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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6, 2007

 

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: 811-21487

RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc.


(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

Morgan Keegan Tower

Fifty North Front Street

Memphis, Tennessee 38103


(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Allen B. Morgan, Jr.

Morgan Keegan Tower

Fifty North Front Street

Memphis, Tennessee 38103


(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (901) 524-4100

with copies to:

Arthur J. Brown, Esq.

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

1601 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

Date of fiscal year end: March 31, 2007

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2007


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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to stockholders of RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30e-1):

 

 


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Letter to Stockholders

   1

RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc.

   2

Portfolio of Investments

   8

RMK High Income Fund, Inc.

   20

Portfolio of Investments

   26

RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc.

   38

Portfolio of Investments

   44

RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

   56

Portfolio of Investments

   62

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   74

Statements of Operations

   75

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   76

Statements of Cash Flows

   78

Financial Highlights

   80

Notes to Financial Statements

   82

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   93

Board of Directors and Officers

   94

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

   101

Supplemental Information

   103

Regions Morgan Keegan Fund Complex

   109

 

There is no assurance that the Funds will achieve their investment objectives. The Funds are subject to market risk, which include the possibilities that the market values of the securities owned by the Funds will decline or that the shares of the Funds will trade at lower prices in the market. Accordingly, you can lose money investing in the Funds.

 

NOT FDIC INSURED   MAY LOSE VALUE   NO BANK GUARANTEE

 

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LETTER TO STOCKHOLDERS

 

Dear Fellow Stockholders,

 

We are pleased to present the enclosed combined annual report for RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc., RMK High Income Fund, Inc., RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. and RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”). In this report, you will find information on each Fund’s investment objective and strategy and learn how your investment performed during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. The portfolio manager will also provide an overview of the market conditions and discuss some of the factors that affected investment performance during the reporting period. In addition, this report includes each Fund’s audited financial statements and portfolio of investments as of March 31, 2007.

 

As always, we appreciate your continued support of the Regions Morgan Keegan closed-end funds. We remain committed to helping you pursue your financial goals through investments in our fund family. You have our commitment to bring you the highest level of disciplined decision making and personal service to meet your financial needs. If you have any questions about the Funds, please call us toll-free at 800-564-2188.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

 

Brian B. Sullivan, CFA

President

 

May 21, 2007

 

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RMK ADVANTAGE INCOME FUND, INC.

 

OBJECTIVE & STRATEGY

 

 

RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc. seeks a high level of current income. The Fund seeks capital growth as a secondary investment objective when consistent with its primary investment objective. The Fund invests a majority of its total assets in below investment grade debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) that offer attractive yield and capital appreciation potential. The Fund may also invest in investment grade debt securities, up to 15% of its total assets in foreign debt and foreign equity securities and up to 25% of its total assets in domestic equity securities, including common and preferred stocks. The Fund invests in a wide range of below investment grade debt securities, including corporate bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and municipal and foreign government obligations, as well as securities of companies in bankruptcy reorganization proceedings or otherwise in the process of debt restructuring. (Below investment grade debt securities are rated Ba1 or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality.) The Fund may use leverage through bank borrowings, reverse repurchase agreements or other transactions involving indebtedness or through the issuance of preferred stock. The Fund may leverage up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (in each case including the amount borrowed). The Fund may vary its use of leverage in response to changing market conditions.

 

INVESTMENT RISKS:    Bond funds tend to experience smaller fluctuations in value than stock funds. However, investors in any bond fund should anticipate fluctuations in price. Bond prices and the value of bond funds decline as interest rates rise. Bonds with longer-term maturities generally are more vulnerable to interest rate risk than bonds with shorter-term maturities. Below investment grade bonds involve greater credit risk, which is the risk that the issuer will not make interest or principal payments when due. An economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the ability of issuers, especially issuers of below investment grade debt, to service primary obligations and an unanticipated default could cause the Fund to experience a reduction in value of its shares. The value of U.S. and foreign equity securities in which the Fund invests will change based on changes in a company’s financial condition and in overall market and economic conditions. Leverage creates an opportunity for an increased return to common stockholders, but unless the income and capital appreciation, if any, on securities acquired with leverage proceeds exceed the costs of the leverage, the use of leverage will diminish the investment performance of the Fund’s shares. Use of leverage may also increase the likelihood that the net asset value of the Fund and market value of its common shares will be more volatile, and the yield and total return to common stockholders will tend to fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates and creditworthiness.

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

 

 

For the six months and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the Fund had a total return of (8.52)% and 1.53%, respectively, based on market price and reinvested dividends and other distributions. For the six months and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the Fund had a total return of 3.24% and 6.21%, respectively, based on net asset value and reinvested dividends and other distributions. For the six months and the twelve months ended March 31, 2007, the Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index(1) had a total return of 5.37% and 9.71%, respectively.

 

Since our last report, the Fund’s market price share performance has been negatively impacted by the reduction of the monthly distribution rate from $0.15 per share to $0.14 per share. The Fund’s performance has also been negatively impacted by the recent turmoil in the mortgage market. During the months leading up to the reduction of the Fund’s distribution rate, portfolio earnings were increasingly under pressure due to consistently rising costs associated with the leverage (borrowed money) employed by the Fund and by a prolonged period of contracting credit spreads. The combination of these two market forces resulted in lower net earnings to the Fund and required a reduction in the distribution rate beginning in December 2006.

 

Since December, the U.S. mortgage-backed securities market has undergone serious turmoil, most notably in the sub-prime home equity arena. While this downward volatility in the mortgage-backed arena has had a negative impact on the net asset value of the Fund, it has also provided an opportunity to buy assets at considerably higher yields than have been available for more than two years. Strategically redeploying assets during this market upheaval may be difficult from a net asset value perspective for a period of time, but this is also the best opportunity we have seen in years to secure better portfolio earnings for quarters to come.

 

Although we made material shifts out of consumer oriented debt (home equity, credit cards), we still have a meaningful weighting. Corporate debt continues to outperform most other categories—in fact, the lower the credit rating, the more favorably it is viewed by the market. Some profit taking in this sector is probably warranted at this point in the economic cycle. It is our expectation that 2007 will prove to be a period of slower economic growth and a transition year for the Federal Reserve Board. That is, we expect the Federal Reserve Board to leave rates unchanged, perhaps through the summer; however, during the second half of this year, we expect the Federal Reserve Board to begin lowering interest rates as the

 

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U.S. economy experiences very sluggish growth quarters. Fixed rate securities will be a focus as will badly oversold consumer credit items.

 

LOGO

James C. Kelsoe, Jr., CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Morgan Asset Management, Inc.

 

Market forecasts provided in this report may not necessarily come to pass. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Morgan Asset Management, Inc. disclaims any responsibility to update such views. The Fund is subject to market risk, which include the possibilities that the market values of the securities owned by the Fund will decline or that shares of the Fund will trade at lower prices in the market. Accordingly, you can lose money investing in the Fund.

 

INDEX DESCRIPTION

 

 

(1)

 

The Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of Ba fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. All bonds included in the High Yield Index must be dollar-denominated, nonconvertible, have at least one year remaining to maturity, and an outstanding par value of at least $150 million. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows or trading and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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RMK ADVANTAGE INCOME FUND, INC.

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

 

AS OF MARCH 31, 2007

 

Average Credit Quality

     BB

Current Yield

     10.98%

Yield to Maturity

     12.13%

Duration

     4.29 Years

Average Effective Maturity

     5.71 Years

Percentage of Leveraged Assets

     26%

Total Number of Holdings

     307

 

  The Fund’s composition is subject to change.

 

CREDIT QUALITY

 

AS OF MARCH 31, 2007

 

% OF DEBT SECURITIES      % OF DEBT SECURITIES

AAA

   3.8%     

CCC

   14.2%

BBB

   21.0%     

CC

   2.4%

BB

   21.4%     

D

   0.4%

B

   13.8%     

Not Rated

   23.0%
            
       

Total

   100.0%

 

  The Fund’s composition is subject to change.

 

ASSET ALLOCATION

 

AS OF MARCH 31, 2007

 

% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS

Corporate Bonds

     29.5%

Collateralized Debt Obligations

     24.8%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     14.7%

Common Stocks

     9.1%

Home Equity Loans

     7.9%

Equipment Leases

     5.0%

Preferred Stocks

     3.8%

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     1.9%

Certificate-Backed Obligations

     1.0%

Other

     0.3%

Short-Term Investments

     2.0%
      

Total

     100.0%

 

  The Fund’s composition is subject to change.

 

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NAV & MARKET PRICE HISTORY*

 

 

The graph below illustrates the net asset value and market price history of RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RMA) from the commencement of investment operations on November 8, 2004 to March 31, 2007.

 

LOGO

 

*   Net asset value is calculated every day that the New York Stock Exchange is open as of the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) by taking the closing market value of all portfolio securities, cash and other assets owned, subtracting all liabilities, then dividing the result (total net assets) by the total number of shares outstanding. The market price is the last reported price at which a share of the Fund was sold on the New York Stock Exchange.

 

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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

 

 

     AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS  
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007    SIX
MONTHS*
    1
YEAR
    COMMENCEMENT
OF INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS(1)
 
MARKET VALUE    (8.52 )%   1.53 %   13.10 %
NET ASSET VALUE    3.24 %   6.21 %   8.70 %

LEHMAN BROTHERS BA

HIGH YIELD INDEX(2)

   5.37 %   9.71 %   N/A  
*   Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(1)

 

The Fund commenced investment operations on November 8, 2004.

(2)

 

The Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of Ba fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. All bonds included in the High Yield Index must be dollar-denominated, nonconvertible, have at least one year remaining to maturity, and an outstanding par value of at least $150 million. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows or trading and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For the most recent performance, call toll-free 800-564-2188. Total returns assume an investment at the common share market price or net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions for the period in accordance with the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing market price (excluding any commissions) or net asset value at the end of the period. Returns shown in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a stockholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the sale of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including possible loss of principal.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

MARCH 31, 2007

 

Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade–19.6% of Net Assets  
    Certificate-Backed Obligations (“CBO”)–0.5%  
3,000,000    

Diversified Asset Securitization Holdings III 1A A3L, 6.150% 7/5/36 (a)

  $ 2,310,000
         
    Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”)–14.2%  
3,000,000    

Broderick CDO Ltd. 2007-3A D, 9.163% 12/6/50 (a)

    2,940,000
3,000,000    

CDO Repack SPC Ltd. 2006-BRGA, Zero Coupon Bond 12/5/51

    2,820,000
1,904,039    

E-Trade CDO I 2004-1A, 2.000% 1/10/40

    1,690,254
2,000,000    

Highland Park CDO Ltd. 2006-1A E, 7.670% 11/25/51 (a)

    1,870,000
3,000,000    

Kodiak CDO 2006-1A G, 8.860% 8/7/37 (a)

    2,910,000
3,000,000    

Lexington Capital Funding Ltd. 2007-3A F, 8.860% 4/10/47 (a)

    2,910,000
1,985,322    

Millstone III-A CDO Ltd., 4.300% 7/5/46

    1,905,909
3,863,717    

MKP CBO I Ltd. 4A CS, 2.000% 7/12/40 (a)

    3,631,894
3,000,000    

Newbury Street CDO Ltd. 2007-1A D, 9.100% 3/4/53 (a)

    2,955,000
2,000,000    

Norma CDO Ltd. 2007-1A E, 9.765% 3/11/49 (a)

    1,800,000
6,000,000    

Palmer Square 2A CN, 6.952% 11/2/45 (a)

    5,940,000
2,000,000    

Pasa Funding Ltd. 2007-1A D, 9.324% 4/7/52

    1,820,000
1,976,164    

Sharps CDO 2006-1A D, 7.500% 5/8/46 (a)

    1,894,727
6,000,000    

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd. 2006-6A, 6.100% 12/5/36 (a)

    5,966,400
3,922,479    

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd. 2006-7A C1, 10.000% 2/5/37 (a)

    3,859,719
3,000,000    

Tahoma CDO Ltd. 2006-1A D, 9.006% 6/18/47 (a)

    3,000,000
1,000,000    

Tahoma CDO Ltd. 2007-2A D, 9.830% 9/16/47 (a)

    930,000
2,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-10A, 6.700% 6/6/41

    1,840,000
1,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-10A D2, 8.700% 6/6/41 (a)

    1,022,500
3,000,000    

Linker Finance PLC 16A E, 8.820% 5/19/45 (a)

    2,902,500
4,528,703    

Witherspoon CDO Funding Ltd. 2004-1A, 7.500% 9/15/39

    4,415,485
         
        59,024,388
         
    Equipment Leases–0.9%  
3,793,301    

Aviation Capital Group Trust 2005-3A C1, 8.570% 12/25/35 (a)

    3,869,167
         
    Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value)–4.0%  
1,000,000    

ACE Securities Corp. 2004-HE1 M5, 7.270% 3/25/34

    870,000
7,613,000    

ACE Securities Corp. 2004-HE3 M11, 8.820% 11/25/34

    6,471,050
2,119,000    

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2005-HE1 M10, 7.967% 3/25/35

    1,864,720
2,681,000    

Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities, Inc. 2004-HE9 M7B, 9.320% 11/25/34

    2,386,090
1,000,000    

Fremont Home Loan Trust 2004-4 M7, 7.040% 3/25/35

    930,070
612,056    

Home Equity Asset Trust 2003-4 B1, 9.320% 10/25/33

    597,204
2,000,000    

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-A B1, 8.320% 4/25/35 (a)

    1,540,000
2,000,000    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2007-3SL B3, 6.000% 5/25/38 (a)

    1,852,400
         
        16,511,534
         
   

Total Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade
(cost $82,773,533)

    81,715,089
         

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

MARCH 31, 2007

 

Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–34.4% of
Net Assets
 
    Certificate-Backed Obligations (“CBO”)–0.7%  
2,000,000    

Goldman Sachs Asset Management CBO II 2A D1, 11.620% 11/5/12 (a)

  $ 2,015,620
2,451,074    

Helios Series I Multi-Asset CBO, Ltd. IA C, 8.109% 12/13/36 (a)

    931,408
         
        2,947,028
         
    Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”)–18.7%  
2,000,000    

Aardvark Asset-Backed Securities CDO 2007-1A, 10.000% 7/6/47

    1,820,000
4,000,000    

Acacia CDO, Ltd. 10A, 3.700% 9/7/46 (a)

    1,600,000
5,000,000    

Aladdin CDO I Ltd. 2006-3A, 10.350% 10/31/13 (a)

    2,412,500
2,000,000    

Alesco Preferred Funding Ltd. 13A I, 10.000% 9/23/37

    1,928,900
4,000,000    

Attentus CDO Ltd. 2006-2A, 10.000% 10/9/41

    3,940,000
2,000,000    

Attentus CDO Ltd. 2006-2A F1, 10.360% 10/9/41 (a)

    1,950,000
3,000,000    

Attentus CDO Ltd. 2007-3A, 10.000% 10/11/42

    2,760,000
3,000,000    

Attentus CDO Ltd. 2007-3A F2, 9.532% 10/11/42 (a)

    2,947,500
1,000,000    

Cairn Mezzanine Asset-Backed CDO PLC 2007-3A, 10.000% 8/13/47

    670,000
1,000,000    

Copper River CLO Ltd. 2006-1A E, 9.124% 1/20/21 (a)

    993,120
5,000,000    

Dillon Read CDO Ltd. 2006-1A, 10.000% 12/5/46 (a)

    4,437,500
3,000,000    

Diversified Asset Securitization Holdings II 1A B1, 9.712% 9/15/35 (a)

    1,620,000
3,000,000    

Dryden Leveraged Loan CDO 2005-9A, 10.000% 9/20/19

    2,490,000
3,000,000    

Equinox Funding 1A D, 12.277% 11/15/12 (a)

    1,680,000
4,000,000    

Global Leveraged Capital Credit Opportunity Fund 2006-1A, 10.000% 12/20/18 (a)

    3,996,800
2,000,000    

Gulf Stream Atlantic CDO Ltd. 2007-1A, 10.000% 7/13/47 (a)

    1,680,000
3,825,186    

Hewett’s Island CDO Ltd. 2004-1A, 12.390% 12/15/16

    3,691,305
2,000,000    

IXIS ABS 1 Ltd., 10.000% 12/12/46

    1,560,000
2,000,000    

Jazz CDO BV III-A EB, 10.571% 9/26/14 (a)

    2,000,000
13,000,000    

Kenmore Street Synthetic CDO 2006-1A, 10.350% 4/30/14 (a)

    6,240,000
999,741    

Knollwood CDO Ltd. 2006-2A E, 11.360% 7/13/46 (a)

    868,285
2,000,000    

Knollwood CDO Ltd. 2006-2A SN, 15.000% 7/13/46

    1,840,000
4,000,000    

Kodiak CDO 2006-1A, 3.712% 8/7/37 (a)

    3,660,000
3,000,000    

Navigare Funding CLO Ltd. 2007-2A SN, 5.360% 4/17/21 (a)

    2,700,000
5,000,000    

OFSI Fund Ltd. 2006-1A, 2.000% 9/20/19 (a)

    5,053,000
2,846,176    

Peritus I CDO Ltd. 2005-1A C, 9.000% 5/24/15 (a)

    2,800,467
2,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-11A, 10.000% 10/10/41

    1,920,000
2,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-11A F, 10.361% 10/10/41

    2,000,000
2,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2007-12A F, 9.852% 4/6/42 (a)

    1,968,000
2,500,000    

Tricadia CDO Ltd. 2006-5A, Zero Coupon Bond 6/19/46 (a)

    1,912,500
3,000,000    

Tropic CDO I Corp. 2006-5A C1, 10.000% 7/15/36

    2,841,000
         
        77,980,877
         

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

MARCH 31, 2007

 

Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Collateralized Loan Obligations (“CLO”)–2.5%  
1,000,000    

Flagship CLO 2005-4I, Zero Coupon Bond 6/1/17

  $ 903,050
2,000,000    

Ocean Trails CLO 2006-1A, 10.000% 10/12/20

    1,930,000
3,000,000    

Rosedale CLO Ltd. I-A II, 5.146% 7/24/21

    2,910,000
3,000,000    

Telos CLO Ltd. 2006-1A, 10.000% 10/11/21 (a)

    2,955,000
2,000,000    

Veritas CLO Ltd. 2006-2A, 15.000% 7/11/21 (a)

    1,880,000
         
        10,578,050
         
    Equipment Leases–5.7%  
7,594,200    

Aerco Limited 1X C1, 6.670% 7/15/23

    1,822,607
7,123,631    

Aerco Limited 2A B2, 6.370% 7/15/25 (a)

    2,635,744
7,247,186    

Aerco Limited 2A C2, 7.370% 7/15/25 (a)

    2,101,684
8,250,000    

Aircraft Finance Trust 1999-1A A1, 5.800% 5/15/24 (a)

    6,125,625
5,000,000    

Airplanes Pass Through Trust 2001-1A A9, 5.870% 3/15/19

    3,459,375
819,944    

DVI Receivables Corp. 2001-2 A3, 3.519% 11/8/31

    590,360
1,743,446    

DVI Receivables Corp. 2001-2 A4, 4.613% 11/11/09

    1,272,716
5,826,792    

DVI Receivables Corp. 2002-1 A3A, 5.670% 6/11/10

    3,029,932
3,160,472    

Lease Investment Flight Trust 1 B2, 7.124% 7/15/31

    916,537
4,000,000    

Piper Jaffray Equipment Trust Securities 2007-1A, 6.300% 3/26/29 (a)

    1,780,000
         
        23,734,580
         
    Franchise Loans–0.2%  
1,617,000    

Falcon Franchise Loan LLC 2001-1 F, 6.500% 1/5/23

    791,117
         
    Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value)–6.5%  
2,000,000    

ACE Securities Corp. 2005-HE2 B1, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a)

    1,420,000
3,000,000    

ACE Securities Corp. 2005-HE6 B1, 8.320% 10/25/35 (a)

    1,980,000
2,000,000    

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2006-HE4 M9, 7.820% 5/25/36 (a)

    1,280,000
7,038,000    

Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-3 B2, 8.720% 12/25/34 (a)

    5,560,020
1,000,000    

Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-1 B3, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a)

    800,000
2,000,000    

Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust 2005-FRE1 M10, 7.820% 10/25/35 (a)

    1,620,000
4,000,000    

Meritage Asset Holdings 2005-2 N4, 7.500% 11/25/35 (a)

    2,200,000
2,000,000    

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc. 2005-SL1 B5, 8.820% 6/25/35 (a)

    1,360,000
3,000,000    

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2005-S6 B3, 7.820% 11/25/35 (a)

    2,486,250
4,000,000    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-R1, 5.000% 12/28/36 (a)

    720,000
   

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-3SL B6, 11.500% 3/25/35 interest-only strips

    554,695
2,032,657    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-7SL, 4.265% 7/25/35 (a)

    304,899
4,408,953    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-11SL B7, 5.000% 11/25/36 (a)

    1,454,954
6,000,000    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2006-R3, 6.290% 6/26/37 (a)

    2,640,000
4,092,073    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2006-1 2B5, 5.000% 1/25/37 (a)

    2,864,451
         
        27,245,269
         

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Manufactured Housing Loans–0.1%  
409,376    

Bombardier Capital Mortgage Securitization Corp. 2001-A M2, 8.265% 12/15/30

  $ 42,985
         
   

Total Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade
or Unrated
(cost $166,094,793)

    143,319,906
         
Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade–3.3% of Net Assets  
    Finance–0.2%  
1,000,000    

ABN Amro Bank NV/London, 9.860% 11/17/09 (a)

    990,000
         
    Special Purpose Entities–3.1%  
2,000,000    

Canal Pointe II LLC., 5.340% 6/25/14 (a)

    2,000,000
3,000,000    

Lincoln Park Referenced Link Notes 2001-1, 8.780% 7/30/31 (a)

    2,730,000
3,000,000    

Pyxis Master Trust 2006-7, 10.320% 10/1/37 (a)

    3,000,000
5,000,000    

Steers Delaware Business Trust 2007-A, 7.599% 6/20/18 (a)

    5,000,000
         
        12,730,000
         
   

Total Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade
(cost $13,668,531)

    13,720,000
         
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–35.8% of Net Assets  
    Agriculture–0.5%  
1,950,000    

Eurofresh Inc., 11.500% 1/15/13 (a)

    1,911,000
         
    Apparel–1.0%  
4,216,000    

Rafaella Apparel Group Inc., 11.250% 6/15/11

    4,300,320
         
    Automotives–3.0%  
3,075,000    

Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc., 8.375% 12/15/14

    2,575,312
2,225,000    

Dana Corp., 1/15/15 in default (c)

    1,657,625
1,388,000    

Dana Corp., 3/15/10 in default (c)

    1,068,760
2,600,000    

Dura Operating Corp., 4/15/12 in default (c)

    676,000
2,550,000    

Ford Motor Company, 7.450% 7/16/31

    1,973,063
250,000    

Ford Motor Company, 9.980% 2/15/47

    228,125
4,350,000    

Metaldyne Corp., 11.000% 6/15/12

    4,121,408
         
        12,300,293
         
    Basic Materials–4.0%  
4,150,000    

AmeriCast Technologies Inc., 11.000% 12/1/14 (a)

    4,233,000
1,662    

Corp Durango SA de CV, 9.500% 12/31/12

    1,695
4,410,000    

Edgen Acquisition Corp., 9.875% 2/1/11

    4,509,225
2,300,000    

Key Plastics LLC, 11.750% 3/15/13 (a)

    2,343,125
1,158,000    

Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., 7.750% 11/15/13

    1,053,780
3,525,000    

Momentive Performance Materials Inc., 11.500% 12/1/16 (a)

    3,613,125
1,025,000    

Sterling Chemicals Inc., 10.250% 4/1/15 (a)

    1,025,000
         
        16,778,950
         

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Building & Construction–0.7%  
1,025,000    

Masonite Corp., 11.000% 4/6/15 (a)

  $ 953,250
1,375,000    

Ply Gem Industries Inc., 9.000% 2/15/12

    1,192,813
1,250,000    

Technical Olympic USA, Inc., 10.375% 7/1/12

    943,750
         
        3,089,813
         
    Communications–1.3%  
967,000    

CCH I Holdings LLC, 11.000% 10/1/15

    1,003,263
4,350,000    

CCH I Holdings LLC, 11.750% 5/15/14

    4,165,125
         
        5,168,388
         
    Consulting Services–2.0%  
2,175,000    

MSX International Inc., 11.000% 10/15/07

    2,088,000
2,650,000    

MSX International Inc., 11.375% 1/15/08

    2,235,540
3,925,000    

MSX International Inc., 12.500% 4/1/12 (a)

    3,949,531
         
        8,273,071
         
    Energy–0.9%  
3,850,000    

Paramount Resources Ltd., 8.500% 1/31/13*

    3,840,375
         
    Entertainment–0.8%  
2,100,000    

French Lick Resorts & Casino LLC, 10.750% 4/15/14 (a)

    1,764,000
1,800,000    

Six Flags Inc., 9.625% 6/1/14

    1,692,000
         
        3,456,000
         
    Finance–1.2%  
1,000,000    

ABN Amro Bank NV/London, 19.210% 11/17/09 (a)

    990,000
2,925,000    

Advanta Capital Trust I, 8.990% 12/17/26

    2,928,656
1,000,000    

Asure Float, 11.110% 12/31/35

    978,750
         
        4,897,406
         
    Food–0.5%  
2,600,000    

Merisant Co., 9.500% 7/15/13

    2,106,000
         
    Garden Products–0.3%  
1,285,000    

Ames True Temper, 10.000% 7/15/12

    1,246,450
         
    Health Care–0.4%  
5,055,000    

Insight Health Services Corp., 9.875% 11/1/11

    1,516,500
         
    Human Resources–0.4%  
1,700,000    

Comforce Operating Inc., 12.000% 12/1/10

    1,746,750
         
    Industrials–3.3%  
3,235,000    

Advanced Lighting Technologies, 11.000% 3/31/09

    3,218,825
2,075,000    

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

    2,147,625
3,728,000    

Continental Global Group Inc., 9.000% 10/1/08

    3,739,594

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Industrials (continued)  
1,825,000    

Home Products International Inc., 5/15/08 in default (c)

  $ 547,500
1,325,000    

Spectrum Brands Inc., 8.500% 10/1/13

    1,258,750
1,700,000    

Terphane Holding Corp., 12.500% 6/15/09 (a)

    1,700,000
1,270,000    

Trimas Corp., 9.875% 6/15/12

    1,268,413
         
        13,880,707
         
    Investment Companies–0.3%  
1,250,000    

Regional Diversified Funding, 10.000% 1/25/36 (a)

    1,253,125
         
    Manufacturing–3.4%  
4,500,000    

BGF Industries Inc., 10.250% 1/15/09

    4,539,780
3,300,000    

Elgin National Industries, 11.000% 11/1/07

    3,276,207
3,545,000    

JB Poindexter & Co. Inc., 8.750% 3/15/14

    3,305,713
4,650,000    

MAAX Corp., 9.750% 6/15/12

    3,185,250
         
        14,306,950
         
    Retail–1.7%  
1,413,000    

Lazydays RV Center Inc., 11.750% 5/15/12

    1,448,325
4,000,000    

Uno Restaurant Corp., 10.000% 2/15/11 (a)

    3,440,000
2,550,000    

VICORP Restaurants, Inc., 10.500% 4/15/11

    2,314,125
         
        7,202,450
         
    Special Purpose Entities–7.3%  
1,875,444    

Antares Fund LP, 13.413% 12/14/11 (a)

    2,006,725
2,500,000    

Eirles Two Ltd. 262, 10.860% 8/3/21

    2,500,000
3,500,000    

Eirles Two Ltd. 263, 13.360% 8/3/21 (a)

    3,500,000
5,000,000    

InCaps Funding II Ltd., Zero Coupon Bond 1/15/34 (a)

    2,575,000
1,545,000    

Interactive Health LLC, 7.250% 4/1/11 (a)

    1,085,363
1,750,000    

Milacron Escrow Corp., 11.500% 5/15/11

    1,697,500
850,000    

PCA Finance Corp., 14.000% 6/1/09 (a)

    858,500
2,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities II, Ltd., 10.000% 5/22/33 (a)

    1,111,520
2,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXI, Ltd., 10.000% 3/22/38 (a)

    1,941,500
4,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXII, Ltd., 15.000% 9/22/36 (a)

    3,855,160
1,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXV, Ltd., 10.000% 6/22/37 (a)

    990,000
2,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities XVIII, Ltd., 10.000% 9/23/35 (a)

    1,710,000
3,800,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXIII, Ltd., 15.000% 12/22/36 (a)

    3,610,000
2,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXIV, Ltd., 10.000% 3/22/37 (a)

    1,960,000
1,000,000    

Pyxis Master Trust, 10.320% 10/1/37 (a)

    1,000,000
         
        30,401,268
         
    Telecommunications–1.5%  
850,000    

Clearwire Corp., 11.000% 8/15/10 (a)

    878,688
800,000    

Iridium Satellite LLC, 7/15/05 in default (c)

    184,000

 

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MARCH 31, 2007

 

Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Telecommunications (continued)  
4,175,000    

Primus Telecommunications GP, 8.000% 1/15/14

  $ 2,708,531
2,400,000    

Securus Technologies Inc., 11.000% 9/1/11

    2,364,000
         
        6,135,219
         
    Tobacco–0.6%  
2,915,000    

North Atlantic Trading Co., 9.250% 3/1/12

    2,463,175
         
    Transportation–0.7%  
3,875,000    

Sea Containers Ltd., 10/15/06 in default (c)*

    3,216,248
         
   

Total Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated
($157,286,052)

    149,490,458
         
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade–6.6% of Net Assets  
    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–6.6%  
5,000,000    

Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2006-RS1 N2, 8.570% 9/27/35 (a)

    5,025,000
   

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-8 X, 1.881% 11/19/34 interest-only strips

    1,805,882
1,000,000    

Indymac Index Corp. 2006-AR6 N2, 8.833% 6/25/46 (a)

    1,000,000
   

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR10 AX, 2.218% 6/25/35 interest-only strips

    3,931,226
   

Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2006-OA2 XW, 1.164% 12/25/46 interest-only strips

    4,626,658
3,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW2 M10, 7.820% 7/25/35

    2,619,000
2,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ3 M11, 7.820% 6/25/35

    1,735,000
   

Residential Accredit Loans Inc. 2005-QO4 XIO, 2.107% 12/25/45 interest-only strips

    2,029,521
2,394,173    

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2004-7A B, 6.750% 8/27/34 (a)

    2,357,111
   

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 CX3, 1.000% 10/25/46 interest-only strips

    813,132
   

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 3X1, 1.400% 10/25/46 interest-only strips

    1,168,580
   

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 3X2, 0.500% 10/25/46 interest-only strips

    394,979
         
   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade
($31,429,526)

    27,506,089
         
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–12.9% of
Net Assets
 
    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–12.9%  
1,842,000    

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-0A11 N3, 12.500% 9/25/46 (a)

    1,896,303
998,328    

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B1, 7.070% 3/20/47

    728,270

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated
(continued)
 
    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  
998,328    

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B2, 7.070% 3/20/47

  $ 579,998
1,835,825    

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B3, 7.070% 3/20/47 (a)

    453,742
3,000,000    

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2005-FFH3 B4, 7.320% 9/25/35 (a)

    1,920,000
3,000,000    

Greenwich Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products 2005-3A N2, 2.000% 6/27/35 (a)

    1,935,000
8,000,000    

Greenwich Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products 2005-4A N-2, Zero Coupon Bond 7/27/45 (a)

    4,600,000
3,949,937    

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-4 B11, 7.070% 5/19/47 (a)

    2,429,211
2,000,000    

Harborview Corp. 2006-8A N5, Zero Coupon Bond 7/21/36 (a)

    827,500
2,000,000    

Harborview Corp. 2006-14 N3, 8.350% 3/19/38 (a)

    1,845,320
1,000,000    

Harborview Corp. 2006-14 N4, 8.350% 3/19/38 (a)

    841,880
6,000,000    

Harborview Corp. 2006-14 PS, Zero Coupon Bond 12/19/36

    1,116,600
1,000,000    

Indymac Index Corp. 2006-AR6 N3, 8.833% 6/25/46 (a)

    943,500
5,000,000    

Long Beach Asset Holdings Corp. 2005-WL1 N4, 7.500% 6/25/45 (a)

    4,050,000
1,297,929    

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2001-3 M3, 8.133% 9/25/31

    311,503
4,000,000    

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-WL2 B3, 7.820% 8/25/35 (a)

    2,651,920
2,000,000    

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-2 B2, 8.070% 4/25/35 (a)

    1,500,000
2,043,150    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW1 B, 5.000% 9/25/35 (a)

    1,884,806
3,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW3, 7.820% 8/25/35 (a)

    2,220,000
3,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ1 M10, 7.820% 3/25/35 (a)

    2,497,500
1,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ4, 7.820% 9/25/35 (a)

    700,000
5,250,000    

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc. 2005-RS4 B2, 8.320% 4/25/35 (a)

    4,305,000
3,938,000    

Residential Asset Mortgage Products Inc. 2005-RS4 B3, 8.320% 4/25/35 (a)

    3,032,260
1,128,127    

Sasco Trust 2004-6XS B, 5.000% 3/28/34 (a)

    1,054,799
1,000,000    

Sharp SP I LLC Trust 2006-A HM3 N3, 12.500% 10/25/46 (a)

    1,000,000
2,000,000    

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-1 B3, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a)

    1,560,000
2,591,000    

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-2 B3, 8.320% 7/25/35 (a)

    2,072,800
1,306,593    

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-B M14, 7.650% 5/25/35 (a)

    128,660
2,569,722    

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S2 B, 6.000% 6/25/34 (a)

    2,470,300
1,634,605    

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S4 B3, 5.000% 12/25/34 (a)

    524,774
2,000,000    

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2005-AR1 B2, 7.320% 9/25/35 (a)

    1,510,000
         
   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade
or Unrated
(cost $57,388,982)

    53,591,646
         

 

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Principal
Amount/
Shares
       Description   Value (b)
     
Municipal Securities–0.2% of Net Assets  
1,250,000    

Pima County Arizona Industrial Development Authority Health Care, 11/15/32 in default (c)

  $ 787,500
         
   

Total Municipal Securities
(cost $784,521)

    787,500
         
Common Stocks–12.0% of Net Assets  
42,200    

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (c)

    659,586
20,500    

American Capital Strategies, Ltd.

    908,355
12,100    

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

    520,058
16,300    

Aqua America, Inc.

    365,935
69,600    

Aries Maritime Transport Limited

    571,416
24,200    

AVX Corporation

    367,840
9,600    

BJ Services Company

    267,840
20,100    

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.

    897,666
32,600    

BRT Realty Trust

    984,194
42,300    

Cascade Microtech, Inc. (c)

    602,775
63,400    

CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd.

    1,036,590
6,300    

Cemex, S.A. de C.V.

    206,325
121,000    

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (c)

    926,860
41,200    

Citizens Communications Company

    615,940
20,200    

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo

    682,558
102,900    

Compass Diversified Trust

    1,725,633
13,000    

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.

    258,570
39,200    

Cypress Sharpridge (a)

    401,800
9,600    

Cytec Industries Inc.

    539,904
60,800    

Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. (c)

    691,296
1,300    

Edison International

    63,869
11,900    

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

    378,420
154,600    

Evergreen Energy Inc. (c)

    1,015,722
8,400    

FairPoint Communications, Inc.

    161,364
26,300    

Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. (c)

    475,767
57,300    

Fording Canadian Coal Trust

    1,266,330
123,100    

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (c)

    387,765
14,400    

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (c)

    536,976
8,600    

Horizon Offshore, Inc. (c)

    124,356
87,200    

Infocrossing, Inc. (c)

    1,296,664
74,400    

InPhonic, Inc. (c)

    810,960
111,695    

Intermet Corporation (c)

    893,560
6,400    

Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc.

    128,000
9,900    

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.

    521,532
30,200    

KKR Financial Corp.

    828,386
3,900    

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

    341,133
33,600    

LJ International Inc. (c)

    341,376

 

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Shares        Description   Value (b)
     
Common Stocks (continued)  
135,300    

Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc.

  $ 1,209,582
32,100    

Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust

    1,261,530
4,600    

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

    215,280
15,000    

McDermott International, Inc. (c)

    734,700
21,000    

MCG Capital Corporation

    393,960
240,500    

Meruelo Maddux Properties, Inc. (c)

    2,104,375
13,000    

Mittal Steel Company N.V.

    687,570
27,700    

Motorola, Inc.

    489,459
39,600    

Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.

    512,820
134,000    

Ness Technologies, Inc. (c)

    1,712,520
36,800    

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

    647,312
60,600    

NNN Realty Advisors (a)

    612,060
6,400    

Oceaneering International, Inc. (c)

    269,568
51,000    

Optimal Group Inc. (c)

    427,890
33,527    

Owens Corning (c)

    1,068,170
34,300    

Parametric Technology Corporation (c)

    651,700
3,600    

Peabody Energy Corporation

    144,864
19,600    

PeopleSupport, Inc. (c)

    224,420
59,700    

PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (c)

    697,893
667    

Providence Washington Insurance Companies (c)

    67
47,800    

Quintana Maritime Limited

    658,206
21,500    

Regal Entertainment Group

    427,205
58,400    

Resource Capital Corp.

    942,576
5,700    

RTI International Metals, Inc. (c)(d)

    518,757
18,000    

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

    667,080
23,100    

Sasol Limited

    763,455
14,990    

Ship Finance International Limited

    411,175
44,700    

Spansion Inc. (c)

    544,893
85,300    

Star Asia Fin Ltd.

    853,000
63,777    

Star Gas Partners, L.P. (c)

    249,368
4,300    

Superior Energy Services, Inc. (c)

    148,221
38,367    

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

    412,445
82,170    

Technology Investment Capital Corp.

    1,389,495
18,300    

Tenaris S.A.

    839,970
8,700    

The Home Depot, Inc.

    319,638
60,700    

The Wet Seal, Inc. (c)

    397,585
7,100    

Valero Energy Corporation

    457,879
5,500    

Valero L.P.

    366,300
13,500    

Williams Partners L.P.

    644,355
87,300    

Windstream Corporation

    1,282,437
25,600    

Zoltek Companies, Inc. (c)(d)

    894,208
         
   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $48,549,373)

    50,057,309
         

 

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RMK ADVANTAGE INCOME FUND, INC.

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

MARCH 31, 2007

 

Shares        Description   Value (b)  
     
Preferred Stocks–5.0% of Net Assets  
4,000    

Baker Street Funding (a)

  $ 3,880,000  
1,000    

Baker Street Funding 2006-1 (a)

    940,000  
3,000    

Credit Genesis CLO 2005 (a)

    2,970,000  
2,000    

Centurion VII

    1,515,000  
9    

Harborview 2006-8 (c)

    1  
2,000    

Hewett’s Island II (a)

    1,980,000  
67,000    

Indymac Indx CI-1 Corp. (a)

    1,820,858  
2,000    

Marquette Park CLO Ltd. (a)

    1,920,000  
2,975    

Motient Corporation

    2,380,000  
20,000    

Mountain View Funding (a)

    1,760,000  
2,000    

WEBS CDO 2006-1 PS

    1,800,000  
           
   

Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $21,107,484)

    20,965,859  
           
Eurodollar Time Deposits–2.6% of Net Assets  
   

State Street Bank & Trust Company Eurodollar time deposits dated March 30, 2007 4.050% maturing at $10,898,361 on April 2, 2007.

    10,895,909  
           
   

Total Investments–132.4% of Net Assets
(cost $589,978,706)

    552,049,765  
           
   

Other Assets and Liabilities, net–(32.4%) of Net Assets

    (135,051,124 )
           
   

Net Assets

  $ 416,998,641  
           
    Call Options Written
3/31/2007
 
Number
of Contracts
       Common Stocks/Expiration Date/Exercise Price   Value (b)  
30    

RTI International Metals, Inc./April 2007/95

    6,150  
34    

Zoltek Companies, Inc./April 2007/35

    5,100  
           
   

Total Call Options Written
(Premiums Received $13,753)

  $ 11,250  
           

 

(a)   Securities sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Pursuant to valuation policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, these issues have been determined to be liquid by Morgan Asset Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser.

 

(b)   See Note 2 of accompanying Notes to Financial Statements regarding investment valuations.

 

(c)   Non-income producing securities.

 

(d)   A portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for call options written.

 

*   These securities are classified as Yankee Bonds, which are U.S. dollar denominated bonds issued in the United States by a foreign entity.

 

All of the Fund’s investment securities, other than equity securities, are pledged as collateral under the line of credit.

 

The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.

 

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RMK HIGH INCOME FUND, INC.

 

OBJECTIVE & STRATEGY

 

 

RMK High Income Fund, Inc. seeks a high level of current income. The Fund seeks capital growth as a secondary investment objective when consistent with its primary investment objective. The Fund invests a majority of its total assets in below investment grade debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) that offer attractive yield and capital appreciation potential. The Fund may also invest in investment grade debt securities, up to 15% of its total assets in foreign debt and foreign equity securities and up to 25% of its total assets in domestic equity securities, including common and preferred stocks. The Fund invests in a wide range of below investment grade debt securities, including corporate bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and municipal and foreign government obligations, as well as securities of companies in bankruptcy reorganization proceedings or otherwise in the process of debt restructuring. (Below investment grade debt securities are rated Ba1 or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality.) The Fund may use leverage through bank borrowings, reverse repurchase agreements or other transactions involving indebtedness or through the issuance of preferred shares. The Fund may leverage up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (in each case including the amount borrowed). The Fund may vary its use of leverage in response to changing market conditions.

 

INVESTMENT RISKS:    Bond funds tend to experience smaller fluctuations in value than stock funds. However, investors in any bond fund should anticipate fluctuations in price. Bond prices and the value of bond funds decline as interest rates rise. Bonds with longer-term maturities generally are more vulnerable to interest rate risk than bonds with shorter-term maturities. Below investment grade bonds involve greater credit risk, which is the risk that the issuer will not make interest or principal payments when due. An economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the ability of issuers, especially issuers of below investment grade debt, to service primary obligations and an unanticipated default could cause the Fund to experience a reduction in value of its shares. The value of U.S. and foreign equity securities in which the Fund invests will change based on changes in a company’s financial condition and in overall market and economic conditions. Leverage creates an opportunity for an increased return to common stockholders, but unless the income and capital appreciation, if any, on securities acquired with leverage proceeds exceed the costs of the leverage, the use of leverage will diminish the investment performance of the Fund’s shares. Use of leverage may also increase the likelihood that the net asset value of the Fund and market value of its common shares will be more volatile, and the yield and total return to common stockholders will tend to fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates and credit worthiness.

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

 

 

For the six months and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the Fund had a total return of (12.71)% and (3.26)%, respectively, based on market price and reinvested dividends and other distributions. For the six months and the twelve months ended March 31, 2007, the Fund had a total return of 2.56% and 6.05%, respectively, based on net asset value and reinvested dividends and other distributions. For the six months and the twelve months ended March 31, 2007, the Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index(1) had a total return of 5.37% and 9.71%, respectively.

 

Since our last report, the Fund’s market price share performance has been negatively impacted by the reduction of the monthly distribution rate from $0.15 per share to $0.14 per share. The Fund’s performance has also been negatively impacted by the recent turmoil in the mortgage market. During the months leading up to the reduction of the Fund’s distribution rate, portfolio earnings were increasingly under pressure due to consistently rising costs associated with the leverage (borrowed money) employed by the Fund and by a prolonged period of contracting credit spreads. The combination of these two market forces resulted in lower net earnings to the Fund and required a reduction in the distribution rate beginning in December 2006.

 

Since December, the U.S. mortgage-backed securities market has undergone serious turmoil, most notably in the sub-prime home equity arena. While this downward volatility in the mortgage-backed arena has had a negative impact on the net asset value of the Fund, it has also provided an opportunity to buy assets at considerably higher yields than have been available for more than two years. Strategically redeploying assets during this market upheaval may be difficult from a net asset value perspective for a period of time, but this is also the best opportunity we have seen in years to secure better portfolio earnings for quarters to come.

 

Although we made material shifts out of consumer oriented debt (home equity, credit cards), we still have a meaningful weighting. Corporate debt continues to outperform most other categories—in fact, the lower the credit rating, the more favorably it is viewed by the market. Some profit taking in this sector is probably warranted at this point in the economic cycle. It is our expectation that 2007 will prove to be a period of slower economic growth and a transition year for the Federal Reserve Board. That is, we expect the Federal Reserve Board to leave rates unchanged, perhaps through the summer; however, during the second half of this year, we expect the Federal Reserve Board to begin lowering interest rates as the

 

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U.S. economy experiences very sluggish growth quarters. Fixed rate securities will be a focus as will badly oversold consumer credit items.

 

LOGO

James C. Kelsoe, Jr., CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Morgan Asset Management, Inc.

 

Market forecasts provided in this report may not necessarily come to pass. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Morgan Asset Management, Inc. disclaims any responsibility to update such views. The Fund is subject to market risk, which include the possibilities that the market values of the securities owned by the Fund will decline or that shares of the Fund will trade at lower prices in the market. Accordingly, you can lose money investing in the Fund.

 

INDEX DESCRIPTION

 

 

(1)

 

The Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of Ba fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. All bonds included in the High Yield Index must be dollar-denominated, nonconvertible, have at least one year remaining to maturity, and an outstanding par value of at least $150 million. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows or trading and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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RMK HIGH INCOME FUND, INC.

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

 

AS OF MARCH 31, 2007

 

Average Credit Quality

     BB

Current Yield

     11.05%

Yield to Maturity

     12.05%

Duration

     4.26 Years

Average Effective Maturity

     5.68 Years

Percentage of Leveraged Assets

     27%

Total Number of Holdings

     310

 

  The Fund’s composition is subject to change.

 

CREDIT QUALITY

 

AS OF MARCH 31, 2007

 

% OF DEBT SECURITIES      % OF DEBT SECURITIES

AAA

   4.5%     

CCC

   14.8%

BBB

   20.5%     

CC

   2.7%

BB

   20.4%     

D

   0.4%

B

   13.9%     

Not Rated

   22.8%
            
       

Total

   100.0%

 

  The Fund’s composition is subject to change.

 

ASSET ALLOCATION

 

AS OF MARCH 31, 2007

 

% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS

Corporate Bonds

     31.1%

Collateralized Debt Obligations

     25.8%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     15.3%

Common Stocks

     9.2%

Equipment Leases

     5.2%

Home Equity Loans

     4.4%

Preferred Stocks

     3.8%

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     1.9%

Certificate-Backed Obligations

     0.8%

Other

     0.6%

Short-Term Investments

     1.9%
      

Total

     100.0%

 

  The Fund’s composition is subject to change.

 

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RMK HIGH INCOME FUND, INC.

 

NAV & MARKET PRICE HISTORY*

 

 

The graph below illustrates the net asset value and market price history of RMK High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RMH) from the commencement of investment operations on June 24, 2003 to March 31, 2007.

 

LOGO

 

*   Net asset value is calculated every day that the New York Stock Exchange is open as of the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) by taking the closing market value of all portfolio securities, cash and other assets owned, subtracting all liabilities, then dividing the result (total net assets) by the total number of shares outstanding. The market price is the last reported price at which a share of the Fund was sold on the New York Stock Exchange.

 

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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

 

 

     AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS  
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007   

SIX

MONTHS*

   

1

YEAR

    COMMENCEMENT
OF INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS(1)
 
MARKET VALUE    (12.71 )%   (3.26 )%   14.74 %
NET ASSET VALUE    2.56 %   6.05 %   11.83 %

LEHMAN BROTHERS BA

HIGH YIELD INDEX(2)

   5.37 %   9.71 %   N/A  
*   Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(1)

 

The Fund commenced investment operations on June 24, 2003.

 

(2)

 

The Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of Ba fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. All bonds included in the High Yield Index must be dollar-denominated, nonconvertible, have at least one year remaining to maturity, and an outstanding par value of at least $150 million. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows or trading and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For the most recent performance, call toll-free 800-564-2188. Total returns assume an investment at the common share market price or net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions for the period in accordance with the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing market price (excluding any commissions) or net asset value at the end of the period. Returns shown in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a stockholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the sale of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including possible loss of principal.

 

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RMK HIGH INCOME FUND, INC.

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

MARCH 31, 2007

 

Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade–16.2% of Net Assets  
    Certificate-Backed Obligations (“CBO”)–0.5%  
2,000,000    

Diversified Asset Securitization Holdings III 1A A3L,
6.150% 7/5/36 (a)

  $ 1,540,000
         
    Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”)–13.1%  
2,000,000    

Broderick CDO Ltd. 2007-3A D, 9.163% 12/6/50 (a)

    1,960,000
2,000,000    

CDO Repack SPC Ltd. 2006-BRGA, Zero Coupon Bond 12/5/51

    1,880,000
1,904,039    

E-Trade CDO I 2004-1A, 2.000% 1/10/40

    1,690,254
1,000,000    

Highland Park CDO Ltd. 2006-1A E, 7.670% 11/25/51 (a)

    935,000
3,000,000    

Kodiak CDO 2006-1A G, 8.860% 8/7/37 (a)

    2,910,000
3,000,000    

Lexington Capital Funding Ltd. 2007-3A F, 8.860% 4/10/47 (a)

    2,910,000
2,000,000    

Linker Finance PLC 16A E, 8.820% 5/19/45 (a)

    1,935,000
1,985,322    

Millstone III-A CDO Ltd., 4.300% 7/5/46

    1,905,909
1,931,858    

MKP CBO I Ltd. 4A CS, 2.000% 7/12/40 (a)

    1,815,946
1,000,000    

Newbury Street CDO Ltd. 2007-1A D, 9.100% 3/4/53 (a)

    985,000
2,000,000    

Norma CDO Ltd. 2007-1A E, 9.765% 3/11/49 (a)

    1,800,000
3,000,000    

Palmer Square 2A CN, 6.952% 11/2/45 (a)

    2,970,000
1,000,000    

Pasa Funding Ltd. 2007-1A D, 9.324% 4/7/52

    910,000
1,976,164    

Sharps CDO 2006-1A D, 7.500% 5/8/46 (a)

    1,894,726
4,000,000    

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd. 2006-6A, 6.100% 12/5/36 (a)

    3,977,600
2,941,859    

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd. 2006-7A C1, 10.000% 2/5/37 (a)

    2,894,789
2,000,000    

Tahoma CDO Ltd. 2006-1A D, 9.006% 6/18/47 (a)

    2,000,000
1,000,000    

Tahoma CDO Ltd. 2007-2A D, 9.830% 9/16/47 (a)

    930,000
2,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-10A D2, 8.700% 6/6/41 (a)

    2,045,000
1,500,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-10A, 6.700% 6/6/41

    1,380,000
         
        39,729,224
         
    Equipment Leases–0.9%  
2,844,976    

Aviation Capital Group Trust 2005-3A C1, 8.570% 12/25/35 (a)

    2,901,875
         
    Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value)–1.7%  
1,000,000    

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2005-HE1 M10,
7.967% 3/25/35

    880,000
1,000,000    

Fremont Home Loan Trust 2004-4 M7, 7.040% 3/25/35

    930,070
306,028    

Home Equity Asset Trust 2003-4 B1, 9.320% 10/25/33

    298,602
2,000,000    

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-A B1, 8.320% 4/25/35 (a)

    1,540,000
1,500,000    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2007-3SL B3, 6.000% 5/25/38 (a)

    1,389,300
         
        5,037,972
         
   

Total Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade
(cost $51,258,130)

    49,209,071
         

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

MARCH 31, 2007

 

Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–35.1%
of Net Assets
 
    Certificate-Backed Obligations (“CBO”)–0.5%  
1,000,000    

Goldman Sachs Asset Management CBO II 2A D1, 11.620%
11/5/12 (a)

  $ 1,007,810
1,634,050    

Helios Series I Multi-Asset CBO, Ltd. IA C, 8.109% 12/13/36 (a)

    620,939
         
        1,628,749
         
    Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”)–21.3%  
1,000,000    

Aardvark Asset-Backed Securities CDO 2007-1A, 10.000% 7/6/47

    910,000
2,000,000    

Acacia CDO, Ltd. 10A, 3.700% 9/7/46 (a)

    800,000
3,000,000    

Aladdin CDO I Ltd. 2006-3A, 10.350% 10/31/13 (a)

    1,447,500
1,000,000    

Alesco Preferred Funding Ltd.13A I, 10.000% 9/23/37

    964,450
2,000,000    

Attentus CDO Ltd. 2006-2A F1, 10.360% 10/9/41 (a)

    1,950,000
3,000,000    

Attentus CDO Ltd. 2006-2A, 10.000% 10/9/41

    2,955,000
3,000,000    

Attentus CDO Ltd. 2007-3A F2, 9.532% 10/11/42 (a)

    2,947,500
3,000,000    

Attentus CDO Ltd. 2007-3A, 10.000% 10/11/42

    2,760,000
1,000,000    

Cairn Mezzanine Asset-Backed CDO PLC 2007-3A, 10.000% 8/13/47

    670,000
5,000,000    

Commodore CDO I Ltd. 1A C, 8.110% 2/28/37 (a)

    1,950,000
1,000,000    

Copper River CLO Ltd. 2006-1A E, 9.124% 1/20/21 (a)

    993,120
4,000,000    

Dillon Read CDO Ltd. 2006-1A, 10.000% 12/5/46 (a)

    3,550,000
3,000,000    

Diversified Asset Securitization Holdings II 1A B1, 9.712% 9/15/35 (a)

    1,620,000
3,000,000    

Dryden Leveraged Loan CDO 2005-9A, 10.000% 9/20/19

    2,490,000
3,000,000    

Equinox Funding 1A D, 12.277% 11/15/12 (a)

    1,680,000
3,000,000    

Global Leveraged Capital Credit Opportunity Fund 2006-1A, 10.000% 12/20/18 (a)

    2,997,600
1,000,000    

Gulf Stream Atlantic CDO Ltd. 2007-1A, 10.000% 7/13/47 (a)

    840,000
1,000,000    

801 Grand CDO 2006-1 LLC, 11.350% 9/20/16 (a)

    1,005,000
2,868,890    

Hewett’s Island CDO Ltd. 2004-1A, 12.390% 12/15/16

    2,768,479
1,000,000    

IXIS ABS 1 Ltd., 10.000% 12/12/46

    780,000
2,000,000    

Jazz CDO BV III-A EB, 10.571% 9/26/14 (a)

    2,000,000
12,000,000    

Kenmore Street Synthetic CDO 2006-1A, 10.350% 4/30/14 (a)

    5,760,000
999,741    

Knollwood CDO Ltd. 2006-2A E, 11.360% 7/13/46 (a)

    868,285
2,000,000    

Knollwood CDO Ltd. 2006-2A SN, 15.000% 7/13/46

    1,840,000
4,000,000    

Kodiak CDO 2006-1A, 3.712% 8/7/37 (a)

    3,660,000
2,000,000    

Navigare Funding CLO Ltd. 2007-2A SN, 5.360% 4/17/21 (a)

    1,800,000
3,000,000    

OFSI Fund Ltd. 2006-1A, 2.000% 9/20/19 (a)

    3,031,800
1,897,451    

Peritus I CDO Ltd. 2005-1A C, 9.000% 5/24/2015 (a)

    1,866,978
2,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-11A F, 10.361% 10/10/41

    2,000,000
2,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-11A, 10.000% 10/10/41

    1,920,000
2,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2007-12A F, 9.852% 4/6/42 (a)

    1,968,000
2,000,000    

Tropic CDO I Corp. 2006-5A C1, 10.000% 7/15/36

    1,894,000
         
        64,687,712
         

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

MARCH 31, 2007

 

Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Collateralized Loan Obligations (“CLO”)–2.5%  
1,000,000    

Flagship CLO 2005-4I, Zero Coupon Bond 6/1/17

  $ 903,050
1,000,000    

Ocean Trails CLO 2006-1A, 10.000% 10/12/20

    965,000
2,000,000    

Rosedale CLO Ltd. I-A II, 5.146% 7/24/21

    1,940,000
2,000,000    

Telos CLO Ltd. 2006-1A, 10.000% 10/11/21 (a)

    1,970,000
2,000,000    

Veritas CLO Ltd. 2006-2A, 15.000% 7/11/21 (a)

    1,880,000
         
        7,658,050
         
    Commercial Loans–0.4%  
1,967,335    

Lehman Brothers-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2001-C7 S,
5.868% 11/15/33

    1,144,300
         
    Equipment Leases–6.0%  
6,750,400    

Aerco Limited 1X C1, 6.670% 7/15/23

    1,620,096
7,123,631    

Aerco Limited 2A B2, 6.370% 7/15/25 (a)

    2,635,744
6,930,122    

Aerco Limited 2A C2, 7.370% 7/15/25 (a)

    2,009,735
6,000,000    

Aircraft Finance Trust 1999-1A A1, 5.800% 5/15/24 (a)

    4,455,000
3,000,000    

Airplanes Pass Through Trust 2001-1A A9, 5.870% 3/15/19

    2,075,625
728,839    

DVI Receivables Corp. 2001-2 A3, 3.519% 11/8/31

    524,764
1,022,822    

DVI Receivables Corp. 2001-2 A4, 4.613% 11/11/09

    746,660
3,809,825    

DVI Receivables Corp. 2002-1 A3A, 5.670% 6/11/10

    1,981,109
2,370,355    

Lease Investment Flight Trust 1 B2, 7.124% 7/15/31

    687,403
3,517,584    

Pegasus Aviation Lease Securitization 2001-1A B1, Zero Coupon Bond 5/10/31 (a)

    17,588
1,758,792    

Pegasus Aviation Lease Securitization 2001-1A B2, Zero Coupon Bond 5/10/31 (a)

    8,794
3,000,000    

Piper Jaffray Equipment Trust Securities 2007-1A, 6.300% 3/26/29 (a)

    1,335,000
         
        18,097,518
         
    Franchise Loans–0.2%  
1,000,000    

Falcon Franchise Loan LLC 2001-1 F, 6.500% 1/5/23

    489,250
         
    Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value)–4.2%  
1,500,000    

ACE Securities Corp. 2005-HE2 B1, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a)

    1,065,000
2,000,000    

ACE Securities Corp. 2005-HE6 B1, 8.320% 10/25/35 (a)

    1,320,000
2,000,000    

ACE Securities Corp. 2005-SL1 B1, 6.000% 6/25/35 (a)

    940,000
540,704    

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. 2003-8 MV6, 8.797% 10/25/33

    253,822
544,329    

Amresco Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1999-1 B, 9.320% 11/25/29

    524,833
2,000,000    

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2006-HE4 M9, 7.820% 5/25/36 (a)

    1,280,000
1,000,000    

Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-1 B3, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a)

    800,000
3,000,000    

Meritage Asset Holdings 2005-2 N4, 7.500% 11/25/35 (a)

    1,650,000
2,000,000    

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc. 2005-SL1 B5, 8.820% 6/25/35 (a)

    1,360,000

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value) (continued)  
3,000,000    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-R1, 5.000% 12/28/36 (a)

  $ 540,000
   

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-3SL B6, 11.500% 3/25/35 interest-only strips

    221,878
1,767,528    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-7SL, 4.265% 7/25/35 (a)

    265,129
2,645,372    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-11SL B7, 5.000% 11/25/36 (a)

    872,973
4,000,000    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2006-R3, 6.290% 6/26/37 (a)

    1,760,000
         
        12,853,635
         
   

Total Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated
(cost $125,405,748)

    106,559,214
         
Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade–3.9% of Net Assets  
    Finance–0.3%  
1,000,000    

ABN Amro Bank NV/London, 9.860% 11/17/09 (a)

    990,000
         
    Special Purpose Entities–3.6%  
2,000,000    

Canal Pointe II LLC., 5.340% 6/25/14 (a)

    2,000,000
2,000,000    

Lincoln Park Referenced Link Notes 2001-1, 8.780% 7/30/31 (a)

    1,820,000
3,000,000    

Pyxis Master Trust 2006-7, 10.320% 10/1/37 (a)

    3,000,000
4,000,000    

Steers Delaware Business Trust 2007-A, 7.599% 6/20/18 (a)

    4,000,000
         
        10,820,000
         
   

Total Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade
(cost $11,776,097)

    11,810,000
         
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–37.7% of Net Assets  
    Agriculture–0.5%  
1,525,000    

Eurofresh Inc., 11.500% 1/15/13 (a)

    1,494,500
         
    Apparel–1.1%  
3,258,000    

Rafaella Apparel Group Inc., 11.250% 6/15/11

    3,323,160
         
    Automotive–3.2%  
2,375,000    

Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc., 8.375% 12/15/14

    1,989,063
1,750,000    

Dana Corp., 1/15/15 in default (c)

    1,303,750
1,125,000    

Dana Corp., 3/15/10 in default (c)

    866,250
1,975,000    

Dura Operating Corp., 4/15/12 in default (c)

    513,500
1,950,000    

Ford Motor Company, 7.450% 7/16/31

    1,508,813
175,000    

Ford Motor Company, 9.980% 2/15/47

    159,688
3,475,000    

Metaldyne Corp., 11.000% 6/15/12

    3,292,389
         
        9,633,453
         
    Basic Materials–4.4%  
3,225,000    

AmeriCast Technologies Inc., 11.000% 12/1/14 (a)

    3,289,500
1,715    

Corp Durango SA de CV, 9.500% 12/31/12

    1,749

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Basic Materials (continued)  
3,625,000    

Edgen Acquisition Corp., 9.875% 2/1/11

  $ 3,706,563
1,700,000    

Key Plastics LLC, 11.750% 3/15/13 (a)

    1,731,875
1,075,000    

Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., 7.750% 11/15/13

    978,250
2,700,000    

Momentive Performance Materials Inc., 11.500% 12/1/16 (a)

    2,767,500
750,000    

Sterling Chemicals Inc., 10.250% 4/1/15 (a)

    750,000
         
        13,225,437
         
    Building & Construction–0.8%  
750,000    

Masonite Corp., 11.000% 4/6/15 (a)

    697,500
1,050,000    

Ply Gem Industries Inc., 9.000% 2/15/12

    910,875
925,000    

Technical Olympic USA, Inc., 10.375% 7/1/12

    698,375
         
        2,306,750
         
    Communications–1.5%  
771,000    

CCH I Holdings LLC, 11.000% 10/1/15

    799,913
3,850,000    

CCH I Holdings LLC, 11.750% 5/15/14

    3,686,375
         
        4,486,288
         
    Consulting Services–2.0%  
2,125,000    

MSX International Inc., 11.000% 10/15/07

    2,040,000
1,275,000    

MSX International Inc., 11.375% 1/15/08

    1,075,590
2,875,000    

MSX International Inc., 12.500% 4/1/12 (a)

    2,892,969
         
        6,008,559
         
    Energy–1.0%  
3,000,000    

Paramount Resources Ltd., 8.500% 1/31/13*

    2,992,500
         
    Entertainment–0.8%  
1,525,000    

French Lick Resorts & Casino LLC, 10.750% 4/15/14 (a)

    1,281,000
1,375,000    

Six Flags Inc., 9.625% 6/1/14

    1,292,500
         
        2,573,500
         
    Finance–1.4%  
1,000,000    

ABN Amro Bank NV/London, 19.210% 11/17/09 (a)

    990,000
2,250,000    

Advanta Capital Trust I, 8.990% 12/17/26

    2,252,812
1,000,000    

Asure Float, 11.110% 12/31/35

    978,750
         
        4,221,562
         
    Food–0.5%  
1,850,000    

Merisant Co., 9.500% 7/15/13

    1,498,500
         
    Garden Products–0.3%  
915,000    

Ames True Temper, 10.000% 7/15/12

    887,550
         
    Health Care–0.4%  
4,000,000    

Insight Health Services Corp., 9.875% 11/1/11

    1,200,000
         

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Human Resources–0.4%  
1,350,000    

Comforce Operating Inc., 12.000% 12/1/10

  $ 1,387,125
         
    Industrials–3.6%  
2,550,000    

Advanced Lighting Technologies, 11.000% 3/31/09

    2,537,250
1,725,000    

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

    1,785,375
2,875,000    

Continental Global Group Inc., 9.000% 10/1/08

    2,883,940
1,415,000    

Home Products International Inc., 5/15/08 in default (c)

    424,500
1,075,000    

Spectrum Brands Inc., 8.500% 10/1/13

    1,021,250
1,350,000    

Terphane Holding Corp., 12.500% 6/15/09 (a)

    1,350,000
1,050,000    

Trimas Corp., 9.875% 6/15/12

    1,048,688
         
        11,051,003
         
    Manufacturing–3.7%  
3,520,000    

BGF Industries Inc., 10.250% 1/15/09

    3,551,116
2,575,000    

Elgin National Industries, 11.000% 11/1/07

    2,556,434
2,725,000    

JB Poindexter & Co. Inc., 8.750% 3/15/14

    2,541,063
3,575,000    

MAAX Corp., 9.750% 6/15/12

    2,448,875
         
        11,097,488
         
    Retail–1.8%  
1,066,000    

Lazydays RV Center Inc., 11.750% 5/15/12

    1,092,650
3,175,000    

Uno Restaurant Corp., 10.000% 2/15/11 (a)

    2,730,500
1,925,000    

VICORP Restaurants, Inc., 10.500% 4/15/11

    1,746,938
         
        5,570,088
         
    Special Purpose Entities–7.4%  
1,875,444    

Antares Fund LP, 13.413% 12/14/11 (a)

    2,006,725
1,500,000    

Eirles Two Ltd. 262, 10.860% 8/3/21

    1,500,000
2,300,000    

Eirles Two Ltd. 263, 13.360% 8/3/21 (a)

    2,300,000
2,500,000    

InCaps Funding II Ltd., Zero Coupon Bond 1/15/34 (a)

    1,287,500
1,152,000    

Interactive Health LLC, 7.250% 4/1/11 (a)

    809,280
1,350,000    

Milacron Escrow Corp., 11.500% 5/15/11

    1,309,500
675,000    

PCA Finance Corp., 14.000% 6/1/09 (a)

    681,750
1,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities II, Ltd., 10.000% 5/22/33 (a)

    555,760
1,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXI, Ltd., 10.000% 3/22/38 (a)

    970,750
2,400,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXII, Ltd., 15.000% 9/22/36 (a)

    2,313,097
1,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXV, Ltd., 10.000% 6/22/37 (a)

    990,000
2,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities XVIII, Ltd., 10.000% 9/23/35 (a)

    1,710,000
3,200,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXIII, Ltd., 15.000% 12/22/36 (a)

    3,040,000
1,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXIV, Ltd., 10.000% 3/22/37 (a)

    980,000
1,000,000    

Pyxis Master Trust, 10.320% 10/1/2037 (a)

    1,000,000
1,316,750    

TPref Funding III Ltd., 11.000% 1/15/33 (a)

    934,893
         
        22,389,255
         

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Telecommunications–1.5%  
625,000    

Clearwire Corp., 11.000% 8/15/10 (a)

  $ 646,094
650,000    

Iridium Satellite LLC, 7/15/05 in default (c)

    149,500
2,925,000    

Primus Telecommunications GP, 8.000% 1/15/14

    1,897,594
1,900,000    

Securus Technologies Inc., 11.000% 9/1/11

    1,871,500
         
        4,564,688
         
    Tobacco–0.6%  
2,250,000    

North Atlantic Trading Co., 9.250% 3/1/12

    1,901,250
         
    Transportation–0.8%  
3,005,000    

Sea Containers Ltd., 10/15/06 in default (c)*

    2,494,150
         
   

Total Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated
(cost $119,509,183)

    114,306,806
         
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade–8.0% of Net Assets  
    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–8.0%  
3,000,000    

Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2006-RS1 N2,
8.570% 9/27/35 (a)

    3,015,000
   

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-2 1X, 1.348% 10/19/33 interest-only strips

    212,928
   

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-8 X, 1.881% 11/19/34 interest-only strips

    902,940
1,000,000    

Indymac Index Corp. 2006-AR6 N2, 8.833% 6/25/46 (a)

    1,000,000
   

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR10 AX,
2.218% 6/25/35 interest-only strips

    3,369,622
   

Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2006-OA2 XW,
1.164% 12/25/46 interest-only strips

    3,390,693
   

Mellon Residential Funding Corp. 2002-TBC2 X, 0.807% 8/15/32 interest-only strips

    354,609
2,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ3 M11, 7.820% 6/25/35

    1,735,000
2,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW2 M10, 7.820% 7/25/35

    1,746,000
   

Residential Accredit Loans Inc. 2005-QO4 XIO, 2.107% 12/25/45 interest-only strips

    1,594,624
116,580    

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2004-5A B,
6.750% 6/27/34 (a)

    116,870
1,795,630    

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2004-7A B,
6.750% 8/27/34 (a)

    1,767,834
2,167,000    

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2003-BC1 B2,
9.000% 5/25/32

    391,300
1,720,000    

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2004-8 B2,
5.000% 9/25/34

    1,583,623

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade (continued)  
    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  
1,305,646    

Structured Asset Trust 2003-S A, 7.500% 12/28/33 (a)

  $ 913,952
   

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 CX3, 1.000% 10/25/46 interest-only strips

    813,132
   

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 3X1, 1.400% 10/25/46 interest-only strips

    1,022,508
   

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 3X2, 0.500% 10/25/46 interest-only strips

    338,553
         
   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade
(cost $29,407,629)

    24,269,188
         
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–12.4% of
Net Assets
 
    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–12.4%  
5,417,206    

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-6CB B5, 5.575% 5/25/36

    993,624
1,000,000    

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-0A11 N3,
12.500% 9/25/46 (a)

    1,029,480
998,328    

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B1,
7.070% 3/20/47

    728,270
998,328    

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B2,
7.070% 3/20/47

    579,998
998,328    

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B3,
7.070% 3/20/47 (a)

    246,747
2,500,000    

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-FFH3 B1, 8.820% 10/25/34 (a)

    1,900,000
1,367,018    

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-FFH2 B2, 8.820% 6/25/34 (a)

    751,860
2,000,000    

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-FFH4 B1, 8.570% 1/25/35 (a)

    1,608,360
2,000,000    

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2005-FFH3 B4, 7.320% 9/25/35 (a)

    1,280,000
3,000,000    

Greenwich Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products 2005-3A N2, 2.000% 6/27/35 (a)

    1,935,000
6,000,000    

Greenwich Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products 2005-4A N-2, Zero Coupon Bond 7/27/45 (a)

    3,450,000
2,962,453    

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-4 B11, 7.070% 5/19/47 (a)

    1,821,909
2,000,000    

Harborview Corp. 2006-8A N5, Zero Coupon Bond 7/21/36 (a)

    827,500
1,000,000    

Harborview Corp. 2006-14 N4, 8.350% 3/19/38 (a)

    841,880
5,000,000    

Harborview Corp. 2006-14 PS, Zero Coupon Bond 12/19/36

    930,500
1,000,000    

Indymac Index Corp. 2006-AR6 N3, 8.833% 6/25/46 (a)

    943,500
5,000,000    

Long Beach Asset Holdings Corp. 2005-WL1 N4,
7.500% 6/25/45 (a)

    4,050,000

 

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Principal
Amount/
Shares
       Description   Value (b)
     
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  
3,000,000    

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-WL2 B3,
7.820% 8/25/35 (a)

  $ 1,988,940
1,125,496    

Meritage Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-2 B1, 8.570% 1/25/35 (a)

    959,486
1,021,575    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW1 B, 5.000% 9/25/35 (a)

    942,403
2,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW3, 7.820% 8/25/35 (a)

    1,480,000
2,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ1 M10, 7.820% 3/25/35 (a)

    1,665,000
1,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ4, 7.820% 9/25/35 (a)

    700,000
1,000,000    

Sharp SP I LLC Trust 2006-A HM3 N3, 12.500% 10/25/46 (a)

    1,000,000
1,325,145    

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-B M14,
7.650% 5/25/35 (a)

    130,487
1,000,000    

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-1 B3,
8.570% 4/25/35 (a)

    780,000
1,997,452    

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S2 B, 6.000% 6/25/34 (a)

    1,920,170
1,528,382    

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S4 B3, 5.000% 12/25/34 (a)

    490,672
2,000,000    

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2005-AR1 B2,
7.320% 9/25/35 (a)

    1,510,000
         
   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated
(cost $40,938,803)

    37,485,786
         
Municipal Securities–0.2% of Net Assets  
1,000,000    

Pima County Arizona Industrial Development Authority Health Care, 11/15/32 in default (c)

    630,000
         
   

Total Municipal Securities
(cost $627,616)

    630,000
         
Common Stocks–12.4% of Net Assets  
31,300    

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (c)

    489,219
15,300    

American Capital Strategies, Ltd.

    677,943
9,000    

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

    386,820
12,100    

Aqua America, Inc.

    271,645
51,700    

Aries Maritime Transport Limited

    424,457
17,900    

AVX Corporation

    272,080
7,100    

BJ Services Company

    198,090
14,900    

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.

    665,434
24,200    

BRT Realty Trust

    730,598
31,500    

Cascade Microtech, Inc. (c)

    448,875
47,100    

CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd.

    770,085
4,700    

Cemex, S.A. de C.V.

    153,925
89,400    

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (c)

    684,804
30,800    

Citizens Communications Company

    460,460
15,000    

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo

    506,850

 

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MARCH 31, 2007

 

Shares        Description   Value (b)
     
Common Stocks (continued)  
73,100    

Compass Diversified Trust

  $ 1,225,887
9,600    

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.

    190,944
29,200    

Cypress Sharpridge (a)

    299,300
7,200    

Cytec Industries Inc.

    404,928
45,100    

Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. (c)

    512,787
1,000    

Edison International

    49,130
8,900    

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

    283,020
114,900    

Evergreen Energy Inc. (c)

    754,893
6,200    

FairPoint Communications, Inc.

    119,102
19,500    

Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. (c)

    352,755
42,600    

Fording Canadian Coal Trust

    941,460
91,500    

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (c)

    288,225
10,700    

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (c)

    399,003
10,700    

Horizon Offshore, Inc. (c)

    154,722
64,800    

Infocrossing, Inc. (c)

    963,576
55,300    

InPhonic, Inc. (c)

    602,770
91,386    

Intermet Corporation (c)

    731,088
4,700    

Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc.

    94,000
7,350    

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.

    387,198
22,400    

KKR Financial Corp.

    614,432
25,000    

LJ International Inc. (c)

    254,000
100,600    

Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc.

    899,364
2,800    

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

    244,916
23,900    

Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust

    939,270
3,400    

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

    159,120
11,100    

McDermott International, Inc. (c)

    543,678
15,550    

MCG Capital Corporation

    291,718
178,800    

Meruelo Maddux Properties, Inc. (c)

    1,564,500
9,700    

Mittal Steel Company N.V.

    513,033
20,600    

Motorola, Inc.

    364,002
29,400    

Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.

    380,730
99,600    

Ness Technologies, Inc. (c)

    1,272,888
27,400    

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

    481,966
45,000    

NNN Realty Advisors (a)

    454,500
4,800    

Oceaneering International, Inc. (c)

    202,176
37,900    

Optimal Group Inc. (c)

    317,981
26,625    

Owens Corning (c)

    848,273
25,500    

Parametric Technology Corporation (c)

    484,500
2,700    

Peabody Energy Corporation

    108,648
14,600    

PeopleSupport, Inc. (c)

    167,170
44,400    

PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (c)

    519,036
333    

Providence Washington Insurance Companies (c)

    33
35,500    

Quintana Maritime Limited

    488,835

 

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MARCH 31, 2007

 

Shares        Description   Value (b)
     
Common Stocks (continued)  
16,000    

Regal Entertainment Group

  $ 317,920
43,400    

Resource Capital Corp.

    700,476
4,200    

RTI International Metals, Inc. (c)(d)

    382,242
13,400    

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

    496,604
17,200    

Sasol Limited

    568,460
11,090    

Ship Finance International Limited

    304,199
33,200    

Spansion Inc. (c)

    404,708
63,400    

Star Asia Fin Ltd.

    634,000
58,754    

Star Gas Partners, L.P. (c)

    229,728
3,200    

Superior Energy Services, Inc. (c)

    110,304
28,566    

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

    307,084
61,033    

Technology Investment Capital Corp.

    1,032,068
13,600    

Tenaris S.A.

    624,240
6,500    

The Home Depot, Inc.

    238,810
45,100    

The Wet Seal, Inc. (c)

    295,405
6,800    

Valero Energy Corporation (d)

    438,532
4,100    

Valero L.P.

    273,060
10,000    

Williams Partners L.P.

    477,300
64,900    

Windstream Corporation

    953,380
19,000    

Zoltek Companies, Inc. (c)(d)

    663,670
         
   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $36,362,935)

    37,463,032
         
Preferred Stocks–5.1% of Net Assets  
30,000    

Baker Street Funding (a)

    2,910,000
10,000    

Baker Street Funding 2006-1 (a)

    940,000
2,000    

Centurion VII

    1,515,000
1,000    

Credit Genesis CLO 2005 (a)

    990,000
7    

Harborview 2006-8 (c)

    1
1,000    

Hewett’s Island II (a)

    990,000
67,000    

Indymac Indx CI-1 Corp. (a)

    1,820,859
1,000    

Marquette Park CLO Ltd. (a)

    960,000
2,325    

Motient Corporation

    1,860,000
20,000    

Mountain View Funding (a)

    1,760,000
2,000    

WEBS CDO 2006-1 PS

    1,800,000
         
   

Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $15,633,859)

    15,545,860
         

 

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MARCH 31, 2007

 

          Description   Value (b)  
     
Eurodollar Time Deposits–2.5% of Net Assets  
   

State Street Bank & Trust Company Eurodollar time deposits dated
March 30, 2007, 4.050% maturing at $7,666,949 on April 2, 2007.

  $ 7,665,224  
           
   

Total Investments–133.5% of Net Assets
(cost $438,585,224)

    404,944,181  
           
   

Other Assets and Liabilities, net–(33.5%) of Net Assets

    (101,685,277 )
           
   

Net Assets

  $ 303,258,904  
           
    Call Options Written
3/31/2007
 
Number
of Contracts
       Common Stocks/Expiration Date/Exercise Price   Value (b)  
22    

RTI International Metals, Inc./April 2007/95

    4,510  
5    

Valero Energy Corporation/April 2007/65

    900  
25    

Zoltek Companies, Inc./April 2007/35

    3,750  
           
   

Total Call Options Written
(Premiums Received $11,165)

  $ 9,160  
           

 

(a)   Securities sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Pursuant to valuation policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, these issues have been determined to be liquid by Morgan Asset Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser.

 

(b)   See Note 2 of accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements regarding investment valuations.

 

(c)   Non-income producing securities.

 

(d)   A portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for call options written.

 

*   These securities are classified as Yankee Bonds, which are U.S. dollar denominated bonds issued in the United States by a foreign entity.

 

All of the Fund’s investment securities, other than equity securities, are pledged as collateral under the line of credit.

 

The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.

 

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OBJECTIVE & STRATEGY

 

 

RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. seeks a high level of current income. The Fund seeks capital growth as a secondary investment objective when consistent with its primary investment objective. The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio consisting primarily of debt securities that offer attractive yield and capital appreciation potential. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests a majority of its total assets in below investment grade debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”), including up to 20% of the Fund’s total assets in distressed securities. The Fund maintains the flexibility to invest up to 50% of its total assets in investment grade debt securities. The Fund invests up to 30% of its total assets in equity securities of both domestic and foreign issuers and up to 15% of its total assets in a combination of foreign debt and foreign equity securities. The Fund invests in a wide range of debt securities including, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, convertible debt securities, distressed securities, including securities of companies in bankruptcy reorganization proceedings or otherwise in the process of debt restructuring, U.S. government and municipal obligations and foreign government obligations. (Below investment grade debt securities are rated Ba1 or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality.) The Fund may use leverage through bank borrowings, reverse repurchase agreements or other transactions involving indebtedness or through the issuance of preferred stock. The Fund may leverage up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (in each case including the amounts obtained through leverage). The Fund may vary its use of leverage in response to changing market conditions.

 

INVESTMENT RISKS:    Bond funds tend to experience smaller fluctuations in value than stock funds. However, investors in any bond fund should anticipate fluctuations in price. Bond prices and the value of bond funds decline as interest rates rise. Bonds with longer-term maturities generally are more vulnerable to interest rate risk than bonds with shorter-term maturities. Below investment grade bonds involve greater credit risk, which is the risk that the issuer will not make interest or principal payments when due. An economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the ability of issuers, especially issuers of below investment grade debt, to service primary obligations and an unanticipated default could cause the Fund to experience a reduction in value of its shares. The value of U.S. and foreign equity securities in which the Fund invests will change based on changes in a company’s financial condition and in overall market and economic conditions. Leverage creates an opportunity for an increased return to common stockholders, but unless the income and capital appreciation, if any, on securities acquired with leverage proceeds exceed the costs of the leverage, the use of leverage will diminish the investment performance of the Fund’s shares. Use of leverage may also increase the likelihood that the net asset value of the Fund and market value of its common shares will be more volatile, and the yield and total return to common stockholders will tend to fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates and creditworthiness.

 

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MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

 

 

For the six months and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the Fund had a total return of (3.84)% and 10.96%, respectively, based on market price and reinvested dividends and other distributions. For the six months and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the Fund had a total return of 3.09% and 9.45%, respectively, based on net asset value and reinvested dividends and other distributions. For the six months and the twelve months ended March 31, 2007, the Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index(1) had a total return of 5.37% and 9.71%, respectively.

 

Since December, the U.S. mortgage-backed securities market has undergone serious turmoil, most notably in the sub-prime home equity arena. While this downward volatility in the mortgage-backed arena has had a negative impact on the net asset value of the Fund, it has also provided an opportunity to buy assets at considerably higher yields than have been available for more than two years. Strategically redeploying assets during this market upheaval may be difficult from a net asset value perspective for a period of time, but this is also the best opportunity we have seen in years to secure better portfolio earnings for quarters to come.

 

Although we made material shifts out of consumer oriented debt (home equity, credit cards), we still have a meaningful weighting. Corporate debt continues to outperform most other categories—in fact, the lower the credit rating, the more favorably it is viewed by the market. Some profit taking in this sector is probably warranted at this point in the economic cycle. It is our expectation that 2007 will prove to be a period of slower economic growth and a transition year for the Federal Reserve Board. That is, we expect the Federal Reserve Board to leave rates unchanged, perhaps through the summer; however, during the second half of this year, we expect the Federal Reserve Board to begin lowering interest rates as the U.S. economy experiences very sluggish growth quarters. Fixed rate securities will be a focus as will badly oversold consumer credit items.

 

LOGO

James C. Kelsoe, Jr., CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Morgan Asset Management, Inc.

 

Market forecasts provided in this report may not necessarily come to pass. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. These views are subject to

 

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change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Morgan Asset Management, Inc. disclaims any responsibility to update such views. The Fund is subject to market risk, which include the possibilities that the market values of the securities owned by the Fund will decline or that shares of the Fund will trade at lower prices in the market. Accordingly, you can lose money investing in the Fund.

 

INDEX DESCRIPTION

 

 

(1)

 

The Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of Ba fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. All bonds included in the High Yield Index must be dollar-denominated, nonconvertible, have at least one year remaining to maturity, and an outstanding par value of at least $150 million. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows or trading and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

 

AS OF MARCH 31, 2007

 

Average Credit Quality

     BB

Current Yield

     10.69%

Yield to Maturity

     12.40%

Duration

     4.49 Years

Average Effective Maturity

     5.99 Years

Percentage of Leveraged Assets

     27%

Total Number of Holdings

     302

 

  The Fund’s composition is subject to change.

 

CREDIT QUALITY

 

AS OF MARCH 31, 2007

 

% OF DEBT SECURITIES      % OF DEBT SECURITIES

AAA

   2.4%     

CCC

   11.6%

BBB

   21.4%     

CC

   2.1%

BB

   24.8%     

D

   0.6%

B

   12.6%     

Not Rated

   24.5%
            
       

Total

   100.0%

 

  The Fund’s composition is subject to change.

 

ASSET ALLOCATION

 

AS OF MARCH 31, 2007

 

% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS

Corporate Bonds.

     28.0%

Collateralized Debt Obligations

     24.5%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     17.5%

Home Equity Loans

     10.6%

Common Stocks

     8.8%

Equipment Leases

     5.4%

Preferred Stocks

     4.1%

Other

     0.7%

Short-Term Investments

     0.4%
      

Total

     100.0%

 

  The Fund’s composition is subject to change.

 

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NAV & MARKET PRICE HISTORY*

 

 

The graph below illustrates the net asset value and market price history of RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RHY) from the commencement of investment operations on January 19, 2006 to March 31, 2007.

 

LOGO

 

*   Net asset value is calculated every day that the New York Stock Exchange is open as of the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) by taking the closing market value of all portfolio securities, cash and other assets owned, subtracting all liabilities, then dividing the result (total net assets) by the total number of shares outstanding. The market price is the last reported price at which a share of the Fund was sold on the New York Stock Exchange.

 

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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

 

 

     AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS  
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007   

SIX

MONTHS*

   

1

YEAR

    COMMENCEMENT
OF INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS(1)
 
MARKET VALUE    (3.84 )%   10.96 %   15.76 %
NET ASSET VALUE    3.09 %   9.45 %   9.87 %

LEHMAN BROTHERS BA

HIGH YIELD INDEX(2)

   5.37 %   9.71 %   N/A  
*   Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(1)

 

The Fund commenced investment operations on January 19, 2006.

(2)

 

The Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of Ba fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. All bonds included in the High Yield Index must be dollar-denominated, nonconvertible, have at least one year remaining to maturity, and an outstanding par value of at least $150 million. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows or trading and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For the most recent performance, call toll-free 800-564-2188. Total returns assume an investment at the common share market price or net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions for the period in accordance with the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing market price (excluding any commissions) or net asset value at the end of the period. Returns shown in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a stockholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the sale of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including possible loss of principal.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

MARCH 31, 2007

 

Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade–16.6% of Net Assets  
    Certificate-Backed Obligations (“CBO”)–0.5%  
3,000,000    

Diversified Asset Securitization Holdings III 1A A3L, 6.150% 7/5/36 (a)

  $ 2,310,000
         
    Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”)–10.9%  
3,000,000    

Broderick CDO Ltd. 2007-3A D, 9.163% 12/6/50 (a)

    2,940,000
3,000,000    

CDO Repack SPC Ltd. 2006-BRGA, Zero Coupon Bond 12/5/51

    2,820,000
2,000,000    

Highland Park CDO Ltd. 2006-1A E, 7.670% 11/25/51 (a)

    1,870,000
3,000,000    

Kodiak CDO 2006-1A G, 8.860% 8/7/37 (a)

    2,910,000
4,850,000    

Lexington Capital Funding Ltd. 2007-3A F, 8.860% 4/10/47 (a)

    4,704,500
5,000,000    

Linker Finance PLC 16A E, 8.820% 5/19/45 (a)

    4,837,500
4,069,911    

Millstone III-A CDO Ltd., 4.300% 7/5/46

    3,907,114
3,000,000    

Newbury Street CDO Ltd. 2007-1A D, 9.100% 3/4/53 (a)

    2,955,000
2,000,000    

Norma CDO Ltd. 2007-1A E, 9.765% 3/11/49 (a)

    1,800,000
2,000,000    

Pasa Funding Ltd. 2007-1A D, 9.324% 4/7/52

    1,820,000
1,976,164    

Sharps CDO 2006-1A D, 7.500% 5/8/46 (a)

    1,894,727
6,000,000    

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd. 2006-6A, 6.100% 12/5/36 (a)

    5,966,400
4,903,099    

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd. 2006-7A C1, 10.000% 2/5/37 (a)

    4,824,649
3,000,000    

Tahoma CDO Ltd. 2006-1A D, 9.006% 6/18/47 (a)

    3,000,000
1,000,000    

Tahoma CDO Ltd. 2007-2A D, 9.830% 9/16/47 (a)

    930,000
2,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-10A D2, 8.700% 6/6/41 (a)

    2,045,000
2,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-10A, 6.700% 6/6/41

    1,840,000
         
        51,064,890
         
    Equipment Leases–1.0%  
4,741,626    

Aviation Capital Group Trust 2005-3A C1, 8.570% 12/25/35 (a)

    4,836,459
         
    Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value)–4.2%  
1,667,000    

ACE Securities Corp. 2004-HE1 M5, 7.270% 3/25/34

    1,450,290
2,000,000    

Aegis Asset-Backed Securities Trust 2004-2 B3, 9.070% 6/25/34

    1,700,000
2,000,000    

Fremont Home Loan Trust 2004-4 M7, 7.040% 3/25/35

    1,860,140
306,028    

Home Equity Asset Trust 2003-4 B1, 9.320% 10/25/33

    298,602
7,000,000    

Indymac Residential Asset-Backed Trust 2005-C M11, 7.820% 10/25/35

    5,320,000
414,746    

Meritage Asset Holdings 2004-2 N6, 9.000% 1/25/35 (a)

    306,912
6,102,000    

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2006-2 M10, 7.320% 8/25/36

    5,186,700
1,630,563    

Soundview Trust 2005-1N N2, 6.413% 4/25/35 (a)

    1,304,451
2,200,000    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2007-3SL B3, 6.000% 5/25/38 (a)

    2,037,640
         
        19,464,735
         
   

Total Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade
(cost $79,238,575)

    77,676,084
         

 

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MARCH 31, 2007

 

Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Asset-Backed Securities Below Investment Grade or Unrated–38.0% of Net
Assets
 
    Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”)–21.5%  
2,000,000    

801 Grand CDO 2006-1 LLC, 11.350% 9/20/16 (a)

  $ 2,010,000
3,000,000    

Aardvark Asset-Backed Securities CDO 2007-1A, 10.000% 7/6/47

    2,730,000
4,000,000    

Acacia CDO, Ltd. 10A, 3.700% 9/7/46 (a)

    1,600,000
7,000,000    

Aladdin CDO I Ltd. 2006-3A, 10.350% 10/31/13 (a)

    3,377,500
2,000,000    

Alesco Preferred Funding Ltd. 13A I, 10.000% 9/23/37

    1,928,900
2,000,000    

Attentus CDO Ltd. 2006-2A F1, 10.360% 10/9/41 (a)

    1,950,000
4,000,000    

Attentus CDO Ltd. 2006-2A, 10.000% 10/9/41

    3,940,000
4,000,000    

Attentus CDO Ltd. 2007-3A F2, 9.532% 10/11/42 (a)

    3,930,000
4,000,000    

Attentus CDO Ltd. 2007-3A, 10.000% 10/11/42

    3,680,000
3,250,000    

Babson CLO Ltd. 2005-2A, 10.000% 7/20/19

    3,065,173
1,000,000    

Cairn Mezzanine Asset-Backed CDO PLC 2007-3A, 10.000% 8/13/47

    670,000
1,000,000    

Copper River CLO Ltd. 2006-1A E, 9.124% 1/20/21 (a)

    993,120
5,000,000    

Dillon Read CDO Ltd. 2006-1A, 10.000% 12/5/46 (a)

    4,437,500
4,000,000    

Dryden Leveraged Loan CDO 2005-9A, 10.000% 9/20/19

    3,320,000
3,000,000    

Equinox Funding 1A D, 12.277% 11/15/12 (a)

    1,680,000
1,850,000    

Flagship CLO 2005-4I, Zero Coupon Bond 6/1/17

    1,670,642
5,000,000    

Global Leveraged Capital Credit Opportunity Fund 2006-1A, 10.000% 12/20/18 (a)

    4,996,000
2,000,000    

Gulf Stream Atlantic CDO Ltd. 2007-1A, 10.000% 7/13/47 (a)

    1,680,000
2,000,000    

IXIS ABS 1 Ltd., 10.000% 12/12/46

    1,560,000
4,000,000    

Jazz CDO BV III-A EB, 10.571% 9/26/14 (a)

    4,000,000
15,000,000    

Kenmore Street Synthetic CDO 2006-1A, 10.350% 4/30/14 (a)

    7,200,000
1,999,483    

Knollwood CDO Ltd. 2006-2A E, 11.360% 7/13/46 (a)

    1,736,571
3,000,000    

Knollwood CDO Ltd. 2006-2A SN, 15.000% 7/13/46

    2,760,000
6,000,000    

Kodiak CDO 2006-1A, 3.712% 8/7/37 (a)

    5,490,000
3,000,000    

Navigare Funding CLO Ltd. 2007-2A SN, 5.360% 4/17/21 (a)

    2,700,000
2,000,000    

Ocean Trails CLO 2006-1A, 10.000% 10/12/20

    1,930,000
5,000,000    

OFSI Fund Ltd. 2006-1A, 2.000% 9/20/19 (a)

    5,053,000
2,846,176    

Peritus I CDO Ltd. 2005-1A C, 9.000% 5/24/15 (a)

    2,800,467
3,000,000    

Rosedale CLO Ltd. I-A II, 5.146% 7/24/21

    2,910,000
3,000,000    

Telos CLO Ltd. 2006-1A, 10.000% 10/11/21 (a)

    2,955,000
2,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-11A F, 10.361% 10/10/41

    2,000,000
2,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-11A, 10.000% 10/10/41

    1,920,000
2,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2007-12A F, 9.852% 4/6/42 (a)

    1,968,000
2,000,000    

Tricadia CDO Ltd. 2006-5A, Zero Coupon Bond 6/19/46 (a)

    1,530,000
5,000,000    

Tropic CDO I Corp. 2006-5A C1, 10.000% 7/15/36

    4,735,000
         
        100,906,873
         
    Commercial Loans–0.4%  
2,951,002    

Lehman Brothers-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2001-C7 S, 5.868% 11/15/33

    1,716,450
         

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Asset-Backed Securities Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Equipment Leases–6.2%  
8,480,190    

Aerco Limited 1X C1, 6.670% 7/15/23

  $ 2,035,246
7,498,559    

Aerco Limited 2A B2, 6.370% 7/15/25 (a)

    2,774,467
6,341,288    

Aerco Limited 2A C2, 7.370% 7/15/25 (a)

    1,838,973
9,000,000    

Aircraft Finance Trust 1999-1A A1, 5.800% 5/15/24 (a)

    6,682,500
6,000,000    

Airplanes Pass Through Trust 2001-1A A9, 5.870% 3/15/19

    4,151,250
3,585,626    

Aviation Capital Group Trust 2000-1A C1, 7.270% 11/15/25 (a)

    1,254,969
2,179,092    

Aviation Capital Group Trust 2000-1I D1, 8.500% 11/15/25 (a)

    1,111,337
1,881,847    

DVI Receivables Corp. 1999-2 A4, 7.220% 11/13/07

    771,557
2,229,565    

DVI Receivables Corp. 2001-2 A4, 4.613% 11/11/09

    1,627,583
3,160,473    

Lease Investment Flight Trust 1 B2, 7.124% 7/15/31

    916,537
5,000,000    

Piper Jaffray Equipment Trust Securities 2007-1A, 6.300% 3/26/29 (a)

    2,225,000
63,000,000    

United Capital Aviation Trust 2005-1 B2, Zero Coupon Bond 7/15/31 (a)

    3,626,280
         
        29,015,699
         
    Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value)–9.9%  
2,000,000    

ACE Securities Corp. 2005-HE2 B1, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a)

    1,420,000
3,000,000    

ACE Securities Corp. 2005-HE6 B1, 8.320% 10/25/35 (a)

    1,980,000
2,649,000    

ACE Securities Corp. 2005-SL1 B1, 6.000% 6/25/35 (a)

    1,245,030
5,851,000    

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2005-HE5 M12, 8.320% 6/25/35 (a)

    4,607,663
2,000,000    

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2006-HE4 M9, 7.820% 5/25/36 (a)

    1,280,000
2,600,000    

Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-3 N3, 7.869% 12/25/34 (a)

    1,852,500
1,569,444    

Finance America Trust 2004-3 N3, 8.000% 11/25/34 (a)

    1,538,541
700,000    

Fremont Home Loan Trust 2004-4 N4, 8.000% 3/25/35 (a)

    684,467
3,000,000    

Fremont Home Loan Trust 2005-2 B3, 8.070% 6/25/35 (a)

    2,340,000
8,500,000    

Indymac Residential Asset-Backed Trust 2005-B M11, 8.820% 8/25/35 (a)

    6,651,250
2,000,000    

Master Asset-Backed Securities Trust 2005-FRE1 M10, 7.820% 10/25/35 (a)

    1,620,000
4,000,000    

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc. 2005-SL1 B5, 8.820% 6/25/35 (a)

    2,720,000
5,375,000    

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-A B2, 8.320% 4/25/35 (a)

    3,440,000
202,163    

Soundview Trust 2004-WMC1 N3, 9.000% 1/25/35 (a)

    200,046
850,000    

Soundview Trust 2004-WMC1 N4, 9.000% 1/25/35 (a)

    841,101
1,500,000    

Soundview Trust 2005-1N N3, 8.500% 4/25/35 (a)

    600,000
4,000,000    

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2005-S6 B3, 7.820% 11/25/35 (a)

    3,315,000
12,798,000    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2006-R2 A, 2.351% 12/25/36 (a)

    7,166,880
7,000,000    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2006-R3, 6.290% 6/26/37 (a)

    3,080,000
         
        46,582,478
         
   

Total Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated
(cost $197,094,613)

    178,221,500
         

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade–3.4% of Net Assets  
    Finance–0.4%  
2,000,000    

ABN Amro Bank NV/London, 9.860% 11/17/09 (a)

  $ 1,980,000
         
    Special Purpose Entities–3.0%  
2,000,000    

Canal Pointe II LLC., 5.340% 6/25/14 (a)

    2,000,000
3,000,000    

Lincoln Park Referenced Link Notes 2001-1, 8.780% 7/30/31 (a)

    2,730,000
3,000,000    

Pyxis Master Trust 2006-7, 10.320% 10/1/37 (a)

    3,000,000
6,000,000    

Steers Delaware Business Trust 2007-A, 7.599% 6/20/18 (a)

    6,000,000
         
        13,730,000
         
   

Total Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade
($15,659,764)

    15,710,000
         
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–33.8% of Net Assets  
    Agriculture–0.4%  
2,075,000    

Eurofresh Inc., 11.500% 1/15/13 (a)

    2,033,500
         
    Apparel–1.0%  
4,619,000    

Rafaella Apparel Group Inc., 11.250% 6/15/11

    4,711,380
         
    Automotive–2.8%  
3,275,000    

Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc., 8.375% 12/15/14

    2,742,813
2,325,000    

Dana Corp., 1/15/15 in default (c)

    1,732,125
1,000,000    

Dana Corp., 3/15/10 in default (c)

    770,000
2,850,000    

Dura Operating Corp., 4/15/12 in default (c)

    741,000
2,775,000    

Ford Motor Company, 7.450% 7/16/31

    2,147,156
275,000    

Ford Motor Company, 9.980% 2/15/47

    250,937
4,822,000    

Metaldyne Corp., 11.000% 6/15/12

    4,568,604
         
        12,952,635
         
    Basic Materials–3.9%  
4,500,000    

AmeriCast Technologies Inc., 11.000% 12/1/14 (a)

    4,590,000
2,592    

Corp Durango SA de CV, 9.500% 12/31/12

    2,644
5,000,000    

Edgen Acquisition Corp., 9.875% 2/1/11

    5,112,500
2,600,000    

Key Plastics LLC, 11.750% 3/15/13 (a)

    2,648,750
1,175,000    

Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., 7.750% 11/15/13

    1,069,250
3,775,000    

Momentive Performance Materials Inc., 11.500% 12/1/16 (a)

    3,869,375
1,125,000    

Sterling Chemicals Inc., 10.250% 4/1/15 (a)

    1,125,000
         
        18,417,519
         
    Building & Construction–0.7%  
1,125,000    

Masonite Corp., 11.000% 4/6/15 (a)

    1,046,250
1,475,000    

Ply Gem Industries Inc., 9.000% 2/15/12

    1,279,563
1,300,000    

Technical Olympic USA, Inc., 10.375% 7/1/12

    981,500
         
        3,307,313
         
    Communications–0.2%  
1,050,000    

CCH I Holdings LLC, 11.000% 10/1/15

    1,089,375
         

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Consulting Services–1.8%  
2,275,000    

MSX International Inc., 11.000% 10/15/07

  $ 2,184,000
2,550,000    

MSX International Inc., 11.375% 1/15/08

    2,151,180
4,225,000    

MSX International Inc., 12.500% 4/1/12 (a)

    4,251,406
         
        8,586,586
         
    Energy–0.9%  
4,200,000    

Paramount Resources Ltd., 8.500% 1/31/13*

    4,189,500
         
    Entertainment–0.8%  
2,250,000    

French Lick Resorts & Casino LLC, 10.750% 4/15/14 (a)

    1,890,000
2,050,000    

Six Flags Inc., 9.625% 6/1/14

    1,927,000
         
        3,817,000
         
    Finance–1.3%  
1,000,000    

ABN Amro Bank NV/London, 19.210% 11/17/09 (a)

    990,000
3,100,000    

Advanta Capital Trust I, 8.990% 12/17/26

    3,103,875
2,000,000    

Asure Float, 11.110% 12/31/35

    1,957,500
         
        6,051,375
         
    Food–0.5%  
2,875,000    

Merisant Co., 9.500% 7/15/13

    2,328,750
         
    Garden Products–0.3%  
1,425,000    

Ames True Temper, 10.000% 7/15/12

    1,382,250
         
    Health Care–0.4%  
5,525,000    

Insight Health Services Corp., 9.875% 11/1/11

    1,657,500
         
    Human Resources–0.5%  
2,000,000    

Comforce Operating Inc., 12.000% 12/1/10

    2,055,000
         
    Industrials–3.6%  
3,425,000    

Advanced Lighting Technologies, 11.000% 3/31/09

    3,407,875
2,175,000    

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

    2,251,125
525,958    

Continental Global Group Inc., 9.000% 10/1/08

    527,594
6,842,916    

Continental Global Group Inc., 9.000% 10/1/08

    6,825,809
1,925,000    

Home Products International Inc., 5/15/08 in default (c)

    577,500
1,425,000    

Spectrum Brands Inc., 8.500% 10/1/13

    1,353,750
1,800,000    

Terphane Holding Corp., 12.500% 6/15/09 (a)

    1,800,000
         
        16,743,653
         
    Manufacturing–3.2%  
4,978,000    

BGF Industries Inc., 10.250% 1/15/09

    5,022,006
3,500,000    

Elgin National Industries, 11.000% 11/1/07

    3,474,765
3,650,000    

JB Poindexter & Co. Inc., 8.750% 3/15/14

    3,403,625
4,750,000    

MAAX Corp., 9.750% 6/15/12

    3,253,750
         
        15,154,146
         

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Retail–1.6%  
1,486,000    

Lazydays RV Center Inc., 11.750% 5/15/12

  $ 1,523,150
4,275,000    

Uno Restaurant Corp., 10.000% 2/15/11 (a)

    3,676,500
2,750,000    

VICORP Restaurants, Inc., 10.500% 4/15/11

    2,495,625
         
        7,695,275
         
    Special Purpose Entities–7.4%  
1,875,444    

Antares Fund LP, 13.413% 12/14/11 (a)

    2,006,725
3,500,000    

Eirles Two Ltd. 262, 10.860% 8/3/21

    3,500,000
3,500,000    

Eirles Two Ltd. 263, 13.360% 8/3/21 (a)

    3,500,000
3,300,000    

InCaps Funding II Ltd., Zero Coupon Bond 1/15/34 (a)

    1,699,500
1,626,000    

Interactive Health LLC, 7.250% 4/1/11 (a)

    1,142,265
1,850,000    

Milacron Escrow Corp., 11.500% 5/15/11

    1,794,500
5,000,000    

MM Community Funding II Ltd., Zero Coupon Bond 12/15/31 (a)

    2,550,000
900,000    

PCA Finance Corp., 14.000% 6/1/09 (a)

    909,000
2,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities XVIII, Ltd., 10.000% 9/23/35 (a)

    1,710,000
2,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXI, Ltd., 10.000% 3/22/38 (a)

    1,941,500
4,600,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXII, Ltd., 15.000% 9/22/36 (a)

    4,433,434
4,800,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXIII, Ltd.,15.000% 12/22/36 (a)

    4,560,000
2,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXIV, Ltd., 10.000% 3/22/37 (a)

    1,960,000
1,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXV, Ltd., 10.000% 6/22/37 (a)

    990,000
2,000,000    

Pyxis Master Trust, 10.320% 10/1/2037 (a)

    2,000,000
         
        34,696,924
         
    Telecommunications–1.2%  
875,000    

Clearwire Corp., 11.000% 8/15/10 (a)

    904,531
900,000    

Iridium Satellite LLC, 7/15/05 in default (c)

    207,000
3,000,000    

Primus Telecommunications GP, 8.000% 1/15/14

    1,946,250
2,575,000    

Securus Technologies Inc., 11.000% 9/1/11

    2,536,375
         
        5,594,156
         
    Tobacco–0.6%  
3,070,000    

North Atlantic Trading Co., 9.250% 3/1/12

    2,594,150
         
    Transportation–0.7%  
4,024,500    

Sea Containers Ltd., 10/15/06 in default (c)*

    3,340,335
         
        3,340,335
         
   

Total Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated
($160,265,189)

    158,398,322
         

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade–7.5% of Net Assets  
    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–7.5%  
7,000,000    

Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2006-RS1 N2, 8.570% 9/27/35 (a)

  $ 7,035,000
1,000,000    

Indymac Index Corp. 2006-AR6 N2, 8.833% 6/25/46 (a)

    1,000,000
   

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR10 AX, 2.218% 6/25/35 interest-only strips

    4,492,829
   

Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2006-OA2 XW, 1.164% 12/25/46 interest-only strips

    4,626,658
4,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW3 M10, 7.820% 8/25/35

    3,460,000
3,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ3 M11, 7.820% 6/25/35

    2,602,500
   

Residential Accredit Loans Inc. 2005-QO4 XIO, 2.107% 12/25/45 interest-only strips

    2,029,521
4,788,347    

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2004-7A B, 6.750% 8/27/34 (a)

    4,714,223
1,720,000    

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2004-8 B2, 5.000% 9/25/34

    1,583,623
2,500,000    

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2005-HE1 B1, 7.825% 7/25/35

    2,312,025
   

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 3X1, 1.400% 10/25/46 interest-only strips

    1,314,653
         
   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade
($36,195,450)

    35,171,032
         
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–15.6% of
Net Assets
 
    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–15.6%  
998,328    

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B1, 7.070% 3/20/47

    728,270
998,328    

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B2, 7.070% 3/20/47

    579,998
1,996,655    

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B3, 7.070% 3/20/47 (a)

    493,493
3,000,000    

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-FFH4 B1, 8.570% 1/25/35 (a)

    2,412,540
3,317,000    

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-FFH4 B2, 8.570% 1/25/35 (a)

    2,404,825
4,000,000    

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2005-FFH3 B4, 7.320% 9/25/35 (a)

    2,560,000
4,826,000    

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2005-FFH4 B2, 7.320% 12/25/35 (a)

    3,450,590
3,100,000    

First Franklin Trust 2004-FFH4 N4, 8.000% 1/21/35 (a)

    868,000
6,450,000    

Greenwich Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products 2005-3A N2, 2.000% 6/27/35 (a)

    4,160,250

 

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Principal
Amount/
Shares
       Description   Value (b)
     
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  
14,000,000    

Greenwich Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products 2005-4A N-2, Zero Coupon Bond 7/27/45 (a)

  $ 8,050,000
2,000,000    

Harborview Corp. 2006-14 N3, 8.350% 3/19/38 (a)

    1,845,320
1,000,000    

Harborview Corp. 2006-14 N4, 8.350% 3/19/38 (a)

    841,880
6,000,000    

Harborview Corp. 2006-14 PS, Zero Coupon Bond 12/19/36

    1,116,600
5,000,000    

Harborview Corp. 2006-8A N5, Zero Coupon Bond 7/21/36 (a)

    2,068,750
3,949,937    

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-4 B11, 7.070% 5/19/47 (a)

    2,429,211
4,172,466    

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-CB1 2B5, 7.070% 3/25/36

    2,336,581
1,995,758    

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-CB1 2B6, 7.070% 3/25/36

    344,268
1,000,000    

Indymac Index Corp. 2006-AR6 N3, 8.833% 6/25/46 (a)

    943,500
6,000,000    

Long Beach Asset Holdings Corp. 2005-WL1 N4, 7.500% 6/25/45 (a)

    4,860,000
2,000,000    

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-2 B2, 8.070% 4/25/35 (a)

    1,500,000
4,000,000    

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-WL2 B3, 7.820% 8/25/35 (a)

    2,651,920
5,000,000    

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-2 B, 7.820% 3/25/36 (a)

    3,400,000
7,022,000    

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc. 2006-SL1 B5, 7.500% 9/25/36 (a)

    4,915,400
4,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW2 M11, 7.820% 7/25/35 (a)

    3,000,000
2,000,000    

Sharp SP I LLC Trust 2006-A HM3 N3, 12.500% 10/25/46 (a)

    2,000,000
5,992,356    

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S2 B, 6.000% 6/25/34 (a)

    5,760,512
4,585,147    

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S4 B3, 5.000% 12/25/34 (a)

    1,472,016
2,000,000    

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2005-AR1 B2, 7.320% 9/25/35 (a)

    1,510,000
5,000,000    

Veritas CLO Ltd. 2006-2A, 15.000% 7/11/21 (a)

    4,700,000
         
   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade
or Unrated
(cost $80,346,758)

    73,403,924
         
Common Stocks–11.7% of Net Assets  
47,600    

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (c)

    743,988
21,800    

American Capital Strategies, Ltd.

    965,958
13,700    

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

    588,826
17,300    

Aqua America, Inc.

    388,385
78,500    

Aries Maritime Transport Limited

    644,485
29,100    

AVX Corporation

    442,320
10,800    

BJ Services Company

    301,320
22,700    

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.

    1,013,782
39,300    

BRT Realty Trust

    1,186,467
47,700    

Cascade Microtech, Inc. (c)

    679,725
71,500    

CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd.

    1,169,025

 

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MARCH 31, 2007

 

Shares        Description   Value (b)
     
Common Stocks (continued)  
7,600    

Cemex, S.A. de C.V.

  $ 248,900
136,100    

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (c)

    1,042,526
45,400    

Citizens Communications Company

    678,730
22,700    

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo

    767,033
122,100    

Compass Diversified Trust

    2,047,617
14,593    

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.

    290,255
41,600    

Cypress Sharpridge (a)

    426,400
10,200    

Cytec Industries Inc.

    573,648
68,600    

Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. (c)

    779,982
1,400    

Edison International

    68,782
13,400    

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

    426,120
174,300    

Evergreen Energy Inc. (c)

    1,145,151
10,100    

FairPoint Communications, Inc.

    194,021
27,845    

Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. (c)

    503,716
60,800    

Fording Canadian Coal Trust

    1,343,680
138,800    

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (c)

    437,220
16,200    

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (c)

    604,098
9,700    

Horizon Offshore, Inc. (c)

    140,262
92,500    

Infocrossing, Inc. (c)

    1,375,475
78,927    

InPhonic, Inc. (c)

    860,304
7,200    

Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc.

    144,000
11,100    

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.

    584,748
34,400    

KKR Financial Corp.

    943,592
4,100    

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

    358,627
37,900    

LJ International Inc. (c)

    385,064
152,600    

Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc.

    1,364,244
36,300    

Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust

    1,426,590
5,200    

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

    243,360
18,000    

McDermott International, Inc. (c)

    881,640
25,300    

MCG Capital Corporation

    474,628
271,200    

Meruelo Maddux Properties, Inc. (c)

    2,373,000
15,600    

Mittal Steel Company N.V.

    825,084
33,400    

Motorola, Inc.

    590,178
44,600    

Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.

    577,570
151,100    

Ness Technologies, Inc. (c)

    1,931,058
41,300    

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

    726,467
64,300    

NNN Realty Advisors (a)

    649,430
6,800    

Oceaneering International, Inc. (c)

    286,416
57,500    

Optimal Group Inc. (c)

    482,425
35,500    

Owens Corning (c)

    1,131,030
38,700    

Parametric Technology Corporation (c)

    735,300
4,000    

Peabody Energy Corporation

    160,960

 

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MARCH 31, 2007

 

Shares        Description   Value (b)
     
Common Stocks (continued)  
22,100    

PeopleSupport, Inc. (c)

  $ 253,045
67,300    

PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (c)

    786,737
53,700    

Quintana Maritime Limited

    739,449
24,300    

Regal Entertainment Group

    482,841
62,000    

Resource Capital Corp.

    1,000,680
6,100    

RTI International Metals, Inc. (c)(d)

    555,161
20,300    

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

    752,318
26,100    

Sasol Limited

    862,605
15,900    

Ship Finance International Limited

    436,137
50,400    

Spansion Inc. (c)

    614,376
90,500    

Star Asia Fin Ltd.

    905,000
4,900    

Superior Energy Services, Inc. (c)

    168,903
39,741    

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

    427,216
92,700    

Technology Investment Capital Corp.

    1,567,557
20,700    

Tenaris S.A.

    950,130
300    

The Dow Chemical Company (d)

    13,758
9,300    

The Home Depot, Inc.

    341,682
68,500    

The Wet Seal, Inc. (c)

    448,675
13,200    

Valero Energy Corporation (d)

    851,268
6,200    

Valero L.P.

    412,920
14,300    

Williams Partners L.P.

    682,539
92,700    

Windstream Corporation

    1,361,763
28,900    

Zoltek Companies, Inc. (c)(d)

    1,009,477
         
   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $51,077,508)

    54,977,849
         
Preferred Stocks–5.4% of Net Assets  
4,000    

Baker Street Funding (a)

    3,880,000
2,150    

Baker Street Funding 2006-1 (a)

    2,021,000
2,000    

Centurion VII

    1,515,000
3,000    

Credit Genesis CLO 2005 (a)

    2,970,000
9    

Harborview 2006-8 (c)

    1
67,000    

Indymac Indx CI-1 Corp. (a)

    1,820,858
2,000    

Marquette Park CLO Ltd. (a)

    1,920,000
3,150    

Motient Corporation

    2,520,000
2,000    

Mountain View Funding (a)

    1,760,000
4,000    

Mountain View Funding (a)

    3,880,000
3,500    

WEBS CDO 2006-1 PS

    3,150,000
         
   

Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $25,563,609)

    25,436,859
         

 

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MARCH 31, 2007

 

          Description   Value (b)  
     
Eurodollar Time Deposits–0.5% of Net Assets  
   

State Street Bank & Trust Company Eurodollar time deposits
dated March 30, 2007 2.800% maturing at $2,202,972 on
April 2, 2007.

  $ 2,202,458  
           
   

Total Investments–132.5% of Net Assets
(cost $647,643,924)

    621,198,028  
           
   

Other Assets and Liabilities, net–(32.5%) of Net Assets

    (152,319,346 )
           
   

Net Assets

  $ 468,878,682  
           
   

Call Options Written

3/31/2007

 
Number
of Contracts
       Common Stooks/Expiration Date/Exercise Price   Value (b)  
30    

RTI International Metals, Inc./April 2007/95

    6,150  
3    

The Dow Chemical Company/April 2007/45

    510  
36    

Valero Energy Corporation/April 2007/65

    6,480  
38    

Zoltek Companies, Inc./April 2007/35

    5,700  
           
   

Total Call Options Written
(Premiums Received $22,662)

  $ 18,840  
           

 

(a)   Securities sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Pursuant to valuation policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, these issues have been determined to be liquid by Morgan Asset Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser.

 

(b)   See Note 2 of the accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements regarding investment valuations.

 

(c)   Non-income producing securities.

 

(d)   A portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for call options written.

 

*   This security is classified as a Yankee Bond, which is a U.S. dollar denominated bonds issued in the United States by a foreign entity.

 

All of the Fund’s investment securities, other than equity securities, are pledged as collateral under the line of credit.

 

The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.

 

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OBJECTIVE & STRATEGY

 

 

RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. seeks a high level of current income. The Fund seeks capital growth as a secondary investment objective when consistent with its primary investment objective. The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of securities that offers attractive yield and capital appreciation potential and consists primarily of debt securities and secondarily of equity securities. The Adviser will continually analyze the markets for income-producing securities and will periodically reallocate the Fund’s investments among various fixed-income and equity asset classes and between investment grade and below investment grade debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) to pursue its investment objectives. As a result, a majority of the Fund’s total assets may be invested in investment grade debt securities at some times and in below investment grade debt securities at other times. The Fund invests in a wide range of debt securities, including corporate bonds, mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, and municipal and foreign government obligations, as well as securities of companies in bankruptcy reorganization proceedings or otherwise in the process of debt restructuring. The Fund also invests in other securities providing the potential for high income or a combination of high income and capital growth. (Below investment grade debt securities are rated Ba1 or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., BB+ or lower by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, comparably rated by another nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined by the Fund’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality.) The Fund may use leverage through bank borrowings, reverse repurchase agreements or other transactions involving indebtedness or through the issuance of preferred shares. The Fund may leverage up to 33 1/3% of its total assets (in each case including the amounts obtained through leverage). The Fund may vary its use of leverage in response to changing market conditions.

 

INVESTMENT RISKS:    Bond funds tend to experience smaller fluctuations in value than stock funds. However, investors in any bond fund should anticipate fluctuations in price. Bond prices and the value of bond funds decline as interest rates rise. Bonds with longer-term maturities generally are more vulnerable to interest rate risk than bonds with shorter-term maturities. Below investment grade bonds involve greater credit risk, which is the risk that the issuer will not make interest or principal payments when due. An economic downturn or period of rising interest rates could adversely affect the ability of issuers, especially issuers of below investment grade debt, to service primary obligations and an unanticipated default could cause the Fund to experience a reduction in value of its shares. The value of U.S. and foreign equity securities in which the Fund invests will change based on changes in a company’s financial condition and in overall market and economic conditions. Leverage creates an opportunity for an increased return to

 

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common stockholders, but unless the income and capital appreciation, if any, on securities acquired with leverage proceeds exceed the costs of the leverage, the use of leverage will diminish the investment performance of the Fund’s shares. Use of leverage may also increase the likelihood that the net asset value of the Fund and market value of its common shares will be more volatile, and the yield and total return to common stockholders will tend to fluctuate more in response to changes in interest rates and creditworthiness.

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION OF FUND PERFORMANCE

 

 

For the six months and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the Fund had a total return of (11.06)% and (1.09)%, respectively, based on market price and reinvested dividends and other distributions. For the six months and the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the Fund had a total return of 3.52% and 6.18%, respectively, based on net asset value and reinvested dividends and other distributions. For the six months and the twelve months ended March 31, 2007, the Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index(1) had a total return of 5.37% and 9.71%, respectively.

 

Since our last report, the Fund’s market price share performance has been negatively impacted by the reduction of the monthly distribution rate from $0.15 per share to $0.14 per share. The Fund’s performance has also been negatively impacted by the recent turmoil in the mortgage market. During the months leading up to the reduction of the Fund’s distribution rate, portfolio earnings were increasingly under pressure due to consistently rising costs associated with the leverage (borrowed money) employed by the Fund and by a prolonged period of contracting credit spreads. The combination of these two market forces resulted in lower net earnings to the Fund and required a reduction in the distribution rate beginning in December 2006.

 

Since December, the U.S. mortgage-backed securities market has undergone serious turmoil, most notably in the sub-prime home equity arena. While this downward volatility in the mortgage-backed arena has had a negative impact on the net asset value of the Fund, it has also provided an opportunity to buy assets at considerably higher yields than have been available for more than two years. Strategically redeploying assets during this market upheaval may be difficult from a net asset value perspective for a period of time, but this is also the best opportunity we have seen in years to secure better portfolio earnings for quarters to come.

 

Although we made material shifts out of consumer oriented debt (home equity, credit cards), we still have a meaningful weighting. Corporate debt continues to outperform most other categories—in fact, the lower the credit rating, the more

 

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favorably it is viewed by the market. Some profit taking in this sector is probably warranted at this point in the economic cycle. It is our expectation that 2007 will prove to be a period of slower economic growth and a transition year for the Federal Reserve Board. That is, we expect the Federal Reserve Board to leave rates unchanged, perhaps through the summer; however, during the second half of this year, we expect the Federal Reserve Board to begin lowering interest rates as the U.S. economy experiences very sluggish growth quarters. Fixed rate securities will be a focus as will badly oversold consumer credit items.

 

LOGO

James C. Kelsoe, Jr., CFA

Senior Portfolio Manager

Morgan Asset Management, Inc.

 

Market forecasts provided in this report may not necessarily come to pass. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objectives. These views are subject to change at any time based upon market or other conditions, and Morgan Asset Management, Inc. disclaims any responsibility to update such views. The Fund is subject to market risk, which include the possibilities that the market values of the securities owned by the Fund will decline or that shares of the Fund will trade at lower prices in the market. Accordingly, you can lose money investing in the Fund.

 

INDEX DESCRIPTION

 

 

(1)

 

The Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of Ba fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. All bonds included in the High Yield Index must be dollar-denominated, nonconvertible, have at least one year remaining to maturity, and an outstanding par value of at least $150 million. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows or trading and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

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PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

 

AS OF MARCH 31, 2007

 

Average Credit Quality

     BB

Current Yield

     11.34%

Yield to Maturity

     12.15%

Duration

     4.30 Years

Average Effective Maturity

     5.74 Years

Percentage of Leveraged Assets

     28%

Total Number of Holdings

     326

 

  The Fund’s composition is subject to change.

 

CREDIT QUALITY

 

AS OF MARCH 31, 2007

 

% OF DEBT SECURITIES      % OF DEBT SECURITIES

AAA

   5.3%     

CC

   2.8%

BBB

   24.8%     

C

   0.5%

BB

   17.6%     

D

   0.4%

B

   12.5%     

Not Rated

   21.4%
            

CCC

   14.7%     

Total

   100.0%

 

  The Fund’s composition is subject to change.

 

ASSET ALLOCATION

 

AS OF MARCH 31, 2007

 

% OF TOTAL INVESTMENTS

Corporate Bonds

     28.6%

Collateralized Debt Obligations

     26.1%

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     16.5%

Common Stocks

     9.1%

Home Equity Loans

     6.1%

Equipment Leases

     4.1%

Preferred Stocks

     3.3%

Certificate-Backed Obligations

     1.7%

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     1.5%

Other

     0.6%

Short-Term Investments

     2.4%
      

Total

     100.0%

 

  The Fund’s composition is subject to change.

 

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NAV & MARKET PRICE HISTORY*

 

 

The graph below illustrates the net asset value and market price history of RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RSF) from the commencement of investment operations on March 18, 2004 to March 31, 2007.

 

LOGO

 

*   Net asset value is calculated every day that the New York Stock Exchange is open as of the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) by taking the closing market value of all portfolio securities, cash and other assets owned, subtracting all liabilities, then dividing the result (total net assets) by the total number of shares outstanding. The market price is the last reported price at which a share of the Fund was sold on the New York Stock Exchange.

 

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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

 

 

     AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS  
AS OF MARCH 31, 2007   

SIX

MONTHS*

   

1

YEAR

    COMMENCEMENT
OF INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS(1)
 
MARKET VALUE    (11.06 )%   (1.09 )%   12.20 %
NET ASSET VALUE    3.52 %   6.18 %   8.81 %

LEHMAN BROTHERS BA

HIGH YIELD INDEX(2)

   5.37 %   9.71 %   N/A  
*   Not annualized for periods less than one year.

(1)

 

The Fund commenced investment operations on March 18, 2004.

 

(2)

 

The Lehman Brothers Ba U.S. High Yield Index is a broad-based unmanaged index of Ba fixed rate, non-investment grade debt. All bonds included in the High Yield Index must be dollar-denominated, nonconvertible, have at least one year remaining to maturity, and an outstanding par value of at least $150 million. The index is unmanaged and, unlike the Fund, is not affected by cashflows or trading and other expenses. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

Performance data quoted represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Fund performance changes over time and current performance may be lower or higher than what is stated. For the most recent performance, call toll-free 800-564-2188. Total returns assume an investment at the common share market price or net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and other distributions for the period in accordance with the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing market price (excluding any commissions) or net asset value at the end of the period. Returns shown in the table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a stockholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the sale of Fund shares. Mutual funds are not bank deposits or obligations, are not guaranteed by any bank and are not insured or guaranteed by the U.S. government, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board or any other government agency. Investment in mutual funds involves investment risk, including possible loss of principal.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

MARCH 31, 2007

 

Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade–23.3% of Net Assets  
    Certificate-Backed Obligations (“CBO”)–1.5%  
5,000,000    

CBC Insurance Revenue Securitization LLC 2002-A C, 8.880% 2/15/23 (a)

  $ 5,145,800
         
    Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”)–17.2%  
2,000,000    

Broderick CDO Ltd. 2007-3A D, 9.163% 12/6/50 (a)

    1,960,000
2,000,000    

CDO Repack SPC Ltd. 2006-BRGA, Zero Coupon Bond 12/5/51

    1,880,000
3,808,079    

E-Trade CDO I 2004-1A, 2.000% 1/10/40

    3,380,507
4,000,000    

Fiorente Funding Ltd. 2006-1A M1, Zero Coupon Bond 11/4/56 (a)

    3,560,000
1,500,000    

Fort Dequesne CDO Ltd. 2006-1A D, 8.914% 10/26/46

    1,173,300
4,000,000    

Grand Avenue CDO Ltd. 2005-1A, 1.913% 4/5/46

    3,720,000
3,610,159    

High Income Trust Securities Inc. 2003-1A B, 5.860% 11/6/37 (a)

    2,578,015
2,000,000    

Highland Park CDO Ltd. 2006-1A E, 7.670% 11/25/51 (a)

    1,870,000
3,000,000    

Kodiak CDO 2006-1A G, 8.860% 8/7/37 (a)

    2,910,000
3,000,000    

Lexington Capital Funding Ltd. 2007-3A F, 8.860% 4/10/47 (a)

    2,910,000
2,500,000    

Lincoln Avenue Asset-Backed Securities CDO Ltd., 8.698% 7/5/46 (a)

    2,487,500
2,000,000    

Linker Finance PLC 16A E, 8.820% 5/19/45 (a)

    1,935,000
2,977,983    

Millstone III-A CDO Ltd., 4.300% 7/5/46

    2,858,864
1,931,858    

MKP CBO I Ltd. 4A CS, 2.000% 7/12/40 (a)

    1,815,947
1,000,000    

Newbury Street CDO Ltd. 2007-1A D, 9.100% 3/4/53 (a)

    985,000
2,000,000    

Norma CDO Ltd. 2007-1A E, 9.765% 3/11/49 (a)

    1,800,000
1,992,552    

Orchid Structured Finance CDO Ltd. 2006-3A E, 9.110% 1/6/46 (a)

    1,992,552
3,000,000    

Palmer Square 2A CN, 6.952% 11/2/45 (a)

    2,970,000
1,000,000    

Pasa Funding Ltd. 2007-1A D, 9.324% 4/7/52

    910,000
3,000,000    

Rutland Rated Investments MB06-4A E, 8.820% 5/28/46 (a)

    2,958,600
2,964,247    

Sharps CDO 2006-1A D, 7.500% 5/8/46 (a)

    2,842,090
4,000,000    

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd. 2006-6A, 6.100% 12/5/36 (a)

    3,977,600
2,941,859    

Taberna Preferred Funding Ltd. 2006-7A C1, 10.000% 2/5/37 (a)

    2,894,789
2,000,000    

Tahoma CDO Ltd. 2006-1A D, 9.006% 6/18/47 (a)

    2,000,000
1,500,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-10A, 6.700% 6/6/41

    1,380,000
2,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-10A D2, 8.700% 6/6/41 (a)

    2,045,000
         
        61,794,764
         
    Equipment Leases–0.8%  
2,844,976    

Aviation Capital Group Trust 2005-3A C1, 8.570% 12/25/35 (a)

    2,901,875
         
    Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value)–3.6%  
1,000,000    

Aegis Asset-Backed Securities Trust 2004-2 B3, 9.070% 6/25/34

    850,000
1,000,000    

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2005-HE1 M10, 7.967% 3/25/35

    880,000
1,939,021    

Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-1 M3, 9.070% 12/25/32

    1,939,005
1,000,000    

Fremont Home Loan Trust 2004-4 M7, 7.040% 3/25/35

    930,070
306,028    

Home Equity Asset Trust 2003-4 B1, 9.320% 10/25/33

    298,602
436,775    

Home Equity Asset Trust 2003-4 B2, 9.320% 10/25/33

    442,234

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

 

MARCH 31, 2007

 

Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade (continued)  
    Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value) (continued)  
3,915,000    

Lake Country Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-HE1 M8, 8.070% 7/25/34 (a)

  $ 3,261,704
2,000,000    

Meritage Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-3 B2, 8.320% 1/25/36 (a)

    1,530,000
1,500,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2004-WCW2 M9, 8.820% 10/25/34

    1,455,000
1,500,000    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2007-3SL B3, 6.000% 5/25/38 (a)

    1,389,300
         
        12,975,915
         
    Manufactured Housing–0.2%  
789,832    

Mid-State Trust 2005-1 B, 7.758% 1/15/40

    806,363
         
   

Total Asset-Backed Securities–Investment Grade
(cost $84,620,146)

    83,624,717
         
Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–30.9% of
Net Assets
 
    Basic Materials–0.2%  
900,000    

Sterling Chemicals Inc., 10.250% 4/1/15 (a)

    900,000
         
    Certificate-Backed Obligations (“CBO”)–0.8%  
2,000,000    

Goldman Sachs Asset Management CBO II 2A D1, 11.620% 11/5/12 (a)

    2,015,620
2,451,074    

Helios Series I Multi-Asset CBO, Ltd. IA C, 8.109% 12/13/36 (a)

    931,408
         
        2,947,028
         
    Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”)–18.2%  
1,000,000    

Aardvark Asset-Backed Securities CDO 2007-1A, 10.000% 7/6/47

    910,000
3,000,000    

Acacia CDO, Ltd. 10A, 3.700% 9/7/46 (a)

    1,200,000
4,000,000    

Aladdin CDO I Ltd. 2006-3A, 10.350% 10/31/13 (a)

    1,930,000
2,000,000    

Alesco Preferred Funding Ltd. 13A I, 10.000% 9/23/37

    1,928,900
3,000,000    

Attentus CDO Ltd. 2006-2A, 10.000% 10/9/41

    2,955,000
2,000,000    

Attentus CDO Ltd. 2006-2A F1, 10.360% 10/9/41 (a)

    1,950,000
3,000,000    

Attentus CDO Ltd. 2007-3A, 10.000% 10/11/42

    2,760,000
3,000,000    

Attentus CDO Ltd. 2007-3A F2, 9.532% 10/11/42 (a)

    2,947,500
1,000,000    

Cairn Mezzanine Asset-Backed CDO PLC 2007-3A, 10.000% 8/13/47

    670,000
1,000,000    

Copper River CLO Ltd. 2006-1A E, 9.124% 1/20/21 (a)

    993,120
4,000,000    

Dillon Read CDO Ltd. 2006-1A, 10.000% 12/5/46 (a)

    3,550,000
3,500,000    

Diversified Asset Securitization Holdings II 1A B1, 9.712% 9/15/35 (a)

    1,890,000
3,000,000    

Dryden Leveraged Loan CDO 2005-9A, 10.000% 9/20/19

    2,490,000
3,000,000    

Equinox Funding 1A D, 12.277% 11/15/12 (a)

    1,680,000
3,000,000    

Global Leveraged Capital Credit Opportunity Fund 2006-1A, 10.000% 12/20/18 (a)

    2,997,600
1,000,000    

Gulf Stream Atlantic CDO Ltd. 2007-1A, 10.000% 7/13/47 (a)

    840,000

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Collateralized Debt Obligations (“CDO”) (continued)  
2,868,890    

Hewett’s Island CDO Ltd. 2004-1A, 12.390% 12/15/16

  $ 2,768,479
1,000,000    

IXIS ABS 1 Ltd., 10.000% 12/12/46

    780,000
2,000,000    

Jazz CDO BV III-A EB, 10.571% 9/26/14 (a)

    2,000,000
13,000,000    

Kenmore Street Synthetic CDO 2006-1A, 10.350% 4/30/14 (a)

    6,240,000
999,741    

Knollwood CDO Ltd. 2006-2A E, 11.360% 7/13/46 (a)

    868,285
3,000,000    

Knollwood CDO Ltd. 2006-2A SN, 15.000% 7/13/46

    2,760,000
4,000,000    

Kodiak CDO 2006-1A, 3.712% 8/7/37 (a)

    3,660,000
2,000,000    

Navigare Funding CLO Ltd. 2007-2A SN, 5.360% 4/17/21 (a)

    1,800,000
3,000,000    

OFSI Fund Ltd. 2006-1A, 2.000% 9/20/19 (a)

    3,031,800
1,897,451    

Peritus I CDO Ltd. 2005-1A C, 9.000% 5/24/15 (a)

    1,866,978
2,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-11A, 10.000% 10/10/41

    1,920,000
2,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2006-11A F, 10.361% 10/10/41

    2,000,000
2,000,000    

Trapeza CDO I LLC 2007-12A F, 9.852% 4/6/42 (a)

    1,968,000
2,000,000    

Tropic CDO I Corp. 2006-5A C1, 10.000% 7/15/36

    1,894,000
         
        65,249,662
         
    Collateralized Loan Obligations (“CLO”)–2.1%  
1,000,000    

Flagship CLO 2005-4I, Zero Coupon Bond 6/1/17

    903,050
2,000,000    

Latitude CLO Ltd. 2005-1X, 8.200% 12/15/17

    1,857,500
1,000,000    

Ocean Trails CLO 2006-1A, 10.000% 10/12/20

    965,000
2,000,000    

Telos CLO Ltd. 2006-1A, 10.000% 10/11/21 (a)

    1,970,000
2,000,000    

Veritas CLO Ltd. 2006-2A, 15.000% 7/11/21 (a)

    1,880,000
         
        7,575,550
         
    Equipment Leases–4.7%  
8,438,000    

Aerco Limited 1X C1, 6.670% 7/15/23

    2,025,120
7,123,631    

Aerco Limited 2A B2, 6.370% 7/15/25 (a)

    2,635,744
9,511,931    

Aerco Limited 2A C2, 7.370% 7/15/25 (a)

    2,758,460
3,000,000    

Aircraft Finance Trust 1999-1A A1, 5.800% 5/15/24 (a)

    2,227,500
3,000,000    

Airplanes Pass Through Trust 2001-1A A9, 5.870% 3/15/19

    2,075,625
728,839    

DVI Receivables Corp. 2001-2 A3, 3.519% 11/8/31

    524,764
3,753,799    

DVI Receivables Corp. 2002-1 A3A, 5.670% 6/11/10

    1,951,975
1,022,822    

DVI Receivables Corp. 2001-2 A4, 4.613% 11/11/09

    746,660
2,370,355    

Lease Investment Flight Trust 1 B2, 7.124% 7/15/31

    687,403
3,000,000    

Piper Jaffray Equipment Trust Securities 2007-1A, 6.300% 3/26/29 (a)

    1,335,000
         
        16,968,251
         
    Franchise Loans–0.1%  
1,000,000    

Falcon Franchise Loan LLC 2001-1 F, 6.500% 1/5/23

    489,250
         
    Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value)–4.7%  
717,356    

Aames Mortgage Trust 2001-3 B, 7.130% 11/25/31

    695,835
4,235,895    

ACE Securities Corp. 2004-HE1 B, 8.820% 3/25/34

    1,087,071

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Home Equity Loans (Non-High Loan-To-Value) (continued)  
262,034    

ACE Securities Corp. 2004-HS1 M6, 8.820% 2/25/34

  $ 262,883
1,500,000    

ACE Securities Corp. 2005-HE2 B1, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a)

    1,065,000
2,000,000    

ACE Securities Corp. 2005-HE6 B1, 8.320% 10/25/35 (a)

    1,320,000
1,018,802    

Amresco Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1999-1 B, 9.320% 11/25/29

    982,312
2,325,700    

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2002-HE3 M4, 9.820% 10/15/32

    1,863,355
2,000,000    

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2005-HE4 M12, 7.820% 5/25/35 (a)

    1,540,000
2,000,000    

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity 2006-HE4 M9, 7.820% 5/25/36 (a)

    1,280,000
1,000,000    

Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-1 B3, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a)

    800,000
3,000,000    

Meritage Asset Holdings 2005-2 N4, 7.500% 11/25/35 (a)

    1,650,000
2,000,000    

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Inc. 2005-SL1 B5, 8.820% 6/25/35 (a)

    1,360,000
3,000,000    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-R1, 5.000% 12/28/36 (a)

    540,000
   

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-3SL B6, 11.500% 3/25/35 interest-only strips

    295,837
1,767,528    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-7SL, 4.265% 7/25/35 (a)

    265,129
2,645,372    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2005-11SL B7, 5.000% 11/25/36 (a)

    872,973
2,000,000    

Terwin Mortgage Trust 2006-R3, 6.290% 6/26/37 (a)

    880,000
         
        16,760,395
         
    Manufactured Housing Loans–0.1%  
837,640    

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing 2000-1 M2, 8.780% 3/20/30

    16,113
3,885,972    

UCFC Manufactured Housing Contract 1997-2 B1, Zero Coupon Bond 2/15/18

    72,863
         
        88,976
         
   

Total Asset-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade
or Unrated
(cost $130,346,791)

    110,979,112
         
Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade–3.3% of Net Assets  
    Finance–0.3%  
1,000,000    

ABN Amro Bank NV/London, 9.860% 11/17/09 (a)

    990,000
         
    Special Purpose Entities–3.0%  
2,000,000    

Canal Pointe II LLC., 5.340% 6/25/14 (a)

    2,000,000
2,000,000    

Lincoln Park Referenced Link Notes 2001-1, 8.780% 7/30/31 (a)

    1,820,000
3,000,000    

Pyxis Master Trust 2006-7, 10.320% 10/1/37 (a)

    3,000,000
4,000,000    

Steers Delaware Business Trust 2007-A, 7.599% 6/20/18 (a)

    4,000,000
         
        10,820,000
         
   

Total Corporate Bonds–Investment Grade
(cost $11,776,097)

    11,810,000
         

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–35.5% of Net Assets  
    Agriculture–0.5%  
1,775,000    

Eurofresh Inc., 11.500% 1/15/13 (a)

  $ 1,739,500
         
    Apparel–1.1%  
3,723,000    

Rafaella Apparel Group Inc., 11.250% 6/15/11

    3,797,460
         
    Automotive–3.1%  
2,770,000    

Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc., 8.375% 12/15/14

    2,319,875
225,000    

Ford Motor Company, 9.980% 2/15/47

    205,313
2,250,000    

Ford Motor Company, 7.450% 7/16/31

    1,740,937
1,375,000    

Dana Corp., 3/15/10 in default (c)

    1,058,750
2,000,000    

Dana Corp., 1/15/15 in default (c)

    1,490,000
2,325,000    

Dura Operating Corp., 4/15/12 in default (c)

    604,500
3,875,000    

Metaldyne Corp., 11.000% 6/15/12

    3,671,369
         
        11,090,744
         
    Basic Materials–3.9%  
3,725,000    

AmeriCast Technologies Inc., 11.000% 12/1/14 (a)

    3,799,500
2,166    

Corp Durango SA de CV, 9.500% 12/31/12

    2,209
3,950,000    

Edgen Acquisition Corp., 9.875% 2/1/11

    4,038,875
1,900,000    

Key Plastics LLC, 11.750% 3/15/13 (a)

    1,935,625
1,125,000    

Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., 7.750% 11/15/13

    1,023,750
3,175,000    

Momentive Performance Materials Inc., 11.500% 12/1/16 (a)

    3,254,375
         
        14,054,334
         
    Building & Construction–0.7%  
900,000    

Masonite Corp., 11.000% 4/6/15 (a)

    837,000
1,050,000    

Ply Gem Industries Inc., 9.000% 2/15/12

    910,875
1,100,000    

Technical Olympic USA, Inc., 10.375% 7/1/12

    830,500
         
        2,578,375
         
    Communications–1.4%  
892,000    

CCH I Holdings LLC, 11.000% 10/1/15

    925,450
4,324,000    

CCH I Holdings LLC, 11.750% 5/15/14

    4,140,230
         
        5,065,680
         
    Consulting Services–1.9%  
2,900,000    

MSX International Inc., 11.000% 10/15/07

    2,784,000
800,000    

MSX International Inc., 11.375% 1/15/08

    674,880
3,450,000    

MSX International Inc., 12.500% 4/1/12 (a)

    3,471,562
         
        6,930,442
         
    Energy–1.0%  
3,500,000    

Paramount Resources Ltd., 8.500% 1/31/13*

    3,491,250
         

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Entertainment–0.8%  
1,750,000    

French Lick Resorts & Casino LLC, 10.750% 4/15/14 (a)

  $ 1,470,000
1,650,000    

Six Flags Inc., 9.625% 6/1/14

    1,551,000
         
        3,021,000
         
    Finance–1.3%  
1,000,000    

ABN Amro Bank NV/London, 19.210% 11/17/09 (a)

    990,000
2,625,000    

Advanta Capital Trust I, 8.990% 12/17/26

    2,628,281
1,000,000    

Asure Float, 11.110% 12/31/35

    978,750
         
        4,597,031
         
    Food–0.5%  
2,400,000    

Merisant Co., 9.500% 7/15/13

    1,944,000
         
    Garden Products–0.3%  
1,150,000    

Ames True Temper, 10.000% 7/15/12

    1,115,500
         
    Health Care–0.4%  
4,725,000    

Insight Health Services Corp., 9.875% 11/1/11

    1,417,500
         
    Human Resources–0.4%  
1,500,000    

Comforce Operating Inc., 12.000% 12/1/10

    1,541,250
         
    Industrials–3.5%  
2,975,000    

Advanced Lighting Technologies, 11.000% 3/31/09

    2,960,125
1,900,000    

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

    1,966,500
3,200,000    

Continental Global Group Inc., 9.000% 10/1/08

    3,209,952
1,669,000    

Home Products International Inc., 5/15/08 in default (c)

    500,700
1,225,000    

Spectrum Brands Inc., 8.500% 10/1/13

    1,163,750
1,590,000    

Terphane Holding Corp., 12.500% 6/15/09 (a)

    1,590,000
1,200,000    

Trimas Corp., 9.875% 6/15/12

    1,198,500
         
        12,589,527
         
    Investment Companies–0.3%  
1,000,000    

Regional Diversified Funding, 10.000% 1/25/36 (a)

    1,002,500
         
    Manufacturing–3.5%  
4,100,000    

BGF Industries Inc., 10.250% 1/15/09

    4,136,244
3,000,000    

Elgin National Industries, 11.000% 11/1/07

    2,978,370
3,400,000    

JB Poindexter & Co. Inc., 8.750% 3/15/14

    3,170,500
3,400,000    

MAAX Corp., 9.750% 6/15/12

    2,329,000
         
        12,614,114
         
    Retail–1.8%  
1,264,000    

Lazydays RV Center Inc., 11.750% 5/15/12

    1,295,600
3,690,000    

Uno Restaurant Corp., 10.000% 2/15/11 (a)

    3,173,400
2,150,000    

VICORP Restaurants, Inc., 10.500% 4/15/11

    1,951,125
         
        6,420,125
         

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Special Purpose Entities–6.1%  
2,813,166    

Antares Fund LP, 13.413% 12/14/11 (a)

  $ 3,010,088
500,000    

Eirles Two Ltd. 262, 10.860% 8/3/21

    500,000
3,500,000    

Eirles Two Ltd. 263, 13.360% 8/3/21 (a)

    3,500,000
1,470,000    

Interactive Health LLC, 7.250% 4/1/11 (a)

    1,032,675
1,625,000    

Milacron Escrow Corp., 11.500% 5/15/11

    1,576,250
775,000    

PCA Finance Corp., 14.000% 6/1/09 (a)

    782,750
1,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities II, Ltd., 10.000% 5/22/33 (a)

    555,760
1,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXI, Ltd., 10.000% 3/22/38 (a)

    970,750
2,400,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXII, Ltd., 15.000% 9/22/36 (a)

    2,313,096
3,200,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXIII, Ltd., 15.000% 12/22/36 (a)

    3,040,000
1,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXIV, Ltd., 10. 000% 3/22/37 (a)

    980,000
1,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities XXV, Ltd., 10.000% 6/22/37 (a)

    990,000
2,000,000    

Preferred Term Securities XVIII, Ltd., 10.000% 9/23/35 (a)

    1,710,000
1,000,000    

Pyxis Master Trust, 10.320% 10/1/2037 (a)

    1,000,000
         
        21,961,369
         
    Telecommunications–1.6%  
625,000    

Clearwire Corp., 11.000% 8/15/10 (a)

    646,094
700,000    

Iridium Satellite LLC, 7/15/05 in default (c)

    161,000
3,975,000    

Primus Telecommunications GP, 8.000% 1/15/14

    2,578,781
2,200,000    

Securus Technologies Inc., 11.000% 9/1/11

    2,167,000
         
        5,552,875
         
    Tobacco–0.6%  
2,600,000    

North Atlantic Trading Co., 9.250% 3/1/12

    2,197,000
         
    Transportation–0.8%  
3,475,000    

Sea Containers Ltd., 10/15/06 in default (c)*

    2,884,250
         
   

Total Corporate Bonds–Below Investment Grade
or Unrated
(cost $131,991,327)

    127,605,826
         
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade–9.6% of Net Assets  
    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–9.6%  
   

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-0A17 2X, 1.331% 12/20/46 interest-only strips

    3,016,487
3,000,000    

Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2006-RS1 N2, 8.570% 9/27/35 (a)

    3,015,000
5,000,000    

GSAMP Trust 2006-S2 M7, 7.250% 1/25/36

    3,762,700
   

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-1 X, 1.483% 4/19/34 interest-only strips

    193,935
   

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-8 X, 1.881% 11/19/34 interest-only strips

    902,941

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade (continued)  
    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  
1,000,000    

Indymac Index Corp. 2006-AR6 N2, 8.833% 6/25/46 (a)

  $ 1,000,000
   

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-AR10 AX, 2.218% 6/25/35 interest-only strips

    3,369,622
   

Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust 2006-OA2 XW, 1.164% 12/25/46 interest-only strips

    4,048,326
   

Mellon Residential Funding Corp. 2004-TBC1 X, 0.568% 2/26/34 interest-only strips (a)

    287,723
5,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW2 M10, 7.820% 7/25/35

    4,365,000
3,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ3 M11, 7.820% 6/25/35

    2,602,500
   

Residential Accredit Loans Inc. 2005-QO4 XIO, 2.107% 12/25/45 interest-only strips

    1,594,624
116,580    

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2004-5A B, 6.750% 6/27/34 (a)

    116,871
973,754    

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 1999-SP1, 9.000% 5/25/29

    965,463
1,423,000    

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust 2003-BC1 B2, 9.000% 5/25/32

    256,954
   

Washington Mutual Inc. 2006-AR4 PPP, 0.055% 5/25/46 interest-only strips

    460,657
   

Washington Mutual Inc. 2006-AR4 1X1A, 0.435% 5/25/46 interest-only strips

    2,082,799
   

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 CX3, 1.000% 10/25/46 interest-only strips

    813,132
   

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 3X1, 1.400% 10/25/46 interest-only strips

    1,168,580
   

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass Through Certificates 2006-AR8 3X2, 0.500% 10/25/46 interest-only strips

    394,979
         
   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities–Investment Grade
(cost $42,225,031)

    34,418,293
         
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated–12.7%
of Net Assets
 
    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations–12.7%  
2,532,880    

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-6CB B4, 5.575% 5/25/36

    1,157,704
2,000,000    

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-0A11 N3, 12.500% 9/25/46 (a)

    2,058,960
998,328    

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B1, 7.070% 3/20/47

    728,270
998,328    

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B2, 7.070% 3/20/47

    579,998
998,328    

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OA21 B3, 7.070% 3/20/47 (a)

    246,747
1,367,018    

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-FFH2 B2, 8.820% 6/25/34 (a)

    751,860

 

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Principal
Amount
       Description   Value (b)
     
Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated (continued)  
    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)  
2,500,000    

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-FFH3 B1, 8.820% 10/25/34 (a)

  $ 1,900,000
1,000,000    

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2004-FFH4 B1, 8.570% 1/25/35 (a)

    804,180
2,000,000    

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates 2005-FFH3 B4, 7.320% 9/25/35 (a)

    1,280,000
3,000,000    

Greenwich Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products 2005-3A N2, 2.000% 6/27/35 (a)

    1,935,000
6,000,000    

Greenwich Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products 2005-4A N-2, Zero Coupon Bond 7/27/45 (a)

    3,450,000
4,000,000    

GSAMP Trust 2006-S1 B2, 7.900% 11/25/35 (a)

    2,380,000
2,962,453    

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-4 B11, 7.070% 5/19/47 (a)

    1,821,909
4,983,832    

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-5 B1, 7.070% 7/19/47

    2,973,155
1,000,000    

Harborview Corp. 2006-14 N4, 8.350% 3/19/38 (a)

    841,880
2,000,000    

Harborview Corp. 2006-8A N5, Zero Coupon Bond 7/21/36 (a)

    827,500
5,000,000    

Harborview Corp. 2006-14 PS, Zero Coupon Bond 12/19/36

    930,500
1,000,000    

Indymac Index Corp. 2006-AR6 N3, 8.833% 6/25/46 (a)

    943,500
5,000,000    

Long Beach Asset Holdings Corp. 2005-WL1 N4, 7.500% 6/25/45 (a)

    4,050,000
3,000,000    

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-WL2 B3, 7.820% 8/25/35 (a)

    1,988,940
1,125,496    

Meritage Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-2 B1, 8.570% 1/25/35 (a)

    959,486
1,021,575    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW1 B, 5.000% 9/25/35 (a)

    942,403
2,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WCW3, 7.820% 8/25/35 (a)

    1,480,000
3,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ1 M10, 7.820% 3/25/35 (a)

    2,497,500
1,000,000    

Park Place Securities Inc. 2005-WHQ4, 7.820% 9/25/35 (a)

    700,000
1,000,000    

Sharp SP I LLC Trust 2006-A HM3 N3, 12.500% 10/25/46 (a)

    1,000,000
2,000,000    

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-1 B3, 8.570% 4/25/35 (a)

    1,560,000
1,325,145    

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-B M14, 7.650%
5/25/35 (a)

    130,487
1,997,452    

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S2 B, 6.000% 6/25/34 (a)

    1,920,171
1,053,974    

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S3 M9, 6.000% 11/25/34 (a)

    985,044
1,528,382    

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2004-S4 B3, 5.000% 12/25/34 (a)

    490,672
2,000,000    

Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2005-AR1 B2, 7.320% 9/25/35 (a)

    1,510,000
         
   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities–Below Investment Grade or Unrated
(cost $50,353,885)

    45,825,866
         
Municipal Securities–0.2% of Net Assets  
1,000,000    

Pima County Arizona Industrial Development Authority Health Care, Zero Coupon Bond 11/15/32 in default (c)

    630,000
         
   

Total Municipal Securities
(cost $627,616)

    630,000
         

 

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MARCH 31, 2007

 

Shares        Description   Value (b)
     
Common Stocks–12.4% of Net Assets  
37,200    

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (c)

  $ 581,436
18,162    

American Capital Strategies, Ltd.

    804,758
10,700    

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

    459,886
14,400    

Aqua America, Inc.

    323,280
61,500    

Aries Maritime Transport Limited

    504,915
21,300    

AVX Corporation

    323,760
8,500    

BJ Services Company

    237,150
17,700    

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.

    790,482
28,700    

BRT Realty Trust

    866,453
37,400    

Cascade Microtech, Inc. (c)

    532,950
56,000    

CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd.

    915,600
5,500    

Cemex, S.A. de C.V.

    180,125
106,700    

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (c)

    817,322
39,100    

Citizens Communications Company

    584,545
17,800    

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de São Paulo

    601,462
90,900    

Compass Diversified Trust

    1,524,393
11,500    

Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.

    228,735
34,600    

Cypress Sharpridge (a)

    354,650
8,500    

Cytec Industries Inc.

    478,040
53,600    

Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. (c)

    609,432
1,100    

Edison International

    54,043
10,500    

Enterprise Products Partners L.P.

    333,900
136,500    

Evergreen Energy Inc. (c)

    896,805
7,400    

FairPoint Communications, Inc.

    142,154
23,200    

Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. (c)

    419,688
50,600    

Fording Canadian Coal Trust

    1,118,260
108,700    

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (c)

    342,405
12,700    

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (c)

    473,583
7,600    

Horizon Offshore, Inc. (c)

    109,896
77,000    

Infocrossing, Inc. (c)

    1,144,990
65,600    

InPhonic, Inc. (c)

    715,040
91,386    

Intermet Corporation (c)

    731,088
5,600    

Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc.

    112,000
8,750    

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.

    460,950
26,600    

KKR Financial Corp.

    729,638
3,400    

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

    297,398
29,700    

LJ International Inc. (c)

    301,752
119,500    

Luminent Mortgage Capital, Inc.

    1,068,330
28,400    

Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust

    1,116,120
4,100    

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

    191,880
13,100    

McDermott International, Inc. (c)

    641,638
18,450    

MCG Capital Corporation

    346,122
212,300    

Meruelo Maddux Properties, Inc. (c)

    1,857,625
11,500    

Mittal Steel Company N.V.

    608,235

 

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MARCH 31, 2007

 

Shares        Description   Value (b)
     
Common Stocks (continued)  
26,000    

Motorola, Inc.

  $ 459,420
34,900    

Nam Tai Electronics, Inc.

    451,955
118,300    

Ness Technologies, Inc. (c)

    1,511,874
32,500    

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

    571,675
53,500    

NNN Realty Advisors (a)

    540,350
5,700    

Oceaneering International, Inc. (c)

    240,084
45,000    

Optimal Group Inc. (c)

    377,550
30,569    

Owens Corning (c)

    973,929
30,300    

Parametric Technology Corporation (c)

    575,700
3,200    

Peabody Energy Corporation

    128,768
17,300    

PeopleSupport, Inc. (c)

    198,085
52,700    

PetroQuest Energy, Inc. (c)

    616,063
333    

Providence Washington Insurance Companies (c)

    33
42,200    

Quintana Maritime Limited

    581,094
19,000    

Regal Entertainment Group

    377,530
51,500    

Resource Capital Corp.

    831,210
5,000    

RTI International Metals, Inc. (c)(d)

    455,050
15,900    

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

    589,254
20,400    

Sasol Limited

    674,220
13,210    

Ship Finance International Limited

    362,350
39,500    

Spansion Inc. (c)

    481,505
75,300    

Star Asia Fin Ltd.

    753,000
61,412    

Star Gas Partners, L.P. (c)

    240,121
3,800    

Superior Energy Services, Inc. (c)

    130,986
35,408    

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.

    380,636
72,547    

Technology Investment Capital Corp.

    1,226,770
16,200    

Tenaris S.A.

    743,580
7,700    

The Home Depot, Inc.

    282,898
53,600    

The Wet Seal, Inc. (c)

    351,080
10,400    

Valero Energy Corporation (d)

    670,696
4,900    

Valero L.P.

    326,340
11,900    

Williams Partners L.P.

    567,987
77,100    

Windstream Corporation

    1,132,598
22,600    

Zoltek Companies, Inc. (c)(d)

    789,417
         
   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $43,062,973)

    44,526,722
         
Preferred Stocks–4.4% of Net Assets  
3,000    

Baker Street Funding (a)

    2,910,000
1,000    

Baker Street Funding 2006-1 (a)

    940,000
2,000    

Centurion VII

    1,515,000
1,000    

Credit Genesis CLO 2005 (a)

    990,000
9    

Harborview 2006-8 (c)

    1
1,000    

Hewett’s Island II (a)

    990,000

 

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MARCH 31, 2007

 

Shares        Description   Value (b)  
     
Preferred Stocks (continued)  
67,000    

Indymac Indx CI-1 Corp. (a)

  $ 1,820,859  
1,000    

Marquette Park CLO Ltd. (a)

    960,000  
2,725    

Motient Corporation

    2,180,000  
2,000    

Mountain View Funding (a)

    1,760,000  
2,000    

WEBS CDO 2006-1 PS

    1,800,000  
           
   

Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $15,962,359)

    15,865,860  
           
Eurodollar Time Deposits–3.3% of Net Assets  
   

State Street Bank & Trust Company Eurodollar time deposits dated March 30, 2007, 4.05% maturing at $11,898,861 on April 2, 2007.

    11,885,850  
           
   

Total Investments–135.6% of Net Assets
(cost $522,852,075)

    487,172,246  
           
   

Other Assets and Liabilities, net–(35.6%) of Net Assets

    (127,942,304 )
           
   

Net Assets

  $ 359,229,942  
           
    Call Options Written
3/31/2007
 
Number
of Contracts
       Common Stocks/Expiration Date/Exercise Price   Value (b)  
26    

RTI International Metals, Inc./April 2007/95

    5,330  
29    

Valero Energy Corporation/April 2007/65

    5,220  
30    

Zoltek Companies, Inc./April 2007/35

    4,500  
           
   

Total Call Options Written
(Premiums Received $18,324)

  $ 15,050  
           

 

(a)   Securities sold within the terms of a private placement memorandum, exempt from registration under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. Pursuant to valuation policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Directors, these issues have been determined to be liquid by Morgan Asset Management, Inc., the Fund’s investment adviser.

 

(b)   See Note 2 of accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements regarding investment valuations.

 

(c)   Non-income producing securities.

 

(d)   A portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for call options written.

 

*   These securities are classified as Yankee Bonds, which are U.S. dollar denominated bonds issued in the United States by a foreign entity.

 

All of the Fund’s investment securities, other than equity securities, are pledged as collateral under the line of credit.

 

The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.

 

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REGIONS MORGAN KEEGAN FUNDS

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

MARCH 31, 2007

 

     RMK
Advantage
Income Fund
    RMK High
Income Fund
    RMK
Multi-Sector High
Income Fund
    RMK
Strategic
Income Fund
 

Assets:

       

Investments in securities, at value

  $ 552,049,765     $ 404,944,181     $ 621,198,028     $ 487,172,246  

Dividends and interest receivable

    7,989,124       6,180,290       8,149,405       7,270,421  

Receivable for investments sold

    12,608,008       10,789,248       15,525,250       10,120,159  

Debt issue costs

    48,189       51,392       48,189       29,014  

Other assets

          13,524              
                               

Total assets

    572,695,086       421,978,635       644,920,872       504,591,840  
                               

Liabilities:

       

Loan payable (Note 6)

    150,000,000       115,000,000       170,000,000       140,000,000  

Interest payable

    687,134       230,000       778,752       1,549,306  

Call options written, at value (premiums received $13,753, $11,165, $22,662, and $18,324) (Note 4)

    11,250       9,160       18,840       15,050  

Payable for investments purchased

    4,494,669       3,120,474       4,682,672       3,384,810  

Accrued expenses:

       

Advisory fees (Note 3)

    318,094       235,122       358,702       279,513  

Accounting and administration fees (Note 3)

    73,407       54,259       82,777       64,503  

Other

    111,891       70,716       120,447       68,716  
                               

Total liabilities

    155,696,445       118,719,731       176,042,190       145,361,898  
                               

Net assets

  $ 416,998,641     $ 303,258,904     $ 468,878,682     $ 359,229,942  
                               

Composition of Net Assets:

       

Common stock, $.0001 par value (1,000,000,000 shares authorized for each fund)

    3,137       2,300       3,326       2,786  

Paid-in capital

    453,225,458       335,867,530       478,383,082       400,920,125  

Undistributed net investment income/(loss)

    28,565       (2,201 )     7,735,052       36,428  

Accumulated net realized gains/(losses) on investments

    1,667,919       1,030,313       9,199,296       (6,052,842 )

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    (37,926,438 )     (33,639,038 )     (26,442,074 )     (35,676,555 )
                               

Net assets

  $ 416,998,641     $ 303,258,904     $ 468,878,682     $ 359,229,942  
                               

Investments, at identified cost

  $ 589,978,706     $ 438,585,224     $ 647,643,924     $ 522,852,075  
                               

Shares Outstanding and Net Asset Value Per Share:

       

Common shares outstanding

    31,367,545       23,002,424       33,256,437       27,861,696  

Net asset value per share

  $ 13.29     $ 13.18     $ 14.10     $ 12.89  

 

The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2007

 

     RMK
Advantage
Income Fund
    RMK High
Income Fund
    RMK
Multi-Sector High
Income Fund
    RMK
Strategic
Income Fund
 

Investment Income:

 

     

Interest income

  $ 61,037,059     $ 48,173,790     $ 68,576,856     $ 53,893,774  

Dividend income

    3,450,348 (a)     2,343,971 (b)     3,186,385 (c)     3,074,710 (d)
                               

Total Investment Income

    64,487,407       50,517,761       71,763,241       56,968,484  

Expenses:

       

Advisory fees

    3,693,108       2,751,650       3,940,987       3,272,627  

Accounting and administration fees

    852,256       634,996       909,459       755,222  

Interest expense

    7,977,650       6,743,948       7,370,088       8,124,494  

Debt issue expense

    619,717       224,215       694,328       222,234  

Legal fees

    129,921       92,178       78,136       89,944  

Audit fees

    50,250       47,250       43,250       47,250  

Transfer agent fees

    30,670       28,779       26,181       29,728  

Custodian fees

    53,248       50,926       49,552       52,043  

Registration fees

    32,588       24,794       60,811       26,288  

Directors’ fees

    45,923       44,439       44,440       44,439  

Insurance premiums

    22,237       16,460       25,005       19,329  

Other

    50,319       43,930       21,885       48,433  
                               

Total Expenses

    13,557,887       10,703,565       13,264,122       12,732,031  
                               

Net Investment Income

    50,929,520       39,814,196       58,499,119       44,236,453  
                               

Realized and Unrealized Gains/(Losses) on Investments:

       

Net realized gains on investments

    4,330,575       568,447       14,950,515       3,251,428  

Net realized gains on expiration of options

    205,688       156,663       128,670       287,184  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

    (24,493,116 )     (17,889,752 )     (29,539,043 )     (20,047,226 )
                               

Change in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

  $ 30,972,667     $ 22,649,554     $ 44,039,261     $ 27,727,839  
                               

(a)   Net of foreign taxes paid of $29,845.
(b)   Net of foreign taxes paid of $21,731.
(c)   Net of foreign taxes paid of $25,964.
(d)   Net of foreign taxes paid of $33,248.

 

The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

     RMK Advantage Income Fund     RMK High Income Fund  
      Year Ended
March 31, 2007
    Year Ended
March 31, 2006
    Year Ended
March 31, 2007
    Year Ended
March 31, 2006
 

Change in Net Assets:

        

Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 50,929,520     $ 55,050,302     $ 39,814,196     $ 42,355,460  

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

     4,536,263       945,291       725,110       (1,025,157 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (24,493,116 )     (10,068,183 )     (17,889,752 )     (13,910,971 )
                                

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     30,972,667       45,927,410       22,649,554       27,419,332  
                                

Distributions to Stockholders:

        

Distributions from net investment income

     (52,113,460 )     (53,755,090 )     (39,074,765 )     (40,624,400 )

Distributions in excess of net investment income

     (1,710,843 )           (594,461 )      

Distributions from net realized gain on investments

           (6,984,837 )           (14,591,926 )
                                

Total distributions to stockholders

     (53,824,303 )     (60,739,927 )     (39,669,226 )     (55,216,326 )
                                

Capital Transactions:

        

Proceeds from sales of shares as a result of reinvested dividends and other distributions (1,448,543 and 1,832,182 shares)

     22,621,138       28,378,514              

Proceeds from sales of shares as a result of reinvested dividends and other distributions (850,816 and 1,279,613 shares)

                 13,579,515       20,765,109  
                                

Change in net assets from capital transactions

     22,621,138       28,378,514       13,579,515       20,765,109  
                                

Change in net assets

     (230,498 )     13,565,997       (3,440,157 )     (7,031,885 )
                                

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of period

     417,229,139       403,663,142       306,699,061       313,730,946  
                                

End of period

   $ 416,998,641     $ 417,229,139     $ 303,258,904     $ 306,699,061  
                                

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

     RMK Multi-Sector
High Income Fund
    RMK Strategic Income Fund  
      Year Ended
March 31, 2007
    Period Ended
March 31, 2006(a)
    Year Ended
March 31, 2007
    Year Ended
March 31, 2006
 

Change in Net Assets:

        

Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 58,499,119     $ 6,666,576     $ 44,236,453     $ 46,260,650  

Net realized gains/(losses) on investments

     15,079,185       1,109,506       3,538,612       (6,375,927 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (29,539,043 )     3,096,969       (20,047,226 )     (1,310,891 )
                                

Change in net assets resulting from operations

     44,039,261       10,873,051       27,727,839       38,573,832  
                                

Distributions to Stockholders:

        

Distributions from net investment income

     (53,257,899 )     (3,726,838 )     (46,566,848 )     (48,998,109 )

Distributions in excess of net investment income

                 (1,453,583 )      

Distributions from net realized gain on investments

     (7,435,301 )                 (9,912,611 )
                                

Total distributions to stockholders

     (60,693,200 )     (3,726,838 )     (48,020,431 )     (58,910,720 )
                                

Capital Transactions:

        

Proceeds from shares sold (31,050,000 shares)

           444,197,605      

Proceeds from sales of shares as a result of reinvested dividends and other distributions (2,061,455 and 138,001 shares)

     32,009,545       2,079,255              

Proceeds from sales of shares as a result of reinvested dividends and other distributions (1,074,450 and 1,498,582 shares)

                 16,754,479       23,323,447  
                                

Change in net assets from capital transactions

     32,009,545       446,276,860       16,754,479       23,323,447  
                                

Change in net assets

     15,355,606       453,423,073       (3,538,113 )     2,986,559  
                                

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of period

     453,523,076       100,003       362,768,055       359,781,496  
                                

End of period

   $ 468,878,682     $ 453,523,076     $ 359,229,942     $ 362,768,055  
                                

(a)   From the commencement of investment operations on January 19, 2006.

 

The notes to the financial statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the financial statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2007

 

     RMK Advantage
Income Fund
    RMK High
Income Fund
 

Cash flows from operating activities

   

Change in net assets from operations

  $ 30,972,667     $ 22,649,554  

Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets from operations to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

   

Purchase of investment securities (at cost)

    (530,307,063 )     (421,660,482 )

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities

    497,101,852       391,060,789  

Purchase of short-term investment securities, net

    17,877,413       18,009,666  

Proceeds from principal payments

    13,286,617       13,662,587  

Change in unrealized appreciation on investment securities

    24,493,116       17,889,752  

Amortization/accretion of premiums/discount on investment securities

    (8,510,824 )     (5,843,202 )

Net realized gain/(loss) on investment securities

    (4,536,263 )     (725,110 )

Net realized gain/(loss) on principal payments

    1,131,868       (741,710 )

Amortization of debt issue costs

    619,717       224,215  

(Increase)/decrease in dividends and interest receivable

    (1,261,957 )     (1,151,482 )

(Increase)/decrease in receivables for securities sold

    (10,550,166 )     (8,521,610 )

Increase/(decrease) in interest payable

    86,663       22,354  

Increase/(decrease) in payables for securities purchased

    1,400,364       1,437,480  

Increase/(decrease) in accrued advisory fees

    7,163       3,926  

Increase/(decrease) in accrued accounting and administration fees

    1,654       906  

Increase/(decrease) in other accrued expenses

    10,460       (3,434 )
               

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

    31,823,281       26,314,199  
               

Cash flows from financing activities

   

Cash paid for debt issue costs

    (620,116 )     (224,488 )

Cash distributions paid

    (31,203,165 )     (26,089,711 )
               

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

    (31,823,281 )     (26,314,199 )
               

Net increase/(decrease) in cash

           
               

Cash

   

Beginning balance

           
               

Ending balance

  $     $  
               

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Noncash financing activities not included herein consist of reinvestment of dividends and other distributions of $22,621,138 and $13,579,515 for RMK Advantage Income Fund and RMK High Income Fund, respectively. Total cash paid for interest was $7,890,986 and $6,721,594 for RMK Advantage Income Fund and RMK High Income Fund, respectively.

 

The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2007

 

     RMK Multi-Sector
High Income Fund
    RMK Strategic
Income Fund
 

Cash flows from operating activities

   

Change in net assets from operations

  $ 44,039,261     $ 27,727,839  

Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets from operations to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

   

Purchase of investment securities (at cost)

    (686,862,968 )     (520,763,658 )

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities

    472,373,972       494,243,352  

Purchase of short-term investment securities, net

    24,643,673       6,596,687  

Proceeds from principal payments

    17,484,500       19,819,321  

Change in unrealized appreciation on investment securities

    29,539,043       20,047,226  

Amortization/accretion of premiums/discount on investment securities

    (12,518,637 )     (7,339,413 )

Net realized gain/(loss) on investment securities

    (15,079,185 )     (3,538,612 )

Net realized gain/(loss) on principal payments

    (205,291 )     2,260,011  

Amortization of debt issue costs

    694,328       222,234  

(Increase)/decrease in dividends and interest receivable

    (3,652,831 )     (1,684,333 )

(Increase)/decrease in receivables for securities sold

    (13,453,263 )     (8,152,636 )

Increase/(decrease) in interest payable

    778,752       154,950  

Increase/(decrease) in payables for securities purchased

    1,461,100       1,898,962  

Increase/(decrease) in accrued advisory fees

    110,523       3,709  

Increase/(decrease) in accrued accounting and administration fees

    25,505       856  

Increase/(decrease) in other accrued expenses

    47,690       (12,783 )
               

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

    (140,573,828 )     31,483,712  
               

Cash flows from financing activities

   

Increase in loan payable

    170,000,000        

Cash paid for debt issue costs

    (742,517 )     (217,760 )

Cash distributions paid

    (28,683,655 )     (31,265,952 )
               

Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities

    140,573,828       (31,483,712 )
               

Net increase/(decrease) in cash

           
               

Cash

   

Beginning balance

           
               

Ending balance

  $     $  
               

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Noncash financing activities not included herein consist of reinvestment of dividends and other distributions of $32,009,545 and $16,754,479 for RMK Multi-Sector High Income and RMK Strategic Income Fund, respectively. Total cash paid for interest was $6,591,336 and $7,969,544 for RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund and RMK Strategic Income Fund, respectively.

 

The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

SELECTED DATA FOR A SHARE OUTSTANDING THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD INDICATED:

 

     Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
    Net
Investment
Income
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains/
(Losses) on
Investments
    Total
From
Investment
Operations
  Dividends
From Net
Investment
Income
    Distributions
From Capital
Gains
 

RMK Advantage Income Fund

           

Year Ended March 31, 2007

  $ 13.95     1.66   (0.56 )   1.10   (1.70 )    

Year Ended March 31, 2006

  $ 14.37     1.90   (0.22 )   1.68   (1.86 )   (0.24 )

Period Ended March 31, 2005 (e)

  $ 14.33 (b)   0.57   (0.03 )   0.54   (0.48 )    

RMK High Income Fund

           

Year Ended March 31, 2007

  $ 13.85     1.76   (0.67 )   1.09   (1.73 )    

Year Ended March 31, 2006

  $ 15.03     1.98   (0.58 )   1.40   (1.90 )   (0.68 )

Year Ended March 31, 2005

  $ 15.32     2.15   0.24     2.39   (2.07 )   (0.61 )

Period Ended March 31, 2004 (f)

  $ 14.33 (b)   1.11   1.09     2.20   (1.01 )   (0.17 )

RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund

 

         

Year Ended March 31, 2007

  $ 14.54     1.81   (0.36 )   1.45   (1.66 )   (0.23 )

Period Ended March 31, 2006 (g)

  $ 14.33 (b)   0.21   0.14     0.35   (0.12 )    

RMK Strategic Income Fund

           

Year Ended March 31, 2007

  $ 13.54     1.63   (0.52 )   1.11   (1.71 )    

Year Ended March 31, 2006

  $ 14.23     1.78   (0.20 )   1.58   (1.89 )   (0.38 )

Year Ended March 31, 2005

  $ 14.31     1.76   (0.16 )   1.60   (1.68 )    

Period Ended March 31, 2004 (h)

  $ 14.33 (b)   0.02   (0.02 )          

 

(a) Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of a common share of stock at the opening market price of the first day and a sale at the closing market price on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and other distributions are assumed, for purposes of this calculation, to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Funds’ dividend reinvestment plans. Total investment returns do not reflect brokerage commissions. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

(b) Net of sales load of $0.675 on initial shares issued.

 

(c) Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d) Ratio annualized for the periods less than one year.

 

(e) From the commencement of investment operations on November 8, 2004.

 

(f) From the commencement of investment operations on June 24, 2003.

 

(g) From the commencement of investment operations on January 19, 2006.

 

(h) From the commencement of investment operations on March 18, 2004.

 

 

The Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Financial Statements.

 

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                                      Ratios to Average Net Assets     Supplemental Data  
Return
of Capital
    Total
Distributions
    Offering
Costs
Charged
to Paid-in
Capital
    Net
Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return,
Net Asset
Value (c)
    Common
Share Price,
End of
Period
  Total
Return,
Market
Value (a)(c)
    Net
Expenses (d)
    Net
Investment
Income (d)
    Net
Assets,
End of
Period
(000’s)
  Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
                   
(0.06 )   (1.76 )       $ 13.29   6.21 %   $ 15.30   1.53 %   3.23 %   12.14 %   $ 416,999   94 %
    (2.10 )       $ 13.95   11.05 %   $ 16.80   23.28 %   2.62 %   13.45 %   $ 417,229   104 %
    (0.48 )   (0.02 )   $ 14.37   3.53 %   $ 15.59   7.30 %   0.94 %   10.52 %   $ 403,663   57 %
                   
(0.03 )   (1.76 )       $ 13.18   6.05 %   $ 15.20   (3.26 )%   3.47 %   12.89 %   $ 303,259   100 %
    (2.58 )       $ 13.85   7.80 %   $ 17.51   24.15 %   2.92 %   13.66 %   $ 306,699   97 %
    (2.68 )       $ 15.03   15.46 %   $ 16.50   16.49 %   2.12 %   14.08 %   $ 313,731   73 %
    (1.18 )   (0.03 )   $ 15.32   15.50 %   $ 16.67   20.06 %   1.11 %   10.15 %   $ 299,772   76 %
                   
    (1.89 )       $ 14.10   9.45 %   $ 15.71   10.96 %   2.83 %   12.46 %   $ 468,879   85 %
    (0.12 )   (0.02 )   $ 14.54   2.27 %   $ 15.98   7.38 %   0.71 %   6.72 %   $ 453,523   131 %
                   
(0.05 )   (1.76 )       $ 12.89   6.18 %   $ 14.81   (1.09 )%   3.50 %   12.17 %   $ 359,230   106 %
    (2.27 )       $ 13.54   9.95 %   $ 16.70   22.60 %   2.94 %   12.80 %   $ 362,768   101 %
    (1.68 )       $ 14.23   10.87 %   $ 15.74   9.68 %   1.70 %   12.47 %   $ 359,781   69 %
        (0.02 )   $ 14.31   (0.14 )%   $ 16.00   6.67 %   0.87 %   3.87 %   $ 300,547   0 %

 

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

1 Organization

 

RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc., RMK High Income Fund, Inc., RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. and RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) were organized as separate Maryland corporations on September 7, 2004, April 16, 2003, November 14, 2005 and January 16, 2004, respectively. The Funds are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as diversified, closed-end management investment companies, each with its own investment objective.

 

Each Fund is authorized to issue 1,000,000,000 shares of capital stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. The Funds’ Boards are authorized to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of capital stock from time to time by setting or changing the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or terms and conditions of redemption of such shares by the Funds. The common shares have no preemptive, conversion, exchange or redemption rights. All common shares have equal voting, dividend, distribution and liquidation rights. The common shares, when issued, will be fully paid and non-assessable. Common stockholders are entitled to one vote per share and all voting rights for the election of directors are non-cumulative. The Funds have no present intentions of offering additional shares, except as described in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

 

Under each Fund’s organizational documents, its Officers and Directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts with their vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

2 Significant Accounting Policies

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements. These policies are in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Investment Valuations—Investments in securities listed or traded on a securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sales price on the exchange where the

 

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security is primarily traded as of close of business on the New York Stock Exchange, usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on the valuation date. Equity securities traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (“NOCP”) provided by Nasdaq each business day. The NOCP is the most recently reported price as of 4:00:02 p.m. Eastern Time, unless that price is outside the range of the “inside” bid and asked price (i.e., the bid and asked prices that dealers quote to each other when trading for their own accounts); in that case, Nasdaq will adjust the price to equal the inside bid or asked price, whichever is closer. Because of delays in reporting trades, the NOCP may not be the last trade to occur before the market closes. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market and listed securities for which no sales were reported for that date are valued at the last quoted bid price.

 

Equity and debt securities issued in private placements shall be valued on the bid side by a primary market dealer. Long-term debt securities (including U.S. government securities, listed corporate bonds, other debt and asset-backed securities, and unlisted securities) are generally valued at the latest price furnished by an independent pricing service or primary market dealer. Short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of more than 60 days for which market quotations are readily available shall be valued by an independent pricing service or primary market dealer. Short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less shall be valued at cost with interest accrued or discount accreted to the date of maturity, unless such valuation, in the judgment of Morgan Asset Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”) does not represent market value.

 

Investments in open-end registered investment companies, if any, are valued at net asset value (“NAV”) as reported by those investment companies. Foreign securities denominated in foreign currencies, if any, are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates.

 

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or available quotations which appear to not accurately reflect the current value of an investment, are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Adviser’s Valuation Committee using procedures established by and under the direction of each Fund’s Board of Directors. The values assigned to fair valued investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material. Certain debt securities held by the Funds are valued on the basis of prices provided by primary market dealers. The prices provided by primary market dealers may differ from the value that would be realized if the securities were sold.

 

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As of March 31, 2007, the total value of these securities represented approximately 61.52%, 57.99%, 65.08% and 55.94% of the total investments of RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc., RMK High Income Fund, Inc., RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. and RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc., respectively.

 

Investment Transactions and Investment Income—Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded using the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, is accrued on a daily basis. Gains or losses realized on sales of securities are determined by comparing the identified cost of the security lot sold with the net sales proceeds.

 

Expenses—Expenses directly attributable to a Fund are charged directly to that Fund, while expenses which are attributable to more than one Fund are allocated among the respective Funds based upon relative net assets.

 

Dividends and Distributions to Stockholders—Each Fund declares quarterly and pays monthly dividends to its stockholders from the Fund’s net investment income and from other sources from time to time. Each Fund also pays distributions at least annually from its net realized capital gains, if any. All common shares have equal dividend and distribution rights. Dividends and other distributions to stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. A notice disclosing the source(s) of a distribution will be provided if payment is made from any source(s) other than net investment income. Any such notice would be provided only for informational purposes in order to comply with the requirements of Section 19(a) of the 1940 Act and not for tax reporting purposes. The tax composition of each Fund’s distributions for each calendar year are reported on IRS Form 1099 DIV.

 

The amounts of dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature (i.e., reclass of market discounts, net operating loss, paydowns and distributions), such amounts are reclassified within the composition of net assets based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. To the extent distributions from net investment income and net realized gains exceed net investment income and net realized gains for tax purposes, they are reported as distributions of capital.

 

Repurchase Agreements—The Funds may purchase instruments from financial institutions, such as banks and broker dealers, subject to the seller’s agreement to

 

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repurchase them at an agreed upon time and price (“repurchase agreement”). The Funds may invest in repurchase agreements with institutions that are deemed by the Adviser to be of good standing and creditworthy. A third party custodian bank takes possession of the underlying securities (“collateral”) of a repurchase agreement, the value of which is at all times at least equal to the principal amount of the repurchase transaction and accrued interest. In the event of counterparty default on the obligation to repurchase, each Fund has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. However, there could be potential losses to the Funds in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty to the agreement if the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their rights to dispose of the collateral, including the risk of possible decline in the value of the collateral during the period while the Funds seek to assert their rights.

 

Option Writing—When a Fund writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current fair value of the option written. Premiums received from writing options that expire unexercised are treated by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from investments. If a call option is exercised, the premium is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the securities purchased by the Fund. The Fund, as writer of an option, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option.

 

When-Issued and Delayed Delivery Transactions—The Funds may engage in when-issued or delayed delivery transactions. The Funds record when-issued securities on the trade date and maintain security positions such that sufficient liquid assets will be available to make payment for the securities purchased. Securities purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis are marked to market daily and begin earning interest on the settlement date. Losses may occur on these transactions due to changes in market conditions or the failure of counterparties to perform under the contract.

 

Use of Estimates—The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

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Cash—Cash represents deposits in bank accounts.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements—In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) released FASB Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”), an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. FIN 48 requires the accounting and disclosure of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are more likely than not to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more likely than not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Adoption of FIN 48 is required for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is to be applied to all open tax years as of the effective date. The Adviser is evaluating the application of FIN 48 to each Fund, and is not in a position at this time to estimate the significance of its impact, if any, on each Fund’s financial statements.

 

In September 2006, FASB issued its new Standard No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 is designed to unify guidance for the measurement of fair value of all types of assets, including financial instruments and certain liabilities, throughout a number of accounting standards. FAS 157 also establishes a hierarchy for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands financial statement disclosures about fair value measurements that are relevant to mutual funds. FAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and earlier application is permitted. The Adviser is evaluating the application of FAS 157 to each Fund, and is not in a position at this time to estimate the significance of its impact on each Funds’ financial statements. The Funds have chosen not to early adopt this standard.

 

3 Agreements and Other Transactions with Affiliates

 

Investment Adviser—The Funds have entered into Investment Advisory Agreements with Morgan Asset Management, Inc., the Adviser, a wholly owned subsidiary of MK Holding, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Regions Financial Corporation (“Regions”). Under the terms of the agreements, the Funds are charged an annual advisory fee of 0.65% based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily total assets minus the sum of accrued liabilities other than debt entered into for purposes of leverage.

 

Accounting and Administrative Services—The Funds have entered into Accounting and Administrative Services Agreements with Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. (“Morgan Keegan”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Regions. Under

 

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the terms of the agreements, Morgan Keegan provides portfolio accounting services and certain administrative personnel and services to the Funds for an annual fee of 0.15% based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily total assets minus the sum of accrued liabilities other than debt entered into for purposes of leverage. Morgan Keegan also provides an employee to serve as the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer for which Morgan Keegan receives no additional compensation from the Funds.

 

Directors and Officers—Certain of the Officers and Directors of the Funds

are also Officers and Directors of the Adviser, Morgan Keegan, and Regions. Such Officers and Directors of the Company who are “Interested Persons” as defined in the 1940 Act receive no salary or fees from the Funds.

 

Each Independent Director receives an annual retainer of $4,000 and a fee of $1,000 per quarterly meeting with reimbursement for related expenses for each meeting of the Board attended from each Fund. Each chairperson of the Independent Directors Committee and Audit Committee receives annual compensation of $500 from each Fund. An additional $1,500 is paid to the Independent Directors for attending special meetings in person, and an additional $500 is paid for attending special meetings by telephone. No Officer or Director is entitled to receive pension or retirement benefits from the Funds.

 

Other Transactions—For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, Morgan Keegan earned no underwriting discounts, direct commissions or dealer incentives on the sales and purchases of investment securities.

 

4 Option Transactions

 

Transactions in options written during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 were as follows:

 

    RMK Advantage
Income Fund
    RMK High
Income Fund
    RMK Multi-Sector
High Income Fund
    RMK Strategic
Income Fund
 
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
 

Options outstanding at March 31, 2006

  466     $ 58,566     305     $ 45,863     153     $ 18,949     639     $ 89,778  

Options written

  2,766       384,189     2,027       282,544     2,242       312,674     3,775       508,557  

Options expired

  (1,617 )     (205,688 )   (1,225 )     (156,663 )   (1,065 )     (128,670 )   (2,252 )     (287,184 )

Options exercised

  (1,551 )     (223,314 )   (1,055 )     (160,579 )   (1,223 )     (180,291 )   (2,077 )     (292,827 )
                                                       

Options outstanding at March 31, 2007

  64     $ 13,753     52     $ 11,165     107     $ 22,662     85     $ 18,324  
                                                       

 

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5 Investment Transactions

 

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. government obligations) for each Fund were as follows:

 

    RMK Advantage
Income Fund
  RMK High
Income Fund
  RMK Multi-Sector
High Income Fund
  RMK Strategic
Income Fund

Cost of Purchases

  $ 530,307,063   $ 421,660,482   $ 686,862,968   $ 520,763,658

Proceeds from Sales

    510,388,468     404,723,376     489,858,472     514,062,672

 

6 Bank Loans

 

The Funds are permitted to borrow up to one-third of the value of their total assets, including such borrowings, for investment purposes. Such borrowing is referred to as leveraging and the Funds have collateralized bank lines of credit for this purpose. As of March 31, 2007, the Funds’ borrowing arrangements were as follows:

 

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RMK Advantage Income Fund has a collateralized $160,000,000 bank line of credit, which matures in March of 2008. The Fund maintains a separate collateral account for assets it pledges as collateral under the line of credit. Generally, the Fund holds all of its investment securities, other than equity securities, in that account and therefore pledges those securities as collateral under the borrowing arrangement; the collateral may be sold. As of March 31, 2007, the outstanding balance on the line of credit was $150,000,000. Borrowings under this agreement bear interest at a variable rate determined by the bank’s conduit program, which has historically been slightly below LIBOR. Fees of 0.11% per annum are paid on the total line of credit, regardless of usage, and of 0.21% per annum on the outstanding amount of borrowings. The average balance during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was $150,000,000 or $4.89 per share, based on average shares outstanding of 30,652,568. The average interest rate during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was 5.245%. The maximum amount of borrowings outstanding at any month-end during the period was $150,000,000.

 

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RMK High Income Fund has a collateralized $125,000,000 bank line of credit, which matures in December of 2007. All of the Fund’s investment securities, other than equity securities, are pledged as collateral under the borrowing arrangement and the collateral may be sold. As of March 31, 2007, the outstanding balance on the line of credit was $115,000,000.

 

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Borrowings under this agreement bear interest at a fixed rate on the date of borrowing at LIBOR plus 0.375% per annum. Fees of 0.075% per annum are paid on the total line of credit, regardless of usage. The average balance during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was $115,000,000 or $5.09 per share, based on average shares outstanding of 22,580,867. The average interest rate during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was 5.784%. The maximum amount of borrowings outstanding at any month-end during the period was $115,000,000.

 

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RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund has a collateralized $180,000,000 bank line of credit, which matures in March of 2008. The Fund maintains a separate collateral account for assets it pledges as collateral under the line of credit. Generally, the Fund holds all of its investment securities, other than equity securities, in that account and therefore pledges those securities as collateral under the borrowing arrangement; the collateral may be sold. As of March 31, 2007, the outstanding balance on the line of credit was $170,000,000. Borrowings under this agreement bear interest at a variable rate determined by the bank’s conduit program, which has historically been slightly below LIBOR. Fees of 0.11% per annum are paid on the total line of credit, regardless of usage, and of 0.21% per annum on the outstanding amount of borrowings. The average balance during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was $131,923,077 or $4.10 per share, based on average shares outstanding of 32,140,602. The average interest rate during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was 5.247%. The maximum amount of borrowings outstanding at any month-end during the period was $170,000,000.

 

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RMK Strategic Income Fund has a collateralized $150,000,000 bank line of credit, which matures in July of 2008. All of the Fund’s investment securities, other than equity securities, are pledged as collateral under the borrowing arrangement and the collateral may be sold. As of March 31, 2007, the outstanding balance on the line of credit was $140,000,000. Borrowings under this agreement bear interest at a fixed rate on the date of borrowing at LIBOR plus 0.375% per annum. Fees of 0.075% per annum are paid on the total line of credit, regardless of usage. The average balance during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was $140,384,615 or $5.14 per share, based on average shares outstanding of 27,336,249. The average interest rate during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 was 5.703%. The maximum amount of borrowings outstanding at any month-end during the period was $145,000,000.

 

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7 Federal Tax Information

 

Each Fund is treated as a separate entity for federal tax purposes. No provision for federal income or excise taxes is required since the Funds intend to continue to qualify each year as regulated investment companies under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and distribute substantially all their taxable net investment income and capital gains to their stockholders.

 

Because federal income tax regulations differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, income and capital gain distributions determined in accordance with tax regulations may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for gains/losses on principal payments of mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, distribution reclassification, return of capital and REIT adjustments.

 

Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to stockholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in-capital. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or NAVs per share. Any taxable gain remaining at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2007, permanent differences identified and reclassified among the components of net assets were as follows:

 

     RMK Advantage
Income Fund
    RMK High
Income Fund
    RMK Multi-Sector
High Income Fund
    RMK Strategic
Income Fund
 

Undistributed net investment Income

  $ 2,871,276     $ (149,450 )   $ (215,037 )   $ 3,750,022  

Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) on investments

    (2,871,276 )     149,450       215,037       (2,184,662 )

Paid in Capital

                      (1,565,360 )

 

The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the year ended March 31, 2007 was as follows:

 

     RMK Advantage
Income Fund
  RMK High
Income Fund
  RMK Multi-Sector
High Income Fund
  RMK Strategic
Income Fund

Ordinary Income(1)

  $ 53,824,303   $ 39,669,226   $ 60,693,132   $ 46,455,071

Long-term Capital Gains

            68    

Return of Capital

                1,565,360
                       

Total Distributions

  $ 53,824,303   $ 39,669,226   $ 60,693,200   $ 48,020,431
                       

 

(1)

 

For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

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The tax character of distributions as reported on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the year ended March 31, 2006 was as follows:

 

     RMK Advantage
Income Fund
  RMK High
Income Fund
  RMK Multi-Sector
High Income Fund
  RMK Strategic
Income Fund

Ordinary Income(1)

  $ 58,852,032   $ 47,664,460   $ 3,726,838   $ 58,120,300

Long-term Capital Gains

    1,887,895     7,551,866         229,122

Return of Capital

                561,298
                       

Total Distributions

  $ 60,739,927   $ 55,216,326   $ 3,726,838   $ 58,910,720
                       

 

(1)

 

For tax purposes, short-term capital gain distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.

 

For the year ended March 31, 2007, the tax basis components of net assets were as follows:

 

     RMK Advantage
Income Fund
    RMK High
Income Fund
    RMK Multi-Sector
High Income Fund
    RMK Strategic
Income Fund
 

Gross Unrealized Appreciation

  $ 10,684,347     $ 8,408,407     $ 13,219,424     $ 9,362,181  

Gross Unrealized (Depreciation)

    (49,162,739 )     (42,472,138 )     (40,139,166 )     (45,521,682 )
                               

Net Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

    (38,478,392 )     (34,063,731 )     (26,919,742 )     (36,159,501 )
                               

Undistributed Ordinary Income

    2,248,438       1,476,321       15,067,242        

Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains

                2,344,774        

Capital Loss Carryforwards and Post October Losses

                      (5,533,468 )

Other

          (23,516 )            
                               

Distributable Earnings

    (36,229,954 )     (32,610,926 )     (9,507,726 )     (41,692,969 )

Paid-in Capital

    453,228,595       335,869,830       478,386,408       400,922,911  
                               

Net Assets

  $ 416,998,641     $ 303,258,904     $ 468,878,682     $ 359,229,942  
                               

 

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At March 31, 2007, the Funds’ cost of investments for federal tax purposes was as follows:

 

     RMK Advantage
Income Fund
  RMK High
Income Fund
  RMK Multi-Sector
High Income Fund
  RMK Strategic
Income Fund

Cost of Investments

  $ 590,530,660   $ 439,009,917   $ 648,121,592   $ 523,335,021

 

Capital Loss Carryforwards—At March 31, 2007, RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. had capital loss carryforwards of $5,339,876 and $193,592 expiring in 2014 and 2015, respectively, which will reduce the Fund’s taxable income arising from future net realized gains on investments, if any, to the extent permitted by the Code, and thus will reduce the amount of the distributions to shareholders which would otherwise be necessary to relieve the Fund of any liability for federal tax.

 

Post-October Losses Deferred—Pursuant to federal income tax regulations applicable to investment companies, the Funds have elected to treat net capital losses realized between November 1 and March 31 of each year as occurring on the first day of the following tax year. There were no post-October losses in the current year.

 

8 Concentration of Credit Risk

 

The Funds invest primarily in below investment grade debt securities (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”). The ability of the issuers of the debt securities held by the Funds to meet their obligations might be affected by economic developments in a specific industry, state or region.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc., RMK High Income Fund, Inc., RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. and RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc.:

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, and the related statements of operations, of changes in net assets, of cash flows and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc., RMK High Income Fund, Inc., RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. and RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (hereafter referred to as the “Funds”) at March 31, 2007, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets, the results of each of their cash flows and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Funds’ management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements 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 are free of material misstatement. An audit 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, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at March 31, 2007 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO


 

Memphis, Tennessee

May 21, 2007

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

The following tables set forth information concerning the Directors and Officers of the Funds. All persons named as Directors and Officers also serve in similar capacities for the other registered investment companies in the Regions Morgan Keegan Fund complex overseeing a total of eighteen portfolios. The Regions Morgan Keegan Fund complex includes Morgan Keegan Select Fund, Inc., Regions Morgan Keegan Select Funds, RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc., RMK High Income Fund, Inc., RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. and RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

An asterisk (*) indicates the Directors and/or Officers who are “interested persons” of the Funds as defined by the 1940 Act by virtue of their positions with the Adviser, Morgan Keegan and/or Regions, the publicly held parent of the Adviser, and its other subsidiaries. The Statement of Additional Information for each Fund includes additional information about the Fund’s Directors as of the time of the Fund’s initial public offering and is available upon request, without charge, by calling the Funds toll-free at 800-564-2188.

 

DIRECTORS

 

 

Name, Address(1), Age,
Position(s) Held with Funds,
Term of Office
(2),
Length of Service
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
and Other Directorships Held by Director

Allen B. Morgan, Jr.*

Age 64, Director,

Since 2003/2004/2005(3)

   Mr. Morgan has served as a Director and Vice-Chairman of Regions Financial Corporation since 2001 and 2003, respectively. He also has served as a Director of Morgan Asset Management, Inc. since 1993. Mr. Morgan has been Chairman of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. since 1969 and Executive Managing Director of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. since 1969.

J. Kenneth Alderman*

Age 54, Director,

Since 2003/2004/2005(3)

   Mr. Alderman has been President of Regions Morgan Keegan Trust and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Asset Management, Inc. since 2002. He has also served as an Executive Vice President of Regions Financial Corporation since 2000. Mr. Alderman is a Certified Public Accountant and he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

 

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Name, Address(1), Age,
Position(s) Held with Funds,
Term of Office
(2),
Length of Service
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
and Other Directorships Held by Director

Jack R. Blair

Age 65, Director,

Since 2005

   Mr. Blair serves as non-executive Chairman of DJO, Inc. (orthopedic equipment). He also serves as a director of NuVasive, Inc. (medical device company), Buckman Laboratories, Inc. (specialty chemicals manufacturer) and Active Implants Corporation (orthopedic medical device company). Mr. Blair served as non-executive Chairman of SCB Computer Technology, Inc. from September 2000 until March 2004 when the company was acquired by CIBER, Inc.

Albert C. Johnson

Age 62, Director,

Since 2005

   Mr. Johnson has been an independent financial consultant since 1998. He also has served as a Director of Books-A-Million, Inc. since 2005. He was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dunn Investment Company (construction) from 1994 to 1998. He also was with Arthur Andersen LLP from 1965 to 1994, retiring as the Managing Partner of the firm’s Birmingham Office.

James Stillman R. McFadden

Age 49, Director,

Since 2003/2004/2005(3)

   Mr. McFadden has been Chief Manager of McFadden Communications, LLC (commercial printing) since 2002. He also has served as a Director for several private companies since 1997.

 

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Name, Address(1), Age,
Position(s) Held with Funds,
Term of Office
(2),
Length of Service
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
and Other Directorships Held by Director

W. Randall Pittman

Age 53, Director,

Since 2003/2004/2005(3)

   Mr. Pittman has been Chief Financial Officer of Emageon Inc. (healthcare information systems) since 2002. From 1999 to 2002, he was Chief Financial Officer of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (biotechnology). From 1998 to 1999, he was Chief Financial Officer of ScandiPharm, Inc. (pharmaceuticals). From 1995 to 1998, he served as Senior Vice President – Finance of CaremarkRx (pharmacy benefit management). From 1983 to 1995, he held various positions with AmSouth Bancorporation (bank holding company), including Executive Vice President and Controller.

Mary S. Stone

Age 56, Director,

Since 2003/2004/2005(3)

   Ms. Stone has been a professor at the University of Alabama Culverhouse School of Accountancy since 1981 and has held the Hugh Culverhouse Endowed Chair of Accountancy since 2002. She has served as Director of the Culverhouse School of Accountancy since 2004. She is also a former member of Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council, AICPA, Accounting Standards Executive Committee and AACSB International Accounting Accreditation Committee. She is a Certified Public Accountant.

 

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Name, Address(1), Age,
Position(s) Held with Funds,
Term of Office
(2),
Length of Service
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
and Other Directorships Held by Director

Archie W. Willis, III

Age 49, Director,

Since 2003/2004/2005(3)

   Mr. Willis has been President of Community Capital (financial advisory and real estate development consulting) since 1999 and Vice President of Community Realty Company (real estate brokerage) since 1999. He was a First Vice President of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. from 1991 to 1999. He also has served as a Director of Memphis Telecom, LLC since 2001 and a Member of the Advisory Board of Tri-State Bank of Memphis since 2006.

(1)

 

The address of each Director is c/o the Funds, 50 North Front Street, 21st Floor, Memphis, Tennessee 38103.

(2)

 

Each Fund’s Board of Directors is divided into three classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. The terms of office of the Class I, Class II and Class III Directors expire at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in the year 2007, year 2008 and year 2009, respectively, or until in each case their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. Each Director who is not an interested person of the Fund serves on the Funds’ Audit, Independent Directors and Qualified Legal Compliance Committees.

(3)

 

RMK High Income Fund, RMK Strategic Income Fund, RMK Advantage Income Fund and RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund commenced investment operations on June 24, 2003, March 18, 2004, November 8, 2004 and January 19, 2006, respectively.

 

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OFFICERS

 

 

Name, Address(1), Age,
Position(s) Held with Funds,
Term of Office
(2),
Length of Service
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

Brian B. Sullivan*

Age 52, President,

Since 2006(4)

   Mr. Sullivan has served as President and Chief Investment Officer of Morgan Asset Management, Inc. since 2006. From 1999 to 2002 and from 2005 to 2007, Mr. Sullivan has served as President of AmSouth Asset Management, Inc., which will merge into Morgan Asset Management, Inc. in late 2007. From 1996 to 1999 and from 2002 to 2005, Mr. Sullivan served as Vice President of AmSouth Asset Management, Inc. Since joining AmSouth Bank in 1982 through 1996, Mr. Sullivan served in various capacities including Equity Research Analyst and Chief Fixed Income Officer and was responsible for Employee Benefits Portfolio Management and Regional Trust Investments. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Thomas R. Gamble*

Age 64, Vice President,

Since 2003/2004/2005(3)

   Mr. Gamble has been an executive at Regions Financial Corporation since 1981. He was a Corporate IRA Manager from 2000 to 2001 and a Senior Vice President and Manager of Employee Benefits at the Birmingham Trust Department of Regions Bank from 1981 to 2000.

 

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Name, Address(1), Age,
Position(s) Held with Funds,
Term of Office
(2),
Length of Service
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

J. Thompson Weller*

Age 42, Treasurer,
Since 2006
(4), and
Assistant Secretary,

Since 2003/2004/2005(3)

   Mr. Weller has been a Managing Director and Controller of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. since 2001. He was Senior Vice President and Controller of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. from 1998 to 2001, Controller and First Vice President from 1997 to 1998, Controller and Vice President from 1995 to 1997 and Assistant Controller from 1992 to 1995. Mr. Weller also served as a Business Systems Analyst in the Investment Information Division of Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. from 1991 to 1992. Mr. Weller was also with Arthur Andersen & Co. in 1988 and Andersen Consulting from 1989 to 1991.

Charles D. Maxwell*

Age 53, Secretary and Assistant Treasurer,

Since 2003/2004/2005(3)

   Mr. Maxwell has been Executive Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. since 2006. Mr. Maxwell previously served as Managing Director of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. from 1998 to 2006 and Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. from 1994 to 2006. Mr. Maxwell has been Secretary and Treasurer of Morgan Asset Management, Inc. since 1993. He was Senior Vice President of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Maxwell also was with the accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP from 1976 to 1986 and served as a Senior Manager from 1984 to 1986.

 

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Name, Address(1), Age,
Position(s) Held with Funds,
Term of Office
(2),
Length of Service
   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years

Michele F. Wood*

Age 38, Chief Compliance Officer,

Since 2006

   Ms. Wood has been the Chief Compliance Officer of Morgan Asset Management, Inc. since 2006 and is also a Senior Vice President of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. She was a Senior Attorney and First Vice President of Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. from 2002 to 2006. She was a Staff Attorney with FedEx Corporation from 2001 to 2002 specializing in employment litigation. She was an Associate with Ford & Harrison LLP from 1997 to 2001.

(1)

 

The address of Messrs. Weller and Maxwell and Ms. Wood is 50 North Front Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38103. The address of Messrs. Sullivan and Gamble is 417 North 20th Street, 15th Floor, Birmingham, Alabama 35203.

 

(2)

 

Officers of the Funds are elected and appointed annually by the Board of Directors and hold office until they resign, are removed or are otherwise disqualified to serve.

 

(3)

 

RMK High Income Fund, RMK Strategic Income Fund, RMK Advantage Income Fund and RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund commenced investment operations on June 24, 2003, March 18, 2004, November 8, 2004 and January 19, 2006, respectively.

 

(4)

 

On November 10, 2006, the Boards of Directors of the Funds appointed Mr. Brian B. Sullivan as President and Mr. J. Thompson Weller as Treasurer of the Funds to replace Mr. Carter E. Anthony and Mr. Joseph C. Weller, respectively, who retired as officers of the Funds.

 

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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

 

The Funds offer a dividend reinvestment plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to which stockholders, unless they elect otherwise, automatically have dividends and other distributions reinvested in common shares of the fund by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Shareholder Services, Inc. (together, the “Plan Agent”). Stockholders who elect not to participate in the Plan receive all distributions in cash paid by wire or check mailed directly to the recordholder by the Plan Agent.

 

How the Plan Works

 

After the funds declare a dividend or determine to make other distributions, the Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participants’ accounts, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of newly-issued shares of the fund or (ii) by open-market purchases as follows:

 

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If, on the payment date, the NAV is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated brokerage commissions, the Plan Agent will invest the distribution amount in newly-issued shares on behalf of the participants. The number of newly-issued shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the distribution by the NAV on the date the shares are issued. However, if the NAV is less than 95% of the market price on the payment date, the dollar amount of the distribution will be divided by 95% of the market price on the payment date. Because common shares may be issued at less than their market price, Plan participants may get a benefit that non-participants do not.

 

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If, on the payment date, the NAV is greater than the market value per share plus estimated brokerage commissions, the Plan Agent will invest the distribution amount in shares acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases, which may be made on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), in the over-the-counter market or in negotiated transactions and may be on such terms as to price, delivery and otherwise as the Plan Agent shall determine. It is possible that the market price for the shares may increase before the Plan Agent has completed its purchases. Therefore, the average purchase price per share the Plan Agent pays may exceed the market price thereof on the payment date. If the market price per share increases so that it equals or exceeds the NAV per share (minus estimated brokerage commissions), the Plan Agent will cease its purchases. Otherwise, the Plan Agent will use all distributions received in cash to purchase shares in the open market on or shortly after the payment date, but in no event more than thirty (30) days after the payment date, except where temporary curtailment or suspension of purchase is necessary to comply with applicable provisions

 

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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

 

 

of the federal securities laws. If the Plan Agent is unable to invest the full amount through open-market purchases during the purchase period, the Plan Agent will request that, with respect to the uninvested portion of such amount, the fund issue new shares at the close of business on the earlier of the last day of the purchase period or the first day during the purchase period on which the NAV per share (minus estimated brokerage commissions) equals or is less than the market price per share.

 

Costs of the Plan

 

The Plan Agent’s fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions will be paid by the Funds. However, each participant will pay a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent’s open-market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends and other distributions. If a participant elects to have the Plan Agent sell part or all of his or her shares and remit the proceeds, the participant will be subject to a $15.00 service fee and a $0.12 per share sold processing fee (which includes applicable brokerage commissions the Plan Agent is required to pay). The participant will not be charged any other fees for this service. However, each Fund reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service fee payable by the participant.

 

Tax Implications

 

The automatic reinvestment of dividends or other distributions does not relieve participants of any taxes which may be payable on such dividends or other distributions. Participants will receive tax information annually for their personal records and to help them prepare their federal income tax return. For further information as to the tax consequences of participation in the Plan, participants should consult with their own tax advisors.

 

Right to Withdraw

 

Participants may withdraw from the Plan by calling the Plan Agent at 800-426-5523, writing to the Plan Agent at 250 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021 or completing and returning the transaction form attached to each Plan statement. The withdrawal will be effective immediately if the participant’s notice is received by the Plan Agent not less than ten days prior to any dividend or other distribution record date. Otherwise, the withdrawal will be effective the first trading day after the payment date for the dividend or other distribution with respect to any subsequent dividend or other distribution.

 

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PRIVACY POLICY NOTICE

 

 

The Funds and their agents (referred to as the “Funds,” “we” or “us”) recognize that consumers (referred to as “you” or “your”) expect us to protect both your assets and financial information. We respect your right to privacy and your expectation that all personal information about you or your account will be maintained in a secure manner. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality, security and integrity of client and stockholder information. We want you to understand the Funds’ policy that governs the handling of your information, how the Funds gather information, how that information is used and how it is kept secure.

 

Information The Funds Collect

 

The Funds collect nonpublic personal information about you from the following sources:

 

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We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, on account applications, other forms or electronically (such as through the Funds’ website or other electronic trading mechanisms). Examples of this information include your name, address, social security number, assets and income.

 

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We may receive information from you, or from your financial representative, through transactions with us or others, correspondence and other communications. Examples of this information include specific investments and your account balances.

 

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We may obtain other personal information from you in connection with providing you a financial product or service. Examples of this information include depository, debit or credit account numbers.

 

Information Sharing Policy

 

The Funds may share the nonpublic personal information about you, as described above, with financial or non-financial companies or other entities, including companies that may be affiliated with the Funds and other nonaffiliated third parties, for the following purposes:

 

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We may share information when it is necessary and required to process a transaction or to service a customer relationship. For example, information may be shared with a company that provides account record keeping services or a company that provides proxy services to stockholders.

 

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We may share information when it is required or permitted by law. For example, information may be shared in response to a subpoena or to protect you against fraud or with someone who has established a legal beneficial interest, such as a power of attorney.

 

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We may disclose all of the information we collect, as described above, to companies that perform marketing or other services on our behalf or to other financial institutions with whom we have agreements, for the limited purpose of jointly offering, endorsing or sponsoring a financial product or service. For example, we may share information about you for these limited purposes with the bank, broker dealer or other financial intermediary through whom you purchased the Funds’ products or services, or with providers of marketing, legal, accounting or other professional services. The Funds will not, however, disclose a consumer’s account number or similar form of access number or access code for credit card, deposit or transaction accounts to any nonaffiliated third party for use in telemarketing, direct mail or other marketing purposes.

 

Except as described above, the Funds do not share customer information. We will not rent, sell, trade or otherwise release or disclose any personal information about you. Any information you provide to us is for the Funds’ use only. If you decide to close your account(s) or become an inactive customer, we will adhere to the privacy policies and practices as described in this notice.

 

Information Security

 

When the Funds share nonpublic customer information with third parties hired to facilitate the delivery of certain products or services to our customers, such information is made available for limited purposes and under controlled circumstances designed to protect our customers’ privacy. We require third parties to comply with our standards regarding security and confidentiality of such information. We do not permit them to use that information for their own or any other purposes, or rent, sell, trade or otherwise release or disclose the information to any other party. These requirements are reflected in written agreements between the Funds and the third party service providers.

 

The Funds protect your personal information in several ways. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your nonpublic personal information. Each of the following sections explains an aspect of the Funds’ commitment to protecting your personal information and respecting your privacy.

 

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Employee Access To Information

 

All of the Funds’ employees must adhere to the Funds’ policy on confidentiality. Employee access to customer information is authorized for business purposes only, and the degree of access is based on the sensitivity of the information and on an employee’s or agent’s need to know the information in order to service a customer’s account or comply with legal requirements.

 

Visiting The Funds’ Website

 

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The Funds’ website (www.rmkfunds.com) gathers and maintains statistics about the number of visitors as well as what information is viewed most frequently. This information is used to improve the content and level of service we provide to our clients and stockholders.

 

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Information or data entered into a website will be retained.

 

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Where registration to a website or re-entering personal information on a website is required, “cookies” are used to improve your online experience. A cookie is a way for websites to recognize whether or not you have visited the site before. It is a small file that is stored on your computer that identifies you each time you re-visit our site so you don’t have to resubmit personal information. Cookies provide faster access into the website.

 

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We may also collect non-personally identifiable Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses for all other visitors to monitor the number of visitors to the site. These non-personally identifiable IP addresses are never shared with any third party.

 

E-mail

 

If you have opted to receive marketing information from the Funds by e-mail, it is our policy to include instructions in all marketing messages on how to unsubscribe from subsequent e-mail programs. Some products or services from the Funds are intended to be delivered and serviced electronically. E-mail communication may be utilized in such cases. If you participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan administered by the Funds, we may, at your employer’s request, send you e-mail on matters pertaining to the retirement plan.

 

Please do not provide any account or personal information such as social security numbers, account numbers or account balances within your e-mail correspondence to us. We cannot use e-mail to execute transaction instructions, provide personal account information or change account registration. We can, however, use e-mail

 

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to provide you with the necessary forms. You can also use customer service to do so. Call us toll-free at 800-564-2188.

 

Surveys/Aggregate Data

 

Periodically, the Funds may conduct surveys about financial products and services or review elements of customer information in an effort to forecast future business needs. The Funds then generate reports that include aggregate data regarding its customers. Aggregate data classifies customer information in various ways but that does not identify individual customers. These reports may also include information on website traffic patterns and related information. These reports are used for the Funds’ planning, statistical and other corporate purposes. Aggregate data may also be shared with external parties, such as marketing organizations. However, no information is shared by which any individual customer could be identified.

 

Changes To Our Privacy Statement

 

The Funds reserve the right to modify or remove parts of this privacy statement at any time. Notice will be provided to you in advance of any changes that would affect your rights under this policy statement.

 

ANNUAL CERTIFICATIONS

 

 

Each Fund is listed on the NYSE. As a result, each Fund is subject to certain corporate governance rules promulgated by the NYSE. Pursuant to those requirements, each Fund must include information in this annual report regarding certain certifications. Each Fund has submitted to the NYSE the required annual certification of its Chief Executive Officer. Each Fund also will include the certification of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as an exhibit to the Fund’s annual report on Form N-CSR to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the annual period.

 

PROXY VOTING POLICIES & PROCEDURES & RECORD OF VOTING ACTIVITY

 

 

The Funds vote proxies related to their portfolio securities according to a set of policies and procedures approved by the Funds’ Boards of Directors. You may view the proxy voting activity for each Fund during the most recent twelve month period ended June 30 as well as a description of the policies and procedures, without charge, by calling 800-564-2188, by visiting the Fund’s website at www.rmkfunds.com or by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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QUARTERLY REPORTS ON PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

 

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings as of the first and third quarters of their fiscal years on Form N-Q with the SEC no more than sixty days after the close of those quarters. You may obtain each Fund’s Form N-Q filings, without charge, by calling 800-564-2188 or you may view these filings by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Each Fund’s last Form N-Q filing is available on the Fund’s website at www.rmkfunds.com. Each Fund’s Form N-Q filings may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Call 800-SEC-0330 for information regarding the operation of the Public Reference Room.

 

FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the amount of long-term capital gain designated by RMK Advantage Income Fund, RMK High Income Fund, RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund and RMK Strategic Income Fund were $0, $0, $68 and $0, respectively.

 

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, 6.28%, 5.75%, 4.44% and 6.62% of the distributions from net investment income paid by RMK Advantage Income Fund, RMK High Income Fund, RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund and RMK Strategic Income Fund, respectively, are qualifying dividends which may be subject to a minimum tax rate of 15%, as provided by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2003. Complete information is reported in conjunction with reporting of your distributions on Form 1099-DIV.

 

Of the ordinary income (including short-term capital gain) distributions made by RMK Advantage Income Fund, RMK High Income Fund, RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund and RMK Strategic Income Fund during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, 6.28%, 5.75%, 4.44% and 6.62%, respectively, qualified for the dividend received deduction available to corporate stockholders.

 

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INVESTMENT ADVISER

Morgan Asset Management, Inc.

417 North 20th Street, 15th Floor

Birmingham, Alabama 35203

 

ADMINISTRATOR

Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.

Morgan Keegan Tower

50 North Front Street

Memphis, Tennessee 38103

CUSTODIAN

State Street Bank & Trust Company

801 Pennsylvania Avenue

Kansas City, Missouri 64105

 

LEGAL COUNSEL

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

1601 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

    
TRANSFER AGENT

Computershare Shareholder Services, Inc.

250 Royall Street

Canton, Massachusetts 02021

 

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Morgan Keegan Tower

50 North Front Street, Suite 1000

Memphis, Tennessee 38103

 

 

This report is for stockholder information. This is not a prospectus intended for use in the purchase or sale of Fund shares. Statements and other information contained in this report are as dated and are subject to change.

 

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REGIONS MORGAN KEEGAN FUND COMPLEX

 

The Regions Morgan Keegan fund complex offers mutual funds with a broad variety of investment objectives to meet the financial needs of all types of investors. With approximately $7.4 billion in assets, the fund complex includes five equity funds, one balanced fund, five bond funds, one tax-exempt bond fund, two money market funds and four closed-end funds. You may see an overview of each Fund by visiting the Funds’ website at www.rmkfunds.com. You may also download each Fund’s most recent marketing flyer, prospectus, and annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders.

 

REGIONS MORGAN KEEGAN SELECT FAMILY OF FUNDS

 

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EQUITY FUNDS


Regions Morgan Keegan Select Mid Cap Growth Fund

Regions Morgan Keegan Select Growth Fund

Regions Morgan Keegan Select Core Equity Fund

Regions Morgan Keegan Select Mid Cap Value Fund

Regions Morgan Keegan Select Value Fund

 

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BALANCED FUND


Regions Morgan Keegan Select Balanced Fund

 

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BOND FUNDS


Regions Morgan Keegan Select High Income Fund

Regions Morgan Keegan Select Intermediate Bond Fund

Regions Morgan Keegan Select Fixed Income Fund

Regions Morgan Keegan Select Limited Maturity Fixed Income Fund

Regions Morgan Keegan Select Short Term Bond Fund

 

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TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND


Regions Morgan Keegan Select Intermediate Tax Exempt Bond Fund

 

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MONEY MARKET FUNDS


Regions Morgan Keegan Select Treasury Money Market Fund

Regions Morgan Keegan Select Money Market Fund

 

REGIONS MORGAN KEEGAN CLOSED-END FUNDS


 

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RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RMA)

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RMK High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RMH)

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RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RHY)

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RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RSF)

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The Fund has adopted a code of ethics as defined in Item 2 of Form N-CSR that applies to the Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. Exhibit A of the Fund’s code of ethics was amended during the covered period to add Mr. Brian B. Sullivan and Mr. J. Thompson Weller as covered officers to replace Mr. Carter E. Anthony and Mr. Joseph C. Weller who retired on November 10, 2006 as principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively. The Fund has not made any substantial amendments to its code of ethics during the covered period. The Fund also has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the covered period. A copy of the Fund’s code of ethics is filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 12(a)(1).

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has determined that Albert C. Johnson, James Stillman R. McFadden, W. Randall Pittman and Mary S. Stone are audit committee financial experts, as defined in Item 3 of Form N-CSR, serving on its Audit Committee. Messrs. Johnson, McFadden and Pittman and Ms. Stone are independent for purposes of Item 3(a)(2) of this Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a)-(d) Audit and Non-Audit Fees

Fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) for audit and non-audit services provided to the Fund for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2006 were as follows:

 

          2007      2006

(a)

   Audit Fees    $ 42,875      $ 35,000

(b)

   Audit-Related Fees      —          —  

(c)

   Tax Fees(1)      3,500        3,000

(d)

   All Other Fees      —          —  
          
           Total Fees    $ 46,375      $ 38,000
                  

(1)

Consists of fees for preparing the Fund’s U.S. income tax returns.

(e)(1) Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services

Audit and non-audit services provided to the Fund require pre-approval by the Fund’s Audit Committee. The Audit Committee pre-approves these services on a case-by-case basis. The Audit Committee also must pre-approve those non-audit services provided to the Fund’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Affiliated Service Providers”) that provides ongoing services to the Fund, if the service relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. Any individual service that does not exceed $15,000 may be pre-approved by the chair of the Audit Committee. Any proposed service exceeding that cost level requires specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

 


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(e)(2) None of the services included under (b)-(d) above was approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g) Non-Audit Fees

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC for services rendered to the Fund were $3,500 and $3,000 for the fiscal years ended 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The aggregate non-audit fees billed by PwC for services rendered to the Fund’s Affiliated Service Providers that provides ongoing services to the Fund were $0 and $0 for the fiscal years ended 2007 and 2006, respectively.

(h) Not applicable as there were no non-audit services rendered to the Fund’s Affiliated Service Providers that provide ongoing services to the Fund for the fiscal years ended 2007 and 2006.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

The Fund has a separately-designated standing Audit Committee in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, consisting of Jack R. Blair, Albert C. Johnson, James Stillman R. McFadden, W. Randall Pittman, Mary S. Stone and Archie W. Willis, III.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

This schedule is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

The Board has delegated to the Fund’s investment adviser, Morgan Asset Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”), the responsibility to vote proxies related to the securities held in the Fund’s portfolio. Under this authority, the Adviser is required to vote proxies related to portfolio securities in the best interests of the Fund and its stockholders. The Board permits the Adviser to contract with a third party to obtain proxy voting and related services, including research of current issues.

The Adviser has implemented written Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (“Proxy Voting Policy”) that are designed to reasonably ensure that the Adviser votes proxies prudently and in the best interest of its clients for whom the Adviser has voting authority, including the Fund. The Proxy Voting Policy also describes how the Adviser addresses any conflicts that may arise between its interests and those of its clients with respect to proxy voting.

The Adviser’s Proxy Committee is responsible for developing, authorizing, implementing and updating the Proxy Voting Policy, overseeing the proxy voting process and engaging and overseeing any independent third-party vendors as voting delegate to review, monitor and/or vote proxies. In order to apply the Proxy Voting Policy noted above in a timely and consistent manner, the Adviser utilizes Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (“ISS”) to vote proxies in accordance with the Adviser’s voting guidelines.

 


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The Adviser’s guidelines adopt the voting recommendations of ISS except that the Adviser may depart from ISS’s voting recommendations in certain areas if authorized by the Proxy Committee. The Adviser retains final authority and fiduciary responsibility for proxy voting. The Adviser believes that this process is reasonably designed to address material conflicts of interest that may arise between the Adviser and a client as to how proxies are voted.

In the event that an investment professional at the Adviser believes that it is in the best interests of a client or clients to vote proxies in a manner inconsistent with the Adviser’s proxy voting guidelines or in a manner inconsistent with ISS recommendations, the Proxy Committee will review information submitted by the investment professional to determine that there is no material conflict of interest between the Adviser and the client with respect to the voting of the proxy in that manner.

If the Proxy Committee determines that the voting of a proxy as recommended by the investment professional presents a material conflict of interest between the Adviser and the client or clients with respect to the voting of the proxy, the Proxy Committee shall: (i) take no further action, in which case ISS shall vote such proxy in accordance with the proxy voting guidelines or as ISS recommends; (ii) disclose such conflict to the client or clients and obtain written direction from the client as to how to vote the proxy; (iii) suggest that the client or clients engage another party to determine how to vote the proxy; or (iv) engage another independent third party to determine how to vote the proxy.

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

As of June 6, 2007, day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio is the responsibility of a team led by James C. Kelsoe, Jr., CFA. The following individuals at the Adviser share primary responsibility for the management of the Fund.

James C. Kelsoe, Jr., CFA — Mr. Kelsoe serves as lead portfolio manager of the Fund. Mr. Kelsoe has been a portfolio manager with the Adviser since 1992. Mr. Kelsoe serves as portfolio manager of Regions Morgan Keegan Select Short Term Bond Fund, Regions Morgan Keegan Select Intermediate Bond Fund and Regions Morgan Keegan Select High Income Fund, each a series of Morgan Keegan Select Fund, Inc. He also serves as portfolio manager of RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc., RMK High Income Fund, Inc. and RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc., closed-end investment companies traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Kelsoe is currently a senior portfolio manager for the Adviser, where he is responsible for $4.4 billion in assets under management and serves as a member of the Adviser’s strategy group, which oversees over $33 billion in assets. Mr. Kelsoe has been with the Adviser since 1991. He received a B.S. in Finance from the University of Alabama in 1986 and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Accounts Managed by James C. Kelsoe, Jr. as of March 31, 2007:

 

     Registered Investment
Companies
   Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
   Other Accounts

Number of Accounts Managed

     7         19

Number of Accounts Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees

            

Assets Managed

   $ 4,422,299,521       $ 282,755,581

Assets Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees

            

 


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The dollar range of shares of the Fund beneficially owned by James C. Kelsoe, Jr. as of March 31, 2007 was $100,001-$500,000.

David H. Tannehill, CFA — Mr. Tannehill serves as an assistant portfolio manager of the Fund. Mr. Tannehill serves as an assistant portfolio manager of Regions Morgan Keegan Select Short Term Bond Fund, RMK Advantage Income Fund, Inc., RMK High Income Fund, Inc. and RMK Multi-Sector High Income Fund, Inc. Mr. Tannehill has been a portfolio manager for the Adviser since 2004 managing the corporate bond portion of each fund’s portfolio. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Tannehill was a portfolio manager for Commerce Capital Management, Inc. where he was responsible for managing over $200 million in individual, individual trust and endowment accounts. Mr. Tannehill has eight years prior experience with Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. in investment research of both equity and fixed-income securities. Mr. Tannehill earned a BBA in 1983 and an MBA in 1984 from the University of Mississippi. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Accounts Managed by David H. Tannehill as of March 31, 2007:

 

     Registered Investment
Companies
   Other Pooled
Investment Vehicles
   Other Accounts

Number of Accounts Managed

     5      

Number of Accounts Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees

          

Assets Managed

   $ 2,204,311,335      

Assets Managed with Performance-Based Advisory Fees

          

As of March 31, 2007, David H. Tannehill did not beneficially own any shares of the Fund.

Managing Conflicts of Interest

Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to more than one fund or other account. More specifically, portfolio managers who manage multiple funds and/or other accounts are presented with the following potential conflicts:

 

   

The management of multiple funds and/or other accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each fund and/or other account. The Adviser seeks to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of a portfolio manager by having the portfolio manager focus on a particular investment discipline.

 

   

If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity which may be suitable for more than one fund or other account, a fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity because demand is larger than supply. In this instance, available opportunities are allocated. To deal with these situations, the Adviser and the funds have adopted procedures for allocating portfolio transactions across multiple accounts.

 

   

With respect to securities transactions for the funds, the Adviser determines which broker to use to execute each order, consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. However, with respect to certain other accounts (such as mutual funds for which the Adviser or an affiliate acts as subadviser, other pooled investment vehicles that are not registered mutual


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funds, and other accounts managed for organizations and individuals), the Adviser may be limited by the client with respect to the selection of brokers or may be instructed to direct trades through a particular broker. In these cases, the Adviser or its affiliates may place separate, non-simultaneous, transactions for a fund and another account which may temporarily affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the detriment of the fund or the other account.

 

   

Finally, the appearance of a conflict of interest may arise where the Adviser has an incentive, such as a performance-based management fee, which relates to the management of one fund or account but not all funds and accounts with respect to which a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities.

The Adviser and the Fund have adopted certain compliance procedures which are designed to address these types of conflicts. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.

Compensation

The Adviser seeks to maintain a compensation program that is competitively positioned to attract and retain high-caliber investment professionals. Portfolio managers receive a base salary, an incentive bonus opportunity, an equity compensation opportunity and a benefits package. Portfolio manager compensation is reviewed and may be modified each year as appropriate to reflect changes in the market, as well as to adjust the factors used to determine bonuses to promote good sustained fund performance. The Adviser evaluates competitive market compensation by reviewing compensation survey results conducted by an independent third party of investment industry compensation. Each portfolio manager’s compensation consists of the following four elements:

Base salary

Each portfolio manager is paid a base salary. In setting the base salary, the Adviser’s intention is to be competitive in light of the particular portfolio manager’s experience and responsibilities.

Annual bonus

Each portfolio manager is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus. A portion of this bonus is determined by the portfolio manager’s investment management results measured against the relevant peer group or index and the remaining portion of this bonus is discretionary, which takes into consideration such factors as the portfolio manager’s support of the firm’s policies and procedures, the portfolio manager’s acquisition of new business and the portfolio manager’s service to existing clients.

Equity-based compensation

Portfolio managers may be awarded options to purchase common shares and/or granted restricted shares of Regions Financial Corporation’s stock from pools determined from time to time by the Remuneration Committee of Regions Financial Corporation’s Board of Directors. Awards of equity-based compensation typically vest over time, so as to create incentives to retain key talent.

 


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

There were no reportable purchases for the period covered by this report.

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

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the stockholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board of Directors.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a) Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the 1940 Act), as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the Fund’s certifying officers have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Fund on Form N-CSR and Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the Fund’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

  (b) The Fund’s certifying officers are not aware of any changes in the Fund’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the Fund’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1) The code of ethics pursuant to Item 2 is filed herewith.

 

  (a)(2) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) are filed herewith.

 

  (a)(3) Not applicable.

 

  (b) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are filed herewith.

The certifications provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Fund specifically incorporates them by reference.

 


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SIGNATURES

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

 

(Fund):       RMK Strategic Income Fund, Inc.  
By (Signature and Title):       /s/ Brian B. Sullivan  
  Brian B. Sullivan  
  President and Principal Executive Officer  
Date:       June 6, 2007  

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 Fund and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title):       /s/ Brian B. Sullivan  
  Brian B. Sullivan  
  President and Principal Executive Officer  
Date:       June 6, 2007  
By (Signature and Title):       /s/ J. Thompson Weller  
  J. Thompson Weller  
  Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer  
Date:       June 6, 2007