N-CSR 1 aaaiif-ncsra.htm IMAN FUND ANNUAL REPORT 5-31-11 aaaiif-ncsra.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES




Investment Company Act file number 811-09821



Allied Asset Advisors Funds
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)



721 Enterprise Drive, Suite 100
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
 
 

Bassam Osman
Allied Asset Advisors Funds
721 Enterprise Drive, Suite 100
Oak Brook, IL 60523
(Name and address of agent for service)



(877) 417-6161
Registrant's telephone number, including area code



Date of fiscal year end: May 31, 2011
 

Date of reporting period: May 31, 2011


 
 

 
Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.



 
Annual Report
 
May 31, 2011
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Iman Fund


 
 

 

IMAN FUND
July 20, 2011
 
Dear Shareholder,
 
Assalamu Alaykum (Greetings of Peace).
 
We are pleased to report that Iman Fund gained 29.81% in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2011. The Fund outperformed the S&P 500 Index which increased 25.91% during the same period. Iman Fund also outperformed its benchmark the Dow Jones Islamic Market USA Index (up 27.21%) and its Morningstar category (Large Cap Growth) which advanced 25.70% in the same period.
 
We believe that the Fund’s excellent performance can be attributed to the research, diligence, and discipline of our investment process. This involved both stock selection and sector weighting. This achievement was reached without concentrating the Fund in a few stocks; rather the Fund owned more than 125 stocks (higher than its average peer) and our top ten holdings constitute about 16% (less than its peers). We believe that this approach can help dampen volatility.
 
Many economists believe that the U.S. economy has turned the corner. U.S. equities continued their generally upward trend in the past fiscal year, notwithstanding periods of short-term volatility attributed to anxiety about the European credit crisis, the disaster in Japan, U.S. debt ceiling with the way Congress is addressing it and the Arab Spring with the potential for oil disruption. Still, uncertainty remains regarding the longer-term economic outlook.  Especially worrisome is the persistent high unemployment, subpar growth, and the U.S. fiscal deficit.
 
In accordance with Islamic principles, the Fund avoids interest-driven financial sector stocks. This helped the Fund performance. However, the superior performance of the Fund cannot be attributed to that factor alone, as the Fund also outperformed the Dow Jones Islamic Market U.S. Index which also avoids these financial stocks. Over-weighting stocks in the basic materials and health sectors helped the Fund considerably over the reporting period in spite of the recent underperformance of the precious metal and mining stocks.
 
Nobody can consistently predict the future performance of the stock market. However, we believe that the coming year will be a year that rewards wise stock selection, especially among growth stocks of unleveraged companies. These are the kind of companies that Iman Fund seeks to invest in.
 
A basic tenet of successful investing is to invest for the long run; riding out the markets’ inevitable ups and downs rather than selling into panic or chasing the hottest fad. Patience also affords the benefits of compounding, lower transaction cost, and reduced taxes.  Diversification and most importantly geographic diversification are of utmost importance (your Fund’s holdings include more than 20% of non-U.S. stocks.)  Another tenet is investing regularly, which can help lower the average cost of your purchases. Investing a fixed sum of money each month or quarter ensures that you won’t purchase all your shares at market highs. This strategy — known as dollar cost averaging — also takes out “emotion” from investing, and helps shareholders avoid irrational panics. No method can eliminate risk totally, but prudent strategies can considerably decrease the impact of short-term declines.
 
We thank you for entrusting your hard-earned money with us. We promise to continue to work hard to maintain your worthy trust.
 
Bassam Osman
President, Iman Fund
 

 
Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.
 
The above discussion and analysis of the Fund reflect the opinions of the Advisor as of July 2011, are subject to change, and any forecasts made cannot be guaranteed and should not be considered investment advice.
 

 
 

 

IMAN FUND

 
Mutual Fund investing involves risk; principal loss is possible. The Fund invests in foreign securities which involve greater volatility and political, economic and currency risks and differences in accounting methods. Historically, the Advisor believes that the Islamic restrictions placed on the Fund have not adversely affected the Fund; however, it is possible that these restrictions may result in the Fund not performing as well as mutual funds not subject to such restrictions.  Investments in smaller companies involve additional risk, such as limited liquidity and greater volatility.
 
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 Dow Jones Islamic Market USA Index is a diversified compilation of U.S. equity securities considered by Dow Jones to be in compliance with Islamic principles. The performance of the Dow Jones Islamic Market USA Index does not include the reinvestment of dividends. You cannot invest directly in an index. Correlation is a statistical measure of how two securities move in relation to each other.  Each Morningstar category average represents a universe of funds with similar investment objectives.
 
Diversification does not assure a profit or protect against loss in a declining market.
 
Dollar Cost Averaging involves continuous investment in securities regardless of fluctuating price levels of such securities.  The investor should consider his/her financial ability to continue purchases through periods of low price levels.  Such a plan does not assure a profit and does not protect against loss in declining markets.
 

 
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IMAN FUND
EXPENSE EXAMPLE
May 31, 2011 (Unaudited)
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.  The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (12/1/10 - 5/31/11).
 
Actual Expenses
 
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. Although the Fund charges no sales load or transaction fees, you will be assessed fees for outgoing wire transfers, returned checks and stop payment orders at prevailing rates charged by U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, the Fund’s transfer agent.  If you request a redemption be made by wire transfer, currently a $15.00 fee is charged by the Fund’s transfer agent.  IRA accounts will be charged a $15.00 annual maintenance fee.  The example below includes, but is not limited to, management fees, fund accounting, custody and transfer agent fees.  However, the example below does not include portfolio trading commissions and related expenses, and other extraordinary expenses as determined under generally accepted accounting principles.  You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
 
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
 
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.  Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Please note that Iman Fund does not have any sales charge (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees.
 
 
Beginning
Ending
Expenses Paid
 
Account Value
Account Value
During Period
 
12/1/10
5/31/11
12/1/10 - 5/31/11*
Actual
$1,000.00
$1,132.60
$9.57
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
  1,000.00
  1,015.96
  9.05
 
*
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.80% multiplied by the average account value over the period multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).
 

 
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IMAN FUND
ALLOCATION OF PORTFOLIO ASSETS
(Calculated as a percentage of net assets)
May 31, 2011 (Unaudited)
 
 
 

 
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IMAN FUND

Total Rate of Return
For the Period May 31, 2001 to May 31, 2011
(Unaudited)
 
 
This chart assumes an initial investment of $10,000 made on May 31, 2001 and held through May 31, 2011.
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results.  The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.  Current performance of the Fund may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. Performance data current to the recent month end may be obtained by visiting www.investaaa.com.
 
Indices mentioned are unmanaged and used to measure U.S. markets.  You cannot invest directly in an index.
 
The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemptions of fund shares.
 
 
Six
One
Five
Ten
Average Annual Total Return as of May 31, 2011
Months
Year
Years
Years
Iman Fund
13.26%
29.81%
4.75%
2.14%
Dow Jones Islamic Market USA Index*
14.71%
27.21%
5.07%
2.31%
Russell 3000 Growth Index**
14.08%
30.02%
5.60%
2.38%
 
*
The Dow Jones Islamic Market USA Index is a diversified compilation of U.S. equity securities considered by Dow Jones to be in compliance with Islamic principles.  The index is constructed from stocks in the Dow Jones 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 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.

 
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IMAN FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
May 31, 2011
(Classifications are based on the North American Industry Classification System)
 
Number of
         
Shares
     
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.1%
     
   
 
AEROSPACE PRODUCT &
     
   
  PARTS MANUFACTURING - 1.1%
     
  6,300  
Honeywell International, Inc.
  $ 375,165  
     
 
AGRICULTURE, CONSTRUCTION
       
     
  & MINING MACHINERY
       
     
  MANUFACTURING - 1.5%
       
  3,200  
FMC Technologies, Inc. (a)
    142,816  
  5,100  
National Oilwell Varco Inc.
    370,158  
            512,974  
     
AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS - 1.0%
       
  4,900  
United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B
    360,101  
     
 
ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING
       
     
  & RELATED SERVICES - 0.6%
       
  10,500  
McDermott International, Inc. (a)(b)
    222,810  
     
 
AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIPMENT
       
     
  MANUFACTURING - 0.3%
       
  2,400  
Harman International Industries, Inc.
    115,128  
     
 
BASIC CHEMICAL
       
     
  MANUFACTURING - 0.2%
       
  2,300  
Cameco Corp. (b)
    64,538  
     
 
BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING - 0.5%
       
  2,400  
The Coca Cola Co.
    160,344  
     
 
BIOTECHNOLOGY - 0.9%
       
  3,200  
Waters Corp. (a)
    315,392  
     
 
BUILDING EQUIPMENT
       
     
  CONTRACTORS - 0.3%
       
  5,300  
Quanta Services, Inc. (a)
    104,675  
     
 
BUILDING MATERIAL &
       
     
  SUPPLIES DEALERS - 1.3%
       
  13,800  
Fastenal Co.
    457,884  
     
 
COAL MINING - 0.9%
       
  5,000  
Peabody Energy Corp.
    306,800  
     
 
COMMERCIAL & SERVICE
       
     
  INDUSTRY MACHINERY
       
     
  MANUFACTURING - 0.9%
       
  6,300  
CANON INC. - ADR (b)
    302,274  
     
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES - 0.6%
       
  7,900  
Robert Half International, Inc.
    217,803  
     
 
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
       
     
  MANUFACTURING - 3.0%
       
  9,300  
Cisco Systems, Inc.
    156,240  
  2,300  
Polycom, Inc. (a)
    132,043  
  5,900  
QUALCOMM, Inc.
    345,681  
  3,300  
Research In Motion Ltd. (a)(b)
    141,405  
  6,200  
Trimble Navigation Ltd. (a)
    270,878  
            1,046,247  
     
COMPUTER & PERIPHERAL
       
     
  EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING - 2.0%
       
  1,300  
Apple Inc. (a)
    452,179  
  1,500  
International Business
       
     
  Machines Corp. (IBM)
    253,395  
            705,574  
     
COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN
       
     
  & RELATED SERVICES - 1.6%
       
  7,000  
Accenture PLC - Class A (b)
    401,730  
  12,000  
Internet Capital Group, Inc. (a)
    156,360  
            558,090  
     
DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING
       
     
  & RELATED SERVICES - 0.4%
       
  3,900  
Juniper Networks, Inc. (a)
    142,779  
     
 
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT &
       
     
  COMPONENT MANUFACTURING - 1.9%
       
  16,700  
ABB Ltd. - ADR (b)
    449,230  
  9,600  
Corning Inc.
    193,440  
            642,670  
     
ELECTRONIC SHOPPING &
       
     
  MAIL-ORDER HOUSES - 0.2%
       
  400  
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)
    78,676  

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

 
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IMAN FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2011
(Classifications are based on the North American Industry Classification System)
 
Number of
         
Shares
     
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)
     
   
 
ELEMENTARY &
     
   
  SECONDARY SCHOOLS - 0.6%
     
  1,700  
Strayer Education, Inc.
  $ 204,306  
     
 
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES - 0.2%
       
  1,300  
Manpower, Inc.
    79,469  
     
 
ENGINE, TURBINE & POWER
       
     
  TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT
       
     
  MANUFACTURING - 0.5%
       
  1,700  
Cummins, Inc.
    178,908  
     
 
FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION
       
     
  ARRANGEMENT - 1.9%
       
  2,100  
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
    168,462  
  3,600  
Expeditors International
       
     
  of Washington, Inc.
    190,152  
  3,200  
FedEx Corp.
    299,648  
            658,262  
     
GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINERY
       
     
  MANUFACTURING - 0.5%
       
  3,300  
Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    189,156  
     
 
GRAIN & OILSEED MILLING - 0.9%
       
  9,800  
Unilever NV - NY
       
     
  Reg. Shares - ADR (b)
    320,068  
     
 
HEALTH & PERSONAL
       
     
  CARE STORES - 0.4%
       
  2,500  
Express Scripts, Inc. (a)
    148,900  
     
 
HOME FURNISHINGS STORES - 0.7%
       
  3,100  
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a)
    167,059  
  2,400  
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
    93,960  
            261,019  
     
INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY
       
     
  MANUFACTURING - 1.7%
       
  9,100  
ASML Holding N.V. - NY
       
     
  Reg. Shares - ADR (b)
    354,991  
  5,100  
Lam Research Corp. (a)
    239,674  
            594,665  
     
INFORMATION SERVICES - 1.1%
       
  730  
Google Inc. (a)
    386,185  
     
 
INSURANCE & EMPLOYEE
       
     
  BENEFIT FUNDS - 0.6%
       
  2,800  
AMERIGROUP Corp. (a)
    198,548  
     
 
INTERNET & CATALOG RETAIL - 1.0%
       
  11,200  
eBay Inc. (a)
    349,104  
     
 
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT &
       
     
  SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING - 5.4%
       
  1,900  
3M Co.
    179,322  
  3,500  
Becton, Dickinson & Co.
    306,425  
  1,600  
C.R. Bard, Inc.
    178,848  
  9,000  
DENTSPLY International, Inc.
    353,160  
  2,300  
The Estee Lauder Co. Inc.
    235,773  
  1,700  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (a)
    111,265  
  7,600  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)
    513,304  
            1,878,097  
     
METAL ORE MINING - 14.3%
       
  4,800  
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. (b)
    310,560  
  2,800  
Barrick Gold Corp. (b)
    133,728  
  6,300  
BHP Billiton Ltd. - ADR (b)
    601,146  
  2,500  
Compania de Minas
       
     
  Buenaventura S.A. - ADR (b)
    110,300  
  14,500  
Eldorado Gold Corp. (b)
    230,405  
  3,700  
Freeport-McMoRan
       
     
  Copper & Gold, Inc.
    191,068  
  5,400  
Gold Fields Ltd. - ADR (b)
    88,776  
  10,200  
Gold Resource Corp.
    285,090  
  8,900  
Goldcorp, Inc. (b)
    445,623  
  5,900  
IAMGOLD Corp. (b)
    124,195  
  17,500  
International Tower
       
     
  Hill Mines Ltd. (a)(b)
    144,025  
  11,700  
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (a)
    294,957  
  59,400  
Kinross Gold Corp. (b)
    933,768  
  4,700  
Pan American Silver Corp. (b)
    159,283  
  3,000  
Randgold Resources Ltd. - ADR (b)
    245,880  
  7,600  
Silver Wheaton Corp. (b)
    279,300  
  2,100  
Southern Copper Corp.
    72,576  
  5,500  
Vale SA - ADR (b)
    177,430  
  13,100  
Yamana Gold Inc. (b)
    168,335  
            4,996,445  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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IMAN FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2011
(Classifications are based on the North American Industry Classification System)
 
Number of
         
Shares
     
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)
     
   
 
MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS
     
   
  MANUFACTURING - 1.7%
     
  7,000  
Johnson Controls, Inc.
  $ 277,200  
  4,500  
WABCO Holdings, Inc. (a)
    308,475  
            585,675  
     
NAVIGATIONAL, MEASURING,
       
     
  ELECTROMEDICAL & CONTROL
       
     
  INSTRUMENTS MANUFACTURING - 1.5%
       
  1,800  
Danaher Corp.
    98,154  
  4,200  
FLIR Systems, Inc.
    151,830  
  2,700  
Illumina, Inc. (a)
    194,616  
  1,300  
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
    65,871  
            510,471  
     
NONMETALLIC MINERAL
       
     
  MINING & QUARRYING - 0.8%
       
  5,100  
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (b)
    288,660  
     
 
OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE
       
     
  SERVICES - 1.1%
       
  4,300  
Gartner, Inc. (a)
    167,829  
  6,300  
Paychex, Inc.
    203,490  
            371,319  
     
OIL & GAS EXTRACTION - 3.7%
       
  1,100  
Apache Corp.
    137,060  
  300  
CNOOC Ltd. - ADR (b)
    75,174  
  4,000  
Continental Resources, Inc. (a)
    264,880  
  4,800  
Devon Energy Corp.
    403,536  
  800  
EOG Resources, Inc.
    87,312  
  1,300  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
    140,205  
  4,600  
Southwestern Energy Co. (a)
    201,342  
            1,309,509  
     
OTHER ELECTRICAL
       
     
  EQUIPMENT & COMPONENT
       
     
  MANUFACTURING - 1.2%
       
  7,700  
Emerson Electric Co.
    420,035  
     
 
OTHER FABRICATED METAL
       
     
  PRODUCT MANUFACTURING - 0.3%
       
  1,000  
Parker Hannifin Corp.
    88,850  
     
 
OTHER GENERAL
       
     
  MERCHANDISE STORES - 1.2%
       
  7,100  
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)
    426,781  
     
 
OTHER GENERAL PURPOSE
       
     
  MACHINERY MANUFACTURING - 1.3%
       
  1,600  
Flowserve Corp.
    193,968  
  2,900  
Gardner Denver Inc.
    242,962  
            436,930  
     
OTHER PROFESSIONAL,
       
     
  SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL
       
     
  SERVICES - 1.3%
       
  5,100  
IHS, Inc. - Class A (a)
    447,372  
     
 
OUTPATIENT CARE CENTERS - 0.9%
       
  12,600  
America Service Group, Inc.
    327,222  
     
 
PESTICIDE, FERTILIZER & OTHER
       
     
  AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL
       
     
  MANUFACTURING - 1.7%
       
  4,700  
Monsanto Co.
    333,888  
  3,700  
The Mosaic Co.
    262,145  
            596,033  
     
PETROLEUM & COAL PRODUCTS
       
     
  MANUFACTURING - 3.7%
       
  5,800  
Chevron Corp.
    608,478  
  6,200  
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    517,514  
  2,600  
Murphy Oil Corp.
    179,114  
            1,305,106  
     
PHARMACEUTICAL & MEDICINE
       
     
  MANUFACTURING - 8.7%
       
  6,000  
Amarin Corp. PLC - ADR (a)(b)
    114,420  
  7,100  
Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (a)
    177,429  
  5,000  
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (a)
    141,150  
  53,300  
Durect Corp. (a)
    186,550  
  2,400  
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)
    100,176  
  3,500  
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)
    275,520  
  9,600  
Impax Laboratories, Inc. (a)
    257,760  
  7,400  
MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    125,726  
  4,100  
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.
    277,939  
  2,600  
Merck & Co., Inc.
    95,550  
  4,676  
Novartis AG - ADR (b)
    301,696  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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IMAN FUND
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2011
(Classifications are based on the North American Industry Classification System)
 
Number of
         
Shares
     
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS (CONTINUED)
     
   
 
PHARMACEUTICAL & MEDICINE
     
   
  MANUFACTURING (Continued)
     
  1,200  
Novo Nordisk A/S - ADR (b)
  $ 151,212  
  5,000  
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (a)
    200,150  
  2,300  
Shire PLC - ADR (b)
    219,857  
  3,800  
United Therapeutics Corp. (a)
    245,366  
  3,000  
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)
    161,970  
            3,032,471  
     
PLASTICS PRODUCT
       
     
  MANUFACTURING - 0.9%
       
  5,300  
Raven Industries, Inc.
    296,800  
     
 
PROFESSIONAL & COMMERCIAL
       
     
  EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES
       
     
  MERCHANT WHOLESALERS - 1.2%
       
  5,600  
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)
    402,192  
     
 
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH &
       
     
  DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - 4.5%
       
  7,800  
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    369,876  
  5,300  
The Babcock & Wilcox Co. (a)
    148,665  
  3,100  
Celgene Corp. (a)
    188,821  
  6,300  
Covance, Inc. (a)
    370,818  
  19,500  
Incyte Corp. (a)
    345,735  
  10,300  
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    155,736  
            1,579,651  
     
SEAFOOD PRODUCT
       
     
  PREPARATION & PACKAGING - 0.7%
       
  19,400  
Omega Protein Corp. (a)
    251,618  
     
 
SEMICONDUCTOR & OTHER
       
     
  ELECTRONIC COMPONENT
       
     
  MANUFACTURING - 4.9%
       
  1,700  
Cree, Inc. (a)
    74,613  
  13,300  
Intersil Corp. - Class A
    190,855  
  20,600  
JDS Uniphase Corp. (a)
    415,914  
  14,500  
Microchip Technology Inc.
    573,185  
  6,700  
Texas Instruments Inc.
    236,510  
  6,000  
Xilinx, Inc.
    214,080  
            1,705,157  
     
SOAP, CLEANING COMPOUND
       
     
  & TOILET PREPARATION
       
     
  MANUFACTURING - 0.4%
       
  1,600  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    140,048  
     
 
SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS - 4.0%
       
  10,400  
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)
    360,152  
  1,700  
Informatica Corp. (a)
    99,722  
  14,600  
Microsoft Corp.
    365,146  
  13,900  
Nuance Communications, Inc. (a)
    305,244  
  7,600  
Oracle Corp.
    260,072  
            1,390,336  
     
SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR MINING - 2.0%
       
  5,500  
Halliburton Co.
    275,825  
  6,000  
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
    187,980  
  2,700  
Schlumberger Ltd. (b)
    231,444  
            695,249  
     
TEXTILES, APPAREL
       
     
  & LUXURY GOODS - 0.7%
       
  3,000  
Nike, Inc. - Class B
    253,350  
     
 
UTILITY SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION - 0.3%
       
  1,400  
Fluor Corp.
    96,502  
     
 
WASTE TREATMENT & DISPOSAL - 0.4%
       
  8,700  
US Ecology, Inc.
    152,598  
     
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
       
     
  (Cost $32,004,575)
    34,242,991  
 
PREFERRED STOCKS - 1.1%
       
     
 
METAL ORE MINING - 1.1%
       
  12,800  
Vale SA - ADR (b)
    375,040  
     
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
       
     
  (Cost $375,296)
    375,040  
     
Total Investments  
       
     
  (Cost $32,379,871) - 99.2%
    34,618,031  
     
Other Assets in Excess
       
     
  of Liabilities - 0.8%
    293,784  
     
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.0%
  $ 34,911,815  

ADR - American Depositary Receipt
PLC - Public Limited Company
(a)Non Income Producing
(b)Foreign Issued Securities
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 
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IMAN FUND
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
May 31, 2011
 
Assets:
     
Investments, at value (cost $32,379,871)
  $ 34,618,031  
Cash
    156,014  
Income receivable
    43,078  
Receivable for capital shares sold
    875  
Receivable for investments sold
    178,853  
Other assets
    19,887  
Total Assets
    35,016,738  
         
Liabilities:
       
Payable to Advisor (Note 3)
    28,963  
Payable to Administrator
    16,129  
Payable for professional fees
    21,640  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    38,191  
Total Liabilities
    104,923  
Net Assets
  $ 34,911,815  
         
Net assets consist of:
       
Paid-in capital
  $ 34,477,247  
Accumulated net realized loss on investments
    (1,803,592 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    2,238,160  
Net Assets
  $ 34,911,815  
         
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
       
  (unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value)
    3,890,283  
Net asset value, redemption price and offering price per share
  $ 8.97  

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

 
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IMAN FUND
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the Year Ended May 31, 2011
 
Investment income:
     
Dividend income (Net of foreign withholding tax of $10,602)
  $ 355,272  
Total investment income
    355,272  
         
Expenses:
       
Advisory fees (Note 3)
    321,531  
Administration fees
    52,456  
Transfer agent fees and expenses
    46,650  
Legal fees
    42,455  
Fund accounting fees
    36,941  
Federal and state registration fees
    25,774  
Audit fees
    13,750  
Custody fees
    11,526  
Reports to shareholders
    10,635  
Other expenses
    1,700  
Total expenses
    563,418  
Net investment loss
    (208,146 )
         
Realized and unrealized gain on investments:
       
Net realized gain from security transactions
    6,307,017  
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
    2,224,758  
Realized and unrealized gain on investments
    8,531,775  
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 8,323,629  

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

 
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IMAN FUND
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   
Year Ended
   
Year Ended
 
   
May 31, 2011
   
May 31, 2010
 
From operations:
           
Net investment loss
  $ (208,146 )   $ (65,796 )
Net realized gain on investments
    6,307,017       4,619,813  
Change in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
    2,224,758       (399,158 )
Net increase in net assets from operations
    8,323,629       4,154,859  
                 
From capital share transactions:
               
Proceeds from sale of shares
    2,273,237       2,037,191  
Payments for shares redeemed
    (3,398,318 )     (3,195,289 )
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions
    (1,125,081 )     (1,158,098 )
                 
Total increase in net assets
    7,198,548       2,996,761  
                 
Net assets:
               
Beginning of year
    27,713,267       24,716,506  
End of year
  $ 34,911,815     $ 27,713,267  

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

 
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IMAN FUND
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Per Share Data for a Share Outstanding Throughout each Period
 
   
Year Ended May 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
Net asset value, beginning of year
  $ 6.91     $ 5.92     $ 9.70     $ 8.84     $ 7.37  
                                         
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment loss(1)
    (0.05 )     (0.02 )     (0.02 )     (0.03 )     (0.01 )
Net realized and unrealized
                                       
  gains (losses) on investments
    2.11       1.01       (3.57 )     0.90       1.48  
Total from investment operations
    2.06       0.99       (3.59 )     0.87       1.47  
                                         
Less distributions paid:
                                       
From net investment income
                             
From net realized gain on investments
                (0.19 )     (0.01 )      
Total distributions paid
                (0.19 )     (0.01 )      
                                         
Net asset value, end of year
  $ 8.97     $ 6.91     $ 5.92     $ 9.70     $ 8.84  
                                         
Total Return
    29.81 %     16.72 %     (36.86 )%     9.91 %     19.95 %
                                         
Net assets at end of period (000’s)
  $ 34,912     $ 27,713     $ 24,717     $ 43,137     $ 35,190  
                                         
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:
                                       
Before waiver and expense reimbursement
    1.75 %     1.71 %     1.72 %     1.36 %     1.52 %
After waiver and expense reimbursement
    1.75 %(2)     1.71 %(2)     1.72 %(2)     1.42 %     1.67 %
                                         
Ratio of net investment income (loss)
                                       
  to average net assets:
                                       
Before expense reimbursement
    (0.65 )%     (0.23 )%     (0.33 )%     (0.25 )%     0.02 %
After expense reimbursement
    (0.65 )%(2)     (0.23 )%(2)     (0.33 )%(2)     (0.31 )%     (0.13 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    169.3 %     177.5 %     108.7 %     138.7 %     32.2 %

(1)
Net investment loss per share is calculated using ending balances prior to consideration of adjustments for permanent book and tax differences.
(2)
Effective October 1, 2008, the Fund no longer has an Expense Waiver Agreement in place

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

 
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IMAN FUND
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
May 31, 2011
1.Organization
 
Allied Asset Advisors Funds (the “Trust”), an open-end management investment company, was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on January 14, 2000.  The Trust currently offers one series of shares to investors, the Iman Fund (the “Fund”), a diversified series of the Trust.  Allied Asset Advisors, Inc.  (“AAA” or the “Advisor”), a Delaware corporation, serves as investment advisor to the Fund.
 
The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares without par value, of each series.  The Trust currently offers one class of shares of the Fund.
 
The investment objective of the Fund is to seek growth of capital while adhering to Islamic principles. To achieve its investment objective, the Fund seeks investments that meet Islamic principles whose price the Fund’s 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.
 
2.Significant Accounting Policies
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.  These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
 
Use of Estimates:  In preparing the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
 
Security Valuation:  Investment securities are carried at fair value determined using the following valuation methods:
 
Equity securities listed on a U.S. securities exchange or NASDAQ for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price on the valuation date.
 
Options, futures, unlisted U.S. securities and listed U.S. securities not traded on the valuation date for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the most recent quoted bid price.  The Fund did not hold any such securities during the year ended May 31, 2011.
 
Securities or other assets for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Advisor under direction of the Board of Trustees.
 
The Fund has adopted fair valuation accounting standards which establish an authoritative definition of fair value and a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes.
 
Summary of Fair Value Exposure at May 31, 2011
 
The Trust has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments.  These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
 
Level 1 -
Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
 
Level 2 -
Other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in
 

 
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IMAN FUND
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2011
 
 
 
markets that are not active, model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drives are observable in active markets, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
Level 3 -
Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Advisor, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. The Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.
 
Investments falling into the Level 3 category are primarily supported by quoted prices from brokers and dealers participating in the market for those investments. However, these may be classified as Level 3 investments due to lack of market transparency and corroboration to support these quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Advisor. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets as of May 31, 2011:
 
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
  $ 34,242,991     $     $     $ 34,242,991  
Preferred Stock
    375,040                   375,040  
Total*
  $ 34,618,031     $     $     $ 34,618,031  
 
*  Additional information regarding the industry and/or geographical classification of these investments is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments.
 
There were no significant transfers into or out of Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 fair value measurements during the reporting period for the Fund, as compared to their classification from the most recent annual report. It is the Fund’s policy to consider transfers into or out of Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 as of the end of the reporting period.
 
Foreign Securities: Investing in securities of foreign companies and foreign governments involves special risks and consideration not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and the U.S. government. These risks include revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign companies and foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. companies and the U.S. government.  The Fund does not invest in securities of U.S. or foreign governments.
 
Federal Income Taxes:  It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and the Fund intends to distribute all of its taxable income and net capital gains to shareholders.  Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.
 
As of and during the year ended May 31, 2011, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits.  The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as other expense in the Statement of Operations.  During the year, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.  The statute of limitations on the Fund’s tax returns remains open for the years ended May 31, 2008 through May 31, 2011.
 
The Fund intends to utilize provisions of the federal income tax laws which allow it to carry a realized capital loss forward for eight years following the year of the loss and offset such
 

 
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IMAN FUND
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2011
 
losses against any future realized capital gains.  At May 31, 2011, the Fund had capital loss carryovers as follows:
 
Net Capital
Capital Loss
Loss Carryovers*
Carryover Expiration
$1,801,934
5/31/2018
 
*  Capital gain distributions will resume in the future to the extent gains are realized in excess of the available carryovers.
 
As of May 31, 2011, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:
 
Cost of investments
  $ 32,381,529  
Gross tax unrealized appreciation
  $ 2,984,542  
Gross tax unrealized depreciation
    (748,040 )
Net tax unrealized appreciation
  $ 2,236,502  
Undistributed ordinary income
     
Undistributed long-term capital gain
     
Total distributable earnings
  $  
Other accumulated losses
    (1,801,934 )
Total accumulated gain
  $ 434,568  
 
The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized and realized gains and losses is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses relating to wash sale transactions.
 
Under current tax laws, losses realized after October 31 may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year.  The Fund did not have post-October losses for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011.
 
Distributions to Shareholders:  The Fund will distribute substantially all of the net investment income and net realized gains that it has realized on the sale of securities.  These income and gains distributions will generally be paid once each year, on or before December 31.  The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may differ from the characterization for federal income tax purposes due to differences in the recognition of income, expense or gain items for financial reporting and tax reporting purposes.
 
No distributions were paid for the years ended May 31, 2011 and May 31, 2010.
 
Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.  The Fund may periodically make reclassifications among certain of its capital accounts to reflect the tax character of permanent book/tax differences related to the components of the Fund’s net assets.  These reclassifications have no impact on the net assets or net asset value of the Fund.  For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011, undistributed net investment income was increased by $208,146, accumulated net realized loss was decreased by $40 and paid in capital was decreased by $208,106.
 
Other:  Investment transactions and shareholder transactions are accounted for on the trade date.  Net realized gains and losses on securities are computed on the basis of specific security lot identification.  Withholding taxes on foreign dividends have been provided for in accordance with the Fund’s understanding of the applicable country’s tax rules and rates.
 
The RIC Modernization Act:  On December 22, 2010, the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”) was signed by the President. The Modernization Act is the first major piece of legislation affecting Regulated Investment Companies (“RICs”) since 1986 and it modernizes several of the federal income and excise tax provisions related to RICs.  Some highlights of the enacted provisions are as follows:
 
New capital losses may now be carried forward indefinitely, and retain the character of the original loss. Under pre-enactment law, capital losses could be carried forward for eight years, and carried forward as short-term capital, irrespective of the character of the original loss.
 
The Modernization Act contains simplification provisions, which are aimed at preventing disqualification of a RIC for “inadvertent” failures of the asset diversification and/or qualifying income tests. Additionally, the Modernization Act exempts RICs from the preferential dividend rule, and repealed the 60-day designation requirement for certain types of pay-through income and gains.
 
Finally, the Modernization Act contains several provisions aimed at preserving the character of distributions made by a fiscal year RIC during the portion of its taxable year ending after October 31 or December 31, reducing the circumstances
 

 
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IMAN FUND
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
May 31, 2011
 
under which a RIC might be required to file amended Forms 1099 to restate previously reported distributions.
 
Except for the simplification provisions related to RIC qualification, the Modernization Act is effective for taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010. The provisions related to RIC qualification are effective for taxable years for which the extended due date of the tax return is after December 22, 2010.
 
Subsequent Events:  In preparing these financial statements, management has performed an evaluation of subsequent events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date of issuance of the financial statements.
 
3.Investment Advisory and Other Agreements
 
The Trust has an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Advisor, with whom certain officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated, to furnish investment advisory services to the Fund.  Under the terms of the Agreement, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, compensates the Advisor for its management services at the annual rate of 1.00% of the Fund’s daily average net assets.
 
Effective October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2008, the Advisor contractually agreed to waive or reimburse the Fund if the aggregate annual operating expenses exceeded 1.70% of average net assets.  Effective October 1, 2008, the Expense Waiver Agreement is no longer in place.
 
For the year ended May 31, 2011, the Fund had advisory expenses of $321,531 and at May 31, 2011, the Fund had $28,963 payable to the Advisor.
 
The Trust has a distribution agreement and a servicing agreement with Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Distributor”).  Fees for such distribution services are paid to the Distributor by the Advisor.
 
4.Capital Share Transactions
 
Transactions in shares of the Fund for the year ended May 31, 2011, were as follows:
 
   
Amount
   
Shares
 
Shares sold
  $ 2,273,237       297,315  
Shares redeemed
    (3,398,318 )     (415,387 )
Net decrease in shares
  $ (1,125,081 )     (118,072 )
                 
Shares Outstanding
               
Beginning of year
            4,008,355  
End of year
            3,890,283  
 
Transactions in shares of the Fund for the year ended May 31, 2010, were as follows:
 
   
Amount
   
Shares
 
Shares sold
  $ 2,037,191       295,988  
Shares redeemed
    (3,195,289 )     (459,952 )
Net decrease in shares
  $ (1,158,098 )     (163,964 )
                 
Shares Outstanding
               
Beginning of year
            4,172,319  
End of year
            4,008,355  
 
5.Securities Transactions
 
During the year ended May 31, 2011, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term investments were $53,887,066 and $55,298,281, respectively. There were no purchases or sales of U.S. government securities for the Fund.
 
6.Beneficial Ownership
 
The beneficial ownership, either directly or indirectly, of more than 25% of the voting securities of a fund creates a presumption of control of the fund, under Section 2(a)(9) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. As of May 31, 2011, the North American Islamic Trust (“NAIT”) held 64% of the Fund. NAIT is the parent company of the Advisor.
 

 
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IMAN FUND
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To The Shareholders and
Board of Trustees
Iman Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Iman Fund (the “Fund”) as of May 31, 2011, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended.  These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of Fund management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.  

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2011 by correspondence with the custodian and broker.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Iman Fund as of May 31, 2011, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.



COHEN FUND AUDIT SERVICES, LTD.


Westlake, Ohio
July 29, 2011

 
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IMAN FUND
DISCLOSURE REGARDING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited)
 
In approving the continuance of the investment advisory contract between Allied Asset Advisors Inc. (the “Advisor”) and the Iman Fund (the “Fund”), the Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) was advised by, and the independent trustees of the Board met in executive session with, independent legal counsel to discuss the duties of the Trustees in consideration of the continuance of the agreement.  The Board received and reviewed a substantial amount of information provided by the Advisor and third parties in response to the Board’s requests.  Based on its evaluation of the information provided, the Board, at a meeting held May 3, 2011, approved continuation of the investment advisory contract for a period through June 29, 2012.
 
The Board reviewed and analyzed various factors in considering the contract and reaching its conclusions, including each of the factors described below.
 
1.  Nature, Quality, and Extent of Services
The Board’s analysis of the nature, quality, and extent of the Advisor’s service to the Fund took into account the knowledge gained from the Board’s regular meetings with the Advisor throughout the prior year.  In addition, the Board reviewed information on the key personnel involved in providing investment management services to the Fund and the Advisor’s performance of services for the Fund, such as stock selection, adherence to the Fund’s investment restrictions, and monitoring compliance with applicable Fund policies and procedures.  The Board concluded that the nature, quality, and extent of the services provided by the Advisor to the Fund were appropriate and the Fund was likely to continue to benefit from services provided under its contract with the Advisor.
 
2.  Investment Performance of the Advisor and the Fund
In considering the performance of the Fund and the Advisor, the Board reviewed the Fund’s performance with that of its peers, as determined by Morningstar Direct (“Morningstar”), an independent data service provider.  The performance data was for funds with average net assets up to $50 million for each fund’s most recent fiscal year end.  The Board also reviewed performance information of other mutual funds that follow Islamic principles and compared the performance of the Fund against three benchmark indices:  the Dow Jones Islamic Market USA Index, the S&P 500 Index and the Russell 3000 Growth Index.
 
The Board first considered that the Fund had outperformed all three benchmark indices for the year ended March 31, 2011.  It also noted that the Fund had outperformed the S&P 500 Index for the five-year period, although it had underperformed the S&P 500 Index for the three- and ten-year periods.  The Board also considered that the Fund had outperformed the Dow Jones Islamic Market USA Index for the three- and ten-year periods, although it had underperformed against that benchmark index for the five-year period, and that the Fund had underperformed against the Russell 3000 Growth Index for the three-, five- and ten-year periods.
 
Next, the Board reviewed the Fund’s performance against its peer universe, noting that the Fund had outperformed its peer universe average for the one-, five- and ten-year periods.
 
After considering all the information, the Board concluded that, although past performance cannot be a guarantee of future performance, the Fund and its shareholders were benefiting from the Advisor’s investment management of the Fund.
 
3.  Costs of Services and Profits Realized by the Advisor
The Board examined the fee and expense information for the Fund as compared to that of other comparable funds and noted that the Advisor’s management fees, as a percentage of net assets, were at the breakpoint between the third and fourth quartiles of comparable funds, significantly higher than the peer group median reported by Morningstar.  The Board noted, however, that the Fund’s special nature makes it distinct from most of the funds in its Morningstar peer group, which included many funds that are part of much larger families of funds and, therefore, realize economies of scale that the Fund does not.
 
In addition, the Board considered the Advisor’s costs in serving as the Fund’s investment advisor and manager.  The costs include those associated with the personnel and systems necessary to manage the Fund.  The Board also considered the financial condition of the Advisor and the losses incurred by the Advisor, noting that, although the Advisor has a
 

 
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IMAN FUND
DISCLOSURE REGARDING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (Unaudited), (Continued)
 
cumulative deficit, the trend was toward break even and the Advisor continues to have the backing of its parent company.  The Board concluded that the management fee and the total expenses of the Fund were reasonable in light of the services provided and the performance of the Fund achieved over various time periods, and that the other expenses of the Fund also were reasonable.
 
4.  Economies of Scale
The Board considered the extent to which the Fund’s management fee reflected economies of scale for the benefit of Fund shareholders.  The Board noted the fact that because the Advisor had a cumulative deficit, a discussion of economies of scale was not applicable with respect to the management fee received by the Advisor.
 
5.  Other Benefits to the Advisor
The Board considered benefits that accrue to the Advisor from its relationship with the Fund.  The Board noted that the Advisor did not employ soft-dollars and therefore did not derive research products or services from brokerage commissions paid by the Fund on its brokerage transactions.
 
After full consideration of the above factors as well as other factors, the Board, including all independent trustees, unanimously concluded that approval of the Fund’s advisory contract was in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders.
 

 
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IMAN FUND
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
May 31, 2011
 
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (Unaudited)
 
A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 417-6161 or by accessing the Fund’s website at http://www.investaaa.com.  Furthermore, you can obtain the description on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
Proxy Voting Record (Unaudited)
 
Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 417-6161.  Furthermore, you can obtain the Fund’s proxy voting records on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule (Unaudited)
 
The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q.  The filing will be available, upon request, by calling (877) 417-6161.  Furthermore, you will be able to obtain a copy of the filing on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.  The Fund’s Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330.
 

 
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IMAN FUND
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)
 
Information pertaining to the Trustees and Officers of the Fund is set forth below.  The statement of additional information (SAI) includes additional information about the Trustees and is available without charge, upon request by calling (877) 417-6161 or writing to Iman Fund, c/o Allied Asset Advisors, Inc., 721 Enterprise Drive, Suite 100, Oak Brook, IL  60523.
 
   
No. of
Principal
Other
   
Funds in
Occupation(s)
Trusteeships /
Name, Age, Address
Term of Office
Complex
during the past
Directorships
Position with Trust
and Tenure
Overseen
5 years
by Trustee
Bassam Osman*, 60
Trustee
1
1980 to present -  Medical
None
721 Enterprise Drive, Suite 100
and President
 
Doctor; 2000 to present -
 
Oak Brook, IL  60523
since 2000
 
Portfolio Manager to the Fund
 
Trustee and President
       
Abdalla Idris Ali, 62
Disinterested
1
1998 to present - Director,
None
721 Enterprise Drive, Suite 100
Trustee
 
the Center of Islamic Studies,
 
Oak Brook, IL  60523
since 2000
 
Kansas City, MO
 
Disinterested Trustee
       
Mohammed Kaiseruddin, 67
Chairperson
1
1973 to present - Nuclear
None
721 Enterprise Drive, Suite 100
since 2006 and
 
Engineer, Sargent & Lundy
 
Oak Brook, IL  60523
Disinterested
     
Disinterested Trustee
Trustee since 2000
     
Muhammad Kudaimi, 55
Disinterested
1
1988 to present -
None
721 Enterprise Drive, Suite 100
Trustee
 
Medical Doctor
 
Oak Brook, IL  60523
since 2009
     
Disinterested Trustee
       
Mohammad Basheeruddin, 61
Treasurer
1
2001 to present - Accounting
N/A
721 Enterprise Drive, Suite 100
since 2003 and
 
Manager, North American
 
Oak Brook, IL  60523
Chief Compliance
 
Islamic Trust
 
Treasurer
Officer since 2008
     
Mujeeb Cheema, 63
Secretary
1
2003 to present - Executive
N/A
721 Enterprise Drive, Suite 100
since 2003
 
Director, North American
 
Oak Brook, IL  60523
   
Islamic Trust
 
Secretary
       
 
*  This trustee is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 
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PRIVACY POLICY
 
In the course of servicing your account, we collect the following nonpublic personal information about you:
 
 
Information we receive from you on or in applications or other forms, correspondence, or conversations, including, but not limited to, your name, address, phone number, social security number, assets, income and date of birth; and
 
 
Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others, including, but not limited to, your account number and balance, parties to transactions, cost basis information, and other financial information.
 
 
Information collected from our website (including from the use of “cookies”)
 
We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our current or former shareholders to nonaffiliated third parties, except as permitted by law. For example, we are permitted by law to disclose all of the information we collect, as described above, to our transfer agent to process your transactions. Furthermore, we restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to those persons who require such information to provide products or services to you. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that comply with industry standards to guard your nonpublic 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 financial intermediary shares nonpublic personal information with nonaffiliated third parties.
 


 
 

 


INVESTMENT ADVISOR
Allied Asset Advisors, Inc.
Oak Brook, 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, N.A.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin


LEGAL COUNSEL
K&L Gates LLP
Chicago, Illinois





This report has been prepared for shareholders and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.  Read the Prospectus carefully before you invest or send money. The Prospectus contains important information about the Fund, including charges and expenses. The principal value of your investment will fluctuate and your shares may be worth less than your original cost. Quasar Distributors, LLC is the Distributor for the Fund.
 

 
Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer.  The Registrant has not made any amendments to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report.  The Registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report. The Registrant’s code of ethics is incorporated herein by reference to its form N-CSR filed on August 9, 2007.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant’s board of trustees has determined that it does not have an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.  At this time, the Registrant believes that the experience provided by each member of the audit committee together offers the Registrant adequate oversight for the Registrant’s level of financial complexity.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The Registrant has engaged its principal accountant to perform audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services during the past two fiscal years.  “Audit services” refer to performing an audit of the Registrant's annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.  “Audit-related services” refer to the assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit.  “Tax services” refer to professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. The following table details the aggregate fees billed or expected to be billed for each of the last two fiscal years for audit fees, audit-related fees, tax fees and other fees by the principal accountant.

 
FYE  05/31/2011
FYE  05/31/2010
Audit Fees
13,250
13,250
Audit-Related Fees
-
-
Tax Fees
-
-
All Other Fees
-
-

The audit committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the audit committee to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services of the Registrant, including services provided to any entity affiliated with the Registrant.

The percentage of fees billed by Cohen Fund Audit Services, Ltd. applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows:

 
FYE  05/31/2011
FYE  05/31/2010
Audit-Related Fees
0%
0%
Tax Fees
0%
0%
All Other Fees
0%
0%
 
All of the principal accountant’s hours spent on auditing the Registrant’s financial statements were attributed to work performed by full-time permanent employees of the principal accountant.

The following table indicates the non-audit fees billed or expected to be billed by the Registrant’s accountant for services to the Registrant and to the Registrant’s investment adviser (and any other controlling entity, etc.—not sub-adviser) for the last two years.  The audit committee of the board of trustees/directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the Registrant's investment adviser is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant's independence and has concluded that the provision of such non-audit services by the accountant has not compromised the accountant’s independence.

Non-Audit Related Fees
FYE  05/31/2011
FYE  05/31/2010
Registrant
-
-
Registrant’s Investment Adviser
-
-

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to registrants who are not listed issuers (as defined in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).

Item 6. Investments.

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.
 
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

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

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s board of trustees.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a)  
The Registrant’s President/Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report is appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service provider.

(b)  
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)  
(1) Any code of ethics or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy Item 2 requirements through filing an exhibit. Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Form N-CSR filed August 9, 2007.

(2) A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Filed herewith.

(3) Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons.  Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

(b)  
Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  Furnished herewith.

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Allied Asset Advisors Funds


By ­           /s/Bassam Osman                                                     
Bassam Osman, President

Date        August 5, 2011


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.



By   ­         /s/Bassam Osman                                                                  
Bassam Osman, President

Date        August 5, 2011


By   ­        /s/Mohammad Basheeruddin                                                                   
Mohammad Basheeruddin, Treasurer

Date       August 5, 2011