganization of various groups within the fixed income division of MSA in order to enhance its investment process, and changes in professional personnel including additions to the administrative, compliance and legal staffs. The directors recognized that in addition to the investment advisory services provided by MSA, MSA and its affiliates provide administrative services, shareholder servicing and distribution services, oversight of other service providers, assistance in meeting legal and regulatory requirements, and other services necessary for the operation of the Funds.

 

Based on its review of these factors and their experience with MSA’s services for the Funds, the directors concluded that they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided by MSA with respect to each Fund, and the resources committed by MSA in providing those services.

 

Investment Performance. The directors considered the investment performance of each of the Funds over a variety of periods. In addition to absolute performance for each Fund for both short and long-term periods, the directors considered (i) a comparison of each Fund’s one-, three- and five-year performance to the returns of appropriate peer groups and benchmarks and to the performance averages of each Fund’s respective Morningstar and Lipper categories for the same periods, (ii) the Morningstar overall star rating for each class of shares of each Fund, (iii) the Morningstar and the Lipper

 

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rankings for each class of shares for one-, three- and five-year periods, and (iv) the Wall Street Journal’s one-, three- and five-year ratings for each Fund. The directors also considered the reports of the portfolio managers on the market and the factors contributing to each Fund’s performance for 2004, and the presentations at the meeting by the managing directors of the fixed income and equity divisions of MSA. In addition to performance information presented at the meeting, the directors considered the detailed performance information, market commentary and portfolio analysis they received periodically throughout the year. The directors also considered the effects on rankings of Funds depending on the categories in which the rating agencies place the Funds.

 

The directors noted, in particular, that based on average annual returns for the five-year period ended December 31, 2004, all but three of the Funds ranked in the top third of their appropriate investment categories by either Lipper or Morningstar. Based on its review of the various measures and periods of investment performance for these Funds, the Board concluded that it was satisfied with the relative investment performance of these Funds over time. Regarding the relative performance of the International Equity, Large Cap Core and Index 500 Funds, which did not rank in the top third of their appropriate investment categories, the Board considered MSA’s explanations for the underperformance and the steps being taken by MSA to address these concerns. Based on its review of the various measures and periods of investment performance for these Funds, and MSA’s explanations, the Board concluded that the performance of these Funds was being properly addressed and that it remained confident in MSA’s ability to manage these Funds.

 

Management Fees and Other Expenses. In evaluating the management fees paid by the Funds, the directors considered the actual contractual fees paid by each Fund under the Advisory Agreements, the caps on total net operating expenses for each of the share classes of each of the Funds, the amounts waived by MSA for each share class during 2004 on both a percentage of assets and dollar basis, and the management fees paid by a peer group of mutual funds for each of the Funds. The directors also considered the total operating expenses of each class of shares of each of the Funds and a comparison of those expenses with averages of each Fund’s respective investment category and with each Fund’s respective peer group. The rank of each class of each Fund within its respective investment category was also considered. The directors noted the fees charged to MSA’s other mutual fund family. However, they did not consider the management fees charged to other MSA clients as relevant because substantially all of those accounts were managed for affiliates of MSA and, as such, they were priced based on different factors and considerations, and they have investment objectives and policies different than the Funds.

 

The directors noted that the management fees for each Fund were generally in the range of management fees of a peer group of funds, though in some cases above the median of the group, and that the total net operating expenses of each of the Funds were generally in the top half of each Fund’s respective investment category, with the exception of four Funds. In connection with its review of the expenses of the Index 400 and Index 500 Funds, the directors considered and approved a proposal to reduce the expense caps for these Funds by 20 basis points effective in July, 2005. The directors were informed that the new expense caps are anticipated to place the Funds’ total net operating expenses in the middle of their respective investment categories. The directors noted that management fees were generally higher than the peer group and total net operating expenses did not rank in the top half of their respective industry categories for the Asset Allocation and High Yield Bond Funds. The directors considered the factors resulting in the relatively higher operating expense ratio for the Asset Allocation Fund, including the Fund’s small asset size, the additional human capital that must be devoted to managing the multi-asset class portfolio, the administration fee and the 12b-1 and shareholder servicing fees charged. The directors also considered appropriate factors resulting in the relatively higher expenses for the High Yield Bond Fund, including the depth and breadth of the management team working on the Fund, the additional human capital that must be devoted to its management, the credit intensive process for this investment class, its relatively small size and its consistent results.

 

The directors considered the various expenses relating to the investment and non-investment operations of the Funds that are assumed by MSA. The directors also considered the increases in costs of investment management firms as a result of the increased complexity of portfolio management, shareholder servicing and compliance, as well as the increased compensation levels of investment personnel. The directors recognized that MSA had absorbed the increased compliance costs associated with providing services to the Funds. The additional services provided by MSA and its affiliates were also taken into account.

 

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In considering the level of management fees, the directors considered the relatively small asset size of the Funds, the increase in management and related costs, the substantial portion of the assets of the Funds that represent investments by affiliates of MSA, and the existing expense cap arrangements and resulting waivers of fees by MSA. Taking these and other factors into account, the directors concluded that the level of management fees was acceptable.

 

Based on its review of the management and other expenses, the comparative data, the performance of each Fund, and other factors deemed relevant by the directors, the directors concluded that the management fees and total operating expenses of each of the Funds are reasonable in light of the nature, scope and quality of services provided and the performance of the Funds.

 

Costs and Profitability. The directors also considered the financial condition of MSA and information concerning the costs and profitability of MSA with respect to its relationship with the Funds. MSA provided a profitability analysis for each Fund which included the expense allocation methodology used, net income by Fund individually and by the Funds in the aggregate, net income of MSA for all of its clients in the aggregate, and net profit margins for each Fund individually and in the aggregate and of MSA in the aggregate. In connection with its review of the profitability of MSA’s services to the Funds, the directors also considered revenue received by affiliates for administration, shareholder servicing and distribution services provided by these affiliates for the Funds. The directors received information on soft dollar arrangements including MSA’s policies with respect to such arrangements. The Board considered these “fall-out” benefits as part of its evaluation.

 

The directors recognized that there are limitations inherent in allocating costs and calculating profitability for an organization such as MSA, and that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability among investment advisors and clients because comparative information is not generally publicly available and, when available, its utility is subject to various assumptions and other factors. Based on its review of the profitability analysis for each Fund, the directors concluded that they were satisfied that MSA’s level of profitability from its relationship with each Fund was not excessive.

 

Continuance of the Sub-Advisory Agreement Between MSA and Templeton.

 

At its meeting on February 17, 2005, the Board unanimously approved the Sub-Advisory Agreement between MSA and Templeton, the sub-advisor for the International Equity Fund. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s determination to approve the continuance of the Sub-Advisory Agreement with respect to the International Equity Fund are discussed below. In addition to the information provided to them, the directors considered their experience with and knowledge of the nature and quality of services provided by Templeton, and their interactions with representatives of Templeton. The directors evaluated the information they deemed relevant. No one particular factor was identified as controlling, but rather it was a combination of all the factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the determinations made by the directors.

 

The directors considered the services provided by Templeton and its experience in providing investment management services. Consideration was given to Templeton’s reputation as a leader in providing investment management services and, in particular, international investing. Based on their review and discussion, the directors concluded that they were satisfied with the nature and extent of the services provided by Templeton on behalf of the International Equity Fund. The directors considered the performance of the International Equity Fund and the performance of accounts managed in a similar manner by Templeton. For the reasons summarized above, the directors concluded that the performance of the International Equity Fund was being properly addressed and that they remained confident in the ability of Templeton to manage this Fund.

 

The directors considered the International Equity Fund’s total expenses as discussed above. The directors also considered Templeton’s sub-advisory fee schedule which fee is paid by MSA out of its advisory fee, including a comparison of those fees with fees charged by Templeton for similarly managed sub-advised accounts. The directors also considered the profitability information provided by Templeton and MSA’s level of profitability from its relationship with the International Equity Fund, which takes into account the sub-advisory fees it pays to Templeton, as discussed above. The directors also considered information relating to pending regulatory and litigation matters for Templeton. Based on its review, the

 

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directors concluded that the fees charged by Templeton and the total operating expenses of the International Equity Fund were reasonable in light of the nature, scope and quality of services provided and the performance of the Fund over time.

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics

 

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

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

 

Not applicable.


Item 11. Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

  (a) The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have evaluated the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this filing was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported timely.

 

  (b) There was no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal half-year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits

 

  (a)(1) Not applicable.

 

  (a)(2) Separate certifications for the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached as exhibit EX-99.CERT.

 

  (a)(3) Not applicable.

 

  (b) Separate certifications for the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached as exhibit EX-99.906CERT. The certifications furnished pursuant to this paragraph are not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certifications are not deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates them by reference.

 

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.


MASON STREET FUNDS, INC.

 

By:  

/s/ Mark G. Doll


    Mark G. Doll, President

 

Date: November 7, 2005

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ Mark G. Doll


    Mark G. Doll, President
Date: November 7, 2005
By:  

/s/ Walter M. Givler


    Walter M. Givler, Vice-President,
    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Date: November 7, 2005