485BPOS 1 iman_485b.htm POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT iman_485b.htm

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 26, 2008

1933 Act Registration File No. 333-30924
 1940 Act File No. 811-9821

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A

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ALLIED ASSET ADVISORS FUNDS
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

745 McClintock Drive, Suite 114
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(630) 789-9191
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Bassam Osman, President
Allied Asset Advisors, Inc.
745 McClintock Drive, Suite 314
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
(Name and address of agent for Service)

Copies of Communications to:
Elaine E. Richards, Esq.
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
2020 East Financial Way, Suite 100
Glendora, CA 91741


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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Registration Statement of Allied Asset Advisors Funds is being filed to add the audited financial statements and certain related financial information for the fiscal period ended May 31, 2008.

 

 

 
Prospectus
September 26, 2008




Iman Fund








Investment Advisor
AAA
Allied Asset Advisors, Inc.

 
 
 
 
 

 
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Iman Fund
A series of Allied Asset Advisors Funds



Prospectus
September 26, 2008




Iman Fund (the “Fund”) is the series offered by Allied Asset Advisors Funds.  This prospectus pertains to the Fund and contains pertinent information about investing in the Fund.  Fund shares are not subject to any sales charges or 12b-1 fees.  Please read this prospectus carefully before investing.







Investment Advisor
AAA
Allied Asset Advisors, Inc.





The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete.  Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.




 
 
Table of Contents
 
 
Risk/Return Summary
 
4
     
Performance Summary
 
5
     
Fees and Expenses
 
7
     
Investment Objectives and Strategies
 
8
     
Management of the Fund
 
9
     
Calculating Share Price
 
10
     
How to Purchase Shares
 
11
     
How to Sell Shares
 
14
     
Distributions and Taxes
 
18
     
Shareholder Reports and Confirmations
 
18
     
Financial Highlights
 
19
     
Privacy Notice
 
21
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Risk/Return Summary

 
What is the Investment Objective of the Iman Fund?
Iman Fund (the “Fund”), a series of Allied Asset Advisors Funds, seeks growth of capital while adhering to Islamic principles.  This investment objective and the investment strategies described below are non-fundamental, which means that they may be changed by action of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (“Trustees”) without shareholder approval.

What are the Principal Investment Strategies of the Fund?
To achieve its investment objective, the Fund seeks investments that meet Islamic principles whose price the Fund’s investment advisor, Allied Asset Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”), anticipates will increase over the long term.  Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests its net assets in domestic and foreign securities chosen by the Advisor in accordance with Islamic principles.  Islamic principles generally preclude investments in certain businesses (e.g., alcohol, pornography and gambling) and investments in interest bearing debt obligations or businesses that derive a substantial amount of interest income.  Any uninvested cash will be held in non-interest bearing deposits or invested in a manner following Islamic principles.  There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

The Advisor believes that an actively managed portfolio will enable the Fund to take advantage of future opportunities in the market while staying true to Islamic principles.  Among the securities that meet Islamic principles, the Advisor will determine a security’s attractiveness for purchase based on a number of factors, including its anticipated value and record of earnings growth, among other things.

What are the Main Risks of Investing in the Fund?
The main risks of investing in the Fund are listed below.  Like any mutual fund, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Market Risks:  The return on and value of your investment in the Fund will fluctuate in response to stock market movements.  Stocks and other equity securities are subject to market risks and fluctuations in value due to changes in earnings, economic conditions and other factors beyond the control of the Fund.  Also, your investment in the Fund varies with the success and failure of the Advisor’s investment strategies and the Advisor’s selection of the Fund’s portfolio securities.  If the Advisor’s strategies do not produce the expected results, your investment could decrease.

Management Risks:  The Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective depends on the ability of the Advisor to correctly identify economic trends and select stocks, particularly in volatile stock markets.

Foreign Securities Risks: The Fund’s investments in securities of non-U.S. companies (“foreign securities”) involve risks relating to adverse political, social and economic developments abroad, as well as risks resulting from the differences between the regulations to which U.S. and non-U.S. companies and markets are subject.  Non-U.S. companies may not be subject to accounting standards or governmental supervision comparable to U.S. companies, and there may be less public information about their operations.  Non-U.S. markets may also be less liquid and more volatile than U.S. markets.  Non-U.S. markets may offer less protection to investors.  Enforcing legal rights may be difficult, costly and slow.  There may be special problems enforcing claims against non-U.S.  governments.
 
 
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Islamic Principles Investment Risks: It is possible that the Islamic principles  restrictions placed on investments and reflected in the principal investment strategies may result in the Fund not performing as well as mutual funds not subject to such restrictions.


Performance Summary

 
The following performance information indicates some of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing the variability of the Fund’s return.  The bar chart illustrates how the Fund’s total return has varied from year to year.  The table illustrates the Fund’s average annual total return over time compared with a broad-based market index.  The Fund’s past performance, before and after taxes, is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in the future.



Calendar Year Annual Returns*

Graph from page 5
 
*The Fund’s year-to-date return as of June 30, 2008 was -2.33 %.

During the periods shown in the bar chart, the Fund’s highest quarterly return was 15.11% for the quarter ended December 31, 2001 and the lowest quarterly return was -17.39% for the quarter ended September 30, 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Average Annual Total Returns for the Periods ended December 31, 2007

 
1 Year
5 Year
Since 06/30/00
Fund Inception
Iman Fund
     
Return Before Taxes
15.72%
12.79%
-0.77%
Return After Taxes on Distributions(1)
15.69%
12.77%
-0.80%
Return After Taxes on Distributions
and Sale of Fund Shares(1) (2)
10.25%
11.21%
-0.66%
Dow Jones Islamic Market USA IndexSM (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)(3)
14.33%
12.44%
-1.64%
Russell 3000 Growth Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes) (4)
11.55%
12.53%
-4.26%
S&P 500 Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)(5)
5.49%
12.81%
1.83%

(1)
After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes.  Actual after-tax returns depend on your tax situation and may differ from those shown.  Furthermore, the after-tax returns shown are not relevant to those who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or IRAs.

(2)
The “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” may be higher than certain return figures because when a capital loss occurs upon the redemption of Fund shares, a tax deduction is provided that benefits the investor.

(3)
The Dow Jones Islamic Market USA Index is a diverse compilation of U.S. equity securities considered by the Shari’ah Supervisory Board of Dow Jones to be in compliance with Islamic principles.  The index is constructed from stocks in the Dow Jones Global Indexes (DJGI) family.  Dow Jones believes that these stocks are accessible to investors and are well traded.  The DJGI methodology removes issues that are not suitable for global investing.  The performance of the Dow Jones Islamic Market USA Index does not include the reinvestment of dividends.  The figures do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes.  You cannot invest in an index.

(4)
The Russell 3000 Growth Index takes the largest 3,000 U.S. companies based on market capitalization and measures the performance of those with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.  The figures above reflect all dividends reinvested but do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes.  You cannot invest in an index.

(5)
The S&P 500 Index includes 500 common stocks, most of which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange.  The Index is a market capitalization-weighted index representing approximately two-thirds of the total market value of all domestic common stocks.  The figures above reflect all dividends reinvested but do not reflect any deductions for fees, expenses or taxes.  You cannot invest in an index.
 
 
 

 
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Fees and Expenses

 
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

 
Shareholder Fees
(fees paid directly from your investment)
   
 
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases
None
 
 
Maximum deferred sales charge (load)
None
 
 
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on reinvested dividends
None
 
 
Redemption fee(1)
None
 
 
Exchange fee
None
 
 
Maximum account fee(2)
None
 

 
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)
   
 
Management Fees (3)
1.00%
 
 
Distribution (12b-1) Fees
None
 
 
Other Expenses
0.77%
 
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
1.77%
 

(1)
Shareholders will be charged a fee by the Transfer Agent for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks and stop payment orders.

(2)
IRA accounts are assessed a $15 fee per account annually, capped at $30 per social security number.
 
(3)
At a special meeting of shareholders held August 25, 2008, Fund shareholders approved the Board’s decision to amend the Advisory Agreement to raise the advisory fees from 0.75% to 1.00%.

 
 
 
 

 

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Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.  It assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods.  The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, your dividends and distributions have been reinvested, and that the Fund’s net operating expenses remain the same.  Although your actual cost may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

1 Year
3 Years
5 Years
10 Years
$180
$557
$959
$2,084


Investment Objectives and Strategies

 
Investment Objective
The Fund seeks growth of capital in accordance with Islamic principles.  This investment objective and the investment strategies described below are non-fundamental, which means that they may be changed by action of the Fund’s Trustees without shareholder approval.

Investment Strategies
To achieve its investment objective, the Fund seeks investments that meet Islamic principles whose price the Advisor anticipates will increase over the long term.  Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests its net assets in domestic and foreign securities chosen by the Advisor in accordance with Islamic principles.  Islamic principles generally preclude investments in certain businesses (e.g., alcohol, pornography and gambling) and investments in interest bearing debt obligations.  Any uninvested cash will be held in non-interest bearing deposits or invested in a manner following Islamic principles.  There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

The Advisor believes that an actively managed portfolio will enable the Fund to take advantage of opportunities in the market while staying true to Islamic principles.  Among the securities that meet Islamic principles, the Advisor will determine a security’s attractiveness for purchase based on a number of factors, including its anticipated value and record of earnings growth, among other things.

In addition to common stocks, the Fund may also invest in equity-related securities.  These include securities that may be converted into or exchanged for common stock or the cash value of common stock – known as convertible securities – like rights and warrants.  The Fund may also invest in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), which are certificates – usually issued by a U.S. bank or trust company – that represent an equity investment in a foreign company or some other foreign issuer.  ADRs are valued in U.S. dollars.  The Advisor considers ADRs to be equity-related securities.  Certain ADR programs are established without the participation of the foreign issuer and as a result, there may be less information available about the foreign issuer.  Other equity-related securities in which the Fund may invest include investments in various types of business ventures, including partnerships and joint ventures and securities of real estate investment trusts.

Additionally, the Fund may invest in equity-related securities of companies that are undergoing changes in management or product or changes in marketing dynamics that have not yet been reflected in reported earnings (but are expected to affect earnings in the intermediate term).  The inherent value of these securities often is not widely known and as a result, the securities may be favorably priced.
 
 
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The Fund may also invest in foreign equity securities including stocks and other equity-related securities.  The Advisor does not consider ADRs, American Depository Shares and other similar receipts or shares traded in U.S. markets to be foreign securities.  The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in foreign securities.

Temporary Investment:  In response to severe or unusual adverse market, economic, political or other conditions, the Fund may make temporary investments that are not consistent with its investment objective and principal investment strategies.  Such investments may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.  The Fund cannot invest in interest-paying instruments frequently used by mutual funds for this purpose.  Thus, such temporary investments will be held in the form of cash, similar investments, or invested in a manner consistent with Islamic principles.   If the Fund’s investment in cash or similar investments increase, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.

Fund’s Policy on Portfolio Holdings Disclosure
A description of the Fund’s policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio securities is available in the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).  Currently, the Fund discloses its holdings quarterly within 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter end in the annual report and semi-annual report to Fund shareholders and in the quarterly holdings report on Form N-Q as required.  Any portfolio holdings information posted on the Fund’s website may be separately provided to any person commencing the day after it is first published on the website.  The annual and semi-annual reports will be available by contacting the Iman Fund, c/o U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, P.O. Box 701, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701, or calling 1-888-FUNDS-85.

Management of the Fund

 
Investment Advisor
The Fund’s investment advisor is Allied Asset Advisors, Inc., located at 745 McClintock Drive, Suite 314, Burr Ridge, Illinois, 60527.  Subject to the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees, the Advisor is responsible for the day-to-day investment decisions of the Fund in accordance with the Fund’s investment objective and policies.  In exchange for these services, the Advisor receives an annual management fee, which is calculated daily and paid monthly, according to the Fund’s average daily net assets.  The Advisor is a subsidiary of the North American Islamic Trust, Inc. (“NAIT”) and was formed in 2000 to manage the Fund.  For  more information about NAIT, see the SAI.

NAIT is the controlling entity of the Advisor and, as of May 30, 2008, owns 71.89% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.  NAIT intends to exercise its voting rights on issues that come before shareholders, which will affect the outcome of the vote.

The Investment Advisory Agreement for the Fund provides that the annual management fee for the Advisor will be 1.00% of average daily assets under management.  For the fiscal year ended May 31,  2008 , the Advisor was paid 0.80% of advisory fees, which also includes expense recapture.   As of the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008, the Advisor had recaptured all available waived amounts, under the terms of its Expense Waiver and Reimbursement contract with the Fund, which expires on September 30, 2008.   As of June 30, 2008 , the Advisor had approximately $ 42 million in assets under management.

A discussion regarding the basis of the Board of Trustees’ approval of the Advisor’s Investment Advisory Agreement with the Fund is available in the Fund’s Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal period ending May 31, 2008 .
 
 
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At a special meeting of the Board held on January 28, 2008, the Board unanimously agreed, subject to shareholder approval, to amend the Advisory Agreement to raise the advisory fees from 0.75% to 1.00% for a difference of 25 basis points.  At a special meeting of shareholders held August 25, 2008, Fund shareholders approved the Board’s decision to amend the Advisory Agreement to raise fees accordingly.

Portfolio Manager
Dr. Bassam Osman is the portfolio manager solely and primarily responsible for the day-to-day investment management of the Fund.  He has been the President and Chairman of the Advisor’s Board for the past six years.

The SAI provides additional information about the portfolio manager’s compensation, other accounts managed by the portfolio manager and the portfolio manager’s ownership of securities in the Fund.

Calculating Share Price

 
Shares of the Fund are sold at their net asset value (“NAV”) per share, which is calculated for the Fund as of the close of regular trading (generally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) on each day that the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for unrestricted business.  However, the Fund’s NAV may be calculated earlier if trading on the NYSE is restricted or as permitted by the SEC.  The NYSE is closed on weekends and most national holidays.  The NAV will not be calculated on days when the NYSE is closed for trading.  Because the Fund may at times invest in securities that are primarily listed on non-U.S. exchanges that trade on weekends or other days when the Fund does not price its shares, the NAV of the Fund may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.

Purchase and redemption requests are priced at the next NAV calculated after receipt of such requests.  The NAV is the value of the Fund’s securities, cash and other assets, minus all expenses and liabilities (assets – liabilities = NAV).  NAV per share is determined by dividing NAV by the number of shares outstanding (NAV/ # of shares = NAV per share).  The NAV takes into account the expenses and fees of the Fund, including management, shareholder servicing and administration fees, which are accrued daily.

In calculating the NAV, portfolio securities are valued using current market values or official closing prices, if available.  Each security owned by the Fund that is listed on a securities exchange is valued at its last sale price on that exchange on the date as of which assets are valued.  Where the security is listed on more than one exchange, the Fund will use the price of the exchange that the Fund generally considers to be the principal exchange on which the security is traded.  When market quotations are not readily available, a security or other asset is valued at its fair value as determined under procedures approved by the Board of Trustees and is described in more detail below.

If you place a purchase order in good form (see “How to Purchase Shares”) that is delivered to the Fund or its authorized agent before the close of the regular trading session of the NYSE on any business day, your order will receive the share price determined for the Fund as of that day.  If your order is received after the close of the regular trading session of the NYSE, it will receive the price determined on the next business day.
 
 
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Fair Value Pricing
The trading hours for most foreign securities end prior to the close of the NYSE; the time a Fund’s net asset value is calculated. The occurrence of certain events after the close of foreign markets, but prior to the close of the U.S. market (such as a significant surge or decline in the U.S. market) often will result in an adjustment to the trading prices of foreign securities when non-U.S. markets open on the following business day. If such events occur, the Fund may value foreign securities at fair value, taking into account such events, when it calculates its net asset value. Fair value determinations are made in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees has also developed procedures that utilize fair value procedures when any assets for which reliable market quotations are not readily available or for which the Fund’s pricing service does not provide a valuation or provides a valuation that in the judgment of the Advisor to the Fund holding such assets does not represent fair value. The Fund may also fair value a security if the Fund or the Advisor believes that the market price is stale.  Further, if events occur that materially affect the value of a security between the time trading ends on that particular security and the close of the normal trading session of the NYSE, the Fund may value the security at its fair value.  Valuing securities at fair value involves greater reliance on judgment than securities that have readily available market quotations. There can be no assurance that the Fund could obtain the fair value assigned to a security if it were to sell the security at approximately the time at which the Fund determines its NAV per share.

When fair value pricing is employed, the prices of securities used by the Fund to calculate its NAV may differ from quoted or published prices for the same securities.  Due to the subjective and variable nature of fair value pricing, it is possible that the fair value determined for a particular security may be materially different from the value realized upon such security’s sale.  Therefore, if a shareholder purchases or redeems shares in the Fund that holds securities priced at a fair value, this may have the unintended effect of increasing or decreasing the number of shares received in a purchase or the value of the proceeds received upon redemption.

How to Purchase Shares

 
To open an account, you must invest at least the minimum amount.
                Minimum
              Investments
To Open
Your Account
To Add to
Your Account
 
Regular accounts
$250
$50
 
IRA accounts
$100
$50


Good Order Purchase Requests
When making a purchase request, make sure your request is in good order.  “Good order” means your purchase request includes:

§  the name of the Fund
§  the dollar amount of shares to be purchased
§  account application form or investment stub
§  check payable to the “ Iman Fund”
 
 
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Methods of Buying

Through a
broker/dealer
organization
 
You can purchase shares of the Fund through any broker-dealer organization that has a sales agreement with the Fund’s distributor.  The broker-dealer organization is responsible for sending your purchase order to the Fund.  Please keep in mind that your broker-dealer may charge additional fees for its services.
     
By mail
 
To open an account, complete an account application form and send it together with your check to the address below.  To make additional investments once you have opened your account, send your check together with the detachable form that’s included with your Fund account statement or confirmation.  You may also send a letter stating the amount of your investment with your name, the name of the Fund and your account number together with a check to the address below.  Checks should be made payable to “ Iman Fund.”  All checks should be payable in U.S. dollars drawn on a domestic financial institution.  The Fund will not accept payment in cash or money orders.  The Fund also does not accept cashier’s checks in amounts of less than $10,000.  To prevent check fraud, the Fund will not accept third party checks, Treasury checks, credit card checks, traveler’s checks or starter checks for the purchase of shares.  The Fund is unable to accept post dated checks, post dated on-line bill pay checks, or any conditional order or payment.  If your check is returned for any reason, a $25 fee will be assessed against your account.  You may also be responsible for any loss sustained by the Fund for any payment that is returned.
 
     

   
Regular Mail
Iman Fund
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701
Overnight Delivery
Iman Fund
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 E. Michigan Street, Third Floor
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

   
 
NOTE:   The Fund does not consider the U.S. Postal Service or other independent delivery services to be its agents.  Therefore, when you deposit your account application form, additional purchase request, or redemption request in the mail or use other delivery services, or if your documents are simply in the post office box of U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (the Fund’s “Transfer Agent”), that does not mean that the Transfer Agent or the Fund actually received those documents.
     
By telephone
 
 
To make additional investments by telephone, you must check the appropriate box on your account application form authorizing telephone purchases.  If you have given authorization for telephone transactions and your account has been open for at least 15 days, call the Fund toll-free at 1-888-FUNDS-85 and you will be allowed to move money, in amounts of $50 or more, from your bank account to your Fund account upon request.  Only bank accounts held at U.S. institutions that are Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) members may be used for telephone transactions. If you place your order with the Fund prior to close of regular trading on the NYSE shares will be purchased at that day’s closing price.  For security reasons, requests by telephone will be recorded.
 
 
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By wire
 
To open an account, contact the Fund at 1-888-FUNDS-85 to make arrangements with a telephone representative to send in your completed application via facsimile.  Within 24 hours of receipt of the faxed application, a telephone representative will provide you with an account number and wiring instructions.  A completed account application is required in advance of a wire.  You may then contact your bank to wire funds according to the instructions you are given.  Your initial purchase will be placed as of the date the funds are received, provided the funds are received before the close of the market.  If the funds are received after the close of the market, your shares will be purchased using the next business day’s closing NAV.
 
To make additional investments by wire, call 1-888-FUNDS-85 to notify the Fund of the incoming wire using the wiring instructions below:
 
     
U.S. Bank, National Association
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202               ABA #: 075000022
Credit:  U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Account #:  112-952-137
      Further Credit:
Iman Fund
(your name or the title on the account)
(your account #)
     
   
The Fund and U.S. Bank, N.A. are not responsible for the consequences of delays resulting from the banking or Federal Reserve wire system, or from incomplete wiring instructions.
     
Through an automatic
investment
plan
 
If you intend to use the Automatic Investment Plan (“AIP”), you may open your account with an initial minimum investment of $100.  Once your account has been opened, you may purchase shares of the Fund through the AIP.  You can have money automatically transferred from your checking or savings account on a weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly basis.  To be eligible for this plan, your bank must be a U.S. institution that is an ACH member.  The Fund may modify or terminate the AIP at any time.  The first AIP purchase will take place no earlier than 15 days after the Transfer Agent has received your request.
 
You may select this service by completing the Automatic Investment Plan section of the New Account Application form and sending a voided check.  We are unable to debit mutual fund or pass-through accounts.  The Fund may modify or terminate the AIP at any time.  You may terminate your participation in this Plan by calling the Transfer Agent at 1-888-FUNDS-85 within five (5) days of the plan run date.
 
Please note that, in compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, the Transfer Agent will verify certain information on your account application as part of the Fund’s Anti-Money Laundering Program.  As requested on the application, you should provide your full name, date of birth, social security number and permanent street address.  Mailing addresses containing only a P.O. Box will not be accepted.  Applications without this information may not be accepted and orders may not be processed.  The Fund reserves the right to place limits on transactions in any account until the identity of the investor is verified; to refuse an investment in the Fund or involuntarily redeem an investor’s shares and close an account in the event that an investor’s identity is not verified; or to suspend the payment of withdrawal proceeds if it is deemed necessary to comply with anti-money laundering regulations.  The Fund and its agents will not be responsible for any loss resulting from the investor’s delay in providing all required identifying information or from closing an account and redeeming an investor’s shares when an investor’s identity cannot be verified.  Please contact the Fund at 1-888-FUNDS-85 if you need additional assistance when completing your application.
 
 
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How to Sell Shares

 
Methods of Selling

Through a
broker/dealer
organization
 
If you purchased your shares through a broker-dealer or other financial organization, your redemption order should be placed through the same organization.  The organization is responsible for sending your redemption order to the Fund on a timely basis.  Please keep in mind that your broker-dealer may charge additional fees for its services.
     
By mail
 
Send your written redemption request to the address below.  Your request should contain the Fund’s name, your account number and the dollar amount or the number of shares to be redeemed.  Be sure to have all shareholders sign the letter.  Additional documents are required for certain types of shareholders, such as corporations, partnerships, executors, trustees, administrators, or guardians (i.e., corporate resolutions, or trust documents indicating proper authorization).  Please see the SAI for more information.

   
Regular Mail
Iman Fund
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
P.O. Box 701
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0701
Overnight Delivery
Iman Fund
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 E. Michigan Street, Third Floor
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

   
The Transfer Agent may require a signature guarantee for certain redemption requests.  Signature guarantees will generally be accepted from domestic banks, brokers, dealers, credit unions, national securities exchanges, registered securities associations, clearing agencies and savings associations, as well as from participants in the New York Stock Exchange Medallion Signature Program and the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“STAMP”).  A notary public is not an acceptable signature guarantor.
 
A signature guarantee is required to redeem shares in the following situations:
 
    ·  If ownership is changed on your account;
    ·  When redemption proceeds are sent to any person, address or bank account not on record;
    ·  Written requests to wire redemption proceeds (if not previously authorized on the account);
    ·  When establishing or modifying certain services on an account; and/or
    ·  If a change of address request was received by the Transfer Agent within the last 30 days.
 
In addition to the situations described above, the Fund and/or the Transfer Agent reserve the right to require a signature guarantee in other instances as the Fund or Transfer Agent determine warranted.
 
 
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By telephone
 
 
If you are authorized to perform telephone transactions (either through your account application form or by subsequent arrangement in writing with the Fund) you may redeem shares in any amount, but not less than $100, by calling 1-888-FUNDS-85.  Proceeds of a telephone redemption may be sent by check to your address of record, proceeds may be wired to your bank account designated on your account, or funds may be sent via electronic funds transfer through the ACH network to a predetermined bank account.  If proceeds are wired, your bank may charge a fee to receive wired funds and the Transfer Agent charges a $15 outgoing wire fee.  Although there is no charge for proceeds to be sent through the ACH network, most transfers are completed within two business days.  A signature guarantee may be required of all shareholders to change or add telephone redemption privileges.  Once a telephone transaction has been placed, it cannot be canceled or modified, although before executing an instruction received by telephone, the Transfer Agent will use reasonable procedures to confirm that the telephone instructions are genuine.   For security reasons, requests by telephone will be recorded and the caller may be asked to verify certain personal identification information.  Telephone trades must be received by or prior to market close.  During periods of high market activity, shareholders may encounter higher than usual call wait times.  Please allow sufficient time to ensure that you will be able to complete your telephone transaction prior to market close.
     
By writing a check
 
On your account application form, you may select the option to receive a checkbook so that you can redeem shares by writing checks against your Fund account.  Checks may be made payable in the amount of $250 or more.  Any checks drawn on a joint account will only require one signature.  There is a $25 charge for stopping payment of a check upon your request, or if the Transfer Agent cannot honor a check due to insufficient funds or other valid reason.
     
Through a systematic withdrawal plan
 
If you own shares with a value of $10,000 or more, you may participate in the systematic withdrawal plan.  Under the plan, you may choose to receive a specified dollar amount, generated from the redemption of shares in your account, on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis.  If you elect this method of redemption, the Fund will send a check to your address of record, or will send the payment via electronic funds transfer through the ACH network, directly to your bank account.  For payment through the ACH network, your bank must be an ACH member and your bank account information must be maintained on your Fund account.  This program may be terminated at any time by the Fund.  You may also elect to terminate your participation in this plan at any time by contacting the Transfer Agent sufficiently in advance of the next withdrawal.  The systematic withdrawal plan allows you to make automatic withdrawals from your Fund account at regular intervals.  Money will be transferred from your Fund account to the checking or savings account you choose on your account application form.  If you expect to purchase additional shares of the Fund, it may not be to your advantage to participate in the systematic withdrawal plan because of the possible adverse tax consequences of making contemporaneous purchases and redemptions.
     
   
Shares of the Fund have not been registered for sale outside of the United States.  The Iman Fund generally does not sell shares to investors residing outside the United States, even if they are United States citizens or lawful permanent residents, except to investors with United States military APO or FPO addresses.
 
 
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When Redemption Proceeds Are Sent to You
Your shares will be redeemed at the NAV next determined after the Fund receives your redemption request in good order.  Your redemption request cannot be processed on days the NYSE is closed.
 
All requests received in good order by the Fund before the close of the regular trading session of the NYSE (normally, 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) will usually be sent on the following business day.  Proceeds will be sent via check to the address of record, or can be sent by wire or electronic funds transfer through the ACH network to the bank instructions previously established on your account.  In all cases, proceeds will be sent no later than seven calendar days after the Fund receives your redemption request.
 
When making a redemption request, make sure your request is in good order.  “Good order” means your letter of instruction includes:
  the name of the Fund
  the dollar amount or the number of shares to be redeemed
  signatures of all registered shareholders exactly as the shares are
         registered with the signatures guaranteed if applicable
  the account number
 
 
If you purchase shares using a check and soon after request a redemption, the Fund will honor the redemption request, but will not mail or wire the proceeds until your purchase check has cleared (usually within 12 days).

Shareholders who have an IRA or other retirement plan must indicate on their redemption request whether or not to withhold federal income tax.  Redemption requests failing to indicate an election will generally be subject to 10% withholding.

Redemption In-Kind
If the amount you are redeeming is over the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Fund’s net asset value, the Fund has the right to redeem your shares by giving you the amount that exceeds $250,000 or 1% of the Fund’s net asset value in securities instead of cash.

Accounts with Low Balances
Due to the high cost of maintaining accounts with low balances, the Fund may mail you a notice if your account falls below $250 ($100 for IRA accounts) requesting that you bring the account back up to the minimum amount or close it out.  (If you started your account with an AIP, you must continue your AIP until your minimum account balance has been attained.)  If you do not respond to the request within 30 days, the Fund may close the account on your behalf and send you the proceeds.

Frequent Purchases and Redemptions
The Fund is intended for long-term investors and discourages excessive short-term trading and other abusive trading practices that may disrupt portfolio management strategies, harm performance, and create additional transaction costs that are borne by all shareholders.  The Fund invests in overseas securities, where market timers may seek to take advantage of time zone differences.  In addition, the Fund invests in small cap and other types of investments which are not frequently traded, which may be targets of market timers.

Accordingly, the Fund’s Board of Trustees has adopted a market timing policy under which the Fund will take steps to reduce the frequency and effect of these activities in the Fund, which includes monitoring trading activity.  The Fund applies these market timing procedures uniformly to all shareholders of the Fund.

The Fund attempts to deter and prevent market timing and other short-term trading practices.  To that end, the Fund reserves the right to restrict, without prior notice, any purchase or exchange order received by the Fund, that the Fund determines, in its sole discretion, not to be in the best interests of the Fund.
 
 
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Limitations on Ability to Prevent Disruptive Trading

The Fund seeks to prevent patterns of frequent purchases and redemptions of Fund shares by its shareholders.  Frequent purchases and sales of shares of the Fund may adversely affect Fund performance and the interests of long-term investors.  When a shareholder engages in frequent or short-term trading, the Fund may have to sell portfolio securities to have the cash necessary to redeem the shareholder’s shares.  This can happen when it is not advantageous to sell any securities, so the Fund’s performance may be hurt.  When large dollar amounts are involved, frequent trading can also make it difficult to use long-term investment strategies because the Fund cannot predict how much cash it will have to invest.  In addition, if the Fund is forced to liquidate investments due to short-term trading activity, it may incur increased brokerage and tax costs.  Similarly, the Fund may bear increased administrative costs as a result of the asset level and investment volatility that accompanies patterns of short-term trading.  Moreover, frequent or short-term trading by certain shareholders may cause dilution in the value of Fund shares held by other shareholders.  Additionally, because the Fund invests in foreign securities, it may be particularly susceptible to frequent trading because time zone differences among international stock markets can allow a shareholder engaging in frequent trading to exploit the Fund’s share price when it is based on closing prices of foreign securities established some time before the Fund calculates its own share price.  The Board has adopted policies and procedures designed to discourage or prevent frequent trading activities by Fund shareholders.  Exceptions to the trading policy will not normally be granted.
 
Although the Fund’s efforts are designed to discourage abusive trading practices, the possibility that such activity will occur cannot be eliminated.  Further, while the Fund makes efforts to identify and restrict frequent trading, the Fund receives purchase and sale orders through financial intermediaries.  As a result, the Fund cannot always know or detect frequent trading that may be facilitated by the use of intermediaries through group or omnibus accounts.  However, the Fund monitors aggregate trades placed in omnibus accounts and seeks to work with financial intermediaries to discourage shareholders from engaging in market timing and to restrict excessive trading.  The Fund will enter into written agreements with each of the Fund’s financial intermediaries, under which the intermediary must, upon request, provide the Fund with certain shareholder and identity trading information so that the Fund can enforce its market timing policies.  There may be legal and technological limitations on the ability of financial intermediaries to restrict the trading practices of their clients, and they may impose restrictions or limitations that are different from the Fund’s policies.
 
The Fund exercises its judgment to the best of its abilities in a manner that it believes is consistent with shareholder interest.  To minimize harm to the Fund and its shareholders, the Fund reserves the right to reject any purchase order from any shareholder the Fund believes has a history of abusive trading or whose trading, in the Fund’s judgment, has been or may be disruptive to the Fund.  In making this judgment, the Fund may consider trading done in multiple accounts under common ownership control.  The Fund or the Transfer Agent may notify the investor that a purchase order has been rejected after the day the order is placed or after acceptance by the intermediary.
 
 
 
 
 
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Distributions and Taxes

 
The Fund makes distributions of substantially all of its net investment income and net capital gains realized on the sale of securities, if any.  These distributions are generally paid (or deemed to be paid) once each year, on or before December 31.  All distributions will automatically be reinvested in additional shares of the Fund, unless you elect to receive them in cash.  If you choose to have distribution checks mailed to you and either the U.S. Postal Service is unable to deliver the check to you or the check remains outstanding for six (6) months, the Fund reserves the right to reinvest the check at the then current net asset value until you provide us with different instructions.

In general, Fund distributions are taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gains.  A portion of the ordinary income dividends paid to you by the Fund may be qualified dividends eligible for taxation at long-term capital gain rates.  You will be taxed in the same manner whether you reinvest your distributions in additional Fund shares or receive them in cash.  Any long-term capital gains the Fund distributes are taxable to you as long-term capital gains no matter how long you have owned your shares.  If the Fund distributes realized gains soon after you purchase shares, a portion of your investment may be treated as a taxable distribution.

If you do not provide your correct social security or taxpayer identification number, or if the IRS instructs the Fund to do so, the Fund, by law, must withhold a percentage of your taxable distributions.

When you sell your shares of the Fund, it is considered a taxable event and you may have a capital gain or loss on the transaction.  Your individual tax liability on any gain from the sale of your shares depends on your purchase price, sale price, your marginal tax rate, on how long you have held your shares, and on other factors unique to your circumstances.

Fund distributions and gains from the sale of your shares generally will be subject to state and local income tax in addition to federal taxation.  Non-U.S. investors may be subject to U.S. withholding tax.  You should consult your tax advisor about the federal, state, local or foreign tax consequences of your investment in the Fund.

Shareholder Reports and Confirmations

 
As a shareholder, you will be provided annual and semi-annual reports showing the Fund’s portfolio investments and financial information.  Account and tax statements will be mailed to you on an annual basis.  You will also receive confirmations of your purchases and redemptions.
 
 
 
 
 
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Financial Highlights

 
The financial highlights table below is intended to help you understand the Fund’s financial performance for the period of the Fund’s operations.  Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share.  The total returns in the table represent the rate that you would have earned or lost on an investment in the Fund (assuming you reinvested all dividends and distributions).  This information has been derived from financial statements audited by Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd. for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2008 , 2007 and 2006.  For the fiscal years ended May 31,  2004 and 2005, the financial statements were audited by other independent registered public accounting firms.  Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd.’s report, along with the Fund’s financial statements, is included in the Fund’s annual report dated May 31,  2008 , which is available upon request.
 
 
Year Ended May 31,
   
2008
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
2004
Class K (4)
Net asset value, beginning of period
 
$8.84
 
$7.37
 
$6.97
 
$6.64
 
$5.73
                     
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                   
Net investment income (loss)
 
(0.03)(1)
 
(0.01)(1)
 
0.02(1)
 
0.02(1)
 
(0.02)(2)
Net realized and unrealized
gains (losses) on investments
 
0.90
 
1.48
 
0.43
 
0.32
 
0.94
Total from Investment O perations
 
0.87
 
1.47
 
0.41
 
0.34
 
0.92
                     
Less distributions paid:
                   
From net investment income
 
 
 
(0.01)
 
(0.01)
 
(0.01)
From net realized gain on investments
 
(0.01)
 
 
 
 
Total distributions paid
 
(0.01)
 
 
(0.01)
 
(0.01)
 
(0.01)
                     
Net asset value, end of period
 
$9.70
 
$8.84
 
$7.37
 
$6.97
 
$6.64
                     
Total Return
 
9.91%
 
19.95%
 
5.93%
 
5.10%
 
16.07%
                     
Net assets, end of period ( 000’s )
 
$43,137
 
$35,190
 
$26,800
 
$23,697
 
$21,439
                     
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                   
Before waiver and expense
reimbursement or recapture
 
1.36%
 
1.52%
 
1.63%
 
1.72%
 
1.99%
After waiver and expense
reimbursement or recapture
 
1.42%
 
1.67%
 
1.57%
 
1.50%
 
1.47%
                     
Ratio of net investment
income (loss) to average net assets:
                   
Before waiver and expense reimbursement
 
(0.25)%
 
0.02%
 
(0.29)%
 
0.12%
 
(0.77)%
After waiver and expense reimbursement
 
(0.31)%
 
(0.13)%
 
(0.23)%
 
0.34%
 
(0.25)%
Portfolio turnover rate
 
138.7%
 
32.2%
 
0.9%
 
4.0%
 
4.5%(3)

(1)
Net investment income (loss) per share is calculated using ending balances prior to consideration of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences.
(2)
Net investment income (loss) per share is based on daily average shares outstanding.
(3)
Calculated on the basis of the Fund as a whole without distinguishing between classes of shares issued.
(4)
Effective October 30, 2003, the Trust terminated Class M shares; leaving one class of shares.

 
 

 
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INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Allied Asset Advisors, Inc. (AAA)
Burr Ridge, Illinois


DISTRIBUTOR
Quasar Distributors, LLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin


INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd.
Westlake, Ohio


ADMINISTRATOR, TRANSFER AGENT,
AND FUND ACCOUNTANT
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin


CUSTODIAN
U.S. Bank, National Association
Milwaukee, Wisconsin


FUND COUNSEL
Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLP
Chicago, Illinois

 
 
 
 

 
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Privacy Notice


 
The Fund collects non-public information about you from the following sources:

●           Information we receive about you on applications or other forms;
●           Information you give us orally; and
●           Information about your transactions with us or others.

We do not disclose any non-public personal information about our customers or former customers without the customer’s authorization, except as required by law or in response to inquiries from governmental authorities.  We restrict access to your personal and account information to those employees who need to know that information to provide products and services to you.  We also may disclose that information to unaffiliated third parties (such as to brokers or custodians) only as permitted by law and only as needed for us to provide agreed services to you.  We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your non-public personal information.

In the event that you hold shares of the Fund through a financial intermediary, including, but not limited to, a broker-dealer, bank, or trust company, the privacy policy of your financial intermediary would govern how your non-public personal information would be shared by those entities with unaffiliated third parties.




 





NOT A PART OF THE PROSPECTUS
 
 

 


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Key Phone Numbers
 
To Purchase Shares Call:      
1-888-FUNDS-85 (1-888-386-3785)
   
Allied Asset Advisors   
1-877-417-6161
   
North American Islamic Trust
 
(NAIT)   
(630) 789-9191
 
                                                          

                                                             

 
                                                           
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Where to find more information:
You can find more information about the Fund in the following documents:

Statement of Additional Information (SAI) dated September 26, 2008
The SAI for shares of the Fund provides more details about the Fund’s policies and management.  The Fund’s SAI is incorporated by reference into this Prospectus.

Annual and Semi-Annual Reports
The Fund’s annual and semi-annual reports provide the most recent financial reports and portfolio investments.  The annual report contains a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected the Fund’s performance during the last fiscal year.

You can obtain a free copy of these documents or request other information about the Fund by calling the Fund at 1-877-417-6161, visiting the Fund’s website at www.investaaa.com or by writing to:

Iman Fund
c/o Allied Asset Advisors, Inc.
745 McClintock Drive, Suite 314
Burr Ridge, IL 60527

You may write to the SEC Public Reference Room at the regular mailing address or the e-mail address below and ask them to mail you information about the Fund, including the SAI.  They will charge you a fee for this duplicating service.  You can also visit the SEC Public Reference Room and copy documents while you are there.  For more information about the operation of the Public Reference Room, call the SEC at the telephone number below.

Public Reference Section
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 “F” Street NE
Washington, D.C.  20549-0102
publicinfo@sec.gov
(202) 551-8090

Reports and other information about the Fund are available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov.  In addition, copies of returns and other information about the Fund may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee to the SEC, by electronic request at the email address publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing to the SEC at the address above.


1940 Act File No. 811-9821

 
 
 
 
 
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Iman Fund

A series of Allied Asset Advisors Funds

Statement of Additional Information
September 26, 2008



Investment Advisor
AAA
Allied Asset Advisors, Inc.
745 McClintock Drive, Suite 314
Burr Ridge, IL  60527
(630) 789-0453
1-877-417-6161


This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) relates to the shares of Iman Fund (the “Fund”), which is the first mutual fund within the Allied Asset Advisors Funds family.  The SAI is not a prospectus but should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s current Prospectus dated September 26, 2008 .  To obtain the Prospectus, please visit the Fund’s website at www.investaaa.com, call 1-888-FUNDS-85 or write to the Fund as shown below:
 
Regular Mail
Iman Fund
c/o Allied Asset Advisors, Inc.
745 McClintock Drive, Suite 314
Burr Ridge, IL 60527
 
The Fund’s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008 , are incorporated herein by reference to the Fund’s Annual Report.  A copy of the Annual Report may be obtained without charge by calling the Fund at 1-888-FUNDS-85 or writing to the Fund as shown above.
 
 
 
 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS
 
3
     
INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS
 
4
     
THE TRUST
 
5
     
MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND
 
6
     
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
 
9
     
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS
 
10
     
CODE OF ETHICS
 
10
     
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
 
10
     
DISTRIBUTOR
 
11
     
PRICING OF SHARES
 
11
     
PURCHASING SHARES
 
12
     
REDEMPTION OF SHARES
 
12
     
BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES
 
13
     
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSURE OF FUND PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS
 
14
     
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES
 
16
     
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
18
     
PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES
 
18
     
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
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Investment Restrictions


Fundamental Restrictions

The Board of Trustees (hereinafter referred to as the “Board” or “Trustees” of Iman Fund (the “Fund”)) has adopted the following fundamental investment policies and restrictions that cannot be changed without the approval of a “majority of the outstanding voting securities” of the Fund.  Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), a “majority of the outstanding voting securities” of a fund means the vote of the lesser of:

1.  
more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund; or

2.  
67% or more of the voting securities of the Fund present at a meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy.
 
The Fund may not:

1.  
Make loans except as permitted under the 1940 Act, as amended, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time.

2.  
Borrow money, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, as amended, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time.

3.  
Concentrate its investments in a particular industry, as that term is used in the 1940 Act, as amended, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time.

4.  
Purchase or sell real estate, which term does not include securities of companies which deal in real estate and/or mortgages or investments secured by real estate, or interests therein, except that the Fund reserves freedom of action to hold and to sell real estate acquired as a result of the Fund’s ownership of securities.

5.  
Engage in the business of underwriting securities, except to the extent that the Fund may be deemed to be an underwriter in connection with the disposition of portfolio securities.

6.  
Issue senior securities, except as permitted under the 1940 Act, as amended, and as interpreted or modified by regulatory authority having jurisdiction, from time to time.

7.  
Purchase physical commodities or contracts relating to physical commodities.
 
Non-Fundamental Restrictions

As a matter of non-fundamental policy, the Fund currently does not intend to:

1.  
Borrow money in an amount greater than 5% of its total assets, except for temporary or emergency purposes;

2.  
Purchase securities on margin or make short sales;
 
3.  
Enter into futures contracts or purchase options thereon; and
 
 
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4.  
Invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities.

The Fund will provide shareholders at least 60 days’ prior notice before effecting a name change or change in investment strategy.

Investment Strategies and Risks


The Fund seeks growth of capital while adhering to Islamic principles by investing, under normal circumstances, its net assets in domestic and foreign securities chosen by the Fund’s Advisor that are compatible with Islamic principles.   Islamic principles provide for the concept of Predominance or “Taghleeb,” which means that if the permissible activity predominates other activities then the investment is allowed.  This applies both to specific securities and to the portfolio as a whole.

The following discussion supplements the information regarding the investment objective of the Fund and the policies to be employed to achieve this objective as set forth above and in the Fund’s Prospectus.

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions.  The Fund may purchase securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis.  These transactions are arrangements in which a fund purchases securities with payment and delivery scheduled for a future time.  The seller’s failure to complete these transactions may cause a fund to miss a price or yield considered advantageous.  Settlement dates may be a month or more after entering into these transactions and the market values of the securities purchased may vary from the purchase prices.  The Fund may dispose of a commitment prior to settlement if Allied Asset Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”) deems it appropriate to do so.  In addition, the Fund may enter into transactions to sell its purchase commitments to third parties at current market values and simultaneously acquire other commitments to purchase similar securities at later dates.  The Fund may realize short-term profits or losses upon the sale of such commitments.  These transactions are made to secure what is considered to be an advantageous price or yield for the Fund.  No fees or other expenses, other than normal transaction costs, are incurred.  However, liquid assets of the Fund sufficient to make payment for the securities to be purchased are segregated on the Fund’s records at the trade date.  These assets are marked to market daily and are maintained until the transaction is settled.

Foreign Securities.  As stated in the Fund’s Prospectus, some of the securities purchased by the Fund may be securities of non-U.S. companies (“foreign securities”), though it is not anticipated by the Fund’s Advisor that the Fund will have more than 20% of the Fund’s net assets invested in foreign securities at any given time.  Investments in foreign securities involve certain inherent risks, including the following:

Political and Economic Factors.  Individual non-U.S. economies of certain countries may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in such respects as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resource self-sufficiency, and diversification and balance of payments position.  The internal politics of some foreign countries may not be as stable as those of the United States.  Governments in some non-U.S. countries also continue to participate to a significant degree, through ownership interest or regulation, in their respective economies. Action by these governments could include restrictions on foreign investment, nationalization, expropriation of goods or imposition of taxes, and could have a significant effect on market prices of securities and payment of interest. The economies of many non-U.S. countries are heavily dependent upon international trade and are affected by the trade policies and economic conditions of their trading partners. If these trading partners enacted protectionist trade legislation, it could have a significant adverse effect upon the securities markets of such countries.
 
 
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Legal and Regulatory Matters. Certain non-U.S. countries may have less supervision of securities markets, brokers and issuers of securities, and less financial information available to issuers, than is available in the United States.

Taxes. The interest and dividends payable on some of the Fund’s foreign securities may be subject to foreign withholding taxes, thus reducing the net amount of income available for distribution to Fund shareholders.

Costs. To the extent that the Fund invests in foreign securities, its expense ratio is likely to be higher than those of investment companies investing only in domestic securities, since the cost of maintaining the custody of foreign securities is higher.

Restricted Securities.  Securities that have legal or contractual restrictions on their resale may be acquired by the Fund.  The price paid for these securities, or received upon resale, may be lower than the price paid or received for similar securities with a more liquid market.  Accordingly, the valuation of these securities reflects any limitation on their liquidity.

Other Investment Companies.  Subject to applicable statutory and regulatory limitations, the assets of the Fund may be invested in shares of other investment companies.

Percentage Restrictions.  If a percentage restriction on investment or utilization of assets set forth in this Statement of Additional Information or referred to in the Prospectus is adhered to at the time an investment is made or assets are so utilized, a later change in percentage resulting from changes in the value of the portfolio securities is not considered a violation of the policy.

Temporary Investments.  In response to severe or unusual adverse market, economic, political or other conditions, the Fund may make temporary investments that are not consistent with its investment objective and principal investment strategies.  The Fund cannot invest in interest-paying instruments frequently used by mutual funds for this purpose and therefore may hold a substantial portion of its net assets in cash as a temporary defensive measure.  If the Fund’s investments in cash increase, the Fund may not achieve its investment objective.  Severe or unusual adverse conditions may include excessive volatility or a prolonged general decline in the securities markets or the U.S. economy.  The Advisor may also hold cash to maintain liquidity.

The Trust


Allied Asset Advisors Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company, was organized as a Delaware business trust (now called a Delaware statutory trust) on January 14, 2000.  The Trust currently offers one series of shares to investors, Iman Fund (the “Fund”).  The Fund is a diversified series and has its own investment objective and policies.  The Trust may start another series or class and offer shares of a new fund or class under the Trust at any time.  The Fund’s registered office in Delaware is The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware, 19801 and its principal office is at 745 McClintock Drive, Suite 314, Burr Ridge, Illinois, 60527.

Shares, when issued, will be fully paid and nonassessable.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Prospectus or this SAI, there are no restrictions on the right freely to retain or dispose of the Fund’s shares.  Shares of the Fund have equal dividend, voting, liquidation and redemption rights.  The beneficial interest of the Trust is divided into an unlimited number of shares, with no par value.  When matters are submitted to shareholders for a vote, each shareholder is entitled to one vote for each full share owned and fractional votes for fractional shares owned.  The Trust does not normally hold annual meetings of shareholders.  The Trustees shall promptly call and give notice of a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of voting upon removal of any Trustee when requested to do so in writing by shareholders holding 10% or more of the Trust’s outstanding shares.  The Trust will comply with the provisions of Section 16(c) of the 1940 Act in order to facilitate communications among shareholders.  Shares will be maintained in open accounts on the books of the Transfer Agent, and certificates for shares will generally not be issued, except for special requests.
 
 
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Each share of the Fund represents an equal proportionate interest in the assets and liabilities belonging to the Fund with every other share of the Fund and is entitled to such dividends and distributions out of the income belonging to the Fund as are declared by the Trustees.  The shares do not have cumulative voting rights or any preemptive or conversion rights, and the Trustees have the authority from time to time to divide or combine the shares of any Fund into a greater or lesser number of shares of that Fund so long as the proportionate beneficial interests in the assets belonging to that Fund and the rights of shares of any other Fund are in no way affected.  In case of any liquidation of the Fund, the holders of shares of the Fund being liquidated will be entitled to receive a distribution out of the assets, net of the liabilities, belonging to the Fund.  Expenses attributable to the Fund are borne by that Fund.

NAIT is the controlling entity of the Advisor and, as of May 30, 2008, owns 71.89% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.  NAIT intends to exercise its voting rights on issues that come before shareholders, which will affect the outcome of the vote.

Any general expenses of the Trust not readily identifiable as belonging to a particular Fund are allocated by or under the direction of the Trustees in such manner as the Trustees allocate such expenses on the basis of relative net assets or number of shareholders.  No shareholder is liable to further calls or to assessment by the Trust without his or her express consent.

The assets of the Fund received for the issue or sale of its shares, and all income, earnings, profits and proceeds thereof, subject only to the rights of creditors, shall constitute the underlying assets of the Fund.  In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the Fund, the holders of shares of the Fund are entitled to share pro rata in the net assets of the Fund available for distribution to shareholders.

If they deem it advisable and in the best interests of shareholders, the Trustees may create additional series of shares, each of which represents interests in a separate portfolio of investments and is subject to separate liabilities, and may create multiple classes of shares of such series, which may differ from each other as to expenses and dividends.  If additional series or classes of shares are created, shares of each series or class are entitled to vote as a series or class only to the extent required by the 1940 Act as permitted by the Trustees.  Upon the Trust’s liquidation, all shareholders of a series would share pro-rata in the net assets of such series available for distribution to shareholders of the series, but, as shareholders of such series, would not be entitled to share in the distribution of assets belonging to any other series.

Management of the Fund


The Trust’s Board of Trustees governs the Trust.  The Board consists of three  individuals, two of whom are not “interested persons” of the Trust as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.   The Trustees meet throughout the year to oversee the Trust’s activities, review contractual arrangements with companies that provide services to the Fund, and decide upon matters of general policy with respect to the Fund.  The names and business addresses of the Trustees and officers of the Trust, together with information as to their principal occupations during the past five years, are listed below. The Trustees can be reached in care of the Advisor at the address shown below.
 
 
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Name, Age and Address
Position/Office
with the Trust and
Length of Time
Served
Principal Occupations
during the Past Five Years
No. of Funds
in Complex
Overseen
Other
Directorships
held by
Trustee
 
Independent Trustees
 
       
Abdalla Idris Ali, 59
745 McClintock Drive, Suite 314
Burr Ridge, IL  60527
 
 
Independent Trustee
since 2000
1998 to present - Director, Center of Islamic Studies, Kansas City, MO.
1
None
Mohammed Kaiseruddin, 64
745 McClintock Drive, Suite 314
Burr Ridge, IL  60527
 
 
Independent Trustee
since 2000; Chairperson
since 2005
 
1973 to present - Nuclear Engineer, Sargent & Lundy.
1
None
 
Interested Trustee
 
       
*Bassam Osman, 57
745 McClintock Drive, Suite 314
Burr Ridge, IL  60527
 
 
Trustee since 2000
1980 to present – Medical Doctor; 2000 to present –Portfolio Manager to the Fund.
1
None
 
Officers
 
       
*Bassam Osman, 57
745 McClintock Drive, Suite 314
Burr Ridge, IL  60527
 
 
President
since 2000
(See Above.)
1
N/A
Mohammad Basheeruddin, 58
745 McClintock Drive, Suite 314
Burr Ridge, IL  60527
 
 
Treasurer since
2003 /Chief Compliance
Officer since 2007
2001 to present – Accounting Manager, North American Islamic Trust.
1
N/A
Mujeeb Cheema, 60
745 McClintock Drive, Suite 314
Burr Ridge, IL  60527
 
 
Secretary
since 2003
2003 to present – Executive Director, North American Islamic Trust.
1
N/A
* This Trustee is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act because of his affiliation with the Advisor.

Committees.  The Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”) comprise the Trust’s Audit Committee.  The Audit Committee’s functions are to:  (a) recommend independent registered public accounting firm for selection by the Board, (b) review the scope of audit, accounting and financial internal controls and the quality and adequacy of the Trust’s accounting staff with the independent accountants and other appropriate persons, (c) review with the accounting staff and the independent registered public accounting firm the compliance of the Trust’s transactions with its Advisor, administrator or any other service provider with the terms of applicable agreements, (d) review reports of the independent registered public accounting firm and comment to the Board when warranted, and (e) report to the Board at least once a year.  During the fiscal year ended May 31,  2008 , the Audit Committee met once.
 
 
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The Independent Trustees also comprise the Trust’s Nominating Committee.  This Committee, which recommends to the Board persons for election to the Board, did not meet during the fiscal year ended May 31,  2008 .  The Nominating Committee considers shareholder proposals for candidates to serve as Independent Trustees.  Any such proposals should be sent to the Trust in care of the Nominating Committee Chairperson.  The final recommendation of a prospective Independent Trustee rests solely with the Nominating Committee.

Share Ownership.  As of December 31,  2007 , the Trustees owned following amount of the Fund:

Name of Trustee
Dollar Range of Equity
Securities in the Funds
(None, $1-$10,000, 10,001-
$50,000, $50,001-$100,000,
Over $100,000)
Aggregate Dollar Range of
Equity Securities in all
Registered Investment
Companies Overseen by
Trustee in Family of
Investment Companies
Abdala Idris Ali, Independent Trustee
$ None
$ None
Mohammed Kaiseruddin, Independent Trustee
$ None
$ None
Bassam Osman, Interested Trustee
Over $100,000
Over $100,000

Trustee Compensation.  The Trustees serve without compensation, but will be reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with attendance at Board meetings.  The table below details the amount of compensation received by the Trustees from the Trust for the fiscal year ended May 31,  2008 .  None of the executive officers receive compensation from the Trust.

 
Name and Position
Aggregate
Compensation
From Fund
Pension or
Retirement Benefits
Accrued As Part of
Trust Expenses
 
Annual Benefits
Upon Retirement
Total Compensation
from Fund and Fund
Complex Paid to
Trustees*
Interested Trustees
       
     Bassam Osman
None
None
None
None
 
Independent Trustees
       
     Abdalla Idris Ali
None
None
None
None
     Mohammed Kaiseruddin
None
None
None
None

*The term “Fund Complex” refers only to the Fund.

Control Persons, Principal Holders of Securities and Management Ownership.  The following table provides the name and address of any person who owns of record or beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the Fund as of September  2, 2008 . Control persons are persons deemed to control the Fund because they own beneficially over 25% of the outstanding securities.  Control persons could affect the outcome of proxy voting or the direction of management of the Fund.  Principal holders are persons that own beneficially 5% or more of the Fund’s outstanding shares.

Name and Address
Shares
% Ownership
Type of Ownership
North American Islamic Trust
745 McClintock Drive, Suite 314
Burr Ridge, IL 60527-6688
3,153,835.417
71.01%
Record
       
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Attn: Mutual Funds
101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104-4151
389,141.197
8.76%
Record

As of September 1,  2008 , the Trustees and Officers, as a group, owned less than 1% of the Fund’s outstanding shares.
 
 
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Investment Advisor


Allied Asset Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”) is a Delaware corporation that serves as investment manager to the Fund pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement dated as of June 29, 2000 ( “Advisory Agreement” ).  The Advisor is a wholly owned subsidiary of The North American Islamic Trust (“NAIT”).  NAIT is a non-profit entity that qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.  The purpose of NAIT is to serve Islam and Muslims.  NAIT is the controlling entity of the Advisor.

At a special meeting of the Board held on January 28, 2008, the Board unanimously agreed, subject to shareholder approval, to amend the Advisory Agreement to raise the advisory fees from 0.75% to 1.00% for a difference of 25 basis points.  At a special meeting of shareholders held August 25, 2008, Fund shareholders approved the Board’s decision to amend the Advisory Agreement to raise fees accordingly.

The Advisory Agreement had an initial term of two years and continues on a year-to-year basis thereafter, provided that specific approval is given at least annually by the Board of the Trust or by the vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.  In either event, it must also be approved by a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are neither parties to the Advisory Agreement nor interested persons of any such party as defined in the 1940 Act at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval.  The Advisory Agreement may be terminated upon 60 days’ notice, without the payment of any penalty, by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund.

For the services provided by the Advisor under the Advisory Agreement prior to August 25, 2008 , the Advisor was entitled to receive an annual fee of 0.75%.  All fees are computed on the average daily closing net asset value of the Fund and are payable monthly.  The following table shows the advisory fees and expenses accrued and paid to the Advisor at the previous annual fee of 0.75% for the fiscal periods indicated below:

   
Advisory Fees paid during
fiscal years ended May 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
 
Advisory Fees Accrued
  $ 286,170     $ 224,946     $ 193,889  
Fees Waived by Advisor
  $ 0     $ 6,514     $ 16,220  
Fees and Expenses Recaptured by Advisor
  $ 20,393     $ 51,935     $ 0  
Total Fees and Expenses Paid to Advisor
  $ 306,563     $ 270,367     $ 177,669  
                         

As noted above, effective August 25, 2008, for the services provided by the Advisor under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is entitled to receive an annual fee of 1.00%.

The Advisor entered into an Expense Waiver and Reimbursement Contract effective through September 30, 2008 under which the Advisor had agreed to waive its fees and absorb expenses to the extent that total annual fund operating expenses exceed 1.70%.  Under certain conditions, the Advisor may recapture any expenses or fees it has waived or reimbursed subject to Board approval, within a three-year period from the date of reimbursement, subject to the expense cap previously referenced.  The Advisor has decided not to renew the agreement.
 
 
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Portfolio Managers


Dr. Bassam Osman is the portfolio manager solely and primarily responsible for the day-to-day investment management of the Fund.  He has been the President and Chairman of the Advisor’s Board for the past seven years.  Dr. Osman does not manage any accounts other than the Fund.

Because Dr. Osman does not manage any accounts other than the Fund, the Advisor has not identified any material conflicts associated with the management of the Fund.

The Portfolio Manager’s compensation is paid by the Advisor and not the Fund.  Dr. Osman is paid a fixed salary.  He receives no other compensation.

As of May 31, 2008 , Dr. Osman owned over $100,000 in shares of the Fund.

Code of Ethics


The Trust, the Advisor and the Fund’s distributor have each adopted a written Code of Ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act that governs the personal securities transactions of their board members, officers and employees who may have access to current trading information of the Trust.  The Code permits such persons to invest in securities for their personal accounts including securities that may be purchased or held by the Trust.  The Code restricts and limits, absent prior approval certain types of transactions and includes reporting and other obligations to monitor personal transactions.

Administrative Services


Administrator, Fund Accountant, Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent.  U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC (“USBFS” or the “Administrator”), 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202, a subsidiary of U.S. Bank, National Association, provides administrative personnel and services (including blue-sky services) to the Fund pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement.  Administrative services include, but are not limited to, providing office space, equipment, telephone facilities, various personnel, including clerical and supervisory, and computers, as is necessary or beneficial to provide compliance services to the Fund.

 
Administration Fees paid during
fiscal years ended May 31,
 
2008
2007
2006
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
$54,136
$47,725
$44,328

USBFS also serves as fund accountant, transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent under separate agreements.  The Administrator, Custodian and the Fund’s distributor are affiliated entities under the common control of U.S. Bancorp.

Custodian.  U.S. Bank, National Association (“Custodian”), 1555 N. River Center Drive, Suite 302, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53212, is custodian for the securities and cash of the Fund.  Under the Custody Agreement, the Custodian holds the Fund’s portfolio securities in safekeeping and keeps all necessary records and documents relating to its duties. The Custodian and its affiliates may participate in revenue sharing arrangements with service providers of mutual funds in which the Fund may invest.
 
 
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Distributor


Quasar Distributors, LLC, 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202 (the “Distributor”), serves as the principal underwriter and national distributor for the shares of the Fund pursuant to a Distribution Agreement with the Trust dated as of August 26, 2002 (the “Distribution Agreement”).  The Distributor is registered as a broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “1934 Act”) and each state’s securities laws and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) (formerly, NASD).  The offering of the Fund’s shares is continuous.  The Distribution Agreement provides that the Distributor, as agent in connection with the distribution of Fund shares, will use its best efforts to distribute the Fund’s shares.

Pricing of Shares


Shares of the Fund are sold on a continual basis at the net asset value per share next computed following acceptance of an order by the Fund.  The Fund’s net asset value per share for the purpose of pricing purchase and redemption orders is determined at the close of regular trading (normally 4:00 p.m.  Eastern Time) on each day the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) is open for trading.  The NYSE is closed on the following holidays:  New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

The net asset value per share is computed by dividing the value of the securities held by the Fund plus any cash or other assets (including interest and dividends accrued but not yet received) minus all liabilities (including accrued expenses) by the total number of shares in the Fund outstanding at such time.  An example of how the shares of the Fund calculated the net asset value per share as of May 31, 2008 is as follows:

Net Assets
=
Net Asset Value Per Share
Shares Outstanding
     
$43,136,844
   
4,449,249
=
$9.70

Generally, the Fund’s investments are valued at market value or, in the absence of a market value, at fair value as determined in good faith by the Advisor and the Trust’s Valuation Committee pursuant to procedures approved by or under the direction of the Board.  Pursuant to those procedures, the Board considers, among other things: (1) the last sale price on the securities exchange, if any, on which a security is primarily traded; (2) the mean between the bid and asked prices; (3) price quotations from an approved pricing service, and (4) other factors as necessary to determine a fair value under certain circumstances.

The Fund’s securities that are traded on securities exchanges are valued at the last sale price on the exchange on which such securities are traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking any reported sales, at the mean between the last available bid and asked price.

Securities that are traded on more than one exchange are valued on the exchange determined by the Advisor to be the primary market. Securities primarily traded in the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (“NASDAQ”) Global Market System for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”).  If the NOCP is not available, such securities shall be valued at the last sale price on the day of valuation, or if there has been no sale on such day, at the mean between the bid and asked prices. Over-the-counter securities that are not traded in the NASDAQ Global Market System shall be valued at the most recent trade price.
 
 
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Short-term debt obligations with remaining maturities in excess of 60 days are valued at current market prices, as discussed above.  Short-term securities with 60 days or less remaining to maturity are, unless conditions indicate otherwise, amortized to maturity based on their cost to a Fund if acquired within 60 days of maturity or, if already held by the Fund on the 60th day, based on the value determined on the 61st day.

All other assets of the Fund are valued in such manner as the Board in good faith deems appropriate to reflect their fair value.

Purchasing Shares


Shares of the Fund are sold in a continuous offering and may be purchased on any business day through authorized investment dealers or directly from the Fund.

Stock Certificates and Confirmations.  The Fund does not generally issue stock certificates representing shares purchased.  Confirmations of the opening of an account and of all subsequent transactions in the account are forwarded by the Fund to the shareholder’s address of record.  If a shareholder needs stock certificates, the Fund can issue them under special requests.

Special Incentive Programs.  At various times, the Fund may implement programs under which a dealer’s sales force may be eligible to win nominal awards for certain sales efforts or recognition programs conforming to criteria established by the Fund, or participate in sales programs sponsored by the Fund.  In addition, the Advisor or the Distributor, in its discretion may from time to time, pursuant to objective criteria, sponsor programs designed to reward selected dealers for certain services or activities that are primarily intended to result in the sale of shares of the Fund.  These programs will not change the price you pay for your shares or the amount that the Fund will receive from the sale.

Anti-Money Laundering.  The Fund has established an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program (the “Program”) as required by the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (“USA PATRIOT ACT”).  To ensure compliance with this law, the Fund’s Program provides for the development of internal practices, procedures and controls, designation of anti-money laundering compliance officers, an ongoing training program and an independent audit function to determine the effectiveness of the Program.

Procedures to implement the Program include, but are not limited to, determining that the Fund’s Distributor and Transfer Agent have established proper anti-money laundering procedures, reporting suspicious and/or fraudulent activity and a complete and thorough review of all new opening account applications.  The Fund will not transact business with any person or entity whose identity cannot be adequately verified under the provisions of the USA PATRIOT ACT.

Redemption of Shares


Signature Guarantees.  There are instances in which shareholders will be required to submit a signature guarantee.  Signature guarantees may be obtained by:

·
a trust company or commercial bank whose deposits are insured by the Bank Insurance Fund, which is administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Company (“FDIC”);

·
a member of the New York, Boston, American, Midwest, or Pacific Stock Exchange;
 
 
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·
a savings bank or savings association whose deposits are insured by the Savings Association Insurance Fund, which is administered by the FDIC; or

·
any other “eligible guarantor institution” as defined in the 1934 Act.

The Fund does not accept signatures guaranteed by a notary public.

The Fund and its Transfer Agent have adopted standards for accepting signature guarantees from the above institutions.  The Fund may elect in the future to limit eligible signature guarantors to institutions that are members of a signature guarantor program.  The Fund and its Transfer Agent reserve the right to amend these standards at any time without notice.

Additional Documentation.  Additional documents are required for certain types of shareholders, such as corporations, partnerships, executors, trustees, administrators, or guardians.  The Fund’s Transfer Agent requires documents from entities to identify individuals possessing authority to redeem shares from the Fund.  The documentation may include corporate resolutions, partnership agreements, trust instruments or plans that give such authority to the individual.

Redemption In-Kind.  If the amount you are redeeming is over the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Fund’s net asset value, the Fund has the right to redeem your shares by giving you the amount that exceeds $250,000 or 1% of the Fund’s net asset value in securities instead of cash and you would bear any market risks associated with such securities until they are converted into cash.

Brokerage Allocation and Other Practices


The Advisor places the Fund’s portfolio securities transactions, taking into account the costs, promptness of executions and other qualitative considerations.  There is no pre-existing commitment to place orders with any broker, dealer or member of an exchange.  The Advisor evaluates a wide range of criteria in placing the Fund’s portfolio securities transactions, including the broker’s commission rate, execution capability, positioning, information in regard to the availability of securities, trading patterns, statistical or factual information, opinions pertaining to trading strategy, back office efficiency, ability to handle difficult trades, financial stability, and prior performance in servicing the Advisor and its clients.

The Advisor, when effecting purchases and sales of portfolio securities for the account of the Fund, will seek execution of trades either (1) at the most favorable and competitive rate of commission charged by any broker, dealer or member of an exchange, or (2) at a higher rate of commission charges, if reasonable, in relation to brokerage and research services provided to the Fund or the Advisor by such member, broker, or dealer.  Such services may include, but are not limited to, any one or more of the following: information as to the availability of securities for purchase or sale; statistical or factual information; or opinions pertaining to investments.  The Advisor may use research and services provided by brokers and dealers in servicing all its clients, including the Fund, and the Advisor will not necessarily use all such services in connection with the Fund.  In accordance with the provisions of Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act, the Advisor may from time to time receive services and products that serve both research and non-research functions.  In such event, the Advisor makes a good faith determination of the anticipated research and non-research use of the product or service and allocates brokerage only with respect to the research component.
 
 
 
 
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For the fiscal periods indicated below, the Fund paid the following in brokerage commissions:

Aggregate Brokerage Commissions*
Paid during fiscal years ended May 31,
2008
2007
2006
$28,519
$9,336
$452
* The aggregate brokerage commissions for the Fund increased for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008 due to higher turnover and trading in the securities of the Fund.   The aggregate brokerage commissions for the Fund increased for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2007 due to the transition of the portfolio from a passively managed index fund to an actively managed fund. The aggregate brokerage commissions paid for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2006 were significantly lower from the prior two fiscal years due to fewer trades in fiscal year 2006.

None of the payments in brokerage commissions during the period indicated above were paid to an affiliated broker.

If the Advisor provides investment advisory services to individuals and other institutional clients, there may be occasions on which other investment advisory clients advised by the Advisor may also invest in the same securities as the Fund.  When these clients buy or sell the same securities at substantially the same time, the Advisor may average the transactions as to price and allocate the amount of available investments in a manner, which it believes to be equitable to each client, including the Fund.  On the other hand, to the extent permitted by law, the Advisor may aggregate the securities to be sold or purchased for the Fund with those to be sold or purchased for other clients managed by it in order to obtain lower brokerage commissions, if any.

For the fiscal periods indicated below the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was:


Portfolio Turnover*
During fiscal years ended May 31,
2008
2007
138.7%
32.2%
*Portfolio turnover for the Fund increased in 2008 as a result of an increase in trades due to changing economic factors .

The portfolio turnover rate is calculated by dividing the lesser of the Fund’s annual sales or purchases of portfolio securities (exclusive of purchases or sales of securities whose maturities at the time of acquisition were one year or less) by the monthly average value of the securities in the portfolio during the year.

Policies and Procedures for Disclosure of Fund Portfolio Holdings


Scope of Policies and Procedures.  The following policies and procedures (the “Procedures”) govern the disclosure of portfolio holdings and any ongoing arrangements to make available information about portfolio holdings for the Fund.

Disclosure Philosophy.  The Fund has adopted these Procedures to seek to ensure that the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is accomplished in a manner that is consistent with the Fund’s fiduciary duty to its shareholders.  Under no circumstances does the Advisor or the Fund receive any compensation in return for the disclosure of information about the Fund’s portfolio securities or for any ongoing arrangements to make available information about the Fund’s portfolio securities.

Disclosure of Fund Portfolio Holdings.  The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires each Fund to file its complete portfolio holdings schedule in public filings made to the SEC on a quarterly basis.  A Fund is required to file its complete portfolio schedules for the second and fourth fiscal quarter on Form N-CSR, and is required to file its complete portfolio schedules for the first and third quarters on Form N-Q, in each instance within 60 days of the end of the Fund’s fiscal quarter.
 
 
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Through Form N-CSR and Form N-Q filings with the SEC, the Fund’s full portfolio holdings are publicly available to shareholders on a quarterly basis.  Such filings are made on or shortly before the 60th day following the end of a fiscal quarter.  In addition, top ten holdings information for the Fund may be made available on the Fund’s website (www.investaaa.com) on a monthly, seven-day delayed basis.

The Fund’s complete portfolio schedule for the second and fourth fiscal quarter, required to be filed on Form N-CSR, will be delivered to shareholders in the Fund’s semi-annual and annual reports.  The Fund’s complete portfolio schedules for the first and third fiscal quarters, required to be filed on Form N-Q, will not be delivered to shareholders.

The following list describes the limited circumstances in which a Fund’s portfolio holdings are disclosed to select third parties in advance of their inclusion in the quarterly filings made with the SEC on Form N-CSR and Form N-Q.  In each instance, a determination has been made that such advance disclosure is in the best interest of the Fund’s shareholders, is supported by a legitimate business purpose and that the recipients are subject to an independent duty not to disclose or trade on the nonpublic information.

A.  
Portfolio Manager.  Portfolio managers shall have full daily access to fund holdings for the Fund for which they have direct management responsibility.  Portfolio managers may also release and discuss portfolio holdings with various broker/dealers for purposes of analyzing the impact of existing and future market changes on the prices, availability/demand and liquidity of such securities, as well as for the purpose of assisting portfolio managers in the trading of such securities.

B.  
Fund Management.  In its capacity as Advisor to the Fund, certain Fund management personnel that deal directly with the processing, settlement, review, control, auditing, reporting, and/or valuation of portfolio trades shall have full daily access to Fund portfolio holdings.

C.  
External Servicing Agents.  Appropriate personnel employed by entities that assist in the review and/or processing of Fund portfolio transactions, which include the fund accounting agent, the custodian and the trading settlement desk at U.S. Bancorp shall have daily access to all Fund portfolio holdings.  Fund Management utilizes the services of ADP to assist with proxy voting.  Both U.S. Bancorp and ADP may have access to full Fund portfolio holdings for the Fund for which they provide services.

D.  
Ranking Agencies.  Morningstar, Inc. and /or Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. may receive the Fund’s full portfolio holdings on a calendar quarter or monthly basis at the sole determination of the Investment Advisor.

Additions to Recipients .   Any additions to the recipients of the Fund portfolio holdings requires approval by the Advisor based on a review of:  (i) type of fund involved; (ii) the purpose for receiving the holdings information; (iii) the intended use of the information; (iv) the frequency of the information to be provided; (v) the proposed recipient’s relationship to the Fund; (vi) the ability of the Advisor to monitor that such information will be used by the proposed recipient in accordance with the stated purpose for the disclosure; (vii) whether a confidentiality agreement will be in place with such proposed recipient; and (viii) whether any potential conflicts exist regarding such disclosure between the interests of Fund shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the Fund’s Advisor, principal underwriter, or any affiliated person of the Fund.

Board Approval .   The Board shall review and re-approve these Procedures as often as they deem appropriate, and make any changes that they deem appropriate.  The Board exercises continuing oversight of the disclosure of the Fund’s portfolio holdings by considering reports and recommendations on such disclosure by the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of the Fund concerning any material compliance matters (as defined in Rule 38a-1 under the 1940 Act).
 
 
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Conflict of Interest .   In the event of a conflict between the interest of the Fund and the interests of the Advisor or an affiliated person of the Advisor, the CCO of the Advisor, in consultation with the Fund’s CCO, shall make a determination in the best interest of the Fund, and shall report such determination to the Advisor’s Board of Directors and to the Fund’s Board of Trustees at the end of the quarter in which such determination was made.  Any employee of the Advisor who suspects a breach of this obligation must report the matter immediately to the Advisor’s CCO or to his or her supervisor.

Education Component .   In order to promote strict compliance with these Procedures, Fund Management has informed its employees, and other parties possessing Fund portfolio holdings information (such as the fund accounting agent and the custodian), of the limited circumstances in which the Fund’s portfolio holdings may be disclosed in advance of filings made with the Commission and the ramifications, including possible dismissal, if disclosure is made in contravention of these Procedures.

Additional Information on Distributions and Taxes


Distributions

All income dividends and capital gain distributions will automatically be reinvested in additional full and fractional shares of the Fund at their net asset value as of the date of payment unless the shareholder elects to receive such dividends or distributions in cash.  The reinvestment date normally precedes the payment date by about seven days although the exact timing is subject to change.  Shareholders will receive a confirmation of each new transaction in their account.  The Trust will confirm all account activity, including the payment of dividend and capital gain distributions and transactions made as a result of a Systematic Withdrawal Plan or an Automatic Investment Plan.  Shareholders may rely on these statements in lieu of stock certificates.

Taxes

Election to be taxed as a regulated investment company.  The Fund is qualified, and intends to continue to qualify, as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), provided that it complies with all applicable requirements regarding the source of its income, diversification of its assets and timing of distributions.  As a regulated investment company, it is the Fund’s policy to distribute to its shareholders all of its investment company taxable income and any net realized capital gains for each fiscal year in a manner that complies with the distribution requirements of the Code, so that the Fund will not be subject to federal income tax or excise taxes based on net income and net realized gains.  However, the Fund can give no assurances that its distributions will be sufficient to eliminate all taxes.  The Board reserves the right not to maintain the qualification of the Fund as a regulated investment company if it determines such course of action to be beneficial to the Fund’s shareholders.  In such case, the Fund would be subject to federal, and possibly state corporate taxes on its taxable income and gains, and distributions to shareholders will be taxed as ordinary dividend income to the extent of the Fund’s earnings and profits, except to the extent such distributions were eligible to be treated as qualified taxable income.


Distributions of net investment income.  The Fund receives income generally in the form of dividends on its investments.  This income, less expenses incurred in the operation of the Fund, constitutes the Fund’s net investment income from which dividends may be paid.  Except as noted below in connection with “qualified taxable income,” distributions of net investment income are taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.  In the case of corporate shareholders, a portion of the distributions may qualify for the dividends-received deduction.  Payments made to shareholders are taxed in the same manner whether they are paid in cash or in additional shares.
 
 
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Distributions of capital gains.  The Fund may derive capital gains and losses in connection with sales or other dispositions of its portfolio securities.  Distributions from net short-term capital gains will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income.  Distributions from net long-term capital gains will be taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gain, regardless of how long the shares in the Fund have been held.  Net capital gains realized by the Fund, if any, will be distributed annually.  The Fund may make an additional distribution to reduce or eliminate excise or income taxes on the Fund.

Information on the tax character of distributions.  Each distribution by the Fund is accompanied by a brief explanation of the form and character of the distribution.  In addition, the Fund will issue to each shareholder a statement of the federal income tax status of all distributions for the period shortly after the close of each calendar year.  If you have not held Fund shares for a full year, the Fund may designate and distribute to you, as ordinary income or capital gain, a percentage of income that is not equal to the actual amount of such income earned during the period of your investment in the Fund.

Excise tax distribution requirements.  To avoid federal excise taxes, the Code requires the Fund to distribute to its shareholders by December 31 of each year, at a minimum, the following amounts: 98% of its taxable ordinary income earned during the calendar year; 98% of its capital gain net income earned during the twelve-month period ending October 31; and 100% of any undistributed amounts from the prior year.  The Fund intends to declare and pay these amounts each calendar year (in December or in January in which case the distributions are treated by the Fund’s shareholders as received in December) so that the Fund will not be subject to excise taxes, but can give no assurances that its distributions will be sufficient to eliminate all taxes.

Redemption of Fund shares.  By law, redemptions of Fund shares are taxable transactions for federal and state income tax purposes.  If a shareholder redeems his or her Fund shares, the Internal Revenue Service requires that any gain or loss on the redemption be reported.  If shares are held by the shareholder as a capital asset, the gain or loss that is realized will be capital gain or loss and will be long-term or short-term, generally depending on how long the Fund shares were held.  Any loss incurred on the redemption of shares held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any long-term capital gains distributed to the shareholder by the Fund on those shares.

By law, all or a portion of any loss that is realized upon the redemption of Fund shares will be disallowed to the extent that a shareholder buys other shares in the Fund (through reinvestment of dividends or otherwise) within 30 days before or after the share redemption.  Any loss disallowed under these rules will be added to shareholder’s tax basis in the new shares purchased.

Qualified dividend income of individuals.   For individual shareholders, a portion of the distributions paid by the Fund may be qualified dividend income eligible for taxation at long-term capital gain rates to the extent the Fund designates the amount distributed as qualified dividend income.  The amount of dividends paid by the Fund that may be eligible for this treatment generally may not exceed the aggregate amount of qualifying dividends received by the Fund.  Both the individual shareholders and the Fund must satisfy certain holding-period requirements.  Absent legislative changes, the special treatment of certain dividends as qualified dividend income is scheduled to expire for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011.

Dividends-received deduction for corporations.  In the case of corporate shareholders, it is expected that a portion of the dividends paid by the Fund will qualify for the dividends-received deduction.  In some circumstances, a corporate shareholder will be allowed to deduct these qualified dividends, thereby reducing the tax that it would otherwise be required to pay on these dividends.  The dividends-received deduction will be available only with respect to dividends designated by the Fund as eligible for such treatment.  All dividends (including the deducted portion) must be included in the alternative minimum taxable income calculation.
 
 
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Investment in complex securities.  The Fund may invest in complex securities.  These investments may be subject to numerous special and complex tax rules.  These rules could affect whether gains and losses recognized by the Fund are treated as ordinary income or capital gain, accelerate the recognition of income to the Fund and/or defer the Fund’s ability to recognize losses.  In turn, these rules may affect the amount, timing or character of the income distributed to each shareholder by the Fund.

Foreign Taxes.  The Fund may be subject to foreign withholding taxes or other foreign taxes with respect to income (possibly including, in some cases, capital gain) received from sources within foreign countries.  A foreign tax credit may not exceed the U.S. federal income tax otherwise payable with respect to the foreign source income.  For this purpose, each shareholder must treat as foreign source gross income (i) its proportionate share of foreign taxes paid by the Fund and (ii) the portion of any actual dividend paid by the Fund which represents income derived from foreign sources; the gain from the sale of securities will generally be treated as U.S. source income and certain foreign currency gains and losses likewise will be treated as derived from U.S. sources.  This foreign tax credit limitation is, with certain exceptions, applied separately to separate categories of income; dividends from the Fund paid in taxable years beginning before January 1, 2007 will be treated as “passive” or “financial services” income and dividends paid in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2006 will generally be treated as “passive” or “general” income for this purpose.  The effect of this limitation may be to prevent shareholders from claiming as a credit the full amount of their pro rata share of the Fund’s foreign income taxes.  In addition, the foreign tax credit is allowed to offset only 90% of the alternative minimum tax imposed on corporations and individuals, and shareholders will not be eligible to claim a foreign tax credit with respect to foreign income taxes paid by the Fund unless certain holding period requirements are met.  The Fund will make such an election only if it deems it to be in the best interest of its shareholders.  A shareholder not subject to U.S. tax may prefer this election not be made.  The Fund will notify shareholders in writing each year if it makes the election and of the amount of foreign income taxes, if any, to be passed through to the shareholders and the amount of foreign taxes, if any, for which shareholders of the Fund will not be eligible to claim a foreign tax credit because the holding period requirements (described above) have not been satisfied.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd., 800 Westpoint Pkwy, Suite 1100, Westlake, Ohio, 44145, serves as the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, whose services include auditing the Fund’s financial statements.

Proxy Voting Guidelines

 

The Advisor has established Proxy Voting Guidelines (“Guidelines”), which explain the Advisor’s procedures with respect to voting the Fund’s proxies.  Generally, the Trust has delegated its proxy voting process to the Advisor.  The Guidelines provide a basic policy to govern the proxy voting procedures.

According to the Guidelines, the Advisor votes proxies in a manner designed to maximize the value of its clients’ investment.  The Advisor generally votes in accordance with management’s recommendations.  If the Advisor believes management is not acting on behalf of the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders, the Advisor will not vote with management.

Conflicts of Interest.  The Advisor’s duty is to vote in the best interests of its clients and Fund shareholders.  Therefore, in situations where there is a conflict of interest between the interests of the Advisor and the interests of the client, the Advisor will take one of the following steps to resolve the conflict:
 
 
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1.
Vote the securities based on a pre-determined voting policy if the application of the policy to the matter presented involves little discretion on the part of the Advisor;

2.  
Vote the securities in accordance with a pre-determined policy based upon the recommendations of an independent third party, such as a proxy voting service;
   
3.
Refer the proxy to the client or to a fiduciary of the client for voting purposes;
 
4.  
Suggest that the client engage another party to determine how the proxy should be voted; or

5.
Disclose the conflict to the client or, with respect to the Fund, the Board (or its delegate) and obtain the client’s or Board’s direction to vote the proxies.

Policies of the Fund’s Advisor.  The Advisor is in a better position to monitor corporate actions, analyze proxy proposals, make voting decisions and ensure that proxies are submitted in a timely fashion.  As stated above, the Board therefore delegates its authority to vote proxies to the Advisor, subject to the supervision of the Board.  Moreover, the Board authorizes the Advisor to retain a third party proxy voting service, such as Investor Responsibility Research Center, to provide recommendations on proxy votes or vote proxies on the Fund’s behalf.

In the event of a conflict between the interests of the Advisor and the Fund, the Advisor’s policies provide that the conflict may be disclosed to the Board or its delegate, who shall provide direction to vote the proxies.  The Board has delegated this authority to the Independent trustees, and the proxy voting direction in such a case shall be determined by a majority of the independent trustees.

The Trust is required to annually file Form N-PX, which lists the Fund’s complete proxy voting record for the 12-month period ending June 30.  The Fund’s proxy voting record is available without charge, upon request, by calling toll-free 1-877-417-6161 and on the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.

Financial Statements


The audited financial statements for the Fund are incorporated by reference to the Fund’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2008 , as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 
 
 
 
 
 
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ALLIED ASSET ADVISORS FUNDS

PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 23.  Exhibits

(a)
 
Declaration of Trust
     
 
(1)
Declaration of Trust is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Initial Filing of the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 23, 2000.
     
 
(2)
Amended and Restated Certificate of Trust is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Initial Filing of the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on February 23, 2000.
     
 
(3)
Written Instrument Fixing the Number of Trustees is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on May 23, 2000.
     
 
(4)
Written Instrument Establishing and Designating Classes of Interest is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on May 23, 2000.
     
(b)
 
By-laws
     
 
(1)
By-laws are herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Initial Filing of the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on February 23, 2000.
     
 
(2)
Amendment to the By-laws is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on May 23, 2000.
     
(c)
 
Instruments Defining Rights of Security Holders are herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Initial Filing of the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on February 23, 2000.
     
(d)
 
Investment Advisory Agreement is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on May 23, 2000.
     
(e)
 
Distribution Agreement is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on October 1, 2002.
     
(f)
 
Bonus or Profit Sharing Contracts – None.
     
(g)
 
Custody Agreement
     
 
(1)
Custody Agreement is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on May 23, 2000.

 
 
(A)
Amendment dated March 25, 2008 to the Custody Agreement – Filed herewith.
 
 
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(h)
 
Other Material Contracts
     
 
(1)
Fund Administration Servicing Agreement is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on May 23, 2000.

 
 
(A)
Amendment dated March 25, 2008 to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement – Filed herewith.

 
(2)
Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on May 23, 2000.

 
 
(A)
Amendment dated March 25, 2008 to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement – Filed herewith.

 
(3)
Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement – Filed herewith.

 
 
(A)
Amendment dated March 25, 2008 to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement – Filed herewith.

 
(4)
Shareholder Services Agreement is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on May 23, 2000.
     
 
(5)
Fulfillment Servicing Agreement is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on May 23, 2000.
     
 
(6)
Expense Waiver and Reimbursement Agreement is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on September 27, 2005.
     
 
(7)
Power of Attorney is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on August 1, 2003.
     
 
(8)
Power of Attorney is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on October 1, 2004.
     
(i)
 
Opinion and Consent of Counsel is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on October 1, 2002.
     
(j)
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Filed herewith.
     
(k)
 
Omitted Financial Statements – None.
     
(l)
 
Agreement Relating to Initial Capital is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on May 23, 2000.
     
(m)
 
Rule 12b-1 Plan – Not applicable.
     
(n)
 
Rule 18f-3 Plan – Not applicable.
     
(o)
 
Reserved
 
 
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(p)
 
Joint Code of Ethics for the Registrant and Advisor is herein incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A, filed with the SEC on September 27, 2007.

Item 24.  Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Fund

No person is directly or indirectly controlled by or under common control with the Registrant.

Item 25.  Indemnification

Reference is made to Article V of the Registrant’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust.

Pursuant to Rule 484 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant furnishes the following undertaking:  “Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a trustee, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustee, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.”

Item 26.  Business and Other Connections of the Investment Manager

With respect to the Advisor, the response to this Item will be incorporated by reference to the Advisor’s Uniform Application for Investment Adviser Registration (Form ADV) on file with the SEC.  The Advisor’s Form ADV may be obtained, free of charge, at the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.

Item 27.  Principal Underwriter

(a)  
Quasar Distributors, LLC, the Registrant’s principal underwriter, acts as principal underwriter for the following investment companies:

Academy Funds Trust
Julius Baer Global Equity Fund, Inc.
Advisors Series Trust
Julius Baer Investment Funds
AIP Alternative Strategies Funds
Kensington Funds
Allied Asset Advisors Funds
Keystone Mutual Funds
Alpine Equity Trust
Kiewit Investment Fund, LLLP
Alpine Income Trust
Kirr Marbach Partners Funds, Inc
Alpine Series Trust
LKCM Funds
Brandes Investment Trust
Masters' Select Funds Trust
Brandywine Blue Funds, Inc.
Matrix Advisors Value Fund, Inc.
Brazos Mutual Funds
Monetta Fund, Inc.
Bridges Investment Fund, Inc.
Monetta Trust
Buffalo Funds
MP63 Fund, Inc.
Country Mutual Funds Trust
Nicholas Family of Funds, Inc.
Cullen Funds Trust
Permanent Portfolio Family of Funds, Inc.
Empiric Funds, Inc.
Perritt Funds, Inc.
Everest Funds
Perritt Microcap Opportunities Fund, Inc.
Fairholme Funds, Inc.
Primecap Odyssey Funds
 
 
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First American Funds, Inc.
Professionally Managed Portfolios
First American Investment Funds, Inc.
Prospector Funds, Inc.
First American Strategy Funds, Inc.
Prudent Bear Funds, Inc.
Fort Pitt Capital Funds
Purisima Funds
Glenmede Fund, Inc.
Quaker Investment Trust
Glenmede Portfolios
Rainier Investment Management Mutual Funds
Greenspring Fund, Inc.
Rockland Funds Trust
Guinness Atkinson Funds
Summit Mutual Funds, Inc.
Harding Loevner Funds, Inc.
Thompson Plumb Funds, Inc.
Hennessy Funds Trust
TIFF Investment Program, Inc.
Hennessy Funds, Inc.
Trust for Professional Managers
Hennessy Mutual Funds, Inc.
Underlying Funds Trust
Hotchkis & Wiley Funds
USA Mutuals Funds
Intrepid Capital Management Funds Trust
Wexford Trust
Jacob Internet Fund, Inc.
Wisconsin Capital Funds, Inc.
Jensen Portfolio, Inc.
WY Funds


(b)  
To the best of the Registrant’s knowledge, the directors and executive officers of Quasar Distributors, LLC are as follows:

Name and Principal
Business Address
Position and Offices with Quasar
Distributors, LLC
Positions and Offices with
Registrant
 
James R. Schoenike
 
President, Board Member
 
None
 
Andrew M. Strnad
 
Secretary
 
None
 
Joe D. Redwine
 
Board Member
 
None
 
Robert Kern
 
Board Member
 
None
 
Eric W. Falkeis
 
Board Member
 
None
     
Susan LaFond
Treasurer
None
 
Teresa Cowan
 
Assistant Secretary
 
None
 
The address of each of the foregoing is 615 East Michigan Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202.

(c)  
Not applicable.
 
 
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Item 28.  Location of Accounts and Records

All accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder are maintained at the following locations:

Records Relating to:
Are located at:
Registrant's Fund Administrator, Fund Accountant and Transfer Agent
U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC
615 East Michigan St.
Milwaukee, WI  53202
Registrant's Investment Advisor
Allied Asset Advisors, Inc.
745 McClintock Drive, Suite 114
Burr Ridge, IL  60521
Registrant's Custodian
U.S. Bank, N.A.
1555 N. River Center Drive, Suite 302
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Registrant's Distributor
Quasar Distributors, LLC
615 East Michigan St.
Milwaukee, WI  53202


Item 29.  Management Services

Not applicable.

Item 30.  Undertakings

Not applicable.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness under Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of Allied Asset Advisors Funds to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Village of Burr Ridge and the State of Illinois on the 26th day of September 2008.


 
ALLIED ASSET ADVISORS FUNDS
   
 
By: /s/ Bassam Osman                             
 
Bassam Osman
 
Chairperson and President


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on September 26, 2008.

Signature
 
Title
     
/s/Bassam Osman
 
Trustee, Chairperson and President
Bassam Osman
   
     
/s/Abdalla Idris Ali*
 
Trustee
Abdalla Idris Ali
   
     
/s/Mohammed Kaiseruddin*
 
Trustee
Mohammed Kaiseruddin
   
     
/s/Mohammad Basheeruddin*
 
Treasurer
Mohammad Basheeruddin
   
     
/s/Mujeeb Cheema*
 
Secretary
Mujeeb Cheema
   
     
     
*Signed by
   
/s/Bassam Osman
   
Bassam Osman
   
Attorney in Fact pursuant to Powers of Attorney filed August 1, 2003 and October 1, 2004.
     
 
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Exhibit No.
   
Amendment to the Custody Agreement
EX.99.g.1.A
   
Amendment to the Fund Administration Servicing Agreement
EX.99.h.1.A
   
Amendment to the Transfer Agent Servicing Agreement
EX.99.h.2.A
   
Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement
EX.99.h.3
   
Amendment to the Fund Accounting Servicing Agreement
EX.99.h.3.A
   
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
EX.99.j

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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