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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSRS
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-09689
Wells Fargo Master Trust
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
525 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
C. David Messman
Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC
525 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94105
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 800-643-9691
         
Date of fiscal year end:
  May 31, 2010    
 
       
Date of reporting period:
  November 30, 2010    
 
 

 



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INFLATION-PROTECTED BOND PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate   Maturity Date     Value  
US Treasury Securities: 98.65%                        
       
 
                       
US Treasury Bonds: 67.02%                        
$ 3,256,402    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
       1.25%       04/15/2014     $ 3,429,652  
  3,430,137    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    2.00       07/15/2014       3,718,213  
  1,511,925    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    0.50       04/15/2015       1,556,574  
  3,458,840    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    1.88       07/15/2015       3,779,592  
  4,226,112    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    2.00       01/15/2016       4,666,224  
  2,577,921    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    2.38       01/15/2017       2,924,731  
  1,844,395    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    2.63       07/15/2017       2,140,219  
  1,600,498    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    1.63       01/15/2018       1,747,669  
  3,474,453    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    1.38       07/15/2018       3,738,838  
  3,067,461    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    2.13       01/15/2019       3,468,866  
  2,624,072    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    1.88       07/15/2019       2,921,125  
  3,705,945    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    1.25       07/15/2020       3,898,191  
  4,751,203    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    2.38       01/15/2025       5,466,482  
  3,153,076    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    2.00       01/15/2026       3,472,325  
  2,832,463    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    2.38       01/15/2027       3,271,495  
  2,434,634    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    1.75       01/15/2028       2,584,136  
  3,011,682    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    3.63       04/15/2028       4,033,302  
  3,846,673    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    3.88       04/15/2029       5,357,093  
  1,378,294    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    3.38       04/15/2032       1,859,836  
  2,177,886    
US Treasury Bond — Inflation Protected
    2.13       02/15/2040       2,418,645  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    66,453,208  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
US Treasury Notes: 31.63%                        
  362,900    
US Treasury Note — Inflation Protected
    3.38       01/15/2012       378,012  
  1,889,170    
US Treasury Note — Inflation Protected
    2.00       04/15/2012       1,947,468  
  5,266,505    
US Treasury Note — Inflation Protected
    3.00       07/15/2012       5,569,329  
  2,010,041    
US Treasury Note — Inflation Protected
    0.63       04/15/2013       2,064,690  
  5,417,307    
US Treasury Note — Inflation Protected
    1.88       07/15/2013       5,756,311  
  3,369,185    
US Treasury Note — Inflation Protected
    2.00       01/15/2014       3,619,505  
  3,203,116    
US Treasury Note — Inflation Protected
    1.63       01/15/2015       3,439,346  
  2,574,256    
US Treasury Note — Inflation Protected
    2.50       07/15/2016       2,937,267  
  2,949,550    
US Treasury Note — Inflation Protected«
    1.38       01/15/2020       3,145,188  
  2,116,192    
US Treasury Note — Inflation Protected
    2.50       01/15/2029       2,499,253  
       
 
                    31,356,369  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total US Treasury Securities (Cost $90,779,680)                     97,809,577  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Short-Term Investments: 3.83%                        
       
 
                       
Corporate Bonds & Notes: 1.47%                        
  681,645    
Gryphon Funding Limited(a)(i)(v)
    0.00       08/05/2011       284,655  
  2,061,904    
VFNC Corporation±(a)††(i)(v)
    0.25       09/29/2011       1,175,285  
       
 
                    1,459,940  
       
 
                     

 


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30    Wells Fargo Advantage Master Portfolios   Portfolio of Investments—November 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
INFLATION-PROTECTED BOND PORTFOLIO
                         
Shares     Security Name   Yield     Value  
Investment Companies: 2.36%                
  361,956    
Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund(l)(u)
    0.14 %   $ 361,956  
  736,521    
Wells Fargo Advantage Government Money Market Fund(l)(u)
    0.03       736,521  
  1,243,611    
Wells Fargo Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC(l)(u)(v)
    0.26            1,243,611  
       
 
             
       
 
               
       
 
            2,342,088  
       
 
             
       
 
               
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $3,293,477)             3,802,028  
       
 
             
                 
 
               
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $94,073,157)*
    102.48 %     101,611,605  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net
    (2.48 )     (2,460,739 )
 
           
Total Net Assets
    100.00 %   $ 99,150,866  
 
           
 
«   All or a portion of this security is on loan.
 
(l)   Investment in an affiliate.
 
±   Variable rate investments.
 
(a)   Security is fair valued by the Management Valuation Team, and in certain instances by the Board of Trustees, in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
 
††   Securities that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
(i)   Illiquid security.
 
(u)   Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
 
(v)   Security represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
*   Cost for federal income tax purposes is $94,073,157 and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 7,566,182  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (27,734 )
 
     
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 7,538,448  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 


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MANAGED FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Agency Securities: 3.85%                        
       
 
                       
Federal National Mortgage Association: 2.86%                        
$ 4,042,692    
FNMA #880156
       5.50%     02/01/2036     $ 4,312,874  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Government National Mortgage Association: 0.99%                        
  95,510    
GNMA #345066
    6.50       10/15/2023       108,459  
  57,444    
GNMA #346960
    6.50       12/15/2023       65,232  
  55,949    
GNMA #354692
    6.50       11/15/2023       63,535  
  126,182    
GNMA #361398
    6.50       01/15/2024       144,327  
  46,154    
GNMA #366641
    6.50       11/15/2023       52,411  
  34,103    
GNMA #473918
    7.00       04/15/2028       39,297  
  8,624    
GNMA #531965
    7.72       12/15/2041       9,191  
  658,584    
GNMA #731550
    5.15       07/15/2051       696,797  
  269,526    
GNMA #780626
    7.00       08/15/2027       309,683  
       
 
                    1,488,932  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total Agency Securities (Cost $5,344,328)                     5,801,806  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Asset Backed Securities: 10.27%                        
  2,100,000    
CIT Equipment Collateral Series 2010-VT1A Class A2††
    1.51       05/15/2012       2,105,234  
  1,141,836    
Countrywide Asset Backed Certificates Series 2007-S2 Class A6
    5.78       05/25/2037       658,292  
  318,451    
GMAC Mortgage Corporation Loan Trust Series 2005-HE1 Class A1VN±
    0.47       08/25/2035       137,985  
  663,177    
Green Tree Financial Corporation Series 1997-7 Class A8
    6.86       07/15/2029       696,741  
  257,605    
GSAMP Trust Series 2005-SEA1 Class A±††(i)
    0.59       01/25/2035       248,717  
  2,051,143    
HFC Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificates Series 2005-2 Class A1±
    0.52       01/20/2035       1,884,887  
  1,800,000    
KeyCorp Student Loan Trust Series 1999-B Class CTFS±
    1.01       11/25/2036       960,660  
  1,976,632    
RAAC Series 2007-RP4 Class A±††(i)
    0.60       11/25/2046       1,084,857  
  99,657    
Small Business Administration Participation Certificates Series 2003-P10A Class 1
    4.52       02/01/2013       104,305  
  1,895,793    
Small Business Administration Participation Certificates Series 2006-20B Class 1
    5.35       02/01/2026       2,086,871  
  949,128    
Small Business Administration Participation Certificates Series 2006-20H Class 1
    5.70       08/01/2026       1,064,399  
  1,740,394    
Small Business Administration Participation Certificates Series 2007-20J Class 1
    5.57       10/01/2027       1,946,452  
  2,828,176    
Structured Asset Securities Corporation Series 2007-RM1 Class A1±(a)††(i)
    0.53       05/25/2047       1,498,933  
  1,653,156    
Wachovia Asset Securitization Incorporated Series 2007-HE2A Class A±††(l)
    0.38       07/25/2037       995,035  
       
 
                       
Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $19,653,999)                     15,473,368  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations: 36.25%                        
  1,322,083    
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust Series 2005-27 Class 3A1±
    1.70       08/25/2035       779,737  
  2,080,615    
Countrywide Home Loans Series 2005-R3 Class AF±††
    0.65       09/25/2035       1,775,861  
  1,824,004    
Countrywide Home Loans Series 2006-OA5 Class 1A1±
    0.45       04/25/2046       1,026,800  
  1,235,626    
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2004-AR5 Class 10A1
    2.70       06/25/2034       1,204,867  
  2,000,000    
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certification Series 2007-C1 Class AAB
    5.34       02/15/2040       2,103,304  
  1,330,388    
FHLMC Series 2416 Class PE
    6.00       10/15/2021       1,385,564  
  473,444    
FHLMC Structured Pass-Through Securities Series T-20 Class A6
    7.89       09/25/2029       512,510  
  1,874,684    
FHLMC Structured Pass-Through Securities Series T-58 Class 4A
    7.50       09/25/2043       2,227,242  
  427,619    
FNMA Grantor Trust Series 2002-T4 Class A2
    7.00       12/25/2041       491,107  
  2,000,908    
FNMA Grantor Trust Series 2004-T2 Class 1A1
    6.00       11/25/2043       2,207,252  
  2,640,661    
FNMA Grantor Trust Series 2004-T3 Class A1
    6.00       02/25/2044       2,912,979  
  4,272    
FNMA Series 1988-5 Class Z
    9.20       03/25/2018       4,464  
  805,991    
FNMA Series 2002-90 Class A2
    6.50       11/25/2042       924,371  
  1,515,976    
FNMA Series 2003-86 Class PT
    4.50       09/25/2018       1,634,916  
  2,710,379    
FNMA Series 2003-97 Class CA
    5.00       10/25/2018       2,924,292  
  683,716    
FNMA Series 2003-W4 Class 3A
    7.00       10/25/2042       800,268  
  428,621    
FNMA Series 2004-W1 Class 2A2
    7.00       12/25/2033       492,257  
  3,225,000    
FNMA Series 2006-M2 Class A2F
    5.26       05/25/2020       3,550,459  
  3,915,464    
FNMA Whole Loan Series 2002-W4 Class A4
    6.25       05/25/2042       4,490,548  
  2,423,392    
FNMA Whole Loan Series 2004-W11 Class 1A3
    7.00       05/25/2044       2,860,738  

 


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MANAGED FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)                        
$ 1,078,601    
FNMA Whole Loan Series 2004-W8 Class 3A
       7.50%     06/25/2044     $ 1,255,727  
  49,605    
Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2004-11 Class 3A2A±
    0.59       01/19/2035       33,560  
  2,720,000    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2006-LDP7 Class ASB
    6.06       04/15/2045       2,932,367  
  26,301    
LF Rothschild Mortgage Trust Series 2 Class Z
    9.95       08/01/2017       29,918  
  2,200,000    
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust Series 2006-C2 Class A2
    5.76       08/12/2043       2,344,954  
  1,894,781    
Nomura Asset Acceptance Corporation Series 2004-R2 Class A1††
    6.50       10/25/2034       1,921,858  
  791,526    
Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 10 Class 1A
    0.65       10/20/2027       753,221  
  723,408    
Stonebridge Communication
    5.15       05/01/2050       784,247  
  4,000,000    
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2005-C16 Class A4(l)
    4.85       10/15/2041       4,285,167  
  2,891,677    
Washington Mutual Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust Series 2007-SL3 Class A1††
    6.11       03/23/2045       2,896,391  
  947,205    
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-AR6 Class 2A1A±
    0.48       04/25/2045       777,467  
  2,167,355    
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-AR3 Class A1A±
    1.35       02/25/2046       1,624,693  
  1,570,308    
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2006-AR4 Class DA±
    1.32       06/25/2046       675,678  
       
 
                       
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $54,626,114)                     54,624,784  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Corporate Bonds and Notes: 29.68%                        
       
 
                       
Consumer Discretionary: 3.65%                        
       
 
                       
Diversified Consumer Services: 2.91%                        
  600,000    
Dartmouth College
    4.75       06/01/2019       662,118  
  2,235,000    
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    7.25       11/02/2096       2,761,264  
  600,000    
Pepperdine University
    5.45       08/01/2019       669,168  
  300,000    
Stewart Enterprises Incorporated Class A
    6.25       02/15/2013       299,250  
       
 
                    4,391,800  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Media: 0.74%                        
  545,000    
Lamar Media Corporation
    6.63       08/15/2015       554,538  
  500,000    
Time Warner Cable Incorporated
    6.20       07/01/2013       559,832  
       
 
                    1,114,370  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Consumer Staples: 0.58%                        
       
 
                       
Food Products: 0.58%                        
  750,000    
McCormick & Company Incorporated
    5.75       12/15/2017       869,072  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Energy: 1.68%                        
       
 
                       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 1.68%                        
  500,000    
ConocoPhillips
    4.60       01/15/2015       556,143  
  650,000    
EQT Corporation
    8.13       06/01/2019       784,432  
  750,000    
NGPL PipeCo LLC††
    6.51       12/15/2012       807,733  
  375,000    
Quicksilver Resources Incorporated
    8.25       08/01/2015       383,438  
       
 
                    2,531,746  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Financials: 18.30%                        
       
 
                       
Capital Markets: 0.72%                        
  500,000    
Charles Schwab Corporation
    6.38       09/01/2017       580,153  
  500,000    
Morgan Stanley
    4.10       01/26/2015       510,047  
       
 
                    1,090,200  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Commercial Banks: 8.88%                        
  700,000    
BAC Capital Trust XIV
    5.63       09/29/2049       497,000  
  1,839,000    
BankAmerica Capital Trust III±
    0.86       01/15/2027       1,305,173  
  1,000,000    
Branch Banking & Trust Capital Trust IV
    6.82       06/12/2057       987,500  

 


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MANAGED FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Commercial Banks (continued)                        
$ 2,000,000    
Chase Capital Trust VI±
       0.91%     08/01/2028     $ 1,522,320  
  1,978,000    
Colonial Bank NA Montgomery AL^^
    6.38       12/01/2015       2,433  
  750,000    
CoreStates Capital Trust II††
    0.94       01/15/2027       563,180  
  600,000    
HSBC Capital Funding LP††
    4.61       12/31/2049       582,481  
  1,000,000    
JPMorgan Chase Capital Trust XVIII
    6.95       08/17/2036       1,002,981  
  1,508,000    
Manufacturers & Traders Trust Company
    5.59       12/28/2020       1,462,062  
  2,900,000    
National Capital Commerce Incorporated
    1.27       04/01/2027       1,957,236  
  500,000    
National City Bank
    0.66       06/07/2017       449,984  
  450,000    
NTC Capital Trust Series A±
    0.81       01/15/2027       351,603  
  760,000    
Regions Financial Corporation
    5.75       06/15/2015       708,700  
  1,375,000    
TCF National Bank±
    1.92       06/15/2014       1,320,000  
  700,000    
UBS Preferred Funding Trust V Series 1
    6.24       05/29/2049       665,000  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    13,377,653  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Diversified Financial Services: 4.93%                        
  1,185,000    
Citigroup Incorporated
    6.13       11/21/2017       1,293,168  
  500,000    
Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust VII ††
    5.63       01/29/2049       445,000  
  1,450,000    
General Electric Capital Corporation
    0.67       05/05/2026       1,174,574  
  750,000    
Goldman Sachs Capital II
    5.79       06/01/2043       633,750  
  1,300,000    
Housing Urban Development Series 04-A
    5.08       08/01/2013       1,446,839  
  500,000    
Merrill Lynch & Company
    6.05       05/16/2016       513,065  
  2,500,000    
Toll Road Investment Partnership II LP††^
    6.41       02/15/2015       1,916,853  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    7,423,249  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Insurance: 2.14%                        
  520,000    
Aegon NV
    4.75       06/01/2013       550,436  
  475,000    
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I ††
    5.13       06/10/2014       526,486  
  950,000    
Minnesota Life Insurance Company††
    8.25       09/15/2025       1,055,892  
  500,000    
New York Life Global Funding††
    5.38       09/15/2013       553,861  
  565,000    
NLV Financial Corporation††
    7.50       08/15/2033       543,867  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    3,230,542  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Real Estate Investment Trusts: 1.63%                        
  750,000    
Duke Realty LP
    6.75       03/15/2020       833,055  
  64,000    
Host Marriott LP
    7.13       11/01/2013       64,640  
  400,000    
Liberty Property LP
    6.63       10/01/2017       466,100  
  500,000    
Realty Income Corporation
    5.50       11/15/2015       528,081  
  500,000    
Simon Property Group LP
    6.75       05/15/2014       572,712  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    2,464,588  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Health Care: 0.40%                        
       
 
                       
Pharmaceuticals: 0.40%                        
  500,000    
Schering-Plough Corporation
    6.00       09/15/2017       599,055  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Industrials: 1.24%                        
       
 
                       
Commercial Services & Supplies: 0.88%                        
  350,000    
Ace Hardware Corporation††
    9.13       06/01/2016       371,000  
  825,000    
Black & Decker«
    5.75       11/15/2016       945,002  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    1,316,002  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Road & Rail: 0.36%                        
  500,000    
Ryder System Incorporated Series MTN
    5.85       03/01/2014       549,001  
       
 
                     

 


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MANAGED FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Information Technology: 0.65%                        
       
 
                       
Electronic Equipment & Instruments: 0.19%                        
$ 250,000    
Jabil Circuit Incorporated
       8.25%     03/15/2018     $ 285,000  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
IT Services: 0.46%                        
  500,000    
Fiserv Incorporated
    6.13       11/20/2012       543,518  
  150,000    
SunGard Data Systems Incorporated
    4.88       01/15/2014       149,438  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    692,956  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Materials: 0.73%                        
       
 
                       
Chemicals: 0.54%                        
  750,000    
Valspar Corporation
    5.10       08/01/2015       815,963  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Metals & Mining: 0.19%                        
  176,750    
Century Aluminum Company
    8.00       05/15/2014       183,599  
  100,000    
International Steel Group
    6.50       04/15/2014       110,383  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    293,982  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Utilities: 2.45%                        
       
 
                       
Electric Utilities: 2.45%                        
  1,000,000    
Central Maine Power Company††
    5.70       06/01/2019       1,080,639  
  1,000,000    
Connecticut Light & Power
    5.38       03/01/2017       1,119,470  
  973,703    
Great River Energy††
    5.83       07/01/2017       1,113,186  
  350,000    
Otter Tail Corporation
    9.00       12/15/2016       374,500  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    3,687,795  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $46,244,175)                     44,732,974  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes: 1.75%                        
       
 
                       
Energy: 0.51%                        
       
 
                       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 0.51%                        
  750,000    
BP Capital Markets plc
    3.63       05/08/2014       778,695  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Financials: 1.24%                        
       
 
                       
Commercial Banks: 1.24%                        
  750,000    
Barclays Bank plc††
    5.93       09/29/2049       675,000  
  500,000    
Rabobank Nederland NV††
    4.20       05/13/2014       539,674  
  500,000    
Rabobank Nederland NV††
    11.00       06/29/2049       651,250  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    1,865,924  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $2,600,016)                     2,644,619  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Municipal Bonds and Notes: 12.49%                        
       
 
                       
Arizona: 0.60%                        
  800,000    
Maricopa County AZ Elementary School District #28-Kyrene Elementary (Property Tax Revenue)
    5.38       07/01/2019       907,216  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
California: 0.56%                        
  825,000    
California State Build America Bonds (Other Revenue)
    7.55       04/01/2039       847,622  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Georgia: 1.07%                        
  1,500,000    
County of Cherokee GA (Property Tax Revenue)
    5.87       08/01/2028       1,606,095  
       
 
                     

 


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MANAGED FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Illinois: 1.37%                        
$ 1,000,000    
City of Chicago IL Taxable Series D (Property Tax Revenue, NATL-RE Insured)
       5.44%     01/01/2024     $ 991,890  
  1,000,000    
Loyola University IL Series C Revenue Bonds (College & University Revenue)
    4.80       07/01/2013       1,066,560  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    2,058,450  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Indiana: 0.60%                        
  875,000    
Indiana State Housing & Community Development Authority Series A-2 (Housing Revenue)
    5.51       01/01/2039       911,041  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Kansas: 0.72%                        
  1,000,000    
Sedgwick County KS USD # 259 Wichita (Property Tax Revenue)
    5.10       10/01/2022       1,081,060  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Kentucky: 0.71%                        
  620,000    
Kentucky Housing Corporation Series D (Housing Revenue)
    5.75       07/01/2037       639,809  
  420,000    
Kentucky Housing Corporation Series J (Housing Revenue)
    5.92       07/01/2034       423,373  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    1,063,182  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Minnesota: 0.67%                        
  1,005,000    
Minnesota State Housing Finance Agency Series H (Housing Revenue)
    5.85       07/01/2036       1,006,296  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
New Hampshire: 0.96%                        
  1,400,000    
State of New Hampshire HFA SFMR Series D (Housing Revenue)
    5.53       07/01/2037       1,451,730  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
New Jersey: 1.54%                        
  2,030,000    
Hudson County NJ Improvement Authority Facilities (Leasing Revenue, FSA Insured)
    7.40       12/01/2025       2,325,101  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
North Carolina: 0.70%                        
  1,000,000    
Duke University NC Taxable Series A (College & University Revenue, GO of University)
    5.85       04/01/2037       1,058,400  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Ohio: 1.00%                        
  1,465,000    
Ohio State HFAR Mortgage Revenue Series O (Housing Revenue, GNMA/FNMA Insured)
    5.47       09/01/2025       1,515,293  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Texas: 0.35%                        
  500,000    
Dallas County TX Hospital District Series C (Property Tax Revenue)
    4.45       08/15/2019       531,815  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Virginia: 0.11%                        
  145,000    
Virginia Resources Authority VA (Other Revenue)
    4.71       11/01/2017       164,288  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
West Virginia: 0.62%                        
  1,000,000    
Ohio County WV Special District Excise Tax Revenue Series A (Sales Tax Revenue)
    8.25       03/01/2035       932,780  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Wisconsin: 0.91%                        
  1,350,000    
Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority Home Ownership Revenue Series F (Housing Revenue, GO of Authority)
    5.73       09/01/2037       1,367,861  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total Municipal Bonds and Notes (Cost $17,942,340)                     18,828,230  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Term Loans: 0.38%                        
  231,337    
Georgia Pacific Corporation
    2.29       12/21/2012       230,738  
  26,337    
RMK Acquisition Corporation (Aramark) 1st Lien
    0.11       01/27/2014       25,958  
  326,927    
RMK Acquisition Corporation (Aramark) 1st Lien
    2.16       01/27/2014       322,229  
       
 
                       
Total Term Loans (Cost $584,601)                     578,925  
       
 
                     

 


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MANAGED FIXED INCOME PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
US Treasury Securities: 2.22%                        
       
 
                       
US Treasury Bonds: 2.22%                        
$ 3,475,000    
US Treasury Bond
       3.88%       08/15/2040     $ 3,338,714  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total US Treasury Securities (Cost $3,349,063)             3,338,714  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Short-Term Investments: 3.10%                        
       
 
                       
Corporate Bonds & Notes: 0.47%                        
  331,877    
Gryphon Funding Limited(a)(i)(v)
    0.00       08/05/2011       138,592  
  1,003,893    
VFNC Corporation±(a)††(i)(v)
    0.25       09/29/2011       572,219  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    710,811  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Shares  
 
    Yield                
Investment Companies: 2.63%                        
  3,833,213    
Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund (l)(u)
    0.14               3,833,213  
  121,791    
Wells Fargo Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC(l)(u)(v)
    0.26               121,791  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    3,955,004  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $4,418,213)                     4,665,815  
       
 
                     
                 
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $154,762,849)*
99.99     150,689,235  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net
    0.01       11,947  
 
           
Total Net Assets
    100.00 %   $ 150,701,182  
 
           
 
±   Variable rate investments.
 
(a)   Security is fair valued by the Management Valuation Team and in certain instances by the Board of Trustees, in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
 
††   Securities that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
^   Zero coupon security. Rate represents yield to maturity.
 
(i)   Illiquid security.
 
^^   This security is currently in default with regards to schedule interest and/or principal payments.
 
(l)   Investment in an affiliate.
 
«   All or a portion of this is on loan.
 
(u)   Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
 
(v)   Security represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
*   Cost for federal income tax purposes is $154,798,336 and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 8,533,992  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (12,643,093 )
 
     
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (4,109,101 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 


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STABLE INCOME PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Agency Securities: 47.56%                        
       
 
                       
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation: 17.94%                        
$ 200,854    
FHLMC #E90573
       6.00%     07/01/2017     $ 218,752  
  236,473    
FHLMC #G90030
    7.50       07/17/2017       251,116  
  670,253    
FHLMC Structured Pass-Through Securities Series T-54 Class 3A
    7.00       02/25/2043       781,263  
  761,236    
FHLMC Structured Pass-Through Securities Series T-54 Class 4A±
    4.10       02/25/2043       797,989  
  1,156,063    
FHLMC Structured Pass-Through Securities Series T-55 Class 1A2
    7.00       03/25/2043       1,359,096  
  920,082    
FHLMC Structured Pass-Through Securities Series T-57 Class 1A2
    7.00       07/25/2043       1,081,672  
  1,101,377    
FHLMC Structured Pass-Through Securities Series T-58 Class 4A
    7.50       09/25/2043       1,308,505  
  699,661    
FHLMC Structured Pass-Through Securities Series T-63 Class 1A1±
    1.57       02/25/2045       701,289  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    6,499,682  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Federal National Mortgage Association: 29.62%                        
  84,081    
FNMA #190815±
    3.30       07/01/2017       84,829  
  721,990    
FNMA #289517±
    3.00       04/01/2034       738,611  
  218,037    
FNMA #545927
    6.50       12/01/2015       238,351  
  455,947    
FNMA #631367
    5.50       02/01/2017       496,208  
  336,107    
FNMA #693015±
    2.21       06/01/2033       347,943  
  249,153    
FNMA #732003±
    1.97       09/01/2033       252,448  
  593,679    
FNMA #734329±
    2.06       06/01/2033       614,509  
  358,680    
FNMA #735572
    5.00       04/01/2014       381,212  
  587,498    
FNMA #735977±
    3.01       08/01/2035       609,058  
  656,662    
FNMA #741447±
    1.97       10/01/2033       665,938  
  441,322    
FNMA #750805±
    2.58       12/01/2033       455,626  
  337,896    
FNMA #783249±
    1.55       04/01/2044       339,504  
  513,176    
FNMA #806504±
    1.55       10/01/2034       515,710  
  450,197    
FNMA #806505±
    1.55       10/01/2044       452,362  
  582,485    
FNMA #826179±
    2.80       07/01/2035       610,779  
  460,244    
FNMA #849014±
    5.43       01/01/2036       480,530  
  448,731    
FNMA #936591±
    5.55       04/01/2037       477,683  
  225,730    
FNMA Grantor Trust Series 2002-T12 Class A3
    7.50       05/25/2042       261,106  
  246,384    
FNMA Series 2002-90 Class A2
    6.50       11/25/2042       282,572  
  571,282    
FNMA Series 2003-W4 Class 3A
    7.00       10/25/2042       668,668  
  525,185    
FNMA Series 2004-W2 Class 2A2
    7.00       02/25/2044       619,964  
  798,388    
FNMA Series 2007-88 Class HC
    4.86       09/25/2037       828,253  
  261,232    
FNMA Whole Loan Series 2002-W10 Class A6
    7.50       08/25/2042       312,621  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    10,734,485  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total Agency Securities (Cost $16,249,890)                     17,234,167  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Asset Backed Securities: 16.13%                        
  231,672    
CitiFinancial Auto Issuance Trust Series 2009-1††
    1.83       11/15/2012       232,423  
  260,058    
GCO Education Loan Funding Trust Series 2007-1A Class A4L±††
    0.31       05/26/2020       259,977  
  790,524    
GSAMP Trust Series 2005-SEA2 Class A1±
    0.60       01/25/2045       618,332  
  109,724    
GSAMP Trust Series 2006-SD2 Class A1±††
    0.36       05/25/2046       107,313  
  387,024    
GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2004-4 Class 1AF±††
    0.65       06/25/2034       325,781  
  451,050    
GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-RP2 Class 1AF±††
    0.60       03/25/2035       380,048  
  459,803    
GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2005-RP3 Class 1AF±††
    0.60       09/25/2035       382,635  
  153,225    
Harley Davidson Motorcycle Trust Series 2009-3 Class A2
    0.94       04/15/2012       153,251  
  723,028    
HFC Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificates Series 2005-2 Class A1±
    0.52       01/20/2035       664,423  
  1,008,207    
Household Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2006-1 Class A1±
    0.41       01/20/2036       929,478  
  360,793    
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust Series 2007-A Class A4
    5.21       03/17/2014       371,974  
  90,486    
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company Corporation Heloc Trust Series 2003-2 Class A±(i)
    0.51       04/25/2016       78,231  
  101,858    
SASC Series 2006-GEL3 Class A1±††
    0.37       07/25/2036       96,325  
  700,705    
SBI Heloc Trust Series 2005-HE1 Class 1A±††
    0.44       11/25/2035       519,968  
  63,194    
SLC Student Loan Trust Series 2006-A Class A±
    0.36       04/16/2018       62,973  
  315,977    
US Education Loan Trust LLC Series 2007-1A Class A2±††
    0.65       09/01/2019       315,984  
  339,905    
World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2007-B Class A4
    5.39       05/15/2013       349,482  
       
 
                       
Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $6,556,265)                     5,848,598  
       
 
                     

 


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STABLE INCOME PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations: 18.50%                        
$ 586,109    
Bank of America Commercial Mortgage Incorporated Series 2005-1 Class A3
       4.88%     11/10/2042     $ 588,325  
  711,881    
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Series 2005-PWR9 Class A2
    4.74       09/11/2042       713,611  
  411,121    
Countrywide Home Loans Series 2004-R1 Class 1AF±††
    0.65       11/25/2034       366,733  
  619,999    
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2001-CP4 Class A4
    6.18       12/15/2035       629,824  
  940,000    
FDIC Structured Sale Guaranteed Notes Series 2010-L1 Class A2††^
    2.20       10/25/2012       915,654  
  132,753    
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corporation Series 2005-C2 Class A2
    4.71       05/10/2043       132,689  
  1,214,142    
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corporation Series 2005-C3 Class A4
    5.05       07/10/2045       1,213,319  
  286,192    
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Credit Corporation Heloc Trust Series 2003-1 Class A±(i)
    0.79       11/25/2015       272,875  
  433,306    
Structured Asset Securities Corporation Series 2004-NP2 Class A±††
    0.60       06/25/2034       350,813  
  188,701    
Structured Asset Securities Corporation Series 2005-GEL4 Class A±
    0.60       08/25/2035       183,455  
  324,282    
Structured Asset Securities Corporation Series 2006-RF3 Class 1A1††
    6.00       10/25/2036       318,614  
  359,254    
Structured Asset Securities Corporation Series 2006-RM1 Class A1±††
    0.50       08/25/2046       198,129  
  949,459    
Structured Asset Securities Corporation Series 2007-RM1 Class A1±††
    0.53       05/25/2047       503,213  
  59,551    
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2005-C20 Class A4(l)
    5.29       07/15/2042       59,630  
  311,630    
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Series 2005-AR6 Class 2A1A±
    0.48       04/25/2045       255,787  
       
 
                       
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $7,495,067)                     6,702,671  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Corporate Bonds and Notes: 9.88%                        
       
 
                       
Financials: 6.21%                        
       
 
                       
Commercial Banks: 3.61%                        
  585,000    
BB&T Corporation
    3.85       07/27/2012       610,245  
  705,000    
Sovereign Bank
    2.00       08/01/2013       698,138  
 
       
 
                    1,308,383  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Insurance: 2.60%                        
  940,000    
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I±††
    0.54       03/15/2012       940,841  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Health Care: 1.36%                        
       
 
                       
Pharmaceuticals: 1.36%                        
  470,000    
Pfizer Incorporated
    4.45       03/15/2012       492,220  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Information Technology: 0.67%                        
       
 
                       
Computers & Peripherals: 0.67%                        
  235,000    
Hewlett-Packard Company
    2.95       08/15/2012       243,709  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Telecommunication Services: 1.64%                        
       
 
                       
Wireless Telecommunication Services: 1.64%                        
  585,000    
Cellco Partnership«
    3.75       05/20/2011       593,600  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $3,516,767)                     3,578,753  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Loan Participation: 1.77%                        
  487,706    
United States Department of Agriculture Loan
    0.98       06/25/2016       487,462  
  153,595    
United States Department of Agriculture Loan
    5.37       09/08/2019       153,687  
       
 
                       
Total Loan Participation (Cost $639,333)                     641,149  
       
 
                     

 


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STABLE INCOME PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Municipal Bonds and Notes: 2.12%                        
       
 
                       
Mississippi: 1.08%                        
$ 385,000    
Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation (Miscellaneous Revenue, AMBAC Insured)
       5.24%       07/01/2011     $ 392,658  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Texas: 1.04%                        
  377,890    
Brazos Higher Education Authority Incorporated Series 2005-1(Education Revenue)±
    0.37       12/26/2018       377,047  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total Municipal Bonds and Notes (Cost $758,741)                     769,705  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Short-Term Investments: 4.24%                        
       
 
                       
Corporate Bonds and Notes: 0.88%                        
  148,295    
Gryphon Funding Limited(v)(a)(i)
    0.00       08/05/2011       61,928  
  448,576    
VFNC Corporation(v)±††(a)(i)
    0.25       09/29/2011       255,688  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    317,616  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Shares    
 
  Yield                
Investment Companies: 3.36%                        
  1,186,045    
Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund(l)(u)
    0.14               1,186,045  
  31,646    
Wells Fargo Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC(v)(l)(u)
    0.26               31,646  
 
       
 
                    1,217,691  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,424,670)                     1,535,307  
       
 
                     
                 
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $36,640,733)*
    100.20 %     36,310,350  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net
    (0.20 )     (73,048 )
 
           
 
               
Total Net Assets
    100.00 %   $ 36,237,302  
 
           
 
(v)   Security represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
«   All or a portion of this security is on loan.
 
††   Securities that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
±   Variable rate investments.
 
^   Zero coupon security. Rate represents yield to maturity.
 
(a)   Security is fair valued by the Management Valuation Team, and in certain instances by the Board of Trustees, in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
 
(i)   Illiquid security.
 
(u)   Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
 
(l)   Investment in an affiliate.
 
*   Cost for federal income tax purposes is $36,642,606 and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 1,251,218  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (1,583,474 )
 
     
Net unrealized depreciation
  $ (332,256 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 


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TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Agency Securities: 55.53%                        
       
 
                       
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation: 10.90%                        
$ 47,400,000    
FHLMC%%
       4.50%     01/15/2040     $ 49,214,519  
  4,500,000    
FHLMC%%
    4.50       01/15/2040       4,474,892  
  325,000    
FHLMC #00352
    5.00       07/15/2029       338,080  
  5,298,867    
FHLMC #1B3430±
    6.13       06/01/2037       5,722,507  
  90,484    
FHLMC #1B7562±
    5.85       11/01/2037       97,225  
  1,385,024    
FHLMC #1G0784±
    5.67       03/01/2036       1,484,630  
  4,639,665    
FHLMC #1G1347±
    5.83       11/01/2036       4,992,434  
  437,870    
FHLMC #1G1614±#
    5.89       03/01/2037       471,731  
  1,422,850    
FHLMC #1G1873±
    5.70       03/01/2036       1,526,343  
  911,839    
FHLMC #1G2200±
    6.14       09/01/2037       985,559  
  1,178,385    
FHLMC #1J1920±
    5.58       10/01/2038       1,260,927  
  21,458    
FHLMC #1Q0292±
    5.87       07/01/2037       23,118  
  1,918,963    
FHLMC #1Q0794±
    5.78       11/01/2038       2,065,671  
  4,889,999    
FHLMC #1Q0960±
    5.97       06/01/2038       5,262,178  
  6,530,137    
FHLMC #1Q0975±
    6.00       10/01/2037       7,038,473  
  3,850,637    
FHLMC #1Q0979±
    5.77       07/01/2038       4,143,541  
  5,712    
FHLMC #1Q1042±
    5.90       05/01/2037       6,153  
  10,876    
FHLMC #3455AC
    5.00       06/15/2038       11,785  
  4,098,592    
FHLMC #3598MA
    4.50       11/15/2038       4,357,237  
  9,924,282    
FHLMC #3631(o)
    4.00       02/15/2040       10,554,830  
  17,537,135    
FHLMC #3652AP(o)
    4.50       03/15/2040       18,770,440  
  6,073,718    
FHLMC #3704CA
    4.00       12/15/2036       6,465,015  
  1,009,103    
FHLMC #847703±
    5.95       01/01/2037       1,086,187  
  282,979    
FHLMC #A68719
    6.50       10/01/2037       314,625  
  394,264    
FHLMC #A68728
    6.50       11/01/2037       438,355  
  984,560    
FHLMC #A78331
    6.00       03/01/2034       1,083,468  
  4,913,971    
FHLMC #A79090
    6.50       07/01/2034       5,547,971  
  4,682,598    
FHLMC #A81212
    6.50       08/01/2038       5,190,635  
  957,421    
FHLMC #B15688
    5.50       07/01/2019       1,043,908  
  623,177    
FHLMC #C03464
    4.50       04/01/2040       647,724  
  179,654    
FHLMC #C90651
    6.00       02/01/2023       198,286  
  65,894    
FHLMC #E01251
    5.50       11/01/2017       71,419  
  2,700,561    
FHLMC #E01497
    5.50       11/01/2018       2,933,267  
  1,529,481    
FHLMC #E01539
    5.50       12/01/2018       1,661,275  
  868,422    
FHLMC #E01655
    5.50       06/01/2019       943,854  
  70,133    
FHLMC #E87587
    5.50       02/01/2017       76,030  
  10,105    
FHLMC #E96393
    4.50       05/01/2018       10,739  
  81,289,334    
FHLMC #G01820(o)
    5.50       06/01/2035       87,649,301  
  15,184,832    
FHLMC #G05823
    6.00       08/01/2034       16,710,290  
  5,969,645    
FHLMC #G05934
    6.00       12/01/2033       6,569,352  
  10,433,638    
FHLMC #G05935(o)
    6.00       03/01/2036       11,481,795  
  20,876,924    
FHLMC #G06008(o)
    6.00       12/01/2035       22,974,205  
  143,142    
FHLMC #G11300
    6.00       08/01/2017       156,877  
  313,930    
FHLMC #G11344
    6.00       10/01/2017       344,054  
  1,040,561    
FHLMC #G11594
    5.50       08/01/2019       1,134,558  
  30,568    
FHLMC #G11653
    5.50       12/01/2019       33,329  
  1,050,935    
FHLMC #G11767
    5.50       08/01/2020       1,145,869  
  1,801,053    
FHLMC #G11944
    5.50       07/01/2020       1,963,748  
  103,141    
FHLMC #G12008
    6.50       04/01/2021       112,733  
  6,747,821    
FHLMC #G13731
    5.50       11/01/2021       7,357,374  
  6,514,736    
FHLMC #G13880
    5.50       02/01/2019       7,070,660  
  1,021,347    
FHLMC #G18003
    5.50       07/01/2019       1,113,608  
  3,012,578    
FHLMC #H19030
    5.50       08/01/2037       3,210,621  
  845,705    
FHLMC #J02372
    5.50       05/01/2020       925,272  

 


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TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (continued)                        
$ 772,800    
FHLMC #J02373
       5.50%     05/01/2020     $ 845,508  
  1,047,768    
FHLMC #J02376
    6.00       05/01/2020       1,156,116  
  5,470,299    
FHLMC #K007A1
    3.34       12/25/2019       5,672,475  
  1,708,334    
FHLMC #U50015
    4.50       10/01/2030       1,788,437  
  16,229,975    
FHLMC #U60260(o)
    4.50       10/01/2040       16,990,985  
  5,384,358    
FHLMC #Z40026
    5.50       01/01/2033       5,771,970  
  132,817    
FHLMC Series 1590 Class 1590±
    1.36       10/15/2023       134,606  
  3,691    
FHLMC Series 1897 Class 1897K
    7.00       09/15/2026       4,215  
  8,495    
FHLMC Series 1935 Class 1935±
    1.01       02/15/2027       8,609  
  51,036    
FHLMC Series 2423 Class MC
    7.00       03/15/2032       57,207  
  589,000    
FHLMC Series 2694 Class QG
    4.50       01/15/2029       606,226  
  136,306    
FHLMC Series 3035 Class PA
    5.50       09/15/2035       151,095  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    353,656,126  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Federal National Mortgage Association: 40.39%                        
  50,000,000    
FNMA%%
    5.50       03/25/2038       53,078,100  
  8,000,000    
FNMA%%
    5.50       01/25/2023       8,693,752  
  5,016,000    
FNMA%%
    6.25       05/15/2029       6,273,250  
  8,046,000    
FNMA%%
    7.25       05/15/2030       11,227,750  
  25,600,000    
FNMA%%
    4.50       06/25/2030       26,871,834  
  3,600,000    
FNMA%%
    5.50       03/25/2038       3,884,062  
  42,000,000    
FNMA%%
    5.50       03/25/2038       45,274,698  
  30,500,000    
FNMA%%
    5.50       03/25/2038       32,458,680  
  8,400,000    
FNMA%%
    5.50       03/25/2038       8,978,810  
  900,000    
FNMA%%
    5.50       03/25/2038       965,672  
  15,900,000    
FNMA%%
    5.50       06/15/2038       17,017,436  
  44,400,000    
FNMA%%
    5.50       06/15/2038       47,161,147  
  300,000    
FNMA%%
    4.50       08/25/2038       312,281  
  4,500,000    
FNMA%%
    4.50       08/25/2038       4,685,625  
  32,500,000    
FNMA%%
    6.00       08/25/2038       35,303,125  
  50,800,000    
FNMA%%
    6.00       08/25/2038       55,276,750  
  62,800,000    
FNMA%%
    6.00       08/25/2038       68,452,000  
  26,000,000    
FNMA%%
    3.00       03/25/2039       25,861,875  
  45,700,000    
FNMA%%
    3.00       03/25/2039       45,285,844  
  102,000,000    
FNMA%%
    3.50       03/25/2039       103,641,588  
  12,400,000    
FNMA%%
    3.50       03/25/2039       12,733,250  
  9,300,000    
FNMA%%
    4.00       03/25/2039       9,477,281  
  1,500,000    
FNMA%%
    5.50       03/25/2039       1,630,078  
  300,000    
FNMA%%
    4.50       12/25/2039       312,281  
  10,200,000    
FNMA%%
    4.50       03/25/2039       10,588,875  
  81,150,000    
FNMA%%
    4.50       03/25/2039       84,015,569  
  3,066    
FNMA #061688±
    2.96       06/01/2017       3,097  
  1,718,270    
FNMA #190129
    6.00       11/01/2023       1,895,206  
  1,945,039    
FNMA #190338
    5.50       07/01/2033       2,105,422  
  1,213,580    
FNMA #190346
    5.50       12/01/2033       1,313,648  
  75,033    
FNMA #254295
    6.00       04/01/2022       82,877  
  212,740    
FNMA #255417
    6.00       09/01/2024       233,512  
  60,660    
FNMA #303683
    6.50       08/01/2025       67,655  
  3,292,797    
FNMA #310017
    7.00       06/01/2035       3,761,377  
  100,269    
FNMA #313358
    7.50       02/01/2012       102,821  
  3,258,337    
FNMA #462361±
    6.33       07/01/2037       3,518,816  
  4,568,093    
FNMA #462404±
    6.27       09/01/2037       4,957,294  
  80,487    
FNMA #481473
    6.00       02/01/2029       88,761  
  57,501    
FNMA #535400
    6.50       07/01/2030       64,982  
  173,699    
FNMA #545623
    6.00       05/01/2017       189,908  

 


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TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Federal National Mortgage Association (continued)                        
$ 183,800    
FNMA #545686
       6.50%     06/01/2017     $ 201,154  
  46,099    
FNMA #545759
    6.50       07/01/2032       52,097  
  73,470    
FNMA #545819
    6.50       08/01/2032       83,030  
  5,337,557    
FNMA #555088±
    6.32       08/01/2012       5,598,471  
  359,683    
FNMA #555285
    6.00       03/01/2033       396,659  
  31,522,832    
FNMA #555424(o)
    5.50       05/01/2033       34,122,124  
  43,191    
FNMA #555514
    6.00       11/01/2017       47,221  
  229,664    
FNMA #654582
    6.50       07/01/2017       252,065  
  4,034,593    
FNMA #677018
    5.50       01/01/2033       4,368,536  
  15,025,427    
FNMA #725162
    6.00       02/01/2034       16,570,086  
  97,648,831    
FNMA #725228(o)
    6.00       03/01/2034       107,687,427  
  62,646,726    
FNMA #725229(o)
    6.00       03/01/2034       69,087,000  
  8,703,636    
FNMA #725423
    5.50       05/01/2034       9,421,315  
  6,785,878    
FNMA #725424
    5.50       04/01/2034       7,345,424  
  5,394,300    
FNMA #725690
    6.00       08/01/2034       5,923,565  
  3,370,828    
FNMA #725773
    5.50       09/01/2034       3,644,564  
  305,621    
FNMA #725922
    6.50       12/01/2029       342,139  
  11,495,734    
FNMA #735116(o)
    6.00       12/01/2034       12,677,530  
  15,633,293    
FNMA #735503(o)
    6.00       04/01/2035       17,240,443  
  1,203,588    
FNMA #735504
    6.00       04/01/2035       1,327,321  
  138,204    
FNMA #745943
    6.00       11/01/2033       152,412  
  3,043,916    
FNMA #808350
    5.50       09/01/2034       3,276,349  
  1,602,994    
FNMA #838303±
    6.00       07/01/2037       1,726,721  
  1,401,995    
FNMA #873978±
    6.06       09/01/2016       1,561,569  
  2,460,000    
FNMA #874474±
    5.37       04/01/2017       2,718,902  
  3,341,965    
FNMA #874475±
    5.40       05/01/2017       3,698,526  
  6,462,194    
FNMA #888560
    6.00       11/01/2035       7,126,528  
  2,340,402    
FNMA #888635
    5.50       09/01/2036       2,533,385  
  1,885,933    
FNMA #888941±
    6.05       10/01/2037       2,033,657  
  4,364,798    
FNMA #889213
    5.50       10/01/2020       4,758,403  
  3,070,567    
FNMA #889859
    6.50       09/01/2038       3,435,546  
  1,372,906    
FNMA #890221
    5.50       12/01/2033       1,484,856  
  840,458    
FNMA #893916±
    6.34       10/01/2036       908,223  
  788,449    
FNMA #905629±
    6.02       12/01/2036       849,872  
  1,248,469    
FNMA #906403±
    5.89       01/01/2037       1,343,948  
  1,646,003    
FNMA #906404±
    5.90       01/01/2037       1,772,276  
  956,835    
FNMA #909569±
    5.85       02/01/2037       1,030,681  
  1,187,250    
FNMA #910293±
    5.94       03/01/2037       1,277,827  
  1,117,072    
FNMA #914819±
    5.91       04/01/2037       1,203,126  
  144,641    
FNMA #931676
    5.50       01/01/2019       157,684  
  2,719,160    
FNMA #938185±
    5.94       07/01/2037       2,928,489  
  798,107    
FNMA #941143±
    6.05       10/01/2037       860,158  
  693,090    
FNMA #945646±
    6.04       09/01/2037       747,221  
  1,907,828    
FNMA #947380±
    5.90       10/01/2037       2,053,859  
  1,338,264    
FNMA #947424±
    5.66       10/01/2037       1,437,514  
  1,042,212    
FNMA #952835±
    5.92       09/01/2037       1,123,622  
  1,273,736    
FNMA #959331±
    6.07       11/01/2037       1,373,581  
  768,196    
FNMA #990605
    6.00       09/01/2038       836,606  
  328,927    
FNMA #995097
    6.50       10/01/2037       368,024  
  7,567,120    
FNMA #995485
    6.00       04/01/2035       8,345,043  
  2,972,163    
FNMA #995508
    6.00       12/01/2035       3,277,710  
  2,243,602    
FNMA #AB1218
    3.50       07/01/2025       2,298,024  
  4,739,418    
FNMA #AB1579
    4.50       10/01/2040       4,974,234  
  3,636,455    
FNMA #AD0086±
    5.52       02/01/2039       3,903,950  
  3,019,703    
FNMA #AD0212
    5.50       04/01/2021       3,292,011  
  157,221    
FNMA #AD0531
    5.50       11/01/2023       171,398  

 


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TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Federal National Mortgage Association (continued)                        
$ 9,287,617    
FNMA #AD0584
       7.00%     01/01/2039     $ 10,476,597  
  291,355    
FNMA #AD0666
    5.50       08/01/2037       315,379  
  8,981,598    
FNMA #AD0682
    6.00       12/01/2035       9,904,934  
  17,375,219    
FNMA #AE0096(o)
    5.50       07/01/2025       18,992,020  
  11,869,499    
FNMA #AE0097(o)
    5.50       04/01/2027       12,902,764  
  21,564,903    
FNMA #AE0133(o)
    6.00       07/01/2037       23,782,156  
  12,432,381    
FNMA #AE0303(o)
    6.00       08/01/2040       13,711,785  
  15,283,475    
FNMA #AE0482(o)
    5.50       10/01/2040       16,548,487  
  657,020    
FNMA #AE0622
    6.50       03/01/2035       742,507  
  23,190,688    
FNMA #MA0511(o)
    4.50       09/01/2030       24,299,493  
  21,319,766    
FNMA #890248(o)
    6.00       07/01/2040       23,513,631  
  31,166,942    
FNMA #AE0364(o)
    5.50       09/01/2040       33,696,436  
  53,534    
FNMA Series 2006-44 Class 0A
    5.50       12/25/2026       54,121  
  49,793    
FNMA Series 1998-38 Class Pl
    6.00       11/25/2028       55,776  
  72,165    
FNMA Series 1999-54 Class LH
    6.50       11/25/2029       80,560  
  100,000    
FNMA Series 2004-45 Class VB
    4.50       10/25/2028       106,943  
  75,000    
FNMA Series 2005-31 Class PB
    5.50       04/25/2035       85,061  
  58,051    
FNMA Series 2006-57 Class PA
    5.50       08/25/2027       58,693  
  4,584,494    
FNMA Series 2009-102 Class PN
    5.00       11/25/2039       4,987,742  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    1,309,592,180  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Government National Mortgage Association: 4.24%                        
  16,889,000    
GNMA%%(a)
    4.00       01/15/2040       17,375,403  
  4,387,000    
GNMA%%(a)
    3.00       10/20/2033       4,512,468  
  85,600,000    
GNMA%%
    4.00       01/15/2040       87,097,486  
  8,600,000    
GNMA%%
    4.00       01/15/2040       8,782,698  
  2,894,000    
GNMA%%(a)
    5.50       01/15/2040       2,985,161  
  999,999    
GNMA #004696
    4.50       05/20/2040       1,055,349  
  379    
GNMA #065183
    11.50       06/15/2013       382  
  4,339    
GNMA #065561
    11.50       05/15/2013       4,839  
  5,292,952    
GNMA #082651±
    3.50       10/20/2040       5,527,906  
  882,049    
GNMA #082664±
    3.50       11/20/2040       921,203  
  54,738    
GNMA #267461±
    8.05       07/15/2019       62,440  
  7,073    
GNMA #270973±
    8.05       09/15/2019       7,147  
  18,411    
GNMA #270981±
    8.05       09/15/2019       21,002  
  50,524    
GNMA #270992±
    8.05       08/15/2019       57,633  
  20,641    
GNMA #270995±
    8.05       07/15/2019       23,545  
  6,003    
GNMA #271015±
    8.05       11/15/2019       6,064  
  23,691    
GNMA #271020±
    8.05       02/15/2020       27,279  
  34,609    
GNMA #271179±
    8.05       10/15/2019       39,479  
  17,035    
GNMA #274696±
    8.05       10/15/2019       19,432  
  7,745    
GNMA #274698±
    8.05       02/15/2020       7,828  
  12,198    
GNMA #276604±
    8.05       10/15/2019       12,336  
  29,827    
GNMA #277013±
    8.05       11/15/2019       34,024  
  10,710    
GNMA #277020
    7.75       07/15/2020       10,767  
  15,033    
GNMA #279234±
    8.05       10/15/2020       17,309  
  64,200    
GNMA #279254
    7.75       09/20/2020       73,577  
  127,978    
GNMA #302430
    7.75       03/20/2021       147,525  
  40,907    
GNMA #310462
    7.75       07/20/2021       47,156  
  35,754    
GNMA #313386
    7.75       08/15/2021       41,361  
  125,958    
GNMA #781113
    7.00       11/15/2029       145,220  
  7,276,367    
GNMA #782044(o)
    6.50       12/15/2032       8,401,610  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    137,465,629  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total Agency Securities (Cost $1,789,229,351)                     1,800,713,935  
       
 
                     

 


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TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Asset Backed Securities: 8.90%                        
$ 9,279,000    
Aesop Series 2010-5A Class A
       3.15%     03/20/2017     $ 9,159,121  
  7,348,000    
Allya Auto Receivables Trust Series 2010-4 Class A4
    1.35       12/15/2015       7,253,514  
  2,669,000    
Bank of America Credit Card Trust Series 2006-A12 Class A12±
    0.27       03/15/2014       2,664,647  
  6,230,000    
Bank of America Credit Card Trust Series 2008-7 Class A±
    0.95       12/15/2014       6,274,407  
  10,657,000    
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2004 Class A8±
    0.38       08/15/2014       10,633,363  
  10,882,000    
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2005-A10 Class A±
    0.33       09/15/2015       10,792,018  
  3,572,000    
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2006-12 Class A±
    0.31       07/15/2016       3,524,671  
  11,400,000    
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2006-4 Class A±
    0.29       12/16/2013       11,396,005  
  3,538,000    
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2006-A5 Class A5±
    0.31       01/15/2016       3,501,917  
  6,994,000    
Captial One Multi-Asset Execution Trust Series 2007-A8 Class A8±
    0.59       10/15/2015       6,964,546  
  8,027,000    
Chase Issuance Trust Series 2009-A2 Class A2±
    1.80       04/15/2014       8,168,504  
  2,007,000    
Chase Issuance Trust Series 2009-A3 Class A3±
    2.40       06/17/2013       2,025,919  
  6,758,000    
CitiBank Credit Card Issuance Trust Series 2009-A2 Class A2±
    1.80       05/15/2014       6,886,068  
  12,472,000    
Comet Series 2009-A2 Class A2
    3.20       04/15/2014       12,635,484  
  11,190,692    
Developers Diversified Realty Corporation Series 2009-DDR1 Class A
    3.81       10/14/2022       11,773,086  
  3,967,000    
Discover Card Master Trust I Series 2006-2 Class A2±
    0.28       01/16/2014       3,961,422  
  2,753,000    
Discover Card Master Trust Series 2008-A3 Class A3
    5.10       10/15/2013       2,798,059  
  5,219,262    
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust Series 2009-C Class A3
    2.72       11/15/2013       5,290,672  
  3,930,319    
Honda Auto Receivables 2010-1 Owner Trust Class A2
    0.62       02/21/2012       3,931,851  
  10,326,000    
MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust Series 2001-2 Class A±
    0.50       12/16/2013       10,329,029  
  11,993,000    
MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust Series 2006-A5 Class A5±
    0.31       10/15/2015       11,907,310  
  275,507    
Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Series 2007-HE2 Class A2A±
    0.29       01/25/2037       267,425  
  203,598    
Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loans Series 2007-1 Class A1±
    0.30       12/25/2036       198,311  
  17,309,150    
Nelnet Student Loan Trust Series 2008-3 Class A4±
    1.94       11/25/2024       17,855,840  
  12,016,275    
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2004-5 Class A4±
    0.44       01/25/2021       11,962,181  
  6,605,000    
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2004-7 Class A5±
    0.46       01/27/2020       6,555,758  
  22,628,000    
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2004-9 Class A5±
    0.44       01/27/2020       22,267,405  
  7,137,000    
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2006-3 Class A4±
    0.37       07/25/2019       7,083,443  
  9,196,000    
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2007-4 Class A3±
    0.35       01/25/2022       9,117,272  
  13,384,000    
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2008-1 Class A4A±
    1.89       12/15/2032       13,843,478  
  3,207,000    
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2008-4 Class A4±
    1.94       07/25/2022       3,340,057  
  16,716,171    
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2008-5 Class A2±
    1.39       10/25/2016       16,932,632  
  15,880,000    
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2008-5 Class A4±
    1.99       07/25/2023       16,514,171  
  10,718,000    
SLM Student Loan Trust Series 2008-6 Class A2±
    0.84       10/25/2017       10,776,357  
       
 
                       
Total Asset Backed Securities (Cost $288,432,422)                     288,585,943  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations: 19.43%                        
  2,671,043    
Asset Securitization Corporation Series 1996-D3 Class A2±
    7.77       10/13/2026       2,733,063  
  1,368,000    
Bank of America Commercial Mortgage Incorporated Series 
2002-2 Class B
±
    5.27       07/11/2043       1,424,454  
  1,837,000    
Bank of America Commercial Mortgage Incorporated Series 
2004-6 Class A3
±
    4.51       12/10/2042       1,884,144  
  1,577,968    
Bank of America Commercial Mortgage Incorporated Series 
2000-2 Class E
±
    7.63       09/15/2032       1,573,308  
  1,345,000    
Bank of America Commercial Mortgage Incorporated Series 2002-PB2 Class B±
    6.31       06/11/2035       1,402,330  
  9,905,000    
Bank of America Commercial Mortgage Incorporated Series 
2005-4 Class A5A
±
    4.93       07/10/2045       10,450,806  
  2,225,000    
Bank of America Commercial Mortgage Incorporated Series 
2005-5 Class A4
±
    5.12       10/10/2045       2,427,625  
  2,108,000    
Bank of America Commercial Mortgage Incorporated Series 
2005-6 Class A4
±
    5.37       09/10/2047       2,308,279  
  10,449,000    
Bank of America Commercial Mortgage Incorporated Series 
2006-5 Class A4
±
    5.41       09/10/2047       11,010,231  
  5,533,000    
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Incorporated Series 2002-PBW1 Class A2±
    4.72       11/11/2035       5,760,140  
  671,305    
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Incorporated Series 2003-T12 Class A3±
    4.24       08/13/2039       680,205  
  1,788,000    
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Incorporated Series 2004-PWR4 Class A3±
    5.47       06/11/2041       1,947,733  
  4,830,000    
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Incorporated Series 2005 Power 7 Mortgage Certificate Class A3±
    5.12       02/11/2041       5,163,094  
  2,656,432    
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Incorporated Series 2005-PWR7 Class A±
    4.95       02/11/2041       2,728,146  

 


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TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)                        
$ 1,280,804    
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Incorporated Series 2007-PRW1 Class A1±
       5.59%     06/11/2040     $ 1,305,461  
  588,786    
Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Incorporated Series 2007-AHL1 Class A2A±
    0.29       12/25/2036       565,256  
  5,950,000    
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate Series 1999-C1 Class A4±
    6.98       01/17/2032       6,457,837  
  5,070,000    
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate Series 2001-J2 Class B±
    6.30       07/16/2034       5,598,374  
  8,661,000    
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate Series 2004-LB2A Class A4±
    4.72       03/10/2039       9,104,419  
  3,875,000    
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate Series 2010-C1 Class A1±
    3.16       07/10/2046       3,938,889  
  5,037,000    
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificate Series 2010-CI Class A3±
    4.21       07/10/2046       5,027,043  
  20,546    
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2002-CKS4 Class A1±
    4.49       11/15/2036       20,576  
  403,000    
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2002-CKS4 Class A2±
    5.18       11/15/2036       419,914  
  3,170,000    
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2003 C4 B±
    5.25       08/15/2036       3,320,142  
  3,156,000    
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2003-CPN1 Class A2±
    4.60       03/15/2035       3,316,354  
  737,027    
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2005-C1 Class A3±
    4.81       02/15/2038       758,943  
  4,212,000    
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2005-C2 Class A4±
    4.83       04/15/2037       4,381,084  
  2,750,000    
Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2007-C2 Class A2±
    5.45       01/15/2049       2,811,076  
  14,937,000    
Discover Card Master Trust Series 2009-A2 Class A±
    1.55       02/17/2015       15,169,099  
  2,761,000    
ESA Trust Series 2010-ESHA Class A±
    2.95       11/05/2027       2,753,873  
  4,778,877    
FHLMC Series 2479 Class PG
    6.00       08/15/2032       5,265,191  
  3,954,000    
FHLMC Series 2558 Class BD
    5.00       01/15/2018       4,324,806  
  7,318,000    
FHLMC Series 2590 Class BY
    5.00       03/15/2018       8,017,419  
  3,380,000    
FHLMC Series 2676 Class CY
    4.00       09/15/2018       3,604,852  
  268,793    
FHLMC Series 2727 Class PW±
    3.57       06/15/2029       274,140  
  3,904,000    
FHLMC Series 2843 Class BC
    5.00       08/15/2019       4,287,255  
  241,175    
FHLMC Series 2980 Class QA
    6.00       05/15/2035       267,217  
  2,469,782    
FHLMC Series 3028 Class PG
    5.50       09/15/2035       2,686,762  
  4,883,969    
FHLMC Series 3052 Class MH
    5.25       10/15/2034       5,312,485  
  3,340,723    
FHLMC Series 3325 Class JL
    5.50       06/15/2037       3,708,865  
  3,752,000    
FHLMC Series K003 Class AAVB
    4.77       05/25/2018       4,095,561  
  7,469,342    
FHLMC Series K008 Class A1
    2.75       12/25/2019       7,518,195  
  1,839,000    
First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage Series 2001-C4 Class B±(l)
    6.42       12/12/2033       1,908,915  
  5,501,655    
FNMA Series 2009-110 Class DA
    4.50       01/25/2040       5,828,187  
  31,958,137    
FNMA Series 2001-81 Class HE
    6.50       01/25/2032       36,074,214  
  3,666,000    
FNMA Series 2002-94 Class HQ
    4.50       01/25/2018       3,910,031  
  1,482,582    
FNMA Series 2004-60 Class PA
    5.50       04/25/2034       1,618,755  
  1,441,331    
FNMA Series 2005-58 Class MA
    5.50       07/25/2035       1,621,272  
  4,932,183    
FNMA Series 2007-30 Class MA
    4.25       02/25/2037       5,201,088  
  94,675    
FNMA Series 2007-39 Class NA
    4.25       01/25/2037       99,599  
  7,441,753    
FNMA Series 2007-77 Class MH
    6.00       12/25/2036       8,149,593  
  9,674,717    
FNMA Series 2009-71 Class JT
    6.00       06/25/2036       10,672,422  
  10,130,014    
FNMA Series 2009-78 Class J
    5.00       09/25/2019       10,885,017  
  4,683,199    
FNMA Series 2009-93 Class PD
    4.50       09/25/2039       4,840,525  
  6,993,000    
FNMA Series 2009-M1 Class A2±
    4.29       07/25/2019       7,402,574  
  6,303,000    
FNMA Series 2009-M2 Class A3
    4.00       01/25/2019       6,558,326  
  6,743,281    
FNMA Series 2010-15 Class KA
    4.00       03/25/2039       7,056,787  
  16,500,936    
FNMA Series 2010-54 Class EA
    4.50       06/25/2040       17,209,642  
  2,860,000    
FNMA Series 2010-M1 Class A2±
    4.45       09/25/2019       3,032,009  
  23,721,000    
FNMA Series 2010-M3 Class A3±
    4.33       03/25/2020       25,096,417  
  4,152,000    
FNMA Series K005 Class A2±
    4.32       11/25/2019       4,386,503  
  661,568    
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corporation Series 2001-3 Class A1±
    5.56       06/10/2038       662,939  

 


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TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)                        
$ 4,091,096    
GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corporation Series 2002-1A Class A3±
       6.27%     12/10/2035     $ 4,271,316  
  977,000    
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities Incorporated Series 2001-C2 Class B±
    6.79       04/15/2034       999,300  
  1,712,000    
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities Incorporated Series 2003-C2 Class A2±
    5.66       05/10/2040       1,853,380  
  3,123,000    
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities Incorporated Series 2003-C2 Class B±
    5.67       05/10/2040       3,307,054  
  1,384,000    
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities Incorporated Series 2003-C2 Class D±
    5.67       05/10/2040       1,401,950  
  3,108,000    
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities Incorporated Series 2004-C2 Class A4±
    5.30       08/10/2038       3,343,162  
  1,956,000    
GNMA Series 2006-37 Class JG
    5.00       07/20/2036       2,136,634  
  2,226,300    
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corporation Series 2003-C1 Class B±
    4.23       07/05/2035       2,309,514  
  8,433,000    
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corporation Series 2005-GG5 Class A5±
    5.22       04/10/2037       8,939,545  
  278,173    
GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II Series 2004-C1 Class A2±
    4.32       10/10/2028       278,047  
  1,569,000    
GS Mortgage Securities Corporation II Series 2006-GG6 Class A4±
    5.55       04/10/2038       1,677,174  
  9,641,926    
Impact Funding LLC±
    5.31       01/25/2051       9,704,599  
  1,342,422    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2000-C10 Class C±
    7.90       08/15/2032       1,341,779  
  1,766,000    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2001-CIBC2 Class D±
    6.85       04/15/2035       1,786,848  
  1,007,000    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2002 C2 Certificate Class B±
    5.21       12/12/2034       1,049,152  
  1,334,000    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2002-CIB5 Class A2±
    5.16       10/12/2037       1,404,782  
  2,367,000    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2002-CIBC 4 Class C±
    6.45       05/12/2034       2,457,662  
  1,902,660    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2003-C1 Class A1±
    4.28       01/12/2037       1,955,126  
  870,053    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2003-CB6 Class A1±
    4.39       07/12/2037       898,567  
  3,171,300    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2003-CB7 Class A4±
    4.88       01/12/2038       3,374,011  
  3,207,000    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2004-C2 Class A3±
    5.40       05/15/2041       3,446,056  
  7,501,540    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2004-CB9 Class A4±
    5.54       06/12/2041       8,032,564  
  1,988,120    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2004-CIBC9 Class A2±
    5.11       06/12/2041       2,009,714  
  1,332,000    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2005-LDP4 Class A4±
    4.92       10/15/2042       1,429,123  
  1,810,000    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2005-LDP5 Class A4±
    5.36       12/15/2044       1,978,294  
  3,780,750    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2006 Class A4±
    5.48       12/12/2044       4,026,490  
  3,568,886    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2006-CB14 Class A2±
    5.44       12/12/2044       3,586,083  
  1,825,000    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2006-CB16 Class A4±
    5.55       05/12/2045       1,954,296  
  11,364,000    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2006-CB17 Class A4±
    5.43       12/12/2043       12,017,506  
  1,794,000    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2006-LDP9 Class A2±
    5.13       05/15/2047       1,879,578  
  1,817,000    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2006-LDP9 Class A3±
    5.34       05/15/2047       1,895,113  
  3,050,000    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2007 Class A±
    6.00       06/15/2049       3,245,936  
  4,772,000    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2007-LD12 Class A3±
    6.19       02/15/2051       5,015,460  

 


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TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)                        
$ 10,869    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2008-C2 Class A1±
       5.02%     02/12/2051     $ 10,873  
  9,678,000    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2009-IWST Class A2±
    5.63       12/05/2027       10,708,968  
  7,325,568    
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corporation Series 2010-C1 Class A1±
    3.85       06/15/2043       7,609,976  
  4,379,101    
Lehman Brothers UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2001-C2 Class A2±
    6.65       11/15/2027       4,402,996  
  6,452,347    
Lehman Brothers UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2001-C3 Class A2±
    6.37       12/15/2028       6,548,020  
  6,652,000    
Lehman Brothers UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2002-C2 Class A4±
    5.59       06/15/2031       6,985,783  
  1,077,479    
Lehman Brothers UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2002-C4 Class A4±
    4.56       09/15/2026       1,096,952  
  16,751,196    
Lehman Brothers UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2002-C4 Class A5±
    4.85       09/15/2031       17,584,060  
  3,836,000    
Lehman Brothers UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2002-C7 Class A4±
    4.96       12/15/2031       4,063,463  
  5,071,000    
Lehman Brothers UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2003-C8 Class A4±
    5.12       11/15/2032       5,458,456  
  1,887,000    
Lehman Brothers UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2004-C1 Class A4±
    4.57       01/15/2031       1,979,341  
  1,233,000    
Lehman Brothers UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2004-C7 Class A5±
    4.63       10/15/2029       1,283,578  
  1,740,000    
Lehman Brothers UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2005-C1 Class A 4±
    4.74       02/15/2030       1,840,039  
  5,349,000    
Lehman Brothers UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2005-C2 Class A4±
    5.00       04/15/2030       5,482,230  
  873,000    
Lehman Brothers UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2007-C1 Class AAB±
    5.40       02/15/2040       937,241  
  1,751,000    
Lehman Brothers UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2007-C3 Class A3±
    6.13       07/15/2044       1,859,062  
  4,655,000    
Lehman Brothers UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2007-C3 Class A4±
    6.14       07/15/2044       4,942,015  
  6,831,000    
Lehman Brothers UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2007-C6 Class A3±
    5.93       07/15/2040       7,164,487  
  3,283,500    
Lehman Brothers UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2008-C1 Class A2±
    6.32       04/15/2041       3,589,562  
  5,580,000    
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust Series 2003-KEY1 Class A4±
    5.24       11/12/2035       5,952,984  
  5,488,000    
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust Series 2004-KEY2 Class A4±
    4.86       08/12/2039       5,799,764  
  2,626,568    
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust Series 2005-CIP1 Class A2±
    4.96       07/12/2038       2,664,579  
  2,169,000    
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust Series 2005-CIP1 Class A3A±
    4.95       07/12/2038       2,282,192  
  1,310,900    
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust Series 2005-CKI1 Class A6±
    5.41       11/12/2037       1,439,011  
  1,367,000    
Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2002-HQ Class B±
    6.64       04/15/2034       1,441,386  
  3,570,000    
Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2003-IQ6 Class A4±
    4.97       12/15/2041       3,831,228  
  2,786,810    
Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2003-T11 Class A4±
    5.15       06/13/2041       2,976,202  
  5,590,000    
Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2004-IQ8 Class A4±
    4.90       06/15/2040       5,781,338  
  2,443,000    
Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2004-T15 Class A4±
    5.27       06/13/2041       2,644,380  
  11,621,000    
Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2005-HQ6 Class A4A±
    4.99       08/13/2042       12,482,443  
  328,096    
Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2005-T17 Class A4±
    4.52       12/13/2041       333,964  
  4,435,000    
Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2006-IQ12 Class ANM±
    5.31       12/15/2043       4,552,659  
  1,844,720    
Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2007-HQ13 Class A1±
    5.36       12/15/2044       1,893,798  
  9,882,500    
Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2007-HQ13 Class A3±
    5.57       12/15/2044       10,227,643  
  1,186,000    
Morgan Stanley Capital I Series 2007-IQ14 Class AAB±
    5.65       04/15/2049       1,253,671  
  3,484,545    
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I Series 2001-TOP3 Class A4±
    6.39       07/15/2033       3,545,981  
  3,032,000    
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I Series 2003-HQ2 Class A2±
    4.92       03/12/2035       3,207,288  
  1,456,000    
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I Series 2003-HQ2 Class B±
    5.04       03/12/2035       1,502,023  
  3,344,000    
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I Series 2004-HQ3 Class A4±
    4.80       01/13/2041       3,536,119  
  3,533,000    
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I Series 2005-IQ9 Class A5±
    4.70       07/15/2056       3,739,819  
  494,942    
Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2007-6XS Class 2A1S±
    0.36       02/25/2047       409,775  
  5,409,589    
Nomura Asset Securities Corporation Series 1998-D6 Class A2±
    7.29       03/15/2030       5,991,582  
  1,072,157    
PNC Mortgage Acceptance Corporation Series 2001-C1 Class A2±
    6.36       03/12/2034       1,078,663  
  2,027,000    
Prudential Mortgage Capital Funding LLC Series 2001-ROCK Class B±
    6.76       05/10/2034       2,066,876  
  613,893    
Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities Incorporated VII Series 2000-C2 Class C±
    7.73       07/18/2033       613,150  
  3,901,871    
Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities Incorporated VII Series 2001-C2 Class A3±
    6.50       11/13/2036       4,011,481  
  2,274,553    
Sequoia Mortgage Trust Series 2010-H1 Series A1±
    3.75       02/25/2040       2,304,477  
  183,222    
Structured Asset Securities Corporation Series 1982 Class B±
    4.84       03/01/2020       178,376  
  100,225    
Structured Asset Securities Corporation Series 1998-2 Class A±
    0.77       02/25/2028       95,765  
  3,589,679    
US Bank NA Series 2007-1 Class A±
    5.92       05/25/2012       3,744,825  
  285,759    
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2003-C7 Class A1±(l)
    4.24       10/15/2035       287,962  
  1,678,000    
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust Series 2003-C8 Class A3±(l)
    4.45       11/15/2035       1,729,007  
       
 
                       
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $616,442,411)                     630,172,789  
       
 
                     

 


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TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate   Maturity Date     Value  
Corporate Bonds and Notes: 16.35%                        
       
 
                       
Consumer Discretionary: 0.99%                        
       
 
                       
Leisure Equipment & Products: 0.08%                        
$ 2,765,000    
Mattel Incorporated
    6.20%       10/01/2040     $ 2,691,457  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Media: 0.91%                        
  6,016,000    
Comcast Corporation
    8.38       03/15/2013       6,916,782  
  4,395,000    
DirecTV Incorporated
    6.00       08/15/2040       4,361,994  
  5,732,000    
NBC Universal Incorporated
    2.88       04/01/2016       5,705,914  
  4,776,000    
NBC Universal Incorporated
    4.38       04/01/2021       4,793,518  
  2,983,000    
NBC Universal Incorporated
    5.95       04/01/2041       3,046,266  
  3,125,000    
Time Warner Incorporated
    5.88       11/15/2040       3,099,200  
  1,314,000    
Time Warner Incorporated
    6.10       07/15/2040       1,385,930  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    29,309,604  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Consumer Staples: 1.69%                        
       
 
                       
Beverages: 0.88%                        
  7,955,000    
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Incorporated
    4.13       01/15/2015       8,531,674  
  9,465,000    
Coca Cola Company
    1.50       11/15/2015       9,260,528  
  6,445,000    
Coca Cola Company
    3.15       11/15/2020       6,262,046  
  1,755,000    
Pepsico Incorporated
    3.13       11/01/2020       1,704,767  
  2,690,000    
Pepsico Incorporated
    4.88       11/01/2040       2,642,365  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    28,401,380  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Food & Staples Retailing: 0.28%                        
  5,510,000    
WalMart Stores Incorporated
    3.25       10/25/2020       5,376,024  
  3,730,000    
WalMart Stores Incorporated
    5.00       10/25/2040       3,695,509  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    9,071,533  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Food Products: 0.22%                        
  4,585,000    
Kraft Foods Incorporated Class A
    5.38       02/10/2020       5,106,425  
  1,845,000    
Kraft Foods Incorporated Class A
    6.50       02/09/2040       2,120,300  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    7,226,725  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Tobacco: 0.31%                        
  4,308,000    
Altria Group Incorporated
    9.70       11/10/2018       5,793,153  
  2,875,000    
Altria Group Incorporated
    10.20       02/06/2039       4,151,532  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    9,944,685  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Energy: 1.50%                        
       
 
                       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 1.50%                        
  7,225,000    
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
    5.95       09/15/2016       7,709,559  
  4,705,000    
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
    6.38       09/15/2017       5,082,793  
  3,057,000    
Energy Transfer Partners LP
    9.00       04/15/2019       3,850,927  
  3,364,000    
Husky Energy Incorporated
    7.25       12/15/2019       4,062,477  
  2,700,000    
Midamerican Energy Holdings Company
    6.50       09/15/2037       3,137,262  
  2,805,000    
PacifiCorp
    6.25       10/15/2037       3,249,267  
  4,198,000    
Plains All American Pipeline
    3.95       09/15/2015       4,389,584  
  9,361,000    
Rockies Express Pipeline
    3.90       04/15/2015       9,431,769  
  5,999,000    
Valero Energy Corporation
    9.38       03/15/2019       7,588,945  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    48,502,583  
       
 
                     

 


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TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Financials: 5.98%                        
       
 
                       
Capital Markets: 1.06%                        
$ 2,445,000    
Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated
    3.70%     08/01/2015     $ 2,497,810  
  4,985,000    
Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated
    6.00       06/15/2020       5,344,114  
  2,446,000    
Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated
    6.75       10/01/2037       2,454,759  
  5,837,000    
Lazard Group LLC
    7.13       05/15/2015       6,420,233  
  7,827,000    
Lazard Group LLC
    6.85       06/15/2017       8,312,039  
  6,265,000    
Morgan Stanley
    3.45       11/02/2015       6,148,565  
  3,000,000    
Morgan Stanley
    5.95       12/28/2017       3,168,237  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    34,345,757  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Consumer Finance: 0.54%                        
  12,155,000    
American Express Company
    2.75       09/15/2015       12,015,570  
  4,460,000    
Capital One Bank USA NA
    8.80       07/15/2019       5,551,237  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    17,566,807  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Diversified Financial Services: 2.56%                        
  5,655,000    
Bank of America Corporation
    7.38       05/15/2014       6,318,750  
  8,115,000    
Bank of America Corporation
    3.70       09/01/2015       8,011,745  
  4,735,000    
Bank of America Corporation
    6.00       09/01/2017       4,972,010  
  8,585,000    
Bank of America Corporation
    5.63       07/01/2020       8,630,681  
  6,214,000    
Barclays Bank plc
    5.14       10/14/2020       5,713,462  
  10,460,000    
BNP Paribas
    2.20       11/02/2015       10,318,978  
  9,195,000    
Citigroup Incorporated
    1.88       10/22/2012       9,418,209  
  3,814,000    
Citigroup Incorporated
    6.38       08/12/2014       4,224,611  
  4,065,000    
Citigroup Incorporated
    4.75       05/19/2015       4,241,307  
  6,325,000    
Citigroup Incorporated
    5.38       08/09/2020       6,471,082  
  1,780,000    
JPMorgan Chase & Company
    5.50       10/15/2040       1,779,902  
  6,600,000    
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
    6.00       10/01/2017       7,417,879  
  5,630,000    
JPMorgan Chase Capital XXV
    6.80       10/01/2037       5,626,521  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    83,145,137  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Insurance: 0.64%                        
  3,795,000    
American International Group
    6.40       12/15/2020       3,785,171  
  4,925,000    
Hartford Financial Services Group
    5.50       03/30/2020       5,020,698  
  3,223,000    
Liberty Mutual Group
    7.50       08/15/2036       3,186,287  
  1,810,000    
Prudential Financial Incorporated
    4.50       11/15/2020       1,794,564  
  4,325,000    
Prudential Financial Incorporated
    6.20       11/15/2040       4,426,235  
  2,480,000    
WR Berkley Corporation
    5.38       09/15/2020       2,478,854  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    20,691,809  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS): 1.18%                        
  2,850,000    
Boston Properties LP
    4.13       05/15/2021       2,765,822  
  721,000    
HCP Incorporated Series MTN
    6.30       09/15/2016       795,032  
  1,860,000    
HCP Incorporated Series MTN
    6.70       01/30/2018       2,052,581  
  5,630,000    
Health Care Property Investors Incorporated
    5.65       12/15/2013       6,104,547  
  1,640,000    
Health Care Property Investors Incorporated
    6.00       01/30/2017       1,753,731  
  1,890,000    
Kilroy Realty Corporation
    5.00       11/03/2015       1,910,425  
  2,660,000    
Kilroy Realty Corporation
    6.63       06/01/2020       2,703,972  
  3,123,000    
Reckson Operating Partnership LP
    7.75       03/15/2020       3,381,269  
  3,125,000    
Reliance Holdings Limited
    4.50       10/19/2020       2,971,428  
  2,760,000    
Tanger Properties LP
    6.13       06/01/2020       3,038,454  
  2,680,000    
Ventas Realty LP
    3.13       11/30/2015       2,630,356  
  2,970,000    
WEA Finance LLC
    7.50       06/02/2014       3,429,495  

 


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TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (continued)                        
$ 3,414,000    
WEA Finance LLC
    7.13%     04/15/2018     $ 3,992,540  
  580,000    
WEA Finance LLC
    6.75       09/02/2019       669,145  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    38,198,797  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Health Care: 0.95%                        
       
 
                       
Biotechnology: 0.25%                        
  8,184,000    
Amgen Incorporated
    3.45       10/01/2020       8,056,068  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Health Care Equipment & Supplies: 0.20%                        
  2,932,000    
Becton Dickinson & Company
    3.25       11/12/2020       2,861,219  
  3,495,000    
CareFusion Corporation
    4.13       08/01/2012       3,652,313  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    6,513,532  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Health Care Providers & Services: 0.17%                        
  5,519,000    
Coventry Health Care Incorporated
    5.95       03/15/2017       5,579,759  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Life Sciences Tools & Services: 0.10%                        
  3,067,000    
Life Technologies Corporation
    4.40       03/01/2015       3,239,313  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Pharmaceuticals: 0.23%                        
  7,615,000    
Allergan Incorporated
    3.38       09/15/2020       7,468,320  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Industrials: 0.49%                        
       
 
                       
Aerospace & Defense: 0.29%                        
  4,780,000    
Northrop Grumman Corporation
    3.50       03/15/2021       4,612,461  
  1,975,000    
Northrop Grumman Corporation
    5.05       11/15/2040       1,912,699  
  3,095,000    
Raytheon Corporation
    3.13       10/15/2020       2,963,797  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    9,488,957  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Road & Rail: 0.20%                        
  6,181,000    
BSNF Railway Company
    5.75       05/01/2040       6,497,690  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Information Technology: 0.91%                        
       
 
                       
Communications Equipment: 0.14%                        
  1,485,000    
Cisco Systems Incorporated
    4.45       01/15/2020       1,606,304  
  1,694,000    
Cisco Systems Incorporated
    5.50       01/15/2040       1,788,117  
  1,255,000    
Harris Corporation
    6.15       12/15/2040       1,248,148  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    4,642,569  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Computers & Peripherals: 0.45%                        
  9,645,000    
Hewlett Packard Company LP
    2.13       09/13/2015       9,673,260  
  4,830,000    
Hewlett Packard Company LP
    3.75       12/01/2020       4,829,740  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    14,503,000  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Electronic Equipment & Instruments: 0.14%                        
  1,900,000    
Arrow Electronics Incorporated
    3.38       11/01/2015       1,872,463  
  2,830,000    
Arrow Electronics Incorporated
    5.13       03/01/2021       2,780,359  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    4,652,822  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Software: 0.18%                        
  4,012,000    
Adobe Systems Incorporated
    4.75       02/01/2020       4,278,758  
  1,456,000    
Oracle Corporation
    5.38       07/15/2040       1,507,676  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    5,786,434  
       
 
                     

 


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TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Materials: 0.88%                        
       
 
                       
Chemicals: 0.67%                        
$ 6,095,000    
Dow Chemical Company
    4.85%     08/15/2012     $ 6,460,529  
  3,265,000    
Dow Chemical Company
    5.90       02/15/2015       3,661,900  
  5,875,000    
Dow Chemical Company
    8.55       05/15/2019       7,418,445  
  3,195,000    
Dow Chemical Company
    4.25       11/15/2020       3,116,368  
  1,145,000    
Sinochem Corporation
    6.30       11/12/2040       1,147,401  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    21,804,643  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Metals & Mining: 0.21%                        
  6,755,000    
Codelco Incorporated
    3.75       11/04/2020       6,598,730  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Telecommunication Services: 0.85%                        
       
 
                       
Diversified Telecommunication Services: 0.37%                        
  3,435,000    
Frontier Communications Corporation
    8.25       04/15/2017       3,778,500  
  975,000    
Frontier Communications Corporation
    8.13       10/01/2018       1,072,500  
  1,865,000    
Frontier Communications Corporation
    8.50       04/15/2020       2,051,500  
  4,616,000    
Qwest Corporation
    7.50       10/01/2014       5,227,620  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    12,130,120  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Wireless Telecommunication Services: 0.48%                        
  1,889,000    
American Tower Corporation
    5.05       09/01/2020       1,945,993  
  3,055,000    
Cellco Partnership / Verizon Wireless Capital LLC
    8.50       11/15/2018       4,133,580  
  8,430,000    
Verizon Wireless Corporation
    5.55       02/01/2014       9,407,155  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    15,486,728  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Utilities: 2.11%                        
       
 
                       
Electric Utilities: 1.14%                        
  6,620,000    
DPL Incorporated
    6.88       09/01/2011       6,909,585  
  5,080,000    
Duke Energy Corporation
    6.30       02/01/2014       5,751,921  
  3,900,000    
Exelon Generation Company LLC
    4.00       10/01/2020       3,808,362  
  1,735,000    
Exelon Generation Company LLC
    5.75       10/01/2041       1,685,131  
  3,030,000    
FirstEnergy Solutions Company
    6.05       08/15/2021       3,214,769  
  1,786,000    
FirstEnergy Solutions Company
    6.80       08/15/2039       1,784,861  
  10,280,000    
Nevada Power Company Series A
    8.25       06/01/2011       10,653,390  
  2,995,000    
Progress Energy Incorporated
    6.85       04/15/2012       3,227,436  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    37,035,455  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Gas Utilities: 0.35%                        
  1,080,000    
El Paso Pipeline Corporation
    4.10       11/15/2015       1,084,160  
  6,480,000    
El Paso Pipeline Corporation
    7.50       11/15/2040       6,673,357  
  3,395,000    
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
    5.40       01/15/2040       3,458,079  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    11,215,596  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Multi-Utilities: 0.62%                        
  6,955,000    
CMS Energy Corporation
    5.05       02/15/2018       7,017,143  
  9,955,000    
Dominion Resources Incorporated Puttable§
    8.88       01/15/2019       13,252,882  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    20,270,025  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $517,184,241)                     530,066,035  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Municipal Bonds and Notes: 0.75%                        
       
 
                       
California: 0.42%                        
  895,000    
California State Build America Bonds (Property Tax Revenue)§±
    7.63       03/01/2040       926,477  
  4,730,000    
California State Build America Bonds (Property Tax Revenue)§±
    7.60       11/01/2040       4,883,583  

 


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TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
California (continued)                        
$ 3,640,000    
Los Angeles CA Community College District Build America Bonds (Property Tax Revenue)§±
    6.75%     08/01/2049     $ 3,812,572  
  4,080,000    
Los Angeles CA DW & P Build America Bonds (Utilities Revenue)§±
    6.57       07/01/2045       4,054,337  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    13,676,969  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Nevada: 0.14%                        
  4,315,000    
Clark County NV (Transportation Revenue)§±
    6.82       07/01/2045       4,547,061  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
New Jersey: 0.06%                        
  2,145,000    
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Build America Bonds (Transportation Revenue)§±
    5.75       12/15/2028       2,096,480  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Texas: 0.13%                        
  4,138,000    
North Texas Tollway Authority (Transportation Revenue)§±
    6.72       01/01/2049       4,103,820  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total Municipal Bonds and Notes (Cost $24,479,185)                     24,424,330  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
US Treasury Securities: 12.50%                        
       
 
                       
US Treasury Bonds: 7.64%                        
  1,395,000    
US Treasury Bond
    0.50       10/15/2013       1,388,134  
  32,228,000    
US Treasury Bond
    0.50       11/15/2013       32,036,630  
  1,819,000    
US Treasury Bond«
    1.25       10/31/2015       1,803,084  
  61,245,000    
US Treasury Bond(o)
    1.38       11/30/2015       60,986,607  
  16,689,000    
US Treasury Bond(o)
    2.25       11/30/2017       16,796,961  
  26,241,000    
US Treasury Bond«
    2.63       11/15/2020       25,855,572  
  3,313,000    
US Treasury Bond
    5.38       02/15/2031       4,044,447  
  26,783,000    
US Treasury Bond
    4.50       02/15/2036       28,938,201  
  13,900,000    
US Treasury Bond
    4.25       05/15/2039       14,271,394  
  12,491,000    
US Treasury Bond
    4.38       11/15/2039       13,086,271  
  14,738,000    
US Treasury Bond
    4.63       02/15/2040       16,096,667  
  29,359,000    
US Treasury Bond
    4.38       05/15/2040       30,753,553  
  1,783,000    
US Treasury Bond
    3.88       08/15/2040       1,713,073  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    247,770,594  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
US Treasury Notes: 4.86%                        
  4,423,000    
US Treasury Note
    6.25       05/15/2030       5,947,555  
  9,045,000    
US Treasury Note
    8.75       08/15/2020       13,748,400  
  17,915,000    
US Treasury Note
    8.88       08/15/2017       25,682,837  
  9,699,000    
US Treasury Note
    4.88       08/15/2016       11,391,020  
  16,140,000    
US Treasury Note
    4.75       08/15/2017       18,900,198  
  66,108,000    
US Treasury Note«
    1.88       10/31/2017       65,038,901  
  17,090,000    
US Treasury Note«
    2.63       08/15/2020       16,897,738  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    157,606,649  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total US Treasury Securities (Cost $405,258,481)                     405,377,243  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes: 6.37%                        
       
 
                       
Consumer Discretionary: 0.27%                        
       
 
                       
Media: 0.27%                        
  4,055,000    
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc
    9.50       11/15/2018       5,496,362  
  2,855,000    
Thomson Reuters Corporation
    5.95       07/15/2013       3,207,758  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    8,704,120  
       
 
                     

 


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TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Consumer Staples: 0.30%                        
       
 
                       
Food & Staples Retailing: 0.30%                        
$ 2,980,000    
Woolworths Limited
    2.55%     09/22/2015     $ 3,011,877  
  6,655,000    
Woolworths Limited
    4.00       09/22/2020       6,684,209  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    9,696,086  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Energy: 0.77%                        
       
 
                       
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels: 0.77%                        
  2,795,000    
Husky Energy Incorporated
    5.90       06/15/2014       3,099,138  
  1,049,000    
Petrobras International Finance Company
    6.88       01/20/2040       1,130,097  
  6,788,000    
Shell International
    3.10       06/28/2015       7,114,577  
  3,625,000    
TransCanada Pipelines Limited
    3.80       10/01/2020       3,661,953  
  9,595,000    
Transocean Incorporated
    4.95       11/15/2015       10,003,536  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    25,009,301  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Financials: 3.12%                        
       
 
                       
Commercial Banks: 1.84%                        
  5,520,000    
DnB Nor Boligkreditt AS
    2.10       10/14/2015       5,467,786  
  5,808,000    
HSBC Holdings plc
    6.80       06/01/2038       6,185,166  
  5,605,000    
Itau Unibanco Holding SA
    6.20       04/15/2020       5,874,135  
  1,395,000    
Korea Development Bank
    4.38       08/10/2015       1,449,531  
  7,229,000    
Korea Development Bank
    3.25       03/09/2016       7,093,702  
  6,265,000    
Lloyds TSB Bank plc
    6.50       09/14/2020       5,776,217  
  8,661,000    
Nordea Bank AB
    3.70       11/13/2014       9,077,915  
  9,040,000    
Swedish Export Credit
    3.25       09/16/2014       9,594,966  
  8,980,000    
Westpac Banking Corporation
    2.25       11/19/2012       9,204,329  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    59,723,747  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Consumer Finance: 0.26%                        
  8,290,000    
Finance For Danish Industry
    2.00       06/12/2013       8,493,461  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Diversified Financial Services: 0.17%                        
  4,915,000    
Credit Suisse New York NY
    6.00       02/15/2018       5,361,090  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS): 0.37%                        
  7,460,000    
Qatari Diar Finance QSC
    5.00       07/21/2020       7,593,743  
  4,115,000    
Westfield Group
    5.40       10/01/2012       4,383,072  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    11,976,815  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance: 0.48%                        
  14,845,000    
Achmea Hypotheekbank NV
    3.20       11/03/2014       15,654,528  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Materials: 0.18%                        
       
 
                       
Metals & Mining: 0.18%                        
  3,510,000    
Vale Overseas Limited
    4.63       09/15/2020       3,537,276  
  1,977,000    
Vale Overseas Limited
    6.88       11/10/2039       2,197,847  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    5,735,123  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Telecommunication Services: 1.42%                        
       
 
                       
Diversified Telecommunication Services: 0.91%                        
  1,910,000    
British Telecommunications plc
    9.88       12/15/2030       2,546,336  
  11,205,000    
Hutchison Whampoa International Limited
    4.63       09/11/2015       11,981,249  
  3,155,000    
Qtel International Finance
    4.75       02/16/2021       2,935,664  

 


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TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)                        
$ 4,265,000    
Telefonica Emisiones SAU
    5.98%     06/20/2011     $ 4,382,812  
  1,051,000    
Telefonica Emisiones SAU
    5.13       04/27/2020       1,065,738  
  6,670,000    
Telemar Norte Leste SAU
    5.50       10/23/2020       6,619,975  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    29,531,774  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Wireless Telecommunication Services: 0.50%                        
  6,005,000    
America Moviles SA
    5.00       10/16/2019       6,382,528  
  1,215,000    
Rogers Cable Incorporated
    5.50       03/15/2014       1,350,963  
  6,977,000    
Rogers Wireless Incorporated
    6.38       03/01/2014       6,182,716  
  3,010,000    
Telefonica Moviles Chile
    2.88       11/09/2015       2,947,720  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    16,863,927  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Utilities: 0.31%                        
       
 
                       
Electric Utilities: 0.13%                        
  4,255,000    
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Company Limited
    3.13       09/16/2015       4,195,621  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Gas Utilities: 0.18%                        
  4,535,000    
Odebrecht Drilling SA
    6.35       06/30/2021       4,603,025  
  1,080,000    
Petroleos Mexicanos Corporation
    5.50       01/21/2021       1,128,600  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    5,731,625  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total Yankee Corporate Bonds and Notes (Cost $202,726,290)                     206,677,218  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Yankee Government Bonds: 1.33%                        
  3,135,000    
Korea
    5.50       10/17/2012       3,326,564  
  6,880,000    
Norway
    1.75       10/05/2015       6,847,286  
  2,644,000    
Province of Quebec
    3.50       07/29/2020       2,666,610  
  7,070,000    
Republic of Chile
    3.88       08/05/2020       7,176,050  
  3,555,000    
Republic of Peru
    5.63       11/18/2050       3,421,688  
  3,605,000    
Republic of Poland
    3.88       07/16/2015       3,618,818  
  1,600,000    
Russia
    3.63       04/29/2015       1,603,200  
  13,835,000    
State of Qatar
    4.00       01/20/2015       14,422,988  
       
 
                       
Total Yankee Government Bonds (Cost $42,913,423)                     43,083,204  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Short-Term Investments: 10.30%                        
       
 
                       
Corporate Bonds and Notes: 0.23%                        
  4,273,731    
Gryphon Funding Limited(a)(i)(v)
    0.00       08/05/2011       1,784,710  
  12,927,585    
VFNC Corporation††±(a)(i)(v)
    0.25       09/29/2011       7,368,723  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    9,153,433  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Shares    
 
  Yield                  
Investment Companies: 10.01%                        
  231,066,530    
Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund(l)(u)(o)
    0.14               231,066,530  
  93,627,275    
Wells Fargo Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC(l)(u)(v)
    0.26               93,627,275  
       
 
                       
       
 
                    324,693,805  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $332,104,362)                     333,847,238  
       
 
                     
       
 
                       
Total Investments in Securities
(Cost $4,218,770,166)*
    131.47 %             4,262,947,935  
       
 
                       
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net     (31.47 )             (1,020,393,395 )
       
 
                   
       
 
                       
Total Net Assets     100.00 %           $ 3,242,554,540  
       
 
                   

 


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TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO
                                 
Principal     Security Name   Interest Rate     Maturity Date     Value  
Schedule of TBA Sale Commitments: (14.38%)                        
$ (15,900,000 )  
FNMA%%
    5.50%     06/15/2038     $ (17,017,434 )
  (44,400,000 )  
FNMA%%
    5.50       06/15/2038       (47,161,147 )
  (62,800,000 )  
FNMA%%
    5.50       01/25/2023       (68,452,000 )
  (3,600,000 )  
FNMA%%
    5.50       03/25/2038       (3,884,062 )
  (42,000,000 )  
FNMA%%
    5.50       03/25/2038       (45,274,698 )
  30,500,000    
FNMA%%
    6.00       08/25/2038       (32,458,680 )
  (840,000 )  
FNMA%%
    6.00       08/25/2038       (8,978,810 )
  (6,500,000 )  
FNMA%%
    5.50       03/25/2038       (7,063,674 )
  (50,000,000 )  
FNMA%%
    5.00       03/25/2039       (53,078,100 )
  (9,300,000 )  
FNMA%%
    4.50       12/25/2039       (9,596,438 )
  (58,300,000 )  
FNMA%%
    6.00       12/01/2038       (63,437,688 )
  (65,800,000 )  
FNMA%%
    5.50       12/01/2038       (71,475,250 )
  (35,800,000 )  
FNMA%%
                    (38,412,290 )
       
 
                       
Total Schedule of TBA Sale Commitments (Proceeds $(464,788,260))                     (466,290,271 )
       
 
                     
 
«   All or a portion of this security is on loan.
 
%%   Securities issued on a when-issued (TBA) and/or delayed delivery basis.
 
††   Securities that may be resold to “qualified institutional buyers” under Rule 144A or securities offered pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
±   Variable rate investments.
 
(a)   Security is fair valued by the Management Valuation Team, and in certain instances by the Board of Trustees, in accordance with procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
 
(i)   Illiquid security.
 
(l)   Investment in an affiliate.
 
§   These securities are subject to a demand feature which reduces the effective maturity.
 
(u)   Rate shown is the 7-day annualized yield at period end.
 
(o)   Security pledged as collateral for when-issued (TBA) securities.
 
(v)   Security represents investment of cash collateral received from securities on loan.
 
#   Security pledges collateral for credit default swaps.
 
*   Cost for federal income tax purposes is $4,228,300,275 and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) consists of:
         
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 48,020,181  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (13,372,521 )
 
     
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 34,647,660  
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56   Wells Fargo Advantage Master Portfolios   Statements of Assets and Liabilities—November 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
                                 
    Inflation-   Managed           Total
    Protected   Fixed   Stable   Return
    Bond   Income   Income   Bond
    Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio
 
Assets
                               
Investments
                               
In unaffiliated securities (including securities on loan), at value
  $ 99,269,517     $ 141,454,029     $ 35,033,029     $ 3,934,328,246  
In affiliated securities, at value
    2,342,088       9,235,206       1,277,321       328,619,689  
     
Total investments, at value (see cost below)
    101,611,605       150,689,235       36,310,350       4,262,947,935  
Receivable for investments sold
    553,170       27,858,789       0       1,334,595,863  
Principal paydown receivable
    0       0       0       1,440,526  
Receivable for interest
    593,355       1,336,035       91,056       19,376,439  
Receivable for securities lending income
    0       2,158       95,241       3,730  
Unrealized gains on credit default swap transactions
    0       0       0       68,571  
Premiums paid on credit default swap transactions
    0       0       0       162,575  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    1,565       6,638       1,836       2,059,078  
     
Total assets
    102,759,695       179,892,855       36,498,483       5,620,654,717  
     
 
                               
Liabilities
                               
Payable for investments purchased
    1,325,433       28,556,796       0       1,807,999,669  
Unrealized losses on credit default swap transactions
    0       0       0       150,015  
Payable upon receipt of securities loaned
    2,195,000       585,000       238,625       101,037,832  
TBA sale commitments, at value
    0       0       0       466,290,271  
Payable for interest on TBA sale commitments
    0       0       0       959,178  
Premium received on credit default swap transactions
    0       0       0       541,843  
Investment advisory fee payable
    32,472       38,970       4,380       917,902  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    55,924       10,907       18,176       203,467  
     
Total liabilities
    3,608,829       29,191,673       261,181       2,378,100,177  
     
Total net assets
  $ 99,150,866     $ 150,701,182     $ 36,237,302     $ 3,242,554,540  
     
 
                               
Total investments, at cost
  $ 94,073,157     $ 154,762,849     $ 36,640,733     $ 4,218,770,166  
     
Securities on loan, at value
  $ 2,147,115     $ 573,044     $ 233,636     $ 98,974,021  
     
Proceeds received on TBA sale commitments
  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 464,788,260  
     
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 


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Statements of Operations—For the Six Months Ended November 30, 2010 (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Master Portfolios   57
                                 
    Inflation-   Managed           Total
    Protected   Fixed   Stable   Return
    Bond   Income   Income   Bond
    Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio   Portfolio
 
Investment income
                               
Interest*
  $ 1,305,579     $ 6,295,034     $ 1,023,451     $ 49,305,894  
Income from affiliated securities
    322       18,355       40,084       283,225  
Securities lending income, net
    0       1,140       0       100,321  
     
Total investment income
    1,305,901       6,314,529       1,063,535       49,689,440  
     
 
                               
Expenses
                               
Investment advisory fee
    236,414       590,332       181,798       5,518,403  
Custody and accounting fees
    1,775       6,561       6,307       48,189  
Professional fees
    18,456       25,636       23,631       25,636  
Shareholder report expenses
    838       1,512       802       2,507  
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    5,303       5,303       5,303       5,303  
Other fees and expenses
    2,473       4,152       3,595       13,855  
     
Total expenses
    265,259       633,496       221,436       5,613,893  
     
 
                               
Less:
                               
Fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements
    (5,111 )     (59,694 )     (37,139 )     (279,369 )
     
Net expenses
    260,148       573,802       184,297       5,334,524  
     
Net investment income
    1,045,753       5,740,727       879,238       44,354,916  
     
 
                               
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS
                               
 
                               
Net realized gains (losses) on:
                               
Unaffiliated securities
    3,651,159       5,111,383       (16,990,699 )     94,926,410  
Affiliated securities
    0       0       (450,518 )     195,113  
Credit default swap transactions
    0       0       0       (155,117 )
TBA sale commitments
    0       0       0       (394,175 )
     
Net realized gains (losses) on investments
    3,651,159       5,111,383       (17,441,217 )     94,572,231  
     
 
                               
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on:
                               
Unaffiliated securities
    1,240,747       6,980,937       16,925,540       (13,147,483 )
Affiliated securities
    0       220,956       (3,976 )     (123,922 )
Credit default swap transactions
    0       0       0       3,042  
TBA sale commitments
    0       0       0       (1,368,943 )
     
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments
    1,240,747       7,201,893       16,921,564       (14,637,306 )
     
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments
    4,891,906       12,313,276       (519,653 )     79,934,925  
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 5,937,659     $ 18,054,003     $ 359,585     $ 124,289,841  
     
 
                               
* Net of foreign withholding taxes of
  $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 54,055  
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58 Wells Fargo Advantage Master Portfolios   Statements of Changes in Net Assets
                 
    Inflation-Protected Bond Portfolio
    Six Months Ended    
    November 30, 2010   Year Ended
    (Unaudited)   May 31, 2010
 
Operations
               
Net investment income
  $ 1,045,753     $ 5,225,187  
Net realized gains (losses) on investments
    3,651,159       1,287,419  
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments
    1,240,747       6,266,230  
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    5,937,659       12,778,836  
     
 
               
Capital shares transactions
               
Transactions in Investor’s beneficial interests
               
Contributions
    17,511,181       46,961,891  
Withdrawals
    (62,004,127 )     (67,163,810 )
     
Net increase (decrease) from transactions in Investor’s beneficial interests
    (44,492,946 )     (20,201,919 )
     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets
    (38,555,287 )     (7,423,083 )
     
 
               
Net assets
               
Beginning of period
    137,706,153       145,129,236  
     
End of period
  $ 99,150,866     $ 137,706,153  
     
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets   Wells Fargo Advantage Master Portfolios   59
                                                 
    Managed Fixed Income Portfolio   Stable Income Portfolio   Total Return Bond Portfolio
    Six Months Ended           Six Months Ended           Six Months Ended    
    November 30, 2010   Year Ended   November 30, 2010   Year Ended   November 30, 2010   Year Ended
    (Unaudited)   May 31, 2010   (Unaudited)   May 31, 2010   (Unaudited)   May 31, 2010
 
 
                                               
 
  $ 5,740,727     $ 17,209,657     $ 879,238     $ 5,937,369     $ 44,354,916     $ 98,341,751  
 
    5,111,383       (62,295 )     (17,441,217 )     (13,604,095 )     94,572,231       123,252,768  
 
    7,201,893       50,710,040       16,921,564       38,247,222       (14,637,306 )     38,195,601  
     
 
    18,054,003       67,857,402       359,585       30,580,496       124,289,841       259,790,120  
     
 
                                               
 
                                               
 
                                               
 
    74,297,434       178,159,889       7,814,112       52,372,301       878,037,428       1,458,739,298  
 
    (389,797,337 )     (291,354,130 )     (219,105,119 )     (210,341,503 )     (380,678,315 )     (1,059,512,367 )
     
 
    (315,499,903 )     (113,194,241 )     (211,291,007 )     (157,969,202 )     497,359,113       399,226,931  
     
 
    (297,445,900 )     (45,336,839 )     (210,931,422 )     (127,388,706 )     621,648,954       659,017,051  
     
 
                                               
 
                                               
 
    448,147,082       493,483,921       247,168,724       374,557,430       2,620,905,586       1,961,888,535  
     
 
  $ 150,701,182     $ 448,147,082     $ 36,237,302     $ 247,168,724     $ 3,242,554,540     $ 2,620,905,586  
     

 


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60   Wells Fargo Advantage Master Portfolios   Financial Highlights
                                         
    Ratio to Average Net Assets (Annualized)           Portfolio
    Net Investment   Gross   Net   Total   Turnover
    Income   Expenses   Expenses   Return1   Rate2
 
Inflation-Protected Bond Portfolio
                                       
June 1, 2010 to November 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
    0.14 %     0.45 %     0.44 %     4.76 %     8 %
June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010
    3.53 %     0.45 %     0.44 %     8.28 %     31 %
June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009
    1.70 %     0.45 %     0.37 %     (1.33 )%     53 %
June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008
    5.78 %     0.48 %     0.40 %     12.78 %     40 %
June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2007
    4.39 %     0.49 %     0.34 %     4.31 %     37 %
June 25, 20053 to May 31, 2006
    4.29 %     0.52 %     0.52 %     (1.77 )%     47 %
 
                                       
Managed Fixed Income Portfolio
                                       
June 1, 2010 to November 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
    3.87 %     0.42 %     0.39 %     4.44 %     73 %
June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010
    3.64 %     0.42 %     0.38 %     14.58 %     59 %
June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009
    5.09 %     0.43 %     0.34 %     (1.72 )%     132 %
June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008
    5.23 %     0.46 %     0.30 %     4.24 %     32 %
June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2007
    5.23 %     0.45 %     0.27 %     6.72 %     30 %
June 1, 2005 to May 31, 2006
    5.02 %     0.45 %     0.19 %     0.12 %     25 %
 
                                       
Stable Income Portfolio
                                       
June 1, 2010 to November 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
    1.91 %     0.48 %     0.40 %     1.70 %     11 %
June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010
    1.90 %     0.43 %     0.40 %     9.94 %     10 %
June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009
    3.74 %     0.43 %     0.42 %     (2.73 )%     7 %
June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008
    4.67 %     0.47 %     0.33 %     0.78 %     22 %
June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2007
    4.67 %     0.47 %     0.37 %     5.30 %     21 %
June 1, 2005 to May 31, 2006
    4.29 %     0.47 %     0.44 %     2.91 %     23 %
 
                                       
Total Return Bond Portfolio
                                       
June 1, 2010 to November 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
    2.96 %     0.37 %     0.35 %     4.36 %     400 %
June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010
    3.78 %     0.38 %     0.34 %     10.87 %     638 %
June 1, 2008 to May 31, 2009
    4.92 %     0.40 %     0.39 %     6.58 %     633 %
June 1, 2007 to May 31, 2008
    5.05 %     0.42 %     0.40 %     6.72 %     572 %
June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2007
    5.02 %     0.42 %     0.39 %     6.76 %     665 %
June 25, 20053 to May 31, 2006
    4.44 %     0.43 %     0.43 %     (0.16 )%     704 %
 
1.   Total return calculations would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived or reimbursed during the periods shown. Returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
 
2.   Portfolio turnover rates presented for periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
3.   Commencement of operations.
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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Master Portfolios   61
1. ORGANIZATION
Wells Fargo Master Trust (the “Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust organized on March 10, 1999, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). These financial statements report on the following funds: Wells Fargo Advantage Inflation-Protected Bond Portfolio (“Inflation-Protected Bond Portfolio”), Wells Fargo Advantage Managed Fixed Income Portfolio (“Managed Fixed Income Portfolio”), Wells Fargo Advantage Stable Income Portfolio (“Stable Income Portfolio” ) and Wells Fargo Advantage Total Return Bond Portfolio (“Total Return Bond Portfolio” ) (each, a “Portfolio”, collectively, the “Portfolios”). Each Portfolio is a diversified series of the Trust.
Interests in the Portfolios are sold without any sales charge in private placement transactions to qualified investors, including open-end investment management companies.
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following significant accounting policies, which are consistently followed in the preparation of the financial statements of each Portfolio, are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent 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. Management has considered the circumstances under which the Portfolios should recognize or make disclosures regarding events or transactions occurring subsequent to the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements are issued. Adjustments or additional disclosures, if any, have been included in these financial statements.
Securities valuation
Certain fixed income securities with maturities exceeding 60 days are valued based on available market quotations received from an independent pricing service approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees which may utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, prices of securities of comparable quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data. If valuations are not available from the pricing service or values received are deemed not representative of market value, values will be obtained from a third party broker-dealer or determined based on the Portfolios’ Fair Value Procedures.
Debt securities of sufficient credit quality with original maturities of 60 days or less and any collateral received from securities lending invested in securities generally are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value. The amortized cost method involves valuing a security at its cost, plus accretion of discount or minus amortization of premium over the period until maturity.
Investments in open-end mutual portfolios and non-registered investment companies are generally valued at net asset value.
Certain investments which are not valued using any of the methods discussed above, are valued at their fair value, as determined by procedures established in good faith and approved by the Board of Trustees.
The valuation techniques used by the Portfolios to measure fair value are consistent with the market approach, income approach and/or cost approach, where applicable, for each security type.
Repurchase agreements
The Portfolios may invest in repurchase agreements and may participate in pooled repurchase agreement transactions with other portfolios advised by Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC. The repurchase agreements must be fully collateralized based on values that are marked-to- market daily. The collateral may be held by an agent bank under a tri-party agreement. It is the custodian’s responsibility to value collateral daily and to take action to obtain additional collateral as necessary to maintain market value equal to or greater than the resale price. The repurchase agreements are collateralized by instruments such as U.S. Treasury, federal agency, or high-grade corporate obligations. There could be potential loss to a Portfolio in the event that such Portfolio is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying obligations during the period in which a Portfolio seeks to assert its rights.

 


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62   Wells Fargo Advantage Master Portfolios   Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Security loans
The Portfolios may lend their securities from time to time in order to earn additional income in the form of fees or interest on securities received as collateral or the investment of any cash received as collateral. A Portfolio continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. A Portfolio receives collateral in the form of cash or securities with a value at least equal to the value of the securities on loan. The value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of each business day and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Portfolio on the next business day. In the event of default or bankruptcy by the borrower, a Portfolio could experience delays and costs in recovering the loaned securities or in gaining access to the collateral. In addition, the investment of any cash collateral received may lose all or part of its value. The Portfolio has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
The Portfolios lend their securities through an unaffiliated securities lending agent. Cash collateral received in connection with their securities lending transactions is invested in Wells Fargo Securities Lending Cash Investments, LLC (the “Cash Collateral Fund”). The Cash Collateral Fund is exempt from registration under Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act and is managed by Wells Fargo Funds Management LLC (“Funds Management”) and is sub-advised by Wells Capital Management Incorporated (“Wells Capital Management”). Funds Management receives an investment advisory fee starting at 0.05% and declining to 0.01% as the average daily net assets of the Cash Collateral Fund increase. All of the fees received by Funds Management are paid to Wells Capital Management for its services as sub-adviser. The Cash Collateral Fund seeks to provide a positive return compared to the daily Fed Funds Open rate by investing in high-quality, U.S. dollar-denominated short-term money market instruments. Cash Collateral Fund investments are fair valued based upon the amortized cost valuation technique. Income earned from investment in the Cash Collateral Fund is included in securities lending income on the Statements of Operations.
In a securities lending transaction, the net asset value of a Portfolio will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of instruments in which cash collateral is invested. The amount of securities lending activity undertaken by a Portfolio fluctuates from time to time. After the occurrence of a default or impairment of structured investment vehicles purchased in a joint account by the Portfolios’ former securities lending agent, as the various participating Portfolios’ lending activity fluctuated, their ratable interest in the joint account, including their ratable exposure to the defaulted or impaired structured investment vehicles fluctuated depending on the relative activity of each participating Portfolio. In order to eliminate the fluctuation of the various Portfolios’ ratable exposure to the defaulted or impaired structured investment vehicles, the adviser to the Portfolios recommended to the Board of Trustees, and the Board of Trustees approved, actions designed to fix the allocation of percentage ownership in defaulted or impaired structured investment vehicles among all portfolios participating in securities lending (“side pocketing”) based on each Portfolio’s percentage ownership of the total cash collateral investment joint account as of the date the fixed allocation is implemented. Accordingly, on February 13, 2009 a side pocketing occurred, which fixed each Portfolio’s ownership of defaulted or impaired structured investment vehicle in the joint account based on each such Portfolio’s percentage ownership of the joint account as of such date.
When-issued transactions
Each Portfolio may purchase securities on a forward commitment or ‘when-issued’ basis. A Portfolio records a when-issued transaction on the trade date and will segregate assets to cover its obligation by confirming the availability of qualifying assets having a value sufficient to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are marked-to-market daily and the Portfolio begins earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may arise due to changes in the market value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.
Term loans
Each Portfolio may invest in term loans. The loans are marked-to-market daily and the Portfolio begins earning interest when the loans are funded. The loans pay interest at rates which are periodically reset by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. The Portfolio assumes the credit risk of the borrower and there could be potential loss to the Portfolio in the event of default by the borrower.

 


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Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)   Wells Fargo Advantage Master Portfolios   63
Futures contracts
Certain Portfolios may be subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Portfolios may buy and sell futures contracts in order to gain exposure to, or protect against changes in, security values and interest rates. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the imperfect correlation between changes in market values of securities held by the Portfolio and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market.
Futures contracts are valued based upon their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as an asset or liability and in the Statements of Operations as unrealized gains or losses until the contracts are closed, at which point they are recorded as net realized gains or losses on futures contracts. With futures contracts, there is minimal counterparty risk to the Portfolio since futures are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default.
TBA sale commitments
A Portfolio may enter into To Be Announced (“TBA”) sale commitments to hedge its portfolio positions or to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed delivery arrangements. Proceeds of TBA sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a TBA sale commitment is outstanding, equivalent deliverable securities, or an offsetting TBA purchase commitment deliverable on or before the sale commitment date, are held as “cover” for the transaction. Unsettled TBA sale commitments are valued at the current market value of the underlying securities, generally according to the procedures described under “Securities valuation”. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Portfolio as an unrealized gain or loss. If the TBA sale commitment is closed through the acquisition of an offsetting purchase commitment, the Portfolio realizes a gain or loss. If the Portfolio delivers securities under the commitment, the Portfolio realizes a gain or a loss from the sale of the securities based upon the unit price established at the date the commitment was entered into.
Inflation-indexed bonds and TIPS
Certain Portfolios may invest in inflation-indexed bonds, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS). Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. If the index measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds (other than municipal inflation indexed bonds and certain corporate inflation-indexed bonds) will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal. The value of inflation-indexed bonds is expected to change in response to changes in real interest rates. Real interest rates are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. If nominal interest rates increase at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates may rise, leading to a decrease in value of inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds, including TIPS, decline in value when real interest rates rise. In certain interest rate environments, such as when real interest rates are rising faster than nominal interest rates, inflation-indexed bonds may experience greater losses than other fixed income securities with similar durations.
Credit default swaps
Certain Portfolios may be subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Portfolio may enter into credit default swap contracts for hedging or speculative purposes to provide or receive a measure of protection against default on a referenced entity, obligation or index or for investment gains. Credit default swaps involve an exchange of a stream of payments for protection against the loss in value of an underlying security or index. Under the terms of the swap, one party acts as a guarantor (referred to as the seller of protection) and receives a periodic stream of payments, provided that there is no credit event, from another party (referred to as the buyer of protection) that is a fixed percentage applied to a notional principal amount over the term of the swap. An index credit default swap references all the names in the index, and if a credit event is triggered, the credit event is settled based on that name’s weight in the index. A credit event includes bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation default, obligation acceleration, repudiation/moratorium, and restructuring. The Portfolio may enter into credit default swaps as either the

 


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seller of protection or the buyer of protection. As the seller of protection, the Portfolio is subject to investment exposure on the notional amount of the swap and has assumed the risk of default of the underlying security or index. As the buyer of protection, the Portfolio could be exposed to risks if the seller of the protection defaults on its obligation to perform, or if there are unfavorable changes in the fluctuation of interest rates. The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) that the Portfolio as the seller of protection could be required to make under the credit default swap contract would be an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap contract. The Portfolio’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract. This risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty and by having the counterparty post collateral to cover the Portfolio’s exposure to the counterparty.
If the Portfolio is the seller of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Portfolio will pay to the buyer of protection the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index. If the Portfolio is the buyer of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of that particular swap agreement, the Portfolio will receive from the seller of protection the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced obligation or underlying securities comprising the referenced index.
Any premiums paid or received on the transactions are recorded as an asset or liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized. The value of the swap contract is marked-to-market daily based on quotations from an independent pricing service or market makers and any change in value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Periodic payments made or received are recorded as realized gains or losses. In addition, payments received or made as a result of a credit event or termination of the contract are recognized as realized gains or losses.
Certain credit default swap contracts entered into by the Portfolio provide for conditions that result in events of default or termination that enable the counterparty to the agreement to cause an early termination of the transactions under those agreements. Any election by the counterparty to terminate early may impact the amounts reported on the financial statements.
Mortgage dollar roll transactions
The Portfolios may engage in mortgage dollar roll transactions with respect to mortgage-backed securities issued by Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC). In a mortgage dollar roll transaction, a Portfolio sells a mortgage-backed security to a financial institution, such as a bank or broker-dealer and simultaneously agrees to repurchase a substantially similar security from the institution at a later date at an agreed upon price. The mortgage-backed securities that are repurchased will bear the same interest rate as those sold, but generally will be collateralized by different pools of mortgages with different pre-payment histories. During the roll period, a Portfolio foregoes principal and interest paid on the securities. A Portfolio is compensated by the difference between the current sales price and the forward price for the future purchase as well as by the earnings on the cash proceeds of the initial sale. Mortgage dollar rolls may be renewed without physical delivery of the securities subject to the contract. The Portfolios account for the dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales.
Security transactions and income recognition
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses are reported on the basis of identified cost of securities delivered.
Interest income is accrued daily and bond discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized daily based on the effective interest method. To the extent debt obligations are placed on non-accrual status, any related interest income may be reduced by writing off interest receivables when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful based on consistently applied procedures. If the issuer subsequently resumes interest payments or when the collectability of interest is reasonably assured, the debt obligation is removed from non-accrual status.
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Federal and other taxes
Each Portfolio is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes. The Portfolios are not required to pay federal income taxes on their net investment income and net capital gain as they are treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes. All interest, dividends, gains and losses of a Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the interest holders in proportion to their holdings of the Portfolio regardless of whether such interest, dividends and gains have been distributed by the Portfolio.
Each Portfolio’s income and federal excise tax returns and all financial records supporting those returns for the prior three fiscal years are subject to examination by the federal and Delaware revenue authorities.
3. FAIR VALUATION MEASUREMENTS
Fair value measurements of investments are determined within a framework that has established a fair value hierarchy based upon the various data inputs utilized in determining the value of each Portfolio’s investments. The three-level hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). Each Portfolio’s investments are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs are summarized into three broad levels as follows:
§   Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
 
§   Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
§   Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
As of November 30, 2010, the inputs used in valuing each Portfolio’s assets, which are carried at fair value, were as follows:
                                 
            Significant Other   Significant    
    Quoted Prices   Observable Inputs   Unobservable Inputs    
Investments in Securities   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)   Total
 
Inflation-Protected Bond Portfolio
                               
U.S. Treasury obligations
  $ 97,809,577     $ 0     $ 0     $ 97,809,577  
Short-term investments
                               
Corporate bonds and notes
    0       0       1,459,940       1,459,940  
Investment companies
    1,098,477       1,243,611       0       2,342,088  
 
Total
  $ 98,908,054     $ 1,243,611     $ 1,459,940     $ 101,611,605  
 
Managed Fixed Income Portfolio
                               
Agency securities
  $ 0     $ 5,801,806     $ 0     $ 5,801,806  
Asset-backed securities
    0       13,013,775       2,459,593       15,473,368  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    0       53,840,537       784,247       54,624,784  
Corporate bonds and notes
    0       44,732,974       0       44,732,974  
Term loans
    0       578,925       0       578,925  
Yankee corporate bonds and notes
    0       2,644,619       0       2,644,619  
Municipal bonds and notes
    0       18,828,230       0       18,828,230  
U.S. Treasury obligations
    3,338,714       0       0       3,338,714  
Short-term investments
                               
Corporate bonds and notes
    0       0       710,811       710,811  
Investment companies
    3,833,213       121,791       0       3,955,004  
 
Total
  $ 7,171,927     $ 139,562,657     $ 3,954,651     $ 150,689,235  
 

 


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            Significant Other   Significant    
    Quoted Prices   Observable Inputs   Unobservable Inputs    
Investments in Securities   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)   Total
 
Stable Income Portfolio
                               
Asset-backed securities
  $ 0     $ 5,848,598     $ 0     $ 5,848,598  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    0       6,702,671       0       6,702,671  
Corporate bonds and notes
    0       3,578,753       0       3,578,753  
Loan participations
    0       641,149       0       641,149  
Agency securities
    0       17,234,167       0       17,234,167  
Municipal bonds and notes
    0       769,705       0       769,705  
Short-term investments
                               
Corporate bonds and notes
    0       0       317,616       317,616  
Investment companies
    1,186,045       31,646       0       1,217,691  
 
Total
  $ 1,186,045     $ 34,806,689     $ 317,616     $ 36,310,350  
 
Total Return Bond Portfolio
                               
Agency securities
  $ 0     $ 1,775,840,903     $ 24,873,032     $ 1,800,713,935  
Asset-backed securities
    0       288,585,943       0       288,585,943  
Collateralized mortgage obligations
    0       630,172,789       0       630,172,789  
Corporate bonds and notes
    0       530,066,035       0       530,066,035  
Yankee government bonds
    0       43,083,204       0       43,083,204  
Yankee corporate bonds and notes
    0       206,677,218       0       206,677,218  
Municipal bonds and notes
    0       24,424,330       0       24,424,330  
U.S. Treasury obligations
    405,377,243       0       0       405,377,243  
Short-term investments
                               
Corporate bonds and notes
    0       0       9,153,433       9,153,433  
Investment companies
    231,066,530       93,627,275       0       324,693,805  
 
Total
  $ 636,443,773     $ 3,592,477,697     $ 34,026,465     $ 4,262,947,935  
 
Further details on the major security types listed above can be found in the each Portfolio’s Portfolio of Investments.
As of November 30, 2010, the inputs used in valuing the Total Return Bond Portfolio’s other financial instruments, which are carried at fair value, were as follows:
                                 
            Significant Other   Significant    
    Quoted Prices   Observable Inputs   Unobservable Inputs    
Other financial instruments   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)   Total
 
Credit default swap contracts*
  $ 0     $ (460,712 )   $ 0     $ (460,712 )
 
TBA sale committments
    0       (466,290,271 )     0       (466,290,271 )
 
*   The value of swap contracts consists of unrealized gains (losses) and premiums paid/received on swap contracts as reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:
                                         
    Inflation-Protected   Managed Fixed Income
    Bond Portfolio   Portfolio
    Corporate   Corporate   Asset   Collateralized    
    bonds and   bonds and   backed   mortgage    
    notes   notes   securities   obligations   Total
 
Balance as of May 31, 2010
  $ 1,555,707     $ 757,438     $ 0     $ 0     $ 757,438  
Realized gains (losses)
    0       0       0       0       0  
Change in unrealized gains (losses)
    131,916       64,228       0       0       64,228  
Purchases
    0       0       0       0       0  
Sales
    (227,683 )     (110,855 )     0       0       (110,855 )
Transfers into Level 3
    0       0       2,459,593       784,247       3,243,840  
Transfers out Level 3
    0       0       0       0       0  
Balance as of November 30, 2010
  $ 1,459,940     $ 710,811     $ 2,459,593     $ 784,247     $ 3,954,651  
 
Change in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings relating to securities still held at November 30, 2010
  $ 26,958     $ 13,116     $ 0     $ 0     $ 13,116  
 

 


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    Stable Income   Total Return Bond
    Portfolio   Portfolio
    Corporate   Corporate        
    bonds and   bonds and   Agency    
    notes   notes   Securities   Total
 
Balance as of May 31, 2010
  $ 725,511     $ 9,753,867     $ 0     $ 9,753,867  
Realized gains (losses)
    0       0       30,573       30,573  
Change in unrealized gains (losses)
    380,882       827,080       29,373       856,453  
Purchases
    0       0       33,203,491       24,813,086  
Sales
    (788,777 )     (1,427,514 )     (8,390,405 )     (1,427,514 )
Transfers into Level 3
    0       0       0       0  
Transfers out Level 3
    0       0       0       0  
Balance as of November 30, 2010
  $ 317,616     $ 9,153,433     $ 24,873,032     $ 34,026,465  
 
Change in unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings relating to securities still held at November 30, 2010
  $ 5,865     $ 169,021     $ 29,373     $ 198,394  
 
4. TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES AND OTHER EXPENSES
Investment advisory fees
The Trust has entered into an investment advisory contract with Funds Management, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company (“Wells Fargo”). The investment adviser is responsible for implementing investment policies and guidelines and for supervising the investment sub-advisers, who are responsible for day-to-day portfolio management of the Portfolios.
Pursuant to the contract, Funds Management is paid an annual investment advisory fee starting at 0.40% and declining to 0.30% as the average daily net assets of each Portfolio increases. For the six months ended November 30, 2010, the investment advisory fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.40% of the average daily net assets of each Portfolio, except Total Return Bond Portfolio. The investment advisory fee was equivalent to an annual rate of 0.36% of Total Return Bond Portfolio’s average daily net assets.
Funds Management may retain the services of certain investment sub-advisers to provide daily portfolio management to the Portfolios. Wells Capital Management, an affiliate of Funds Management, is the investment sub-adviser to Inflation-Protected Bond Portfolio and Total Return Bond Portfolio. Galliard Capital Management Incorporated, an affiliate of Funds Management and indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo, is the investment sub-adviser to Managed Fixed Income Portfolio and Stable Income Portfolio.
The fees related to investment sub-advisory services are borne directly by the investment adviser and do not increase the overall fees paid by a Portfolio to the investment adviser. The investment sub-advisers are each paid an annual investment sub-advisory fee which is calculated based on the average daily net assets of each Portfolio as follows:
                     
        Annual investment sub-advisory fee
    Investment sub-adviser   starting at   declining to
 
Inflation-Protected Bond Portfolio
  Wells Capital Management     0.20 %     0.10 %
Managed Fixed Income Portfolio
  Galliard Capital Management Incorporated     0.20 %*     0.10 %*
Stable Income Portfolio
  Galliard Capital Management Incorporated     0.15 %*     0.05 %*
Total Return Bond Portfolio
  Wells Capital Management     0.20 %     0.10 %
 
*   Prior to August 25, 2010 the investment sub-advisory rate paid to Galliard started at 0.10% and declined to 0.03% as average daily net assets increased.
Funds Management has contractually waived and/or reimbursed investment advisory fees during the six months ended November 30, 2010 to the extent necessary to maintain certain net operating expense ratios for the Portfolios.

 


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5. INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS
Purchases and sales of investments, exclusive of short-term securities (securities with maturities of one year or less at purchase date) for the six months ended November 30, 2010, were as follows:
                                 
    Purchases at Cost   Sales Proceeds
    U.S. Government   Non-U.S. Government   U.S. Government   Non-U.S. Government
 
Inflation-Protected Bond Portfolio
  $ 8,839,999     $ 0     $ 51,763,127     $ 0  
Managed Fixed Income Portfolio
    197,069,370       304,137       317,894,875       162,838,762  
Stable Income Portfolio
    12,582,959       16,334,832       71,727,043       11,223,226  
Total Return Bond Portfolio
    11,006,649,006       1,882,659,949       10,786,195,681       1,960,231,924  
6. REDEMPTION IN-KIND
After the close of business on June 18, 2010, Stable Income Portfolio redeemed assets through an in-kind redemption. In the transaction, the value of securities issued in the redemption, the percentage of the Stable Income Portfolio redeemed at the time of the transaction and the gains (losses) realized by Stable Income Porfolio were $80,598,750, 53% and ($305,145), respectively. The gains (losses) realized by Stable Income Portfolio are reflected in the amounts on the Statements of Operations.
7. DERIVATIVE TRANSACTIONS
Total Return Bond Portfolio entered into credit default swap contracts as a substitute for taking a position in the underlying security or basket of securities or to potentially enhance the Portfolio’s total return. As of November 30, 2010, the Total Return Bond Portfolio had the following credit default swap contracts outstanding.
Credit default swaps on debt obligations — Buy protection
                                                                 
            Rating of           Fixed   Frequency           Upfront    
        Reference   Reference           Payments   of           Premiums    
        Debt   Debt   Notional   Made by   Payments   Market   Paid/   Unrealized
Expiration   Counterparty   Obligation   Obligation*   Amount   the Fund   Made   Value   (Received)   Gains (Losses)
 
03/20/2015
  Barclays   Cisco                                                        
 
  Capital   Systems,                                                        
 
      5.25%,                                                        
 
      02/22/2011##     A1     $ 5,000,000       1.00 %   Quarterly   $ (188,647 )   $ (100,908 )   $ (87,739 )
06/20/2015
  Barclays   Oracle                                                        
 
  Capital   Corporation,                                                        
 
      5.25%,                                                        
 
      01/15/2016##     A2       5,000,000       1.00 %   Quarterly     111,607       70,803       40,804  
06/20/2015
  Barclays   Oracle                                                        
 
  Capital   Corporation,                                                        
 
      5.25%,                                                        
 
      01/15/2016##     A2       5,000,000       1.00 %   Quarterly     111,607       91,772       19,835  
12/20/2015
  Barclays   Campbell                                                        
 
  Capital   Soup                                                        
 
      Company,                                                        
 
      4.875%,                                                        
 
      10/01/2013##     A2       5,000,000       1.00 %   Quarterly     (44,749 )     (23,700 )     (21,049 )

 


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Credit default swaps on debt obligations — Sell protection
                                                                 
            Rating of           Fixed   Frequency           Upfront    
        Reference   Reference           Payments   of           Premiums    
        Debt   Debt   Notional   Received by   Payments   Market   Paid/   Unrealized
Expiration   Counterparty   Obligation   Obligation*   Amount   the Fund   Received   Value   (Received)   Gains (Losses)
 
09/20/2015
  Barclays   Cisco                                                        
 
  Capital   Systems,                                                        
 
      5.25%,                                                        
 
      02/22/2011#     A1     $ 5,000,000       1.00 %   Quarterly   $ (157,272 )   $ (129,734 )   $ (27,538 )
09/20/2015
  Barclays   Anheuser-                                                        
 
  Capital   Busch Inbev,                                                        
 
      8.625%,                                                        
 
      01/30/2017#   Baa2     5,000,000       1.00 %   Quarterly     (157,271 )     (143,582 )     (13,689 )
12/20/2015
  Barclays   Campbell                                                        
 
  Capital   Soup                                                        
 
      Company,                                                        
 
      4.875%,                                                        
 
      10/01/2013#     A2     $ 5,000,000       1.00 %   Quarterly   $ (135,987 )   $ (143,919 )   $ 7,932  
 
*   Reflects the ratings of a nationally recognized ratings agency at period end. A rating of D would most likely indicate a trigger event of default has occurred although circumstances including bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation default, obligation acceleration, repudiation/moratorium and restructuring may also cause a credit event to take place.
 
##   The Fund entered into the swap contract for hedging purposes.
 
#   The Fund entered into the swap contract for speculative purposes.
Total Return Bond Portfolio had an average notional balance of $26,256,831 during the six months ended November 30, 2010.
Certain of the Portfolio’s derivative transactions may contain provisions for early termination in the event the net assets of the Portfolio declines below specific levels identified by the counterparty. If these levels are triggered, the counterparty may terminate the transaction and seek payment or request full collateralization of the derivative transaction in net liability positions. On November 30, 2010, the aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with net asset contingent features that were in a liability positions amounted to $691,858.
The fair value, realized gains or losses and change in unrealized gains or losses on derivative instruments are reflected in the appropriate financial statements.
8. INDEMNIFICATION
Under the Trust’s organizational documents, the officers and directors are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts with service providers that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on future claims that may be made against the Portfolios and, therefore, cannot be estimated.

 


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ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Not required in this filing.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS
Not required in this filing.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
The Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
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 PURCHASES
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
The Governance Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Trustees of the registrant (the “Trust”) has adopted procedures by which a shareholder of any series of the Trust may submit properly a nominee recommendation for the Committee’s consideration.
The shareholder must submit any such recommendation (a “Shareholder Recommendation”) in writing to the Trust, to the attention of the Trust’s Secretary, at the address of the principal executive offices of the Trust.
The Shareholder Recommendation must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Trust not less than forty-five (45) calendar days nor more than seventy-five (75) calendar days prior to the date of the Committee meeting at which the nominee would be considered.
The Shareholder Recommendation must include: (i) a statement in writing setting forth (A) the name, age, date of birth, business address, residence address and nationality of the person recommended by the shareholder (the “candidate”); (B) the series (and, if applicable, class) and number of all shares of the Trust owned of record or beneficially by the candidate, as reported to such shareholder by the candidate; (C) any other information regarding the candidate called for with respect to director nominees by paragraphs (a), (d), (e) and (f) of Item 401 of Regulation S-K or paragraph (b) of Item 22 of Rule 14a-101 (Schedule 14A) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (or the corresponding provisions of any regulation or rule subsequently adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency applicable to the Trust); (D) any other information regarding the candidate that would be required to be disclosed if the candidate were a nominee in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitation of proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (E) whether the recommending shareholder believes that the candidate is or will be an “interested person” of the Trust (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) and, if not an “interested person,” information regarding the candidate that will be sufficient for the Trust to make such determination; (ii) the written and signed consent of the candidate to be named as a nominee and to serve as a Trustee if elected; (iii) the recommending shareholder’s name as it appears on the Trust’s books; (iv) the series (and, if applicable, class) and number of all shares of the Trust owned beneficially and of record by the recommending shareholder; and (v) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the recommending shareholder and the candidate and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the recommendation is being made by the recommending shareholder. In addition, the Committee may require the

 


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candidate to interview in person and furnish such other information as it may reasonably require or deem necessary to determine the eligibility of such candidate to serve as a Trustee of the Trust.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) The President and Treasurer have concluded that the Wells Fargo Master Trust (the “Trust”) disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the Trust is made known to them by the appropriate persons, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report.
(b) There were no significant changes in the Trust’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the second quarter of the period covered by this report that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS
(a)(1) Not required in this filing.
(a)(2) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.
(a)(3) Not applicable.
(b) Certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) is filed and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.906CERT.

 


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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
  Wells Fargo Master Trust
 
 
  By:   /s/ Karla M. Rabusch    
    Karla M. Rabusch   
    President   
 
  Date: January 28, 2011   
 
     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 date indicated.
         
  By:   /s/ Karla M. Rabusch    
    Karla M. Rabusch   
    President   
 
    Date: January 28, 2011   
 
  By:   /s/ Kasey L. Phillips    
    Kasey L. Phillips  
    Treasurer  
 
    Date: January 28, 2011