N-CSR 1 sit083444_ncsr.htm FORM N-CSR FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 Sit Mutual Funds Form N-CSR for fiscal year ended June 30, 2008
 
 


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM N-CSR


 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-03342

 


Sit Mid Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

3300 IDS Center

80 South Eighth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Paul E. Rasmussen, VP Treasurer

Sit Mutual Funds, Inc.

3300 IDS Center

80 South Eighth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copy to:

Mike Radmer, Esq.

Dorsey & Whitney

Suite 1500

50 South Sixth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(612) 334-5888

 

Date of fiscal year end:  

June 30, 2008

 

 

Date of reporting period:  

June 30, 2008


 
 

 

Item 1:   Reports to Stockholders.

 





 
 


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM N-CSR


 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-03343

 


Sit Large Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

3300 IDS Center

80 South Eighth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Paul E. Rasmussen, VP Treasurer

Sit Mutual Funds, Inc.

3300 IDS Center

80 South Eighth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copy to:

Mike Radmer, Esq.

Dorsey & Whitney

Suite 1500

50 South Sixth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(612) 334-5888

 

Date of fiscal year end:  

June 30, 2008

 

 

Date of reporting period:  

June 30, 2008

 


 
 

 

Item 1:   Reports to Stockholders.

 





 
 


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM N-CSR


 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number: 811-06373

 


Sit Mutual Funds, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

3300 IDS Center

80 South Eighth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Paul E. Rasmussen, VP Treasurer

Sit Mutual Funds, Inc.

3300 IDS Center

80 South Eighth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copy to:

Mike Radmer, Esq.

Dorsey & Whitney

Suite 1500

50 South Sixth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(612) 334-5888

 

Date of fiscal year end:  

June 30, 2008

 

 

Date of reporting period:  

June 30, 2008

 


 
 

 

Item 1:   Reports to Stockholders.

 




 

 

 

     
     
 

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Sit Mutual Funds

Stock Funds
Annual Report

One Year Ended June 30, 2008


A FAMILY OF NO-LOAD FUNDS

Balanced Fund
Dividend Growth Fund
Large Cap Growth Fund
Mid Cap Growth Fund
International Growth Fund
Small Cap Growth Fund
Developing Markets Growth Fund







 

Sit Mutual Funds

STOCK FUNDS ANNUAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

President’s Letter

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Summary and Stock Funds Market Review

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Returns by Calendar Year

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund Reviews and Portfolios of Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balanced Fund

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Growth Fund

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Cap Growth Fund

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid Cap Growth Fund

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Growth Fund

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developing Markets Growth Fund

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Portfolios of Investments

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Operations

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Highlights

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expense Example

68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information about Directors and Officers

71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Tax Information

74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Information

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Look at Sit Mutual Funds

76

 

 




 

 

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Sit Mutual Funds

One Year Ended June 30, 2008

 

President’s Letter

 

 

Dear Fellow Shareholders:

          Equity prices declined over the past twelve months, reflecting a weak housing market, credit losses in the finance sector and a sharp rise in oil prices. While it may take time for these issues to be resolved, we believe that market volatility has created opportunities for long-term investors.

Economic Overview
          The U.S. economy continues to defy many economists’ expectations for a recession thus far in 2008. First quarter real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth was +1.0%, and we estimate a similar rate of growth for the second quarter. While these figures are hardly spectacular, the fact that the economy is still growing despite the headwinds in recent months is quite impressive. The U.S. consumer, which accounts for over two-thirds of GDP, has been confronted with a dramatic rise in food and energy costs, tightening credit conditions, six consecutive months of declining payrolls and falling home prices. And while consumer spending growth has decelerated in recent quarters, it has remained positive, lately bolstered by $120 billion in federal tax rebates. An important contributing economic growth driver has been the export sector, which has been aided by a weak dollar that makes U.S. goods less expensive overseas. Export growth has clearly supported the manufacturing sector (outside of autos), with most indicators of the industrial economy (e.g., The Institute for Supply Management) remaining relatively stable in recent months. Based on our expectation that the factors depressing economic growth are likely to linger — at least over the balance of the year — we believe GDP growth will remain subdued at around the +1% level for the final two quarters of 2008.
          Inflation, as measured by the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased at a year-over-year rate of +5.0% in July, while the core rate, which excludes food and energy, rose +2.4%. Although the headline rate will likely remain somewhat elevated (above 4.0%) during the second half of the year, we believe investor concerns over an acceleration in inflation are overblown. First, much of the increase in inflation statistics is due to the dramatic increase in en-
ergy costs, but we believe further outsized gains are unlikely in the face of moderating global economic growth. Second, wages are important to inflation expectations, but an increase in labor costs appears very unlikely due to the uptick in the unemployment rate that has occurred in recent months. In short, we believe the prospect for stable to moderating inflation readings later in 2008 should allow the Federal Reserve to hold rates steady for the foreseeable future.
          Along with oil prices, developments in the financial sector will be central to the economy and investor psychology in the months ahead. The global financial sector has absorbed over $400 billion in losses and write-downs over the past several quarters, and an improvement in credit trends (including housing) does not appear imminent. However, the sector has been able to raise significant capital, and we believe the bulk of the large write-downs has already occurred. In addition, the Federal Reserve has taken many “non-traditional” steps to respond to the financial crises in recent months, including playing an instrumental role in JP Morgan’s takeover of Bear Stearns and ongoing efforts to ensure liquidity and solvency of two Government Sponsored Entities (GSE’s), Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. We believe that these actions, along with the significant reductions in the federal funds rate, will serve to restore confidence in the U.S. financial markets in the second half of 2008.
          While economic growth trends outside the U.S. have generally remained strong, it appears that the domestic financial crisis, along with rising commodity prices and inflation, is taking its toll on growth overseas. Within Europe, GDP growth will likely be less than +2.0%, as inflationary pressures, along with weakening housing and consumer trends, take hold. Asia, outside of Japan, continues to be a key growth driver for the global economy. We expect Asia ex-Japan to grow +8.0% in 2008, largely driven by China’s +9.0% growth. Even this robust rate of growth, however, represents a slowdown from the 10%+ growth rates in recent years.


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Equity Strategy
          After several years of rising equity prices and surging economic growth around the world, markets have corrected over the past twelve months, as investors were faced with a number of significant risks. We believe, however, that none of these challenges are insurmountable, and prospects for stocks will brighten as the year progresses.
          As of early July, both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index reached the “bear market” threshold, declining by over -20% from their peaks in October, 2007. Declines of this magnitude happen for a reason, of course, but we do not envision an intensification of the two central issues, namely, rising oil prices and the financial/ housing crisis, confronting investors in recent months. As discussed, we believe the worst is largely over for the financial sector and the Federal Reserve actions, along with efforts to raise capital, will restore some stability later in the year. In addition, many financial stocks, including household names like Citigroup, Fannie Mae and Merrill Lynch, have fallen more than -50% over the past twelve months, as credit issues and dilutive capital raising activities have sent their share prices lower. While we do not envision a dramatic upturn for the sector in the near term, depressed valuations and lowered expectations suggest that “shocks” within the financial sector will not impact equity markets to the same degree in future months.
          In terms of oil prices, despite our longer-term view that supply/demand imbalances will lead to higher prices, we believe a near-term correction is likely. There is much debate as to how much the recent move in prices can be ascribed to speculation versus real supply/demand dynamics. It seems most likely that the answer is some combination of both. While supply is more difficult to gauge, it is clear that the price has reached a level where a significant amount of demand destruction is beginning to occur. U.S. vehicle miles traveled, for example, recently declined on a year-over-year basis for the first time since the oil shock of 1979-1980.
          Importantly, outside of the financial sector, corporate earnings have held up surprisingly well, particularly for
companies with international exposure. The capital goods sector is benefiting from strength in exports and sustained global infrastructure investing, while energy sector profits have been driven by high commodity prices and capital spending in the group. The health care sector continues to generate above-average growth, particularly outside of the larger pharmaceutical companies. Finally, while many investors have feared a technology spending collapse similar to the 2001-2002 downturn, there has been only a modest deceleration, and most tech companies continue to produce double-digit earnings growth. It is important to note that, unlike the last tech downturn, business spending on technology has grown at only a modest pace over the past few years. Therefore, there is no “bubble” in spending to reverse this time around, and companies continue to strive to improve productivity through technology spending. We believe that growth prospects will generally remain resilient in these areas, and these sectors remain heavily-weighted within the Funds.
          While the slowdown in the U.S. is spreading to international markets, we continue to see attractive long-term opportunities, particularly in Asia (excluding Japan). Although valuations have become more attractive in Europe, the economic slowdown is just beginning there, and we believe consensus earnings estimates will likely be revised lower in the months ahead. We have recently increased the allocation to Canada and Latin America based on the attractiveness of natural resources (i.e., basic materials, energy, agriculture) in those regions.

With best wishes,

-s- Roger J. Sit

Roger J. Sit
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Global Chief Investment Officer



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One Year Ended June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance Summary and Stock Funds Market Review

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


           Domestic equity returns were negative over the past twelve months, as every major index we monitor posted a decline during the period.
           In terms of capitalization, smaller cap stocks generally underperformed over the past year. For example, the Russell 2000 Index return of -16.2% lagged the -13.1% return for the S&P 500 Index. However, the S&P 500 was outpaced by the Russell Mid Cap Index, which fell -11.2% over the period. From a style perspective, growth stocks handily outperformed value stocks over the past twelve months. The Russell 1000 Growth Index (-6.0% one-year return) outpaced the Russell 1000 Value Index (-18.8%), while the Russell 2000 Growth Index (-10.8%) beat the Russell 2000 Value Index (-21.6%). The poorly-performing finance sector was responsible for underperformance of the value style.
           Very few economic sectors performed well over the past twelve months. For example, within the S&P 500 Index, there were only six sectors (out of eighteen) that posted positive returns. Of these groups, only industrial services (estimated +35% twelve-month return) and energy (+22%) posted double-digit gains. The worst-performing sector was the finance sector, falling -42% over the past year. In addition, most sectors directly linked to consumer spending, including consumer durables, consumer services and retail trade, also lagged the market over the period. Technology stocks generally performed in line with the rest of the market. For example, the technology-laden NASDAQ OTC Composite fell -11.9% over the period, beating the S&P 500 Index by just over 100 basis points.
           Equity market indices outside the U. S. generally did not fare much better over the past year, as all regional components of the MSCI Index declined during the period. Returns for domestic investors were aided by a drop in the value of the U.S. dollar against most major currencies. The broadest measure of global equity performance, the MSCI World Index, fell -10.7% over the twelve-month period. The MSCI Europe Index decreased -11.3%. While Asian stocks also posted losses over the past year, the MSCI Pacific Index (excluding Japan) fell only -1.8%. However, the overall MSCI Pacific Index lost -9.0%, as the heavily-weighted Japan component fell -12.0% over the period.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIT EQUITY FUNDS

 

3-Month
Return*

 

Balanced SIBAX

 

 

-0.27

%

 

S&P 500 Index

 

 

-2.73

 

 

Lehman Aggregate Bond Index

 

 

-1.02

 

 

Dividend Growth Class I SDVGX

 

 

-0.32

 

 

S&P 500 Index

 

 

-2.73

 

 

Dividend Growth Class S SDVSX

 

 

-0.43

 

 

S&P 500 Index

 

 

-2.73

 

 

Large Cap Growth SNIGX

 

 

2.00

 

 

Russell 1000® Growth Index(1)

 

 

1.25

 

 

Mid Cap Growth(2) NBNGX

 

 

5.33

 

 

Russell Midcap® Growth Index(3)

 

 

4.65

 

 

International Growth(4) SNGRX

 

 

2.01

 

 

MSCI EAFE Growth Index(5)

 

 

0.02

 

 

Small Cap Growth(2) SSMGX

 

 

7.87

 

 

Russell 2000® Growth Index(6)

 

 

4.47

 

 

Developing Markets Growth(4) SDMGX

 

 

2.53

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index(6)

 

 

-1.58

 

 


*3- and 6-month returns not annualized.

 

 

 

 

Performance figures are historical and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Average annual total returns include changes in share price as well as reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains.

 

 

(1)

Figures assume an inception date of 9/2/82.

(2)

Stocks of small- and mid-sized companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than stocks of larger, more established companies.

(3)

Russell Midcap Growth® Index inception 12/31/85.

(4)

International investing has special risks, such as currency exchange fluctuations, high volatility, illiquidity and the possibility of political instability.

(5)

Figures assume an inception date of 10/31/91.

(6)

Figures assume an inception date of 6/30/94.




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AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

6-Month
Return*

 

1-Year

3-Year

5-Year

10-Year

Since
Inception

Inception
Date

-5.61

%

 

 

-1.72

%

 

5.98

%

 

7.52

%

 

3.03

%

 

7.16

%

 

12/31/93

 

-11.92

 

 

 

-13.12

 

 

4.41

 

 

7.58

 

 

2.88

 

 

9.18

 

 

 

 

1.13

 

 

 

7.12

 

 

4.09

 

 

3.85

 

 

5.68

 

 

6.10

 

 

 

 

-6.15

 

 

 

-3.06

 

 

10.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.76

 

 

12/31/03

 

-11.92

 

 

 

-13.12

 

 

4.41

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.11

 

 

 

 

-6.26

 

 

 

-3.27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38

 

 

3/31/06

 

-11.92

 

 

 

-13.12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.43

 

 

 

 

-5.61

 

 

 

-1.03

 

 

8.62

 

 

10.38

 

 

1.20

 

 

10.70

 

 

9/2/82

 

-9.06

 

 

 

-5.95

 

 

5.91

 

 

7.32

 

 

0.96

 

 

11.28

 

 

 

 

-7.95

 

 

 

-2.63

 

 

10.69

 

 

13.67

 

 

4.24

 

 

13.20

 

 

9/2/82

 

-6.81

 

 

 

-6.42

 

 

8.19

 

 

12.32

 

 

5.64

 

 

 

 

 

 

-8.15

 

 

 

-3.82

 

 

13.99

 

 

14.43

 

 

1.12

 

 

5.69

 

 

11/1/91

 

-8.14

 

 

 

-4.44

 

 

14.68

 

 

16.26

 

 

4.11

 

 

5.21

 

 

 

 

-9.13

 

 

 

-6.73

 

 

10.51

 

 

11.59

 

 

8.52

 

 

12.28

 

 

7/1/94

 

-8.93

 

 

 

-10.83

 

 

6.08

 

 

10.37

 

 

2.80

 

 

6.71

 

 

 

 

-11.24

 

 

 

5.26

 

 

26.74

 

 

26.77

 

 

11.38

 

 

7.29

 

 

7/1/94

 

-12.72

 

 

 

2.59

 

 

24.37

 

 

26.72

 

 

12.64

 

 

6.02

 

 

 

 

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Total Returns by Calendar Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


SIT EQUITY FUNDS TOTAL RETURN BY CALENDAR YEAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1998

 

1999

 

2000

 

2001

 

Balanced

 

 

21.30

%

 

20.15

%

 

-4.80

%

 

-12.99

%

S&P 500 Index

 

 

28.58

 

 

21.04

 

 

-9.11

 

 

-11.88

 

Lehman Aggregate Bond Index

 

 

8.69

 

 

-0.82

 

 

11.63

 

 

8.44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Growth Class I(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S&P 500 Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Growth Class S(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S&P 500 Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Cap Growth(2)

 

 

30.56

 

 

33.41

 

 

-13.84

 

 

-27.70

 

Russell 1000® Growth Index

 

 

38.72

 

 

33.16

 

 

-22.43

 

 

-20.42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid Cap Growth(3) (5)

 

 

6.84

 

 

70.65

 

 

-4.35

 

 

-33.39

 

Russell Midcap® Growth Index

 

 

17.87

 

 

51.29

 

 

-11.75

 

 

-20.15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Growth(4)

 

 

18.95

 

 

50.77

 

 

-26.66

 

 

-33.26

 

MSCI EAFE Growth Index

 

 

22.21

 

 

29.46

 

 

-24.51

 

 

-24.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth(3)

 

 

1.97

 

 

108.63

 

 

6.25

 

 

-28.19

 

Russell 2000® Growth Index

 

 

1.24

 

 

43.10

 

 

-22.44

 

 

-9.24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developing Markets Growth(4)

 

 

-24.93

 

 

82.50

 

 

-30.18

 

 

-12.01

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

 

 

-27.52

 

 

63.70

 

 

-31.80

 

 

-4.91

 


 

 

Performance figures are historical and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Average annual returns include reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. For any returns less than one year, the returns are cumulative.

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The Dividend Growth Fund offers its shares in two classes: Class I shares and Class S shares, which have been offered since 12/31/03 and 3/31/06, respectively. The annual returns shown for the Class I shares are substantially similar to the Class S because both classes of shares are invested in the same portfolio of securities. Annual returns differ only to the extent that the classes do not have the same expenses. Specifically, the performance shown for the Class I shares does not reflect the 0.25% 12b-1 distribution fee that is charged to Class S shares.

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2002

 

2003

 

2004

 

2005

 

2006

 

2007

 

YTD 2008

Balanced

 

 

-18.59

%

 

19.20

%

 

9.22

%

 

7.51

%

 

7.88

%

 

10.52

%

-5.61

%

S&P 500 Index

 

 

-22.10

 

 

28.68

 

 

10.88

 

 

4.91

 

 

15.80

 

 

5.50

 

-11.92

 

Lehman Aggregate Bond Index

 

 

10.25

 

 

4.10

 

 

4.34

 

 

2.43

 

 

4.33

 

 

6.97

 

1.13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Growth Class I(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.91

 

 

9.41

 

 

18.29

 

 

12.89

 

-6.15

 

S&P 500 Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.88

 

 

4.91

 

 

15.80

 

 

5.50

 

-11.92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Growth Class S(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.25

 

 

12.56

 

-6.26

 

S&P 500 Index

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.11

 

 

5.50

 

-11.92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Cap Growth(2)

 

 

-30.58

 

 

26.34

 

 

12.79

 

 

9.59

 

 

9.54

 

 

14.14

 

-5.61

 

Russell 1000® Growth Index

 

 

-27.89

 

 

29.76

 

 

6.30

 

 

5.27

 

 

9.08

 

 

11.81

 

-9.06

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid Cap Growth(3) (5)

 

 

-34.64

 

 

38.51

 

 

17.02

 

 

15.27

 

 

9.56

 

 

18.87

 

-7.95

 

Russell Midcap® Growth Index

 

 

-27.41

 

 

42.71

 

 

15.48

 

 

12.10

 

 

10.65

 

 

11.44

 

-6.81

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Growth(4)

 

 

-29.84

 

 

28.70

 

 

12.97

 

 

14.67

 

 

18.19

 

 

16.08

 

-8.15

 

MSCI EAFE Growth Index

 

 

-16.02

 

 

31.99

 

 

16.12

 

 

13.28

 

 

22.33

 

 

16.45

 

-8.14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth(3)

 

 

-26.22

 

 

34.57

 

 

6.79

 

 

18.52

 

 

7.99

 

 

20.43

 

-9.13

 

Russell 2000® Growth Index

 

 

-30.27

 

 

48.53

 

 

14.31

 

 

4.15

 

 

13.34

 

 

7.05

 

-8.93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developing Markets Growth(4)

 

 

-18.37

 

 

45.96

 

 

16.54

 

 

33.77

 

 

31.59

 

 

40.72

 

-11.24

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

 

 

-7.97

 

 

51.59

 

 

22.45

 

 

30.31

 

 

29.18

 

 

36.48

 

-12.72

 


 

 

(2)

Pursuant to a Plan of Reorganization on 7/14/00, the Large Cap Growth Fund acquired all of the assets of Regional Growth Fund in exchange for shares of common stock of the Large Cap Growth Fund.

(3)

Stocks of small- and mid-sized companies may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than stocks of larger, more established companies.

(4)

International investing has special risks, such as currency exchange fluctuations, high volatility, illiquidity and the possibility of political instability.

(5)

Pursuant to a Plan of Reorganization on 10/26/07, the Mid Cap Growth Fund acquired all of the assets of the Science and Technology Growth Fund in exchange for shares of common stock of the Mid Cap Growth Fund.

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Sit Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns for Periods Ended December 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

The tables on this page and the next page show the Funds’ average annual total returns (before and after taxes) and the change in value of a broad-based market index over various periods ended December 31, 2007. The index information is intended to permit you to compare each Fund’s performance to a broad measure of market performance. The after-tax returns are intended to show the impact of federal income taxes on an investment in a Fund. The highest individual federal marginal income tax rate in effect during the specified period are assumed, and the state and local tax impact is not reflected.

 

 

 

A Fund’s “Return After Taxes on Distributions” shows the effect of taxable distributions (dividends and capital gain distributions), but assumes that you still hold the fund shares at the end of the period and so do not have any taxable gain or loss on your investment in the Fund.

 

 

 

A Fund’s “Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares” shows the effect of both taxable distributions and any taxable gain or loss that would be realized if the Fund shares were purchased at the beginning and sold at the end of the specified period.

 

 

 

The Funds’ past performance, before and after taxes, is not an indication of how the Funds will perform in the future. Your actual after-tax returns depend on your own tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns reflect past tax effects and are not predictive of future tax effects. After-tax returns are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares in a tax-deferred account (including a 401(k) or IRA account). Indices reflect no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

   Sit Balanced Fund

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

 

       

 

 

Return Before Taxes

10.5

%

10.8

%

5.1

%

 

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions

9.9

%

10.2

%

4.1

%

 

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

8.6

%

9.1

%

3.9

%

 

 

Lehman Aggregate Bond Index

7.0

%

4.4

%

6.0

%

 

 

S&P 500 Index

5.5

%

12.8

%

5.9

%

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

   Sit Dividend Growth Fund - Class I

1 Year

5 Years

Since Inception*

 

       

 

 

Return Before Taxes

12.9

%

n/a

 

12.8

%

 

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions

11.6

%

n/a

 

12.1

%

 

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

10.7

%

n/a

 

10.8

%

 

 

S&P 500 Index

5.5

%

n/a

 

9.2

%

 

               
           *Inception date 12/31/03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

               

 

   Sit Dividend Growth Fund - Class S

1 Year

5 Years

Since Inception*

 

       

 

 

Return Before Taxes

12.6

%

n/a

 

25.2

%

 

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions

11.3

%

n/a

 

15.3

%

 

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

10.5

%

n/a

 

11.3

%

 

 

S&P 500 Index

5.5

%

n/a

 

9.5

%

 

               
           *Inception date 3/31/06

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(LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

   Sit Large Cap Growth Fund

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

 

       

 

 

Return Before Taxes

14.1

%

14.3%

 

3.9

%

 

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions

14.1

%

14.3%

 

3.4

%

 

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

12.0

%

12.6%

 

3.3

%

 

 

Russell 1000® Growth Index

11.8

%

12.1%

 

3.8

%

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

   Sit Mid Cap Growth Fund

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

 

       

 

 

Return Before Taxes

18.9

%

19.5

%

6.3

%

 

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions

18.3

%

19.4

%

5.3

%

 

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

13.3

%

16.7

%

4.9

%

 

 

Russell Mid Cap® Growth Index

11.4

%

17.9

%

7.6

%

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

   Sit International Growth Fund

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

 

       

 

 

Return Before Taxes

16.1

%

18.0

%

3.5

%

 

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions

15.9

%

17.9

%

3.1

%

 

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

13.7

%

15.9

%

2.9

%

 

 

MSCI EAFE Growth Index

16.5

%

19.9

%

6.5

%

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

   Sit Small Cap Growth Fund

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

 

       

 

 

Return Before Taxes

20.4

%

17.2

%

10.3

%

 

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions

20.4

%

17.2

%

9.8

%

 

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

17.4

%

15.2

%

8.9

%

 

 

Russell 2000® Growth Index

7.1

%

16.5

%

4.3

%

 

               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

   Sit Developing Markets Growth Fund

1 Year

5 Years

10 Years

 

       

 

 

Return Before Taxes

40.7

%

33.3

%

11.2

%

 

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions

40.5

%

33.2

%

11.2

%

 

 

Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares

34.6

%

30.1

%

10.1

%

 

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

36.5

%

33.7

%

11.7

%

 

               

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Sit Balanced Fund

 

 

 

 

One Year Ended June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Managers: Roger J. Sit, Bryce A. Doty, and John M. Bernstein

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


          The  Sit  Balanced  Fund’s  twelve-month  return  was -1.72%. The S&P 500 Index return was -13.12% over the period, while the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index gained +7.12%. The Lipper Balanced Fund Index fell -5.6% during the period.
          U.S. equities experienced a sharp correction over the past twelve months due to the combined effects of a weak housing market and surging oil prices. Although these uncertainties plaguing the stock market will not diminish immediately, we believe that equity prices now reflect considerable “bad news” and there are many attractive opportunities for long-term investment. Importantly, outside of the financial sector, corporate earnings have held up surprisingly well, particularly for companies with international exposure. Growth stocks outperformed value and “core” indices over the past year, and we believe this trend will likely continue, based on relative valuations and growth prospects. While the equity portion of the Fund remains overweighted (relative to the S&P500) in traditional growth sectors, such as health care and technology, the Fund remains well-diversified.
          While bonds outperformed stocks over the past year, the weakening credit environment caused significant gyrations within the fixed-income sector. Treasuries have performed particularly well, as the credit crisis resulted in a “flight to quality” bias. We believe, however, that U.S. Treasuries are overbought and that the dislocation in many areas within the fixed-income market has created opportunities for long-term investors. As financial markets stabilize and liquidity conditions improve, perhaps in late 2008, we expect the extraordinary period of risk aversion to subside. In particular, we continue to pursue attractive investment opportunities, including asset-backed securities, that will outperform in a steepening yield curve environment.
          We continue to believe that the stronger return potential lies in equities. Therefore, we think that an above-average allocation to stocks remains appropriate. As of June 30th, the asset allocation of the Fund was 62.1% equities, 35.0% fixed-income, and 2.9% cash.
          Our research staff remains focused on high quality securities in each asset class within the Fund, and we appreciate shareholders’ continued interest.


 



INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGY


          The Sit Balanced Fund’s dual objectives are to seek long-term growth of capital consistent with the preservation of principal and to provide regular income. It pursues its objectives by investing in a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds. The Fund may emphasize either equity securities or fixed-income securities, or hold equal amounts of each, dependent upon the Adviser’s analysis of market, financial and economic conditions.
          The Fund’s permissible investment allocation is: 35-65% in equity securities and 35-65% in fixed-income securities. At all times at least 25% of the fixed-income assets will be invested in fixed-income senior securities.


 



PORTFOLIO SUMMARY


 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value 6/30/08:

 

$

16.32 Per Share

 

 

6/30/07:

 

$

16.93 Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets:

 

$

12.9 Million

 

 



 



PORTFOLIO STRUCTURE
(% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS)

(PIE CHART)



10




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit Balanced
Fund       

 

S&P 500
Index(1)

 

Lehman
Aggregate
Bond Index(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Month**

 

-0.27

%

 

-2.73

%

 

-1.02

%   

6 Month**

 

-5.61

 

 

-11.92

 

 

1.13

 

1 Year

 

-1.72

 

 

-13.12

 

 

7.12

 

5 Year

 

7.52

 

 

7.58

 

 

3.85

 

10 Year

 

3.03

 

 

2.88

 

 

5.68

 

Inception

 

7.16

 

 

9.18

 

 

6.10

 

 

(12/31/93)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit Balanced
Fund       

 

S&P 500
Index(1)

 

Lehman
Aggregate
Bond Index(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Year

 

-1.72

%

 

-13.12

%

 

7.12

%

5 Year

 

43.70

 

 

44.12

 

 

20.82

 

10 Year

 

34.84

 

 

32.86

 

 

73.82

 

Inception

 

172.82

 

 

257.48

 

 

136.11

 

(12/31/93)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  *As of 6/30/08.

 

 

 

 

 

**Not annualized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performance figures are historical and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Average annual total returns include changes in share price as well as reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. Management fees and administrative expenses are included in the Fund’s performance.


 

 

(1)

An unmanaged index which measures the performance of 500 widely held common stocks of large-cap companies.

(2)

An unmanaged index which measures the performance of approximately 6,000 publicly traded bonds with an approximate average maturity of 10 years.


 



GROWTH OF $10,000

(LINE GRAPH)

The sum of $10,000 invested on 6/30/98 and held until 6/30/08 would have grown to $13,484 in the Fund, $13,286 in the S&P 500 Index or $17,382 in the Lehman Aggregate Bond Index assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains.


 



TOP HOLDINGS


 

 

 

Stocks

1.

Southwestern Energy Co.

 

2.

Schlumberger, Ltd.

 

3.

Monsanto Co.

 

4.

Equitable Resources, Inc.

 

5.

XTO Energy, Inc.

Bonds

1.

American Strategic, Inc. Portfolio II

 

2.

MBIA Insurance Co., 14.00%, 1/15/33

 

3.

Procter & Gamble ESOP, 9.36%, 1/1/21

 

4.

U.S. Treasury Strip, 8/15/20

 

5.

U.S. TIPS, 2.38%, 1/15/27

Total Number of Holdings: 180



11



 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit Balanced Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio of Investments - June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity/Par($) Name of Issuer 

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (62.1%) (2)

 

 

 

Communications (2.6%)

 

 

 

4,100

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

138,129

 

2,300

 

Crown Castle Intl. Corp. (3)

 

89,079

 

3,200

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

113,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

340,488

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Durables (0.3%)

 

 

 

1,100

 

Activision, Inc. (3)

 

37,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables (4.8%)

 

 

 

2,700

 

Coca-Cola Company

 

140,346

 

1,300

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

 

89,830

 

700

 

NIKE, Inc.

 

41,727

 

2,600

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

165,334

 

800

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

39,512

 

2,000

 

The Procter & Gamble Co.

 

121,620

 

300

 

VF Corp.

 

21,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

619,723

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Services (2.0%)

 

 

 

2,100

 

Comcast Corp.

 

39,837

 

2,000

 

International Game Technology

 

49,960

 

2,400

 

McDonald’s Corp.

 

134,928

 

3,000

 

News Corp.

 

45,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

269,845

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Technology (6.7%)

 

 

 

1,400

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

 

44,478

 

525

 

Apple Computer, Inc. (3)

 

87,906

 

3,400

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

 

64,906

 

1,000

 

Broadcom Corp. (3)

 

27,290

 

7,400

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (3)

 

172,124

 

4,000

 

EMC Corp. (3)

 

58,760

 

1,300

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

 

57,473

 

4,700

 

Intel Corp.

 

100,956

 

700

 

IBM Corp.

 

82,971

 

3,000

 

Qualcomm, Inc.

 

133,110

 

1,400

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 

39,424

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

869,398

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Minerals (7.5%)

 

 

 

1,000

 

Murphy Oil Corp.

 

98,050

 

2,000

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

179,720

 

5,400

 

Southwestern Energy Co. (3)

 

257,094

 

800

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

 

46,496

 

1,500

 

Ultra Petroleum Corp. (3)

 

147,300

 

900

 

Valero Energy Corp.

 

37,062

 

2,916

 

XTO Energy, Inc.

 

199,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

965,497

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance (4.7%)

 

 

 

2,100

 

Bank of New York Mellon Financial Corp.

 

79,443

 

75

 

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.

 

28,739

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Quantity/Par($) Name of Issuer 

 

Market Value ($)(1)  

 

 

 

 

 

2,166

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

36,302

1,000

 

Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

91,650

600

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

104,940

2,100

 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

72,051

500

 

Morgan Stanley

 

18,035

600

 

PartnerRe, Ltd.

 

41,478

1,100

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

65,714

1,000

 

U.S. Bancorp

 

27,890

1,600

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

38,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

604,242

 

 

 

 

 

Health Services (1.1%)

 

 

600

 

McKesson Corp.

 

33,546

1,200

 

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (3)

 

56,640

1,700

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

44,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

134,811

 

 

 

 

 

Health Technology (7.6%)

 

 

2,300

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

121,831

600

 

Allergan, Inc.

 

31,230

2,400

 

Celgene Corp. (3)

 

153,288

2,300

 

Genentech, Inc. (3)

 

174,570

1,500

 

Genzyme Corp. (3)

 

108,030

2,400

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (3)

 

127,080

700

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

45,038

1,800

 

Medtronic, Inc.

 

93,150

1,700

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

 

94,741

500

 

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (3)

 

34,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

982,983

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Services (4.7%)

 

 

2,100

 

McDermott International, Inc.

 

129,969

1,300

 

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (3)

 

115,336

1,000

 

Noble Corp.

 

64,960

2,100

 

Schlumberger, Ltd.

 

225,603

450

 

Transocean, Inc. (3)

 

68,576

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

604,444

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Energy Minerals (1.0%)

 

 

650

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

 

38,532

800

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold

 

93,752

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

132,284

 

 

 

 

 

Process Industries (2.9%)

 

 

1,150

 

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

 

113,689

1,000

 

Ecolab, Inc.

 

42,990

1,700

 

Monsanto Co.

 

214,948

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

371,627

 

 

 

 

 

Producer Manufacturing (5.5%)

 

 

2,900

 

ABB, Ltd.

 

82,128

1,400

 

Deere & Co.

 

100,982

1,800

 

Emerson Electric Co.

 

89,010

950

 

General Dynamics Corp.

 

79,990

4,200

 

General Electric Co.

 

112,098



12



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity/Par($) Name of Issuer 

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

700

 

ITT Industries, Inc.

 

44,331

 

800

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

78,928

 

1,000

 

The Boeing Co.

 

65,720

 

900

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

55,530

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

708,717

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail Trade (2.2%)

 

 

 

3,700

 

CVS/Caremark Corp.

 

146,409

 

1,600

 

Target Corp.

 

74,384

 

1,200

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

67,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

288,233

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology Services (5.8%)

 

 

 

2,200

 

Accenture Ltd.

 

89,584

 

2,000

 

Adobe Systems, Inc. (3)

 

78,780

 

250

 

Google, Inc. (3)

 

131,605

 

7,000

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

192,570

 

5,000

 

Oracle Corporation

 

105,000

 

800

 

SAP AG

 

41,688

 

1,300

 

Visa, Inc.

 

105,703

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

744,930

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation (1.2%)

 

 

 

1,200

 

Burlington Northern Sante Fe Corp.

 

119,868

 

625

 

United Parcel Service, Inc.

 

38,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

158,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities (1.5%)

 

 

 

2,900

 

Equitable Resources, Inc.

 

200,274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total common stocks

 

8,033,260

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(cost: $6,290,809)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds (32.1%) (2)

 

 

 

Asset-Backed Securities (5.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Countrywide Home Loans:

 

 

 

100,000

 

2006-S6 A3, 5.66%, 3/25/34

 

71,840

 

25,000

 

2006-S6 A4, 5.80%, 3/25/34

 

13,592

 

100,000

 

2006-S8 A2, 5.39%, 4/25/36

 

69,969

 

75,000

 

2006-S9 A6, 5.59%, 8/25/36

 

48,144

 

10,560

 

2006-S10 A1, 5.43%, 10/25/36

 

9,853

 

 

 

GMAC Mortgage Corporation Loan Trust:

 

 

 

90,000

 

2007-HE2 A4, 6.42%, 7/25/37

 

67,500

 

75,000

 

2007-HE2 A5, 6.55%, 7/25/37

 

37,500

 

25,000

 

2006-A4, 6.09%, 10/25/36

 

15,000

 

 

 

Green Tree Financial Corp:

 

 

 

27,203

 

1997-1 A6, 7.29%, 3/15/28

 

27,277

 

29,122

 

1997-6 A10, 6.87%, 1/15/29

 

28,473

 

30,736

 

Indymac Mfg. Housing,

 

 

 

 

 

1998-2 A2, 6.17%, 12/25/11

 

29,280

 

 

 

Origen Mfg. Housing:

 

 

 

29,274

 

2001-A A5, 7.08%, 3/15/32

 

29,699

 

18,564

 

2002-A A3, 6.17%, 5/15/23

 

17,772

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Quantity/Par($) Name of Issuer 

 

Market Value ($)(1)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Residential Funding:

 

 

40,000

 

2003-HI2 A6, 4.76%, 7/25/28

 

36,832

100,000

 

2006-HSA2 AI2, 5.50%, 3/25/36

 

48,222

75,000

 

2006-HSA1 A4, 5.49%, 11/25/35

 

24,754

50,000

 

2007-HI1 A3, 5.72%, 3/25/37

 

26,785

75,000

 

2007-HSA2 A3, 5.75%, 12/25/25

 

56,424

40,000

 

2006-HI2 A4, 6.20%, 2/25/36

 

19,955

50,000

 

Structured Asset Securities Corp.

 

 

 

 

2005-4XS, 5.25%, 3/25/35

 

33,778

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

712,649

 

 

 

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (8.0%)

 

 

 

 

Bank of America Funding Corp:

 

 

63,332

 

2003-2 1A1, 6.50%, 6/25/32

 

64,717

39,474

 

2005-5 A11, 5.50%, 9/25/35

 

36,933

50,000

 

2006-7 A12, 6.00%, 9/25/36

 

48,296

 

 

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust:

 

 

6,714

 

2005-53T2 2A1, 6.00%, 11/25/35

 

5,834

120,000

 

2005-24 A36, 5.50%, 11/25/35

 

108,355

26,895

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.,

 

 

 

 

3.25%, 4/15/32

 

24,622

 

 

Federal National Mtg. Association:

 

 

64,975

 

6.50%, 10/25/17

 

67,898

23,161

 

5.50%, 5/25/25

 

23,227

32,219

 

4.00%, 5/25/33

 

30,473

100,000

 

5.50%, 4/25/35

 

100,176

37,293

 

7.00%, 2/25/44

 

39,590

31,920

 

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-4F 5A2,

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 5/25/35

 

29,900

75,000

 

JPALT 2006-S3, 6.12%, 8/25/36

 

64,782

42,785

 

Master Asset Securitization Trust

 

 

 

 

2003-4 CA1, 8.00%, 5/25/18

 

44,551

 

 

Residential Funding Mtg. Securities:

 

 

45,368

 

2005-S6 A2, 5.25%, 8/25/35

 

40,431

97,310

 

2006-S3 A8, 5.50%, 03/25/36

 

86,904

97,623

 

Vendee Mtg. Tr., 2008-1 B, 8.21%, 3/15/25

 

107,385

30,706

 

Washington Mutual Mtg. Pass-Through

 

 

 

 

2002-S8, 5.25%, 1/25/18

 

30,140

75,000

 

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities

 

 

 

 

2002-S8, 6.00%, 10/25/36

 

73,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,028,025

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (6.6%)

 

 

65,983

 

America West Airlines, 7.93%, 1/2/19

 

69,612

25,000

 

Bank of NY Mellon MTN, 4.95%, 11/1/12

 

24,927

50,000

 

Bard (C.R.), Inc., 6.70%, 12/1/26

 

50,961

100,000

 

Continental Airlines, Inc., 6.56%, 2/15/12

 

91,500

50,000

 

JPM Chase Capital, 6.80%, 10/1/37

 

44,879

100,000

 

JP Morgan Chase & Co., 6.40%, 5/15/38

 

92,754

300,000

 

MBIA Insurance Co., 14.00%, 1/15/33

 

124,500

35,000

 

MBNA Bank, 6.63%, 6/15/12

 

36,679



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Portfolio of Investments - June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity/Par($) Name of Issuer 

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,000

 

Midamerican Energy Hldgs, 8.48%, 9/15/28

 

58,332

 

93,384

 

Procter & Gamble ESOP, 9.36%, 1/1/21

 

117,333

 

65,000

 

Susa Partnership (GE), 7.45%, 7/1/18

 

70,884

 

25,000

 

US Bank Corp., 6.38%, 8/1/11

 

26,112

 

50,000

 

Wells Fargo Co., 5.25%, 10/23/12

 

50,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

858,753

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (3.0%)

 

 

 

96,111

 

5.50%, 2/1/38

 

94,774

 

81,535

 

7.00%, 7/1/32

 

85,570

 

81,598

 

7.00%, 5/1/34

 

85,636

 

40,997

 

8.00%, 9/1/15

 

43,555

 

28,929

 

8.38%, 5/17/20

 

31,442

 

15,118

 

8.50%, 7/1/18

 

16,301

 

32,724

 

8.50%, 10/1/30

 

35,479

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

392,757

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal National Mortgage Association (2.9%)

 

 

 

47,518

 

7.00%, 5/1/32

 

49,863

 

80,651

 

7.15%, 10/1/30

 

86,300

 

16,251

 

7.50%, 6/1/32

 

17,644

 

60,643

 

7.50%, 4/1/33

 

64,052

 

16,633

 

8.00%, 12/1/27

 

18,025

 

55,167

 

8.00%, 2/1/31

 

59,690

 

29,869

 

8.47%, 4/15/26

 

33,012

 

18,852

 

9.50%, 5/1/27

 

21,121

 

7,616

 

9.75%, 1/1/13

 

8,215

 

6,962

 

10.25%, 6/15/13

 

7,566

 

13,154

 

11.00%, 12/1/12

 

14,393

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

379,881

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government National Mortgage Association (2.0%)

 

 

 

47,482

 

7.00%, 12/15/24

 

50,996

 

99,316

 

8.00%, 7/15/24

 

105,690

 

78,800

 

8.375%, 3/15/31

 

86,097

 

1,608

 

9.00%, 6/15/11

 

1,728

 

614

 

9.00%, 6/15/09

 

630

 

6,515

 

9.00%, 11/15/16

 

7,096

 

952

 

9.50%, 5/20/16

 

1,043

 

1,451

 

9.50%, 9/20/18

 

1,602

 

557

 

11.25%, 10/15/11

 

611

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

255,493

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taxable Municipal Securities (0.8%)

 

 

 

100,000

 

Academica Charter School, 8.00%, 8/15/24

 

92,759

 

8,000

 

Bernalillo Multifamily, Series 1998A, 7.50%, 9/20/20

 

8,460

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101,219

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity/Par($) Name of Issuer

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Government Securities (3.3%)

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Strips, Zero Coupon:

 

 

100,000

 

3.01% effective yield, 5/15/13

 

84,608

200,000

 

4.74% effective yield, 8/15/20

 

114,559

175,000

 

5.02% effective yield, 5/15/30

 

63,216

106,504

 

U.S. Treasury inflation-protected security, 2.38%, 1/15/27 (*)

 

111,654

50,000

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 4.88%, 8/15/16

 

53,605

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

427,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total bonds

 

4,156,419

 

 

 

 

 

(cost: $4,682,165)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closed-End Mutual Funds (2.9%) (2)

 

 

6,309

 

American Select Portfolio

 

68,516

6,703

 

American Strategic, Inc. Portfolio

 

68,505

14,470

 

American Strategic, Inc. Portfolio II

 

151,212

8,409

 

American Strategic, Inc. Portfolio III

 

85,183

 

 

 

 

 

Total closed-end mutual funds

 

373,416

 

 

 

(cost: $405,621)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities (2.5%) (2)

 

 

327,000

 

Sit Money Market Fund, 2.08% (4)

 

327,000

 

 

 

 

     

(cost: $327,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities

 

$

12,890,095

 

 

 

     

(cost: $11,705,595) (5)

 

 

* U.S. Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS) are securities in which the principal amount is adjusted for inflation and the semiannual interest payments equal a fixed percentage of the inflation-adjusted principal amount.



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Sit Dividend Growth Fund - Class I and Class S

 

 

 

 

One Year Ended June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Managers: Roger J. Sit, Kent L. Johnson, and Michael J. Stellmacher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


          The Sit Dividend Growth Fund (Class I) posted a -3.06% return over the last twelve months, compared to the -13.12% return for the S&P 500 Index.

          Stock prices declined over the past year, as pressures from the deteriorating housing market and weakening credit conditions intensified. While many dividend-paying strategies and funds have struggled over the past year, largely due to the weak performance of the financial sector, we are pleased to report that the Sit Dividend Growth Fund performed relatively well. Diversification has been central to our strategy since the Fund’s inception. In addition, we focus on companies with strong financial characteristics (i.e., balance sheets, cash flow) that can deliver both consistent earnings and dividend growth, particularly in a volatile economic and market environment. Approximately 84% of the Fund’s current holdings increased dividend payouts during the past twelve months, with a median dividend growth rate of approximately +13%.
          Despite the ongoing turmoil in the markets, the finance sector is the heaviest weighting in the Fund. While a quick rebound for the group is unlikely, we believe there are unique values within the sector, with many high-quality financial companies trading at just above their reported book values. Rather than focus on the most distressed “credit-sensitive” financials, however, we believe the risk/reward favors segments with relatively low exposure to pressures stemming from the housing market. Specifically, we favor life insurance, property/casualty insurance and asset managers. Other heavily-weighted sectors within the Fund include health technology, producer manufacturing and energy minerals.
          The Fund’s strong twelve-month performance relative to the S&P 500 Index was driven by stock selection in the finance, producer manufacturing and process industries sectors. In terms of individual stocks, strong performers over the period included Compass Minerals (+139% twelve-month total return), Occidental Petroleum (+58%), Halliburton (+55%) and Diamond Offshore (+42%). Conversely, the Fund’s performance was  hurt by several  financial   stocks,  including     UBS (-44%), Alliance-Bernstein (-34%) and Lincoln    National
(-34%).
          We are pleased to report strong one-year and since-inception returns for the Fund, and we remain optimistic about its prospects over the near and long term.

 



INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGY

          The objective of the Dividend Growth Fund is to provide current income that exceeds the dividend yield of the S&P 500 Index and that grows over a period of years. Secondarily, the Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

          The Fund seeks to achieve its objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in dividend-paying common stocks. The Fund may invest the balance of its assets in preferred stocks, convertible bonds, and U.S. Treasury securities.


 



PORTFOLIO SUMMARY


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class I

 

Class S

 

Net Asset Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/30/08:

 

$13.11 Per Share

 

$13.08 Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

6/30/07:

 

$14.42 Per Share

 

$14.39 Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

Total Net Assets

 

$41.2 Million

 

$14.3 Million

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Market cap: $67.4 Billion



 



PORTFOLIO STRUCTURE - BY SECTOR
(% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS)

(BAR CHART)



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AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class
I

 

S&P 500
Index(1)
 

Class
S

 

S&P 500
Index(1)
 

 

3 Month**

 

 

-0.32

%

 

 

-2.73

%  

-0.43

%  

 

 

-2.73

6 Month**

 

 

-6.15

 

 

 

-11.92

 

-6.26

 

 

 

-11.92

 

1 Year

 

 

-3.06

 

 

 

-13.12

 

-3.27

 

 

 

-13.12

 

3 Year

 

 

10.05

 

 

 

4.41

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

5 Year

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

Inception***

 

 

9.76

 

 

 

5.11

 

7.38

 

 

 

1.43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class
I

 

S&P 500
Index(1)

Class
S

 

S&P 500
Index(1)

1 Year

 

 

-3.06

%

 

 

-13.12

%

-3.27

%

 

 

-13.12

%

3 Year

 

 

33.30

 

 

 

13.81

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

5 Year

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

Inception***

 

 

52.08

 

 

 

25.17

 

17.38

 

 

 

3.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

*As of 6/30/08

 

 

 

**Not annualized.

 

 

 

***Dividend Growth Fund Class I Inception was 12/31/03; Dividend Growth Fund Class S Inception was 3/31/06.

 

 

 

Performance figures are historical and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Average annual total returns include changes in share price as well as reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. Management fees and administrative expenses are included in the Fund’s performance.

 

 

   

 

 

(1)

An unmanaged index which measures the performance of 500 widely held common stocks of large-cap companies.


 



GROWTH OF $10,000

(LINE GRAPH)

The sum of $10,000 invested at inception (12/31/03) and held until 6/30/08 would have grown to $15,208 in the Fund or $12,517 in the S&P 500 Index assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains.


 



TOP 10 HOLDINGS


 

 

 

 

1.

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

2.

Johnson & Johnson

 

3.

Verizon Communications Inc.

 

4.

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

5.

Microsoft Corp.

 

6.

General Electric Co.

 

7.

Chevron Corp.

 

8.

Total SA

 

9.

Marathon Oil Corp

 

10.  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

 

 

Total Number of Holdings: 91



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Portfolio of Investments - June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity Name of Issuer

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (96.7%) (2)

 

 

 

 

Communications (3.9%)

 

 

 

5,900

 

Telefonica S.A.

 

469,522

 

35,900

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

1,270,860

 

14,100

 

Vodafone Group, A.D.R.

 

415,386

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,155,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables (9.8%)

 

 

 

10,300

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

 

711,730

 

9,600

 

Diageo p.l.c.

 

709,152

 

10,800

 

General Mills, Inc.

 

656,316

 

10,100

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

 

603,778

 

15,000

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

953,850

 

20,800

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

1,264,848

 

7,700

 

VF Corp.

 

548,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,447,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Services (2.0%) (2)

 

 

 

11,900

 

McDonald’s Corp.

 

669,018

 

34,500

 

Pearson, A.D.R.

 

422,625

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,091,643

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Technology (5.9%)

 

 

 

11,800

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

 

374,886

 

3,000

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

 

132,630

 

37,100

 

Intel Corp.

 

796,908

 

8,000

 

International Business Machines Corp.

 

948,240

 

15,400

 

Qualcomm, Inc.

 

683,298

 

14,200

 

Xilinx, Inc.

 

358,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,294,512

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Minerals (11.9%)

 

 

 

18,600

 

Atlas Energy Resources, LLC

 

709,590

 

12,400

 

Chevron Corp.

 

1,229,212

 

19,700

 

Marathon Oil Corp.

 

1,021,839

 

17,200

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

1,545,592

 

6,800

 

Sasol, A.D.R.

 

400,792

 

13,500

 

Total S.A.

 

1,151,145

 

7,575

 

XTO Energy, Inc.

 

518,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,577,133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance (17.1%)

 

 

 

14,900

 

ACE, Ltd.

 

820,841

 

13,800

 

AllianceBernstein Holding, LP

 

754,584

 

19,300

 

Apollo Investment Corp.

 

276,569

 

24,600

 

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.

 

582,282

 

11,600

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

 

438,828

 

21,100

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

353,636

 

3,900

 

Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

357,435

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity Name of Issuer

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,900

 

Invesco, Ltd.

 

357,302

15,850

 

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

 

543,814

14,800

 

Lincoln National Corp.

 

670,736

11,800

 

Macquarie Infrastructure Co. Trust

 

298,422

9,600

 

Morgan Stanley

 

346,272

21,100

 

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

 

376,424

5,900

 

Northern Trust Corp.

 

404,563

9,900

 

PartnerRe, Ltd.

 

684,387

19,100

 

TCF Financial Corp.

 

229,773

18,600

 

U.S. Bancorp

 

518,754

18,100

 

Validus Holdings, Ltd.

 

384,625

29,900

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

710,125

11,700

 

Zenith National Insurance Corp.

 

411,372

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,520,744

 

 

 

 

 

Health Services (2.3%)

 

 

10,900

 

McKesson Corp.

 

609,419

8,700

 

Owens & Minor, Inc.

 

397,503

8,900

 

Quality Systems, Inc.

 

260,592

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,267,514

 

 

 

 

 

Health Technology (12.4%)

 

 

16,700

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

884,599

12,100

 

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

 

983,730

4,800

 

C.R. Bard, Inc.

 

422,160

12,350

 

Eli Lilly and Co.

 

570,076

23,300

 

Johnson & Johnson, Inc.

 

1,499,122

14,600

 

Medtronic, Inc.

 

755,550

18,500

 

Merck & Co., Inc.

 

697,265

11,600

 

Novartis AG, A.D.R.

 

638,464

15,500

 

PerkinElmer, Inc.

 

431,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,882,641

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Services (3.6%)

 

 

4,600

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

 

640,044

16,100

 

Halliburton Co.

 

854,427

6,200

 

Lufkin Industries, Inc.

 

516,336

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,010,807

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Energy Minerals (1.1%)

 

 

2,700

 

Southern Peru Copper Corp.

 

287,901

6,700

 

Teck Cominco, Ltd.

 

321,265

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

609,166

 

 

 

 

 

Process Industries (0.9%)

 

 

6,200

 

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

 

499,472

 

 

 

 

 


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(LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity Name of Issuer

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Producer Manufacturing (12.4%)

 

 

 

 

6,200

 

3M Co.

 

 

431,458

 

19,300

 

ABB, Ltd., A.D.R.

 

 

546,576

 

10,300

 

Deere & Co.

 

 

742,939

 

16,900

 

Emerson Electric Co.

 

 

835,705

 

9,800

 

General Dynamics Corp.

 

 

825,160

 

47,000

 

General Electric Co.

 

 

1,254,430

 

11,000

 

Honeywell International Inc.

 

 

553,080

 

9,000

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

 

887,940

 

13,200

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

 

814,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,891,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail Trade (1.9%)

 

 

 

 

9,100

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

 

 

360,360

 

4,200

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

 

 

294,588

 

11,900

 

TJX Co

 

 

374,493

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,029,441

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology Services (4.3%)

 

 

 

 

14,100

 

Accenture, Ltd.

 

 

574,152

 

6,600

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

 

 

276,540

 

45,700

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

 

1,257,207

 

8,722

 

Syntel, Inc.

 

 

294,106

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,402,005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation (3.2%)

 

 

 

 

5,400

 

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

 

 

539,406

 

4,700

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide

 

 

257,748

 

9,000

 

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.

 

 

266,130

 

8,500

 

Tsakos Energy Navigation, Ltd.

 

 

315,180

 

6,850

 

United Parcel Service, Inc.

 

 

421,069

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,799,533

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities (4.0%)

 

 

 

 

9,100

 

Equitable Resources, Inc.

 

 

628,446

 

7,800

 

Exelon Corp.

 

 

701,688

 

7,600

 

Holly Energy Partners

 

 

296,400

 

12,100

 

ONEOK, Inc.

 

 

590,843

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,217,377

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total common stocks

 

 

53,697,244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(cost: $52,016,293)

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible Bonds (0.7%) (2)

 

 

 

 

315,000

 

Flotek Industries, 5.25%, 2/15/28

 

 

361,463

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(cost: $315,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity Name of Issuer

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closed-End Mutual Funds (1.2%) (2)

 

 

 

25,250

 

Kayne Anderson MLP Invest. Co.

 

 

692,860

 

 

 

 

   

 

(cost: $735,689)

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities (1.8%) (2)

 

 

 

1,010,000

 

Sit Money Market Fund, 2.08% (4)

 

 

1,010,000

 

 

 

 

   

(cost: $1,010,000)

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities

 

 

 

(cost: $54,076,982) (5)

 

$

55,761,567

 

 

   



 

 

See accompanying notes to portfolios of investments on page 40.

 

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Sit Large Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

One Year Ended June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Managers: Roger J. Sit, Ronald D. Sit, and Michael J. Stellmacher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


          The Sit Large Cap Growth Fund’s one-year return was -1.03%, compared to the Russell 1000 Growth Index return of -5.95%. The S&P 500 Index was -13.12% for the period.
          Following several years of robust economic growth, fallout from the housing and credit markets have taken their toll on both the economy and the equity market over the past year. We expect stocks to remain quite volatile as investors reassess corporate earnings prospects in this slow growth environment. While there is growing speculation that a U.S. recession is imminent, we are not so sure. The nation’s unemployment rate remains quite low at 5.5%; the Federal Reserve has aggressively lowered short-term rates; and a weak U.S. currency has fueled export growth as many countries outside the U.S. continue to experience strong growth. Importantly, a slower growth environment has historically favored the performance of growth stocks, and we see solid return potential for a variety of high growth industries based on business trends and attractive valuations. For example, we continue to see strong growth opportunities within the technology sector, particularly for those companies focused on increasing corporate productivity and communications. Fundamentals for the health care sector also remain strong (particularly outside the large drug companies), driven by the ongoing combination of favorable demographics and innovation, both in services and products. These remain heavily-weighted sectors within the Fund, along with producer manufacturing and industrial services.
          Relative to the Russell 1000 Growth Index, performance over the past year was aided by an overweighted position in the energy sector, along with positive stock selection in the process industries, health technology and producer manufacturing sectors. In terms of individual stocks, Southwestern Energy (+114% total return over the past twelve months), Monsanto (+89%), Ultra Petroleum (+78%), Murphy Oil (+67%) and Occidental Petroleum(+58%) were among the key winners during the period. The lagging groups within the Fund over the period included the finance, electronic technology and communications sectors. Citigroup was the worst individual performer, declining -66% over the past twelve months.
          We remain enthusiastic about the Fund’s prospects in the year ahead and appreciate shareholders’ continued interest.


 



INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGY

          The objective of the Large Cap Growth Fund is to maximize long-term capital appreciation. The Fund pursues this objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in the common stocks of domestic growth companies with capitalizations of $5 billion or more at the time of purchase.

 



PORTFOLIO SUMMARY


 

 

 

Net Asset Value 6/30/08:

 

$43.41 Per Share

6/30/07:

 

$43.99 Per Share

 

Total Net Assets:

 

$287.7 Million

 

Weighted Average Market Cap:

 

$68.4 Billion


 



PORTFOLIO STRUCTURE - BY SECTOR
(% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS)

(BAR CHART)



20




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS*  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit Large
Cap Growth
Fund

 

Russell
1000
® Growth
Index(1)

 

Russell
1000®
Index(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Month**

 

2.00

   

1.25

%

  

-1.89

%

 

6 Month**

 

-5.61

 

 

-9.06

 

 

-11.20

 

 

1 Year

 

-1.03

 

 

-5.95

 

 

-12.36

 

 

5 Year

 

10.38

 

 

7.32

 

 

8.22

 

 

10 Year

 

1.20

 

 

0.96

 

 

3.38

 

 

Inception***

 

10.70

 

 

11.28

 

 

12.49

 

 

(9/2/82)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS*  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit Large
Cap Growth
Fund

 

Russell
1000
® Growth
Index(1)

 

Russell
1000®
Index(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Year

 

-1.03

%

 

-5.95

%

 

-12.36

%

 

5 Year

 

63.83

 

 

42.39

 

 

48.46

 

 

10 Year

 

12.66

 

 

9.99

 

 

39.42

 

 

Inception***

 

1284.12

 

 

1484.16

 

 

1992.74

 

 

(9/2/82)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  *As of 6/30/08

  **Not annualized.

 

 

 

 

Performance figures are historical and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Average annual total returns include changes in share price as well as reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. Management fees and administrative expenses are included in the Fund’s performance. ***On 6/6/93, the Fund’s investment objective changed to allow for a portfolio of 100% stocks. Prior to that time, the portfolio was required to contain no more than 80% stocks.

 

(1)

An unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies (the largest 1,000 U.S. companies by capitalization) with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

(2)

An unmanaged index that measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000® Index (the largest 3,000 U.S. companies based on total market capitalization).


 



GROWTH OF $10,000

(LINE GRAPH)

The sum of $10,000 invested on 6/30/98 and held until 6/30/08 would have grown to $11,266 in the Fund or $10,999 in the Russell 1000® Growth Index assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains..

 



TOP 10 HOLDINGS


 

 

1.

Monsanto Co.

2.

Schlumberger, Ltd.

3.

XTO Energy, Inc.

4.

Equitable Resources, Inc.

5.

Southwestern Energy Co.

6.

Microsoft Corp.

7.

Celgene Corp.

8.

Cisco Systems, Inc.

9.

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

10.

Coca-Cola Co.

 

     Total Number of Holdings:    90



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Sit Large Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

Portfolio of Investments - June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

 

Name of Issuer

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (92.3%) (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications (4.1%)

 

 

 

145,300

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

4,895,157

 

81,400

 

Crown Castle Intl. Corp. (3)

 

3,152,622

 

108,600

 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

 

3,844,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,892,219

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Durables (0.5%)

 

 

 

42,100

 

Activision, Inc. (3)

 

1,434,347

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables (7.6%)

 

 

 

97,000

 

Coca-Cola Co.

 

5,042,060

 

46,000

 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

 

3,178,600

 

26,900

 

NIKE, Inc.

 

1,603,509

 

76,400

 

PepsiCo, Inc.

 

4,858,276

 

28,500

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.

 

1,407,615

 

74,200

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

 

4,512,102

 

17,900

 

VF Corp.

 

1,274,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,876,284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Services (3.2%)

 

 

 

79,650

 

Comcast Corp.

 

1,510,961

 

67,800

 

International Game Technology

 

1,693,644

 

79,300

 

McDonald’s Corp.

 

4,458,246

 

92,100

 

News Corp.

 

1,385,184

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,048,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Technology (10.3%)

 

 

 

40,600

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

 

1,289,862

 

16,300

 

Apple Computer, Inc. (3)

 

2,729,272

 

147,700

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

 

2,819,593

 

33,100

 

Broadcom Corp. (3)

 

903,299

 

224,200

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (3)

 

5,214,892

 

134,100

 

EMC Corp. (3)

 

1,969,929

 

40,000

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

 

1,768,400

 

178,600

 

Intel Corp.

 

3,836,328

 

28,900

 

IBM Corp.

 

3,425,517

 

99,900

 

Qualcomm, Inc.

 

4,432,563

 

46,300

 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

 

1,303,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,693,463

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Minerals (9.3%)

 

 

 

34,300

 

Murphy Oil Corp.

 

3,363,115

 

57,200

 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

 

5,139,992

 

117,800

 

Southwestern Energy Co. (3)

 

5,608,458

 

23,400

 

Suncor Energy, Inc.

 

1,360,008

 

43,600

 

Ultra Petroleum Corp. (3)

 

4,281,520

 

25,700

 

Valero Energy Corp.

 

1,058,326

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

 

Name of Issuer

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

85,082

 

XTO Energy, Inc.

 

5,828,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,640,387

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance (8.1%)

 

 

 

93,000

 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

 

3,518,190

 

78,000

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

1,307,280

 

5,400

 

CME Group, Inc.

 

2,069,226

 

35,200

 

Franklin Resources, Inc.

 

3,226,080

 

78,600

 

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

 

2,696,766

 

31,675

 

Morgan Stanley

 

1,142,517

 

19,600

 

PartnerRe, Ltd.

 

1,354,948

 

42,100

 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

2,515,054

 

18,400

 

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

 

3,218,160

 

33,400

 

U.S. Bancorp

 

931,526

 

52,900

 

Wells Fargo & Co.

 

1,256,375

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,236,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Services (2.0%)

 

 

 

28,000

 

McKesson Corp.

 

1,565,480

 

67,300

 

Medco Health Solutions,
Inc. (3)

 

3,176,560

 

32,300

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

 

847,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,589,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Technology (11.7%)

 

 

 

75,900

 

Abbott Laboratories

 

4,020,423

 

32,800

 

Allergan, Inc.

 

1,707,240

 

83,100

 

Celgene Corp. (3)

 

5,307,597

 

66,100

 

Genentech, Inc. (3)

 

5,016,990

 

49,900

 

Genzyme Corp. (3)

 

3,593,798

 

91,400

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (3)

 

4,839,630

 

21,250

 

Johnson & Johnson

 

1,367,225

 

59,900

 

Medtronic, Inc.

 

3,099,825

 

55,200

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (3)

 

3,076,296

 

24,500

 

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (3)

 

1,667,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,696,249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Services (6.8%)

 

 

 

73,000

 

McDermott International,
Inc. (3)

 

4,517,970

 

40,200

 

National-Oilwell Varco,
Inc. (3)

 

3,566,544

 

34,100

 

Noble Corp.

 

2,215,136

 

64,000

 

Schlumberger, Ltd.

 

6,875,520

 

15,700

 

Transocean, Inc. (3)

 

2,392,523

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,567,693

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Energy Minerals (1.4%)

 

 

 

19,600

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

 

1,161,888

 

25,100

 

Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold

 

2,941,469

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,103,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




22



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

 

Name of Issuer

 

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process Industries (4.4%)

 

 

 

33,300

 

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

 

3,292,038

 

49,700

 

Ecolab, Inc.

 

2,136,603

 

57,100

 

Monsanto Co.

 

7,219,724

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

12,648,365

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Producer Manufacturing (8.2%)

 

 

 

132,000

 

ABB, Ltd., A.D.R.

 

3,738,240

 

44,700

 

Deere & Co.

 

3,224,211

 

53,000

 

Emerson Electronic Co.

 

2,620,850

 

30,000

 

General Dynamics Corp.

 

2,526,000

 

113,100

 

General Electric Co.

 

3,018,639

 

20,800

 

ITT Corp.

 

1,317,264

 

27,200

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

 

2,683,552

 

33,700

 

The Boeing Co.

 

2,214,764

 

33,800

 

United Technologies Corp.

 

2,085,460

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

23,428,980

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Retail Trade (3.1%)

 

 

 

102,800

 

CVS/Caremark Corp.

 

4,067,796

 

51,700

 

Target Corp.

 

2,403,533

 

45,000

 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

 

2,529,000

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

9,000,329

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Technology Services (7.9%)

 

 

 

73,600

 

Accenture, Ltd.

 

2,996,992

 

64,900

 

Adobe Systems, Inc. (3)

 

2,556,411

 

6,400

 

Google, Inc. (3)

 

3,369,088

 

197,400

 

Microsoft Corp.

 

5,430,474

 

161,500

 

Oracle Corp. (3)

 

3,391,500

 

27,300

 

SAP AG

 

1,422,603

 

45,100

 

Visa, Inc.

 

3,667,081

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

22,834,149

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Transportation (1.7%)

 

 

 

36,400

 

Burlington Northern Sante Fe Corp.

 

3,635,996

 

21,200

 

United Parcel Service, Inc.

 

1,303,164

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

4,939,160

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Utilities (2.0%)

 

 

 

83,600

 

Equitable Resources, Inc.

 

5,773,416

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Total common stocks

 

265,402,470

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

(cost: $245,414,693)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities (9.4%) (2)

 

 

 

27,146,000

 

Sit Money Market Fund, 2.08% (4)

 

27,146,000

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

(cost: $27,146,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities

 

 

 

(cost: $272,560,693) (5)

 

$

292,548,470

 

 

 

 

 

   

 



See accompanying notes to portfolios of investments on page 40.

23



 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

One Year Ended June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Managers: Roger J. Sit, Kent L. Johnson, Matthew T. Loucks, and Robert W. Sit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


      The Sit Mid Cap Growth Fund’s twelve-month return was -2.63%, while the Russell Midcap® Growth Index fell  -6.42%. The Russell Midcap® Index posted a -11.19% return during the period.
      Mid cap stocks declined over the past twelve months as recession fears took center stage. The impact of the weak housing market and related credit problems, along with high oil prices, has resulted in anemic growth in the U.S. economy so far in 2008. We believe, however, that despite the preponderance of negative sentiment, there are reasons for optimism. First, we think the worst is largely over for the financial sector (i.e., in terms of write-downs) and the Federal Reserve actions, along with efforts to raise capital, will restore some stability later in the year. Second, we believe at least a modest correction in oil prices is likely, given evidence of slowing growth in demand, particularly in the U.S. and, while we do not expect a strong rebound in economic growth in the near term, we expect investors to gravitate to growth companies that can generate higher earnings growth even in a sluggish macro environment. We continue to see opportunities in “traditional” growth sectors, like health care and technology, but note that there are powerful secular trends in many industries. Infrastructure spending on areas like water, power and transportation remains very strong, particularly in emerging markets, and this is providing growth opportunities for many U.S. capital goods companies. In addition, high commodity prices are driving continued capital investment in a number of industries, particularly those related to agriculture and energy.
      The positive twelve-month relative performance of the Fund was driven by strong stock selection, particularly in the health technology, consumer durables and process industries sectors. The Fund also benefited from an overweighted position in the strong-performing energy sector. The stocks that contributed most significantly to performance included: Southwestern Energy (+114% twelve-month total return), Intuitive Surgical (+94%), McDermott International (+49%) and XTO Energy (+44%). Our holdings within the Industrial Services (Flotek, -39% and Geokinetics, -31%) and non-energy minerals (RTI International, -53% and Al-legheny Technologies, -43%) sectors detracted from performance over the period.
          We appreciate shareholders’ patience during this difficult market environment.

 



INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGY


          The objective of the Sit Mid Cap Growth Fund is to maximize long-term capital appreciation. The Fund pursues this objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in the common stocks of growth companies with capitalizations of $2 billion to $15 billion at the time of purchase.

 



PORTFOLIO SUMMARY


 

 

 

Net Asset Value 6/30/08:

 

$14.83 Per Share

6/30/07:

 

$15.71 Per Share

 

 

 

Total Net Assets:

 

$210.9 Million

 

Weighted Average Market Cap:

 

$14.5 Billion


 



PORTFOLIO STRUCTURE - BY SECTOR
(% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS)

(BAR CHART)



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(LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit Mid Cap
Growth
Fund

 

Russell Midcap®
Growth Index(1)

 

Russell
Midcap®
Index (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Month**

 

 

5.33

%

 

 

4.65

%  

 

 

2.67

6 Month**

 

 

-7.95

 

 

 

-6.81

 

 

 

-7.57

 

1 Year

 

 

-2.63

 

 

 

-6.42

 

 

 

-11.19

 

5 Year

 

 

13.67

 

 

 

12.32

 

 

 

13.07

 

10 Year

 

 

4.24

 

 

 

5.64

 

 

 

8.10

 

Inception

 

 

13.20

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

(9/2/82)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit Mid Cap
Growth
Fund

 

Russell Midcap®
Growth Index(1)

 

Russell
Midcap®
Index (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Year

 

 

-2.63

%

 

 

-6.42

%

 

 

-11.19

%

5 Year

 

 

89.80

 

 

 

78.77

 

 

 

84.81

 

10 Year

 

 

51.49

 

 

 

73.10

 

 

 

117.93

 

Inception

 

 

2364.37

 

 

 

n/a

 

 

 

n/a

 

(9/2/82)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  *As of 6/30/08

**Not annualized.

 

 

Performance figures are historical and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Average annual total returns include changes in share price as well as reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. Management fees and administrative expenses are included in the Fund’s performance.

 

 

 

(1)

An unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell Midcap companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

(2)   

An unmanaged index that measures the performance of the 800 smallest companies in The Russell 1000® Index.


 



GROWTH OF $10,000

(LINE GRAPH)

The sum of $10,000 invested on 6/30/98 and held until 6/30/08 would have grown to $15,149 in the Fund or $17,310 in the Russell Midcap® Growth Index assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains.


 



TOP 10 HOLDINGS


 

 

 

 

1.

Southwestern Energy Co.

 

2.

Celgene Corp.

 

3.

McDermott Intl, Inc.

 

4.

Activision, Inc.

 

5.

XTO Energy, Inc.

 

6.

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

 

7.

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

 

8.

Airgas, Inc.

 

9.

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

 

10.

Murphy Oil Corp.

 

 

Total Number of Holdings: 86



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Sit Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

Portfolio of Investments - June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

Name of Issuer

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (98.0%) (2)

 

 

 

 

Communications (2.2%)

 

 

 

83,200

 

American Tower Corp. (3)

 

3,515,200

 

22,900

 

NII Holdings, Inc. (3)

 

1,087,521

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,602,721

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Durables (3.1%)

 

 

 

144,800

 

Activision, Inc. (3)

 

4,933,336

 

34,800

 

Electronic Arts Inc. (3)

 

1,546,164

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,479,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables (1.4%)

 

 

 

15,800

 

Central European Distribution
Corp. (3)

 

1,171,570

 

59,800

 

Coach, Inc. (3)

 

1,727,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,898,594

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Services (3.4%)

 

 

 

23,200

 

Central European Media
Enterprises (3)

 

2,100,296

 

11,000

 

Devry, Inc.

 

589,820

 

81,000

 

International Game Technology

 

2,023,380

 

16,300

 

ITT Educational Services, Inc. (3)

 

1,346,869

 

39,900

 

Marriott International, Inc.

 

1,046,976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,107,341

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Technology (8.3%)

 

 

 

76,450

 

Analog Devices, Inc.

 

2,428,817

 

9,000

 

Apple Computer, Inc. (3)

 

1,506,960

 

68,675

 

Broadcom Corp. (3)

 

1,874,141

 

80,700

 

Juniper Networks, Inc. (3)

 

1,789,926

 

34,100

 

KLA-Tencor Corp.

 

1,388,211

 

61,000

 

MEMC Electronic Materials,
Inc. (3)

 

3,753,940

 

63,500

 

NetApp, Inc. (3)

 

1,375,410

 

11,000

 

Research In Motion Ltd. (3)

 

1,285,900

 

52,900

 

Trimble Navigation, Ltd. (3)

 

1,888,530

 

29,100

 

VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (3)

 

347,745

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,639,580

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Minerals (10.6%)

 

 

 

24,700

 

Apache Corp.

 

3,433,300

 

54,700

 

Frontier Oil Corp.

 

1,307,877

 

35,800

 

Holly Corp.

 

1,321,736

 

40,000

 

Murphy Oil Corp.

 

3,922,000

 

158,600

 

Southwestern Energy Corp. (3)

 

7,550,946

 

71,595

 

XTO Energy, Inc.

 

4,904,973

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,440,832

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance (7.5%)

 

 

 

51,050

 

Ace, Ltd.

 

2,812,345

 

35,000

 

Affiliated Managers Group,
Inc. (3)

 

3,152,100

 

15,600

 

IntercontinentalExchange,
Inc. (3)

 

1,778,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

 

Name of Issuer

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

32,000

 

Northern Trust Corp.

 

2,194,240

 

54,500

 

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

 

3,077,615

 

228,800

 

TCF Financial Corp.

 

2,752,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,767,164

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Services (3.9%)

 

 

 

13,500

 

Covance, Inc. (3)

 

1,161,270

 

32,100

 

Express Scripts, Inc. (3)

 

2,013,312

 

30,200

 

Laboratory Corp. (3)

 

2,102,826

 

56,000

 

Stericycle, Inc. (3)

 

2,895,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,172,608

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Health Technology (15.1%)

 

 

 

16,700

 

Alcon, Inc.

 

2,718,593

 

46,600

 

Allergan, Inc.

 

2,425,530

 

50,600

 

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (3)

 

1,284,734

 

106,400

 

Celgene Corp. (3)

 

6,795,768

 

74,900

 

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (3)

 

3,965,955

 

37,300

 

Idexx Laboratories, Inc. (3)

 

1,818,002

 

12,546

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (3)

 

3,379,892

 

31,000

 

Millipore Corp. (3)

 

2,103,660

 

55,488

 

NuVasive, Inc. (3)

 

2,478,094

 

37,700

 

SurModics, Inc. (3)

 

1,690,468

 

56,450

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (3)

 

3,145,959

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,806,655

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Services (9.7%)

 

 

 

43,400

 

Aecom Technology Corp. (3)

 

1,411,802

 

108,700

 

Flotek Industries, Inc. (3)

 

2,241,394

 

107,700

 

McDermott International, Inc. (3)

 

6,665,553

 

30,400

 

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc. (3)

 

2,697,088

 

54,800

 

Noble Corp.

 

3,559,808

 

46,000

 

Smith International, Inc.

 

3,824,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,400,085

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Energy Minerals (1.5%)

 

 

 

26,750

 

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

 

1,585,740

 

43,500

 

RTI International Metals, Inc. (3)

 

1,549,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,135,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process Industries (6.5%)

 

 

 

68,900

 

Airgas, Inc.

 

4,023,071

 

70,800

 

Albemarle Corp.

 

2,825,628

 

30,500

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

 

4,660,400

 

50,500

 

Ecolab, Inc.

 

2,170,995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,680,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Producer Manufacturing (10.9%)

 

 

 

19,600

 

AGCO Corp. (3)

 

1,027,236

 

59,950

 

AMETEK, Inc.

 

2,830,839

 




26



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

 

Name of Issuer

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,000

 

Cummins, Inc.

 

 

2,817,360

 

47,300

 

IDEX Corp.

 

 

1,742,532

 

42,000

 

ITT Industries, Inc.

 

 

2,659,860

 

55,100

 

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (3)

 

 

4,446,570

 

35,100

 

Precision Castparts Corp.

 

 

3,382,587

 

31,900

 

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

 

 

1,529,924

 

54,600

 

Textron, Inc.

 

 

2,616,978

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,053,886

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Retail Trade (3.2%)

 

 

 

 

84,800

 

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (3)

 

 

1,504,352

 

69,700

 

GameStop Corp. (3)

 

 

2,815,880

 

37,700

 

J.C. Penney Company, Inc.

 

 

1,368,133

 

38,700

 

Nordstrom, Inc.

 

 

1,172,610

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,860,975

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Technology Services (7.9%)

 

 

 

 

88,190

 

Adobe Systems, Inc. (3)

 

 

3,473,804

 

33,850

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (3)

 

 

1,177,641

 

71,600

 

Amdocs, Ltd. (3)

 

 

2,106,472

 

30,500

 

ANSYS, Inc. (3)

 

 

1,437,160

 

53,800

 

Autodesk, Inc. (3)

 

 

1,818,978

 

200

 

Baidu.com, Inc. (3)

 

 

62,592

 

91,900

 

Citrix Systems, Inc. (3)

 

 

2,702,779

 

106,800

 

Cognizant Tech. Solutions Corp. (3)

 

 

3,472,068

 

29,300

 

ValueClick, Inc. (3)

 

 

443,895

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,695,389

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Transportation (2.1%)

 

 

 

 

43,900

 

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

 

 

2,407,476

 

46,700

 

Expeditors Intl. of Washington, Inc.

 

 

2,008,100

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,415,576

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

Utilities (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

20,600

 

Equitable Resources, Inc.

 

 

1,422,636

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total common stocks

 

 

206,578,846

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

(cost: $156,148,450)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities (2.2%) (2)

 

 

 

 

4,577,000

 

Sit Money Market Fund, 2.08% (4)

 

 

4,577,000

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

(cost: $4,577,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(cost: $160,725,450) (5)

 

$

211,155,846

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

Name of Issuer

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 




 

 

See accompanying notes to portfolios of investments on page 40.

 

 

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Sit International Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

One Year Ended June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Managers: Roger J. Sit, Janet K. Kinzler, and Tasha M. Murdoff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


          The Sit International Growth Fund declined -3.82% for the last fiscal year, outperforming the MSCI EAFE Growth Index which returned -4.44%. While the absolute performance was negative, positive relative performance was driven by the Fund’s stock selection in material and industrial holdings along with the overweight in the energy sector. Meanwhile the overweight in the financial sector and stock selection in the utilities sector had a negative impact. On a regional basis, Asia was the largest contributor due to stock selection, while Europe detracted — a result of poor stock selection and the negative currency impact.

          The financial crisis aftermath effects, escalating inflation, declining housing market, and consumer weakness are stalling the favorable growth we have seen in Europe over the past few years. Given this, we are targeting an underweight in Europe at 54.0% versus the Index at 65.4%. While underweight, we are still keeping a large absolute weight as valuations are attractive and balance sheets remain healthy.
          Even though the Japanese economy is slightly more insulated from the global slowdown and credit crisis, declining exports, virtually no domestic demand growth, and mounting inflation are producing a stagnant economy. Given this and the lack of an immediate catalyst, the Fund is maintaining an underweight position relative to the Index. The Fund continues to pursue a diversified strategy of holding globally dominant and conservative growth companies, along with Japan restructuring participants.
          While the Asia ex-Japan region is likely to grow at a slower pace than it has the past several years, the Fund remains overweight at 17.5% versus 12.2% for the Index in Asia ex-Japan, as growth prospects are still stronger on a relative basis to the rest of the world. The consumer-related and commodity-exporting sectors continue to perform well. In particular the Fund’s investments benefit from China’s continued demand.
          The Fund’s exposure to the non-index areas of Canada, Israel, and Latin America increased to approximately 10.0% over the last year as investments in the basic materials, agricultural, and energy sectors performed well. Emerging market demand and low global inventories are driving commodity prices higher.

 



INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGY

          The objective of the International Growth Fund is long-term growth. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 90% of its net assets in common stocks of growth companies domiciled outside the United States.
          In selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser begins by selecting countries or regions in which to invest by considering several factors affecting the economy and equity market of foreign countries and regions. After the country and regional allocations are determined, the Adviser seeks industries and sectors that it believes have earnings growth prospects that are greater than the average. Within the selected industries and sectors, the Adviser invests in foreign growth-oriented companies it believes exhibit the potential for superior growth.

 



PORTFOLIO SUMMARY


 

 

 

Net Asset Value 6/30/08:

 

$17.80 Per Share

6/30/07:

 

$18.70 Per Share

 

 

 

Total Net Assets:

 

$37.7 Million

 

 

 

Weighted Average Market Cap:

 

$59.5 Billion

 

 

 


 



PORTFOLIO STRUCTURE - BY REGION
(% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS)


(BAR CHART)



28



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit
International
Growth Fund

 

MSCI
EAFE
Growth
Index
(1)

 

MSCI
EAFE
Index
(2)

 

 

 

3 Month**

 

 

2.01

%

 

 

0.02

%

 

 

-2.25

%

 

6 Month**

 

 

-8.15

 

 

 

-8.14

 

 

 

-10.96

 

 

1 Year

 

 

-3.82

 

 

 

-4.44

 

 

 

-10.61

 

 

5 Year

 

 

14.43

 

 

 

16.26

 

 

 

16.67

 

 

10 Year

 

 

1.12

 

 

 

4.11

 

 

 

5.83

 

 

Inception

 

 

5.69

 

 

 

5.21

 

 

 

6.99

 

 

(11/1/91)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit
International
Growth Fund

 

MSCI
EAFE
Growth
Index
(1)

 

MSCI
EAFE
Index
(2)

 

 

 

1 Year

 

 

-3.82

%

 

 

-4.44

%

 

 

-10.61

%

 

5 Year

 

 

96.20

 

 

 

112.35

 

 

 

116.15

 

 

10 Year

 

 

11.74

 

 

 

49.61

 

 

 

76.25

 

 

Inception

 

 

151.71

 

 

 

133.29

 

 

 

208.53

 

 

(11/1/91)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  *As of 6/30/08.

**Not annualized.   

 

 

 

 

Performance figures are historical and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Average annual total returns include changes in share price as well as reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. Management fees and administrative expenses are included in the Fund’s performance.

 

 

 

(1)

MSCI uses a two dimensional framework for style segmentation in which value and growth securities are categorized using a multi-factor approach. The objective of the Index design is to divide constituents of an underlying MSCI Equity Index into respective value and growth indices, each targeting 50% of the free float adjusted market capitalization of the underlying market index.

(2)

The MSCI EAFE Index (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the US and Canada.




 



GROWTH OF $10,000

(LINE GRAPH)

The sum of $10,000 invested on 6/30/98 and held until 6/30/08 would have grown to $11,174 in the Fund or $14,961 in the MSCI EAFE Growth Index assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains.


 



PORTFOLIO STRUCTURE - BY SECTOR
(% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS)

(BAR CHART)



29



 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit International Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio of Investments - June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 



TOP 10 HOLDINGS

 

 

 

 

1.

 

BHP Billiton, Ltd.

2.

 

Rio Tinto, A.D.R.

3.

 

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

4.

 

Schlumberger, Ltd.

5.

 

Agrium, Inc.

6.

 

Veolia Environment

7.

 

Tenaris S.A., A.D.R.

8.

 

Nestle, S.A.

9.

 

Telefonica, S.A.

10.

 

Total, S.A.

 

 

Total Number of Holdings: 94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

Name of Issuer

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

Common Stocks (96.2%) (2)

 

 

 

Africa/ Middle East (1.0%)

 

 

 

Israel (1.0%)

 

 

 

12,400

 

Amdocs, Ltd., A.D.R. (Tech. Services) (3)

 

364,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia (33.0%)

 

 

 

Australia (10.7%)

 

 

 

11,514

 

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (Finance)

 

206,630

 

47,051

 

BHP Billiton, Ltd. (Non-Energy Minerals)

 

1,971,114

 

3,800

 

Rio Tinto, A.D.R. (Non-Energy Minerals)

 

1,881,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,058,744

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong / China (5.1%)

 

 

 

5,800

 

China Mobile, Ltd., A.D.R. (Communications)

 

388,310

 

65,800

 

Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd. (Finance)

 

278,992

 

2,528

 

HSBC Holdings, p.l.c. (Finance)

 

39,062

 

18,600

 

HSBC Holdings, p.l.c. (Finance)

 

288,402

 

222,000

 

Petrochina (Energy Minerals)

 

287,563

 

31,600

 

Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. (Finance)

 

428,777

 

5,200

 

Suntech Power Holdings Co. (Elec. Tech.) (3)

 

194,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,905,898

 

 

 

 

 

India * (0.4%)

 

 

 

5,100

 

ICICI Bank Ltd. (Finance)

 

146,676

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan (16.2%)

 

 

 

5,300

 

AFLAC, Inc., A.D.R. (Finance)

 

332,840

 

20,500

 

Asahi Breweries (Consumer Non-Durables)

 

382,643

 

10,500

 

Canon, Inc. (Electronic Tech.)

 

539,907

 

54

 

East Japan Railway (Transportation)

 

439,893

 

5,900

 

FANUC LTD. (Producer Mfg.)

 

576,192

 

11,200

 

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
(Producer Mfg.)

 

380,769

 

14,200

 

Ito En, Ltd. (Consumer Non Durables)

 

223,595

 

4,200

 

Ito En, Ltd. (Pfd.) (Consumer Non Durables)

 

44,696

 

11,000

 

Kao Corp. (Consumer Non-Durables)

 

288,506

 

46

 

KDDI Corp. (Communications)

 

284,183

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

Name of Issuer

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

13,000

 

Kirin Holdings Company, Ltd. (Consumer Non-Durables)

 

202,985

 

7,000

 

Millea Holdings, Inc. (Finance)

 

272,920

 

27,980

 

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Finance)

 

247,956

 

16,000

 

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (Transportation)

 

227,979

 

600

 

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Consumer Durables)

 

338,466

 

34,000

 

Nippon Oil Corp. (Energy Minerals)

 

228,300

 

3,600

 

Sony Corp. (Consumer Durables)

 

157,464

 

42

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Finance)

 

316,033

 

5,200

 

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. (Health Tech.)

 

264,444

 

5,200

 

Yamada Denki Co. (Retail Trade)

 

370,222

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,119,993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Korea (0.6%)

 

 

 

750

 

Samsung Electronics Co., G.D.R. (Electronic Tech.)

 

224,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe (53.3%)

 

 

 

Austria (0.7%)

 

 

 

2,171

 

Raiffeisen Intl. Bank Holding A.G. (Finance)

 

277,440

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Czech Republic (1.3%)

 

 

 

5,600

 

Central European Media Enterprises, Ltd. (Consumer Svcs.) (3)

 

506,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denmark (3.9%)

 

 

 

3,300

 

Genmab A/S (Health Technology) (3)

 

126,103

 

10,200

 

Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Process Industries) (3)

 

1,335,135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,461,238

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finland (0.8%)

 

 

 

11,550

 

Nokia Corp., A.D.R. (Electronic Tech.)

 

282,975

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

France (8.7%)

 

 

 

8,060

 

AXA (Finance)

 

239,336

 

2,510

 

BNP Paribas (Finance)

 

227,391

 

4,784

 

Danone (Consumer Non-Durables)

 

335,936

 

10,600

 

Schlumberger, Ltd. (Industrial Svcs.)

 

1,138,758

 

6,884

 

Total, S.A. (Energy Minerals)

 

587,450

 

13,085

 

Veolia Environment (Utilities)

 

734,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,262,926

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany (7.2%)

 

 

 

1,850

 

Allianz SE (Finance)

 

325,936

 

5,250

 

Fresenius AG (Health Tech.)

 

453,550

 

2,487

 

Muenchener Rueckver (Finance)

 

435,658

 

1,485

 

Puma AG (Consumer Durables)

 

498,382

 

10,892

 

SAP AG (Tech. Services)

 

570,375

 

3,896

 

Siemens AG (Producer Mfg.)

 

432,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,716,476

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



30




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

Name of Issuer

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

Ireland (0.6%)

 

 

 

21,920

 

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. (Finance) (3)

 

208,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy (1.5%)

 

 

 

25,350

 

Azimut Holdings SpA (Finance) (3)

 

223,310

 

36,400

 

Enel S.P.A. (Utilities) (3)

 

346,154

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

569,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands (3.2%)

 

 

 

7,500

 

ASML Holding N.V. (Electronic Technology)

 

183,000

 

7,700

 

CNH Global N.V. (Producer Manufacturing)

 

261,569

 

2,300

 

Core Laboratories N.V. (Industrial Svcs.) (3)

 

327,405

 

6,496

 

ING Groep N.V. (Finance)

 

207,161

 

7,180

 

Philips Electronics N.V. (Consumer Durables)

 

244,292

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,223,427

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norway (1.5%)

 

 

 

11,100

 

Telenor ASA (Communications) (3)

 

208,784

 

6,400

 

Telenor, A.D.R. (Communications)

 

359,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

567,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poland (0.6%)

 

 

 

2,800

 

Central European Distribution Corp. (Consumer Non-Durables) (3)

 

207,620

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spain (2.0%)

 

 

 

7,600

 

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, S.A. (Finance)

 

144,172

 

22,675

 

Telefonica, S.A. (Communications)

 

602,629

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

746,801

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweden (0.7%)

 

 

 

27,000

 

Ericsson, A.D.R. (Electronic Tech.)

 

280,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switzerland (12.0%)

 

 

 

18,700

 

ABB, Ltd., A.D.R. (Producer Manufacturing)

 

529,584

 

3,325

 

Credit Suisse Group (Finance)

 

152,653

 

5,755

 

Kuehne & Nagel Intl. A.G. (Transportation)

 

546,740

 

15,630

 

Nestle, S.A. (Consumer Non-Durables)

 

706,261

 

7,600

 

Novartis, A.G. (Health Tech.)

 

418,482

 

2,146

 

Panalpina Welttransport Holding (Transportation) (3)

 

228,349

 

3,045

 

Roche Holdings, A.G. (Health Tech.)

 

548,461

 

5,100

 

Swiss Reinsurance (Finance)

 

339,734

 

1,760

 

Syngenta, A.G. (Process Industries)

 

572,424

 

3,620

 

Synthes, Inc. (Health Tech.) (3)

 

498,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,541,632

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom (8.6%)

 

 

 

43,910

 

BAE Systems p.l.c. (Producer Manufacturing)

 

387,017

 

35,800

 

Burberry Group, p.l.c. (Retail Trade)

 

323,023

 

2,500

 

Diageo, p.l.c. (Consumer Non-Durables)

 

184,675

 

7,100

 

GlaxoSmithkline, A.D.R. (Health Tech.)

 

313,962

 

19,100

 

Pearson plc (Consumer Services)

 

233,975

 

9,835

 

Reckitt Benckiser, p.l.c. (Consumer Non-Durables)

 

498,557

 

28,281

 

Royal Bank of Scotland (Finance)

 

121,112

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

Name of Issuer

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

68,390

 

Tesco, p.l.c. (Retail Trade)

 

503,066

 

184,359

 

Vodafone Group, p.l.c. (Communications)

 

547,697

 

15,354

 

WPP Group p.l.c. (Consumer Svcs.)

 

148,096

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,261,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Latin America (4.1%)

 

 

 

Argentina (2.0%)

 

 

 

9,850

 

Tenaris S.A., A.D.R. (Industrial Services)

 

733,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil (0.5%)

 

 

 

5,300

 

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, A.D.R. (Non-Energy Minerals)

 

189,846

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico (1.6%)

 

 

 

5,700

 

NII Holdings, Inc. (Communications) (3)

 

270,693

 

88,260

 

Wal-Mart de Mexico (Retail Trade)

 

351,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

622,001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America (4.8%)

 

 

 

Canada (4.2%)

 

 

 

9,300

 

Agrium, Inc. (Process Industries)

 

1,000,122

 

4,900

 

Research In Motion, Ltd. (Electronic Tech.) (3)

 

572,810

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,572,932

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States (0.6%)

 

 

 

10,200

 

News Corp., Ltd., A.D.R. (Consumer Svcs.)

 

153,408

 

5,529

 

VeriFone Holdings, Inc. (Commercial Svcs.) (3)

 

66,072

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

219,480

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total common stocks

 

 

 

(cost: $25,373,137)

 

36,273,829

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Closed-End Mutual Fund (0.8%) (2)

 

 

 

8,500

 

India Fund* (Consumer Svcs.)

 

300,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(cost: $215,143)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short Term Securities (2.8%) (2)

 

 

 

1,062,000

 

Sit Money Market Fund, 2.08% (4)

 

1,062,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(cost: $1,062,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities

 

 

 

(cost: $26,650,280) (5)

 

$                           37,636,559

 

 

 

 

 

* The Fund’s total investment in India including the India Fund comprises 1.2% of the fund’s net assets.


See accompanying notes to portfolios of investments on page 40.

31



 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

One Year Ended June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Managers: Roger J. Sit, Kent L. Johnson, Robert W. Sit, Matthew T. Loucks, and Michael J. Stellmacher

 

 

 

 

 


          The Sit Small Cap Growth Fund returned -6.73% over the past twelve months. This compares to the -10.83% return for the Russell® 2000 Growth Index and the -16.19% return for the Russell® 2000 Index during the period.
          The market correction took its toll on small capitalization issues during the quarter, as investors were forced to cope with a host of economic uncertainties. While it is difficult to predict confidently when a market rebound will occur, equity valuations are more attractive following the recent correction, and we believe there are still many growth companies that will continue to post solid earnings growth even in tougher economic conditions. For example, we believe technology spending growth will remain positive in 2008, which is in sharp contrast to the collapse that took place during the 2001-2002 downturn. It is important to note that, unlike the last technology downturn, business spending on technology has grown at only a modest pace over the past few years. There is simply no “bubble” in spending to reverse this time around, and corporations continue to strive to improve productivity through technology spending. Technology valuations and balance sheets are also attractive. Therefore, the Fund maintains a significant weight in the technology-related sectors, but remains well-diversified — reflecting our belief that there are growth opportunities in many sectors.
          Relative to the Russell 2000 Growth Index, the Fund’s strong relative performance was driven by stock selection in many sectors, including health technology (Intuitive Surgical, +94% over the twelve-month period and Nuvasive, +65%) and technology services (Ansys, +78%). Conversely, the Fund’s performance was hurt by its holdings within the finance and process industries sectors. In terms of individual stocks, the poorest performers included Boston Private Financial (-78%), National Financial Partners (-56%) and RTI International Metals (-53%).
          We realize that market corrections are always difficult for investors. However, we would also like to assure you that our research effort is highly focused on companies with strong, experienced management teams, sound balance sheets and sustainable earnings growth potential. In this regard, we believe that the companies held in the Fund will reward your patience in the eventual upward move in the equity market.

 



INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGY


          The objective of the Sit Small Cap Growth Fund is to maximize long-term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of small growth companies with capitalizations of $2.5 billion or less at the time of purchase.
          The Adviser invests in a diversified group of growing small companies it believes exhibit the potential for superior growth. The Adviser believes that a company’s earnings growth is the primary determinant of its potential long-term return and evaluates a company’s potential for above average long-term earnings and revenue growth.

 



PORTFOLIO SUMMARY


 

 

 

Net Asset Value 6/30/08:

 

$37.44 Per Share

6/30/07:

 

$40.14 Per Share

 

 

 

Total Net Assets:

 

$93.5 Million

 

 

 

Weighted Average Market Cap:

 

$3.9 Billion


 



PORTFOLIO STRUCTURE - BY SECTOR
(% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS)

(BAR CHART)



32




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit Small
Cap Growth
Fund

 

Russell
2000
® Growth
Index(1)

 

Russell
2000
®
Index(2)

 

3 Month**

 

7.87

%

 

4.47

%

 

0.58

%

 

6 Month**

 

-9.13

 

 

-8.93

 

 

-9.37

 

 

1 Year

 

-6.73

 

 

-10.83

 

 

-16.19

 

 

5 Year

 

11.59

 

 

10.37

 

 

10.29

 

 

10 Year

 

8.52

 

 

2.80

 

 

5.53

 

 

Inception

 

12.28

 

 

6.71

 

 

9.22

 

 

(7/1/94)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit Small
Cap Growth
Fund

 

Russell
2000
® Growth
Index(1)

 

Russell
2000
®
Index(2)

 

1 Year

 

-6.73

%

 

-10.83

%

 

-16.19

%

 

5 Year

 

73.01

 

 

63.75

 

 

63.19

 

 

10 Year

 

126.62

 

 

31.80

 

 

71.22

 

 

Inception

 

406.43

 

 

148.47

 

 

244.12

 

 

(7/1/94)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*As of 6/30/08.

**Not annualized.

 

 

Performance figures are historical and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Average annual total returns include changes in share price as well as reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. Management fees and administrative expenses are included in the Fund’s performance.

 

 

 

 

(1)

An unmanaged index that measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

(2)

An unmanaged index which measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000® Index (an index of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization).


 



GROWTH OF $10,000


(LINE GRAPH)

The sum of $10,000 invested on 6/30/98 and held until 6/30/08 would have grown to $22,662 in the Fund or $13,180 in the Russell 2000® Growth Index assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains.


 



TOP 10 HOLDINGS


 

 

 

1.

 

Southwestern Energy Co.

2.

 

Arena Resources, Inc.

3.

 

ANSYS, Inc.

4.

 

SBA Communications Corp.

5.

 

CommScope Inc.

6.

 

NuVasive, Inc.

7.

 

Core Laboratories

8.

 

Celgene Corp.

9.

 

Lufkin Industries, Inc.

10.

 

Equitable Resources, Inc.

 

 

Total Number of Holdings: 96



33



 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio of Investments - June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity  Name of Issuer 

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks (97.9%) (2)

 

 

 

Commercial Services (1.5%)

 

 

 

15,100

 

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

 

851,036

 

15,900

 

Getty Images, Inc. (3)

 

539,487

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,390,523

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communications (4.5%)

 

 

 

53,987

 

Centennial Communications Corp. (3)

 

377,369

 

10,000

 

NII Holdings, Inc. (3)

 

474,900

 

66,750

 

SBA Communications
Corp. (3)

 

2,403,667

 

62,900

 

Time Warner Telecom,
Inc. (3)

 

1,008,287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,264,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Durables (2.1%)

 

 

 

14,000

 

Central European Distribution Corp. (3)

 

1,038,100

 

33,800

 

Hansen Natural Corp. (3)

 

974,116

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,012,216

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Services (2.7%)

 

 

 

8,275

 

Capella Education Co. (3)

 

493,604

 

17,000

 

DeVry, Inc.

 

911,540

 

20,700

 

Life Time Fitness, Inc. (3)

 

611,685

 

2,400

 

Strayer Education, Inc.

 

501,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,518,597

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Technology (11.5%)

 

 

 

49,900

 

Arris Group, Inc. (3)

 

421,655

 

17,900

 

Ciena Corp. (3)

 

414,743

 

44,600

 

CommScope, Inc. (3)

 

2,353,542

 

35,100

 

Intersil Corp.

 

853,632

 

59,400

 

Microsemi Corp. (3)

 

1,495,692

 

37,500

 

MICROS Systems, Inc. (3)

 

1,143,375

 

42,600

 

Radyne Corp. (3)

 

486,918

 

28,000

 

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (3)

 

1,010,520

 

15,750

 

Silicon Motion Technology
Corp. (3)

 

227,587

 

112,850

 

Sonus Networks, Inc. (3)

 

385,947

 

30,300

 

Trimble Navigation, Ltd. (3)

 

1,081,710

 

25,200

 

Varian Semiconductor Equip. Assoc., Inc. (3)

 

877,464

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,752,785

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Minerals (8.7%)

 

 

 

50,200

 

Arena Resources, Inc. (3)

 

2,651,564

 

121,300

 

Cano Petroleum, Inc. (3)

 

963,122

 

57,900

 

Frontier Oil Corp.

 

1,384,389

 

65,400

 

Southwestern Energy
Co. (3)

 

3,113,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,112,769

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance (6.9%)

 

 

 

16,975

 

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (3)

 

1,528,769

 

42,100

 

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.

 

996,507

 

47,000

 

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

 

266,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Quantity  Name of Issuer 

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

13,200

 

FCStone Group, Inc. (3)

 

368,676

27,500

 

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc

 

1,168,750

7,800

 

Mercury General Corp.

 

364,416

26,300

 

National Financial Partners Corp.

 

521,266

104,600

 

TCF Financial Corp.

 

1,258,338

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,473,212

 

 

 

 

 

Health Services (5.3%)

 

 

28,200

 

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (3)

 

349,962

10,400

 

Covance, Inc. (3)

 

894,608

11,300

 

Healthways, Inc. (3)

 

334,480

7,100

 

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.

 

304,590

30,500

 

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (3)

 

1,154,120

21,800

 

Stericycle, Inc. (3)

 

1,127,060

28,200

 

VCA Antech, Inc. (3)

 

783,396

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,948,216

 

 

 

 

 

Health Technology (17.4%)

 

 

6,800

 

Alexion Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. (3)

 

493,000

56,400

 

Amylin Pharmaceuticals,
Inc. (3)

 

1,431,996

13,700

 

BioMarin Pharmaceutical,
Inc. (3)

 

397,026

29,800

 

Celgene Corp. (3)

 

1,903,326

57,010

 

CryoLife, Inc. (3)

 

652,194

41,900

 

ev3, Inc. (3)

 

397,212

16,300

 

Gen-Probe, Inc. (3)

 

773,924

26,700

 

Hansen Medical, Inc. (3)

 

446,424

38,600

 

Hologic, Inc. (3)

 

841,480

12,100

 

ICON, A.D.R. (3)

 

913,792

5,500

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (3)

 

1,481,700

49,600

 

NuVasive, Inc. (3)

 

2,215,136

49,600

 

PerkinElmer, Inc.

 

1,381,360

39,600

 

The Spectranetics Corp. (3)

 

390,456

24,196

 

SurModics, Inc. (3)

 

1,084,949

6,400

 

Techne Corp. (3)

 

495,296

23,800

 

Thoratec Corp. (3)

 

413,882

5,300

 

United Therapeutics Corp. (3)

 

518,075

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,231,228

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Services (9.7%)

 

 

9,000

 

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (3)

 

1,119,060

20,700

 

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co.

 

824,274

13,400

 

Core Laboratories (3)

 

1,907,490

49,800

 

Flotek Industries, Inc. (3)

 

1,026,876

21,300

 

Lufkin Industries, Inc.

 

1,773,864

19,200

 

McDermott International,
Inc. (3)

 

1,188,288

29,700

 

URS Corp. (3)

 

1,246,509

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,086,361

 

 

 

 

 


34




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity  Name of Issuer 

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-Energy Minerals (1.5%)

 

 

 

8,500

 

Haynes International,
Inc. (3)

 

489,175

 

25,200

 

RTI International Metals,
Inc. (3)

 

897,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,386,799

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process Industries (1.8%)

 

 

 

31,979

 

Darling International, Inc. (3)

 

528,293

 

58,900

 

Landec Corp. (3)

 

381,083

 

30,600

 

Zoltek Companies, Inc. (3)

 

742,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,651,426

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Producer Manufacturing (10.1%)

 

 

 

33,925

 

AMETEK, Inc.

 

1,601,939

 

20,800

 

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.

 

925,184

 

11,800

 

Anixter International,
Inc. (3)

 

701,982

 

23,700

 

IDEX Corp.

 

873,108

 

29,850

 

Kaydon Corp.

 

1,534,589

 

31,386

 

Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. (3)

 

947,857

 

11,600

 

Roper Industries, Inc.

 

764,208

 

19,000

 

Teledyne Technologies,
Inc. (3)

 

927,010

 

33,500

 

Woodward Governor Co.

 

1,194,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,470,487

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retail Trade (1.9%)

 

 

 

18,200

 

Dicks Sporting Goods,
Inc. (3)

 

322,868

 

36,500

 

GameStop Corp. (3)

 

1,474,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,797,468

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technology Services (9.7%)

 

 

 

55,500

 

ANSYS, Inc. (3)

 

2,615,160

 

47,700

 

Citrix Systems, Inc. (3)

 

1,402,857

 

23,000

 

Concur Technologies, Inc.
(3)

 

764,290

 

96,450

 

Informatica Corp. (3)

 

1,450,608

 

17,800

 

j2 Global Communications, Inc. (3)

 

409,400

 

38,800

 

Quest Software, Inc. (3)

 

574,628

 

15,600

 

Syntel, Inc.

 

526,032

 

30,200

 

The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (3)

 

1,076,026

 

18,200

 

ValueClick, Inc. (3)

 

275,730

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,094,731

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation (0.8%)

 

 

 

36,200

 

UTI Worldwide, Inc.

 

722,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities (1.8%)

 

 

 

23,700

 

Equitable Resources, Inc.

 

1,636,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total common stocks
(cost: $75,467,697)

 

91,549,953

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity  Name of Issuer 

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities (2.1%) (2)

 

 

1,999,000

 

Sit Money Market Fund,
2.08% (4)

 

1,999,000

 

 

 

 

 

        (cost: $1,999,000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investments in securities
(cost: $77,466,697) (5)

 

$                           93,548,953

 

 

 

 

 


See accompanying notes to portfolios of investments on page 40.

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Sit Developing Markets Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

One Year Ended June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Managers: Roger J. Sit and Raymond E. Sit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


          The Sit Developing Markets Growth Fund outperformed the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, appreciating +5.26% for the latest fiscal year versus +2.59%. The outperformance is attributable to positive stock selection and allocation on both a regional and sector basis. The commodity-exposed holdings such as energy and materials stocks were positive contributors along with the underweight in the financial sector. This strong performance was partially offset by the Fund’s investments in Latin America.
          The Fund remains heavily exposed to Asia, as growth, albeit slower than the past several years, remains strong relative to other regions. The Fund has a 61.3% weight, which is well above the Index at 48.6%. The Fund’s exposure comes from consumer-related, commodity-related, technology, financial, and telecommunication holdings.
          The Fund continues to have a large absolute weight in Latin America at 23.1% versus the Index at 25.5%. Given our positive outlook for commodity-related stocks, the Fund’s exposure to these investments remains large. In addition, a strong economy bodes well for the consumer, therefore we also have exposure to retail and telecommunication stocks.
          The Fund’s exposure to Eastern European stocks increased to 9.0%, albeit still underweight the Index at 15.6%. The Eastern European investments are centered on consumer, agriculture, energy, and telecommunication stocks.
          The Fund continues to be underweight in the Middle East and Africa region at 5.1% versus the Index at 10.3%. This underweight is largely a function of our more bullish outlook for the Asia region. In Africa and the Middle East, the Fund’s investments consist of consumer, technology, pharmaceutical, and energy stocks.

 



INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGY

          The Fund seeks to maximize long-term capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks of companies domiciled or operating in a developing market. In selecting investments for the Fund, the Adviser begins by selecting countries or regions in which to invest by considering several factors affecting the economy and equity market of foreign countries and regions. After the country and regional allocations are determined, the Adviser seeks industries and sectors that appear to have strong earnings growth prospects. Within the selected industries and sectors, the Adviser invests in foreign growth-oriented companies it believes exhibit the potential for superior growth.

 



PORTFOLIO SUMMARY


 

 

 

Net Asset Value 6/30/08:

 

$25.97 Per Share

6/30/0712/31/07:

 

$24.94 Per Share

 

 

 

Total Net Assets:

 

$23.2 Million

 

 

 

Weighted Average Market Cap:

 

$57.5 Billion


 



PORTFOLIO STRUCTURE - BY REGION
(% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS)

(BAR CHART)



36




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit
Developing
Markets
Growth Fund

 

MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Index(1)

 

MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Growth
Index(2)

 

3 Month**

 

2.53

%

 

-1.58

%

 

-2.12

%

 

6 Month**

 

-11.24

 

 

-12.72

 

 

-14.66

 

 

1 Year

 

5.26

 

 

2.59

 

 

-0.48

 

 

5 Year

 

26.77

 

 

26.72

 

 

25.20

 

 

10 Year

 

11.38

 

 

12.64

 

 

11.77

 

 

Inception

 

7.29

 

 

6.02

 

 

n/a

 

 

(7/1/94)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURNS*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit
Developing
Markets
Growth Fund

 

MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Index(1)

 

MSCI
Emerging
Markets
Growth
Index(2)

 

1 Year

 

5.26

%

 

2.59

%

 

-0.48

%

 

5 Year

 

227.45

 

 

226.77

 

 

207.68

 

 

10 Year

 

193.84

 

 

228.91

 

 

204.22

 

 

Inception

 

167.88

 

 

126.87

 

 

n/a

 

 

(7/1/94)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*As of 6/30/08

**Not annualized.

 

 

Performance figures are historical and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and you may have a gain or loss when you sell shares. Average annual total returns include changes in share price as well as reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. Management fees and administrative expenses are included in the Fund’s performance.

 

 

 

(1)

MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets.

(2)

MSCI uses a two-dimensional framework for style segmentation in which value and growth securities are categorized using a multi-factor approach. The objective of the index design is to divide constituents of an underlying MSCI Equity Index into respective value and growth indices, each targeting 50% of the free float-adjusted market capitalization of the underlying market index.


 



GROWTH OF $10,000


(LINE GRAPH)

The sum of $10,000 invested on 6/30/98 and held until 6/30/08 would have increased to $29,384 in the Fund, or $32,891 in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index assuming reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains.


 



PORTFOLIO STRUCTURE - BY SECTOR
(% OF TOTAL NET ASSETS)

(BAR CHART)



37



 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit Developing Markets Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio of Investments - June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 



10 LARGEST HOLDINGS

 

 

 

1.

 

Petrobras

2.

 

Gazprom, A.D.R.

3.

 

Cia Vale Do Rio Doce, A.D.R.

4.

 

BHP Billiton, Ltd., A.D.R.

5.

 

Samsung Electronics

6.

 

Tenaris, A.D.R.

7.

 

Rio Tinto

8.

 

China Mobile, Ltd.

9.

 

America Movil, A.D.R.

10.

 

Uralkali, G.D.R.

 

 

Total Number of Holdings: 91


 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

Name of Issuer

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

Common Stocks (98.0%) (2)

 

 

 

Africa/ Middle East (5.1%)

 

 

 

Israel (3.3%)

 

 

 

9,900

 

Amdocs, Ltd. (Technology Svcs.) (3)

 

291,258

 

7,100

 

NICE Systems Ltd., A.D.R. (Electronic Tech.) (3)

 

209,947

 

5,700

 

Teva Pharmaceutical, A.D.R. (Health Tech.)

 

261,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

762,265

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa (1.8%)

 

 

 

8,247

 

Bidvest Group, Ltd. (Consumer Services)

 

103,621

 

6,900

 

Naspers, Ltd. (Consumer Services)

 

150,690

 

3,000

 

Sasol, A.D.R. (Energy Minerals)

 

176,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

431,131

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asia (60.6%)

 

 

 

Australia (8.1%)

 

 

 

9,000

 

BHP Billiton, Ltd., A.D.R.

 

 

 

 

 

(Non-Energy Minerals)

 

766,710

 

4,700

 

Rio Tinto (Non-Energy Minerals)

 

610,518

 

1,000

 

Rio Tinto, A.D.R, (Non-Energy Minerals)

 

495,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,872,228

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China / Hong Kong (20.1%)

 

 

186,000

 

Ajisen China Holdings, Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

(Consumer Services) (3)

 

185,350

 

240,000

 

China Communications Construction. Co.
(Transportation)

 

410,606

 

5,333

 

China Life Insurance Co., A.D.R. (Utilities)

 

278,276

 

8,200

 

China Mobile, Ltd. (Communications)

 

548,990

 

238,000

 

China Oilfield Services, Ltd. (Industrial Svcs.)

 

427,330

 

23,000

 

China Shenhua Energy Co. (Energy Minerals)

 

90,263

 

660,000

 

China Water Affairs Group (Utilities) (3)

 

194,684

 

18,200

 

ChinaEdu Corp., A.D.R. (Consumer Svcs.) (3)

 

86,450

 

4,000

 

Focus Media Holding, Ltd., A.D.R. (Commercial Services) (3)

 

110,880

 

3,700

 

Home Inns & Hotels Mgmt., Inc., A.D.R. (Consumer Services) (3)

 

70,337

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

Name of Issuer

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

6,000

 

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (Finance)

 

87,723

 

45,000

 

Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd. (Finance)

 

190,800

 

135,000

 

Huabao International Holdings, Ltd.
(Consumer Non-Durables)

 

128,122

 

28,000

 

Li & Fung, Ltd. (Consumer Durables)

 

84,389

 

77,500

 

NetDragon Websoft, Inc. (Tech. Services)

 

102,376

 

3,500

 

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, A.D.R. (Consumer Svcs.) (3)

204,470

 

180,000

 

PetroChina Co. (Energy Minerals)

 

233,159

 

95,308

 

Ports Design, Ltd. (Retail Trade)

 

272,579

 

12,000

 

Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. (Finance)

 

162,827

 

9,400

 

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., A.D.R. (Electronic Technology) (3)

 

352,124

 

158,000

 

Travelsky Technology, Ltd. (Consumer Svcs.)

 

103,952

 

96,000

 

Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. (Consumer Non-Durables)

 

195,515

 

86,000

 

Xinao Gas Holdings, Ltd. (Utlities)

 

147,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,668,777

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India * (3.4%)

 

 

 

5,500

 

ICICI Bank, A.D.R. (Finance)

 

158,180

 

4,600

 

Infosys Technologies, Ltd., A.D.R. (Technology Svcs.)

 

199,916

 

4,300

 

Reliance Industries, Ltd., G.D.R. (Energy Minerals)

 

418,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

776,882

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indonesia (1.0%)

 

 

 

54,500

 

PT Astra International (Producer Mfg.)

 

113,788

 

3,400

 

PT Telekomunikasi, A.D.R. (Communications)

 

109,650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

223,438

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phillipines (2.1%)

 

 

 

826,500

 

Manila Water Co. (Utilities)

 

335,976

 

486,000

 

SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (Retail Trade)

 

75,777

 

107,000

 

Union Bank of Philippines (Finance)

 

77,458

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

489,211

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia (10.3%)

 

 

 

15,050

 

Gazprom, A.D.R. (Energy Minerals)

 

872,900

 

1,500

 

Gazprom, A.D.R. (Energy Minerals)

 

86,850

 

3,000

 

Mobile Telesystems, A.D.R. (Communications)

 

229,830

 

2,700

 

LUKOIL, A.D.R. (Energy Minerals)

 

265,140

 

7,200

 

Uralkali, G.D.R. (Process Industries) (3)

 

523,440

 

14,000

 

Vimpel Communications, A.D.R.
(Communications)

 

415,520

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,393,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore (1.1%)

 

 

 

51,600

 

KS Energy Services, Ltd. (Energy Minerals)

 

71,680

 

85,650

 

Starhub, Ltd. (Communications)

 

179,415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

251,095

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



38



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

Name of Issuer

Market Value ($)(1)  

 

 

South Korea (9.3%)

 

 

 

725

 

Cheil Communications, Inc.
(Commercial Svcs.)

 

171,885

 

9,007

 

Industrial Bank of Korea (Finance)

 

137,337

 

7,200

 

Korea Electric Power Corp. (Utilities)

 

104,616

 

2,200

 

Kookmin Bank (Finance)

 

129,975

 

1,900

 

Kookmin Bank, A.D.R. (Finance)

 

111,169

 

2,800

 

POSCO, A.D.R. (Non-Energy Minerals)

 

363,384

 

1,080

 

Samsung Electronics (Electronic Tech.)

 

645,285

 

5,600

 

Shinhan Financial Group (Finance)

 

253,219

 

310

 

Shinsegae Co., Ltd. (Retail Trade)

 

166,847

 

3,100

 

SK Telecom Co., A.D.R. (Communications)

 

64,387

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,148,104

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan (4.6%)

 

 

 

79,777

 

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Finance)

 

173,468

 

5,000

 

High Tech Computer Corp.
(Electronic Technology)

 

112,015

 

31,525

 

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. G.D.R.
(Electronic Technology)

 

313,360

 

12,960

 

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
(Electronic Technology)

 

63,833

 

111,362

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Co. (Electronic Tech.)

 

238,478

 

16,034

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Co., Ltd., A.D.R. (Electronic Tech.)

 

174,936

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,076,090

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thailand (0.6%)

 

 

 

42,000

 

Bangkok Bank Public Co., Ltd. (Finance)

 

150,740

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe (9.0%)

 

 

 

Austria (1.6%)

 

 

 

2,900

 

Raiffeisen Intl. Bank Hldg. AG (Finance)

 

370,616

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Czech Republic (3.5%)

 

 

 

4,000

 

Central European Media Enterprises, Ltd.
(Consumer Services) (3)

 

362,120

 

5,200

 

CEZ (Utilities)

 

461,374

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

823,494

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poland (1.7%)

 

 

 

5,200

 

Central European Distribution Corp. (3) (Consumer Non-Durables)

 

385,580

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey (0.6%)

 

 

 

5,900

 

Tupras-Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S.
(Energy Minerals)

 

136,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Kingdom (1.6%)

 

 

 

5,232

 

Anglo American p.l.c. (Non-Energy Minerals)

 

367,454

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantity

Name of Issuer

 

Market Value ($)(1)

 

 

Latin America (23.1%)

 

 

 

Argentina (2.7%)

 

 

 

8,550

 

Tenaris, A.D.R. (Industrial
Svcs.)

 

636,975

 

 

 

 

   

 

Brazil (12.7%)

 

 

 

19,200

 

AES Tiete S.A. (Utilities)

 

198,815

 

15,080

 

Banco Bradesco S.A. (Finance)

 

306,841

 

2,100

 

Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo
Pao de Acucar, A.D.R. (Retail Trade)

 

89,166

 

3,600

 

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (Consumer Non-Durables)

 

228,060

 

22,300

 

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, A.D.R. (Non-Energy Minerals)

 

798,786

 

3,883

 

Embraer de Aeronautica, A.D.R.
(Producer Mfg.)

 

102,899

 

34,680

 

Petrobras (Energy Minerals)

 

999,881

 

3,000

 

Petrobras, A.D.R. (Energy Minerals)

 

212,490

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

2,936,938

 

 

 

 

   

 

Mexico (6.4%)

 

 

 

10,000

 

America Movil, A.D.R. (Communications)

 

527,500

 

6,400

 

Grupo Televisa S.A., A.D.R. (Consumer Svcs.)

 

151,168

 

4,200

 

Homex, A.D.R. (Consumer Durables) (3)

 

246,036

 

3,400

 

NII Holdings, Inc. (Communications) (3)

 

161,466

 

2,800

 

Telefonos de Mexico, A.D.R.
(Communications)

 

66,304

 

2,800

 

Telmex Internacional, A.D.R.
(Communications) (3)

 

45,080

 

72,540

 

Wal-Mart de Mexico (Retail Trade)

 

288,736

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

1,486,290

 

 

 

 

   

 

Peru (1.3%)

 

 

 

2,800

 

Southern Copper Corp.
(Non-Energy Minerals)

 

298,564

 

 

 

 

   

 

North America (0.2%)

 

 

 

United States (0.2%)

 

 

 

4,661

 

VeriFone Holdings, Inc.
(Commercial Services) (3)

 

55,699

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

Total common stocks

 

22,741,457

 

 

 

 

   

 

(cost: $13,191,406)

 

 

 

Closed-End Mutual Fund (0.7%) (2)

 

 

 

4,900

 

India Fund* (Consumer
Services)

 

173,362

 

 

 

 

   

 

(cost: $115,283)

 

 

 

Short-Term Securities (2.4%) (2)

 

 

 

556,000

 

Sit Money Market
Fund, 2.08% (4)

 

556,000

 

 

 

 

   

 

(cost: $556,000)

 

 

 

Total investments in securities

 

 

 

(cost: $13,862,689) (5)

$

23,470,819

 

 

 

 

   

 


 

 

 

* The Fund’s total investment in India including the India Fund comprises 4.1% of the fund’s net assets.



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Notes to Portfolios of Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

(1)

Securities are valued by procedures described in note 1 to the financial statements.

 

 

(2)

Percentage figures indicate percentage of total net assets.

 

 

(3)

Presently non-income producing securities.

 

 

(4)

This security represents an investment in an affiliated party. See note 3 to the accompanying financial statements.

 

 

(5)

At June 30, 2008, the cost of securities for federal income tax purposes and the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on that cost were as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balanced
Fund

 

Dividend Growth
Fund

 

Large Cap
Growth
Fund

 

Mid Cap
Growth
Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes

 

$

11,713,369

 

$

54,141,754

 

$

272,598,695

 

$

160,809,070

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

2,141,784

 

$

5,082,031

 

$

35,467,494

 

$

65,819,903

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(965,058

)

 

(3,462,218

)

 

(15,517,719

)

 

(15,473,127

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

$

1,176,726

 

$

1,619,813

 

$

19,949,775

 

$

50,346,776

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International
Growth
Fund

 

Small Cap
Growth
Fund

 

Developing
Markets
Growth
Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes

 

$

26,653,116

 

$

77,466,697

 

$

13,862,689

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

12,644,240

 

$

25,706,237

 

$

10,513,189

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(1,660,797

)

 

(9,623,981

)

 

(905,059

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

$

10,983,443

 

$

16,082,256

 

$

9,608,130

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

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June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balanced
Fund

 

Dividend
Growth
Fund

 

Large Cap
Growth
Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at identified cost

 

$

11,705,595

 

$

54,076,982

 

$

272,560,693

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at market value - see accompanying schedules for detail

 

$

12,563,095

 

$

54,751,567

 

$

265,402,470

 

Investments in affiliated mutual funds

 

 

327,000

 

 

1,010,000

 

 

27,146,000

 

Cash in bank on demand deposit

 

 

2,560

 

 

190

 

 

51

 

Accrued interest and dividends receivable

 

 

64,478

 

 

87,243

 

 

245,235

 

Receivable for investment securities sold

 

 

 

 

729,729

 

 

 

Other receivables

 

 

194

 

 

5,788

 

 

16,136

 

Receivable for Fund shares sold

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

 

586,526

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total assets

 

 

12,957,327

 

 

56,587,017

 

 

293,396,418

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disbursements in excess of cash balances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable for investment securities purchased

 

 

 

 

355,064

 

 

4,630,673

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

641,322

 

 

820,163

 

Other payables

 

 

6,882

 

 

3,229

 

 

 

Accrued investment management and advisory services fee

 

 

11,040

 

 

47,846

 

 

250,123

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total liabilities

 

 

17,922

 

 

1,047,461

 

 

5,700,959

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

12,939,405

 

$

55,539,556

 

$

287,695,459

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)

 

$

15,717,065

 

$

52,240,007

 

$

280,770,707

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

 

97,265

 

 

265,719

 

 

572,524

 

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from security transactions and foreign currency transactions

 

 

(4,059,425

)

 

1,349,245

 

 

(13,635,549

)

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

1,184,500

 

 

1,684,585

 

 

19,987,777

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12,939,405

 

$

55,539,556

 

$

287,695,459

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

793,071

 

 

3,145,444

 

 

6,626,764

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

1,093,101

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

$

12,939,405

 

$

41,239,368

 

$

287,695,459

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

14,300,188

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net asset value per share of outstanding capital stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

$

16.32

 

$

13.11

 

$

43.41

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

$

13.08

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

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Mid Cap
Growth
Fund

 

International
Growth
Fund

 

Small Cap
Growth
Fund

 

Developing
Markets
Growth
Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at identified cost

 

$

160,725,450

 

$

26,650,280

 

$

77,466,697

 

$

13,862,689

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in securities, at market value - see accompanying schedules for detail

 

$

206,578,846

 

$

36,574,559

 

$

91,549,953

 

$

22,914,819

 

Investments in affiliated mutual funds

 

 

4,577,000

 

 

1,062,000

 

 

1,999,000

 

 

556,000

 

Cash in bank on demand deposit

 

 

926

 

 

186

 

 

195

 

 

1,293

 

Accrued interest and dividends receivable

 

 

116,085

 

 

157,435

 

 

15,721

 

 

70,551

 

Receivable for investment securities sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

528,996

 

 

 

Other receivables

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,713

 

 

6,887

 

Receivable for Fund shares sold

 

 

26,943

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

 

211,299,800

 

 

37,794,180

 

 

94,145,578

 

 

23,549,550

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disbursements in excess of cash balances

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payable for investment securities purchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

494,705

 

 

 

Payable for Fund shares redeemed

 

 

48,991

 

 

 

 

3,496

 

 

313,989

 

Other payables

 

 

154,879

 

 

27,406

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued investment management and advisory services fee

 

 

216,345

 

 

52,672

 

 

120,714

 

 

40,486

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total liabilities

 

 

420,215

 

 

80,078

 

 

618,915

 

 

354,475

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding capital stock

 

$

210,879,585

 

$

37,714,102

 

$

93,526,663

 

$

23,195,075

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets consist of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital (par value and paid-in surplus)

 

$

164,771,511

 

$

55,881,839

 

$

106,413,154

 

$

12,983,910

 

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

 

 

 

 

308,462

 

 

 

 

(593

)

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from security transactions and foreign currency transactions

 

 

(4,322,322

)

 

(29,465,047

)

 

(28,968,747

)

 

602,946

 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

50,430,396

 

 

10,988,848

 

 

16,082,256

 

 

9,608,812

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

$

210,879,585

 

$

37,714,102

 

$

93,526,663

 

$

23,195,075

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Outstanding shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

14,215,579

 

 

2,118,603

 

 

2,497,949

 

 

893,274

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net assets applicable to outstanding shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

$

210,879,585

 

$

37,714,102

 

$

93,526,663

 

$

23,195,075

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net asset value per share of outstanding capital stock:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

$

14.83

 

$

17.80

 

$

37.44

 

$

25.97

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

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One Year Ended June 30, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balanced
Fund

 

Dividend
Growth
Fund

 

Large Cap
Growth
Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends *

 

 $

125,147

 

 $

1,205,590

 

 $

2,329,359

 

Interest

 

 

293,999

 

 

64,977

 

 

737,411

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total income

 

 

419,146

 

 

1,270,567

 

 

3,066,770

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (note 3):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment management and advisory services fee

 

 

130,588

 

 

473,658

 

 

2,100,816

 

12b-1 Fee - Class S

 

 

 

 

17,218

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

130,588

 

 

490,876

 

 

2,100,816

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less fees and expenses absorbed by investment adviser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net expenses

 

 

130,588

 

 

490,876

 

 

2,100,816

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

288,558

 

 

779,691

 

 

965,954

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

455,191

 

 

2,153,005

 

 

1,347,416

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

(988,060

)

 

(4,651,033

)

 

(7,165,526

)

Realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investments

 

 

(532,869

)

 

(2,498,028

)

 

(5,818,110

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

($

244,311

)

($

1,718,337

)

($

4,852,156

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 



* Dividends are net of foreign withholding tax of $67,577 and $31,513 in the International Growth Fund and Developing Markets Growth Fund, respectively.

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Mid Cap
Growth
Fund

 

International
Growth
Fund

 

Small Cap
Growth
Fund

 

Developing
Markets
Growth
Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends *

 

 $

1,026,387

 

 $

723,263

 

 $

301,442

 

$

363,579

 

Interest

 

 

588,114

 

 

173,569

 

 

285,113

 

 

48,845

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total income

 

 

1,614,501

 

 

896,832

 

 

586,555

 

 

412,424

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (note 3):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment management and advisory services fee

 

 

2,746,150

 

 

726,891

 

 

1,543,702

 

 

477,135

 

12b-1 Fee - Class S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total expenses

 

 

2,746,150

 

 

726,891

 

 

1,543,702

 

 

477,135

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less fees and expenses absorbed by investment adviser

 

 

(219,586

)

 

(137,520

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total net expenses

 

 

2,526,564

 

 

589,371

 

 

1,543,702

 

 

477,135

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

 

(912,063

)

 

307,461

 

 

(957,147

)

 

(64,711

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss)

 

 

12,282,658

 

 

1,973,380

 

 

8,104,312

 

 

602,948

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

(14,977,322

)

 

(3,774,119

)

 

(14,446,734

)

 

(138,363

)

Realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

 

1,001

 

 

 

 

(106

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investments

 

 

(2,694,664

)

 

(1,799,738

)

 

(6,342,422

)

 

464,479

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

($

3,606,727

)

($

1,492,277

)

($

7,299,569

)

$

399,768

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements on page 50.

45



 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balanced Fund

 

Dividend Growth Fund

 

 

 

Year ended
June 30,
2008

 

Year ended
June 30,
2007

 

Year ended
June 30,
2008

 

Year ended
June 30,
2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

288,558

 

$

257,732

 

$

779,691

 

$

572,161

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

455,191

 

 

445,217

 

 

2,153,005

 

 

1 ,542,542

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

(988,060

)

 

919,520

 

 

(4,651,033

)

 

3,970,722

 

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

(244,311

)

 

1,622,469

 

 

(1,718,337

)

 

6,085,425

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

(249,989

)

 

(256,000

)

 

(606,444

)

 

(496,446

)

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(74,556

)

 

(22,553

)

Net realized gains on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,924,515

)

 

(421,852

)

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(191,378

)

 

(39,234

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total distributions

 

 

(249,989

)

 

(256,000

)

 

(2,796,893

)

 

(980,085

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Capital share transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

1,745,748

 

 

1,206,652

 

 

8,740,816

 

 

12,068,364

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,936,094

 

 

2,731,531

 

Fund merger (note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvested distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

248,615

 

 

254,122

 

 

2,462,870

 

 

881,856

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

265,215

 

 

61,758

 

Payments for shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

(1,089,997

)

 

(1,914,798

)

 

(3,780,160

)

 

(4,265,483

)

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,066,712

)

 

(272,215

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital shares transactions

 

 

904,366

 

 

(454,024

)

 

19,558,123

 

 

11,205,811

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

410,066

 

 

912,445

 

 

15,042,893

 

 

16,311,151

 

Net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

12,529,339

 

 

11,616,894

 

 

40,496,663

 

 

24,185,512

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

End of period *

 

$

12,939,405

 

$

12,529,339

 

$

55,539,556

 

 

40,496,663

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Capital transactions in shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

102,081

 

 

77,470

 

 

623,487

 

 

896,432

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,030,568

 

 

207,573

 

Fund merger (note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvested distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

14,590

 

 

16,162

 

 

177,524

 

 

67,065

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,253

 

 

4,634

 

Redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

(63,511

)

 

(120,814

)

 

(269,004

)

 

(318,156

)

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(152,868

)

 

(20,003

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net increase (decrease)

 

 

53,160

 

 

(27,182

)

 

1,428,960

 

 

837,545

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

* includes undistributed net investment income

 

$

97,265

 

$

58,696

 

$

265,719

 

$

167,028

 

46



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Cap Growth Fund

 

Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

Year ended
June 30,
2008

 

Year ended
June 30,
2007

 

Year ended
June 30,
2008

 

Year ended
June 30,
2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

965,954

 

$

643,746

(

$

912,063

)         (

$

595,978

)

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

1,347,416

 

 

4,367,479

 

 

12,282,658

 

 

23,747,656

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

(7,165,526

)

 

12,770,846

 

 

(14,977,322

)

 

13,441,236

 

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

(4,852,156

)

 

17,782,071

 

 

(3,606,727

)

 

36,592,914

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

(640,031

)

 

(730,000

)

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,135,630

)

 

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total distributions

 

 

(640,031

)

 

(730,000

)

 

(7,135,630

)

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Capital share transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

208,273,800

 

 

32,745,007

 

 

22,370,170

 

 

6,847,730

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund merger (note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,051,322

 

 

 

Reinvested distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

631,433

 

 

717,055

 

 

6,945,803

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

(41,459,014

)

 

(26,645,574

)

 

(27,001,040

)

 

(29,726,106

)

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital shares transactions

 

 

167,446,219

 

 

6,816,488

 

 

16,366,255

 

 

(22,878,376

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

161,954,032

 

 

23,868,559

 

 

5,623,898

 

 

13,714,538

 

Net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

125,741,427

 

 

101,872,868

 

 

205,255,687

 

 

191,541,149

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

End of period *

 

$

287,695,459

 

$

125,741,427

 

$

210,879,585

 

$

205,255,687

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Capital transactions in shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

4,684,727

 

 

803,378

 

 

1,632,769

 

 

485,169

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund merger (note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

809,357

 

 

 

Reinvested distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

14,028

 

 

17,541

 

 

441,003

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

(930,264

)

 

(672,308

)

 

(1,734,089

)

 

(2,144,755

)

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net increase (decrease)

 

 

3,768,491

 

 

148,611

 

 

1,149,040

 

 

(1,659,586

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

* includes undistributed net investment income

 

$

572,524

 

$

246,601

 

$

 

$

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Growth Fund

 

 

 

Year ended
June 30,
2008

 

Year ended
June 30,
2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

$

307,461

 

$

433,345

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

1,973,380

 

 

1,628,649

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

(3,774,119

)

 

5,245,252

 

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

 

 

1,001

 

 

(1,238

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

(1,492,277

)

 

7,306,008

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

(408,875

)

 

(326,000

)

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total distributions

 

 

(408,875

)

 

(326,000

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

Capital share transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

3,309,438

 

 

2,625,666

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

Fund merger (note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvested distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

400,670

 

 

315,077

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

(3,606,064

)

 

(5,109,084

)

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital shares transactions

 

 

104,044

 

 

(2,168,341

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

(1,797,108

)

 

4,811,667

 

Net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

39,511,210

 

 

34,699,543

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

End of period *

 

$

37,714,102

 

$

39,511,210

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

Capital transactions in shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

174,630

 

 

155,761

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

Fund merger (note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvested distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

21,392

 

 

18,755

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

(190,170

)

 

(303,041

)

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

Net increase (decrease)

 

 

5,852

 

 

(128,525

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

* includes undistributed net investment income

 

$

307,461

 

$

408,875

 


 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements on page 50.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

 

Developing Markets Growth Fund

 

 

 

Year ended
June 30,
2008

 

Year ended
June 30,
2007

 

Year ended
June 30,
2008

 

Year ended
June 30,
2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

 

($

957,147

)

($

793,277

)

($

64,711

)

$

37,371

 

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

8,104,312

 

 

7,930,349

 

 

602,948

 

 

1,134,284

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency transactions

 

 

(14,446,734

)

 

10,914,243

 

 

(138,363

)

 

4,423,542

 

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

(106

)

 

(486

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

(7,299,569

)

 

18,051,315

 

 

399,768

 

 

5,594,711

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Distributions to shareholders from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(35,294

)

 

(35,000

)

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gains on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(241,893

)

 

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

(277,187

)

 

(35,000

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Capital share transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from shares sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

11,785,566

 

 

4,871,110

 

 

12,009,397

 

 

4,178,847

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund merger (note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvested distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

269,654

 

 

34,063

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for shares redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

(16,759,064

)

 

(24,099,642

)

 

(7,637,020

)

 

(4,399,434

)

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital shares transactions

 

 

(4,973,498

)

 

(19,228,532

)

 

4,642,031

 

 

(186,524

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

(12,273,067

)

 

(1,177,217

)

 

4,764,612

 

 

5,373,187

 

Net assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

105,799,730

 

 

106,976,947

 

 

18,430,463

 

 

13,057,276

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

End of period *

 

$

93,526,663

 

$

105,799,730

 

$

23,195,075

 

$

18,430,463

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Capital transactions in shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

292,167

 

 

140,033

 

 

430,789

 

 

199,647

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund merger (note 4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinvested distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,562

 

 

1,642

 

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Shares (Class I Dividend Growth)

 

 

(429,997

)

 

(701,012

)

 

(286,042

)

 

(213,628

)

Common Shares (Class S Dividend Growth)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net increase (decrease)

 

 

(137,830

)

 

(560,979

)

 

154,309

 

 

(12,339

)

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

* includes undistributed net investment income

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

35,154

 

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(1)

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

 

 

Sit Mutual Funds are no-load funds, and are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended) as diversified, open-end management investment companies, or series thereof. The Sit Developing Markets Growth, Sit Small Cap Growth, Sit Dividend Growth, Sit International Growth, and Sit Balanced, are series funds of Sit Mutual Funds, Inc.

 

 

 

This report covers the equity funds of the Sit Mutual Funds (the Funds). Each fund has 10 billion authorized shares of capital stock with a par value of $0.001. The investment objective for each Fund is as follows:


 

 

Fund

Investment Objective

Balanced

Long-term growth consistent with the preservation of principal and to provide regular income.

Dividend Growth

Provide current income that exceeds the dividend yield of the S&P 500 Index and that grows over a period of years. Secondarily, maximize long-term capital appreciation.

Large Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

Maximize long-term capital appreciation.

Mid Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

Maximize long-term capital appreciation.

International Growth

Maximize long-term growth.

Small Cap Growth

Maximize long-term capital appreciation.

Developing Markets Growth

Maximize long-term capital appreciation.


 

 

 

The Dividend Growth Fund offers Class I and Class S shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, and liquidation rights. The distribution fee differs among classes, the Class S shares have a 0.25% distribution fee, whereas Class I has no distribution fee. Income, expenses (other than class specific expenses) and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based upon its relative net assets.

 

 

 

Significant accounting policies followed by the Funds are summarized below:

 

 

 

Short-Term Trading (Redemption) Fees

 

The Funds (except Balanced) charge a redemption fee equal to 2.00% of the proceeds on shares held for less than 30 calendar days. The fee is retained by the Fund for the benefit of its long-term shareholders and accounted for as an addition to paid in capital.

 

 

 

Investments in Securities

 

Investments in securities traded on national or international securities exchanges are valued at the last reported

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sales price prior to the time when assets are valued. Securities traded on the over-the-counter market are valued at the last reported sales price or if the last sales price is not available at the last reported bid price. The sale and bid prices are obtained from independent pricing services. Debt securities maturing more than 60 days are priced by an independent pricing service. When market quotations are not readily available, or when the Advisor becomes aware that a significant event impacting the value of a security or group of securities has occurred after the closing of the exchange on which the security or securities principally trade, but before the calculation of the daily net asset value, securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith using procedures established by the Board of Directors. Debt securities maturing in less than 60 days when acquired, or which subsequently are within 60 days of maturity, are valued at amortized cost.

 

 

 

Security transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Securities gains and losses are calculated on the identified-cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or upon the receipt of ex-dividend notification in the case of certain foreign securities. Interest, including level-yield amortization of long-term bond premium and discount, is recorded on the accrual basis.

 

 

 

Line of Credit

 

The Funds have a $25,000,000 committed line of credit through PNC Bank, N.A., whereby the Funds may borrow for the temporary funding of shareholder redemptions or for other temporary purposes. Interest is charged to each Fund based on its borrowings at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate plus fifty basis points (0.50%). The Funds had no borrowings outstanding during the year ended June 30, 2008.

 

 

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

On September 20, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 establishes an authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value, and requires additional disclosures about fair-value measurements. The application of SFAS 157 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Funds do not expect any changes to their fair valuation procedures for net assets and expect the only impact of this pronouncement will be a new disclosure of methods of fair value.

 

 

 

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation 48 (FIN 48), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 prescribes a two-step process to recognize and measure a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The first step is to determine whether a tax position has met the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold and the second step is to measure a tax position that meets the threshold to determine the amount of benefit to recognize. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Funds.

 

 

 

Illiquid Securities

 

Each Fund currently limits investments in illiquid securities to 15% of net assets. At June 30, 2008, there were no securities deemed illiquid by the investment adviser. Pursuant to the guidelines adopted by the Board of Directors, certain unregistered securities, if any are determined to be liquid and are not included within the limitation specified above.

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Foreign Currency Translations and Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

 

The market value of securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies for Developing Markets Growth Fund and International Growth Fund are translated daily into U.S. dollars at the closing rate of exchange (approximately 4:00 p.m. E.S.T). Purchases and sales of securities, income and expenses are translated at the exchange rate on the transaction date. Dividend and interest income includes currency exchange gains (losses) realized between the accrual and payment dates on such income. Exchange gains (losses) may also be realized between the trade and settlement dates on security and forward contract transactions. For securities denominated in foreign currencies, the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates on realized and unrealized gains or losses is reflected as a component of such gains or losses.

 

 

 

The Developing Markets Growth and International Growth Funds may enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for operational purposes and to protect against adverse exchange rate fluctuation. The net U.S. dollar value of foreign currency underlying all contractual commitments held by the Funds and the resulting unrealized appreciation or depreciation is determined using foreign currency exchange rates from an independent pricing service. The Funds are subject to the credit risk that the other party will not complete the obligations of the contract.

 

 

 

Federal Taxes

 

The Funds’ policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of their taxable income to shareholders. Therefore, no income tax provision is required. Also, in order to avoid the payment of any federal excise taxes, the Funds will distribute substantially all of their net investment income and net realized gains on a calendar year basis.

 

 

 

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken in federal tax returns for all open tax years and has concluded that as of June 30, 2008, no provision for income would be required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds’ federal and state income and federal excise returns for the 2005, 2006, and 2007 tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

 

 

 

Net investment income and net realized gains differ for financial statement and tax purposes because of losses deferred due to “wash sale” transactions. A “wash sale” occurs when a Fund sells a security that it has acquired within a period beginning thirty days before and ending thirty days after the date of sale (a sixty one day period). The character of distributions made during the year from net investment income or net realized gains may also differ from its ultimate characterization for tax purposes. Also, due to the timing of dividend distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the year that the income or realized gains (losses) were recorded by the Funds. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 were as follows:

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Year Ended June 30, 2008:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary Income

 

Long Term
Capital Gain

 

Return of
Capital

 

Total

 

Balanced

 

$

249,989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

249,989

 

 

Dividend Growth (Class I)

 

 

946,131

 

 

 

1,584,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,530,959

 

 

Dividend Growth (Class S)

 

 

108,336

 

 

 

157,598

 

 

 

 

 

 

265,934

 

 

Large Cap Growth

 

 

640,031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

640,031

 

 

Mid Cap Growth

 

 

 

 

 

7,032,835

 

 

$

102,795

 

 

 

7,135,630

 

 

International Growth

 

 

408,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

408,875

 

 

Small Cap Growth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developing Markets Growth

 

 

35,294

 

 

 

241,893

 

 

 

 

 

 

277,187

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30, 2007:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary Income

 

Long Term
Capital Gain

 

Total

 

 

 

Balanced

 

$

256,000

 

 

 

 

 

$

256,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Growth (Class I)

 

 

561,812

 

 

 

356,486

 

 

 

918,298

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Growth (Class S)

 

 

28,632

 

 

 

33,155

 

 

 

61,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Cap Growth

 

 

730,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

730,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid Cap Growth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Growth

 

 

326,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

326,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developing Markets Growth

 

 

35,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

35,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

          As of June 30, 2008, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undistributed
Ordinary Income

 

Accumulated Capital
Gain (Loss)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

Balanced

 

$

97,265

 

 

 

($4,051,650

)

 

$

1,176,726

 

 

Dividend Growth

 

 

265,719

 

 

 

1,414,018

 

 

 

1,619,813

 

 

Large Cap Growth

 

 

572,524

 

 

 

(13,597,546

)

 

 

19,949,775

 

 

Mid Cap Growth

 

 

 

 

 

(4,238,702

)

 

 

50,346,776

 

 

International Growth

 

 

308,462

 

 

 

(29,462,210

)

 

 

10,986,012

 

 

Small Cap Growth

 

 

 

 

 

(28,968,747

)

 

 

16,082,256

 

 

Developing Markets Growth

 

 

 

 

 

602,948

 

 

 

9,608,219

 

 

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Undistributed net investment income and accumulated net realized gains (losses) from the Statements of Assets and Liabilities have been increased (decreased) by current permanent book-to-tax differences resulting in reclassifications:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undistributed
Net Investment Income

 

Accumulated
Net Realized Gains (Losses)

 

Additional
Paid-in Capital

 

Mid Cap Growth

 

 

912,063

 

 

 

(6,751,535

)

 

 

5,839,472

 

 

International Growth

 

 

1,001

 

 

 

(1,001

)

 

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth

 

 

957,147

 

 

 

 

 

 

(957,147

)

 

Developing Markets Growth

 

 

64,258

 

 

 

106

 

 

 

(64,364

)

 


 

 

 

As of June 30, 2008, for federal income tax purposes, some Funds have capital loss carryovers which, if not offset by subsequent capital gains, will begin to expire as follows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss Carryover

 

Expiration Years

 

 

 

Balanced

 

$

4,051,650

 

 

 

2011-2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Cap Growth

 

 

13,597,546

 

 

 

2011-2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid Cap Growth

 

 

4,238,702

 

 

 

2009-2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Growth

 

 

29,462,210

 

 

 

2010-2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth

 

 

28,968,747

 

 

 

2011-2012

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Distributions

 

Distributions to shareholders are recorded as of the close of business on the record date. Such distributions are payable in cash or reinvested in additional shares of the Funds’ capital stock. Distributions from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid quarterly for the Balanced and Dividend Growth Funds and declared and paid annually for Developing Markets Growth, Small Cap Growth, International Growth, Mid Cap Growth, and Large Cap Growth Funds. Distributions from net realized gains, if any, will be made annually for each of the Funds.

 

 

 

Concentration of Investments

 

The Developing Markets Growth Fund may concentrate investments in countries with limited or developing capital markets which may involve greater risks than investments in more developed markets and the prices of such investments may be volatile. The consequences of political, social or economic changes in these markets may have disruptive effects on the market prices of the Fund’s investments and the income it generates, as well as the Fund’s ability to repatriate such amounts.

 

 

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported results. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Investment Security Transactions

 

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities, other than short-term securities, for the period ended June 30, 2008, were as follow:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases ($)

 

Proceeds ($)

 

Balanced

 

 

7,433,410

 

 

 

6,590,384

 

 

Dividend Growth

 

 

35,420,300

 

 

 

17,845,096

 

 

Large Cap Growth

 

 

193,647,964

 

 

 

42,808,766

 

 

Mid Cap Growth

 

 

80,247,100

 

 

 

72,429,581

 

 

International Growth

 

 

6,513,064

 

 

 

7,281,985

 

 

Small Cap Growth

 

 

34,301,711

 

 

 

40,743,783

 

 

Developing Markets Growth

 

 

6,885,240

 

 

 

1,985,488

 

 


 

 

(3)

Expenses

 

 

 

Investment Adviser

 

The Funds each have entered into an investment management agreement with Sit Investment Associates, Inc. (SIA), under which SIA manages the Funds’ assets and provides research, statistical and advisory services, and pays related office rental, executive expenses and executive salaries. The current fee for investment management and advisory services is based on the average daily net assets of the Funds at the annual rate of:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management Fee

 

Net of Adviser’s
Voluntary Fee Waiver

 

Balanced

 

 

1.00%

 

 

 

1.00%

 

 

Dividend Growth

 

 

1.00%

 

 

 

1.00%

 

 

Large Cap Growth

 

 

1.00%

 

 

 

1.00%

 

 

Mid Cap Growth

 

 

1.25%

 

 

 

1.15%

 

 

International Growth

 

 

1.85%

 

 

 

1.50%

 

 

Small Cap Growth

 

 

1.50%

 

 

 

1.50%

 

 

Developing Markets Growth

 

 

2.00%

 

 

 

2.00%

 

 


 

 

 

SIA is obligated to pay all of the Funds’ expenses (excluding extraordinary expenses, stock transfer taxes, interest, brokerage commissions and other transaction charges relating to investing activities).

 

 

In addition to the annual 1.00% management fee the Dividend Growth Fund Class S also has a 0.25% annual distribution (12b-1) fee, which is used to pay for distribution fees related to the sale and distribution of its shares.

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For the periods through December 31, 2008 the Adviser has agreed to limit the management fee of the Mid Cap Growth Fund and International Growth Fund to 1.15% and 1.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, respectively.

 

 

 

The Funds invest in the Sit Money Market Fund. The terms of such transactions were identical to those of non-related entities except that, to avoid duplicate investment advisory fees, SIA remits to each Fund an amount equal to all fees otherwise due to SIA under their investment management agreement for the assets invested in the Sit Money Market Fund. The Funds owned the following shares as of June 30, 2008:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Balanced

 

 

327,000

 

Dividend Growth

 

 

1,010,000

 

Large Cap Growth

 

 

27,146,000

 

Mid Cap Growth

 

 

4,577,000

 

International Growth

 

 

1,062,000

 

Small Cap Growth

 

 

1,999,000

 

Developing Markets Growth

 

 

556,000

 


 

 

 

Transactions with affiliates

 

The investment adviser, affiliates of the investment adviser, directors and officers of the Funds as a whole owned the following shares as of June 30, 2008:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

% Shares
Outstanding

 

Balanced

 

 

   214,908

 

 

27.1

 

Dividend Growth

 

 

   955,045

 

 

22.5

 

Large Cap Growth

 

 

   433,448

 

 

  6.5

 

Mid Cap Growth

 

 

3,206,006

 

 

22.6

 

International Growth

 

 

   731,151

 

 

34.5

 

Small Cap Growth

 

 

   814,680

 

 

32.6

 

Developing Markets Growth

 

 

   187,243

 

 

21.0

 


 

 

(4)

Fund Merger

 

 

 

Pursuant to a plan approved by the shareholders of the Sit Science and Technology Growth Fund (“Science and Technology Fund”), the Mid Cap Growth Fund (“Mid Cap Fund”) acquired all of the assets of the Science and Technology Fund in exchange for shares of common stock of the Mid Cap Fund effective October 26, 2007.

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The aggregate net assets of the Mid Cap Fund immediately before the acquisition were $232,066,744 and the combined net assets immediately after the acquisition were $246,118,066. In exchange for 1,052,387 shares and $14,051,322 of net assets in the Science and Technology Fund, the Mid Cap Fund issued 809,357 shares. The net assets of the Science and Technology Fund consisted of: Capital stock of $29,319,743, Accumulated net realized loss of ($19,500,352), and Unrealized appreciation of $4,231,931. As a result of the merger, the Mid Cap Fund acquired capital loss carryovers, which are limited to $6,807,218 by the Internal Revenue Code Section 382, and unrealized capital gains.

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

                                 

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

$

16.93

 

$

15.14

 

$

14.53

 

$

13.80

 

$

12.47

 

                                 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (1)

 

 

.38

 

 

.34

 

 

.28

 

 

.26

 

 

.21

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

 

 

(.66

)

 

1.78

 

 

.59

 

 

.73

 

 

1.34

 

                                 

Total from operations

 

 

(.28

)

 

2.12

 

 

.87

 

 

.99

 

 

1.55

 

                                 

Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net investment income

 

 

(.33

)

 

(.33

)

 

(.26

)

 

(.26

)

 

(.22

)

From net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

Total distributions

 

 

(.33

)

 

(.33

)

 

(.26

)

 

(.26

)

 

(.22

)

                                 

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of period

 

$

16.32

 

$

16.93

 

$

15.14

 

$

14.53

 

$

13.80

 

                                 

Total investment return (2)

 

 

(1.72

%)

 

14.24

%

 

6.03

%

 

7.28

%

 

12.53

%

                                 

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

 

$

12,939

 

$

12,529

 

$

11,617

 

$

12,251

 

$

12,441

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses to average daily net assets (3)

 

 

1.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

1.00

%

Net investment income to average daily net assets

 

 

2.22

%

 

2.13

%

 

1.84

%

 

1.84

%

 

1.58

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

 

 

54.96

%

 

41.63

%

 

50.00

%

 

36.32

%

 

44.82

%

 

 

 

 

(1)

The net investment income (loss) per share is based on average shares outstanding for the period.

 

 

(2)

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value.

 

 

(3)

In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.

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Sit Dividend Growth Fund Class I

 

(LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six months
Ended
June 30,
2004

 

 

 

Years Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

 

                                 

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

$

14.42

 

$

12.26

 

$

11.18

 

$

10.14

 

$

10.00

 

                                 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (1)

 

 

.23

 

 

.24

 

 

.25

 

 

.21

 

 

.08

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

 

 

(.63

)

 

2.35

 

 

1.20

 

 

1.01

 

 

.10

 

                                 

Total from operations

 

 

(.40

)

 

2.59

 

 

1.45

 

 

1.22

 

 

.18

 

                                 

Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net investment income

 

 

(.22

)

 

(.23

)

 

(.23

)

 

(.18

)

 

(.04

)

From net realized gains

 

 

(.69

)

 

(.20

)

 

(.14

)

 

 

 

 

                                 

Total distributions

 

 

(.91

)

 

(.43

)

 

(.37

)

 

(.18

)

 

(.04

)

                                 

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of period

 

$

13.11

 

$

14.42

 

$

12.26

 

$

11.18

 

$

10.14

 

                                 

Total investment return (2)

 

 

(3.06

%)

 

21.48

%

 

13.20

%

 

12.12

%

 

1.75

%

                                 

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

 

$

41,239

 

$

37,674

 

$

24,137

 

$

14,196

 

$

6,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses to average daily net assets (3)

 

 

1.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

1.00

% (5)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

 

 

1.68

%

 

1.81

%

 

2.09

%

 

1.94

%

 

1.79

% (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

 

 

38.86

% (4)

 

34.02

% (4)

 

41.28

% (4)

 

54.89

%

 

13.67

%

 

 

 

 

(1)

The net investment income (loss) per share is based on average shares outstanding for the period.

 

 

(2)

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value.

 

 

(3)

In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.

 

 

(4)

The portfolio turnover rate presented is for the entire Fund.

 

 

(5)

Percentages are adjusted to an annual rate.

See accompanying notes to financial statements on page 50.

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Sit Dividend Growth Fund Class S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year
Ended
June 30,
2008

 

Year
Ended
June 30,
2007

 

Three months
Ended
June 30,
2006

 

                     

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

$

14.39

 

$

12.26

 

$

12.28

 

                     

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (1)

 

 

.20

 

 

.21

 

 

.05

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

 

 

(.63

)

 

2.33

 

 

(.02

)

                     

Total from operations

 

 

(.43

)

 

2.54

 

 

.03

 

                     

Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net investment income

 

 

(.19

)

 

(.21

)

 

(.05

)

From net realized gains

 

 

(.69

)

 

(.20

)

 

 

                     

Total distributions

 

 

(.88

)

 

(.41

)

 

(.05

)

                     

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of period

 

$

13.08

 

$

14.39

 

$

12.26

 

                     

Total investment return (2)

 

 

(3.27

%)

 

21.02

%

 

0.27

%

                     

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

 

$

14,300

 

$

2,823

 

$

48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses to average daily net assets (3)

 

 

1.25

%

 

1.25

%

 

1.25

% (5)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

 

 

1.43

%

 

1.56

%

 

1.84

% (5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

 

 

38.86

% (4)

 

34.02

% (4)

 

41.28

% (4)

 

 

 

 

(1)

The net investment income (loss) per share is based on average shares outstanding for the period.

 

 

(2)

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value.

 

 

(3)

In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.

 

 

(4)

The portfolio turnover rate presented is for the entire fund.

 

 

(5)

Percentages are adjusted to an annual rate.

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(LOGO)

 

 

Sit Large Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

                                 

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

$

43.99

 

$

37.60

 

$

34.27

 

$

31.96

 

$

26.92

 

                                 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (1)

 

 

.20

 

 

.24

 

 

.17

 

 

.16

 

 

.01

 

Net realized and unrealized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(losses) on investments

 

 

(.65

)

 

6.43

 

 

3.23

 

 

2.27

 

 

5.05

 

                                 

Total from operations

 

 

(.45

)

 

6.67

 

 

3.40

 

 

2.43

 

 

5.06

 

                                 

Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net investment income

 

 

(.13

)

 

(.28

)

 

(.07

)

 

(.12

)

 

(.02

)

From net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

Total distributions

 

 

(.13

)

 

(.28

)

 

(.07

)

 

(.12

)

 

(.02

)

                                 

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of period

 

$

43.41

 

$

43.99

 

$

37.60

 

$

34.27

 

$

31.96

 

                                 

Total investment return (2)

 

 

(1.03

%)

 

17.79

%

 

9.91

%

 

7.62

%

 

18.81

%

                                 

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

 

$

287,695

 

$

125,741

 

$

101,873

 

$

69,660

 

$

63,774

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses to average daily net assets

 

 

1.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

1.00

%

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

 

 

0.46

%

 

0.59

%

 

0.46

%

 

0.49

%

 

0.02

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

 

 

21.97

%

 

27.80

%

 

23.71

%

 

23.22

%

 

29.71

%


 

 

 

 

(1)

The net investment income (loss) per share is based on average shares outstanding for the period.

 

 

(2)

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value.


 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements on page 50.

 

 

 

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Sit Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

                                 

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

$

15.71

 

$

13.01

 

$

11.28

 

$

10.23

 

$

8.06

 

                                 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (1)

 

 

(.07

)

 

(.04

)

 

 

 

(.07

)

 

(.07

)

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

 

 

(.31

)

 

2.74

 

 

1.73

 

 

1.12

 

 

2.24

 

                                 

Total from operations

 

 

(.38

)

 

2.70

 

 

1.73

 

 

1.05

 

 

2.17

 

                                 

Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net realized gains

 

 

(.50

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

Total distributions

 

 

(.50

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of period

 

$

14.83

 

$

15.71

 

$

13.01

 

$

11.28

 

$

10.23

 

                                 

Total investment return (2)

 

 

(2.63

%)

 

20.75

%

 

15.34

%

 

1 0.26

%

 

26.92

%

                                 

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

 

$

210,880

 

$

205,256

 

$

191,541

 

$

199,449

 

$

204,946

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios (3):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (without waiver)

 

 

1.25

%

 

1.25

%

 

1.25

%

 

1.25

%

 

1.25

%

Expenses (with waiver)

 

 

1.15

%

 

1.15

%

 

1.15

%

 

1.15

%

 

1.15

%

Net investment income (loss) (without waiver)

 

 

(0.52

%)

 

(0.41

%)

 

(0.13

%)

 

(0.76

%)

 

(0.81

%)

Net investment income (loss) (with waiver)

 

 

(0.42

%)

 

(0.31

%)

 

(0.03

%)

 

(0.66

%)

 

(0.71

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

 

 

34.61

%

 

40.08

%

 

32.48

%

 

39.74

%

 

65.14

%


 

 

 

 

(1)

The net investment income (loss) per share is based on average shares outstanding for the period.

 

 

(2)

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value.

 

 

(3)

The ratio information is calculated based on average daily net assets.
Total Fund expenses are limited to 1.25% of average daily net assets.
However, during the periods above, the investment adviser voluntarily absorbed expenses that were otherwise payable by the Fund.

62



 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit International Growth Fund

 

(LOGO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

                       

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

$

18.70

 

$

15.48

 

$

12.31

 

$

11.24

 

$

9.39

 

                                 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (1)

 

 

.15

 

 

.20

 

 

.14

 

 

.07

 

 

.01

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

 

 

(.85

)

 

3.17

 

 

3.10

 

 

1.03

 

 

1.92

 

                                 

Total from operations

 

 

(.70

)

 

3.37

 

 

3.24

 

 

1.10

 

 

1.93

 

                                 

Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net investment income

 

 

(.20

)

 

(.15

)

 

(.07

)

 

(.03

)

 

(.08

)

From net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

Total distributions

 

 

(.20

)

 

(.15

)

 

(.07

)

 

(.03

)

 

(.08

)

                                 

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of period

 

$

17.80

 

$

18.70

 

$

15.48

 

$

12.31

 

$

11.24

 

                                 

Total investment return (2)

 

 

(3.82

%)

 

21.87

%

 

26.37

%

 

9.80

%

 

20.63

%

                                 

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

 

$

37,714

 

$

39,511

 

$

34,700

 

$

29,152

 

$

34,281

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios (3):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses (without waiver) (4)

 

 

1.85

%

 

1.85

%

 

1.85

%

 

1.85

%

 

1.85

%

Expenses (with waiver) (4)

 

 

1.50

%

 

1.50

%

 

1.50

%

 

1.50

%

 

1.50

%

Net investment income (loss) (without waiver)

 

 

0.43

%

 

0.84

%

 

0.60

%

 

0.21

%

 

(0.21

%)

Net investment income (loss) (with waiver)

 

 

0.78

%

 

1.19

%

 

0.95

%

 

0.56

%

 

0.14

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

 

 

16.83

%

 

17.25

%

 

20.21

%

 

28.27

%

 

44.37

%


 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

The net investment income (loss) per share is based on average shares outstanding for the period.

 

 

(2)

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value.

 

 

(3)

The ratio information is calculated based on average daily net assets.

 

Total Fund expenses are limited to 1.85% of average daily net assets.

 

However, during the periods above, the investment adviser voluntarily absorbed expenses that were otherwise payable by the Fund.

 

 

(4)

In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.

See accompanying notes to financial statements on page 50.

63




 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit Small Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

                                 

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

$

40.14

 

$

33.46

 

$

27.74

 

$

25.29

 

$

21.64

 

                                 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (1)

 

 

(.37

)

 

(.27

)

 

(.23

)

 

(.27

)

 

(.27

)

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

 

 

(2.33

)

 

6.95

 

 

5.95

 

 

2.72

 

 

3.92

 

                                 

Total from operations

 

 

(2.70

)

 

6.68

 

 

5.72

 

 

2.45

 

 

3.65

 

                                 

Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net realized gains

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

Total distributions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of period

 

$

37.44

 

$

40.14

 

$

33.46

 

$

27.74

 

$

25.29

 

                                 

Total investment return (2)

 

 

(6.73

%)

 

19.96

%

 

20.62

%

 

9.69

%

 

16.87

%

                                 

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

 

$

93,527

 

$

105,800

 

$

106,977

 

$

180,545

 

$

199,810

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses to average daily net assets

 

 

1.50

%

 

1.50

%

 

1.50

%

 

1.50

%

 

1.50

%

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

 

 

(0.93

%)

 

(0.79

%)

 

(0.67

%)

 

(1.08

%)

 

(1.10

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

 

 

37.20

%

 

38.79

%

 

54.73

%

 

33.75

%

 

65.79

%


 

 

 

 

 

(1)

The net investment income (loss) per share is based on average shares outstanding for the period.

 

 

(2)

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value.

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years Ended June 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2005

 

2004

 

                                 

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

$

24.94

 

$

17.38

 

$

12.97

 

$

9.89

 

$

8.12

 

                                 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss) (1)

 

 

(.07

)

 

.05

 

 

.04

 

 

.06

 

 

.04

 

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

 

 

1.41

 

 

7.56

 

 

4.43

 

 

3.04

 

 

1.78

 

                                 

Total from operations

 

 

1.34

 

 

7.61

 

 

4.47

 

 

3.10

 

 

1.82

 

                                 

Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net investment income

 

 

(.04

)

 

(.05

)

 

(.06

)

 

(.02

)

 

(.05

)

From net realized gains

 

 

(.27

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

Total distributions

 

 

(.31

)

 

(.05

)

 

(.06

)

 

(.02

)

 

(.05

)

                                 

Net Asset Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of period

 

$

25.97

 

$

24.94

 

$

17.38

 

$

12.97

 

$

9.89

 

                                 

Total investment return (2)

 

 

5.26

%

 

43.82

%

 

34.47

%

 

31.32

%

 

22.48

%

                                 

Net assets at end of period (000’s omitted)

 

$

23,195

 

$

18,430

 

$

13,057

 

$

10,575

 

$

8,030

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses to average daily net assets (3)

 

 

2.00

%

 

2.00

%

 

2.00

%

 

2.00

%

 

2.00

%

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets

 

 

(0.27

%)

 

0.25

%

 

0.24

%

 

0.55

%

 

0.37

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding short-term securities)

 

 

9.40

%

 

16.25

%

 

27.38

%

 

29.54

%

 

33.72

%


 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

The net investment income (loss) per share is based on average shares outstanding for the period.

 

 

(2)

Total investment return is based on the change in net asset value of a share during the period and assumes reinvestment of distributions at net asset value.

 

 

(3)

In addition to fees and expenses which the Fund bears directly, the Fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the acquired funds in which it invests. Such indirect expenses are not included in the above reported expense ratios.

See accompanying notes to financial statements on page 50.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

 

Sit Large Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

 

Sit Mid Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

 

Sit Mutual Funds, Inc.

 

 

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of Sit Balanced Fund (a series of Sit Mutual Funds, Inc.), Sit Dividend Growth Fund (a series of Sit Mutual Funds, Inc.), Sit Large Cap Growth Fund, Inc., Sit Mid Cap Growth Fund, Inc., Sit International Growth Fund (a series of Sit Mutual Funds, Inc.), Sit Small Cap Growth Fund (a series of Sit Mutual Funds, Inc.), and Sit Developing Markets Growth Fund (a series of Sit Mutual Funds, Inc.) as of June 30, 2008, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and the financial highlights are the responsibility of fund management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and the financial highlights based on our audits.

 

 

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2008, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

 

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Sit Balanced Fund, Sit Dividend Growth Fund, Sit Large Cap Growth Fund, Sit Mid Cap Growth Fund, Sit International Growth Fund, Sit Small Cap Growth Fund, and Sit Developing Markets Growth Fund as of June 30, 2008 and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years or periods in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

 

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

August 20, 2008

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Expense Example (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As a shareholder of the Funds, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including redemption fees and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; and other Fund expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Funds and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period January 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008.

Actual Expenses
The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs (redemption fees) were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

 

 

Balanced Fund

Beginning
Account Value
(1/1/08)

Ending
Account Value
(6/30/08)

Expenses Paid
During Period*
(1/1/08) - 6/30/08)

       

Actual

$1,000.00

$   943.90

$4.82

       

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,020.00

$5.01

*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period.)

 

 

 

 

Dividend Growth Fund Class I

Beginning
Account Value
(1/1/08)

Ending
Account Value
(6/30/08)

Expenses Paid
During Period*
(1/1/08) - 6/30/08)

       

Actual

$1,000.00

$   938.50

$4.81

       

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,020.00

$5.01

*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period.)

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Dividend Growth Fund Class S

Beginning
Account Value
(1/1/08)

Ending
Account Value
(6/30/08)

Expenses Paid
During Period*
(1/1/08 - 6/30/08)

Actual

$1,000.00

$   937.40

$6.00

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,018.75

$6.26

*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.25%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period.)

 

 

 

 

Large Cap Growth Fund

Beginning
Account Value
(1/1/08)

Ending
Account Value
(6/30/08)

Expenses Paid
During Period*
(1/1/08 - 6/30/08)

Actual

$1,000.00

$   943.90

$4.82

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,020.00

$5.01

*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period.)

 

 

 

 

Mid Cap Growth Fund

Beginning
Account Value
(1/1/08)

Ending
Account Value
(6/30/08)

Expenses Paid
During Period*
(1/1/08 - 6/30/08)

Actual

$1,000.00

$   920.50

$5.48

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,019.25

$5.76

*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.15%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period.)

 

 

 

 

International Growth Fund

Beginning
Account Value
(1/1/08)

Ending
Account Value
(6/30/08)

Expenses Paid
During Period*
(1/1/08 - 6/30/08)

Actual

$1,000.00

$   918.50

$7.14

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,017.50

$7.50

*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.50%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period.)

 

 

 

 

Small Cap Growth Fund

Beginning
Account Value
(1/1/08)

Ending
Account Value
(6/30/08)

Expenses Paid
During Period*
(1/1/08) - 6/30/08)

Actual

$1,000.00

$   908.70

$7.10

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,017.50

$7.50

*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 1.50%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period.)

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Developing Markets Growth Fund

Beginning
Account Value
(1/1/08)

Ending
Account Value
(6/30/08)

Expenses Paid
During Period*
(1/1/08 - 6/30/08)

Actual

$1,000.00

$   887.60

$9.36

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

$1,000.00

$1,015.00

$9.99

*Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 2.00%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period.)

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Information about Directors and Officers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     The Sit Mutual Funds are a family of no-load mutual funds. The seven Stock Funds described in this Stock Funds Annual Report are the Sit Mid Cap Growth Fund, Sit Large Cap Growth Fund, Sit International Growth Fund, Sit Balanced Fund, Sit Developing Markets Growth Fund, Sit Small Cap Growth Fund, and the Sit Dividend Growth Fund (the “Funds” or individually, a “Fund”). The five bond funds within the Sit Mutual Fund family are described in a Bond Funds Annual Report. The Sit Mid Cap Growth Fund and Sit Large Cap Growth Fund, and the corporate issuer of the Sit International Growth Fund, Sit Balanced Fund, Sit Developing Markets Growth Fund, Sit Small Cap Growth Fund, and Sit Dividend Growth Fund have a Board of Directors and officers. Pursuant to Minnesota law, the Boards of Directors are responsible for the management of the Funds and the establishment of the Funds’ policies. The officers of the Funds manage the day-to-day operation of the Funds. Information pertaining to the directors and officers of the Funds is set forth below. The business address, unless otherwise noted below, is that of the Funds’ investment adviser – 3300 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402. The Boards have a separate Audit Committee. The Stock Funds’ SAI has additional information about the fund’s directors and is available without charge upon request by calling the Sit Funds at 800-332-5580.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name,
Address and
Age

Position Held
with the Funds

Term of Office(1) and
length of Time Served

Principal Occupations
During Past Five Years

Number of
Funds in Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Director

Other Directorships
Held by Director(3)

Interested Director:

William E. Frenzel
(2)
Age: 79

Director

Director since 1991 or the Fund’s inception if later.

Guest Scholar at The Brookings Institution and member of several government policy committees, foundations and organizations; Director of Sit Investment Associates, (the “Adviser”); Director of Sit/Kim International Investment Associates, II, LLC (“Sit/Kim”); Director of Sit Investment Fixed Income Advisors, Inc. (“SF”).

12

None.

Independent Directors:

Melvin C. Bahle
Age: 89

Director

Director since 2005; Director Emeritus from 1995 to 2005, and Director from 1984 to 1995, or the Fund’s inception if later.

Director and/or officer of several foundations and charitable organizations.

12

None.

John P. Fagan
Age: 78

Director

Director since 2006.

Honorary member on Board of St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, IN.

12

None.

Sidney L. Jones
Age: 74

Director

Director from 1988 to 1989 and from 1993 or the Fund’s inception if later.

Lecturer, Washington Campus Consortium of 17 Universities; Senior Advisor to Lawrence and Company, Toronto, Canada (investment management).

12

None.

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Name,
Address and
Age

Position Held
with the Funds

Term of Office(1) and
length of Time Served

Principal Occupations
During Past Five Years

Number of
Funds in Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Director

Other Directorships
Held by Director(3)

Independent Directors (continued)

Bruce C. Lueck
Age: 67

Director

Director since 2004 or the Fund’s inception, if later.

Consultant for Zephyr Management, L.P. (investment management) and committee member of several investment funds and foundations. President & Chief Investment Officer, Okabena Investment Services, Inc. from 1985 to 2003; Board Member, Okabena Company from 1985 to 2003.

12

None.

Donald W. Phillips
Age: 60

Director

Director of the International Fund since 1993, and since 1990 or the Fund’s inception if later for all other Funds.

Chairman and CEO of WP Global Partners Inc., 7/05 to present; CEO and CIO of WestLB Asset Management (USA) LLC, 4/00 to 4/05.

12

None.

Officers:

Roger J. Sit
Age: 46

President

Re-elected by the Boards annually; Officer since 1998.

President, CEO and Global CIO of the Adviser; Director, President, CEO and Global CIO of Sit/Kim; Chairman and CEO of SF; Chairman of SIA Securities Corp. (the “Distributor”).

N/A

N/A

Kent L. Johnson
Age: 42

Vice President -Investments

Re-elected by the Boards annually; Officer since 2003.

Senior Vice President - Research and Investment Management of the Adviser.

N/A

N/A

Ronald D. Sit
Age: 48

Vice President - Investments

Re-elected by the Boards annually; Officer since 1985.

Vice President - Research and Investment Management of the Adviser.

N/A

N/A

Robert W. Sit
Age: 39

Vice President - Investments

Re-elected by the Boards annually; Officer since 1997.

Vice President - Research and Investment Management of the Adviser.

N/A

N/A

Bryce A. Doty
Age: 41

Vice President - Investments of Balanced Fund only.

Re-elected by the Boards annually; Officer since 2002.

Vice President and Portfolio Manager of SF.

N/A

N/A

Mark H. Book
Age: 45

Vice President - Investments of Balanced Fund only.

Re-elected by the Boards annually; Officer since 2002.

Vice President and Portfolio Manager of SF.

N/A

N/A

Paul E. Rasmussen
Age: 47

Vice President, Treasurer & Chief Compliance Officer

Re-elected by the Boards annually; Officer since 1994.

Vice President, Secretary, Controller & Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser; Vice President, Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer of Sit/Kim and SF; President of the Distributor.

N/A

N/A

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Name,
Address and
Age

Position Held
with the Funds

Term of Office(1) and
length of Time Served

Principal Occupations
During Past Five Years

Number of
Funds in Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Director

Other Directorships
Held by Director(3)

Officers (Continued)

Michael J. Radmer
50 S. 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN
55401
Age: 63

Secretary

Re-elected by the Boards annually; Officer since 1984.

Partner of the Funds’ general counsel, Dorsey & Whitney, LLP

N/A

N/A

Carla J. Rose
Age: 42

Vice President, Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer

Re-elected by the Boards annually; Officer since 2000.

Vice President, Administration & Deputy Controller of the Adviser; Vice President, Administration and Controller of Sit/Kim; Controller and Treasurer of SF; Vice President and Assistant Secretary of the Distributor.

N/A

N/A

Kelly K. Boston
Age: 39

Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer

Re-elected by the Boards annually; Officer since 2000.

Staff Attorney of the Adviser; Secretary of the Distributor.

N/A

N/A

 

 

(1)

Each Director serves until his resignation, removal or the next meeting of the shareholders at which election of directors is an agenda item and until his successor is duly elected and shall qualify.

 

 

(2)

Directors who are deemed to be “interested persons” of the Funds as that term is defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Mr. Frenzel is deemed to be an interested person because he is a director and shareholder of the Fund’s investment adviser.

 

 

(3)

Includes only directorships of companies required to report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e. public companies) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

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We are required by Federal tax regulations to provide shareholders with certain information regarding dividend distributions on an annual fiscal year basis. The figures are for informational purposes only and should not be used for reporting to federal or state revenue agencies. All necessary tax information will be mailed in January each year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fund and Payable Date

 

Ordinary
Income (a)

 

Long-Term
Capital Gain (f)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balanced Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 5, 2007

 

$

0.07569

 

$

0.00000

 

December 18, 2007

 

 

0.08405

 

 

0.00000

 

April 11, 2008

 

 

0.08652

 

 

0.00000

 

July 11, 2008

 

 

0.12830

 

 

0.00000

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

$

0.37456

 (b)

$

0.00000

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Growth Fund (Class I)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 5, 2007

 

$

0.04984

 

$

0.00000

 

December 18, 2007

 

 

0.18314

 

 

0.57089

 

April 11, 2008

 

 

0.04818

 

 

0.00000

 

July 11, 2008

 

 

0.06380

 

 

0.00000

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

$

0.34496

 (c)

$

0.57089

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Growth Fund (Class S)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 5, 2007

 

$

0.04279

 

$

0.00000

 

December 18, 2007

 

 

0.17420

 

 

0.57089

 

April 11, 2008

 

 

0.04393

 

 

0.00000

 

July 11, 2008

 

 

0.05568

 

 

0.00000

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

$

0.31659

 (c)

$

0.57089

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 18, 2007

 

$

0.13308

 (d)

$

0.00000

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid Cap Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 18, 2007

 

$

0.00000

 

$

0.49660

 (g)

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developing Markets Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 18, 2007

 

$

0.03912

 (e)

$

0.26810

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 18, 2007

 

$

0.19615

 (e)

$

0.00000

 

 

 

   

 

   

 


 

 

(a)

Includes distributions of short-term gains, if any, which are taxable as ordinary income.

 

 

(b)

Taxable as ordinary income, 29.9% qualifying for reduced dividend income tax rate for individuals.
Taxable as ordinary income, 42.6% qualifying for dividends-received deduction by corporations.

 

 

(c)

Taxable as ordinary income, 100.0% qualifying for reduced dividend income tax rate for individuals.
Taxable as ordinary income, 91.4% qualifying for dividends-received deduction by corporations.

 

 

(d)

Taxable as ordinary income, 100.0% qualifying for reduced dividend income tax rate for individuals.
Taxable as ordinary income, 100.0% qualifying for dividends-received deduction by corporations.

 

 

(e)

Taxable as ordinary income, 100.0% qualifying for reduced dividend income tax rate for individuals.

 

 

(f)

Taxable as long-term gain.

 

 

(g)

Amount includes return of capital of $0.0072 per share.

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(LOGO)

 

 

Additional Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


PROXY VOTING

Each Fund follows certain policies and procedures for voting proxies for securities held in each portfolio. A description of the Funds’ proxy voting polices and procedures is available without charge upon request by calling the Funds at 1-800-332-5580.

Information regarding how each Fund voted proxies relating to its portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available 1) without charge upon request by calling the Funds at 1-800-332-5580; and 2) on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

AVAILABILITY OF QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO SCHEDULES

The Funds’ annual and semi-annual reports include complete lists of each portfolio’s holdings. For the first and third quarters of each fiscal year, the Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Forms N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. Information on the Funds’ Forms N-Q is also available without charge upon request by calling the Funds at 1-800-332-5580.

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A Look at Sit Mutual Funds

          Sit Mutual Funds are managed by Sit Investment Associates, Inc. Sit Investment Associates was founded by Eugene C. Sit in July 1981 and is dedicated to a single purpose, to be one of the premier investment management firms in the United States. Sit Investment Associates currently manages approximately $7.8 billion for some of America’s largest corporations, foundations and endowments.

          Sit Mutual Funds are comprised of no-load Funds. The Stock Funds, excluding the Balanced Fund, charge a 2% redemption fee on shares held less than 30 days.

 

 

 

Sit Mutual Funds offer:

 

Free telephone exchange

 

Dollar-cost averaging through an automatic investment plan

 

Electronic transfer for purchases and redemptions

 

Free checkwriting privileges on Bond Funds

 

Retirement accounts including IRAs and 401(k) plans.

(MUTUAL FUNDS)

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A N N U A L  R E P O R T  S T O C K  F U N D S
One Year Ended June 30, 2008

 

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER
Sit Investment Associates, Inc.
3300 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-334-5888 (Metro Area)
800-332-5580

DISTRIBUTOR
SIA Securities Corp.
3300 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-334-5888 (Metro Area)
800-332-5580

CUSTODIAN
PNC Global Investment Services
P.O. Box 9763
Providence, RI 02940

TRANSFER AGENT AND
DISBURSING AGENT

PFPC Inc.
P.O. Box 9763
Providence, RI 02940

AUDITORS
KPMG LLP
90 South Seventh Street, Suite 4200
Minneapolis, MN 55402

LEGAL COUNSEL
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500
Minneapolis, MN 55402

(SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES LOGO)





           www.sitfunds.com








Item 2:   Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, and persons performing similar functions. The registrant has not made any amendment to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report which must be described herein pursuant to Item 2. The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

 

A copy of the registrant’s code of ethics is available without charge upon request by calling the registrant at 612-334-5888 or 1-800-332-5580, or by mail at Sit Mutual Funds, 3300 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402.

 

Item 3:   Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Melvin C. Bahle, Mr. John P. Fagan, Mr. Sidney L. Jones, Mr. Bruce C. Lueck and Mr. Donald W. Phillips are audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee. Mr. Bahle, Mr. Fagan, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lueck and Mr. Phillips are independent for purposes of this item.

 

Item 4:   Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) – (d) Aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the registrant’s principal accountant were as follows:

 

 

 

Audit
Fees (a)

 

Audit
Related
Fees (b)

 

Tax
Fees (c)

 

Other
Fees (d)

 

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2008

 

23,900

 

0

 

4,095

 

0

 

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2007

 

21,900

 

0

 

3,975

 

0

 

 

Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. Audit-related fees include amounts reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements, and/or are traditionally performed by the auditor. Tax fees include amounts related to tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice. Other Fees include services provided to review the Fund’s order processing and trading procedures.

 

(e) (1) The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve audit and non-audit services performed for the registrant by the independent auditor in order to assure that the provision of such services does not impair the auditor’s independence. The audit committee also is required to pre-approve certain non-audit services performed by the registrant’s independent auditor for the registrant’s investment adviser and certain of the adviser’s affiliates if the services relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. Services to be provided by the auditor must receive general pre-approval or specific pre-approval by the audit committee. Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels will require separate pre-approval by the audit committee.

 

The audit committee may delegate pre-approval authority to the audit committee chairman. The chairman shall report any pre-approval decisions to the audit committee at its next scheduled meeting. The audit committee does not delegate its responsibility to pre-approve services performed by the independent auditor to management.

 

(2) No services included in (b) – (d) were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g) The aggregate fees billed for the most recent fiscal year and the preceding fiscal year by the registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the registrant, its investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant were $0.00 and $32,000, respectively.

 

(h) The registrant’s audit committee has determined that the provision of non-audit services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is considered compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 




Item 5:   Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 6:   Schedule of Investments.

The schedule of investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

Item 7:   Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 8:   Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investments Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 10:   Submission of Matters to a vote of Security Holders.

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

 

Item 11:   Controls and Procedures.

(a)   Based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the Filing Date, the Registrant’s Chairman and Treasurer have determined that the Disclosure Controls and Procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Act) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant is recorded, processed, summarized and reported by the filing Date, and that information required to be disclosed in the report is communicated to the Registrant’s management, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)   There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, and there were no corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Item 12:   Exhibits.

(a)   The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR:

 

(2)   A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2) (certification required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).

 

(b)   Certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (certification required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).

 




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.

 

Sit Mid Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

 

By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ Paul E. Rasmussen

 

Paul E. Rasmussen

 

Vice President, Treasurer

 

Date:   August 29, 2008

 

 

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

 

 

By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ Paul E. Rasmussen

 

Paul E. Rasmussen

 

Vice President, Treasurer

 

Date:   August 29, 2008

 

By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ Roger J. Sit

 

Roger J. Sit

 

President

 

Date:   August 29, 2008

 

 




Item 2:   Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, and persons performing similar functions. The registrant has not made any amendment to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report which must be described herein pursuant to Item 2. The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

 

A copy of the registrant’s code of ethics is available without charge upon request by calling the registrant at 612-334-5888 or 1-800-332-5580, or by mail at Sit Mutual Funds, 3300 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402.

 

Item 3:   Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Melvin C. Bahle, Mr. John P. Fagan, Mr. Sidney L. Jones, Mr. Bruce C. Lueck and Mr. Donald W. Phillips are audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee. Mr. Bahle, Mr. Fagan, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lueck and Mr. Phillips are independent for purposes of this item.

 

Item 4:   Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) – (d) Aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the registrant’s principal accountant were as follows:

 

 

 

Audit
Fees (a)

 

Audit
Related
Fees (b)

 

Tax
Fees (c)

 

Other
Fees (d)

 

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2008

 

19,500

 

0

 

4,095

 

0

 

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2007

 

18,900

 

0

 

3,975

 

0

 

 

Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. Audit-related fees include amounts reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements, and/or are traditionally performed by the auditor. Tax fees include amounts related to tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice. Other Fees include services provided to review the Fund’s order processing and trading procedures.

 

(e) (1) The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve audit and non-audit services performed for the registrant by the independent auditor in order to assure that the provision of such services does not impair the auditor’s independence. The audit committee also is required to pre-approve certain non-audit services performed by the registrant’s independent auditor for the registrant’s investment adviser and certain of the adviser’s affiliates if the services relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. Services to be provided by the auditor must receive general pre-approval or specific pre-approval by the audit committee. Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels will require separate pre-approval by the audit committee.

 

The audit committee may delegate pre-approval authority to the audit committee chairman. The chairman shall report any pre-approval decisions to the audit committee at its next scheduled meeting. The audit committee does not delegate its responsibility to pre-approve services performed by the independent auditor to management.

 

(2) No services included in (b) – (d) were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g) The aggregate fees billed for the most recent fiscal year and the preceding fiscal year by the registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the registrant, its investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant were $0.00 and $32,000, respectively.

 

(h) The registrant’s audit committee has determined that the provision of non-audit services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is considered compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 




Item 5:   Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 6:   Schedule of Investments.

The schedule of investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

Item 7:   Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 8:   Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investments Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 10:   Submission of Matters to a vote of Security Holders.

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

 

Item 11:   Controls and Procedures.

(a)   Based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the Filing Date, the Registrant’s Chairman and Treasurer have determined that the Disclosure Controls and Procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Act) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant is recorded, processed, summarized and reported by the filing Date, and that information required to be disclosed in the report is communicated to the Registrant’s management, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)   There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, and there were no corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Item 12:   Exhibits.

(a)   The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR:

 

(2)   A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2) (certification required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).

 

(b)   Certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (certification required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).




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.

 

Sit Large Cap Growth Fund, Inc.

 

By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ Paul E. Rasmussen

 

Paul E. Rasmussen

 

Vice President, Treasurer

 

Date:   August 29, 2008

 

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ Paul E. Rasmussen

 

Paul E. Rasmussen

 

Vice President, Treasurer

 

Date:   August 29, 2008

 

By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ Roger J. Sit

 

Roger J. Sit

 

President

 

Date:   August 29, 2008

 

 

 




Item 2:   Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, and persons performing similar functions. The registrant has not made any amendment to its code of ethics during the period covered by this report which must be described herein pursuant to Item 2. The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the period covered by this report.

 

A copy of the registrant’s code of ethics is available without charge upon request by calling the registrant at 612-334-5888 or 1-800-332-5580, or by mail at Sit Mutual Funds, 3300 IDS Center, 80 South Eighth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402.

 

Item 3:   Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Melvin C. Bahle, Mr. John P. Fagan, Mr. Sidney L. Jones, Mr. Bruce C. Lueck and Mr. Donald W. Phillips are audit committee financial experts serving on its audit committee. Mr. Bahle, Mr. Fagan, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lueck and Mr. Phillips are independent for purposes of this item.

 

Item 4:   Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) – (d) Aggregate fees billed to the registrant for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the registrant’s principal accountant were as follows:

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

Audit
Fees

 

Audit
Related

 

Tax
Fees

 

Other
Fees

 

Audit
Fees

 

Audit
Related

 

Tax
Fees

 

Other
Fees

 

Fiscal year ended June 30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit Mutual Funds, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sit International Growth Fund (series A)

 

21,600

 

0

 

4,095

 

0

 

21,000

 

0

 

3,975

 

0

 

Sit Balanced Fund (series B)

 

14,800

 

0

 

4,095

 

0

 

14,400

 

0

 

3,975

 

0

 

Sit Developing Markets Growth Fund (series C)

 

14,100

 

0

 

4,095

 

0

 

13,700

 

0

 

3,975

 

0

 

Sit Small Cap Growth Fund (series D)

 

17,400

 

0

 

4,095

 

0

 

16,900

 

0

 

3,975

 

0

 

Sit Science and Technology Growth Fund (series E)

 

2,500

 

0

 

3,250

 

0

 

14,300

 

0

 

3,975

 

0

 

Sit Dividend Growth Fund (series G)

 

14,200

 

0

 

4,095

 

0

 

13,800

 

0

 

3,975

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Mutual Funds, Inc.

 

84,600

 

0

 

23,725

 

0

 

94,100

 

0

 

23,850

 

0

 

 

Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings. Audit-related fees include amounts reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements, and/or are traditionally performed by the auditor. Tax fees include amounts related to tax compliance, tax planning, and tax advice. Other Fees include services provided to review the Fund’s order processing and trading procedures.

 

(e) (1) The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve audit and non-audit services performed for the registrant by the independent auditor in order to assure that the provision of such services does not impair the auditor’s independence. The audit committee also is required to pre-approve certain non-audit services performed by the registrant’s independent auditor for the registrant’s investment adviser and certain of the adviser’s affiliates if the services relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. Services to be provided by the auditor must receive general pre-approval or specific pre-approval by the audit committee. Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels will require separate pre-approval by the audit committee.

 

The audit committee may delegate pre-approval authority to the audit committee chairman. The chairman shall report any pre-approval decisions to the audit committee at its next scheduled meeting. The audit committee does not delegate its responsibility to pre-approve services performed by the independent auditor to management.

 

(2) No services included in (b) – (d) were approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g) The aggregate fees billed for the most recent fiscal year and the preceding fiscal year by the registrant’s principal accountant for non-audit services rendered to the registrant, its investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant were $0.00 and $32,000, respectively.

 

(h) The registrant’s audit committee has determined that the provision of non-audit services rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is considered compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 




Item 5:   Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 6:   Schedule of Investments.

The schedule of investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

Item 7:   Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 8:   Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investments Companies.

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

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

Not applicable to open-end investment companies.

 

Item 10:   Submission of Matters to a vote of Security Holders.

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

 

Item 11:   Controls and Procedures.

(a)   Based on their evaluation of the Registrant’s Disclosure Controls and Procedures as of a date within 90 days of the Filing Date, the Registrant’s Chairman and Treasurer have determined that the Disclosure Controls and Procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Act) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant is recorded, processed, summarized and reported by the filing Date, and that information required to be disclosed in the report is communicated to the Registrant’s management, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)   There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, and there were no corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Item 12:   Exhibits.

(a)   The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR:

 

(2)   A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2) (certification required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).

 

(b)   Certification required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (certification required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002).

 




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.

 

Sit Mutual Funds, Inc.

 

By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ Paul E. Rasmussen

 

Paul E. Rasmussen

 

Vice President, Treasurer

 

Date:   August 29, 2008

 

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ Paul E. Rasmussen

 

Paul E. Rasmussen

 

Vice President, Treasurer

 

Date:   August 29, 2008

 

By (Signature and Title)*

/s/ Roger J. Sit

 

Roger J. Sit

 

President

 

Date:   August 29, 2008