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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                    811-21475            

                             RBC Funds Trust                            

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

100 South Fifth Street, Suite 2300

                                     Minneapolis, MN 55402-1240                                    

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Lee Thoresen, Esq.

RBC Plaza

60 South Sixth Street

                                     Minneapolis, MN 55402                                    

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(612) 313-1341

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2011


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


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RBC Funds

 

  

About Your

Annual Report

       

 

This annual report includes detailed information about your Fund including financial statements, performance, and a complete list of its holdings.

 

The RBC Funds compare their performance against various Russell equity indices. Each of these indices is a widely recognized measure of return for the underlying category of securities. However, the indices are unmanaged, do not include fees, and cannot be invested in directly.

 

We hope the financial information presented will help you evaluate your investment in the RBC Funds. We also encourage you to read your Funds’ prospectus for further detail as to your Funds’ investment policies and risk profile. RBC Funds prospectuses and performance information subsequent to the date of this report are available on our website at www.rbcgam.us.

 

A description of the policies and procedures that your Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-422-2766; (ii) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.us; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Information regarding how your Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.us; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

A schedule of each Fund’s portfolio holdings will be filed with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. This information is available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room is available by calling 1-202-551-8090.

 

   

    

    

    

   

     

Table of                               
Contents        

 

Letter from the CIO of Equities

     1   
        Equity Portfolio Managers      5   
        Performance Summary      7   
        RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund      12   
        RBC Enterprise Fund      14   
        RBC Small Cap Core Fund      16   
        RBC Microcap Value Fund      18   
        RBC Mid Cap Value Fund      20   
        Schedules of Portfolio Investments      22   
        Financial Statements   
        - Statements of Assets and Liabilities      46   
        - Statements of Operations      48   
        - Statements of Changes in Net Assets      49   
        Financial Highlights      54   
        Notes to Financial Statements      64   
        Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      76   
        Other Federal Income Tax Information      77   
        Management      78   
        Share Class Information      82   
        Supplemental Information      83   
        Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement      85   
          
          


 

  LETTER FROM THE CIO OF EQUITIES

     

    

 

         

 

SOME PATIENCE REQUIRED

     

 

We still see the global economy producing sustained growth through 2011 and beyond, despite a slow down and notable risks evolving through the first nine months of the year. Plenty of opportunities exist for active managers, but it will take patience and a strong stomach to navigate these volatile markets.

     

 

Equity markets struggled in the final quarter of the twelve month period, with returns worse than at any time since the first quarter of 2009. The main concerns in the quarter were the same as they have been all year – European sovereign debt, the strength of the U.S. recovery, and the pace of economic growth in China. That these concerns affected the market more in the final quarter than prior ones most likely reflects the continuing inability of political authorities to respond constructively to the difficulties.

     

 

The pattern of returns when viewed on the basis of economic sectors reflects the poor returns of the market as a whole during the past twelve months. Within the broad market S&P 500 Index, defensive sectors performed best in all capitalization ranges, and across both growth and value. Utilities and Consumer Staples which returned +11.97% and +9.71%, respectively, were the best performing sectors. The worst performing sectors have varied somewhat, but have included, in almost all cases, Materials, which lost -6.28% and Financials, which lost -16.50%.

     

 

Large capitalization stocks did better than midcap stocks which in turn performed better than small cap stocks. Over the past 12 months, the Russell 1000 Index returned +0.91%, the Russell Midcap Index lost -0.88%, and the Russell 2000 Index lost -3.53%. Returns to growth and value subgroups were consistent, with the growth stocks outperforming value. Among larger capitalization securities, the Russell 1000 Growth Index returned +3.78% versus a loss of -1.89% for the Russell 1000 Value Index. In the midcap area, the Russell Midcap Growth Index returned +0.80%, topping the Russell Midcap Value Index which lost -2.36%. The small cap Russell 2000 Growth Index lost -1.12%, while the corresponding Value Index lost -5.99%.

     

 

MARKET PANIC

     

 

The current developments are primarily due to the flight to safe haven assets.

     

 

The downgrade of the U.S. by S&P was not a surprise; it had been signaled for a number of weeks. Therefore, the downgrade cannot be blamed as the sole trigger for the equity market collapse. In fact, many factors converged in this regard. First, in the U.S. the revised growth report retrospective to 2008 shows that the recession was deeper and the recovery weaker than presumed. Second, U.S. consumption stagnated in the time period between May and June 2011, the first standstill since the first half of 2009. Third, U.S. political disagreement means little to no fiscal resolution. Fourth, the public debt crisis in Europe expanded further, but the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) will not be fully operational before the fourth quarter of 2011. All of these factors are contributing to market concerns that the recession scenario will play out.

     

 

Given this environment, we have adapted our forecasts, but we still expect the U.S. economy to grow between 1.5% and 2.0% in 2011. Finally, it is worth remembering that the fundamental environment is nowhere near as bad as in the time of the Lehman insolvency. In spite of its current condition the American labor market still creates earnings increases. The housing market shows some signs of stabilizing, exports are showing improvement and lower energy prices equal a gain in purchasing power. Nevertheless, the political

     

 

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situation will need to be remedied. That could mean QE3 (a third round of quantitative easing), although likely under a different name. In addition, a further step toward European integration through the common issuance of bonds may be necessary.

     

 

POTENTIAL AHEAD: STOCKS STILL ATTRACTIVE

     

 

We still believe the current market is in the mature stages of the advance that began in March 2009. It remains possible, in our view, that the market can retrace some of its declines as long as earnings remain robust and geopolitics does not spiral out of control. It is important to recognize this market is not without risks. Fiscal cutbacks are in effect across much of Europe, which could tip some of the continent’s economies back into recession, and the S&P’s downgrade clearly suggests the U.S. needs to put its own fiscal house in order. China’s economy is now clearly slowing down as inflation is the focus. All of these factors have contributed to cause U.S. GDP growth to moderate, making the economic recovery more fragile and keeping confidence levels quite low.

     

 

So what does this mean for investors? The dramatic outperformance of small caps, especially since the spring 2009 market trough, has been severely tested through the recent sell-off. Our equilibrium models suggest small caps trade at a valuation premium, especially relative to large caps, but this ratio is not at an extreme relative to its history. Small caps have massively outperformed the large and mega cap market throughout this bull market, and comparisons with past cycle duration and relative valuations indicate the trend could continue for some time, although all of these suggest that a trend change is a real and growing possibility. Some analysts are concerned that the end of QE2 has shifted performance away from small caps and toward large companies, and clearly the rise in market volatility leading to the risk off trade has challenged the theme.

     

 

U.S. corporate earnings remain firm, although earnings growth and quality has moderated in recent quarters. Profit margins may be near their peak, causing investors to further pause as they debate whether robust earnings gains can continue without a significant pick up in revenues. Corporate revenues continue to rise for the most part, which is aiding the current growth in earnings despite some of the ongoing headwinds from rising input prices. It is not unusual for revenues to struggle following recessions. In fact, revenues have struggled to increase for 18-36 months following the three most recent recessions. So far, profits have surprised to the upside as cost cutting and modest gains in nominal GDP have created a supportive earnings environment.

     

 

Our forecast for S&P 500 earnings is that current levels of GDP are sufficient to deliver rising revenues and growing profits, although at a lower level than previously expected. Some analysts expect that if the U.S. achieves real GDP growth of 1.75% it would translate into profit growth of 4.8%. Prior GDP forecasts were for 3.0% which indicated profit gains of 8.0%. Stock markets have corrected coincident with this revision.

     

 

As an investor it is important to remember that the stock market is rational. The triple threats (weak U.S. economy, the Eurozone crisis and U.S. debt standoff/downgrade) have changed the weights assigned to off-consensus outcomes for the economy, at the same time triggering movement in risk appetite expressed through changes in the valuation assigned to expected earnings. Currently, modest economic growth indicates a range of earnings and valuations holding the S&P 500 in a range of 1200-1300. But the potential for lower prices following a shock or through a typical recession-induced drop in earnings cannot be ignored. We look for a range of 1100-1300 as the market adjusts to the flow of data through the autumn. Should

 

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the threat of recession continue to grow, the possibility of significant earnings declines in that scenario could open up downside toward 900.

 

For the past couple of years macro/beta trades have ruled. This has been an unusual market as we don’t feel it has rewarded stock pickers. The high correlation of movement between individual stocks and the low spread of returns between winners and losers indicate a “stock market” and not a “market of stocks” as beta trading overwhelms returns to individual company factors. At some point (the million dollar question is when?) company specific differences will create tremendous valuation anomalies that will be hard for investors to ignore. The longer the level of differentiation is sustained, the greater the ultimate returns to fundamental stock pickers could be.

         
         
         

 

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RBC Funds Chief Investment Officer          
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Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

         

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investments in smaller companies involve more limited liquidity and greater volatility than larger companies..

         

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this report for a complete list of fund holdings.

         

 

The information provided herein represents the opinions of the Fund Managers and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.

         
         

 

The S&P 500 Index is the Standard & Poor’s composite index of 500 stocks, a widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stock prices.

         

 

The Russell 1000 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of the large-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000® Index and includes approximately 1,000 of the largest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

         

 

The Russell Midcap Index measures the performance of the mid-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index and includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

         

 

The Russell 2000® Index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe. It is a subset of the Russell 3000 Index and represents approximately 10% of the total market capitalization of that index. It includes approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

         
         

 

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The Russell 1000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of U.S. large cap companies in the Russell 3000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

 

   

The Russell 1000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of U.S. large cap companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which have lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates.

 

   

The Russell Midcap Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of U.S. mid cap companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which have higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates.

 

   

The Russell Midcap Value Index measures the performance of those Russell Mid Cap companies with lower price-to-book ratios and on average lower forecasted growth values.

 

   

The Russell 2000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted earnings growth rates..

 

   

The Russell 2000 Value Index measures the performance of those Russell 2000 Index companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

 

    It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

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  EQUITY PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

        
              

 

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM (US)”) serves as the investment advisor to the RBC Funds. RBC GAM (US) employs a team approach to the management of the RBC Equity Funds, with no individual team member being solely responsible for the investment decisions.

            

 

Gordon Telfer

 

Chief Investment Officer, Equity Products, Managing Director, Head of Growth Equities US.

 

Gordon Telfer is Chief Investment Officer, Equity Products and is responsible for directing RBC GAM (US)’s U.S. equities research efforts. He joined RBC GAM (US) in 2003 from Alliance Capital Management where he was a senior portfolio manager and a member of Alliance’s Investment Policy Group. Prior to Alliance, he worked for Scudder Kemper Investments as senior vice president and global strategist and spokesperson for Scudder Kemper’s U.S. and International Portfolio Management Group. Gordon began his career in the investment industry in 1986 at Murray Johnstone International in portfolio management. He has spoken at numerous regional and national conferences on portfolio management and been a guest on CNBC. A native of Glasglow, Scotland, Gordon received his Stock Exchange Diploma from the Herriott Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland

            

 

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Lance F. James

 

Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Lance James is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC Small Cap Core Fund, RBC Enterprise Fund, and RBC Microcap Value Fund. He is also co-manager of RBC Mid Cap Value Fund. Prior to joining RBC GAM (US) in 2006, Lance was an equity analyst and portfolio manager for OFI Institutional and Babson Capital Management, affiliated companies of Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. During his tenure he served as head of the firm’s small/mid cap value investment team. Prior to joining Babson Capital in 1986, Lance worked at Rockwell International Corporation, EBF Associates of Boston and Hewitt Associates. Lance began his career in the investment industry in 1980. He received an AB in Economics from Princeton University and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

            

 

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George Prince

 

Portfolio Manager, Senior Equity Analyst

 

George Prince serves as the co-portfolio manager for the RBC Enterprise Fund. George also provides research support for the RBC Small Cap Core Fund. He joined RBC GAM (US) in 2006 from Eagle Asset Management, where he was a senior equity analyst. Prior to his experience at Eagle Asset Management, George was an analyst at Babson Capital Management. George also has a great deal of entrepreneurial experience and founded SignStorey, a leader in place-based digital communications in retail stores and co-founded Cutting Edge Inc., a global CAD-CAM technology company. George has over 12 years of investment industry experience. He received a BA from Yale University.

        

 

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  EQUITY PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

            

 

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Kenneth A. Tyszko

          

 

Kenneth A. Tyszko, CPA, CFA

 

Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Ken Tyszko is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund (formerly known as RBC Mid Cap Growth Fund). He joined RBC GAM (US) in 2001. Ken previously served as a portfolio manager for Oberweis Asset Management Inc., ABN AMRO Asset Management (USA) Inc., and Sears Investment Management Co. His background also includes experience at Main Hurdman, an international accounting and consulting firm. Ken began his career in the investment industry in 1984. He received a BS in Accountancy from the University of Illinois. Ken is both a CFA charterholder and a Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of the Illinois CPA Society, the CFA Society of Chicago and the CFA Institute. Ken has been a guest on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and WebFN.

 

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Stephen E. Kylander

        

 

Stephen E. Kylander

 

Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Steve Kylander is responsible for portfolio management of the RBC Mid Cap Value Fund. Prior to joining RBC GAM (US) in 2006, he was a portfolio manager and research analyst for Babson Capital Management. Steve’s previous experience also includes strategy consulting, mergers and acquisitions work and investment banking for L.E.K. Consulting, The Yarmouth Group, and First Boston Corporation. He began working in the investment industry in 1986. Steve earned a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2011 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund (a)

 

     1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      10 Year      Since
Inception(b)
     Net
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
     Gross
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
 

Class A

                    

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 5.75%

     (1.81)%         2.23%         (0.46)%         4.16%         9.67%         

- At Net Asset Value

     4.21%         4.26%         0.72%         4.78%         9.98%         1.35%         1.61%   

Class C (c)

                    

- Including Contingent Deferred Sales Charge of 1.00%

     2.37%         3.47%         (0.03)%         3.99%         9.16%         

- At Net Asset Value

     3.37%         3.47%         (0.03)%         3.99%         9.16%         2.09%         2.36%   

Class I

     4.55%         4.55%         1.00%         5.05%         10.31%         1.10%         1.35%   

Class S (d)

     4.55%         4.51%         0.98%         5.05%         10.31%         1.10%         1.35%   

Russell 2500

                    

Growth Index*

     0.59%         4.56%         1.91%         6.32%         8.68%         

Russell Midcap

                    

Growth Index*

     0.80%         5.89%         1.64%         6.70%         9.31%         
                                                                
RBC Enterprise Fund (e)                     
     1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      10 Year      Since
Inception(f)
     Net
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
     Gross
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
 

Class A (g)

                    

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 5.75%

     (6.79)%         (2.84)%         (4.53)%         5.33%         9.31%         

- At Net Asset Value

     (1.11)%         (0.91)%         (3.40)%         5.95%         9.54%         1.33%         1.57%   

Class C (g)

                    

- Including Contingent Deferred Sales Charge of 1.00%

     (2.83)%         (1.66)%         (4.12)%         5.16%         8.72%         

- At Net Asset Value

     (1.85)%         (1.66)%         (4.12)%         5.16%         8.72%         2.08%         2.32%   

Class I (h)

     (0.96)%         (0.72)%         (3.18)%         6.21%         9.81%         1.08%         1.29%   

Class S

     (0.89)%         (0.69)%         (3.17)%         6.21%         9.81%         1.08%         1.32%   

Russell 2000 Index*

     (3.53)%         (0.37)%         (1.02)%         6.12%         8.10%         

 

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Performance shown reflects contractual fee waivers, without such fee waivers total returns would be reduced. Performance information does not reflect the 2% fee on shares redeemed or exchanged within 30 days of purchase. If such redemption fee was included, performance would be reduced. For performance data current to the most recent month-end go to www.rbcgam.us. Please see footnotes beginning on page 9.

 

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RBC Small Cap Core Fund (i)

 

     1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      10 Year      Since
Inception(j)
     Net
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
     Gross
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
 

Class A (g)

                    

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 5.75%

     (5.56)%         0.97%         (0.94)%         6.22%         8.70%         

- At Net Asset Value

     0.20%         2.99%         0.25%         6.85%         9.02%         1.30%         1.80%   

Class C (g)

                    

- Including Contingent Deferred Sales Charge of 1.00%

     (1.58)%         2.21%         (0.45)%         6.08%         8.22%         

- At Net Asset Value

     (0.58)%         2.21%         (0.45)%         6.08%         8.22%         2.05%         2.56%   

Class S

     0.39%         3.25%         0.55%         7.14%         9.30%         1.05%         1.54%   

Russell 2000

                    

Index*

     (3.53)%         (0.37)%         (1.02)%         6.12%         8.21%         
                                                                
RBC Microcap Value Fund (k)                     
     1 Year      3 Year      5 Year      10 Year      Since
Inception(l)
     Net
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
     Gross
Expense
Ratio(1)(2)
 

Class A (g)

                    

- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 5.75%

     (7.49)%         (3.19)%         (4.98)%         5.49%         7.46%         

- At Net Asset Value

     (1.85)%         (1.26)%         (3.85)%         6.11%         7.72%         1.32%         1.60%   

Class C (g)

                    

- Including Contingent Deferred Sales Charge of 1.00%

     (3.56)%         (2.01)%         (4.58)%         5.32%         6.92%         

- At Net Asset Value

     (2.58)%         (2.01)%         (4.58)%         5.32%         6.92%         2.07%         2.35%   

Class S

     (1.59)%         (1.01)%         (3.61)%         6.38%         7.99%         1.07%         1.35%   

Russell 2000

                    

Value Index*

     (5.99)%         (2.78)%         (3.08)%         6.47%         8.76%         
                                                                

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Performance shown reflects contractual fee waivers, without such fee waivers total returns would be reduced. Performance information does not reflect the 2% fee on shares redeemed or exchanged within 30 days of purchase. If such redemption fee was included, performance would be reduced. For performance data current to the most recent month-end go to www.rbcgam.us. Please see footnotes beginning on page 9.

 

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RBC Mid Cap Value Fund

 

    

1 Year

  

Since

Inception(m)

  

Net

Expense

Ratio(1)(2)

  

Gross

Expense

Ratio(1)(2)

Class I

           

- At Net Asset Value

   (5.35)%    1.26%    0.90%    5.59%

Russell MidCap Value Index*

   (2.36)%    4.78%      

 

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Performance shown reflects contractual fee waivers, without such fee waivers total returns would be reduced. Performance information does not reflect the 2% fee on shares redeemed or exchanged within 30 days of purchase. If such redemption fee was included, performance would be reduced. For performance data current to the most recent month-end go to www.rbcgam.us. Please see footnotes below.

(1) The Funds’ expenses reflect the most recent fiscal year-end (September 30, 2011).

(2) The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or make payments in order to keep total operating expenses of the Fund to the levels listed under net expense ratio until January 31, 2012.

*Each of the comparative indices is a widely recognized market value weighted measure of the return of securities, but do not include sales fees or operating expenses. You cannot invest directly in indices.

 

(a) The performance in the table for the period from June 1, 1994 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of RBC Mid Cap Equity Fund , the predecessor to RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund. The performance of the Fund also includes the performance of a common trust fund (“CTF”) account advised by RBC GAM (US) (including its predecessor) and managed the same as the Fund in all material respects for the period from December 31, 1990 to June 1, 1994, as adjusted to reflect the full contractual rate of expenses associated with the Fund at its inception. The CTF account was not registered with the SEC under the 1940 Act and therefore was not subject to the investment restrictions imposed by law on registered mutual funds. If the CTF account had been registered, the CTF account’s performance may have been adversely affected. Fund performance reflects applicable fee waivers/expense reimbursements (which, if excluded, would cause performance to be lower).

 

(b) The since inception date (commencement of operations) of the Fund is December 31, 1990.

 

(c) The inception date for Class C Shares of the Fund is April 19, 2004. All performance shown for each such class of shares prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the Class A Shares of the Fund, adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses of Class C Shares, as applicable (and where applicable, the maximum sales charges of the Class C Shares).

 

(d) The inception date for Class S Shares of the Fund is April 19, 2004. All performance shown for each such class of shares prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the Class I Shares of the Fund, adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses of Class S Shares.

 

(e) The performance in the table for the period from December 2, 1983 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of Babson Enterprise Fund, the predecessor to RBC Enterprise Fund . Fund performance reflects applicable fee waivers/expense reimbursements (which, if excluded, would cause performance to be lower).

 

(f) The since inception date (commencement of operations) of the Fund is December 2, 1983. The performance of the index since inception of the Fund is calculated from November 30, 1983.

 

(g) The inception date for Class A and Class C Shares of the Fund is April 19, 2004. All performance shown for each such class of shares prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the Class S Shares of the Fund, adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses of Class A and Class C Shares, as applicable (and where applicable, the maximum sales charges of the Class A and Class C Shares).

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

(h) The inception date for Class I Shares of the Fund is September 30, 2004. All performance shown for each such class of shares prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the Class S Shares of the Fund, adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses of Class I Shares, as applicable.

 

(i) The performance in the table for the period from August 5, 1991 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of Babson Enterprise Fund II, the predecessor to RBC Small Cap Core Fund. Fund performance reflects applicable fee waivers/expense reimbursements (which, if excluded, would cause performance to be lower).

 

(j) The since inception date (commencement of operations) of the Fund is August 5, 1991. The performance of the index since inception of the Fund is calculated from July 31, 1991.

 

(k) The performance in the table for the period from September 10, 1987 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of Shadow Stock Fund, the predecessor to RBC Microcap Value Fund . Fund performance reflects applicable fee waivers/expense reimbursements (which, if excluded, would cause performance to be lower).

 

(l) The since inception date (commencement of operations) of the Fund is September 10, 1987. The performance of the index since inception of the Fund is calculated from August 31, 1987.

 

(m) The since inception date (commencement of operations) of the Fund is December 31, 2009. The performance of the index since inception of the Fund is calculated from December 31, 2009.

The Russell 2500 Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 2500 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of approximately 2,000 of the smallest securities in the Russell 3000 Index based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

The Russell Midcap Value Index is an unmanaged, market-weighted total return index that tracks the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth rates.

The Russell Midcap Growth Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

The Russell Microcap Index is an unmanaged index that measures the performance of 1000 of the smallest securities in the Russell 2000 Index based on a combination of their market cap and current index membership.

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

     

 

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund

 

 

Investment Strategy

     

Seeks long-term growth by primarily investing in high quality, small and mid capitalization companies that display consistent earnings growth and superior financial characteristics. Utilizing fundamental research, the Fund employs a bottom-up approach and strict risk controls to build a diversified portfolio of stocks that offer above average expected growth with lower than average market risk.

 

 

Performance

     

 

For the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2011, the Fund had a total return of 4.55% (Class S). That compares to a total return of 0.59% for the Russell 2500 Growth Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

 

Factors That Made Positive

Contributions

     

 

·    Strong outperformance during the year was primarily driven by favorable stock selection in the consumer discretionary and industrials sectors as well as an overweight position in the consumer staples sector.

 

·     Stock selection in the consumer discretionary sector was the leading contributor to the Fund as retailers Tractor Supply, Fossil and Ross Stores, as well as restaurant chain Panera Bread each reported better than expected revenue, earnings and same store sales growth throughout the year.

 

·     Stock selection in the industrials sector was driven by strong financial results from less cyclical names Waste Connections, Towers Watson, Donaldson and Stericycle.

 

·    The Fund’s overweight position in the more defensive Consumer Staples sector during a period of heightened market volatility was also a significant contributor to results during the year.

 

 

Factors That

Detracted From Relative Returns

     

 

·    Stock selection in the technology sector was the only significant detractor from performance during the period as both Akamai Technologies and Dolby Laboratories lowered forward guidance due to disappointing financial results and reduced visibility into future end market demand.

 

·     The Fund’s modest cash position also detracted from results during the period.

 

     

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investing in small cap companies involves additional risks, including greater fluctuations in value and lack of liquidity. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus. The Fund invests in foreign securities which involve political, economic and currency risks, greater volatility and differences in accounting methods.

    

       

    

       

    

       

    

       

    

       

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

          
 

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund

 

 

            

Long-term capital appreciation.

            

Investment

Objective

 

Russell Midcap Growth Index and Russell 2500 Growth Index

 

             Benchmark

 

LOGO

 

 

          

Asset Allocation

(as of 9/30/11)

(% of fund’s

investments)

& Top Five

Industries

(as of 9/30/11)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

          
          
          
          
          
            

 

Tractor Supply Co.

 

 

3.34%

   

 

Cerner Corp.

 

 

  2.12%

          

 

Top Ten Holdings

(as of 9/30/11)

(% of fund’s

net assets)

Pricesmart, Inc.   2.77%     LKQ Corp.     2.04%           
Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.   2.73%     Fossil, Inc.     1.93%           
Ross Stores, Inc.   2.65%     Henry Schein, Inc.     1.71%           
Airgas, Inc.   2.17%     MICROS Systems, Inc.     1.71%           
*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 22.             

 

LOGO

 

          

Growth of

$10,000 Initial

Investment Over

10 Years

          
          
          
The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over a 10 year period and is based on Class S shares. The performance of the Fund for the period from September 30, 2001 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of RBC Mid Cap Equity Fund, the predecessor to RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. Performance of other classes will vary due to differences in fee structures.      
       
       

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 
             RBC Enterprise Fund

Investment

Strategy

            

Seeks to provide superior long-term growth of capital compared to the Russell 2000 Index while taking a low risk approach to small company investing. The Adviser believes that portfolios of neglected small cap companies with low valuations, long-term attractive business fundamentals and near-term profitability improvement potential should produce strong absolute and risk-adjusted returns over time.

 

Performance         
            

For the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2011, the Fund had a total return of (0.89)% (Class S). That compares to a total return of (3.53)% for the Russell 2000 Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

Factors That

Made Positive

Contributions

        
        

· Overall, favorable stock selection provided a positive contribution for the Fund compared to the Russell 2000 Index to drive higher one-year performance.

 

· Favorable information technology stock selection, particularly among software companies and electronic equipment and instruments manufacturers, was a positive performance factor.

 

·  Favorable consumer discretionary stock selection, particularly among restaurant companies and leisure equipment makers, also significantly added to overall portfolio performance.

 

· Favorable stock selection among oil and gas exploration and production companies provided a smaller, but positive, boost to overall performance compared to the Russell 2000 Index.

 

        
        
            

Factors That

Detracted From

Relative Returns

          
        

· Overall, the Fund’s smaller market cap profile compared to the Russell 2000 Index, along with adverse sector weightings detracted from relative returns in the one-year period.

 

·  The Fund’s consistent focus on microcap stocks detracted from performance in a period when the Russell Microcap Index trailed the Russell 2000 Index by approximately 130 basis points.

 

· An underweight in the strongly performing utilities and energy sectors and an overweight in the poorly performing industrials sector hurt performance relative to the Russell 2000 Index over the one-year period.

 

· Adverse stock selection compared to the Russell 2000 Index in the industrials and financials sectors also diminished the Fund’s relative performance edge over the index.

 

        
        
            
         Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investing in small cap companies involves additional risks, including greater fluctuations in value and lack of liquidity. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus. Although the Fund does not generally invest in initial public offerings (IPO’s), it has the ability to. Investment in IPO’s typically involve greater price volatility resulting in increased turnover and expenses as well as the potential for taxable gains.
        

    

    

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

         

 

RBC Enterprise Fund

 

           

 

Long-term growth of capital.

           

Investment

Objective

 

Russell 2000 Index

 

            Benchmark

 

LOGO

 

          Asset Allocation (as of 9/30/11) (% of fund’s investments) & Top Five Industries (as of 9/30/11) (% of fund’s net assets)
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
           

 

Steinway Musical Instruments

   4.19%      Casual Male Retail Group, Inc.    3.82%          

Top Ten Holdings

(as of 9/30/11) (% of fund’s net assets)

Acacia Research - Acacia Technologies    4.05%      Tyler Technologies, Inc.    3.45%          
AZZ, Inc.    4.03%      NIC, Inc.    3.25%          
Universal Electronics, Inc.    4.01%      Compass Diversified Holdings    3.04%          
Benihana, Inc., Class A    3.88%      Interactive Intelligence Group    2.98%          

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 25.

 

           

 

LOGO

 

         

Growth of

$10,000 Initial

Investment Over

10 Years

         
         
         
The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over a 10 year period and is based on Class S shares. The performance of the Fund for the period from September 30, 2001 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of Babson Enterprise Fund, the predecessor to RBC Enterprise Fund. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. Performance of other classes will vary due to differences in fee structures.          

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 
            

RBC Small Cap Core Fund

 

Investment

Strategy

            

Seeks to provide superior long-term growth of capital compared to the Russell 2000 Index while taking a low risk approach to small company investing. The Adviser believes that portfolios of neglected small cap companies with low valuations, long-term attractive business fundamentals and near-term profitability improvement potential should produce strong absolute and risk-adjusted returns over time.

 

Performance             

 

 

For the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2011, the Fund had a total return of 0.39% (Class S). That compares to a total return of (3.53)% for the Russell 2000 Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

Factors That Made Positive Contributions           
          

     Favorable stock selection was the primary factor in the Fund’s higher performance compared to the Russell 2000 Index for the one-year period.

          

     Favorable stock selection among consumer discretionary stocks was the most significant positive performance factor, especially among specialty retailers, apparel manufacturers, and leisure equipment makers.

          

     Positive information technology stock selection was also an important factor with special strength among commercial services, communication equipment and software companies.

            

     A sector underweight in the poorly performing financials sector also contributed to the Fund’s above-benchmark performance.

Factors That

Detracted From

Relative Returns

          
          

     Overall adverse sector weightings were a slight drag on performance for the one year period.

          

     An overweight compared to the Russell 2000 Index in the poorly performing industrials sector and an underweight in the better performing healthcare sector were significant adverse performance factors.

          

     Adverse stock selection among consumer staples companies also hindered performance compared to the Russell 2000 Index.

 

            

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investing in mid cap,small cap and micro cap companies involves additional risks, including greater fluctuations in value and lack of liquidity. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus. Although the Fund does not generally invest in initial public offerings (IPO’s), it has the ability to. Investment in IPO’s typically involve greater price volatility resulting in increased turnover and expenses as well as the potential for taxable gains.

          
          
          

 

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    MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)              
 

RBC Small Cap Core Fund

 

  

            

 

Long-term growth of capital and income.

 

  

            

Investment

Objective

 

Russell 2000 Index

 

  

             Benchmark

 

LOGO  

  

          

Asset Allocation

(as of 9/30/11)

(% of fund’s investments) & Top Five Industries (as of 9/30/11) (% of fund’s net assets)

          
          
          
          
          
            

 

Gardner Denver, Inc.

     3.44%          Universal Electronics, Inc.      2.69%              

Top Ten Holdings

(as of 9/30/11)

(% of fund’s net assets)

Acacia Research - Acacia Technologies

     3.05%          AZZ, Inc.      2.61%              

World Fuel Services Corp.

     3.00%          Universal Stainless & Alloy      2.56%              

Casual Male Retail Group, Inc.

     2.84%          InterDigital, Inc.      2.36%              

Steinway Musical Instruments

     2.78%          Compass Diversified Holdings      2.32%              
*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 28.                

 

LOGO  

 

  

           Growth of $10,000 Initial Investment Over 10 Years
The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over a 10 year period and is based on Class S shares. The performance of the Fund for the period from September 30, 2001 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of Babson Enterprise Fund II, the predecessor to RBC Small Cap Core Fund. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. Performance of other classes will vary due to differences in fee structures.                   
          
          

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 

 
         

RBC Microcap Value Fund

 

Investment

Strategy

         

Invests in a diversified portfolio of the smallest companies that have been neglected by institutional shareholders. Utilizing a quantitative process to identify value-oriented investments, the Fund strives to achieve long-term growth while offering shareholders some protection from market declines and fluctuations.

 

Performance          

 

For the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2011, the Fund had a total return of (1.59)% (Class S). That compares to a total return of (5.99)% for the Russell 2000 Value Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

Factors That

Made Positive

Contributions

       

 

 

 

Favorable stock selection provided the largest positive contribution to the Fund’s performance compared to the Russell 2000 Value index for the one-year period.

          Favorable information technology stock selection was the most important positive performance factor, especially among internet software and services companies.
           

Favorable stock selection among consumer discretionary and healthcare companies was also an important contributor to above-benchmark performance.

 

Factors That

Detracted From Relative Returns

       

 

 

 

 

 

The Fund’s concentration in microcap value stocks hurt relative performance in a period when the performance of the Russell Microcap Value Index trailed that of the Russell 2000 Value Index.

          Adverse sector allocation was a small detractor from relative performance with an underweight in the strongly performing utilities sector being the most important.
           

A sector overweight in consumer discretionary and underweight in energy also marginally diminished performance relative to the Russell 2000 Value Index.

 

       

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investing in micro cap companies involves additional risks, including greater fluctuations in value and lack of liquidity. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus. Although the Fund does not generally invest in initial public offerings (IPO’s), it has the ability to. Investment in IPO’s typically involve greater price volatility resulting in increased turnover and expenses as well as the potential for taxable gains.

 

         
         
         

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 

          
 

RBC Microcap Value Fund

 

            

Long-term growth of capital.

 

             Investment Objective

 

Russell 2000 Value Index

 

             Benchmark

 

LOGO

 

          

Asset Allocation

(as of 9/30/11)

(% of fund’s investments) & Top Five Industries (as of 9/30/11) (% of fund’s net assets)

          
          
          
          
            
Insight Enterprises, Inc.    0.71%       MicroFinancial, Inc.      0.66%            Top Ten Holdings (as of 9/30/11) (% of fund’s net assets)
Elizabeth Arden, Inc.    0.70%       Keynote Systems, Inc.      0.63%           
Miller Industries, Inc.    0.69%       Chesapeake Utilities Corp.      0.62%           
Innospec, Inc.    0.68%       FPIC Insurance Group, Inc.      0.62%           
ePlus, Inc.    0.66%       Standex International Corp.      0.62%           
*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 31.             

 

LOGO

 

The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over a 10 year period and is based on Class S shares. The performance of the Fund for the period from September 30, 2001 to April 19, 2004 reflects the performance of Shadow Stock Fund, the predecessor to RBC Microcap Value Fund. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. Performance of other classes will vary due to differences in fee structures.

           Growth of $10,000 Initial Investment Over 10 Years

    

                      

    

                      

    

                      

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 
          

RBC Mid Cap Value Fund

 

Investment

Strategy

          

Seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in common stocks of mid-sized companies that are considered to be undervalued in relation to earnings, dividends and/or assets. The Advisor uses a disciplined, bottom-up approach to select stocks for the Fund’s portfolio with a focus on fundamental research and qualitative analysis.

 

Performance           

For the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2011, the Fund had a total return of (5.35)%. That compares to a total return of (2.36)% for the Russell Midcap Value Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

Factors That

Made Positive Contributions

          

 

     Overall stock selection was a positive contributor to the Fund’s performance during the period.

     Stock selection was particularly strong in the materials, financials and energy sectors.

 

Factors That Detracted From Relative Returns           

 

     The Fund was overweighted in cyclical sectors, including materials and industrials sectors compared to the Russell Midcap Value Index, which had a negative impact on the Fund’s relative performance.

     An underweight in defensive sectors of utilities and consumer staples also detracted from performance.

     An overweight to the automotive industry within the consumer discretionary sector also hindered relative performance.

 

        

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible. Investing in mid cap companies involves additional risks, including greater fluctuations in value and lack of liquidity. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus. Although the Fund does not generally invest in initial public offerings (IPO’s), it has the ability to. Investment in IPO’s typically involve greater price volatility resulting in increased turnover and expenses as well as the potential for taxable gains.

 

 
        
 
        
 
        
 
        
 
        
 
        
 
        
 
        
 
        

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 

          
 

RBC Mid Cap Value Fund

 

            

Long-term capital appreciation.

 

            

Investment

Objective

 

Russell Mid Cap Value Index

 

                  Benchmark

 

LOGO

 

           Asset Allocation (as of 9/30/11) (% of fund’s investments) & Top Five Industries (as of 9/30/11) (% of fund’s net assets)
          
          
          
          
          
            

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

   4.68%      

People’s United Financial, Inc.

   3.06%            Top Ten Holdings (as of 9/30/11) (% of fund’s net assets)
Avnet, Inc.    3.55%      

Cameron International Corp.

   3.03%           
Navistar International Corp.    3.47%      

Kohl’s Corp.

   2.87%           
Tenneco, Inc.    3.23%      

Republic Services, Inc.

   2.79%           
Ares Capital Corp.    3.06%      

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

   2.74%           
*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 42.                  

 

LOGO

 

           Growth of $10,000 Initial Investment Since Inception (12/30/09)
The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over the period from December 30, 2009 to September 30, 2010 and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.           
                      
                      
                      

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

Shares         Value  

Common Stocks — 100.05%

  

Consumer Discretionary — 14.04%

  

14,000  

Fossil, Inc.*

   $   1,134,840   
17,600  

Guess?, Inc.

     501,424   
49,460  

LKQ Corp.*

     1,194,954   
20,000  

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

     659,400   
8,900  

Panera Bread Co., Class A*

     925,066   
19,800  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     1,558,062   
31,300  

Tractor Supply Co.

     1,957,815   
17,600  

WMS Industries, Inc.*

     309,584   
    

 

 

 
       8,241,145   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 6.92%

  

17,600  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     777,920   
26,100  

Pricesmart, Inc.

     1,626,552   
9,000  

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.*

     690,390   
26,100  

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

     966,744   
    

 

 

 
       4,061,606   
    

 

 

 

Energy — 6.00%

  

13,200  

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

     711,612   
19,600  

Gulfport Energy Corp*

     473,928   
25,080  

Oceaneering International, Inc.

     886,327   
15,300  

Oil States International, Inc.*

     779,076   
18,200  

Unit Corp.*

     671,944   
    

 

 

 
       3,522,887   
    

 

 

 

Financials — 5.21%

  

19,000  

Eaton Vance Corp.

     423,130   
16,000  

Federated Investors, Inc., Class B

     280,480   
29,100  

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     787,155   
29,900  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     776,204   
34,600  

Tower Group, Inc.

     790,956   
    

 

 

 
       3,057,925   
    

 

 

 

Health Care — 25.79%

  

48,600  

Bruker Corp.*

     657,558   
27,800  

Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.*

     1,603,782   
22,700  

Cepheid, Inc.*

     881,441   
18,200  

Cerner Corp.*

     1,247,064   
10,700  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

     306,234   
9,000  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     641,520   
11,400  

Gen-Probe, Inc.*

     652,650   
16,200  

Henry Schein, Inc.*

     1,004,562   
12,900  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     889,713   
13,600  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

     486,472   
6,800  

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings*

     537,540   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Shares         Value  
6,000  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

   $ 839,760   
11,700  

MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.*

     805,194   
18,700  

NuVasive, Inc.*

     319,209   
16,700  

Parexel International Corp.*

     316,131   
9,900  

Perrigo Co.

     961,389   
22,300  

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.

     572,218   
9,000  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*

     469,440   
24,100  

Volcano Corp.*

     714,083   
10,700  

Waters Corp.*

     807,743   

11,400

 

 

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

 

    

 

422,940

 

  

 

    

 

 

 
       15,136,643   
    

 

 

 

Industrials — 17.83%

  
9,000  

Alliant Techsystems, Inc.

     490,590   
29,900  

AMETEK, Inc.

     985,803   
14,420  

Donaldson Co., Inc.

     790,216   
13,280  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     538,504   
7,000  

Flowserve Corp.

     518,000   
10,340  

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*

     321,884   
14,800  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.*

     477,892   
13,700  

Landstar System, Inc.

     541,972   
15,900  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Class A

     897,714   
13,490  

Roper Industries, Inc.

     929,596   
12,200  

Stericycle, Inc.*

     984,784   
13,400  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

     654,724   
15,800  

Towers Watson & Co., Class A

     944,524   
20,500  

Waste Connections, Inc.

     693,310   

25,400

 

 

Woodward Governor Co.

 

    

 

695,960

 

  

 

    

 

 

 
       10,465,473   
    

 

 

 

Information Technology — 18.50%

  
23,700  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.*

     471,156   
13,820  

ANSYS, Inc.*

     677,733   
24,310  

Autodesk, Inc.*

     675,332   
12,900  

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

     362,361   
22,100  

Digital River, Inc.*

     458,133   
12,940  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

     355,073   
9,700  

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     689,185   
20,800  

Global Payments, Inc.

     840,112   
15,600  

Informatica Corp*

     638,820   
9,100  

Mantech International Corp., Class A

     285,558   
22,150  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     689,087   
22,800  

MICROS Systems, Inc.*

     1,001,148   
24,050  

National Instruments Corp.

     549,783   
15,900  

Open Text Corp.*

     828,708   
22,100  

Plexus Corp.*

     499,902   
29,400  

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*

     586,824   
22,100  

Synopsys, Inc.*

     538,356   

 

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RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

Shares         Value  

 

15,200

 

 

Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*

   $

 

710,144

 

  

 

    

 

 

 
       10,857,415   
    

 

 

 

Materials — 5.76%

  
20,000  

Airgas, Inc.

     1,276,400   
19,300  

AptarGroup, Inc.

     862,131   
13,400  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     455,734   
12,700  

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

    

 

784,733

 

  

 

    

 

 

 
       3,378,998   
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     58,722,092   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $48,066,149)

  

Investment Company — 1.21%

  
709,875  

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

     709,875   
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     709,875   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $709,875)

  

Total Investments

   $   59,431,967   

(Cost $48,776,024)(a) — 101.26%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (1.26)%

     (737,229
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $   58,694,738   
    

 

 

 
    
              

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RBC Enterprise Fund

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

    
Shares         Value  

Common Stocks — 97.85%

  

Consumer Discretionary — 22.81%

  
420,178  

Benihana, Inc., Class A*

   $ 3,617,733   
88,400  

Books-A-Million, Inc.

     205,088   
947,773  

Casual Male Retail Group, Inc.*

     3,563,626   
119,694  

Delta Apparel, Inc.*

     1,885,181   
68,600  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

     1,107,890   
44,630  

Mac-Gray Corp.

     576,173   
250,900  

RG Barry Corp.

     2,659,540   
181,233  

Steinway Musical Instruments*

     3,907,383   
227,700  

Universal Electronics, Inc.*

     3,732,003   
    

 

 

 
       21,254,617   
    

 

 

 

Energy — 4.92%

  

26,000  

GeoResources, Inc.*

     462,540   
107,400  

Gulfport Energy Corp.*

     2,596,932   
27,154  

OYO Geospace Corp.*

     1,528,499   
    

 

 

 
       4,587,971   
    

 

 

 

Financials — 12.65%

  

215,300  

Asta Funding, Inc.

     1,746,083   
96,100  

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

     565,068   
91,059  

CoBiz Financial, Inc.

     407,034   
232,900  

Compass Diversified Holdings

     2,836,722   
50,800  

Firstcity Financial Corp.*

     337,820   
122,800  

Imperial Holdings LLC*

     294,720   
56,400  

LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT

     1,082,880   
27,626  

Mercantile Bank Corp.*

     215,207   
80,389  

MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc.*

     401,141   
88,000  

National Interstate Corp.

     1,934,240   
69,174  

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

     1,338,517   
65,000  

Washington Banking Co.

     632,450   
    

 

 

 
       11,791,882   
    

 

 

 

Health Care — 7.78%

  

235,600  

BioScrip, Inc.*

     1,498,416   
100,900  

Exactech, Inc.*

     1,420,672   
96  

HMS Holdings Corp.*

     2,341   
60,600  

Kensey Nash Corp.*

     1,484,700   
58,700  

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

     923,938   
103,700  

US Physical Therapy, Inc.

     1,920,524   
    

 

 

 
       7,250,591   
    

 

 

 

Industrials — 20.26%

  

104,800  

Acacia Research - Acacia Technologies*

     3,771,752   
283,700  

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*

     1,228,421   
111,456  

Allied Defense Group, Inc. (The)*(a)(b)

     601,862   
96,800  

AZZ, Inc.

     3,752,936   
238,325  

Columbus McKinnon Corp.*

     2,612,042   

 

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RBC Enterprise Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Shares         Value  
59,900  

Ducommun, Inc.

   $ 897,302   
65,000  

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.*

     102,050   
81,600  

Ennis, Inc.

     1,065,696   
81,800  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc.*

     952,970   
13,500  

Hurco Cos, Inc.*

     274,050   
19,600  

Kimball International, Inc., Class B

     95,256   
13,500  

Marten Transport Ltd.

     232,740   
52,400  

NN, Inc.*

     264,620   
17,250  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*

     499,733   
99,900  

Orion Marine Group, Inc.*

     576,423   
376,000  

PGT, Inc.*

     470,000   
3,674  

Standard Parking Corp.*

     57,461   
66,050  

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

     1,346,099   
105,800  

TBS International PLC, Class A*

     75,118   
    

 

 

 
       18,876,531   
    

 

 

 

Information Technology — 20.66%

  

122,982  

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

     1,877,935   
147,674  

Computer Task Group, Inc.*

     1,649,519   
22,600  

comScore, Inc.*

     381,262   
102,200  

Interactive Intelligence Group*

     2,774,730   
119,400  

KEYW Holding Corp. (The)*

     848,934   
312,238  

Lionbridge Technologies, Inc.*

     768,105   
264,400  

NIC, Inc.

     3,027,380   
109,451  

Tessco Technologies, Inc.

     1,454,604   
46,800  

TNS, Inc.*

     879,840   
127,200  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

     3,215,616   
255,700  

Xyratex Ltd.

     2,370,339   
    

 

 

 
       19,248,264   
    

 

 

 

Materials — 7.23%

  

197,116  

Intertape Polymer Group, Inc.*

     384,376   
81,700  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

     2,092,337   
110,300  

Landec Corp.*

     586,796   
269,900  

Omnova Solutions, Inc.*

     966,242   
106,588  

Universal Stainless & Alloy*

     2,709,467   
    

 

 

 
       6,739,218   
    

 

 

 

Utilities — 1.54%

  

55,800  

Unitil Corp.

     1,432,944   
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     91,182,018   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $86,458,264)

  

Rights/Warrants — 0.00%

  

6,203  

US Concrete, Inc. Warrants, Expire 8/31/17*(a)(b)(c)

     0   

 

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RBC Enterprise Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

  

Shares        Value  
6,203  

US Concrete, Inc. Warrants, Expire 8/31/17*(a)(b)(c)

  $ 0   
   

 

 

 

Total Rights/Warrants

    0   
   

 

 

 

(Cost $0)

 

Exchange Traded Funds — 0.89%

  

42,800  

SPDR KBW Regional Banking

    826,468   
   

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds

    826,468   
   

 

 

 

(Cost $972,273)

 

Investment Company — 1.68%

 
1,566,378  

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

    1,566,378   
   

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

    1,566,378   
   

 

 

 

(Cost $1,566,378)

 

Total Investments

  $ 93,574,864   

(Cost $88,996,915)(d) — 100.42%

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.42)%

    (389,056
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  $ 93,185,808   
   

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) Fair valued security under procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
(b) This security is restricted and illiquid as the security may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. persons except to qualified purchasers who are also either qualified institutional buyers or “accredited investors” (as defined in Rule 501 (a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933).

The total investment in restricted and illiquid securities representing $601,862 or 0.65% of net assets was as follows:

 

Acquisition
Shares
       

Issuer

          Acquisition
Date
       Acquisition
Cost
       9/30/11
Carrying
Value
Per Unit
 
111,456       Allied Defense Group, Inc. (The)           12/21/2007         $ 667,484         $ 5.40   
6,203       U.S. Concrete, Inc., Warrants           09/09/2010         $         $   
6,203       U.S. Concrete, Inc., Warrants           09/09/2010         $         $   

 

(c) Security delisted or issuer in bankruptcy.
(d) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Abbreviations used are defined below:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RBC Small Cap Core Fund

 

 

 

September 30, 2011   
Shares         Value  

Common Stocks — 99.17%

  

Consumer Discretionary — 20.52%

  

27,500  

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

   $ 744,425   
89,219  

Benihana, Inc., Class A*

     768,176   
332,500  

Casual Male Retail Group, Inc.*

     1,250,200   
24,700  

Drew Industries, Inc.

     493,506   
26,600  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

     429,590   
12,800  

Maidenform Brands, Inc.*

     299,648   
51,023  

RG Barry Corp.

     540,844   
46,400  

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*

     770,240   
56,907  

Steinway Musical Instruments*

     1,226,915   
17,775  

Steven Madden Ltd.*

     535,027   
29,800  

True Religion Apparel, Inc.*

     803,408   
72,323  

Universal Electronics, Inc.*

     1,185,374   
    

 

 

 
       9,047,353   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 1.26%

  

20,700  

Nash Finch Co.

     557,451   
    

 

 

 

Energy — 7.65%

  

3,500  

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

     358,855   
13,300  

Energen Corp.

     543,837   
23,500  

GeoResources, Inc.*

     418,065   
16,100  

Gulfport Energy Corp*

     389,298   
6,100  

OYO Geospace Corp.*

     343,369   
40,500  

World Fuel Services Corp.

     1,322,325   
    

 

 

 
       3,375,749   
    

 

 

 

Financials — 12.26%

  

34,600  

Amerisafe, Inc.*

     636,986   
54,500  

Ares Capital Corp.

     750,465   
46,327  

Asta Funding, Inc.

     375,712   
84,000  

Compass Diversified Holdings

     1,023,120   
46,525  

Delphi Financial Group, Inc., Class A

     1,001,218   
26,500  

LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT

     508,800   
12,600  

ProAssurance Corp.

     907,452   
21,500  

SeaBright Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     154,800   
4,072  

TriCo Bancshares

     49,963   
    

 

 

 
       5,408,516   
    

 

 

 

Health Care — 5.92%

  

42,600  

BioScrip, Inc.*

     270,936   
20,700  

Masimo Corp.*

     448,155   
18,000  

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.

     283,320   
23,175  

PSS World Medical, Inc.*

     456,316   
10,600  

Thoratec Corp.*

     345,984   
21,700  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     805,070   
    

 

 

 
       2,609,781   
    

 

 

 

 

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RBC Small Cap Core Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011   
Shares           Value  

Industrials — 26.97%

  

37,414  

Acacia Research - Acacia Technologies*

   $ 1,346,530   
71,000  

ACCO Brands Corp.*

     338,670   
5,800  

American Science & Engineering, Inc.

     354,090   
9,900  

Astronics Corp.*

     279,675   
860  

Astronics Corp., Class B*

     23,693   
16,200  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

     539,298   
29,708  

AZZ, Inc.

     1,151,779   
12,000  

Chart Industries, Inc.*

     506,040   
59,600  

Columbus McKinnon Corp.*

     653,216   
31,000  

Ducommun, Inc.

     464,380   
14,500  

EnerSys*

     290,290   
23,900  

Gardner Denver, Inc.

     1,518,845   
32,300  

Greenbrier Cos., Inc.*

     376,295   
51,600  

II-VI, Inc.*

     903,000   
38,000  

Insteel Industries, Inc.

     382,660   
56,300  

Interface, Inc., Class A

     667,718   
14,900  

Knoll, Inc.

     204,130   
10,600  

LB Foster Co., Class A

     235,638   
65,100  

Meritor, Inc.*

     459,606   
6,100  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*

     176,717   
21,300  

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

     434,094   
11,100  

Wabtec Corp.

     586,857   
    

 

 

 
       11,893,221   
    

 

 

 

Information Technology — 16.53%

  

43,500  

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

     664,245   
28,800  

Checkpoint Systems, Inc.*

     391,104   
23,239  

Computer Task Group, Inc.*

     259,580   
13,400  

Interactive Intelligence Group*

     363,810   
22,300  

InterDigital, Inc.

     1,038,734   
14,500  

Measurement Specialties, Inc.*

     376,420   
58,200  

NIC, Inc.

     666,390   
23,000  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.*

     412,620   
52,200  

STEC, Inc.*

     529,308   
64,400  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*

     819,168   
36,800  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.*

     930,304   
90,300  

Xyratex Ltd.

     837,081   
    

 

 

 
       7,288,764   
    

 

 

 

Materials — 7.21%

  

7,800  

AMCOL International Corp.

     187,122   
30,400  

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

     778,544   
93,400  

Omnova Solutions, Inc.*

     334,372   
8,300  

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.*

     279,627   
8,400  

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

     469,308   
44,391  

Universal Stainless & Alloy*

     1,128,419   
    

 

 

 
       3,177,392   
    

 

 

 

 

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RBC Small Cap Core Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011   
Shares           Value  

Utilities — 0.85%

  

10,400  

Unisource Energy Corp.

   $ 375,336   
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     43,733,563   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $38,524,873)

  

Investment Company — 1.88%

  
828,247  

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

     828,247   
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     828,247   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $828,247)

  

Total Investments

   $ 44,561,810   

(Cost $39,353,120)(a) — 101.05%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (1.05)%

     (462,730
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 44,099,080   
    

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Abbreviations used are defined below:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund

 

 

 

September 30, 2011   
Shares         Value  

Common Stocks — 97.83%

  

Consumer Discretionary — 20.54%

  

81,000  

Adams Golf, Inc.*

   $ 437,400   
3,725  

Ambassadors International, Inc.*

     205   
14,500  

America’s Car-Mart, Inc.*

     420,790   
29,000  

Arctic Cat, Inc.*

     420,210   
28,000  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*

     461,720   
59,000  

Audiovox Corp., Class A*

     323,910   
66,000  

Benihana, Inc., Class A*

     568,260   
800  

Biglari Holdings, Inc.*

     237,112   
54,000  

Bluegreen Corp.*

     113,400   
7,000  

Blyth, Inc.

     388,150   
46,000  

Books-A-Million, Inc.

     106,720   
15,127  

Bowl America, Inc., Class A

     191,659   
47,500  

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*

     242,250   
44,000  

Carriage Services, Inc.

     259,600   
35,000  

Christopher & Banks Corp.

     123,550   
12,000  

Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc.*

     367,560   
89,000  

Craftmade International, Inc.*

     195,800   
24,000  

CSS Industries, Inc.

     400,320   
38,000  

Delta Apparel, Inc.*

     598,500   
12,700  

Dorman Products, Inc.*

     420,116   
17,500  

Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc.*

     163,800   
23,000  

Entercom Communications Corp., Class A*

     120,750   
28,000  

Flexsteel Industries

     419,440   
36,000  

Fred’s, Inc., Class A

     383,760   
70,000  

Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc.*

     234,500   
11,000  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

     391,050   
58,000  

Hastings Entertainment, Inc.*

     171,100   
15,000  

Helen of Troy Ltd.*

     376,800   
31,000  

Hooker Furniture Corp.

     280,550   
50,000  

HOT Topic, Inc.

     381,500   
52,800  

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.*

     255,552   
27,800  

Jakks Pacific, Inc.

     526,810   
24,000  

Johnson Outdoors, Inc., Class A*

     369,120   
82,000  

Journal Communications, Inc., Class A*

     243,540   
36,000  

Kid Brands, Inc.*

     95,040   
50,310  

Lakeland Industries, Inc.*

     392,418   
95,270  

Lazare Kaplan International, Inc.*

     238,175   
47,000  

La-Z-Boy, Inc.*

     348,270   
31,000  

Lifetime Brands, Inc.

     298,840   
32,000  

Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A

     460,160   
46,000  

Luby’s, Inc.*

     188,600   
33,000  

Mac-Gray Corp.

     426,030   
33,000  

Marcus Corp.

     328,350   
19,000  

MarineMax, Inc.*

     122,930   
53,000  

McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants, Inc.*

     366,760   
7,500  

McRae Industries, Inc., Class A

     97,350   

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

  

Shares              Value  
26,000  

Media General, Inc., Class A*

     $    49,660   
13,800  

Meritage Homes Corp.*

     208,932   
21,300  

Mestek, Inc.*

     195,960   
20,000  

Modine Manufacturing Co.*

     181,200   
23,400  

Movado Group, Inc.

     285,012   
10,300  

Nobility Homes, Inc.*

     67,980   
32,000  

O’Charleys, Inc.*

     190,080   
41,000  

Orleans Homebuilders, Inc.*(a)(b)(c)

     0   
18,350  

Perry Ellis International, Inc.*

     344,980   
135,000  

Point.360*

     76,950   
90,600  

Radio One, Inc., Class D*

     111,438   
56,000  

Red Lion Hotels Corp.*

     375,760   
35,550  

Rex Stores Corp.*

     600,084   
40,000  

Rocky Brands, Inc.*

     397,200   
34,000  

Ruby Tuesday, Inc.*

     243,440   
16,000  

Saga Communications, Inc., Class A*

     472,160   
45,150  

Salem Communications Corp., Class A

     103,393   
45,000  

Shiloh Industries, Inc.

     403,650   
30,000  

Stage Stores, Inc.

     416,100   
44,000  

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

     570,680   
33,000  

Stein Mart, Inc.

     206,250   
26,000  

Steinway Musical Instruments*

     560,560   
80,000  

Stewart Enterprises, Inc., Class A

     476,000   
17,000  

Strattec Security Corp.

     407,660   
6,000  

Sturm Ruger & Co, Inc.

     155,880   
24,000  

Superior Industries International, Inc.

     370,800   
20,000  

Syms Corp.*

     175,400   
37,000  

Systemax, Inc.*

     470,640   
75,000  

Trans World Entertainment Corp.*

     142,500   
38,000  

Tuesday Morning Corp.*

     133,760   
30,000  

Universal Travel Group*(a)(c)

     0   
20,000  

Walking Co. Holdings, Inc. (The)*

     60,000   
12,400  

Weyco Group, Inc.

     276,520   
    

 

 

 
       22,689,056   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 4.24%

  

14,600  

Andersons, Inc. (The)

     491,436   
61,000  

Central Garden and Pet Co.*

     420,900   
36,000  

Chiquita Brands International, Inc.*

     300,240   
27,000  

Elizabeth Arden, Inc.*

     767,880   
34,000  

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

     484,160   
73,000  

ML Macadamia Orchards LP*

     178,850   
10,000  

Nash Finch Co.

     269,300   
8,000  

Oil-Dri Corp. of America

     148,640   
63,000  

Omega Protein Corp.*

     572,040   
40,000  

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*

     362,000   

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Shares          Value   
31,000  

Schiff Nutrition International, Inc.*

     $    343,480   
22,000  

Spartan Stores, Inc.

     340,560   
    

 

 

 
       4,679,486   
    

 

 

 

Energy — 3.06%

  

29,000  

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP

     491,260   
31,000  

Constellation Energy Partners LLC*

     86,180   
9,000  

Global Partners LP

     158,220   
57,000  

Harvest Natural Resources, Inc.*

     488,490   
17,000  

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*

     423,470   
34,000  

Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd.

     562,700   
19,000  

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.*

     243,770   
30,000  

Newpark Resources, Inc.*

     182,700   
30,000  

North American Energy Partners, Inc.*

     174,600   
14,600  

PHI, Inc.*

     246,740   
13,000  

PHI, Inc., Non voting*

     248,820   
14,000  

Teekay Tankers, Ltd., Class A

     64,400   
110,300  

Trico Marine Services, Inc.*

     6,287   
    

 

 

 
       3,377,637   
    

 

 

 
Financials — 22.82%   
70,000  

21st Century Holding Co.*

     163,100   
40,000  

Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc.*

     64,400   
9,000  

Agree Realty Corp. REIT

     196,020   
55,000  

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

     481,250   
75,000  

American Independence Corp.*

     366,000   
23,000  

American Safety Insurance Holdings Ltd.*

     423,200   
34,190  

Ameris Bancorp*

     297,795   
68,000  

Asta Funding, Inc.

     551,480   
20,000  

Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class B

     427,400   
14,000  

Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA

     213,220   
63,600  

Bancorp, Inc.*

     455,376   
8,228  

Banner Corp.

     105,236   
100,000  

Beverly Hills Bancorp, Inc.*

     2,000   
38,000  

California First National Bancorp

     581,780   
21,000  

Camco Financial Corp.*

     24,990   
5,200  

Capital Southwest Corp.

     384,800   
38,000  

Capitol Bancorp Ltd.*

     3,116   
15,750  

Citizens South Banking Corp.

     65,205   
48,150  

Citizens, Inc.*

     308,641   
133,000  

Consumer Portfolio Services*

     131,670   
36,856  

Cowen Group, Inc., Class A*

     99,880   
15,000  

CYS Investments, Inc.

     181,350   
35,777  

Donegal Group, Inc., Class A

     430,755   
8,444  

Donegal Group, Inc., Class B

     122,438   
3,000  

Duff & Phelps Corp., Class A

     31,980   
58,040  

Dynex Capital, Inc. REIT

     467,802   
37,000  

Edelman Financial Group, Inc.

     239,020   

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Shares          Value   
27,000  

EMC Insurance Group, Inc.

     $496,800   
20,000  

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class C

     380,600   
34,300  

First Defiance Financial Corp.*

     459,620   
11,000  

First Financial Corp.

     302,610   
45,400  

First Financial Holdings, Inc.

     182,054   
54,000  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT*

     432,000   
54,000  

First Merchants Corp.

     380,700   
47,200  

First Pactrust Bancorp, Inc.

     534,776   
38,000  

First Place Financial Corp.*

     34,200   
42,000  

First State Bancorp*

     420   
25,000  

Firstcity Financial Corp.*

     166,250   
6,600  

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.*

     3,233   
45,000  

FNB United Corp.*

     13,500   
16,500  

FPIC Insurance Group, Inc.*

     690,360   
2,250  

FRMO Corp.*

     4,950   
45,000  

Gladstone Investment Corp.

     306,000   
50,400  

Green Bankshares, Inc.*

     64,008   
78,000  

Guaranty Bancorp*

     93,600   
52,528  

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.

     447,539   
38,000  

HF Financial Corp.

     326,040   
36,000  

Independence Holding Co.

     261,000   
13,000  

Indiana Community Bancorp

     192,400   
10,000  

Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.

     524,800   
31,000  

Intervest Bancshares Corp., Class A*

     83,080   
8,300  

Investors Title Co.

     291,911   
24,000  

Jefferson Bancshares, Inc.*

     64,560   
24,000  

JMP Group, Inc.

     139,440   
17,000  

Kansas City Life Insurance Co.

     524,790   
53,000  

Marlin Business Services Corp.*

     561,800   
98,000  

MCG Capital Corp.

     388,080   
68,750  

Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.

     612,563   
62,000  

Medallion Financial Corp.

     576,600   
131,000  

MicroFinancial, Inc.

     733,600   
52,100  

MutualFirst Financial, Inc.

     385,540   
5,300  

National Security Group, Inc.

     57,452   
4,000  

National Western Life Insurance Co., Class A

     542,000   
11,400  

Navigators Group, Inc.*

     492,480   
43,000  

NGP Capital Resources Co.

     281,220   
44,000  

Nicholas Financial, Inc.

     429,880   
13,000  

One Liberty Properties, Inc. REIT

     190,580   
13,000  

Onebeacon Insurance Group, Ltd., Class A

     177,320   
6,000  

Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., Class A

     96,240   
18,000  

Pacific Mercantile Bancorp*

     60,300   
16,000  

Parkway Properties, Inc. REIT

     176,160   
29,000  

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

     319,000   
37,900  

PMC Commercial Trust REIT

     295,620   
40,000  

Presidential Life Corp.

     328,800   
39,705  

Prospect Capital Corp.

     333,919   

 

34


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Shares          Value   
19,000  

Provident Financial Holdings, Inc.

     $     166,060   
20,000  

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust REIT

     164,000   
59,000  

Reis, Inc.*

     523,330   
25,000  

Resource America, Inc., Class A

     112,750   
11,000  

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

     416,130   
42,000  

SeaBright Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     302,400   
109,000  

Signature Group Holdings, Inc.*

     42,510   
14,000  

Simmons First National Corp., Class A

     303,800   
32,000  

Southern Community Financial Corp.*

     37,120   
38,300  

Southwest Bancorp, Inc.*

     161,626   
25,000  

Sterling Bancorp NY

     181,500   
75,600  

Sun Bancorp, Inc.*

     200,340   
46,500  

SWS Group, Inc.

     218,085   
54,000  

TierOne Corp.*

     108   
61,800  

Unico American Corp.

     647,046   
99,716  

United Community Financial Corp.*

     136,611   
19,000  

United Western Bancorp, Inc.*

     2,090   
29,000  

Winthrop Realty Trust REIT

     252,010   
4,600  

Ziegler Cos., Inc. (The)*

     82,800   
    

 

 

 
       25,210,615   
    

 

 

 

Health Care — 6.40%

  

7,000  

Air Methods Corp.*

     445,690   
34,000  

Albany Molecular Research, Inc.*

     95,880   
128,000  

Allied Healthcare International, Inc.*

     491,520   
11,000  

American Shared Hospital Services*

     30,250   
40,000  

Angiodynamics, Inc.*

     525,600   
16,000  

Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., Class A

     202,720   
77,000  

BioScrip, Inc.*

     489,720   
32,000  

Cantel Medical Corp.

     675,840   
45,000  

Capital Senior Living Corp.*

     277,650   
24,000  

Conmed Corp.*

     552,240   
46,000  

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*

     192,280   
40,000  

CryoLife, Inc.*

     179,600   
27,970  

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.*

     528,353   
20,313  

IntegraMed America, Inc.*

     161,082   
20,000  

Invacare Corp.

     460,800   
7,100  

Kewaunee Scientific Corp.

     51,262   
10,362  

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.*

     89,320   
30,000  

Lannett Co., Inc.*

     114,900   
15,000  

Medcath Corp.*

     208,200   
19,000  

Mediware Information Systems*

     217,360   
47,000  

PharMerica Corp.*

     670,690   
25,000  

Symmetry Medical, Inc.*

     193,000   
13,000  

Triple-S Management Corp., Class B*

     217,750   
    

 

 

 
       7,071,707   
    

 

 

 

 

35


 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Shares          Value   

 

Industrials — 19.58%

  

45,839  

Aceto Corp.

     $242,488   
24,000  

Alamo Group, Inc.

     498,960   
110,000  

Allied Motion Technologies, Inc.

     545,600   
8,000  

Altra Holdings, Inc.*

     92,560   
8,000  

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.

     163,600   
10,000  

Amrep Corp.*

     72,500   
31,000  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*

     495,690   
17,000  

CAI International, Inc.*

     199,240   
14,800  

Cascade Corp.

     494,172   
30,000  

CBIZ, Inc.*

     197,700   
48,000  

Celadon Group, Inc.

     426,240   
93,525  

Cenveo, Inc.*

     281,510   
2,800  

Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.

     44,128   
16,400  

CIRCOR International, Inc.

     481,668   
40,000  

Compx International, Inc.

     508,000   
13,000  

Consolidated Graphics, Inc.*

     474,890   
58,000  

Contra Mair Holdings, Inc.*(a)(b)(c)

     0   
20,000  

Dolan Co. (The)*

     179,800   
24,000  

Ducommun, Inc.

     359,520   
43,000  

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.*

     67,510   
14,700  

Eastern Co. (The)

     268,275   
9,880  

Ecology and Environment, Inc., Class A

     156,302   
23,000  

Encore Wire Corp.

     473,340   
35,000  

Ennis, Inc.

     457,100   
14,000  

EnPro Industries, Inc.*

     415,520   
28,000  

Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Corp.

     649,320   
56,000  

Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd.*

     116,480   
30,000  

Federal Signal Corp.

     132,600   
69,000  

Frozen Food Express Industries*

     137,310   
21,000  

G&K Services, Inc., Class A

     536,340   
40,000  

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.*

     324,800   
35,000  

Griffon Corp.*

     286,300   
25,750  

Hardinge, Inc.

     212,180   
3,000  

Insituform Technologies, Inc., Class A*

     34,740   
23,350  

International Shipholding Corp.

     431,741   
26,000  

Jinpan International Ltd.

     206,440   
12,000  

Key Technology, Inc.*

     139,320   
33,000  

Kforce, Inc.*

     323,730   
40,000  

Kimball International, Inc., Class B

     194,400   
9,408  

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.*

     63,222   
64,000  

LECG Corp.*

     1,024   
38,000  

LS Starrett Co., Class A

     410,400   
51,750  

LSI Industries, Inc.

     322,403   
52,000  

Lydall, Inc.*

     462,800   
22,875  

Marten Transport Ltd.

     394,365   
72,000  

Mesa Air Group, Inc.*(a)(b)(c)

     0   

 

36


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Shares          Value   
38,117  

Met-Pro Corp.

     $     327,044   
89,294  

MFC Industrial Ltd.

     647,382   
44,000  

Miller Industries, Inc.

     763,400   
34,000  

NN, Inc.*

     171,700   
18,800  

Northwest Pipe Co.*

     381,452   
82,000  

On Assignment, Inc.*

     579,740   
20,000  

Orion Marine Group, Inc.*

     115,400   
53,600  

PAM Transportation Services, Inc.*

     533,856   
52,000  

Paragon Shipping, Inc., Class A

     41,080   
43,160  

Patrick Industries, Inc.*

     80,278   
29,000  

RCM Technologies, Inc.*

     130,210   
36,500  

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

     516,840   
13,000  

Schawk, Inc.

     128,310   
13,800  

SL Industries, Inc.*

     232,530   
22,000  

Standex International Corp.

     684,860   
41,000  

Superior Uniform Group, Inc.

     460,840   
58,115  

Supreme Industries, Inc., Class A*

     119,717   
5,269  

Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*

     78,772   
31,000  

Tredegar Corp.

     459,730   
3,000  

Trex Co., Inc.*

     48,090   
17,000  

Universal Forest Products, Inc.

     408,850   
16,000  

USA Truck, Inc.*

     124,160   
38,000  

Vitran Corp., Inc.*

     150,100   
43,200  

Volt Information Sciences, Inc.*

     289,440   
102,000  

WCA Waste Corp.*

     432,480   
75,000  

Willdan Group, Inc.*

     279,750   
41,000  

Willis Lease Finance Corp.*

     465,350   
    

 

 

 
       21,627,589   
    

 

 

 

Information Technology — 11.57%

  

67,300  

Acorn Energy, Inc.*

     358,036   
31,000  

Agilysys, Inc.*

     221,030   
32,000  

Anaren, Inc.*

     612,800   
12,000  

Black Box Corp.

     256,200   
70,000  

Ciber, Inc.*

     212,100   
50,000  

Comarco, Inc.*

     12,000   
21,000  

Communications Systems, Inc.

     273,000   
82  

DG FastChannel, Inc.*

     1,390   
30,000  

Digi International, Inc.*

     330,000   
49,598  

Dynamics Research Corp.*

     442,414   
30,000  

Edgewater Technology, Inc.*

     69,900   
41,000  

Electro Rent Corp.

     566,210   
33,000  

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.*

     392,370   
29,400  

ePlus, Inc.*

     725,298   
21,332  

GSI Group, Inc.*

     163,830   
19,000  

GTSI Corp.*

     87,400   
32,000  

Infospace, Inc.*

     267,520   
52,000  

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*

     787,280   

 

37


 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Shares          Value   
68,375  

Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.*

     $     534,009   
33,000  

Keynote Systems, Inc.

     697,290   
21,000  

Magal Security Systems Ltd.*

     48,720   
22,000  

Measurement Specialties, Inc.*

     571,120   
56,000  

Methode Electronics, Inc.

     416,080   
45,000  

Newport Corp.*

     486,450   
29,000  

Oplink Communications, Inc.*

     439,060   
83,000  

Optical Cable Corp.

     266,430   
73,000  

PC Connection, Inc.*

     582,540   
67,000  

Perceptron, Inc.*

     363,810   
120,000  

Performance Technologies, Inc.*

     236,400   
37,930  

Photronics, Inc.*

     188,891   
28,000  

Retalix Ltd.*

     376,600   
47,000  

Richardson Electronics Ltd.

     639,670   
9,000  

Rosetta Stone, Inc.*

     82,350   
29,000  

Rudolph Technologies, Inc.*

     194,010   
70,000  

Sigmatron International, Inc.*

     231,700   
31,500  

Tessco Technologies, Inc.

     418,635   
30,000  

WebMediaBrands, Inc.*

     19,200   
100,000  

WPCS International, Inc.*

     205,000   
    

 

 

 
       12,776,743   
    

 

 

 

Materials — 4.69%

  

70,200  

American Pacific Corp.*

     514,566   
37,000  

Blue Earth Refineries, Inc.*

     13,320   
24,000  

Buckeye Technologies, Inc.

     578,640   
20,000  

China Green Agriculture, Inc.*

     95,800   
18,000  

Friedman Industries

     157,320   
5,000  

Hawkins, Inc.

     159,200   
50,000  

Headwaters, Inc.*

     72,000   
31,000  

Innospec, Inc.*

     750,510   
25,000  

Myers Industries, Inc.

     253,750   
10,400  

North American Palladium Ltd.*

     26,520   
21,000  

Olympic Steel, Inc.

     355,740   
38,000  

Penford Corp.*

     195,320   
6,000  

Quaker Chemical Corp.

     155,520   
29,000  

Schulman (A), Inc.

     492,710   
45,000  

Spartech Corp.*

     144,000   
8,000  

Stepan Co.

     537,440   
16,000  

Universal Stainless & Alloy*

     406,720   
3,200  

Vulcan International Corp.

     108,000   
25,000  

Wausau Paper Corp.

     159,750   
    

 

 

 
       5,176,826   
    

 

 

 

 

38


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Shares          Value   

Telecommunication Services — 0.92%

  

30,000  

Premiere Global Services, Inc.*

     $       192,600   
41,000  

SureWest Communications

     429,270   
30,000  

USA Mobility, Inc.

     396,000   
    

 

 

 
       1,017,870   
    

 

 

 

Utilities — 4.01%

  

9,000  

American States Water Co.

     305,370   
6,108  

California Water Service Group

     108,173   
11,000  

CH Energy Group, Inc.

     573,870   
16,990  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

     681,469   
21,500  

Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

     537,930   
9,000  

Delta Natural Gas Co., Inc.

     275,400   
18,600  

Empire District Electric Co. (The)

     360,468   
28,400  

Middlesex Water Co.

     484,788   
13,000  

RGC Resources, Inc.

     247,000   
17,800  

SJW Corp.

     387,506   
18,476  

Unitil Corp.

     474,464   
    

 

 

 
       4,436,438   
    

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     108,063,967   
    

 

 

 
(Cost $142,884,938)   

Preferred Stock — 0.54%

  

3,122  

Alere, Inc.*

     599,424   
    

 

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stock

     599,424   
    

 

 

 
(Cost $504,723)   

Exchange Traded Funds — 0.20%

  

2,700  

iShares Russell Microcap Index Fund

     106,245   
13,400  

PowerShares Zacks Micro Cap Portfolio

     117,786   
    

 

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds

     224,031   
    

 

 

 
(Cost $210,668)   

Rights/Warrants — 0.00%

  
1,232  

Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc. Warrants, Expire 3/15/15*(a)(c)

     0   
3,585  

US Concrete, Inc. Warrants, Expire 8/31/17*(a)(b)(c)

     0   
3,585  

US Concrete, Inc. Warrants, Expire 8/31/17*(a)(b)(c)

     0   
    

 

 

 

 

Total Rights/Warrants

     0   
    

 

 

 
(Cost $0)     

 

39


 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   

Corporate Bonds — 0.00%

  
$1947  

Trenwick America Corp.*(a)(b)(c)

     $0   
1625  

Trenwick America Corp.*(a)(b)(c)

     0   
    

 

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     0   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $0)

    

Shares

          

Investment Company — 1.44%

  
1,584,484  

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

     1,584,484   
    

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     1,584,484   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $1,584,484)

  

 

Total Investments

     $110,471,906   

(Cost $$145,184,813)(d) — 100.01%

  

 

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.01)%

     (15,957)   
    

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

     $110,455,949   
    

 

 

 

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) This security is restricted and illiquid as the security may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. persons except to qualified purchasers who are also either qualified institutional buyers or “accredited investors” (as defined in Rule 501 (a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933). The total investment in restricted and illiquid securities representing $0 or 0.00% of net assets was as follows:

 

Acquisition

Shares

    

Issuer

    

Acquisition

Date

    

Acquisition

Cost

    

9/30/11

Carrying

Value

Per Unit

    

 

Aventine Renewable

              

1,232

     Energy Holdings,Inc., Warrants      04/14/2010      $          —      $—

58,000

     Contra Mair Holdings, Inc.      09/04/2008      $    6,960      $—

72,000

     Mesa Air Group, Inc.      11/01/2006      $635,933      $—

41,000

     Orleans Homebuilders, Inc.      12/12/2006      $685,227      $—

3,585

     U.S. Concrete, Inc., Warrants      09/09/2010      $          —      $—

3,585

     U.S. Concrete, Inc., Warrants      09/09/2010      $          —      $—

30,000

     Universal Travel Group      09/13/2010      $157,113      $—

Acquisition

Principal

Amount

                           

$1,947

     Trenwick America Corp.      05/18/2006      $          —      $—

$1,625

     Trenwick America Corp.      05/18/2006      $          —      $—

 

(b) Security delisted or issuer in bankruptcy.
(c) Fair valued security under procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
(d) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Abbreviations used are defined below:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RBC Mid Cap Value Fund

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Shares          Value   

Common Stocks — 100.73%

  

Consumer Discretionary — 13.46%

  

920  

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

     $   24,904   
1,250  

Jarden Corp.

     35,325   
970  

Kohl’s Corp.

     47,627   
1,460  

Mattel, Inc.

     37,799   
2,090  

Tenneco, Inc.*

     53,525   
700  

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.*

     22,911   
10  

VF Corp.

     1,215   
    

 

 

 
       223,306   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 0.07%

  

50  

Conagra Foods, Inc.

     1,211   
    

 

 

 

Energy — 9.02%

  

600  

Berry Petroleum Co., Class A

     21,228   
1,210  

Cameron International Corp.*

     50,263   
450  

Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.*

     18,239   
2,200  

Key Energy Services, Inc.*

     20,878   
240  

Peabody Energy Corp.

     8,131   
400  

Swift Energy Co.*

     9,736   
650  

World Fuel Services Corp.

     21,223   
    

 

 

 
       149,698   
    

 

 

 

Financials — 26.70%

  

270  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     10,627   
3,690  

Ares Capital Corp.

     50,811   
1,020  

Comerica, Inc.

     23,429   
1,850  

Delphi Financial Group, Inc., Class A

     39,812   
3,600  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     36,360   
210  

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

     1,921   
1,530  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     24,694   
1,100  

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     29,755   
4,800  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     23,040   
5,570  

KKR Financial Holdings LLC REIT

     41,385   
260  

LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT

     4,992   
1,300  

MFA Financial, Inc. REIT

     9,126   
2,140  

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

     25,466   
4,460  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     50,844   
310  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     7,028   
10  

ProAssurance Corp.

     720   
990  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

     45,491   
500  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. REIT

     8,580   
390  

Tower Group, Inc.

     8,915   
    

 

 

 
       442,996   
    

 

 

 

Health Care — 3.85%

  

420  

Humana, Inc.

     30,547   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC Mid Cap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Shares          Value   
1,960  

Mylan, Inc.*

     $    33,320   
    

 

 

 
       63,867   
    

 

 

 

Industrials — 17.67%

  
890  

Fluor Corp.

     41,429   
560  

Gardner Denver, Inc.

     35,588   
100  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     3,612   
1,790  

Navistar International Corp.*

     57,495   
780  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*

     22,597   
510  

Regal-Beloit Corp.

     23,144   
1,650  

Republic Services, Inc.

     46,299   
330  

SPX Corp.

     14,952   
3,900  

Swift Transporation Co.*

     25,116   
1,100  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

     22,913   
    

 

 

 
       293,145   
    

 

 

 

Information Technology — 10.12%

  
2,260  

Avnet, Inc.*

     58,941   
1,200  

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.*

     12,960   
890  

Harris Corp.

     30,411   
890  

Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A*

     14,356   
960  

SanDisk Corp.*

     38,736   
1,220  

Seagate Technology Plc

     12,542   
    

 

 

 
       167,946   
    

 

 

 

Materials — 16.42%

  
850  

Ashland, Inc.

     37,519   
590  

Celanese Corp., Class A

     19,193   
1,160  

Crown Holdings, Inc.*

     35,508   
254  

Cytec Industries, Inc.

     8,926   
180  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     12,335   
1,110  

International Paper Co.

     25,807   
1,930  

Owens-Illinois, Inc.*

     29,182   
770  

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     26,188   
1,390  

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

     77,659   
    

 

 

 
       272,317   
    

 

 

 

Utilities — 3.42%

  
910  

Edison International

     34,807   
410  

EQT Corp.

     21,878   
    

 

 

 
       56,685   
    

 

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     1,671,171   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $2,010,086)

  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC Mid Cap Value Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011       
        Shares      Value   

Investment Company — 0.31%

  
5,246  

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

     $5,246   
        

 

 

Total Investment Company

     5,246   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $5,246)

  

Total Investments

     $1,676,417   

(Cost $2,015,332)(a) — 101.04%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (1.04)%

     (17,317)   
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

     $1,659,100   
    

 

 

 

 

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Abbreviations used are defined below:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

September 30, 2011                                
     RBC
SMID Cap
Growth Fund
    RBC
Enterprise
Fund
    RBC
Small Cap
Core Fund
     RBC
Microcap
Value Fund
    RBC
Mid Cap
Value Fund
 

Assets:

           

Investments, at value (cost $48,776,024, $88,996,915, $39,353,120, $145,184,813 and $2,015,332, respectively)

   $ 59,431,967      $ 93,574,864      $ 44,561,810       $ 110,471,906      $ 1,676,417   

Interest and dividends receivable

     12,264        57,402        24,064         146,658        2,493   

Receivable from advisor

                                  13,695   

Receivable for capital shares issued

     1,808        100        7,869         8,721          

Receivable for investments sold

            5,953        47,474                15,513   

Prepaid expenses

     46,282        44,782        37,592         47,320        10,411   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     59,492,321        93,683,101        44,678,809         110,674,605        1,718,529   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

           

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     696,594        182,104        344,132         47,453          

Payable for investments purchased

            167,752        166,490                19,160   

Accrued expenses and other payables:

           

Investment advisory fees

     11,292        64,947        15,362         61,932          

Administration fees

     4,167        6,768        3,182         7,615        118   

Audit fees

     30,895        30,918        30,886         30,918        30,864   

Trustees’ fees

     83        167        60         204        39   

Distribution fees

     18,360        2,556        1,066         7,477          

Shareholder reports

     1,867        4,263        1,222         6,081        3,174   

Transfer agent fees

     27,413        30,128        10,588         47,700        600   

Other

     6,912        7,690        6,741         9,276        5,474   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     797,583        497,293        579,729         218,656        59,429   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 58,694,738      $ 93,185,808      $ 44,099,080       $ 110,455,949      $ 1,659,100   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist Of:

           

Capital

   $ 48,521,688      $ 100,265,685      $ 35,845,655       $ 164,888,140      $ 1,729,610   

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

                   1,127         679,432        16,834   

Accumulated net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions and foreign currency

     (482,893     (11,657,826     3,043,608         (20,398,716     251,571   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

     10,655,943        4,577,949        5,208,690         (34,712,907     (338,915
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 58,694,738      $ 93,185,808      $ 44,099,080       $ 110,455,949      $ 1,659,100   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets:

           

Class A

   $ 23,592,781      $ 1,320,100      $ 1,420,164       $ 3,851,626        N/A   

Class I

     33,834,756        3,377,587        N/A         N/A      $ 1,659,100   

Class C

     39,788        423,648        32,187         613,189        N/A   

Class S

     1,227,413        88,064,473        42,646,729         105,991,134        N/A   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 58,694,738      $ 93,185,808      $ 44,099,080       $ 110,455,949      $ 1,659,100   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

 

 

    RBC
SMID Cap
Growth Fund
    RBC
Enterprise
Fund
    RBC
Small Cap
Core Fund
    RBC
Microcap
Value Fund
    RBC
Mid Cap
Value Fund
 

Shares Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value):

         

Class A

    2,067,895        92,516        70,927        269,322        N/A   

Class I

    2,832,254        232,437        N/A        N/A        176,090   

Class C

    3,708        31,913        1,720        45,180        N/A   

Class S

    102,736        6,059,064        2,081,034        7,398,128        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    5,006,593        6,415,930        2,153,681        7,712,630        176,090   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Values and Redemption Prices per Share:

         

Class A(a)

  $ 11.41      $ 14.27      $ 20.02      $ 14.30        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

  $ 11.95      $ 14.53        N/A        N/A      $ 9.42   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C(b)

  $ 10.73      $ 13.28      $ 18.72 (c)    $ 13.57        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class S

  $ 11.95      $ 14.53      $ 20.49      $ 14.33        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Maximum Offering Price Per Share:

         

Class A

  $ 12.11      $ 15.14      $ 21.24      $ 15.17        N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Maximum Sales Charge - Class A

    5.75     5.75     5.75     5.75     N/A   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) For Class A shares, redemption price per share will be reduced by 1.00% for sales of shares within 12 months of purchase (only applicable on purchases of $1 million or more on which no initial sales charge was paid). Such reduction is not reflected in the net asset value and the redemption price per share.
(b) For Class C shares, redemption price per share will be reduced by 1.00% for sales of shares within 12 months of purchase. Such reduction is not reflected in the net asset value and the redemption price per share.
(c) Net asset value is calculated using unrounded net assets of $32,187.49 divided by the unrounded shares oustanding of 1,719.561.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Operations

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2011          
    RBC SMID Cap
Growth Fund
    RBC Enterprise
Fund
    RBC Small Cap
Core Fund
    RBC Microcap
Value Fund
    RBC Mid Cap
Value Fund
 

Investment Income:

         

Dividend income

  $ 433,294      $ 1,228,757      $ 501,176      $ 2,303,239      $ 41,034   

Foreign tax withholding

                         (3,339       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

    433,294        1,228,757        501,176        2,299,900        41,034   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

         

Investment advisory fees

    503,600        1,334,584        516,428        1,311,819        14,198   

Distribution fees - Class A

    69,542        4,842        2,104        14,800          

Distribution fees - Class C

    499        5,698        598        8,372          

Accounting fees

    28,729        32,288        27,742        32,424        25,070   

Administration fees

    53,957        107,277        39,097        109,318        1,521   

Audit fees

    39,931        39,970        39,918        39,976        38,171   

Custodian fees

    3,461        5,108        3,614        4,906        8,897   

Insurance fees

    6,301        6,301        6,301        6,301        6,301   

Legal fees

    1,215        2,494        2,999        5,037        1,107   

Registration and filing fees

    95,798        92,704        81,237        77,035        8,834   

Shareholder reports

    9,609        14,321        6,538        22,746          

Transfer agent fees

    220,173        234,335        71,091        319,960        3,982   

Trustees’ fees

    1,639        3,277        1,209        3,361        18   

Other fees

    8,767        9,989        7,647        23,459        5,249   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee waiver/reimbursement

    1,043,221        1,893,188        806,523        1,979,514        113,348   

Expenses waived/reimbursed by:

         

Adviser

    (181,809     (340,139     (256,458     (396,734     (95,094
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

    861,412        1,553,049        550,065        1,582,780        18,254   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (Loss)

    (428,118     (324,292     (48,889     717,120        22,780   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investment Transactions:

         

Net realized gains from investment transactions

    5,801,079        17,004,371        6,052,352        6,597,636        307,140   

Net realized losses from foreign currency

                         (1,467       

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency

    (1,409,826     (8,347,648     (5,687,024     (4,828,920     (423,886
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) from investments

    4,391,253        8,656,723        365,328        1,767,249        (116,746
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 3,963,135      $ 8,332,431      $ 316,439      $ 2,484,369      $ (93,966
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
See notes to the financial statements.         

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

    RBC SMID Cap
Growth Fund
 
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 

From Investment Activities:

   

Operations:

   

Net investment loss

  $ (428,118   $ (391,733

Net realized gains from investment transactions

    5,801,079        9,006,109   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

    (1,409,826     3,635,810   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    3,963,135        12,250,186   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

   

Proceeds from shares issued

    7,396,063        7,133,544   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (17,614,910     (15,569,207
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    (10,218,847     (8,435,663
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    (6,255,712     3,814,523   

Net Assets:

   

Beginning of year

    64,950,450        61,135,927   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 58,694,738      $ 64,950,450   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

  $      $   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

   

Issued

    601,446        686,333   

Redeemed

    (1,363,886     (1,600,438
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

    (762,440     (914,105
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
See notes to financial statements.    

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

    RBC Enterprise Fund  
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 

From Investment Activities:

   

Operations:

   

Net investment loss

  $ (324,292   $ (157,013

Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions

    17,004,371        (10,852,614

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

    (8,347,648     21,627,462   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    8,332,431        10,617,835   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

   

Proceeds from shares issued

    3,414,432        2,760,853   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (57,801,141     (20,830,494
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    (54,386,709     (18,069,641
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets

    (46,054,278     (7,451,806

Net Assets:

   

Beginning of year

    139,240,086        146,691,892   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 93,185,808      $ 139,240,086   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

  $      $ 38,170   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

   

Issued

    203,048        200,184   

Redeemed

    (3,289,647     (1,522,849
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

    (3,086,599     (1,322,665
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
See notes to financial statements.    

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

 

    RBC Small Cap
Core Fund
 
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 

From Investment Activities:

   

Operations:

   

Net investment loss

  $ (48,889   $ (96,644

Net realized gains from investment transactions

    6,052,352        1,727,391   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

    (5,687,024     5,509,913   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    316,439        7,140,660   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

   

Proceeds from shares issued

    9,631,033        5,425,799   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (9,893,792     (9,705,897
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    (262,759     (4,280,098
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

    53,680        2,860,562   

Net Assets:

   

Beginning of year

    44,045,400        41,184,838   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

  $ 44,099,080      $ 44,045,400   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

  $ 1,127      $ 1,214   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

   

Issued

    416,277        287,779   

Redeemed

    (421,570     (503,926
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

    (5,293     (216,147
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
See notes to financial statements.    

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

 

    RBC Microcap Value Fund  
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 

From Investment Activities:

   

Operations:

   

Net investment income

  $ 717,120      $ 578,943   

Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions and foreign currency

    6,596,169        (2,011,700

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

    (4,828,920     18,307,643   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    2,484,369        16,874,886   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

   

From net investment income

    (10,208     (11,456

Distributions to Class S Shareholders:

   

From net investment income

    (587,562     (675,364
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

    (597,770     (686,820
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

   

Proceeds from shares issued

    19,768,305        26,521,029   

Distributions reinvested

    578,852        655,144   

Cost of shares redeemed

    (65,574,944     (61,601,127
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    (45,227,787     (34,424,954
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets

    (43,341,188     (18,236,888

Net Assets:

   

Beginning of period

    153,797,137        172,034,025   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 110,455,949      $ 153,797,137   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

  $ 679,432      $ 510,920   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

   

Issued

    1,190,604        1,851,377   

Reinvested

    34,292        49,595   

Redeemed

    (4,038,145     (4,426,661
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

    (2,813,249     (2,525,689
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
See notes to financial statements.    

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

 

    RBC Mid Cap
Value Fund
 
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
    For the
Period Ended
September 30, 2010(a)
 

From Investment Activities:

   

Operations:

   

Net investment income

  $ 22,780      $ 3,194   

Net realized gains from investment transactions

    307,140        30,401   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

    (423,886     84,971   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

    (93,966     118,566   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

   

From net investment income

    (76,421       

From net realized gains

    (83,847       
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

    (160,268       
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

   

Proceeds from shares issued

           1,634,500   

Distributions reinvested

    160,268          
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    160,268        1,634,500   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    (93,966     1,753,066   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

   

Beginning of period

    1,753,066          
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 1,659,100      $ 1,753,066   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

  $ 16,834      $ 67,068   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

   

Issued

           162,274   

Reinvested

    13,816          
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

    13,816        162,274   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) For the period from December 31, 2009 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2010.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)

 

 

            Investment Activities      Distributions         
     Net Asset Value,
Beginning

of Period
     Net
Investment
Loss
     Net Realized and
Unrealized Gains (Losses)
on Investments
     Redemption
Fees
     Total from
Investment
Activities
     Net
Realized
Gains
     Total
Distributions
     Net Asset Value,
End of Period
 

Class A

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     $10.94         (0.10)(a)         0.57         (b)         0.47                         $11.41   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     8.89         (0.08)(a)         2.13         (b)         2.05                         10.94   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     10.18         (0.04)(a)         (1.17)         (b)         (1.21)         (0.08)         (0.08)         8.89   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     13.90         (0.09)(a)         (2.52)         (b)         (2.61)         (1.11)         (1.11)         10.18   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     12.47         (0.10)(a)         1.88         (b)         1.78         (0.35)         (0.35)         13.90   

Class I

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     $11.43         (0.07)(a)         0.59         (b)         0.52                         $11.95   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     9.27         (0.06)(a)         2.22         (b)         2.16                         11.43   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     10.58         (0.02)(a)         (1.21)         (b)         (1.23)         (0.08)         (0.08)         9.27   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     14.36         (0.06)(a)         (2.61)         (b)         (2.67)         (1.11)         (1.11)         10.58   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     12.85         (0.07)(a)         1.93         (b)         1.86         (0.35)         (0.35)         14.36   

Class C

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     $10.38         (0.18)(a)         0.53         (b)         0.35                         $10.73   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     8.50         (0.14)(a)         2.02         (b)         1.88                         10.38   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     9.81         (0.09)(a)         (1.14)         (b)         (1.23)         (0.08)         (0.08)         8.50   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     13.53         (0.18)(a)         (2.43)         (b)         (2.61)         (1.11)         (1.11)         9.81   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     12.24         (0.19)(a)         1.83         (b)         1.64         (0.35)         (0.35)         13.53   

Class S

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     $11.43         (0.07)(a)         0.59         (b)         0.52                         $11.95   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     9.28         (0.06)(a)         2.21         (b)         2.15                         11.43   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     10.59         (0.02)(a)         (1.21)         (b)         (1.23)         (0.08)         (0.08)         9.28   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     14.38         (0.06)(a)         (2.62)         (b)         (2.68)         (1.11)         (1.11)         10.59   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     12.86         (0.07)(a)         1.94         (b)         1.87         (0.35)         (0.35)         14.38   

 

(a)       Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

   

(b)       Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund (cont.)    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)

 

 

            Ratios/Supplemental Data  
     Total
Return*
     Net Assets,
End of Period (000’s)
     Ratio of Net Expenses
to Average  Net Assets
     Ratio of Net Investment Loss to
Average Net Assets
     Ratio of Expenses
to Average Net  Assets**
     Portfolio
Turnover Rate***
 

Class A

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     4.21%         $23,593         1.35%         (0.75%)         1.61%         13%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     23.06%         21,940         1.35%         (0.81%)         1.79%         89%   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     (11.61%)         19,421         1.35%         (0.47%)         1.88%         62%   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     (20.14%)         25,483         1.32%         (0.74%)         1.68%         46%   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     14.52%         33,887         1.35%         (0.78%)         1.72%         31%   

Class I

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     4.55%         $33,835         1.10%         (0.49%)         1.35%         13%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     23.30%         41,121         1.10%         (0.57%)         1.54%         89%   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     (11.36%)         40,098         1.10%         (0.21%)         1.38%         62%   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     (19.95%)         60,998         1.07%         (0.48%)         1.19%         46%   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     14.89%         75,721         1.10%         (0.53%)         1.21%         31%   

Class C

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     3.37%         $40         2.09%         (1.49%)         2.36%         13%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     22.12%         67         2.09%         (1.57%)         2.53%         89%   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     (12.26%)         98         2.10%         (1.21%)         2.38%         62%   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     (20.72%)         129         2.07%         (1.52%)         2.16%         46%   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     13.73%         1,265         2.10%         (1.52%)         2.23%         31%   

Class S

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     4.55%         $1,227         1.10%         (0.52%)         1.35%         13%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     23.17%         1,822         1.10%         (0.56%)         1.54%         89%   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     (11.35%)         1,501         1.10%         (0.22%)         1.38%         62%   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     (19.94%)         1,495         1.06%         (0.49%)         1.18%         46%   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     14.88%         1,878         1.10%         (0.53%)         1.21%         31%   

 

* Excludes sales charge.
** During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
*** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC Enterprise Fund    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)

 

 

 

            Investment Activities      Distributions         
     Net Asset Value,
Beginning

of Period
     Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)
     Net Realized and
Unrealized Gains (Losses)
on Investments
     Redemption
Fees
     Total from
Investment
Activities
     Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Gains
     Total
Distributions
     Net Asset Value,
End of Period
 

Class A

                          

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     $14.43         (0.07)(a)         (0.09)         (b)         (0.16)                                 $14.27   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     13.37         (0.05)(a)         1.11         (b)         1.06                                 14.43   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     16.95         (0.02)(a)         (1.98)         (b)         (2.00)                 (1.58)         (1.58)         13.37   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     25.86         (0.08)(a)         (5.31)         (b)         (5.39)         (0.02)         (3.50)         (3.52)         16.95   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     25.12         0.03(a)         2.95         (b)         2.98                 (2.24)         (2.24)         25.86   

Class I

                          

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     $14.67         (0.04)(a)         (0.10)         (b)         (0.14)                                 $14.53   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     13.57         (0.01)(a)         1.11         (b)         1.10                                 14.67   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     17.13         0.01(a)         (1.99)         (b)         (1.98)                 (1.58)         (1.58)         13.57   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     26.10         (0.04)(a)         (5.34)         (b)         (5.38)         (0.09)         (3.50)         (3.59)         17.13   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     25.31         0.09(a)         2.96         (b)         3.05         (0.02)         (2.24)         (2.26)         26.10   

Class C

                          

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     $13.53         (0.19)(a)         (0.06)         (b)         (0.25)                                 $13.28   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     12.64         (0.14)(a)         1.03         (b)         0.89                                 13.53   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     16.25         (0.10)(a)         (1.93)         (b)         (2.03)                 (1.58)         (1.58)         12.64   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     25.09         (0.22)(a)         (5.12)         (b)         (5.34)                 (3.50)         (3.50)         16.25   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     24.62         (0.16)(a)         2.87         (b)         2.71                 (2.24)         (2.24)         25.09   

Class S

                          

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     $14.66         (0.04)(a)         (0.09)         (b)         (0.13)                                 $14.53   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     13.56         (0.01)(a)         1.11         (b)         1.10                                 14.66   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     17.12         0.01(a)         (1.99)         (b)         (1.98)                 (1.58)         (1.58)         13.56   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     26.09         (0.04)(a)         (5.34)         (b)         (5.38)         (0.09)         (3.50)         (3.59)         17.12   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     25.30         0.09(a)         2.96         (b)         3.05         (0.02)         (2.24)         (2.26)         26.09   

 

(a)       Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

   

(b)       Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

RBC Enterprise Fund (cont.)    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)

 

            Ratios/Supplemental Data  
     Total
Return*
     Net Assets,
End of Period (000’s)
     Ratio of Net Expenses
to Average Net Assets
     Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
     Ratio of Expenses
to Average Net  Assets**
     Portfolio
Turnover Rate***
 

Class A

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     (1.11%)         $1,320         1.33%         (0.44%)         1.57%         27%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     7.93%         2,426         1.33%         (0.35%)         1.76%         22%   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     (8.83%)         3,320         1.33%         (0.15%)         2.01%         20%   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     (23.07%)         6,398         1.33%         (0.43%)         1.80%         23%   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     12.40%         18,933         1.33%         0.09%         1.80%         22%   

Class I

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     (0.96%)         $3,378         1.08%         (0.25%)         1.29%         27%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     8.11%         25,999         1.08%         (0.10%)         1.51%         22%   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     (8.60%)         25,543         1.08%         0.06%         1.50%         20%   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     (22.82%)         29,388         1.08%         (0.19%)         1.31%         23%   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     12.62%         43,096         1.08%         0.35%         1.30%         22%   

Class C

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     (1.85%)         $424         2.08%         (1.21%)         2.32%         27%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     7.04%         568         2.08%         (1.10%)         2.51%         22%   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     (9.47%)         778         2.08%         (0.92%)         2.50%         20%   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     (23.61%)         1,269         2.08%         (1.19%)         2.30%         23%   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     11.50%         2,356         2.08%         (0.66%)         2.30%         22%   

Class S

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     (0.89%)         $88,064         1.08%         (0.21%)         1.32%         27%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     8.11%         110,248         1.08%         (0.10%)         1.51%         22%   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     (8.60%)         117,009         1.08%         0.08%         1.51%         20%   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     (22.83%)         160,478         1.08%         (0.19%)         1.31%         23%   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     12.62%         281,867         1.08%         0.33%         1.30%         22%   

 

* Excludes sales charge.
** During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
*** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RBC Small Cap Core Fund    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)

 

 

            Investment Activities      Distributions         
     Net Asset Value,
Beginning of
Period
     Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
     Net Realized and
Unrealized Gains (Losses)
on Investments
     Redemption
Fees
     Total from
Investment
Activities
     Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Gains
     Total
Distributions
     Net Asset Value,
End of Period
 

Class A

                          

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     $19.99         (0.09)(a)         0.12         (b)         0.03                                 $20.02   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     17.04         (0.09)(a)         3.04         (b)         2.95                                 19.99   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     21.27         (0.03)(a)         (2.17)         (b)         (2.20)                 (2.03)         (2.03)         17.04   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     31.72         (0.17)(a)         (4.79)         (b)         (4.96)                 (5.49)         (5.49)         21.27   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     31.74         0.16(a)         3.34         (b)         3.50         (0.11)         (3.41)         (3.52)         31.72   

Class C

                          

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     $18.83         (0.22)(a)         0.11         (b)         (0.11)                                 $18.72   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     16.18         (0.22)(a)         2.87         (b)         2.65                                 18.83   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     20.47         (0.13)(a)         (2.13)         (b)         (2.26)                 (2.03)         (2.03)         16.18   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     30.86         (0.34)(a)         (4.56)         (b)         (4.90)                 (5.49)         (5.49)         20.47   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     31.08         (0.12)(a)         3.31         (b)         3.19                 (3.41)         (3.41)         30.86   

Class S

                          

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     $20.41         (0.02)(a)         0.10         (b)         0.08                                 $20.49   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     17.35         (0.04)(a)         3.10         (b)         3.06                                 20.41   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     21.55         0.01(a)         (2.18)         (b)         (2.17)                 (2.03)         (2.03)         17.35   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     31.94         (0.11)(a)         (4.75)         (b)         (4.86)         (0.04)         (5.49)         (5.53)         21.55   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     31.95         0.23(a)         3.36         (b)         3.59         (0.19)         (3.41)         (3.60)         31.94   

 

(a)       Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

   

(b)       Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RBC Small Cap Core Fund (cont.)    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)

 

 

            Ratios/Supplemental Data  
     Total
Return*
     Net Assets,
End of Period (000’s)
     Ratio of Net Expenses
to Average Net Assets
     Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
     Ratio of Expenses
to Average  Net Assets**
     Portfolio
Turnover Rate***
 

Class A

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     0.20%         $1,420         1.30%         (0.37%)         1.80%         40%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     17.31%         519         1.47%†         (0.48%)         2.28%         31%   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     (7.07%)         656         1.55%         (0.20%)         2.65%         47%   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     (17.15%)         1,046         1.54%         (0.71%)         2.27%         47%   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     11.86%         1,401         1.55%         0.49%         2.13%         44%   

Class C

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     (0.58%)         $32         2.05%         (1.02%)         2.56%         40%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     16.38%         86         2.23%†         (1.26%)         2.99%         31%   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     (7.70%)         297         2.30%         (0.96%)         3.16%         47%   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     (17.52%)         384         2.29%         (1.47%)         2.76%         47%   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     11.01%         570         2.30%         (0.41%)         2.62%         44%   

Class S

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     0.39%         $42,647         1.05%         (0.09%)         1.54%         40%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     17.64%         43,441         1.22%†         (0.21%)         2.04%         31%   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     (6.81%)         40,205         1.30%         0.04%         2.16%         47%   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     (16.68%)         45,905         1.29%         (0.46%)         1.76%         47%   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     12.10%         65,771         1.30%         0.70%         1.62%         44%   

 

* Excludes sales charge.
** During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
*** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.
Beginning May 26, 2010, the net operating expenses were contractually limited to 1.30%, 2.05% and 1.05% of average daily net assets for Class A, Class C, and Class S respectively. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets represents a blended percentage for the year ended September 30, 2010.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)

 

 

            Investment Activities      Distributions         
     Net Asset Value,
Beginning

of Period
     Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
     Net Realized and
Unrealized Gains (Losses)
on Investments
     Redemption
Fees
     Total from
Investment
Activities
     Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Gains
     Total
Distributions
     Net Asset Value,
End of Period
 

Class A

                          

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     $14.59         0.05(a)         (0.32)         (b)         (0.27)         (0.02)                 (0.02)         $14.30   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     13.15         0.02(a)         1.44         (b)         1.46         (0.02)                 (0.02)         14.59   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     16.38         0.05(a)         (2.30)         (b)         (2.25)         (0.03)         (0.95)         (0.98)         13.15   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     22.34         0.05(a)         (4.49)         (b)         (4.44)         (0.02)         (1.50)         (1.52)         16.38   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     22.17         0.03(a)         1.68         (b)         1.71                 (1.54)         (1.54)         22.34   

Class C

                          

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     $13.93         (0.08)(a)         (0.28)         (b)         (0.36)                                 $13.57   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     12.64         (0.08)(a)         1.37         (b)         1.29                                 13.93   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     15.86         (0.03)(a)         (2.24)         (b)         (2.27)                 (0.95)         (0.95)         12.64   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     21.82         (0.08)(a)         (4.38)         (b)         (4.46)                 (1.50)         (1.50)         15.86   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     21.84         (0.13)(a)         1.65         (b)         1.52                 (1.54)         (1.54)         21.82   

Class S

                          

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     $14.62         0.08(a)         (0.30)         (b)         (0.22)         (0.07)                 (0.07)         $14.33   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     13.19         0.05(a)         1.44         (b)         1.49         (0.06)                 (0.06)         14.62   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     16.47         0.08(a)         (2.32)         (b)         (2.24)         (0.09)         (0.95)         (1.04)         13.19   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     22.47         0.10(a)         (4.52)         (b)         (4.42)         (0.08)         (1.50)         (1.58)         16.47   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     22.27         0.09(a)         1.68         (b)         1.77         (0.03)         (1.54)         (1.57)         22.47   

 

(a)       Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

    (b)    Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RBC Microcap Value Fund (cont.)    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)

 

            Ratios/Supplemental Data  
     Total
Return*
     Net Assets,
End of Period (000’s)
     Ratio of Net Expenses
to Average Net Assets
     Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
     Ratio of Expenses
to Average Net  Assets**
     Portfolio
Turnover Rate***
 

Class A

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     (1.85%)         $3,852         1.32%         0.28%         1.60%         2%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     11.12%         6,968         1.32%         0.12%         1.64%         9%   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     (11.74%)         8,358         1.32%         0.50%         1.87%         17%   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     (20.74%)         19,641         1.31%         0.29%         1.74%         18%   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     7.68%         43,004         1.32%         0.14%         1.78%         17%   

Class C

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     (2.58%)         $613         2.07%         (0.51%)         2.35%         2%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     10.21%         850         2.07%         (0.63%)         2.39%         9%   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     (12.36%)         1,124         2.07%         (0.25%)         2.37%         17%   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     (21.34%)         1,723         2.06%         (0.45%)         2.23%         18%   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     6.89%         3,981         2.07%         (0.60%)         2.28%         17%   

Class S

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     (1.59%)         $105,991         1.07%         0.51%         1.35%         2%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     11.33%         145,979         1.07%         0.37%         1.39%         9%   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     (11.47%)         162,465         1.07%         0.76%         1.37%         17%   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

     (20.53%)         261,041         1.07%         0.56%         1.26%         18%   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

     7.95%         318,947         1.07%         0.39%         1.27%         17%   

 

* Excludes sales charge.
** During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
*** Portfolio turnover rate is calculated on the basis of the fund as a whole without distinguishing between the classes of shares issued.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RBC Mid Cap Value Fund    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)

 

 

 

 

            Investment Activities      Distributions         
     Net Asset Value,
Beginning

of  Period
     Net
Investment
Income/(Loss)
     Net Realized and
Unrealized Gains (Losses)
on Investments
     Redemption
Fees
     Total from
Investment
Activities
     Net
Investment
Income
     Net
Realized
Gains
     Total
Distributions
     Net Asset Value,
End of Period
 

Class I

                          

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     $10.80         0.13(a)         (0.52)                 (0.39)         (0.47)         (0.52)         (0.99)         $9.42   

Period Ended September 30, 2010(b)

     10.00         0.02(a)         0.78                 0.80                                 10.80   

 

(a) Per share net investment income (loss) has been calculated using the average daily shares method.
(b) For the period from December 31, 2009 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2010.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RBC Mid Cap Value Fund (cont.)    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)

 

            Ratios/Supplemental Data  
     Total
Return*
     Net Assets,
End of Period (000’s)
     Ratio of Net Expenses
to Average Net Assets
     Ratio of Net Investment Income (Loss)
to Average Net Assets
     Ratio of Expenses
to Average Net  Assets**
     Portfolio
Turnover Rate
 

Class I

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     (5.35%)         $1,659         0.90%         1.12%         5.59%         174%   

Period Ended September 30, 2010(a)

     8.00%(b)         1,753         0.90%(c)         0.26%(c)         12.64%(c)         161%   

 

* Excludes sales charge.
** During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

(a)       For the period from December 31, 2009 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2010.

   

(c)       Annualized.

(b) Not annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

September 30, 2011

 

 

1.Organization

RBC Funds Trust (“the Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2003. Predecessor funds to the Trust were reorganized as portfolios of the Trust effective April 16, 2004. This annual report includes the following five investment portfolios (“Funds”):

- RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund (“SMID Cap Growth Fund”)

- RBC Enterprise Fund (“Enterprise Fund”)

- RBC Small Cap Core Fund (“Small Cap Core Fund”)

- RBC Microcap Value Fund (“Microcap Value Fund”)

- RBC Mid Cap Value Fund (“Mid Cap Value Fund”)

The SMID Cap Growth and Enterprise Funds offer four share classes: Class A, Class C, Class I and Class S shares. The Small Cap Core and Microcap Value Funds offer three share classes: Class A, Class C, and Class S shares. The Mid Cap Value Fund offers Class I shares. Class A shares are offered with a 5.75% maximum front-end sales charge and a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for redemption within 12 months of a $1 million or greater purchase on which no front-end sales charge was paid. Class C shares are offered at net asset value (i.e. no front-end sales charge), but are subject to a CDSC of 1.00% for redemptions within 12 months of purchase. Class I shares (intended for investors meeting certain investment minimum thresholds) and Class S shares (available to investors purchasing shares directly from the Funds’ transfer agent) are not subject to either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC.

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM (US)”) acts as the investment advisor for the Funds. The officers of the Trust (“Fund Management”) are also employees of RBC GAM (US) or its affiliates or of BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”), the co-administrator.

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Summarized below are the significant accounting policies of the Funds. These policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Fund Management follows these policies when preparing financial statements. Management may also be required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The financial statements are as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

Security Valuation:

Equity securities are generally valued on the basis of prices furnished by pricing services approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Equity securities traded on one or more U.S. exchanges shall be valued at the last available quoted sale price on the primary trading exchange as of the valuation time. Valuation time is as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time). If there was no sale on the primary exchange on the day the net asset value is calculated, the most recent bid quotation generally will be used. In cases where neither closing prices nor bid prices are available, or where those prices do not accurately reflect the value of the security, a security will be valued in accordance with the Funds’ approved pricing and valuation procedures to determine a security’s fair value. These procedures are also used to determine the fair value of a security if a significant event occurs that materially affects the value of the security. Bonds and other fixed income securities, including TBA commitments, are generally valued on the basis of prices furnished by pricing services approved by the Trust’s Board. The pricing services utilize both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques that take into account appropriate

 

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factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity and type of issue. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Short-term securities with less than 60 days to maturity at time of purchase are valued at amortized cost.

Fair Value Measurements:

Various input levels are used in determining the fair value of investments which are as follows:

• Level 1 - Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date.

• Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active.

• Level 3 - Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The summary of inputs used to determine the fair value of the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2011 is as follows:

 

Funds

   Level 1
Quoted Prices
    Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

Investments in Securities

                          

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   $ 59,431,967 (a)      $—         $          —       $ 59,431,967   

Enterprise Fund

     92,973,002 (a)              601,862         93,574,864   

Small Cap Core Fund

     44,561,810 (a)                      44,561,810   

Microcap Value Fund

     110,471,906 (a)                      110,471,906   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     1,676,417 (a)                      1,676,417   

(a) The breakdown of the Funds’ investments into major categories is disclosed in the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.

The Funds did not have any liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2011.

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

    

            Enterprise Fund             

  

        Microcap Value Fund        

    

(Common Stocks

Industrials)

  

(Common Stocks Consumer
Discretionary and Industrials)

Balance as of 09/30/10 (value)

     $          —      $            —

Transfers in

     268,609      139,463

Change in unrealized (depreciation) *

     333,253      (139,463)
    

 

    

 

Balance as of 9/30/11(value)

     $601,862      $            —
    

 

    

 

* Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in level 3 securities still held at September 30, 2011.

 

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During the year ended September 30, 2011, the Funds recognized no significant transfers to/from level 1 or 2. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between level 1, level 2 and level 3 at the end of the year utilizing fair value at the beginning of the year.

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements” in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”). ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose the following information for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement, the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management is currently evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.

Repurchase Agreements:

The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements with counterparties whom the Adviser has deemed creditworthy, including primary dealers that report to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or other large U.S. commercial banks or broker-dealers. These repurchase agreements are subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase such securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. The repurchase price generally equals the price paid by the Funds plus interest negotiated on the basis of current short-term rates.

Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until maturity of the repurchase agreement. The Funds have procedures to secure additional collateral, if needed, to ensure that the daily market value of the collateral remains in excess of the repurchase agreement in the event of a default. There were no Repurchase Agreements held at September 30, 2011.

Investment Transactions and Income:

Investment transactions are recorded on one business day after trade date, except on the last day of each fiscal quarter end, when they are recorded on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated based on the cost of the specific security (also known as identified cost basis). Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization or accretion of premium or discount using the effective yield method.

Expense, Investment Income and Gain/Loss Allocation:

Each Fund pays the expenses that are directly related to its operations, such as custodian fees or adviser fees. Expenses incurred by the Trust, such as trustee or legal fees, are allocated among each of the Funds either proportionately based upon each Fund’s relative net assets or using another reasonable basis such as equally across all Funds, depending on the nature of the expense. Individual share classes within a Fund are charged expenses specific to that class, such as distribution fees. Within a Fund, expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class based upon the proportion of relative net assets. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains or losses are allocated to each class of shares based on relative net assets.

Real Estate Investment Trusts:

The Funds may own shares of real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) which report information on the source of their distributions annually. Dividends paid by a REIT, other than capital gain distributions, will be taxable as ordinary income up to the amount of the REIT’s current and accumulated earnings and profits. Capital gain dividends paid by a REIT to a fund will be treated as long term capital gains by the fund and, in turn, may be distributed by the fund to its shareholders as a capital gain distribution.

 

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Distributions received from a REIT in excess of its income are recorded as a return of capital and a reduction to the cost basis of the REIT.

Distributions to Shareholders:

Each Fund pays out any income that it receives, less expenses, in the form of dividends and capital gain distributions to its shareholders. Income dividends and capital gain distributions for each Fund are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions are calculated based on federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences may be either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are determined, as of the end of the tax year, to be permanent (e.g., net operating loss, foreign currency transactions, distribution redesignations and prior year spillbacks ), they are reclassified within a Fund’s capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, permanent difference reclassification amounts were as follows:

 

     Increase/(Decrease)
Paid in Capital
     Increase/(Decrease)
Accumulated

Net Investment  Income
     Increase/(Decrease)
Accumulated
Realized Gain/(Loss)
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

     $(428,118)         $428,118         $          —   

Enterprise Fund

     (671,087)         286,122         384,965   

Small Cap Core Fund

     (157,475)         48,802         108,673   

Microcap Value Fund

             49,162         (49,162)   

Mid Cap Value Fund

             3,407         (3,407)   

 

 

3. Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The Trust has entered into investment advisory agreements with RBC GAM (US) under which RBC GAM (US) manages each Fund’s assets and furnishes related office facilities, equipment, research and personnel. The agreements require each Fund to pay RBC GAM (US) a monthly fee based upon average daily net assets. Under the terms of the advisory contracts, RBC GAM (US) is entitled to receive fees based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of each of the Funds as follows:

   

Average Daily Net Assets of Fund

  Annual Rate  

SMID Cap Growth Fund

      All Net Assets     0.70%   

Enterprise Fund

      Up to $30 million     1.00%   
      Over $30 million     0.90%   

Small Cap Core Fund

      Up to $30 million     1.00%   
      Over $30 million     0.90%   

Microcap Value Fund

      All Net Assets     0.90%   

Mid Cap Value Fund

      All Net Assets     0.70%   

On September 29, 2010, the Board approved a revised investment advisory agreement with respect to Enterprise Fund and Small Cap Core Fund that reflects the fee rates above and became effective November 22, 2010. For the period of October 1, 2010 to November 22, 2010, these two Funds paid RBC GAM (US) a monthly fee based on a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Funds shown below:

 

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Average Daily Net Assets of Fund

  Annual Rate  

Enterprise Fund

      Up to $30 million     1.40%   
      Over $30 million     0.90%   

Small Cap Core Fund

      Up to $30 million     1.40%   
      Over $30 million     0.90%   

RBC GAM (US) has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or make payments in order to keep total operating expenses of the Class S shares of each Fund and Class I shares of each Fund (except Small Cap Core Fund and Microcap Value Fund, which do not offer Class I shares) to the following levels. This expense limitation agreement is in place until January 31, 2013.

 

    Annual Rate  

SMID Cap Growth Fund

    1.10%   

Enterprise Fund

    1.08%   

Small Cap Core Fund

    1.05%   

Microcap Value Fund

    1.07%   

Mid Cap Value Fund

    0.90%   

Classes A and C vary from these limits only by the addition of class-specific 12b-1 fees. Each Fund will carry forward, for a period not to exceed 12 months from the date on which a waiver or reimbursement is made by RBC GAM (US), any expenses in excess of the expense limitation and repay RBC GAM (US) such amounts, provided the Fund is able to effect such repayment and remain in compliance with the expense limitation stated above. At September 30, 2011, the amounts subject to possible recoupment under the expense limitation agreement are $181,809, $340,139, $256,458, $396,734 and $95,094 for SMID Cap Growth Fund, Enterprise Fund, Small Cap Core Fund, Microcap Value Fund and Mid Cap Value Fund, respectively.

RBC GAM (US) may also voluntarily waive and/or reimburse operating expenses of any Fund from time to time. Any such voluntary program may be changed or eliminated at any time without notice.

RBC GAM (US) serves as co-administrator to the Funds. BNY Mellon serves as co-administrator and fund accounting agent. Services provided under the administrative services contract include providing day-to-day administration of matters related to the Funds, maintenance of their records and the preparation of reports. Under the terms of the administrative services contract, RBC GAM (US) receives from each Fund a fee, payable monthly, at the annual rate of 0.075% of each Fund’s average daily net assets. BNY Mellon receives a fee for its services payable by the Funds based on the Funds’ average net assets. RBC GAM (US)’s fee is listed as “Administration fees” in the Statements of Operations. BNY Mellon’s fee is included with “Accounting fees” in the Statements of Operations.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the adviser or the co-administrator. Such Officers and Trustees receive no compensation from the Funds for serving in their respective roles.

The RBC Funds currently pay the independent Trustees (Trustees of the Trust who are not directors, officers or employees of the adviser, administrator or distributor) an annual retainer of $30,000 ($32,500 effective October 1, 2011). The Board Chairperson and Audit Committee Chairperson each receive an additional retainer of $2,500 annually, and all other trustees serving as Chair of a Board committee each receive an additional retainer of $1,000 annually. In addition, Independent Trustees receive a quarterly meeting fee of $5,000 for each in-person Board meeting attended, a meeting fee of $1,000 for each telephonic or Special Board meeting attended, and a $1,500 fee for each Board committee meeting attended and are reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at such meetings.

 

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4. Fund Distribution

Each of the Funds has adopted a Master Distribution 12b-1 Plan (the “Plan”) in which Quasar Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Funds’ distributor. The Plan permits each Fund to make payments for or to reimburse the Distributor monthly for distribution-related costs and expenses of marketing shares of each share class covered under the Plan; and/or for providing shareholder services. The following chart shows the current Plan fee rate for each class.

 

    

Class A

  

Class C

12b-1 Plan Fee

   0.25%*    1.00%

* Under the 12b-1 plan, the maximum fee rate for Class A shares is 0.50%. Currently the Board of Trustees has approved an annual limit of 0.25%.

Plan fees are based on average daily net assets of the applicable class. Up to 0.25% of each Plan fee may be designated as a Service Fee, as defined by the applicable rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. The Distributor, subject to applicable legal requirements, may waive a Plan fee voluntarily, in whole or in part.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the Distributor received commissions of $5,059 from front-end sales charges of Class A and Class C shares of the Funds, of which $756 was paid to affiliated broker-dealers, and the remainder was either paid to unaffiliated broker-dealers or retained by the Distributor.

The Distributor also received $13 from CDSC fees from Class A and Class C shares of the Funds during the year ended September 30, 2011.

 

 

5. Securities Transactions

The cost of securities purchased and proceeds from securities sold (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) for the year ended September 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

     Purchases           Sales  

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   $ 9,438,818          $ 17,722,033   

Enterprise Fund

     36,831,616            91,576,669   

Small Cap Core Fund

     20,563,321            20,295,738   

Microcap Value Fund

     2,406,405            42,262,088   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     3,514,329            3,475,360   

Within the guidelines established by the Funds to always seek best execution when entering into portfolio transactions, certain of the Funds use directed brokerage transactions through LJR Recapture Services (“LJR”) and its correspondent brokers. A portion of the commissions paid for portfolio transactions under this program are reimbursed to the Funds and are recorded as net realized gains from investment transactions in the financial statements.

 

 

 

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6. Capital Share Transactions

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (“shares outstanding”) without par value. Transactions in capital stock of the Funds are summarized on the following pages:

 

     SMID Cap
Growth Fund
    Enterprise Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2010
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2010
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

        

Class A

        

Proceeds from shares issued and automatic conversion of shares

   $ 4,677,538      $ 1,261,111      $ 18,460      $ 143,799   

Distributions reinvested

                            

Cost of shares redeemed

     (3,948,963     (2,989,849     (1,258,647     (1,231,670
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class A

   $ 728,575      $ (1,728,738   $ (1,240,187   $ (1,087,871
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 2,566,987      $ 5,807,346      $ 2,471,463      $ 2,078,172   

Distributions reinvested

                            

Cost of shares redeemed

     (12,819,670     (12,418,052     (31,448,360     (3,565,672
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class I

   $ (10,252,683   $ (6,610,706   $ (28,976,897   $ (1,487,500
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $      $      $ 3,534      $ 3,067   

Distributions reinvested

                            

Cost of shares redeemed

     (30,520     (44,116     (163,037     (251,543
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class C

   $ (30,520   $ (44,116   $ (159,503   $ (248,476
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $      $ 261      $      $ 714   

Distributions reinvested

                            

Cost of shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

            (22,822            (43,439
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class R

   $      $ (22,561   $      $ (42,725
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class S

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 151,538      $ 64,826      $ 920,975      $ 535,101   

Distributions reinvested

                            

Cost of shares redeemed

     (815,757     (94,368     (24,931,097     (15,738,170
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class S

   $ (664,219   $ (29,542   $ (24,010,122   $ (15,203,069
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

   $ (10,218,847   $ (8,435,663   $ (54,386,709   $ (18,069,641
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Class A

        

Issued and automatic conversion of shares

     380,703        125,150        1,143        10,663   

Reinvested

                            

Redeemed

     (318,977     (302,606     (76,730     (90,815
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class A

     61,726        (177,456     (75,587     (80,152
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class I

        

Issued

     209,055        554,729        147,155        150,826   

Reinvested

                            

Redeemed

     (973,857     (1,281,686     (1,687,334     (261,179
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class I

     (764,802     (726,957     (1,540,179     (110,353
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     SMID Cap
Growth Fund
    Enterprise Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2010
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2010
 

(cont.)

        

Class C

        

Issued

                   230        245   

Reinvested

                            

Redeemed

     (2,724     (5,044     (10,321     (19,808
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class C

     (2,724     (5,044     (10,091     (19,563
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R

        

Issued

            27               55   

Reinvested

                            

Redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

            (2,262            (3,219
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class R

            (2,235            (3,164
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class S

        

Issued

     11,688        6,427        54,520        38,395   

Reinvested

                            

Redeemed

     (68,328     (8,840     (1,515,262     (1,147,828
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class S

     (56,640     (2,413     (1,460,742     (1,109,433
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     (762,440     (914,105     (3,086,599     (1,322,665
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Small Cap
Core Fund
    Microcap Value Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2010
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2010
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

        

Class A

        

Proceeds from shares issued and automatic conversion of shares

   $ 1,186,176      $ 43,795      $ 407,665      $ 779,295   

Distributions reinvested

                   8,348        8,406   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (163,399     (263,834     (3,901,379     (2,944,244
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class A

   $ 1,022,777      $ (220,039   $ (3,485,366   $ (2,156,543
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $      $      $ 21,358      $ 42,984   

Distributions reinvested

                            

Cost of shares redeemed

     (62,360     (240,507     (270,146     (406,090
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class C

   $ (62,360   $ (240,507   $ (248,788   $ (363,106
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $      $ 11,429      $      $ 400,301   

Distributions reinvested

                            

Cost of shares redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

            (40,820            (503,076
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class R

   $      $ (29,391   $      $ (102,775
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Small Cap
Core Fund
    Microcap Value Fund  
     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2010
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2011
    For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2010
 

(cont.)

        

Class S

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 8,444,857      $ 5,370,575      $ 19,339,282      $ 25,298,449   

Distributions reinvested

                   570,504        646,738   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (9,668,033     (9,160,736     (61,403,419     (57,747,717
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class S

   $ (1,223,176   $ (3,790,161   $ (41,493,633   $ (31,802,530
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

   $ (262,759   $ (4,280,098   $ (45,227,787   $ (34,424,954
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Class A

        

Issued and automatic conversion of shares

     52,269        2,379        24,731        55,684   

Reinvested

                   494        636   

Redeemed

     (7,296     (14,929     (233,524     (214,031
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class A

     44,973        (12,550     (208,299     (157,711
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class C

        

Issued

                   1,344        3,062   

Reinvested

                            

Redeemed

     (2,827     (13,839     (17,148     (31,012
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class C

     (2,827     (13,839     (15,804     (27,950
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class R

        

Issued

            630               29,103   

Reinvested

                            

Redeemed and automatic conversion of shares

            (2,183            (35,808
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class R

            (1,553            (6,705
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class S

        

Issued

     364,008        284,770        1,164,529        1,763,528   

Reinvested

                   33,798        48,959   

Redeemed

     (411,447     (472,975     (3,787,473     (4,145,810
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Class S

     (47,439     (188,205     (2,589,146     (2,333,323
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     (5,293     (216,147     (2,813,249     (2,525,689
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Mid Cap Value Fund

   

For the Year Ended
September 30,

2011

       

For the Period Ended
September 30, 2010(a)

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

           

Class I

           

Proceeds from shares issued

    $          —         $1,634,500

Distributions reinvested

    160,268        
   

 

       

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

    $160,268         $1,634,500
   

 

       

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

           

Class I

           

Issued

            162,274

Reinvested

    13,816        
   

 

       

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

    13,816         162,274
   

 

       

 

 

(a) For the period from December 31, 2009 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2010.

 

 

7. Federal Income Taxes

It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains. Therefore, no federal tax liability is recorded in the financial statements of each Fund.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (for the tax years ended September 30 of the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds’ federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

As of and during the period ended September 30, 2011, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalities, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

As of September 30, 2011, the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for each Fund were as follows:

 

     Tax Cost of
Securities
     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
Depreciation
     Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   $ 49,215,601       $ 14,397,331       $ (4,180,965)       $ 10,216,366   

Enterprise Fund

     89,231,600         20,999,309         (16,656,045)         4,343,264   

Small Cap Core Fund

     39,502,065         9,826,988         (4,767,243)         5,059,745   

Microcap Value Fund

     145,284,747         19,915,064         (54,727,905)         (34,812,841)   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     2,073,949         10,038         (407,570)         (397,532)   

The difference between book basis and tax basis unrealized appreciation/depreciation is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, and the timing of income recognition in REIT’s and Partnerships.

 

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The tax character of distributions during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011 was as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From  
     Ordinary
Income
     Net Long Term
Capital Gains
     Total Taxable
Distributions
     Total
Distributions
Paid
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   $         $—         $          —         $          —   

Enterprise Fund

                               

Small Cap Core Fund

                               

Microcap Value Fund

     597,770                 597,770         597,770   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     160,268                 160,268         160,268   

The tax character of distributions during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 was as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From  
     Ordinary
Income
     Net Long Term
Capital Gains
     Total Taxable
Distributions
     Total
Distributions
Paid
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   $         $—         $          —         $          —   

Enterprise Fund

                               

Small Cap Core Fund

                               

Microcap Value Fund

     686,820                 686,820         686,820   

Mid Cap Value Fund

                               

As of September 30, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Short Term
Gain
    Undistributed
Long Term
Gain
    Accumulated
Earnings
    Accumulated
Capital Loss
Carryforwards
    Deferred
Post
October
Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
    Total
Accumulated

Earnings/(Losses)
 

SMID Cap Growth Fund

    $          —        $          —        $            —        $            —        $        (43,316)        $—        $  10,216,366        $  10,173,050   

Enterprise Fund

                                (11,423,141)               4,343,264        (7,079,877)   

Small Cap Core Fund

                  3,193,680        3,193,680                      5,059,745        8,253,425   

Microcap Value Fund

    759,657                      759,657        (20,379,007)               (34,812,841)        (54,432,191)   

Mid Cap Value Fund

    16,834        265,841        44,347        327,022                      (397,532)        (70,510)   

As of September 30, 2011, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes as follows:

 

     Capital Loss
Carryforward
     Expires  

SMID Cap Growth Fund

   $ 43,316         2018   

Enterprise Fund

     11,423,141         2018   

Microcap Value Fund

     20,379,007         2018   

During the year ended September 30, 2011, the Funds utilized capital loss carryforwards in the amounts of $5,753,146; $6,596,149; $2,735,835; $3,849,048 for the SMID Cap Growth Fund, the Enterprise Fund, the Small Cap Core Fund and the Microcap Value Fund, respectively.

The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (The “Act”) was enacted on December 22, 2010. The Act makes changes to several tax rules impacting the Funds. In general, the provisions of the Act will be effective for the Funds’ fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2011. Although the Act provides several benefits, including the unlimited carryover of future capital losses, there may be a greater likelihood that all or a portion of each Fund’s pre-enactment capital loss

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

carryovers may expire without being utilized due to the fact that post-enactment capital losses get utilized before pre-enactment capital loss carryovers. Relevant information regarding the impact of the Act on the Funds will be contained within this section of the Funds’ fiscal year ending September 30, 2012 financial statements.

 

 

8. Market Timing

The Trust strongly discourages attempts at market timing by Fund shareholders. Each Fund charges a redemption fee of 2% of the value of the shares redeemed or exchanged within 30 days of purchase, in addition to limiting the number of exchanges that may be made between Funds to five (5) per calendar year. When assessed, the redemption fee is deducted from the redemption proceeds and retained by the Fund, not by the Adviser. This redemption fee is not charged in cases where, for example, the redemption results from an automatic reinvestment or asset re-allocation not specifically directed by the shareholder. The Trust also reserves the right to reject any Fund purchase order made by persons deemed to be market timers. The Funds’ prospectus contains a full description of the Trust’s policies on market timing and/or excessive trading. The redemption fee is recorded as a credit to capital and is included in the capital transactions on the statements of changes in net assets.

During the year ended September 30, 2011, the redemption fees collected by the Funds which are included in the cost of shares redeemed on the statement of changes in net assets are as follows:

 

     Redemption Fees  

SMID Cap Growth Fund

     $    253   

Enterprise Fund

     49   

Small Cap Core Fund

     612   

Microcap Value Fund

     3,951   

Mid Cap Value Fund

       

 

 

9. Soft Dollars

The term soft dollars generally refers to arrangements in which services other than trade execution are received from a broker-dealer. Federal securities laws permit a fund advisor to incur commission charges on behalf of a Fund that are higher than another broker dealer would have charged if the advisor believes the charges are reasonable in relation to the brokerage and research services received. RBC GAM (US) has a fiduciary duty to the shareholders of the Funds to seek the best execution price for all of the Funds’ securities transactions. Fund management believes that using soft dollars to purchase brokerage and research services may, in certain cases, be in a Fund’s best interest. As of September 30, 2011, certain of the Funds used soft dollar arrangements on a limited basis. Fund management continues to closely monitor its current use of soft dollars, in addition to regulatory developments in this area for any possible impact on Fund policies.

 

 

10. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the impact of subsequent events of the Funds and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of RBC Funds Trust

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, of RBC SMID Cap Growth Fund, RBC Enterprise Fund, RBC Small Cap Core Fund, RBC Microcap Value Fund and RBC Mid Cap Value Fund (collectively the “Funds”), five of the portfolios constituting the RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”), as of September 30, 2011, and the related statements 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 periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2011, by correspondence with the Funds’ custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the portfolios of RBC Funds Trust referred to above, as of September 30, 2011, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Chicago, Illinois

November 22, 2011

 

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  OTHER FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, certain dividends paid by the Funds may be subject to a maximum tax rate of 15% as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Funds intend to designate the maximum amount allowable as taxed at a maximum rate of 15%. Complete information will be reported in conjunction with your 2011 Form 1099-DIV.

All designations are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of the Funds to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the following Funds had a qualified dividend income percentage of:

 

     Qualified
Dividend
Income
 

Microcap Value Fund

     100%   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     7.44%   

For corporate shareholders, the following percentage of the total ordinary income distributions paid during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011 qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction:

 

     Dividends
Received
Deduction
 

Microcap Value Fund

     100%   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     7.63%   

The following Funds designate a portion of the income dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, as qualified interest income as defined in the Internal Revenue Code:

 

     Qualified
Interest
Income
 

Microcap Value Fund

     0.30%   

Mid Cap Value Fund

     0.29%   

The following Fund designates a portion of the income dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, as qualified short term gains:

 

     Qualified
Short-term
Gains
 

Mid Cap Value Fund

     100%   

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

T. Geron Bell (70)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chairman of the Executive Board of the Minnesota Twins (January 2011 to present); prior thereto President of Twins Sports, Inc. (parent company of the Minnesota Twins) (2002-2011); President of the Minnesota Twins Baseball Club Incorporated (1987-2002)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Lucy Hancock Bode (60)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Healthcare consultant (self-employed)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: BioSignia

 

 

Leslie H. Garner Jr. (61)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and CEO, The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (2010 to present); previously, President, Cornell College

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Ronald James (60)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Ethical Business Cultures (2000 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Best Buy Co. Inc.; Bremer Financial Corporation

 

 

John A. MacDonald (62)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Treasurer, Hall Family Foundation

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

H. David Rybolt (69)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant, HDR Associates (management consulting)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

James R. Seward (59)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chairman of the Board and Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Private investor (2000 to present); CFA

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Syntroleum Corporation; Brookdale Senior Living Inc.; LabOne, Inc.; American Retirement Corp.

 

 

William B. Taylor (66)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since September 2005

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant (2003 to present); prior thereto Partner (until 2003) Ernst & Young LLP

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: J.E. Dunn Vermont Assurance

 

 

Interested Trustees(1)(2)(3)

 

 

Erik R. Preus (46)(5)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since March 2006

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds Trust (2006 to present); Head, Strategic Relationships Group, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to present); Head of Retail Asset Management, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009); Chief Operating Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2005-2006); Director, Investment Consulting Services, RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. (2004-2005); Director, Voyageur Advisory Services, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2003-2004)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Erik R. Preus (46)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2006

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Head, Strategic Relationships Group, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to present); Head of Retail Asset Management, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009); Chief Operating Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2005-2006)

 

 

James A. Gallo (47)

Address: BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc., 760 Moore Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Treasurer since October 2007

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Vice President and Managing Director, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (2002 to present)

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Kathleen A. Hegna (44)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer since May 2009

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Associate Vice President and Director, Mutual Fund Accounting and Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to present); Senior Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009); Director, Asset Management Compliance, RiverSource Investments (2005-2006)

 

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (47)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Compliance Officer since April 2006 and Assistant Secretary since September 2006

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds Trust (2006 to present); Director of Regulatory Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2007 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009)

 

 

Lee Thoresen (40)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since 2008

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Associate General Counsel, RBC Capital Markets, LLC (2006-present); Asset Management Compliance, RiverSource Investments (2004-2006)

 

 

John M. Huber (43)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Fixed Income Funds since February 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2004 to present)

 

 

Gordon Telfer (45)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Equity Funds since October 2009; Portfolio Strategist from March 2004 to October 2009

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Director of Equities - U.S., RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (June 2009 to present); Head of Growth Equities, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2008-2009); Senior Portfolio Manager, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2004-2008); Managing Director, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2007-present); Vice President, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2004-2007)

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Mark Poole (50)

Address: BlueBay Asset Management Ltd., 77 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 3JR, United Kingdom

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Investment Officer, Global Fixed Income Funds since September 2011

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Investment Officer, BlueBay Asset Management Ltd. (2001 to present)

 

 

(1) Except as otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee/Officer is RBC Funds Trust, 100 South Fifth Street, Suite 2300, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.

 

(2) All Trustees must retire on or before December 31 of the year in which they reach age 75. The Board may temporarily waive this requirement when necessary to avoid depriving the Board of a Trustee with a critical skill .

 

(3) On December 31, 2009, Voyageur Asset Management Inc. changed its name to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. Any references to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.

 

(4) Each officer serves in such capacity for an indefinite period of time until his or her removal, resignation or retirement.

 

(5) Erik R. Preus has been determined to be an interested Trustee by virtue of his affiliation with the Trust.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes information about the Funds’ Trustees. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll free: 1-800-422-2766.

 

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  SHARE CLASS INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

The RBC Equity Funds offer up to four share classes. These four share classes are the A, C, I, and S classes.

For an investor purchasing RBC Funds shares through a financial services intermediary, the question as to which share class, A or C, is the better choice is dependent on many factors, including the amount to be invested and the length of time an investor anticipates holding the shares. An investor should consult with his or her financial advisor about his or her personal financial situation to determine which share class is the best choice for his or her individual situation.

 

 

Class A

Class A shares of all Funds except Mid Cap Value are available for purchase primarily through investment advisors, broker-dealers, banks and other financial services intermediaries. Class A shares of the Funds are currently subject to a maximum up-front sales charge of 5.75% and a 1.00% CDSC for redemption within 12 months of a $1 million or greater purchase. Class A shares currently include a 0.25% (25 bps) annual 12b-1 service and distribution fee. Class A shares have a higher up-front sales charge (load) than Class C shares, but a lower annual expense ratio.

 

 

Class C

Class C shares of all Funds except Mid Cap Value are also available for purchase primarily through investment advisors, broker-dealers, banks and other financial services intermediaries. Class C shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase are subject to a CDSC of 1.00%. (No CDSC will be charged on shares acquired through reinvestment of dividends or capital gains.) C Class shares expenses include a 1.00% (100 bps) annual 12b-1 service and distribution fee. Class C shares have a lower up-front sales charge (load) than Class A shares, but due to the higher service and distribution fee, have higher annual expenses than A Class shares.

 

 

Class S

Class S shares of all Funds except Mid Cap Value are available to investors purchasing shares directly through the Fund or its agent, U.S. Bancorp Fund Services LLC, or through certain fee-based programs of broker-dealers or registered investment advisors. This share class does not have an up-front sales charge (load) or a 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

 

Class I

Class I shares are available in the SMID Cap Growth, Enterprise and Mid Cap Value Funds. This share class is intended for investors meeting certain minimum investment thresholds. This share class does not have an up-front sales charge (load) or a 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

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  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Shareholder Expense Examples

As a shareholder of the RBC Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; 12b-1 distribution and service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the RBC Funds 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 from April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011.

 

 

Actual Expenses and Performance

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

          Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2011
   Ending
Account Value
9/30/2011
   Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/11-9/30/11
   Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
4/1/11-9/30/11

SMID Cap Growth Fund

       Class A        $ 1,000.00        $ 845.10        $ 6.31          1.35 %
       Class I           1,000.00          846.30          5.15          1.10 %
       Class C           1,000.00          842.20          9.80          2.10 %
       Class S           1,000.00          846.30          5.15          1.10 %

Enterprise Fund

       Class A          1,000.00          797.60          6.06          1.33 %
       Class I           1,000.00          797.90          4.88          1.07 %
       Class C           1,000.00          794.70          9.46          2.08 %
       Class S           1,000.00          798.30          4.92          1.08 %

Small Cap Core Fund

       Class A          1,000.00          783.00          5.92          1.31 %
       Class C           1,000.00          780.00          9.20          2.04 %
       Class S           1,000.00          783.90          4.75          1.05 %

Microcap Value Fund

       Class A          1,000.00          805.60          6.04          1.32 %
       Class C           1,000.00          802.50          9.46          2.07 %
       Class S           1,000.00          806.60          4.90          1.07 %

Mid Cap Value Fund

       Class I          1,000.00          759.10          4.01          0.90 %

*Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 185/365 (to reflect one-half year period).

 

 

 

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  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each RBC Funds’ 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of 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 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.

 

        Beginning
Account Value
4/1/2011
  Ending
Account Value
9/30/2011
  Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/11-9/30/11
  Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
4/1/11-9/30/11

SMID Cap Growth Fund

  Class A     $ 1,000.00       $ 1,018.50       $ 6.91         1.35 %
  Class I       1,000.00         1,019.77         5.63         1.10 %
  Class C       1,000.00         1,014.70         10.72         2.10 %
  Class S       1,000.00         1,019.77         5.63         1.10 %

Enterprise Fund

  Class A       1,000.00         1,018.60         6.80         1.33 %
  Class I       1,000.00         1,019.92         5.48         1.07 %
  Class C       1,000.00         1,014.80         10.62         2.08 %
  Class S       1,000.00         1,019.87         5.53         1.08 %

Small Cap Core Fund

  Class A       1,000.00         1,018.70         6.70         1.31 %
  Class C       1,000.00         1,015.00         10.42         2.04 %
  Class S       1,000.00         1,020.02         5.38         1.05 %

Microcap Value Fund

  Class A       1,000.00         1,018.65         6.75         1.32 %
  Class C       1,000.00         1,014.85         10.57         2.07 %
  Class S       1,000.00         1,019.92         5.48         1.07 %

Mid Cap Value Fund

  Class I       1,000.00         1,020.78         4.61         0.90 %

*Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 185/365 (to reflect one-half year period).

 

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  APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Information Regarding the Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements

In September 2011, after evaluating the services provided by RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.), Inc. (the “Advisor”) and reviewing the performance, fees and expenses of the Funds, the RBC Funds Board of Trustees determined to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreements (“Agreements”) with the Advisor for each Fund for an additional year.

As part of their review of the Agreements, the Trustees requested and considered information regarding the advisory services performed by the Advisor, the staffing and qualifications of the personnel responsible for operating and managing the Funds, and the Funds’ performance and expenses. The review process was guided by the Board’s Valuation, Portfolio Management and Performance Committee. The Trustees considered information provided at regular quarterly Board and Committee meetings throughout the year, as well as a special meeting to review requested material related to the proposed renewals and a meeting held to specifically consider the proposed renewals. In connection with their deliberations, the independent Trustees were advised by their own independent legal counsel with regard to the materials and their responsibilities under relevant laws and regulations.

The Trustees met with representatives from the Advisor’s senior management team, as well as senior investment professionals, to discuss the information and the Advisor’s ongoing management of the Funds. The Trustees reviewed the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Advisor, including information prepared by an independent third-party consultant as to each Fund’s performance relative to appropriate index benchmarks as well as fund peer group comparative information requested by the Board. For the Enterprise and Microcap Value Funds, the Trustees also requested and reviewed supplemental performance material that included a peer group of other microcap funds, since the standard consultant material did not include such a benchmark category. The Trustees reviewed performance data both before and after fees and expenses.

The Trustees noted that the nearer-term performance of each of the Funds was favorable relative to their benchmarks and peer group averages, with the exception of the Microcap Value Fund, and recognized that the Advisor’s focus on higher quality companies within the micro-cap segment for the Microcap Value Fund accounted for the Fund’s lower risk profile and relative underperformance during market rallies. The Trustees discussed the Fund’s performance during more volatile periods and concluded that the Fund’s risk-adjusted performance was consistent with its investment mandate. The Trustees recognized the Advisor’s management and trading expertise that benefitted the Funds.

The Trustees reviewed the investment advisory fees payable to the Advisor, and reviewed comparative fee and expense information for similarly situated funds. The Trustees also received reports from the Advisor regarding other investment companies it advised, including the advisory fees paid, as well as other advisory client accounts and their related fees. The Trustees evaluated profitability data for the Advisor, and considered information regarding other benefits the Advisor and its affiliates derived from its relationships with the Funds. The Advisor had proposed to continue for an additional year the existing contractual fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements in order to limit operating expenses.

 

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  APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

In considering the quality of the services performed for each Fund by the Advisor, the Trustees discussed the research capabilities and fundamental analysis performed by the firm and also considered the portfolio management experience of the Advisor’s staff, its trading expertise, compliance structure and systems, financial strength, and its implementation of strategic initiatives geared toward the success of the Funds. The Trustees were satisfied with the quality and capabilities of the portfolio management and analyst team, the trading expertise, and with the overall investment performance of each Fund given the market conditions.

Based upon their review, the Trustees determined that the advisory fees proposed to be payable to the Advisor were fair and reasonable in light of the nature and quality of services provided under all of the circumstances, and were within the range of what might have been negotiated at arms’ length. The Trustees concluded that it is in the interest of the Funds and their shareholders for the Trustees to approve the continuation of the Agreements and expense limitation arrangements for the Funds. In arriving at their decision to approve the renewal of the Agreements, the Trustees did not assign relative weights to the factors discussed above or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of itself.

 

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RBC Funds

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

800-422-2766

www.rbcgam.us

 

Performance data represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The principal value of an investment and investment return will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are provided for the information of RBC Funds shareholders. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which contains information concerning investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. There is no assurance that certain securities will remain in or out of each fund’s portfolio. The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers through the period ended September 30, 2011.

NOT FDIC INSURED NO BANK GUARANTEE MAY LOSE VALUE

RBC Global Asset Management, Inc. serves as investment adviser for the RBC Funds. RBC Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors LLC.

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RBC Funds

 

  

About Your  

Annual Report  

          

 

This annual report includes detailed information about your Fund including financial statements, performance, and a complete list of holdings.

 

We hope the financial information presented will help you evaluate your investment in the RBC Funds. We also encourage you to read your Fund’s prospectus for further detail as to your Fund’s investment policies and risk profile. RBC Funds prospectuses and additional performance information are available on our website at www.rbcgam.us.

 

A description of the policies and procedures that your Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-422-2766; (ii) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.us; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“Commission”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Information regarding how your Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (i) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.us; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

A schedule of each Fund’s portfolio holdings will be filed with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. This information is available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room is available by calling 1-202-551-8090.

 

Table of  

Contents  

      

 

Letter from the CIO of Fixed Income

   1
       Money Market Portfolio Managers    3
       Performance Summary    5
       Schedules of Portfolio Investments    8
       Financial Statements   
       - Statements of Assets and Liabilities    36
       - Statements of Operations    38
       - Statements of Changes in Net Assets    39
       Financial Highlights    42
       Notes to Financial Statements    45
       Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm    55
       Other Federal Income Tax Information    56
       Management    57
       Supplemental Information    61
       Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement    63
         
         
         
         
         
         


 

  LETTER FROM THE CIO OF FIXED INCOME

     
     
         

 

The RBC Funds enjoyed another solid year of providing financial solutions for our shareholders. We understand the critical role our funds play in helping our shareholders manage their liquidity needs while striving to ensure their wealth is preserved. In these uncertain economic times, it’s important we reinforce to our shareholders our ongoing commitment to protecting the safety of the assets held within our money market funds. It was three years ago that investors experienced a market crisis the likes of which we haven’t seen since the great depression. Then, as now, RBC Funds provided stability and strength to our shareholders.

 

From a financial perspective, I am pleased to report that all of our money market funds continued to perform as expected during the past year. While consistently outperforming our benchmarks in a risk-controlled manner is certainly one of our goals, it is not the ultimate goal for our funds. Protecting client assets remains the primary goal of our approach. We will continue to adhere to our principles to help ensure the safety of your principal.

 

So what has changed over the past year?  From an economic perspective, what looked like decent U.S. growth in the first half of the year turned out to be more of a mirage. The recovery that was widely expected to take root over the second half of 2011 simply hasn’t developed. While a stronger global economy was a key argument for a sustainable recovery in the U.S., many of those countries are now facing diminished growth expectations. And while consumer and business confidence can be fickle, especially in a deleveraging environment, spending and hiring have all disappointed.

 

What has also changed is the level of discourse focused on the long term fiscal health of the United States and Europe. While the debt discussions this summer in Washington were a fiasco, changes are now forthcoming, whether they occur by force or choice. That will ultimately be good for credit quality. The S&P downgrade of U.S. debt from its AAA rating was certainly a new challenge. The combination of political theatrics and the downgrade dealt a real blow to investor confidence.

 

Many economic fundamentals, however, have not changed over the past year. Several baseline economic constraints remain firmly in place. Higher government debt burdens are associated with slower economic growth. Ongoing financial deleveraging limits consumption and reduces investment. Further, the natural reversal of fiscal stimulus continues to serve as an economic drag. Today’s economic growth is weak, but it is still positive. Corporations continue to produce solid earnings despite the economic environment. Balance sheets, cash flows and liquidity remain strong across most corporate sectors. Regulatory capital is increasing in the banking sector. Housing also appears to have bottomed, an important condition before economic growth can sustain itself.

 

The longer-term implications of all this should be quite limited. First, and contrary to expectations, American borrowing costs responded to the downgrade by going down, not up. And no major class of investor has abandoned or become ineligible to buy U.S. Treasuries. Second, the U.S. is quite unlike Greece. To that point, S&P downgraded the U.S. primarily due to political dysfunction, not intractable economic or fiscal problems. The U.S. economy is weak, but has good long-term prospects due to favorable

     
     
     

 

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  LETTER FROM THE CIO OF FIXED INCOME

 
          

productivity and demographic trends. The debt burden is rising, but manageable, for the world’s reserve currency.

 

Concerns over the ongoing financial crisis in Europe are certainly reasonable, but those worries are nothing new. The markets increasingly understand we need to see real burden sharing between creditors and debtors along with a move to some form of a fiscal union. A Euro break-up, one which can be avoided through strong leadership, would certainly be a disaster for the global economy, but the global central banks and the G7 leaders have already done too much, through monetary and fiscal stimulus, to allow that to occur. It’s a problem that requires a global response. Ultimately, the costs involved in fixing the European problem are lower than the costs of failure.

 

Risk aversion is understandably elevated at present, contributing to historically low yields. Adjusting for inflation, real yields are already negative in most of the developed world. This type of environment punishes savers and rewards borrowers. More constructively, it also encourages risk-taking behavior, which is a necessary condition for more vibrant economic growth. This brings opportunity for those willing to take advantage of it.

 

Throughout my career, I have seen incredible bull markets and unimaginable bear markets. Through all the ups and downs, investors who have remained focused on their financial objectives, within the appropriate broad context, have generally been successful. As always, we will remain steadfast in our goal of principal preservation of our shareholders assets while striving to provide the necessary liquidity and income generation they expect. Thank you for your continued confidence and trust in the RBC Funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

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John Huber

Chief Investment

Officer

Fixed Income

          

 

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John M. Huber, CFA

Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income

RBC Funds

 

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

Opinions expressed are subject to change, are not guaranteed, and should not be considered a recommendation to buy or sell any security.

 

An investment in a Money Market Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although Money Market Funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in them. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus.

          
 
          
 
          
 
          

 

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  MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

     
           
RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM (US)”), serves as the investment advisor to the RBC Funds. RBC GAM (US) employs a team approach to the management of each of the Money Market Funds, with no individual team member being solely responsible for the investment decisions. Each Fund’s management team has access to RBC GAM (US)’s investment research and other money management resources.          

John M. Huber, CFA

Senior Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer — Fixed Income

John Huber oversees RBC GAM (US)’s fixed income research and portfolio management efforts. He is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. John joined RBC GAM (US) in 2001 from Galliard Capital Management where he was a founding member and principal. Before that, John was a portfolio manager at Norwest Investment Management, where he began his career in the capital markets group in 1990. He earned a BA from the University of Iowa and an MBA in Finance from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. John acts as an advisor to the Carlson Funds Enterprise for the University of Minnesota. He is also a board member of the Minneapolis Downtown YMCA. John is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Minnesota.

         

 

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John M. Huber, CFA

Raye C. Kanzenbach, CFA

Senior Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager

Raye Kanzenbach leads the Municipal Research Team within RBC GAM (US)’s fixed income group. Raye has extensive experience researching and investing in municipal securities. His research responsibilities include tax-exempt money market securities, general obligations, and revenue bonds. Before joining RBC GAM (US) in 1983, Raye worked at First Bank, where he managed the firm’s municipal and money market trust funds. He was also previously an investment officer at The St. Paul Companies. Raye began his career in the investment industry in 1973. He earned a BA in Economics from Lawrence University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Michigan. Raye is a CFA charterholder.

         

 

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Raye C. Kanzenbach,

CFA

Brandon T. Swensen, CFA

Vice President, Portfolio Manager

Brandon Swensen leads the Short Term Research Team within RBC GAM (US)’s fixed income group. Brandon researches asset-backed commercial paper and consumer asset-backed securities. He joined RBC GAM (US) in 2000, and has held several key positions in the firm’s fixed income group, including structured product analyst and credit analyst. Brandon began his career in the investment industry in 1998. He earned a BS in Finance from St. Cloud State University and an MBA in Finance from the University of St. Thomas. Brandon is a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA Society of Minnesota.

         

 

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Brandon T. Swensen,

CFA

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

     

 

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  MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

 

 

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Chad Rice, CFA

       

 

Chad Rice, CFA

Vice President, Portfolio Manager

Chad Rice is a member of the Municipal Research Team and is a portfolio manager for the Tax-Free Money Market Fund. His research responsibilities include tax-exempt money market securities and taxable and tax-exempt general obligations and revenue bonds. Chad joined RBC GAM (US) in 2011 from Sentry Insurance, where he was a senior portfolio manager responsible for municipal portfolio management for the firm’s property and casualty and life insurance businesses. He joined Sentry in 2003 after completing his MS in Finance, Investments, and Banking at the University of Wisconsin- Madison School of Business. While attending the Applied Security Analysis Program at Wisconsin, Chad was selected to co-manage a fixed-income portfolio, which spurred his interest in investment research. He earned a BS from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and began his professional career as a medical technologist doing immunohematological testing for Marshfield Clinic Laboratory. Chad is a CFA charterholder and member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts.

       
       
       
       
       

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

     

 

RBC Money Market Funds

 

         

The RBC Money Market Funds seek to achieve the highest level of current income as is consistent with prudent investment management emphasizing the safety of principal and the maintenance of suitable liquidity. The Funds invest in a variety of highly rated money market instruments. In the Tax-Free Money Market Fund, investments are made in highly rated debt obligations that pay interest exempt from federal income taxes and the alternative minimum tax.

 

The RBC Money Market Funds are not benchmarked to industry indices, although their performance is evaluated against each Fund’s respective peer group as reported by several service providers.

 

         

RBC Money

Market Funds

In this reporting period, short-term interest rates have remained at extremely low levels as the Federal Reserve continues to conduct aggressive monetary policies. The benchmark Federal Funds rate has remained within a target range of between 0.00% and 0.25%. During this period there has been volatility in the short-term credit markets in response to a changing regulatory environment, lackluster economic data and deepening concerns associated with certain European sovereign credits and financial institutions. While the issuance of financial and bank debt has remained fairly active, the amount of short-term debt issuance by non-financial issuers has continued to decline from high levels that were reached three-years prior. This in part reflects the significant cash balances held by corporations as well as decisions by those borrowers to issue debt for terms of longer than one year in the context of a very low interest rate climate.

 

During the past year, the institutional share classes of both the Prime and U.S. Government money market funds experienced a decline in their balances. We believe that the volatility in the asset size of institutional share classes is driven by relative yield comparisons as those investors chose to migrate cash assets into money funds offering yields in the top quartile of their peer group. However, there have been several days over this reporting period where there were temporary outflows from the broader money market sector in response to both domestic political debates surrounding the debt ceiling and at points where the European difficulties had seemed to reach an impasse.

 

We have positioned the portfolios in a manner that considers the institutional fund participants, that acknowledges the current market environment, and which meets the more rigorous ratings criteria enacted by the ratings agencies. The Funds’ portfolio management team continues to closely monitor the markets, adjust issuer approved lists and investment practices while maintaining a strategy whereby:

      Taxable Money Market Funds

•     A high percentage of assets were invested in securities that matured within 7 and 30 days;

•     Only a select set of the highest quality issuers were approved for investment in a highly diversified manner.

 

         
During the past year, the modest contribution from the institutional share classes in the Tax-Free Money Market Fund have remained steady. The Fund held a majority of assets that provided either daily or weekly demand features (in other words, securities with maturities of seven days or less) with a more modest percentage of assets in highly rated notes with maturities of 180-397 days. As a result, the average maturities of the Fund fluctuated between 25- 35 days, which was fairly consistent with the average of funds in its peer group.       Tax-Free Money Market Fund
          
          

 

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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

 

Investment

    Objective

       Each of the RBC Money Market Funds was managed to preserve principal. This means that the share price of each fund held steady at $1.00. A consistent share price of $1.00 is expected for a money market mutual fund. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund. These risks are more fully described in the prospectus.
 
                 

Total Return

for the

     SEC 7-Day Annualized Yield (1)
                  Year Ended
September 30, 2011
     September 30,
2011
     September 30,
2010
      

Prime Money Market
Fund

            
      

RBC Institutional Class 1

   0.13%      0.07%      0.23%
      

RBC Institutional Class 2

   0.04%      0.01%      0.13%
      

RBC Investor Class

   0.01%      0.01%      0.01%
      

RBC Reserve Class

   0.01%      0.01%      0.01%
      

RBC Select Class

   0.01%      0.01%      0.01%
      

 

U.S. Government
Money Market Fund

            
      

RBC Institutional Class 1

   0.05%      0.01%      0.14%
      

RBC Institutional Class 2

   0.01%      0.01%      0.04%
      

RBC Investor Class

   0.01%      0.01%      0.01%
      

RBC Reserve Class

   0.01%      0.01%      0.01%
      

RBC Select Class

   0.01%      0.01%      0.01%
      

 

Tax-Free Money
Market Fund

            
      

RBC Institutional Class 1

   0.09%      0.05%      0.24%
      

RBC Institutional Class 2

   0.02%      0.01%      0.14%
      

RBC Investor Class

   0.02%      0.01%      0.01%
      

RBC Reserve Class

   0.02%      0.01%      0.01%
      

RBC Select Class

   0.02%      0.01%      0.01%
                               
       Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than performance quoted. Performance shown reflects contractual fee waivers, without such fee waivers total returns would be reduced. For performance data current to most recent month-end go to www.rbcgam.us.
      

 

 

 

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(1)      As money market returns respond rapidly to market changes, such as in the Fed Funds rate, the 7-Day yield is a more accurate reflection of current earnings than the total return for the year. Prior year 7-Day yield information is provided for comparative purposes.

           
       

 

Asset Allocation

Money Market Maturity Schedules

as a percentage of value of investments based on effective maturity as of September 30, 2011.

       
 
      

Prime

Money

Market

Fund

     U.S.
Government
Money
Market Fund
     Tax-Free
Money
Market Fund
             

Less than 8 days

     39.5%      57.2%      82.8%        

8 to 14 Days

       5.4%        6.9%        0.3%        

15 to 30 Days

     12.1%        4.6%        0.4%        

31 to 180 Days

     36.3%      20.3%      11.9%        

181 to 365 Days

     6.7%      11.0%        4.6%        
                      
                      
                      
                      
                      
                      
                      
                      
                      
                      
                      
                      

                      

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Prime Money Market Fund

 

 

 

 

September 30, 2011   

Principal

Amount

         Value   

Asset Backed Securities — 0.29%

  

Asset Backed Auto Receivables — 0.08%

  

$    389,696  

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2011-A, Class A1, 0.32%, 2/15/12

   $     389,696   
9,734,876  

World Omni Auto Receivables Trust Series 2011-A Class A1, 0.29%, 3/15/12

     9,734,876   
    

 

 

 
       10,124,572   
    

 

 

 

Finance - Diversified Domestic — 0.21%

  
25,538,069  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC, 0.38%, 7/20/12(a)

     25,538,069   
    

 

 

 

Total Asset Backed Securities

     35,662,641   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $35,662,641)

  

Asset Backed Commercial Paper — 1.36%

  

Finance - Diversified Domestic — 1.36%

  
70,000,000  

Kells Funding LLC, 0.33%, 3/30/12(a)(b)

     70,000,000   
50,000,000  

Kells Funding LLC, 0.36%, 12/1/11(a)(b)

     50,000,000   
50,000,000  

Kells Funding LLC, 0.41%, 12/1/11(a)(b)

     50,000,000   
    

 

 

 

Total Asset Backed Commercial Paper

     170,000,000   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $170,000,000)

  

Commercial Paper — 38.67%

  

Banks - Australia & New Zealand — 4.16%

  

100,000,000  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 0.27%, 12/21/11(a)(b)

     99,940,750   
100,000,000  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 0.29%, 11/8/11(a)(b)

     100,000,000   
50,000,000  

Commonwealth Bank Australia, 0.26%, 12/6/11(a)(b)

     49,976,889   
100,000,000  

Commonwealth Bank Australia, 0.29%, 4/30/12(a)(b)

     100,000,000   
100,000,000  

Commonwealth Bank Australia, 0.36%, 2/24/12(a)(b)

     100,000,000   
69,000,000  

Westpac Banking Corp., 0.02%, 10/6/11(a)(b)

     68,999,885   
    

 

 

 
       518,917,524   
    

 

 

 

Banks - Canadian — 0.40%

  

50,000,000  

Toronto Dominion Holdings USA, 0.18%, 10/17/11(a)(b)

     49,996,500   
    

 

 

 

Banks - Domestic — 2.53%

  

18,707,294  

Bank of America Corp., 0.36%, 10/21/11(b)

     18,703,927   
200,000,000  

Union Bank NA, 0.13%, 10/3/11(b)

     200,000,000   
97,000,000  

Union Bank NA, 0.19%, 10/11/11(b)

     96,995,901   
    

 

 

 
       315,699,828   
    

 

 

 

Banks - Foreign — 2.05%

  

30,000,000  

Credit Suisse USA, Inc., 0.28%, 10/25/11(b)

     29,994,867   
46,000,000  

DnB NOR Bank ASA, 0.27%, 10/11/11(a)(b)

     45,997,240   
50,000,000  

DnB NOR Bank ASA, 0.30%, 1/23/12(a)(b)

     50,000,000   
50,000,000  

DnB NOR Bank ASA, 0.31%, 5/18/12(a)(b)

     50,000,000   
50,000,000  

Nordea North America, Inc., 0.24%, 10/24/11(b)

     49,993,000   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$  30,000,000  

Svenska Handelsbank, Inc., 0.22%, 11/3/11(a)(b)

   $    29,994,317   
    

 

 

 
       255,979,424   
    

 

 

 

Chemicals — 1.23%

  

54,000,000  

BASF AG, 0.09%, 10/3/11(a)(b)

     54,000,000   
100,000,000  

BASF AG, 0.16%, 12/5/11(a)(b)

     99,972,000   
    

 

 

 
       153,972,000   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 4.30%

  

165,000,000  

Coca-Cola Co., 0.16%, 1/3/12(a)(b)

     164,932,538   
25,172,000  

Coca-Cola Co., 0.16%, 1/4/12(a)(b)

     25,161,591   
100,000,000  

Coca-Cola Co., 0.37%, 7/26/12(a)(b)

     99,694,759   
50,000,000  

eBay, Inc., 0.12%, 11/9/11(a)(b)

     49,993,833   
114,000,000  

eBay, Inc., 0.12%, 12/1/11(a)(b)

     113,977,580   
41,500,000  

eBay, Inc., 0.13%, 11/9/11(a)(b)

     41,494,467   
42,300,000  

Johnson & Johnson, 0.20%, 10/4/11(a)(b)

     42,299,765   
    

 

 

 
       537,554,533   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 1.29%

  

62,000,000  

Procter & Gamble Co., 0.15%, 1/10/12(a)(b)

     61,974,431   
99,000,000  

Procter & Gamble Co., 0.16%, 1/11/12(a)(b)

     98,955,987   
    

 

 

 
       160,930,418   
    

 

 

 

Finance - Diversified Domestic — 10.27%

  

90,000,000  

American Honda Finance Corp., 0.10%, 10/6/11(b)

     89,999,253   
50,000,000  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., 0.11%, 10/17/11(a)(b)

     49,997,861   
50,000,000  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., 0.13%, 11/16/11(a)(b)

     49,992,056   
100,000,000  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., 0.15%, 10/17/11(a)(b)

     99,994,170   
100,000,000  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd., 0.16%, 1/4/12(a)(b)

     99,958,667   
14,000,000  

John Deere Bank SA, 0.07%, 10/13/11(a)(b)

     13,999,728   
30,000,000  

John Deere Credit, Inc., 0.05%, 10/12/11(a)(b)

     29,999,625   
100,000,000  

Northern Pines Funding LLC, 0.23%, 10/3/11(a)(b)

     100,000,000   
30,000,000  

Novartis Finance Corp., 0.03%, 10/6/11(a)(b)

     29,999,925   
25,000,000  

Novartis Finance Corp., 0.04%, 10/5/11(a)(b)

     24,999,944   
30,000,000  

Novartis Finance Corp., 0.05%, 10/6/11(a)(b)

     29,999,875   
60,100,000  

Novartis Securities Investments Ltd., 0.08%, 10/12/11(a)(b)

     60,098,797   
77,200,000  

PACCAR Financial Corp., 0.15%, 12/7/11(b)

     77,179,101   
27,000,000  

PACCAR Financial Corp., 0.20%, 12/28/11(b)

     26,987,100   
35,000,000  

Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services, 0.45%, 11/21/11(a)(b)

     34,978,563   
75,000,000  

Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services, 0.55%, 10/3/11(a)(b)

     75,000,000   
25,000,000  

Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services, 0.60%, 10/18/11(a)(b)

     24,993,750   
50,000,000  

Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services, 0.72%, 2/28/12(a)(b)

     49,852,000   
15,000,000  

Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services, 0.73%, 4/13/12(a)(b)

     14,941,296   
75,000,000  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 0.19%, 10/7/11(b)

     74,998,420   
100,000,000  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 0.21%, 10/5/11(b)

     99,998,833   
93,000,000  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 0.21%, 10/6/11(b)

     92,998,372   
32,000,000  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 0.33%, 10/3/11(b)

     32,000,000   
    

 

 

 
       1,282,967,336   
    

 

 

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   

Finance - Diversified Foreign — 1.60%

  

$  75,000,000  

Erste Abwicklungsanstalt (EAA), 0.29%, 10/7/11(a)(b)

     $    74,997,583   
100,000,000  

Erste Abwicklungsanstalt (EAA), 0.37%, 1/9/12(a)(b)

     99,899,278   
25,000,000  

Erste Abwicklungsanstalt (EAA), 0.40%, 3/14/12(a)(b)

     24,954,722   
    

 

 

 
       199,851,583   
    

 

 

 

Health Care — 3.53%

  
25,000,000  

Dean Health Systems, Inc., 0.23%, 10/11/11(b)

     24,998,724   
70,000,000  

Medtronic, Inc., 0.10%, 11/2/11(a)(b)

     69,994,157   
46,600,000  

Medtronic, Inc., 0.10%, 11/17/11(a)(b)

     46,594,172   
50,000,000  

Medtronic, Inc., 0.10%, 11/18/11(a)(b)

     49,993,602   
85,000,000  

Merck & Co., Inc., 0.08%, 10/3/11(a)(b)

     85,000,000   
150,000,000  

Merck & Co., Inc., 0.08%, 10/17/11(a)(b)

     149,995,315   
14,500,000  

Sanofi-Aventis, 0.06%, 10/12/11(a)(b)

     14,499,784   
    

 

 

 
       441,075,754   
    

 

 

 

Industrials — 3.31%

  
40,000,000  

Danaher Corp., 0.07%, 10/5/11(b)

     39,999,844   
20,000,000  

Danaher Corp., 0.12%, 10/3/11(b)

     20,000,000   
50,000,000  

Danaher Corp., 0.13%, 10/3/11(b)

     50,000,000   
115,000,000  

Danaher Corp., 0.13%, 10/6/11(b)

     114,998,751   
30,000,000  

Danaher Corp., 0.13%, 10/7/11(b)

     29,999,566   
42,500,000  

Danaher Corp., 0.13%, 10/21/11(b)

     42,497,238   
30,000,000  

NetJets, Inc., 0.09%, 10/7/11(a)(b)

     29,999,702   
38,000,000  

NetJets, Inc., 0.11%, 11/1/11(a)(b)

     37,996,640   
48,000,000  

NetJets, Inc., 0.12%, 10/5/11(a)(b)

     47,999,681   
    

 

 

 
       413,491,422   
    

 

 

 

Information Technology — 1.08%

  
25,000,000  

Hewlett-Packard Co., 0.17%, 11/28/11(a)(b)

     24,993,384   
50,000,000  

Hewlett-Packard Co., 0.24%, 1/17/12(a)(b)

     49,964,678   
9,500,000  

Texas Instruments, Inc., 0.06%, 10/12/11(b)

     9,499,858   
50,000,000  

Texas Instruments, Inc., 0.15%, 11/7/11(b)

     49,992,713   
    

 

 

 
       134,450,633   
    

 

 

 

Insurance — 0.52%

  
35,000,000  

Metlife Short Term Funding LLC, 0.40%, 11/7/11(a)(b)

     34,986,389   
30,000,000  

New York Life Capital Corp., 0.19%, 12/13/11(a)(b)

     29,988,758   
    

 

 

 
       64,975,147   
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas — 2.40%

  
150,000,000  

Exxon Mobil Corp., 0.06%, 10/3/11(b)

     150,000,000   
150,000,000  

Exxon Mobil Corp., 0.06%, 10/4/11(b)

     149,999,750   
    

 

 

 
       299,999,750   
    

 

 

 

Total Commercial Paper

     4,829,861,852   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $4,829,861,852)

  

 

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Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   

Certificates of Deposit, Domestic — 2.40%

  

Banks - Domestic — 2.40%

  

$  300,000,000  

Citibank NA 0.07%, 10/3/11

     $   300,000,000   
    

 

 

 

Total Certificates of Deposit, Domestic

     300,000,000   
    

 

 

 
(Cost $300,000,000)   

Certificates of Deposit, Yankee(c) — 9.60%

  

Banks - Australia & New Zealand — 0.32%

  
40,000,000  

Westpac Banking Corp., 0.31%, 7/17/12

     40,000,000   
    

 

 

 

Banks - Canadian — 6.00%

  
200,000,000  

Bank of Montreal Chicago, 0.01%, 10/3/11

     200,000,000   
100,000,000  

Bank of Montreal Chicago, 0.24%, 11/23/11

     100,000,000   
23,500,000  

Bank of Nova Scotia, 0.45%, 7/27/12

     23,509,405   
113,090,000  

Bank of Nova Scotia, 0.50%, 3/5/12

     113,195,672   
63,000,000  

Bank of Nova Scotia, 0.54%, 6/11/12

     63,077,887   
100,000,000  

Toronto Dominion Bank NY, 0.29%, 10/28/11

     100,004,803   
50,000,000  

Toronto Dominion Bank NY, 0.31%, 1/12/12

     50,000,000   
100,000,000  

Toronto Dominion Bank NY, 0.40%, 4/30/12

     100,000,000   
    

 

 

 
       749,787,767   
    

 

 

 

Banks - Foreign — 3.28%

  
75,000,000  

DnB NOR Bank ASA, 0.31%, 4/11/12

     75,000,000   
5,450,000  

Nordea Bank Finland NY, 0.55%, 10/14/11

     5,450,422   
90,000,000  

Nordea Bank Finland NY, 0.55%, 10/20/11

     90,012,271   
29,275,000  

Nordea Bank Finland NY, 0.55%, 4/13/12

     29,314,536   
35,000,000  

Nordea Bank Finland NY, 0.62%, 7/12/12

     35,095,103   
100,000,000  

Rabobank Nederland NY, 0.29%, 2/3/12

     100,000,000   
75,000,000  

Svenska Handelsbanken NY, 0.30%, 10/27/11

     75,000,250   
    

 

 

 
       409,872,582   
    

 

 

 

Total Certificates of Deposit, Yankee

     1,199,660,349   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $1,199,660,349)

  

Corporate Bonds — 21.48%

  

Agriculture — 0.13%

  
15,860,000  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., 0.45%, 8/13/12(d)

     15,882,536   
    

 

 

 

Banks - Australia & New Zealand — 1.32%

  
5,000,000  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 0.55%, 10/21/11(a)(d)

     5,000,644   
10,000,000  

Westpac Banking Corp., 0.29%, 4/3/12(a)(d)

     9,999,652   
50,000,000  

Westpac Banking Corp., 0.32%, 6/15/12(d)

     50,000,000   
100,000,000  

Westpac Banking Corp., 0.41%, 9/7/12(a)(d)

     99,991,743   
    

 

 

 
       164,992,039   
    

 

 

 

Banks - Canadian — 0.80%

  
100,000,000  

Bank of Nova Scotia, 0.32%, 10/11/12(d)

     100,000,000   
    

 

 

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   

Banks - Domestic — 1.83%

  

$  50,000,000  

Bank of America Corp., 0.21%, 10/17/11

     $    50,000,000   
42,745,000  

Bank of America Corp. (FDIC Insured under TLGP), 0.55%, 4/30/12(d)

     42,841,688   
35,995,000  

Wells Fargo & Co., 0.38%, 4/23/12(d)

     36,020,487   
47,375,000  

Wells Fargo & Co., 0.48%, 3/1/12(d)

     47,394,282   
52,437,000  

Wells Fargo & Co., 5.30%, 10/15/11

     52,518,821   
    

 

 

 
       228,775,278   
    

 

 

 

Banks - Foreign — 3.10%

  
99,582,000  

Credit Suisse USA, Inc., 6.13%, 11/15/11

     100,234,198   
87,780,000  

Credit Suisse USA, Inc., 6.50%, 1/15/12

     89,252,226   
50,000,000  

Rabobank Nederland NY, 0.32%, 4/2/12(d)

     50,000,000   
40,000,000  

Rabobank Nederland NY, 0.45%, 3/17/12(a)(d)

     40,009,022   
100,000,000  

Svenska Handelsbanken NY, 0.38%, 9/7/12(a)(d)

     100,000,000   
8,270,000  

Svenska Handelsbanken NY, 0.50%, 1/30/12(d)

     8,276,293   
    

 

 

 
       387,771,739   
    

 

 

 

Banks - United Kingdom — 0.91%

  
96,895,000  

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The), 1.45%, 10/20/11(a)

     96,935,164   
16,518,000  

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The), 3.00%, 12/9/11(a)

     16,591,359   
    

 

 

 
       113,526,523   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 0.40%

  
50,000,000  

Kimberly-Clark Corp., 4.43%, 12/19/11(a)

     50,390,394   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 2.18%

  
263,800,000  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. STEP, 5.23%, 6/1/12(d)

     272,425,588   
    

 

 

 

Finance - Diversified Domestic — 7.85%

  
10,500,000  

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., 4.70%, 3/15/12

     10,704,702   
125,000,000  

Citigroup Funding, Inc. (FDIC Insured under TLGP), 2.88%, 12/9/11

     125,623,226   
11,460,000  

ETC Holdings LLC, 0.18%, 4/1/28(d)

     11,460,000   
3,705,000  

GBG LLC, 0.20%, 9/1/27(a)(d)

     3,705,000   
14,310,000  

General Electric Capital Corp., 0.42%, 7/27/12(d)

     14,326,068   
20,000,000  

General Electric Capital Corp., 3.50%, 8/13/12

     20,504,952   
50,405,000  

General Electric Capital Corp., 4.38%, 3/3/12

     51,208,696   
29,835,000  

General Electric Capital Corp., 5.00%, 4/10/12

     30,523,508   
2,000,000  

General Electric Capital Corp., 5.25%, 2/21/12

     2,036,613   
4,000,000  

General Electric Capital Corp., 5.25%, 10/19/12

     4,179,600   
101,436,000  

General Electric Capital Corp., 5.88%, 2/15/12

     103,389,242   
70,946,000  

General Electric Capital Corp., 6.00%, 6/15/12

     73,647,844   
31,304,000  

John Deere Capital Corp., 7.00%, 3/15/12

     32,238,338   
50,000,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 0.27%, 5/21/12(d)

     50,010,782   
12,824,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 0.39%, 2/22/12(d)

     12,826,613   
31,688,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 0.44%, 2/1/12(d)

     31,705,523   
9,000,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 0.48%, 12/21/11(d)

     9,001,832   
50,860,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 0.51%, 11/28/11(d)

     50,872,903   
8,700,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.50%, 1/15/12

     8,797,307   

 

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Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  
$  98,171,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.35%, 2/1/12      $   99,712,016   
31,321,000   JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.95%, 8/10/12      32,997,035   
35,000,000   Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 0.45%, 11/1/11(d)      35,002,751   
40,000,000   NGSP, Inc., 0.63%, 6/1/46(d)      40,000,000   
15,100,000   Racetrac Capital LLC, 0.63%, 9/1/20(d)      15,100,000   
9,660,000   Ring-Missouri LP, 1.05%, 9/1/18(d)      9,660,000   
10,790,000   Schlitz Park Associates II LP, 0.18%, 12/1/21(d)      10,790,000   
15,175,000   SF Tarns LLC, 0.68%, 1/1/28(d)      15,175,000   
75,000,000   Twins Ballpark LLC, 0.22%, 10/1/34(a)(d)      75,000,000   
    

 

 

 
       980,199,551   
    

 

 

 

Health Care — 0.42%

  

11,565,000   The Portland Clinic LLP, 0.32%, 11/20/33(d)      11,565,000   
40,400,000   Sanofi-Aventis, 0.30%, 3/28/12(d)      40,409,932   
    

 

 

 
       51,974,932   
    

 

 

 

Industrials — 0.03%

  

4,000,000   3M Co., 4.50%, 11/1/11      4,013,130   
    

 

 

 

Information Technology — 0.08%

  

10,300,000   International Business Machines Corp., 0.30%, 11/4/11(d)      10,300,684   
    

 

 

 

Insurance — 2.43%

  

85,070,000   Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 0.45%, 2/10/12(d)      85,126,824   
200,000,000   Metropolitan Life Global Funding, Series I, 0.41%, 7/6/12(a)(d)      200,000,000   
18,210,000   Metropolitan Life Global Funding, Series I, 5.13%, 11/9/11(a)      18,295,491   
    

 

 

 
       303,422,315   
    

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

     2,683,674,709   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $2,683,674,709)

  

Municipal Bonds — 13.36%

  

California — 3.37%

  

55,450,000   Abag Finance Authority For Nonprofit Corps. Revenue, Series A, 0.15%, 12/15/37, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(d)      55,450,000   
67,220,000   California Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series B, 0.12%, 2/1/35, (LOC: Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae)(d)      67,220,000   
35,425,000   California Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series F, 0.12%, 2/1/37, (LOC: Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae)(d)      35,425,000   
83,435,000   California Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series F, 0.12%, 2/1/38, (LOC: Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae)(d)      83,435,000   
5,000,000   California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue, Floaters Series 2114, 0.21%, 9/1/46(d)      5,000,000   
1,603,000   County of San Bernardino Refunding Program COP, Series B, 0.35%, 3/1/17, (LOC: Bank of America NA)(d)      1,603,000   
7,870,000   San Francisco City & County Housing Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.17%, 9/1/49, (LOC: Citibank NA)(d)      7,870,000   

 

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Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$30,000,000  

University of California Pension Funding Revenue, Series Y1, 0.30%, 7/1/12(d)

     $  30,000,000   
90,000,000  

University of California TECP, 0.14%, 10/12/11(b)

     89,996,850   
45,000,000  

University of California TECP, 0.23%, 1/9/12(b)

     44,971,825   
    

 

 

 
       420,971,675   
    

 

 

 

Connecticut — 0.33%

  
40,775,000  

Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Revenue, 0.20%, 5/1/41(d)

     40,775,000   
    

 

 

 

Georgia — 0.28%

  
34,440,000   Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Development Authority Revenue, Series B, 0.22%, 6/1/28, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(d)      34,440,000   
    

 

 

 

Indiana — 0.13%

  
15,625,000   Indiana Finance Authority Indiana University Health Refunding Revenue, Series J, 0.18%, 3/1/33, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank)(d)      15,625,000   
    

 

 

 

Kentucky — 0.01%

  
660,000   Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board Refunding Revenue, Series C, 0.61%, 7/1/33, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank)(d)      660,000   
    

 

 

 

Louisiana — 0.25%

  
31,575,000   Parish of Saint James Texaco Project Refunding Revenue, Series B, 0.09%, 7/1/12(d)      31,575,000   
    

 

 

 

Maryland — 0.08%

  
10,475,000   Montgomery County Housing Opportunites Commission Refunding Revenue, Series D, 0.22%, 7/1/39, (LOC: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac)(d)      10,475,000   
    

 

 

 

Michigan — 0.20%

  
25,000,000   Michigan Finance Authority Taxable School Loan Refunding Revenue, 0.19%, 9/1/50, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(d)      25,000,000   
    

 

 

 

Mississippi — 0.22%

  
27,500,000  

Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA Inc. Project Revenue, Series I, 0.08%, 11/1/35(d)

     27,500,000   
475,000   Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Refunding Revenue, Series B, 0.36%, 10/1/31, (LOC: Bank of America NA)(d)      475,000   
    

 

 

 
       27,975,000   
    

 

 

 

Nebraska — 0.08%

  
10,000,000  

Nebraska Investment Finance Authority Multi Family Housing Revenue, Series A, 0.18%, 10/1/42, (LOC: Citibank

NA)(d)

     10,000,000   
    

 

 

 

New York — 1.90%

  
9,895,000  

New York City Capital Resources Corp. Nursing Home Revenue, Series B, 0.28%, 1/1/37, (LOC: Bank of America

NA)(d)

     9,895,000   

 

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Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$23,375,000   New York City Capital Resources Corp. Nursing Home Revenue, Series B-1, 0.28%, 7/1/37, (LOC: Bank of America NA)(d)      $    23,375,000   
40,875,000   New York City Housing Development Corp. Multi Family Housing Revenue, Series B, 0.18%, 4/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(d)      40,875,000   
23,390,000   New York State Housing Finance Agency 320 West 38th St. Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.12%, 5/1/42, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(d)      23,390,000   
40,500,000   New York State Housing Finance Agency 320 West 38th St. Refunding Revenue, Series B, 0.12%, 5/1/42, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(d)      40,500,000   
16,400,000   New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue, West 37th St. Project, Series B, 0.15%, 5/1/42, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(d)      16,400,000   
83,510,000   New York State Urban Development Corp. State Personal Income Tax Revenue, 0.65%, 12/15/11      83,510,000   
    

 

 

 
       237,945,000   
    

 

 

 

Ohio — 0.18%

  

9,680,000   City of Grove Multi Family Housing Regency Arms Apartment Revenue, 0.23%, 6/15/30, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(d)      9,680,000   
12,500,000   Ohio State Higher Educational Facilities Refunding Revenue, Series B, 0.21%, 5/1/42, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(d)      12,500,000   
    

 

 

 
       22,180,000   
    

 

 

 

Pennsylvania — 0.92%

  

40,900,000   Blair County Industrial Development Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.19%, 10/1/28, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(d)      40,900,000   
20,855,000   City of Reading Refunding GO, Series D, 0.22%, 11/1/32, (LOC:Wells Fargo Bank)(d)      20,855,000   
19,990,000   Derry Township Industrial & Commercial Development Authority Revenue, 0.19%, 11/1/30, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(d)      19,990,000   
33,400,000   Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Revenue, 0.26%, 11/1/28, (LOC: Bank of America NA)(d)      33,400,000   
    

 

 

 
       115,145,000   
    

 

 

 

South Dakota — 0.43%

  

15,700,000   South Dakota Housing Development Authority Home Ownership Mortgage Revenue, Series C, 0.20%, 5/1/37(d)      15,700,000   
25,000,000   South Dakota Housing Development Authority Home Ownership Mortgage Revenue, Series G, 0.15%, 5/1/35(d)      25,000,000   
13,200,000   South Dakota Housing Development Authority Home Ownership Mortgage Revenue, Series I, 0.20%, 5/1/38(d)      13,200,000   
    

 

 

 
       53,900,000   
    

 

 

 

 

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Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   

Tennessee — 0.25%

  

$    19,600,000   Johnson City Health & Educational Facilities Board Revenue, Series B2, 0.19%, 7/1/33, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(d)    $     19,600,000   
11,500,000   Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board Revenue, 0.18%, 6/1/42, (LOC: Citibank NA)(d)      11,500,000   
    

 

 

 
       31,100,000   
    

 

 

 

Texas — 2.66%

  

44,010,000   City of Houston Utilities System Refunding Revenue, Series D-1, 0.21%, 5/15/34, (Credit Support: AGM), (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank)(d)      44,010,000   
200,000,000   JPMorgan Chase Putters Drivers Trust Cash Flow Management Revenue, Series 3944, 0.20%, 8/30/12(a)(d)      200,000,000   
25,000,000   JPMorgan Chase Putters Drivers Trust Cash Flow Management Revenue, Series 3964, 0.16%, 8/30/12(a)(d)      25,000,000   
6,645,000   Texas State Veteran’s Fund Refunding GO, Series I-C, 0.18%, 12/1/25(d)      6,645,000   
6,250,000   Texas State Veteran’s Fund Refunding GO, Series I-D, 0.18%, 6/1/20(d)      6,250,000   
18,685,000   Texas State Veteran’s Fund Refunding GO, Series II-C, 0.18%, 6/1/29(d)      18,685,000   
20,000,000   Texas State Veteran’s Housing GO, Series A-2, 0.19%, 12/1/29(d)      20,000,000   
12,315,000   Texas State Veteran’s Housing Refunding GO, 0.18%, 6/1/31, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank)(d)      12,315,000   
    

 

 

 
       332,905,000   
    

 

 

 

Utah — 0.07%

  

8,270,000   Ogden City Redevelopment Agency Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.22%, 6/1/31, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(d)      8,270,000   
    

 

 

 

Virginia — 1.79%

  

181,478,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Multi Family Housing Revenue, Series M017, Class A, 0.21%, 9/15/50, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(d)      181,478,000   
16,355,000   Newport News Industrial Development Authority Industrial Improvement Revenue, Series B, 0.22%, 7/1/31, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(d)      16,355,000   
25,605,000   Stafford County & Staunton Industrial Development Authority Revenue, Series B1, 0.26%, 12/1/28, (LOC: Bank of America NA)(d)      25,605,000   
    

 

 

 
       223,438,000   
    

 

 

 

Washington — 0.21%

  

26,300,000   Washington State Housing Finance Commission YMCA Greater Seattle Recreational Facility Revenue, 0.17%, 9/1/37, (LOC: Bank of America NA)(d)      26,300,000   
    

 

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds

     1,668,679,675   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $1,668,679,675)

  

 

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Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 7.60%

  

Fannie Mae — 0.61%

  

$   42,800,000  

0.21%, 11/1/11(d)

     $    42,792,932   
33,950,000  

0.35%, 5/1/12(d)

     33,880,355   
    

 

 

 
       76,673,287   
    

 

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank — 0.99%

  

18,080,000  

0.18%, 8/8/12(d)

     18,076,888   
16,265,000  

0.18%, 8/20/12(d)

     16,262,101   
88,525,000  

0.22%, 8/13/12(d)

     88,556,255   
    

 

 

 
       122,895,244   
    

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank — 3.80%

  

100,000,000  

0.13%, 7/25/12(d)

     100,000,000   
50,000,000  

0.16%, 7/25/12(d)

     50,000,000   
83,525,000  

0.17%, 10/4/11(d)

     83,525,000   
50,000,000  

0.17%, 11/3/11(d)

     50,000,000   
91,000,000  

0.88%, 8/22/12

     91,469,200   
100,000,000  

0.35%, 12/7/11

     99,995,598   
    

 

 

 
       474,989,798   
    

 

 

 

Freddie Mac — 2.20%

  

100,000,000  

0.18%, 12/21/11(d)

     100,009,009   
175,000,000  

0.17%, 12/29/11(d)

     175,017,158   
    

 

 

 
       275,026,167   
    

 

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     949,584,496   
    

 

 

 
(Cost $949,584,496)   

Repurchase Agreements — 4.20%

  

175,000,000   Citigroup Global, dated 9/30/11; due 10/3/11 at 0.11% with maturity value of $175,001,604 (fully collateralized by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae securities with maturity dates ranging from 11/1/25 to 10/1/40 at rates ranging from 4.00% to 5.50%)      175,000,000   
100,000,000   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, Smith. dated 9/30/11; due 10/3/11 at 0.08% with maturity value of $100,000,667 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae securities with maturity dates ranging from 8/1/41 to 9/1/41 at a rate of 4.50%)      100,000,000   
250,000,000   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, Smith. dated 9/30/11; due 10/3/11 at 0.08% with maturity value of $250,001,667 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities with maturity dates ranging from 2/1/26 to 10/1/41 at rates ranging from 3.50% to 6.50%)      250,000,000   
    

 

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

     525,000,000   
    

 

 

 
(Cost $525,000,000)   

 

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Prime Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Total Investments

   $ 12,362,123,722   

(Cost $12,362,123,722)(e) — 98.96%

  

 

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 1.04%

     129,752,707   
  

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $ 12,491,876,429   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Security has been deemed to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(b) Represents effective yield to maturity on date of purchase.
(c) Issuer is a U.S. branch of a foreign domiciled bank.
(d) Variable rate security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on September 30, 2011. The maturity date represents the actual maturity date. The security’s effective maturity resets periodically.
(e) Tax cost of securities is equal to book cost of securities.

Abbreviations used are defined below:

AGM - Assured Guaranty Municipal

COP - Certificate of Participation

FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

GO - General Obligation

LOC - Letter of Credit

STEP - Step Coupon Bond

TECP - Tax Exempt Commercial Paper

TLGP - Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program

See notes to financial statements.

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   

Asset Backed Commercial Paper — 1.75%

  

Finance - Diversified Domestic — 1.75%

  

$   50,000,000   Straight-A Funding LLC, 0.16%, 10/3/11, (LOC: Federal Financing Bank), (Credit Support: Department of Education)(a)(b)      $   50,000,000   
50,000,000   Straight-A Funding LLC, 0.16%, 10/4/11, (LOC: Federal Financing Bank), (Credit Support: Department of Education)(a)(b)      49,999,777   
    

 

 

 

 

Total Asset Backed Commercial Paper

     99,999,777   
    

 

 

 
(Cost $99,999,777)   

FDIC-TLGP Backed Corporate Bonds — 28.42%

  

Banks - Domestic — 14.35%

  

65,000,000  

American Express Bank FSB, 1.21%, 12/9/11(c)

     65,121,364   
57,308,000  

American Express Bank FSB, 3.15%, 12/9/11

     57,618,601   
2,740,000  

Bank of America Corp., 0.56%, 6/22/12(c)

     2,745,264   
25,000,000  

Bank of America Corp., 0.74%, 6/22/12(c)

     25,085,494   
163,350,000  

Bank of America Corp., 0.98%, 12/2/11(c)

     163,563,137   
28,750,000  

Bank of America Corp., 1.15%, 12/2/11(c)

     28,795,713   
18,015,000  

Bank of America Corp., 2.10%, 4/30/12

     18,213,173   
43,096,000  

Bank of America Corp., 3.13%, 6/15/12

     43,949,921   
20,280,000  

Citibank NA, 0.30%, 5/7/12(c)

     20,293,679   
22,198,000  

Citibank NA, 1.25%, 11/15/11

     22,221,659   
76,110,000  

Citibank NA, 1.88%, 5/7/12

     76,861,868   
3,890,000  

Citibank NA, 1.88%, 6/4/12

     3,931,994   
128,711,000  

Regions Bank, 3.25%, 12/9/11

     129,406,797   
9,500,000  

State Street Corp, 2.15%, 4/30/12

     9,608,233   
115,000,000  

Wells Fargo & Co., 1.19%, 12/9/11(c)

     115,193,224   
37,158,000  

Wells Fargo & Co., 3.00%, 12/9/11

     37,343,416   
    

 

 

 
       819,953,537   
    

 

 

 

Finance - Diversified Domestic — 14.07%

  

27,325,000  

Citigroup Funding, Inc., 0.58%, 4/30/12(c)

     27,392,216   
1,545,000  

Citigroup Funding, Inc., 0.67%, 3/30/12(c)

     1,548,013   
57,665,000  

Citigroup Funding, Inc., 2.13%, 4/30/12

     58,291,807   
123,577,000  

Citigroup Funding, Inc., 2.88%, 12/9/11

     124,170,253   
6,780,000  

General Electric Capital Corp., 0.22%, 5/8/12(c)

     6,781,399   
8,945,000  

General Electric Capital Corp., 0.54%, 3/12/12(c)

     8,956,613   
4,825,000  

General Electric Capital Corp., 1.27%, 12/9/11(c)

     4,834,045   
25,000,000  

General Electric Capital Corp., 2.20%, 6/8/12

     25,326,443   
42,850,000  

General Electric Capital Corp., 3.00%, 12/9/11

     43,068,371   
10,000,000  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 0.52%, 11/9/11(c)

     10,003,205   
3,810,000  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 0.55%, 3/15/12(c)

     3,815,030   
40,925,000  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 1.02%, 12/5/11(c)

     40,987,818   
70,000,000  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.25%, 6/15/12

     71,463,424   
55,650,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 0.48%, 6/15/12(c)

     55,774,954   
2,400,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 0.74%, 6/22/12(c)

     2,407,762   

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$68,500,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 0.98%, 12/2/11(c)

     $   68,589,223   
71,365,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.13%, 6/22/12

     72,318,237   
16,715,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.20%, 6/15/12

     16,939,528   
91,571,000  

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.13%, 12/1/11

     91,984,626   
30,000,000  

Morgan Stanley, 0.55%, 2/10/12(c)

     30,035,828   
3,435,000  

Morgan Stanley, 0.70%, 6/20/12(c)

     3,445,272   
7,500,000  

PNC Funding Corp., 0.45%, 4/1/12(c)

     7,510,040   
27,341,000  

PNC Funding Corp., 2.30%, 6/22/12

     27,753,616   
    

 

 

 
       803,397,723   
    

 

 

 

 

Total FDIC-TLGP Backed Corporate Bonds

     1,623,351,260   
    

 

 

 
(Cost $1,623,351,260)   

FHLB Backed Corporate Bonds — 0.30%

  

Finance - Diversified Domestic — 0.30%

  

13,165,000  

GFRE Holdings LLC, 0.25%, 12/1/49(c)

     13,165,000   
4,100,000  

Herman & Kittle Capital LLC, 0.18%, 2/1/37(c)

     4,100,000   
    

 

 

 

 

Total FHLB Backed Corporate Bonds

     17,265,000   
    

 

 

 
(Cost $17,265,000)   

U.S. Government Agency Backed Municipal Bonds — 10.68%

  

California — 1.74%

  

7,400,000   California Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series B, 0.16%, 8/1/36, (LOC: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac)(c)      7,400,000   
18,720,000   California Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series K, 0.12%, 8/1/34, (LOC: Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae)(c)      18,720,000   
14,600,000   California Statewide Community Development Agency Multifamily Revenue, 0.16%, 10/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(c)      14,600,000   
12,595,000   San Diego Housing Authority Hillside Garden Apartment Revenue, Series B, 0.17%, 1/15/35, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(c)      12,595,000   
20,800,000   San Francisco City & County Housing Authority City Heights Apartments Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.18%, 6/15/25, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(c)      20,800,000   
25,200,000   San Francisco City and County Redevelopment Agency Revenue, Series C, 0.12%, 6/15/34, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(c)      25,200,000   
    

 

 

 
       99,315,000   
    

 

 

 

Colorado — 2.00%

  

4,025,000   Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Refunding Revenue, Class I Series SF-1, 0.22%, 11/1/36, (LOC: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac)(c)      4,025,000   
25,200,000   Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Refunding Revenue, Class I, Series A2, 0.17%, 5/1/38, (LOC: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac)(c)      25,200,000   
26,200,000   Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Refunding Revenue, Class I, Series B1, 0.18%, 5/1/38, (LOC: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac)(c)      26,200,000   

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$ 16,360,000   Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Refunding Revenue, Class I, Series C1, 0.18%, 11/1/32, (LOC: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac)(c)      $    16,360,000   
13,600,000   Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Taxable Revenue, Class 1, Series A1, 0.17%, 11/1/37, (Credit Support: GO of Authority), (LOC: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac)(c)      13,600,000   
8,800,000   Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Taxable Revenue, Class 1, Series B1, 0.17%, 11/1/36, (LOC: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac)(c)      8,800,000   
8,800,000   Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Taxable Revenue, Class 1, Series C1, 0.17%, 11/1/36, (LOC: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac)(c)      8,800,000   
11,305,000   Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Taxable Revenue, Series B-1, 0.17%, 11/1/33, (LOC: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac)(c)      11,305,000   
    

 

 

 
       114,290,000   
    

 

 

 

Indiana — 0.49%

  

27,700,000   City of Indianapolis Lakeside Pointe & Fox Club Refunding Revenue, 0.14%, 11/15/37, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(c)      27,700,000   
    

 

 

 

Louisiana — 0.22%

  

12,600,000   Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.15%, 4/1/36, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(c)      12,600,000   
    

 

 

 

Michigan — 0.32%

  

9,435,000   Lansing Economic Development Corp. Parking Facility Improvement Revenue, 0.26%, 3/1/42, (LOC: Federal Home Loan Bank)(c)      9,435,000   
8,900,000   Michigan State Housing Development Authority Refunding Revenue, Series C, 0.18%, 6/1/39, (LOC: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac)(c)      8,900,000   
    

 

 

 
       18,335,000   
    

 

 

 

New York — 4.22%

  

14,205,000   New York City Housing Development Corp. First Avenue Development Revenue, Series A, 0.14%, 10/15/35, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(c)      14,205,000   
36,770,000   New York City Housing Development Corp. Multifamily Rental Housing Revenue, Series A, 0.11%, 11/15/19, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(c)      36,770,000   
52,490,000   New York State Dormitory Authority Nursing Home Improvements Revenue, Series A, 0.15%, 11/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(c)      52,490,000   
43,785,000   New York State Housing Finance Agency , Series A, 0.11%, 5/1/35, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(c)      43,785,000   
7,500,000  

New York State Housing Finance Agency 38 St. Revenue, Series B, 0.16%, 5/15/33, (Credit Support: Fannie

Mae)(c)

     7,500,000   
41,750,000   New York State Housing Finance Agency North End Revenue, Series A, 0.14%, 11/15/36, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(c)      41,750,000   
36,625,000   New York State Housing Finance Agency Refunding Revenue, 0.13%, 5/15/39, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(c)      36,625,000   

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$    8,000,000   New York State Housing Finance Agency W. 23 St. Revenue, Series B, 0.16%, 5/15/33, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(c)      $     8,000,000   
    

 

 

 
       241,125,000   
    

 

 

 

Tennessee — 0.14%

  

8,210,000   Shelby County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Revenue, 0.18%, 12/15/37, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(c)      8,210,000   
    

 

 

 

Virginia — 1.55%

  

54,970,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multi Family Housing Revenue, Series MO15, Class A, 0.21%, 5/15/46, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(c)      54,970,000   
33,495,000   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multi Family Housing Revenue, Series MO21, Class A, 0.21%, 6/15/36, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(c)      33,495,000   
    

 

 

 
       88,465,000   
    

 

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Backed Municipal Bonds

     610,040,000   
    

 

 

 
(Cost $610,040,000)   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 32.69%

  

Fannie Mae — 10.17%

  
58,229,000  

0.02%, 10/12/11(b)

     58,228,715   
69,377,000  

0.05%, 10/3/11(b)

     69,377,000   
35,124,000  

0.09%, 1/3/12(b)

     35,116,146   
50,000,000  

0.09%, 1/25/12(b)

     49,985,750   
27,150,000  

0.13%, 10/3/11(b)

     27,150,000   
37,415,000  

0.13%, 10/3/11(b)

     37,415,000   
59,529,000  

0.13%, 10/3/11(b)

     59,529,000   
52,080,000  

0.22%, 7/26/12(c)

     52,097,243   
113,030,700  

0.25%, 4/2/12(b)

     112,887,842   
79,143,000  

0.25%, 8/23/12(c)

     79,178,562   
    

 

 

 
       580,965,258   
    

 

 

 

Federal Farm Credit Bank — 4.74%

  
75,000,000  

0.16%, 8/1/12(c)

     74,994,093   
22,700,000  

0.17%, 11/23/11(c)

     22,701,258   
47,000,000  

0.17%, 8/15/12(c)

     46,987,654   
101,000,000  

0.25%, 5/14/12(c)

     101,050,813   
25,000,000  

0.32%, 12/16/11(b)

     24,983,555   
    

 

 

 
       270,717,373   
    

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Bank — 12.11%

  
3,950,000  

0.12%, 2/10/12(b)

     3,948,360   
50,000,000  

0.12%, 2/27/12

     49,997,327   
115,000,000  

0.13%, 7/25/12(c)

     115,000,000   
38,700,000  

0.15%, 3/23/12

     38,694,992   
50,000,000  

0.15%, 5/1/12

     49,984,848   
15,750,000  

0.16%, 10/21/11(c)

     15,750,000   
75,000,000  

0.16%, 7/25/12(c)

     75,000,000   

 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  
$165,000,000  

0.17%, 11/3/11(c)

   $ 165,000,000   
20,000,000  

0.19%, 10/6/11(c)

     20,000,291   
15,350,000  

0.25%, 7/25/12

     15,347,021   
15,000,000  

0.25%, 10/13/11(c)

     15,000,512   
50,000,000  

0.30%, 12/1/11

     49,994,711   
35,000,000  

0.35%, 12/7/11

     34,998,459   
42,900,000  

4.88%, 10/5/11

     42,911,546   
    

 

 

 
       691,628,067   
    

 

 

 

Freddie Mac — 5.54%

  

23,000,000  

0.08%, 1/13/12(c)

     22,995,458   
29,129,000  

0.14%, 2/2/12(c)

     29,127,144   
26,430,000  

0.15%, 1/11/12(c)

     26,430,678   
25,000,000  

0.17%, 12/29/11(c)

     25,002,451   
58,000,000  

0.18%, 12/21/11(c)

     58,005,155   
33,900,000  

0.19%, 2/10/12(c)

     33,897,552   
95,175,000  

0.21%, 5/11/12(c)

     95,201,937   
25,053,000  

5.13%, 7/15/12

     26,001,758   
    

 

 

 
       316,662,133   
    

 

 

 

Overseas Private Investment Corp. — 0.13%

  

1,400,000  

0.08%, 3/15/15(c)

     1,400,000   
5,942,649  

0.08%, 11/15/13(c)

     5,942,649   
    

 

 

 
       7,342,649   
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     1,867,315,480   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $1,867,315,480)

  

Repurchase Agreements — 26.17%

  

35,000,000   Barclays Capital Inc. dated 9/30/11; due 10/3/11 at 0.05% with maturity value of $35,000,146 (fully collateralized by US Treasury Inflation Notes with maturity dates ranging from 2/15/21 to 5/15/21 at rates ranging from 3.125% to 3.625%)      35,000,000   
220,000,000   BNP Paribas Securities Corp. dated 9/30/11; due 10/3/11 at 0.12% with maturity value of $220,002,200 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities with maturity dates ranging from 9/11/21 to 6/1/41 at rates ranging from 3.00% to 6.50%)      220,000,000   
225,000,000   Citigroup Global, dated 9/30/11; due 10/3/11 at 0.11% with maturity value of $225,002,062 (fully collateralized by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae securities with maturity dates ranging from 3/1/21 to 9/1/40 at rates ranging from 3.50% to 4.50%)      225,000,000   
75,000,000   Deutsche Bank AG dated 9/30/11; due 10/3/11 at 0.07% with maturity value of $75,000,437 (fully collateralized by a US Treasury Inflation Note with a maturity date of 9/30/13 at a rate of 0.125%)      75,000,000   

 

23


 

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U.S. Government Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  
$190,000,000   Goldman Sachs & Co. dated 9/30/11; due 10/3/11 at 0.04% with maturity value of $190,000,633 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Federal Home Loan Bank securities with maturity dates ranging from 3/23/12 to 7/15/37 at rates ranging from 1.125% to 6.25%)      $   190,000,000   
200,000,000   JP Morgan Securities dated 9/30/11; due 10/3/11 at 0.08% with maturity value of $200,001,333 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae securities with maturity dates ranging from 12/1/11 to 10/1/41 at rates ranging from 3.5% to 6.50%)      200,000,000   
100,000,000   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, Smith. dated 9/30/11; due 10/3/11 at 0.08% with maturity value of $100,000,667 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae securities with maturity dates ranging from 4/1/24 to 8/1/41 at rates ranging from 4.00% to 5.00%)      100,000,000   
450,000,000   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner, Smith. dated 9/30/11; due 10/3/11 at 0.08% with maturity value of $450,003,000 (fully collateralized by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities with maturity dates ranging from 7/1/25 to 6/1/41 at rates ranging from 3.00% to 5.00%)      450,000,000   
    

 

 

 

Total Repurchase Agreements

     1,495,000,000   
    

 

 

 
(Cost $1,495,000,000)   

Total Investments

     $5,712,971,517   
(Cost $5,712,971,517)(d) — 100.01%   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.01)%

     (529,116)   
    

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  

 

 

 

$5,712,442,401

 

  

    

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Security has been deemed to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(b) Represents effective yield to maturity on date of purchase.
(c) Variable rate security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on September 30, 2011. The maturity date represents the actual maturity date. The security’s effective maturity resets periodically.
(d) Tax cost of securities is equal to book cost of securities.

Abbreviations used are defined below:

FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

LOC - Letter of Credit

TLGP - Temporary Liquidity Guaranty Program

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

Municipal Bonds — 98.38%

  

Alabama — 0.88%

  

$10,890,000   Birmingham Waterworks Board Revenue, Series R-10412, 0.16%, 7/1/14, (Credit Support: BHAC, AGM)(a)(b)      $10,890,000   
    

 

 

 

Alaska — 1.21%

  

15,000,000   City of Anchorage Cash Flow Management GO, 1.50%, 12/29/11      15,042,731   
    

 

 

 

Arizona — 1.13%

  

3,060,000   Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority Gran Victoria Housing Revenue, Series A, 0.16%, 4/15/30, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      3,060,000   
5,200,000   Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority Valley of the Sun YMCA Refunding Revenue, 0.15%, 12/1/37, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      5,200,000   
5,700,000   Pima County Industrial Development Authority Delaware Military Academy Revenue, 0.16%, 9/1/38, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(b)      5,700,000   
    

 

 

 
       13,960,000   
    

 

 

 

California — 3.35%

  

10,000,000   California Affordable Housing Agency Revenue, Series A, 0.15%, 9/15/33, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      10,000,000   
6,300,000   California Statewide Communities Development Authority Refunding Revenue, Series R-11553, 0.16%, 11/15/32, (Credit Support: BHAC)(b)      6,300,000   
4,840,000   City of Berkeley Albany YMCA Refunding Revenue, 0.10%, 7/1/38, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank NA)(b)      4,840,000   
5,675,000  

City of Vacaville Sycamores Apartments Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.14%, 5/15/29, (Credit Support:

Fannie Mae)(b)

     5,675,000   
4,000,000  

County of Orange Harbor Pointe Refunding Revenue, Series D, 0.13%, 12/1/22, (Credit Support:

Freddie Mac)(b)

     4,000,000   
5,800,000   Padre Dam Municipal Water District Refunding COP, Series R-11792, 0.16%, 4/1/17(a)(b)      5,800,000   
4,900,000  

Sacramento County Housing Authority Refunding Revenue, Series C, 0.13%, 7/15/29, (Credit Support:

Fannie Mae)(b)

     4,900,000   
    

 

 

 
       41,515,000   
    

 

 

 

Colorado — 2.72%

  

3,170,000   Aurora Centretech Metropolitan District Refunding GO, Series C, 0.18%, 12/1/28, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      3,170,000   
6,510,000   Base Village Metropolitan District No. 2 GO, Series B, 0.18%, 12/1/38, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      6,510,000   
1,250,000   Colorado Health Facilities Authority Arapahoe Housing Project Revenue, Series A,, 0.25%, 4/1/24, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      1,250,000   
5,800,000   Colorado Health Facilities Authority Crossroads Maranatha Project Refunding Revenue, 0.14%, 12/1/43, (LOC: U.S Bank NA)(b)      5,800,000   
5,000,000   Commerce City Northern Infrastructure General Improvement District GO, 0.18%, 12/1/28, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      5,000,000   

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  
$   3,475,000   County of Pitkin Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.17%, 12/1/24, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      $   3,475,000   
5,125,000   Gateway Regional Metropolitan District Refunding GO, 0.25%, 12/1/37, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      5,125,000   
2,880,000   Meridian Ranch Metropolitan District Refunding GO, 0.18%, 12/1/38, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      2,880,000   
485,000   Parker Automotive Metropolitan District GO, 0.18%, 12/1/34, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      485,000   
    

 

 

 
       33,695,000   
    

 

 

 

Connecticut — 0.59%

  

7,325,000   Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Refunding Revenue, Series G, 0.45%, 11/15/11, (Credit Support: GO of Authority)(b)      7,325,000   
    

 

 

 

District Of Columbia — 1.91%

  

4,195,000   District of Columbia Children’s Defense Fund Refunding Revenue, 0.25%, 4/1/22, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      4,195,000   
1,600,000   District of Columbia Internships and Academic Revenue, 0.15%, 7/1/36, (LOC: Branch Banking & Trust)(b)      1,600,000   
4,500,000   District of Columbia Jesuit Conference Revenue, 0.16%, 10/1/37, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(b)      4,500,000   
3,980,000   District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority Refunding Revenue, Putters Series 3022, 0.18%, 4/1/16, (Credit Support: Assured GTY)(b)      3,980,000   
9,360,000   District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority Refunding Revenue, Series R-11623, 0.17%, 4/1/29, (Credit Support: Assured GTY), Callable 10/1/18 @ 100(a)(b)      9,360,000   
    

 

 

 
       23,635,000   
    

 

 

 

Florida — 5.98%

  

2,605,000   Collier County Industrial Development Authority Revenue, 0.46%, 12/1/26, (LOC: Bank of America NA)(b)      2,605,000   
15,000,000   County of Palm Beach Pine Crest Preparatory Refunding Revenue, 0.26%, 6/1/38, (LOC: Bank of America NA)(b)      15,000,000   
11,000,000   Highlands County Health Facilities Authority Refunding Revenue, Series C, 0.12%, 11/15/26, (LOC: PNC Bank)(b)      11,000,000   
4,000,000   Hillsborough County TECP, 0.11%, 10/13/11, (LOC: State Street Bank & Trust)(c)      4,000,000   
4,000,000   Hillsborough County TECP, 0.21%, 11/3/11, (LOC: State Street Bank & Trust)(c)      4,000,000   
5,245,000  

JP Morgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust Seminole County Sales Tax Refunding Revenue, Series 3438Z, 0.18%,

4/1/27(a)(b)

     5,245,000   
2,225,000   JP Morgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust Tampa Water Revenue, Series 3617, 0.18%, 10/1/25(a)(b)      2,225,000   
6,835,000   Marion County Industrial Development Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.16%, 11/15/32, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      6,835,000   
4,955,000   Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority Revenue, 0.36%, 9/1/29, (LOC: Bank of America NA)(b)      4,955,000   
4,500,000   Orange County Health Facilities Authority Refunding Revenue, Series E, 0.14%, 10/1/26, (LOC: Branch Banking & Trust)(b)      4,500,000   

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  
$  8,715,000   Orange County Housing Finance Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.17%, 6/1/25, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      $   8,715,000   
4,995,000   Tallahassee Energy System Revenue, Putters Series 2069Z, 0.18%, 4/1/15, (Credit Support: NATL-RE)(b)      4,995,000   
    

 

 

 
       74,075,000   
    

 

 

 

Georgia — 4.60%

  

7,215,000   Clayton County Housing Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.16%, 9/1/26, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      7,215,000   
15,000,000   Cobb County Cash Flow Management GO, 1.25%, 12/30/11      15,034,231   
7,985,000   Cobb County Development Authority Refunding Revenue, Series B, 0.15%, 7/1/34, (LOC: Branch Banking & Trust)(b)      7,985,000   
4,755,000   Cobb County Housing Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.15%, 3/1/24, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(b)      4,755,000   
9,135,000   Fulton County Development Authority Revenue, 0.26%, 4/1/34, (LOC: Bank of America NA)(b)      9,135,000   
4,915,000  

Fulton County Development Authority School Improvement Revenue, 0.15%, 8/1/35, (LOC: Branch Banking &

Trust)(b)

     4,915,000   
7,925,000   Marietta Housing Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.16%, 7/1/24, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      7,925,000   
    

 

 

 
       56,964,231   
    

 

 

 

Illinois — 4.23%

  

7,400,000   Illinois Development Finance Authority YMCA Metro Chicago Project Refunding Revenue, 0.15%, 6/1/29, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank)(b)      7,400,000   
3,300,000   Illinois Finance Authority Cultural Pool Revenue, 0.19%, 12/1/25, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank)(b)      3,300,000   
9,645,000   Illinois Finance Authority Dominican University Revenue, 0.15%, 3/1/36, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank)(b)      9,645,000   
3,930,000   Illinois Finance Authority Garrett Evangelical Project Refunding Revenue, 0.16%, 6/1/40, (LOC: First Midwest Trust Co., Federal Home Loan Bank)(b)      3,930,000   
4,995,000   Illinois Finance Authority Revenue, Putters Series 2967, 0.18%, 2/15/16, (Credit Support: Assured GTY)(b)      4,995,000   
16,100,000   Illinois Finance Authority Revenue, Series R-11624, 0.28%, 8/15/39, (Credit Support: Assured GTY), Callable 8/15/18 @ 100(a)(b)      16,100,000   
7,030,000  

Village of Channahon Morris Hospital Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.17%, 12/1/23, (LOC: U.S. Bank

NA)(b)

     7,030,000   
    

 

 

 
       52,400,000   
    

 

 

 

Indiana — 3.21%

  

6,180,000   City of South Bend Genesis Project Industrial Improvement Revenue, 0.19%, 4/1/33, (LOC: Citizens Bank of PA., Federal Home Loan Bank)(b)      6,180,000   
19,000,000   Indiana Bond Bank Advance Funding Program Cash Flow Management Revenue, Series A, 2.00%, 1/5/12      19,071,492   

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$  14,555,000  

Indiana Finance Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.17%, 3/1/36, (LOC: Branch Banking & Trust)(b)

     $   14,555,000   
    

 

 

 
       39,806,492   
    

 

 

 

Iowa — 1.92%

  

5,800,000   City of Urbandale Interstate Acres LP Refunding Revenue, 0.18%, 12/1/14, (LOC: Bankers Trust Co., Federal Home Loan Bank)(b)      5,800,000   
1,100,000   Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority Cash Flow Management Revenue, 2.00%, 5/18/12, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)      1,110,224   
7,440,000   Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority University & College Improvement Revenue, 0.16%, 10/1/33, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      7,440,000   
7,270,000   Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority University & College Revenue, 0.25%, 5/1/20, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      7,270,000   
2,150,000   Woodbury County Revenue, 0.25%, 11/1/16, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      2,150,000   
    

 

 

 
       23,770,224   
    

 

 

 

Kentucky — 1.45%

  

7,855,000   County of Warren Refunding Revenue, 0.21%, 4/1/37, (Credit Support: Assured GTY)(b)      7,855,000   
10,000,000   Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District Refunding Revenue, 2.00%, 3/1/12      10,046,726   
    

 

 

 
       17,901,726   
    

 

 

 

Louisiana — 1.05%

  

9,055,000   Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Revenue, Series A, 0.16%, 10/1/37, (LOC: First NBC Bank, Federal Home Loan Bank)(b)      9,055,000   
3,890,000   Shreveport Home Mortgage Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.16%, 2/15/23, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      3,890,000   
    

 

 

 
       12,945,000   
    

 

 

 

Massachusetts — 1.29%

  

12,000,000   Commonwealth of Massachusetts Central Artery Highway Improvements GO, Series B, 0.11%, 12/1/30(b)      12,000,000   
4,000,000   Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency Refunding Revenue, 0.15%, 12/1/24, (LOC: TD Bank NA)(b)      4,000,000   
    

 

 

 
       16,000,000   
    

 

 

 

Michigan — 1.02%

  

12,475,000   Michigan Finance Authority Cash Flow Management Revenue, Series C-1, 2.00%, 8/20/12, (Credit Support: State Appropriation)      12,634,787   
    

 

 

 

Minnesota — 9.94%

  

1,825,000   City of Bloomington Refunding Revenue, Series A1, 0.20%, 11/15/32, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      1,825,000   
8,350,000   City of Burnsville Southwind Apartments Project Refunding Revenue, 0.18%, 1/1/35, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(b)      8,350,000   

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$  12,235,000   City of Inver Grove Heights Refunding Revenue, 0.18%, 5/15/35, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      $   12,235,000   
1,200,000   City of Minnetonka Refunding Revenue, 0.18%, 11/15/31, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      1,200,000   
13,250,000   City of Oak Park Heights Refunding Revenue, 0.18%, 11/1/35, (Credit Support: Freddie Mac)(b)      13,250,000   
5,565,000   City of Saint Louis Park Westwind Apartments Project Refunding Revenue, 0.18%, 9/15/33, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      5,565,000   
1,210,000   City of Spring Lake Park Refunding Revenue, 0.18%, 2/15/33, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      1,210,000   
4,265,000   Elk River Independent School District No. 728 Refunding GO, Series A, 5.00%, 2/1/12, (Credit Support: School District Credit Program)      4,329,266   
15,000,000   JPMorgan Chase Putters Drivers Trust GO, Series 3955 Minneapolis St. Paul Met Council GO, 0.15%, 9/1/13(a)(b)      15,000,000   
9,320,000   Midwest Consortium of Municipal Utilities Refunding Revenue, Series B, 0.15%, 10/1/35, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      9,320,000   
6,730,000  

Minneapolis & St Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue, Series B, 0.15%, 8/15/25, (Credit

Support: AGM)(b)

     6,730,000   
8,000,000   Rochester Health Care Facilities TECP, 0.12%, 10/5/11, (Credit Support: Mayo Clinic Foundation)(c)      8,000,000   
11,000,000   Rochester Health Care Facilities TECP, 0.12%, 10/5/11, (Credit Support: Mayo Clinic Foundation)(c)      11,000,000   
10,000,000   Rochester Health Care Facilities TECP, 0.15%, 12/1/11, (Credit Support: Mayo Clinic Foundation)(c)      10,000,000   
11,000,000   St. Francis Independent School District No 15 Cash Flow Management GO, Series 2011A, 1.00%, 9/12/12, (Credit Support: School District Credit Program)      11,067,087   
2,040,000   St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority Revenue, Series A, 0.15%, 5/1/27, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      2,040,000   
1,930,000   St. Paul Independent School District No. 625 Refunding GO, Series C, 4.00%, 2/1/12, (Credit Support: School District Credit Program)      1,952,718   
    

 

 

 
       123,074,071   
    

 

 

 

Mississippi — 3.71%

  

7,140,000   Mississippi Business Finance Corp. King Edward Hotel Project Revenue, 0.16%, 5/1/39, (LOC: Capital One NA, Federal Home Loan Bank)(b)      7,140,000   
15,000,000   Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA Inc. Project Revenue, Series B, 0.08%, 12/1/30(b)      15,000,000   
10,200,000   Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA Inc. Project Revenue, Series B, 0.10%, 12/1/30(b)      10,200,000   
5,500,000   Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA Inc. Project Revenue, Series F, 0.09%, 12/1/30(b)      5,500,000   
8,100,000   Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Chevron USA Inc. Project Revenue, Series H, 0.09%, 11/1/35(b)      8,100,000   
    

 

 

 
       45,940,000   
    

 

 

 

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   

Missouri — 0.16%

  

$  2,000,000   St. Charles County Industrial Development Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.16%, 2/1/29, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      $   2,000,000   
    

 

 

 

Montana — 0.94%

  

11,700,000   Montana Board of Investments Public Improvements Revenue, 0.48%, 3/1/35(b)      11,700,000   
    

 

 

 

Nebraska — 0.48%

  

6,000,000   Madison County Hospital Authority No. 1 Revenue, Series B, 0.15%, 7/1/33, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      6,000,000   
    

 

 

 

New Jersey — 2.53%

  

18,500,000   New Jersey Economic Development Authority Diocese of Metuchen Project Refunding Revenue, 0.28%, 9/1/30, (LOC: Bank of America NA)(b)      18,500,000   
12,895,000   New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.12%, 7/1/33, (LOC: TD Bank NA)(b)      12,895,000   
    

 

 

 
       31,395,000   
    

 

 

 

New York — 10.07%

  

7,200,000   City of New York GO, Sub-Series A-4, 0.12%, 8/1/31, (LOC: Bank of Nova Scotia)(b)      7,200,000   
25,000,000   City of New York Refunding GO, Sub-Series C-5, 0.12%, 8/1/20, (LOC: BNY Mellon)(b)      25,000,000   
2,900,000   Erie County Industrial Development Agency Revenue, Putters Series 2090, 0.17%, 5/1/15, (Credit Support: AGM)(b)      2,900,000   
15,000,000   Metropolitan Transportation Authority TECP, 0.17%, 11/7/11, (LOC: Citibank NA)(c)      15,000,000   
5,000,000   Nassau Health Care Corp. Refunding Revenue, 0.12%, 8/1/29, (Credit Support: County GTY), (LOC: TD Bank NA)(b)      5,000,000   
4,475,000   New York City Industrial Development Agency College Improvement Revenue, Series B, 0.14%, 6/1/36, (Credit Support: Radian), (LOC: TD Bank NA)(b)      4,475,000   
5,000,000   New York Liberty Development Corp. World Trade Center Project Revenue, Series A-1, 0.42%, 1/19/12(b)      5,000,000   
6,000,000   New York Liberty Development Corp. World Trade Center Project Revenue, Series A-2, 0.35%, 12/1/49(b)      6,000,000   
22,900,000   New York State Dormitory Authority Refunding Revenue, Series D, 0.12%, 7/1/31, (LOC: TD Bank NA)(b)      22,900,000   
3,800,000   New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue, 0.12%, 7/1/38, (LOC: TD Bank NA)(b)      3,800,000   
27,400,000   New York State Energy Research & Development Authority Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.35%, 8/1/15, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      27,400,000   
    

 

 

 
       124,675,000   
    

 

 

 

North Carolina — 1.22%

  

2,100,000  

North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency Refunding Revenue, 0.15%, 7/1/19, (LOC: Branch

Banking & Trust)(b)

     2,100,000   

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$  12,995,000   North Carolina Municipal Power Agency No. 1 Catawba Revenue, Series R-211, 0.17%, 8/1/12, (Credit Support: BHAC)(b)      $   12,995,000   
    

 

 

 
       15,095,000   
    

 

 

 

Ohio — 0.19%

  

2,400,000   County of Lucas Cash Flow Management GO, Series 1, 1.00%, 7/19/12      2,408,505   
    

 

 

 

Oregon — 0.39%

  

4,850,000   Clackamas County Hospital Facility Authority Legacy Health Systems Revenue, Series B, 0.13%, 6/1/37, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      4,850,000   
    

 

 

 

Pennsylvania — 9.50%

  

8,900,000   Allegheny County Higher Education Building Authority Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.16%, 3/1/38, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(b)      8,900,000   
7,500,000   Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority Revenue, Series A, 0.16%, 6/1/30, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(b)      7,500,000   
4,735,000   Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority Revenue, 0.16%, 6/1/38, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(b)      4,735,000   
12,575,000   Butler County General Authority Iroquois School District Project Refunding Revenue, 0.22%, 8/1/31, (Credit Support: AGM)(b)      12,575,000   
10,425,000   Butler County General Authority South Park School District Project Refunding Revenue, 0.22%, 8/1/27, (Credit Support: AGM)(b)      10,425,000   
5,000,000   Delaware County Industrial Development Authority General Electric Capital Refunding Revenue, Series G, 0.13%, 12/1/31(b)      5,000,000   
5,000,000   Delaware County Industrial Development Authority General Electric Capital Refunding Revenue, Series G, 0.13%, 12/1/31(b)      5,000,000   
3,850,000   Emmaus General Authority Revenue, 0.20%, 12/1/28, (Credit Support: AGM)(b)      3,850,000   
3,100,000   Emmaus General Authority Revenue, Series A11, 0.14%, 3/1/24, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      3,100,000   
4,700,000   Emmaus General Authority Revenue, Series F, 0.14%, 3/1/24, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      4,700,000   
8,155,000   JP Morgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust Refunding GO, Series 3405, 0.17%, 11/15/14, (Credit Support: AGM, State Aid Withholding)(a)(b)      8,155,000   
7,740,000   Luzerne County Convention Center Authority Revenue, Series A, 0.16%, 9/1/28, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(b)      7,740,000   
10,680,000   Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.14%, 6/1/33, (LOC: TD Bank NA)(b)      10,680,000   
3,930,000   Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Revenue, 0.16%, 12/1/31, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(b)      3,930,000   
3,100,000   Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilties Authority Gannon University Refunding Revenue, 0.16%, 5/1/15, (LOC: PNC Bank NA)(b)      3,100,000   
7,400,000   Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilties Authority Holy Family College Refunding Revenue, Series B, 0.16%, 12/1/32, (LOC: TD Bank NA)(b)      7,400,000   

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$  7,600,000   Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development Revenue, 0.25%, 12/1/37, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      $   7,600,000   
3,335,000   Shaler Area School District Refunding GO, 0.20%, 9/1/25, (Credit Support: AGM, State Aid Withholding)(b)      3,335,000   
    

 

 

 
       117,725,000   
    

 

 

 

Rhode Island — 0.25%

  

3,075,000   Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp. Refunding Revenue, 0.51%, 6/1/37, (LOC: Bank of America NA)(b)      3,075,000   
    

 

 

 

South Carolina — 2.64%

  

4,000,000   City of Columbia Water Improvements Revenue, 0.12%, 2/1/38, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      4,000,000   
6,500,000   County of Cherokee Revenue, 0.46%, 12/1/15, (LOC: Bank of America NA)(b)      6,500,000   
14,600,000  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.14%, 4/1/27, (LOC: Wells

Fargo Bank)(b)

     14,600,000   
3,400,000   South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority Revenue, 0.18%, 5/1/29, (LOC: Branch Banking & Trust)(b)      3,400,000   
4,250,000   South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority Revenue, 0.25%, 5/1/29, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      4,250,000   
    

 

 

 
       32,750,000   
    

 

 

 

South Dakota — 1.02%

  

12,640,000   City of Sioux Falls Sales Tax Revenue, Series 2057, 0.18%, 5/15/15(b)      12,640,000   
    

 

 

 

Tennessee — 0.16%

  

2,000,000   Hendersonville Industrial Development Board Refunding Revenue, 0.23%, 2/15/28, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      2,000,000   
    

 

 

 

Texas — 8.36%

  

2,685,000   Crawford Education Facilities Corp. Revenue, 0.17%, 6/1/18, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      2,685,000   
7,050,000   DeSoto Industrial Development Authority Caterpillar Refunding Revenue, 0.26%, 12/1/16(b)      7,050,000   
18,000,000   Harris County Cultural Educational Facilities TECP, 0.23%, 12/5/11, (Credit Support: Methodist Hospital)(c)      18,000,000   
8,000,000   Harris County Cultural Educational Facilities TECP, 0.25%, 12/5/11, (Credit Support: Methodist Hospital)(c)      8,000,000   
9,000,000   Harris County Cultural Educational Facilities TECP, 0.28%, 5/3/12, (Credit Support: Methodist Hospital)(c)      9,000,000   
5,060,000   Harris County Health Facilities Development Corp. Revenue, Series R-11404, 0.21%, 5/15/16, (Credit Support: Assured GTY)(b)      5,060,000   
4,075,000   Harris County Hospital District Refunding Revenue, Series R-12075, 0.17%, 8/15/15, (Credit Support: BHAC-CR, NATL-RE)(b)      4,075,000   
3,505,000   JP Morgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust Houston Community College GO, Series 3356, 0.18%, 2/15/12(a)(b)      3,505,000   

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$  4,060,000   Judson Independent School District School Improvements GO, Series R-11521, 0.21%, 2/1/31, (Credit Support: Assured GTY)(b)      $   4,060,000   
11,120,000   Lake Travis Independent School District Putters GO, Series 1882, 0.16%, 2/15/14, (Credit Support: PSF-GTD)(a)(b)      11,120,000   
10,000,000   Lower Colorado River Authority TECP, 0.13%, 10/4/11, (LOC: JPMorgan Chase, State Street Bank)(c)      10,000,000   
6,000,000   Lower Colorado River Authority TECP, 0.14%, 10/6/11, (LOC: Bank of America NA)(c)      6,000,000   
10,000,000   Lower Neches Valley Authority Industrial Development Corp. Exxon Mobil Project Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.09%, 11/1/29(b)      10,000,000   
5,050,000   Splendora Higher Education Facilities Corp. Revenue, Series A, 0.25%, 12/1/26, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      5,050,000   
    

 

 

 
       103,605,000   
    

 

 

 

Utah — 1.38%

  
5,000,000   County of Emery Refunding Revenue, 0.15%, 11/1/24, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      5,000,000   
635,000   County of Sanpete Revenue, 0.25%, 8/1/28, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      635,000   
3,700,000   Duchesne County School District Revenue, 0.25%, 6/1/21, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      3,700,000   
3,310,000   Ogden City Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation Revenue, Series A, 0.25%, 4/1/25, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      3,310,000   
4,435,000   Salt Lake County Housing Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.16%, 2/15/31, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(b)      4,435,000   
    

 

 

 
       17,080,000   
    

 

 

 

Vermont — 0.27%

  
3,300,000   Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency Springfield Project Refunding Revenue, Series A, 0.15%, 9/1/31, (LOC: TD Bank NA)(b)      3,300,000   
    

 

 

 

Virginia — 3.71%

  
7,160,000   JP Morgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust Virginia Housing Development Authority Revenue, Series 3313Z, 0.17%, 1/1/31, (Credit Support: GO of Authority)(b)      7,160,000   
6,560,000   Virginia Beach Development Authority Refunding Revenue, 0.25%, 7/1/33, (LOC: Bank of America NA)(b)      6,560,000   
12,955,000   Virginia College Building Authority Shenandoah University Project Refunding Revenue, 0.12%, 11/1/36, (LOC: Branch Banking & Trust)(b)      12,955,000   
19,275,000   Virginia Commonwealth University Nursing Home Improvement Revenue, Series C, 0.12%, 7/1/37, (LOC: Branch Banking & Trust)(b)      19,275,000   
    

 

 

 
       45,950,000   
    

 

 

 

Washington — 0.99%

  
4,995,000   JP Morgan Chase Putters/Drivers Trust Snohomish County School District No. 15 GO, Series 3542Z, 0.18%, 12/1/14, (Credit Support: School Board GTY)(a)(b)      4,995,000   

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$  6,315,000   Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Revenue, 0.46%, 8/1/26, (LOC: Bank of America NA)(b)      $   6,315,000   
900,000   Washington State Housing Finance Commission Revenue, 0.17%, 7/1/22, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      900,000   
    

 

 

 
       12,210,000   
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin — 3.60%

  
20,000,000   Eau Claire Area School District Cash Flow Management Revenue, 0.60%, 5/7/12      20,008,396   
8,040,000   Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, 0.25%, 6/1/28, (LOC: Wells Fargo Bank)(b)      8,040,000   
6,907,000   Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Series A, 0.15%, 9/1/19, (LOC: JP Morgan Chase Bank)(b)      6,907,000   
7,500,000   Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue, Series C, 0.14%, 4/1/28, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      7,500,000   
2,100,000   Wisconsin Municipalities Private School Finance Commission Revenue, 0.17%, 3/1/23, (LOC: U.S. Bank NA)(b)      2,100,000   
    

 

 

 
       44,555,396   
    

 

 

 

Wyoming — 0.33%

  
4,100,000   Sublette County Exxon Project Pollution Control Revenue, 0.10%, 11/1/14(b)      4,100,000   
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds

(Cost $1,218,688,163)

     1,218,688,163   
    

 

 

 

Shares

          

 

Investment Company — 0.41%

  
5,000,000   Goldman Sachs Financial Square Tax Free Money Market Fund      5,000,000   
    

 

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

(Cost $5,000,000)

     5,000,000   
    

 

 

 

 

Total Investments

(Cost $1,223,688,163)(d) — 98.79%

     $1,223,688,163   

 

Other assets in excess of liabilities — 1.21%

     15,050,162   
    

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

     $1,238,738,325   
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Security has been deemed to be liquid based on procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.
(b) Variable rate demand security. The rate reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments is the rate in effect on September 30, 2011. The maturity date represents the actual maturity date. The security’s effective maturity resets periodically.
(c) Represents effective yield to maturity on date of purchase.

 

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Tax-Free Money Market Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

(d) Tax cost of securities is equal to book cost of securities.

Abbreviations used are defined below:

AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal

BHAC – Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.

BHAC-CR – Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp. Custodial Receipts

COP – Certificate of Participation

GO – General Obligation

GTY – Guaranty

LOC – Letter of Credit

NATL-RE – Insured by National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

PSF-GTD – Permanent School Fund Guarantee

TECP – Tax Exempt Commercial Paper

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

     Prime
Money
Market Fund
    U.S. Government
Money

Market  Fund
     Tax-Free
Money
Market Fund
 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (cost $12,362,123,722; $5,712,971,517; $1,223,688,163 respectively)

   $    12,362,123,722*      $    5,712,971,517**       $    1,223,688,163   

Cash

     71,084,922        102,575,813         3,703,712   

Interest and dividends receivable

     20,853,295        10,504,344         994,407   

Receivable for investments sold

     44,998,526                10,530,000   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     195,639        157,197         104,985   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

     12,499,256,104        5,826,208,871         1,239,021,267   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities:

       

Distributions payable

     41,922        2,848         371   

Payable for investments purchased

     4,275,850        112,811,736           

Accrued expenses and other payables:

       

Investment advisory fees

     1,166,050        491,073         114,425   

Audit fees

     35,375        32,071         30,770   

Trustee fees

     20,735        7,514         1,808   

Distribution fees

     1,041,840        143,831         89,628   

Shareholder reports

     506,850        158,368         32,765   

Shareholder servicing fees

     111,261        50,336         1,613   

Transfer Agent fees

     7,648        2,074         2,230   

Other

     172,144        66,619         9,332   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     7,379,675        113,766,470         282,942   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 12,491,876,429      $ 5,712,442,401       $ 1,238,738,325   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist Of:

       

Capital

   $ 12,496,226,349      $ 5,712,393,013       $ 1,238,757,053   

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

     (1,031     3,719         (371

Accumulated net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions

     (4,348,889     45,669         (18,357
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 12,491,876,429      $ 5,712,442,401       $ 1,238,738,325   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets:

       

RBC Institutional Class 1

   $ 1,978,447,930      $ 1,580,115,508       $ 36,806,146   

RBC Institutional Class 2

     687,394,326        142,208,249         214,421,940   

RBC Investor Class

     3,199,411,361        980,831,774         167,380,470   

RBC Reserve Class

     5,032,106,287        1,747,756,962         520,404,926   

RBC Select Class

     1,594,516,525        1,261,529,908         299,724,843   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 12,491,876,429      $ 5,712,442,401       $ 1,238,738,325   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

 

     Prime
Money
Market Fund
     U.S. Government
Money

Market  Fund
     Tax-Free
Money
Market Fund
 

Shares Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value):

        

RBC Institutional Class 1

     1,978,335,441         1,580,085,050         36,819,928   

RBC Institutional Class 2

     687,368,058         142,204,083         214,496,248   

RBC Investor Class

     3,201,416,539         980,836,701         167,373,749   

RBC Reserve Class

     5,034,157,799         1,747,765,921         520,396,527   

RBC Select Class

     1,595,068,479         1,261,535,645         299,717,430   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     12,496,346,316         5,712,427,400         1,238,803,882   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Asset Values and Redemption Price per Share:

        

RBC Institutional Class 1

   $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

RBC Institutional Class 2

   $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

RBC Investor Class

   $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

RBC Reserve Class

   $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

RBC Select Class

   $ 1.00       $ 1.00       $ 1.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* $525,000,000 of which are repurchase agreements. See Schedule of Portfolio Investments for details.
** $1,495,000,000 of which are repurchase agreements. See Schedule of Portfolio Investments for details.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Operations

 

 

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2011

 

     Prime
Money
Market Fund
    U.S. Government
Money
Market Fund
    Tax-Free
Money
Market Fund
 

Investment Income:

      

Interest income

   $ 46,074,200      $ 11,780,772      $ 3,915,401   

Dividend income

                   13,091   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     46,074,200        11,780,772        3,928,492   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

      

Investment advisory fees

     15,058,668        5,375,703        1,444,345   

Distribution fees-RBC Institutional Class 2

     1,270,003        226,522        428,235   

Distribution fees-RBC Investor Class

     36,715,069        10,803,858        1,914,976   

Distribution fees-RBC Reserve Class

     47,646,091        15,782,335        5,433,387   

Distribution fees-RBC Select Class

     14,020,984        9,347,305        2,539,184   

Shareholder servicing fee-RBC Institutional Class 1

     1,746,930        611,148        23,125   

Accounting fees

     752,933        268,785        72,217   

Audit fees

     43,828        38,056        35,888   

Custodian fees

     183,775        75,532        16,590   

Insurance fees

     145,289        34,405        11,931   

Legal fees

     404,417        131,246        52,141   

Registration and filing fees

     366,682        208,348        187,121   

Shareholder reports

     641,432        144,697        35,381   

Transfer agent fees

     55,375        10,974        10,476   

Trustees’ fees

     355,313        128,552        34,659   

Other fees

     436,536        178,300        55,989   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before fee reductions

     119,843,325        43,365,766        12,295,645   

Expenses reduced by:

      

Shareholder Servicing Agent - Class Specific

            (69,620     (952

Distributor - Class Specific

     (79,928,067     (32,522,481     (8,575,827
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     39,915,258        10,773,665        3,718,866   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     6,158,942        1,007,107        209,626   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investment Transactions:

      

Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions

     364,928        78,276        (18,807
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 6,523,870      $ 1,085,383      $ 190,819   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

     Prime
Money Market Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 

From Investment Activities:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 6,158,942      $ 12,317,827   

Net realized gains from investment transactions

     364,928        27,903   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     6,523,870        12,345,730   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from Net Investment Income

    

RBC Institutional Class 1 Shareholders

     (4,715,323     (10,667,327

RBC Institutional Class 2 Shareholders

     (371,207     (560,839

RBC Investor Class Shareholders

     (367,403     (424,583

RBC Reserve Class Shareholders

     (529,673     (508,693

RBC Select Class Shareholders

     (175,336     (156,498
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

     (6,158,942     (12,317,940
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     55,383,518,080        74,870,072,315   

Distributions reinvested

     4,223,143        6,702,565   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (58,508,859,963     (74,621,293,370
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (3,121,118,740     255,481,510   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (3,120,753,812     255,509,300   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     15,612,630,241        15,357,120,941   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 12,491,876,429      $ 15,612,630,241   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   $ (1,031   $ (1,031
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Issued

     55,383,518,080        74,870,072,315   

Reinvested

     4,223,143        6,702,565   

Redeemed

     (58,508,859,963     (74,621,293,370
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     (3,121,118,740     255,481,510   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

     U.S. Government
Money Market Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 

From Investment Activities:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 1,007,107      $ 1,745,979   

Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions

     78,276        (24,157
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     1,085,383        1,721,822   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from Net Investment Income

    

RBC Institutional Class 1 Shareholders

     (591,712     (1,305,230

RBC Institutional Class 2 Shareholders

     (15,108     (13,758

RBC Investor Class Shareholders

     (108,071     (136,027

RBC Reserve Class Shareholders

     (175,362     (172,829

RBC Select Class Shareholders

     (116,852     (118,137
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

     (1,007,105     (1,745,981
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     11,731,772,486        16,226,059,737   

Distributions reinvested

     750,750        762,532   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (10,957,608,972     (16,471,038,573
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     774,914,264        (244,216,304
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     774,992,542        (244,240,463

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     4,937,449,859        5,181,690,322   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 5,712,442,401      $ 4,937,449,859   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Undistributed net investment income

   $ 3,719      $ 3,717   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Issued

     11,731,772,486        16,226,059,737   

Reinvested

     750,750        762,532   

Redeemed

     (10,957,608,972     (16,471,038,573
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     774,914,264        (244,216,304
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets (cont.)

 

 

 

     Tax-Free
Money Market Fund
 
     For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2011
    For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2010
 

From Investment Activities:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 209,626      $ 637,673   

Net realized gains (losses) from investment transactions

     (18,807     82,268   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     190,819        719,941   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from Net Investment Income

    

RBC Institutional Class 1 Shareholders

     (44,510     (302,641

RBC Institutional Class 2 Shareholders

     (53,846     (232,358

RBC Investor Class Shareholders

     (19,149     (22,371

RBC Reserve Class Shareholders

     (60,382     (51,543

RBC Select Class Shareholders

     (31,739     (29,008
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from Distributions of Net Investment Income

     (209,626     (637,921
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions from Net Realized Gains

    

RBC Institutional Class 1 Shareholders

     (2,490     (14,649

RBC Institutional Class 2 Shareholders

     (15,077     (33,271

RBC Investor Class Shareholders

     (9,193     (26,166

RBC Reserve Class Shareholders

     (30,785     (52,895

RBC Select Class Shareholders

     (14,254     (31,085
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from Distributions of Net Realized Gains

     (71,799     (158,066
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     1,612,678,587        2,744,497,706   

Distributions reinvested

     280,174        768,289   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (1,834,297,551     (2,210,973,743
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     (221,338,790     534,292,252   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (221,429,396     534,216,206   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     1,460,167,721        925,951,515   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 1,238,738,325      $ 1,460,167,721   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   $ (371   $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Issued

     1,612,678,587        2,744,496,351   

Reinvested

     280,174        768,289   

Redeemed

     (1,834,297,551     (2,210,973,743
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     (221,338,790     534,290,897   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Prime Money Market Fund    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

 

          Investment Activities     Distributions                 Ratios/Supplemental Data  
  Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)  on

Investments
    Total from
Investment
Activities
    Net
Investment
Income
    Total
Distributions
    Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Period
    Total
Return
    Net
Assets,
End of

Period
(millions)
    Ratio of Net
Expenses

to Average
Net Assets
    Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income  to
Average
Net Assets
    Ratio of
Expenses

to Average
Net
Assets*
 

RBC Institutional Class 1

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    $1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $1.00        0.13%        $1,978        0.17%        0.14%        0.17%(g)   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.19%        4,051        0.17%        0.19%        0.17%(g)   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    1.00        0.01(a)        (b)        0.01        (0.01)        (0.01)        1.00        0.95%        4,426        0.55%(f)        1.03%        0.55%   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    1.00        0.03(a)        (b)        0.03        (0.03)        (0.03)        1.00        3.02%        10,591        0.84%        2.94%        0.87%   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    1.00        0.05        (b)        0.05        (0.05)        (0.05)        1.00        4.69%        9,662        0.80%        4.59%        0.89%   

RBC Institutional Class 2

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    $1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $1.00        0.04%        $687        0.26%        0.04%        0.27%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.09%        830        0.27%        0.07%        0.27%(g)   

Period Ended September 30, 2009(e)

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.62%(c)        19        0.31%(d)        0.45%(d)        0.32%(d)   

RBC Investor Class

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    $1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $1.00        0.01%        $3,199        0.30%        0.01%        1.12%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.01%        3,995        0.35%        0.01%        1.13%   

Period Ended September 30, 2009(e)

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.15%(c)        4,659        0.91%(d)        0.16%(d)        1.19%(d)   

RBC Reserve Class

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    $1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $1.00        0.01%        $5,032        0.29%        0.01%        1.01%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.01%        5,165        0.35%        0.01%        1.03%   

Period Ended September 30, 2009(e)

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.22%(c)        4,870        0.83%(d)        0.24%(d)        1.08%(d)   

RBC Select Class

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    $1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $1.00        0.01%        $1,595        0.29%        0.01%        0.92%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.01%        1,572        0.35%        0.01%        0.92%   

Period Ended September 30, 2009(e)

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.27%(c)        1,383        0.77%(d)        0.29%(d)        0.97%(d)   

 

* During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

(a)    

(b)    

(c)    

 

Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.

Not annualized.

 

(f)    

  Beginning November 21, 2008, the net operating expenses were contractually limited to 0.20% of average daily net assets. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets represents a blended percentage for the year ended September 30, 2009.

(d)    

  Annualized.  

(g)    

  There were no waivers or reimbursements during the period.

(e)    

  For the period from November 21, 2008 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2009.    

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

U.S. Government Money Market Fund    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

          Investment Activities     Distributions                 Ratios/Supplemental Data  
    Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain  (Loss)

on
Investments
    Total from
Investment
Activities
    Net
Investment
Income
    Total
Distributions
    Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Period
    Total
Return
    Net
Assets,
End of

Period
(millions)
    Ratio of Net
Expenses

to Average
Net Assets
    Ratio of
Net
Investment
Income  to
Average
Net Assets
    Ratio of
Expenses

to Average
Net
Assets*
 

RBC Institutional Class 1

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    $1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $1.00        0.05%        $1,580        0.17%        0.05%        0.17%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.11%        662        0.17%        0.11%        0.17%(g)   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    1.00        0.01(a)        (b)        0.01        (0.01)        (0.01)        1.00        0.73%        848        0.49%(f)        0.98%        0.49%(g)   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    1.00        0.03(a)        (b)        0.03        (0.03)        (0.03)        1.00        2.70%        3,266        0.72%        2.51%        0.72%(g)   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    1.00        0.04        (b)        0.04        (0.04)        (0.04)        1.00        4.56%        1,393        0.76%        4.47%        0.76%(g)   

RBC Institutional Class 2

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    $1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $1.00        0.01%        $142        0.20%        0.01%        0.27%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.02%        124        0.27%        0.02%        0.27%   

Period Ended September 30, 2009(e)

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.44%(c)        14        0.30%(d)        0.56%(d)        0.30%(d)   

RBC Investor Class

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    $1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $1.00        0.01%        $981        0.21%        0.01%        1.12%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.01%        1,260        0.27%        0.01%        1.13%   

Period Ended September 30, 2009(e)

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.11%(c)        1,372        0.65%(d)        0.07%(d)        1.17%(d)   

RBC Reserve Class

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    $1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $1.00        0.01%        $1,748        0.21%        0.01%        1.02%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.01%        1,752        0.27%        0.01%        1.03%   

Period Ended September 30, 2009(e)

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.14%(c)        1,714        0.65%(d)        0.15%(d)        1.06%(d)   

RBC Select Class

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

    $1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $1.00        0.01%        $1,262        0.21%        0.01%        0.92%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.01%        1,139        0.27%        0.01%        0.93%   

Period Ended September 30, 2009(e)

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.17%(c)        1,233        0.63%(d)        0.18%(d)        0.95%(d)   

 

* During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

(a)    

(b)    

(c)    

 

Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average daily shares method.

Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.

Not annualized.

 

(f)    

  Beginning November 21, 2008, the net operating expenses were contractually limited to 0.20% of average daily net assets. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets represents a blended percentage for the year ended September 30, 2009.

(d)    

  Annualized.  

(g)    

 

Therewere no waivers or reimbursements during the period.

(e)    

  For the period from November 21, 2008 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2009.    

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Tax-Free Money Market Fund    (Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

 

 

          Investment Activities     Distributions                 Ratios/Supplemental Data  
    Net
Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized/
Unrealized
Gain(Loss)
on
Investments
    Total from
Investment
Activities
    Net
Investment
Income
    Net
Realized
Gains
    Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Period
    Total
Return
    Net
Assets,
End of
Period
(millions)
    Ratio of Net
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets
    Ratio of Net
Investment
Income(Loss)
to Average
Net Assets
    Ratio of
Expenses to
Average Net
Assets*
 

RBC Institutional Class 1

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

  $ 1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $1.00        0.09%        $37        0.18%        0.10%        0.19%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.25%        71        0.18%        0.22%        0.18%(g)   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

    1.00        0.01(a)        (b)        0.01        (0.01)               1.00        0.74%        51        0.71%(f)        1.49%        0.71%   

Year Ended September 30, 2008

    1.00        0.02(a)        (b)        0.02        (0.02)               1.00        1.95%        904        0.80%        1.90%        0.84%   

Year Ended September 30, 2007

    1.00        0.03        (b)        0.03        (0.03)               1.00        3.00%        841        0.70%        2.96%        0.84%   

RBC Institutional Class 2

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

  $ 1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $1.00        0.02%        $214        0.26%        0.02%        0.29%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.15%        282        0.28%        0.09%        0.28%   

Period Ended September 30, 2009(e)

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)               1.00        0.41%(c)        (h)        0.34%(d)        0.45%(d)        0.34%(d)   

RBC Investor Class

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

  $ 1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $1.00        0.02%        $167        0.26%        0.01%        1.14%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.02%        210        0.42%        0.01%        1.15%   

Period Ended September 30, 2009(e)

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)               1.00        0.04%(c)        202        0.76%(d)        0.03%(d)        1.19%(d)   

RBC Reserve Class

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

  $ 1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $1.00        0.02%        $520        0.26%        0.01%        1.04%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.02%        612        0.40%        0.01%        1.04%   

Period Ended September 30, 2009(e)

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)               1.00        0.06%(c)        432        0.74%(d)        0.05%(d)        1.09%(d)   

RBC Select Class

                       

Year Ended September 30, 2011

  $ 1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        $1.00        0.02%        $300        0.26%        0.01%        0.93%   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        (b)        1.00        0.02%        286        0.40%        0.01%        0.94%   

Period Ended September 30, 2009(e)

    1.00        (a)(b)        (b)        (b)        (b)               1.00        0.11%(c)        242        0.68%(d)        0.10%(d)        0.99%(d)   

 

*   During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
(a)   Per share net investment income has been calculated using the average daily shares method.   (f)   Beginning November 21, 2008, the net operating expenses were contractually limited to 0.20% of average daily net assets. The ratio of net expenses to average net assets represents a blended percentage for the year ended September 30, 2009.
(b)   Less than $0.01 or $(0.01) per share.    
(c)   Not annualized.    
(d)   Annualized.   (g)   There were no waivers or reimbursements during the period.
(e)   For the period from November 21, 2008 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2009.   (h)   Less than $1,000,000.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2011

 

 

 

1. Organization

RBC Funds Trust (“the Trust”), is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) as an open-end management investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2003. Predecessor funds to the Trust were reorganized as portfolios of the Trust effective April 16, 2004. This annual report includes the following three investment portfolios (“Funds”):

- Prime Money Market Fund

- U.S. Government Money Market Fund

- Tax-Free Money Market Fund

The Prime Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Money Market Fund and Tax-Free Money Market Fund offer five share classes: RBC Institutional Class 1, RBC Institutional Class 2, RBC Investor Class, RBC Reserve Class and RBC Select Class.

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc (“RBC GAM (US)”) acts as the investment adviser for the Funds. The officers of the Trust (“Fund Management”) are also employees of RBC GAM (US) or its affiliates or BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”), the co-administrator.

 

 

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Summarized below are the significant accounting policies of the Funds. These policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Fund management follows these policies when preparing financial statements. Management may also be required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation:

Securities held by the Funds are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value, in order to maintain a constant net asset value of $1.00 per share. If amortized cost no longer approximates fair value due to credit or other impairments of an issuer, the Fund will use pricing and valuation procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) to determine a security’s fair value. Investments in open-end companies are valued at net asset value.

Money market funds must invest exclusively in high quality securities. To be considered high quality, a security generally must be rated in one of the two highest short-term credit quality categories by at least two nationally recognized rating organizations such as Standard & Poors Corporation, Moody’s Investors Service or Fitch Investors Service. If unrated, a security must be determined by the Adviser to be of comparable quality.

Fair Value Measurements:

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments which are as follows:

• Level 1 - Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date.

• Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active. Generally, the types of securities included in Level 2 for the Funds are U.S. Treasury bills and certain money market instruments, including those valued at amortized cost under Rule 2a-7. Amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market.

 

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• Level 3 - Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The summary of inputs used to determine the fair value of the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2011 is as follows:

 

Funds

 

   Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable

Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
  Total  

Prime Money Market

   $       $ 12,362,123,722(b)                       $—   $ 12,362,123,722   

U.S. Government Money Market

             5,712,971,517(b)(c)                         —     5,712,971,517   

Tax-Free Money Market

     5,000,000(a)         1,218,688,163(c)                         —     1,223,688,163   

(a) Level 1 investments consist of Investment Companies.

(b) The breakdown of the Fund’s investments by security type is disclosed in the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.

(c) The breakdown of the Fund’s investments by state classification or political subdivision is disclosed in the Schedules of Portfolio Investments.

During the year ended September 30, 2011, the Funds recognized no significant transfers to/from level 1 or 2. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between level 1, level 2 and level 3 at the end of the year utilizing fair value at the beginning of the year.

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements” in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”). ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose the following information for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement, the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15,2011. Management is currently evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.

Investment Transactions and Income:

Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the security is bought or sold (“trade date”). Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated based on the costs of the specific security (also known as identified cost basis). Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis. The Funds amortize all premiums and discounts on debt securities.

When Issued Transactions:

The Funds may engage in when-issued transactions. The Funds record when-issued securities on the trade date and maintain sufficient liquidity so that cash will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued basis are valued daily beginning on trade date and begin earning interest on the settlement date. As of September 30, 2011, the Funds held no when-issued securities.

 

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Repurchase Agreements:

The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements with counterparties whom the Adviser has deemed creditworthy, including primary dealers that report to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or other large U.S. commercial banks or broker-dealers. These repurchase agreements are subject to the seller’s agreement to repurchase such securities at a mutually agreed upon date and price. The repurchase price generally equals the price paid by the Funds plus interest negotiated on the basis of current short-term rates.

Securities pledged by the dealers as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by a custodian bank until maturity of the repurchase agreement. The Funds have procedures to secure additional collateral, if needed, to ensure that the daily market value of the collateral remains in excess of the market value of the repurchase agreement in the event of a default.

Expense, Investment Income and Gain/Loss Allocation:

Each Fund pays the expenses that are directly related to its operations, such as custodian fees or investment advisory fees. Expenses incurred by the Trust, such as trustee or legal fees, are allocated among each of the Funds either proportionately based upon each Fund’s relative net assets or using another reasonable basis such as equally across all Funds, depending on the nature of the expense. Individual share classes within a Fund are charged expenses specific to that class, such as distribution fees. Within a Fund, expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class based upon the proportion of relative net assets. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains or losses are allocated to each class of shares based on the proportion of relative net assets.

Distributions to Shareholders:

Each Fund pays out any income that it receives, less expenses, in the form of dividends and capital gain distributions to its shareholders. Income dividends are declared daily and paid monthly. Dividends will also be paid at any time during the month upon total redemption of shares in an account. Capital gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions are calculated based on federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences may be either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are determined, as of the end of the tax year, to be permanent (e.g. expiring capital loss carryforward), they are reclassified within a Fund’s capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, reclassifications for permanent differences were as follows:

 

     Decrease
Undistributed
Net Investment Income
     Increase
Accumulated
Realized Gains
     Decrease
Accumulated
Paid-in-Capital
 

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     $(371)         $450         $(79)   

Credit Enhancement:

Certain obligations held in the Funds have credit enhancement or liquidity features that may, under certain circumstances, provide for repayment of principal and interest on the obligation upon demand date, interest rate reset date or final maturity. These enhancements may include: letters of credit; liquidity guarantees; security purchase agreements; tender option purchase agreements; and third party insurance (i.e., AMBAC and MBIA).

 

 

3. Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates

The Trust has entered into investment advisory agreements with RBC GAM (US) under which RBC GAM (US) manages the Funds’ assets and furnishes related office facilities, equipment, research and personnel. The agreements require the Funds to pay RBC GAM (US) a monthly fee based upon average daily net assets. Under the terms of the advisory contract RBC GAM (US) is entitled to receive fees based on a percentage of the average daily net assets as follows:

 

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Average Daily Net

     Assets of Fund     

   Annual Rate  

Prime Money Market Fund

               All Net Assets      0.10%   

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

               All Net Assets      0.10%   

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

               All Net Assets      0.10%   

RBC Institutional Class 1 of Prime Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Money Market Fund and Tax-Free Money Market Fund pays an annual shareholder services administration fee of 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to RBC Institutional Class 1 shares of a Fund that is used to compensate financial intermediaries for providing services to shareholders and maintaining shareholder accounts. This shareholder services administration fee is not paid pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

RBC GAM (US) has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses under an Expense Limitation Agreement in order to maintain the net annual fund operating expenses at 0.20% for RBC Institutional Class 1 of the Prime Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Money Market Fund and Tax-Free Money Market Fund. During the year ended September 30, 2011, there were no fees waived under this agreement.

RBC GAM (US) and BNY Mellon serve as co-administrators to the Funds. Services provided under the administrative services contract include providing day-to-day administration of matters related to the Funds, maintenance of their records and the preparation of reports. RBC GAM (US) does not receive an administration services fee. BNY Mellon receives a fee for its services payable by the Funds based on the Fund’s average net assets. BNY Mellon’s fee is included with “Accounting fees” in the Statements of Operations.

Certain Officers and Trustees of the Trust are affiliated with the adviser or the administrator. Such Officers and Trustees receive no compensation from the Funds for serving in their respective roles.

The RBC Funds currently pay the independent Trustees (Trustees of the Trust who are not directors, officers or employees of the adviser, administrator or distributor) an annual retainer of $30,000 ($32,500 effective October 1, 2011). The Board Chairperson and Audit Committee Chairperson each receive an additional retainer of $2,500 annually, and all other trustees serving as Chair of a Board committee each receive an additional retainer of $1,000 annually. In addition, Independent Trustees receive a quarterly meeting fee of $5,000 for each in-person Board meeting attended, a meeting fee of $1,000 for each telephonic or Special Board meeting attended, and a $1,500 fee for each Board committee meeting attended and are reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at such meetings.

Security Transactions with Affiliated Funds

During the year ended September 30, 2011, the Prime Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Money Market Fund and Tax-Free Money Market Fund engaged in security purchase and sale transactions with other RBC Funds or investment advisory clients managed by RBC GAM (US). These purchase and sale transactions complied with Rule 17a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) and amounted to $356,880,000 and $181,275,000 for Prime Money Market Fund, respectively, $180,080,000 and $178,585,000 for U.S. Government Money Market Fund, respectively, and $43,760,000 and $93,725,000 for Tax-Free Money Market Fund, respectively.

 

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4. Fund Distribution

The Prime Money Market, U. S. Government Money Market and Tax-Free Money Market Funds have adopted a Master Distribution 12b-1 Plan (the”Plan”) with respect to RBC Institutional Class 2, RBC Investor Class, RBC Reserve Class and the RBC Select Class, in which Quasar Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Funds’ distributor. The Plan permits each Fund to make payments for or to reimburse the Distributor or others, including RBC Capital Markets, LLC monthly for distribution-related costs and expenses of marketing shares of each share class covered under the Plan, and/or for providing shareholder services. The following chart shows the current Plan fee rate for each class:

 

     RBC Institutional Class 2      RBC Investor Class      RBC Reserve Class      RBC Select Class  

12b-1 Plan Fee

     0.15%         1.00%         0.90%         0.80%   

Plan fees are based on average daily net assets of the applicable class. Up to 0.25% of each Plan fee may be designated as a Service Fee, as defined by the applicable rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Pursuant to a Shareholder Account and Distribution Services Agreement between the Distributor and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, the Distributor has agreed to compensate RBC Capital Markets for certain shareholder account servicing support provided to the Funds. RBC Capital Markets has agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses in order to maintain the net annual fund operating expenses for each class listed below for each Fund to the following amounts:

 

Fund

       

Operating Expense Limit

Prime Money Market Fund

    

RBC Institutional Class 2

     0.30%

RBC Investor Class

     1.05%

RBC Reserve Class

     0.90%

RBC Select Class

     0.80%

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

    

RBC Institutional Class 2

     0.30%

RBC Investor Class

     1.00%

RBC Reserve Class

     0.85%

RBC Select Class

     0.77%

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

    

RBC Institutional Class 2

     0.30%

RBC Investor Class

     1.00%

RBC Reserve Class

     0.85%

RBC Select Class

     0.70%

 

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This Expense Limitation Agreement is in place until January 31, 2013 and shall continue for additional one-year terms unless terminated by either party at any time. Each Fund will carry forward, for a period not to exceed 12 months from the date on which a waiver or reimbursement is made by the Distributor, any expenses in excess of the Expense Limitation and repay the Distributor such amounts, provided the Fund is able to effect such repayment and remain in compliance with the Expense Limitation. At September 30, 2011, the amounts subject to possible recoupment under the expense limitation agreement are $11,317,413, $6,136,916 and $2,118,848 for the Prime Money Market Fund, U.S. Government Money Market Fund and Tax-Free Money Market Fund, respectively.

The RBC Capital Markets may voluntarily waive and/or reimburse additional fund operating expenses at any time, such as to maintain a minimum yield in a fund. Any such voluntary program may be modified or discontinued at any time without notice.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the following distribution fees were waived:

 

Fund

        Distribution Fees Waived  

Prime Money Market Fund

    

RBC Institutional Class 2

       $       72,347   

RBC Investor Class

       30,330,458   

RBC Reserve Class

       38,533,690   

RBC Select Class

       10,991,572   

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

    

RBC Institutional Class 2

       $     105,091   

RBC Investor Class

       9,844,453   

RBC Reserve Class

       14,252,480   

RBC Select Class

       8,320,457   

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

    

RBC Institutional Class 2

       $       81,216   

RBC Investor Class

       1,675,291   

RBC Reserve Class

       4,670,949   

RBC Select Class

       2,148,371   

For the year ended September 30, 2011, shareholder servicing fees were voluntarily waived for the RBC Institutional Class 1 in the amount of $69,920 and $952 for the U.S. Government Money Market Fund and the Tax-Free Money Market Fund, respectively.

 

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5. Capital Share Transactions

The number of shares sold, reinvested and redeemed correspond to the net proceeds from sale of shares, reinvestments of dividends and cost of shares redeemed, respectively, since shares are redeemed at $1.00 per share.

Transactions for the period were as follows:

 

     Prime
Money Market Fund
    U.S. Government
Money Market Fund
 
     For the Year
Ended
September 30,
2011
    For the Year
Ended
September 30,
2010
    For the Year
Ended
September 30,
2011
    For the Year
Ended
September 30,
2010
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

        

RBC Institutional Class 1

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 47,958,836,084      $ 65,954,109,708      $ 8,471,837,355      $ 11,960,090,750   

Distributions reinvested

     2,779,850        5,054,514        335,353        322,113   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (50,033,766,650     (66,334,967,038     (7,553,849,882     (12,147,004,362
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Institutional
Class 1

   $ (2,072,150,716   $ (375,802,816   $ 918,322,826      $ (186,591,499
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Institutional Class 2

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 1,537,763,049      $ 2,085,510,694      $ 664,679,726      $ 278,951,408   

Distributions reinvested

     370,876        558,272        15,107        13,432   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (1,680,872,073     (1,275,077,250     (646,731,961     (168,820,280
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Institutional
Class 2

   $ (142,738,148   $ 810,991,716      $ 17,962,872      $ 110,144,560   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Investor Class

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 1,487,557,623      $ 1,846,640,460      $ 470,599,974      $ 1,071,449,784   

Distributions reinvested

     367,405        424,582        108,072        136,023   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (2,283,435,059     (2,510,904,014     (750,374,803     (1,182,760,630
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Investor Class

   $ (795,510,031   $ (663,838,972   $ (279,666,757   $ (111,174,823
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Reserve Class

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 2,563,297,367      $ 2,996,746,846      $ 1,052,547,577      $ 1,265,180,323   

Distributions reinvested

     529,679        508,693        175,364        172,829   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (2,696,929,651     (2,701,974,266     (1,056,632,356     (1,227,885,415
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Reserve Class

   $ (133,102,605   $ 295,281,273      $ (3,909,415   $ 37,467,737   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Select Class

        

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 1,836,063,957      $ 1,987,064,607      $ 1,072,107,854      $ 1,650,387,472   

Distributions reinvested

     175,333        156,504        116,854        118,135   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (1,813,856,530     (1,798,370,802     (950,019,970     (1,744,567,886
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Select Class

   $ 22,382,760      $ 188,850,309      $ 122,204,738      $ (94,062,279
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets
resulting from capital transactions

   $ (3,121,118,740   $ 255,481,510      $ 774,914,264      $ (244,216,304
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Tax-Free
Money Market Fund
 
     For the Year
Ended
September 30,
2011
    For the Year
Ended
September 30,
2010
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

    

RBC Institutional Class 1

    

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 47,748,219      $ 573,353,917   

Distributions reinvested

     45,747        289,586   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (81,866,423     (553,447,767
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Institutional Class 1

   $ (34,072,457   $ 20,195,736   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Institutional Class 2

    

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 310,679,168      $ 605,851,460   

Distributions reinvested

     68,926        265,629   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (378,104,024     (324,274,695
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Institutional Class 2

   $ (67,355,930   $ 281,842,394   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Investor Class

    

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 201,253,242      $ 400,685,536   

Distributions reinvested

     28,344        48,539   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (243,457,745     (392,730,860
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Investor Class

   $ (42,176,159   $ 8,003,215   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Reserve Class

    

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 530,161,442      $ 637,444,166   

Distributions reinvested

     91,163        104,440   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (622,044,607     (457,063,262
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Reserve Class

   $ (91,792,002   $ 180,485,344   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

RBC Select Class

    

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 522,836,516      $ 527,162,627   

Distributions reinvested

     45,994        60,095   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (508,824,752     (483,457,159
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in RBC Select Class

   $ 14,057,758      $ 43,765,563   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

   $ (221,338,790   $ 534,292,252*   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

* Includes a reimbursement from RBC GAM (US) in the amount of $1,355 for a commission/underwriter fee that was received by RBC Capital Markets. Without this reimbursement the change in shares resulting from capital transactions would be 534,290,897 which represents 20,195,627; 281,842,136;8,003,039;180,484,788 and 43,765,307 for the RBC Institutional Class 1, RBC Institutional Class 2, RBC Investor Class, RBC Reserve Class and RBC Select Class, respectively.

 

 

6. Federal Income Taxes

It is the policy of each Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions applicable to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains. Therefore, no federal tax liability is recorded in the financial statements of each Fund.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (current and prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds’ federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

 

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As of and during the period ended September 30, 2011, the Funds did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Funds recognize interest and penalities, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the period, the Funds did not incur any interest or penalties.

The tax character of distributions during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

    Distributions Paid From                    
    Ordinary
Income
    Net
Long  Term
Capital Gains
    Net
Short  Term
Capital Gains
    Total Taxable
Distributions
    Tax Exempt
Distributions
    Total
Distributions
Paid*
 

Prime Money Market Fund

    $6,289,029        $       —        $       —        $6,289,029        $         —        $6,289,029   

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

    1,024,577                      1,024,577               1,024,577   

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

    841        50,212        21,587        72,640        208,414        281,054   

The tax character of distributions during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 were as follows:

 

    Distributions Paid From                    
    Ordinary
Income
    Net
Long  Term
Capital Gains
    Net
Short  Term
Capital Gains
    Total Taxable
Distributions
    Tax Exempt
Distributions
    Total
Distributions
Paid*
 

Prime Money Market Fund

    $12,778,513        $       —        $         —        $12,778,513        $         —        $12,778,513   

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

    1,743,028                      1,743,028               1,743,028   

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

    35,940        51,126        107,188        194,254        601,733        795,987   

*Total distributions paid may differ from the Statements of Changes in Net Assets because distributions are recognized when actually paid for tax purposes.

As of September 30, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Short-Term
Capital Gains
    Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Distributions
Payable
    Accumulated
Capital
Loss
Carryforwards
    Deferred
Post
October
Losses
    Unrealized
Depreciation
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings/(Losses)
 

Prime Money Market Fund

    $40,891        $       —        $—        $(41,922)        $(4,346,878)        $(2,011)        $—        $(4,349,920)   

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

    6,567        45,669               (2,848)                             49,388   

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

                         (371)        (12,260)        (6,097)               (18,728)   

As of September 30, 2011, the following Funds had net capital loss carryforwards to offset future net capital gains, if any:

 

       Capital Loss
Carryforward
       Expires  

Prime Money Market Fund

       $4,346,878           2017   

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

       12,260           2019   

Capital loss carryforwards utilized in the current year were $366,939 and $18,765 for the Prime Money Market Fund and U.S. Government Money Market Fund, respectively.

 

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The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (The “Act”) was enacted on December 22, 2010. The Act makes changes to several tax rules impacting the Funds. In general, the provisions of the Act will be effective for the Funds’ fiscal year beginning after 9/30/11. Although the Act provides several benefits, including the unlimited carryover of future capital losses, there may be a greater likelihood that all or a portion of each Funds’s pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may expire without being utilized due to the fact that post-enactment capital losses get utilized before pre-enactment capital loss carryovers. Relevant information regarding the impact of the Act on the Funds will be contained within this section of the Funds’ fiscal year ending September 30, 2012 financial statements.

Under current tax law, capital losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The following Fund had deferred post October capital losses, which were treated as arising on the first business day of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012 and as such are included in current year earnings.

 

     Deferred
Post-October
Losses
 

Prime Money Market Fund

     $2,011   

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     6,097   

7. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the impact of subsequent events of the Funds and has determined that there are no subsequent events that require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of RBC Funds Trust:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of portfolio investments, of Prime Money Market Fund, U.S Government Money Market Fund and Tax-Free Money Market Fund (collectively the “Funds”), three of the portfolios constituting the RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”), as of September 30, 2011, and the related statements 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 periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Funds were not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2011, by correspondence with the Funds’ custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. 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 Prime Money Market Fund, U.S Government Money Market Fund and Tax- Free Money Market Fund (collectively the “Funds”), three of the portfolios constituting the RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”), as of September 30, 2011, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Chicago, Illinois

November 22, 2011

 

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  OTHER FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, the Tax-Free Money Market Fund declared tax-exempt distributions of $208,414.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the Tax-Free Money Market Fund had net long term capital gain distributions of $50,212.

The Funds designate a portion of the income dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, as U.S. Government Income as follows:

 

Prime Money Market Fund

     8.23

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

     21.03

U.S. Government Income represents the amount of interest that was derived from direct U.S. Government obligations. Generally, such interest is exempt from state income tax. However, for residents of California, New York and Connecticut the statutory threshold requirements were not satisfied. Due to the diversity in state and local tax law, it is recommended you consult a tax adviser as to the applicability of the information provided for your specific situation.

The Funds designate a portion of the income dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, as Qualified Interest Income as defined in the Internal Revenue Code as follows:

 

Prime Money Market Fund

     73.14

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

     100.00

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     50.77

The Funds designate a portion of the income dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, as Qualified Short-Term Gain as defined in the Internal Revenue Code as follows:

 

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

     100.00

All designations are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item above, it is the intention of the Funds to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

T. Geron Bell (70)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chairman of the Executive Board of the Minnesota Twins (January 2011 to present); prior thereto President of Twins Sports, Inc. (parent company of the Minnesota Twins) (2002-2011); President of the Minnesota Twins Baseball Club Incorporated (1987-2002)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

Lucy Hancock Bode (60)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Healthcare consultant (self-employed)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: BioSignia

 

Leslie H. Garner Jr. (61)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and CEO, The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (2010 to present); previously, President, Cornell College

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

Ronald James (60)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Ethical Business Cultures (2000 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Best Buy Co. Inc.; Bremer Financial Corporation

 

John A. MacDonald (62)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Treasurer, Hall Family Foundation

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

H. David Rybolt (69)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant, HDR Associates (management consulting)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

 

James R. Seward (59)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chairman of the Board and Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Private investor (2000 to present); CFA

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Syntroleum Corporation; Brookdale Senior Living Inc.; LabOne, Inc.; American Retirement Corp.

 

 

William B. Taylor (66)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since September 2005

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant (2003 to present); prior thereto Partner (until 2003) Ernst & Young LLP

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: J.E. Dunn Vermont Assurance

 

 

Interested Trustees(1)(2)(3)

 

Erik R. Preus (46)(5)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since March 2006

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds Trust (2006 to present); Head, Strategic Relationships Group, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to present); Head of Retail Asset Management, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009); Chief Operating Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2005-2006); Director, Investment Consulting Services, RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. (2004-2005); Director, Voyageur Advisory Services, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2003-2004)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

Erik R. Preus (46)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2006

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Head, Strategic Relationships Group, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to present); Head of Retail Asset Management, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009); Chief Operating Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2005-2006)

 

 

James A. Gallo (47)

Address: BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc., 760 Moore Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Treasurer since October 2007

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Vice President and Managing Director, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (2002 to present)

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

Kathleen A. Hegna (44)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer since May 2009

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Associate Vice President and Director, Mutual Fund Accounting and Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to present); Senior Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009); Director, Asset Management Compliance, RiverSource Investments (2005-2006)

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (47)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Compliance Officer since April 2006 and Assistant Secretary since September 2006

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds Trust (2006 to present); Director of Regulatory Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2007 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009)

 

Lee Thoresen (40)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since 2008

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Associate General Counsel, RBC Capital Markets, LLC (2006-present); Asset Management Compliance, RiverSource Investments (2004-2006)

 

John M. Huber (43)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Fixed Income Funds since February 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2004 to present)

 

Gordon Telfer (45)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Equity Funds since October 2009; Portfolio Strategist from March 2004 to October 2009

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Director of Equities - U.S., RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (June 2009 to present); Head of Growth Equities, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2008-2009); Senior Portfolio Manager, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2004-2008); Managing Director, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2007-present); Vice President, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2004-2007)

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Mark Poole (50)

Address: BlueBay Asset Management Ltd., 77 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 3JR, United Kingdom

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Investment Officer, Global Fixed Income Funds since September 2011

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Investment Officer, BlueBay Asset Management Ltd. (2001 to present)

 

 

(1) Except as otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee/Officer is RBC Funds Trust, 100 South Fifth Street, Suite 2300, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.

 

(2) All Trustees must retire on or before December 31 of the year in which they reach age 75. The Board may temporarily waive this requirement when necessary to avoid depriving the Board of a Trustee with a critical skill .

 

(3) On December 31, 2009, Voyageur Asset Management Inc. changed its name to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. Any references to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.

 

(4) Each officer serves in such capacity for an indefinite period of time until his or her removal, resignation or retirement.

 

(5) Erik R. Preus has been determined to be an interested Trustee by virtue of his affiliation with the Trust.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes information about the Funds’ Trustees. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll free: 1-800-422-2766.

 

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  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shareholder Expense Examples

As a shareholder of the RBC Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; 12b-1 distribution and service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the RBC Funds 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 from April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011.

 

 

Actual Expenses and Performance

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

    

Beginning
Account Value
4/1/11

  

Ending
Account Value
9/30/11

  

Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/11-9/30/11

  

Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
4/1/11-9/30/11

Prime Money Market Fund

           

RBC Institutional Class 1

   $1,000.00    $1,000.50    $0.86    0.17%

RBC Institutional Class 2

   1,000.00    1,000.10    1.27    0.25%

RBC Investor Class

   1,000.00    1,000.10    1.32    0.26%

RBC Reserve Class

   1,000.00    1,000.10    1.32    0.26%

RBC Select Class

   1,000.00    1,000.10    1.32    0.26%

U.S. Government

           

Money Market Fund

           

RBC Institutional Class 1

   1,000.00    1,000.10    0.81    0.16%

RBC Institutional Class 2

   1,000.00    1,000.10    0.86    0.17%

RBC Investor Class

   1,000.00    1,000.10    0.86    0.17%

RBC Reserve Class

   1,000.00    1,000.10    0.86    0.17%

RBC Select Class

   1,000.00    1,000.10    0.86    0.17%

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

           

RBC Institutional Class 1

   1,000.00    1,000.30    0.86    0.17%

RBC Institutional Class 2

   1,000.00    1,000.10    1.12    0.22%

RBC Investor Class

   1,000.00    1,000.10    1.12    0.22%

RBC Reserve Class

   1,000.00    1,000.10    1.12    0.22%

RBC Select Class

   1,000.00    1,000.10    1.12    0.22%

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 185/365 (to reflect one-half year period).

 

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  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each RBC Funds’ 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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of 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 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.

 

    

Beginning
Account Value
4/1/11

  

Ending
Account Value
9/30/11

  

Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/11-9/30/11

  

Annualized

Expense Ratio
During Period
4/1/11-9/30/11

Prime Money Market Fund

           

RBC Institutional Class 1

   $1,000.00    $1,024.48    $0.87    0.17%

RBC Institutional Class 2

   1,000.00    1,024.07    1.28    0.25%

RBC Investor Class

   1,000.00    1,024.02    1.33    0.26%

RBC Reserve Class

   1,000.00    1,024.02    1.33    0.26%

RBC Select Class

   1,000.00    1,024.02    1.33    0.26%

U.S. Government

           

Money Market Fund

           

RBC Institutional Class 1

   1,000.00    1,024.53    0.82    0.16%

RBC Institutional Class 2

   1,000.00    1,024.48    0.87    0.17%

RBC Investor Class

   1,000.00    1,024.48    0.87    0.17%

RBC Reserve Class

   1,000.00    1,024.48    0.87    0.17%

RBC Select Class

   1,000.00    1,024.48    0.87    0.17%

Tax-Free Money Market Fund

           

RBC Institutional Class 1

   1,000.00    1,024.48    0.87    0.17%

RBC Institutional Class 2

   1,000.00    1,024.23    1.13    0.22%

RBC Investor Class

   1,000.00    1,024.23    1.13    0.22%

RBC Reserve Class

   1,000.00    1,024.23    1.13    0.22%

RBC Select Class

   1,000.00    1,024.23    1.13    0.22%

 

* Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 185/365 (to reflect one-half year period).

 

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  APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Information Regarding the Approval of Investment Advisory Agreements

In September 2011, after evaluating the services provided by RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.), Inc. (the “Advisor”) and reviewing the performance, fees and expenses of the Funds, the RBC Funds Board of Trustees determined to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreements (“Agreements”) with the Advisor for each Fund for an additional year.

As part of their review of the Agreements, the Trustees requested and considered information regarding the advisory services performed by the Advisor, the staffing and qualifications of the Advisor’s personnel responsible for operating and managing the Funds, and the Funds’ performance and expenses. The review process was guided by the Board’s Valuation, Portfolio Management and Performance Committee. The Trustees considered information provided at regular quarterly Board and Committee meetings throughout the year, as well as a special meeting to review requested material related to the proposed renewals and a meeting held to specifically consider the proposed renewals. In connection with their deliberations, the independent Trustees were advised by their own independent legal counsel with regard to the materials and their responsibilities under relevant laws and regulations.

The Trustees met with representatives from the Advisor’s senior management team, as well as the senior investment professionals responsible for managing the Funds, to discuss the information and the Advisor’s ongoing management of the Funds. The Trustees reviewed the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Advisor, including information prepared by two separate independent third-party consultants as to each Fund’s performance relative to appropriate index benchmarks as well as fund peer group comparative information requested by the Board. The Trustees reviewed the investment advisory fees payable to the Advisor, and reviewed comparative fee and expense information for similarly situated funds (for both institutional and cash sweep cash management solutions). The Trustees evaluated profitability data for the Advisor, and considered information regarding other benefits the Advisor and its affiliates derived from its relationships with the Funds, including distribution and servicing fees paid to the Adviser’s broker-dealer affiliate in connection with cash sweep services provided to holders of selected classes of shares. The Advisor had proposed to continue for an additional year the existing contractual fee waiver and expense limitation arrangements in order to limit operating expenses. Also, as in the previous year, the Advisor’s affiliated broker-dealer had voluntarily waived receipt of some distribution and service fees payable for cash sweep services for certain retail share classes in order to maintain a positive yield in the dramatically low interest rate environment.

Because of the difficulty associated with evaluating investment performance when other money market funds have differing fee and expense structures, the Trustees reviewed performance data before and after fees and expenses and observed that performance was favorable relative to peer funds. In considering the quality of the services performed for each Fund by the Advisor, the Trustees recognized the significant research and fundamental analysis capabilities at the firm, as well as the deep portfolio management expertise and experience of the Advisor’s investment staff. The Trustees also viewed favorably the manner in which the Adviser’s staff had developed a strong compliance structure and operational systems, particularly in the wake of the recent challenges within the global credit markets and changes in money fund regulation. Trustees were satisfied with the quality and capabilities of the money market fund portfolio management and analyst team and with the overall investment performance of the Funds. The Trustees also recognized and appreciated the strategic commitment that the Advisor and its parent organization were making to cash management products and the Funds, and the financial strength of the Adviser and its parent organization.

 

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  APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

Based upon their review, the Trustees determined that the advisory fees proposed to be payable to the Advisor were reasonable and fair in light of the nature and quality of services provided under all of the circumstances, and were within the range of what might have been negotiated at arms’ length. The Trustees concluded that it is in the interest of the Funds and their shareholders for the Trustees to approve the continuation of the Agreements, as well as the expense limitation arrangements for the Funds. In arriving at their decision to approve the renewal of the Agreements, the Trustees did not assign relative weights to the factors discussed above or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of itself.

 

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RBC Funds

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

800-422-2766

www.rbcgam.us

 

Performance data represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The principal value of an investment and investment return will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are provided for the information of RBC Funds shareholders. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which contains information concerning investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the funds. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. There is no assurance that certain securities will remain in or out of each fund’s portfolio. The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers through the period ended September 30, 2011.

NOT FDIC INSURED • NO BANK GUARANTEE • MAY LOSE VALUE

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.), Inc. serves as investment adviser for the RBC Funds. RBC Funds are distributed by Quasar Distributors LLC.

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RBC Funds

 

  

About Your

Annual Report

       

 

This annual report includes detailed information about the Access Capital Community Investment Fund (the” Fund”) including financial statements, performance, and a complete list of holdings.

 

The Fund compares its performance against the Barclays Capital U.S. Securitized Index and the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index which are widely used market indices.

 

We hope the financial information presented will help you evaluate your investment in the Fund. We also encourage you to read your Fund’s prospectus for further detail as to the Fund’s investment policies and risk profile. Fund prospectuses and performance information subsequent to the date of this report are available on our website at www.rbcgam.us.

 

A description of the policies and procedures that your Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-422-2766; (ii) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.us; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Information regarding how your Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available (i) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.us; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

A schedule of the Fund’s portfolio holdings will be filed with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. This information is available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room is available by calling 1-202-551-8090.

 

   

   

    

    

   

     

Table of                               
Contents        

 

Letter from the CIO

     1   
        Portfolio Managers      4   
        Performance Summary      5   
        Management Discussion and Analysis      6   
        Schedule of Portfolio Investments      9   
        Financial Statements   
        - Statement of Assets and Liabilities      30   
        - Statement of Operations      32   
        - Statements of Changes in Net Assets      33   
        - Statement of Cash Flows      34   
        Financial Highlights      36   
        Notes to Financial Statements      38   
        Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      50   
        Other Federal Income Tax Information      51   
        Management      52   
        Share Class Information      56   
        Supplemental Information      57   
        Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement      58   
          
          


 

  LETTER FROM THE CIO

     

    

 

         

 

Dear Shareholder:

     

 

RBC Funds enjoyed another solid year of providing financial solutions for our shareholders. We understand the important role our funds play in helping our shareholders meet their financial goals. It was three years ago that investors experienced a market crisis the likes of which we haven’t seen since the great depression. Then, as now, RBC Funds provided the stability and strength our shareholders have come to expect and deserve.

     

 

From a financial perspective, I am pleased to report that our Funds continued to perform as expected during the past fiscal year. The Access Capital Community Investment Fund continues to have a positive impact in underserved communities by filling capital gaps. The Fund is concluding its thirteenth year of providing returns to shareholders that include both an economic and a social benefit. The Fund invests in debt securities that support community development activities serving low and moderate income individuals and neighborhoods in the United States. The Fund’s investments promote home ownership, affordable rental housing, education, community health centers and small businesses. As of September 30, 2011, Fund shareholders called for community investments in 46 states, the District of Columbia, and one U.S. territory. The Fund purchased 684 mortgages for low- and moderate-income individuals, 322 units of affordable rental housing and 52 loans for small business development during the current fiscal year.

     

 

The Fund has also demonstrated the ability to preserve capital for shareholders in a variety of markets as reflected in the highest overall Lipper Leader ranking we can achieve for principal preservation. The Access Capital Community Investment Fund was designated a Lipper Leader in the Preservation category among 4,333 U.S. Fixed Income funds for the overall period ending September 30, 2011*. The overall calculation is based on an equal-weighted average of percentile ranks for the Preservation metrics over the three-, five-, and ten-year periods.

     

 

The Fund’s use of leverage enables it to make opportunistic purchases in difficult to serve regions and to inventory loans for future allocations. Over the course of the last year, use of leverage also aided performance marginally.

     

 

So what has changed over the past year? From an economic perspective, what looked like decent U.S. growth in the first half of the year turned out to be more of a mirage. The recovery that was widely expected to take root over the second half of 2011 simply hasn’t developed. While a stronger global economy was a key argument for a sustainable recovery here in the U.S., many of those countries are now facing diminished growth expectations. And while consumer and business confidence can be fickle, especially in a deleveraging environment, spending and hiring have all disappointed.

     

 

What has also changed is the level of discourse focused on the long term fiscal health of the United States and Europe. While the debt discussions this summer in Washington were a fiasco, changes are now forthcoming, whether they occur by force or choice. That’s ultimately good for credit quality. The S&P downgrade of U.S. debt from its AAA rating was certainly a new challenge. The combination of political theatrics and the downgrade dealt a real blow to investor confidence.

     
     
     
     

 

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 LETTER FROM THE CIO

     

 

Many economic fundamentals, however, have not changed over the past year. Several baseline economic constraints remain firmly in place. Higher government debt burdens are associated with slower economic growth. Ongoing financial deleveraging limits consumption and reduces investment. Further, the natural reversal of fiscal stimulus continues to serve as an economic drag. Today’s economic growth is weak, but it’s positive. Corporations continued to produce solid earnings despite the economic environment. Balance sheets, cash flow and liquidity remain strong across most corporate sectors. Regulatory capital is increasing in the banking sector. Housing also appears to have bottomed, an important condition before economic growth can sustain itself.

 

The longer-term implications of all this should be quite limited. First, and contrary to expectations, American borrowing costs responded to the downgrade by going down, not up. And no major class of investor has abandoned or become ineligible to buy U.S. Treasuries. Second, the U.S. is quite unlike Greece. To that point, S&P downgraded the U.S. primarily due to political dysfunction, not intractable economic or fiscal problems. The U.S. economy is weak, but has good long-term prospects due to favorable productivity and demographic trends. The debt burden is rising, but manageable, for the world’s reserve currency.

 

Concerns over the ongoing financial crisis in Europe are certainly reasonable, but those worries are nothing new. The markets increasingly understand we need to see real burden sharing between creditors and debtors along with a move to some form of a fiscal union. A Euro break-up, one which can be avoided through strong leadership, would certainly be a disaster for the global economy, but the global central banks and the G7 leaders have already done too much, through monetary and fiscal stimulus, to allow that to occur. It’s a problem that requires a global response. Ultimately, the costs involved in fixing the European problem are lower than the costs of failure.

 

Risk aversion is understandably elevated at present, contributing to historically low yields. Adjusting for inflation, real yields are already negative in most of the developed world. This type of environment punishes savers and rewards borrowers. More constructively, it also encourages risk-taking behavior, which is a necessary condition for more vibrant economic growth. This brings opportunity for those willing to take advantage of it.

 

Throughout my career, I have seen incredible bull markets and unimaginable bear markets. Through all the ups and downs, investors who have remained focused on their financial objectives, within the appropriate broad context, have generally been successful. As always, we will remain steadfast in our goal of preservation of our shareholders’ assets while striving to provide the necessary income and social impact they expect. Thank you for your continued confidence and trust in the RBC Funds.

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

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  LETTER FROM THE CIO

          
 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

John M. Huber, CFA

Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income RBC Funds

 

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security. Please refer to the Schedule of Investments in this report for a complete list of fund holdings.

 

Investment in the Fund involves risks including, but not limited to: the effects of leveraging the Fund’s portfolio; concentration in the affordable housing market and related mortgage backed securities; competition for investments; interest rate risk; and use of derivatives.

 

The information provided herein represents the opinions of the Fund Managers and is not intended to be a forecast of future results, nor investment advice.

 

Lipper Leader scores are subject to change every month and are calculated for the following time periods: 3-year, 5-year, 10-year, and overall. The overall calculation is based on an equal-weighted average of percentile rank for each category metric over three-, five-, and ten-year periods. The top 20% of funds in each classification are rated 5 and are named Lipper Leaders, the next 20% are rated 4, the middle 20% are rated 3, the next 20% are rated 2, and the lowest 20% are rated 1. For the three-year period, the Access Capital Community Investment Fund received a Lipper Leader rating of 5 in the Preservation category among 4,333 Fixed Income funds. For the five-year period, the Fund received a Lipper Leader rating of 5 in the Preservation category among 3,638 funds. For the ten-year period, the Fund received a Lipper Leader rating of 5 in the Preservation category among 2,559 funds.

 

*Lipper ratings for preservation reflect a fund’s historical loss avoidance relative to other funds within the same asset class, as of 9/30/2011. Preservation ratings are relative, rather than absolute measures, and funds named Lipper Leaders for Preservation may still experience losses periodically; those losses may be larger for equity and mixed equity funds than for fixed income funds.

 

Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. is an independent mutual fund research and rating service. Each Lipper peer group represents a universe of Funds with similar investment objectives. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

 

Investment in the Fund involves risks including, but not limited to: the effects of leveraging the Fund’s portfolio; concentration in the affordable housing market and related mortgage backed securities; competition for investments; interest rate risk; and use of derivatives.

          

 

LOGO

 

John Huber

Chief Investment Officer

Fixed Income

          
 
          

 

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  PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

           
         

 

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.(“RBC GAM (US)”) serves as the investment advisor to the Access Capital Community Investment Fund. RBC GAM (US) employs a team approach to the management of the Access Capital Community Investment Fund, with no individual team member being solely responsible for the investment decisions. The Fund’s management team has access to RBC GAM (US)’s investment research and other money management resources.

 

 

LOGO

 

John M. Huber, CFA

         

John M. Huber, CFA

 

Senior Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer — Fixed Income

 

John Huber oversees RBC GAM (US)’s fixed income research and portfolio management efforts. He is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. John joined RBC GAM (US) in 2001 from Galliard Capital Management where he was a founding member and principal. Before that, John was a portfolio manager at Norwest Investment Management, where he began his career in the capital markets group in 1990. He earned a BA from the University of Iowa and an MBA in Finance from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. John acts as an advisor to the Carlson Funds Enterprise for the University of Minnesota. He is also a board member of the Minneapolis Downtown YMCA. John is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Minnesota.

 

 

LOGO

 

Brian Svendahl, CFA

         

Brian Svendahl, CFA

 

Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Brian Svendahl is a senior portfolio manager leading RBC GAM (US)’s Risk Management Team which monitors various risks within our fixed income products. Brian also has specific research responsibilities for government and agency loans including small business administration and U.S.D.A. programs. Brian joined RBC GAM (US) in 2005 from Wells Fargo Brokerage Services, where he served as senior vice president and risk manager. Prior to that, Brian’s experiences include developing VAR analysis and off balance sheet hedging strategies for Wells Fargo’s Treasury group. Brian has worked in the investment industry since 1992. Brian received a BS in Economics from the University of Minnesota. He also received a BBA in Finance and an MBA from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management. Brian is a CFA charterholder and member of the CFA Society of Minnesota.

 

 

LOGO

 

Todd Brux, CFA

     

Todd Brux, CFA

 

Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager

 

Todd Brux co-leads the Rates Research Team in RBC GAM (US)’s fixed income group. Todd has extensive fixed income industry experience and is currently responsible for researching Agency and whole-loan residential mortgage-backed securities as well as commercial mortgage- and asset-backed securities. He also has portfolio management responsibilities for our community investing, mortgage, and opportunistic high income mandates. Before joining RBC GAM (US) in 2004, Todd held senior positions at GMAC-RFC, and was previously a senior investment analyst at Galliard Capital Management. He began his career in the investment industry in 1994. Todd earned a BA in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Minnesota.

     
     
     
     
     

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

         

 

Average Annual Total Returns as of September 30, 2011

                       

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

                      
     1 Year   3 Year   5 Year   10 Year   Since
Inception
  Expense
Ratio*
              
Class A (a)                       
- Including Maximum Sales Charge of 3.75%    0.10%   4.79%   4.60%   4.26%   4.70%            
- At Net Asset Value    3.98%   6.15%   5.41%   4.66%   5.00%   1.03%          
Class I (b)                       
- At Net Asset Value    4.23%   6.34%   5.57%   4.85%   5.29%   0.79%          
 
Barclays Capital U. S. Securitized Index (c)    5.46%   7.31%   6.46%   5.52%   6.03%            
Barclays Capital U. S. Aggregate Bond Index (c)    5.26%   7.97%   6.53%   5.66%   6.05%            

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than performance quoted. For performance data current to most recent month-end go to www.rbcgam.us.

 

The Barclays Capital U.S. Securitized Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of mortgage-backed pass-through securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, investment-grade bonds and asset-backed securities.

 

The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index that tracks the performance of a representative list of government, corporate, asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities.

 

(a) The inception date for Class A shares of the Fund is January 29, 2009. All performance shown for such class of shares prior to its inception date is based on the performance of the Class I shares of the Fund, adjusted to reflect the fees and expenses of Class A shares, as applicable.

 

(b) Class I commenced operations on July 28, 2008. The performance in the table reflects the performance of Access Capital Strategies Community Investment Fund, Inc., the predecessor to the Fund. From its inception, June 23, 1998, until May 30, 2006, the predecessor fund elected status as a business development company. From May 31, 2006 until July 27, 2008, the predecessor fund operated as a continuously offered closed-end interval management company. If the predecessor fund had operated as an open-end management company, performance may have been adversely affected. Fund performance reflects applicable fee waivers/expense reimbursements which, if excluded, would cause performance to be lower.

 

(c) You cannot invest directly into the index.

*   The Fund’s expenses reflect the most recent year end (September 30, 2011).

     
       
       

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

           

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

 

Investment Strategy

           

Invests in geographically specific debt securities located in portions of the United States designated by Fund Shareholders. The Fund invests primarily in debt instruments supporting the affordable housing and economic development serving low- and moderate- income individuals and communities. Investment securities include government-guaranteed loans, asset-backed securities, particularly mortgage-backed securities, small business loans, and taxable municipal securities.

 

 

Performance

           

 

For the twelve-month period ending September 30, 2011, the Fund had a total return of 4.23% (Class I). That compares to a total return of 5.46% for the Barclays Capital U.S. Securitized Index. The Fund’s performance continues to compare favorably versus its peers and benchmarks over longer time horizons, which is a more appropriate way to view value added performance for a high quality, longer maturity community investment mandate.

 

 

Factors That Made Positive Contributions

           

 

    The Fund maintained a yield advantage vs. the Barclays Aggregate Index over the past twelve months. This was a positive contributor.

 

    The convexity advantage of agency MBS collateralized by mortgages to low income borrowers contributed positively to the Fund’s relative performance.

 

    The coupon dispersion of the mortgage backed securities in the Fund was also a positive contributor to relative returns.

 

 

Factors That Detracted from Relative Returns

           

 

    Agency multi-family paper did not keep pace with Treasury securities as they rallied over the past year. The Fund’s allocation to this space was a negative contributor to relative returns.

 

    Municipal housing related securities underperformed Treasuries over the past twelve months. The Fund has a small allocation in this space which contributed negatively to the Fund’s relative performance.

 

    The Fund’s underweight to GNMA Mortgage Backed Securities also detracted from performance over the past twelve months as these securities out-performed conventional MBS.

 

       

 

Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change at any time and should not be considered recommendations to buy or sell any security.

 

Please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments in this report for a complete list of Fund holdings.

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

  

          

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

  

              

Current income and capital appreciation

                                       Investment
Objective
  

Barclays Capital U.S. Securitized Index

 

Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

 

                                       Benchmark   

 

LOGO

 

           Asset Allocation
(as of 9/30/11)
(% of fund’s
investments)
  

 

Small Business Administration,

     3.20       

 

Fannie Mae Pool #387590,

  

 

 

 

1.86

 

           

 

Top Ten Holdings
(as of 9/30/11)
(% of fund’s net
assets)

  

1.45%, 3/25/36

       

4.90%, 9/1/15

             

Fannie Mae Pool #466934,

     2.19     

Fannie Mae Pool #465537,

     1.53           

4.10%, 1/1/21

       

4.20%, 7/1/20

             

Fannie Mae Pool #463212,

     2.13     

Fannie Mae Pool #466303,

     1.45           

4.68%, 8/1/19

       

3.54%, 11/1/20

             

Fannie Mae Series 2004-T7,

     2.07     

Massachusetts Housing Finance

     1.34           

Class A, 5.12%, 7/25/41

       

Agency Revenue, Series B,

             

Massachusetts Housing

     1.89     

      6.53%, 12/1/27

             

Investment Corp. Term Loan,

        Fannie Mae Pool #AC7199,      0.92           

6.67%, 4/1/35

       

5.00%, 12/1/39

             
 

*   A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 9.

 

      

              
 
                     
 
                     
 
                     
 
                     
 
                     
 
                     
 
                     

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

            

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

Growth of

$ 10,000 Initial
Investment Over
10 Years

       

 

LOGO

 
        The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over a 10 year period and is based on Class I shares. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return, while the total return of the index do not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares. Performance of other classes will vary due to differences in fee structures.
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

Municipal Bonds — 2.70%

  

California — 0.30%

  
$    320,000   California Rural Home Mortgage Finance Authority Revenue, Series C, 5.40%, 8/1/35, (Credit Support: Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac), Callable 2/1/17 @ 104      $    342,560   
975,000   California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue, Series B, 5.25%, 10/20/42, (Credit Support: Ginnie Mae), Callable 10/20/17 @ 102      939,149   
330,000   Camarillo California Community Development, Community Tax Allocation (Housing Set-Aside), Series A-T, 5.26%, 9/1/16, (Credit Support: AMBAC)      334,646   
    

 

 

 
       1,616,355   
    

 

 

 

Guam — 0.02%

    
140,000  

Guam Power Authority Revenue OID, Series A, 5.00%, 10/1/24, (Credit Support: AMBAC)

     132,810   
    

 

 

 

Massachusetts — 1.34%

  
6,790,000   Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series B, 6.53%, 12/1/27, (Credit Support: NATL-RE,IBC),
Callable 6/1/17 @ 100
     7,307,873   
    

 

 

 

Mississippi — 0.02%

  
100,000   Mississippi Home Corp. Multi Family Revenue OID, 5.35%, 8/20/48, (Credit Support: Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae),
Callable 9/1/18 @ 105
     98,599   
    

 

 

 

New York — 0.74%

  
665,000   New York City Housing Development Corp. Revenue, Series A, 4.15%, 7/15/15,
(Credit Support: Fannie Mae)
     685,948   
700,000   New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue, 4.50%, 11/15/27, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae),
Callable 11/15/16 @ 100
     712,096   
1,000,000   New York State Housing Finance Agency Revenue, Series A, 4.65%, 11/15/38, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae),
Callable 11/15/16 @ 100
     971,860   
1,620,000   Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency Revenue, 5.70%, 12/1/26, (LOC: Bank of New York),
Callable 12/1/11 @ 102
     1,661,828   
    

 

 

 
       4,031,732   
    

 

 

 

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

Texas — 0.21%

    
$1,085,000  

Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs Revenue, 5.13%, 12/1/38, (Credit Support: Fannie Mae)(a)

     $1,115,196   
    

 

 

 

Utah — 0.07%

    
397,000  

Utah Housing Corp. Multi Family Mortgage Revenue, 7.25%, 1/20/26, (Credit Support: Ginnie Mae)

     405,619   
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Bonds

(Cost $14,063,949)

     14,708,184   
    

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds — 0.22%

  

Diversified Financials — 0.22%

  
1,993,548  

Pacific Beacon LLC 0.65%, 7/15/51(Credit Support: MBIA)(a)(b)(c)

     1,196,109   
    

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

(Cost $1,993,548)

     1,196,109   
    

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages — 112.68%

  

Fannie Mae — 83.29%

  
25,300  

Pool #253174, 7.25%, 12/1/29

     28,717   
31,448  

Pool #253214, 7.00%, 1/1/15

     33,579   
110,788  

Pool #257611, 5.50%, 5/1/38

     121,205   
51,563  

Pool #257612, 5.00%, 5/1/38

     56,131   
385,320  

Pool #257613, 5.50%, 6/1/38

     419,984   
180,742  

Pool #257631, 6.00%, 7/1/38

     200,496   
445,567  

Pool #257632, 5.50%, 7/1/38

     485,929   
290,675  

Pool #257649, 5.50%, 7/1/38

     317,915   
88,174  

Pool #257656, 6.00%, 8/1/38

     97,811   
357,202  

Pool #257663, 5.50%, 8/1/38

     390,676   
630,977  

Pool #257857, 6.00%, 12/1/37

     694,814   
187,075  

Pool #257868, 6.50%, 11/1/37

     207,069   
69,949  

Pool #257869, 5.50%, 12/1/37

     76,865   
379,578  

Pool #257890, 5.50%, 2/1/38

     414,852   
1,576,155  

Pool #257892, 5.50%, 2/1/38

     1,718,933   
585,648  

Pool #257893, 6.00%, 2/1/38

     645,265   
54,212  

Pool #257897, 5.50%, 2/1/38

     59,571   
227,181  

Pool #257898, 6.00%, 2/1/38

     251,053   
98,717  

Pool #257899, 5.00%, 2/1/38

     107,154   
122,024  

Pool #257901, 5.50%, 2/1/38

     133,363   
54,620  

Pool #257902, 6.00%, 2/1/38

     60,735   
289,336  

Pool #257903, 5.50%, 2/1/38

     315,410   
201,671  

Pool #257904, 6.00%, 2/1/38

     222,862   
87,505  

Pool #257913, 5.50%, 1/1/38

     95,855   
113,094  

Pool #257919, 6.00%, 2/1/38

     124,978   
213,527  

Pool #257926, 5.50%, 3/1/38

     233,369   
299,497  

Pool #257942, 5.50%, 4/1/38

     327,329   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  
$104,092  

Pool #257943, 6.00%, 4/1/38

     $115,322   
98,166  

Pool #257973, 5.00%, 5/1/38

     106,710   
83,859  

Pool #257995, 6.00%, 7/1/38

     93,025   
72,098  

Pool #258022, 5.50%, 5/1/34

     78,606   
97,323  

Pool #258027, 5.00%, 5/1/34

     104,972   
114,241  

Pool #258030, 5.00%, 5/1/34

     123,219   
44,084  

Pool #258031, 5.00%, 5/1/34

     47,548   
47,451  

Pool #258051, 5.00%, 5/1/34

     51,180   
262,952  

Pool #258070, 5.00%, 6/1/34

     284,769   
161,923  

Pool #258090, 5.00%, 6/1/34

     174,649   
57,787  

Pool #258093, 5.50%, 6/1/34

     63,004   
49,083  

Pool #258121, 5.50%, 6/1/34

     53,514   
162,962  

Pool #258152, 5.50%, 8/1/34

     177,648   
449,725  

Pool #258157, 5.00%, 8/1/34

     485,071   
189,008  

Pool #258163, 5.50%, 8/1/34

     206,218   
135,170  

Pool #258166, 5.50%, 9/1/34

     147,351   
84,448  

Pool #258171, 5.50%, 10/1/34

     92,058   
426,332  

Pool #258173, 5.50%, 10/1/34

     464,752   
294,239  

Pool #258180, 5.00%, 10/1/34

     317,319   
83,500  

Pool #258185, 5.50%, 10/1/34

     91,024   
85,255  

Pool #258186, 5.50%, 11/1/34

     92,938   
142,171  

Pool #258187, 5.50%, 11/1/34

     154,983   
620,687  

Pool #258188, 5.50%, 11/1/34

     677,204   
218,919  

Pool #258198, 5.50%, 10/1/34

     238,648   
91,829  

Pool #258199, 5.50%, 9/1/34

     100,104   
228,947  

Pool #258203, 5.50%, 10/1/34

     249,579   
149,772  

Pool #258210, 5.50%, 11/1/34

     163,269   
108,010  

Pool #258221, 5.50%, 11/1/34

     117,744   
47,083  

Pool #258222, 5.00%, 11/1/34

     50,776   
131,149  

Pool #258224, 5.50%, 12/1/34

     142,967   
140,229  

Pool #258225, 5.50%, 11/1/34

     152,866   
108,827  

Pool #258236, 5.00%, 12/1/34

     117,363   
772,572  

Pool #258238, 5.00%, 1/1/35

     833,171   
44,029  

Pool #258245, 5.50%, 12/1/34

     47,997   
110,755  

Pool #258249, 5.00%, 12/1/34

     119,442   
149,695  

Pool #258251, 5.50%, 1/1/35

     163,302   
51,880  

Pool #258252, 5.50%, 12/1/34

     56,555   
223,826  

Pool #258254, 5.50%, 12/1/34

     243,996   
133,348  

Pool #258258, 5.00%, 1/1/35

     143,787   
135,577  

Pool #258301, 5.50%, 2/1/35

     147,774   
189,292  

Pool #258302, 5.00%, 3/1/35

     204,702   
81,241  

Pool #258303, 5.00%, 2/1/35

     87,601   
396,916  

Pool #258305, 5.00%, 3/1/35

     427,987   
80,684  

Pool #258312, 5.50%, 2/1/35

     87,943   
312,564  

Pool #258324, 5.50%, 4/1/35

     340,683   
380,160  

Pool #258333, 5.00%, 4/1/35

     409,919   
334,950  

Pool #258336, 5.00%, 4/1/35

     361,171   
251,717  

Pool #258339, 5.00%, 4/1/35

     271,422   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  
$  73,752  

Pool #258340, 5.00%, 3/1/35

     $  79,525   
98,477  

Pool #258342, 5.00%, 4/1/35

     106,186   
227,128  

Pool #258346, 5.00%, 3/1/35

     244,908   
614,790  

Pool #258347, 5.00%, 4/1/35

     662,916   
122,395  

Pool #258388, 5.50%, 6/1/35

     133,367   
67,204  

Pool #258392, 5.00%, 6/1/35

     72,454   
403,034  

Pool #258393, 5.00%, 5/1/35

     434,584   
265,800  

Pool #258394, 5.00%, 5/1/35

     286,607   
388,939  

Pool #258395, 5.50%, 6/1/35

     423,806   
75,083  

Pool #258402, 5.00%, 6/1/35

     81,148   
72,364  

Pool #258403, 5.00%, 6/1/35

     78,018   
97,414  

Pool #258404, 5.00%, 6/1/35

     105,025   
83,979  

Pool #258406, 5.50%, 5/1/35

     91,534   
41,153  

Pool #258408, 5.00%, 5/1/34

     44,555   
93,916  

Pool #258409, 5.00%, 5/1/35

     101,678   
56,306  

Pool #258410, 5.00%, 4/1/35

     60,714   
116,670  

Pool #258411, 5.50%, 5/1/35

     127,165   
154,339  

Pool #258422, 5.00%, 6/1/35

     166,396   
89,160  

Pool #258439, 5.50%, 6/1/35

     97,237   
389,265  

Pool #258448, 5.00%, 8/1/35

     419,676   
394,651  

Pool #258450, 5.50%, 8/1/35

     430,031   
54,546  

Pool #258451, 5.50%, 7/1/35

     59,488   
157,835  

Pool #258454, 5.50%, 7/1/35

     171,985   
108,231  

Pool #258456, 5.00%, 8/1/35

     116,687   
549,608  

Pool #258460, 5.00%, 8/1/35

     592,546   
159,724  

Pool #258470, 5.00%, 7/1/35

     172,203   
93,690  

Pool #258479, 5.50%, 7/1/35

     102,089   
261,190  

Pool #258552, 5.00%, 11/1/35

     282,738   
121,149  

Pool #258562, 5.50%, 11/1/35

     131,972   
111,258  

Pool #258569, 5.00%, 10/1/35

     119,950   
775,087  

Pool #258571, 5.50%, 11/1/35

     845,299   
157,722  

Pool #258595, 5.50%, 12/1/35

     171,812   
98,884  

Pool #258599, 5.50%, 1/1/36

     107,811   
258,214  

Pool #258600, 6.00%, 1/1/36

     284,742   
640,835  

Pool #258627, 5.50%, 2/1/36

     698,085   
307,237  

Pool #258634, 5.50%, 2/1/36

     334,684   
527,054  

Pool #258644, 5.50%, 2/1/36

     574,797   
94,865  

Pool #258650, 5.50%, 1/1/36

     103,340   
461,122  

Pool #258658, 5.50%, 3/1/36

     502,317   
191,284  

Pool #258721, 5.50%, 4/1/36

     208,372   
144,805  

Pool #258736, 5.00%, 3/1/36

     156,095   
131,780  

Pool #258737, 5.50%, 12/1/35

     143,429   
87,654  

Pool #258763, 6.00%, 5/1/36

     96,441   
218,076  

Pool #258779, 6.00%, 5/1/36

     239,934   
52,393  

Pool #259004, 8.00%, 2/1/30

     60,450   
36,276  

Pool #259011, 8.00%, 3/1/30

     41,854   
61,732  

Pool #259030, 8.00%, 4/1/30

     71,066   
105,752  

Pool #259181, 6.50%, 3/1/31

     117,632   

 

12


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  
$108,153  

Pool #259187, 6.50%, 4/1/31

     $119,844   
88,752  

Pool #259190, 6.50%, 4/1/31

     98,696   
139,923  

Pool #259201, 6.50%, 4/1/31

     155,592   
38,508  

Pool #259284, 6.50%, 8/1/31

     42,829   
43,577  

Pool #259306, 6.50%, 9/1/31

     48,418   
84,893  

Pool #259309, 6.50%, 10/1/31

     94,417   
213,788  

Pool #259316, 6.50%, 11/1/31

     237,750   
170,081  

Pool #259327, 6.00%, 11/1/31

     187,995   
116,141  

Pool #259369, 6.00%, 1/1/32

     128,149   
77,681  

Pool #259372, 6.00%, 1/1/32

     85,894   
70,765  

Pool #259376, 6.00%, 1/1/32

     78,068   
38,817  

Pool #259378, 6.00%, 12/1/31

     42,897   
86,143  

Pool #259391, 6.00%, 1/1/32

     95,259   
95,063  

Pool #259392, 6.50%, 1/1/32

     105,740   
109,340  

Pool #259393, 6.00%, 1/1/32

     120,898   
51,835  

Pool #259398, 6.50%, 2/1/32

     57,660   
81,025  

Pool #259440, 6.50%, 4/1/32

     89,915   
95,889  

Pool #259560, 6.00%, 9/1/32

     106,247   
128,369  

Pool #259590, 5.50%, 11/1/32

     140,018   
41,593  

Pool #259599, 6.00%, 10/1/32

     45,567   
99,214  

Pool #259607, 5.50%, 11/1/32

     108,217   
64,078  

Pool #259610, 5.50%, 11/1/32

     69,893   
274,451  

Pool #259611, 5.50%, 11/1/32

     299,355   
76,537  

Pool #259612, 5.50%, 11/1/32

     83,482   
217,111  

Pool #259614, 6.00%, 11/1/32

     240,424   
97,865  

Pool #259634, 5.50%, 12/1/32

     106,731   
73,083  

Pool #259655, 5.50%, 2/1/33

     79,703   
169,823  

Pool #259659, 5.50%, 2/1/33

     185,206   
164,444  

Pool #259667, 5.50%, 2/1/33

     179,341   
40,539  

Pool #259671, 5.50%, 2/1/33

     44,211   
169,832  

Pool #259686, 5.50%, 3/1/33

     185,217   
49,305  

Pool #259722, 5.00%, 5/1/33

     53,187   
148,785  

Pool #259723, 5.00%, 5/1/33

     160,502   
60,624  

Pool #259724, 5.00%, 5/1/33

     65,399   
277,333  

Pool #259725, 5.00%, 5/1/33

     299,172   
76,248  

Pool #259726, 5.00%, 5/1/33

     82,252   
130,578  

Pool #259729, 5.00%, 6/1/33

     140,861   
165,104  

Pool #259731, 5.00%, 6/1/33

     178,105   
137,643  

Pool #259733, 5.50%, 6/1/33

     150,112   
77,596  

Pool #259734, 5.50%, 5/1/33

     84,625   
128,717  

Pool #259748, 5.00%, 6/1/33

     138,854   
196,728  

Pool #259753, 5.00%, 7/1/33

     212,220   
78,494  

Pool #259757, 5.00%, 6/1/33

     84,676   
437,158  

Pool #259761, 5.00%, 6/1/33

     473,497   
275,642  

Pool #259764, 5.00%, 7/1/33

     297,348   
124,685  

Pool #259765, 5.00%, 7/1/33

     134,504   
86,321  

Pool #259776, 5.00%, 6/1/33

     93,119   
149,463  

Pool #259777, 5.00%, 7/1/33

     161,233   

 

13


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  
$    166,925  

Pool #259779, 5.00%, 7/1/33

     $    180,071   
101,036  

Pool #259781, 5.00%, 7/1/33

     108,992   
61,720  

Pool #259789, 5.00%, 7/1/33

     66,581   
113,455  

Pool #259807, 5.00%, 8/1/33

     122,390   
653,146  

Pool #259816, 5.00%, 8/1/33

     704,581   
34,260  

Pool #259819, 5.00%, 8/1/33

     36,958   
89,092  

Pool #259820, 5.00%, 8/1/33

     96,109   
246,733  

Pool #259821, 5.00%, 7/1/33

     266,665   
448,388  

Pool #259830, 5.00%, 8/1/33

     484,610   
298,109  

Pool #259848, 5.00%, 9/1/33

     321,585   
132,869  

Pool #259862, 5.50%, 9/1/33

     144,905   
87,809  

Pool #259867, 5.50%, 10/1/33

     95,846   
273,461  

Pool #259869, 5.50%, 10/1/33

     298,232   
98,156  

Pool #259872, 5.50%, 11/1/33

     107,032   
40,248  

Pool #259873, 5.50%, 10/1/33

     43,888   
141,447  

Pool #259875, 5.50%, 10/1/33

     154,260   
85,416  

Pool #259876, 5.50%, 10/1/33

     93,140   
153,719  

Pool #259879, 5.50%, 10/1/33

     167,644   
126,922  

Pool #259884, 5.50%, 11/1/33

     138,399   
39,995  

Pool #259904, 5.50%, 11/1/33

     43,612   
307,595  

Pool #259906, 5.50%, 11/1/33

     335,459   
119,728  

Pool #259908, 5.50%, 11/1/33

     130,555   
106,321  

Pool #259926, 5.50%, 12/1/33

     115,935   
61,876  

Pool #259928, 5.50%, 12/1/33

     67,529   
228,933  

Pool #259930, 5.00%, 11/1/33

     246,961   
93,543  

Pool #259936, 5.50%, 11/1/33

     102,003   
221,534  

Pool #259938, 5.50%, 12/1/33

     241,568   
16,513  

Pool #259939, 5.50%, 11/1/33

     18,006   
105,297  

Pool #259946, 5.50%, 12/1/33

     114,819   
186,993  

Pool #259961, 5.50%, 3/1/34

     203,903   
214,766  

Pool #259976, 5.00%, 3/1/34

     232,585   
140,532  

Pool #259977, 5.00%, 3/1/34

     151,577   
46,917  

Pool #259998, 5.00%, 3/1/34

     50,604   
716,439  

Pool #380307, 6.53%, 6/1/16

     751,858   
600,855  

Pool #381985, 7.97%, 9/1/17

     666,312   
549,013  

Pool #382373, 7.58%, 5/1/18

     648,046   
595,185  

Pool #383765, 6.70%, 6/1/19

     692,414   
2,329,177  

Pool #386602, 4.66%, 10/1/13

     2,471,701   
4,535,418  

Pool #386608, 5.37%, 11/1/21

     4,976,910   
2,638,384  

Pool #386641, 5.80%, 12/1/33

     3,027,299   
696,388  

Pool #386674, 5.51%, 11/1/21

     761,865   
3,556,603  

Pool #387374, 5.60%, 5/1/23

     4,107,331   
870,976  

Pool #387446, 5.22%, 6/1/20

     997,905   
906,634  

Pool #387472, 4.89%, 6/1/15

     998,965   
9,169,020  

Pool #387590, 4.90%, 9/1/15

     10,153,363   
634,742  

Pool #462834, 4.70%, 2/1/17

     685,467   
10,243,635  

Pool #463212, 4.68%, 8/1/19

     11,613,630   
7,611,046  

Pool #465537, 4.20%, 7/1/20

     8,359,572   

 

14


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  
$    749,741  

Pool #465946, 3.61%, 9/1/20

     $    793,668   
7,512,255  

Pool #466303, 3.54%, 11/1/20

     7,914,897   
10,936,665  

Pool #466934, 4.10%, 1/1/21

     11,948,015   
3,463,648  

Pool #467882, 4.24%, 6/1/21

     3,814,778   
2,490,666  

Pool #468104, 3.93%, 5/1/18

     2,696,911   
252,792  

Pool #557295, 7.00%, 12/1/29

     285,823   
34,432  

Pool #575886, 7.50%, 1/1/31

     39,553   
94,499  

Pool #576445, 6.00%, 1/1/31

     104,174   
28,714  

Pool #576520, 5.50%, 3/1/16

     31,134   
53,090  

Pool #577906, 6.50%, 4/1/31

     58,899   
198,515  

Pool #579402, 6.50%, 4/1/31

     220,833   
205,471  

Pool #583728, 6.50%, 6/1/31

     228,336   
223,971  

Pool #585148, 6.50%, 7/1/31

     248,857   
70,684  

Pool #590931, 6.50%, 7/1/31

     78,598   
80,188  

Pool #590932, 6.50%, 7/1/31

     89,161   
59,491  

Pool #591063, 6.50%, 7/1/31

     66,170   
286,361  

Pool #601865, 6.50%, 4/1/31

     319,749   
155,712  

Pool #601868, 6.00%, 7/1/29

     171,509   
264,014  

Pool #607611, 6.50%, 11/1/31

     293,530   
128,871  

Pool #613125, 6.50%, 10/1/31

     143,301   
429,107  

Pool #634271, 6.50%, 5/1/32

     477,937   
192,499  

Pool #640146, 5.00%, 12/1/17

     206,808   
152,999  

Pool #644232, 6.50%, 6/1/32

     170,471   
32,360  

Pool #644432, 6.50%, 7/1/32

     36,021   
52,097  

Pool #644437, 6.50%, 6/1/32

     58,045   
103,462  

Pool #647461, 6.00%, 6/1/32

     114,433   
118,354  

Pool #657250, 6.00%, 10/1/32

     131,106   
4,283,309  

Pool #663159, 5.00%, 7/1/32

     4,621,958   
194,227  

Pool #670278, 5.50%, 11/1/32

     211,852   
58,400  

Pool #676702, 5.50%, 11/1/32

     63,699   
63,581  

Pool #677591, 5.50%, 12/1/32

     69,341   
297,464  

Pool #681819, 5.50%, 1/1/33

     324,410   
889,520  

Pool #681883, 6.00%, 3/1/33

     985,297   
252,975  

Pool #683087, 5.00%, 1/1/18

     271,780   
324,511  

Pool #684570, 5.00%, 12/1/32

     350,117   
156,450  

Pool #684644, 4.50%, 6/1/18

     166,552   
427,403  

Pool #686542, 5.50%, 3/1/33

     466,120   
377,561  

Pool #686565, 5.50%, 4/1/33

     411,763   
188,719  

Pool #689034, 5.00%, 5/1/33

     203,581   
172,113  

Pool #689667, 5.50%, 4/1/33

     187,704   
732,942  

Pool #695961, 5.50%, 1/1/33

     799,450   
157,476  

Pool #695962, 6.00%, 11/1/32

     174,401   
479,841  

Pool #696407, 5.50%, 4/1/33

     523,308   
1,383,296  

Pool #702478, 5.50%, 6/1/33

     1,508,603   
523,115  

Pool #702479, 5.00%, 6/1/33

     564,310   
389,531  

Pool #703210, 5.50%, 9/1/32

     423,232   
216,679  

Pool #705576, 5.50%, 5/1/33

     236,308   
1,156,189  

Pool #720025, 5.00%, 8/1/33

     1,247,239   

 

15


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  
$  899,843  

Pool #723066, 5.00%, 4/1/33

     $  970,847   
414,161  

Pool #723067, 5.50%, 5/1/33

     451,678   
477,441  

Pool #723068, 4.50%, 5/1/33

     510,209   
515,543  

Pool #723070, 4.50%, 5/1/33

     550,604   
388,037  

Pool #723328, 5.00%, 9/1/33

     418,594   
744,097  

Pool #727311, 4.50%, 9/1/33

     794,469   
2,356,186  

Pool #727312, 5.00%, 9/1/33

     2,541,735   
432,898  

Pool #727315, 6.00%, 10/1/33

     480,077   
1,222,388  

Pool #738589, 5.00%, 9/1/33

     1,318,651   
424,767  

Pool #738683, 5.00%, 9/1/33

     458,217   
666,968  

Pool #739269, 5.00%, 9/1/33

     719,491   
286,048  

Pool #743595, 5.50%, 10/1/33

     311,960   
296,140  

Pool #748041, 4.50%, 10/1/33

     316,187   
832,781  

Pool #749891, 5.00%, 9/1/33

     902,005   
572,354  

Pool #749897, 4.50%, 9/1/33

     611,100   
286,261  

Pool #750984, 5.00%, 12/1/18

     307,540   
342,846  

Pool #751008, 5.00%, 12/1/18

     369,870   
483,474  

Pool #753533, 5.00%, 11/1/33

     521,547   
197,097  

Pool #755679, 6.00%, 1/1/34

     218,578   
220,042  

Pool #755745, 5.00%, 1/1/34

     237,370   
192,411  

Pool #755746, 5.50%, 12/1/33

     209,811   
284,290  

Pool #763551, 5.50%, 3/1/34

     309,998   
1,101,170  

Pool #763820, 5.50%, 1/1/34

     1,200,749   
415,127  

Pool #763824, 5.00%, 3/1/34

     447,819   
423,892  

Pool #765216, 5.00%, 1/1/19

     457,598   
281,602  

Pool #765217, 4.50%, 1/1/19

     300,609   
328,461  

Pool #765306, 5.00%, 2/1/19

     354,329   
152,016  

Pool #773084, 4.50%, 3/1/19

     161,832   
159,860  

Pool #773091, 4.00%, 3/1/19

     169,907   
204,736  

Pool #773096, 4.50%, 3/1/19

     218,892   
623,061  

Pool #773175, 5.00%, 5/1/34

     672,029   
447,477  

Pool #773476, 5.50%, 7/1/19

     486,317   
278,833  

Pool #773547, 5.00%, 5/1/34

     300,748   
659,098  

Pool #773553, 5.00%, 4/1/34

     710,899   
944,025  

Pool #773568, 5.50%, 5/1/34

     1,029,245   
250,032  

Pool #773575, 6.00%, 7/1/34

     276,891   
353,310  

Pool #776849, 5.00%, 11/1/34

     381,022   
569,501  

Pool #776850, 5.50%, 11/1/34

     620,823   
295,112  

Pool #776851, 6.00%, 10/1/34

     326,260   
648,998  

Pool #777444, 5.50%, 5/1/34

     707,585   
2,652,804  

Pool #777621, 5.00%, 2/1/34

     2,861,712   
456,015  

Pool #781437, 6.00%, 8/1/34

     505,002   
402,353  

Pool #781741, 6.00%, 9/1/34

     444,820   
478,512  

Pool #781907, 5.00%, 2/1/21

     517,073   
511,953  

Pool #781954, 5.00%, 6/1/34

     552,189   
560,478  

Pool #781959, 5.50%, 6/1/34

     611,075   
448,017  

Pool #781960, 5.50%, 6/1/34

     488,461   
525,241  

Pool #783893, 5.50%, 12/1/34

     572,575   

 

16


 

  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  
$  633,931  

Pool #783929, 5.50%, 10/1/34

     $  691,059   
195,805  

Pool #788329, 6.50%, 8/1/34

     217,221   
175,717  

Pool #790282, 6.00%, 7/1/34

     194,593   
382,689  

Pool #797623, 5.00%, 7/1/35

     412,586   
168,363  

Pool #797626, 5.50%, 7/1/35

     183,456   
145,635  

Pool #797627, 5.00%, 7/1/35

     157,013   
137,097  

Pool #797674, 5.50%, 9/1/35

     149,387   
698,599  

Pool #798725, 5.50%, 11/1/34

     761,554   
448,017  

Pool #799547, 5.50%, 9/1/34

     488,391   
126,446  

Pool #799548, 6.00%, 9/1/34

     139,792   
2,819,960  

Pool #806754, 4.50%, 9/1/34

     3,009,096   
729,229  

Pool #806757, 6.00%, 9/1/34

     806,197   
3,699,142  

Pool #806761, 5.50%, 9/1/34

     4,033,076   
366,417  

Pool #808185, 5.50%, 3/1/35

     399,380   
875,043  

Pool #808205, 5.00%, 1/1/35

     943,543   
95,876  

Pool #813942, 5.00%, 11/1/20

     103,633   
884,741  

Pool #815009, 5.00%, 4/1/35

     954,000   
1,029,001  

Pool #817641, 5.00%, 11/1/35

     1,109,392   
339,981  

Pool #820334, 5.00%, 9/1/35

     366,542   
630,129  

Pool #820335, 5.00%, 9/1/35

     679,358   
683,007  

Pool #820336, 5.00%, 9/1/35

     736,367   
591,360  

Pool #822008, 5.00%, 5/1/35

     637,653   
1,703,672  

Pool #829005, 5.00%, 8/1/35

     1,836,772   
216,535  

Pool #829006, 5.50%, 9/1/35

     235,947   
317,483  

Pool #829007, 4.50%, 8/1/35

     338,281   
97,240  

Pool #829117, 5.50%, 9/1/35

     106,049   
86,512  

Pool #829118, 5.50%, 9/1/35

     94,267   
565,808  

Pool #829274, 5.00%, 8/1/35

     610,012   
1,264,070  

Pool #829275, 5.00%, 8/1/35

     1,362,825   
783,488  

Pool #829276, 5.00%, 8/1/35

     844,698   
756,970  

Pool #829277, 5.00%, 8/1/35

     816,109   
207,421  

Pool #829356, 5.00%, 9/1/35

     224,533   
1,530,137  

Pool #829649, 5.50%, 3/1/35

     1,668,028   
650,609  

Pool #835287, 5.00%, 8/1/35

     701,438   
91,338  

Pool #843586, 5.50%, 11/1/35

     99,498   
263,880  

Pool #843587, 6.00%, 12/1/35

     290,743   
1,919,346  

Pool #844361, 5.50%, 11/1/35

     2,091,412   
795,478  

Pool #845245, 5.50%, 11/1/35

     866,792   
868,722  

Pool #866969, 6.00%, 2/1/36

     957,156   
351,506  

Pool #867569, 6.00%, 2/1/36

     387,288   
352,527  

Pool #867574, 5.50%, 2/1/36

     384,020   
347,254  

Pool #868788, 6.00%, 3/1/36

     382,603   
409,912  

Pool #868849, 6.00%, 4/1/36

     451,000   
318,462  

Pool #870599, 6.00%, 6/1/36

     350,383   
175,873  

Pool #870684, 6.00%, 7/1/36

     193,502   
742,564  

Pool #871072, 5.50%, 2/1/37

     807,509   
751,620  

Pool #873819, 6.39%, 8/1/24

     881,984   
747,236  

Pool #874253, 5.29%, 8/1/17

     847,600   

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  
$3,197,869  

Pool #874900, 5.45%, 10/1/17

     $3,680,744   
442,250  

Pool #881425, 6.00%, 7/1/36

     486,579   
580,277  

Pool #882044, 6.00%, 5/1/36

     638,441   
527,282  

Pool #883589, 6.00%, 4/1/36

     580,958   
290,845  

Pool #884693, 5.50%, 4/1/36

     316,828   
2,634,274  

Pool #885724, 5.50%, 6/1/36

     2,867,140   
522,302  

Pool #899800, 6.00%, 8/1/37

     573,186   
163,582  

Pool #901412, 6.00%, 8/1/36

     179,979   
260,149  

Pool #905438, 6.00%, 11/1/36

     285,819   
670,054  

Pool #907646, 6.00%, 1/1/37

     736,169   
297,200  

Pool #908671, 6.00%, 1/1/37

     328,105   
1,107,267  

Pool #908672, 5.50%, 1/1/37

     1,204,110   
843,199  

Pool #911730, 5.50%, 12/1/21

     917,967   
454,303  

Pool #919368, 5.50%, 4/1/37

     495,172   
987,417  

Pool #922582, 6.00%, 12/1/36

     1,085,773   
1,848,898  

Pool #934941, 5.00%, 8/1/39

     1,997,098   
1,117,224  

Pool #934942, 5.00%, 9/1/39

     1,201,191   
1,073,155  

Pool #941204, 5.50%, 6/1/37

     1,169,697   
439,445  

Pool #941205, 5.00%, 5/1/37

     473,296   
346,081  

Pool #941206, 5.50%, 5/1/37

     375,917   
263,060  

Pool #941487, 6.00%, 8/1/37

     290,414   
675,793  

Pool #943394, 5.50%, 6/1/37

     737,855   
1,323,033  

Pool #944502, 6.00%, 6/1/37

     1,452,752   
286,434  

Pool #945853, 6.00%, 7/1/37

     315,592   
720,624  

Pool #948600, 6.00%, 8/1/37

     790,828   
709,882  

Pool #948672, 5.50%, 8/1/37

     771,303   
1,175,000  

Pool #952598, 6.00%, 7/1/37

     1,297,181   
596,552  

Pool #952623, 6.00%, 8/1/37

     655,043   
1,674,025  

Pool #952632, 6.00%, 7/1/37

     1,838,158   
433,975  

Pool #952649, 6.00%, 7/1/37

     476,524   
1,010,009  

Pool #952659, 6.00%, 8/1/37

     1,109,037   
371,587  

Pool #952665, 6.00%, 8/1/37

     409,297   
684,883  

Pool #952678, 6.50%, 8/1/37

     755,619   
289,969  

Pool #952693, 6.50%, 8/1/37

     319,329   
629,020  

Pool #956050, 6.00%, 12/1/37

     690,300   
2,589,882  

Pool #957324, 5.43%, 5/1/18

     2,984,823   
388,466  

Pool #958502, 5.07%, 5/1/19

     443,097   
545,482  

Pool #959093, 5.50%, 11/1/37

     594,554   
667,549  

Pool #960919, 5.00%, 2/1/38

     718,971   
299,197  

Pool #965239, 5.84%, 9/1/38

     330,431   
785,946  

Pool #975137, 5.00%, 5/1/38

     845,261   
794,190  

Pool #975769, 5.50%, 3/1/38

     862,037   
566,287  

Pool #982656, 5.50%, 6/1/38

     615,107   
652,921  

Pool #982898, 5.00%, 5/1/38

     705,257   
164,344  

Pool #983033, 5.00%, 5/1/38

     177,004   
456,568  

Pool #984842, 5.50%, 6/1/38

     497,926   
278,768  

Pool #986230, 5.00%, 7/1/38

     303,029   
305,266  

Pool #986233, 5.00%, 6/1/38

     328,782   

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  
$  542,590  

Pool #986239, 6.00%, 7/1/38

     $  597,824   
936,807  

Pool #986957, 5.50%, 7/1/38

     1,016,692   
746,026  

Pool #986958, 5.50%, 7/1/38

     813,605   
155,427  

Pool #986985, 5.00%, 7/1/23

     168,001   
758,047  

Pool #990510, 5.50%, 8/1/38

     822,688   
756,615  

Pool #990511, 6.00%, 8/1/38

     830,090   
603,906  

Pool #990617, 5.50%, 9/1/38

     655,403   
134,681  

Pool #AA0525, 5.50%, 12/1/38

     146,797   
1,036,626  

Pool #AA0526, 5.00%, 12/1/38

     1,120,365   
2,403,179  

Pool #AA0527, 5.50%, 12/1/38

     2,619,371   
977,898  

Pool #AA0643, 4.00%, 3/1/39

     1,027,213   
1,167,358  

Pool #AA0644, 4.50%, 3/1/39

     1,239,816   
1,174,864  

Pool #AA0645, 4.50%, 3/1/39

     1,254,764   
661,557  

Pool #AA0814, 5.50%, 12/1/38

     721,072   
1,007,299  

Pool #AA2243, 4.50%, 5/1/39

     1,071,081   
1,910,734  

Pool #AA3142, 4.50%, 3/1/39

     2,038,888   
1,050,740  

Pool #AA3143, 4.00%, 3/1/39

     1,102,743   
1,167,278  

Pool #AA3206, 4.00%, 4/1/39

     1,226,873   
1,148,683  

Pool #AA3207, 4.50%, 3/1/39

     1,221,418   
724,608  

Pool #AA4468, 4.00%, 4/1/39

     761,603   
1,033,208  

Pool #AA7042, 4.50%, 6/1/39

     1,098,631   
960,963  

Pool #AA7658, 4.00%, 6/1/39

     1,011,827   
1,422,132  

Pool #AA7659, 4.50%, 6/1/39

     1,514,848   
748,406  

Pool #AA7741, 4.50%, 6/1/24

     802,344   
917,621  

Pool #AA8455, 4.50%, 6/1/39

     977,446   
1,983,552  

Pool #AC1463, 5.00%, 8/1/39

     2,132,628   
824,391  

Pool #AC1464, 5.00%, 8/1/39

     887,894   
2,184,218  

Pool #AC2109, 4.50%, 7/1/39

     2,319,110   
618,902  

Pool #AC4394, 5.00%, 9/1/39

     665,417   
1,238,688  

Pool #AC4395, 5.00%, 9/1/39

     1,347,266   
1,017,238  

Pool #AC5328, 5.00%, 10/1/39

     1,105,452   
1,492,307  

Pool #AC5329, 5.00%, 10/1/39

     1,611,925   
1,570,797  

Pool #AC6304, 5.00%, 11/1/39

     1,696,707   
799,878  

Pool #AC6305, 5.00%, 11/1/39

     864,744   
1,859,589  

Pool #AC6307, 5.00%, 12/1/39

     2,008,646   
1,155,321  

Pool #AC6790, 5.00%, 12/1/39

     1,255,509   
4,653,616  

Pool #AC7199, 5.00%, 12/1/39

     5,026,632   
2,963,785  

Pool #AD1470, 5.00%, 2/1/40

     3,205,055   
2,866,303  

Pool #AD1471, 4.50%, 2/1/40

     3,060,338   
2,431,500  

Pool #AD1560, 5.00%, 3/1/40

     2,626,399   
3,687,167  

Pool #AD1585, 4.50%, 2/1/40

     3,936,771   
1,475,673  

Pool #AD1586, 5.00%, 1/1/40

     1,595,802   
1,021,989  

Pool #AD1638, 4.50%, 2/1/40

     1,084,785   
1,167,775  

Pool #AD1640, 4.50%, 3/1/40

     1,245,368   
3,107,706  

Pool #AD1942, 4.50%, 1/1/40

     3,318,083   
1,148,910  

Pool #AD1943, 5.00%, 1/1/40

     1,242,438   
4,626,849  

Pool #AD1988, 4.50%, 2/1/40

     4,940,065   
1,185,979  

Pool #AD2896, 5.00%, 3/1/40

     1,289,567   

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  
$3,210,485  

Pool #AD4456, 4.50%, 4/1/40

     $3,423,807   
1,115,381  

Pool #AD4457, 4.50%, 4/1/40

     1,186,007   
2,778,077  

Pool #AD4458, 4.50%, 4/1/40

     2,948,777   
1,166,993  

Pool #AD4940, 4.50%, 6/1/40

     1,247,087   
1,111,571  

Pool #AD4946, 4.50%, 6/1/40

     1,179,872   
1,165,252  

Pool #AD5728, 5.00%, 4/1/40

     1,267,030   
1,559,914  

Pool #AD7239, 4.50%, 7/1/40

     1,666,975   
1,424,224  

Pool #AD7242, 4.50%, 7/1/40

     1,518,857   
1,325,457  

Pool #AD7256, 4.50%, 7/1/40

     1,416,427   
2,946,991  

Pool #AD7271, 4.50%, 7/1/40

     3,142,805   
1,442,320  

Pool #AD7272, 4.50%, 7/1/40

     1,541,310   
1,529,701  

Pool #AD8960, 5.00%, 6/1/40

     1,654,706   
2,599,403  

Pool #AD9613, 4.50%, 8/1/40

     2,772,121   
2,553,114  

Pool #AD9614, 4.50%, 8/1/40

     2,709,991   
1,387,638  

Pool #AE2011, 4.00%, 9/1/40

     1,458,484   
3,443,066  

Pool #AE2012, 4.00%, 9/1/40

     3,612,395   
1,811,436  

Pool #AE2023, 4.00%, 9/1/40

     1,900,522   
2,175,923  

Pool #AE5432, 4.00%, 10/1/40

     2,282,934   
1,199,687  

Pool #AE5435, 4.50%, 9/1/40

     1,273,402   
1,065,281  

Pool #AE5806, 4.50%, 9/1/40

     1,138,394   
1,772,799  

Pool #AE5861, 4.00%, 10/1/40

     1,859,985   
2,272,839  

Pool #AE5862, 4.00%, 10/1/40

     2,393,140   
2,734,567  

Pool #AE5863, 4.00%, 10/1/40

     2,879,306   
1,267,580  

Pool #AE6850, 4.00%, 10/1/40

     1,329,919   
1,700,530  

Pool #AE6851, 4.00%, 10/1/40

     1,784,162   
1,368,318  

Pool #AE7699, 4.00%, 11/1/40

     1,435,611   
1,194,932  

Pool #AE7703, 4.00%, 10/1/40

     1,253,699   
2,141,548  

Pool #AE7707, 4.00%, 11/1/40

     2,246,869   
1,119,898  

Pool #AH0300, 4.00%, 11/1/40

     1,174,974   
1,372,045  

Pool #AH0301, 3.50%, 11/1/40

     1,411,063   
861,978  

Pool #AH0302, 4.00%, 11/1/40

     904,370   
1,372,575  

Pool #AH0306, 4.00%, 12/1/40

     1,445,225   
2,115,037  

Pool #AH0508, 4.00%, 11/1/40

     2,219,054   
1,947,906  

Pool #AH0537, 4.00%, 12/1/40

     2,047,356   
1,283,189  

Pool #AH0914, 4.50%, 11/1/40

     1,362,035   
1,641,145  

Pool #AH0917, 4.00%, 12/1/40

     1,721,856   
1,420,079  

Pool #AH1077, 4.00%, 1/1/41

     1,497,462   
1,875,877  

Pool #AH2973, 4.00%, 12/1/40

     1,968,132   
2,408,624  

Pool #AH2980, 4.00%, 1/1/41

     2,527,080   
1,668,617  

Pool #AH5656, 4.00%, 1/1/41

     1,753,808   
1,244,091  

Pool #AH5657, 4.00%, 2/1/41

     1,305,275   
2,591,973  

Pool #AH5658, 4.00%, 2/1/41

     2,719,446   
1,103,407  

Pool #AH5662, 4.00%, 2/1/41

     1,157,672   
2,299,709  

Pool #AH5882, 4.00%, 2/1/26

     2,425,564   
1,619,536  

Pool #AH6764, 4.00%, 3/1/41

     1,699,184   
3,701,788  

Pool #AH6768, 4.00%, 3/1/41

     3,883,841   
1,630,357  

Pool #AH7277, 4.00%, 3/1/41

     1,716,651   
2,322,613  

Pool #AH7281, 4.00%, 3/1/41

     2,445,548   

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$  1,123,753   Pool #AH7526, 4.50%, 3/1/41(d)      $   1,198,421   
3,135,736   Pool #AH7537, 4.00%, 3/1/41      3,301,710   
1,046,755   Pool #AH7576, 4.00%, 3/1/41      1,098,234   
2,175,854   Pool #AH8878, 4.50%, 4/1/41      2,310,230   
1,273,266   Pool #AH8885, 4.50%, 4/1/41      1,351,502   
2,034,945   Pool #AH9050, 3.50%, 2/1/26      2,126,915   
1,296,994   Pool #AI0114, 4.00%, 3/1/41      1,365,644   
2,777,910   Pool #AI1846, 4.50%, 5/1/41      2,949,468   
1,272,961   Pool #AI1847, 4.50%, 5/1/41      1,351,576   
2,771,800   Pool #AI1848, 4.50%, 5/1/41      2,942,980   
1,673,333   Pool #AI1849, 4.50%, 5/1/41      1,779,812   
1,017,818   Pool #AJ0651, 4.00%, 8/1/41      1,067,874   
478,823   Pool #MC0007, 5.50%, 12/1/38      521,899   
126,895   Pool #MC0013, 5.50%, 12/1/38      139,738   
129,115   Pool #MC0014, 5.50%, 12/1/38      141,780   
68,865   Pool #MC0015, 6.00%, 11/1/38      76,693   
83,311   Pool #MC0016, 5.50%, 11/1/38      91,483   
553,690   Pool #MC0038, 4.50%, 3/1/39      591,172   
139,220   Pool #MC0046, 4.00%, 4/1/39      146,327   
295,195   Pool #MC0047, 4.50%, 4/1/39      313,887   
57,930   Pool #MC0059, 4.00%, 4/1/39      61,141   
402,159   Pool #MC0081, 4.00%, 5/1/39      422,691   
516,520   Pool #MC0082, 4.50%, 5/1/39      551,808   
509,678   Pool #MC0111, 4.00%, 6/1/39      537,929   
315,515   Pool #MC0112, 4.50%, 6/1/39      336,874   
372,503   Pool #MC0127, 4.50%, 7/1/39      396,090   
77,990   Pool #MC0135, 4.50%, 6/1/39      83,270   
1,393,241   Pool #MC0137, 4.50%, 7/1/39      1,481,462   
1,888,777   Pool #MC0154, 4.50%, 8/1/39      2,008,375   
104,955   Pool #MC0155, 5.00%, 8/1/39      114,516   
652,680   Pool #MC0160, 4.50%, 8/1/39      694,008   
1,633,241   Pool #MC0171, 4.50%, 9/1/39      1,743,803   
615,310   Pool #MC0177, 4.50%, 9/1/39      656,580   
663,061   Pool #MC0270, 4.50%, 3/1/40      705,047   
976,436   Pool #MC0325, 4.50%, 7/1/40      1,042,536   
291,307   Pool #MC0422, 4.00%, 2/1/41      306,180   
198,063   Pool #MC0426, 4.50%, 1/1/41      210,233   
74,973   Pool #MC3344, 5.00%, 12/1/38      80,748   
9,904,833   Series 2004-T7, Class A, 5.12%, 7/25/41      11,304,780   
    

 

 

 
       454,371,830   
    

 

 

 

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. — 0.16%

  

814,535   Series #S0282, 5.63%, 6/10/36(b)      863,407   
    

 

 

 

Freddie Mac — 17.07%

  

146,873   Pool #A10124, 5.00%, 6/1/33      158,089   
262,351   Pool #A10548, 5.00%, 6/1/33      282,386   
1,077,295   Pool #A12237, 5.00%, 8/1/33      1,159,565   

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$  437,545   Pool #A12969, 4.50%, 8/1/33      $   466,943   
209,042   Pool #A12985, 5.00%, 8/1/33      225,006   
405,001   Pool #A12986, 5.00%, 8/1/33      435,930   
350,858   Pool #A14028, 4.50%, 9/1/33      374,431   
1,022,801   Pool #A14325, 5.00%, 9/1/33      1,100,909   
172,219   Pool #A15268, 6.00%, 10/1/33      190,558   
786,391   Pool #A15579, 5.50%, 11/1/33      855,354   
470,534   Pool #A17393, 5.50%, 12/1/33      511,798   
558,423   Pool #A17397, 5.50%, 1/1/34      607,394   
481,928   Pool #A18617, 5.50%, 1/1/34      524,190   
523,910   Pool #A19019, 5.50%, 2/1/34      569,855   
179,822   Pool #A19362, 5.50%, 2/1/34      195,592   
471,310   Pool #A20069, 5.00%, 3/1/34      507,008   
1,056,828   Pool #A20070, 5.50%, 3/1/34      1,149,506   
1,052,775   Pool #A20540, 5.50%, 4/1/34      1,144,769   
232,254   Pool #A20541, 5.50%, 4/1/34      252,549   
244,867   Pool #A21679, 5.50%, 4/1/34      266,264   
534,514   Pool #A21681, 5.00%, 4/1/34      574,999   
501,142   Pool #A23192, 5.00%, 5/1/34      539,100   
1,874,608   Pool #A25310, 5.00%, 6/1/34      2,016,595   
413,147   Pool #A25311, 5.00%, 6/1/34      444,439   
568,661   Pool #A25600, 5.50%, 8/1/34      618,352   
86,389   Pool #A26270, 6.00%, 8/1/34      95,426   
51,267   Pool #A26386, 6.00%, 9/1/34      56,679   
365,783   Pool #A26395, 6.00%, 9/1/34      404,047   
322,287   Pool #A26396, 5.50%, 9/1/34      350,349   
1,405,138   Pool #A28241, 5.50%, 10/1/34      1,527,484   
509,944   Pool #A30055, 5.00%, 11/1/34      548,489   
591,721   Pool #A30591, 6.00%, 12/1/34      653,621   
514,625   Pool #A31135, 5.50%, 12/1/34      559,433   
346,078   Pool #A32976, 5.50%, 8/1/35      376,049   
863,188   Pool #A33167, 5.00%, 1/1/35      928,298   
1,266,104   Pool #A34999, 5.50%, 4/1/35      1,375,948   
595,463   Pool #A35628, 5.50%, 6/1/35      647,124   
973,573   Pool #A37185, 5.00%, 9/1/35      1,046,858   
1,265,769   Pool #A38830, 5.00%, 5/1/35      1,361,246   
238,028   Pool #A39561, 5.50%, 11/1/35      258,641   
1,348,841   Pool #A40538, 5.00%, 12/1/35      1,450,162   
536,726   Pool #A42095, 5.50%, 1/1/36      583,123   
1,319,155   Pool #A42097, 5.00%, 1/1/36      1,418,247   
286,658   Pool #A42098, 5.50%, 1/1/36      311,438   
116,297   Pool #A42099, 6.00%, 1/1/36      128,064   
539,466   Pool #A42802, 5.00%, 2/1/36      579,990   
1,228,160   Pool #A42803, 5.50%, 2/1/36      1,334,329   
279,879   Pool #A42804, 6.00%, 2/1/36      308,194   
725,311   Pool #A42805, 6.00%, 2/1/36      798,693   
96,802   Pool #A44637, 5.50%, 4/1/36      105,171   
476,931   Pool #A44638, 6.00%, 4/1/36      525,184   

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$  621,770   Pool #A44639, 5.50%, 3/1/36      $   675,519   
877,577   Pool #A45396, 5.00%, 6/1/35      943,773   
500,364   Pool #A46321, 5.50%, 7/1/35      543,696   
879,799   Pool #A46735, 5.00%, 8/1/35      946,024   
771,082   Pool #A46746, 5.50%, 8/1/35      837,859   
434,544   Pool #A46747, 5.50%, 8/1/35      472,176   
481,369   Pool #A46748, 5.50%, 8/1/35      523,056   
106,360   Pool #A46996, 5.50%, 9/1/35      115,570   
629,418   Pool #A46997, 5.50%, 9/1/35      683,926   
798,673   Pool #A47552, 5.00%, 11/1/35      858,667   
487,548   Pool #A47553, 5.00%, 11/1/35      524,247   
446,683   Pool #A47554, 5.50%, 11/1/35      485,366   
666,118   Pool #A48788, 5.50%, 5/1/36      723,285   
936,553   Pool #A48789, 6.00%, 5/1/36      1,029,843   
581,090   Pool #A49013, 6.00%, 5/1/36      638,972   
418,953   Pool #A49526, 6.00%, 5/1/36      460,685   
318,648   Pool #A49843, 6.00%, 6/1/36      350,388   
763,230   Pool #A49844, 6.00%, 6/1/36      839,255   
37,887   Pool #A49845, 6.50%, 6/1/36      42,035   
565,591   Pool #A50128, 6.00%, 6/1/36      622,459   
917,364   Pool #A59530, 5.50%, 4/1/37      994,086   
453,033   Pool #A59964, 5.50%, 4/1/37      493,611   
799,615   Pool #A61754, 5.50%, 5/1/37      866,489   
245,225   Pool #A61779, 5.50%, 5/1/37      266,423   
691,180   Pool #A61915, 5.50%, 6/1/37      748,985   
1,768,137   Pool #A61916, 6.00%, 6/1/37      1,939,840   
1,436,871   Pool #A63456, 5.50%, 6/1/37      1,561,082   
889,705   Pool #A64012, 5.50%, 7/1/37      963,280   
520,947   Pool #A64015, 6.00%, 7/1/37      571,048   
358,311   Pool #A64016, 6.50%, 7/1/37      396,815   
415,968   Pool #A64447, 6.00%, 8/1/37      457,272   
587,299   Pool #A64450, 6.00%, 8/1/37      645,984   
95,897   Pool #A65713, 6.00%, 9/1/37      105,988   
415,310   Pool #A65837, 6.00%, 9/1/37      455,251   
760,899   Pool #A66043, 5.50%, 7/1/37      824,535   
1,502,640   Pool #A66061, 5.50%, 8/1/37      1,628,310   
1,071,075   Pool #A66116, 6.00%, 9/1/37      1,174,082   
644,308   Pool #A66122, 6.00%, 8/1/37      708,688   
554,845   Pool #A66133, 6.00%, 6/1/37      608,725   
1,723,790   Pool #A66156, 6.50%, 9/1/37      1,905,529   
934,446   Pool #A67630, 6.00%, 11/1/37      1,027,234   
840,487   Pool #A68766, 6.00%, 10/1/37      924,995   
375,844   Pool #A70292, 5.50%, 7/1/37      408,334   
231,772   Pool #A73816, 6.00%, 3/1/38      255,728   
790,833   Pool #A75113, 5.00%, 3/1/38      849,003   
798,302   Pool #A76187, 5.00%, 4/1/38      856,023   
682,505   Pool #A78354, 5.50%, 11/1/37      740,225   
657,926   Pool #A79561, 5.50%, 7/1/38      711,922   

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$  1,088,857   Pool #A91887, 5.00%, 4/1/40      $   1,172,010   
1,288,050   Pool #A92388, 4.50%, 5/1/40      1,368,151   
1,028,501   Pool #A93962, 4.50%, 9/1/40      1,095,996   
1,109,432   Pool #A95573, 4.00%, 12/1/40      1,164,427   
1,002,271   Pool #A96339, 4.00%, 12/1/40      1,051,954   
1,599,629   Pool #A97099, 4.00%, 1/1/41      1,682,422   
1,251,444   Pool #A97715, 4.00%, 3/1/41      1,311,132   
1,108,198   Pool #A97716, 4.50%, 3/1/41      1,177,114   
87,782   Pool #B31082, 6.00%, 3/1/31      97,802   
111,470   Pool #B31128, 6.00%, 9/1/31      124,261   
188,400   Pool #B31140, 6.50%, 10/1/31      212,379   
75,882   Pool #B31150, 6.50%, 11/1/31      85,616   
191,002   Pool #B31188, 6.00%, 1/1/32      212,636   
28,029   Pool #B31206, 6.00%, 3/1/32      31,239   
110,805   Pool #B31292, 6.00%, 9/1/32      123,545   
80,661   Pool #B31493, 5.00%, 2/1/34      87,163   
496,107   Pool #B31516, 5.00%, 4/1/34      536,090   
81,130   Pool #B31517, 5.00%, 4/1/34      87,668   
243,600   Pool #B31532, 5.00%, 5/1/34      263,232   
231,514   Pool #B31545, 5.00%, 5/1/34      250,410   
99,455   Pool #B31546, 5.50%, 5/1/34      108,773   
299,369   Pool #B31547, 5.50%, 5/1/34      327,421   
230,330   Pool #B31550, 5.00%, 6/1/34      248,889   
194,968   Pool #B31551, 5.50%, 6/1/34      213,234   
256,877   Pool #B31587, 5.00%, 11/1/34      277,583   
238,043   Pool #B31588, 5.50%, 11/1/34      260,339   
310,256   Pool #B31642, 5.50%, 5/1/35      339,298   
124,204   Pool #B50443, 5.00%, 11/1/18      135,632   
178,607   Pool #B50450, 4.50%, 1/1/19      193,403   
91,328   Pool #B50451, 5.00%, 1/1/19      99,468   
48,761   Pool #B50458, 4.50%, 3/1/19      52,301   
14,443   Pool #B50470, 4.50%, 4/1/19      15,644   
170,371   Pool #B50496, 5.50%, 9/1/19      188,047   
255,901   Pool #B50499, 5.00%, 11/1/19      279,682   
53,183   Pool #B50500, 5.50%, 10/1/19      58,833   
166,509   Pool #B50501, 4.50%, 11/1/19      180,189   
174,606   Pool #B50504, 5.50%, 11/1/19      192,938   
337,984   Pool #B50506, 5.00%, 11/1/19      371,728   
90,713   Pool #C35457, 7.50%, 1/1/30      103,812   
51,355   Pool #C37233, 7.50%, 2/1/30      59,082   
87,376   Pool #C48137, 7.00%, 1/1/31      98,998   
36,952   Pool #C48138, 7.00%, 2/1/31      41,867   
376,844   Pool #C51686, 6.50%, 5/1/31      419,750   
188,850   Pool #C53210, 6.50%, 6/1/31      210,391   
63,888   Pool #C53914, 6.50%, 6/1/31      71,198   
149,755   Pool #C60020, 6.50%, 11/1/31      166,855   
65,145   Pool #C60804, 6.00%, 11/1/31      71,985   
28,440   Pool #C62574, 6.50%, 12/1/31      31,606   

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$  66,570   Pool #C65616, 6.50%, 3/1/32      $   74,206   
60,685   Pool #C68324, 6.50%, 6/1/32      67,669   
520,401   Pool #C73273, 6.00%, 11/1/32      575,241   
292,776   Pool #C73525, 6.00%, 11/1/32      324,050   
489,667   Pool #C74672, 5.50%, 11/1/32      532,914   
686,098   Pool #C77844, 5.50%, 3/1/33      746,587   
162,818   Pool #C77845, 5.50%, 3/1/33      177,172   
415,462   Pool #C78252, 5.50%, 3/1/33      452,091   
138,978   Pool #C78380, 5.50%, 3/1/33      151,231   
148,928   Pool #C79178, 5.50%, 4/1/33      162,058   
471,121   Pool #J00980, 5.00%, 1/1/21      507,964   
174,275   Pool #J05466, 5.50%, 6/1/22      188,557   
661,266   Pool #N31468, 6.00%, 11/1/37      714,942   
1,338,483   Pool #Q00462, 4.00%, 3/1/41      1,407,342   
1,683,022   Pool #Q00465, 4.50%, 4/1/41      1,792,747   
    

 

 

 
       93,139,120   
    

 

 

 

Ginnie Mae — 12.16%

  
1,380,000   (TBA), 4.00%, 10/1/41(b)      1,481,128   
518,036   Pool #409117, 5.50%, 6/20/38      574,554   
743,884   Pool #487643, 5.00%, 2/15/39      817,314   
1,334,398   Pool #514702, 8.25%, 12/15/32      1,428,983   
470,388   Pool #588448, 6.25%, 9/15/32      484,761   
1,309,885   Pool #616936, 5.50%, 1/15/36      1,454,074   
568,725   Pool #617904, 5.75%, 9/15/23      579,543   
3,220,898   Pool #618363, 4.00%, 9/20/41      3,449,884   
560,974   Pool #624106, 5.13%, 3/15/34      572,650   
451,641   Pool #664269, 5.85%, 6/15/38      480,776   
1,200,237   Pool #675509, 5.50%, 6/15/38      1,330,857   
852,171   Pool #685140, 5.90%, 4/15/38      903,935   
873,416   Pool #697672, 5.50%, 12/15/38      968,468   
744,433   Pool #697814, 5.00%, 2/15/39      819,313   
757,972   Pool #697885, 4.50%, 3/15/39      824,591   
1,307,404   Pool #698112, 4.50%, 5/15/39      1,427,215   
2,536,973   Pool #698113, 4.50%, 5/15/39      2,763,517   
796,512   Pool #699294, 5.63%, 9/20/38      885,489   
4,244,249   Pool #713519, 6.00%, 7/15/39      4,759,196   
979,552   Pool #714561, 4.50%, 6/15/39      1,067,023   
1,240,435   Pool #716822, 4.50%, 4/15/39      1,354,109   
1,190,131   Pool #716823, 4.50%, 4/15/39      1,296,406   
1,118,243   Pool #717132, 4.50%, 5/15/39      1,219,321   
1,341,230   Pool #717133, 4.50%, 5/15/39      1,459,111   
1,362,985   Pool #720080, 4.50%, 6/15/39      1,491,298   
1,128,731   Pool #720521, 5.00%, 8/15/39      1,242,265   
2,846,940   Pool #726550, 5.00%, 9/15/39      3,133,302   
1,759,204   Pool #729018, 4.50%, 2/15/40      1,924,817   
1,019,375   Pool #729019, 5.00%, 2/15/40      1,126,370   

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$1,015,060   Pool #729346, 4.50%, 7/15/41      $   1,107,764   
1,468,609   Pool #737574, 4.00%, 11/15/40      1,573,018   
1,069,272   Pool #747241, 5.00%, 9/20/40      1,174,947   
1,368,765   Pool #748654, 3.50%, 9/15/40      1,431,589   
1,016,566   Pool #748846, 4.50%, 9/20/40      1,109,764   
1,116,318   Pool #757016, 3.50%, 11/15/40      1,167,555   
1,083,842   Pool #757017, 4.00%, 12/15/40      1,160,897   
1,493,025   Pool #759196, 3.50%, 1/15/41      1,561,553   
1,006,169   Pool #762877, 4.00%, 4/15/41      1,081,475   
1,136,654   Pool #763564, 4.50%, 5/15/41      1,240,463   
1,655,390   Pool #770391, 4.50%, 6/15/41      1,806,574   
1,790,650   Pool #770481, 4.00%, 8/15/41      1,917,955   
1,073,689   Pool #770482, 4.50%, 8/15/41      1,170,069   
2,525,544   Pool #770517, 4.00%, 8/15/41      2,705,095   
1,163,143   Pool #770529, 4.00%, 8/15/41      1,245,835   
2,252,208   Pool #770537, 4.00%, 8/15/41      2,412,326   
1,049,806   Pool #770738, 4.50%, 6/20/41      1,141,459   
    

 

 

 
       66,328,608   
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages

     614,702,965   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $574,334,696)

  

U.S. Government Agency Obligations — 11.47%

  

Community Reinvestment Revenue Notes — 0.79%

  
4,410,415   3.98%, 8/1/35(c)      4,322,691   
    

 

 

 

Fannie Mae — 0.37%

  
2,000,000   0.13%, 10/12/11(e)(f)      1,999,980   
    

 

 

 

Small Business Administration — 8.96%

  
308,753   0.53%, 4/30/35(b)      308,784   
172,006   0.53%, 10/14/20(b)      172,109   
5,011,745   0.53%, 3/25/21(a)      4,973,123   
250,675   0.55%, 4/25/28(a)      248,435   
622,782   0.55%, 3/25/29(a)      617,108   
1,236,569   0.55%, 9/25/30(a)      1,224,978   
415,311   0.60%, 11/25/29(a)      412,317   
263,997   0.60%, 3/25/28(a)      262,156   
241,125   0.63%, 6/25/18(a)      240,150   
1,090,338   0.63%, 3/19/32(b)      1,092,955   
109,754   0.65%, 3/25/14(a)      109,518   
434,243   0.66%, 6/8/32(b)      435,545   
934,526   0.66%, 10/26/26(b)      939,292   
197,439   0.66%, 3/8/26(b)      198,407   
258,478   0.70%, 3/30/20(b)      259,873   
83,633   0.70%, 2/13/20(b)      84,077   
201,199   0.70%, 2/17/20(b)      202,205   
262,316   0.70%, 8/6/19(b)      263,339   
597,798   0.75%, 11/29/32(b)      600,249   

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$    168,954   0.80%, 8/8/32(b)      $     169,833   
1,287,816   0.80%, 3/27/33(b)      1,293,740   
313,724   0.80%, 9/14/29(b)      315,763   
245,384   0.80%, 2/21/33(b)      246,537   
757,572   0.88%, 1/26/32(b)      763,026   
587,644   0.88%, 11/17/19(b)      591,992   
36,097   0.88%, 6/4/14(b)      36,144   
180,073   0.88%, 12/1/19(b)      181,405   
1,337,402   0.88%, 8/1/32(b)      1,346,229   
1,436,448   0.89%, 4/21/34(b)      1,445,210   
1,051,489   0.90%, 3/14/18(b)      1,057,378   
165,130   0.91%, 4/16/20(b)      166,451   
97,977   1.13%, 7/30/17(a)(b)      98,682   
1,036,089   1.14%, 11/4/34(b)      1,049,662   
18,541,537   1.26%, 7/18/30*(b)      424,899   
16,973,448   1.45%, 3/25/36(a)      17,456,784   
647,137   2.00%, 6/20/14(b)      651,731   
512,256   3.13%, 10/25/15(a)      529,804   
849,617   3.38%, 10/25/15(a)      868,505   
295,863   3.38%, 5/25/16(a)      303,300   
437,574   3.58%, 12/25/15(a)      448,357   
85,189   5.70%, 7/30/17(b)      86,745   
372,902   5.85%, 11/27/27(b)      394,408   
180,422   5.85%, 9/27/13(b)      183,633   
106,532   5.86%, 11/15/22(b)      111,315   
180,833   6.00%, 3/9/22(b)      188,064   
528,269   6.03%, 10/31/32(b)      559,928   
1,317,638   6.13%, 3/31/31(b)      1,399,773   
165,455   6.25%, 8/30/27(b)      175,380   
814,497   6.28%, 7/16/17(b)      831,440   
117,111   6.30%, 4/15/18(b)      119,180   
568,917   6.35%, 8/13/26(b)      600,978   
980,068   6.45%, 2/19/32(b)      1,041,795   
85,844   6.53%, 1/2/27(b)      90,782   
56,999   6.69%, 5/28/24(b)      59,785   
45,564   7.08%, 9/1/13(b)      46,551   
110,521   7.08%, 1/19/14(b)      112,754   
91,560   7.33%, 7/1/16(b)      93,694   
195,341   7.33%, 6/29/16(b)      199,829   
142,466   7.33%, 2/23/16(b)      145,751   
29,244   7.38%, 4/1/15(b)      29,906   
43,658   7.38%, 1/1/15(b)      44,627   
62,059   7.58%, 8/1/16(b)      63,647   
195,864   7.83%, 9/28/16(b)      201,682   
601   8.08%, 2/15/14(b)      621   
659   9.58%, 2/15/12(b)      665   

 

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Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   
$       1,754   9.58%, 2/15/12(b)      $          1,770   
2,988   9.83%, 12/15/11(b)      2,997   
    

 

 

 
       48,877,752   
    

 

 

 

United States Department of Agriculture — 1.35%

  
314,215   1.13%, 5/31/14(b)      319,124   
179,606   5.09%, 3/1/20(b)      184,085   
321,165   5.38%, 10/26/22(b)      337,067   
181,863   5.59%, 1/20/38(b)      190,103   
625,357   5.64%, 1/20/38(b)      654,831   
69,151   5.64%, 1/20/38(b)      72,410   
104,279   5.66%, 1/20/38(b)      109,280   
276,200   5.70%, 1/20/38(b)      289,840   
218,300   5.73%, 4/20/37(b)      229,205   
450,989   5.73%, 2/1/30(b)      475,050   
751,582   5.75%, 1/20/33(b)      794,433   
89,960   5.83%, 11/1/20(b)      92,693   
37,759   6.01%, 7/20/36(b)      39,823   
218,958   6.01%, 1/20/38(b)      231,153   
127,874   6.01%, 11/8/32(b)      135,511   
402,689   6.05%, 1/1/37(b)      423,454   
175,085   6.05%, 1/5/26(b)      184,354   
507,066   6.07%, 4/20/37(b)      535,553   
141,655   6.08%, 7/1/32(b)      150,110   
93,840   6.09%, 5/17/22(b)      97,586   
198,154   6.10%, 8/25/37(b)      209,706   
45,661   6.10%, 1/1/13(b)      46,413   
217,356   6.12%, 4/20/37(b)      230,073   
90,969   6.13%, 7/20/22(b)      94,666   
94,514   6.18%, 1/20/38(b)      100,052   
222,803   6.22%, 1/20/37(b)      235,940   
382,155   6.23%, 3/14/32(b)      405,677   
62,446   6.28%, 3/1/14(b)      63,530   
231,632   6.38%, 2/16/37(b)      246,199   
197,468   6.64%, 4/20/37(b)      210,961   
    

 

 

 
       7,388,882   
    

 

 

 

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     62,589,305   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $62,812,273)

  

Promissory Notes — 1.89%

  
9,375,000   Massachusetts Housing Investment Corp. Term Loan, 6.67%, 4/1/35(b)(c)      10,306,592   
    

 

 

 

Total Promissory Notes

     10,306,592   
    

 

 

 

(Cost $9,375,000)

  

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Shares           Value   

Investment Company — 1.14%

  
6,228,259    JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund    $       6,228,259   
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

     6,228,259   
     

 

 

 

(Cost $6,228,259)

  

Total Investments

   $   709,731,414   

(Cost $668,807,725)(g) — 130.10%

  

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (30.10)%

     (164,200,433
     

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $   545,530,981   
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Interest Only security represents the right to receive the monthly interest payment on an underlying pool of mortgage loans. The principal amount shown represents the par value on the underlying pool.
(a) Floating rate note. Rate shown is as of report date.
(b) Fair valued security under procedures established by the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
(c) This security is restricted and illiquid as the security may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. persons except to qualified purchasers who are also either qualified institutional buyers or “accredited investors” (as defined in Rule 501 (a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933).

The total investment in restricted and illiquid securities representing $15,825,392 or 2.90% of net assets are as follows:

 

Acquisition

Principal

Amount

  

Issuer

  

Acquisition

          Date           

  

Acquisition

          Cost           

  

9/30/2011

Carrying

Value

          Per Unit          

$1,993,548

   Pacific Beacon LLC    12/18/2006    $1,993,548    $0.60
   Community Reinvestment         

$4,410,415

   Revenue Note    3/24/2008    $4,354,402    $0.98
   Massachusetts Housing         

$9,375,000

   Investment Corp.    3/29/2005    $9,375,000    $1.10

 

(d) This security is partially pledged as collateral for reverse repurchase agreements.
(e) This security is pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts.
(f) The rate represents the annualized yield at time of purchase.
(g) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Abbreviations used are defined below:

AMBAC – Insured by American Municipal Bond Insurance Assurance Corp.

IBC - Insured by International Bancshares Corp.

LOC - Letter of Credit

MBIA – Insured by MBIA

NATL-RE - Insured by National Public Guarantee Corp.

OID - Original Issue Discount

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

September 30, 2011   

Assets:

  

Investments in securities, at value (cost $668,807,725)

   $ 709,731,414   

Segregated cash collateral for reverse repurchase agreements

     670,291   

Interest and dividends receivable

     3,225,856   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     22,677   

Deposits at broker for futures contracts

     1,764,970   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     22,516   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     715,437,724   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Distributions payable

     1,383,256   

Payable for capital shares redeemed

     14,141   

Payable for investments purchased

     1,477,788   

Reverse repurchase agreements (including interest of $32,803)

     166,609,940   

Accrued expenses and other payables:

  

Investment advisory fees

     312,478   

Accounting fees

     4,574   

Distribution fees

     12,338   

Trustee fees

     760   

Audit fees

     45,365   

Transfer Agent fees

     11,234   

Other

     34,869   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     169,906,743   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 545,530,981   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist Of:

  

Capital

   $ 547,859,373   

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (1,324,828

Accumulated net realized losses from investment transactions, futures contracts and sale commitments

     (38,948,608

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, futures contracts, and sale commitments

     37,945,044   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 545,530,981   
  

 

 

 

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (cont.)

 

 

 

 

Net Assets:

  

Class A

   $ 8,211,709   

Class I

     537,319,272   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 545,530,981   
  

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding (1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 100,000,000 shares registered at $.0000001 par value):

  

Class A

     842,183   

Class I

     55,146,061   
  

 

 

 

Total

     55,988,244   
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Values and Redemption Price Per Share:

  

Class A(a)

   $ 9.75   

Class I

   $ 9.74   

Maximum Offering Price Per Share:

  

Class A

   $ 10.13   

Maximum Sales Charge - Class A

     3.75

 

(a) For Class A shares, redemption price per share will be reduced by 1.00% for sales of shares within 12 months of purchase (only applicable on purchases of $1 million or more on which no initial sales charge was paid). Such reduction is not reflected in the net asset value and the redemption price per share.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of Operations

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2011   

Investment Income:

  

Interest income

   $ 29,797,549   

Dividend income

     5,695   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     29,803,244   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Management fees

     3,456,084   

Interest expense

     363,696   

Distribution fees - Class A

     24,814   

Accounting services

     52,501   

Audit fees

     49,985   

Legal fees

     57,455   

Custodian fees

     51,721   

Insurance fees

     6,187   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     13,092   

Transfer agent fees

     61,967   

Printing and shareholder reports

     23,178   

Registration fees

     52,422   

Other fees and expenses

     127,053   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     4,340,155   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     25,463,089   
  

 

 

 

Realized/Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investment Transactions and Futures Contracts:

  

Net realized losses from investment transactions

     (530,809

Net realized losses from sale commitments

     (146,250

Net realized losses from futures contracts

     (7,135,745

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     7,560,028   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on sale commitments

     (1,871

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on futures contracts

     (2,584,504
  

 

 

 

Net realized/unrealized losses from investments, sales commitments and futures contracts

     (2,839,151
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 22,623,938   
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

     For the
Year
Ended
September 30, 2011
    For the
Year
Ended
September 30, 2010
 

From Investment Activities:

    

Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 25,463,089      $ 27,532,428   

Net realized losses from investments, sale commitment sand futures contracts

     (7,812,804     (3,730,927

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments, sale commitments and futures contracts

     4,973,653        5,353,525   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     22,623,938        29,155,026   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions to Class A Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (447,645     (506,316

Distributions to Class I Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (25,633,188     (27,631,062
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

     (26,080,833     (28,137,378
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

    

Proceeds from shares issued

     26,082,537        66,848,481   

Distributions reinvested

     10,549,800        10,529,652   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (35,983,586     (99,866,348
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     648,751        (22,488,215
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets

     (2,808,144     (21,470,567

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of year

     548,339,125        569,809,692   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 545,530,981      $ 548,339,125   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Distributions in excess of net investment income

   $ (1,324,828   $ (1,325,553
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Issued

     2,688,679        6,806,808   

Reinvested

     1,086,063        1,071,977   

Redeemed

     (3,717,395     (10,176,964
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     57,347        (2,298,179
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

For the Year Ended September 30, 2011

  

Cash Provided by Operating Activities:

  

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 22,623,938   

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets
resulting from operations to net cash provided by
operating activities:

  

Decrease in interest and dividend receivable

     128,703   

Decrease in variation margin receivable/payable

     40,625   

Increase in deposits at broker for futures contracts

     (1,050,156

Decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets

     5,947   

Decrease in segregated cash collateral for reverse repurchase
agreements

     7,199,709   

Decrease in interest due on reverse repurchase agreements

     (23,192

Decrease in receivables for open maturities

     184,117   

Proceeds from TBA sale commitments

     50,793,313   

Increase in payable to investment adviser

     35,400   

Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (81,684

Proceeds from sales and paydowns of long-term securities

     120,700,734   

Closing of TBA sales commitments

     (50,856,563

Purchases/proceeds from sales of short-term securities

     20,489,326   

Purchases of long-term securities

     (171,765,653

Amortization of premium and discount - net

     358,275   

Net realized losses from investment transactions

     530,809   

Net realized losses from sales commitments

     146,250   

Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on
investment securities and sale commitments

     (7,558,157
  

 

 

 

Net Cash used in Operating Activities

     (8,098,259
  

 

 

 

Cash Provided by Financing Activities:

  

Proceeds from issuance of shares

     41,074,331   

Cash payments on shares redeemed

     (35,973,795

Cash receipts/payments from reverse repurchase agreements

     18,471,432   

Distributions paid to shareholders

     (15,473,709
  

 

 

 

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

     8,098,259   
  

 

 

 

Cash:

  

Net change in cash

       

Cash at beginning of year

       
  

 

 

 

Cash at end of year

   $   
  

 

 

 

Cash Flow Information:

  

Cash paid for interest

     386,888   
  

 

 

 

Noncash Financing Activities:

  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of distributions paid to shareholders

     10,549,800   
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund   

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)

 

 

            Investment Activities      Distributions         
     Net Asset Value,
Beginning

of Period
     Net
Investment
Income(a)
     Net Realized and
Unrealized Gains  (Losses)
on Investments
     Total from
Investment
Activities
     Net
Investment
Income
     Net Asset Value,
End of Period
 

Class A

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     $9.81         0.43         (0.05)         0.38         (0.44)         $9.75   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     9.80         0.46         0.02         0.48         (0.47)         9.81   

Period Ended September 30, 2009(b)

     9.47         0.31         0.34         0.65         (0.32)         9.80   

Class I(c)

                 

Year Ended September 30, 2011

     $9.80         0.45         (0.05)         0.40         (0.46)         $9.74   

Year Ended September 30, 2010

     9.79         0.49         0.02         0.51         (0.50)         9.80   

Year Ended September 30, 2009

     9.41         0.50         0.38         0.88         (0.50)         9.79   

Period Ended September 30, 2008(d)

     9.48         0.16         (0.07)         0.09         (0.16)         9.41   

Year Ended May 31, 2008

     9.46         0.46         0.02         0.48         (0.46)         9.48   

Year Ended May 31, 2007

     9.29         0.44         0.17         0.61         (0.44)         9.46   

 

(a)       Based on average shares outstanding.

                commencement of Class A Shares on January 29, 2009.

(b)       For the period January 29, 2009 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2009.

    

(d)       Effective September 30, 2008, the Fund’s fiscal year end changed from May 31 to September 30.

(c)       The existing share class was renamed Class I Shares with the

    

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Access Capital Community Investment Fund (cont.)   

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the years indicated)

 

          Ratios to Average Net Assets(a)     Ratios to Average Net Assets
Plus Average Borrowings(a)(b)
    Supplemental
Data
 
    Total
Return(c)
    Total Expenses
Net of
Reimbursement
and Excluding
Interest Expense
    Total Expenses
Excluding
Interest
Expense
    Net
Expenses
    Net
Investment
Income
    Total Expenses
Net of
Reimbursement
and Excluding
Interest Expense
and Investment
Structuring Fees
    Total Expenses
Excluding
Interest
Expense
    Net
Expenses
    Net
Investment
Income
    Net Assets,
End of
Period (000’s)
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 

Class A

                     

Year Ended September 30,
2011(d)

    3.98%        0.96%        0.96%        1.03%        4.40%        0.77%        0.77%        0.82%        3.51%        $8,212        17%   

Year Ended September 30,
2010(d)

    5.02%        0.97%        0.97%        1.04%        4.67%        0.78%        0.78%        0.84%        3.76%        12,141        9%   

Period Ended September 30, 2009(d)

    7.11%        1.00%        1.25%        1.11%        4.77%        0.81%        1.02%        0.90%        3.89%        8,662        10%   

Class I

                     

Year Ended September 30,
2011(d)

    4.23%        0.72%        0.72%        0.79%        4.66%        0.57%        0.57%        0.62%        3.69%        $537,319        17%   

Year Ended September 30,
2010(d)

    5.28%        0.72%        0.72%        0.79%        4.94%        0.58%        0.58%        0.64%        3.98%        536,198        9%   

Year Ended September 30,
2009(d)

    9.59%        0.74%        0.74%        1.06%        5.16%        0.59%        0.59%        0.85%        4.12%        561,148        10%   

Period Ended September 30, 2008

    1.02%        0.86%        0.86%        1.61%        5.17%        0.67%        0.67%        1.25%        4.00%        543,404        1%   

Year Ended May 31, 2008

    5.19%        0.93%(e)        0.93%        1.99%        4.83%        0.75%(e)        0.75%        1.60%        3.88%        513,723        19%   

Year Ended May 31, 2007

    6.65%        0.79%        0.83%        1.48%        4.55%        0.70%        0.74%        1.31%        4.03%        474,720        23%   

 

(a)       Annualized for those periods that are less than one year.

 

(e)       To the extent that the Fund’s operating expenses (exclusive of management fees, distribution fees and interest expense) were less than 0.25% of the Fund’s monthly average net assets, the Fund repaid the Fund’s investment adviser and sub-adviser for operating expenses previously borne or reimbursed.

(b)       These ratios are calculated based upon the average net assets plus average borrowings.

 

(c)       Total investment returns exclude the effect of sales charge.

 

(d)       Total expenses of the Fund for the period ended September 30, 2009 is 1.36% and 1.09% for the Class A and Class I shares, respectively. Total expenses for all other periods would be the same as shown in the financial highlights as net expenses because there were no fee waivers during these periods.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

September 30, 2011

1. Organization

RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2003. Overall responsibility for the management of the Trust is vested in its Board of Trustees (the “Board”). This annual report includes the Access Capital Community Investment Fund (the “Fund”). At its inception in 1998, the Access Capital Strategies Community Investment Fund, Inc., the Fund’s predecessor, elected status as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), but withdrew its election on May 30, 2006, and registered as a continuously offered, closed-end interval management company under the 1940 Act. The predecessor fund was reorganized into a series of the Trust, a registered open-end management company under the 1940 Act, effective July 28, 2008.

The Fund offers two share classes: Class A and Class I shares. Class A shares are offered with a 3.75% maximum front-end sales charge and a 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) for redemption within 12 months of a $1 million or greater purchase on which no front-end sales charge was paid. Class I shares (intended for investors meeting certain investment minimum thresholds) are not subject to either a front-end sales charge or a CDSC.

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM (US)”) acts as the investment advisor for the Trust. The officers of the Trust (“Fund Management”) are also employees of RBC GAM (US) or its affiliates and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”).

The Fund’s investment objective is to invest in geographically specific debt securities located in portions of the United States designated by Fund investors. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in debt securities specifically designed to support underlying economic activities such as affordable housing, education, small business lending, and job-creating activities in areas of the United States designated by Fund investors.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Summarized below are the significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Fund Management follows these policies when preparing financial statements. Management may also be required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation:

Bonds and other fixed income securities, including TBA commitments, are generally valued on the basis of prices furnished by pricing services approved by the Trust’s Board. The pricing services utilize both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques that take into account appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity and type of issue. Swaptions are fair valued using methodologies approved by the Trust’s Board. These valuation techniques take into account mutiple factors, including fundamental security analytical data, information from broker-dealers, market spreads and interest rates. Short-term debt obligations, with less than 60 days to maturity at time of purchase, are valued at amortized cost unless Fund Management determines that amortized cost no longer approximates market value. In such cases where a security price is unavailable, or where Fund Management determines that the value provided by the pricing services or amortized cost does not approximate fair value, the Board has approved pricing and valuation procedures to determine a security’s fair value. Some of the factors which may be considered in determining fair value are fundamental analytical data relating to the security, the issuer and the market, such as duration, prepayment and default rates; general level of interest rates and changes in interest rates; information from broker-dealers; and trading in similar securities. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value. Exchange traded financial futures are valued at the settlement price as established by the exchange on which they are traded.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Financial Instruments:

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

To obtain short-term financing, the Fund entered into reverse repurchase agreements with primary dealers that report to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or the 100 largest U.S. commercial banks, who are deemed creditworthy under guidelines approved by the Board. Interest on the value of the reverse repurchase agreements is based upon competitive market rates at the time of issuance. At the time the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will establish and maintain a segregated account with the custodian containing qualifying assets having a value, including accrued interest, not less than the repurchase price. Based on requirements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, the Fund may also be required to deliver or deposit securities or cash as collateral. If the counterparty to the transaction is rendered insolvent, the ultimate realization of the securities to be repurchased by the Fund may be delayed or limited. For the year ended September 30, 2011, the average amount borrowed was approximately $142,992,660 and the daily weighted average interest rate was 0.25%.

Details of open reverse repurchase agreements at September 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

      Rate   Trade
Date
     Maturity
Date
     Net Closing
Amount
     Par  

Goldman Sachs

   0.26%     8/15/11         10/04/11       $ (33,577,057)       $ (33,564,936)   

Goldman Sachs

   0.25%     8/25/11         10/17/11         (20,533,555)         (20,526,000)   

Goldman Sachs

   0.26%     9/01/11         10/25/11         (31,600,521)         (31,588,201)   

Goldman Sachs

   0.29%     9/15/11         11/02/11         (38,620,928)         (38,606,000)   

Goldman Sachs

   0.30%     9/26/11         11/15/11         (42,309,622)         (42,292,000)   

Details of underlying collateral pledged for open reverse repurchase agreements in addition to the segregated cash collateral shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at September 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

    

              Description               

    

  Rate  

    

Maturity

  Date  

      

  Par  

      

  Value  

 

Goldman Sachs

8/15/11 to

10/04/11

                     
  Fannie Mae Pool #AH2980      4.00%        1/01/41         $ 2,408,624         $ 2,527,080   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AH5658      4.00%        2/01/41           2,591,973           2,719,446   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AH6768      4.00%        3/01/41           3,701,788           3,883,841   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AH7537      4.00%        3/01/41           3,135,736           3,301,710   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AA3206      4.00%        4/01/39           1,167,278           1,226,873   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AE7707      4.00%        11/01/40           2,141,548           2,246,869   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AA0644      4.50%        3/01/39           1,167,358           1,239,816   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AA3207      4.50%        3/01/39           1,148,683           1,221,418   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AA7659      4.50%        6/01/39           1,422,132           1,514,848   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD1471      4.50%        2/01/40           2,866,303           3,060,338   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD4456      4.50%        4/01/40           3,210,485           3,423,807   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD4458      4.50%        4/01/40           2,778,077           2,948,777   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD4940      4.50%        6/01/40           1,166,993           1,247,087   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD7272      4.50%        7/01/40           1,442,320           1,541,310   
  Fannie Mae Pool #934942      5.00%        9/01/39           1,117,224           1,201,191   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD8960      5.00%        6/01/40           1,529,701         $ 1,654,706   
                     

 

 

 
                      $ 34,959,117   
                     

 

 

 

 

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              Description               

    

  Rate  

    

Maturity

  Date  

      

  Par  

      

  Value  

 

Goldman Sachs

8/25/11 to

10/17/11

                     
  Fannie Mae Pool #AH9050      3.50%        2/01/26         $ 2,034,945         $ 2,126,915   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AH0917      4.00%        12/01/40           1,641,145           1,721,856   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AH5656      4.00%        1/01/41           1,668,617           1,753,808   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AH6764      4.00%        3/01/41           1,619,536           1,699,184   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AH7277      4.00%        3/01/41           1,630,357           1,716,651   
  Fannie Mae Pool #663159      5.00%        7/01/32           4,283,309           4,621,958   
  Fannie Mae Pool #806761      5.50%        9/01/34           3,699,142           4,033,076   
  Fannie Mae Pool #844361      5.50%        11/01/35           1,919,346           2,091,412   
  Fannie Mae Pool #944502      6.00%        6/01/37           1,323,033           1,452,752   
                     

 

 

 
                      $ 21,217,612   
                     

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs

9/01/11 to

10/25/11

                     
  Fannie Mae Pool #AH0301      3.50%        11/01/40         $ 1,372,045         $ 1,411,063   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AH0306      4.00%        12/01/40           1,372,575           1,445,225   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AH1077      4.00%        1/01/41           1,420,079           1,497,462   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AE7699      4.00%        11/01/40           1,368,318           1,435,611   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AH0914      4.50%        11/01/40           1,283,189           1,362,035   
  Fannie Mae Pool #806754      4.50%        9/01/34           2,819,960           3,009,096   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AC2109      4.50%        7/01/39           2,184,218           2,319,110   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD1942      4.50%        1/01/40           3,107,706           3,318,083   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD7256      4.50%        7/01/40           1,325,457           1,416,427   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD7242      4.50%        7/01/40           1,424,224           1,518,857   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD9614      4.50%        8/01/40           2,553,114           2,709,991   
  Fannie Mae Pool #738589      5.00%        9/01/33           1,222,388           1,318,651   
  Fannie Mae Pool #777621      5.00%        2/01/34           2,652,804           2,861,712   
  Fannie Mae Pool #829275      5.00%        8/01/35           1,264,070           1,362,825   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AC1463      5.00%        8/01/39           1,983,552           2,132,628   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AC4395      5.00%        9/01/39           1,238,688           1,347,266   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD1586      5.00%        1/01/40           1,475,673           1,595,802   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD1943      5.00%        1/01/40           1,148,910           1,242,438   
                     

 

 

 
                      $ 33,304,282   
                     

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs

9/15/11 to

11/02/11

                     
  Fannie Mae Pool #AE2023      4.00%        9/01/40         $ 1,811,436         $ 1,900,522   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AE5432      4.00%        10/01/40           2,175,923           2,282,934   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AE5861      4.00%        10/01/40           1,772,799           1,859,985   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AE6850      4.00%        10/01/40           1,267,580           1,329,919   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AE6851      4.00%        10/01/40           1,700,530           1,784,162   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AA3142      4.50%        3/01/39           1,910,734           2,038,888   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD7239      4.50%        7/01/40           1,559,914           1,666,975   

 

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              Description               

    

  Rate  

    

Maturity

  Date  

      

  Par  

      

  Value  

 
  Fannie Mae Pool #MC0154      4.50%        8/01/39         $ 1,888,777         $ 2,008,375   
  Fannie Mae Pool #MC0171      4.50%        9/01/39           1,633,241           1,743,803   
  Fannie Mae Pool #727312      5.00%        9/01/33           2,356,186           2,541,735   
  Fannie Mae Pool #829005      5.00%        8/01/35           1,703,672           1,836,772   
  Fannie Mae Pool #934941      5.00%        8/01/39           1,848,898           1,997,098   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AA0526      5.00%        12/01/38           1,036,626           1,120,365   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AC5329      5.00%        10/01/39           1,492,307           1,611,925   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AC6304      5.00%        11/01/39           1,570,797           1,696,707   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AC6307      5.00%        12/01/39           1,859,589           2,008,646   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD1470      5.00%        2/01/40           2,963,785           3,205,055   
  Fannie Mae Pool #257892      5.50%        2/01/38           1,576,155           1,718,933   
  Fannie Mae Pool #702478      5.50%        6/01/33           1,383,296           1,508,603   
  Fannie Mae Pool #829649      5.50%        3/01/35           1,530,137           1,668,028   
  Fannie Mae Pool #952598      6.00%        7/01/37           1,175,000           1,297,181   
  Fannie Mae Pool #952632      6.00%        7/01/37           1,674,025           1,838,158   
                     

 

 

 
                      $ 40,664,769   
                     

 

 

 

Goldman Sachs

9/26/11 to

11/15/11

                     
  Fannie Mae Pool #AH5657      4.00%        2/01/41         $ 1,244,091         $ 1,305,275   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AE2012      4.00%        9/01/40           3,443,066           3,612,395   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AE5862      4.00%        10/01/40           2,272,839           2,393,140   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AE5863      4.00%        10/01/40           2,734,567           2,879,306   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AE7703      4.00%        10/01/40           1,194,932           1,253,699   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AA0645      4.50%        3/01/39           1,174,864           1,254,764   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD1585      4.50%        2/01/40           3,687,167           3,936,771   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD1988      4.50%        2/01/40           4,626,849           4,940,065   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD7271      4.50%        7/01/40           2,946,991           3,142,805   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD9613      4.50%        8/01/40           2,599,403           2,772,121   
  Fannie Mae Pool #720025      5.00%        8/01/33           1,156,189           1,247,239   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AC7199      5.00%        12/01/39           4,653,616           5,026,632   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AC6790      5.00%        12/01/39           1,155,321           1,255,509   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD1560      5.00%        3/01/40           2,431,500           2,626,399   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AD2896      5.00%        3/01/40           1,185,979           1,289,567   
  Fannie Mae Pool #885724      5.50%        6/01/36           2,634,274           2,867,140   
  Fannie Mae Pool #AA0527      5.50%        12/01/38           2,403,179           2,619,371   
                     

 

 

 
                      $ 44,422,198   
                     

 

 

 

Derivatives

The Fund may use derivative instruments, including futures, forwards, options, indexed securities, swaps and inverse securities for hedging purposes only. Derivatives allow the Fund to increase or decrease its risk exposure more quickly and efficiently than other types of instruments. Use of derivative contracts may give rise to losses. To the extent amounts due to the Fund from counterparties are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, the Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on over-the-counter derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain in excess of any

 

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collateral pledged by the counterparty to the Fund. For over-the-counter purchased options, the Fund bears the risk of loss in the amount of the premiums paid and change in value of the options should the counterparty not perform under the contracts. Written options by the Fund do not give rise to counterparty credit risk, as written options obligate the Fund to perform and not the counterparty. Counterparty risk related to exchange traded financial futures contracts and options is minimal because of the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which they trade. Hedging also involves the risk that changes in the value of the derivative will not match those of the holdings being hedged as expected by the Fund, in which case any losses on the holdings being hedged may not be reduced and may be increased. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s hedging strategy will reduce risk or that hedging transactions will be available or cost effective. The Fund is subject to interest rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives by investing in various derivative instruments, as described below. For open derivative instruments as of September 30, 2011, see the following section for financial futures contracts.

The effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations during the year ended September 30, 2011 is as follows:

 

Derivative Instruments

Categorized by Risk Exposure

   Net Realized Losses
from

Futures Contracts
       Net Change in  Unrealized
Appreciation/Depreciation

on Futures Contracts
 

Interest Rate Risk

     $(7,135,745)           $(2,584,504)   

For the year ended September 30, 2011, the average volume of derivative activities are as follows:

 

   

Futures Short Positions

          (Contracts)           

      
    994     

Financial Futures Contracts

The Fund entered into futures contracts in an effort to manage both the duration of the portfolio and hedge against certain market risk. A futures contract on a securities index is an agreement obligating one party to pay, and entitling the other party to receive, during the term of the contract, cash payments based on the level of a specified securities index. Futures transactions involve brokerage costs and require a Fund to segregate assets to cover contracts that would require it to purchase securities or currencies. A Fund may lose the expected benefit of futures transactions if interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices change in an unanticipated manner. Such unanticipated changes may also result in lower overall performance than if a Fund had not entered into any futures transactions.

Upon entering into a futures contract, a Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash, U.S. government securities, or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. Subsequent payments are made or received by the Fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value of the underlying instrument. A Fund would record an unrealized gain or loss each day equal to these daily payments.

The Fund had the following open futures contracts at September 30, 2011:

 

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       Number of
Contracts
      

Expiration

Date

     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
       Notional
Value
      

Counterparty

Short Position:

                        

90 Day Euro

                        

Dollar

       25         March, 2012      $ (15,625)         $ 6,197,500         Barclays Capital
       25         March, 2013        (57,812)           6,154,688         Barclays Capital
       25         March, 2014        (99,062)           6,081,875         Barclays Capital
       25         June, 2012        (26,250)           6,186,875         Barclays Capital
       25         June, 2013        (65,625)           6,142,500         Barclays Capital
       25         June, 2014        (103,125)           6,066,562         Barclays Capital
       25         September, 2012        (37,187)           6,176,563         Barclays Capital
       25         September, 2013        (70,938)           6,130,313         Barclays Capital
       25         September, 2014        (106,250)           6,051,563         Barclays Capital
       25         December, 2011        (9,688)           6,207,188         Barclays Capital
       25         December, 2012        (48,750)           6,164,688         Barclays Capital
       25         December, 2013        (94,688)           6,096,250         Barclays Capital

Ten Year

                        

U.S. Treasury Notes

       325         December, 2011        (341,992)           41,938,477         Barclays Capital

Thirty Year

                        

U.S. Treasury Bonds

       325         December, 2011        (1,901,758)           44,451,367         Barclays Capital

Details of underlying collateral pledged for open futures contracts in addition to the deposit at brokers shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at September 30, 2011 is as follows:

 

              Description             

  Yield     Maturity
Date
    Par     Market
Value
 
Fannie Mae Discount Note     0.13     10/12/11      $ 2,000,000      $ 1,999,980   

Options

The Fund may write (or sell) put and call options on the securities that the Fund is authorized to buy or already holds in its portfolio. A Fund may also purchase put and call options. A call option gives the purchaser the right to buy, and the writer the obligation to sell, the underlying security at the agreed-upon exercise (or “strike”) price during the option period. A put option gives the purchaser the right to sell, and the writer the obligation to buy, the underlying security at the strike price during the option period. Purchasers of options pay an amount, known as a premium, to the option writer in exchange for the right under the option contract. The Fund does not have any outstanding options as of September 30, 2011.

Swaptions

The Fund may purchase or write swaptions in an attempt to gain additional protection against the effects of interest rate fluctuations. Swap options (swaptions) are similar to options on securities except that instead of selling or purchasing the right to buy or sell a security, the writer or purchaser of the swap option is granting or buying the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate swap agreement at any time before the expiration of the option (interest rate risk). In purchasing and writing swaptions, the Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the underlying interest rate swap or the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. The Fund executes transactions in over-the-counter swaptions. Transactions in over-the-counter swaptions may expose the Fund to the risk of default by the counterparty to the transaction. In the event of default by the counterparty, the Fund’s maximum amount of loss is the premium paid (as purchaser) or the unrealized loss of the contract (as writer).The Fund does not have any outstanding call swaptions as of September 30, 2011.

 

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TBA Commitments

The Fund may enter into to be announced (“TBA”) commitments to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a future date. TBA commitments are considered securities in themselves, and involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased/sold declines/increases prior to settlement date, which is in addition to the risk of decline in the value of a Fund’s other assets. Unsettled TBA commitments are valued at the current value of the underlying securities, according to the procedures described under “Security Valuation”.

Mortgage Backed Securities

Because the Fund will focus on community development investments, such as securities backed by commercial and/or residential mortgage loans, it will be affected by risks not typically associated with funds that do not specialize in community development investments. These risks include credit and prepayment risk and risk due to default on underlying loans within a security. Changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults or assets underlying these securities, can affect the value, income and/or liquidity of such positions.

In addition, the Fund invests in certain mortgage backed securities that qualify under the CRA in which the Fund may pay a premium for the geographically or other targeted nature of the securities. There can be no guarantee, however, that a similar premium will be received if the security is sold by the Fund.

Credit Enhancement

Certain obligations held in the Fund have credit enhancement or liquidity features that may, under certain circumstances, provide for repayment of principal and interest on the obligation upon demand date, interest rate reset date or final maturity. These enhancements may include: letters of credit; liquidity guarantees; security purchase agreements; tender option purchase agreements; and third party insurance (i.e., AMBAC and MBIA).

Fair Value Measurements:

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments which are as follows:

·  Level 1 - Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date.

·  Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active.

·  Level 3 - Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

 

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The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The summary of inputs used to determine the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2011 is as follows:

 

   

Level 1

Quoted Prices

   

Level 2

Significant

Observable

Inputs

   

Level 3

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

   

    Total    

 

Assets:

       

Investments in Securities

       

Investment Company

  $ 6,228,259      $      $      $ 6,228,259   

Municipal Bonds

           14,708,184               14,708,184   

Corporate Bonds

           1,196,109               1,196,109   

U.S. Government Agency Backed Mortgages

           614,702,965               614,702,965   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

           62,589,305               62,589,305   

Promissory Notes

           10,306,592               10,306,592   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 6,228,259      $ 703,503,155      $      $ 709,731,414   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

  $ 6,228,259      $ 703,503,155      $      $ 709,731,414   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

       

Other Financial Instruments(*)

       

Interest Rate Contracts

  $ (2,978,750)      $      $      $ (2,978,750)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

* Other financial instruments are futures contracts which are not reflected in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments and are shown at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the investment.

During the year ended September 30, 2011, the Fund recognized no transfers to/from level 1 or 2. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers to/from level 1, level 2 and level 3 at the end of the year utilizing fair value at the beginning of the year.

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements” in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”). ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose the following information for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement, the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Management is currently evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.

Investment Transactions and Income:

Investment transactions are recorded one business day after trade date, except on the last day of each fiscal quarter end, when they are recorded on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated based on the costs of the specific security (also known as identified cost basis). Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis and includes, where applicable, the amortization and accretion of premium or discount using the effective yield method. Paydown gains and losses on mortgage and asset-backed securities are included in the financial statements as interest income.

 

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Distributions to Shareholders:

The Fund pays out any income that it receives, less expenses, in the form of dividends and capital gains to its shareholders. Income dividends are declared daily and paid monthly. Dividends will also be paid at any time during the month upon total redemption of shares in an account. Capital gain distributions are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions are calculated based on federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences may be either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are determined, as of the end of the tax year, to be permanent (e.g., reclassification of paydown gains and losses, and expiring capital loss carryforward), they are reclassified within a Fund’s capital account based on their federal tax basis treatment.

For the year ended September 30, 2011, permanent difference reclassification amounts were as follows:

 

Increase Undistributed

Net Investment Income

     Decrease Accumulated
Realized Loss
     Decrease
Paid-in-Capital
 
  $618,469         $1,292,928         $(1,911,397)   

3. Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates

RBC GAM (US) serves as investment advisor to the Fund. The Advisor has agreed to waive or limit fees through January 31, 2013, to maintain expenses (excluding interest expense, management fees and distribution fees) at 0.20% of the Fund’s average monthly gross assets less liabilities, other than indebtness for borrowing. The Fund will carry forward, for a period not to exceed 12 months from the date on which a waiver or reimbursement is made by the Advisor, any expenses in excess of the expense limitation and repay the Advisor such amounts, provided the Fund is able to effect such repayment and remain in compliance with the expense limitation disclosed in the effective prospectus. During the year ended September 30, 2011, no reimbursements were made to the Advisor.

Under the terms of the Fund’s management agreement, the Advisor receives from the Fund an annual management fee, paid monthly, of 50 basis points (0.50%) of the Fund’s average daily total assets less liabilities, other than indebtedness for borrowing. For purposes of calculating the management fee, assets purchased with borrowed monies are included in the total that is subject to the management fee. As a result, the Advisor has an incentive to use leverage so as to increase the amount of assets upon which it may charge a fee. As of September 30, 2011, the impact of leverage raised the management fee to approximately 63 basis points (0.63%) of the Fund’s average net assets.

The RBC Funds currently pay the independent Trustees (Trustees of the Trust who are not directors, officers or employees of the adviser, administrator or distributor) an annual retainer of $30,000 ($32,500 effective October 1, 2011). The Board Chairperson and Audit Committee Chairperson each receive an additional retainer of $2,500 annually, and all other trustees serving as Chair of a Board committee each receive an additional retainer of $1,000 annually. In addition, Independent Trustees receive a quarterly meeting fee of $5,000 for each in-person Board meeting attended, a meeting fee of $1,000 for each telephonic or Special Board meeting attended, and a $1,500 fee for each Board committee meeting attended and are reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at such meetings.

Expense, Investment Income and Gain/Loss Allocation:

The Fund pays the expenses that are directly related to its operations, such as custodian fees or adviser fees. Expenses incurred by the Trust, such as trustee or legal fees, are allocated to the Fund either proportionately based upon the Fund’s relative net assets or using another reasonable basis such as equally across all Funds in the Trust, depending on the nature of the expense. Individual share classes within the Fund are charged expenses specific to that class, such as distribution fees. Within the Fund, expenses other than class specific expenses are allocated daily to each class based upon the proportion of relative net assets. Investment income and realized and unrealized gains or losses are allocated to each class of shares based upon the proportion of relative net assets.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

4. Fund Distribution:

The Fund has adopted a Master Distribution 12b-1 Plan (the “Plan”) in which Quasar Distributors LLC (the “Distributor”) acts as the Fund’s distributor. The Plan permits the Fund to make payments for, or to reimburse the Distributor monthly for, distribution-related costs and expenses of marketing shares of Class A covered under the Plan, and/or for providing shareholder services. The Plan does not apply to Class I. The following chart shows the current Plan fee rate for Class A.

 

     Class A  

12b-1 Plan Fee

     0.25%   

Plan fees are based on average daily net assets of Class A. The Distributor, subject to applicable legal requirements, may waive the Plan fee voluntarily, in whole or in part. For the year ended September 30, 2011, there were no fees waived by the Distributor.

5. Securities Transactions:

The cost of securities purchased and proceeds from securities sold (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) for the year ended September 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

Purchases(Excl. U.S. Gov’t.)

    

Sales(Excl. U.S. Gov’t.)

    

Purchases of U.S. Gov’t.

    

Sales of U.S. Gov’t.

$ 156,849,123

     $117,554,524      $—      $—

6. Capital Share Transactions:

The Trust is authorized to issue 1,000,000,000 shares of beneficial interest (“shares outstanding”) with par value of $.0000001. Transactions in shares of the Fund are summarized below:

 

     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2011
       For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2010
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

       

Class A

       

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 4,360,376         $ 4,694,851   

Distributions reinvested

     205,393           124,567   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (8,377,225        (1,346,445
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class A

   $ (3,811,456      $ 3,472,973   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class I

       

Proceeds from shares issued

   $ 21,722,161         $ 62,153,630   

Distributions reinvested

     10,344,407           10,405,085   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (27,606,361        (98,519,903
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class I

   $ 4,460,207         $ (25,961,188
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

   $ 648,751         $ (22,488,215
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

     For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2011
       For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2010
 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

       

Class A

       

Issued

     450,086           477,077   

Reinvested

     21,131           12,657   

Redeemed

     (866,187        (136,866
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class A

     (394,970        352,868   
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class I

       

Issued

     2,238,593           6,329,731   

Reinvested

     1,064,932           1,059,320   

Redeemed

     (2,851,208        (10,040,098
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Change in Class I

     452,317           (2,651,047
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     57,347           (2,298,179
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

7. Federal Income Taxes:

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains. Therefore, no federal tax liability is recorded in the financial statements of the Fund.

As of September 30, 2011, the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was as follows:

 

Tax

Cost of

    Securities    

    

Unrealized

Appreciation

    

Unrealized

Depreciation

    

Net Unrealized

  Appreciation  

$ 668,807,725

     $42,663,378      $(1,739,689)      $40,923,689

The tax character of distributions were as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From  
     Ordinary
Income
     Total
Distributions
Paid
 

For the year ended September 30, 2011

     $26,023,509         $26,023,509   

For the year ended September 30, 2010

     28,353,542         28,353,542   

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

As of September 30, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) and tax character of distributions paid are as follows:

 

Undistributed

Ordinary

Income

  Accumulated
Earnings
    Distributions
Payable
    Deferred
Post
October
Losses
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other
Losses
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Total
Accumulated
Losses
 
$ 58,428     $58,428        $(1,383,256)        $(11,203,794)        $(30,723,459)        $40,923,689        $(2,328,392)   

As of September 30, 2011, the Fund had capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes as follows:

 

    

  Capital Loss   

Carryforward  

      

Expires

    
    $  3,756,334         2012   
    659,184         2013   
    27,743         2014   
    2,484,167         2015   
    8,197,543         2016   
    11,587,282         2018   
    4,011,206         2019   

The Fund had capital loss carryforwards of $1,911,397 expire as of the end of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011.

The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (The “Act”) was enacted on December 22, 2010. The Act makes changes to several tax rules impacting the Fund. In general, the provisions of the Act will be effective for the Fund’s fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2011. Although the Act provides several benefits, including the unlimited carryover of future capital losses, there may be a greater likelihood that all or a portion of the Fund’s pre-enactment capital loss carryovers may expire without being utilized due to the fact that post-enactment capital losses get utilized before pre-enactment capital loss carryovers. Relevant information regarding the impact of the Act on the Fund will be contained within this section of the Fund’s fiscal year ending September 30, 2012 financial statements.

Under current tax law, capital losses realized after October 31 of a Fund’s fiscal year may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first business day of the following fiscal year for tax purposes. The Fund had deferred post October capital losses of $11,203,794 which were treated as arising on the first business day of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (for the tax years ended September 30 of the years 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and the tax year ended May 31 of 2008), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

As of and during the period ended September 30, 2011, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalities, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the period, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

8. Subsequent Events.

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of Access Capital Community Investment Fund:

 

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of Access Capital Community Investment Fund (the “Fund”), one of the portfolios constituting the RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”), as of September 30, 2011, and the related statements of operations and cash flows 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 periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s 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 audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2011, by correspondence with the Funds’ custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. 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 Access Capital Community Investment Fund, as of September 30, 2011, the results of its operations and its cash flows 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 periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Chicago, Illinois

November 22, 2011

 

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  OTHER FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

The Fund designates a portion of the income dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, as qualified interest income as defined in the Internal Revenue Code as 100%.

The designation is based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, is subject to change. It is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

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  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

T. Geron Bell (70)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chairman of the Executive Board of the Minnesota Twins (January 2011 to present); prior thereto President of Twins Sports, Inc. (parent company of the Minnesota Twins) (2002-2011); President of the Minnesota Twins Baseball Club Incorporated (1987-2002)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Lucy Hancock Bode (60)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Healthcare consultant (self-employed)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: BioSignia

 

 

Leslie H. Garner Jr. (61)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and CEO, The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (2010 to present); previously, President, Cornell College

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Ronald James (60)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Ethical Business Cultures (2000 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Best Buy Co. Inc.; Bremer Financial Corporation

 

 

John A. MacDonald (62)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Treasurer, Hall Family Foundation

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

H. David Rybolt (69)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant, HDR Associates (management consulting)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

52


 

  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

James R. Seward (59)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chairman of the Board and Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Private investor (2000 to present); CFA

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Syntroleum Corporation; Brookdale Senior Living Inc.; LabOne, Inc.; American Retirement Corp.

 

 

William B. Taylor (66)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since September 2005

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant (2003 to present); prior thereto Partner (until 2003) Ernst & Young LLP

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: J.E. Dunn Vermont Assurance

 

 

Interested Trustees(1)(2)(3)

 

 

Erik R. Preus (46)(5)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since March 2006

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds Trust (2006 to present); Head, Strategic Relationships Group, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to present); Head of Retail Asset Management, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009); Chief Operating Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2005-2006); Director, Investment Consulting Services, RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. (2004-2005); Director, Voyageur Advisory Services, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2003-2004)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Erik R. Preus (46)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2006

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Head, Strategic Relationships Group, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to present); Head of Retail Asset Management, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009); Chief Operating Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2005-2006)

 

 

James A. Gallo (47)

Address: BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc., 760 Moore Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Treasurer since October 2007

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Vice President and Managing Director, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (2002 to present)

 

53


 

  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Kathleen A. Hegna (44)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer since May 2009

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Associate Vice President and Director, Mutual Fund Accounting and Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to present); Senior Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009); Director, Asset Management Compliance, RiverSource Investments (2005-2006)

 

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (47)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Compliance Officer since April 2006 and Assistant Secretary since September 2006

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds Trust (2006 to present); Director of Regulatory Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2007 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009)

 

 

Lee Thoresen (40)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since 2008

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Associate General Counsel, RBC Capital Markets, LLC (2006-present); Asset Management Compliance, RiverSource Investments (2004-2006)

 

 

John M. Huber (43)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Fixed Income Funds since February 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2004 to present)

 

 

Gordon Telfer (45)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Equity Funds since October 2009; Portfolio Strategist from March 2004 to October 2009

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Director of Equities - U.S., RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (June 2009 to present); Head of Growth Equities, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2008-2009); Senior Portfolio Manager, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2004-2008); Managing Director, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2007-present); Vice President, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2004-2007)

 

 

Mark Poole (50)

Address: BlueBay Asset Management Ltd., 77 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 3JR, United Kingdom

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Investment Officer, Global Fixed Income Funds since September 2011

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Investment Officer, BlueBay Asset Management Ltd. (2001 to present)

 

54


 

  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Ronald A. Homer (64)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: President since July 2008

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Managing Director, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. and President, Access Capital Community Investment Fund (July 2008 to present); Chief Executive Officer and Co-Managing Member, Access Capital Strategies LLC (1997-July 2008); Chairman, Access Capital Strategies Community Investment Fund (1998-July 2008)

 

 

(1) Except as otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee/Officer is RBC Funds Trust, 100 South Fifth Street, Suite 2300, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.

 

(2) All Trustees must retire on or before December 31 of the year in which they reach age 75. The Board may temporarily waive this requirement when necessary to avoid depriving the Board of a Trustee with a critical skill.

 

(3) On December 31, 2009, Voyageur Asset Management Inc. changed its name to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. Any references to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.

 

(4) Each officer serves in such capacity for an indefinite period of time until his or her removal, resignation or retirement.

 

(5) Erik R. Preus has been determined to be an interested Trustee by virtue of his affiliation with the Trust.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes information about the Funds’ Trustees. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll free: 1-800-422-2766.

 

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  SHARE CLASS INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

 

The Access Capital Community Investment Fund offers Class A and Class I shares.

 

 

Class A

Class A shares are available for purchase primarily through investment advisors, broker-dealers, banks and other financial services intermediaries. Class A shares of the Fund are currently subject to a maximum up-front sales charge of 3.75% and a 1.00% CDSC for redemption within 12 months of a $1 million or greater purchase. Class A shares currently include a 0.25% annual 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

 

Class I

Class I shares are intended for investors meeting certain minimum investment thresholds. This share class does not have an up-front sales charge (load) or a 12b-1 service and distribution fee.

 

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  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Shareholder Expense Examples

As a shareholder of the Access Capital Community Investment 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 from April 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011.

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

       Beginning
Account Value
4/1/11
     Ending
Account Value
9/30/11
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/11-9/30/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
4/1/11-9/30/11

Class A

     $  1,000.00      $1,038.90      $5.53      1.07%

Class I

     $  1,000.00      $1,039.10      $4.24      0.82%

 

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of 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 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.

 

      

Beginning

Account Value

4/1/11

     Ending
Account Value
9/30/11
     Expenses Paid
During Period*
4/1/11-9/30/11
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
During Period
4/1/11-9/30/11

Class A

     $  1,000.00      $1,019.92      $5.48      1.07%

Class I

     $  1,000.00      $1,021.19      $4.20      0.82%

*Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 185/365 (to reflect one half-year period).

 

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  APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Information Regarding the Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement

In September 2011, after evaluating the services provided by RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.), Inc. (the “Advisor”) and reviewing the performance, fees and expenses of the Fund, the RBC Funds Board of Trustees determined to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreement (“Agreement”) with the Advisor for the Fund for an additional year.

As part of their review of the Agreement, the Trustees requested and considered information regarding the advisory services performed by the Advisor, the staffing and qualifications of the personnel responsible for operating and managing the Fund, and the Fund’s performance and expenses. The review process was guided by the Board’s Valuation, Portfolio Management and Performance Committee. The Trustees considered information provided at regular quarterly Board and Committee meetings throughout the year, as well as a special meeting to review requested material related to the proposed renewals and a meeting held to specifically consider the proposed renewals. In connection with their deliberations, the independent Trustees were advised by their own independent legal counsel with regard to the materials and their responsibilities under relevant laws and regulations.

The Trustees met with representatives from the Advisor’s senior management team, as well as the senior investment professionals responsible for managing the Fund, to discuss the information and the Advisor’s ongoing management of the Fund. The Trustees reviewed the nature and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Advisor, including information prepared by an independent third-party consultant as to the Fund’s performance relative to appropriate securities index benchmarks as well as fund peer group comparative information requested by the Board. The Trustees also requested information regarding other funds that focus particularly on investments eligible for regulatory credit under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977. The Trustees reviewed performance data both before and after fees and expenses. The Trustees reviewed the investment advisory fees payable to the Advisor, and reviewed comparative fee and expense information for similarly situated funds prepared by the consultant. The Trustees also received reports from the Advisor regarding the performance and fee levels for other advisory client accounts it advised in a similar strategy. The Trustees evaluated profitability data for the Advisor, and considered information regarding other benefits the Advisor and its affiliates derived from its relationships with the Fund.

With regard to Fund performance, the Trustees recognized that the Fund’s total return was near the peer group median, and that the Fund’s investment operations were consistent with its stated mandate. The Fund’s advisory fees and overall expense levels were higher than its peers, but the Trustees recognized that the Fund’s use of leverage contributed to its higher relative expenses.

In considering the quality of services to be provided by the Advisor, the Trustees discussed the Advisor’s specialized expertise in the area of fixed income investments eligible for regulatory credit under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 and the continued focus on the Fund’s related core mandate by the Advisor’s leadership team. The Trustees also considered the Advisor’s research, credit and fundamental analysis capabilities, the portfolio management experience of the Advisor’s staff, as well as its operational and compliance structure and systems and financial strength.

 

58


 

    APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

Based upon their review, the Trustees determined that the advisory fees proposed to be payable to the Advisor were fair and reasonable in light of the nature and quality of services provided under all of the circumstances, and were within the range of what might have been negotiated at arms’ length. The Trustees concluded that it is in the interest of the Fund and its shareholders for the Trustees to approve the continuation of the Agreement for the Fund. In arriving at their decision to approve the renewal of the Agreement, the Trustees did not assign relative weights to the factors discussed above or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of itself.

 

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Access Capital P.O.

Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

800-422-2766

www.rbcgam.us

 

Performance data represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The principal value of an investment and investment return will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are provided for the information of RBC Funds shareholders. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which contains information concerning investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. There is no assurance that certain securities will remain in or out of the Fund’s portfolio. The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers through the period ended September 30, 2011.

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RBC Global Asset Management U.S., Inc. serves as investment adviser to the Access Capital Community Investment Fund. The Fund is distributed by Quasar Distributors LLC.

 

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RBC Funds

 

  

About

Your Annual Report

           

 

This annual report includes detailed information about the RBC U.S. Long Corporate Fund (the” Fund”) including financial statements, performance, and a complete list of holdings.

 

The Fund compares its performance against the Barclays Capital Long U.S. Corporate Index which is a widely used market index.

 

We hope the financial information presented will help you evaluate your investment in the Fund. We also encourage you to read your Fund’s prospectus for further detail as to the Fund’s investment policies and risk profile. Fund prospectuses and performance information subsequent to the date of this report are available on our website at www.rbcgam.us.

 

A description of the policies and procedures that your Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-422-2766; (ii) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.us; and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Information regarding how your Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12 month period ended June 30 is available (i) on the Fund’s website at www.rbcgam.us; and (ii) on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

A schedule of the Fund’s portfolio holdings will be filed with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. This information is available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room is available by calling 1-202-551-8090.

 

   

  

    

    

   

     

Table of

Contents

          
        Letter from the CIO      1   
        Portfolio Managers      3   
        Performance Summary      4   
        Management Discussion and Analysis      5   
        Schedule of Portfolio Investments      7   
        Financial Statements   
        - Statement of Assets and Liabilities      10   
        - Statement of Operations      11   
        - Statement of Changes in Net Assets      12   
        Financial Highlights      13   
        Notes to Financial Statements      14   
        Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm      19   
        Other Federal Income Tax Information      20   
        Management      21   
        Supplemental Information      25   
        Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement      26   
          
          
          
          
          
          
          


 

  LETTER FROM THE CIO

       

    

 

         

 

Dear Shareholder:

 

Over the past year, what looked like decent U.S. growth in the first half of the year turned out to be more of a mirage. The recovery that was widely expected to take root over the second half of 2011 simply hasn’t developed. While a stronger global economy was a key argument for a sustainable recovery here in the U.S., many of those countries are now facing diminished growth expectations. And while consumer and business confidence can be fickle, especially in a deleveraging environment, spending and hiring have all disappointed.

 

What has also changed is the level of discourse focused on the long term fiscal health of the United States and Europe. While the debt discussions this summer in Washington were a fiasco, changes are now forthcoming, whether they occur by force or choice. That’s ultimately good for credit quality. The S&P downgrade of U.S. debt from its AAA rating was certainly a new challenge. The combination of political theatrics and the downgrade dealt a real blow to investor confidence.

 

Many economic fundamentals, however, have not changed over the past year. Several baseline economic constraints remain firmly in place. Higher government debt burdens are associated with slower economic growth. Ongoing financial deleveraging limits consumption and reduces investment. Further, the natural reversal of fiscal stimulus continues to serve as an economic drag. Today’s economic growth is weak, but it’s still positive. Corporations continued to produce solid earnings despite the economic environment. Balance sheets, cash flow and liquidity remain strong across most corporate sectors. Regulatory capital is increasing in the banking sector. Housing also appears to have bottomed, an important condition before economic growth can sustain itself.

 

The longer-term implications of all this should be quite limited. First, and contrary to expectations, American borrowing costs responded to the downgrade by going down, not up. And no major class of investor has abandoned or become ineligible to buy U.S. Treasuries. Second, the U.S. is quite unlike Greece. To that point, S&P downgraded the U.S. primarily due to political dysfunction, not intractable economic or fiscal problems. The U.S. economy is weak, but has good long-term prospects due to favorable productivity and demographic trends. The debt burden is rising, but manageable, for the world’s reserve currency.

 

Concerns over the ongoing financial crisis in Europe are certainly reasonable, but those worries are nothing new. The markets increasingly understand we need to see real burden sharing between creditors and debtors along with a move to some form of a fiscal union. A Euro break-up, one which can be avoided through strong leadership, would certainly be a disaster for the global economy, but the global central banks and the G7 leaders have already done too much, through monetary and fiscal stimulus, to allow that to occur. It’s a problem that requires a global response. Ultimately, the costs involved in fixing the European problem are lower than the costs of failure.

 

Risk aversion is understandably elevated at present, contributing to historically low yields. Real yields, adjusting for inflation, are already negative in most of the developed world. This type of environment punishes savers and rewards

       
       
       

 

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LETTER FROM THE CIO

          

 

borrowers. More constructively, it also encourages risk-taking behavior, which is a necessary condition for more vibrant economic growth. This brings opportunity for those willing to take advantage of it.

 

Throughout my career, I have seen incredible bull markets and unimaginable bear markets. Through all the ups and downs, investors who have remained focused on their financial objectives, within the appropriate broad context, have generally been successful.

 

Thank you for your continued confidence and trust in the RBC Funds.

 

Sincerely,

 

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John Huber

Chief Investment Officer

Fixed Income

          

 

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John M. Huber, CFA

Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income RBC Funds

          

 

Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

 

Mutual fund investing involves risk. Principal loss is possible.

 

Investments in debt securities typically decrease in value when interest rates rise. This risk is usually greater for longer-term debt securities.

 

The information provided herein represents the opinions of the Fund Managers and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, nor investment advice.

          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          

 

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  PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

          
              

 

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.(“RBC GAM (US)”) serves as the investment advisor to the RBC U.S. Long Corporate Fund. RBC GAM (US) employs a team approach to the management of the RBC U.S. Long Corporate Fund, with no individual team member being solely responsible for the investment decisions. The Fund’s management team has access to RBC GAM (US)’s investment research and other money management resources.

 

            

John M. Huber, CFA

 

Senior Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer — Fixed Income

 

John Huber oversees RBC GAM (US)’s fixed income research and portfolio management efforts. He is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. John joined RBC GAM (US) in 2001 from Galliard Capital Management where he was a founding member and principal. Before that, John was a portfolio manager at Norwest Investment Management, where he began his career in the capital markets group in 1990. He earned a BA from the University of Iowa and an MBA in Finance from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. John acts as an advisor to the Carlson Funds Enterprise for the University of Minnesota. He is also a board member of the Minneapolis Downtown YMCA. John is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society of Minnesota.

          

 

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John M. Huber, CFA

 

            

Susanna Gibbons, CFA

 

Vice President, Portfolio Manager

 

Susanna Gibbons leads our fixed income group’s Credit Research Team. Susanna has extensive fixed income industry experience and is currently responsible for researching the banking, energy, and utilities sectors of the credit markets. She also has considerable expertise in portfolio management, with current responsibilities for our core, investment grade, and high yield mandates. Susanna joined RBC GAM (US) in 2007 from Jeffrey Slocum & Associates, where she was the director of fixed income research. She previously held several senior credit and portfolio management positions at The St. Paul Companies. Susanna began her career in the investment industry in 1985 and has also worked for J.P. Morgan Investment Management and MetLife. She earned a BA from Bryn Mawr College and an MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business. Susanna is a CFA charterholder.

          

 

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Susanna Gibbons, CFA

          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          

 

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  PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

         
 
          Aggregate Total Returns as of September 30, 2011
     

 

RBC U.S. Long Corporate Fund

       

Since

Inception

 

Expense

  Ratio*  

      RBC U.S. Long Corporate Fund (a) - At Net Asset Value  

4.71%

 

0.00%

 
          Barclays Capital Long U. S. Corporate
Index (b)
  6.64%    
      Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. 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 may be lower or higher than performance quoted. For performance data current to most recent month-end go to www.rbcgam.us.
 
      The Barclays Capital Long U.S. Corporate Index is an unmanaged index that is composed of U.S. dollar-denominated investment grade, SEC-registered corporate bonds issued by industrial, utility, and financial companies that have at least 10 years to maturity.
 
     

(a) The inception date for the RBC U.S. Long Corporate Fund is May 31, 2011.

(b) You cannot invest directly into the index.

* The Funds’s expenses reflect the most recent period end (September 30, 2011).

The advisor has contractually agreed to waive all expenses for this period

 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     

 

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  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)         

 

RBC U.S. Long Corporate Fund

 

          

Seeks to maximize a risk-adjusted total return. Invests primarily in U.S. corporate bonds, with at least 90% of its assets in fixed income instruments and up to 10% of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.

 

          

Investment

Strategy

Since the Fund’s inception on May 31, 2011, the Fund had a total return of 4.71% as of September 30, 2011. That compares to a total return of 6.64% for the Barclays Capital U.S. Long Corporate Index, the Fund’s primary benchmark.

 

           Performance

 

•    The yield advantage in the portfolio was modestly positive.

•    Outperformance by high quality issuers such as Virginia Electric Power, Appalachian Power, and Pacific Gas & Electric had a positive impact on the Fund’s relative performance.

 

          

Factors That

Made Positive Contributions

 

•    An overweight in the financials sector was the primary factor detracting from relative performance.

•    Exposure to cyclical or lower quality issuers such as Arcelor Mittal, Telefonica, and Transocean had a negative impact on performance.

•    The portfolio was slightly short duration, which negatively impacted performance, as interest rates declined sharply.

 

          

Factors That

Detracted From Relative Returns

 

Investing in the Fund involves risks common to any investment in securities. By itself, the Fund does not constitute a balanced investment program. An investment in the Fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. There is no guarantee that the Fund will meet its goal. It is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

        
 
             
 
             
 
             
 
             
 
             

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

 
          

 

RBC U.S. Long Corporate Fund

 

  

Investment

Objective

 

             Long-term total return.                           

Benchmark

            

 

Barclays Capital U.S. Long Corporate Index

                          

 

Asset Allocation
(as of 9/30/11)
(% of fund’s
investments)
& Top Five
Industries
(as of 9/30/11)
(% of fund’s
net assets)

            

 

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Top Ten Holdings
           AT&T, Inc.      3.42      ONEOK Partners LP      2.23

(as of 9/30/11)

           General Electric Capital Corp.      2.94      Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.      2.21

(% of fund’s

           Norfolk Southern Corp.      2.43      Midamerican Energy Holdings Co.      2.15

net assets)

           Florida Power & Light Co.      2.29      Pacific Gas & Electric Co.      2.14
           Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The)      2.28        
           GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc.      2.23        
            

*A listing of all portfolio holdings can be found beginning on page 7.

  

Growth of
$10,000 Initial
Investment Since
Inception
(5/31/11)
          

 

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           The graph reflects an initial investment of $10,000 over the period from May 31, 2011 to September 30, 2011. The Fund’s total return includes reinvested dividends and capital gains. The Fund’s total return also includes operating expenses that reduce return while the total return of the index does not. The graph does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or redemption of fund shares.      
          
          
          
          
          
          
          

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

RBC U.S. Long Corporate Fund

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

         Value   

Corporate Bonds — 98.40%

  

Banks - Domestic — 5.56%

  

$  70,000

  Bank of America Corp., 6.50%, 9/15/37      $   56,907   

70,000

  Citigroup, Inc., 6.00%, 10/31/33      61,335   

25,000

  Fifth Third Bancorp, 8.25%, 3/1/38      29,908   

70,000

  Wachovia Corp., 5.50%, 8/1/35      68,898   
    

 

 

 
       217,048   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary — 17.24%

  

65,000

  Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc., 6.80%, 8/20/32      86,158   

40,000

  CBS Corp., 7.88%, 7/30/30      50,498   

70,000

  Comcast Corp., 6.40%, 5/15/38      80,581   

60,000

  Directv Holdings LLC/Directv Financing Co., Inc., 6.35%, 3/15/40      66,823   

70,000

  Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), 6.00%, 5/15/37      89,003   

30,000

  McDonald’s Corp., 6.30%, 10/15/37      40,500   

70,000

  News America, Inc., 6.20%, 12/15/34      74,936   

60,000

  Time Warner Cable, Inc., 7.30%, 7/1/38      72,992   

60,000

  Time Warner, Inc., 7.70%, 5/1/32      76,136   

30,000

  Viacom, Inc., 6.88%, 4/30/36      35,749   
    

 

 

 
       673,376   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — 7.33%

  

50,000

  Archer-Daniels-Midland Co., 7.50%, 3/15/27      70,734   

70,000

  CVS Caremark Corp., 6.13%, 9/15/39      82,139   

65,000

  Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.88%, 2/1/38      81,940   

40,000

  Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 6.20%, 4/15/38      51,579   
    

 

 

 
       286,392   
    

 

 

 

Energy — 17.83%

  

70,000

  Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 9/15/36      74,045   

65,000

  Apache Corp., 6.00%, 1/15/37      80,880   

30,000

  Cameron International Corp., 7.00%, 7/15/38      37,098   

50,000

  ConocoPhillips Holding Co., 6.95%, 4/15/29      66,565   

25,000

  Devon Financing Corp., 7.88%, 9/30/31      35,011   

40,000

  Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 6.88%, 3/1/33      47,091   

30,000

  Hess Corp., 5.60%, 2/15/41      32,365   

43,000

  Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 7.40%, 3/15/31      51,694   

70,000

  Midamerican Energy Holdings Co., 6.13%, 4/1/36      83,844   

75,000

  ONEOK Partners LP, 6.65%, 10/1/36      87,205   

65,000

  Transocean, Inc., 6.80%, 3/15/38      67,276   

30,000

  Williams Partners LP, 6.30%, 4/15/40      33,203   
    

 

 

 
       696,277   
    

 

 

 

Finance - Diversified Domestic — 9.65%

  

30,000

  Credit Suisse USA, Inc., 7.13%, 7/15/32      34,325   

100,000

  General Electric Capital Corp., 6.88%, 1/10/39      114,774   

70,000

  Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.75%, 10/1/37      64,032   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC U.S. Long Corporate Fund (cont.)

 

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

$    60,000

  HSBC Holdings Plc, 7.63%, 5/17/32    $     63,176   

70,000

  JP Morgan Chase Capital XXV, 6.80%, 10/1/37      70,254   

30,000

  Morgan Stanley, 7.25%, 4/1/32      30,320   
    

 

 

 
       376,881   
    

 

 

 

Health Care — 2.23%

  

65,000

  GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc., 6.38%, 5/15/38      87,137   
    

 

 

 

Industrials — 6.45%

  

60,000

  Boeing Co. (The), 6.88%, 3/15/39      82,924   

70,000

  Norfolk Southern Corp., 7.05%, 5/1/37      94,974   

30,000

  United Technologies Corp., 6.13%, 7/15/38      37,815   

30,000

  Waste Management, Inc., 6.13%, 11/30/39      36,366   
    

 

 

 
       252,079   
    

 

 

 

Insurance — 4.75%

  

50,000

  AXA SA, 8.60%, 12/15/30      55,978   

35,000

  Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., 6.10%, 10/1/41      30,485   

65,000

  MetLife, Inc., 6.40%, 12/15/36      57,615   

35,000

  Travelers Cos., Inc., 6.25%, 6/15/37      41,287   
    

 

 

 
       185,365   
    

 

 

 

Materials — 5.55%

  

30,000

  ArcelorMittal, 7.00%, 10/15/39      26,756   

30,000

  Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc., 6.25%, 10/1/40      29,217   

65,000

  Dow Chemical Co. (The), 7.38%, 11/1/29      81,875   

35,000

  Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc., 6.13%, 12/15/33      41,022   

35,000

  Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.88%, 11/21/36      37,751   
    

 

 

 
       216,621   
    

 

 

 

Real Estate — 1.65%

  

60,000

  HCP, Inc. REIT, 6.75%, 2/1/41      64,342   
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services — 10.31%

  

30,000

  Alltel Corp., 7.88%, 7/1/32      42,783   

115,000

  AT&T, Inc., 6.40%, 5/15/38      133,473   

65,000

  Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.90%, 2/15/39      78,072   

75,000

  Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 7.05%, 6/20/36      74,945   

60,000

  Verizon Communications, Inc., 6.40%, 2/15/38      73,543   
    

 

 

 
       402,816   
    

 

 

 

Utilities — 9.85%

  

30,000

  Appalachian Power Co., 7.00%, 4/1/38      40,112   

70,000

  Florida Power & Light Co., 5.95%, 2/1/38      89,395   

70,000

  Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 6.05%, 3/1/34      83,547   

 

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  SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

RBC U.S. Long Corporate Fund (cont.)

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Principal

Amount

        Value  

$42,000

  Sempra Energy, 6.00%, 10/15/39      $     50,831   

50,000

  South Carolina Electric & Gas Co., 5.50%, 12/15/39      57,500   

50,000

  Virginia Electric & Power Co., 6.00%, 5/15/37      63,573   
    

 

 

 
       384,958   
    

 

 

 

Total Corporate Bonds

(Cost $3,738,949)

     3,843,292   
    

 

 

 

Shares

          

Investment Company — 2.00%

  

78,168

 

JPMorgan Prime Money Market Fund

     78,168   
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Company

(Cost $78,168)

     78,168   
    

 

 

 

Total Investments

(Cost $3,817,117)(a) — 100.40%

     $3,921,460   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (0.40)%

     (15,517)   
    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — 100.00%

     $3,905,943   
    

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) See notes to financial statements for the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

Abbreviations used are defined below:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.

 

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   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

September 30, 2011

 

Assets:

  

Investments in securities, at value (cost $3,817,117)

   $ 3,921,460   

Interest and dividends receivable

     61,982   

Receivable from the advisor

     20,067   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     6,817   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     4,010,326   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Distributions payable

     1,136   

Payable for investments purchased

     63,268   

Accrued expenses and other payables:

  

Accounting fees

     2,184   

Trustee fees

     15   

Audit fees

     34,690   

Transfer Agent fees

     700   

Other

     2,390   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     104,383   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 3,905,943   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Consist Of:

  

Capital

   $ 3,801,600   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     104,343   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 3,905,943   
  

 

 

 

Shares Outstanding (Unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value):

     379,942   
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Values and Redemption Price Per Share:

   $ 10.28   

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of Operations

 

 

For the Period Ended September 30, 2011(a)

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest income

   $ 69,221   

Dividend income

     10   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     69,231   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Accounting services

     8,532   

Audit fees

     39,806   

Legal fees

     61   

Custodian fees

     252   

Insurance fees

     2,378   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     38   

Transfer agent fees

     2,816   

Printing and shareholder reports

     376   

Other fees and expenses

     2,147   
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     56,406   
  

 

 

 

Expenses reduced/waived by:

  

Advisor

     (56,406
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     69,231   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     104,343   
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 173,574   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) For the period from May 31, 2011(commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

     For the Period
Ended
September 30, 2011(a)
 

 

From Investment Activities:

  

Operations:

  

Net investment income

   $ 69,231   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     104,343   
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     173,574   
  

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

  

From net investment income

     (69,231
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from shareholder distributions

     (69,231
  

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

  

Proceeds from shares issued in-kind (note 5)

     3,598,672   

Proceeds from shares issued

     144,833   

Distributions reinvested

     68,095   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (10,000
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     3,801,600   
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets

     3,905,943   

Net Assets:

  

Beginning of period

       
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 3,905,943   
  

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

  

Issued in-kind

     359,867   

Issued

     14,331   

Reinvested

     6,773   

Redeemed

     (1,029
  

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     379,942   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) For the period from May 31, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

RBC U.S. Long Corporate Fund

 

 

(Selected data for a share outstanding throughout the periods indicated)

 

     For the Period
Ended
September 30,2011(a)

 

Per Share Operating Performance:

    

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $ 10.00  
    

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)

       0.19  

Realized and unrealized gain (loss)

       0.28  
    

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       0.47  
    

 

 

 

Less dividends from net investment income

       (0.19 )
    

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

     $ 10.28  
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Return:

       4.71 %

Based on net asset value per share

    

Ratios to Average Net Assets:(c)

    

Ratio of Net Expenses to Average Net Assets

       0.00 %

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

       5.52 %

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets*

       2.40 %

 

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

     $ 3,906  

Portfolio turnover

       0 %

 

* During the period, certain fees were contractually or voluntarily reduced and/or reimbursed. If such contractual/voluntary fee reductions and reimbursements had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.
(a) For the period from May 31, 2011 (commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011.
(b) Based on average shares outstanding.
(c) Annualized for those periods that are less than one year.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2011

 

 

1. Organization

RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) as a open-end management Investment Company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on December 16, 2003. Overall responsibility for the management of the Trust is vested in its Board of Trustees (the “Board”). This annual report is for the RBC U.S. Long Corporate Fund (the “Fund”), which offers one share class.

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (“RBC GAM (US)”) acts as the investment advisor for the Trust. The officers of the Trust (“Fund Management”) are also employees of RBC GAM (US) or its affiliates and BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”).

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Summarized below are the significant accounting policies of the Fund. The policies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Fund Management follows these policies when preparing financial statements. Management may also be required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation:

Bonds and other fixed income securities, including TBA commitments, are generally valued on the basis of prices furnished by pricing services approved by the Trust’s Board. The pricing services utilize both dealer-supplied valuations and electronic data processing techniques that take into account appropriate factors such as institutional-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity and type of issue. These valuation techniques take into account mutiple factors, including fundamental security analytical data, information from broker-dealers, market spreads and interest rates. Short-term debt obligations, with less than 60 days to maturity at time of purchase, are valued at amortized cost unless Fund Management determines that amortized cost no longer approximates market value. In such cases where a security price is unavailable, or where Fund Management determines that the value provided by the pricing services or amortized cost does not approximate fair value, the Board has approved pricing and valuation procedures to determine a security’s fair value. Some of the factors which may be considered in determining fair value are fundamental analytical data relating to the security, the issuer and the market, such as duration, prepayment and default rates; general level of interest rates and changes in interest rates; information from broker-dealers; and trading in similar securities. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at net asset value.

Financial Instruments:

TBA Commitments

The Fund may enter into to be announced (“TBA”) commitments to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a future date. TBA commitments are considered securities in themselves, and involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased/sold declines/increases prior to settlement date, which is in addition to the risk of decline in the value of a Fund’s other assets. Unsettled TBA commitments are valued at the current value of the underlying securities, according to the procedures described under “Security Valuation”. There were no outstanding TBA commitments for the period ended September 30, 2011.

Credit Enhancement

Certain obligations held in the Fund have credit enhancement or liquidity features that may, under certain circumstances, provide for repayment of principal and interest on the obligation upon demand date, interest rate reset date or final maturity. These enhancements may include: letters of credit; liquidity guarantees; security purchase agreements; tender option purchase agreements; and

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

third party insurance (i.e., AMBAC and MBIA). For the period ending September 30, 2011, there are no obligations with credit enhancement or liquidity features.

Fair Value Measurements:

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments which are as follows:

• Level 1 - Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date.

• Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active.

• Level 3 - Unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments).

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

The summary of inputs used to determine the fair valuation of the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2011 is as follows:

 

     Level 1
Quoted Prices
     Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
     Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
     Total  

Assets:

           

Investments in Securities

           

Corporate Bonds

   $ —         $ 3,843,292       $ —         $ 3,843,292   

Investment Company

     78,168         —           —           78,168   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 78,168       $ 3,843,292       $ —         $ 3,921,460   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

During the period ended September 30, 2011, the Fund recognized no significant transfers to/from level 1 or 2. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between level 1, level 2 and level 3 at the end of the year utilizing fair value at the beginning of the year.

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements” in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”). ASU 2011-04 includes common requirements for measurement of and disclosure about fair value between U.S. GAAP and IFRS. ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to disclose the following information for fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: quantitative information about the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement, the valuation processes used by the reporting entity and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value measurement to changes in unobservable inputs and the interrelationships between those unobservable inputs. In addition, ASU 2011-04 will require reporting entities to make disclosures about amounts and reasons for all transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15,2011. Management is currently evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.

Investment Transactions and Income:

Investment transactions are recorded one business day after trade date, except for on the last day of each fiscal quarter end, when they are recorded on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions are calculated based on the costs of the specific security (also known as identified cost basis). Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis and includes the amortization and accretion of premium or discount using the effective yield method.

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

The Fund pays out any income that it receives, less expenses, in the form of dividends and capital gains to its shareholders. Income dividends are declared daily and paid monthly. Dividends will also be paid at any time during the month upon total redemption of shares in an account. Capital gain distributions are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount of dividends and distributions are calculated based on federal income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences may be either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are determined, as of the end of the tax year, to be permanent (e.g., reclassification of paydown gains and losses, and expiring capital loss carryforward), they are reclassified within a Fund’s capital account based on their federal tax basis treatment.

For the period ended September 30, 2011 there were no permanent difference reclassification amounts for the Fund.

3. Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates

RBC GAM (US) serves as investment advisor to the Fund. The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or pay Fund operating expenses in order to limit the “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” of the Fund to 0.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, or non-routine expenses such as litigation). The expense limitation agreement is in place until November 22, 2012 and may not be terminated by the Advisor prior to that date.

The Fund will not pay the Advisor directly for advisory services. The Fund is designed to be a component of separately managed accounts for clients of RBC GAM (US), and for other pooled investment strategies managed by RBC GAM (US) and is not available for direct investment by the general public.

The RBC Funds currently pay the independent Trustees (Trustees of the Trust who are not directors, officers or employees of the adviser, administrator or distributor) an annual retainer of $30,000 ($32,500 effective October 1, 2011). The Board Chairperson and Audit Committee Chairperson each receive an additional retainer of $2,500 annually, and all other trustees serving as Chair of a Board committee each receive an additional retainer of $1,000 annually. In addition, Independent Trustees receive a quarterly meeting fee of $5,000 for each in-person Board meeting attended, a meeting fee of $1,000 for each telephonic or Special Board meeting attended, and a $1,500 fee for each Board committee meeting attended and are reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at such meetings.

Expense Allocation:

The Fund pays the expenses that are directly related to its operations, such as custodian fees or administrative services fees. Expenses incurred by the Trust, such as trustee or legal fees, are allocated to the Fund either proportionately based upon the Fund’s relative net assets or using another reasonable basis such as equally across all Funds in the Trust, depending on the nature of the expense.

4. Securities Transactions:

The cost of securities purchased and proceeds from securities sold (excluding securities maturing less than one year from acquisition) for the period ended 9/30/11 were as follows:

 

Purchases(Excl. US. Gov’t.)

  Sales(Excl. US. Gov’t.)   Purchases of US. Gov’t.   Sales of US. Gov’t.
$ 3,741,478   $—     $—     $—  

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

5. Capital Share Transactions:

The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest (“shares outstanding”) without par value. Transactions in shares of the Fund are summarized below:

 

     For the
Period Ended
September 30,
2011(a)
 

CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS:

  

Proceeds from shares issued in-kind

     $3,598,672   

Proceeds from shares issued

     144,833   

Distributions reinvested

     68,095   

Cost of shares redeemed

     (10,000
  

 

 

 

Change in net assets resulting from capital transactions

     $3,801,600   
  

 

 

 

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

  

Issued in-kind

     359,867   

Issued

     14,331   

Reinvested

     6,773   

Redeemed

     (1,029
  

 

 

 

Change in shares resulting from capital transactions

     379,942   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) For the period from May 31, 2011(commencement of operations) to September 30, 2011.

 

During the period ended September 30, 2011, the Fund had in kind contributions of $3,598,672 which were contributed from RBC GAM (US), the Fund’s advisor.

6. Federal Income Taxes:

It is the policy of the Fund to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company by complying with the provisions available to certain investment companies, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains. Therefore, no federal tax liability is recorded in the financial statements of the Fund.

As of September 30, 2011 the tax cost of securities and the breakdown of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was as follows:

 

Tax
Cost of
Securities
  Unrealized
Appreciation
    Unrealized
Depreciation
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation
 
$3,817,117     $194,840        $(90,497)        $104,343   

The tax character of distributions were as follows:

 

     Distributions Paid From  
     Ordinary
Income
     Total
Distributions
Paid
 

For the period ended September 30, 2011

     $68,095         $68,095   

 

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  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

As of September 30, 2011, the components of accumulated earnings/(losses) and tax character of distributions paid are as follows:

 

Undistributed

Ordinary

Income

  Accumulated
Earnings
    Distributions
Payable
    Unrealized
Appreciation
    Total
Distributable
Earnings
 
$ 1,136     $1,136        $(1,136)        $104,343        $104,343   

As of September 30, 2011, the Fund did not have any capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes.

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (for the tax year ended September 30 of the year 2011), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal and state income and federal excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

As of and during the period ended September 30, 2011, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. The Fund recognizes interest and penalities, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the period, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties.

8. Subsequent Events.

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

18


 

  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of RBC U.S. Long Corporate Fund:

 

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of portfolio investments, of RBC U.S. Long Corporate Fund (the “Fund”), one of the portfolios constituting the RBC Funds Trust (the “Trust”), as of September 30, 2011, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the period from May 31, 2011 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2011. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit.

We conducted our audit 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. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of September 30, 2011, by correspondence with the Fund’s custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audit provides 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 RBC U.S. Long Corporate Fund, as of September 30, 2011, and the results of its operations and the changes in its net assets and the financial highlights for the period from May 31, 2011(commencement of operations) through September 30, 2011, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Chicago, Illinois

November 22, 2011

 

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  OTHER FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

The Fund designates a portion of the income dividends distributed during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011, as qualified interest income as defined in the Internal Revenue Code as 100.00%.

The designation is based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, is subject to change. It is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

20


 

  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

T. Geron Bell (70)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chairman of the Executive Board of the Minnesota Twins (January 2011 to present); prior thereto President of Twins Sports, Inc. (parent company of the Minnesota Twins) (2002-2011); President of the Minnesota Twins Baseball Club Incorporated (1987-2002)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Lucy Hancock Bode (60)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Healthcare consultant (self-employed)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: BioSignia

 

 

Leslie H. Garner Jr. (61)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and CEO, The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation (2010 to present); previously, President, Cornell College

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Ronald James (60)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Ethical Business Cultures (2000 to present)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Best Buy Co. Inc.; Bremer Financial Corporation

 

 

John A. MacDonald (62)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Vice President and Treasurer, Hall Family Foundation

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

H. David Rybolt (69)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant, HDR Associates (management consulting)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

21


 

  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

Independent Trustees(1)(2)

 

 

James R. Seward (59)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chairman of the Board and Trustee since January 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Private investor (2000 to present); CFA

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: Syntroleum Corporation; Brookdale Senior Living Inc.; LabOne, Inc.; American Retirement Corp.

 

 

William B. Taylor (66)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since September 2005

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Consultant (2003 to present); prior thereto Partner (until 2003) Ernst & Young LLP

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: J.E. Dunn Vermont Assurance

 

 

Interested Trustees(1)(2)(3)

 

 

Erik R. Preus (46)(5)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Trustee since March 2006

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: President and Chief Executive Officer, RBC Funds Trust (2006 to present); Head, Strategic Relationships Group, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to present); Head of Retail Asset Management, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009); Chief Operating Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2005-2006); Director, Investment Consulting Services, RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. (2004-2005); Director, Voyageur Advisory Services, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2003-2004)

Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Trustee: 21

Other Director/Trustee Positions Held by Trustee During Past 5 Years: None

 

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Erik R. Preus (46)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2006

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Head, Strategic Relationships Group, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to present); Head of Retail Asset Management, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009); Chief Operating Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2005-2006)

 

 

James A. Gallo (47)

Address: BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc., 760 Moore Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Treasurer since October 2007

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Vice President and Managing Director, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (2002 to present)

 

22


 

  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Kathleen A. Hegna (44)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer since May 2009

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Associate Vice President and Director, Mutual Fund Accounting and Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2009 to present); Senior Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009); Director, Asset Management Compliance, RiverSource Investments (2005-2006)

 

 

Kathleen A. Gorman (47)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Compliance Officer since April 2006 and Assistant Secretary since September 2006

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Funds Trust (2006 to present); Director of Regulatory Administration, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2007 to present); Chief Compliance Officer, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2006-2009)

 

 

Lee Thoresen (40)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since 2008

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Associate General Counsel, RBC Capital Markets, LLC (2006-present); Asset Management Compliance, RiverSource Investments (2004-2006)

 

 

John M. Huber (43)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Fixed Income Funds since February 2004

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Senior Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2004 to present)

 

 

Gordon Telfer (45)

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Equity Funds since October 2009; Portfolio Strategist from March 2004 to October 2009

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Director of Equities - U.S., RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (June 2009 to present); Head of Growth Equities, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2008-2009); Senior Portfolio Manager, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2004-2008); Managing Director, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2007-present); Vice President, RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. (2004-2007)

 

23


 

  MANAGEMENT (Unaudited)

 

Executive Officers(1)(3)(4)

 

 

Mark Poole (50)

Address: BlueBay Asset Management Ltd., 77 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 3JR, United Kingdom

Position, Term of Office and Length of Time Served with the Trust: Chief Investment Officer, Global Fixed Income Funds since September 2011

Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years: Chief Investment Officer, BlueBay Asset Management Ltd. (2001 to present)

 

 

(1) Except as otherwise noted, the address of each Trustee/Officer is RBC Funds Trust, 100 South Fifth Street, Suite 2300, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.

 

(2) All Trustees must retire on or before December 31 of the year in which they reach age 75. The Board may temporarily waive this requirement when necessary to avoid depriving the Board of a Trustee with a critical skill .

 

(3) On December 31, 2009, Voyageur Asset Management Inc. changed its name to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. Any references to RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc. for prior periods are deemed to be references to the prior entity.

 

(4) Each officer serves in such capacity for an indefinite period of time until his or her removal, resignation or retirement.

 

(5) Erik R. Preus has been determined to be an interested Trustee by virtue of his affiliation with the Trust.

The Funds’ Statement of Additional Information includes information about the Funds’ Trustees. To receive your free copy of the Statement of Additional Information, call toll free: 1-800-422-2766.

 

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  SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Shareholder Expense Examples

As a shareholder of the RBC U.S. Long Corporate 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 from May 31, 2011 (commencement of operations) through September 30, 2011.

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information below, 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 table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

 

Beginning

Account Value

5/31/11

  

Ending

Account Value

9/30/11

  

Expenses Paid

During Period*

5/31/11-9/30/11

  

Annualized

Expense Ratio

During Period

5/31/11-9/30/11

$ 1,000.00

   $1,000.00    $—      0.00%

 

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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 this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of 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 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.

 

Beginning

Account Value

5/31/11

  

Ending

Account Value

9/30/11

  

Expenses Paid

During Period*

5/31/11-9/30/11

  

Annualized

Expense Ratio

During Period

5/31/11-9/30/11

$ 1,000.00

   $1,025.34    $—      0.00%

*Expenses are equal to the average account value times the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by 124/365 (to reflect one year period).

 

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  APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (UNAUDITED)

 

 

Information Regarding the Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement

During the period of this report, after evaluating the services to be provided by RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.), Inc. (the “Advisor”) for the Fund, along with the fee and expense structure, and planned use of the Fund as a tool within a Risk Based Investing strategy offered to institutional investors of the Advisor, the RBC Funds Board of Trustees determined to approve the investment advisory agreement (“Agreement”) with the Advisor for the Fund for an initial term.

As part of their review of the Agreement, the Trustees requested and considered information regarding the advisory services performed by the Advisor for the Fund, the staffing and qualifications of the personnel responsible for operating and managing the Fund, the experience and performance record of the Advisor with respect to the Risk Based Investing strategy, and the anticipated expense structure of the Fund. The review process was guided by the Board’s Valuation, Portfolio Management and Performance Committee. The Trustees considered information provided at a number of Board and Committee meetings throughout the year, during which the Board reviewed requested material related to the Fund and the proposed Agreement. In connection with their deliberations, the independent Trustees were advised by their own independent legal counsel with regard to the materials and their responsibilities under relevant laws and regulations.

The Trustees met with representatives from the Advisor’s senior management team, as well as the senior investment professionals responsible for managing the Fund, to discuss the information and the Advisor’s management of the Fund. The Trustees discussed the fact that the Fund would be used primarily as a tool within a Risk Based Investing strategy offered to institutional investors, and that the Advisor charges a related advisory fee to the investors outside of the Fund. Therefore, while the Fund’s Advisory Agreement contains typical substantive provisions governing the advisory relationship, it does not provide for any fee to be paid by the Fund to the Advisor. In addition, the Board considered the fact that the Advisor agreed, pursuant to an expense limitation agreement, to bear all of the operating expenses of the Fund. In view of the Fund’s particular fee and expense structure, the Trustees evaluated the legal and regulatory issues presented by a no-fee advisory agreement, and were comfortable that the structure was acceptable.

The Trustees focused their consideration of the Agreement mainly on reviewing the nature, extent and quality of the services provided under the Agreement, the Advisor’s experience managing portfolios of securities similar to those held by the Fund, and its experience managing portfolios in a Risk Based Investing approach. The Trustees also considered the Advisor’s commitment to the Fund and Risk Based Investing strategy.

In considering the quality of services to be provided by the Advisor, the Trustees discussed the Advisor’s specialized expertise in the area of fixed income investments and Risk Based Investing, and the Advisor’s research, credit and fundamental analysis capabilities, portfolio management experience, and operational and compliance structure and systems and financial strength.

Based upon their review, the Trustees determined that the nature and quality of services provided by the Advisor were of a high quality, and that it is in the interest of the Fund and its shareholders for the Trustees to approve the Agreement for the Fund. In arriving at their decision to approve the Agreement, the Trustees did not assign relative weights to the factors discussed above or deem any one or group of them to be controlling in and of itself.

 

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RBC Funds

P.O. Box 701

Milwaukee, WI 53201-0701

800-422-2766

www.rbcgam.us

 

Performance data represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The principal value of an investment and investment return will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are provided for the information of RBC Funds shareholders. This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus, which contains information concerning investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

This report and the financial statements contained herein are not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. There is no assurance that certain securities will remain in or out of the Fund’s portfolio. The views expressed in this report reflect those of the portfolio managers through the period ended September 30, 2011.

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

  (a)

The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

  (c)

There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description.

 

  (d)

The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

As of the end of the period covered by the report, the registrant’s board of directors has determined that William B. Taylor is qualified to serve as an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and that he is “independent,” as defined by Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Audit Fees

 

  (a)

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the 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 are $317,450 for 2011 and $283,350 for 2010.

Audit-Related Fees

 

  (b)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $0 for 2011 and $0 for 2010.


Tax Fees

 

  (c)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are $37,500 for 2011 and $38,330 for 2010.

Tax fees for both years relate to the review of the registrant’s tax returns. Amount requiring approval of the registrant’s audit committee is $0 and $0, respectively.

All Other Fees

 

  (d)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are $0 for 2011 and $0 for 2010.

 

(e)(1)     Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
 

The Audit Committee (“Committee”) will review and approve in advance any proposal (except as set forth in (1) through (3) below) that the Trust employ the Funds’ auditor to render “permissible non-audit services” to the Funds. A “permissible non-audit service” is defined as a non-audit service that is not prohibited by Rule 2-01(c)(4) of Regulation S-X or other applicable law or regulation. The Committee will also review and approve in advance any proposal (except as set forth in (1) through (3) below) that the Adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Funds (an “Adviser-affiliated service provider”), employ the Funds’ auditor to render non-audit services, if such engagement would relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Funds. As a part of its review, the Committee shall consider whether the provision of such services is consistent with the auditor’s independence. (See also “Delegation” below.)

Pre-approval by the Committee of non-audit services is not required so long as:

(1)         (A) with respect to the Funds, the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to the Funds constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the auditor by the Funds during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; or

    (B) with respect to the Adviser and any Adviser-affiliated service provider, the aggregate amount of all such non-audit services provided constitutes no more than 5% of the total amount of revenues (of the type that would have to be pre-approved by the Committee) paid to the auditor by the Funds, the Adviser and any Adviser-affiliated service provider during the fiscal year in which the services are provided;

(2)         such services were not recognized by the Funds at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and

(3)         such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee or its delegate or delegates, as defined below, prior to the completion of the audit.

(c)         Delegation


The Committee may delegate to one or more of its members and/or to officers of the Trust the authority to pre-approve the auditor’s provision of audit services or permissible non-audit services to the Funds up to a predetermined amount. Any pre-approval determination made by a delegate will be presented to the full Committee at its next meeting. The Committee will communicate any pre-approval made by a delegate to the Trust’s fund accounting agent, which will ensure that the appropriate disclosure is made in the Funds’ periodic reports and other documents as required under the Federal securities laws.

 

(e)(2)

 

The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are as follows:

(b) N/A

(c) 100%

(d) N/A

 

  (f)

Not applicable.

 

  (g)

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant was $0 for 2011 and $0 for 2010.

 

  (h)

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)

Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

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

             Investment Companies.

Not applicable.


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

Not applicable.

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

             Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

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

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s 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)    Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.
(a)(2)    Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.
(a)(3)    Not applicable.


  (b)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

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

 

(registrant)  

                                 RBC Funds Trust

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

         /s/ Erik R. Preus

 

         Erik R. Preus, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

         (principal executive officer)

 

Date  

      11/22/11

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*

 

         /s/ Erik R. Preus

 

         Erik R. Preus, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

         (principal executive officer)

 

Date  

      11/22/11

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

         /s/ Kathleen A. Hegna

           Kathleen A. Hegna, Chief Financial Officer
           (principal financial officer)

 

Date

 

      11/22/11

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.