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FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-01829

 

 

Columbia Acorn Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

One Financial Center, Boston, Massachusetts

 

02111

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

James R. Bordewick, Jr., Esq.

Columbia Management Advisors, LLC

One Financial Center

Boston, MA 02111

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

1-617-426-3750

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

12/31/08

 

 

 

 

Date of reporting period:

3/31/08

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 



 

Columbia Acorn Fund

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), March 31, 2008

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)*

 

 

 

 

 

Equities: 96.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information 25.6%

 

 

 

 

 

> Business Software 4.0%

 

 

 

2,800,000

 

Micros Systems (a)

 

$

94,248

 

 

 

Information Systems for Restaurants & Hotels

 

 

 

4,900,000

 

Informatica (a)(b)

 

83,594

 

 

 

Enterprise Data Integration Software

 

 

 

12,400,000

 

Novell (a)

 

77,996

 

 

 

Directory, Operating System & Identity Management Software

 

 

 

1,950,000

 

Quality Systems (b)

 

58,246

 

 

 

IT Systems for Medical Groups & Ambulatory Care Centers

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Red Hat (a)

 

55,170

 

 

 

Maintenance & Support for Opensource

 

 

 

1,400,000

 

ANSYS (a)

 

48,328

 

 

 

Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

 

 

2,425,000

 

Kenexa (a)(b)

 

44,814

 

 

 

Recruiting & Workforce Management Solutions

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

Blackbaud

 

43,704

 

 

 

Software & Services for Non-profits

 

 

 

1,400,000

 

Concur Technologies (a)

 

43,470

 

 

 

Web Enabled Cost & Expense Management Software

 

 

 

2,850,000

 

Radiant Systems (a)(b)

 

39,815

 

 

 

Point of Sale Systems: Convenient Stores & Restaurants

 

 

 

3,500,000

 

Epicor (a)(b)

 

39,200

 

 

 

Software Systems to Run Small Businesses

 

 

 

1,370,000

 

Avid Technology (a)

 

33,346

 

 

 

Digital Nonlinear Editing Software & Systems

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

Parametric Technology (a)

 

28,764

 

 

 

Engineering Software & Services

 

 

 

3,343,000

 

Actuate (a)(b)

 

13,706

 

 

 

Information Delivery Software & Solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

704,401

 

 

 

> Computer Hardware & Related Equipment 3.1%

 

 

 

3,800,000

 

Amphenol

 

141,550

 

 

 

Electronic Connectors

 

 

 

2,400,000

 

II-VI (a)(b)

 

91,152

 

 

 

Laser Components

 

 

 

2,355,000

 

Belden CDT (b)

 

83,179

 

 

 

Specialty Cable

 

 

 

1,150,000

 

Dolby Laboratories (a)

 

41,699

 

 

 

Audio Technology for Consumer Electronics

 

 

 

1,100,000

 

Zebra Technologies (a)

 

36,652

 

 

 

Bar Code Printers

 

 

 

1,615,000

 

Teradata (a)

 

35,627

 

 

 

Enterprise Data Warehouse Systems

 

 

 

1,100,000

 

Nice Systems (Israel) (a)

 

31,042

 

 

 

Audio & Video Recording Solutions

 

 

 

1,110,000

 

Netgear (a)

 

22,144

 

 

 

Networking Products for Small Business & Home

 

 

 

735,000

 

Excel Technology (a)(b)

 

19,816

 

 

 

Laser Systems & Electro-optical Components

 

 

 

775,000

 

Stratasys (a)

 

13,795

 

 

 

Rapid Prototyping Systems

 

 

 

500,000

 

Intermec (a)

 

11,095

 

 

 

Bar Code & Wireless LAN Systems

 

 

 

305,000

 

Rogers (a)

 

10,190

 

 

 

PCB Laminates & High-performance Foams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

537,941

 

 

 

> Instrumentation 2.9%

 

 

 

6,000,000

 

Flir Systems (a)

 

180,540

 

 

 

Infrared Cameras

 

 

 

3,240,000

 

Trimble Navigation (a)

 

92,631

 

 

 

GPS-based Instruments

 

 

 

750,000

 

Mettler Toledo (a)

 

72,840

 

 

 

Laboratory Equipment

 

 

 

900,000

 

Varian (a)

 

52,128

 

 

 

Analytical Instruments

 

 

 

600,000

 

Dionex (a)

 

46,194

 

 

 

Ion & Liquid Chromatography

 

 

 

1,160,000

 

FARO Technologies (a)(b)

 

36,169

 

 

 

Precision Measurement Equipment

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

IPG Photonics (a)

 

28,242

 

 

 

Fiber Lasers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

508,744

 

 

 

> Mobile Communications 1.9%

 

 

 

4,500,000

 

Crown Castle International (a)

 

155,205

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

3,500,000

 

American Tower (a)

 

137,235

 

 

 

Communications Towers in USA & Mexico

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

MetroPCS Communications (a)

 

17,000

 

 

 

Discount Cellular Telephone Services

 

 

 

350,000

 

Telephone & Data Systems

 

13,744

 

 

 

Cellular & Wireline Telephone Services

 

 

 

600,000

 

Globalstar (a)

 

4,374

 

 

 

Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

327,558

 

 

 

> Internet Related 1.6%

 

 

 

9,500,000

 

SkillSoft (a)(b)

 

99,465

 

 

 

Web-based Learning Solutions (E-Learning)

 

 

 

3,400,000

 

ValueClick (a)

 

58,650

 

 

 

Internet Advertising

 

 

 

700,000

 

Sohu.com (China) (a)

 

31,591

 

 

 

Advertising on Chinese Internet Portal

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

CNET Networks (a)

 

28,400

 

 

 

Internet Advertising on Niche Websites

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Switch & Data Facilities (a)(b)

 

20,420

 

 

 

Network Neutral Data Centers

 

 

 

1,700,000

 

Marchex (b)

 

16,966

 

 

 

Internet Advertising

 

 

 

225,000

 

Equinix (a)

 

14,960

 

 

 

Network Neutral Data Centers

 

 

 

1,400,000

 

TheStreet.com

 

11,312

 

 

 

Financial Information Website Publisher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

281,764

 

 

 

> Gaming Equipment & Services 1.6%

 

 

 

3,150,000

 

Bally Technologies (a)(b)

 

108,171

 

 

 

Slot Machines & Software

 

 

 

2,400,000

 

International Game Technology

 

96,504

 

 

 

Slot Machines & Progressive Slots

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Gaming Equipment & Services—continued

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Scientific Games (a)

 

$

63,330

 

 

 

Lottery Services Provider

 

 

 

2,430,000

 

Shuffle Master (a)(b)

 

13,001

 

 

 

Card Shufflers & Casino Games

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

281,006

 

 

 

> CATV 1.4%

 

 

 

4,500,000

 

Discovery Holding (a)

 

95,490

 

 

 

CATV Programming

 

 

 

90,000

 

Jupiter Telecommunications (Japan) (a)

 

84,686

 

 

 

Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Liberty Global, Series C (a)

 

48,720

 

 

 

Cable TV Franchises Outside the USA

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Mediacom Communications (a)

 

6,495

 

 

 

Cable Television Franchises

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

235,391

 

 

 

> Semiconductors & Related Equipment 1.3%

 

 

 

2,340,000

 

Microsemi (a)

 

53,352

 

 

 

Analog/Mixed-signal Semiconductors

 

 

 

1,420,000

 

Littelfuse (a)(b)

 

49,657

 

 

 

Little Fuses

 

 

 

2,600,000

 

Integrated Device Technology (a)

 

23,218

 

 

 

Communications Semiconductors

 

 

 

6,591,493

 

Everlight Electronics (Taiwan)

 

22,669

 

 

 

Led Packager

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Entegris (a)

 

21,570

 

 

 

Semiconductor Wafer Shipping & Handling Products

 

 

 

1,035,000

 

Supertex (a)(b)

 

21,124

 

 

 

Mixed-signal Semiconductors

 

 

 

3,614,000

 

ON Semiconductor (a)

 

20,528

 

 

 

Mixed-signal & Power Management Semiconductors

 

 

 

1,905,000

 

IXYS (a)(b)

 

13,011

 

 

 

Power Semiconductors

 

 

 

301,000

 

Pericom Semiconductor (a)

 

4,419

 

 

 

Interface ICs & Frequency Control Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

229,548

 

 

 

> Telephone Services 1.3%

 

 

 

8,100,000

 

Time Warner Telecom (a)(b)

 

125,469

 

 

 

Fiber Optic Telephone/Data Services

 

 

 

3,200,000

 

Cogent Communications (a)(b)

 

58,592

 

 

 

Internet Data Pipelines

 

 

 

3,500,000

 

PAETEC Holding (a)

 

23,310

 

 

 

Telephone/Data Services for Business

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

General Communications (a)(b)

 

18,420

 

 

 

CATV, Web, Phone & Commercial Communications Provider in Alaska

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

225,791

 

 

 

> Financial Processors 1.0%

 

 

 

2,774,000

 

Global Payments

 

114,733

 

 

 

Credit Card Processor

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (Hong Kong)

 

43,330

 

 

 

Hong Kong Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

Singapore Exchange (Singapore)

 

22,036

 

 

 

Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

180,099

 

 

 

> Business Information & Marketing Services 0.9%

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Viad (b)

 

54,015

 

 

 

Trade Show Services, Travel & Tours

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Navigant Consulting (a)(b)

 

47,450

 

 

 

Financial Consulting Firm

 

 

 

420,000

 

FTI Consulting (a)

 

29,837

 

 

 

Financial Consulting Firm

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Voyager Learning (a)(b)

 

13,000

 

 

 

Education Services for the K-12 Market

 

 

 

250,000

 

Getty Images (a)

 

8,000

 

 

 

Photographs for Publications & Electronic Media

 

 

 

1,608,215

 

Taylor Nelson Sofres (United Kingdom)

 

5,050

 

 

 

Market Research

 

 

 

800,000

 

infoUSA

 

4,888

 

 

 

Business Data for Sales Leads

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

162,240

 

 

 

> Telecommunications Equipment 0.8%

 

 

 

15,600,000

 

Tellabs (a)

 

85,020

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment

 

 

 

2,030,000

 

Polycom (a)

 

45,756

 

 

 

Video Conferencing Equipment

 

 

 

540,000

 

Ciena (a)

 

16,648

 

 

 

Optical Transport & Broadband Access Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

147,424

 

 

 

> Electronics Distribution 0.6%

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Avnet (a)

 

98,190

 

 

 

Electronic Components Distribution

 

 

 

535,000

 

Agilysys

 

6,206

 

 

 

IT Distributor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

104,396

 

 

 

> Publishing 0.6%

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

NAVTEQ (a)

 

81,600

 

 

 

Map Data for Electronic Devices

 

 

 

800,000

 

Prisa (Spain)

 

12,047

 

 

 

Leading Spanish-speaking Publisher

 

 

 

1,300,000

 

Informa Group (United Kingdom)

 

8,081

 

 

 

Global Publisher & Event Organizer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101,728

 

 

 

> Contract Manufacturing 0.5%

 

 

 

29,500,000

 

Sanmina-SCI (a)(b)

 

47,790

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

 

 

1,475,000

 

Plexus (a)

 

41,374

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

 

 

690,000

 

Jabil Circuit

 

6,527

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

95,691

 

 

 

> Consumer Software 0.5%

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

THQ (a)

 

65,400

 

 

 

Entertainment Software

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

Consumer Software—continued

 

 

 

750,000

 

Activision (a)

 

$

20,483

 

 

 

Entertainment Software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85,883

 

 

 

> Computer Services 0.5%

 

 

 

5,000,000

 

iGate (a)(b)

 

35,600

 

 

 

IT & Business Process Outsourcing Services

 

 

 

1,150,000

 

SRA International (a)

 

27,957

 

 

 

Government IT Services

 

 

 

4,600,000

 

Hackett Group (a)(b)

 

17,986

 

 

 

IT Integration & Best Practice Research

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

81,543

 

 

 

> Satellite Broadcasting & Services 0.4%

 

 

 

2,538,800

 

SES Global (France)

 

53,580

 

 

 

Satellite Broadcasting Services

 

 

 

520,000

 

Liberty Media-Entertainment (a)

 

11,773

 

 

 

Satellite TV Operations & CATV Programming

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,353

 

 

 

> Television Programming 0.2%

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

Lions Gate Entertainment (a)

 

39,000

 

 

 

Film & TV Studio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,000

 

 

 

> Radio 0.2%

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Cumulus Media (a)

 

9,570

 

 

 

Radio Stations in Small Cities

 

 

 

1,400,000

 

Saga Communications (a)(b)

 

7,840

 

 

 

Radio Stations in Small- & Mid-sized Cities

 

 

 

1,541,000

 

Salem Communications (b)

 

6,179

 

 

 

Radio Stations for Religious Programming

 

 

 

2,400,000

 

Spanish Broadcasting System (a)(b)

 

4,248

 

 

 

Spanish Language Radio Stations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,837

 

 

 

> TV Broadcasting 0.2%

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Entravision Communications (a)

 

16,650

 

 

 

Spanish Language TV, Radio & Outdoor

 

 

 

1,750,000

 

Gray Television

 

9,958

 

 

 

Mid-market Affiliated TV Stations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,608

 

 

 

> Advertising 0.1%

 

 

 

1,250,000

 

VisionChina Media (China) (a)

 

13,850

 

 

 

Advertising on Digital Screens in China’s Mass Transit System

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,850

 

Information: Total

 

4,463,796

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services 18.0%

 

 

 

 

 

> Machinery 6.7%

 

 

 

5,000,000

 

Ametek

 

219,550

 

 

 

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

 

 

4,200,000

 

Donaldson (b)

 

169,176

 

 

 

Industrial Air Filtration

 

 

 

3,500,000

 

Clarcor (b)

 

124,425

 

 

 

Mobile & Industrial Filters

 

 

 

2,850,000

 

Pentair

 

90,915

 

 

 

Pumps & Water Treatment

 

 

 

2,200,000

 

ESCO Technologies (a)(b)

 

87,384

 

 

 

Automatic Electric Meter Readers

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

Kaydon (b)

 

79,038

 

 

 

Specialized Friction & Motion Control Products

 

 

 

2,250,000

 

Pall

 

78,907

 

 

 

Filtration & Fluids Clarification

 

 

 

1,814,000

 

Mine Safety Appliances (b)

 

74,719

 

 

 

Safety Equipment

 

 

 

1,250,000

 

Nordson

 

67,313

 

 

 

Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

 

 

1,150,000

 

Toro

 

47,599

 

 

 

Turf Maintenance Equipment

 

 

 

1,300,000

 

Oshkosh Truck

 

47,164

 

 

 

Specialty Truck Manufacturer

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

MOOG (a)

 

42,210

 

 

 

Motion Control Products for Aerospace, Defense & Industrial Markets

 

 

 

423,000

 

Lincoln Electric

 

27,279

 

 

 

Welding Equipment & Consumables

 

 

 

360,000

 

Union Tool (Japan)

 

13,531

 

 

 

Precision Drill Bit Manufacturer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,169,210

 

 

 

> Other Industrial Services 3.3%

 

 

 

5,500,000

 

Expeditors International of Washington

 

248,490

 

 

 

International Freight Forwarder

 

 

 

1,900,000

 

Forward Air (b)

 

67,336

 

 

 

Freight Transportation Between Airports

 

 

 

2,250,000

 

UTI Worldwide

 

45,180

 

 

 

Global Logistics & Freight Forwarding

 

 

 

1,750,000

 

Mobile Mini (a)(b)

 

33,250

 

 

 

Portable Storage Units Leasing

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

American Commercial Lines (a)

 

31,600

 

 

 

Operator/Builder of Inland Barges

 

 

 

2,300,000

 

TrueBlue (a)(b)

 

30,912

 

 

 

Temporary Manual Labor

 

 

 

1,122,000

 

Imtech (Netherlands)

 

29,808

 

 

 

Engineering & Technical Services

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

American Reprographics (a)

 

29,680

 

 

 

Document Management & Logistics

 

 

 

600,000

 

G&K Services

 

21,366

 

 

 

Uniform Rental

 

 

 

900,000

 

Intertek Testing (United Kingdom)

 

18,430

 

 

 

Testing, Inspection & Certification Services

 

 

 

615,000

 

TAL International Group

 

14,496

 

 

 

Intermodal Freight Containers Leasing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

570,548

 

 

 

> Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals 1.9%

 

 

 

1,950,000

 

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (Chile)

 

45,591

 

 

 

Producer of Specialty Fertilizers, Lithium & Iodine

 

 

 

1,260,000

 

Albany International

 

45,536

 

 

 

Paper Machine Clothing & Advanced Textiles

 

 

 

600,000

 

Greif

 

40,758

 

 

 

Industrial Packaging

 

 

 

400,000

 

Novozymes (Denmark)

 

37,453

 

 

 

Industrial Enzymes

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals—continued

 

 

 

650,000

 

Cytec Industries

 

$

35,003

 

 

 

Aerospace Composites & Specialty Chemical

 

 

 

1,378,000

 

Drew Industries (a)(b)

 

33,706

 

 

 

RV & Manufactured Home Components

 

 

 

15,000

 

Sika (Switzerland)

 

29,450

 

 

 

Chemicals for Construction & Industrial Applications

 

 

 

560,000

 

Albemarle

 

20,451

 

 

 

Refinery Catalysts & Other Specialty Chemicals

 

 

 

334,000

 

Carbone Lorraine (France)

 

20,204

 

 

 

Advanced Industrial Materials

 

 

 

2,850,000

 

Kansai Paint (Japan)

 

18,782

 

 

 

Paint Producer in Japan, India, China & Southeast Asia

 

 

 

300,000

 

Aptargroup

 

11,679

 

 

 

Dispensing Systems for Consumer Products & Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

338,613

 

 

 

> Industrial Distribution 1.8%

 

 

 

1,300,000

 

WW Grainger

 

99,307

 

 

 

Industrial Distribution

 

 

 

2,375,000

 

Watsco (b)

 

98,372

 

 

 

HVAC Distribution

 

 

 

1,925,000

 

Airgas

 

87,530

 

 

 

Industrial Gas Distributor

 

 

 

1,700,000

 

Interline Brands (a)(b)

 

31,535

 

 

 

Industrial Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

316,744

 

 

 

> Construction 1.4%

 

 

 

750,000

 

Martin Marietta Materials

 

79,627

 

 

 

Aggregates

 

 

 

2,200,000

 

Simpson Manufacturing

 

59,796

 

 

 

Wall Joint Maker

 

 

 

775,000

 

Vulcan Materials

 

51,460

 

 

 

Aggregates, Concrete & Asphalt

 

 

 

850,000

 

Texas Industries

 

51,094

 

 

 

Aggregates, Cement & Concrete

 

 

 

484,000

 

M/I Homes

 

8,218

 

 

 

Home Builder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,195

 

 

 

> Conglomerates 1.0%

 

 

 

4,471,900

 

Hexagon (Sweden)

 

91,243

 

 

 

Measurement Equipment & Polymers

 

 

 

2,758,309

 

Aalberts Industries (Netherlands)

 

58,951

 

 

 

Flow Control & Heat Treatment

 

 

 

600,000

 

Ibiden (Japan)

 

23,723

 

 

 

Electronic Parts & Ceramics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

173,917

 

 

 

> Waste Management 0.6%

 

 

 

2,550,000

 

Waste Connections (a)

 

78,387

 

 

 

Solid Waste Management

 

 

 

3,330,000

 

Allied Waste Industries (a)

 

35,997

 

 

 

Solid Waste Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

114,384

 

 

 

> Outsourcing Services 0.6%

 

 

 

2,300,000

 

Quanta Services (a)

 

53,291

 

 

 

Electrical & Telecom Construction Services

 

 

 

2,025,000

 

Administaff (b)

 

47,810

 

 

 

Professional Employer Organization

 

 

 

600,000

 

GP Strategies (a)

 

5,700

 

 

 

Training Programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

106,801

 

 

 

> Electrical Components 0.5%

 

 

 

1,100,000

 

Acuity Brands

 

47,245

 

 

 

Commercial Lighting Fixtures

 

 

 

1,125,000

 

Ushio (Japan)

 

21,428

 

 

 

Industrial Light Sources

 

 

 

449,718

 

Zumtobel (Austria)

 

11,975

 

 

 

Lighting Systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80,648

 

 

 

> Steel 0.2%

 

 

 

550,000

 

Commercial Metals

 

16,483

 

 

 

Vertically Integrated Steelmaker

 

 

 

982,000

 

Gibraltar Industries

 

11,519

 

 

 

Steel Processing & Building Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,002

 

Industrial Goods & Services: Total

 

3,149,062

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services 14.9%

 

 

 

 

 

> Retail 3.6%

 

 

 

3,140,000

 

Abercrombie & Fitch

 

229,660

 

 

 

Teen Apparel Retailer

 

 

 

4,850,000

 

Urban Outfitters (a)

 

152,048

 

 

 

Apparel & Home Specialty Retailer

 

 

 

1,975,000

 

J Crew Group (a)

 

87,236

 

 

 

Multi-channel Branded Retailer

 

 

 

7,600,000

 

Chico’s FAS (a)

 

54,036

 

 

 

Women’s Specialty Retailer

 

 

 

1,223,000

 

AnnTaylor Stores (a)

 

29,572

 

 

 

Women’s Apparel Retailer

 

 

 

2,800,000

 

Christopher & Banks (b)

 

27,972

 

 

 

Women’s Apparel Retailer

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

Gaiam (a)(b)

 

20,784

 

 

 

Healthy Living Catalogs & E-Commerce

 

 

 

775,000

 

Genesco (a)

 

17,910

 

 

 

Multi-concept Branded Footwear Retailer

 

 

 

550,000

 

Family Dollar

 

10,725

 

 

 

Discount Retailer

 

 

 

446,000

 

RONA (Canada) (a)

 

6,200

 

 

 

Leading Canadian Do-it-yourself Retailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

636,143

 

 

 

> Apparel 1.8%

 

 

 

7,330,000

 

Coach (a)

 

220,999

 

 

 

Designer & Retailer of Branded Leather Accessories

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Billabong International (Australia)

 

35,833

 

 

 

Action Sports Apparel Brand Manager

 

 

 

1,069,000

 

Oxford Industries (b)

 

24,085

 

 

 

Branded & Private Label Apparel

 

 

 

900,000

 

True Religion Apparel (a)

 

16,695

 

 

 

Premium Denim

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Apparel—continued

 

 

 

400,000

 

Under Armour (a)

 

$

 14,640

 

 

 

Performance Apparel Wholesaler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

312,252

 

 

 

> Other Consumer Services 1.5%

 

 

 

2,200,000

 

ITT Educational Services (a)(b)

 

101,046

 

 

 

Post-secondary Degree Services

 

 

 

1,275,000

 

Weight Watchers International

 

59,071

 

 

 

Weight Loss Programs

 

 

 

2,100,000

 

Park24 (Japan)

 

20,681

 

 

 

Parking Lot Operator

 

 

 

2,550,000

 

Princeton Review (a)(b)

 

20,068

 

 

 

College Preparation Courses

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Career Education (a)

 

19,080

 

 

 

Post-secondary Education

 

 

 

600,000

 

Life Time Fitness (a)

 

18,726

 

 

 

Sport & Fitness Club Operator

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Universal Technical Institute (a)(b)

 

17,595

 

 

 

Vocational Training

 

 

 

110,000

 

Pierre & Vacances (France)

 

13,244

 

 

 

Vacation Apartment Lets

 

 

 

100,000

 

Lincoln Technical Institute (a)

 

1,200

 

 

 

Vocational Training

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

270,711

 

 

 

> Nondurables 1.5%

 

 

 

2,600,000

 

Scotts Miracle-Gro

 

84,292

 

 

 

Consumer Lawn & Garden Products

 

 

 

1,010,000

 

Chattem (a)(b)

 

67,004

 

 

 

Personal Care Products

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Jarden (a)

 

54,350

 

 

 

Branded Household Products

 

 

 

1,900,000

 

Helen of Troy (a)(b)

 

31,863

 

 

 

Hair Dryers & Curling Irons

 

 

 

225,000

 

Energizer Holdings (a)

 

20,358

 

 

 

Household & Personal Care Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

257,867

 

 

 

> Travel 1.4%

 

 

 

2,390,000

 

Vail Resorts (a)(b)

 

115,413

 

 

 

Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

Expedia (a)

 

87,560

 

 

 

Online Travel Services Company

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Choice Hotels

 

51,165

 

 

 

Franchisor of Budget Hotel Brands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

254,138

 

 

 

> Furniture & Textiles 1.2%

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

Herman Miller (b)

 

98,280

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

HNI

 

53,780

 

 

 

Office Furniture & Fireplaces

 

 

 

3,800,000

 

Knoll (b)

 

43,852

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

 

 

600,000

 

American Woodmark

 

12,336

 

 

 

Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

208,248

 

 

 

> Casinos & Gaming 1.0%

 

 

 

1,700,000

 

Penn National Gaming (a)

 

74,341

 

 

 

Regional Casino Operator

 

 

 

4,050,000

 

Pinnacle Entertainment (a)(b)

 

51,840

 

 

 

Regional Casino Operator

 

 

 

2,380,000

 

Intralot (Greece)

 

42,635

 

 

 

Lottery & Gaming Systems & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

168,816

 

 

 

> Leisure Products 0.9%

 

 

 

900,000

 

International Speedway

 

37,080

 

 

 

Largest Motorsports Racetrack Owner & Operator

 

 

 

1,416,000

 

Speedway Motorsports

 

35,499

 

 

 

Motorsports Racetrack Owner & Operator

 

 

 

1,050,000

 

Thor Industries

 

31,258

 

 

 

RV & Bus Manufacturer

 

 

 

400,000

 

Harley-Davidson

 

15,000

 

 

 

Motorcycles & Related Merchandise

 

 

 

5,410,390

 

Ducati Motor (Italy) (a)

 

14,366

 

 

 

Motorcycles & Related Merchandise

 

 

 

2,766,000

 

Fleetwood Enterprises (a)

 

12,724

 

 

 

RV & Manufactured Home Maker

 

 

 

640,000

 

Winnebago

 

10,816

 

 

 

Premier Motorhome Maker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

156,743

 

 

 

> Restaurants 0.8%

 

 

 

2,145,000

 

Sonic (a)

 

47,276

 

 

 

Quick Service Restaurant

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (a)(b)

 

37,570

 

 

 

Casual Dining Restaurant

 

 

 

1,150,000

 

Cheesecake Factory (a)

 

25,058

 

 

 

Casual Dining Restaurants

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

AFC Enterprises (a)(b)

 

16,182

 

 

 

Popeyes Restaurants

 

 

 

800,000

 

California Pizza Kitchen (a)

 

10,488

 

 

 

Casual Dining Restaurant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

136,574

 

 

 

> Food & Beverage 0.6%

 

 

 

1,600,000

 

Hansen Natural (a)

 

56,480

 

 

 

Alternative Beverages

 

 

 

2,765,000

 

Smart Balance (a)

 

21,843

 

 

 

Healthy Food Products

 

 

 

810,000

 

IAWS Group (Ireland)

 

18,930

 

 

 

Baked Goods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

97,253

 

 

 

> Consumer Goods Distribution 0.3%

 

 

 

2,890,000

 

Pool (b)

 

54,592

 

 

 

Distributor of Swimming Pool Supplies & Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

54,592

 

 

 

> Other Durable Goods 0.1%

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Champion Enterprises (a)

 

15,045

 

 

 

Manufactured Homes

 

 

 

172,000

 

Cavco Industries (a)

 

6,027

 

 

 

Higher End Manufactured Homes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,072

 

 

 

> Other Entertainment 0.1%

 

 

 

435,000

 

CTS Eventim (Germany)

 

17,683

 

 

 

Event Ticket Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,683

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Cruise Lines 0.1%

 

 

 

400,000

 

Carnival

 

$

 16,192

 

 

 

Largest Cruise Line

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,192

 

Consumer Goods & Services: Total

 

2,608,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance 13.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Insurance 4.0%

 

 

 

3,965,000

 

HCC Insurance Holdings

 

89,966

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance

 

 

 

1,748,000

 

Leucadia National

 

79,045

 

 

 

Insurance Holding Company

 

 

 

2,390,000

 

Philadelphia Consolidated Holding (a)

 

76,958

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

Assurant

 

73,032

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance

 

 

 

6,650,000

 

Conseco (a)

 

67,830

 

 

 

Life, Long-term Care & Medical Supplement Insurance

 

 

 

149,000

 

Markel (a)

 

65,555

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance

 

 

 

1,600,000

 

Delphi Financial Group

 

46,768

 

 

 

Group Employee Benefit Products & Services

 

 

 

995,000

 

Protective Life

 

40,357

 

 

 

Life Insurance

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Endurance Specialty Holdings

 

36,600

 

 

 

Commercial Lines Insurance/Reinsurance

 

 

 

740,000

 

StanCorp Financial Group

 

35,305

 

 

 

Group Life & Disability Insurance

 

 

 

1,420,000

 

Selective Insurance Group

 

33,910

 

 

 

Commercial & Personal Lines Insurance

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Aspen Insurance

 

26,380

 

 

 

Commercial Lines Insurance/Reinsurance

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Meadowbrook Insurance Group (b)

 

15,620

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance Products & Services

 

 

 

500,000

 

Stewart Information Services

 

13,995

 

 

 

Title Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

701,321

 

 

 

> Banks 3.4%

 

 

 

3,500,000

 

BOK Financial (b)

 

182,805

 

 

 

Tulsa-based Southwest Bank

 

 

 

3,511,000

 

Associated Banc-Corp

 

93,498

 

 

 

Midwest Bank

 

 

 

3,750,000

 

TCF Financial

 

67,200

 

 

 

Great Lakes Bank

 

 

 

1,960,000

 

MB Financial (b)

 

60,329

 

 

 

Chicago Bank

 

 

 

2,996,000

 

Glacier Bancorp (b)

 

57,433

 

 

 

Mountain States Bank

 

 

 

2,600,000

 

Valley National Bancorp

 

49,946

 

 

 

New Jersey/New York Bank

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

TriCo Bancshares (b)

 

20,772

 

 

 

California Central Valley Community Bank

 

 

 

1,312,000

 

West Bancorporation (b)

 

17,266

 

 

 

Des Moines Commercial Bank

 

 

 

1,194,000

 

Nara Bancorp

 

15,510

 

 

 

Korean Focused L.A. Bank

 

 

 

837,000

 

West Coast Bancorp (b)

 

12,212

 

 

 

Portland Small Business Bank

 

 

 

450,000

 

First Busey

 

9,504

 

 

 

Illinois Bank

 

 

 

200,000

 

SVB Financial Group (a)

 

8,728

 

 

 

Bank to Venture Capitalists

 

 

 

135,000

 

Greene County Bancshares

 

2,388

 

 

 

Tennessee Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

597,591

 

 

 

> Savings & Loans 2.1%

 

 

 

13,291,000

 

People’s United

 

230,067

 

 

 

Connecticut Savings & Loan

 

 

 

2,725,000

 

Washington Federal

 

62,239

 

 

 

Traditional Thrift

 

 

 

750,000

 

Housing Development Finance (India)

 

44,623

 

 

 

Indian Mortgage Lender

 

 

 

774,000

 

Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin

 

14,683

 

 

 

Wisconsin Thrift

 

 

 

360,000

 

Provident New York Bancorp

 

4,860

 

 

 

New York State Thrift

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

356,472

 

 

 

> Brokerage & Money Management 2.0%

 

 

 

6,168,000

 

SEI Investments

 

152,288

 

 

 

Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

 

 

3,405,000

 

Eaton Vance

 

103,887

 

 

 

Specialty Mutual Funds

 

 

 

600,000

 

Lazard

 

22,920

 

 

 

Investment & Acquistition Advisory

 

 

 

250,000

 

Affiliated Managers Group (a)

 

22,685

 

 

 

Asset Manager Holding Company

 

 

 

450,000

 

Investment Technology Group (a)

 

20,781

 

 

 

Electronic Trading

 

 

 

600,000

 

Cohen & Steers

 

15,894

 

 

 

Top REIT Fund Manager

 

 

 

550,000

 

KBW (a)

 

12,127

 

 

 

Investment Bank to Financial Industry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

350,582

 

 

 

> Finance Companies 1.6%

 

 

 

7,235,000

 

AmeriCredit (a)(b)

 

72,856

 

 

 

Auto Lending

 

 

 

1,675,000

 

World Acceptance (a)(b)

 

53,349

 

 

 

Personal Loans

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

McGrath Rentcorp (b)

 

48,220

 

 

 

Temporary Space & IT Rentals

 

 

 

795,000

 

GATX

 

31,061

 

 

 

Rail Car Lessor

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

CAI International (a)(b)

 

19,290

 

 

 

International Container Leasing & Management

 

 

 

1,465,000

 

H&E Equipment Services (a)

 

18,415

 

 

 

Heavy Equipment Leasing

 

 

 

850,000

 

Electro Rent

 

12,877

 

 

 

Test & Measurement Rentals

 

 

 

550,000

 

Aaron Rents

 

11,847

 

 

 

Rent to Own

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Finance Companies—continued

 

 

 

1,091,000

 

Marlin Business Services (a)(b)

 

$

 8,226

 

 

 

Small Equipment Leasing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

276,141

 

Finance: Total

 

 

 

2,282,107

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals 11.5%

 

 

 

 

 

> Oil & Gas Producers 5.6%

 

 

 

2,700,000

 

Ultra Petroleum (a)

 

209,250

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

XTO Energy

 

185,580

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

2,400,000

 

Equitable Resources

 

141,360

 

 

 

Natural Gas Producer & Utility

 

 

 

3,600,000

 

Southwestern Energy (a)

 

121,284

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

1,700,000

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)(b)

 

100,759

 

 

 

Explores for Natural Gas & Crude Oil

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Range Resources

 

95,175

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

30,123,300

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy (Canada) (a)

 

43,727

 

 

 

Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia

 

 

 

1,400,000

 

Denbury Resources (a)

 

39,970

 

 

 

Oil Producer Using Co2 Injection

 

 

 

2,400,000

 

Tullow Oil (United Kingdom)

 

31,456

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Vaalco Energy (a)

 

9,940

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

978,501

 

 

 

> Oil Services 5.6%

 

 

 

5,340,000

 

FMC Technologies (a)

 

303,793

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Wellhead Manufacturer

 

 

 

3,900,000

 

Fugro (Netherlands) (b)

 

302,819

 

 

 

Oilfield Services

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

Atwood Oceanics (a)

 

110,064

 

 

 

Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

 

 

1,055,000

 

Exterran Holdings (a)

 

68,090

 

 

 

Natural Gas Compressor Rental & Fabrication

 

 

 

1,675,000

 

Dresser-Rand Group (a)

 

51,506

 

 

 

Largest Manufacturer of Compressors

 

 

 

1,750,000

 

Tesco (a)

 

41,912

 

 

 

Developing New Well Drilling Technologies

 

 

 

1,283,100

 

ShawCor (Canada)

 

35,001

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Pipeline Products

 

 

 

1,988,000

 

Tetra Technologies (a)

 

31,490

 

 

 

U.S.-based Service Company with Life of Field Approach

 

 

 

640,200

 

SBM Offshore (Netherlands)

 

20,646

 

 

 

Builds & Leases Offshore Vessels to Process & Store Crude Oil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

965,321

 

 

 

> Mining 0.2%

 

 

 

7,725,000

 

Uranium One (South Africa) (a)

 

25,438

 

 

 

Uranium Mines in South Africa, Kazakhstan, Australia & the U.S.

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Ivanhoe Mines (Canada) (a)

 

10,424

 

 

 

Copper Mine Project in Mongolia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,862

 

 

 

> Oil Refining, Marketing & Distribution 0.1%

 

 

 

435,000

 

Oneok

 

19,414

 

 

 

Natural Gas Distribution, Pipeline Processing & Trading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,414

 

Energy & Minerals: Total

 

1,999,098

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care 8.9%

 

 

 

 

 

> Medical Equipment & Devices 2.6%

 

 

 

1,758,000

 

Hologic (a)

 

97,745

 

 

 

Diagnostic & Medical Imaging Equipment for Women’s Health

 

 

 

1,350,000

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

80,055

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

1,443,000

 

Orthofix International (a)(b)

 

57,388

 

 

 

Bone Fixation & Stimulation Devices

 

 

 

725,000

 

Illumina (a)

 

55,027

 

 

 

Leading Tools & Service Provider for Genetic Analysis

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Edwards Lifesciences (a)

 

44,550

 

 

 

Heart Valves

 

 

 

870,000

 

Vital Signs (b)

 

44,066

 

 

 

Anesthesia, Respiratory & Sleep Products

 

 

 

700,000

 

Haemonetics (a)

 

41,706

 

 

 

Blood & Plasma Collection Equipment

 

 

 

700,000

 

Kinetic Concepts (a)

 

32,361

 

 

 

Wound Healing & Tissue Repair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

452,898

 

 

 

> Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 2.1%

 

 

 

3,610,000

 

BioMarin (a)

 

127,685

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

5,325,000

 

Nektar Therapeutics (a)(b)

 

36,955

 

 

 

Drug Delivery Technologies

 

 

 

3,720,000

 

Seattle Genetics (a)

 

33,852

 

 

 

Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

 

 

1,085,000

 

Amylin (a)

 

31,693

 

 

 

Biotech Company Focused on Diabetes & Obesity

 

 

 

2,550,000

 

Medarex (a)

 

22,567

 

 

 

Humanized Antibodies

 

 

 

550,000

 

Myriad Genetics (a)

 

22,160

 

 

 

Drugs/Diagnostics Hybrid

 

 

 

770,000

 

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

20,590

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Niche Disease Areas

 

 

 

220,000

 

United Therapeutics (a)

 

19,074

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

 

 

 

2,660,000

 

Array Biopharma (a)(b)

 

18,647

 

 

 

Drugs for Cancer & Inflammatory Diseases

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Arena Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

17,100

 

 

 

Novel Drug Targeting Technology

 

 

 

1,675,000

 

Pharmacopeia (a)(b)

 

6,164

 

 

 

Biotech Company with Broad Early-stage Pipeline

 

 

 

2,300,000

 

Neurogen (a)(b)

 

4,278

 

 

 

Development-stage Biotech Focused on Neurology

 

 

 

2,520,000

 

Decode Genetics (a)

 

3,856

 

 

 

Drugs for Heart Attack, Asthma & Vascular Disease

 

 

 

1,249,999

 

Perlegen Sciences (a)(c)

 

363

 

 

 

Large Scale Gene Sequencing

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Biotechnology & Drug Delivery—continued

 

 

 

187,500

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series A-1, Pfd. (a)(c)

 

$

281

 

96,644

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series B-1, Pfd. (a)(c)

 

145

 

 

 

High Throughput Rational Drug Design

 

 

 

359,944

 

MicroDose Technologies (a)(c)

 

234

 

 

 

Drug Inhaler Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

365,644

 

 

 

> Health Care Services 1.7%

 

 

 

1,400,000

 

Charles River Laboratories (a)

 

82,516

 

 

 

Pharmaceutical Research

 

 

 

1,650,000

 

Rhoen-Klinikum (Germany)

 

48,858

 

 

 

Health Care Services

 

 

 

1,250,000

 

Psychiatric Solutions (a)

 

42,400

 

 

 

Behavioral Health Services

 

 

 

2,250,000

 

PSS World Medical (a)

 

37,485

 

 

 

Medical Supplies

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Eresearch Technology (a)(b)

 

37,260

 

 

 

Clinical Research Services

 

 

 

1,300,000

 

Lincare Holdings (a)

 

36,543

 

 

 

Home Health Care Services

 

 

 

850,000

 

Healthcare Services Group

 

17,544

 

 

 

Outsourced Services to Long-term Care Industry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

302,606

 

 

 

> Medical Supplies 1.7%

 

 

 

1,090,000

 

Henry Schein (a)

 

62,566

 

 

 

Largest Distributor of Healthcare Products

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

Owens & Minor

 

47,208

 

 

 

Distribution of Medical Supplies

 

 

 

2,200,000

 

QIAGEN (Netherlands) (a)

 

45,760

 

 

 

Life Science Company; DNA/RNA Purification

 

 

 

1,250,000

 

ICU Medical (a)(b)

 

35,962

 

 

 

Intravenous Therapy Products

 

 

 

486,000

 

Techne (a)

 

32,737

 

 

 

Cytokines, Antibodies & Other Reagents for Life Science

 

 

 

790,000

 

Meridian Biosciences

 

26,410

 

 

 

Niche Diagnostics/Life Science Company

 

 

 

700,000

 

Cooper

 

24,101

 

 

 

Contact Lens Manufacturer

 

 

 

400,000

 

Idexx Laboratories (a)

 

19,704

 

 

 

Diagnostic Equipment & Services for Veterinarians

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

294,448

 

 

 

> Pharmaceuticals 0.8%

 

 

 

1,115,000

 

Cephalon (a)

 

71,806

 

 

 

Specialty Pharmaceuticals for Pain, Central Nervous System & Oncology

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

Collagenex Pharmaceuticals (a)(b)

 

19,884

 

 

 

Specialty Pharmaceuticals for Dermatology

 

 

 

2,750,000

 

United Drug (Ireland)

 

16,501

 

 

 

Irish Pharmaceutical Wholesaler & Outsourcer

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

QLT (a)(b)

 

14,200

 

 

 

Specialty Pharmaceuticals for Ophthalmology & Dermatology

 

 

 

550,000

 

Medicis Pharmaceutical

 

10,830

 

 

 

Specialty Pharmaceuticals for Dermatology

 

 

 

1,780,000

 

Barrier Therapeutics (a)(b)

 

6,070

 

 

 

Specialty Pharmaceuticals for Dermatology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

139,291

 

Health Care: Total

 

1,554,887

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries 4.7%

 

 

 

 

 

> Real Estate 3.1%

 

 

 

3,150,000

 

Gaylord Entertainment (a)(b)

 

95,414

 

 

 

Convention Hotels

 

 

 

860,000

 

Federal Realty Investment Trust

 

67,037

 

 

 

Shopping Centers

 

 

 

650,000

 

SL Green Realty

 

52,956

 

 

 

Manhattan Office Buildings

 

 

 

1,320,000

 

General Growth Properties

 

50,384

 

 

 

Regional Shopping Malls

 

 

 

1,398,000

 

Forest City Enterprises, Class B (b)

 

50,314

 

 

 

Commercial & Residential Property Developer

 

 

 

635,000

 

Macerich Company

 

44,621

 

 

 

Regional Shopping Malls

 

 

 

3,300,000

 

DiamondRock Hospitality

 

41,811

 

 

 

Hotel Owner

 

 

 

850,000

 

Digital Realty Trust

 

30,175

 

 

 

Technology-focused Office Buildings

 

 

 

900,000

 

American Campus Communities

 

24,624

 

 

 

Student Housing

 

 

 

1,720,000

 

Kite Realty Group (b)

 

24,080

 

 

 

Community Shopping Centers

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

BioMed Realty Trust

 

23,890

 

 

 

Life Science-focused Office Buildings

 

 

 

628,000

 

Parkway Properties

 

23,211

 

 

 

Office Buildings

 

 

 

8,200

 

Kenedix (Japan)

 

9,077

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Management

 

 

 

37,407

 

Security Capital European Realty (Luxembourg) (a)(c)(d)

 

 

 

 

Self Storage Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

537,594

 

 

 

> Transportation 1.4%

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

JB Hunt Transport Services

 

94,290

 

 

 

Truck & Intermodal Carrier

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Heartland Express

 

42,780

 

 

 

Regional Trucker

 

 

 

634,000

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Surest (Mexico)

 

36,131

 

 

 

Cancun & Cozumel Airport Operator

 

 

 

38,000,000

 

Jiangsu Expressway (China)

 

34,121

 

 

 

Chinese Toll Road Operator

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

Rush Enterprises (a)

 

19,008

 

 

 

Truck Distribution

 

 

 

5,000,000

 

China Shipping Development (China)

 

15,881

 

 

 

China’s Dominant Shipper for Oil & Coal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

242,211

 

 


 


 

Number of Shares
or Principal Amount (000)

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Regulated Utilities 0.2%

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

Northeast Utilities

 

$

44,172

 

 

 

Regulated Electric Utility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries: Total

 

823,977

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 96.7%
(Cost: $12,308,885)

 

16,881,211

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Obligations 3.2%

 

 

 

 

 

> Commercial Paper 2.9%

 

 

 

$

88,000

 

United Parcel (e) 2.01% Due 4/16/08

 

87,926

 

44,000

 

Toyota Motor Credit 1.90% Due 4/11/08

 

43,977

 

 

 

General Electric Capital:

 

 

 

44,000

 

2.30% Due 4/10/08

 

43,975

 

25,000

 

2.25% Due 4/07/08

 

24,991

 

 

 

AT&T: (e)

 

 

 

43,000

 

2.60% Due 4/01/08

 

43,000

 

43,000

 

2.30% Due 4/03/08

 

42,994

 

43,000

 

Emerson Electric (e) 2.60% Due 4/02/08

 

42,997

 

 

 

Chevron Funding:

 

 

 

42,000

 

2.15% Due 4/04/08

 

41,992

 

25,000

 

2.20% Due 4/09/08

 

24,988

 

40,000

 

Dupont Ei De Nemours (e) 2.23% Due 4/08/08

 

39,983

 

30,000

 

Netjets (e) 2.15% Due 4/14/08

 

29,977

 

 

 

Genentech: (e)

 

 

 

25,000

 

2.25% 4/22/08

 

24,967

 

10,000

 

2.28% 4/07/08

 

9,996

 

 

 

 

 

501,763

 

 

 

> Repurchase Agreement 0.3%

 

 

 

57,262

 

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 3/31/08, due 4/01/08 at 1.85%, collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, maturing 3/31/11, market value $58,408 (repurchase proceeds $57,265)

 

57,262

 

 

 

 

 

57,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Obligations
(Amortized Cost: $559,025)

 

559,025

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $12,867,910)(f)(g)

 

17,440,236

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.1%

 

12,387

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100%

 

$

17,452,623

 

 


*                 Security Valuation:

 

Securities of the Fund are valued at market value or, if a market quotation for a security is not readily available or is deemed not to be reliable because of events or circumstances that have occurred between the market quotation and the time as of which the security is to be valued, the security is valued at a fair value determined in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. A security traded on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market in which transaction prices are reported is valued at the last sales price at the time of valuation. A security traded principally on NASDAQ is valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. A security for which there is no reported sale on the valuation date is valued at the latest bid quotation. A short-term debt obligation having a maturity of 60 days or less from the valuation date is valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. A security for which a market quotation is not readily available and any other assets are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Trust has retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service to assist in the fair valuation process for securities principally traded in a foreign market in order to adjust for possible changes in value that may occur between the close of the foreign exchange and the time as of which the securities are to be valued. If a security is valued at fair value, that value may be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

 

On January 1, 2008, the Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”). In accordance with SFAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling a security in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the security. SFAS 157 established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·                  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·                  Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

·                  Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

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

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2008, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in
Securities (000)

 

Level 1 – Quoted Prices

 

$

15,445,587

 

Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

1,993,626

 

Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

1,023

 

Total

 

$

17,440,236

 

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the three month period ending March 31, 2008, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

Investments in
Securities (000)

 

Balance as of January 1, 2008

 

$

1,427

 

Accrued discounts/Amortized premiums

 

 

Realized gain (loss)

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(404

)

Net purchases (sales) Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2008

 

$

1,023

 

 



 


> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

 

(a)          Non-income producing security.

 

(b)         An affiliate may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Transactions in these affiliated companies during the three months ended March 31, 2008, are as follows:

 

Affiliates

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/07

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
3/31/08

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Actuate

 

5,000,000

 

 

1,657,000

 

3,343,000

 

$

13,706

 

$

 

Administaff

 

2,025,000

 

 

 

2,025,000

 

47,810

 

223

 

AFC Enterprises

 

1,800,000

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

16,182

 

 

AmeriCredit

 

7,235,000

 

 

 

7,235,000

 

72,856

 

 

AnswerThink*

 

4,600,000

 

 

4,600,000

 

 

 

 

Array Biopharma

 

2,660,000

 

 

 

2,660,000

 

18,647

 

 

Bally Technologies

 

3,150,000

 

 

 

3,150,000

 

108,171

 

 

Barrier Therapeutics

 

1,780,000

 

 

 

1,780,000

 

6,070

 

 

Belden CDT

 

2,280,000

 

75,000

 

 

2,355,000

 

83,179

 

118

 

BOK Financial

 

3,500,000

 

 

 

3,500,000

 

182,805

 

700

 

CAI International

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

19,290

 

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas

 

1,656,000

 

44,000

 

 

1,700,000

 

100,759

 

 

Chattem

 

1,010,000

 

 

 

1,010,000

 

67,003

 

 

Christopher & Banks

 

2,800,000

 

 

 

2,800,000

 

27,972

 

168

 

Clarcor

 

3,500,000

 

 

 

3,500,000

 

124,425

 

280

 

Cogent Communications

 

2,836,000

 

364,000

 

 

3,200,000

 

58,592

 

 

Collagenex Pharmaceuticals

 

1,200,000

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

19,884

 

 

Donaldson

 

4,200,000

 

 

 

4,200,000

 

169,176

 

462

 

Drew Industries

 

1,378,000

 

 

 

1,378,000

 

33,706

 

 

Epicor

 

3,500,000

 

 

 

3,500,000

 

39,200

 

 

Eresearch Technology

 

3,000,000

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

37,260

 

 

ESCO Technologies

 

2,200,000

 

 

 

2,200,000

 

87,384

 

 

Excel Technology

 

735,000

 

 

 

735,000

 

19,816

 

 

FARO Technologies

 

1,044,000

 

116,000

 

 

1,160,000

 

36,169

 

 

First Mutual Bancshares*

 

400,000

 

 

400,000

 

 

 

 

Forest City Enterprises, Class B

 

1,398,000

 

 

 

1,398,000

 

50,314

 

112

 

Forward Air

 

1,900,000

 

 

 

1,900,000

 

67,336

 

133

 

Fugro

 

3,900,000

 

 

 

3,900,000

 

302,819

 

 

Gaiam

 

1,200,000

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

20,784

 

 

Gaylord Entertainment

 

2,180,000

 

970,000

 

 

3,150,000

 

95,414

 

 

General Communications

 

2,241,000

 

759,000

 

 

3,000,000

 

18,420

 

 

Gibraltar Industries*

 

2,860,000

 

 

1,878,000

 

982,000

 

11,519

 

60

 

Glacier Bancorp

 

4,246,000

 

 

1,250,000

 

2,996,000

 

57,433

 

552

 

Hackett Group

 

 

4,600,000

 

 

4,600,000

 

17,986

 

 

Helen of Troy

 

1,900,000

 

 

 

1,900,000

 

31,863

 

 

Herman Miller

 

4,000,000

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

98,280

 

352

 

ICU Medical

 

1,250,000

 

 

 

1,250,000

 

35,962

 

 

iGate

 

5,000,000

 

 

 

5,000,000

 

35,600

 

 

II-VI

 

2,400,000

 

 

 

2,400,000

 

91,152

 

 

Informatica

 

4,095,000

 

805,000

 

 

4,900,000

 

83,593

 

 

Interline Brands

 

1,700,000

 

 

 

1,700,000

 

31,535

 

 

ITT Educational Services

 

2,000,000

 

200,000

 

 

2,200,000

 

101,046

 

 

IXYS

 

1,905,000

 

 

 

1,905,000

 

13,011

 

 

Kaydon

 

1,696,000

 

104,000

 

 

1,800,000

 

79,038

 

270

 

Kenexa

 

2,425,000

 

 

 

2,425,000

 

44,814

 

 

Kite Realty Group

 

1,720,000

 

 

 

1,720,000

 

24,080

 

353

 

Knoll

 

3,400,000

 

400,000

 

 

3,800,000

 

43,852

 

456

 

Littelfuse

 

1,420,000

 

 

 

1,420,000

 

49,657

 

 

Marchex

 

1,700,000

 

 

 

1,700,000

 

16,966

 

34

 

Marlin Business Services

 

1,100,000

 

 

9,000

 

1,091,000

 

8,226

 

 

MB Financial

 

1,240,000

 

720,000

 

 

1,960,000

 

60,329

 

266

 

McGrath Rentcorp

 

1,700,000

 

300,000

 

 

2,000,000

 

48,220

 

306

 

Meadowbrook Insurance Group

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

15,620

 

40

 

Mine Safety Appliances

 

1,814,000

 

 

 

1,814,000

 

74,719

 

399

 

Mobile Mini

 

1,750,000

 

 

 

1,750,000

 

33,250

 

 

Navigant Consulting

 

2,500,000

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

47,450

 

 

Nektar Therapeutics

 

1,650,000

 

3,675,000

 

 

5,325,000

 

36,955

 

 

Neurogen

 

2,300,000

 

 

 

2,300,000

 

4,278

 

 

 



 

Affiliates

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/07

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
3/31/08

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Orthofix International

 

1,330,000

 

113,000

 

 

1,443,000

 

$

57,388

 

$

 

Oxford Industries

 

1,069,000

 

 

 

1,069,000

 

24,085

 

192

 

Pharmacopeia

 

1,675,000

 

 

 

1,675,000

 

6,164

 

 

Pinnacle Entertainment

 

4,050,000

 

 

 

4,050,000

 

51,840

 

 

Pool

 

2,890,000

 

 

 

2,890,000

 

54,592

 

347

 

Princeton Review

 

2,550,000

 

 

 

2,550,000

 

20,068

 

 

QLT

 

4,000,000

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

14,200

 

 

Quality Systems

 

1,510,000

 

440,000

 

 

1,950,000

 

58,247

 

436

 

Radiant Systems

 

2,500,000

 

350,000

 

 

2,850,000

 

39,815

 

 

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

37,570

 

 

Saga Communications

 

1,400,000

 

 

 

1,400,000

 

7,840

 

 

Salem Communications

 

1,541,000

 

 

 

1,541,000

 

6,179

 

 

Sanmina-SCI

 

29,500,000

 

 

 

29,500,000

 

47,790

 

 

Seattle Genetics*

 

3,720,000

 

 

 

3,720,000

 

33,852

 

 

Shuffle Master

 

2,430,000

 

 

 

2,430,000

 

13,001

 

 

SkillSoft

 

9,500,000

 

 

 

9,500,000

 

99,465

 

 

Spanish Broadcasting System

 

2,400,000

 

 

 

2,400,000

 

4,248

 

 

Supertex

 

900,000

 

135,000

 

 

1,035,000

 

21,124

 

 

Switch & Data Facilities

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

20,420

 

 

Time Warner Telecom

 

8,000,000

 

100,000

 

 

8,100,000

 

125,469

 

 

TriCo Bancshares

 

900,000

 

300,000

 

 

1,200,000

 

20,772

 

156

 

TrueBlue

 

2,300,000

 

 

 

2,300,000

 

30,912

 

 

Universal Technical Institute

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

17,595

 

 

Vail Resorts

 

2,390,000

 

 

 

2,390,000

 

115,413

 

 

Viad

 

1,453,000

 

47,000

 

 

1,500,000

 

54,015

 

60

 

Vital Signs

 

870,000

 

 

 

870,000

 

44,066

 

87

 

Voyager Learning

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

13,000

 

 

Watsco

 

2,375,000

 

 

 

2,375,000

 

98,373

 

 

West Bancorporation

 

1,312,000

 

 

 

1,312,000

 

17,266

 

210

 

West Coast Bancorp

 

1,437,000

 

 

600,000

 

837,000

 

12,212

 

194

 

World Acceptance

 

1,675,000

 

 

 

1,675,000

 

53,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL OF AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

 

239,756,000

 

14,617,000

 

10,394,000

 

243,979,000

 

$

4,361,913

 

$

6,966

 

 


*                 At March 31, 2008, the Fund owned less than five percent or more of the company’s outstanding voting shares.

 

The aggregate cost and value of these companies at March 31, 2008, was $3,644,065 and $4,361,913, respectively. Investments in affiliate companies represented 25.0% of the Fund’s total net assets at March 31, 2008.

 

(c)          Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued in good faith by the board of trustees. At March 31, 2008, these securities amounted to $1,023 which represented 0.01% of total net assets.

 

Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Perlegen Sciences

 

3/30/01

 

1,249,999

 

$

4,500

 

$

363

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series A-1 Pfd.

 

9/5/01

 

187,500

 

7,500

 

281

 

MicroDose Technologies

 

11/24/00

 

359,944

 

2,005

 

234

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series B-1 Pfd.

 

2/8/07

 

96,644

 

280

 

145

 

Security Capital European Realty

 

8/20/98-11/12/99

 

37,407

 

205

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,490

 

$

1,023

 

 

(d)         Security has no value.

 

(e)          Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold in exempt transactions to qualified buyers. Private resales of these securities to qualified instutional buyers are also exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. At March 31, 2008, these securities had an aggregate value of $321,840, which represented 1.8% of net assets.

 

(f)            At March 31, 2008, for federal income tax purposes cost of investments was $12,867,910 and net unrealized appreciation was $4,572,326 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $6,147,896 and gross unrealized depreciation of $1,575,570.

 



 

(g)         On March 31, 2008, the market value of foreign securities represented 9.39% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

 

 

Value

 

Percent

 

Netherlands

 

$

457,984

 

2.62

%

Japan

 

191,908

 

1.10

 

China

 

95,443

 

0.55

 

Canada

 

95,352

 

0.55

 

Sweden

 

91,243

 

0.52

 

France

 

87,028

 

0.50

 

Germany

 

66,541

 

0.38

 

United Kingdom

 

63,017

 

0.36

 

Chile

 

45,591

 

0.26

 

India

 

44,623

 

0.26

 

Hong Kong

 

43,330

 

0.25

 

Greece

 

42,635

 

0.24

 

Denmark

 

37,453

 

0.21

 

Mexico

 

36,131

 

0.21

 

Australia

 

35,833

 

0.20

 

Ireland

 

35,431

 

0.20

 

Israel

 

31,042

 

0.18

 

Switzerland

 

29,450

 

0.17

 

South Africa

 

25,438

 

0.15

 

Taiwan

 

22,669

 

0.13

 

Singapore

 

22,036

 

0.13

 

Italy

 

14,366

 

0.08

 

Spain

 

12,047

 

0.07

 

Austria

 

11,975

 

0.07

 

Luxembourg

 

 

 

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

1,638,566

 

9.39

%

 



 

Columbia Acorn International

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), March 31, 2008

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)*

 

 

 

 

 

Equities: 93.9%

 

 

 

 

 

Europe 46.5%

 

 

 

 

 

> Netherlands 8.7%

 

 

 

1,406,155

 

Fugro

 

$

109,182

 

 

 

Oilfield Services

 

 

 

686,800

 

Smit Internationale

 

69,926

 

 

 

Harbor & Offshore Towage & Marine Services

 

 

 

1,516,000

 

Koninklijke TenCate (a)

 

55,878

 

 

 

Advanced Textiles & Industrial Fabrics

 

 

 

2,095,000

 

Imtech

 

55,657

 

 

 

Engineering & Technical Services

 

 

 

1,947,042

 

Aalberts Industries

 

41,613

 

 

 

Flow Control & Heat Treatment

 

 

 

1,385,000

 

Unit 4 Agresso (a)

 

38,982

 

 

 

Business & Security Software

 

 

 

500,000

 

Vopak

 

31,452

 

 

 

World’s Largerst Operator of Petroleum & Chemical Storage Terminals

 

 

 

1,525,000

 

Wavin

 

19,016

 

 

 

Largest European Plastic Pipe Systems Company

 

 

 

280,000

 

Arcadis

 

16,884

 

 

 

Engineering Consultant

 

 

 

800,000

 

QIAGEN (b)

 

16,556

 

 

 

Life Science Company; DNA/RNA Purification

 

 

 

475,300

 

SBM Offshore

 

15,328

 

 

 

Builds & Leases Offshore Vessels to Process & Store Crude Oil

 

 

 

140,852

 

OPG Groep

 

3,980

 

 

 

Health Care Supplies & Pharmacies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

474,454

 

 

 

> France 7.1%

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

SES Global

 

63,313

 

 

 

Satellite Broadcasting Services

 

 

 

501,000

 

Iliad

 

49,901

 

 

 

Alternative Internet & Telecoms Provider

 

 

 

384,300

 

Rubis

 

32,460

 

 

 

Tank Storage & LPG Supplier

 

 

 

534,000

 

Carbone Lorraine

 

32,302

 

 

 

Advanced Industrial Materials

 

 

 

375,000

 

Norbert Dentressangle

 

31,946

 

 

 

Transport

 

 

 

280,000

 

Neopost

 

31,464

 

 

 

Postage Meter Machines

 

 

 

656,700

 

Trigano

 

25,284

 

 

 

Leisure Vehicles & Camping Equipment

 

 

 

206,000

 

Pierre & Vacances

 

24,802

 

 

 

Vacation Apartment Lets

 

 

 

251,000

 

Imerys

 

23,016

 

 

 

Industrial Minerals Producer

 

 

 

201,202

 

Eurofins Scientific

 

20,094

 

 

 

Food Screening & Testing

 

 

 

350,000

 

April Group

 

17,477

 

 

 

Insurance Policy Construction

 

 

 

100,000

 

Ciments Francais

 

16,665

 

 

 

Leading French & Emerging Markets Cement Producer

 

 

 

410,000

 

Meetic (b)

 

11,610

 

 

 

Dating Services

 

 

 

1,156,500

 

Hi-Media

 

8,776

 

 

 

Leading Online Advertiser in Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

389,110

 

 

 

> United Kingdom 5.8%

 

 

 

2,250,506

 

Intertek Testing

 

46,086

 

 

 

Testing, Inspection & Certification Services

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

Expro International Group

 

41,574

 

 

 

Offshore Oilfield Services

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Smith & Nephew

 

39,678

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

640,000

 

Randgold Resources

 

29,658

 

 

 

Gold Mining in Western Africa

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Northgate

 

28,202

 

 

 

Light Commercial Vehicle Rental Specialist

 

 

 

4,230,000

 

RPS Group

 

27,070

 

 

 

Environmental Consulting & Planning

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

Rotork

 

25,691

 

 

 

Valve Actuators for Oil & Water Pipelines

 

 

 

7,037,600

 

Taylor Nelson Sofres

 

22,099

 

 

 

Market Research

 

 

 

3,300,000

 

Informa Group

 

20,512

 

 

 

Global Publisher & Event Organizer

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Detica

 

14,872

 

 

 

UK IT Services Company

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Keller Group

 

13,399

 

 

 

International Ground Engineering Specialist

 

 

 

800,000

 

Tullow Oil

 

10,486

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

319,327

 

 

 

> Germany 5.6%

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

Rhoen-Klinikum

 

53,300

 

 

 

Health Care Services

 

 

 

300,000

 

Vossloh

 

42,310

 

 

 

Rail Infrastructure & Diesel Locomotives

 

 

 

500,000

 

Wincor Nixdorf

 

40,012

 

 

 

Retail POS Systems & ATM Machines

 

 

 

324,000

 

Elringklinger

 

36,207

 

 

 

Automobile Components

 

 

 

850,000

 

CTS Eventim

 

34,553

 

 

 

Event Ticket Sales

 

 

 

160,000

 

Rational

 

31,676

 

 

 

Commercial Oven Manufacturer

 

 

 

400,000

 

MPC Muechmeyer Petersen Capital

 

28,180

 

 

 

Alternative Asset Manager

 

 

 

918,000

 

Takkt

 

16,505

 

 

 

Mail Order Retailer of Office & Warehouse Durables

 

 

 

210,000

 

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik (b)

 

16,010

 

 

 

Terminal Operator at the Hamburg Port

 

 

 

354,500

 

Deutsche Beteiligungs

 

9,004

 

 

 

Private Equity Investment Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

307,757

 

 

 

> Switzerland 4.2%

 

 

 

525,000

 

Kuehne & Nagel

 

52,667

 

 

 

Freight Forwarding/Logistics

 

 

 

24,000

 

Sika

 

47,119

 

 

 

Chemicals for Construction & Industrial Applications

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Switzerland—continued

 

 

 

250,000

 

Geberit

 

$

37,252

 

 

 

Plumbing Supplies

 

 

 

115,000

 

Burckhardt Compression

 

36,728

 

 

 

Gas Compression Pumps

 

 

 

150,000

 

Synthes

 

20,978

 

 

 

Products for Orthopedic Surgery

 

 

 

75,000

 

Nobel Biocare Holding

 

17,458

 

 

 

Dental Implants & Ceramic Crowns

 

 

 

17,500

 

Givaudan

 

17,311

 

 

 

Fragrances & Flavors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

229,513

 

 

 

> Sweden 3.2%

 

 

 

3,846,000

 

Hexagon

 

78,473

 

 

 

Measurement Equipment & Polymers

 

 

 

10,400,000

 

Securitas Systems

 

30,317

 

 

 

Commercial Security Installation & Service

 

 

 

3,235,000

 

SWECO

 

28,387

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

 

 

2,265,000

 

Nobia (b)

 

19,533

 

 

 

Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing & Distribution

 

 

 

500,000

 

Holmen (b)

 

17,290

 

 

 

Integrated Pulp & Paper Manufacturer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

174,000

 

 

 

> Ireland 2.2%

 

 

 

9,126,659

 

United Drug

 

54,763

 

 

 

Irish Pharmaceutical Wholesaler & Outsourcer

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

IAWS Group

 

42,066

 

 

 

Baked Goods

 

 

 

600,000

 

Paddy Power

 

22,183

 

 

 

Irish Betting Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

119,012

 

 

 

> Italy 1.9%

 

 

 

12,531,048

 

Ducati Motor (b)

 

33,273

 

 

 

Motorcycles & Related Merchandise

 

 

 

9,100,000

 

CIR

 

24,431

 

 

 

Italian Holding Company

 

 

 

1,312,470

 

GranitiFiandre

 

14,609

 

 

 

Innovative Stoneware

 

 

 

375,000

 

Sabaf

 

13,861

 

 

 

Supplier to White Goods Original Equipment Manufacturer

 

 

 

3,750,000

 

Amplifon

 

12,764

 

 

 

Hearing Aid Retailer

 

 

 

580,000

 

Cobra Automotive (b)

 

4,736

 

 

 

Electronic Car Theft Protection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

103,674

 

 

 

> Finland 1.7%

 

 

 

1,756,000

 

Poyry

 

43,632

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

 

 

680,000

 

Stockmann

 

32,230

 

 

 

Department Stores in Finland, Baltics & Russia

 

 

 

360,000

 

Cargotec

 

17,693

 

 

 

Cargo & Load Handling Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

93,555

 

 

 

> Greece 1.2%

 

 

 

3,790,000

 

Intralot

 

67,894

 

 

 

Lottery & Gaming Systems & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

67,894

 

 

 

> Austria 1.2%

 

 

 

1,300,000

 

Zumtobel

 

34,617

 

 

 

Lighting Systems

 

 

 

600,000

 

Wienerberger

 

32,038

 

 

 

Bricks & Clay Roofing Tiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,655

 

 

 

> Spain 0.9%

 

 

 

400,000

 

Red Electrica de Espana

 

24,489

 

 

 

Spanish Power Grid

 

 

 

1,598,363

 

Prisa

 

24,070

 

 

 

Leading Spanish-speaking Publisher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,559

 

 

 

> Russia 0.9%

 

 

 

775,000

 

Novolipetsk Steel (b)

 

33,286

 

 

 

Vertically Integrated Steel Producer

 

 

 

349,271

 

RosBusinessConsulting

 

13,412

 

 

 

Financial Information, Media & IT Services in Russia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

46,698

 

 

 

> Czech Republic 0.6%

 

 

 

140,000

 

Komercni Banka

 

33,414

 

 

 

Leading Czech Universal Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,414

 

 

 

> Poland 0.5%

 

 

 

430,000

 

Central European Distribution (b)

 

25,022

 

 

 

Vodka Production & Alcohol Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,022

 

 

 

> Denmark 0.5%

 

 

 

265,000

 

Novozymes

 

24,813

 

 

 

Industrial Enzymes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,813

 

 

 

> Norway 0.3%

 

 

 

2,774,800

 

Kongsberg Automotive (a)

 

15,595

 

 

 

Automotive Seating & Component Supplier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,595

 

Europe: Total

 

 

 

2,539,052

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia 32.8%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Japan 16.2%

 

 

 

8,250,000

 

Kansai Paint

 

54,370

 

 

 

Paint Producer in Japan, India, China & Southeast Asia

 

 

 

43,500

 

Jupiter Telecommunications (b)

 

40,932

 

 

 

Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

Park24

 

39,393

 

 

 

Parking Lot Operator

 

 

 

840,000

 

Ibiden

 

33,211

 

 

 

Electronic Parts & Ceramics

 

 

 

1,950,000

 

Casio Computer

 

28,936

 

 

 

Micro-consumer Electronic Goods

 

 

 

844,000

 

Unicharm PetCare

 

26,686

 

 

 

Pet Food & Pet Toiletries

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Japan—continued

 

 

 

3,200,000

 

Topcon

 

$

25,579

 

 

 

Positioning & Medical Instrument

 

 

 

680,000

 

Union Tool

 

25,558

 

 

 

Precision Drill Bit Manufacturer

 

 

 

5,500

 

Osaka Securities Exchange

 

25,050

 

 

 

Osaka Securities Exchange

 

 

 

885,000

 

Aeon Mall

 

24,860

 

 

 

Suburban Shopping Mall Developer, Owner & Operator

 

 

 

1,300,000

 

Ushio

 

24,761

 

 

 

Industrial Light Sources

 

 

 

1,910

 

Nippon Building Fund

 

24,388

 

 

 

Office REIT

 

 

 

509,000

 

Point

 

24,160

 

 

 

Apparel Specialty Retailer

 

 

 

8,800,000

 

Kansai Urban Banking

 

22,760

 

 

 

Regional Bank

 

 

 

97,000

 

Keyence

 

22,615

 

 

 

Sensors & Measuring Devices for Automation

 

 

 

1,580,000

 

Yusen Air & Sea Service

 

21,564

 

 

 

Airfreight Logistics

 

 

 

1,849,800

 

Asics

 

21,554

 

 

 

Footwear & Apparel

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

Bank of Fukuoka

 

21,116

 

 

 

Regional Bank

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

OSG

 

21,105

 

 

 

Consumable Cutting Tools

 

 

 

578,000

 

SYSMEX

 

21,005

 

 

 

In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) Equipment & Reagent Manufacturer

 

 

 

863,200

 

Kintetsu World Express

 

20,158

 

 

 

Airfreight Logistics

 

 

 

10,000

 

Risa Partners

 

20,140

 

 

 

NPL & Real Estate Related Investment

 

 

 

18,000

 

Kenedix

 

19,925

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Management

 

 

 

175,000

 

Hirose Electric

 

19,716

 

 

 

Electrical Connectors

 

 

 

800,000

 

Hoya

 

18,963

 

 

 

Opto-electrical Components & Eyeglass Lenses

 

 

 

1,490,000

 

FCC

 

18,582

 

 

 

Auto/Motorcycle Clutches

 

 

 

1,600,000

 

Cosel

 

17,281

 

 

 

Industrial Standard Switching Power Supply System

 

 

 

950,000

 

NGK Insulators

 

17,160

 

 

 

Ceramic, Power & Electronics Parts

 

 

 

246,000

 

USS

 

17,132

 

 

 

Used Car Auctioneer

 

 

 

965,000

 

T. Hasegawa

 

17,068

 

 

 

Industrial Flavors & Fragrances

 

 

 

163,100

 

Nakanishi

 

16,810

 

 

 

Dental Tools & Machinery

 

 

 

669,000

 

Aeon Delight

 

16,647

 

 

 

Facility Maintenance & Management

 

 

 

1,150,000

 

Suruga Bank

 

14,668

 

 

 

Regional Bank

 

 

 

632,500

 

As One

 

14,454

 

 

 

Scientific Supplies Distributor

 

 

 

1,700,000

 

Kamigumi

 

13,602

 

 

 

Port Cargo Handling & Logistics

 

 

 

390,000

 

Olympus

 

11,857

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Cameras

 

 

 

384,500

 

Hamamatsu Photonics

 

10,852

 

 

 

Optical Sensors for Medical & Industrial Applications

 

 

 

643,000

 

Ain Pharmaciez (a)

 

10,481

 

 

 

Dispensing Pharmacy/Drugstore Operator

 

 

 

387,500

 

Tamron

 

9,734

 

 

 

Camera Lens Maker

 

 

 

14,000

 

FullCast (a)

 

8,835

 

 

 

Employment Outsourcing

 

 

 

4,000

 

Wacom

 

8,504

 

 

 

Computer Graphic Illustration Devices

 

 

 

380,000

 

Takata

 

8,410

 

 

 

Safety Related Auto Parts

 

 

 

1,650

 

Japan Pure Chemical

 

5,587

 

 

 

Precious Metal Plating Chemicals for Electronics

 

 

 

379

 

Seven Bank

 

814

 

 

 

ATM Processing Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

886,983

 

 

 

> China 4.9%

 

 

 

15,718,000

 

China Shipping Development

 

49,923

 

 

 

China’s Dominant Shipper for Oil & Coal

 

 

 

55,730,000

 

Lenovo Group

 

35,747

 

 

 

Third Largest PC Vendor Globally

 

 

 

29,648,000

 

China Green

 

32,951

 

 

 

Agricultural Grower & Processor in China

 

 

 

34,614,000

 

Jiangsu Expressway

 

31,080

 

 

 

Chinese Toll Road Operator

 

 

 

15,300,000

 

Fu Ji Food & Catering Services

 

25,861

 

 

 

Food Catering Service Provider in China

 

 

 

25,000,000

 

Hopewell Highway Infrastructure

 

19,249

 

 

 

Guangdong Tollroad Leading to Hong Kong & Macau

 

 

 

400,000

 

Sohu.com (b)

 

18,052

 

 

 

Advertising on Chinese Internet Portal

 

 

 

20,910,000

 

Travelsky Technology

 

15,628

 

 

 

Online Air Travel Bookings in China

 

 

 

34,000,000

 

Xinyu Hengdeli

 

13,969

 

 

 

A High-end Watch Retailer in China

 

 

 

21,750,000

 

TPV Technology

 

12,955

 

 

 

Original Design Manufacturer for LCD Monitor & Flat TV

 

 

 

556,500

 

VisionChina Media (b)

 

6,166

 

 

 

Advertising on Digital Screens in China’s Mass Transit System

 

 

 

14,733,000

 

Sinotrans

 

4,320

 

 

 

Largest Integrated Logistics Player in China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

265,901

 

 

 

> South Korea 2.8%

 

 

 

136,650

 

MegaStudy

 

45,634

 

 

 

Online Education Service Provider

 

 

 

1,192,000

 

Woongjin Coway

 

36,029

 

 

 

South Korean Household Appliance Rental Service Provider

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> South Korea—continued

 

 

 

915,000

 

Sung Kwang Bend

 

$

24,656

 

 

 

A Large Customized Industrial Pipe Fitting Manufacturer

 

 

 

281,000

 

Taewoong

 

21,906

 

 

 

A Player in the Niche Customized Forging Market

 

 

 

89,700

 

Mirae Asset Securities

 

12,632

 

 

 

Korean Largest Diversified Financial Company

 

 

 

170,000

 

JVM

 

7,725

 

 

 

Automatic Tablet Dispensing & Packaging Systems

 

 

 

262,000

 

YBM Sisa.com

 

2,571

 

 

 

Online Language Educator & Tester

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

151,153

 

 

 

> Singapore 2.3%

 

 

 

10,000,000

 

Singapore Exchange

 

55,091

 

 

 

Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

20,000,000

 

ComfortDelGro

 

26,607

 

 

 

Taxi & Mass Transit Service

 

 

 

32,136,100

 

Mapletree Logistics

 

23,261

 

 

 

Asian Logistics Landlord

 

 

 

10,000,000

 

OLAM

 

15,780

 

 

 

Agriculture Supply Chain Manager

 

 

 

4,679,000

 

CDL Hospitality Trust

 

7,063

 

 

 

Singapore Hotel Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

127,802

 

 

 

> India 2.1%

 

 

 

750,000

 

Housing Development Finance

 

44,623

 

 

 

Indian Mortgage Lender

 

 

 

4,450,000

 

United Phosphorus

 

29,082

 

 

 

Off-patent Crop Protection Chemicals

 

 

 

753,977

 

Asian Paints

 

22,636

 

 

 

India’s Largest Paint Company

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Jain Irrigation Systems

 

15,029

 

 

 

Agricultural Micro-irrigation Systems & Food Processing

 

 

 

205,544

 

Shree Cement (b)

 

5,643

 

 

 

Cement Manufacturer

 

 

 

40,705

 

JSW Steel

 

835

 

 

 

Flat Steel Producer in India

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

117,848

 

 

 

> Taiwan 2.1%

 

 

 

1,995,826

 

Formosa International Hotels

 

32,345

 

 

 

Hotel, Food & Beverage Operation & Hospitality Management Services

 

 

 

7,140,000

 

President Chain Store

 

24,482

 

 

 

Taiwan’s Number One Convenience Chain Store Operator

 

 

 

7,004,722

 

Everlight Electronics

 

24,090

 

 

 

Led Packager

 

 

 

7,501,588

 

Wah Lee Industrial

 

14,648

 

 

 

Distributor of Chemicals, Materials & Equipment

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

GeoVision

 

10,562

 

 

 

Taiwan PC-based Video Surveillance Player

 

 

 

3,347,000

 

Advantech

 

7,922

 

 

 

Embedded Computers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

114,049

 

 

 

> Hong Kong 2.0%

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing

 

51,996

 

 

 

Hong Kong Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

16,950,000

 

Lifestyle International

 

35,683

 

 

 

Mid to High-end Department Store Operator in Hong Kong & China

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering

 

16,486

 

 

 

Aircraft Maintenence, Repair, Overhaul Operator

 

 

 

46,000,000

 

Global Digital Creations (b)

 

2,953

 

 

 

Digital Cinema Solution Provider/Network Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

107,118

 

 

 

> Indonesia 0.4%

 

 

 

15,000,000

 

Perusahaan Gas Negara

 

23,202

 

 

 

Gas Pipeline Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,202

 

Asia: Total

 

 

 

1,794,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries 9.5%

 

 

 

 

 

> United States 2.8%

 

 

 

645,000

 

Atwood Oceanics (b)

 

59,159

 

 

 

Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

 

 

758,000

 

FMC Technologies (b)

 

43,123

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Wellhead Manufacturer

 

 

 

600,000

 

BioMarin (b)

 

21,222

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

565,000

 

Dresser-Rand Group (b)

 

17,374

 

 

 

Largest Manufacturer of Compressors

 

 

 

370,000

 

Tesco (b)

 

8,861

 

 

 

Developing New Well Drilling Technologies

 

 

 

1,241,000

 

Horizon North Logistics (b)

 

3,446

 

 

 

Provides Diversified Oil Service Offering in Northern Canada

 

 

 

1,650,000

 

Decode Genetics (b)

 

2,524

 

 

 

Drugs for Heart Attack, Asthma & Vascular Disease

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

155,709

 

 

 

> Australia 2.7%

 

 

 

6,300,000

 

Sino Gold (b)

 

43,165

 

 

 

Gold Mining in The People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

3,500,000

 

Billabong International

 

41,805

 

 

 

Action Sports Apparel Brand Manager

 

 

 

700,000

 

Perpetual Trustees

 

34,450

 

 

 

Mutual Fund Management

 

 

 

850,000

 

Australian Stock Exchange

 

29,201

 

 

 

Australian Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

148,621

 

 

 

> South Africa 2.1%

 

 

 

1,440,000

 

Impala Platinum Holdings

 

55,375

 

 

 

Platinum Group Metals Mining & Refining

 

 

 

1,560,000

 

Naspers

 

27,133

 

 

 

Media & Education in Africa & other Emerging Markets

 

 

 

7,600,000

 

Mr. Price

 

17,068

 

 

 

South African Retailer of Apparel, Household Goods & Sporting Goods

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> South Africa—continued

 

 

 

4,299,000

 

Uranium One (b)

 

$

14,156

 

 

 

Uranium Mines in South Africa, Kazakhstan, Australia & the U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

113,732

 

 

 

> Canada 1.6%

 

 

 

1,860,000

 

ShawCor

 

50,738

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Pipeline Products

 

 

 

593,000

 

CCL

 

17,297

 

 

 

Leading Global Label Manufacturer

 

 

 

688,000

 

RONA (b)

 

9,565

 

 

 

Leading Canadian Do-it-yourself Retailer

 

 

 

850,000

 

Ivanhoe Mines (b)

 

8,860

 

 

 

Copper Mine Project in Mongolia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

86,460

 

 

 

> New Zealand 0.3%

 

 

 

5,932,812

 

Sky City Entertainment

 

17,215

 

 

 

Casino/Entertainment Complex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,215

 

Other Countries: Total

 

521,737

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America 5.1%

 

 

 

 

 

> Brazil 3.1%

 

 

 

4,300,000

 

Suzano

 

64,915

 

 

 

Brazilian Pulp & Paper Producer

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Localiza Rent A Car

 

28,569

 

 

 

Car Rental

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Bovespa (b)

 

26,956

 

 

 

Brazil Equity & Derivative Exchange

 

 

 

2,400,000

 

Porto Seguro

 

24,346

 

 

 

Auto & Life Insurance

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Natura Cosmeticos

 

15,302

 

 

 

Direct Retailer of Cosmetics

 

 

 

1,010,100

 

BM&F

 

9,211

 

 

 

Brazilian Derivatives Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

169,299

 

 

 

> Mexico 1.3%

 

 

 

500,000

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Surest

 

28,495

 

 

 

Cancun & Cozumel Airport Operator

 

 

 

7,000,000

 

Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos (b)

 

23,020

 

 

 

Affordable Housing Builder

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

Megacable (b)

 

10,715

 

 

 

Mexican Cable & Internet Operator

 

 

 

6,000,000

 

Financiera Independencia (b)

 

9,810

 

 

 

Mexican Micro-finance Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

72,040

 

 

 

> Chile 0.7%

 

 

 

1,600,000

 

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile

 

37,408

 

 

 

Producer of Specialty Fertilizers, Lithium & Iodine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,408

 

Latin America: Total

 

278,747

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 93.9%
(Cost: $3,873,020)

 

5,133,592

 

 

 

 

 

Principal Amount (000)

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Obligations 5.8%

 

 

 

 

 

> Commercial Paper 4.4%

 

 

 

$

26,900

 

Walgreen (c) 2.25% Due 4/04/08

 

 

26,895

 

26,900

 

General Electric Capital 2.25% Due 4/07/08

 

26,890

 

26,900

 

United Parcel (c) 2.06% Due 4/08/08

 

26,889

 

26,800

 

Avon Capital (c) 2.45% Due 4/02/08

 

26,798

 

26,800

 

Toyota Motor Credit 2.00% Due 4/04/08

 

26,796

 

26,300

 

AT&T (c) 2.30% Due 4/01/08

 

26,300

 

26,300

 

Abbot Laboratories (c) 2.22% Due 4/02/08

 

26,298

 

26,200

 

Chevron Funding 2.10% Due 4/03/08

 

26,197

 

25,000

 

Caterpillar Finance Service (c) 2.21% Due 4/14/08

 

24,980

 

 

 

 

 

238,043

 

 

 

> Repurchase Agreement 1.4%

 

 

 

76,321

 

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 3/31/08, due 4/01/08 at 1.85%, collateralized by U.S. Treasury Notes with various maturities to 6/30/11, market value $77,848 (repurchase proceeds $76,325)

 

76,321

 

 

 

 

 

76,321

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Obligations

 

 

 

(Amortized Cost: $314,364)

 

314,364

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 99.7%

 

 

 

(Cost: $4,187,384)(d)(e)

 

5,447,956

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.3%

 

17,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100%

 

$

5,465,040

 

 


*  Security Valuation:

 

Securities of the Fund are valued at market value or, if a market quotation for a security is not readily available or is deemed not to be reliable because of events or circumstances that have occurred between the market quotation and the time as of which the security is to be valued, the security is valued at a fair value determined in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. A security traded on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market in which transaction prices are reported is valued at the last sales price at the time of valuation. A security traded principally on NASDAQ is valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. A security for which there is no reported sale on the valuation date is valued at the latest bid quotation. A short-term debt obligation having a maturity of 60 days or less from the valuation date is valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. A security for which a market quotation is not readily available and any other assets are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Trust has retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service to assist in the fair valuation process for securities principally traded in a foreign market in order to adjust for possible changes in value that may occur between the close of the foreign exchange and the time as of which the securities are to be valued. If a security is valued at fair value, that value may be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

 

On January 1, 2008, the Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”). In accordance with SFAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling a security in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the security. SFAS 157 established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·             Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·             Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

·             Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 



 

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

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2008, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in
Securities (000)

 

Level 1 – Quoted Prices

 

$

330,351

 

Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

5,117,605

 

Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

 

Total

 

$

5,447,956

 

 



 


> Notes to Statement of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

 

(a)          An affiliate may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Transactions in these affiliated companies during the three months ended March 31, 2008, are as follows:

 

Affiliates

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/07

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
3/31/08

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

AIN Pharmaciez

 

643,000

 

 

 

643,000

 

$

10,481

 

$

 

FullCast

 

14,000

 

 

 

14,000

 

8,835

 

131

 

Kongsberg Automotive

 

2,774,800

 

 

 

2,774,800

 

15,595

 

 

Koninklijke TenCate

 

1,096,000

 

420,000

 

 

1,516,000

 

55,878

 

 

Unit 4 Agresso

 

1,385,000

 

 

 

1,385,000

 

38,982

 

 

TOTAL OF AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

 

5,912,800

 

420,000

 

 

6,332,800

 

$

129,771

 

$

131

 

 

The aggregate cost and value of these companies at March 31, 2008, was $120,433 and $129,771, respectively. Investments in affiliate companies represented 2.37% of total net assets at March 31, 2008.

 

(b)   Non-income producing security.

 

(c)          Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold in exempt transactions to qualified buyers. Private resales of these securities to qualified instutional buyers are also exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. At March 31, 2008, these securities had an aggregate value of $158,160, which represented 2.9% of net assets.

 

(d)         At March 31, 2008, for federal income tax purposes cost of investments was $4,187,384 and net unrealized appreciation was $1,260,572 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $1,737,811 and gross unrealized depreciation of $477,239.

 

(e)   On March 31, 2008, the Fund’s total investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

% of
Total
Net
Assets

 

Euro

 

$1,670,669

 

30.6

%

Japanese Yen

 

886,983

 

16.2

 

US Dollar

 

658,126

 

12.0

 

Hong Kong Dollar

 

348,802

 

6.4

 

British Pounds

 

289,670

 

5.3

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

1,593,706

 

29.2

 

 

 

$5,447,956

 

99.7

%

 



 

Columbia Acorn USA

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), March 31, 2008

 

Number of Shares

 

Value (000)*

 

 

 

Equities: 97.6%

 

 

 

 

 

Information 32.2%

 

 

 

 

 

> Business Software 6.5%

 

 

 

681,400

 

Micros Systems (a)

 

$

22,936

 

 

 

Information Systems for Restaurants & Hotels

 

 

 

556,500

 

Avid Technology (a)

 

13,545

 

 

 

Digital Nonlinear Editing Software & Systems

 

 

 

2,100,000

 

Novell (a)

 

13,209

 

 

 

Directory, Operating System & Identity Management Software

 

 

 

525,000

 

Blackbaud

 

12,747

 

 

 

Software & Services for Non-profits

 

 

 

570,000

 

Informatica (a)

 

9,724

 

 

 

Enterprise Data Integration Software

 

 

 

235,000

 

ANSYS (a)

 

8,112

 

 

 

Simulation Software for Engineers & Designers

 

 

 

230,400

 

Concur Technologies (a)

 

7,154

 

 

 

Web Enabled Cost & Expense Management Software

 

 

 

100,000

 

Quality Systems

 

2,987

 

 

 

IT Systems for Medical Groups & Ambulatory Care Centers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90,414

 

 

 

> Instrumentation 4.4%

 

 

 

860,000

 

Flir Systems (a)

 

25,878

 

 

 

Infrared Cameras

 

 

 

140,000

 

Mettler Toledo (a)

 

13,597

 

 

 

Laboratory Equipment

 

 

 

368,000

 

Trimble Navigation (a)

 

10,521

 

 

 

GPS-based Instruments

 

 

 

425,000

 

IPG Photonics (a)

 

6,668

 

 

 

Fiber Lasers

 

 

 

45,000

 

Varian (a)

 

2,606

 

 

 

Analytical Instruments

 

 

 

60,000

 

FARO Technologies (a)

 

1,871

 

 

 

Precision Measurement Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

61,141

 

 

 

> Mobile Communications 4.0%

 

 

 

1,005,000

 

Crown Castle International (a)

 

34,662

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

 

 

506,000

 

American Tower (a)

 

19,840

 

 

 

Communications Towers in USA & Mexico

 

 

 

88,000

 

Globalstar (a)

 

642

 

 

 

Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,144

 

 

 

> Computer Hardware & Related Equipment 3.9%

 

 

 

505,000

 

II-VI (a)

 

19,180

 

 

 

Laser Components

 

 

 

295,600

 

Amphenol

 

11,011

 

 

 

Electronic Connectors

 

 

 

320,000

 

Nice Systems (Israel) (a)

 

9,030

 

 

 

Audio & Video Recording Solutions

 

 

 

160,000

 

Belden CDT

 

5,651

 

 

 

Specialty Cable

 

 

 

190,000

 

Netgear (a)

 

3,791

 

 

 

Networking Products for Small Business & Home

 

 

 

99,000

 

Zebra Technologies (a)

 

3,299

 

 

 

Bar Code Printers

 

 

 

65,000

 

Intermec (a)

 

1,442

 

 

 

Bar Code & Wireless LAN Systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53,404

 

 

 

> Semiconductors & Related Equipment 3.1%

 

 

 

710,000

 

Microsemi (a)

 

16,188

 

 

 

Analog/Mixed-signal Semiconductors

 

 

 

1,168,000

 

Integrated Device Technology (a)

 

10,430

 

 

 

Communications Semiconductors

 

 

 

190,000

 

Littelfuse (a)

 

6,644

 

 

 

Little Fuses

 

 

 

879,750

 

ON Semiconductor (a)

 

4,997

 

 

 

Mixed-signal & Power Management Semiconductors

 

 

 

189,296

 

Supertex (a)

 

3,864

 

 

 

Mixed-signal Semiconductors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

42,123

 

 

 

> Telephone Services 2.2%

 

 

 

1,486,000

 

Time Warner Telecom (a)

 

23,018

 

 

 

Fiber Optic Telephone/Data Services

 

 

 

280,000

 

Cogent Communications (a)

 

5,127

 

 

 

Internet Data Pipelines

 

 

 

400,000

 

PAETEC Holding (a)

 

2,664

 

 

 

Telephone/Data Services for Business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,809

 

 

 

> Telecommunications Equipment 2.2%

 

 

 

2,688,200

 

Tellabs (a)

 

14,651

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment

 

 

 

525,000

 

Polycom (a)

 

11,833

 

 

 

Video Conferencing Equipment

 

 

 

125,000

 

Ciena (a)

 

3,854

 

 

 

Optical Transport & Broadband Access Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,338

 

 

 

> Financial Processors 1.4%

 

 

 

468,280

 

Global Payments

 

19,368

 

 

 

Credit Card Processor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,368

 

 

 

> Internet Related 1.3%

 

 

 

460,000

 

ValueClick (a)

 

7,935

 

 

 

Internet Advertising

 

 

 

980,000

 

CNET Networks (a)

 

6,958

 

 

 

Internet Advertising on Niche Websites

 

 

 

381,740

 

TheStreet.com

 

3,084

 

 

 

Financial Information Website Publisher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,977

 

 

 

> Computer Services 1.0%

 

 

 

205,000

 

SRA International (a)

 

4,984

 

 

 

Government IT Services

 

 

 

1,005,500

 

Hackett Group (a)

 

3,931

 

 

 

IT Integration & Best Practice Research

 

 

 

786,000

 

RCM Technologies (a)(b)

 

3,034

 

 

 

Technology & Engineering Services

 

 

 

235,000

 

iGate (a)

 

1,673

 

 

 

IT & Business Process Outsourcing Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,622

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> TV Broadcasting 0.5%

 

 

 

1,125,000

 

Entravision Communications (a)

 

$

7,493

 

 

 

Spanish Language TV, Radio & Outdoor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,493

 

 

 

> Television Programming 0.5%

 

 

 

750,000

 

Lions Gate Entertainment (a)

 

7,313

 

 

 

Film & TV Studio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,313

 

 

 

> Radio 0.4%

 

 

 

511,100

 

Salem Communications

 

2,049

 

 

 

Radio Stations for Religious Programming

 

 

 

300,000

 

Saga Communications (a)

 

1,680

 

 

 

Radio Stations in Small- & Mid-sized Cities

 

 

 

705,500

 

Spanish Broadcasting System (a)

 

1,249

 

 

 

Spanish Language Radio Stations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,978

 

 

 

> Gaming Equipment & Services 0.3%

 

 

 

100,000

 

Scientific Games (a)

 

2,111

 

 

 

Lottery Services Provider

 

 

 

60,600

 

Bally Technologies (a)

 

2,081

 

 

 

Slot Machines & Software

 

 

 

98,500

 

Shuffle Master (a)

 

527

 

 

 

Card Shufflers & Casino Games

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,719

 

 

 

> Business Information & Marketing Services 0.3%

 

 

 

100,000

 

Viad

 

3,601

 

 

 

Trade Show Services, Travel & Tours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,601

 

 

 

> Contract Manufacturing 0.2%

 

 

 

115,000

 

Plexus (a)

 

3,226

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,226

 

Information: Total

 

445,670

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services 16.4%

 

 

 

 

 

> Retail 5.1%

 

 

 

398,000

 

Abercrombie & Fitch

 

29,110

 

 

 

Teen Apparel Retailer

 

 

 

540,000

 

Urban Outfitters (a)

 

16,929

 

 

 

Apparel & Home Specialty Retailer

 

 

 

240,000

 

J Crew Group (a)

 

10,601

 

 

 

Multi-channel Branded Retailer

 

 

 

224,500

 

AnnTaylor Stores (a)

 

5,428

 

 

 

Women’s Apparel Retailer

 

 

 

486,250

 

Christopher & Banks

 

4,858

 

 

 

Women’s Apparel Retailer

 

 

 

418,000

 

Chico’s FAS (a)

 

2,972

 

 

 

Women’s Specialty Retailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

69,898

 

 

 

> Apparel 2.3%

 

 

 

950,313

 

True Religion Apparel (a)

 

17,628

 

 

 

Premium Denim

 

 

 

314,200

 

Oxford Industries

 

7,079

 

 

 

Branded & Private Label Apparel

 

 

 

222,200

 

Coach (a)

 

6,700

 

 

 

Designer & Retailer of Branded Leather Accessories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,407

 

 

 

> Other Durable Goods 2.2%

 

 

 

2,078,300

 

Champion Enterprises (a)

 

20,845

 

 

 

Manufactured Homes

 

 

 

287,900

 

Cavco Industries (a)

 

10,088

 

 

 

Higher End Manufactured Homes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,933

 

 

 

> Other Consumer Services 1.5%

 

 

 

366,000

 

ITT Educational Services (a)

 

16,811

 

 

 

Post-secondary Degree Services

 

 

 

310,000

 

Universal Technical Institute (a)

 

3,636

 

 

 

Vocational Training

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,447

 

 

 

> Leisure Products 1.3%

 

 

 

136,700

 

International Speedway

 

5,632

 

 

 

Largest Motorsports Racetrack Owner & Operator

 

 

 

180,000

 

Thor Industries

 

5,358

 

 

 

RV & Bus Manufacturer

 

 

 

185,989

 

Speedway Motorsports

 

4,663

 

 

 

Motorsports Racetrack Owner & Operator

 

 

 

150,000

 

Winnebago

 

2,535

 

 

 

Premier Motorhome Maker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,188

 

 

 

> Restaurants 1.0%

 

 

 

337,500

 

Sonic (a)

 

7,438

 

 

 

Quick Service Restaurant

 

 

 

163,800

 

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (a)

 

6,154

 

 

 

Casual Dining Restaurant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,592

 

 

 

> Nondurables 0.8%

 

 

 

266,000

 

Scotts Miracle-Gro

 

8,624

 

 

 

Consumer Lawn & Garden Products

 

 

 

108,000

 

Jarden (a)

 

2,348

 

 

 

Branded Household Products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,972

 

 

 

> Consumer Goods Distribution 0.7%

 

 

 

523,500

 

Pool

 

9,889

 

 

 

Distributor of Swimming Pool Supplies & Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,889

 

 

 

> Furniture & Textiles 0.6%

 

 

 

400,000

 

Knoll

 

4,616

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

 

 

175,000

 

Herman Miller

 

4,300

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,916

 

 

 

> Casinos & Gaming 0.4%

 

 

 

455,000

 

Pinnacle Entertainment (a)

 

5,824

 

 

 

Regional Casino Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,824

 

 

 

> Travel 0.3%

 

 

 

90,000

 

Vail Resorts (a)

 

4,346

 

 

 

Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,346

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Food & Beverage 0.2%

 

 

 

90,000

 

Hansen Natural (a)

 

$

3,177

 

 

 

Alternative Beverages

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,177

 

Consumer Goods & Services: Total

 

227,589

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services 14.0%

 

 

 

 

 

> Machinery 9.1%

 

 

 

697,500

 

Ametek

 

30,627

 

 

 

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

 

 

650,300

 

ESCO Technologies (a)

 

25,830

 

 

 

Automatic Electric Meter Readers

 

 

 

673,600

 

Pentair

 

21,488

 

 

 

Pumps & Water Treatment

 

 

 

373,600

 

Nordson

 

20,118

 

 

 

Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

 

 

394,800

 

Donaldson

 

15,903

 

 

 

Industrial Air Filtration

 

 

 

140,000

 

MOOG (a)

 

5,909

 

 

 

Motion Control Products for Aerospace, Defense & Industrial Markets

 

 

 

71,800

 

Toro

 

2,972

 

 

 

Turf Maintenance Equipment

 

 

 

50,000

 

Kaydon

 

2,196

 

 

 

Specialized Friction & Motion Control Products

 

 

 

23,013

 

Lincoln Electric

 

1,484

 

 

 

Welding Equipment & Consumables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

126,527

 

 

 

> Other Industrial Services 1.5%

 

 

 

179,000

 

G&K Services

 

6,374

 

 

 

Uniform Rental

 

 

 

396,000

 

American Reprographics (a)

 

5,877

 

 

 

Document Management & Logistics

 

 

 

350,000

 

TrueBlue (a)

 

4,704

 

 

 

Temporary Manual Labor

 

 

 

200,000

 

American Commercial Lines (a)

 

3,160

 

 

 

Operator/Builder of Inland Barges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,115

 

 

 

> Outsourcing Services 0.9%

 

 

 

350,000

 

Quanta Services (a)

 

8,109

 

 

 

Electrical & Telecom Construction Services

 

 

 

175,000

 

Administaff

 

4,132

 

 

 

Professional Employer Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,241

 

 

 

> Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals 0.8%

 

 

 

155,000

 

Drew Industries (a)

 

3,791

 

 

 

RV & Manufactured Home Components

 

 

 

50,000

 

Greif

 

3,396

 

 

 

Industrial Packaging

 

 

 

90,000

 

Albany International

 

3,253

 

 

 

Paper Machine Clothing & Advanced Textiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,440

 

 

 

> Waste Management 0.6%

 

 

 

280,875

 

Waste Connections (a)

 

8,634

 

 

 

Solid Waste Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,634

 

 

 

> Industrial Distribution 0.5%

 

 

 

225,000

 

Interline Brands (a)

 

4,174

 

 

 

Industrial Distribution

 

 

 

70,000

 

Watsco

 

2,899

 

 

 

HVAC Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,073

 

 

 

> Construction 0.4%

 

 

 

50,000

 

Texas Industries

 

3,006

 

 

 

Aggregates, Cement & Concrete

 

 

 

140,000

 

M/I Homes

 

2,377

 

 

 

Home Builder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,383

 

 

 

> Electrical Components 0.2%

 

 

 

80,000

 

Acuity Brands

 

3,436

 

 

 

Commercial Lighting Fixtures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,436

 

Industrial Goods & Services: Total

 

193,849

 

 

 

 

 

Finance 11.7%

 

 

 

 

 

> Banks 5.4%

 

 

 

410,025

 

MB Financial

 

12,621

 

 

 

Chicago Bank

 

 

 

659,800

 

TCF Financial

 

11,824

 

 

 

Great Lakes Bank

 

 

 

585,000

 

Valley National Bancorp

 

11,238

 

 

 

New Jersey/New York Bank

 

 

 

299,388

 

Lakeland Financial

 

6,781

 

 

 

Indiana Bank

 

 

 

220,000

 

Old Second Bancorp

 

5,843

 

 

 

Illinois Bank

 

 

 

213,600

 

Associated Banc-Corp

 

5,688

 

 

 

Midwest Bank

 

 

 

408,000

 

Pacific Continental

 

5,638

 

 

 

Niche Pacific N.W. Bank

 

 

 

280,777

 

Glacier Bancorp

 

5,382

 

 

 

Mountain States Bank

 

 

 

215,000

 

First Busey

 

4,541

 

 

 

Illinois Bank

 

 

 

500,000

 

Centennial Bank (a)

 

3,140

 

 

 

Colorado Bank

 

 

 

130,000

 

Greene County Bancshares

 

2,300

 

 

 

Tennessee Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

74,996

 

 

 

> Finance Companies 2.8%

 

 

 

482,900

 

World Acceptance (a)

 

15,380

 

 

 

Personal Loans

 

 

 

1,136,500

 

AmeriCredit (a)

 

11,444

 

 

 

Auto Lending

 

 

 

130,000

 

McGrath Rentcorp

 

3,134

 

 

 

Temporary Space & IT Rentals

 

 

 

200,000

 

Electro Rent

 

3,030

 

 

 

Test & Measurement Rentals

 

 

 

140,000

 

Aaron Rents

 

3,016

 

 

 

Rent to Own

 

 

 

175,000

 

H&E Equipment Services (a)

 

2,200

 

 

 

Heavy Equipment Leasing

 

 

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Finance Companies—continued

 

 

 

99,200

 

Marlin Business Services (a)

 

$

748

 

 

 

Small Equipment Leasing

 

 

 

22,911

 

CAI International (a)

 

295

 

 

 

International Container Leasing & Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,247

 

 

 

> Insurance 1.8%

 

 

 

714,500

 

HCC Insurance Holdings

 

16,212

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance

 

 

 

105,000

 

Philadelphia Consolidated Holding (a)

 

3,381

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance

 

 

 

7,000

 

Markel (a)

 

3,080

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance

 

 

 

75,000

 

Endurance Specialty Holdings

 

2,745

 

 

 

Commercial Lines Insurance/Reinsurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,418

 

 

 

> Savings & Loans 1.4%

 

 

 

659,540

 

People’s United

 

11,417

 

 

 

Connecticut Savings & Loan

 

 

 

400,000

 

ViewPoint Financial

 

6,604

 

 

 

Texas Thrfit

 

 

 

46,200

 

Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin

 

876

 

 

 

Wisconsin Thrift

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,897

 

 

 

> Brokerage & Money Management 0.3%

 

 

 

150,000

 

SEI Investments

 

3,704

 

 

 

Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,704

 

Finance: Total

 

 

 

162,262

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals 11.7%

 

 

 

 

 

> Oil Services 5.7%

 

 

 

803,400

 

FMC Technologies (a)

 

45,705

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Wellhead Manufacturer

 

 

 

215,000

 

Atwood Oceanics (a)

 

19,720

 

 

 

Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

 

 

115,375

 

Exterran Holdings (a)

 

7,446

 

 

 

Natural Gas Compressor Rental & Fabrication

 

 

 

241,000

 

Tetra Technologies (a)

 

3,818

 

 

 

U.S.-based Service Company with Life of Field Approach

 

 

 

106,000

 

Tesco (a)

 

2,539

 

 

 

Developing New Well Drilling Technologies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

79,228

 

 

 

> Oil & Gas Producers 5.3%

 

 

 

1,050,000

 

Quicksilver Resources (a)

 

38,356

 

 

 

Natural Gas & Coal Seam Gas Producer

 

 

 

315,000

 

Carrizo Oil & Gas (a)

 

18,670

 

 

 

Explores for Natural Gas & Crude Oil

 

 

 

276,800

 

Southwestern Energy (a)

 

9,325

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Producer

 

 

 

111,200

 

Equitable Resources

 

6,550

 

 

 

Natural Gas Producer & Utility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

72,901

 

 

 

> Other Resources 0.5%

 

 

 

218,000

 

Layne Christensen (a)

 

7,634

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Production/Engineering & Construction/Contract Drilling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,634

 

 

 

> Oil Refining, Marketing & Distribution 0.2%

 

 

 

50,250

 

Oneok

 

2,243

 

 

 

Natural Gas Distribution, Pipeline Processing & Trading

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,243

 

Energy & Minerals: Total

 

162,006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care 9.5%

 

 

 

 

 

> Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 3.7%

 

 

 

600,000

 

BioMarin (a)

 

21,222

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

100,000

 

Myriad Genetics (a)

 

4,029

 

 

 

Drugs/Diagnostics Hybrid

 

 

 

580,000

 

Nektar Therapeutics (a)

 

4,025

 

 

 

Drug Delivery Technologies

 

 

 

421,400

 

Seattle Genetics (a)

 

3,835

 

 

 

Antibody-based Therapies for Cancer

 

 

 

545,000

 

Array Biopharma (a)

 

3,820

 

 

 

Drugs for Cancer & Inflammatory Diseases

 

 

 

35,000

 

United Therapeutics (a)

 

3,034

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

 

 

 

320,000

 

Medarex (a)

 

2,832

 

 

 

Humanized Antibodies

 

 

 

401,000

 

Arena Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

2,743

 

 

 

Novel Drug Targeting Technology

 

 

 

100,000

 

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

2,674

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Niche Disease Areas

 

 

 

623,280

 

Decode Genetics (a)

 

954

 

 

 

Drugs for Heart Attack, Asthma & Vascular Disease

 

 

 

220,000

 

Pharmacopeia (a)

 

810

 

 

 

Biotech Company with Broad Early-stage Pipeline

 

 

 

400,000

 

Neurogen (a)

 

744

 

 

 

Development-stage Biotech Focused on Neurology

 

 

 

500,000

 

IsoRay (a)

 

500

 

100,000

 

IsoRay-Warrants (a)(c)

 

5

 

 

 

Radiology Cancer Company

 

 

 

37,500

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series A-1, Pfd. (a)(c)

 

56

 

19,329

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series B-1, Pfd. (a)(c)

 

29

 

 

 

High Throughput Rational Drug Design

 

 

 

738,060

 

Medicure-Warrants (a)(c)

 

37

 

 

 

Cardiovascular Biotech Company

 

 

 

18,181

 

Metabolex, Series F (a)(c)

 

29

 

 

 

Diabetes Drug Development

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,378

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Health Care Services 2.1%

 

 

 

660,000

 

PSS World Medical (a)

 

$

10,996

 

 

 

Medical Supplies

 

 

 

137,000

 

Charles River Laboratories (a)

 

8,075

 

 

 

Pharmaceutical Research

 

 

 

246,800

 

Lincare Holdings (a)

 

6,937

 

 

 

Home Health Care Services

 

 

 

90,000

 

Psychiatric Solutions (a)

 

3,053

 

 

 

Behavioral Health Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,061

 

 

 

> Medical Supplies 1.3%

 

 

 

158,300

 

Techne (a)

 

10,663

 

 

 

Cytokines, Antibodies & Other Reagents for Life Science

 

 

 

200,000

 

QIAGEN (Netherlands) (a)

 

4,160

 

 

 

Life Science Company; DNA/RNA Purification

 

 

 

53,000

 

Idexx Laboratories (a)

 

2,611

 

 

 

Diagnostic Equipment & Services for Veterinarians

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,434

 

 

 

> Medical Equipment & Devices 1.3%

 

 

 

85,000

 

Illumina (a)

 

6,451

 

 

 

Leading Tools & Service Provider for Genetic Analysis

 

 

 

105,000

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

6,227

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

 

 

118,000

 

Orthofix International (a)

 

4,693

 

 

 

Bone Fixation & Stimulation Devices

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,371

 

 

 

> Pharmaceuticals 1.1%

 

 

 

145,000

 

Cephalon (a)

 

9,338

 

 

 

Specialty Pharmaceuticals for Pain, Central Nervous System & Oncology

 

 

 

765,000

 

QLT (a)

 

2,716

 

 

 

Specialty Pharmaceuticals for Ophthalmology & Dermatology

 

 

 

110,000

 

Medicis Pharmaceutical

 

2,166

 

 

 

Specialty Pharmaceuticals for Dermatology

 

 

 

505,000

 

Barrier Therapeutics (a)

 

1,722

 

 

 

Specialty Pharmaceuticals for Dermatology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,942

 

Health Care: Total

 

131,186

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

> Real Estate 1.4%

 

 

 

560,000

 

DiamondRock Hospitality

 

7,095

 

 

 

Hotel Owner

 

 

 

122,500

 

Gaylord Entertainment (a)

 

3,711

 

 

 

Convention Hotels

 

 

 

100,000

 

Digital Realty Trust

 

3,550

 

 

 

Technology-focused Office Buildings

 

 

 

90,000

 

American Campus Communities

 

2,462

 

 

 

Student Housing

 

 

 

150,000

 

Kite Realty Group

 

2,100

 

 

 

Community Shopping Centers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,918

 

 

Number of Shares
or Principal Amount (000)

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Transportation 0.7%

 

 

 

524,720

 

Heartland Express

 

 

7,483

 

 

 

Regional Trucker

 

 

 

180,000

 

Rush Enterprises (a)

 

2,851

 

 

 

Truck Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,334

 

Other Industries: Total

 

29,252

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 97.6%
(Cost: $1,140,818)

 

1,351,814

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Obligations 2.3%

 

 

 

 

 

> Commercial Paper 1.5%

 

 

 

$

7,000

 

AT&T (d) 2.30% Due 4/01/08

 

7,000

 

7,000

 

IBM International (d) 2.25% Due 4/04/08

 

6,999

 

6,800

 

General Electric Capital 2.25% Due 4/07/08

 

6,797

 

 

 

 

 

20,796

 

 

 

> Repurchase Agreement 0.8%

 

 

 

11,100

 

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 3/31/08, due 4/01/08 at 1.85%, collateralized by a U.S Treasury Note, maturing 6/30/11, market value $11,327 (repurchase proceeds $11,101)

 

11,100

 

 

 

 

 

11,100

 

Total Short-Term Obligations
(Amortized Cost: $31,896)

 

31,896

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 99.9%
(Cost: $1,172,714)(e)

 

1,383,710

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.1%

 

771

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100%

 

$

1,384,481

 

 


*   Security Valuation:

 

Securities of the Fund are valued at market value or, if a market quotation for a security is not readily available or is deemed not to be reliable because of events or circumstances that have occurred between the market quotation and the time as of which the security is to be valued, the security is valued at a fair value determined in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. A security traded on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market in which transaction prices are reported is valued at the last sales price at the time of valuation. A security traded principally on NASDAQ is valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. A security for which there is no reported sale on the valuation date is valued at the latest bid quotation. A short-term debt obligation having a maturity of 60 days or less from the valuation date is valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. A security for which a market quotation is not readily available and any other assets are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Trust has retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service to assist in the fair valuation process for securities principally traded in a foreign market in order to adjust for possible changes in value that may occur between the close of the foreign exchange and the time as of which the securities are to be valued. If a security is valued at fair value, that value may be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

 

On January 1, 2008, the Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”). In accordance with SFAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling a security in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the security. SFAS 157 established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 



 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·

 

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

·

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

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

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2008, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in
Securities (000)

 

Level 1 – Quoted Prices

 

$

1,351,657

 

Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

31,939

 

Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

114

 

Total

 

$

1,383,710

 

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the three month period ending March 31, 2008, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

 

 

Investments in
Securities (000)

 

Balance as of January 1, 2008

 

$

178

 

Accrued discounts/Amortized premiums

 

 

Realized gain (loss)

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(64

)

Net purchases (sales) Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2008

 

$

114

 

 



 


> Notes to Statements of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

An affiliate may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Transactions in this affiliated company during the three months ended March 31, 2008, are as follows:

 

Affiliates

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/07

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/ 
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
3/31/08

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

RCM Technologies

 

786,000

 

 

 

786,000

 

$

3,034

 

$

 

 

The aggregate cost and value of these companies at March 31, 2008, was $5,636 and $3,034, respectively. Investments in affiliate companies represented 0.22% of total net assets at March 31, 2008.

 

(c)

Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued in good faith by the board of trustees. At March 31, 2008, these securities amounted to $156 which represented 0.01% of total net assets.

 

 

 

Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition 
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series A-1 Pfd.

 

9/5/01

 

37,500

 

$

1,500

 

$

56

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series B-1 Pfd.

 

2/8/07

 

19,329

 

56

 

29

 

Metabolex, Series F

 

5/11/00

 

18,181

 

2,000

 

29

 

IsoRay - Warrants

 

3/21/07

 

100,000

 

 

5

 

Medicure - Warrants

 

12/22/06

 

738,060

 

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,556

 

$

156

 

 

(d)

Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold in exempt transactions to qualified buyers. Private resales of these securities to qualified instutional buyers are also exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. At March 31, 2008, these securities had an aggregate value of $13,999, which represented 1.0% of net assets.

 

 

(e)

At March 31, 2008, for federal income tax purposes cost of investments was $1,172,714 and net unrealized appreciation was $210,996 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $399,696 and gross unrealized depreciation of $188,700.

 



 

Columbia Acorn International Select

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), March 31, 2008

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)*

 

 

 

Equities: 89.7%

 

 

 

 

 

Europe 48.1%

 

 

 

 

 

> Netherlands 10.7%

 

 

 

180,000

 

Fugro

 

$

13,976

 

 

 

Oilfield Services

 

 

 

65,000

 

Vopak

 

4,089

 

 

 

World’s Largerst Operator of Petroleum & Chemical Storage Terminals

 

 

 

185,000

 

QIAGEN (a)

 

3,828

 

 

 

Life Science Company; DNA/RNA Purification

 

 

 

142,000

 

Aalberts Industries

 

3,035

 

 

 

Flow Control & Heat Treatment

 

 

 

87,000

 

SBM Offshore

 

2,806

 

 

 

Builds & Leases Offshore Vessels to Process & Store Crude Oil

 

 

 

12,800

 

OPG Groep

 

362

 

 

 

Health Care Supplies & Pharmacies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,096

 

 

 

> United Kingdom 9.1%

 

 

 

470,000

 

Intertek Testing

 

9,625

 

 

 

Testing, Inspection & Certification Services

 

 

 

685,000

 

Smith & Nephew

 

9,060

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

 

 

825,000

 

Informa Group

 

5,128

 

 

 

Global Publisher & Event Organizer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,813

 

 

 

> Switzerland 6.6%

 

 

 

67,500

 

Kuehne & Nagel

 

6,771

 

 

 

Freight Forwarding/Logistics

 

 

 

45,000

 

Synthes

 

6,293

 

 

 

Products for Orthopedic Surgery

 

 

 

10,000

 

Nobel Biocare Holding

 

2,328

 

 

 

Dental Implants & Ceramic Crowns

 

 

 

7,500

 

Swatch Group

 

2,005

 

 

 

Watch & Electronics Manufacturer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,397

 

 

 

> Sweden 4.3%

 

 

 

409,200

 

Hexagon

 

8,349

 

 

 

Measurement Equipment & Polymers

 

 

 

1,030,000

 

Securitas Systems

 

3,003

 

 

 

Commercial Security Installation & Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,352

 

 

 

> Ireland 4.3%

 

 

 

1,115,760

 

United Drug

 

6,695

 

 

 

Irish Pharmaceutical Wholesaler & Outsourcer

 

 

 

195,000

 

IAWS Group

 

4,557

 

 

 

Baked Goods

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,252

 

 

 

> Germany 3.7%

 

 

 

225,000

 

Rhoen-Klinikum

 

6,662

 

 

 

Health Care Services

 

 

 

40,000

 

Wincor Nixdorf

 

3,201

 

 

 

Retail POS Systems & ATM Machines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,863

 

 

 

> France 3.3%

 

 

 

410,000

 

SES Global

 

8,653

 

 

 

Satellite Broadcasting Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,653

 

 

 

> Greece 2.7%

 

 

 

390,000

 

Intralot

 

6,986

 

 

 

Lottery & Gaming Systems & Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,986

 

 

 

> Spain 1.3%

 

 

 

55,000

 

Red Electrica de Espana

 

3,367

 

 

 

Spanish Power Grid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,367

 

 

 

> Denmark 1.1%

 

 

 

31,000

 

Novozymes

 

2,903

 

 

 

Industrial Enzymes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,903

 

 

 

> Austria 1.0%

 

 

 

100,000

 

Zumtobel

 

2,663

 

 

 

Lighting Systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,663

 

Europe: Total

 

126,345

 

 

 

 

 

Asia 22.4%

 

 

 

 

 

> Japan 11.6%

 

 

 

10,500

 

Jupiter Telecommunications (a)

 

9,880

 

 

 

Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan

 

 

 

10,000

 

Nintendo

 

5,180

 

 

 

Entertainment Software & Hardware

 

 

 

215,000

 

Hoya

 

5,096

 

 

 

Opto-electrical Components & Eyeglass Lenses

 

 

 

660,000

 

Kansai Paint

 

4,350

 

 

 

Paint Producer in Japan, India, China & Southeast Asia

 

 

 

100,000

 

Ibiden

 

3,954

 

 

 

Electronic Parts & Ceramics

 

 

 

1,800

 

Kenedix

 

1,992

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,452

 

 

 

> China 8.1%

 

 

 

11,314,000

 

Lenovo Group

 

7,257

 

 

 

Third Largest PC Vendor Globally

 

 

 

2,220,000

 

China Shipping Development

 

7,051

 

 

 

China’s Dominant Shipper for Oil & Coal

 

 

 

7,760,000

 

Jiangsu Expressway

 

6,968

 

 

 

Chinese Toll Road Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,276

 

 

 

> South Korea 1.3%

 

 

 

114,000

 

Woongjin Coway

 

3,446

 

 

 

South Korean Household Appliance Rental Service Provider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,446

 

 

 

> Hong Kong 0.8%

 

 

 

117,000

 

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing

 

2,028

 

 

 

Hong Kong Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,028

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Singapore 0.6%

 

 

 

280,000

 

Singapore Exchange

 

$

1,542

 

 

 

Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

 

 

100,000

 

OLAM

 

158

 

 

 

Agriculture Supply Chain Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,700

 

Asia: Total

 

58,902

 

 

 

 

 

Other Countries 17.6%

 

 

 

 

 

> South Africa 5.7%

 

 

 

250,000

 

Impala Platinum Holdings

 

9,614

 

 

 

Platinum Group Metals Mining & Refining

 

 

 

228,000

 

Naspers

 

3,965

 

 

 

Media & Education in Africa & other Emerging Markets

 

 

 

400,000

 

Uranium One (a)

 

1,317

 

 

 

Uranium Mines in South Africa, Kazakhstan, Australia & the U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,896

 

 

 

> Canada 4.8%

 

 

 

59,400

 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

 

9,220

 

 

 

World’s Largest Producer of Potash

 

 

 

2,050,000

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy (a)(b)

 

2,952

 

828,400

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy-Warrants (a)(b)

 

551

 

 

 

Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,723

 

 

 

> Australia 4.4%

 

 

 

1,700,000

 

Sino Gold (a)

 

11,648

 

 

 

Gold Mining in The People’s Republic of China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,648

 

 

 

> United States 2.7%

 

 

 

60,000

 

Diamond Offshore

 

6,984

 

 

 

Contract Driller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,984

 

Other Countries: Total

 

46,251

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America 1.6%

 

 

 

 

 

> Chile 1.6%

 

 

 

180,000

 

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile

 

4,209

 

 

 

Producer of Specialty Fertilizers, Lithium & Iodine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,209

 

Latin America: Total

 

4,209

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 89.7%
(Cost: $207,918)

 

235,707

 

 

Principal Amount (000)

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Obligations 9.8%

 

 

 

 

 

> Commercial Paper 3.7%

 

 

 

$

1,300

 

IBM International (c) 2.20% Due 4/04/08

 

1,300

 

1,200

 

AT&T (c) 2.38% Due 4/01/08

 

1,200

 

1,200

 

Toyota Motor Credit 1.90% Due 4/02/08

 

1,200

 

1,200

 

Avon Capital (c) 2.35% Due 4/03/08

 

1,200

 

1,200

 

United Parcel (c) 2.06% Due 4/04/08

 

1,200

 

1,200

 

Walgreen (c) 2.25% Due 4/04/08

 

1,200

 

1,200

 

General Electric Capital 2.25% Due 4/07/08

 

1,199

 

1,200

 

Dupont Ei De Nemours (c) 2.22% Due 4/09/08

 

1,199

 

 

 

 

 

9,698

 

 

 

> Repurchase Agreement 6.1%

 

 

 

16,092

 

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 3/31/08, due 4/01/08 at 1.85%, collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, maturing 5/31/11, market value $16,415 (repurchase proceeds $16,093)

 

16,092

 

 

 

 

 

16,092

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Obligations
(Amortized Cost: $25,790)

 

25,790

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 99.5%
(Cost: $233,708)(d)(e)

 

261,497

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.5%

 

1,351

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100%

 

$

262,848

 

 


*

Security Valuation:

 

 

 

Securities of the Fund are valued at market value or, if a market quotation for a security is not readily available or is deemed not to be reliable because of events or circumstances that have occurred between the market quotation and the time as of which the security is to be valued, the security is valued at a fair value determined in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. A security traded on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market in which transaction prices are reported is valued at the last sales price at the time of valuation. A security traded principally on NASDAQ is valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. A security for which there is no reported sale on the valuation date is valued at the latest bid quotation. A short-term debt obligation having a maturity of 60 days or less from the valuation date is valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. A security for which a market quotation is not readily available and any other assets are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Trust has retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service to assist in the fair valuation process for securities principally traded in a foreign market in order to adjust for possible changes in value that may occur between the close of the foreign exchange and the time as of which the securities are to be valued. If a security is valued at fair value, that value may be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

 

 

 

On January 1, 2008, the Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”). In accordance with SFAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling a security in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the security. SFAS 157 established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

 

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·                  Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·                  Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

·                  Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 



 

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

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2008, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in
Securities (000)

 

Level 1 – Quoted Prices

 

$

20,412

 

Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

241,085

 

Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

 

Total

 

$

261,497

 

 



 


> Notes to Statements of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

 

(a)          Non-income producing security.

 

(b)         Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued in good faith by the board of trustees. At March 31, 2008, these securities amounted to $2,932 which represented 1.12% of total net assets.

 

Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy

 

7/12/07

 

1,656,800

 

$

1,109

 

$

2,381

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy-Warrants

 

7/12/07

 

828,400

 

236

 

551

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,345

 

$

2,932

 

 

(c)  Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold in exempt transactions to qualified buyers. Private resales of these securities to qualified instutional buyers are also exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. At March 31, 2008, these securities had an aggregate value of $7,299, which represented 2.8% of net assets.

 

(d)  At March 31, 2008, for federal income tax purposes cost of investments was $233,708 and net unrealized appreciation was $27,789 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $47,026 and gross unrealized depreciation of $19,237.

 

(e)  On March 31, 2008, the Fund’s total investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

% of 
Net 
Assets

 

Euro

 

$

70,881

 

27.0

%

US Dollar

 

46,202

 

17.5

 

Japanese Yen

 

30,452

 

11.6

 

British Pounds

 

23,813

 

9.1

 

Hong Kong Dollar

 

23,304

 

8.9

 

Swiss Franc

 

17,397

 

6.6

 

South African Rand

 

13,579

 

5.2

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

35,869

 

13.6

 

 

 

$

261,497

 

99.5

%

 



 

Columbia Acorn Select

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), March 31, 2008

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)*

 

 

 

 

 

Equities: 97.1%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services 27.2%

 

 

 

 

 

> Retail 11.9%

 

 

 

1,650,000

 

Abercrombie & Fitch

 

$

120,681

 

 

 

Teen Apparel Retailer

 

 

 

3,550,000

 

Safeway

 

104,192

 

 

 

Supermarkets

 

 

 

850,000

 

Costco Wholesale

 

55,225

 

 

 

Warehouse Superstores

 

 

 

4,500,000

 

Chico’s FAS (a)

 

31,995

 

 

 

Women’s Specialty Retailer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

312,093

 

 

 

> Other Consumer Services 5.1%

 

 

 

2,100,000

 

ITT Educational Services (a)(b)

 

96,453

 

 

 

Post-secondary Degree Services

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Career Education (a)

 

19,080

 

 

 

Post-secondary Education

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Universal Technical Institute (a)(b)

 

17,595

 

 

 

Vocational Training

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

133,128

 

 

 

> Travel 3.9%

 

 

 

3,550,000

 

Expedia (a)

 

77,709

 

 

 

Online Travel Services Company

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Hertz (a)

 

24,120

 

 

 

Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101,829

 

 

 

> Leisure Products 2.3%

 

 

 

750,000

 

International Speedway

 

30,900

 

 

 

Largest Motorsports Racetrack Owner & Operator

 

 

 

800,000

 

Harley-Davidson

 

30,000

 

 

 

Motorcycles & Related Merchandise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,900

 

 

 

> Apparel 1.8%

 

 

 

1,600,000

 

Coach (a)

 

48,240

 

 

 

Designer & Retailer of Branded Leather Accessories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,240

 

 

 

> Furniture & Textiles 1.6%

 

 

 

850,000

 

Herman Miller

 

20,885

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

 

 

1,730,000

 

Knoll

 

19,964

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,849

 

 

 

> Food & Beverage 0.6%

 

 

 

9,128,300

 

Fu Ji Food & Catering Services (China)

 

15,429

 

 

 

Food Catering Service Provider in China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,429

 

Consumer Goods & Services: Total

 

712,468

 

 

 

 

 

Information 25.9%

 

 

 

 

 

> Mobile Communications 5.4%

 

 

 

2,300,000

 

American Tower (a)

 

90,183

 

 

 

Communications Towers in USA & Mexico

 

 

 

6,982,435

 

Globalstar (a)(b)

 

50,902

 

 

 

Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

141,085

 

 

 

> Business Software 4.1%

 

 

 

2,350,000

 

Avid Technology (a)(b)

 

57,199

 

 

 

Digital Nonlinear Editing Software & Systems

 

 

 

8,000,000

 

Novell (a)

 

50,320

 

 

 

Directory, Operating System & Identity Management Software

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

107,519

 

 

 

> Internet Related 3.8%

 

 

 

9,600,000

 

SkillSoft (a)(b)

 

100,512

 

 

 

Web-based Learning Solutions (E-Learning)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,512

 

 

 

> Telecommunications Equipment 3.8%

 

 

 

18,000,000

 

Tellabs (a)

 

98,100

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

98,100

 

 

 

> Contract Manufacturing 2.3%

 

 

 

37,500,000

 

Sanmina-SCI (a)(b)

 

60,750

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,750

 

 

 

> CATV 2.0%

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Discovery Holding (a)

 

53,050

 

 

 

CATV Programming

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53,050

 

 

 

> Semiconductors & Related Equipment 1.7%

 

 

 

2,100,000

 

Canadian Solar (a)(b)

 

43,890

 

 

 

Solar Cell & Module Manufacturer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,890

 

 

 

> Advertising 1.2%

 

 

 

2,850,028

 

VisionChina Media (China) (a)

 

31,578

 

 

 

Advertising on Digital Screens in China’s Mass Transit System

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,578

 

 

 

> Financial Processors 0.9%

 

 

 

3,269,000

 

Cardtronics (a)(b)

 

22,785

 

 

 

Operates the World’s Largest Network of ATMs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,785

 

 

 

> Computer Services 0.7%

 

 

 

894,860

 

WNS (a)

 

13,826

 

 

 

Offshore BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) Services

 

 

 

1,367,000

 

Hackett Group (a)

 

5,345

 

 

 

IT Integration & Best Practice Research

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,171

 

Information: Total

 

678,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals 19.0%

 

 

 

 

 

> Mining 9.1%

 

 

 

1,100,000

 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (Canada)

 

170,731

 

 

 

World’s Largest Producer of Potash

 

 

 

20,363,700

 

Uranium One (South Africa) (a)

 

67,056

 

 

 

Uranium Mines in South Africa, Kazakhstan, Australia & the U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

237,787

 

 



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Oil Services 6.5%

 

 

 

5,550,000

 

Tetra Technologies (a)(b)

 

$

87,912

 

 

 

U.S.-based Service Company with Life of Field Approach

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

FMC Technologies (a)

 

68,268

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Wellhead Manufacturer

 

 

 

125,000

 

Diamond Offshore

 

14,550

 

 

 

Contract Driller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

170,730

 

 

 

> Oil & Gas Producers 3.4%

 

 

 

49,900,000

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy (Canada) (a)(c)

 

71,710

 

3,819,900

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy (Canada) (a)

 

5,545

 

17,212,500

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy-Warrants (Canada) (a)(c)

 

11,455

 

 

 

Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

88,710

 

Energy & Minerals: Total

 

497,227

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance 11.3%

 

 

 

 

 

> Insurance 5.9%

 

 

 

10,200,000

 

Conseco (a)(b)

 

104,040

 

 

 

Life, Long-term Care & Medical Supplement Insurance

 

 

 

112,000

 

Markel (a)

 

49,277

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

153,317

 

 

 

> Brokerage & Money Management 5.4%

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

Janus Capital Group

 

93,080

 

 

 

Manages Mutual Funds

 

 

 

1,600,000

 

SEI Investments

 

39,504

 

 

 

Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

 

 

907,120

 

MF Global (a)

 

8,989

 

 

 

Futures Broker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

141,573

 

Finance: Total

 

294,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services 10.1%

 

 

 

 

 

> Other Industrial Services 5.6%

 

 

 

1,425,000

 

Expeditors International of Washington

 

64,382

 

 

 

International Freight Forwarder

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

American Commercial Lines (a)(b)

 

47,400

 

 

 

Operator/Builder of Inland Barges

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Mobile Mini (a)

 

19,000

 

 

 

Portable Storage Units Leasing

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

American Reprographics (a)

 

14,840

 

 

 

Document Management & Logistics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

145,622

 

 

 

> Outsourcing Services 2.6%

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Quanta Services (a)

 

69,510

 

 

 

Electrical & Telecom Construction Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

69,510

 

 

 

> Waste Management 1.9%

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Waste Management

 

50,340

 

 

 

U.S. Garbage Collection & Disposal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,340

 

Industrial Goods & Services: Total

 

265,472

 

 

Number of Shares
or Principal Amount (000)

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Industries 2.1%

 

 

 

 

 

> Transportation 2.1%

 

 

 

1,750,000

 

JB Hunt Transport Services

 

 

55,003

 

 

 

Truck & Intermodal Carrier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,003

 

Other Industries: Total

 

55,003

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care 1.5%

 

 

 

 

 

> Pharmaceuticals 1.5%

 

 

 

600,000

 

Cephalon (a)

 

38,640

 

 

 

Specialty Pharmaceuticals for Pain, Central Nervous System & Oncology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,640

 

Health Care: Total

 

38,640

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 97.1%
(Cost: $2,282,183)

 

2,542,140

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Obligations 3.6%

 

 

 

 

 

> Commercial Paper 2.7%

 

 

 

$

13,600

 

Walgreen (d) 2.25% Due 4/01/08

 

13,600

 

13,600

 

Avon Capital (d) 2.45% Due 4/02/08

 

13,599

 

13,400

 

AT&T (d) 2.30% Due 4/03/08

 

13,398

 

13,200

 

IBM International (d) 2.25% Due 4/04/08

 

13,198

 

13,200

 

General Electric Capital 2.25% Due 4/07/08

 

13,195

 

2,700

 

Netjets (d) 2.25% Due 4/04/08

 

2,699

 

 

 

 

 

69,689

 

 

 

> Repurchase Agreement 0.9%

 

 

 

23,401

 

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 3/31/08, due 4/01/08 at 1.85%, collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Note, maturing 5/31/11, market value $23,871 (repurchase proceeds $23,402)

 

23,401

 

 

 

 

 

23,401

 

Total Short-Term Obligations
(Amortized Cost: $93,090)

 

93,090

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 100.7%
(Cost: $2,375,273)(e)

 

2,635,230

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: (0.7)%

 

(18,310

)

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100%

 

$

2,616,920

 

 



 


*

Security Valuation:

 

 

 

Securities of the Fund are valued at market value or, if a market quotation for a security is not readily available or is deemed not to be reliable because of events or circumstances that have occurred between the market quotation and the time as of which the security is to be valued, the security is valued at a fair value determined in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. A security traded on a securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market in which transaction prices are reported is valued at the last sales price at the time of valuation. A security traded principally on NASDAQ is valued at the NASDAQ official closing price. A security for which there is no reported sale on the valuation date is valued at the latest bid quotation. A short-term debt obligation having a maturity of 60 days or less from the valuation date is valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. A security for which a market quotation is not readily available and any other assets are fair valued in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Trust has retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service to assist in the fair valuation process for securities principally traded in a foreign market in order to adjust for possible changes in value that may occur between the close of the foreign exchange and the time as of which the securities are to be valued. If a security is valued at fair value, that value may be different from the last quoted market price for the security.

 

 

 

On January 1, 2008, the Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”). In accordance with SFAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive upon selling a security in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the security. SFAS 157 established a three-tier hierarchy to maximize the use of observable market data and minimize the use of unobservable inputs and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

 

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

·

Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

·

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

·

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

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

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of March 31, 2008, in valuing the Fund’s assets carried at fair value:

 

Valuation Inputs

 

Investments in
Securities (000)

 

Level 1 – Quoted Prices

 

$

2,370,944

 

Level 2 – Other Significant Observable Inputs

 

264,286

 

Level 3 – Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

 

Total

 

$

2,635,230

 

 



 


> Notes to Statements of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(b)

An affiliate may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Transactions in affiliated companies during the three months ended March 31, 2008, are as follows:

 

Affiliates

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/07

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
3/31/08

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

American Commercial Lines

 

3,000,000

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

$

47,400

 

$

 

Avid Technology

 

2,350,000

 

 

 

2,350,000

 

57,199

 

 

Canadian Solar

 

2,400,000

 

125,195

 

425,195

 

2,100,000

 

43,890

 

 

CardTronics

 

2,308,000

 

961,000

 

 

3,269,000

 

22,785

 

 

Conseco

 

9,700,000

 

500,000

 

 

10,200,000

 

104,040

 

 

Globalstar

 

6,866,316

 

116,119

 

 

6,982,435

 

50,902

 

 

ITT Educational Services

 

1,300,000

 

800,000

 

 

2,100,000

 

96,453

 

 

Petro Rubiales Energy
(merged into Pacific Rubiales Energy)*

 

67,212,500

 

 

67,212,500

 

 

 

 

Sanmina—SCI

 

36,700,000

 

800,000

 

 

37,500,000

 

60,750

 

 

SkillSoft

 

9,600,000

 

 

 

9,600,000

 

100,512

 

 

Tetra Technologies

 

5,550,000

 

 

 

5,550,000

 

87,912

 

 

Universal Technical Institute

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

17,595

 

 

TOTAL OF AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

 

148,486,816

 

3,302,314

 

67,637,695

 

84,151,435

 

$

689,438

 

$

 

 


*    At March 31, 2008, the Fund owned less than five percent or more of the company’s outstanding voting shares.

 

The aggregate cost and value of these companies at March 31, 2008, was $873,247 and $689,438, respectively. Investments in affiliate companies represented 26.3% of total net assets at March 31, 2008.

 

(c)   Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued in good faith by the board of trustees. At March 31, 2008, these securities amounted to $83,165 which represented 3.18% of net assets.

 

Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy

 

7/12/07

 

49,900,000

 

$

37,653

 

$

71,710

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy–Warrants

 

7/12/07

 

17,212,500

 

4,910

 

11,455

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

42,563

 

$

83,165

 

 

(d)  Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold in exempt transactions to qualified buyers. Private resales of these securities to qualified instutional buyers are also exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. At March 31, 2008, these securities had an aggregate value of $56,494, which represented 2.2% of net assets.

 

(e)   At March 31, 2008, for federal income tax purposes cost of investments was $2,375,273 and net unrealized appreciation was $259,957 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $709,672 and gross unrealized depreciation of $449,715.

 



 

Columbia Thermostat Fund

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), March 31, 2008

 

Number of Shares
or Principal Amount (000)

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Stock Funds: 69.6%

 

 

 

2,654,726

 

Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Class Z

 

$

33,715

 

2,000,754

 

Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Class Z

 

26,890

 

500,076

 

Columbia Acorn International, Class Z

 

20,253

 

759,265

 

Columbia Acorn Fund, Class Z

 

20,265

 

992,227

 

Columbia Marsico Growth Fund, Class Z

 

20,102

 

548,968

 

Columbia Acorn Select, Class Z

 

13,428

 

Total Stock Funds (Cost: $134,834)

 

134,653

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Bond Funds: 30.0%

 

 

 

3,330,631

 

Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund, Class Z

 

29,010

 

1,543,048

 

Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class Z

 

17,390

 

1,491,343

 

Columbia Conservative High Yield Fund, Class Z

 

11,573

 

Total Bond Funds (Cost: $57,574)

 

57,973

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Obligation: 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

> Repurchase Agreement

 

 

 

$

468

 

Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corp., dated 3/31/08, due 4/01/08 at 1.85%, collateralized by a U.S. Treasury Bond, maturing 8/15/20 market value of $479 (repurchase proceeds $468)

 

468

 

 

 

(Cost: $468)

 

468

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 99.8%
(Cost: $192,876)(a)

 

193,094

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.2%

 

482

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100%

 

$

193,576

 

 


> Notes to Statements of Investments (dollar values in thousands)

 

*Security Valuation:

 

Investments in portfolio funds are valued at their net asset value as reported by the portfolio funds. A short-term debt obligation having a maturity of 60 days or less from the valuation date is valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

 

(a)   At March 31, 2008, for federal income tax purposes cost of investments was $192,876 and net unrealized appreciation was $218, consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $4,881 and gross unrealized depreciation of $4,663.

 



 

Item  2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officers, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, have concluded that such controls and procedures are adequately designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in Form N-Q is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

 

(b)

There was no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) attached hereto as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

(registrant)

 

Columbia Acorn Trust

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Charles P. McQuaid

 

Charles P. McQuaid, President

 

 

 

 

Date

 

May 22, 2008

 

 

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

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Charles P. McQuaid

 

Charles P. McQuaid, President

 

 

 

 

Date

 

May 22, 2008

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Bruce H. Lauer

 

Bruce H. Lauer, Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Date

 

May 22, 2008