N-Q 1 dnq.htm NATIXIS FUNDS TRUST II Natixis Funds Trust II

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-00242

Natixis Funds Trust II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

399 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Coleen Downs Dinneen, Esq.

Natixis Distributors, L.P.

399 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 449-2810

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2010

 

 

 


ITEM 1 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS


CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

ASG Global Alternatives Fund

 

Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Certificates of Deposit – 63.1% of Net Assets

  
$ 9,500,000      

Credit Agricole CIB (NY),

0.660%, 10/04/2010

   $ 9,500,408   
  14,000,000      

Credit Industriel et Commercial (NY),

0.700%, 10/04/2010

     14,000,672   
  6,500,000      

Svenska Handelsbanken (NY),

0.380%, 10/06/2010

     6,500,117   
  8,500,000      

Credit Agricole CIB (NY),

0.650%, 10/08/2010(b)

     8,500,714   
  10,500,000      

UniCredit Bank AG (NY),

0.570%, 10/12/2010

     10,501,050   
  7,500,000      

UniCredit Bank AG (NY),

0.720%, 10/21/2010

     7,501,965   
  11,000,000      

Royal Bank of Scotland (CT),

0.510%, 10/22/2010

     11,001,815   
  19,000,000      

Banco Santander (NY),

0.280%, 10/25/2010

     19,000,133   
  14,400,000      

Deutsche Bank AG,

0.450%, 10/25/2010

     14,402,592   
  19,000,000      

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY),

0.510%, 11/08/2010

     19,004,731   
  1,600,000      

Standard Chartered Bank (NY),

0.380%, 11/10/2010

     1,600,163   
  3,850,000      

Rabobank Nederland NV (NY),

0.340%, 11/15/2010(b)

     3,850,589   
  3,500,000      

Dexia Credit Local SA (NY),

0.560%, 11/26/2010

     3,501,551   
  1,600,000      

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (NY),

0.490%, 11/30/2010

     1,600,568   
  3,500,000      

Svenska Handelsbanken (NY),

0.700%, 12/03/2010(b)

     3,502,544   
  1,000,000      

Dexia Credit Local SA (NY),

0.540%, 12/07/2010

     1,000,472   
  10,000,000      

Landesbank Hessen Thueringen Girozentrale,

0.520%, 12/13/2010

     10,004,720   
  9,000,000      

Nordea Bank Finland (NY),

0.670%, 12/13/2010

     9,007,011   
  10,000,000      

Banco Bilbao de Vizcaya Argentaria (NY),

0.410%, 12/14/2010

     10,002,500   
  18,000,000      

Intesa Sanpaolo (NY),

0.280%, 12/17/2010

     17,998,056   
  10,000,000      

Bank of Nova Scotia (TX),

0.260%, 12/21/2010

     10,000,000   
  10,000,000      

Landesbank Hessen Thueringen Girozentrale,

0.410%, 12/29/2010

     10,003,000   
  4,000,000      

Deutsche Bank AG,

0.480%, 12/30/2010(b)

     4,002,220   
  18,000,000      

KBC Bank NV (NY),

0.630%, 12/30/2010

     18,015,462   
  18,400,000      

Standard Chartered Bank (NY),

0.320%, 1/05/2011

     18,397,038   
  12,000,000      

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NY),

0.286%, 1/24/2011(b)(c)

     11,998,932   
  7,000,000      

Svenska Handelsbanken (NY),

0.460%, 1/27/2011

     7,002,996   


 

Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Certificates of Deposit – continued

  
$ 18,000,000      

Westpac Banking Corp. (NY),

0.340%, 2/04/2011

   $ 18,003,168   
  6,000,000      

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NY),

0.298%, 2/07/2011(b)(d)

     5,998,986   
  8,750,000      

Banco Bilbao de Vizcaya Argentaria (NY),

0.407%, 6/17/2011(e)

     8,750,000   
  10,000,000      

Dexia Credit Local SA (NY),

0.456%, 6/29/2011(b)(e)

     9,996,970   
           
  

Total Certificates of Deposit

(Identified Cost $304,104,711)

     304,151,143   
           

 

Financial Company Commercial Paper – 17.7%

  
  5,000,000      

Dexia Delaware LLC,

0.410%, 10/05/2010(f)

     4,999,772   
  8,800,000      

Bank of Nova Scotia (NY),

0.320%, 10/13/2010(f)

     8,799,490   
  14,200,000      

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC,

0.460%, 10/13/2010(f)

     14,198,921   
  2,800,000      

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC,

0.500%, 10/13/2010(f)

     2,799,787   
  7,200,000      

ING (US) Funding LLC,

0.320%, 11/05/2010(f)

     7,197,760   
  1,000,000      

Canadian Imperial Holdings, Inc.,

0.240%, 11/10/2010(f)

     999,696   
  19,000,000      

Societe Generale North America,

0.300%, 11/19/2010(f)

     18,992,799   
  9,000,000      

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC,

0.270%, 12/15/2010(f)

     8,994,582   
  10,505,000      

Rabobank USA Financial Corp.,

0.300%, 12/29/2010(f)

     10,499,485   
  8,000,000      

Nordea North America, Inc.,

0.440%, 1/14/2011(b)(f)

     7,993,616   
           
  

Total Financial Company Commercial Paper

(Identified Cost $85,467,804)

     85,475,908   
           

 

Time Deposits – 6.2%

  
  7,600,000      

National Bank of Canada,

0.180%, 10/01/2010

     7,600,000   
  22,000,000      

Citibank,

0.230%, 10/01/2010

     22,000,000   
           
  

Total Other Instruments

(Identified Cost $29,600,000)

     29,600,000   
           

 

Other Commercial Paper – 3.7%

  
  18,000,000      

GE Capital Corp.,

0.240%, 12/16/2010(f)

(Identified Cost $17,990,880)

     17,992,296   
           

 

Municipal Debt – 2.6%

  
  12,700,000      

Johns Hopkins University (The), Series C,

0.280%, 12/07/2010

(Identified Cost $12,700,000)

     12,700,000   
           


 

      

Description

   Value (†)  
  

Total Investments — 93.3%

(Identified Cost $449,863,395)(a)

   $ 449,919,347   
  

Other assets less liabilities — 6.7%

     32,157,545   
           
  

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 482,076,892   
           

Consolidation

The Fund invests in commodity-related derivatives through its investment in the ASG Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”). Investments of the Subsidiary have been consolidated with those of the Fund for reporting purposes. As of September 30, 2010, the value of the Fund’s investment in the subsidiary was $11,704,605, representing 2.4% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(†) Short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are generally valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service recommended by the investment adviser or subadviser and approved by the Board of Trustees, which service determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders. Broker-dealer bid quotations may also be used to value debt securities where a pricing service does not price a security or where a pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. In instances where broker-dealer bid quotations are not available, certain securities held by the Fund may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a principal market maker. Futures contracts are valued at their most recent settlement price. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated prices determined from information provided by an independent pricing service. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s investment adviser or subadviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

The Fund may hold securities traded in foreign markets. Foreign securities are valued at the market price in the foreign market. However, if events occurring after the close of the foreign market (but before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange) are believed to materially affect the value of those securities, such securities are fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. When fair valuing securities, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the Fund calculates its net asset value.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a) Federal Tax Information:

At September 30, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on short term investments based on a cost of $449,863,395 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost

   $ 66,363   

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

     (10,411
        
Net unrealized appreciation    $ 55,952   
        

Only short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of more than 60 days are valued at other than amortized cost.

At December 31, 2009, post-October capital loss deferrals were $703,795. This amount may be available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, to the extent provided by regulations.

 

(b) All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for open futures and forward foreign currency contracts.
(c) Interest rate changes monthly based upon 1 month Libor +3 BP. The rate shown is the rate in effect at the date of this statement.
(d) Interest rate changes monthly based upon 1 month Libor +4 BP. The rate shown is the rate in effect at the date of this statement.
(e) Security payable on demand at par including accrued interest with seven days notice. The interest rate changes monthly based upon 1 month Libor. The spread to 1 month Libor changes each month. The rate shown is the rate in effect at the date of this statement.
(f) Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.


Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to gain exposure to foreign currencies and may also use forward foreign currency contracts for hedging purposes in order to protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign currency exchange rates. A contract to buy or sell can offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies a Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

At September 30, 2010, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Contract to Buy/Sell(1)

   Delivery
Date
  

Currency

   Units      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Buy

   12/15/2010    Australian Dollar      55,300,000       $ 52,987,660       $ 2,431,279   

Buy

   12/15/2010    British Pound      2,562,500         4,023,380         58,782   

Buy

   12/15/2010    Canadian Dollar      14,700,000         14,262,258         154,444   

Buy

   12/15/2010    Canadian Dollar      1,500,000         1,455,332         (1,401

Buy

   12/15/2010    Euro      4,250,000         5,790,613         377,346   

Sell

   12/15/2010    Euro      875,000         1,192,185         (13,554

Buy

   12/15/2010    Japanese Yen      2,475,000,000         29,669,903         121,509   

Buy

   12/15/2010    Japanese Yen      75,000,000         899,088         (769

Buy

   12/15/2010    Swedish Krona      6,000,000         888,440         63,715   

Buy

   12/15/2010    Swiss Franc      7,000,000         7,128,595         218,466   

Buy

   12/15/2010    Swiss Franc      500,000         509,185         (2,083
                    

Total

               $ 3,407,734   
                    

 

(1)

Counterparty is UBS.

Futures Contracts

The Fund and the Subsidiary may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular security or commodity or group or index of securities, commodities, currencies or other assets for a specified price on a specified future date.

When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker as “initial margin” an amount of cash, foreign currency, or short-term high-quality securities. As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund or the Subsidiary, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of the collateral held. Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit the Fund’s or the Subsidiary’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities, commodities or interest rates.

Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures are standardized contracts and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment guaranteed by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund and the Subsidiary are limited.

At September 30, 2010, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Dax

     12/17/2010         60       $ 12,762,068       $ (49,077

Euro Dollar

     12/13/2010         1,499         373,400,900         1,061,163   

FTSE 100

     12/17/2010         268         23,279,253         (61,045

German Euro Bund

     12/08/2010         237         42,463,761         182,771   

Hang Seng

     10/28/2010         83         11,942,646         (37,441

S&P 500 E Mini

     12/17/2010         664         37,738,440         1,352,805   

TOPIX

     12/10/2010         200         19,801,150         295,783   

UK Long Gilt

     12/29/2010         183         35,738,841         (54,620

10 Year Japan Government Bond

     12/09/2010         37         63,566,603         782,223   

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/21/2010         358         45,124,781         482,202   
                 

Total

            $ 3,954,764   
                 


 

Commodity Futures(2)

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Aluminum

     12/15/2010         66       $ 3,876,675       $ 317,212   

Brent Crude Oil

     11/15/2010         74         6,111,660         257,060   

Copper

     12/15/2010         8         1,603,800         83,850   

Gas Oil

     11/11/2010         38         2,675,200         116,850   

Gold

     12/29/2010         112         14,667,520         822,040   

Heating Oil

     10/29/2010         102         9,715,255         559,238   

Light Sweet Crude Oil

     10/20/2010         172         13,754,840         318,680   

Natural Gas

     10/27/2010         81         3,136,320         (223,700

Nickel

     12/15/2010         47         6,598,800         334,566   

Zinc

     12/15/2010         72         3,944,250         9,588   
                 

Total

            $ 2,595,384   
                 

 

(2)

Commodity futures are held by ASG Global Alternatives Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 - prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.);

 

   

Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2010, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description*

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities

   $ —         $ 449,919,347       $ —         $ 449,919,347   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     —           3,425,541         —           3,425,541   

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     6,976,031         —           —           6,976,031   
                                   

Total

   $ 6,976,031       $ 453,344,888       $ —         $ 460,320,919   
                                   

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description*

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   $ —        $ (17,807   $ —         $ (17,807

Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

     (425,883     —          —           (425,883
                                 

Total

   $ (425,883   $ (17,807   $ —         $ (443,690
                                 

 

* Major categories of the Fund’s investments, forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts are included above.


Derivatives

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Fund currently uses include forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts.

The Fund seeks to achieve long and short exposure to global equity, bond, currency and commodity markets through use of derivative instruments and direct investments. These investments are intended to provide the Fund with risk and return characteristics similar to those of a diversified portfolio of hedge funds. The Fund uses quantitative models to estimate the market exposures that drive the aggregate returns of a diverse set of hedge funds, and seeks to use derivative instruments to capture such exposures in the aggregate. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will make extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts on global equity and fixed income securities, securities indices, currencies, commodities and other instruments. During the period ended September 30, 2010, the Fund used long contracts on U.S. and foreign equity market indices, U.S. government bonds, foreign currencies, and short-term interest rates, and long and short contracts on foreign government bonds and commodities.

The Fund is party to an agreement with a counterparty that governs transactions in forward foreign currency contracts. The agreements contain contingent features that allow the counterparty to terminate open contracts early if the net asset value of the Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. If such contingent features were to be triggered, the counterparty could request immediate settlement of open contracts at current fair value.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of September 30, 2010:

 

Asset Derivatives

   Foreign exchange
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Interest rate
Contracts
    Commodity
Contracts
 

Forwards

   $ 3,425,541      $ —        $ —        $ —     

Futures

     —          1,648,588        2,508,359        2,819,084   

Liability Derivatives

   Foreign exchange
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Interest rate
Contracts
    Commodity
Contracts
 

Forwards

   $ (17,807   $ —        $ —        $ —     

Futures

     —          (147,563     (54,620     (223,700

The Fund’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of this disclosure.

Investment Summary at September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Certificates of Deposit

     63.1

Financial Company Commercial Paper

     17.7   

Time Deposits

     6.2   

Other Commercial Paper

     3.7   

Municipal Debt

     2.6   
        

Total Investments

     93.3   

Other assets less liabilities (including open forward foreign currency and futures contracts)

     6.7   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        


CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

ASG Diversifying Strategies Fund

 

Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Certificates of Deposit – 44.6% of Net Assets

  
$ 1,000,000      

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY),

0.330%, 10/01/2010

   $ 1,000,000   
  1,900,000      

Credit Agricole CIB (NY),

0.660%, 10/04/2010

     1,900,070   
  1,400,000      

Credit Industriel et Commercial (NY),

0.700%, 10/04/2010(b)

     1,400,067   
  700,000      

Svenska Handelsbanken (NY),

0.380%, 10/06/2010

     700,013   
  1,000,000      

Credit Agricole CIB (NY),

0.650%, 10/08/2010(b)

     1,000,084   
  1,200,000      

UniCredit Bank AG (NY),

0.570%, 10/12/2010(b)

     1,200,120   
  1,300,000      

Bank of Nova Scotia (TX),

0.350%, 10/14/2010(b)

     1,300,047   
  800,000      

UniCredit Bank AG (NY),

0.720%, 10/21/2010(b)

     800,210   
  600,000      

Royal Bank of Scotland (CT),

0.505%, 10/22/2010(b)

     600,097   
  2,000,000      

Royal Bank of Scotland (CT),

0.510%, 10/22/2010(b)

     2,000,330   
  2,800,000      

Banco Santander (NY),

0.280%, 10/25/2010

     2,800,020   
  1,600,000      

Deutsche Bank AG,

0.450%, 10/25/2010(b)

     1,600,288   
  700,000      

Rabobank Nederland NV (NY),

0.460%, 11/01/2010(b)

     700,149   
  2,000,000      

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY),

0.510%, 11/08/2010(b)

     2,000,498   
  2,200,000      

Standard Chartered Bank (NY),

0.380%, 11/10/2010(b)

     2,200,224   
  200,000      

Rabobank Nederland NV (NY),

0.340%, 11/15/2010

     200,031   
  500,000      

Dexia Credit Local SA (NY),

0.560%, 11/26/2010(b)

     500,221   
  1,000,000      

KBC Bank NV (NY),

0.620%, 11/26/2010(b)

     1,000,538   
  500,000      

Lloyd’s TSB Bank PLC (NY),

0.490%, 11/30/2010(b)

     500,177   
  600,000      

Svenska Handelsbanken (NY),

0.700%, 12/03/2010(b)

     600,436   
  1,000,000      

Dexia Credit Local SA (NY),

0.540%, 12/07/2010

     1,000,472   
  3,500,000      

Landesbank Hessen Thueringen Girozentrale,

0.520%, 12/13/2010

     3,501,652   
  4,000,000      

Banco Bilbao de Vizcaya Argentaria (NY),

0.410%, 12/14/2010

     4,001,000   
  2,000,000      

Svenska Handelsbanken (NY),

0.250%, 12/15/2010

     1,999,830   
  4,000,000      

Intesa Sanpaolo (NY),

0.280%, 12/17/2010

     3,999,568   
  500,000      

Bank of Nova Scotia (TX),

0.260%, 12/21/2010

     500,000   
  1,000,000      

Landesbank Hessen Thueringen Girozentrale,

0.410%, 12/29/2010

     1,000,300   


 

Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Certificates of Deposit – continued

  
$ 400,000      

Deutsche Bank AG,

0.480%, 12/30/2010

   $ 400,222   
  3,000,000      

KBC Bank NV (NY),

0.630%, 12/30/2010

     3,002,577   
  2,300,000      

Standard Chartered Bank (NY),

0.320%, 1/05/2011

     2,299,630   
  500,000      

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NY),

0.286%, 1/24/2011(b)(c)

     499,955   
  700,000      

Svenska Handelsbanken (NY),

0.460%, 1/27/2011(b)

     700,300   
  2,000,000      

Westpac Banking Corp. (NY),

0.340%, 2/04/2011(b)

     2,000,352   
  1,500,000      

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NY),

0.298%, 2/07/2011(b)(d)

     1,499,746   
  2,550,000      

Rabobank Nederland NV (NY),

0.330%, 3/07/2011

     2,549,776   
  250,000      

Banco Bilbao de Vizcaya Argentaria (NY),

0.407%, 6/17/2011(e)

     249,921   
  1,700,000      

Dexia Credit Local SA (NY),

0.456%, 6/29/2011(b)(e)

     1,699,485   
           
  

Total Certificates of Deposit

(Identified Cost $54,901,087)

     54,908,406   
           

 

Financial Company Commercial Paper – 16.9%

  
  1,900,000      

Societe Generale North America,

0.225%, 10/05/2010(f)

     1,899,952   
  800,000      

Dexia Delaware LLC,

0.410%, 10/05/2010(f)

     799,964   
  1,000,000      

ING (US) Funding LLC,

0.250%, 10/06/2010(f)

     999,965   
  1,200,000      

Bank of Nova Scotia (NY),

0.320%, 10/13/2010(b)(f)

     1,199,930   
  1,500,000      

Lloyd’s TSB Bank PLC,

0.460%, 10/13/2010(b)(f)

     1,499,886   
  500,000      

Lloyd’s TSB Bank PLC,

0.500%, 10/13/2010(b)(f)

     499,962   
  3,000,000      

ING (US) Funding LLC,

0.250%, 10/14/2010(f)

     2,999,729   
  300,000      

ING (US) Funding LLC,

0.250%, 11/05/2010(f)

     299,907   
  2,000,000      

Canadian Imperial Holdings, Inc.,

0.240%, 11/10/2010(f)

     1,999,392   
  1,300,000      

Bank of Nova Scotia (NY),

0.270%, 11/10/2010(b)(f)

     1,299,731   
  2,700,000      

Societe Generale North America,

0.300%, 11/19/2010(b)(f)

     2,698,977   
  1,400,000      

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC,

0.270%, 12/15/2010(f)

     1,399,157   
  1,250,000      

Rabobank USA Financial Corp.,

0.300%, 12/29/2010(b)(f)

     1,249,344   
  600,000      

Nordea North America, Inc.,

0.300%, 1/14/2011(b)(f)

     599,521   
  1,400,000      

Nordea North America, Inc.,

0.440%, 1/14/2011(b)(f)

     1,398,883   
           
  

Total Financial Company Commercial Paper

(Identified Cost $20,843,014)

     20,844,300   
           


 

Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Time Deposits – 14.0%

  
$ 2,200,000      

Royal Bank of Canada,

0.150%, 10/01/2010

   $ 2,200,000   
  5,000,000      

Commerzbank AG,

0.170%, 10/01/2010

     5,000,000   
  5,000,000      

National Bank of Canada,

0.180%, 10/01/2010

     5,000,000   
  5,000,000      

Citibank,

0.230%, 10/01/2010

     5,000,000   
           
  

Total Other Instruments

(Identified Cost $17,200,000)

     17,200,000   
           

 

Municipal Debt – 4.9%

  
  2,500,000      

Johns Hopkins University (The), Series C,

0.280%, 10/14/2010

     2,500,000   
  1,800,000      

Johns Hopkins University (The), Series C,

0.280%, 12/07/2010

     1,800,000   
  1,700,000      

Tennessee State School Bond Authority,

0.270%, 12/08/2010

     1,700,000   
           
  

Total Other Municipal Debt

(Identified Cost $6,000,000)

     6,000,000   
           

 

Other Commercial Paper – 3.2%

  
  4,000,000      

GE Capital Corp.,

0.240%, 12/16/2010(f)

(Identified Cost $3,997,973)

     3,998,288   
           
  

Total Investments — 83.6%

(Identified Cost $102,942,074)(a)

     102,950,994   
  

Other assets less liabilities — 16.4%

     20,209,440   
           
  

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 123,160,434   
           

Consolidation

The Fund invests in commodity-related derivatives through its investment in the ASG Diversifying Strategies Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”). Investments of the Subsidiary have been consolidated with those of the Fund for reporting purposes. As of September 30, 2010, the value of the Fund’s investment in the Subsidiary was $5,271,743, representing 4.3% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(†) Short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are generally valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service recommended by the investment adviser or subadviser and approved by the Board of Trustees, which service determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders. Broker-dealer bid quotations may also be used to value debt securities where a pricing service does not price a security or where a pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. In instances where broker-dealer bid quotations are not available, certain securities held by the Fund may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a principal market maker. Futures contracts are valued at their most recent settlement price. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated prices determined from information provided by an independent pricing service. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s investment adviser or subadviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

The Fund may hold securities traded in foreign markets. Foreign securities are valued at the market price in the foreign market. However, if events occurring after the close of the foreign market (but before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange) are believed to materially affect the value of those securities, such securities are fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. When fair valuing securities, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the Fund calculates its net asset value.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.


 

(a) Federal Tax Information:

At September 30, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on short term investments based on a cost of $102,942,074 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost

   $ 11,270   

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

     (2,350
        
Net unrealized appreciation    $ 8,920   
        

Only short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of more than 60 days are valued at other than amortized cost.

At December 31, 2009, post-October capital loss deferrals were $355,846. This amount may be available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, to the extent provided by regulations.

 

(b) All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for open futures and forward foreign currency contracts.
(c) Interest rate changes monthly based upon 1 month Libor +3 BP. The rate shown is the rate in effect at the date of this statement.
(d) Interest rate changes monthly based upon 1 month Libor +4 BP. The rate shown is the rate in effect at the date of this statement.
(e) Security payable on demand at par including accrued interest with seven days notice. The interest rate changes monthly based upon 1 month Libor. The spread to 1 month Libor changes each month. The rate shown is the rate in effect at the date of this statement.
(f) Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to gain exposure to foreign currencies and may also use forward foreign currency contracts for hedging purposes in order to protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign currency exchange rates. A contract to buy or sell can offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies a Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

At September 30, 2010, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Contract to Buy/Sell(1)

   Delivery Date     

Currency

   Units      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Buy

     12/15/2010       Australian Dollar      31,700,000       $ 30,374,481       $ 1,451,317   

Buy

     12/15/2010       British Pound      4,250,000         6,672,922         97,492   

Buy

     12/15/2010       Canadian Dollar      15,200,000         14,747,369         138,268   

Buy

     12/15/2010       Euro      2,125,000         2,895,307         188,673   

Sell

     12/15/2010       Euro      4,625,000         6,301,550         (188,718

Buy

     12/15/2010       Japanese Yen      1,887,500,000         22,627,047         181,641   

Sell

     12/15/2010       Japanese Yen      300,000,000         3,596,352         (35,312

Buy

     12/15/2010       New Zealand Dollar      10,100,000         7,368,243         115,788   

Sell

     12/15/2010       New Zealand Dollar      4,800,000         3,501,739         (23,084

Sell

     12/15/2010       New Zealand Dollar      2,300,000         1,677,917         4,011   

Buy

     12/15/2010       Norwegian Krone      32,000,000         5,420,534         229,263   

Buy

     12/15/2010       Norwegian Krone      2,000,000         338,783         (373

Sell

     12/15/2010       Norwegian Krone      32,000,000         5,420,534         (94,036

Sell

     12/15/2010       Norwegian Krone      2,000,000         338,783         1,154   

Buy

     12/15/2010       Swedish Krona      28,000,000         4,146,053         225,208   

Sell

     12/15/2010       Swedish Krona      24,000,000         3,553,760         (169,079

Buy

     12/15/2010       Swiss Franc      6,750,000         6,874,002         203,067   

Sell

     12/15/2010       Swiss Franc      2,500,000         2,545,927         (76,425
                    

Total

               $ 2,248,855   
                    

 

(1)

Counterparty is UBS.


Futures Contracts

The Fund and the Subsidiary may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular security or commodity or group or index of securities, commodities, currencies or other assets for a specified price on a specified future date.

When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker as “initial margin” an amount of cash, foreign currency, or short-term high-quality securities. As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund or the Subsidiary, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of the collateral held. Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit the Fund’s or the Subsidiary’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities, commodities or interest rates.

Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures are standardized contracts and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment guaranteed by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund and the Subsidiary are limited.

At September 30, 2010, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

AEX

     10/15/2010         30       $ 2,733,999       $ (7,443

ASX SPI 200

     12/16/2010         10         1,111,532         (11,526

CAC 40

     10/15/2010         28         1,416,144         (6,748

Euro Dollar

     12/13/2010         1,292         321,837,200         971,287   

Euro Schatz

     12/08/2010         90         13,383,914         (50,304

Euro STOXX 50

     12/17/2010         58         2,164,896         (19,467

FTSE JSE Top 40

     12/15/2010         114         4,310,910         105,975   

FTSE MIB

     12/17/2010         21         2,920,225         3,619   

German Euro BOBL

     12/08/2010         18         2,959,589         (3,190

German Euro Bund

     12/08/2010         181         32,430,130         230,376   

Hang Seng

     10/28/2010         3         431,662         (1,353

IBEX 35

     10/15/2010         12         1,707,635         (31,007

MSCI Singapore

     10/28/2010         131         7,247,783         (69,729

MSCI Taiwan

     10/28/2010         141         4,103,100         21,610   

Nikkei 225

     12/10/2010         4         448,491         (6,708

OMXS30

     10/15/2010         119         1,918,643         5,619   

S&P TSE 60

     12/16/2010         10         1,385,557         17,494   

Sterling

     12/15/2010         103         20,069,595         4,124   

UK Long Gilt

     12/29/2010         165         32,223,545         413,555   

2 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/31/2010         95         20,851,016         12,922   

3 Year Australia Government Bond

     12/15/2010         58         5,788,721         (14,234

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/31/2010         33         3,988,617         25,523   

10 Year Australia Government Bond

     12/15/2010         151         15,744,431         118,026   

10 Year Japan Government Bond

     12/09/2010         25         42,950,407         183,397   

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/21/2010         256         32,268,000         404,062   

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond

     12/21/2010         1         133,719         1,219   
                 

Total

            $ 2,297,099   
                 


 

Commodity Futures(2)

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Aluminum

     12/15/2010         24       $ 1,409,700       $ 112,463   

Brent Crude Oil

     11/15/2010         17         1,404,030         59,160   

Coffee

     12/20/2010         3         205,931         (5,213

Copper

     12/15/2010         4         801,900         41,925   

Corn

     12/14/2010         14         347,025         6,125   

Cotton

     12/08/2010         5         254,800         10,415   

Gas Oil

     11/11/2010         25         1,760,000         76,875   

Gasoline

     10/29/2010         6         513,097         15,649   

Gold

     12/29/2010         65         8,512,400         395,200   

Heating Oil

     10/29/2010         31         2,952,676         168,979   

KC Wheat

     12/14/2010         9         318,488         4,937   

Light Sweet Crude Oil

     10/20/2010         41         3,278,770         76,260   

Natural Gas

     10/27/2010         20         774,400         (62,200

Nickel

     12/15/2010         25         3,510,000         177,615   

Silver

     12/29/2010         6         654,630         55,940   

Soybean

     11/12/2010         11         608,712         48,063   

Soybean Meal

     12/14/2010         19         583,110         13,430   

Soybean Oil

     12/14/2010         30         811,620         48,426   

Sugar

     2/28/2011         2         52,595         806   

Wheat

     12/14/2010         5         168,500         (16,500

Zinc

     12/15/2010         27         1,479,094         6,581   
                 

Total

            $ 1,234,936   
                 

 

(2)

Commodity futures are held by ASG Diversifying Strategies Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary.

At September 30, 2010, open futures contracts sold were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Dax

     12/17/2010         112       $ 23,822,527       $ 108,344   

E-Mini Dow

     12/17/2010         6         321,690         660   

E-Mini NASDAQ 100

     12/17/2010         50         1,995,500         (9,810

E-Mini S&P 500

     12/17/2010         454         25,803,090         (808,225

EURIBOR

     12/13/2010         7         2,360,400         1,073   

FTSE 100

     12/17/2010         245         21,281,406         108,628   

Russell 2000 Mini

     12/17/2010         3         202,350         (1,320

SGX CNX Nifty

     10/28/2010         8         96,432         688   

TOPIX

     12/10/2010         227         22,474,305         (17,992

10 Year Canada Government Bond

     12/20/2010         241         29,625,503         (479,940
                 

Total

            $ (1,097,894
                 


Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 - prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.);

 

   

Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2010, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description*

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities

   $ —         $ 102,950,994       $ —         $ 102,950,994   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     —           2,835,882         —           2,835,882   

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     4,057,050         —           —           4,057,050   
                                   

Total

   $ 4,057,050       $ 105,786,876       $ —         $ 109,843,926   
                                   

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description*

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   $ —        $ (587,027   $ —         $ (587,027

Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

     (1,622,909     —          —           (1,622,909
                                 

Total

   $ (1,622,909   $ (587,027   $ —         $ (2,209,936
                                 

 

* Major categories of the Fund’s investments, forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts are included above.

Derivatives

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Fund currently uses include forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts.

The Fund seeks to generate positive absolute returns over time rather than track the performance of any particular index. The Fund uses multiple quantitative investment models and strategies, each of which has an absolute return objective and may involve a broad range of market exposures. These market exposures, which are expected to change over time, may include exposures to the returns of equity and fixed income securities, currencies and commodities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will make extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts, to capture the exposures suggested by their absolute return strategies while also adding value through volatility management and correlation management. During the period ended September 30, 2010, the Fund used long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign equity market indices, U.S. and foreign government bonds, foreign currencies, commodities, and short-term interest rates to capture the exposures suggested by the quantitative investment models. The Fund also used short contracts on U.S. and foreign equity market indices to hedge correlation to the global equity markets.

The Fund is party to an agreement with a counterparty that governs transactions in forward foreign currency contracts. The agreement contains contingent features that allow the counterparty to terminate open contracts early if the net asset value of the Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. If such contingent features were to be triggered, the counterparty could request immediate settlement of open contracts at current fair value.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of September 30, 2010:

 

Asset Derivatives

   Foreign Exchange
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Interest Rate
Contracts
    Commodity
Contracts
 

Forwards

   $ 2,835,882      $ —        $ —        $ —     

Futures

     —          372,637        2,365,564        1,318,849   

Liability Derivatives

   Foreign Exchange
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Interest Rate
Contracts
    Commodity
Contracts
 

Forwards

   $ (587,027   $ —        $ —        $ —     

Futures

     —          (991,328     (547,668     (83,913

The Fund’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of this disclosure.


Investment Summary at September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Certificates of Deposit

     44.6

Financial Company Commercial Paper

     16.9   

Time Deposits

     14.0   

Municipal Debt

     4.9   

Other Commercial Paper

     3.2   
        

Total Investments

     83.6   

Other assets less liabilities (including open forward foreign currency and futures contracts)

     16.4   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        


CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

ASG Managed Futures Strategy Fund

 

Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Certificates of Deposit – 40.9% of Net Assets

  
$ 900,000      

Credit Agricole CIB (NY),

0.660%, 10/04/2010(b)

   $ 900,039   
  900,000      

UniCredit Bank AG (NY),

0.570%, 10/12/2010

     900,090   
  900,000      

Royal Bank of Scotland (CT),

0.505%, 10/22/2010(b)

     900,146   
  1,000,000      

Banco Santander (NY),

0.280%, 10/25/2010(b)

     1,000,007   
  900,000      

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (NY),

0.510%, 11/08/2010(b)

     900,224   
  900,000      

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (NY),

0.490%, 11/30/2010

     900,319   
  900,000      

Landesbank Hessen Thueringen Girozentrale,

0.520%, 12/13/2010

     900,425   
  900,000      

Svenska Handelsbanken (NY),

0.250%, 12/15/2010

     899,924   
  900,000      

Intesa Sanpaolo (NY),

0.280%, 12/17/2010

     899,903   
  900,000      

Deutsche Bank AG,

0.480%, 12/30/2010

     900,499   
  900,000      

KBC Bank NV (NY ),

0.630%, 12/30/2010

     900,773   
  1,100,000      

Standard Chartered Bank (NY),

0.320%, 1/05/2011

     1,099,823   
  900,000      

Westpac Banking Corp. (NY),

0.340%, 2/04/2011(b)

     900,158   
  900,000      

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NY),

0.298%, 2/07/2011(b)(c)

     899,848   
  200,000      

Rabobank Nederland NV (NY),

0.330%, 3/07/2011

     199,982   
           
  

Total Certificates of Deposit

(Identified Cost $13,100,638)

     13,102,160   
           

 

Financial Company Commercial Paper – 17.5%

  
  900,000      

Dexia Delaware LLC,

0.410%, 10/05/2010(d)

     899,959   
  1,100,000      

ING (US) Funding LLC,

0.320%, 11/05/2010(d)

     1,099,658   
  900,000      

Bank of Nova Scotia (NY),

0.270%, 11/10/2010(d)

     899,813   
  900,000      

Societe Generale North America,

0.300%, 11/19/2010(d)

     899,659   
  900,000      

Rabobank USA Financial Corp.,

0.300%, 12/29/2010(d)

     899,528   
  900,000      

Nordea North America, Inc.,

0.300%, 1/14/2011(b)(d)

     899,282   
           
  

Total Financial Company Commercial Paper

(Identified Cost $5,597,524)

     5,597,899   
           

 

Time Deposits – 14.7%

  
  800,000      

Royal Bank of Canada,

0.150%, 10/01/2010

     800,000   
  1,300,000      

Commerzbank AG,

0.170%, 10/01/2010

     1,300,000   


 

Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Time Deposits – continued

  
$ 1,300,000      

National Bank of Canada,

0.180%, 10/01/2010

   $ 1,300,000   
  1,300,000      

Citibank,

0.230%, 10/01/2010

     1,300,000   
           
  

Total Other Instruments

(Identified Cost $4,700,000)

     4,700,000   
           

 

Municipal Debt – 6.2%

  
  900,000      

Johns Hopkins University (The), Series C,

0.280%, 10/14/2010

     900,000   
  200,000      

Johns Hopkins University (The), Series C,

0.280%, 12/07/2010

     200,000   
  900,000      

Tennessee State School Bond Authority,

0.270%, 12/08/2010

     900,000   
           
  

Total Other Municipal Debt

(Identified Cost $2,000,000)

     2,000,000   
           

 

Other Commercial Paper – 2.8%

  
  900,000      

GE Co.,

0.240%, 10/20/2010(d)

(Identified Cost $899,886)

     899,935   
           
  

Total Investments — 82.1%

(Identified Cost $26,298,048)(a)

     26,299,994   
   Other assets less liabilities — 17.9%      5,730,471   
           
   Net Assets — 100.0%    $ 32,030,465   
           

Consolidation

The Fund invests in commodity-related derivatives through its investment in the ASG Managed Futures Strategy Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Subsidiary”). Investments of the Subsidiary have been consolidated with those of the Fund for reporting purposes. As of September 30, 2010, the value of the Fund’s investment in the subsidiary was $2,468,041, representing 7.7% of the Fund’s net assets.

 

(†) Short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are generally valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service recommended by the investment adviser or subadviser and approved by the Board of Trustees, which service determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders. Broker-dealer bid quotations may also be used to value debt securities where a pricing service does not price a security or where a pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. In instances where broker-dealer bid quotations are not available, certain securities held by the Fund may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a principal market maker. Futures contracts are valued at their most recent settlement price. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued utilizing interpolated prices determined from information provided by an independent pricing service. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s investment adviser or subadviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees.

The Fund may hold securities traded in foreign markets. Foreign securities are valued at the market price in the foreign market. However, if events occurring after the close of the foreign market (but before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange) are believed to materially affect the value of those securities, such securities are fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. When fair valuing securities, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the Fund calculates its net asset value.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.


 

(a) Federal Tax Information:

At September 30, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on short term investments based on a cost of $26,298,048 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost

   $ 2,534   

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

     (588
        
Net unrealized appreciation    $ 1,946   
        

Only short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of more than 60 days are valued at other than amortized cost.

 

(b) All or a portion of this security is held as collateral for open futures and forward foreign currency contracts.
(c) Interest rate changes monthly based upon 1 month Libor +4 BP. The rate shown is the rate in effect at the date of this statement.
(d) Interest rate represents discount rate at time of purchase; not a coupon rate.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to gain exposure to foreign currencies and may also use forward foreign currency contracts for hedging purposes in order to protect against uncertainty in the level of future foreign currency exchange rates. A contract to buy or sell can offset a previous contract. These contracts involve market risk in excess of the unrealized gain or loss. The U.S. dollar value of the currencies a Fund has committed to buy or sell represents the aggregate exposure to each currency the Fund has acquired or hedged through currency contracts outstanding at period end. Gains or losses are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized until settlement date. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

At September 30, 2010, the Fund had the following open forward foreign currency contracts:

 

Contract to Buy/Sell(1)

   Delivery Date     

Currency

   Units      Notional Value      Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Buy

     12/15/2010       Australian Dollar      8,000,000       $ 7,665,484       $ 267,541   

Sell

     12/15/2010       Australian Dollar      2,400,000         2,299,645         (120,448

Buy

     12/15/2010       British Pound      3,562,500         5,593,479         66,703   

Buy

     12/15/2010       British Pound      1,687,500         2,649,543         (13,342

Sell

     12/15/2010       British Pound      500,000         785,050         5,627   

Sell

     12/15/2010       British Pound      4,875,000         7,654,234         (111,830

Buy

     12/15/2010       Canadian Dollar      3,300,000         3,201,731         36,968   

Buy

     12/15/2010       Euro      5,375,000         7,323,422         319,754   

Buy

     12/15/2010       Euro      625,000         851,561         (798

Sell

     12/15/2010       Euro      5,375,000         7,323,422         (419,121

Buy

     12/15/2010       Japanese Yen      250,000,000         2,996,960         30,111   

Sell

     12/15/2010       Japanese Yen      200,000,000         2,397,568         (54,219

Buy

     12/15/2010       New Zealand Dollar      10,600,000         7,733,007         139,803   

Sell

     12/15/2010       New Zealand Dollar      2,700,000         1,969,728         6,977   

Sell

     12/15/2010       New Zealand Dollar      7,300,000         5,325,562         (58,370

Buy

     12/15/2010       Norwegian Krone      24,000,000         4,065,400         159,243   

Sell

     12/15/2010       Norwegian Krone      4,000,000         677,567         224   

Sell

     12/15/2010       Norwegian Krone      24,000,000         4,065,400         (130,346

Buy

     12/15/2010       Swedish Krona      28,000,000         4,146,053         254,677   

Sell

     12/15/2010       Swedish Krona      10,000,000         1,480,733         (17,062

Buy

     12/15/2010       Swiss Franc      5,875,000         5,982,928         179,599   

Sell

     12/15/2010       Swiss Franc      2,000,000         2,036,741         (23,879
                    

Total

               $ 517,812   
                    

 

(1)

Counterparty is UBS.


Futures Contracts

The Fund and the Subsidiary may enter into futures contracts. Futures contracts are agreements between two parties to buy and sell a particular security or commodity or group or index of securities, commodities, currencies or other assets for a specified price on a specified future date.

When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract, it is required to deposit with (or for the benefit of) its broker as “initial margin” an amount of cash, foreign currency, or short-term high-quality securities. As the value of the contract changes, the value of the futures contract position increases or declines. Subsequent payments, known as “variation margin,” are made or received by the Fund or the Subsidiary, depending on the price fluctuations in the fair value of the contract and the value of the collateral held. Realized gain or loss on a futures position is equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed, minus brokerage commissions. When the Fund or the Subsidiary enters into a futures contract certain risks may arise such as illiquidity in the futures market, which may limit the Fund’s or the Subsidiary’s ability to close out a futures contract prior to settlement date, and unanticipated movements in the value of securities, commodities or interest rates.

Futures contracts are exchange-traded. Exchange-traded futures are standardized contracts and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment guaranteed by the credit of the exchange. Therefore, counterparty credit risks to the Fund and the Subsidiary are limited.

At September 30, 2010, open futures contracts purchased were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

AEX

     10/15/2010         17       $ 1,549,266       $ (5,794

CAC 40

     10/15/2010         22         1,112,685         (18,281

Dax

     12/17/2010         6         1,276,207         (4,908

E-Mini Dow

     12/17/2010         16         857,840         28,270   

E-Mini NASDAQ 100

     12/17/2010         32         1,277,120         59,927   

EURIBOR

     12/13/2010         116         39,115,196         (44,612

Euro Dollar

     12/13/2010         228         56,794,800         32,500   

Euro Schatz

     12/08/2010         89         13,235,204         (48,797

Euro STOXX 50

     12/17/2010         3         111,977         (327

FTSE 100

     12/17/2010         15         1,302,943         (3,417

FTSE JSE Top 40

     12/15/2010         3         113,445         1,326   

German Euro BOBL

     12/08/2010         30         4,932,649         (5,317

German Euro Bund

     12/08/2010         13         2,329,236         10,456   

Hang Seng

     10/28/2010         11         1,582,760         (4,962

IBEX 35

     10/15/2010         5         711,514         (3,033

MSCI Singapore

     10/28/2010         39         2,157,737         (20,759

MSCI Taiwan

     10/28/2010         65         1,891,500         7,800   

OMXS30

     10/15/2010         114         1,838,028         6,342   

Russell 2000 Mini

     12/17/2010         11         741,950         16,450   

S&P 500 E Mini

     12/17/2010         11         625,185         11,983   

S&P TSE 60

     12/16/2010         14         1,939,780         38,507   

SGX CNX Nifty

     10/28/2010         235         2,832,690         (20,210

Sterling

     12/15/2010         253         49,297,160         8,188   

UK Long Gilt

     12/29/2010         10         1,952,942         (5,341

2 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/31/2010         120         26,338,125         38,203   

3 Year Australia Government Bond

     12/15/2010         35         3,493,194         (8,589

5 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/31/2010         41         4,955,555         35,164   

10 Year Australia Government Bond

     12/15/2010         17         1,772,552         10,700   

10 Year Canada Government Bond

     12/20/2010         24         2,950,258         18,661   

10 Year Japan Government Bond

     12/09/2010         3         5,154,049         68,280   

10 Year U.S. Treasury Note

     12/21/2010         20         2,520,937         22,734   

30 Year U.S. Treasury Bond

     12/21/2010         7         936,031         (6,344
                 

Total

            $ 214,800   
                 


 

Commodity Futures(2)

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Aluminum

     12/15/2010         7       $ 411,163       $ 27,838   

Coffee

     12/20/2010         8         549,150         13,031   

Copper

     12/15/2010         8         1,603,800         83,850   

Copper High Grade

     12/29/2010         7         639,012         34,388   

Corn

     12/14/2010         32         793,200         65,725   

Cotton

     12/08/2010         11         560,560         74,945   

Gas Oil

     11/11/2010         10         704,000         30,750   

Gold

     12/29/2010         16         2,095,360         115,440   

KC Wheat

     12/14/2010         8         283,100         (4,838

Live Cattle

     12/31/2010         32         1,274,880         9,720   

Nickel

     12/15/2010         7         982,800         56,574   

Silver

     12/29/2010         10         1,091,050         140,130   

Soybean

     11/12/2010         21         1,162,087         92,600   

Soybean Meal

     12/14/2010         27         828,630         30,840   

Soybean Oil

     12/14/2010         29         784,566         52,200   

Sugar

     2/28/2011         22         578,547         7,784   

Wheat

     12/14/2010         12         404,400         (8,550

Zinc

     12/15/2010         3         164,344         544   
                 

Total

            $ 822,971   
                 

At September 30, 2010, open futures contracts sold were as follows:

 

Financial Futures

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

FTSE MIB

     12/17/2010         2       $ 278,117       $ 3,940   

NIKKEI 225

     12/10/2010         5         560,613         (20,664

TOPIX

     12/10/2010         2         198,011         (3,186
                 

Total

            $ (19,910
                 

Commodity Futures(2)

   Expiration
Date
     Contracts      Notional
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Aluminum

     12/15/2010         6       $ 352,425       $ (31,662

Brent Crude Oil

     11/15/2010         2         165,180         (6,820

Copper

     12/15/2010         2         400,950         (19,463

Gasoline

     10/29/2010         7         598,613         (18,316

Heating Oil

     10/29/2010         3         285,743         (16,330

Light Sweet Crude Oil

     10/20/2010         6         479,820         (11,220

Natural Gas

     10/27/2010         12         464,640         37,320   

Nickel

     12/15/2010         2         280,800         (624

Zinc

     12/15/2010         2         109,563         (1,225
                 

Total

            $ (68,340
                 

 

(2)

Commodity futures are held by ASG Managed Futures Strategy Cayman Fund Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary.


Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 - prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.);

 

   

Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2010, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description*

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities

   $ —         $ 26,299,994       $ —         $ 26,299,994   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     —           1,467,227         —           1,467,227   

Futures Contracts (unrealized appreciation)

     1,293,110         —           —           1,293,110   
                                   

Total

   $ 1,293,110       $ 27,767,221       $ —         $ 29,060,331   
                                   

Liability Valuation Inputs

 

Description*

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

   $ —        $ (949,415   $ —         $ (949,415

Futures Contracts (unrealized depreciation)

     (343,589     —          —           (343,589
                                 

Total

   $ (343,589   $ (949,415   $ —         $ (1,293,004
                                 

 

* Major categories of the Fund’s investments, forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts are included above.

Derivatives

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. Derivative instruments that the Fund currently uses include forward foreign currency contracts and futures contracts.

The Fund seeks to generate positive absolute returns over time. The Fund uses a proprietary quantitative model to identify price trends in equity, fixed income, currency and commodity instruments, and may have both short and long exposures within an asset class based on an analysis of trends in a particular asset class. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will make extensive use of derivative instruments, in particular futures and forward contracts, to capture the exposures suggested by its absolute return strategy while also adding value through volatility management. These market exposures, which are expected to change over time, may include exposures to the returns of U.S. and non-U.S. equity and fixed income securities indices, currencies and commodities. During the period ended September 30, 2010, the Fund used long contracts on U.S. and foreign government bonds and short-term interest rates, and long and short contracts on U.S. and foreign equity market indices, foreign currencies, and commodities, in accordance with these objectives.

The Fund is party to an agreement with a counterparty that governs transactions in forward foreign currency contracts. The agreements contain contingent features that allow the counterparty to terminate open contracts early if the net asset value of the Fund declines beyond a certain threshold. If such contingent features were to be triggered, the counterparty could request immediate settlement of open contracts at current fair value.

The following is a summary of derivative instruments for the Fund, as of September 30, 2010:

 

Asset Derivatives

   Foreign Exchange
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Interest Rate
Contracts
    Commodity
Contracts
 

Forwards

   $ 1,467,227      $ —        $ —        $ —     

Futures

     —          174,544        244,887        873,679   

Liability Derivatives

   Foreign Exchange
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Interest Rate
Contracts
    Commodity
Contracts
 

Forwards

   $ (949,415   $ —        $ —        $ —     

Futures

     —          (105,540     (119,001     (119,048

The Fund’s derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting under authoritative guidance for derivative instruments. The Fund’s investments in derivatives may represent an economic hedge; however, they are considered to be non-hedge transactions for the purpose of this disclosure.


Investment Summary at September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Certificates of Deposit

     40.9

Financial Company Commercial Paper

     17.5   

Time Deposits

     14.7   

Municipal Debt

     6.2   

Other Commercial Paper

     2.8   
        

Total Investments

     82.1   

Other assets less liabilities (including open forward foreign currency and futures contracts)

     17.9   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

Harris Associates Large Cap Value Fund

 

Shares     

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Common Stocks – 97.3% of Net Assets

  
   Aerospace & Defense – 5.9%   
  69,200       Boeing Co. (The)    $ 4,604,568   
  17,100       General Dynamics Corp.      1,074,051   
  33,000       Northrop Grumman Corp.      2,000,790   
           
        7,679,409   
           
   Air Freight & Logistics – 0.8%   
  11,700       FedEx Corp.      1,000,350   
           
   Capital Markets – 6.6%   
  171,100       Bank of New York Mellon Corp.      4,470,843   
  39,400       Franklin Resources, Inc.      4,211,860   
           
        8,682,703   
           
   Computers & Peripherals – 3.2%   
  100,900       Hewlett-Packard Co.      4,244,863   
           
   Consumer Finance – 2.4%   
  185,950       Discover Financial Services      3,101,646   
           
   Diversified Financial Services – 4.6%   
  7,000       CME Group, Inc., Class A      1,823,150   
  109,600       JPMorgan Chase & Co.      4,172,472   
           
        5,995,622   
           
   Electrical Equipment – 1.9%   
  40,300       Rockwell Automation, Inc.      2,487,719   
           
   Energy Equipment & Services – 4.3%   
  57,400       National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.      2,552,578   
  47,100       Transocean Ltd.(b)      3,028,059   
           
        5,580,637   
           
   Food & Staples Retailing – 7.0%   
  175,700       Kroger Co. (The)      3,805,662   
  164,600       Safeway, Inc.      3,482,936   
  55,400       Walgreen Co.      1,855,900   
           
        9,144,498   
           
   Food Products – 1.0%   
  37,600       General Mills, Inc.      1,373,904   
           
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 6.1%   
  100,200       Baxter International, Inc.      4,780,542   
  95,200       Medtronic, Inc.      3,196,816   
           
        7,977,358   
           
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 10.5%   
  199,100       Carnival Corp.      7,607,611   
  79,400       Marriott International, Inc., Class A      2,844,902   
  19,900       McDonald’s Corp.      1,482,749   


 

Shares     

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Common Stocks – continued

  
   Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – continued   
  35,600       Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.    $ 1,870,780   
           
        13,806,042   
           
   Household Products – 1.4%   
  24,700       Colgate-Palmolive Co.      1,898,442   
           
   Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.8%   
  79,500       Calpine Corp.(b)      989,775   
           
   Insurance – 2.8%   
  116,600       Allstate Corp. (The)      3,678,730   
           
   IT Services – 3.0%   
  17,300       MasterCard, Inc., Class A      3,875,200   
           
   Machinery – 6.5%   
  59,500       Caterpillar, Inc.      4,681,460   
  83,100       Illinois Tool Works, Inc.      3,907,362   
           
        8,588,822   
           
   Media – 6.5%   
  207,900       Comcast Corp., Special Class A      3,536,379   
  92,600       Omnicom Group, Inc.      3,655,848   
  40,200       Walt Disney Co. (The)      1,331,022   
           
        8,523,249   
           
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 5.6%   
  35,200       Apache Corp.      3,441,152   
  207,400       Williams Cos., Inc. (The)      3,963,414   
           
        7,404,566   
           
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 10.9%   
  390,700       Applied Materials, Inc.      4,563,376   
  375,100       Intel Corp.      7,213,173   
  92,900       Texas Instruments, Inc.      2,521,306   
           
        14,297,855   
           
   Software – 1.9%   
  101,900       Microsoft Corp.      2,495,531   
           
   Specialty Retail – 2.8%   
  90,500       Best Buy Co., Inc.      3,695,115   
           
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.8%   
  13,800       NIKE, Inc., Class B      1,105,932   
           
  

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $131,899,040)

     127,627,968   
           
Principal
Amount
             

 

Short-Term Investments – 2.7%

  
$ 3,480,851      

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2010 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $3,480,851 on 10/1/2010, collateralized by $3,515,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.360% due 3/22/2011 valued at $3,554,544 including accrued interest(c)

(Identified Cost $3,480,851)

     3,480,851   
           


 

    

Description

   Value (†)  
  

Total Investments – 100.0%

(Identified Cost $135,379,891)(a)

   $ 131,108,819   
  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.0%

     15,158   
           
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 131,123,977   
           

 

(†) Equity securities, including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds, for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value, as reported by pricing services recommended by the investment adviser and subadviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Such pricing services generally use the security’s last sale price on the exchange or market where the security is primarily traded or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid price. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking a NOCP, at the most recent bid quotation on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are generally valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service recommended by the investment adviser and subadviser and approved by the Board of Trustees, which service determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders. Broker-dealer bid quotations may also be used to value debt and equity securities where a pricing service does not price a security or where a pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. In instances where broker-dealer bid quotations are not available, certain securities held by the Fund may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a principal market maker. Short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s investment adviser or subadviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each day.

The Fund may hold securities traded in foreign markets. Foreign securities are valued at the market price in the foreign market. However, if events occurring after the close of the foreign market (but before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange) are believed to materially affect the value of those securities, such securities are fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. When fair valuing securities, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the Fund calculates its net asset value.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a) Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):

At September 30, 2010, the net unrealized depreciation on investments based on a cost of $135,379,891 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost

   $ 5,628,239   

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

     (9,899,311
        

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (4,271,072
        

At December 31, 2009, the Fund had a capital loss carryforward of approximately $43,802,336 of which $24,633,843 expires on December 31, 2010, $9,965,466 expires on December 31, 2011 and $9,203,027 expires on December 31, 2017. These amounts may be available to offset future realized capital gains, if any, to the extent provided by regulations.

 

(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty including possible delays or restrictions upon a Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities.


Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 - prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.);

 

   

Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2010, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description*

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 127,627,968       $ —         $ —         $ 127,627,968   

Short-Term Investments

     —           3,480,851         —           3,480,851   
                                   

Total

   $ 127,627,968       $ 3,480,851       $ —         $ 131,108,819   
                                   

 

* Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included above.

Industry Summary at September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     10.9

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     10.5   

Food & Staples Retailing

     7.0   

Capital Markets

     6.6   

Machinery

     6.5   

Media

     6.5   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies

     6.1   

Aerospace & Defense

     5.9   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     5.6   

Diversified Financial Services

     4.6   

Energy Equipment & Services

     4.3   

Computers & Peripherals

     3.2   

IT Services

     3.0   

Specialty Retail

     2.8   

Insurance

     2.8   

Consumer Finance

     2.4   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     8.6   

Short-Term Investments

     2.7   
        

Total Investments

     100.0   

Other assets less liabilities

     0.0   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

Loomis Sayles Multi-Asset Real Return Fund

 

Principal
Amount
    

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Short-Term Investments – 100.0%

  
$ 25,002,000      

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2010 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $25,002,000 on 10/01/2010 collateralized by $23,370,000 U.S Treasury Note, 3.125% due 1/31/2017 valued at $25,502,513 including accrued interest(b)

(Identified Cost $25,002,000)

   $ 25,002,000   
           
  

Total Investments – 100.0%

(Identified Cost $25,002,000)(a)

     25,002,000   
   Other assets less liabilities – 0.0%      —     
           
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 25,002,000   
           

 

(†) Short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
(a) The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $25,002,000.
(b) It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty including possible delays or restrictions upon a Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities.

Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 - prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.);

 

   

Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2010, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Short-Term Investments

   $ —         $ 25,002,000       $ —         $ 25,002,000   
                                   


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

Vaughan Nelson Value Opportunity Fund

 

Shares     

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Common Stocks – 90.3% of Net Assets

  
   Auto Components – 1.8%   
  5,975       Autoliv, Inc.    $ 390,347   
  11,700       Tenneco, Inc.(b)      338,949   
           
        729,296   
           
   Beverages – 1.3%   
  11,700       Hansen Natural Corp.(b)      545,454   
           
   Capital Markets – 4.7%   
  7,375       Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.(b)      575,324   
  61,275       Apollo Investment Corp.      626,843   
  46,925       Ares Capital Corp.      734,376   
           
        1,936,543   
           
   Chemicals – 3.2%   
  14,125       Celanese Corp., Series A      453,413   
  5,325       FMC Corp.      364,283   
  10,325       International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.      500,969   
           
        1,318,665   
           
   Commercial Banks – 1.8%   
  29,475       Associated Banc-Corp      388,775   
  28,825       Fifth Third Bancorp      346,765   
           
        735,540   
           
   Communications Equipment – 0.6%   
  9,125       Polycom, Inc.(b)      248,930   
           
   Construction & Engineering – 1.4%   
  11,375       Fluor Corp.      563,404   
           
   Containers & Packaging – 5.8%   
  21,225       Crown Holdings, Inc.(b)      608,308   
  15,600       Owens-Illinois, Inc.(b)      437,736   
  29,975       Packaging Corp. of America      694,521   
  20,302       Pactiv Corp.(b)      669,560   
           
        2,410,125   
           
   Electric Utilities – 1.7%   
  19,525       American Electric Power Co., Inc.      707,391   
           
   Electrical Equipment – 2.5%   
  13,425       Cooper Industries PLC      656,885   
  23,425       GrafTech International Ltd.(b)      366,133   
           
        1,023,018   
           
   Energy Equipment & Services – 3.0%   
  15,600       Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.(b)      575,484   
  24,750       Superior Energy Services, Inc.(b)      660,577   
           
        1,236,061   
           


 

Shares     

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Common Stocks – continued

  
   Food Products – 2.5%   
  10,700       J.M. Smucker Co. (The)    $ 647,671   
  6,300       Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.(b)      368,424   
           
        1,016,095   
           
   Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.8%   
  6,475       Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(b)      338,837   
           
   Household Durables – 1.5%   
  20,600       Jarden Corp.      641,278   
           
   Household Products – 1.5%   
  9,125       Energizer Holdings, Inc.(b)      613,474   
           
   Insurance – 9.1%   
  14,275       ACE Ltd.      831,519   
  22,250       Allstate Corp. (The)      701,987   
  14,525       Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.      701,412   
  18,275       Willis Group Holdings PLC      563,236   
  44,425       XL Group PLC      962,245   
           
        3,760,399   
           
   IT Services – 1.6%   
  23,450       Amdocs Ltd.(b)      672,077   
           
   Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.9%   
  7,850       Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b)      375,858   
           
   Machinery – 4.8%   
  3,975       Eaton Corp.      327,898   
  6,475       Flowserve Corp.      708,494   
  5,675       Ingersoll-Rand PLC      202,654   
  6,475       SPX Corp.      409,738   
  7,900       WABCO Holdings, Inc.(b)      331,326   
           
        1,980,110   
           
   Media – 2.5%   
  30,850       CBS Corp., Class B      489,281   
  14,275       Omnicom Group, Inc.      563,577   
           
        1,052,858   
           
   Metals & Mining – 1.8%   
  7,475       Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.      477,802   
  3,475       Walter Energy, Inc.      282,483   
           
        760,285   
           
   Multi Utilities – 5.4%   
  43,000       CMS Energy Corp.      774,860   
  15,600       PG&E Corp.      708,552   
  12,950       Wisconsin Energy Corp.      748,510   
           
        2,231,922   
           
   Multiline Retail – 1.0%   
  12,950       Big Lots, Inc.(b)      430,588   
           


 

Shares     

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Common Stocks – continued

  
   Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 8.4%   
  10,750       Cimarex Energy Co.    $ 711,435   
  7,975       Concho Resources, Inc.(b)      527,706   
  47,650       El Paso Corp.      589,907   
  7,950       Massey Energy Co.      246,609   
  9,125       Noble Energy, Inc.      685,196   
  11,000       Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      715,330   
           
        3,476,183   
           
   Pharmaceuticals – 1.4%   
  23,761       Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.      595,214   
           
   Professional Services – 1.4%   
  11,700       Towers Watson & Co., Class A      575,406   
           
   REITs - Apartments – 2.7%   
  13,375       Camden Property Trust      641,598   
  10,375       Equity Residential      493,539   
           
        1,135,137   
           
   REITs - Hotels – 1.0%   
  28,048       Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.      406,135   
           
   REITs - Office Property – 1.5%   
  16,350       Corporate Office Properties Trust      610,019   
           
   Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.8%   
  13,850       Altera Corp.      417,716   
  16,700       Skyworks Solutions, Inc.(b)      345,356   
           
        763,072   
           
   Software – 3.0%   
  12,750       Adobe Systems, Inc.(b)      333,412   
  6,475       Intuit, Inc.(b)      283,670   
  40,200       Nuance Communications, Inc.(b)      628,728   
           
        1,245,810   
           
   Specialty Retail – 0.8%   
  19,500       Collective Brands, Inc.(b)      314,730   
           
   Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.9%   
  10,750       Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.      646,720   
  6,925       VF Corp.      561,063   
           
        1,207,783   
           
   Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 1.4%   
  45,975       People’s United Financial, Inc.      601,813   
           
   Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.4%   
  14,275       WESCO International, Inc.(b)      560,865   
           
   Wireless Telecommunication Services – 1.4%   
  26,075       Syniverse Holdings, Inc.(b)      591,120   
           
  

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $35,368,968)

     37,411,495   
           


 

Shares     

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Exchange Traded Funds – 4.7%

  
  47,650      

iShares Russell Midcap Value Index Fund

(Identified Cost $1,841,723)

   $ 1,923,630   
           
Principal
Amount
             

 

Short-Term Investments – 3.7%

  
$ 1,546,050      

Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement with Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, dated 9/30/2010 at 0.000% to be repurchased at $1,546,050 on 10/01/2010, collateralized by $1,560,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.360% due 3/22/2011 valued at $1,577,550 including accrued interest(c)

(Identified Cost $1,546,050)

     1,546,050   
           
  

Total Investments – 98.7%

(Identified Cost $38,756,741)(a)

     40,881,175   
   Other assets less liabilities – 1.3%      536,220   
           
   Net Assets – 100.0%    $ 41,417,395   
           

 

(†) Equity securities, including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds, for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value, as reported by pricing services recommended by the investment adviser and subadviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Such pricing services generally use the security’s last sale price on the exchange or market where the security is primarily traded or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid price. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking a NOCP, at the most recent bid quotation on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are generally valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service recommended by the investment adviser and subadvisers and approved by the Board of Trustees, which service determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders. Broker-dealer bid quotations may also be used to value debt and equity securities where a pricing service does not price a security or where a pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. In instances where broker-dealer bid quotations are not available, certain securities held by the Fund may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a principal market maker. Short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s investment adviser or subadviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each day.

The Fund may hold securities traded in foreign markets. Foreign securities are valued at the market price in the foreign market. However, if events occurring after the close of the foreign market (but before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange) are believed to materially affect the value of those securities, such securities are fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. When fair valuing securities, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the Fund calculates its net asset value.

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a) Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):

At September 30, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $38,756,741 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost

   $ 2,909,399   

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

     (784,965
        

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 2,124,434   
        

 

(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) It is the Fund’s policy that the market value of the collateral for repurchase agreements be at least equal to 102% of the repurchase price, including interest. Certain repurchase agreements are tri-party arrangements whereby the collateral is held in a segregated account for the benefit of the Fund and on behalf of the counterparty. Repurchase agreements could involve certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty including possible delays or restrictions upon a Fund’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities.

 

REITs Real Estate Investment Trusts


Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 - prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.);

 

   

Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2010, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description*

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 37,411,495       $ —         $ —         $ 37,411,495   

Exchange Traded Funds

     1,923,630         —           —           1,923,630   

Short-Term Investments

     —           1,546,050         —           1,546,050   
                                   

Total

   $ 39,335,125       $ 1,546,050       $ —         $ 40,881,175   
                                   

 

* Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included above.

Industry Summary at September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Insurance

     9.1

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     8.4   

Containers & Packaging

     5.8   

Multi-Utilities

     5.4   

Machinery

     4.8   

Capital Markets

     4.7   

Exchange Traded Funds

     4.7   

Chemicals

     3.2   

Software

     3.0   

Energy Equipment & Services

     3.0   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

     2.9   

REITs - Apartments

     2.7   

Media

     2.5   

Electrical Equipment

     2.5   

Food Products

     2.5   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     29.8   

Short-Term Investments

     3.7   
        

Total Investments

     98.7   

Other assets less liabilities

     1.3   
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS – as of September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

Westpeak ActiveBeta® Equity Fund

 

Shares     

Description

   Value (†)  

 

Common Stocks – 100.1%

  
  

Aerospace & Defense – 2.7% of Net Assets

  
  389      

Boeing Co. (The)

   $ 25,884   
  189      

General Dynamics Corp.

     11,871   
  143      

Goodrich Corp.

     10,543   
  246      

Honeywell International, Inc.

     10,809   
  306      

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     22,115   
  59      

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     3,577   
  122      

Precision Castparts Corp.

     15,537   
  323      

Raytheon Co.

     14,764   
  114      

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     6,641   
  255      

United Technologies Corp.

     18,164   
           
        139,905   
           
  

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.4%

  
  286      

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

     19,073   
           
  

Airlines – 0.7%

  
  2,674      

Southwest Airlines Co.

     34,949   
           
  

Auto Components – 0.7%

  
  1,845      

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(b)

     19,834   
  567      

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     17,293   
           
        37,127   
           
  

Automobiles – 0.7%

  
  2,826      

Ford Motor Co.(b)

     34,590   
  142      

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     4,039   
           
        38,629   
           
  

Beverages – 2.1%

  
  147      

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B

     9,061   
  528      

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     30,899   
  468      

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

     14,508   
  831      

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A(b)

     14,700   
  574      

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     20,388   
  265      

PepsiCo, Inc.

     17,607   
           
        107,163   
           
  

Biotechnology – 0.6%

  
  198      

Amgen, Inc.(b)

     10,912   
  289      

Cephalon, Inc.(b)

     18,045   
           
        28,957   
           
  

Building Products – 0.4%

  
  1,873      

Masco Corp.

     20,622   
           
  

Capital Markets – 1.6%

  
  416      

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     19,689   
  241      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     34,844   
  963      

Morgan Stanley

     23,767   


 

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  102      

State Street Corp.

   $ 3,841   
           
        82,141   
           
  

Chemicals – 1.2%

  
  367      

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     10,078   
  378      

E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     16,866   
  53      

Eastman Chemical Co.

     3,922   
  161      

FMC Corp.

     11,014   
  134      

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     6,502   
  173      

PPG Industries, Inc.

     12,594   
           
        60,976   
           
  

Commercial Banks – 3.3%

  
  457      

Comerica, Inc.

     16,978   
  248      

Fifth Third Bancorp

     2,983   
  2,158      

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

     12,236   
  964      

KeyCorp

     7,673   
  166      

M&T Bank Corp.

     13,581   
  774      

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     40,178   
  734      

Regions Financial Corp.

     5,336   
  280      

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     7,232   
  2,443      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     61,393   
           
        167,590   
           
  

Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.8%

  
  241      

Avery Dennison Corp.

     8,946   
  399      

Cintas Corp.

     10,992   
  1,255      

R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

     21,285   
           
        41,223   
           
  

Communications Equipment – 1.6%

  
  1,576      

Cisco Systems, Inc.(b)

     34,514   
  233      

Harris Corp.

     10,320   
  1,755      

JDS Uniphase Corp.(b)

     21,745   
  1,878      

Motorola, Inc.(b)

     16,019   
           
        82,598   
           
  

Computers & Peripherals – 5.6%

  
  422      

Apple, Inc.(b)

     119,743   
  829      

Dell, Inc.(b)

     10,744   
  575      

EMC Corp.(b)

     11,678   
  654      

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     27,514   
  960      

Lexmark International, Inc., Class A(b)

     42,835   
  515      

NetApp, Inc.(b)

     25,642   
  685      

SanDisk Corp.(b)

     25,105   
  805      

Western Digital Corp.(b)

     22,854   
           
        286,115   
           
  

Construction & Engineering – 0.1%

  
  192      

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(b)

     7,430   
           
  

Consumer Finance – 1.5%

  
  441      

American Express Co.

     18,535   
  609      

Capital One Financial Corp.

     24,086   


 

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  758      

Discover Financial Services

   $ 12,643   
  1,790      

SLM Corp.(b)

     20,675   
           
        75,939   
           
  

Containers & Packaging – 0.6%

  
  57      

Ball Corp.

     3,355   
  319      

Owens-Illinois, Inc.(b)

     8,951   
  734      

Sealed Air Corp.

     16,500   
           
        28,806   
           
  

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.4%

  
  163      

Apollo Group, Inc., Class A(b)

     8,370   
  90      

DeVry, Inc.

     4,429   
  742      

H&R Block, Inc.

     9,609   
           
        22,408   
           
  

Diversified Financial Services – 2.3%

  
  3,072      

Bank of America Corp.

     40,274   
  3,836      

Citigroup, Inc.(b)

     14,960   
  1,668      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     63,501   
           
        118,735   
           
  

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.7%

  
  2,078      

AT&T, Inc.

     59,431   
  3,512      

Qwest Communications International, Inc.

     22,020   
  1,221      

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     39,792   
  1,251      

Windstream Corp.

     15,375   
           
        136,618   
           
  

Electric Utilities – 0.5%

  
  904      

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

     16,815   
  157      

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     6,479   
           
        23,294   
           
  

Electrical Equipment – 0.4%

  
  291      

Emerson Electric Co.

     15,324   
  115      

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     7,099   
           
        22,423   
           
  

Energy Equipment & Services – 1.7%

  
  186      

FMC Technologies, Inc.(b)

     12,702   
  362      

Halliburton Co.

     11,971   
  1,166      

Nabors Industries Ltd.(b)

     21,058   
  432      

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     19,211   
  165      

Rowan Cos., Inc.(b)

     5,009   
  311      

Schlumberger Ltd.

     19,161   
           
        89,112   
           
  

Food & Staples Retailing – 1.3%

  
  601      

Safeway, Inc.

     12,717   
  1,868      

SUPERVALU, Inc.

     21,538   
  274      

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     14,664   
  245      

Walgreen Co.

     8,208   


 

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  270      

Whole Foods Market, Inc.(b)

   $ 10,020   
           
        67,147   
           
  

Food Products – 1.8%

  
  534      

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     11,716   
  1,798      

Dean Foods Co.(b)

     18,357   
  123      

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

     3,796   
  191      

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., Class A

     10,870   
  1,392      

Sara Lee Corp.

     18,694   
  1,787      

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

     28,628   
           
        92,061   
           
  

Gas Utilities – 0.5%

  
  125      

Nicor, Inc.

     5,727   
  389      

Oneok, Inc.

     17,521   
           
        23,248   
           
  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.4%

  
  107      

Hospira, Inc.(b)

     6,100   
  17      

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b)

     4,824   
  145      

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(b)

     8,772   
           
        19,696   
           
  

Health Care Providers & Services – 2.7%

  
  720      

Aetna, Inc.

     22,759   
  465      

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     14,257   
  618      

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     20,419   
  200      

CIGNA Corp.

     7,156   
  560      

Coventry Health Care, Inc.(b)

     12,057   
  612      

Humana, Inc.(b)

     30,747   
  168      

McKesson Corp.

     10,379   
  609      

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     21,382   
           
        139,156   
           
  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 3.1%

  
  131      

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     5,604   
  525      

Marriott International, Inc., Class A

     18,811   
  366      

McDonald’s Corp.

     27,271   
  473      

Starbucks Corp.

     12,099   
  462      

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     24,278   
  1,652      

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     45,381   
  242      

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     20,998   
  102      

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     4,698   
           
        159,140   
           
  

Household Durables – 1.4%

  
  955      

D.R. Horton, Inc.

     10,620   
  328      

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

     5,842   
  2,393      

Pulte Group, Inc.(b)

     20,963   
  214      

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     13,114   
  261      

Whirlpool Corp.

     21,130   
           
        71,669   
           


 

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Household Products – 1.1%

  
  971      

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

   $ 58,231   
           
  

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.9%

  
  1,116      

AES Corp. (The)(b)

     12,667   
  416      

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

     13,412   
  965      

NRG Energy, Inc.(b)

     20,091   
           
        46,170   
           
  

Industrial Conglomerates – 2.4%

  
  132      

3M Co.

     11,446   
  5,521      

General Electric Co.

     89,716   
  817      

Textron, Inc.

     16,797   
  182      

Tyco International Ltd.

     6,685   
           
        124,644   
           
  

Insurance – 3.6%

  
  324      

ACE Ltd.

     18,873   
  244      

Aflac, Inc.

     12,617   
  870      

Assurant, Inc.

     35,409   
  473      

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B(b)

     39,108   
  669      

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A(b)

     8,175   
  284      

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

     6,518   
  443      

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     24,002   
  75      

Torchmark Corp.

     3,986   
  315      

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     16,411   
  868      

Unum Group

     19,226   
           
        184,325   
           
  

Internet & Catalog Retail – 1.3%

  
  220      

Amazon.com, Inc.(b)

     34,553   
  92      

Priceline.com, Inc.(b)

     32,048   
           
        66,601   
           
  

Internet Software & Services – 1.3%

  
  527      

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(b)

     26,445   
  292      

eBay, Inc.(b)

     7,125   
  46      

Google, Inc., Class A(b)

     24,186   
  308      

VeriSign, Inc.(b)

     9,776   
           
        67,532   
           
  

IT Services – 2.9%

  
  400      

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A(b)

     25,788   
  484      

Computer Sciences Corp.

     22,264   
  248      

Fiserv, Inc.(b)

     13,347   
  496      

International Business Machines Corp.

     66,534   
  374      

SAIC, Inc.(b)

     5,977   
  910      

Total System Services, Inc.

     13,868   
           
        147,778   
           
  

Leisure Equipment & Products – 0.3%

  
  383      

Hasbro, Inc.

     17,047   
           
  

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.2%

  
  215      

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(b)

     10,294   
           


 

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Machinery – 2.6%

  
  386      

Caterpillar, Inc.

   $ 30,370   
  295      

Cummins, Inc.

     26,721   
  367      

Deere & Co.

     25,609   
  221      

Dover Corp.

     11,538   
  199      

Eaton Corp.

     16,416   
  159      

PACCAR, Inc.

     7,656   
  179      

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     12,541   
  74      

Snap-On, Inc.

     3,442   
           
        134,293   
           
  

Media – 4.4%

  
  2,556      

CBS Corp., Class B

     40,538   
  851      

Comcast Corp., Class A

     15,386   
  552      

DIRECTV, Class A(b)

     22,980   
  399      

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A(b)

     17,376   
  3,137      

Gannett Co., Inc.

     38,365   
  2,353      

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)(b)

     23,601   
  1,113      

New York Times Co. (The), Class A(b)

     8,615   
  347      

News Corp., Class A

     4,532   
  382      

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     20,624   
  174      

Time Warner, Inc.

     5,333   
  328      

Viacom, Inc., Class B

     11,870   
  569      

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     18,840   
           
        228,060   
           
  

Metals & Mining – 2.0%

  
  1,161      

Alcoa, Inc.

     14,060   
  400      

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

     18,580   
  393      

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

     25,121   
  168      

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     14,345   
  223      

Newmont Mining Corp.

     14,007   
  947      

Titanium Metals Corp.(b)

     18,902   
           
        105,015   
           
  

Multi-Utilities – 2.0%

  
  112      

Ameren Corp.

     3,181   
  728      

CMS Energy Corp.

     13,119   
  290      

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     12,661   
  571      

DTE Energy Co.

     26,226   
  671      

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.

     34,932   
  540      

NiSource, Inc.

     9,396   
  316      

TECO Energy, Inc.

     5,473   
           
        104,988   
           
  

Multiline Retail – 2.2%

  
  503      

Big Lots, Inc.(b)

     16,725   
  281      

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

     12,409   
  649      

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.

     17,640   
  1,262      

Macy’s, Inc.

     29,139   
  305      

Sears Holdings Corp.(b)

     22,003   
  267      

Target Corp.

     14,268   
           
        112,184   
           


 

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Office Electronics – 0.4%

  
  2,096      

Xerox Corp.

   $ 21,694   
           
  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 7.6%

  
  941      

Chevron Corp.

     76,268   
  883      

ConocoPhillips

     50,711   
  480      

El Paso Corp.

     5,942   
  118      

EOG Resources, Inc.

     10,970   
  1,984      

ExxonMobil Corp.

     122,591   
  171      

Hess Corp.

     10,110   
  266      

Murphy Oil Corp.

     16,471   
  143      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     11,197   
  187      

Peabody Energy Corp.

     9,165   
  381      

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     24,776   
  815      

Sunoco, Inc.

     29,748   
  679      

Valero Energy Corp.

     11,889   
  546      

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     10,434   
           
        390,272   
           
  

Paper & Forest Products – 1.1%

  
  951      

International Paper Co.

     20,684   
  785      

MeadWestvaco Corp.

     19,139   
  917      

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     14,452   
           
        54,275   
           
  

Personal Products – 0.4%

  
  306      

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A

     19,348   
           
  

Pharmaceuticals – 3.1%

  
  160      

Abbott Laboratories

     8,358   
  233      

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     6,317   
  185      

Eli Lilly & Co.

     6,758   
  446      

Forest Laboratories, Inc.(b)

     13,795   
  785      

Johnson & Johnson

     48,638   
  2,448      

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)

     24,382   
  559      

Merck & Co., Inc.

     20,577   
  300      

Mylan, Inc.(b)

     5,643   
  1,577      

Pfizer, Inc.

     27,077   
           
        161,545   
           
  

Real Estate Management & Development – 0.3%

  
  978      

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., Class A(b)

     17,878   
           
  

REITs – 0.4%

  
  599      

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

     21,145   
           
  

REITs - Apartments – 1.3%

  
  978      

Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A

     20,910   
  197      

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     20,474   
  514      

Equity Residential

     24,451   
           
        65,835   
           
  

REITs - Diversified – 0.4%

  
  240      

Vornado Realty Trust

     20,527   
           


 

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REITs - Healthcare – 0.7%

  
  370      

HCP, Inc.

   $ 13,313   
  156      

Health Care REIT, Inc.

     7,385   
  318      

Ventas, Inc.

     16,399   
           
        37,097   
           
  

REITs - Hotels – 0.4%

  
  1,248      

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     18,071   
           
  

REITs - Office Property – 0.3%

  
  195      

Boston Properties, Inc.

     16,208   
           
  

REITs - Regional Malls – 0.4%

  
  248      

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     23,000   
           
  

REITs - Shopping Centers – 0.7%

  
  2,251      

Kimco Realty Corp.

     35,453   
           
  

REITs - Storage – 0.6%

  
  302      

Public Storage

     29,306   
           
  

Road & Rail – 0.8%

  
  182      

CSX Corp.

     10,068   
  85      

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     5,059   
  401      

Ryder System, Inc.

     17,151   
  119      

Union Pacific Corp.

     9,734   
           
        42,012   
           
  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.4%

  
  3,548      

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(b)

     25,226   
  419      

Altera Corp.

     12,637   
  1,803      

Intel Corp.

     34,672   
  4,058      

LSI Corp.(b)

     18,504   
  2,799      

Micron Technology, Inc.(b)

     20,181   
  1,240      

Teradyne, Inc.(b)

     13,814   
           
        125,034   
           
  

Software – 4.3%

  
  487      

CA, Inc.

     10,285   
  279      

Citrix Systems, Inc.(b)

     19,039   
  1,961      

Compuware Corp.(b)

     16,727   
  370      

Intuit, Inc.(b)

     16,210   
  95      

McAfee, Inc.(b)

     4,490   
  2,964      

Microsoft Corp.

     72,588   
  628      

Oracle Corp.

     16,862   
  403      

Red Hat, Inc.(b)

     16,523   
  235      

Salesforce.com, Inc.(b)

     26,273   
  1,569      

Symantec Corp.(b)

     23,802   
           
        222,799   
           
  

Specialty Retail – 1.5%

  
  249      

AutoNation, Inc.(b)

     5,789   
  52      

AutoZone, Inc.(b)

     11,903   
  365      

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     14,903   
  934      

GameStop Corp., Class A(b)

     18,409   
  861      

Limited Brands, Inc.

     23,058   


 

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  173      

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   $ 3,856   
           
        77,918   
           
  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.3%

  
  78      

Coach, Inc.

     3,351   
  176      

NIKE, Inc., Class B

     14,105   
           
        17,456   
           
  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.2%

  
  744      

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.

     9,121   
           
  

Tobacco – 0.7%

  
  462      

Altria Group, Inc.

     11,097   
  311      

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     17,422   
  125      

Reynolds American, Inc.

     7,424   
           
        35,943   
           
  

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.1%

  
  120      

Fastenal Co.

     6,383   
           
  

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.7%

  
  272      

American Tower Corp., Class A(b)

     13,943   
  5,023      

Sprint Nextel Corp.(b)

     23,256   
           
        37,199   
           
  

Total Common Stocks

(Identified Cost $4,986,062)

     5,156,631   
           
  

Total Investments – 100.1%

(Identified Cost $4,986,062)(a)

     5,156,631   
  

Other assets less liabilities – (0.1)%

     (4,588
           
  

Net Assets – 100.0%

   $ 5,152,043   
           

 

(†) Equity securities, including shares of closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds, for which market quotations are readily available are valued at market value, as reported by pricing services recommended by the investment adviser and subadviser and approved by the Board of Trustees. Such pricing services generally use the security’s last sale price on the exchange or market where the security is primarily traded or, if there is no reported sale during the day, the closing bid price. Securities traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Global Market and NASDAQ Capital Market are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”), or if lacking a NOCP, at the most recent bid quotation on the applicable NASDAQ Market. Debt securities (other than short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less) are generally valued on the basis of evaluated bids furnished to the Fund by a pricing service recommended by the investment adviser and subadviser and approved by the Board of Trustees, which service determines valuations for normal, institutional-size trading units of such securities using market information, transactions for comparable securities and various relationships between securities which are generally recognized by institutional traders. Broker-dealer bid quotations may also be used to value debt and equity securities where a pricing service does not price a security or where a pricing service does not provide a reliable price for the security. In instances where broker-dealer bid quotations are not available, certain securities held by the Fund may be valued on the basis of a price provided by a principal market maker. Short-term obligations purchased with an original or remaining maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the Fund’s investment adviser or subadviser using consistently applied procedures under the general supervision of the Board of Trustees. Investments in other open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value each day.

The Fund may hold securities traded in foreign markets. Foreign securities are valued at the market price in the foreign market. However, if events occurring after the close of the foreign market (but before the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange) are believed to materially affect the value of those securities, such securities are fair valued pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. When fair valuing securities, the Fund may, among other things, use modeling tools or other processes that may take into account factors such as securities market activity and/or significant events that occur after the close of the foreign market and before the Fund calculates its net asset value.


The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of securities, currencies and other assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon foreign exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period.

 

(a) Federal Tax Information (Amounts exclude certain adjustments made at the end of the Fund’s fiscal year for tax purposes. Such adjustments are primarily due to wash sales.):

At September 30, 2010, the net unrealized appreciation on investments based on a cost of $4,986,062 for federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of value over tax cost

   $ 254,128   

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all investments in which there is an excess of tax cost over value

     (83,559
        

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 170,569   
        

 

(b)   Non-income producing security.

 

REITs Real Estate Investment Trusts

Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with accounting standards related to fair value measurements and disclosures, the Fund has categorized the inputs utilized in determining the value of the Fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

   

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

   

Level 2 - prices determined using other significant inputs that are observable either directly, or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data (which could include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, interest rates, credit risk, etc.);

 

   

Level 3 - prices determined using significant unobservable inputs when quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable such as when there is little or no market activity for an asset or liability (unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of assets or liabilities and would be based on the best information available).

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

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2010, at value:

Asset Valuation Inputs

 

Description*

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Common Stocks

   $ 5,156,631       $ —         $ —         $ 5,156,631   
                                   

 

* Major categories of the Fund’s investments are included above.

Industry Summary at September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

     7.6

Computers & Peripherals

     5.6   

Media

     4.4   

Software

     4.3   

Insurance

     3.6   

Commercial Banks

     3.3   

Pharmaceuticals

     3.1   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

     3.1   

IT Services

     2.9   

Aerospace & Defense

     2.7   

Health Care Providers & Services

     2.7   

Diversified Telecommunication Services

     2.7   

Machinery

     2.6   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

     2.4   

Industrial Conglomerates

     2.4   

Diversified Financial Services

     2.3   

Multiline Retail

     2.2   

Beverages

     2.1   

Metals & Mining

     2.0   

Multi-Utilities

     2.0   

Other Investments, less than 2% each

     36.1   
        

Total Investments

     100.1   

Other assets less liabilities

     (0.1
        

Net Assets

     100.0
        


ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-Q 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.

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

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS

 

(a)(1)   Certification for the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), filed herewith.
(a)(2)   Certification for the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), filed herewith.


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.

 

Natixis Funds Trust II
By:   /S/    DAVID L. GIUNTA        
Name:   David L. Giunta
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   November 22, 2010

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/    DAVID L. GIUNTA        
Name:   David L. Giunta
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:   November 22, 2010
By:   /S/    MICHAEL C. KARDOK        
Name:   Michael C. Kardok
Title:   Treasurer
Date:   November 22, 2010