N-CSR 1 c52052nvcsr.htm N-CSR nvcsr
 
 
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 811-02482
Van Kampen Money Market Fund
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036
 
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Edward C. Wood III
522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036
 
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-762-4000
Date of fiscal year end: 5/31
Date of reporting period: 5/31/09
 
 

 


 

Item 1. Report to Shareholders.
 
The Fund’s annual report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is as follows:
 
ANNUAL REPORT
 
May 31, 2009
 
     
     
     
     
   
MUTUAL FUNDS

Van Kampen
Money Market (formerly Reserve) Fund
     
    Privacy Notice information on the back.
     
     
     

  (VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS LOGO)
   
     


 

 
Welcome, Shareholder
 
In this report, you’ll learn about how your investment in Van Kampen Money Market Fund, formerly Reserve Fund, performed during the annual period. The portfolio management team will provide an overview of the market conditions and discuss some of the factors that affected investment performance during the reporting period. In addition, this report includes the fund’s financial statements and a list of fund investments as of May 31, 2009.
 
 
This material must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the fund being offered. The prospectus contains information about the fund, including the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
 
Market forecasts provided in this report may not necessarily come to pass. There is no assurance that a mutual fund will achieve its investment objective. Funds are subject to market risk, which is the possibility that the market values of securities owned by the fund will decline and that the value of the fund shares may therefore be less than what you paid for them. Accordingly, you can lose money investing in this fund.
 
An investment in a money market fund is neither insured nor guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation nor any other government agency. Although money market funds seek to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the fund.
 
             
NOT FDIC INSURED
    OFFER NO BANK GUARANTEE     MAY LOSE VALUE
NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY
    NOT A DEPOSIT
             


 

Performance Summary as of 5/31/09
 
                                                         
      A Shares
    B Shares
    C Shares
      since 7/12/74     since 4/18/95     since 4/18/95
                w/max
        w/max
                4.00%
        1.00%
Average Annual
    w/o sales
    w/o sales
  sales
    w/o sales
  sales
Total Returns     charges     charges   charge     charges   charge
                                                         
Since Inception       5.81 %         2.78 %       2.78 %         2.60 %       2.60 %  
                                                         
10-year       2.62           2.13         2.13           2.08         2.08    
                                                         
5-year       2.60           2.08         1.80           2.10         2.10    
                                                         
1-year       0.68           0.42         –3.58           0.42         –0.58    
 
                         
7-Day Yield       0.01%         0.01%     0.01%
                                                         
                                                         
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. For the most recent month-end performance figures, please visit vankampen.com or speak with your financial advisor. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and fund shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
 
Average annual total return includes a contingent deferred sales charge of 4.00 percent for Class B shares (in the first and second year and declining to zero after year five), a contingent deferred sales charge of 1.00 percent for Class C shares in year one and combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to 0.15 percent for Class A shares and up to 0.90 percent for Class B and C shares. The Since Inception and 10-year returns for Class B shares reflect the conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares eight years after purchase. The fund’s adviser has waived or reimbursed fees and expenses from time to time; absent such waivers/reimbursements, the fund’s returns would have been lower. Periods of less than one year are not annualized.
 
Figures shown above assume reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. The returns shown in this report do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance of share classes will vary due to differences in sales charges and expenses.
 
 
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Fund Report
For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2009
 
Market Conditions
 
The financial markets deteriorated considerably in the latter months of 2008 as the global credit crisis unfolded. Following the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in September, other financial institutions fell victim to the crisis as the credit markets seized and investor confidence plummeted, creating a tremendous amount of dislocation in the markets. The credit bellwether 3-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), which stood at 281 basis points in mid-September, rose to 482 basis point by October 10, an astonishing increase in such a short period of time. The dire market conditions put further pressure on the already weakening economy as job losses mounted, the housing market continued to contract and manufacturing activity declined.
 
The U.S. government and the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”), in coordination with central banks and governments around the world, enacted several measures aimed at helping the economy and the markets regain some stability, including reducing interest rates to enhance liquidity and thaw the credit markets. The Fed made its first rate cut of the reporting period on October 8, 2008, followed by a second cut later that month, bringing the target federal funds rate to 1.0 percent. Nonetheless, the market remained volatile and consumer confidence continued to wane. In December, the Fed cut interest rates again to a range of 0.0 to 0.25 percent, effectively ushering in zero interest-rate policy. By year end, it appeared that this and other liquidity features put in place, which included the U.S. Treasury’s Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds, the Commercial Paper Funding Facility, and the Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Fund Liquidity Facility, were beginning to take hold and 3-month LIBOR fell to 142 basis points.
 
In the first few months of 2009, credit concerns gradually eased, financial market performance began to improve, and the decline in economic growth moderated slightly. As of the end of May, 3-month LIBOR had fallen to 65 basis points and the LIBOR-OIS spread (the differential between 3-month LIBOR and the overnight indexed swap rate) had contracted to 46 basis points, from a high for the reporting year of 364 basis points.
 
 
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Performance Analysis
 
For the 12-month period ended May 31, 2009, the Fund provided a total return of 0.68 percent (Class A shares). For the seven-day period ended May 31, 2009, the Fund provided an annualized yield of 0.01%, while its 30-day average annualized yield was 0.01% for Class A shares.
 
Total returns for the 12-month period ended May 31, 2009
 
                                       
    Class A     Class B     Class C    
                                       
      0.68 %         0.42 %         0.42 %      
 
 
 
The performance for the three share classes varies because each has different expenses. The Fund’s total return figures assume the reinvestment of all distributions, but do not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges. Such costs would lower performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. See Performance Summary for standardized performance information.
 
We continued to seek high liquidity and preservation of capital in the Fund while generating a yield reflecting prevailing money market conditions through our long-standing policy of purchasing only high quality, very liquid money market securities. In the initial months of the reporting period, the Fund’s investments included primarily high quality bank and corporate paper with maturities of approximately three months. As the credit crisis unfolded, we positioned the portfolio even more conservatively, focusing on further enhancing liquidity through the purchase of shorter-maturity—mainly overnight—securities. In April and May of 2009, as the markets stabilized, we began to slightly extend the portfolio’s weighted average maturity by again purchasing selective credits in the three-month maturity range yet continued to maintain our focus on managing the fund from a very liquid standpoint.
 
As of May 31, 2009, the Fund had net assets of approximately $835.2 million and a weighted average maturity of 15 days.
 
There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform as discussed herein or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future.
 
         
Portfolio Composition as of 5/31/09 (Unaudited)
 
         
Repurchase Agreements     43.9 %
         
Commercial Paper     43.5  
         
Government Agency Obligations     9.5  
         
Floating Rate Notes     3.1  
         
         
 
Subject to change daily. All percentages are as a percentage of total investments. Provided for informational purposes only and should not be deemed as a recommendation to buy or sell the securities mentioned or securities in the industries shown above. Van Kampen is a wholly owned subsidiary of a global securities firm which is engaged in a wide range of financial services including, for example, securities trading and brokerage activities, investment banking, research and analysis, financing and financial advisory services.
 
 
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For More Information About Portfolio Holdings
 
Each Van Kampen fund provides a complete schedule of portfolio holdings in its semiannual and annual reports within 60 days of the end of the fund’s second and fourth fiscal quarters. The semiannual reports and the annual reports are filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-CSRS and Form N-CSR, respectively. Van Kampen also delivers the semiannual and annual reports to fund shareholders, and makes these reports available on its public Web site, www.vankampen.com. In addition to the semiannual and annual reports that Van Kampen delivers to shareholders and makes available through the Van Kampen public Web site, each fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the fund’s first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q. Van Kampen does not deliver the reports for the first and third fiscal quarters to shareholders, nor are the reports posted to the Van Kampen public Web site. You may, however, obtain the Form N-Q filings (as well as the Form N-CSR and N-CSRS filings) by accessing the SEC’s Web site, http://www.sec.gov. You may also review and copy them at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at (800) SEC-0330. You can also request copies of these materials, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the SEC’s email address (publicinfo@sec.gov) or by writing the Public Reference section of the SEC, Washington, DC 20549-0102.
 
You may obtain copies of a fund’s fiscal quarter filings by contacting Van Kampen Client Relations at (800) 847-2424.
 
 
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Householding Notice
 
To reduce Fund expenses, the Fund attempts to eliminate duplicate mailings to the same address. The Fund delivers a single copy of certain shareholder documents to investors who share an address, even if the accounts are registered under different names. The Fund’s prospectuses and shareholder reports (including annual privacy notices) will be delivered to you in this manner indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. You can request multiple copies of these documents by either calling (800) 341-2911 or writing to Van Kampen Investor Services at P.O. Box 219286, Kansas City, MO 64121-9286. Once Investor Services has received your instructions, we will begin sending individual copies for each account within 30 days.
 
Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record
 
You may obtain a copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures without charge, upon request, by calling toll free (800) 847-2424 or by visiting our Web site at www.vankampen.com. It is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
 
You may obtain information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 without charge by visiting our Web site at www.vankampen.com. This information is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
 
 
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Expense Example
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions of Class B and Class C Shares; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
 
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period 12/1/08 - 5/31/09.
 
Actual Expense
 
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 cost 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 sales charges (loads) or contingent deferred sales charges. 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 were included, your cost would have been higher.
 
                         
    Beginning
  Ending
  Expenses Paid
    Account Value   Account Value   During Period*
     
    12/1/08   5/31/09   12/1/08-5/31/09
 
Class A
                       
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.06     $ 1.65  
Hypothetical
    1,000.00       1,023.29       1.66  
(5% annual return before expenses)
                       
                         
Class B
                       
Actual
    1,000.00       1,000.06       1.65  
Hypothetical
    1,000.00       1,023.29       1.66  
(5% annual return before expenses)
                       
                         
Class C
                       
Actual
    1,000.00       1,000.06       1.65  
Hypothetical
    1,000.00       1,023.29       1.66  
(5% annual return before expenses)
                       
 
* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio of 0.33%, 0.33% and 0.33% for Class A, B and C Shares, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). These expense ratios reflect an expense waiver.
 
Assumes all dividends and distributions were reinvested.
 
 
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Investment Advisory Agreement Approval
 
Both the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement require that the investment advisory agreement between the Fund and its investment adviser be approved annually both by a majority of the Board of Trustees and by a majority of the independent trustees voting separately.
 
At meetings held on April 17, 2009 and May 20-21, 2009, the Board of Trustees, and the independent trustees voting separately, considered and ultimately determined that the terms of the investment advisory agreement are fair and reasonable and approved the continuance of the investment advisory agreement as being in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. In making its determination, the Board of Trustees considered materials that were specifically prepared by the investment adviser at the request of the Board and Fund counsel, and by an independent provider of investment company data contracted to assist the Board, relating to the investment advisory agreement review process. The Board also considered information received periodically about the portfolio, performance, the investment strategy, portfolio management team and fees and expenses of the Fund. The Board of Trustees considered the investment advisory agreement over a period of several months and the trustees held sessions both with the investment adviser and separate from the investment adviser in reviewing and considering the investment advisory agreement.
 
In approving the investment advisory agreement, the Board of Trustees considered, among other things, the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the investment adviser, the performance, fees and expenses of the Fund compared to other similar funds and other products, the investment adviser’s expenses in providing the services and the profitability of the investment adviser and its affiliated companies. The Board of Trustees considered the extent to which any economies of scale experienced by the investment adviser are shared with the Fund’s shareholders, and the propriety of breakpoints in the Fund’s investment advisory fee schedule. The Board of Trustees considered comparative advisory fees of the Fund and other investment companies and/or other products at different asset levels, and considered the trends in the industry versus historical and projected assets of the Fund. The Board of Trustees evaluated other benefits the investment adviser and its affiliates derive from their relationship with the Fund. The Board of Trustees reviewed information about the foregoing factors and considered changes, if any, in such information since its previous approval. The Board of Trustees discussed the financial strength of the investment adviser and its affiliated companies and the capability of the personnel of the investment adviser, and specifically the strength and background of its portfolio management personnel. The Board of Trustees reviewed the statutory and regulatory requirements for approval and disclosure of investment advisory agreements. The Board of Trustees, including the independent trustees, evaluated all of the foregoing and does not believe any single factor or group of factors control or dominate the review process, and, after considering all factors
 
 
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together, has determined, in the exercise of its business judgment, that approval of the investment advisory agreement is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The following summary provides more detail on certain matters considered but does not detail all matters considered.
 
Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided. On a regular basis, the Board of Trustees considers the roles and responsibilities of the investment adviser as a whole and for those specific portfolio management, support and trading functions servicing the Fund. The trustees discuss with the investment adviser the resources available and used in managing the Fund. The trustees also discuss certain other services which are provided on a cost-reimbursement basis by the investment adviser or its affiliates to the Van Kampen funds including certain accounting, administrative and legal services. The Board has determined that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the investment adviser support its decision to approve the investment advisory agreement.
 
Performance, Fees and Expenses of the Fund. On a regular basis, the Board of Trustees reviews the performance, fees and expenses of the Fund compared to its peers and to appropriate benchmarks. In addition, the Board spends more focused time on the performance of the Fund and other funds in the Van Kampen complex, paying specific attention to underperforming funds. The trustees discuss with the investment adviser the performance goals and the actual results achieved in managing the Fund. When considering a fund’s performance, the trustees and the investment adviser place emphasis on trends and longer-term returns (focusing on one-year, three-year and five-year performance with special attention to three-year performance) and, when a fund’s weighted performance is under the fund’s benchmark or peers, they discuss the causes and where necessary seek to make specific changes to investment strategy or investment personnel. The Fund discloses more information about its performance elsewhere in this report and in the Fund’s prospectus. The trustees discuss with the investment adviser the level of advisory fees for this Fund relative to comparable funds and other products advised by the adviser and others in the marketplace. The trustees review not only the advisory fees but other fees and expenses (whether paid to the adviser, its affiliates or others) and the Fund’s overall expense ratio. The Fund discloses more information about its fees and expenses in its prospectus. The Board has determined that the performance, fees and expenses of the Fund support its decision to approve the investment advisory agreement.
 
Investment Adviser’s Expenses in Providing the Service and Profitability. At least annually, the trustees review the investment adviser’s expenses in providing services to the Fund and other funds advised by the investment adviser and the profitability of the investment adviser. These profitability reports are put together by the investment adviser with the oversight of the Board. The trustees discuss with the investment adviser its revenues and expenses, including among other things, revenues for advisory services, portfolio management-related expenses, revenue sharing arrangement costs and allocated expenses both on an aggregate
 
 
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basis and per fund. The Board has determined that the analysis of the investment adviser’s expenses and profitability support its decision to approve the investment advisory agreement.
 
Economies of Scale. On a regular basis, the Board of Trustees considers the size and growth prospects of the Fund and how that relates to the Fund’s expense ratio and particularly the Fund’s advisory fee rate. In conjunction with its review of the investment adviser’s profitability, the trustees discuss with the investment adviser how more (or less) assets can affect the efficiency or effectiveness of managing the Fund’s portfolio and whether the advisory fee level is appropriate relative to current and projected asset levels and/or whether the advisory fee structure reflects economies of scale as asset levels change. The Board has determined that its review of the actual and potential economies of scale of the Fund support its decision to approve the investment advisory agreement.
 
Other Benefits of the Relationship. On a regular basis, the Board of Trustees considers other benefits to the investment adviser and its affiliates derived from its relationship with the Fund and other funds advised by the investment adviser. These benefits include, among other things, fees for transfer agency services provided to the funds, in certain cases research received by the adviser generated from commission dollars spent on funds’ portfolio trading, and in certain cases distribution or service related fees related to funds’ sales. The trustees review with the investment adviser each of these arrangements and the reasonableness of its costs relative to the services performed. The Board has determined that the other benefits received by the investment adviser or its affiliates support its decision to approve the investment advisory agreement.
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Portfolio of Investments  n  May 31, 2009
 
                                 
Par
          Yield on
   
Amount
          Date of
  Amortized
(000)   Description   Maturity   Purchase   Cost
 
 
Repurchase Agreements  44.1%        
Banc of America Securities ($208,046,000 par collateralized by U.S. Government obligations in a pooled cash account, interest rate of 0.17%, dated 05/29/09, to be sold on 06/01/09 at $208,048,947)
  $ 208,046,000  
JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($160,000,000 par collateralized by U.S. Government obligations in a pooled cash account, interest rate of 0.17%, dated 05/29/09, to be sold on 06/01/09 at $160,002,267)
    160,000,000  
         
         
Total Repurchase Agreements  44.1%
    368,046,000  
         
         
        Commercial Paper  43.7%
$ 35,000     BNP Paribas, Inc.     06/08/09       0.290 %     34,998,026  
  15,000     Caylon North America     06/05/09       0.300       14,999,500  
  15,000     Caylon North America     08/04/09       0.701       14,981,333  
  25,000     Citigroup Funding, Inc.     07/23/09       0.300       24,989,167  
  40,000     HSBC Bank     06/05/09       0.280       39,998,756  
  40,000     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     06/16/09       0.180       39,997,000  
  15,000     Rabobank NA     08/19/09       0.300       14,990,125  
  25,000     Rabobank NA     06/15/09       0.701       24,993,194  
  23,000     Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC     08/17/09       0.942       22,953,757  
  27,000     San Paolo LLC     06/01/09       0.270       27,000,000  
  20,000     Societe Generale NA     06/16/09       0.250       19,997,917  
  5,000     Societe Generale NA     08/06/09       0.691       4,993,675  
  40,000     Toyota Motor Credit Corp.     06/26/09       0.260       39,992,778  
  40,000     Wells Fargo & Co.     06/24/09       0.200       39,994,889  
                                 
        Total Commercial Paper  43.7%     364,880,117  
                 
         
        Government Agency Obligations  9.5%
  47,000     Federal Home Loan Bank     06/01/09       0.070       47,000,000  
  3,800     Federal Home Loan Bank     06/15/09       0.150       3,799,778  
  4,000     Federal Home Loan Bank     06/19/09       0.160       3,999,680  
  1,000     Federal Home Loan Bank     06/24/09       0.160       999,898  
  17,000     Federal Home Loan Bank     06/03/09       0.170       16,999,840  
  6,998     Federal Home Loan Bank     06/05/09       0.180       6,997,860  
                                 
        Total Government Agency Obligations  9.5%     79,797,056  
                 
 
 
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See Notes to Financial Statements


 

Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Portfolio of Investments  n  May 31, 2009  
continued
 
                                 
Par
          Yield on
   
Amount
          Date of
  Amortized
(000)   Description   Maturity   Purchase   Cost
 
 
         
        Floating Rate Notes  3.1%
$ 8,000     Barclays Bank PLC     07/20/09       0.935 *%   $ 8,000,000  
  4,000     Barclays Bank PLC     06/09/09       1.734 *     4,000,000  
  14,000     Societe Generale NA     08/05/09 **     0.666 *     14,000,000  
                                 
        Total Floating Rate Notes   3.1%     26,000,000  
                 
         
Total Investments  100.4% (a)
    838,723,173  
         
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets  (0.4%)
    (3,499,543 )
         
         
Net Assets  100.0%
  $ 835,223,630  
         
 
 
Percentages are calculated as a percentage of net assets.
 
* Yield in effect as of May 31, 2009
 
** Date of next interest rate reset.
 
(a) At May 31, 2009, cost is identical for both book and federal income tax purposes.
 
 
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See Notes to Financial Statements


 

Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
May 31, 2009
 
             
Assets:
           
Total Investments, at amortized cost which approximates market value (including repurchase agreements of $368,046,000)
  $ 838,723,173      
Cash
    5,292      
Receivables:
           
Fund Shares Sold
    1,102,925      
Interest
    31,300      
Other
    235,294      
             
Total Assets
    840,097,984      
             
Liabilities:
           
Payables:
           
Fund Shares Repurchased
    4,388,370      
Distributor and Affiliates
    192,896      
Income Distributions
    129      
Trustees’ Deferred Compensation and Retirement Plans
    229,007      
Accrued Expenses
    63,952      
             
Total Liabilities
    4,874,354      
             
Net Assets
  $ 835,223,630      
             
Net Assets Consist of:
           
Capital (Par value of $0.01 per share with an unlimited number of shares authorized)
  $ 835,232,312      
Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Income
    12,423      
Accumulated Net Realized Loss
    (21,105 )    
             
Net Assets
  $ 835,223,630      
             
Maximum Offering Price Per Share:
           
Class A Shares:
           
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Based on net assets of $634,241,252 and 634,285,129 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)
  $ 1.00      
             
Class B Shares:
           
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Based on net assets of $139,083,481 and 139,094,149 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)
  $ 1.00      
             
Class C Shares:
           
Net asset value, offering price and redemption price per share (Based on net assets of $61,898,897 and 61,923,287 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding)
  $ 1.00      
             
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Financial Statements  
continued
 
Statement of Operations
For the Year Ended May 31, 2009
 
         
Investment Income:
       
Interest
  $ 9,129,969  
         
Expenses:
       
Investment Advisory Fee
    3,203,090  
Distribution (12b-1) and Service Fees
       
Class A
    905,439  
Class B
    1,218,728  
Class C
    612,607  
Transfer Agent Fees
    1,818,170  
Registration Fees
    137,283  
Accounting and Administrative Expenses
    129,918  
Reports to Shareholders
    107,802  
Custody
    60,127  
Professional Fees
    49,579  
Trustees’ Fees and Related Expenses
    35,244  
Other
    224,735  
         
Total Expenses
    8,502,722  
Expense Reduction
    3,542,550  
Less Credits Earned on Cash Balances
    34,826  
         
Net Expenses
    4,925,346  
         
Net Investment Income
  $ 4,204,623  
         
Net Increase in Net Assets From Operations
  $ 4,204,623  
         
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Financial Statements  
continued
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
                     
    For The
  For The
   
    Year Ended
  Year Ended
   
    May 31, 2009   May 31, 2008    
     
 
From Investment Activities:
                   
Operations:
                   
Net Investment Income
  $ 4,204,623     $ 18,170,742      
Net Realized Gain
    -0-       3,020      
                     
Change in Net Assets from Operations
    4,204,623       18,173,762      
                     
                     
Distributions from Net Investment Income:
                   
Class A Shares
    (3,510,931 )     (14,534,842 )    
Class B Shares
    (443,537 )     (2,375,772 )    
Class C Shares
    (250,611 )     (1,252,797 )    
                     
Total Distributions
    (4,205,079 )     (18,163,411 )    
                     
                     
Net Change in Net Assets from Investment Activities
    (456 )     10,351      
                     
                     
From Capital Transactions:
                   
Proceeds from Shares Sold
    1,090,595,843       748,969,019      
Net Asset Value of Shares Issued Through Dividend Reinvestment
    4,205,079       18,163,411      
Cost of Shares Repurchased
    (873,272,523 )     (587,382,882 )    
                     
Net Change in Net Assets from Capital Transactions
    221,528,399       179,749,548      
                     
Net Change in Net Assets
    221,527,943       179,759,899      
Net Assets:
                   
Beginning of the Period
    613,695,687       433,935,788      
                     
End of the Period (Including accumulated undistributed net investment income of $12,423 and $(3,030), respectively)
  $ 835,223,630     $ 613,695,687      
                     
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Financial Highlights
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for one share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                         
    Year Ended May 31,
Class A Shares
  2009   2008   2007   2006   2005
     
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of the Period
  $   1.00     $   1.00     $   1.00     $   1.00     $   1.00  
                                         
Net Investment Income
    0.01 (a)     0.04 (a)     0.04 (a)     0.03 (a)     0.01  
Less Distributions from Net Investment Income
    0.01       0.04       0.04       0.03       0.01  
                                         
Net Asset Value, End of the Period
  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
                                         
                                         
Total Return* (b)
    0.68% (d)     3.71%       4.45%       3.13%       1.11%  
Net Assets at End of the Period (In millions)
  $ 634.2     $ 461.9     $ 342.2     $ 379.5     $ 370.3  
Ratio of Expenses to Average
Net Assets* (c)
    0.55% (d)     0.93%       0.99%       1.02%       0.97%  
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets*
    0.57% (d)     3.55%       4.36%       3.08%       1.07%  
*  If certain expenses had not been voluntarily assumed by Van Kampen, total return would have been lower and the ratios would have been as follows:
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (c)
    0.85% (d)     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets
    0.28% (d)     N/A       N/A       N/A       N/A  
 
(a) Based on average shares outstanding.
 
(b) Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and includes combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to .15% and does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 
(c) The Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets does not reflect credits earned on cash balances. If these credits were reflected as a reduction of expenses, the ratio would decrease by .02% for the years ended May 31, 2008, May 31, 2007 and May 31, 2006 and by .01% for the year ended May 31, 2005.
 
(d) The Total Return, Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets and Ratio of Net Investment Income/Loss to Average Net Assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of less than .15% (See footnote 4).
 
N/A=Not Applicable
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Financial Highlights  
continued
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for one share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                         
    Year Ended May 31,
Class B Shares
  2009   2008   2007   2006   2005
     
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of the Period
  $   1.00     $   1.00     $   1.00     $   1.00     $   1.00  
                                         
Net Investment Income
    0.00  (a)(b)     0.03 (a)     0.04 (a)     0.02 (a)     0.01  
Less Distributions from Net Investment Income
    0.00 (b)     0.03       0.04       0.02       0.01  
                                         
Net Asset Value, End of the Period
  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
                                         
                                         
Total Return(c)(e)
    0.42%       3.09%       3.83%       2.51%       0.59%  
Net Assets at End of the Period (In millions)
  $ 139.1     $ 94.4     $ 70.5     $ 91.8     $ 133.2  
Ratio of Expenses to Average
Net Assets* (d)(e)
    0.75%       1.53%       1.59%       1.63%       1.47%  
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets* (e)
    0.33%       2.92%       3.76%       2.41%       0.51%  
*  If certain expenses had not been voluntarily assumed by Van Kampen, total return would have been lower and the ratios would have been as follows:
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (d)(e)
    1.61%       1.69%       1.75%       1.79%       1.72%  
Ratio of Net Investment Income/Loss to Average Net Assets (e)
    (0.53% )     2.76%       3.60%       2.25%       0.26%  
 
(a) Based on average shares outstanding.
 
(b) Amount is less than $.01 per share.
 
(c) Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of 4%, charged on certain redemptions made within the first and second year of purchase and declining to 0% after the fifth year. If the sales charge was included, total returns would be lower. These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to .90% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 
(d) The Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets does not reflect credits earned on cash balances. If these credits were reflected as a reduction of expenses, the ratio would decrease by .02% for the years ended May 31, 2008, May 31, 2007 and May 31, 2006 and by .01% for the year ended May 31, 2005.
 
(e) The Total Return, Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets and Ratio of Net Investment Income/Loss to Average Net Assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of less than .90% (See footnote 4).
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Financial Highlights  
continued
 
The following schedule presents financial highlights for one share of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.
 
                                             
    Year Ended May 31,
Class C Shares
  2009   2008   2007   2006   2005    
     
 
Net Asset Value, Beginning of the Period
  $   1.00     $   1.00     $   1.00     $   1.00     $   1.00      
                                             
Net Investment Income
    0.00  (a)(b)     0.03 (a)     0.04 (a)     0.02 (a)     0.01      
Less Distributions from Net Investment Income
    0.00 (b)     0.03       0.04       0.02       0.01      
                                             
Net Asset Value, End of the Period
  $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00      
                                             
                                             
Total Return(c)(d)
    0.42%       3.09%       3.83%       2.56%       0.64%      
Net Assets at End of the Period (In millions)
  $ 61.9     $ 57.4     $ 21.3     $ 24.2     $ 30.5      
Ratio of Expenses to Average
Net Assets* (d)(e)
    0.79%       1.52%       1.59%       1.58%       1.42%      
Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets(d)
    0.37%       2.77%       3.76%       2.44%       0.55%      
*  If certain expenses had not been voluntarily assumed by Van Kampen, total return would have been lower and the ratios would have been as follows:
Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets (d)(e)
    1.61%       1.67%       1.75%       1.74%       1.68%      
Ratio of Net Investment Income/Loss to Average Net Assets (d)
    (0.45% )     2.61%       3.60%       2.28%       0.28%      
 
(a) Based on average shares outstanding.
 
(b) Amount is less than $.01 per share.
 
(c) Assumes reinvestment of all distributions for the period and does not include payment of the maximum CDSC of 1%, charged on certain redemptions made within one year of purchase. If the sales charge was included, total returns would be lower. These returns include combined Rule 12b-1 fees and service fees of up to .90% and do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.
 
(d) The Total Return, Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets and Ratio of Net Investment Income/Loss to Average Net Assets reflect actual 12b-1 fees of less than .90% (See footnote 4).
 
(e) The Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets does not reflect credits earned on cash balances. If these credits were reflected as a reduction of expenses, the ratio would decrease by .02% for the years ended May 31, 2008, May 31, 2007 and May 31, 2006 and by .01% for the year ended May 31, 2005.
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Notes to Financial Statements  n  May 31, 2009
 
1. Significant Accounting Policies
Van Kampen Money Market Fund (formerly Reserve Fund) (the “Fund”) is organized as a Delaware statutory trust. The Fund is an open-end diversified management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s investment objective is to seek protection of capital and high current income. The Fund’s investment adviser seeks to achieve this objective through investments in U.S. dollar denominated money market securities. The Fund commenced investment operations on July 12, 1974. The Fund offers Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares. Each class of shares differs by its initial sales load, contingent deferred sales charges, the allocation of class-specific expenses and voting rights on matters affecting a single class.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make 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 amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
A. Security Valuation Investments are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Under this valuation method, a portfolio instrument is initially recorded at cost, any discount is accreted and any premium is amortized on a straight-line basis to the maturity of the instrument.
The Fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (FAS 157), effective June 1, 2008. In accordance with FAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. FAS 157 establishes a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
Level 1— quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
Level 2— other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3— significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Notes to Financial Statements  
n  May 31, 2009  continued
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used as of May 31, 2009 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at amortized cost, which approximates market value:
 
         
   
Assets
    Investments in
Valuation Inputs   Securities
 
Level 1—Quoted Prices
  $ -0-  
Level 2—Other Significant Observable Inputs
    838,723,173  
Level 3—Significant Unobservable Inputs
    -0-  
         
Total
  $ 838,723,173  
         
 
B. Security Transactions Security transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses are determined on an identified cost basis.
The Fund may invest in repurchase agreements, which are short-term investments in which the Fund acquires ownership of a debt security and the seller agrees to repurchase the security at a future time and specified price. The Fund may invest independently in repurchase agreements, or transfer uninvested cash balances into a pooled cash account along with other investment companies advised by Van Kampen Asset Management (the “Adviser”) or its affiliates, the daily aggregate of which is invested in repurchase agreements. Repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by the underlying debt security. The Fund will make payment for such securities only upon physical delivery or evidence of book entry transfer to the account of the custodian bank. The seller is required to maintain the value of the underlying security at not less than the repurchase proceeds due the Fund.
 
C. Income and Expenses Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Income and expenses of the Fund are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each class of shares, except for distribution and service fees and incremental transfer agency costs which are unique to each class of shares.
 
D. Federal Income Taxes It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income, if any, to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required. Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Management has concluded there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in “Interest Expense” and penalties in “Other” expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund files tax returns with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, New York and various states. Generally, each of the tax years in the four year period ended May 31, 2009, remains subject to examination by taxing authorities.
The Fund intends to utilize provisions of the federal income tax laws which allow it to carry a realized capital loss forward for eight years following the year of the loss and offset such losses against any future realized capital gains. At May 31, 2009, the Fund had an
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Notes to Financial Statements  
n  May 31, 2009  continued
 
accumulated capital loss carryforward for tax purposes of $15,648, which will expire according to the following schedule:
 
                 
Amount       Expiration
 
$ 6,842           May 31, 2012  
  406           May 31, 2013  
  8,400           May 31, 2017  
 
E. Distribution of Income and Gains The Fund declares dividends daily from net investment income and automatically reinvests such dividends daily. Shareholders can elect to receive the cash equivalent of their daily dividends at each month end. The Fund distributes capital gains, if any, to shareholders at least annually.
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended May 31, 2009 and 2008 was as follows:
 
                 
    2009   2008
 
Distributions paid from:
               
Ordinary income
  $ 4,228,435     $ 18,175,822  
 
Permanent differences, primarily due to the Fund’s investment in other regulated investment companies, resulted in the following reclassifications among the Fund’s components of net assets at May 31, 2009:
 
                     
Accumulated Net
  Accumulated
   
Investment Income   Net Realized Loss   Capital
 
$ 15,909     $ (13,857 )   $ (2,052 )
 
As of May 31, 2009, the component of distributable earnings on a tax basis was as follows:
 
         
Undistributed ordinary income
  $ 268,808  
 
Net realized gains or losses may differ for financial reporting and tax purposes primarily as a result of gains or losses recognized on securities for tax purposes but not for book purposes and post-October losses of $5,457 which are not recognized for tax purposes until the first day of the following fiscal year.
 
F. Credits Earned on Cash Balances During the year ended May 31, 2009, the Fund’s custody fee was reduced by $34,826 as a result of credits earned on cash balances.
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Notes to Financial Statements  
n  May 31, 2009  continued
 
2. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates
Under the terms of the Fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser will provide investment advice and facilities to the Fund for an annual fee payable monthly as follows:
 
         
Average Daily Net Assets   % Per Annum
 
First $250 million
    .450 %
Next $500 million
    .375 %
Next $500 million
    .325 %
Next $250 million
    .300 %
Next $250 million
    .275 %
Next $500 million
    .250 %
Next $500 million
    .225 %
Next $12.25 billion
    .200 %
Next $2.50 billion
    .199 %
Next $7.50 billion
    .198 %
Next $5.00 billion
    .197 %
Over $30.00 billion
    .196 %
 
The Fund’s Adviser is currently waiving or reimbursing all or a portion of the Fund’s advisory fees or other expenses. This resulted in net expense ratios of .55%, .75% and .79%, for Classes A, B and C Shares, respectively. The fee waivers or expense reimbursements are voluntary and can be discontinued at any time. For the year ended May 31, 2009, the Adviser waived or reimbursed $1,756,909 of advisory fees or other expenses.
For the year ended May 31, 2009, the Fund recognized expenses of approximately $19,700 representing legal services provided by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, of which a trustee of the Fund is a partner of such firm and he and his law firm provide legal services as legal counsel to the Fund.
Under separate Accounting Services and Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) Employment agreements, the Adviser provides accounting services and the CCO provides compliance services to the Fund. The costs of these services are allocated to each fund. For the year ended May 31, 2009, the Fund recognized expenses of approximately $63,100 representing Van Kampen Investments Inc.’s or its affiliates’ (collectively “Van Kampen”) cost of providing accounting services to the Fund, as well as the salary, benefits and related costs of the CCO and related support staff paid by Van Kampen. Services provided pursuant to the Accounting Services and CCO Employment agreement are reported as part of “Accounting and Administrative Expenses” on the Statement of Operations.
Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. (VKIS), an affiliate of the Adviser, serves as the shareholder servicing agent for the Fund. For the year ended May 31, 2009, the Fund recognized expenses of approximately $757,900 representing transfer agency fees paid to VKIS and its affiliates. Transfer agency fees are determined through negotiations with the Fund’s Board of Trustees.
Certain officers and trustees of the Fund are also officers and directors of Van Kampen. The Fund does not compensate its officers or trustees who are also officers of Van Kampen.
The Fund provides deferred compensation and retirement plans for its trustees who are not officers of Van Kampen. Under the deferred compensation plan, trustees may elect to defer all or a portion of their compensation. Amounts deferred are retained by the Fund and, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, may be invested in the common shares of those funds
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Notes to Financial Statements  
n  May 31, 2009  continued
 
selected by the trustees. Investments in such funds of approximately $134,200 are included in “Other” assets on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities at May 31, 2009. Appreciation/ depreciation and distributions received from these investments are recorded with an offsetting increase/decrease in the deferred compensation obligation and do not affect the net asset value of the Fund. Benefits under the retirement plan are payable upon retirement for a ten-year period and are based upon each trustee’s years of service to the Fund. The maximum annual benefit per trustee under the plan is $2,500.
For the year ended May 31, 2009, Van Kampen, as Distributor for the Fund, received net commissions on redeemed shares which were subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) of approximately $738,800. Sales charges do not represent expenses to the Fund.
 
3. Capital Transactions
For the years ended May 31, 2009 and 2008 transactions were as follows:
 
                                     
    For The
  For The
    Year Ended
  Year Ended
    May 31, 2009   May 31, 2008
    Shares   Value   Shares   Value    
 
Sales:
                                   
Class A
    823,330,004     $ 823,330,004       534,218,435     $ 534,218,435      
Class B
    171,912,974       171,912,974       99,638,657       99,638,657      
Class C
    95,352,865       95,352,865       115,111,927       115,111,927      
                                     
Total Sales
    1,090,595,843     $ 1,090,595,843       748,969,019     $ 748,969,019      
                                     
                                     
Dividend Reinvestment:
                                   
Class A
    3,510,931     $ 3,510,931       14,534,842     $ 14,534,842      
Class B
    443,537       443,537       2,375,772       2,375,772      
Class C
    250,611       250,611       1,252,797       1,252,797      
                                     
Total Dividend Reinvestment
    4,205,079     $ 4,205,079       18,163,411     $ 18,163,411      
                                     
                                     
Repurchases:
                                   
Class A
    (654,424,275 )   $ (654,424,275 )     (429,102,633 )   $ (429,102,633 )    
Class B
    (127,715,795 )     (127,715,795 )     (78,078,604 )     (78,078,604 )    
Class C
    (91,132,453 )     (91,132,453 )     (80,201,645 )     (80,201,645 )    
                                     
Total Repurchases
    (873,272,523 )   $ (873,272,523 )     (587,382,882 )   $ (587,382,882 )    
                                     
 
4. Distribution and Service Plans
Shares of the Fund are distributed by Van Kampen Funds Inc. (the “Distributor”), an affiliate of the Adviser. The Fund has adopted a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, and a service plan (collectively, the “Plans”) for Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares to compensate the Distributor for the sale, distribution, shareholder servicing and maintenance of shareholder accounts for these shares. Under the Plans, the Fund will incur annual fees of up to .15% of Class A average daily net assets and up to .90% each of Class B and Class C average daily net assets. These fees are accrued daily and paid to the Distributor monthly. The Distributor is currently waiving a portion of the distribution and service fees for Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares. For the year ended May 31, 2009 the Distributor waived $1,785,641 of distribution and service fees. Due to the voluntary
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Notes to Financial Statements  
n  May 31, 2009  continued
 
waiver, the aggregate distribution and service fees are currently .06%, .26% and .29% for Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Class C Shares, respectively. This waiver is voluntary in nature and can be discontinued at any time.
The amount of distribution expenses incurred by the Distributor and not yet reimbursed (“unreimbursed receivable”) was approximately $4,557,600 and $265,300 for Class B and Class C Shares, respectively. These amounts may be recovered from future payments under the distribution plan or CDSC. To the extent the unreimbursed receivable has been fully recovered, the distribution fee is reduced.
 
5. Indemnifications
The Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
 
6. Accounting Pronouncement
On April 9, 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Staff Position No. 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly (FSP 157-4). FSP 157-4 provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in accordance with FAS 157 when the volume and level of activity for the assets or liabilities have significantly decreased and on circumstances that may indicate that a transaction is not orderly. FSP 157-4 also requires additional disaggregation of the current FAS 157 required disclosures. FSP 157-4 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, and shall be applied prospectively. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FSP 157-4 and the impact it will have on the financial statement disclosures.
 
7. U.S. Treasury Temporary Guaranty Program
The Board of Trustees approved the participation by the Fund in the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Temporary Guarantee Program (“Program”) for money market funds. Although the Fund has continued to maintain a net asset value of $1.00 per share, the Fund believes that participation in the Program will provide an added level of assurance for its shareholders. The Program provides a guarantee to participating money market mutual fund shareholders based on the number of shares invested in the Fund at the close of business on September 19, 2008. Any increase in the number of shares an investor holds after the close of business on September 19, 2008, will not be guaranteed. If a customer closes his/her account with the Fund or broker-dealer, any future investment in the Fund will not be guaranteed. If the number of shares an investor holds fluctuates over the period, the investor will be covered for either the number of shares held as of the close of business on September 19, 2008, or the current amount, whichever is less. The Program had originally been set to expire on December 18, 2008, but was recently extended by the Treasury Department until September 18, 2009. The cost related to the Program, amounting to $283,580, is borne by the Fund and amortized on a straight line basis over the term of the Program’s coverage.
 
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of Van Kampen Money Market Fund
 
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of Van Kampen Money Market Fund (formerly Van Kampen Reserve Fund) (the Fund) as of May 31, 2009, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and the financial highlights based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2009, by correspondence with the custodian. 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 Van Kampen Money Market Fund at May 31, 2009, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
-s- Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, Illinois
July 20, 2009
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Board of Trustees, Officers and Important Addresses
 
     
Board of Trustees
David C. Arch
Jerry D. Choate
Rod Dammeyer
Linda Hutton Heagy
R. Craig Kennedy
Howard J Kerr
Jack E. Nelson
Hugo F. Sonnenschein
Wayne W. Whalen*
– Chairman
Suzanne H. Woolsey
 
Officers
Edward C. Wood III
President and Principal Executive Officer
Kevin Klingert
Vice President
Stefanie V. Chang Yu
Vice President and Secretary
John L. Sullivan
Chief Compliance Officer
Stuart N. Schuldt
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  Investment Adviser
Van Kampen Asset Management
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10036

Distributor
Van Kampen Funds Inc.
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10036

Shareholder Servicing Agent
Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.
P.O. Box 219286
Kansas City, Missouri 64121-9286

Custodian
State Street Bank
and Trust Company
One Lincoln Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111

Legal Counsel
Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP
155 North Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP
233 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60606
 
 
 
* “Interested persons” of the Fund, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
 
 
The business and affairs of each Fund are managed under the direction of the Funds’ Board of Trustees and the Funds’ officers appointed by the Board of Trustees. The tables below list the trustees and executive officers of each Fund and their principal occupations during the last five years, other directorships held by trustees and their affiliations, if any, with Van Kampen Investments, the Adviser, the Distributor, Van Kampen Advisors Inc., Van Kampen Exchange Corp. and Investor Services. The term “Fund Complex” includes each of the investment companies advised by the Adviser as of the date of this Annual Report. Trustees serve until reaching their retirement age or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Officers are annually elected by the trustees.
 
                         
Independent Trustees
                Number of
   
        Term of
      Funds in
   
        Office and
      Fund
   
    Position(s)
  Length of
      Complex
   
Name, Age and Address
  Held with
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Overseen
  Other Directorships
of Independent Trustee   each Fund   Served   During Past 5 Years   By Trustee   Held by Trustee
 
David C. Arch (64)
Blistex Inc.
1800 Swift Drive
Oak Brook, IL 60523
  Trustee   Trustee
since 2003
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer.     89     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Member of the Heartland Alliance advisory board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan.
                         
                         
Jerry D. Choate (70)
33971 Selva Road
Suite 130
Dana Point, CA 92629
  Trustee   Trustee
since 1999
  Prior to January 1999, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Allstate Corporation (“Allstate”) and Allstate Insurance Company. Prior to January 1995, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allstate. Prior to August 1994, various management positions at Allstate.     89     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director of Amgen Inc., a biotechnological company, and Valero Energy Corporation, an independent refining company.
                         
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Trustee and Officer Information  continued
                Number of
   
        Term of
      Funds in
   
        Office and
      Fund
   
    Position(s)
  Length of
      Complex
   
Name, Age and Address
  Held with
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Overseen
  Other Directorships
of Independent Trustee   each Fund   Served   During Past 5 Years   By Trustee   Held by Trustee
 
Rod Dammeyer (68)
CAC, LLC
4350 La Jolla Village Drive
Suite 685
San Diego, CA 92122-1249
  Trustee   Trustee
since 2003
  President of CAC, L.L.C., a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services.     89     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director of Quidel Corporation, Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc. and Arris Group, Inc.
                         
                         
Linda Hutton Heagy† (61)
4939 South Greenwood
Chicago, IL 60615
  Trustee   Trustee
since 1995
  Prior to February 2008, Managing Partner of Heidrick & Struggles, an international executive search firm. Prior to 1997, Partner of Ray & Berndtson, Inc., an executive recruiting firm. Prior to 1995, Executive Vice President of ABN AMRO, N.A., a bank holding company. Prior to 1990, Executive Vice President of The Exchange National Bank.     89     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Trustee on the University of Chicago Medical Center Board, Vice Chair of the Board of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago and a member of the Women’s Board of the University of Chicago.
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Trustee and Officer Information  continued
                Number of
   
        Term of
      Funds in
   
        Office and
      Fund
   
    Position(s)
  Length of
      Complex
   
Name, Age and Address
  Held with
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Overseen
  Other Directorships
of Independent Trustee   each Fund   Served   During Past 5 Years   By Trustee   Held by Trustee
 
                         
                         
                         
R. Craig Kennedy (57)
1744 R Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
  Trustee   Trustee
since 1995
  Director and President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, an independent U.S. foundation created to deepen understanding, promote collaboration and stimulate exchanges of practical experience between Americans and Europeans. Formerly, advisor to the Dennis Trading Group Inc., a managed futures and option company that invests money for individuals and institutions. Prior to 1992, President and Chief Executive Officer, Director and member of the Investment Committee of the Joyce Foundation, a private foundation.     89     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director of First Solar, Inc.
                         
                         
                         
Howard J Kerr (73)
14 Huron Trace
Galena, IL 61036
  Trustee   Trustee
since 2003
  Prior to 1998, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pocklington Corporation, Inc., an investment holding company.     89     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director of the Lake Forest Bank & Trust. Director of the Marrow Foundation.
                         
                         
                         
Jack E. Nelson (73)
423 Country Club Drive
Winter Park, FL 32789
  Trustee   Trustee
since 1995
  President of Nelson Investment Planning Services, Inc., a financial planning company and registered investment adviser in the State of Florida. President of Nelson Ivest Brokerage Services Inc., a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), Securities Investors Protection Corp. and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. President of Nelson Sales and Services Corporation, a marketing and services company to support affiliated companies.     89     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex.
                         
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Trustee and Officer Information  continued
                Number of
   
        Term of
      Funds in
   
        Office and
      Fund
   
    Position(s)
  Length of
      Complex
   
Name, Age and Address
  Held with
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Overseen
  Other Directorships
of Independent Trustee   each Fund   Served   During Past 5 Years   By Trustee   Held by Trustee
 
Hugo F. Sonnenschein (68)
1126 E. 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
  Trustee   Trustee
since 2003
  President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago.     89     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Trustee and Officer Information  continued
                Number of
   
        Term of
      Funds in
   
        Office and
      Fund
   
    Position(s)
  Length of
      Complex
   
Name, Age and Address
  Held with
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Overseen
  Other Directorships
of Independent Trustee   each Fund   Served   During Past 5 Years   By Trustee   Held by Trustee
 
                         
                         
                         
Suzanne H. Woolsey, Ph.D. (67)
815 Cumberstone Road
Harwood, MD 20776
  Trustee   Trustee
since 1999
  Chief Communications Officer of the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council, an independent, federally chartered policy institution, from 2001 to November 2003 and Chief Operating Officer from 1993 to 2001. Prior to 1993, Executive Director of the Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education at the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council. From 1980 through 1989, Partner of Coopers & Lybrand.     89     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Trustee of Changing World Technologies, Inc., an energy manufacturing company, since July 2008. Director of Fluor Corp., an engineering, procurement and construction organization, since January 2004. Director of Intelligent Medical Devices, Inc., a symptom based diagnostic tool for physicians and clinical labs. Director of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federally funded research and development center, Director of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, Director of the Rocky Mountain Institute and Trustee of California Institute of Technology and the Colorado College.
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Trustee and Officer Information  continued
Interested Trustee*
                Number of
   
        Term of
      Funds in
   
        Office and
      Fund
   
    Position(s)
  Length of
      Complex
   
Name, Age and Address
  Held with
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
  Overseen
  Other Directorships
of Interested Trustee   each Fund   Served   During Past 5 Years   By Trustee   Held by Trustee
 
Wayne W. Whalen* (69)
333 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
  Trustee   Trustee
since 1995
  Partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex.     89     Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation.
 
As indicated above, prior to February 2008, Ms. Heagy was an employee of Heidrick and Struggles, an international executive search firm (“Heidrick”). Heidrick has been (and may continue to be) engaged by Morgan Stanley from time to time to perform executive searches. Such searches have been done by professionals at Heidrick without any involvement by Ms. Heagy. Ethical wall procedures exist to ensure that Ms. Heagy will not have any involvement with any searches performed by Heidrick for Morgan Stanley. Ms. Heagy does not receive any compensation, directly or indirectly, for searches performed by Heidrick for Morgan Stanley.
 
* Mr. Whalen is an “interested person” (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain funds in the Fund Complex by reason of he and his firm currently providing legal services as legal counsel to such funds in the Fund Complex.
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Trustee and Officer Information  continued
 
             
Officers
        Term of
   
        Office and
   
    Position(s)
  Length of
   
Name, Age and
  Held with
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
Address of Officer   each Fund   Served   During Past 5 Years
 
Edward C. Wood III (53)
1 Parkview Plaza – Suite 100
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
  President and
Principal Executive
Officer
  Officer
since 2008
  President and Principal Executive Officer of funds in the Fund Complex since November 2008. Managing Director of Van Kampen Investments Inc., the Adviser, the Distributor, Van Kampen Advisors Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp. since December 2003. Chief Administrative Officer of the Adviser, Van Kampen Advisors Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp. since December 2002. Chief Operating Officer of the Distributor since December 2002. Director of Van Kampen Advisors Inc., the Distributor and Van Kampen Exchange Corp. since March 2004. Director of the Adviser since August 2008. Director of Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. since June 2008. Previously, Director of the Adviser and Van Kampen Investments Inc. from March 2004 to January 2005 and Chief Administrative Officer of Van Kampen Investments Inc. from 2002 to 2009.
Kevin Klingert (46)
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10036
  Vice President   Officer
since 2008
  Vice President of funds in the Fund Complex since May 2008. Global Head, Chief Operating Officer and acting Chief Investment Officer of the Fixed Income Group of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. since April 2008. Head of Global Liquidity Portfolio Management and co-Head of Liquidity Credit Research of Morgan Stanley Investment Management since December 2007. Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. from December 2007 to March 2008. Previously, Managing Director on the Management Committee and head of Municipal Portfolio Management and Liquidity at BlackRock from October 1991 to January 2007.
             
             
             
Stefanie V. Chang Yu (42)
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10036
  Vice President
and Secretary
  Officer
since 2003
  Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. Vice President and Secretary of funds in the Fund Complex.
             
             
             
John L. Sullivan (53)
1 Parkview Plaza – Suite 100
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
  Chief Compliance Officer   Officer
since 1996
  Chief Compliance Officer of funds in the Fund Complex since August 2004. Prior to August 2004, Director and Managing Director of Van Kampen Investments, the Adviser, Van Kampen Advisors Inc. and certain other subsidiaries of Van Kampen Investments, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of funds in the Fund Complex and head of Fund Accounting for Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. Prior to December 2002, Executive Director of Van Kampen Investments, the Adviser and Van Kampen Advisors Inc.
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
Trustee and Officer Information  continued
        Term of
   
        Office and
   
    Position(s)
  Length of
   
Name, Age and
  Held with
  Time
  Principal Occupation(s)
Address of Officer   each Fund   Served   During Past 5 Years
 
             
             
             
Stuart N. Schuldt (47)
1 Parkview Plaza – Suite 100
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
  Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer
  Officer
since 2007
  Executive Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. since June 2007. Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of funds in the Fund Complex since June 2007. Prior to June 2007, Senior Vice President of Northern Trust Company, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer for Northern Trust U.S. mutual fund complex.
 
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
An Important Notice Concerning Our
U.S. Privacy Policy
 
We are required by federal law to provide you with a copy of our Privacy Policy annually.
 
This Policy applies to current and former individual clients of Van Kampen Investments Inc., Van Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen Advisors Inc., Van Kampen Funds Inc., Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., as well as current and former individual investors in Van Kampen mutual funds, unit investment trusts, and related companies.
 
This Policy is not applicable to partnerships, corporations, trusts or other non-individual clients or account holders, nor is this Policy applicable to individuals who are either beneficiaries of a trust for which we serve as trustee or participants in an employee benefit plan administered or advised by us. This Policy is, however, applicable to individuals who select us to be a custodian of securities or assets in individual retirement accounts, 401(k) accounts, 529 Educational Savings Accounts, accounts subject to the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, or similar accounts. Please note that we may amend this Policy at any time, and will inform you of any changes to this Policy as required by law.
 
We Respect Your Privacy
 
We appreciate that you have provided us with your personal financial information and understand your concerns about safeguarding such information. We strive to maintain the privacy of such information while we help you achieve your financial objectives. This Policy describes what nonpublic personal information we collect about you, how we collect it, when we may share it with others, and how others may use it. It discusses the steps you may take to limit our sharing of information about you with affiliated Van Kampen companies (“affiliated companies”). It also discloses how you may limit our affiliates’ use of shared information for marketing purposes. Throughout this Policy, we refer to the nonpublic information that personally identifies you or your accounts as “personal information.”
 
1. What Personal Information Do We Collect About You?
 
To better serve you and manage our business, it is important that we collect and maintain accurate information about you. We obtain this information from applications and other forms you submit to us, from your dealings with us, from consumer reporting agencies and from third parties and other sources. For example:
 
  •   We collect information such as your name, address, e-mail address, phone number and account title.  
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
An Important Notice Concerning Our
U.S. Privacy Policy  continued
 
  •   We may obtain information about account balances, your use of account(s) and the types of products and services you prefer to receive from us through your dealings and transactions with us and other sources.  
 
  •   We may obtain information about your creditworthiness and credit history from consumer reporting agencies.  
 
  •   We may collect background information from and through third-party vendors to verify representations you have made and to comply with various regulatory requirements.  
 
  •   If you interact with us through our public and private Web sites, we may collect information that you provide directly through online communications (such as an e-mail address). We may also collect information about your Internet service provider, your domain name, your computer’s operating system and Web browser, your use of our Web sites and your product and service preferences, through the use of ”cookies.” ”Cookies” recognize your computer each time you return to one of our sites, and help to improve our sites’ content and personalize your experience on our sites by, for example, suggesting offerings that may interest you. Please consult the Terms of Use of these sites for more details on our use of cookies.  
 
2. When Do We Disclose Personal Information We Collect About You?
 
To provide you with the products and services you request, to better serve you, to manage our business and as otherwise required or permitted by law, we may disclose personal information we collect about you to other affiliated companies and to nonaffiliated third parties.
 
A. Information We Disclose to Our Affiliated Companies. In order to manage your account(s) effectively, including servicing and processing your transactions, to let you know about products and services offered by us and affiliated companies, to manage our business, and as otherwise required or permitted by law, we may disclose personal information to other affiliated companies. Offers for products and services from affiliated companies are developed under conditions designed to safeguard your personal information.
 
B. Information We Disclose to Third Parties. We do not disclose personal information that we collect about you to nonaffiliated third parties except to enable them to provide marketing services on our behalf, to perform joint marketing agreements with other financial institutions, and as otherwise required or permitted by law. For example, some instances where we may disclose information about you to third
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
An Important Notice Concerning Our
U.S. Privacy Policy  continued
 
parties include: for servicing and processing transactions, to offer our own products and services, to protect against fraud, for institutional risk control, to respond to judicial process or to perform services on our behalf. When we share personal information with a nonaffiliated third party, they are required to limit their use of personal information to the particular purpose for which it was shared and they are not allowed to share personal information with others except to fulfill that limited purpose.
 
3. How Do We Protect the Security and Confidentiality of Personal Information We Collect About You?
 
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural security measures to help safeguard the personal information we collect about you. We have internal policies governing the proper handling of client information. Third parties that provide support or marketing services on our behalf may also receive personal information, and we require them to adhere to confidentiality standards with respect to such information.
 
4. How Can You Limit the Sharing of Certain Types of Personal Information With Affiliated Companies?
 
We respect your privacy and offer you choices as to whether we share with affiliated companies personal information that was collected to determine your eligibility for products and services you request (“eligibility information”). Please note that, even if you direct us not to share eligibility information with affiliated companies (“opt-out”), we may still share personal information, including eligibility information, with those companies in circumstances excluded from the opt-out under applicable law, such as to process transactions or to service your account. We may also share certain other types of personal information with affiliated companies—such as your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and account number(s), and information about your transactions and experiences with us.
 
5. How Can You Limit the Use of Certain Types of Personal Information by Affiliated Companies for Marketing?
 
You may limit affiliated companies from marketing their products or services to you based on your personal information that they receive from affiliated companies. This information includes your income, assets and account history. Your choice to limit marketing offers from affiliated companies will apply until you tell us to change your choice.
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
An Important Notice Concerning Our
U.S. Privacy Policy  continued
 
If you wish to opt-out of sharing and to limit marketing offers, you may do so by:
 
  •   Calling us at (800) 847-2424
Monday-Friday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. (ET)
 
 
  •   Writing to us at the following address:
Van Kampen Privacy Department
Harborside Financial Center, Plaza Two, 3rd Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07311
 
 
If you choose to write to us, your written request should include your name, address, telephone number and account number(s) to which the opt-out applies and should not be sent with any other correspondence. In order to process your request, we require that the request be provided by you directly and not through a third party.
 
If you have previously notified us about your privacy preferences, it is not necessary to do so again unless you decide to change your preferences. Your opt-out preference will remain in effect with respect to this Policy (as it may be amended) until you notify us otherwise in writing. If you have a joint account, your direction for us not to share this information with other affiliated companies and for those affiliated companies not to use your personal information for marketing will be applied to all account holders on that account.
 
Please understand that if you opt-out, you and any joint account holders may not receive information about affiliated company products and services that could help you manage your financial resources and achieve your investment objectives.
 
If you hold more than one account with Van Kampen, you may receive multiple privacy policies from us, and would need to follow the directions stated in each particular policy for each account you have with us.
 
SPECIAL NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF VERMONT
 
This section supplements our Policy with respect to our individual clients who have a Vermont address and supersedes anything to the contrary in the above Policy with respect to those clients only.
 
The State of Vermont requires financial institutions to obtain your consent prior to sharing personal information that they collect about you with affiliated companies and nonaffiliated third parties other than in certain limited circumstances. Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about you with nonaffiliated third parties or other affiliated companies unless you provide us with your written consent to share such information (“opt-in”).
 
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Van Kampen Money Market Fund
An Important Notice Concerning Our
U.S. Privacy Policy  continued
 
If you wish to receive offers for investment products and services offered by or through other affiliated companies, please notify us in writing at the following address:
 
      Van Kampen Privacy Department
Harborside Financial Center, Plaza Two, 3rd Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07311
 
 
Your authorization should include your name, address, telephone number and account number(s) to which the opt-in applies and should not be sent with any other correspondence. In order to process your authorization, we require that the authorization be provided by you directly and not through a third-party.
 
 
The Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about Fund trustees and is available, without charge, upon request by calling 1-800-847-2424.
 
 
Van Kampen Funds Inc.
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10036
www.vankampen.com
 
Copyright ©2009 Van Kampen Funds Inc.
All rights reserved. Member FINRA/SIPC
 
23, 133, 233
RESANN 07/09
IU09-03085P-Y05/09
(VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS LOGO)
 


 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.
(a) The Fund has adopted a code of ethics (the “Code of Ethics”) that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the Fund or a third party.
(b)   No information need be disclosed pursuant to this paragraph.
(c)   Due to personnel changes at the Adviser, the list of covered officers set forth in Exhibit B was amended in November 2008 and the general counsel’s designee set forth in Exhibit C was amended in April 2009. Both editions of Exhibit B and both editions of Exhibit C are attached.
(d)   Not applicable.
(e)   Not applicable.
(f)    
  (1)   The Fund’s Code of Ethics is attached hereto as Exhibit 12(1).
 
  (2)   Not applicable.
  (3)   Not applicable.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
The Fund’s Board of Trustees has determined that it has three “audit committee financial experts” serving on its audit committee, each of whom are “independent” Trustees : Rod Dammeyer, Jerry D. Choate and R. Craig Kennedy. Under applicable securities laws, a person who is determined to be an audit committee financial expert will not be deemed an “expert” for any purpose, including without limitation for the purposes of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as a result of being designated or identified as an audit committee financial expert. The designation or identification of a person as an audit committee financial expert does not impose on such person any duties, obligations, or liabilities that are greater than the duties, obligations, and liabilities imposed on such person as a member of the audit committee and Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.

 


 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
(a)(b)(c)(d) and (g). Based on fees billed for the periods shown:
     2009
                 
    Registrant   Covered Entities(1)
Audit Fees
  $ 24,500       N/A  
 
Non-Audit Fees
               
Audit-Related Fees
  $ 0     $ 0 (2)
Tax Fees
  $ 2,200 (3)   $ 25,300 (4)
All Other Fees
  $ 0     $ 374,957 (5)
Total Non-Audit Fees
  $ 2,200     $ 400,257  
 
Total
  $ 26,700     $ 400,257  
 
     2008
 
    Registrant   Covered Entities(1)
Audit Fees
  $ 23,100       N/A  
 
Non-Audit Fees
               
Audit-Related Fees
  $ 0     $ 750,000 (2)
Tax Fees
  $ 2,100 (3)   $ 59,185 (4)
All Other Fees
  $ 0     $ 283,291 (5)
Total Non-Audit Fees
  $ 2,100     $ 1,092,476  
 
Total
  $ 25,200     $ 1,092,476  
 
N/A-   Not applicable, as not required by Item 4.
 
(1)   Covered Entities include the Adviser (excluding sub-advisors) and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant.
 
(2)   Audit-Related Fees represent assurance and related services provided that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the financial statements of the Covered Entities’ and funds advised by the Adviser or its affiliates, specifically attestation services provided in connection with a SAS 70 Report.
 
(3)   Tax Fees represent tax advice and compliance services provided in connection with the review of the Registrant’s tax.
 
(4)   Tax Fees represent tax advice services provided to Covered Entities, including research and identification of PFIC entities.
 
(5)   All Other Fees represent attestation services provided in connection with performance presentation standards.

 


 

(e)(1) The audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures are as follows:
JOINT AUDIT COMMITTEE
AUDIT AND NON-AUDIT SERVICES
PRE-APPROVAL POLICY AND PROCEDURES
OF THE
VAN KAMPEN FUNDS
AS ADOPTED JULY 23, 2003 AND AMENDED MAY 26, 20041
1. STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES
     The Audit Committee of the Board is required to review and, in its sole discretion, pre-approve all Covered Services to be provided by the Independent Auditors to the Fund and Covered Entities in order to assure that services performed by the Independent Auditors do not impair the auditor’s independence from the Fund.2
     The SEC has issued rules specifying the types of services that an independent auditor may not provide to its audit client, as well as the audit committee’s administration of the engagement of the independent auditor. The SEC’s rules establish two different approaches to pre-approving services, which the SEC considers to be equally valid. Proposed services either: may be pre-approved without consideration of specific case-by-case services by the Audit Committee (“general pre-approval”); or require the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee (“specific pre-approval”). The Audit Committee believes that the combination of these two approaches in this Policy will result in an effective and efficient procedure to pre-approve services performed by the Independent Auditors. As set forth in this Policy, unless a type of service has received general pre-approval, it will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee (or by any member of the Audit Committee to which pre-approval authority has been delegated) if it is to be provided by the Independent Auditors. Any proposed services exceeding pre-approved cost levels or budgeted amounts will also require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.
     For both types of pre-approval, the Audit Committee will consider whether such services are consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence. The Audit Committee will also consider whether the Independent Auditors are best positioned to provide the most effective and efficient services, for reasons such as its familiarity with the Fund’s business, people, culture, accounting systems, risk profile and other factors, and whether the service might enhance the Fund’s ability to manage or control risk or improve audit quality. All such factors will be considered as a whole, and no one factor should necessarily be determinative.
     The Audit Committee is also mindful of the relationship between fees for audit and non-audit services in deciding whether to pre-approve any such services and may determine for each fiscal year, the appropriate ratio between the total amount of fees for Audit, Audit-related and Tax services for the Fund (including any Audit-related or Tax service fees for Covered Entities that were subject to pre-approval), and the total amount of fees for certain permissible non-audit services classified as All Other services for the Fund (including any such services for Covered Entities subject to pre-approval).
     The appendices to this Policy describe the Audit, Audit-related, Tax and All Other services that have the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The term of any general pre-approval is 12 months from the date of pre-approval, unless the Audit Committee considers and provides a different period and states otherwise. The Audit Committee will annually review and pre-approve the services that may be provided by the Independent Auditors without obtaining specific pre-approval from the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee will add to or subtract from the list of general pre-approved services from time to time, based on subsequent determinations.
     The purpose of this Policy is to set forth the policy and procedures by which the Audit Committee intends to fulfill its responsibilities. It does not delegate the Audit Committee’s responsibilities to pre-approve services performed by the Independent Auditors to management.
 
1   This Joint Audit Committee Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy and Procedures (the “Policy”), amended as of the date above, supercedes and replaces all prior versions that may have been amended from time to time.
 
2   Terms used in this Policy and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings as defined in the Joint Audit Committee Charter.

 


 

     The Fund’s Independent Auditors have reviewed this Policy and believes that implementation of the Policy will not adversely affect the Independent Auditors’ independence.
2. Delegation
     As provided in the Act and the SEC’s rules, the Audit Committee may delegate either type of pre-approval authority to one or more of its members. The member to whom such authority is delegated must report, for informational purposes only, any pre-approval decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.
3. Audit Services
     The annual Audit services engagement terms and fees are subject to the specific pre-approval of the Audit Committee. Audit services include the annual financial statement audit and other procedures required to be performed by the Independent Auditors to be able to form an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements. These other procedures include information systems and procedural reviews and testing performed in order to understand and place reliance on the systems of internal control, and consultations relating to the audit. The Audit Committee will monitor the Audit services engagement as necessary, but no less than on a quarterly basis, and will also approve, if necessary, any changes in terms, conditions and fees resulting from changes in audit scope, Fund structure or other items.
     In addition to the annual Audit services engagement approved by the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee may grant general pre-approval to other Audit services, which are those services that only the Independent Auditors reasonably can provide. Other Audit services may include statutory audits and services associated with SEC registration statements (on Forms N-1A, N-2, N-3, N-4, etc.), periodic reports and other documents filed with the SEC or other documents issued in connection with securities offerings.
     The Audit Committee has pre-approved the Audit services in Appendix B.1. All other Audit services not listed in Appendix B.1 must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or by any member of the Audit Committee to which pre-approval has been delegated).
4. Audit-related Services
     Audit-related services are assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Fund’s financial statements or, to the extent they are Covered Services, the Covered Entities’ financial statements, or that are traditionally performed by the Independent Auditors. Because the Audit Committee believes that the provision of Audit-related services does not impair the independence of the auditor and is consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence, the Audit Committee may grant general pre-approval to Audit-related services. Audit-related services include, among others, accounting consultations related to accounting, financial reporting or disclosure matters not classified as “Audit services”; assistance with understanding and implementing new accounting and financial reporting guidance from rulemaking authorities; agreed-upon or expanded audit procedures related to accounting and/or billing records required to respond to or comply with financial, accounting or regulatory reporting matters; and assistance with internal control reporting requirements under Forms N-SAR and/or N-CSR.
     The Audit Committee has pre-approved the Audit-related services in Appendix B.2. All other Audit-related services not listed in Appendix B.2 must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or by any member of the Audit Committee to which pre-approval has been delegated).
5. Tax Services
     The Audit Committee believes that the Independent Auditors can provide Tax services to the Fund and, to the extent they are Covered Services, the Covered Entities, such as tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice without impairing the auditor’s independence, and the SEC has stated that the Independent Auditors may provide such services. Hence, the Audit Committee believes it may grant general pre-approval to those Tax services that have historically been provided by the Independent Auditors, that the Audit Committee has reviewed and believes would not impair the independence of the Independent Auditors, and that are consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence. The Audit Committee will not permit the retention of the

 


 

Independent Auditors in connection with a transaction initially recommended by the Independent Auditors, the sole business purpose of which may be tax avoidance and the tax treatment of which may not be supported in the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. The Audit Committee will consult with Director of Tax or outside counsel to determine that the tax planning and reporting positions are consistent with this policy.
     Pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the Audit Committee has pre-approved the Tax Services in Appendix B.3. All Tax services involving large and complex transactions not listed in Appendix B.3 must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or by any member of the Audit Committee to which pre-approval has been delegated), including tax services proposed to be provided by the Independent Auditors to any executive officer or trustee/director/managing general partner of the Fund, in his or her individual capacity, where such services are paid for by the Fund (generally applicable only to internally managed investment companies).
6. All Other Services
     The Audit Committee believes, based on the SEC’s rules prohibiting the Independent Auditors from providing specific non-audit services, that other types of non-audit services are permitted. Accordingly, the Audit Committee believes it may grant general pre-approval to those permissible non-audit services classified as All Other services that it believes are routine and recurring services, would not impair the independence of the auditor and are consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence.
     The Audit Committee has pre-approved the All Other services in Appendix B.4. Permissible All Other services not listed in Appendix B.4 must be specifically pre-approved by the Audit Committee (or by any member of the Audit Committee to which pre-approval has been delegated).
     A list of the SEC’s prohibited non-audit services is attached to this policy as Appendix B.5. The SEC’s rules and relevant guidance should be consulted to determine the precise definitions of these services and the applicability of exceptions to certain of the prohibitions.
7. Pre-Approval Fee Levels or Budgeted Amounts
     Pre-approval fee levels or budgeted amounts for all services to be provided by the Independent Auditors will be established annually by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services exceeding these levels or amounts will require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is mindful of the overall relationship of fees for audit and non-audit services in determining whether to pre-approve any such services. For each fiscal year, the Audit Committee may determine the appropriate ratio between the total amount of fees for Audit, Audit-related, and Tax services for the Fund (including any Audit-related or Tax services fees for Covered Entities subject to pre-approval), and the total amount of fees for certain permissible non-audit services classified as All Other services for the Fund (including any such services for Covered Entities subject to pre-approval).
8. Procedures
     All requests or applications for services to be provided by the Independent Auditors that do not require specific approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Fund’s Chief Financial Officer and must include a detailed description of the services to be rendered. The Fund’s Chief Financial Officer will determine whether such services are included within the list of services that have received the general pre-approval of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee will be informed on a timely basis of any such services rendered by the Independent Auditors. Requests or applications to provide services that require specific approval by the Audit Committee will be submitted to the Audit Committee by both the Independent Auditors and the Fund’s Chief Financial Officer, and must include a joint statement as to whether, in their view, the request or application is consistent with the SEC’s rules on auditor independence.
     The Audit Committee has designated the Fund’s Chief Financial Officer to monitor the performance of all services provided by the Independent Auditors and to determine whether such services are in compliance with this Policy. The Fund’s Chief Financial Officer will report to the Audit Committee on a periodic basis on the results of its monitoring. A sample report is included as Appendix B.7. Both the Fund’s Chief Financial Officer and management will immediately report to the chairman of the Audit Committee any breach of this Policy that comes to the attention of the Fund’s Chief Financial Officer or any member of management.

 


 

9. Additional Requirements
     The Audit Committee has determined to take additional measures on an annual basis to meet its responsibility to oversee the work of the Independent Auditors and to assure the auditor’s independence from the Fund, such as reviewing a formal written statement from the Independent Auditors delineating all relationships between the Independent Auditors and the Fund, consistent with Independence Standards Board No. 1, and discussing with the Independent Auditors its methods and procedures for ensuring independence.
10. Covered Entities
     Covered Entities include the Fund’s investment adviser(s) and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Fund’s investment adviser(s) that provides ongoing services to the Fund(s). Beginning with non-audit service contracts entered into on or after May 6, 2003, the Fund’s audit committee must pre-approve non-audit services provided not only to the Fund but also to the Covered Entities if the engagements relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. This list of Covered Entities would include:
  -   Van Kampen Investments Inc.
 
  -   Van Kampen Asset Management
 
  -   Van Kampen Advisors Inc.
 
  -   Van Kampen Funds Inc.
 
  -   Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.
 
  -   Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
 
  -   Morgan Stanley Trust Company
 
  -   Morgan Stanley Investment Management Ltd.
 
  -   Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company
 
  -   Morgan Stanley Asset & Investment Trust Management Company Ltd.
(e)(2) Beginning with non-audit service contracts entered into on or after May 6, 2003, the audit committee also is required to pre-approve services to Covered Entities to the extent that the services are determined to have a direct impact on the operations or financial reporting of the Registrant. 100% of such services were pre-approved by the audit committee pursuant to the Audit Committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures (included herein).
(f) Not applicable.
(g) See table above.
(h) The audit committee of the Board of Trustees has considered whether the provision of services other than audit services performed by the auditors to the Registrant and Covered Entities is compatible with maintaining the auditors’ independence in performing audit services.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
(a) The Fund has a separately-designated standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act whose members are: R. Craig Kennedy, Jerry D. Choate, Rod Dammeyer.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 6. Schedule of Investments.
(a) Please refer to Item #1.
(b) Not applicable.

 


 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable.
Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.
Not applicable.
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures.
(a) The Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Fund in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.
(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits.
(1) The Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers is attached hereto.
(2)(a) A certification for the Principal Executive Officer of the registrant is attached hereto as part of EX-99.CERT.
(2)(b) A certification for the Principal Financial Officer of the registrant is attached hereto as part of EX-99.CERT.

 


 

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) Van Kampen Money Market Fund
         
By:
  /s/ Edward C. Wood III    
 
       
Name: Edward C. Wood III    
Title: Principal Executive Officer    
Date: July 21, 2009    
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
By:
  /s/ Edward C. Wood III    
 
       
Name: Edward C. Wood III    
Title: Principal Executive Officer    
Date: July 21, 2009    
         
By:
  /s/ Stuart N. Schuldt    
 
       
Name: Stuart N. Schuldt    
Title: Principal Financial Officer    
Date: July 21, 2009