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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)

 

225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts

 

02110

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

Scott R. Plummer

5228 Ameriprise Financial Center

Minneapolis, MN 55474

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-612-671-1947

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

September 30, 2011

 

 



 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 


 


 

Columbia Acorn Fund

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2011

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

Equities: 95.8%

 

 

 

Information 25.8%

 

 

 

 

 

> Business Software 6.9%

 

 

 

4,700,000

 

Informatica (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Enterprise Data Integration Software

 

$

192,465

 

2,550,000

 

ANSYS (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Simulation Software for Engineers and Designers

 

125,052

 

2,700,000

 

Micros Systems (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Information Systems for Hotels, Restaurants and Retailers

 

118,557

 

1,100,000

 

Quality Systems (b)

 

 

 

 

 

IT Systems for Medical Groups & Ambulatory Care Centers

 

106,700

 

5,164,999

 

Hexagon (Sweden)

 

 

 

 

 

Design, Measurement and Visualization Software and Equipment

 

67,162

 

1,480,000

 

Concur Technologies (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Web Enabled Cost & Expense Management Software

 

55,086

 

2,250,000

 

Blackbaud (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Software & Services for Non-Profits

 

50,107

 

2,000,000

 

TIBCO (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Datacenter Software

 

44,780

 

1,700,000

 

Tyler Technologies (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Financial, Tax, Court, & Document Mgmt Systems for Local Governments

 

42,976

 

2,350,000

 

Constant Contact (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Email & Other Marketing Campaign Mgmt Systems Delivered Over the Web

 

40,631

 

1,450,000

 

NetSuite (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

End to End IT Systems Solution Delivered Over the Web

 

39,164

 

850,000

 

Red Hat (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Maintenance & Support for Opensource OS & Middleware

 

35,921

 

1,200,000

 

Ariba (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Cost Management Software

 

33,252

 

2,025,000

 

Kenexa (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Recruiting and Workforce Management Solutions

 

31,671

 

920,000

 

Jack Henry & Associates

 

 

 

 

 

Systems Financial Institutions

 

26,662

 

900,000

 

SPS Commerce (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Supply Chain Management Software Delivered via the Web

 

14,661

 

690,000

 

Advent Software (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Management & Trading Systems

 

14,387

 

550,000

 

Intralinks (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Collaboration Software

 

4,131

 

313,100

 

Tangoe (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Software Solution for Managing Communication Expense & Devices

 

3,541

 

1,000,000

 

InContact (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Call Center Systems Delivered Via the Web & Telco Services

 

3,450

 

 

 

 

 

1,050,356

 

 

 

> Instrumentation 2.8%

 

 

 

1,600,000

 

Mettler Toledo (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Laboratory Equipment

 

223,936

 

2,780,000

 

IPG Photonics (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Fiber Lasers

 

120,763

 

2,035,000

 

Trimble Navigation (a)

 

 

 

 

 

GPS-based Instruments

 

68,274

 

400,000

 

Hamamatsu Photonics (Japan)

 

 

 

 

 

Optical Sensors for Medical & Industrial Applications

 

16,123

 

 

 

 

 

429,096

 

 

 

> Computer Hardware & Related Equipment 2.4%

 

 

 

3,565,000

 

Amphenol

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Connectors

 

145,345

 

4,550,000

 

II-VI (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Laser Optics and Specialty Materials

 

79,625

 

1,605,000

 

Zebra Technologies (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Bar Code Printers

 

49,659

 

1,200,000

 

Netgear (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Networking Products for Small Business & Home

 

31,068

 

800,000

 

Nice Systems - ADR (Israel) (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Audio & Video Recording Solutions

 

24,280

 

605,000

 

Dolby Laboratories (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Audio Technology for Consumer Electronics

 

16,601

 

605,000

 

Stratasys (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Rapid Prototyping Systems

 

11,217

 

230,000

 

Gemalto (France)

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Security Solutions

 

10,937

 

 

 

 

 

368,732

 

 

 

> Mobile Communications 2.3%

 

 

 

5,700,000

 

Crown Castle International (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

231,819

 

3,150,000

 

SBA Communications (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

108,612

 

600,000

 

MetroPCS Communications (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Discount Cellular Telephone Services

 

5,226

 

1,500,000

 

Globalstar (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier

 

614

 

 

 

 

 

346,271

 

 

 

> Telephone and Data Services 2.2%

 

 

 

9,500,000

 

tw telecom (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Fiber Optic Telephone/Data Services

 

156,940

 

1,200,000

 

AboveNet

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Fiber Communications Services

 

64,320

 

9,000,000

 

PAETEC Holding (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Telephone/Data Services for Business

 

47,610

 

2,520,000

 

Cogent Communications (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Data Pipelines

 

33,894

 

2,000,000

 

General Communications (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Comm & Consumer CATV, Web & Phone in Alaska

 

16,400

 

1,400,000

 

Boingo Wireless (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesale and Retail WiFi Networks

 

10,010

 

 

 

 

 

329,174

 

 

 

> Semiconductors & Related Equipment 1.8%

 

 

 

9,065,000

 

Atmel (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Microcontrollers, RF, and Memory Semiconductors

 

73,154

 

6,202,000

 

ON Semiconductor (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Mixed Signal & Power Management Semiconductors

 

44,468

 

 

1



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> Semiconductors & Related Equipment—continued

 

 

 

2,345,000

 

Microsemi (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Analog/Mixed Signal Semiconductors

 

$

37,473

 

4,000,000

 

Entegris (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductor Materials Management Products

 

25,520

 

1,900,000

 

IXYS (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Power Semiconductors

 

20,672

 

500,000

 

Littelfuse

 

 

 

 

 

Little Fuses

 

20,105

 

1,765,000

 

Pericom Semiconductor (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Interface ICs & Frequency Control Products

 

13,079

 

2,290,000

 

TriQuint Semiconductor (a)

 

 

 

 

 

RF Semiconductors

 

11,496

 

644,280

 

Supertex (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Analog/Mixed Signal Semiconductors

 

11,146

 

800,000

 

Monolithic Power Systems (a)

 

 

 

 

 

High Performance Analog & Mixed Signal ICs

 

8,144

 

 

 

 

 

265,257

 

 

 

> Telecommunications Equipment 1.3%

 

 

 

4,130,000

 

Polycom (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Video Conferencing Equipment

 

75,868

 

685,000

 

F5 Networks (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Traffic Management Equipment

 

48,669

 

1,905,000

 

Finisar (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Optical Subsystems and Components

 

33,414

 

2,030,000

 

Ixia (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Telecom Network Test Equipment

 

15,570

 

1,925,000

 

Infinera (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Optical Networking Equipment

 

14,861

 

 

 

 

 

188,382

 

 

 

> Computer Services 1.1%

 

 

 

3,307,204

 

iGATE (c)

 

 

 

 

 

IT & Business Process Outsourcing Services

 

38,165

 

680,000

 

Syntel

 

 

 

 

 

Offshore I/T Services

 

29,369

 

2,125,000

 

Virtusa (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Offshore I/T Outsourcing

 

28,050

 

1,145,000

 

ExlService Holdings (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Business Process Outsourcing

 

25,190

 

1,575,000

 

Genpact (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Business Process Outsourcing

 

22,664

 

4,500,000

 

Hackett Group (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

IT Integration & Best Practice Research

 

16,785

 

1,076,353

 

WNS - ADR (India) (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Offshore BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) Services

 

12,863

 

 

 

 

 

173,086

 

 

 

> CATV 1.1%

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Discovery Communications, Series C (a)

 

 

 

 

 

CATV programming

 

105,450

 

1,250,000

 

Liberty Global, Series A (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Cable TV Franchises Outside the USA

 

45,225

 

17,770

 

Jupiter Telecommunications (Japan)

 

 

 

 

 

Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan

 

19,227

 

 

 

 

 

169,902

 

 

 

> Gaming Equipment & Services 0.9%

 

 

 

3,725,000

 

Bally Technologies (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Slot Machines & Software

 

100,500

 

1,741,367

 

WMS Industries (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Slot Machine Provider

 

30,631

 

 

 

 

 

131,131

 

 

 

> Financial Processors 0.8%

 

 

 

2,429,000

 

Global Payments

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Card Processor

 

98,107

 

5,000,000

 

Singapore Exchange (Singapore)

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

25,133

 

 

 

 

 

123,240

 

 

 

> Business Information & Marketing Services 0.8%

 

 

 

1,400,000

 

Verisk Analytics (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Risk & Decision Analytics

 

48,678

 

900,000

 

FTI Consulting (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Consulting Firm

 

33,129

 

3,000,000

 

Navigant Consulting (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Consulting Firm

 

27,810

 

505,000

 

RPX (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Patent Aggregation and Defensive Patent Consulting

 

10,459

 

 

 

 

 

120,076

 

 

 

> Electronics Distribution 0.5%

 

 

 

3,125,000

 

Avnet (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Components Distribution

 

81,500

 

 

 

 

 

81,500

 

 

 

> Internet Related 0.4%

 

 

 

435,000

 

Equinix (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Network Neutral Data Centers

 

38,641

 

464,305

 

Mail.ru - GDR (Russia) (a)(h)

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Social Networking and Games for Russian Speakers

 

13,444

 

656,585

 

TheStreet.com

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Information Websites

 

1,300

 

 

 

 

 

53,385

 

 

 

> Contract Manufacturing 0.3%

 

 

 

1,210,000

 

Plexus (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

27,370

 

2,800,000

 

Sanmina-SCI (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

18,704

 

 

 

 

 

46,074

 

 

 

> Entertainment Programming 0.1%

 

 

 

1,250,000

 

IMAX (Canada) (a)

 

 

 

 

 

IMAX Movies, Theatre Equipment and Theatre Joint Ventures

 

18,100

 

 

 

 

 

18,100

 

 

 

> Radio 0.1%

 

 

 

164,991

 

Saga Communications (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Radio Stations in Small & Mid-sized Cities

 

4,869

 

1,533,400

 

Salem Communications (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Radio Stations for Religious Programming

 

3,511

 

177,700

 

Spanish Broadcasting System (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Spanish Language Radio Stations

 

295

 

 

 

 

 

8,675

 

 

2



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> TV Broadcasting —%

 

 

 

1,750,000

 

Gray Television (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Mid Market Affiliated TV Stations

 

$

2,730

 

2,500,000

 

Entravision Communications (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Spanish Language TV & Radio Stations

 

2,550

 

 

 

 

 

5,280

 

 

 

> Consumer Software —%

 

 

 

362,577

 

Carbonite (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Online file storage

 

4,365

 

 

 

 

 

4,365

 

 

 

> Advertising —%

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

VisionChina Media - ADR (China) (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Advertising on Digital Screens in China’s Mass Transit System

 

2,745

 

 

 

 

 

2,745

 

Information: Total

 

3,914,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services 18.3%

 

 

 

 

 

> Retail 5.4%

 

 

 

7,490,000

 

lululemon athletica (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Premium Active Apparel Retailer

 

364,388

 

3,510,000

 

Abercrombie & Fitch

 

 

 

 

 

Teen Apparel Retailer

 

216,076

 

2,300,000

 

Shutterfly (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Photo-Centric Retailer

 

94,714

 

5,600,000

 

Pier 1 Imports (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Home Furnishing Retailer

 

54,768

 

5,225,000

 

Saks (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Luxury Department Store Retailer

 

45,719

 

525,000

 

DSW

 

 

 

 

 

Branded Footwear Retailer

 

24,244

 

971,500

 

Teavana (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Tea Retailer

 

19,760

 

1,371,366

 

Gaiam (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Healthy Living Catalogs & E-Commerce

 

4,649

 

66,000

 

The Fresh Market (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Food Retailer

 

2,519

 

 

 

 

 

826,837

 

 

 

> Apparel 3.6%

 

 

 

2,100,000

 

Coach

 

 

 

 

 

Designer & Retailer of Branded Leather Accessories

 

108,843

 

1,120,000

 

Deckers Outdoor (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Fashion Footwear Wholesaler

 

104,451

 

2,190,000

 

Warnaco Group (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Global Branded Apparel Manufacturer

 

100,937

 

1,410,000

 

PVH

 

 

 

 

 

Apparel Wholesaler and Retailer

 

82,118

 

1,747,000

 

True Religion Apparel (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Premium Denim

 

47,099

 

1,455,000

 

Guess?

 

 

 

 

 

Branded Apparel + Accessories + Licensor

 

41,453

 

1,000,000

 

Hanesbrands (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Apparel Wholesaler

 

25,010

 

600,000

 

Steven Madden (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Wholesaler/Retailer of Fashion Footwear

 

18,060

 

580,000

 

Crocs (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Branded Footwear Wholesaler & Retailer

 

13,729

 

36,037

 

Zuoan Fashion (China) (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Men’s Apparel Provider in China

 

99

 

 

 

 

 

541,799

 

 

 

> Travel 2.5%

 

 

 

3,100,000

 

Expedia

 

 

 

 

 

Online Travel Services Company

 

79,825

 

3,850,000

 

Gaylord Entertainment (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Convention Hotels

 

74,459

 

1,470,000

 

Vail Resorts

 

 

 

 

 

Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

55,551

 

1,400,000

 

HomeAway (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Vacation Rental Online Marketplace

 

47,068

 

4,000,000

 

Avis Budget Group (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Second Largest Car Rental Company

 

38,680

 

970,000

 

Choice Hotels

 

 

 

 

 

Franchisor Of Budget Hotel Brands

 

28,829

 

3,000,000

 

Hertz (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator

 

26,700

 

2,000,000

 

Localiza Rent A Car (Brazil)

 

 

 

 

 

Car Rental

 

26,390

 

 

 

 

 

377,502

 

 

 

> Food & Beverage 2.0%

 

 

 

1,780,000

 

Hansen Natural (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Alternative Beverages

 

155,376

 

1,050,000

 

Diamond Foods (b)

 

 

 

 

 

Snack Foods and Culinary Ingredients

 

83,779

 

32,896,000

 

Olam International (Singapore)

 

 

 

 

 

Agriculture Supply Chain Manager

 

56,057

 

1,750,000

 

GLG Life Tech (Canada) (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Produce an All-Natural Sweetener Extracted from the Stevia Plant

 

6,160

 

240,000

 

Lance

 

 

 

 

 

Snack Foods

 

5,004

 

 

 

 

 

306,376

 

 

 

> Other Consumer Services 0.8%

 

 

 

2,190,000

 

Lifetime Fitness (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Sport & Fitness Club Operator

 

80,701

 

14,000,000

 

Lifestyle International (Hong Kong)

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

35,518

 

4,250,000

 

Move (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Internet Websites

 

6,162

 

1,325,000

 

IFM Investments (Century 21 China RE) - ADR (China) (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Provide Real Estate Services in China

 

1,524

 

 

 

 

 

123,905

 

 

 

> Casinos & Gaming 0.7%

 

 

 

1,100,000

 

Penn National Gaming (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Casino Operator

 

36,619

 

3,950,000

 

Pinnacle Entertainment (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Casino Operator

 

35,866

 

3,000,000

 

Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR (Hong Kong) (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Macau Casino Operator

 

24,930

 

12,000,000

 

MGM China Holdings (Hong Kong) (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Macau Casino Operator

 

15,903

 

 

 

 

 

113,318

 

 

3



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> Furniture & Textiles 0.7%

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

Knoll (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

$

54,800

 

2,250,000

 

Herman Miller

 

 

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

40,185

 

1,000,000

 

Interface

 

 

 

 

 

Modular & Broadloom Carpet

 

11,860

 

 

 

 

 

106,845

 

 

 

> Educational Services 0.6%

 

 

 

2,800,000

 

Career Education (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Postsecondary Education

 

36,540

 

1,400,000

 

Universal Technical Institute (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Vocational Training

 

19,026

 

800,000

 

New Oriental Education & Technology - ADR (China) (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Education Service Provider

 

18,376

 

300,000

 

ITT Educational Services (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Postsecondary Degree Services

 

17,274

 

2,000,000

 

Voyager Learning, Contingent Value Rights (a)(d)(f)

 

 

 

 

 

Education Services for the K-12 Market

 

180

 

 

 

 

 

91,396

 

 

 

> Other Durable Goods 0.5%

 

 

 

1,720,000

 

Jarden

 

 

 

 

 

Branded Household Products

 

48,607

 

460,000

 

Cavco Industries (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Manufactured Homes

 

15,843

 

400,000

 

Tesla Motors (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Design, Manufacture and Sell High Performance Electric Vehicles

 

9,756

 

 

 

 

 

74,206

 

 

 

> Leisure Products 0.4%

 

 

 

2,180,000

 

Thor Industries

 

 

 

 

 

RV & Bus Manufacturer

 

48,287

 

975,000

 

Skullcandy (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Lifestyle Branded Headphones

 

13,777

 

 

 

 

 

62,064

 

 

 

> Consumer Goods Distribution 0.4%

 

 

 

2,100,000

 

Pool

 

 

 

 

 

Distributor of Swimming Pool Supplies & Equipment

 

54,978

 

 

 

 

 

54,978

 

 

 

> Restaurants 0.3%

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

AFC Enterprises (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Popeye’s Restaurants

 

23,660

 

675,000

 

Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Upscale Casual Italian Restaurants

 

11,232

 

450,000

 

Cheesecake Factory (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Casual Dining Restaurants

 

11,092

 

 

 

 

 

45,984

 

 

 

> Nondurables 0.3%

 

 

 

1,600,000

 

Helen of Troy (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Hair Dryers & Curling Irons

 

40,192

 

 

 

 

 

40,192

 

 

 

> Other Entertainment 0.1%

 

 

 

320,000

 

CTS Eventim (Germany)

 

 

 

 

 

Event Ticket Sales

 

9,533

 

 

 

 

 

9,533

 

Consumer Goods & Services: Total

 

2,774,935

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Goods & Services 17.6%

 

 

 

 

 

> Machinery 9.7%

 

 

 

4,200,000

 

Donaldson (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Air Filtration

 

230,160

 

6,750,000

 

Ametek

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

222,547

 

3,000,000

 

Nordson

 

 

 

 

 

Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

119,220

 

3,535,000

 

Pentair

 

 

 

 

 

Pumps & Water Treatment

 

113,155

 

3,200,000

 

Kennametal

 

 

 

 

 

Consumable Cutting Tools

 

104,768

 

2,325,000

 

Clarcor

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile & Industrial Filters

 

96,208

 

1,800,000

 

Pall

 

 

 

 

 

Filtration & Fluids Clarification

 

76,320

 

2,250,000

 

HEICO (c)

 

 

 

 

 

FAA Approved Aircraft Replacement Parts

 

75,735

 

2,050,000

 

MOOG (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Motion Control Products for Aerospace, Defense & Industrial Markets

 

66,871

 

2,200,000

 

ESCO Technologies (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic Electric Meter Readers

 

56,100

 

1,150,000

 

WABCO Holdings (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Truck & Bus Component Supplier

 

43,539

 

2,675,000

 

Oshkosh Corporation (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Truck Manufacturer

 

42,105

 

805,000

 

Toro

 

 

 

 

 

Turf Maintenance Equipment

 

39,662

 

1,300,000

 

Kaydon

 

 

 

 

 

Specialized Friction & Motion Control Products

 

37,284

 

600,000

 

Wabtec

 

 

 

 

 

Freight & Transit Component Supplier

 

31,722

 

1,667,021

 

Generac (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Standby Power Generators

 

31,357

 

926,962

 

Mine Safety Appliances

 

 

 

 

 

Safety Equipment

 

24,991

 

265,907

 

Neopost (France)

 

 

 

 

 

Postage Meter Machines

 

19,498

 

3,450,000

 

Jain Irrigation Systems (India)

 

 

 

 

 

Agricultural Micro-Irrigation Systems & Food Processing

 

10,685

 

10,000,000

 

Marel (Iceland) (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Largest Manufacturer of Poultry and Fish Processing Equipment

 

9,943

 

100,000

 

Valmont Industries

 

 

 

 

 

Center Pivot Irrigation Systems & Utility Poles

 

7,794

 

1,250,000

 

Spartan Motors

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Truck & Chassis Manufacturer

 

5,163

 

 

 

 

 

1,464,827

 

 

4



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals 2.1%

 

 

 

1,750,000

 

Albemarle

 

 

 

 

 

Refinery Catalysts and Other Specialty Chemicals

 

$

70,700

 

760,000

 

FMC Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

Niche Specialty Chemicals

 

52,562

 

305,000

 

Novozymes (Denmark)

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Enzymes

 

43,365

 

673,000

 

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile - ADR (Chile) (b)

 

 

 

 

 

Producer of Specialty Fertilizers, Lithium and Iodine

 

32,176

 

1,260,000

 

Drew Industries (c)

 

 

 

 

 

RV & Manufactured Home Components

 

25,175

 

2,218,700

 

Kansai Paint (Japan)

 

 

 

 

 

Paint Producer in Japan, India, China and Southeast Asia

 

21,261

 

495,086

 

Mersen (France)

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Industrial Materials

 

19,594

 

900,000

 

Albany International

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Machine Clothing and Advanced Textiles

 

16,425

 

400,000

 

Silgan Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

Metal & Plastic Packaging

 

14,696

 

8,000

 

Sika (Switzerland)

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals for Construction & Industrial Applications

 

14,164

 

 

 

 

 

310,118

 

 

 

> Other Industrial Services 1.9%

 

 

 

3,200,000

 

Expeditors International of Washington

 

 

 

 

 

International Freight Forwarder

 

129,760

 

1,767,165

 

Imtech (Netherlands)

 

 

 

 

 

Electromechanical and ICT Installation and Maintenance

 

49,709

 

1,300,000

 

Forward Air

 

 

 

 

 

Freight Transportation Between Airports

 

33,085

 

1,600,000

 

Mobile Mini (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Portable Storage Units Leasing

 

26,304

 

900,000

 

LKQ (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Alternative Auto Parts Distribution

 

21,744

 

626,524

 

Arcadis (Netherlands)

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

11,437

 

750,000

 

UTI Worldwide

 

 

 

 

 

Freight Forwarding & Logistics

 

9,780

 

1,336,001

 

Acorn Energy (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Frac Well Exploration/Monitoring Device, Sonar Security, Electric Grid Monitoring

 

7,107

 

 

 

 

 

288,926

 

 

 

> Industrial Distribution 0.8%

 

 

 

605,000

 

WW Grainger

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Distribution

 

90,472

 

2,600,000

 

Interline Brands (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Distribution

 

33,462

 

 

 

 

 

123,934

 

 

 

> Waste Management 0.7%

 

 

 

2,400,000

 

Waste Connections

 

 

 

 

 

Solid Waste Management

 

81,168

 

560,000

 

Clean Harbors (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Hazardous Waste Services & Disposal

 

28,728

 

 

 

 

 

109,896

 

 

 

> Construction 0.7%

 

 

 

1,725,000

 

Chicago Bridge & Iron

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering & Construction for LNG & Petrochemicals

 

49,387

 

66,000

 

NVR (a)

 

 

 

 

 

DC Homebuilder

 

39,863

 

1,800,000

 

Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia (Brazil)

 

 

 

 

 

Civil Engineering & Construction

 

16,858

 

 

 

 

 

106,108

 

 

 

> Outsourcing Services 0.6%

 

 

 

2,800,000

 

Quanta Services (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Electrical & Telecom Construction Services

 

52,612

 

1,210,000

 

Insperity

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Employer Organization

 

26,922

 

600,000

 

GP Strategies (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Training Programs

 

5,994

 

 

 

 

 

85,528

 

 

 

> Electrical Components 0.6%

 

 

 

1,440,000

 

Acuity Brands

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Lighting Fixtures

 

51,898

 

1,500,000

 

Ushio (Japan)

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Light Sources

 

22,836

 

351,000

 

Saft (France)

 

 

 

 

 

Niche Battery Manufacturer

 

9,426

 

 

 

 

 

84,160

 

 

 

> Steel 0.3%

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

GrafTech International (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Graphite Materials Producer

 

50,800

 

 

 

 

 

50,800

 

 

 

> Conglomerates 0.2%

 

 

 

2,263,654

 

Aalberts Industries (Netherlands)

 

 

 

 

 

Flow Control and Heat Treatment

 

33,655

 

 

 

 

 

33,655

 

 

 

> Water —%

 

 

 

649,000

 

Mueller Water Products

 

 

 

 

 

Fire Hydrants, Valves & Ductile Iron Pipes

 

1,610

 

 

 

 

 

1,610

 

Industrial Goods & Services: Total

 

2,659,562

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care 9.5%

 

 

 

 

 

> Medical Equipment & Devices 3.3%

 

 

 

4,200,000

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

269,052

 

1,800,000

 

Sirona Dental Systems (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Dental Equipment

 

76,338

 

860,000

 

Gen-Probe (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Molecular In-Vitro Diagnostics

 

49,235

 

550,000

 

Haemonetics (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Blood & Plasma Collection Equipment

 

32,164

 

340,000

 

Edwards Lifesciences (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Heart Valves

 

24,235

 

570,000

 

Orthofix International (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Bone Fixation & Stimulation Devices

 

19,671

 

625,100

 

Hill-Rom Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

Hospital Beds/Patient Handling

 

18,766

 

 

5


 


 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> Medical Equipment & Devices—continued

 

 

 

1,650,000

 

Pacific Biosciences of California (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Genome Sequencing

 

$

5,296

 

 

 

 

 

494,757

 

 

 

> Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 3.0%

 

 

 

4,315,000

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

137,519

 

4,200,000

 

Seattle Genetics (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Antibody-Based Therapies for Cancer

 

80,052

 

2,226,000

 

InterMune (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Drugs for Pulmonary Fibrosis & Hepatitis C

 

44,965

 

2,400,000

 

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Niche Disease Areas

 

35,976

 

1,170,000

 

Onyx Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial-Stage Biotech Focused on Cancer

 

35,112

 

4,500,000

 

NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties

 

29,295

 

5,500,000

 

Micromet (a)(b)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Next-generation Antibody Technology

 

26,400

 

3,430,000

 

Isis Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Pioneer in Antisense Drugs

 

23,255

 

4,549,900

 

Chelsea Therapeutics (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

 

16,607

 

3,455,000

 

Raptor Pharmaceutical (a)(b)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Orphan Drug Company

 

15,582

 

1,740,000

 

Anthera Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Cardiovascular, Cancer & Immunology

 

8,300

 

142,825

 

United Therapeutics (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

 

5,355

 

359,944

 

MicroDose Technologies (a)(d)(f)

 

 

 

 

 

Drug Inhaler Development

 

299

 

94,715

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals (a)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

 

 

 

High Throughput Rational Drug Design

 

 

 

 

 

 

458,717

 

 

 

> Medical Supplies 1.6%

 

 

 

3,200,000

 

Cepheid (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Molecular Diagnostics

 

124,256

 

2,126,000

 

Patterson Companies

 

 

 

 

 

Dental/Vet/Med Distributor

 

60,867

 

650,000

 

Henry Schein (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Largest Distributor of Healthcare Products

 

40,307

 

325,200

 

Neogen (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Food and Animal Safety Products

 

11,291

 

 

 

 

 

236,721

 

 

 

> Health Care Services 1.1%

 

 

 

665,000

 

Mednax (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Physician Mgmt for Pediatric and Anesthesia Practices

 

41,656

 

1,625,000

 

Community Health Systems (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Urban Hospitals

 

27,040

 

3,800,000

 

Health Management Associates (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Urban Hospitals

 

26,296

 

1,725,000

 

HealthSouth (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Inpatient Rehabalitation Facilities

 

25,754

 

4,900,000

 

eResearch Technology (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Clinical Research Services

 

21,854

 

850,000

 

HMS Holdings (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Cost Containment Services

 

20,731

 

700,000

 

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (a)

 

 

 

 

 

IT for Physician Offices and Hospitals

 

12,614

 

 

 

 

 

175,945

 

 

 

> Pharmaceuticals 0.5%

 

 

 

4,788,400

 

Akorn (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Develops, Manufactures & Sells Specialty Generic Drugs

 

37,397

 

2,859,820

 

Adcock Ingram Holdings (South Africa)

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies

 

21,208

 

2,040,000

 

Alimera Sciences (a)(b)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Ophthalmology-Focused Pharmaceutical Company

 

16,320

 

870,000

 

Horizon Pharma (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Pharma Company

 

6,081

 

 

 

 

 

81,006

 

Health Care: Total

 

1,447,146

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals 9.3%

 

 

 

 

 

> Oil Services 3.8%

 

 

 

6,200,000

 

FMC Technologies (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Well Head Manufacturer

 

233,120

 

2,641,054

 

Fugro (Netherlands)

 

 

 

 

 

Sub-sea Oilfield Services

 

133,192

 

2,399,000

 

Atwood Oceanics (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

82,430

 

1,670,000

 

ShawCor (Canada)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Pipeline Products

 

38,774

 

743,000

 

Oil States International (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified North American Oil Service Provider

 

37,834

 

375,000

 

Bristow

 

 

 

 

 

Largest Provider of Helicopter Services to Offshore Oil and Gas Producers

 

15,911

 

1,056,600

 

Black Diamond Group (Canada)

 

 

 

 

 

Provides Accommodations/Equipment for Oil Sands Development

 

13,662

 

500,000

 

Hornbeck Offshore (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Supply Vessel Operator in U.S. Gulf of Mexico

 

12,455

 

2,890,900

 

Horizon North Logistics (Canada)

 

 

 

 

 

Provides Diversified Oil Service Offering in Northern Canada

 

10,842

 

8,870,000

 

Tuscany International Drilling (Colombia) (a)

 

 

 

1,040,000

 

Tuscany International Drilling - Warrants (Colombia) (a)

 

4,909

 

 

 

South America Based Drilling Rig Contractor

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

583,134

 

 

 

> Oil & Gas Producers 3.4%

 

 

 

4,810,550

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy (Colombia) (b)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia

 

101,913

 

2,400,000

 

Tullow Oil (United Kingdom)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Producer

 

48,538

 

1,389,000

 

Southwestern Energy (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Producer

 

46,295

 

715,000

 

SM Energy

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Producer

 

43,365

 

 

6



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> Oil & Gas Producers—continued

 

 

 

695,000

 

Range Resources

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Producer

 

$

40,630

 

974,000

 

Rosetta Resources (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Producer Exploring in South Texas and Montana

 

33,330

 

2,700,000

 

Denbury Resources (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Producer Using Co2 Injection

 

31,050

 

650,000

 

Baytex (Canada) (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Producer in Canada

 

27,175

 

850,000

 

Northern Oil And Gas (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Small E & P Company in North Dakota Bakken

 

16,481

 

1,143,800

 

Houston American Energy (b)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Exploration/Production in Colombia

 

15,739

 

250,000

 

Cabot Oil and Gas

 

 

 

 

 

Large Natural Gas Producer in Appalachia and Gulf Coast

 

15,477

 

631,000

 

Celtic Exploration (Canada) (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Oil and Gas Producer

 

13,591

 

550,000

 

Swift Energy (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

 

13,387

 

27,000,000

 

ShaMaran Petroleum (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Exploration in Kurdistan

 

10,693

 

383,000

 

Ultra Petroleum (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Producer

 

10,617

 

847,000

 

Crew Energy (Canada) (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Oil and Gas Producer

 

7,501

 

6,866,628

 

PetroMagdalena Energy (Colombia) (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration/Production in Colombia

 

6,553

 

228,200

 

Oasis Petroleum (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Producer in North Dakota

 

5,096

 

575,000

 

Venoco (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Producer in California and Texas

 

5,066

 

37,500,000

 

Petromanas (Canada) (a)(c)

 

4,473

 

18,750,000

 

Petromanas - Warrants (Canada) (a)(d)

 

 

 

 

 

Exploring for Oil in Albania

 

263

 

26,000,000

 

Petrodorado (Colombia) (a)(c)

 

4,218

 

24,000,000

 

Petrodorado - Warrants (Colombia) (a)(d)(f)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration/Production in Columbia, Peru & Paraguay

 

499

 

6,300,000

 

Canacol Energy (Colombia) (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Producer in South America

 

3,848

 

30,275,000

 

Petroamerica (Colombia) (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Exploration & Production in Colombia

 

3,322

 

1,198,100

 

Pan Orient (Canada) (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Growth Oriented, Return Focused Asian Explorer

 

2,664

 

8,400,000

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum (United Kingdom) (a)(d)

 

2,474

 

4,200,000

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum - Warrants (United Kingdom) (a)(d)(f)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration/Production in the North Sea

 

232

 

41,100,000

 

Quetzal Energy (Colombia) (a)(c)(d)

 

 

 

 

 

Explores for Oil & Gas in Latin America

 

1,694

 

8,900,000

 

Quetzal Energy (Colombia) (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Explores for Oil & Gas in Latin America

 

382

 

 

 

 

 

516,566

 

 

 

> Mining 1.6%

 

 

 

1,950,000

 

Silver Wheaton (Canada)

 

 

 

 

 

Silver Mining Royalty Company

 

57,428

 

545,000

 

Core Laboratories (Netherlands)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

48,957

 

15,000,000

 

Zhaojin Mining Industry (China)

 

 

 

 

 

Gold Mining and Refining in China

 

24,952

 

2,800,000

 

Alexco Resource (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Mining, Exploration & Environmental Services

 

18,984

 

4,432,000

 

Northam Platinum (South Africa)

 

 

 

 

 

Platinum Mining in South Africa

 

17,971

 

7,500,000

 

Duluth Metals (Canada) (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Copper & Nickel Miner

 

16,533

 

900,000

 

Silver Standard Resources (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Silver Mining

 

16,515

 

1,150,000

 

Ivanhoe Mines (Canada) (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Copper Mine Project in Mongolia

 

15,858

 

12,000,000

 

Mongolian Mining (Hong Kong) (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Coking Coal Mining in Mongolia

 

10,609

 

5,000,000

 

Orko Silver (Canada) (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Silver Exploration & Development

 

8,970

 

800,000

 

Augusta Resource (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Copper/Molybdenum Mine

 

2,456

 

4,000,000

 

Wolverine Minerals (Canada) (a)(c)(d)(f)

 

1,299

 

2,000,000

 

Wolverine Minerals - Warrants (Canada) (a)(d)(f)

 

 

 

 

 

Gold Miner

 

57

 

500,000

 

Duluth Exploration - Special Warrants (Canada) (a)(d)(f)

 

 

 

 

 

Copper & Nickel Miner

 

95

 

 

 

 

 

240,684

 

 

 

> Oil Refining, Marketing & Distribution 0.2%

 

 

 

600,000

 

Vopak (Netherlands)

 

 

 

 

 

World’s Largest Operator of Petroleum and Chemical Storage Terminals

 

28,677

 

 

 

 

 

28,677

 

 

 

> Alternative Energy 0.2%

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

GT Solar International (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Largest Manufacturer of Furnaces & Reactors to Produce & Cast Polysilicon

 

21,060

 

500,000

 

STR Holdings (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Makes Encapsulant for Solar Power Modules/Provides Quality Assurance

 

4,055

 

1,210,300

 

Synthesis Energy Systems (China) (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Owner/Operator of Gasification Plants

 

2,094

 

 

 

 

 

27,209

 

 

 

> Agricultural Commodities 0.1%

 

 

 

1,136,364

 

Union Agriculture Group (Argentina) (a)(d)(f)

 

 

 

 

 

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

12,113

 

 

 

 

 

12,113

 

Energy & Minerals: Total

 

1,408,383

 

 

7



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

Finance 9.3%

 

 

 

 

 

> Banks 3.7%

 

 

 

2,738,000

 

BOK Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Tulsa Based S.W. Bank

 

$

128,385

 

2,337,313

 

Hancock Holding

 

 

 

 

 

Gulf Coast Bank

 

62,593

 

5,700,000

 

Valley National Bancorp (b)

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey/New York Bank

 

60,363

 

1,275,000

 

City National

 

 

 

 

 

Bank & Asset Manager

 

48,144

 

2,860,000

 

MB Financial (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago Bank

 

42,099

 

4,487,800

 

Associated Banc-Corp

 

 

 

 

 

Midwest Bank

 

41,737

 

910,000

 

SVB Financial Group (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Bank to Venture Capitalists

 

33,670

 

4,300,000

 

CVB Financial (b)

 

 

 

 

 

Inland Empire Business Bank

 

33,067

 

3,000,000

 

TCF Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Great Lakes Bank

 

27,480

 

4,299,507

 

First Busey

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois Bank

 

18,703

 

1,350,000

 

TriCo Bancshares (c)

 

 

 

 

 

California Central Valley Bank

 

16,564

 

1,121,188

 

Sandy Spring Bancorp

 

 

 

 

 

Baltimore, D.C. Bank

 

16,403

 

772,632

 

Hudson Valley

 

 

 

 

 

Metro New York City Bank

 

13,467

 

706,559

 

Eagle Bancorp (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Metro D.C. Bank

 

8,316

 

779,305

 

TrustCo Bank

 

 

 

 

 

New York State Bank

 

3,476

 

246,505

 

Pacific Continental

 

 

 

 

 

Pacific N.W. Bank

 

1,748

 

158,389

 

Green Bankshares (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Tennessee Bank

 

201

 

 

 

 

 

556,416

 

 

 

> Insurance 2.3%

 

 

 

11,900,000

 

CNO Financial Group (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Life, Long Term Care & Medical Supplement Insurance

 

64,379

 

2,820,000

 

Leucadia National

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance Holding Company

 

63,958

 

1,320,000

 

Hanover Insurance Group

 

 

 

 

 

Personal & Commercial Lines Insurance

 

46,860

 

1,200,000

 

HCC Insurance Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Insurance

 

32,460

 

832,000

 

Willis Group (Ireland)

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance Broker

 

28,596

 

1,225,000

 

Tower Group

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial & Personal Lines Insurance

 

28,003

 

1,200,000

 

Delphi Financial Group

 

 

 

 

 

Workers Comp & Group Employee Benefit Products & Services

 

25,824

 

1,420,000

 

Selective Insurance Group

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial & Personal Lines Insurance

 

18,531

 

900,000

 

Brown & Brown

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance Broker

 

16,020

 

150,000

 

Enstar Group (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance/Reinsurance & Related Services

 

14,284

 

694,343

 

Symetra Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Life Insurance

 

5,659

 

300,000

 

Assured Guaranty

 

 

 

 

 

Global Muni Bond Insurance

 

3,297

 

 

 

 

 

347,871

 

 

 

> Finance Companies 1.6%

 

 

 

1,505,202

 

World Acceptance (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Loans

 

84,216

 

2,300,000

 

Aaron’s

 

 

 

 

 

Rent to Own

 

58,075

 

2,150,000

 

McGrath Rentcorp (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary Space & IT Rentals

 

51,149

 

3,400,000

 

H&E Equipment Services (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Heavy Equipment Leasing

 

28,050

 

1,123,400

 

CAI International (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

International Container Leasing

 

13,166

 

1,091,000

 

Marlin Business Services (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Small Equipment Leasing

 

11,565

 

78,500

 

Textainer Group Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

Top International Container Leasor

 

1,592

 

 

 

 

 

247,813

 

 

 

> Brokerage & Money Management 1.3%

 

 

 

6,198,000

 

SEI Investments

 

 

 

 

 

Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

95,325

 

3,700,000

 

Eaton Vance

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Mutual Funds

 

82,399

 

1,000,000

 

Artio Global Investors

 

 

 

 

 

International Asset Manager

 

7,960

 

400,000

 

Financial Engines (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Management for 401k Plans

 

7,244

 

 

 

 

 

192,928

 

 

 

> Credit Cards 0.3%

 

 

 

350,000

 

Alliance Data Systems (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Credit Card Provider

 

32,445

 

100,000

 

Wright Express (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Pay Card Processor

 

3,804

 

 

 

 

 

36,249

 

 

 

> Savings & Loans 0.1%

 

 

 

700,000

 

ViewPoint Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Thrift

 

8,015

 

1,010,000

 

Provident New York Bancorp

 

 

 

 

 

New York State Thrift

 

5,878

 

452,146

 

Kaiser Federal Financial Group

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles Savings & Loan

 

5,335

 

65,991

 

Berkshire Hills Bancorp

 

 

 

 

 

Northeast Thrift

 

1,219

 

 

 

 

 

20,447

 

Finance: Total

 

1,401,724

 

 

8



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

Other Industries 6.0%

 

 

 

 

 

> Real Estate 3.7%

 

 

 

4,575,000

 

Biomed Realty Trust

 

 

 

 

 

Life Science-focused Office Buildings

 

$

75,808

 

840,000

 

Federal Realty Investment Trust

 

 

 

 

 

Shopping Centers

 

69,224

 

3,000,000

 

Associated Estates Realty (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Multifamily Properties

 

46,380

 

2,200,000

 

Dupont Fabros Technology (b)

 

 

 

 

 

Technology-focused Office Buildings

 

43,318

 

720,000

 

Digital Realty Trust (b)

 

 

 

 

 

Technology-focused Office Buildings

 

39,715

 

1,120,000

 

Kilroy Realty

 

 

 

 

 

West Coast Office and Industrial Properties

 

35,056

 

1,850,000

 

Extra Space Storage

 

 

 

 

 

Self Storage Facilities

 

34,465

 

975,000

 

Post Properties

 

 

 

 

 

Multifamily Properties

 

33,871

 

43,000,000

 

Mapletree Logistics Trust (Singapore)

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Property Landlord

 

27,852

 

3,000,000

 

Education Realty Trust

 

 

 

 

 

Student Housing

 

25,770

 

15,000,000

 

Ascendas REIT (Singapore)

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Property Landlord

 

23,131

 

530,000

 

Macerich

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Shopping Malls

 

22,594

 

700,000

 

Washington REIT

 

 

 

 

 

Washington, D.C. Diversified Properties

 

19,726

 

3,750,000

 

DCT Industrial Trust

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Properties

 

16,462

 

1,000,000

 

St. Joe (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Florida Panhandle Landowner

 

14,990

 

2,800

 

Orix JREIT (Japan)

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified REIT

 

12,867

 

3,050,000

 

Kite Realty Group

 

 

 

 

 

Community Shopping Centers

 

11,163

 

1,500,000

 

Summit Hotel Properties (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Owner of Select Service Hotels

 

10,590

 

37,407

 

Security Capital European Realty (Luxembourg) (a)(d)(e)(f)

 

 

 

 

 

Self Storage Properties

 

 

 

 

 

 

562,982

 

 

 

> Transportation 1.2%

 

 

 

1,275,000

 

JB Hunt Transport Services

 

 

 

 

 

Truck & Intermodal Carrier

 

46,053

 

1,260,000

 

World Fuel Services

 

 

 

 

 

Global Fuel Broker

 

41,139

 

2,800,000

 

Rush Enterprises, Class A (a)(c)

 

 

 

550,000

 

Rush Enterprises, Class B (a)(c)

 

39,648

 

 

 

Truck Sales and Service

 

6,418

 

2,730,000

 

Heartland Express

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Trucker

 

37,019

 

300,000

 

Genesee & Wyoming (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Short-line Operator

 

13,956

 

 

 

 

 

184,233

 

 

 

> Regulated Utilities 1.1%

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Northeast Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

Regulated Electric Utility

 

67,300

 

1,800,000

 

Wisconsin Energy

 

 

 

 

 

Wisconsin Utility

 

56,322

 

500,000

 

ALLETE

 

 

 

 

 

Regulated Electric Utility - Minnesota

 

18,315

 

333,000

 

Red Eléctrica de España (Spain)

 

 

 

 

 

Spanish Power Transmission

 

15,175

 

 

 

 

 

157,112

 

Other Industries: Total

 

904,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 95.8%
(Cost: $10,915,844)

 

14,510,904

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 2.2%

 

 

 

333,232,511

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund (g) (7 day yield of 0.00%)

 

333,233

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral:
(Cost: $333,233)

 

333,233

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 98.0%
(Cost: $11,249,077)(i)(j)

 

14,844,137

(k)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (2.2)%

 

(333,233

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 4.2%

 

630,688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

15,141,592

 

 

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

GDR = Global Depositary Receipts

 

9


 


 

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

 

(a)          Non-income producing security.

(b)         All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2011. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2011 was $319,697,071.

(c)          An affiliated person of the Fund may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, are as follows:

 

Affiliates

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/10

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
9/30/11

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Acorn Energy

 

 

1,336,001

 

 

1,336,001

 

$

7,107

 

$

 

AFC Enterprises

 

2,000,000

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

23,660

 

 

Akorn

 

2,659,068

 

2,129,332

 

 

4,788,400

 

37,397

 

 

Allos Therapeutics*

 

7,035,000

 

 

7,035,000

 

 

 

 

Alimera Sciences

 

361,450

 

1,678,550

 

 

2,040,000

 

16,320

 

 

Anthera Pharmaceuticals*

 

1,450,000

 

290,000

 

 

1,740,000

 

8,300

 

 

Array Biopharma*

 

3,500,000

 

 

3,500,000

 

 

 

 

Art Technology Group*

 

9,000,000

 

 

9,000,000

 

 

 

 

Associated Estates Realty

 

2,200,000

 

800,000

 

 

3,000,000

 

46,380

 

1,207

 

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals

 

1,200,000

 

1,200,000

 

 

2,400,000

 

35,976

 

 

Bally Technologies

 

3,725,000

 

 

 

3,725,000

 

100,500

 

 

Blackbaud

 

2,250,000

 

 

 

2,250,000

 

50,107

 

540

 

CAI International

 

1,650,000

 

 

526,600

 

1,123,400

 

13,166

 

 

Cavco Industries

 

180,000

 

280,000

 

 

460,000

 

15,843

 

 

Cepheid

 

2,415,000

 

785,000

 

 

3,200,000

 

124,256

 

 

Chelsea Therapeutics

 

3,449,900

 

1,100,000

 

 

4,549,900

 

16,607

 

 

Clarcor*

 

2,565,000

 

 

240,000

 

2,325,000

 

96,208

 

1,077

 

Cogent Communications

 

2,800,000

 

 

280,000

 

2,520,000

 

33,894

 

 

Constant Contact

 

1,400,000

 

950,000

 

 

2,350,000

 

40,631

 

 

Diamond Foods*

 

1,300,000

 

 

250,000

 

1,050,000

 

83,779

 

170

 

Donaldson

 

4,200,000

 

 

 

4,200,000

 

230,160

 

1,176

 

Drew Industries

 

1,260,000

 

 

 

1,260,000

 

25,175

 

 

Duluth Metals

 

3,154,000

 

4,346,000

 

 

7,500,000

 

16,533

 

 

 

Education Realty Trust*

 

3,000,000

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

25,770

 

300

 

eResearch Technology

 

4,250,000

 

650,000

 

 

4,900,000

 

21,854

 

 

ESCO Technologies

 

2,200,000

 

 

 

2,200,000

 

56,100

 

528

 

Gaiam

 

1,371,366

 

 

 

1,371,366

 

4,649

 

 

Gaylord Entertainment

 

3,850,000

 

 

 

3,850,000

 

74,459

 

 

GLG Life Tech

 

1,200,000

 

550,000

 

 

1,750,000

 

6,160

 

 

H&E Equipment Services

 

3,000,000

 

400,000

 

 

3,400,000

 

28,050

 

 

Hackett Group

 

4,500,000

 

 

 

4,500,000

 

16,785

 

 

HEICO+

 

1,700,000

 

550,000

 

 

2,250,000

 

75,735

 

237

 

Helen of Troy

 

1,600,000

 

 

 

1,600,000

 

40,192

 

 

iGate

 

2,913,065

 

407,204

 

13,065

 

3,307,204

 

38,165

 

 

II-VI+

 

2,225,000

 

2,325,000

 

 

4,550,000

 

79,625

 

 

Informatica*

 

5,200,000

 

 

500,000

 

4,700,000

 

192,465

 

 

Interline Brands

 

2,600,000

 

 

 

2,600,000

 

33,462

 

 

IPG Photonics

 

2,710,000

 

70,000

 

 

2,780,000

 

120,763

 

 

IXYS

 

1,900,000

 

 

 

1,900,000

 

20,672

 

 

Kenexa

 

2,025,000

 

 

 

2,025,000

 

31,671

 

 

Knoll

 

4,000,000

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

54,800

 

640

 

Lifetime Fitness

 

2,190,000

 

 

 

2,190,000

 

80,701

 

 

lululemon athletica+

 

4,035,000

 

3,950,000

 

495,000

 

7,490,000

 

364,388

 

 

Marlin Business Services

 

1,091,000

 

 

 

1,091,000

 

11,565

 

 

MB Financial

 

2,860,000

 

 

 

2,860,000

 

42,099

 

57

 

McGrath Rentcorp

 

2,350,000

 

 

200,000

 

2,150,000

 

51,149

 

1,610

 

Mettler Toledo

 

1,600,000

 

 

 

1,600,000

 

223,936

 

 

 

Micromet

 

5,500,000

 

 

 

5,500,000

 

26,400

 

 

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals*

 

1,383,454

 

1,916,546

 

3,300,000

 

 

 

 

Nanosphere*

 

1,480,056

 

 

1,480,056

 

 

 

 

Navigant Consulting

 

3,100,000

 

 

100,000

 

3,000,000

 

27,810

 

 

NPS Pharmaceuticals

 

3,200,000

 

1,300,000

 

 

4,500,000

 

29,295

 

 

Orko Silver*

 

10,000,000

 

 

5,000,000

 

5,000,000

 

8,970

 

 

Orthofix International*

 

1,150,000

 

 

580,000

 

570,000

 

19,671

 

 

PAETEC Holding

 

9,600,000

 

 

600,000

 

9,000,000

 

47,610

 

 

Pericom Semiconductor

 

1,765,000

 

 

 

1,765,000

 

13,079

 

 

Petroamerica

 

30,275,000

 

 

 

30,275,000

 

3,322

 

 

 

10



 

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

 

Affiliates

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/10

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
9/30/11

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Petrodorado

 

24,000,000

 

2,000,000

 

 

26,000,000

 

$

4,218

 

$

 

Petrolifera Petroleum*

 

13,950,000

 

 

13,950,000

 

 

 

 

Petromanas

 

37,500,000

 

 

 

37,500,000

 

4,473

 

 

Pinnacle Entertainment

 

3,400,000

 

550,000

 

 

3,950,000

 

35,866

 

 

Quetzal Energy

 

 

50,000,000

 

 

50,000,000

 

2,076

 

 

Raptor Pharmaceutical

 

 

3,455,000

 

 

3,455,000

 

15,582

 

 

Rush Enterprises

 

3,350,000

 

 

 

3,350,000

 

46,066

 

 

Salem Communications

 

1,541,000

 

 

7,600

 

1,533,400

 

3,511

 

 

Shutterfly

 

1,700,000

 

600,000

 

 

2,300,000

 

94,714

 

 

Spanish Broadcasting System*+

 

2,400,000

 

240,000

 

2,462,300

 

177,700

 

295

 

 

SPS Commerce

 

856,429

 

43,571

 

 

900,000

 

14,661

 

 

Summit Hotel Properties

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

1,500,000

 

10,590

 

230

 

Supertex

 

1,035,000

 

 

390,720

 

644,280

 

11,146

 

 

Talbots*

 

4,150,000

 

 

4,150,000

 

 

 

 

THQ*

 

3,567,000

 

 

3,567,000

 

 

 

 

TriCo Bancshares

 

1,350,000

 

 

 

1,350,000

 

16,564

 

243

 

True Religion Apparel

 

2,047,000

 

 

300,000

 

1,747,000

 

47,099

 

 

Tuscany International Drilling*

 

10,719,200

 

 

1,849,200

 

8,870,000

 

4,909

 

 

tw telecom

 

9,500,000

 

 

 

9,500,000

 

156,940

 

 

Tyler Technologies

 

2,000,000

 

 

300,000

 

1,700,000

 

42,976

 

 

Universal Technical Institute

 

1,700,000

 

 

300,000

 

1,400,000

 

19,026

 

 

Virtusa

 

2,000,000

 

125,000

 

 

2,125,000

 

28,050

 

 

Warnaco Group

 

2,190,000

 

 

 

2,190,000

 

100,937

 

 

Wolverine Minerals

 

 

4,000,000

 

 

4,000,000

 

1,299

 

 

World Acceptance

 

1,505,202

 

 

 

1,505,202

 

84,216

 

 

Total of Affiliated Transactions

 

322,039,190

 

89,527,204

 

60,376,541

 

351,189,853

 

$

3,638,585

 

$

8,015

 

 


*                 At September 30, 2011, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company’s outstanding voting shares.

+                 Includes the effects of a stock split.

 

The aggregate cost and value of these companies at September 30, 2011, were $2,461,969 and $3,198,218 respectively. Investments in affiliate companies represent 21.12% of total net assets at September 30, 2011.

 

(d)         Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities, are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2011, the market value of these securities (in thousands) amounted to $19,205 which represented 0.13% of total net assets.

 

Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/08/10

 

1,136,364

 

$

15,000

 

$

12,113

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

 

11/24/10

 

8,400,000

 

3,591

 

2,474

 

Quetzal Energy

 

1/14/11

 

41,100,000

 

5,193

 

1,694

 

Wolverine Minerals

 

6/03/11

 

4,000,000

 

2,005

 

1,299

 

Petrodorado - Warrants

 

11/20/09

 

24,000,000

 

2,965

 

499

 

MicroDose Technologies

 

11/24/00

 

359,944

 

2,005

 

299

 

Petromanas - Warrants

 

5/20/10

 

18,750,000

 

1,086

 

263

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum - Warrants

 

11/24/10

 

4,200,000

 

526

 

232

 

Voyager Learning, Contingent Value Rights

 

12/24/09

 

2,000,000

 

 

180

 

Duluth Exploration - Special Warrants

 

8/19/11

 

500,000

 

 

95

 

Wolverine Minerals - Warrants

 

6/03/11

 

2,000,000

 

243

 

57

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals

 

9/05/01-2/08/07

 

94,715

 

7,780

 

 

Security Capital European Realty

 

8/20/98-7/20/99

 

37,407

 

205

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

40,599

 

$

19,205

 

 

(e)          Security has no value.

(f)            Illiquid security.

(g)         Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(h)         Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may only be resold in exempt transactions to qualified buyers. Private resales of this security to qualified institutional buyers are also exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. At September 30, 2011, this security had an aggregate value of $13,444, which represented 0.09% of total net assets.

(i)             At September 30, 2011, for federal income tax purposes the cost of investments was $11,249,077 and net unrealized appreciation was $3,595,060 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $4,942,760 and gross unrealized depreciation of $1,347,700.

 

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

 

(j)             On September 30, 2011, the market value of foreign securities represented 9.95% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

 

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

Netherlands

 

$

305,627

 

2.02

 

Canada

 

246,767

 

1.63

 

Singapore

 

132,171

 

0.87

 

Columbia

 

124,021

 

0.82

 

Japan

 

92,314

 

0.61

 

Hong Kong

 

86,960

 

0.57

 

Sweden

 

67,162

 

0.44

 

France

 

59,455

 

0.39

 

United Kingdom

 

51,244

 

0.34

 

China

 

49,790

 

0.33

 

Denmark

 

43,364

 

0.29

 

Brazil

 

43,249

 

0.29

 

South Africa

 

39,179

 

0.26

 

 

 

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

Chile

 

$

32,176

 

0.21

 

Israel

 

24,280

 

0.16

 

India

 

23,547

 

0.16

 

Spain

 

15,174

 

0.10

 

Switzerland

 

14,164

 

0.09

 

Russia

 

13,444

 

0.09

 

Argentina

 

12,114

 

0.08

 

Iraq

 

10,693

 

0.07

 

Iceland

 

9,943

 

0.07

 

Germany

 

9,533

 

0.06

 

Luxembourg

 

*

 

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

1,506,371

 

9.95

 

 


*                 Rounds to less than $500.

(k)          Securities are valued using policies described in the notes to financial statements in the most recent shareholder report.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by GAAP. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

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

·                  Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·                  Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee of the Fund’s Board of Trustees that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Fund’s Valuation Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information

 

$

3,762,802

 

$

152,025

 

$

 

$

3,914,827

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

2,657,746

 

117,009

 

180

 

2,774,935

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

2,393,988

 

265,573

 

 

2,659,561

 

Health Care

 

1,425,640

 

21,208

 

299

 

1,447,147

 

Energy & Minerals

 

1,125,717

 

270,457

 

12,209

 

1,408,383

 

Finance

 

1,401,724

 

 

 

1,401,724

 

Other Industries

 

825,304

 

79,023

 

 

904,327

 

Total Equities

 

13,592,921

 

905,295

 

12,688

 

14,510,904

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

333,233

 

 

 

333,233

 

Total Investments

 

$

13,926,154

 

$

905,295

 

$

12,688

 

$

14,844,137

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sales price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the adviser’s experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price. Warrants which do not trade are valued as a percentage of the actively trading common stock using a model based on Black Scholes.

 

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

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities for which no market exists are valued based upon the market approach using some unobservable inputs which may include, but are not limited to, projected earnings, available cash, line of business, multiples, and consideration of the prioritization of the equity in a company’s capital structure.

 

The following table shows transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Transfers In

 

Tranfers Out

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

$

91,474

 

$

16,715

 

$

16,715

 

$

91,474

 

 

Financial assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 as they resumed trading during the period.

Financial assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 as resale restrictions expired.

Foreign exchange-traded financial assets were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2.

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the nine months ending September 30, 2011, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments
in Securities

 

Balance
as of
December 31,
2010

 

Realized
Gain/(Loss)

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into
Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance
as of
September 30,
2011

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

$

262

 

$

 

$

(82

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

180

 

Energy & Minerals

 

15,000

 

 

(2,887

)

96

 

 

 

 

12,209

 

Health Care

 

103

 

 

196

 

 

 

 

 

299

 

 

 

$

15,365

 

$

 

$

(2,773

)

$

96

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

12,688

 

 

The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

 

The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at September 30, 2011, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $2,773.

 

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Columbia Acorn International

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2011

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

Equities: 96.4%

 

 

 

Asia 41.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Japan 18.6%

 

 

 

8,187,600

 

Kansai Paint

 

 

 

 

 

Paint Producer in Japan, India, China and Southeast Asia

 

$

78,460

 

22,694

 

Seven Bank

 

 

 

 

 

ATM Processing Services

 

44,294

 

1,995,438

 

Aeon Delight

 

 

 

 

 

Facility Maintenance & Management

 

42,826

 

1,697,200

 

Hoshizaki Electric

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Kitchen Equipment

 

41,348

 

7,780

 

Orix JREIT

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified REIT

 

35,750

 

1,139,000

 

Gree

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile Social Networking Game Developer/Platform

 

34,736

 

751,792

 

Ain Pharmaciez

 

 

 

 

 

Dispensing Pharmacy/Drugstore Operator

 

33,127

 

765,554

 

Hamamatsu Photonics

 

 

 

 

 

Optical Sensors for Medical & Industrial Applications

 

30,857

 

2,052,572

 

Japan Airport Terminal

 

 

 

 

 

Airport Terminal Operator at Haneda

 

30,534

 

25,380

 

Wacom (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Computer Graphic Illustration Devices

 

29,747

 

2,129,100

 

Kuraray

 

 

 

 

 

Special Resin, Fine Chemical, Fibers & Textures

 

29,037

 

16,005

 

Advance Residence Investment

 

 

 

 

 

Residential REIT

 

28,992

 

25,769,649

 

Shinsei Bank

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Bank

 

28,965

 

2,116,900

 

Asics

 

 

 

 

 

Footwear and Apparel

 

28,905

 

25,979

 

Jupiter Telecommunications

 

 

 

 

 

Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan

 

28,110

 

855,604

 

Tsumura

 

 

 

 

 

Traditional Chinese/Japanese Herbal Rx Drugs (Kampo)

 

27,280

 

295,762

 

Nakanishi

 

 

 

 

 

Dental Tools & Machinery

 

26,991

 

937,651

 

Kintetsu World Express

 

 

 

 

 

Airfreight Logistics

 

26,818

 

1,851,900

 

Asahi Diamond Industrial

 

 

 

 

 

Consumable Diamond Tools

 

25,760

 

5,531

 

Osaka Securities Exchange (b)

 

 

 

 

 

Osaka Securities Exchange

 

25,348

 

1,277,429

 

Daiseki

 

 

 

 

 

Waste Disposal and Recycling

 

25,279

 

1,055,562

 

Glory

 

 

 

 

 

Currency Handling Systems & Related Equipment

 

24,813

 

2,600,000

 

Shimadzu

 

 

 

 

 

Analytical Instrument, Medical & Industrial Equipment

 

21,932

 

530,500

 

Kakaku.com

 

 

 

 

 

Online Price Comparison Services for Consumers

 

21,776

 

1,405,739

 

Ushio

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Light Sources

 

 

21,401

 

938,400

 

Start Today

 

 

 

 

 

Online Japanese Apparel Retailer

 

20,333

 

880,474

 

Aeon Mall

 

 

 

 

 

Suburban Shopping Mall Developer, Owner & Operator

 

20,112

 

469,500

 

Pigeon

 

 

 

 

 

Baby Care Products

 

19,247

 

1,940,200

 

Sintokogio

 

 

 

 

 

Automated Casting Machines, Surface Treatment System and Consumables

 

18,987

 

1,346,963

 

Torishima Pump Manufacturing (b)

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Pump for Power Generation and Water Supply Systems

 

18,918

 

732,108

 

Icom

 

 

 

 

 

Two Way Radio Communication Equipment

 

18,767

 

2,874

 

Fukuoka REIT

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified REIT in Fukuoka

 

18,677

 

883,144

 

Ibiden

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Parts & Ceramics

 

18,663

 

5,540

 

Mori Hills REIT Investment

 

 

 

 

 

Tokyo-centric Diversified REIT

 

18,639

 

636,250

 

Miura

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Boiler

 

18,629

 

772,000

 

Misumi Group

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Components Distributor

 

17,156

 

6,107,300

 

Nippon Sheet Glass

 

 

 

 

 

Sheet Glass for Building and Automotive Use

 

13,664

 

736,600

 

Park24

 

 

 

 

 

Parking Lot Operator

 

9,155

 

634,794

 

Kamigumi

 

 

 

 

 

Port Cargo Handling & Logistics

 

5,666

 

 

 

 

 

1,029,699

 

 

 

> Taiwan 4.8%

 

 

 

33,118,800

 

Far Eastone Telecom

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan’s 3rd Largest Mobile Operator

 

48,967

 

7,017,009

 

President Chain Store

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan’s Number One Convenience Chain Store Operator

 

39,519

 

2,240,000

 

St. Shine Optical

 

 

 

 

 

World’s Leading Disposable Contact Lens OEM

 

27,343

 

11,315,800

 

Taiwan Hon Chuan

 

 

 

 

 

Beverage Packaging (bottles, caps, labels) Manufacturer

 

24,014

 

3,678,530

 

Simplo Technology

 

 

 

 

 

Battery Packs for Notebook & Tablet PCs

 

22,593

 

1,580,717

 

Formosa International Hotels

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel, Food & Beverage Operation & Hospitality Management Services

 

21,529

 

5,910,000

 

Radiant Opto-Electronics

 

 

 

 

 

LCD Back Light Modules

 

16,578

 

5,613,270

 

Tripod Technologies

 

 

 

 

 

Printed Circuit Boards

 

14,622

 

7,025,500

 

Chroma Ate

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic Test Systems, Testing & Measurement Instruments

 

14,396

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> Taiwan—continued

 

 

 

2,748,000

 

China Steel Chemical

 

 

 

 

 

Sole Coal Chemical Producer in Taiwan

 

$

11,403

 

9,315,800

 

CTCI Corp

 

 

 

 

 

International Engineering Firm

 

11,144

 

3,458,700

 

Advantech

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial PC & Components

 

9,085

 

1,211,280

 

Sinyi Realty

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwanese Realty Company

 

1,560

 

510,800

 

Lung Yen

 

 

 

 

 

Funeral Services and Columbaria

 

1,224

 

 

 

 

 

263,977

 

 

 

> Singapore 4.4%

 

 

 

33,000,000

 

Olam International

 

 

 

 

 

Agriculture Supply Chain Manager

 

56,234

 

23,489,149

 

Ascendas REIT

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Property Landlord

 

36,221

 

42,675,997

 

Mapletree Industrial Trust REIT

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Property Landlord

 

35,113

 

53,383,000

 

Mapletree Logistics Trust

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Property Landlord

 

34,577

 

21,890,000

 

CDL Hospitality Trust

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel Owner/Operator

 

25,144

 

32,300,000

 

Mapletree Commercial Trust

 

 

 

 

 

Retail and Office Property Landlord

 

19,994

 

3,500,000

 

Singapore Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore Equity & Derivatives Market Operator

 

17,593

 

15,000,000

 

Goodpack Limited

 

 

 

 

 

International Bulk Container Leasing

 

17,312

 

 

 

 

 

242,188

 

 

 

> Hong Kong 4.3%

 

 

 

7,000,000

 

Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Macau Casino Operator

 

58,170

 

17,000,000

 

Lifestyle International

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

43,129

 

35,923,500

 

Mongolian Mining (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Coking Coal Mining in Mongolia

 

31,761

 

15,000,000

 

L’Occitane International (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Skin Care and Cosmetics Producer

 

30,213

 

37,703,800

 

Sasa International

 

 

 

 

 

Cosmetics Retailer

 

22,358

 

32,000,000

 

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust

 

 

 

 

 

Southern China Container Ports

 

21,360

 

12,500,000

 

MGM China Holdings (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Macau Casino Operator

 

16,565

 

40,438,400

 

Nagacorp

 

 

 

 

 

Casino/Entertainment Complex in Cambodia

 

8,629

 

7,419,000

 

Melco International

 

 

 

 

 

Macau Casino Operator

 

4,857

 

 

 

 

 

237,042

 

 

 

> China 4.0%

 

 

 

34,745,554

 

Zhaojin Mining Industry

 

 

 

 

 

Gold Mining and Refining in China

 

57,798

 

965,387

 

New Oriental Education & Technology - ADR (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Education Service Provider

 

22,175

 

23,596,000

 

Jiangsu Expressway

 

 

 

 

 

Chinese Toll Road Operator

 

 

17,821

 

19,410,400

 

Want Want

 

 

 

 

 

Chinese Branded Consumer Food Company

 

17,579

 

5,000,000

 

ENN Energy

 

 

 

 

 

China’s Largest Private Gas Operator

 

16,175

 

401,000

 

Netease.com

 

 

 

 

 

Chinese Online Gaming Services

 

15,302

 

11,165,300

 

Digital China

 

 

 

 

 

IT Distribution & Systems Integration Services

 

14,615

 

25,695,600

 

AMVIG Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

Chinese Tobacco Packaging Material Supplier

 

14,483

 

239,160,800

 

RexLot Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

Lottery Equipment Supplier in China

 

14,216

 

12,047,000

 

China Yurun Food

 

 

 

 

 

Meat Processor in China

 

12,742

 

263,700

 

51job - ADR (b)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Integrated Human Resource Services

 

10,522

 

800,000

 

Noah Holdings - ADR (b)

 

 

 

 

 

Wealth Management Product Distributor in China

 

7,360

 

8,479,200

 

Wasion Group

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Power Meter Total Solution Provider

 

2,449

 

265,146

 

Zuoan Fashion (b)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Men’s Apparel Provider in China

 

729

 

 

 

 

 

223,966

 

 

 

> India 2.7%

 

 

 

11,163,303

 

Jain Irrigation Systems

 

 

 

 

 

Agricultural Micro-Irrigation Systems & Food Processing

 

34,573

 

8,052,053

 

Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone

 

 

 

 

 

Indian West Coast Shipping Port

 

26,906

 

341,652

 

Asian Paints

 

 

 

 

 

India’s Largest Paint Company

 

21,990

 

32,642,905

 

REI Agro

 

 

 

 

 

Basmati Rice Processing

 

16,480

 

14,381,649

 

Manappuram Finance

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term Lending Collateralized by Household Gold

 

15,262

 

767,100

 

Shriram Transport Finance

 

 

 

 

 

Used Truck Finance

 

9,529

 

1,203,445

 

United Breweries (c)

 

 

 

 

 

India’s Largest Brewer

 

9,150

 

10,249,300

 

S. Kumars Nationwide

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Clothing & Retail

 

8,711

 

3,807,700

 

Infrastructure Development Finance

 

 

 

 

 

Infrastructure Finance in India

 

8,552

 

 

 

 

 

151,153

 

 

 

> South Korea 1.5%

 

 

 

1,242,590

 

Woongjin Coway

 

 

 

 

 

South Korean Household Appliance Rental Service Provider

 

40,009

 

160,150

 

NHN (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Korean Online Search Services

 

30,511

 

129,332

 

MegaStudy

 

 

 

 

 

Education Service Provider

 

12,973

 

 

 

 

 

83,493

 

 

15



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> Philipines 0.6%

 

 

 

63,272,200

 

SM Prime Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

Shopping Mall Operator

 

$

17,578

 

7,931,700

 

Int’l Container Terminal

 

 

 

 

 

Container Handling Terminals & Port Management

 

8,415

 

14,299,600

 

Manila Water Company

 

 

 

 

 

Water Utility Company in the Philippines

 

6,190

 

 

 

 

 

32,183

 

 

 

> Thailand 0.6%

 

 

 

104,039,000

 

Home Product Center

 

 

 

 

 

Home Improvement Retailer

 

31,099

 

 

 

 

 

31,099

 

 

 

> Indonesia 0.1%

 

 

 

8,306,300

 

Ace Indonesia

 

 

 

 

 

Home Improvement Retailer

 

3,105

 

 

 

 

 

3,105

 

Asia: Total

 

 

 

2,297,905

 

Europe 35.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> United Kingdom 7.7%

 

 

 

1,853,000

 

Intertek Group

 

 

 

 

 

Testing, Inspection, Certification Services

 

53,294

 

5,700,000

 

Chemring

 

 

 

 

 

Defense Manufacturer of Countermeasures and Energetics

 

46,669

 

3,644,400

 

JLT Group (b)

 

 

 

 

 

International Business Insurance Broker

 

35,688

 

29,063,787

 

Archipelago Resources (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Gold Mining Projects in Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines

 

31,066

 

8,028,385

 

Workspace Group (a)

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom Real Estate

 

26,965

 

3,305,000

 

Serco

 

 

 

 

 

Facilities Management

 

26,146

 

2,109,700

 

Petropavlovsk

 

 

 

 

 

Gold and Iron Ore Mining in Russia

 

19,401

 

4,155,200

 

GlobeOp Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

Hedge Fund Administrator

 

18,726

 

730,000

 

Rotork

 

 

 

 

 

Valve Actuators for Oil & Water Pipelines

 

17,570

 

446,300

 

Next

 

 

 

 

 

Clothes and Home Retailer in the United Kingdom

 

17,497

 

2,497,000

 

Domino’s Pizza United Kingdom & Ireland

 

 

 

 

 

Pizza Delivery in United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany

 

17,216

 

2,950,000

 

Abcam (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Online Sales of Antibodies

 

16,676

 

1,761,742

 

Smith and Nephew

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Equipment & Supplies

 

15,848

 

5,804,000

 

Cobham

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace Components

 

15,711

 

740,581

 

Tullow Oil

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Producer

 

14,978

 

2,636,932

 

Premier Oil (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Producer in Europe, Pakistan and Asia

 

14,176

 

1,691,711

 

Shaftesbury

 

 

 

 

 

London Prime Retail REIT

 

 

12,221

 

9,009,000

 

Kesa Electricals

 

 

 

 

 

Europe’s Leading Electricals Retailers

 

11,704

 

4,163,948

 

PureCircle (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Sweeteners

 

5,790

 

1,650,000

 

SKIL Ports and Logistics (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Indian Container Port Project

 

3,782

 

1,499,183

 

FlyBe (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Largest European Regional Airline

 

2,665

 

1,692,525

 

Sterling Resources (c)

 

1,599

 

1,147,475

 

Sterling Resources (c)(d)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration - Europe

 

1,062

 

 

 

 

 

426,450

 

 

 

> Netherlands 5.8%

 

 

 

1,189,424

 

Vopak

 

 

 

 

 

World’s Largest Operator of Petroleum and Chemical Storage Terminals

 

56,848

 

1,955,311

 

Imtech

 

 

 

 

 

Electromechanical and ICT Installation and Maintenance

 

55,001

 

844,967

 

Fugro

 

 

 

 

 

Sub-sea Oilfield Services

 

42,613

 

1,371,573

 

Koninklijke TenCate (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Textiles and Industrial Fabrics

 

42,153

 

1,591,702

 

Unit 4 Aggresso (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Business Software Development

 

38,867

 

2,479,123

 

Aalberts Industries

 

 

 

 

 

Flow Control and Heat Treatment

 

36,859

 

1,252,514

 

Arcadis

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

22,864

 

228,095

 

Core Laboratories (b)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

20,490

 

454,772

 

USG People

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary Staffing Services

 

3,766

 

 

 

 

 

319,461

 

 

 

> France 5.0%

 

 

 

1,193,000

 

Gemalto

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Security Solutions

 

56,731

 

631,797

 

Neopost

 

 

 

 

 

Postage Meter Machines

 

46,327

 

554,800

 

Eurofins Scientific

 

 

 

 

 

Food, Pharmaceuticals and Materials Screening and Testing

 

41,935

 

971,800

 

Saft

 

 

 

 

 

Niche Battery Manufacturer

 

26,097

 

1,158,000

 

Teleperformance

 

 

 

 

 

Call Center Operator

 

24,600

 

556,874

 

Mersen

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Industrial Materials

 

22,040

 

376,131

 

Rubis

 

 

 

 

 

Tank Storage and LPG Distribution

 

18,947

 

232,400

 

Norbert Dentressangle

 

 

 

 

 

Leading European Logistics and Transport Group

 

17,861

 

322,605

 

Pierre & Vacances

 

 

 

 

 

Vacation Apartment Lets

 

12,839

 

 

16



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> France—continued

 

 

 

1,831,204

 

Hi-Media (b)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Online Advertiser in Europe

 

$

5,935

 

 

 

 

 

273,312

 

 

 

> Switzerland 3.8%

 

 

 

265,000

 

Partners Group

 

 

 

 

 

Private Markets Asset Management

 

43,634

 

225,650

 

Geberit (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Plumbing Supplies

 

41,664

 

350,445

 

Kuehne & Nagel

 

 

 

 

 

Freight Forwarding/Logistics

 

39,331

 

19,251

 

Sika

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals for Construction & Industrial Applications

 

34,085

 

286,300

 

Dufry Group (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Operates Airport Duty Free and Duty Paid Shops

 

25,029

 

773,707

 

Bank Sarasin & Cie

 

 

 

 

 

Private Banking

 

23,657

 

 

 

 

 

207,400

 

 

 

> Germany 3.6%

 

 

 

2,286,441

 

Wirecard

 

 

 

 

 

Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

34,980

 

148,295

 

Rational

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Ovens

 

33,290

 

1,600,000

 

Rhoen-Klinikum

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Services

 

32,400

 

679,600

 

Rheinmetall

 

 

 

 

 

Defense & Automotive

 

31,877

 

819,889

 

CTS Eventim

 

 

 

 

 

Event Ticket Sales

 

24,424

 

636,800

 

Dürr

 

 

 

 

 

Automotive Plant Engineering & Associated Capital Equipment

 

20,520

 

555,700

 

Elringklinger (b)

 

 

 

 

 

Automobile Components

 

12,992

 

338,886

 

Deutsche Beteiligungs

 

 

 

 

 

Private Equity Investment Management

 

6,753

 

 

 

 

 

197,236

 

 

 

> Sweden 1.9%

 

 

 

4,056,007

 

Hexagon

 

 

 

 

 

Design, Measurement and Visualization Software and Equipment

 

52,741

 

4,150,024

 

Sweco (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

34,311

 

658,700

 

Unibet (c)

 

 

 

 

 

European Online Gaming Operator

 

12,388

 

905,452

 

East Capital Explorer

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden-Based RUS/CEE Investment Fund

 

6,920

 

140,068

 

Orc Software (b)

 

 

 

 

 

Software for Securities Trading, Analysis and Risk Management

 

941

 

 

 

 

 

107,301

 

 

 

> Italy 1.5%

 

 

 

2,621,149

 

Ansaldo STS

 

 

 

 

 

Railway Systems Integrator

 

26,050

 

13,547,300

 

CIR

 

 

 

 

 

Italian Holding Company

 

25,470

 

4,973,000

 

Geox

 

 

 

 

 

Apparel and Shoe Maker

 

 

18,105

 

155,200

 

Tod’s

 

 

 

 

 

Leather Shoes and Bags

 

13,093

 

 

 

 

 

82,718

 

 

 

> Denmark 1.3%

 

 

 

329,760

 

Novozymes

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Enzymes

 

46,885

 

168,042

 

SimCorp

 

 

 

 

 

Software for Investment Managers

 

24,107

 

 

 

 

 

70,992

 

 

 

> Ireland 1.2%

 

 

 

9,700,000

 

United Drug

 

 

 

 

 

Irish Pharmaceutical Wholesaler & Outsourcer

 

29,701

 

350,000

 

Paddy Power

 

 

 

 

 

Irish Betting Services

 

18,020

 

395,008

 

Aryzta

 

 

 

 

 

Baked Goods

 

16,743

 

 

 

 

 

64,464

 

 

 

> Iceland 0.7%

 

 

 

35,982,499

 

Marel (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Largest Manufacturer of Poultry and Fish Processing Equipment

 

35,777

 

 

 

 

 

35,777

 

 

 

> Czech Republic 0.4%

 

 

 

130,682

 

Komercni Banka

 

 

 

 

 

Leading Czech Universal Bank

 

24,237

 

 

 

 

 

24,237

 

 

 

> Spain 0.4%

 

 

 

494,320

 

Red Eléctrica de España

 

 

 

 

 

Spanish Power Transmission

 

22,525

 

 

 

 

 

22,525

 

 

 

> Portugal 0.4%

 

 

 

7,770,405

 

Redes Energéticas Nacionais

 

 

 

 

 

Portuguese Power Transmission and Gas Transportation

 

21,838

 

 

 

 

 

21,838

 

 

 

> Finland 0.4%

 

 

 

1,039,429

 

Stockmann (b)

 

 

 

 

 

Department Store and Fashion Retailer in Scandinavia and Russia

 

17,483

 

409,248

 

Poyry

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering Consultants

 

3,206

 

 

 

 

 

20,689

 

 

 

> Norway 0.3%

 

 

 

2,403,664

 

Atea

 

 

 

 

 

Leading Nordic IT Hardware/Software Reseller and Installation Company

 

19,065

 

 

 

 

 

19,065

 

 

 

> Russia 0.3%

 

 

 

629,642

 

Mail.ru - GDR (c)(f)

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Social Networking and Games for Russian Speakers

 

18,231

 

 

 

 

 

18,231

 

 

17



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> Belgium 0.3%

 

 

 

332,977

 

EVS Broadcast Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Digital Live Mobile Production Software and Systems

 

$

17,220

 

 

 

 

 

17,220

 

 

 

> Kazakhstan 0.2%

 

 

 

1,770,000

 

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Largest Retail Bank and Insurer in Kazakhstan

 

10,976

 

 

 

 

 

10,976

 

 

 

> Greece 0.1%

 

 

 

6,954,400

 

Intralot

 

 

 

 

 

Lottery and Gaming Systems and Services

 

7,993

 

 

 

 

 

7,993

 

Europe: Total

 

1,947,885

 

Other Countries 15.5%

 

 

 

 

 

> Canada 4.8%

 

 

 

1,790,397

 

ShawCor

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Pipeline Products

 

41,569

 

1,403,772

 

CCL Industries

 

 

 

 

 

Leading Global Label Manufacturer

 

37,415

 

615,857

 

Baytex (b)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Producer in Canada

 

25,747

 

582,942

 

AG Growth

 

 

 

 

 

Leading Manufacturer of Augers and Grain Handling Equipment

 

20,844

 

653,200

 

Onex Capital

 

 

 

 

 

Private Equity

 

20,358

 

754,800

 

Alliance Grain Traders

 

 

 

 

 

Global Leader in Pulse Processing and Distribution

 

16,063

 

1,189,576

 

Black Diamond Group

 

 

 

 

 

Provides Accommodations/Equipment for Oil Sands Development

 

15,382

 

1,049,943

 

Ivanhoe Mines (c)

 

14,478

 

914,678

 

Ivanhoe Mines (c)(g)

 

 

 

 

 

Copper Mine Project in Mongolia

 

12,531

 

963,600

 

Tahoe Resources (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Silver Project in Guatemala

 

13,885

 

505,000

 

Celtic Exploration (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Oil and Gas Producer

 

10,877

 

2,411,514

 

Horizon North Logistics

 

 

 

 

 

Provides Diversified Oil Service Offering in Northern Canada

 

9,044

 

2,919,000

 

DeeThree Exploration (a)(c)(d)

 

6,251

 

1,142,377

 

DeeThree Exploration (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Oil and Gas Producer

 

2,497

 

678,000

 

Crew Energy (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Oil and Gas Producer

 

6,004

 

6,217,500

 

Southern Arc Minerals (a)(c)(d)

 

 

 

 

 

Gold and Copper Exploration in Indonesia

 

5,350

 

1,607,306

 

Pan Orient (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Pan Orient is Growth Oriented, Return Focused Asian Explorer

 

3,574

 

12,500,000

 

Petromanas (c)

 

1,491

 

6,250,000

 

Petromanas - Warrants (c)(d)

 

 

 

 

 

Exploring for Oil in Albania

 

88

 

13,000,000

 

Eacom Timber (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Canadian Lumber Producer

 

 

1,241

 

 

 

 

 

264,689

 

 

 

> United States 4.6%

 

 

 

887,431

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

56,849

 

1,373,080

 

Atwood Oceanics (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

47,179

 

1,229,871

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

39,196

 

987,228

 

World Fuel Services

 

 

 

 

 

Global Fuel Broker

 

32,233

 

707,213

 

FMC Technologies (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Well Head Manufacturer

 

26,591

 

421,732

 

Bristow

 

 

 

 

 

Largest Provider of Helicopter Services to Offshore Oil and Gas Producers

 

17,894

 

838,297

 

Textainer Group Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

Top International Container Leasor

 

17,001

 

270,000

 

Oil States International (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified North American Oil Service Provider

 

13,748

 

 

 

 

 

250,691

 

 

 

> South Africa 3.9%

 

 

 

1,170,188

 

Naspers

 

 

 

 

 

Media in Africa, China, Russia, and Other Emerging Markets

 

50,535

 

4,992,200

 

Adcock Ingram Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies

 

37,021

 

3,722,083

 

Mr. Price

 

 

 

 

 

South African Retailer of Apparel, Household and Sporting Goods

 

30,847

 

19,098,300

 

Rand Merchant Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

Directly Sold Property and Casualty Insurance; Holdings in Other Insurers

 

29,575

 

6,463,160

 

Northam Platinum

 

 

 

 

 

Platinum Mining in South Africa

 

26,207

 

10,271,492

 

Coronation Fund Managers

 

 

 

 

 

South African Fund Manager

 

25,354

 

1,019,988

 

Massmart Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

General Merchandise, Food, and Home Improvement Stores; Wal-Mart Subsidiary

 

17,460

 

 

 

 

 

216,999

 

 

 

> Australia 1.4%

 

 

 

2,653,389

 

UGL

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering and Facilities Management

 

29,009

 

5,806,600

 

SAI Global

 

 

 

 

 

Publishing, Certification, Compliance Services

 

26,419

 

498,560

 

Cochlear

 

 

 

 

 

Cochlear Implants

 

22,101

 

 

 

 

 

77,529

 

 

 

> Israel 0.6%

 

 

 

3,085,527

 

Israel Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

Producer of Potash, Phosphates, Bromine, and Specialty Chemicals

 

35,139

 

 

 

 

 

35,139

 

 

18



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> Senegal 0.2%

 

 

 

45,237

 

Sonatel

 

 

 

 

 

Leading Telecoms Operator in Western Africa

 

$

11,272

 

 

 

 

 

11,272

 

Other Countries: Total

 

856,319

 

Latin America 4.0%

 

 

 

 

 

> Brazil 2.7%

 

 

 

4,200,000

 

Localiza Rent A Car

 

 

 

 

 

Car Rental

 

55,419

 

3,184,900

 

Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia

 

 

 

 

 

Civil Engineering & Construction

 

29,829

 

6,344,043

 

Suzano - Preferred

 

 

 

 

 

Brazilian Pulp and Paper Producer

 

28,578

 

3,634,800

 

MRV Engenharia

 

 

 

 

 

Brazilan Property Developer

 

18,520

 

1,179,000

 

Multiplus

 

 

 

 

 

Loyalty Program Operator in Brazil

 

17,018

 

 

 

 

 

149,364

 

 

 

> Mexico 0.5%

 

 

 

624,168

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste - ADR

 

 

 

 

 

Mexican Airport Operator

 

31,034

 

 

 

 

 

31,034

 

 

 

> Chile 0.3%

 

 

 

362,996

 

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile - ADR

 

 

 

 

 

Producer of Specialty Fertilizers, Lithium and Iodine

 

17,355

 

 

 

 

 

17,355

 

 

 

> Argentina 0.3%

 

 

 

1,136,364

 

Union Agriculture Group (c)(d)(e)

 

 

 

 

 

Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

12,114

 

5,940,000

 

Madalena Ventures (c)(d)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Exploration in Argentina

 

2,666

 

 

 

 

 

14,780

 

 

 

> Colombia 0.2%

 

 

 

8,893,869

 

Canacol Energy (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Producer in South America

 

5,432

 

22,525,000

 

Gulf United (c)(d)

 

 

 

 

 

Prospecting for Oil Alongside Large Producers in Colombia

 

4,973

 

 

 

 

 

10,405

 

Latin America: Total

 

222,938

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 96.4%
(Cost: $4,746,140)

 

5,325,047

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 0.9%

 

 

 

47,260,372

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund (h) (7 day yield of 0.00%)

 

47,260

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral:

(Cost: $47,260)

 

47,260

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 97.3%

(Cost: $4,793,400)(i)(j)

 

5,372,307

(k)

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (0.9)%

 

(47,260

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 3.6%

 

198,718

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

5,523,765

 

 

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

GDR = Global Depositary Receipts

 

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

 

(a)   An affiliated person of the Fund may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, are as follows:

 

Affiliates

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/10

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
9/30/11

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Archipelago Resources

 

24,346,593

 

4,717,194

 

 

29,063,787

 

$

31,066

 

$

 

DeeThree Exploration

 

2,392,877

 

1,668,500

 

 

4,061,377

 

8,748

 

 

Gulf United*

 

 

22,525,000

 

 

22,525,000

 

4,973

 

 

Koninklijke TenCate

 

1,240,557

 

131,016

 

 

1,371,573

 

42,153

 

 

Southern Arc Minerals

 

 

6,217,500

 

 

6,217,500

 

5,350

 

 

Sweco

 

3,887,000

 

263,024

 

 

4,150,024

 

34,311

 

1,617

 

Unit 4 Aggresso

 

1,476,800

 

114,902

 

 

1,591,702

 

38,867

 

450

 

United Drug*

 

12,110,000

 

737,752

 

3,147,752

 

9,700,000

 

29,701

 

1,371

 

Wacom

 

20,900

 

4,480

 

 

25,380

 

29,747

 

721

 

Workspace Group+

 

60,304,000

 

640,600

 

52,916,215

 

8,028,385

 

26,965

 

522

 

Total of Affiliated Transactions

 

105,778,727

 

37,019,968

 

56,063,967

 

86,734,728

 

$

251,881

 

$

4,681

 

 


*  At September 30, 2011, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company’s outstanding voting shares.

+  Includes the effects of a corporate action.

 

The aggregate cost and value of these companies at September 30, 2011, were $181,558 and $217,207, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 3.93% of the Fund’s total net assets at September 30, 2011.

 

(b)   All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2011. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2011 was $43,849,295.

(c)   Non-income producing security.

(d)   Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2011, the market value of these securities (in thousands) amounted to $32,504 which represented 0.59% of total net assets.

 

Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/08/10

 

1,136,364

 

$

15,000

 

$

12,114

 

DeeThree Exploration

 

9/07/10-3/08/11

 

2,919,000

 

10,228

 

6,251

 

Southern Arc Minerals

 

2/16/11

 

6,217,500

 

10,087

 

5,350

 

Gulf United Energy

 

2/11/11

 

22,525,000

 

6,758

 

4,973

 

Madalena Ventures

 

10/21/10

 

5,940,000

 

3,764

 

2,666

 

Sterling Resources

 

12/02/10

 

1,147,475

 

3,425

 

1,062

 

Petromanas - Warrants

 

5/20/10

 

6,250,000

 

362

 

88

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

49,624

 

$

32,504

 

 

(e)   Illiquid security.

(f)    Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may only be resold in exempt transactions to qualified buyers. Private resales of this security to qualified institutional buyers are also exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. At September 30, 2011, this security had an aggregate value of $18,231, which represented 0.33% of total net assets.

(g)   Security is traded on a U.S. exchange.

(h)   Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(i)    At September 30, 2011, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $4,793,400 and net unrealized appreciation was $578,907 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $1,122,711 and gross unrealized depreciation of $543,804.

(j)    On September 30, 2011, the Fund’s total investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

Japanese Yen

 

$

1,029,699

 

18.6

 

Euro

 

1,006,966

 

18.2

 

U.S. Dollar

 

514,013

 

9.3

 

British Pound

 

423,789

 

7.7

 

Hong Kong Dollar

 

325,390

 

5.9

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

2,072,450

 

40.3

 

 

 

$

5,372,307

 

100.0

 

 

(k) Securities are valued using policies described in the notes to financial statements in the most recent shareholder report.

 

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

 

At September 30, 2011, the Fund had entered into the following forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

 

Forward Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts to Buy

 

Forward Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts to Sell

 

Principal Amount in
Foreign Currency

 

Principal
Amount in U.S. Dollar

 

Settlement
Date

 

Unrealized
Depreciation

 

USD

 

EUR

 

56,462

 

$

79,721

 

10/14/11

 

$

4,082

 

USD

 

EUR

 

55,878

 

79,551

 

11/15/11

 

4,708

 

USD

 

EUR

 

58,431

 

80,000

 

12/15/11

 

1,742

 

AUD

 

USD

 

33,213

 

35,227

 

10/14/11

 

(3,130

)

AUD

 

USD

 

4,379

 

4,500

 

10/14/11

 

(268

)

AUD

 

USD

 

38,997

 

39,936

 

11/15/11

 

(2,405

)

AUD

 

USD

 

39,571

 

40,000

 

12/15/11

 

(2,045

)

CAD

 

USD

 

38,103

 

39,646

 

10/14/11

 

(3,294

)

CAD

 

USD

 

39,685

 

39,996

 

11/15/11

 

(2,164

)

CAD

 

USD

 

39,741

 

40,000

 

12/15/11

 

(2,136

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

478,577

 

 

 

$

(4,910

)

 

The counterparty for all forward foreign currency contracts is State Street Bank and Trust Company.

 

AUD = Australian Dollar

CAD = Canadian Dollar

EUR = Euro

USD = United States Dollar

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by GAAP. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

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

·      Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·      Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee of the Fund’s Board of Trustees that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Fund’s Valuation Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

114,258

 

$

2,183,647

 

$

 

$

2,297,905

 

Europe

 

22,089

 

1,925,796

 

 

1,947,885

 

Other Countries

 

503,692

 

352,627

 

 

856,319

 

Latin America

 

203,185

 

7,639

 

12,114

 

222,938

 

Total Equities

 

843,224

 

4,469,709

 

12,114

 

5,325,047

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

47,260

 

 

 

47,260

 

Total Investments

 

$

890,484

 

$

4,469,709

 

$

12,114

 

$

5,372,307

 

Unrealized Appreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

 

10,532

 

 

10,532

 

Unrealized Depreciation on Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

 

(15,442

)

 

(15,442

)

Total

 

$

890,484

 

$

4,464,799

 

$

12,114

 

$

5,367,397

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sales price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the prevailing forward exchange rate of the underlying currencies. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the adviser’s experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but

 

21



 

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

 

are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price.

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities for which no market exists are valued based upon the market approach using some unobservable inputs which may include, but are not limited to, projected earnings, available cash, line of business, multiples, and consideration of the prioritization of the equity in a company’s capital structure.

 

The following table shows transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Transfers In

 

Transfers Out

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

$

214,727

 

$

22,667

 

$

22,667

 

$

214,727

 

 

Financial assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 as they resumed trading during the period.

Financial assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 as resale restrictions expired.

Foreign exchange-traded financial assets were transferred from Level 1 to Level 2.

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the nine months ending September 30, 2011, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments 
in Securities

 

Balance
as of
December 31,
2010

 

Realized
Gain/(Loss)

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into
Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance
as of
September 30,
2011

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

79

 

$

(38,558

)

$

38,479

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Latin America

 

15,000

 

 

(2,886

)

 

 

 

 

12,114

 

 

 

$

15,079

 

$

(38,558

)

$

35,593

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

12,114

 

 

The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

 

The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at September 30, 2011, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $2,886.

 

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Columbia Acorn USA

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2011

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

Equities: 99.0%

 

 

 

Information 31.1%

 

 

 

 

 

> Business Software 9.6%

 

 

 

910,000

 

Informatica (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Enterprise Data Integration Software

 

$

37,265

 

698,000

 

Micros Systems (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Information Systems for Hotels, Restaurants and Retailers

 

30,649

 

375,000

 

ANSYS (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Simulation Software for Engineers and Designers

 

18,390

 

408,000

 

Ariba (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Cost Management Software

 

11,306

 

243,000

 

Concur Technologies (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Web Enabled Cost & Expense Management Software

 

9,045

 

300,000

 

Blackbaud

 

 

 

 

 

Software & Services for Non-Profits

 

6,681

 

322,000

 

SPS Commerce (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Supply Chain Management Software Delivered via the Web

 

5,245

 

52,000

 

Quality Systems

 

 

 

 

 

IT Systems for Medical Groups & Ambulatory Care Centers

 

5,044

 

184,000

 

NetSuite (a)

 

 

 

 

 

End to End IT Systems Solution Delivered Over the Web

 

4,970

 

220,000

 

Advent Software (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Management & Trading Systems

 

4,587

 

198,000

 

Constant Contact (a)

 

 

 

 

 

E-mail & Other Marketing Campaign Mgmt Systems Delivered Over the Web

 

3,423

 

57,400

 

Tangoe (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Software Solution for Managing Communication Expense & Devices

 

649

 

 

 

 

 

137,254

 

 

 

> Instrumentation 4.2%

 

 

 

678,000

 

IPG Photonics (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Fiber Lasers

 

29,452

 

180,000

 

Mettler Toledo (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Laboratory Equipment

 

25,193

 

168,000

 

Trimble Navigation (a)

 

 

 

 

 

GPS-based Instruments

 

5,637

 

 

 

 

 

60,282

 

 

 

> Computer Hardware & Related Equipment 3.6%

 

 

 

1,238,000

 

II-VI (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Laser Optics and Specialty Materials

 

21,665

 

324,000

 

Zebra Technologies (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Bar Code Printers

 

10,025

 

252,000

 

Nice Systems - ADR (Israel) (a)(g)

 

 

 

 

 

Audio & Video Recording Solutions

 

7,648

 

159,000

 

Amphenol

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Connectors

 

6,482

 

196,000

 

Netgear (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Networking Products for Small Business & Home

 

5,075

 

 

 

 

 

50,895

 

 

 

> Semiconductors & Related Equipment 3.3%

 

 

 

1,958,000

 

Atmel (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Microcontrollers, RF, and Memory Semiconductors

 

 

15,801

 

760,000

 

Microsemi (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Analog/Mixed Signal Semiconductors

 

12,145

 

1,061,750

 

ON Semiconductor (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Mixed Signal & Power Management Semiconductors

 

7,613

 

1,075,000

 

TriQuint Semiconductor (a)

 

 

 

 

 

RF Semiconductors

 

5,397

 

346,000

 

Monolithic Power Systems (a)

 

 

 

 

 

High Performance Analog & Mixed Signal ICs

 

3,522

 

430,000

 

Pericom Semiconductor (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Interface ICs & Frequency Control Products

 

3,186

 

 

 

 

 

47,664

 

 

 

> Telephone and Data Services 2.6%

 

 

 

1,617,000

 

tw telecom (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Fiber Optic Telephone/Data Services

 

26,713

 

192,800

 

AboveNet

 

 

 

 

 

Metropolitan Fiber Communications Services

 

10,334

 

 

 

 

 

37,047

 

 

 

> Telecommunications Equipment 2.4%

 

 

 

732,000

 

Finisar (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Optical Subsystems and Components

 

12,839

 

460,000

 

Polycom (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Video Conferencing Equipment

 

8,450

 

903,000

 

Ixia (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Telecom Network Test Equipment

 

6,926

 

752,000

 

Infinera (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Optical Networking Equipment

 

5,806

 

 

 

 

 

34,021

 

 

 

> Gaming Equipment & Services 1.5%

 

 

 

660,000

 

Bally Technologies (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Slot Machines & Software

 

17,807

 

235,000

 

WMS Industries (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Slot Machine Provider

 

4,133

 

 

 

 

 

21,940

 

 

 

> Mobile Communications 1.4%

 

 

 

560,000

 

SBA Communications (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Communications Towers

 

19,309

 

 

 

 

 

19,309

 

 

 

> Computer Services 1.3%

 

 

 

556,000

 

ExlService Holdings (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Business Process Outsourcing

 

12,232

 

1,005,500

 

Hackett Group (a)

 

 

 

 

 

IT Integration & Best Practice Research

 

3,750

 

710,000

 

RCM Technologies (a)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

Technology & Engineering Services

 

3,188

 

 

 

 

 

19,170

 

 

 

> Financial Processors 0.5%

 

 

 

170,000

 

Global Payments

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Card Processor

 

6,866

 

 

 

 

 

6,866

 

 

23



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> Contract Manufacturing 0.4%

 

 

 

236,000

 

Plexus (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

$

5,338

 

 

 

 

 

5,338

 

 

 

> Radio 0.1%

 

 

 

511,100

 

Salem Communications

 

 

 

 

 

Radio Stations for Religious Programming

 

1,170

 

 

 

 

 

1,170

 

 

 

> TV Broadcasting 0.1%

 

 

 

975,000

 

Entravision Communications (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Spanish Language TV & Radio Stations

 

994

 

 

 

 

 

994

 

 

 

> Consumer Software 0.1%

 

 

 

62,597

 

Carbonite (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Online File Storage

 

754

 

 

 

 

 

754

 

 

 

> Internet Related —%

 

 

 

225,100

 

TheStreet.com

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Information Websites

 

446

 

 

 

 

 

446

 

Information: Total

 

443,150

 

Consumer Goods & Services 17.6%

 

 

 

 

 

> Retail 6.8%

 

 

 

780,000

 

lululemon athletica (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Premium Active Apparel Retailer

 

37,947

 

468,500

 

Abercrombie & Fitch

 

 

 

 

 

Teen Apparel Retailer

 

28,841

 

289,000

 

Shutterfly (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Photo-Centric Retailer

 

11,901

 

805,000

 

Pier 1 Imports (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Home Furnishing Retailer

 

7,873

 

790,000

 

Saks (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Luxury Department Store Retailer

 

6,913

 

161,500

 

Teavana (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Tea Retailer

 

3,285

 

9,000

 

The Fresh Market (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Food Retailer

 

343

 

 

 

 

 

97,103

 

 

 

> Travel 2.9%

 

 

 

849,700

 

Gaylord Entertainment (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Convention Hotels

 

16,433

 

1,175,950

 

Avis Budget Group (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Second Largest Car Rental Company

 

11,371

 

750,000

 

Hertz (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator

 

6,675

 

140,000

 

HomeAway (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Vacation Rental Online Marketplace

 

4,707

 

71,000

 

Vail Resorts

 

 

 

 

 

Ski Resort Operator & Developer

 

2,683

 

 

 

 

 

41,869

 

 

 

> Apparel 1.6%

 

 

 

222,000

 

Warnaco Group (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Global Branded Apparel Manufacturer

 

10,232

 

90,000

 

Deckers Outdoor (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Fashion Footwear Wholesaler

 

 

8,393

 

181,000

 

True Religion Apparel (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Premium Denim

 

4,880

 

 

 

 

 

23,505

 

 

 

> Furniture & Textiles 1.5%

 

 

 

880,000

 

Knoll

 

 

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

12,056

 

540,000

 

Interface

 

 

 

 

 

Modular & Broadloom Carpet

 

6,404

 

164,000

 

Herman Miller

 

 

 

 

 

Office Furniture

 

2,929

 

 

 

 

 

21,389

 

 

 

> Food & Beverage 1.1%

 

 

 

197,000

 

Diamond Foods (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Snack Foods and Culinary Ingredients

 

15,719

 

 

 

 

 

15,719

 

 

 

> Consumer Goods Distribution 0.9%

 

 

 

472,000

 

Pool

 

 

 

 

 

Distributor of Swimming Pool Supplies & Equipment

 

12,357

 

 

 

 

 

12,357

 

 

 

> Other Durable Goods 0.8%

 

 

 

206,000

 

Cavco Industries (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Manufactured Homes

 

7,095

 

140,000

 

Jarden

 

 

 

 

 

Branded Household Products

 

3,956

 

 

 

 

 

11,051

 

 

 

> Other Consumer Services 0.7%

 

 

 

259,000

 

Lifetime Fitness (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Sport & Fitness Club Operator

 

9,544

 

 

 

 

 

9,544

 

 

 

> Casinos & Gaming 0.7%

 

 

 

775,000

 

Pinnacle Entertainment (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Casino Operator

 

7,037

 

69,000

 

Penn National Gaming (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Regional Casino Operator

 

2,297

 

 

 

 

 

9,334

 

 

 

> Leisure Products 0.4%

 

 

 

162,000

 

Thor Industries

 

 

 

 

 

RV & Bus Manufacturer

 

3,588

 

140,000

 

Skullcandy (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Lifestyle Branded Headphones

 

1,978

 

 

 

 

 

5,566

 

 

 

> Educational Services 0.2%

 

 

 

37,350

 

ITT Educational Services (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Postsecondary Degree Services

 

2,151

 

 

 

 

 

2,151

 

 

 

> Restaurants —%

 

 

 

26,600

 

Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Upscale Casual Italian Restaurants

 

443

 

 

 

 

 

443

 

Consumer Goods & Services: Total

 

250,031

 

 

24



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

Industrial Goods & Services 15.8%

 

 

 

 

 

> Machinery 11.8%

 

 

 

941,250

 

Ametek

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

$

31,033

 

747,200

 

Nordson

 

 

 

 

 

Dispensing Systems for Adhesives & Coatings

 

29,694

 

445,000

 

Donaldson

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Air Filtration

 

24,386

 

835,000

 

ESCO Technologies

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic Electric Meter Readers

 

21,292

 

585,000

 

Pentair

 

 

 

 

 

Pumps & Water Treatment

 

18,726

 

504,665

 

HEICO

 

 

 

 

 

FAA Approved Aircraft Replacement Parts

 

16,987

 

280,000

 

MOOG (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Motion Control Products for Aerospace, Defense & Industrial Markets

 

9,134

 

226,000

 

Kennametal

 

 

 

 

 

Consumable Cutting Tools

 

7,399

 

136,800

 

Toro

 

 

 

 

 

Turf Maintenance Equipment

 

6,740

 

162,000

 

Oshkosh Corporation (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Truck Manufacturer

 

2,550

 

 

 

 

 

167,941

 

 

 

> Industrial Materials & Specialty Chemicals 1.0%

 

 

 

496,000

 

Drew Industries

 

 

 

 

 

RV & Manufactured Home Components

 

9,910

 

187,000

 

Albany International

 

 

 

 

 

Paper Machine Clothing and Advanced Textiles

 

3,413

 

 

 

 

 

13,323

 

 

 

> Electrical Components 0.7%

 

 

 

280,000

 

Acuity Brands

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial Lighting Fixtures

 

10,091

 

 

 

 

 

10,091

 

 

 

> Waste Management 0.7%

 

 

 

195,000

 

Waste Connections

 

 

 

 

 

Solid Waste Management

 

6,595

 

65,000

 

Clean Harbors (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Hazardous Waste Services & Disposal

 

3,334

 

 

 

 

 

9,929

 

 

 

> Other Industrial Services 0.6%

 

 

 

600,000

 

Acorn Energy (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Frac Well Exploration/Monitoring Device, Sonar Security,Electric Grid Monitoring

 

3,192

 

265,000

 

TrueBlue (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary Manual Labor

 

3,003

 

109,000

 

Forward Air

 

 

 

 

 

Freight Transportation Between Airports

 

2,774

 

 

 

 

 

8,969

 

 

 

> Steel 0.6%

 

 

 

686,000

 

GrafTech International (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Graphite Materials Producer

 

8,712

 

 

 

 

 

8,712

 

 

 

> Industrial Distribution 0.3%

 

 

 

350,000

 

Interline Brands (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Distribution

 

4,505

 

 

 

 

 

4,505

 

 

 

> Water 0.1%

 

 

 

204,200

 

Mueller Water Products

 

 

 

 

 

Fire Hydrants, Valves & Ductile Iron Pipes

 

 

506

 

 

 

 

 

506

 

Industrial Goods & Services: Total

 

223,976

 

Finance 10.4%

 

 

 

 

 

> Banks 5.1%

 

 

 

431,597

 

Lakeland Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Indiana Bank

 

8,917

 

278,678

 

Hancock Holding

 

 

 

 

 

Gulf Coast Bank

 

7,463

 

675,000

 

Valley National Bancorp (c)

 

 

 

 

 

New Jersey/New York Bank

 

7,148

 

480,000

 

MB Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago Bank

 

7,066

 

1,478,200

 

First Busey

 

 

 

 

 

Illinois Bank

 

6,430

 

170,000

 

SVB Financial Group (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Bank to Venture Capitalists

 

6,290

 

623,000

 

Associated Banc-Corp

 

 

 

 

 

Midwest Bank

 

5,794

 

594,000

 

TCF Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Great Lakes Bank

 

5,441

 

513,755

 

Pacific Continental

 

 

 

 

 

Pacific N.W. Bank

 

3,643

 

269,600

 

Eagle Bancorp (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Metro D.C. Bank

 

3,173

 

595,300

 

TrustCo Bank

 

 

 

 

 

New York State Bank

 

2,655

 

70,000

 

City National

 

 

 

 

 

Bank & Asset Manager

 

2,643

 

178,826

 

Sandy Spring Bancorp

 

 

 

 

 

Baltimore, D.C. Bank

 

2,616

 

210,000

 

CVB Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Inland Empire Business Bank

 

1,615

 

90,000

 

TriCo Bancshares

 

 

 

 

 

California Central Valley Bank

 

1,104

 

851,247

 

Guaranty Bancorp (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Colorado Bank

 

1,022

 

 

 

 

 

73,020

 

 

 

> Finance Companies 3.4%

 

 

 

345,000

 

World Acceptance (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Loans

 

19,303

 

412,500

 

Aaron’s

 

 

 

 

 

Rent to Own

 

10,416

 

345,000

 

Textainer Group Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

Top International Container Leasor

 

6,996

 

210,000

 

McGrath Rentcorp

 

 

 

 

 

Temporary Space & IT Rentals

 

4,996

 

330,000

 

CAI International (a)

 

 

 

 

 

International Container Leasing

 

3,868

 

201,000

 

H&E Equipment Services (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Heavy Equipment Leasing

 

1,658

 

99,200

 

Marlin Business Services (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Small Equipment Leasing

 

1,051

 

 

 

 

 

48,288

 

 

25



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> Savings & Loans 0.9%

 

 

 

602,487

 

ViewPoint Financial

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Thrift

 

$

6,899

 

215,000

 

Berkshire Hills Bancorp

 

 

 

 

 

Northeast Thrift

 

3,971

 

173,073

 

Kaiser Federal Financial Group

 

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles Savings & Loan

 

2,042

 

 

 

 

 

12,912

 

 

 

> Brokerage & Money Management 0.7%

 

 

 

209,500

 

Eaton Vance

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Mutual Funds

 

4,665

 

173,000

 

Financial Engines (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Management for 401k Plans

 

3,133

 

675,000

 

MF Global (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Broker

 

2,788

 

 

 

 

 

10,586

 

 

 

> Insurance 0.3%

 

 

 

39,000

 

Enstar Group (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance/Reinsurance & Related Services

 

3,714

 

 

 

 

 

3,714

 

Finance: Total

 

148,520

 

Health Care 10.0%

 

 

 

 

 

> Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 4.2%

 

 

 

520,000

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

16,572

 

495,000

 

Seattle Genetics (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Antibody-Based Therapies for Cancer

 

9,435

 

375,000

 

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Niche Disease Areas

 

5,621

 

840,000

 

NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties

 

5,468

 

178,000

 

Onyx Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial-Stage Biotech Focused on Cancer

 

5,342

 

643,000

 

Isis Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Pioneer in Antisense Drugs

 

4,360

 

196,000

 

InterMune (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Drugs for Pulmonary Fibrosis & Hepatitis C

 

3,959

 

810,000

 

Micromet (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Next-generation Antibody Technology

 

3,888

 

790,000

 

Chelsea Therapeutics (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

 

2,884

 

265,000

 

Anthera Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Cardiovascular, Cancer & Immunology

 

1,264

 

243,000

 

Savient Pharmaceuticals (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Company Focused on Severe Gout

 

996

 

18,675

 

United Therapeutics (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Rare Diseases

 

700

 

18,181

 

Metabolex, Series A-1 (a)(d)(e)

 

 

 

 

 

Diabetes Drug Development

 

18

 

738,060

 

Medicure - Warrants (a)(d)(e)

 

 

 

 

 

Cardiovascular Biotech Company

 

 

37,500

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

High Throughput Rational Drug Design

 

 

19,329

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

High Throughput Rational Drug Design

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,507

 

 

 

> Medical Equipment & Devices 3.1%

 

 

 

370,000

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Biotech Focused on Orphan Diseases

 

23,702

 

224,000

 

Sirona Dental Systems (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Manufacturer of Dental Equipment

 

9,500

 

140,000

 

Gen-Probe (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Molecular In-Vitro Diagnostics

 

8,015

 

84,007

 

Hill-Rom Holdings

 

 

 

 

 

Hospital Beds/Patient Handling

 

2,522

 

155,000

 

Pacific Biosciences of California (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Genome Sequencing

 

498

 

 

 

 

 

44,237

 

 

 

> Medical Supplies 1.3%

 

 

 

439,600

 

Cepheid (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Molecular Diagnostics

 

17,070

 

49,000

 

Neogen (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Food and Animal Safety Products

 

1,701

 

 

 

 

 

18,771

 

 

 

> Health Care Services 0.8%

 

 

 

738,900

 

Health Management Associates (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Urban Hospitals

 

5,113

 

205,000

 

HealthSouth (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Inpatient Rehabalitation Facilities

 

3,061

 

151,000

 

Community Health Systems (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Urban Hospitals

 

2,512

 

 

 

 

 

10,686

 

 

 

> Pharmaceuticals 0.6%

 

 

 

796,500

 

Akorn (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Develops, Manufactures & Sells Specialty Generic Drugs

 

6,221

 

133,180

 

Alimera Sciences (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Ophthalmology-Focused Pharmaceutical Company

 

1,065

 

150,000

 

Horizon Pharma (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Pharma Company

 

1,049

 

 

 

 

 

8,335

 

Health Care: Total

 

142,536

 

Energy & Minerals 8.2%

 

 

 

 

 

> Oil Services 4.8%

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

FMC Technologies (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Well Head Manufacturer

 

37,600

 

803,000

 

Atwood Oceanics (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

27,591

 

86,000

 

Bristow

 

 

 

 

 

Largest Provider of Helicopter Services to Offshore Oil and Gas Producers

 

3,649

 

 

 

 

 

68,840

 

 

 

> Oil & Gas Producers 2.5%

 

 

 

1,135,000

 

Quicksilver Resources (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Natural Gas and Coal Seam Gas Producer

 

8,603

 

133,000

 

SM Energy

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Producer

 

8,067

 

 

26



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> Oil & Gas Producers—continued

 

 

 

368,200

 

Houston American Energy (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Exploration/Production in Colombia

 

$

5,066

 

143,000

 

Rosetta Resources (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Producer Exploring in South Texas and Montana

 

4,894

 

230,000

 

Northern Oil And Gas (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

Small E&P Company in North Dakota Bakken

 

4,460

 

168,000

 

Swift Energy (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

 

4,089

 

22,800

 

Oasis Petroleum (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Producer in North Dakota

 

509

 

 

 

 

 

35,688

 

 

 

> Mining 0.9%

 

 

 

85,000

 

Core Laboratories (Netherlands) (g)

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

7,635

 

600,000

 

Alexco Resource (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Mining, Exploration & Environmental Services

 

4,068

 

180,000

 

Augusta Resource (a)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Copper/Molybdenum Mine

 

553

 

 

 

 

 

12,256

 

Energy & Minerals: Total

 

116,784

 

Other Industries 5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

> Real Estate 4.8%

 

 

 

915,000

 

Extra Space Storage

 

 

 

 

 

Self Storage Facilities

 

17,046

 

739,200

 

Biomed Realty Trust

 

 

 

 

 

Life Science-focused Office Buildings

 

12,249

 

600,000

 

Associated Estates Realty

 

 

 

 

 

Multifamily Properties

 

9,276

 

870,000

 

Education Realty Trust

 

 

 

 

 

Student Housing

 

7,473

 

177,000

 

Kilroy Realty

 

 

 

 

 

West Coast Office and Industrial Properties

 

5,540

 

1,380,000

 

Kite Realty Group

 

 

 

 

 

Community Shopping Centers

 

5,051

 

1,058,000

 

DCT Industrial Trust

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Properties

 

4,645

 

191,000

 

Dupont Fabros Technology (c)

 

 

 

 

 

Technology-focused Office Buildings

 

3,761

 

100,000

 

Post Properties

 

 

 

 

 

Multifamily Properties

 

3,474

 

 

 

 

 

68,515

 

 

 

> Transportation 1.1%

 

 

 

256,000

 

World Fuel Services

 

 

 

 

 

Global Fuel Broker

 

8,358

 

410,091

 

Rush Enterprises, Class A (a)

 

5,807

 

115,000

 

Rush Enterprises, Class B (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Truck Sales and Service

 

1,342

 

 

 

 

 

15,507

 

Other Industries: Total

 

84,022

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 99.0%
(Cost: $1,167,960)

 

1,409,019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 3.2%

 

 

 

45,915,875

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund (f) (7 day yield of 0.00%)

 

45,916

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral:
(Cost: $45,916)

 

45,916

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 102.2%
(Cost: $1,213,876)(g)(h)

 

1,454,935

(i)

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (3.2)%

 

(45,916

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 1.0%

 

14,590

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

1,423,609

 

 

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

 

27



 

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

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.

 

(b)   An affiliated person of the Fund may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, are as follows:

 

Affiliates

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/10

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
9/30/11

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

RCM Technologies

 

710,000

 

 

 

710,000

 

$

3,188

 

$

 

Total of Affiliated Transactions

 

710,000

 

 

 

710,000

 

$

3,188

 

$

 

 

The aggregate cost and value of these companies at September 30, 2011, were $4,479 and $3,188, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 0.22% of the Fund’s total net assets at September 30, 2011.

 

(c)   All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2011. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2011 was $43,598,480.

(d)   Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2011, the market value of these securities (in thousands) amounted to $18 which represented less than 0.01% of total net assets.

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Metabolex, Series A-1

 

2/11/00

 

18,181

 

$

2,000

 

$

18

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series A-1 Pfd.

 

9/05/01

 

37,500

 

1,500

 

 

Locus Pharmaceuticals, Series B-1 Pfd.

 

2/08/07

 

19,329

 

56

 

 

Medicure - Warrants

 

12/22/06

 

738,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

3,556

 

$

18

 

 

(e)   Illiquid security.

(f)    Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(g)   On September 30, 2011, the market value of foreign securities represents 1.08% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

 

 

Value

 

Percent

 

Israel

 

$

7,648

 

0.54

 

Netherlands

 

7,635

 

0.54

 

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

15,283

 

1.08

 

 

(h)   At September 30, 2011, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $1,213,876 and net unrealized appreciation was $241,059 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $406,760 and gross unrealized depreciation of $165,701.

(i)    Securities are valued using policies described in the notes to financial statements in the most recent shareholder report.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by GAAP. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

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

·      Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·      Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee of the Fund’s Board of Trustees that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Fund’s Valuation Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

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

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other 
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information

 

$

443,150

 

$

 

$

 

$

443,150

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

250,031

 

 

 

250,031

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

223,976

 

 

 

223,976

 

Finance

 

148,520

 

 

 

148,520

 

Health Care

 

142,518

 

*

18

 

142,536

 

Energy & Minerals

 

116,784

 

 

 

116,784

 

Other Industries

 

84,022

 

 

 

84,022

 

Total Equities

 

1,409,001

 

*

18

 

1,409,019

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

45,916

 

 

 

45,916

 

Total Investments

 

$

1,454,917

 

$

*

$

18

 

$

1,454,935

 

 


*  Rounds to less than $500.

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Warrants which do not trade are valued as a percentage of the actively trading common stock using a model, based on Black Scholes.

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities for which no market exists are valued based upon the market approach using some unobservable inputs which may include, but are not limited to, projected earnings, available cash, line of business, multiples, and consideration of the prioritization of the equity in a company’s capital structure.

 

There were no significant transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the nine months ending September 30, 2011, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments
in Securities

 

Balance
as of
December 31,
2010

 

Realized
Gain/(Loss)

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into
Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance
as of
September 30,
2011

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care

 

$

20

 

$

 

$

(2

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

18

 

 

 

$

20

 

$

 

$

(2

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

18

 

 

The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

 

The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at September 30, 2011, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $2.

 

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Columbia Acorn International Select

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2011

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

Equities: 95.3%

 

 

 

Asia 42.0%

 

 

 

 

 

> Japan 16.5%

 

 

 

2,100,000

 

Kansai Paint
Paint Producer in Japan, India, China and Southeast Asia

 

$

20,124

 

6,753

 

Seven Bank
ATM Processing Services

 

13,180

 

8,970

 

Jupiter Telecommunications
Largest Cable Service Provider in Japan

 

9,706

 

528,000

 

Asahi Diamond Industrial
Consumable Diamond Tools

 

7,344

 

181,000

 

Gree
Mobile Social Networking Game Developer/Platform

 

5,520

 

110,000

 

Ain Pharmaciez
Dispensing Pharmacy/Drugstore Operator

 

4,847

 

 

 

 

 

60,721

 

 

 

> Singapore 11.8%

 

 

 

13,130,000

 

Ascendas REIT
Industrial Property Landlord

 

20,247

 

19,420,000

 

Mapletree Industrial Trust REIT
Industrial Property Landlord

 

15,978

 

11,142,000

 

Mapletree Logistics Trust
Industrial Property Landlord

 

7,217

 

 

 

 

 

43,442

 

 

 

> China 5.5%

 

 

 

6,276,000

 

Zhaojin Mining Industry
Gold Mining and Refining in China

 

10,440

 

3,764,000

 

Want Want
Chinese Branded Consumer Food Company

 

3,409

 

84,000

 

Netease.com
Chinese Online Gaming Services

 

3,205

 

4,170,000

 

Jiangsu Expressway
Chinese Toll Road Operator

 

3,150

 

 

 

 

 

20,204

 

 

 

> Taiwan 4.5%

 

 

 

11,208,400

 

Far Eastone Telecom
Taiwan’s 3rd Largest Mobile Operator

 

16,572

 

 

 

 

 

16,572

 

 

 

> South Korea 3.7%

 

 

 

52,000

 

NHN (a)
Korean Online Search Services

 

9,907

 

111,000

 

Woongjin Coway
South Korean Household Appliance Rental Service Provider

 

3,574

 

 

 

 

 

13,481

 

Asia: Total

 

154,420

 

Europe 38.3%

 

 

 

 

 

> United Kingdom 14.8%

 

 

 

1,480,000

 

Chemring
Defense Manufacturer of Countermeasures and Energetics

 

12,118

 

1,014,600

 

JLT Group (b)
International Business Insurance Broker

 

9,936

 

312,000

 

Intertek Group
Testing, Inspection, Certification Services

 

8,973

 

6,886,399

 

Archipelago Resources (a)
Gold Mining Projects in Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines

 

7,361

 

850,000

 

Serco
Facilities Management

 

6,724

 

1,304,000

 

Workspace Group
United Kingdom Real Estate

 

4,380

 

423,820

 

Shaftesbury
London Prime Retail REIT

 

3,062

 

616,000

 

Cobham
Aerospace Components

 

1,667

 

 

 

 

 

54,221

 

 

 

> Netherlands 7.3%

 

 

 

166,000

 

AkzoNobel
Largest Global Supplier of Protective Paints and Coatings

 

7,325

 

235,519

 

Imtech
Electromechanical and ICT Installation and Maintenance

 

6,625

 

115,821

 

Fugro
Sub-sea Oilfield Services

 

5,841

 

242,103

 

Aalberts Industries
Flow Control and Heat Treatment

 

3,599

 

38,000

 

Core Laboratories (b)
Oil and Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

3,414

 

 

 

 

 

26,804

 

 

 

> Germany 5.6%

 

 

 

630,000

 

Wirecard
Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

9,638

 

270,000

 

Rhoen-Klinikum
Health Care Services

 

5,467

 

115,500

 

Rheinmetall
Defense & Automotive

 

5,418

 

 

 

 

 

20,523

 

 

 

> Switzerland 2.6%

 

 

 

49,000

 

Kuehne & Nagel
Freight Forwarding/Logistics

 

5,499

 

24,000

 

Partners Group
Private Markets Asset Management

 

3,952

 

 

 

 

 

9,451

 

 

 

> Sweden 2.3%

 

 

 

658,666

 

Hexagon
Design, Measurement and Visualization Software and Equipment

 

8,565

 

 

 

 

 

8,565

 

 

 

> Ireland 1.6%

 

 

 

1,930,000

 

United Drug
Irish Pharmaceutical Wholesaler & Outsourcer

 

5,909

 

 

 

 

 

5,909

 

 

 

> Iceland 1.3%

 

 

 

4,800,000

 

Marel (a)
Largest Manufacturer of Poultry and Fish Processing Equipment

 

4,773

 

 

 

 

 

4,773

 

 

30



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> Denmark 1.1%

 

 

 

29,000

 

Novozymes
Industrial Enzymes

 

$

4,123

 

 

 

 

 

4,123

 

 

 

> Belgium 1.0%

 

 

 

74,000

 

EVS Broadcast Equipment
Digital Live Mobile Production Software and Systems

 

3,827

 

 

 

 

 

3,827

 

 

 

> France 0.7%

 

 

 

32,657

 

Neopost
Postage Meter Machines

 

2,395

 

 

 

 

 

2,395

 

Europe: Total

 

140,591

 

Other Countries 12.7%

 

 

 

 

 

> South Africa 6.6%

 

 

 

7,209,798

 

Rand Merchant Insurance
Directly Sold Property and Casualty Insurance; Holdings in Other Insurers

 

11,165

 

1,220,200

 

Adcock Ingram Holdings
Manufacturer of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies

 

9,049

 

88,700

 

Naspers
Media in Africa, China, Russia, and Other Emerging Markets

 

3,830

 

 

 

 

 

24,044

 

 

 

> Canada 2.8%

 

 

 

210,400

 

CCL Industries
Leading Global Label Manufacturer

 

5,608

 

125,000

 

AG Growth
Leading Manufacturer of Augers and Grain Handling Equipment

 

4,469

 

 

 

 

 

10,077

 

 

 

> United States 1.9%

 

 

 

112,000

 

Atwood Oceanics (a)
Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

3,848

 

52,000

 

SM Energy
Oil and Gas Producer

 

3,154

 

 

 

 

 

7,002

 

 

 

> Israel 1.4%

 

 

 

460,000

 

Israel Chemicals
Producer of Potash, Phosphates, Bromine, and Specialty Chemicals

 

5,239

 

 

 

 

 

5,239

 

Other Countries: Total

 

46,362

 

Latin America 2.2%

 

 

 

 

 

> Colombia 1.7%

 

 

 

260,000

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy
Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia

 

5,508

 

18,800,000

 

Quetzal Energy (a)(c)
Explores for Oil & Gas in Latin America

 

775

 

 

 

 

 

6,283

 

 

 

> Argentina 0.5%

 

 

 

166,667

 

Union Agriculture Group (a)(c)(f)
Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

1,777

 

 

 

 

 

1,777

 

Latin America: Total

 

8,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 95.2%
(Cost: $321,163)

 

349,433

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 1.1%

 

 

 

3,965,250

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund (d)  (7 day yield of 0.00%)

 

3,965

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral:
(Cost: $3,965)

 

3,965

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 96.3%
(Cost: $325,128)(e)(g)

 

353,398

(h)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (1.1)%

 

(3,965

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 4.8%

 

17,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

366,927

 

 

31



 

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

 

(a)          Non-income producing security.

(b)         All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2011. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2011 was $3,742,527.

(c)          Denotes a restricted security, which is subject to restrictions on resale under federal securities laws. These securities are valued at fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. At September 30, 2011, the market value of these securities (in thousands) amounted to $2,552 which represented 0.70% of total net assets.

 

Additional information on these securities is as follows:

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/8/10

 

166,667

 

$

2,200

 

$

1,777

 

Quetzal Energy

 

1/14/11

 

18,800,000

 

2,376

 

775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

4,576

 

$

2,552

 

 

(d)         Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(e)          At September 30, 2011, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $353,605 and net unrealized appreciation was $28,270 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $54,463 and gross unrealized depreciation of $26,193.

(f)            Illiquid security.

(g)         On September 30, 2011, the Fund’s total investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

Japanese Yen

 

$

60,721

 

16.5

 

Euro

 

56,045

 

15.3

 

Pound Sterling

 

54,221

 

14.8

 

US Dollar

 

47,839

 

13.0

 

Singapore Dollar

 

43,442

 

11.8

 

South African Rand

 

24,044

 

6.6

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

95,563

 

26.0

 

 

 

$

381,875

 

104.0

 

 

(h)   Securities are valued using policies described in the notes to financial statements in the most recent shareholder report.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by GAAP. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

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

·                  Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·                  Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee of the Fund’s Board of Trustees that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Fund’s Valuation Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

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

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

3,205

 

$

151,215

 

$

 

$

154,420

 

Europe

 

3,414

 

137,177

 

 

140,591

 

Other Countries

 

17,079

 

29,283

 

 

46,362

 

Latin America

 

5,508

 

775

 

1,777

 

8,060

 

Total Equities

 

29,206

 

318,450

 

1,777

 

349,433

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

3,965

 

 

 

3,965

 

Total Investments

 

$

33,171

 

$

318,450

 

$

1,777

 

$

353,398

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sales price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the adviser’s experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price.

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities for which no market exists are valued based upon the market approach using some unobservable inputs which may include, but are not limited to, projected earnings, available cash, line of business, multiples, and consideration of the prioritization of the equity in a company’s capital structure.

 

There were no significant transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the nine months ending September 30, 2011, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments
in Securities

 

Balance
as of
December 31,
2010

 

Realized
Gain/(Loss)

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into
Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance
as of
September 30,
2011

 

Latin America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina

 

$

2,200

 

$

 

$

(423

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,777

 

 

 

$

2,200

 

$

 

$

(423

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,777

 

 

The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

 

The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at September 30, 2011, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $423.

 

33



 

Columbia Acorn Select

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2011

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

Equities: 98.5%

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services 24.4%

 

 

 

 

 

> Retail 10.7%

 

 

 

950,000

 

Abercrombie & Fitch
Teen Apparel Retailer

 

$

58,482

 

2,625,000

 

Safeway
Supermarkets

 

43,654

 

565,000

 

lululemon athletica (a)
Premium Active Apparel Retailer

 

27,487

 

240,000

 

Tiffany & Co.
Luxury Good Retailer

 

14,597

 

 

 

 

 

144,220

 

 

 

> Travel 6.5%

 

 

 

7,525,000

 

Hertz (a)
Largest U.S. Rental Car Operator

 

66,973

 

1,060,000

 

Gaylord Entertainment (a)(b)
Convention Hotels

 

20,500

 

 

 

 

 

87,473

 

 

 

> Apparel 3.4%

 

 

 

875,000

 

Coach
Designer & Retailer of Branded Leather Accessories

 

45,351

 

 

 

 

 

45,351

 

 

 

> Casinos & Gaming 1.4%

 

 

 

315,000,000

 

RexLot Holdings (China)
Lottery Equipment Supplier in China

 

18,724

 

 

 

 

 

18,724

 

 

 

> Educational Services 1.3%

 

 

 

315,000

 

ITT Educational Services (a)(b)
Post-secondary Degree Services

 

18,138

 

 

 

 

 

18,138

 

 

 

> Food & Beverage 0.5%

 

 

 

1,850,000

 

GLG Life Tech (Canada) (a)(b)(c)
Produce an All-Natural Sweetener Extracted from the Stevia Plant

 

6,512

 

 

 

 

 

6,512

 

 

 

> Leisure Products 0.3%

 

 

 

266,300

 

Skullcandy (a)(b)
Lifestyle Branded Headphones

 

3,763

 

 

 

 

 

3,763

 

 

 

> Other Consumer Services 0.3%

 

 

 

2,946,537

 

IFM Investments (Century 21 China RE) - ADR (China) (a)(c)
Provide Real Estate Services in China

 

3,388

 

 

 

 

 

3,388

 

Consumer Goods & Services: Total

 

327,569

 

Industrial Goods & Services 20.2%

 

 

 

 

 

> Machinery 12.6%

 

 

 

1,660,000

 

Ametek
Aerospace/Industrial Instruments

 

54,730

 

735,000

 

Donaldson
Industrial Air Filtration

 

40,278

 

1,085,000

 

Kennametal
Consumable Cutting Tools

 

35,523

 

790,000

 

Pall
Filtration & Fluids Clarification

 

33,496

 

325,000

 

Oshkosh Corporation (a)
Specialty Truck Manufacturer

 

5,115

 

 

 

 

 

169,142

 

 

 

> Outsourcing Services 2.1%

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Quanta Services (a)
Electrical & Telecom Construction Services

 

28,185

 

 

 

 

 

28,185

 

 

 

> Other Industrial Services 2.0%

 

 

 

685,000

 

Expeditors International of Washington
International Freight Forwarder

 

27,777

 

 

 

 

 

27,777

 

 

 

> Industrial Distribution 1.9%

 

 

 

170,000

 

WW Grainger
Industrial Distribution

 

25,422

 

 

 

 

 

25,422

 

 

 

> Waste Management 1.6%

 

 

 

650,000

 

Waste Management
U.S. Garbage Collection & Disposal

 

21,164

 

 

 

 

 

21,164

 

Industrial Goods & Services: Total

 

271,690

 

Information 17.9%

 

 

 

 

 

> Mobile Communications 6.4%

 

 

 

1,360,000

 

Crown Castle International (a)
Communications Towers

 

55,311

 

730,000

 

SBA Communications (a)
Communications Towers

 

25,171

 

12,000,000

 

Globalstar (a)(b)
Satellite Mobile Voice & Data Carrier

 

4,908

 

 

 

 

 

85,390

 

 

 

> Computer Services 3.8%

 

 

 

4,276,336

 

WNS - ADR (India) (a)(c)
Offshore BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) Services

 

51,102

 

 

 

 

 

51,102

 

 

 

> Contract Manufacturing 3.1%

 

 

 

6,275,000

 

Sanmina-SCI (a)(c)
Electronic Manufacturing Services

 

41,917

 

 

 

 

 

41,917

 

 

 

> Computer Hardware & Related Equipment 2.1%

 

 

 

700,000

 

Amphenol
Electronic Connectors

 

28,539

 

 

 

 

 

28,539

 

 

 

> Instrumentation 1.2%

 

 

 

115,000

 

Mettler Toledo (a)
Laboratory Equipment

 

16,096

 

 

 

 

 

16,096

 

 

 

> Business Software 0.5%

 

 

 

182,000

 

Concur Technologies (a)
Web Enabled Cost & Expense Management Software

 

6,774

 

 

 

 

 

6,774

 

 

34



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> Telecommunications Equipment 0.4%

 

 

 

324,000

 

Finisar (a)
Optical Subsystems and Components

 

$

5,683

 

 

 

 

 

5,683

 

 

 

> Advertising 0.4%

 

 

 

2,573,400

 

VisionChina Media - ADR (China) (a)(b)
Advertising on Digital Screens in China’s Mass Transit System

 

4,709

 

 

 

 

 

4,709

 

Information: Total

 

240,210

 

Finance 13.9%

 

 

 

 

 

> Credit Cards 6.5%

 

 

 

3,800,000

 

Discover Financial Services
Credit Card Company

 

87,172

 

 

 

 

 

87,172

 

 

 

> Insurance 4.7%

 

 

 

11,650,000

 

CNO Financial Group (a)
Life, Long-term Care & Medical Supplement Insurance

 

63,026

 

 

 

 

 

63,026

 

 

 

> Brokerage & Money Management 2.7%

 

 

 

4,900,000

 

MF Global (a)
Futures Broker

 

20,237

 

1,050,000

 

SEI Investments
Mutual Fund Administration & Investment Management

 

16,149

 

 

 

 

 

36,386

 

Finance: Total

 

186,584

 

Energy & Minerals 13.1%

 

 

 

 

 

> Oil & Gas Producers 8.7%

 

 

 

2,255,000

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy (Colombia)
Oil Production & Exploration in Colombia

 

47,773

 

33,500,000

 

Canacol Energy (Colombia) (a)(c)
Oil Producer in South America

 

20,460

 

1,309,500

 

Houston American Energy (b)
Oil and Gas Exploration/Production in Colombia

 

18,019

 

36,500,000

 

ShaMaran Petroleum (Iraq) (a)(c)
Oil Exploration in Kurdistan

 

14,455

 

24,000,000

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum (United Kingdom) (a)(c)(d)

 

7,070

 

12,000,000

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum - Warrants (United Kingdom) (a)(d)(e)
Oil & Gas Exploration/Production in the North Sea

 

662

 

34,856,000

 

Petrodorado (Colombia) (a)(c)

 

5,655

 

17,144,000

 

Petrodorado - Warrants (Colombia) (a)(d)(e)
Oil & Gas Exploration/Production in Columbia, Peru & Paraguay

 

356

 

18,125,000

 

Petromanas (Canada) (a)

 

2,162

 

6,562,500

 

Petromanas - Warrants (Canada) (a)(d)
Exploring for Oil in Albania

 

92

 

 

 

 

 

116,704

 

 

 

> Agricultural Commodities 1.5%

 

 

 

1,515,152

 

Union Agriculture Group (Argentina) (a)(d)(e)
Farmland Operator in Uruguay

 

16,152

 

38,000,000

 

Eacom Timber (Canada) (a)(c)
Canadian Lumber Producer

 

3,626

 

 

 

 

 

19,778

 

 

 

> Alternative Energy 1.4%

 

 

 

2,700,000

 

Canadian Solar (China) (a)(b)(c)
Solar Cell & Module Manufacturer

 

9,936

 

3,050,372

 

Synthesis Energy Systems (China) (a)(b)(c)
Owner/Operator of Gasification Plants

 

5,277

 

1,600,000

 

Real Goods Solar (a)(c)
Residential Solar Energy Installer

 

2,912

 

 

 

 

 

18,125

 

 

 

> Mining 1.1%

 

 

 

950,000

 

Kirkland Lake Gold (Canada) (a)
Gold Mining

 

15,402

 

 

 

 

 

15,402

 

 

 

> Oil Services 0.4%

 

 

 

10,885,700

 

Tuscany International Drilling (Colombia) (a)

 

6,025

 

760,000

 

Tuscany International Drilling - Warrants (Colombia) (a)
South America Based Drilling Rig Contractor

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

6,029

 

Energy & Minerals: Total

 

176,038

 

Other Industries 6.4%

 

 

 

 

 

> Transportation 3.1%

 

 

 

1,140,000

 

JB Hunt Transport Services
Truck & Intermodal Carrier

 

41,177

 

 

 

 

 

41,177

 

 

 

> Real Estate 2.2%

 

 

 

1,800,000

 

Biomed Realty Trust
Life Science-focused Office Buildings

 

29,826

 

 

 

 

 

29,826

 

 

 

> Regulated Utilities 1.1%

 

 

 

475,000

 

Wisconsin Energy
Wisconsin Utility

 

14,863

 

 

 

 

 

14,863

 

Other Industries: Total

 

85,866

 

Health Care 2.6%

 

 

 

 

 

> Pharmaceuticals 1.5%

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Akorn (a)
Develops, Manufactures & Sells Specialty Generic Drugs

 

19,525

 

195,000

 

Horizon Pharma (a)(b)
Specialty Pharma Company

 

1,363

 

 

 

 

 

20,888

 

 

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Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> Biotechnology & Drug Delivery 1.1%

 

 

 

2,200,000

 

NPS Pharmaceuticals (a)
Orphan Drugs & Healthy Royalties

 

$

14,322

 

 

 

 

 

14,322

 

Health Care: Total

 

35,210

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 98.5%
(Cost: $1,276,242)

 

1,323,167

 

 

 

 

 

Securities Lending Collateral 2.4%

 

 

 

32,441,695

 

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Fund (f) (7 day yield of 0.00%)

 

32,442

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral:
(Cost: $32,442)

 

32,442

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 100.9%
(Cost: $1,308,684)(g)(h)

 

1,355,609

(i)

 

 

 

 

Obligation to Return Collateral for Securities Loaned: (2.4)%

 

(32,442

)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 1.5%

 

20,166

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

1,343,333

 

 

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

 

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

 

(a)          Non-income producing security.

(b)         All or a portion of this security was on loan at September 30, 2011. The total market value of securities on loan at September 30, 2011 was $29,941,439.

(c)          An affiliated person of the Fund may include any company in which the Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting shares. Holdings and transactions in these affiliated companies during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, are as follows:

 

Affiliates

 

Balance of
Shares Held
12/31/10

 

Purchases/
Additions

 

Sales/
Reductions

 

Balance of
Shares Held
9/30/11

 

Value

 

Dividend

 

Canacol Energy

 

36,240,000

 

 

2,740,000

 

33,500,000

 

$

20,460

 

$

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum*

 

16,800,000

 

7,200,000

 

 

24,000,000

 

7,070

 

 

Canadian Solar

 

3,200,000

 

100,000

 

600,000

 

2,700,000

 

9,936

 

 

Eacom Timber

 

38,000,000

 

 

 

38,000,000

 

3,626

 

 

GLG Life Tech

 

1,000,000

 

850,000

 

 

1,850,000

 

6,512

 

 

Globalstar*

 

15,000,000

 

 

3,000,000

 

12,000,000

 

4,908

 

 

IFM Investments (Century 21 China RE) - ADR

 

2,300,000

 

646,537

 

 

2,946,537

 

3,388

 

 

Petrodorado

 

28,400,000

 

6,456,000

 

 

34,856,000

 

5,655

 

 

Real Goods Solar

 

1,500,000

 

100,000

 

 

1,600,000

 

2,912

 

 

Sanmina-SCI

 

7,100,000

 

 

825,000

 

6,275,000

 

41,917

 

 

ShaMaran Petroleum

 

35,950,000

 

550,000

 

 

36,500,000

 

14,455

 

 

Synthesis Energy Systems

 

4,500,000

 

 

1,449,628

 

3,050,372

 

5,277

 

 

Tuscany International Drilling*

 

11,324,000

 

 

438,300

 

10,885,700

 

6,025

 

 

VisionChina Media - ADR*

 

3,675,000

 

 

1,101,600

 

2,573,400

 

4,709

 

 

WNS - ADR

 

4,200,000

 

76,336

 

 

4,276,336

 

51,102

 

 

Total of Affiliated Transactions

 

209,189,000

 

15,978,873

 

10,154,528

 

215,013,345

 

$

187,952

 

$

 

 


*  At September 30, 2011, the Fund owned less than five percent of the company’s outstanding voting shares.

 

The aggregate cost and value of these companies at September 30, 2011, were $264,476 and $165,240, respectively. Investments in affiliated companies represented 12.30% of the Fund’s total net assets at September 30, 2011.

 

(d)         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 September 30, 2011, these securities (in thousands) amounted to $24,333, which represented 1.81% of total net assets.

 

Security

 

Acquisition
Dates

 

Shares

 

Cost

 

Value

 

Union Agriculture Group

 

12/08/10

 

1,515,152

 

$

20,000

 

$

16,152

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum

 

11/24/10

 

24,000,000

 

10,260

 

7,070

 

Canadian Overseas Petroleum - Warrants

 

11/24/10

 

12,000,000

 

1,502

 

662

 

Petrodorado - Warrants

 

11/20/09

 

17,144,000

 

2,118

 

357

 

Petromanas - Warrants

 

5/20/10

 

6,562,500

 

380

 

92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

34,260

 

$

24,333

 

 

(e)          Illiquid security.

(f)            Investment made with cash collateral received from securities lending activity.

(g)         On September 30, 2011, the market value of foreign securities represents 17.83% of total net assets. The Fund’s foreign portfolio was diversified as follows:

 

 

 

Value

 

Percent

 

Colombia

 

$

80,273

 

5.98

 

India

 

51,102

 

3.80

 

China

 

42,034

 

3.13

 

Canada

 

27,794

 

2.07

 

Argentina

 

16,152

 

1.20

 

Iraq

 

14,455

 

1.07

 

United Kingdom

 

7,732

 

0.58

 

Total Foreign Portfolio

 

$

239,542

 

17.83

 

 

(h)         At Setpember 30, 2011, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $1,308,684 and net unrealized appreciation was $46,925 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $324,355 and gross unrealized depreciation of $277,430.

(i)    Securities are valued using policies described in the notes to financial statements in the most recent shareholder report.

 

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

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by GAAP. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

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

·                  Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·                  Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee of the Fund’s Board of Trustees that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Fund’s Valuation Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Goods & Services

 

$

308,845

 

$

18,724

 

$

 

$

327,569

 

Industrial Goods & Services

 

271,690

 

 

 

271,690

 

Information

 

240,210

 

 

 

240,210

 

Finance

 

186,584

 

 

 

186,584

 

Energy & Minerals

 

151,706

 

8,180

 

16,152

 

176,038

 

Other Industries

 

85,866

 

 

 

85,866

 

Health Care

 

35,210

 

 

 

35,210

 

Total Equities

 

1,280,111

 

26,904

 

16,152

 

1,323,167

 

Total Securities Lending Collateral

 

32,442

 

 

 

32,442

 

Total Investments

 

$

1,312,553

 

$

26,904

 

$

16,152

 

$

1,355,609

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sales price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements. Securities acquired via private placement that have a holding period or an extended settlement period are valued at a discount to the same shares that are trading freely on the market. These discounts are determined by the adviser’s experience with similar securities or situations. Factors may include, but are not limited to, trade volume, shares outstanding and stock price. Warrants which do not trade are valued as a percentage of the actively trading common stock using a model based on Black Scholes.

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 3 input category are valued at fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. To determine fair value, management will utilize the valuation technique that they deem the most appropriate in the circumstances. Securities for which no market exists are valued based upon the market approach using some unobservable inputs which may include, but are not limited to, projected earnings, available cash, line of business, multiples, and consideration of the prioritization of the equity in a company’s capital structure.

 

The following table shows transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Transfers In

 

Transfers Out

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

$

50,762

 

$

 

$

 

$

50,762

 

 

Financial assets were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 as resale restrictions expired.

 

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

 

The following table reconciles asset balances for the nine months ending September 30, 2011, in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments
in Securities

 

Balance
as of
December 31,
2010

 

Realized
Gain/(Loss)

 

Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Transfers
into
Level 3

 

Transfers
out of
Level 3

 

Balance
as of
September 30,
2011

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy & Minerals

 

$

20,000

 

$

 

$

(3,848

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

16,152

 

 

 

$

20,000

 

$

 

$

(3,848

)

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

16,152

 

 

The information in the above reconciliation table represents fiscal year to date activity for any securities identified as using Level 3 inputs at either the beginning or the end of the current fiscal period.

 

The change in unrealized depreciation attributed to securities owned at September 30, 2011, which were valued using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) amounted to $3,848.

 

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Columbia Thermostat Fund

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2011

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> Affiliated Stock Funds: 63.7%

 

 

 

1,437,902

 

Columbia Dividend Income Fund, Class I

 

$

17,514

 

512,910

 

Columbia Acorn International Fund, Class I

 

17,264

 

501,194

 

Columbia Acorn Fund, Class I

 

12,871

 

682,892

 

Columbia Marsico Growth Fund, Class I

 

12,572

 

769,451

 

Columbia Large Cap Enhanced Core Fund, Class I

 

8,625

 

677,414

 

Columbia Contrarian Core Fund, Class I

 

8,610

 

395,830

 

Columbia Acorn Select Fund, Class I

 

8,562

 

Total Stock Funds: (Cost: $79,231)

 

86,018

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Affiliated Bond Funds: 35.8%

 

 

 

2,623,446

 

Columbia Intermediate Bond Fund, Class I

 

24,215

 

1,233,832

 

Columbia U.S. Treasury Index Fund, Class I

 

14,633

 

1,040,371

 

Columbia Income Opportunities Fund, Class I

 

9,457

 

Total Bond Funds: (Cost: $47,009)

 

48,305

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 99.5%
(Cost: $126,240)(a)

 

134,323

(b)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 0.5%

 

725

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

135,048

 

 

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

 

(a)          At September 30, 2011, for federal income tax purposes, the cost of investments was $126,240 and net unrealized appreciation was $8,083 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $8,137 and gross unrealized depreciation of $54.

(b)         Securities are valued using policies described in the notes to financial statements in the most recent shareholder report.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by GAAP. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

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

·                  Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·                  Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee of the Fund’s Board of Trustees that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Fund’s Valuation Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Total Stock Funds

 

$

86,018

 

$

 

$

 

$

86,018

 

Total Bond Funds

 

48,305

 

 

 

48,305

 

Total Investments

 

$

134,323

 

$

 

$

 

$

134,323

 

 

There were no significant transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

 

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Columbia Acorn Emerging Markets Fund

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2011

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

Equities: 87.4%

 

 

 

Asia 43.5%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Taiwan 12.9%

 

 

 

26,990

 

Chroma Ate
Automatic Test Systems, Testing & Measurement Instruments

 

$

55

 

4,000

 

St. Shine Optical
World’s Leading Disposable Contact Lens OEM

 

49

 

7,730

 

Simplo Technology
Battery Packs for Notebook & Tablet PCs

 

47

 

25,902

 

Far Eastone Telecom
Taiwan’s 3rd Largest Mobile Operator

 

38

 

2,449

 

Formosa International Hotels
Hotel, Food & Beverage Operation & Hospitality Management Services

 

33

 

5,000

 

President Chain Store
Taiwan’s Number One Convenience Chain Store Operator

 

28

 

9,277

 

Radiant Opto-Electronics
LCD Back Light Modules

 

26

 

11,085

 

Taiwan Hon Chuan
Beverage Packaging (bottles, caps, labels) Manufacturer

 

24

 

13,900

 

CTCI Corp
International Engineering Firm

 

17

 

4,800

 

Advantech
Industrial PC & Components

 

13

 

1,200

 

Lung Yen
Funeral Services and Columbaria

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

333

 

 

 

> China 10.5%

 

 

 

83,166

 

AMVIG Holdings
Chinese Tobacco Packaging Material Supplier

 

47

 

33,251

 

Digital China
IT Distribution & Systems Integration Services

 

43

 

1,000

 

Netease.com
Chinese Online Gaming Services

 

38

 

37,812

 

Jiangsu Expressway
Chinese Toll Road Operator

 

29

 

3,000

 

Noah Holdings - ADR
Wealth Management Product Distributor in China

 

28

 

451,892

 

RexLot Holdings
Lottery Equipment Supplier in China

 

27

 

7,538

 

ENN Energy
China’s Largest Private Gas Operator

 

24

 

579

 

51job - ADR
Integrated Human Resource Services

 

23

 

10,727

 

China Yurun Food
Meat Processor in China

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

270

 

 

 

> Hong Kong 8.9%

 

 

 

219,935

 

Nagacorp
Casino/Entertainment Complex in Cambodia

 

47

 

48,909

 

Mongolian Mining (a)
Coking Coal Mining in Mongolia

 

43

 

16,865

 

Lifestyle International
Mid to High-End Department Store Operator in Hong Kong & China

 

43

 

65,652

 

Sasa International
Cosmetics Retailer

 

39

 

4,137

 

Melco Crown Entertainment - ADR
Macau Casino Operator

 

34

 

33,000

 

Melco International
Macau Casino Operator

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

228

 

 

 

> Philipines 4.6%

 

 

 

189,156

 

SM Prime Holdings
Shopping Mall Operator

 

53

 

88,382

 

Manila Water Company
Water Utility Company in the Philippines

 

38

 

25,567

 

Int’l Container Terminal
Container Handling Terminals & Port Management

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

118

 

 

 

> Indonesia 2.6%

 

 

 

178,989

 

Ace Indonesia
Home Improvement Retailer

 

67

 

 

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

> Japan 1.4%

 

 

 

3,860

 

Kansai Paint
Paint Producer in Japan, India, China and Southeast Asia

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

> Thailand 1.4%

 

 

 

117,555

 

Home Product Center
Home Improvement Retailer

 

35

 

 

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

> Singapore 1.2%

 

 

 

27,403

 

Goodpack Limited
International Bulk Container Leasing

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

Asia: Total

 

 

 

1,120

 

Other Countries 17.8%

 

 

 

 

 

> South Africa 12.3%

 

 

 

9,580

 

Adcock Ingram Holdings
Manufacturer of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Supplies

 

71

 

24,626

 

Coronation Fund Managers
South African Fund Manager

 

61

 

39,175

 

Rand Merchant Insurance
Directly Sold Property and Casualty Insurance; Holdings in Other Insurers

 

61

 

11,354

 

Northam Platinum
Platinum Mining in South Africa

 

46

 

5,370

 

Mr. Price
South African Retailer of Apparel, Household and Sporting Goods

 

44

 

1,945

 

Massmart Holdings
General Merchandise, Food, and Home Improvement Stores; Wal-Mart Subsidiary

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

316

 

 

 

> United States 3.0%

 

 

 

645

 

Bristow
Largest Provider of Helicopter Services to Offshore Oil and Gas Producers

 

28

 

 

41



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> United States—continued

 

 

 

752

 

Atwood Oceanics
Offshore Drilling Contractor

 

$

26

 

1,200

 

Textainer Group Holdings
Top International Container Leasor

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

78

 

 

 

> Canada 2.5%

 

 

 

3,100

 

Alliance Grain Traders
Global Leader in Pulse Processing and Distribution

 

66

 

 

 

 

 

66

 

Other Countries: Total

 

460

 

Europe 14.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> Sweden 3.3%

 

 

 

3,498

 

Hexagon
Design, Measurement and Visualization Software and Equipment

 

46

 

4,972

 

East Capital Explorer
Sweden-Based RUS/CEE Investment Fund

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

84

 

 

 

> United Kingdom 2.6%

 

 

 

62,959

 

Archipelago Resources (a)
Gold Mining Projects in Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines

 

67

 

 

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

> Czech Republic 2.5%

 

 

 

352

 

Komercni Banka
Leading Czech Universal Bank

 

65

 

 

 

 

 

65

 

 

 

> Switzerland 2.3%

 

 

 

675

 

Dufry Group (a)
Operates Airport Duty Free and Duty Paid Shops

 

59

 

 

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

> France 1.5%

 

 

 

780

 

Rubis
Tank Storage and LPG Distribution

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

> Kazakhstan 1.1%

 

 

 

4,332

 

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan (a)
Largest Retail Bank and Insurer in Kazakhstan

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

> Germany 1.0%

 

 

 

824

 

Dürr
Automotive Plant Engineering & Associated Capital Equipment

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

Europe: Total

 

368

 

Latin America 11.8%

 

 

 

 

 

> Brazil 8.5%

 

 

 

4,436

 

Localiza Rent A Car
Car Rental

 

59

 

11,121

 

MRV Engenharia
Brazilan Property Developer

 

57

 

4,617

 

Mills Estruturas e Servicos de Engenharia
Civil Engineering & Construction

 

43

 

7,431

 

Suzano - Preferred
Brazilian Pulp and Paper Producer

 

33

 

1,884

 

Multiplus
Loyalty Program Operator in Brazil

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

219

 

 

 

> Mexico 2.3%

 

 

 

1,203

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste - ADR
Mexican Airport Operator

 

59

 

 

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

> Argentina 1.0%

 

 

 

56,433

 

Madalena Ventures (a)
Oil and Gas Exploration in Argentina

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

Latin America: Total

 

304

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 87.4%
(Cost: $2,555)

 

2,252

 

 

 

Exchange Traded Funds: 5.2%

 

 

 

India 5.2%

 

 

 

 

 

3,065

 

EGShares India Small Cap ETF

 

45

 

2,444

 

Wisdomtree India Earnings Index ETF

 

45

 

3,649

 

Market Vectors India Small Cap Index ETF

 

43

 

India: Total

 

133

 

 

 

 

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds: 5.2%
(Cost: $144)

 

133

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 92.6%
(Cost: $2,699)(b)(c)

 

$

2,385

(d)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 7.4%

 

192

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

2,577

 

 

ADR = American Depositary Receipts

 

42



 

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

 

(a)          Non-income producing security.

(b)         At September 30, 2011, for federal income tax purposes the cost of investments was $2,699 and net unrealized depreciation was $314 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $6 and gross unrealized depreciation of $320.

(c)          On September 30, 2011, the Fund’s total investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

U.S. Dollar

 

$

420

 

16.3

 

Hong Kong Dollar

 

375

 

14.6

 

Taiwan Dollar

 

333

 

12.9

 

South African Rand

 

316

 

12.3

 

Brazilian Real

 

219

 

8.5

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

722

 

28.0

 

 

 

$

2,385

 

92.6

 

 

(d)         Securities are valued using policies described below:

 

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 good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees.  A security traded on a securities exchange or in an 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. Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds are valued at their closing net asset value as reported to NASDAQ. A security for which there is no reported sale on the valuation date is valued at the latest bid quotation. Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. A security for which a market quotation is not readily available and any other assets are valued at their fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Fund has retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service that employs a systematic methodology 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.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by GAAP. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

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

·                  Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·                  Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee of the Fund’s Board of Trustees that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Fund’s Valuation Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

$

123

 

$

997

 

$

 

$

1,120

 

Other Countries

 

144

 

316

 

 

460

 

Europe

 

 

368

 

 

368

 

Latin America

 

304

 

 

 

304

 

Total Equities

 

571

 

1,681

 

 

2,252

 

Exchange Traded Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia

 

133

 

 

 

133

 

Total Exchange Traded Funds

 

133

 

 

 

133

 

Total Investments

 

$

704

 

$

1,681

 

$

 

$

2,385

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sales price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements.

 

There were no significant transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

 

43



 

Columbia Acorn European Fund

Statement of Investments (Unaudited), September 30, 2011

 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

Equities: 92.7%

 

 

 

Europe 92.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

> France 22.2%

 

 

 

1,580

 

1000 mercis
Interactive Advertising and Marketing

 

$

78

 

1,100

 

Gemalto
Digital Security Solutions

 

52

 

600

 

Eurofins Scientific
Food, Pharmaceuticals and Materials Screening and Testing

 

46

 

590

 

Neopost
Postage Meter Machines

 

43

 

360

 

Norbert Dentressangle
Leading European Logistics and Transport Group

 

28

 

1,050

 

Teleperformance
Call Center Operator

 

22

 

420

 

Rubis
Tank Storage and LPG Distribution

 

21

 

720

 

Saft
Niche Battery Manufacturer

 

20

 

460

 

Mersen
Advanced Industrial Materials

 

18

 

4,670

 

Hi-Media (a)
Online Advertiser in Europe

 

15

 

220

 

Pierre & Vacances
Vacation Apartment Lets

 

9

 

 

 

 

 

352

 

 

 

> United Kingdom 18.7%

 

 

 

5,800

 

Chemring
Defense Manufacturer of Countermeasures and Energetics

 

47

 

1,400

 

Intertek Group
Testing, Inspection, Certification Services

 

40

 

17,220

 

Charles Taylor
Insurance Services

 

37

 

3,450

 

JLT Group
International Business Insurance Broker

 

34

 

5,430

 

GlobeOp Financial Services
Hedge Fund Administrator

 

24

 

3,000

 

Domino’s Pizza United Kingdom & Ireland
Pizza Delivery In UK, Ireland and Germany

 

21

 

2,140

 

Serco
Facilities Management

 

17

 

5,020

 

Workspace Group
UK Real Estate

 

17

 

2,790

 

Abcam (a)
Online Sales of Antibodies

 

16

 

620

 

Rotork
Valve Actuators for Oil & Water Pipelines

 

15

 

2,540

 

Premier Oil (a)
Oil and Gas Producer in Europe, Pakistan and Asia

 

14

 

4,850

 

Cobham
Aerospace Components

 

13

 

160

 

Shaftesbury
London Prime Retail REIT

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

296

 

 

 

> Netherlands 16.8%

 

 

 

1,340

 

Imtech
Electromechanical and ICT Installation and Maintenance

 

38

 

1,530

 

Unit 4 Aggresso
Business Software Development

 

37

 

770

 

Vopak
World’s Largest Operator of Petroleum and Chemical Storage Terminals

 

37

 

2,420

 

Aalberts Industries
Flow Control and Heat Treatment

 

36

 

390

 

Core Laboratories
Oil and Gas Reservoir Consulting

 

35

 

1,910

 

Arcadis
Engineering Consultants

 

35

 

1,020

 

Koninklijke TenCate
Advanced Textiles and Industrial Fabrics

 

31

 

340

 

Fugro
Sub-sea Oilfield Services

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

266

 

 

 

> Germany 10.6%

 

 

 

2,880

 

Wirecard
Online Payment Processing & Risk Management

 

44

 

140

 

Rational
Commercial Ovens

 

32

 

560

 

Rheinmetall
Defense & Automotive

 

26

 

720

 

Elringklinger
Automobile Components

 

17

 

520

 

Dürr
Automotive Plant Engineering & Associated Capital Equipment

 

17

 

550

 

CTS Eventim
Event Ticket Sales

 

16

 

800

 

Rhoen-Klinikum
Health Care Services

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

> Switzerland 7.7%

 

 

 

290

 

Geberit (a)
Plumbing Supplies

 

53

 

15

 

Sika
Chemicals for Construction & Industrial Applications

 

27

 

160

 

Partners Group
Private Markets Asset Management

 

26

 

170

 

Dufry Group (a)
Operates Airport Duty Free and Duty Paid Shops

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

> Sweden 4.8%

 

 

 

5,250

 

Sweco
Engineering Consultants

 

43

 

2,460

 

Hexagon
Design, Measurement and Visualization Software and Equipment

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

> Italy 2.8%

 

 

 

10,650

 

CIR
Italian Holding Company

 

20

 

3,640

 

Geox

Apparel and Shoe Maker

 

13

 

130

 

Tod’s
Leather Shoes and Bags

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

44

 

 

44



 

Number of Shares

 

 

 

Value (000)

 

 

 

> Ireland 2.7%

 

 

 

8,700

 

United Drug
Irish Pharmaceutical Wholesaler & Outsourcer

 

$

27

 

300

 

Paddy Power
Irish Betting Services

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

42

 

 

 

> Portugal 2.0%

 

 

 

11,230

 

Redes Energéticas Nacionais
Portuguese Power Transmission and Gas Transportation

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

> Russia 1.6%

 

 

 

860

 

Mail.ru - GDR (a)(b)
Internet Social Networking and Games for Russian Speakers

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

> Belgium 1.0%

 

 

 

300

 

EVS Broadcast Equipment
Digital Live Mobile Production Software and Systems

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

> Norway 0.9%

 

 

 

1,900

 

Atea
Leading Nordic IT Hardware/Software Reseller and Installation Company

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

> Greece 0.9%

 

 

 

12,800

 

Intralot
Lottery and Gaming Systems and Services

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

> Iceland —%

 

 

 

400

 

Marel (a)
Largest Manufacturer of Poultry and Fish Processing Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe: Total

 

1,467

 

 

 

 

 

Total Equities: 92.7%
(Cost: $1,566)

 

1,467

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments: 92.7%
(Cost: $1,566)(c)(d)

 

1,467

(e)

 

 

 

 

Cash and Other Assets Less Liabilities: 7.3%

 

115

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets: 100.0%

 

$

1,582

 

 

GDR = Global Depositary Receipts

 

45



 

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

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.

(b)   Security exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may only be resold in exempt transactions to qualified buyers. Private resales of this security to qualified institutional buyers are also exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. At September 30, 2011, this security had an aggregate value of $25, which represented 1.58% of total net assets.

(c)   At September 30, 2011 for federal income tax purposes the cost of investments was $1,566 and net unrealized depreciation was $99 consisting of gross unrealized appreciation of $13 and gross unrealized depreciation of $112.

(d)   On September 30, 2011, the Fund’s total investments were denominated in currencies as follows:

 

Currency

 

Value

 

Percentage
of Net Assets

 

Euro

 

$

899

 

56.8

 

Pound Sterling

 

296

 

18.7

 

Swiss Franc

 

121

 

7.7

 

Other currencies less than 5% of total net assets

 

151

 

9.5

 

 

 

$

1,467

 

92.7

 

 

(e)          Securities are valued using policies described below:

 

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 good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees.  A security traded on a securities exchange or in an 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. Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds are valued at their closing net asset value as reported to NASDAQ. A security for which there is no reported sale on the valuation date is valued at the latest bid quotation. Short-term investments maturing in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. A security for which a market quotation is not readily available and any other assets are valued at their fair value determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The Fund has retained an independent statistical fair value pricing service that employs a systematic methodology 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.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments, following the input prioritization hierarchy established by GAAP. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

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

·      Level 2 — prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk and others)

·      Level 3 — prices determined using significant unobservable inputs where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable or less reliable (including management’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment)

 

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

 

Examples of the types of securities in which the Fund would typically invest and how they are classified within this hierarchy are as follows. Typical Level 1 securities include exchange traded domestic equities, mutual funds whose NAVs are published each day and exchange traded foreign equities that are not statistically fair valued. Typical Level 2 securities include exchange traded foreign equities that are statistically fair valued, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and short-term investments valued at amortized cost. Additionally, securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee of the Fund’s Board of Trustees that rely on significant observable inputs are also included in Level 2. Typical Level 3 securities include any security fair valued by the Fund’s Valuation Committee that relies on significant unobservable inputs.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used, as of September 30, 2011, in valuing the Fund’s assets:

 

Investment Type

 

Quoted Prices
(Level 1)

 

Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Total

 

Equities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

$

35

 

$

1,432

 

$

 

$

1,467

 

Total Equities

 

35

 

1,432

 

 

1,467

 

Total Investments

 

$

35

 

$

1,432

 

$

 

$

1,467

 

 

The Fund’s assets assigned to the Level 2 input category are generally valued using a market approach, in which a security’s value is determined through its correlation to prices and information from observable market transactions for similar or identical assets. Foreign equities are generally valued at the last sales price on the foreign exchange or market on which they trade. The Fund may use a systematic fair valuation model provided by an independent third party to value securities principally traded in foreign markets in order to adjust for possible stale pricing that may occur between the close of the foreign exchanges and the time for valuation. These models take into account available market data including intraday index, ADR, and ETF movements.

 

There were no significant transfers of financial assets between levels 1 and 2 during the period.

 

46



 

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

 

November 21, 2011

 

 

 

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

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Charles P. McQuaid

 

 

Charles P. McQuaid, President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 21, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ Bruce H. Lauer

 

 

Bruce H. Lauer, Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

 

November 21, 2011

 

 


EX-99.CERT 2 a11-28279_3ex99dcert.htm EX-99.CERT

Exhibit 99.CERT

 

I, Bruce H. Lauer, certify that:

 

1.                                       I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Columbia Acorn Trust;

 

2.                                       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.                                       Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

4.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)                                  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)                                 designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)                                  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)                                 disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)                                  all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses  in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b)                                 any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date:

November 21, 2011

 

/s/ Bruce H. Lauer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bruce H. Lauer, Treasurer

 



 

I, Charles P. McQuaid, certify that:

 

1.                                       I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Columbia Acorn Trust;

 

2.                                       Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.                                       Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

 

4.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)                                  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)                                 designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(c)                                  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)                                 disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.                                       The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)                                  all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses  in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b)                                 any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Date:

November 21, 2011

 

/s/ Charles P. McQuaid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charles P. McQuaid, President