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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSRS

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-03752

THE MANAGERS FUNDS

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Managers Investment Group LLC

800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 299-3500

 

Date of fiscal year end:    DECEMBER 31
Date of reporting period:   

JANUARY 1, 2011 – JUNE 30, 2011

(Semi-Annual Shareholder Report)

 

 

 


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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

Managers Funds

June 30, 2011

Managers International Equity Fund

Managers Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Managers Global Bond Fund

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The Managers Funds

 

Semi-Annual Report — June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

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   Page  
ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES      1   
FUND PERFORMANCE      2   
FUND SNAPSHOTS AND SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS   

Managers International Equity Fund

     3   

Managers Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     8   

Managers Global Bond Fund

     13   
NOTES TO SCHEDULES OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS      19   
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     24   

Funds’ balance sheet, net asset value (NAV) per share computations and cumulative undistributed amounts

  

Statements of Operations

     25   

Detail of sources of income, Fund expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the period

  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     26   

Detail of changes in Fund assets for the past two periods

  
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      28   

Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets

  
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS      30   

Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks

  
ANNUAL RENEWAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS      36   

Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the Managers Family of Funds. Such offering is made only by Prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.

 

 


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About Your Fund’s Expenses (unaudited)

 

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution

(12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

   

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011

  Expense Ratio
for the Period
    Beginning
Account Value
01/01/2011
    Ending
Account Value
06/30/2011
    Expenses Paid
During the
Period*
 

Managers International Equity Fund

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.39   $ 1,000      $ 1,047      $ 7.05   

Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return

    1.39   $ 1,000      $ 1,018      $ 6.95   

Managers Emerging Markets Equity Fund

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.74   $ 1,000      $ 1,006      $ 8.65   

Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return

    1.74   $ 1,000      $ 1,016      $ 8.70   

Managers Global Bond Fund

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.10   $ 1,000      $ 1,050      $ 5.59   

Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return

    1.10   $ 1,000      $ 1,019      $ 5.51   

 

*  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (181), then divided by 365.

       

 

 

    
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Managers Funds Performance

All periods ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the periods indicated for each Fund, as well as each Fund’s relative index for the same time periods.

 

     Average Annual Total Returns1  

The Managers Funds

   Six
Months
    One
Year
    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
    Inception
Date
 

Managers International Equity Fund2,3

     4.66     28.23     (0.58 )%      3.55     12/31/1985   

MSCI EAFE Index® 6

     4.98     30.36     1.48     5.66  

Managers Emerging Markets Equity Fund2,4

     0.58     24.93     7.41     13.40     2/9/1998   

MSCI Emerging Markets Index® 7

     0.88     27.80     11.42     16.20  

Managers Global Bond Fund2,3,5

     4.97     13.31     7.18     8.32     3/25/1994   

Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index8

     4.38     10.51     7.10     7.41  

 

 

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

In choosing a Fund, investors should carefully consider the amount they plan to invest, their investment objectives, the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call 800.835.3879 or visit www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

1 

Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of June 30, 2011. All returns are in U.S. dollars($).

2 

Fund for which, from time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.

3 

Investments in foreign securities are subject to additional risks such as changing market conditions, economic and political instability, and currency exchange rate fluctuations. The Fund is subject to currency risk resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates that may affect the total loss or gain on a non-U.S. Dollar security when converted back to U.S. Dollars.

4 

The Fund is subject to the risks associated with investments in emerging markets, such as erratic earnings patterns, economic and political instability, changing exchange controls, limitations on repatriation of foreign capital and changes in local governmental attitudes toward private investment, possibly leading to nationalization or confiscation of investor assets. The Fund is also subject to currency risk resulting from fluctuations in exchange rates that may affect the total loss or gain on a non-U.S. Dollar security when converted back to U.S. Dollars.

5 

Changing interest rates may adversely affect the value of an investment. An increase in interest rates typically causes the value of bonds and other fixed-income securities to fall. The Fund is subject to the risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk and fluctuations in the perception of the debtor’s ability to pay its creditors.

 

6 

The MSCI EAFE Index® (Europe, Australasia, Far East) is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure developed market equity performance, excluding the U.S. and Canada. The MSCI EAFE Index® consists of the following 22 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Unlike the Fund, the MSCI EAFE Index® is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses. All MSCI data is provided “as is.” The products described herein are not sponsored or endorsed and have not been reviewed or passed on by MSCI. In no event shall MSCI, its affiliates or any MSCI data provider have any liability of any kind in connection with the MSCI data or the products described herein. Copying or redistributing the MSCI data is strictly prohibited.

7 

The MSCI Emerging Markets Index® is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance of emerging markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index consists of the following 21 emerging market country indices: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey. Unlike the Fund, the Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses. All MSCI data is provided “as is.” The products described herein are not sponsored or endorsed and have not been reviewed or passed on by MSCI. In no event shall MSCI, its affiliates, or any MSCI data provider have any liability of any kind in connection with the MSCI data or the products described herein. Copying or redistributing the MSCI data is strictly prohibited.

8 

The Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index provides a broad-based measure of the global investment-grade fixed income markets. The three major components of this index are the U.S. Aggregate, the Pan-European Aggregate, and the Asian-Pacific Aggregate Indices. The Index also includes Eurodollar and Euro-Yen corporate bonds, Canadian government, agency and corporate securities, and USD investment grade 144A securities. Unlike the Fund, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur fees.

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 

    
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Managers International Equity Fund

Fund Snapshots

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Portfolio Breakdown

 

Industry

  Managers International
Equity Fund**
    MSCI EAFE  Index®  

Financials

    25.0     23.5

Consumer Discretionary

    14.0     10.5

Materials

    11.3     11.3

Industrials

    10.2     12.8

Energy

    9.7     8.1

Health Care

    6.5     8.7

Consumer Staples

    6.4     10.2

Information Technology

    5.7     4.7

Telecommunication Services

    5.1     5.5

Utilities

    2.8     4.7

Other Equities

    0.9     0.0

Participatory Note

    0.3     0.0

Other Assets and Liabilities

    2.1     0.0

**     As a percentage of net assets

        

Top Ten Holdings    

Security Name

        Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Novartis AG*

      1.9

ING Groep N.V.

      1.7   

Siemens AG*

      1.5   

Rio Tinto PLC

      1.4   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

      1.4   

Vodafone Group PLC*

      1.3   

AstraZeneca PLC*

      1.2   

Gazprom OAO, Sponsored ADR

      1.2   

Prudential PLC*

      1.2   

Syngenta AG

      1.2   
   

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

      14.0
   

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at December 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
 

 

 
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Managers International Equity Fund

Fund Snapshots (continued)

 

Summary of Investments by Country

 

Country

   Managers International
Equity Fund*
    MSCI EAFE  Index®  

Australia

     1.8     8.6

Austria

     0.0     0.3

Belgium

     0.8     1.0

Bermuda

     0.0     0.4

Brazil

     3.5     0.0

Canada

     4.8     0.0

Cayman Islands

     0.0     0.2

China

     1.4     0.0

Denmark

     0.0     1.1

Finland

     0.0     1.0

France

     8.5     9.9

Germany

     7.9     9.0

Greece

     0.0     0.2

Hong Kong

     5.4     2.3

India

     0.9     0.0

Ireland

     0.0     0.3

Israel

     0.6     0.7

Italy

     1.4     2.7

Japan

     18.4     20.0

Jersey, Channel Islands

     0.0     0.7

Luxembourg

     0.7     0.6

Netherlands

     5.7     2.7

New Zealand

     0.0     0.1

Norway

     0.5     0.7

Portugal

     0.3     0.2

Russia

     1.4     0.0

Singapore

     1.4     1.5

South Africa

     0.9     0.0

South Korea

     2.2     0.0

Spain

     1.1     3.6

Supranational & Other

     0.2     0.2

Sweden

     1.0     3.1

Switzerland

     7.9     8.3

Thailand

     1.8     0.0

Turkey

     0.1     0.0

United Kingdom

     15.4     20.5

United States

     4.0     0.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     100.0     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* As a percentage of total market value on June 30, 2011

 

    
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Managers International Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

    Shares     Value  

Common Stocks - 96.7%

   

Consumer Discretionary - 14.0%

   

adidas-Salomon AG (Germany)

    6,629      $ 525,561   

Bridgestone Corp. (Japan)

    42,200        972,310   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA (Switzerland)

    6,804        445,887   

Compass Group PLC
(United Kingdom)

    69,666        671,732   

Cyrela Brazil Realty, S.A. (Brazil)

    23,800        227,531   

Daimler AG (Germany)

    9,083        684,967   

Esprit Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    61,647        192,616   

GKN PLC (United Kingdom)

    230,497        859,360   

LG Electronics, Inc. (South Korea)

    3,370        262,762   

Magna International, Inc. (Canada)

    10,700        578,573   

Mazda Motor (Japan)*

    4,000        10,541   

New World Department Store China, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    16,000        12,603   

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan)

    76,600        805,006   

Parkson Retail Group, Ltd. (China)

    32,500 2      47,694   

Pearson PLC (United Kingdom)

    48,056        909,091   

Persimmon PLC
(United Kingdom)

    50,600        392,033   

Renault SA (France)

    12,800        759,433   

Sekisui House, Ltd. (Japan)

    44,000        409,688   

SES SA (Luxembourg)

    23,651        664,402   

Sharp Corp. (Japan)

    56,000 2      511,058   

SJM Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    226,000        537,627   

Sony Corp. (Japan)

    29,500        778,365   

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Japan)

    17,300        209,349   

Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. (Japan)

    17,200        387,715   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Japan)

    17,200        708,282   

Vivendi Universal SA (France)

    34,726        967,922   

Total Consumer Discretionary

      13,532,108   

Consumer Staples - 6.4%

   

British American Tobacco PLC (United Kingdom)

    8,771        384,624   

Delhaize Group (Belgium)

    4,993        374,655   

Groupe Danone SA (France)

    6,271        468,153   

Heineken N.V. (Netherlands)

    10,875        654,537   

Henkel AG & Co., KGaA (Germany)

    6,702        466,047   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (United Kingdom)

    10,003        333,026   

Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Japan)

    227        876,235   

Kirin Brewery Co., Ltd. (Japan)

    42,000 2      585,519   

Metro AG (Germany)

    3,348        202,749   
    Shares     Value  

Nestle SA, Registered (Switzerland)

    3,333      $ 207,408   

SABMiller PLC (United Kingdom)

    8,162        297,918   

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

    13,300        357,690   

Tate & Lyle PLC (United Kingdom)

    37,235        368,276   

Tingyi Cayman Islands Holding Corp. (China)

    10,000        30,959   

Unilever PLC (United Kingdom)

    12,500        403,327   

Uni-President Enterprises Corp. (Taiwan)

    138,706        201,486   

Total Consumer Staples

      6,212,609   

Energy - 9.7%

   

Cairn Energy PLC
(United Kingdom)*

    51,455        343,151   

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd. (Canada)

    12,200        511,427   

Cenovus Energy, Inc. (Canada)

    13,868        523,402   

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. (China)

    118,000        565,447   

EnCana Corp. (Canada)

    7,268 2      224,419   

Gazprom OAO, Sponsored ADR (Russia)*

    79,315        1,157,836   

INPEX Corp. (Japan)

    71        524,916   

Lukoil OAO, Sponsored ADR (Russia)

    3,688        234,935   

Nexen, Inc. (Canada)

    27,360        616,731   

Petrofac, Ltd. (United Kingdom)

    25,462        619,161   

Petroleo Brasileiro, S.A., ADR (Brazil)

    8,425        258,479   

Petroleo Brasileiro, S.A., Sponsored ADR (Brazil)

    7,000        237,020   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A (Netherlands)

    36,984        1,313,262   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B (Netherlands)

    26,142        932,906   

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Canada)

    11,800        462,481   

Technip-Coflexip, ADR (France)

    4,828        517,524   

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd. (Australia)

    6,600        291,172   

Total Energy

      9,334,269   

Financials - 25.0%

   

Aegon (Netherlands)*

    75,100        511,736   

AIA Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong)*

    252,800        880,004   

Allianz SE (Germany)

    6,400        892,465   

Banco do Brasil, S.A. (Brazil)

    22,200        395,735   

Banco Santander, S.A. (Brazil)

    23,100        268,056   

Bank of East Asia, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

    32,490        133,761   

Bank of Yokohama, Ltd., The (Japan)

    84,000        419,920   

Barclays PLC (United Kingdom)

    115,268        472,872   

BNP Paribas SA (France)

    7,650        589,887   

CapitaLand, Ltd. (Singapore)

    128,500        305,269   

CapitaMalls Asia, Ltd. (Singapore)

    74,000        88,845   

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

    121,415        188,432   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Managers International Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Shares     Value  

Financials - 25.0% (continued)

  

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (China)

     37,000      $ 127,751   

China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd. (China)

     29,100        26,911   

China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.
(Hong Kong)

     360,189 2      774,872   

Chinatrust Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     236,007        206,098   

Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     34,760        120,990   

Credit Suisse Group AG (Switzerland)*

     14,291        556,952   

Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co., The (Japan)

     406        569,349   

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     19,000        239,755   

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan)

     17,000        74,900   

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd. (Singapore)

     36,500        436,623   

Deutsche Boerse AG (Germany)

     2,961        224,829   

DnB Holding ASA (Norway)

     33,800        470,885   

Evergrande Real Estate Group, Ltd. (China)

     174,000 2      113,947   

Hana Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea)

     7,000        245,629   

Hang Lung Group, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     4,900        31,113   

Hang Lung Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     30,000        123,349   

HDFC Bank, Ltd. (India)

     9,495        536,314   

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     64,000        413,859   

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     38,500        810,689   

HSBC Holdings PLC (United Kingdom)

     87,310        865,658   

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., Class H (China)

     221,915        169,265   

ING Groep N.V. (Netherlands)*

     134,180        1,653,579   

Itau Unibanco Holding, S.A. (Brazil)

     17,263        400,313   

KB Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea)

     6,725        319,693   

KBC Bank & Insurance Group, Inc. (Belgium)

     10,400        408,088   

Lloyds TSB Group PLC (United Kingdom)*

     662,800        520,852   

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     37,000        649,348   

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

     181,700        885,485   

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     14,000        241,121   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG (Germany)

     2,600        396,906   

National Australia Bank, Ltd. (Australia)

     24,800        685,655   

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     44,000        217,126   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. (Singapore)

     69,000        527,046   

Prudential PLC (United Kingdom)

     99,329        1,146,937   

Societe Generale (France)

     18,295        1,083,547   

Standard Chartered PLC (United Kingdom)

     17,235        452,725   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Japan)

     11,000        339,182   
      Shares     Value  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     12,000      $ 268,196   

Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     28,000        409,292   

Swiss Re, Ltd. (Switzerland)

     2,700        151,611   

T&D Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     5,900        140,433   

Turkiye Is Bankasi A.S. (Isbank) (Turkey)

     37,900        116,330   

UniCredito Italiano S.p.A. (Italy)

     239,075        506,057   

Zurich Financial Services AG (Switzerland)*

     1,332        337,049   

Total Financials

       24,143,291   

Health Care - 6.5%

    

Actelion, Ltd. (Switzerland)*

     7,031        346,936   

AstraZeneca PLC (United Kingdom)

     23,500        1,174,564   

Fresenius Medical Care AG (Germany)

     5,558        415,713   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (United Kingdom)

     19,244        412,482   

Lonza Group AG (Switzerland)*

     1,722        134,907   

Mindray Medical International, Ltd., Sponsored ADR (China)*

     10,700 2      300,135   

Novartis AG (Switzerland)

     30,691        1,880,962   

Roche Holding AG (Switzerland)

     3,000        502,262   

Sanofi-Aventis SA (France)

     11,183        899,573   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd., Sponsored ADR (Israel)

     4,700        226,634   

Total Health Care

       6,294,168   

Industrials - 10.2%

    

ABB, Ltd. (Switzerland)*

     26,719        694,221   

ABB, Ltd., ADR (Switzerland)*

     24,330        628,654   

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     44,000 2      514,900   

Atlas Copco AB (Sweden)

     17,394        458,094   

BAE Systems PLC (United Kingdom)

     100,900        516,172   

Bouygues (France)

     19,700        866,296   

China Merchants Holdings International Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     112,000        434,598   

FANUC, Ltd. (Japan)

     3,300        551,836   

Far Eastern New Century Corp. (Taiwan)

     128,318        200,603   

HOCHTIEF AG (Germany)

     633        52,895   

Kajima Corp. (Japan)

     28,000        80,329   

Mitsubishi Corp. (Japan)

     13,600        339,699   

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries., Ltd. (Japan)

     64,700        304,234   

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     32,700        565,387   

Safran SA (France)

     10,036        428,247   

Schneider Electric SA (France)

     3,767        628,987   

Shimizu Corp. (Japan)

     22,000        91,687   

Siemens AG (Germany)

     10,397        1,428,773   

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (Japan)

     41,000        598,011   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Shares     Value  

Industrials - 10.2% (continued)

  

Tostem Inax Holding Corp. (Japan)

     9,100      $ 234,716   

Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     11,800        185,623   

Total Industrials

       9,803,962   

Information Technology - 5.7%

    

AIXTRON AG (Germany)

     12,986 2      443,234   

AU Optronics Corp., Sponsored ADR (Taiwan)*

     46,453        319,597   

Autonomy Corp., PLC (United Kingdom)*

     7,747        212,207   

Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. (Israel)*

     6,500        369,525   

Companhia Brasileira de Meios de Pagamentos (Brazil)

     4,220        104,645   

Ericsson (LM), Class B (Sweden)

     35,870        516,367   

Fujitsu, Ltd. (Japan)

     64,000        365,817   

Gemalto N.V. (Netherlands)

     10,946 2      522,737   

LG Display Co., Ltd.
(South Korea)

     6,700        187,008   

Redecard, S.A. (Brazil)

     9,200        137,943   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     850        660,645   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., GDR
(South Korea) (a)

     1,132        439,334   

SAP AG (Germany)

     4,270        258,884   

Sumco Corp. (Japan)*

     9,000        152,374   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Sponsored ADR (Taiwan)

     33,720 2      425,209   

Toshiba Corp. (Japan)

     73,000        384,881   

Total Information Technology

       5,500,407   

Materials - 11.3%

    

Air Liquide SA (France)

     6,878        985,649   

Anglo American PLC (United Kingdom)

     10,178        504,769   

Barrick Gold Corp. (Canada)

     9,986        453,406   

Gold Fields, Ltd. (South Africa)

     21,763        319,203   

Goldcorp, Inc. (Canada)

     13,800        667,500   

Harmony Gold Mining Co., Ltd. (South Africa)

     25,458        336,562   

Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd. (South Africa)

     6,100        163,541   

Incitec Pivot, Ltd. (Australia)

     85,565        356,354   

JFE Holdings, Inc. (Japan)

     16,400        451,027   

Kinross Gold Corp. (Canada)

     22,981        363,100   

Newcrest Mining, Ltd. (Australia)

     10,136        410,707   

Rio Tinto PLC
(United Kingdom)

     18,400        1,328,591   

Syngenta AG (Switzerland)*

     3,382        1,142,948   

Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     65,900        203,165   

Tata Steel, Ltd., Reg S, GDR (India)

     13,400        175,540   

ThyssenKrupp AG (Germany)

     15,513        806,024   

Toray Industries, Inc. (Japan)

     53,700        396,530   
     Shares     Value  

Vale, S.A., ADR (Brazil)

     26,500      $ 767,439   

Xstrata PLC (Switzerland)

     32,380        713,185   

Yamana Gold, Inc. (Canada)

     28,459 2      332,260   

Total Materials

       10,877,500   

Telecommunication Services - 5.1%

    

Bharti Tele-Ventures, Ltd. (India)

     14,514        128,507   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (Japan)

     16,300        786,179   

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. (Japan)

     330        589,361   

Telecom Italia S.p.A. (Italy)

     351,300        488,658   

Telecom Italia S.p.A., RSP (Italy)

     349,200        406,254   

Telefonica, S.A. (Spain)

     25,341        618,926   

Tim Participacoes, S.A., ADR (Brazil)

     11,300 2      556,073   

Vodafone Group PLC (United Kingdom)

     485,996        1,288,691   

Total Telecommunication Services

       4,862,649   

Utilities - 2.8%

    

E.ON AG (Germany)

     30,900        878,318   

Eletricidade de Portugal, S.A. (Portugal)

     94,300        334,658   

Gas Natural SDG, S.A. (Spain)

     20,100        421,001   

Hong Kong and China Gas Co., Ltd., The
(Hong Kong)

     247,470        562,971   

National Grid PLC (United Kingdom)

     43,016        423,460   

Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc., The (Japan)

     30,700        124,278   

Total Utilities

       2,744,686   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $84,829,363)

       93,305,649   

Other Equities - 0.9%

    

SPDR Gold Shares (United States)*
(cost $473,512)

     5,900        861,282   

Participatory Note - 0.3%

  

Credit Suisse, Hindalco Industries, Ltd. P-Note
(United States) (cost $338,751)

     82,600        335,067   

Short-Term Investments - 7.1%1

  

BNY Institutional Cash Reserves Fund, Series B*3,8

     104,356        83,391   

BNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.08%3

     4,779,897        4,779,897   

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional
Class Shares, 0.10%

     1,988,437        1,988,437   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $6,872,690)

       6,851,725   

Total Investments - 105.0%
(cost $92,514,316)

       101,353,723   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (5.0)%

  

    (4,857,250 ) 

Net Assets - 100.0%

     $ 96,496,473   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Managers Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Fund Snapshots

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Portfolio Breakdown

 

Industry

  Managers Emerging Markets
Equity Fund**
    MSCI EM  Index®  

Financials

    22.5     24.7

Materials

    14.4     14.9

Energy

    13.5     14.5

Information Technology

    12.1     12.1

Consumer Discretionary

    11.1     7.7

Industrials

    6.2     7.5

Telecommunication Services

    4.9     7.3

Consumer Staples

    3.6     6.7

Utilities

    1.8     3.6

Health Care

    0.1     1.0

Warrants

    0.9     0.0

Other Assets and Liabilities

    8.9     0.0

**     As a percentage of net assets

        

Top Ten Holdings   

Security Name

        Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.*

  

    3.1

Gazprom OAO, ADR*

  

    2.4   

Hyundai Motor Co.

  

    2.0   

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., Class H*

   

    2.0   

Vale, S.A., Sponsored ADR*

  

    1.8   

China Construction Bank Corp.*

  

    1.8   

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China, Ltd.*

  

    1.6   

Itau Unibanco Holding, S.A., ADR*

  

    1.4   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

  

    1.4   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

  

    1.3   
   

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

  

    18.8
   

 

 

 

*  Top Ten Holding at December 31, 2010

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed
should not be perceived as investment
recommendations. Mention of a specific
security should not be considered a
recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell
that security. Specific securities mentioned in
this report may have been sold from the Fund’s
portfolio of investments by the time you
receive this report.
 

 

    
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Fund Snapshots (continued)

 

Summary of Investments by Country

 

Country

   Managers
Emerging  Markets
Equity Fund*
    MSCI EM  Index®  

Argentina

     0.1     0.0

Bermuda

     0.0     0.6

Brazil

     15.5     15.5

Cayman Islands

     0.0     3.1

Chile

     0.0     1.7

China

     12.7     9.8

Colombia

     0.0     0.8

Czech Republic

     0.2     0.4

Egypt

     0.2     0.3

Hong Kong

     6.2     4.0

Hungary

     1.7     0.4

India

     5.5     7.4

Indonesia

     1.3     2.6

Kazakhstan

     0.1     0.0

Luxembourg

     1.1     0.0

Malaysia

     1.5     3.1

 

Country

   Managers
Emerging  Markets
Equity Fund*
    MSCI EM  Index®  

Mexico

     2.2     4.4

Morocco

     0.0     0.1

Panama

     0.9     0.0

Peru

     0.3     0.0

Philippines

     0.0     0.6

Poland

     1.2     1.7

Russia

     9.1     6.5

South Africa

     5.0     7.3

South Korea

     16.6     14.8

Supranational & Other

     1.3     0.0

Taiwan

     10.6     11.0

Thailand

     3.1     1.7

Turkey

     2.7     1.4

United Kingdom

     0.9     0.0

United States

     0.0     0.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     100.0     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

 

* As a percentage of total market value on June 30, 2011

 

 
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

    

Shares

   Value  

Common Stocks - 90.2%

  

Consumer Discretionary - 11.1%

     

Belle International Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

   280,000    $ 591,553   

Cheil Communications, Inc. (South Korea)

   15,650      232,902   

Corporation Geo, S.A.B. de C.V., Series B
(Mexico)*

   17,700      40,816   

Ctrip.com International, Ltd. (China)*

   7,400      318,792   

Cyfrowy Polsat SA (Poland)

   12,885      77,513   

Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. (China)

   134,000      254,388   

Far Eastern Department Stores, Ltd. (Taiwan)

   128,000      257,190   

Genting Malaysia Berhad (Malaysia)

   105,700      393,693   

Hero Honda Motors, Ltd. (India)

   8,701      365,868   

Hyundai Department Store Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

   775      126,187   

Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

   593      223,119   

Hyundai Motor Co. (South Korea)

   5,196      1,158,363   

Imperial Holdings, Ltd. (South Africa)

   6,705      120,332   

Kroton Educacional, S.A. (Brazil)*

   15,800      203,492   

LG Electronics, Inc. (South Korea)

   3,903      304,321   

Lojas Renner, S.A. (Brazil)

   10,900      415,634   

Magazine Luiza, S.A. (Brazil)

   6,800      69,802   

MGM China Holdings, Ltd. (Macau)*

   124,400      228,923   

Naspers, Ltd. (South Africa)

   2,634      148,753   

Parkson Retail Group, Ltd. (China)

   76,500      112,264   

PDG Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participacoes (Brazil)

   108,341      610,206   

Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos, S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico)*

   107,730      236,466   

Total Consumer
Discretionary

     6,490,577   

Consumer Staples - 3.6%

  

Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii A.S. (Turkey)

   33,747      456,406   

BRF - Brasil Foods, S.A., ADR (Brazil)

   4,800      83,184   

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)

   22,000      74,292   

Companhia de Bebidas das Americas, PR ADR (Brazil)

   3,100      104,563   

CP All PCL (Thailand)

   105,000      151,577   

E-Mart Co., Ltd. (South Korea)*

   320      73,282   

Hengan International Group Co. (China)

   51,000      458,595   

LG Household & Health Care, Ltd. (South Korea)

   563      242,043   

Shoprite Holdings, Ltd. (South Africa)

   5,877      88,481   

Wal-Mart de Mexico S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico)

   70,500      209,239   

X5 Retail Group, N.V., GDR (Russia)*

   3,678      144,061   

Total Consumer Staples

        2,085,723   
      Shares      Value  

Energy - 13.5%

     

Banpu PCL, NVDR (Thailand)

     7,400       $ 172,938   

China Petroleum and Chemical Corp., Class H (China)

     210,000         213,170   

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. (China)

     72,000         345,019   

China Suntien Green Energy Corp., Ltd. (China)

     113,000         29,696   

CNOOC, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     289,790         682,566   

Gazprom OAO, ADR (Russia)*

     97,536         1,423,825   

Lukoil OAO, Sponsored ADR (Russia)

     8,900         566,953   

MOL Magyar Olaj-es Gazipari NyRt. (Hungary)*

     3,038         348,133   

NovaTek OAO, Sponsored GDR (Russia)

     1,300         179,781   

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes, S.A. (Brazil)*

     39,800         371,057   

Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd. (India)

     44,169         271,476   

PetroChina Co., Ltd. (China)

     114,000         167,442   

Petroleo Brasileiro, S.A., ADR (Brazil)

     12,165         373,222   

Petroleo Brasileiro, S.A., Sponsored ADR (Brazil)

     20,627         698,430   

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA (Poland)*

     4,332         81,778   

PTT PCL, NVDR (Thailand)

     38,400         420,148   

QGEP Participacoes, S.A. (Brazil)

     20,200         208,258   

Reliance Industries, Ltd. (India)

     5,063         101,999   

Rosneft Oil Co. OAO, GDR (Russia) (a)*

     30,566         238,415   

Rosneft Oil Co. OAO, GDR (Russia)

     10,400         87,675   

Sasol, Ltd. (South Africa)

     5,041         265,934   

SK Energy Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     1,158         218,647   

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafine (Turkey)

     10,041         246,604   

Ultrapar Participacoes, S.A. (Brazil)

     7,152         127,124   

Ultrapar Participacoes, S.A., ADR (Brazil)

     3,300         59,829   

Total Energy

        7,900,119   

Financials - 22.5%

     

ABSA Group, Ltd. (South Africa)

     19,410         387,161   

Banco Bradesco, S.A., ADR (Brazil)

     34,621         709,384   

Bangkok Bank PCL (Thailand)

     54,500         282,038   

Bank of China, Ltd., Class H (China)

     681,800         333,713   

BR Malls Participacoes, S.A. (Brazil)

     11,600         130,594   

BR Properties, S.A. (Brazil)

     40,300         454,477   

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     102,000         158,301   

China Construction Bank Corp. (China)

     1,239,659         1,031,997   

China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     96,000         206,524   

Chinatrust Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     410,850         358,783   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Shares     Value  

Financials - 22.5% (continued)

  

 

Compartamos, S.A.B de C.V. (Mexico)

     40,000      $ 72,597   

Credicorp, Ltd. (Peru)

     1,046        90,061   

DGB Financial Group, Inc.
(South Korea)*

     9,730        147,638   

EFG-Hermes (Egypt)

     24,988        84,184   

FirstRand, Ltd.
(South Africa)

     101,294        297,719   

Franshion Properties
China, Ltd.
(Hong Kong)

     316,000        80,636   

Grupo Financiero Banorte, S.A.B. de C.V. (Mexico)

     14,900        67,650   

Grupo Financiero Galicia, S.A., ADR (Argentina)

     5,400        73,116   

Halyk Savings Bank of
Kazakhstan, GDR
(Kazakhstan)*

     7,782        69,585   

Hana Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea)

     4,820        169,133   

HDFC Bank, Ltd. (India)

     8,411        475,085   

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., Class H (China)

     1,500,556        1,144,543   

Infrastructure Development Finance Co., Ltd. (India)

     116,888        344,360   

Itau Unibanco Holding, S.A. (Brazil)

     6,696        155,274   

Itau Unibanco Holding, S.A., ADR (Brazil)

     35,989        847,541   

Kasikornbank PCL, NVDR (Thailand)

     66,100        265,720   

OTP Bank NyRt. (Hungary)

     12,637        411,224   

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China, Ltd. (China)

     89,883 2      932,238   

PKO Bank Polski (Poland)

     9,382        143,586   

Poly (Hong Kong)
Investments, Ltd.
(Hong Kong)

     133,000        87,808   

Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA
(Poland)

     1,764        241,115   

PT Bank Mandiri
(Indonesia)

     397,906        335,153   

Public Bank Berhad (Malaysia)

     61,469        270,937   

Public Bank Berhad, Foreign Market (Malaysia)

     29,500        129,637   

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.
(South Korea)

     1,813        421,861   

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     12,463        595,976   

Siam Commercial Bank PCL (Thailand)

     102,500        371,702   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S. (Turkey)

     51,989        235,916   

Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. (Turkey)

     17,014        127,624   

Turkiye Is Bankasi A.S. (Isbank) (Turkey)

     30,309        93,030   

VTB Bank, GDR (Russia)

     45,817        282,924   

Total Financials

       13,118,545   

Health Care - 0.1%

    

Richter Gedeon Rt (Hungary)

     362        71,498   

Industrials - 6.2%

    

Beijing Enterprises Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     12,000        62,714   
     Shares     Value  

Changsha Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd. (China)

     66,300      $ 126,945   

China Merchants Holdings International Co., Ltd.
(Hong Kong)

     24,000        93,128   

China Shipping Development Co., Ltd. (China)

     234,000        215,951   

Companhia de Concessoes Rodoviarias (Brazil)

     7,562        225,215   

Copa Holdings, S.A., Class A (Panama)

     7,000        467,181   

COSCO Pacific, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     212,000        374,259   

Far Eastern New Century Corp. (Taiwan)

     64,340        100,584   

Globaltrans Investment PLC, GDR (Russia)*

     4,406        81,811   

Glovis Co., Ltd.
(South Korea)

     866        140,078   

GS Engineering & Construction Corp. (South Korea)

     1,821        222,762   

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     512        213,688   

Industries Qatar Q.S.C. (Qatar)

     4,910        184,183   

Iochpe-Maxion, S.A. (Brazil)

     5,700        77,356   

Korea Aerospace
Industries, Ltd.
(South Korea)

     1,230        25,518   

Larsen & Toubro, Ltd. (India)

     10,082        412,381   

Murray & Roberts Holdings, Ltd. (South Africa)

     12,353        54,814   

Samsung Heavy Industries
Co., Ltd.
(South Korea)

     9,271        415,478   

SM Investments Corp. (Philippines)

     1        12   

TAV Havalimanlari Holding A.S. (Turkey)*

     23,345        117,085   

Total Industrials

       3,611,143   

Information Technology - 12.1%

  

 

Asustek Computer, Inc. (Taiwan)

     20,650        205,530   

Asustek Computer, Inc., GDR (Taiwan)*

     2        98   

Baidu.com, Inc. (China)*

     500        70,065   

High Tech Computer Corp. (Taiwan)

     5,000        169,056   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     227,724        784,007   

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., ADR (Taiwan)

     21        143   

Hynix Semiconductor, Inc. (South Korea)

     2,440        57,649   

Infosys Technologies, Ltd. (India)

     2,082        135,831   

Infosys Technologies, Ltd., Sponsored ADR (India)

     5,200 2      339,196   

Lenovo Group, Ltd. (United States)

     122,000        69,766   

LG Display Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     10,000        279,116   

Mail.Ru Group, Ltd., Reg S, GDR (Russia)*

     7,397        246,162   

MediaTek, Inc. (Taiwan)

     26,067        283,927   

NCSoft Corp. (South Korea)

     1,215        331,945   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea)

     2,305        1,791,515   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., GDR (South Korea) (a)

     120        46,573   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Shares     Value  

Information Technology - 12.1% (continued)

  

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. (Taiwan)

     68,871      $ 87,949   

Siliconware Precision Industries Co., ADR (Taiwan)

     42,000        261,240   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     323,584        815,516   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Sponsored ADR (Taiwan)

     27,500 2      346,775   

Tencent Holdings, Ltd. (China)

     6,400        174,671   

Unimicron Technology Corp. (Taiwan)

     212,000        378,483   

WPG Holdings, Ltd. (Taiwan)

     83,000        141,145   

ZTE Corp., Class H (China)

     20,000        72,748   

Total Information
Technology

       7,089,106   

Materials - 14.4%

    

African Rainbow
Minerals, Ltd.
(South Africa)

     1,032        28,810   

Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd. (China)

     110,808        521,455   

China National Building Materials Co., Ltd. (China)

     112,000        221,114   

China Steel Corp. (Taiwan)

     88,484        106,708   

Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA (Peru)

     1,300        49,374   

Evraz Group, S.A., GDR (Luxembourg)*

     6,451 2      200,840   

Gerdau, S.A., Sponsored ADR (Brazil)

     15,600        164,112   

Gold Fields, Ltd.
(South Africa)

     3,205        47,008   

Impala Platinum
Holdings, Ltd.
(South Africa)

     18,216        491,547   

KG Chemical Co., Ltd.
(South Korea)

     1,596        733,438   

KGHM Polska Miedz SA (Poland)

     1,244        89,347   

LSR Group OJSC, GDR (Russia)

     15,279        120,733   

Mechel OAO (Russia)

     144        3,440   

MMC Norilsk Nickel, ADR (Russia)*

     15,943        417,769   

MMX Mineracao e Metalicos, S.A. (Brazil)*

     60,100        321,555   

Mongolian Mining Corp. (Mongolia)*

     231,500        286,853   

Nan Ya Plastics Corp. (Taiwan)

     86,000        230,023   

Novolipetsk Steel, GDR (Russia)

     1,130        44,064   

POSCO (South Korea)

     1,175        510,486   

Raspadskaya (Russia)*

     50,441        310,784   

Severstal, GDR, Reg S (Russia)

     4,000        73,882   

Taiwan Cement Corp. (Taiwan)

     193,216        288,635   

Taiwan Fertilizer Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     120,000        369,951   

Tata Steel, Ltd. (India)

     8,364        114,519   

Tata Steel, Ltd., Reg S, GDR (India)

     26,035 2      341,058   

Ternium, S.A. (Luxembourg)*

     11,500        339,595   

Uralkaliy OAO (Russia)*

     11,431        514,044   

Vale, S.A., ADR (Brazil)

     14,899        431,475   

Vale, S.A., Sponsored ADR (Brazil)

     32,867        1,050,101   

Total Materials

       8,422,720   
     Shares      Value  

Telecommunication Services - 4.9%

     

America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V., Series L (Mexico)

     10,000       $ 538,800   

China Mobile, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     79,500         740,128   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., ADR (Taiwan)

     4,420         152,711   

KT Corp. (South Korea)

     3,500         133,450   

Magyar Telekom Telecommunications PLC (Hungary)

     27,295         87,709   

Mobile Telesystems OJSC, Sponsored ADR (Russia)

     6,200         117,924   

MTN Group, Ltd. (South Africa)

     34,175         728,060   

Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

     39,000         105,786   

Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo, S.A., ADR (Brazil)

     4,512         134,006   

Turk Telekomunikasyon A.S. (Turkey)

     26,983         142,646   

Total Telecommunication Services

        2,881,220   

Utilities - 1.8%

     

Ceske Energeticke Zavody (Czech Republic)

     2,083         107,238   

China Gas Holdings, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     562,000         226,032   

China Resources Power Holdings Co. (Hong Kong)

     49,800         97,371   

Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais, Sponsored ADR (Brazil)

     11,990         247,474   

Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) Tbk PT (Indonesia)

     770,500         362,391   

Total Utilities

        1,040,506   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $46,219,772)

        52,711,157   

Warrants - 0.9%

     

Sberbank of Russia Warrants, 02/28/18 (United Kingdom)

     135,032         483,415   

Sberbank of Russia Warrants, 11/30/12 (Luxembourg)

     10,778         37,507   

Total Warrants
(cost $491,184)

        520,922   

Short-Term Investments - 2.2%1

     

BNY Institutional Cash Reserves Fund, Series B*3,8

     110,742         88,495   

BNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.08%3

     1,182,683         1,182,683   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $1,293,425)

        1,271,178   

Total Investments - 93.2%
(cost $48,004,381)

        54,503,257   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - 6.7%

        3,949,432   

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 58,452,689   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Managers Global Bond Fund

Fund Snapshots

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Portfolio Breakdown

 

Category

   Managers Global
Bond Fund**
    Barclays Capital Global
Aggregate Bond Index
 

Foreign Government Obligations

     56.4     51.7

Corporate Bonds

     30.0     16.1

U.S. Government Obligations

     9.9     14.8

Asset-Backed Securities

     4.0     0.2

Mortgage Backed Securities

     0.8     17.2

Municipal Bonds

     0.5     0.0

Other Assets and Liabilities

     (1.6 )%      0.0

**     As a percentage of net assets

        

Top Ten Holdings     

Security Name

         Percentage of
Net  Assets
 

United States Treasury Notes, 1.375%, 02/15/12

  

    7.7

Japan Government Bonds, Series 299, 1.300%, 03/20/19*

   

    5.1   

Japan Government Notes, Series 84, 0.700%, 06/20/14*

   

    3.7   

Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal Enterprises Bonds, 1.550%, 02/21/12*

   

    2.4   

Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bonds, 4.000%, 04/13/12

   

    2.2   

Netherlands Government Bonds, 4.500%, 07/15/17*

   

    2.2   

Spain Government Bonds, 5.500%, 04/30/21

  

    2.1   

Italian Treasury Bonds, 4.000%, 09/01/20

  

    2.0   

Canadian Government Bonds, 3.000%, 12/01/15*

   

    2.0   

Norway Government Bonds, 4.500%, 05/22/19*

  

    2.0   
    

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

  

    31.4
    

 

 

 

*  Top Ten Holding at December 31, 2010

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
 

 

 

 

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Managers Global Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Security Description

        Principal Amount     Value  

Foreign Government Obligations- 56.4%

       

Australian Government Index Linked Bonds, Series 2009 25CI, 3.000%,
09/20/25

   AUD      180,000      $ 214,978   

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social Bonds,
6.500%, 06/10/19 (a)

   USD      100,000        112,750   

British Columbia Bonds, Series BCUSG-4, 2.850%, 06/15/15

   USD      175,000        183,549   

Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bonds,

       

4.000%, 04/13/12

   EUR      385,000        569,343   

4.000%, 01/04/37

   EUR      100,000        149,745   

Canadian Government Bonds, 3.000%, 12/01/15

   CAD      485,000        519,070   

Denmark Government,

       

Bonds, 4.000%, 11/15/15

   DKK      1,300,000        269,434   

Notes, Series EMTN, 1.750%, 10/05/15

   EUR      55,000        77,745   

Eksportfinans ASA Notes, Series GMTN, 1.875%, 04/02/13

   USD      170,000 2      173,253   

European Investment Bank,

       

Bonds, 2.375%, 07/10/20

   CHF      165,000        203,860   

Notes, 6.909%, 04/24/13 (a)4

   IDR      4,605,000,000        474,661   

Export-Import Bank of Korea Notes, The, 4.000%, 11/26/15 (a)

   PHP      5,000,000        110,765   

Finland Government Bonds, 3.875%, 09/15/17

   EUR      305,000        467,403   

Inter-American Development Bank Notes,

       

4.750%, 01/10/14

   INR      5,800,000        128,514   

8.118%, 08/20/154

   IDR      750,000,000        62,918   

Italian Treasury Bonds, 4.000%, 09/01/20

   EUR      380,000        524,890   

Japan Finance Corporation for Municipal Enterprises Bonds,

       

1.550%, 02/21/12

   JPY      49,000,000        613,800   

1.900%, 06/22/18

   JPY      20,000,000        267,890   

Series INTL, 1.350%, 11/26/13

   JPY      20,000,000        254,613   

Japan Government,

       

Notes, Series 84, 0.700%, 06/20/14

   JPY      76,500,000        963,152   

Bonds, Series 299, 1.300%, 03/20/19

   JPY      101,500,000        1,309,313   

Bonds, Series 123, 2.100%, 12/20/30

   JPY      20,000,000        257,077   

Mexican Government Bonds,

       

8.000%, 12/07/23

   MXN      3,900,000        353,019   

Series 2011 M, 6.500%, 06/10/21

   MXN      3,500,000        287,304   

Netherlands Government Bonds, 4.500%, 07/15/17

   EUR      354,000        560,580   

New South Wales Treasury Corp. Bonds, Series 2007 CIB1, 2.750%, 11/20/25

   AUD      70,000        80,817   

New Zealand Government Bonds, Series 413, 6.500%, 04/15/13

   NZD      350,000        306,420   

Norway Government Bonds,

       

4.250%, 05/19/17

   NOK      1,300,000        257,090   

4.500%, 05/22/19

   NOK      2,570,000        517,805   

Ontario Notes, Province of, 2.950%, 02/05/15

   USD      245,000        256,914   

Poland Government,

       

Bonds, Series 1013, 5.000%, 10/24/13

   PLN      700,000        255,910   

Notes, Series EMTN, 3.000%, 09/23/14

   CHF      65,000        79,291   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

Security Description

        Principal Amount     Value  

Foreign Government Obligations - 56.4% (continued)

       

Quebec Notes, Province of,

       

EMTN, Series 2005, 3.625%, 02/10/15

   EUR      200,000      $ 299,242   

Series EMTN, 3.375%, 06/20/16

   EUR      150,000        220,913   

Republic of Argentina Bonds, Series NY, 8.280%, 12/31/33

   USD      143,105 2      126,290   

Saskatchewan Bonds, Province of, 7.375%, 07/15/13

   USD      225,000        253,706   

Singapore Government,

       

Notes, 1.625%, 04/01/13

   SGD      325,000        269,990   

Bonds, 2.250%, 07/01/13

   SGD      535,000        450,900   

Spain Government Bonds, 5.500%, 04/30/21

   EUR      375,000        546,539   

Sweden Government Bonds, Series 1049, 4.500%, 08/12/15

   SEK      1,500,000 2      255,269   

U.K. Gilt Bonds,

       

4.000%, 09/07/16

   GBP      100,000        174,508   

4.000%, 03/07/22

   GBP      145,000        240,538   

4.750%, 03/04/20

   GBP      275,000        491,471   

5.000%, 03/07/25

   GBP      110,000        196,926   

Uruguay Government International Bonds,

       

3.700%, 06/26/37

   UYU      800,000        57,847   

5.000%, 09/14/18

   UYU      1,000,000        86,455   

Total Foreign Government Obligations (cost $13,638,174)

          14,534,467   

Corporate Bonds - 30.0%

       

Financials - 14.2%

       

ABB Treasury Center USA, Inc., 2.500%, 06/15/16 (a)

   USD      80,000        79,385   

AXA SA, 7.125%, 12/15/20

   GBP      100,000        172,876   

Bank of America Corp., 4.750%, 05/06/19 6

   EUR      100,000        133,662   

Barclays Bank PLC, 6.050%, 12/04/17

   USD      100,000        105,879   

BBVA Bancomer SA, 6.500%, 03/10/21 (a)

   USD      100,000        102,000   

BNP Paribas SA, Series BKNT, 5.000%, 01/15/21

   USD      125,000        125,676   

BNZ International Funding, Ltd., Series EMTN, 4.000%, 03/08/17

   EUR      100,000        144,024   

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., Series MTN, 2.650%, 04/01/16

   USD      100,000        102,206   

Citigroup, Inc., 5.500%, 02/15/17

   USD      85,000        89,395   

Crown Castle Towers LLC, 6.113%, 01/15/20 (a)

   USD      100,000        109,112   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 7.000%, 04/15/15

   USD      100,000        108,016   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 4.750%, 01/28/14

   EUR      85,000        126,804   

HSBC Bank PLC, 4.125%, 08/12/20 (a)

   USD      100,000        96,800   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.400%, 07/22/20

   USD      75,000        73,475   

KfW Bankengruppe, 2.600%, 06/20/37

   JPY      23,000,000        316,108   

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, 6.500%, 09/14/20 (a)

   USD      100,000        94,328   

Morgan Stanley,

       

5.500%, 07/24/20

   USD      100,000        101,219   

Series EMTN, 5.375%, 11/14/13

   GBP      40,000        67,737   

National Australia Bank, Ltd., Series GMTN, 4.750%, 07/15/16

   EUR      100,000        151,833   

Network Rail Infrastructure Finance PLC, Series EMTN, 3.500%, 06/17/13

   USD      300,000        315,663   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

Security Description

          Principal Amount     Value  

Financials - 14.2% (continued)

       

Rabobank Nederland, Series EMTN, 4.375%, 01/22/14

     EUR         85,000      $ 128,437   

SLM Corp., 5.000%, 10/01/13

     USD         150,000        156,000   

Societe Generale SA, 5.200%, 04/15/21 (a)

     USD         200,000        196,412   

Videotron, Ltee., 6.875%, 07/15/21 (a)

     CAD         65,000        66,826   

Wells Fargo & Co., 4.625%, 11/02/35

     GBP         50,000        68,151   

White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd., 6.375%, 03/20/17 (a)

     USD         140,000        145,167   

Zurich Finance USA, Inc.,

       

Series EMTN, 4.500%, 06/15/256

     EUR         100,000        142,273   

Series EMTN, 5.750%, 10/02/236

     EUR         100,000        146,942   

Total Financials

          3,666,406   

Industrials - 13.6%

       

Asciano Finance, Ltd., 4.625%, 09/23/20 (a)

     USD         125,000        119,271   

Avnet, Inc., 5.875%, 06/15/20

     USD         60,000        63,356   

Axtel S.A.B. de C.V., 7.625%, 02/01/17 (a)

     USD         55,000        52,250   

Bell Aliant Regional Communications, 5.410%, 09/26/16

     CAD         160,000        176,523   

Bell Canada,

       

6.100%, 03/16/35 (a)

     CAD         45,000        46,211   

6.550%, 05/01/29 (a)

     CAD         10,000        10,917   

7.300%, 02/23/32 (a)

     CAD         130,000        148,949   

British Telecommunications PLC, 5.750%, 12/07/28

     GBP         100,000        155,575   

Cameron International Corp., 5.950%, 06/01/41

     USD         35,000        35,164   

Citizens Communications Co., 6.625%, 03/15/15

     USD         115,000        119,888   

Corus Entertainment, Inc., 7.250%, 02/10/17 (a)

     CAD         130,000        142,879   

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 8.021%, 08/10/22

     USD         91,875        93,363   

Desarrolladora Homex, S.A. de C.V., 7.500%, 09/28/15

     USD         190,000 2      194,275   

DP World, Ltd., 6.850%, 07/02/37 (a)

     USD         250,000        238,751   

Edcon Proprietary Ltd., 4.721%, 06/15/14 (09/15/11) (a)5

     EUR         150,000        190,333   

ERAC USA Finance Co., 6.700%, 06/01/34 (a)

     USD         120,000        128,537   

Finmeccanica SpA, 4.875%, 03/24/25

     EUR         100,000        139,329   

HCA, Inc.,

       

6.375%, 01/15/15

     USD         35,000        35,700   

6.625%, 02/15/16

     USD         80,000        81,400   

7.580%, 09/15/25

     USD         10,000        9,300   

7.690%, 06/15/25

     USD         15,000        14,025   

Hologic, Inc., 2.000%, 12/15/37 (b)9

     USD         70,000        67,900   

Lafarge SA, EMTN, Series 2010, 5.375%, 11/29/18

     EUR         50,000        72,675   

Motorola Inc., 6.625%, 11/15/37

     USD         21,000        23,357   

Nabors Industries, Inc., 6.150%, 02/15/18

     USD         75,000        82,913   

Nextel Communications, Inc., 7.375%, 08/01/15

     USD         65,000        65,000   

Odebrecht Drill VIII/IX, Ltd., 6.350%, 06/30/21 (a)

     USD         100,000        105,500   

Owens & Minor, Inc., 6.350%, 04/15/167

     USD         105,000        110,228   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

Security Description

          Principal Amount      Value  

Industrials - 13.6% (continued)

        

Qwest Corp., 7.250%, 10/15/35

     USD         158,000       $ 156,420   

Rowan Companies, Inc., 5.000%, 09/01/17

     USD         95,000         101,643   

Telecom Italia Capital S.A.,

        

6.375%, 11/15/33

     USD         45,000         40,128   

7.200%, 07/18/36

     USD         20,000         18,856   

Telstra Corp., Ltd., 4.800%, 10/12/21 (a)

     USD         60,000         60,199   

Transport De Gas Del Sur, 7.875%, 05/14/17 (a)

     USD         245,000         237,650   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 6.750%, 08/15/21 (a)

     USD         60,000         57,000   

Voto-Votorantim, Ltd., 6.750%, 04/05/21 (a)

     USD         100,000         106,000   

Total Industrials

           3,501,465   

Utilities - 2.2%

        

Axtel S.A.B. de C.V.. 9.000%, 09/22/19 (a)

     USD         45,000         43,942   

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, 6.375%, 10/21/16 (a)

     USD         100,000         103,750   

EDP Finance, B.V., Series EMTN, 4.750%, 09/26/16

     EUR         50,000         64,135   

Emgesa SA ESP, 8.750%, 01/25/21 (a)

     COP         120,000,000         72,950   

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP, 8.375%, 02/02/21 (a)

     COP         180,000,000         106,209   

Iberdrola Finance Ireland, Ltd., 5.000%, 09/11/19 (a)

     USD         150,000         147,932   

IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 7.250%, 04/01/16 (a)

     USD         30,000         33,256   

Total Utilities

           572,174   

Total Corporate Bonds (cost $7,245,300)

           7,740,045   

U.S. Government Obligations- 9.9%

        

USTN, 0.625%, 02/28/13

     USD         415,000         416,605   

USTN, 1.375%, 02/15/12

     USD         1,970,000         1,985,159   

USTN, 1.375%, 11/30/15

     USD         150,000         149,262   

Total U.S. Government Obligations (cost $2,548,230)

           2,551,026   

Asset-Backed Securities - 4.0%

        

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding LLC II, Series 2009 2A, Class A, 5.680%,
02/20/14 (a)

     USD         100,000         105,571   

COMET, Series 2004-B7, Class B7, 1.822%, 08/17/17 (07/19/11)5

     EUR         100,000         138,809   

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, Series 2009 2A, Class A1, 4.260%, 03/25/16 (a)

     USD         100,000         104,494   

Hyundai Capital Auto Funding, Ltd., Series 2010 8A, Class A, 1.186%, 09/20/16 (07/19/11) (a)5

     USD         200,000         198,692   

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2005 B3, Class B3, 1.632%, 03/19/18 (07/19/11)5

     EUR         100,000         134,968   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2011 S2A, Class D, 3.350%, 06/15/17 (a)

     USD         100,000         99,910   

Sierra Receivables Funding Company, Series 2009-3A, Class A1, 7.620%,
07/20/26 (a)

     USD         46,982         47,694   

Trinity Rail Leasing, L.P., Series 2010 1A, Class A, 5.194%, 10/16/40 (a)

     USD         97,704         97,708   

World Financial Credit Card Master Trust, Series 2010-A, Class A, 3.960%, 06/15/15

     USD         95,000         100,483   

Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost $969,738)

           1,028,329   

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 0.8%

        

Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2010 ESHA, Class D, 5.498%, 11/05/27 (a)

     USD         135,000         134,773   

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding, 5.444%, 10/03/39

     USD         75,000         80,452   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $215,847)

           215,225   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Managers Global Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

Security Description

          Principal Amount      Value  

Municipal Bonds - 0.5%

        

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue, Series 2007 A, 4.750%, 04/01/33

     USD         55,000       $ 49,846   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue, Sutter Health, Series 2008 B, 5.250%, 11/15/48

     USD         65,000         61,255   

Rochester Health Care Facilities Revenue, Mayo Clinic, Series 2011 C, 4.500%, 11/15/38 (11/15/21)5

     USD         20,000         21,634   

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $124,508)

           132,735   
            Shares         

Short-Term Investments - 3.6%1

        

BNY Institutional Cash Reserves Fund, Series B* 3,8

        38,044         30,401   

BNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.08% 3

        692,956         692,956   

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.10%

        192,561         192,561   

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $923,561)

           915,918   

Total Investments - 105.2% (cost $25,665,358)

           27,117,745   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (5.2)%

           (1,343,756 ) 

Net Assets - 100.0%

         $ 25,773,989   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)

 

The following footnotes and abbreviations should be read in conjunction with each of the Schedules of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.

At June 30, 2011, the cost of securities for Federal income tax purposes and the gross aggregate unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation based on tax cost were approximately:

 

Fund

   Cost      Appreciation      Depreciation     Net  

Managers International Equity Fund

   $ 94,228,973       $ 11,997,384       ($ 4,872,634   $ 7,124,750   

Managers Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     49,668,692         6,552,342         (1,717,777     4,834,565   

Managers Global Bond Fund

     25,675,587         1,556,307         (114,149     1,442,158   

 

  * Non-income-producing security.

 

  (a) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers. At June 30, 2011, the value of these securities amounted to the following:

 

Fund

   Market Value      % of Net Assets  

Managers International Equity Fund

   $ 439,334         0.5

Managers Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     284,988         0.5   

Managers Global Bond Fund

     4,529,534         17.6   

 

 

  (b) Step Bond. A debt instrument with either deferred interest payments or an interest rate that resets at specific times during its term.

 

  1 

Yield shown for each investment company represents the June 30, 2011, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage.

  2 

Some or all of these shares were out on loan to various brokers as of June 30, 2011, amounting to:

 

Fund

   Market Value      % of Net Assets  

Managers International Equity Fund

   $ 4,685,743         4.9

Managers Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     1,259,494         2.2   

Managers Global Bond Fund

     694,029         2.7   

 

 

  3 

Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in these short-term investments.

  4 

Represents yield to maturity at June 30, 2011.

 

  5 

Floating Rate Security. The rate listed is as of June 30, 2011. Date in parentheses represents the security’s next coupon rate reset.

 

  6 

Variable Rate Security. The rate listed is as of June 30, 2011, and is periodically reset subject to terms and conditions set forth in the debenture.

 

  7 

Security is illiquid: A security not readily convertible into cash such as a stock, bond or commodity that is not actively traded, and would be difficult to sell in a current sale. The Fund may not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. All securities are valued on the basis of valuations provided by dealers or independent pricing services. Illiquid securities at June 30, 2011, for Managers Global Bond Fund amounted to $110,228, or 0.4% of net assets.

 

  8 

On September 12, 2008, The Bank of New York Mellon established a separate sleeve of the BNY Institutional Cash Reserves Fund (Series B) to hold certain Lehman Brothers floating rate notes. The Fund’s position in Series B is being fair valued daily. (See Note 4 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)

 

  9

Convertible Bond: A corporate bond, usually a junior debenture, that can be converted, at the option of the holder, for a specific number of shares of the company’s preferred stock or common stock. Convertible bonds at June 30, 2011, amounted to $67,900, or 0.3% of net assets.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Funds’ net assets by the fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2011: (See Note 1(a) in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

    Quoted Prices in Active Markets
for Identical Investments

Level 1
    Significant Other
Observable  Inputs
Level 2
    Significant Unobservable Inputs
Level 3
    Total  

Managers International Equity Fund

  

Investments in Securities

  

Common Stocks

       

Materials

  $ 2,922,786      $ 7,954,714        —        $ 10,877,500   

Energy

    2,833,959        6,500,310        —          9,334,269   

Information Technology

    1,356,919        4,143,488        —          5,500,407   

Financials

    1,215,715        22,927,576        —          24,143,291   

Consumer Discretionary

    806,104        12,726,004        —          13,532,108   

Telecommunication Services

    556,073        4,306,576        —          4,862,649   

Health Care

    526,769        5,767,399        —          6,294,168   

Industrials

    —          9,803,962        —          9,803,962   

Consumer Staples

    —          6,212,609        —          6,212,609   

Utilities

    —          2,744,686        —          2,744,686   

Other Equities

    861,282        335,067        —          1,196,349   

Short-Term Investments

    6,768,334        83,391        —          6,851,725   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 17,847,941      $ 83,505,782        —        $ 101,353,723   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives††

       

Equity Contracts

  $ 6,366        —          —        $ 6,366   

Foreign Exchange Contracts

    —        ($ 9,399     —          (9,399
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Derivatives

  $ 6,366      ($ 9,399     —        ($ 3,033
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

    Quoted Prices in Active Markets
for Identical Investments

Level 1
    Significant Other
Observable  Inputs
Level 2
    Significant Unobservable Inputs
Level 3
    Total  

Managers Emerging Markets Equity Fund

  

Investments in Securities

  

Common Stocks

       

Financials

  $ 2,748,332      $ 10,370,213        —        $ 13,118,545   

Materials

    2,700,710        5,722,010        —          8,422,720   

Consumer Discretionary

    2,201,644        4,288,933        —          6,490,577   

Energy

    2,076,335        5,823,784        —          7,900,119   

Consumer Staples

    1,168,717        917,006        —          2,085,723   

Health Care

    —          —          —          —     

Information Technology

    1,087,140        6,001,966        —          7,089,106   

Telecommunication Services

    1,086,087        1,795,133        —          2,881,220   

Industrials

    912,355        2,698,788        —          3,611,143   

Utilities

    247,474        793,032        —          1,040,506   

Health Care

    —          71,498        —          71,498   

Other Equities

    —          520,922        —          520,922   

Short-Term Investments

    1,182,683        88,495        —          1,271,178   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

  $ 15,411,477      $ 39,091,780        —        $ 54,503,257   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Quoted Prices in Active Markets
for Identical Investments

Level 1
     Significant Other
Observable  Inputs
Level 2
    Significant Unobservable Inputs
Level 3
     Total  

Managers Global Bond Fund

  

Investments in Securities

          

Corporate Bonds

     —         $ 7,740,045        —         $ 7,740,045   

Foreign Government Obligations

     —           14,534,467        —           14,534,467   

U.S. Government Obligations

     —           2,551,026        —           2,551,026   

Asset-Backed Securities

     —           1,028,329        —           1,028,329   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —           215,225        —           215,225   

Municipal Bonds

     —           132,735           132,735   

Short-Term Investments

   $ 885,517         30,401        —           915,918   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 885,517       $ 26,232,228        —         $ 27,117,745   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivatives††

          

Foreign Exchange Contracts

     —         ($ 3,751     —         ($ 3,751
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

All corporate bonds held in the Funds are Level 2 securities. For a detailed break-out of the corporate bonds by major industry classification, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
†† Derivative instruments, such as futures and foreign exchange contracts, are not reflected in the Schedules of Portfolio Investments, and are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation of the instrument.

As of June 30, 2011, the Funds’ had no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 from the beginning of the reporting period.

The fair value of derivative instruments at June 30, 2011, for Managers International Equity Fund (“International Equity”) and Managers Global Bond Fund (“Global Bond”) were as follows:

 

    

 

  

Asset Derivatives

         

Liability Derivatives

      

Fund

  

Derivatives not accounted for
as hedging instruments

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Location

   Fair Value     

Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Location

   Fair Value  

International Equity

   Equity contracts    Receivable for variation margin on futures    $ 3,190       Payable for variation margin on futures      —     
   Foreign exchange contracts    Unrealized appreciation of foreign currency contracts      —         Unrealized depreciation of foreign currency contracts    ($ 6,086
        

 

 

       

 

 

 
      Totals    $ 3,190          ($ 6,086
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

Global Bond

   Foreign exchange contracts    Unrealized appreciation of foreign currency contracts    $ 24,364       Unrealized depreciation of foreign currency contracts    $ 28,115   
        

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for International Equity and Global Bond and the amount of realized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in income were as follows:

 

Fund

   Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments
     Futures      Forward Currency
Contracts
    Total  

International Equity

     Equity contracts       $ 6,659         —        $ 6,659   
     Foreign exchange contracts         —         ($ 24,832     (24,832
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Totals       $ 6,659       ($ 24,832   ($ 18,173
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global Bond

     Interest Rate Contracts       $ 8,623         —        $ 8,623   
     Foreign exchange contracts         —         $ 22,936        22,936   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Totals       $ 8,623       $ 22,936      $ 31,559   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The change in unrealized gain/(loss) on derivatives recognized in income were as follows:

 

Fund

   Derivatives not accounted for as hedging
instruments
     Futures     Forward Currency
Contracts
    Total  

International Equity

     Equity contracts       $ 13,649        —        $ 13,649   
     Foreign exchange contracts         —        ($ 6,086     (6,086
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Totals       $ 13,649      ($ 6,086   $ 7,563   
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Global Bond

     Interest Rate Contracts       ($ 20,703     —        ($ 20,703
     Foreign exchange contracts         —        ($ 15,300     (15,300
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Totals       ($ 20,703   ($ 15,300   ($ 36,003
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The open forward foreign currency exchange contracts (in U.S. Dollars) at June 30, 2011, were as follows:

(See Note 7a in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

Forward Foreign Currency

Exchange Contracts

   Position      Settlement Date      Counterparty      Current Value
(Receivable Amount)
     Contract Value
(Payable  Amount)
     Unrealized  Gain/
(Loss)
 

International Equity

                 

Canadian Dollar

     Long         8/15/11         BNYM       $ 990,181       $ 996,267       ($ 6,086
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Global Bond

                 

Australian Dollar

     Short         08/29/11         CS       $ 322,236       $ 329,858       ($ 7,622

Canadian Dollar

     Short         09/07/11         CS         266,858         269,103         (2,245

Pound Sterling

     Short         09/22/11         UBS         277,139         270,825         6,314   

Pound Sterling

     Short         09/27/11         BRC         271,291         272,540         (1,249

Swiss Franc

     Short         09/21/11         MS         275,129         273,720         1,409   

Euro

     Long         09/22/11         UBS         274,859         277,139         (2,280

Malaysian Ringgit

     Long         09/20/11         MS         279,757         278,634         1,123   

New Turkish Lira

     Long         08/02/11         CS         244,912         259,634         (14,722

South Korean Won

     Long         09/14/11         CS         158,473         155,906         2,567   

South Korean Won

     Long         09/14/11         UBS         801,691         788,737         12,954   
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           Totals       $ 3,172,345       $ 3,176,096       ($ 3,751
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

All futures contracts are exchange traded unless otherwise noted. The open futures contracts as of June 30, 2011, were as follows:

(See Note 7b in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

Type

   Currency    Number of Contracts    Position    Expiration Date    Unrealized Gain/(Loss)

International Equity

              

DJ Euro Stoxx 50

   Euro    10    Long    09/16/11    $    6,366
              

 

Investments Definitions and Abbreviations:

ADR/GDR: ADR after the name of a holding stands for American Depositary Receipt, representing ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a domestic custodian bank; a GDR (Global Depositary Receipt) is comparable, but foreign securities are held on deposit in a non-U.S. bank. The value of the ADR/GDR securities is determined or significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States or Canada. Sponsored ADR/GDRs are initiated by the underlying foreign company.

 

EMTN:

   European Medium Term Note    Reg S:
  

Regulation S is a series of rules that clarifies the position of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that securities offered and sold outside of the United States do not need to be registered with the SEC.

ESHA:

   Extended Stay Hotels America      

GMTN:

   Global Multi-Currency Note      

MTN:

   Medium Term Note      

NVDR:

   Non-Voting Depository Receipt    USTN:    United States Treasury Note

 

Abbreviations have been used throughout the portfolios to indicate amounts shown in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar (USD):

 

AUD:

   Australian Dollar    JPY:    Japanese Yen

CAD:

   Canadian Dollar    NOK:    Norwegian Krone

CHF:

   Swiss Franc    NZD:    New Zealand Dollar

COP:

   Colombian Peso    MXN:    Mexican Peso

DKK:

   Danish Krone    PHP:    Philippine Peso

EUR:

   euro    PLN:    Polish Zloty

GBP:

   British Pound    SEK:    Swedish Krona

IDR:

   Indonesian Rupiah    SGD:    Singapore Dollar

INR:

   Indian Rupee    UYU:    Uruguayan Peso

 

Counterparty Abbreviations:

BNYM:

   The Bank of New York Mellon      

BRC:

   Barclays Bank      

CS:

   Credit Suisse      

MS:

   Morgan Stanley      

UBS:

   UBS Securities      

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

Jine 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Managers
International
Equity Fund
    Managers Emerging
Markets Equity Fund
    Managers Global
Bond Fund
 

Assets:

      

Investments at value (including securities on loan valued at $4,685,743, $1,259,494 and $694,029, respectively)*

   $ 101,353,723      $ 54,503,257      $ 27,117,745   

Cash collateral for futures

     53,067        —          —     

Foreign currency**1

     373,867        177,056        683,863   

Receivable for investments sold

     773,824        278,462        561,557   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     1,613,723        9,929,070        26,148   

Receivable from affiliate

     27,401        20,654        6,250   

Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency contracts

     —          —          24,364   

Receivable for variation margin on futures

     3,190        —          —     

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     348,103        245,745        295,587   

Prepaid expenses

     13,727        13,713        9,002   

Total assets

     104,560,625        65,167,957        28,724,516   

Liabilities:

      

Payable to affiliate

     —          4,761,074        —     

Payable to custodian

     —          23,237        —     

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     2,710,550        35,538        1,350,283   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     4,884,253        1,293,425        731,000   

Payable for investments purchased

     244,184        361,719        781,992   

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency contracts

     6,086        674        28,115   

Accrued expenses:

      

Investment management and advisory fees

     70,923        50,351        15,509   

Administrative fees

     19,701        10,946        4,431   

Other

     128,455        178,304        39,197   

Total liabilities

     8,064,152        6,715,268        2,950,527   

Net Assets

   $ 96,496,473      $ 58,452,689      $ 25,773,989   

Shares outstanding

     1,740,141        3,775,469        1,270,510   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 55.45      $ 15.48      $ 20.29   

Net Assets Represent:

      

Paid-in capital

   $ 150,374,889      $ 61,092,871      $ 27,464,939   

Undistributed net investment income

     1,465,333        471,325        571,951   

Accumulated net realized loss from investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

     (64,198,571     (9,611,475     (3,727,048

Net unrealized appreciation of investments, futures and foreign currency translations

     8,854,822        6,499,968        1,464,147   

Net Assets

   $ 96,496,473      $ 58,452,689      $ 25,773,989   

*       Investments at cost

   $ 92,514,316      $ 48,004,381      $ 25,665,358   

**     Foreign currency at cost

   $ 374,674      $ 176,316      $ 671,178   

 

1

A portion of foreign currency is held as collateral for futures contracts in Managers International Equity Fund, amounting to a market value of $19,781, or 0.02% of net assets.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Managers
International
Equity Fund
    Managers Emerging
Markets Equity Fund
    Managers Global
Bond Fund
 

Investment Income:

      

Dividend income

   $ 1,849,197      $ 837,477      $ 182   

Interest income

     —          —          466,996   

Foreign withholding tax

     (170,270     (74,986     (3,285

Securities lending fees

     82,058        2,613        464   

Total investment income

     1,760,985        765,104        464,357   

Expenses:

      

Investment management and advisory fees

     454,687        363,757        89,029   

Administrative fees

     126,302        79,078        25,437   

Transfer agent

     160,677        14,234        7,770   

Custodian

     72,274        157,386        17,180   

Professional fees

     23,660        34,015        17,781   

Registration fees

     13,842        14,825        15,778   

Reports to shareholders

     6,827        11,463        4,227   

Trustees fees and expenses

     3,870        3,140        950   

Miscellaneous

     1,837        2,988        507   

Total expenses before offsets

     863,976        680,886        178,659   

Expense reimbursements

     (161,678     (129,142     (38,669

Expense reductions

     (259     (27     (11

Net expenses

     702,039        551,717        139,979   

Net investment income

     1,058,946        213,387        324,378   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

      

Net realized gain on investments

     5,413,201        6,681,443        381,672   

Net realized gain on futures contracts

     6,659        —          8,623   

Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions

     (33,361     (22,555     49,954   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (1,652,725     (7,065,438     491,158   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures contracts

     13,649        —          (20,703

Net change in unrealized depreciation on foreign currency translations

     (17,696     (4,199     (8,402

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     3,729,727        (410,749     902,302   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 4,788,673      ($ 197,362   $ 1,226,680   

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited) and for the year ended December 31, 2010

 

     Managers International Equity Fund  
     2011     2010  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 1,058,946      $ 990,773   

Net realized gain on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

     5,386,499        7,334,174   

Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments, futures and foreign currency contracts and translations

     (1,656,772     (4,296,264

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     4,788,673        4,028,683   

Distributions to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     —          (1,000,087

From Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from sale of shares1

     5,577,149        12,602,849   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     —          959,416   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (23,219,584     (34,035,935

Net decrease from capital share transactions

     (17,642,435     (20,473,670

Total decrease in net assets

     (12,853,762     (17,445,074

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     109,350,235        126,795,309   

End of period

   $ 96,496,473      $ 109,350,235   

End of period undistributed net investment income

   $ 1,465,333      $ 406,387   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Sale of shares

     101,569        250,788   

Reinvested shares

     —          18,274   

Shares repurchased

     (425,099     (678,900

Net decrease in shares

     (323,530     (409,838

 

1

For the six months ended June 30, 2011 and the year ended 2010, the proceeds from the sale of shares for Managers International Equity includes the receipt of market timing settlements of $0 and $125,379, respectively.

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited) and for the year ended December 31, 2010

 

      Managers Emerging Markets
Equity Fund
    Managers Global Bond Fund  
      2011     2010     2011     2010  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 213,387      $ 257,830      $ 324,378      $ 653,878   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures and foreign currency transactions

     6,658,888        13,322,407        440,249        (781,117

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, futures and foreign currency translations

     (7,069,637     (2,629,270     462,053        1,873,217   

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (197,362     10,950,967        1,226,680        1,745,978   

Distributions to Shareholders:

        

From net investment income

     —          (114,817     —          (1,100,009

From Capital Share Transactions:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     16,054,113        18,247,454        5,123,841        10,516,298   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     —          96,956        —          1,002,689   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (31,878,608     (50,993,858     (6,298,794     (12,588,977

Net decrease from capital share transactions

     (15,824,495     (32,649,448     (1,174,953     (1,069,990

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     (16,021,857     (21,813,298     51,727        (424,021

Net Assets:

        

Beginning of period

     74,474,546        96,287,844        25,722,262        26,146,283   

End of period

   $ 58,452,689      $ 74,474,546      $ 25,773,989      $ 25,722,262   

End of period undistributed net investment income

   $ 471,325      $ 257,938      $ 571,951      $ 247,573   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

        

Sale of shares

     1,043,573        1,351,886        258,539        539,170   

Reinvested shares

     —          6,421        —          52,579   

Shares repurchased

     (2,107,452     (3,630,681     (318,929     (649,900

Net decrease in shares

     (1,063,879     (2,272,374     (60,390     (58,151

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

     For the six
months ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)
    For the year ended December 31,  

Managers International Equity Fund

     2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 52.99      $ 51.26      $ 39.19      $ 77.13      $ 67.42      $ 53.76   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment income

     0.57 3      0.44 3      0.58 3      0.76 3      0.47        0.69   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     1.89 3      1.77 3      11.84 3      (38.52 )3      9.60        14.15   

Total from investment operations

     2.46        2.21        12.42        (37.76     10.07        14.84   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     —          (0.48     (0.35     (0.18     (0.36     (1.18

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 55.45      $ 52.99      $ 51.26      $ 39.19      $ 77.13      $ 67.42   

Total Return1

     4.64 %4,6      4.33 %4      31.68     (48.92 )%      14.94 %4      27.63

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.39 %7      1.44     1.48     1.48     1.48     1.45

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     2.10 %7      0.89     1.34     1.24     0.60     0.70

Portfolio turnover

     26 %6      58     128     142     98     70

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

   $ 96,496      $ 109,350      $ 126,795      $ 127,984      $ 302,025      $ 230,916   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

            

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.71 %7      1.70     1.73     1.64     1.61     1.47

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     1.78 %7      0.63     1.09     1.08     0.46     0.68
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     For the six
months ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)
    For the year ended December 31,  

Managers Emerging Markets Equity Fund

     2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 15.39      $ 13.54      $ 8.09      $ 26.80      $ 24.44      $ 20.10   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment income

     0.05 3      0.04 3      0.03 3      0.15 3      0.04 3      0.22   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.04 3      1.83 3      5.45 3      (15.02 )3      7.20 3      6.66   

Total from investment operations

     0.09        1.87        5.48        (14.87     7.24        6.88   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     —          (0.02     (0.03     (0.19     —          (0.22

Net realized gain on investments

     —          —          —          (3.65     (4.88     (2.32

Total distributions to shareholders

     —          (0.02     (0.03     (3.84     (4.88     (2.54

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 15.48      $ 15.39      $ 13.54      $ 8.09      $ 26.80      $ 24.44   

Total Return1

     0.58 %6      13.84     67.94     (54.87 )%4      29.50 %4      34.50

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.74 %7      1.76     1.77 %5      1.77 %5      1.78     1.76

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     0.68 %7      0.29     0.32 %5      0.76 %5      0.13     0.89

Portfolio turnover

     28 %6      69     103     49     62     41

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

   $ 58,453      $ 74,475      $ 96,288      $ 60,355      $ 198,235      $ 152,983   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

            

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     2.15 %7      2.07     2.13     2.03     1.93     1.76

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

     0.27 %7      (0.02 )%      (0.04 )%      0.50     (0.02 )%      0.89
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

 

      For the six
months ended
June 30, 2011

(unaudited)
    For the year ended December 31,  

Managers Global Bond Fund

     2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 19.33      $ 18.82      $ 16.93      $ 21.31      $ 21.17      $ 20.19   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment income

     0.25 3      0.50 3      0.89 3      0.76 3      0.70 3      0.45   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.71 3      0.87 3      3.22 3      (2.93 )3      0.88 3      1.05   

Total from investment operations

     0.96        1.37        4.11        (2.17     1.58        1.50   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     —          (0.86     (2.22     (2.18     (1.43     (0.49

Net realized gain on investments

     —          —          —          (0.03     (0.01     (0.03

Total distributions to shareholders

     —          (0.86     (2.22     (2.21     (1.44     (0.52

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 20.29      $ 19.33      $ 18.82      $ 16.93      $ 21.31      $ 21.17   

Total Return1

     4.97 %6      7.27     24.27 %4      (10.07 )%4      7.52 %4      7.36

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.10 %7      1.10     1.10     1.10     1.19     1.19

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets1

     2.55 %7      2.57     4.82     3.62     3.25     2.86

Portfolio turnover

     46 %6      131     102     56     152     56

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

   $ 25,774      $ 25,722      $ 26,146      $ 47,735      $ 92,124      $ 53,670   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

            

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.40 %7      1.43     1.32     1.25     1.25     1.27

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     2.25 %7      2.24     4.60     3.47     3.18     2.78
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following notes should be read in conjunction with the Financial Highlights of the Funds presented on this page and the preceding page.

 

1

Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. (See Note 1(c) to the Notes to Financial Statements.)

2

Excludes the impact of expense (reimbursement)/recoupment and expense reductions such as brokerage credits, but includes non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest and taxes. (See Note 1(c) to the Notes to Financial Statements.)

3

Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares.

4

The Total Return is based on the Financial Statement Net Asset Values as shown above.

5

Excludes interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, of 0.02% and 0.03%, respectively, for Emerging Markets Equity. (See Note 1(c) of Notes to Financial Statements.)

6

Not annualized.

7

Annualized.

 

 
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June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Managers Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust, and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust is comprised of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks, and policies. Included in this report are: Managers International Equity Fund (“International Equity”), Managers Emerging Markets Equity Fund (“Emerging Markets Equity”), and Managers Global Bond Fund (“Global Bond”), each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds.” The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements:

 

a. Valuation of Investments

Equity securities traded on a domestic or international securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Over-the-counter securities are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, if one is available. Lacking any sales, over-the-counter securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. The Funds’ investments are generally valued based on market quotations provided by third-party pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees of the Funds (the “Board”). Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund investments may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board. Each Fund may use the fair value of a portfolio security to calculate its NAV when, for example, (1) market quotations are not readily available because a portfolio security is not traded in a public market or the principal market in which the security trades is closed, (2) trading in a portfolio security is suspended and has not resumed before the Fund calculates its NAV, (3) a significant event affecting the value of a portfolio security is determined to have occurred between the time of the market quotation provided for a portfolio security and the time as of which the Fund calculates its NAV, (4) a security’s price has remained unchanged over a period of time (often referred to as a “stale price”), or (5) Managers Investment Group LLC (the “Investment Manager”) determines that a market quotation is inaccurate. Portfolio investments that trade primarily on foreign markets are priced based upon the market quotation of such securities as of the close of their respective principal markets, as adjusted to reflect the Investment Manager’s determination of the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such

markets but prior to the time as of which the Fund calculates its NAV. In accordance with procedures approved by the Board, the Investment Manager relies upon recommendations of a third-party fair valuation service in adjusting the prices of such foreign portfolio investments. The Funds may invest in securities that may be thinly traded. The Board has adopted procedures to adjust prices when thinly traded securities are judged to be stale so that they reflect fair value. An investment valued on the basis of its fair value may be valued at a price higher or lower than available market quotations. An investment’s valuation may differ depending on the method used and the factors considered in determining value according to the Fund’s fair value procedures.

Fixed-income securities are valued based on valuations furnished by independent pricing services that utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. The valuations provided by the pricing services for fixed-income securities reflect the evaluated bid price of such securities. Futures contracts for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the settlement price as of the close of the futures exchange. Short-term investments having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Investments in other open-end regulated investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share except iShares or other ETF’s, which are valued the same as equity securities. Investments in certain mortgage-backed and stripped mortgage-backed securities, preferred stocks, convertible securities, derivatives and other debt securities not traded on an organized securities market are valued on the basis of valuations provided by dealers or by a pricing service which uses information with respect to transactions in such securities and various relationships between securities and yield to maturity in determining value. Securities (including derivatives) for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith, and pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price that a Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair

 

 

    
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value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Funds. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds’ own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, options contracts)

Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities with observable inputs)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities )

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

 

b. Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

 

c. Investment Income and Expenses

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed. These dividends are recorded as soon as the Trust is informed of the ex-dividend date. Dividend income on foreign securities is recorded net of any withholding tax. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Other income and expenses are recorded on

an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a fund are apportioned among the Funds in the Trust and in some cases other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders.

The following Funds had certain portfolio trades directed to various brokers, under a brokerage recapture program, which paid a portion of the Fund’s expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, under these arrangements the amount by which the Funds’ expenses were reduced and the impact on the expense ratios were as follows: International Equity – $216 or 0.00%.

The Funds have a “balance credit” arrangement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), the Funds’ custodian, whereby each Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 0.75% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. If the T-Bill rate falls below 0.75%, no credits will be earned. These credits serve to reduce custody expenses that would otherwise be charged to each Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the custodian expense was not reduced.

Overdrafts will cause a reduction of any earnings credits, computed at 2% above the effective Federal funds rate on the day of the overdraft. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, overdraft fees were as follows: International Equity – $15, Emerging Markets Equity – $62 and Global Bond Fund – $0.

The Trust also has a balance credit arrangement with its Transfer Agent, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc., (formerly PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.), whereby earnings credits are used to offset banking charges and other out-of-pocket expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the transfer agent expense was reduced as follows: International Equity - $43; Emerging Markets Equity – $27 and Global Bond – $11.

Total returns and net investment income for the Funds would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. Total expenses before offsets exclude the impact of expense reimbursements or fee waivers and expense reductions such as brokerage recapture credits but include non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest and taxes.

 

d. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends resulting from net investment income and distributions of capital gains, if any, will be made annually in December and when required for Federal excise tax purposes. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to wash sales, equalization accounting for tax purposes, foreign currency, futures and market discount transactions. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital.

 

 

    
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e. Federal Taxes

Each Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to distribute substantially all of their taxable income and gains to their shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no provision for Federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.

Additionally, based on each Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, each Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2007-2010), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. Additionally, the Funds are not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

 

f. Capital Loss Carryovers

As of June 30, 2011 the following Funds had accumulated net realized capital loss carryovers from securities transactions for Federal income tax purposes as shown in the following chart. These amounts may be used to offset realized capital gains, if any, through the expiration dates listed.

 

Fund

   Capital Loss
Carryover Amount
     Expires December 31,
International Equity    $ 16,170,119       2011
     19,998,844       2016
     26,006,476       2017
     5,694,974       2018
  

 

 

    
Total    $ 67,870,413      
  

 

 

    

Emerging Markets Equity

   $ 14,606,052       2017
Global Bond *    $ 906,645       2016
     2,196,208       2017
     1,033,512       2018
  

 

 

    
Total    $ 4,136,365      
  

 

 

    

 

* The Fund’s ability to utilize capital loss carryforwards in the future may be limited under the Internal Revenue Code and related regulations based on results of share ownership activity.
g. Capital Stock

The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes for each series the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. Each Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date. The cost of securities contributed to the Funds in connection with the issuance of shares is based on the valuation of those securities in accordance with the Funds’ policy on investment valuation. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

At June 30, 2011, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the outstanding shares of the following Funds: Emerging Markets Equity – two collectively own 32% and Global Bond – one owns 18%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on the Funds.

 

h. Foreign Currency Translation

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of investments, assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon current foreign exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based on currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions represent: (1) foreign exchange gains and losses from the sale and holdings of foreign currencies; (2) gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions and forward foreign currency exchange contracts; and (3) gains and losses from the difference between amounts of interest and dividends recorded and the amounts actually received.

The Funds do not isolate the net realized and unrealized gain or loss resulting from changes in exchange rates from the fluctuations in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

 

2. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates

For each of the Funds, the Trust has entered into an Investment Management Agreement under which the Investment Manager, an independently managed subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Funds and is responsible for the Funds’ overall administration. The Investment Manager selects subadvisors for the Funds (subject to Trustee approval) and monitors each subadvisor’s investment programs and results. Each Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by one or more portfolio managers who serve pursuant to a Subadvisory Agreement with the Investment Manager.

 

 

    
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Investment management fees are paid directly by the Funds to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the annual investment management fee rates, as a percentage of average daily net assets, were as follows: International Equity – 0.90%; Emerging Markets Equity – 1.15%; and Global Bond – 0.70%.

The Trust has entered into an Administration and Shareholder Servicing Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as each Fund’s administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for all aspects of managing the Funds’ operations, including administration and shareholder services to each Fund, its shareholders, and certain institutions, such as bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, that advise or act as an intermediary with the Funds’ shareholders. Under the terms of the Administration Agreement, each of the Funds, except Global Bond, pay a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.25% per annum of the Funds’ average daily net assets. Global Bond pays a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.20% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Investment Manager for International Equity, Emerging Markets Equity and Global Bond has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2012, to waive management fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary items) to 1.39%, 1.74% and 1.10%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

Each Fund is obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the waiver or reimbursement occurs and that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total operating expenses in any such future year to exceed that Fund’s respective expense cap. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, each Fund’s components of reimbursement are detailed in the following chart:

 

     International
Equity
    Emerging
Markets Equity
 

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/10

   $ 952,411      $ 864,105   

Additional Reimbursements

     161,678        129,142   

Repayments

     —          —     

Expired Reimbursements

     (195,949     (170,308
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reimbursement Available - 06/30/11

   $ 918,140      $ 822,939   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Global Bond  

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/10

   $ 176,253   

Additional Reimbursements

     38,669   

Repayments

     —     

Expired Reimbursements

     (15,509
  

 

 

 

Reimbursement Available - 06/30/11

   $ 199,413   
  

 

 

 

Effective January 1, 2011, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board is $80,000, plus $5,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts receives an additional payment of $20,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional payment of $8,000 per year. (Prior to January 1, 2011, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board was $65,000, plus $4,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts received an additional payment of $15,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee received an additional payment of $5,000 per year.) The Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated among all of the funds for which the Investment Manager serves as the advisor (the “Managers Funds”) based on the relative net assets of such funds. The “Trustees fees and expenses” shown in the financial statements represents the Funds’ allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid by the Managers Funds.

The Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor” or “MDI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. MDI serves as the principal underwriter for each Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of each Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold by brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with the Distributor. MDI bears all the expenses of providing services pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of Prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Funds are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.

The Securities and Exchange Commission granted an exemptive order that permits the Funds to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible Funds in the Managers Funds. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending Funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating Fund. The Investment Manager administers the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating Funds. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the following Funds either borrowed from or lent to other Managers Funds: Emerging Markets Equity borrowed varying amounts up to $4,761,210 for 13 days paying interest of $1,225; Global Bond borrowed varying amounts up to $822,854 for 1 day paying interest of $26. The interest amounts are included in the Statements of Operations in miscellaneous expense.

 

 

    
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3. Purchases and Sales of Securities

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government obligations) For the six months ended June 30, 2011, were as follows:

 

    Long-Term Securities     U.S. Government Obligations  

Fund

  Purchases     Sales     Purchases     Sales  

International Equity

  $ 25,888,316      $ 42,738,066        N/A        N/A   

Emerging Markets Equity

    17,383,037        36,026,309        N/A        N/A   

Global Bond

    7,717,278        9,397,859      $ 4,088,808      $ 1,940,366   

 

4. Portfolio Securities Loaned

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Funds participated in a securities lending program offered by BNYM, providing for the lending of securities to qualified brokers. Securities lending fees include earnings of temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the program, and the Fund, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and/or government securities and is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Funds’ policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Funds if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. The Funds bear the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Collateral received in the form of cash is invested temporarily in the BNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, formerly the BNY Institutional Cash Reserves Fund (the “ICRF”), or other short-term investments as defined in the Securities Lending Agreement with BNYM.

Effective August 2, 2010, the Trust, on behalf of each applicable Fund, entered into an agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon and the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNYMC”) with respect to each Fund’s position in the ICRF, pursuant to which (i) BNYMC will support the value of certain defaulted securities issued by Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. and held by ICRF, and (ii) if certain conditions are met, BNYMC will purchase the defaulted securities from each Fund in September 2011. Each applicable Fund is fair valuing its position

in the ICRF daily based on the agreement. Each Fund’s position in the separate sleeve of the ICRF is included in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments and the unrealized loss on such investment is included in Net Unrealized Appreciation on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations.

 

5. Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Funds may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Funds under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against a Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risks of loss to be remote.

 

6. Forward Commitments

Certain transactions, such as futures and forward transactions, dollar roll agreements, or purchases of when-issued or delayed delivery securities may have a similar effect on a Fund’s net asset value as if the Fund had created a degree of leverage in its portfolio. However, if a Fund enters into such a transaction, the Fund will establish a segregated account with its custodian in which it will maintain cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities equal in value to its obligations in respect to such transaction. Securities and other assets held in the segregated account may not be sold while the transaction is outstanding, unless other suitable assets are substituted.

 

7. Derivative Instruments

The following disclosures contain information on how and why the Funds use derivative instruments, the credit risk and how derivative instruments affect the Funds’ financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The location and fair value amounts of these instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on the Statement of Operations, each categorized by type of derivative contract, are included in a table in the Notes to Schedules of Portfolio Investments. The derivative instruments outstanding as of year end as disclosed in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the realized and changes in unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments during the period as disclosed in the Statement of Operations serve as indicators of the volume of derivative activity for the Funds.

 

a. Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, International Equity and Global Bond entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts to facilitate transactions in foreign securities and to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated investment securities.

 

 

    
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A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between a Fund and another party to buy or sell a currency at a set price at a future date. The market value of the contract will fluctuate with changes in currency exchange rates. The contract is marked-to-market daily, and the change in market value is recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. Gain or loss on the purchase or sale of contracts having the same settlement date, amount and counterparty is realized on the date of offset, otherwise gain or loss is realized on the 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.

 

b. Futures Contracts

International Equity and Global Bond entered into futures contracts, including futures contracts on global equity and fixed-income securities, interest rate futures contracts, foreign currency futures contracts and futures contracts on security indices (including broad-based security indices). The Funds purchased or sold futures contracts to achieve a desired level of investment, whether to accommodate portfolio turnover or cash flows from capital shares transactions. There are certain risks associated with futures contracts. Prices may not move as expected or a Fund may not be able to close out the contract when it desires to do so, resulting in losses.

On entering into a futures contract, either cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract value (initial margin) must be deposited with the futures broker. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received each day. The variation margin payments equal the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The Funds recognize a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires 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. Futures are valued at their quoted daily settlement prices. The aggregate principal amounts of the contracts are not recorded in the financial statements. Fluctuations in the value of the contracts are recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset (liability) and in the Statement of Operations as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are closed, when they are recorded as realized gains (losses) on futures or forward currency contracts.

8. New Accounting Standards

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.” ASU 2011-04 requires common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.

 

9. Subsequent Events

At a meeting held on June 9-10, 2011, the Board approved a new contractual expense limitation with respect to International Equity and Emerging Markets Equity. Effective July 1, 2011, Managers has contractually agreed, until at least May 1, 2013, to waive management fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses in order to limit total annual fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses and extraordinary expenses) of International Equity and Emerging Markets Equity to 1.34% and 1.64%, respectively, of each Fund’s average daily net assets. Immediately prior to July 1, 2011, the Funds had contractual expense limitations of 1.39% and 1.74%, respectively.

The Funds have determined that no material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Funds’ financial statements which require additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Funds’ financial statements.

 

 

    
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Annual Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreements (unaudited)

 

On June 9-10, 2011, the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), approved the Investment Management Agreement with the Investment Manager for each of the Funds identified below and the Subadvisory Agreement for each of the Subadvisors. The Independent Trustees were separately represented by independent counsel in connection with their consideration of the approval of these agreements. In considering the Investment Management and Subadvisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed a variety of materials relating to each Fund, the Investment Manager and each Subadvisor, including comparative performance, fee and expense information for an appropriate peer group of similar mutual funds (each a “Peer Group”), performance information for relevant benchmark indices (each a “Fund Benchmark”) and, with respect to each Subadvisor, comparative performance information for an appropriate peer group of managed accounts, and, as to all other matters, other information provided to them on a periodic basis throughout the year, as well as information provided in connection with the meetings of June 9-10, 2011, regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisors under their respective agreements. Prior to voting, the Independent Trustees: (a) reviewed the foregoing information with their independent legal counsel and with management; (b) received materials from their independent legal counsel discussing the legal standards applicable to their consideration of the Investment Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements; and (c) met with their independent legal counsel in private sessions at which no representatives of management were present.

Nature, extent and quality of services.

In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Manager, the Trustees reviewed information relating to the Investment Manager’s operations and personnel. Among other things, the Investment Manager provided financial information, biographical information on its supervisory and professional staff and descriptions of its organizational and management structure. The Trustees also took into account information provided periodically throughout the previous year by the Investment Manager relating to the performance of its duties with respect to the Funds and the Trustees’ familiarity with the Investment Manager’s management through Board meetings, discussions and reports. In the course of their deliberations regarding the Investment Management Agreement, the Trustees evaluated, among other things: (a) the extent and quality of the Investment Manager’s oversight of the operation and management of the Funds; (b) the quality of the search, selection and monitoring services performed by the Investment Manager in overseeing the portfolio management responsibilities of the Subadvisors; (c) the Investment Manager’s ability to supervise the Funds’ other service providers; and (d) the Investment Manager’s compliance programs. The Trustees also

took into account the financial condition of the Investment Manager with respect to its ability to provide the services required under the Investment Management Agreement and to maintain contractual expense limitations for the Funds. The Trustees also considered the Investment Manager’s risk management processes.

For each Fund, the Trustees also reviewed information relating to each Subadvisor’s operations and personnel and the investment philosophy, strategies and techniques (for each Subadvisor, its “Investment Strategy”) used in managing the Fund or the portion of the Fund for which the Subadvisor has portfolio management responsibility. Among other things, the Trustees reviewed biographical information on portfolio management and other professional staff, information regarding each Subadvisor’s organizational and management structure and each Subadvisor’s brokerage policies and practices. The Trustees considered specific information provided regarding the experience of the individual or individuals at each Subadvisor with portfolio management responsibility for the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadvisor, including the information set forth in the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information. With respect to those Funds managed with multiple Subadvisors, the Trustees also noted information provided by the Investment Manager regarding the manner in which each Subadvisor’s Investment Strategy complements those utilized by the Fund’s other Subadvisors. In the course of their deliberations, the Trustees evaluated, among other things: (a) the services rendered by each Subadvisor in the past; (b) the qualifications and experience of the Subadvisor’s personnel; and (c) the Subadvisor’s compliance programs. The Trustees also took into account the financial condition of each Subadvisor with respect to its ability to provide the services required under its Subadvisory Agreement. The Trustees also considered each Subadvisor’s risk management processes.

Performance.

As noted above, the Board considered each Fund’s net performance during relevant time periods as compared to the Fund’s Peer Group and Fund Benchmark and considered each Subadvisor’s performance as compared to an appropriate peer group of managed accounts and also considered the gross performance of the Fund or the portion of the Fund managed by each Subadvisor as compared to the Subadvisor’s relevant performance composite that utilizes the same investment strategy and approach and noted that the Board reviews on a quarterly basis detailed information about the Fund’s performance results, portfolio composition and Investment Strategies, including with respect to the portion of the Fund managed by each Subadvisor. The Board noted the Investment Manager’s expertise and resources in monitoring the performance, investment style and risk-adjusted performance of each Subadvisor. The Board also noted each Subadvisor’s performance record with respect to the Fund. The Board was mindful of the Investment Manager’s attention to monitoring each Subadvisor’s performance with respect to the Funds and its discussions with management regarding the factors that contributed to the performance of the Funds.

 

 

    
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Advisory Fees and Profitability.

In considering the reasonableness of the advisory fee charged by the Investment Manager for managing each Fund, the Trustees noted that the Investment Manager, and not the Fund, is responsible for paying the fees charged by the Fund’s Subadvisor(s) and, therefore, that the fees paid to the Investment Manager cover the cost of providing portfolio management services as well as the cost of providing search, selection and monitoring services in operating a “manager-of-managers” complex of mutual funds. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the additional high quality supervisory services provided by the Investment Manager and the fact that the subadvisory fees are paid out of the advisory fee, the advisory fee payable by each Fund to the Investment Manager can reasonably be expected to exceed the median advisory fee for the Peer Group, which consists of many funds that do not operate with a manager-of-managers structure. In this regard, the Trustees also noted that the Investment Manager has undertaken to maintain expense limitations for the Funds.

In considering the reasonableness of the advisory fee payable to the Investment Manager, the Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Investment Manager setting forth all revenues and other benefits, both direct and indirect (including any so-called “fallout benefits” such as reputational value derived from the Investment Manager serving as Investment Manager to a Fund), received by the Investment Manager and its affiliates attributable to managing each Fund and all the mutual funds in the Managers Family of Funds, the cost of providing such services and the resulting profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from these relationships. The Trustees also noted the current and potential asset levels of each Fund and the willingness of the Investment Manager to waive fees and pay expenses for all of the Funds from time to time as a means of limiting total expenses. The Trustees noted that the subadvisory fees are paid by the Investment Manager out of its advisory fee. The Trustees also considered management’s discussion of the current asset levels of the Funds, including the effect on assets attributable to the economic and market conditions since 2008, and considered the impact on profitability of the current asset levels and any future growth of assets of the Funds. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the current advisory fee structure. In this regard, the Trustees noted that, unlike a mutual fund that is managed by a single investment adviser, the Funds operate in a manager-of-managers structure. Based on the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that the profitability to the Investment Manager is reasonable and that the Investment Manager is not realizing material benefits from economies of scale that would warrant adjustments to the advisory fees for any Fund at this time. With respect to economies of scale, the Trustees also noted that as a Fund’s assets increase over time, the Fund may realize other economies of scale to the extent that the increase in assets is proportionally greater than the increase in certain other expenses.

Subadvisory Fees and Profitability.

In considering the reasonableness of the fee payable by the Investment Manager to each Subadvisor, the Trustees relied on the ability of the Investment Manager to negotiate the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement at arm’s length as part of the manager-of-managers structure, noting that the Subadvisors are not affiliated with the Investment Manager. In addition, the Trustees considered other potential benefits of the subadvisory relationship to a Subadvisor, including, among others, the indirect benefits that the Subadvisor may receive from the Subadvisor’s relationship with a Fund, including any so-called “fallout benefits” to the Subadvisor, such as reputational value derived from the Subadvisor serving as Subadvisor to the Fund. In addition, the Trustees noted that the subadvisory fees are paid by the Investment Manager out of its advisory fee. Accordingly, the cost of services to be provided by each Subadvisor and the profitability to each Subadvisor of its relationship with a Fund were not material factors in the Trustees’ deliberations. For similar reasons, and based on the current size of the portion of the Fund managed by each Subadvisor, the Trustees concluded that any economies of scale being realized by the Subadvisors was not a material factor in the Trustees’ deliberations at this time.

In addition to the foregoing, the Trustees considered the specific factors and related conclusions set forth below with respect to each Fund.

MANAGERS EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY FUND

Fund Performance.

Among other information relating to the Fund’s performance, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods ended March 31, 2011 was below the median performance of the Peer Group and below the performance of the Fund Benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance, including the addition of a Subadvisor to the Fund in 2009 and noted that both the Fund’s Subadvisors continue to have strong longer-term performance records and that the Manager remains confident in the Subadvisors. The Trustees also took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance, including the impact of the Fund’s short-term underperformance on its longer-term performance. The Trustees concluded that management has taken appropriate steps to address the Fund’s performance.

Advisory Fees.

The Trustees noted that the Fund’s advisory fees (which include both the advisory and administration fee) and total expenses (net of applicable expense waivers/reimbursements) as of March 31, 2011 were both higher than the average for the Peer Group. The Trustees took into account the fact that the Investment Manager

 

 

    
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has contractually agreed to lower the Fund’s contractual expense limitation from 1.74% to 1.64% of the Fund’s net annual operating expenses (subject to certain excluded expenses) effective July 1, 2011 through at least May 1, 2013. The Trustees also took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s expenses. The Board also took into account the current size of the Fund and the Peer Group in which it is placed. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisors, the foregoing expense limitation and the considerations noted above with respect to the Subadvisors and the Investment Manager, the Fund’s advisory fees, including subadvisory fees, are reasonable.

MANAGERS GLOBAL BOND FUND

Fund Performance.

Among other information relating to the Fund’s performance, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods ended March 31, 2011 was above the median performance of the Peer Group and above the performance of the Fund Benchmark, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Bond Index. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s more recent performance and that the Fund ranked in the top quartile of its Peer Group over the 10-year period. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s performance has been satisfactory.

Advisory Fees.

The Trustees noted that the Fund’s advisory fees (which include both the advisory and administration fee) and total expenses (net of applicable expense waivers/reimbursements) as of March 31, 2011 were both higher than the average for the Peer Group. The Trustees took into account the fact that the Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through April 1, 2012, to limit the Fund’s net annual operating expenses (subject to certain excluded expenses) to 1.10%. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s expenses and the current size of the Fund. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisor, the foregoing expense limitation and the considerations noted above with respect to the Subadvisor and the Investment Manager, the Fund’s advisory fees, including subadvisory fees, are reasonable.

MANAGERS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

Fund Performance.

Among other information relating to the Fund’s performance, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods ended March 31, 2011 was below the median performance of the Peer Group and below the performance of the Fund Benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance, including the impact of current market conditions on the Fund’s

performance and also noted the Fund’s more recent improved performance. The Trustees also took into account the fact that the Investment Manager added a new Subadvisor to the Fund at the end of the first quarter of 2009 to address performance challenges and noted that management remains confident in each Subadvisor’s ability to execute its investment strategy going forward and that management would continue to monitor the Fund’s performance. The Trustees concluded that management has taken appropriate steps to address the Fund’s performance.

Advisory Fees.

The Trustees noted that the Fund’s advisory fees (which include both the advisory and administration fee) and total expenses (net of applicable expense waivers/reimbursements) as of March 31, 2011 were both higher than the average for the Peer Group. The Trustees took into account the fact that the Investment Manager has contractually agreed to lower the Fund’s contractual expense limitation from 1.39% to 1.34% of the Fund’s net annual operating expenses (subject to certain excluded expenses) effective July 1, 2011 through at least May 1, 2013. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s expenses and the current size of the Fund. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisors, the foregoing expense limitation and the considerations noted above with respect to the Subadvisors and the Investment Manager, the Fund’s advisory fees, including subadvisory fees, are reasonable.

*    *    *    *    *

After consideration of the foregoing, the Trustees also reached the following conclusions (in addition to the conclusions discussed above) regarding the Investment Management Agreement and each Subadvisory Agreement: (a) the Investment Manager and each Subadvisor have demonstrated that they possess the capability and resources to perform the duties required of them under the Investment Management Agreement and the applicable Subadvisory Agreements; (b) each Subadvisor’s Investment Strategy is appropriate for pursuing the applicable Fund’s investment objectives; and (c) the Investment Manager and each Subadvisor maintain appropriate compliance programs.

Based on all of the above-mentioned factors and related conclusions, with no single factor or conclusion being determinative and with each Trustee not necessarily attributing the same weight to each factor, the Trustees concluded that approval of the Investment Management Agreement and each Subadvisory Agreement would be in the best interests of the applicable Fund and its shareholders. Accordingly, on June 9-10, 2011, the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the Investment Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements (as applicable) for each Fund.

 

 

    
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Investment Manager and Administrator

Managers Investment Group

LLC 333 W. Wacker Drive

Suite 1200 Chicago, IL

60606 (800) 835-3879

Distributor

Managers Distributors, Inc.

333 W. Wacker Drive

Suite 1200

Chicago, IL 60606

(800) 835-3879

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

2 Hanson Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199-3600

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.*

Attn: Managers

P.O. Box 9769

Providence, RI 02940

(800) 548-4539

Trustees

Jack W. Aber

Christine C. Carsman

William E. Chapman, II

Edward J. Kaier

Steven J. Paggioli

Eric Rakowski

Thomas R. Schneeweis

John H. Streur

For Managers Choice Only

Managers

c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.*

P.O. Box 9847

Providence, RI 02940-8047

(800) 358-7668

 

* Formerly PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.

 

 

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MANAGERS AND MANAGERS AMG FUNDS

 

EQUITY FUNDS

  

BALANCED FUNDS

CADENCE CAPITAL APPRECIATION    INTERNATIONAL EQUITY    CHICAGO EQUITY PARTNERS BALANCED

CADENCE FOCUSED GROWTH

CADENCE MID-CAP

CADENCE EMERGING COMPANIES

Cadence Capital Management, LLC

 

CHICAGO EQUITY PARTNERS MID-CAP

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY

Rexiter Capital Management Limited

Schroder Investment Management

North America Inc.

 

ESSEX SMALL/MICRO CAP GROWTH

Essex Investment Management Co., LLC

 

FQ TAX-MANAGED U.S. EQUITY

FQ U.S. EQUITY

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

FRONTIER SMALL CAP GROWTH

Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC

 

GW&K SMALL CAP EQUITY

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

INSTITUTIONAL MICRO-CAP

MICRO-CAP

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.

Next Century Growth Investors LLC

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

  

AllianceBernstein L.P.

Lazard Asset Management, LLC

Martin Currie Inc.

 

REAL ESTATE SECURITIES

Urdang Securities Management, Inc.

 

RENAISSANCE LARGE CAP GROWTH

Renaissance Group LLC

 

SKYLINE SPECIAL EQUITIES

PORTFOLIO

Skyline Asset Management, L.P.

 

SPECIAL EQUITY

Ranger Investment Management, L.P.

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

Smith Asset Management Group, L.P.

Federated MDTA LLC

 

SYSTEMATIC VALUE

SYSTEMATIC MID CAP VALUE

Systematic Financial Management, L.P.

 

TIMESSQUARE MID CAP GROWTH

TIMESSQUARE SMALL CAP GROWTH

TSCM GROWTH EQUITY

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

 

TRILOGY GLOBAL EQUITY

TRILOGY EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY

TRILOGY INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP

Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.

 

  

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

FQ GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES

FQ GLOBAL ESSENTIALS

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

INCOME FUNDS

BOND (MANAGERS)

FIXED INCOME

GLOBAL BOND

Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.

 

BOND (MANAGERS PIMCO)

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC

 

CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE TAX-FREE

Miller Tabak Asset Management LLC

 

GW&K MUNICIPAL BOND

GW&K MUNICIPAL ENHANCED YIELD

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

HIGH YIELD

J.P. Morgan Investment Management LLC

 

INTERMEDIATE DURATION GOVERNMENT

SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT

Smith Breeden Associates, Inc.

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
 

This report is prepared for the Fund’s shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Web site at www.sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.

 

The Fund files their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To review a complete list of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.managersinvest.com.

 

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Managers Funds

June 30, 2011

Managers Special Equity Fund

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Managers Special Equity Fund

Semi-Annual Report — June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   Page  
ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES      1   
FUND PERFORMANCE      2   
FUND SNAPSHOTS AND SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS      3   
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:   

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     9   

Fund’s balance sheet, net asset value (NAV) per share computation and cumulative undistributed amount

  

Statement of Operations

     10   

Detail of sources of income, Fund expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the period

  

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

     11   

Detail of changes in Fund assets for the past two periods

  
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS      12   

Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets

  
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS      13   

Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks

  
ANNUAL RENEWAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT      18   

Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the Managers Family of Funds. Such offering is made only by Prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.

 

 


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About Your Fund’s Expenses (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011

  Expense
Ratio for  the
Period
    Beginning
Account  Value
01/01/11
    Ending
Account  Value
06/30/11
    Expenses
Paid  During
the Period*
 

Managers Special Equity Fund - Managers Class

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.41   $ 1,000      $ 1,143      $ 7.49   

Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return

    1.41   $ 1,000      $ 1,018      $ 7.05   

Managers Special Equity Fund - Institutional Class

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    1.16   $ 1,000      $ 1,144      $ 6.17   

Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return

    1.16   $ 1,000      $ 1,019      $ 5.81   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (181), then divided by 365.
 

 

    
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Managers Special Equity Fund Performance

All periods ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the periods indicated for Managers Special Equity Fund and the Russell 2000® Growth Index.

 

    Average Annual Total Returns1  

Managers Special Equity Fund2

  Six
Months
    One
Year
    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
    Inception
Date
 

Managers Class

    14.29     55.86     3.42     4.24     06/01/1984   

Institutional Class

    14.43     56.25     3.65     —          05/03/2004   

Russell 2000® Growth Index

    8.59     43.50     5.79     4.63     06/01/1984 † 

 

 

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

In choosing a Fund, investors should carefully consider the amount they plan to invest, their investment objectives, the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Funds are distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., a member of FINRA.

The Fund is subject to risks associated with investments in small-capitalization companies, such as erratic earnings patterns, competitive conditions, limited earnings history, and a reliance on one or a limited number of products.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index measures the performance of the Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Unlike the Fund, the Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

The Russell 2000® Growth Index is a trademark of Russell Investments. Russell® is a trademark of Russell Investments.

 

The date reflects the inception date of the Fund, not the index.
1 

Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of June 30, 2011. All returns are in U.S. dollars($).

2 

From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

    

 

 

 

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Managers Special Equity Fund

Fund Snapshots

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Portfolio Breakdown

 

Industry

   Managers
Special Equity  Fund**
    Russell  2000®
Growth Index
 

Information Technology

     22.2     24.6

Consumer Discretionary

     19.4     14.8

Industrials

     16.9     15.6

Health Care

     16.3     19.2

Financials

     8.4     7.3

Energy

     7.9     8.7

Materials

     5.5     4.6

Consumer Staples

     2.2     3.8

Telecommunication Services

     0.4     1.3

Utilities

     0.0     0.1

Other Assets and Liabilities

     0.8     0.0

**     As a percentage of net assets

        

Top Ten Holdings     

Security Name

         Percentage of
Net Assets
 

SXC Health Solutions Corp.*

  

    2.0

Rosetta Resources, Inc.

  

    1.6   

Signature Bank

  

    1.3   

Sourcefire, Inc.

  

    1.2   

IPG Photonics Corp.

  

    1.2   

BE Aerospace, Inc.*

  

    1.2   

Acacia Research Corp.

  

    1.1   

Polypore International, Inc.

  

    1.1   

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

  

    1.1   

Steven Madden, Ltd.*

  

    1.1   
    

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

  

    12.9
    

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at December 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
 

 

    
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Managers Special Equity Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Shares     Value  

Common Stocks - 99.2%

  

Consumer Discretionary - 19.4%

    

Aeropostale, Inc.*

     35,141      $ 614,968   

America’s Car-Mart, Inc.*

     41,547        1,371,051   

Ameristar Casinos, Inc.

     42,200        1,000,562   

AnnTaylor Stores Corp.*

     42,762        1,116,088   

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.*

     34,500        1,174,725   

Biglari Holdings, Inc.*

     1,117        436,803   

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*

     48,872        2,558,937   

Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     58,318        1,424,709   

Bridgepoint Education, Inc.*

     7,620 2      190,500   

Brunswick Corp.

     10,169        207,448   

Buckle, Inc., The

     17,130 2      731,451   

Carter’s, Inc.*

     1,698        52,230   

Cato Corporation, The, Class A

     22,730        654,624   

Cheesecake Factory, Inc., The*

     15,890        498,469   

Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc., The*

     3,263        145,171   

Coinstar, Inc.*

     8,785 2      479,134   

Collective Brands, Inc.*

     2,294        33,699   

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.

     12,738        628,111   

Crocs, Inc.*

     69,218        1,782,364   

Dana Holding Corp.*

     33,920 2      620,736   

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

     18,525        1,632,794   

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.*

     23,968        921,570   

DSW, Inc.*

     13,307 2      673,467   

Eastman Kodak Co.*

     4,241 2      15,183   

Express, Inc.*

     34,866        760,079   

Finish Line, Inc., The, Class A

     95,045        2,033,962   

Fossil, Inc.*

     10,909        1,284,207   

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*

     51,220        1,766,066   

Global Sources, Ltd.*

     34,870        320,455   

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.

     41,197        1,696,492   

HomeAway, Inc.*

     1,500        58,050   

IMAX Corp.*

     34,031        1,103,625   

iRobot Corp.*

     29,235        1,031,703   

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc.*

     21,409        1,070,664   

K12, Inc.*

     32,556        1,078,906   

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.*

     86,300        571,306   

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.*

     15,191 2      1,698,658   

Oxford Industries, Inc.

     42,920        1,448,979   

Panera Bread Co., Class A*

     11,700        1,470,222   
     Shares     Value  

Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc.*

     8,694      $ 501,644   

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.*

     37,090 2      843,427   

Pier 1 Imports, Inc.*

     248,245        2,872,195   

Polaris Industries, Inc.

     11,010        1,223,982   

Saks, Inc.*

     24,869 2      277,787   

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*

     52,449        896,878   

Select Comfort Corp.*

     56,970        1,024,321   

Shoe Carnival, Inc.*

     50,740        1,529,811   

Shutterfly, Inc.*

     18,838        1,081,678   

Sodastream International, Ltd.*

     17,523 2      1,065,574   

Steven Madden, Ltd.*

     106,301        3,987,350   

Strayer Education, Inc.

     3,111 2      393,199   

Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.*

     40,112 2      2,720,395   

Tenneco Automotive, Inc.*

     26,061        1,148,508   

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.,
Class A

     101,480        1,779,452   

Tractor Supply Co.

     21,118        1,412,372   

Tupperware Brands Corp.

     16,830        1,135,184   

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.*

     32,981        2,129,912   

Under Armour, Inc., Class A*

     12,067 2      932,900   

Vera Bradley, Inc.*

     10,621 2      405,722   

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.*

     19,230        879,965   

Warnaco Group, Inc., The*

     27,080        1,414,930   

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

     96,698 2      4,037,141   

Total Consumer Discretionary

       70,052,495   

Consumer Staples - 2.2%

    

B&G Foods, Inc.

     33,102 2      682,563   

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

     3,207 2      141,108   

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

     1,800        121,788   

Diamond Foods, Inc.

     13,516        1,031,811   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

     39,687        1,490,247   

Revlon, Inc., Class A*

     47,800        803,040   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

     67,970        3,711,842   

Total Consumer Staples

       7,982,399   

Energy - 7.9%

    

Approach Resources, Inc.*

     151,120        3,425,890   

Berry Petroleum Co., Class A

     17,865        949,167   

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.

     18,891        3,078,288   

Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.*

     12,191        732,070   

Complete Production Services, Inc.*

     22,059        735,888   

CVR Energy, Inc.*

     36,614        901,437   

ION Geophysical Corp.*

     82,343        778,965   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Shares     Value  

Energy - 7.9% (continued)

  

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp.*

     161,020      $ 929,085   

Lufkin Industries, Inc.

     10,594        911,614   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*

     41,667 2      1,236,677   

OYO Geospace Corp.*

     5,560        556,000   

Rosetta Resources, Inc.*

     110,690        5,704,962   

RPC, Inc.

     74,265 2      1,822,463   

Stone Energy Corp.*

     35,727        1,085,744   

Superior Energy Services, Inc.*

     93,550        3,474,447   

Tesco Corp.*

     34,000        659,940   

Venoco, Inc.*

     27,800        354,172   

W&T Offshore, Inc.

     48,366        1,263,320   

Total Energy

       28,600,129   

Financials - 8.4%

  

Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc.

     83,300        573,937   

Altisource Portfolio Solutions S.A.*

     31,640        1,164,352   

Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Class A

     50,459        732,665   

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

     10,760        356,694   

Credit Acceptance Corp.*

     7,706        650,926   

eSpeed, Inc., Class A

     27,430        212,034   

Financial Engines, Inc.*

     58,505        1,516,450   

GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A

     6,599 2      305,468   

Green Dot Corp., Class A*

     4,261 2      144,789   

Home Bancshares, Inc.

     115,250 2      2,724,510   

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

     9,990        155,944   

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     101,345 2      2,539,706   

Noah Holdings, Ltd., Sponsored ADR*

     6,542        73,532   

Ocwen Financial Corp.*

     56,576        721,910   

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.*

     13,581        1,151,533   

PrivateBancorp, Inc.

     197,210        2,721,498   

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

     74,801 2      3,277,779   

Signature Bank*

     84,435 2      4,829,681   

SVB Financial Group*

     39,769        2,374,607   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

     51,505 2      1,330,374   

Washington Banking Co.

     89,500 2      1,183,190   

World Acceptance Corp.*

     24,064        1,577,876   

Total Financials

       30,319,455   

Health Care - 16.3%

  

Abiomed, Inc.*

     8,400        136,080   

Affymetrix, Inc.*

     89,000        705,770   
     Shares     Value  

Air Methods Corp.*

     9,757      $ 729,238   

Align Technology, Inc.*

     59,160        1,348,848   

Amarin Corp. PLC, Sponsored ADR*

     81,575        1,180,390   

Amedisys, Inc.*

     629        16,750   

AMERIGROUP Corp.*

     31,800        2,240,946   

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     19,614 2      222,227   

Arqule, Inc.*

     50,540        315,875   

Array BioPharma, Inc.*

     55,880        125,171   

ArthroCare Corp.*

     10,600        354,782   

athenahealth, Inc.*

     18,851        774,776   

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     4,420        86,632   

AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     11,100        228,771   

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     34,600        132,172   

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

     21,792        592,960   

Cantel Medical Corp.

     17,130        460,968   

Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc.*

     57,014        3,182,521   

Centene Corp.*

     58,565        2,080,814   

Cepheid*

     43,855        1,519,137   

Chemed Corp.

     16,229        1,063,324   

Codexis, Inc.*

     13,600        130,968   

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.

     36,220        2,299,246   

CorVel Corp.*

     46,935        2,201,252   

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     37,341        1,343,903   

DexCom, Inc.*

     61,937        897,467   

Endologix, Inc.*

     167,658        1,559,219   

Epocrates, Inc.*

     24,490 2      451,596   

Genomic Health, Inc.*

     10,980        306,452   

Geron Corp.*

     43,910 2      176,079   

HealthSpring, Inc.*

     25,114        1,158,007   

HMS Holdings Corp.*

     32,675        2,511,727   

Human Genome Sciences, Inc.*

     8,747        214,651   

ICU Medical, Inc.*

     16,800        734,160   

Impax Laboratories, Inc.*

     93,166        2,030,087   

Incyte Genomics, Inc.*

     59,683 2      1,130,396   

Insulet Corp.*

     44,245        980,912   

InterMune, Inc.*

     12,240 2      438,804   

Invacare Corp.

     4,665        154,831   

IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc.*

     54,890        2,544,153   

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     29,749 2      992,129   

Kensey Nash Corp.*

     16,680        420,836   

Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     14,100        168,495   
 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Shares     Value  

Health Care - 16.3% (continued)

  

 

Masimo Corp.

     16,090      $ 477,551   

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Class A

     73,592        2,809,007   

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals*

     36,840        198,199   

National Research

     6,110        223,198   

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*

     30,900        248,745   

Novavax, Inc.*

     103,900        209,878   

NxStage Medical, Inc.*

     5,337        111,116   

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     23,179        818,219   

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.*

     20,832 2      243,734   

Providence Service Corp.*

     22,560        285,384   

PSS World Medical, Inc.*

     22,952 2      642,886   

Quality Systems, Inc.

     16,270 2      1,420,371   

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     30,700        281,519   

Spectrum Brands Holdings*

     14,200 2      131,563   

SXC Health Solutions Corp.*

     124,066        7,309,970   

Targacept, Inc.*

     8,400        176,988   

Tornier, N.V.*

     19,063        513,748   

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.

     14,550        359,822   

Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     20,410        145,727   

WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*

     1,654        85,032   

Zoll Medical Corp.*

     29,555        1,674,586   

Total Health Care

       58,710,765   

Industrials - 16.9%

    

Acacia Research Corp.*

     110,776        4,064,371   

Actuant Corp., Class A

     18,033        483,825   

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     20,103        1,121,345   

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

     31,401        1,118,190   

Avis Budget Group, Inc.*

     32,391        553,562   

Barnes Group, Inc.

     14,303 2      354,857   

BE Aerospace, Inc.*

     101,869        4,157,274   

Belden CDT, Inc.

     10,689 2      372,619   

Brink’s Co., The

     32,362        965,358   

Chart Industries, Inc.*

     65,391        3,529,806   

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

     11,534 2      1,190,886   

Consolidated Graphics, Inc.*

     4,500        247,275   

CoStar Group, Inc.*

     15,777        935,261   

Cubic Corp.

     17,470        890,795   

Deluxe Corp.

     39,469        975,279   

EMCOR Group, Inc.*

     9,380        274,928   

EnerSys*

     90,125        3,102,102   

Exponent, Inc.*

     16,700        726,617   
     Shares     Value  

Forward Air Corp.

     7,497      $ 253,324   

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*

     20,922        1,226,866   

HEICO Corp.

     16,813 2      920,344   

Hexcel Corp.*

     62,398        1,365,892   

Higher One Holdings, Inc.*

     47,168 2      892,419   

HNI Corp.

     11,059        277,802   

Hub Group, Inc.*

     51,155        1,926,497   

II-VI, Inc.*

     25,176        644,506   

Insperity, Inc.

     21,400        633,654   

Interface, Inc., Class A

     25,241        488,918   

Kaydon Corp.

     16,960        632,947   

Knoll, Inc.

     31,836        638,949   

Meritor, Inc.*

     18,641        299,002   

Middleby Corp., The*

     8,179        769,153   

Mueller Industries, Inc.

     6,462        244,974   

MYR Group, Inc.*

     34,671        811,301   

NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A

     7,016 2      679,289   

Nordson Corp.

     39,836        2,185,005   

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.*

     34,107        1,272,191   

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.*

     18,760        396,586   

Polypore International, Inc.*

     59,546        4,039,601   

RBC Bearings, Inc.*

     23,137        873,653   

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

     33,164        1,752,717   

Sauer-Danfoss, Inc.*

     13,940        702,437   

Textainer Group Holdings, Ltd.

     17,306        531,986   

Tredegar Corp.

     22,600        414,710   

Triumph Group, Inc.

     39,385        3,921,958   

Twin Disc, Inc.

     20,920        808,140   

United Rentals, Inc.*

     30,897        784,784   

UTI Worldwide, Inc.

     65,895        1,297,473   

Wabtec Corp.

     29,765        1,956,156   

Watsco, Inc.

     12,222        830,974   

Westport Innovations, Inc.*

     33,816        812,260   

Woodward Governor Co.

     13,580        473,399   

Zipcar, Inc.*

     11,600 2      236,756   

Total Industrials

       61,060,973   

Information Technology - 22.2%

  

 

ACI Worldwide, Inc.*

     21,200        715,924   

Acme Packet, Inc.*

     11,030        773,534   

Allot Communications, Ltd.*

     164,180        3,002,852   

Amkor Technology, Inc.*

     8,354        51,544   

Ancestry.com, Inc.*

     53,728 2      2,223,802   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Shares     Value  

Information Technology - 22.2% (continued)

    

Anixter International, Inc.

     21,908      $ 1,431,469   

Applied Micro Circuits Corp.*

     10,005        88,644   

Ariba, Inc.*

     110,317 2      3,802,627   

Aruba Networks, Inc.*

     115,024        3,398,959   

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*

     228,230        374,297   

Bankrate, Inc.*

     54,016 2      895,585   

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

     18,834        1,188,049   

Cavium, Inc.*

     20,169 2      879,167   

Ceva, Inc.*

     52,266        1,592,022   

Cognex Corp.

     54,155        1,918,712   

Coherent, Inc.*

     18,346        1,013,983   

CommVault Systems, Inc.*

     8,729        388,004   

Concur Technologies, Inc.*

     4,748        237,732   

Constant Contact, Inc.*

     15,042        381,766   

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.*

     27,356 2      482,833   

FARO Technologies, Inc.*

     29,467        1,290,655   

Fortinet, Inc.*

     119,130        3,251,059   

Fusion-io, Inc.*

     16,847 2      506,926   

GT Solar International, Inc.*

     51,018 2      826,492   

Inphi Corp.*

     66,197        1,151,828   

IPG Photonics Corp.*

     57,359 2      4,170,574   

Kenexa Corp.*

     71,365        1,711,333   

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.*

     134,300        875,636   

Littelfuse, Inc.

     24,114        1,415,974   

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

     34,827        1,199,442   

MAXIMUS, Inc.

     35,510        2,937,742   

Maxwell Technologies, Inc.*

     35,486        574,518   

MercadoLibre, Inc.*

     7,400 2      587,116   

MoneyGram International, Inc.*

     158,800        527,216   

Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.*

     13,000        183,690   

NeoPhotonics Corp.*

     1,778        12,304   

Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc.*

     27,030        234,620   

NetLogic Microsystems, Inc.*

     23,539        951,446   

NetSuite, Inc.*

     52,642        2,063,566   

Newport Corp.*

     47,497        863,020   

OPNET Technologies, Inc.

     36,965        1,513,347   

OSI Systems, Inc.*

     3,100        133,300   

Parametric Technology Corp.*

     29,181        669,120   

Plantronics, Inc.

     15,590        569,503   

Quest Software, Inc.*

     36,875        838,169   
     Shares     Value  

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.*

     16,802      $ 718,117   

Renaissance Learning, Inc.

     24,280        304,471   

Responsys, Inc.*

     37,730        668,953   

RF Micro Devices, Inc.*

     72,060        441,007   

RightNow Technologies, Inc.*

     42,225        1,368,090   

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*

     35,313        1,398,042   

ServiceSource International, Inc.*

     36,948        820,985   

Sourcefire, Inc.*

     146,731 2      4,360,846   

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.*

     37,120        737,574   

SuccessFactors, Inc.*

     3,227        94,874   

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*

     93,246        2,958,696   

Taleo Corp.*

     39,040        1,445,651   

TeleNav, Inc.*

     32,300        572,679   

TIBCO Software, Inc.*

     65,602        1,903,770   

Travelzoo, Inc.*

     8,909 2      575,878   

Unisys Corp.*

     21,806        560,414   

ValueClick, Inc.*

     52,825        876,895   

Veeco Instruments, Inc.*

     11,983 2      580,097   

VeriFone Holdings, Inc.*

     45,469        2,016,550   

Vocus, Inc.*

     4,414        135,113   

Volterra Semiconductor Corp.*

     81,270        2,004,118   

Websense, Inc.*

     23,801        618,112   

Wright Express Corp.*

     20,771        1,081,546   

Total Information Technology

       80,142,579   

Materials - 5.5%

    

Buckeye Technologies, Inc.

     12,677        342,025   

Century Aluminum Co.*

     23,931        374,520   

Globe Specialty Metals, Inc.

     43,115        966,638   

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

     14,746        559,316   

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.*

     81,002        3,172,848   

LSB Industries, Inc.*

     18,392        789,385   

Materion Corp.*

     21,553        796,814   

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

     10,680        707,977   

NewMarket Corp.

     9,061 2      1,546,803   

Olin Corp.

     53,751        1,217,998   

PolyOne, Corp.

     43,570        674,028   

Rock-Tenn Co., Class A

     9,677        641,972   

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.*

     62,557        3,458,777   

TPC Group, Inc.*

     89,430        3,507,446   

Worthington Industries, Inc.

     47,082        1,087,594   

Total Materials

       19,844,141   
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

     Shares     Value  

Telecommunication Services - 0.4%

    

Leap Wireless International, Inc.*

     70,531 2    $ 1,144,718   

Vonage Holdings Corp.*

     93,210        411,056   

Total Telecommunication Services

       1,555,774   

Total Common Stocks
(cost $282,010,951)

       358,268,710   

Short-Term Investments - 8.3%

    

BNY Institutional Cash Reserves Fund, Series B*3,8

     2,499,559        1,997,405   
    Shares      Value  

BNY Mellon Overnight
Government Fund, 0.08%
3

    21,305,652       $ 21,305,652   

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.10%

    6,822,371         6,822,371   

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $30,627,582)

       30,125,428   

Total Investments - 107.5%
(cost $312,638,533)

       388,394,138   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (7.5)%

       (27,251,182

Net Assets - 100.0%

     $ 361,142,956   
 

 

 

The following footnotes and abbreviations should be read in conjunction with the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

Based on the cost of investments of $315,063,712 for Federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2011, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation were approximately $77,673,487 and $4,343,061, respectively, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of investments of $73,330,426.

 

* Non-income producing security.
# Rounds to less than 0.1%
1 

Yield shown for an investment company represents the June 30, 2011, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage.

2 

Some or all of these shares were out on loan to various brokers as of June 30, 2011, amounting to a market value of $23,348,820, or approximately 6.5% of net assets.

3 

Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in this short-term investment.

4 

On September 12, 2008, The Bank of New York Mellon established a separate sleeve of the BNY Institutional Cash Reserves Fund (Series B) to hold certain Lehman Brothers floating rate notes. The Fund’s position in Series B is being fair valued daily. (See Note 4 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2011: (See Note 1(a) in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

     Quoted Prices in Active Markets
for Identical Investments
Level 1
     Significant Other
Observable  Inputs
Level 2
     Significant Unobservable  Inputs
Level 3
     Total  

Managers Special Equity Fund

           

Investments in Securities

           

Common Stocks

   $ 358,268,710         —           —         $ 358,268,710   

Short-Term Investments

     28,128,023       $ 1,997,405         —           30,125,428   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

   $ 386,396,733       $ 1,997,405         —         $ 388,394,138   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

All common stocks held in the Fund are Level 1 securities. For a detailed break-out of the common stocks by major industry classification, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

As of June 30, 2011, the Fund had no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 from the beginning of the reporting period.

Investments Definitions and Abbreviations:

ADR: ADR after the name of a holding stands for American Depositary Receipt, representing ownership of foreign securities on deposit with a domestic custodian bank. The value of the ADR security is determined or significantly influenced by trading on exchanges not located in the United States or Canada. Sponsored ADRs are initiated by the underlying foreign company.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Managers Special Equity Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments at value (including securities on loan valued at $23,348,820)*

   $ 388,394,138   

Receivable for investments sold

     3,552,926   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     2,083,708   

Receivable from affiliate

     32,416   

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     88,770   

Prepaid expenses

     44,183   

Total assets

     394,196,141   

Liabilities:

  

Payable to Custodian

     52,980   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     23,805,211   

Payable for investments purchased

     2,515,671   

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     6,148,463   

Accrued expenses:

  

Investment advisory and management fees

     260,601   

Administrative fees

     72,389   

Other

     197,870   

Total liabilities

     33,053,185   

Net Assets

   $ 361,142,956   

Managers Shares:

  

Net Assets

   $ 356,596,167   

Shares outstanding

     5,919,625   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 60.24   

Institutional Class Shares:

  

Net Assets

   $ 4,546,789   

Shares outstanding

     74,366   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 61.14   

Net Assets Represent:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 541,492,792   

Undistributed net investment loss

     (1,745,449

Accumulated net realized loss from investments

     (254,359,992

Net unrealized appreciation of investments

     75,755,605   

Net Assets

   $ 361,142,956   

* Investments at cost

   $ 312,638,533   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Managers Special Equity Fund

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividend income

   $ 541,587   

Securities lending fees

     61,382   

Interest income

     154   

Total investment income

     603,123   

Expenses:

  

Investment management and advisory fees

     1,509,340   

Transfer agent

     456,085   

Administrative fees

     419,264   

Custodian

     50,017   

Professional fees

     24,014   

Registration fees

     21,874   

Reports to shareholders

     15,277   

Trustees fees and expenses

     10,224   

Miscellaneous

     5,258   

Total expenses before offsets

     2,511,353   

Expense reimbursements

     (146,340

Expense reductions

     (16,441

Net expenses

     2,348,572   

Net investment loss

     (1,745,449

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

  

Net realized gain on investments

     28,771,980   

Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments

     14,967,622   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     43,739,602   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 41,994,153   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Managers Special Equity Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited) and for the year ended December 31, 2010

 

      2011     2010  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

    

Net investment loss

   ($ 1,745,449   ($ 2,007,981

Net realized gain on investments

     28,771,980        53,728,169   

Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments

     14,967,622        8,739,851   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     41,994,153        60,460,039   

From Capital Share Transactions:

    

Managers Class:

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

     105,239,879        72,554,710   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (68,809,862     (74,147,024

Net increase (decrease) from Managers Class share transactions

     36,430,017        (1,592,314

Institutional Class:

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

     1,028,668        641,061   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (1,800,014     (5,205,756

Net decrease from Institutional Class share transactions

     (771,346     (4,564,695

Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     35,658,671        (6,157,009

Total increase in net assets

     77,652,824        54,303,030   

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     283,490,132        229,187,102   

End of period

   $ 361,142,956      $ 283,490,132   

End of period undistributed net investment income (loss)

   ($ 1,745,449     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

    

Managers Class:

    

Sale of shares

     1,832,955        1,453,344   

Shares repurchased

     (1,200,893     (1,750,832

Net increase (decrease) in shares

     632,062        (297,488

Institutional Class:

    

Sale of shares

     17,619        14,182   

Shares repurchased

     (32,835     (125,107

Net decrease in shares

     (15,216     (110,925

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Managers Special Equity Fund

Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

Managers Class:

   For the  six
months ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    For the year ended December 31,  
     2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 52.71      $ 39.60      $ 30.28      $ 64.27      $ 82.96      $ 86.78   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment loss

     (0.30 )3      (0.41 )3      (0.34 )3      (0.28 )3      (0.51 )3      (0.14 )3 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     7.83 3      13.52 3      9.66 3      (27.93 )3      0.55 3      9.88 3 

Total from investment operations

     7.53        13.11        9.32        (28.21     0.04        9.74   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net realized gain on investments

     —          —          —          (5.78     (18.73     (13.56

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 60.24      $ 52.71      $ 39.60      $ 30.28      $ 64.27      $ 82.96   

Total Return1

     14.29 %5      33.11     30.78     (43.49 )%      (0.60 )%      11.28

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.40 %6      1.48     1.58     1.48     1.43     1.42

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets1

     (1.04 )%6      (0.95 )%      (1.08 )%      (0.52 )%      (0.59 )%      (0.15 )% 

Portfolio turnover

     55 %5      138     186     138     67     76

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

   $ 356,596      $ 278,701      $ 221,159      $ 352,106      $ 1,668,031      $ 2,551,703   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

            

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.50 %6      1.55     1.61     1.51     1.46     1.47

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

     (1.14 )%6      (1.02 )%      (1.11 )%      (0.55 )%      (0.62 )%      (0.20 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Institutional Class:

   For the  six
months ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
    For the year ended December 31,  
     2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 53.43      $     40.04      $     30.56      $ 64.71      $ 83.56      $ 87.09   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment income (loss)

     (0.23 )3      (0.30 )3      (0.26 )3      (0.15 )3      (0.32 )3      0.10 3 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     7.94 3      13.69 3      9.74 3      (28.16 )3      0.52 3      9.93 3 

Total from investment operations

     7.71        13.39        9.48        (28.31     0.20        10.03   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net realized gain on investments

     —          —          —          (5.84     (19.05     (13.56

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 61.14      $ 53.43      $ 40.04      $ 30.56      $ 64.71      $ 83.56   

Total Return1

     14.43 %5      33.44 %4      31.02 %4      (43.35 )%      (0.39 )%      11.56 %4 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     1.15 %6      1.23     1.33     1.23     1.20     1.18

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets1

     (0.79 )%6      (0.70 )%      (0.83 )%      (0.29 )%      (0.36 )%      0.09

Portfolio turnover

     55 %5      138     186     138     67     76

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

   $ 4,547      $ 4,786      $ 8,028      $     92,439      $     247,396      $     561,994   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

            

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.25 %6      1.30     1.36     1.26     1.23     1.23

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets

     (0.89 )%6      (0.77 )%      (0.86 )%      (0.32 )%      (0.39 )%      0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1

Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. (See Note 1(c) of Notes to Financial Statements.)

2 

Excludes the impact of fee waivers and expense offsets such as brokerage credits, but includes non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest and taxes. (See Note 1(c) to the Notes to Financial Statements.)

3

Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares.

4 

The Total Return is based on the Financial Statement Net Asset Values as shown above.

5

Not annualized.

6 

Annualized.

 

 

 

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Managers Special Equity Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Managers Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust is comprised of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks and policies. Included in this report is the Managers Special Equity Fund (“Special Equity” or the “Fund”).

The Fund offers both Managers Class shares and Institutional Class shares. The Institutional Class shares, which are designed primarily for institutional investors that meet certain administrative and servicing criteria, have a minimum investment of $2,500,000. Managers Class shares are offered to all other investors. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund and the classes are identical except for class specific expenses related to shareholder activity. Each class has equal voting privileges except that each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its services and/or distribution plan. Please refer to a current prospectus for additional information on each share class.

The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements:

 

a. Valuation of Investments

Equity securities traded on a domestic or international securities exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price, or, lacking any sales, at the last quoted bid price. Over-the-counter securities are valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price, if one is available. Lacking any sales, over-the-counter securities are valued at the last quoted bid price. The Fund’s investments are generally valued based on market quotations provided by third-party pricing services approved by the Board of Trustees of the Funds (the “Board”). Under certain circumstances, the value of certain Fund investments may be based on an evaluation of fair value, pursuant to procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Board of the Fund. The Fund may use the fair value of a portfolio security to calculate its NAV when, for example, (1) market quotations are not readily available because a portfolio security is not traded in a

public market or the principal market in which the security trades is closed, (2) trading in a portfolio security is suspended and has not resumed before the Fund calculates its NAV, (3) a significant event affecting the value of a portfolio security is determined to have occurred between the time of the market quotation provided for a portfolio security and the time as of which the Fund calculates its NAV, (4) a security’s price has remained unchanged over a period of time (often referred to as a “stale price”), or (5) Managers Investment Group LLC (the “Investment Manager”) determines that a market quotation is inaccurate. Portfolio investments that trade primarily on foreign markets are priced based upon the market quotation of such securities as of the close of their respective principal markets, as adjusted to reflect the Investment Manager’s determination of the impact of events occurring subsequent to the close of such markets but prior to the time as of which the Fund calculates its NAV. In accordance with procedures approved by the Board, the Investment Manager relies upon recommendations of a third-party fair valuation service in adjusting the prices of such foreign portfolio investments. The Fund may invest in securities that may be thinly traded. The Board has adopted procedures to adjust prices when thinly traded securities are judged to be stale so that they reflect fair value. An investment valued on the basis of its fair value may be valued at a price higher or lower than available market quotations. An investment’s valuation may differ depending on the method used and the factors considered in determining value according to the Fund’s fair value procedures.

Short-term investments having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Investments in other open-end regulated investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share except iShares or other ETF’s, which are valued the same as equity securities. Investments in certain mortgage-backed and stripped mortgage-backed securities, preferred stocks, convertible securities, derivatives and other debt securities not traded on an organized securities market are valued on the basis of valuations provided by dealers or by a pricing service which uses information with respect to transactions in such securities and various relationships between securities and yield to maturity in determining value. Securities (including derivatives) for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith, and pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

 

 

 
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U.S. GAAP define fair value as the price that a Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, options contracts)

Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities)

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

 

b. Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

 

c. Investment Income and Expenses

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed. These dividends are recorded as soon as the Trust is informed of the ex-dividend date. Dividend income on foreign securities is recorded net of any withholding tax. Interest income,

which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a fund are apportioned among the Funds in the Trust and in some cases other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders. Investment income, realized and unrealized capital gains and losses, the common expenses of the Fund and certain Fund level expense reductions, if any, are allocated on a pro rata basis to each class based on the relative net assets of each class to the total net assets of the Fund.

The Fund had certain portfolio trades directed to various brokers, under a brokerage recapture program, which paid a portion of the Fund’s expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, under these arrangements the amount by which the Fund’s expenses were reduced and the impact on the expense ratio was as follows: $16,293 or 0.01% annualized.

The Fund has a “balance credit” arrangement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), the Fund’s custodian, whereby the Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 0.75% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. If the T-Bill rate falls below 0.75%, no credits will be earned. These credits serve to reduce custody expenses that would otherwise be charged to the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the custodian expense was not reduced.

Overdrafts will cause a reduction of any earnings credits, computed at 2% above the effective Federal Funds rate on the day of the overdraft. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Fund incurred overdraft fees of $2.

The Trust also has a balance credit arrangement with its Transfer Agent, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc., (formerly PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.), whereby earnings credits are used to offset banking charges and other out-of-pocket expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the transfer agent expense was reduced by $148.

Total returns and net investment income for the Funds would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. Total expenses before offsets exclude the impact of expense reimbursements or fee waivers and expense offsets such as brokerage recapture credits, but include non-reimburseable expenses, if any, such as interest and taxes.

 

d. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends resulting from net investment income and distributions of capital gains, if any, normally will be declared and paid annually in December and when required for Federal excise tax purposes. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are declared separately for each class. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations,

 

 

 
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which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to wash sales, REITs, equalization accounting for tax purposes and market discount transactions. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital.

 

e. Federal Taxes

The Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no provision for Federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.

Additionally, based on the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, the Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2007-2010), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Additionally, the Fund is not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

 

f. Capital Loss Carryovers

As of June 30, 2011, the Fund had accumulated net realized capital loss carryover from securities transactions for Federal income tax purposes as shown in the following chart. These amounts may be used to offset realized capital gains, if any, through the expiration dates listed.

 

Fund

          Capital Loss
Carryover Amount
     Expires
December 31,
 

Special Equity

      $ 97,085,016         2016   
        183,621,777         2017   
     

 

 

    
     Total       $ 280,706,793      
     

 

 

    
g. Capital Stock

The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes for each series the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. The Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date. The cost of securities contributed to the Fund in connection with the issuance of shares is based on the valuation of those securities in accordance with the Fund’s policy on investment valuation. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

At June 30, 2011, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually or collectively held greater than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund as follows: two collectively own 58%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on the Fund.

 

2. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates

The Trust has entered into an Investment Management Agreement under which the Investment Manager, an independently managed subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Fund and is responsible for the Fund’s overall administration. The Investment Manager selects subadvisors for the Fund (subject to Trustee approval) and monitors each subadvisor’s investment programs and results. The Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by portfolio managers who serve pursuant to a Subadvisory Agreement with the Investment Manager.

Investment management fees are paid directly by the Fund to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. The annual investment management fee rate, as a percentage of average daily net assets, is 0.90%.

The Trust has entered into an Administration and Shareholder Servicing Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as the Fund’s administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for all aspects of managing the Fund’s operations, including administration and shareholder services to the Fund, its shareholders, and certain institutions, such as bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, that advise or act as an intermediary with the Fund’s shareholders. The Fund pays a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.25% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets for this service.

At a meeting held on March 3-4, 2011, the Board approved a new contractual expense limitation with respect to the Managers and Institutional classes. Effective April 1, 2011, Managers has contrac-

 

 

 
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tually agreed, until at least May 1, 2012, to limit total annual operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary items) of both the Managers and Institutional classes to 1.39% and 1.14%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Immediately prior to April 1, 2011, the Fund’s classes had contractual expense limitations of 1.44% and 1.19%, respectively.

The Fund is obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total operating expenses in any such future year to exceed that Fund’s respective expense cap. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Fund made no such repayments to the Investment Manager. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Fund’s components of reimbursement are detailed in the following chart:

 

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/10

   $ 108,681   

Additional Reimbursements

     146,340   

Repayments

     —     

Expired Reimbursements

     —     
  

 

 

 

Reimbursement Available - 06/30/11

   $ 255,021   
  

 

 

 

Effective January 1, 2011, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board is $80,000, plus $5,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts receives an additional payment of $20,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional payment of $8,000 per year. (Prior to January 1, 2011, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board was $65,000, plus $4,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts received an additional payment of $15,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee received an additional payment of $5,000 per year.) The Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated among all of the funds for which the Investment Manager serves as the advisor (the “Managers Funds”) based on the relative net assets of such funds. The “Trustees fees and expenses” shown in the financial statements represents the Funds’ allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid by the Managers Funds.

The Fund is distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor” or “MDI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. MDI serves as the principal underwriter for the Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of the Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold by brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with MDI. MDI bears all the expenses of providing services pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of Prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.

The Securities and Exchange Commission granted an exemptive order that permits the Fund to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible Managers Funds. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending Funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating Fund. The Investment Manager administers the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating Funds. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Fund lent to other Managers Funds varying amounts up to $1,708,614 over 4 days earning interest of $131. The interest amounts are presented in the Statement of Operations in interest income. For the same period, the Fund did not borrow from any of the Managers Funds.

 

3. Purchases and Sales of Securities

Purchases and sales of securities, excluding short-term securities and U.S. Government obligations, for the six months ended June 30, 2011, were $225,791,136 and 180,997,087, respectively. There were no purchases or sales of U.S. government obligations.

 

4. Portfolio Securities Loaned

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Fund participated in a securities lending program offered by BNYM, providing for the lending of securities to qualified brokers. Securities lending fees include earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the program, and the Fund, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and/or government securities and is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case

 

 

 
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of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Collateral received in the form of cash is invested temporarily in the BNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, formerly the BNY Institutional Cash Reserves Fund (the “ICRF”), or other short-term investments as defined in the Securities Lending Agreement with BNYM.

Effective August 2, 2010, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, entered into an agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon and the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNYMC”) with respect to the Fund’s position in the ICRF, pursuant to which (i) BNYMC will support the value of certain defaulted securities issued by Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. and held by ICRF, and (ii) if certain conditions are met, BNYMC will purchase the defaulted securities from the Fund in September 2011. The Fund is fair valuing its position in the ICRF daily based on the agreement. The Fund’s position in the separate sleeve of the ICRF Fund is included in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments and the unrealized loss on such investment is included in Net Unrealized Appreciation on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations.

 

5. Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Fund may enter into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Fund under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

6. New Accounting Standards

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.” ASU 2011-04 requires common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The new and revised disclosures are effective for

interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.

 

7. Subsequent Events

At a meeting held on June 9-10, 2011, the Board approved a new contractual expense limitation with respect to the Managers and Institutional Classes. Effective July 1, 2011, Managers has contractually agreed, until at least May 1, 2013, to waive management fees and/or reimburse Fund expenses, in order to limit total annual Fund operating expenses after fee waiver and expense reimbursements (exclusive of taxes, interest (including interest incurred in connection with bank and custody overdrafts), shareholder servicing fees, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses) of both the Managers and Institutional Classes to 1.36% and 1.11%, respectively, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Immediately prior to July 1, 2011, the Fund had contractual expense limitations of 1.39% and 1.14%, respectively.

The Fund has determined that no material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Fund’s financial statements which require additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Fund’s financial statements.

 

 

 
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On June 9-10, 2011, the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), approved the Investment Management Agreement with the Investment Manager for the Managers Special Equity Fund (the “Fund”) and the Subadvisory Agreement for each Subadvisor of the Fund. The Independent Trustees were separately represented by independent counsel in connection with their consideration of the approval of these agreements. In considering the Investment Management and Subadvisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed a variety of materials relating to the Fund, the Investment Manager and each Subadvisor, including comparative performance, fee and expense information for an appropriate peer group of similar mutual funds (the “Peer Group”), performance information for the relevant benchmark index (the “Fund Benchmark”) and, with respect to each Subadvisor, comparative performance information for an appropriate peer group of managed accounts, and, as to all other matters, other information provided to them on a periodic basis throughout the year, as well as information provided in connection with the meetings of June 9-10, 2011, regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisors under their respective agreements. Prior to voting, the Independent Trustees: (a) reviewed the foregoing information with their independent legal counsel and with management; (b) received materials from their independent legal counsel discussing the legal standards applicable to their consideration of the Investment Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements; and (c) met with their independent legal counsel in private sessions at which no representatives of management were present.

Nature, extent and quality of services.

In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Manager, the Trustees reviewed information relating to the Investment Manager’s operations and personnel. Among other things, the Investment Manager provided financial information, biographical information on its supervisory and professional staff and descriptions of its organizational and management structure. The Trustees also took into account information provided periodically throughout the previous year by the Investment Manager relating to the performance of its duties with respect to the Fund and the Trustees’ familiarity with the Investment Manager’s management through Board meetings, discussions and reports. In the course of their deliberations regarding the Investment Management Agreement, the Trustees evaluated, among other things: (a) the extent and quality of the Investment Manager’s oversight of the operation and management of the Fund; (b) the quality of the search, selection and monitoring services performed by the Investment Manager in overseeing the portfolio management responsibilities of the Subadvisors; (c) the Investment Manager’s ability to supervise the Fund’s other service providers; and (d) the Investment Manager’s compliance programs. The Trustees also took into account the financial condition of the Investment Manager with respect to its ability to provide the services required under the Investment Management Agreement and to maintain a contractual expense limitation for the Fund. The Trustees also considered the Investment Manager’s risk management processes.

The Trustees also reviewed information relating to each Subadvisor’s operations and personnel and the investment philosophy, strategies

and techniques (for each Subadvisor, its “Investment Strategy”) used in managing the portion of the Fund for which the Subadvisor has portfolio management responsibility. Among other things, the Trustees reviewed biographical information on portfolio management and other professional staff, information regarding each Subadvisor’s organizational and management structure and each Subadvisor’s brokerage policies and practices. The Trustees considered specific information provided regarding the experience of the individual or individuals at each Subadvisor with portfolio management responsibility for the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadvisor, including the information set forth in the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information. The Trustees also noted information provided by the Investment Manager regarding the manner in which each Subadvisor’s Investment Strategy complements those utilized by the Fund’s other Subadvisors. In the course of their deliberations, the Trustees evaluated, among other things: (a) the services rendered by each Subadvisor in the past; (b) the qualifications and experience of the Subadvisor’s personnel; and (c) the Subadvisor’s compliance programs. The Trustees also took into account the financial condition of each Subadvisor with respect to its ability to provide the services required under its Subadvisory Agreement. The Trustees also considered each Subadvisor’s risk management processes.

Performance.

Among other information relating to the Fund’s performance, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance for Managers Class shares for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods ended March 31, 2011 was above, above, below and below, respectively, the median performance of the Peer Group and above, below, below and below, respectively, the performance of the Fund Benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The Trustees noted the replacement of certain Subadvisors in 2009. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s more recent performance, including the fact that the Fund ranked in the top decile of the Peer Group over the 1-year period. The Trustees also noted that the Fund’s longer-term performance is improving as a result of the Fund’s recent strong performance. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s performance is being addressed.

As noted above, the Board considered the Fund’s net performance during relevant time periods as compared to the Fund’s Peer Group and Fund Benchmark and considered each Subadvisor’s performance as compared to an appropriate peer group of managed accounts and also considered the gross performance of the portion of the Fund managed by each Subadvisor as compared to the Subadvisor’s relevant performance composite that utilizes the same investment strategy and approach and noted that the Board reviews on a quarterly basis detailed information about the Fund’s performance results, portfolio composition and Investment Strategies, including with respect to the portion of the Fund managed by each Subadvisor. The Board noted the Investment Manager’s expertise and resources in monitoring the performance, investment style and risk-adjusted performance of each Subadvisor. The Board also noted each Subadvisor’s performance record with respect to the Fund. The Board was mindful of the Investment Manager’s attention to monitoring each Subadvisor’s performance with respect to the Fund and its discussions with management regarding the factors that contributed to the performance of the Fund.

 

 

    
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Advisory and Subadvisory Fees and Profitability.

In considering the reasonableness of the advisory fee charged by the Investment Manager for managing the Fund, the Trustees noted that the Investment Manager, and not the Fund, is responsible for paying the fees charged by the Fund’s Subadvisors and, therefore, that the fees paid to the Investment Manager cover the cost of providing portfolio management services as well as the cost of providing search, selection and monitoring services in operating a “manager-of-managers” complex of mutual funds. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the additional high quality supervisory services provided by the Investment Manager and the fact that the subadvisory fees are paid out of the advisory fee, the advisory fee payable by the Fund to the Investment Manager can reasonably be expected to exceed the median advisory fee for the Peer Group, which consists of many funds that do not operate with a manager-of-managers structure. In this regard, the Trustees also noted that the Investment Manager has undertaken to maintain an expense limitation for the Fund.

In considering the reasonableness of the advisory fee payable to the Investment Manager, the Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Investment Manager setting forth all revenues and other benefits, both direct and indirect (including any so-called “fallout benefits” such as reputational value derived from the Investment Manager serving as Investment Manager to the Fund), received by the Investment Manager and its affiliates attributable to managing the Fund and all the mutual funds in the Managers Family of Funds, the cost of providing such services and the resulting profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from these relationships. The Trustees noted that the subadvisory fees are paid by the Investment Manager out of its advisory fee. The Trustees also noted the current and potential asset levels of the Fund and the willingness of the Investment Manager to waive fees and pay expenses for the Fund from time to time as a means of limiting the total expenses of the Fund. The Trustees also considered management’s discussion of the current asset levels of the Fund, including the effect on assets attributable to the economic and market conditions since 2008, and considered the impact on profitability of the current asset levels and any future growth of assets of the Fund. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the advisory fee structure. In this regard, the Trustees noted that the Fund currently has four Subadvisors, each managing a portion of the Fund’s portfolio. Based on the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that the profitability to the Investment Manager is reasonable and that the Investment Manager is not realizing material benefits from economies of scale that would warrant adjustments to the advisory fee at this time. With respect to economies of scale, the Trustees also noted that as the Fund’s assets increase over time, the Fund may realize other economies of scale to the extent that the increase in assets is proportionally greater than the increase in certain other expenses.

In considering the reasonableness of the fee payable by the Investment Manager to each Subadvisor, the Trustees relied on the ability of the Investment Manager to negotiate the terms of each Subadvisory Agreement at arm’s length as part of the manager-of-managers structure, noting that the Investment Manager is

not affiliated with these Subadvisors. In addition, the Trustees considered other potential benefits of the subadvisory relationship to a Subadvisor, including, among others, the indirect benefits that the Subadvisor may receive from the Subadvisor’s relationship with the Fund, including any so-called “fallout benefits” to the Subadvisor, such as reputational value derived from the Subadvisor serving as Subadvisor to the Fund. In addition, the Trustees noted that the subadvisory fees are paid by the Investment Manager out of its advisory fee. Accordingly, the cost of services to be provided by each Subadvisor and the profitability to each Subadvisor of its relationship with the Fund were not material factors in the Trustees’ deliberations. For similar reasons, and based on the current size of the portion of the Fund managed by each Subadvisor, the Trustees concluded that the effect of any economies of scale being realized by the Subadvisors was not a material factor in the Trustees’ deliberations at this time.

The Trustees noted that the Fund’s advisory fees (which include both the advisory and administration fee) and total expenses (net of applicable expense waivers/reimbursements) as of March 31, 2011 were higher and lower, respectively, than the average for the Fund’s Peer Group. The Trustees took into account the fact that the Investment Manager has contractually agreed to lower the Fund’s contractual expense limitation from 1.14% to 1.11% of the Fund’s net annual operating expenses (subject to certain excluded expenses) effective July 1, 2011 through at least May 1, 2013. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s expenses. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisors, the foregoing expense limitation and the considerations noted above with respect to the Subadvisors and the Investment Manager, the Fund’s advisory fees, including subadvisory fees, are reasonable.

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After consideration of the foregoing, the Trustees also reached the following conclusions (in addition to the conclusions discussed above) regarding the Investment Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements with each of the Subadvisors: (a) the Investment Manager and each Subadvisor have demonstrated that they possess the capability and resources to perform the duties required of them under the Investment Management Agreement and the applicable Subadvisory Agreement; (b) each Subadvisor’s Investment Strategy is appropriate for pursuing the Fund’s investment objectives; and (c) the Investment Manager and each Subadvisor maintain appropriate compliance programs.

Based on all of the above-mentioned factors and their related conclusions, with no single factor or conclusion being determinative and with each Trustee not necessarily attributing the same weight to each factor, the Trustees concluded that approval of the Investment Management Agreement and each Subadvisory Agreement would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Accordingly, on June 9-10, 2011, the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the Investment Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreements for the Fund.

 

 

    
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Investment Manager and Administrator

Managers Investment Group LLC

333W. Wacker Drive

Suite 1200

Chicago, IL 60606

(800) 835-3879

Distributor

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Custodian

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Legal Counsel

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Boston, MA 02199-3600

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.*

Attn: Managers

P.O. Box 9769

Providence, RI 02940

(800) 548-4539

Trustees

Jack W. Aber

Christine C. Carsman

William E. Chapman, II

Edward J. Kaier

Steven J. Paggioli

Eric Rakowski

Thomas R. Schneeweis

John H. Streur

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Managers

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Providence, RI 02940-8047

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MANAGERS AND MANAGERS AMG FUNDS

 

EQUITY FUNDS

    

BALANCED FUNDS

CADENCE CAPITAL APPRECIATION

CADENCE FOCUSED GROWTH

CADENCE MID-CAP

CADENCE EMERGING COMPANIES

Cadence Capital Management, LLC

 

CHICAGO EQUITY PARTNERS MID-CAP

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY

Rexiter Capital Management Limited

Schroder Investment Management North America Inc.

 

ESSEX SMALL/MICRO CAP GROWTH

Essex Investment Management Co., LLC

 

FQ TAX-MANAGED U.S. EQUITY

FQ U.S. EQUITY

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

FRONTIER SMALL CAP GROWTH

Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC

 

GW&K SMALL CAP EQUITY

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

INSTITUTIONAL MICRO-CAP

MICRO-CAP

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.

Next Century Growth Investors LLC

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

  

INTERNATIONAL EQUITY

AllianceBernstein L.P.

Lazard Asset Management, LLC

Martin Currie Inc.

 

REAL ESTATE SECURITIES

Urdang Securities Management, Inc.

 

RENAISSANCE LARGE CAP GROWTH

Renaissance Group LLC

 

SKYLINE SPECIAL EQUITIES

PORTFOLIO

Skyline Asset Management, L.P.

 

SPECIAL EQUITY

Ranger Investment Management, L.P.

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

Smith Asset Management Group, L.P.

Federated MDTA LLC

 

SYSTEMATIC VALUE

SYSTEMATIC MID CAP VALUE

Systematic Financial Management, L.P.

 

TIMESSQUARE MID CAP GROWTH

TIMESSQUARE SMALL CAP GROWTH

TSCM GROWTH EQUITY

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

 

TRILOGY GLOBAL EQUITY

TRILOGY EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY

TRILOGY INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP

Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.

    

CHICAGO EQUITY PARTNERS BALANCED

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

FQ GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES

FQ GLOBAL ESSENTIALS

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

INCOME FUNDS

BOND (MANAGERS)

FIXED INCOME

GLOBAL BOND

Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.

 

BOND (MANAGERS PIMCO)

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC

 

CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE TAX-FREE

Miller Tabak Asset Management LLC

 

GW&K MUNICIPAL BOND

GW&K MUNICIPAL ENHANCED YIELD

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

HIGH YIELD

J.P. Morgan Investment Management LLC

 

INTERMEDIATE DURATION GOVERNMENT

SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT

Smith Breeden Associates, Inc.

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

 

 

This report is prepared for the Fund’s shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Web site at www.sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To review a complete list of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.managersinvest.com.

 

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Managers Funds

June 30, 2011

Managers Bond Fund

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Managers Bond Fund

 

Semi-Annual Report – June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

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ABOUT YOUR FUND’S EXPENSES

     1   

FUND PERFORMANCE

     2   

FUND SNAPSHOT AND SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

     3   

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     14   

Fund’s balance sheet, net asset value (NAV) per share computation and cumulative undistributed amounts

  

Statement of Operations

     15   

Detail of sources of income, Fund expenses, and realized and unrealized gains (losses) during the period

  

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

     16   

Detail of changes in Fund assets for the past two periods

  

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

     17   

Historical net asset values per share, distributions, total returns, expense ratios, turnover ratios and net assets

  

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     18   

Accounting and distribution policies, details of agreements and transactions with Fund management and affiliates, and descriptions of certain investment risks

  

ANNUAL RENEWAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

     22   

Nothing contained herein is to be considered an offer, sale or solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any series of the Managers Family of Funds. Such offering is made only by Prospectus, which includes details as to offering price and other material information.

 

 


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About Your Fund’s Expenses (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, which may include sales charges (loads) on purchase payments; redemption fees; and exchange fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The example is based on $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

 

Actual Expenses

 

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

 

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

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds.

   

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011

  Expense Ratio
for the Period
    Beginning
Account Value
01/01/2011
    Ending
Account Value
06/30/2011
    Expenses Paid
During the
Period*
 

Managers Bond Fund

       

Based on Actual Fund Return

    0.99   $ 1,000      $ 1,050      $ 5.03   

Based on Hypothetical 5% Annual Return

    0.99   $ 1,000      $ 1,020      $ 4.96   

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (181),then divided by 365.
 

 

    
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Managers Bond Fund Performance

All periods ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

The table below shows the average annual total returns for the periods indicated for the Managers Bond Fund and the Barclays Capital U.S. Government / Credit Bond Index.

 

Average Annual Total Returns1

   Six
Months
    One
Year
    Five
Years
    Ten
Years
    Inception
Date
 

Managers Bond Fund 2,3,4,5

     5.00     9.64     7.97     7.30     6/1/1984   

Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index 6

     2.61     3.68     6.35     5.74  

 

The performance data shown represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For performance information through the most recent month end, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit our Web site at www.managersinvest.com.

 

In choosing a Fund, investors should carefully consider the amount they plan to invest, their investment objectives, the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses before investing. For this and other information, please call (800) 835-3879 or visit www.managersinvest.com for a free prospectus. Read it carefully before investing or sending money. Distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

1 

Total return equals income yield plus share price change and assumes reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns are net of fees and may reflect offsets of Fund expenses as described in the Prospectus. No adjustment has been made for taxes payable by shareholders on their reinvested dividends and capital gain distributions. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. The listed returns on the Fund are net of expenses and based on the published NAV as of June 30, 2011. All returns are in U.S. dollars($).

2 

From time to time, the Fund’s advisor has waived its fees and/or absorbed Fund expenses, which has resulted in higher returns.

3 

The Fund is subject to the risks associated with investments in debt securities, such as default risk, fluctuations in debtor’s perceived ability to pay its creditors. Changing interest rates may adversely affect the value of an investment. An increase in interest rates typically causes the value of bonds and other fixed-income securities to fall.

4 

Investments in international securities are subject to certain risks of overseas investing including currency fluctuations and changes in political and economic conditions, which could result in significant market fluctuations. These risks are magnified in emerging markets.

5 

High yield bonds (also known as “junk bonds”) are subject to additional risks such as the risk of default.

6 

The Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is an index of investment-grade government and corporate bonds with a maturity rate of more than one year. Unlike the Fund, the Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index is unmanaged, is not available for investment, and does not incur expenses.

Not FDIC insured, nor bank guaranteed. May lose value.

 

 
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Managers Bond Fund

Fund Snapshots

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Portfolio Breakdown

 

Category

   Managers Bond Fund**     Barclays Capital U.S. Gov’t./
Credit Bond Index
 

Corporate Bonds

     70.2     30.9

Foreign Government Obligations

     4.6     8.1

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations

     4.3     61.0

Asset-Backed Securities

     4.3     0.0

Municipal Bonds

     1.5     0.0

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     1.2     0.0

Preferred Stocks

     1.0     0.0

Other Assets and Liabilities

     12.9     0.0

 

** As a percentage of net assets

Top Ten Holdings

 

Security Name

   Percentage of
Net Assets
 
Springleaf Finance Corp., Medium Term Notes, Series J,
    6.900%, 12/15/17
     2.6
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., 5.950%,
    02/15/18*
     2.4   
Southwestern Electric Power Co., 6.450%, 01/15/19*      2.2   
Equitable Resources, Inc., 6.500%, 04/01/18*      2.0   
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.110%, 01/29/37*      1.7   
Dun & Bradstreet Corp., The, 6.000%, 04/01/13*      1.7   
Nisource Finance Corp., 6.400%, 03/15/18*      1.5   
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company, L.P., 7.000%,
    06/15/18*
     1.5   
Ameren Illinois Co., 6.250%, 04/01/18      1.4   
Morgan Stanley, 5.500%, 07/24/20      1.4   
  

 

 

 

Top Ten as a Group

     18.4
  

 

 

 

 

* Top Ten Holding at December 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any sectors, industries, or securities discussed should not be perceived as investment recommendations. Mention of a specific security should not be considered a recommendation to buy or solicitation to sell that security. Specific securities mentioned in this report may have been sold from the Fund’s portfolio of investments by the time you receive this report.
 

 

 

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Managers Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Security Description

        Principal Amount     Value  

Corporate Bonds - 70.2%

       

Financials - 24.6%

       

Alta Wind Holdings LLC, 7.000%, 06/30/35 (a)

      $ 8,377,956      $ 8,890,100   

American General Finance Corp., 5.400%, 12/01/15

        5,000,000        4,575,000   

American International Group, Inc.,

       

MTN, Series G, 5.850%, 01/16/18

        1,940,000        2,029,969   

MTN, Series MP, 5.450%, 05/18/17

        485,000        506,541   

Bank of America Capital Trust VI, 5.625%, 03/08/35

        3,085,000        2,657,823   

Camden Property Trust, 5.700%, 05/15/17

        5,205,000        5,733,240   

Cantor Fitzgerald L.P.,

       

6.375%, 06/26/15 (a)

        8,710,000        9,168,677   

7.875%, 10/15/19 (a) 5

        10,805,000        11,801,945   

Citigroup, Inc.,

       

5.500%, 10/15/14

        21,385,000        23,255,824   

6.125%, 08/25/36

        10,760,000        10,340,930   

Crown Castle Towers LLC, 6.113%, 01/15/20 (a)

        13,725,000        14,975,608   

Duke Realty, L.P.,

       

5.950%, 02/15/17

        2,210,000        2,424,122   

6.500%, 01/15/18

        5,000,000        5,560,540   

Equity One, Inc., 6.000%, 09/15/17

        5,915,000        6,290,579   

ERP Operating, L.P.,

       

5.125%, 03/15/16

        600,000        654,111   

5.750%, 06/15/17

        1,450,000        1,607,522   

Export-Import Bank of Korea, The, 8.300%, 03/15/14 (a)

   IDR      1,400,000,000        166,717   

First Industrial L.P., 5.950%, 05/15/17

        15,000,000        14,970,735   

GE Capital Australia Funding Pty., Ltd., Series EMTN, 8.000%, 02/13/12

   AUD      3,965,000        4,310,919   

General Electric Capital Corp.,

       

2.960%, 05/18/12

   SGD      4,400,000        3,640,773   

3.485%, 03/08/12

   SGD      16,500,000        13,652,779   

6.500%, 09/28/15

   NZD      15,265,000        13,239,093   

6.750%, 09/26/16

   NZD      6,390,000        5,539,008   

Series GMTN, 7.625%, 12/10/14

   NZD      9,365,000        8,382,847   

GMAC, Inc., 8.000%, 11/01/31

        1,427,000 2      1,544,728   

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc., The, 7.500%, 03/01/20

        6,475,000        6,982,867   

Highwoods Realty, L.P.,

       

5.850%, 03/15/17

        3,680,000        4,015,642   

7.500%, 04/15/18

        2,405,000        2,790,408   

ICICI Bank, Ltd., 6.375%, 04/30/22 (a) 7

        900,000        877,500   

Institut de Credito Oficial, Series MTN, 5.500%, 10/11/12

   AUD      3,735,000        3,929,614   

iStar Financial, Inc.,

       

5.700%, 03/01/14

        15,000        13,762   

5.850%, 03/15/17

        325,000        278,688   

5.875%, 03/15/16

        1,340,000 2      1,155,750   

6.050%, 04/15/15

        620,000        561,100   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.,

       

6.744%, 04/12/12(a) 4

   IDR      40,733,437,680        4,507,824   

7.700%, 06/01/16 (a)

   IDR      19,000,000,000        2,204,536   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

Security Description

        Principal  Amount     Value  

Financials - 24.6% (continued)

       

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, 6.500%, 09/14/20 (a)

      $ 17,940,000 2    $ 16,922,515   

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.,

       

5.375%, 07/15/14

        4,390,000        4,762,162   

5.875%, 08/01/33

        10,360,000        10,278,508   

MBIA Insurance Corp., 14.000%, 01/15/33 (a) 7

        525,000        312,375   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.,

       

4.625%, 09/14/18

   EUR      1,750,000        2,351,783   

6.110%, 01/29/37

        38,050,000        35,675,604   

10.710%, 03/08/17

   BRL      2,500,000        1,605,901   

MTN, Series C, 6.050%, 06/01/34

        22,100,000        21,487,985   

Morgan Stanley,

       

4.750%, 04/01/14

        10,715,000        11,169,166   

5.500%, 07/24/20

        28,600,000        28,948,663   

6.625%, 04/01/18

        3,095,000        3,409,430   

GMTN, Series F, 5.625%, 09/23/19

        6,700,000 2      6,875,198   

Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co., 6.800%, 06/15/36 (a)

        13,925,000        14,161,502   

National City Bank of Indiana, 4.250%, 07/01/18

        6,310,000        6,379,158   

National City Corp., 6.875%, 05/15/19

        1,905,000        2,195,312   

National Life Insurance Co., 10.500%, 09/15/39 (a)

        5,000,000        6,445,935   

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., 6.600%, 04/15/34 (a)

        3,325,000        3,113,680   

Old Republic International Corp., 3.750%, 03/15/18 9

        9,220,000 2      9,127,800   

Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co., The, 7.625%, 06/15/40 (a)

        8,885,000        9,783,789   

PF Export Rec Master Trust, 6.436%, 06/01/15 (a)

        322,782        343,763   

ProLogis, L.P.,

       

5.625%, 11/15/15

        345,000        364,784   

5.750%, 04/01/16

        280,000        302,544   

Realty Income Corp.,

       

5.750%, 01/15/21

        1,435,000        1,537,644   

6.750%, 08/15/19

        6,240,000        7,134,055   

Simon Property Group, L.P., 5.750%, 12/01/15

        445,000 2      499,521   

SLM Corp.,

       

5.000%, 04/15/15

        50,000        50,250   

5.375%, 05/15/14

        300,000        312,339   

8.450%, 06/15/18

        18,665,000        20,486,947   

Springleaf Finance Corp., MTN, Series J, 6.900%, 12/15/17

        57,315,000        52,586,512   

WEA Finance LLC / WT Finance Australia, 6.750%, 09/02/19 (a)

        8,325,000        9,440,492   

White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd., 6.375%, 03/20/17 (a)

        4,555,000        4,723,120   

Willis North America, Inc.,

       

6.200%, 03/28/17

        5,685,000        6,198,577   

7.000%, 09/29/19

        2,860,000        3,169,017   

Total Financials

          505,393,852   

Industrials - 35.1%

       

Agilent Technologies, Inc., 6.500%, 11/01/17

        6,945,000        7,998,890   

Albertson’s, Inc.,

       

6.625%, 06/01/28

        1,015,000        768,862   

7.450%, 08/01/29

        3,195,000        2,643,862   

7.750%, 06/15/26

        915,000        805,200   

 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

Security Description

   Principal  Amount     Value  

Industrials - 35.1% (continued)

    

American President, Ltd., 8.000%, 01/15/245

   $ 250,000      $ 165,000   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.450%, 09/15/36

     6,020,000 2      6,281,545   

AT&T Corp., 6.500%, 03/15/29

     6,415,000        6,819,594   

Bell Atlantic Pennsylvania, Inc., 6.000%, 12/01/28

     1,335,000        1,311,033   

BellSouth Corp., 6.000%, 11/15/34

     2,370,000        2,393,930   

Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 5.750%, 03/15/33

     195,000        195,727   

CenturyLink, Inc., 6.450%, 06/15/21

     8,905,000        8,803,207   

CenturyTel, Series P, 7.600%, 09/15/39

     9,335,000        8,979,150   

Choice Hotels International, Inc., 5.700%, 08/28/20

     11,900,000 2      12,146,294   

CIGNA Corp., 6.150%, 11/15/36

     6,830,000        7,117,905   

Comcast Corp., 5.650%, 06/15/35

     3,820,000        3,741,828   

Continental Airlines, Inc.,

    

5.983%, 04/19/22

     17,174,152        17,667,050   

6.795%, 08/02/20

     28,000        27,683   

Series 00A1, 8.048%, 11/01/20

     85,125        91,084   

Series B, 6.903%, 04/19/22

     5,444,205        5,457,815   

Corn Products International, Inc., 6.625%, 04/15/37

     4,055,000        4,385,430   

Corning, Inc.,

    

6.850%, 03/01/29

     9,142,000        10,097,376   

7.250%, 08/15/36

     1,185,000        1,378,808   

Cummins Engine Co., Inc.,

    

5.650%, 03/01/98

     11,235,000        9,249,820   

6.750%, 02/15/27

     2,853,000 2      3,077,999   

7.125%, 03/01/28

     50,000        56,058   

Cytec Industries, Inc., 6.000%, 10/01/15

     875,000        968,838   

Darden Restaurants, Inc., 6.000%, 08/15/35

     2,635,000        2,651,896   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.,

    

8.021%, 08/10/22

     12,215,621        12,413,514   

Pass Through Certificate, Series 2010-1A, 6.200%, 07/02/18

     5,114,412 2      5,328,808   

Dillards, Inc., 7.000%, 12/01/28

     225,000        207,000   

DP World, Ltd., 6.850%, 07/02/37 (a)

     28,350,000        27,074,250   

Duke Energy Field Services LLC, 6.450%, 11/03/36 (a)

     2,615,000        2,742,772   

Dun & Bradstreet Corp., The, 6.000%, 04/01/13

     32,120,000        34,524,214   

El Paso Corp., 6.950%, 06/01/28

     1,030,000        1,113,620   

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.,

    

6.125%, 02/15/17

     700,000        779,721   

6.625%, 10/15/36

     1,805,000        1,862,446   

Enterprise Products Operating L.P., 6.300%, 09/15/17

     8,440,000        9,680,537   

Equifax, Inc., 7.000%, 07/01/37

     4,421,000        4,743,335   

Equitable Resources, Inc., 6.500%, 04/01/18

     35,420,000        40,136,031   

ERAC USA Finance Co.,

    

6.375%, 10/15/17 (a)

     4,910,000        5,646,716   

6.700%, 06/01/34 (a)

     1,250,000        1,338,929   

7.000%, 10/15/37 (a)

     19,033,000        20,942,524   

Foot Locker, Inc., 8.500%, 01/15/22

     570,000        582,825   

Ford Motor Co., 6.375%, 02/01/29

     1,990,000 2      1,900,191   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Security Description

   Principal  Amount     Value  

Industrials - 35.1% (continued)

    

GTE Corp., 6.940%, 04/15/28

   $ 130,000      $ 149,253   

Intel Corp.,

    

2.950%, 12/15/359

     6,230,000        6,440,262   

3.250%, 08/01/399

     15,000,000 2      18,300,000   

Intuit, Inc., 5.750%, 03/15/17

     3,560,000        3,995,879   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P.,

    

5.800%, 03/15/35

     3,360,000        3,250,948   

5.950%, 02/15/18

     44,630,000        49,725,631   

Lowe’s Companies, Inc., 6.875%, 02/15/28

     500,000        588,678   

Lucent Technologies, Inc.,

    

6.450%, 03/15/29

     4,335,000        3,901,500   

6.500%, 01/15/28

     305,000        273,738   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC, 7.125%, 12/01/37 (a)

     4,725,000        4,672,467   

Masco Corp.,

    

5.850%, 03/15/17

     8,150,000        8,109,111   

6.500%, 08/15/32

     955,000        856,071   

7.125%, 03/15/20

     9,065,000        9,279,260   

7.750%, 08/01/29

     820,000        814,500   

Mead Corp., 7.550%, 03/01/47

     970,000        967,947   

Methanex Corp., 6.000%, 08/15/15

     3,825,000        3,891,834   

Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., 5.000%, 01/01/455

     825,000        626,464   

New England Telephone & Telegraph Co., 7.875%, 11/15/29

     2,390,000        2,747,735   

NGPL Pipeco LLC, 7.119%, 12/15/17 (a)

     21,980,000 2      24,623,843   

Northwest Airlines, Inc., 8.028%, 11/01/17

     6,084,086        6,084,086   

ONEOK Partners, L.P., 6.650%, 10/01/36

     2,650,000        2,876,193   

ONEOK, Inc., 6.000%, 06/15/35

     9,210,000 2      9,129,891   

Owens & Minor, Inc., 6.350%, 04/15/165

     1,355,000        1,422,461   

Owens Corning, Inc.,

    

6.500%, 12/01/16

     4,560,000        4,961,654   

7.000%, 12/01/36

     9,175,000        9,295,523   

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co., L.P.,

    

6.200%, 11/01/17

     5,520,000        6,301,974   

7.000%, 06/15/18

     26,505,000        31,180,483   

Plains All American Pipeline L.P.,

    

6.125%, 01/15/17

     2,770,000        3,099,666   

6.500%, 05/01/18

     8,975,000        10,165,794   

6.650%, 01/15/37

     5,960,000        6,294,284   

Pulte Homes, Inc.,

    

6.000%, 02/15/35

     10,320,000        8,049,600   

6.375%, 05/15/33

     4,670,000        3,852,750   

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.,

    

6.500%, 11/15/18

     620,000        629,300   

6.875%, 07/15/28

     1,190,000        1,136,450   

7.625%, 08/03/21

     2,135,000        2,284,625   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Managers Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

Security Description

   Principal  Amount     Value  

Industrials - 35.1% (continued)

    

Qwest Corp.,

    

6.875%, 09/15/33

   $ 7,209,000      $ 6,947,674   

7.200%, 11/10/26

     435,000        426,300   

7.250%, 09/15/25

     1,185,000        1,226,475   

7.250%, 10/15/35

     2,165,000        2,143,350   

7.500%, 06/15/23

     739,000        739,924   

Reynolds American, Inc.,

    

6.750%, 06/15/17

     8,170,000        9,432,894   

7.250%, 06/15/37

     2,000,000        2,155,336   

Rowan Cos., Inc., 7.875%, 08/01/19

     4,710,000        5,597,119   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 7.700%, 10/01/27 (a)

     3,740,000        4,472,064   

Telecom Italia Capital S.p.A.,

    

6.000%, 09/30/34

     3,210,000        2,724,221   

6.375%, 11/15/33

     3,170,000        2,826,825   

Telekom Malaysia Berhad, 7.875%, 08/01/25 (a)

     250,000        321,744   

Texas Eastern Transmission, L.P., 6.000%, 09/15/17 (a)

     3,000,000        3,460,881   

Toro Co., The, 6.625%, 05/01/375

     6,810,000        6,783,278   

Transocean, Inc., 7.375%, 04/15/18

     500,000        582,209   

U.S. Steel Corp.,

    

6.650%, 06/01/37

     3,595,000        3,154,612   

7.000%, 02/01/18

     7,310,000        7,383,100   

United Airlines, Inc., 6.636%, 07/02/22

     15,810,047        15,889,097   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.,

    

5.800%, 03/15/36

     13,506,000        13,630,579   

6.500%, 06/15/37

     310,000        338,954   

6.625%, 11/15/37

     1,540,000        1,708,359   

US Airways Group, Inc., Series 2011 A, 7.125%, 04/22/25

     3,843,000        3,843,000   

USG Corp., 6.300%, 11/15/16

     1,410,000        1,240,800   

V.F. Corp., 6.450%, 11/01/37

     9,334,000 2      10,489,755   

Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.875%, 11/01/36

     3,665,000        3,979,406   

Verizon Maryland, Inc., 5.125%, 06/15/33

     1,055,000        983,415   

Verizon New York, Inc., Series B, 7.375%, 04/01/32

     1,155,000        1,328,452   

Weatherford International, Inc., 6.500%, 08/01/36

     1,110,000        1,144,985   

Wellpoint, Inc., 6.375%, 06/15/37

     11,710,000 2      12,758,361   

Western Union Co., The,

    

6.200%, 11/17/36

     7,495,000        7,620,586   

6.200%, 06/21/40

     130,000        130,536   

Weyerhaeuser Co.,

    

6.875%, 12/15/33

     12,890,000        12,971,594   

7.375%, 10/01/19

     3,915,000        4,434,842   

7.375%, 03/15/32

     1,930,000        2,008,418   

White Pine Hydro LLC,

    

6.310%, 07/10/17 (a)5

     1,700,000        1,804,431   

6.960%, 07/10/37 (a)5

     1,645,000        1,569,215   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Managers Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

Security Description

        Principal Amount     Value  

Industrials - 35.1% (continued)

       

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.,

       

5.750%, 02/01/18

      $ 950,000      $ 980,961   

6.000%, 12/01/16

        6,430,000 2      6,828,525   

7.375%, 03/01/20

        7,220,000        8,006,099   

Total Industrials

          720,347,548   

Utilities - 10.5%

       

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., 7.250%, 08/01/18 (a)

        21,130,000        23,797,662   

Ameren Energy Generating Co., 7.000%, 04/15/18

        22,700,000 2      23,238,648   

Ameren Illinois Co., 6.250%, 04/01/18

        26,000,000        29,003,442   

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co., 5.200%, 06/15/33

        1,470,000        1,401,729   

Bruce Mansfield Unit 1 2, 6.850%, 06/01/34

        10,477,605        11,232,695   

Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., The, 5.950%, 12/15/36

        15,155,000        14,922,007   

Empresa Nacional de Electricidad, 7.875%, 02/01/27

        2,900,000 2      3,280,819   

ITC Holdings Corp.,

       

5.875%, 09/30/16 (a)

        2,410,000        2,741,014   

6.375%, 09/30/36 (a)

        3,605,000        3,843,182   

Mackinaw Power LLC, 6.296%, 10/31/23 (a)

        8,657,445        9,227,365   

Nisource Finance Corp.,

       

6.400%, 03/15/18

        27,910,000        31,617,536   

6.800%, 01/15/19

        11,625,000        13,491,789   

Southwestern Electric Power Co., 6.450%, 01/15/19

        39,195,000 2      44,407,270   

Tenaga Nasional Berhad, 7.500%, 11/01/25 (a)

        2,000,000        2,469,924   

Total Utilities

          214,675,082   

Total Corporate Bonds (cost $1,317,395,532)

          1,440,416,482   

Foreign Government Obligations - 4.6%

       

Alberta Notes, Province of, 5.930%, 09/16/16

   CAD      113,088        128,479   

Brazil Bonds, Republic of,

       

10.250%, 01/10/28

   BRL      5,750,000        4,015,955   

12.500%, 01/05/22

   BRL      5,160,000 2      4,132,893   

Canadian Government Bonds,

       

1.000%, 09/01/11

   CAD      510,000        528,820   

1.250%, 12/01/11

   CAD      400,000        415,080   

3.500%, 06/01/13

   CAD      5,964,000        6,406,824   

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development Notes, 9.250%, 09/10/12

   BRL      2,000,000        1,287,669   

European Investment Bank,

       

Bonds, 6.802%, 03/10/214

   AUD      5,000,000        2,803,901   

Notes, 6.909%, 04/24/13 (a)4

   IDR      50,074,770,000        5,161,459   

Notes, 7.000%, 01/18/12

   NZD      5,508,000        4,656,195   

Notes, 11.250%, 02/14/13

   BRL      13,490,000        9,019,841   

Inter-American Development Bank,

       

Bonds, 6.000%, 12/15/17

   NZD      4,215,000        3,665,377   

Notes, 6.641%, 05/20/134

   IDR      45,580,000,000        4,698,054   

Notes, Series EMTN, 9.063%, 09/23/134

   IDR      33,430,000,000        3,343,975   

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development Notes, Series GDIF, 1.430%, 03/05/14

   SGD      5,800,000        4,785,909   

Manitoba Bonds, Province of, 6.360%, 09/01/15

   NZD      5,450,000        4,789,155   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Managers Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

Security Description

        Principal  Amount     Value  

Foreign Government Obligations - 4.6% (continued)

       

Mexican Government Bonds,

       

8.000%, 12/07/23

   MXN      141,360,000      $ 12,795,587   

9.000%, 12/20/12

   MXN      26,900,000        2,425,577   

Series M 10, 7.250%, 12/15/16

   MXN      31,000,000        2,760,802   

New Zealand Government Bonds, Series 413, 6.500%, 04/15/13

   NZD      11,870,000        10,392,003   

Queensland Treasury Corp. Bonds, 7.125%, 09/18/17 (a)

   NZD      7,500,000        6,803,848   

Total Foreign Government Obligations (cost $79,786,344)

          95,017,403   

U.S. Government and Agency Obligations - 4.3%

       

U.S. Government Obligations - 0.7%

       

USTN, 1.000%, 08/31/11

      $ 13,530,000        13,551,134   

Federal Home Loan Bank Corporation - 0.8%

       

FHLB, 1.875%, 06/21/13

        16,600,000        17,045,760   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation - 2.1%

       

FHLMC, 1.625%, 04/15/13

        16,595,000 2      16,937,637   

FHLMC, 2.125%, 09/21/12

        24,895,000        25,429,670   

FHLMC, Gold, 5.000%, 12/01/31

        105,605        113,007   

Total Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation

          42,480,314   

Federal National Mortgage Association - 0.7%

       

FNMA, 1.875%, 04/20/12

        10,325,000        10,454,692   

FNMA, 4.000%, 10/01/18

        3,726,303        3,943,106   

FNMA, 6.000%, 07/01/29

        8,231        9,131   

Total Federal National Mortgage Association

          14,406,929   

Total U.S. Government and Agency Obligations (cost $86,149,726)

          87,484,137   

Asset-Backed Securities - 4.3%

       

Chase Issuance Trust, Series 2007-B1, Class B1, 0.437%, 04/15/19 (07/15/11)6

        17,040,000        16,612,919   

CIT Equipment Collateral, Series 2008-VT1, Class A3, 6.590%, 12/22/14

        2,174,510        2,191,272   

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust, Series 2008-C6, Class C6, 6.300%, 06/20/14

        8,945,000        9,381,987   

Marriott Vacation Club Owner Trust, Series 2009-2A, Class A, 4.809%,
07/20/31 (a)

        11,337,262        11,700,544   

MBNA, Series 2002-C1, Class C1, 6.800%, 07/15/14

        6,911,000        7,162,494   

Merrill Auto Trust Securitization, Series 2008-1, Class B, 6.750%, 04/15/15

        4,035,000        4,204,307   

Sierra Receivables Funding Company, Series 2010-2A, Class A, 3.840%,
11/20/25 (a)

        15,019,655        15,293,590   

Trinity Rail Leasing LP, Series 2009-1A, Class A, 6.657%, 11/16/39 (a)

        4,692,750        4,841,312   

Trip Rail Master Funding LLC, Series 2011-1A, Class A1A, 4.370%,
07/15/41 (a)

        14,900,000        14,900,000   

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Note Trust, Series 2010-A, 6.750%, 04/15/19

        1,000,000        1,099,081   

Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost $83,077,528)

          87,387,506   

Municipal Bonds - 1.5%

       

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, Series 2007 A-2, 5.875%,
06/01/47
5

        5,035,000        3,664,624   

Chicago Illinois O’Hare International Airport Revenue Bond, Series 2008 A, 4.500%, 01/01/38, (AGM Insured)

        315,000        268,852   

Illinois State General Obligation, Series 2003, 5.100%, 06/01/33

        2,880,000        2,450,074   

Michigan Tobacco Settlement Financial Authority, Series 2006 A, 7.309%,
06/01/34
5

        2,985,000        2,168,423   

San Jose California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation, Series 2006 C, 3.750%, 08/01/28, (BHAC Insured)

        280,000        221,721   

San Jose California Redevelopment Agency Tax Allocation, Series 2006 C, 3.750%, 08/01/28, (NATL-RE Insured)

        765,000        523,069   

State of California, 4.500%, 08/01/27, (AMBAC Insured)

        950,000        915,211   

State of California, 4.500%, 10/01/29

        2,655,000        2,457,654   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Managers Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

Security Description

   Principal  Amount      Value  

Municipal Bonds - 1.5% (continued)

     

State of California, 4.500%, 08/01/30

   $ 730,000       $ 667,169   

State of California, 4.500%, 08/01/30, (AMBAC Insured)

     770,000         703,726   

State of California, Variable Purpose Bond, 3.250%, 12/01/27, (NATL-RE Insured)

     495,000         395,010   

State of California, Variable Purpose Bond, 4.500%, 12/01/33, (AMBAC Insured)

     2,330,000         2,089,963   

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., 6.706%, 06/01/465

     21,620,000         14,441,295   

Total Municipal Bonds (cost $39,577,046)

        30,966,791   

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 1.2%

     

Bank of America-First Union, Series 2001, 5.464%, 04/11/37

     176,149         176,059   

Community Program Loan Trust, Series 87-A, Class A5, 4.500%, 04/01/29

     3,325,000         3,185,340   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital, Series 2007-C5, Class A4, 5.695%, 09/15/407

     1,704,000         1,806,323   

Extended Stay America Trust, Series 2010 ESHA, Class C, 4.860%, 11/05/27 (a)

     19,090,000         19,057,585   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2007-LD11, Class A4, 6.005%, 06/15/497

     305,000         328,942   

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (cost $23,272,558)

        24,554,249   

Preferred Stocks - 1.0%

     Shares      

Consumer Discretionary - 0.5%

     

Comcast Corp. Series B, 7.000%

     207,547         5,271,694   

Newell Financial Trust I, 5.250%9

     90,628         4,259,516   

Total Consumer Discretionary

        9,531,210   

Financials - 0.5%

     

Bank of America Corp., 6.375%

     20,000         456,200   

Bank of America Corp., Series L, 7.250%9

     7,808         7,817,370   

SLM Corp., 6.000%

     41,250         912,862   

Sovereign Capital Trust IV, 4.375%9

     34,236         1,694,682   

Total Financials

        10,881,114   

Utilities - 0.0%#

     

Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 4.750%

     482         38,455   

Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 5.560%

     100         9,109   

Wisconsin Electric Power Co., 3.600%

     3,946         264,382   

Total Utilities

        311,946   

Total Preferred Stocks (cost $18,122,043)

        20,724,270   

Short-Term Investments - 14.7%1

     

BNY Institutional Cash Reserves Fund, Series B* 3,8

     1,652,054         1,320,162   

BNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, 0.08%3

     56,529,147         56,529,147   

Dreyfus Cash Management Fund, Institutional Class Shares, 0.10%

     169,600,834         169,600,834   

JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund, Capital Shares, 0.09%

     75,000,000         75,000,000   

Total Short-Term Investments (cost $302,782,035)

        302,450,143   

Total Investments - 101.8% (cost $1,950,162,812)

        2,089,000,981   

Other Assets, less Liabilities - (1.8)%

        (36,885,652

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 2,052,115,329   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (unaudited)

 

The following footnotes and abbreviations should be read in conjunction with the Schedule of Portfolio Investments previously presented in this report.

Based on the approximate cost of investments of $1,950,904,833 for Federal income tax purposes at June 30, 2011, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation were $156,807,489 and $18,711,341, respectively, resulting in a net unrealized appreciation of investments of $138,096,148.

* Non-income-producing security.

† Principal Amount stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

# Rounds to less than 0.1%.

 

  (a) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers. At June 30, 2011, the value of these securities amounted to $336,347,399, or 16.4% of net assets.
  1 

Yield shown for an investment company represents the June 30, 2011, seven-day average yield, which refers to the sum of the previous seven days’ dividends paid, expressed as an annual percentage.

  2 

Some or all of these shares were out on loan to various brokers as of June 30, 2011, amounting to $56,046,697, or 2.7% of net assets.

  3 

Collateral received from brokers for securities lending was invested in these short-term investments.

  4 

Represents yield to maturity at June 30, 2011.

  5 

Security is illiquid: A security not readily convertible into cash such as a stock, bond or commodity that is not actively traded, and would be difficult to sell in a current sale. The Fund may not invest more than 15% of its net assets in illiquid securities. All securities are valued by an independent pricing agent or broker. Illiquid securities at June 30, 2011, amounted to $44,447,136, or 2.2% of net assets.

  6 

Floating Rate Security. The rate listed is as of June 30, 2011. Date in parentheses represents the security’s next coupon rate reset.

  7 

Variable Rate Security. The rate listed is as of June 30, 2011, and is periodically reset subject to terms and conditions set forth in the debenture.

  8 

On September 12, 2008, The Bank of New York Mellon established a separate sleeve of the BNY Institutional Cash Reserves Fund (Series B) to hold certain Lehman Brothers floating rate notes. The Fund’s position in Series B is being fair valued daily. (See Note 4 in the Notes to the Financial Statements.)

  9 

Convertible Security. A corporate bond or preferred stock, usually a junior debenture, that can be converted, at the option of the holder, for a specific number of shares of the company’s preferred stock or common stock. Convertible Bonds and Convertible Preferred Stocks at June 30, 2011, amounted to $33,868,062, or 1.7% of net assets, and $13,771,568, or 0.7% of net assets, respectively.

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s net assets by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of June 30, 2011: (See Note 1(a) in the Notes to Financial Statements.)

 

    

Quoted Prices in Active

Markets for Identical

Investments

     Significant Other
Observable Inputs
     Significant Unobservable Inputs         
      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Managers Bond Fund

           

Investments in Securities

           

Corporate Bonds

     —         $ 1,440,416,482         —         $ 1,440,416,482   

Foreign Government Obligations

     —           95,017,403         —           95,017,403   

Municipal Bonds

     —           30,966,791         —           30,966,791   

Asset-Backed Securities

     —           87,387,506         —           87,387,506   

U.S. Government and Agency

           

Obligations††

     —           87,484,137         —           87,484,137   

Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —           24,554,249         —           24,554,249   

Preferred Stocks*

   $ 20,724,270         —           —           20,724,270   

Short-Term Investments

     301,129,981         1,320,162         —           302,450,143   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 321,854,251       $ 1,767,146,730         —         $ 2,089,000,981   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  All corporate bonds held in the Fund are Level 2 securities. For a detailed break-out of the corporate bonds by major industry classification, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
  †† All U.S. Government and Agency Obligations held in the Fund are Level 2 securities. For a detailed break-out of these securities, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.
  * All Preferred Stocks held in the Fund are Level 1 securities. For a detailed break-out of these securities, please refer to the Schedule of Portfolio Investments.

As of June 30, 2011, the Fund had no significant transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 from the beginning of the reporting period.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Notes to Schedule of Portfolio Investments (continued)

 

 

Investments Definitions and Abbreviations:

 

AGM:    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.
AMBAC:    American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp.
BHAC:    Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
EMTN:    European Medium Term Note
FHLB:    Federal Home Loan Bank
FHLMC:    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FNMA:    Federal National Mortgage Association
GDIF:    Global Debt Insurance Facility
GMAC:    General Motors Acceptance Corp.
GMTN:    Global Multi-Currency Notes
MBIA:    MBIA Insurance Corp.
MTN:    Medium Term Note
NATL-RE:    National Public Finance Guarantee
   Corporation
USTN:    United States Treasury Notes

Abbreviations have been used throughout the portfolios to indicate amounts shown in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar (USD):

 

AUD:    Australian Dollar
BRL:    Brazilian Real
CAD:    Canadian Dollar
EUR:    euro
IDR:    Indonesian Rupiah
MXN:    Mexican Peso
NZD:    New Zealand Dollar
SGD:    Singapore Dollar

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Managers Bond Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

 

Assets:

  

Investments at value (including securities on loan valued at $56,046,697)*

   $ 2,089,000,981   

Foreign currency**

     11,459,059   

Receivable for investments sold

     2,544,387   

Receivable for Fund shares sold

     7,418,081   

Receivable from affiliate

     97,871   

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     24,185,585   

Prepaid expenses

     76,382   

Total assets

     2,134,782,346   

Liabilities:

  

Payable for Fund shares repurchased

     7,459,672   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     58,181,201   

Payable for investments purchased

     14,900,000   

Accrued expenses:

  

Investment advisory and management fees

     958,522   

Administrative fees

     422,557   

Other

     745,065   

Total liabilities

     82,667,017   

Net Assets

   $ 2,052,115,329   

Shares outstanding

     78,125,227   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share

   $ 26.27   

Net Assets Represent:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,986,632,212   

Undistributed net investment income

     69,613   

Accumulated net realized loss from investments and foreign currency transactions

     (74,284,077

Net unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency translations

     139,697,581   

Net Assets

   $ 2,052,115,329   

* Investments at cost

   $ 1,950,162,812   

** Foreign currency at cost

   $ 10,676,632   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Managers Bond Fund

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Investment Income:

  

Interest income

   $ 53,945,732   

Dividend income

     740,489   

Securities lending fees

     130,529   

Total investment income

     54,816,750   

Expenses:

  

Investment management and advisory fees

     6,184,105   

Administrative fees

     2,473,642   

Transfer agent

     1,174,209   

Custodian

     152,060   

Reports to shareholders

     135,073   

Professional fees

     122,609   

Trustees fees and expenses

     73,073   

Registration fees

     61,385   

Miscellaneous

     40,275   

Total expenses before offsets

     10,416,431   

Expense reimbursements

     (619,895

Fee waivers

     (1,973

Expense reductions

     (863

Net expenses

     9,793,700   

Net investment income

     45,023,050   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

  

Net realized gain on investments

     10,886,789   

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions

     533,241   

Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments

     40,052,850   

Net change in unrealized appreciation of foreign currency translations

     359,417   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     51,832,297   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 96,855,347   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Managers Bond Fund

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited) and for the year ended December 31, 2010

 

 

      2011     2010  

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 45,023,050      $ 99,436,805   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     11,420,030        (10,720,652

Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency translations

     40,412,267        128,628,663   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     96,855,347        217,344,816   

Distributions to Shareholders:

    

From net investment income

     (46,634,094     (100,016,927

From Capital Share Transactions:

    

Proceeds from sale of shares

     297,136,356        514,097,164   

Reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     42,692,688        92,243,870   

Cost of shares repurchased

     (324,310,792     (930,994,796

Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions

     15,518,252        (324,653,762

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

     65,739,505        (207,325,873

Net Assets:

    

Beginning of period

     1,986,375,824        2,193,701,697   

End of period

   $ 2,052,115,329      $ 1,986,375,824   

End of period undistributed net investment income

   $ 69,613      $ 1,680,657   

Share Transactions:

    

Sale of shares

     11,408,828        20,305,382   

Reinvested shares

     1,640,257        3,644,161   

Shares repurchased

     (12,498,270     (36,671,325

Net increase (decrease) in shares

     550,815        (12,721,782

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Financial Highlights

For a share outstanding throughout each period

 

 

     

For the six
months ended
June 30, 2011

    For the year ended December 31,  

Managers Bond Fund

   (unaudited)     2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 25.61      $ 24.29      $ 19.65      $ 25.34      $ 24.84      $ 24.11   

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment income

     0.59 5      1.16 5      1.30 5      1.42 5      1.22 5      1.08   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.68 5      1.34 5      4.62 5      (5.42 )5      0.49 5      0.75   

Total from investment operations

     1.27        2.50        5.92        (4.00     1.71        1.83   

Less Distributions to Shareholders from:

            

Net investment income

     (0.61     (1.18     (1.28     (1.41     (1.21     (1.10

Net realized gain on investments

     —          —          —          (0.28     (0.00 )4      —     

Total distributions to shareholders

     (0.61     (1.18     (1.28     (1.69     (1.21     (1.10

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 26.27      $ 25.61      $ 24.29      $ 19.65      $ 25.34      $ 24.84   

Total Return 1

     5.00 3,6      10.47 %3      31.12 %3      (16.31 )%      7.06     7.79 %3 

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

     0.99 %7      0.99     0.99     0.99     0.99     0.99

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets 1

     4.55 %7      4.59     5.93     6.10     4.91     4.52

Portfolio turnover

     2 %6      17     23     39     21     46

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

   $ 2,052,115      $ 1,986,376      $ 2,193,702      $ 1,888,919      $ 2,022,891      $ 906,776   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratios absent expense offsets:2

            

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets

     1.05 %7      1.06     1.10     1.10     0.99     1.02

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     4.49 %7      4.52     5.82     5.99     4.91     4.49
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

1 

Total returns and net investment income would have been lower had certain expenses not been reduced. (See Note 1(c) to the Notes to Financial Statements.)

2 

Excludes the impact of expense reimbursement and expense offsets such as brokerage credits, but includes non-reimbursable expenses, if any, such as interest and taxes. (See Note 1(c) to the Notes to Financial Statements.)

3 

The Total Return is based on the Financial Statement Net Asset Values as shown above.

4 

Rounds to less than $0.01.

5 

Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares.

6 

Not annualized

7 

Annualized

 

 
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Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Managers Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company organized as a Massachusetts business trust and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Currently, the Trust is comprised of a number of different funds, each having distinct investment management objectives, strategies, risks and policies. Included in this report is the Managers Bond Fund (“the Fund”).

The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements:

 

a. Valuation of Investments

Fixed-income securities are valued based on valuations furnished by independent pricing services that utilize matrix systems, which reflect such factors as security prices, yields, maturities, and ratings, and are supplemented by dealer and exchange quotations. Short-term investments having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Investments in other open-end regulated investment companies are valued at their end of day net asset value per share. Investments in certain mortgage-backed and stripped mortgage-backed securities, preferred stocks, convertible securities, derivatives and other debt securities not traded on an organized securities market are valued on the basis of valuations provided by dealers or by a pricing service which uses information with respect to transactions in such securities and various relationships between securities and yield to maturity in determining value. Securities (including derivatives) for which market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value, as determined in good faith, and pursuant to procedures adopted by the Board. The values assigned to fair value investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Further, because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed, and the differences could be material.

U.S. GAAP define fair value as the price that a Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP also establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may

be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:

Level 1 – inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical investments (e.g., equity securities, open-end investment companies, futures contracts, options contracts)

Level 2 – other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market corroborated inputs) (e.g., debt securities, government securities, swap contracts, foreign currency exchange contracts, foreign securities utilizing international fair value pricing, broker-quoted securities, fair valued securities with observable inputs)

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments) (e.g., fair valued securities with unobservable inputs)

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

 

b. Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Realized gains and losses on securities sold are determined on the basis of identified cost.

 

c. Investment Income and Expenses

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date except certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed. These dividends are recorded as soon as the Trust is informed of the ex-dividend date. Dividend income on foreign securities is recorded net of any withholding tax. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount on debt securities, is accrued as earned. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are reported at the fair market value of the securities received. Other income and expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Expenses that cannot be directly attributed to a fund are apportioned among the Funds in the Trust and in some cases other affiliated funds based upon their relative average net assets or number of shareholders.

 

 

 
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The Fund has a “balance credit” arrangement with The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”), the Fund’s custodian, whereby the Fund is credited with an interest factor equal to 0.75% below the effective 90-day T-Bill rate for account balances left uninvested overnight. If the T-Bill rate falls below 0.75%, no credits will be earned. These credits serve to reduce custody expenses that would otherwise be charged to the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the custodian expense was not reduced.

Overdrafts will cause a reduction of any earnings credits, computed at 2% above the effective Federal Funds rate on the day of the overdraft. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Fund had no overdraft fees.

The Trust also has a balance credit arrangement with its Transfer Agent, BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc., (formerly PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.), whereby earnings credits are used to offset banking charges and other out-of-pocket expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the transfer agent expense was reduced by $863.

The Investment Manager has agreed to waive a portion of its management fee in consideration of shareholder servicing fees that it has received from JPMorgan Distribution Services, Inc., with respect to short-term cash investments the Fund has made in JPMorgan Liquid Assets Money Market Fund, Capital Shares. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the management fee was reduced by $1,973.

Total returns and net investment income for the Fund would have been lower had certain expenses not been offset. Total expenses before offsets exclude the impact of expense reimbursements or fee waivers and expense offsets such as brokerage recapture credits, but include non-reimbursable expenses if any, such as interest and taxes.

 

d. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends resulting from net investment income, if any, normally will be declared and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains, if any, will be made annually in December and when required for Federal excise tax purposes. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for losses deferred due to wash sales, equalization accounting for tax purposes, foreign currency, options, futures and market discount transactions. Permanent book and tax basis differences, if any, relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications to paid-in capital.

 

e. Federal Taxes

The Fund intends to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains to its shareholders and to meet certain diversification and income requirements with respect to investment companies. Therefore, no provision for Federal income or excise tax is included in the accompanying financial statements.

Additionally, based on the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for the foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, the Fund will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign taxes.

Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (tax years ended December 31, 2007-2010), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. Additionally, the Fund is not aware of any tax position for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.

 

f. Capital Loss Carryovers

As of June 30, 2011, the Fund had accumulated net realized capital loss carryover from securities transactions for Federal income tax purposes as shown in the following chart. These amounts may be used to offset realized capital gains, if any, through the expiration dates listed.

 

Fund

   Capital Loss
Carryover Amount
     Expires
December 31,

Bond Fund

   $ 69,964,824       2017
     15,307,296       2018
  

 

 

    

Total

   $ 85,272,120      
  

 

 

    

 

g. Capital Stock

The Trust’s Declaration of Trust authorizes for each series the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest, without par value. The Fund records sales and repurchases of its capital stock on the trade date. The cost of securities contributed to the Fund in connection with the issuance of shares is based on the valuation of those securities in accordance with the Fund’s policy on investment valuation. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

At June 30, 2011, certain unaffiliated shareholders of record, specifically omnibus accounts, individually held greater than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Fund as follows: three collectively own 64%. Transactions by these shareholders may have a material impact on the Fund.

 

h. Foreign Currency Translation

The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. The value of investments, assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated into U.S. dollars based upon current foreign exchange rates. Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based on currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions represent: (1) foreign exchange gains and losses from the sale and holdings of foreign currencies; (2) gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions and forward foreign currency exchange contracts; and (3) gains and losses from the difference between amounts of interest and dividends recorded and the amounts actually received.

 

 

 
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

The Fund does not isolate the net realized and unrealized gain or loss resulting from changes in exchange rates from the fluctuations in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments.

 

2. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates

The Trust has entered into an Investment Management Agreement under which the Investment Manager, an independently managed subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (“AMG”), serves as investment manager to the Fund and is responsible for the Fund’s overall administration. The Investment Manager selects subadvisors for the Fund (subject to Trustee approval) and monitors each subadvisor’s investment programs and results. The Fund’s investment portfolio is managed by a portfolio manager who serves pursuant to a Subadvisory Agreement with the Investment Manager.

Investment management fees are paid directly by the Fund to the Investment Manager based on average daily net assets. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the annual investment management fee rate, as a percentage of average daily net assets, was 0.625%.

The Trust has entered into an Administration and Shareholder Servicing Agreement under which the Investment Manager serves as the Fund’s administrator (the “Administrator”) and is responsible for all aspects of managing the Fund’s operations, including administration and shareholder services to the Fund, its shareholders, and certain institutions, such as bank trust departments, broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, that advise or act as an intermediary with the Fund’s shareholders. The Fund pays a fee to the Administrator at the rate of 0.25% per annum of the Fund’s average daily net assets for this service.

The Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through at least May 1, 2012, to waive fees and pay or reimburse expenses to the extent that the total annual operating expenses (exclusive of taxes, interest, brokerage costs, acquired fund expenses, and extraordinary expenses) of the Fund exceed 0.99% of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Fund is obligated to repay the Investment Manager such amounts waived, paid or reimbursed in future years provided that the repayment occurs within thirty-six (36) months after the waiver or reimbursement and that such repayment would not cause the Fund’s total operating expenses in any such future year to exceed that Fund’s respective expense cap. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Fund made no such repayments to the Investment Manager. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Fund’s components of reimbursement are detailed in the following chart:

 

Reimbursement Available - 12/31/10

   $ 6,378,875   

Additional Reimbursements

     619,895   

Repayments

     —     

Expired Reimbursements

     (986,076
  

 

 

 

Reimbursement Available - 06/30/11

   $ 6,012,694   
  

 

 

 

Effective January 1, 2011, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board is $80,000, plus $5,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts receives an additional payment of $20,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an additional payment of $8,000 per year. (Prior to January 1, 2011, the aggregate annual retainer paid to each Independent Trustee of the Board was $65,000, plus $4,000 or $2,500 for each regular or special meeting attended, respectively. The Independent Chairman of the Trusts received an additional payment of $15,000 per year. The Chairman of the Audit Committee received an additional payment of $5,000 per year.) The Trustees’ fees and expenses are allocated among all of the funds for which the Investment Manager serves as the advisor (the “Managers Funds”) based on the relative net assets of such funds. The “Trustees fees and expenses” shown in the financial statements represents the Funds’ allocated portion of the total fees and expenses paid by the Managers Funds.

The Fund is distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor” or “MDI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Manager. MDI serves as the principal underwriter for the Fund and is a registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). Shares of the Fund will be continuously offered and will be sold by brokers, dealers or other financial intermediaries who have executed selling agreements with the Distributor. MDI bears all the expenses of providing services pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, including the payment of the expenses relating to the distribution of Prospectuses for sales purposes and any advertising or sales literature. Certain Trustees and Officers of the Fund are Officers and/or Directors of the Investment Manager, AMG and/or the Distributor.

The Securities and Exchange Commission granted an exemptive order that permits the Fund to lend and borrow money for certain temporary purposes directly to and from other eligible Managers Funds. Participation in this interfund lending program is voluntary for both borrowing and lending Funds, and an interfund loan is only made if it benefits each participating Fund. The Investment Manager administers the program according to procedures approved by the Board, and the Board monitors the operation of the program. An interfund loan must comply with certain conditions set out in the exemptive order, which are designed to assure fairness and protect all participating Funds. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Fund lent to other Managers Funds varying amounts up to $2,921,344 for 1 day earning interest of $183. The interest amounts are included in the Statement of Operations in interest income. For the same period, the Fund did not borrow from any of the Managers Funds.

 

3. Purchases and Sales of Securities

Purchases and sales of securities (excluding short-term securities and U.S. government obligations) for the six months ended June 30, 2011, were $62,046,312 and $155,524,625, respectively. Purchases and sales of U.S. government obligations for the six months ended June 30, 2011, were $0 and $73,551,998, respectively.

 

 

 
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4. Portfolio Securities Loaned

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Fund participated in a securities lending program offered by BNYM, providing for the lending of securities to qualified brokers. Securities lending fees include earnings of such temporary cash investments, plus or minus any rebate to a borrower. These earnings (after any rebate) are then divided between BNYM, as a fee for its services under the program, and the Fund, according to agreed-upon rates. Collateral on all securities loaned is accepted in cash and/or government securities and is maintained at a minimum level of 102% (105% in the case of certain foreign securities) of the market value, plus interest, if applicable, of investments on loan. It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan. Lending securities entails a risk of loss to the Fund if and to the extent that the market value of the securities loaned were to increase and the borrower did not increase the collateral accordingly, and the borrower fails to return the securities. The Fund bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of the collateral available for return to the borrower due to any loss on the collateral invested. Collateral received in the form of cash is invested temporarily in the BNY Mellon Overnight Government Fund, formerly the BNY Institutional Cash Reserves Fund (the “ICRF”), or other short-term investments as defined in the Securities Lending Agreement with BNYM.

Effective August 2, 2010, the Trust, on behalf of the Fund, entered into an agreement with The Bank of New York Mellon and the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNYMC”) with respect to the Fund’s position in the ICRF, pursuant to which (i) BNYMC will support the value of certain defaulted securities issued by Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. and held by ICRF, and (ii) if certain conditions are met, BNYMC will purchase the defaulted securities from the Fund in September 2011. The Fund is fair valuing its position in the ICRF daily based on the agreement. The Fund’s position in the separate sleeve of the ICRF is included in the Schedule of Portfolio Investments and the unrealized loss on such investment is included in Net Unrealized Appreciation on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations.

 

5. Commitments and Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The maximum exposure to the Fund under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

6. Risks Associated with High Yield Securities

Investing in high yield securities involves greater risks and considerations not typically associated with U.S. Government and other high quality/investment grade securities. High Yield securities are generally below investment grade securities and do not have an established retail secondary market. Economic downturns may disrupt the high yield market and impair the issuer’s ability to repay principal and interest. Also, an increase in interest rates would likely have an adverse impact on the value of such obligations and could cause the securities to become less liquid.

 

7. Forward Commitments

Certain transactions, such as futures and forward transactions, dollar roll agreements, or purchases of when-issued or delayed delivery securities may have a similar effect on the Fund’s net asset value as if the Fund had created a degree of leverage in its portfolio. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, the Fund did not enter any Forward Commitments. However, if the Fund enters into such a transaction, the Fund will establish a segregated account with its custodian in which it will maintain cash, U.S. government securities or other liquid securities equal in value to its obligations in respect to such transaction. Securities and other assets held in the segregated account may not be sold while the transaction is outstanding, unless other suitable assets are substituted.

 

8. New Accounting Standards

In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-03 “Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements.” ASU 2011-03 changes the assessment of effective control for repurchase agreements including dollar roll transactions. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-03 and its impact on the financial statements.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.” ASU 2011-04 requires common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The new and revised disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of ASU No. 2011-04 and its impact on the financial statements.

 

9. Subsequent Events

The Fund has determined that no material events or transactions occurred through the issuance date of the Fund’s financial statements which require additional disclosure in or adjustment of the Fund’s financial statements.

 

 

 

 

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Annual Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement (unaudited)

 

On June 9-10, 2011, the Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (the “Independent Trustees”), approved the Investment Management Agreement with the Investment Manager for the Managers Bond Fund (the “Fund”) and the Subadvisory Agreement for the Subadvisor of the Fund. The Independent Trustees were separately represented by independent counsel in connection with their consideration of the approval of these agreements. In considering the Investment Management and Subadvisory Agreements, the Trustees reviewed a variety of materials relating to the Fund, the Investment Manager and the Subadvisor, including comparative performance, fee and expense information for an appropriate peer group of similar mutual funds (the “Peer Group”), performance information for the relevant benchmark index (the “Fund Benchmark”) and, with respect to the Subadvisor, comparative performance information for an appropriate peer group of managed accounts, and, as to all other matters, other information provided to them on a periodic basis throughout the year, as well as information provided in connection with the meetings of June 9-10, 2011, regarding the nature, extent and quality of services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisor under their respective agreements. Prior to voting, the Independent Trustees: (a) reviewed the foregoing information with their independent legal counsel and with management; (b) received materials from their independent legal counsel discussing the legal standards applicable to their consideration of the Investment Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement; and (c) met with their independent legal counsel in private sessions at which no representatives of management were present.

Nature, extent and quality of services.

In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Manager, the Trustees reviewed information relating to the Investment Manager’s operations and personnel. Among other things, the Investment Manager provided financial information, biographical information on its supervisory and professional staff and descriptions of its organizational and management structure. The Trustees also took into account information provided periodically throughout the previous year by the Investment Manager relating to the performance of its duties with respect to the Fund and the Trustees’ familiarity with the Investment Manager’s management through Board meetings, discussions and reports. In the course of their deliberations regarding the Investment Management Agreement, the Trustees evaluated, among other things: (a) the extent and quality of the Investment Manager’s oversight of the operation and management of the Fund; (b) the quality of the search, selection and monitoring services performed by the Investment Manager in overseeing the portfolio management responsibilities of the Subadvisor; (c) the Investment Manager’s ability to supervise the Fund’s other service providers; and (d) the Investment Manager’s compliance programs. The Trustees also took into account the financial condition of the Investment Manager with respect to its ability to provide the services required under the

Investment Management Agreement and to maintain a contractual expense limitation for the Fund. The Trustees also considered the Investment Manager’s risk management processes.

The Trustees also reviewed information relating to the Subadvisor’s operations and personnel and the investment philosophy, strategies and techniques (the “Investment Strategy”) used in managing the Fund. Among other things, the Trustees reviewed biographical information on portfolio management and other professional staff, information regarding the Subadvisor’s organizational and management structure and the Subadvisor’s brokerage policies and practices. The Trustees considered specific information provided regarding the experience of the individual or individuals at the Subadvisor with portfolio management responsibility for the Fund, including the information set forth in the Fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information. In the course of their deliberations, the Trustees evaluated, among other things: (a) the services rendered by the Subadvisor in the past; (b) the qualifications and experience of the Subadvisor’s personnel; and (c) the Subadvisor’s compliance programs. The Trustees also took into account the financial condition of the Subadvisor with respect to its ability to provide the services required under the Subadvisory Agreement. The Trustees also considered the Subadvisor’s risk management processes.

Performance.

Among other information relating to the Fund’s performance, the Trustees noted that the Fund’s performance for the 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year periods ended March 31, 2011 was above the median performance of the Peer Group and above the performance of the Fund Benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s performance, including the fact that the Fund has been in the top quartile relative to the Peer Group over all relevant time periods. The Trustees concluded that the Fund’s performance has been satisfactory.

As noted above, the Board considered the Fund’s net performance during relevant time periods as compared to the Fund’s Peer Group and Fund Benchmark and considered the Subadvisor’s performance as compared to an appropriate peer group of managed accounts and also considered the gross performance of the Fund as compared to the Subadvisor’s relevant performance composite that utilizes the same investment strategy and approach and noted that the Board reviews on a quarterly basis detailed information about the Fund’s performance results, portfolio composition and Investment Strategies. The Board noted the Investment Manager’s expertise and resources in monitoring the performance, investment style and risk-adjusted performance of the Subadvisor. The Board was mindful of the Investment Manager’s attention to monitoring the Subadvisor’s performance with respect to the Fund and its discussions with management regarding the factors that contributed to the performance of the Fund.

 

 

 

 

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Annual Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement (continued)

 

Advisory and Subadvisory Fees and Profitability.

In considering the reasonableness of the advisory fee charged by the Investment Manager for managing the Fund, the Trustees noted that the Investment Manager, and not the Fund, is responsible for paying the fees charged by the Fund’s Subadvisor and, therefore, that the fees paid to the Investment Manager cover the cost of providing portfolio management services as well as the cost of providing search, selection and monitoring services in operating a “manager-of-managers” complex of mutual funds. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the additional high quality supervisory services provided by the Investment Manager and the fact that the subadvisory fees are paid out of the advisory fee, the advisory fee payable by the Fund to the Investment Manager can reasonably be expected to exceed the median advisory fee for the Peer Group, which consists of many funds that do not operate with a manager-of-managers structure. In this regard, the Trustees also noted that the Investment Manager has undertaken to maintain an expense limitation for the Fund.

In considering the reasonableness of the advisory fee payable to the Investment Manager, the Trustees also reviewed information provided by the Investment Manager setting forth all revenues and other benefits, both direct and indirect (including any so-called “fallout benefits” such as reputational value derived from the Investment Manager serving as Investment Manager to the Fund), received by the Investment Manager and its affiliates attributable to managing the Fund and all the mutual funds in the Managers Family of Funds, the cost of providing such services and the resulting profitability to the Investment Manager and its affiliates from these relationships. The Trustees also noted the current and potential asset levels of the Fund and the willingness of the Investment Manager to waive fees and pay expenses for the Fund from time to time as a means of limiting the total expenses of the Fund. The Trustees also considered management’s discussion of the current asset level of the Fund, including the effect on assets attributable to the economic and market conditions since 2008, and considered the impact on profitability of the current asset level and any future growth of assets of the Fund. The Board took into account management’s discussion of the current advisory fee structure. The Trustees also noted that the subadvisory fees are paid by the Investment Manager out of its advisory fee. Based on the foregoing, the Trustees concluded that the profitability to the Investment Manager is reasonable and that the Investment Manager is not realizing material benefits from economies of scale that would warrant adjustments to the advisory fees for the Fund at this time. With respect to economies of scale, the Trustees also noted that as the Fund’s assets increase over time, the Fund may realize other economies of scale to the extent that the increase in assets is proportionally greater than the increase in certain other expenses.

In considering the reasonableness of the fee payable by the Investment Manager to the Subadvisor, the Trustees relied on the ability of the Investment Manager to negotiate the terms of the Subadvisory Agreement at arm’s length as part of the manager-

of-managers structure, noting that the Subadvisor is not affiliated with the Investment Manager. In addition, the Trustees considered other potential benefits of the subadvisory relationship to the Subadvisor, including, among others, the indirect benefits that the Subadvisor may receive from the Subadvisor’s relationship with the Fund, including any so-called “fallout benefits” to the Subadvisor, such as reputational value derived from the Subadvisor serving as Subadvisor to the Fund. In addition, the Trustees noted that the subadvisory fees are paid by the Investment Manager out of its advisory fee. Accordingly, the cost of services to be provided by the Subadvisor and the profitability to the Subadvisor of its relationship with the Fund were not material factors in the Trustees’ deliberations. For similar reasons, and based on the current size of the portion of the Fund managed by the Subadvisor, the Trustees concluded that any economies of scale being realized by the Subadvisor was not a material factor in the Trustees’ deliberations at this time.

The Trustees noted that the Fund’s advisory fees (which include both the advisory and administration fee) and total expenses (net of applicable expense waivers/reimbursements) as of March 31, 2011 were both higher than the average for the Peer Group. The Trustees took into account the fact that the Investment Manager has contractually agreed, through May 1, 2012, to limit the Fund’s net annual operating expenses (subject to certain excluded expenses) to 0.99%. The Trustees took into account management’s discussion of the Fund’s expenses. The Trustees concluded that, in light of the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Investment Manager and the Subadvisor, the Fund’s performance, the foregoing expense limitation and the considerations noted above with respect to the Subadvisor and the Investment Manager, the Fund’s advisory fees, including subadvisory fees, are reasonable.

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After consideration of the foregoing, the Trustees also reached the following conclusions (in addition to the conclusions discussed above) regarding the Investment Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement: (a) the Investment Manager and the Subadvisor have demonstrated that they possess the capability and resources to perform the duties required of them under the Investment Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement; (b) the Subadvisor’s Investment Strategy is appropriate for pursuing the Fund’s investment objectives; and (c) the Investment Manager and the Subadvisor maintain appropriate compliance programs.

Based on all of the above-mentioned factors and related conclusions, with no single factor or conclusion being determinative and with each Trustee not necessarily attributing the same weight to each factor, the Trustees concluded that approval of the Investment Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement would be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. Accordingly, on June 9-10, 2011, the Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees, voted to approve the Investment Management Agreement and the Subadvisory Agreement for the Fund.

 

 

 
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Investment Manager and Administrator

Managers Investment Group LLC

333 W. Wacker Drive

Suite 1200

Chicago, IL 60606

(800) 835-3879

Distributor

Managers Distributors, Inc.

333 W. Wacker Drive

Suite 1200

Chicago, IL 60606

(800) 835-3879

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

2 Hanson Place

Brooklyn, NY 11217

Legal Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199-3600

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.*

Attn: Managers

P.O. Box 9769

Providence, RI 02940

(800) 548-4539

Trustees

Jack W. Aber

Christine C. Carsman

William E. Chapman, II

Edward J. Kaier

Steven J. Paggioli

Eric Rakowski

Thomas R. Schneeweis

John H. Streur

For Managers Choice Only

Managers

c/o BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.*

P.O. Box 9847

Providence, RI 02940-8047

(800) 358-7668

 

* Formerly PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc.

 

 

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MANAGERS AND MANAGERS AMG FUNDS

 

EQUITY FUNDS

  

BALANCED FUNDS

CADENCE CAPITAL APPRECIATION    INTERNATIONAL EQUITY    CHICAGO EQUITY PARTNERS BALANCED

CADENCE FOCUSED GROWTH

CADENCE MID-CAP

CADENCE EMERGING COMPANIES

Cadence Capital Management, LLC

 

CHICAGO EQUITY PARTNERS MID-CAP

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY

Rexiter Capital Management Limited

Schroder Investment Management North America Inc.

 

ESSEX SMALL/MICRO CAP GROWTH

Essex Investment Management Co., LLC

 

FQ TAX-MANAGED U.S. EQUITY

FQ U.S. EQUITY

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

FRONTIER SMALL CAP GROWTH

Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC

 

GW&K SMALL CAP EQUITY

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

INSTITUTIONAL MICRO-CAP

MICRO-CAP

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

WEDGE Capital Management L.L.P.

Next Century Growth Investors LLC

RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) Inc.

  

AllianceBernstein L.P.

Lazard Asset Management, LLC

Martin Currie Inc.

 

REAL ESTATE SECURITIES

Urdang Securities Management, Inc.

 

RENAISSANCE LARGE CAP GROWTH

Renaissance Group LLC

 

SKYLINE SPECIAL EQUITIES

PORTFOLIO

Skyline Asset Management, L.P.

 

SPECIAL EQUITY

Ranger Investment Management, L.P.

Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC

Smith Asset Management Group, L.P.

Federated MDTA LLC

 

SYSTEMATIC VALUE

SYSTEMATIC MID CAP VALUE

Systematic Financial Management, L.P.

 

TIMESSQUARE MID CAP GROWTH

TIMESSQUARE SMALL CAP GROWTH

TSCM GROWTH EQUITY

TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC

 

TRILOGY GLOBAL EQUITY

TRILOGY EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY

TRILOGY INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP

Trilogy Global Advisors, L.P.

  

Chicago Equity Partners, LLC

 

ALTERNATIVE FUNDS

FQ GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES

FQ GLOBAL ESSENTIALS

First Quadrant, L.P.

 

INCOME FUNDS

BOND (MANAGERS)

FIXED INCOME

GLOBAL BOND

Loomis, Sayles & Co., L.P.

 

BOND (MANAGERS PIMCO)

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC

 

CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE TAX-FREE

Miller Tabak Asset Management LLC

 

GW&K MUNICIPAL BOND

GW&K MUNICIPAL ENHANCED YIELD

Gannett Welsh & Kotler, LLC

 

HIGH YIELD

J.P. Morgan Investment Management LLC

 

INTERMEDIATE DURATION GOVERNMENT

SHORT DURATION GOVERNMENT

Smith Breeden Associates, Inc.

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

 

 

This report is prepared for the Fund’s shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. To receive a free copy of the prospectus or Statement of Additional Information, which includes additional information about Fund Trustees, please contact us by calling 800.835.3879. Distributed by Managers Distributors, Inc., member FINRA.

 

A description of the policies and procedures each Fund uses to vote its proxies is available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 800.835.3879, or (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Web site at www.sec.gov. For information regarding each Fund’s proxy voting record for the 12-month period ended June 30, call 800.835.3879 or visit the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To review a complete list of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, or to view the most recent quarterly holdings report, semiannual report, or annual report, please visit www.managersinvest.com

 

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Item 2. CODE OF ETHICS

Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.

 

Item 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.

 

Item 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Not applicable for the semi-annual shareholder report.

 

Item 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

The schedule of investments in unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the shareholder report contained in Item 1 hereof.

 

Item 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

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Item 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

  (a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded, based on their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods and that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports that it files or submits on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

  (b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. EXHIBITS
  (a)(1)   Not applicable.
  (a)(2)   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 – Filed herewith.
  (a)(3)   Not applicable.
  (b)   Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 – Filed herewith.


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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.

THE MANAGERS FUNDS

 

By:  

/s/ John H. Streur

  John H. Streur, President

 

Date:

  September 2, 2011

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

 

By:  

/s/ John H. Streur

  John H. Streur, President

 

Date:

  September 2, 2011

 

By:  

/s/ Donald S. Rumery

  Donald S. Rumery, Chief Financial Officer

 

Date:

  September 2, 2011